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Baseball

Remaining free agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 54 remaining free agents:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (2) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Chris Widger, c.

BOSTON (1) — Gabe Kapler, of.

CHICAGO (2) — Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Dustin Hermanson, rhp.

DETROIT (1) — Troy Percival, rhp.

KANSAS CITY (1) — Mark Redman, lhp.

LOS ANGELES (1) — Darin Erstad, of-1b.

MINNESOTA (3) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp; Shannon Stewart, of.

NEW YORK (3) — Miguel Cairo, 2b; Ron Villone, lhp; Bernie Williams, of.

OAKLAND (1) — Steve Karsay, rhp.

SEATTLE (1) — Eduardo Perez, 1b.

TAMPA BAY (1) — Brian Meadows, rhp.

TEXAS (1) — Eric Young, 2b.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (1) — Brian Jordan, of.

CINCINNATI (4) — Eddie Guardado, lhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp.

COLORADO (2) — Vinny Castilla, 3b; Mike DeJean, rhp.

FLORIDA (1) — Matt Herges, rhp.

HOUSTON (2) — Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp.

LOS ANGELES (2) — J.D. Drew, of; Aaron Sele, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (4) — David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.

NEW YORK (5) — Cliff Floyd, of; Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf.

PHILADELPHIA (2) — Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rick White, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Jeromy Burnitz, of; Joe Randa, 3b.

ST. LOUIS (4) — Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Preston Wilson, of.

SAN DIEGO (3) — Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; Chan Ho Park, rhp; David Wells, lhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Barry Bonds, lf; Steve Finley, cf; Jamey Wright, rhp.

WASHINGTON (1) — Tony Armas Jr., rhp.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
New Jersey2021.488
Toronto2022.476 1/2
New York1825.4193
Boston1228.3007 1/2
Philadelphia1230.2868 1/2
SoutheastWLPctGB
Washington2417.585
Orlando2320.5352
Miami1922.4635
Charlotte1426.3509 1/2
Atlanta1326.33310
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit2316.590
Cleveland2417.585
Chicago2419.5581
Indiana2120.5123
Milwaukee1724.4157

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Dallas358.814
San Antonio3013.6985
Houston2516.6109
New Orleans1624.40017 1/2
Memphis1032.23824 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah2814.667
Denver2217.5644 1/2
Minnesota2020.5007
Portland1725.40511
Seattle1626.38112
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix338.805
L.A. Lakers2715.6436 1/2
L.A. Clippers2021.48813
Golden State1923.45214 1/2
Sacramento1623.41016

Tuesday’s Results

Dallas 111, Orlando 95

Phoenix 127, Washington 105

Philadelphia 102, New Orleans 96

Chicago 94, Atlanta 86

Denver 117, Seattle 112

L.A. Clippers 115, Milwaukee 96

Today’s Games

Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m.

New Orleans at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 6 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Nuggets 117, SuperSonics 112

FGFTReb
DENVERM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Anthony 12-2610-114-93134
Evans 2-31-43-7235
Camby 4-82-23-84210
Blake 2-60-00-2246
Iverson 7-195-60-310021
Smith 7-150-00-31320
Kleiza 2-30-00-2034
Nene 5-77-94-71017
Diawara 0-00-00-0010
Totals 41-8725-3214-412317117

Percentages: FG .471, FT .781. 3-Point Goals: 10-22, .455 (Smith 6-10, Blake 2-4, Iverson 2-5, Anthony 0-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 14 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Camby 5, Kleiza). Turnovers: 14 (Iverson 4, Anthony 2, Camby 2, Smith 2, Blake 2, Evans, Nene). Steals: 10 (Anthony 4, Kleiza 2, Camby, Evans, Iverson, Nene). Technical Fouls: None.

FGFTReb
SEATTLEM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Gelabale 3-42-21-4468
Wilcox 11-163-34-124425
Collison 9-130-04-102418
Allen 16-316-81-35144
Watson 2-91-20-3725
Petro 0-10-01-3130
Wilkins 2-52-21-2106
Ridnour 3-80-00-0326
Brown 0-20-00-3020
Totals 46-8914-1712-402724112

Percentages: FG .517, FT .824. 3-Point Goals: 6-20, .300 (Allen 6-17, Ridnour 0-1, Watson 0-1, Wilkins 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 19 (23 PTS). Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 14 (Watson 3, Allen 2, Ridnour 2, Wilkins 2, Gelabale 2, Brown 2, Petro). Steals: 10 (Allen 3, Watson 2, Collison, Petro, Ridnour, Wilkins, Gelabale). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 11:37 first.

Denver 25283232—117
Seattle 28321834—112

A—17,072 (17,072). T—2:18.

76ers 102, Hornets 96

New Orleans (96)- Mason 5-11 7-8 17, West 10-21 2-3 23, Chandler 2-5 5-6 9, Butler 3-12 1-2 7, Brown 9-15 2-3 24, B.Jackson 1-7 4-6 6, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Pargo 3-7 0-0 6, M.Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-83 21-28 96.

Philadelphia (102)- Carney 6-10 0-0 13, Hunter 3-4 1-2 7, Dalembert 4-8 2-2 10, Iguodala 7-17 6-6 20, A.Miller 7-17 3-5 17, Korver 8-13 6-6 25, Jones 2-2 0-0 4, J.Smith 1-5 4-4 6, Ollie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 22-25 102.

New Orleans2119253196
Philadelphia30242226102

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 5-17 (Brown 4-7, West 1-1, B.Jackson 0-1, Butler 0-4, Pargo 0-4), Philadelphia 4-8 (Korver 3-3, Carney 1-3, Iguodala 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 50 (West 11), Philadelphia 47 (Dalembert, Hunter 7). Assists—New Orleans 14 (Brown 4), Philadelphia 26 (A.Miller 11). Total Fouls—New Orleans 20, Philadelphia 19. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second, Philadelphia Defensive Three Second. A—12,328. (20,444).

Bulls 94, Hawks 86

Atlanta (86)- Smith 6-12 4-10 16, M.Williams 9-12 4-4 22, Wright 1-4 0-1 2, Johnson 12-27 5-6 29, Ivey 1-3 1-2 3, Childress 1-5 1-2 3, Pachulia 1-7 4-4 6, S.Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Thompson 0-3 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Medvedenko 1-1 0-0 3, Stoudamire 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-77 19-29 86.

Chicago (94)- Deng 6-10 6-6 18, P.Brown 7-14 1-1 15, Wallace 5-9 1-2 11, Gordon 5-13 2-2 12, Hinrich 4-8 4-5 12, Nocioni 4-10 5-5 14, Sefolosha 2-7 0-4 5, Thomas 3-5 1-4 7. Totals 36-76 20-29 94.

Atlanta2017222786
Chicago2714292494

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 1-9 (Medvedenko 1-1, Smith 0-2, Johnson 0-6), Chicago 2-8 (Sefolosha 1-1, Nocioni 1-3, Hinrich 0-1, Wallace 0-1, Gordon 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 50 (Pachulia 12), Chicago 53 (P.Brown 9). Assists—Atlanta 19 (Johnson 4), Chicago 26 (Hinrich 12). Total Fouls—Atlanta 26, Chicago 24. Technicals—Atlanta Defensive Three Second. A—22,390. (21,711).

Clippers 115, Bucks 96

Milwaukee (96)- Patterson 7-15 2-5 16, Skinner 2-6 0-2 4, Bogut 3-7 0-0 6, Bell 10-20 3-3 24, Boykins 6-15 1-1 14, Gadzuric 2-2 2-2 6, Ilyasova 3-10 3-4 11, Noel 1-4 0-0 2, Greer 1-3 0-0 2, Markota 3-4 0-0 8, Hodge 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 39-87 12-19 96.

L.A. Clippers (115)- Ross 6-9 1-1 13, Brand 10-15 5-6 25, Kaman 5-9 1-2 11, Mobley 10-15 2-4 22, Cassell 2-9 4-4 8, Maggette 4-8 7-8 15, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Thomas 3-7 2-2 9, Livingston 4-6 0-0 8, Ewing 0-2 0-0 0, Al.Williams 0-1 2-4 2, Singleton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 45-86 24-31 115.

Milwaukee2434162296
L.A. Clippers34352026115

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 6-16 (Markota 2-2, Ilyasova 2-5, Bell 1-4, Boykins 1-4, Noel 0-1), L.A. Clippers 1-8 (Thomas 1-4, Cassell 0-1, Maggette 0-1, Mobley 0-2). Fouled Out—Bogut. Rebounds—Milwaukee 45 (Skinner 8), L.A. Clippers 58 (Kaman 11). Assists—Milwaukee 22 (Boykins 5), L.A. Clippers 31 (Cassell 8). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 26, L.A. Clippers 16. A—16,923. (18,964).

Mavericks 111, Magic 95

Dallas (111)- J.Howard 9-18 5-5 25, Nowitzki 12-17 9-10 33, Dampier 3-3 0-1 6, George 3-7 0-0 7, Terry 5-15 0-0 14, Diop 2-2 0-0 4, Dev.Harris 5-8 3-4 13, Mbenga 0-1 0-0 0, Stackhouse 3-5 0-0 7, Buckner 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-77 17-20 111.

Orlando (95)- Turkoglu 6-10 2-2 17, Battie 2-6 3-4 7, D.Howard 4-10 7-14 15, G.Hill 3-8 9-11 15, Nelson 7-14 7-8 23, Dooling 2-6 5-6 9, Milicic 1-3 0-0 2, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0, Diener 1-1 0-0 3, Bogans 1-3 1-2 4. Totals 27-61 34-47 95.

Dallas34272822111
Orlando1827331795

3-Point Goals—Dallas 8-21 (Terry 4-9, J.Howard 2-6, Stackhouse 1-1, George 1-3, Dev.Harris 0-1, Nowitzki 0-1), Orlando 7-13 (Turkoglu 3-5, Nelson 2-5, Diener 1-1, Bogans 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 40 (Nowitzki 10), Orlando 44 (D.Howard 14). Assists—Dallas 26 (Nowitzki 8), Orlando 15 (Nelson 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 29, Orlando 18. Technicals—Stackhouse. A—17,451. (17,248).

Suns 127, Wizards 105

Phoenix (127)- Diaw 7-12 0-2 14, Marion 9-11 3-3 21, Stoudemire 5-6 5-6 15, Bell 8-16 2-2 21, Nash 11-13 2-2 27, Barbosa 3-10 2-2 10, Ja.Jones 4-10 4-4 16, Ju.Jones 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 48-79 18-21 127.

Washington (105)- Butler 10-22 4-5 24, Jamison 2-8 4-4 9, Haywood 4-8 0-2 8, Stevenson 3-6 0-0 6, Arenas 11-25 6-8 31, Hayes 1-5 0-0 2, Daniels 8-9 2-2 20, Mason 0-2 0-0 0, E.Thomas 1-2 1-2 3, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Blatche 0-0 0-0 0, Booth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-89 17-23 105.

Phoenix41352427127
Washington20313024105

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 13-33 (Ja.Jones 4-10, Nash 3-4, Bell 3-10, Barbosa 2-7, Ju.Jones 1-1, Marion 0-1), Washington 6-19 (Arenas 3-9, Daniels 2-2, Jamison 1-2, Butler 0-1, Hayes 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Stevenson 0-1, Mason 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 45 (Bell 8), Washington 43 (Haywood 12). Assists—Phoenix 35 (Nash 14), Washington 14 (Arenas 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 19, Washington 18. Technicals—Phoenix coach M.D’Antoni, Stoudemire, Butler. A—20,173. (20,173).

College men

EAST

Boston College 85, Florida St. 82

Bucknell 62, Lehigh 44

Fairfield 70, Iona 67, OT

Holy Cross 58, Colgate 55

Marist 67, St. Peter’s 58

Robert Morris 94, St. Francis, Pa. 75

Siena 87, N.J. Tech 63

St. John’s 71, Notre Dame 68

Villanova 82, Providence 73

SOUTH

Auburn 81, Alabama 57

Davidson 101, Georgia Southern 92

Tennessee Tech 63, Murray St. 52

Virginia Tech 92, Miami 85

MIDWEST

Illinois 51, Indiana 43

S. Illinois 56, N. Iowa 54

FAR WEST

Air Force 72, TCU 39

UNLV 68, San Diego St. 61

D3 Hoops Poll

#Team W-L Pts.Prev.
1UW-Stevens Point (17)16-16171
2Amherst (8)17-06032
3Wooster15-25684
4Virginia Wesleyan14-25505
5Mississippi College15-15027
6St. Thomas14-24633
7Whitworth16-144110
8UW-Oshkosh15-341812
9Hope14-238611
10Washington U.14-139913
11Elmhurst14-23619
12Augustana14-334715
13Puget Sound14-234114
14Ohio Northern13-43268
15Occidental11-325417
16Wittenberg14-32276
17Worcester Polytech14-121518
18Aurora15-119219
19Bates14-213621
20Carthage11-512223
21Wheaton (Ill.)11-5103-
22Johns Hopkins15-210025
23Keene State14-28224
24New York University14-279-
25Guilford13-27520

Dropped out: UW-La Crosse, Rhode Island

Others receiving votes: UW-La Crosse 44, Chicago 39, Brandeis 26, Rhode Island College 22, Ramapo 17, Utica 14, Lake Erie 13, Mary Hardin-Baylor 11, St. John’s 10, DePauw 8, Trinity (Conn.) 8, Rochester 4, Lincoln 2.

College women

EAST

Army 63, Lafayette 50

Boston U. 67, New Hampshire 57

Cincinnati 80, Georgetown 62

Monmouth, N.J. 58, NJIT 54

Seton Hall 60, Providence 46

SOUTH

UNC Asheville 72, Charleston Southern 55

MIDWEST

Ball St. 71, Akron 49

Kent St. 71, Cent. Michigan 53

Marquette 71, Notre Dame 62

Ohio 72, N. Illinois 70

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Little Rock 96, Harding 51

Texas-Arlington 67, Texas-San Antonio 38

FAR WEST

Colo.-Colo. Springs 72, Colorado College 67

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey2914563126111
N.Y. Rangers2321450140147
Pittsburgh2117850151148
N.Y. Islanders2221448137136
Philadelphia1131527114182
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo3312470185143
Montreal2717559146140
Ottawa2820258171138
Toronto2221650159168
Boston2220448136170
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta2715862154150
Carolina2519656153155
Tampa Bay2622254161158
Washington2021747149168
Florida18221046143161

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville3412371173125
Detroit3014565149118
St. Louis1921846123147
Columbus1825541120149
Chicago1724741119150
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver2719256124122
Calgary2617456147121
Minnesota2520454136128
Colorado2420351148136
Edmonton2321450131138
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim3012868167130
San Jose3216064149110
Dallas2918159129116
Phoenix2224246133164
Los Angeles1628638138182

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

Tuesday Games

No games scheduled

Today’s Game

All-Star Game at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
Brandon4925162658
Swift Current4924231150
Prince Albert4821223247
Regina4720231344
Saskatoon4619251140
Moose Jaw4617263037
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
Medicine Hat5236142074
Kootenay4833112270
Calgary4925182456
Red Deer4924183455
Lethbridge4723192351

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Vancouver4930114468
Kamloops4732131166
Prince George4619212444
Kelowna4714273334
Chilliwack5014322232
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Everett453670274
Tri-City4528160157
Seattle47221311156
Spokane4824193253
Portland4614301130

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

Today’s Games

Medicine Hat 2 Brandon 1

Tri-City 4 Vancouver 2

Prince Albert 2 Spokane 1

Tuesday’s Games

Brandon at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Spokane at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 7:30 p.m.

Raiders 2, Chiefs 1

Spokane0101
Prince Albert0022

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Spokane, Bowman 18 (Haw, Lenoski), 12:31 (pp). Third Period—2, Prince Albert, LeBlanc 12 (Gauthier), 7:35. 3, Prince Albert, McDonald 17 (Tendler, Hellyer), 7:55.

Power-play Opp.—Spokane 1 of 6; Prince Albert 0 of 5. Saves—Spokane, Tokarski 5-13-5—23. Prince Albert, Deckert 12-10-9—31. A—1,987.

Tennis

Australian Open

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

Singles men quarterfinals

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Tommy Robredo (7), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 7-5.

Singles women quarterfinals

Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze (12), Russia, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Clijsters (4), Belgium def. Hingis (6), Switzerland 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Traded RHP Kirk Saarloos and a player to be named to Cincinnati for RHP David Shafer and a player to be named.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Mark Bellhorn on a minor league contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Antonio Alfonseca on a one-year contract.

Can-Am League

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Agreed to terms with OF Shaun Lehmann.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Agreed to terms with LHP Bart Braun and INF Brian Spottsville.

Northern League

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with OF Dale Mueller.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Assigned the contract of OF Tyrone Pendergrass to the Grays of the Can-Am League for a player to be named.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Fired Dwane Casey coach. Named assistant coach Randy Wittman interim coach.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Waived F Maurice Taylor.

Continental Basketball Association

CBA—Announced the Utah Eagles will cease operations, effective Thursday, Jan. 25.

PITTSBURGH XPLOSION—Signed F Michael Lasme, F Dajuan Tate and G Lewis Monroe. Released G Andre Joseph and F Janerio Spurlock.

NBA Development League

ANAHEIM ARSENAL—Fired Larry Smith, coach. Named assistant coach Reggie Geary interim coach.

IDAHO STAMPEDE—Re-signed F Luke Jackson.

SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE—Signed F Damone Brown.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Named Russ Grimm assistant head coach and offensive line coach.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Named Jethro Franklin defensive line coach and Larry Kirksey wide receivers coach.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named John Harbaugh secondary coach and Sean McDermott linebackers coach. Signed LB Jeremy Cain, LB Craig Kobel, LB Greg Richmond, WR Michael Gasperson, WR Jermaine Jamison, WR J.J. Outlaw, WR Bill Sampy, RB Antoine Bagwell, S Erick Harris, C Jasper Harvey, QB Jeff Mroz, FB Zack Tuiasosopo and TE Lee Vickers. Allocated Harris, Harvey, Jamison, Kobel and Outlaw to NFL Europe.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with OF Luis Matos and INF Nick Green on minor league contracts.

Arena Football League

AFL—Announced the retirement of OL-DL Fred Ray.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Acquired OL-DL Jeff Bolton on waivers from San Jose.

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS—Signed LB Nigel Eldridge and WR Brett Fischer.

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed DB Arnold Parker.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Signed FB Matt Bernstein.

TAMPA BAY STORM—Waived WR Jo Jo Walker.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Nolan Schaefer to Hershey of the AHL.

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Albany F Cody McCormick to two games for his actions during a game on Jan. 19.

CHICAGO WOLVES—Signed D Jon Awe. Released D Brian Lee.

GRAND RAPID GRIFFINS—Named Andrew Gillett database sales manager.

HERSHEY BEARS—Acquired G Nolan Schaefer from Worcester for future considerations.

IOWA STARS—Acquired G Dan Ellis on loan from the Dallas Stars.

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Recalled D Zack FitzGerald from Alaska of the ECHL. Assigned G Chris Beckford-Tseu to Alaska. Loaned D Stephen Wood and RW Ryan MacMurchy to Alaska.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled D Alexandre Rouleau from Phoenix of the ECHL.

ECHL

TOLEDO STORM—Announced G Dominic Vicari has been called up to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

Central Hockey League

OKLAHOMA CITY BLAZERS—Waived D Fritz Sauter.

TULSA OILERS—Signed LW Chase Decker. Waived D Matt Hanson.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Re-signed MF Brian Carroll.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Re-signed D-MF Marshall Leonard and G Doug Warren. Signed MF-D Jeff Larentowicz. Named Wayne Penniman athletic trainer.

COLLEGE

GEORGIA SOUTHERN—Named Shawn Bostick offensive line coach, Ashley Anders defensive coordinator in charge of linebackers and Keith Hatcher secondary coach.

LA SALLE—Named Chris Kane assistant athletic director for business affairs and Regina Allan executive assistant for the director of athletics.

LIBERTY—Announced Virginia OL Marshal Ausberry and Virginia Tech S Kent Hicks have transferred to the school.

PENN ST. BEHREND—Named Greg Cooper track and field and cross county coach.

WEST VIRGINIA—Named Rod Smith quarterbacks coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Knicks – Suns circle is for New York guard Stephon Marbury (questionable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Heat – Pacers game due to Miami guard Dwyane Wade (questionable) and center Shaquille O’Neal (questionable).

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Pistons5.5BOBCATS
CAVALIERS10.576ers
PACERSNLHeat
RAPTORS7Hornets
CELTICS3Hawks
Suns(9)KNICKS
JAZZ11.5Grizzlies
SPURS8Rockets
KINGS9Bucks
T’wolves2BLAZERS
WARRIORS6Nets

College Basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Kent St1BALL ST
Dayton5DUQUESNE
BOWLING GREENPKW Michigan
GEORGE MASON4.5Virginia Comm
BUFFALO1.5Toledo
Pittsburgh8CINCINNATI
GEORGIAPKentucky
Miami-Ohio2.5C MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN ST16.5Minnesota
Hofstra6.5GEORGIA ST
FLA ATLANTIC2.5UL-Lafayette
LASALLE7.5Richmond
INDIANA ST3.5Evansville
Drexel6NC-WILMINGTON
NORTHEASTERN7James Madison
OHIO U16.5E Michigan
OLD DOMINION13.5Wm & Mary
Massachusetts3RHODE ISLAND
S. FLORIDA6Rutgers
Xavier12.5ST. BONA
North Carolina15.5WAKE FOREST
WRIGHT ST7.5Youngstown St
TOWSON11Delaware
GEORGE WASH4.5St. Joseph’s
GEORGETOWN7.5DePaul
Arkansas5S. CAROLINA
IOWA9Penn St
LSU6.5Vanderbilt
HOUSTON7C Florida
MARQUETTE14.5Seton Hall
Akron9NO ILLINOIS
Ohio St12.5NORTHWESTERN
Kansas9BAYLOR
Texas1.5NEBRASKA
SMU7Tulane
Texas-El Paso2.5RICE
MISSOURI ST5Creighton
PENN5.5Temple
MISSISSIPPI2Tennessee
WISC-GREEN BAY4.5Illinois-Chi
SO MISS9.5E Carolina
WHICHITA ST10Drake
c-W Virginia10.5Marshall
Texas A&M3TEXAS TECH
BRADLEY8Illinois St
Missouri6.5COLORADO
Virginia1.5NC STATE
MARYLAND4Georgia Tech
NEW MEXICO ST19.5Idaho
Florida5.5MISS ST
WISCONSIN12Michigan
MEMPHIS19.5Tulsa
WYOMING1.5Colorado St
ARIZONA17Arizona St
NEW MEXICO2Byu
APP’CHIAN ST9.5Furman
LOYOLA-MD5.5Manhattan
MOREHEAD ST4.5SE Missouri St

c-Charleston, WV

Super Bowl XLI

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Colts7749Bears