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Baseball

MLB

Free-agent signings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (6) — 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; re-signed Kevin Millar, 1b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Kansas City, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jay Payton, of, Oakland, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract.

BOSTON (2) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Julio Lugo, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $36 million, four-year contract.

CLEVELAND (4) — Signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Aaron Fultz, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $1.65 million, one-year contract; signed David Dellucci, of, Philadelphia, to a $11.5 million, three-year contact; signed Joe Borowski, rhp, Florida, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract.

DETROIT (2) — Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Colorado to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Signed Gil Meche, rhp, Seattle, to a $55 million, five-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $5 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3) — 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; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, New York Mets, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (1) — Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

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

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Alan Embree, lhp, San Diego, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Piazza, c, San Diego, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (2) — Signed Jose Guillen, of, Washington, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $25 million, three-year contract.

TEXAS (3) — Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $33.75 million, three-year contract; signed Kenny Lofton, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

TORONTO (4) — 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; signed Matt Stairs, of, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (1) — Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract.

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 (3) — 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; re-signed David Weathers, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (2) — Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.5 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 (6) — 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; signed Mike Lieberthal, c, Philadelphia, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Schmidt, rhp, San Francisco, to a $47 million, three-year contract; signed Luis Gonzalez, of, Arizona, to a $7.35 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (2) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; announced Tony Graffanino, 2b, accepted salary arbitration.

NEW YORK (6) — 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; re-signed left-hander Tom Glavine to a $10.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Guillermo Mota, rhp, to a $5 million, two-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 (5) — 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; signed Russ Springer, rhp, Houston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (3) — Re-signed Geoff Blum, 3b, to a $900,000, one-year contract; announced Todd Walker, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Greg Maddux, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (6) — Re-signed Ray Durham, 2b, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract; signed Dave Roberts, of, San Diego, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Rich Aurilia, inf, Cincinnati, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract; signed Bengie Molina, c, Toronto, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract.

Remaining free-agents

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (5) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Chris Gomez, ss; Russ Ortiz, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Chris Widger, c.

BOSTON (5) — Keith Foulke, rhp; Gabe Kapler, of; Mark Loretta, 3b; Doug Mirabelli, c; Trot Nixon, of.

CHICAGO (4) — Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Jeff Nelson, rhp; David Riske, rhp.

CLEVELAND (2) — Aaron Boone, 3b; Lou Merloni, 2b.

DETROIT (1) — Troy Percival, rhp.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Mark Redman, lhp.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Darin Erstad, of-1b; J.C. Romero, lhp.

MINNESOTA (4) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp; Shannon Stewart, of; Rondell White, of.

NEW YORK (4) — Miguel Cairo, 2b; Ron Villone, lhp; Bernie Williams, of; Craig Wilson, of.

OAKLAND (2) — Steve Karsay, rhp; Barry Zito, lhp.

SEATTLE (1) — Eduardo Perez, 1b.

TAMPA BAY (2) — Brian Meadows, rhp; Tomas Perez, ss.

TEXAS (2) — Rod Barajas, c; Eric Young, 2b.

TORONTO (1) — Ted Lilly, lhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (4) — Brian Jordan, of; Todd Pratt, c; John Thomson, rhp; Daryle Ward, 1b.

CHICAGO (1) — John Mabry, 1b.

CINCINNATI (7) — Ryan Franklin, rhp; Eddie Guardado, lhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp; Scott Schoeneweis, lhp; Paul Wilson, rhp.

COLORADO (4) — Vinny Castilla, 3b; Mike DeJean, rhp; Ray King, lhp; Tom Martin, lhp.

FLORIDA (2) — Matt Herges, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp.

HOUSTON (4) — Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp; Aubrey Huff, 3b; Andy Pettitte, lhp.

LOS ANGELES (4) — Einar Diaz, c; J.D. Drew, of; Eric Gagne, rhp; Aaron Sele, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (4) — David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.

NEW YORK (7) — Mike DiFelice, c; Cliff Floyd, of; Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf; Chris Woodward, ss.

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Alex S. Gonzalez, ss; Jose Hernandez, ss; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rick White, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Jeromy Burnitz, of; Joe Randa, 3b.

ST. LOUIS (7) — Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Jason Marquis, rhp; Mark Mulder, lhp; Jeff Suppan, rhp; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Preston Wilson, of.

SAN DIEGO (7) — Doug Brocail, rhp; Shawn Estes, lhp; Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; Ryan Klesko, 1b; Chan Ho Park, rhp; Rudy Seanez, rhp; David Wells, lhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Barry Bonds, lf; Steve Finley, cf; Todd Greene, c; Shea Hillenbrand, 1b; Jamey Wright, rhp.

WASHINGTON (3) — Tony Armas Jr., rhp; Robert Fick, 1b; Ramon Ortiz, rhp.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Charlotte 99, Orlando 89

San Antonio 103, New Orleans 77

Golden State 109, Houston 107

Today’s Games

Miami at Washington, 4 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 7 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Bobcats 99, Magic 89

Orlando (89)- Ariza 3-5 1-2 7, Battie 1-4 1-2 3, Howard 4-7 2-8 10, Dooling 7-13 5-5 20, Arroyo 5-12 3-3 13, Milicic 3-8 0-0 6, B.Outlaw 3-4 0-0 6, Diener 5-6 3-3 16, Redick 2-6 0-0 5, Garrity 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 34-69 15-23 89.

Charlotte (99)- Wallace 4-12 4-4 12, Okafor 6-9 1-4 13, Brezec 0-7 0-0 0, Knight 3-9 2-2 8, Felton 4-12 2-2 12, Morrison 7-12 5-5 22, May 9-15 14-17 32, Voskuhl 0-1 0-0 0, Carroll 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 33-81 28-34 99.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 6-10 (Diener 3-4, Dooling 1-1, Garrity 1-2, Redick 1-2, Arroyo 0-1), Charlotte 5-14 (Morrison 3-4, Felton 2-5, Carroll 0-1, Knight 0-1, Wallace 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 45 (Howard 12), Charlotte 52 (Okafor 11). Assists—Orlando 16 (Milicic 5), Charlotte 17 (Knight 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 24, Charlotte 17. Technicals—Wallace. A—17,751. (19,077).

Spurs 103, Hornets 77

San Antonio (103)- Bowen 1-2 0-0 3, Duncan 4-7 3-6 11, Elson 1-3 2-2 4, Ginobili 8-16 5-5 24, Parker 9-15 1-2 19, Udrih 4-9 1-2 10, Barry 2-6 1-1 5, Oberto 3-5 1-2 7, Finley 2-7 2-2 7, Bonner 4-6 0-0 9, J.Butler 2-3 0-0 4, Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-80 16-22 103.

New Orleans (77)- Mason 6-11 4-5 16, Simmons 3-7 1-2 7, M.Jackson 4-10 0-2 8, R.Butler 8-11 0-0 17, Paul 2-11 2-2 6, Pargo 4-14 0-0 9, Armstrong 1-7 2-4 4, Johnson 3-6 2-2 8, Bass 1-2 0-0 2, Vinicius 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-79 11-17 77.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-19 (Ginobili 3-7, Bowen 1-1, Bonner 1-1, Udrih 1-3, Finley 1-4, Barry 0-3), New Orleans 2-7 (R.Butler 1-2, Pargo 1-3, Paul 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 88 (Duncan 9), New Orleans 66 (Mason 9). Assists—San Antonio 26 (Parker 8), New Orleans 17 (Paul 12). Total Fouls—San Antonio 19, New Orleans 16. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second, Mason. A—15,140. (19,163).

Warriors 109, Rockets 107

Houston (107)- Battier 4-9 1-2 12, Hayes 1-3 0-0 2, Yao 15-32 8-8 38, Head 10-20 3-3 26, Alston 6-15 2-4 19, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 2-5 2-2 6, Wells 2-7 0-0 4, Spanoulis 0-5 0-0 0, Novak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-96 16-19 107.

Golden State (109)- Pietrus 4-9 1-2 11, Barnes 2-6 2-4 7, Foyle 3-6 2-3 8, Ellis 6-16 5-6 17, Davis 12-22 8-11 34, McLeod 0-4 3-3 3, Biedrins 6-7 3-3 15, Dunleavy 5-10 3-3 14. Totals 38-80 27-35 109.

3-Point Goals—Houston 11-29 (Alston 5-10, Battier 3-5, Head 3-8, Yao 0-1, Wells 0-2, Spanoulis 0-3), Golden State 6-21 (Pietrus 2-4, Davis 2-5, Dunleavy 1-3, Barnes 1-4, McLeod 0-1, Ellis 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 65 (Yao 18), Golden State 44 (Dunleavy, Pietrus 8). Assists—Houston 30 (Alston 8), Golden State 24 (Davis 8). Total Fouls—Houston 23, Golden State 19. Technicals—Houston Defensive Three Second 3, Wells, Golden State Defensive Three Second. A—19,596. (19,596).

All-Star Voting

Eastern Conference

Forwards

LeBron James, Cleveland, 808,570; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 304,624; Jermaine O’Neal, Indianapolis, 258,139, Paul Pierce, Boston, 187,138; Grant Hill, Orlando, 168,695; Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 144,228; Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 136, 785; Emeka Okafor, Charlotte, 98,502; Tayshaun Prince, Detroit, 93,514; Chris Webber, Philadelphia, 88,066.

Guards

Allen Iverson, Philadelphia, 595,200; Dwyane Wade, Miami, 586,679; Vince Carter, New Jersey, 433,363; Gilbert Arenas, Washington, 225,923; Jason Kidd, New Jersey, 190,385; Chauncey Billups, Detroit, 109,687; Stephon Marbury, New York, 107,219; Michael Redd, Milwaukee, 97,394; Joe Johnson, Atlanta, 78,680; Steve Francis, New York, 76,210.

Centers

Shaquille O’Neal, Miami, 522,815; Dwight Howard, Orlando, 415,708; Ben Wallace, Chicago, 216,443; Alonzo Mourning, Miami, 65,255; Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee, 46,178; Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta, 39,921; Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland, 38,590; Nenad Krstic, New Jersey, 33,459; Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia, 30,744; Nazr Mohammed, Detroit, 30,078.

Western Conference

Forwards

Kevin Garnett, Minnesota, 453,536; Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 423,228; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 405,613; Carmelo Anthony, Denver, 364,419; Shane Battier, Houston, 265,340; Lamar Odom, L.A. Lakers, 155,289; Shawn Marion, Phoenix, 130,710; Josh Howard, Dallas, 118,399; Carlos Boozer, Utah, 113,289; Pau Gasol, Memphis, 100,192.

Guards

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 720,375; Tracy McGrady, Houston, 668,130; Steve Nash, Phoenix, 432,083; Chris Paul, New Orleans, 156,801; Jason Terry, Dallas, 126,648; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 125,076; Tony Parker, San Antonio, 118,417; Ray Allen, Seattle, 111,841; Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas, 104,308; Baron Davis, Golden State, 93,777.

Centers

Yao Ming, Houston, 836,392; Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix, 281,051; Erick Dampier, Dallas, 118,557; Mehmet Okur, Utah, 102,760; Marcus Camby, Denver, 64,082; Brad Miller, Sacramento, 33,376; Francisco Elson, San Antonio, 33,161; Chris Kaman, L.A. Clippers, 32,151; Chris Mihm, L.A. Lakers, 31,883; Tyson Chandler, New Orleans, 25,504.

College men

EAST

Dartmouth 71, Stony Brook 50

Harvard 72, Cent. Connecticut St. 65

Maine 75, Maine-Farmington 34

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 93, Brevard 53

Coll. of Charleston 62, Chattanooga 60

Lipscomb 75, Nicholls St. 55

Memphis 88, Austin Peay 63

MIDWEST

Northwestern 41, Wheaton, Ill. 39

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 91, Oakland, Mich. 57

Arkansas St. 81, Denver 66

FAR WEST

CS Bakersfield 82, Pepperdine 76

CS Northridge 73, Master’s 66

Dixie St. 65, Carroll, Mont. 60

San Diego 81, Campbell 69

Southern Cal 88, Bethune-Cookman 36

College women

EAST

Columbia 66, Wagner 46

SOUTH

Louisiana-Lafayette 77, New Orleans 51

Louisville 67, Cincinnati 62

Middle Tennessee 93, South Alabama 58

Troy 78, Florida Atlantic 63

MIDWEST

N. Dakota St. 81, Valley City St. 31

Oregon 66, Drake 63

Wake Forest 55, Wright St. 49

SOUTHWEST

Texas Tech 79, Oral Roberts 67

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 75, UC Irvine 46

BYU 79, Weber St. 42

Montana St. 77, Montana-Western 71

Southern Cal 78, Prairie View 53

Spokane Crossover Tournament

CC of Spokane 77, Chemeketa 44

CC of Spokane (5-3)–Mallory 2-5 0-0 4, Haugen 5-12 0-0 13, Baker 0-1 0-0 0, Beardslee 3-4 1-1 8, Mittlestadt 3-7 0-0 8, Scates 3-5 0-1 7, Barranco 4-10 2-4 12, Neal 1-4 0-0 2, Wittkopf 7-12 4-6 18, Michelson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-66 10-16 77.

Chemeketa (6-2)–Carlson 4-17 0-0 9, Wilson 3-10 1-2 7, Dorland 2-2 0-1 4, Murphy 0-1 0-0 0, Lambert 4-18 7-8 16, Vallez 0-3 0-0 0, VanderStoel 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 17-62 8-11 44.

Halftime–CC of Spokane 44, Chemeketa 23. 3-point goals–CC of Spokane 9-20 (Haugen 3-6, Mittlestadt 2-5, Barranco 2-5, Beardslee 1-1, Scates 1-3), Chemeketa 2-17 (Carlson 1-4, Lambert 1-9, Murphy 0-1, Vallez 0-3). Rebounds–CC of Spokane 58 (Neal 9), Chemeketa 28 (Johnson, Dorland 4). Assists–CC of Spokane 14 (Baker 4), Chemeketa 4 (Carlson 3). Total fouls–CC of Spokane 16, Chemeketa 14. Fouled out–Johnson. Technical fouls–none.

High school boys

Bickleton 58, Yakama Tribal 36

Orcas Island 54, Concrete 44

High school girls

Concrete 65, Orcas Island 43

Hanford 51, Davis 40

University Prep 36, Bush 35

Inland Empire League

Lakeland 57, Sandpoint 25

Sandpoint (1-7) Oakley 0 1-2 1, Read 0 0-0 0, Fuqua 0 0-0 0, Guercio 1 3-3 5, McNeal 0 0-0 0, Tenuto 2 2-5 6, DiBenedetto 1 1-2 3, Timblin 1 0-0 2, Johnson 3 0-0 7, Windju 0 1-2 1. Total 7 8-14 25.

Lakeland (4-4) Smith 0 0-0 0, Nichols 5 4-5 15, Sanders 0 -00 0, McKee 1 0-0 2, Hoye 2 5-5 9, North 3 2-7 8, Whitted 2 2-2 6, Findlay 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 4 2-5 11, Stecker 2 0-0 4, Coyle 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 15-30 57.

3-point goals_Johnson, Nichols, Reynolds. Total fouls_Sandpoint 24, Lakeland 18.

Non-league

Timberlake 73, Mullan 19

Timberlake (3-7) Wenstrom 16, Porter 13, Walker 19, Grant 13, McMahon 2, Campbell 2, Brennan 0, Edelblute 8.

Mullan (1-7) Dawson 0, Tumova 1, Knapp 3, Story 10, Ives 3, Hocking 2, Walsh 0, Gilmore 0, H.Valerio 0, Ovnicek 0, Elliot 0.

Football

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched division

Thursday’s Results

San Fransisco 24, Seattle 14

Saturday’s Games

Dallas at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 17

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, Dec. 18

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m.

College

Little All-America Team

First Team

Offense

Quarterback — Cullen Finnerty, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, senior, Grand Valley State.

Running backs — Danny Woodhead, 5-9, 200, senior, Chadron State; Germaine Race, 5-11, 225, senior, Pittsburg State.

Wide receivers — Eric Fowler, 6-3, 205, senior, Grand Valley State; Weston Dressler, 5-8, 164, junior, North Dakota.

Tight end — Michael Allen, 6-7, 264, senior, Whitworth.

Offensive linemen — Ben Hochstein, 6-4, 298, junior, Nebraska-Omaha; Robert Duncan, 6-0, 268, senior, North Carolina Central; Alan Barbre, 6-4, 295, senior, Missouri Southern; Robbie Klinetrobe, 6-2, 295, senior, Chadron State; Heath Benedict, 6-6, 320, junior, Newberry.

Kicker — David Chudzinski, 6-0, 187, junior, Wayne State.

All-purpose player — Evan Prall, 6-1, 173, senior, East Stroudsburg.

Defense

Linemen — Alton Pettway, 6-3, 258, senior, Albany State; Mike McFadden, 6-0, 255, senior, Grand Valley State; Trey Lewis, 6-3, 290, senior, Washburn; Alex Hall, 6-4, 250, junior, St. Augustine’s.

Linebackers — Ben Stroup, 6-1, 215, senior, Edinboro; Jared Brock, 6-1, 210, sophomore, West Texas A{M} Kevin Jones, 6-1, 210, senior, St. Augustine’s.

Defensive backs — Jordan Davis, 6-0, 198, senior, South Dakota; Mario Harris, 5-8, 180, senior, Wesley; Dan Peters, 6-1, 207, senior, Shepherd; Craig Haywood, 5-10, 190, senior, King’s (Pa.).

Punter — Curtis Lilly, 6-5, 225, senior, East Central.

Second Team

Offense

Quarterback — Jimmy Terwilliger, senior, East Stroudsburg.

Running backs — Stefan Logan, senior, South Dakota; Nate Kmic, sophomore, Mount Union.

Wide receivers — Michael Clark, senior, Wesley; Ashton Gronewold, junior, Missouri-Rolla.

Tight end — Mike Peterson, junior, Northwest Missouri State.

Offensive linemen — Rayshaun Hollings, senior, Southeastern Oklahoma;Tim McCutcheon, junior, California, Pa.; Chris Teeter, senior, Washington & Jefferson; Jason Capizzi, senior, Indiana, Pa.; Sam Funches, senior, North Carolina Central.

Kicker — Jeff Schebler, freshman, Wisconsin-Whitewater

All-purpose player — Chris Sharpe, junior, Springfield.

Defense

Linemen — Andrew Studebaker, junior, Wheaton; Adam Wolff, senior, North Dakota; Andre Bernardi, sophomore, North Greenville; Travis Carpenter, junior, Abilene Christian.

Linebackers — Charleston Hughes, senior, Northwood; Lateef Ferguson, junior, West Chester; Matt Lawless, senior, Mount St. Joseph.

Defensive backs — Robert Towns, senior, Harding; Fletcher Terrell, senior, Washburn; Steve Teeples, senior, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Kendall Ricketts, junior, Central Missouri.

Punter — Kevin Soflkiancs, junior, Baldwin-Wallace.

Third Team

Offense

Quarterback — Scott Eyster, senior, Delta State.

Running backs — Joique Bell, freshman, Wayne State; Lorenzo Perry, senior, Bryant.

Wide receivers — Joe Cline, junior, Alma; Dusty Hovorka, senior, Sioux Falls.

Tight end — Zac Herold, senior, Nebraska-Omaha.

Offensive linemen — Tony Burson, junior, Midwestern State; Rich Drushal, senior, Wooster; Ryan Pope, junior, Shepherd; Brandon Bennett, junior, Willamette; Brandon Barnes, junior, Grand Valley State.

Kicker — Dustin Strickler, sophomore, Missouri Western State.

Defense

Linemen — Ryan Kleppe, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Adam Haas, senior, Cortland State; Maurice Baker, junior, C.W. Post; Ron Ellington, junior, Catawba.

Linebackers — Michael Eubanks, senior, Delta State; Jerrell Freeman, junior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; John Tackmann, senior, Winona State.

Defensive backs — Qunicy Skinner, junior, Arkansas Tech; Byron Westbrook, senior, Salisbury; Sherard Reynolds, sophomore, Valdosta State; Brandon Carr, junior, Grand Valley State.

Punter — Kevin Dodson, senior, Elizabeth City State.

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

Buffalo 2, Florida 1

Boston 5, New Jersey 3

Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 2

Nashville 6, Ottawa 0

Detroit 3, Chicago 2

N.Y. Rangers 5, Dallas 2

Edmonton 3, Minnesota 1

Phoenix 5, Columbus 4, SO

Vancouver 3, Calgary 1

Los Angeles 4, San Jose 2

Today’s Games

Toronto at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Bruins 5, Devils 3

First Period—1, Boston, Boyes 7 (Alberts, Sturm), :19. 2, Boston, Bergeron 9 (Savard), 1:25 (pp). 3, New Jersey, Elias 10 (Gomez), 13:02. 4, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 12 (Rafalski, Elias), 19:12 (pp). Second Period—5, Boston, Tenkrat 4 (Mara, Boyes), 13:02 (pp). 6, New Jersey, Rupp 2 (Rasmussen, Dowd), 14:39. Third Period—7, Boston, Stuart 6 (Primeau, Boyes), 2:17 (pp). 8, Boston, Bergeron 10 (Primeau, Stuart), 18:50 (en).

Canadiens 4, Lightning 2

First Period—1, Montreal, Streit 1 (Souray, Plekanec), 8:29 (sh). 2, Tampa Bay, Richards 13 (Prospal, Kuba), 13:39 (pp). Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 19 (Lecavalier, Pratt), 18:42. Third Period—4, Montreal, Lapierre 1 (Komisarek, Murray) 6:38. 5, Montreal, Koivu 11 (Kovalev, Souray) 13:34 (sh). 6, Montreal, Koivu 12 (Streit, Souray) 19:14 (en).

Canucks 3, Flames 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Calgary, Lombardi 10 (Friesen, Ference) 1:01 (sh). 2, Vancouver, Ohlund 4 (Naslund, Kesler), 2:53. 3, Vancouver, H.Sedin 4 (D.Sedin), 17:31. Third Period—4, Vancouver, Morrison 8 (Cooke, Mitchell), 8:40.

Coyotes 5, Blue Jackets 4

Phoenix won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Columbus, Carter 6 (Fritsche, Chimera), 1:04. 2, Phoenix, Morris 3 (Sjostrom, Ballard), 2:04. Second Period—3, Phoenix, Nolan 7 (Michalek, Jovanovski), 1:24 (sh). 4, Columbus, Nash 10, 5:13. 5, Phoenix, Comrie 5 (Nagy, Michalek), 8:18 (pp). 6, Phoenix, Jovanovski 7 (Roche, Comrie), 13:19 (pp). 7, Columbus, Fedorov 8 (Nash, Eriksson), 17:10 (sh). 8, Columbus, Vyborny 6 (Nash, Hainsey), 18:55. Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—Columbus 0 (Vyborny NG, Nash NG, Fedorov NG); Phoenix 1 (Perreault NG, Zigomanis NG, Comrie G).

Oilers 3, Wild 1

First Period—1, Minnesota, White 8 (Bouchard, Schultz), 3:59. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Edmonton, Greene 1 (Stoll), 3:33. 3, Edmonton, Stoll 8 (Bergeron, Torres), 15:22. 4, Edmonton, Horcoff 4, 15:36.

Predators 6, Senators 0

First Period—1, Nashville, Hartnell 12 (Kariya, Erat), 8:40 (pp). 2, Nashville, Hartnell 13 (Kariya, Erat), 14:38. 3, Nashville, Radulov 10 (Weber, Kariya), 18:30. Second Period—4, Nashville, Sullivan 9 (Dumont, Arnott), 5:58. 5, Nashville, Sullivan 10 (Dumont, Arnott), 9:21 (pp). 6, Nashville, Sullivan 11 (Dumont, Radulov), 11:54. Third Period—None.

Rangers 5, Stars 2

First Period—1, Dallas, Zubov 5 (Ribeiro, Boucher), 16:24 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Rachunek 1 (Hall, Shanahan), 17:11 (sh). Second Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 6 (Rozsival, Immonen), :57. Third Period—4, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 7 (Immonen, Ward), 1:44. 5, Dallas, Boucher 10 (Zubov, Morrow), 2:44 (pp). 6, N.Y. Rangers, Rachunek 2 (Nylander, Shanahan), 15:57 (pp). 7, N.Y. Rangers, Tyutin 2, 18:57 (en).

Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 2

First Period—1, Detroit, Zetterberg 12 (Datsyuk), 3:57. Second Period—2, Chicago, Hamilton 9 (Sharp, Vandermeer), 10:44. 3, Detroit, Cleary 11 (Lang, Lebda), 12:38. Third Period—4, Detroit, Samuelsson 8 (Schneider, Lidstrom), 11:36 (pp). 5, Chicago, Ruutu 8 (Smolinski, Wisniewski), 13:50.

Sabres 2, Panthers 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Buffalo, Vanek 18 (Roy, Afinogenov), 4:20. 2, Florida, Stumpel 7 (Olesz), 7:02. Third Period—3, Buffalo, Afinogenov 14 (Drury, Briere), 1:19 (pp).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

No Games Scheduled.

Today’s Games

Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 7 p.m.

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

Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7:30 p.m.

Everett at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 7:35 p.m.

Golf

Target World Challenge

At Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California. Purse: $5.75 million. Yardage: 7,064 yards; Par: 72.

First Round

Gymnastics

Highschool

Greater Spokane League

At University

TEAM SCORING—University 164.475, North Central 140.75, Ferris 137.225, Mt. Spokane 125.65.

ALL-AROUND—1, Renee Messling (University) 35.775. 2, Ali Reid (North Central) 32.825. 3, Tabitha Ward (University) 32.625. 4, Christy Grorud (North Central) 31.375. 5, Nicole Hossfeld (North Central) 30.375.

BARS—1, Reid (North Central) 8.1. 2, Messling (University) 7.4. 3, Grorud (North Central) 7.

BEAM—1, Messling (University) 9.325. 1, Monica Marmolejo (University) 9.325. 3, Caitlin Connor (Ferris) 8.6.

FLOOR—1, Messling (University) 9.35. 2, Ward (University) 9.1. 3, Reed (North Central) 9.075.

VAULT—1, Messling (University) 9. 2, Ward (University) 8.5. 3, Taylor Vold (University) 8.45.

At Shadle Park

TEAM SCORING—Shadle Park 147.5, Rogers 120.475.

ALL-AROUND—1, Cali Young (Shadle Park) 32.125. 2, Melissa Edmunds (Shadle Park) 30. 3, Sharissa Sokolis (Shadle Park) 28.95. 4, Bailey Willis (Rogers) 28.925. 5, Alyssa Kerr (Shadle Park) 28.6.

BARS—1, Cali Young (Shadle Park) 7.5. 2, Bailey Willis (Rogers) 6.5. 3, Melissa Edmunds (Shadle Park) 6.45.

BEAM—1, Cali Young (Shadle Park) 7.6. 2, Melissa Edmunds (Shadle Park) 7.4. 3, Sharissa Sokolis (Shadle Park) 7.

FLOOR—1, Cali Young (Shadle Park) 8.6. 2, Melissa Edmunds (Shadle Park) 7.95. 3, Sharissa Sokolis (Shadle Park) 7.8.

VAULT—1, Bailey Willis (Rogers) 8.475. 2, Cali Young (Shadle Park) 8.425. 3, Janae Dejanovich (Shadle Park) 8.375.

Skiing

Area resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Thu 7:20a 6 new powder machine groomed 12 - 40 base 49 of 93 trails, 50% open, 5 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p;

Montana Snowbowl — Thu 6:00a 2 - 4 new powder machine groomed 16 - 39 base 23 of 39 trails, 70% open, 3 of 4 lifts, Thu/Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p; open Thu-Sun;

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Thu 5a insa mcldy 25 degrees 2 new powder machine groomed 54 - 82 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 5:56a powder machine groomed 40 - 56 base 65 of 82 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, 80% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Silver Mountain — Thu 5:30a mixed snow/rain precip 32 degrees 4 new packed powder machine groomed 50 - 54 base 55 of 67 trails, 5 of 7 lifts, 82% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Tue Open Fri-Tue 3p insa pcldyPP machine groomed 48 - 72 base 68 of 68 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; open Fri-Tue;,

Bluewood — Thu 12:00p snow 32 degrees 3 new packed powder machine groomed 38 - 44 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Mission Ridge — Thu 5:25a mcldy 32 degrees 12 new powder machine groomed 39 - 44 base 36 of 36 trails, 4 of 6 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Fri-Sun; ,

Mt Spokane — Thu 5a insa overcast 25 degrees 4 new packed powder machine groomed 38 - 58 base 42 of 44 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 95% open, Wed-Fri 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Thu 4:30a packed powder machine groomed 41 - 41 base 35 of 67 trails, 65% open, 4 of 4 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Big White — Thu 9:10a 2 new powder machine groomed 30 - 48 base 52 of 118 trails, 44% open, 6 of 14 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Plan to Open 12/15

Fernie Alpine — Thu 5:00a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 54 - 55 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 w/ 100% terrain

Red Resort — Thu 5:30a 1 new powder machine groomed 30 - 57 base 83 of 83 trails, 90% open, 4 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3p;

Silver Star — Thu 6:00a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 42 - 48 base 95 of 112 trails, 85% open, 11 of 12 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;

Whistler/Blackcomb — Thu 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 76 - 76 base 188 of 200 trails, 7700 acres, 95% open, 25 of 37 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30p-3p;

Whitewater — Wed 11:30a powder 52 - 81 base 40 of 48 trails, 85% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat-Mon: 9a-3:30p;

Volleyball

College

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NCAA Division I tournament

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 9

At Gainesville, Fla.

Nebraska def. Minnesota, 3-2 (25-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-9)

At Honolulu

UCLA def. Hawaii, 3-0 (30-16, 30-23, 30-23)

At Seattle

Washington def. Penn State, 3-1 (30-27, 30-24, 28-30, 30-26)

At Austin, Texas

Stanford def. Texas, 3-1 (30-28, 34-32, 31-33, 30-24)

At Qwest Center Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

Semifinals

Thursday, Dec. 14

Nebraska def. UCLA, 3-1 (23-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28).

Stanford def. Washington, 3-0 (30-12, 30-25, 30-15)

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 16

Nebraska (32-1) vs. Stanford (30-3), 9 p.m.

Wrestling

High school

Greater Spokane League

Mt. Spokane 51, Shadle 17

145: Lo (Mt.Spo) p. Rittenhouse 1:45.

152: Hatton (Mt.Spo) p. McKraken :58.

160: Scheutzle (Sha) p. Bergstrom 3:43.

171: Fernau (Mt.Spo) d. Crooks 10-3.

189: Robertson (Mt.Spo) d. Topp 14-8.

215: Jordan (Mt.Spo) p. Miller 1:12.

285: Lindey (Mt.Spo) p. Mendoza 5:01.

103: Traveno (Sha) p. J.Wilkes 3:27.

112: Maguire (Mt.Spo) p. Entz 1:59.

119: Sosa (Sha) p. Hueges :16.

125: Scott (Mt.Spo) d. Krigbaum 8-4.

130: Z.Wilks (Mt.Spo) d. Harris 12-7.

135: Rabe (Mt.Spo) d. Shippy 11-4.

140: Reser (Mt.Spo) p. Rackentine 3:14.

East Valley 45, Ferris 28

103: Babington (EV) md. Cullitan 14-4.

112: Hunter (EV) md. Schmick 17-6.

119: B. Riehle (Fer) p. Biltoft 1:47.

125: Rettinghouse (Fer) p. Start 3:40.

130: T. Riehle (Fer) md. Coleck 17-7.

135: Yahrling (Fer) p. Dodd 4:52.

140: Price (EV) md. K. Lane 18-8.

145: Bauman (Fer) p. Chapman :37.

152: Alverado (EV) p. Mulkin 3:50.

160: Lawson (EV) d. Rivera 12-8.

171: Hanson (EV) p. Kirby :26.

189: Michalski (EV) p. S. Lane :46.

215: Martin (EV) p. Kernkamp :34.

275: Weyrauch (EV) p. Greenberg :44.

Lewis and Clark 38, Rogers 36

285: Taylor (LC) won by forfeit

103: Harness (Rog) won by forfeit

112: Ortiz (Rog) won by forfeit

119: Bodenstein (LC) p. Lor 1:42.

125: Geyer (Rog) won by forfeit

130: Powell (LC) tf. Aarnes 16-0.

135: M.Clark (Rog) d. Manion 8-2.

140: Lehman (Rog) p. Davis 0:45.

145: Varnell (LC) won by forfeit

152: Halley (LC) d. Smith 16-14.

160: Safranek (LC) p. Tacner 3:55.

171: Langford (Rog) p. Van Voorhis 1:18.

189: B.Clark (Rog) d. Fry 8-5.

215: Johnson (LC) won by forfeit

North Central 42, Gonzaga Prep 31

189: Bolen (NC) p. Lampert 5:58.

215: Tyler (NC) p. Heavy 4:28.

285: Lynch (GP) won by forfeit

103: Hall (GP) d. Brown 9-7.

112: Everett (NC) won by forfeit

119: Vologdin (GP) p. Leslie 2:59.

125: Ramsey (NC) p. Kelly 1:38.

130: Healy (GP) md. Meade 15-5.

135: Triplett (GP) d. Simchuk 6-2.

140: Ahl (GP) p. Montague 1:07.

145: Coy (NC) p. Hyal 1:23.

152: Healy (GP) d. Pursel 6-4.

160: Rhodes (NC) p. Cavasier :21.

171: Lappano (NC) won by forfeit

Central Valley 51, Mead 18

140: Croskery (CV) p. Bond 4:58.

145: Choate (CV) won by injury default over Moore .

152: Renfro (CV) d. Farley 6-0.

160: Comito (Mead) p. Delarosa 3:59.

171: Greco (Mead) p. Wickstrom 2:56.

189: Neuman (CV) p. Welch 3:16.

215: Cochran (CV) md. Trotter 9-1.

285: Foote (Mead) p. Gadely 3:41.

103: Neumann (CV) md. Edminster 10-1.

112: Teeples (CV) p. Burkhardt 3:17.

119: Cambron (CV) md. Anderson 10-2.

125: Ferrozzo (CV) d. Smith 10-4.

130: Simmet (CV) d. Murphy 4-2.

135: Savage (CV) p. Bliss 1:05.

Bi-county league

Davenport 48, Liberty 38

215: Christman (Dav) p. Strohl 3:06.

285: Dehn (Dav) p. Nelson 2:48.

103: Dahm (Lib) p. Brugnone :52.

112: Kent (Lib) won by forfeit

119: Venturella (Lib) won by forfeit

130: Wood (Dav) won by forfeit

135: Stackhouse (Dav) p. Dahm 3:38.

140: Gunning (Dav) p. Werner :44.

145: Simmons (Dav) p. Schmidt 2:52.

152: Steadman (Dav) p. Baker 1:42.

160: Nelson (Lib) won by forfeit

171: Colms (Lib) won by forfeit

189: Klarstrom (Dav) won by forfeit

: (Dav) p. .

Moves

BASEBALL

MLB—Suspended minor league RHP Hector Noesi of the New York Yankees for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Nullified Tampa Bay’s waiver claim for LHP Bobby Livingston and subsequent trade of Livingston to Philadelphia. Assigned Livingston to Cincinnati on a waiver claim.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a six-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Batista on a three-year contract.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Named Tony DeMacio special assistant to the general manager/major league scout.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Named Richard Gale pitching coach for Albuquerque of the PCL; Brandon Hyde manager and Ben Heimos trainer for Carolina of the Southern League; Luis Dorante manager and Josue Espada hitting coach for Jupiter of the FSL; Edwin Rodriguez manager, John Duffy pitching coach, Anthony Iapoce hitting coach and James Stone trainer for Greensboro of the SAL; Darin Everson manager, Charlie Corbell Jr. pitching coach, Johnny Rodriguez hitting coach and Cesar Roman trainer for Jamestown of the New York-Penn League; and Tim Cossins manager for the Marlins of the GCL.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Gregg Langbehn manager of Lexington of the SAL; Pete Rancont manager of Tri-City of the New York-Penn League; Rodney Linares manager of Greeneville of the Appalachian League; Mike Smith minor league strength and conditioning coordinator, Orv Franchuck minor league hitting coordinator and Jaime Garcia assistant pitching coordinator.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Kory Casto, C Brandon Harper, RHP Chris Schroder, RHP Chris Booker and LHP Mike Hinckley.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association

INDIANA FEVER—Announced the retirement of F Charlotte Smith.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Fined Pittsburgh LB Joey Porter $10,000 for statements made to Cleveland TE Kellen Winslow after a Dec. 7 game.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed WR Brandon Stokley on injured reserve. Signed WR John Standeford from the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Placed LB Pisa Tinoisamoa on injured reserve.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Assigned D Lars Jonsson and LW Boyd Kane to Philadelphia of the AHL.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled D Matt Jones from San Antonio of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned G Marek Schwarz to Peoria of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned D Alex Elder and F Lee Goren to Manitoba of the AHL.

American Hockey League

IOWA STARS—Announced the Dallas Stars recalled C Joel Lundqvist.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Announced the Chicago Blackhawks have assigned RW Brandon Bochenski and C Martin St. Pierre to the team. Assigned D Mitch Maunu to Toledo of the ECHL.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled D Alexandre Rouleau from Phoenix of the ECHL. Assigned RW Lance Monych to Phoenix.

ECHL

ECHL—Suspended Victoria C Darryl Lloyd, Florida G Craig Kowalski and Johnstown D Adam Henrich for one game each and fined Henrich and Kowalski undisclosed amounts for their actions in games on Dec. 8, 9 and 10, respectively. Suspended Reading F James Hiebert for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Dec. 9 game. Fined Mario Forgione, Pensacola owner, an undisclosed amount for his actions at the end of a Dec. 9 game.

TOLEDO STORM—Traded F Mike Berry to Dayton for financial considerations.

TRACK & FIELD

USATF—Named Stanley Redwine coach for the 2007 Pan American Games.

COLLEGE

CINCINNATI—Named Joe Tresey defensive coordinator, Greg Forest running backs coach, Mike Elston tight ends coach and Tim Hinton linebackers coach.

PITTSBURGH—Named Buddy Morris strength and conditioning coach and Tom Myslinski assistant strength and conditioning coach.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE—Named Denis Chartier women’s lacrosse coach.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA—Named Michael Lucas football coach.

TRINITY, TEXAS—Named Iyhia McMichael assistant softball coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Panthers - Steelers game due to Carolina QB Jake Delhomme (questionable). On the NBA board, the Nets- Raptors circle is for New Jersey guard Richard Jefferson (questionable) and Toronto forward Chris Bosh (questionable); the Grizzlies – Hawks circle is for Memphis forward Pau Gasol (questionable) and Atlanta guard Joe Johnson (doubtful); the Clippers – Blazers circle is for Los Angeles guard Sam Cassell (questionable) and forward Corey Maggette (doubtful); the Rockets – Lakers circle is for Houston forward Tracy McGrady (out) and Los Angeles guard Lamar Odom (out).

NBA

College Basketball

NFL

Home team in capital letters.

College Football

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

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 21)

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 22)

PapaJohns.com Bowl Birmingham (Dec. 23)

New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque (Dec. 23)

Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth (Dec 23)

Hawaii Bowl Honolulu (Dec. 24)

Motor City Bowl Detroit (Dec. 26)

Emerald Bowl San Francisco (Dec. 27)

Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA (Dec. 28)

Texas Bowl Houston (Dec. 28)

Holiday Bowl San Diego (Dec. 28)

Music City Bowl Nashville (Dec. 29)

Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas (Dec. 29)

Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn (Dec. 29)

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

Insight Bowl Phoenix (Dec. 29)

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

Alamo Bowl San Antonio (Dec. 30)

Peach Bowl Atlanta (Dec. 30)

MPC Computers Bowl Boise, Idaho (Dec. 31)

Cotton Bowl Dallas (Jan. 1)

Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. (Jan. 1)

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

Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. (Jan 1)

Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. (Jan.1)

Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. (Jan. 1)

Orange Bowl Miami (Jan. 2)

Sugar Bowl New Orleans (Jan. 3)

International Bowl Toronto (Jan. 6)

GMAC Bowl Mobile, Ala. (Jan. 6)

BCS Championship Glendale, Ariz. (Jan. 8)