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BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
New York1614.533
Philadelphia1416.4672
Boston1417.4522 1/2
New Jersey1118.3794 1/2
Toronto1121.3446
SoutheastWLPctGB
Miami258.758
Washington1613.5527
Orlando1514.5178
Charlotte721.25015 1/2
Atlanta524.17218
CentralWLPctGB
Cleveland1812.600
Detroit1713.5671
Indiana1513.5362
Chicago1018.3577
Milwaukee918.3337 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
San Antonio257.781
Dallas2010.6674
Houston1615.5168 1/2
Memphis1617.4859 1/2
New Orleans227.06921 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Seattle236.793
Minnesota1612.5716 1/2
Portland1415.4839
Denver1417.45210
Utah1121.34413 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix264.867
Sacramento199.6796
L.A. Lakers1612.5719
L.A. Clippers1515.50011
Golden State1120.35515 1/2

Monday’s Games

Toronto 105, Orlando 94

Boston 108, New Orleans 90

Cleveland 94, Charlotte 83

Seattle 98, Miami 96

Memphis 92, Utah 82

Detroit 87, Chicago 80

L.A. Clippers 102, Denver 98

Philadelphia 112, Golden State 104

Tuesday’s Games

Milwaukee at Indiana, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Clippers 102, Nuggets 98

L.A. CLIPPERS (102)

Simmons 5-15 3-3 14, Brand 8-15 5-6 21, Kaman 0-2 0-0 0, Brunson 5-12 7-8 18, Maggette 8-16 16-19 33, Rebraca 3-3 0-0 6, Moore 1-4 1-2 3, Chalmers 0-2 0-0 0, Ross 2-3 3-4 7. Totals 32-72 35-42 102.

DENVER (98)

Martin 5-10 0-0 10, Anthony 6-21 7-8 21, Nene 7-14 6-7 20, D.Johnson 2-6 1-2 5, Miller 6-8 4-4 17, Russell 1-4 4-4 7, Elson 2-3 0-0 4, Tskitishvili 0-1 0-0 0, Boykins 5-11 2-3 13, White 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 34-79 25-30 98.

L.A. Clippers33271428102
Denver2426262298

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 3-11 (Brunson 1-3, Maggette 1-4, Simmons 1-4), Denver 5-16 (Anthony 2-8, Miller 1-1, Boykins 1-2, Russell 1-4, D.Johnson 0-1). Fouled out—Rebraca. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 57 (Brand 13), Denver 40 (Nene 13). Assists—L.A. Clippers 20 (Brunson 4), Denver 20 (Boykins, Nene, Miller 4). Total fouls—L.A. Clippers 26, Denver 31. Technicals—L.A. Clippers Defensive Three Second, Denver Defensive Three Second. A—14,817 (19,099).

Raptors 105, Magic 94

ORLANDO (94)

Hill 5-14 3-5 13, Howard 2-4 1-2 5, Cato 4-5 3-4 11, Mobley 3-10 3-4 11, Francis 4-14 11-12 19, Nelson 4-5 0-0 8, Battie 5-5 0-0 10, Kasun 1-3 0-0 2, Turkoglu 1-4 1-4 4, Augmon 2-2 0-0 4, Garrity 3-9 0-0 7. Totals 34-75 22-31 94.

TORONTO (105)

E.Williams 0-5 0-0 0, Bosh 9-19 7-7 25, Araujo 2-3 0-0 4, Peterson 7-14 5-7 21, Alston 4-10 0-0 12, Woods 3-4 1-2 7, Rose 5-9 0-0 11, Marshall 1-8 0-0 3, Palacio 1-2 2-2 4, Murray 2-4 2-2 7, Bonner 5-9 1-2 11. Totals 39-87 18-22 105.

Orlando2322232694
Toronto34242522105

3-Point Goals—Orlando 4-11 (Mobley 2-3, Turkoglu 1-2, Garrity 1-5, Francis 0-1), Toronto 9-24 (Alston 4-7, Peterson 2-4, Murray 1-3, Rose 1-3, Marshall 1-5, E.Williams 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 48 (Francis 8), Toronto 54 (Bosh 12). Assists—Orlando 20 (Francis 10), Toronto 22 (Palacio, Alston 6). Total fouls—Orlando 21, Toronto 24. Technicals—Cato, Francis, Mobley 2, Toronto Defensive Three Second. Ejected—Mobley. A—15,782 (19,800).

Celtics 108, Hornets 90

NEW ORLEANS (90)

Nailon 7-14 4-6 18, Rogers 5-14 0-0 10, P.Brown 2-7 1-2 5, B.Davis 6-19 5-7 18, Smith 4-10 0-0 9, Andersen 5-7 3-4 13, Dickau 4-7 1-2 10, Nachbar 1-5 2-2 5, Harrington 0-3 2-2 2, Freije 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-87 18-25 90.

BOSTON (108)

Welsch 3-10 4-5 12, LaFrentz 5-13 3-4 14, Blount 4-8 2-4 10, Banks 2-5 1-1 5, Pierce 6-13 4-5 19, R.Davis 6-13 9-10 23, Jefferson 3-5 0-0 6, Allen 3-6 2-2 8, Perkins 1-3 0-0 2, McCarty 3-4 0-0 9. Totals 36-80 25-31 108.

New Orleans1828192590
Boston25213626108

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-18 (Dickau 1-1, Smith 1-3, Nachbar 1-4, B.Davis 1-7, Rogers 0-3), Boston 11-20 (McCarty 3-4, Pierce 3-5, R.Davis 2-3, Welsch 2-4, LaFrentz 1-3, Banks 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 49 (P.Brown 15), Boston 61 (LaFrentz 12). Assists—New Orleans 18 (B.Davis 5), Boston 22 (Pierce 10). Total fouls—New Orleans 28, Boston 24. Technicals—Nailon. A—13,002 (18,624).

Cavaliers 94, Bobcats 83

CLEVELAND (94)

James 11-19 4-6 26, Gooden 8-16 3-3 19, Ilgauskas 1-8 6-6 8, McInnis 5-12 3-4 13, Newble 4-8 0-0 8, Traylor 2-5 2-2 6, Pavlovic 0-3 0-0 0, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Snow 3-5 0-0 6, Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Varejao 2-3 0-1 4, L.Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-84 18-22 94.

CHARLOTTE (83)

Wallace 1-5 0-2 2, Okafor 6-12 0-0 12, Brezec 4-9 2-2 10, Knight 1-3 0-0 2, Bogans 1-8 1-2 3, Rush 7-15 4-4 19, T.Smith 1-5 0-0 3, Ely 2-5 2-6 6, Hart 4-8 2-2 11, White 0-1 0-0 0, Kapono 6-15 2-2 15. Totals 33-86 13-20 83.

Cleveland2727241694
Charlotte3220151683

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 0-12 (Harris 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1, Snow 0-1, Traylor 0-1, Newble 0-2, James 0-3, McInnis 0-3), Charlotte 4-13 (Hart 1-2, T.Smith 1-3, Rush 1-3, Kapono 1-5). Fouled out—Ely. Rebounds—Cleveland 62 (Gooden 14), Charlotte 48 (Kapono 7). Assists—Cleveland 22 (James 6), Charlotte 21 (Knight 9). Total fouls—Cleveland 19, Charlotte 18. A—12,690 (23,319).

Grizzlies 92, Jazz 82

UTAH (82)

Harpring 8-17 1-2 17, Boozer 8-14 4-8 20, Borchardt 1-4 0-0 2, McLeod 0-5 0-0 0, Giricek 5-13 1-2 11, Okur 2-5 5-5 11, Humphries 2-4 0-0 4, Snyder 1-2 0-0 2, Arroyo 6-13 0-0 15. Totals 33-77 11-17 82.

MEMPHIS (92)

Battier 6-9 5-5 18, Gasol 9-15 7-10 25, Wright 1-7 0-0 2, Williams 2-5 0-0 6, Miller 1-10 5-8 8, Posey 3-7 2-2 9, Swift 2-5 0-0 4, Watson 3-7 0-0 7, Wells 4-7 4-6 13. Totals 31-72 23-31 92.

Utah2314212482
Memphis2216302492

3-Point Goals—Utah 5-8 (Arroyo 3-3, Okur 2-4, Snyder 0-1), Memphis 7-19 (Williams 2-3, Battier 1-1, Watson 1-2, Wells 1-2, Posey 1-3, Miller 1-7, Swift 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Utah 50 (Boozer 15), Memphis 49 (Wright 12). Assists—Utah 23 (Giricek 7), Memphis 22 (Williams 6). Total fouls—Utah 24, Memphis 21. Technicals—Williams, Wells. A—14,293 (18,119).

Pistons 87, Bulls 80

DETROIT (87)

Prince 6-10 2-2 15, R.Wallace 4-14 0-0 10, B.Wallace 3-8 1-4 7, Billups 3-7 2-2 8, Hamilton 9-19 9-10 28, Dupree 0-2 3-4 3, McDyess 5-8 0-0 10, Hunter 2-5 2-2 6, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-73 19-24 87.

CHICAGO (80)

Deng 5-15 2-2 13, Davis 0-5 3-4 3, Chandler 2-4 2-2 6, Hinrich 6-17 4-6 19, Duhon 1-5 0-0 2, Harrington 3-10 0-0 6, Gordon 10-22 2-2 27, Nocioni 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 29-85 13-16 80.

Detroit1425232587
Chicago2123162080

3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-12 (R.Wallace 2-4, Prince 1-1, Hamilton 1-3, Billups 0-2, Hunter 0-2), Chicago 9-21 (Gordon 5-7, Hinrich 3-6, Deng 1-4, Nocioni 0-1, Duhon 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 53 (B.Wallace 16), Chicago 52 (Chandler 14). Assists—Detroit 19 (Prince 5), Chicago 21 (Hinrich 6). Total fouls—Detroit 21, Chicago 20. A—18,523 (21,711).

76ers 112, Warriors 104

PHILADELPHIA (112)

Thomas 7-13 5-5 19, Iguodala 6-9 6-6 19, Dalembert 0-3 3-4 3, Salmons 3-7 1-3 8, Iverson 11-19 5-5 29, Korver 2-6 0-0 6, Jackson 5-10 2-3 12, Williamson 5-10 4-5 14, Ollie 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 40-80 26-31 112.

GOLDEN STATE (104)

Murphy 9-18 7-10 29, Dunleavy 6-12 2-2 17, C.Robinson 3-9 0-0 6, Cheaney 2-4 0-0 4, Claxton 9-13 3-7 21, Fisher 5-14 1-1 15, Foyle 3-3 2-4 8, Sesay 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 38-74 17-26 104.

Philadelphia23292931112
Golden State29212727104

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 6-14 (Iverson 2-3, Korver 2-5, Iguodala 1-2, Salmons 1-4), Golden State 11-25 (Murphy 4-5, Fisher 4-8, Dunleavy 3-7, Claxton 0-1, C.Robinson 0-4). Fouled out—C.Robinson. Rebounds—Philadelphia 45 (Iguodala 9), Golden State 45 (Murphy 14). Assists—Philadelphia 24 (Iverson, Salmons 6), Golden State 24 (Dunleavy 8). Total fouls—Philadelphia 23, Golden State 30. A—16,629 (19,596).

College men

EAST

Providence 79, Brown 63

Rider 95, St. Peter’s 86

Seton Hall 70, Morgan St. 57

SOUTH

Belmont 78, Campbell 71, OT

Bethune-Cookman 73, Savannah St. 64

Bluefield 65, Elon 63

Charleston Southern 79, Robert Morris 70

Chattanooga 76, Austin Peay 68

East Carolina 88, St. Andrew’s 40

Florida Atlantic 104, Mercer 101, 3OT

Gardner-Webb 72, Lipscomb 55

Georgia Southern 85, W. Carolina 76

Georgia St. 76, UCF 63

Grambling St. 72, Alabama A&M 69

High Point 75, Utah Valley St. 51

N.C.-Wilmington 49, James Madison 48

Northwestern St. 86, Huston-Tillotson 46

SE Louisiana 83, Arkansas Baptist 61

Stetson 68, Jacksonville 63

Wofford 74, Erskine 36

MIDWEST

Detroit 76, Wis.-Milwaukee 68

Ill.-Chicago 62, Youngstown St. 56

Kansas St. 80, Cent. Missouri 58

Loyola of Chicago 70, Cleveland St. 55

Manhattan 64, Wichita St. 59

Minnesota 93, Loyola Marymount 67

N. Iowa 75, Illinois St. 55

Oakland, Mich. 93, Centenary 83

UMKC 77, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 61

Xavier 72, Iowa St. 59

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 79, Lyon 57

Baylor 77, Chicago St. 59

MVSU 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 55

New Mexico 64, Texas-Arlington 55

Oklahoma St. 86, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61

Sam Houston St. 86, LeTourneau 42

Stephen F.Austin 87, Houston Baptist 47

TCU 64, Texas St. 52

Texas-San Antonio 81, New Mexico St. 74

FAR WEST

Air Force 69, Navy 46

Colorado Mines 78, Bethany, Kan. 54

Humboldt St. 85, Notre Dame de Namur 65

Pepperdine 78, Colorado St. 63

San Diego St. 64, S. Dakota St. 49

Utah 69, LSU 55

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2, 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. Illinois (62)14-01,7871
2. Kansas (10)9-01,7242
3. N.Carolina12-11,6144
4. Wake Forest12-11,5395
5. Duke9-01,4926
6. Syracuse13-11,3807
7. Oklahoma St.9-11,3683
8. Kentucky9-11,3178
9. Georgia Tech9-21,1739
10. Connecticut8-11,05811
11. Gonzaga10-21,01412
12. Washington12-193413
13. Arizona11-286514
14. Iowa12-184516
15. Texas10-281915
16. Pittsburgh10-172710
17. Louisville11-269419
18. Miss. St.12-253821
19. Alabama11-237818
20. Mich.St.8-233923
21. W.Virginia10-0310
22. Maryland8-230924
23. Cincinnati11-121622
24. Geo.Wash8-219820
25. Boston Coll11-0156

Others receiving votes: Marquette 154, Wisconsin 150, N.C. State 115, Virginia 51, Oklahoma 35, Arkansas 30, Wichita St. 25, Oregon 16, Notre Dame 13, Bucknell 4, Miami 3, Old Dominion 3, W.Kent. 3, Hofstra 2, UTEP 2.

USA Today/ESPN Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Illinois (27)14-07711
2. Kansas (4)9-07422
3. Wake Forest12-16894
4. North Carolina12-16725
5. Duke9-06606
6. Oklahoma St.9-15743
7. Syracuse13-15688
8. Kentucky9-155710
9. Connecticut8-149311
10. Georgia Tech9-24779
11. Texas10-243912
12. Pittsburgh10-13907
13. Arizona11-238914
14. Washington12-138516
15. Iowa12-134318
16. Louisville11-227719
17. Gonzaga10-224021
18. Alabama11-223913
19. Michigan St.8-222720
20. Cincinnati11-120217
21. Maryland8-214323
22. Mississippi St.12-213124
23. West Virginia10-098NR
24. N.C. State10-35915
25. GeoWash8-25522

Others receiving votes: Boston College 49; Wisconsin 49; Oklahoma 44; Marquette 41; Virginia 12; Wichita State 10; UAB 8; New Mexico 8; Iowa State 7; Southern Illinois 7; Florida 6; Notre Dame 6; Providence 3; LSU 2; Arkansas 1; Oregon 1; Texas A&M 1.

College women

EAST

Army 60, Air Force 53

Bucknell 90, Iona 66

Colgate 63, Quinnipiac 61

George Washington 72, Fordham 50

Harvard 87, Stony Brook 69

Howard 61, Lafayette 50

Lehigh 62, Columbia 49

Penn 74, Rider 54

Princeton 67, St. Peter’s 50

Robert Morris 71, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 57

Sacred Heart 65, Brown 51

Saint Joseph’s 79, Duquesne 68

MIDWEST

Bradley 84, Wichita St. 53

Chicago St. 58, UMKC 48

Cleveland St. 75, Ill.-Chicago 68

Detroit 62, Loyola of Chicago 56

N. Iowa 65, SW Missouri St. 55

W. Illinois 66, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 53

Wis.-Green Bay 69, Wright St. 54

Wis.-Milwaukee 76, Butler 49

Xavier 64, Dayton 51

SOUTH

Alabama 60, Fla. International 54

Alabama A&M 53, Grambling St. 46

Alcorn St. 93, Prairie View 55

Austin Peay 49, Winthrop 46

Campbell 57, Gardner-Webb 54

Delaware St. 50, Navy 43

Georgia Tech 74, UAB 49

Jackson St. 58, Alabama St. 54, OT

Lipscomb 62, Belmont 53

Louisiana-Monroe 56, Northwestern St. 41

Mercer 67, Georgia St. 56

Mississippi 82, Memphis 54

Mississippi St. 73, Birmingham-Southern 57

N.C. State 81, Wake Forest 55

N.C.-Asheville 64, Tennessee St. 53

Radford 76, Norfolk St. 69

S. Carolina St. 77, Coastal Carolina 68

S. Dakota St. 58, Middle Tennessee 56

South Alabama 74, Lamar 57

Southern Miss. 74, SE Louisiana 65

Southern U. 67, Texas Southern 55

UCF 49, Florida Atlantic 41

Valparaiso 79, Centenary 56

W. Kentucky 94, Murray St. 46

SOUTHWEST

MVSU 50, Ark.-Pine Bluff 41

Oakland, Mich. 65, Oral Roberts 58

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 69, Arizona 47

Gonzaga 71, Sacramento St. 56

New Mexico St. 68, Houston 63

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2, 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. LSU (45)13-01,1251
2. Duke13-11,0602
3. Baylor10-11,0133
4. Notre Dame12-19836
5. N.Carolina11-19587
6. Michigan St.12-186710
7. Texas7-37784
8. Stanford10-27485
9. Ohio St.12-27259
10. Tennessee9-37038
11. Minnesota11-263312
12. Texas Tech9-258613
13. Boston Coll.10-154714
14. Rutgers8-254224
15. Connecticut7-350211
16. Vanderbilt11-149715
17. Georgia11-349316
18. Iowa13-043718
19. DePaul11-230719
20. Kansas St.9-225122
21. Maryland10-220017
22. UCLA8-313023
23. New Mexico9-111425
24. Purdue8-410720
25. Virginia Tech10-281

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 70, Arizona 53, Iowa St. 21, Oklahoma 20, Richmond 15, Temple 9, Houston 8, N.C. State 8, Villanova 7, Charlotte 6, Oregon 6, Chattanooga 4, Florida St. 3, Marquette 2, Virginia 2, Wis.-Green Bay 2, Penn St. 1, Wake Forest 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. LSU 2. Baylor 3. Notre Dame 4. Duke 5. North Carolina 6. Texas Tech 7. Michigan State 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Texas 11. Stanford 12. Boston College 13. Minnesota 14. Vanderbilt 15. DePaul 16. Iowa 17. Georgia 18. Iowa State 19. New Mexico 20. Rutgers 21. Arizona 22. Kansas State 23. UConn 24. UCLA 25. Maryland

FOOTBALL

NFL playoffs

All Times PST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 8

St. Louis at Seattle, 1:30 p.m. (ABC)

N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 5 p.m. (ABC)

Sunday, Jan. 9

Denver at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. (CBS)

Minnesota at Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. (FOX)

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 15

San Diego, N.Y. Jets or Denver at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay, Seattle or St. Louis at Atlanta, 5 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 16

Seattle, St. Louis or Minnesota at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. (FOX)

Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets or San Diego at New England, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 23

NFC Championship Game, noon (FOX)

AFC Championship Game, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 6

Jacksonville, Fla.

AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 13

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

HOCKEY

WHL

Eastern Conference

East Division

GWLTOTLFAP
Saskatoon 382185412910751
Brandon 3618125111710642
Prince Albert 401421419411233
Regina 391023248913726
Moose Jaw 406285110618118

Central Division

GWLTOTLFAP
Lethbridge 422310811279355
Medicine Hat 382212311297948
Red Deer 3818124410510544
Calgary 3917146211511142
Swift Current 391320518211532

Western Conference

B.C. Division

GWLTOTLFAP
Kelowna 41229911188454
Kootenay 402313401047750
Vancouver 3820151211311643
Prince George 391619319211136
Kamloops 391421228911432

U.S. Division

GWLTOTLFAP
Seattle 362510011116251
Everett 38191162937446
Portland 4116183410912239
Tri-City 36151542929736
Spokane 3913187111212334

Note: A team scoring a goal in overtime is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team giving up a goal in overtime gets one point and the game is counted in the OTL (Overtime Loss) column.

Monday Games

No games scheduled.

Tuesday Games

Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Everett at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

SKIING

Area resorts

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon Open Thu-Sun 2p insa partly cloudy 19 degrees packed powder machine groomed 30 - 58 base 19 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 79% open, Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:40a 21 degrees packed powder machine groomed 32 - 57 base 20 of 62 trails, 4 of 8 lifts, 33% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-3:50p; Sat: 9a-8p; Sun 9a-3:50p.

Silver Mountain — Mon 5:12a 19 degrees packed powder machine groomed 27 - 40 base 31 of 67 trails, 5 of 7 lifts, 46% open, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-9p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 4a insa 16 degrees packed powder machine groomed 22 - 52 base 35 of 42 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 83% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3p; Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3p.

Mission Ridge — Mon 10:11a 14 degrees packed powder machine groomed 12 - 14 base 2 of 35 trails, 2 of 5 lifts, 6% open, Mon, Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Thu-Sun.

Mt Spokane — Mon Open Wed-Sun 8a insa cldy 22 degrees powder machine groomed 20 - 41 base 19 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 35% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; Open Wed-Sun

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 7:15a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 59 base 84 of 91 trails, 95% open, 7 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.

Montana Snowbowl — Mon 6:34a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 15 - 49 base 27 of 39 trails, 69% open, 4 of 4 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 4:00a powder machine groomed 41 - 41 base 51 of 67 trails, 75% open, 5 of 5 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-9p;

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:17a 2 new powder machine groomed 68 - 68 base 104 of 107 trails, 97% open, 10 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.

Kimberley — Mon 5:00a powder machine groomed 25 - 25 base 45 of 75 trails, 60% open, 6 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p, Thu-Fri: 5:30p-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.

Whitewater — Mon 4:56a packed powder machine groomed 67 - 67 base 43 of 43 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p.

MOVES

AUTO RACING

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES—Named Steve Shunck director of public relations and Tom McGovern public relations specialist.

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sold the contract of INF Erick Almonte to Nippon Ham of Japan’s Pacific League.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Tanyon Sturtze on a one-year contract. Named Deborah Tymon senior vice president of marketing and Michael Tusiani vice president of corporate sales and sponsorships.

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Named Greg Gross hitting coach for Batavia of the New York-Penn League.

Northern League

EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS—Acquired INF Chris Hall and INF Derek Patterson from Shreveport of the Central League for future considerations. Signed OF Chad Etheridge.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Announced Dan Gilbert has purchased the team from Gordon Gund.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Placed F Eduardo Najera on the injured list. Acquired F Zarko Cabarkapa from Phoenix for two second-round draft picks.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Waived G Kirk Penney.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Activated F Rodney Rogers from the injured list. Waived F Corsley Edwards.

NEW JERSEY NETS—Waived F Jerome Moiso.

PHOENIX SUNS—Activated C Jake Voskuhl from the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Placed FB George Layne on injured reserve.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Announced the resignation of Matt Cavanaugh, offensive coordinator.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed S Derrick Ballard, LB Carl Diggs, QB Ryan Dinwiddie, WR Jamin Elliott, WR Carl Ford, OT Ben Johnson, WR Ron Johnson, WR Kareem Kelly, C A.J. Ricker, RB Fred Russell, PK Nicholas Setta, DE Cliff Washburn and DL Greg White to the reserve-futures list.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed LB Allen Augustin, WR Jeremiah Cocheran, DE Derrick Crawford, FB Doug Easlick, TE Ronnie Ghent, WR Freddie Milons and CB Brandon Williams from their practice squad to their offseason roster.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed CB James Bethea, CB Korey Banks, DL Nic Clemons and DL Melvin Williams from the practice squad to the active roster.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Milwaukee RW Jordin Tootoo one game for receiving a match penalty in a Dec. 29 game at Houston.

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Signed C Brendan Yarema. Sent C Brett Nowak, D Vince Macri and C Derek Edwardson to Atlantic City of the ECHL, and C Mike Bayrack and RW John Morlang to Danbury of the UHL.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Recalled D James Sanford from Peoria of the ECHL.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Traded C Joe Cullen to Edmonton for LW Eric Beaudoin.

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Recalled G Dany Sabourin from Wheeling of the ECHL. Reassigned G Andy Chiodo to Wheeling.

Central Hockey League

AUSTIN ICE BATS—Signed F Gerald Tallaire.

TOPEKA TARANTULAS—Waived F Raphael Protopapas. Signed RW Chris Migliore.

ECHL

FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Signed D Simon Tremblay.

TOLEDO STORM—Announced D Sylvain Dufresne has been returned to the team by Rochester of the AHL.

Southern Professional Hockey League

COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS—Waived D Cameron Breitkreuz.

WINSTON-SALEM POLAR TWINS—Claimed D Cameron Breitkreuz off waivers.

MACON TRAX—Re-signed D Bob MacMillan. Released D Ryan Crowther.

COLLEGE

BARUCH—Named Hilton Dominguez assistant swimming and diving coach.

BRIDGEWATER, MASS.—Announced the resignation of Peter Mazzaferro, football coach.

CALIFORNIA—Announced junior QB Aaron Rodgers is making himself eligible for the NFL draft.

DAVIDSON—Fired T.J. Jaworsky, wrestling coach.

DELTA STATE—Fired Sean Cannon, defensive coordinator.

HOFSTRA—Promoted Larissa Anderson from assistant softball coach to associate head softball coach.

HOUSTON—Named Erik Slaughter linebackers coach.

LSU—Named Les Miles football coach.

MEMPHIS—Named Windy Thees softball coach.

OKLAHOMA STATE—Promoted Mike Gundy from offensive coordinator to football coach. Announced junior RB Vernand Morency is making himself eligible for the NFL draft.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

SUPER BOWL REPORT: The latest odds to win the Super Bowl: The Steelers are 5/2, Patriots 3/1, Eagles 7/2, Colts 9/2, Falcons 10/1, Packers 12/1, Chargers15/1, Seahawks 20/1, Jets 25/1, Rams 30/1, Broncos 35/1, and the Vikings are 40/1.

NFL playoffs

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Saturday
SEAHAWKS4452Rams
CHARGERS5.5644.5Jets
Sunday
COLTS101056Broncos
PACKERS5.5648Vikings

College football

Orange Bowl

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Usc3153Oklahoma

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
WIZARDS3.5Nets
PACERS5.5Bucks
Kings2.5KNICKS
T’WOLVES3Suns
SPURS9Lakers

College basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
RICHMOND7.5Colorado
WYOMING4.5Denver
SAN FRAN6Penn
ST. MARY’S10Byu

Home teams in capital letters. Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.