TV SPORTS
SATURDAY
NFL Football-Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, Noon (FOX); Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 3:15 p.m. (FOX)
College Football-Hawaii Bowl, Nevada vs. Southern Mississippi, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
SUNDAY
NBA Basketball-Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, 11 a.m. (TNT); Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks, 1:30 p.m. (ABC); Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers, 4:15 p.m. (ABC); Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Men's College Basketball-Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Fifth Place Game, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU), Third Place Game, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2), Championship Game, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
NFL Football-Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 7 p.m. (NBC)
No events scheduled.
BASKETBALL
High School Boys
SOUTH DAKOTA
Groton Area 62, Redfield/Doland 45
College Women
MIDWEST
Green Bay 65, Wisconsin 49
Minnesota 71, NJIT 47
College Men
EAST
Albany (NY) 82, Dartmouth 74
Maine 71, Brown 58
Norfolk St. 84, St. Francis (NY) 74
Penn 84, Marist 71
Providence 80, Rhode Island 61
St. Bonaventure 82, St. Francis (Pa.) 58
Vermont 65, Towson 49
Wagner 59, Pittsburgh 54
SOUTH
George Mason 81, Manhattan 61
Georgia 64, Furman 50
Louisville 70, W. Kentucky 60
Maryland 65, Radford 60
Morehead St. 62, Ball St. 54
Seton Hall 87, Longwood 61
Tennessee 66, ETSU 63
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 95, Chicago St. 60
Dayton 64, Ill.-Chicago 57
IUPUI 97, Valparaiso 88
Ohio 82, NC A&T 66
W. Michigan 91, Oakland 76
Wisconsin 79, MVSU 45
FAR WEST
Baylor 83, West Virginia 81, OT
Kennesaw St. 69, Texas A&M-CC 65
Tennessee Tech 67, Bethune-Cookman 59
UNLV 85, California 68
TOURNAMENT
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Class
Semifinals
Kansas St. 78, UTEP 70
Semifinals
Clemson 83, S. Illinois 75, OT
FOOTBALL
College Bowls
Saturday's Game
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday's Game
At Shreveport, La.
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Tuesday's Games
At Detroit
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday's Games
At Washington
Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At San Diego
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
At Orlando, Fla.
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At San Antonio
Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
At Dallas
Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
At Bronx, N.Y.
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 5:40 p.m. (ESPN)
At Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS)
At Memphis, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At Atlanta
Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2
At Dallas
Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
At Orlando, Fla.
Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), noon (ESPN)
At Tampa, Fla.
Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), noon (ABC)
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), noon (ESPN2)
At Pasadena, Calif.
Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
At Glendale, Ariz.
Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
At New Orleans
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
At Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 6
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 7
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 8
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 3 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Feb. 5
Texas vs. Nation
At San Antonio
Texas vs. Nation, 1 p.m. (CBSSN)
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA y-NewEnglandÉ11 3 0 .786 437 297 N.Y.JetsÉ8 6 0 .571 346 315 MiamiÉ5 9 0 .357 286 269 BuffaloÉ5 9 0 .357 311 371
South
W L T Pct PF PA y-HoustonÉ10 5 0 .667 359 255 TennesseeÉ7 7 0 .500 279 278 JacksonvilleÉ4 10 0 .286 207 293 IndianapolisÉ2 13 0 .133 230 411
North
W L T Pct PF PA x-BaltimoreÉ10 4 0 .714 334 236 x-PittsburghÉ10 4 0 .714 285 218 CincinnatiÉ8 6 0 .571 305 283 ClevelandÉ4 10 0 .286 195 274
West
W L T Pct PF PA DenverÉ8 6 0 .571 292 343 OaklandÉ7 7 0 .500 317 382 SanDiegoÉ7 7 0 .500 358 313 KansasCityÉ6 8 0 .429 192 319
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA DallasÉ8 6 0 .571 348 296 N.Y.GiantsÉ7 7 0 .500 334 372 PhiladelphiaÉ6 8 0 .429 342 311 WashingtonÉ5 9 0 .357 252 300
South
W L T Pct PF PA x-NewOrleansÉ11 3 0 .786 457 306 AtlantaÉ9 5 0 .643 341 281 CarolinaÉ5 9 0 .357 341 368 TampaBayÉ4 10 0 .286 247 401
North
W L T Pct PF PA y-GreenBayÉ13 1 0 .929 480 297 DetroitÉ9 5 0 .643 395 332 ChicagoÉ7 7 0 .500 315 293 MinnesotaÉ2 12 0 .143 294 406
West
W L T Pct PF PA y-SanFranciscoÉ11 3 0 .786 327 185 SeattleÉ7 7 0 .500 284 273 ArizonaÉ7 7 0 .500 273 305 St.LouisÉ2 12 0 .143 166 346 x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Today's Games
Oakland at Kansas City, noon
Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, noon
Denver at Buffalo, noon
Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon
Minnesota at Washington, noon
Cleveland at Baltimore, noon
Miami at New England, noon
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, noon
Arizona at Cincinnati, noon
San Diego at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Sunday's Game
Chicago at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Atlanta at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 1
Chicago at Minnesota, noon
Carolina at New Orleans, noon
Detroit at Green Bay, noon
San Francisco at St. Louis, noon
Tennessee at Houston, noon
Buffalo at New England, noon
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, noon
N.Y. Jets at Miami, noon
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon
Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, noon
Washington at Philadelphia, noon
San Diego at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.
Injury Report
NEW YORK (AP) - The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league:
ST. LOUIS RAMS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS - RAMS: OUT: QB A.J. Feeley (right thumb). DOUBTFUL: QB Sam Bradford (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Josh Gordy (abdomen), CB Justin King (shoulder), DE Chris Long (ankle). STEELERS: OUT: RB Mewelde Moore (knee), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot). QUESTIONABLE: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring).
DENVER BRONCOS at BUFFALO BILLS - BRONCOS: QUESTIONABLE: S David Bruton (Achilles), S Brian Dawkins (neck). PROBABLE: DT Brodrick Bunkley (knee), TE Daniel Fells (thumb), RB Willis McGahee (hamstring), LB Von Miller (thumb). BILLS: OUT: WR Ruvell Martin (hamstring), RB Johnny White (concussion). PROBABLE: TE Scott Chandler (ankle), WR Stevie Johnson (groin).
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at CAROLINA PANTHERS - BUCCANEERS: QUESTIONABLE: DE Michael Bennett (toe), LB Geno Hayes (knee), DT Albert Haynesworth (knee), LB Adam Hayward (foot), DT Brian Price (ankle), WR Sammie Stroughter (knee). PROBABLE: WR Arrelious Benn (concussion), QB Josh Freeman (right shoulder), DT Roy Miller (back). PANTHERS: OUT: CB Captain Munnerlyn (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: S Charles Godfrey (shoulder). PROBABLE: CB Darius Butler (head), T Jordan Gross (ankle), DE Greg Hardy (illness), DE Charles Johnson (back), TE Jeremy Shockey (not injury related).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS - VIKINGS: OUT: CB Asher Allen (concussion, shoulder), CB Chris Cook (not injury related), G Steve Hutchinson (concussion). PROBABLE: LB Erin Henderson (illness), G Anthony Herrera (knee), S Jarrad Page (hamstring), DT Kevin Williams (knee). REDSKINS: QUESTIONABLE: T Jammal Brown (groin), RB Roy Helu (toe, knee). PROBABLE: DE Stephen Bowen (knee), LB London Fletcher (ankle), P Sav Rocca (left ankle), RB Mike Sellers (elbow), CB Josh Wilson (head, chest).
OAKLAND RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - RAIDERS: OUT: QB Jason Campbell (collarbone), WR Jacoby Ford (foot), DT John Henderson (knee), S Michael Huff (hamstring), RB Darren McFadden (foot). QUESTIONABLE: RB Michael Bush (shoulder), RB Taiwan Jones (hamstring), WR Louis Murphy (groin). PROBABLE: RB Rock Cartwright (calf), S Matt Giordano (shoulder), DT Tommy Kelly (toe), CB Bryan McCann (concussion), WR Denarius Moore (foot), C Samson Satele (shoulder), WR Chaz Schilens (hip). CHIEFS: OUT: S Jon McGraw (ankle). PROBABLE: C Casey Wiegmann (calf).
CLEVELAND BROWNS at BALTIMORE RAVENS - BROWNS: OUT: QB Colt McCoy (head), WR Jordan Norwood (head). QUESTIONABLE: WR Joshua Cribbs (groin), CB Joe Haden (thigh), RB Owen Marecic (head, ankle), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (foot), T Tony Pashos (ankle), DT Scott Paxson (hand, calf). PROBABLE: RB Montario Hardesty (calf), LB Ben Jacobs (head), T Shawn Lauvao (ankle), DT Brian Schaefering (ankle), S Usama Young (shoulder). RAVENS: OUT: WR Anquan Boldin (knee). DOUBTFUL: K Billy Cundiff (left calf). QUESTIONABLE: DE Cory Redding (ankle).
MIAMI DOLPHINS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - DOLPHINS: OUT: TE Anthony Fasano (head). PROBABLE: CB Will Allen (wrist), T Jake Long (back), WR Brandon Marshall (knee). PATRIOTS: DOUBTFUL: T Sebastian Vollmer (back, foot). QUESTIONABLE: CB Kyle Arrington (foot), WR Deion Branch (groin), S Patrick Chung (foot), G Dan Connolly (groin), WR Julian Edelman (back), LB Dane Fletcher (thumb), S Vincent Fuller (forearm), RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (illness), S James Ihedigbo (shoulder), CB Devin McCourty (shoulder), WR Matthew Slater (shoulder), LB Brandon Spikes (knee), RB Shane Vereen (hamstring), G Brian Waters (ankle), WR Wes Welker (knee).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at TENNESSEE TITANS - JAGUARS: OUT: DE Matt Roth (concussion), WR Cecil Shorts (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: S Dwight Lowery (shoulder), T Guy Whimper (knee). QUESTIONABLE: TE Marcedes Lewis (hamstring). PROBABLE: DT Tyson Alualu (not injury related), RB Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle), RB Greg Jones (hamstring), WR Mike Thomas (concussion). TITANS: OUT: LB Gerald McRath (ankle, knee). QUESTIONABLE: DE William Hayes (groin), RB Chris Johnson (ankle). PROBABLE: LB Patrick Bailey (hamstring), WR Nate Washington (ankle).
NEW YORK GIANTS at NEW YORK JETS - GIANTS: OUT: TE Jake Ballard (knee), LB Mark Herzlich (ankle), DE Osi Umenyiora (ankle, knee). DOUBTFUL: WR Mario Manningham (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB D.J. Ware (knee). PROBABLE: C David Baas (neck), TE Travis Beckum (chest), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), S Derrick Martin (back), TE Bear Pascoe (ribs), WR Devin Thomas (neck). JETS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Marquice Cole (knee), RB Joe McKnight (shoulder, elbow). PROBABLE: WR Plaxico Burress (illness), DE Mike DeVito (knee), G Vladimir Ducasse (knee), RB Shonn Greene (rib, shoulder), LB David Harris (not injury related), WR Santonio Holmes (hip), WR Jeremy Kerley (illness), G Brandon Moore (hip), DE Ropati Pitoitua (hand), QB Mark Sanchez (neck), G Caleb Schlauderaff (knee), S Eric Smith (knee).
ARIZONA CARDINALS at CINCINNATI BENGALS - CARDINALS: OUT: T Brandon Keith (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Michael Adams (shoulder), S Sean Considine (foot), S Rashad Johnson (knee), QB Kevin Kolb (head), RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (hamstring), RB Beanie Wells (knee). PROBABLE: LB Stewart Bradley (hamstring), WR DeMarco Sampson (ribs), RB Alfonso Smith (back), P Dave Zastudil (biceps). BENGALS: DOUBTFUL: WR Andre Caldwell (groin). PROBABLE: S Chris Crocker (knee), WR A.J. Green (shoulder), RB Brian Leonard (knee), LB Dontay Moch (illness), S Reggie Nelson (hip), RB Chris Pressley (knee), T Andre Smith (ankle), T Andrew Whitworth (knee).
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at DETROIT LIONS - CHARGERS: OUT: LB Travis LaBoy (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DT Antonio Garay (toe), WR Vincent Jackson (groin). PROBABLE: LB Donald Butler (foot). LIONS: DOUBTFUL: CB Aaron Berry (shoulder), S Louis Delmas (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DT Nick Fairley (foot), DT Corey Williams (hip). PROBABLE: CB Don Carey (concussion), T Gosder Cherilus (hamstring), LB Justin Durant (hamstring), S Chris Harris (concussion), CB Chris Houston (knee), DE Lawrence Jackson (thigh), G Rob Sims (shoulder), RB Kevin Smith (ankle), S Amari Spievey (knee), DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (neck), DE Willie Young (ankle).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - 49ERS: QUESTIONABLE: WR Braylon Edwards (knee), WR Ted Ginn Jr. (ankle), RB Bruce Miller (knee), LB Patrick Willis (hamstring). SEAHAWKS: DOUBTFUL: CB Kennard Cox (hamstring), DT Clinton McDonald (concussion), LB Malcolm Smith (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: WR Doug Baldwin (ankle). PROBABLE: G Robert Gallery (pelvis), LB David Hawthorne (knee), QB Tarvaris Jackson (pectoral).
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS COWBOYS - EAGLES: OUT: CB Asante Samuel (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DT Trevor Laws (knee). PROBABLE: RB Ronnie Brown (hamstring), G Todd Herremans (ankle), DT Cullen Jenkins (groin), WR Jeremy Maclin (hamstring, shoulder), DE Darryl Tapp (ribs), QB Michael Vick (ribs). COWBOYS: OUT: NT Josh Brent (knee), WR Andre Holmes (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Mike Jenkins (shoulder), RB Felix Jones (hamstring), S Danny McCray (ankle), WR Kevin Ogletree (knee), NT Jay Ratliff (ribs), WR Laurent Robinson (shoulder), LB DeMarcus Ware (neck). PROBABLE: G Kyle Kosier (foot), LB Sean Lee (wrist), P Mat McBriar (left foot).
CHICAGO BEARS at GREEN BAY PACKERS - BEARS: OUT: QB Jay Cutler (right thumb), RB Matt Forte (knee). DOUBTFUL: RB Marion Barber (calf). QUESTIONABLE: LB Lance Briggs (ankle), WR Devin Hester (ankle), DT Henry Melton (shin). PROBABLE: TE Kellen Davis (back). PACKERS: OUT: T Bryan Bulaga (knee), T Chad Clifton (hamstring, back), WR Greg Jennings (knee), DE Ryan Pickett (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: DE Mike Neal (shoulder). PROBABLE: LB Desmond Bishop (calf), NT Howard Green (foot), RB Brandon Saine (concussion), RB James Starks (knee, ankle).
ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - FALCONS: DNP: CB Kelvin Hayden (toe), WR Kerry Meier (goin), LB Stephen Nicholas (toe), RB Jason Snelling (illness). LIMITED: WR Harry Douglas (groin), CB Brent Grimes (knee), LB Curtis Lofton (ankle), DT Corey Peters (knee), T Will Svitek (groin), RB Michael Turner (groin). FULL: DE John Abraham (not injury related), TE Tony Gonzalez (not injury related), C Todd McClure (not injury related), CB Christopher Owens (hand). SAINTS: DNP: G Jahri Evans (knee), RB Mark Ingram (toe), WR Lance Moore (hamstring). LIMITED: LB Jonathan Casillas (knee), DT Sedrick Ellis (hamstring), DT Aubrayo Franklin (ankle), LB Ramon Humber (knee), LB Jonathan Vilma (knee).
NBA
Regular Season Begins
Sunday's Games
Boston at New York Knicks, 11 a.m. (TNT)
Miami at Dallas, 1:30 p.m. (ABC)
Chicago at Los Angeles Lakers, 4 p.m. (ABC)
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday's Games
New Jersey at Washington, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Houston at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Atlanta at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 9 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
New York at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29
New Jersey at Orlando, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 9 p.m.
New York at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30
Orlando at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 8 p.m.
Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
New York at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 1
Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 8 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 2
Golden State at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.
East Conference
W L Pct GB IowaÉ8 3 .727 - SpringfieldÉ7 4 .636 1 CantonÉ5 5 .500 2 DakotaÉ4 6 .400 3 FortWayneÉ4 6 .400 3 SiouxFallsÉ4 7 .364 4 ErieÉ4 8 .333 4 MaineÉ3 6 .333 4
West Conference
W L Pct GB AustinÉ7 3 .700 - BakersfieldÉ7 4 .636 TulsaÉ7 4 .636 LosAngelesÉ8 6 .571 1 RioGrandeValleyÉ7 6 .538 1 RenoÉ4 5 .444 2 IdahoÉ4 6 .400 3 TexasÉ4 8 .333 4
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Thursday's Games
Sioux Falls 100, Fort Wayne 96
Springfield 98, Dakota 94
Rio Grande Valley 127, Bakersfield 104
Friday's Games
Iowa 111, Maine 102
Tulsa 85, Erie 83
Austin 110, Fort Wayne 98
Canton 104, Sioux Falls 95
Springfield 108, Dakota 103
Texas 108, Los Angeles 91
Bakersfield 105, Rio Grande Valley 97
Idaho at Reno, N
Today's Games
Iowa at Maine, noon
Sunday's Games
Springfield at Sioux Falls, 7 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y.RangersÉ33 21 8 4 46 99 72 PhiladelphiaÉ34 21 9 4 46 118 99 PittsburghÉ35 20 11 4 44 114 91 NewJerseyÉ34 19 14 1 39 95 99 N.Y.IslandersÉ33 11 16 6 28 77 108
GP W L OT Pts GF GA BostonÉ33 23 9 1 47 119 63 TorontoÉ35 18 13 4 40 110 113 OttawaÉ36 17 14 5 39 111 122 BuffaloÉ34 16 15 3 35 92 101 MontrealÉ36 13 16 7 33 88 101
GP W L OT Pts GF GA FloridaÉ36 18 11 7 43 94 98 WinnipegÉ35 16 14 5 37 96 104 WashingtonÉ33 17 14 2 36 98 101 TampaBayÉ34 14 17 3 31 90 116 CarolinaÉ36 11 19 6 28 91 121
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA ChicagoÉ35 22 9 4 48 118 102 St.LouisÉ34 20 10 4 44 87 74 DetroitÉ34 21 12 1 43 111 78 NashvilleÉ35 18 13 4 40 95 99 ColumbusÉ34 9 21 4 22 85 117
GP W L OT Pts GF GA MinnesotaÉ36 20 11 5 45 86 82 VancouverÉ34 21 11 2 44 114 82 ColoradoÉ36 18 17 1 37 96 105 CalgaryÉ35 16 15 4 36 87 97 EdmontonÉ34 15 16 3 33 93 91
GP W L OT Pts GF GA DallasÉ34 20 13 1 41 92 96 SanJoseÉ31 18 10 3 39 93 76 PhoenixÉ35 18 14 3 39 92 92 LosAngelesÉ34 16 14 4 36 75 83 AnaheimÉ34 9 19 6 24 80 113 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday's Late Games
Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2, SO
Friday's Games
New Jersey 4, Washington 3, SO
Boston 8, Florida 0
Toronto 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 2
Carolina 2, Ottawa 1, OT
Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 1
Dallas 6, Nashville 3
Colorado 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT
St. Louis 3, Phoenix 2
Calgary at Vancouver, N
Los Angeles at San Jose, N
Today's Games
No games scheduled
Sunday's Games
No games scheduled
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
BOWLING
MICHELOB CLASSIC LEAGUE
Standings: Michelob Light 178 , Bud Dry 155, Busch Light 129, Bud Light 98 .
High Games: Dale Gab 289-237-233-219, Bob Chamberlain 274, Doug Thompson 266-256-226-224, Mike Snover 258-236-227-209, Todd Christians 255-225-224-217, Al Waltman 247-216, Joe Gourneau Jr. 247, Jerry Sjerven 246-237-236, Vern Meyers 237-220-216-213, Len Scherr 231-204-203, Steve Pelzl 227, Bill Richter 221-217.
High 3-Game Series: Dale Gab 759, Doug Thompson 748, Mike Snover 721, Jerry Sjerven 719, Todd Christians 704, Vern Meyers 673, Bob Chamberlain 648, Al Waltman 627, Len Scherr 619.
High 4-Game Series: Dale Gab 978, Doug Thompson 972, Mike Snover 930, Todd Christians 921, Jerry Sjerven 915, Vern Meyers 886, Bob Chamberlain 835, Len Scherr 823, Al Waltman 816.
JAYCEE LEAGUE
Standings: Circus Bar & Grill 23, Pierson Ford 22, Gardner Locksmithing 19, B&H Masonry 18 , Bain Installation 17, Aberdeen Clean All 16 , Steven Lust Auto 15, Rohly's 14, Crady's Radiator 14, Rick's Heating 12, Bank-rupt 11, Hub City 9, Earl's Mowing Serving 5, Wolves 0.
High Games: Brandon Bartalo 280-219-213, Matt Bain 278-217-214, Jason Schaunaman 277-245, Earl Phelps 269, Joe Gourneau III 266-247-202, Josh Phillips 266-221-214, Brad Gardner 259-233-202, Cliff Kuckelburg 258-247-243, Dave Lenling 258-245-225, Troy Woehl 256-227, Kenny Van Dover 252, Dale Mork 245, Chris Robey 244-206, Chuck Witte 237, Chad Gardner 235-206, Brandon Kakwitch 234-220, Larry Hendrickson 232, Karl Alberts 231-202, Ron Greer 231, Drew VandeKamp 230, Bryan Pence 225, Brian Humann 225, Tyler Pomplun 223-213, Db Garber 222-222, Daryle Hein 220-215-203, Steve Grieben 219, Laverne Lanz 216, Dan Voeller 215-211-203, Ken Jacobson 215-211, Don Peck 215-200, Bob Zimmerman 213, Tim Gardner 207, Owen Swanson 206, Dean Schaunaman 204-204, Dan Streifel 203, Greg Crady 201.
High Series: Cliff Kuckelburg 748, Dave Lenling 728, Joe Gourneau III 715, Brandon Bartalo 712, Matt Bain 709, Jason Schaunaman 707, Josh Phillips 701, Brad Gardner 694, Troy Woehl 680, Earl Phelps 657, Chris Robey 643, Daryle Hein 638, Db Garber 636, Dan Voeller 629, Brandon Kakwitch 624, Tyler Pomplun 618, Chad Gardner 614, Laverne Lanz 609, Chuck Witte 603.
HUFF & PUFF LEAGUE
Standings: Circus 12, CK's 12, Preston Home Improvement 11 , House of Glass 10, Lager's Inn 9 , Aberdeen Federal Credit Union 9, Primrose Inc. 9, Daddy's 8, Karst Auto 8, Hart Farms 8, Insurance Plus 7, Clear Blue Retreat 6 , Meidinger Auto 6, Rotary Club 5, Shenanigans 4 , Great Western Bank 2.
High Games: Tom Sieben 278-247-214, John Sundberg 268-247-214, George Dell 268, Ryan Hardy 266-208, Daryle Hein 259-216, Drew VandeKamp 256-224, Tom Appletoft 255, Dirk Swanson 245-224, R. Lee Ginsbach 244-211-203, Jason Reinke 235-219-217, Joseph Gourneau III 234-222-211, Larry Anderson 234, Scott Meier 232-232-205, Chip Fuhrman 232-213, Herb Crowther 232-206, Chuck Bensen 226, Bob Chamberlain 225-213, Doug Thompson 223-217, Jack Karst 222-215, Kerry Jacobson 222-213-206, Tom Hanley 214, Tim Weber 213, John Meier 211-208, Terry Cormier 208, Ambrose Mitzel 206, Stan Albrecht 205, Thomas Tobin 204, Dick Schweitzer 201, Brad Pinkman 200.
High Series: Tom Sieben 739, John Sundberg 729, Daryle Hein 672, Scott Meier 669, Drew VandeKamp 668, Jason Reinke 668, Joseph Gourneau III 667, R. Lee Ginsbach 664, Dirk Swanson 653, Ryan Hardy 644, Kerry Jacobson 641, George Dell 630, Jack Karst 618, Chip Fuhrman 610, Doug Thompson 607, Herb Crowther 606, John Meier 604.
SUNSET MIXED LEAGUE
Standings: The Go Getters 15, Jason's Ninjas 15, Wild Fire 15, 100 Percent Skill 14, Bumpin' Uglies 14, Hot Shots 12, C.M.W. 10, King Crabs 9, The Dude Abides 9, Spare Time 9, Just Our Luck 6.
High Games: (men) Josh Skorczewski 277-247-236, Chris Robey 268-222-213, Gary Klabo 256-216, Skip Ronke 256, Mark Schumacher 245, Joseph Gourneau III 235-226-222, Floyd Siebert 230, Db Garber 226-201, Mike Palmer 226-200, Bill Streifel 222, Barry Parkin 217-206, Daryle Hein 217-201, Dan Streifel 214, Jason Schaunaman 211, Dale Mork 202, Rich Galbraith 202; (women) Betty Orr 226, Amanda Ronke 224-190, Missy Hill 214-197, Kari Schaunaman 209-194, Amber Lutz 202-191-183, Dolores Streifel 191, Kim Schneider 186, Lois Pletten 182.
High Series: (men) Josh Skorczewski 760, Chris Robey 703, Joseph Gourneau III 683, Gary Klabo 647, Db Garber 614, Mike Palmer 610, Barry Parkin 600; (women) Amanda Ronke 580, Amber Lutz 576, Missy Hill 570, Kari Schaunaman 549, Betty Orr 542, Lois Pletten 504, Dolores Streifel 504.
LADIES CLASSIC LEAGUE
Final First Half Standings: Crady's Crushers 182 , Krause's Krew 179, Ronke's Rollers 167, Witlock's Wackers 165 , Missy's Mystics 160 , Sundling's Survivors 153 .
High Games: Jackie Crady 234-216, Onna LeBeau 234-208, Amber Lutz 227, Amanda Ronke 224-223-209, Missy Hill 222-208, Lori Krause 221, Judy Sundling 211.
High Series: Amanda Ronke 656, Jackie Crady 641, Missy Hill 600, Onna LeBeau 596, Lori Krause 587, Amber Lutz 586, Judy Sundling 545.
MISFIT LEAGUE
Standings: Karlen & Associates 50, Bowling Bags 39, Pinheads 36 , Bi-Polar Rollers 26 , Rookie Strikes 24, Lane Lovers 15.
High Games: Diane Schaeffer 206, Kristie Hoffman 193-189, Kathy Lout 185, Lynn Kreber 178, Pat LeCompte 174.
High Series: Kristie Hoffman 560, Kathy Lout 519, Diane Schaeffer 501, Michelle Johnson 474.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX-Named Tim Bogar bench coach, Bob McClure pitching coach, Alex Ochoa first base coach and Jerry Royster third base coach. Announced hitting coach Dave Magadan and bullpen coach Gary Tuck will return.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Langerhans, RHP Eric Hurley and C Robinzon Diaz on minor league contracts.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS-Acquired LHP Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs for LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave Sappelt and INF Ronald Torreyes. Claimed RHP Josh Judy off waivers from Cleveland.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Traded C Derek Norris, RHP A.J. Cole, RHP Brad Peacock, and LHP Tommy Milone to Oakland for LHP Gio Gonzalez and RHP Robert Gilliams.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA-Reduced the season-opening suspensions for Los Angeles Lakers F Andrew Bynum and Detroit F Charlie Villanueva from five to four games.
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Waived F Melvin Ely, F Taylor Griffin, and G Durrell Summers. Declined to match the offer sheet made by Memphis for F Dante Cunningham.
DENVER NUGGETS-Waived G Cory Higgins and F Michael Ruffin.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES-Waived F Walter Sharpe.
MIAMI HEAT-Waived F Derrick Byers.
NEW JERSEY NETS-Signed G DeShawn Stevenson. Waived F Ime Udoka.
Football
NATIONAL FOOBALL LEAGUE
