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Baseball

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

AtlanticWLPctGB
New Jersey1318.419
Toronto1318.419
New York1320.3941
Boston1018.3571 1/2
Philadelphia821.2764
SoutheastWLPctGB
Washington1713.567
Orlando1814.563
Miami1317.4334
Atlanta920.3107 1/2
Charlotte921.3008
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit1811.621
Chicago1912.613
Cleveland1712.5861
Indiana1715.5312 1/2
Milwaukee1615.5163

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Dallas237.767
San Antonio238.742 1/2
Houston1912.6134 1/2
New Orleans1218.40011
Memphis725.21917
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah229.710
Denver1611.5934
Minnesota1315.4647 1/2
Portland1318.4199
Seattle1219.38710
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix218.724
L.A. Lakers1911.6332 1/2
Golden State1616.5006 1/2
L.A. Clippers1416.4677 1/2
Sacramento1315.4647 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 York2216172580
L.A. Clippers2823231690

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.

Memphis29301535109
Houston24342627111

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.

Atlanta2316222081
San Antonio2022252895

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.

Phoenix29272824108
Detroit22282823101

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

ScoringGFGFTPTSAVG
Anthony, Den.2226515369631.6
Iverson, Den.1919218358330.7
Arenas, Wash.3029122990830.3
Bryant, LAL2725521276828.4
Redd, Mil.3128523186127.8
Wade, Mia.2624122071527.5
James, Clev.2928119179327.3
Pierce, Bos.2419818163826.6
Johnson, Atl.242419563026.3
Yao, Hou.2725219569925.9
Carter, N.J.3127117878725.4
Randolph, Port.3026521074424.8
Nowitzki, Dall.3023320469523.2
Hamilton, Det.2620215357522.1
Lewis, Sea.2720511859021.9
Garnett, Minn.2822415660821.7
Martin, Sac.2718216958221.6
Boozer, Utah3126912866621.5
Davis, G.S.2821212258821.0
Duncan, S.A.3023714261620.5
FG PercentageFGFGAPCT
Lee, N.Y.143227.630
Biedrins, G.S.148236.627
Stoudemire, Phoe.176286.615
Dalembert, Phil.110191.576
Howard, Orl.190334.569
Bogut, Mil.156275.567
Patterson, Mil.166294.565
Curry, N.Y.224398.563
Duncan, S.A.237423.560
Blount, Minn.141261.540
ReboundsGOFFDEFTOTAVG
Howard, Orl.3211228739912.5
Garnett, Minn.286227834012.1
Boozer, Utah319926136011.6
Okafor, Char.3011322734011.3
Chandler, NOk.2810420631011.1
Lee, N.Y.3211821833610.5
Randolph, Port.309222031210.4
Duncan, S.A.30842142989.9
Wallace, Chi.311201843049.8
Yao, Hou.27561992559.4
AssistsGASTAVG
Nash, Phoe.2629411.3
Kidd, N.J.312859.2
Miller, Phil.272429.0
Paul, NOk.272429.0
Williams, Utah312648.5
Davis, G.S.282378.5
Billups, Det.282288.1
Ford, Tor.302448.1
Wade, Mia.262047.8
Iverson, Den.191457.6

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

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey221334710192
N.Y. Rangers1917442119124
N.Y. Islanders1915341109102
Pittsburgh1615638116123
Philadelphia102442493144
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo287359152108
Montreal2211549118104
Ottawa2118143127115
Boston1914341111124
Toronto1717640126137
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta2311652127119
Carolina2116446126126
Washington1616739118137
Tampa Bay1819238125123
Florida1519737111130

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville261035513099
Detroit24955311584
Chicago161753796109
Columbus1520434102119
St. Louis121973191122
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Minnesota2017242110108
Calgary191444211197
Vancouver201814195103
Colorado1818238120110
Edmonton1818238106112
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim287662143100
San Jose261405211694
Dallas251505010891
Los Angeles1422533117152
Phoenix152023299130

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

Chicago1001
Columbus0213

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

Edmonton0112
Calgary2204

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

Philadelphia1135
Carolina0112

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 Angeles0202
Detroit1326

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 Jose4004
Dallas1012

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

Anaheim1113
Minnesota0314

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

GPGAPTS
Crosby, Pit34174158
Hossa, Atl40242852
Jagr, NYR40163652
Ovechkin, Was39252550
St. Louis, TB39252449
Iginla, Cal36212849
Lecavalier, TB39212849
Selanne, Ana40212647
Savard, Bos36123547
Briere, Buf38153146
Heatley, Ott40202545
Straka, NYR40182745
Spezza, Ott36192544
Brind’Amour, Car36133144
Kozlov, Atl40152843
Nylander, NYR37133043
Thornton, SJ39103343
5 tied42

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
Brandon4020132547
Swift Current3920171142
Prince Albert3717162238
Regina3814201332
Saskatoon3714220129
Moose Jaw3712232026
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
Medicine Hat4229112060
Kootenay3723102250
Red Deer3921113449
Calgary3822130347
Lethbridge4019172242

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Vancouver392753461
Kamloops3826101153
Prince George3814192333
Kelowna3811222327
Chilliwack4011252226
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Everett363050161
Seattle3818101946
Tri-City3522130044
Spokane3719133243
Portland3711250123

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

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Saturday
COLTS7750.5Chiefs
SEAHAWKS3346.5Cowboys
Sunday, Jan. 7
PATRIOTS9938Jets
EAGLES6.56.546.5Giants

College Football

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
Auburn31.546Nebraska
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)
Tennessee6441Penn St
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)
Arkansas22.546Wisconsin
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)
West Virginia7.5[11]47Georgia Tech
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
Usc2(m)PK47Michigan
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.)
Oklahoma87.550Boise St
Tuesday
Orange Bowl (Miami)
Louisville9.51051Wake Forest
Wednesday
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
Lsu8.59.555Notre Dame
Saturday
International Bowl (Toronto)
Cincinnati8.57.541W Michigan
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)
So Miss7642Ohio U
January 8
BCS Championship Game (Glendale, Ariz.)
Ohio St87.546Florida

Note: The (m) after the opening line denotes that Michigan opened as a favorite.

NBA

FavoritePointsUnderdog
T’wolves2.5BOBCATS
BLAZERS6Celtics

College Basketball

FavoritePointsUnderdog
TEXAS TECH5.5New Mexico
ALABAMA9.5Oklahoma
CREIGHTON10Illinois St
SO ILLINOIS4Wichita St
Tulane1NEW ORLEANS
WAKE FOREST11.5East Carolina