NBA standings

BASKETBALL

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Indiana 98, Cleveland 76

L.A. Lakers 108, Seattle 96

Today’s Games

Portland at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 5 p.m.

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

Golden State at Utah, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Denver, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Lakers 108, SuperSonics 96

Percentages: FG .418, FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 12-29, .414 (Lewis 4-9, Allen 3-7, Radmanovic 3-9, Ridnour 1-2, Cleaves 1-2). Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 17 (27 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Lewis, Ridnour). Turnovers: 15 (Radmanovic 3, Ridnour 3, Cleaves 3, Evans 2, Allen 2, Potapenko, Collison). Steals: 2 (Ridnour, Wilkins). Technical Fouls: None.

Percentages: FG .440, FT .706. 3-Point Goals: 10-20, .500 (Bryant 4-5, Parker 3-5, Odom 2-5, Vujacic 1-3, Cook 0-1, Wafer 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 9 (8 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Cook, Mihm). Turnovers: 8 (Parker 3, Bryant 2, Mihm 2, Profit). Steals: 6 (Parker 3, Odom 2, Cook). Technical Fouls: None.

Pacers 98, Cavaliers 76

Cleveland (76) – James 6-20 7-11 19, Gooden 7-10 2-2 16, Ilgauskas 1-3 2-4 4, Hughes 3-8 7-8 13, Snow 1-4 0-0 2, D.Jones 3-4 0-0 8, Marshall 3-10 0-0 8, L.Jackson 1-2 2-2 4, Henderson 1-4 0-0 2, Pavlovic 0-2 0-0 0, Wilks 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 20-27 76.

Indiana (98) – Artest 6-12 8-10 21, O’Neal 7-14 1-3 15, Pollard 1-3 0-0 2, S.Jackson 6-11 0-0 14, Tinsley 5-11 0-0 11, Croshere 4-9 0-0 10, Harrison 1-2 0-0 2, Jasikevicius 6-9 0-0 17, F.Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Granger 3-6 0-0 6, Walker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 9-13 98.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 4-16 (D.Jones 2-3, Marshall 2-8, Hughes 0-1, James 0-4), Indiana 11-18 (Jasikevicius 5-6, S.Jackson 2-3, Croshere 2-4, Artest 1-2, Tinsley 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 42 (James 10), Indiana 52 (O’Neal 9). Assists—Cleveland 10 (James 4), Indiana 19 (Tinsley 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 18, Indiana 21. Technicals—O’Neal. A—17,243.

College men

EA Sports Maui Invitational

Connecticut 65, Gonzaga 63

Percentages: FG .368, FT .818. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Morrison 2-3, Altidor-Cespedes 1-1, Mallon 1-1, Pendergraft 0-1, Raivio 0-7). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 3 (Morrison 1, Mallon 2). Turnovers: 10 (Batista 2, Morrison, Mallon, Raivio, Pargo, Gurganious, Pendergraft, Diallo). Steals: 6 (Pargo 3, Heytvelt, Gurganious, Batista). Technical Fouls: None.

Percentages: FG .472, FT .556. 3-Point Goals: 5-15, .333 (Anderson 3-4, Austrie 1-3, Brown 1-5, Gay 0-3). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 8 (Armstrong 5, Adrien 2, Boone). Turnovers: 10 (Austrie 3, Armstrong 2, Brown, Johnson, Gay). Steals: 2 (Brown, Armstrong). Technical Fouls: None.

College women

SOUTH

Tennessee 83, Michigan St. 55

U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam

(10) Maryland 88, Gonzaga 50

Gonzaga (1-2) – Ridenour 5-7 0-0 13, Hawk 5-8 1-2 11, Bailey 4-13 0-0 8, Bjorklund 2-9 0-0 4, Harris 1-5 1-2 3, Schramm 1-7 0-0 3, Renius 1-1 1-2 3, Polishcuuck 1-6 0-0 2, Hassett 1-2 0-0 2, Santos 0-1 1-2 1, Prichard 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 4-8 50.

Maryland (3-0) – Coleman 9-15 0-0 21, Langhorne 4-6 5-8 13, Harper 5-7 2-4 12, Toliver 4-8 1-1 10, Perry 3-5 3-6 9, Doron 3-12 2-2 8, Carr 2-2 2-4 6, Newman 2-10 0-0 6, Noirez 1-6 1-2 3. Totals 33-71 16-27 88.

Halftime–Maryland 48, Gonzaga 19. 3-point goals–Gonzaga 4-9 (Ridenour 3-4, Schramm 1-1, Harris 0-1, Polishchuck 0-2, Hawk 0-1), Maryland 6-17 (Coleman 3-5, Newman 2-6, Toliver 1-3, Doron 0-3). Rebounds–Gonzaga 31 (Bailey 6), Maryland 54 (Perry 10). Assists–Gonzaga 9 (Polishchuck 3, Hawk 3), Maryland 14 (Doron 4). Total fouls–Gonzaga 24, Maryland 14. A–NA.

FOOTBALL

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Atlanta 27, Detroit 7

Denver 24, Dallas 21, OT

Sunday’s Games

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’s Game

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

Broncos 24, Cowboys 21 (OT)

First Quarter

Den—Bailey 65 interception return (Elam kick), 8:10.

Dal—K.Johnson 14 p from Bledsoe (Cundiff kick), 3:46.

Second Quarter

Den—R.Smith 20 pass from Plummer (Elam kick), 14:17.

Dal—Bledsoe 1 run (Cundiff kick), 2:53.

Third Quarter

Den—Dayne 16 run (Elam kick), 5:47.

Fourth Quarter

Dal—Witten 4 pass from Bledsoe (Cundiff kick), 13:36.

Overtime

Den—FG Elam 24, 13:39.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Den, Dayne 7-98, Anderson 11-31, Plummer 2-15. Dal, Jones 20-55, Barber 9-28, Bledsoe 3-2.

PASSING—Denver, Plummer 15-24-1-162. Dallas, Bledsoe 29-44-2-232.

RECEIVING—Denver, R.Smith 5-57, Putzier 4-69, Dayne 2-10, Anderson 2-6, Johnson 1-13, Adams 1-7. Dallas, Witten 9-82, K.Johnson 6-59, J.Jones 5-9, T.Glenn 4-56, Price 2-15, Polite 1-8, Copper 1-5, Barber 1-(minus 2).

MISSED FIELD GOAL—Dallas, Cundiff 34 (WL).

Falcons 27, Lions 7

First Quarter

Atl—FG Peterson 21, 10:13.

Atl—Duckett 1 run (Peterson kick), :52.

Second Quarter

Atl—Crumpler 6 pass from Vick (Peterson kick), 10:44.

Third Quarter

Atl—Crumpler 32 pass from Vick (Peterson kick), 11:46.

Atl—FG Peterson 23, 5:11.

Fourth Quarter

Det—R.Williams 31 p from Garcia (Hanson kick), 9:18.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Atlanta, Dunn 17-116, Duckett 19-72, Vick 6-57, Schaub 2-7, Griffith 1-4. Detroit, Jones 4-32, Bryson 6-26, Pinner 2-12, Garcia 1-5.

PASSING—Atlanta, Vick 12-22-1-146. Detroit, Garcia 14-24-1-154, Harrington 6-13-1-61, Orlovsky 5-11-0-43.

RECEIVING—Atlanta, Crumpler 7-104, White 2-25, Griffith 2-17, Dunn 1-0. Detroit, M.Williams 6-84, Vines 6-70, Bryson 5-18, R.Williams 3-55, Pollard 3-24, C.Rogers 1-4, Pinner 1-3.

NFL Injury Report

SUNDAY

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Browns: DOUBTFUL: G Joe Andruzzi (knee/calf); S Brodney Pool (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: G Cosey Coleman (knee); WR Joshua Cribbs (neck); RB William Green (ankle). Vikings: OUT: CB Fred Smoot (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: G Toniu Fonoti (groin); DT Spencer Johnson (knee).

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Patriots: DOUBTFUL: T Matt Light (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: T Tom Ashworth (knee); LB Monty Beisel (back); WR Troy Brown (foot); RB Corey Dillon (calf); WR Tim Dwight (rib); RB Kevin Faulk (foot); WR David Givens (knee); TE Daniel Graham (shoulder); DE Jarvis Green (shoulder); WR Bethel Johnson (pelvis); LB Willie McGinest (finger); RB Patrick Pass (hamstring); S James Sanders (ankle). PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder). Chiefs: OUT: S Jerome Woods (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: RB Ronnie Cruz (knee); TE Kendall Gammon (leg); LB Kris Griffin (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: T Willie Roaf (hamstring); DT Ryan Sims (foot); CB Patrick Surtain (ankle).

NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Giants: OUT: DT William Joseph (elbow); CB William Peterson (back). DOUBTFUL: LB Reggie Torbor (hernia); S Shaun Williams (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Curtis Deloatch (illness); C Shaun O’Hara (ankle); T Luke Petitgout (knee); TE Jeremy Shockey (chest). Seahawks: OUT: S John Howell (hamstring); WR Darrell Jackson (knee); LB Jamie Sharper (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DT Marcus Tubbs (calf). PROBABLE: DE Bryce Fisher (knee).

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS

49ers: OUT: DE Bryant Young (knee). DOUBTFUL: RB Fred Beasley (neck); RB Frank Gore (hip); LB Saleem Rasheed (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB Steve Bush (knee); WR Jason McAddley (ankle); C Jeremy Newberry (knee/shoulder); CB Ahmed Plummer (ankle). Titans: OUT: WR Sloan Thomas (groin). QUESTIONABLE: LB Rocky Boiman (knee); WR Tyrone Calico (calf); TE Erron Kinney (calf); QB Steve McNair (bac k); CB Andre Woolfolk (hamstring).

ST. LOUIS RAMS AT HOUSTON TEXANS

Rams: OUT: S Adam Archuleta (concussion); QB Marc Bulger (right shoulder); G Blaine Saipaia (concussion). DOUBTFUL: CB Travis Fisher (groin). QUESTIONABLE: S Oshiomogho Atogwe (toe); CB Dejuan Groce (concussion). PROBABLE: RB Marshall Faulk (knee); DE Leonard Little (ankle); G Claude Terrell (toe). Texans: OUT: S Jason Simmons (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: CB Demarcus Faggins (hamstring). PROBABLE: LB Charlie Anderson (hip); RB Domanick Davis (knee); LB Antwan Peek (hip); DE Robaire Smith (ankle); DE Gary Walker (shoulder).

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS

Ravens: OUT: LB Ray Lewis (thigh); S Ed Reed (ankle); G Keydrick Vincent (thigh). QUESTIONABLE: T Orlando Brown (back); CB Dale Carter (knee); CB Chris McAlister (thigh); G Brian Rimpf (thigh); CB Samari Rolle (concussion); RB Musa Smith (calf); RB Chester Taylor (ankle). PROBABLE: QB Kyle Boller (back); G Edwin Mulitalo (thigh). Bengals: QUESTIONABLE: CB Rashad Bauman (knee); S Reggie Myles (ribs); DT Bryan Robinson (foot). PROBABLE: T Willie Anderson (knee); RB Rudi Johnson (knee); T Levi Jones (knee); G Bobbie Williams (ribs).

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT BUFFALO BILLS

Panthers: DOUBTFUL: LB Dan Morgan (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: S Idrees Bashir (thigh); DT Brentson Buckner (knee); S Thomas Davis (thigh); RB DeShaun Foster (knee); TE Kris Mangum (knee). Bills: QUESTIONABLE: DT Sam Adams (ankle); TE Mark Campbell (hamstring); CB Terrence McGee (hamstring).

CHICAGO BEARS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Bears OUT: RB Cedric Benson (knee); WR Bernard Berrian (thumb). QUESTIONABLE: QB Rex Grossman (ankle). PROBABLE: CB Jerry Azumah (hip); G Ruben Brown (chest); C Olin Kreutz (elbow). Buccaneers: QUESTIONABLE: S Will Allen (knee); TE Anthony Becht (knee); T Anthony Davis (ankle); S Dexter Jackson (hamstring).

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Chargers: QUESTIONABLE: LB Steve Foley (abdomen); TE Antonio Gates (foot); W R Vincent Jackson (hamstring); LB Ben Leber (foot); T Roman Oben (foot); TE Justin Peelle (shoulder); RB Andrew Pinnock (shoulder). Redskins: OUT: TE Mike Sellers (ribs/back); WR James Thrash (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: RB Ladell Betts (knee); DT Cornelius Griffin (hip). PROBABLE: LB LaVar Arrington (thigh); S Ryan Clark (ankle); DT Joe Salave’a (foot); T Chris Samuels (knee); S Sean Taylor (ankle).

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS

Dolphins: OUT: LB Junior Seau (Achilles); LB Zach Thomas (shoulder/ankle). QUESTIONABLE: S Lance Schulters (neck). Raiders: OUT: G Langston Walker (abdomen); CB Charles Woodson (fibula). DOUBTFUL: RB John Paul Foschi (foot); DT Warren Sapp (shoulder). PROBABLE: CB Renaldo Hill (hip); WR Randy Moss (ribs/groin).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS

Jaguars: QUESTIONABLE: LB Patrick Thomas (hamstring). PROBABLE: G Chris Naeole (knee); WR Jimmy Smith (hamstring); DT Marcus Stroud (foot); T Maurice Williams (shoulder); WR Reggie Williams (concussion). Cardinals: OUT: G Elton Brown (knee); WR Bryant Johnson (shoulder); CB Antrel Rolle (knee). DOUBTFUL: G Alex Stepanovich (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: G Jeremy Bridges (ankle); LB Karlos Dansby (groin).

GREEN BAY PACKERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Packers: OUT: CB Jason Horton (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: DT Corey Williams (calf). QUESTIONABLE: CB Michael Hawkins (ankle); LB Robert Thomas (quadricep). Eagles: DOUBTFUL: G Artis Hicks (knee); T Tra Thomas (back). QUESTIONABLE: G Shawn Andrews (shoulder); WR Greg Lewis (elbow). PROBABLE: K David Akers (right hamstring); RB Lamar Gordon (ankle); CB Roderick Hood (heel); DE Ndukwe Kalu (shoulder); TE Chad Lewis (foot).

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT NEW YORK JETS

Saints: QUESTIONABLE: TE Ernie Conwell (knee); LB Courtney Watson (knee); DT Brian Young (wrist). Jets: OUT: CB David Barrett (eye); QB Jay Fiedler (right shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: RB Derrick Blaylock (ankle); QB Brooks Bollinger (head); DT Sione Pouha (calf); WR Harry Williams (knee). PROBABLE: DE John Abraham (shoulder); RB B.J. Askew (hamstring); G Pete Kendall (back).

MONDAY

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Steelers: OUT: S Russell Stuvaints (knee). DOUBTFUL: QB Charlie Batch (right hand); LB Andre Frazier (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: LB James Farrior (knee); S Mike Logan (hamstring); T Marvel Smith (ankle). PROBABLE: C Jeff Hartings (knee); CB Chidi Iwuoma (ankle); RB Willie Parker (ankle); LB Joey Porter (knee); QB Ben Roethlisberger (knee); T Max Starks (knee). Colts: QUESTIONABLE: LB Rob Morris (head); DE Josh Thomas (chest). PROBABLE: LB Gary Brackett (thigh); G Dylan Gandy (shoulder); S Joseph Jefferson (toe); LB Cato June (knee/groin); LB Keith O’Neil (shoulder); S Bob Sanders (knee); S Gerome Sapp (thigh); C Jeff Saturday (ankle).

NFL Playoff Scenarios

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

CFL Playoffs

GREY CUP

Sunday, Nov. 27

Montreal vs. Edmonton, 3 p.m.

College

EAST

West Virginia 45, Pittsburgh 13

SOUTH

Tuskegee 28, Alabama St. 27, OT

MIDWEST

Akron 35, Kent St. 3

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

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.

NAIA Playoffs

All Times Pacific

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday, Nov. 26

Georgetown, Ky. (9-2) at St. Francis, Ind. (11-0), 9 a.m.

Tabor, Kan. (11-0) at Sioux Falls, S.D. (10-1), 10 a.m.

Evangel, Mo. (9-2) at Morningside, Iowa (11-0), 11 a.m.

Montana Tech (9-3) at Carroll, Mont. (11-0), 11 a.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

N.Y. Rangers 6, Atlanta 3

Nashville 4, Los Angeles 3

Vancouver 3, San Jose 2

Today’s Games

Philadelphia at Boston, 9 a.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 1 p.m.

Toronto at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Montreal at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Florida at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Columbus at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

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

Chicago at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Canucks 3, Sharks 2

First Period—1, San Jose, Marleau 10 (Preissing, Stevenson), 8:28 (pp). Second Period—2, Vancouver, Brookbank 1 (Bertuzzi, Morrison), 6:43. Third Period—3, San Jose, Goc 6 (Stevenson), 1:57. 4, Vancouver, Naslund 14 (Bertuzzi), 7:11. 5, Vancouver, Carter 6 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 8:06.

Shots on goal—San Jose 7-4-11—22. Vancouver 6-5-9—20. Power-play opportunities—San Jose 1 of 5; Vancouver 0 of 2. Goalies—San Jose, Nabokov 3-5-4 (20 shots-17 saves). Vancouver, Auld 7-3-1 (22 shots-20 saves). A—18,630 (18,422).

Predators 4, Kings 3

First Period—1, Nashville, Upshall 1, 5:55. 2, Nashville, Kariya 8 (Zidlicky), 9:28. Second Period—3, Nashville, Sullivan 9 (Zidlicky, Perreault), 5:45. 4, Nashville, Hall 3 (Sullivan, Zidlicky), 10:17 (pp). Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Armstrong 3 (Roenick, Gleason), 1:11. 6, Los Angeles, Armstrong 4 (Conroy, Frolov), 17:27. 7, Los Angeles, Conroy 12 (Visnovsky, Frolov), 19:09.

Shots on goal—Los Angeles 11-5-22—38. Nashville 9-17-7—33. Missed Penalty Shot—Kariya, Nashville, 16:16, 2nd. Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 0 of 5; Nashville 1 of 4. Goalies—Los Angeles, LaBarbera 8-3-1 (33 shots-29 saves). Nashville, Vokoun 12-3-2 (38 shots-35 saves). A—16,810 (17,113).

Rangers 6, Thrashers 3

First Period—1, Atlanta, Hossa 10 (Mellanby), 6:38 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Ward 3, 12:06. Second Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 6 (Jagr), :59. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Nylander 8 (Ward), 2:11. 5, Atlanta, Savard 7, 2:52. 6, Atlanta, Kozlov 5 (Mellanby, Kovalchuk), 16:39 (pp). 7, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 21 (Nylander, Prucha), 17:58. Third Period—8, N.Y. Rangers, Betts 4 (Hossa), 8:09. 9, N.Y. Rangers, Ortmeyer 3 (Nieminen, Strudwick), 19:17 (en).

Shots on goal—N.Y. Rangers 9-16-8—33. Atlanta 11-7-7—25. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rangers 0 of 5; Atlanta 2 of 6. Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Weekes 7-4-1 (19 shots-16 saves), Lundqvist (2:20 Third, 6 shots-6 saves). Atlanta, Shields (13 shots-10 saves), Garnett 1-3-0 (2:11 Second, 19 shots-17 saves). A—16,079 (18,545).

NHL Scoring Leaders

Through Nov. 23

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Result

Tri-City 3, Kootenay 0

Today’s Games

Seattle at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Brandon

Medicine Hat at Kamloops

Calgary at Lethbridge

Prince Albert at Portland

Swift Current at Red Deer

Everett at Tri-City

Regina at Vancouver

Saturday’s Games

Swift Current at Calgary

Kootenay at Everett

Regina at Kelowna

Red Deer at Lethbridge

Tri-City at Portland

Kamloops at Prince George

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon

Prince Albert at Seattle

Medicine Hat at Vancouver

AUTO RACING

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Last race: Tony Stewart cruised to his second NASCAR championship in four years at the Ford 400. Needing only to run a clean race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he hovered just outside the top 10 and away from any potential danger. He ended up 15th, winning the title by 35 points over Greg Biffle, who won the race for the second straight year by besting teammate Mark Martin in a door-to-door finish. Stewart became the 14th driver in NASCAR history with more than one championship and joined four-time winner Jeff Gordon as the only active drivers with multiple titles. On the Net: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR BUSCH

Last race: Martin Truex Jr. survived a series of setbacks to finish seventh in the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and grab his second straight Busch title on a night when Ryan Newman raced to another victory. Truex, who will move up to Cup full time next season, crashed during his qualifying attempt and had to switch to a backup car, which meant he was forced to start from the rear of the 43-car field. He also had a vibration caused by a faulty rear tire that put him a lap down.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Last race: Ted Musgrave finished 20th in the rain-postponed Ford 200 at Homestead, Fla., and edged Dennis Setzer for his first truck championship. The 49-year-old Musgrave became NASCAR’s oldest champion, claiming the title after finishing second in 2001 and third the last three years. Todd Bodine won his third consecutive race and finished third in the points standings, 73 points behind the champion. On the Net: http://www.nascar.com

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Last race: Justin Wilson won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Nov. 6 to secure third place in the point standings. Sebastien Bourdais, who entered the race with the season title already clinched, didn’t finish his first event of the season after making contact with Cristiano da Matta on the 61st lap. On the Net: http://www.cart.com

FORMULA ONE

Last race: World champion Fernando Alonso won the season-ending Chinese Grand Prix on Oct. 16 to clinch Renault’s first Formula One constructors title. The Spaniard started from the pole and held off McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen for his seventh title this season and eighth overall. On the Net: http://www.formula1.com

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Dario Franchitti held off teammate Tony Kanaan to win the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway on Oct. 16 in a fitting finale to the IRL season. Franchitti’s victory was the 11th in 17 races this season for the dominating Andretti Green Racing team, which previously had Dan Wheldon clinch the IndyCar Series championship. On the Net: http://www.indyracingleague.com

NHRA

Last event: Gary Scelzi won the Funny Car season title and Andrew Hines captured the Pro Stock Motorcycle crown at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA finals at Pomona, Calif., on Nov. 6. Scelzi, a three-time Top Fuel champion, joined Kenny Bernstein as the only NHRA drivers to win world titles in both nitro categories. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Tony Pedregon (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Ryan Schnitz (Pro Stock Bike) recorded victories. On the Net: http://www.nhra.com

GYMNASTICS

World Championships

At Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia

MEN

All-Around Final

1. Hiroyuki Tomita, Japan, 56.698 points.

2. Hishashi Mitzutori, Japan, 55.349

3. Denis Savenkov, Belarus, 55.112

4. Rafael Martinez, Spain, 54.948

5. Sergei Khorokhordin, Russia, 54.736

6. Dorin Razvan Selariu, Romania, 54.436

7. Liang Fuliang, China, 54.248

8. Dimitri Savitski, Belarus, 53.899

9. Kim Dae-eun, South Korea, 53.598

10. Eugen Spiridonov, Germany, 53.361

SOCCER

College men

NCAA Division I Tournament

Third Round

Saturday, Nov. 26

Wake Forest (13-7-2) at California (14-3-2), 1:30 p.m.

CS Northridge (15-3-3) at New Mexico (16-1-2), 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27

St. John’s (11-5-5) at Maryland (16-4-1), 10 a.m.

SoMethodist (12-5-3) at NC-Greensboro (17-5), 10 a.m.

Virginia (13-4-2) at North Carolina (16-3-2), 10 a.m.

Creighton (14-4-3) at Penn State (13-6-2), 10 a.m.

Notre Dame (12-7-3) at Clemson (13-5-3), 11 a.m.

Akron (18-1-2) at Connecticut (16-3-1), 11 a.m.

College women

NCAA Division I Tournament

Fourth Round

Friday, Nov. 25

Florida St. (20-3) at North Carolina (23-1), Noon

Santa Clara (17-4-2) at Penn State (22-0-1), 1 p.m.

Virginia (18-5-1) at UCLA (20-1-2), 6 p.m.

Notre Dame (22-2) at Portland (21-0-1), 7 p.m.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Traded INF Hanley Ramirez, RHP Anibal Sanchez, RHP Jesus Delgado and RHP Harvey Garcia to the Florida Marlins for RHP Josh Beckett, 3B Mike Lowell and RHP Guillermo Mota.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Traded 1B Carlos Delgado and $7 million to the New York Mets for 1B Mike Jacobs, RHP Yusmeiro Petit and INF Grant Psomas.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Waived F Josh Davis.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed CB Alphonso Hodge to a three-year contract. Signed DE Khari Long to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned G Jani Hurme to Chicago of the AHL.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Recalled F Cody McCormick from Lowell of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed G Marc Denis and LW Alexandre Picard on injured reserve. Sent C Ben Simon to Syracuse of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled G Rob McVicar and D Sven Butenschon from Manitoba of the AHL.

American Hockey League

BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Announced RW Patrick Eaves was recalled by the Ottawa Senators.

ECHL

READING ROYALS—Loaned F Mike Pandolfo to Binghamton of the AHL.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Magic - Blazers game due to Orlando guard Steve Francis (questionable); there is no line on the Rockets - Grizzlies game due to Houston guard Tracy McGrady (questionable); there is no line on the Kings - Raptors game due to Sacramento forward Peja Stojakovic (questionable); there is no line on the Nets - Suns game due to New Jersey guard Vince Carter (questionable).

BASKETBALL

s-Springfield, MA.; a-Ames, IA.

FOOTBALL

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