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EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
New Jersey812.400
Boston713.3501
New York815.3481 1/2
Toronto714.3331 1/2
Philadelphia515.2503
SoutheastWLPctGB
Orlando158.652
Miami911.4504 1/2
Washington911.4504 1/2
Atlanta811.4215
Charlotte515.2508 1/2
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit137.650
Cleveland128.6001
Chicago1110.5242 1/2
Indiana1112.4783 1/2
Milwaukee812.4005

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
San Antonio166.727
Houston146.7001
Dallas147.6671 1/2
New Orleans1010.5005
Memphis516.23810 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah165.762
Denver117.6113 1/2
Minnesota109.5265
Seattle1011.4766
Portland914.3918
PacificWLPctGB
L.A. Lakers146.700
Phoenix146.700
L.A. Clippers1010.5004
Golden State1011.4764 1/2
Sacramento910.4744 1/2

Monday’s Results

Phoenix 103, Orlando 89

Portland 81, Philadelphia 79

Miami 99, Toronto 77

Boston 97, New York 90

New Jersey 105, Memphis 92

New Orleans 95, Cleveland 89

Chicago 106, Indiana 91

Utah 101, Dallas 79

San Antonio 103, L.A. Clippers 81

Today’s Games

Denver at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Seattle at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Trail Blazers 81, 76ers 79

Portland (81)—Udoka 3-7 4-4 12, Z.Randolph 6-13 6-7 18, Przybilla 0-0 0-0 0, Webster 1-3 0-0 3, Jack 3-6 1-1 7, Dickau 2-5 0-0 4, Magloire 2-5 2-2 6, Dixon 6-13 4-4 17, Outlaw 3-5 2-2 9, Aldridge 2-3 1-1 5, Rodriguez 0-1 0-0 0, LaFrentz 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 20-21 81.

Philadelphia (79)—Carney 0-4 0-0 0, Webber 2-9 4-4 9, Dalembert 3-6 2-4 8, Iguodala 8-15 11-13 27, Ollie 1-4 2-2 4, Korver 4-10 2-2 10, Green 2-10 0-0 5, Hunter 3-4 0-0 6, L.Williams 0-4 3-4 3, Henderson 3-3 1-1 7. Totals 26-69 25-30 79.

Portland1924142481
Philadelphia1324241879

3-Point Goals—Portland 5-18 (Udoka 2-4, Outlaw 1-1, Webster 1-2, Dixon 1-6, Jack 0-1, LaFrentz 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Dickau 0-2), Philadelphia 2-8 (Webber 1-1, Green 1-3, Iguodala 0-1, L.Williams 0-1, Korver 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 38 (Z.Randolph 10), Philadelphia 47 (Dalembert, Iguodala, Webber 7). Assists—Portland 16 (Jack, Dickau 4), Philadelphia 19 (Webber 8). Total Fouls—Portland 31, Philadelphia 19. Technicals—Portland Defensive Three Second 3, Philadelphia Defensive Three Second. A—11,348. (20,444).

Heat 99, Raptors 77

Toronto (77)—Garbajosa 6-13 0-0 12, Graham 3-6 0-0 6, Nesterovic 3-5 0-0 6, Parker 8-14 0-0 18, Ford 5-10 0-1 10, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, Bargnani 4-12 2-2 10, Humphries 1-5 1-2 3, Peterson 4-9 0-0 10, Calderon 0-2 0-0 0, Tucker 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-81 3-5 77.

Miami (99)—Wright 1-5 0-0 2, Haslem 0-4 0-0 0, Mourning 5-7 2-5 12, Wade 13-21 11-13 37, Williams 3-10 5-5 11, Walker 5-7 0-2 10, Kapono 3-7 0-0 7, Posey 4-7 2-2 12, Doleac 3-3 0-0 6, Barron 0-1 0-0 0, Quinn 0-1 0-0 0, Hite 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-75 20-27 99.

Toronto2315221777
Miami2434172499

3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-21 (Parker 2-5, Peterson 2-7, Graham 0-1, Ford 0-1, Jones 0-1, Garbajosa 0-2, Bargnani 0-4), Miami 3-12 (Posey 2-4, Kapono 1-2, Wade 0-1, Hite 0-1, Quinn 0-1, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 39 (Humphries 7), Miami 53 (Kapono 8). Assists—Toronto 22 (Ford 12), Miami 21 (Williams 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 22, Miami 14. Technicals—Ford. A—19,600. (19,600).

Suns 103, Magic 89

Phoenix (103)—Marion 8-13 3-3 19, Diaw 6-13 0-0 13, Stoudemire 9-19 12-14 30, Bell 4-6 1-2 10, Nash 6-10 5-5 18, Thomas 2-4 0-0 4, Barbosa 2-5 2-3 6, Ja.Jones 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 38-74 23-27 103.

Orlando (89)—G.Hill 6-11 2-5 14, Battie 1-4 0-2 2, Howard 2-6 0-0 4, Dooling 5-11 0-0 10, Nelson 2-9 2-2 7, Arroyo 4-12 4-6 12, Milicic 4-8 2-3 10, Ariza 9-14 1-3 19, Diener 2-6 0-0 5, Outlaw 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 38-84 11-21 89.

Phoenix25303018103
Orlando2627142289

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 4-16 (Bell 1-2, Diaw 1-3, Ja.Jones 1-3, Nash 1-3, Barbosa 0-2, Marion 0-3), Orlando 2-12 (Nelson 1-4, Diener 1-5, Dooling 0-1, Arroyo 0-2). Fouled Out—Howard. Rebounds—Phoenix 45 (Marion 11), Orlando 51 (Battie 8). Assists—Phoenix 25 (Nash 15), Orlando 18 (Dooling, G.Hill 4). Total Fouls—Phoenix 18, Orlando 23. Technicals—Phoenix Defensive Three Second 2, Orlando Defensive Three Second, Orlando coach B.Hill, Howard. A—16,533. (17,248).

Nets 105, Grizzlies 92

Memphis (92)—Miller 0-3 0-0 0, Warrick 5-9 0-0 10, Tsakalidis 0-1 0-0 0, D.Jones 4-7 1-1 9, Stoudamire 5-11 1-2 14, Swift 4-7 2-2 10, Cardinal 3-5 0-0 8, E.Jones 2-9 1-2 5, Atkins 8-15 6-7 26, Gay 2-7 4-5 8, Kinsey 0-0 2-2 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-74 17-21 92.

New Jersey (105)—Jefferson 7-9 0-0 16, Collins 0-0 1-2 1, Krstic 6-16 2-4 14, Carter 14-30 0-0 37, Kidd 4-8 3-3 12, Williams 2-2 0-0 6, Moore 3-4 4-4 10, Wright 2-6 0-0 5, House 1-6 0-0 2, Nachbar 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 1-1 0-0 2, Boone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-84 10-13 105.

Memphis1028282692
New Jersey25273221105

3-Point Goals—Memphis 9-20 (Atkins 4-6, Stoudamire 3-4, Cardinal 2-4, E.Jones 0-3, Miller 0-3), New Jersey 15-30 (Carter 9-20, Jefferson 2-2, Williams 2-2, Kidd 1-2, Wright 1-2, House 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 42 (Miller 8), New Jersey 50 (Kidd 10). Assists—Memphis 27 (Atkins 7), New Jersey 31 (Kidd 13). Total Fouls—Memphis 18, New Jersey 21. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second, House. A—12,111. (20,098).

Celtics 97, Knicks 90

Boston (97)—Gomes 3-7 2-2 8, Pierce 11-22 6-7 31, Jefferson 6-12 2-4 14, Allen 4-6 0-0 8, Telfair 3-10 2-2 8, West 1-6 4-4 6, Scalabrine 3-5 0-0 9, Powe 3-4 1-1 7, Rondo 3-5 0-0 6, Green 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 17-20 97.

New York (90)—Lee 6-8 2-3 14, Richardson 3-14 1-1 7, Curry 11-22 8-15 30, Crawford 5-17 1-2 13, Marbury 7-16 0-2 15, Jeffries 2-8 3-7 7, Robinson 1-4 2-2 4, Rose 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-90 17-32 90.

Boston3130211597
New York1719312390

3-Point Goals—Boston 6-17 (Scalabrine 3-4, Pierce 3-8, Allen 0-1, West 0-4), New York 3-16 (Crawford 2-4, Marbury 1-5, Robinson 0-1, Richardson 0-3, Jeffries 0-3). Fouled Out—Scalabrine. Rebounds—Boston 46 (Jefferson 12), New York 67 (Lee 13). Assists—Boston 17 (West 6), New York 17 (Crawford 6). Total Fouls—Boston 27, New York 19. Technicals—Telfair, Robinson. A—16,621. (19,763).

Hornets 95, Cavaliers 89

Cleveland (89)—James 7-18 1-1 15, Varejao 7-10 3-4 17, Ilgauskas 5-12 5-5 15, Gibson 5-9 1-3 14, Snow 2-6 0-0 4, Da.Jones 3-10 0-0 7, Marshall 3-9 0-0 8, Hughes 4-10 0-0 9. Totals 36-84 10-13 89.

New Orleans (95)—Mason 5-12 2-4 12, Simmons 2-4 1-2 5, Chandler 2-2 0-2 4, Paul 11-16 8-9 30, Butler 1-6 0-0 3, Pargo 7-16 1-1 15, M.Jackson 7-11 0-0 14, Armstrong 5-6 2-2 12. Totals 40-73 14-20 95.

Cleveland2526221689
New Orleans2130212395

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-21 (Gibson 3-6, Marshall 2-5, Hughes 1-2, Da.Jones 1-5, James 0-3), New Orleans 1-12 (Butler 1-4, Paul 0-2, Pargo 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 47 (Ilgauskas 12), New Orleans 43 (Chandler 10). Assists—Cleveland 19 (Snow 7), New Orleans 21 (Paul 11). Total Fouls—Cleveland 18, New Orleans 14. Technicals—Cleveland Defensive Three Second. A—19,164. (19,163).

Bulls 106, Pacers 91

Indiana (91)—Baston 4-5 4-4 12, Granger 8-14 1-2 21, Foster 1-2 1-2 3, Armstrong 1-5 0-0 2, Tinsley 9-19 2-4 21, Harrison 2-3 0-0 4, Jasikevicius 6-11 0-0 15, Williams 6-9 0-1 13, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Powell 0-2 0-0 0, Greene 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-72 8-13 91.

Chicago (106)—Nocioni 5-11 6-6 19, Deng 8-11 6-10 22, Wallace 4-10 2-3 10, Hinrich 3-4 2-2 10, Duhon 4-6 0-0 10, Gordon 7-13 8-8 23, Brown 4-7 2-2 10, Sefolosha 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 1-1 0-0 2, Sweetney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-63 26-31 106.

Indiana2525251691
Chicago42242317106

3-Point Goals—Indiana 9-18 (Granger 4-6, Jasikevicius 3-5, Tinsley 1-2, Williams 1-3, Armstrong 0-2), Chicago 8-15 (Nocioni 3-7, Hinrich 2-2, Duhon 2-4, Gordon 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 28 (Baston 4), Chicago 44 (Wallace 13). Assists—Indiana 17 (Tinsley 6), Chicago 24 (Hinrich 9). Total Fouls—Indiana 24, Chicago 15. A—21,764. (21,711).

Jazz 101, Mavericks 79

Dallas (79)—Howard 2-10 5-5 9, Nowitzki 9-19 7-10 26, Dampier 4-4 0-0 8, Terry 2-7 2-2 6, Dev.Harris 2-9 2-2 6, Diop 0-0 0-2 0, George 0-4 1-1 1, Buckner 1-6 0-0 3, Mbenga 1-2 2-2 4, An.Johnson 3-4 3-4 10, Ager 2-3 2-4 6, Barea 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 24-32 79.

Utah (101)—Kirilenko 3-7 4-4 10, Boozer 13-25 5-6 31, Okur 2-5 5-7 9, Fisher 3-8 4-4 10, Williams 7-11 2-2 18, Brown 2-5 0-0 4, Collins 1-4 0-0 2, Harpring 6-11 3-4 15, Millsap 0-2 0-0 0, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0, Miles 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-79 23-27 101.

Dallas1920241679
Utah26252426101

3-Point Goals—Dallas 3-20 (An.Johnson 1-2, Nowitzki 1-4, Buckner 1-4, Ager 0-1, Barea 0-1, Dev.Harris 0-2, Howard 0-3, George 0-3), Utah 2-7 (Williams 2-3, Kirilenko 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Brown 0-2). Fouled Out—Howard. Rebounds—Dallas 38 (Nowitzki 10), Utah 58 (Boozer 11). Assists—Dallas 8 (Dev.Harris 3), Utah 24 (Williams 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 27, Utah 28. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second, Dallas coach Av.Johnson, Nowitzki, George, Utah assistant coach P.Johnson, Fisher. A—19,911. (19,911).

Spurs 103, Clippers 81

San Antonio (103)—Bowen 0-3 0-0 0, Duncan 7-10 3-3 17, Elson 3-7 2-2 8, Ginobili 6-10 4-5 18, Parker 9-16 3-4 21, Barry 8-10 3-3 24, Oberto 1-4 0-0 2, Udrih 1-4 1-2 3, Finley 2-5 2-2 6, Bonner 1-2 0-0 2, Butler 1-3 0-0 2, E.Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-75 18-21 103.

L.A. Clippers (81)—Ross 4-7 3-4 11, Brand 5-11 4-4 14, A.Williams 0-1 2-2 2, Mobley 4-11 2-2 10, Livingston 6-10 1-2 13, Davis 7-10 1-1 15, Cassell 1-4 0-0 2, Ewing 1-3 2-4 4, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Singleton 4-9 2-4 10, Korolev 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 32-71 17-23 81.

San Antonio32271925103
L.A. Clippers1725211881

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-15 (Barry 5-6, Ginobili 2-3, Udrih 0-1, Bonner 0-1, Bowen 0-2, Finley 0-2), L.A. Clippers 0-8 (Cassell 0-1, Korolev 0-1, Livingston 0-1, Ewing 0-2, Mobley 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 36 (Duncan, Udrih 5), L.A. Clippers 48 (Brand 10). Assists—San Antonio 26 (Udrih 7), L.A. Clippers 20 (Livingston 8). Total Fouls—San Antonio 23, L.A. Clippers 19. Technicals—L.A. Clippers Defensive Three Second, L.A. Clippers coach Dunleavy. A—18,147. (18,964).

College men

EAST

Columbia 75, Lafayette 58

Hartford 66, Yale 65, OT

Lehigh 83, Haverford 39

Stony Brook 65, N.J. Tech 61

SOUTH

Mississippi St. 70, Miami 52

Nicholls St. 76, Xavier, NO 63

VMI 99, S. Carolina St. 87

FAR WEST

New Mexico St. 78, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62

Oregon 92, Bethune-Cookman 64

Oregon St. 71, W. Oregon 58

Santa Clara 91, E. Washington 68

Non-conference Santa Clara 91, Eastern Wash. 68

Eastern Washington (5-5) — Risper 1-3 1-1 3, Butorac 4-7 1-2 11, Krayem 6-10 1-2 19, Stuckey 5-13 1-2 12, Taylor 1-6 0-0 2, Penoncello 2-4 0-0 6, Zumwalt 0-2 0-0 0, Humphrey 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 6-10 0-0 13, Moore 1-5 0-1 2. Totals 26-60 4-8 68.

Santa Clara (7-3) — Henke 6-12 2-2 17, Bryant 10-14 0-0 20, Denison 6-9 0-3 12, Angley 7-13 0-0 16, Pariseau 2-6 0-0 5, Higgins 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 1-2 0-0 3, Rohe 1-3 1-1 3, Gunderson 1-1 0-0 3, Dougherty 1-5 0-0 3, Mbanugo 1-2 0-0 2, Latimer 0-0 0-0 0, Parham 2-6 0-0 4, Kaempf 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 39-77 3-6 91.

Halftime—Santa Clara 39-38. 3-Point Goals—E. Washington 12-23 (Krayem 6-7, Butorac 2-2, Penoncello 2-3, Williams 1-2, Stuckey 1-4, Zumwalt 0-1, Taylor 0-4), Santa Clara 10-23 (Henke 3-4, Angley 2-3, Gunderson 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Pariseau 1-4, Dougherty 1-4, Kaempf 1-4, Rohe 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—E. Washington 33 (Williams 8), Santa Clara 43 (Bryant 11). Assists—E. Washington 16 (Taylor 4), Santa Clara 24 (Pariseau 9). Total Fouls—E. Washington 13, Santa Clara 14. A—1,304. 4. A—1,304.

North Idaho 76, CC Spokane 73

North Idaho (8-3) — Williams 4-9 2-5 10, Henderson 3-5 0-0 6, Cossairt 0-0 0-0 0, Rolls 4-7 2-5 10, Stockwell 4-7 0-2 10, Wesley 1-2 0-2 3, Owens 0-0 0-0 0, Livi 2-7 6-6 12, Morris 11-17 1-2 25, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Parks 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 29-56 9-17 76.

CC Spokane (4-6) — Mitchell 7-14 1-2 16, Sattin 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Clift 6-9 1-2 14, Glanukakis 4-8 0-0 10, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0, B.Gregg 1-2 0-0 3, Beal 4-14 6-8 14, Holibaugh 0-0 0-0 0, J.Gregg 1-7 0-2 2, Trupin 0-2 2-2 2, Brooks 4-6 0-0 8, Neil 0-0 0-0 0, Lippman 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 28-64 10-16 73.

Halftime–CCS 38, NIC 34. 3-point goals–NIC 9-17 (Williams 2-5, Stockwell 2-4 , Wesley 1-1, Livi 2-4 ,l Morris 2-3), CCS 7-17 (Mitchell 1-2, Sattin 0-1, Clift -12, Gianukakis 2-4, B.Gregg 1-1, Beal 2-6, J.Gregg 0-1). Rebounds–NIC 35 (Morris 11), CCS 38 (Mitchell 10). Fouled out–none. Assists–NIC 15 (Williams 7), CCS 9 (B.Gregg 3), Total fouls–NIC 15, CCS 18. A–NA.

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. UCLA (58)8-01,7861
2. Pittsburgh (11)10-01,7072
3. North Carolina (1)7-11,6643
4. Ohio St. (2)8-11,5915
5. Florida8-21,3777
6. Duke9-11,3617
7. Wisconsin9-11,26711
8. Wichita St.7-01,25010
9. Alabama8-11,1744
10. Arizona7-11,15714
11. Kansas8-21,10412
12. LSU5-29609
13. Texas A&M7-28866
14. Connecticut8-087219
15. Oklahoma St.11-073822
16. Gonzaga9-271118
17. Washington7-156613
18. Butler10-148315
19. Memphis7-246716
20. Marquette9-244317
21. Notre Dame7-1312
22. Oregon7-0271
23. Syracuse8-217121
24. Air Force10-1142
25. Nevada7-112320

Others receiving votes: Texas 102, Missouri St. 100, Purdue 84, Clemson 65, S. Illinois 55, Michigan St. 52, Tennessee 52, Florida St. 45, Maryland 42, Virginia 37, Boston College 30, Georgetown 24, Missouri 22, Arkansas 17, Dayton 16, Xavier 14, Georgia Tech 11, Washington St. 9, Michigan 7, W. Kentucky 7 8-2, Kentucky 5, N. Iowa 5, Southern Miss. 4, Creighton 3, UCF 3, Illinois 2, West Virginia 2, Army 1, Vanderbilt 1.

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. 10, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. UCLA (26)8-07701
2. Pitt (4)10-07372
3. N Carolina7-17083
4. Ohio St. (1)8-16894
5. Florida8-25867
6. Duke9-15849
7. Wisconsin9-153812
8. Uconn8-048610
9. Alabama8-14805
10. Wich St.7-047616
11. Arizona7-147315
12. Kansas8-244313
13. Tex A&M7-23416
14. Wash7-13328
15. LSU5-232711
16. Gonzaga9-230918
17. Okla St11-029424
18. Butler10-126714
19. Memphis7-220517
20. Air Force10-120423
21. Nevada7-114419
22. Marqtte9-213720
23. Mich St9-27425
24. Oregon7-070
25. Clemson10-067

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 64, Notre Dame 51, Maryland 50, Texas 46, Missouri State 39, Southern Illinois 20, Purdue 15, Xavier 8, Louisville 6, Boston College 5, Dayton 5, UNLV 5, Washington State 5, Florida State 3, Tennessee 3, Georgetown 2, Missouri 2, West Virginia 2, Illinois 1, Northern Iowa 1, Virginia 1.

College women

Coastal Carolina 58, Campbell 33

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Maryland (46)12-01,2431
2. North Carolina (1)10-01,1882
3. Oklahoma (2)8-01,1493
4. Duke (1)9-01,1084
5. Tennessee8-11,0326
6. Connecticut6-01,0197
7. LSU10-19389
8. Ohio St.7-18325
9. Baylor9-181012
10. Arizona St.8-176913
11. Georgia7-17488
12. Vanderbilt8-164811
13. Purdue8-263910
14. Stanford4-357514
15. California8-153916
16. Louisville9-053017
17. DePaul6-149818
18. Michigan St.7-137320
19. Texas A&M6-233015
20. Geo Wash8-224421
21. Marquette9-118724
22. New Mexico8-216823
23. Texas7-213322
24. Pittsburgh10-0118
25. Arkansas9-182

Others receiving votes: Florida St. 69, Rutgers 67, Bowling Green 61, Mid Tennessee 32, Hofstra 26, Iowa St. 17, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 13, South Florida 12, Delaware 9, Kentucky 8, Missouri 6, N.C. State 3, Oregon 3, Oklahoma St. 2, Army 1, Indiana 1, Notre Dame 1, UCLA 1, Utah 1, Virginia 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Maryland 2. Oklahoma 3. North Carolina 4. Tennessee 5. Duke 6. UConn 7. Ohio State 8. LSU 9. Arizona State 10. Baylor 11. Georgia 12. Louisville 13. Vanderbilt 14. Purdue 15. Stanford 16. California 17. Michigan State 18. DePaul 19. Texas A&M 20. New Mexico 21. Marquette 22. Bowling Green 23. Pittsburgh 24. George Washington 25. Texas.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
New England940.692281186
N.Y. Jets760.538254269
Buffalo670.462243262
Miami670.462228222
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Indianapolis1030.769342295
Jacksonville850.615303191
Tennessee670.462247314
Houston490.308219296
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Baltimore1030.769276170
Cincinnati850.615317250
Pittsburgh670.462286264
Cleveland490.308208293
WestWLTPctPFPA
x-San Diego1120.846425257
Kansas City760.538267256
Denver760.538235236
Oakland2110.154156269

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
Dallas850.615349260
N.Y. Giants760.538292268
Philadelphia760.538315282
Washington490.308232295
SouthWLTPctPFPA
New Orleans940.692352268
Atlanta760.538244256
Carolina670.462226244
Tampa Bay3100.231151289
NorthWLTPctPFPA
x-Chicago1120.846360177
Minnesota670.462241251
Green Bay580.385249343
Detroit2110.154236324
WestWLTPctPFPA
Seattle850.615281290
St. Louis580.385269329
San Francisco580.385228349
Arizona490.308248305

x-clinched division

Monday’s Result

Chicago 42, St. Louis 27

Thursday’s Game

San Francisco at Seattle, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Dallas at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Houston at New England, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 10 a.m

Denver at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 5:15 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m.

Bears 42, Rams 27

Chicago014141442
St. Louis01301427

StL—Holt 1 pass from Bulger (kick failed)

Chi—Hester 94 kickoff return (Gould kick)

StL—Jackson 2 run (Wilkins kick)

Chi—Berrian 34 pass from Grossman (Gould kick)

Chi—Jones 30 run (Gould kick)

Chi—Muhammad 14 pass from Grossman (Gould kick)

Chi—Peterson 1 run (Gould kick)

StL—Holt 6 pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick)

Chi—Hester 96 kickoff return (Gould kick)

StL—Jackson 6 pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick)

A—66,234.

ChiStL
First downs2228
Total Net Yards372433
Rushes-yards34-17222-101
Passing200332
Punt Returns1-211-1
Kickoff Returns5-2287-150
Interceptions Ret.1-00-0
Comp-Att-Int13-23-034-55-1
Sacked-Yards Lost0-03-24
Punts3-34.76-45.8
Fumbles-Lost0-01-0
Penalties-Yards11-8611-91
Time of Possession26:3933:21

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Chicago, Jones 11-76, Benson 16-64, Grossman 3-20, Peterson 3-12, Berrian 1-0. St. Louis, Jackson 18-81, S.Davis 3-29, Curtis 1-(minus 9).

PASSING—Chicago, Grossman 13-23-0-200. St. Louis, Bulger 34-55-1-356.

RECEIVING—Chicago, Berrian 3-62, Muhammad 3-50, Jones 2-26, Clark 2-18, Peterson 1-32, McKie 1-7, R.Davis 1-5. St. Louis, Jackson 10-58, Holt 6-75, Curtis 4-77, Bruce 4-62, S.Davis 4-37, Klopfenstein 4-31, K.Harris 1-10, Walker 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Chicago, Gould 37 (WR), 49 (WR). St. Louis, Wilkins 48 (WR).

College Division I-AA playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

At Finley Stadium; Chattanooga, Tenn.

Friday, Dec. 15

UMass (13-1) vs. Appalachian St. (13-1), 5 p.m.

Division II playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 16

At Braly Municipal Stadium

Florence, Ala.

Northwest Missouri State (14-0) vs. Grand Valley State (14-0), 9 a.m.

NAIA playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 16

At Hardin County, Tenn.

St. Francis, Ind. (13-0) vs. Sioux Falls, S.D. (13-0), 9 a.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey1792367168
N.Y. Rangers16104369691
N.Y. Islanders15113338883
Pittsburgh13115318893
Philadelphia81742071109
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo22524612187
Montreal1685378781
Ottawa151513110590
Toronto131353195105
Boston14112307894
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta18854110493
Carolina151343499103
Washington131073395105
Tampa Bay14142309795
Florida101662680106

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville1883399680
Detroit1774387963
Chicago11125277184
Columbus10162226977
St. Louis71741865100
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Edmonton16112348175
Minnesota16112348578
Calgary14103317663
Colorado14142309587
Vancouver14151296681
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim23365211676
San Jose2290449465
Dallas20100408263
Los Angeles111642687107
Phoenix111712371106

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

Monday’s Results

Pittsburgh 5, Washington 4, SO

Colorado 5, Carolina 2

San Jose 4, Phoenix 0

Today’s Games

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

Buffalo at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Penguins 5, Capitals 4 (SO)

Pittsburgh03105
Washington22004

Pittsburgh won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Washington, Beech 3 (Clark, Green), 5:10 (pp). 2, Washington, Clark 11 (Ovechkin, Zubrus), 5:56. Second Period—3, Washington, Clark 12 (Ovechkin, Zubrus), 2:57. 4, Washington, Laich 3 (Gordon, Erskine), 5:55 (sh). 5, Pittsburgh, Talbot 4 (Ruutu, Thorburn), 6:49. 6, Pittsburgh, Christensen 4 (Ouellet, Moore), 18:08. 7, Pittsburgh, Crosby 14 (Malkin), 18:43. Third Period—8, Pittsburgh, Malkin 15 (Malone, Crosby), 3:20. Overtime—None. Shootout—Pittsburgh 2 (Christensen G, Crosby NG, Malkin G), Washington 1 (Green NG, Ovechkin G, Clark NG).

Avalanche 5, Hurricanes 2

Carolina0112
Colorado1045

First Period—1, Colorado, Arnason 9 (Brisebois, McLean), 1:22. Second Period—2, Carolina, Williams 12 (Stillman, Staal), 1:44 (pp). Third Period—3, Carolina, Williams 13 (Grahame), 1:08. 4, Colorado, Brunette 8 (Wolski, Sakic), 8:46. 5, Colorado, Liles 8 (Brunette, Sakic), 10:33 (pp). 6, Colorado, Sakic 13 (Brunette, Wolski), 12:44 (pp). 7, Colorado, Turgeon 2 (Arnason, Brisebois), 16:23 (pp).

Sharks 4, Coyotes 0

Phoenix0000
San Jose1214

First Period—1, San Jose, Michalek 10 (Thornton, Marleau), 18:31 (pp). Second Period—2, San Jose, Bernier 9 (Marleau, Michalek), 15:31. 3, San Jose, Pavelski 5 (Thornton, Marleau), 17:41 (pp). Third Period—4, San Jose, Brown 6 (Thornton), 4:19.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
Brandon3417122339
Swift Current3417161035
Prince Albert3213152230
Regina3313171229
Moose Jaw3211201023
Saskatoon318220117
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
Medicine Hat362772056
Calgary3421110244
Kootenay3320101243
Red Deer3419112242
Lethbridge3416152135

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Vancouver332452252
Kamloops332291146
Prince George3313161330
Kelowna3210181324
Chilliwack338222119
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Everett292530151
Tri-City3018120036
Spokane3116113136
Seattle301381835
Portland3110200121

Monday’s Result

No games scheduled

Today’s Game

Chilliwack at Red Deer

Wednesday Games

Everett at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Calgary

Kelowna at Medicine Hat

Seattle at Vancouver

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon

Brandon at Prince Albert

Lethbridge at Swift Current

CROSS COUNTRY

USATF National Junior Olympic Championships

Saturday at Plantes Ferry Park

Young men, 5k

Team scoring–1, Team Idaho (Boise) 22. Also: 2, Spokane Mercury 105. 11, Loose Cannons 287.

Individuals: 1, Greg Billington (Spokane Mercury) 15:39. Also: Tylor Thatcher (SM) 16:11. 29, Taylor Gregory (unattached) 16:48. 34, Peter Miller (SM) 16:54. 41, Max Reeder (SM) 17:05. 45, Darrick Thompson (Loose Cannons) 17:09. 55, Kenneth Dragoo (unattached) 17:15. 70, Kyle Casey (unattached) 17:27. 75, Joey Ward (SM) 17:38. 86, Graham Miller (LC) 17:53. 111, Charlie Harster (North Idaho) 18:41. 113, Luke Klohe (LC) 18:49. 120, Dao Crosby (LC) 19:10. 121, Alex Larmey (unattached) 19:13. 124, Joseph Lawrence (unattached) 19:19. 126, Logan Craig (SM) 19:41. 128, Tyler Craig (NI) 19:58. 129, Rory Cipolla (SM) 20:21. 131, Nakul Dalwala (LC) 20:55.

Young women, 5k

Team scoring–1, Federal Way 23. 2, Spokane Mercury 40.

Individuals: 1, Katrina Drennen (Federal Way) 18:20. Also: 5, Anna Stone (Spokane Mercury) 19:05. 23, Andrea Collins (SM) 20:41. 24, Alli Price (SM) 20:47. 27, Karen Owens (unattached) 20:59. 28, Chelsea Momany (NC Striders) 21:02. 30, Katie Owens (unattached) 21:10. 35, Elizabeth Mathison (unattached) 21:30. 43, Lindsay Farnsworth (SM) 21:58. 45, Melissa Sweeney (unattached) 22:12. 46, Lexi Price (SM) 22:26. 52, Melissa Farnsworth (SM) 23:04.

Intermediate Boys, 5k

Team scoring–1, Federal Way 66. Also: 4, Spokane Mercury 132. 5, NC Striders 141. 11, North Idaho 297.

Individuals: 1, Ryan Prentice (Federal Way) 16:01. Also: 6, Leon Dean (NC Striders) 16:23. 11, Jordan Curnutt (Spokane Mercury) 16:31.27. 12, Andrew Kimpel (NCS) 16:31.52. 19, Kyle Johnson (SM) 16:41. 22, Cody Helbling (North Idaho) 16:43. 29, Anthony Brown (SM) 16:55. 32, Chris Ennis (Loose Cannons) 16:59.66. 34, Andrew Gonzalez (unattached) 16:59.74. 38, Adam Tyler (NCS) 17:01. 55, Steven Kutsch (SM) 17:18. 71, Adam Reid (NCS) 17:34. 73, Tate Kelly (SM) 17:36. 88, Mitchell Maly (NCS) 17:47. 93, Michael White (unattached) 17:52. 101, Nick Pierson (NI) 17:56. 113, Derek Alcorn (LC) 18:02. 115, Luke Iott (NI) 18:03. 118, Chris Savage (NCS) 18:05. 119, Ian Lawlor (NI) 18:07. 120, Eric Foss (SM) 18:08. 135, Daniel McIntosh (SM) 18:21. 136, Kaleb Fergin (LC) 18:21.56. 141, John Coyle (NI) 18:28. 147, Jeff Howard (NCS) 18:42. 148, Spencer Wordell (NCS) 18:43. 150, Jason Sams (SM) 18:45. 157, Quinton Olivas (unattached) 18:54. 166, Wade English (NI) 19:30. 182, Nathan Gencarella (NI) 20:38.

Intermediate Girls, 5k

Team scoring–1, Team Idaho (Boise) 37. Also: 2, Spokane Mercury B 73. 10, North Idaho 247. 11, Spokane Mercury 250.

Individuals: 1, Jacque Taylor (Santa Rosa) 18:10. Also: 3, Andrea Nelson (Spokane Mercury B) 18:34. 22, Lisa Vandenburg (SM B) 19:13. 26, Angie Whalen (North Idaho) 19:23. 31, Stevie Gildehaus (SM B) 19:32. 34, Lauren Bergam (SM B) 19:35. 39, Sara Stenersen (SM B) 19:49. 46, Kathleen Vardell (NI) 20:00. 53, Courtney Zalud (SM B) 20:09. 59, Maja Rodell (Spokane Mercury) 20:19. 60, Eden Lake (SM B) 20:21. 70, Megan Inman (SM) 20:35. 84, Devon Borja (SM) 20:55. 86, Kayloni Jones (SM B) 20:58. 97, Kate Reidy (SM) 21:15. 102, Stephanie Inouye (SM) 21:21. 105, Katherine Fontana (SM) 21:25. 121, Destiny White (NI) 22:16. 126, Emily Wyatt (NI) 22:43. 134, Cassie Kazemba (NI) 23:18.

Youth Boys, 4k

Team scoring–1, Equalizers 98. Also: 16, Spokane Mercury 419. 17, NC Striders 424. 18, Greater Spokane 437.

Individuals: 1, Daniel Rosales (Southern Cal Road Runners) 13:01. Also: 6, Allan Schroeder (Spokane Mercury) 13:29. 49, Alexander Avila (NC Striders) 14:09. 70, Jordan Etten (SM B) 14:26. 104, Ethan Tonnemaker (unattached) 14:45. 109, Travis Stark (Greater Spokane) 14:47. 113, Kyle Sturdefant (High Harriers) 14:51. 118, Daniel Scott (Loose Cannons) 14:57. 137, Brandon Ray (NCS) 15:05. 140, John Weiser (GS) 15:07. 148, Chris Aunan (GS) 15:11. 151, Christian Bucko (GS) 15:12. 158, Eli Deitz (SM) 15:18. 165, Austin Richards (HH) 15:22. 166, Andrew Wordell (NCS) 15:22. 167, James Biddle (SM) 15:23. 174, Joseph Abate (North Idaho) 15:24. 179, Connor Jones (SM) 15:27. 180, Nick Bell (NI) 15:28. 182, Gunnar Swager (NCS) 15:29. 185, Zack Zywiak (NCS) 15:38. 186, Joel Wilson (unattached) 15:40. 201, Taylor Demars (GS) 16:08. 204, Eric Pedraza (GS) 16:14. 206, Joe Aman (GS) 16:16. 207, Max Klier (SM) 16:18. 214, Erick Knol (SM) 16:25. 216, Stephan Hafferkamp (SM) 16:26. 219, Ross Mumford (GS) 16:34. 222, Jacob Depledge (SM) 16:42.

Youth girls, 4k

Team scoring–1, Southern Cal Road Runners 118. Also: 16, Spokane Mercury 359. 20, Greater Spokane 572.

Individuals: 1, Kelley Robinson (Ric Rojas) 14:13. Also: 43, Baylee Mires (Spokane Mercury) 15:46. 78, Denali Molitor (unattached) 16:16. 100, Richelle Signer (NC Striders) 16:24. 103, Molly Cole (SM) 16:26. 109, Mariah Martin (SM) 16:31. 117, Emily Hazen (Ephrata) 16:26. 124, Rachel Gerboth (unattached) 16:42. 160, Kimberly Thatcher (Greater Spokane) 17:12. 165, Alyssa Kimm (North Idaho) 17:19. 174, Caylee Lamm (GS) 17:28. 189, Taylor Hewett (Loose Cannons) 17:47. 191, Josie Warner (SM) 17:29. 195, Sadie Iott (NI) 17:55. 202, Katelyn Ewing (NI) 18:07. 203, Amanda Sams (SM) 18:08. 205, Meghan Walker (unattached) 18:10. 210, Katherine Rahn (SM) 18:19. 223, Briana Bemis (GS) 18:41. 224, Courtney Anthony (unattached) 18:44. 226, Acacia Smith (GS) 18:48. 228, Ashleigh Seely (GS) 18:59. 237, Rachel Baxter (SM) 20:03. 239, Kimberly Gomez (GS) 22:22.

Midget Boys, 3k

Team scoring–Granite State Flash 105. Also: 14, Spokane Mercury 361. 18, North Idaho 419. 20, NC Striders 574.

Individuals: 1, Cody Curtis (North Idaho) 9:51. Also: 17, Collin Overbay (Spokane Mercury) 10:43. 18, Nathan Weitz (SM) 10:45. 56, Cody Edwards (Greater Spokane) 11:11. 114, Anthony Modrell (Loose Cannons) 11:42. 117, Adam Hoerner (LC) 11:43. 141, Samuil Kuzmenko (GS) 11:58. 161, Isaac Fall (NC Striders) 12:05. 166, Andrew Whalen (NI) 12:07. 174, R. Sumner Goodwin (SM) 12:15. 181, D.J. Wordell (NC Striders) 12:22. 183, Adam Crandall (NI) 12:25. 187, Tanner Doerr (NI) 12:27. 195, Camden Johnson (NI) 12:46. 199, Kyle Sams (SM) 12:49. 203, Curtis Balogh (SM) 13:03. 205, Nathan Conley (SM) 13:06. 206, Austin May (unattached) 13:07. 208, Isaac Kitzan (NCS) 13:10. 212, Andrew Melvin (GS) 13:19. 220, Joshua Hooper (NCS) 13:30. 222, Cade Bowman (NCS) 13:38. 228, Chad Ingraham (SM) 13:58. 235, Mark Beck (unattached) 26:20.

Midget Girls, 3k

Team scoring–1, San Diego 37. Also: 9, Greater Spokane 280. 15, North Idaho 380. 16, Greater Spokane B 599.

Individuals: 1, Katie Shirley (Equalizers) 10:36. Also: 70, Kendra Weitz (Greater Spokane) 12:00. 84, Sanne Hollans (GS) 12:10.87. 85, Leanne Asper (North Idaho) 12:10.89. 102, Elizabeth Armon (NI) 12:18.92. 106, Alia Lacroix (NI) 12:19.56. 110, Morgan Sisson (GS) 12:20.27. 112, Sydney Roberts (GS) 12:20.83. 121, Aley Roberts (GS) 12:27. 140, Darbi Novakovich (GS) 12:44. 144, Katelyn Avila (GS) 12:47. 145, Katie Knight (GS) 12:49. 156, Melissa Inouye (GS B) 12:56. 188, MacKenzie Krogh (NI) 13:21. 189, Rachel Ward (NI) 13:22. 205, Taryn John (NI) 13:39. 211, Lindsay Lyle (GS B) 13:55. 217, Sally Whalen (unattached) 14:10. 221, McKyna Jacobson (GS B) 14:20. 222, Alexandra Abate (NI) 14:21. 227, KellyAnn Cameron (GS B) 14:44. 228, Claire Mitchell (GS B) 14:50.

Bantam Boys, 3k

Team scoring–1, Lake City Cheetahs 77. Also: 10, Team Ephrata 266. 11, Spokane Mercury 286.

Individuals: 1, Steven Fahy (unattached) 10:47.65. Also: 46, Max Waters (Ephrata) 12:02.7. 65, Aaron Whalen (Ephrata) 12:16. 88, BrennanBuddy Slate (Spokane Mercury) 12:32. 137, Andrew Vandine (N.C. Striders) 13:20. 138, Nick Templeton (SM) 13:21. 144, Mitchell Kassa (SM) 13:30. 158, Tyler Templeton (SM) 14:09. 163, Parker Nolen (unattached) 14:16. 165, Houston Eymann (SM) 14:26. 166, Nathan Grinalds (Greater Spokane) 14:29. 167, Corbin Shults (Ephrata) 14:31. 174, Andrew Swoboda (Ephrata) 15:20.18. 175, Jerod Budig (SM) 15:20.27. 181, Isaac Wicks (Loose Cannons) 16:12. 183, Mason Radmaker (Ephrata) 16:22. 186, William Hope (unattached) 16:26. 187, Devin Doneen (SM) 16:55.

Individuals:

Bantam Girls, 3k

Team scoring–1, San Diego 39. Also: 8, Spokane Mercury226.

Individuals: 1, Paige Rice (Oregon CC) 11:08.78. Also: 37, Cyra Carlson (Spokane Mercury) 12:35.86. 42, Chloe Hutter (North Idaho) 12:37.86. 46, Kinsey Pease (SM) 12:42.21. 50, Meaghan Bare (NI) 12:49.71. 71, Jenna Jensen (SM) 13:18.29. 91, Lauren McCluskey (Comets) 13:33. 101, Shala Scott (Ephrata) 13:41. 119, Sydney Doneen (SM) 14:05. 126, Maiah Overbay (SM) 14:13. 129, Megan Dean (N.C. Striders) 14:17. 143, Kensley Secrest (SM) 14:50. 166, Lexis Lyle (SM) 16:31. 172, Sarah Sheikh (SM) 18:31.29.

SKIING

Area resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 8 - 34 base 41 of 93 trails, 45% open, 5 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p

Big Sky — Mon 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 20 - 28 base 20 of 150 trails, 20% open, 8 of 18 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Idaho

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:05a cldyPP machine groomed 39 - 53 base 65 of 82 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, 80% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Silver Mountain — Mon 5:45a 32 degrees 2 new packed powder machine groomed 36 - 49 base 57 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 85% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 12p insa 30 degrees 2 new O 46 - 70 base 54 of 54 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; open Fri-Tue

British Columbia

Fairmont Hot Springs — Plan to Open 12/15

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:42a packed powder machine groomed 50 - 52 base 105 of 107 trails, 98% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Plan to Open 12/16

Red Resort — Mon 5:00a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 21 - 43 base 70 of 83 trails, 84% open, 4 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3p

Silver Star — Mon 9:40a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 40 - 43 base 95 of 112 trails, 85% open, 11 of 12 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p

Whitewater — Mon 5:00a 2 new powder 37 - 61 base 40 of 48 trails, 85% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat-Mon: 9a-3:30p

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with OF Jay Payton on a two-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Named Marty Bokovitz assistant clubhouse-equipment manager. Named Greg Hibbard pitching coach and Lee May hitting coach for Akron of the Eastern League.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with 3B Brandon Inge on a four-year contract and RHP Jose Mesa on a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with LHP Darren Oliver on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Renewed the contract of Rob Thomson special assignment instructor.

Can-Am League

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Traded LHP Tim Dugan to River City of the Frontier League for INF Michael Cockrell.

Northern League

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Acquired the contracts of OF Brian Baker and IF Kevin Bass from San Angelo of the United League for two players to be named. Signed OF Kevin House to a one-year contract.

United League

SAN ANGELO COLTS—Traded OF J.J. Sherrill to Reno of the Golden Baseball League for two players to be named.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Assigned C Martynas Andriuskevicius to Dakota of the NBA Development League.

INDIANA PACERS—Suspended G Stephen Jackson one game for conduct detrimental to the team.

Continental Basketball League

GREAT FALLS EXPLORERS—Signed F Travis Garrison, C Ali Dauda, G Javon Harris. Waived G Michael Webb, G Matt Vaughn, and C Brad Stricker.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Claimed CB Derrick Strait off waivers from the Chicago Bears. Placed CB Christian Morton on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed DT Orpheus Roye and S Brian Russell on injured reserve. Signed DT Orien Harris and S Ben Emanuel.

Arena Football League

AFL—Announced the retirement of OL-DL Furnell Hankton.

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Signed QB Ryan Dinwiddie and QB Todd Mortensen. Waived OL-DL Grayling Love and QB Jeff Otis.

DALLAS DESPERADOS—Signed DL Teto Simpson.

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed FB-LB Umar Muhammad. Released WR-DB Nick Ward.

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS—Signed WR Hannibal Thomas. Waived DB Nick Davis.

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed LB Jon Apgar.

NASHVILLE KATS—Waived WR Wendall Williams.

ORLANDO PREDATORS—Re-signed C-DL Delanio Taylor and DL Greg White.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Signed WR Larry Brackins, OL Kevin Fischer and WR Larry Kendrick.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed WR Fred Stamps. Re-signed FB Deitan Dubuc, FB Mike Maurer and SB Mookie Mitchell. Named Jacques Chapdelaine offensive coordinator-assistant head coach. Announced that the contracts of Dennis Winston, defensive line coach, and Ron Lancaster, receivers coach, will not be renewed.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled G Hannu Toivonen and C Yan Stastny from Providence of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Called up D Filip Novak and G Ty Conklin from Syracuse of the AHL.

MINNESOTA WILD—Reassigned C Jason Morgan and D Shawn Belle to Houston of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F Maxim Lapierre from Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Assigned F Patrick Leahy to Milwaukee of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned D Thomas Pock to Hartford of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Waived C Petr Nedved. Called up C Matt Ellison and C Tony Voce from Philadelphia of the AHL.

American Hockey League

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Signed G Michael McKenna. Reassigned G Scott Reid to New Mexico of the CHL.

PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Released D Ryan Glenn.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Reassigned F Jean Desrochers to Johnstown of the ECHL.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Recalled G Dan LaCosta from Dayton of the ECHL.

Central Hockey League

CHL—Suspended Wichita RW Steve Dix for one game for his actions in a Dec. 9 game against Tulsa.

ECHL

ECHL—Fined Wheeling F Joe Guenther an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Dec. 8 game against Toledo. Fined the Pensacola Ice Pilots an undisclosed amount for a violation of video/DVD procedure playing rules. Fined Pensacola

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Traded D Matt Deschamps to Phoenix for future considerations.

COLUMBIA INFERNO—Released F Lucas Drake and F Jarrett Robertson.

JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS—Loaned F Randy Rowe to Springfield of the AHL.

PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS—Suspended D Ed Hill.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Traded M Freddy Adu and the rights to G Nick Rimando to Real Salt Lake for a major allocation, the rights to G Jay Nolly and future considerations.

FC DALLAS—Named Steve Morrow coach.

REAL SALT LAKE—Waived M Seth Trembly, D Douglas Sequeira, D Cameron Knowles and D Jacob Besagno.

TRACK AND FIELD

IAAF—Reinstated the Algerian Athletics Federation’s Federal Bureau after a one-month suspension.

COLLEGE

ARIZONA STATE—Named Dennis Erickson football coach.

DELAWARE VALLEY—Named Brian Kammersgaard men’s soccer coach.

FINDLAY—Named Jon Wauford football coach.

GANNON—Named Jim Kiernan football coach.

GUILFORD—Announced the resignation of Ty Cook, softball coach.

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE—Fired Rob Christophel, offensive coordinator; Brent Pry, defensive coordinator; Brian Crist, wide receivers coach; and Terry Sims, cornerbacks coach.

ST. JOSEPH’S, IND.—Named David Bokhart men’s soccer coach.

SAINT ROSE—Named Karen Fischer athletics trainer.

TULANE—Named Bob Toledo football coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Rockets - Lakers circle is for Houston forward Tracy McGrady (probable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Panthers - Steelers game due to Carolina QB Jake Delhomme (questionable). All others are for teams that played last night.

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Nuggets4HAWKS
BUCKS4.5Sonics
ROCKETS(5)Lakers
WARRIORS3Kings

College Basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
MINNESOTA6C Florida
TEXAS A&M17Fordham
DRAKE12Cal-Irvine
MISSISSIPPI16.5UL-Monroe
PACIFICPKSaint Louis
NEV-RENO14St. Mary’s-CA

NFL

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Thursday
SEAHAWKS9.59.54349ers
Saturday
Cowboys3343FALCONS
Sunday
VIKINGS3340.5Jets
RAVENS11.511.533.5Browns
PATRIOTS111137Texans
BILLS2134Dolphins
PANTHERSNLNLNLSteelers
SAINTS9.59.544.5Redskins
Jaguars33.541TITANS
BEARSNLNLNLBucs
GIANTS65.543.5Eagles
PACKERS5544Lions
Broncos22.541.5CARDS
CHARGERS7.58.547Chiefs
RamsNLNLNLRAIDERS
Monday
COLTS3353Bengals

Home team in capital letters.

College Football

Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 19)

Tcu131247No Illinois

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 21)

Byu5459Oregon

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 22)

Rice7652Troy

PapaJohns.com Bowl Birmingham (Dec. 23)

South Florida3.53.543East Carolina

New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque (Dec. 23)

NEW MEX54.549San Jose St

Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth (Dec 23)

Utah3250Tulsa

Hawaii Bowl Honolulu (Dec. 24)

HAWAII8874Arizona St

Motor City Bowl Detroit (Dec. 26)

C Michigan1110.551Mid Tenn St

Emerald Bowl San Francisco (Dec. 27)

Ucla54.541Florida St

Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA (Dec. 28)

Okla St3251Alabama

Texas Bowl Houston (Dec. 28)

Rutgers7745Kansas St

Holiday Bowl San Diego (Dec. 28)

California5551Tex A&M

Music City Bowl Nashville (Dec. 29)

Clemson101058Kentucky

Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas (Dec. 29)

Oregon St.3.53.552Missouri

Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn (Dec. 29)

S Carolina76.555Houston

Champs Sports Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Dec. 29)

Maryland3252Purdue

Insight Bowl Phoenix (Dec. 29)

Texas Tech76.566Minnesota

Meineke Car Care Bowl Charlotte, NC (Dec. 30)

Boston Coll7647Navy

Alamo Bowl San Antonio (Dec. 30)

Texas11.51153Iowa

Peach Bowl Atlanta (Dec. 30)

Va Tech32.538Georgia

MPC Computers Bowl Boise, Idaho (Dec. 31)

Miami-Fla3343Nevada-Reno

Cotton Bowl Dallas (Jan. 1)

Auburn3344Nebraska

Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. (Jan. 1)

Tennessee64.541Penn St

Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 1)

Arkansas21.545Wisconsin

Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. (Jan 1)

West Virginia7.5748Georgia Tech

Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. (Jan.1)

Michigan2PK47Usc

Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. (Jan. 1)

Oklahoma8851Boise St.

Orange Bowl Miami (Jan. 2)

Louisville9.51052Wake Forest

Sugar Bowl New Orleans (Jan. 3)

Lsu8.58.554Notre Dame

International Bowl Toronto (Jan. 6)

Cincinnati8.5841W Michigan

GMAC Bowl Mobile, Ala. (Jan. 6)

So Miss76.542Ohio U

BCS Championship Glendale, Ariz. (Jan. 8)

Ohio St87.548Florida