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Basketball
NBA
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
New York | 13 | 11 | .542 | — |
Boston | 11 | 12 | .478 | 1 1/2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 13 | .435 | 2 1/2 |
Toronto | 9 | 17 | .346 | 5 |
New Jersey | 7 | 16 | .304 | 5 1/2 |
Southeast Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
Miami | 19 | 7 | .731 | — |
Washington | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4 |
Orlando | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 |
Charlotte | 6 | 14 | .300 | 10 |
Atlanta | 4 | 20 | .167 | 14 |
Central Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
Cleveland | 14 | 10 | .583 | — |
Detroit | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1 1/2 |
Indiana | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1 1/2 |
Chicago | 7 | 15 | .318 | 6 |
Milwaukee | 6 | 15 | .286 | 6 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
San Antonio | 20 | 5 | .800 | — |
Dallas | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4 |
Houston | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8 1/2 |
Memphis | 11 | 15 | .423 | 9 1/2 |
New Orleans | 2 | 21 | .087 | 17 |
Northwest Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
Seattle | 18 | 5 | .783 | — |
Minnesota | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3 |
Denver | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5 1/2 |
Portland | 12 | 11 | .522 | 6 |
Utah | 10 | 15 | .400 | 9 |
Pacific Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
Phoenix | 21 | 3 | .875 | — |
Sacramento | 16 | 7 | .696 | 4 1/2 |
L.A. Lakers | 13 | 10 | .565 | 7 1/2 |
L.A. Clippers | 11 | 12 | .478 | 9 1/2 |
Golden State | 7 | 17 | .292 | 14 |
Sunday’s Games
New York 94, Utah 93
Toronto 110, New Jersey 99
Miami 117, Orlando 107
Sacramento 107, New Orleans 71
Memphis 92, L.A. Clippers 82
Monday’s Games
Utah at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 5:30 p.m.
Portland at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Grizzlies 92, Clippers 82
Memphis (92)–Posey 2-6 0-0 6, Gasol 6-11 8-9 20, Wright 5-7 2-5 12, Miller 5-9 0-0 14, Williams 6-11 2-2 17, Wells 3-10 1-4 7, Watson 3-6 0-2 6, Swift 1-6 1-2 3, Battier 0-4 2-2 2, Humphrey 2-6 1-4 5. Totals 33-76 17-30 92.
L.A. Clippers (82)–Simmons 6-13 1-2 14, Brand 9-18 1-1 19, Kaman 3-5 0-0 6, Maggette 4-10 14-17 22, Jaric 3-8 0-2 6, Ross 0-1 0-0 0, Brunson 1-5 0-0 3, Moore 3-6 4-5 10, Wilcox 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-68 20-27 82.
Memphis | 33 | 13 | 22 | 24 | — | 92 |
L.A. Clippers | 21 | 18 | 29 | 14 | — | 82 |
3-Point Goals—Memphis 9-16 (Miller 4-5, Williams 3-7, Posey 2-4), L.A. Clippers 2-9 (Simmons 1-1, Brunson 1-2, Jaric 0-2, Maggette 0-4). Fouled out—Moore. Rebounds—Memphis 50 (Gasol 8), L.A. Clippers 51 (Brand 12). Assists—Memphis 22 (Williams 7), L.A. Clippers 21 (Jaric 6). Total fouls—Memphis 25, L.A. Clippers 26. A—16,297 (18,964).
Heat 117, Magic 107
Orlando (107)–Hill 8-14 4-4 20, Howard 0-3 7-8 7, Battie 2-6 1-1 5, Mobley 8-13 3-4 22, Francis 13-23 4-8 31, Turkoglu 4-11 2-2 11, Nelson 1-3 0-0 2, Kasun 2-2 0-0 4, Garrity 2-3 0-0 5, Augmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-78 21-27 107.
Miami (117)–E.Jones 8-10 5-5 25, Haslem 4-7 2-2 10, O’Neal 12-18 3-5 27, D.Jones 3-7 0-0 9, Wade 6-20 10-11 22, Butler 0-4 0-0 0, Doleac 2-2 0-0 4, Dooling 4-8 1-2 10, Laettner 4-7 2-2 10. Totals 43-83 23-27 117.
Orlando | 30 | 33 | 23 | 21 | — | 107 |
Miami | 30 | 24 | 32 | 31 | — | 117 |
3-Point Goals—Orlando 6-10 (Mobley 3-4, Turkoglu 1-1, Garrity 1-2, Francis 1-3), Miami 8-17 (E.Jones 4-5, D.Jones 3-6, Dooling 1-3, Butler 0-1, Haslem 0-1, Wade 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 46 (Howard 9), Miami 42 (Haslem 9). Assists—Orlando 12 (Nelson 4), Miami 24 (Dooling 6). Total fouls—Orlando 21, Miami 20. Technicals—Orlando coach Davis, Francis, Mobley, Miami Defensive Three Second 2. A—20,128 (19,600).
Kings 107, Hornets 71
New Orleans (71)–Lynch 1-5 2-2 4, Freije 1-4 1-2 3, Brown 6-11 2-2 14, Wesley 2-8 0-0 5, Harrington 1-9 0-0 2, Dickau 5-10 3-4 14, Nailon 4-8 1-2 9, Andersen 2-6 6-8 10, Baxter 1-6 0-2 2, Smith 2-7 2-2 7, Edwards 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 25-77 18-26 71.
Sacramento (107)–Stojakovic 7-14 4-4 21, Songaila 4-10 5-6 13, Miller 6-9 4-4 17, Christie 3-3 0-0 6, Bibby 5-9 5-6 16, Ostertag 3-3 0-0 6, Jackson 5-11 0-0 14, Barnes 2-6 2-4 6, Evans 4-9 0-0 8, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-75 20-24 107.
New Orleans | 28 | 11 | 14 | 18 | — | 71 |
Sacramento | 28 | 22 | 35 | 22 | — | 107 |
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 3-12 (Wesley 1-1, Smith 1-4, Dickau 1-4, Freije 0-1, Lynch 0-2), Sacramento 9-23 (Jackson 4-8, Stojakovic 3-8, Miller 1-1, Bibby 1-3, Evans 0-1, Barnes 0-2). Fouled out—Ostertag. Rebounds—New Orleans 46 (Andersen 7), Sacramento 54 (Songaila 11). Assists—New Orleans 18 (Brown 5), Sacramento 30 (Christie, Miller 6). Total fouls—New Orleans 24, Sacramento 19. A—17,317 (17,317).
Knicks 94, Jazz 93
Utah (93)–Boozer 6-14 7-14 19, Harpring 8-16 5-7 21, Radojevic 0-1 5-6 5, Bell 9-15 0-0 20, Lopez 1-6 1-2 3, Arroyo 3-10 3-3 9, Okur 5-7 2-2 13, Humphries 0-1 0-0 0, Giricek 0-1 0-0 0, Borchardt 1-1 0-0 2, Snyder 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 33-72 24-36 93.
New York (94)–K.Thomas 3-7 0-0 6, T.Thomas 5-11 1-2 12, Mohammed 3-7 2-4 8, Crawford 7-16 7-7 24, Marbury 5-12 9-9 19, Houston 4-6 0-0 10, Sweetney 5-10 3-3 13, Ariza 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 32-71 24-27 94.
Utah | 16 | 20 | 27 | 30 | — | 93 |
New York | 19 | 22 | 24 | 29 | — | 94 |
3-Point Goals—Utah 3-5 (Bell 2-3, Okur 1-1, Harpring 0-1), New York 6-16 (Crawford 3-8, Houston 2-3, T.Thomas 1-3, Marbury 0-2). Fouled out—K.Thomas. Rebounds—Utah 56 (Okur 14), New York 37 (K.Thomas 14). Assists—Utah 16 (Lopez 4), New York 20 (Marbury 12). Total fouls—Utah 22, New York 23. Technicals—K.Thomas. A—19,763 (19,763).
Raptors 110, Nets 99
New Jersey (99)–Jefferson 12-20 11-11 38, Scalabrine 1-4 1-2 3, Collins 5-8 0-7 10, Buford 5-13 0-0 10, Kidd 4-8 0-0 10, Krstic 6-8 3-4 15, Vaughn 2-4 5-5 10, Dickens 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 36-69 20-29 99.,
Toronto (110)–Peterson 8-11 0-0 20, Bosh 1-7 1-1 3, Woods 1-3 2-4 4, Rose 7-10 1-2 17, Alston 2-9 6-6 12, Marshall 4-8 3-4 14, Bonner 5-10 2-2 12, Murray 4-5 7-8 18, Palacio 5-6 0-0 10. Totals 37-69 22-27 110.
New Jersey | 22 | 27 | 24 | 26 | — | 99 |
Toronto | 22 | 28 | 29 | 31 | — | 110 |
3-Point Goals—New Jersey 7-21 (Jefferson 3-7, Kidd 2-5, Vaughn 1-2, Dickens 1-3, Collins 0-1, Buford 0-3), Toronto 14-23 (Peterson 4-4, Murray 3-3, Marshall 3-6, Rose 2-3, Alston 2-6, Palacio 0-1). Fouled out—Scalabrine. Rebounds—New Jersey 42 (Kidd 6), Toronto 37 (Peterson 6). Assists—New Jersey 23 (Kidd, Jefferson, Vaughn 5), Toronto 26 (Alston 7). Total fouls—New Jersey 25, Toronto 27. Technical—Rose. A—16,938 (19,800).
NBA leaders
Through Dec. 18
Scoring
G | FG | FT | PTS | AVG | |
Bryant, LAL | 23 | 192 | 212 | 637 | 27.7 |
Iverson, Phil. | 22 | 200 | 179 | 598 | 27.2 |
Nowitzki, Dall. | 24 | 195 | 208 | 625 | 26.0 |
Stoudemire, Phoe. | 24 | 215 | 165 | 595 | 24.8 |
James, Clev. | 24 | 226 | 119 | 594 | 24.8 |
Allen, Sea. | 23 | 184 | 132 | 558 | 24.3 |
Garnett, Minn. | 23 | 203 | 132 | 541 | 23.5 |
Duncan, S.A. | 25 | 215 | 146 | 578 | 23.1 |
Wade, Mia. | 23 | 176 | 175 | 530 | 23.0 |
Pierce, Bos. | 23 | 156 | 177 | 519 | 22.6 |
McGrady, Hou. | 22 | 177 | 106 | 495 | 22.5 |
Redd, Mil. | 21 | 173 | 89 | 469 | 22.3 |
Arenas, Wash. | 21 | 154 | 110 | 466 | 22.2 |
Lewis, Sea. | 23 | 186 | 77 | 505 | 22.0 |
Jamison, Wash. | 22 | 191 | 81 | 482 | 21.9 |
Jefferson, N.J. | 22 | 157 | 148 | 478 | 21.7 |
Maggette, LAC | 20 | 129 | 162 | 433 | 21.7 |
Anthony, Den. | 22 | 165 | 123 | 470 | 21.4 |
Francis, Orl. | 23 | 162 | 151 | 486 | 21.1 |
O’Neal, Mia. | 25 | 197 | 122 | 516 | 20.6 |
College men
EAST
Boston College 82, Yale 80, 2OT
Connecticut 81, Rice 72
Long Island U. 70, Old Westbury 60
Massachusetts 70, Davidson 67
St. John’s 74, Marist 66
Vermont 83, Binghamton 53
SOUTH
Charlotte 64, N.C.-Asheville 52
Florida 100, Georgia Southern 68
Georgia 93, Wofford 89, OT
Maryland 90, Florida St. 88, OT
North Carolina 85, Virginia Tech 51
Tennessee Tech 92, Jacksonville 74
MIDWEST
Illinois 93, Valparaiso 56
Iowa St. 62, Wagner 50
Missouri 56, Indiana 53
Notre Dame 71, Army 52
Ohio St. 74, Morehead St. 48
SW Missouri St. 69, Miami (Ohio) 63
W. Illinois 81, Illinois College 64
SOUTHWEST
Texas A&M 90, Chicago St. 70
FAR WEST
Cal Lutheran 66, Chapman 56
Montana St. 87, N. Colorado 75
St. Mary’s, Cal. 66, Hampton 55
UC Santa Cruz 98, Cal Tech 48
Washington 68, N.C. State 64
Non-conference
Washington 68, North Carolina St. 64
North Carolina State (8-1)–Watkins 0-2 0-0 0, Hodge 6-10 3-5 15, Collins 1-5 0-0 2, Atsur 4-10 0-1 10, Bethel 1-10 0-0 3, Evtimov 1-5 0-0 2, Grant 0-1 0-0 0, Bennerman 6-9 2-2 16, C.Simmons 1-1 0-0 2, Brackman 6-11 2-2 14. Totals 26-64 7-10 64.
Washington (8-1)–Jones 3-6 0-1 6, Jensen 4-6 0-0 8, T.Simmons 4-10 4-5 12, Robinson 2-11 3-5 7, Conroy 4-10 2-2 12, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Roy 5-5 0-2 10, Gasser 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 3-9 3-6 9. Totals 27-60 12-21 68.
Halftime—North Carolina State 31, Washington 30. 3-Point goals—North Carolina State 5-23 (Bennerman 2-4, Atsur 2-6, Bethel 1-5, Watkins 0-1, Collins 0-1, Grant 0-1, Brackman 0-2, Evtimov 0-3), Washington 2-13 (Conroy 2-5, Simmons 0-1, Jones 0-2, Robinson 0-5). Fouled out—Jones. Rebounds—North Carolina State 34 (Bethel 7), Washington 43 (Robinson 7). Assists—North Carolina State 19 (Bethel 5), Washington 17 (Robinson 7). Total fouls—North Carolina State 20, Washington 18. A—10,000.
Green River Crossover Tournament
CC Spokane 74, SW Oregon 62
CC Spokane (6-4)–Ryman 3-6 4-4 11, Bright 2-3 2-3 7, Mangum 4-6 4-6 14, Ellis 1-1 0-0 2, Bell 1-8 0-0 2, Janke 6-9 2-4 14, Hammond 3-4 5-7 11, Proctor 2-4 3-3 7, Grove 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 24-44 22-29 74.
Southwestern Oregon (3-8)–Thompson 7-12 2-3 16, Mahoney 3-9 1-1 7, Witherspoon 0-2 0-0 0, T.Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Waite 0-2 0-0 0, Ndikubwimana 1-4 0-0 3, Dastrup 8-14 10-10 27, M.Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Timpe 1-2 0-1 2, Jones 0-7 2-4 2, Devon 2-4 1-2 5, Pizzola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 16-21 62.
Halftime–CC Spokane 37, Southwestern Oregon 26. 3-point goals–CC Spokane 4-11 (Mangum 2-4, Ryman 1-2, Bright 1-2, Bell 0-3), Southwestern Oregon 2-21 (Ndikubwimana 1-4, Dastrup 1-4, Thompson 0-1, Mahoney 0-2, T.Davis 0-2, Waite 0-2, Jones 0-6). Fouled out–Dastrup. Rebounds–CC Spokane 39 (Hammond 7), Southwestern Oregon 26 (Mahoney 7). Assists–CC Spokane 13 (Mangum, Bell 5), Southwestern Oregon 8 (Witherspoon, Dastrup 2). Total fouls–CC Spokane 20, Southwestern Oregon 22. A–NA.
Saturday’s results
Las Vegas Showdown
Gonzaga 85, Georgia Tech 73
Georgia Tech (7-1)–Muhammad 1-4 3-4 5, McHenry 1-3 0-0 2, Schenscher 2-5 1-2 5, Elder 6-18 1-3 16, Jack 5-13 3-4 15, Dickey 1-2 0-1 2, West 0-1 0-0 0, Bynum 9-16 7-8 28, Morrow 0-0 0-0 0, Tarver 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 15-22 73.
Gonzaga (8-1)–Morrison 11-18 0-0 24, Mallon 2-6 7-8 11, Turiaf 5-15 7-9 17, Raivio 7-11 4-4 21, Knight 3-7 2-4 8, Altidor-Cespedes 0-1 0-1 0, Batista 2-3 0-0 4, Pendergraft 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 20-26 85.
Halftime–Gonzaga 45, Georgia Tech 41. 3-point goals–Georgia Tech 8-25 (Elder 3-8, Bynum 3-8, Jack 2-7, Muhammad 0-1, West 0-1), Gonzaga 5-13 (Raivio 3-6, Morrison 2-5, Mallon 0-1, Knight 0-1). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Georgia Tech 36 (Schenscher 8), Gonzaga 41 (Turiaf 10). Assists–Georgia Tech 11 (Elder, Jack 4), Gonzaga 16 (Altidor-Cespedes 4). Total fouls–Georgia Tech 20, Gonzaga 23. A–16,042.
College women
EAST
Army 79, Cent. Connecticut St. 49
Auburn 48, Syracuse 35
Delaware 68, La Salle 67
Duquesne 97, Howard 76
Georgia 96, Iona 52
Penn St. 76, Old Dominion 68
SOUTH
Coll. of Charleston 59, Coastal Carolina 54
Fla. International 66, UCF 55
Indiana St. 70, High Point 47
Jacksonville St. 86, Carson-Newman 79
Louisville 97, Murray St. 45
Marshall 86, Colgate 68
North Carolina 79, Georgia St. 44
South Alabama 62, Southern Miss. 59
South Florida 74, William & Mary 23
Tennessee 82, TCU 55
Tennessee Tech 73, Winthrop 54
Tulane 73, Nicholls St. 68
Va. Commonwealth 67, Loyola, Md. 46
MIDWEST
Arizona 70, Chicago St. 50
Evansville 58, Butler 52
Illinois 78, UCLA 63
Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 74, Charleston Southern 60
Kent St. 77, St. Bonaventure 52
Michigan St. 62, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 56
Notre Dame 50, Marquette 47
Oakland, Mich. 71, Niagara 42
Ohio 62, Cleveland St. 56
UTEP 72, Illinois St. 71, OT
W. Illinois 67, Quincy 50
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 89, Florida 62
Texas A&M 70, Northwestern St. 61
FAR WEST
Concordia, Calif. 76, Cal Lutheran 68
TOURNAMENT
Fun in the Sun Shootout
First Round
Oral Roberts 87, Memphis 79
UMKC 78, W. Kentucky 70
Las Vegas Duel in the Desert-Gray
Championship
Virginia Tech 71, Texas Tech 70, OT
Third Place
Arkansas St. 75, W. Michigan 43
Las Vegas Duel in the Desert-Scarlet
Third Place
N. Arizona 85, E. Kentucky 64
Mississippi State Classic
First Round
Louisiana-Monroe 81, Grambling St. 73
Mississippi St. 66, San Jose St. 60
Wells Fargo Classic
Championship
SMU 60, Denver 42
Third Place
Texas-San Antonio 75, Tenn.-Martin 59
Non-conference
Grays Harbor Crossover Tournament
Centralia 80, CC Spokane 60
Centralia (8-0)–Elder 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 7-17 7-8 23, Yeldon 2-4 0-0 4, Staley 3-5 1-2 7, Cobbs 1-3 1-2 3, Scherer 1-2 0-0 2, Baker 0-9 3-3 3, Smith 6-11 1-4 13, Spencer 2-3 0-0 4, Solberg 8-14 0-0 19, Kauhola 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-70 13-19 80.
CC Spokane (6-6)–Albi 3-7 0-0 9, R.Crane 0-1 0-0 0, Petersen 1-1 0-0 3, Hilgert 4-9 1-4 9, Shepherd 2-3 3-4 7, K.Crane 0-3 0-0 0, Clift 2-10 4-4 9, Rulon 4-5 0-0 12, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Zilkoski 0-0 0-0 0, Claflin 4-11 3-7 11. Totals 20-50 11-19 60.
Halftime–Centralia 35, CC Spokane 28. 3-point goals–Centralia 5-10 (Solberg 3-6, Yeldon 2-3, Staley 0-1), CC Spokane 9-19 (Rulon 4-4, Albi 3-6, Petersen 1-1, Clift 1-5, R.Crane 0-1, Shepherd 0-1, K.Crane 0-1). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Centralia 45 (Smith 10), CC Spokane 32 (Hilgert 7). Assists–Centralia 13 (Staley 4), CC Spokane 10 (Albi 2). Total fouls–Centralia 16, CC Spokane 16. A–150 est.
Hockey
WHL
Eastern Conference
East Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Saskatoon | 35 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 114 | 99 | 46 |
Brandon | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 89 | 38 |
Prince Albert | 36 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 101 | 31 |
Regina | 36 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 81 | 127 | 23 |
Moose Jaw | 37 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 169 | 18 |
Central Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Lethbridge | 37 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 112 | 81 | 47 |
Medicine Hat | 35 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 72 | 42 |
Red Deer | 34 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 95 | 40 |
Calgary | 36 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 106 | 100 | 39 |
Swift Current | 36 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 112 | 26 |
Western Conference
B.C. Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Kelowna | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 74 | 49 |
Kootenay | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 67 | 46 |
Vancouver | 35 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 105 | 41 |
Prince George | 36 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 99 | 34 |
Kamloops | 36 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 102 | 30 |
U.S. Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Seattle | 32 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 53 | 47 |
Everett | 35 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 86 | 69 | 42 |
Portland | 36 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 103 | 35 |
Tri-City | 34 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 91 | 34 |
Spokane | 35 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 102 | 111 | 30 |
Note: A team scoring a goal in overtime is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team giving up a goal in overtime gets one point and the game is counted in the OTL (Overtime Loss) column.
Sunday, Dec. 19-Sunday, Dec. 26
No Games Scheduled (Holiday break).
Monday, Dec. 27
Regina at Brandon
Kootenay at Red Deer
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon
Lethbridge at Seattle
Tuesday, Dec. 28
Spokane at Everett
Kamloops at Kelowna
Red Deer at Kootenay
Portland at Prince George
Prince Albert at Swift Current
Lethbridge at Vancouver
KIJHL
Spokane 5, Nelson 3
Nelson | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 |
Spokane | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 |
SCORING: Nelson–Fraser 2, Price. Spokane–Pajimola 2, Compton, Sherman, Senseman.
Saves–Nelson, Plamondon 15-9-13–37. Spokane, Greenwell 15-11-7–33.
Bowling
PBA Orange County Classic
At Fountain Bowl
Fountain Valley, Calif.
Championship Round
1. Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 457 (2 games), $40,000.
2. Mike Machuga, Erie, Pa., 425 (2 games), $20,000.
3. Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, Texas, 224 (1 game), $10,000.
(tie) Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 151 (1 game), $10,000.
Match Scores
Semifinals—Machuga def. Barnes, 244-224, and Voss def. McCune, 235-151.
Final—Voss def. Machuga, 226-181.
Skiing
World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom
At Gran Risa Course
Alta Badia, Italy
(Run times in Parentheses)
1. Thomas Grandi, Canada, 2:34.23 (1:15.11-1:19.12). 2. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 2:34.80 (1:15.81-1:18.99). 3. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 2:35.14 (1:15.17-1:19.97). 3. Hermann Maier, Austria, 2:35.14 (1:15.48-1:19.66). 5. Jean-Philippe Roy, Canada, 2:35.32 (1:15.71-1:19.61). Also: 8. Daron Rahlves, United States, 2:35.97 (1:16.03-1:19.94). 14. James Cochran, United States, 2:36.54 (1:16.19-1:20.35). 20. Erik Schlopy, United States, 2:37.30 (1:16.67-1:20.63). 28. Dane Spencer, United States, 2:41.07 (1:15.75-1:25.32).
Overall World Cup Standings
(After 13 Events)
1. Bode Miller, United States, 798 points. 2. Hermann Maier, Austria, 479. 3. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 456. 4. Michael Walchhofer, Austria, 395. 5. Daron Rahlves, United States, 306. Also: 13. Thomas Grandi, Canada, 200.
World Cup Giant Slalom Standings
(After 4 Races)
1. Hermann Maier, Austria, 216. 2. Bode Miller, United States, 200. 3. Thomas Grandi, Canada, 180. 3. Lasse Kjus, Norway, 180. 5. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 163.
Area resorts
Montana
Big Mountain — Sun 7:00a 1 new wet snow machine groomed 12 - 53 base 75 of 91 trails, 82% open, 5 of 11 lifts, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p;
Idaho
Brundage — Sun 5:30a hard packed 20 - 42 base 43 of 43 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open,
Lookout Pass — Sun 5a insa 28 degrees packed powder machine groomed 20 - 45 base 18 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 75% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p;,
Schweitzer Mountain — Sun 3p insa overcast 30 degrees wet snow machine groomed 24 - 49 base 20 of 62 trails, 4 of 8 lifts, 32% open, Weekend: Sun: 9a-3:45p;,
Silver Mountain — Sun 5:33a 38 degrees packed powder machine groomed 20 - 35 base 20 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 30% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p;,
Washington
49 Degrees North — Sun 5a insa hi overcast 31 degrees packed powder machine groomed 12 - 38 base 26 of 42 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 62% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;,
Mt Spokane — Sun 12p insa sunny 34 degrees 1 new variable machine groomed 10 - 30 base 19 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 35% open, Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,
British Columbia
Apex Mountain — Sun 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 35 - 37 base 53 of 67 trails, 79% open, 5 of 5 lifts, smWeekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-9p;
Crystal Mountain — Sun 4:00a hard packed 22 - 23 base 19 of 21 trails, 90% open, 3 of 3 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Fairmont Hot Springs — Sun 5:19a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 25 - 25 base 3 of 13 trails, 10% open, 1 of 2 lifts, smWeekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p;
Fernie Alpine — Sun 8:38a wet snow machine groomed 48 - 48 base 45 of 106 trails, 42% open, 4 of 10 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Kimberley — Sun 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 17 - 18 base 3 of 68 trails, 4% open, 3 of 8 lifts
Red Resort — Sun 5:32a packed powder machine groomed 46 - 46 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 4 of 6 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;
Silver Star — Sun 6:21a packed powder machine groomed 58 - 58 base 92 of 107 trails, 86% open, 8 of 11 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;
Whitewater — Sun 5:10a packed powder machine groomed 61 - 61 base 6 of 43 trails, 14% open, 3 of 3 lifts
Moves
BASEBALL
American League
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Traded LHP Mark Mulder to St. Louis for RHP Dan Haren, RHP Kiko Calero and C Daric Barton.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Suspended G Eric Snow one game without pay for his sideline confrontation with coach Paul Silas during a Dec. 16 game against Detroit.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed G Eddie House.
PHOENIX SUNS—Activated F Jackson Vroman from the injured list. Waived G Yuta Tabuse.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed C Rich Braham on injured reserve. Signed RB Quincy Wilson to a three-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed DT Demetrin Veal.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Placed CB Tyrone Poole on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES—Signed D Ryan Van Buskirk. Released D Colin Peters.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled LW Lou Dickenson and RW Jeremy Swanson from Texas of ECHL.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Recalled F Cam Paddock from Wheeling of the ECHL.
COLLEGE
DUKE—Fired Marty Galbraith, offensive coordinator.
HIGH POINT—Announced the resignation of Al Barnes, cross country coach.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Bengals - Giants game due to Cincinnati QB Carson Palmer (questionable); there is no line on the Rams - Eagles game due to St. Louis QB Marc Bulger (questionable) and Philadelphia WR Terrell Owens (doubtful).
All other no line games are for teams that played late last night, or play tonight.
On the NBA board, there is no line on the Blazers - Bulls game due to Portland forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim (questionable); there is no line on the Nuggets - Suns game due to Denver forward Carmelo Anthony (questionable).
NFL
Favorite *Op *Cur *O/U *Underdog
Patriots * 9 10 (42) * DOLPHINS
Friday
VIKINGS * 3 3 (55.5) * Packers
Saturday
CHIEFS * 7.5 7.5 (58) * Raiders
Broncos * 3.5 3.5 (51.5) * TITANS
Sunday
STEELERS * NL NL (NL) * Ravens
LIONS * 6.5 6.5 (37) * Bears
BENGALS * NL NL (NL) * Giants
COLTS * NL NL (NL) * Chargers
JAGUARS * 7 7 (38.5) * Texans
BUCS * 3 3 (40) * Panthers
Falcons * 1 1 (46) * SAINTS
Patriots * NL NL (NL) * JETS
Bills * 10 10 (42.5) * 49ERS
COWBOYS * 2 2 (37.5) * Redskins
SEAHAWKS * 7 7 (43) * Cards
DOLPHINS * NL NL (NL) * Browns
Monday
Eagles * NL NL (NL) * RAMS
Note: The Panthers - Bucs game has been moved to 4:15.
College Football
Favorite *Op *Cur *O/U *Underdog
Tuesday
Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL)
Ga Tech * 5 4.5 (44) * Syracuse
Wednesday
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, AL)
Bowling Green* 5.5 4.5 (72) * Memphis
Thursday
Fort Worth Bowl (Fort Worth, TX)
Cincinnati * 3 1.5 (56) * Marshall
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV)
Ucla * 12.5 12.5 (57) * Wyoming
Friday
Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
HAWAII * 3 3.5 (76) * Ala-Birm
December 27
MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, ID)
Virginia * 6 5.5 (51) * Fresno St
Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI)
Toledo * 3 3.5 (66) * Connecticut
December 28
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
Miami-Ohio * 2.5 3 (50) * Iowa St
Insight Bowl (Phoenix, AZ)
Oregon St * 3 3.5 (50) * Notre Dame
December 29
Houston Bowl (Houston, TX)
Colorado * 3 3 (59) * Tex-El Paso
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)
Oklahoma St * 1.5 1.5 (49) * Ohio St
December 30
Continental Tire Bowl (Charlotte, NC)
N Carolina * 4 3 (51) * Boston Coll
Emerald Bowl (San Francisco, CA)
New Mexico * 2 2 (41) * Navy
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
California * 12 11.5 (66) * Texas Tech
Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, CA)
No Illinois * PK PK (47) * Troy St
December 31
Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN)
Alabama * 3.5 3.5 (48) * Minnesota
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
Purdue * 8 7 (55) * Arizona St
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
Louisville * 12.5 14 (83) * Boise St
Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
Miami-Fla * 3 3 (52) * Florida
January 1
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)
Georgia * 6.5 7 (40) * Wisconsin
Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
Texas A&M * 3 3 (55) * Tennessee
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)
Florida St * 8.5 8 (45) * W Virginia
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL)
Lsu * 7 7 (42) * Iowa
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Texas * 6 6 (54) * Michigan
Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
Utah * 15 16.5 (67) * Pittsburgh
January 3
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
Auburn * 6.5 7 (44) * Va Tech
January 4
Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
Usc * 3 3 (54) * Oklahoma
NBA
Favorite *Points *Underdog
76ERS * 6.5 * Jazz
ROCKETS * 9.5 * Raptors
BULLS * NL * Blazers
Suns * NL * NUGGETS
LAKERS * 6 * Grizzlies
Wizards * 4 * WARRIORS
College Basketball
Favorite *Points *Underdog
m-S Carolina * 11.5 * E Carolina
SYRACUSE * 29 * Cornell
S FLORIDA * 10 * Florida Int’l
TEMPLE * 3 * Princeton
DETROIT * 5 * E Michigan
VANDERBILT * 19 * C Michigan
MEMPHIS * 10 * La Tech
ARIZONA ST * 8.5 * N’western
S ALABAMA * 2 * So Miss
San Juan Shootout (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Toledo * PK * Mid Tenn St
Auburn * 6.5 * Delaware
Rainbow Classic (Honolulu, HI)
Georgetown * 4.5 * Oral Roberts
HAWAII * 15 * L Beach St
Added Games
Niagara * 10 * ST. BONA
NC GREENSBORO * 9 * Wm & Mary
CAL-RIVERSIDE * 10.5 * Sacramento St
SAN FRANCISCO * 12.5 * Montana
m-Mobile, AL.
Home teams in capital letters
Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.