baseball free agents
Baseball
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
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| New Jersey | 14 | 19 | .424 | — |
| Toronto | 14 | 19 | .424 | — |
| New York | 15 | 21 | .417 | 1/2 |
| Boston | 12 | 20 | .375 | 1 1/2 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | 24 | .273 | 5 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Washington | 19 | 13 | .594 | — |
| Orlando | 20 | 14 | .588 | — |
| Miami | 13 | 19 | .406 | 6 |
| Atlanta | 10 | 21 | .323 | 8 1/2 |
| Charlotte | 9 | 23 | .281 | 10 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Cleveland | 21 | 12 | .636 | — |
| Detroit | 19 | 12 | .613 | 1 |
| Chicago | 20 | 14 | .588 | 1 1/2 |
| Indiana | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 1/2 |
| Milwaukee | 16 | 17 | .485 | 5 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Dallas | 27 | 7 | .794 | — |
| San Antonio | 23 | 11 | .676 | 4 |
| Houston | 21 | 12 | .636 | 5 1/2 |
| New Orleans | 12 | 21 | .364 | 14 1/2 |
| Memphis | 8 | 26 | .235 | 19 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Utah | 24 | 10 | .706 | — |
| Denver | 16 | 15 | .516 | 6 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 15 | .516 | 6 1/2 |
| Portland | 14 | 20 | .412 | 10 |
| Seattle | 13 | 23 | .361 | 12 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Phoenix | 24 | 8 | .750 | — |
| L.A. Lakers | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2 1/2 |
| Golden State | 18 | 17 | .514 | 7 1/2 |
| Sacramento | 14 | 17 | .452 | 9 1/2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10 |
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
| FG | FT | Reb | ||||
| SEATTLE | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Gelabale | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Wilcox | 8-13 | 6-7 | 2-7 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Collison | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-10 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Allen | 11-17 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 38 |
| Watson | 3-11 | 1-4 | 1-6 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Petro | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ridnour | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Brown | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wilkins | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Wilks | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37-78 | 18-23 | 11-46 | 27 | 33 | 104 |
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.
| FG | FT | Reb | ||||
| GOLDEN STATE | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Pietrus | 6-13 | 3-8 | 1-10 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Barnes | 5-15 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Biedrins | 6-11 | 3-4 | 8-16 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Azubuike | 1-2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Davis | 9-19 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| Ellis | 9-16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Murphy | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dunleavy | 4-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Foyle | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diogu | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 42-84 | 18-34 | 15-44 | 23 | 19 | 108 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 29—104 |
| Golden State | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30—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.
| Detroit | 28 | 18 | 20 | 23 | — | 89 |
| Chicago | 32 | 23 | 29 | 22 | — | 106 |
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 Jersey | 21 | 17 | 27 | 26 | — | 91 |
| Cleveland | 27 | 19 | 25 | 25 | — | 96 |
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. Clippers | 16 | 20 | 23 | 15 | — | 74 |
| Atlanta | 25 | 17 | 22 | 22 | — | 86 |
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.
| Utah | 27 | 21 | 17 | 31 | — | 96 |
| Denver | 16 | 16 | 30 | 22 | — | 84 |
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.
| Portland | 28 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 15 | — | 110 |
| Sacramento | 31 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 10 | — | 105 |
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.
| Indiana | 23 | 27 | 21 | 29 | — | 100 |
| New Orleans | 18 | 28 | 24 | 23 | — | 93 |
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 Orleans | 44 |
| Eric Mangini, NY Jets | 3 |
| Marty Schottenheimer, San Diego | 2 |
| Jeff Fisher, Tennessee | 1 |
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 Michigan | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | — | 24 |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | 27 |
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.
| WMU | Cin | |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Rushes-yards | 29-108 | 34-126 |
| Passing | 260 | 221 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 24-45-2 | 20-37-2 |
| Return Yards | 0 | 40 |
| Punts-Avg. | 7-41.6 | 5-43.6 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-19 | 2-20 |
| Time of Possession | 29:45 | 30:15 |
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
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| New Jersey | 24 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 110 | 100 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 22 | 17 | 4 | 48 | 129 | 131 |
| Pittsburgh | 18 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 123 | 125 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 19 | 19 | 3 | 41 | 117 | 116 |
| Philadelphia | 11 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 101 | 153 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Buffalo | 30 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 164 | 122 |
| Montreal | 23 | 13 | 5 | 51 | 127 | 115 |
| Ottawa | 22 | 19 | 2 | 46 | 137 | 124 |
| Toronto | 19 | 18 | 6 | 44 | 144 | 144 |
| Boston | 20 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 118 | 142 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Atlanta | 24 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 137 | 134 |
| Carolina | 22 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 130 | 133 |
| Washington | 18 | 17 | 7 | 43 | 128 | 143 |
| Tampa Bay | 19 | 21 | 2 | 40 | 132 | 134 |
| Florida | 15 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 116 | 139 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Nashville | 28 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 144 | 109 |
| Detroit | 25 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 123 | 98 |
| Chicago | 17 | 19 | 5 | 39 | 103 | 120 |
| Columbus | 16 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 108 | 130 |
| St. Louis | 13 | 21 | 7 | 33 | 96 | 129 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Vancouver | 23 | 18 | 1 | 47 | 103 | 108 |
| Calgary | 21 | 15 | 4 | 46 | 122 | 106 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 118 | 114 |
| Colorado | 21 | 18 | 2 | 44 | 131 | 116 |
| Edmonton | 19 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 117 | 122 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Anaheim | 28 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 147 | 106 |
| San Jose | 28 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 130 | 100 |
| Dallas | 26 | 16 | 1 | 53 | 117 | 102 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 109 | 136 |
| Los Angeles | 16 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 124 | 154 |
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)
| Colorado | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
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
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Boston | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
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)
| Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
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 Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Ottawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
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
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Calgary | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
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. Islanders | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
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
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
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. Louis | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Nashville | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
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. Rangers | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Montreal | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
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
| Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
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
| Columbus | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| San Jose | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
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
| GP | G | A | PTS | |
| Crosby, Pit | 36 | 19 | 43 | 62 |
| Hossa, Atl | 43 | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Ovechkin, Was | 41 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| Jagr, NYR | 42 | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| St. Louis, TB | 42 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| Iginla, Cal | 39 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| Lecavalier, TB | 42 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| Selanne, Ana | 43 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| Heatley, Ott | 42 | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| Thornton, SJ | 41 | 11 | 39 | 50 |
| Straka, NYR | 42 | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| Savard, Bos | 38 | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| Briere, Buf | 41 | 15 | 32 | 47 |
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| Brandon | 42 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 49 |
| Swift Current | 42 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Prince Albert | 41 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Regina | 41 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Saskatoon | 40 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Moose Jaw | 40 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| Medicine Hat | 46 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Kootenay | 41 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 58 |
| Calgary | 41 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Red Deer | 42 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 51 |
| Lethbridge | 43 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| Vancouver | 41 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 61 |
| Kamloops | 40 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Prince George | 39 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| Kelowna | 41 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| Chilliwack | 43 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| Everett | 39 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Seattle | 40 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 48 |
| Tri-City | 39 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Spokane | 40 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| Portland | 39 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
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
| Spokane | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Kamloops | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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 Singh | 69-69-70—208 |
| Adam Scott | 73-69-69—211 |
| Trevor Immelman | 71-68-72—211 |
| Will MacKenzie | 69-70-73—212 |
| J.B. Holmes | 73-68-71—212 |
| Troy Matteson | 73-70-70—213 |
| Luke Donald | 72-71-71—214 |
| J.J. Henry | 74-73-68—215 |
| Davis Love III | 70-71-75—216 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 71-78-68—217 |
| Kirk Triplett | 75-73-69—217 |
| K.J. Choi | 69-77-71—217 |
| Stuart Appleby | 73-72-72—217 |
| Stephen Ames | 69-74-74—217 |
| Joe Durant | 73-73-72—218 |
| Chris Couch | 71-70-77—218 |
| David Toms | 75-72-72—219 |
| Tim Herron | 75-72-72—219 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 74-72-74—220 |
| John Rollins | 77-74-70—221 |
| Brett Wetterich | 69-79-73—221 |
| Jim Furyk | 71-74-76—221 |
| John Senden | 73-74-75—222 |
| Corey Pavin | 75-75-74—224 |
| Jeff Maggert | 76-74-74—224 |
| Carl Pettersson | 72-75-77—224 |
| Rod Pampling | 74-80-71—225 |
| Eric Axley | 78-75-74—227 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 77-72-78—227 |
| Dean Wilson | 80-78-72—230 |
| Chad Campbell | 77-75-78—230 |
| D.J. Trahan | 79-77-75—231 |
| Ben Curtis | 81-78-77—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
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| Wild Card games | ||||
| PATRIOTS | 9 | 9 | 38 | Jets |
| EAGLES | 6.5 | 7 | 46.5 | Giants |
| Divisional Playoffs | ||||
| Saturday, Jan. 13 | ||||
| RAVENS | 4 | 4 | 40.5 | Colts |
College Football
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) | ||||
| So Miss | 7 | 6 | 42 | Ohio U |
| Monday | ||||
| BCS Championship Game (Glendale, Ariz.) | ||||
| Ohio St | 8 | 7.5 | 46 | Florida |
NBA
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| Wizards | 1.5 | RAPTORS |
| T’WOLVES | 1 | Rockets |
| Spurs | 6.5 | GRIZZLIES |
| MAGIC | 7.5 | Celtics |
| SUNS | 11.5 | Warriors |
| BLAZERS | NL | Heat |
| Mavericks | 3 | LAKERS |
College Basketball
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| INDIANA | 4 | Michigan St |
| PITTSBURGH | 19 | South Florida |
| Dayton | 1 | RHODE ISLAND |
| MARQUETTE | 3.5 | Syracuse |
| CINCINNATI | 8 | Rutgers |
| BOWLING GREEN | 3.5 | Buffalo |
| Kansas | 6.5 | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| VIRGINIA | 7 | Stanford |
| MIAMI-OHIO | 1.5 | Kent St |
| MISSOURI ST | 5 | Wichita St |
| NC-CHARLOTTE | PK | St. Joseph’s |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 15 | Florida St |
| TENNESSEE | 7 | Miss St |