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BASKETBALL

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Philadelphia1312.520
New Jersey1112.4781
Boston1014.4172 1/2
New York617.2616
Toronto520.2008
SoutheastWLPctGB
Miami1411.560
Orlando913.4093 1/2
Washington914.3914
Charlotte718.2807
Atlanta617.2617
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit193.864
Indiana148.6365
Cleveland139.5916
Milwaukee139.5916
Chicago1211.5227 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
San Antonio195.792
Dallas186.7501
Memphis149.6094 1/2
New Orleans1113.4588
Houston1013.4358 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Minnesota1210.545
Denver1213.4801 1/2
Seattle1112.4781 1/2
Utah1113.4582
Portland716.3045 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
L.A. Clippers158.652
Phoenix149.6091
Golden State1411.5602
L.A. Lakers1311.5422 1/2
Sacramento1015.4006

Monday’s Results

Toronto 92, Orlando 90

Charlotte 106, Sacramento 103, OT

Boston 109, Golden State 98

Detroit 106, Memphis 104, 2OT

Seattle 111, Washington 101

Today’s Games

Utah at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

SuperSonics 111, Wizards 101

FGFTReb
WASHINGTONMinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Jamison 38:582-120-01-7134
Jeffries 29:284-72-31-20210
Haywood 21:115-60-02-31210
Arenas 45:058-209-93-78530
Daniels 26:103-72-20-2518
Butler 29:538-123-32-83419
EThomas 19:302-40-01-3044
Atkins 22:043-65-60-25111
Booth 6:561-31-11-2113
Taylor 0:461-10-00-0002
Totals 240:0137-7822-2411-362423101

Percentages: FG .474, FT .917. 3-Point Goals: 5-17, .294 (Arenas 5-10, Butler 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Jamison 0-2, Atkins 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 13 (20 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Haywood 2, E.Thomas, Jeffries). Turnovers: 13 (Arenas 5, Butler 3, Atkins 2, E.Thomas, Jamison, Daniels). Steals: 7 (Butler 3, Arenas, Atkins, Booth, Daniels). Technical Fouls: None.

FGFTReb
SEATTLEMinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Evans 24:002-46-81-60110
Lewis 37:3310-206-62-66330
Potapenko 20:442-40-02-8214
Allen 42:3110-182-22-66324
Ridnour 39:335-124-50-210415
Murray 11:301-31-20-1123
Fortson 5:530-10-00-2000
Collison 26:533-63-32-4059
Wilkins 10:251-30-01-1002
Radmanovic 20:584-72-20-20314
Totals 240:0038-7824-2810-382522111

Percentages: FG .487, FT .857. 3-Point Goals: 11-21, .524 (Radmanovic 4-4, Lewis 4-8, Allen 2-6, Ridnour 1-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 11 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Lewis 2). Turnovers: 11 (Allen 3, Murray 2, Wilkins 2, Lewis, Radmanovic, Collison, Ridnour). Steals: 12 (Evans 3, Allen 3, Ridnour 3, Lewis 2, Radmanovic). Technical Fouls: None.

Washington 21262727—101
Seattle 31282230—111

A—16,706 (17,072). T—2:08.

Raptors 92, Magic 90

Toronto (92)—Graham 5-8 0-3 11, Bosh 6-17 7-8 19, Araujo 0-1 0-0 0, Peterson 7-14 2-4 19, James 5-10 1-1 13, Aa.Williams 4-6 0-0 8, Martin 1-4 0-0 2, Rose 5-12 3-8 15, Bonner 1-8 2-2 5. Totals 34-80 15-26 92.

Orlando (90)—G.Hill 4-7 3-6 11, Howard 5-10 1-2 11, Battie 5-10 3-3 13, Stevenson 3-10 4-4 10, Francis 6-14 8-10 20, Turkoglu 3-6 0-0 6, Garrity 1-2 0-0 3, Nelson 7-11 0-0 14, Kasun 1-1 0-1 2, Augmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-71 19-26 90.

Toronto1925282092
Orlando2719242090

3-Point Goals—Toronto 9-16 (Peterson 3-4, Rose 2-3, James 2-4, Graham 1-2, Bonner 1-3), Orlando 1-7 (Garrity 1-2, G.Hill 0-1, Stevenson 0-1, Nelson 0-1, Turkoglu 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 48 (Bosh 12), Orlando 52 (Battie 9). Assists—Toronto 21 (Martin 7), Orlando 15 (Francis 5). Total Fouls—Toronto 26, Orlando 20. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second, Orlando Defensive Three Second, Francis. A—12,511 (17,248).

Celtics 109, Warriors 98

Golden State (98)—Murphy 9-20 8-10 27, Dunleavy 2-5 0-0 4, Foyle 1-2 0-0 2, B.Davis 8-19 8-13 24, Richardson 10-25 0-0 23, Biedrins 2-3 0-0 4, Cabarkapa 0-1 0-0 0, Fisher 4-10 3-3 12, Diogu 0-2 0-0 0, Cheaney 0-2 0-0 0, Miles 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-90 19-26 98.

Boston (109)—Blount 5-10 7-9 17, Pierce 6-16 6-8 19, Perkins 2-2 0-0 4, Banks 6-11 2-3 16, R.Davis 7-16 6-8 21, LaFrentz 4-7 2-2 10, Greene 2-7 0-0 4, Jefferson 6-10 1-2 13, Gomes 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 40-83 25-33 109.

Golden State2724291898
Boston26362324109

3-Point Goals—Golden State 5-21 (Richardson 3-6, Fisher 1-3, Murphy 1-5, Dunleavy 0-1, Cheaney 0-1, B.Davis 0-5), Boston 4-11 (Banks 2-3, R.Davis 1-3, Pierce 1-4, LaFrentz 0-1). Fouled Out—Dunleavy. Rebounds—Golden State 48 (Murphy 12), Boston 63 (Pierce 9). Assists—Golden State 15 (B.Davis 9), Boston 23 (R.Davis 7). Total Fouls—Golden State 30, Boston 24. Technicals—Boston Defensive Three Second 2. Flagrant fouls—B.Davis. A—14,017 (18,624).

Bobcats 106, Kings 103 (OT)

Sacramento (103)—Stojakovic 5-16 2-2 13, Abdur-Rahim 12-20 8-9 32, Miller 3-6 2-2 8, Bibby 8-24 4-4 23, Wells 1-2 0-0 2, Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 5-9 9-10 19, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Skinner 0-0 0-0 0, Williamson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-83 25-27 103.

Charlotte (106)—Wallace 7-12 1-3 15, Okafor 6-12 0-0 12, Brezec 9-13 8-9 26, Felton 6-14 2-4 14, Rush 0-3 0-0 0, Carroll 3-5 1-3 7, May 0-4 1-2 1, Burleson 2-5 3-4 9, Robinson 1-5 1-4 3, J.Jones 1-5 4-4 6, Bogans 4-10 3-3 13. Totals 39-88 24-36 106.

Sacramento302221264103
Charlotte252727207106

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 4-18 (Bibby 3-10, Stojakovic 1-5, Garcia 0-1, Martin 0-2), Charlotte 4-18 (Burleson 2-4, Bogans 2-5, Rush 0-1, Felton 0-1, Wallace 0-2, Carroll 0-2, J.Jones 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 53 (Miller 12), Charlotte 56 (Okafor 12). Assists—Sacramento 25 (Bibby 8), Charlotte 22 (Felton 9). Total Fouls—Sacramento 30, Charlotte 27. Technicals—Charlotte Defensive Three Second. Flagrant fouls—Hart. A—14,155 (19,026).

Pistons 106, Grizzlies 104 (2OT)

Detroit (106)—Prince 10-18 1-2 24, R.Wallace 3-11 2-6 9, B.Wallace 3-8 3-4 9, Hamilton 6-18 7-8 19, Billups 8-18 10-10 30, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, McDyess 4-7 1-2 9, Delfino 1-4 2-2 4, Arroyo 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-87 26-34 106.

Memphis (104)—Battier 4-10 0-0 10, Gasol 13-25 6-6 32, Wright 7-12 0-0 14, E.Jones 5-9 0-0 11, Stoudamire 10-17 2-3 24, Miller 4-7 1-1 10, Burks 0-2 0-0 0, Cardinal 1-3 1-2 3, D.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-85 10-12 104.

Detroit28202118613106
Memphis18212226611104

3-Point Goals—Detroit 8-17 (Billups 4-7, Prince 3-5, R.Wallace 1-3, Hamilton 0-1, Delfino 0-1), Memphis 6-12 (Battier 2-3, Stoudamire 2-5, E.Jones 1-2, Miller 1-2). Fouled Out—E.Jones, Miller. Rebounds—Detroit 54 (B.Wallace 14), Memphis 48 (Gasol 13). Assists—Detroit 19 (Billups 9), Memphis 21 (Stoudamire 7). Total Fouls—Detroit 19, Memphis 29. Technicals—B.Wallace, Memphis Defensive Three Second. A—16,897 (18,119).

College men

Akron 74, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 61

Arizona 87, Sam Houston St. 51

Bowling Green 60, Troy 52

Bucknell 76, Haverford 44

Butler 86, Elon 40

Cincinnati 84, Ark.-Monticello 63

Clemson 101, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 60

Coastal Carolina 81, Chowan 59

Dayton 73, Florida A&M 48

Delaware 89, UNC-Greensboro 77

Detroit 68, Chicago St. 65

E. Kentucky 57, E. Illinois 50

Holy Cross 82, Chattanooga 65

Indiana 71, Charlotte 54

Indiana St. 86, Campbell 71

IUPUI 86, Urbana 69

Kansas 63, Pepperdine 43

Lipscomb 73, Nicholls St. 71

Marquette 90, Oakland, Mich. 69

McNeese St. 79, Spring Hill 75

Mississippi 85, Arkansas St. 78

Mississippi St. 78, Liberty 67

Murray St. 91, Jacksonville St. 72

N. Iowa 54, LSU 50

Nebraska 107, N. Carolina A&T 57

North Texas 111, Angelo St. 65

Quinnipiac 88, Dartmouth 77

Samford 68, SE Missouri 53

SMU 89, Savannah St. 46

Southern Miss. 84, Tennessee St. 74

St. Edward’s 91, Tulane 83, OT

Tenn.-Martin 80, Morehead St. 67

Tennessee Tech 85, Brevard 41

Tulsa 60, Southern U. 48

UAB 72, Centenary 58

W. Kentucky 73, UCF 68

Wofford 86, Union, Ky. 56

FAR WEST

Gonzaga 75, E. Washington 65

Montana 77, UC Riverside 67

Montana St. 70, Portland 68

N. Arizona 63, N. Colorado 52

Stanford 71, Denver 49

Utah 68, Adams St. 51

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (66)10-01,7931
2. Connecticut (5)8-01,7282
3. Villanova (1)7-01,6623
4. Memphis8-11,5205
5. Florida10-01,4147
6. Illinois11-01,3639
7. Oklahoma6-11,3108
8. Gonzaga7-21,29610
9. Washington9-01,26311
10. Michigan St.9-21,12512
11. Louisville6-11,0014
12. UCLA8-196014
13. George Washington8-091415
14. Boston College7-278513
15. Texas8-26896
16. Maryland7-260817
17. North Carolina6-154919
18. Indiana5-252118
19. Kentucky7-346923
20. Nevada7-139120
21. N.C. State8-138421
22. Wake Forest8-228516
23. Tennessee6-0281
24. Ohio St.7-0257
25. Iowa8-315422

Others receiving votes: Arizona 152, Wisconsin 121, Pittsburgh 88, Bucknell 58, Syracuse 47, West Virginia 43, Clemson 42, Indiana St. 26, Houston 24, Michigan 15, Iona 13, N. Iowa 11, Cincinnati 10, Alabama 5, Buffalo 5, LSU 5, Vanderbilt 4, Arkansas 3, Colorado 2, Old Dominion 2, Montana 1, South Alabama 1.

How Steve Bergum of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1. Duke 2. Connecticut 3. Villanova 4. Memphis 5. Oklahoma 6. Florida 7. Gonzaga 8. Washington 9. Illinois 10. UCLA 11. Louisville 12. George Washington 13. Maryland 14. Michigan State 15. Boston College 16. Texas 17. Kentucky 18. North Carolina 19. Ohio State 20. Michigan 21. North Carolina State 22. Indiana 23. Wake Forest 24. Nevada 25. Arizona

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 18, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (29)10-07731
2. Connecticut (1)8-07382
3. Villanova (1)7-07183
4. Memphis8-16555
5. Florida10-06326
6. Illinois11-06248
7. Washington9-057110
8. Oklahoma6-15499
9. Gonzaga7-248911
10. Louisville6-14474
11. Michigan St.9-242912
12. UCLA8-142114
13. Geo Wash8-036615
14. Boston Coll.7-231913
15. Texas8-22917
16. Maryland7-226717
17. Indiana5-224818
18. N.C. State8-123819
19. North Carolina6-119820
20. Kentucky7-318422
21. Nevada7-114421
22. Ohio State7-013625
23. Wisconsin9-110524
24. Wake Forest8-29316
25. Pittsburgh8-065

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 61, Syracuse 52, Arizona 51, Iowa 41, LSU 27, Xavier 24, Bucknell 23, Michigan 18, Kansas State 15, Air Force 8, Clemson 6, Notre Dame 6, West Virginia 6, Iona 5, Northern Iowa 5, Colorado 4, Indiana State 4, Texas A&M 4, Buffalo 3, Missouri State 3, Cincinnati 2, Colorado State 2, Houston 2, Vanderbilt 2, Oklahoma State 1.

College women

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 78, Texas-San Antonio 64

CS Northridge 73, SE Louisiana 52

Cal Poly 81, Portland 68

Cal St.-Fullerton 85, Montana St. 84

N. Arizona 84, Colorado 83, OT

Pittsburgh 79, Pepperdine 64

Portland St. 68, South Alabama 56

Rice 80, Loyola Marymount 65

Wyoming 73, Utah St. 59

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Tennessee (33)9-01,1111
2. Duke (10)7-01,0842
3. LSU (2)7-01,0343
4. Baylor9-09805
5. North Carolina10-09566
6. Maryland9-18738
7. Ohio St.6-18404
8. Connecticut7-17659
9. Rutgers8-17347
10. Stanford5-266510
11. Michigan St.7-266211
12. Arizona St.8-165212
13. Notre Dame8-161513
14. DePaul10-151016
15. Georgia7-245417
16. Oklahoma9-238515
17. Minnesota6-235314
18. New Mexico8-234718
19. Vanderbilt8-228721
20. Texas5-327919
21. Purdue6-226820
22. Utah7-217222
23. Boston College9-2113
24. Mississippi9-1109
25. Temple6-27525

Others receiving votes: N.C. State 53, Virginia Tech 53, W. Kentucky 36, Louisville 29, UCLA 24, Florida 21, Virginia 21, Southern Cal 17, BYU 14, Saint Joseph’s 12, South Carolina 8, Florida St. 4, Bowling Green 3, Oregon 3, California 2, George Washington 1, Kansas 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

Duke. 2. Tennessee. 3. LSU. 4. Baylor. 5. North Carolina. 6. Maryland. 7. Ohio State. 8. Arizona State. 9. UConn. 10. Stanford. 11. Rutgers. 12. Michigan State. 13. Notre Dame. 14. DePaul. 15. Texas. 16 Georgia. 17. Oklahoma. 18. New Mexico. 19. Utah. 20. Vanderbilt. 21. Minnesota. 22. Purdue. 23. St. Joseph. 24. Temple. 25. Mississippi.

High school boys

Bi-County League Reardan 56, Odessa 44

Reardan10111718- 56
Odessa3111020- 44

Reardan (3-1) Everett 20, Schultz 11, Alberts 3, Nesbitt 6, Jayne 4, Teaford 10, Ackerman 2.

Odessa (5-2) Fisher 3, Iksic 6, Kolterman 7, Glenn 4, Johnson 16, Costlow 5, Moffet 3, Todd 0.

Troy Tournament

Potlatch 53, LaCrosse-Washtucna 43

LaCrosse-Washtucna1010815- 43
Potlatch1481714- 53

LaCrosse-Washtucna (1-4) Kiesz , Fleming 5, Wigen 0, Aune 0, Stanley 0, Ayers-Stamper 14, Roberts 2, Keeney 6, Stark, Martin 16, Hays,

Potlatch (3-2) Laude 0, Palmer 4, Sapp 2, Larson 5, Nagle 4, Andres 13, Renz 2, Pollock 21, McGreal 2, Morgan 0.

High school girls

Bi-County League Reardan 53, Odessa 42

Reardan11161412- 53
Odessa510918- 42

Reardan (3-1) Casselberry 8, Peone 2, Ostlie 0, Jeney 8, Christerson 16, Wagner 9, Brimmer 0, Ferderer 10.

Odessa (4-3) Jasman 15, Kuch 9, Jasman 5, Walter 2, Frederick 3, Kinney 2, Harp 4, Galloway 2.

Troy Tournament

Colton 64, Troy 39

Colton15171517- 64
Troy111882- 39

Colton (2-2) S.Druffel 12, A.Moehrle 19, C.Druffel 8, Cannon 6, R.Druffel 8, Nygreen 1, Hoyle 2, Broderick 4.

Troy Kanikkeberg 13, Sukllins 2, Howe 4, Sharrock 14, Iverson 4, Schwartz 2.

3-point goals_A.Moehrel, C.Druffel, R.Druffel 2, Kanikkeberg 2, Sharrock 3. Total fouls_Colton 10, Troy 16. Fouled out_Cannon.

LaCrosse-Washtucna 52, Potlatch 42

Box score not reported.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
x-New England950.643322289
Miami770.500266281
Buffalo4100.286208310
N.Y. Jets3110.214189298
SouthWLTPctPFPA
x-Indianapolis1310.929409206
Jacksonville1040.714283236
Tennessee4100.286276357
Houston2120.143223373
NorthWLTPctPFPA
x-Cincinnati1130.786391276
Pittsburgh950.643313237
Baltimore590.357219256
Cleveland590.357212244
WestWLTPctPFPA
y-Denver1130.786350248
San Diego950.643404269
Kansas City860.571346315
Oakland4100.286266331

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
N.Y. Giants1040.714372258
Washington860.571293253
Dallas860.571291268
Philadelphia680.429269330
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Carolina1040.714327224
Tampa Bay950.643246237
Atlanta860.571316270
New Orleans3110.214210358
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Chicago1040.714226151
Minnesota860.571249304
Detroit4100.286220298
Green Bay3110.214258303
WestWLTPctPFPA
x-Seattle1220.857407235
St. Louis590.357323395
Arizona4100.286271349
San Francisco2120.143195391

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Results

Baltimore 48, Green Bay 3

Saturday’s Games

Tennessee at Miami, 10 a.m.

Detroit vs. New Orleans at San Antonio, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chicago at Green Bay, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26

New England at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.

Ravens 48, Packers 3

Green Bay30003
Baltimore1410101448

First Quarter

Bal—Heap 2 pass from Boller (Stover Kick), 11:04.

Bal—Clayton 11 run (Stover kick), 6:52.

GB—FG Longwell 27, 5:23.

Second Quarter

Bal—Hymes 13 pass from Boller (Stover kick), 4:09.

Bal—FG Stover 23, :23.

Third Quarter

Bal—Heap 27 pass from Boller (Stover kick), 9:43.

Bal—FG Stover 40, :17.

Fourth Quarter

Bal—J.Lewis 3 run (Stover kick), 13:25.

Bal—A.Thomas 35 fumble return (Stover kick), :17.

A—70,604.

GBBal
First downs1625
Total Net Yards288435
Rushes-yards19-10738-182
Passing181253
Punt Returns2-52-53
Kickoff Returns9-1672-41
Interceptions Ret.0-03-24
Comp-Att-Int22-44-319-27-0
Sacked-Yards Lost3-280-0
Punts4-35.84-40.3
Fumbles-Lost2-21-0
Penalties-Yards10-947-71
Time of Possession28:2831:32

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Green Bay, Gado 6-45, Herron 8-27, Fisher 4-27, Rodgers 1-8. Baltimore, J.Lewis 22-105, Taylor 6-37, J.White 6-17, Clayton 3-14, Boller 1-9.

PASSING—Green Bay, Favre 14-29-2-144, Rodgers 8-15-1-65. Baltimore, Boller 19-27-0-253, Wright 0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING—Green Bay, Chatman 6-63, Fisher 4-27, Driver 3-56, Henderson 3-30, Lee 2-16, D.Martin 2-14, Ferguson 1-2, Gado 1-1. Baltimore, Heap 9-110, Mason 5-97, Clayton 2-24, J.Lewis 2-9, Hymes 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

College Sports Network Division I-AA Poll

The Top 25 teams in The Sports Network Division I-AA poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Appalachian St. (78)12-31,9505
2. Northern Iowa11-41,8717
3. Furman11-31,7413
4. Texas St.11-31,7344
5. New Hampshire11-21,6371
6. Cal Poly9-41,50610
7. Southern Illinois9-41,4428
8. Richmond9-41,37012
9. Georgia Southern8-41,1186
10. Hampton11-11,1132
11. Grambling St.11-11,09711
12. Montana8-41,0939
13. Eastern Washington7-596715
14. Youngstown St.8-384513
15. Brown9-174616
16. Eastern Illinois9-368319
17. Nicholls St.6-460721
18. Montana St.7-460217
19. Massachusetts7-449418
20. South Carolina St.9-246814
21. Lafayette8-444625
22. Illinois St. 7-438023
23. Colgate8-434024
24. Coastal Carolina9-232820
25. James Madison7-4220NR

Others receiving votes: Lehigh 194, North Dakota State 111, Hofstra 104, San Diego 39, Western Kentucky 28, Portland State 20, Alabama A&M 14, UC Davis 10, Delaware 6, Harvard 6.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
N.Y. Rangers201044410684
Philadelphia198543119101
N.Y. Islanders1614234107115
New Jersey141353394105
Pittsburgh81872388132
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa23524813263
Buffalo2310147112105
Montreal1696389198
Toronto1713337113111
Boston111662896112
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina219244116100
Tampa Bay1812339104101
Atlanta1416432118126
Florida121942889114
Washington101922286122

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit22934712992
Nashville2073439585
Chicago131722892113
Columbus92301862115
St. Louis61941679116
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver20944411098
Calgary19104428278
Edmonton1911442110102
Colorado1713337123110
Minnesota14154328981
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Dallas21914310585
Los Angeles2113143119100
Anaheim15136369594
Phoenix16152349188
San Jose141343296102

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Monday’s Games

Buffalo 2, Philadelphia 1, SO

Toronto 9, N.Y. Islanders 6

Minnesota 2, Dallas 1

Edmonton 5, Calgary 4

Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 3, SO

Today’s Games

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Sabres 2, Flyers 1 (SO)

Buffalo00102
Philadelphia01001

Buffalo won shootout 2-1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Philadelphia, Knuble 17 (Forsberg, Handzus), 4:25 (pp). Third Period—2, Buffalo, Gaustad 6 (Afinogenov, McKee), 7:12. Overtime—None. Shootout—Buffalo 2 (Kotalik NG, Vanek NG, Connolly G, Afinogenov G); Philadelphia 1 (Carter NG, Forsberg G, Sim NG, Knuble NG);

Shots on goal—Buffalo 6-14-6-2—28. Philadelphia 13-6-13-2—34. Power-play opportunities—Buffalo 0 of 4; Philadelphia 1 of 6. Goalies—Buffalo, Miller 7-4-0 (34 shots-33 saves). Philadelphia, Niittymaki 8-4-3 (28-27). A—19,572 (19,523). T—2:28.

Maple Leafs 9, Islanders 6

N.Y. Islanders4026
Toronto4419

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Godard 1 (Martinek, Collins), 2:11. 2, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 9 (Allison, Belak), 8:14. 3, Toronto, Klee 2 (Allison, Ponikarovsky), 10:37. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Parrish 12 (Yashin, Hamilton), 13:33 (pp). 5, N.Y. Islanders, Yashin 13 (Parrish, Satan), 14:15 (pp). 6, N.Y. Islanders, Collins 1 (York, Niinimaa), 17:28 (pp). 7, Toronto, Czerkawski 2 (Tucker, Klee), 17:57. 8, Toronto, O’Neill 12 (Wellwood, Khavanov), 19:41.

Second Period—9, Toronto, Wellwood 6 (Kaberle, Belfour), 7:34. 10, Toronto, Stajan 5 (Sundin, Colaiacovo), 9:22 (sh). 11, Toronto, Stajan 6 (Wellwood, O’Neill), 11:52. 12, Toronto, Sundin 6 (Stajan), 14:53 (sh).

Third Period—13, N.Y. Islanders, York 8 (Lukowich, Hamilton), 2:42. 14, Toronto, Tucker 14 (Wellwood, Kaberle), 12:30 (pp). 15, N.Y. Islanders, Asham 7 (Satan), 13:57.

Shots on goal—N.Y. Islanders 19-4-10—33. Toronto 11-10-13—34. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Islanders 3 of 10; Toronto 1 of 4. Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, DiPietro (17 shots-11 saves), Snow 4-4-0 (9:22 second, 17-14). Toronto, Belfour 13-11-2 (33-27). A—19,403 (18,819). T—2:18.

Wild 2, Stars 1

Dallas0101
Minnesota0022

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Lehtinen 19 (Modano, Morrow), :38. Third Period—2, Minnesota, White 7 (Robitaille, Kuba), 8:14. 3, Minnesota, Gaborik 8 (Rolston), 11:58.

Shots on goal—Dallas 8-12-11—31. Minnesota 7-9-6—22.

Power-play opportunities—Dallas 0 of 6; Minnesota 0 of 6. Goalies—Dallas, Turco 18-8-1 (22 shots-20 saves). Minnesota, Fernandez 10-5-3 (31-30). A—18,568 (18,064). T—2:22.

Oilers 5, Flames 4

Calgary2204
Edmonton2125

First Period—1, Calgary, Huselius 6, 4:33. 2, Edmonton, Ulanov 2 (Horcoff, Hemsky), 7:39. 3, Calgary, Langkow 10 (Iginla), 10:05. 4, Edmonton, Horcoff 6 (Hemsky, Bergeron), 15:41. Second Period—5, Calgary, Phaneuf 8 (Ference, Huselius), 5:51 (pp). 6, Calgary, Reinprecht 5 (Regehr), 6:21. 7, Edmonton, Ulanov 3 (Moreau, Pisani), 15:29 (pp). Third Period—8, Edmonton, Horcoff 7 (Staios, Smyth), 10:27. 9, Edmonton, Pisani 10 (Moreau, Peca), 19:15.

Shots on goal—Calgary 9-5-7—21. Edmonton 10-7-15—32. Power-play Opportunities—Calgary 1 of 3; Edmonton 1 of 6. Goalies—Calgary, Kiprusoff 16-9-4 (32 shots-27 saves). Edmonton, Morrison (10-7), Markkanen 12-9-7 (14:09 second, 11-10). A—16,839 (16,839). T—2:17.

Kings 4, Canucks 3 (SO)

Los Angeles21004
Vancouver21003

Los Angeles won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Vancouver, Naslund 18 (Morrison, Allen), 6:32. 2, Vancouver, D.Sedin 10 (Carter, Salo), 9:01 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Roenick 6 (Demitra, Conroy), 9:54. 4, Los Angeles, Armstrong 6 (Roenick, Visnovsky), 16:22 (pp). Second Period—5, Vancouver, McCarthy 1 (D.Sedin, Carter), 5:01. 6, Los Angeles, Conroy 13 (Demitra), 15:27 (sh). Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Penalties—None. Shootout—Los Angeles 1 (Demitra NG, Frolov G, Corvo NG); Vancouver 0 (D.Sedin NG, Bertuzzi NG, Naslund NG);

Shots on goal—Los Angeles 6-8-10-3—27. Vancouver 11-8-4-3—26. Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 1 of 6; Vancouver 1 of 8. Goalies—Los Angeles, Garon 13-7-0 (26 shots-23 saves). Vancouver, Auld 12-7-1 (27-24). A—18,360 (18,422). T—2:29.

WHL

Monday, Dec. 19-Tuesday, Dec. 27

No Games Scheduled (holiday break).

SKIING

Area Resorts

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Sun 12:30p sunnyPP machine groomed 24 - 49 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; Dec 20-Jan 02: Open daily.

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:47a 19 degrees packed powder machine groomed 24 - 39 base 61 of 67 trails, 5 of 9 lifts, 75% open, Mon-Fri: 8:30-4p; Sat/Sun 8:30aa-4p.

Silver Mountain — Mon 4:24a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 29 base 54 of 67 trails, 7 of 7 lifts, 81% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p, Fri 8:30a-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.

Washington

49 Degrees North — Sun 8:00a clearPP machine groomed 26 - 48 base 40 of 40 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Mon/Tue 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p.

Bluewood — Mon 1:00p snowing lightly 32 degrees 2 new packed powder machine groomed 32 - 32 base 23 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 96% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Dec 25: not open.

Mission Ridge — Mon 5:24a snowing lightly 15 degrees packed powder machine groomed 20 - 28 base 22 of 36 trails, 3 of 6 lifts, 61% open, Mon/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun:9a-4p.

Mt Spokane — Mon 5a insa pcldyPP machine groomed 25 - 45 base 44 of 55 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 80% open, Wed/ Thu: 9a-4p; Fri 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with C A.J. Pierzynski on a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Danny Graves and RHP Steve Karsay on minor league contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Traded OF Matt Diaz to Atlanta RHP Ricardo F. Rodriguez.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Traded C Josh Paul to Tampa Bay for INF Travis Schlichting.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Kennedy on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Jarrod Washburn on a four-year contract.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with INF Sean Burroughs on a one-year contract.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Ryan Freel on a two-year contract and INF Aaron Holbert and OF Andy Abad on minor league contracts.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Bret Prinz and LHP Steve Colyer on minor league contracts. Named Tom Runnells manager, Chuck Kniffin pitching coach and Heath Townsend trainer for Colorado Springs of the PCL, Stu Cole manager, Orlando Merced hitting coach and Austin O’Shea trainer for Tulsa of the Texas League, Chad Kreuter manager and Chris Strickland trainer for Modesto of the California League, Richard Palacios pitching coach and Chris Dovey trainer for Asheville of the South Atlantic League, Darron Cox manager and Doug Linton pitching coach for Tri-City of the Northwest League, Mark Thompson pitching coach and Jeremy Spencer trainer for Casper of the Pioneer League, Ron Gideon field coordinator, Rich Dauer infield coordinator, Marv Foley catching coordinator and Jerry Bass equipment manager.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Claimed C John Baker off waivers from Oakland.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with SS Nomar Garciaparra on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with LHP Darren Oliver, LHP Pedro Feliciano and RHP Jose Parra on minor league contracts. Released LHP Kaz Ishii.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Acquired RHP Ricardo Rodriguez from Texas to complete an earlier trade.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed LB Roman Phifer and TE Matt Kranchick.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived CB Willie Middlebrooks.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned G Adam Berkhoel to Gwinnett of the ECHL.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled G Cam Ward from Lowell of the AHL. Assigned G Kevin Nastiuk to Lowell.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned D Anton Babchuk to Norfolk of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned F Steven Goertzen to Syracuse of the AHL.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled G Joey MacDonald from Grand Rapids of the AHL. Assigned LW Valtteri Filppula and G Jimmy Howard to Grand Rapids.

EDMONTON OILERS—Placed RW Radek Dvorak on injured reserve. Recalled D Matt Greene from Iowa of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Placed F Jeff Cowan on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 11.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled G Yann Danis and F Andrei Kostitsyn from Hamilton of the AHL.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Announced the resignation of Larry Robinson, coach. Announced president and general manager Lou Lamoriello will take over for Robinson on a temporary basis.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Claimed C Krystofer Kolanos off waivers from Edmonton and assigned him to San Antonio of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled G Reinhard Divis from Peoria of the AHL. Assigned G Chris Beckford-Tseu to Peoria.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Recalled F John Pohl from Toronto of the AHL. Signed G Justin Pogge to a three-year entry-level contract.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Saturday
BENGALS131343.5Bills
Steelers7733.5BROWNS
DOLPHINS5.55.543Titans
Jaguars6638.5TEXANS
s-SAINTS3338Lions
PANTHERS5539Cowboys
REDSKINS3337.5Giants
BUCKSNLNLNLFalcons
RAMS9941.549ERS
EaglesNLNLNLCARDS
SEAHAWKSNLNLNLColts
BRONCOS131342Raiders
Sunday
BearsNLNLNLPACKERS
RAVNENSNLNLNLVikings
Monday
PatriotsNLNLNLJETS

s-San Antonio, Texas.

College Football

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
New Orleans Bowl (Lafayette, La.)
So Miss1716.549Arkansas St

Wednesday

GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)
Toledo3361Tex-El Paso

Thursday

Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas)
California6762Byu
Poinsetta Bowl (San Diego)
Navy12.562Colorado St

December 23

Forth Worth Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas)
Kansas3347Houston

December 24

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu)
Nev-Reno1.5263C Florida

December 26

Motor City Bowl (Detroit)
Memphis65.548Akron

December 27

Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)
ClemsonNLNLNLColorado
Insight Bowl (Phoenix)
ARIZONA ST131162Rutgers

December 28

MPC Computers Bowl (Boise)
Bostol Coll2(B)154BOISE ST
Alama Bowl (San Antonio)
Michigan12.51246Nebraska

December 29

Emerald Bowl (San Francisco)
Ga Tech8846Utah
Holiday Bowl (San Diego)
Oregon3355Oklahoma

December 30

Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.)
Minnesota3358Virginia
Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas)
Ucla43.574Northwestern
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)
S Carolina3.5451Missouri
Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
Miami-FlaNLNLNLLsu

December 31

Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.)
NC State6.5642S Florida
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)
Fresno St7.5761Tulsa
Houston Bowl (Houston)
Tcu3.5449Iowa St

January 2

Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
Texas Tech1347Alabama
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)
Florida3348Iowa
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Va Tech97.555Louisville
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)
Auburn1010.553Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.)
Ohio St5.5455Notre Dame
Sugar Bowl (Atlanta)
Georgia9845W Virginia

January 3

Orange Bowl (Miami)
Penn St8848Florida St

January 4

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
USC6.5(7)71Texas

The (B) after the opening line denotes that Boise State opened as a favorite.

Note: Op is the opening line, Cur is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.

NBA

FavoritiePtsUnderdog
CAVALIERSNLJazz
HEAT12Hawks
PISTONS14.5Blazers
NETSNLClippers
BULLS8Bobcats
SUNS9.5Sonics
Mavericks2LAKERS

College Basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
VA COMM14.5Georgia St
LASALLE12Florida Int’l
Old Dominion6.5RICHMOND
PROVIDENCE2.5Northeastern
IOWA12Drake
WICHITA ST5Miami-Ohio
Colorado6.5TCU
NO ILLINOIS1.5Kansas St
VANDERBILT21New Orleans
MEMPHIS18La Tech
TEX-EL PASO5Pacific
SAN DIEGO4Loyola-Chi
UNLV3.5Houston
LOUISVILLE17.5Mid Tenn ST
Charleston8.5Fla Atlantic
Colorado St3.5W Michigan
HAWAII13.5Loyola-M’mount
ARK-L ROCK3.5Appalachian St
SACRAMENTO ST13Cal Poly-SLO