Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

NO HEADLINE

The Spokesman-Review

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
New Jersey69.400
Boston59.357½
Philadelphia59.357½
New York611.3531
Toronto510.3331
SoutheastWLPctGB
Orlando124.750
Atlanta67.4624 ½
Miami69.4005 ½
Washington59.3576
Charlotte411.2677 ½
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit105.667
Cleveland96.6001
Indiana97.5631 ½
Chicago59.3574 ½
Milwaukee59.3574 ½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Dallas114.733
San Antonio115.688½
Houston105.6671
New Orleans87.5333
Memphis411.2677
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah134.765
Denver85.6153
Minnesota68.4295 ½
Portland610.3756 ½
Seattle610.3756 ½
PacificWLPctGB
L.A. Lakers105.667
Sacramento85.6151
Phoenix86.5711 ½
Golden State97.5631 ½
L.A. Clippers77.5002 ½

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.

Utah27143229102
L.A. Lakers29244237132

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.

Detroit1824242187
Miami2520192185

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 St 70, Washington St 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

Auburn 61, Graham-Kapowsin 32

Cascade Christian 69, North Mason 54

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, Idaho 87, Pullman Christian 53

Enumclaw 66, Kennedy 60

Hudson’s Bay 50, Prairie 48

Mossyrock 56, Onalaska 48

Northwest School 47, Bush 34

Northwest Yeshiva 55, Grace Academy 51

Overlake School 79, Seattle Academy 64

Roosevelt 56, Mariner 42

Shorecrest 74, Everett 68, 4OT

Thomas Jefferson 68, Emerald Ridge 46

Wilson, Woodrow 69, Capital 63

Non-league

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy 87, Pullman Christian 53

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy26212713- 87
Pullman Christian7121519- 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. Michael’s 62, Mansfield 29

St. Michael’s16142012- 62
Mansfield31556- 29

St. Michael’s 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

Aberdeen 62, Timberline 30

Cedarcrest 68, Cedar Park Christian 29

Garfield 91, Hazen 28

Heritage 41, Hudson’s Bay 39

Kelso 68, Evergreen (Seattle) 39

Life Christian Academy 44, Auburn Adventist Academy 19

Marysville-Pilchuck 50, Shorecrest 44

Moscow, Idaho 56, West Valley (Spokane) 42

North Thurston 52, Mark Morris 51

Northwest Yeshiva 42, Grace Academy 39

Pullman 70, Lewiston, Idaho 52

Ridgefield 76, LaCenter 41

Steilacoom 56, Hoquiam 46

Toledo 69, Toutle Lake 61

Non-league

St. Michael’s 48, Mansfield 41

St. Michael’s8101416- 48
Mansfield613814- 41

St. Michael’s 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 Fork811111- 31
Timberlake111197- 38

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 Ferry8191315- 55
Wallace8161015- 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

Lewiston10111813- 52
Pullman13211719- 70

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 Valley15999- 42
Moscow12191213- 56

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

EastWLTPctPFPA
New England830.727253144
N.Y. Jets650.545203228
Buffalo560.455191225
Miami560.455197198
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Indianapolis1010.909308231
Jacksonville650.545235164
Tennessee470.364201277
Houston380.273176256
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Baltimore930.750256160
Cincinnati750.583290240
Pittsburgh470.364239254
Cleveland380.273170238
WestWLTPctPFPA
San Diego920.818353216
Kansas City740.636229205
Denver740.636195165
Oakland290.182132219

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
Dallas740.636309198
N.Y. Giants650.545245232
Philadelphia560.455267239
Washington470.364199250
SouthWLTPctPFPA
New Orleans740.636276241
Carolina650.545189190
Atlanta560.455203236
Tampa Bay380.273142252
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Chicago920.818295137
Minnesota560.455198208
Green Bay470.364209286
Detroit290.182195266
WestWLTPctPFPA
Seattle740.636237243
San Francisco560.455199285
St. Louis560.455222253
Arizona290.182187264

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

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
N.Y. Rangers1393298176
N.Y. Islanders1293276764
New Jersey1292265361
Pittsburgh1184267070
Philadelphia8153196598
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo19324010571
Montreal1473317165
Toronto13104308888
Ottawa13121279171
Boston1292266678
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta1674369378
Carolina14103318886
Tampa Bay13112288382
Washington1096267285
Florida8145216893

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville1752368665
Detroit1364306055
Chicago8122185168
St. Louis7143175881
Columbus6152145072
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Edmonton1392287166
Minnesota13101277163
Colorado12112268073
Vancouver12131255768
Calgary11102246456
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim1926449666
San Jose1970388256
Dallas1690327055
Los Angeles9144227593
Phoenix9150186392

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

Colorado4217
Edmonton2013

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

Tampa Bay11103
Boston11104

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

Dallas0123
Washington2204

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

Los Angeles3104
Phoenix4127

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

Anaheim1012
Vancouver0011

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

Philadelphia2103
N.Y. Islanders0112

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

Montreal1102
Carolina1124

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

Nashville2125
St. Louis1214

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

Florida0000
Ottawa3306

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

Toronto0000
Atlanta1045

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).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
Brandon3016100234
Swift Current2813141027
Regina2712131126
Prince Albert279142222
Saskatoon258160117
Moose Jaw267181015
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
Medicine Hat302352048
Kootenay281781237
Calgary2917100236
Red Deer281692134
Lethbridge3012152127

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Vancouver272122246
Kamloops261771136
Prince George2712130224
Kelowna268151219
Chilliwack286192115
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Everett242120143
Tri-City251690032
Spokane2713103131
Seattle241071627
Portland269160119

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

Saturday’s Games

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Calgary

Prince George at Chilliwack

Kamloops at Kelowna

Saskatoon at Lethbridge

Everett at Portland

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert

Red Deer at Regina

Vancouver at Seattle

Brandon at Swift Current

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

Ski Report

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

British Columbia

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 Division I Tournament

First Round

At Gainesville, Fla.

Florida def. Florida A&M, 3-0 (30-18, 30-16, 30-26)

Arizona State def. College of Charleston, 3-1 (30-26, 30-23, 29-31, 30-20)

At Albany, N.Y.

St. John’s, N.Y. def. Albany, N.Y., 3-1 (30-21, 23-30, 30-22, 30-22)

Minnesota def. Siena, 3-0 (30-16, 30-23, 30-15)

At Los Angeles

Southern California def. Mississippi, 3-0 (30-17, 30-24, 30-23)

BYU def. UC Santa Barbara, 3-2 (27-30, 30-32, 30-27, 30-21, 15-12)

At West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue def. Saint Louis, 3-0 (30-21, 30-20, 32-30)

Kentucky def. Ohio, 3-2 (20-30, 30-27, 24-30, 30-25, 15-9)

At Boulder, Colo.

Colorado def. New Mexico State, 3-0 (30-24, 30-20, 34-32)

Washington def. Colorado State, 3-1 (26-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-22)

Friday, Dec. 1

At Lincoln, Neb.

American (25-6) at Nebraska (27-1)

Winthrop (34-2) vs. Northern Iowa (27-7)

At Knoxville, Tenn.

Duke (28-3) at Tennessee (19-11)

Jacksonville State (24-4) vs. San Diego (24-5)

At Long Beach, Calif.

Pepperdine (16-11) at Long Beach State (25-5)

Oregon (17-11) vs. Hawaii (26-5)

At Fayetteville, Ark.

Missouri State (26-8) at Arkansas (16-12)

Oklahoma (26-5) vs. Oral Roberts (26-8)

At Los Angeles

UAB (27-9) at UCLA (29-3)

Utah (27-3) vs. Michigan State (19-11)

At State College, Pa.

Long Island University (25-10) at Penn State (29-2)

Cornell (18-8) vs. Hofstra (23-6)

At Louisville, Ky.

Middle Tennessee State (26-7) at Louisville (25-6)

Ohio State (23-7) vs. Belmont (24-6)

At Austin, Texas

Prairie View (23-10) at Texas (21-6)

Stephen F. Austin (30-3) vs. Alabama (17-12)

At Madison, Wis.

Notre Dame (18-13) at Wisconsin (24-6)

Iowa State (20-10) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (24-5)

At San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Michigan (21-12) at Cal Poly (22-5)

California (20-9) vs. LSU (26-5)

At Stanford, Calif.

Sacramento State (30-5) at Stanford (25-3)

Missouri (17-12) vs. Santa Clara (20-7)

Second Round

Friday, Dec. 1

At Gainesville, Fla.

Florida (29-2) vs. Arizona State (16-14)

At Albany, N.Y.

St. John’s, N.Y. (31-4) vs. Minnesota (24-7)

At Los Angeles

Southern California (26-4) vs. BYU (25-5)

At West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue (22-10) vs. Kentucky (19-11)

At Boulder, Colo.

Colorado (17-11) vs. Washington (26-4)

Saturday, Dec. 2

At Lincoln, Neb.

American-Nebraska winner vs. Winthrop-Northern Iowa winner

At Knoxville, Tenn.

Duke-Tennessee winner vs. Jacksonville State-San Diego winner

At Long Beach, Calif.

Pepperdine-Long Beach State winner vs. Oregon-Hawaii winner

At Fayetteville, Ark.

Missouri State-Arkansas winner vs. Oklahoma-Oral Roberts winner

At Los Angeles

UAB-UCLA winner vs. Utah-Michigan State winner

At State College, Pa.

Long Island University-Penn State winner vs. Cornell-Hofstra winner

At Louisville, Ky.

Middle Tennessee State-Louisville winner vs. Ohio State-Belmont winner

At Austin, Texas

Prairie View-Texas winner vs. Stephen F. Austin-Alabama winner

At Madison, Wis.

Notre Dame-Wisconsin winner vs. Iowa State-Wisconsin-Milwaukee winner

At San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Michigan-Cal Poly winner vs. California-LSU winner

At Stanford, Calif.

Sacramento State-Stanford winner vs. Missouri-Santa Clara winner

Third Round

Sites TBA

Friday, Dec. 8

Lincoln winner vs. Knoxville winner

Gainesville winner vs. Albany winner

Los Angeles (USC) winner vs. Long Beach winner

Fayetteville winner vs. Los Angeles (UCLA) winner

State College winner vs. West Lafayette winner

Louisville winner vs. Boulder winner

Austin winner vs. Madison winner

San Luis Obispo winner vs. Stanford winner

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.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Agreed to terms with OF Pete Pirman and INF Sandy Almonte.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

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

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.

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

FavoritePtsUnderdog
WIZARDS6Bobcats
RAPTORS3Celtics
Caveliers2.5HAWKS
Bulls2.5o-HORNETS
PISTONS8.5Knicks
T’WOLVESPKNuggets
MAVERICKS(7)Kings
SUNS9.5Bucks
Magic3.5BLAZERS
SONICS2.5Pacers

o-Oklahoma City, OK

College Basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Cornell4Vmi
VM & MARY7Jack’ville St
LaSalle10Coppin St
IOWA23Texas-Pan Am
TENNESSEE16Murray St
DAVIDSON17Elon

College Football

FavoriteOpenCurrentUnderdog
HOUSTON4.54.5So Miss
Saturday
W VIRGINIA810Rutgers
Navy20.520Army
NEW MXC ST1112La Tech
CALIFORNIA28.529Stanford
USC1413.5UCLA
TCU14.517AirForce
SAN JOSE ST4.54Fresno St
LOUISVILLE2727Connecticut
Colorado St32.5SN DIEGO ST
HAWAII87.5Oregon St
Georgia Tech2.52.5Wake Forest
Florida2.53Arkansas
Oklahoma43.5Nebraska
UL-LAFYTTE3.53UL-Monroe
Troy1411.5FLORIDA INT’L

NFL

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Sunday
BEARS9.5936Vikings
STEELERS97.541Bucs
RAMS6.5746.5Cards
Colts7.57.548TITANS
DOLPHINS2.5PK36.5Jaguars
SAINTS774549ers
REDSKINS2238.5Falcons
Chiefs5536BROWNS
PATRIOTS13.51441.5Lions
Chargers5.5643.5BILLS
Jets1.5PK42.5PACKERS
Cowboys3.53.543.5GIANTS
RAIDERS3336.5Texans
BRONCOS3440Seahawks
Monday
Panthers3(3)37.5EAGLES