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BASKETBALL
NBA
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
New York | 16 | 14 | .533 | — |
Philadelphia | 14 | 16 | .467 | 2 |
Boston | 14 | 17 | .452 | 2 1/2 |
New Jersey | 11 | 18 | .379 | 4 1/2 |
Toronto | 11 | 21 | .344 | 6 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Miami | 25 | 8 | .758 | — |
Washington | 16 | 13 | .552 | 7 |
Orlando | 15 | 14 | .517 | 8 |
Charlotte | 7 | 21 | .250 | 15 1/2 |
Atlanta | 5 | 24 | .172 | 18 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Cleveland | 18 | 12 | .600 | — |
Detroit | 17 | 13 | .567 | 1 |
Indiana | 15 | 13 | .536 | 2 |
Chicago | 10 | 18 | .357 | 7 |
Milwaukee | 9 | 18 | .333 | 7 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
San Antonio | 25 | 7 | .781 | — |
Dallas | 20 | 10 | .667 | 4 |
Houston | 16 | 15 | .516 | 8 1/2 |
Memphis | 16 | 17 | .485 | 9 1/2 |
New Orleans | 2 | 27 | .069 | 21 1/2 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Seattle | 23 | 6 | .793 | — |
Minnesota | 16 | 12 | .571 | 6 1/2 |
Portland | 14 | 15 | .483 | 9 |
Denver | 14 | 17 | .452 | 10 |
Utah | 11 | 21 | .344 | 13 1/2 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
Phoenix | 26 | 4 | .867 | — |
Sacramento | 19 | 9 | .679 | 6 |
L.A. Lakers | 16 | 12 | .571 | 9 |
L.A. Clippers | 15 | 15 | .500 | 11 |
Golden State | 11 | 20 | .355 | 15 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. Clippers | 33 | 27 | 14 | 28 | — | 102 |
Denver | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | — | 98 |
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.
Orlando | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | — | 94 |
Toronto | 34 | 24 | 25 | 22 | — | 105 |
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 Orleans | 18 | 28 | 19 | 25 | — | 90 |
Boston | 25 | 21 | 36 | 26 | — | 108 |
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.
Cleveland | 27 | 27 | 24 | 16 | — | 94 |
Charlotte | 32 | 20 | 15 | 16 | — | 83 |
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.
Utah | 23 | 14 | 21 | 24 | — | 82 |
Memphis | 22 | 16 | 30 | 24 | — | 92 |
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.
Detroit | 14 | 25 | 23 | 25 | — | 87 |
Chicago | 21 | 23 | 16 | 20 | — | 80 |
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.
Philadelphia | 23 | 29 | 29 | 31 | — | 112 |
Golden State | 29 | 21 | 27 | 27 | — | 104 |
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:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Illinois (62) | 14-0 | 1,787 | 1 |
2. Kansas (10) | 9-0 | 1,724 | 2 |
3. N.Carolina | 12-1 | 1,614 | 4 |
4. Wake Forest | 12-1 | 1,539 | 5 |
5. Duke | 9-0 | 1,492 | 6 |
6. Syracuse | 13-1 | 1,380 | 7 |
7. Oklahoma St. | 9-1 | 1,368 | 3 |
8. Kentucky | 9-1 | 1,317 | 8 |
9. Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 1,173 | 9 |
10. Connecticut | 8-1 | 1,058 | 11 |
11. Gonzaga | 10-2 | 1,014 | 12 |
12. Washington | 12-1 | 934 | 13 |
13. Arizona | 11-2 | 865 | 14 |
14. Iowa | 12-1 | 845 | 16 |
15. Texas | 10-2 | 819 | 15 |
16. Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 727 | 10 |
17. Louisville | 11-2 | 694 | 19 |
18. Miss. St. | 12-2 | 538 | 21 |
19. Alabama | 11-2 | 378 | 18 |
20. Mich.St. | 8-2 | 339 | 23 |
21. W.Virginia | 10-0 | 310 | — |
22. Maryland | 8-2 | 309 | 24 |
23. Cincinnati | 11-1 | 216 | 22 |
24. Geo.Wash | 8-2 | 198 | 20 |
25. Boston Coll | 11-0 | 156 | — |
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:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Illinois (27) | 14-0 | 771 | 1 |
2. Kansas (4) | 9-0 | 742 | 2 |
3. Wake Forest | 12-1 | 689 | 4 |
4. North Carolina | 12-1 | 672 | 5 |
5. Duke | 9-0 | 660 | 6 |
6. Oklahoma St. | 9-1 | 574 | 3 |
7. Syracuse | 13-1 | 568 | 8 |
8. Kentucky | 9-1 | 557 | 10 |
9. Connecticut | 8-1 | 493 | 11 |
10. Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 477 | 9 |
11. Texas | 10-2 | 439 | 12 |
12. Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 390 | 7 |
13. Arizona | 11-2 | 389 | 14 |
14. Washington | 12-1 | 385 | 16 |
15. Iowa | 12-1 | 343 | 18 |
16. Louisville | 11-2 | 277 | 19 |
17. Gonzaga | 10-2 | 240 | 21 |
18. Alabama | 11-2 | 239 | 13 |
19. Michigan St. | 8-2 | 227 | 20 |
20. Cincinnati | 11-1 | 202 | 17 |
21. Maryland | 8-2 | 143 | 23 |
22. Mississippi St. | 12-2 | 131 | 24 |
23. West Virginia | 10-0 | 98 | NR |
24. N.C. State | 10-3 | 59 | 15 |
25. GeoWash | 8-2 | 55 | 22 |
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:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. LSU (45) | 13-0 | 1,125 | 1 |
2. Duke | 13-1 | 1,060 | 2 |
3. Baylor | 10-1 | 1,013 | 3 |
4. Notre Dame | 12-1 | 983 | 6 |
5. N.Carolina | 11-1 | 958 | 7 |
6. Michigan St. | 12-1 | 867 | 10 |
7. Texas | 7-3 | 778 | 4 |
8. Stanford | 10-2 | 748 | 5 |
9. Ohio St. | 12-2 | 725 | 9 |
10. Tennessee | 9-3 | 703 | 8 |
11. Minnesota | 11-2 | 633 | 12 |
12. Texas Tech | 9-2 | 586 | 13 |
13. Boston Coll. | 10-1 | 547 | 14 |
14. Rutgers | 8-2 | 542 | 24 |
15. Connecticut | 7-3 | 502 | 11 |
16. Vanderbilt | 11-1 | 497 | 15 |
17. Georgia | 11-3 | 493 | 16 |
18. Iowa | 13-0 | 437 | 18 |
19. DePaul | 11-2 | 307 | 19 |
20. Kansas St. | 9-2 | 251 | 22 |
21. Maryland | 10-2 | 200 | 17 |
22. UCLA | 8-3 | 130 | 23 |
23. New Mexico | 9-1 | 114 | 25 |
24. Purdue | 8-4 | 107 | 20 |
25. Virginia Tech | 10-2 | 81 | — |
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
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Saskatoon | 38 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 129 | 107 | 51 |
Brandon | 36 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 117 | 106 | 42 |
Prince Albert | 40 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 112 | 33 |
Regina | 39 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 89 | 137 | 26 |
Moose Jaw | 40 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 106 | 181 | 18 |
Central Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Lethbridge | 42 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 127 | 93 | 55 |
Medicine Hat | 38 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 79 | 48 |
Red Deer | 38 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 105 | 105 | 44 |
Calgary | 39 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 111 | 42 |
Swift Current | 39 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 115 | 32 |
Western Conference
B.C. Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Kelowna | 41 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 118 | 84 | 54 |
Kootenay | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 77 | 50 |
Vancouver | 38 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 116 | 43 |
Prince George | 39 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 111 | 36 |
Kamloops | 39 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 114 | 32 |
U.S. Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Seattle | 36 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 62 | 51 |
Everett | 38 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 74 | 46 |
Portland | 41 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 109 | 122 | 39 |
Tri-City | 36 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 97 | 36 |
Spokane | 39 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 112 | 123 | 34 |
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
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Saturday | ||||
SEAHAWKS | 4 | 4 | 52 | Rams |
CHARGERS | 5.5 | 6 | 44.5 | Jets |
Sunday | ||||
COLTS | 10 | 10 | 56 | Broncos |
PACKERS | 5.5 | 6 | 48 | Vikings |
College football
Orange Bowl
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Usc | 3 | 1 | 53 | Oklahoma |
NBA
Favorite | Pts | Underdog | ||
WIZARDS | 3.5 | Nets | ||
PACERS | 5.5 | Bucks | ||
Kings | 2.5 | KNICKS | ||
T’WOLVES | 3 | Suns | ||
SPURS | 9 | Lakers |
College basketball
Favorite | Pts | Underdog | ||
RICHMOND | 7.5 | Colorado | ||
WYOMING | 4.5 | Denver | ||
SAN FRAN | 6 | Penn | ||
ST. MARY’S | 10 | Byu |
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.