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BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| New Jersey | 19 | 15 | .559 | — |
| Philadelphia | 18 | 18 | .500 | 2 |
| Boston | 14 | 22 | .389 | 6 |
| New York | 13 | 22 | .371 | 6 1/2 |
| Toronto | 13 | 24 | .351 | 7 1/2 |
Southeast Division
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Miami | 23 | 15 | .605 | — |
| Washington | 16 | 19 | .457 | 5 1/2 |
| Orlando | 13 | 22 | .371 | 8 1/2 |
| Charlotte | 11 | 26 | .297 | 11 1/2 |
| Atlanta | 9 | 26 | .257 | 12 1/2 |
Central Division
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Detroit | 29 | 5 | .853 | — |
| Cleveland | 20 | 15 | .571 | 9 1/2 |
| Indiana | 20 | 15 | .571 | 9 1/2 |
| Milwaukee | 19 | 16 | .543 | 10 1/2 |
| Chicago | 15 | 21 | .417 | 15 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| San Antonio | 28 | 9 | .757 | — |
| Dallas | 27 | 10 | .730 | 1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 12 | .657 | 4 |
| New Orleans | 17 | 19 | .472 | 10 1/2 |
| Houston | 12 | 23 | .343 | 15 |
Northwest Division
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Utah | 19 | 18 | .514 | — |
| Denver | 19 | 19 | .500 | 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1/2 |
| Seattle | 15 | 22 | .405 | 4 |
| Portland | 13 | 24 | .351 | 6 |
Pacific Division
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Phoenix | 24 | 12 | .667 | — |
| L.A. Clippers | 19 | 14 | .576 | 3 1/2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 20 | 17 | .541 | 4 1/2 |
| Golden State | 17 | 19 | .472 | 7 |
| Sacramento | 15 | 21 | .417 | 9 |
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 York | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | — | 103 |
| Toronto | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | — | 129 |
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.
| Orlando | 22 | 20 | 20 | 38 | — | 100 |
| Sacramento | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | — | 104 |
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.
| Cleveland | 30 | 16 | 21 | 20 | — | 87 |
| Portland | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | — | 89 |
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
| W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
| Philadelphia | 28 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 161 | 139 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 141 | 116 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 18 | 5 | 49 | 132 | 135 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 19 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 132 | 161 |
| Pittsburgh | 11 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 126 | 180 |
Northeast Division
| W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
| Ottawa | 30 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 179 | 104 |
| Buffalo | 28 | 13 | 3 | 59 | 147 | 127 |
| Toronto | 24 | 17 | 3 | 51 | 143 | 138 |
| Montreal | 20 | 16 | 6 | 46 | 124 | 135 |
| Boston | 16 | 21 | 7 | 39 | 124 | 145 |
Southeast Division
| W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
| Carolina | 30 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 163 | 137 |
| Atlanta | 22 | 18 | 6 | 50 | 164 | 159 |
| Tampa Bay | 22 | 19 | 3 | 47 | 131 | 137 |
| Florida | 18 | 22 | 7 | 43 | 122 | 148 |
| Washington | 14 | 24 | 5 | 33 | 119 | 168 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
| W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
| Detroit | 30 | 12 | 3 | 63 | 168 | 120 |
| Nashville | 28 | 12 | 5 | 61 | 144 | 131 |
| Chicago | 15 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 118 | 159 |
| Columbus | 15 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 105 | 159 |
| St. Louis | 10 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 107 | 165 |
Northwest Division
| W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
| Calgary | 26 | 14 | 5 | 57 | 120 | 114 |
| Colorado | 26 | 17 | 3 | 55 | 171 | 146 |
| Vancouver | 25 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 150 | 139 |
| Edmonton | 24 | 16 | 5 | 53 | 151 | 141 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 20 | 4 | 44 | 123 | 111 |
Pacific Division
| W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
| Dallas | 30 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 147 | 112 |
| Los Angeles | 28 | 17 | 2 | 58 | 162 | 142 |
| Phoenix | 22 | 21 | 2 | 46 | 127 | 137 |
| Anaheim | 19 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 124 | 121 |
| San Jose | 20 | 17 | 5 | 45 | 133 | 132 |
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. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Carolina | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
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 Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
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
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Nashville | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 |
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
| East | GP | W | L | OL | SL | Pts |
| Saskatoon | 45 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Moose Jaw | 43 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| Regina | 45 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Prince Albert | 45 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 38 |
| Brandon | 43 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Central | GP | W | L | OL | SL | Pts |
| Medicine Hat | 47 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 68 |
| Calgary | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Lethbridge | 45 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 44 |
| Swift Current | 44 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| Red Deer | 46 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| B.C. | GP | W | L | OL | SL | Pts |
| Kootenay | 47 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| Vancouver | 45 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| Kelowna | 43 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| Prince George | 46 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| Kamloops | 46 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
| U.S. | GP | W | L | OL | SL | Pts |
| Everett | 43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Portland | 42 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| Tri-City | 40 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 41 |
| Seattle | 42 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| Spokane | 43 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 38 |
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.Forks | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Spokane | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | 10 |
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, $918,000 | 66-69-61-65—261 |
| Rory Sabbatini, $448,800 | 65-72-67-62—266 |
| Chad Campbell, $448,800 | 67-67-62-70—266 |
| Bubba Watson, $244,800 | 67-70-66-65—268 |
| Nathan Green, $204,000 | 70-70-65-64—269 |
| Vijay Singh, $183,600 | 71-69-65-66—271 |
| Stuart Appleby, $158,950 | 70-66-69-67—272 |
| Jim Furyk, $158,950 | 67-67-70-68—272 |
| Charles Warren, $158,950 | 66-74-64-68—272 |
| Carl Pettersson, $127,500 | 71-68-68-66—273 |
| Stewart Cink, $127,500 | 71-69-66-67—273 |
| J.B. Holmes, $127,500 | 70-66-69-68—273 |
| Jerry Kelly, $98,600 | 68-69-69-68—274 |
| K.J. Choi, $98,600 | 66-71-68-69—274 |
| Shane Bertsch, $98,600 | 70-70-63-71—274 |
| Tom Byrum, $84,150 | 68-71-68-68—275 |
| Jerry Smith, $84,150 | 69-67-69-70—275 |
| Adam Scott, $64,260 | 71-69-70-66—276 |
| Loren Roberts, $64,260 | 69-68-71-68—276 |
| Mark Calcavecchia, $64,260 | 70-69-68-69—276 |
| Dudley Hart, $64,260 | 69-68-69-70—276 |
| Brent Geiberger, $64,260 | 68-73-65-70—276 |
| Steve Jones, $64,260 | 69-68-68-71—276 |
| John Riegger, $40,362.86 | 72-71-68-66—277 |
| Richard S. Johnson, $40,362.86 | 69-71-70-67—277 |
| Billy Mayfair, $40,362.86 | 70-70-70-67—277 |
| Arron Oberholser, $40,362.86 | 70-71-68-68—277 |
| Jeff Overton, $40,362.86 | 72-71-66-68—277 |
| Jason Bohn, $40,362.85 | 70-72-65-70—277 |
| Robert Gamez, $40,362.85 | 70-69-66-72—277 |
| David Duval, $30,243 | 75-68-72-63—278 |
| Troy Matteson, $30,243 | 72-69-71-66—278 |
| Chris Riley, $30,243 | 76-66-68-68—278 |
| Ron Whittaker, $30,243 | 73-68-66-71—278 |
| Tommy Armour III, $30,243 | 68-74-64-72—278 |
| Ryuji Imada, $23,502.50 | 72-71-69-67—279 |
| Rich Beem, $23,502.50 | 71-69-71-68—279 |
| David Branshaw, $23,502.50 | 71-68-71-69—279 |
| Jeff Gove, $23,502.50 | 66-71-70-72—279 |
| Vaughn Taylor, $23,502.50 | 67-72-68-72—279 |
| Peter Lonard, $23,502.50 | 67-70-68-74—279 |
| Jonathan Kaye, $15,355.64 | 73-68-71-68—280 |
| Fred Funk, $15,355.64 | 68-71-72-69—280 |
| Bo Van Pelt, $15,355.64 | 70-73-69-68—280 |
| Daniel Chopra, $15,355.64 | 76-65-70-69—280 |
| Jesper Parnevik, $15,355.64 | 72-70-68-70—280 |
| Camilo Villegas, $15,355.64 | 72-64-73-71—280 |
| Joe Ogilvie, $15,355.64 | 71-72-66-71—280 |
| Arjun Atwal, $15,355.63 | 70-69-69-72—280 |
| Tom Lehman, $15,355.63 | 71-71-66-72—280 |
| Carlos Franco, $15,355.63 | 70-71-67-72—280 |
| Will MacKenzie, $15,355.63 | 69-70-68-73—280 |
| Paul Goydos, $11,696 | 69-70-74-68—281 |
| Aaron Baddeley, $11,696 | 71-70-71-69—281 |
| Joe Durant, $11,696 | 71-72-68-70—281 |
| Craig Barlow, $11,696 | 73-70-68-70—281 |
| Charles Howell III, $11,696 | 71-72-68-70—281 |
| Jeff Maggert, $11,696 | 69-72-68-72—281 |
| Hunter Mahan, $10,914 | 71-68-75-68—282 |
| Jon Mills, $10,914 | 69-72-73-68—282 |
| Thomas Levet, $10,914 | 71-72-70-69—282 |
| Jay Haas, $10,914 | 75-66-70-71—282 |
| Paul Azinger, $10,914 | 69-72-70-71—282 |
| Henrik Bjornstad, $10,914 | 70-73-67-72—282 |
| Todd Fischer, $10,914 | 73-67-69-73—282 |
| Roger Tambellini, $10,914 | 69-73-67-73—282 |
| Parker McLachlin, $10,914 | 72-71-65-74—282 |
| Michael Allen, $10,353 | 72-69-71-71—283 |
| Alex Cejka, $10,353 | 76-67-68-72—283 |
| Shigeki Maruyama, $10,149 | 72-71-69-72—284 |
| Brad Faxon, $10,149 | 71-70-71-72—284 |
| Bill Haas, $9,639 | 71-71-72-71—285 |
| Patrick Sheehan, $9,639 | 71-71-72-71—285 |
| Woody Austin, $9,639 | 74-68-71-72—285 |
| Bubba Dickerson, $9,639 | 72-71-70-72—285 |
| Hidemichi Tanaka, $9,639 | 73-70-69-73—285 |
| Vance Veazey, $9,639 | 70-69-72-74—285 |
| Mathew Goggin, $9,639 | 69-72-69-75—285 |
| Olin Browne, $9,639 | 71-70-67-77—285 |
| Kaname Yokoo, $9,180 | 72-71-71-73—287 |
| Jeff Sluman, $9,078 | 67-73-73-75—288 |
| James Driscoll, $8,976 | 67-74-73-79—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
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| BRONCOS | 3.5 | 3.5 | 42.5 | Steelers |
NFC Championship
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| SEAHAWKS | 4.5 | 4.5 | 43.5 | Panthers |
Odds to win Super Bowl XL
| Team | Open | Current |
| Seahawks | 20-1 | 8-5 |
| Broncos | 15-1 | 2-1 |
| Steelers | 7-1 | 3-1 |
| Panthers | 20-1 | 4-1 |
NBA
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| WIZARDS | 3 | 76ers |
| KNICKS | PK | T’wolves |
| BOBCATS | NL | Hornets |
| HAWKS | NL | Rockets |
| BULLS | 2 | Nuggets |
| CLIPPERS | 4 | Jazz |
| PISTONS | 10 | Celtics |
| NETS | NL | Pacers |
| WARIORS | 8.5 | Sonics |
| Spurs | 1.5 | GRIZZLIES |
| MAVERICKS | 8.5 | Bucks |
College Basketball
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| Kansas | 2.5 | MISSOURI |
| Akron | 7.5 | CLEVELAND ST |
| NO IOWA | 5.5 | So Illinois |
| ILLINOIS ST | 8 | Evansville |
| NO TEXAS | 1 | Denver |
| SYRACUSE | PK | Connwecticut |
| PORTLAND | 4.5 | Pepperdine |
| SAN FRANCISCO | PK | St. Mary’s-CA |
| SAN DIEGO | 8 | Santa Clara |
| GONZAGA | 17.5 | Loyola-M’mount |
| NC-GREENS | 3 | W Carolina |
| APPALACHIAN ST | 5.5 | Tenn-Chatt |
| Wofford | 5 | CITADEL |
| AUSTINE PEAY | 1.5 | Tenn Tech |
| Murray St | 12.5 | E 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.