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EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Boston | 20 | 2 | .909 | — |
| Toronto | 14 | 11 | .560 | 7 1/2 |
| New Jersey | 10 | 14 | .417 | 11 |
| Philadelphia | 10 | 14 | .417 | 11 |
| New York | 7 | 17 | .292 | 14 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Orlando | 17 | 9 | .654 | — |
| Washington | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 1/2 |
| Atlanta | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4 |
| Charlotte | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7 |
| Miami | 7 | 17 | .292 | 9 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 17 | 7 | .708 | — |
| Indiana | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4 1/2 |
| Cleveland | 11 | 14 | .440 | 6 1/2 |
| Milwaukee | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7 |
| Chicago | 8 | 13 | .381 | 7 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| San Antonio | 18 | 6 | .750 | — |
| Dallas | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3 1/2 |
| Houston | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6 |
| Memphis | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Denver | 14 | 10 | .583 | — |
| Utah | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 |
| Portland | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 1/2 |
| Seattle | 7 | 18 | .280 | 7 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 20 | .130 | 10 1/2 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Phoenix | 18 | 7 | .720 | — |
| L.A. Lakers | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3 |
| Golden State | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4 |
| L.A. Clippers | 9 | 14 | .391 | 8 |
| Sacramento | 9 | 14 | .391 | 8 |
Monday’s Results
Atlanta 116, Utah 111
Cleveland 104, Milwaukee 99, 2OT
Indiana 119, New York 92
Miami 91, Minnesota 87
Golden State 125, Memphis 117
Phoenix 100, San Antonio 95
Dallas 111, Orlando 108
Portland 88, New Orleans 76
Today’s Games
Sacramento at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Hawks 116, Jazz 111
Utah (111)—Kirilenko 5-11 6-8 16, Boozer 15-24 9-14 39, Collins 1-4 4-5 6, Williams 3-12 8-11 14, Brewer 9-11 1-2 19, Hart 0-2 0-0 0, Miles 4-8 0-0 10, Millsap 3-6 1-2 7, Fesenko 0-3 0-0 0, Giricek 0-2 0-0 0, Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 29-42 111.
Atlanta (116)—M.Williams 5-8 11-12 21, Smith 5-13 8-10 18, Horford 8-11 1-4 17, A.Johnson 7-11 0-0 17, J.Johnson 8-17 9-11 26, West 3-4 1-1 7, Pachulia 2-2 4-8 8, S.Williams 0-0 2-4 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-66 36-50 116.
| Utah | 31 | 22 | 33 | 25 | — | 111 |
| Atlanta | 25 | 26 | 35 | 30 | — | 116 |
3-Point Goals—Utah 2-8 (Miles 2-4, Hart 0-1, Kirilenko 0-3), Atlanta 4-12 (A.Johnson 3-4, J.Johnson 1-6, Smith 0-2). Fouled Out—Boozer. Rebounds—Utah 47 (Boozer 12), Atlanta 51 (Smith 12). Assists—Utah 26 (Williams 10), Atlanta 25 (A.Johnson 14). Total Fouls—Utah 35, Atlanta 31. Technicals—Williams. A—15,263 (19,855).
Cavaliers 104, Bucks 99 (2OT)
Milwaukee (99)—Mason 7-12 1-3 15, Yi 6-9 0-0 13, Bogut 4-7 0-2 8, Williams 6-20 5-6 18, Redd 7-22 6-7 22, Villanueva 4-11 4-4 13, Bell 0-3 0-0 0, Voskuhl 5-7 0-0 10, Simmons 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-92 16-22 99.
Cleveland (104)—James 10-25 11-13 31, Gooden 2-8 0-0 4, Ilgauskas 11-22 2-2 24, Gibson 3-10 4-6 12, Pavlovic 1-3 4-5 6, Hughes 3-11 0-0 6, Varejao 4-7 1-2 9, Newble 0-2 1-2 1, D.Brown 4-7 2-2 11. Totals 38-95 25-32 104.
| Milwaukee | 24 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 6 | — | 99 |
| Cleveland | 26 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 11 | — | 104 |
3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 5-25 (Redd 2-10, Yi 1-1, Villanueva 1-3, Williams 1-9, Simmons 0-1, Bell 0-1), Cleveland 3-17 (Gibson 2-7, D.Brown 1-3, Hughes 0-1, Newble 0-1, James 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 65 (Mason 11), Cleveland 58 (Ilgauskas 11). Assists—Milwaukee 22 (Redd 9), Cleveland 25 (D.Brown 6). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 28, Cleveland 23. A—20,562 (20,562).
Pacers 119, Knicks 92
Indiana (119)—Dunleavy 13-18 7-7 36, O’Neal 11-16 0-0 22, Murphy 6-9 0-0 17, Tinsley 1-8 0-0 2, Granger 6-12 2-2 16, Foster 2-3 0-0 4, Harrison 1-1 0-0 2, Daniels 7-12 0-0 14, Rush 1-3 0-0 3, Williams 1-2 1-1 3, Owens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 49-84 10-10 119.
New York (92)—Randolph 11-20 2-2 26, Richardson 2-8 2-4 7, Curry 4-7 8-10 16, Crawford 4-14 4-4 13, Jones 0-1 2-2 2, Lee 4-8 4-4 12, Marbury 5-13 6-10 16, Balkman 0-5 0-0 0, Collins 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-79 28-36 92.
| Indiana | 26 | 27 | 31 | 35 | — | 119 |
| New York | 27 | 19 | 26 | 20 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Indiana 11-23 (Murphy 5-8, Dunleavy 3-5, Granger 2-5, Rush 1-3, Tinsley 0-1, Williams 0-1), New York 4-14 (Randolph 2-3, Crawford 1-4, Richardson 1-4, Marbury 0-3). Fouled Out—O’Neal. Rebounds—Indiana 46 (Foster, Murphy, Granger 9), New York 46 (Randolph, Balkman 9). Assists—Indiana 29 (Tinsley 12), New York 16 (Crawford 5). Total Fouls—Indiana 23, New York 15. A—17,932 (19,763).
Heat 91, Timberwolves 87
Minnesota (87)—Brewer 0-4 0-0 0, Doleac 2-6 0-0 4, Jefferson 8-18 6-7 22, Telfair 7-16 3-4 17, Jaric 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 5-10 1-1 11, Gomes 4-10 2-5 10, McCants 7-18 1-2 19, Richard 0-1 4-4 4. Totals 33-86 17-23 87.
Miami (91)—Wright 0-3 0-0 0, Haslem 7-14 4-6 18, O’Neal 6-11 3-6 15, Williams 2-9 1-2 7, Wade 6-22 18-20 30, Davis 3-8 3-4 9, Mourning 4-4 2-4 10, Blount 0-2 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Quinn 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 29-78 31-42 91.
| Minnesota | 24 | 23 | 17 | 23 | — | 87 |
| Miami | 27 | 14 | 19 | 31 | — | 91 |
3-Point Goals—Minnesota 4-17 (McCants 4-11, Brewer 0-1, Gomes 0-2, Telfair 0-3), Miami 2-8 (Williams 2-6, Quinn 0-1, Davis 0-1). Fouled Out—McCants, O’Neal. Rebounds—Minnesota 62 (Jefferson 20), Miami 57 (Haslem 16). Assists—Minnesota 15 (Telfair 6), Miami 17 (Davis 6). Total Fouls—Minnesota 33, Miami 19. Technicals—Miami defensive three second 2. A—19,600 (19,600).
Warriors 125, Grizzlies 117
Golden State (125)—Barnes 0-5 0-0 0, Jackson 11-22 4-6 28, Biedrins 5-6 2-4 12, Davis 8-17 5-5 22, Ellis 9-16 5-6 23, Pietrus 2-5 2-2 8, Harrington 6-11 5-6 17, Azubuike 6-6 1-1 15, Belinelli 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 47-88 24-30 125.
Memphis (117)—Gay 11-18 9-10 32, Miller 6-12 5-7 20, Milicic 1-2 0-0 2, Stoudamire 4-12 0-0 8, Navarro 7-14 0-0 17, Swift 6-9 1-2 13, Lowry 6-10 4-7 18, Warrick 2-5 1-3 5, Jacobsen 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Cardinal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-85 20-29 117.
| Golden State | 32 | 34 | 29 | 30 | — | 125 |
| Memphis | 34 | 22 | 21 | 40 | — | 117 |
3-Point Goals—Golden State 7-24 (Azubuike 2-2, Pietrus 2-3, Jackson 2-9, Davis 1-5, Barnes 0-2, Harrington 0-3), Memphis 9-29 (Miller 3-6, Navarro 3-8, Lowry 2-4, Gay 1-3, Cardinal 0-1, Jacobsen 0-1, Warrick 0-2, Stoudamire 0-4). Fouled Out—Gay. Rebounds—Golden State 56 (Jackson 12), Memphis 41 (Swift 8). Assists—Golden State 24 (Davis 8), Memphis 23 (Stoudamire, Miller 7). Total Fouls—Golden State 28, Memphis 27. Technicals—Golden State defensive three second. A—10,549 (18,400).
Suns 100, Spurs 95
Phoenix (100)—Hill 8-12 6-6 22, Marion 4-7 0-0 9, Stoudemire 6-9 5-8 17, Nash 3-8 3-4 10, Bell 2-8 4-4 9, Diaw 5-11 1-2 11, Barbosa 6-19 3-3 18, Skinner 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 36-77 22-27 100.
San Antonio (95)—Bowen 0-4 0-0 0, Duncan 15-25 6-8 36, Oberto 2-5 0-0 4, Vaughn 7-10 0-0 14, Finley 6-13 1-1 15, Ginobili 6-19 5-6 18, Horry 0-1 0-0 0, Barry 2-6 0-0 5, Bonner 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 39-85 12-15 95.
Phoenix
26
25
23
26
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100
San Antonio
20
30
17
28
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95
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 6-18 (Barbosa 3-7, Nash 1-2, Marion 1-2, Bell 1-6, Diaw 0-1), San Antonio 5-23 (Finley 2-7, Bonner 1-2, Barry 1-5, Ginobili 1-6, Horry 0-1, Bowen 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 40 (Nash 8), San Antonio 55 (Duncan 17). Assists—Phoenix 24 (Nash 10), San Antonio 23 (Barry, Ginobili 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 18, San Antonio 25. Technicals—Phoenix defensive three second, Bowen, Horry. A—18,797 (18,797).
Mavericks 111, Magic 108
Orlando (108)—Turkoglu 10-14 4-5 26, Lewis 6-12 2-3 15, Howard 9-16 4-5 22, Nelson 5-13 3-3 13, Bogans 4-10 0-0 9, Evans 2-5 0-0 4, Dooling 4-9 2-4 10, Foyle 3-4 0-0 6, Redick 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 44-84 15-20 108.
Dallas (111)—Jo.Howard 7-13 5-5 19, Nowitzki 12-24 6-6 31, Dampier 3-3 2-4 8, Harris 7-11 0-0 15, Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Stackhouse 5-10 10-10 21, Terry 4-11 0-0 8, Bass 1-2 0-0 2, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, George 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 42-80 23-25 111.
| Orlando | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | — | 108 |
| Dallas | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | — | 111 |
3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-14 (Turkoglu 2-2, Redick 1-1, Lewis 1-4, Bogans 1-5, Dooling 0-1, Nelson 0-1), Dallas 4-16 (Jones 1-2, Harris 1-3, Nowitzki 1-4, Stackhouse 1-5, Terry 0-1, Jo.Howard 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 41 (Howard 13), Dallas 44 (Nowitzki 11). Assists—Orlando 20 (Nelson, Howard 5), Dallas 27 (Harris 9). Total Fouls—Orlando 19, Dallas 18. Technicals—Orlando defensive three second. A—20,114 (20,468).
Trail Blazers 88, Hornets 76
New Orleans (76)—Butler 4-11 0-0 10, West 8-19 5-6 21, Chandler 8-8 0-0 16, Paul 5-15 0-0 11, Peterson 2-7 2-4 6, Jackson 1-7 0-0 3, Pargo 0-2 0-0 0, Armstrong 2-5 1-2 5, Wright 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-76 10-14 76.
Portland (88)—Webster 3-8 6-8 13, Frye 4-11 0-0 8, Przybilla 3-5 0-2 6, Blake 4-5 0-0 10, Roy 10-17 2-2 24, Outlaw 1-12 6-6 8, LaFrentz 1-3 0-0 2, Jack 2-7 0-0 5, Jones 2-7 1-2 6, Rodriguez 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 33-79 15-20 88.
| New Orleans | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | — | 76 |
| Portland | 20 | 17 | 27 | 24 | — | 88 |
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-26 (Butler 2-9, Paul 1-5, Jackson 1-6, Pargo 0-1, Peterson 0-5), Portland 7-20 (Blake 2-3, Roy 2-4, Jack 1-3, Webster 1-4, Jones 1-5, Outlaw 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 52 (Chandler 19), Portland 48 (LaFrentz 11). Assists—New Orleans 14 (Paul 8), Portland 21 (Roy 8). Total Fouls—New Orleans 21, Portland 16. Technicals—Peterson 2. Ejected—Peterson. A—15,183 (19,980).
College men
SOUTH
Alabama 80, Wofford 73
Appalachian St. 82, Virginia-Wise 77
Belmont 82, Tennessee St. 71
Duke 111, Albany, N.Y. 70
E. Kentucky 72, E. Illinois 69
James Madison 85, Radford 74
Longwood 79, Va. Intermont 73, OT
Miami 89, Stetson 53
Morehead St. 80, Tenn.-Martin 75
SE Louisiana 66, Lipscomb 61
Troy 98, Jacksonville 80
Tulane 80, Indiana St. 68
UNC Asheville 87, S. Carolina St. 76
Winston-Salem 78, Alabama A&M 76
MIDWEST
Creighton 110, Houston Baptist 73
IUPUI 84, Florida Gulf Coast 62
Illinois 58, W. Carolina 35
Iowa St. 80, Bethune-Cookman 57
Kansas St. 87, Florida A&M 60
Marquette 80, IPFW 56
Missouri 94, N. Carolina A&T 66
Missouri St. 64, Texas-Pan American 53
Purdue 76, Texas Southern 56
Robert Morris 74, Youngstown St. 71
SOUTHWEST
North Texas 79, Southern U. 58
TCU 77, Texas-Arlington 74, OT
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 70, Detroit 55
FAR WEST
Cal St.-Fullerton 99, S. Utah 63
E. Washington 84, Portland 75
Gonzaga 77, N. Colorado 57
N. Arizona 105, Haskell Indian Nations 72
Santa Clara 60, Montana 49
Non-conference Gonzaga 77, N. Colorado 57
| FG | FT | Reb | |||||
| N. Colorado (5-4) | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Banks | 24 | 6-10 | 6-6 | 2-6 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Montgmry | 32 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Palacios | 26 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Pngtkpoulos | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mason | 21 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 1-7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Figures | 20 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Taibi | 17 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Anderson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garrett | 23 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Beitzel | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingman | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 200 | 18-57 | 17-22 | 12-37 | 6 | 25 | 57 |
Percentages: FG .316. FT .773. 3-Point Goals: 4-20, .200. (Montogomery 0-1, Palacios 0-2, Panagiotakopoulos 0-2, Mason 0-2, Figures 1-3, Taibi 1-4, Garrett 1-2, Beitzel 0-1, Kingman 1-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers: 14 (Banks 2, Montogomery 2, Panagiotakopoulos 2, Mason 3, Figures, Taibi 2, Garrett, Team). Steals: 7 (Montogomery, Panagiotakopoulos 4, Figures 2). Technical Fouls: None.
| FG | FT | Reb | |||||
| Gonzaga (9-2) | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Gurganious | 16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kuso | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pargo | 30 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Downs | 31 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Pendergraft | 29 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3-7 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Daye | 26 | 5-11 | 8-8 | 1-7 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Sorenson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacre | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Gray | 28 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Foster | 15 | 1-3 | 1-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brown | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 28-61 | 14-23 | 14-45 | 13 | 17 | 77 |
Percentages: FG .459, FT .609. 3-Point Goals: 7-20, .350 (Pargo 0-1, Downs 5-10, Pendergraft 0-2, Daye 0-2, Gray 2-4, Brown 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 4 (Daye 2, Foster 2). Turnovers: 11 (Gurganious 2, Pargo 4, Downs 2, Gray 2, Foster). Steals: 8 (Kuso, Pargo, Downs 3, Pendergraft 2, Foster). Technical Fouls: None. Halftime– Gonzaga 37, Northern Colorado 24. A–6,000.
Eastern Wash. 84, Portland 75
Portland (3-8)—Watson 3-6 2-3 8, Sikma 3-7 2-3 9, Knutson 3-6 0-0 6, Raivio 9-16 6-6 28, Ito 1-8 2-2 5, Niedermeyer 0-1 1-2 1, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Smeulders 4-6 0-0 8, Stohl 1-2 0-0 3, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Hannibal 3-3 1-1 7. Totals 27-57 14-17 75.
Eastern Washington (5-8)—Hinton 2-2 1-2 6, Williams 7-9 1-1 16, Brunell 2-4 0-2 5, Gibson 1-3 6-6 9, Gross 4-5 2-2 11, DeLeon 4-9 5-5 14, Stanojevic 5-12 3-4 18, Moore 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 27-48 19-24 84. Halftime—Portland 36-32. 3-Point Goals—Portland 7-21 (Raivio 4-9, Stohl 1-2, Sikma 1-3, Ito 1-5, Watson 0-1, Thompson 0-1), E. Washington 11-22 (Stanojevic 5-10, Gross 1-1, Hinton 1-1, Brunell 1-2, Williams 1-2, Gibson 1-3, DeLeon 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 28 (Sikma, Smeulders, Watson 5), E. Washington 28 (Williams 10). Assists—Portland 14 (Ito 6), E. Washington 17 (DeLeon 5). Total Fouls—Portland 18, E. Washington 19. A—1,803.
The AP Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. North Carolina (48) | 9-0 | 1,772 | 1 |
| 2. Memphis (19) | 8-0 | 1,710 | 2 |
| 3. Kansas (2) | 10-0 | 1,638 | 3 |
| 4. Texas (2) | 10-0 | 1,559 | 4 |
| 5. Georgetown (1) | 8-0 | 1,530 | 5 |
| 6. Duke | 9-0 | 1,432 | 6 |
| 7. Washington St. | 9-0 | 1,361 | 7 |
| 8. UCLA | 9-1 | 1,347 | 8 |
| 9. Michigan St. | 9-1 | 1,140 | 9 |
| 10. Marquette | 7-1 | 1,066 | |
11. Pittsburgh
10-0
1,060
11
12. Tennessee
9-1
1,024
12
13. Indiana
9-1
941
13
14. Texas A&M
9-1
881
14
15. Clemson
8-0
742
15
16. Butler
9-1
567
18
17. Vanderbilt
10-0
562
20
18. Gonzaga
8-2
496
19
19. Arizona
7-2
490
21
20. Villanova
8-1
411
23
21. BYU
9-2
305
25
22. Miami
8-0
274
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23. Oregon
8-2
257
16
24. West Virginia
8-1
139
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25. Southern Cal
6-3
134
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Others receiving votes: Xavier 117, Stanford 94, Rhode Island 92, Dayton 70, Florida 51, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 30, Mississippi 22, Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 16, Louisville 14, Illinois 8, Drake 6, Massachusetts 6, Creighton 4, Arizona St. 3, Purdue 3, Baylor 2, Nebraska 2, Boston College 1, Holy Cross 1, New Mexico 1, Sam Houston St. 1, Syracuse 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 Dec. 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. North Carolina (24) | 9-0 | 759 | 1 |
| 2. Memphis (4) | 8-0 | 742 | 2 |
| 3. Kansas (1) | 10-0 | 713 | 3 |
| 4. Georgetown (1) | 8-0 | 668 | 4 |
| 5. Texas (1) | 10-0 | 638 | 5 |
| 6. Washington State | 9-0 | 611 | 6 |
| 7. Duke | 9-0 | 599 | 7 |
| 8. UCLA | 9-1 | 584 | 8 |
| 9. Pittsburgh | 10-0 | 507 | 9 |
| 10. Michigan State | 9-1 | 480 | 10 |
| 11. Texas A&M | 9-1 | 429 | 12 |
| 12. Tennessee | 9-1 | 428 | 11 |
| 13. Marquette | 7-1 | 414 | 13 |
| 14. Indiana | 9-1 | 389 | 14 |
| 15. Clemson | 8-0 | 333 | 15 |
| 16. Villanova | 8-1 | 257 | 18 |
| 17. Vanderbilt | 10-0 | 249 | 21 |
| 18. Butler | 9-1 | 241 | 19 |
| 19. Arizona | 7-2 | 212 | 22 |
| 20. Gonzaga | 8-2 | 191 | 23 |
| 21. Oregon | 8-2 | 121 | 16 |
| 22. Miami | 9-0 | 98 | — |
| 23. Brigham Young | 9-2 | 86 | 25 |
| 24. Xavier | 8-2 | 76 | 17 |
| 25. Stanford | 8-1 | 56 | — |
Others receiving votes: Rhode Island 41, West Virginia 30, Louisville 24, California 22, Florida 20, Mississippi 15, Virginia 10, Southern California 9, Wisconsin 9, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 7, Arkansas 6, Dayton 1.
College women
TOP 25
No. 2 Connecticut (8-0) d. South Carolina 97-39. No. 7 Georgia (10-0) d. Mercer 102-45
No. 13 West Virginia (10-1) d. Oakland 84-65
No. 15 DePaul (9-0) d. Northern Illinois 90-58.
No. 16 Auburn (10-1) d. Stephen F. Austin 61-49
No. 22 Arizona St. (6-4) d. Fresno St. 79-49
No. 24 Wyoming (10-1) d. N. Colorado 68-37
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 79, Fresno St. 49
Montana St. 71, Utah St. 49
Okla. Panhandle St. 84, BYU-Hawaii 66
S. Utah 58, Portland 54
UC Davis 98, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 91
Wyoming 68, N. Colorado 37
The AP Women’s Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Tennessee (48) | 9-0 | 1,248 | 1 |
| 2. Connecticut (2) | 7-0 | 1,202 | 2 |
| 3. North Carolina | 10-1 | 1,096 | 3 |
| 4. Maryland | 13-1 | 1,077 | 4 |
| 5. Stanford | 8-1 | 1,043 | 5 |
| 6. Rutgers | 8-2 | 1,019 | 6 |
| 7. Georgia | 9-0 | 951 | 7 |
| 8. LSU | 7-2 | 925 | 8 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 7-2 | 868 | 9 |
| 10. Texas A&M | 9-1 | 741 | 12 |
| 11. Baylor | 7-1 | 708 | 10 |
| 12. California | 8-2 | 666 | 11 |
| 13. West Virginia | 9-1 | 645 | 13 |
| 14. Duke | 7-3 | 566 | 15 |
| 15. DePaul | 8-0 | 558 | 16 |
| 16. Auburn | 9-1 | 512 | 14 |
| 17. Notre Dame | 9-1 | 472 | 17 |
| 18. Ohio St. | 7-2 | 412 | 19 |
| 19. Texas | 8-2 | 276 | 20 |
| 20. Oklahoma St. | 8-0 | 230 | 22 |
| 21. Vanderbilt | 7-3 | 148 | 23 |
| 22. Arizona St. | 5-4 | 139 | 18 |
| 23. Michigan St. | 7-3 | 138 | 21 |
| 24. Wyoming | 9-1 | 132 | 24 |
| 25. Old Dominion | 6-3 | 104 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Colorado 82, George Washington 57, Texas Tech 54, Georgia Tech 49,
Arkansas 38, Pittsburgh 21, Louisville 13, Florida St. 12, Illinois St. 10, Wake Forest 8,
Penn St. 7, Kansas 6, Liberty 4, N.C. State 4, Nebraska 4, Syracuse 3, New Mexico 1, SMU 1.
How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Tennessee. 2. UConn 3. North Carolina 4. Stanford 5. Rutgers 6. Georgia 7. Maryland 8. LSU 9. Oklahoma 10. Texas A&M 11. California 12. West Virginia 13. Baylor 14. DePaul 15. Notre Dame 16. Duke 17. Auburn 18. Ohio State 19. Texas 20. Oklahoma State 21. Vanderbilt 22. Wyoming 23. Texas Tech 24. Louisville 25. Georgia Tech.
High school boys Inland Empire League
Coeur d’Alene 75, Sandpoint 41
| Sandpoint | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | - 41 |
| Coeur d’Alene | 19 | 14 | 23 | 19 | - 75 |
Sandpoint (2-4) Gibson 1 0-0 2, Armbruster 3 0-0 8, Duate 2 1-2 5, Olin 1 0-0 2, French 1 3-4 5, Siegel 2 0-0 5, Keough 0 0-0 0, Crossingham 2 0-0 5, Swerin 3 0-0 6, Locascio 1 1-2 3, Totals 16
Coeur d’Alene (6-0) Clinton 2 0-2 6, Ahhee 3 1-2 8, Carlson 3 0-0 7, Palmer 3 2-2 8, Prohaska 5 2-3 13, Latorre 6 0-0 12, Mitchell 2 0-0- 4, Williams 5 2-2 12, Casley 1 0-0 3, Smith 1 0-0 2, Eboralo 0 0-0 0, Totals 25 6-10 75.
3-point goals_Armbruster 2, Siegel, Crossingham, Clinton 2, Ahhee, Carlson, Casley, Prohaska.Total fouls_Sandpoint 15, Coeur d’Alene 15. Fouled out_None. Technicals_None.
North Star League
Lakeside (ID) 85, Mullan 36
| Lakeside (ID) | 27 | 18 | 21 | 15 | - 85 |
| Mullan | 6 | 9 | 17 | 2 | - 36 |
Lakeside (ID) (4-2) Brunelle 4, Carillo 2, Delorme 4, Peters 15, Weaselhead 12, Campbell 11, McCully 0, Bighead 37.
Mullan (1-6) Henderson 13, Erickson 4, Gray 0, Blohard 15, Garditone 0, Smith 2, Story 2, Richey 0.
Non-league Bonners Ferry 68, Wallace 49
| Wallace | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | - 49 |
| Bonners Ferry | 18 | 20 | 22 | 8 | - 68 |
Wallace (5-2) Bilaski 14, Arthun 8, Matile 2, Beehner 9, Dechand 0, Norris 8, Holmquist 8, Cline 0, Vester 0, Lelling 0.
Bonners Ferry (3-3) De. Deitz 4, Bennett 6, Di. Deitz 8, Hoisington 10, Parker 0, Nelson 2, Carey 4, Langford 9, Galloway 4, Winebark 19, Watt 0, Youngwirth 2.
Odessa 58, Columbia 41
| Columbia | 6 | 12 | 9 | 14 | - 41 |
| Odessa | 12 | 13 | 20 | 13 | - 58 |
Columbia (1-6) Curd 10, Bear 0, J.Denison 4, Mendoza 2, Kieffer 12, Sipes 4, S.Denison 1, Morado 8.
Odessa (3-2) Bruya 7, R. King 6, B. Todd 8, T. King 4, Downey 3, Allen 0, T. Todd 23, Read 2, Palmer 5, Campbell 0.
NWC 48, Lakeside (WA) 38
| Northwest Christian | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | - 48 |
| Lakeside (WA) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | - 38 |
Northwest Christian (5-1) Ch.Ramey 13, Graham 4, Stephens 11, Descoteaux 8, McConkey 2, Zandbergen 9, Huffman 1.
Lakeside (WA) (0-6) Blankevoort 11, Duclos 0, Judd 0, Pettet 0, Stillar 8, Parcell 10, Watkins 1, Hilsabeck 0, Cresswell 8.
High school girls Inland Empire League
Coeur d’Alene 70, Sandpoint 30
| Sandpoint | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - 30 |
| Coeur d’Alene | 20 | 24 | 16 | 10 | - 70 |
Sandpoint (3-6) Oakley 2 0-0 5, Johnson 1 0-2 2, Fuqua 1 0-0 2, Windju 1 0-0 2, Guercio 1 0-0 2, Tenuto 1 0-0 2, James 2 0-0 4, DiBenedetto 2 0-1 4, Thomas 3 0-0 7, Totals 14 0-3 30.
Coeur d’Alene (9-0) Rosenthal 4 0-0 8, Simon 1 1-2 3, Johnson 0 2-4 2, Heleker 3 2-2 9, Warbrick 5 4-4 15, Drager 3 5-5 11, Stewart 3 0-0 6, Griffitts 7 1-1 15, Buttrey 0 0-0 0, Bybee 0 1-2 1, Totals 26 16-20 70.
3-point goals_Oakley, Thomas, Warbrick, Heleker. Total fouls_Sandpoint 16, Coeur d’Alene 11. Fouled out_None. Technicals_None.
North Star League Lakeside (ID) 48, Mullan 13
| Mullan | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - 13 |
| Lakeside (ID) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | - 48 |
Mullan (0-8) Richey 0, Axtman 0, Hocking 0, Story 9, Elliott 0, Walsh 1, Glass 0, Donick 3.
Lakeside (ID) (3-6) Stockdale 9, Middleton 5, Brunelle 12, R.Miller 7, Duncan 0, J.Miller 7, Littlecrow 0, Donnerberg 8.
Non-league Deary 47, Kootenai 38
| Kootenai | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | - 38 |
| Deary | 12 | 8 | 7 | 20 | - 47 |
Kootenai (3-5) E. Frank 16, H. Frank 0, Anderson 0, Nyrop 17, Gimmeson 5, Haynes 0, Mabbutt 0.
Deary Bertran 0, Funke 14, Capps 12, Winter 2, Claffey 9, Hansen 10.
Lakeside (WA) 63, NWC 32
| Northwest Christian | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | - 32 |
| Lakeside (WA) | 20 | 19 | 11 | 13 | - 63 |
Northwest Christian (4-2) Dahm 0, Hauck 2, Hendricksen 10, Neal 11, Russel 0, Vandenburg 2, Watts 0, Bailey 7.
Lakeside (WA) (4-2) Fitzpatrick 0, Brittos 2, Tikker 17, Blazek 0, Zappone 0, Lewis 0, Lahue 13, Bassen 3, Stillar 22, Daggy 2, Denney 4.
SKIING
Area Resorts
Montana
Montana Snowbowl — Mon Reopen 12/19 11:53a w 1 new powder machine groomed 16 - 40 base 31 of 39 trails, 79% open, 4 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p; Dec 17-18: not open
Idaho
Lookout Pass — Mon 5a insa 3 new packed powder machine groomed 38 - 64 base 28 of 34 trails, 3 of 4 lifts, 82% open, Mon: 8:30a-4p; Thu/Fri: 8:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon
Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 3:13p snow 26 degrees 8 new powder 36 - 54 base 58 of 84 trails, 1500 acres, 7 of 10 lifts, 60% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Silver Mountain — Mon 6:00a snoshwrs 28 degrees 4 new powder machine groomed 32 - 74 base 20 of 70 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 29% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Washington
49 Degrees North — Mon 5:00a 7 new powder 30 - 53 base 60 of 68 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 88% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p
Bluewood — Sun 5:00a clear 18 degrees packed powder machine groomed 24 - 27 base 3 of 3 lifts, 60% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Mission Ridge — Mon 5:49a snow 27 degrees 1 new packed powder machine groomed 32 - 32 base 19 of 36 trails, 119 acres, 5 of 6 lifts, 12% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Mt Spokane — Mon Open Wed-Sun 5:45a snoshwrs 26 degrees 5 new packed powder machine groomed 21 - 33 base 20 of 45 trails, 1250 acres, 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun
British Columbia
Apex Mountain — Mon 4:17a powder 36 - 36 base 14 of 67 trails, 21% open, 3 of 4 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p
Fairmont Hot Springs — Plan to Open 12/21
Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:23a 2 new powder 44 - 44 base 40 of 111 trails, 36% open, 7 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Panorama Mountain — Mon 6:35a packed powder machine groomed 22 - 33 base 99 of 120 trails, 82% open, 9 of 9 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Red Resort — Mon 10:02a 4 new powder machine groomed 28 - 28 base 9 of 87 trails, 10% open, 1 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p
Whitewater — Sun 4:54a powder machine groomed 57 - 57 base 6 of 45 trails, 13% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p
World Cup Slalom
At Alta Badia, Italy
Men
(run times in parentheses):
1. Jean-Baptiste Grange, France, 1 minute, 36.12 seconds (47.47-48.65). 2. Felix Neureuther, Germany, 1:36.86 (48.14-48.72). 3. Ted Ligety, United States, 1:37.52 (48.63-48.89). 4. Reinfried Herbst, Austria, 1:38.04 (48.35-49.69). 5. Bernard Vajdic, Slovenia, 1:38.14 (48.55-49.59).
Also: 8. Jimmy Cochran, United States, 1:38.49 (48.53-49.96).
9. Julien Lizeroux, France, 1:38.54 (49.40-49.14).
World Cup Slalom Standings
(After three events)
1. Jean-Baptiste Grange, France, 176 points. 2. Marc Gini, Switzerland, 149.3 . Benjamin Raich, Austria, 136. 4. Manfred Moelgg, Italy, 131. 5. Felix Neureuther, Germany, 128.
Overall World Cup Standings
(After 14 events)
Benjamin Raich, Austria, 521 points. 2. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 453. 3. Daniel Albrecht, Switzerland, 366. 4. Ted Ligety, United States, 335. 5. Kalle Palander, Finland, 320. Also: 7. Bode Miller, United States, 306.
FOOTBALL
NFL
All Times PST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| x-New England | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 523 | 232 |
| Buffalo | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 222 | 299 |
| N.Y. Jets | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 249 | 335 |
| Miami | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 235 | 371 |
| South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| y-Indianapolis | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 402 | 231 |
| Jacksonville | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 334 | 251 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 275 | 281 |
| Houston | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 322 | 318 |
| North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 331 | 218 |
| Cleveland | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 368 | 356 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 323 | 346 |
| Baltimore | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 242 | 336 |
| West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| y-San Diego | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 359 | 264 |
| Denver | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 295 | 367 |
| Oakland | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 255 | 319 |
| Kansas City | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 196 | 297 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| y-Dallas | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 429 | 285 |
| N.Y. Giants | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 300 | 292 |
| Washington | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 275 | 283 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 281 | 268 |
| South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| y-Tampa Bay | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 292 | 218 |
| New Orleans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 331 | 317 |
| Carolina | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 223 | 304 |
| Atlanta | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 188 | 343 |
| North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| y-Green Bay | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 394 | 243 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 325 | 257 |
| Detroit | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 308 | 390 |
| Chicago | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 266 | 316 |
| West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| y-Seattle | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 325 | 241 |
| Arizona | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 326 | 353 |
| San Francisco | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 191 | 325 |
| St. Louis | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 220 | 349 |
x-clinched conference
y-clinched division
Monday’s Result
Minnesota 20, Chicago 13
Thursday’s Game
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Dallas at Carolina, 5:15 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
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.
Vikings 20, Bears 13
| Chicago | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 20 |
Chi—FG Gould 29
Min—FG Longwell 42
Chi—FG Gould 47
Chi—McKie 1 run (Gould kick)
Min—FG Longwell 48
Min—A.Peterson 1 run (kick failed)
Min—A.Peterson 8 run (Bollinger run)
A—63,800.
| Chi | Min | |
| First downs | 11 | 21 |
| Total Net Yards | 209 | 372 |
| Rushes-yards | 17-32 | 34-136 |
| Passing | 177 | 236 |
| Punt Returns | 4-29 | 3-13 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4-78 | 4-70 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 3-51 | 1-41 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 22-38-1 | 18-29-3 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-7 | 2-13 |
| Punts | 9-43.8 | 6-46.3 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-95 | 4-30 |
| Time of Possession | 24:15 | 35:45 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Chicago, A.Peterson 9-26, Wolfe 3-5, Orton 3-1, McKie 1-1, Hester 1-(minus 1). Minnesota, A.Peterson 20-78, Taylor 5-31, Jackson 7-25, Richardson 1-2, Allison 1-0.
PASSING—Chicago, Orton 22-38-1-184. Minnesota, Jackson 18-29-3-249, Bollinger 0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING—Chicago, A.Peterson 8-51, Hester 4-28, Muhammad 2-30, Berrian 2-23, Olsen 2-18, Wolfe 2-10, Bradley 1-15, Clark 1-9. Minnesota, Wade 6-70, Ferguson 2-79, Allison 2-23, Richardson 2-13, Dugan 2-4, Kleinsasser 1-26, A.Peterson 1-17, Rice 1-10, Taylor 1-7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
College D3football.com Poll
The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly:
2007 Season Final
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. UW-Whitewater (25) | 14-1 | 625 | 2 |
| 2. Mount Union | 14-1 | 594 | 1 |
| 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor | 12-2 | 579 | 4 |
| 4. Bethel | 12-2 | 534 | 9 |
| 5. Wesley | 11-2 | 507 | 6 |
| 6. Central | 12-1 | 503 | 3 |
| 7. St. John Fisher | 11-2 | 475 | 5 |
| 8. Muhlenberg | 11-1 | 402 | 13 |
| 9. St. John’s | 10-2 | 380 | 8 |
| 10. Wabash | 1102 | 377 | 12 |
| 11. North Central | 9-3 | 332 | 20 |
| 12. UW-Eau Claire | 9-3 | 324 | 17 |
| 13. Capital | 8-3 | 316 | 14 |
| 14. Salisbury | 9-2 | 273 | 10 |
| 15. New Jersey | 9-3 | 218 | 21 |
| 16. Trinity (Texas) | 9-2 | 188 | 11 |
| 17. Wash. and Jefferson | 10-1 | 184 | 7 |
| 18. Franklin | 9-2 | 181 | 16 |
| 19. North Carolina Wesleyan | 9-3 | 173 | — |
| 20. Wartburg | 8-2 | 143 | 15 |
| 21. Ithaca | 8-3 | 140 | — |
| 22. Case Western Reserve | 11-1 | 111 | 25 |
| 23. Curry | 12-1 | 104 | — |
| 24. Whitworth | 8-2 | 91 | 18 |
| 25. Redlands | 8-2 | 85 | 19 |
HOCKEY
NHL
All times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| New Jersey | 18 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 84 | 79 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 97 | 90 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 72 | 75 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 92 | 94 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 15 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 71 | 87 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Ottawa | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 109 | 81 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 85 | 78 |
| Montreal | 16 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 93 | 90 |
| Toronto | 14 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 102 | 104 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 99 | 88 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Carolina | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 107 | 109 |
| Florida | 15 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 83 | 89 |
| Tampa Bay | 14 | 16 | 3 | 31 | 101 | 107 |
| Atlanta | 14 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 86 | 112 |
| Washington | 13 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 88 | 102 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Detroit | 24 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 116 | 76 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 79 | 79 |
| Columbus | 14 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 81 | 80 |
| Chicago | 15 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 93 | 92 |
| Nashville | 14 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 83 | 89 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Colorado | 19 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 101 | 95 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 80 | 81 |
| Vancouver | 17 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 86 | 81 |
| Calgary | 16 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 101 | 103 |
| Edmonton | 16 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 92 | 103 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| San Jose | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 84 | 73 |
| Dallas | 18 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 98 | 85 |
| Anaheim | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 86 | 101 |
| Phoenix | 15 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 79 | 85 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 93 | 113 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday’s Results
Detroit 4, Washington 3, SO
Colorado 4, Los Angeles 2
Today’s Games
Ottawa at Boston, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Florida at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Red Wings 4, Capitals 3 (SO)
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
Detroit won shootout 3-1
First Period—1, Detroit, Holmstrom 15 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk), 3:57 (pp). 2, Washington, Ovechkin 24 (Nylander), 9:58 (pp). 3, Washington, Schultz 5 (Bradley, Laing), 19:34. Second Period—4, Detroit, Zetterberg 24 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom), 10:26 (pp). Third Period—5, Detroit, Holmstrom 16 (Datsyuk, Zetterberg), 15:17. 6, Washington, Semin 3 (Poti), 18:26 (pp). Shootout—Washington 1 (Kozlov NG, Semik G). Detroit 3 (Datsyuk G, Zetterberg G, Hudler G). A—19,483 (20,058).
Avalanche 4, Kings 2
| Colorado | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Colorado, Smyth 11 (Clark, Liles), 2:37 (pp). 2, Colorado, Hlinka 5 (Clark), 3:39. 3, Colorado, Stastny 15 (Hejduk, Liles), 14:12. Second Period—None. Third Period—4, Los Angeles, Brown 15 (Blake, Kopitar), :36 (pp). 5, Los Angeles, Handzus 5 (O’Sullivan), 4:46 (sh). 6, Colorado, Guite 3, 18:53 (en). A—16,647 (18,118).
WHL
December 17-26
No games scheduled (holiday break).
WHL Poll
The Western Hockey League poll released by the Western Major Junior Hockey Writer’s Association. Listed by rank, (last week), team, (first-place votes), and total points:
1. (1) Spokane Chiefs (16) 373. 2. (3) Tri-City Americans (1) 349. 3. (2) Vancouver Giants 348. T4. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings 311. T4. (4) Calgary Hitmen 311. 6. (5) Lethbridge Hurricanes 291. 7. (7) Kootenay Ice 260 8. (9) Moose Jaw Warriors 245. 9. (8) Regina Pats 238. 10. (11) Kelowna Rockets 237.
11. (12) Medicine Hat Tigers 207. 12. (10) Swift Current Broncos 180. 13. (13) Seattle Thunderbirds 178. 14. (15) Everett Silvertips 154. 15. (14) Chilliwack Bruins 143. 16. (16) Kamloops Blazers 117. 17. (17) Edmonton Oil Kings 94. 18. (18) Prince Albert Raiders 85. 19. (19) Saskatoon Blades 72. 20. (20) Prince George Cougars 48.
21. (21) Red Deer Rebels 43. 22. (22) Portland Winter Hawks 17.
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Brad Komminsk manager, and Mike Griffin pitching coach of Bowie (EL); Ramon Sambo manager of Delmarva (SAL); Gary Kendall manager, and Scott McGregor pitching coach of Aberdeen (NYP); Orlando Gomez manager of Bluefield (Appalachian); Jesus Alfaro manager, and Calvin Maduro pitching coach of GCL Orioles (GCL); Dave Schmidt minor league pitching coordinator; Larry Jaster pitching coordinator for Florida minor league facilities, and Alex Arias roving infield instructor. Promoted Joe Hogarty to minor league strength and conditioning coordinator.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Mariano Rivera on a three-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Finalized terms with OF Cliff Floyd on a one-year contract.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with C Javy Lopez on a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jack Cassel on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with C Gary Bennett on a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Recalled G JamesOn Curry from Iowa (NBADL).
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Assigned G-F Maurice Ager to Tulsa (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Suspended Dallas DB Roy Williams one game without pay for committing his third illegal “horse collar” tackle of the season.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed TE Jeremy Shockey on injured reserve. Signed TE Jerome Collins from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled C Ryan Carter from Portland (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Activated G Jason LaBarbera from injured reserve. Assigned G Jonathan Quick to Manchester (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Announced LW Chris Simon has taken a leave of absence. Recalled RW Blake Comeau from Bridgeport (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Ryan Callahan from Hartford (AHL). Assigned F Greg Moore to Hartford.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned C Tyler Redenbach to San Antonio (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Placed D Bryan McCabe on injured reserve. Recalled D Anton Stralman from Toronto (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned G Drew MacIntyre to Manitoba (AHL).
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Ravens - Seahawks game due to Baltimore QB Kyle Boller (questionable).
All other no line games are for teams that played last night.
On the college football board, there is no line on the Music City Bowl between Florida State and Kentucky due to possible numerous Florida State suspensions.
NBA
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| NETS | 5 | Kings |
| BULLS | 2 | Lakers |
| Raptors | 4.5 | CLIPPERS |
College basketball
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| Ohio St | 9 | CLEVELAND ST |
| So Illinois | 3 | W MICHIGAN |
| WRIGHT ST | 12 | St. Bona |
| Kansas | 8.5 | GA TECH |
| MID TENN ST | 5.5 | Fla Int’l |
| LOUISVILLE | 16 | Marshall |
| TULSA | PK | NC-Charlotte |
| ARK-L ROCK | 8 | Pepperdine |
| HOUSTON | 2 | Kentucky |
| LONG BEACH ST | 1.5 | San Fran |
| La Tech | 7.5 | Alcorn St |
| So Miss | 6.5 | New Orleans |
| FLORIDA ST | 16.5 | Charleston |
| TENN-CHATT | 6.5 | Elon |
| SAMFORD | 2 | SE Missouri St |
| Murray St | 5.5 | JACK’VILLE ST |
| ARIZONA ST | 15 | Montana St |
| WASHINGTON | 11.5 | Portland |
NFL
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| Thursday | ||||
| Steelers | 7.5 | 8 | 43.5 | RAMS |
| Saturday | ||||
| Cowboys | 12 | 12 | 44 | PANTHERS |
| Sunday | ||||
| Browns | 3 | 3 | 46 | BENGALS |
| Packers | NL | NL | NL | BEARS |
| COLTS | 8.5 | 7.5 | 44.5 | Texans |
| LIONS | 4.5 | 4.5 | 43.5 | Chiefs |
| PATRIOTS | 22.5 | 21.5 | 44 | Dolphins |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 34 | BILLS |
| JAGUARS | 13 | 13 | 38.5 | Raiders |
| SAINTS | 3 | 3 | 46 | Eagles |
| VIKINGS | NL | NL | NL | Redskins |
| CARDS | 10.5 | 10.5 | 43 | Falcons |
| SEAHAWKS | NL | NL | NL | Ravens |
| TITANS | 9 | 8.5 | 37 | Jets |
| Bucs | 7 | 7 | 36.5 | 49ERS |
| Monday | ||||
| CHARGERS | 9 | 8.5 | 47 | Broncos |
College football
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| Thursday | ||||
| Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego) | ||||
| Utah | 9.5 | 8 | 65 | Navy |
| Friday | ||||
| New Orleans Bowl | ||||
| Fla Atlantic | 1.5 | 2.5 | 67 | Memphis |
| Saturday | ||||
| Papa Johns.Com Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.) | ||||
| Cincinnati | 11 | 11 | 56 | Southern Miss |
| New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) | ||||
| NEW MEXICO | 3.5 | 3 | 61 | Nevada-Reno |
| Las Vegas Bowl | ||||
| Byu | 4.5 | 6 | 47 | Ucla |
| Sunday | ||||
| Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu) | ||||
| Boise St | 10.5 | 10.5 | 70 | East Carolina |
| Dec. 26 | ||||
| Motor City Bowl (Detroit) | ||||
| Purdue | 9.5 | 8.5 | 71 | C Michigan |
| Dec. 27 | ||||
| Holiday Bowl (San Diego) | ||||
| Texas | 1.5 | 2.5 | 62 | Arizona St |
| Dec. 28 | ||||
| Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
| Boston Coll | 3 | 3.5 | 56 | Michigan St |
| Texas Bowl (Houston) | ||||
| Tcu | 3.5 | 3.5 | 60 | Houston |
| Emerald Bowl (San Francisco) | ||||
| Oregon St | 4 | 5 | 48 | Maryland |
| Dec. 29 | ||||
| Meinecke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.) | ||||
| Wake Forest | 3.5 | 3 | 48 | Connecticut |
| Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) | ||||
| C Florida | 3 | 3 | 59 | Miss St |
| Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) | ||||
| Penn St | 5.5 | 5.5 | 51 | Texas A&M |
| Dec. 30 | ||||
| Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) | ||||
| Alabama | 3.5 | 3.5 | 51 | Colorado |
| Dec. 31 | ||||
| Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas) | ||||
| California | 4 | 3.5 | 54 | Air Force |
| Humanitarian Bowl (Boise) | ||||
| Georgia Tech | 4.5 | 4.5 | 55 | Fresno St |
| Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) | ||||
| South Florida | 6.5 | 6.5 | 52 | Oregon |
| Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) | ||||
| Kentucky | 1 | NL | NL | Florida St |
| Insight Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) | ||||
| Oklahoma St | 4 | 4 | 69 | Indiana |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta) | ||||
| Clemson | 2.5 | 2 | 47 | Auburn |
| Jan. 1 | ||||
| Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) | ||||
| Tennessee | 3.5 | 3.5 | 60 | Wisconsin |
| Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | ||||
| Missouri | 3.5 | 3 | 69 | Arkansas |
| Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
| Florida | 10.5 | 10 | 59 | Michigan |
| Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) | ||||
| Texas Tech | 5.5 | 6 | 60 | Virginia |
| Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | ||||
| USC | 14 | 13.5 | 50 | Illinois |
| Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) | ||||
| Georgia | 10 | 8.5 | 69 | Hawaii |
| Jan. 2 | ||||
| Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | ||||
| Oklahoma | 6.5 | 7.5 | 64 | West Virginia |
| Jan. 3 | ||||
| Orange Bowl (Miami) | ||||
| Virginia Tech | 2.5 | 3.5 | 54 | Kansas |
| Jan. 5 | ||||
| International Bowl (Toronto) | ||||
| Rutgers | 10 | 10 | 60 | Ball St |
| Jan. 6 | ||||
| GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) | ||||
| Tulsa | 4 | 4.5 | 75 | Bowling Green |
| Jan. 7 | ||||
| BCS Championship Bowl (New Orleans) | ||||
| Lsu | 5 | 4 | 49 | Ohio St |
Home teams in capital letters.