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Basketball

NBA

At A Glance

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Games

San Antonio 95, Atlanta 81

L.A. Clippers 90, New York 80

Phoenix 108, Detroit 101

Houston 111, Memphis 109

Dallas 89, Denver 85

L.A. Lakers 104, Philadelphia 94

Seattle 101, Boston 95

Monday’s Games

Minnesota 102, Charlotte 96

Boston 89, Portland 81

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Golden State vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 6 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Celtics 89, Trail Blazers 81

Boston (89)- Szczerbiak 4-14 7-10 15, Gomes 7-9 4-4 18, Jefferson 5-13 4-4 14, Allen 9-13 2-2 22, West 2-8 4-4 8, Green 3-7 0-1 6, Perkins 1-3 0-0 2, Telfair 1-4 0-0 2, Rondo 0-1 2-2 2, Scalabrine 0-1 0-0 0, Olowokandi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-73 23-27 89.

Portland (81)- Udoka 2-7 6-7 11, Randolph 4-11 1-3 9, Przybilla 4-5 0-0 8, Roy 7-16 4-4 18, Jack 1-7 2-2 5, Magloire 3-7 3-4 9, Dixon 3-8 0-1 6, Outlaw 1-5 2-2 4, Webster 3-5 2-2 11, Rodriguez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-72 20-25 81.

3-Point Goals—Boston 2-4 (Allen 2-2, Green 0-1, Szczerbiak 0-1), Portland 5-17 (Webster 3-4, Jack 1-3, Udoka 1-4, Outlaw 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Dixon 0-2, Roy 0-2). Rebounds—Boston 50 (Jefferson 11), Portland 44 (Magloire 13). Assists—Boston 13 (West 4), Portland 16 (Roy 5). Total Fouls—Boston 22, Portland 23. Technicals—Boston Defensive Three Second, Portland Defensive Three Second. A—12,156. (19,980).

Timberwolves 102, Bobcats 96

Minnesota (102)- Hassell 2-5 0-0 4, Garnett 12-18 8-10 32, Blount 9-19 3-5 21, R.Davis 9-18 4-8 25, James 5-11 0-0 10, Reed 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Foye 2-7 3-4 8, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 1-1 0-0 2, Madsen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-81 18-27 102.

Charlotte (96)- Morrison 8-17 1-2 18, Okafor 5-9 2-2 12, Brezec 0-1 0-0 0, D.Anderson 2-4 0-0 5, Felton 9-19 1-1 22, May 6-9 0-2 12, Carroll 7-13 4-4 23, Voskuhl 2-3 0-0 4, Harrington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-75 8-11 96.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 4-7 (R.Davis 3-4, Foye 1-2, James 0-1), Charlotte 10-19 (Carroll 5-8, Felton 3-5, D.Anderson 1-2, Morrison 1-4). Fouled Out—Brezec. Rebounds—Minnesota 47 (Garnett 14), Charlotte 42 (Okafor 14). Assists—Minnesota 25 (R.Davis 7), Charlotte 25 (Felton 9). Total Fouls—Minnesota 16, Charlotte 28. A—14,827 (19,077).

Sunday’s Results

SuperSonics 101, Celtics 95

Boston (95)- Gomes 1-6 0-0 2, Szczerbiak 5-12 3-3 13, Jefferson 8-15 5-7 21, T.Allen 8-15 6-7 23, West 0-3 0-0 0, Scalabrine 0-5 0-0 0, Telfair 1-7 0-0 2, Green 6-13 3-4 18, Perkins 2-3 0-0 4, Rondo 6-9 0-0 12. Totals 37-88 17-21 95.

Seattle (101)- Wilkins 9-11 0-0 20, Wilcox 8-13 8-8 24, Fortson 1-1 0-0 2, R.Allen 7-20 0-0 15, Ridnour 5-9 7-7 17, Petro 4-5 0-0 8, Watson 5-8 2-3 13, Sene 0-0 0-0 0, Gelabale 0-0 0-0 0, Collison 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 40-74 17-18 101.

3-Point Goals—Boston 4-17 (Green 3-9, T.Allen 1-4, Scalabrine 0-2, Szczerbiak 0-2), Seattle 4-9 (Wilkins 2-2, Watson 1-1, R.Allen 1-5, Ridnour 0-1). Fouled Out—Jefferson. Rebounds—Boston 48 (Jefferson 10), Seattle 42 (Wilcox 8). Assists—Boston 13 (Gomes, Scalabrine, Rondo 3), Seattle 22 (Ridnour 11). Total Fouls—Boston 19, Seattle 21. A—15,557. (17,072).

Lakers 104, 76ers 94

Philadelphia (94)- Carney 3-7 0-0 7, Henderson 1-4 0-0 2, Dalembert 3-9 0-0 6, Iguodala 4-10 11-12 19, Miller 5-13 3-4 13, Korver 10-18 4-4 29, Ollie 1-4 4-4 6, Hunter 1-3 0-2 2, Green 2-9 2-2 6, Jones 2-4 0-2 4, L.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-81 24-30 94.

L.A. Lakers (104)- Walton 4-8 3-4 11, Cook 2-2 0-0 4, Brown 3-5 0-2 6, Bryant 15-22 2-2 35, Parker 4-10 3-4 12, Evans 3-12 1-2 8, Farmar 2-5 0-0 5, Radmanovic 1-3 2-2 5, Bynum 1-5 3-4 5, Vujacic 3-6 0-0 8, S.Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Turiaf 0-2 2-4 2. Totals 39-82 16-24 104.

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 6-14 (Korver 5-9, Carney 1-2, Iguodala 0-1, Green 0-2), L.A. Lakers 10-24 (Bryant 3-6, Vujacic 2-4, Radmanovic 1-1, S.Williams 1-1, Parker 1-3, Evans 1-4, Farmar 1-4, Walton 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 50 (Dalembert 11), L.A. Lakers 56 (Brown, Bryant 8). Assists—Philadelphia 21 (Miller 8), L.A. Lakers 23 (Bryant 6). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 21, L.A. Lakers 21. A—18,997. (18,997).

Mavericks 89, Nuggets 85

Dallas (89)- Howard 10-16 5-6 28, Croshere 0-6 0-0 0, Dampier 1-5 3-4 5, Dev.Harris 7-13 2-2 16, Terry 9-19 2-3 21, George 1-7 2-4 4, An.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Diop 2-3 0-0 4, Buckner 4-10 2-2 11, Barea 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-81 16-21 89.

Denver (85)- D.Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Najera 5-10 4-5 14, Camby 5-15 3-5 13, Diawara 0-11 1-2 1, Iverson 10-17 8-8 28, Kleiza 2-7 2-2 6, Boykins 8-17 3-3 20, Evans 0-1 3-5 3. Totals 30-80 24-30 85.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 5-26 (Howard 3-7, Buckner 1-3, Terry 1-5, Dev.Harris 0-1, Barea 0-1, An.Johnson 0-1, Croshere 0-4, George 0-4), Denver 1-10 (Boykins 1-3, D.Johnson 0-1, Kleiza 0-2, Diawara 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 58 (Howard 17), Denver 50 (Camby 13). Assists—Dallas 23 (Terry 6), Denver 17 (Iverson 8). Total Fouls—Dallas 23, Denver 21. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second, Diawara. A—18,423. (19,099).

College men

SOUTH

Alabama 70, Oklahoma 55

New Orleans 84, Tulane 77

Wake Forest 81, East Carolina 65

MIDWEST

Creighton 79, Illinois St. 71

New Mexico St. 88, Chicago St. 78

S. Illinois 73, Wichita St. 68

SOUTHWEST

Lamar 91, Louisiana College 76

Texas Tech 70, New Mexico 68

Associated Press Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 31, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Wichita St. 116, Michigan St. 73, Florida St. 58, Texas 53, Maryland 48, Washington St. 38, Georgetown 25, N. Iowa 22, Kentucky 21, Drexel 8, Syracuse 7, UNLV 7, S. Illinois 6, Missouri St. 5, Purdue 5, Gonzaga 4, Georgia Tech 3, Missouri 1, Xavier 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 31, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 40; Maryland 39; Wichita State 31; UNLV 26; Texas 22; Southern Illinois 16; Washington State 16; Syracuse 14; Florida State 10; Drexel 7; Northern Iowa 7; Missouri State 6; Creighton 3; Georgetown 3; Illinois 1; Winthrop 1.

College women

EAST

Vermont 75, Siena 56

SOUTH

Davidson 58, Coll. of Charleston 48

South Carolina 75, Winthrop 30

Vanderbilt 70, La Salle 59

MIDWEST

Evansville 82, Missouri St. 72

Associated Press Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 31, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 77, Texas 41, Hofstra 40, Missouri 29, Iowa St. 22, Washington 21, Nebraska 13, Rutgers 12, Kentucky 11, South Florida 6, Delaware 2, Montana 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Wis.-Green Bay 2, TCU 1.

How Dave Trimmer voted

Here is how Spokesman – Review women’s basketball writer Dave Trimmer voted in the Associated Press Top 25 poll:

1. Maryland. 2. North Carolina. 3. Tennessee. 4. Duke. 5. UConn. 6. Ohio State. 7. Oklahoma. 8. LSU. 9. Baylor. 10. Stanford. 11. Louisville. 12. Vanderbilt. 13. Purdue. 14. Arizona State. 15. Georgia. 16. Texas A&M. 17. Marquette. 18. George Washington. 19. Michigan State. 20. New Mexico. 21. Bowling Green. 22. Pitt. 23. Arkansas. 24. California 25. Montana.

Football

College

Bowl Glance

Monday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Payout: $3 million

Penn State 20, Tennessee 10

Cotton Bowl

At Dallas

Payout: $3 million

Auburn 17, Nebraska 14

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Payout: $4.25 million

Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Payout: $2.5 million

West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Payout: $17 million

Southern Cal 32, Michigan 18

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Payout: $17 million

Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42, OT

Tuesday, Jan. 2

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Payout: $17 million

Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Wednesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Payout: $17 million

LSU (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (10-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 6

International Bowl

At Toronto

Payout: $750,000

Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, Jan. 7

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Payout: $750,000

Southern Miss (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 8

BCS National Championship

At Glendale, Ariz.

Payout: $17 million

Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Cotton Bowl

Auburn 17, Nebraska 14

Neb—Swift 13 pass from Taylor (Congdon kick).

Aub—Stewart 9 pass from Cox (Vaughn kick).

Aub—Stewart 1 run (Vaughn kick).

Neb—B.Jackson 20 run (Congdon kick).

Aub—FG Vaughn 42.

A—66,777.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Auburn, K.Irons 24-72, Tate 4-23, Taylor 1-3, Stewart 1-1, Cox 5-(minus 32). Nebraska, Lucky 25-88, B.Jackson 7-38, Nunn 1-(minus 2), Taylor 4-(minus 5), Todd 1-(minus 15).

PASSING—Auburn, Cox 10-21-0-111. Nebraska, Taylor 14-26-1-126, Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING—Auburn, Taylor 6-70, Rodriguez 1-18, McKenzie 1-12, Stewart 1-9, K.Irons 1-2. Nebraska, Lucky 6-67, Swift 3-44, B.Jackson 2-(minus 6), Purify 1-9, Nunn 1-8, Todd 1-4.

Capital One Bowl Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14

Wis—FG Mehlhaff 52.

Ark—Jones 76 run (J.Davis kick).

Wis—Hubbard 22 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick).

Wis—Beckum 13 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick).

Ark—Jones 12 run (J.Davis kick).

A—60,774.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Arkansas, Jones 14-150, McFadden 19-89, Mustain 0-5, Dick 1-(minus 12). Wisconsin, Hill Jr. 19-36, Stocco 9-(minus 41).

PASSING—Arkansas, Dick 9-21-1-98, Mustain 5-10-1-41, McFadden 1-1-0-(minus 3). Wisconsin, Stocco 14-34-2-206.

RECEIVING—Arkansas, Ro.Johnson 4-46, Jones 4-2, C.Washington 3-46, Miller 1-19, Monk 1-13, Cleveland 1-5, F.Jackson 1-5. Wisconsin, Beckum 5-82, Hubbard 4-73, Swan 4-27, Crooks 1-24.

Fiesta Bowl Boise St. 43, Oklahoma 42

BSU—James 49 pass from Zabransky (Montgomery kick).

BSU—I.Johnson 2 run (Montgomery kick).

Okla—M.Johnson 7 pass from Thompson (Hartley kick).

Okla—FG Hartley 31.

BSU—James 32 pass from Zabransky (Montgomery kick).

BSU—Tadman 34 interception return (Montgomery kick).

Okla—Peterson 8 run (Hartley kick).

Okla—FG Hartley 28.

Okla—Chaney 5 pass from Thompson (Iglesias from Thompson).

Okla—M.Walker 34 interception return (Hartley kick).

BSU—Rabb 35 run with lateral after James 15 pass from Zabransky (Montgomery kick).

Okla—Peterson 25 run (Hartley kick).

BSU—Schouman 5 pass from Perretta (I.Johnson run).

Gator Bowl

West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35

WVU—Schmitt 1 run (McAfee kick).

GaT—C.Johnson 31 pass from Bennett (Bell kick).

GaT—Choice 3 run (Bell kick).

GaT—C.Johnson 48 pass from Bennett (Bell kick).

WVU—FG McAfee 25.

GaT—J.Johnson 27 pass from Bennett (Bell kick).

WVU—Schmitt 11 run (McAfee kick).

GaT—Choice 5 run (Bell kick).

WVU—Gonzales 57 pass from White (McAfee kick).

WVU—Myles 14 pass from White (McAfee kick).

WVU—White 15 run (McAfee kick).

A—67,714.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Georgia Tech, Choice 27-169, J.Evans 2-10, Bennett 3-(minus 19). West Virginia, White 22-145, Schmitt 13-109, Collington 6-26, Reynaud 1-20, Slaton 3-11.

PASSING—Georgia Tech, Bennett 19-29-1-326. West Virginia, White 9-15-0-131.

RECEIVING—Georgia Tech, C.Johnson 9-186, Choice 4-28, J.Johnson 2-68, Grant 2-14, Cooper 1-21, Matthews 1-9. West Virginia, Myles 6-54, Slaton 2-20, Gonzales 1-57.

Outback Bowl Penn St. 20, Tennessee 10

Tenn—FG Wilhoit 44.

PSU—FG Kelly 34.

PSU—Quarless 2 pass from Morelli (Kelly kick).

Tenn—Coker 42 run (Wilhoit kick).

PSU—Davis 88 fumble return (Kelly kick).

PSU—FG Kelly 22.

A—65,601.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Tennessee, A.Foster 12-65, Coker 5-36, Hardesty 3-2, Meachem 1-(minus 6), Ainge 2-(minus 14). Penn St., Hunt 31-158, Wallace 1-11, Williams 3-6, Hahn 1-5, Morelli 1-5, Snow 1-0, Team 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Tennessee, Ainge 25-37-1-267. Penn St., Morelli 14-25-0-197.

RECEIVING—Tennessee, Swain 7-84, C.Brown 7-66, Meachem 4-33, Coker 3-35, B.Cottam 1-25, A.Foster 1-13, Briscoe 1-8, Taylor 1-3. Penn St., Norwood 4-35, Butler 3-73, Williams 3-27, Golden 1-35, Hahn 1-18, Hunt 1-7, Quarless 1-2.

Rose Bowl

USC 32, Michigan 18

USC—FG Danelo 26.

Mich—FG Rivas 43.

USC—McFoy 2 pass from Booty (Danelo kick).

USC—Jarrett 22 pass from Booty (kick failed).

USC—FG Danelo 26.

Mich—Arrington 11 pass from Henne (Hart run).

USC—Jarrett 62 pass from Booty (kick failed).

USC—Smith 7 pass from Booty (Danelo kick).

Mich—Breaston 41 pass from Henne (Rivas kick).

A—93,852.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Southern Cal, Gable 13-25, Bradford 4-19, C.Washington 2-8, Booty 4-(minus 4). Michigan, Hart 17-47, Minor 2-3, Manningham 1-2, Henne 7-(minus 40).

PASSING—Southern Cal, Booty 27-45-0-391. Michigan, Henne 26-41-1-309.

RECEIVING—Southern Cal, Jarrett 11-205, Smith 7-108, F.Davis 3-39, McFoy 2-24, Gable 2-(minus 3), Brittingham 1-14, Bradford 1-4. Michigan, Breaston 7-115, Manningham 6-79, Ecker 6-78, Arrington 4-34, Hart 2-(minus 2), Butler 1-5.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

Phoenix 3, Washington 2

Atlanta 3, Ottawa 2, OT

Colorado 5, Nashville 3

Buffalo 3, N.Y. Islanders 1

Toronto 5, Boston 1

Today’s Games

Anaheim at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Florida at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Avalanche 5, Predators 3

First Period—1, Colorado, Wolski 13 (Sakic, Svatos), 7:22. 2, Nashville, Arnott 11 (Suter, Dumont), 19:06 (pp). Second Period—3, Colorado, Hejduk 12 (Svatos, Arnason), 2:58. 4, Colorado, Brunette 13 (Stastny, Liles), 5:43. 5, Colorado, Vaananen 2 (Sakic), 6:44. 6, Nashville, Radulov 11 (Dumont, Timonen), 12:37 (pp). Third Period—7, Nashville, Arnott 12 (Kariya, Timonen), 17:35. 8, Colorado, Wolski 14 (Sakic, Clark), 19:11 (en).

Coyotes 3, Capitals 2

First Period—1, Phoenix, Nolan 9 (Perreault, Nagy), 2:02 (pp). 2, Washington, Pothier 1 (Ovechkin, Pettinger), 13:43 (pp). 3, Phoenix, Ballard 2 (Nolan, Perreault), 16:56. 4, Phoenix, Doan 9 (Roche, Michalek), 19:45 (pp). Second Period—5, Washington, Sutherby 2 (Klepis), 11:22. Third Period—None.

Maple Leafs 5, Bruins 1

First Period—1, Boston, Chara 7 (Sturm, Savard), 4:51 (pp). 2, Toronto, Sundin 17 (McCabe, Pohl), 8:09 (pp). 3, Toronto, Gill 3 (Devereaux, Kilger), 12:19. Second Period—4, Toronto, Newbury 1 (Belak, Ondrus), 12:24. Third Period—5, Toronto, Sundin 18 (O’Neill), 2:00. 6, Toronto, O’Neill 13 (Sundin, McCabe), 5:13 (pp).

Sabres 3, Islanders 1

First Period—1, Buffalo, Gaustad 6 (Campbell, Afinogenov), 8:06 (pp). Second Period—2, Buffalo, Afinogenov 18 (Roy, Vanek), 11:27. Third Period—3, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 22 (Asham, Campoli), 8:19. 4, Buffalo, Hecht 10 (Pominville, Drury), 19:44 (en).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

Regina 3 Brandon 0

Saskatoon 5 Swift Current 2

Today Games

Moose Jaw at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Moves

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Fired Dennis Green, coach.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Fired Jim Mora, coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Recalled RW Darren Haydar from Chicago of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned F Joakim Lindstrom to Syracuse of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Jed Ortmeyer from Hartford of the AHL.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Kings – Knicks circle is for Sacramento guard Mike Bibby (questionable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Mavericks – Sonics game due to Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki (questionable).

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