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BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
Philadelphia | 11 | 11 | .500 | — |
New Jersey | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1/2 |
Boston | 8 | 12 | .400 | 2 |
New York | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4 |
Toronto | 4 | 17 | .190 | 6 1/2 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Miami | 11 | 10 | .524 | — |
Orlando | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2 |
Washington | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2 |
Charlotte | 5 | 16 | .238 | 6 |
Atlanta | 3 | 16 | .158 | 7 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Detroit | 15 | 3 | .833 | — |
Indiana | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3 1/2 |
Milwaukee | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3 1/2 |
Cleveland | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4 1/2 |
Chicago | 10 | 9 | .526 | 5 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
San Antonio | 16 | 4 | .800 | — |
Dallas | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 1/2 |
Memphis | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3 |
New Orleans | 9 | 12 | .429 | 7 1/2 |
Houston | 7 | 12 | .368 | 8 1/2 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Minnesota | 12 | 7 | .632 | — |
Denver | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 |
Seattle | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 |
Utah | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4 |
Portland | 6 | 14 | .300 | 6 1/2 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
L.A. Clippers | 14 | 6 | .700 | — |
Phoenix | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 |
Golden State | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 |
L.A. Lakers | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3 1/2 |
Sacramento | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5 1/2 |
Monday’s Results
Philadelphia 90, Minnesota 89, OT
Milwaukee 112, New York 92
L.A. Lakers 109, Dallas 106
Utah 92, Detroit 78
New Orleans 91, Phoenix 87
Today’s Games
New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Denver at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Miami at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Golden State at Seattle, 7 p.m.
76ers 90, Timberwolves 89 (OT)
Minnesota (89)—Szczerbiak 8-14 3-3 23, Garnett 9-22 0-0 19, Olowokandi 4-8 0-0 8, Hassell 4-11 0-0 8, Jaric 6-14 1-2 14, Carter 1-2 0-2 2, Griffin 2-6 0-0 5, McCants 3-6 0-0 7, Frahm 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 38-89 4-7 89.
Philadelphia (90)—Korver 5-8 1-1 13, Webber 13-25 1-1 27, Dalembert 1-5 2-2 4, Iguodala 5-11 0-0 10, Iverson 8-25 3-6 19, Hunter 0-3 0-0 0, Salmons 2-4 0-0 5, Randolph 3-3 1-2 7, Barnes 2-4 1-2 5, Ollie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-88 9-14 90.
Minnesota | 25 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 4 | — | 89 |
Philadelphia | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 5 | — | 90 |
3-Point Goals—Minnesota 9-27 (Szczerbiak 4-9, Garnett 1-1, Jaric 1-3, McCants 1-3, Griffin 1-4, Frahm 1-6, Hassell 0-1), Philadelphia 3-6 (Korver 2-3, Salmons 1-1, Iverson 0-1, Iguodala 0-1). Fouled Out—Jaric. Rebounds—Minnesota 50 (Olowokandi 10), Philadelphia 58 (Webber 21). Assists—Minnesota 28 (Jaric 10), Philadelphia 22 (Iverson 10). Total Fouls—Minnesota 17, Philadelphia 15. Technicals—Webber. Flagrant fouls—Dalembert. A—13,310 (20,444).
Bucks 112, Knicks 92
Milwaukee (112)—Bogut 2-4 0-0 4, Redd 9-17 8-9 31, Magloire 3-7 5-8 11, Ford 4-11 0-0 9, Williams 6-10 0-1 15, Gadzuric 9-13 0-1 18, Bell 2-2 0-0 5, Welsch 1-3 3-4 5, Kukoc 4-7 0-0 10, J.Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Gaines 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 42-78 16-23 112.
New York (92)—Frye 14-18 2-2 30, Richardson 2-7 0-0 5, Curry 7-12 1-1 15, Marbury 3-8 1-1 7, Robinson 6-12 1-6 15, James 1-2 0-0 2, Ariza 2-3 0-0 4, Crawford 0-6 0-0 0, Taylor 2-3 0-0 4, Butler 2-3 1-3 5, Woods 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 41-77 6-13 92.
Milwaukee | 26 | 35 | 26 | 25 | — | 112 |
New York | 26 | 23 | 26 | 17 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 12-19 (Redd 5-5, Williams 3-4, Kukoc 2-4, Bell 1-1, Ford 1-3, J.Davis 0-1, Welsch 0-1), New York 4-12 (Robinson 2-2, Woods 1-1, Richardson 1-4, Crawford 0-2, Marbury 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 44 (Magloire 6), New York 42 (Frye, Robinson 7). Assists—Milwaukee 24 (Ford 9), New York 22 (Marbury 7). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 18, New York 22. Technicals—Magloire, Richardson. A—16,436. (19,763).
Lakers 109, Mavericks 106
L.A. Lakers (109)—Odom 5-9 5-6 15, Cook 0-2 4-4 4, Mihm 4-6 2-2 10, Parker 1-4 3-4 5, Bryant 15-33 10-12 43, Brown 6-6 0-0 12, George 3-10 0-0 7, Vujacic 1-2 0-0 3, Profit 3-4 0-0 6, Walton 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 39-78 26-30 109.
Dallas (106)—Howard 2-3 0-0 4, Nowitzki 9-20 9-12 27, Dampier 1-1 0-2 2, Daniels 9-15 5-5 23, Terry 5-13 7-9 20, Dev.Harris 4-8 10-10 19, Griffin 2-6 0-0 4, Diop 2-5 3-4 7, Van Horn 0-1 0-0 0, Mbenga 0-0 0-2 0, Powell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-73 34-44 106.
L.A. Lakers | 28 | 30 | 24 | 27 | — | 109 |
Dallas | 27 | 29 | 31 | 19 | — | 106 |
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-15 (Bryant 3-9, Vujacic 1-1, George 1-3, Parker 0-1, Profit 0-1), Dallas 4-13 (Terry 3-7, Dev.Harris 1-1, Daniels 0-1, Van Horn 0-1, Nowitzki 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 38 (Odom 11), Dallas 54 (Nowitzki 15). Assists—L.A. Lakers 17 (Odom 5), Dallas 13 (Terry 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 35, Dallas 25. A—19,680 (19,200).
Hornets 91, Suns 87
New Orleans (91)—Mason 10-15 2-3 22, West 5-14 0-0 10, Brown 1-5 0-0 2, Paul 6-13 5-8 19, Smith 6-12 10-10 26, Butler 3-8 0-0 6, Claxton 2-10 2-2 6. Totals 33-77 19-23 91.
Phoenix (87)—Diaw 3-6 2-2 8, Marion 6-13 0-0 12, Thomas 6-9 0-0 12, R.Bell 9-16 1-2 24, Nash 5-13 1-1 14, House 3-13 0-0 8, Jackson 0-5 0-0 0, Burke 4-4 1-2 9, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 5-7 87.
New Orleans | 31 | 23 | 19 | 18 | — | 91 |
Phoenix | 23 | 23 | 16 | 25 | — | 87 |
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-10 (Smith 4-5, Paul 2-3, Butler 0-2), Phoenix 10-24 (R.Bell 5-5, Nash 3-5, House 2-9, Jackson 0-2, Marion 0-3). Fouled Out—R.Bell, Diaw. Rebounds—New Orleans 48 (Smith 10), Phoenix 45 (Marion 10). Assists—New Orleans 16 (Paul 7), Phoenix 25 (Nash 16). Total Fouls—New Orleans 15, Phoenix 21. Technicals— .Bench, R.Bell. A—15,547 (18,422).
Jazz 92, Pistons 78
Detroit (78)—Prince 5-12 0-4 10, R.Wallace 6-15 1-2 16, B.Wallace 1-3 2-2 4, Billups 3-13 8-9 14, Hamilton 4-13 8-9 16, McDyess 5-7 2-2 12, Arroyo 0-1 1-2 1, Evans 2-3 0-0 5, Delfino 0-1 0-0 0, Milicic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-68 22-30 78.
Utah (92)—Kirilenko 9-16 3-7 22, Okur 8-17 6-6 24, Ostertag 0-0 0-0 0, Palacio 4-10 1-2 9, Brown 1-5 6-7 8, Collins 2-6 1-2 5, Owens 1-1 0-0 2, Humphries 2-5 0-0 4, McLeod 2-5 3-4 7, Harpring 5-10 1-2 11. Totals 34-75 21-30 92.
Detroit | 18 | 33 | 15 | 12 | — | 78 |
Utah | 15 | 23 | 25 | 29 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-13 (R.Wallace 3-6, Evans 1-1, Hamilton 0-1, Prince 0-1, Delfino 0-1, Billups 0-3), Utah 3-8 (Okur 2-5, Kirilenko 1-2, McLeod 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 54 (R.Wallace 8), Utah 110 (Collins 14). Assists—Detroit 18 (Billups, Arroyo 4), Utah 21 (Kirilenko 7). Total Fouls—Detroit 26, Utah 26. Technicals—B.Wallace, Billups, Hamilton, Utah Defensive Three Second, Utah coach Sloan, Palacio. A—18,275. (19,911).
College men
SOUTH
North Florida 81, Savannah St. 62
MIDWEST
Ohio St. 92, Norfolk St. 59
S. Dakota St. 72, UMKC 65
Tennessee St. 84, E. Illinois 68
Wisconsin 54, N.C.-Wilmington 51
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Duke (66) | 9-0 | 1,793 | 1 |
2. U.Conn (5) | 7-0 | 1,703 | 3 |
3. Villanova (1) | 6-0 | 1,653 | 4 |
4. Louisville | 5-0 | 1,522 | 5 |
5. Memphis | 7-1 | 1,432 | 7 |
6. Texas | 8-1 | 1,379 | 2 |
7. Florida | 9-0 | 1,267 | 10 |
8. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 1,260 | 8 |
9. Illinois | 10-0 | 1,233 | 11 |
10. Gonzaga | 6-2 | 1,216 | 9 |
11. Washington | 8-0 | 1,135 | 13 |
12. Mich. St. | 7-2 | 1,006 | 14 |
13. Boston Coll. | 6-2 | 821 | 6 |
14. UCLA | 7-1 | 808 | 16 |
15. Geo Wash. | 7-0 | 797 | 19 |
16. Wake Forest | 7-1 | 646 | 20 |
17. Maryland | 7-2 | 556 | 21 |
18. Indiana | 5-2 | 534 | 18 |
19. N.Carolina | 5-1 | 436 | 23 |
20. Nevada | 6-1 | 398 | 17 |
21. N.C. State | 6-1 | 291 | 25 |
22. Iowa | 7-3 | 281 | 12 |
23. Kentucky | 6-3 | 243 | 15 |
24. Arizona | 4-3 | 140 | 24 |
25. Houston | 4-1 | 131 | — |
Others receiving votes: Michigan 115, Ohio St. 108, Wisconsin 88, Pittsburgh 63, Bucknell 59, Syracuse 56, West Virginia 47, Clemson 27, Indiana St. 27, Xavier 27, Ohio 19, Iowa St. 16, Iona 14, Alabama 11, N. Iowa 11, LSU 7, Oklahoma St. 7, Arkansas 5, Buffalo 4, Vanderbilt 3, Missouri St. 2, Georgia 1, La Salle 1, Montana 1.
How Steve Bergum of The Spokesman-Review voted:
1. Duke 2. Connecticut 3. Villanova 4. Memphis 5. Louisville 6. Texas 7. Oklahoma 8. Gonzaga 9. Florida 10. Washington 11. Illinois 12. UCLA 13. George Washington 14. Maryland 15. Michigan State 16. Boston College 17. North Carolina 18. Wake Forest 19. Michigan 20. Iowa 21. Kentucky 22. Ohio State 23. Alabama 24. Indiana 25. North Carolina State
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Duke (30) | 9-0 | 774 | 1 |
2. U.Conn (1) | 7-0 | 738 | 3 |
3. Villanova | 6-0 | 716 | 4 |
4. Louisville | 5-0 | 654 | 5 |
5. Memphis | 7-1 | 613 | 7 |
6. Florida | 9-0 | 595 | 8 |
7. Texas | 8-1 | 591 | 2 |
8. Illinois | 10-0 | 558 | 10 |
9. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 529 | 9 |
10. Washington | 8-0 | 501 | 12 |
11. Gonzaga | 6-2 | 474 | 11 |
12. Michigan St, | 7-2 | 383 | 14 |
13. Boston Coll. | 6-2 | 354 | 6 |
14. UCLA | 7-1 | 330 | 18 |
15. Geo.Washi | 7-0 | 306 | 20 |
16. Wake Forest | 7-1 | 264 | 21 |
17. Maryland | 7-2 | 259 | 17 |
18. Indiana | 5-2 | 237 | 16 |
19. N.C. State | 6-1 | 197 | 23 |
20. North Carolina | 5-1 | 157 | 24 |
21. Nevada | 6-1 | 126 | 22 |
22. Kentucky | 6-3 | 119 | 15 |
23. Iowa | 7-3 | 85 | 13 |
24. Wisconsin | 7-1 | 75 | — |
25. Ohio State | 4-0 | 62 | — |
Others receiving votes: Michigan 58, Syracuse 58, Arizona 47, Pittsburgh 42, Houston 31, LSU 22, West Virginia 22, Bucknell 19, Ohio 15, Xavier 11, Buffalo 7, Notre Dame 7, Colorado 6, Air Force 5, Alabama 5, Kansas State 5, Clemson 4, Iona 4, Northern Iowa 3, Vanderbilt 3, North Carolina-Wilmington 2, New Mexico 1, Oklahoma State 1.
College women
Alabama St. 75, Stillman 37
DePaul 89, N. Illinois 46
Howard 74, American U. 65
Jacksonville 70, Savannah St. 55
Louisiana-Lafayette 91, LSU-Shreveport 50
LSU 72, New Orleans 41
Ohio 65, Chicago St. 57
FAR WEST
Oregon 68, St. Mary’s, Cal. 67
Washington 68, E. Washington 57
Non-conference Washington 68, Eastern Wash. 57
Eastern Washington (4-4) — Johnson 1-3 0-1 2, Moore 2-4 2-2 6, Chicane 0-4 0-0 0, Chadd 5-15 4-7 19, Allen 0-4 0-0 0, Gonnella 1-1 0-0 3, Osborn 3-6 2-4 8, Benseon 0-0 0-0 0, Chaffee 2-2 3-5 7, Page 4-14 4-4 12, Knight 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 18-56 15-23 57.
Washington (7-2) — Plouffe 3-11 3-5 10, Watson 2-7 3-6 7, Florence 4-6 1-2 10, Hicks 5-16 4-6 16, Banks 3-8 4-6 10, Bell 0-4 0-0, O’Hara 0-2 2-4 2, Burt 2-7 3-4 8, O’Neill 1-6 2-2 5, Totals 20-67 22-35 68.
Halftime–Washington 34, EWU 25. 3-point goals–EWU 6-19 (Johnson 0-1, Chicane 0-1, Chadd 5-12, Gonnella 1-1, Osborn 0-1, Page 0-1, Knight 0-2). UW–6-17 (Ploufee 1-3, Watson 0-1, Florence 1-2, Hicks 2-3, Burt 1-4, O’Neill 1-4). Rebounds–EWU 28 (Johnson, Chaffee 4), UW 22 (Hicks 5). Assists–EWU 13 (Allen 4), UW 13 (Plouffe, Flornece, Banks 3). Total fouls–EWU 28, UW 21. Fouled out–Moore, Chicane, O’Hara). A–2,301.
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Tennessee (31) | 8-0 | 1,109 | 1 |
2. Duke (12) | 7-0 | 1,088 | 2 |
3. LSU (2) | 4-0 | 1,014 | 3 |
4. Ohio St. | 6-0 | 964 | 4 |
5. Baylor | 7-0 | 944 | 5 |
6. North Carolina | 9-0 | 905 | 7 |
7. Rutgers | 8-0 | 891 | 6 |
8. Maryland | 8-1 | 808 | 9 |
9. Connecticut | 7-1 | 728 | 8 |
10. Stanford | 4-2 | 613 | 11 |
11. Michigan St. | 6-2 | 605 | 13 |
12. Arizona St. | 7-1 | 588 | 15 |
13. Notre Dame | 6-1 | 575 | 10 |
14. Minnesota | 6-1 | 558 | 14 |
15. Oklahoma | 9-1 | 536 | 16 |
16. DePaul | 8-1 | 480 | 11 |
17. Georgia | 7-2 | 392 | 17 |
18. New Mexico | 8-2 | 317 | 18 |
19. Texas | 4-3 | 257 | 19 |
20. Purdue | 6-2 | 251 | 24 |
21. Vanderbilt | 8-2 | 248 | 21 |
22. Utah | 6-1 | 196 | 23 |
23. N.C. State | 6-2 | 122 | 25 |
24. UCLA | 5-3 | 86 | 22 |
25. Temple | 6-2 | 77 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 66, Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 30, W. Kentucky 28, Virginia 25, Southern Cal 19, Florida 17, BYU 14, Saint Joseph’s 9, Florida St. 5, George Washington 5, Washington 5, Mississippi 4, Oregon 4, Bowling Green 3, California 1, Kansas 1, Kentucky 1, Texas Tech 1.
How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:
1. Duke 2. Tennessee 3. Ohio State 4. LSU 5. Rutgers 6. Baylor 7. North Carolina 8. Maryland 9. Arizona State 10. UConn 11. Stanford 13. Notre Dame 14. Minnesota 15. Oklahoma 16. DePaul 17. Texas 18. Georgia 19. Utah 20. New Mexico 21. Vanderbilt 22. Purdue 23. St. Joe 24. NC State 25. Temple
High school girls Non-league
Lakeland 69, Newport 32
Newport | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | - 32 | |
Lakeland | 25 | 11 | 17 | 16 | - 69 |
Newport (1-4) Jones 2, Hahn 4, Alkire 5, Barranco 10, Lewis 4, Smith 4, McDonald 3.
Lakeland (7-2) Smith 4, Nichols 16, Sanders, Reynolds 6, North 3, Findlay 4, Stiegemeier 7, Corsi 3, Boucher 10, Bohannon 16.
FOOTBALL
NFL
All Times PST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
New England | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 294 | 289 |
Miami | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 242 | 261 |
Buffalo | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 191 | 282 |
N.Y. Jets | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | 169 | 274 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Indianapolis | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 392 | 180 |
Jacksonville | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 273 | 227 |
Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 252 | 329 |
Houston | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | 193 | 354 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 350 | 259 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 295 | 234 |
Baltimore | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 171 | 253 |
Cleveland | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 203 | 237 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Denver | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 322 | 231 |
San Diego | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 378 | 252 |
Kansas City | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 329 | 288 |
Oakland | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 259 | 322 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
N.Y. Giants | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 345 | 241 |
Dallas | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 284 | 233 |
Washington | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 258 | 246 |
Philadelphia | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 252 | 314 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Tampa Bay | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 246 | 209 |
Carolina | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 300 | 214 |
Atlanta | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 313 | 254 |
New Orleans | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | 200 | 331 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Chicago | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 210 | 148 |
Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 246 | 286 |
Detroit | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 203 | 257 |
Green Bay | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | 255 | 255 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Seattle | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 379 | 211 |
St. Louis | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 307 | 378 |
Arizona | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 252 | 319 |
San Francisco | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | 186 | 381 |
x-clinched division
Monday’s Game
Atlanta 36, New Orleans 17
Saturday’s Games
Tampa Bay at New England, 10:30 a.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Giants, 2 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.
Arizona at Houston, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
San Diego at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Carolina vs. New Orleans at Baton Rouge, La., 10 a.m.
San Francisco at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 1:15 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19
Green Bay at Baltimore, 6 p.m.
Falcons 36, Saints 17
New Orleans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 |
Atlanta | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | 36 |
First Quarter
Atl—Duckett 1 run (Peterson kick), 10:22.
NO—FG Carney 47, 3:05.
Second Quarter
NO—A.Smith 6 run (Carney kick), 11:13.
Atl—Vick 2 run (Peterson kick), 6:06.
Atl—R.White 54 pass from Vick (Peterson kick), 1:49.
NO—Hakim 9 pass from Brooks (Carney kick), :11.
Third Quarter
Atl—Vick 17 run (Peterson kick), 7:50.
Atl—Safety, Brooks sacked by Lake in end zone, :40.
Fourth Quarter
Atl—FG Peterson 43, 8:33.
Atl—FG Peterson 20, 3:01.
A—70,083.
NO | Atl | |
First downs | 22 | 19 |
Total Net Yards | 332 | 406 |
Rushes-yards | 24-125 | 32-127 |
Passing | 207 | 279 |
Punt Returns | 3-15 | 4-28 |
Kickoff Returns | 6-104 | 5-101 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-19 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 27-46-0 | 13-25-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-12 | 0-0 |
Punts | 8-47.9 | 6-46.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 10-107 | 9-74 |
Time of Possession | 30:42 | 29:18 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—New Orleans, A.Smith 11-60, Stecker 7-35, Brooks 4-24, Karney 1-3, A.Thomas 1-3. Atlanta, Dunn 14-73, Vick 6-38, Duckett 10-13, Schaub 1-10, R.White 1-(minus 7).
PASSING—New Orleans, Brooks 27-46-0-219. Atlanta, Vick 12-23-1-231, Schaub 1-2-0-48.
RECEIVING—New Orleans, Horn 5-54, Stallworth 5-43, Hilton 4-41, Hakim 4-32, A.Smith 3-12, Stecker 2-12, L.Hall 2-11, Henderson 1-8, A.Thomas 1-6. Atlanta, Crumpler 3-94, Jenkins 3-33, R.White 2-65, Dunn 2-39, Griffith 2-12, Finneran 1-36.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
N.Y. Rangers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 103 | 79 |
Philadelphia | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 106 | 91 |
N.Y. Islanders | 15 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 93 | 98 |
New Jersey | 13 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 89 | 97 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 82 | 121 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Ottawa | 22 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 124 | 59 |
Buffalo | 19 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 98 | 95 |
Toronto | 16 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 102 | 97 |
Montreal | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 80 | 87 |
Boston | 10 | 15 | 6 | 26 | 93 | 107 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Carolina | 18 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 105 | 95 |
Tampa Bay | 17 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 96 | 90 |
Atlanta | 11 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 106 | 117 |
Florida | 9 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 75 | 105 |
Washington | 9 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 80 | 113 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Detroit | 21 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 115 | 79 |
Nashville | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 80 | 72 |
Chicago | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 78 | 97 |
Columbus | 9 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 57 | 103 |
St. Louis | 5 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 106 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Calgary | 18 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 75 | 73 |
Vancouver | 18 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 95 | 83 |
Edmonton | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 94 | 89 |
Colorado | 16 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 117 | 104 |
Minnesota | 11 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 77 | 71 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Dallas | 19 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 94 | 76 |
Los Angeles | 18 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 105 | 90 |
Phoenix | 16 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 87 | 76 |
Anaheim | 13 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 83 | 84 |
San Jose | 13 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 88 | 96 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday’s Results
Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Toronto 3, Anaheim 2
Ottawa 6, Colorado 2
Today’s Games
Detroit at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Edmonton at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Maple Leafs 3, Mighty Ducks 2
Anaheim | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
Toronto | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Toronto, Wellwood 5, 8:57. 2, Anaheim, R.Niedermayer 8 (Salei, S.Niedermayer), 16:31. Second Period—3, Toronto, Kaberle 2 (Allison, McCabe), 3:03 (pp). 4, Toronto, Steen 10 (Allison, McCabe), 11:31 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Selanne 16 (McDonald, Sykora), 14:50. Third Period—None.
Shots on goal—Anaheim 4-14-11—29. Toronto 13-9-5—27. Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 0 of 8; Toronto 2 of 6. Goalies—Anaheim, Giguere 7-4-5 (27 shots-24 saves). Toronto, Tellqvist 4-2-1 (29-27). A—19,401 (18,819). T—2:10.
Red Wings 3, Penguins 1
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
Detroit | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Detroit, Zetterberg 14 (Holmstrom, Lidstrom), 10:44 (pp). Second Period—2, Detroit, Zetterberg 15, 16:10 (sh). Third Period—3, Detroit, Lidstrom 4 (Datsyuk, Shanahan), 6:29 (pp). 4, Pittsburgh, Recchi 9 (Crosby, Malone), 19:31.
Shots on goal—Pittsburgh 3-5-9—17. Detroit 19-13-7—39. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 0 of 5; Detroit 2 of 8. Goalies—Pittsburgh, Fleury 2-5-1 (39 shots-36 saves). Detroit, Osgood 7-2-2 (17-16). A—20,066 (20,058). T—2:18.
Senators 6, Avalanche 2
Ottawa | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 |
Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Colorado, Svatos 15 (Turgeon, Clark), 4:44 (pp). 2, Ottawa, Fisher 9 (Meszaros, Bochenski), 11:57 (pp). Second Period—3, Colorado, Brisebois 6 (Liles, Sakic), 13:50 (pp). 4, Ottawa, Schubert 2 (Alfredsson, Heatley), 15:28. Third Period—5, Ottawa, Heatley 20 (Alfredsson, Smolinski), 5:50 (pp). 6, Ottawa, Eaves 3 (Kelly), 13:26. 7, Ottawa, Smolinski 5 (Alfredsson, Heatley), 14:54. 8, Ottawa, Bochenski 6 (Vermette, Varada), 15:36.
Shots on goal—Ottawa 9-11-11—31. Colorado 8-11-5—24. Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 2 of 9; Colorado 2 of 7. Goalies—Ottawa, Hasek 16-4-1 (24 shots-22 saves). Colorado, Kolesnik 2-2-0 (31-25). A—18,007 (18,007). T—2:23.
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
Moose Jaw | 32 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 97 | 42 |
Saskatoon | 35 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 105 | 42 |
Regina | 32 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 106 | 37 |
Prince Albert | 32 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 109 | 24 |
Brandon | 33 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 140 | 23 |
Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
Calgary | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 62 | 48 |
Medicine Hat | 35 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 119 | 86 | 48 |
Lethbridge | 32 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 35 |
Swift Current | 33 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 110 | 26 |
Red Deer | 33 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 112 | 23 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
Kootenay | 36 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 87 | 48 |
Vancouver | 33 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 72 | 46 |
Kelowna | 30 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 86 | 42 |
Prince George | 33 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 92 | 35 |
Kamloops | 24 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 86 | 34 |
U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
Everett | 33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 77 | 37 |
Portland | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 104 | 33 |
Seattle | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 91 | 32 |
Spokane | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 96 | 31 |
Tri-City | 29 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 99 | 26 |
Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss.
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Kootenay, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Red Deer at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Kelowna, 7 p.m.
Portland at Prince George, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
Everett at Spokane, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Portland at Kelowan, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Swift Current at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.
Red Deer at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.
SKIING
Area Resorts
Idaho
Lookout Pass — Sun 10:45a clearLSGR machine groomed 26 - 50 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon,Thu/Fri 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,
Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:40a packed powder machine groomed 22 - 36 base 33 of 67 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, 49% open, Mon-Fri: 8:30-4p; Sat/Sun 8:30aa-4p;,
— Mon 4:28a mclear 35 degrees packed powder machine groomed 14 - 24 base 54 of 67 trails, 5 of 7 lifts, 81% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p, Fri 8:30a-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Montana
Big Mountain — Mon 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 14 - 36 base 70 of 91 trails, 75% open, 5 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;
Montana Snowbowl — Open Thu-Sun
Washington
49 Degrees North — Sun 3:00p sunnyPP machine groomed 26 - 48 base 40 of 40 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Mon/Tue 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; Open Fri-Tue;,
Bluewood — Mon Open Wed-Sun 9:00a clearPP machine groomed 34 - 35 base 23 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 96% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,
Mission Ridge — Mon Reopen 12/15 2:36p clearLSGR machine groomed 20 - 29 base 33 of 36 trails, 4 of 6 lifts, 92% open, Sat/Sun:9a-4p; reopen Dec 15;,
Mt Spokane — Mon Open Wed-Sun 3:00p packed powder machine groomed 25 - 45 base 44 of 55 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 80% open, Wed/ Thu: 9a-4p; Fri 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,
British Columbia
Apex Mountain — Mon 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 28 - 30 base 14 of 67 trails, 20% open, 2 of 5 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Fairmont Hot Springs — Plan to Open 12/23
Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 40 - 40 base 95 of 107 trails, 89% open, 8 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Kimberley — Plan to Open 12/17
Panorama Mountain — Mon 9:33a w packed powder machine groomed 10 - 22 base 17 of 120 trails, 14% open, 8 of 9 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 9a-10p;
Red Resort — Mon 5a alb packed powder machine groomed 34 - 34 base 90% open, 5 of 6 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;
Silver Star — Mon 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 39 - 39 base 97 of 112 trails, 87% open, 10 of 11 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Named Ben Cherington and Jed Hoyer co-general managers.
DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Kenny Rogers on a two-year contract. Acquired RHP Ricky Steik from San Diego for RHP Kenny Baugh.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Named Larry Doughty, Dan Drake, Mark McKnight, Patrick Miles and Jack Powell regional scouting supervisors.
TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired RHP Vicente Padilla from Philadelphia for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with INF Mark DeRosa and LHP Brian Shouse on one-year contracts.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with INF Damion Easley on a one-year contract.
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Earl Snyder and INF/OF Derek Wathan on minor league contracts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with OF Dave Roberts on a one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Morris on a three-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MIAMI HEAT—Announced the resignation of Stan Van Gundy, coach. Named Pat Riley coach.
Continental Basketball Association
Albany Patroons—Signed G Donnie Boyce.
Michigan Mayhem—Waived F Toshiro Germany.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed RB Brian Westbrook on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned C Matthew Lombardi to Omaha of the AHL.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Michal Barinka from Norfolk of the AHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled F Steven Goertzen from Syracuse of the AHL. Loaned F Joe Motzko to Syracuse.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Announced D Tomi Pettinen has finished a conditioning assignment and will rejoin the team. Returned D Bruno Gervais to Bridgeport of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Waived G Patrick Lalime. Called up G Jason Bacashihua from Peoria of the AHL. Placed D Matt Walker on injured reserve.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled F Brooks Laich from Hershey of the AHL.
COLLEGE
BAYLOR—Suspended G Angela Tisdale from the women’s basketball team for three games for violating team rules. Named Lee Hays offensive coordinator.
HOFSTRA—Named Dave Cohen football coach.
HOLY CROSS—Agreed to terms with Tom Gilmore, football coach, on a two-year contract extension through the 2009 season.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE—Named Rick Stockstill football coach.
MURRAY STATE—Named Matt Griffin football coach.
SOUTHERN NAZARENE—Announced men’s soccer coach Mark Persson will also coach women’s soccer. Announced the resignation of Paul McGrady, football coach.
UNLV—Announced it will not renew the contract of Mark Philippi, director of strength and conditioning.
TODAY’S ODDS
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, the Patriots - Bucs game due to New England QB Tom Brady (questionable).
All other no line games are for teams that played late last night.
On the college football board, the Colorado - Clemson matchup in the Champs Sports Bowl due to Colorado QB Joel Klatt (questionable); LSU - Miami (Florida) matchup in the Peach Bowl due to LSU QB Jamarcus Russell (questionable).
On the NBA board, the Nuggets - Bobcats game due to Denver forward Kenyon Martin (questionable) and Charlotte forward Emeka Okafor (questionable); the Clippers - Spurs game due to Los Angeles forward Corey Maggette (questionable).
NFL
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Saturday | ||||
PATRIOTS | 4.5 | NL | NL | Bucs |
GIANTS | 3 | 3 | 45.5 | Chiefs |
Broncos | 8 | 9 | 35.5 | BILLS |
Sunday | ||||
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 41.5 | VIKINGS |
COLTS | 7.5 | 7.5 | 51 | Chargers |
JAGUARS | 14.5 | 15 | 38 | 49ers |
Seahawks | 7.5 | 7 | 45 | TITANS |
Cards | 1 | 1 | 42.5 | TEXANS |
DOLPHINS | 7.5 | 8.5 | 35.5 | Jets |
b-Panthers | NL | NL | NL | SAINTS |
REDSKINS | 3 | 3 | 36 | Cowboys |
Bengals | 7 | 7.5 | 44 | LIONS |
RAIDERS | 3 | 3 | 40.5 | Browns |
RAMS | 3 | 3.5 | 44 | Eagles |
BEARS | NL | NL | NL | Falcons |
Monday | ||||
RAVENS | 3 | 3 | 33.5 | Packers |
b-Baton Rouge, LA.
College Football
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
December 20 New Orleans Bowl (Lafayette, La.) | ||||
So Miss | 17 | 17 | 51 | Arkansas St |
December 21 GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) | ||||
Toledo | 3 | 2.5 | 60 | Tex-El Paso |
December 22 Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas) | ||||
California | 6 | 7 | 62 | Byu |
Poinsetta Bowl (San Diego) | ||||
Navy | 1 | 2.5 | 59 | Colorado St |
December 23 Forth Worth Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas) | ||||
Kansas | 3 | 3 | 49 | Houston |
December 24 Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu) | ||||
Nev-Reno | 1.5 | 2 | 63 | C Florida |
December 26 Motor City Bowl (Detroit) | ||||
Memphis | 6 | 5.5 | 48 | Akron |
December 27 Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
Clemson | NL | NL | NL | Colorado |
Insight Bowl (Phoenix) | ||||
ARIZONA ST | 13 | 11 | 62 | Rutgers |
December 28 MPC Computers Bowl (Boise) | ||||
BOISE ST | 2 | PK | 54 | Boston Coll |
Alama Bowl (San Antonio) | ||||
Michigan | 12.5 | 12 | 46 | Nebraska |
December 29 Emerald Bowl (San Francisco) | ||||
Ga Tech | 8 | 8 | 46 | Utah |
Holiday Bowl (San Diego) | ||||
Oregon | 3 | 3 | 55 | Oklahoma |
December 30 Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) | ||||
Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 58 | Virginia |
Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) | ||||
Ucla | 4 | 3.5 | 74 | Northwestern |
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) | ||||
S Carolina | 3.5 | 3.5 | 51 | Missouri |
Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | ||||
Miami-Fla | NL | NL | NL | Lsu |
December 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.) | ||||
NC State | 6.5 | 6 | 42 | S Florida |
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) | ||||
Fresno St | 7.5 | 7 | 60 | Tulsa |
Houston Bowl (Houston) | ||||
Tcu | 3.5 | 3.5 | 49 | Iowa St |
January 2 Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | ||||
Texas Tech | 1 | 2.5 | 47 | Alabama |
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) | ||||
Florida | 3 | 3 | 47 | Iowa |
Gator Bowl | ||||
Va Tech | 9 | 8 | 55 | Louisville |
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
Auburn | 10 | 105/ | 53 | Wisconsin |
Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) | ||||
Ohio St | 5.5 | 4 | 55 | Notre Dame |
Sugar Bowl (Atlanta) | ||||
Georgia | 9 | 8 | 45 | W Virginia |
January 3 Orange Bowl (Miami) | ||||
Penn St | 8 | 8 | 48 | Florida St |
January 4 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | ||||
USC | 6.5 | 7 | 71 | Texas |
NBA
Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
CAVALIERS | 13 | Hawks |
WIZARDS | 2.5 | Nets |
Nuggets | NL | BOBCATS |
T’WOLVES | 5 | Kings |
SPURS | NL | Clippers |
Heat | 4 | BULLS |
SONICS | 1 | Warriors |
College Basketball
Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
Villanova | 11.5 | PENN |
MISSISSIPPI | 3.5 | St. Louis |
N ILLINOIS | 7 | Wright St |
LA TECH | 4 | UL-Lafayette |
LSU | 18.5 | New Orleans |
NEW MEXICO | 9.5 | New Mexico St |
WAKE FOREST | 9 | DePaul |
AIR FORCE | 7 | St. Mary’s-CA |
OREGON | 12 | Santa Clara |
Home team in capital letters.