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BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

WLPctGB
New Jersey2217.564
Philadelphia2020.5002 1/2
Boston1724.4156
New York1326.3339
Toronto1428.3339 1/2

Southeast Division

WLPctGB
Miami2417.585
Washington1821.4625
Orlando1622.4216 1/2
Atlanta1128.28212
Charlotte1130.26813

Central Division

WLPctGB
Detroit335.868
Cleveland2117.55312
Indiana2119.52513
Milwaukee2119.52513
Chicago1723.42517

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

WLPctGB
Dallas3110.756
San Antonio3110.756
Memphis2415.6156
New Orleans2021.48811
Houston1426.35016 1/2

Northwest Division

WLPctGB
Denver2419.558
Utah2121.5002 1/2
Minnesota1919.5002 1/2
Seattle1624.4006 1/2
Portland1425.3598

Pacific Division

WLPctGB
Phoenix2614.650
L.A. Clippers2216.5793
L.A. Lakers2219.5374 1/2
Golden State1921.4757
Sacramento1723.4259

Monday’s Results

Atlanta 104, Indiana 94

Boston 91, New Orleans 78

Houston 97, Milwaukee 80

Utah 89, New Jersey 78

Denver 107, Toronto 101

L.A. Clippers 96, Golden State 93

Today’s Games

Phoenix at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

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

Hawks 104, Pacers 94

Indiana (94)—Jackson 8-16 4-4 21, O’Neal 9-13 6-11 24, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, Tinsley 2-11 0-0 4, A.Johnson 1-5 0-0 2, Foster 6-7 0-0 12, Croshere 3-8 1-1 7, Jasikevicius 4-8 0-0 8, Jones 4-7 0-0 10, Granger 1-2 4-4 6, Gill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-78 15-20 94.

Atlanta (104)—J.Smith 0-4 1-2 1, Harrington 8-15 4-8 20, Pachulia 3-6 3-4 9, Ivey 2-2 0-0 4, J.Johnson 12-20 3-4 28, Childress 2-4 5-6 9, Lue 6-10 2-2 15, M.Williams 5-5 3-4 13, Stoudamire 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 40-72 21-30 104.

Indiana2432152394
Atlanta24242729104

3-Point Goals—Indiana 3-15 (Jones 2-3, Jackson 1-4, Jasikevicius 0-3, Croshere 0-5), Atlanta 3-10 (Lue 1-2, J.Johnson 1-3, Stoudamire 1-4, Harrington 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 44 (Croshere, O’Neal, Jackson 8), Atlanta 42 (Pachulia 7). Assists—Indiana 22 (Jackson 7), Atlanta 22 (Lue 7). Total Fouls—Indiana 20, Atlanta 18. Technicals—Indiana Defensive Three Second, Harrison, .Bench, Atlanta Defensive Three Second 2. A—13,618 (18,729).

Celtics 91, Hornets 78

New Orleans (78)—Mason 3-10 2-2 8, Da.West 10-21 1-2 21, Brown 1-6 3-4 5, Snyder 2-7 0-0 4, Paul 1-7 6-6 8, Andersen 1-2 3-4 5, Claxton 2-6 1-1 5, Butler 1-7 0-4 3, Vroman 0-2 1-2 1, Smith 5-7 5-7 16, Macijauskas 1-1 0-0 2, Bass 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-76 22-32 78.

Boston (91)—Pierce 4-13 8-11 16, LaFrentz 7-8 0-0 18, Perkins 2-7 0-0 4, Davis 12-20 6-7 32, De.West 3-8 2-2 8, Allen 2-5 0-0 4, Jefferson 3-10 1-1 7, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, Scalabrine 0-2 0-0 0, M.Banks 0-1 2-2 2, Reed 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 19-23 91.

New Orleans2217162378
Boston2517361391

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 2-11 (Smith 1-2, Butler 1-5, Mason 0-1, Claxton 0-1, Paul 0-1, Snyder 0-1), Boston 6-14 (LaFrentz 4-5, Davis 2-4, De.West 0-1, Pierce 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 59 (Brown 8), Boston 49 (Jefferson 11). Assists—New Orleans 14 (Paul 6), Boston 17 (Davis 8). Total Fouls—New Orleans 19, Boston 24. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second. A—14,473. (18,624).

Rockets 97, Bucks 80

Houston (97)—Howard 6-13 0-0 12, McGrady 17-32 4-4 41, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Alston 3-9 2-2 11, Wesley 6-11 2-2 17, Baxter 2-5 1-2 5, Head 0-6 0-0 0, Chuck.Hayes 3-4 1-1 7, Lucas 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 39-83 10-11 97.

Milwaukee (80)—Bogut 3-7 4-6 10, Simmons 6-13 2-5 16, Magloire 3-12 5-6 11, Ford 3-8 0-0 7, Redd 7-17 6-7 21, Williams 0-6 2-2 2, Gadzuric 2-4 0-1 4, Kukoc 0-1 0-0 0, Welsch 2-4 2-2 6, Gaines 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 27-73 22-31 80.

Houston2325262397
Milwaukee281924980

3-Point Goals—Houston 9-26 (Wesley 3-6, McGrady 3-7, Alston 3-7, Head 0-6), Milwaukee 4-10 (Simmons 2-2, Ford 1-1, Redd 1-4, Welsch 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 53 (Chuck.Hayes 12), Milwaukee 47 (Magloire 9). Assists—Houston 18 (Alston 7), Milwaukee 17 (Redd 6). Total Fouls—Houston 25, Milwaukee 18. Technicals—McGrady, Magloire. Flagrant fouls—Howard. A—14,214 (18,717).

Nuggets 107, Raptors 101

Toronto (101)—Bosh 6-14 6-6 18, Peterson 1-9 0-0 3, E.Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Rose 8-18 5-6 21, James 10-17 0-0 22, Bonner 4-9 0-0 9, Calderon 0-2 3-4 3, Villanueva 6-11 0-0 12, Sow 2-3 5-5 9. Totals 39-87 19-21 101.

Denver (107)—K.Martin 9-18 7-8 25, Anthony 13-16 10-12 37, Elson 1-4 2-2 4, Watson 3-8 0-3 7, Miller 3-9 1-2 7, Najera 1-3 1-2 3, Buckner 0-2 0-0 0, Kleiza 2-3 4-5 8, Boykins 5-14 5-5 16. Totals 37-77 30-39 107.

Toronto22321928101
Denver26262530107

3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-18 (James 2-3, Peterson 1-5, Bonner 1-5, Villanueva 0-1, Bosh 0-2, Rose 0-2), Denver 3-12 (Anthony 1-1, Watson 1-3, Boykins 1-5, K.Martin 0-1, Buckner 0-2). Fouled Out—K.Martin. Rebounds—Toronto 46 (Bonner 9), Denver 53 (K.Martin 12). Assists—Toronto 17 (Bosh, James 4), Denver 25 (Miller 11). Total Fouls—Toronto 25, Denver 22. Technicals—K.Martin, Najera. A—14,826. (19,099).

Jazz 89, Nets 78

New Jersey (78)—Jefferson 11-20 10-13 32, Jas.Collins 1-7 0-0 2, Krstic 5-6 1-2 11, Kidd 3-15 10-11 17, Carter 2-14 1-2 5, Vaughn 1-4 2-3 4, Robinson 2-6 0-0 5, Planinic 0-1 2-2 2, Padgett 0-2 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-75 26-33 78.

Utah (89)—Kirilenko 6-12 8-9 21, Okur 6-17 5-6 18, Jar.Collins 1-2 2-2 4, McLeod 2-3 2-2 7, Giricek 6-12 2-2 14, Brown 6-10 1-1 13, Humphries 0-3 0-0 0, Palacio 3-7 3-6 9, Ostertag 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-5 0-0 3, Whaley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-72 23-28 89.

New Jersey1414222878
Utah2218232689

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 2-21 (Robinson 1-3, Kidd 1-8, Padgett 0-2, Jefferson 0-3, Carter 0-5), Utah 4-11 (McLeod 1-1, Williams 1-1, Kirilenko 1-3, Okur 1-3, Brown 0-1, Giricek 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 49 (Kidd 12), Utah 54 (Kirilenko, Okur 13). Assists—New Jersey 17 (Kidd 10), Utah 21 (Jar.Collins, Kirilenko, Palacio 4). Total Fouls—New Jersey 24, Utah 23. A—17,926. (19,911).

Clippers 96, Warriors 93

L.A. Clippers (96)—Brand 11-18 6-7 28, Ross 1-5 0-2 2, Kaman 2-7 1-1 5, Mobley 5-10 4-6 15, Cassell 6-18 11-14 24, Wilcox 1-2 4-4 6, Livingston 3-7 0-0 6, Ewing 3-5 2-2 10, Rebraca 0-0 0-0 0, Singleton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-73 28-36 96.

Golden State (93)—Murphy 7-16 1-2 16, Mike.Dunleavy 4-13 2-6 10, Foyle 3-6 0-0 6, Richardson 11-20 4-5 30, B.Davis 5-14 3-6 13, Biedrins 3-5 0-0 6, Fisher 3-5 0-0 6, Cabarkapa 1-2 1-4 3, Pietrus 1-3 0-0 3, Diogu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 11-23 93.

L.A. Clippers2521203096
Golden State2925221793

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 4-6 (Ewing 2-3, Mobley 1-1, Cassell 1-2), Golden State 6-23 (Richardson 4-6, Murphy 1-3, Pietrus 1-3, Fisher 0-2, Mike.Dunleavy 0-4, B.Davis 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 48 (Kaman 12), Golden State 59 (Murphy 20). Assists—L.A. Clippers 18 (Livingston, Mobley, Cassell 4), Golden State 23 (B.Davis 10). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 19, Golden State 27. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second, Golden State coach Montgomery. A—17,196. (19,596).

College men

EAST

Drexel 69, Towson 61

Fairleigh Dickinson 81, Sacred Heart 73

Pittsburgh 80, Syracuse 67

Quinnipiac 82, Long Island U. 69

Wagner 68, St. Francis, NY 58

SOUTH

Alcorn St. 77, Alabama A&M 74

Appalachian St. 90, Georgia Southern 84

Bethune-Cookman 86, Md.-Eastern Shore 82

Birmingham-Southern 74, High Point 58

Chattanooga 65, Davidson 59

Coll. of Charleston 67, W. Carolina 59

Coppin St. 68, S. Carolina St. 67

Delaware St. 57, Norfolk St. 54

Elon 81, Furman 77, OT

Florida A&M 66, Howard 65

Hampton 100, Savannah St. 57

Louisiana-Lafayette 60, New Orleans 53

N. Carolina A&T 60, Morgan St. 42

Radford 80, Charleston Southern 71

Southern U. 72, Alabama St. 68, OT

UNC-Greensboro 65, The Citadel 46

SOUTHWEST

MVSU 67, Prairie View 62

Texas 80, Oklahoma St. 46

Texas Southern 65, Ark.-Pine Bluff 53

FAR WEST

Adams St. 75, Johnson & Wales, Colo. 64

Gonzaga 84, San Francisco 75

Loyola Marymount 78, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 70

Pepperdine 65, Santa Clara 45

San Diego 78, Portland 68

Gonzaga 84, San Francisco 75

GonzagaFGFTReb
(16-3, 6-0)MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Morrison3714-238-81-91241
Mallon212-30-00-5234
Batista387-126-84-134220
Altidor-Cespedes261-30-10-3212
Raivio313-94-40-32312
Pargo111-20-01-1102
Gurganious31-11-10-0003
Knight140-30-00-2240
Pendergraft190-00-00-3020
Totals 20029-5619-229-43141784

Percentages: FG .518, FT .864. 3-Point Goals: 7-17, .412 (Morrison 5-7, Raivio 2-7, Knight 0-1, Altidor-Cespedes 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 1 (Mallon). Turnovers: 20 (Morrison 2, Mallon 2, Batista 2, Altidor-Cespedes 3, Raivio 5, Pargo 5, Knight). Steals: 5 (Altidor-Cespedes 3, Raivio 2). Technical Fouls: None.

San FranciscoFGFTReb
(7-11, 3-2)MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Gumbs335-121-12-42111
Wiggins363-102-23-10128
Byrd181-20-01-4022
Surratt3411-265-61-23330
Cavic254-80-11-42311
Ingerson182-92-20-0246
Shiller111-21-10-0224
Polakovic20-01-20-1011
Wallace-Carter231-20-03-7512
Totals 20028-7112-1512-33171975

Percentages: FG .394, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 7-26, .269 (Cavic 3-6, Surratt 3-8, Shiller 1-2, Ingerson 0-5, Gumbs 0-5). Team Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots: 4 (Gumbs, Wiggins, Ingerson, Wallace-Carter). Turnovers: 12 (Wiggins 3, Surratt 3, Cavic 2, Shiller 3, Wallace-Carter). Steals: 7 (Gumbs, Surratt 3, Cavic 2, Shiller). Technical Fouls: None.

Halftime–Gonzaga 45, San Francisco 40. A–5,300.

The Associated Pre6ss 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. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Connecticut (64)16-11,7903
2. Duke (7)17-11,7111
3. Memphis17-21,5794
4. Texas16-21,5415
5. Florida17-11,5302
6. Villanova (1)13-21,4298
7. Gonzaga15-31,3956
8. Illinois17-21,2097
9. West Virginia14-31,15712
10. Washington16-21,14010
11. Michigan St.15-41,10111
12. Pittsburgh15-11,0059
13. Indiana12-31,00113
14. George Washington14-184516
15. N.C. State15-381214
16. Ohio St.14-273819
17. UCLA15-448618
18. Maryland13-444922
19. Tennessee12-3420
20. Boston College14-439921
21. Georgetown12-4231
22. Louisville13-521917
23. Wisconsin14-418615
24. Oklahoma11-416625
25. Syracuse15-413620

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 122, LSU 109, N. Iowa 90, Xavier 90, Iowa 71, UAB 47, Michigan 45, Colorado 38, Bucknell 32, Creighton 16, Wichita St. 14, S. Illinois 9, Vanderbilt 9, St. John’s 7, Air Force 4, Marquette 4, Akron 3, Arizona 3, Kentucky 3, Ohio 3, Cincinnati 1, Hofstra 1, Miami 1, Nevada 1, San Diego St. 1, Utah St. 1.

How Steve Bergum of The Spokesman-Review voted:

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

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. 22, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. UConn(19)16-17513
2. Duke (10)17-17481
3. Memphis (1)17-26934
4. Florida17-16772
5. Texas (1)16-26546
6. Villanova13-26067
7. Gonzaga15-35588
7. Illinois17-25585
9. Washington16-247910
10. Pittsburgh15-14669
11. Indiana12-346211
12. Michigan St15-445012
13. West Virginia14-342017
14. N.C. State15-336014
15. GeoWash14-133718
16. Ohio State14-233219
17. UCLA15-422516
18. Boston Coll14-421021
19. Maryland13-420422
20. Tennessee12-3151
21. Wisconsin14-413113
22. Oklahoma11-410224
23. Louisville13-510015
24. Syracuse15-45520
25. North Carolina11-44923

Others receiving votes: Michigan 42; Georgetown 38; UAB 37; Xavier 34; Northern Iowa 29; Colorado 21; LSU 17; Air Force 12; Creighton 11; Bucknell 10; Arizona 9; Cincinnati 9; Iowa 8; Nevada 4; Kansas 3; Kentucky 2; Miami 2; Southern Illinois 2; Texas A&M 2; Akron 1; Manhattan 1; Marquette 1; Vanderbilt 1; Wichita State 1.

College women

EAST

Long Island U. 64, St. Francis, NY 52

Monmouth, N.J. 58, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 49

Quinnipiac 64, Cent. Connecticut St. 54

Sacred Heart 78, Robert Morris 59

St. Francis, Pa. 59, Wagner 53

MIDWEST

Chicago St. 53, Valparaiso 50

IUPUI 68, Centenary 41

Wisconsin 75, E. Illinois 48

Wright St. 69, Ill.-Chicago 59

SOUTH

Alabama St. 57, Southern U. 51

Alcorn St. 59, Alabama A&M 54

Chattanooga 65, Georgia Southern 48

Coastal Carolina 70, Birmingham-Southern 57

Coll. of Charleston 69, W. Carolina 59

Coppin St. 61, S. Carolina St. 57

Delaware St. 65, Norfolk St. 49

Duke 75, Tennessee 53

Elon 61, Furman 56

Florida A&M 75, Howard 67

Louisiana-Lafayette 70, New Orleans 46

Maryland 68, Virginia Tech 62

Md.-Eastern Shore 67, Bethune-Cookman 60

N. Carolina A&T 87, Morgan St. 78

N.C.-Asheville 80, Charleston Southern 58

Winthrop 65, Radford 60

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 60, Texas Southern 57, OT

MVSU 60, Prairie View 48

UMKC 73, Oral Roberts 62

FAR WEST

Boise St. 83, Hawaii 75

W. Illinois 57, S. Utah 47

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. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Tennessee (36)18-01,1401
2. Duke (10)18-01,1122
3. North Carolina18-01,0494
4. LSU16-19853
5. Connecticut17-29835
6. Maryland16-29156
7. Ohio St.15-28757
8. Purdue15-280711
9. Baylor13-36968
10. Rutgers13-36859
11. Stanford13-464314
12. DePaul17-262110
13. Oklahoma15-461917
14. Minnesota13-457216
15. Georgia13-553113
16. Michigan St.14-649212
17. Temple14-434221
18. New Mexico14-433420
19. Arizona St.14-528315
20. BYU15-128023
21. Notre Dame12-522524
22. Vanderbilt13-612019
23. Southern Cal13-5116
24. Florida15-3105
25. Virginia Tech14-37318

Others receiving votes: Boston College 56, N.C. State 51, St. John’s 47, Texas A&M 42, Utah 38, George Washington 34, Virginia 23, Washington 10, Indiana St. 9, Texas 9, Louisville 7, Missouri 6, California 5, Hartford 2, Iowa St. 2, Tulsa 2, Bowling Green 1, Fresno St. 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Marquette 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

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

High school girls Non-league

Post Falls 69, Newport 40

Post Falls18182112- 69
Newport971410- 40

Post Falls (10-9) McArthur 5 1-2 16, Arnone 3 1-2 7, Schoening 2 0-0 4, McVeigh 3 4-4 12, Mathewson 1 2-2 4, Boviall 3 2-2 8, Topp 3 1-2 7, Schmidt 2 3-8 7, Schmidt 1 2-2 4, Steinbach 0 0-0 0, Totals 23 16-24 69.

Newport (4-11) Jones 0 0-0 0, Tate 1 2-2 4, Hahn 0 0-0 0, Armour 0 1-2 1, Alkire 2 2-2 6, Barranco 5 2-6 12, Lewis 1 2-2 4, Clemenson 1 2-2 4, Smith 6 0-0 12, McDonald 0 1-3 1, Totals 15 10-17 40.

3-point goals_McArthur 5, McVeigh 2. Total fouls_Post Falls 17, Newport 21. Fouled out_Smith. Technicals_None.

FOOTBALL

NFL Playoffs

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

Pittsburgh 34, Denver 17

Seattle 34, Carolina 14

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

Detroit

Pittsburgh vs. Seattle, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 12

At Honolulu

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

HOCKEY

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Philadelphia3011868172151
N.Y. Rangers2814763154125
New Jersey2519555145146
N.Y. Islanders2024343139169
Pittsburgh1129931133194

Northeast Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa3310470199112
Buffalo2915361152136
Toronto2421351152159
Montreal2119648135153
Boston1921846138155

Southeast Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina3311470180151
Tampa Bay2520353144144
Atlanta2320652175171
Florida1824743125155
Washington1725539137178

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit3213367178126
Nashville3012666157139
Chicago1627638126170
Columbus1730236115176
St. Louis1129729121179

Northwest Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Calgary2914563130118
Vancouver2816561164148
Colorado2719357181157
Edmonton2518656159153
Minnesota2321450136123

Pacific Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Dallas3115264158128
Los Angeles3018363177158
Anaheim21161052134131
Phoenix2423250139153
San Jose2217650142139

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

Monday’s Results

Boston 3, Washington 2

Carolina 7, Montreal 3

Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2

Ottawa 4, Toronto 3

Nashville 3, Detroit 2, comp. of susp. game

St. Louis 4, Vancouver 0

Dallas 4, Phoenix 1

Calgary 3, Edmonton 1

Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2, SO

Today’s Games

Boston at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Columbus, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Bruins 3, Capitals 2

Boston1203
Washington0112

First Period—1, Boston, Primeau 9 (Nicklaus, Isbister), 6:00. Second Period—2, Boston, Primeau 10 (Boynton, Nicklaus), 12:29. 3, Boston, Boyes 11 (Isbister, Jurcina), 16:37. 4, Washington, Willsie 9 (Pettinger, Sutherby), 18:44. Third Period—5, Washington, Laich 5 (Bradley), 2:51.

Shots on goal—Boston 13-9-11—33. Washington 4-7-13—24. Power-play opportunities—Boston 0 of 6; Washington 0 of 5. Goalies—Boston, Thomas 3-0-2 (24 shots-22 saves). Washington, Johnson 4-6-0 (33-30). A—14,417 (18,277). T—2:28.

Hurricanes 7, Canadiens 3

Montreal0123
Carolina2327

First Period—1, Carolina, Hedican 4 (Larose), 7:26. 2, Carolina, C.Adams 5 (K.Adams, Kaberle), 17:15. Second Period—3, Montreal, Plekanec 5 (Begin), 2:23. 4, Carolina, Cullen 18 (Staal, Whitney), 6:07 (pp). 5, Carolina, Staal 31 (Cole, Williams), 6:56 (pp). 6, Carolina, Ladd 6 (Kaberle, Williams), 8:45. Third Period—7, Carolina, Williams 17 (Ladd), 3:32. 8, Montreal, Bouillon 3 (Ryder, Plekanec), 16:19 (pp). 9, Carolina, Cole 19 (Aucoin, Staal), 17:28. 10, Montreal, Plekanec 6 (Downey, Bouillon), 19:21.

Shots on goal—Montreal 11-15-8—34. Carolina 11-9-17—37. Power-play opportunities—Montreal 1 of 5; Carolina 2 of 6. Goalies—Montreal, Theodore 16-14-5 (18 shots-13 saves), Huet (8:45 Second, 19 shots-17 saves). Carolina, Ward 10-3-2 (34 shots-31 saves). A—15,280 (18,730). T—2:19.

Flyers 4, Penguins 2

Pittsburgh0112
Philadelphia1124

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Handzus 8 (Knuble, Meyer), 19:14. Second Period—2, Philadelphia, Nedved 3 (Rathje, Jones), 5:07 (pp). 3, Pittsburgh, Recchi 14 (Scuderi, Ouellet), 14:02. Third Period—4, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 12 (Crosby, Recchi), 12:18 (pp). 5, Philadelphia, Knuble 22 (Hatcher, Forsberg), 17:55. 6, Philadelphia, Gagne 33, 19:55 (en).

Shots on goal—Pittsburgh 7-7-12—26. Philadelphia 14-13-9—36. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 1 of 5; Philadelphia 1 of 5. Goalies—Pittsburgh, Fleury 5-16-3 (35 shots-32 saves). Philadelphia, Niittymaki 18-7-6 (26-24). A19,726 (19,523). T—2:21.

Senators 4, Maple Leafs 3

Toronto0123
Ottawa2024

First Period—1, Ottawa, Fisher 17 (Schaefer, Neil), 4:50. 2, Ottawa, Alfredsson 30 (Spezza, Heatley), 16:32. Second Period—3, Toronto, Domi 4 (Kaberle, Steen), 8:09. Third Period—4, Ottawa, Redden 8 (Heatley, Alfredsson), 3:08 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Smolinski 10 (Vermette, Volchenkov), 5:53. 6, Toronto, Wellwood 7 (Domi, O’Neill), 11:37. 7, Toronto, Antropov 6 (Sundin, Klee), 17:49 (pp).

Shots on goal—Toronto 6-12-8—26. Ottawa 8-5-9—22. Power-play opportunities—Toronto 1 of 4; Ottawa 1 of 6. Goalies—Toronto, Belfour 18-17-2 (22 shots-18 saves). Ottawa, Hasek 25-7-3 (26-23). A—19,865 (18,500). T—2:29.

Predators 3, Red Wings 2

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Detroit0202

First Period—1, Nashville, Johnson 4 (Suter), :00. 2, Nashville, Sullivan 24 (Markov), 3:56. Second Period—3, Detroit, Datsyuk 20 (Lang, Lidstrom), :40 (pp). 4, Detroit, Schneider 15 (Lidstrom, Shanahan), 5:15 (pp). 5, Nashville, Hartnell 16 (Timonen, Perreault), 9:30 (pp). Third Period—None.

Shots on goal—Nashville 6-6-3—15. Detroit 9-13-19—41.Power-play opportunities—Nashville 1 of 8; Detroit 2 of 10. Goalies—Nashville, Vokoun 24-9-5 (41 shots-39 saves). Detroit, Legace 18-6-0 (15-12). A—20,066 (20,058). T—2:18.

Blues 4, Canucks 0

Vancouver0000
St. Louis1124

First Period—1, St. Louis, Sillinger 19 (Young, Weight), 16:24 (pp). Second Period—2, St. Louis, Orszagh 1 (Dallman, Backman), 17:06. Third Period—3, St. Louis, Backman 3 (Drake, Mayers), 1:38. 4, St. Louis, Cajanek 5 (McAmmond), 19:20 (en).

Shots on goal—Vancouver 8-5-21—34. St. Louis 5-13-5—23. Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 0 of 6; St. Louis 1 of 7. Goalies—Vancouver, Ouellet 0-2-1 (22 shots-19 saves). St. Louis, Sanford 5-10-3 (34-34). A—13,138 (19,022). T—2:16.

Stars 4, Coyotes 1

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Dallas1304

First Period—1, Phoenix, Scatchard 8, 6:13. 2, Dallas, Zubov 7 (Modano), 18:37.

Second Period—3, Dallas, Jokinen 11 (Modano), :41. 4, Dallas, Morrow 15 (Boucher, Arnott), 4:46. 5, Dallas, Arnott 17 (Morrow, Skoula), 14:00.

Third Period—None.

Shots on goal—Phoenix 9-5-4—18. Dallas 9-12-14—35. Power-play opportunities—Phoenix 0 of 5; Dallas 0 of 5. Goalies—Phoenix, Joseph 19-13-0 (35 shots-31 saves). Dallas, Turco 23-13-2 (18-17). A18,281 (18,532). T—2:17.

Flames 3, Oilers 1

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Edmonton0101

First Period—1, Calgary, Iginla 22 (Lombardi, Phaneuf), 7:04. Second Period—2, Edmonton, Hemsky 14 (Horcoff, Smyth), 8:41. 3, Calgary, Huselius 13 (Amonte, Regehr), 8:57. 4, Calgary, Iginla 23 (Lombardi, Huselius), 11:26 (pp). Third Period—None.

Shots on goal—Calgary 7-9-5—21. Edmonton 12-6-13—31. Power-play opportunities—Calgary 1 of 3; Edmonton 0 of 5. Goalies—Calgary, Kiprusoff 26-12-5 (31 shots-30 saves). Edmonton, Morrison 6-2-0 (21-18). A—16,839 (16,839). T—2:15.

Kings 3, Mighty Ducks 2 (SO)

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Los Angeles01103

Los Angeles won shootout 3-2

First Period—1, Anaheim, Beauchemin 3 (Selanne, McDonald), 7:47. Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Frolov 18 (Cammalleri), 2:05 (sh). 3, Anaheim, Beauchemin 4 (Marchant, Carney), 4:12 (pp). Third Period—4, Los Angeles, Robitaille 11 (Armstrong, Visnovsky), 11:38. Overtime—None. Shootout—Anaheim 2 (Kunitz NG, McDonald G, Selanne G, Perry NG, Getzlaf NG); Los Angeles 3 (Frolov G, Robitaille G, Cammalleri NG, Conroy NG, Corvo G).

Shots on goal—Anaheim 8-12-15-0—35. Los Angeles 8-12-11-3—34. Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 1 of 4; Los Angeles 0 of 9. Goalies—Anaheim, Giguere 14-6-9 (34 shots-32 saves). Los Angeles, Garon 21-11-1 (35-33).

A—18,118 (18,118). T—2:37.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOLSLPts
Saskatoon4729161160
Moose Jaw4525143356
Regina4724200351
Prince Albert481621940
Brandon4616235239
CentralGPWLOLSLPts
Calgary4725111071
Medicine Hat4832100670
Lethbridge4721202448
Swift Current4612233835
Red Deer4811321427

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOLSLPts
Kootenay5024140270
Vancouver4730120565
Kelowna4628151259
Prince George4827180357
Kamloops5024221351
U.S.GPWLOLSLPts
Everett4627162157
Portland4521192246
Seattle4521201346
Tri-City4419193344
Spokane4517244139

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

Monday Games

No games scheduled.

Tuesday’s Games

Regina at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Portland at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Seattle at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Portland at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Prince George, 7:30 p.m.

Regina at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Spokane, 7 p.m.

NPHL

WestWLPtsGFGA
Fort Vancouver27954249105
Eugene251150207124
Puget Sound251350199140
Tri-City191838165129
River City112722122209
Kent036057346
EastWLPtsGFGA
Queen City281056199115
Bozeman251450177122
Coeur d’Alene201740165155
Spokane191838159149
Butte53110122227

GYMNASTICS

High school Greater Spokane League

At Rogers

TEAM SCORING—Shadle Park 159.95, Rogers 152.15.

ALL-AROUND—1, Sarah Miller (Shadle Park) 34.3. 2, Stephanie Totman (Shadle Park) 34.1. 3, Kayla Clarke (Rogers) 33.4.

BARS—1, Totman (Shadle Park) 8.35. 2, Melissa Seki (Shadle Park) 8.05. 3, Clarke (Rogers) 7.75.

BEAM—1, Totman (Shadle Park) 8.95. 2, Miller (Shadle Park) 8.85. 3, Sharissa Sokolis (Shadle Park) 8.4.

FLOOR—1, Clarke (Rogers) 9.25. 2, Miller (Shadle Park) 9.1. 3, Hailie Bodman (Rogers) 8.45.

VAULT—1, Clarke (Rogers) 9. 2, Miller (Shadle Miller) 8.7. 3, Seki (Shadle Park) 8.5.

SWIMMING

High school boys West Valley-Yakima 98, Cheney 75

At Cheney

200 Medley Relay—1, Cheney (Gisselberg, Harrod, R. Nadeau, M. Nadeau) 1:55.91. 200 Freestyle—1, Michael Spall (Cheney) 2:12.71 200 Individual Medley—1, Ryan Nadeau (Cheney) 2:12.43 50 Freestyle—1, Max McGuire (WV) 22.91 100 Yard Butterfly—1, Ryan Nadeau (Cheney) 56.55 100 Freestyle—Kurt Leibrecht (WV) 52.65 500 Freestyle—1, Dustin Fergusen (WVHS) 5:26.19 200 Freestyle Relay—1, WV (McGuire, Dwarshuis, T. Hausken, Leibrecht) 1:35.00. 100 Yard Breaststroke—1, Wade Watts (Cheney) 1:19.04 400 Freestyle Relay—WV (McGuire, Dwarshuis, T. Hausken, Leibrecht) 3:45.74.

TENNIS

Australian Open

Tuesday

At Melbourne Park

Melbourne, Australia

Purse: $14.6 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men Quarterfinals

David Nalbandian (4), Argentina, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 7-5, 6-0, 6-0.

Women Quarterfinals

Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, vs. Nadia Petrova (6), Russia, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Doubles

Men Quarterfinals

Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, def. Ashley Fisher, Australia, and Justin Gimelstob, United States, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Martin Damm, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (7), India, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Max Mirnyi (2), Belarus, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Women Quarterfinals

Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Meghann Shaughnessy (5), United States, def. Elena Likhovtseva and Vera Zvonareva (3), Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, and Katarina Srebotnik (9), Slovenia, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Rennae Stubbs (2), Australia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Yan Zi and Zheng Jie (12), China, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez (4), Argentina, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur (1), Australia, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, and Maria Kirilenko (10), Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

SEATTLE MARINERS—RHP Shigetoshi Hasegawa announced his retirement.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with LHP Casey Fossum on a two-year contract.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Remlinger on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Wade Miller on a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Fired Dan O’Brien, general manager.

American Association

COASTAL BEND AVIATORS—Signed RHP Jorge Huerta.

FORT WORTH CATS—Signed INF Kip Harkrider.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Signed C Tommy Bryant.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed LHP Mike Nunes.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Signed G Chucky Atkins.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Named Dick Jauron coach.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Named Robert Nunn and Lionel Washington defensive assistant coaches.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Don Blackmon linebackers coach, John Matsko offensive line coach and Mike Priefer special teams coach.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Named Gary Gibbs defensive coordinator.

Canadian Football League

MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Signed DB Reggie Durden to a two-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Reassigned F Mark Hartigan to Syracuse of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Claimed F Aaron Downey off waivers from St. Louis. Called up F Thomas Plekanec from Hamilton of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Traded D Jon Sim to Florida for a 2007 sixth-round draft pick.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Activated LW Mike Leclerc from injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Reassigned C Jason Jaspers to Springfield of the AHL.

COLLEGE

DELAWARE—Named Ian Hennessy men’s soccer coach.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—Named Dr. Harold Merritt director of intercollegiate athletics.

KENTUCKY—Named Randy Sanders quarterbacks coach.

LOUISIANA TECH—Signed Jack Bicknell, football coach, to a two-year contract extension.

MARYLAND—Suspended senior G Chris McCray for the rest of the men’s basketball season because of academic reasons.

TEMPLE—Named Chris MacAulay director of football operations.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

Super Bowl XL

FavoriteOpCurO/U Underdog

Feb. 5

Detroit
Steelers 3.53.547Seahawks

NBA

FavortiePtsUnderdog
CAVALIERS4Pacers
Suns4.5MAGIC
76ERS5Kings
HEAT7Grizzlies
Pistons4.5T’WOLVES
SPURS14Bobcats

College basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Kentuckey3AUBURN
WAKE FOREST3.5Florida St
MIAMI-OHIO3Kent St
E MICHIGANPKW Michigan
BALL ST10.5C Micigan
Villanova16S FLORIDA
NOTRE DAME1Georgetown
SO ILLINOIS2.5Creighton
NO ILLINOIS5Toledo
VIRGINA2.5Miami-Fla
IOWA2Indiana
Iona2SIENA
LOYOLA-MD5.5Fairfield
Manhattan4.5RIDER