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Remaining free agents
NEW YORK (AP) — The 80 remaining free agents:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (4) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Russ Ortiz, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Chris Widger, c.
BOSTON (4) — Keith Foulke, rhp; Gabe Kapler, of; Mark Loretta, 3b; Trot Nixon, of.
CHICAGO (3) — Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Jeff Nelson, rhp.
CLEVELAND (1) — Lou Merloni, 2b.
DETROIT (1) — Troy Percival, rhp.
KANSAS CITY (2) — Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Mark Redman, lhp.
LOS ANGELES (1) — Darin Erstad, of-1b.
MINNESOTA (3) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp; Shannon Stewart, of.
NEW YORK (4) — Miguel Cairo, 2b; Ron Villone, lhp; Bernie Williams, of; Craig Wilson, of.
OAKLAND (1) — Steve Karsay, rhp.
SEATTLE (1) — Eduardo Perez, 1b.
TAMPA BAY (2) — Brian Meadows, rhp; Tomas Perez, ss.
TEXAS (1) — Eric Young, 2b.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (3) — Brian Jordan, of; Todd Pratt, c; John Thomson, rhp.
CHICAGO (1) — John Mabry, 1b.
CINCINNATI (7) — Ryan Franklin, rhp; Eddie Guardado, lhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp; Scott Schoeneweis, lhp; Paul Wilson, rhp.
COLORADO (2) — Vinny Castilla, 3b; Mike DeJean, rhp.
FLORIDA (2) — Matt Herges, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp.
HOUSTON (3) — Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp; Aubrey Huff, 3b.
LOS ANGELES (2) — J.D. Drew, of; Aaron Sele, rhp.
MILWAUKEE (4) — David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.
NEW YORK (6) — Mike DiFelice, c; Cliff Floyd, of; Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf.
PHILADELPHIA (4) — Alex S. Gonzalez, ss; Jose Hernandez, ss; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rick White, rhp.
PITTSBURGH (2) — Jeromy Burnitz, of; Joe Randa, 3b.
ST. LOUIS (5) — Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Mark Mulder, lhp; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Preston Wilson, of.
SAN DIEGO (5) — Shawn Estes, lhp; Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; Chan Ho Park, rhp; Rudy Seanez, rhp; David Wells, lhp.
SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Barry Bonds, lf; Steve Finley, cf; Todd Greene, c; Jamey Wright, rhp.
WASHINGTON (2) — Tony Armas Jr., rhp; Ramon Ortiz, rhp.
Basketball
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
New Jersey | 13 | 18 | .419 | — |
Toronto | 13 | 18 | .419 | — |
New York | 13 | 20 | .394 | 1 |
Boston | 10 | 18 | .357 | 1 1/2 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 21 | .276 | 4 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Washington | 17 | 13 | .567 | — |
Orlando | 18 | 14 | .563 | — |
Miami | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 |
Atlanta | 9 | 20 | .310 | 7 1/2 |
Charlotte | 9 | 21 | .300 | 8 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Detroit | 18 | 11 | .621 | — |
Chicago | 19 | 12 | .613 | — |
Cleveland | 17 | 12 | .586 | 1 |
Indiana | 17 | 15 | .531 | 2 1/2 |
Milwaukee | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Dallas | 23 | 7 | .767 | — |
San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | 1/2 |
Houston | 19 | 12 | .613 | 4 1/2 |
New Orleans | 12 | 18 | .400 | 11 |
Memphis | 7 | 25 | .219 | 17 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Utah | 22 | 9 | .710 | — |
Denver | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 |
Minnesota | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7 1/2 |
Portland | 13 | 18 | .419 | 9 |
Seattle | 12 | 19 | .387 | 10 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
Phoenix | 21 | 8 | .724 | — |
L.A. Lakers | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 1/2 |
Golden State | 16 | 16 | .500 | 6 1/2 |
L.A. Clippers | 14 | 16 | .467 | 7 1/2 |
Sacramento | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7 1/2 |
Sunday’s Results
San Antonio 95, Atlanta 81
L.A. Clippers 90, New York 80
Phoenix 108, Detroit 101
Houston 111, Memphis 109
Dallas at Denver, (n)
Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, (n)
Boston at Seattle, (n)
Today’s Games
Minnesota at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Boston at Portland, 7 p.m.
Clippers 90, Knicks 80
New York (80)—Jeffries 1-5 2-2 4, Frye 6-14 0-1 12, Curry 5-13 5-7 15, Crawford 2-8 2-3 6, Marbury 3-13 8-10 14, James 4-5 2-2 10, Lee 2-5 0-0 4, Collins 4-9 0-0 11, Balkman 0-5 0-0 0, Rose 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 29-84 19-25 80.
L.A. Clippers (90)—T.Thomas 2-7 2-2 8, Brand 13-18 6-7 32, Kaman 4-9 0-0 8, Mobley 3-9 3-3 11, Livingston 7-11 1-1 15, A.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Maggette 3-8 8-8 14, Ewing 0-1 0-0 0, Ross 0-0 0-0 0, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-65 20-21 90.
New York | 22 | 16 | 17 | 25 | — | 80 |
L.A. Clippers | 28 | 23 | 23 | 16 | — | 90 |
3-Point Goals—New York 3-15 (Collins 3-6, Balkman 0-1, Jeffries 0-1, Crawford 0-3, Marbury 0-4), L.A. Clippers 4-11 (Mobley 2-5, T.Thomas 2-6). Fouled Out—Kaman. Rebounds—New York 50 (Lee 9), L.A. Clippers 44 (Kaman 13). Assists—New York 18 (Marbury 8), L.A. Clippers 22 (Livingston 7). Total Fouls—New York 22, L.A. Clippers 24. Technicals—Marbury, L.A. Clippers defensive three second, Kaman. A—18,717 (18,964).
Rockets 111, Grizzlies 109
Memphis (109)—D.Jones 3-8 0-0 6, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Gasol 7-12 7-9 21, E.Jones 1-4 0-0 3, Stoudamire 2-6 0-0 4, Miller 12-17 1-2 32, Tsakalidis 0-1 0-0 0, Warrick 2-5 4-4 8, Gay 2-5 0-0 4, Atkins 5-8 3-4 14, Swift 5-9 3-4 13. Totals 41-79 18-23 109.
Houston (111)—Battier 2-11 2-2 7, Howard 5-10 12-13 22, Mutombo 1-3 0-2 2, McGrady 15-30 3-4 38, Alston 4-18 2-6 11, Hayes 2-4 0-0 4, Head 6-8 1-2 18, Lucas 2-5 1-1 6, Novak 1-2 0-0 3, Padgett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-91 21-30 111.
Memphis | 29 | 30 | 15 | 35 | — | 109 |
Houston | 24 | 34 | 26 | 27 | — | 111 |
3-Point Goals—Memphis 9-16 (Miller 7-10, Atkins 1-2, E.Jones 1-3, Stoudamire 0-1), Houston 14-31 (Head 5-6, McGrady 5-8, Novak 1-2, Lucas 1-3, Battier 1-5, Alston 1-7). Fouled Out—Hayes, Howard. Rebounds—Memphis 53 (Swift 9), Houston 52 (Mutombo 11). Assists—Memphis 22 (Atkins 8), Houston 21 (Alston 6). Total Fouls—Memphis 22, Houston 24. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second 2, Swift. Flagrant fouls—Battier. A—18,124. (17,982).
Spurs 95, Hawks 81
Atlanta (81)—M.Williams 4-12 4-4 13, S.Williams 4-8 0-0 9, Pachulia 1-7 2-3 4, Johnson 8-21 4-4 23, Claxton 2-4 2-2 6, Childress 7-10 4-4 19, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Stoudamire 3-9 1-2 7, Batista 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-74 17-19 81.
San Antonio (95)—Bowen 0-3 1-2 1, Duncan 7-12 3-5 17, Horry 0-1 0-0 0, Ginobili 8-10 2-4 18, Parker 10-19 7-9 27, Oberto 2-4 0-0 4, Finley 1-4 2-2 4, Bonner 4-12 0-1 8, Vaughn 1-5 0-0 2, Barry 3-8 4-4 12, Udrih 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-80 19-27 95.
Atlanta | 23 | 16 | 22 | 20 | — | 81 |
San Antonio | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | — | 95 |
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-14 (Johnson 3-7, Childress 1-1, S.Williams 1-1, M.Williams 1-3, Stoudamire 0-2), San Antonio 2-9 (Barry 2-4, Ginobili 0-1, Horry 0-1, Udrih 0-1, Bonner 0-2). Fouled Out—Claxton. Rebounds—Atlanta 43 (Childress, S.Williams 10), San Antonio 55 (Duncan, Bonner 11). Assists—Atlanta 19 (Claxton 8), San Antonio 20 (Parker 5). Total Fouls—Atlanta 25, San Antonio 20. Technical—San Antonio Defensive Three Second. A—18,797. (18,797).
Suns 108, Pistons 101
Phoenix (108)—Marion 6-12 3-3 15, Diaw 1-5 0-0 2, Stoudemire 11-15 9-12 31, Nash 12-19 5-5 35, Bell 6-13 0-1 15, Barbosa 3-10 2-2 8, Thomas 1-5 0-0 2, Ju.Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-80 19-23 108.
Detroit (101)—Prince 6-10 2-2 14, Wallace 4-17 2-2 10, Mohammed 1-4 1-2 3, Hamilton 11-22 9-10 31, Murray 9-14 0-0 18, McDyess 4-7 0-0 8, Maxiell 2-2 0-0 4, Blalock 0-0 2-2 2, Delfino 5-9 0-0 11. Totals 42-85 16-18 101.
Phoenix | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | — | 108 |
Detroit | 22 | 28 | 28 | 23 | — | 101 |
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 9-22 (Nash 6-11, Bell 3-6, Diaw 0-1, Barbosa 0-2, Marion 0-2), Detroit 1-15 (Delfino 1-4, Prince 0-1, Murray 0-1, Hamilton 0-2, Wallace 0-7). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 41 (Stoudemire 13), Detroit 48 (Delfino 7). Assists—Phoenix 30 (Nash 12), Detroit 21 (Murray 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 15, Detroit 17. Technicals—Bell 2, Stoudemire, Hamilton. Ejected—Bell. A—22,076 (22,076).
Leaders
Through Dec. 29
Scoring | G | FG | FT | PTS | AVG |
Anthony, Den. | 22 | 265 | 153 | 696 | 31.6 |
Iverson, Den. | 19 | 192 | 183 | 583 | 30.7 |
Arenas, Wash. | 30 | 291 | 229 | 908 | 30.3 |
Bryant, LAL | 27 | 255 | 212 | 768 | 28.4 |
Redd, Mil. | 31 | 285 | 231 | 861 | 27.8 |
Wade, Mia. | 26 | 241 | 220 | 715 | 27.5 |
James, Clev. | 29 | 281 | 191 | 793 | 27.3 |
Pierce, Bos. | 24 | 198 | 181 | 638 | 26.6 |
Johnson, Atl. | 24 | 241 | 95 | 630 | 26.3 |
Yao, Hou. | 27 | 252 | 195 | 699 | 25.9 |
Carter, N.J. | 31 | 271 | 178 | 787 | 25.4 |
Randolph, Port. | 30 | 265 | 210 | 744 | 24.8 |
Nowitzki, Dall. | 30 | 233 | 204 | 695 | 23.2 |
Hamilton, Det. | 26 | 202 | 153 | 575 | 22.1 |
Lewis, Sea. | 27 | 205 | 118 | 590 | 21.9 |
Garnett, Minn. | 28 | 224 | 156 | 608 | 21.7 |
Martin, Sac. | 27 | 182 | 169 | 582 | 21.6 |
Boozer, Utah | 31 | 269 | 128 | 666 | 21.5 |
Davis, G.S. | 28 | 212 | 122 | 588 | 21.0 |
Duncan, S.A. | 30 | 237 | 142 | 616 | 20.5 |
FG Percentage | FG | FGA | PCT |
Lee, N.Y. | 143 | 227 | .630 |
Biedrins, G.S. | 148 | 236 | .627 |
Stoudemire, Phoe. | 176 | 286 | .615 |
Dalembert, Phil. | 110 | 191 | .576 |
Howard, Orl. | 190 | 334 | .569 |
Bogut, Mil. | 156 | 275 | .567 |
Patterson, Mil. | 166 | 294 | .565 |
Curry, N.Y. | 224 | 398 | .563 |
Duncan, S.A. | 237 | 423 | .560 |
Blount, Minn. | 141 | 261 | .540 |
Rebounds | G | OFF | DEF | TOT | AVG |
Howard, Orl. | 32 | 112 | 287 | 399 | 12.5 |
Garnett, Minn. | 28 | 62 | 278 | 340 | 12.1 |
Boozer, Utah | 31 | 99 | 261 | 360 | 11.6 |
Okafor, Char. | 30 | 113 | 227 | 340 | 11.3 |
Chandler, NOk. | 28 | 104 | 206 | 310 | 11.1 |
Lee, N.Y. | 32 | 118 | 218 | 336 | 10.5 |
Randolph, Port. | 30 | 92 | 220 | 312 | 10.4 |
Duncan, S.A. | 30 | 84 | 214 | 298 | 9.9 |
Wallace, Chi. | 31 | 120 | 184 | 304 | 9.8 |
Yao, Hou. | 27 | 56 | 199 | 255 | 9.4 |
Assists | G | AST | AVG |
Nash, Phoe. | 26 | 294 | 11.3 |
Kidd, N.J. | 31 | 285 | 9.2 |
Miller, Phil. | 27 | 242 | 9.0 |
Paul, NOk. | 27 | 242 | 9.0 |
Williams, Utah | 31 | 264 | 8.5 |
Davis, G.S. | 28 | 237 | 8.5 |
Billups, Det. | 28 | 228 | 8.1 |
Ford, Tor. | 30 | 244 | 8.1 |
Wade, Mia. | 26 | 204 | 7.8 |
Iverson, Den. | 19 | 145 | 7.6 |
College men
EAST
Army 59, Sacred Heart 58
Boston College 87, Northeastern 82
Fordham 67, Quinnipiac 66
Long Island U. 72, St. Peter’s 61
Monmouth, N.J. 81, Loyola Marymount 53
Rutgers 75, S. Carolina St. 68
SOUTH
Charlotte 83, Wofford 62
Clemson 67, Georgia St. 57
Duke 70, San Jose St. 51
Maryland 94, Siena 75
Middle Tennessee 60, Fla. International 46
North Carolina 81, Dayton 51
South Florida 82, Bethune-Cookman 49
Troy 82, Ark.-Little Rock 70
William & Mary 61, Richmond 53
Wisconsin 64, Georgia 54
MIDWEST
E. Michigan 62, IPFW 61
Iowa St. 67, N. Dakota St. 54
Northwestern 85, Northwestern St. 59
FAR WEST
Portland 74, Lewis & Clark 64
UCLA 96, Washington 74
College women
EAST
Army 77, Cent. Connecticut St. 64
Boston College 70, Massachusetts 64
Bowling Green 92, Robert Morris 81
Connecticut 82, Sacred Heart 40
Loyola, Md. 75, Penn 63
Monmouth, N.J. 79, Lafayette 62
Providence 78, Harvard 67
Yale 81, Quinnipiac 64
SOUTH
Coastal Carolina 73, Converse 43
Hofstra 70, Stetson 39
Louisville 77, Sacramento St. 42
Radford 62, Hampton 54
Southern Miss. 58, UCF 57
MIDWEST
Illinois St. 64, Drake 50
Indiana 71, Michigan 58
Indiana St. 89, Creighton 62
Marquette 80, S. Dakota St. 63
Michigan St. 56, Wisconsin 46
Minnesota 70, Illinois 61
Ohio St. 73, Iowa 67
Purdue 70, Penn St. 44
Xavier 72, Kansas 63
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 68, New Orleans 56
TCU 68, UMKC 45
W. Illinois 58, Sam Houston St. 50
FAR WEST
Denver 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 58
E. Washington 84, Portland 66
Southern Cal 62, Washington St. 56
Washington 72, UCLA 67
Pacific-10 Conference
USC 62, Washington St. 56
Southern California (7-7, 1-3)—Hagiya 2-4 6-10 12, Jelks 2-5 2-2 7, Travers 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 4-12 5-6 16, Berberet 0-1 0-0 0, Jaskowiak 0-2 1-2 1, Parker 1-2 5-6 7, Kerr 8-11 3-8 19, Medlock 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 17-38 22-36 62.
Washington State (5-9, 1-3)—Benz 1-7 0-0 2, Coates 1-2 1-2 3, Betteridge 2-4 0-0 5, DuRocher 3-9 0-0 9, Montgomery 1-4 0-0 3, Kelly 1-3 7-8 9, Appleton 0-2 3-3 3, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Stotler 7-15 2-4 16, Ferguson 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 19-52 13-17 56.
Halftime—Southern California 34, Washington State 33. 3-point goals—Southern California 6-16 (Murphy 3-7, Hagiya 2-4, Jelks 1-3, Jaskowiak 0-2), Washington State 5-14 (DuRocher 3-8, Betteridge 1-1, Montgomery 1-1, Ferguson 0-1, Benz 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Southern California 30 (Murphy 7), Washington State 31 (Coates 7). Assists—Southern California 16 (Hagiya 5), Washington State 13 (Betteridge, Appleton 3). Total fouls—Southern California 16, Washington State 22. A—331.
Washington 72, UCLA 67
UCLA (8-8, 2-2)—Pluimer 8-15 0-0 18, Ibekwe 1-3 1-2 3, Livingston 1-6 6-6 8, Henderson 3-7 0-0 6, Quinn 7-16 3-5 19, Zaidi 0-2 0-0 0, Pitts 0-1 0-2 0, Latimer 3-4 2-4 9, Horton 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Alexander 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 12-19 67.
Washington (11-4, 4-0)—Watson 3-6 0-0 7, Plouffe 3-13 2-2 8, Florence 4-5 0-0 9, Hicks 8-15 6-6 22, Clark 0-5 0-0 0, McLellan 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 6-11 0-0 12, Craddock 3-11 0-0 6, Banks 1-3 0-0 2, Schelly 0-1 1-2 1, O’Hara 0-1 5-6 5. Totals 28-71 14-16 72.
Halftime—Washington 34, UCLA 33. 3-point goals—UCLA 5-11 (Pluimer 2-2, Quinn 2-3, Latimer 1-2, Henderson 0-1, Horton 0-1, Zaidi 0-2), Washington 2-10 (Watson 1-1, Florence 1-2, Clark 0-1, Hicks 0-2, Craddock 0-4). Fouled out—Ibekwe. Rebounds—UCLA 35 (Livingston 6), Washington 44 (Hicks 9). Assists—UCLA 12 (Quinn 6), Washington 13 (Bell 4). Total fouls—UCLA 17, Washington 16. Technicals—Livingston, Clark. A—2,587.
Non-conference
E. Washington 84, Portland 66
Portland (8-7)—Sievers 3-10 0-0 6, Graner 2-7 5-6 10, Warren 2-8 3-4 7, Dollente 3-8 11-12 17, Wassom 1-5 0-0 3, Morris 3-4 0-2 6, Burris 0-0 0-0 0, Stratton 4-8 2-2 11, Koebel 1-3 0-0 2, Rowe 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 2-7 0-2 4. Totals 21-60 21-28 66.
Eastern Washington (5-8)—Holgate 2-3 0-0 4, Benson 5-11 1-2 11, Chadd 8-12 1-2 22, Allen 3-7 4-4 10, Baker 0-2 2-2 2, Gonnella 2-3 0-0 6, Murdoch 1-2 1-2 3, Knight 0-2 0-2 0, Osborn 7-17 4-9 20, Huntington 1-1 0-0 2, Scott 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 31-65 13-23 84.
Halftime—Eastern Washington 46, Portland 30. 3-point goals—Portland 3-10 (Graner 1-2, Wassom 1-3, Stratton 1-3, Sievers 0-1, Dollente 0-1), Eastern Washington 9-21 (Chadd 5-8, Gonnella 2-3, Osborn 2-6, Allen 0-2, Baker 0-2). Fouled out—Sievers. Rebounds—Portland 43 (Sievers 7), Eastern Washington 38 (Holgate 7). Assists—Portland 7 (Warren 2), Eastern Washington 21 (Allen 8). Total fouls—Portland 16, Eastern Washington 26. A—915.
Football
College
Bowl Glance
Sunday’s Results
MPC Computers Bowl at Boise
Miami 21, Nevada 20
Today’s Games
Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Penn State (8-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl at Dallas
Auburn (10-2) vs. Nebraska (9-4), 8:30 a.m. (FOX)
Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech (9-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 10 a.m. (CBS)
Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.
Southern Cal (10-2) vs. Michigan (11-1), 2 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)
Tuesday’s Games
Orange Bowl at Miami
Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Wednesday’s Games
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans
LSU (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (10-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday’s Games
International Bowl at Toronto
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, Jan. 7
GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
Southern Miss (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 8
BCS National Championship at Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 14
Hula Bowl at Honolulu
East vs. West, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 15
Las Vegas All-American Classic
East vs. West, 1 p.m., (NFL)
Saturday, Jan. 20
East-West Shrine Classic at Houston
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 27
Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFL)
Hockey
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
New Jersey | 22 | 13 | 3 | 47 | 101 | 92 |
N.Y. Rangers | 19 | 17 | 4 | 42 | 119 | 124 |
N.Y. Islanders | 19 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 109 | 102 |
Pittsburgh | 16 | 15 | 6 | 38 | 116 | 123 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 93 | 144 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Buffalo | 28 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 152 | 108 |
Montreal | 22 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 118 | 104 |
Ottawa | 21 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 127 | 115 |
Boston | 19 | 14 | 3 | 41 | 111 | 124 |
Toronto | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 126 | 137 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Atlanta | 23 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 127 | 119 |
Carolina | 21 | 16 | 4 | 46 | 126 | 126 |
Washington | 16 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 118 | 137 |
Tampa Bay | 18 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 125 | 123 |
Florida | 15 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 111 | 130 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Nashville | 26 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 130 | 99 |
Detroit | 24 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 115 | 84 |
Chicago | 16 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 96 | 109 |
Columbus | 15 | 20 | 4 | 34 | 102 | 119 |
St. Louis | 12 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 91 | 122 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Minnesota | 20 | 17 | 2 | 42 | 110 | 108 |
Calgary | 19 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 111 | 97 |
Vancouver | 20 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 95 | 103 |
Colorado | 18 | 18 | 2 | 38 | 120 | 110 |
Edmonton | 18 | 18 | 2 | 38 | 106 | 112 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Anaheim | 28 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 143 | 100 |
San Jose | 26 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 94 |
Dallas | 25 | 15 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 91 |
Los Angeles | 14 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 152 |
Phoenix | 15 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 99 | 130 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Sunday’s Results
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 3
Detroit 6, Los Angeles 2
Columbus 3, Chicago 1
San Jose 4, Dallas 2
Calgary 4, Edmonton 2
Philadelphia 5, Carolina 2
Today’s Games
Phoenix at Washington, 11 a.m.
Atlanta at Ottawa, noon
Colorado at Nashville, noon
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Blue Jackets 3, Blackhawks 1
Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Columbus | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Chicago, Lapointe 9 (Vandermeer, Vrbata), 15:23. Second Period—2, Columbus, Fedorov 13 (Nash, Hainsey), 5:40 (pp). 3, Columbus, Malhotra 4 (Chimera, Fritsche), 15:51. Third Period—4, Columbus, Westcott 4, 19:54 (en).
Flames 4, Oilers 2
Edmonton | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Calgary | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Calgary, Iginla 22 (Huselius), 5:48. 2, Calgary, Langkow 15 (Iginla, Amonte), 9:05. Second Period—3, Calgary, Phaneuf 9 (Iginla, Hamrlik), :49 (pp). 4, Edmonton, Smyth 18 (Tjarnqvist, Stoll), 2:11 (pp). 5, Calgary, Kobasew 4 (Tanguay, Lombardi), 3:53. Third Period—6, Edmonton, Smyth 19 (Stoll, Sykora), 10:05 (pp).
Flyers 5, Hurricanes 2
Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Philadelphia, Gagne 20 (Forsberg), 18:37. Second Period—2, Carolina, Whitney 15 (Belanger, Tanabe), 11:11 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Zhitnik 4 (Fedoruk, Forsberg), 19:47. Third Period—4, Philadelphia, Potulny 2 (Fedoruk, Eager), 4:58. 5, Philadelphia, Calder 4 (Carter), 6:23. 6, Carolina, Whitney 16 (Belanger, Brind’Amour), 8:14. 7, Philadelphia, Knuble 15 (Forsberg), 19:11 (pp-en).
Red Wings 6, Kings 2
Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
Detroit | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
First Period—1, Detroit, Holmstrom 6 (Zetterberg, Datsyuk), 5:45. Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Frolov 20 (Armstrong, Tverdovsky), 1:55 (pp). 3, Detroit, Filppula 4 (Williams, Lidstrom), 4:50. 4, Detroit, Datsyuk 10 (Schneider, Kronwall), 6:40. 5, Los Angeles, Frolov 21 (Armstrong, Cammalleri), 12:42. 6, Detroit, Draper 6 (Franzen), 17:12. Third Period—7, Detroit, Samuelsson 9 (Schneider, Lang), 4:27 (pp). 8, Detroit, Williams 6 (Hudler, Lebda), 5:28.
Sharks 4, Stars 2
San Jose | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, San Jose, Pavelski 8 (Michalek), 1:25. 2, San Jose, Cheechoo 12 (Thornton, Gorges), 5:18 (pp). 3, Dallas, Zubov 7 (Boucher, Eriksson), 7:17 (pp). 4, San Jose, Marleau 17 (Thornton, Cheechoo), 9:05 (pp). 5, San Jose, Thornton 11 (Grier, Marleau), 11:36. Second Period—None. Third Period—6, Dallas, Hagman 6 (Tjarnqvist, Stefan), 10:03.
Wild 4, Ducks 3
Anaheim | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Minnesota | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Anaheim, Selanne 22 (S.Niedermayer, McDonald), 7:35. Second Period—2, Minnesota, Bouchard 7 (Parrish, Foster), 11:15 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Rolston 20 (Koivu, Radivojevic), 11:47 (pp). 4, Minnesota, Bouchard 8 (Foster, Rolston), 15:09 (pp). 5, Anaheim, S.Niedermayer 7 (Selanne, Kunitz), 17:57 (pp). Third Period—6, Anaheim, Selanne 23 (S.Niedermayer, O’Brien), 3:26 (pp). 7, Minnesota, Parrish 11 (White, Burns), 15:42.
Scoring leaders
Through Dec. 30
GP | G | A | PTS | |
Crosby, Pit | 34 | 17 | 41 | 58 |
Hossa, Atl | 40 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
Jagr, NYR | 40 | 16 | 36 | 52 |
Ovechkin, Was | 39 | 25 | 25 | 50 |
St. Louis, TB | 39 | 25 | 24 | 49 |
Iginla, Cal | 36 | 21 | 28 | 49 |
Lecavalier, TB | 39 | 21 | 28 | 49 |
Selanne, Ana | 40 | 21 | 26 | 47 |
Savard, Bos | 36 | 12 | 35 | 47 |
Briere, Buf | 38 | 15 | 31 | 46 |
Heatley, Ott | 40 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
Straka, NYR | 40 | 18 | 27 | 45 |
Spezza, Ott | 36 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
Brind’Amour, Car | 36 | 13 | 31 | 44 |
Kozlov, Atl | 40 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
Nylander, NYR | 37 | 13 | 30 | 43 |
Thornton, SJ | 39 | 10 | 33 | 43 |
5 tied | 42 |
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Brandon | 40 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 47 |
Swift Current | 39 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
Prince Albert | 37 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Regina | 38 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
Saskatoon | 37 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
Moose Jaw | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Medicine Hat | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
Kootenay | 37 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Red Deer | 39 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 49 |
Calgary | 38 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
Lethbridge | 40 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Vancouver | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 61 |
Kamloops | 38 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
Prince George | 38 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
Kelowna | 38 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
Chilliwack | 40 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Everett | 36 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
Seattle | 38 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 46 |
Tri-City | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Spokane | 37 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
Portland | 37 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Sunday’s Results
Seattle 4, Portland 3
Vancouver 3, Chilliwack 0
Prince Albert at Kootenay, (n)
Spokane at Tri-City, (n)
Today’s Games
Brandon at Regina
Swift Current at Saskatoon
Tennis
ITF Hyundai Hopman Cup
At Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia; Purse: $1 million (ITF Exhibition); Surface: Hard-Indoor
Group B
India 2, Czech Republic 1
Sania Mirza, India, def. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2.
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, 6-2, 6-2.
Mirza and Bopanna, India, def. Safarova and Berdych, Czech Republic, 6-3, 5-7, 10-5 tiebreak.
Saturday
Group A
Australia 2, Russia 1
Alicia Molik, Australia, def. Nadia Petrova, Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
Mark Philippoussis, Australia, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (0).
Petrova and Tursunov, Russia, def. Molik and Philippoussis, Australia, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
France 2, United States 1
Tatiana Golovin, France, def. Ashley Harkleroad, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Jerome Haehnel, France, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
Harkleroad and Fish, United States, def. Golovin and Haehnel, France, walkover.
ATP Next Generation Adelaide International
At Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia; Purse: $436,000 (Intl. Series); Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Main Draw Elimination Round
Chris Guccione, United States, def. Amer Delic, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Peter Luczak, Australia, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.
Joachim Johansson, Sweden, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.
Alun Jones, Australia, def. Gilles Simon, France, 6-2, 7-5.
WTA Tour Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts
At Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Australia; Purse: $175,000 (Tier III); Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles, First Round
Catalina Castano, Colombia, def. Shannon Golds, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.
Martina Hingis (1), Switzerland, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-0, 6-2.
Severine Bremond, France, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Milagros Sequera, Venezuela, def. Ekaterina Ivanova, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Sophie Ferguson, Australia, def. Ai Sugiyama (8), Japan, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.
Moves
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Assigned C Patrick O’Bryant to Bakersfield of the NBA Development League.
NBA Development League
ANAHEIM ARSENAL—Signed C Ha Seung-Jin. Waived F Sean Banks.
AUSTIN TOROS—Waived G Jay Williams.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed S Aaron Francisco to a four-year contract extension through the 2010 season.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Placed DT Keith Traylor on injured reserve. Signed S Jack Hunt from the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed OL Todd Herremans to a five-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended N.Y. Rangers F Colton Orr for five games and Washington F Donald Brashear for one game for their actions in a Dec. 30 game.
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Assigned G David McKee to Augusta of the ECHL.
CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned C Dustin Boyd to Omaha of the AHL.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated C Kevyn Adams and LW Andrew Ladd from injured reserve. Assigned F Keith Aucoin to Albany of the AHL.
MINNESOTA WILD—Signed D John Scott.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled D Allan Rourke from Bridgeport of the AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned D Bryce Lampman to Hartford of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Claimed F Dmitry Afanasenkov off waivers from Tampa Bay.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Claimed F Jeff Cowan off waivers from Los Angeles.
American Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES—Recalled D Tim Wedderburn from Rockford of the UHL.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Loaned F Zdenek Bahensky and D Ryan Constant to Charlotte of the ECHL. Assigned F Hugh Jessiman to Charlotte.
HOUSTON AEROS—Recalled G Miroslav Kopriva from Texas of the ECHL.
PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS—Assigned D Rosario Ruggeri to Trenton of the ECHL.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Recalled D Brady Greco from Johnstown of the ECHL.
ECHL
COLUMBIA INFERNO—Signed G Mike Willerding. Acquired F Scott Sheppard from Trenton.
PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS—Acquired F John Hecimovic from Dayton for future considerations.
READING ROYALS—Loaned G Jeff Pietrasiak and D Shawn Germain to Hershey of the AHL.Suspended D Roman Teslyuk.
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS—Signed D Tim Judy. Loaned D Jamie Fraser to Bridgeport of the AHL.
TEXAS WILDCATTERS—Suspended F Casey Lee
TOLEDO STORM—Signed G Kevin Burke. Released G Steve Klockowski.
COLLEGE
MINNESOTA—Fired Glen Mason, football coach.
TENNESSEE—Announced men’s basketball freshman G Marques Johnson will transfer.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the college football board, the West Virginia-Georgia Tech circle is for West Virginia QB Pat White (probable), RB Steve Slaton (questionable) and Georgia Tech QB Reggie Ball (ineligible).
NFL playoffs
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Saturday | ||||
COLTS | 7 | 7 | 50.5 | Chiefs |
SEAHAWKS | 3 | 3 | 46.5 | Cowboys |
Sunday, Jan. 7 | ||||
PATRIOTS | 9 | 9 | 38 | Jets |
EAGLES | 6.5 | 6.5 | 46.5 | Giants |
College Football
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | ||||
Auburn | 3 | 1.5 | 46 | Nebraska |
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) | ||||
Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 41 | Penn St |
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
Arkansas | 2 | 2.5 | 46 | Wisconsin |
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) | ||||
West Virginia | 7.5 | [11] | 47 | Georgia Tech |
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | ||||
Usc | 2(m) | PK | 47 | Michigan |
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | ||||
Oklahoma | 8 | 7.5 | 50 | Boise St |
Tuesday | ||||
Orange Bowl (Miami) | ||||
Louisville | 9.5 | 10 | 51 | Wake Forest |
Wednesday | ||||
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) | ||||
Lsu | 8.5 | 9.5 | 55 | Notre Dame |
Saturday | ||||
International Bowl (Toronto) | ||||
Cincinnati | 8.5 | 7.5 | 41 | W Michigan |
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) | ||||
So Miss | 7 | 6 | 42 | Ohio U |
January 8 | ||||
BCS Championship Game (Glendale, Ariz.) | ||||
Ohio St | 8 | 7.5 | 46 | Florida |
Note: The (m) after the opening line denotes that Michigan opened as a favorite.
NBA
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
T’wolves | 2.5 | BOBCATS |
BLAZERS | 6 | Celtics |
College Basketball
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
TEXAS TECH | 5.5 | New Mexico |
ALABAMA | 9.5 | Oklahoma |
CREIGHTON | 10 | Illinois St |
SO ILLINOIS | 4 | Wichita St |
Tulane | 1 | NEW ORLEANS |
WAKE FOREST | 11.5 | East Carolina |