Baseball: Free agent signings

Baseball

MLB

Free-agent signings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (3) — Signed Jamie Walker, lhp, Detroit, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Bradford, rhp, New York Mets, to a $10.5 million, three-year contract.

BOSTON (1) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract.

DETROIT (1) — Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Justin Speier, rhp, Toronto, to an $18 million, four-year contract; signed Gary Matthews Jr., of, Texas, to a $50 million, five-year contract.

NEW YORK (1) — Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract.

TEXAS (1) — Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract.

TORONTO (3) — Signed Frank Thomas, 1b, Oakland, to an $18.12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gregg Zaun, c, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; signed Royce Clayton, ss, Cincinnati, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CHICAGO (5) — Re-signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, to a $75 million, five-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Mark DeRosa, 2b, Texas, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract; signed Alfonso Soriano, of, Washington, to a $136 million, eight-year contract.

CINCINNATI (2) — Signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $14 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Stanton, lhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (1) — Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (2) — Signed Carlos Lee, of, Texas, to a $100 million, six-year contract; signed Woody Williams, rhp, San Diego, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Re-signed Nomar Garciaparra, 1b, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $44 million, five-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Philadelphia, to an $8 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (1) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract.

NEW YORK (4) — Re-signed Jose Valentin, 2b, to a $3.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Hernandez, rhp, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Damion Easley, 2b, Arizona, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Moises Alou, of, San Francisco, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (2) — Signed Wes Helms, 3b, Florida, to a $5.45 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Eaton, rhp, Texas, to a $24.5 million, three-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (4) — Re-signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Kip Wells, rhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Gary Bennett, c, to a $900,000, one-year contract.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Detroit 87, Miami 85

L.A. Lakers 132, Utah 102

Today’s Games

Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Denver at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Lakers 132, Jazz 102

Utah (102)- Boozer 11-16 4-6 26, Kirilenko 4-8 3-4 12, Okur 4-8 2-2 11, D.Williams 5-11 3-5 13, Brewer 4-8 0-1 8, Fisher 2-4 2-2 6, Collins 1-3 2-2 4, Giricek 0-5 2-2 2, Harpring 1-7 0-0 2, Millsap 6-7 1-3 13, Miles 1-4 2-2 4, D.Brown 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 39-83 22-31 102.

Los Angeles (132)- Odom 5-9 3-4 14, Walton 3-5 3-3 10, K.Brown 0-2 2-4 2, Parker 2-6 3-3 7, Bryant 19-26 12-15 52, Bynum 1-3 4-4 6, Evans 6-9 4-6 17, Farmar 3-7 0-0 8, Radmanovic 1-2 1-3 3, Turiaf 3-3 2-2 8, Vujacic 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 45-75 34-44 132.

3-Point Goals—Utah 2-9 (Okur 1-1, Kirilenko 1-3, Giricek 0-1, Miles 0-1, D.Williams 0-3), L.A. Lakers 8-17 (Bryant 2-3, Farmar 2-4, Walton 1-1, Odom 1-2, Vujacic 1-2, Evans 1-3, Parker 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 41 (Boozer, Millsap 7), L.A. Lakers 52 (Odom 11). Assists—Utah 26 (D.Williams 9), L.A. Lakers 27 (Odom 8). Total Fouls—Utah 33, L.A. Lakers 27. A—18,997. (18,997).

Pistons 87, Heat 85

Detroit (87)- Prince 5-11 2-3 12, Wallace 3-7 0-0 8, Mohammed 2-5 4-8 8, Hamilton 9-17 5-6 24, Billups 3-8 2-3 11, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter 1-4 1-2 3, McDyess 3-8 0-0 6, Murray 4-5 2-4 10, Delfino 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 31-69 18-28 87.

Miami (85)- Wright 5-8 1-2 11, Haslem 9-12 2-5 20, Mourning 4-9 2-2 10, Wade 5-23 10-13 21, Payton 2-5 0-0 5, Walker 1-5 0-0 2, Williams 1-8 0-0 2, Doleac 0-1 0-0 0, Posey 3-4 0-0 9, Kapono 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 32-78 15-22 85.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 7-15 (Billups 3-5, Wallace 2-4, Delfino 1-1, Hamilton 1-2, Hunter 0-1, Prince 0-2), Miami 6-11 (Posey 3-3, Kapono 1-1, Payton 1-2, Wade 1-4, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 53 (Wallace 9), Miami 48 (Haslem 10). Assists—Detroit 13 (Billups 7), Miami 16 (Wade 8). Total Fouls—Detroit 17, Miami 22. Technicals—Wallace, Miami Defensive Three Second 2, Mourning. A—19,600. (19,600).

College men

EAST

Fordham 70, Manhattan 66

Hartford 64, Long Island U. 49

Monmouth, N.J. 67, Rider 66

Villanova 72, Stony Brook 44

SOUTH

Auburn 81, Louisiana-Monroe 60

Belmont 87, North Florida 32

Centenary 69, Ark.-Little Rock 59

Charleston Southern 84, Coll. of Charleston 80, OT

Chattanooga 97, Berea 63

ETSU 76, Mercer 70

Georgia St. 70, Savannah St. 60

Hampton 71, UNC Greensboro 64

Lipscomb 73, Jacksonville 61

Middle Tennessee 65, Indiana St. 58

Mississippi 85, New Orleans 77

Southern Miss. 94, Sam Houston St. 86

Stetson 61, Kennesaw St. 56

MIDWEST

Missouri 86, Arkansas 64

Missouri St. 89, Alabama St. 49

SOUTHWEST

Texas Southern 76, Paul Quinn 68

FAR WEST

Gonzaga 69, Portland St. 51

SW Oklahoma 80, E. New Mexico 65

College women

EAST

Army 77, Merchant Marine 43

Bucknell 54, St. Bonaventure 48

Connecticut 66, Purdue 55

Iona 70, St. Francis, NY 54

Massachusetts 73, Wagner 58

West Virginia 73, Houston 47

SOUTH

Belmont 76, North Florida 48

Charleston Southern 58, Coll. of Charleston 53

ETSU 56, Mercer 29

Elon 76, Campbell 68

Lipscomb 64, Jacksonville 61

Louisiana-Monroe 74, Centenary 71

McNeese St. 71, Belhaven 59

Mississippi St. 65, Florida St. 60

North Carolina 103, UNC-Greensboro 48

South Florida 96, Fla. International 73

Stetson 57, Kennesaw St. 49, OT

Tenn.-Martin 53, Dayton 52, OT

Vanderbilt 85, UAB 63

MIDWEST

Indiana 83, Evansville 80

Iowa St. 80, Iowa 74

Kent St. 81, Washington 78, OT

Louisville 63, Xavier 59

Miami (Ohio) 69, Youngstown St. 51

Minnesota 74, Vermont 59

Ohio St. 68, Longwood 33

Valparaiso 77, Loyola of Chicago 74

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 67, S. Dakota St. 52

Baylor 64, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 62

Louisiana-Lafayette 82, Texas Southern 48

Oklahoma St. 96, UMKC 54

Texas 71, Southern U. 23

FAR WEST

E. New Mexico 79, SW Oklahoma 50

Montana 70, Wyoming 59

Montana St. 70, Washington St. 64

Oregon 79, St. Mary’s, Cal. 53

UCLA 84, Cal St.-Fullerton 74

Non-conference

Gonzaga 74, Seattle Pacific 58

Seattle Pacific (3-1)- Magnuson 2-9 0-0 6, Strand 2-9 0-0 4, Fielding 1-4 0-0 2, Hill 8-10 2-2 18, B. Christensen 2-5 0-0 5, Hollands 3-6 0-0 6, J. Christensen 0-0 0-0 0, Henderson 1-1 0-0 2, Menkens 4-7 0-0 11, Hoisington 1-1 0-0 3, Schaar 0-2 1-2 2. Totals 24-57 3-4 58.

Gonzaga (6-3)- Bowman 10-15 3-4 23, Hawk 4-8 1-3 10, Polishchuk 1-3 0-0 2, Ridenour 2-2 0-0 6, Elliott 6-12 0-0 14, Kane 1-4 0-0 3, Hassett 1-2 2-7 4, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Bjorklund 2-9 0-0 4, Frieson 2-8 0-2 4, Santos 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 31-68 6-16 74.

Halftime—Gonzaga 37, Seattle Pacific 27. 3-Point Goals—Seattle Pacific 7-23 (Menkens 3-5, Magnuson 2-7, B. Christensen 1-1, Hoisington 1-1 Strand 0-2, Fielding 0-2, Hollands 0-5), Gonzaga 6-19(Ridenour 2-2, Elliott 2-6, Hawk 1-2, Kane 1-4, Bowman 0-1, Hassett 0-1, Bjorklund 0-1, Frieson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle Pacific 35(Hill 7), Gonzaga 42(Bowman 7). Assists—Seattle Pacific 16 (B. Christensen 6), Gonzaga 24(Polishchuk 6, Kane 6). Total Fouls—Seattle Pacific 16, Gonzaga 10. A—926.

Kent State 81, Washington 78

Washington (3-3)—Bell 4-13 0-2 8, Watson 0-4 4-5 4, Florence 1-6 5-6 7, Hicks 10-17 8-10 29, Clark 6-17 1-4 13, McLellan 2-4 2-4 6, Craddock 1-1 0-0 2, McNeill 0-0 0-0 0, Whitcomb 2-3 0-0 6, O’Hara 0-2 1-2 1, Mosiman 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 26-69 23-35 78.

Kent State (2-3)—Griffith 1-2 0-0 2, LaFleur 2-5 2-4 6, Peoples 9-17 10-12 29, Burgess 5-10 0-0 13, James 1-2 3-6 5, Harkins 0-1 1-2 1, Stewart 6-9 3-4 15, Humes 4-15 0-1 8, Scull 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 29-66 19-29 81.

Halftime—Washington 37, Kent State 19. Regulation—Washington 67, Kent State 67. 3-point goals—Washington 3-12 (Whitcomb 2-3, Hicks 1-3), Kent State 4-11 (Burgess 3-6, Peoples 1-4). Fouled out—O’Hara, LaFleur. Rebounds—Washington 50 (Florence 8), Kent State 46 (Burgess 9). Assists—Washington 10 (Florence 4), Kent State 11 (Peoples 5). Total fouls—Washington 27, Kent State 29. A—583.

Montana State 70, Washington State 64

Montana State—Wallace 5-9 2-3 12, Garcia 5-8 4-6 14, Perry 3-8 7-10 13, Mercer 3-11 0-0 7, Nelson 7-14 3-3 17, Phippard 1-1 0-0 2, Buckless 0-2 0-0 0, Morton 0-0 0-0 0, Connolly 2-3 0-0 5, Thornton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 16-22 70.

Washington State—Benz 3-6 3-6 10, Coates 4-9 2-3 10, Kelly 2-3 7-8 11, Appleton 2-9 1-2 5, DuRocher 2-8 0-0 4, Betteridge 2-6 0-0 4, Montgomery 3-10 2-2 8, Stotler 2-8 1-2 5, Ferguson 1-4 2-2 5, Molzen 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 22-67 18-27 64.

Halftime—Montana State 30, Washington State 21. 3-point goals—Montana State 2-7 (Connolly 1-1, Mercer 1-4), Washington State 2-7 (Benz, Ferguson 1-2). Fouled out—Benz. Rebounds—Montana State 40 (Wallace 6), Washington State 43 (Benz 8). Assists—Montana State 12 (Garcia 4), Washington State 13 (Appleton 5). Total fouls—Montana State 18, Washington State 21. A—NA.

High school boys

Non-league

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy 87, Pullman Christian 53

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy (1-1) Menzies 25, Shaw 11, Folnagy 9, Gleixner 7, Grubb 0, Baker 11, Francovich 10, Hjeltness 12, Groves 0, Ruskovich 2, Schrack 0.

Pullman Christian Weever 7, Vance 13, E. Troll 2, Williams 11, Stone 8, Taylor 0, Alderidge 0, R. Troll 3, Backes 9.

St. Michaels 62, Mansfield 29

St. Michaels Ochoa 2, T.Johnson 5, Steinberg 0, Joy 8, K.Johnson 0, Czapla 21, Knight 12, Drass 0, Mazurik 12, Hein 2.

Mansfield Van Velkenberg 0, Braaten 0, Harper 14, Yuk 0, Brewer 0, Golub 0, Rodriquez 13, Gould 2.

High school girls

Non-league

St. Michaels 48, Mansfield 41

St. Michaels Rainer 8, Rotondi 2, Urann 14, Romero 12, Vila 2, Drass 8, South 2, Gurazo 0.

Mansfield Sima 13, Bayliff 18, Karaf 8, MacDonald 0, Glandon 0, Please 2.

Timberlake 38, Clark Fork 31

Clark Fork (1-3) Gustason 12, Hess 2, Hewitt 9, Hurt 0, Martin 5, Allen 3.

Timberlake (1-3) Wenstrom 2, Kuchinski 0, Porter 18, Walker 2, Grant 4, McMahon 0, Campbell 2, Brennan 3, Edelblute 7.

Bonners Ferry 55, Wallace 49

Bonners Ferry (4-1) Lowther 19, Wagner 7, Robertson 3, Hiatt 7, Winkleseth 5, Tetrault 0, Clausen 2, Poston 12.

Wallace (3-3) Hayman 18, Arave 0, Carver 18, Williams 12, Scott 0, Waters, Shiner 0, Wheeler 1, Hartman 0, Vester 0, Johnson 0,

Pullman 70, Lewiston 52

Lewiston (1-2) Devorak 4, Zenner 3, Mills 9, Larsen 3, Luke 6, Edwards-Teasley 8, Judd 0, Hechtner 5, Brown 2, Greene 0, Havens 12.

Pullman (1-0) Druffel 2, Thomas 16, Byers 1, Henrichs 13, Brown 0, Garro 10, Hodg 3, Walker 5, Albrecht 14, Boshell 6.

Moscow 56, West Valley 42

West Valley (0-1) Sordoff 7, Norby 10, Carey 8, Bowman 0, McCarthy 4, White 0, Hjortedal 4, Alexander 9.

Moscow (1-3) Diviliss 8, Bender 18, Shull 0, Wilson 0, Fritz 0, Sanchez 1, Tatham 5, Kleffner 0, Shebala 2, Redinger 7, Hawley 3, Spear 0, Beck 0.

Football

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Result

Cincinnati 13, Baltimore 7

Sunday, Dec. 3

Minnesota at Chicago, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 10 a.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Detroit at New England, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Miami, 1:05 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 5:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec 4

Carolina at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Results

Washington 4, Dallas 3

Carolina 4, Montreal 2

Atlanta 5, Toronto 0

Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO

Ottawa 6, Florida 0

Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2

Nashville 5, St. Louis 4

Colorado 7, Edmonton 3

Phoenix 7, Los Angeles 4

Anaheim 2, Vancouver 1

Today’s Games

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

N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Avalanche 7, Oilers 3

First Period—1, Edmonton, Lupul 8 (Torres, Reasoner), 1:22. 2, Colorado, Liles 5 (Arnason, Hejduk), 4:55. 3, Colorado, Arnason 7 (Klee, McLean), 7:35. 4, Edmonton, Smyth 16 (Horcoff), 11:18. 5, Colorado, Stastny 7 (Liles, Klee), 16:18. 6, Colorado, Arnason 8 (McLean, Klee), 18:13. Second Period—7, Colorado, Hejduk 9 (Liles, Sakic), :34 (pp). 8, Colorado, Svatos 8 (Clark, Sakic), 9:53. Third Period—9, Colorado, Svatos 9, 3:34. 10, Edmonton, Stoll 6 (Sykora, Pouliot), 12:49.

Bruins 4, Lightning 3

Boston won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Boston, Boyes 6 (Bergeron, Alberts), 11:06. 2, Tampa Bay, Perrin 6 (Lecavalier), 17:08. Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 16 (Perrin), 4:44 (sh). 4, Boston, Axelsson 7 (Bergeron, Chara), 18:26 (sh). Third Period—5, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 12 (Fedotenko, Prospal), 9:50. 6, Boston, Murray 13 (York, Savard), 10:55. Overtime—None. Shootout—Tampa Bay 0 (Lecavalier NG, Richards NG, St. Louis NG, Perrin NG, Prospal NG, Afanasenkov NG, Fedotenko NG); Boston 1 (Sturm NG, Bergeron NG, Murray NG, Savard NG, Boyes NG, Tenkrat NG, Kessel G).

Capitals 4, Stars 3

First Period—1, Washington, Zednik 4 (Laich), 13:05. 2, Washington, Clark 7 (Klepis, Clymer), 14:57 (pp). Second Period—3, Dallas, Jokinen 5 (Ribeiro, Modry), :41. 4, Washington, Pettinger 6 (Pothier), 17:53. 5, Washington, Semin 10 (Klepis, Green), 19:48 (pp). Third Period—6, Dallas, Barnes 2 (Boucher, Lindros), 16:39. 7, Dallas, Jokinen 6 (Boucher, Ribeiro), 17:57.

Coyotes 7, Kings 4

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Armstrong 3 (Visnovsky, Cammalleri), 2:14 (pp). 2, Phoenix, Nagy 4 (Fischer, Michalek), 4:06. 3, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 10 (Willsie, Armstrong), 4:17. 4, Phoenix, Saprykin 5 (Zigomanis, Laraque), 5:23. 5, Phoenix, Michalek 3 (Nagy, Fischer), 8:55. 6, Los Angeles, Conroy 3 (Frolov, Blake), 17:20 (pp). 7, Phoenix, Fischer 3 (Nagy, Scatchard), 17:59. Second Period—8, Phoenix, Doan 5 (Jovanovski, Nagy), :55 (pp). 9, Los Angeles, Armstrong 4 (Kostopoulos), 7:33. Third Period—10, Phoenix, Zigomanis 4 (Saprykin, Laraque), 11:14. 11, Phoenix, Zigomanis 5 (Michalek, Nolan), 15:54.

Ducks 2, Canucks 1

First Period—1, Anaheim, McDonald 9 (O’Donnell, Selanne), 9:45. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Vancouver, Edler 1, 8:22. 3, Anaheim, Getzlaf 11 (S.Niedermayer, Pronger), 12:26 (pp).

Flyers 3, Islanders 2

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Robitaille 5 (Picard, Umberger), 10:12 (pp). 2, Philadelphia, Gagne 14, 19:55 (sh). Second Period—3, Philadelphia, Knuble 9 (Picard, Jones), 18:21 (pp). 4, N.Y. Islanders, Simon 3 (Kozlov, Blake), 19:29. Third Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Park 4 (Satan, Hill), 10:20.

Hurricanes 4, Canadiens 2

First Period—1, Montreal, Ryder 6 (Latendresse, Koivu), 10:42. 2, Carolina, Cole 9 (Wesley), 16:24. Second Period—3, Carolina, Cole 10 (Walker, Hedican), 8:23. 4, Montreal, Plekanec 3 (Samsonov, Streit), 15:23. Third Period—5, Carolina, Williams 10 (Whitney, Brind’Amour), 12:27. 6, Carolina, Belanger 6 (LaRose), 13:13.

Predators 5, Blues 4

First Period—1, St. Louis, Tkachuk 7 (Brewer), :58. 2, Nashville, Legwand 7 (Erat, Timonen), 5:04. 3, Nashville, Hartnell 9 (Vasicek), 16:23. Second Period—4, St. Louis, McClement 2 (Stempniak, Mayers), 2:19. 5, Nashville, Kariya 6 (Legwand, Timonen), 11:56. 6, St. Louis, Guerin 9 (Rucinsky, Weight), 14:29 (pp). Third Period—7, Nashville, Tootoo 1 (Hordichuk, Nichol), 5:36. 8, Nashville, Radulov 6 (Vasicek, Hartnell), 13:20. 9, St. Louis, Guerin 10 (Jackman, Tkachuk), 18:47.

Senators 6, Panthers 0

First Period—1, Ottawa, Heatley 15 (Redden, Corvo), 2:37 (pp). 2, Ottawa, Heatley 16 (Preissing, Kelly), 8:52. 3, Ottawa, Fisher 6 (Schaefer), 17:37 (sh). Second Period—4, Ottawa, Kelly 4 (Spezza, Heatley), 2:28. 5, Ottawa, Meszaros 4 (Phillips, McAmmond), 6:01. 6, Ottawa, Vermette 9 (Meszaros, Alfredsson), 16:10. Third Period—None.

Thrashers 5, Maple Leafs 0

First Period—1, Atlanta, Hossa 18 (Mellanby, Kozlov), 13:08 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Atlanta, Hossa 19 (Kozlov, Kapanen), 1:46. 3, Atlanta, Mellanby 7 (Hossa, Kozlov), 12:20 (pp). 4, Atlanta, Larsen 5 (Vigier, Holik), 12:34. 5, Atlanta, Hossa 20 (Kozlov, Mellanby), 17:02 (pp).

All-Star Voting

Game played Jan. 24, 2007, at Dallas

x-write in ballot

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Forwards

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh, 247,854; Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh, 156,469; Alex Ovechkin, Washington, 112,501; Daniel Briere, Buffalo, 110,913; Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo, 105,737; Erik Cole, Carolina, 103,566; Chris Drury, Buffalo, 86,819; Jaromir Jagr, NY Rangers, 85,637; Marian Hossa, Atlanta, 48,150; Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta, 45,453; Brendan Shanahan, NY Rangers, 43,237; Mats Sundin, Toronto, 39,433; x-Tomas Vanek, Buffalo, 39,355; Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina, 38,551; Eric Staal, Carolina, 37,742; Peter Forsberg, Philadelphia, 32,574.

Saku Koivu, Montreal, 26,167; Dany Heatley, Ottawa, 22,375; Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay, 20,560; Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay, 19,365; Jason Spezza, Ottawa, 18,529; Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa, 16,736; Patrice Bergeron, Boston, 15,689; Patrik Elias, New Jersey, 15,263; Simon Gagne, Philadelphia, 13,498.

Goaltenders

Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh, 138,151; Ryan Miller, Buffalo, 123,224; Martin Brodeur, New Jersey, 111,389; Andrew Raycroft, Toronto, 35,255; Cam Ward, Carolina, 33,430; Kari Lehtonen, Atlanta, 24,545.

Defensemen

Bryan McCabe, Toronto, 174,205; Jay Bouwmeester, Florida, 132,570; Brian Campbell, Buffalo, 118,406; Zdeno Chara, Boston, 110,416; Tomas Kaberle, Toronto, 105,137; Henrik Tallinder, Buffalo, 92,131; Sheldon Souray, Montreal, 84,503; Brian Rafalski, New Jersey, 59,330; Wade Redden, Ottawa, 56,723; Alexei Zhitnik, NY Islanders, 33,736; Dan Boyle, Tampa Bay, 28,525; Chris Phillips, Ottawa, 21,405.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Released Nov. 29

Forwards

Joe Sakic, Colorado, 184,017; Martin Havlat, Chicago, 136,801; Brenden Morrow, Dallas, 131,107; Joe Thornton, San Jose, 116,130; Jarome Iginla, Calgary, 99,448; Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose, 69,041; Teemu Selanne, Anaheim, 62,006; Mike Modano, Dallas, 57,959; Ryan Smyth, Edmonton, 54,091; Markus Naslund, Vancouver, 48,669; Paul Kariya, Nashville, 48,208; Petr Sykora, Edmonton, 40,335; Patrick Marleau, San Jose, 39,020; Henrik Sedin, Vancouver, 38,918; Daniel Sedin, Vancouver, 38,514.

Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit, 38,259; Marian Gaborik, Minnesota, 36,351; Ales Hemsky, Edmonton, 35,093; Brian Rolston, Minnesota, 32,760; Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit, 31,460; Rick Nash, Columbus, 29,005; Pavol Demitra, Minnesota, 23,755; Andy McDonald, Anaheim, 22,135; Milan Hejduk, Colorado, 21,014; Steve Sullivan, Nashville, 20,585.

Goaltenders

Marty Turco, Dallas, 158,417; Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary, 91,320; Roberto Luongo, Vancouver, 67,655; Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Anaheim, 60,336; Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton, 53,365; Manny Fernandez, Minnesota, 29,330; Thomas Vokoun, Nashville, 25,390; Nikolai Khabibulin, Chicago, 22,736.

Defensemen

Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim, 233,522; Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit, 214,789; Chris Pronger, Anaheim, 134,185; Dion Phaneuf, Calgary, 110,544; Sergei Zubov, Dallas, 59,269; Rob Blake, Los Angeles, 51,584; Mattias Ohlund, Vancouver, 43,340; John-Michael Liles, Colorado, 38,146; Scott Hannan, San Jose, 34,867; Robyn Regehr, Calgary, 34,552; Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles, 31,664.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Result

2006 Canada-Russia Challenge

At Kamloops, B.C.

WHL 8, Russia 1

Today’s Games

Red Deer at Brandon

Kelowna at Kamloops

Saskatoon at Kootenay

Calgary at Medicine Hat

Swift Current at Moose Jaw

Prince Albert at Regina

Seattle at Tri-City

Prince George at Vancouver

Rodeo

Wrangler National Finals

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

Round 1

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas, 89.0 points on Classic Pro Rodeo, LTD.’s Wise Guy, $16,022 2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 85.0, $12,662 3. Andy Martinez, Pavillion, Wyo., 84.5, $9,561 4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 83.5, $6,719 5. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas, 82.5, $4,135 6. (tie) Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 80.0, $1,292 Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., 80.0, $1,292 8. (tie) Forest Bramwell, Pagosa Springs, Colo., 79.0 Chad Klein, Stephenville, Texas, 79.0 10. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 78.5 11. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 78.0 12. Jess Davis, Payson, Utah, 77.0 13. (tie) Paul Jones, Elko, Nev., 71.5 Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz., 71.5 15. Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo., 63.0

STEER WRESTLING 1. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.7 seconds, $16,022 2. (tie) Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.1, $11,112 Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 4.1, $11,112 4. Jason Lahr, Emporia, Kan., 4.2, $6,719 5. (tie) Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 4.3, $2,240 Linn Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 4.3, $2,240 Joey Bell Jr., Malakoff, Texas, 4.3, $2,240 8. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.4 9. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 4.5 10. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.9 11. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 5.0 12. (tie) Dru Melvin, Tryon, Neb., 5.2 Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 5.2 14. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 5.3 15. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.5

TEAM ROPING 1. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 4.3 seconds, $16,022 2. Speed Williams, De Leon, Texas/Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas, 4.9, $12,662 3. David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 5.0, $9,561 4. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 5.4, $6,719 5. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo./Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 6.0, $4,135 6. Nick Sartain, Alva, Okla./Shannon Frascht, Alva, Okla., 9.4, $2,584 7. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Patrick Smith, Midland, , 9.9 8. Colter Todd, Marana, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 16.4 9. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, /Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 19.3 10. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev., 19.8 11. Matt Funk, Hermiston, Ore./Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash., 20.5 12. Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev./Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 22.0 13. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 24.5 14. (tie) Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas/Cole Bigbee, Stephenville, Texas, NT Shain Sproul, Benson, Ariz./Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., NT

SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 86.0 points on Burch Rodeo Co.’s Tokyo Massage, $16,022 2. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 83.0, $12,662 3. (tie) Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah, 82.0, $6,805 Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 82.0, $6,805 Bobby Griswold, Geary, Okla., 82.0, $6,805 6. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 81.0, $2,584 7. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 80.5 8. (tie) Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 79.5 Cody Martin, Smackover, , 79.5 Glen O’Neill, Didsbury, Alberta, 79.5 11. (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 78.0 Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., 78.0 13. Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont., 74.5 14. JJ Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 71.0 15. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 0.0

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas, 7.7 seconds, $16,022 2. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 7.8, $12,662 3. Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 7.9, $9,561 4. Doug Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 8.2, $6,719 5. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.6, $4,135 6. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 9.4, $2,584 7. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 9.7 8. (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 10.5 Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 10.5 10. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 12.0 11. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 12.1 12. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 14.4 13. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 18.6 14. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 19.5 15. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, NT

BARREL RACING 1. Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Mont., 13.96 seconds, $16,022 2. Kelly Kaminski, Bellville, Texas, 13.99, $12,662 3. Denise Adams, Lufkin, Texas, 14.06, $9,561 4. Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, Mont., 14.07, $6,719 5. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 14.09, $4,135 6. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 14.11, $2,584 7. (tie) Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 14.14 Brandie Halls, Carpenter, Wyo., 14.14 9. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 14.15 10. Tammy Key, Ledbetter, Texas, 14.19 11. Terra Bynum, Lubbock, Texas, 14.25 12. Codi Baucom, Carthage, N.C., 14.29 13. Kelly Maben, Spur, Texas, 18.99 14. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, , 19.25 15. Layna Kight, Summerfield, Fla., 19.48

BULL RIDING 1. B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis., 91.5 points on Southwick, Robertson and Wilson’s Texas, $16,022 2. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 90.0, $12,662 3. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah, 88.5, $9,561 4. (tie) Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb., 87.0, $5,427 Cooper Kanngiesser, Zenda, Kan., 87.0, $5,427 6. Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas, 86.5, $2,584 7. J.W. Harris, May, Texas, 85.0 8. Fred Boettcher, Rice Lake, Wis., 83.5 9. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 81.0 10. Sonny Murphy, Herriman, Utah, 80.5 11. (tie) D.J. Domangue, San Angelo, Texas, 0.0 Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 0.0 J.C. Bean, Goldendale, Wash., 0.0 Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, 0.0 Jarrod Ford, Greeley, Colo., 0.0

Skiing

Montana

Big Mountain — Plan to Open 12/02; Nov 29: 9 inches new snow

Montana Snowbowl — Open Fri-Sun

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Thu 5a insa ltsno3 new powder machine groomed 46 - 75 base 24 of 24 trails,

3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Thu 10:00a clear 9 degrees 3 new packed powder machine groomed 50 - 65 base 56 of 82 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, 80% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat: 9a-8p; Sun: 9a-4p;

Silver Mountain — Thu 12:00p snow6 new powder machine groomed 44 - 66 base 67 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Open Sat/Sun

Bluewood — Thu 1:50p f ocst4 new powder machine groomed 42 - 44 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Wed-Sun: 9a-4p;,

Mission Ridge — Thu Reopen 12/01 5:38a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 25 - 32 base 18 of 36 trails, 3 of 6 lifts, 50% open,

Mt Spokane — Thu 5a insa snowPP machine groomed 38 - 60 base 33 of 44 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 75% open, Wed-Fri 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;, PROJECTED: Dec 02-03: 5 lifts

CANADA

Apex Mountain — Thu 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 32 - 34 base 22 of 67 trails, 40% open, 3 of 4 lifts, smMon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Big White — Thu 8:00a 2 new powder machine groomed 28 - 39 base 16 of 118 trails, 14% open, 2 of 14 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Plan to Open 12/15

Fernie Alpine — Plan to Open 12/09

Kimberley — Plan to Open 12/16

Red Resort — Plan to Open 12/01 w/ lifts: Red, Silverlode

Silver Star — Thu 8:00a 6 new powder machine groomed 43 - 43 base 66 of 112 trails, 59% open, 7 of 9 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;

Whitewater — Plan to Open 12/02 w/ lifts: Silver King, Hummer Handle tow

Volleyball

College

NCAA Tournament

Washington def. Colorado State 26-30 30-26 30-24 30-22. Kills– Strauss (Col) 22, Mussie (Wash) 22. Assists– Fornstrom (Col) 54, Thompson (Wash) 47. Aces– Hirneisen (Col) 4, Miyashiro (Wash) 4. Digs– Batten (Col) 20, Miyashiro (Wash) 34. Blocks– Barnes (Col) 6, Sandell (Wash) 8.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Bradford on a three-year contract and RHP Scott Williamson on a one-year contract.

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with LHP Hideki Okajima on a two-year contract.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Announced OF Brandon Watson has cleared waivers and refused an outright assignment to Louisville of the IL, making him a free agent.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with LHP Jeff Francis on a four-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Eaton on a three-year contract.

Northern League

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Purchased the contract of OF Cory Harris from St. Joseph of the American Association.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Sold the contract of C Craig Hurba to the Seattle Mariners.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Named Lenny Wilkens vice chairman, professional basketball club.

NBA Development League

ANAHEIM ARSENAL—Signed G Davin White. Waived G Justin Johnson.

FOOTBALL

DETROIT LIONS—Placed OT Rex Tucker on injured reserve. Signed DT Anthony Bryant from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Named David Tratner director of media relations.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed D Brendan Mikkelson to a three-year contract.

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Activated D Steve McCarthy from injured reserve.

DALLAS STARS—Recalled D Nicklas Grossman and LW Mathias Tjarnqvist from Iowa of the AHL.

EDMONTON OILERS—Assigned G Jeff Deslauriers to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.

MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled D Shawn Belle from Houston of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned RW Rick Kozak to Memphis of the CHL.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Waived LW John LeClair. Assigned F Andre Roy to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL and D Paul Bissonnette to Wheeling of the ECHL.

COLLEGE

DEPAUL—Reinstated senior C Keith Butler to the men’s basketball team.

KANSAS—Signed Bill Self, men’s basketball coach, to a five-year contract extension through March, 2011.

MINNESOTA—Announced the resignation of Dan Monson, men’s basketball coach. Named Jim Molinari interim men’s basketball coach.

SACRAMENTO STATE—Announced the contract of Steve Mooshagian, football coach, will not be renewed.

ST. PETER’S—Named Guy Abrahamson men’s soccer coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Mavericks-Kings circle is for Dallas forward Dirk noxitzki (probable/questionable).

NBA

o-Oklahoma City, OK

College Basketball

College Football

NFL