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Free Agent Signings

NEW YORK (AP) — The 99 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (8) — Signed Jamie Walker, lhp, Detroit, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Bradford, rhp, New York Mets, to a $10.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Kevin Millar, 1b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Kansas City, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jay Payton, of, Oakland, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Gomez, inf, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Aubrey Huff, of, Houston, to a $20 million, three-year contract.

BOSTON (4) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Julio Lugo, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $36 million, four-year contract; re-signed Doug Mirabelli, c, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract.

CLEVELAND (4) — Signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Aaron Fultz, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $1.65 million, one-year contract; signed David Dellucci, of, Philadelphia, to a $11.5 million, three-year contact; signed Joe Borowski, rhp, Florida, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract.

DETROIT (2) — Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Colorado to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (3) — Signed Gil Meche, rhp, Seattle, to a $55 million, five-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed David Riske, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Justin Speier, rhp, Toronto, to an $18 million, four-year contract; signed Gary Matthews Jr., of, Texas, to a $50 million, five-year contract; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, New York Mets, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Shea Hillenbrand, 1b, San Francisco, to a $6.5 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (2) — Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Rondell White, of, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (2) — Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, Houston, to a $16 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Alan Embree, lhp, San Diego, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Piazza, c, San Diego, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (2) — Signed Jose Guillen, of, Washington, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $25 million, three-year contract.

TEXAS (4) — Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $33.75 million, three-year contract; signed Kenny Lofton, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Gagne, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

TORONTO (4) — Signed Frank Thomas, 1b, Oakland, to an $18.12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gregg Zaun, c, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; signed Royce Clayton, ss, Cincinnati, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (2) — Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, ss, New York Mets, to an $850,000, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (8) — Re-signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, to a $75 million, five-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Mark DeRosa, 2b, Texas, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract; signed Alfonso Soriano, of, Washington, to a $136 million, eight-year contract; signed Ted Lilly, lhp, Toronto, to a $40 million, four-year contract; signed Daryle Ward, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.05 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, St. Louis, to a $21 million, three-year contract.

CINCINNATI (3) — Signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $14 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Stanton, lhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed David Weathers, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (3) — Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract.

FLORIDA (1) — Signed Aaron Boone, 3b, Cleveland, to a $925,000, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (2) — Signed Carlos Lee, of, Texas, to a $100 million, six-year contract; signed Woody Williams, rhp, San Diego, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (6) — Re-signed Nomar Garciaparra, 1b, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $44 million, five-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Philadelphia, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Mike Lieberthal, c, Philadelphia, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Schmidt, rhp, San Francisco, to a $47 million, three-year contract; signed Luis Gonzalez, of, Arizona, to a $7.35 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (3) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; announced Tony Graffanino, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, St. Louis, to a $42 million, four-year contract.

NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Jose Valentin, 2b, to a $3.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Hernandez, rhp, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Damion Easley, 2b, Arizona, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Moises Alou, of, San Francisco, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed left-hander Tom Glavine to a $10.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Guillermo Mota, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (3) — Signed Wes Helms, 3b, Florida, to a $5.45 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Eaton, rhp, Texas, to a $24.5 million, three-year contract; signed Rod Barajas, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Einar Diaz, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Jose Hernandez, ss, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($900,000).

ST. LOUIS (5) — Re-signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Kip Wells, rhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Gary Bennett, c, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Russ Springer, rhp, Houston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (4) — Re-signed Geoff Blum, 3b, to a $900,000, one-year contract; announced Todd Walker, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Greg Maddux, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Doug Brocail, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (8) — Re-signed Ray Durham, 2b, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract; signed Dave Roberts, of, San Diego, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Rich Aurilia, inf, Cincinnati, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract; signed Bengie Molina, c, Toronto, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Klesko, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Barry Zito, lhp, Oakland, to a $126 million, seven-year contract.

WASHINGTON (2) — Signed Ray King, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($850,000); re-signed Robert Fick, 1b, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
New Jersey1419.424
Toronto1419.424
New York1521.417 1/2
Boston1220.3751 1/2
Philadelphia924.2735
SoutheastWLPctGB
Washington1913.594
Orlando2014.588
Miami1319.4066
Atlanta1021.3238 1/2
Charlotte923.28110
CentralWLPctGB
Cleveland2112.636
Detroit1912.6131
Chicago2014.5881 1/2
Indiana1816.5293 1/2
Milwaukee1617.4855

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Dallas277.794
San Antonio2311.6764
Houston2112.6365 1/2
New Orleans1221.36414 1/2
Memphis826.23519
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah2410.706
Denver1615.5166 1/2
Minnesota1615.5166 1/2
Portland1420.41210
Seattle1323.36112
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix248.750
L.A. Lakers2211.6672 1/2
Golden State1817.5147 1/2
Sacramento1417.4529 1/2
L.A. Clippers1519.44110

Saturday’s Results

Atlanta 86, L.A. Clippers 74

Cleveland 96, New Jersey 91

Indiana 100, New Orleans 93

Chicago 106, Detroit 89

Utah 96, Denver 84

Portland 110, Sacramento 105, OT

Golden State 108, Seattle 104

Today’s Games

Washington at Toronto, 10 a.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 1 p.m.

Boston at Orlando, 3 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 6 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

Warriors 108, SuperSonics 104

FGFTReb
SEATTLEM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Gelabale 4-81-12-50410
Wilcox 8-136-72-72322
Collison 3-70-02-10246
Allen 11-179-92-24538
Watson 3-111-41-61138
Petro 1-40-00-7042
Ridnour 3-80-00-3557
Brown 1-20-00-2022
Wilkins 3-81-22-4339
Wilks 0-00-00-0000
Totals 37-7818-2311-462733104

Percentages: FG .474, FT .783. 3-Point Goals: 12-28, .429 (Allen 7-11, Wilkins 2-5, Gelabale 1-1, Ridnour 1-4, Watson 1-7). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 21 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Collison 2, Gelabale 2). Turnovers: 20 (Allen 5, Ridnour 4, Watson 3, Wilcox 2, Wilkins 2, Collison, Petro, Gelabale, Brown). Steals: 9 (Ridnour 3, Allen 2, Wilkins 2, Wilcox, Gelabale). Technical Fouls: None.

FGFTReb
GOLDEN STATEM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Pietrus 6-133-81-102216
Barnes 5-150-10-32411
Biedrins 6-113-48-161315
Azubuike 1-22-41-3025
Davis 9-192-42-711522
Ellis 9-161-50-04320
Murphy 1-10-01-2102
Dunleavy 4-43-41-22011
Foyle 0-00-00-0000
Diogu 1-34-41-1006
Totals 42-8418-3415-442319108

Percentages: FG .500, FT .529. 3-Point Goals: 6-22, .273 (Davis 2-6, Azubuike 1-1, Ellis 1-3, Pietrus 1-4, Barnes 1-8). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 14 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Biedrins 2, Barnes 2, Diogu). Turnovers: 14 (Davis 5, Dunleavy 3, Pietrus 3, Ellis 2, Biedrins). Steals: 5 (Ellis 2, Barnes 2, Davis). Technical Fouls: None.

Seattle 28291829—104
Golden State 25262730—108

A—17,007 (19,596).

Bulls 106, Pistons 89

Detroit (89)—Prince 2-12 4-8 8, R.Wallace 3-8 2-2 8, Mohammed 6-9 3-4 15, Murray 1-9 0-0 2, Hamilton 7-20 11-12 27, Blalock 0-3 0-0 0, Delfino 4-10 0-0 10, McDyess 1-4 0-0 2, Maxiell 5-12 3-7 13, Dupree 2-2 0-0 4, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-89 23-33 89.

Chicago (106)—Nocioni 8-10 2-2 21, Deng 11-19 7-10 30, B.Wallace 5-11 2-4 12, Hinrich 2-11 2-3 6, Duhon 1-4 0-0 2, Gordon 8-18 4-6 23, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 2-2 4, Sefolosha 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin 2-4 2-2 6, Sweetney 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-80 21-29 106.

Detroit2818202389
Chicago32232922106

3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-10 (Hamilton 2-2, Delfino 2-5, Prince 0-1, R.Wallace 0-1, Murray 0-1), Chicago 7-17 (Nocioni 3-4, Gordon 3-6, Deng 1-1, Duhon 0-3, Hinrich 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 60 (Delfino, R.Wallace 7), Chicago 57 (B.Wallace 14). Assists—Detroit 18 (Hamilton 6), Chicago 28 (Hinrich 7). Total Fouls—Detroit 20, Chicago 25. Technicals—Hamilton, R.Wallace, Chicago Defensive Three Second. A—22,865. (21,711).

Cavaliers 96, Nets 91

New Jersey (91)—Jefferson 7-17 1-3 17, C.Robinson 2-5 0-0 5, Moore 8-11 2-2 18, Carter 6-13 6-7 18, Kidd 4-10 1-3 11, Nachbar 3-9 4-4 12, Williams 3-4 0-0 6, House 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 35-74 14-19 91.

Cleveland (96)—James 9-21 0-0 19, Gooden 8-12 5-6 21, Ilgauskas 6-9 4-4 16, Hughes 8-19 3-6 21, Snow 2-7 2-2 6, Varejao 1-6 3-6 5, Da.Jones 3-4 0-1 8, Marshall 0-5 0-1 0, Gibson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 17-26 96.

New Jersey2117272691
Cleveland2719252596

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 7-22 (Jefferson 2-3, Nachbar 2-6, Kidd 2-7, C.Robinson 1-1, House 0-2, Carter 0-3), Cleveland 5-13 (Da.Jones 2-2, Hughes 2-5, James 1-3, Marshall 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 47 (Moore 10), Cleveland 52 (James 13). Assists—New Jersey 17 (Kidd 6), Cleveland 21 (Snow 7). Total Fouls—New Jersey 24, Cleveland 21. Technicals—New Jersey Defensive Three Second, Nachbar, Cleveland Defensive Three Second, Hughes. A—20,562. (20,562).

Hawks 86, Clippers 74

L.A. Clippers (74)—Thomas 5-14 1-2 14, Brand 10-17 6-10 26, Kaman 4-11 0-0 8, Ross 2-3 0-0 4, Livingston 2-11 4-4 8, Mobley 1-6 4-6 6, A.Williams 3-5 0-0 6, Ewing 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-70 15-22 74.

Atlanta (86)—M.Williams 2-7 3-4 8, S.Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Pachulia 7-15 8-9 22, Johnson 8-16 9-10 27, Claxton 4-11 1-4 9, Childress 3-6 0-0 6, Wright 0-6 0-2 0, Stoudamire 2-6 0-0 4, Jones 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 31-73 21-29 86.

L.A. Clippers1620231574
Atlanta2517222286

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 3-9 (Thomas 3-9), Atlanta 3-10 (Johnson 2-5, M.Williams 1-1, Pachulia 0-1, Claxton 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 50 (A.Williams 9), Atlanta 49 (Childress, Pachulia, Wright 8). Assists—L.A. Clippers 13 (Livingston 5), Atlanta 16 (Claxton 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 22, Atlanta 24. Technicals—Kaman. A—13,200. (18,729).

Jazz 96, Nuggets 84

Utah (96)—Boozer 10-12 4-4 24, Kirilenko 2-5 0-0 4, Okur 4-13 1-2 10, Giricek 4-7 1-2 9, Williams 12-22 0-0 28, Fisher 3-8 3-3 10, Millsap 2-5 1-2 5, Harpring 1-8 4-4 6, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-83 14-17 96.

Denver (84)—Kleiza 5-9 6-8 17, Evans 1-1 0-4 2, Nene 2-9 0-0 4, Boykins 9-19 2-3 22, Iverson 5-19 11-12 22, Najera 4-7 1-2 9, Sampson 2-2 1-2 5, Hodge 0-0 0-0 0, Diawara 1-9 0-0 3. Totals 29-75 21-31 84.

Utah2721173196
Denver1616302284

3-Point Goals—Utah 6-16 (Williams 4-9, Fisher 1-1, Okur 1-3, Giricek 0-1, Kirilenko 0-1, Brown 0-1), Denver 5-26 (Boykins 2-8, Kleiza 1-3, Diawara 1-7, Iverson 1-7, Najera 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 51 (Boozer 11), Denver 53 (Evans 11). Assists—Utah 26 (Williams 12), Denver 16 (Iverson 8). Total Fouls—Utah 26, Denver 19. A—18,341. (19,099).

Kings 110, Trail Blazers 105 (OT)

Portland (110)—Udoka 4-10 2-2 11, Randolph 10-23 12-15 32, Przybilla 0-2 0-0 0, Roy 8-15 6-6 23, Jack 5-14 6-7 17, Aldridge 1-5 0-0 2, Webster 4-9 2-2 12, Dixon 3-5 0-0 8, Magloire 0-3 2-2 2, Rodriguez 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-88 30-34 110.

Sacramento (105)—Artest 9-16 4-6 23, Thomas 1-4 1-2 3, Abdur-Rahim 2-9 0-0 4, Martin 7-13 7-9 22, Bibby 10-20 3-4 28, Miller 1-3 1-2 3, Salmons 1-5 3-4 6, Douby 1-3 0-0 3, Williamson 5-8 2-2 12, Garcia 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 37-83 22-31 105.

Portland2832191615110
Sacramento3128241210105

3-Point Goals—Portland 8-28 (Dixon 2-4, Webster 2-6, Rodriguez 1-2, Jack 1-4, Udoka 1-5, Roy 1-6, Randolph 0-1), Sacramento 9-18 (Bibby 5-7, Douby 1-1, Artest 1-2, Salmons 1-2, Martin 1-5, Abdur-Rahim 0-1). Fouled Out—Williamson. Rebounds—Portland 58 (Randolph 15), Sacramento 53 (Abdur-Rahim 7). Assists—Portland 14 (Jack 8), Sacramento 19 (Salmons 4). Total Fouls—Portland 26, Sacramento 27. Technicals—Sacramento Defensive Three Second, Thomas. Flagrant fouls—Magloire. A—17,317. (17,317).

Pacers 100, Hornets 93

Indiana (100)—Harrington 10-12 4-5 27, O’Neal 8-15 6-7 22, Foster 0-0 2-2 2, Tinsley 5-13 1-2 13, S.Jackson 7-17 13-14 27, Baston 0-0 2-2 2, Granger 1-3 0-0 2, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, Daniels 0-2 0-0 0, Jasikevicius 1-4 0-0 2, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, D.Armstrong 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 33-70 28-32 100.

New Orleans (93)—Mason 11-15 6-7 28, M.Jackson 4-10 3-4 11, Chandler 3-7 4-4 10, Brown 3-10 4-8 11, Butler 4-11 1-2 10, Johnson 3-7 0-0 7, Pargo 4-10 4-5 14, Simmons 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-72 22-30 93.

Indiana23272129100
New Orleans1828242393

3-Point Goals—Indiana 6-18 (Harrington 3-3, Tinsley 2-7, D.Armstrong 1-1, Granger 0-1, Greene 0-1, S.Jackson 0-2, Jasikevicius 0-3), New Orleans 5-13 (Pargo 2-4, Johnson 1-1, Butler 1-3, Brown 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 45 (Foster 8), New Orleans 43 (Chandler 10). Assists—Indiana 13 (O’Neal, Harrington 3), New Orleans 18 (Pargo 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 28, New Orleans 29. A—17,422. (19,163).

College men

EAST

Binghamton 83, Albany, N.Y. 72

Bucknell 59, Navy 51

Colgate 73, Army 71, OT

Columbia 87, Marywood 38

Dartmouth 80, Harvard 73, OT

DePaul 73, Villanova 65

Drexel 69, UNC Wilmington 55

Fairleigh Dickinson 96, Wagner 95, OT

George Washington 74, Marshall 65

Georgetown 66, Notre Dame 48

Hartford 80, Boston U. 75, 2OT

Hofstra 75, Delaware 50

Holy Cross 84, Lafayette 74

Lehigh 51, American U. 49

Loyola, Md. 75, Iona 66

Manhattan 58, Fairfield 54

Massachusetts 79, La Salle 71

Monmouth, N.J. 62, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 56

New Hampshire 73, Maine 68

Princeton 51, Rice 28

Providence 91, Seton Hall 69

Quinnipiac 89, St. Francis, Pa. 82

Robert Morris 64, Cent. Connecticut St. 48

Sacred Heart 63, St. Francis, NY 58

UMBC 72, Stony Brook 53

West Virginia 73, St. John’s 46

Yale 74, Longwood 62

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 77, Chattanooga 63

Auburn 68, Vanderbilt 65

Boston College 74, N.C. State 58

Campbell 88, Kennesaw St. 85, 2OT

Centenary 64, W. Illinois 58

Clemson 75, Georgia Tech 74

Coastal Carolina 66, Charleston Southern 54

Davidson 81, Coll. of Charleston 73

Delaware St. 54, Coppin St. 49

East Carolina 68, Chowan 50

Florida 67, Georgia 51

Florida A&M 81, Norfolk St. 71

Fordham 58, Richmond 55

Georgia Southern 72, Furman 70

Georgia St. 87, Towson 81, 2OT

Grambling St. 70, Southern U. 67

Hampton 59, Bethune-Cookman 55

High Point 81, Radford 74

Jackson St. 86, Alcorn St. 70

Kentucky 68, Mississippi 58

LSU 66, Connecticut 49

Louisiana Tech 70, Hawaii 67

Louisiana-Lafayette 74, Fla. International 71

MVSU 55, Alabama A&M 41

Morehead St. 82, Tennessee Tech 71

N. Carolina A&T 80, Md.-Eastern Shore 66

Old Dominion 65, George Mason 63

Penn 66, Elon 64

S. Carolina St. 51, Howard 45

Sam Houston St. 81, Nicholls St. 61

Samford 64, Jacksonville St. 63

Savannah St. 54, Southern Miss. 52

South Alabama 101, Florida Atlantic 76

Tenn.-Martin 73, Tennessee St. 65

The Citadel 74, Wofford 71

Troy 71, Middle Tennessee 57

UNC Asheville 84, Liberty 77

Va. Commonwealth 77, James Madison 61

Virginia Tech 69, Duke 67, OT

W. Carolina 57, UNC Greensboro 54

Wake Forest 59, Miami 58

William & Mary 60, Northeastern 57

Winthrop 108, VMI 76

MIDWEST

Austin Peay 81, E. Illinois 76, OT

Bradley 89, Drake 86

Butler 73, Wright St. 42

Cent. Michigan 74, E. Michigan 68

Chicago St. 79, Oakland, Mich. 78

Creighton 75, Evansville 62

Detroit 66, Youngstown St. 51

Duquesne 73, Saint Louis 63

Indiana St. 54, Illinois St. 50

Iowa St. 66, Missouri 65

Loyola of Chicago 87, Wis.-Milwaukee 74

Michigan 58, Northwestern 46

N. Illinois 70, W. Michigan 68

N. Iowa 66, S. Illinois 61

Nebraska 82, W. Kentucky 71

Ohio 77, Akron 72

Ohio St. 62, Illinois 44

Purdue 64, Penn St. 60

Toledo 62, Ball St. 60

UCF 72, S. Dakota St. 61

UMKC 66, S. Utah 62

Wis.-Green Bay 65, Cleveland St. 53

Wisconsin 68, Minnesota 45

Xavier 76, Temple 68

SOUTHWEST

Alabama St. 46, Ark.-Pine Bluff 43

Arkansas 88, Alabama 61

Arkansas St. 84, North Texas 60

Lamar 71, Texas-San Antonio 59

New Orleans 82, Ark.-Little Rock 73

Northwestern St. 78, Texas-Arlington 65

Oklahoma St. 81, Baylor 77

Oral Roberts 75, Valparaiso 60

SMU 60, Brown 56, OT

Stephen F.Austin 66, SE Louisiana 49

Texas A&M 69, Kansas St. 65

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 74, McNeese St. 62

Texas Southern 71, Prairie View 67

Texas St. 93, Cent. Arkansas 80

Texas Tech 68, Oklahoma 54

Tulsa 72, Texas-Pan American 64

UTEP 76, UAB 63

FAR WEST

Air Force 56, UNLV 50

BYU 80, San Diego St. 58

CS Northridge 67, UC Riverside 60

Colorado St. 88, New Mexico 79

Denver 75, Louisiana-Monroe 65

Fresno St. 79, Utah St. 70

Gonzaga 97, Loyola Marymount 62

Idaho St. 73, Sacramento St. 58

Long Beach St. 77, Cal Poly 70

N. Arizona 109, E. Washington 101

Nevada 81, Idaho 55

New Mexico St. 74, San Jose St. 68

Oregon 68, UCLA 66

Portland 73, Pepperdine 69

Portland St. 79, N. Colorado 66

San Francisco 103, San Diego 100, 2OT

Santa Clara 76, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 69

Southern Cal 91, Oregon St. 46

TCU 71, Utah 68

Texas 102, Colorado 78

UC Santa Barbara 64, UC Irvine 59

Utah Valley St. 57, UC Davis 38

Washington 64, Arizona St. 53

Washington St. 77, Arizona 73, OT

Weber St. 84, Montana St. 63

Northwest Conference

Whitworth 83, George Fox 53

Whitworth (13-0, 4-0)—Young 3-7 3-3 10, Symes 9-13 6-9 24, Hasenfus 3-5 2-2 8, Williams 2-6 5-7 9, Jones 5-13 4-4 17, Beverly 0-1 0-0 0, Willemsen 0-2 7-8 7, Hardy 0-1 0-0 0, Odland 1-1 0-0 2, Jurich 2-3 0-0 4, Montgomery 0-1 0-0 0, Opada 1-1 0-0 2, Stockton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 27-33 83.

George Fox (6-6, 2-2)—Strutz 2-5 2-3 6, Heu-Weller 2-11 4-6 8, Parker 3-7 7-8 13, Satern 1-5 3-4 5, Metzler 5-12 0-0 12, Ahn 2-4 0-0 5, Atwater 0-5 0-0 0, A.Martin 0-2 0-0 0, Lingenfelder 0-1 0-0 0, Noble 1-2 0-0 2, T.Martin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 17-57 16-21 53.

Halftime—Whitworth 42, George Fox 13. 3-point goals—Whitworth 4-15 (Jones 3-7, Young 1-4, Symes 0-1, Beverly 0-1, Williams 0-2), George Fox 3-22 (Metzler 2-6, Ahn 1-2, Satern 0-1, A.Martin 0-1, Lingenfelder 0-1, Strutz 0-2, Atwater 0-4, Heu-Weller 0-5). Fouled out—Strutz, Satern. Rebounds—Whitworth 43 (Symes 9), George Fox 30 (Strutz 8). Assists—Whitworth 16 (Williams 5), George Fox 9 (Satern 3). Total fouls—Whitworth 22, George Fox 27. A—400.

NWAACC

CC Spokane 80, Yakima Valley 79

Yakima Valley (8-8, 0-2)—Manaway 8-13 0-0 17, Bollman 1-5 0-0 3, J.Brown 0-2 0-2 0, Wilson 0-0 0-2 0, Kelsey 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 2-4 0-0 5, Johnson 5-9 4-5 15, Dixon 2-5 0-0 4, Burgess 11-15 6-8 28, Curfman 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 32-60 10-17 79.

CC Spokane (8-9, 1-1)—Mitchell 12-17 0-1 25, Clift 6-12 2-2 14, Gianukakis 2-7 2-2 8, B.Gregg 4-9 2-2 11, Beal 2-10 6-6 11, Holibaugh 0-2 1-2 1, J.Gregg 1-1 0-0 2, Turpin 1-2 0-0 2, Brooks 1-5 0-0 2, Lippman 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 31-68 13-15 80.

Halftime—Yakima Valley 46, CC Spokane 44. 3-point goals—Yakima Valley 5-16 (Manaway 1-3, Bollman 1-3, Williams 1-3, Johnson 1-3, Curfman 1-4), CC Spokane 5-18 (Gianukakis 2-4, Mitchell 1-1, B.Gregg 1-4, Beal 1-5, Holibaugh 0-1, Clift 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Yakima Valley 36 (Manaway, Johnson 7), CC Spokane 35 (Brooks 6). Assists—Yakima Valley 15 (J.Brown 5), CC Spokane 13 (Beal 6). Total fouls—Yakima Valley 18, CC Spokane 17. A—NA.

Scenic West Athletic Conference

Snow 89, Whitworth 75

North Idaho (9-5, 1-3)—Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Stockweell 5-8 0-0 14, Livi 3-13 4-4 12, Morris 5-16 0-0 10, Parks 5-6 0-0 10, Henderson 3-8 1-2 8, Cossairt 0-0 0-0 0, Rolle 2-3 0-0 4, Wesley 1-5 0-0 3, Owens 3-4 4-4 12, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 9-10 75.

Snow (10-4, 2-2)—Peterson 1-4 4-4 7, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0, Hoopes 4-5 10-12 18, Payne 11-12 2-2 24, Clifford 0-2 0-0 0, Munford 4-7 3-4 14, Gameron 3-3 1-4 8, Roberts 6-9 0-0 14, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0, Jorgensen 0-0 0-0 0, Sturt 1-3 0-0 2, Quinney 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-47 20-26 89.

Halftime—Snow 45, North Idaho 37. 3-point goals—North Idaho 10-25 (Stockweell 4-6, Owens 2-3, Livi 2-8, Henderson 1-2, Wesley 1-2, Morris 0-4), Snow 7-15 (Munford 3-6, Roberts 2-4, Gameron 1-1, Peterson 1-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—North Idaho 29 (Stockweell 6), Snow 25 (Hoopes 7). Assists—North Idaho 10 (Livi 6), Snow 24 (Peterson 9). Total fouls—North Idaho 20, Snow 11. Technicals—Morris, Rolle. A—NA.

College women

EAST

American U. 55, Lehigh 52

Army 69, Colgate 58

Bucknell 67, Navy 47

Canisius 61, Rider 47

Fairleigh Dickinson 67, Wagner 30

Georgetown 53, St. John’s 45

Harvard 71, Dartmouth 68

Iona 72, Manhattan 62

Lafayette 61, Holy Cross 58

Long Island U. 60, NJIT 51

Loyola, Md. 60, Siena 53

Marist 74, Fairfield 52

Monmouth, N.J. 95, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 91, 2OT

Princeton 78, Penn 72

Providence 71, Syracuse 63

Robert Morris 80, Cent. Connecticut St. 65

Rutgers 63, Pittsburgh 39

Sacred Heart 61, St. Francis, NY 58

St. Francis, Pa. 70, Quinnipiac 69

St. Peter’s 56, Niagara 52

Tennessee 70, Connecticut 64

Villanova 70, West Virginia 64, 2OT

Yale 70, Massachusetts 60

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 58, MVSU 41

Belmont 78, ETSU 69

Chattanooga 84, Appalachian St. 74

Coppin St. 57, Delaware St. 39

Davidson 75, W. Carolina 60

Elon 55, Georgia Southern 50

Florida A&M 69, Norfolk St. 58

Gardner-Webb 39, North Florida 35

Grambling St. 65, Southern U. 54

Hampton 67, Bethune-Cookman 40

Jackson St. 62, Alcorn St. 56

Jacksonville 63, Campbell 55

Kennesaw St. 82, Lipscomb 71

Louisiana-Lafayette 84, Fla. International 73

Louisville 88, Seton Hall 67

Maryland 97, Michigan St. 57

Middle Tennessee 90, Troy 55

Morehead St. 57, Tennessee Tech 54

N. Carolina A&T 74, Md.-Eastern Shore 59

S. Carolina St. 75, Howard 60

Samford 67, Jacksonville St. 43

South Alabama 69, Florida Atlantic 57

South Florida 67, Cincinnati 49

Stephen F.Austin 78, SE Louisiana 53

Stetson 57, Mercer 50

Tenn.-Martin 65, Tennessee St. 57

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 66, McNeese St. 54

Texas-Arlington 65, Northwestern St. 48

UNC-Greensboro 67, Furman 53

W. Illinois 67, Centenary 58

Wofford 56, Coll. of Charleston 47

MIDWEST

Austin Peay 74, E. Illinois 62

Ball St. 76, W. Michigan 60

Baylor 71, Kansas 64

Bowling Green 75, Buffalo 42

Chicago St. 54, Oakland, Mich. 42

Cleveland St. 80, Loyola of Chicago 57

Creighton 73, Bradley 63

E. Michigan 58, Toledo 53

Illinois St. 89, Evansville 81

Kansas St. 48, Texas A&M 45

Kent St. 79, Akron 47

Marquette 82, DePaul 79

Miami (Ohio) 83, Ohio 74

Missouri 66, Iowa St. 56

N. Illinois 73, Cent. Michigan 65

N. Iowa 61, Drake 55

Ohio St. 53, Kentucky 51

Oklahoma 77, Nebraska 69

S. Illinois 86, Indiana St. 69

UMKC 64, S. Utah 48

Wis.-Milwaukee 77, Detroit 67

Wright St. 76, Butler 71

Youngstown St. 67, Ill.-Chicago 62

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Little Rock 69, New Orleans 45

Ark.-Pine Bluff 55, Alabama St. 51

Arkansas St. 57, North Texas 51

Lamar 60, Texas-San Antonio 46

Nicholls St. 82, Sam Houston St. 78, OT

Prairie View 60, Texas Southern 43

TCU 86, Colorado St. 36

Texas St. 90, Cent. Arkansas 63

Texas Tech 75, Oklahoma St. 49

Valparaiso 57, Oral Roberts 54

FAR WEST

Arizona 59, Washington St. 57

BYU 59, Air Force 46

CS Northridge 69, UC Riverside 60

Cal Poly 61, Long Beach St. 50

Denver 51, Louisiana-Monroe 33

Idaho St. 85, Utah Valley St. 74

Louisiana Tech 64, Hawaii 53

Montana 92, E. Washington 55

Montana St. 72, Portland St. 63

Nevada 78, Idaho 68

New Mexico St. 59, San Jose St. 48

Pacific 61, Cal St.-Fullerton 53

Sacramento St. 54, N. Colorado 47

Stanford 69, California 44

UC Santa Barbara 86, UC Irvine 67

UNLV 71, San Diego St. 54

Utah St. 81, Fresno St. 75, OT

Weber St. 79, N. Arizona 64

Big Sky Conference

Montana 92, Eastern Washington 55

Eastern Washington (6-9, 1-1)—Benson 2-9 5-8 9, Holgate 4-10 0-2 8, Chadd 3-9 4-4 12, Allen 0-4 2-2 2, Baker 2-9 0-0 4, Gonnella 0-3 0-0 0, Murdoch 1-11 0-0 2, Knight 1-4 1-2 4, Osborn 1-5 3-4 6, Hunington 0-2 0-0 0, Scott 1-6 4-4 6, Darnell 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 15-73 21-28 55.

Montana (14-1, 2-0)—Closson 2-8 0-0 4, Conway 1-7 0-0 2, Guardipee 7-12 4-6 18, Morales 0-3 11-12 11, Rogers 3-4 3-4 11, Cote 4-9 2-2 10, DeShazer 0-1 5-6 5, Lohman 3-8 7-10 13, Gale 3-6 0-0 6, Snead 1-2 1-2 3, Beck 2-3 3-3 7, Robison 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-65 36-45 92.

Halftime—Montana 47, Eastern Washington 22. 3-point goals—Eastern Washington 4-28 (Chadd 2-7, Knight 1-3, Osborn 1-4, Allen 0-1, Baker 0-2, Gonnella 0-2, Huntington 0-2, Murdoch 0-7), Montana 2-10 (Rogers 2-2, Guardipee 0-1, Morales 0-1, Cote 0-1, DeShazer 0-1, Lohman 0-1, Snead 0-1, Closson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Eastern Washington 52 (Benson 12), Montana 51 (Guardipee 10). Assists—Eastern Washington 10 (Huntington 5), Montana 14 (Morales 5). Total fouls—Eastern Washington 30, Montana 21. Technicals—Eastern Washington bench. A—4,123.

Pacific-10 Conference

Arizona 59, Washington St. 57

Washington State (5-11, 1-5)—Stotler 4-8 2-2 10, Benz 1-7 0-0 2, Betteridge 1-8 2-2 5, Appleton 9-16 1-1 22, Montgomery 0-3 0-0 0, Kelly 1-4 4-7 6, DuRocher 2-4 0-0 5, Ferguson 1-5 0-0 3, Coates 2-6 0-0 4, Shired 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 9-12 57.

Arizona (7-10, 1-4)—Njonkou 3-9 7-10 13, Hobson 1-4 1-2 3, Whisonant 5-7 0-0 11, O’Neal 0-0 2-2 2, Hollingsworth 7-17 3-8 18, Burns 0-1 0-0 0, Pace 0-0 0-0 0, Fields 0-1 0-0 0, Arnold 3-9 0-2 8, Neabors 1-2 2-4 4, McGee 0-0 0-0 0, Bofia 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 15-28 59.

Halftime—Washington State 32, Arizona 24. 3-point goals—Washington State 6-18 (Appleton 3-4, DuRocher 1-3, Ferguson 1-3, Betteridge 1-5, Benz 0-1, Montgomery 0-1, Kelly 0-1), Arizona 4-12 (Arnold 2-5, Whisonant 1-1, Hollingsworth 1-6). Fouled out—Montgomery, Coates. Rebounds—Washington State 40 (Benz 12), Arizona 39 (Njonkou, Hobson 9). Assists—Washington State 21 (Betteridge 4), Arizona 12 (Hollingsworth 4). Total fouls—Washington State 24, Arizona 17. A—2,180.

Western Athletic Conference

Nevada 78, Idaho 68

Nevada (7-7, 1-0)—Fitzgerald 3-8 2-4 8, Graham 9-16 3-4 26, Sitton 2-8 2-2 6, Criner 3-8 5-8 12, Lombardi 3-6 2-2 8, Henry 1-2 1-2 3, Feest 1-1 0-0 3, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 1-1 0-0 2, Preslar 3-8 0-0 6, Hammond 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 28-64 15-22 78.

Idaho (3-10, 0-2)—Otero 0-3 0-0 0, Witte 2-6 0-0 5, Westbrooks 2-2 0-0 5, Dennehy 9-15 5-6 25, Madison 3-11 3-6 9, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Koppen 7-10 2-2 20, Wells 0-3 0-0 0, Schlotthauer 1-1 0-3 2. Totals 25-53 10-17 68.

Halftime—Nevada 37, Idaho 30. 3-point goals—Nevada 7-14 (Graham 5-8, Feest 1-1, Criner 1-3, Fitzgerald 0-2), Idaho 8-14 (Koppen 4-5, Dennehy 2-3, Westbrooks 1-1, Witte 1-4, Otero 0-1). Fouled out—Madison. Rebounds—Nevada 38 (Fitzgerald, Lombardi 7), Idaho 34 (Madison 10). Assists—Nevada 16 (Criner 6), Idaho 17 (Otero 9). Total fouls—Nevada 17, Idaho 17. A—427.

Northwest Conference

George Fox 66, Whitworth 50

Whitworth (9-4, 3-1)—Orrell 2-5 0-0 5, Bower 4-14 0-2 9, McDaniel 5-14 0-0 10, Snyder 2-4 3-4 8, Zeitler 1-2 2-4 4, Pomante 2-6 0-0 5, Schlander 1-1 0-0 2, Corigliano 0-7 0-0 0, Scott 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 20-57 5-10 50.

George Fox (7-4, 3-1)—Taylor 3-11 2-4 9, Campbell 5-8 0-0 10, Marek-Farris 6-8 3-5 15, Gardner 0-0 0-0 0, Ramey 0-5 2-2 2, Behary 0-2 0-0 0, Hudson 1-6 1-2 4, Kuenzi 7-10 3-3 17, Shielee 1-1 1-1 3, Hubka 2-4 0-0 6, Samples 0-0 0-0 0, Leach 0-1 0-0 0, Eastwold 0-0 0-0 0, Spotts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 12-17 66.

Halftime—George Fox 33, Whitworth 26. 3-point goals—Whitworth 5-17 (Orrell 1-1, Snyder 1-2, Scott 1-2, Pomante 1-4, Bower 1-5, Corigliano 0-3), George Fox 4-17 (Hubka 2-3, Hudson 1-5, Taylor 1-6, Campbell 0-1, Ramey 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Whitworth 33 (Bower, McDaniel 8), George Fox 40 (Marek-Farris 8). Assists—Whitworth 12 (Corigliano 4), George Fox 21 (Taylor, Campbell 6). Total fouls—Whitworth 14, George Fox 13. A—300.

NWAACC

Yakima Valley 71, CC Spokane 68

Yakima Valley (16-1, 2-0)—Nance-Johnson 2-5 0-2 4, Blodgett 3-10 0-1 9, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Bishop 5-13 7-10 17, Kelsey 0-0 0-0 0, Honn 3-5 0-0 6, Morrison 3-7 0-2 6, Stickney 9-15 3-3 21, Trescott 3-4 0-0 6, Dixey 1-1 0-0 2, Carlos 0-0 0-0 0, Streff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 10-18 71.

CC Spokane (10-5, 0-2)—Mallory 3-10 3-4 9, Haugen 10-20 2-2 26, Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Beardslee 5-15 6-7 17, Mittlestadt 2-7 1-2 6, Scates 2-6 0-0 5, Neal 2-5 1-2 5, Michelson 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-65 13-17 68.

Halftime—Yakima Valley 32, CC Spokane 22. 3-point goals—Yakima Valley 3-18 (Blodgett 3-9, Jones 0-1, Stickney 0-1, Nance-Johnson 0-2, Morrison 0-2, Bishop 0-3), CC Spokane 7-16 (Haugen 4-7, Beardslee 1-2, Mittlestadt 1-3, Scates 1-3, Mallory 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Yakima Valley 39 (Honn 6), CC Spokane 41 (Beardslee 8). Assists—Yakima Valley 16 (Bishop 6), CC Spokane 14 (Mallory 5). Total fouls—Yakima Valley 14, CC Spokane 16. A—NA.

Scenic West Athletic Conference

Snow 51, North Idaho 50

North Idaho (10-4, 2-2)—Mykines 0-3 0-0 0, Hill 3-5 1-2 7, Jordan 3-12 8-11 15, Thielen 4-18 1-3 10, Scott 2-5 2-4 6, George 1-2 0-0 2, Wendt 0-3 0-1 0, Lee 1-3 0-0 3, Duerr 2-7 0-0 6, Pilkinton 0-5 1-5 1. Totals 16-63 13-26 50.

Snow (8-6, 1-3)—Horner 4-14 4-4 14, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 2-13 1-2 5, Pugsley 5-10 0-0 12, Gamblin 6-16 2-3 14, Comp 1-2 0-0 2, Riggs 0-1 0-0 0, Titmus 1-3 2-2 4, Nielson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-61 9-11 51.

Halftime—North Idaho 31, Snow 16. 3-point goals—North Idaho 5-19 (Duerr 2-4, Lee 1-2, Thielen 1-4, Jordan 1-5, Mykines 0-1, Hill 0-1, Pilkinton 0-2), Snow 4-14 (Pugsley 2-4, Horner 2-7, Titmus 0-1, Wilson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—North Idaho 36 (Thielen 9), Snow 46 (Gamblin 10). Assists—North Idaho 9 (Jordan 4), Snow 10 (Horner 3). Total fouls—North Idaho 12, Snow 22. A—NA.

Football

NFL playoffs

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday’s Results

Indianapolis 23, Kansas City 8

Seattle 21, Dallas 20

Today’s Games

New York Jets at New England, 10 a.m. (CBS)

New York Giants at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m. (FOX)

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 13

Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Philadelphia or Seattle at New Orleans, 5 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 14

New York Giants or Seattle at Chicago, 10 a.m. (FOX)

New England or New York Jets at San Diego, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 21

AFC game, TBA (CBS)

NFC game, TBA (FOX)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 4

Miami

AFC Champion vs. NFC Champion, 3 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl

Saturday, Feb. 10

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)

AP NFL Coach of the Year Voting

Voting for 2006 NFL Coach of the Year, selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide media panel:

Sean Payton, New Orleans44
Eric Mangini, NY Jets3
Marty Schottenheimer, San Diego2
Jeff Fisher, Tennessee1

College

Bowl Glance

Saturday’s Results

International Bowl at Toronto

Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24

Today’s Game

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)

International Bowl

Cincinnati 27, W. Michigan 24

Western Michigan0170724
Cincinnati14100327

Cin—Bowie 25 interception return (Lovell kick)

Cin—Goodman 21 pass from Davila (Lovell kick)

Cin—Goodman 21 pass from Davila (Lovell kick)

Cin—FG Lovell 37

WMU—Simmons 76 pass from Biggers (Meyer kick)

WMU—H.Martin 30 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick)

WMU—FG Meyer 29

WMU—West 7 run (Meyer kick)

Cin—FG Lovell 33

A—26,717.

WMUCin
First downs1921
Rushes-yards29-10834-126
Passing260221
Comp-Att-Int24-45-220-37-2
Return Yards040
Punts-Avg.7-41.65-43.6
Fumbles-Lost0-02-1
Penalties-Yards3-192-20
Time of Possession29:4530:15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Western Michigan, West 21-109, Thompson 6-9, Cubit 2-(minus 10). Cincinnati, Benton 10-62, Moore 10-57, Grutza 3-22, Glatthaar 4-14, Davila 7-(minus 29).

PASSING—Western Michigan, Cubit 23-43-2-184, Biggers 1-1-0-76, H.Martin 0-1-0-0. Cincinnati, Davila 19-35-2-214, Grutza 1-2-0-7.

RECEIVING—Western Michigan, Simmons 13-172, Ledbetter 5-38, H.Martin 4-43, Maragos 1-5, West 1-2. Cincinnati, Goodman 7-109, Celek 4-21, Poland 3-17, Benton 2-26, Moore 2-20, Martin 1-19, Stewart 1-9.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey2413452110100
N.Y. Rangers2217448129131
Pittsburgh1815642123125
N.Y. Islanders1919341117116
Philadelphia1126426101153
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo309363164122
Montreal2313551127115
Ottawa2219246137124
Toronto1918644144144
Boston2016343118142
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta2412856137134
Carolina2218448130133
Washington1817743128143
Tampa Bay1921240132134
Florida1520838116139

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville2811359144109
Detroit251155512398
Chicago1719539103120
Columbus1622436108130
St. Louis132173396129
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver2318147103108
Calgary2115446122106
Minnesota2118345118114
Colorado2118244131116
Edmonton1918442117122
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim289662147106
San Jose2814056130100
Dallas2616153117102
Phoenix1820238109136
Los Angeles1622537124154

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

Saturday’s Results

Boston 4, Philadelphia 3

New Jersey 3, Ottawa 2

N.Y. Rangers 4, Montreal 3

Buffalo 4, Toronto 3

Washington 3, Atlanta 2, OT

Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 2

Nashville 3, St. Louis 2

Colorado 2, Minnesota 1, SO

Calgary 4, Dallas 2

San Jose 5, Columbus 2

Los Angeles 4, Detroit 2

Today’s Games

Phoenix at Chicago, noon

New Jersey at Montreal, noon

Philadelphia at Ottawa, noon

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

Detroit at Anaheim, 5 p.m.

Florida at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Avalanche 2, Wild 1 (SO)

Colorado01002
Minnesota10001

Colorado won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Minnesota, Koivu 10 (Parrish, Skoula), 18:22. Second Period—2, Colorado, Cumiskey 1 (Brunette, Hejduk), 4:16. Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—Colorado 2 (Wolski G, Stastny NG, Sakic NG, Hejduk G), Minnesota 1 (Demitra G, Koivu NG, Rolston NG, Bouchard NG).

Bruins 4, Flyers 3

Philadelphia1113
Boston3014

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Kapanen 6, 4:11 (sh). 2, Boston, Savard 13 (Lashoff, Tenkrat), 12:28. 3, Boston, Murray 20 (Savard, Axelsson), 13:02. 4, Boston, Bergeron 14 (Mara, Savard), 19:23 (pp). Second Period—5, Philadelphia, Kapanen 7, 5:17. Third Period—6, Boston, Savard 14 (Mara, Bergeron), 2:21 (pp). 7, Philadelphia, Knuble 17 (Carter), 18:05.

Capitals 3, Thrashers 2 (OT)

Atlanta11002
Washington01113

First Period—1, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 23 (Sim, Rucchin), 15:50 (pp). Second Period—2, Washington, Semin 20 (Ovechkin, Kolzig), :41 (pp). 3, Atlanta, Metropolit 8 (Vishnevski, Rucchin), 16:23. Third Period—4, Washington, Ovechkin 26 (Semin, Pettinger), 12:18 (pp). Overtime—5, Washington, Semin 21 (Eminger, Clark), 4:42.

Devils 3, Senators 2

New Jersey1113
Ottawa1012

First Period—1, New Jersey, Parise 17 (Zajac, Langenbrunner), 6:13. 2, Ottawa, Eaves 6 (Schubert, McAmmond), 13:51. Second Period—3, New Jersey, Gionta 16 (Hale, Gomez), 1:42. Third Period—4, New Jersey, Gionta 17 (Gomez, Elias), 16:27. 5, Ottawa, Preissing 5 (Kelly, Redden), 18:18.

Flames 4, Stars 2

Dallas1102
Calgary1124

First Period—1, Dallas, Sydor 3 (Boucher, Eriksson), 9:09 (pp). 2, Calgary, Ritchie 5 (Tanguay, Lombardi), 16:53. Second Period—3, Calgary, Ritchie 6 (Tanguay, Lombardi), 1:17. 4, Dallas, Lehtinen 11 (Eriksson, Halpern), 11:15 (pp). Third Period—5, Calgary, Boyd 1 (Ference, Regehr), 17:43. 6, Calgary, Tanguay 11 (Langkow, Ference), 19:33 (en).

Hurricanes 4, Islanders 2

N.Y. Islanders0112
Carolina1214

First Period—1, Carolina, Williams 20 (Stillman, Hutchinson), 19:59 (pp). Second Period—2, Carolina, Cole 17 (Whitney, Brind’Amour), 0:37. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Hunter 7 (Sillinger, Meyer), 2:05. 4, Carolina, Cole 18 (Stillman, Whitney), 4:28 (pp). Third Period—5, Carolina, Staal 18 (Walker, Williams), 14:40. 6, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 11 (Kozlov, Witt), 17:52.

Kings 4, Red Wings 2

Detroit1102
Los Angeles0224

First Period—1, Detroit, Draper 7, 2:12. Second Period—2, Detroit, Samuelsson 10 (Kronwall), :14. 3, Los Angeles, Visnovsky 13 (Cammalleri, Miller), 8:40. 4, Los Angeles, Blake 8 (Willsie, Conroy), 10:31. Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 15 (Kopitar, Visnovsky), 18:05 (pp). 6, Los Angeles, Avery 10 (Willsie), 18:56 (en).

Predators 3, Blues 2

St. Louis1102
Nashville1113

First Period—1, Nashville, Fiddler 5 (Vasicek, Radulov), 2:08. 2, St. Louis, Rucinsky 9 (Dvorak, McClement), 18:13. Second Period—3, Nashville, Arnott 14 (Sullivan, Radulov), 11:20 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Stempniak 13 (Tkachuk, Rivers), 11:37. Third Period—5, Nashville, Dumont 9 (Suter, Arnott), 15:48 (pp).

Rangers 4, Canadiens 3

N.Y. Rangers1124
Montreal0213

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 8 (Tyutin, Ward), 10:20. Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 22 (Nylander, Rozsival), 6:36 (pp). 3, Montreal, Streit 3 (Rivet, Kovalev), 10:25 (pp). 4, Montreal, Plekanec 6 (Samsonov, Markov), 14:14 (pp). Third Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, Rozsival 5 (Straka, Nylander), :38 (pp). 6, Montreal, Souray 14 (Plekanec, Markov), 8:40 (pp). 7, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 9 (Shanahan, Malik), 13:55.

Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 3

Buffalo2204
Toronto1113

First Period—1, Buffalo, Kalinin 3 (Pominville, Briere), 4:18. 2, Buffalo, Drury 22 (Kotalik), 4:57. 3, Toronto, Colaiacovo 3 (Newbury, Stajan), 17:49. Second Period—4, Buffalo, Briere 16 (Vanek, Afinogenov), 3:47. 5, Toronto, Steen 8 (McCabe, Kaberle), 12:53 (pp). 6, Buffalo, Kotalik 12 (Drury, Gaustad), 18:17. Third Period—7, Toronto, Kubina 1 (Pohl, White), 15:28 (pp).

Sharks 5, Blue Jackets 2

Columbus0112
San Jose2125

First Period—1, San Jose, Marleau 19 (Thornton, Ehrhoff), 4:22 (pp). 2, San Jose, Clowe 6 (Marleau, Vlasic), 5:00 (pp). Second Period—3, Columbus, Brule 4 (Foote, Hainsey), 3:47 (pp). 4, San Jose, Ehrhoff 9 (Thornton, Marleau), 18:03 (pp). Third Period—5, San Jose, Clowe 7 (Vlasic, Thornton), 5:24 (pp). 6, Columbus, Zherdev 7 (Brule, Klesla), 15:05 (pp). 7, San Jose, Clowe 8 (Cheechoo, Hannan), 16:18 (pp).

Scoring leaders

Through Jan. 5

GPGAPTS
Crosby, Pit36194362
Hossa, Atl43263258
Ovechkin, Was41252954
Jagr, NYR42163854
St. Louis, TB42262753
Iginla, Cal39233053
Lecavalier, TB42233053
Selanne, Ana43242852
Heatley, Ott42232750
Thornton, SJ41113950
Straka, NYR42212748
Savard, Bos38123648
Briere, Buf41153247

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
Brandon4221142549
Swift Current4221191144
Prince Albert4118192238
Regina4116211336
Saskatoon4016230133
Moose Jaw4013243029
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
Medicine Hat4630142062
Kootenay4127102258
Calgary4124140351
Red Deer4222123451
Lethbridge4321172347

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Vancouver412773461
Kamloops4028101157
Prince George3915192335
Kelowna4113232331
Chilliwack4312272228
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Everett393260164
Seattle4019111948
Tri-City3923150147
Spokane4021143247
Portland3912251126

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

Saturday’s Results

Regina 6, Swift Current 2

Saskatoon 4, Prince Albert 2

Calgary 7, Lethbridge 6 (SO)

Kelowna 4, Chilliwack 3

Everett 3, Medicine Hat 1

Kootenay 5, Spokane 2

Kamloops 3, Vancouver 2

Tri-City 5, Portland 4 (OT)

Red Deer 2, Seattle 1

Today’s Games

Red Deer at Vancouver

Portland at Everett

KIJHL

Braves 3, Storm 0

Spokane0033
Kamloops0000

SCORING—Spokane, Manzo, Witt, Lelwica. Kamloops, None.

Saves—Spokane, Greenwell 16-7-11—34. Kamloops, Monfredi 6-4-8—18.

Golf

Mercedes-Benz Championship

PGA TOUR

At Kapalua Resort, The Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii; Purse: $5.5 million; Yardage: 7,400; Par: 73

Third Round

Vijay Singh69-69-70—208
Adam Scott73-69-69—211
Trevor Immelman71-68-72—211
Will MacKenzie69-70-73—212
J.B. Holmes73-68-71—212
Troy Matteson73-70-70—213
Luke Donald72-71-71—214
J.J. Henry74-73-68—215
Davis Love III70-71-75—216
Rory Sabbatini71-78-68—217
Kirk Triplett75-73-69—217
K.J. Choi69-77-71—217
Stuart Appleby73-72-72—217
Stephen Ames69-74-74—217
Joe Durant73-73-72—218
Chris Couch71-70-77—218
David Toms75-72-72—219
Tim Herron75-72-72—219
Geoff Ogilvy74-72-74—220
John Rollins77-74-70—221
Brett Wetterich69-79-73—221
Jim Furyk71-74-76—221
John Senden73-74-75—222
Corey Pavin75-75-74—224
Jeff Maggert76-74-74—224
Carl Pettersson72-75-77—224
Rod Pampling74-80-71—225
Eric Axley78-75-74—227
Aaron Baddeley77-72-78—227
Dean Wilson80-78-72—230
Chad Campbell77-75-78—230
D.J. Trahan79-77-75—231
Ben Curtis81-78-77—236

Skiing

World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom

At Adelboden, Switzerland; On the Kuonisbaergli course; (Run time in parentheses)

1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 2 minutes, 25.29 seconds (1:13.06-1:12.23). 2. Massimiliano Blardone, Italy, 2:26.14 (1:13.24-1:12.90). 3. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 2:26.29 (1:13.68-1:12.61). 4. Kalle Palander, Finland, 2:26.45 (1:13.28-1:13.17). 5. Joel Chenal, France, 2:26.51 (1:14.27-1:12.24). Also: 17. Ted Ligety, United States, 2:27.68 (1:14.52-1:13.16).

Giant Slalom Standings (After 4 races)

1. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 266. 2. Kalle Palander, Finland, 246. 3. Massimiliano Blardone, Italy, 240. 4. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 219. 5. Didier Defago, Switzerland, 163. 6. Bode Miller, United States, 152. 7. Ted Ligety, United States, 136.

Overall Standings (After 17 races)

1. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 639. 2. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 571. 3. Bode Miller, United States, 540. 4. Peter Fill, Italy, 464. 5. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 378. Also: 10. Ted Ligety, United States, 292. 14. Steven Nyman, United States, 260.

Women’s World Cup Giant Slalom

At Kranjska Gora, Slovenia; On the Podkoren course; (Run times in parentheses)

1. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 2 minutes, 9.85 seconds (1:03.70-1:06.15). 2. Nicole Gius, Italy, 2:10.28 (1:04.32-1:05.96). 3. Tania Poutiainen, Finland, 2:10.42 (1:03.98-1:06.44). 4. Kathrin Hoelzl, Germany, 2:10.53 (1:04.69-1:05.84). 5. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 2:11.10 (1:04.50-1:06.60). Also: 14. Libby Ludlow, United States, 2:12.66 (1:05.53-1:07.13).

Giant Slalom Standings (After 3 of 7 races)

1. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 230 points. 2. Kathrin Zettel, Austria, 200. 3. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 169. 4. Michaela Kirchgasser, Austria, 137. 5. Kathrin Hoelzl, Germany, 105. Also: 8 Julia Mancuso, United States, 86.

Overall Standings (After 15 of 33 races)

1. Marlies Schild, Austria, 697 points. 2. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 664. 3. Kathrin Zettel, Austria, 562. 4. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 448. 5. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 441. Also: 7. Julia Mancuso, United States, 361.

Tennis

ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open

At The Khalifa Tennis Centre, Doha, Qatar; Purse: $1 million (Intl. Series); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Championship

Ivan Ljubicic (2), Croatia, def. Andy Murray (4), Britain, 6-4, 6-4.

ATP Next Generation Adelaide International

At Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia; Purse: $436,000 (Intl. Series); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Quarterfinals

Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-2, 6-0.

Joachim Johansson, Sweden, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Singles, Semifinals

Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5-7-6-3, 7-5.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Joachim Johansson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles, Semifinals

Novak Djokovic, Serbia, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Arnaud Clement and Richard Gasquet, France, 7-5, 3-6, 11-9.

Wesley Moodie, South Africa, and Todd Perry, Australia, def. Yves Allegro, Switzerland, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 6-0, 7-5.

ATP Chennai Open

At SDAT Tennis Stadium, Channai, India; Purse: $380,000 (Intl. Series); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Semifinals

Xavier Malisse (3), Belgium, def. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Carlos Moya (5), Spain, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles, Semifinals

Rafael Nadal and Bartolome Salva-Vidal, Spain, def. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bjorn Phau (4), Germany, 7-5, 6-1.

WTA Tour Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts

At Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Australia; Purse: $175,000 (Tier III); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Championship

Dinara Safina (2), Russia, def. Martina Hingis (1), Switzerland, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.

Doubles, Championship

Dinara Safina, Russia, and Katarina Srebotnik (2), Slovenia, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, and Galina Voskobeova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

WTA Tour ASB Classic

At ASB Bank Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; Purse: $145,000 (Tier IV); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Championship

Jelena Jankovic (1), Serbia, def. Vera Zvonareva (5), Russia, 7-6 (9), 5-7, 6-3.

Doubles, Championship

Janette Husarova, Slovakia, and Paola Suarez (1), Argentina, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Shikha Uberoi, India, 6-0, 6-2.

Watsons Water Champions Challenge

At Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, Hong Kong; Purse: Exhibition; Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Championship

Kim Clijsters (3), Belgium, def. Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (8).

Moves

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Larry Brown executive vice president.

NBA Development League

AUSTIN TOROS—Signed C Loren Woods.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled G Hannu Toivonen and D Matt Lashoff from Providence of the AHL. Assigned G Philippe Sauve to Providence.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Assigned LW Ryan Bayda to Albany of the AHL.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Dustin Byfuglien and C Colin Fraser from Norfolk of the AHL. Assigned RW Carl Corazzini to Norfolk.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled C Josh Hennessy from Binghamton of the AHL.

COLLEGE

GEORGIA—Named Stacy Searels offensive line coach.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE—Named Jerry Petercuskie recruiting coordinator and special teams coach and Keith Willis defensive line coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Heat-Blazers game due to Miami guard Dwyane Wade (questionable).

NFL playoffs

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Wild Card games
PATRIOTS9938Jets
EAGLES6.5746.5Giants
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 13
RAVENS4440.5Colts

College Football

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)
So Miss7642Ohio U
Monday
BCS Championship Game (Glendale, Ariz.)
Ohio St87.546Florida

NBA

FavoritePointsUnderdog
Wizards1.5RAPTORS
T’WOLVES1Rockets
Spurs6.5GRIZZLIES
MAGIC7.5Celtics
SUNS11.5Warriors
BLAZERSNLHeat
Mavericks3LAKERS

College Basketball

FavoritePointsUnderdog
INDIANA4Michigan St
PITTSBURGH19South Florida
Dayton1RHODE ISLAND
MARQUETTE3.5Syracuse
CINCINNATI8Rutgers
BOWLING GREEN3.5Buffalo
Kansas6.5SOUTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA7Stanford
MIAMI-OHIO1.5Kent St
MISSOURI ST5Wichita St
NC-CHARLOTTEPKSt. Joseph’s
NORTH CAROLINA15Florida St
TENNESSEE7Miss St