NBA standings

BASKETBALL

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Denver 108, Washington 105

Cleveland 115, Boston 93

Portland 95, Memphis 87

Dallas 102, Houston 93

Phoenix 90, Toronto 82

Utah 93, Seattle 87

Today’s Games

Boston at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Washington at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

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

Portland at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Cavaliers 115, Celtics 93

Boston (93) – Pierce 10-24 2-2 24, LaFrentz 1-5 0-0 2, Blount 7-12 7-8 21, West 2-4 0-0 5, Davis 11-23 2-5 27, Reed 2-5 2-4 6, Dickau 1-3 3-3 5, Jefferson 0-4 0-2 0, Scalabrine 0-1 0-0 0, Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 1-3 0-0 2, Gomes 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 35-85 17-26 93.

Cleveland (115) – James 13-20 9-11 36, Gooden 6-11 1-1 13, Ilgauskas 3-10 13-13 19, Snow 1-4 2-2 4, Hughes 9-22 5-6 25, Marshall 2-4 0-0 6, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Jackson 0-3 0-0 0, Henderson 2-2 2-2 6, Wilks 2-6 0-0 4, Pavlovic 0-0 0-0 0, Hamilton 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 38-85 34-37 115.

3-Point Goals—Boston 6-14 (Davis 3-6, Pierce 2-4, West 1-2, LaFrentz 0-2), Cleveland 5-17 (Hughes 2-4, Marshall 2-4, James 1-3, Jackson 0-1, Wilks 0-2, Jones 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 59 (Pierce 15), Cleveland 50 (Gooden 15). Assists—Boston 21 (Davis 5), Cleveland 20 (Snow 9). Total Fouls—Boston 27, Cleveland 17. Technicals—Boston Defensive Three Second 3. A—17,139. (20,562).

Mavericks 102, Rockets 93

Houston (93) – Ju.Howard 1-5 1-2 3, Bowen 1-5 0-0 3, Yao 6-17 8-9 20, Head 9-17 5-5 28, Wesley 1-2 3-4 5, Anderson 7-10 3-4 19, Mutombo 2-2 0-0 4, Swift 3-8 3-5 9, Norris 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 31-69 23-31 93.

Dallas (102) – Jo.Howard 5-14 5-7 15, Nowitzki 11-19 6-7 31, Dampier 0-2 2-6 2, Daniels 4-9 2-3 10, Terry 11-18 3-3 29, Diop 0-0 6-8 6, Dev.Harris 2-7 3-5 7, Powell 1-2 0-0 2, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 34-72 27-41 102.

3-Point Goals—Houston 8-14 (Head 5-8, Anderson 2-3, Bowen 1-2, Swift 0-1), Dallas 7-15 (Terry 4-8, Nowitzki 3-5, Jo.Howard 0-2). Fouled Out—Swift. Rebounds—Houston 45 (Head 7), Dallas 53 (Jo.Howard 11). Assists—Houston 15 (Anderson 4), Dallas 19 (Terry 5). Total Fouls—Houston 33, Dallas 22. Technicals—Houston Defensive Three Second, Dallas Defensive Three Second. A—23,004. (19,200).

Nuggets 108, Wizards 105

Denver (108) – Anthony 5-17 18-22 28, Camby 10-15 4-4 24, Elson 3-7 0-0 6, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 3-11 2-4 8, Buckner 4-6 0-0 10, Boykins 8-12 2-2 20, Najera 2-6 2-2 7, Kleiza 0-1 0-0 0, Watson 2-5 1-1 5. Totals 37-81 29-35 108.

Washington (105) – Jeffries 1-5 1-2 3, Jamison 11-24 3-5 26, Haywood 1-4 2-2 4, Hayes 7-11 0-0 15, Arenas 10-25 12-15 36, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0, E.Thomas 3-3 4-6 10, Butler 4-7 2-2 10, Daniels 0-10 1-1 1, Storey 0-1 0-0 0, Booth 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-91 25-33 105.

3-Point Goals—Denver 5-14 (Boykins 2-3, Buckner 2-3, Najera 1-1, Miller 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Watson 0-2, Anthony 0-3), Washington 6-19 (Arenas 4-11, Hayes 1-2, Jamison 1-3, Butler 0-1, Daniels 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 56 (Camby 14), Washington 56 (Jamison 12). Assists—Denver 27 (Boykins 7), Washington 23 (Arenas 10). Total Fouls—Denver 30, Washington 28. Technicals—Camby, Washington Defensive Three Second, Daniels. A—15,980. (20,173).

Suns 90, Raptors 82

Toronto (82) – Peterson 2-5 0-0 5, Bosh 10-23 3-5 23, Araujo 1-4 0-2 2, Rose 4-11 2-3 10, James 6-13 1-1 13, Villanueva 1-7 0-0 2, Graham 3-7 0-0 6, Bonner 4-9 1-1 12, Calderon 4-9 0-0 9. Totals 35-88 7-12 82.

Phoenix (90) – Bell 1-10 0-0 2, Marion 13-18 2-4 28, Thomas 1-5 2-2 4, Jackson 0-7 4-4 4, Nash 9-19 4-4 23, Diaw 5-7 0-0 11, Jones 1-7 0-0 2, House 6-12 0-0 14, Grant 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-87 12-14 90.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 5-21 (Bonner 3-5, Calderon 1-3, Peterson 1-4, Bosh 0-1, Rose 0-2, Graham 0-3, James 0-3), Phoenix 4-25 (House 2-6, Diaw 1-2, Nash 1-4, Marion 0-1, Bell 0-3, Jones 0-4, Jackson 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 52 (Bosh, Villanueva 8), Phoenix 58 (Marion 18). Assists—Toronto 13 (James 6), Phoenix 17 (Nash 9). Total Fouls—Toronto 24, Phoenix 16. Technicals—Phoenix Defensive Three Second 2. A—16,259 (18,422).

Trail Blazers 95, Grizzlies 87

Portland (95) – Miles 9-18 4-8 22, Randolph 7-17 6-7 20, Przybilla 3-5 0-0 6, Telfair 1-7 0-0 2, Monia 3-3 1-2 8, Outlaw 4-6 2-2 10, Dixon 5-12 10-11 20, Jack 1-3 1-1 3, Ratliff 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 34-73 26-33 95.

Memphis (87) – Battier 9-14 1-2 21, Gasol 8-21 2-4 18, Wright 3-8 0-0 6, Stoudamire 2-10 2-2 7, E.Jones 3-10 3-5 9, Miller 8-14 0-0 20, Jackson 0-7 2-2 2, Warrick 0-1 0-0 0, D.Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Tsakalidis 1-2 0-0 2, Burks 0-0 0-0 0, Roberts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-90 10-15 87.

3-Point Goals—Portland 1-7 (Monia 1-1, Dixon 0-1, Jack 0-1, Outlaw 0-2, Telfair 0-2), Memphis 7-21 (Miller 4-7, Battier 2-2, Stoudamire 1-4, Jackson 0-2, E.Jones 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 53 (Randolph 13), Memphis 53 (Gasol 16). Assists—Portland 18 (Telfair 6), Memphis 18 (Stoudamire 7). Total Fouls—Portland 16, Memphis 22. A—14,555. (18,119).

NBA Leaders

Through Nov. 21

College men

EAST

Boston College 92, Buffalo 63

Bucknell 74, Syracuse 69

Columbia 80, Long Island U. 63

Cornell 69, Colgate 56

Harvard 70, Holy Cross 55

Lafayette 86, Alvernia 80

Lehigh 58, Stony Brook 54

Michigan 51, Boston U. 46

Northeastern 105, Lasell 57

Quinnipiac 106, Concordia, N.Y. 57

SOUTH

Belmont 93, Chattanooga 79

Charleston Southern 108, Asbury 61

Creighton 72, George Mason 52

Davidson 66, Massachusetts 63

Grambling St. 77, Belhaven 46

Miami 87, N. Carolina A&T 62

Murray St. 76, Campbellsville 51

N.C.-Wilmington 70, North Texas 52

North Carolina 112, Cleveland St. 55

Tennessee 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 76

Tulane 77, New Orleans 66

Vanderbilt 85, UNC-Greensboro 53

Virginia 59, Richmond 43

William & Mary 70, Hampton 60

MIDWEST

Cincinnati 76, Illinois St. 59

Drake 85, Shawnee St. 36

Notre Dame 69, Hofstra 50

Ohio St. 79, Butler 69, OT

Purdue 85, South Alabama 67

Saint Louis 69, E. Illinois 45

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Little Rock 61, Navy 57

Houston 131, Florida Tech 62

Oklahoma St. 90, Detroit 56

Rice 87, N.M. Highlands 75

Stephen F.Austin 82, Texas Wesleyan 73

TCU 76, Jackson St. 74

Texas A&M 84, MVSU 53

FAR WEST

BYU 76, Washington St. 68

CS Northridge 77, Tulsa 71

N. Arizona 97, Cal Maritime 47

Oregon 84, Pacific 62

Oregon St. 88, Prairie View 71

UC Irvine 78, Santa Clara 70

UNLV 67, Hawaii 61

Utah 66, Rhode Island 50

Utah Valley St. 82, W. Illinois 69

Washington 90, Idaho 67

Wyoming 83, N. Colorado 70

TOURNAMENT

EA Sports Maui Invitational

Semifinals

Connecticut 79, Arizona 70

Gonzaga 109, Michigan St. 106, 3OT

Consolation Bracket

Arkansas 65, Kansas 64

Maryland 98, Chaminade 69

Guardians Classic

Championship

Kentucky 80, West Virginia 66

South Padre Island Invitational

Illinois 93, Texas Southern 59

Kent St. 94, Austin Peay 67

Rutgers 49, Delaware St. 42

Wichita St. 97, Texas-Pan American 66

College women

EAST

Auburn 70, Buffalo 41

Bucknell 54, Coppin St. 48

Dartmouth 74, Holy Cross 63

Harvard 77, Rhode Island 48

Penn St. 81, Duquesne 62

Princeton 68, Lehigh 57

Temple 72, Penn 53

SOUTH

Belmont 75, Tennessee St. 54

Duke 110, Fairfield 44

Grambling St. 91, Hampton 80

Kentucky 84, Stetson 38

LSU 107, Southern U. 39

Louisiana Tech 95, Iowa 91, 2OT

Louisiana-Monroe 70, UAB 68

Middle Tennessee 62, Houston 35

Tenn.-Martin 75, Kentucky Wesleyan 63

Troy 81, Jacksonville St. 79

Va. Commonwealth 71, Toledo 50

Vanderbilt 80, Alabama A&M 29

Virginia Tech 76, Old Dominion 69

W. Kentucky 87, Charlotte 80

Wright St. 80, Longwood 77

MIDWEST

Ball St. 76, Evansville 69

Cent. Michigan 67, Ill.-Chicago 62

Kansas 70, Detroit 68

Missouri 87, Northwestern 64

SE Missouri 83, Ark.-Monticello 48

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Little Rock 73, Centenary 48

Arkansas St. 68, SW Missouri St. 62

Tulsa 63, Texas-San Antonio 41

UTEP 70, New Mexico St. 58

FAR WEST

BYU 71, UCLA 67

California 67, UC Davis 58

Colorado St. 83, Concordia, St.P. 69

Montana 83, Rocky Mountain 49

Oregon 63, Portland 36

Pepperdine 51, UC Riverside 44

San Diego 67, San Diego St. 57

Non-conference

North Idaho 67, Columbia Basin 54

North Idaho – Boscacci 0-1 2-2 2, Courchaine 5-9 2-2 13, Wendt 1-1 0-0 2, Lee 1-4 0-1 3, Hill 3-3 0-0 6, Begaii 0-0 0-0 0, Dennehy 3-9 2-2 8, Jones 3-4 0-0 8, McIntyre 1-4 1-1 3, Scott 0-2 1-2 1, Koppen 2-6 1-2 6, McGowan 2-7 2-2 6, Gilmore 4-11 1-2 9. Totals 25-61 12-16 67.

Columbia Basin – Hughes 5-9 6-9 16, Robinson 1-5 0-0 2, Miller 2-3 2-4 6, Kisler 0-2 2-2 2, Harris 3-5 0-0 6, Shelton 2-7 4-5 8, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Mendez 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Griffin 1-4 0-0 2, Dalgliesh 4-8 2-4 10. Totals 19-49 16-24 54.

Halftime–North Idaho 27, Columbia Basin 21. 3-point goals–North Idaho 5-14 (Jones 2-2, Lee 1-1, Koppen 1-4, Courchaine 1-4, Dennehy 0-3), Columbia Basin 0-4 (Kisler 0-1, Edwards 0-1, Shelton 0-2). Fouled out–Dennehy, Scott. Rebounds–North Idaho 36 (Dennehy, Scott 5), Columbia Basin 37 (Dalgliesh 9). Assists–North Idaho 9 (Jones 3), Columbia Basin 9 (Shelton 5). Total fouls–North Idaho 21, Columbia Basin 18. A–NA.

High school girls

IDAHO

Inland Empire League

Sandpoint 47, Lewiston 40 (2OT)

Sandpoint (1-0) – Oakley 2 6-8 10, Rench 0 0-0 0, Mire 4 2-2 11, DiBenedetto 3 1-2 7, Burt 3 3-4 9, Swerin 2 0-0 4, Guevcio 2 0-0 5, Taylor 0 0-2 0, Cohan 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 13-20 47.

Lewiston (1-2) – Devorak 3 1-2 10, Seidel 0 0-0 0, Larsen 1 0-0 2, Luke 1 2-3 4, Edwards-Teasley 0 0-1 0, Judd 2 1-8 6, Hechtner 2 0-0 5, Cannon, Havens 5 3-6 13. Totals 14 7-20 40.

3-point goals–Mire, Geuvcio, Devorak 3, Judd Hechtner. Total fouls–Sandpoint 18, Lewiston 17. Fouled out–Luke.

Non-league

Post Falls 49, Priest River 32

Post Falls (1-0) – McArther 3, Arnone 10, Schoeining 2, Feasline 6, McVeigh 12, Enos 0, Mathensin 5, Boviall 0, Topp 7, Schmidt 0, Steinback 4.

Priest River (0-1) – Smith 0, Clark 14, Hopkins 2, Hatfield 0, Karkoski 3, Salesky 2, Hirst 6, Yount 5, Willig 0, Schanilec 0.

Lakeland 47, Bonners Ferry 36

Lakeland (2-0) – Smith 0, Nichols 8, Sanders 0, Reynolds 0, North 0, Findlay 0, Stiegemeier 7, Corsi 0, Boucher 22, Bohannon 10.

Bonners Ferry (1-2) – Lowther 18, White 0, Schirado 0, Robertson 6, Patzer 0, Morman 1, Wagner 0, Kirby 0, Youngwirth 4, Aitken 0, Poston 7.

Kellogg JV 28, Mullan 25

Mullan (0-3) – Valerio 2, Tally 5, Walsh 1, Hammond 17, Hocking 0.

Kellogg JV – Day 2, Robb 6, Gardner 0, Cochrne 2, Turvak 0, Donnenigh 6, James 1, Hardin 6, Payton 5.

Post Falls Christian 39, Cd’A ‘C’ 13

Coeur d’Alene C – Luedecke 0, Williams 3, McNutt 7, Carson 1, Lattin 0, Westwood 2.

Post Falls Christian (3-2) – Adkins 2, Berquam, Hutchins 2, Henson 4, Smrz 2, Trenkle 2, Hoye 16, G.Bishop 3, Vonwelser 0, E.Bishop 6, Shaw 2.

FOOTBALL

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta at Detroit, 9:30 a.m.

Denver at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27

St. Louis at Houston, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Washington, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

New England at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Miami at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.

Green Bay at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

NFL Injury Report

THURSDAY

ATLANTA FALCONS (6-4) AT DETROIT LIONS (4-6)

Atlanta Falcons: QUESTIONABLE: G Kynan Forney (leg); DE Brady Smith (toe); T Todd Weiner (arm). PROBABLE: DT Chad Lavalais (foot). Detroit Lions: DOUBTFUL: LB Earl Holmes (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Boss Bailey (ankle); QB Jeff Garcia (lower leg). PROBABLE: CB Dre’ Bly (wrist)

DENVER BRONCOS (8-2) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (7-3)

Denver Broncos: QUESTIONABLE: RB Tatum Bell (chest). PROBABLE: CB Champ Bailey (hamstring); K Jason Elam (left calf); TE Jeb Putzier (side/shoulder); DT Demetrin Veal (shoulder); WR Darius Watts (ankle). Dallas Cowboys: QUESTIONABLE: WR Patrick Crayton (ankle). PROBABLE: CB Anthony Henry (groin); LB Scott Shanle (ankle).

NFL Playoff Scenarios

NFC WEST

Seattle can clinch division title with: Seattle win and St. Louis loss. This is the only playoff berth that can be clinched in Week 12.

NFL Statistics

AFC Individual Leaders

Through Week 11

SCORING

NFC Individual Leaders

SCORING

NFL Team Statistics

AVERAGE PER GAME

AFC

NFC

CFL Playoffs

GREY CUP

Sunday, Nov. 27

Montreal vs. Edmonton, 3 p.m.

College

NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

FIRST ROUND

Saturday, Nov. 26

Colgate (8-3) at New Hampshire (10-1), 9 a.m.

Nicholls State (6-3) at Furman (9-2), 9:30 a.m.

Southern Illinois (8-3) at Eastern Illinois (9-2), 10 a.m.

Lafayette (8-3) at Appalachian State (8-3), 11 a.m.

Cal Poly-SLO (8-3) at Montana (8-3), 11 a.m.

Georgia Southern (8-3) at Texas State (9-2), 12:30 p.m.

Eastern Washington (7-4) at Northern Iowa (8-3), 5 p.m.

Richmond (8-3) at Hampton (11-0), 5 p.m.

NCAA Division II Playoffs

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday, Nov. 26

N.Alabama (10-2) at C.Arkansas (11-2), 11 a.m.

NW Missouri St (9-3) at Pittsburg St (10-3), 10 a.m.

C.W. Post (10-2) at E.Stroudsburg (10-2), 9 a.m.

Saginaw Valley (11-1) at Grand Valley St. (10-0), 9 a.m.

NCAA Division III Playoffs

All Times Pacific

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, Nov. 26

Augustana, Ill. (10-1) vs. Mount Union (10-1), 9 a.m.

Bridgewater, Va. (9-1) at Thiel (11-0), 9 a.m.

Hobart (10-1) at Delaware Valley (11-0), 9 a.m.

Rowan (9-1) at Union, N.Y. (11-0), 9 a.m.

Capital (9-2) at Wabash (11-0), 9 a.m.

St. Johns, Minn. (11-0) at Wis-Whitewater (11-0), 10

Wesley (10-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-1), 1 p.m.

Concordia-Moorhead (10-1) at Linfield (9-0), 5 p.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Ottawa 5, Carolina 3

N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 2, SO

Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 2

Montreal 3, Atlanta 2, SO

Pittsburgh 5, Washington 4

Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 3

Anaheim 2, Phoenix 1

Vancouver 3, Chicago 1

Today’s Games

Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Florida, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Canadiens 3, Thrashers 2 (SO)

MONTREAL WON SHOOTOUT 1-0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Montreal, Ryder 10 (Ribeiro, Bonk), 1:36 (pp). 2, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 15 (Kozlov, Hossa), 5:43. 3, Montreal, Markov 3 (Rivet, Ryder), 15:35 (pp). 4, Atlanta, Bondra 12, 15:59. Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—Montreal 1 (Ryder NG, Begin G); Atlanta 0 (Kovalchuk NG, Bondra NG, Hossa NG);

Shots on goal—Atlanta 11-11-14-2—38. Montreal 10-11-8-1—30. Power-play opportunities—Atlanta 0 of 13; Montreal 2 of 9. Goalies—Atlanta, Shields 1-2-1 (30 shots-28 saves). Montreal, Theodore 11-4-3 (38-36).

Canucks 3, Blackhawks 1

First Period—1, Chicago, Bell 8 (Calder, Bourque), 19:04. Second Period—2, Vancouver, Naslund 13 (Morrison, Bertuzzi), 4:09 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Kesler 3 (Park, Ruutu), 5:17. Third Period—4, Vancouver, H.Sedin 6 (Carter, D.Sedin), 16:56.

Shots on goal—Chicago 11-14-8—33. Vancouver 9-7-6—22. Power-play opportunities—Chicago 0 of 1; Vancouver 1 of 4. Goalies—Chicago, Khabibulin 7-11-0 (22 shots-19 saves). Vancouver, Auld 6-3-1 (33-32). A—18,630 (18,422).

Kings 6, Blues 3

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Corvo 2 (Demitra, Frolov), 3:45. 2, St. Louis, McAmmond 6 (Weinrich, Weight), 12:10 (pp). Second Period—3, Los Angeles, Corvo 3 (Demitra, Frolov), 11:56. 4, Los Angeles, E Belanger 7 (Demitra, Conroy), 14:39. 5, St. Louis, McAmmond 7 (Weight, Weinrich), 15:17. 6, St. Louis, Sillinger 6 (Hoggan, Rycroft), 18:22. Third Period—7, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 7 (Visnovsky, Demitra), :41 (pp). 8, Los Angeles, Roenick 5 (Frolov, Visnovsky), 18:10 (pp). 9, Los Angeles, Frolov 12 (Weaver), 19:20 (en).

Shots on goal—Los Angeles 9-11-8—28. St. Louis 7-12-7—26. Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 2 of 9; St. Louis 1 of 9. Goalies—Los Angeles, Garon 7-4-0 (26 shots-23 saves). St. Louis, Sanford 2-2-0 (27-22). A—14,306 (19,022).

Lightning 4, Flyers 2

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Cibak 2 (Taylor, DiMaio), 4:14. 2, Philadelphia, Umberger 1 (Rathje, Sharp), 12:16. Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, Richards 9 (Modin, St. Louis), 15:35. 4, Tampa Bay, Boyle 7 (DiMaio, Cibak), 17:01. Third Period—5, Tampa Bay, Taylor 3 (Artyukhin, Afanasenkov), 6:25. 6, Philadelphia, Sim 7 (Handzus, Hatcher), 13:15 (pp).

Shots on goal—Tampa Bay 10-10-5—25. Philadelphia 14-7-11—32. Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 0 of 2; Philadelphia 1 of 4. Goalies—Tampa Bay, Burke 3-0-2 (32 shots-30 saves). Philadelphia, Esche 8-4-2 (25-21). A—19,567 (19,523).

Mighty Ducks 2, Coyotes 1

First Period—1, Anaheim, Wright 1 (Marchant), 4:37. 2, Anaheim, Selanne 11 (Salei, McDonald), 6:33. 3, Phoenix, Sanderson 5 (Doan), 19:59. Second Period—None. Third Period—None.

Shots on goal—Anaheim 9-8-3—20. Phoenix 6-3-11—20. Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 0 of 2; Phoenix 0 of 7. Goalies—Anaheim, Bryzgalov 2-7-0 (20 shots-19 saves). Phoenix, Joseph 9-7-0 (20-18). A—13,696 (17,799).

Penguins 5, Capitals 4

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Palffy 8 (Gonchar, Jackman), 5:08 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Jackman 4 (LeClair, Pirjeta), 8:02. 3, Pittsburgh, Crosby 11 (Palffy, Melichar), 11:53. 4, Pittsburgh, Pirjeta 4 (Whitney), 14:46. Second Period—5, Washington, Clark 5 (Witt, Cassels), 5:31. 6, Washington, Laich 2, 5:45. 7, Pittsburgh, Palffy 9 (Crosby, Orpik), 13:30. Third Period—8, Washington, Pettinger 3 (Ovechkin, Heward), 4:46. 9, Washington, Willsie 4 (Halpern), 6:29 (sh).

Shots on goal—Washington 10-20-15—45. Pittsburgh 12-10-6—28. Power-play opportunities—Washington 0 of 3; Pittsburgh 1 of 6. Goalies—Washington, Kolzig 7-8-0 (28 shots-23 saves). Pittsburgh, Caron 5-3-3 (45-41). A—16,978 (16,940).

Rangers 3, Sabres 2 (SO)

N.Y. RANGERS WON SHOOTOUT 3-2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Buffalo, Drury 5 (Afinogenov, Numminen), 8:10 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 20 (Straka, Nylander), 12:56. Third Period—3, Buffalo, McKee 2 (Mair), 11:44. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Nylander 7 (Jagr, Malik), 15:46. Overtime—None. Shootout—N.Y. Rangers 3 (Straka G, Nylander G, Jagr G); Buffalo 2 (Briere G, Kotalik G, Drury NG).

Shots on goal—N.Y. Rangers 9-9-8-1—27. Buffalo 11-12-13-3—39. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rangers 0 of 6; Buffalo 1 of 5. Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Weekes 6-4-1 (39 shots-37 saves). Buffalo, Noronen (27-25), Biron 4-4-1 (shootout, 0-0). A—16,018 (18,690).

Senators 5, Hurricanes 3

First Period—1, Ottawa, Fisher 6 (Phillips), 3:18 (sh). 2, Ottawa, Schubert 1 (Pothier, Meszaros), 8:55. 3, Carolina, Staal 15 (Cole, C.Adams), 9:39. 4, Carolina, C.Adams 1 (Cole), 13:32. Second Period—5, Ottawa, Redden 4 (Fisher, Spezza), 5:21 (pp). Third Period—6, Carolina, Stillman 6 (Cullen, Williams), 1:12. 7, Ottawa, Spezza 7 (Alfredsson, Heatley), 4:15. 8, Ottawa, Schaefer 3, 19:59 (en).

Shots on goal—Ottawa 9-13-8—30. Carolina 13-10-7—30. Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 1 of 4; Carolina 0 of 5. Goalies—Ottawa, Hasek 11-3-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Carolina, Gerber 9-4-0 (29-25). A—13,427 (18,730).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Moose Jaw 2, Lethbridge 1 (SO)

Regina 6, Everett 4

Today’s Games

Portland at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.

Regina at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Brandon at Swift Current, 7:30 p.m.

KIJHL

Spokane 3, Grand Forks 2 (OT)

SCORING: Spokane–Sherman, Witt, Pickens. Grand Forks–Glen, Shaw.

Saves–Spokane, Greenwell 10-11-4-0–25. Grand Forks, Beaulien 13-10-19-0–42.

SOCCER

College men

NCAA Division I Tournament

SECOND ROUND

Tuesday, Nov. 22

Clemson 3, North Carolina State 0

CS Northridge 3, UC Santa Barbara 2

California 0, Santa Clara 0, California won 5-4 on pk’s

NC-Greensboro 0, Va. Tech 0, UNC won 4-3 on pk’s

St. John’s, N.Y. 1, Dartmouth 0

North Carolina 2, Providence 0

Creighton 2, Duke 1

Maryland 1, Brown 0

Virginia 4, South Florida 4, Virginia won 7-6 on pk’s

Notre Dame 2, Indiana 0

Penn State 1, Seton Hall 0

Wake Forest 2, Old Dominion 1

N.Mexico 2, Wis-Milwaukee 2, N.Mexico won 5-4 on pk’s

Wednesday, Nov. 23

Stony Brook (13-4-4) at Connecticut (15-3-1), 9 a.m.

West Virginia (13-7-2) at Akron (17-1-2), 9 a.m.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: NFL–there is no line on the Steelers - Colts game due to Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger (questionable).

BASKETBALL

o-Oklahoma City

FOOTBALL

The (C) denotes that the Cowboys opened as a favorite.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Bernero and RHP Seth Etherton on minor league contracts.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Harville on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Joe Beimel for assignment.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with INF Alfredo Amezaga on a one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with INF Brian Dallimore, INF Brent Abernathy, C Mark Johnson, C Mike Rivera, RHP Jerome Gamble and RHP Jared Fernandez on minor league contracts. Announced RHP Gary Glover cleared waivers and was released. Promoted Jack Zduriencik to special assistant to the general manager/director of amateur scouting, Tom Flanagan to director of administration for player development and scouting, Tony Blengino to assistant director of amateur scouting, and Scott Martens business manager for player development and minor league operations. Named Tony Diggs assistant director of player development.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Strickland on a minor league contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released TE Teyo Johnson. Signed C Shawn Lynch from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Waived WR Chad Lucas and S Earl Little. Released FB Greg Hanoian from the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed QB Donovan McNabb and CB Lito Sheppard on injured reserve. Released P Reggie Hodges and PK Jose Cortez. Signed P Nick Murphy and CB Donald Strickland. Signed QB Andy Hall to the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived CB Willie Middlebrooks. Signed CB B.J. Tucker from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Assigned LW Kip Brennan to Portland of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled G Pascal Leclaire as emergency backup from Syracuse of the AHL. Called up D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen from Syracuse.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Activated LW Luc Robitaille from injured reserve. Assigned F Jeff Giuliano and F Ryan Flinn to Manchester of the AHL.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled F Michel Ouellet and F Matt Hussey from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Assigned F Rico Fata, F Konstantin Koltsov and D Rob Scuderi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

ECHL

ECHL—Suspended Bakersfield RW Nick Ganga three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for an incident against San Diego in a Nov. 18 game.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Announced F Steve Saviano was called up by Lowell of the AHL and F Kevin Estrada assigned from Lowell of the AHL.

READING ROYALS—Announced D Tyler Hanchuck was recalled by Manchester of the AHL, RW Greg Hogeboom and G Barry Brust reassigned from Manchester, RW John Morlang returned from Hershey of the AHL, D Jeff State returned from Bridgeport of the AHL, and released G Adam Horvath.

SOUTH CAROLINA STING RAYS—Traded F Joel Irving to Bakersfield for G Davis Parley.

TOLEDO STORM—Announced F Scooter Smith was reassigned from Portland of the AHL. Released F Rick Judson.

Central Hockey League

BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT MUDBUGS—Signed D Jeremy Downs.

COLORADO EAGLES—Signed G Rob Galatiuk.

FORT WORTH BRAHMAS—Suspended G Keni Gibson. Waived D Ryan Branham. Signed G Chris Davidson and D Ryan Edwards.

LAREDO BUCKS—Signed Dov Grumet-Morris.

OKLAHOMA CITY BLAZERS—Promoted DeBray Ayala to general manager, Josh Evans to assistant general manager and Jay Lakin to vice president of sales and marketing.

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Signed F Jonathan Gagnon.

United Hockey League

KALAMAZOO WINGS—Announced F Jonathan Tremblay was assigned to the team by Cleveland of the AHL.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

CALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Signed D Matt Green.

MINNESOTA SWARM—Named Paul St. John assistant coach and Paul Stewart director of scouting.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Traded the rights to M Diego Walsh to Salt Lake for a 2007 third-round supplemental draft pick, and D Taylor Graham to the MetroStars for a 2006 third-round superdraft pick.

REAL SALT LAKE—Acquired G Scott Garlick and MF Carey Talley from FC Dallas for a portion of an allocation.

COLLEGE

DELAWARE—Named Adrienne Clark assistant softball coach.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T—Fired George Small, football coach.

WESTERN STATE—Declined to renew the contracts of Jeff Zenisek, football coach, and Josh Fetter and Kevin Propernick, assistant football coaches.