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EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| New Jersey | 17 | 12 | .586 | — |
| Philadelphia | 15 | 15 | .500 | 2 1/2 |
| Boston | 11 | 17 | .393 | 5 1/2 |
| Toronto | 8 | 22 | .267 | 9 1/2 |
| New York | 7 | 21 | .250 | 9 1/2 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Miami | 18 | 13 | .581 | — |
| Orlando | 12 | 15 | .444 | 4 |
| Washington | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4 1/2 |
| Charlotte | 10 | 20 | .333 | 7 1/2 |
| Atlanta | 7 | 21 | .250 | 9 1/2 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 24 | 4 | .857 | — |
| Cleveland | 18 | 10 | .643 | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 16 | 11 | .593 | 7 1/2 |
| Indiana | 15 | 12 | .556 | 8 1/2 |
| Chicago | 12 | 17 | .414 | 12 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | — |
| Dallas | 22 | 8 | .733 | 1 |
| Memphis | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 |
| New Orleans | 12 | 17 | .414 | 10 1/2 |
| Houston | 10 | 18 | .357 | 12 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Minnesota | 14 | 13 | .519 | — |
| Denver | 14 | 16 | .467 | 1 1/2 |
| Utah | 14 | 16 | .467 | 1 1/2 |
| Seattle | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1 1/2 |
| Portland | 10 | 19 | .345 | 5 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Phoenix | 19 | 10 | .655 | — |
| L.A. Clippers | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 |
| Golden State | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3 |
| L.A. Lakers | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 17 | .414 | 7 |
Saturday’s Results
Cleveland 97, Detroit 84
Phoenix 107, Chicago 98, OT
Dallas 95, New Orleans 90
Golden State 94, Houston 89
Utah 108, Philadelphia 102
Memphis at Seattle, (n)
San Antonio at Denver, (n)
Boston at L.A. Clippers, (n)
Today’s Games
Minnesota at Miami, 3 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 6 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Seattle at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Denver, 6 p.m.
Cavaliers 97, Pistons 84
Detroit (84)—Prince 2-12 0-0 4, R.Wallace 9-17 0-2 21, B.Wallace 4-7 3-4 11, Billups 2-11 9-10 14, R.Hamilton 7-17 7-8 21, McDyess 4-8 2-3 10, Delfino 0-2 1-2 1, Arroyo 1-3 0-0 2, Evans 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-81 22-29 84.
Cleveland (97)—James 11-22 6-7 30, Gooden 4-7 4-4 12, Ilgauskas 5-16 8-9 18, Snow 2-6 2-2 6, Hughes 7-10 1-4 16, Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Marshall 5-13 0-0 13, Newble 1-2 0-0 2, Henderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-80 21-26 97.
| Detroit | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | — | 84 |
| Cleveland | 21 | 33 | 27 | 16 | — | 97 |
3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-20 (R.Wallace 3-8, Billups 1-6, Delfino 0-1, Prince 0-2, Evans 0-3), Cleveland 6-18 (Marshall 3-7, James 2-5, Hughes 1-3, Jones 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 55 (B.Wallace 18), Cleveland 54 (Gooden 13). Assists—Detroit 17 (Billups 4), Cleveland 16 (James 7). Total Fouls—Detroit 19, Cleveland 22. Technicals—R.Wallace, McDyess. A—20,562 (20,562).
Jazz 108, 76ers 102
Philadelphia (102)—Korver 3-5 3-3 11, Webber 9-18 3-4 21, Dalembert 2-3 1-2 5, Iverson 12-25 13-18 37, Iguodala 7-10 2-2 18, Salmons 0-2 0-0 0, Hunter 1-3 1-2 3, Barnes 0-0 0-0 0, Randolph 1-1 0-0 2, Ollie 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 37-70 23-31 102.
Utah (108)—Kirilenko 5-8 5-5 15, Okur 6-17 6-6 21, Collins 4-5 8-10 16, McLeod 1-1 0-0 2, Giricek 9-17 3-4 23, D.Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Brown 4-6 2-2 10, Harpring 5-13 3-6 13, Ostertag 1-3 0-0 2, Palacio 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 37-80 29-35 108.
| Philadelphia | 23 | 25 | 34 | 20 | — | 102 |
| Utah | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | — | 108 |
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-9 (Korver 2-3, Iguodala 2-3, Ollie 1-1, Iverson 0-1, Webber 0-1), Utah 5-12 (Okur 3-7, Giricek 2-2, Brown 0-1, Palacio 0-1, D.Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—Dalembert, McLeod, D.Williams. Rebounds—Philadelphia 36 (Dalembert 10), Utah 54 (Okur 13). Assists—Philadelphia 17 (Iverson 5), Utah 25 (Kirilenko 6). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 32, Utah 24. Technicals—Philadelphia Defensive Three Second 2, Utah Defensive Three Second, Utah coach Sloan 2. Ejected—Utah coach Sloan. A—19,911. (19,911).
Mavericks 95, Hornets 90
Dallas (95)—Howard 8-16 4-7 20, Nowitzki 7-20 9-9 24, Dampier 2-2 0-0 4, Terry 8-15 1-2 20, Daniels 3-8 0-0 6, Stackhouse 5-8 3-4 14, Dev.Harris 0-2 1-2 1, Diop 1-1 0-0 2, Van Horn 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 35-76 20-26 95.
New Orleans (90)—Mason 5-12 3-5 13, West 8-13 2-2 18, Brown 5-10 0-0 10, Paul 5-9 5-6 16, Smith 1-4 0-0 3, Butler 3-7 0-0 8, Claxton 5-13 7-10 17, Snyder 1-4 2-2 4, Andersen 0-0 1-4 1. Totals 33-72 20-29 90.
| Dallas | 22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | — | 95 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 19 | 19 | 27 | — | 90 |
3-Point Goals—Dallas 5-16 (Terry 3-8, Stackhouse 1-3, Nowitzki 1-4, Howard 0-1), New Orleans 4-8 (Butler 2-3, Paul 1-1, Smith 1-3, Snyder 0-1). Fouled Out—Dev.Harris. Rebounds—Dallas 46 (Nowitzki 10), New Orleans 49 (West 10). Assists—Dallas 15 (Nowitzki 5), New Orleans 18 (Paul 10). Total Fouls—Dallas 24, New Orleans 23. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second. A—19,170. (19,163).
Suns 107, Bulls 98
Phoenix (107)—Diaw 5-10 6-8 16, Marion 13-22 1-1 28, K.Thomas 4-9 0-0 8, Bell 8-14 0-0 19, Nash 4-10 6-6 14, Jones 3-8 2-2 8, Burke 1-2 0-0 2, House 4-13 2-2 11, Ji.Jackson 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 42-91 18-21 107.
Chicago (98)—Hinrich 11-24 0-0 25, Deng 7-15 2-3 16, Chandler 1-2 0-0 2, Gordon 7-19 0-0 15, Duhon 6-12 2-2 16, Songaila 5-11 4-6 14, Nocioni 2-5 0-0 5, Pargo 2-7 0-0 5. Totals 41-95 8-11 98.
| Phoenix | 28 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 15 | — | 107 |
| Chicago | 27 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 6 | — | 98 |
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 5-23 (Bell 3-5, Marion 1-4, House 1-6, Ji.Jackson 0-1, Nash 0-2, Jones 0-5), Chicago 8-23 (Hinrich 3-8, Duhon 2-5, Nocioni 1-1, Pargo 1-3, Gordon 1-5, Deng 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 54 (Marion 16), Chicago 55 (Deng 14). Assists—Phoenix 25 (Nash 10), Chicago 23 (Gordon 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 19, Chicago 22. Technicals—Chicago Defensive Three Second 2. A—22,165 (21,711).
Warriors 94, Rockets 89
Golden State (94)—Murphy 3-12 6-7 12, Dunleavy 1-5 2-2 4, Diogu 4-4 5-6 13, Richardson 9-22 2-2 22, B.Davis 8-22 3-7 23, Biedrins 2-4 1-2 5, Fisher 2-7 5-5 9, Taft 1-2 0-0 2, Cabarkapa 0-2 2-2 2, Cheaney 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-82 26-33 94.
Houston (89)—Howard 5-11 5-6 15, McGrady 10-28 10-15 32, Mutombo 3-3 0-0 6, Wesley 1-8 2-3 4, Alston 4-9 0-0 9, J.Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Bowen 0-1 0-0 0, Swift 7-12 3-3 17, Head 2-5 0-0 6, Norris 0-1 0-0 0, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 20-27 89.
| Golden State | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | — | 94 |
| Houston | 18 | 26 | 22 | 23 | — | 89 |
3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-24 (B.Davis 4-9, Richardson 2-6, Dunleavy 0-2, Fisher 0-3, Murphy 0-4), Houston 5-23 (Head 2-5, McGrady 2-7, Alston 1-5, Bowen 0-1, Wesley 0-5). Fouled Out—Wesley, Head. Rebounds—Golden State 61 (Murphy, Dunleavy 7), Houston 50 (Swift 13). Assists—Golden State 17 (B.Davis 7), Houston 12 (Wesley 4). Total Fouls—Golden State 21, Houston 29. Technicals—Bench, Houston coach Van Gundy. A—17,175. (17,982).
NBA leaders
Through Dec. 30
| Scoring | G | FG | FT | PTS | AVG |
| Iverson, Phil. | 29 | 346 | 267 | 989 | 34.1 |
| Bryant, LAL | 29 | 334 | 244 | 947 | 32.7 |
| James, Clev. | 27 | 283 | 213 | 820 | 30.4 |
| Arenas, Wash. | 27 | 255 | 198 | 788 | 29.2 |
| Wade, Mia. | 31 | 279 | 270 | 831 | 26.8 |
| Pierce, Bos. | 28 | 246 | 215 | 742 | 26.5 |
| Nowitzki, Dall. | 29 | 265 | 190 | 762 | 26.3 |
| Brand, LAC | 27 | 259 | 171 | 689 | 25.5 |
| Anthony, Den. | 29 | 246 | 214 | 719 | 24.8 |
| Carter, N.J. | 28 | 236 | 177 | 692 | 24.7 |
| Allen, Sea. | 28 | 239 | 123 | 690 | 24.6 |
| Redd, Mil. | 26 | 207 | 170 | 639 | 24.6 |
| Richardson, G.S. | 30 | 265 | 100 | 692 | 23.1 |
| Garnett, Minn. | 27 | 238 | 123 | 603 | 22.3 |
| O’Neal, Ind. | 27 | 226 | 147 | 602 | 22.3 |
| Bosh, Tor. | 30 | 232 | 202 | 666 | 22.2 |
| Hamilton, Det. | 27 | 227 | 115 | 586 | 21.7 |
| Lewis, Sea. | 28 | 211 | 121 | 604 | 21.6 |
| Davis, Bos. | 28 | 230 | 96 | 583 | 20.8 |
| Duncan, S.A. | 30 | 250 | 122 | 623 | 20.8 |
| FG Percentage | FG | FGA | PCT |
| Abdur-Rahim, Sac. | 173 | 316 | .547 |
| Garnett, Minn. | 238 | 435 | .547 |
| Brezec, Char. | 127 | 235 | .540 |
| Parker, S.A. | 246 | 457 | .538 |
| Brand, LAC | 259 | 482 | .537 |
| Bogut, Mil. | 100 | 189 | .529 |
| Wallace, Char. | 120 | 227 | .529 |
| Gooden, Clev. | 113 | 214 | .528 |
| Jefferson, N.J. | 176 | 338 | .521 |
| Duncan, S.A. | 250 | 482 | .519 |
| Rebounds | G | OFF | DEF | TOT | AVG |
| Camby, Den. | 25 | 66 | 256 | 322 | 12.9 |
| Howard, Orl. | 27 | 86 | 246 | 332 | 12.3 |
| B. Wallace, Det. | 27 | 98 | 230 | 328 | 12.1 |
| Marion, Phoe. | 28 | 81 | 245 | 326 | 11.6 |
| Duncan, S.A. | 30 | 83 | 263 | 346 | 11.5 |
| Brand, LAC | 27 | 99 | 194 | 293 | 10.9 |
| Garnett, Minn. | 27 | 55 | 234 | 289 | 10.7 |
| Jamison, Wash. | 28 | 65 | 227 | 292 | 10.4 |
| Webber, Phil. | 29 | 77 | 220 | 297 | 10.2 |
| Magloire, Mil. | 27 | 88 | 184 | 272 | 10.1 |
| Assists | G | AST | AVG |
| Nash, Phoe. | 28 | 296 | 10.6 |
| Davis, G.S. | 29 | 278 | 9.6 |
| Miller, Den. | 30 | 258 | 8.6 |
| Billups, Det. | 27 | 231 | 8.6 |
| Knight, Char. | 28 | 230 | 8.2 |
| Kidd, N.J. | 29 | 225 | 7.8 |
| Iverson, Phil. | 29 | 213 | 7.3 |
| Paul, N.Ok | 28 | 204 | 7.3 |
| Cassell, LAC | 27 | 190 | 7.0 |
| Ford, Mil. | 26 | 173 | 6.7 |
NBA 20,000-point scorers
Through Dec. 31
National Basketball Association players who have scored 20,000 or more points (x-active):
| 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| 2. Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| 3. Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| 4. Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| 5. Moses Malone | 27,409 |
| 6. Elvin Hayes | 27,313 |
| 7. Hakeem Olajuwon | 26,946 |
| 8. Oscar Robertson | 26,710 |
| 9. Dominique Wilkins | 26,668 |
| 10. John Havlicek | 26,395 |
| 11. Alex English | 25,613 |
| 12. Reggie Miller | 25,279 |
| 13. Jerry West | 25,192 |
| 14. Patrick Ewing | 24,815 |
| 15. x-Shaquille O’Neal | 23,844 |
| 16. Charles Barkley | 23,757 |
| 17. Robert Parish | 23,334 |
| 18. Adrian Dantley | 23,177 |
| 19. Elgin Baylor | 23,149 |
| 20. Clyde Drexler | 22,195 |
| 21. Larry Bird | 21,791 |
| 22. Hal Greer | 21,586 |
| 23. x-Gary Payton | 21,112 |
| 24. Walt Bellamy | 20,941 |
| 25. Bob Pettit | 20,880 |
| 26. David Robinson | 20,790 |
| 27. George Gervin | 20,708 |
| 28. Mitch Richmond | 20,497 |
| 29. Tom Chambers | 20,049 |
NBA coaching victories
Through Dec. 30
Coaches with 500 or more NBA victories (x-active):
| 1. Lenny Wilkens | 1,332 |
| 2. Don Nelson | 1,190 |
| 3. x-Pat Riley | 1,117 |
| 4. x-Larry Brown | 994 |
| 5. x-Jerry Sloan | 956 |
| 6. Bill Fitch | 944 |
| 7. Red Auerbach | 938 |
| 8. Dick Motta | 935 |
| 9. Jack Ramsay | 864 |
| 10. x-Phil Jackson | 847 |
| 11. Cotton Fitzsimmons | 832 |
| 12. Gene Shue | 784 |
| 13. x-George Karl | 754 |
| 14. x-Rick Adelman | 720 |
| 15. John MacLeod | 707 |
| 16. Red Holzman | 696 |
| 17. Chuck Daly | 638 |
| 18. x-Mike Fratello | 630 |
| 19. Doug Moe | 628 |
| 20. Al Attles | 557 |
| 21. Del Harris | 556 |
| 22. Rudy Tomjanovich | 527 |
| 23. K.C. Jones | 522 |
NBA career steals leaders
Through Dec. 31
(x-active; steals have been compiled since 1973-74 season)
| 1. John Stockton | 3,265 |
| 2. Michael Jordan | 2,514 |
| 3. x-Gary Payton | 2,357 |
| 4. Maurice Cheeks | 2,310 |
| 5. Scottie Pippen | 2,307 |
| 6. Clyde Drexler | 2,207 |
| 7. Hakeem Olajuwon | 2,162 |
| 8. Alvin Robertson | 2,112 |
| 9. Karl Malone | 2,085 |
| 10. Mookie Blaylock | 2,075 |
| 11. Derek Harper | 1,957 |
| 12. Isiah Thomas | 1,861 |
| 13. Magic Johnson | 1,724 |
| 14. Ron Harper | 1,716 |
| 15. x-Jason Kidd | 1,684 |
| 16. Fat Lever | 1,666 |
| 17. Charles Barkley | 1,648 |
| 18. Gus Williams | 1,638 |
| 19. Hersey Hawkins | 1,622 |
| 20. Rod Strickland | 1,616 |
| 21. Mark Jackson | 1,608 |
NBA career assists leaders
Through Dec. 31
(x-active)
| 1. John Stockton | 15,806 |
| 2. Mark Jackson | 10,334 |
| 3. Magic Johnson | 10,141 |
| 4. Oscar Robertson | 9,887 |
| 5. Isiah Thomas | 9,061 |
| 6. x-Gary Payton | 8,616 |
| 7. Rod Strickland | 7,987 |
| 8. x-Jason Kidd | 7,508 |
| 9. Maurice Cheeks | 7,392 |
| 10. Lenny Wilkens | 7,211 |
| 11. Terry Porter | 7,160 |
| 12. Tim Hardaway | 7,095 |
| 13. Bob Cousy | 6,955 |
| 14. Guy Rodgers | 6,917 |
| 15. Muggsy Bogues | 6,726 |
| 16. Kevin Johnson | 6,711 |
| 17. Derek Harper | 6,577 |
| 18. Nate Archibald | 6,476 |
| 19. John Lucas | 6,454 |
| 20. Reggie Theus | 6,453 |
NBA career blocks leaders
Through Dec. 30
(x-active)
| 1. Hakeem Olajuwon | 3,830 |
| 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 3,189 |
| 3. x-Dikembe Mutombo | 3,116 |
| 4. Mark Eaton | 3,064 |
| 5. David Robinson | 2,954 |
| 6. Patrick Ewing | 2,894 |
| 7. Tree Rollins | 2,542 |
| 8. Robert Parish | 2,361 |
| 9. x-Shaquille O’Neal | 2,294 |
| 10. Shawn Bradley | 2,119 |
| 11. Manute Bol | 2,086 |
| 12. George T. Johnson | 2,082 |
| 13. x-Alonzo Mourning | 2,062 |
| 14. Larry Nance | 2,027 |
College men
EAST
Boston College 78, Rhode Island 56
Brown 59, Army 57
Drexel 53, Monmouth, N.J. 49
Fordham 71, Lafayette 52
Loyola, Md. 99, Delaware 86
Navy 84, The Citadel 70
Penn St. 65, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 53
Pittsburgh 73, Wisconsin 64
Rutgers 54, Princeton 44
Seton Hall 73, Iona 59
Villanova 75, Temple 53
SOUTH
Auburn 87, Jacksonville St. 83
Charlotte 92, N.C.-Asheville 59
Duke 102, UNC-Greensboro 69
East Carolina 82, N.C.-Wilmington 69
Florida St. 74, Nebraska 60
Georgia 89, W. Carolina 65
Georgia Tech 73, Bethune-Cookman 46
Louisville 58, Miami 43
Maryland 99, VMI 68
Middle Tennessee 67, Tennessee St. 57
New Orleans 50, Tulane 49
Richmond 52, William & Mary 50
SE Louisiana 83, Arkansas Baptist 53
South Carolina 65, Detroit 35
Virginia 71, Hartford 62
MIDWEST
Akron 72, Wright St. 44
DePaul 72, Fla. International 60
Ill.-Chicago 85, Youngstown St. 84, OT
Illinois St. 53, Creighton 50
Indiana 80, Ball St. 56
Michigan 86, Chicago St. 69
Michigan St. 78, Coppin St. 54
Minnesota 67, Oral Roberts 54
N. Iowa 71, Evansville 60
Ohio St. 78, LSU 76
S. Illinois 64, Drake 50
SOUTHWEST
Houston 78, McNeese St. 67
Oklahoma 68, Alabama 56
Oklahoma St. 84, Arkansas St. 64
Texas A&M 73, Northwestern St. 61
FAR WEST
Air Force 77, IPFW 42
Arizona 96, Washington 95, 2OT
California 68, UCLA 61
Colorado 83, Dartmouth 65
Gonzaga 102, Saint Joseph’s 94
Great Falls 101, Calgary 86
N. Arizona 100, Johnson & Wales, Colo. 52
Oregon 70, Oregon St. 64
Saint Mary’s, Calif. 89, Nevada 80
San Diego St. 84, Loyola Marymount 68
Southern Cal 82, Stanford 71
UNLV 67, S. Utah 53
Washington St. 64, Arizona St. 49
Wyoming 58, Weber St. 48
TOURNAMENT
Duquesne Holiday Tournament
Championship
Troy 87, Niagara 71
Third Place
Appalachian St. 71, Duquesne 68
College women
EAST
Boston College 73, Colgate 54
Connecticut 85, Army 46
Marist 70, Penn 65
Providence 66, St. Francis, NY 44
Siena 78, George Mason 69
Vermont 80, Niagara 56
SOUTH
Coastal Carolina 68, UNC-Greensboro 54
Florida A&M 58, Savannah St. 52, OT
Howard 62, Drexel 52
North Carolina 101, Coll. of Charleston 48
Southern Miss. 61, UCF 50
W. Carolina 79, Wofford 54
Wake Forest 82, Kentucky 77
MIDWEST
Cleveland St. 76, Detroit 67
Creighton 79, Bradley 68
IUPUI 70, W. Michigan 51
Missouri St. 55, Richmond 49
N. Iowa 69, Drake 46
Nebraska 70, N. Arizona 56
Saint Louis 75, Utah St. 61
Tennessee 62, Notre Dame 51
W. Illinois 83, Centenary 37
Wis.-Green Bay 70, Ill.-Chicago 62
Wis.-Milwaukee 80, Butler 79, OT
Wright St. 65, Youngstown St. 62
SOUTHWEST
Colorado St. 63, Texas-San Antonio 59
North Texas 72, Northwestern St. 59
Texas-Arlington 75, Cornell 57
Tulsa 64, Buffalo 39
FAR WEST
Air Force 76, Western St., Colo. 34
Arizona St. 72, Washington St. 47
Boise St. 62, Weber St. 55
Denver 63, N. Colorado 47
Nevada 59, San Francisco 53
UNLV 76, Lamar 49
Washington 66, Arizona 54
TOURNAMENT
Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitati
Championship
Georgia Tech 57, Massachusetts 43
Third Place
Brown 67, Alabama St. 55
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona St. 72, Washington St. 47
Washington State (6-6, 0-4)—Benz 3-9 1-3 7, Moore 7-13 6-6 20, Coates 1-2 0-0 2, Appleton 1-4 2-2 5, DuRocher 0-3 0-0 0, Stratton 0-2 0-1 0, Blue 2-5 3-4 7, Montgomery 1-2 2-3 4, Molzen 1-4 0-2 2, Shired 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-44 14-21 47.
Arizona State (12-1, 3-0)—Westerberg 2-4 4-4 9, Johnson 4-6 1-3 9, Kovesdy 3-6 0-0 6, Pariseau 2-4 3-3 8, Noe 3-7 2-4 8, Engelbrecht 0-2 1-3 1, Orsillo 4-9 0-1 8, Lopez 0-1 0-0 0, January 4-6 3-4 12, Thompson 3-7 3-3 9, Denson 0-4 0-0 0, Rosenthal 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 25-56 19-27 72.
Halftime—Arizona State 29, Washington State 19. 3-point goals—Washington State 1-6 (Appleton 1-2, Benz 0-1, Blue 0-1, DuRocher 0-2), Arizona State 3-11 (Westerberg 1-1, January 1-2, Pariseau 1-3, Denson 0-1, Noe 0-2, Orsillo 0-2). Fouled out—Coates. Rebounds—Washington State 29 (Benz 9), Arizona State 41 (Kovesdy, Pariseau 6). Assists—Washington State 7 (Moore, Stratton 2), Arizona State 21 (Westerberg 6). Total fouls—Washington State 24, Arizona State 22. A—2,312.
Washington 66, Arizona 54
Washington (10-3, 3-1)—Watson 2-4 9-10 13, Plouffe 6-11 2-4 14, Florence 3-4 0-0 6, Hicks 4-9 0-0 8, Banks 1-8 0-0 2, Bell 2-5 0-0 4, Craddock 0-0 0-0 0, McNeill 2-4 0-0 4, Castro 0-0 0-0 0, Burt 1-7 4-4 7, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, O’Neill 3-7 1-3 8. Totals 24-59 16-21 66.
Arizona (5-7, 1-2)—Oh 3-9 1-2 7, Whisonant 5-9 1-3 11, Jones 2-10 2-4 6, O’Neal 0-1 1-2 1, Hollingsworth 5-13 2-2 14, Burns 0-0 0-0 0, Fields 2-5 6-8 10, Chappell 0-1 0-0 0, Arnold 2-10 1-1 5. Total 19-58 14-22 54.
Halftime—Washington 29, Arizona 24. 3-point goals—Washington 2-16 (Ploufee 0-1, Florence 0-1, Hicks 0-2, Banks 0-1, Bell 0-1, Burt 1-6, O’Neill 1-4), Arizona 2-15 (Whisonant 0-1, Jones 0-2, O’Neal 0-1, Hollingsworth 2-7, Arnold 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Washington 42 (Ploufee 8), Arizona 39 (Fields 10). Assists—Washington 10 (Florence 2, Hicks 2, Bell 2, Burt 2), Arizona 10 (Jones 4). Total fouls— Washington 19, Arizona 20. A—1,420.
Football
NFL injury report
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Football League updated injury report, as provided by the league:
CINCINNATI BENGALS (11-4) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-6) — Cincinnati Bengals: OUT: DE Carl Powell (neck); DT Bryan Robinson (foot). DOUBTFUL: CB Deltha O’Neal (knee). QUESTIONABLE: T Levi Jones (shoulder); TE Reggie Kelly (wrist); RB Chris Perry (ankle). PROBABLE: DE Jonathan Fanene (illness); WR Chris Henry (illness); RB Rudi Johnson (knee); RB Nicolas Luchey (knee); QB Carson Palmer (groin); DT Shaun Smith (groin); LB Marcus Wilkins (hand). Kansas City Chiefs: QUESTIONABLE: LB Shawn Barber (hamstring); S Jerome Woods (hamstring). PROBABLE: DT John Browning (knee); LB Boomer Grigsby (abdomen); DE Eric Hicks (shoulder); CB Benny Sapp (shoulder).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (13-2) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (3-12) — Seattle Seahawks: OUT: CB Andre Dyson (ankle); S John Howell (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: CB Marcus Trufant (back). QUESTIONABLE: LB D.D. Lewis (knee); DE Joe Tafoya (hamstring). PROBABLE: DT Chartric Darby (knee); WR Bobby Engram (illness); WR Darrell Jackson (knee); T Walter Jones (back). Green Bay Packers: OUT: RB Sam Gado (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Robert Ferguson (knee); C Mike Flanagan (hernia); CB Michael Hawkins (knee); G William Whitticker (concussion). PROBABLE: TE David Martin (concussion).
ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-10) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (13-2) — Arizona Cardinals: DOUBTFUL: T Leonard Davis (knee); WR LeRon McCoy (ankle); CB Antrel Rolle (knee). PROBABLE: DT Darnell Dockett (ankle); TE Nathan Hodel (neck). Indianapolis Colts: OUT: T Ryan Diem (knee); DT Corey Simon (foot). DOUBTFUL: LB Cato June (ankle/groin/knee); DE Robert Mathis (foot); S Bob Sanders (back). QUESTIONABLE: S Matt Giordano (back); WR Marvin Harrison (hand); DT Montae Reagor (knee); WR Brandon Stokley (knee); DE Josh Thomas (shoulder). PROBABLE: DE Dwight Freeney (ankle/foot); CB Marlin Jackson (finger); S Gerome Sapp (back).
BALTIMORE RAVENS (6-9) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (5-10) — Baltimore Ravens: DOUBTFUL: RB B.J. Sams (lower leg). QUESTIONABLE: CB Chris McAlister (shoulder/thigh). PROBABLE: C Mike Flynn (ankle); TE Todd Heap (hip); G Edwin Mulitalo (knee). Cleveland Browns: QUESTIONABLE: G Cosey Coleman (knee); CB Ray Mickens (groin); DE Orpheus Roye (knee).
BUFFALO BILLS (5-10) AT NEW YORK JETS (3-12) — Buffalo Bills: OUT: T Mike Williams (chest); S Coy Wire (hamstring). PROBABLE: QB J.P. Losman (thigh). New York Jets: QUESTIONABLE: S Oliver Celestin (ankle); DE Shaun Ellis (hamstring); DT Dewayne Robertson (thigh). PROBABLE: CB Ty Law (foot).
CAROLINA PANTHERS (10-5) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8-7) — Carolina Panthers: DOUBTFUL: LB Dan Morgan (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: RB DeShaun Foster (toe); RB Nick Goings (ankle); C Jeff Mitchell (hip); G Tutan Reyes (toe). PROBABLE: CB Ken Lucas (shoulder); DT Kindal Moorehead (shoulder); DE Mike Rucker (ankle). Atlanta Falcons: OUT: CB DeAngelo Hall (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: G Kynan Forney (neck); G Matt Lehr (calf).
DETROIT LIONS (5-10) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-5) — Detroit Lions: DOUBTFUL: S Jon McGraw (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: LB Donte’ Curry (leg); RB Kevin Jones (elbow); RB Artose Pinner (ankle); LB Nate Wayne (ankle); G Damien Woody (ankle). PROBABLE: WR Scottie Vines (illness). Pittsburgh Steelers: QUESTIONABLE: LB Andre Frazier (hamstring); DE Travis Kirschke (groin). PROBABLE: LB James Harrison (illness); RB Dan Kreider (trap); LB Clint Kriewaldt (ankle); QB Ben Roethlisberger (right thumb); T Marvel Smith (ankle); DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen (ribs).
MIAMI DOLPHINS (8-7) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-5) — Miami Dolphins: QUESTIONABLE: RB Ronnie Brown (ankle). New England Patriots: QUESTIONABLE: LB Tedy Bruschi (calf). PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder); RB Corey Dillon (calf); RB Heath Evans (shoulder); TE Christian Fauria (foot); TE Daniel Graham (shoulder); DE Jarvis Green (shoulder); S Artrell Hawkins (thigh); WR Bethel Johnson (knee); T Nick Kaczur (shoulder); RB Patrick Pass (hamstring); CB Asante Samuel (head).
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-12) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-5) — New Orleans Saints: OUT: DE Darren Howard (knee). QUESTIONABLE: C LeCharles Bentley (elbow); T Jammal Brown (knee); LB Sedrick Hodge (ankle); CB Mike McKenzie (groin). Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OUT: WR Michael Clayton (turf toe). DOUBTFUL: S Jermaine Phillips (knee). QUESTIONABLE: TE Anthony Becht (ankle); C Scott Jackson (appendix); WR Mark Jones (foot); T Kenyatta Walker (ankle). PROBABLE: DT Anthony McFarland (hamstring).
HOUSTON TEXANS (2-13) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-12) — Houston Texans: QUESTIONABLE: RB C.C. Brown (hamstring); DE Travis Johnson (back). PROBABLE: C Steve McKinney (thigh); RB Vernand Morency (illness). San Francisco 49ers: OUT: CB Ahmed Plummer (ankle). DOUBTFUL: CB Derrick Johnson (neck); CB Bruce Thornton (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Saleem Rasheed (knee). PROBABLE: WR Rasheed Marshall (groin).
CHICAGO BEARS (11-4) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-7) — Chicago Bears: OUT: RB Bryan Johnson (foot). QUESTIONABLE: CB Jerry Azumah (hip); RB Cedric Benson (knee); S Mike Brown (calf); LB Hunter Hillenmeyer (thumb); C Olin Kreutz (ankle); DE Adewale Ogunleye (hamstring); DT Ian Scott (hamstring); CB Charles Tillman (shoulder). PROBABLE: TE John Gilmore (illness); DT Tank Johnson (hip); RB Thomas Jones (hip); WR Muhsin Muhammad (calf); LB Brian Urlacher (illness). Minnesota Vikings: OUT: LB Heath Farwell (knee); LB Keith Newman (knee). QUESTIONABLE: G Marcus Johnson (ankle). PROBABLE: S Corey Chavous (ankle); C Melvin Fowler (ankle); LB E.J. Henderson (foot); P Chris Kluwe (knee); WR Marcus Robinson (illness); TE Jermaine Wiggins (ankle).
TENNESSEE TITANS (4-11) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (11-4) — Tennessee Titans: QUESTIONABLE: WR Drew Bennett (knee); RB Chris Brown (ankle); WR Tyrone Calico (hamstring); CB Rich Gardner (ankle); TE Erron Kinney (knee); DE Travis LaBoy (shoulder); QB Steve McNair (pectoral); G Zach Piller (illness); LB Cody Spencer (illness); TE Ben Troupe (ankle). Jacksonville Jaguars: OUT: DE Paul Spicer (hand). QUESTIONABLE: RB Rich Alexis (groin); DE Reggie Hayward (hamstring); RB Greg Jones (neck); QB Byron Leftwich (ankle); G Vincent Manuwai (illness); G Chris Naeole (shoulder); WR Jimmy Smith (ribs); RB Derrick Wimbush (hand).
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (9-6) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-9) — Washington Redskins: QUESTIONABLE: CB Carlos Rogers (biceps). PROBABLE: S Matt Bowen (knee); QB Mark Brunell (knee); T Chris Samuels (ankle); CB Shawn Springs (groin); DE Renaldo Wynn (foot). Philadelphia Eagles: QUESTIONABLE: DE Jevon Kearse (knee); RB Reno Mahe (calf); WR Darnerien McCants (shoulder); T Jon Runyan (knee/quadricep). PROBABLE: CB Sheldon Brown (knee); QB Mike McMahon (rib/knee); WR Billy McMullen (knee); DT Mike Patterson (knee); RB Bruce Perry (back).
ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-10) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (9-6) — St. Louis Rams: OUT: S Jerome Carter (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: S Oshiomogho Atogwe (hamstring/shoulder); RB Steven Jackson (hip); DT Jimmy Kennedy (groin); DT Damione Lewis (knee); WR Dane Looker (knee). PROBABLE: RB Marshall Faulk (knee); DT Brian Howard (illness); DE Tyoka Jackson (groin); QB Jamie Martin (illness). Dallas Cowboys: OUT: LB Kevin Burnett (knee). QUESTIONABLE: G Marco Rivera (neck). PROBABLE: CB Anthony Henry (groin); S Roy Williams (ankle).
AFC individual leaders
Through Week 16
| Quarterbacks | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int |
| Manning, Ind. | 451 | 304 | 3742 | 28 | 10 |
| Rthlsbrgr, Pit. | 252 | 161 | 2250 | 17 | 7 |
| Palmer, Cin. | 501 | 340 | 3782 | 32 | 12 |
| Brady, N.E. | 522 | 331 | 4073 | 25 | 13 |
| Plummr, Den. | 442 | 269 | 3275 | 18 | 7 |
| Brees, S.D. | 486 | 315 | 3508 | 24 | 15 |
| Leftwich, Jac. | 302 | 175 | 2123 | 15 | 5 |
| Green, K.C. | 478 | 294 | 3670 | 16 | 10 |
| McNair, Ten. | 476 | 292 | 3161 | 16 | 11 |
| Carr, Hou. | 412 | 252 | 2465 | 14 | 11 |
| Rushers | Att | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| L. Johnsn, K.C. | 310 | 1549 | 5.0 | 46 | 17 |
| James, Ind. | 360 | 1506 | 4.2 | 33 | 13 |
| R. Jhnsn, Cin. | 327 | 1440 | 4.4 | 33 | 12 |
| Tomlinsn, S.D. | 321 | 1372 | 4.3 | 62 | 17 |
| Droughns, Cle. | 290 | 1192 | 4.1 | 75t | 2 |
| McGahe, Buf. | 303 | 1134 | 3.7 | 27 | 5 |
| Parker, Pit. | 229 | 1067 | 4.7 | 80t | 4 |
| Jordan, Oak. | 272 | 1025 | 3.8 | 26 | 9 |
| M. Andsn, Dn. | 239 | 1014 | 4.2 | 44t | 12 |
| Davis, Hou. | 230 | 976 | 4.2 | 44 | 2 |
| Receivers | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| C. Johnsn, Cin. | 93 | 1377 | 14.8 | 70t | 9 |
| Gates, S.D. | 86 | 1078 | 12.5 | 38 | 10 |
| Smith, Den. | 84 | 1094 | 13.0 | 72 | 6 |
| Wayne, Ind. | 83 | 1055 | 12.7 | 66t | 5 |
| Mason, Bal. | 83 | 1000 | 12.0 | 39t | 3 |
| Harrison, Ind. | 80 | 1127 | 14.1 | 80t | 12 |
| Chambrs, Mia. | 77 | 1043 | 13.5 | 77t | 11 |
| Branch, N.E. | 76 | 979 | 12.9 | 51 | 4 |
| Hshmzdh, Cn. | 75 | 927 | 12.4 | 43t | 7 |
| Gonzalez, K.C. | 73 | 846 | 11.6 | 39 | 2 |
| Heap, Bal. | 73 | 833 | 11.4 | 48 | 7 |
| Moulds, Buf. | 73 | 720 | 9.9 | 55t | 3 |
| Punters | No | Yds | LG | Avg |
| Moorman, Buf. | 70 | 3194 | 68 | 45.6 |
| Lechler, Oak. | 73 | 3323 | 64 | 45.5 |
| Miller, N.E. | 72 | 3265 | 59 | 45.3 |
| Smith, Ind. | 47 | 2069 | 58 | 44.0 |
| Graham, NY-J | 70 | 3072 | 59 | 43.9 |
| Sauerbrun, Den. | 65 | 2838 | 66 | 43.7 |
| D. Jones, Mia. | 84 | 3667 | 63 | 43.7 |
| Scifres, S.D. | 64 | 2793 | 71 | 43.6 |
| Zastudil, Bal. | 76 | 3294 | 60 | 43.3 |
| Hanson, Jac. | 79 | 3401 | 74 | 43.1 |
| Punt Returners | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Sams, Bal. | 33 | 401 | 12.2 | 51 | 0 |
| P. Jones, Ten. | 27 | 265 | 9.8 | 52t | 1 |
| Wade, Chi.-Ten. | 33 | 317 | 9.6 | 73t | 1 |
| Northcutt, Cle. | 29 | 277 | 9.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Welker, Mia. | 41 | 372 | 9.1 | 47 | 0 |
| Randle El, Pit. | 42 | 369 | 8.8 | 72t | 1 |
| Dwight, N.E. | 31 | 267 | 8.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Walters, Ind. | 19 | 157 | 8.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Pearman, Jac. | 46 | 379 | 8.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Cotchery, NY-J | 23 | 182 | 7.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returners | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| McGee, Buf. | 40 | 1240 | 31.0 | 99t | 1 |
| Mathis, Hou. | 50 | 1453 | 29.1 | 99t | 2 |
| Morgan, Pit. | 20 | 523 | 26.2 | 74 | 0 |
| P. Jones, Ten. | 39 | 993 | 25.5 | 85 | 0 |
| Miller, NY-J | 54 | 1356 | 25.1 | 50 | 0 |
| T. Perry, Cin. | 57 | 1395 | 24.5 | 94 | 0 |
| Sproles, S.D. | 59 | 1441 | 24.4 | 58 | 0 |
| Wimbush, Jac. | 37 | 902 | 24.4 | 91t | 1 |
| Carr, Oak. | 66 | 1598 | 24.2 | 62 | 0 |
| Cribbs, Cle. | 40 | 966 | 24.2 | 90t | 1 |
Scoring
| Touchdowns | TD | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
| Tomlinsn, S.D. | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 114 |
| L. Johnsn, K.C. | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 108 |
| James, Ind. | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| M. Andsn, Dn. | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Dillon, N.E. | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Harrison, Ind. | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 72 |
| R. Jhnsn, Cin. | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Jordan, Oak. | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Chambrs, Mia. | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 66 |
| Ward, Pit. | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 66 |
| Kicking | PAT | FG | LG | Pts |
| Graham, Cin. | 47-47 | 27-31 | 48 | 128 |
| Vanderjagt, Ind. | 50-50 | 22-24 | 48 | 116 |
| Elam, Den. | 40-41 | 24-31 | 51 | 112 |
| Reed, Pit. | 40-40 | 24-29 | 44 | 112 |
| Tynes, K.C. | 40-41 | 24-30 | 52 | 112 |
| Kaeding, S.D. | 48-48 | 21-24 | 49 | 111 |
| Stover, Bal. | 22-22 | 27-31 | 49 | 103 |
| Lindell, Buf. | 24-24 | 25-31 | 53 | 99 |
| Bironas, Ten. | 29-30 | 23-29 | 53 | 98 |
| K. Brown, Hou. | 22-22 | 25-32 | 53 | 97 |
| Scobee, Jac. | 34-34 | 21-28 | 53 | 97 |
NFC individual leaders
Through Week 16
| Quarterbacks | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int |
| Hsslbck, Sea. | 441 | 288 | 3383 | 24 | 9 |
| Bulger, St.L | 287 | 192 | 2297 | 14 | 9 |
| Brunell, Was. | 429 | 253 | 2909 | 22 | 9 |
| B. Jhnsn, Min. | 254 | 157 | 1638 | 10 | 4 |
| Bledsoe, Dal. | 460 | 282 | 3397 | 22 | 15 |
| Dlhmme, Car. | 415 | 248 | 3258 | 22 | 16 |
| Warner, Ariz | 375 | 242 | 2713 | 11 | 9 |
| McNabb, Phi. | 357 | 211 | 2507 | 16 | 9 |
| Simms, T.B. | 288 | 179 | 1892 | 8 | 7 |
| Mnnng, NY-G | 533 | 282 | 3558 | 23 | 17 |
| Rushers | Att | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Alexandr, Sea. | 350 | 1807 | 5.2 | 88t | 26 |
| Barber, NY-G | 329 | 1657 | 5.0 | 59 | 8 |
| Portis, Was. | 325 | 1404 | 4.3 | 47t | 9 |
| Dunn, Atl. | 273 | 1387 | 5.1 | 65 | 3 |
| Jones, Chi. | 302 | 1273 | 4.2 | 42 | 9 |
| Williams, T.B. | 268 | 1097 | 4.1 | 71t | 6 |
| S. Jacksn, St.L | 254 | 1046 | 4.1 | 51 | 8 |
| J. Jones, Dal. | 242 | 958 | 4.0 | 51 | 5 |
| Foster, Car. | 187 | 714 | 3.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Westbrok, Phi. | 156 | 617 | 4.0 | 31 | 3 |
| Receivers | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Holt, St.L | 98 | 1291 | 13.2 | 44 | 9 |
| Fitzgerald, Ariz | 97 | 1329 | 13.7 | 47 | 9 |
| S. Smith, Car. | 94 | 1432 | 15.2 | 80t | 11 |
| Boldin, Ariz | 94 | 1321 | 14.1 | 54t | 7 |
| Moss, Was. | 80 | 1400 | 17.5 | 78t | 9 |
| Driver, G.B. | 80 | 1103 | 13.8 | 56 | 5 |
| Galloway, T.B. | 79 | 1249 | 15.8 | 80t | 8 |
| Burress, NY-G | 71 | 1086 | 15.3 | 61t | 6 |
| Cooley, Was. | 69 | 766 | 11.1 | 32 | 7 |
| K. Johnsn, Dal. | 66 | 742 | 11.2 | 27 | 6 |
| Wiggins, Min. | 66 | 552 | 8.4 | 24 | 1 |
| Punters | No | Yds | LG | Avg |
| Bidwell, T.B. | 84 | 3825 | 61 | 45.5 |
| Kluwe, Min. | 68 | 3018 | 62 | 44.4 |
| Player, Ariz | 68 | 3012 | 60 | 44.3 |
| Harris, Det. | 78 | 3421 | 60 | 43.9 |
| Baker, Car. | 69 | 3006 | 59 | 43.6 |
| Barker, St.L | 44 | 1897 | 63 | 43.1 |
| Berger, N.O. | 68 | 2925 | 69 | 43.0 |
| McBriar, Dal. | 75 | 3216 | 63 | 42.9 |
| Feagles, NY-G | 67 | 2836 | 56 | 42.3 |
| Koenen, Atl. | 75 | 3166 | 67 | 42.2 |
| Punt Returners | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Mahe, Phi. | 21 | 269 | 12.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Moore, Min. | 21 | 245 | 11.7 | 71t | 1 |
| S. Smith, Car. | 27 | 286 | 10.6 | 44 | 0 |
| Jones, T.B. | 49 | 468 | 9.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Chatman, G.B. | 42 | 386 | 9.2 | 85t | 1 |
| Morton, NY-G | 41 | 355 | 8.7 | 55 | 1 |
| Swinton, Ariz | 42 | 336 | 8.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Hakim, N.O. | 31 | 228 | 7.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Crayton, Dal. | 21 | 151 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Drummnd, Det. | 24 | 156 | 6.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returners | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| K. Rbnsn, Min. | 47 | 1221 | 26.0 | 86t | 1 |
| Ponder, NY-G | 35 | 905 | 25.9 | 95t | 1 |
| Betts, Was. | 23 | 591 | 25.7 | 94t | 1 |
| Morton, NY-G | 20 | 484 | 24.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Thompsn, Dal. | 52 | 1256 | 24.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Swinton, Ariz | 59 | 1398 | 23.7 | 90 | 0 |
| Hood, Phi. | 38 | 900 | 23.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Scobey, Sea. | 53 | 1244 | 23.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Rossum, Atl. | 31 | 702 | 22.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Johnson, St.L | 38 | 857 | 22.6 | 99t | 1 |
Scoring
| Touchdowns | TD | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
| Alexandr, Sea. | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 162 |
| S. Davis, Car. | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| S. Smith, Car. | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 72 |
| Barber, NY-G | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| S. Jacksn, St.L | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Portis, Was. | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Fitzgerald, Ariz | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Holt, St.L | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Jones, Chi. | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Jurevicis, Sea. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Moss, Was. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Kicking | PAT | FG | LG | Pts |
| Feely, NY-G | 40-40 | 32-39 | 52 | 136 |
| Rackers, Ariz | 19-19 | 38-40 | 54 | 133 |
| Wilkins, St.L | 34-34 | 25-27 | 53 | 109 |
| Kasay, Car. | 38-39 | 23-31 | 52 | 107 |
| J. Brown, Sea. | 54-55 | 17-24 | 55 | 105 |
| Peterson, Atl. | 35-35 | 22-24 | 43 | 101 |
| Edinger, Min. | 27-27 | 23-32 | 56 | 96 |
| Carney, N.O. | 21-21 | 23-30 | 49 | 90 |
| Nedney, S.F. | 17-17 | 24-26 | 56 | 89 |
| M. Bryant, T.B. | 28-28 | 19-23 | 50 | 85 |
College
Bowl Games
All Times PST
Wednesday, Dec. 28
MPC Computers Bowl at Boise
Boston College 27, Boise State 21
Alamo Bowl at San Antonio
Nebraska 32, Michigan 28
Thursday, Dec. 29
Emerald Bowl at San Francisco
Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Holiday Bowl at San Diego
Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14
Friday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.
Virginia 34, Minnesota 31
Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas
UCLA 50, Northwestern 38
Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.
Missouri 38, South Carolina 31
Peach Bowl at Atlanta
LSU 40, Miami 3
Saturday, Dec. 31
Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina State 14, South Florida 0
Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.
Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24
Houston Bowl
TCU 27, Iowa State 24
Monday, Jan. 2
Cotton Bowl at Dallas
Alabama (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (9-2), 8 a.m. (FOX)
Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Iowa (7-4) vs. Florida (8-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Louisville (9-2), 9:30 a.m. (NBC)
Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Auburn (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.
Ohio State (9-2) vs. Notre Dame (9-2), 2 p.m. (ABC)
Sugar Bowl at Atlanta
Georgia (10-2) vs. West Virginia (10-1), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Orange Bowl at Miami
Penn State (10-1) vs. Florida State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ABC)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.
Texas (12-0) vs. Southern Cal (12-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)
Saturday, Jan. 14
Las Vegas All-American Classic
6:30 p.m. (CSTV)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic at San Antonio
1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Hula Bowl at Honolulu
4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Houston Bowl
Texas Christian 27, Iowa St. 24
| Texas Christian | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | 27 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | — | 24 |
TCU—Merrill 20 run (Manfredini kick)
TCU—A.Brown 7 run (Manfredini kick)
ISU—Blythe 48 pass from Meyer (Culbertson kick)
ISU—Safety
ISU—J.Davis 6 pass from Meyer (Barkema pass from Meyer) 10:30.
TCU—DePriest 84 pass from Ballard (Manfredini kick)
TCU—FG Manfredini 29
ISU—Blythe 22 pass from Meyer (Culbertson kick)
TCU—FG LoCoco 44
A—37,286.
| TCU | ISU | |
| First downs | 21 | 12 |
| Rushes-yards | 46-135 | 25-34 |
| Passing | 275 | 254 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 21-33-1 | 20-33-2 |
| Return Yards | 76 | 15 |
| Punts-Avg. | 7-37.4 | 8-42.1 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 14-134 | 6-51 |
| Time of Possession | 33:12 | 26:48 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Texas Christian, Merrill 11-109, A.Brown 12-48, Rodgers 1-4, Massey 1-4, DePriest 1-2, Ballard 16-(minus 13), team 4-(minus 19). Iowa State, Meyer 12-27, G.Coleman 3-9, S.Hicks 9-(minus 1), team 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Texas Christian, Ballard 21-33-1-275. Iowa State, Meyer 20-33-2-254.
RECEIVING—Texas Christian, Rodgers 4-46, Bryant 4-35, DePriest 3-97, Massey 3-11, D.Moore 2-34, Grimmett 2-18, R.Pearson 1-14, Hecht 1-12, Merrill 1-8. Iowa State, Blythe 5-105, Flynn 3-32, Barkema 3-24, J.Davis 3-15, Sumrall 2-41, S.Hicks 2-23, Nickel 2-14.
Liberty Bowl
Tulsa 31, Fresno St. 24
| Fresno State | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 24 |
| Tulsa | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | — | 31 |
Fre—Mathis 6 run (Zimmerman kick)
Tulsa—Parrish 22 run (DeVault kick)
Tulsa—T.Adams 63 run (DeVault kick)
Fre—Sumlin 25 run (Zimmerman kick)
Tulsa—FG DeVault 41
Fre—FG Zimmerman 27
Fre—Fernandez 21 pass from Pinegar (Zimmerman kick)
Tulsa—A.Davis 54 pass from P.Smith (DeVault kick)
Tulsa—P.Smith 4 run (DeVault kick)
A—54,894.
| Fre | Tlsa | |
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Rushes-yards | 47-208 | 28-196 |
| Passing | 213 | 234 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 19-30-2 | 18-27-0 |
| Return Yards | -6 | 1 |
| Punts-Avg. | 3-34.3 | 4-40.3 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-35 | 2-10 |
| Time of Possession | 38:20 | 21:40 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Fresno State, Mathis 31-117, Sumlin 11-57, Pinegar 3-27, Rivera 2-7. Tulsa, T.Adams 11-102, Parrish 9-51, P.Smith 7-45, Team 1-(minus 2).
PASSING—Fresno State, Pinegar 19-30-2-213. Tulsa, P.Smith 18-27-0-234.
RECEIVING—Fresno State, Fairman 6-73, Williams 3-47, Fernandez 2-25, Jennings 2-20, Pascoe 2-10, Rivera 1-19, Mathis 1-13, Tapia 1-6, Jamison 1-0. Tulsa, A.Davis 8-128, Mills 4-52, Parrish 3-19, T.Adams 2-29, Keopple 1-6.
Meineke Bowl
North Carolina St. 14, South Florida 0
| South Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| North Carolina State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 |
NCSt—Clark 9 pass from Stone (Deraney kick)
NCSt—A.Brown 1 run (Deraney kick)
A—57,937.
| USF | NCSt | |
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rushes-yards | 44-136 | 47-173 |
| Passing | 159 | 127 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 10-30-1 | 9-19-0 |
| Return Yards | 26 | 16 |
| Punts-Avg. | 7-33.1 | 7-39.9 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-20 | 6-35 |
| Time of Possession | 28:59 | 31:01 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—South Florida, A.Hall 19-118, Ponton 8-41, Team 1-(minus 1), Jackson 1-(minus 1), P.Julmiste 13-(minus 6), Ca.Hill 2-(minus 15). North Carolina State, T.Baker 23-93, A.Brown 12-51, Blackman 2-25, Stone 9-5, Team 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—South Florida, P.Julmiste 8-25-1-91, Ca.Hill 1-2-0-37, Team 0-2-0-0, B.Baker 1-1-0-31. North Carolina State, Stone 9-19-0-127.
RECEIVING—South Florida, A.Hall 2-49, S.Green 2-38, Chambers 2-24, Burnett 1-21, Denson 1-11, Ruegger 1-11, Edwards 1-5. North Carolina State, Clark 3-66, Barrett 2-19, Blackman 2-7, T.Williams 1-36, A.Brown 1-(minus 1).
Hockey
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 142 | 120 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 122 | 101 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 18 | 5 | 37 | 112 | 127 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 17 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 121 | 137 |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 104 | 145 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Ottawa | 27 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 158 | 80 |
| Buffalo | 26 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 130 | 118 |
| Toronto | 22 | 14 | 3 | 47 | 131 | 125 |
| Montreal | 18 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 105 | 119 |
| Boston | 14 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 111 | 125 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Carolina | 24 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 140 | 125 |
| Tampa Bay | 19 | 17 | 3 | 41 | 120 | 125 |
| Atlanta | 16 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 132 | 140 |
| Florida | 15 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 106 | 127 |
| Washington | 13 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 105 | 143 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Detroit | 26 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 145 | 100 |
| Nashville | 24 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 118 | 103 |
| Chicago | 13 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 101 | 131 |
| Columbus | 12 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 82 | 139 |
| St. Louis | 9 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 96 | 142 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Calgary | 22 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 99 | 95 |
| Edmonton | 22 | 13 | 4 | 48 | 129 | 121 |
| Vancouver | 21 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 129 | 120 |
| Colorado | 20 | 17 | 3 | 43 | 149 | 137 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 111 | 98 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Los Angeles | 25 | 14 | 2 | 52 | 144 | 121 |
| Dallas | 24 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 124 | 99 |
| Phoenix | 20 | 18 | 2 | 42 | 117 | 117 |
| Anaheim | 17 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 108 | 106 |
| San Jose | 16 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 114 | 119 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Saturday’s Results
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT
Washington 4, Philadelphia 3, SO
Anaheim 5, St. Louis 4, SO
Minnesota 4, Vancouver 3
Detroit 5, Columbus 2
Toronto 6, New Jersey 3
Colorado 5, Phoenix 2
Carolina 5, Montreal 3
Los Angeles 3, Dallas 2
Edmonton at Calgary, (n)
Today’s Games
Atlanta at Washington, noon
Florida at Buffalo, 2 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia at Boston, 10 a.m.
Ottawa at Atlanta, noon
Chicago at Calgary, noon
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Capitals 4, Flyers 3 (SO)
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
Washington won shootout 2-1
First Period—1, Philadelphia, Forsberg 13 (Kapanen, Johnsson), 14:19 (pp). Second Period—2, Washington, Ovechkin 23 (Heward), 7:38 (pp). 3, Washington, Zubrus 7 (Ovechkin), 11:21. 4, Philadelphia, Kapanen 7, 15:08 (sh). Third Period—5, Philadelphia, Carter 9 (Handzus, Johnsson), 2:57 (pp). 6, Washington, Willsie 6 (Zubrus, Pettinger), 8:54. Overtime—None. Shootout—Washington 2 (Pettinger G, Ovechkin NG, Willsie G); Philadelphia 1 (Handzus NG, Forsberg NG, Richards G).
Shots on goal—Philadelphia 12-13-9-3—37. Washington 13-15-13-5—46. Power-play Opportunities—Philadelphia 2 of 8; Washington 1 of 8. Goalies—Philadelphia, Niittymaki 13-4-4 (46 shots-43 saves). Washington, Kolzig 11-14-3 (37-34). A—16,492 (18,277).
Avalanche 5, Coyotes 2
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Colorado, Hejduk 11 (Brunette, Blake), 5:17 (pp). Second Period—2, Colorado, Laperriere 12 (McLean, Laaksonen), 11:29. 3, Phoenix, Gauthier 2 (Johnson, Sanderson), 12:16. Third Period—4, Colorado, Turgeon 10 (Blake, Tanguay), 1:33 (pp). 5, Colorado, Laperriere 13 (Tanguay, McLean), 3:44. 6, Phoenix, Sanderson 10 (Johnson, Ballard), 13:33 (pp). 7, Colorado, Brunette 11 (Sakic), 16:35.
Shots on goal—Colorado 12-8-8—28. Phoenix 10-12-10—32. Power-play opportunities—Colorado 2 of 4; Phoenix 1 of 6. Goalies—Colorado, Budaj 6-5-3 (32 shots-30 saves). Phoenix, Joseph 16-11-0 (28-23). A—18,502 (17,799).
Hurricanes 5, Canadiens 3
| Montreal | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, Carolina, Brind’Amour 15 (Williams, C.Adams), 7:34. Second Period—2, Carolina, Cole 13 (A.Ward), :50. 3, Montreal, Ryder 17 (Souray, Koivu), 6:13. 4, Montreal, Bulis 6 (Kovalev, Markov), 16:28. Third Period—5, Carolina, Stillman 10 (Tverdovsky, Kaberle), 11:07 (pp). 6, Montreal, Markov 5 (Rivet, Koivu), 16:36. 7, Carolina, Brind’Amour 16 (Cole, Stillman), 18:08. 8, Carolina, A Ward 3, 19:59 (en).
Shots on goal—Montreal 9-8-10—27. Carolina 13-10-15—38. Missed Penalty Shot—Ryder, Montreal, 16:32, 3rd. Power-play opportunities—Montreal 0 of 3; Carolina 1 of 7. Goalies—Montreal, Theodore 14-9-5 (37 shots-33 saves). Carolina, Gerber 18-7-2 (27-24). A—17,281 (18,730).
Kings 3, Stars 2
| Los Angeles | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Los Angeles, Frolov 14 (Demitra, Conroy), 3:42. Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Armstrong 10 (Conroy, Robitaille), 6:41 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Kostopoulos 4 (Brown, Grebeshkov), 14:11. Third Period—4, Dallas, Modano 14 (Jokinen, Lehtinen), 5:27 (pp). 5, Dallas, Modano 15 (Zubov, Daley), 6:52 (pp).
Shots on goal—Los Angeles 8-14-1—23. Dallas 10-13-17—40. Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 1 of 8; Dallas 2 of 8. Goalies—Los Angeles, Garon 17-8-0 (40 shots-38 saves). Dallas, Turco 19-11-1 (23-20). A—18,584 (18,532).
Maple Leafs 6, Rangers 3
| Toronto | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, New Jersey, Gomez 12 (Parise, Gionta), 3:44. 2, Toronto, Sundin 9 (McCabe), 9:02 (sh). Second Period—3, New Jersey, Gomez 13 (penalty shot), 1:27. 4, Toronto, Czerkawski 4 (Wilm, Kilger), 7:26. 5, Toronto, Tucker 17 (O’Neill), 7:47. 6, Toronto, O’Neill 13 (Wellwood, Kaberle), 9:46 (pp). 7, Toronto, Kaberle 4 (Belak, Wilm), 14:06. Third Period—8, Toronto, Pohl 1 (Tucker, Kaberle), 4:35 (pp). 9, New Jersey, Gomez 14 (Gionta, Martin), 7:48 (pp).
Shots on goal—Toronto 3-15-4—22. New Jersey 9-7-10—26. Power-play opportunities—Toronto 2 of 5; New Jersey 1 of 9. Goalies—Toronto, Belfour 17-11-2 (26 shots-23 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 14-14-2 (22-16). A—11,971 (19,040).
Mighty Ducks 5, Blues 4 (SO)
| Anaheim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 |
| St. Louis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 |
Anaheim won shootout 1-0
First Period—1, St. Louis, Mayers 10 (Wideman), :23. 2, Anaheim, McDonald 12 (Selanne, Beauchemin), 7:40. 3, Anaheim, Kunitz 5 (Lupul, Beauchemin), 7:50. Second Period—4, Anaheim, Vishnevski 1, 7:27 (en). 5, St. Louis, McAmmond 12 (Young, Weight), 19:32 (pp). Third Period—6, Anaheim, Kunitz 6 (Marchant, Lupul), 6:13. 7, St. Louis, Weight 7 (Sillinger, Young), 6:50 (pp). 8, St. Louis, Sillinger 12 (Weight, Wideman), 10:51 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Anaheim 1 (Lupul NG, Kunitz G, Sykora NG); St. Louis 0 (McAmmond NG, Weight NG, Sillinger NG);
Shots on goal—Anaheim 13-7-9-4—33. St. Louis 8-15-9-2—34. Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 0 of 3; St. Louis 3 of 7. Goalies—Anaheim, Giguere 11-6-6 (34 shots-30 saves). St. Louis, Bacashihua (5-2), Sanford 3-5-1 (12:10 first, 27-26). A—13,286 (19,022).
Penguins 4, Rangers 3 (OT)
| N.Y. Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Surovy 5 (Crosby, Palffy), 1:35. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 25 (Rucinsky, Straka), 17:14 (pp). Second Period—3, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 4 (LeClair, Gonchar), 10:41 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Rucinsky 10 (Jagr, Tyutin), 12:37 (pp). Third Period—5, Pittsburgh, Surovy 6 (Tarnstrom, Ouellet), 14:13 (pp). 6, N.Y. Rangers, Tyutin 3 (Rucinsky, Straka), 16:38 (pp). Overtime—7, Pittsburgh, Crosby 19 (Ouellet, Gonchar), 3:31 (pp).
Shots on goal—N.Y. Rangers 11-3-3-0—17. Pittsburgh 12-7-11-7—37. Power-play Opportunities—N.Y. Rangers 3 of 8; Pittsburgh 3 of 8. Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 14-5-4 (37 shots-33 saves). Pittsburgh, Fleury 4-7-3 (17-14). A—17,132 (16,958).
Red Wings 5, Blue Jackets 2
| Columbus | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Detroit | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, Columbus, Nash 5 (Pushor), 9:27. Second Period—2, Columbus, Chimera 7 (Letowski, Hulse), :36. 3, Detroit, Lidstrom 6 (Datsyuk, Holmstrom), 3:07 (pp). 4, Detroit, Schneider 11 (Franzen, Lilja), 7:57. 5, Detroit, Samuelsson 15 (Lang, Zetterberg), 19:07. Third Period—6, Detroit, Lidstrom 7 (Lang, Draper), 4:19. 7, Detroit, Samuelsson 16 (Lang, Woolley), 14:27 (pp).
Shots on goal—Columbus 7-5-3—15. Detroit 13-16-14—43. Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 5; Detroit 2 of 6. Goalies—Columbus, Leclaire (13 shots-13 saves), Denis 7-15-0 (1:53 second, 30-25). Detroit, Osgood 12-3-3 (15-13). A—20,066 (20,058).
Wild 4, Canucks 3
| Vancouver | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Vancouver, Cooke 6 (Park), 6:19. 2, Minnesota, White 10 (Rolston, Wanvig), 6:40. 3, Minnesota, Walz 5, 7:14. 4, Minnesota, Foster 6 (Bouchard, Rolston), 10:56 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Salo 7 (Naslund, Bertuzzi), 19:47 (pp). Third Period—6, Minnesota, Robitaille 8 (Foster, Bouchard), 8:41 (pp). 7, Vancouver, Allen 4 (Naslund, Bertuzzi), 10:30 (pp).
Shots on goal—Vancouver 12-7-10—29. Minnesota 10-16-11—37. Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 2 of 5; Minnesota 2 of 7. Goalies—Vancouver, Ouellet 0-1-1 (37 shots-33 saves). Minnesota, Fernandez 14-5-3 (29-26). A—18,568 (18,064).
NHL scoring leaders
Through Dec. 30
| GP | G | A | PTS | |
| Jagr, NYR | 38 | 24 | 35 | 59 |
| Alfredsson, Ott | 36 | 25 | 30 | 55 |
| Heatley, Ott | 36 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| Thornton, Bos-SJ | 36 | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| Forsberg, Phi | 31 | 12 | 40 | 52 |
| Staal, Car | 37 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| Savard, Atl | 39 | 17 | 34 | 51 |
| Kovalchuk, Atl | 35 | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| Demitra, LA | 40 | 20 | 29 | 49 |
| Spezza, Ott | 30 | 13 | 34 | 47 |
| McCabe, Tor | 38 | 14 | 31 | 45 |
| Gagne, Phi | 32 | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| Nagy, Pho | 37 | 13 | 31 | 44 |
| Prospal, TB | 39 | 16 | 27 | 43 |
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Saskatoon | 40 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 120 | 50 |
| Moose Jaw | 37 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 137 | 108 | 46 |
| Regina | 38 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 126 | 41 |
| Prince Albert | 39 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 89 | 133 | 29 |
| Brandon | 36 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 145 | 27 |
| Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Medicine Hat | 40 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 98 | 56 |
| Calgary | 37 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 72 | 53 |
| Lethbridge | 36 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 105 | 40 |
| Swift Current | 38 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 86 | 133 | 29 |
| Red Deer | 39 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 129 | 26 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Kootenay | 41 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 96 | 58 |
| Vancouver | 38 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 79 | 56 |
| Kelowna | 37 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 104 | 50 |
| Prince George | 38 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 97 | 43 |
| Kamloops | 40 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 105 | 40 |
| U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Everett | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 84 | 47 |
| Portland | 35 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 132 | 37 |
| Spokane | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 113 | 34 |
| Seattle | 38 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 118 | 34 |
| Tri-City | 33 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 109 | 32 |
Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss.
Saturday’s Results
Everett 4, Moose Jaw 2
Kelowna 3, Red Deer 1
Kootenay 4, Regina 1
Portland 6, Seattle 3
Spokane at Tri-City, (n)
Vancouver at Medicine Hat, (n)
Today’s Games
Brandon at Saskatoon
Vancouver at Lethbridge
Monday’s Games
Moose Jaw at Tri-City
Tuesday’s Games
Regina at Red Deer
Kamloops at Kootenay
Calgary at Prince Albert
Wednesday’s Games
Calgary at Saskatoon
Lethbridge at Swift Current
Regina at Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw at Portland
Kelowna at Prince George
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled.
Skiing
Area resorts
Montana
Montana Snowbowl — Sat 5:00a 2 - 3 new powder machine groomed 17 - 58 base 38 of 39 trails, 98% open, 4 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;
Idaho
Brundage — Sat 5:14a clear 34 degrees 13 new packed powder machine groomed 48 - 78 base 42 of 45 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30a; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p;,
Lookout Pass — Fri 3:20p ltsnoPDR machine groomed 26 - 55 base 21 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 95% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; through Jan 02: Open daily;,
Schweitzer Mountain — Sat 6:25a snow 33 degrees 5 new powder machine groomed 34 - 54 base 61 of 67 trails, 8 of 9 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 8: 30a-9p; Sun 8:30a-4p;,
Silver Mountain — Sat 5:35a snow 30 degrees 4 new packed powder machine groomed 15 - 39 base 19 of 67 trails, 3 of 7 lifts, 28% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p, Fri 8:30a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p;,
Washington
49 Degrees North — Fri 3:00p snowPDR machine groomed 21 - 63 base 40 of 40 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Mon/Tue 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;,
Bluewood — Sat 5:00a overcast 30 degrees 6 new packed powder machine groomed 34 - 46 base 23 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 96% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,
Mt Spokane — Sat 5a insa snowing lightly 31 degrees 5 new packed powder machine groomed 24 - 45 base 30 of 55 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 55% open, Mon, Wed, Thu: 9a-4p; Fri 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Mon;,
British Columbia
Apex Mountain — Sat 2:00a powder machine groomed 31 - 32 base 14 of 67 trails, 21% open, 3 of 5 lifts, smMon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Big White — Sat 9:05a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 49 - 49 base 106 of 118 trails, 90% open, 14 of 15 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:45a-3:30p;
Fernie Alpine — Sat 8:15a 4 new powder machine groomed 20 - 48 base 95 of 107 trails, 95% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Kimberley — Sat 5:00a 1 new hard packed 35 of 75 trails, 47% open, 5 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Red Resort — Sat 5:23a 5 new powder 53 - 53 base 50 of 83 trails, 60% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;
Silver Star — Sat 6:00a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 49 - 49 base 95 of 112 trails, 85% open, 11 of 11 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;
Whitewater — Sat 5:01a 2 new powder machine groomed 68 - 68 base 7 of 43 trails, 16% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Tennis
ITF Hyundai Hopman Cup
At Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia
Purse: $730,000 (ITF)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Round Robin
Germany 2, Australia 1
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 6-3, 7-5.
Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Wayne Arthurs, Australia 6-3, 6-4.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Nicolas Kiefer, Germany def. Samantha Stosur and Wayne Arthurs, Australia 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 (tiebreak).
Moves
BASEBALL
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with INF Joe Randa on a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
AUSTIN WRANGLERS—Signed OS Derrick Lewis.
CHICAGO RUSH—Signed OS Kevin Kasper.
COLORADO CRUSH—Signed OL-DL Chris Berg.
COLUMBUS DESTROYERS—Waived OL-DL Jason Berger. Released OL-DL Jamarr Ward.
GEORGIA FORCE—Re-signed WR-DB Derek Lee.
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Signed WR-LB Richard Gills and WR-LB Nathan Wruble. Re-signed WR-LB Anthony Hines.
PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Signed OS Isaac West.
SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Recalled QB Chris Lewis and WR-LB Ben Nelson from waivers. Waived OS Jason Geathers.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled D Jamie Pushor from Syracuse of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled C Matt Ryan from Manchester of the AHL.
OTTAWA SENATORS—Assigned LW Denis Hamel to Binghamton of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled G Maxime Daigneault from South Carolina of the ECHL and C Dave Steckel from Hershey of the AHL.
American Hockey League
BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Released F Mike Berry.
COLLEGE
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI—Announced junior F Kendaris Pelton will transfer and junior F Shaun Simpson is temporarily leaving the men’s basketball team for personal reasons.
WAGNER—Dismissed junior G Jamal Webb from the men’s basketball team.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Bears-Vikings circle is for Chicago possibly resting some starters; the Chiefs-Bengals circle is due to the playoff scenario; the Seahawks-Packers circle is for Seattle possibly resting some starters; the Titans-Jaguars circle is for Tennessee QB Steve McNair (questionable) and Jacksonville QB Byron Leftwich (questionable).
NFL
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| COLTS | 7 | 7.5 | 44 | Cardsd |
| Ravens | 3 | 3 | 36.5 | BROWNS |
| Bills | 1 | 1 | 37.5 | JETS |
| Panthers | 3.5 | 3.5 | 42 | FALCONS |
| VIKINGS | 3 | [4.5] | 35.5 | Bears |
| CHIEFS | 7 | [7.5] | 46 | Bengals |
| STEELERS | 15 | 13.5 | 35.5 | Lions |
| PATRIOTS | 6 | 5.5 | 37.5 | Dolphins |
| BUCS | 13 | 13.5 | 37.5 | Saints |
| Texans | 1(S) | 1 | 37 | 49ERS |
| JAGUARS | 4.5 | [4] | 37.5 | Titans |
| PACKERS | 3 | [5] | 39.5 | Seahawks |
| Redskins | 7 | 7.5 | 37 | EAGLES |
| COWBOYS | 12.5 | 12.5 | 43.5 | Rams |
The (S) after the opening line denotes that San Francisco opened as a favorite.
College Football
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Monday Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | ||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | 3.5 | 47 | Alabama |
| Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) | ||||
| Florida | 3 | 1 | 48 | Iowa |
| Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) | ||||
| Va Tech | 9 | 8 | 55 | Louisville |
| Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
| Auburn | 10 | 10.5 | 53 | Wisconsin |
| Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) | ||||
| Ohio St | 5.5 | 4.5 | 55 | Notre Dame |
| Sugar Bowl (Atlanta) | ||||
| Georgia | 9 | 7 | 45 | W Virginia |
Tuesday Orange Bowl (Miami) | ||||
| Penn St | 8 | 10 | 47 | Florida St |
Wednesday Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | ||||
| USC | 6.5 | 7.5 | 71 | Texas |
Note: Op is the opening line, Cur is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.
NBA
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| HEAT | 8 | T’wolves |
| Clippers | 3.5 | BLAZERS |
| LAKERS | 3 | Jazz |
College Basketball
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| Texas TECH | 6 | Tex-El Paso |
| San Diego | 1 | E WASHINGTON |