Baseball free agents
Baseball
Free agent signings
NEW YORK (AP) — The 94 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:
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; re-signed Chris Gomez, inf, to an $850,000, one-year contract.
BOSTON (3) — 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; re-signed Doug Mirabelli, c, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1.6 million, one-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 (3) — 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; signed David Riske, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.25 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 (2) — Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Rondell White, of, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (2) — Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, Houston, to a $16 million, one-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 (4) — 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; signed Eric Gagne, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, 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 (2) — Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, ss, New York Mets, to an $850,000, one-year contract.
CHICAGO (8) — 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; signed Ted Lilly, lhp, Toronto, to a $40 million, four-year contract; signed Daryle Ward, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.05 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, St. Louis, to a $21 million, three-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 (3) — 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; re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to an $800,000, 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 (3) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; announced Tony Graffanino, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, St. Louis, to a $42 million, four-year contract.
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 (3) — 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; signed Rod Barajas, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH (1) — Signed Einar Diaz, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($600,000).
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 (4) — 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; re-signed Doug Brocail, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO (7) — 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; signed Ryan Klesko, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.
WASHINGTON (2) — Signed Ray King, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($850,000); re-signed Robert Fick, 1b, to a minor league contract ($850,000).
Remaining free agents
NEW YORK (AP) — The 83 remaining free agents:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (4) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Russ Ortiz, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Chris Widger, c.
BOSTON (4) — Keith Foulke, rhp; Gabe Kapler, of; Mark Loretta, 3b; Trot Nixon, of.
CHICAGO (3) — Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Jeff Nelson, 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 (1) — Darin Erstad, of-1b.
MINNESOTA (4) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp; Shannon Stewart, 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 (1) — Eric Young, 2b.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (3) — Brian Jordan, of; Todd Pratt, c; John Thomson, rhp.
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 (2) — Vinny Castilla, 3b; Mike DeJean, rhp.
FLORIDA (2) — Matt Herges, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp.
HOUSTON (3) — Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp; Aubrey Huff, 3b.
LOS ANGELES (2) — J.D. Drew, of; Aaron Sele, rhp.
MILWAUKEE (4) — David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.
NEW YORK (6) — Mike DiFelice, c; Cliff Floyd, of; Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf.
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 (5) — Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Mark Mulder, lhp; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Preston Wilson, of.
SAN DIEGO (5) — Shawn Estes, lhp; Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; 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 PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
Toronto | 12 | 16 | .429 | — |
New Jersey | 11 | 16 | .407 | 1/2 |
Boston | 10 | 15 | .400 | 1/2 |
New York | 12 | 18 | .400 | 1 |
Philadelphia | 7 | 19 | .269 | 4 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Orlando | 17 | 12 | .586 | — |
Washington | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 1/2 |
Miami | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3 |
Atlanta | 9 | 17 | .346 | 6 1/2 |
Charlotte | 7 | 19 | .269 | 8 1/2 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Detroit | 17 | 8 | .680 | — |
Chicago | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 |
Cleveland | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2 1/2 |
Indiana | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4 |
Milwaukee | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
San Antonio | 21 | 7 | .750 | — |
Dallas | 20 | 7 | .741 | 1/2 |
Houston | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 1/2 |
New Orleans | 11 | 15 | .423 | 9 |
Memphis | 6 | 22 | .214 | 15 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Utah | 20 | 8 | .714 | — |
Denver | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 |
Minnesota | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7 |
Portland | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7 1/2 |
Seattle | 11 | 17 | .393 | 9 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
Phoenix | 18 | 7 | .720 | — |
L.A. Lakers | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1 1/2 |
Golden State | 14 | 15 | .483 | 6 |
Sacramento | 11 | 14 | .440 | 7 |
L.A. Clippers | 11 | 15 | .423 | 7 1/2 |
Monday’s Results
Miami 101, L.A. Lakers 85
Today’s Games
Houston at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Memphis at Washington, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Denver, 6 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Utah, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Heat 101, Lakers 85
L.A. Lakers (85)—Walton 3-5 4-6 10, Cook 2-6 0-0 4, Brown 3-4 1-2 7, Bryant 4-17 8-9 16, Parker 3-9 0-0 7, Bynum 1-3 0-0 2, Turiaf 6-10 1-2 13, Radmanovic 2-7 2-2 6, Farmar 2-6 1-2 6, Evans 2-5 0-0 5, Vujacic 3-7 1-1 9. Totals 31-79 18-24 85.
Miami (101)—Wright 5-9 0-0 10, Haslem 2-4 0-0 4, Mourning 2-4 5-9 9, Wade 12-20 15-16 40, J.Williams 1-7 0-0 3, Doleac 1-2 0-0 2, Payton 3-3 2-2 9, Kapono 4-7 0-0 11, Walker 2-3 0-2 5, Posey 2-6 4-4 8, Quinn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-66 26-33 101.
L.A. Lakers | 16 | 24 | 24 | 21 | — | 85 |
Miami | 30 | 17 | 27 | 27 | — | 101 |
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-23 (Vujacic 2-6, Evans 1-2, Parker 1-3, Farmar 1-3, Cook 0-1, Bryant 0-4, Radmanovic 0-4), Miami 7-16 (Kapono 3-4, Wade 1-1, Payton 1-1, Walker 1-2, J.Williams 1-4, Quinn 0-1, Posey 0-3). Fouled Out—Mourning. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 42 (Turiaf 7), Miami 51 (Haslem, Mourning 8). Assists—L.A. Lakers 16 (Bryant, Farmar 4), Miami 22 (Wade 11). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 28, Miami 23. Technical—Miami Defensive Three Second. A—20,283 (19,600).
NBA leaders
Through Dec. 23
Scoring | G | FG | FT | PTS | AVG |
Anthony, Den. | 22 | 265 | 153 | 696 | 31.6 |
Iverson, Den. | 16 | 160 | 156 | 490 | 30.6 |
Arenas, Wash. | 26 | 254 | 189 | 783 | 30.1 |
Wade, Mia. | 24 | 229 | 205 | 675 | 28.1 |
Redd, Mil. | 27 | 250 | 200 | 753 | 27.9 |
Bryant, LAL | 24 | 221 | 183 | 667 | 27.8 |
Johnson, Atl. | 22 | 232 | 92 | 609 | 27.7 |
James, Clev. | 26 | 245 | 177 | 701 | 27.0 |
Pierce, Bos. | 24 | 198 | 181 | 638 | 26.6 |
Carter, N.J. | 27 | 247 | 155 | 710 | 26.3 |
FG Percentage | FG | FGA | PCT |
Dampier, Dall. | 103 | 152 | .678 |
Lee, N.Y. | 138 | 216 | .639 |
Stoudemire, Phoe. | 158 | 252 | .627 |
Rebounds | G | OFF | DEF | TOT | AVG |
Howard, Orl. | 29 | 105 | 264 | 369 | 12.7 |
Garnett, Minn. | 24 | 52 | 241 | 293 | 12.2 |
Boozer, Utah | 28 | 92 | 241 | 333 | 11.9 |
Chandler, NOk. | 24 | 98 | 180 | 278 | 11.6 |
Camby, Den. | 23 | 45 | 209 | 254 | 11.0 |
Okafor, Char. | 26 | 92 | 190 | 282 | 10.8 |
Lee, N.Y. | 30 | 110 | 199 | 309 | 10.3 |
Wallace, Chi. | 27 | 109 | 167 | 276 | 10.2 |
O’Neal, Ind. | 25 | 53 | 202 | 255 | 10.2 |
Randolph, Port. | 26 | 77 | 185 | 262 | 10.1 |
Assists | G | AST | AVG |
Nash, Phoe. | 23 | 267 | 11.6 |
Kidd, N.J. | 27 | 258 | 9.6 |
Miller, Phil. | 24 | 220 | 9.2 |
Paul, NOk. | 26 | 235 | 9.0 |
Williams, Utah | 28 | 243 | 8.7 |
Davis, G.S. | 25 | 208 | 8.3 |
Ford, Tor. | 28 | 231 | 8.3 |
Billups, Det. | 25 | 206 | 8.2 |
Wade, Mia. | 24 | 193 | 8.0 |
Iverson, Den. | 16 | 119 | 7.4 |
College men
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. UCLA (71) | 11-0 | 1,799 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (1) | 10-1 | 1,720 | 2 |
3. Florida | 11-2 | 1,615 | 5 |
4. Wisconsin | 12-1 | 1,577 | 4 |
5. Duke | 11-1 | 1,457 | 6 |
6. Ohio St. | 10-2 | 1,351 | 3 |
7. Arizona | 9-1 | 1,347 | 9 |
8. Alabama | 11-1 | 1,308 | 10 |
9. Kansas | 10-2 | 1,246 | 11 |
10. Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 1,065 | 7 |
11. Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1,001 | 13 |
12. Connecticut | 10-0 | 982 | 14 |
13. Oklahoma St. | 12-1 | 853 | 15 |
14. Washington | 10-1 | 845 | 17 |
15. Butler | 12-1 | 734 | 16 |
16. Wichita St. | 9-2 | 603 | 8 |
17. LSU | 7-3 | 596 | 12 |
18. Marquette | 12-2 | 571 | 19 |
19. Notre Dame | 10-1 | 517 | 20 |
20. Oregon | 11-0 | 501 | 21 |
21. Tennessee | 10-2 | 366 | — |
22. Memphis | 9-3 | 300 | 18 |
23. Air Force | 11-1 | 253 | 24 |
24. Nevada | 10-1 | 203 | 25 |
25. Clemson | 12-0 | 152 | — |
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 129, Texas 57, Michigan St. 47, Florida St. 45, Maryland 35, Syracuse 24, Kentucky 16, Missouri St. 14, Washington St. 14, Georgia Tech 9, S. Illinois 9, Georgetown 8, Virginia 7, Purdue 6, Drexel 5, Texas Tech 5, Illinois 3, Dayton 2, New Mexico 2, Boston College 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 24, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. UCLA (31) | 11-0 | 775 | 1 |
2. North Carolina | 10-1 | 740 | 2 |
3. Florida | 11-2 | 693 | 4 |
4. Wisconsin | 12-1 | 648 | 5 |
5. Duke | 11-1 | 624 | 6 |
6. Ohio State | 10-2 | 594 | 3 |
7. Arizona | 9-1 | 577 | 9 |
8. Alabama | 11-1 | 545 | 10 |
9. Connecticut | 10-0 | 503 | 11 |
10. Kansas | 10-2 | 491 | 12 |
11. Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 461 | 7 |
12. Texas A&M | 10-2 | 401 | 13 |
13. Washington | 10-1 | 396 | 17 |
14. Oklahoma State | 12-1 | 347 | 14 |
15. Butler | 12-1 | 337 | 16 |
16. Wichita State | 9-2 | 234 | 8 |
17. Air Force | 11-1 | 219 | 19 |
18. Nevada | 10-1 | 205 | 20 |
19. LSU | 7-3 | 203 | 15 |
20. Oregon | 11-0 | 176 | 23 |
21. Clemson | 12-0 | 172 | 22 |
22. Marquette | 12-2 | 168 | 21 |
23. Memphis | 9-3 | 131 | 18 |
24. Notre Dame | 10-1 | 105 | — |
25. Michigan State | 12-2 | 91 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 47, Maryland 32, Gonzaga 26, Washington State 23, Syracuse 20, Texas 19, Illinois 14, Missouri State 14, UNLV 13, Florida State 10, Southern Illinois 10, Georgia 5, West Virginia 4, Georgetown 2.
College women
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Maryland (47) | 13-0 | 1,246 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (1) | 13-0 | 1,198 | 2 |
3. Duke (2) | 12-0 | 1,145 | 4 |
4. Tennessee | 11-1 | 1,080 | 5 |
5. Connecticut | 9-0 | 1,048 | 6 |
6. LSU | 12-1 | 966 | 7 |
7. Ohio St. | 10-1 | 943 | 8 |
8. Oklahoma | 9-1 | 929 | 3 |
9. Baylor | 11-1 | 833 | 9 |
10. Arizona St. | 11-1 | 780 | 10 |
11. Georgia | 11-1 | 754 | 11 |
12. Vanderbilt | 11-1 | 676 | 12 |
13. Purdue | 11-2 | 641 | 13 |
14. Stanford | 7-3 | 580 | 14 |
15. Louisville | 13-0 | 579 | 16 |
16. Texas A&M | 8-2 | 394 | 18 |
17. George Washington | 9-2 | 356 | 19 |
18. California | 9-2 | 355 | 15 |
19. DePaul | 10-2 | 315 | 17 |
20. Marquette | 11-1 | 301 | 21 |
21. Michigan St. | 9-2 | 283 | 20 |
22. New Mexico | 10-2 | 187 | 23 |
23. Arkansas | 13-1 | 169 | 24 |
24. Pittsburgh | 12-1 | 155 | 22 |
25. Bowling Green | 8-2 | 99 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 48, Texas 39, Hofstra 37, Rutgers 23, Iowa St. 18, Missouri 16, Washington 13, Kentucky 8, N.C. State 8, South Florida 7, Delaware 6, Nebraska 4, BYU 3, Florida St. 3, Indiana 2, Montana 1, Notre Dame 1, Oklahoma St. 1.
How Dave Trimmer voted
Here is how Spokesman-Review women’s basketball writer Dave Trimmer voted in the Associated Press Top 25 poll:
1. Maryland. 2. North Carolina. 3. Tennessee. 4. Duke. 5. Connecticut. 6. Ohio State. 7. Oklahoma. 8. LSU. 9. Arizona State. 10. Baylor. 11. Georgia. 12. Louisville. 13. Vanderbilt. 14. Purdue. 15. Stanford. 16. Texas A&M. 17. Marquette. 18. New Mexico. 19. California. 20. Michigan State. 21. DePaul. 22. George Washington. 23. Bowling Green. 24. Pittsburgh. 25. Montana.
Football
NFL
All Times PST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-New England | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 345 | 214 |
N.Y. Jets | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 293 | 292 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 293 | 292 |
Miami | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 238 | 256 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Indianapolis | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 400 | 338 |
Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 301 | 360 |
Jacksonville | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 341 | 239 |
Houston | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 253 | 360 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Baltimore | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 334 | 194 |
Cincinnati | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 356 | 308 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 330 | 298 |
Cleveland | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 232 | 342 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-San Diego | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 465 | 283 |
Denver | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 296 | 279 |
Kansas City | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 296 | 285 |
Oakland | 2 | 13 | 0 | .133 | 165 | 309 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
y-Philadelphia | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 374 | 311 |
y-Dallas | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 394 | 311 |
N.Y. Giants | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 321 | 334 |
Washington | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 279 | 342 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-New Orleans | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 392 | 291 |
Carolina | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 239 | 284 |
Atlanta | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 275 | 304 |
Tampa Bay | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 204 | 330 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Chicago | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 420 | 229 |
Green Bay | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 275 | 359 |
Minnesota | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 261 | 286 |
Detroit | 2 | 13 | 0 | .133 | 266 | 367 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Seattle | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 312 | 334 |
St. Louis | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 326 | 360 |
San Francisco | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 272 | 389 |
Arizona | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 294 | 362 |
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Results
Philadelphia 23, Dallas 7
N.Y. Jets 13, Miami 10
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Detroit at Dallas, 10 a.m.
Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 10 a.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m.
New England at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Baltimore, 1:15 p.m.
Miami at Indianapolis, 1:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Denver, 1:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 5:15 p.m.
END REGULAR SEASON
Eagles 23, Cowboys 7
Philadelphia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | 23 |
Dallas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 |
Phi—Schobel 25 pass from Garcia (Akers kick)
Phi—FG Akers 25
Dal—Owens 14 pass from Romo (Gramatica kick)
Phi—FG Akers 45
Phi—FG Akers 21
Phi—Buckhalter 1 run (Akers kick)
A—62,839.
Phi | Dal | |
First downs | 20 | 16 |
Total Net Yards | 426 | 201 |
Rushes-yards | 42-204 | 19-83 |
Passing | 222 | 118 |
Punt Returns | 2-14 | 1-8 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-25 | 4-91 |
Interceptions Ret. | 2-1 | 1-37 |
Comp-Att-Int | 15-23-1 | 14-29-2 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-16 | 3-24 |
Punts | 3-41.3 | 3-43.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-45 | 2-10 |
Time of Possession | 37:06 | 22:54 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Philadelphia, Westbrook 26-122, Garcia 7-43, Buckhalter 8-38, Tapeh 1-1. Dallas, Romo 3-42, J.Jones 10-38, Barber III 6-3.
PASSING—Philadelphia, Garcia 15-23-1-238. Dallas, Romo 14-29-2-142.
RECEIVING—Philadelphia, Stallworth 3-51, R.Brown 3-27, Smith 2-77, Schobel 2-35, G.Lewis 2-29, Westbrook 2-6, Buckhalter 1-13. Dallas, Witten 6-50, Crayton 2-29, Owens 2-23, Fasano 2-13, T.Glenn 1-17, J.Jones 1-10.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Jets 13, Dolphins 10
N.Y. Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | — | 13 |
Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | 10 |
NY—FG Nugent 22
Mia—McMichael 7 pass from Lemon (Mare kick)
NY—Cotchery 32 pass from Pennington (Nugent kick)
Mia—FG Mare 25
NY—FG Nugent 30
A—73,500.
NY | Mia | |
First downs | 12 | 14 |
Total Net Yards | 324 | 253 |
Rushes-yards | 30-95 | 24-124 |
Passing | 229 | 129 |
Punt Returns | 6-27 | 3-31 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-24 | 4-83 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 14-29-0 | 18-31-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-8 | 3-17 |
Punts | 8-41.5 | 10-42.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 4-1 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 1-12 | 7-78 |
Time of Possession | 30:32 | 29:28 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—New York, Barlow 18-36, L.Washington 6-26, Pennington 4-26, Cotchery 1-7, Graham 1-0. Miami, Brown 18-110, Morris 6-14.
PASSING—New York, Pennington 14-29-0-237. Miami, Harrington 7-15-0-42, Lemon 11-15-0-104.
RECEIVING—New York, L.Washington 4-108, Cotchery 4-50, McCareins 2-47, Coles 2-9, B.Smith 1-12, Baker 1-11. Miami, McMichael 5-46, Morris 4-23, Hagan 3-35, Brown 3-15, Chambers 1-16, Welker 1-11, Peelle 1-0.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
NFL playoff scenarios
Playoff scenarios for week 17 as provided by the NFL:
AFC EAST DIVISION
New England has clinched division.
New York Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win or tie
2) Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Jacksonville loss or tie
3) Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Tennessee win
4) Denver loss plus a Jacksonville loss
AFC NORTH DIVISION
Baltimore has clinched division.
Baltimore can clinch homefield advantage with:
1) A win and a San Diego loss
Baltimore can clinch first-round bye with:
1) A win or tie or
2) Indianapolis loss or tie
Cincinnati can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a NY Jets loss or
2) A win plus a Denver loss plus a Kansas City win
AFC SOUTH DIVISION
Indianapolis has clinched division.
Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:
1) A win and a Baltimore loss
Tennessee can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Denver loss plus a Kansas City win
Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a NY Jets loss plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Tennessee loss or tie
AFC WEST DIVISION
San Diego has clinched division and first-round bye.
San Diego can clinch homefield advantage with:
1) A win or tie or
2) Baltimore loss or tie
Denver can clinch a playoff berth with:
IF NY JETS BEAT MIAMI
1) A win or tie or
2) A Kansas City loss or tie
Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Denver loss plus a Tennessee loss or tie
NFC EAST DIVISION
Dallas and Philadelphia have clinched playoff berths.
Dallas can clinch division with:
1) A win with a Philadelphia loss or tie or
2) A tie with a Philadelphia loss
Philadelphia can clinch division with:
1) A win
2) Dallas loss or
3) A tie with a Dallas tie
N.Y. Giants
N.Y. Giants clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win and clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay
2) A win with a Green Bay loss or tie
3) A tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie
4) A Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss and a Carolina loss
NFC NORTH DIVISION
Chicago has clinched homefield advantage.
Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a NY Giants win plus a GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG
2) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie
3) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Carolina win
4) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus an Atlanta win
5) A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss or tie plus a Carolina loss or tie
NFC SOUTH DIVISION
New Orleans has clinched the division and a first-round bye.
Carolina can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie
2) A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie
Atlanta can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a Carolina loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a NY Giants loss or tie
2) A tie plus a Carolina loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss
NFC WEST DIVISION
Seattle has clinched division.
St. Louis can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Carolina loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie or
2) A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a Carolina loss plus an Atlanta loss plus a Green Bay loss
Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff conTennesseetion.
College
Bowl Glance
Today’s Games
Motor City Bowl at Detroit
Central Michigan (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday’s Games
Emerald Bowl at San Francisco
Florida State (6-6) vs. UCLA (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday’s Games
Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.
Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl at San Diego
California (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl at Houston
Rutgers (10-2) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 5 p.m. (NFL)
Friday’s Games
Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.
Clemson (8-4) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas
Missouri (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-4), 11 a.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.
South Carolina (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (NFL)
Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Maryland (8-4) vs. Purdue (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday’s Games
Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.
Navy (9-3) vs. Boston College (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl at San Antonio
Iowa (6-6) vs. Texas (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta
Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Georgia (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 31
MPC Computers Bowl at Boise
Nevada (8-4) vs. Miami (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Penn State (8-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl at Dallas
Auburn (10-2) vs. Nebraska (9-4), 8:30 a.m. (FOX)
Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech (9-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 10 a.m. (CBS)
Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.
Southern Cal (10-2) vs. Michigan (11-1), 2 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)
Tuesday, Jan. 2
Orange Bowl at Miami
Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans
LSU (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (10-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 6
International Bowl at Toronto
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, Jan. 7
GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
Southern Miss (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 8
BCS National Championship at Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 14
Hula Bowl at Honolulu
East vs. West, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 15
Las Vegas All-American Classic
East vs. West, 1 p.m., (NFL)
Saturday, Jan. 20
East-West Shrine Classic at Houston
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 27
Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFL)
Sunday’s Results
Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii 41, Arizona St. 24
Arizona State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | — | 24 |
Hawaii | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | — | 41 |
ASU—FG Ainsworth 44
Haw—FG Kelly 42
ASU—B.Smith 37 pass from Carpenter (Ainsworth kick)
Haw—Rivers 38 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick)
Haw—Grice-Mullen 7 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick)
Haw—Grice-Mullen 36 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick)
Haw—FG Kelly 43
ASU—Torain 12 run (Ainsworth kick)
ASU—M.Jones 4 pass from Carpenter (Ainsworth kick)
Haw—Bess 21 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick)
Haw—Rivers 79 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick)
A—40,623.
ASU | Haw | |
First downs | 18 | 32 |
Rushes-yards | 36-200 | 27-121 |
Passing | 191 | 559 |
Comp-Att-Int | 13-26-0 | 33-42-1 |
Return Yards | 14 | 14 |
Punts-Avg. | 4-49.0 | 1-44.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 2-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 5-32 | 10-103 |
Time of Possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Arizona State, Torain 18-160, Nance 7-21, DeWitty 3-17, Herring 3-9, Carpenter 5-(minus 7). Hawaii, Ilaoa 18-97, Brennan 7-15, Mauia 2-9.
PASSING—Arizona State, Carpenter 13-26-0-191. Hawaii, Brennan 33-42-1-559.
RECEIVING—Arizona State, M.Jones 5-72, DeWitty 2-35, Torain 2-28, B.Smith 1-37, McGaha 1-8, B.Miller 1-8, Z.Miller 1-3. Hawaii, Rivers 14-308, Grice-Mullen 8-111, Bess 5-65, Ilaoa 4-56, Mock 1-15, Sample 1-4.
Hockey
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
New Jersey | 19 | 13 | 3 | 41 | 92 | 89 |
N.Y. Rangers | 18 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 115 | 120 |
N.Y. Islanders | 18 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 107 | 98 |
Pittsburgh | 15 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 110 | 115 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 83 | 136 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Buffalo | 25 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 138 | 103 |
Montreal | 21 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 112 | 97 |
Boston | 18 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 102 | 111 |
Ottawa | 18 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 121 | 113 |
Toronto | 16 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 119 | 127 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Atlanta | 21 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 120 | 112 |
Carolina | 19 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 115 | 113 |
Washington | 16 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 110 | 119 |
Tampa Bay | 17 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 118 | 116 |
Florida | 13 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 103 | 124 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Nashville | 24 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 121 | 93 |
Detroit | 21 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 99 | 77 |
Chicago | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 90 | 100 |
Columbus | 13 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 87 | 103 |
St. Louis | 10 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 83 | 117 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Colorado | 18 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 114 | 99 |
Edmonton | 18 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 98 | 95 |
Minnesota | 18 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 98 | 95 |
Calgary | 17 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 95 | 82 |
Vancouver | 17 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 80 | 95 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Anaheim | 27 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 134 | 89 |
San Jose | 25 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 77 |
Dallas | 23 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 96 | 80 |
Los Angeles | 12 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 100 | 133 |
Phoenix | 13 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 85 | 124 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Dallas at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Washington at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Boston at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
NHL scoring leaders
Through Dec. 23
GP | G | A | PTS | |
Crosby, Pit | 31 | 17 | 38 | 55 |
Jagr, NYR | 37 | 16 | 35 | 51 |
Hossa, Atl | 37 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
Ovechkin, Was | 35 | 24 | 23 | 47 |
Lecavalier, TB | 36 | 21 | 26 | 47 |
St. Louis, TB | 36 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
Selanne, Ana | 38 | 19 | 26 | 45 |
Savard, Bos | 33 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
Iginla, Cal | 33 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
Spezza, Ott | 36 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
Heatley, Ott | 37 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
Straka, NYR | 37 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
Shanahan, NYR | 37 | 23 | 19 | 42 |
Kovalchuk, Atl | 37 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
Briere, Buf | 35 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
Nylander, NYR | 34 | 12 | 29 | 41 |
Kozlov, Atl | 37 | 13 | 27 | 40 |
Brind’Amour, Car | 33 | 11 | 29 | 40 |
Thornton, SJ | 36 | 9 | 31 | 40 |
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Brandon | 37 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 42 |
Swift Current | 37 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Prince Albert | 35 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
Regina | 35 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
Saskatoon | 34 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Moose Jaw | 35 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Medicine Hat | 39 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
Kootenay | 35 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 47 |
Calgary | 36 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
Red Deer | 37 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
Lethbridge | 38 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Vancouver | 36 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
Kamloops | 35 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Prince George | 35 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
Chilliwack | 37 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
Kelowna | 35 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
Everett | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
Seattle | 34 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 41 |
Tri-City | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Spokane | 34 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
Portland | 33 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Holiday Break
(Dec. 18-26)
No Games Scheduled.
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Saskatoon at Brandon
Kelowna at Chilliwack
Regina at Prince Albert
Spokane at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Kootenay at Red Deer
Everett at Seattle
Portland at Tri-City
Skiing
Area resorts
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com:
Montana
Big Mountain — Mon 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 41 base 68 of 93 trails, 2200 acres, 75% open, 6 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p;
Montana Snowbowl — Sun 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 39 base 37 of 39 trails, 95% open, 4 of 4 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p; Dec 25: not open;
Idaho
Brundage — Mon 6:38a hysno2 new powder machine groomed 36 - 48 base 41 of 45 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30a; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p;
Lookout Pass — Mon 6a insa 7 new powder machine groomed 59 - 90 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p;
Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 6:22a cldy 20 degrees 5 new powder machine groomed 49 - 69 base 80 of 82 trails, 8 of 9 lifts, 98% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 8: 30a-8p; Sun: 8:30a-4p;
Silver Mountain — Mon 5:15a mixed snow/rain precip 35 degrees 7 new powder machine groomed 52 - 74 base 63 of 67 trails, 5 of 7 lifts, 94% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Washington
49 Degrees North — Mon 6a insa 8 new packed powder machine groomed 68 - 101 base 68 of 68 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Bluewood — Mon Not Open 12/25 5a insa packed powder machine groomed 41 - 46 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Mission Ridge — Mon 5:09a clear 24 degrees 4 new powder machine groomed 45 - 56 base 36 of 36 trails, 1000 acres, 5 of 6 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Mt. Spokane — Mon 6a insa 6 new powder machine groomed 44 - 62 base 45 of 45 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-4p; Wed-Fri: 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p;
British Columbia
Apex Mountain — Mon 4:30a 5 new variable machine groomed 53 - 53 base 52 of 67 trails, 70% open, 4 of 4 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p; Dec 26-29: 9a-9p;
Big White — Mon 8:00a packed powder machine groomed 54 - 59 base 100 of 118 trails, 60% open, 14 of 14 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Crystal Mountain — Mon 4:00a 8 new powder machine groomed 39 - 72 base 24 of 24 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Fairmont Hot Springs — Sun 6:40a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 31 base 2 of 13 trails, 15% open, 1 of 2 lifts, smMon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;
Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:20a 3 new powder machine groomed 67 - 69 base 105 of 107 trails, 98% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Kimberley — Mon 5:00a 2 new powder machine groomed 26 - 37 base 78 of 78 trails, 100% open, 5 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Red Resort — Mon 5:30a 4 new powder 33 - 67 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3p;
Silver Star — Mon 5:30a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 53 - 53 base 112 of 112 trails, 100% open, 12 of 12 lifts Mon-Wedi: 8:30a-3:30p; Thu: 8:30a-8p; Fri: 8:30a-9p; Sat: 8:30a-8p; Sun: 8:30a-4p;
Whitewater — Sun 8:30a powder machine groomed 85 - 91 base 47 of 48 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat-Mon: 9a-3:30p; Dec 25: 11a-2p;
Miscellaneous
Male Athlete of the Year voting
NEW YORK (AP) — Voting for the 2006 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year:
Points | |
Tiger Woods | 260 |
LaDainian Tomlinson | 230 |
Roger Federer | 110 |
Dwyane Wade | 40 |
Ryan Howard | 20 |
Albert Pujols | 20 |
Floyd Landis | 10 |
Shaun White | 10 |
Vince Young | 10 |
Moves
No transactions were reported Monday.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Panthers-Saints game due to Carolina QB Jake Delhomme (questionable). All other no line games are for teams that played last night.
NFL
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Saturday | ||||
Giants | 2.5 | 2.5 | 43 | REDSKINS |
Sunday | ||||
RAVENS | 9 | 9 | 34 | Bills |
BEARS | 3 | 3 | 36 | Packers |
BENGALS | 6 | 6 | 44.5 | Steelers |
COWBOYS | NL | NL | NL | Lions |
TEXANS | 4 | 4 | 38.5 | Browns |
COLTS | NL | NL | NL | Dolphins |
CHIEFS | 2.5 | 2.5 | 36.5 | Jaguars |
Rams | 1.5 | 2 | 44.5 | VIKINGS |
SAINTS | NL | NL | NL | Panthers |
JETS | 13 | 13 | 36 | Raiders |
EAGLES | NL | NL | NL | Falcons |
BUCS | 3 | 3.5 | 38 | Seahawks |
TITANS | 3 | 3 | 43 | Patriots |
BRONCOS | 10 | 10 | 41.5 | 49ers |
CHARGERS | 13.5 | 14 | 44 | Cards |
College Football
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Motor City Bowl (Detroit) | ||||
C Michigan | 11 | 8.5 | 52 | Mid Tenn St |
Wednesday | ||||
Emerald Bowl (San Francisco) | ||||
Ucla | 5 | 3.5 | 40 | Florida St |
Thursday | ||||
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) | ||||
Oklahoma St | 3 | 2 | 51 | Alabama |
Texas Bowl (Houston) | ||||
Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 45 | Kanas St |
Holiday Bowl (San Diego) | ||||
California | 5 | 4.5 | 52 | Texas A&M |
Friday | ||||
Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) | ||||
Clemson | 10 | 10 | 58 | Kentucky |
Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) | ||||
Oregon St | 3.5 | 3.5 | 52 | Missouri |
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) | ||||
S Carolina | 7 | 6 | 55 | Houston |
Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
Maryland | 3 | PK | 52 | Purdue |
Insight Bowl (Phoenix) | ||||
Texas Tech | 7 | 6.5 | 66 | Minnesota |
Saturday | ||||
Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.) | ||||
Boston Coll | 7 | 6 | 47 | Navy |
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) | ||||
Texas | 11.5 | 9 | 53 | Iowa |
Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | ||||
Va Tech | 3 | 2.5 | 38 | Georgia |
December 31 | ||||
MPC Computers Bowl (Boise) | ||||
Miami-Fla | 3 | 3.5 | 43 | Nevada-Reno |
January 1 | ||||
Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | ||||
Auburn | 3 | 2 | 45 | Nebraska |
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) | ||||
Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 41 | Penn St |
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ||||
Arkansas | 2 | 1.5 | 45 | Wisconsin |
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) | ||||
West Virginia | 7.5 | 10 | 48 | Georgia Tech |
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | ||||
Usc | 2(m) | 1.5 | 47 | Michigan |
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | ||||
Oklahoma | 8 | 7.5 | 51 | Boise St |
January 2 | ||||
Orange Bowl (Miami) | ||||
Louisville | 9.5 | 10 | 51 | Wake Forest |
January 3 | ||||
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) | ||||
Lsu | 8.5 | 9 | 55 | Notre Dame |
January 6 | ||||
International Bowl (Toronto) | ||||
Cincinnati | 8.5 | 7.5 | 41 | W Michigan |
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) | ||||
So Miss | 7 | 6.5 | 42 | Ohio U |
January 8 | ||||
BCS Championship Game (Glendale, Ariz.) | ||||
Ohio St | 8 | 7.5 | 47 | Florida |
Note: The (m) after the opening line denotes that Michigan opened as a favorite.
NBA
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
WIZARDS | 8.5 | Grizzlies |
PACERS | 8 | Rockets |
PISTONS | 7 | Nets |
T’WOLVES | PK | Bulls |
SPURS | 9.5 | Bucks |
MAVERICKS | 12.5 | Bobcats |
JAZZ | 8 | Clippers |
SUNS | 12 | Blazers |
NUGGETS | 8 | Celtics |
SONICS | 6 | Hornets |
WARRIORS | 5.5 | 76ers |
College Basketball
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
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