Basketball

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Results

Dallas 103, Memphis 84

New Orleans 117, Denver 93

Utah 97, San Antonio 91

Charlotte 107, L.A. Clippers 100

Today’s Games

Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Seattle, 7 p.m.

New York at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Mavericks 103, Grizzlies 84

Dallas (103)—Jo.Howard 10-17 4-5 26, Nowitzki 9-15 2-2 20, Dampier 4-6 3-4 11, Terry 6-14 1-1 14, E.Jones 2-3 0-0 6, Hassell 3-3 0-0 6, Diop 1-2 0-0 2, Barea 4-9 1-1 9, Bass 2-8 0-0 4, George 2-3 1-2 5, Ager 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-80 12-15 103.

Memphis (84)—Gay 7-14 3-3 18, Gasol 6-12 1-1 13, Milicic 1-4 0-0 2, Lowry 5-13 6-14 17, Miller 3-10 2-2 8, Navarro 5-10 5-8 16, Warrick 0-3 4-6 4, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Swift 1-1 0-0 2, Jacobsen 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-72 21-34 84.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 5-12 (E.Jones 2-3, Jo.Howard 2-4, Terry 1-3, Barea 0-2), Memphis 3-11 (Navarro 1-2, Gay 1-2, Lowry 1-4, Warrick 0-1, Miller 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 53 (Dampier 12), Memphis 42 (Gasol, Lowry, Milicic 5). Assists—Dallas 17 (Jo.Howard, Hassell 4), Memphis 14 (Lowry 4). Total Fouls—Dallas 25, Memphis 17. A—11,672 (18,400).

Hornets 117, Nuggets 93

Denver (93)—Kleiza 5-8 3-3 14, Martin 9-17 0-1 18, Camby 0-5 3-4 3, Carter 3-9 0-0 8, Iverson 8-16 6-6 23, Diawara 0-2 0-0 0, Najera 2-7 1-2 6, Smith 5-12 1-1 14, Wafer 1-4 1-1 3, Hunter 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 35-82 15-18 93.

New Orleans (117)—Stojakovic 6-12 3-3 19, West 5-10 3-4 13, Chandler 4-5 2-2 10, Paul 7-20 8-8 23, Peterson 1-3 2-2 5, Ely 7-9 2-2 16, Pargo 6-13 0-0 13, Bowen 4-7 0-1 8, Butler 0-3 0-0 0, Armstrong 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 3-3 0-1 6, Vinicius 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-89 20-23 117.

3-Point Goals—Denver 8-26 (Smith 3-7, Carter 2-5, Kleiza 1-3, Najera 1-4, Iverson 1-5, Wafer 0-1, Diawara 0-1), New Orleans 7-21 (Stojakovic 4-8, Paul 1-2, Peterson 1-3, Pargo 1-4, Vinicius 0-1, Butler 0-3). Fouled Out—Carter. Rebounds—Denver 40 (Martin 9), New Orleans 57 (Chandler 16). Assists—Denver 18 (Carter 5), New Orleans 32 (Paul 17). Total Fouls—Denver 21, New Orleans 24. Technicals—Paul. A—15,601 (17,200).

Jazz 97, Spurs 91

San Antonio (91)—Bowen 1-4 0-0 3, Duncan 9-15 8-10 26, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2, Parker 1-7 3-4 5, Finley 2-8 0-0 4, Ginobili 9-16 9-9 29, Horry 0-2 0-0 0, Udoka 4-8 1-1 10, Elson 2-4 0-0 4, Vaughn 2-6 2-2 6, Bonner 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 31-74 25-28 91.

Utah (97)—Kirilenko 9-10 4-4 23, Boozer 10-18 3-4 23, Okur 3-8 3-4 11, Williams 3-12 5-6 11, Brewer 4-8 0-0 8, Price 2-4 0-0 5, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Harpring 2-4 0-2 4, Millsap 2-4 0-0 4, Korver 3-7 1-1 8. Totals 38-76 16-21 97.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 4-16 (Ginobili 2-5, Bowen 1-2, Udoka 1-3, Bonner 0-2, Horry 0-2, Finley 0-2), Utah 5-14 (Okur 2-5, Kirilenko 1-1, Price 1-2, Korver 1-5, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 44 (Duncan 11), Utah 45 (Boozer 7). Assists—San Antonio 11 (Parker, Ginobili 3), Utah 28 (Williams 14). Total Fouls—San Antonio 23, Utah 22. Technicals—Duncan, Udoka 2, Boozer. Ejected—Udoka. A—19,911 (19,911).

Bobcats 107, Clippers 100

Charlotte (107)—Wallace 8-11 5-8 23, Felton 3-6 2-4 10, Okafor 6-8 2-4 14, McInnis 5-9 0-0 10, Richardson 7-16 5-6 20, Mohammed 4-6 2-2 10, Carroll 2-4 4-4 8, Anderson 3-6 4-4 12, Harrington 0-1 0-0 0, Hollins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-67 24-32 107.

L.A. Clippers (100)—Thornton 4-7 0-0 8, Thomas 13-23 3-4 29, Powell 5-10 2-2 12, Cassell 7-12 3-3 17, Mobley 5-10 2-2 12, Ross 6-9 3-3 15, Williams 2-3 1-1 5, Dickau 1-3 0-0 2, Knight 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-78 14-15 100.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 7-16 (Felton 2-2, Anderson 2-3, Wallace 2-4, Richardson 1-7), L.A. Clippers 0-8 (Mobley 0-1, Dickau 0-2, Thomas 0-5). Fouled Out—Thornton. Rebounds—Charlotte 36 (Okafor 9), L.A. Clippers 37 (Thomas 13). Assists—Charlotte 33 (Wallace, Felton 8), L.A. Clippers 34 (Cassell, Mobley 7). Total Fouls—Charlotte 19, L.A. Clippers 22. A—14,429 (19,443).

College men

EAST

Connecticut 69, Louisville 67

Hofstra 75, Longwood 60

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 72, Alcorn St. 68

Alabama St. 59, Southern U. 54

Appalachian St. 56, Elon 52

Bethune-Cookman 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 54

Florida A&M 70, Delaware St. 68

Georgia Southern 69, W. Carolina 58

High Point 70, Radford 68

Howard 73, Coppin St. 69, OT

Liberty 87, VMI 81

Morgan St. 64, Hampton 57

N. Carolina A&T 82, S. Carolina St. 77

Norfolk St. 82, Winston-Salem 67

UNC Asheville 56, Coastal Carolina 52

Winthrop 81, Charleston Southern 64

Wofford 67, Coll. of Charleston 66

MIDWEST

Texas-Pan American 85, Chicago St. 76

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 73, Texas Southern 58

Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma St. 61

Prairie View 55, MVSU 53

FAR WEST

Gonzaga 79, Portland 41

San Diego 63, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 55

Santa Clara 66, San Francisco 48

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 27, total 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 St. 112, Connecticut 108, Arizona 102, Dayton 69, Notre Dame 63, Southern Cal 63, West Virginia 63, Louisville 40, Purdue 34, Oklahoma 28, Villanova 27, South Alabama 22, Clemson 20, Gonzaga 17, Rhode Island 17, Arizona St. 16, Houston 9, Miami 7, UNLV 4, St. Joseph’s 3, Va. Commonwealth 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 27, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Arizona 40, Connecticut 35, Notre Dame 35, Baylor 30, Rhode Island 29, Southern California 29, Villanova 25, West Virginia 25, Louisville 18, Gonzaga 10, Purdue 9, Miami (Fla.) 8, South Alabama 6, Arizona State 5, UNLV 5, Clemson 3, Davidson 3, Kent State 3, Brigham Young 2, Dayton 2, Houston 1.

Conference Standings

(Through Jan. 27 unless noted.)

Atlantic 10 Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

Big 12 Conference

Big East Conference

Big Sky Conference

Big Ten Conference

Big West Conference

Conference USA

Ivy League

Mountain West Conference

Pacific-10 Conference

Southeastern Conference

West Coast Conference

(Through Jan. 28)

Western Athletic Conference

Division III Northwest Conference

Junior Colleges Scenic West Athletic Conference

NWAACC

College leaders

(Through Jan. 27)

Team Offense

Team Defense

Individual points per game

Curry,Dvdson

158

77

61

454

23.9

Reid,HighPt

187

19

58

451

23.7

Jackson,UTEP

140

13

130

423

23.5

Agudio,Hoftra

114

44

71

343

22.9

Holston,ChiSt

152

97

90

491

22.3

McCalebb,NewOrl

171

25

101

468

22.3

Woodside,NDakSt

141

44

118

444

22.2

Hansbroug,UNC

136

0

168

440

22.0

Gordon,Ind.

111

46

122

390

21.7

Lee,W.Ky

158

40

92

448

21.3

Anderson,Quinpc

150

22

83

405

21.3

Anderson,Cal

132

38

81

383

21.3

Rodriguez,Cmpbll

132

12

128

404

21.3

Vaden,UAB

130

85

58

403

21.2

Akognon,CSFull

119

71

51

360

21.2

Taylor,UCF

142

52

66

402

21.2

Carroll,UtahSt

149

66

79

443

21.1

Sprink,Navy

127

48

118

420

21.0

Harris,UCSB

121

47

109

398

20.9

Hill,IUPUI

135

31

116

417

20.9

Christmas,Temple

115

64

81

375

20.8

Ubilla,FDU

108

59

100

375

20.8

Augustin,Texas

128

37

101

394

20.7

Payne,SoUtah

146

0

120

412

20.6

Lowhorn,SanFr

154

7

75

390

20.5

Forbes,UMass

123

35

104

385

20.3

Bennett,S.Ala

136

55

77

404

20.2

Downey,S.Caro

142

32

66

382

20.1

Goldwire,Chrlot

114

78

76

382

20.1

Rice,BC

103

35

99

340

20.0

Harris,UMass

121

52

85

379

19.9

Mayo,So.Cal

134

48

63

379

19.9

Bayless,Ariz

94

37

93

318

19.9

Brown,Army

130

71

46

377

19.8

McKiver,Houstn

103

69

82

357

19.8

Thompson,Rider

162

4

88

416

19.8

Winklmn,NDakSt

137

19

100

393

19.7

Goode,Dtroit

126

57

62

371

19.5

Foster,Vandy

133

77

46

389

19.5

Hendrix,Ala

155

2

75

387

19.4

Harngdy,NDame

131

0

85

347

19.3

Roberts,Dayton

113

51

70

347

19.3

Baptiste,FDU

110

23

103

346

19.2

Florence,Mercer

118

48

62

346

19.2

Morris,LBS

110

36

88

344

19.1

Brockman,Wash.

158

0

66

382

19.1

Laing,S.Hall

145

17

75

382

19.1

Rebounds

Free Throw Percentage

Assists per game

Three-point field goal percentage

College women

TOP 25

(No. 2) Tennessee 67, (No. 9) Duke 64

(19) Ohio State 89, Penn State 53

FAR WEST

Boise St. 82, Fresno St. 62

S. Utah 67, Centenary 49

The Women’s AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

9. Duke

15-4

817

10

10. California

17-3

772

8

11. Oklahoma

13-4

753

11

12. West Virginia

16-3

661

12

13. Old Dominion

16-3

658

13

14. Pittsburgh

16-3

528

19

15. Wyoming

18-1

502

18

16. George Wash

16-4

451

20

17. Georgia

16-4

419

17

18. Kansas St.

14-5

375

22

19. Ohio St.

15-4

348

15

20. Notre Dame

15-5

271

16

21. Oklahoma St.

16-3

258

14

22. Syracuse

16-3

216

24

23. DePaul

15-4

161

—

24. Illinois St.

17-1

84

—

25. Texas

15-5

79

—

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 76, Utah 47, Nebraska 34, UTEP 33, Georgia Tech 24, Auburn 18, Virginia 16, Minnesota 14, Arizona St. 13, Marist 11, Vanderbilt 8, Michigan St. 7, Liberty 2, Louisville 1. How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1, UConn. 2, Tennessee. 3. North Carolina. 4, Rutgers. 5, Stanford. 6, Maryland. 7, Baylor. 8, LSU. 9, Duke. 10, Oklahoma. 11, Wyoming. 12, Old Dominion. 13, California. 14, West Virginia. 15, Pitt. 16, George Washington. 17, Oklahoma State. 18, Utah. 19, Illinois State. 20, Georgia. 21, Notre Dame. 22, Ohio State. 23, Marist. 24, UTEP. 25, Kansas State.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PST

Super Bowl

Sunday

At Glendale, Ariz.

New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 3:17 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 10

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, TBA (FOX)

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Phoenix at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Boston, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 4 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

*Conference standings reflect the order in which teams would qualify for the playoffs (1st thru 8th). Division leaders (marked with a *) are automatically seeded first and second.

x-clinched playoff spot.

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

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Calgary

Lethbridge at Chilliwack

Prince Albert at Everett

Moose Jaw at Red Deer

Swift Current at Saskatoon

WHL Poll

Listed by rank (last week’s rank in parenthesis), team (first-place votes in parenthesis) and total points:

1. (2) Spokane Chiefs (11) 367. 2. (4) Calgary Hitmen (4) 350. 3. (3) Tri-City Americans (1) 348. 4. (1) Vancouver Giants (1) 326. 5. (5) Regina Pats 303.

6. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes 291. 7. (6) Kelowna Rockets 276. T8. (8) Kootenay Ice 233. T8. (9) Moose Jaw Warriors 233. 10. (11) Medicine Hat Tigers 226.

11. (12) Everett Silvertips 209. 12. (10) Brandon Wheat Kings 195. 13. (13) Seattle Thunderbirds 177. 14. (14) Swift Current Broncos 155. 15. (16) Kamloops Blazers 128.

16. (15) Chilliwack Bruins 122. 17. (17) Edmonton Oil Kings 100. 18. (18) Saskatoon Blades 90. 19. (19) Prince Albert Raiders 64. 20. (20) Red Deer Rebels 57.

21. (21) Prince George Cougars 33. 22. (22) Portland Winter Hawks 18.

SKIING

Area Resorts

Idaho

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Schweitzer Mountain—110 inches at summit, 77 inches at base, 2 inches new. Call 208-263-9562.

Silver Mountain—114 inches at summit, 65 inches at base, 12 inches new. Call 800-204-6428.

Washington

49 Degrees North—112 inches at summit, 79 inches at base, 17 inches new. Call 509-880-9208.

Mt Spokane—118 inches at summit, 80 inches at base, 30 inches new. Call 509-443-1397.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with RHP Randor Bierd, RHP Rocky Cherry, RHP Freddy Deza and RHP Radhames Liz on one-year contracts.

BOSTON RED SOX—Acquired RHP David Aardsma from the Chicago White Sox for RHP Willy Mota and RHP Miguel Socolovich.

National League

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Todd Wellemeyer on a one-year contract.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dallas Strankman, INF Bryon Smith and OF Logan Wood.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Agreed to terms with INF Bo Brown.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Foster, RHP Alec Shepherd and RHP Dustin Bolton.

WICHITA WINGNUTS—Traded INF Chad Ehrnsberger to St. Paul for RHP Byron Embry.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Agreed to terms with C Matt Lauderdale.

Northern League

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS— Agreed to terms with RHP Nate Cotton.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Drew Shetrone and RHP Shannon Wirth. Announced the retirement of RHP Matt Smith.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Acquired INF Jason Diaz from San Angelo (United) for future considerations.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Assigned F Chris Richard to Sioux Falls (NBADL).

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Recalled F Ian Mahinmi from Austin (NBADL).

NBA Development League

ALBUQUERQUE THUNDERBIRDS—Signed G-F Jamaal Thomas. Waived F Serge Angounou.

FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS—Signed G Anthony Kyle.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS—Signed G-F Luke Anderson.

UTAH FLASH—Signed F Kevin Sweetwyne.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Named Rex Ryan assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.

BUFFALO BILLS—Named Nathaniel Hackett offensive quality control coach.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Announced the resignation of Andrew Brandt, vice president of finance.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Named Ray Rhodes assistant defensive backs coach.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named John Bonamego special teams coordinator, George DeLeone tight ends coach, David Puloka assistant strength & conditioning coach, Steve Bush offensive quality control coach and Jim Reid outside linebackers coach.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Promoted Greg McMahon to special teams coordinator and Dennis Allen to secondary coach.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named Sean McDermott secondary coach.

Canadian Football League

MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Signed QB Josh Harris, RB Larry Croom, WR Nate Morton and DB Jay Staggs.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed RW Teemu Selanne to a one-year contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled D Marc Methot from Syracuse (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled F Matt Moulson from Manchester (AHL).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled D Alain Nasreddine and F Nathan Smith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Steve Wagner from Peoria (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled RW Devin Setoguchi, C Tomas Plihal, G Thomas Greiss and D Marc-Edouard Vlasic from Worcester (AHL).

American Hockey League

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Assigned F Marek Kvapil and F Stanislav Lascek to Mississippi (ECHL).

TORONTO MARLIES—Assigned D Reid Cashman, D Patrick Wellar and F Tyler Doig to Columbia (ECHL).

Central Hockey League

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Placed D Andrew Scampoli and F Russell Spence on waivers.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Signed MF Marcelo Gallardo, G Jose Carvallo and D Gonzalo Peralta.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS—Suspended senior F Charles Thomas from the men’s basketball team indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.

DUKE—Named Noel Durfey football strength & conditioning coach.

JAMES MADISON—Promoted Jay Sullenger to associate head baseball coach.

TEXAS LUTHERAN—Announced the resignation of Katheryne Grahn, women’s basketball coach, effective at the end of the season.

TUFTS—Named Kristine Shoemaker women’s assistant crew coach.

WESTERN CAROLINA—Dismissed G Michael Porrini and F Camden Miller from the men’s basketball team for violating unspecified team rules.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, the Celtics - Heat due to Boston forward Kevin Garnett (questionable); the Bulls - T’wolves due to Chicago forward Luol Deng (out) and guard Ben Gordon (questionable); the Rockets - Warriors due to Houston center Yao Ming (questionable).

NBA

College basketball

NFL playoffs

Home teams in capital letters.