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EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
New Jersey55.500
Philadelphia45.444 1/2
Boston46.4001
New York48.3332
Toronto28.2003
SoutheastWLPctGB
Orlando74.636
Atlanta44.5001 1/2
Miami45.4442
Washington45.4442
Charlotte28.2004 1/2
CentralWLPctGB
Cleveland73.700
Detroit55.5002
Indiana55.5002
Chicago37.3004
Milwaukee37.3004

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SoutheastWLPctGB
San Antonio92.818
New Orleans73.7001 1/2
Houston74.6362
Dallas64.6002 1/2
Memphis28.2006 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah101.909
Denver44.5004 1/2
Portland57.4175 1/2
Seattle57.4175 1/2
Minnesota36.3336
PacificWLPctGB
L.A. Clippers62.750
L.A. Lakers73.700
Golden State74.636 1/2
Sacramento54.5561 1/2
Phoenix46.4003

Monday’s Results

Dallas 93, Charlotte 85

Houston 97, New York 90

Memphis 95, Orlando 86

Utah 101, Toronto 96

Seattle 99, New Jersey 87

San Antonio 107, Portland 98

Phoenix 113, Golden State 110

Today’s Games

Milwaukee at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 6 p.m.

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

Mavericks 93, Bobcats 85

Dallas (93)—Stackhouse 6-14 2-4 15, Nowitzki 7-14 10-12 24, Dampier 3-9 2-9 8, Terry 6-14 0-0 15, Dev.Harris 5-12 7-8 17, Buckner 3-4 0-0 7, Diop 0-1 1-2 1, An.Johnson 1-5 0-0 2, Croshere 0-5 2-2 2, Ager 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 32-82 24-37 93.

Charlotte (85)—Morrison 3-14 0-0 7, Wallace 9-14 3-4 21, Okafor 8-14 6-9 22, Felton 6-16 0-0 12, Knight 0-3 5-6 5, Brezec 0-0 0-0 0, May 4-6 2-3 10, Voskuhl 3-3 0-0 6, Ely 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 0-1 2-2 2, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 18-24 85.

Dallas2122242693
Charlotte2120242085

3-Point Goals—Dallas 5-11 (Terry 3-5, Stackhouse 1-1, Buckner 1-2, Nowitzki 0-1, Croshere 0-2), Charlotte 1-11 (Morrison 1-6, Wallace 0-1, Felton 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 65 (Dampier 15), Charlotte 43 (Okafor 13). Assists—Dallas 17 (Dev.Harris 6), Charlotte 21 (Knight, Wallace 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 21, Charlotte 27. Technicals—Charlotte Defensive Three Second. A—13,237. (19,077).

Rockets 97, Knicks 90

Houston (97)—Battier 2-4 1-2 6, Howard 3-5 0-0 6, Yao 6-14 14-16 26, Alston 6-11 3-4 17, McGrady 6-15 9-11 24, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Snyder 1-1 0-2 2, Head 4-8 0-0 10, Padgett 2-4 0-0 6, Spanoulis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-63 27-35 97.

New York (90)—Frye 8-18 6-6 22, Richardson 2-10 1-2 6, Curry 3-10 2-4 8, Francis 2-5 2-2 7, Marbury 1-2 0-0 3, Lee 6-10 3-3 15, Crawford 8-21 8-8 25, James 0-3 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Balkman 0-2 0-0 0, Cato 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 32-86 22-25 90.

Houston2127173297
New York2025172890

3-Point Goals—Houston 10-24 (McGrady 3-8, Head 2-3, Padgett 2-3, Alston 2-7, Battier 1-3), New York 4-16 (Francis 1-1, Marbury 1-2, Richardson 1-5, Crawford 1-7, Frye 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 46 (Yao 9), New York 52 (Lee 12). Assists—Houston 15 (McGrady 5), New York 16 (Robinson 4). Total Fouls—Houston 23, New York 29. Technicals—Houston Defensive Three Second. A—17,533. (19,763).

Grizzlies 95, Magic 86

Orlando (86)—Turkoglu 4-16 2-2 12, Battie 5-7 0-0 10, Howard 9-12 6-8 24, G.Hill 6-10 4-5 16, Nelson 5-12 2-2 12, Ariza 1-1 0-0 2, Dooling 1-4 1-1 3, Bogans 2-5 0-0 4, Arroyo 1-6 0-0 3, Milicic 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 15-18 86.

Memphis (95)—Miller 4-6 0-0 11, Warrick 11-19 4-5 26, Swift 2-6 1-2 5, Gay 2-12 0-0 4, Atkins 2-8 1-2 6, Roberts 1-3 1-1 3, Stoudamire 1-7 2-2 4, Lowry 6-10 3-5 16, D.Jones 4-6 1-1 9, Tsakalidis 4-5 3-3 11. Totals 37-82 16-21 95.

Orlando2322202186
Memphis1426233295

3-Point Goals—Orlando 3-14 (Turkoglu 2-6, Arroyo 1-2, Bogans 0-1, Dooling 0-2, Nelson 0-3), Memphis 5-10 (Miller 3-4, Atkins 1-2, Lowry 1-2, Stoudamire 0-1, Gay 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 56 (Howard 23), Memphis 41 (Warrick 10). Assists—Orlando 23 (G.Hill 7), Memphis 19 (Lowry 6). Total Fouls—Orlando 22, Memphis 14. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second. A—13,147. (18,119).

Jazz 101, Raptors 96

Toronto (96)—Jones 4-12 5-6 15, Bosh 5-14 7-12 17, Garbajosa 4-11 0-0 10, Parker 3-6 4-4 10, Ford 6-15 4-6 16, Bargnani 4-7 6-6 15, Peterson 3-6 1-3 9, Calderon 2-3 0-0 4, Nesterovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 27-37 96.

Utah (101)—Brewer 2-2 0-0 4, Boozer 14-16 7-10 35, Okur 5-16 6-8 17, Miles 1-5 0-0 2, Williams 5-18 0-2 12, Millsap 8-10 4-7 20, Fisher 2-6 0-0 6, Harpring 1-6 1-2 3, Collins 0-0 2-2 2, Powell 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 20-31 101.

Toronto2529231996
Utah29231930101

3-Point Goals—Toronto 7-19 (Peterson 2-4, Garbajosa 2-4, Jones 2-6, Bargnani 1-2, Ford 0-1, Bosh 0-2), Utah 5-13 (Fisher 2-2, Williams 2-4, Okur 1-6, Harpring 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 48 (Bosh 11), Utah 59 (Okur 13). Assists—Toronto 15 (Ford 5), Utah 17 (Williams 8). Total Fouls—Toronto 22, Utah 25. Technicals—Utah Defensive Three Second. A—18,881. (19,911).

Spurs 107, Trail Blazers 98

San Antonio (107)—Bowen 3-3 0-0 8, Duncan 10-16 5-9 25, Oberto 3-3 0-0 6, Ginobili 9-14 4-5 25, Parker 5-15 4-4 14, Elson 1-1 0-0 2, Finley 2-4 2-2 6, Horry 1-3 0-0 3, Udrih 2-7 4-4 8, Barry 2-5 5-5 10, E.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-71 24-29 107.

Portland (98)—Udoka 3-7 0-0 6, Randolph 10-17 3-3 23, Aldridge 4-8 0-0 8, Webster 3-6 0-0 8, Jack 4-7 4-4 12, Rodriguez 1-3 0-0 2, Outlaw 2-6 0-0 5, Dixon 5-13 6-6 17, Magloire 3-4 3-5 9, Graham 2-3 2-2 6, Dickau 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-76 18-20 98.

San Antonio22263029107
Portland2531182498

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-20 (Ginobili 3-4, Bowen 2-2, Horry 1-2, Barry 1-4, Duncan 0-1, Parker 0-1, Finley 0-2, Udrih 0-4), Portland 4-14 (Webster 2-4, Outlaw 1-1, Dixon 1-4, Jack 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Udoka 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 33 (Duncan 6), Portland 45 (Randolph 8). Assists—San Antonio 19 (Duncan 5), Portland 18 (Jack, Udoka 5). Total Fouls—San Antonio 16, Portland 22. Technicals—San Antonio Defensive Three Second, Randolph. A—14,163. (19,980).

Suns 113, Warriors 110

Phoenix (113)—Marion 9-18 0-0 18, Diaw 4-9 2-2 10, Stoudemire 6-9 4-7 16, Bell 8-17 1-2 22, Nash 8-14 1-2 19, Barbosa 8-15 0-2 21, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Rose 0-0 0-0 0, Ja.Jones 3-8 0-0 7, Banks 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 46-94 8-15 113.

Golden State (110)—Richardson 5-14 2-3 14, Pietrus 10-18 1-1 24, Biedrins 6-8 1-3 13, Ellis 13-26 4-6 31, McLeod 0-1 0-0 0, Dunleavy 7-12 0-0 16, Murphy 2-3 0-0 4, Barnes 2-4 0-1 4, Roberson 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 47-91 8-14 110.

Phoenix31213724113
Golden State31262726110

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 13-29 (Barbosa 5-7, Bell 5-11, Nash 2-4, Ja.Jones 1-3, Diaw 0-1, Marion 0-3), Golden State 8-20 (Pietrus 3-5, Richardson 2-4, Dunleavy 2-5, Ellis 1-3, McLeod 0-1, Roberson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 49 (Marion 11), Golden State 56 (Biedrins 15). Assists—Phoenix 34 (Nash 15), Golden State 20 (Ellis 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 23, Golden State 17. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second 2. A—18,078. (19,596).

College men

Alabama 63, Xavier 56

Alabama A&M 65, Stillman 64

American U. 81, Loyola, Md. 74

Appalachian St. 78, Montreat 63

Arkansas St. 68, Tenn.-Martin 63

Baylor 74, Texas Southern 50

Belmont 83, Fisk 54

Binghamton 66, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 59

Cal Poly 84, CS Stanislaus 63

Campbell 100, UNC Wilmington 94

Cent. Washington 93, Hawaii Pacific 57

Charleston Southern 93, Asbury 68

Coll. of Charleston 64, Middle Tennessee 56

Colorado St. 67, Boise St. 50

Duke 71, Air Force 56

E. Kentucky 63, Kenyon 52

Georgia Tech 79, Purdue 61

Illinois St. 66, CS Northridge 44

Kentucky 87, DePaul 81

Loyola of Chicago 69, San Diego 55

Marquette 87, Texas Tech 72

Maryland 71, Winthrop 60

Memphis 77, Oklahoma 65

N. Carolina A&T 98, Mars Hill 66

N. Illinois 87, Duquesne 82

Ohio St. 82, San Francisco 60

Oregon 79, Rice 73, OT

Portland St. 95, Evergreen St. 76

Richmond 83, Longwood 72

St. Francis, Pa. 76, St. Bonaventure 54

Stetson 80, Palm Beach Atlantic 63

Texas A&M-Crp. Christi 71, Monmouth, N.J. 54

Toledo 60, Va. Commonwealth 59

UCLA 88, Chaminade 63.

Villanova 89, Iowa 60

VMI 144, S. Virginia 127

W. Carolina 105, Atlanta Christian 40

W. Michigan 69, Detroit 67

William & Mary 77, Wagner 53

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, 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. Florida (66)4-01,7941
2. N.Carolina (6)3-01,7202
3. Pittsburgh5-01,5194
4. Ohio St.4-01,5185
5. UCLA1-01,4886
6. LSU3-01,4847
7. Wisconsin3-01,3359
8. Alabama3-01,24110
9. Duke3-01,19711
10. Kansas2-11,1143
11. Texas A&M4-01,06512
12. Memphis1-091913
13. Marquette4-071616
14. Georgetown2-17138
15. Arizona2-170615
16. Washington4-064017
17. Syracuse4-057118
18. Connecticut4-047621
19. Georgia Tech3-041423
20. Kentucky2-040022
21. Nevada3-030624
22. Tennessee4-030025
23. Boston College1-126614
24. Wichita St.3-0223
25. Maryland5-0199

Others receiving votes: Texas 181, Gonzaga 179, S. Illinois 126, Virginia 118, Xavier 103, Louisville 71, Michigan St. 56, Creighton 47, Florida St. 44, Illinois 41, San Diego St. 20, Butler 12, Arkansas 11, Oklahoma St. 11, Virginia Tech 10, Air Force 7, Old Dominion 6, Kansas St. 5, Mississippi St. 5, Houston 4, Oregon 4, Michigan 3, Oral Roberts 3, Bradley 2, Indiana 2, Purdue 2, Villanova 2, Nebraska 1.

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 Nov. 19, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and preseason ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Florida (30)4-07741
2. N. Carolina3-07382
3. Ohio St. (1)4-06754
4. Pittsburgh5-06515
5. UCLA1-06306
6. LSU2-06057
7. Wisconsin3-06049
8. Duke3-053710
9. Alabama3-046411
10. Tex A&M4-044612
11. Memphis1-041913
12. Kansas2-14083
13. Wash.4-032715
14. Syracuse4-026720
15. Arizona2-124916
16. Grgetown2-12478
17. Marquette4-024317
18. UConn4-022219
19. Ga Tech3-019921
20. Nevada3-017023
21. Tennessee4-014024
22. Kentucky2-013822
23. Gonzaga4-0111-
24. Maryland5-0107-
25. Texas3-110418

Others receiving votes: Boston College 96; Wichita St. 92; Louisville 72; Michigan St. 58; Xavier 50; So. Illinois 43; Illinois 38; Air Force 34; San Diego State 30; Michigan 25; Oklahoma State 19; Texas Tech 11; Oral Roberts 7; Virginia 7; Butler 6; Winthrop 4; Brigham Young 2; Creighton 2; Oregon 2; George Washington 1; Virginia Tech 1.

College women

FAR WEST

Cal Poly 71, San Jose St. 59

N. Colorado 71, Lamar 43

Portland 64, S. Utah 52

Santa Clara 67, Boise St. 65

UC Davis 74, San Francisco St. 40

UNLV 60, CS Bakersfield 52

Non-conference Whitworth 67, Montana Tech 61

Montana Tech (4-2)—Thomas 3-8 5-5 11, Shaw 2-4 1-2 5, DePell 3-8 0-0 8, R.Gimeno 7-22 2-3 19, A.Gimeno 2-9 0-0 5, Todd 3-7 0-0 6, Devries 0-0 0-0 0, Roll 1-4 1-2 3, Langford 2-5 0-0 4, Merrill 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 23-67 9-12 61.

Whitworth (3-0)—Orrell 3-10 4-4 12, Bower 3-11 3-7 10, McDaniel 5-10 2-2 12, Snyder 2-7 0-0 6, Zeitler 0-1 0-1 0, Schlander 0-2 0-0 0, Corigliano 4-7 7-8 17, Pomante 1-2 5-9 8,. Scott 0-0 0-0 2, Totals 18-50 23-33 67.

Halftime–Whit 35, MT 30. 3-point goals–MT 6-22 (Thomas 0-1, DePell 2-5, R.Gimeno 3-9, A.Gimeno 1-4, Todd 0-2, Roll 0-1), Whit 8-19 (Orrell 2-3, Bower 1-6, Snyder 2-6 Corigliano 2-2, Pomante 1-2). Fouled out–Thomas, R.Gimeno, A.Gimeno, Zeitler. Rebounds–MT 40 (A.Gimeno 6), Whit 42 (Bower 11). Assists–MT 9 (R.Gimeno 4), Whit 11 (Bower, Snyder 3). Total fouls–MT 27, Whit 15. A–245.

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, 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. Maryland (46)5-01,2461
2. North Carolina (1)3-01,1752
3. Oklahoma (3)3-01,1623
4. Tennessee3-01,1045
5. Duke3-01,0166
6. Ohio St.2-09907
7. Connecticut2-09528
8. Georgia3-08719
9. LSU5-083610
10. Purdue5-080512
11. Stanford1-17494
12. Texas A&M2-066013
13. Arizona St.4-164911
14. Vanderbilt3-057215
15. Baylor3-148016
16. California3-046718
17. Michigan St.2-045417
18. Rutgers1-227914
19. DePaul2-125623
20. Kentucky2-121421
21. UCLA2-118920
22. BYU2-218022
23. GeoWash4-1141
24. Louisville4-0123
25. Texas3-18325

Others receiving votes: New Mexico 82, Virginia 82, Boston College 81, Southern Cal 61, Penn St. 51, Indiana 43, Iowa 36, Texas Tech 32, Xavier 22, N.C. State 15, Florida St. 14, Fresno St. 14, Iowa St. 13, South Florida 11, Middle Tennessee 9, Bowling Green 8, Kent St. 7, Arkansas 4, TCU 3, W. Kentucky 3, Northwestern 2, Utah 2, Nebraska 1, Pittsburgh 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Maryland 2. Oklahoma 3. North Carolina 4. Tennessee 5. Ohio State 6. Duke 7. Stanford 8. Georgia 9. UConn 10. Purdue 11. California 12. Texas A&M 13. LSU 14. Arizona State 15. Vanderbilt 16. Michigan State 17. Louisville 18. UCLA 19. Kentucky 20. Boston College 21. Indiana 22. Bowling Green 23. Baylor 24. Rutgers 25. George Washington

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
New England730.700236131
N.Y. Jets550.500177217
Buffalo460.400164201
Miami460.400170188
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Indianapolis910.900263210
Jacksonville640.600211137
Tennessee370.300177256
Houston370.300165230
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Baltimore820.800222147
Cincinnati550.500247233
Pittsburgh460.400239227
Cleveland370.300170208
WestWLTPctPFPA
San Diego820.800332202
Denver730.700185146
Kansas City640.600210195
Oakland280.200118198

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
N.Y. Giants640.600224208
Dallas640.600271188
Philadelphia550.500246194
Washington370.300182237
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Carolina640.600176173
New Orleans640.600245228
Atlanta550.500190205
Tampa Bay370.300132214
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Chicago910.900282120
Green Bay460.400185252
Minnesota460.400167182
Detroit280.200185239
WestWLTPctPFPA
Seattle640.600203219
San Francisco550.500182265
St. Louis460.400202236
Arizona280.200161233

Monday’s Game

Jacksonville 26, N.Y. Giants 10

Thursday’s Games

Miami at Detroit, 9:30 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Houston at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Washington, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tennessee, 1:15 p.m.

Chicago at New England, 1:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 5:15 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 27

Green Bay at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

College Sports Network Division I-AA Poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19 and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Aplchn St (73) 10-12,0151
2. Montana (1) 10-11,9092
3. UMass (2) 10-11,8483
4. N.Dakota St. (5) 10-11,8084
5. Youngstown St. 9-21,7145
6. James Madison 9-21,5687
7. Furman 8-31,4348
8. Hampton 10-11,3719
9. New Hampshire 8-31,31610
10. Southern Illinois 8-31,24811
11. Illinois St. 8-31,1856
12. Tenn-Martin 9-21,13312
13. Coastal Carolina 9-296013
14. Eastern Illinois 8-479617
15. Cal Poly 7-477116
16. San Diego 10-075514
17. Northern Iowa 7-473220
18. Montana State 7-465715
19. Princeton 9-163518
20. Portland State 7-456821
21. S.Dakota St 7-441419
22. McNeese State 7-4356NR
23. Wofford 7-4247NR
24. Maine 6-514722
25. C. Arkansas 8-3133NR

Others receiving votes: Yale 120, Monmouth 103, Delaware State 84, Towson 65, Alabama A&M 52, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 28, Charleston Southern 27, UC Davis 23, Harvard 20, Lafayette 20, South Carolina State 15, Villanova 13, Northern Arizona 10, Sam Houston State 6, Holy Cross 6, Drake 5.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. North Dakota State 2. Appalachian State 3. Montana 4. UMass 5. Youngstown State 6. James Madison 7. Hampton 8. Furman 9. New Hampshire 10. Southern Illinois 11. Tennessee-Martin 12. Illinois State 13. Coast Carolina 14. San Diego 15. Princeton 16. Montana State 17. Portland State 18. Eastern Illinois 19. Northern Iowa 20. Cal Poly 21. South Dakota State 22. McNeese State 23. Alabama A&M 24. Yale 25. Monmouth.

All-Big Sky Conference Team

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The all-Big Sky Conference football team, as announced by the league:

Offensive Player of the Year—Jason Murrietta, QB, N. Arizona. Defensive Player of the Year—Adam Hayward, LB, Portland St. Newcomer of the Year—Alex Henderson, RB, N. Arizona

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Wide Receivers—Alex Watson, jr, N. Arizona; Mike Jefferson, sr, Montana St.; Eric Allen, jr, Montana Tackles—David Hale, jr, Weber St.; Cody Balogh, jr, Montana Guards—Brennan Carvalho, jr, Portland St.; Colin Dow, soph, Montana Center—George Yarno, jr, Idaho St. Tight End—Shaun Fitzpatrick, soph, N. Arizona Quarterback—Jason Murrietta, sr, N. Arizona Running Backs—Josh Barnett, jr, Idaho St.; Trevyn Smith, frosh, Weber St. Fullback—Bobby McClintock, frosh, Portland St. Place kicker—Brett Bergstrom, sr, E. Washington Return Specalist—Bryant Eteuati, soph, Weber St.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Tackles—C.J. Niusulu, sr, Portland St.; Rio Stotler,

soph, Weber St. Ends— Mike Murphy, sr, Montana; Kroy Biermann, jr, Montana Outside Linebackers—Chris Hunsaker, sr, N. Arizona; Tyler DeBry, sr, Weber St. Inside Linebackers—Adam Hayward, sr, Portland St.; Pago Togafau, sr, Idaho St. Cornerbacks—Dominic Dixon, sr, Portland St.; Bo Smith, sr, Weber St. Safeties—Torrey Thomas, jr, Montana; Colt Anderson, soph, Montana Punter—Rhian Madrid, sr, N. Arizona Special Teams—Colt Anderson, soph, Montana

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Wide receivers–Akilah Lacey, sr, Idaho St.; Eddie Thompson, soph, Idaho St.; Kenneth Mackins, jr, Portland St. Tackles—Joe Hirst, sr, Montana St.; Rocky Hanni, jr, E. Washington; Darren Heerspink, jr, Portland St. Guards—Peter St. John, jr, Portland St.; Matt Alfred, jr, E. Washington Center—Jeff Marshall, sr, Montana Tight end—Brandon Mennear, sr, Idaho St. Quarterback—Josh Swogger, sr, Montana Running backs—Alex Henderson, frosh, N. Arizona; Andre Wilson, sr, N. Colorado Fullback—Alexis Alexander, Soph., E. Washington Place kicker—Dan Carpenter, jr, Montana Return Specalist—Tuff Harris, sr, Montana

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Tackles—Matthis Gehring, sr, Portland St.; Dallas Mauga, jr, Sacramento St. Ends—Cole Smith, jr, Portland St.; Dustin Dlouhy, sr, Montana Outside—Epikopo King, jr, Montana St. Linebackers—Tyson Butler, sr, Sacramento St. Inside Linebackers—Cyrus Mulitalo, soph, Sacramento St.; D.J. Robinson, sr, Portland St. Cornerbacks—Tuff Harris, sr, Montana; Jimmy Wilson, jr, Montana; Ricky Wilson, jr, N. Arizona Safeties—Ryan Force, sr, Montana St.; Brent Webber, jr, Sacramento St. Punter—Dan Zeidman, jr, Idaho St. Special Teams—Kenneth Mackins, jr, Portland St.

EWU HONORABLE MENTION

Offense: Tony Davis, WR; Zach Wasielewski, T; Tim Caloun, TE; Ryan Cole, RB.

Defense: Keith Grennan, T; Greg Peach, DE; Brandon Keeler, OLB; David Eneberg, ILB.

Special Teams: Nick Ramos

Division I-AA Playoffs

All Times PST

First Round

Saturday, Nov. 25

Lafayette (6-5) at Massachusetts (10-1), 9 a.m.

New Hampshire (8-3) at Hampton (10-1), 10 a.m.

Furman (8-3) at Montana State (7-4), 10:30 a.m.

Illinois State (8-3) at Eastern Illinois (8-4), 11 a.m.

McNeese St. (7-4) at Montana (10-1), 11:05 a.m.

Tenn-Martin (9-2) at So. Illinois (8-3), 11:30 a.m.

Coastal Carolina (9-2) at Appalachian State (10-1), 12:30 p.m.

James Madison (9-2) at Youngstown State (9-2), 4:30 p.m.

Division III Playoffs

All Times PST

Second Round

Saturday, Nov. 25

Wheaton, Ill. (10-1) at Mount Union (11-0), 9 a.m.

North Central (9-2) at Capital (10-1), 9 a.m.

Rowan (8-2) at Wilkes (11-0), 9 a.m.

St. John Fisher (10-1) at Springfield (10-1), 9 a.m.

Carnegie Mellon (11-0) at Wesley (11-0), 9 a.m.

Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-2) at Washington & Jefferson (10-1), 10 a.m.

Wisconsin-La Crosse (9-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-0), 10 a.m.

St. John’s, Minn. (10-1) at Whitworth (11-0), Noon

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey1261254849
N.Y. Rangers1191236967
Pittsburgh1072226259
N.Y. Islanders973215254
Philadelphia5142125186
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo1731359463
Toronto1264287568
Montreal1153256054
Ottawa9111197161
Boston882185065
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta1273277669
Carolina1273277671
Washington866225965
Tampa Bay10101216666
Florida8104206073

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville1342286656
Detroit1252265141
Chicago7102164758
St. Louis5113134667
Columbus5131114061
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Minnesota1271256152
Edmonton1181235954
Vancouver10101215053
Calgary972205043
Colorado9102206462
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim1425337555
San Jose1560307047
Dallas1460285944
Los Angeles7114185972
Phoenix6140125182

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

Monday’s Results

Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 2

Florida 3, Boston 2

Nashville 3, Columbus 1

Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 3

Ottawa 5, Minnesota 3

Toronto 4, N.Y. Islanders 2

Dallas 5, Colorado 4

Today’s Games

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

Calgary at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Sabres 7, Lightning 2

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Buffalo0707

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 12 (Sarich, Prospal), 15:56. Second Period—2, Buffalo, Gaustad 4 (Afinogenov, Numminen), 1:14 (pp). 3, Buffalo, Novotny 4 (Paille, Mair), 2:17. 4, Buffalo, Vanek 14 (Paetsch, Afinogenov), 7:48. 5, Buffalo, Gaustad 5 (Paille, Kalinin), 10:49. 6, Buffalo, Spacek 3 (Funk, Kotalik), 11:13. 7, Buffalo, Vanek 15 (Kotalik, Gaustad), 14:02 (pp). 8, Buffalo, Drury 12 (Kotalik, Stafford), 17:19. Third Period—9, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 13 (Ranger, Lecavalier), 1:52.

Panthers 3, Bruins 2

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Boston0022

First Period—1, Florida, Gelinas 2 (Weiss, Gratton), 15:14 (pp). Second Period—2, Florida, Horton 7 (Jokinen, Montador), 14:47. Third Period—3, Boston, Murray 10 (Bergeron, Chara), 4:26. 4, Florida, Nieuwendyk 5 (Kolnik, Salei), 10:10 (pp). 5, Boston, Murray 11 (Stuart, Savard), 14:54.

Predators 3, Blue Jackets 1

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Columbus0011

First Period—1, Nashville, Kariya 4 (Erat), 9:49. Second Period—2, Nashville, Nichol 4 (Legwand, Sullivan), 5:13 (pp). 3, Nashville, Erat 5 (Kariya, Zidlicky), 18:28. Third Period—4, Columbus, Chimera 2 (Eriksson, Zherdev), 19:45.

Penguins 5, Flyers 3

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Philadelphia0213

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, LeClair 2 (Whitney, Gonchar), 1:24 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Moore 4 (Crosby), 4:31. 3, Pittsburgh, Whitney 3 (Moore, Ekman), 19:51. Second Period—4, Philadelphia, Gagne 11 (Pitkanen, Forsberg), 4:58 (pp). 5, Pittsburgh, Crosby 10 (Whitney, Malkin), 5:47. 6, Philadelphia, Sanderson 8 (Pitkanen), 11:13 (pp). 7, Pittsburgh, Gonchar 3 (Recchi, Malkin), 13:41 (pp). Third Period—8, Philadelphia, Meyer 1 (Pitkanen, Gagne), 19:57 (pp).

Senators 5, Wild 3

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Ottawa3115

First Period—1, Ottawa, Meszaros 3 (Fisher, Eaves), 5:04. 2, Ottawa, Kelly 3 (Heatley, Spezza), 6:12. 3, Ottawa, Neil 7 (Schaefer, Preissing), 14:06 (pp). Second Period—4, Ottawa, Alfredsson 6 (Vermette, Phillips), 7:56. 5, Minnesota, Dupuis 3 (White, Johnsson), 9:08 (pp). Third Period—6, Minnesota, Rolston 12 (penalty shot), 10:46. 7, Ottawa, Schaefer 4 (Preissing, Fisher), 18:31 (pp). 8, Minnesota, Koivu 5 (Veilleux, Carney), 19:47 (sh).

Maple Leafs 4, Islanders 2

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Toronto3014

First Period—1, Toronto, Pohl 2 (Belak, Stajan), 2:53. 2, N.Y. Islanders, Simon 2 (Kozlov, Hill), 5:03. 3, Toronto, Wellwood 3 (Antropov, Battaglia), 5:54. 4, Toronto, Tucker 13 (Kaberle, McCabe), 9:23 (pp). Second Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 11 (Yashin, Sillinger), 16:01 (pp). Third Period—6, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 8 (Wellwood, Antropov), 18:51 (pp).

Stars 5, Avalanche 4

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Dallas2125

First Period—1, Colorado, Svatos 6 (Sakic), 2:01 (pp). 2, Colorado, Svatos 7 (Brunette, Sakic), 6:51. 3, Dallas, Morrow 7 (Ribeiro), 17:00. 4, Dallas, Morrow 8 (Miettinen, Zubov), 19:46 (pp). Second Period—5, Dallas, Zubov 2 (Sydor), 2:19. 6, Colorado, Hejduk 8 (Brunette, Clark), 4:36. Third Period—7, Colorado, Liles 4 (Sakic, Svatos), :41 (pp). 8, Dallas, Lindros 5 (Modano, Jokinen), 11:40. 9, Dallas, Miettinen 5, 13:58. .

WHL

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Portland at Prince Albert

Regina at Prince George

Wednesday’s Games

Vancouver at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Everett

Regina at Kamloops

Kootenay at Lethbridge

Red Deer at Saskatoon

Chilliwack at Seattle

Portland at Swift Current

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Final

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 6,475. 2, Matt Kenseth, 6,419. 3, Denny Hamlin, 6,407. 4, Kevin Harvick, 6,397. 5, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 6,328. 6, Jeff Gordon, 6,256. 7, Jeff Burton, 6,228. 8, Kasey Kahne, 6,183. 9, Mark Martin, 6,168. 10, Kyle Busch, 6,027.

11, Tony Stewart, 4,727. 12, Carl Edwards, 4,428. 13, Greg Biffle, 4,075. 14, Casey Mears, 3,914. 15, Brian Vickers, 3,906. 16, Kurt Busch, 3,900. 17, Clint Bowyer, 3,833. 18, Ryan Newman, 3,748. 19, Martin Truex, Jr., 3,673. 20, Scott Riggs, 3,619.

Money

1, Jimmie Johnson, $8,909,143. 2, Tony Stewart, $7,285,281. 3, Matt Kenseth, $6,608,919. 4, Kasey Kahne, $6,204,222. 5, Kevin Harvick, $6,201,578. 6, Jeff Gordon, $5,975,873. 7, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $5,466,104. 8, Casey Mears, $5,413,338. 9, Ryan Newman, $5,364,547. 10, Kurt Busch, $5,026,137.

11, Jamie McMurray, $5,010,303. 12, Jeff Burton, $5,008,882. 13, Kyle Busch, $4,821,093. 14, Bobby Labonte, $4,651,095. 15, Elliott Sadler, $4,650,289. 16, Greg Biffle, $4,602,716. 17, Carl Edwards, $4,578,926. 18, Dale Jarrett, $4,478,774. 19, Denny Hamlin, $4,389,222. 20, J.J. Yeley, $4,336,547.

VOLLEYBALL

College NJCAA Division I National Championship

At West Plains Civic Center

West Plains, Missouri

First round results

Iowa Western def. Temple 30-21, 30-24, 30-9.

Blinn def. Salt Lake 26-30, 30-25, 30-23, 30-17.

Arkansas-Ft. Smith def. San Jacinto 32-34, 30-26, 25-30, 30-22, 15-5.

Missouri State-West Plains def. N.W. Shoals 30-12, 30-19, 30-16.

Western Nebraska def. Cape Fear 30-10, 30-17 30-15.

Frank Phillips def. Hillsborough 27-30, 30-25, 30-24, 30-27.

Miami-Dade def. Hutchinson 23-30, 20-30 31-29, 30-21, 16-18.

North Idaho def. Western Wyoming 30-17, 25-30, 30-19, 30-16. Kills–Purcell, Misa (NIC) 13. Aces–Mainer (NIC) 7. Digs–Doiny (NIC) 24.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Packers -Seahawks game due to Green Bay QB Brett Favre (questionable). All others are for team that played last night.

NFL

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Thursday
Dolphins3339.5LIONS
COWBOYS111138.5Bucs
Broncos1138CHIEFS
Sunday
JaguarsNLNLNLBILLS
JETS5.5639.5Texans
RAVENS3338Steelers
Bengals3343BROWNS
VIKINGS6639Cards
RAMS6644.549ers
FALCONS3347Saints
Panthers4.5436REDSKINS
PATRIOTS3336.5Bears
COLTS12.59.546Eagles
GiantsNLNL NL TITANS
CHARGERS131343Raiders
Monday
SEAHAWKSNLNLNLPackers

College Football

TOLEDO66Bowl Green
Thursday
Boston Co44MIAMI-FLA
Friday
No Illinois7.57.5E MICHIGAN
Ohio U43MIAMI-OHIO
BALL ST3.53.5Kent St
TEXAS1313Texas A&M
C Michigan1716.5BUFFALO
AKRON1.51.5W Michigan
Lsu1PKARKANSAS
TULSA16.516.5Tulane
NEBRASKA15.515Colorado
OREGON ST33Oregon
Air Force10.510.5UNLV
Fresno St12.512LA TECH
Saturday
W VIRGINIA19.520S Florida
TENNESSEE18.518.5Kentucky
MARYLAND11Wake Forest
NC STATE2.53E Carolina
RUTGERS14.514.5Syracuse
MISSOURI77Kansas
N Carolina77DUKE
C FLORIDA2.52.5Ala-Birm
NEW MEX1010San Diego St
Oklahoma66OKLA ST
RICE42.5Smu
New Mex St66.5UTAH ST
SO MISS7.57.5Marshall
Florida109.5FLORIDA ST
Byu1110.5UTAH
MISSISSIPPI33Miss St
San Jose St77IDAHO
ARIZONA43.5Arizona St
Tcu99.5COLO ST
Cincinnati43.5UCONN
Louisville1211.5PITTSBURGH
GEORGIA1.52Ga Tech
VA TECH17.517.5Virginia
CLEMSON5.55S Carolina
USC77.5Notre Dame
TEX EL PASO1111.5Memphis
Boise St32.5NEV-RENO
HAWAII16.516Purdue
MIDTENN ST9.59Troy
UL-LAFAY55Arkansas St
Fla Atlantic4.54.5Fla Int’l
UL-MONROE77North Texas

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Purchased the contracts of RHP LHP Phil Seibel from Pawtucket of the IL and Kyle Jackson from Portland of the Eastern League. Activated RHP Matt Clement, LHP Jon Lester and RHP David Pauley from the 60-day DL. Activated LHP Abe Alvarez from the 60-day DL and sent him outright to Pawtucket.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Purchased the contracts of LHP Heath Phillips, LHP Carlos Vasquez and INF Andy Gonzalez from Charlotte of the IL, RHP Oneli Perez from Birmingham of the Southern League and RHP Dewon Day from Winston-Salem of the Carolina League.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contracts OF Ben Francisco from Buffalo of the IL and RHP J.D. Martin of Akron of the Eastern League.

DETROIT TIGERS—Purchased the contract of RHP Virgil Vasquez from Toledo of the IL.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Acquired C Jason LaRue from the Cincinnati Reds for a minor league player to be named. Purchased the contracts of LHP Danny Christensen and RHP Carlos Rosa from High Desert of the California League and LHP Neal Musser from Wichita of the Texas League. Designated 2B Donnie Murphy and LHP Juan Cedeno for assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Traded RHP Kevin Gregg to the Florida Marlins for RHP Chris Resop. Purchased the contracts of INF Matt Brown, OF Terry Evans and C Bobby Wilson from Salt Lake of the PCL.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Purchased the contracts of LHP Ricky Barrett from Rochester of the IL, LHP Alexander Smit from Beloit of the Midwest League, RHP Oswaldo Sosa from Fort Myers of the Florida State League and OF Denard Span from New Britain of the Eastern League.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Purchased the contracts of OF Bronson Sardinha from Columbus of the IL, RHP Jeff Kennard from Trenton of the Eastern League and LHP Chase Wright from Tampa of the Florida State League.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Dunn on a one-year contract. Purchased the contract of RHP Marcus McBeth from Midland of the Texas League. Agreed to terms with LHP Erasmo Ramirez, INF J.J. Furmaniak and OF Vince Faison on minor league contracts.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Designated RHP Jorge Campillo for assignment. Sent RHP Travis Chick outright to Tacoma. Purchased the contracts of INF Michael Garciaparra, OF Bryan Lahair, LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith and OF Mike Wilson from Tacoma of the PCL.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Purchased the contracts of OF Elijah Dukes from Durham of the IL and INF Elliot Johnson and RHP Mitch Talbot from Montgomery of the Southern League.

TEXAS RANGERS—Named Art Howe bench coach-infield instructor, Gary Pettis first base coach-outfield-base running instructor, Rudy Jaramillo hitting coach, Mark Connor pitching coach, Dom Chiti bullpen coach and Don Wakamatsu third base coach-catching instructor. Purchased the contracts of LHP A.J. Murray from Oklahoma of the PCL and RHP Alexi Ogando from the Rangers of the Dominican Summer League.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Purchased the contract C Robinzon Diaz from Dunedin of the Florida State League.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Designated LHP Randy Choate for assignment. Purchased the contracts of LHP Evan MacLane, RHP Jailen Peguero, INF Brian Barden and INF Alberto Gonzalez from Tuscon of the PCL, INF Danny Richar and OF Carlos Gonzalez from Tennessee of the Southern League, and INF Emilio Bonifacio from Lancaster of the California League.

ATLANTA BRAVES—Purchased the contracts of OF Gregor Blanco and RHP Jonathan Johnson from Richmond of the IL. Claimed OF T.J. Bohn off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with INF-OF Alfonso Soriano on an eight-year contract. Purchased the contract of LHP Clayton Rapada from Iowa of the PCL and RHP Rocky Cherry from West Tenn of the Southern League.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Stanton on a two-year contract and SS Alex Gonzalez on a three-year contract. Purchased the contracts of OF Chris Dickerson, RHP Calvin Medlock and RHP David Shafer from Chatanooga of the Southern League.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Traded LHP Adam Bostick and LHP Jason Vargas to the New York Mets for RHP Matt Lindstrom and RHP Henry Owens.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Purchased the contracts of INF Brooks Conrad and OF Mike Rodriguez from Round Rock of the PCL.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with 1B Nomar Garciaparra on a two-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Named Dale Sveum bench coach, Ed Sedar first base coach and Nick Leyva third base coach.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with OF Moises Alou on a one-year contract. Declined their 2007 option on LHP Tom Glavine. Claimed RHP Jason Standridge off waivers from Cincinnati. Purchased the contract of OF Carlos Gomez from Binghamton of the Eastern League.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Purchased the contracts of LHP Troy Cate, RHP Dennis Dove, RHP Blake Hawksworth and OF Cody Haerther from Memphis of the PCL. Named Chris Maloney manager of Memphis of the PCL and Ron Warner manager for Springfield of the Texas League.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Purchased the contracts of INF Luis Cruz and RHP Leo Rosales from Mobile of the Southern League.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Purchased the contracts of RHP Osiris Matos from Connecticut of the Eastern League and INF Eugenio Velez from Augusta of the South Atlantic League.

BASKETBALL

Continental Basketball Association

ALBANY PATROONS—Signed F Greg Morton and Garry Hill-Thomas. Release F Josh King, G Richard Jeter, and G Kareem Hodge.

GREAT FALLS EXPLORERS—Signed F Eric Strand. Release F Anton Lyons and G Nigel Moore.

MINOT SKYROCKETS—Signed F Ray Cunningham and F Jason Cornilius. Released G Quintin Mitchell.

YAKAMA SUNKINGS—Signed G Blake Walker.

NBA Development League

LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS—Named Jonathan Daillak director of public relations.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed S Jamaal Fudge from the practice squad. Waived OT Wayne Hunter.

Arena Football League

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed OL-DL Trevor Hutton and OL Bruce McClure.

NASHVILLE KATS—Signed QB Jeff Smoker.

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO—Re-signed OL-DL Chris McGee.

TAMPA BAY STORM—Signed WR Mickey Peters. Waived DB Fred Booker.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Assigned D Ian Moran to Portland of the AHL.

BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled D Mark Stuart from Providence of the AHL.

CALGARY FLAMES—Recalled D Mark Giordano from Omaha of the AHL.

EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled F Zack Stortini from Hamilton of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Assigned RW Andrei Kostitsyn to Hamilton of the AHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled D Kevin Klein from Milwaukee of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled D Jussi Timonen from Philadelphia of the AHL. Assigned C Ryan Potulny to Philadelphia.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled C Mike Ricci from San Antonio of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Jeff Woywitka from Peoria of the AHL.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled C Blair Jones from Springfield of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled G Dany Sabourin from Manitoba of the AHL. Sent G Wade Flaherty to Manitoba.