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Basketball

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Washington 104, Miami 91

L.A. Lakers 102, San Antonio 97

Today’s Games

Toronto at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

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

Utah at Portland, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Lakers 102, Spurs 97

San Antonio (97)—Bowen 8-13 1-1 22, Oberto 3-4 3-4 9, Bonner 0-2 0-0 0, Ginobili 5-17 3-3 14, Vaughn 1-7 5-6 7, Elson 2-3 2-2 6, Horry 2-3 0-0 6, Udoka 0-1 2-2 2, Barry 6-11 2-2 17, Washington 1-4 1-4 3, Finley 4-13 1-2 11. Totals 32-78 20-26 97.

L.A. Lakers (102)—Walton 2-7 0-0 5, Odom 7-14 1-4 15, Bynum 3-9 0-0 6, Bryant 10-24 9-10 30, Fisher 2-8 5-6 9, Ariza 1-6 4-6 6, Farmar 2-4 1-2 7, Turiaf 4-5 0-0 8, Radmanovic 3-3 0-0 8, Vujacic 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 38-88 20-28 102.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 13-35 (Bowen 5-7, Barry 3-8, Horry 2-3, Finley 2-7, Ginobili 1-7, Bonner 0-1, Udoka 0-1, Washington 0-1, ), L.A. Lakers 6-21 (Radmanovic 2-2, Farmar 2-3, Walton 1-4, Bryant 1-4, Vujacic 0-2, Odom 0-3, Fisher 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 53 (Oberto 16), L.A. Lakers 57 (Bynum 11). Assists—San Antonio 25 (Horry, Barry, Finley 4), L.A. Lakers 20 (Walton 4). Total Fouls—San Antonio 22, L.A. Lakers 22. Technicals—Bynum 2. Ejected—Bynum. A—18,997 (18,997).

Wizards 104, Heat 91

Washington (104)—Butler 8-21 3-5 19, Jamison 7-21 1-2 16, Haywood 6-8 0-0 12, Stevenson 8-15 4-4 26, Daniels 4-7 2-4 11, Blatche 3-3 2-2 8, Songaila 2-6 0-0 4, Mason 3-9 1-1 8, McGuire 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-90 13-18 104.

Miami (91)—Wright 1-4 0-0 2, Haslem 8-15 3-3 19, O’Neal 3-6 1-4 7, Wade 5-11 7-10 17, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Quinn 7-13 2-2 22, Davis 6-12 2-2 16, Mourning 2-2 0-0 4, Cook 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 34-73 15-21 91.

3-Point Goals—Washington 9-22 (Stevenson 6-12, Daniels 1-1, Jamison 1-4, Mason 1-4, Butler 0-1), Miami 8-21 (Quinn 6-10, Davis 2-5, Wade 0-1, Williams 0-1, Wright 0-1, Jackson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 56 (Jamison 16), Miami 43 (Haslem 11). Assists—Washington 19 (Butler, Daniels 5), Miami 22 (Wade 7). Total Fouls—Washington 17, Miami 19. A—19,600. (19,600).

College men

EAST

Army 66, Florida Gulf Coast 63

Binghamton 71, George Washington 59

Long Island U. 88, Harvard 77

Rutgers 65, N.J. Tech 55

SOUTH

Centenary 62, Louisiana Tech 50

Davidson 95, The Citadel 74

McNeese St. 67, Louisiana-Lafayette 61

Miami 64, Mississippi St. 58

Mississippi 76, Winthrop 71

UNC Asheville 79, Campbell 76

FAR WEST

Air Force 65, Norfolk St. 53

Boise St. 87, Utah Valley St. 77

College women

TOP 25

(1) Tennessee 84, Middle Tennessee 61

Texas Tech 73, (18) Arizona St. 69

FAR WEST

Nebraska 66, CS Bakersfield 62

High school boys

Idaho

Bonners Ferry 69, Clark Fork 48

Bonneville 61, Skyline 57, OT

Carey 50, Camas County 10

Century 65, Highland 58

Clark County 57, N. Gem 56

Clearwater Valley 45, Timberline-Weippe 43

Eagle 59, Borah 45

Grangeville 50, Cascade 46

Hillcrest 54, Shelley 46

Homedale 61, Marsing 44

Idaho Falls 51, Minico 42

Madison 56, Blackfoot 41

Marsh Valley 52, Filer 26

Meridian 63, Caldwell 58

Mountain View 33, Centennial 32

New Plymouth 45, Vale, Ore. 36

Pocatello 67, Twin Falls 46

Richfield 64, Mackay 48

St. Maries 75, Kootenai 41

Timberline 54, Capital 44

Vallivue 79, Boise 49

W. Jefferson 82, Teton 61

Wood River 59, Glenns Ferry 52

Washington

Davis 62, Hanford 53

Eastside Catholic 66, Chief Sealth 58

Evergreen (Vancouver) 82, Skyview 58

Federal Way 65, Thomas Jefferson 48

Kelso 62, Union 57

Mossyrock 45, Adna 42

Mountain View 74, Battle Ground 45

North Beach 74, Naselle 62

Northwest Yeshiva 55, Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School 35

Okanogan 61, Manson 48

Oroville 69, Tonasket 62

Prairie 86, Heritage 68

South Whidbey 50, Coupeville 42

Tenino 55, Rainier 53

Toledo 71, Montesano 50

Wahkiakum 62, Napavine 57

Washington School For The Deaf 35, Fort Vancouver 34

White Pass 54, Morton 42

Bickleton vs. Yakama Tribal, ppd.

Non-league

Bonners Ferry 69, Clark Fork 48

Bonners Ferry (2-4) De. Deitz 5, Bennett 10, Di. Deitz 2, Hoisington 9, Parker 0, Mendez 6, Nelson 4, Carey 2, Langford 20, Galloway 0, Winebark 7, Watt 0, Youngwirth 2, Newhouse 2.

Clark Fork (3-1) Wilkinson 6, McMahon 1, Baugh 4, Young 4, Broggi 13, Chowning 2, Jeffres 4, Pesce 3, Martin 11.

Lake Roosevelt 56, Cashmere 38

Lake Roosevelt (3-1) Seekins 2, Salas 2, Jim 4, Egbert 0, Dick 7, Carlson 6, Wolfe 17, Loe 0, Perez 6, Payne 4, Pleasants 8.

Cashmere Luether 4, Ruiz 0, Todd 3, Worthen 7, Taylor 0, Cralquist 0, Gubsch 9, Kenoyer 0, Ward 15.

St. Maries 75, Kootenai 41

Kootenai (4-2) J. Zarpentine 4, Patzer 6, Dodson 4, D. Zarpentine 4, Patzer 11, Loucks 1, Parker 4, Thomas 7, Williams 0, Reynolds 0.

St. Maries (2-3) Grubham 12, Baker 3, Smith 13, Tweedy 2, Masterson 8, Lehman 5, Taylor 7, M. Corsi 4, A. Corsi 17, Firon 2.

High school girls

Idaho

Bear Lake 56, Malad 49, OT

Bishop Kelly 50, Nampa 46

Carey 64, Camas County 27

Castleford 41, Hansen 34

Emmett 55, Columbia 38

Filer 57, American Falls 36

Firth 39, Challis 34

Greenleaf 69, Idaho City 25

Hagerman 55, Lighthouse Christian 15

Jerome 59, Gooding 29

Kimberly 48, Buhl 9

Lapwai 70, Clearwater Valley 39

Melba 48, Nyssa, Ore. 45

N. Fremont 43, Ririe 30

N. Gem 44, Clark County 38

Oakley 60, Murtaugh 24

Richfield 61, Raft River 55

Sandpoint 49, Lakeland 41

Shelley 55, South Fremont 40

Sho-Ban 50, Rockland 40

Shoshone 43, Dietrich 28

Skyview 47, Mountain Home 46

Soda Springs 51, Snake River 46

Sugar-Salem 53, Teton 34

Troy 39, Deary 35

W. Jefferson 60, Butte County 57, OT

Weiser 45, Payette 24

Washington

Brewster 43, Medical Lake 34

Emerald Ridge 47, Rogers (Puyallup) 44

Hanford 64, Davis 35

Liberty Christian 43, Wahluke 37

Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School 52, Northwest Yeshiva 25

Okanogan 50, Manson 24

Prairie 95, Evergreen (Vancouver) 11

Ridgefield 64, Damascus Christian, Ore. 38

Washington School For The Deaf 60, Fort Vancouver 23

Wenatchee 47, Eastmont 43

Woodland 51, LaCenter 41

Inland Empire League

Sandpoint 49, Lakeland 41

Box score not available

Non-league

Brewster 43, Medical Lake 34

Brewster (1-0) M. Brown 10, Gebbers 3, Jarrell 2, Reese 4, LaMoreaux 9, K. Brown 5, Taylor 10.

Medical Lake (2-2) Propeck 6, Raczykowski 2, McNeill 14, Tareski 5, Daily 3, Walker 0, Hardenbrook 4, Mason 0, Jones 0, Murray 0.

Football

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s Result

Houston 31, Denver 13

Saturday’s Game

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Baltimore at Miami, 10 a.m.

Arizona at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Detroit at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 5:15 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Chicago at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 20

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22

Dallas at Carolina, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 23

Kansas City at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

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

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.

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

Washington at Minnesota, 5:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 24

Denver at San Diego, 5 p.m.

Texans 31, Broncos 13

Hou—Rosenfels 5 run (K.Brown kick)

Den—FG Elam 41

Hou—FG K.Brown 41

Den—FG Elam 47

Hou—Dayne 6 run (K.Brown kick)

Den—Scheffler 12 pass from Cutler (Elam kick)

Hou—Johnson 4 pass from Rosenfels (K.Brown kick)

Hou—Leach 1 run (K.Brown kick)

A—70,747.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Denver, Young 8-34, Henry 10-27, Cutler 2-11. Houston, Dayne 11-67, D.Walker 13-66, Walter 2-21, Rosenfels 4-3, Leach 1-1.

PASSING—Denver, Cutler 27-39-0-254. Houston, Rosenfels 16-27-1-200.

RECEIVING—Denver, Marshall 11-107, Scheffler 7-100, Young 5-8, J.Walker 2-20, Martinez 1-17, Graham 1-2. Houston, Johnson 6-86, Daniels 3-53, Walter 3-32, Davis 1-20, Dayne 1-4, Leach 1-3, D.Walker 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

College

Bowl Glance

Thursday, Dec. 20

Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego

Utah (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 21

New Orleans Bowl

Florida Atlantic (7-5) vs. Memphis (6-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Dec. 22

PapaJohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, Ala.

Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Southern Miss (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN2)

New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque

New Mexico (8-4) vs. Nevada (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

BYU (10-2) vs. UCLA (6-6), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Today’s Game

At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Appalchian State (12-2) vs. Delaware (11-3), 5 p.m.

NCAA Division II Playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Saturday’s Game

At Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Ala.

Valdosta State (12-1) vs. NW Missouri St. (12-1), 9 a.m.

NCAA Division III Playoffs

All Times PST

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl

Saturday’s Game

At Salem Stadium, Salem, Va.

Mount Union (14-0) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-1), 1 p.m.

NAIA Playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Saturday’s Game

At Jim Carroll Stadium, Savannah, Tenn.

Sioux Falls (13-0) vs. Carroll, Mont. (14-0), 10 a.m.

All-Pacific-10 Conference

First Team Offense

Dennis Dixon, qb, sr., Oregon; Jonathan Stewart, rb, jr., Oregon; Justin Forsett, rb, sr., Californa; Mike Thomas, wr, jr., Arizona; Brandon Gibson, wr, jr., Washington State; Fred Davis, te, sr., USC; Alex Mack, ol, jr., California; Max Unger, ol, jr., Oregon; Chilo Rachel, ol, jr., USC; Roy Schuening, ol, sr., Oregon State; Sam Baker, ol, sr., USC; Mike Pollack, ol, sr., Arizona State.

First Team Defense

Sedrick Ellis, dl, sr., USC; Lawrence Jackson, dl, sr., USC; Nick Reed, dl, jr., Oregon; Dorian Smith, dl, sr., Oregon State; Spencer Larsen, lb, sr., Arizona; Keith Rivers, lb, sr., USC; Robert James, lb, sr., Arizona State; Rey Maualuga, lb, jr., USC; Antoine Cason, db, sr., Arizona; Patrick Chung, db, jr., Oregon; Kevin Ellison, db, jr., USC; Chris Horton, db, sr., UCLA.

First Team Specialists

Thomas Weber, pk, fr., Arizona State; Keenyn Crier, p, fr., Arizona; Matthew Slater, kor, sr., UCLA; Kyle Williams, pr, so., Arizona State; Jahvid Best, st, fr., California.

Second Team Offense

Alex Brink, qb, sr., Washington State; Yvenson Bernard, rb, sr., Oregon State; Louis Rankin, rb, sr., Washington; DeSean Jackson, wr, jr., California; Lavelle Hawkins, wr, sr., California; Jed Collins, te, sr., Washington State; Geoff Schwartz, ol, sr., Oregon; Juan Garcia, ol, sr., Washington; Andy Levitre, ol, jr., Oregon State; Eben Britton, ol, so., Arizona; Alex Fletcher, ol, jr., Stanford; Fenuki Tupou, ol, jr., Oregon.

Second Team Defense

Bruce Davis, dl, sr., UCLA; Dexter Davis, dl, so., Arizona State; Lionel Dotson, dl, sr., Arizona; Jeff Van Orsow, dl, sr., Oregon State; Joey LaRocque, lb, sr., Oregon State; Alan Darlin, lb, sr., Oregon State; Derrick Doggett, lb, sr., Oregon State; Zack Follett, lb, jr., California; Terrell Thomas, db, sr., USC; Justin Tryon, db, sr., Arizona State; Brandon Hughes, db, jr., Oregon State; Troy Nolan, db, jr., Arizona State.

Second Team Specialists

Alexis Serna, pk, sr., Oregon State; Jay Ottovegio, p, sr., Stanford; Jonathan Stewart, kor, jr., Oregon; DeSean Jackson, pr, jr., California; Wopamo Osaisai, st, jr., Stanford.

Honorable Mention

WASHINGTON: Jake Locker, qb, fr.; Jordan Reffett, dt, sr.; Anthony Russo, wr, sr.

WASHINGTON STATE: Husain Abdullah, fs, sr.; Michael Bumpus, wr, sr.; Andy Mattingly, olb, so.; Greg Trent, mlb, jr.

AP Little All-America Team

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — David Knighton, junior, 6-foot-1, 225 pounds, Harding.

Running backs — Xavier Omon, senior, 5-11, 220, Northwest Missouri State; Danny Woodhead, senior, 5-9, 200, Chadron State.

Wide receivers — Weston Dressler, senior, 5-8, 164, North Dakota; Almonzo Banks, senior, 6-2, 220, West Liberty State.

Tight end — Kolo Kapanui, senior, 6-5, 255, West Texas A&M

Linemen — Ben Hochstein, senior, 6-4, 298, Nebraska-Omaha; Heath Benedict, junior, 6-6, 320, Newberry; Brandon Barnes, senior, 6-2, 322, Grand Valley State; Mackenzy Bernadeau, senior, 6-4, 303, Bentley; Tim McCutcheon, senior, 6-4, 305, California, Pa.

All-purpose player — Ashton Gronewold, senior, 5-10, 190, Missouri-Rolla.

Kicker — Jared Guberman, junior, 5-10, 190, West Georgia.

Defense

Linemen — Brandon Swain, junior, 6-4, 255, West Texas A{M} Curtis Johnson, senior, 6-3, 245, Clark Atlanta; Kurt Kissner, senior, 6-3, 245, Mesa State; Bryan Robinson, senior, 6-3, 292, Wesley.

Linebackers — Michael Eubanks, senior, 6-2, 225, Delta State; Jerrell Freeman, senior, 6-2, 205, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Anthony Adams, senior, 6-2, 240, Grand Valley State.

Defensive backs — Randy Kush, junior, 5-10, 189, Nebraska-Omaha; Cary Williams, senior, 6-2, 190, Washburn; Kendall Ricketts, senior, 5-10, 190, Central Missouri; Matt Kostelnik, senior, 6-1, 198, Mount Union.

Punter — Michael Podobnik, junior, 6-0, 230, Arkansas Tech.

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Mark Nicolet, senior, Hillsdale.

Running backs — Bernard Scott, junior, Abilene Christian; Justin Beaver, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Wide receivers — Scott Peters, senior, Winona State; Cedric Jones, sophomore, Valdosta State.

Linemen — Brandon Bennett, senior, Williamette; Derek Blanchard, senior, Mount Union; Tony Burson, senior, Midwestern State; Vince Cashdollar, senior, Ashland; Christian Morton, senior, South Dakota.

Tight end — Mike Peterson, senior, Northwest Missouri State.

All-purpose player — De’Audra Dix, senior, Johnson C. Smith.

Kicker — Tyler Lorenz, sophomore, California, Pa.

Defense

Linemen — Louis Ellis, junior, Shaw; Mike Czerwien, senior, Waynesburg; Jake Visser, junior, Ferris State; Dan Skutta, junior, Grand Valley State

Linebackers — Jared Brock, junior, West Texas A{M} Lateef Ferguson, senior, West Chester; Adrian Pynenberg, senior, Wabash.

Defensive backs — Ranardrick Phillips, senior, Tarleton State; Brandon Carr, senior, Grand Valley State; Brandon Carr, senior, Bethel; Sherard Reynolds, junior, Valdosta State.

Punter — Alex Groh, sophomore, Occidental.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Washington

12

17

2

26

79

91

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Results

New Jersey 3, Boston 1

Montreal 4, Philadelphia 1

N.Y. Islanders 3, Phoenix 2

Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1

Edmonton 4, Detroit 3, SO

Calgary 9, Tampa Bay 6

Colorado 2, Nashville 1

Dallas 4, Los Angeles 1

Florida 1, St. Louis 0

San Jose 5, Vancouver 2

Today’s Games

Calgary at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Avalanche 2, Predators 1

First Period—None. Second Period—None. Third Period—1, Colorado, Smyth 10 (Hlinka), 4:58. 2, Colorado, Laperriere 3 (Hlinka, McCormick), 16:45. 3, Nashville, Radulov 7 (Zidlicky, Legwand), 19:39. A—12,456 (17,113).

Canadiens 4, Flyers 1

First Period—1, Montreal, Higgins 13 (Markov, Koivu), 8:17 (pp). Second Period—2, Montreal, Kostitsyn 5 (Plekanec), :21. 3, Montreal, Streit 3 (Kovalev, Plekanec), 5:01 (pp). 4, Montreal, Streit 4 (Kostopoulos, Lapierre), 9:58. 5, Philadelphia, Knuble 10 (Richards, Briere), 15:52 (pp). Third Period—None. A—19,322 (19,519).

Devils 3, Bruins 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, New Jersey, Gionta 10 (Oduya), 10:57. 2, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 3 (Parise, Mottau), 14:34 (pp). Third Period—3, Boston, Savard 8 (Chara, Wideman), 1:31 (pp). 4, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 4, 19:45 (en). A—12,064 (17,565).

Flames 9, Lightning 6

First Period—1, Calgary, Huselius 10 (Langkow), 4:38. 2, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 21 (Prospal), 7:58. 3, Tampa Bay, Roy 3 (Ouellet, O’Brien), 8:08. 4, Calgary, Huselius 11 (Phaneuf), 9:29. 5, Calgary, Aucoin 5 (Huselius, Phaneuf), 11:22 (pp). 6, Calgary, Langkow 12 (Iginla, Aucoin), 13:05. 7, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 11 (Lecavalier, O’Brien), 18:44 (sh). Second Period—8, Tampa Bay, Prospal 14 (O’Brien), 9:38. 9, Calgary, Huselius 12 (Phaneuf), 12:16. 10, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 12 (Prospal, Richards), 17:56 (pp). Third Period—11, Calgary, Iginla 18 (Phaneuf, Kiprusoff), :25. 12, Tampa Bay, Richards 11 (Lecavalier, St. Louis), 9:47 (pp). 13, Calgary, Iginla 19, 14:41. 14, Calgary, Iginla 20 (Huselius, Phaneuf), 15:41. 15, Calgary, Nolan 6, 19:37 (en). A—19,026 (19,758).

Islanders 3, Coyotes 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Guerin 7 (Comrie, Gervais), 12:57. Third Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Bergeron 3 (Satan, Hunter), 5:50. 3, Phoenix, Boynton 1 (Vrbata, Doan), 8:04 (sh). 4, N.Y. Islanders, Guerin 8 (Comrie, Fedotenko), 11:40. 5, Phoenix, Kapanen 4 (Hanzal, Mueller), 16:05 (pp). A—9,581 (16,234).

Oilers 4, Red Wings 3 (SO)

Edmonton won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Detroit, Hartigan 1 (Ellis), 2:46. 2, Edmonton, Hemsky 10 (Penner, Souray), 12:28 (pp). 3, Edmonton, Pitkanen 4 (Nilsson, Gagner), 17:06. Second Period—4, Detroit, Zetterberg 22 (Rafalski, Cleary), 13:24 (pp). 5, Edmonton, Pisani 2 (Gagner, Nilsson), 15:33. Third Period—6, Detroit, Zetterberg 23 (Cleary, Rafalski), 17:20. Overtime—None. Shootout—Edmonton 1 (Gagner NG, Hemsky G); Detroit 0 (Datsyuk NG, Zetterberg NG, Hudler NG). A—18,859 (20,058).

Panthers 1, Blues 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Florida, Weiss 5 (Horton, Allen), 1:10. Third Period—None. A—14,088 (19,260).

Senators 4, Penguins 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Pittsburgh, Kennedy 5 (Malkin, Whitney), 14:29. 2, Ottawa, Heatley 17 (Meszaros, Spezza), 16:17. Third Period—3, Ottawa, Spezza 7 (Schubert, Alfredsson), 5:43 (pp). 4, Ottawa, Heatley 18 (Corvo, Spezza), 12:19 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Spezza 8 (Meszaros, Fisher), 19:11 (en). A—16,982 (16,940).

Sharks 5, Canucks 2

First Period—1, San Jose, Michalek 10 (Thornton), 11:40 (pp). 2, San Jose, Marleau 6 (Goc, Ehrhoff), 19:34. Second Period—3, San Jose, Pavelski 7 (C.Brown, Rivet), 12:42. Third Period—4, Vancouver, H.Sedin 6 (Krajicek, Raymond), 5:09. 5, Vancouver, Linden 3 (Burrows, Edler), 10:06. 6, San Jose, Thornton 13 (Setoguchi), 10:47. 7, San Jose, Bernier 8, 11:47. A—17,175 (17,496).

Stars 4, Kings 1

First Period—1, Dallas, Ribeiro 14 (Miettinen, Morrow), 11:52. Second Period—2, Dallas, Morrow 11 (Ribeiro, Miettinen), 2:40 (pp). 3, Dallas, Miettinen 4 (Ribeiro, Zubov), 7:03. 4, Dallas, Ribeiro 15 (Zubov, Modano), 14:56 (pp). Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Preissing 4 (Handzus, O’Sullivan), 3:29 (pp). A—17,913 (18,532).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Saskatoon at Brandon

Moose Jaw at Regina

Kootenay at Lethbridge

Medicine Hat at Edmonton

Red Deer at Calgary

Vancouver at Chilliwack

Kamloops at Prince George

Seattle at Spokane

Everett at Tri-City

Kelowna at Prince Albert

Swift Current at Portland

Golf

Target World Challenge

PGA TOUR

At Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Purse: $5.75 million; Yardage: 7,085 yards; Par: 72 (36-36)

First Round

Gymnastics

High school

Greater Spokane League

At Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls)

TEAM SCORING—Mead 155.5, Shadle Park 152.75, Ferris 132.6, Lakeside 126.05. .

ALL-AROUND—1, Young (Sha) 34. 2, Gray (Mea) 32.9. 3, Green (Mea) 31.9. 4, Edmunds (Sha) 31.45. 5, Winlow (Lak) 30.45.

BARS—1, Young (Sha) 8.2. 2, Green (Mea) 7.45. 3, Towner (Sha) 7.2.

BEAM—1, Gray (Mea) 9. 2, Green (Mea) 8.25. 3, Nicol (Mea) 8.

FLOOR—1, Gray (Mea) 8.8. 2, Winlow (Lak) 8.7. 3, Edmunds (Sha) 8.3.

VAULT—1, Gray (Mea) 8.25. 2, Schramm (Mea) 8.2. 3, Budig (Mea) 8.2.

At University

TEAM SCORING—University 160.9, Central Valley 152.65.

ALL-AROUND—1, Sexton (CV) 33.15. 2, Davis (U-Hi) 32.75. 3, Lang (U-Hi) 32.425. 4, Garcia (U-Hi) 32.075. 5, Vold (U-Hi) 31.7.

BARS—1, Lang (U-Hi) 7.85. 2, Campbell (U-Hi) 7.75. 3, Sexton (CV) 7.2.

BEAM—1, Sexton (CV) 8.75. 2, Garcia (U-Hi) 8.725. 3, Davis (U-Hi) 8.625.

FLOOR—1, Sexton (CV) 9.25. 2, Vold (U-Hi) 8.95. 3, Davis (U-Hi) 8.9.

VAULT—1, Vold (U-Hi) 8.3. 2, Knowles (U-Hi) 8.3. 3, Lang (U-Hi) 8.275.

Soccer

College men

NCAA Division I Tournament

All Times PST

Semifinals

Today’s Games

At Cary, N.C.

Virginia Tech (14-3-5) vs. Wake Forest (20-2-2), 2 p.m.

Massachusetts (17-7-1) vs. Ohio State (16-3-5), 4 p.m.

Volleyball

College

NCAA Division I Tournament

All times PST

Semifinals

At Arco Arena, Sacramento, Calif.

Thursday’s Results

Stanford def. Southern California, 3-2 (23-30, 30-20, 30-25, 20-30, 16-14)

Penn State def. California 3-0 (30-28, 30-25, 30-16)

Championship

At Arco Arena, Sacramento, Calif.

Saturday’s Game

Stanford (32-2) vs. Penn State (33-2), 6 p.m.

Wrestling

College

Clackamas 18, North Idaho 15

125–Demison (NIC) p. Contrares 4:27

133–Beeson (CCC) d. Mitchell 5-1

141–Bartlemay (CCC) d. Harris 3-2

149–Lewis (CCC) d. Anderson 7-3

157–McGoldrick (NIC) d. Gonzalez 11-7

165–Spencer (CCC) d. DJ May 7-4

174–Di.May (NIC) d. Jackson 10-4

184–Jensen (CCC) d. Lecoultre 8-11

197–Fredericksen (NIC) d. Halicki 8-2

285–Bates (CCC) d. Ofield 5-1

High school

Greater Spokane League

Central Valley 43, Mt. Spokane 20

215: Neumann (CV) p. Sicilia 1:05.

285: C. Davis (CV) p. Zeeryp :47.

103: B. Davis (CV) p. Taigen 3:03.

112: Maynes (CV) md. Wilkes 12-3.

119: Maguire (Mt.Spo) p. Ames 3:26.

125: Delmedico (CV) p. Hughes 3:45.

130: Scott (Mt.Spo) d. Simmet 7-0.

135: Tea (Mt.Spo) d. Clark 10-4.

140: Walker (CV) p. Kingma 3:21.

145: Long (Mt.Spo) md. Borgman 10-2.

152: Choate (CV) d. Phillipy 8-7.

160: Szott (CV) d. Richardson 6-3.

171: Stratton (CV) d. Bergstrom 6-4.

189: Fernau (Mt.Spo) md. Wickstrom 9-1.

East Valley 61, Rogers 12

160: Bellomy (EV) md. Langford 14-4.

171: Lawsen (EV) p. Douglass 1:59.

189: Hanson (EV) won by forfeit

215: Berezay (EV) p. Kaley 0:24.

275: Parks (EV) p. Salazar 0:40.

103: Babington (EV) won by forfeit

112: J.Harkness (Rog) md. Pattison 17-4.

119: Mehlbrech (EV) won by forfeit

125: Biltoft (EV) d. Geyer 9-3.

130: Brown (Rog) md. G.Rodriguez 11-0.

135: J.Rodriguez (EV) p. N.Harkness 2:12.

140: Chapman (EV) p. Harris 0:46.

145: Price (EV) won by forfeit

152: Smith (Rog) md. Scouten 12-4.

Ferris 41, Shadle Park 22

130: Harris (Sha) d. A. Michel 6-2.

135: Rettinghouse (Fer) p. Corning 4:48.

140: Rittenhouse (Sha) d. Rieihle 5-3.

145: Lane (Fer) d. Harris 10-3.

152: Walsh (Fer) p. Rakentine 3:35.

160: Bauman (Fer) d. Tarr 11-8.

171: Rivera (Fer) p. Crooks 2:53.

189: Schuetzle (Sha) p. Alexander 2:37.

215: Kernkamp (Fer) tf. West 20-4.

285: Nuehs (Sha) p. Ryals 4:28.

103: J. Michel (Fer) won by forfeit

112: Trevino (Sha) md. Tibett 19-4.

119: Geren (Fer) d. Potter 12-10.

125: Morgan (Fer) d. Entz 8-2.

Mead 55, Lewis and Clark 15

125: Murphy (Mead) tf. Holzer .

130: Anderson (Mead) md. Schaffer 15-4.

135: Courtney (Mead) p. Caldwell 1:31.

140: Manion (LC) d. Jones 10-4.

145: Snow (Mead) d. Halley 3-2.

152: N. Bond (Mead) md. Chastek 10-0.

160: Via (LC) p. Dundas 0:22.

171: Comito (Mead) p. Gonzalez 3:51.

189: Fry (LC) p. Banta 1:34.

215: Trotter (Mead) p. Johnson 4:16.

285: Foote (Mead) d. Taylor 7-2.

103: Douglass (Mead) won by forfeit

112: A. Bond (Mead) p. Smith 3:40.

119: Burkhardt (Mead) won by forfeit

North Central 43, Gonzaga Prep 39

140: Healy (GP) md. Simchuk 8-0.

145: Tripplet (GP) tf. Coy 19-2.

152: Silva (NC) md. Porter 10-1.

160: Funke (NC) p. Entzminger 5:00.

171: Lawrence (GP) won by forfeit

189: Jahay (NC) p. Whitfield 3;04.

215: Lampert (GP) p. Voelker 0:42.

285: Taylor (NC) p. Schneider 1:03.

103: Hall (GP) p. Berlinger 4:58.

112: (NC) p. .

119: Brown (NC) p. Kuhn 2:41.

125: Robinson (NC) d. Vologdin 7-5.

130 : Dailey (NC) won by forfeit

135: Graham (GP) p. Bell 2:46.

Rodeo

National Finals Rodeo

At Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

Bareback Riding

Eighth Round—1. (tie) Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Dusty Dan, and Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D., on Stace Smith’s R D Mercer, 84.5 points, $14,675 each. 3. (tie) Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas, and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 83, $8,329 each. 5. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 82.5, $4,231. Average—1. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 668.5 points on eight head. 2. (tie) Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., and Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 665. 4. (tie) Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., and Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas, 656.5. Also: 8. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 648.

Steer Wrestling

Eighth Round—1. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 3.4 seconds, $16,394. 2. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 3.7, $12,957. 3. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 3.8, $9,784. 4. (tie) Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, and Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 3.9, $5,553 each. Average—1. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 33.5 seconds on eight head. 2. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 34.7. 3. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 38.7. 4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 41.1. 5. Jule Hazen, Protection, Kan., 48.4.

Team Roping

Eighth Round—1. Speed Williams, Deleon, Texas/Dean Tuftin, Prineville, Ore., 3.7 seconds, $16,394 each. 2. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 4.0, $12,957. 3. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, and Colter Todd, Marana, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 4.4, $6,963 each. Average—1. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 52.3 seconds on eight head. 2. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas, 61.4. 3. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas/Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas, 74.6. 4. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 75.6. 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 85.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding

Eighth Round—1. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 88.5 points on Mosbrucker Rodeo Co.’s War Chick, $16,394. 2. Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 85, $12,957. 3. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 84, $9,784. 4. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah, 81.5, $6,875. 5. (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas, 81, $3,438. Average—1. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 657.0 points on eight head. 2. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 559.0 on seven head. 3. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas, 490.5 on six head. 4. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 484.5. 5. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah, 469.

Tie-Down Roping

Eighth Round—1. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 7.5 seconds, $16,394. 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 7.6, $12,957. 3. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 7.9, $9,784. 4. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 8.0, $6,875. 5. (tie) Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 8.5, $3,438 each. Also: 13. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 12.0. Average—1. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 67.6 seconds on eight head. 2. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 76.5. 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 77.0. 4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 79.2. 5. (tie) Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, and Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 81.9. Also: 10. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 68.6 on seven head.

Barrel Racing

Eighth Round—1. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.69 seconds, $16,394. 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.79, $12,957. 3. (tie) Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., and Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 13.84, $8,329 each. 5. Debbie Renger, Okotoks, Alberta, 13.85, $4,231. Average—1. Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, Victoria, Texas, 112.23 seconds on eight runs. 2. Debbie Renger, Okotoks, Alberta, 112.97. 3. Maegan Reichert, Mt Pleasant, Texas, 113.42. 4. Codi Baucom, Carthage, N.C., 113.82. 5. Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 113.84.

Bull riding

Eighth Round—1. Ted Bert, Modesto, Calif, 90 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Savage Shaker, $16,394. 2. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss., 86, $12,957. 3. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, 85, $9,784. 4. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., 83, $6,875. 5. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 82.5, $4,231. Average—1. Ted Bert, Modesto, Calif., 424.5 points on five head. 2. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah, 418.0. 3. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, 413.5. 4. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss., 341.5 on four. 5. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., 333.5.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with RHP Roberto Novoa and RHP Cory Doyne on minor league contracts.

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Atchison, RHP Lee Gronkiewicz, C Kevin Cash, INF Jeff Bailey, INF Tony Granadillo, INF Keith Ginter, INF Joe Thurston and INF Gil Velazquez on minor league contracts. Failed to tender a 2008 contract to RHP Brendan Donnelly

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Duckworth and INF Jason Smith on one-year contracts. Waived C Paul Phillips.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Extended their player development contract with Orem (Pioneer), through the 2012 season.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with 3B Alex Rodriguez on a 10-year contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kiko Calero on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Grant Balfour and RHP Gary Glover on one-year contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with OF Milton Bradley on a one-year contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with LHP Neal Cotts on a one-year contract. Agreed to four-year player development contract extensions with Iowa (PCL), Tennessee (SL), Daytona (FSL) and Peoria (MWL), and a two-year extension with Boise (NWL).

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Jerry Gil and RHP Brad Salmon on minor league contracts.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with OF Cory Sullivan to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Miller on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jesus Colome, INF-OF Rob Mackowiak and INF-OF Willie Harris on a one-year contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Suspended Atlanta F Al Horford for one game for striking Toronto G T.J. Ford on the head in a game on Dec. 11.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Waived F Ruben Patterson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Carolina F Scott Walker for one game, without pay, for a head-butting incident in a game on Dec. 12.

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned LW Tomas Pospisil from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL).

CALGARY FLAMES—Recalled D Adam Pardy from Quad City (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS—Announced D Allan Rourke cleared waivers and has been assigned to Springfield (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled RW Tim Jackman from Bridgeport (AHL). Reassigned LW Jeff Tambellini to Bridgeport.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Signed C Mike Richards to a 12-year contract extension, through the 2019-20 season.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Named Michael McCarthy vice chairman.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Sent F Bates Battaglia to Toronto (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Named David Cope senior vice president of business development.

COLLEGE

IOWA STATE—Announced F Clayton Vette is leaving the basketball team.

KENTUCKY—Signed Mitch Barnhart, athletic director, to a five-year contract extension, through 2012.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS—Named Jerry Kill football coach.

PITTSBURGH—Granted G Ashley Henderson’s request to be released from the women’s basketball team.

ROBERT MORRIS—Signed Joe Walton, football coach, to a two-year contract extension, through November 2011.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Hornets-Mavericks game due to New Orleans forward Peja Stojakovic (questionable) and Dallas forward Josh Howard (probable).

NBA

College basketball

NFL

College football

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