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BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

WLPctGB
New Jersey1915.559
Philadelphia1818.5002
Boston1422.3896
New York1322.3716 1/2
Toronto1324.3517 1/2

Southeast Division

WLPctGB
Miami2315.605
Washington1619.4575 1/2
Orlando1322.3718 1/2
Charlotte1126.29711 1/2
Atlanta926.25712 1/2

Central Division

WLPctGB
Detroit295.853
Cleveland2015.5719 1/2
Indiana2015.5719 1/2
Milwaukee1916.54310 1/2
Chicago1521.41715

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

WLPctGB
San Antonio289.757
Dallas2710.7301
Memphis2312.6574
New Orleans1719.47210 1/2
Houston1223.34315

Northwest Division

WLPctGB
Utah1918.514
Denver1919.500 1/2
Minnesota1717.500 1/2
Seattle1522.4054
Portland1324.3516

Pacific Division

WLPctGB
Phoenix2412.667
L.A. Clippers1914.5763 1/2
L.A. Lakers2017.5414 1/2
Golden State1719.4727
Sacramento1521.4179

Sunday’s Results

Toronto 129, New York 103

Sacramento 104, Orlando 100

Portland 89, Cleveland 87

Today’s Games

Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Charlotte, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at New York, 10 a.m.

Denver at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Indiana at New Jersey, 12:30 p.m.

Seattle at Golden State, 1 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Raptors 129, Knicks 103

New York (103)—Lee 6-9 3-6 15, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Curry 8-13 4-8 20, Marbury 7-12 4-4 18, Robinson 1-6 2-2 4, Frye 3-9 9-12 15, Crawford 3-11 4-5 12, Richardson 3-5 0-0 8, Taylor 2-3 2-2 6, M.Rose 0-1 1-2 1, Ariza 0-1 2-6 2. Totals 34-71 31-47 103.

Toronto (129)—Graham 4-9 0-0 8, Bosh 9-15 5-8 23, Araujo 1-2 1-2 3, Peterson 11-16 2-2 28, Calderon 5-6 3-3 13, J.Rose 10-15 10-11 31, Villanueva 6-10 2-2 15, Bonner 1-2 2-2 4, E.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Martin 1-3 0-0 2, L.Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Aa.Williams 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 49-83 25-30 129.

New York26272624103
Toronto35313132129

3-Point Goals—New York 4-14 (Richardson 2-4, Crawford 2-7, Marbury 0-1, Robinson 0-2), Toronto 6-15 (Peterson 4-7, J.Rose 1-1, Villanueva 1-4, Calderon 0-1, Graham 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 47 (Lee 12), Toronto 45 (Bosh, Villanueva 6). Assists—New York 20 (Marbury 13), Toronto 29 (Calderon 10). Total Fouls—New York 31, Toronto 35. Technicals—Marbury, Toronto Defensive Three Second. A—17,393 (19,800).

Kings 104, Magic 100

Orlando (100)—G.Hill 8-17 2-4 18, Howard 8-14 2-4 18, Battie 2-9 2-2 6, Stevenson 2-9 0-0 4, Nelson 12-19 3-3 29, Diener 3-7 0-0 8, Turkoglu 3-11 4-5 11, Cato 1-2 0-2 2, Garrity 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 41-90 13-20 100.

Sacramento (104)—Garcia 1-7 1-4 4, Thomas 5-11 1-2 11, Miller 5-11 10-10 21, Martin 5-9 11-12 22, Bibby 13-23 11-12 42, Williamson 0-1 0-0 0, Hart 1-2 0-0 2, Skinner 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-65 34-40 104.

Orlando22202038100
Sacramento21252830104

3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-10 (Nelson 2-2, Diener 2-5, Turkoglu 1-3), Sacramento 8-17 (Bibby 5-8, Martin 1-1, Miller 1-2, Garcia 1-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 47 (Howard 19), Sacramento 49 (Miller 12). Assists—Orlando 16 (Nelson 9), Sacramento 22 (Miller 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 25, Sacramento 17. Technicals—Thomas. A—17,317. (17,317).

Trail Blazers 89, Cavaliers 87

Cleveland (87)—James 10-26 8-11 29, Henderson 1-1 0-0 2, Ilgauskas 10-11 7-7 27, Jones 5-14 0-0 13, Snow 3-5 1-2 7, Marshall 2-7 1-4 6, Newble 0-4 0-0 0, Wilks 0-1 0-0 0, Varejao 0-3 0-0 0, Jackson 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-75 17-24 87.

Portland (89)—Khryapa 3-6 0-0 6, Randolph 6-16 4-4 16, Przybilla 3-3 2-2 8, Dixon 4-13 1-1 10, Blake 4-9 0-0 9, Patterson 6-9 4-11 16, Ratliff 3-6 2-3 8, Jack 4-7 3-3 11, Telfair 1-7 2-2 5, Outlaw 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 18-26 89.

Cleveland3016212087
Portland2724201889

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-23 (Jones 3-10, Jackson 1-2, James 1-5, Marshall 1-5, Newble 0-1), Portland 3-9 (Dixon 1-2, Telfair 1-3, Blake 1-3, Jack 0-1). Fouled Out—Ilgauskas. Rebounds—Cleveland 43 (James 13), Portland 59 (Patterson, Randolph 7). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 7), Portland 16 (Blake, Jack 4). Total Fouls—Cleveland 24, Portland 21. Technicals—Portland Defensive Three Second. A—19,383. (19,980).

College men

EAST

Binghamton 48, Boston U. 47

Fairfield 81, St. Peter’s 75

Fordham 90, Duquesne 63

Hartford 74, UMBC 73

Maine 85, Vermont 82, OT

Manhattan 77, Siena 74

Marist 89, Rider 66

SOUTH

Florida Atlantic 72, Gardner-Webb 51

Maryland 90, Wake Forest 86

Pittsburgh 61, Louisville 57

Virginia 54, Virginia Tech 49

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 59, Toledo 52

Creighton 69, Indiana St. 53

Loyola of Chicago 75, Ill.-Chicago 61

Michigan St. 62, Ohio St. 59, 2OT

Rutgers 78, DePaul 68, OT

FAR WEST

Long Beach St. 84, CS Northridge 73

UC Irvine 70, Pacific 61

UC Santa Barbara 64, UC Davis 50

College women

EAST

Delaware 78, Northeastern 56

George Washington 64, Xavier 58

Georgia St. 89, Towson 65

Hofstra 65, James Madison 53

Iona 78, Rider 58

Old Dominion 63, Drexel 53

Saint Joseph’s 45, Fordham 40

Temple 74, St. Bonaventure 65

Vermont 73, Maine 60

SOUTH

Alabama 75, Arkansas 73

Charlotte 71, Massachusetts 61

Clemson 75, Wake Forest 68

George Mason 70, William & Mary 51

Georgia 74, Miami 59

Kentucky 66, Georgia Tech 62

Mississippi 51, Auburn 48

North Carolina 65, N.C. State 53

Southern Miss. 75, Tulane 60

Tennessee 79, Mississippi St. 56

UCF 51, UTEP 46

Va. Commonwealth 54, N.C.-Wilmington 37

Vanderbilt 67, South Carolina 59

MIDWEST

Bradley 71, Illinois St. 63

Cincinnati 89, South Florida 87

Dayton 67, Richmond 62

Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54

Iowa 80, Northwestern 48

Minnesota 71, Michigan St. 58

Ohio St. 62, Michigan 34

Saint Louis 59, Duquesne 54

Texas A&M 78, Kansas 64

SOUTHWEST

Houston 79, Rice 72

SMU 54, UAB 49

Texas Tech 64, Baylor 62

Tulsa 93, Memphis 40

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 65, Texas A&M Commerce 63

FAR WEST

Long Beach St. 102, CS Northridge 62

N. Colorado 72, Texas-Pan American 52

UC Irvine 85, Pacific 72

UC Santa Barbara 70, UC Davis 55

FOOTBALL

NFL Playoffs

All Times PST

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

Seattle 20, Washington 10

Denver 27, New England 13

Sunday, Jan. 15

Pittsburgh 21, Indianapolis 18

Carolina 29, Chicago 21

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

Pittsburgh at Denver, noon (CBS)

Carolina at Seattle, 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

WLOTPtsGFGA
Philadelphia2810763161139
N.Y. Rangers2513757141116
New Jersey2218549132135
N.Y. Islanders1923240132161
Pittsburgh1125931126180

Northeast Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa3010363179104
Buffalo2813359147127
Toronto2417351143138
Montreal2016646124135
Boston1621739124145

Southeast Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina3010464163137
Atlanta2218650164159
Tampa Bay2219347131137
Florida1822743122148
Washington1424533119168

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit3012363168120
Nashville2812561144131
Chicago1525535118159
Columbus1528232105159
St. Louis1028525107165

Northwest Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Calgary2614557120114
Colorado2617355171146
Vancouver2515555150139
Edmonton2416553151141
Minnesota2020444123111

Pacific Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Dallas3012262147112
Los Angeles2817258162142
Phoenix2221246127137
Anaheim1916846124121
San Jose2017545133132

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

Sunday’s Results

Carolina 4, St. Louis 2

New Jersey 3, Chicago 2, SO

Nashville 5, Pittsburgh 4

Today’s Games

Anaheim at Boston, 10 a.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 1 p.m.

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

Dallas at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Hurricanes 4, Blues 2

St. Louis2002
Carolina0224

First Period—1, St. Louis, Cajanek 4 (McAmmond, Dallman), 2:00 (pp). 2, St. Louis, Sillinger 15 (Drake, Dallman), 10:31 (pp).

Second Period—3, Carolina, Whitney 8 (Staal), 5:25 (pp). 4, Carolina, Staal 27 (Williams, Stillman), 16:33 (pp).

Third Period—5, Carolina, Staal 28 (Cole, Williams), 10:34. 6, Carolina, Staal 29 (Cole, Kaberle), 19:51 (pp).

Shots on goal—St. Louis 15-4-14—33. Carolina 13-14-10—37.

Power-play opportunities—St. Louis 2 of 7; Carolina 3 of 11.

Goalies—St. Louis, Sanford 4-10-1 (37 shots-33 saves). Carolina, Ward 8-3-2 (33-31).

A—18,730 (18,730). T—2:19.

Devils 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)

New Jersey11003
Chicago11002

New Jersey won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, New Jersey, Gionta 26 (Gomez, Langenbrunner), 4:34 (pp). 2, Chicago, Arnason 11 (Calder, Cullimore), 8:26.

Second Period—3, Chicago, Vrbata 6 (Arnason, Calder), 4:59. 4, New Jersey, White 2 (Brylin, Marshall), 7:18 (pp).

Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—New Jersey 2 (Parise NG, Elias G, Gionta NG, Kozlov G); Chicago 1 (Vorobiev NG, Vrbata NG, Holmqvist G, Arnason NG);

Shots on goal—New Jersey 9-8-8-1—26. Chicago 13-9-8-1—31.

Power-play opportunities—New Jersey 2 of 4; Chicago 0 of 2.

Goalies—New Jersey, Brodeur 20-14-3 (31 shots-29 saves). Chicago, Munro 2-1-0 (26-24).

A—11,117 (20,500). T—2:21.

Predators 5, Penguins 4

Pittsburgh1214
Nashville3205

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Malone 10 (Armstrong, Koltsov), 4:26 (pp). 2, Nashville, Walker 2 (Sullivan, Fiddler), 6:02. 3, Nashville, Kariya 14 (Timonen, Hartnell), 9:13 (pp). 4, Nashville, Erat 11 (Perreault), 17:52.

Second Period—5, Nashville, Walker 3 (Johnson, Suter), 1:11. 6, Nashville, Hall 10 (Hartnell, Weber), 2:54. 7, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 11 (Palffy, Crosby), 17:23 (pp). 8, Pittsburgh, Melichar 1 (LeClair), 18:16.

Third Period—9, Pittsburgh, Armstrong 3 (Malone, Scuderi), 9:15. Penalty—Stevenson, Nas (boarding), 14:04.

Shots on goal—Pittsburgh 9-14-17—40. Nashville 13-14-5—32.

Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 2 of 7; Nashville 1 of 4.

Goalies—Pittsburgh, Caron (14 shots-10 saves), Fleury 5-12-3(1:11 second, 18-17). Nashville, Vokoun 22-9-4 (40-36).

A—17,113 (17,113). T—2:16.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOLSLPts
Saskatoon4527161156
Moose Jaw4323143352
Regina4524190250
Prince Albert4514211938
Brandon4315234135
CentralGPWLOLSLPts
Medicine Hat4731100668
Calgary4433101067
Lethbridge4519202444
Swift Current4411223833
Red Deer4611301427

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOLSLPts
Kootenay4732130266
Vancouver4529120462
Kelowna4327131257
Prince George4626170355
Kamloops4621211346
U.S.GPWLOLSLPts
Everett4326152054
Portland4220182244
Tri-City4018173241
Seattle4218201340
Spokane4317224038

Two points a win, one an overtime or shootout loss.

Sunday’s Results

Calgary 6, Lethbridge 3

Kelowna 6, Seattle 3

Prince Albert 2, Red Deer 1

Prince George 3, Medicine Hat 2

Today’s Games

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

Spokane at Portland, 7 p.m.

KIJHL

Spokane Braves 10, Grand Forks 2

G.Forks1102
Spokane 61310

SCORING: Grand Forks–Martens, Roulston. Spokane–Sherman, Bender, Othmer 4, Manzo 2, Thomas, Read.

Saves–Grand Forks, Clark 12-13-33–58. Spokane, Greenwell, 12-14-10–36.

GOLF

Sony Open

At Waialae Country Club

Honolulu

Purse: $5.1 million

Yardage: 7,060; Par 70

Final Round

David Toms, $918,00066-69-61-65—261
Rory Sabbatini, $448,80065-72-67-62—266
Chad Campbell, $448,80067-67-62-70—266
Bubba Watson, $244,80067-70-66-65—268
Nathan Green, $204,00070-70-65-64—269
Vijay Singh, $183,60071-69-65-66—271
Stuart Appleby, $158,95070-66-69-67—272
Jim Furyk, $158,95067-67-70-68—272
Charles Warren, $158,95066-74-64-68—272
Carl Pettersson, $127,50071-68-68-66—273
Stewart Cink, $127,50071-69-66-67—273
J.B. Holmes, $127,50070-66-69-68—273
Jerry Kelly, $98,60068-69-69-68—274
K.J. Choi, $98,60066-71-68-69—274
Shane Bertsch, $98,60070-70-63-71—274
Tom Byrum, $84,15068-71-68-68—275
Jerry Smith, $84,15069-67-69-70—275
Adam Scott, $64,26071-69-70-66—276
Loren Roberts, $64,26069-68-71-68—276
Mark Calcavecchia, $64,26070-69-68-69—276
Dudley Hart, $64,26069-68-69-70—276
Brent Geiberger, $64,26068-73-65-70—276
Steve Jones, $64,26069-68-68-71—276
John Riegger, $40,362.8672-71-68-66—277
Richard S. Johnson, $40,362.8669-71-70-67—277
Billy Mayfair, $40,362.8670-70-70-67—277
Arron Oberholser, $40,362.8670-71-68-68—277
Jeff Overton, $40,362.8672-71-66-68—277
Jason Bohn, $40,362.8570-72-65-70—277
Robert Gamez, $40,362.8570-69-66-72—277
David Duval, $30,24375-68-72-63—278
Troy Matteson, $30,24372-69-71-66—278
Chris Riley, $30,24376-66-68-68—278
Ron Whittaker, $30,24373-68-66-71—278
Tommy Armour III, $30,24368-74-64-72—278
Ryuji Imada, $23,502.5072-71-69-67—279
Rich Beem, $23,502.5071-69-71-68—279
David Branshaw, $23,502.5071-68-71-69—279
Jeff Gove, $23,502.5066-71-70-72—279
Vaughn Taylor, $23,502.5067-72-68-72—279
Peter Lonard, $23,502.5067-70-68-74—279
Jonathan Kaye, $15,355.6473-68-71-68—280
Fred Funk, $15,355.6468-71-72-69—280
Bo Van Pelt, $15,355.6470-73-69-68—280
Daniel Chopra, $15,355.6476-65-70-69—280
Jesper Parnevik, $15,355.6472-70-68-70—280
Camilo Villegas, $15,355.6472-64-73-71—280
Joe Ogilvie, $15,355.6471-72-66-71—280
Arjun Atwal, $15,355.6370-69-69-72—280
Tom Lehman, $15,355.6371-71-66-72—280
Carlos Franco, $15,355.6370-71-67-72—280
Will MacKenzie, $15,355.6369-70-68-73—280
Paul Goydos, $11,69669-70-74-68—281
Aaron Baddeley, $11,69671-70-71-69—281
Joe Durant, $11,69671-72-68-70—281
Craig Barlow, $11,69673-70-68-70—281
Charles Howell III, $11,69671-72-68-70—281
Jeff Maggert, $11,69669-72-68-72—281
Hunter Mahan, $10,91471-68-75-68—282
Jon Mills, $10,91469-72-73-68—282
Thomas Levet, $10,91471-72-70-69—282
Jay Haas, $10,91475-66-70-71—282
Paul Azinger, $10,91469-72-70-71—282
Henrik Bjornstad, $10,91470-73-67-72—282
Todd Fischer, $10,91473-67-69-73—282
Roger Tambellini, $10,91469-73-67-73—282
Parker McLachlin, $10,91472-71-65-74—282
Michael Allen, $10,35372-69-71-71—283
Alex Cejka, $10,35376-67-68-72—283
Shigeki Maruyama, $10,14972-71-69-72—284
Brad Faxon, $10,14971-70-71-72—284
Bill Haas, $9,63971-71-72-71—285
Patrick Sheehan, $9,63971-71-72-71—285
Woody Austin, $9,63974-68-71-72—285
Bubba Dickerson, $9,63972-71-70-72—285
Hidemichi Tanaka, $9,63973-70-69-73—285
Vance Veazey, $9,63970-69-72-74—285
Mathew Goggin, $9,63969-72-69-75—285
Olin Browne, $9,63971-70-67-77—285
Kaname Yokoo, $9,18072-71-71-73—287
Jeff Sluman, $9,07867-73-73-75—288
James Driscoll, $8,97667-74-73-79—293

SKIING

Area Resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Sun 6:48a 6 new powder machine groomed 45 - 104 base 85 of 91 trails, 95% open, 9 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p

Montana Snowbowl — Sun 5:00a 2 - 5 new powder machine groomed 19 - 70 base 39 of 39 trails, 100% open, 4 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Sat 3:00p snow 33 degrees packed powder machine groomed 65 - 109 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 — Sun 5:23a partly cloudy 26 degrees packed powder machine groomed 68 - 104 base 82 of 82 trails, 8 of 9 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 8: 30a-9p; Sun 8:30a-4p

Silver Mountain — Sun 5:28a 26 degrees 3 new packed powder machine groomed 51 - 81 base 54 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 81% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p, Fri 8:30a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p

Washington

49 Degrees North — Sat 12:30p overcast 32 degrees packed powder machine groomed 44 - 105 base 40 of 40 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Mon/Tue 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; open Fri-Tue

Bluewood — Sun 12:00p overcast 22 degrees 7- 9 new packed powder machine groomed 59 - 74 base 21 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 88% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Jan 16: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun

Mission Ridge — Sun 5:17a clear 22 degrees packed powder machine groomed 34 - 70 base 35 of 36 trails, 4 of 6 lifts, 97% open, Mon, Thu, Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun:9a-4p; open Thu-Mon

Mt Spokane — Sun 5:30a snow 28 degrees 9 new powder machine groomed 56 - 95 base 44 of 55 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 80% open, Mon, Wed, Thu: 9a-4p; Fri 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9: 30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Mon

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Sun 1:00a packed powder machine groomed 19 - 52 base 60 of 67 trails, 94% open, 4 of 5 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p, Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4:30p

Fernie Alpine — Sun 8:15a 10 new powder machine groomed 24 - 48 base 95 of 107 trails, 89% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Kimberley — Sun 5:00a powder machine groomed 34 - 48 base 75 of 75 trails, 100% open, 6 of 8 lifts Mon-Wed: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p

Panorama Mountain — Sun 4:00a 4 new powder machine groomed 34 - 34 base 110 of 120 trails, 92% open, 9 of 9 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Sun 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 92 - 92 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p

Whitewater — Sun 5:57a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 75 - 110 base 9 of 43 trails, 21% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p

Men’s World Cup

At Wengen, Switzerland

Slalom

1. Giorgio Rocca, Italy, 1:42.28 (50.76-51.52).

2. Kalle Palander, Finland, 1:42.48 (50.88- 51.60).

3. Alois Vogl, Germany, 1:42.79 (50.61-52.18).

4. Kentaro Minagawa, Japan, 1:42.90 (51.41-51.49).

5. Ted Ligety, United States, 1:42.93 (50.65-52.28).

6. Reinfried Herbst, Austria, 1:43.21 (51.52-51.69).

7. Andre Myhrer, Sweden, 1:43.57 (51.65- 51.92).

8. Bode Miller, United States, 1:43.67 (52.21-51.46).

9. Jean-Pierre Vidal, France, 1:44.28 (51.36- 52.92).

10. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 1:44.33 (51.83-52.50).

11. Markus Larsson, Sweden, 1:44.44 (51.87-52.57).

12. Stephane Tissot, France, 1:44.53 (51.79-52.74).

13. Daniel Albrecht, Switzerland, 1:44.65 (52.42-52.23).

14. Cristian Deville, Italy, 1:44.94 (52.32-52.62).

15. Andreas Omminger, Austria, 1:44.98 (52.26-52.72).

Tom Rothrock, United States, did not finish second run.

Chip Knight, United States; James Cochran, United States; Julien Cousineau, Canada; Erik Schlopy, United States; Jean-Philippe Roy, Canada; Ryan Semple, Canada; Patrick Biggs, Canada; did not qualify for second run.

Thomas Grandi, Canada, did not finish first run.

World Cup Slalom Standings

(After five races)

1. Giorgio Rocca, Italy, 500.

2. Ted Ligety, United States, 285.

3. Kalle Palander, Finland, 230.

4. Jean-Pierre Vidal, France, 153.

5. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 140.

6. Thomas Grandi, Canada, 130.

7. Reinfried Herbst, Austria, 124.

8. Kjetil Jansrud, Norway, 113.

9. Andre Myhrer, Sweden, 112.

10. Stephane Tissot, France, 110.

11. Markus Larsson, Sweden, 104.

12. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 92.

13. Alois Vogl, Germany, 89.

14. Akira Sasaki, Japan, 86.

15. Kentaro Minagawa, Japan, 79.

Also

23. Michael Janyk, Canada, 48.

32. Bode Miller, United States, 32.

35. Patrick Biggs, Canada, 29.

39. James Cochran, United States, 16.

40. Tom Rothrock, United States, 15.

43. Chip Knight, United States, 14.

52. Erik Schlopy, United States, 7.

54. Jean-Philippe Roy, Canada, 6.

Overall World Cup Standings

(After 21 events)

1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 706.

2. Michael Walchhofer, Austria, 600.

3. Daron Rahlves, United States, 589.

4. Bode Miller, United States, 545.

5. Giorgio Rocca, Italy, 536.

6. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 529.

7. Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norway, 498.

8. Hermann Maier, Austria, 477.

9. Fritz Strobl, Austria, 473.

10. Kalle Palander, Finland, 430.

11. Marco Buechel, Liechtenstein, 404.

12. Erik Guay, Canada, 370.

13. Ted Ligety, United States, 363.

14. Hans Grugger, Austria, 299.

15. Rainer Schoenfelder, Austria, 294.

Also

16. Thomas Grandi, Canada, 291.

19. Francois Bourque, Canada, 239.

34. Erik Schlopy, United States, 125.

48. Scott Macartney, United States, 84.

57. Steven Nyman, United States, 62.

65. James Cochran, United States, 52.

67. Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canada, 51.

71. Michael Janyk, Canada, 48.

82. John Kucera, Canada, 35.

83. Dane Spencer, United States, 33.

88. Patrick Biggs, Canada, 29.

92. Chip Knight, United States, 27.

92. Jean-Philippe Roy, Canada, 27.

95. Marco Sullivan, United States, 23.

109. Tom Rothrock, United States, 15.

109. Ryan Semple, Canada, 15.

119. Julien Cousineau, Canada, 9.

131. Justin Johnson, United States, 4.

Women’s World Cup

At Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria

Super-G

1. Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 1 minute 9.41 seconds.

2. Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria, 1:09.51.

2. Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria, 1:09.51.

4. Kirsten Clark, United States, 1:09.63.

5. Nadia Styger, Switzerland, 1:09.78.

6. Tina Maze, Slovenia, 1:10.03.

7. Libby Ludlow, United States, 1:10.16.

8. Marlies Schild, Austria, 1:10.18.

9. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 1:10.21.

10. Silva Berger, Austria, 1:10.23.

11. Kathrin Wilhelm, Austria, 1:10.27.

12. Chemmy Alcott, Britain, 1:10.35.

13. Julia Mancuso, United States, 1:10.37.

14. Ingrid Jacquemod, France, 1:10.38.

15. Angelika Gruener, Italy, 1:10.39.

Also

32. Bryna McCarty, United States, 1:11.33.

35. Sherry Lawrence, Canada, 1:11.58.

42. Kelly Vanderbeek, Canada, 1:12.27.

43. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 1:12.65.

44. Stacey Cook, United States, 1:12.89.

45. Jonna Mendes, United States, 1:13.07.

46. Shona Rubens, Canada, 1:13.43.

Caroline Lalive, United States, and Genevieve Simard, Canada, did not finish.

World Cup Super-G Standings

(After four races)

1. Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria, 320 points.

2. Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria, 310.

3. Nadia Styger, Switzerland, 202.

4. Kirsten Clark, United States, 163.

5. Andrea Fischbacher, Austria, 156.

6, Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 132.

7. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 126.

8. Genevieve Simard, Canada, 93.

9. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 90.

9. Emily Brydon, Canada, 90.

11. Libby Ludlow, United States, 83.

12. Julia Mancuso, United States, 74.

13. Marlies Schild, Austria, 68.

14. Martina Ertl-Renz, Germany, 67.

15. Silvia Berger, Austria, 65.

Also

21. Kelly Vanderbeek, Canada, 54.

27. Allison Forsyth, Canada, 29.

34. Caroline Lalive, United States, 20.

38. Bryna McCarty, United States, 12.

Overall World Cup Standings

(After 18 events)

1. Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 982.

2. Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria, 730.

3. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 685.

4. Marlies Schild, Austria, 565.

5. Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria, 554.

6. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 520.

7. Kathrin Zettel, Austria, 470.

8. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 382.

9. Nadia Styger, Switzerland, 318

10. Andrea Fischbacher, Austria, 298.

11. Julia Mancuso, United States, 295.

12. Tina Maze, Slovenia, 282.

13. Elisabeth Georgl, Austria, 275.

14. Sylviane Berthod, Switzerland, 254.

15. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 237.

Also

18. Kristina Koznick, United States, 222.

19. Kirsten Clark, United States, 215.

23. Genevieve Simard, Canada, 171.

32. Emily Brydon, Canada, 128.

36. Allison Forsyth, Canada, 118.

38. Caroline Lalive, United States, 100.

42. Kelly Vanderbeek, Canada, 93.

47. Libby Ludlow, United States, 83.

55. Stacey Cook, United States, 59.

59. Resi Stiegler, United States, 46.

66. Brigitte Acton, Canada, 35.

68. Sarah Schleper, United States, 34.

69. Sherry Lawrence, Canada, 30.

83. Kaylin Richardson, United States, 14.

86. Bryna McCarty, United States, 12.

87. Lauren Ross, United States, 11.

TENNIS

Australian Open

Monday

At Melbourne Park

Melbourne, Australia

Purse: $14.6 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

First Round

Gaston Gaudio (8), Argentina, def. Razvan Sabau, Romania, 6-2, 5-0, retired.

Robby Ginepri (13), United States, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

Radek Stepanek (17), Czech Republic, def. Bjorn Rehnquist, Sweden, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

Daniele Bracciali, Italy, def. Lu Yen-hsun, Taiwan, 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Denis Gremelmayr, Germany, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1.

David Ferrer (11), Spain, def. Florent Serra, France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.

Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, def. Fernando Vicente, Spain, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-0.

Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Justin Gimelstob, United States, 7-6 (6), 7-5, 6-0.

Jarkko Nieminen (26), Finland, def. Marc Kimmich, Australia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.

Women

First Round

Hana Sromova, Czech Republic, def. Akiko Morigami, Japan, 3-0, retired.

Julia Schruff, Germany, def. Elena Dementieva (9), Russia, 7-5, 6-2.

Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, def. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.

Martina Muller, Germany, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Slovakia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Karolina Sprem, Croatia, def. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-2.

Daniela Hantuchova (17), Slovakia, def. Saori Obata, Japan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Mara Santangelo, Italy, def. Tatiana Golovin (24), France, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Conchita Martinez Granados, Spain, def. Ai Sugiyama (26), Japan, 6-4, 6-3.

Nadia Petrova (6), Russia, def. Sophie Ferguson, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1.

Maria Kirilenko (25), Russia, def. Evgenia Linetskaya, Russia, 6-1, 3-1, retired.

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, def. Stephanie Foretz, France, 6-4, 6-3.

Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Tzipi Obziler, Israel, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Jelena Jankovic (23), Serbia & Montenegro, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Li Ting, China, 6-2, 6-3.

Laura Granville, United States, def. Kathrin Woerle, Germany, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.

Tszvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Venus Williams (10), United States, 2-6, 6-0, 9-7.

ATP Money Leaders

Through Jan. 14

1. Roger Federer$142,000
2. Gael Monfils$84,575
3. Jarkko Nieminen$74,050
4. James Blake$65,625
4. Florent Serra$65,625
6. Nikolay Davydenko$54,460
7. Filippo Volandri$54,155
8. Ivan Ljubicic$52,000
9. Igor Andreev$50,395
10. Tommy Haas$49,975
11. Olivier Rochus$49,165
12. Dmitry Tursunov$47,185
13. Marcos Baghdatis$42,230
14. Mario Ancic$41,900
15. Xavier Malisse$41,180
16. Carlos Moya$37,500
17. Jonas Bjorkman$36,175
17. Max Mirnyi$36,175
19. Christophe Rochus$35,765
20. Fabrice Santoro$35,655
21. Stanislas Wawrinka$33,450
22. Andreas Seppi$31,750
23. Mikhail Youzhny$29,975
24. Robin Vik$27,365
25. Dominik Hrbaty$27,055
26. Tomas Zib$26,495
27. Tomas Berdych$26,020
28. Andrei Pavel$24,605
29. Paradorn Srichaphan$23,325
30. Kristof Vliegen$23,045
30. Radek Stepanek$23,045
32. Potito Starace$22,460
33. Feliciano Lopez$22,155
33. Wesley Moodie$22,155
35. Davide Sanguinetti$22,045
36. Oliver Marach$19,050
37. Florian Mayer$19,000
38. Lleyton Hewitt$18,650
39. Younes El Aynaoui$17,975
40. Arnaud Clement$17,720
41. Flavio Saretta$17,500
42. Ivo Minar$17,100
43. Tim Henman$17,000
44. Kenneth Carlsen$15,930
45. Nenad Zimonjic$15,215
46. Jurgen Melzer$15,095
47. Rogier Wassen$14,910
48. Sebastien Grosjean$14,070
48. Richard Gasquet$14,070
48. Victor Hanescu$14,070

WTA Tour Money Leaders

Through Jan. 13

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne$95,500
2. Francesca Schiavone$53,825
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova$29,605
4. Anabel Medina Garrigues$28,650
5. Lucie Safarova$28,000
6. Nicole Vaidisova$27,300
7. Marion Bartoli$22,900
7. Michaella Krajicek$22,900
9. Daniela Hantuchova$22,483
10. Nadia Petrova$21,250
11. Flavia Pennetta$20,000
12. Vera Zvonareva$19,895
13. Dinara Safina$19,645
14. Rennae Stubbs$17,175
15. Iveta Benesova$15,170
16. Corina Morariu$15,000
17. Kim Clijsters$14,600
17. Ana Ivanovic$14,600
19. Cho Yoon-jeong$14,270
20. Martina Hingis$12,775
21. Vera Dushevina$12,333
22. Patty Schnyder$11,870
23. Maria Kirilenko$11,683
24. Yan Zi$11,100
25. Li Na$10,345
26. Virginia Ruano Pascual$10,290
27. Amelie Mauresmo$10,125
28. Jelena Kostanic$9,550
29. Elena Likhovtseva$9,475
30. Paola Suarez$9,378
31. Yuliana Fedak$8,495
32. Anna-Lena Groenefeld$8,485
32. Samantha Stosur$8,485
34. Julia Schruff$8,210
35. Catalina Castano$7,968
35. Shahar Peer$7,968
37. Mara Santangelo$7,630
38. Jill Craybas$7,608
39. Emilie Loit$7,265
40. Roberta Vinci$7,225
41. Nuria Llagostera Vives$6,883
42. Ai Sugiyama$6,708
43. Meghann Shaughnessy$6,460
44. Nicole Pratt$6,335
45. Laura Granville$6,313
46. Aiko Nakamura$6,305
47. Shinobu Asagoe$6,190
48. Kristina Brandi$5,505
49. Peng Shuai$5,408
50. Tatiana Golovin$4,950

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with INF-OF Chone Figgins on a three-year contract and OF Juan Rivera on a two-year contract.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Traded RHP Danys Baez, RHP Lance Carter and a player to be named to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Edwin Jackson and LHP Chuck Tiffany.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with C Johnny Estrada on a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with C Javier Valentin and OF Wily Mo Pena on one-year contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with OF-1B Craig Wilson on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

NBA Developmental League

FORT WORTH FLYERS—Signed C-F Nick Sheppard. Waived F Brandon Robinson and G Turner Battle.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Named Jeff Jagodzinski offensive coordinator.

Arena Football League

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Signed L Sebastian Barrie.

COLORADO CRUSH—Signed L Jason Hardee.

DALLAS DESPERADOS—Waived FB-LB Justin Brown.

GEORGIA FORCE—Waived WR-LB Taqiy Muhammad and WR-DB Derrick Tatum.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Signed WR-DB Quentin Ware-Bey. Waived WR-LB James Scott and K Brad Selent.

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed WR-DB Antoine Burns.

NASHVILLE KATS—Signed OS Rocco Forgione and OS Alonzo Nix. Waived QB Juston Wood.

NEW YORK DRAGONS—Waived WR-LB Cecil Moore. Claimed WR-DB Taqiy Muhammad and WR-DB Derrick Tatum off waivers from Georgia and QB Juston Wood off waivers from Nashville.

ORLANDO PREDATORS—Signed WR-LB Scott Cloman. Announced FB-LB Bam Morris has left the team.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Signed K Todd France. Waived OS Michael Coleman.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Signed FB-LB Jajuan Huddleston and FB-LB Lyndell Hawkins.

TAMPA BAY STORM—Waived QB Paul Troth and OL-DL A.J. Lindsay. Signed C-DL A.J. Ricker.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned LW Ramzi Abid and Karl Stewart to Chicago of the AHL.

BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled RW Chris Thorburn from Rochester of the AHL. Placed C Adam Mair and C Paul Gaustad on injured reserve.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated LW Andrew Ladd from injured reserve. Recalled D Danny Richmond from Lowell of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Activated D Mike Weaver from injured reserve. Assigned C Matt Ryan and G Adam Hauser to Manchester of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Fired Claude Julien, coach, and Rick Green, assistant coach. Named general manager Bob Gainey interim coach and Guy Carbonneau assistant coach.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Announced Kansas basketball G Brandon Rush has been reinstated following an appeal of his suspension.

CONNECTICUT—Announced RB Cornell Brockington will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

OHIO STATE—Announced S Donte Whitner will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

TENNESSEE—Announced DT Tony McDaniel will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

WISCONSIN—Named Mike Hankwitz defensive coordinator.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, the Bobcats - Hornets game due to numerous Charlotte injuries; the Rockets - Hawks game due to numerous Houston injuries; the Pacers - Nets game due to Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal (questionable) and New Jersey forward Richard Jefferson (questionable).

NFL Playoffs

Sunday

AFC Championship

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
BRONCOS3.53.542.5Steelers

NFC Championship

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
SEAHAWKS4.54.543.5Panthers

Odds to win Super Bowl XL

TeamOpenCurrent
Seahawks20-18-5
Broncos15-12-1
Steelers7-13-1
Panthers20-14-1

NBA

Favorite Points Underdog
WIZARDS376ers
KNICKSPKT’wolves
BOBCATSNLHornets
HAWKSNLRockets
BULLS2Nuggets
CLIPPERS4Jazz
PISTONS10Celtics
NETSNLPacers
WARIORS8.5Sonics
Spurs1.5GRIZZLIES
MAVERICKS8.5Bucks

College Basketball

Favorite Points Underdog
Kansas2.5MISSOURI
Akron7.5CLEVELAND ST
NO IOWA5.5So Illinois
ILLINOIS ST8Evansville
NO TEXAS1Denver
SYRACUSEPKConnwecticut
PORTLAND4.5Pepperdine
SAN FRANCISCOPKSt. Mary’s-CA
SAN DIEGO8Santa Clara
GONZAGA17.5Loyola-M’mount
NC-GREENS3W Carolina
APPALACHIAN ST5.5Tenn-Chatt
Wofford5CITADEL
AUSTINE PEAY1.5Tenn Tech
Murray St12.5E ILLINOIS

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. Home team in capital letters.