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MLB Free Agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 72 remaining free agents:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (4) — James Baldwin, rhp; Rafael Palmeiro, 1b; Sammy Sosa, of; B.J. Surhoff, of.

BOSTON (3) — Matt Mantei, rhp; Kevin Millar; 1b; John Olerud, 1b.

CHICAGO (1) — Frank Thomas, dh.

CLEVELAND (2) — Juan Gonzalez, of; Jose Hernandez, 1b.

DETROIT (2) — Bobby Higginson, of; Fernando Vina, 2b.

KANSAS CITY (3) — Denny Hocking, of; Jose Lima, rhp; Scott Sullivan, rhp.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Jason Christiansen, lhp; Bengie Molina, c.

MINNESOTA (1) — Terry Mulholland, lhp.

NEW YORK (6) — Kevin Brown, rhp; Alan Embree, lhp; Tino Martinez, 1b; Felix Rodriguez, rhp; Rey Sanchez, ss; Ruben Sierra, dh.

OAKLAND (3) — Alberto Castillo, c; Erubiel Durazo, dh; Scott Hatteberg, dh.

SEATTLE (4) — Shigetoshi Hasegawa, rhp; Dave Hansen, 1b; Jeff Nelson, rhp; Dan Wilson, c.

TAMPA BAY (4) — Roberto Alomar, 2b; Danny Bautista, of; Alex S. Gonzalez, 3b; Eduardo A. Perez, 1b.

TEXAS (2) — Greg Colbrunn, 1b; Richard Hidalgo, of.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (3) — Royce Clayton, ss; Shawn Estes, lhp; Buddy Groom, lhp.

ATLANTA (1) — Jay Powell, rhp.

CHICAGO (1) — Chad Fox, rhp.

CINCINNATI (1) — Luis Lopez, 3b.

COLORADO (2) — Dan Miceli, rhp; Jamey Wright, rhp.

FLORIDA (6) — Antonio Alfonseca, rhp; Alex Gonzalez, ss; Jim Mecir, rhp; Mike Mordecai, 3b; Paul Quantrill, rhp; Ismael Valdez, rhp.

HOUSTON (1) — Roger Clemens, rhp.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Darren Dreifort, rhp; Jeff Weaver, rhp.

NEW YORK (6) — Mike DeFelice, c; Jose Offerman, 1b; Mike Piazza, c; Felix Heredia, lhp; Shingo Takatsu, rhp; Gerald Williams of.

PHILADELPHIA (2) — Ramon E. Martinez, ss; Ugueth Urbina, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (3) — Brian Meadows, rhp; Daryle Ward, 1b; Rick White, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (4) — Cal Eldred, rhp; Al Reyes, rhp; Julian Tavarez, rhp; Larry Walker, of.

SAN DIEGO (1) — Pedro Astacio, rhp.

WASHINGTON (2) — Carlos Baerga, 3b; Jeffrey Hammonds, of.

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Monday’s Results

Utah 97, Washington 89

Philadelphia 107, Seattle 98

Dallas 104, Boston 102

Chicago 113, Toronto 104

L.A. Lakers 96, Indiana 90

Today’s Games

Boston at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Houston at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Detroit vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m.

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

76ers 107, SuperSonics 98

Percentages: FG .415, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 8-24, .333 (Allen 5-11, Murray 1-2, Lewis 1-4, Radmanovic 1-7). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 13 (19 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Lewis, Evans, Swift, Petro). Turnovers: 11 (Lewis 3, Allen 2, Ridnour 2, Wilkins 2, Radmanovic, Swift). Steals: 6 (Ridnour 3, Allen 2, Lewis). Technical Fouls: None.

Percentages: FG .528, FT .828. 3-Point Goals: 7-11, .636 (Korver 5-9, Salmons 2-2). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 14 (17 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Dalembert 3, Hunter 3). Turnovers: 13 (Iverson 5, Dalembert 3, Korver 3, Salmons, Iguodala). Steals: 6 (Iguodala 2, Iverson, Dalembert, Salmons, Barnes). Technical Foul: Defensive Three Second, 9:41 second.

A—15,695 (20,444). T—2:15.

Jazz 97, Wizards 89

Utah (97)—Kirilenko 6-9 5-5 17, Collins 2-7 0-0 4, Okur 8-18 2-2 19, Giricek 4-5 0-0 8, McLeod 3-9 2-2 9, Williams 3-6 2-2 10, Brown 2-3 3-4 7, Harpring 5-11 2-3 12, Ostertag 1-3 0-2 2, Palacio 3-5 3-4 9. Totals 37-76 19-24 97.

Washington (89)—Butler 4-13 8-9 16, Jamison 12-19 4-5 30, Haywood 1-4 0-0 2, Jeffries 1-1 2-4 4, Arenas 6-17 1-1 14, Daniels 5-9 5-6 15, Booth 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 0-2 0-0 0, E.Thomas 3-3 0-0 6, Blatche 1-2 0-0 2, Ruffin 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 33-72 20-27 89.

3-Point Goals—Utah 4-10 (Williams 2-3, Okur 1-1, McLeod 1-5, Brown 0-1), Washington 3-8 (Jamison 2-3, Arenas 1-4, Butler 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 50 (Okur 13), Washington 40 (Jamison 8). Assists—Utah 28 (Palacio 5), Washington 20 (Arenas 7). Total Fouls—Utah 23, Washington 21. A—12,797 (20,173).

Mavericks 104, Celtics 102

Dallas (104)—Howard 1-8 5-5 7, Nowitzki 9-16 7-11 26, Dampier 0-1 1-4 1, Terry 9-17 5-5 30, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2, Diop 1-1 1-2 3, Dev.Harris 0-5 3-6 3, Stackhouse 7-13 5-5 20, Van Horn 3-10 3-4 12, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 30-42 104.

Boston (102)—Jefferson 1-7 1-2 3, Pierce 9-16 12-12 32, LaFrentz 2-4 0-0 4, Davis 7-13 2-3 17, West 4-7 0-0 8, Allen 4-8 4-6 12, Perkins 2-4 4-5 8, Greene 0-0 0-0 0, Blount 5-12 2-5 12, Banks 2-8 2-2 6, Scalabrine 0-0 0-0 0, Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 27-35 102.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 12-22 (Terry 7-13, Van Horn 3-4, Stackhouse 1-1, Nowitzki 1-2, Howard 0-1, Dev.Harris 0-1), Boston 3-10 (Pierce 2-5, Davis 1-2, Allen 0-1, Banks 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 58 (Nowitzki, Diop 7), Boston 48 (Pierce 8). Assists—Dallas 18 (Griffin 5), Boston 23 (Davis 8). Total Fouls—Dallas 28, Boston 28. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second, Boston Defensive Three Second. A—15,064 (18,624).

Bulls 113, Raptors 104

Toronto (104)—Bosh 12-19 2-2 26, Peterson 7-14 4-4 22, Araujo 0-0 0-0 0, James 7-18 0-0 14, Graham 3-7 1-1 9, Aa.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Rose 8-14 5-6 24, Calderon 0-1 0-0 0, Bonner 3-9 0-0 7, Villanueva 1-4 0-0 2, Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-86 12-13 104.

Chicago (113)—Deng 6-9 7-8 21, Sweetney 3-8 8-10 14, Harrington 2-4 2-2 6, Gordon 7-14 2-2 19, Hinrich 7-14 8-9 25, Chandler 0-1 0-2 0, Nocioni 8-11 0-0 18, Songaila 3-6 1-1 7, Duhon 1-3 0-0 3, Pargo 0-1 0-0 0, Holcomb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-71 28-34 113.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 10-24 (Peterson 4-5, Rose 3-6, Graham 2-3, Bonner 1-5, Bosh 0-1, James 0-4), Chicago 11-18 (Hinrich 3-4, Gordon 3-6, Nocioni 2-3, Deng 2-3, Duhon 1-2). Fouled Out—Bonner. Rebounds—Toronto 38 (Bonner 9), Chicago 48 (Sweetney, Nocioni 9). Assists—Toronto 31 (James 13), Chicago 28 (Hinrich 11). Total Fouls—Toronto 27, Chicago 17. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second, Aa.Williams. A—21,103 (21,711).

Lakers 96, Pacers 90

Indiana (90)—O’Neal 8-21 8-12 24, Granger 3-7 5-7 12, Harrison 3-5 1-2 7, Johnson 6-12 2-3 14, S.Jackson 2-9 3-4 8, Jones 3-9 3-3 9, Foster 2-4 2-2 6, Jasikevicius 1-8 7-9 10, Gill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-75 31-42 90.

L.A. Lakers (96)—K.Brown 4-7 1-2 9, Odom 6-14 4-5 17, Mihm 2-5 0-0 4, Parker 2-8 0-0 6, Bryant 14-32 15-21 45, Cook 1-4 0-0 2, Vujacic 1-3 0-0 3, George 1-3 2-2 4, Walton 0-1 0-0 0, Bynum 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 34-80 22-31 96.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 3-16 (Granger 1-3, Jasikevicius 1-3, S.Jackson 1-5, O’Neal 0-1, Jones 0-1, Johnson 0-3), L.A. Lakers 6-17 (Parker 2-4, Bryant 2-6, Vujacic 1-1, Odom 1-5, George 0-1). Fouled Out—Jones. Rebounds—Indiana 56 (O’Neal 16), L.A. Lakers 57 (Odom 12). Assists—Indiana 19 (Jasikevicius 5), L.A. Lakers 17 (Bryant 5). Total Fouls—Indiana 30, L.A. Lakers 29. Technicals—S.Jackson, L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second, Bryant. A—18,997 (18,997).

College men

EAST

Albany, N.Y. 68, Cornell 59

Connecticut 70, Cincinnati 59

Fordham 78, Penn 63

Sacred Heart 74, Cent. Connecticut St. 71

Yale 71, American U. 59

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 74, MVSU 67

Appalachian St. 68, W. Carolina 53

Ark.-Pine Bluff 52, Alabama St. 49

Belmont 91, Jacksonville 78

Bethune-Cookman 58, Morgan St. 41

Coppin St. 75, Florida A&M 70

Delaware St. 56, N. Carolina A&T 52

ETSU 89, Gardner-Webb 66

Elon 92, Chattanooga 74

Florida Atlantic 77, Stetson 62

Furman 83, Wofford 52

Georgia Southern 71, Coll. of Charleston 68

Grambling St. 65, Alcorn St. 62

Hampton 65, Howard 48

High Point 82, Coastal Carolina 62

Kennesaw St. 81, Campbell 77

Lipscomb 75, North Florida 67

Louisville 81, UC Davis 58

Murray St. 66, E. Illinois 65

Norfolk St. 74, Md.-Eastern Shore 62

Southern U. 80, Jackson St. 65

MIDWEST

IPFW 75, Tri-State 61

S. Utah 76, Oakland, Mich. 73

Texas 78, Iowa St. 58

UMKC 72, W. Illinois 62

Valparaiso 80, Oral Roberts 60

Wright St. 88, Kenyon 47

Xavier 82, E. Kentucky 63

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 74, Ark.-Little Rock 70

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 105, Prairie View 77

FAR WEST

CS Northridge 76, UC Riverside 62

Long Beach St. 79, Cal Poly 66

N. Colorado 90, Colo.-Colo. Springs 66

Pepperdine 55, San Diego 54

Portland 74, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 72, OT

UC Irvine 70, UC Santa Barbara 66

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Iowa 138, Wake Forest 123, Tennessee 116, Syracuse 100, N. Iowa 32, Kentucky 31, Air Force 28, Kansas 27, Nevada 18, California 12, Vanderbilt 11, Xavier 6, Michigan 5, Iowa St. 3, N. Illinois 3, Marquette 2, Bucknell 1.

How Steve Bergum of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1. Duke 2. Florida 3. Connecticut 4. Memphis 5. Villanova 6. Gonzaga 7. Illinois 8. Louisville 9. Texas 10.Michigan State 11.UCLA 12.Pittsburgh 13.Maryland 14.Indiana 15.Washington 16.North Carolina 17.Boston College 18.Oklahoma 19.N.C. State 20.George Washington 21.Arizona 22.Wisconsin 23.Michigan 24.Ohio State 25.Wake Forest

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 58, Air Force 46, Tennessee 46, Iowa 36, Wake Forest 34, Colorado 27, Michigan 23, Kentucky 20, Northern Iowa 18, Texas A&M 9, Bucknell 8, Nevada 7, Xavier 7, Vanderbilt 6, Notre Dame 5, Kansas 4, Washington State 4, Buffalo 3, Arkansas 2, Florida State 2, Iowa State 2.

College women

EAST

Binghamton 75, Cornell 60

Iona 71, Fairfield 56

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 69, Long Island U. 58

Robert Morris 64, Monmouth, N.J. 60

Sacred Heart 96, Columbia 65

St. Francis, NY 61, Cent. Connecticut St. 52

St. Francis, Pa. 85, Fairleigh Dickinson 83

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 73, MVSU 59

Alabama St. 55, Ark.-Pine Bluff 48

Chattanooga 87, Davidson 65

Coll. of Charleston 52, Furman 50

Coppin St. 52, Florida A&M 34

Georgia Southern 74, UNC-Greensboro 63

Grambling St. 73, Alcorn St. 71

Hampton 74, Howard 61

IUPUI 70, Centenary 62

Lipscomb 78, Savannah St. 60

Md.-Eastern Shore 68, Norfolk St. 56

Morehead St. 56, E. Illinois 55

Morgan St. 66, Bethune-Cookman 54

N. Carolina A&T 50, Delaware St. 49

North Carolina 90, Miami 57

Southern U. 61, Jackson St. 55

W. Carolina 86, Appalachian St. 76

Winthrop 60, Tennessee St. 55

MIDWEST

Creighton 78, Missouri St. 57

Drake 75, Wichita St. 67

Iowa 75, Michigan St. 64

Minnesota 69, Indiana 64

Oakland, Mich. 82, S. Utah 63

Ohio St. 75, Oklahoma 71

Valparaiso 81, Oral Roberts 54

SOUTHWEST

Texas-Arlington 58, Louisiana-Monroe 55

FAR WEST

CS Northridge 76, UC Riverside 70

Cal St.-Fullerton 72, Pacific 64

UC Santa Barbara 71, UC Irvine 60

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Washington 64, Florida 56, BYU 40, Utah 36, Louisville 24, Texas 23, Kansas 15, St. John’s 15, Southern Cal 11, Virginia 9, Nebraska 8, George Washington 7, South Florida 7, Kansas St. 6, Miami 5, Arkansas 4, UCLA 4, Louisiana Tech 1, Marquette 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1. Duke 2. Tennessee 3. LSU 4. North Carolina 5. Maryland 6. Baylor 7. UConn 8. Rutgers 9. Ohio State 10. DePaul 11. Arizona State 12. Michigan St. 13. Purdue 14. Georgia 15. Stanford 16. Minnesota 17. Oklahoma 18. New Mexico 19. Temple 20. Notre Dame 21. Washington 22. Utah 23. Boston College 24. Virginia Tech 25. BYU

FOOTBALL

NFL playoffs

All Times PST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Washington 17, Tampa Bay 10

New England 28, Jacksonville 3

Sunday, Jan. 8

Carolina 23, New York Giants 0

Pittsburgh 31, Cincinnati 17

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

Washington at Seattle, 1:30 p.m. (FOX)

New England at Denver, 5 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 15

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

Carolina at Chicago, 1:30 p.m. (FOX)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

AFC game, noon (CBS)

NFC game, 3:30 p.m. (FOX)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

Detroit

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 12

At Honolulu

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

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Monday’s Results

New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 0

Dallas 2, Minnesota 1

Colorado 6, St. Louis 1

Anaheim 6, Los Angeles 2

Today’s Games

San Jose at Boston, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Devils 3, Flyers 0

First Period—1, New Jersey, Parise 6 (Gionta, Elias), 14:47 (pp). Second Period—2, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 8 (Rafalski, Gomez), 11:42 (pp). Third Period—3, New Jersey, Gomez 17 (Elias, Gionta), 8:08.

Shots on goal—Philadelphia 4-7-11—22. New Jersey 6-4-6—16. Power-play Opportunities—Philadelphia 0 of 3; New Jersey 2 of 6. Goalies—Philadelphia, Niittymaki 16-5-4 (16 shots-13 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 18-14-3 (22-22). A—16,015 (19,040). T—2:06.

Stars 2, Wild 1

First Period—1, Minnesota, Robitaille 10 (Rolston, Schultz), 6:43. Second Period—2, Dallas, Lehtinen 23 (Zubov, Jokinen), 1:05. 3, Dallas, Boucher 9 (Zubov, Modano), 11:24 (pp). Third Period—None.

Shots on goal—Dallas 6-8-12—26. Minnesota 8-9-9—26. Power-play Opportunities—Dallas 1 of 7; Minnesota 0 of 6. Goalies—Dallas, Hedberg 8-1-9 (26 shots-25 saves). Minnesota, Fernandez 15-6-3 (26-24). A—18,568 (18,064). T—2:12.

Avalanche 6, Blues 1

First Period—1, Colorado, Brisebois 7 (Clark, McLean), 13:40. 2, Colorado, Svatos 23 (Blake, Tanguay), 14:51 (pp). Second Period—3, Colorado, Svatos 24 (Tanguay, Liles), 8:35 (pp). Third Period—4, Colorado, Brunette 12 (Blake, Liles), 9:51. 5, St. Louis, Gamache 3 (Weight, Salvador), 11:42. 6, Colorado, Svatos 25 (Richardson, McCormick), 13:25. 7, Colorado, Tanguay 18 (Brunette), 16:57.

Shots on goal—St. Louis 4-11-13—28. Colorado 16-11-9—36. Power-play Opportunities—St. Louis 0 of 7; Colorado 2 of 7. Goalies—St. Louis, Bacashihua 3-4-0 (36 shots-30 saves). Colorado, Aebischer 15-9-0 (28-27). A—18,007 (18,007). T—2:25.

Mighty Ducks 6, Kings 2

First Period—1, Anaheim, Getzlaf 5 (Perry, Kunitz), 5:48 (pp). 2, Los Angeles, Conroy 17 (Avery, Frolov), 7:12. 3, Anaheim, McDonald 14 (S.Niedermayer, Lupul), 12:59 (pp).

Second Period—4, Los Angeles, Visnovsky 13 (Cammalleri, Conroy), :46 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Hedstrom 9 (DiPenta), 8:21. 6, Anaheim, Hedstrom 10 (Marchant, Lupul), 15:21.

Third Period—7, Anaheim, Kunitz 7 (Selanne, McDonald), 11:15. 8, Anaheim, Hedstrom 11 (Lupul, S.Niedermayer), 13:28.

Power-play Opportunities—Los Angeles 1 of 6; Anaheim 2 of 5.

Goalies—Los Angeles, Garon 19-10-0 (27 shots-21 saves). Anaheim, Giguere 12-6-7 (43-41).

A—17,174 (17,174). T—2:23.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled.

Today’s Games

Prince George at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Portland, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Prince George at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

SKIING

Area Resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 6:00a 2 new powder machine groomed 36 - 80 base 85 of 91 trails, 95% open, 7 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p

Montana Snowbowl — Mon 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 18 - 62 base 38 of 39 trails, 97% open, 4 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon Open Thu-Mon 5a insa 1 new packed powder machine groomed 39 - 76 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Mon 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p; open Thu-Mon

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:44a snow 28 degrees packed powder machine groomed 46 - 76 base 82 of 82 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 8: 30a-9p; Sun 8:30a-4p

Silver Mountain — Mon 5a insa 26 degrees packed powder machine groomed 40 - 58 base 51 of 67 trails, 7 of 7 lifts, 76% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p, Fri 8:30a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 5a insa 2 new powder 37 - 83 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; open Fri-Tue

Bluewood — Mon Open Wed-Sun 5:00a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 43 - 59 base 21 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 88% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun

Mission Ridge — Mon 5:25a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 30 - 50 base 30 of 36 trails, 4 of 6 lifts, 83% open, Mon, Thu, Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun:9a-4p; open Thu-Mon

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 3:00a packed powder machine groomed 42 - 42 base 53 of 67 trails, 79% open, 3 of 5 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p, Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4:30p;

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:25a spring snow machine groomed 24 - 48 base 95 of 107 trails, 95% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Mon 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 30 base 53 of 75 trails, 71% open, 6 of 8 lifts Mon-Wed: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p;

Panorama Mountain — Mon 9:00a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 34 base 80 of 120 trails, 67% open, 9 of 9 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Red Resort — Mon 6:00a 3 new powder 70 - 70 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p

Silver Star — Mon 9:00a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 55 - 55 base 105 of 112 trails, 94% open, 11 of 11 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p

Whitewater — Mon 5:02a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 75 - 82 base 9 of 43 trails, 21% open,

3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with OF Todd Hollandsworth on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Named Bran Harper manager and Charles Nagy pitching coach of Salt Lake City of the PCL, Tyrone Boykin manager and Ken Patterson pitching coach of Arkansas of the Texas League, Bobby Mitchell manager and Craig Grebeck hitting coach of Rancho Cucamonga of the California League, Ever Magallanes manager of the Arizona League rookie affiliate, Keith Comstock roving pitching instructor, Todd Takayoshi roving catching instructor, Rob Picciolo roving infield instructor, Eric Owens hitting coach of Cedar Rapids of the MWL.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with LHP Darrell May on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with OF Bobby Kielty on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Appier and INF Fernando Vina on minor league contracts.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Named Carlos Alfonso director of international operations and Mike Cubbage major league scout.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named Rob Ducey professional scout.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Traded OF Corey Patterson to the Baltimore Orioles for SS Nate Spears and LHP Carlos Perez.

CINCINNATI REDS—Named Richard Stark minor league athletic trainers coordinator and Mark Farnsworth minor league medical administrator.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with C-OF Eli Marrero on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with LHP Trever Miller on a one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Designated INF Russell Branyan for assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Michael Tucker on a one-year contract and RHP Luis Ayala on a two-year contract.

National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues

NAPBL—Promoted Tina Gust to associate director of licensing and Jill Rusinko to manager, special operations/charity partners. Named Bryan Sayre assistant in the licensing department.

Florida State League

PORT ST. LUCIE METS—Named Gary Carter manager.

Can-Am League

NEW HAVEN CUTTERS—Sold the contract of INF Jeff Brooks to Atlantic City.

Northern League

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Sold the contract of LHP Brian Adams to the Chicago Cubs.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Announced the retirement of OF Anthony Iapoce. Released LHP Tim Alvarez.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Signed RHP Tyler Marotz.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Signed RHP Benjamin Smith.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed OF Harry Berrios.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHOENIX SUNS—Signed F Josh Davis to a 10-day contract.

NBA Development League

TULSA 66ERS—Signed G Anthony Wilkins. Waived G Marcus Hill.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Fined Washington S Sean Taylor $17,000 for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay RB Michael Pittman.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed WR Jamall Broussard, TE Ronnie Ghent, S Herana-Daze Jones, OL Pete Lougheed, TE Darnell Sanders, G Kyle Takavitz, G Steven Vieira, WR Mike Warfield and RB Quincy Wilson.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DE Walter Curry, LS Andrew Economos, DE Omari Hand, LB James Kinney, WR Chad Owens, WR Fred Stamps, FB Lee Webb and WR Kahlil Hill.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Herman Edwards coach.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released OT Brennan Curtin from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed C Charles Missant and DB James Taylor to Reserve/Future Contracts.

Arena Football League

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Signed FB-LB Vincent Brown and OL-DL Trevor Misipeka.

AUSTIN WRANGLERS—Signed WR-LB Morris Anderson.

CHICAGO RUSH—Signed WR-DB DaVon Fowlkes, WR-DB Marcus Moore and OL-DL John Sikora.

COLORADO CRUSH—Signed OL-DL Craig Heimburger.

COLUMBUS DESTROYERS—Signed QB Tim Hicks, OS Carlos Johnson and K Miro Kesic.

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed WR-DB Jermaine Harris, WR-LB Donald Hayes and WR-DB Quentin McCord.

KANSAS CITY BRIGADE—Signed QB Steve Bellisari and FB-LB Chris Morant. Released FB-LB Juan Long.

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS—Signed WR-DB Anthony Arceneaux.

NASHVILLE KATS—Signed K Tony Dodson, FB-LB Jeremy Lawrence and K Jonathan Ruffin. Re-signed OL-DL Aaron McConnell and OL-DL Joe Minucci. Waived DS Billy Alford and OS Kerry Wright.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Signed FB-LB Darnell Small.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Signed WR-DB Kevin Arbet, QB Stoney Case and OS Jason Geathers.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Pavel Vorobiev from Norfolk of the AHL.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Recalled F Brad Richardson from Lowell of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Reassigned D Jamie Pushor, F Peter Sarno and F Ben Simon to Syracuse of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Activated LW Jeff Cowan from injured reserve. Placed RW Dustin Brown on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 3.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed D Andre Benoit to a three-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed RW Alexander Radulov.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled LW Steve Gainey from San Antonio of the AHL.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned C Erik Christensen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Recalled RW Konstantin Koltsov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled F Tyler Bouck from Manitoba of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned F Boyd Kane to Hershey of the AHL.

American Hockey League

CLEVELAND BARONS—Announced the franchise will move to Worcester, Mass., after this season.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Traded D Brad Tiley to the San Antonio Rampage for future considerations. Received D Ray Schultz on loan from the Phoenix Coyotes. Reassigned C Justin Kelly to Johnstown of the ECHL.

Central Hockey League

CORPUS CHRISTI RAYZ—Anounced G Scott Reid has been recalled by Norfolk of the AHL. Traded D Chad McIver and the rights to D Dion Hyman to Memphis for D Tim Laurila and future considerations.

FORT WORTH BRAHMAS—Traded D Matt Coughlin to Wichita for D Ryan Fairbarn.

OKLAHOMA CITY BLAZERS—Signed LW Aaron Goldade.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Signed MF Ben Olsen and MF Josh Gros to four-year contracts.

FC Dallas — Named Oscar Pareja assistant coach.

REAL SALT LAKE—Signed D Daniel Torres.

COLLEGE

CONNECTICUT—Named Matt Cersosimo assistant football coach.

ELON—Named Marc Yellock defensive line coach.

FLORIDA—Announced WR Chad Jackson and CB Dee Webb will forgo their last year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

FLORIDA STATE—Announced LB Ernie Sims will forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

FORDHAM—Announced junior G Devon Green left the men’s basketball team.

GEORGETOWN, D.C.—Named Kevin Kelly football coach.

HAMILTON—Named Rocco Bouse baseball coach.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE—Announced OT Derek Morris and DT John McCargo will forgo their remaining two years of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

NOTRE DAME—Announced TE Anthony Fasano will forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

PITTSBURGH—Announced WR Greg Lee will forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced S Ko Simpson and CB Johnathan Joseph will forgo their remaining two years of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

TEXAS TECH—Announced freshman G Terry Martin left the men’s basketball team.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Rockets - Bobcats game due to Houston forward Tracy McGrady (out) and Charlotte forward Emeka Okafor (questionable); the Nets - Spurs game due to New Jersey forward Richard Jefferson (questionable); the Nuggets - Suns game due to Denver forward Kenyon Martin (questionable).

NFL Playoffs

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

College Basketball