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BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Toronto1821.462
New Jersey1720.459
New York1722.4361
Boston1225.3245
Philadelphia1028.2637 1/2
SoutheastWLPctGB
Orlando2216.579
Washington2116.568 1/2
Miami1720.4594 1/2
Atlanta1223.3438 1/2
Charlotte1224.3339
CentralWLPctGB
Cleveland2313.639
Detroit2115.5832
Chicago2217.5642 1/2
Indiana2018.5264
Milwaukee1720.4596 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Dallas318.795
San Antonio2712.6924
Houston2513.6585 1/2
New Orleans1422.38915 1/2
Memphis930.23122
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah2414.632
Minnesota2016.5563
Denver1817.5144 1/2
Portland1524.3859 1/2
Seattle1425.35910 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix298.784
L.A. Lakers2513.6584 1/2
Golden State1920.48711
L.A. Clippers1721.44712 1/2
Sacramento1421.40014

Monday’s Results

Washington 114, Utah 111

New York 102, Sacramento 97

Milwaukee 99, Charlotte 91

Atlanta 100, Boston 96

Chicago 99, San Antonio 87

Toronto 104, Philadelphia 86

New Jersey 105, Indiana 95

Minnesota 94, Detroit 90, OT

Golden State 108, L.A. Clippers 93

Phoenix 137, Memphis 122

L.A. Lakers 124, Miami 118, OT

Today’s Games

Orlando vs. New Orleans at Okla. City, 5 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Wizards 114, Jazz 111

Utah (111)—Kirilenko 0-4 4-4 4, Boozer 12-18 3-4 27, Okur 13-22 8-10 38, Williams 4-11 2-2 12, Fisher 1-6 2-2 4, Brewer 4-10 0-0 8, Harpring 2-7 5-6 9, Millsap 2-4 2-2 6, Collins 1-3 1-1 3, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-86 27-31 111.

Washington (114)—Butler 7-16 7-7 21, Jamison 2-8 2-2 8, Haywood 4-5 2-2 10, Stevenson 1-5 1-2 3, Arenas 14-29 16-17 51, Daniels 1-2 5-5 7, Thomas 2-3 2-3 6, Blatche 1-1 0-0 2, Hayes 2-5 2-2 6, Taylor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 37-40 114.

Utah31272033111
Washington27213432114

3-Point Goals—Utah 6-19 (Okur 4-8, Williams 2-6, Brewer 0-1, Brown 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Kirilenko 0-2), Washington 9-19 (Arenas 7-12, Jamison 2-6, Hayes 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 53 (Boozer 13), Washington 42 (Haywood 10). Assists—Utah 26 (Williams 13), Washington 18 (Arenas 5). Total Fouls—Utah 29, Washington 27. A—15,524. (20,173).

Knicks 102, Kings 97

Sacramento (97)—Abdur-Rahim 9-16 7-9 25, Artest 4-15 4-6 12, Taylor 3-5 0-1 6, Bibby 4-15 2-3 11, Martin 11-17 3-4 30, Williamson 2-4 1-2 5, Salmons 0-0 1-2 1, Douby 0-1 0-0 0, K.Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Garcia 1-2 0-0 2, Price 0-0 0-0 0, J.Williams 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 36-78 19-28 97.

New York (102)—Frye 8-11 0-0 17, Jeffries 0-2 0-0 0, Curry 7-11 10-12 24, Marbury 9-16 3-5 25, Richardson 2-9 2-4 7, Crawford 3-11 4-4 10, Lee 5-9 5-6 15, Balkman 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 36-75 24-31 102.

Sacramento2720292197
New York23262627102

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 6-20 (Martin 5-8, Bibby 1-7, Garcia 0-1, Douby 0-1, Artest 0-3), New York 6-19 (Marbury 4-8, Frye 1-1, Richardson 1-5, Jeffries 0-1, Crawford 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 44 (Taylor 7), New York 53 (Lee 12). Assists—Sacramento 17 (Artest 5), New York 24 (Crawford, Marbury 8). Total Fouls—Sacramento 22, New York 21. A—19,207. (19,763).

Bucks 99, Bobcats 91

Milwaukee (99)—Patterson 5-13 0-1 10, Skinner 3-7 0-0 6, Bogut 12-15 3-4 27, Bell 3-13 2-2 10, Boykins 9-16 9-10 30, Gadzuric 2-3 0-4 4, Noel 1-5 3-4 5, Hodge 0-1 0-0 0, Ilyasova 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 38-81 17-25 99.

Charlotte (91)—Carroll 7-12 3-5 22, Okafor 7-11 3-4 17, Brezec 2-7 0-0 4, D.Anderson 1-6 4-4 6, Felton 4-13 6-6 14, Morrison 5-17 1-2 11, May 2-8 1-2 5, McInnis 1-2 0-0 2, Voskuhl 2-3 4-5 8, Harrington 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 32-81 22-28 91.

Milwaukee2626242399
Charlotte2724231791

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 6-17 (Boykins 3-4, Bell 2-8, Ilyasova 1-3, Noel 0-2), Charlotte 5-21 (Carroll 5-9, Felton 0-2, Morrison 0-5, D.Anderson 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 53 (Bogut 11), Charlotte 53 (Okafor 12). Assists—Milwaukee 21 (Bogut 6), Charlotte 20 (Felton 9). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Charlotte 21. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second, Charlotte defensive three second, Morrison. A—14,360. (19,077).

Hawks 100, Celtics 96

Boston (96)—Gomes 5-12 2-2 12, Jefferson 8-14 2-3 18, Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Green 8-18 3-4 22, Telfair 4-10 2-2 13, Olowokandi 0-0 0-0 0, Powe 0-1 0-0 0, Rondo 3-11 3-4 9, Ray 6-9 7-8 22. Totals 34-75 19-23 96.

Atlanta (100)—M.Williams 3-12 2-4 8, Smith 7-12 4-6 18, Wright 2-4 1-2 5, Johnson 8-16 0-0 18, Ivey 3-3 0-0 6, Childress 10-15 2-3 23, S.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Pachulia 1-3 10-10 12, Stoudamire 4-12 0-0 8. Totals 39-79 19-25 100.

Boston1525263096
Atlanta22252924100

3-Point Goals—Boston 9-17 (Telfair 3-5, Ray 3-5, Green 3-6, Rondo 0-1), Atlanta 3-11 (Johnson 2-4, Childress 1-2, Smith 0-2, Stoudamire 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 45 (Jefferson 17), Atlanta 46 (Childress 14). Assists—Boston 16 (Rondo 8), Atlanta 23 (Johnson 9). Total Fouls—Boston 23, Atlanta 18. Flagrant fouls—Wright. A—15,234. (18,729).

Bulls 99, Spurs 87

San Antonio (87)—Bowen 4-10 0-0 10, Duncan 9-19 3-7 21, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2, Parker 3-9 0-0 6, Ginobili 7-20 8-9 22, Horry 2-8 1-2 6, Finley 4-10 1-1 10, Udrih 3-5 0-0 8, Barry 0-2 0-0 0, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Butler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-86 13-19 87.

Chicago (99)—Deng 6-11 5-5 17, Thomas 4-8 0-2 8, P.Brown 5-7 0-0 10, Gordon 9-18 1-2 20, Hinrich 9-18 4-5 23, Sweetney 0-1 0-0 0, Nocioni 4-13 2-2 12, Allen 0-2 0-0 0, Sefolosha 3-3 0-0 7, Khryapa 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-83 12-16 99.

San Antonio2421192387
Chicago2131222599

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 6-23 (Udrih 2-3, Bowen 2-5, Horry 1-3, Finley 1-6, Barry 0-2, Ginobili 0-4), Chicago 5-16 (Nocioni 2-6, Sefolosha 1-1, Hinrich 1-4, Gordon 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 55 (Duncan 16), Chicago 49 (Nocioni 11). Assists—San Antonio 18 (Duncan 4), Chicago 18 (Hinrich 7). Total Fouls—San Antonio 22, Chicago 23. Technicals—Chicago Defensive Three Second. A—22,218. (21,711).

Raptors 104, 76ers 86

Toronto (104)—Garbajosa 1-5 0-0 3, Bosh 11-14 4-4 27, Nesterovic 4-6 1-2 9, Parker 7-11 0-1 17, Ford 6-9 1-2 13, Graham 4-6 10-11 18, Bargnani 2-8 0-0 5, Calderon 2-5 1-2 5, Peterson 1-2 0-0 3, F.Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Humphries 1-3 2-2 4, Martin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-72 19-24 104.

Philadelphia (86)—Iguodala 6-12 2-2 15, J.Smith 1-4 2-2 4, Dalembert 5-7 3-3 13, Green 6-14 0-0 13, Miller 4-7 0-0 8, Korver 1-4 0-1 2, Hunter 2-5 0-0 4, Ollie 1-4 0-0 2, Carney 5-11 0-1 11, Henderson 0-0 3-4 3, B.Jones 2-3 2-3 6, Williams 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 35-74 13-18 86.

Toronto24263222104
Philadelphia2420142886

3-Point Goals—Toronto 7-20 (Parker 3-5, Bosh 1-1, Peterson 1-2, Garbajosa 1-3, Bargnani 1-5, Calderon 0-1, Martin 0-1, Ford 0-1, F.Jones 0-1), Philadelphia 3-9 (Green 1-2, Iguodala 1-3, Carney 1-3, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—Graham. Rebounds—Toronto 41 (Bosh, Parker 6), Philadelphia 41 (Dalembert, Korver 6). Assists—Toronto 23 (Ford 10), Philadelphia 23 (Miller 7). Total Fouls—Toronto 21, Philadelphia 21. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second, Philadelphia coach Cheeks. A—12,380. (20,444).

Nets 105, Pacers 95

Indiana (95)—Harrington 7-16 2-2 18, O’Neal 5-13 4-8 14, Foster 2-2 0-0 4, Jackson 4-9 5-7 14, Tinsley 2-7 1-2 6, Granger 1-8 4-5 6, Daniels 1-4 5-6 7, Jasikevicius 3-7 1-1 9, Baston 5-6 3-3 14, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 1-5 1-2 3, S.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-77 26-36 95.

New Jersey (105)—Jefferson 3-7 1-4 7, Moore 9-13 1-1 19, Collins 0-2 1-4 1, Carter 11-26 4-4 31, Kidd 7-11 2-2 19, C.Robinson 1-6 1-2 3, Nachbar 1-4 0-1 2, M.Williams 3-5 0-0 9, Boone 1-2 3-4 5, House 4-8 0-0 9. Totals 40-84 13-22 105.

Indiana2418213295
New Jersey35282517105

3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-22 (Jasikevicius 2-5, Harrington 2-5, Baston 1-1, Tinsley 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Greene 0-2, Granger 0-4), New Jersey 12-23 (Carter 5-8, M.Williams 3-3, Kidd 3-6, House 1-1, Jefferson 0-2, Nachbar 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 59 (O’Neal 10), New Jersey 50 (Kidd 9). Assists—Indiana 22 (Jasikevicius, Tinsley 7), New Jersey 29 (Kidd 10). Total Fouls—Indiana 21, New Jersey 26. Technicals—Indiana Defensive Three Second 2, O’Neal, New Jersey Defensive Three Second 2, Moore. A—17,916. (20,098).

Timberwolves 94, Pistons 90

Minnesota (94)—Hassell 7-8 1-1 15, Garnett 7-18 5-5 19, Blount 4-13 1-2 10, R.Davis 6-14 6-7 21, James 4-9 0-0 8, Foye 5-11 0-0 11, Smith 3-5 2-3 8, Wright 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 37-83 15-18 94.

Detroit (90)—Prince 6-15 0-0 12, Wallace 1-11 0-0 3, D.Davis 1-2 1-2 3, Hamilton 13-25 6-8 32, Murray 5-13 2-2 12, Mohammed 1-3 0-0 2, McDyess 8-10 0-0 16, Hunter 0-2 0-0 0, Delfino 3-8 2-2 10. Totals 38-89 11-14 90.

Minnesota271520171594
Detroit222120161190

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 5-8 (R.Davis 3-4, Blount 1-1, Foye 1-2, Garnett 0-1), Detroit 3-14 (Delfino 2-4, Wallace 1-3, Prince 0-2, Murray 0-2, Hamilton 0-3). Fouled Out—Wallace. Rebounds—Minnesota 59 (Garnett 14), Detroit 44 (Wallace 10). Assists—Minnesota 19 (Garnett 6), Detroit 26 (Murray 9). Total Fouls—Minnesota 17, Detroit 22. Technicals—Minnesota Defensive Three Second, Detroit Defensive Three Second. A—22,076. (22,076).

Warriors 108, Clippers 93

L.A. Clippers (93)—Mobley 5-12 0-0 10, Brand 7-13 5-7 19, Kaman 1-4 1-2 3, Cassell 6-18 1-3 15, Livingston 5-11 0-0 10, Ross 8-11 0-0 16, Maggette 6-16 6-9 18, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-4 0-0 0, Singleton 1-2 0-0 2, Ewing 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-92 13-21 93.

Golden State (108)—Murphy 4-7 3-7 11, Barnes 8-17 0-2 17, Biedrins 2-6 2-2 6, Ellis 10-19 4-6 24, B.Davis 4-18 11-12 19, Mike.Dunleavy 6-16 3-5 18, Diogu 4-5 0-1 8, Azubuike 1-4 2-2 5. Totals 39-92 25-37 108.

L.A. Clippers2328281493
Golden State24362127108

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 2-9 (Cassell 2-6, Mobley 0-1, Jackson 0-2), Golden State 5-21 (Mike.Dunleavy 3-6, Azubuike 1-2, Barnes 1-6, Ellis 0-3, B.Davis 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 61 (Brand, Kaman 13), Golden State 65 (Biedrins 16). Assists—L.A. Clippers 27 (Cassell 9), Golden State 24 (B.Davis 13). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 22, Golden State 23. Technicals—L.A. Clippers Defensive Three Second, Cassell, Golden State Defensive Three Second. A—18,371. (19,596).

Suns 137, Grizzlies 122

Phoenix (137)—Diaw 4-7 1-2 9, Marion 10-14 0-1 22, Stoudemire 15-21 12-13 42, Bell 8-18 2-2 25, Nash 5-10 0-0 12, Barbosa 3-11 6-8 13, Thomas 1-1 2-2 4, J.Jones 4-8 0-0 10. Totals 50-90 23-28 137.

Memphis (122)—Miller 10-18 2-2 25, Johnson 3-4 3-4 9, Gasol 10-11 3-3 23, E.Jones 2-7 4-4 8, Stoudamire 7-15 0-0 17, Roberts 1-3 2-2 4, Warrick 4-6 1-2 9, Gay 3-7 0-0 6, D.Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Atkins 6-9 0-0 15, Kinsey 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 49-84 15-17 122.

Phoenix32443427137
Memphis35372426122

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 14-34 (Bell 7-11, Marion 2-5, J.Jones 2-6, Nash 2-6, Barbosa 1-5, Diaw 0-1), Memphis 9-24 (Atkins 3-5, Miller 3-7, Stoudamire 3-7, Gasol 0-1, Roberts 0-1, E.Jones 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 44 (Marion 13), Memphis 38 (Gasol 9). Assists—Phoenix 36 (Nash 15), Memphis 29 (Stoudamire 9). Total Fouls—Phoenix 17, Memphis 20. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second. A—18,119. (18,119).

Lakers 124, Heat 118

Miami (118)—Kapono 4-8 0-0 10, Haslem 7-12 6-7 20, Mourning 2-6 5-8 9, Wade 12-25 11-13 35, J.Williams 1-6 1-1 3, Doleac 3-4 0-0 6, Payton 2-2 0-0 4, Walker 5-11 0-2 13, Posey 6-12 0-0 16, Wright 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-87 23-31 118.

L.A. Lakers (124)—Walton 4-12 2-5 10, Cook 10-16 1-2 25, Bynum 4-7 3-3 11, Bryant 11-24 3-3 25, Parker 5-14 2-2 17, Turiaf 1-1 0-0 2, Radmanovic 4-10 1-2 11, Evans 5-8 1-2 12, Farmar 2-5 1-1 5, Vujacic 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 48-99 14-20 124.

Miami293028238118
L.A. Lakers3328272214124

3-Point Goals—Miami 9-26 (Posey 4-9, Walker 3-7, Kapono 2-4, Wade 0-2, J.Williams 0-4), L.A. Lakers 14-25 (Parker 5-7, Cook 4-6, Vujacic 2-2, Radmanovic 2-3, Evans 1-2, Farmar 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Walton 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 54 (Mourning 15), L.A. Lakers 55 (Cook, Walton 10). Assists—Miami 32 (J.Williams 9), L.A. Lakers 34 (Bryant 8). Total Fouls—Miami 24, L.A. Lakers 22. Technicals—Bryant. A—18,997. (18,997).

College men

EAST

Albany, N.Y. 66, Stony Brook 61

Binghamton 57, Hartford 55

Cent. Connecticut St. 61, Long Island U. 48

Manhattan 71, St. Peter’s 66

Marist 84, Siena 75

Towson 70, Loyola, Md. 62

SOUTH

Alcorn St. 61, Ark.-Pine Bluff 57

Appalachian St. 100, W. Carolina 91

Chattanooga 66, Elon 56

Coastal Carolina 99, VMI 97

Coll. of Charleston 67, Georgia Southern 64

Delaware St. 61, Md.-Eastern Shore 47

ETSU 71, Jacksonville 59

Furman 68, Wofford 65

Hampton 77, Coppin St. 69, OT

Kennesaw St. 77, North Florida 57

Marquette 74, Louisville 65

Mercer 85, Gardner-Webb 74

N. Carolina A&T 82, Florida A&M 78

Norfolk St. 68, Morgan St. 54

Radford 61, Charleston Southern 53

S. Carolina St. 68, Bethune-Cookman 56

Southern U. 72, MVSU 64

Stetson 82, Campbell 73

Tennessee St. 85, Fisk 52

Winthrop 61, UNC Asheville 42

SOUTHWEST

Jackson St. 74, Prairie View 62

Sam Houston St. 88, Lamar 52

Texas Southern 55, Grambling St. 47

MIDWEST

Kansas 80, Missouri 77

Missouri St. 75, Illinois St. 66

S. Illinois 72, Drake 62

Wichita St. 62, Creighton 59

FAR WEST

San Diego 79, Loyola Marymount 74

San Francisco 72, Pepperdine 71

Santa Clara 57, Portland 41

St. Mary’s 80, Gonzaga 75

Utah St. 74, Idaho 56

Utah Valley St. 80, Longwood 52

EXHIBITION

Texas-Pan American 85, Texas A&M Int. 57

West Coast Conference St. Mary’s 80, Gonzaga 75

FGFTReb
Gonzaga (12-7, 3-1)MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Pargo387-178-82-71122
Alti-Csp231-30-01-4033
Raivio364-143-41-24312
Mallon150-21-21-1051
Heytvelt318-132-20-80420
Mast10-00-00-0000
Bouldin172-62-20-0326
Downs70-00-01-2140
Pendergraft223-53-42-6019
Kuso101-10-02-3032
Totals 20026-6119-2211-3592675

Percentages: FG .423. FT .864. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .310 Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 4 (Heytvelt 3, Pendergraft 1). Turnovers:12 (Pargo 4, Altidor-Cespedes, Mallon 2, Heytelt 2, Kuso, Downs, Bouldin). Steals: 3 (Pargo, Altidor-Cespedes, Bouldin) . Technical Fouls: None.

FGFTReb
St. Mary’s (10-9, 2-1) MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Hunter343-83-30-11311
Simpson338-1011-184-111329
Winston281-73-41-4735
Sholberg150-21-20-1021
Collins150-43-42-3103
O’Leary281-42-41-7224
Golden202-31-20-1117
Smith30-10-00-0010
Samhan246-98-91-50220
Totals 20021-4832-4610-36131780

Percentages: FG .438, FT .696. 3-Point Goals: 6-17, .350. (Hunter 2-5, Winston 0-2, Simpson 2-2, Collins 0-2, O’Leary 0-3, Golden 2-3). Team Rebounds: 3 . Blocked Shots: 4 (Hunter, Simpson 2, Sholberg). Turnovers: 13 (Hunter 5, Winston, Simpson, Sholberg 2, O’Leary, Samhan 3). Steals: 8 (Winston 2, Simpson, Collins, O’Leary 3, Golden). Technical Fouls: Team . Halftime– Gonzaga 41, St. Mary’s 37. A–3,500

Western Athletic Conference Utah St. 74, Idaho 56

Idaho (2-14, 0-4)—Jackson 2-6 2-2 6, Nagle 2-11 2-3 6, Crowell 1-3 0-0 2, Watson 9-16 2-2 26, Avworo 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 4-11 0-0 12, Madsen 1-1 0-0 2, Nwoke 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 20-56 6-7 56.

Utah St (13-5, 2-2)—Peterson 1-5 0-0 3, DuCharme 5-8 1-1 11, Spicer 3-6 2-2 8, Clark 2-7 0-0 4, Carroll 10-13 2-2 25, Hammer 5-7 1-2 15, Harrison 0-1 1-2 1, Earl 1-1 1-1 3, Session 1-3 2-2 4, Totals 28-51 10-12 74.

Halftime–Utah St. 42, Idaho 34. 3-point goals–Idaho 10-33 (Nagle 0-6, Crowell 0-2, Watson 6-10, Avworo 0-2, Johnson 0-1, Morris 4-11), Utah St. 8-15 (Peterson 1-4, DuCharme 0-1, Carroll 3-5, Hammer 4-5). Fouled out–Nagel. Rebounds–Idaho 18 (Crowell 5), Utah St. 24 (Spicer, Carroll, Hammer 4). Assists–Idaho 3 (Avworo 3), Utah St. 19 (Peterson, Clark, Sessions 4). Totals fouls–Idaho 14, Utah St. 13). A–7,821.

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 14, 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. Florida (43)16-21,7612
2. Wisconsin (21)17-11,7223
3. UCLA (7)15-11,6664
4. North Carolina (1)15-21,5521
5. Kansas15-21,5276
6. Pittsburgh16-21,3967
7. Ohio St.14-31,3485
8. Texas A&M15-21,3108
9. Oregon16-11,20415
10. Alabama14-21,13914
11. Arizona13-399710
12. Oklahoma St.15-28949
13. Air Force17-178618
14. Duke14-375811
15. Nevada16-169919
16. LSU12-465813
17. Memphis13-364220
18. Butler15-262012
19. Clemson17-150817
20. Notre Dame15-246622
21. Texas13-340425
22. Tennessee13-429516
23. Virginia Tech13-4250
24. Marquette15-4185
25. Kentucky14-3168

Others receiving votes: Washington St. 128, Maryland 81, Connecticut 71, West Virginia 21, Georgia Tech 18, Boston College 17, Georgetown 17, Indiana 17, Southern Cal 15, Syracuse 14, Creighton 13, S. Illinois 11, Arkansas 7, New Mexico St. 5, N. Iowa 2, UNLV 2, Va. Commonwealth 2, Davidson 1, Gonzaga 1, Missouri St. 1, Old Dominion 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 Jan. 14, 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. Florida (23)16-27642
2. UCLA (6)15-17383
3. Wiscon.(2)17-17144
4. N.Carolina15-26831
5. Kansas15-26316
6. Pittsburgh16-25907
7. Ohio State14-35815
8. Tex A&M15-25539
9. Alabama14-245913
10. Oregon16-145817
11. Air Force17-144815
12. Arizona13-34358
13. Nevada16-139215
14. Okla St15-233410
15. Butler15-232312
16. Clemson17-130714
17. Duke14-330411
18. Memphis13-326419
19. LSU12-422618
20. Notre Dm15-2160
21. Wash St15-310023
22. Maryland15-39525
23. Texas13-390
24. Tenn13-47920
25. Va Tech13-466

Others receiving votes: Connecticut 62; Kentucky 43; West Virginia 37; Marquette 31; Syracuse 14; UNLV 13; Boston College 10; Indiana 10; Southern California 9; New Mexico State 8; Georgia Tech 7; Stanford 6; Arkansas 5; Creighton 5; Southern Illinois 5; Michigan State 4; Missouri State 4; Northern Iowa 3; Georgetown 2; Washington 2; Virginia Commonwealth 1.

College Men’s Standings

(Through Jan. 14 unless noted)

America EastConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Vermont401.000125.706
Hartford31.75097.563
Boston U.31.750610.375
Albany, N.Y.32.600107.588
UMBC22.500611.353
New Hampshire23.400512.294
Stony Brook13.250610.375
Binghamton14.20089.471
Maine14.200611.353
Atlantic 10ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Massachusetts301.000134.765
Saint Joseph’s31.750106.625
Rhode Island31.750108.556
Dayton21.667124.750
GeoWash21.667114.733
Xavier21.667125.706
Saint Louis22.500125.706
Fordham22.50097.563
Charlotte12.33378.467
Richmond12.333511.313
St. Bonaventure12.333412.250
La Salle13.25079.438
Duquesne13.250510.333
Temple03.00069.400
Atlantic CoastConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Boston College401.000124.750
Virginia Tech301.000134.765
Clemson31.750171.944
North Carolina21.667152.882
Georgia Tech22.500134.765
Miami22.50099.500
Maryland12.333153.833
Duke12.333143.824
Virginia12.33396.600
N.C. State13.250116.647
Wake Forest13.25097.563
Florida St.03.000125.706
Atlantic SunConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Belmont61.857126.667
ETSU61.857127.632
Lipscomb52.714117.611
Jacksonville33.50079.438
Mercer33.50079.438
Kennesaw St.34.429712.368
Campbell23.40078.467
Gardner-Webb23.400412.250
Stetson15.167512.294
North Florida06.000214.125
Big 12ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Texas A&M301.000152.882
Texas301.000133.813
Kansas201.000152.882
Texas Tech21.667135.722
Iowa St.21.667116.647
Oklahoma St.11.500152.882
Baylor12.333115.688
Kansas St.12.333116.647
Oklahoma12.33396.600
Nebraska01.000114.733
Missouri03.000115.688
Colorado03.00049.308
Big EastConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Pittsburgh401.000162.889
Notre Dame31.750152.882
Syracuse31.750144.778
Providence21.667124.750
Louisville21.667125.706
West Virginia32.600133.813
Connecticut22.500133.813
Marquette22.500154.789
Seton Hall22.500106.625
DePaul22.500117.611
Georgetown12.333115.688
Villanova13.250115.688
St. John’s13.250107.588
South Florida13.250108.556
Rutgers13.25089.471
Cincinnati02.00097.563
Big SkyConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Idaho St.401.00098.529
Weber St.51.833127.632
N. Arizona42.66798.529
E. Washington33.50099.500
Montana22.50089.471
Portland St.24.333118.579
Sacramento St.24.333711.389
Montana St.13.250413.235
N. Colorado15.167315.167
Big SouthConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Winthrop301.000134.765
High Point301.000125.706
Coastal Carolina21.66797.563
Liberty12.333710.412
VMI12.333711.389
Radford12.333612.333
UNC Asheville12.333512.294
Charleston So.03.000512.294
Big TenConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Wisconsin301.000171.944
Indiana31.750124.750
Ohio St.21.667143.824
Michigan21.667144.778
Iowa21.667107.588
Michigan St.22.500154.789
Purdue22.500135.722
Penn St.12.333106.625
Minnesota12.333710.412
Illinois13.250136.684
Northwestern04.000107.588
Big WestConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Cal St.-Fullerton31.750123.800
UC Santa Barbara31.750115.688
Long Beach St.21.667115.688
Pacific21.667410.286
CS Northridge32.60097.563
UC Irvine22.500810.444
Cal Poly13.25078.467
UC Riverside05.000315.167
Colonial AthleticConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Va. Commonwlth601.000143.824
Hofstra51.833125.706
Old Dominion51.833125.706
Drexel42.667124.750
William & Mary33.500106.625
George Mason33.50097.563
Northeastern33.500512.294
Towson24.33379.438
Georgia St.24.333610.375
UNC Wilmington15.167411.267
James Madison15.167412.250
Delaware15.167314.176
Conference USAConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Memphis301.000133.813
Tulsa201.000123.800
Rice201.00087.533
UAB21.667107.588
UTEP21.667107.588
UCF11.500124.750
Southern Miss.11.500114.733
Houston11.50068.429
SMU02.000115.688
Tulane02.00077.500
East Carolina02.000510.333
Marshall03.000511.313
Horizon LeagueConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Wright St.41.800117.611
Ill.-Chicago41.80099.500
Butler31.750152.882
Loyola of Chicago33.500117.611
Youngstown St.33.500810.444
Wis.-Green Bay23.400108.556
Detroit23.400511.313
Wis.-Milwaukee24.333514.263
Cleveland St.15.167712.368
Ivy LeagueConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Penn201.00096.600
Yale101.00059.357
Columbia11.500106.625
Cornell11.50088.500
Harvard11.50088.500
Dartmouth11.50068.429
Brown01.000511.313
Princeton02.00096.600
Metro AtlanticConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Loyola, Md.51.83396.600
Siena51.83396.600
Marist41.800124.750
Manhattan41.80078.467
Rider43.571107.588
Niagara43.57199.500
Canisius25.286710.412
Fairfield25.286415.211
St. Peter’s15.167313.188
Iona06.000016.000
Mid-AmericanConferenceAll Games
EastWLPct.WLPct.
Akron21.667114.733
Ohio21.667115.688
Kent St.21.66797.563
Bowling Green12.333106.625
Buffalo12.33397.563
Miami (Ohio)12.333510.333

West

Toledo301.00078.467
Cent. Michigan21.66778.467
E. Michigan21.66779.438
W. Michigan12.333610.375
N. Illinois12.333411.267
Ball St.03.000412.250
Mid-ContinentConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Oral Roberts401.000117.611
Oakland, Mich.301.000109.526
UMKC21.667711.389
Valparaiso22.500710.412
S. Utah12.333117.611
IUPUI12.33379.438
Centenary13.250712.368
W. Illinois04.000414.222
Mid-EasternConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Delaware St.401.00079.438
Florida A&M41.80098.529
Norfolk St.41.800410.286
S. Carolina St.32.600510.333
N. Carolina A&T22.500610.375
Morgan St.22.500410.286
Howard23.400611.353
Hampton23.400510.333
Coppin St.13.250313.188
Bethune-Cookman14.200311.214
Md.-Eastern Shore04.000213.133
Missouri ValleyConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Creighton51.833115.688
Missouri St.42.667134.765
N. Iowa42.667134.765
S. Illinois42.667134.765
Indiana St.42.667115.688
Bradley43.571136.684
Wichita St.24.333116.647
Evansville25.28699.500
Drake15.167107.588
Illinois St.15.16798.529
Mountain WestConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Air Force401.000171.944
BYU21.667125.706
TCU21.667105.667
Wyoming21.667116.647
UNLV22.500154.789
Colorado St.22.500124.750
San Diego St.12.333125.706
New Mexico13.250127.632
Utah04.000512.294
NortheastConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Sacred Heart41.80088.500
Fairleigh Dickinson31.75087.533
C. Conn. St31.750610.375
Mt. St. Mary’s42.667512.294
Long Island U.32.60079.438
Robert Morris33.500114.733
Quinnipiac33.500510.333
Monmouth, N.J.23.400710.412
Wagner23.400511.313
St. Francis, Pa.15.167413.235
St. Francis, NY15.167315.167
Ohio ValleyConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Austin Peay61.85796.600
Morehead St.62.750106.625
Samford62.75098.529
E. Kentucky53.625106.625
Murray St.53.62579.438
Tennessee St.43.57179.438
Tennessee Tech44.50089.471
SE Missouri45.444612.333
Tenn.-Martin36.333514.263
Jacksonville St.17.125314.176
E. Illinois19.100514.263
Pac-10ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Oregon41.800161.941
UCLA41.800151.938
Washington St.42.667153.833
Arizona42.667133.813
Stanford32.600114.733
Southern Cal32.600135.722
California32.600116.647
Oregon St.14.20099.500
Washington15.167116.647
Arizona St.06.000611.353
Patriot LeagueConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Holy Cross301.000126.667
Bucknell21.66788.500
Lehigh21.667712.368
Army12.333117.611
Navy12.333117.611
American U.12.33398.529
Lafayette12.333711.389
Colgate12.333610.375
SoutheasternConferenceAll Games
EastWLPct.WLPct.
Florida301.000162.889
Kentucky301.000143.824
Georgia21.667105.667
Tennessee11.500134.765
Vanderbilt12.333116.647
South Carolina02.000105.667

West

Alabama11.500142.875
LSU11.500124.750
Arkansas12.333125.706
Mississippi12.333125.706
Mississippi St.12.333106.625
Auburn12.333117.611
SouthernConferenceAll Games
NorthWLPct.WLPct.
Appalachian St.41.800124.750
W. Carolina41.80079.438
UNC Greensboro52.71489.471
Elon23.400411.267
Chattanooga16.143811.421

South

Davidson601.000153.833
Coll. of Charleston42.667117.611
The Citadel33.500611.353
Georgia Southern24.33398.529
Furman14.20079.438
Wofford06.000512.294
SouthlandConferenceAll Games
EastWLPct.WLPct.
Northwestern St.21.66779.438
SE Louisiana22.500107.588
Lamar11.50079.438
McNeese St.11.500611.353
Nicholls St.23.400315.167
Cent. Arkansas13.250611.353

West

Stephen F.Austin401.000115.688
Texas A&M-CC101.000124.750
Sam Houston St.21.667106.625
Texas St.22.500610.375
Texas-Arlington13.250511.313
Texas-San Antonio03.000412.250
SouthwesternConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Jackson St.41.800108.556
Grambling St.41.80066.500
Texas Southern31.75078.467
MVSU31.750610.375
Ark.-Pine Bluff22.500411.267
Alabama St.23.400412.250
Alcorn St.23.400313.188
Southern U.23.400314.176
Alabama A&M14.200610.375
Prairie View04.000214.125
Sun BeltConferenceAll Games
EastWLPct.WLPct.
W. Kentucky61.857145.737
South Alabama52.714117.611
Middle Tennessee42.66789.471
Florida Atlantic43.57189.471
Troy34.429810.444
Fla. International25.286710.412

West

Louisiana-Monroe52.714118.579
Arkansas St.43.571910.474
New Orleans43.571810.444
North Texas33.500125.706
Ark.-Little Rock35.375811.421
Louisiana-Lafayette26.250414.222
Denver16.143215.118
West CoastConferenceAll Games
(through Jan. 15)WLPct.WLPct.
San Francisco301.000711.389
Gonzaga31.750127.632
San Diego21.667126.667
Santa Clara21.667126.667
Portland22.500713.350
Saint Mary’s21.667109.526
Loyola Marymnt04.000812.400
Pepperdine04.000416.200
Western AthleticConferenceAll Games
(through Jan. 15)WLPct.WLPct.
Nevada401.000161.941
New Mexico St.401.000143.824
Fresno St.22.500134.765
Boise St.22.50087.533
Louisiana Tech22.500412.250
Utah St.22.500135.722
Hawaii13.250107.588
San Jose St.13.250214.125
Idaho04.000214.125
IndependentsWLPct.
Utah Valley St.106.625
N. Dakota St.96.600
Texas-Pan American98.529
IPFW711.389
Chicago St.714.333
Savannah St.714.333
Longwood613.316
S. Dakota St.413.235
UC Davis312.200
N.J. Tech314.176

Division III

NorthwestConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Whitworth51.833141.933
Puget Sound51.833122.857
Lewis & Clark42.66795.643
Pacific42.66786.571
George Fox33.50077.500
Pacific Lutheran33.50067.462
Willamette24.33369.400
Whitman15.167510.333
Linfield06.000510.333

Junior Colleges

Scenic WestConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Southern Idaho42.667142.875
Salt Lake42.667133.813
Snow42.667124.750
Eastern Utah33.500114.733
North Idaho33.500115.688
Colorado NW06.00069.400

NWAACC

ConferenceAll Games
EastWLPct.WLPct.
Columbia Basin401.000161.941
Big Bend401.000143.824
Walla Walla401.000143.824
Spokane22.500910.474
Blue Mountain13.25089.471
Wenatchee Valley13.250313.188
Yakima Valley04.000810.444
Treasure Valley04.000613.316

College women

EAST

Fairleigh Dickinson 64, St. Francis, Pa. 56

Long Island U. 61, Robert Morris 55

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 75, Cent. Conn St. 68

Quinnipiac 69, Monmouth, N.J. 57

Sacred Heart 76, Wagner 49

SOUTH

Alcorn St. 66, Ark.-Pine Bluff 51

Belmont 79, IPFW 74

Chattanooga 61, Furman 40

Coll. of Charleston 73, UNC-Greensboro 61

Coppin St. 63, Hampton 56

Florida A&M 72, N. Carolina A&T 65

Florida St. 70, Virginia Tech 60

Georgia Tech 52, Miami 37

Liberty 72, Charleston Southern 39

Louisiana Tech 69, Utah St. 54

MVSU 80, Southern U. 69

Md.-Eastern Shore 45, Delaware St. 32

Morgan St. 64, Norfolk St. 44

Murray St. 61, Alabama A&M 59

North Carolina 82, Connecticut 76

Radford 61, Coastal Carolina 59, OT

S. Carolina St. 77, Bethune-Cookman 56

Tennessee St. 79, Fisk 21

W. Carolina 73, Georgia Southern 68

Winthrop 65, Birmingham-Southern 54

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 53, Denver 48

Grambling St. 53, Texas Southern 44

Jackson St. 75, Prairie View 71

Texas-Pan American 53, Texas A&M-CC 48

MIDWEST

N. Dakota St. 53, Jamestown 31

Oakland, Mich. 63, Valparaiso 57

S. Dakota St. 64, Minn. Duluth 51

UMKC 64, Centenary 57

W. Illinois 61, IUPUI 48

FAR WEST

S. Utah 58, Oral Roberts 45

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 Jan. 14, 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. Duke (37)18-01,2353
2. NCarolina (13)19-01,2122
3. Maryland18-11,1281
4. Tennessee16-11,1224
5. Ohio St.15-11,0056
6. Connecticut14-11,0007
7. Oklahoma13-19728
8. LSU16-28735
9. Stanford14-385610
10. Arizona St.16-276611
11. GeoWash14-267312
12. Purdue16-367113
13. Baylor15-36369
14. Vanderbilt16-263314
15. Louisville17-150317
16. Georgia14-448515
17. Texas A&M12-344419
18. Bowling Green14-236718
19. Marquette16-235916
20. Mid. Tennessee15-326821
21. California13-421022
22. Texas13-417723
23. Michigan St.13-415920
24. Mississippi15-4125
25. Kansas St.14-274

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 68, Nebraska 67, Rutgers 37, TCU 23, Montana 22, Delaware 15, Wis.-Green Bay 14, South Florida 12, Pittsburgh 10, DePaul 9, Florida St. 4, James Madison 4, Army 3, Kentucky 3, UTEP 3, BYU 2, Utah 1.

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

High school boys

Curtis 69, Bothell 46

Davis 54, West Valley (Yakima) 48

Eisenhower 66, Southridge 58

Franklin 73, Bainbridge 64

Freeman 58, Granger 40

Grandview 68, Chelan 42

Kentwood 65, Garfield 54

King’s 45, Kentridge 40

Mount Baker 75, Lynden Christian 56

Northwest Christian (Lacey) 57, South Bend 34

O’Dea 53, Lynden 31

Orcas Island 54, Meridian 44

Prairie 64, Oregon City, Ore. 55

Riverside Christian 67, Kittitas 49

Walla Walla VA Aca.74, Jubilee Aca. 50

West Seattle 76, Ingraham 45

Non-league Freeman 58, Granger 40

Freeman8181616- 58
Granger9101110- 40

Freeman (9-4) Davis 10, Ferguson 5, Soelberg 9, Neiman 0, J.Heinen 6, Vold 0, Dresback 20, P.Heinen 2, Casto 6, Miller 0.

Granger Solis 6, Dodd 0, Cardenas 0, Mengarelli 14, Arriaga 7, Lopez 2, Villa 4, Alegria 6, Castro 1.

High school girls

Cascade (Everett) 71, Arlington 48

Chelan 52, White Pass 44

Davis 34, West Valley (Yakima) 30

Kentwood 71, Garfield 38

LaSalle 38, Colfax 34

Lynden Christian 56, Mount Baker 29

Northwest Christian (Lacey) 54, South Bend 27

Oak Harbor 68, Marysville-Pilchuck 50

Roosevelt 49, Bainbridge 42

Non-league LaSalle 38, Colfax 34

Colfax715210- 34
LaSalle661214- 38

Colfax (11-2) Markley 6, Mellor 3, Doering 0, Bruya 3, Shaw 4, Teade 8, Lazzarini 3, Harazin 6, Largent 1.

LaSalle Newell 0, McGree 12, Anderton 6, Schneider 2, Stohr 10, Sullivan 0, Wytko 0, Marquis 0, Bonny 6, Blodgett 2.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey2714458119105
N.Y. Rangers2319450139143
N.Y. Islanders2120446131129
Pittsburgh1917745134139
Philadelphia1130426109174
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo3111466172133
Montreal2516555138132
Ottawa2619254162134
Boston2118446128157
Toronto2020646150156
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta2514858144143
Carolina2418553143142
Tampa Bay2421250150147
Washington1919745141157
Florida1721943135154

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville3211367160117
Detroit2912563142109
Chicago1722640112136
St. Louis1621840113144
Columbus1624537112140
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Calgary2416452138115
Vancouver2519151115117
Minnesota2419351131124
Colorado2220347141132
Edmonton2120446125132
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim309868162117
San Jose3115062144107
Dallas2718155123113
Phoenix2122244125153
Los Angeles1625638133170

Monday’s Results

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 3

Boston 3, Buffalo 2, SO

Phoenix 5, St. Louis 4, SO

Dallas 3, Los Angeles 1

Nashville 5, Calgary 3

Detroit 2, Montreal 0

San Jose 3, Colorado 1

Today’s Games

Los Angeles at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Lightning 4, Islanders 3

Tampa Bay2114
N.Y. Islanders1023

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Yashin 13 (Simon, Campoli), 3:38 (pp). 2, Tampa Bay, Prospal 7 (Fedotenko, Richards), 6:55 (pp). 3, Tampa Bay, Richards 16 (Perrin, Prospal), 9:21 (pp). Second Period—4, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 29 (Lecavalier, Pratt), 15:37. Third Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Kozlov 16 (Sillinger, Blake), 1:10 (pp). 6, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 28 (Prospal, St. Louis), 7:13. 7, N.Y. Islanders, Hunter 9 (Sillinger, Witt), 10:40.

Bruins 3, Sabres 2 (SO)

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Boston2003

Boston won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Boston, Savard 17 (Chara, Bergeron), 3:23 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Roy 7 (Paille, Numminen), 5:57. 3, Buffalo, Hecht 12 (Drury, Roy), 9:17. 4, Boston, Axelsson 8 (Stuart, Murray), 19:59. Second Period—None. Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—Buffalo 0 (Briere NG, Kotalik NG, Vanek NG), Boston 1 (Sturm G, Murray NG).

Coyotes 5, Blues 4 (SO)

St. Louis02204
Phoenix21105

Phoenix won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Phoenix, Perreault 15 (Nagy, Doan), 2:59. 2, Phoenix, Roenick 6 (Jovanovski, Nolan), 14:19 (pp). Second Period—3, St. Louis, Backman 3 (McClement, Mayers), 3:36. 4, St. Louis, Dvorak 6 (Cajanek, Salvador), 5:54. 5, Phoenix, Jovanovski 10 (Doan, Nagy), 19:10 (pp). Third Period—6, St. Louis, Wideman 5 (Weight, Rucinsky), 13:50 (pp). 7, Phoenix, Jovanovski 11 (Roche, Reinprecht), 16:27 (pp). 8, St. Louis, Sejna 1 (Cajanek, Dvorak), 18:15. Overtime—None. Shootout—St. Louis 1 (Rucinsky NG, Stempniak NG, Weight G, Sejna NG), Phoenix 2 (Roenick NG, Perreault NG, Doan G, Nagy G).

Stars 3, Kings 1

Los Angeles0101
Dallas1113

First Period—1, Dallas, Barnes 6 (Lindros, Ribeiro), 16:01 (pp). Second Period—2, Dallas, Hagman 10 (Jokinen, Robidas), 8:00 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 18 (Brown, Visnovsky), 9:43 (pp). Third Period—4, Dallas, Daley 2 (Ribeiro, Sydor), 6:56.

Predators 5, Flames 3

Calgary2013
Nashville1135

First Period—1, Nashville, Erat 8 (Legwand, Timonen), 4:14. 2, Calgary, Langkow 19 (Amonte, Warrener), 17:23. 3, Calgary, Huselius 18 (Moss), 19:38. Second Period—4, Nashville, Arnott 16 (Dumont, Sullivan), 15:59 (pp). Third Period—5, Nashville, Suter 6 (Smithson, Fiddler), 2:28. 6, Nashville, Legwand 14 (Erat, Kariya), 3:48. 7, Calgary, Huselius 19 (Moss, Phaneuf), 17:06. 8, Nashville, Hartnell 18 (Legwand), 19:39 (en).

Red Wings 2, Canadiens 0

Montreal0000
Detroit1012

First Period—1, Detroit, Hudler 7 (Chelios), 9:18. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Detroit, Datsyuk 13 (Zetterberg, Holmstrom), 14:41.

Sharks 3, Avalanche 1

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San Jose2013

First Period—1, San Jose, Cheechoo 16 (Marleau, Thornton), 7:03 (pp). 2, San Jose, Marleau 21 (Cheechoo, Ehrhoff), 9:32 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Colorado, Sakic 19 (Stastny), 7:03 (pp). 4, San Jose, Thornton 12 (Carle, Marleau), 8:45 (pp).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
Brandon4522152652
Swift Current4421211144
Prince Albert4419212242
Regina4418221340
Saskatoon4418241138
Moose Jaw4315253033
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
Medicine Hat4832142066
Kootenay4430102264
Red Deer4624153455
Calgary4424170351
Lethbridge4522182349

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Vancouver452993465
Kamloops4431111164
Prince George4316212438
Kelowna4414243334
Chilliwack4713302230
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
Everett423470169
Spokane4424153253
Seattle44201311051
Tri-City4225160151
Portland4414281130

Monday’s Result

Spokane 7, Portland 4

Today’s Games

Kootenay at Calgary

Kelowna at Prince George

Seattle at Swift Current

Wednesday’s Games

Brandon at Moose Jaw

Seattle at Prince Albert

Thursday’s Game

Chilliwack at Kelowna

Friday’s Games

Spokane at Brandon

Kamloops at Kootenay

Red Deer at Lethbridge

Swift Current at Moose Jaw

Chilliwack at Prince George

Calgary at Prince Albert

Regina at Saskatoon

Tri-City at Portland

Vancouver at Everett

Chiefs 7, Winter Hawks 4

Spokane1427
Portland2024

First Period—1, Spokane, M. Wahl (9) (J. Blackwater, D. Ryan) 11:50. 2, Portland, C. Francis (6) (M. Sokol, M. Gordichuk) 14:44 PP. 3, Portland, F. McLaren (15) (M. Gordichuk, V. Sjodin) 15:58 PP.

Second Period—4, Spokane, J. Blackwater (10) (O. Roman, D. Ryan) 1:04 PP 5, Spokane, D. Ryan (17) (D. Rutherford, E. Haw) 2:52. 6, Spokane, M. Grabner (20) (O. Roman, J. Falk) 3:05. 7, Spokane, J. Szaszkiewicz (4) 8:07 SH .Third Period—8, Spokane, M. Grabner (21) 4:07. 9, Portland, C. Francis (7) (T. Frazee) 7:17 10, Spokane, D. Rutherford (23) (J. Falk, O. Roman) 11:20. 11, Portland, M. Sokol (6) (S. Langwieder) 19:29 PP .

Power-play Opp.—Spokane Chiefs 1-1. Portland Winter Hawks 3-10. Saves—Spokane, Tokarski 9-5-1-1. Portland, Ward 0-6-0-0; Mucha 14-21-1-1. A—3, 725

BOXING

Coeur d’Alene Casino

Heavyweight: Shane Andreesen (2-0), Qualicom Beach, British Columbia, def. Channing Demontiney (1-4-0), Great Falls, Mont., technical knockout, 1:59, 2nd round.

Heavyweight: Harvey Jolly (4-2-1), Cement City, Mich., def. Villi Bloomfield (6-1), Everett, Wash., split decision.

Welterweight: Mike Jones (6-0), Philadelphia, def. Donnie Fosmire, Portland, Ore., TKO, 1:23 of 3rd round.

Heavyweight: Alonzo Buttler (24-0-1), Knoxville, Tenn., Troy Beets, Ocean Springs, Miss., no contest.

Super Welterweight: Abel Perry (4-0), Portland, Ore., def. Jess Salway (2-3-1), Browning, Mont., TKO, 2:26 of 1st round.

Welterweight: John Red Tomahawk (2-0), Browning, Mont., def. Herman Mueller (0-1), Springfield, Ore., TKO, 1st round.

TENNIS

Australian Open

At Melbourne Park; Melbourne, Australia

Men’s Singles First Round

Sebastien Grosjean (28), France, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-2, 4-1, retired.

Tomas Berdych (13), Czech Republic, def. Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

Robert Smeets, Australia, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.

Stanislas Wawrinka (31), Switzerland, def. Kevin Kim, United States, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, def. Alan Mackin, Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Nicolas Almagro (32), Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4.

David Nalbandian (8), Argentina, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-7 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0, 2-1, retired.

Paul Capdeville, Chile, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.

Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Chris Guccione, Australia, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 9-7.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Robert Kendrick, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-2.

Women’s Singles First Round

Ana Ivanovic (13), Serbia, def. Vania King, United States, 6-2, 6-0.

Sania Mirza, India, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-5.

Laura Granville, United States, def. Yulia Beygelzimer, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-3.

Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-3, 6-1.

Anna Chakvetadze (12), Russia, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-4, 7-5.

Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Camille Pin, France, 6-3, 4-6, 9-7.

MOVES

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Suspended G Chris Duhon one game for a violation of team policy.

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Signed F Andre Brown to a second 10-day contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned D Mark Popovic to Chicago of the AHL.

CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned LW Eric Godard to Omaha of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned F Geoff Platt to Syracuse of the AHL.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned D Matt Jones to San Antonio of the AHL.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Magic6.5HORNETS
MAVERICKS6.5Rockets
Cavaliers2.5SONICS

College Basketball

INDIANA10.5Iowa
BALL ST5No Illinois
W MICHIGAN8.5C Michigan
Toldedo5E Michigan
PITTSBURGH6.5Connecticut
BOSTON CO11.1Miami-Fla
BYU10.5Wyoming
VIRGINIA1Maryland
DEPAUL11.5St. John’s
MEMPHIS13.5Ala-Birm
OKLA ST3.5Texas
Kentucky7S CAROLINA
Air Force6UTAH
George Mason6.5WM MARY
CAL-POLY SLO8.5Sacramento St

NFL Conference Championships

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
BEARS32.543Saints
COLTS3347.5Patriots