NBA

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Games

New Orleans 84, Orlando 78, OT

Dallas 109, Houston 96

Seattle 101, Cleveland 96

Wednesday’s Games

Sacramento at Toronto, 4 p.m.

New York at Washington, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Portland, 7 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Indiana at Miami, 4 p.m.

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

Hornets 84, Magic 78

Orlando (78)- Turkoglu 5-13 4-5 16, Battie 3-5 0-0 6, Howard 6-13 5-9 17, Nelson 6-17 0-0 12, G.Hill 2-7 3-4 7, Bogans 2-4 0-1 6, Dooling 1-6 0-0 3, Milicic 4-11 3-4 11, Arroyo 0-6 0-0 0, Garrity 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-83 15-23 78.

New Orleans (84)- Mason 6-18 9-12 21, M.Jackson 0-5 0-0 0, Chandler 1-2 2-2 4, Brown 3-17 5-5 11, Butler 8-16 2-2 19, Pargo 10-18 2-2 25, Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-80 20-23 84.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-15 (Bogans 2-3, Turkoglu 2-6, Dooling 1-3, Nelson 0-3), New Orleans 4-17 (Pargo 3-4, Butler 1-5, Brown 0-8). Fouled Out—Chandler. Rebounds—Orlando 60 (Howard 15), New Orleans 55 (Butler 11). Assists—Orlando 15 (Howard, Nelson, Turkoglu 3), New Orleans 11 (M.Jackson, Mason, Pargo, Brown 2). Total Fouls—Orlando 17, New Orleans 19. Technicals—Nelson, New Orleans Defensive Three Second. A—17,610. (19,163).

Mavericks 109, Rockets 96

Houston (96)- Battier 2-7 1-2 5, Ju.Howard 5-11 6-6 16, Mutombo 1-3 1-1 3, McGrady 17-29 7-9 45, Alston 4-10 0-2 12, Head 2-10 4-4 8, Lucas 2-3 0-0 4, Hayes 1-2 1-2 3, Snyder 0-0 0-0 0, Novak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 20-26 96.

Dallas (109)- Jo.Howard 12-21 2-2 28, Nowitzki 9-19 10-10 30, Dampier 4-5 1-1 9, Terry 3-10 0-0 7, Dev.Harris 1-7 1-2 3, George 5-8 0-0 14, Stackhouse 5-10 2-2 13, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Buckner 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 41-84 16-17 109.

3-Point Goals—Houston 8-21 (Alston 4-5, McGrady 4-11, Battier 0-2, Head 0-3), Dallas 11-26 (George 4-5, Nowitzki 2-4, Jo.Howard 2-6, Stackhouse 1-2, Buckner 1-3, Terry 1-4, Dev.Harris 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 38 (Mutombo 10), Dallas 53 (Nowitzki 10). Assists—Houston 16 (McGrady 7), Dallas 24 (Terry 8). Total Fouls—Houston 15, Dallas 16. Technicals—Houston Defensive Three Second 2, Dev.Harris, Nowitzki. A—20,332. (19,200).

College men

EAST

Boston College 82, Miami 63

La Salle 78, N.J. Tech 59

Maine 70, UMBC 56

Pittsburgh 63, Connecticut 54

SOUTH

Austin Peay 68, Murray St. 59

Davidson 79, The Citadel 54

George Mason 76, William & Mary 63

Kentucky 87, South Carolina 49

Memphis 79, UAB 54

South Alabama 73, Louisiana-Lafayette 69

Virginia 103, Maryland 91

MIDWEST

Ball St. 71, N. Illinois 60

DePaul 71, St. John’s 63

Indiana 71, Iowa 64

N. Dakota St. 88, Mary 47

Toledo 66, E. Michigan 56

W. Michigan 86, Cent. Michigan 76

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma St. 105, Texas 103, 3OT

FAR WEST

BYU 89, Wyoming 81

Cal Poly 74, Sacramento St. 65

Utah 85, Air Force 79

College women

EAST

Army 60, American U. 47

DePaul 56, Villanova 53

Holy Cross 49, Navy 39

Lafayette 68, Bucknell 63

Lehigh 62, Colgate 53

Penn 61, Manhattan 58

Pittsburgh 84, Syracuse 75

Rutgers 71, Georgetown 41

West Virginia 79, Seton Hall 54

SOUTH

Davidson 68, Elon 49

South Florida 74, Louisville 58

Wofford 69, Appalachian St. 65

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 64, Miami (Ohio) 56

Loyola of Chicago 79, Chicago St. 73

Notre Dame 83, St. John’s 65

Ohio 66, Akron 55

Northwest Conference

Whitworth 74, Whitman 58

Whitman (9-7, 4-3)—Krumdieck 4-12 4-6 12, Krall 3-8 3-5 9, Patneaude 5-9 4-5 15, Morrissey 3-6 0-1 6, Francis 1-5 0-2 2, Mello 0-0 0-0 0, Vertatschitsch 0-1 0-0 0, Nicholes 2-2 0-0 4, White 4-10 0-1 8, Shubin 0-2 0-0 0, Vavra 0-1 2-2 2, Welch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 13-22 58.

Whitworth (11-5, 5-2)—Bower 6-10 2-2 18, McDaniel 4-8 0-0 8, Snyder 2-5 1-2 7, Zeitler 2-3 3-3 8, Orrell 6-10 3-4 16, Pomante 3-4 0-0 8, Scott 1-1 0-0 2, Schlander 1-1 2-3 4, Corigliano 0-0 1-2 1, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Burnside 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 1-2 0-1 1. Totals 26-44 12-17 74.

Halftime—Whitworth 43, Whitman 22. 3-point goals—Whitman 1-10 (Patneaude 1-2, Morrissey 0-1, Krall 0-2, White 0-2, Francis 0-3), Whitworth 10-15 (Bower 4-6, Pomante 2-3, Snyder 2-4, Orrell 1-1, Zeitler 1-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Whitman 35 (Krumdieck, Krall, Patneaude 6), Whitworth 26 (McDaniel 8). Assists—Whitman 9 (Krumdieck, Francis, White 2), Whitworth 16 (Snyder 5). Total Fouls—Whitman 16, Whitworth 18.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 15, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Mississippi 36; Montana 24; Nebraska 24; Kansas State 23; South Florida 17; Delaware 13; Arkansas 10; Florida State 9; Wisconsin-Green Bay 7; Rutgers 6; Oklahoma State 5; Iowa State 3; James Madison 2; New Mexico 2; Temple 2.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta 6, Los Angeles 2

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 2

Vancouver 4, Montreal 0

Columbus 5, Chicago 4, OT

Ottawa 5, Washington 2

Carolina 3, Florida 2, OT

Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 2

New Jersey 1, N.Y. Rangers 0

Edmonton 2, Minnesota 1

St. Louis 6, Anaheim 2

Wednesday’s Games

Boston at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Montreal at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 4 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 4 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 4

First Period—1, Columbus, Fedorov 14 (Zherdev, Carter), 4:25. 2, Chicago, Sharp 7 (Salmelainen, Ruutu), 4:58. Second Period—3, Chicago, Smolinski 10 (Havlat, Stewart), 4:37. 4, Chicago, Vandermeer 1 (Ruutu, Sharp), 9:12. 5, Columbus, Klesla 6 (Vyborny, Modin), 14:02. 6, Columbus, Motzko 1, 15:22. Third Period—7, Columbus, Modin 11 (Eriksson, Tollefsen), 14:04. 8, Chicago, Smolinski 11 (Havlat, Vrbata), 18:27. Overtime—9, Columbus, Chimera 9 (Malhotra), 2:31.

Blues 6, Ducks 2

First Period—1, St. Louis, Brewer 2 (Cajanek, Dvorak), 7:44 (pp). Second Period—2, St. Louis, Cajanek 7 (Dvorak, Walker), 1:14. 3, St. Louis, Weight 6 (Rucinsky, Wideman), 5:13. 4, St. Louis, Tkachuk 15 (Dvorak, Brewer), 10:43. 5, St. Louis, Mayers 6 (Jackman, McClement), 17:27 (sh). Third Period—6, Anaheim, Perry 13 (Getzlaf, Kunitz), 7:24. 7, Anaheim, Selanne 29 (Jackman, McDonald), 12:00 (pp). 8, St. Louis, Drake 3 (Brewer), 16:22 (sh-en).

Canucks 5, Capitals 2

First Period—1, Ottawa, Meszaros 6 (Alfredsson, Redden), 16:56. 2, Ottawa, Comrie 10 (Heatley, Preissing), 19:33 (pp). 3, Washington, Clark 17 (Eminger), 19:57 (sh). Second Period—4, Ottawa, Alfredsson 16, 9:14 (sh). 5, Ottawa, Comrie 11 (Schaefer, Preissing), 10:21. Third Period—6, Washington, Eminger 1 (Gordon, Ovechkin), 5:35. 7, Ottawa, Schaefer 8 (Neil, Phillips), 13:36.

Devils 1, Rangers 0

First Period—1, New Jersey, Lukowich 2, 9:42. Second Period—None. Third Period—None.

Hurricanes 3, Panthers 2

First Period—1, Carolina, Walker 15 (Cole, Brind’Amour), 10:49 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Florida, Jokinen 22 (Olesz, Kwiatkowski), 5:56. 3, Florida, Horton 15 (Jokinen, Salei), 10:16 (pp). 4, Carolina, Cole 20 (Stillman, Seidenberg), 13:34. Overtime—5, Carolina, Williams 23 (Whitney, Brind’Amour), 1:47 (pp).

Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 2

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 29 (St. Louis, Sarich), 14:52 (sh).. Second Period—2, Toronto, Antropov 6 (Ponikarovsky, Kilger), 2:18. 3, Tampa Bay, Boyle 11 (Fedotenko, Richards), 17:33. 4, Toronto, Pohl 7 (McCabe, Kaberle), 19:53. Third Period—5, Toronto, Steen 10 (Stajan, Kaberle), 15:39 (pp). 6, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 12 (Sundin, Antropov), 19:05 (en).

Oilers 2, Wild 1

First Period—1, Edmonton, Lupul 13 (Nedved, Smid), 17:31 (pp). Second Period—2, Edmonton, Bergeron 7 (Sykora, Horcoff), 11:45 (pp). Third Period—3, Minnesota, Walz 8 (Gaborik, Radivojevic), 12:05.

Penguins 5, Islanders 2

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Christensen 8 (Talbot, Whitney), 2:32. Second Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Park 5, 1:57 (sh). 3, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 8 (Malkin, Christensen), 11:35 (pp). 4, N.Y. Islanders, Asham 7 (Simon, Gervais), 17:44. Third Period—5, Pittsburgh, Crosby 22 (Ouellet, Gonchar), 3:28 (pp). 6, Pittsburgh, Christensen 9 (Armstrong, Orpik), 8:45. 7, Pittsburgh, Crosby 23 (Recchi, Malone), 13:45.

Thrashers 6, Kings 2

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Frolov 22 (Armstrong, Cammalleri), 1:31. 2, Atlanta, Hnidy 4 (Kovalchuk, Metropolit), 1:50. 3, Atlanta, Hossa 27 (Mellanby, Kozlov), 15:49 (pp). Second Period—4, Atlanta, Slater 3 (Kovalchuk, Coburn), 1:53. Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Kostopoulos 6 (Miller, Cammalleri), 2:07. 6, Atlanta, Hossa 28 (Kozlov, de Vries), 13:04 (pp). 7, Atlanta, Metropolit 10 (Rucchin), 15:43. 8, Atlanta, Hossa 29 (Coburn), 18:19.

Scoring Leaders

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Tuesday’s Results

Kootenay 3 Calgary 2 (OT)

Prince George 3 Kelowna 2

Swift Current 2 Seattle 1 (SO)

Wednesday’s Games

Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m. (rescheduled from Jan. 10)

Thursday’s Game

Chilliwack at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Spokane at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Kamloops at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.

Regina at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Tennis

Australian Open

At Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Purse: $15.68 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Singles Men, Second Round

Novak Djokovic (14), Serbia, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1. Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. David Ferrer (16), Spain, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-2. Wayne Arthurs, Australia, def. Zack Fleishman, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Radek Stepanek (20), Czech Republic, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. Mikhail Youzhny (25), Russia, def. Lu Yen-hsun, Taiwan, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Mardy Fish, United States, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Andy Roddick (6), United States, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (24), Spain, 7-6 (0), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.

Singles Women, First Round

Ashley Harkleroad, United States, def. Yuan Meng, China, 6-3, 6-0. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (17), Germany, def. Sandra Zahlavova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-1. Patty Schnyder (8), Switzerland, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Ahsha Rolle, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Severine Bremond, France, 6-1, 6-4. Daniela Hantuchova (15), Slovakia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 6-1. Vera Zvonareva (22), Russia, def. Tzipi Obziler, Israel, 6-3, 6-4. Li Na (19), China, def. Elena Bovina, Russia, 6-4, 6-3. Dinara Safina (9), Russia, def. Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Youlia Fedossova, France, def. Catalina Castano, Colombia, 7-5, 6-4. Emilie Loit, France, def. Aravane Rezai, France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Peng Shuai, China, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

Singles Women, Second Round

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Monique Adamczak, Australia, 6-2, 6-1. Jelena Jankovic (11), Serbia, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, 6-2, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Marion Bartoli (18), France, 6-0, 7-5. Nadia Petrova (5), Russia, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-1, 6-2. Maria Kirilenko (26), Russia, def. Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Francesca Schiavone (14), Italy, 6-3, 6-3. Shahar Peer (16), Israel, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-3, 6-0. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6. Eva Birnerova, Czech Republic, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. Serena Williams, United States, def. Anne Kremer, Luxembourg, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Elena Dementieva (7), Russia, def. Martina Muller, Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with 3B Joe Crede on a one-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Betancourt on a one-year contract.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Rodney, LHP Nate Robertson, INF Omar Infante and OF Craig Monroe on one-year contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Scot Shields, RHP Francisco Rodriguez on one-year contracts and 1B Robb Quinlan on a two-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Vizcaino on a one-year contract and INF Chris Basak on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with OF Milton Bradley, INF Marco Scutaro and RHP Kiko Calero on one-year contracts.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with 1B Ben Broussard and LHP Horacio Ramirez on one-year contracts.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with INF Ty Wigginton and RHP Seth McClung on one-year contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Rick Bauer, RHP Akinori Otsuka and OF Brad Wilkerson on one-year contracts. Named Bobby Jones manager and Randy Whisler coach for Oklahoma of the PCL; Dave Anderson manager and Scott Coolbaugh coach for Frisco of the Texas League; Mike Anderson pitching coach and Brant Brown coach for Bakersfield of the California League; Mike Micucci manager and Danny Clark pitching coach for Clinton of the Midwest League; Andy Fox manager for Spokane of the Northwest League; and Pedro Lopez manager, Keith Comstock pitching coach and Paul Herfurth coach for Arizona of the Arizona League.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valverde, 2B Orlando Hudson and RHP Brandon Lyon on one-year contracts.

ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Soriano on a one-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with LHP Will Ohman on a two-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Lohse on a one-year contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with LHP Jeremy Affeldt, RHP Rodrigo Lopez, OF Matt Holliday and OF Cory Sullivan on one-year contracts.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with C Miguel Olivo on a one-year contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Lidge on a one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Kevin Mench on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Schoeneweis on a three-year contract and RHP Jorge Sosa, OF Endy Chavez and C Ramon Castro on one-year contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with OF Aaron Rowand on a one-year contract. Claimed INF Greg Dobbs off waivers from Seattle.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Gonzalez and OF Xavier Nady on one-year contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with OF So Taguchi on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Chris Snelling, OF Tony Blanco, OF Frank Diaz, INF Larry Broadway, INF Bernie Castro, C Jesus Flores, RHP Brett Campbell, RHP Shawn Hill, RHP Beltran Perez, RHP Levale Speigner, RHP Jermaine Van Buren, LHP Matt Chico and LHP Mike O’Connor on one-year contracts.

American Association

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Agreed to terms with INF Alex Llanos.

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Agreed to terms with OF David Fowler.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Battista.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS—Signed F Chris Webber.

Continental Basketball Association

BUTTE DAREDEVILS—Waived F Antoine Tisby.

GREAT FALLS EXPLORERS—Signed C Mark Flavin.

PITTSBURGH XPLOSION—Named Jaren Jackson coach. Announced the retirement of F DeVaughn Hasell and named him assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Named Mike Sheppard receivers coach.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Named Jim Tomsula defensive line coach. Re-signed FB Zak Keasey.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Fired Dale Lindsey, linebackers coach.

Canadian Football League

CFL—Named Jim Daley, senior advisor-officiating development and football operations.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Called up D Bobby Allen from Providence of the AHL. Sent D Matt Lashoff to Providence.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated C Sergei Fedorov from injured reserve. Assigned F Alexandre Picard to Syracuse of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS—Recalled up D Nicklas Grossman from Iowa of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled D Nate Guenin from Philadelphia of the AHL. Assigned D David Printz to Philadelphia.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned C Patrick Fischer to San Antonio of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Acquired C Yan Stastny from the Boston Bruins for a 2007 fifth-round draft pick.

American Hockey League

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Announced Nashville assigned F Scottie Upshall to the team. Assigned F Nicolas Corbeil to Rockford of the UHL.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

COLORADO MAMMOTH—Acquired F Matt Taylor from the New York Titans for a 2007 fifth-round draft pick.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Signed F Luciano Emilio.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA—Named Burton Burns assistant football coach and Nikki Smith women’s assistant soccer coach.

DANIEL WEBSTER—Named Caitlin Connolly field hockey and women’s lacrosse coach.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN—Announced the resignation of Brian VanGorder, coach, to become linebackers coach of the Atlanta Falcons.

MINNESOTA—Named Tim Brewster football coach.

NORTH CAROLINA—Announced Tommy Thigpen and Ken Browning, assistant football coaches, and Jeff Connors, strength and conditioning coordinator, will remain on staff.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Pistons – Jazz circles is for Detroit guard Chauncey Billups (questionable).

NBA

College Basketball

NFL Conference Championships