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Monday’s Results

Orlando 108, Milwaukee 93

Cleveland 102, Chicago 91

Washington 94, L.A. Lakers 91

New Jersey 109, New York 101

Phoenix 103, Minnesota 89

Dallas 102, Indiana 80

Utah 105, Memphis 102, OT

Seattle 118, Boston 111

Portland 105, Sacramento 92

Denver 118, Golden State 112

Today’s Games

Charlotte at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

SuperSonics 118, Celtics 111

Percentages: FG .526, FT .714. 3-Point Goals: 4-12, .333 (West 2-3, Davis 1-3, Pierce 1-4, Banks 0-1, LaFrentz 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 12 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Perkins 3, Pierce). Turnovers: 12 (Pierce 3, Davis 3, Jefferson 2, Blount, Perkins, LaFrentz, West). Steals: 4 (Banks 2, Pierce, Davis). Technical Fouls: None.

Percentages: FG .481, FT .760. 3-Point Goals: 2-18, .111 (Murray 2-2, Radmanovic 0-4, Lewis 0-5, R.Allen 0-7). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 13 (13 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Lewis, Collison, Cleaves). Turnovers: 12 (Lewis 4, Murray 2, Collison 2, Radmanovic, Potapenko, R.Allen, Wilkins). Steals: 7 (Evans 2, R.Allen 2, Potapenko, Collison, Wilkins).

Technical Fouls: None.

A—17,072 (17,072). T—2:27.

Cavaliers 102, Bulls 91

Chicago (91)—Deng 2-12 0-0 4, Nocioni 7-16 0-0 15, Sweetney 6-11 2-4 14, Hinrich 6-17 0-0 14, Duhon 6-15 0-0 15, Chandler 6-7 3-4 15, Gordon 0-6 2-2 2, Songaila 5-7 0-0 10, Harrington 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-92 7-10 91.

Cleveland (102)—James 12-25 8-12 32, Gooden 6-10 7-8 20, Ilgauskas 5-11 0-0 10, Snow 6-9 0-0 12, Hughes 6-12 5-5 19, Marshall 1-5 0-2 2, Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Newble 1-3 0-0 2, Henderson 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 38-78 22-29 102.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 6-21 (Duhon 3-8, Hinrich 2-7, Nocioni 1-3, Deng 0-3), Cleveland 4-19 (Hughes 2-5, Gooden 1-1, Jones 1-3, Newble 0-1, Snow 0-1, Marshall 0-3, James 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 48 (Chandler, Sweetney, Nocioni 7), Cleveland 55 (Ilgauskas 14). Assists—Chicago 25 (Hinrich, Duhon 8), Cleveland 20 (James, Snow 6). Total Fouls—Chicago 19, Cleveland 13. Technicals—Sweetney, Newble. A—20,562. (20,562).

Magic 108, Bucks 93

Milwaukee (93)—Simmons 4-7 2-3 10, Bogut 2-6 2-2 6, Magloire 7-8 0-2 14, Redd 4-16 8-9 17, Ford 6-19 6-8 19, Kukoc 3-5 0-0 8, Williams 4-11 2-2 10, Welsch 1-1 0-0 2, Gadzuric 3-5 1-4 7, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Gaines 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 21-30 93.

Orlando (108)—G.Hill 10-15 0-0 20, Howard 8-15 3-4 19, Battie 2-3 4-6 8, Stevenson 5-8 2-2 12, Francis 8-14 5-6 21, Cato 1-3 0-0 2, Kasun 0-1 1-2 1, Turkoglu 5-10 3-5 14, Nelson 4-9 1-2 11, Garrity 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 43-80 19-27 108.

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-17 (Kukoc 2-3, Ford 1-4, Redd 1-4, Simmons 0-2, Williams 0-4), Orlando 3-6 (Nelson 2-3, Turkoglu 1-2, Garrity 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 48 (Magloire, Ford 9), Orlando 50 (Howard 14). Assists—Milwaukee 14 (Ford 4), Orlando 21 (Francis 6). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Orlando 21. Technicals—Gadzuric. A—13,861 (17,248).

Wizards 94, Lakers 91

L.A. Lakers (91)—Odom 3-9 3-4 9, Cook 4-5 0-0 8, Mihm 3-7 5-8 11, Bryant 10-27 9-10 31, Parker 6-12 0-0 16, George 2-7 0-0 4, Brown 2-4 1-2 5, Vujacic 0-0 2-2 2, Walton 1-4 3-4 5. Totals 31-75 23-30 91.

Washington (94)—Butler 5-13 5-6 16, Jamison 7-21 1-2 15, Haywood 1-2 2-2 4, Jeffries 1-6 6-6 8, Arenas 11-23 10-11 34, E.Thomas 0-3 1-2 1, Daniels 0-2 1-2 1, Ruffin 0-1 1-2 1, Atkins 5-9 0-0 12, Booth 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-81 27-33 94.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 6-19 (Parker 4-9, Bryant 2-6, Odom 0-1, George 0-3), Washington 5-21 (Atkins 2-6, Arenas 2-7, Butler 1-1, Jeffries 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Jamison 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 53 (Mihm 9), Washington 54 (Jamison 11). Assists—L.A. Lakers 17 (Odom 7), Washington 13 (Jeffries 4). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 28, Washington 30. Technicals—L.A. Lakers coach Jackson. A—20,173. (20,173).

Suns 103, Timberwolves 89

Phoenix (103)—Diaw 11-16 9-9 31, Marion 8-12 4-4 21, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Bell 5-13 0-0 10, Nash 9-15 4-4 24, J.Jones 3-10 0-0 8, Burke 1-2 0-0 2, House 3-5 0-0 7, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-77 17-17 103.

Minnesota (89)—Szczerbiak 12-21 0-0 27, Garnett 10-22 6-8 26, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, Hassell 5-12 4-4 14, Jaric 1-7 0-0 2, Hudson 6-15 0-0 12, McCants 1-4 0-0 2, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2, Frahm 0-2 0-0 0, Dupree 2-3 0-2 4, Carter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-90 10-14 89.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 6-18 (J.Jones 2-4, Nash 2-6, House 1-2, Marion 1-3, Jackson 0-1, Bell 0-2), Minnesota 3-11 (Szczerbiak 3-5, Garnett 0-1, Frahm 0-1, Griffin 0-1, McCants 0-1, Jaric 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 47 (Marion 16), Minnesota 46 (Garnett 19). Assists—Phoenix 26 (Nash 12), Minnesota 19 (Jaric 6). Total Fouls—Phoenix 21, Minnesota 20. A—17,197. (19,006).

Nets 109, Knicks 101

New Jersey (109)—Collins 4-4 1-2 9, Jefferson 8-8 6-7 23, Krstic 5-7 2-4 12, Carter 6-19 15-17 27, Kidd 4-9 1-3 9, Vaughn 0-4 2-3 2, C.Robinson 7-10 0-0 16, Padgett 2-5 0-0 6, Murray 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 38-70 27-36 109.

New York (101)—Ariza 2-4 2-2 6, Davis 1-2 1-2 3, James 2-4 0-0 4, Marbury 8-17 3-4 21, Richardson 1-7 2-3 4, Frye 7-12 4-4 18, Crawford 4-11 6-7 14, N.Robinson 7-10 2-3 21, Curry 1-5 5-6 7, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Rose 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 34-74 26-33 101.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 6-16 (C.Robinson 2-2, Padgett 2-4, Jefferson 1-1, Murray 1-3, Kidd 0-2, Carter 0-4), New York 7-17 (N.Robinson 5-6, Marbury 2-5, Frye 0-1, Crawford 0-2, Richardson 0-3). Fouled Out—N.Robinson. Rebounds—New Jersey 39 (Kidd 7), New York 49 (Frye 8). Assists—New Jersey 27 (Kidd 9), New York 19 (Crawford 6). Total Fouls—New Jersey 25, New York 28. Technicals—New Jersey Defensive Three Second 2, Jefferson, Richardson, N.Robinson. A—19,763 (19,763).

Mavericks 102, Pacers 80

Indiana (80)—Jackson 5-8 0-0 12, Croshere 2-4 5-5 11, O’Neal 7-17 1-3 15, Jasikevicius 3-5 0-0 6, Tinsley 5-11 2-2 12, Foster 0-1 1-4 1, Jones 2-5 2-3 6, Granger 1-6 2-2 4, An.Johnson 2-8 0-0 4, Harrison 1-4 0-0 2, Gill 1-2 5-5 7, Pollard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-72 18-24 80.

Dallas (102)—Howard 4-15 3-4 12, Nowitzki 6-16 11-11 23, Dampier 3-9 0-0 6, Terry 6-10 0-0 13, Griffin 2-5 0-0 4, Dev.Harris 8-12 4-7 20, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Stackhouse 4-6 7-8 15, Powell 1-1 1-2 3, Armstrong 1-1 0-0 2, Mbenga 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 37-78 26-32 102.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 4-12 (Croshere 2-3, Jackson 2-3, Jones 0-1, Granger 0-1, Jasikevicius 0-1, An.Johnson 0-3), Dallas 2-5 (Howard 1-1, Terry 1-2, Nowitzki 0-1, Griffin 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 39 (Croshere, Foster 4), Dallas 57 (Dampier 14). Assists—Indiana 13 (Tinsley, An.Johnson 3), Dallas 17 (Dev.Harris 5). Total Fouls—Indiana 22, Dallas 20. Technical—Dallas Defensive Three Second. A—20,337 (19,200).

Jazz 105, Grizzlies 102 (OT)

Memphis (102)—Battier 0-3 2-4 2, Gasol 10-14 12-14 32, Wright 2-6 2-2 6, Stoudamire 2-10 3-3 8, E.Jones 7-11 8-8 25, Miller 3-6 7-7 14, D.Jones 2-7 4-4 8, Cardinal 2-4 0-0 5, Burks 0-5 0-0 0, Tsakalidis 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-67 38-42 102.

Utah (105)—Kirilenko 6-13 11-15 24, Okur 6-14 9-9 23, Collins 0-2 0-0 0, McLeod 7-14 7-9 22, Williams 1-7 0-0 2, Harpring 8-16 4-5 20, Whaley 0-1 0-0 0, Palacio 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Ostertag 2-3 0-0 4, Humphries 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 34-80 33-40 105.

3-Point Goals—Memphis 6-17 (E.Jones 3-6, Cardinal 1-1, Miller 1-3, Stoudamire 1-6, Battier 0-1), Utah 4-12 (Okur 2-4, Kirilenko 1-2, McLeod 1-4, Harpring 0-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—Okur, Ostertag. Rebounds—Memphis 39 (Gasol 11), Utah 56 (Kirilenko 14). Assists—Memphis 14 (Gasol 4), Utah 21 (Williams 8). Total Fouls—Memphis 30, Utah 31. Technicals—Utah Defensive Three Second, Okur. A—18,545. (19,911).

Trail Blazers 105, Kings 92

Portland (105)—Khryapa 3-4 0-0 6, Randolph 9-17 4-4 22, Przybilla 3-7 2-2 8, Dixon 9-16 1-2 21, Blake 4-6 3-4 12, Webster 2-3 0-0 5, Jack 2-7 0-3 4, Patterson 4-10 4-4 12, Ratliff 4-5 1-2 9, Outlaw 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 43-80 15-21 105.

Sacramento (92)—Stojakovic 7-12 2-2 19, Abdur-Rahim 8-15 2-3 18, Miller 5-10 2-4 12, Martin 4-7 2-3 10, Bibby 5-15 2-2 13, Thomas 2-6 0-0 4, Garcia 4-9 1-3 10, Hart 0-2 0-0 0, Williamson 0-3 0-0 0, Price 0-3 4-4 4, Skinner 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-83 15-21 92.

3-Point Goals—Portland 4-13 (Dixon 2-6, Webster 1-1, Blake 1-2, Outlaw 0-1, Khryapa 0-1, Randolph 0-2), Sacramento 5-19 (Stojakovic 3-7, Garcia 1-2, Bibby 1-5, Martin 0-1, Abdur-Rahim 0-1, Price 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Randolph 9), Sacramento 48 (Miller 12). Assists—Portland 19 (Blake, Dixon 6), Sacramento 17 (Bibby 9). Total Fouls—Portland 17, Sacramento 16. Technicals—Randolph, Abdur-Rahim. A—17,317. (17,317).

Nuggets 118, Warriors 112

Denver (118)—Najera 2-3 2-3 6, Anthony 10-15 8-9 28, Camby 6-12 5-6 18, Johnson 5-8 1-2 12, Miller 10-15 1-3 21, Watson 4-10 0-0 10, Buckner 2-2 0-0 5, Boykins 7-12 0-0 16, Elson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 47-78 17-23 118.

Golden State (112)—Murphy 8-12 2-2 21, Dunleavy 10-17 4-5 24, Foyle 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 10-20 3-6 26, B.Davis 5-12 3-6 16, Diogu 5-7 2-2 12, Fisher 3-12 5-6 13, Cheaney 0-2 0-0 0, Cabarkapa 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-85 19-27 112.

3-Point Goals—Denver 7-17 (Boykins 2-4, Watson 2-5, Camby 1-1, Buckner 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Miller 0-1, Anthony 0-2), Golden State 11-19 (Murphy 3-4, Richardson 3-5, B.Davis 3-5, Fisher 2-3, Dunleavy 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 43 (Camby 15), Golden State 46 (Richardson 12). Assists—Denver 28 (Miller 12), Golden State 24 (B.Davis 11). Total Fouls—Denver 24, Golden State 21. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second. Flagrant fouls—Buckner. A—20,007. (19,596).

College men 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. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Arizona 125, Pittsburgh 118, Iowa 116, Bucknell 90, Tennessee 66, Syracuse 53, Indiana St. 40, Clemson 39, N. Iowa 23, Michigan 20, Cincinnati 18, Southern Cal 12, Vanderbilt 7, Buffalo 5, Colorado 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Alabama 3, Arkansas 3, Iona 2, Iowa St. 2, Texas A&M 1.

How Steve Bergum of The Spokesman-Review voted:

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

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. 25, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 48, Arizona 41, Bucknell 38, Tennessee 29, West Virginia 28, Northern Iowa 23, Iowa 22, Colorado 21, Clemson 18, Indiana State 18, Air Force 17, Michigan 17, Missouri State 12, Oklahoma State 10, Texas A&M 8, Notre Dame 7, Iona 6, Buffalo 4, Cincinnati 4, Vanderbilt 3, Kansas State 2.

College women 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. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Washington 58, N.C. State 45, Florida 39, Mississippi 34, Virginia 29, UCLA 12, Louisville 11, Southern Cal 10, W. Kentucky 9, South Carolina 8, Bowling Green 3, Florida St. 2, George Washington 2, Marquette 2, BYU 1, Kansas 1, Louisiana Tech 1, South Florida 1, St. John’s 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

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

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched conference

y-clinched division

z-clinched wild card

xx-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Game

New England 31, N.Y. Jets 21

Saturday’s Games

Denver at San Diego, 1:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Oakland, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Miami at New England, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Houston at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 1:15 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

End of Regular Season

Patriots 31, Jets 21

First Quarter

NE—Vrabel 1 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 5:27.

NY—Law 74 interception return (Nugent kick), 4:18.

Second Quarter

NE—Vrabel 2 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 6:05.

NE—Dillon 1 run (Vinatieri kick), :37.

Third Quarter

NE—Dillon 1 run (Vinatieri kick), 5:36.

Fourth Quarter

NY—Coles 11 pass from Bollinger (Nugent kick), 13:52.

NE—FG Vinatieri 26, 7:15.

NY—Coles 27 pass from Testaverde (Nugent kick), 2:10.

A—77,569.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—New England, Dillon 26-77, Faulk 10-38, Evans 6-16, Pass 3-14, Brady 3-7, Flutie 2-(minus 1). New York, Blaylock 3-20, Houston 5-14, Bollinger 2-6.

PASSING—New England, Brady 18-29-1-185, Flutie 1-1-0-2. New York, Bollinger 11-19-1-100, Testaverde 3-7-0-63.

RECEIVING—New England, Branch 4-69, Faulk 4-19, T.Brown 3-31, Watson 2-37, Givens 2-21, Vrabel 2-3, Fauria 1-5, Pass 1-2. New York, Coles 5-71, McCareins 4-51, Cotchery 2-32, Blaylock 1-4, Sowell 1-3, Houston 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

NFL Career Touchdown Passes

Through Dec. 26

Quarterbacks who have thrown 200 or more NFL touchdown passes (x-active):

NFL Career Passing Yards

Through Dec. 26

Quarterbacks who have thrown for 30,000 or more career yards (x-active):

College Motor City Bowl Memphis 38, Akron 31

First Quarter

Akr—FG Swiger 43, :40.

Second Quarter

Mem—FG Gostkowski 32, 7:02.

Mem—De.Williams 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 4:08.

Mem—FG Gostkowski 25, :18.

Third Quarter

Mem—De.Williams 2 run (Gostkowski kick), 3:02.

Akr—Arthur 46 pass from Getsy (Swiger kick), :46.

Fourth Quarter

Mem—FG Gostkowski 50, 12:04.

Akr—Biggs 72 pass from Getsy (Swiger kick), 11:03.

Mem—De.Williams 2 run (Avery run), 10:41.

Mem—E.Williams 5 run (Gostkowski kick), 3:09.

Akr—Hixon 14 pass from Getsy (Swiger kick), 1:46.

Akr—Arthur 19 pass from Getsy (Swiger kick), :55.

A—50,616.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Memphis, De.Williams 30-233, Doss 9-56, Avery 14-43, E.Williams 3-18, team 2-(minus 4). Akron, Biggs 14-46, Kennedy 3-13, McDaniel 1-5, Getsy 5-(minus 17).

PASSING—Memphis, Avery 7-13-0-170, Scott 0-1-0-0. Akron, Getsy 34-59-0-455.

RECEIVING—Memphis, Scott 3-103, E.Williams 1-42, Doucette 1-28, McCoy 1-(minus 1), De.Williams 1-(minus 2). Akron, Arthur 8-180, Hixon 7-63, Kasparek 6-70, Montgomery 6-55, Biggs 4-79, Kennedy 2-6, McDaniel 1-2.

Bowl Games

All Times PST

Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Clemson (7-4) vs. Colorado (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl at Phoenix

Arizona State (6-5) vs. Rutgers (7-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 28

MPC Computers Bowl at Boise

Boise State (9-3) vs. Boston College (8-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl at San Antonio

Michigan (7-4) vs. Nebraska (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 29

Emerald Bowl at San Francisco

Utah (6-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl at San Diego

Oregon (10-1) vs. Oklahoma (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 30

Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.

Virginia (6-5) vs. Minnesota (7-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas

Northwestern (7-4) vs. UCLA (9-2), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.

Missouri (6-5) vs. South Carolina (7-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Peach Bowl at Atlanta

Miami (9-2) vs. LSU (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 31

Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.

South Florida (6-5) vs. North Carolina State (6-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN2)

Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.

Fresno State (8-4) vs. Tulsa (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Houston Bowl

TCU (10-1) vs. Iowa State (7-4), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)

Monday, Jan. 2

Cotton Bowl at Dallas

Alabama (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (9-2), 8 a.m. (FOX)

Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

Iowa (7-4) vs. Florida (8-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.

Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Louisville (9-2), 9:30 a.m. (NBC)

Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Auburn (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.

Ohio State (9-2) vs. Notre Dame (9-2), 2 p.m. (ABC)

Sugar Bowl at Atlanta

Georgia (10-2) vs. West Virginia (10-1), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl at Miami

Penn State (10-1) vs. Florida State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Wednesday, Jan. 4

Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.

Texas (12-0) vs. Southern Cal (12-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Jan. 14

Las Vegas All-American Classic

6:30 p.m. (CSTV)

Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic at San Antonio

1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Hula Bowl at Honolulu

4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

1 p.m. (ESPN)

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

Buffalo 6, N.Y. Islanders 3

Atlanta 4, Montreal 0

Columbus 4, Chicago 3, OT

Philadelphia 3, Florida 2, SO

Ottawa 6, N.Y. Rangers 2

Toronto 2, New Jersey 1

Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 4, OT

Dallas 6, St. Louis 1

Colorado 7, Phoenix 4

Minnesota 4, Edmonton 1

Calgary 2, Vancouver 1

Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3

Today’s Games

Boston at Washington, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Sabres 6, Islanders 3

First Period—1, Buffalo, Kotalik 17 (Campbell, Connolly), 5:51. 2, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 16 (York, Campoli), 10:33. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Yashin 14 (Asham), 12:03. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 16 (Campoli, Yashin), 19:53. Second Period—5, Buffalo, Afinogenov 8 (Vanek, Drury), 2:09 (pp). Third Period—6, Buffalo, Campbell 7 (Drury, Connolly), 9:25 (pp). 7, Buffalo, Vanek 10 (Kotalik, Roy), 15:01 (pp). 8, Buffalo, Drury 13 (Hecht), 15:12. 9, Buffalo, Hecht 8 (Afinogenov), 19:43 (en).

Shots on goal—N.Y. Islanders 9-5-5—19. Buffalo 10-15-10—35. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Islanders 0 of 5; Buffalo 3 of 8. Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Snow 4-5-0 (34 shots-29 saves). Buffalo, Miller 9-4-0 (19-16). A—18,690 (18,690). T—2:13.

Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Chicago, Lapointe 7 (Barnaby), 3:28. 2, Columbus, Klesla 2 (Hainsey, Vyborny), 16:01 (pp). Second Period—3, Columbus, Foote 5 (Zherdev, Klesla), 1:57 (sh). 4, Chicago, Babchuk 2 (Arnason, Calder), 5:18 (pp). 5, Chicago, Keith 4 (Holmqvist, C.Brown), 12:24 (sh). Third Period—6, Columbus, Zherdev 10 (Hainsey), 19:36. Overtime—7, Columbus, Balastik 6 (Suchy, Hrdina), 2:35.

Shots on goal—Chicago 16-14-14-1—45. Columbus 14-7-7-4—32. Power-play Opportunities—Chicago 1 of 8; Columbus 1 of 8. Goalies—Chicago, Khabibulin 11-16-3 (32 shots-28 saves). Columbus, Denis 5-14-0 (45-42). A—17,441 (18,136). T—2:20.

Thrashers 4, Canadiens 0

First Period—1, Atlanta, Modry 5 (Aubin, Boulton), 17:27. Second Period—2, Atlanta, Slater 5 (Hnidy, Modry), 2:01. 3, Atlanta, Savard 16 (Modry, Kovalchuk), 10:42 (pp). Third Period—4, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 23 (Modry, Desbiens), 18:41 (pp).

Shots on goal—Montreal 5-18-13—36. Atlanta 15-15-8—38. Power-play opportunities—Montreal 0 of 6; Atlanta 2 of 7. Goalies—Montreal, Huet 1-2-1 (38 shots-34 saves). Atlanta, Garnett 9-7-3 (36-36). A—16,279 (18,545). T—2:13.

Senators 6, Rangers 2

First Period—1, Ottawa, Heatley 23 (Chara, Redden), 2:13 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 6 (Jagr, Rucinsky), 2:56. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 17 (Nylander), 7:51. 4, Ottawa, Alfredsson 23 (Redden, Chara), 11:30 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Redden 6, 12:27 (pp). 6, Ottawa, Volchenkov 2 (Smolinski, Heatley), 14:58. Second Period—7, Ottawa, Redden 7 (Alfredsson, Smolinski), 17:58. Third Period—8, Ottawa, Fisher 12, 5:42.

Shots on goal—N.Y. Rangers 7-13-6—26. Ottawa 15-10-8—33. Power-play Opportunities—N.Y. Rangers 0 of 5; Ottawa 3 of 6. Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Weekes 8-7-1 (15 shots-11 saves), Lundqvist (14:58 first, 18-16). Ottawa, Hasek 18-5-2 (26-24). A—19,806 (18,500). T—2:08.

Flyers 3, Panthers 2 (SO)

Philadelphia won shootout 1-0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Florida, Van Ryn 3, 5:16. 2, Philadelphia, Eager 1 (Carter, Rathje), 19:19. Third Period—3, Florida, Gratton 3 (Jokinen, Roberts), 4:31. 4, Philadelphia, Eager 2 (Hatcher), 6:43. Overtime—None. Shootout—Philadelphia 1 (Richards NG, Forsberg NG, Gagne NG, Handzus G); Florida 0 (Nieuwendyk NG, Horton NG, Jokinen NG, Stumpel NG). Shots on goal—Philadelphia 13-12-13-6—44. Florida 8-16-8-4—36. Power-play Opportunities—Philadelphia 0 of 6; Florida 0 of 5. Goalies—Philadelphia, Niittymaki 11-4-3 (36 shots-34 saves). Florida, Luongo 13-16-5 (44-42). A—18,791 (19,250). T—2:16.

Maple Leafs 2, Devils 1

First Period—1, New Jersey, Madden 6 (Martin, Matvichuk), 3:59. 2, Toronto, Sundin 7 (Domi, Colaiacovo), 13:35. 3, Toronto, McCabe 13 (Allison, Tucker), 16:20 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—None. Shots on goal—New Jersey 11-5-18—34. Toronto 8-13-6—27. Power-play opportunities—New Jersey 0 of 7; Toronto 1 of 7. Goalies—New Jersey, Brodeur 13-13-3 (27 shots-25 saves). Toronto, Belfour 15-11-2 (34-33). A—19,314 (18,819). T—2:21.

Lightning 5, Hurricanes 4 (OT)

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Modin 17 (St. Louis, Richards), 4:19. 2, Carolina, Cullen 12 (Hutchinson, Cole), 15:13 (pp). 3, Tampa Bay, Andreychuk 5 (DiMaio), 17:03 (pp). 4, Carolina, Staal 26, 17:30 (pp). Second Period—5, Carolina, Stillman 8 (Staal, C.Adams), 3:58. 6, Tampa Bay, Andreychuk 6 (Boyle, St. Louis), 13:07 (pp). 7, Tampa Bay, Taylor 5 (Sydor, Sarich), 14:03. Third Period—8, Carolina, Cole 11 (A Ward, Wesley), :40. Overtime—9, Tampa Bay, Boyle 10 (Modin, Prospal), 4:26. Penalties—None.

Shots on goal—Carolina 7-12-9-2—30. Tampa Bay 16-12-9-4—41. Power-play opportunities—Carolina 2 of 4; Tampa Bay 1 of 6. Goalies—Carolina, Gerber 17-7-1 (41 shots-36 saves). Tampa Bay, Grahame 15-12-1 (30-26). A—20,662 (19,758). T—2:24.

Stars 6, Blues 1

First Period—1, Dallas, Barnes 9 (Morrow, Arnott), 3:26. 2, Dallas, Miettinen 5 (Zubov, Hedberg), 17:34. Second Period—3, Dallas, Barnes 10 (Morrow, Arnott), 15:46. 4, Dallas, Modano 12 (Hedberg), 18:11 (pp). Third Period—5, Dallas, Guerin 7 (Kapanen), 7:22. 6, Dallas, Modano 13 (Morrow, Arnott), 9:21. 7, St. Louis, Wideman 3 (Weight, Jackman), 16:08.

Shots on goal—Dallas 10-8-3—21. St. Louis 9-10-7—26. Power-play Opportunities—Dallas 1 of 5; St. Louis 0 of 9. Goalies—Dallas, Hedberg 5-1-0 (26 shots-25 saves). St. Louis, Bacashihua 2-2-0 (18-14), Divis (0:00 third, 3-1). A—16,116 (19,260). T—2:21.

Wild 4, Oilers 1

First Period—1, Edmonton, Pisani 11 (Stoll, Reasoner), 14:21 (pp). Second Period—2, Minnesota, Dupuis 4 (Koivu, Tjarnqvist), 8:47 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Gaborik 10 (Walz, Henry), 19:15. Third Period—4, Minnesota, Rolston 16 (White), 6:24 (sh). 5, Minnesota, White 9 (Dupuis, Rolston), 19:09 (en).

Shots on goal—Minnesota 7-8-8—23. Edmonton 9-8-11—28. Power-play opportunities—Minnesota 1 of 7; Edmonton 1 of 7. Goalies—Minnesota, Fernandez 12-5-3 (28 shots-27 saves). Edmonton, Conklin 4-2-1 (22-19). A—16,839 (16,839). T—2:14.

Avalanche 7, Coyotes 4

First Period—1, Phoenix, Doan 8 (Nagy, Lundmark), :31. 2, Phoenix, Doan 9 (Ballard, O’Donnell), 3:20. 3, Phoenix, Michalek 6 (Johnson, Gauthier), 8:29. 4, Colorado, Sakic 15 (Clark), 9:35. 5, Colorado, Blake 7 (Hejduk), 10:40 (sh). 6, Colorado, Sakic 16 (Tanguay, Brunette), 16:25. Second Period—7, Phoenix, Sanderson 9 (Sjostrom, Scatchard), 12:32. Third Period—8, Colorado, Svatos 20 (Turgeon), 2:24. 9, Colorado, Hejduk 8 (Tanguay, Sakic), 11:18 (pp). 10, Colorado, Laperriere 11 (Blake), 19:13 (sh-en). 11, Colorado, Skrastins 3 (Budaj), 19:45 (sh-en).

Shots on goal—Phoenix 10-15-5—30. Colorado 6-11-13—30. Power-play Opportunities—Phoenix 0 of 8; Colorado 1 of 7. Goalies—Phoenix, Joseph (4 shots-1 saves), Boucher 1-2-0 (16:25 first, 24-22). Colorado, Kolesnik (2-0), Budaj 5-5-3 (3:20 first, 28-26). A—18,007 (18,007). T—2:33.

Flames 2, Canucks 1

First Period—1, Calgary, Huselius 7 (Langkow, Leopold), 4:15 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Vancouver, Carter 13 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 5:58. 3, Calgary, Regehr 3 (Huselius, Leopold), 8:34 (pp). Shots on goal—Calgary 9-5-9—23. Vancouver 8-6-3—17. Power-play Opportunities—Calgary 2 of 8; Vancouver 0 of 4. Goalies—Calgary, Kiprusoff 18-10-4 (17 shots-16 saves). Vancouver, Auld 12-8-3 (23-21). A—18,630 (18,630). T—2:21.

Kings 4, Sharks 3

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 13 (Norstrom, Robitaille), 18:35 (pp). Second Period—2, San Jose, Michalek 5 (Fahey, Davison), 14:46. 3, Los Angeles, Corvo 7 (Demitra, Visnovsky), 18:19 (pp). Third Period—4, Los Angeles, Conroy 15 (Visnovsky, Demitra), :20 (pp). 5, Los Angeles, Avery 8 (Belanger), 4:27. 6, San Jose, Cheechoo 17 (Hannan, Marleau), 7:30 (pp). 7, San Jose, Cheechoo 18 (J.Thornton, Ekman), 11:40 (pp). Shots on goal—San Jose 6-8-11—25. Los Angeles 10-14-6—30. Power-play opportunities—San Jose 2 of 5; Los Angeles 3 of 9. Goalies—San Jose, Nabokov 8-10-5 (30 shots-26 saves). Los Angeles, Garon 15-8-0 (25-22). A—18,118 (18,118). T—2:17.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday Results

No Games Scheduled

Today’s Games

Regina at Brandon

Kelowna at Lethbridge

Vancouver at Red Deer

Calgary at Kootenay

Kamloops at Seattle

Saskatoon at Prince Albert

Spokane at Prince George

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SKIING

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Area Resorts

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon 5a insa cldyPP machine groomed 20 - 45 base 21 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 88% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; Dec 27-Jan 02: Open daily

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5a insa variable 20 - 44 base 5 of 9 lifts, 75% open, Mon-Fri: 8:30-4p; Sat/Sun 8:30a-4p

Silver Mountain — Reopen TBA

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 7:30a wet snow 11 - 47 base 85 of 91 trails, 90% open, 7 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p

Montana Snowbowl — Mon 5:00a 1 new powder 16 - 44 base 38 of 39 trails, 97% open, 4 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p.

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 4a insa packed powder machine groomed 18 - 48 base 40 of 40 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Mon/Tue 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;,

Bluewood — Mon 5:00a overcast 30 degrees 1 new packed powder machine groomed 21 - 26 base 23 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 96% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Mission Ridge — Mon 5:24a ltrain2 new packed powder machine groomed 20 - 32 base 22 of 36 trails, 4 of 6 lifts, 61% open, Mon/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun:9a-4p;,

Mt Spokane — Sun 3:30p snoshwrs 32 degrees hard packed 15 - 34 base 25 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 45% open, Wed/ Thu: 9a-4p; Fri 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 4:30a packed powder machine groomed 28 - 30 base 14 of 67 trails, 20% open, 3 of 5 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:15a spring snow machine groomed 20 - 48 base 95 of 107 trails, 95% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Kimberley — Mon 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 21 of 75 trails, 28% open, 5 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Red Resort — Mon 5:31a packed powder machine groomed 45 - 45 base 50 of 83 trails, 60% open, 5 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Johnson on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

Continental Basketball Association

DAKOTA WIZARDS—Signed G Quintarus Sherrill. Waived G Matt Vaughn.

SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE—Waived F Mike Mackell.

YAKAMA SUN KINGS—Signed F Mark Strickland and F Ronny Turiaf.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DALLAS COWBOYS—Released K Billy Cundiff. Re-signed K Sean Suisham.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed LB Chase Blackburn on injured reserve. Signed LB Kevin Lewis.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CALGARY FLAMES—Recalled D Richie Regehr from Omaha of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS—Recalled G Dan Ellis from Iowa of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled D Denis Grebeshkov from Manchester of the AHL.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled F Jeff Hamilton from Bridgeport of the AHL.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled F Ryane Clowe from Cleveland of the AHL.

American Hockey League

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Assigned D Scott Ford to Trenton of the ECHL.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Assigned F Scott Cameron to Dayton of the ECHL.

IOWA STARS—Signed G Sebastien LaPlante.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS—Recalled D Eric Werner from Reading of the ECHL.

PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS—Recalled G Rejean Beauchemin from Trenton of the ECHL.

PORTLAND PIRATES—Assigned G Gregg Naumenko to Dayton of the ECHL.

ROCHESTER AMERICANS—Assigned D Martin Tuma to Florida of the ECHL.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled LW Ladislav Kouba from Laredo of the CHL.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the college football board, the LSU - Miami (Florida) circle in the Peach Bowl is for LSU QB Jamarcus Russell (questionable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Chiefs - Bengals game due to the playoff scenario (if San Diego wins on Saturday, Kansas City is eliminated); there is no line on the Eagles - Redskins game due to Washington QB Mark Brunell (questionable).

On the NBA board, there is no line on the Bobcats - Hawks game due to Charlotte forward Emeka Okafor (questionable).

NFL

Note: The (S) after the opening line denotes that the San Francisco opened as a favorite.

College Football

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

NBA

College Basketball

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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.