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Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Atlanta 90, Minnesota 89

Denver 122, Dallas 109

Portland 112, Miami 106

Today’s Games

Indiana at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Washington, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 4 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Houston at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Memphis at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Boston at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Houston at Toronto, 9:30 a.m.

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

Milwaukee at Portland, 3 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 3 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.

Seattle at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

Hawks 90, Timberwolves 89

Minnesota (89)- Brewer 3-15 0-0 6, Gomes 1-2 0-0 3, Jefferson 8-25 1-4 17, Telfair 4-10 0-0 8, Buckner 1-4 0-0 2, Jaric 6-13 5-5 18, Smith 9-15 2-2 20, Doleac 2-4 0-0 4, McCants 3-6 3-3 11, Richard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-95 11-14 89.

Atlanta (90)- M.Williams 5-11 10-15 20, Smith 11-19 6-7 28, Horford 2-5 4-4 8, A.Johnson 2-3 2-2 6, J.Johnson 8-21 4-5 21, Childress 1-5 3-4 5, Law 0-3 0-0 0, S.Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Stoudamire 0-4 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-74 29-37 90.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 4-10 (McCants 2-4, Jaric 1-2, Gomes 1-2, Buckner 0-1, Brewer 0-1), Atlanta 1-11 (J.Johnson 1-5, A.Johnson 0-1, Childress 0-2, Stoudamire 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 63 (Brewer 18), Atlanta 50 (Horford 15). Assists—Minnesota 23 (Jaric 9), Atlanta 17 (A.Johnson 6). Total Fouls—Minnesota 24, Atlanta 12. Technicals—Atlanta defensive three second. A—12,232 (19,855).

Nuggets 122, Mavericks 109

Denver (122)- Anthony 9-30 5-9 23, Martin 8-12 2-4 18, Camby 3-4 2-2 8, Carter 3-5 1-3 7, Iverson 12-19 11-13 35, Kleiza 8-14 4-4 23, Najera 2-4 0-1 5, Smith 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 46-91 25-36 122.

Dallas (109)- Jo.Howard 5-16 8-8 20, Nowitzki 10-20 10-10 32, Dampier 0-1 0-0 0, Terry 2-7 0-0 5, Harris 5-14 2-3 12, George 0-1 0-0 0, Stackhouse 8-14 5-5 23, Diop 3-3 3-3 9, Barea 0-4 1-2 1, Bass 2-4 1-3 5, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Hassell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 36-87 30-34 109.

3-Point Goals—Denver 5-10 (Kleiza 3-5, Najera 1-1, Smith 1-2, Martin 0-1, Anthony 0-1), Dallas 7-22 (Stackhouse 2-4, Jo.Howard 2-4, Nowitzki 2-5, Terry 1-5, Harris 0-2, Barea 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 51 (Camby 14), Dallas 60 (Nowitzki 12). Assists—Denver 25 (Iverson 12), Dallas 22 (Stackhouse, Nowitzki, Terry 5). Total Fouls—Denver 26, Dallas 26. Technicals—Denver defensive three second, Nowitzki, Stackhouse, Dallas defensive three second 2. A—20,155 (20,468).

Trailblazers 112, Heat 106

Boxscore not available

Statistical Leaders

Through Dec. 5

College men

EAST

Army 54, N.J. Tech 44

Brown 68, New Hampshire 52

Connecticut 69, Northeastern 60

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 73, Long Island U. 55

Niagara 89, Rider 77

Quinnipiac 90, St. Francis, NY 79

Sacred Heart 68, Cent. Connecticut St. 52

South Carolina 68, Providence 67

Temple 69, Towson 46

Villanova 68, LSU 67

SOUTH

Austin Peay 67, Morehead St. 63

Centenary 80, S. Dakota St. 77

Maryland 89, Morgan St. 65

Samford 41, Jacksonville St. 34

MIDWEST

Butler 53, Detroit 46

IPFW 74, S. Utah 66

Ill.-Chicago 91, Wis.-Milwaukee 73

Oakland, Mich. 114, UMKC 105, OT

SE Missouri 102, Tennessee St. 95

Tennessee Tech 72, E. Illinois 53

Valparaiso 71, Wright St. 66

Wis.-Green Bay 69, Loyola of Chicago 63

SOUTHWEST

Oral Roberts 69, N. Dakota St. 57

FAR WEST

N. Colorado 64, Bowling Green 60, OT

Non-conference

Gonzaga 71, UC Davis 58

Gonzaga (5-3)- Bekkering 1-5 2-2 4, Bjorklund1-4 0-0 2, Bowman 8-22 7-9 23, Vandersloot 1-3 3-6 5, Shives 5-9 2-3 15, Lorenzo 0-0 0-0 0, Kane 0-2 0-0 0, Hassett 0-0 1-2 1, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Elliott 6-11 2-2 19, Renius 0-0 0-0 0, Raap 0-0 0-0 0, Frieson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-60 17-24 71.

UC Davis (5-2)- Campbell 5-12 3-4 13, Bates 0-8 0-0 0, Porshneva 2-6 2-2 6, Commins 1-2 1-2 3, Danaghe 4-13 2-2 10, Harp 2-10 0-1 5, Mintun 4-6 0-0 8, Costello 1-2 2-2 5, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0, Mertle 2-5 1-2 6, Curry 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 21-66 13-17 58.

Halftime—Gonzaga 34, UC Davis 33. 3-Point Goals—Gonzaga 8-25 (Elliott 5-10, Shives 3-7, Bjorklund 0-1, Bekkering 0-2, Vandersloot 0-2, Kane 0-2, Frieson 0-1), UC Davis 3-22 (Costello 1-2, Harp 1-3, Mertle 1-3, Commins 0-1, Porshneva 0-1, Campbell 0-2, Donaghe 0-4, Bates 0-6). Fouled Out—Costello. Rebounds—Gonzaga 51 (Bowman 12), UC Davis 36 (Mintun 6). Assists—Gonzaga 14 (Vandersloot 5), UC Davis 13 (Commins 4). Total Fouls—Gonzaga 16, UC Davis 25. A—502.

College women

Top 25

Duke 49, Rutgers 44

Texas 81, Florida State 67

Vanderbilt 75, Western Kentucky 54

FAR WEST

Arizona 75, N. Arizona 54

CS Bakersfield 89, San Jose St. 66

Gonzaga 71, UC Davis 58

Non-conference

North Idaho 87, Northeastern 81

North Idaho (8-0)- Williams 1-3 9-10 12, Johnson 5-11 5-8 17, Perez 6-10 6-8 24, Anusionwu 2-2 2-4 6, Wesley 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Gianukakis 0-0 0-0 0, Timmons 8-11 6-10 23, Williams 1-2 0-2 2, Kombat 0-0 0-2 0, Brady 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 24-43 29-46 87.

Northeastern (11-1)- Miller 0-3 0-0 0, Wilson 1-1 2-2 4, Smith 5-15 6-8 16, Wilson 4-9 0-0 8, Dominguez 2-8 3-5 9, Dyson 4-8 0-0 9, Lewis 8-10 4-5 20, Garcia-Mendoz 6-9 2-3 15, Dossett 0-0 0-0 0, Partee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-63 17-23 81.

Halftime—Northeastern 40, North Idaho 38. 3-Point Goals—North Idaho 10-17 (Humberto 6-10, Johnson 2-4, Williams 1-1, Timmons 1-2), Northeastern 4-16 (Dominguez 2-8, Garcia-Mendoza 1-2, Tyson 1-2, Miller 0-1, Smith 0-1, Wilson 0-2). Fouled Out—Anusionwu, Timmons, Wilson, Dominguez. Rebounds—North Idaho 28 (Johnson 7), Northeastern 38 (Lewis 8). Assists—North Idaho 14 (Williams 7), Northeastern 7 (Wilson 4). Total Fouls—North Idaho 23, Northeastern 32. A—NA.

High school boys

Washington

Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 55, Eatonville 53

Eastside Catholic 49, Nathan Hale 44

Sammamish 48, Foster 39

Steilacoom 50, Clover Park 48

Tekoa-Oakesdale 76, Potlatch, Idaho 33

University Prep 61, Northwest School 44

Idaho

Bliss 56, Camas County 52

Cascade 56, Cole Valley 44

Castleford 65, Murtaugh 46

Clark County 54, Leadore 29

Firth 73, Malad 51

Hagerman 50, Magic Valley Christian 16

Hansen 74, A Light House and Christ Centered Always 47

Mountain Home 78, Columbia 74, OT

Notus 52, Garden Valley 50

Oakley 59, Raft River 47

Richfield 67, Butte County 42

Sugar-Salem 59, Marsh Valley 51

Tekoa-Oakesdale, Wash. 76, Potlatch 33

Weiser 60, Vale, Ore. 37

Inland Empire League

Lake City 76, Lakeland 53

Lake City (2-1) Beuson 3 5-5 11, Bridges 2 2-2 7, Carroll 4 2-2 12, Fromm 5 5-9 15, Colburn 1 0-0 3, Lawson 1 4-4 6, Wheelock 2 5-6 9, Frederickson 0 0-0 0, N. Frisbie 4 0-0 8, B. Frisbie 0 2-2 2, Swenson 1 1-1 3. Totals 23 26-31 76.

Lakeland (1-2) Carr 0 0-0 0, Moreland 2 1-2 5, Cloyd 4 1-2 10, Underdahl 4 4-5 14, Guerber 1 1-2 4, Fry 3 0-0 9, Huff 2 0-0 5, Jerome 0 0-0 0, Black 2 2-2 6. Totals 18 9-13 53.

3-point goals_Bridges, Carroll , Colburn, Cloyd, Underdahl 2, Guerber, Fry 3, Huff. Total fouls_ Lake City 13, Lakeland 22. Fouled out_ None.

Non-league

Lewiston 63, Pullman 57

Pullman (0-1) Hodge 1 1-2 3, Weber 3 0-0 9, Turtle 0 0-0 0, Fertakis 2 3-4 7, Druffel 0 0-0 0, Therien 2 10-11 14, Hooks 1 0-0 2, Rockerfeller 2 1-1 5, Sandford 6 3-4 15, Hatch 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 18-22 57.

Lewiston (1-1) O’Harra 0 0-0 0, Paluso 3 0-0 7, Forge 1 2-6 4, Brown 0 2-4 2, Fuentes 1 2-2 5, Podrabsky 1 1-2 3, Heitzman 4 1-1 9, Young 3 7-10 13, Gregg 3 5-10 11, Hasenoehrl 4 1-3 9. Totals 20 21-38 63

3-point goals_Weber 3, Paluso, Fuentes. Total fouls_Pullman 30, Lewiston 21. Fouled out_Fertakis, Therien, Sandford.

Clark Fork 69, Sandpoint JV 39

Clark Fork (2-0) Wilkinson 23, McMahon 10, Baugh 0, Young 2, Broggi 6, Chowning 5, Jeffres 4, Pesce 0, Martin 19.

Sandpoint JV Siegel 2, Cafferty 2, Dishman 4, Tucker 6, Salter 9, Nene 0, Hubbard 0, Allard 4, Paul 0, Lawrence 12.

Medical Lake 55, Northport 40

Northport (1-2) Cox 0, Dombrowski 4, Steele 7, Guglielmino 16, Timmering 0, Zornes 9, DeAugero 3, Kingsbury 1, Meldrum 0, Rouland 0, Mangis 0, Koukler 0.

Medical Lake (2-0) Wilson 6, Klopfenstein 2, Vaughan 5, Ramacus 11, Torrence 9, Hayes 0, Tschabold 7, Moriarty 2, Greene 13, Sjoilie 0.

Tekoa-Oakesdale 76, Potlatch 33

Potlatch (0-3) W. Lisher 14, Heustis 6, Wohtring 2, Woodin 2, Hash 2, Moore 4, Shepard 3, J. Lisher 0, Marshall 0.

Tekoa-Oakesdale (3-1) K. Cook 22, Young 0, Schulz 4, C. Cook 11, Hovde 9, VanSlyke 5, Tampien 21, Hinkins 4.

High school girls

Washington

King’s West 55, Puget Sound Adventist 30

Medical Lake 69, Northport 19

Overlake School 45, Forest Ridge 24

Potlatch, Idaho 52, Tekoa-Oakesdale 42

Shoreline Christian 63, Bear Creek School 20

Idaho

Bear Lake 43, Star Valley, Wyo. 34

Bonneville 84, Hillcrest 60

Capital 60, Meridian 53

Centennial 55, Timberline 21

Coeur d’ Alene 76, Moscow 22

Declo 61, Gooding 44

Gem State Adventist 46, Idaho City 36

Glenns Ferry 25, Liberty Charter 21

Greenleaf 51, Wilder 17

Kimberly 45, Filer 34

N. Fremont 39, Teton 37

Pocatello 64, Madison 52

Potlatch 52, Tekoa-Oakesdale, Wash. 42

Preston 54, Blackfoot 34

Richfield 60, Dietrich 36

Rigby 57, Idaho Falls 48

Rimrock 53, Notus 15

Twin Falls 79, Skyline 46

Vallivue 60, Mountain View 42

Inland Empire League

Coeur d’Alene 76, Moscow 22

Moscow (0-7) Smith 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Divilbiss 3 1-2 9, Shull 0 0-0 0, Shebala 2 0-0 4, Pennington 1 0-0 2, Beck 0 0-0 0, Redinger 0 0-0 0, Miles 2 0-0 4, Veseth 0 0-0 0, Donaldson 0 0-1 0, Schwendiman 1 1-2 3. Totals 8 2-5 22.

Coeur d’Alene (5-0) Rosenthal 4 0-0 8, Simon 6 2-2 15, Johnson 0 2-4 2, Heleker 3 0-0 7, Warbrick 2 0-0 5, Drager 4 0-0 8, Stewart 3 0-2 6, Griffitts 9 3-3 23, Buttrey 0 0-0 0, Bybee 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 7-11 76.

3-point goals_ Divilbiss 2, Simon, Heleker, Warbrick, Griffitts 2. Total fouls_Moscow 10, Coeur d’Alene 9. Fouled out_ None.

Non-league

Clark Fork 48, Bonners Ferry 44

Bonners Ferry (3-4) Wagner 0, Kelly 5, Robertson 6, Hiatt 2, Winkleseth 8, Greensky 3, Dirks 1, Hendrick 4, Hiatt 8, Paine 7.

Clark Fork (5-0) Hess 10, Hewitt 8, Martin 6, Gannon 8, Hurt 0, Gustafson 11, Macumber 4, McLelland 1,

Timberlake 47, Wallace 26

Timberlake (5-3) Winstrom 11, Kuchenski 0, Sanders 2, Nichols 0, Kistler 5, Thompson 23, Therriault 0, Brennan 0, Gill 0.

Wallace (0-7) Hartmann 5, Jenkins 0, Vester 3, Johnson 2, Pasley 5, Wheeler 10, Stein 0, Erickson 1.

Medical Lake 69, Northport 19

Northport (0-3) Lozano 0, Dombrowski 0, Ka. Pinc 0, Kr. Pinc 0, Simpson 0, Wilson 10, Dillon 2, Goodwin 7.

Medical Lake (2-0) Propeck 13, Raczykowski 7, McNeill 10, Tareski 3, Daily 12, Walker 5, Hardenbrook 16, Mason 1, Jones 0, Murray 2.

Potlatch 52, Tekoa-Oakesdale 42

Potlatch (2-1) Palmer 17, Allen 2, Brown 0, Sheperd 10, Griswold 0, Heddock 7, Renz 6, Anders 0, Toddish 10, Kenyon 0.

Tekoa-Oakesdale (3-2) DeGon 0, Varney 5, Wagner 4, Brown 3, Kilpatrick 0, Puckett 19, J. Hutton 0, K. Hutton 0, Hinkins 3, Chappell 8.

Football

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday’s Results

Washington 24, Chicago 16

Sunday’s Games

Dallas at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

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

Indianapolis at Baltimore, 5:15 p.m.

Monday’s Game

New Orleans at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Redskins 24, Bears 16

Was—Yoder 21 pass from Collins (Suisham kick).

Was—Sellers 1 run (Suisham kick).

Chi—FG Gould 30.

Chi—Berrian 17 pass from Griese (Gould kick).

Was—FG Suisham 23.

Chi—FG Gould 22.

Was—Betts 16 pass from Collins (Suisham kick).

Chi—FG Gould 21.

A—82,213.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Chicago, Peterson 17-35, Wolfe 3-13, Griese 4-12. Washington, Portis 17-36, Sellers 1-1, Collins 1-(minus 1), J.Campbell 2-(minus 2), Betts 3-(minus 3).

PASSING—Chicago, Grossman 2-6-0-14, Griese 27-45-2-295. Washington, J.Campbell 10-16-0-100, Collins 15-20-0-224.

RECEIVING—Chicago, Berrian 7-91, Hester 5-67, Wolfe 4-37, Muhammad 4-27, Clark 3-33, Olsen 3-31, Davis 1-10, Peterson 1-9, Bradley 1-4. Washington, Portis 6-86, Cooley 5-93, Randle El 4-60, Betts 4-26, Moss 3-29, Yoder 1-21, Caldwell 1-5, McCardell 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Chicago, Gould 48 (BK). Washington, Suisham 47 (SH), 37 (WL).

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Colorado

14

12

1

29

80

81

Edmonton

13

15

1

27

74

86

Calgary

11

13

5

27

78

88

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

Thursday’s Results

Montreal 4, Boston 2

Toronto 6, N.Y. Rangers 2

Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1

Vancouver 5, Nashville 2

Pittsburgh 3, Calgary 2, SO

Los Angeles 8, Buffalo 2

Today’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Canadiens 4, Bruins 2

First Period—1, Montreal, Higgins 12 (Hamrlik, Streit), 3:03 (pp). 2, Montreal, Chipchura 3 (O’Byrne, Higgins), 13:40. 3, Montreal, Plekanec 9 (Kostitsyn), 18:18. Second Period—4, Boston, Kessel 9 (Wideman, Chara), 6:10 (pp). 5, Boston, Axelsson 3 (Savard, Murray), 8:41. Third Period—5, Montreal, Dandenault 4 (Higgins, O’Byrne), 13:15. A—14,977 (17,565).

Canucks 5, Predators 2

First Period—1, Nashville, Ortmeyer 2 (Gelinas, Hamhuis), 3:08. 2, Vancouver, Burrows 4 (Krajicek, Cooke), 10:19. 3, Nashville, Erat 9 (Arnott, Zidlicky), 18:12. Second Period—4, Vancouver, Pyatt 6 (Morrison, Kesler), 7:48 (pp). Third Period—5, Vancouver, D.Sedin 10 (H.Sedin, Naslund), 8:11. 6, Vancouver, D.Sedin 11 (Naslund, H.Sedin), 12:26. 7, Vancouver, Linden 2, 19:22 (sh-en). A—15,918 (17,113).

Kings 8, Sabres 2

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 14 (Kopitar), 3:55. 2, Los Angeles, Brown 12 (Johnson, Preissing), 7:53. 3, Los Angeles, Preissing 2 (Nagy, Stuart), 18:20 (pp). 4, Los Angeles, Modry 1 (Visnovsky, Kopitar), 19:27. Second Period—5, Los Angeles, Handzus 2 (Brown), 1:56 (sh). 6, Los Angeles, Armstrong 1 (Kopitar, Cammalleri), 5:45 (pp). 7, Los Angeles, Brown 13 (Cammalleri, Kopitar), 11:07 (pp). 8, Buffalo, Stafford 5 (Roy), 13:43. Third Period—9, Buffalo, Vanek 8 (Roy, Stafford), 1:20. 10, Los Angeles, Preissing 3 (Armstrong, Nagy), 10:20 (pp). A—15,980 (18,118).

Lightning 2, Hurricanes 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 19 (Richards, St. Louis), 16:00 (pp). Third Period—2, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 10 (Lecavalier, Kuba), 12:45 (pp). 3, Carolina, Stillman 16 (Tanabe, Brind’Amour), 19:46. A—16,674 (19,758).

Maple Leafs 6, Rangers 2

First Period—1, Toronto, Stajan 7 (Kilger), 3:30. 2, Toronto, Sundin 14 (Ponikarovsky, Gill), 10:36. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Girardi 4 (Gomez, Drury), 16:25 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Tyutin 4 (Gomez, Drury), 18:59 (pp). Second Period—5, Toronto, Antropov 12 (Steen, Ponikarovsky), 5:11 (pp). 6, Toronto, Antropov 13 (White, Gill), 16:40. Third Period—7, Toronto, Antropov 14 (Kubina, Sundin), 3:34 (pp). 8, Toronto, Steen 5 (Stajan, Devereaux), 18:44. A—18,200 (18,200).

Penguins 3, Flames 2

Pittsburgh won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Calgary, Iginla 15 (Tanguay, Phaneuf), 19:32. Second Period—2, Pittsburgh, Malkin 11 (Sykora, Gonchar), 13:54 (pp). 3, Calgary, Iginla 16 (Huselius, Langkow), 16:23 (pp). Third Period—4, Pittsburgh, Malone 9, 11:29 (sh). Overtime—None. Shootout—Pittsburgh 2 (Sykora G, Crosby NG, Malkin NG, Letang G); Calgary 1 (Huselius G, Iginla NG, Tanguay NG, Lombardi NG).

Scoring Leaders

Through Dec. 5

All-Star Voting

Game: Jan. 27 at Atlanta

(x-write-in candidate)

Through Dec. 3

Eastern Conference

Forwards

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh, 268,045

Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa, 119,825

Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay, 117,058

Daniel Briere, Philadelphia, 101,508

Alex Ovechkin, Washington, 85,543

Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta, 84,524

Saku Koivu, Montreal, 74,103

Dany Heatley, Ottawa, 69,751

Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo, 53,685

Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh, 46,089

x-Alex Kovalev, Montreal, 44,779

Chris Drury, NY Rangers, 44,720

Jaromir Jagr, NY Rangers, 39,307

Mats Sundin, Toronto, 39,016

Jason Blake, Toronto, 36,283

Simon Gagne, Philadelphia, 35,626

Jason Spezza, Ottawa, 31,531

x-Mike Richards, Philadelphia, 31,132

Thomas Vanek, Buffalo, 28,530

Marian Hossa, Atlanta, 28,111

Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay, 23,099

Patrik Elias, New Jersey, 23,055

Brendan Shanahan, NY Rangers, 20,466

Eric Staal, Carolina, 19,826

Vyacheslav Kozlov, Atlanta, 16,961

Bill Guerin, NY Islanders, 14,408

Marc Savard, Boston, 13,337

Olli Jokinen, Florida, 12,946

Scott Gomez, NY Rangers, 12,393

Justin Williams, Carolina, 11,412

Brian Gionta, New Jersey, 9,071

Brad Richards, Tampa Bay, 7,334

Defensemen

Andrei Markov, Montreal, 182,686

Zdeno Chara, Boston, 132,077

Brian Campbell, Buffalo, 102,024

Tomas Kaberle, Toronto, 98,049

Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia, 83,639

Wade Redden, Ottawa, 79,827

Ryan Whitney, Pittsburgh, 72,888

Jay Bouwmeester, Florida, 69,422

Chris Phillips, Ottawa, 56,619

Dan Boyle, Tampa Bay, 54,250

Bryan McCabe, Toronto, 53,921

Henrik Tallinder, Buffalo, 43,415

Goaltenders

Cristobal Huet, Montreal, 106,726

Henrik Lundqvist, NY Rangers, 91,609

Martin Brodeur, New Jersey, 91,440

Martin Biron, Philadelphia, 71,457

Ryan Miller, Buffalo, 42,627

Rick DiPietro, NY Islanders, 29,524

Ray Emery, Ottawa, 28,303

Cam Ward, Carolina, 24,561

Olaf Kolzig, Washington, 16,352

Tomas Vokoun, Florida, 13,876

Western Conference

Forwards

Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit, 175,270

Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit, 134,661

Jarome Iginla, Calgary, 124,337

Joe Sakic, Colorado, 98,026

Mike Cammalleri, Los Angeles, 94,187

Joe Thornton, San Jose, 77,960

Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose, 73,908

Rick Nash, Columbus, 69,242

Paul Stastny, Colorado, 68,761

Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim, 68,384

Marian Gaborik, Minnesota, 64,637

Jason Arnott, Nashville, 63,717

Mike Modano, Dallas, 49,325

Paul Kariya, St. Louis, 41,236

Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles, 38,784

Shane Doan, Phoenix, 36,926

Ryan Smyth, Colorado, 26,862

Markus Naslund, Vancouver, 26,568

Ales Hemsky, Edmonton, 25,490

Martin Havlat, Chicago, 23,424

Henrik Sedin, Vancouver, 23,055

Daniel Sedin, Vancouver, 22,240

Milan Hejduk, Colorado, 20,963

Andy McDonald, Anaheim, 17,915

Patrick Marleau, San Jose, 17,248

Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis, 16,563

Brian Rolston, Minnesota, 14,972

Daymond Langkow, Calgary, 14,443

x-Patrick Kane, Chicago, 11,418

Brenden Morrow, Dallas, 10,907

David Legwand, Nashville, 6,723

Defensemen

Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit, 246,144

Dion Phaneuf, Calgary, 170,477

Chris Pronger, Anaheim, 109,755

Rob Blake, Los Angeles, 92,724

Francois Beauchemin, Anaheim, 85,517

Brian Rafalski, Detroit, 66,336

Scott Hannan, Colorado, 51,051

Sheldon Souray, Edmonton, 48,975

Sergei Zubov, Dallas, 47,344

Ed Jovanovski, Phoenix, 46,262

Mattias Ohlund, Vancouver, 43,297

Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles, 31,279

Robyn Regehr, Calgary, 19,293

Goaltenders

Roberto Luongo, Vancouver, 121,008

Pascal Leclaire, Columbus, 116,747

Dominik Hasek, Detroit, 58,907

Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Anaheim, 56,923

Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota, 47,727

Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary, 44,711

Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose, 28,876

Nikolai Khabibulin, Chicago, 27,078

Marty Turco, Dallas, 23,114

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Result

Regina 6, Edmonton 3

Today’s Games

Kelowna at Lethbridge

Prince Albert at Kamloops

Swift Current at Kootenay

Saskatoon at Brandon

Regina at Red Deer

Seattle at Portland

Medicine Hat at Vancouver

Tri-City at Everett

Saturday Games

Lethbridge at Edmonton

Moose Jaw at Calgary

Medicine Hat at Chilliwack

Tri-City at Kamloops

Red Deer at Kootenay

Prince Albert at Prince George

Portland at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Spokane

Gymnastics

High school

Greater Spokane League

At Ferris

TEAM SCORING—Mead 159.05, Shadle Park 156.0, Ferris 137.0, Mt. Spokane 135.05. .

ALL-AROUND—1, Young (Shadle Park) 34.7. 2, Ballon (Mt. Spokane) 34.25. 3, Gray (Mead) 33.6. 4, Green (Mead) 33.5. 5, Edmunds (Shadle Park) 31.5.

BARS—1, Young (Shadle Park) 8.1. 2, Green (Mead) 8.05. 3, Ballon (Mt. Spokane) 7.6.

BEAM—1, Ballon (Mt. Spokane) 9.5. 2, Young (Shadle Park) 8.9. 3, Gray (Mead) 8.75.

FLOOR—1, Young (Shadle Park) 9.15. 2, Gray (Mead) 9. 3, Green (Mead) 8.85.

VAULT—1, Gray (Mead) 8.6. 2, Young (Shadle Park) 8.55. 3, Green (Mead) 8.5.

At North Central

TEAM SCORING—North Central 160.125, University 156.975. .

ALL-AROUND—1, K. Sweatt (North Central) 34.175. 2, H. Sweatt (North Central) 33.3. 3, Lang (University) 33.25. 4, Vold (University) 32.6. 5, Hossfeld (North Central) 32.475.

BARS—1, K. Sweatt (North Central) 8.6. 2, Lang (Universtiy) 8.35. 3, H. Sweatt (North Central) 8.3.

BEAM—1, K. Sweatt (North Central) 8.7. 2, Lang (University) 8.575. 3, H. Sweatt (North Central) 8.55.

FLOOR—1, Hossfeld (North Central) 8.925. 2, K. Sweatt (North Central) 8.725. 3, Grorud (North Central) 8.375.

VAULT—1, H. Sweatt (North Central) 8.45. 2, Lang (University) 8.425. 3, Vold (University) 8.2.

Rodeo

National Finals Rodeo

At Thomas & Mack Center

Las Vegas

Round One

Bareback riding—1. Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas, 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Coconut Roll, $16,394. 2. Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz., 85, $12,957. 3. (tie) Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo., and Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D., 84.5, $8,329 each. 5. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 84.0, $4,231. 6. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 83.5, $2,644. 7. (tie) Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 83. 9. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 82.5. 10. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 81.5. 11. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., 80.5. 12. Jess Davis, Payson, Utah, 79.5. 13. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas, 78. 14. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 75. 15. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 71.5.

Steer wrestling—1. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 3.5, $16,394.23. 2. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 3.6, $12,956.73. 3. Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb., 3.9, $9,783.65. 4. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.2, $6,875. 5. Jule Hazen, Protection, Kan., 4.4, $4,230.77. 6. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 4.5, $2,644.23. 7. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 4.6. 8. Matt Reeves. Pampa, Texas, 4.8. 9. Joey Bell Jr., Malakoff, Texas, 5.0. 10. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 5.1. 11. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 5.3. 12. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 5.7. 13. (tie) Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif.. Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo.. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., NT.

Team roping—1. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas, 4.3, $16,394.23. 2. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 4.5, $12,956.73. 3. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas/Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., 4.6, $9,783.65. 4. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Hill, Texas, 5.1, $6,875. 5. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M./Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M., 5.7, $4,230.77. 6. Jimmy Edens, Gatesville, Texas/Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 6.3, $2,644.23. 7. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 9.9. 8. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 11.6. 9. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 11.8. 10. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 14.1. 11. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas/Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas, 17.2. 12. Speed Williams, Deleon, Texas/Dean Tuftin, Prineville, Ore., 18.8. 13. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Mike Beers, Post, Ore., 19.3. 14. (tie) David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas and Colter Todd, Marana, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., NT.

Saddle bronc riding—1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 85 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Spring Blues, $16,394. 2. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 84.5, $12,957. 3. (tie) Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., and Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 84.0, $8,329 each. 5. Ryan Mapston, Belt, Mont., 83.5, $4,231. 6. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas, 83, $2,644. 7. (tie) Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah, Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah, and Heith DeMoss, Crowville, La., 81.5. 10. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 76.5. 11. Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 75.5. 12. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 71.5. 13. (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., and Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D.

Tie-down roping—1. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 7.6 seconds, $16,394. 2. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 8.8, $12,957. 3. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.9, $9,784. 4. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 9.1, $6,875. 5. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.4, $4,231. 6. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah, 9.5, $2,644. 7. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 10.0. 8. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 11.4. 9. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 11.6. 10. Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 12.3. 11. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 13.3. 12. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 13.9. 13. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 18.2. 14. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 22.2. 15. Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, 22.7.

Barrel racing—1. Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 14.00 seconds, $16,394. 2. Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, Victoria, Texas, 14.01, $12,957. 3. Vickie Solmonsen, Riverton, Utah, 14.03, $9,784. 4. Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 14.21, $6,875. 5. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 14.26, $4,231. 6. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 14.31, $2,644. 7. Terra Bynum, Colorado City, Texas, 14.47. 8. (tie) Codi Baucom, Carthage, N.C., and Debbie Renger, Okotoks, Alberta, 14.52. 10. Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 14.53. 11. Maegan Reichert, Mt Pleasant, Texas, 14.57. 12. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 18.93. 13. Brandie Halls, Carpenter, Wyo., 19.15. 14. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 19.19. 15. Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 24.73.

Bull riding—1. J.W. Harris, May, Texas, 89 points on Growney Brothers’ Lights Out, $16,394. 2. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah, 86.5, $12,957. 3. Ted Bert, Modesto, Calif., 86, $9,784. 4. Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho, 85.5, $6,875. 5. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss., 84, $4,231. 6. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, 78, $2,644. 7. (tie) B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis., Dave Samsel, Haslet, Texas, Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev., Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas, Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., Clint Craig, Mena, Ark., Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., Logan Knibbe, Rockdale, Texas, NS.

Wrestling

High school

Greater Spokane League

Mead 35, University 29

103: S. Edminster (Mead) p. G. Medonack 1:00.

108: T. Clark (U-Hi) p. A. Bond 3:50.

119: Z. Lester (U-Hi) d. J. Burkhardt 4-2.

125: P. Smith (Mead) d. A. Rivera 3-1.

130: B. Owen (U-Hi) p. J. Anderson 2:17.

135: K. Courtney (Mead) p. J. Livingston 1:20.

140: R. Zumwalt (U-Hi) md. D. Jones 14-5.

145: B. Snow (Mead) p. G. Duncan 1:25.

152: B. Moore (Mead) md. J. Mason 8-0.

160: D. Comito (Mead) md. D.J. Daschbach 9-0.

171: G. Nichols (U-Hi) p. C. Shuff 1:31.

189: D. Jordan (U-Hi) md. S. Herrera 12-1.

215: C. Combs (Mead) d. D. Johnson 4-0.

275: C. Foote (Mead) d. M. Johnson 4-3.

Ferris 53, Rogers 24

103: J. Michel (Fer) won by forfeit

112: J. Harkness (Rog) p. Kienchelle :28.

119: Lor (Rog) p. McSwain :53.

125: Geyer (Rog) p. Morgan 3:30.

130: A. Michel (Fer) md. Brown 9-1.

135: Rettinghouse (Fer) md. N. Harkness 17-5.

140: Lane (Fer) p. Harris :29.

145: Walsh (Fer) won by forfeit

152: Coulson (Fer) d. Smith 4-3.

160: Bouman (Fer) p. Langford 2:46.

171: Tacner (Rog) p. Alexander 4:35.

189: Stinson (Fer) p. Douglass 5:10.

215: Kernkamp (Fer) p. Kaley 1:42.

285: Ryals (Fer) p. Daquiwag 1:13.

Mt. Spokane 49, Gonzaga Prep 19

171: J. Bergstrom (Mt Spokane) p. E. Lawrence 3:30.

189: J. Sicilia (Mt Spokane) p. S. Kapstafer 1:11.

215: T. Fernaw (Mt Spokane) d. J. Lampert 12-7.

285: B. Schneider (GP) won by forfeit

103: D. Hall (GP) p. T. Taigen 0:55.

112: J. Wilkes (Mt Spokane) won by forfeit

119: W. Maguire (Mt Spokane) tf. K. Kuhn 17-0.

125: C. Hughes (Mt Spokane) d. S. Bologdin 6-5.

130: A. Pea (Mt Spokane) won by forfeit

135: K. Healy (GP) d. J. Scott 15-12.

140: Z. Wilkes (Mt Spokane) tf. J. Graham 17-3.

145: D. Long (Mt Spokane) tf. H. Mills 15-0.

152: C. Tripplet (GP) md. R. Phillipy 15-7.

160: M. Littrel (Mt Spokane) md. T. Brown 12-2.

Shadle Park 48, Lewis and Clark 21

171: D. Crooks (Sha) p. A. Dye 2:28.

189: P. Van Voorhis (LC) d. B. Schuetzle 9-7.

215: N. Templeton (LC) p. M. Miller 1:40.

285: A. Taylor (LC) p. K. Nuehs 0:50.

103: J. Smith (LC) won by forfeit

112: J. Trevino (Sha) p. T. Smith 0:54.

119: T. Potter (Sha) p. J. Norisada 1:41.

125: D. Entz (Sha) p. A. Holzer 3:01.

130 : B. Tarr (Sha) p. K. Schaffer 4:33.

135: T. Harris (Sha) tf. K. Caldwell 17-0.

140: J. Rittenhouse (Sha) md. N. Manion 9-1.

145: K. Harris (Sha) d. C. Veium 4-0.

152: Z. Rakentine (Sha) d. J. Halley 9-2.

160: D. Tarr (Sha) d. J. Chastek 7-1.

East Valley 29, Central Valley 28

103: K. Babington (EV) tf. B. Davis 21-6.

112: J. Maynes (CV) p. D. Pattison 3:15.

119: M. Mehlbrech (EV) p. T. Ames 5:48.

125: S. Biltoft (EV) md. T. Demelico 15-6.

130: S. Neuman (CV) d. G. Rodriguez 4-6.

135: T. Simmet (CV) d. J. Rodriguez 2-8.

140: J. Walker (CV) d. D. Chapman 2-4.

145: N. Price (EV) d. D. Borgman 7-0.

152: J. Choate (CV) p. K. Scouton 5:50.

160: J. Renfro (CV) md. N. Bellomy 5-13.

171: D. Lawson (EV) tf. C. Stratton 21-4.

189: J. Berazay (EV) d. A. Wickstrom 7-4.

215: C. Hanson (EV) d. J. Neuman 4-2.

275: C. Davis (CV) d. A. Parks 4-8.

Non-league

Post Falls 46, Cheney 27

189: Curtis (Che) d. Muncie 6-0.

215: Amende (PF) p. Gutierrez 1:09.

285: Moseley (Che) p. Hartley 1:55.

103: C. Booth (PF) p. Chapman 1:11.

112: De. Booth (PF) md. Rhoads 10-2.

119: France (Che) p. Ford 3:12.

125: Wright (PF) p. Huckins 1:49.

130: Early (Che) p. Brehm 1:41.

135: Combs (Che) p. Peaugh 3:36.

140: Carter (PF) p. Wilbur 3:41.

145: Da. Booth (PF) d. Skjotaug 11-4.

152: R. Booth (PF) md. Miller 9-1.

160: Gowtowski (PF) p. Fields 1:01.

171: Buffalo (PF) p. McNair 3:19.

Chewelah 39, Colville 33

103: D. Trudeau (Che) won by forfeit

112: J. Ross (Che) won by forfeit

119: W. Sipes (Che) won by forfeit

125: B. Roy (Che) p. Baurquin .

130: Olds (Col) p. P. Anderson .

135: Rowley (Col) p. T. Olson .

140: L. Smith (Col) d. Fowler 11-5.

145: Ch. Wardlaw (Che) d. Tate 6-3.

152: M. Henderson (Che) p. Swanson .

160: Divis (Col) d. Co. Wardlaw 6-5.

171: R. Witley (Che) d. Taylor 10-4.

189: Kubish (Col) p. D. Gouge .

215: Fowler (Col) p. K. Mack .

275: Hall (Col) p. W. Peters .

Wednesday’s results

Non-league

Coeur d’Alene 51, Colville 13

145: Swanson (Col) d. Wheeler 11-6.

152: Krapes (CdA) p. Hatt 3:41.

160: Divis (Col) md. T.Nielsen 10-2.

171: J.Nielsen (CdA) p. Taylor 1:40.

189: Allen (CdA) d. Kubesh 7-4.

215: M.Fowler (Col) won by forfeit

285: Turner (CdA) d. Hall 14-12.

103: Staub (CdA) won by forfeit

112: Palmer (CdA) won by forfeit

119: Howard (CdA) d. Bourquin 7-6.

125: Miley (CdA) p. Jackson 1:10.

130: Stanber (CdA) p. Rowley 1:21.

135: Putman (CdA) p. Smith 1:29.

140: Buler (CdA) d. J.Fowler 7-6.

Riverside 47, Sandpoint 27

103: Belgarde (San) p. Spackman :53.

112: Pepperdine (San) p. Johnson :37.

119: Major (Riv) p. Sigman :41.

125: Hodge (Riv) won by injury default over Porter .

130: Florez (Riv) p. D. Marienau 5:15.

135: Hughes (San) p. Anderson 1:59.

140: Winter (San) p. Stirton 2:46.

145: Bender (Riv) p. Sisson 1:26.

152: Fister (San) d. N. DesRoches 11-10.

160: J. DesRoches (Riv) tf. Knaggs 16-1.

171: R. DesRoches (Riv) p. P. Marienau 1:51.

189: Orgill (Riv) p. Hecker 2:42.

215: Reither (Riv) d. Posey 8-3.

285: Conkline (Riv) d. Taylor 3-2.

Sandpoint 39, Colville 33

140: Sisson (San) p. J.Fowler 3:38.

145: Tate (Col) d. Winter 12-9.

152: Fisler (San) p. Hatt 3:43.

160: Kraggs (San) p. Divis 5:11.

171: Taylor (Col) p. Marienau 2:43.

189: Kubesh (Col) p. Hecker 1:53.

215: M.Fowler (Col) p. Posey 1:24.

285: Hall (Col) p. Taylor 1:41.

103: Velgrade (San) won by forfeit

112: Pepperdine (San) won by forfeit

119: Sigman (San) d. Bourquin 7-6.

125: Jackson (Col) p. Parker 5:27.

130: Hughs (San) p. Rowley 2:29.

135: W.Hughs (San) p. Smith 1:21.

Moves

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Kansas City RF Jose Guillen and Baltimore RF Jay Gibbons for the first 15 days of the 2008 season for violating the league’s drug program.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Announced LHP Jay Marshall was claimed off waivers by Oakland.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with OF Jose Guillen on a three-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Released RHP Ryan Houston.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with INF Augie Ojeda on a one-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired RHP Tim Lahey from Tampa Bay for cash.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Released INF Jose Castillo.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Acquired RHP Carlos Guevara from Florida for cash.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with INF Aaron Boone, OF Wily Mo Pena and OF Ryan Langerhans on one-year contracts.

Minor League Baseball

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Named Tim Purpura executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 2008.

BASKETBALL

NBA Development League

LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS—Signed G Brian Morrison.

American Basketball Association

SYRACUSE RAGING BULLZ—Announced the team will move to Rochester, N.Y. at the conclusion of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Placed RB Anthony Thomas on injured reserve. Re-signed LB Leon Joe.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed DE Willie Evans to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed DE Otis Grigsby from Carolina’s practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Reassigned F Cory Urquhart from Hamilton (AHL) to Cincinnati (ECHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES—Acquired F Nate DiCasmirro and a 2009 fifth-round draft pick from Boston for G Alex Auld.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned RW Mark Recchi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled G Marek Schwarz from Peoria (AHL).

American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Announced Edmonton (NHL) recalled F Liam Reddox.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Knicks – 76ers game due to New York guard Stephon Marbury (questionable); there is no line on the Raptors – Celtics game due to Toronto forward Chris Bosh (questionable); there is no line on the Nets – Rockets game due to New Jersey guard Jason Kidd (questionable); there is no line on the Spurs – Jazz game due to San Antonio forward Tim Duncan (questionable).

NBA

College basketball

NFL

College football

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