SCOREBOARD
Area events
Monday
Boys basketball
Pillager at Hill City 6:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Crookston 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Pillager at Hill City 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Breckenridge 7:30 p.m.
Alpine skiing
Brainerd in Duluth East Invite at Spirit Mountain 10 a.m.
NORDIC SKIING
Little Falls Flyer Invite at Camp Ripley 10 a.m.
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Saturday
BOXING
8:45 p.m., HBO: Champion Sergio Martinez vs. Joe Greene for interim WBC junior middleweight title; champion Andre Berto vs. Luis Collazo for WBC welterweight title
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3 p.m., ESPN2: East-West Shrine Game
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship, third round
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Sony Open, third round
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m., ESPN: Notre Dame at Syracuse
11 a.m., ESPN2: N. Iowa at Drake
12:30 p.m., CBS: Georgetown at Duke
1 p.m., ESPN: Oklahoma at Texas A&M
1 p.m., ESPN2: Butler at Ill.-Chicago
1 p.m., FSN: Washington St. at Oregon
2:30 p.m., ABC: Wake Forest at Clemson or Kansas at Colorado
2:45 p.m., CBS: Arizona St. at UCLA
3 p.m., ESPN: Illinois at Michigan St.
3 p.m., VERSUS: BYU at New Mexico
5 p.m., ESPN: Pittsburgh at Louisville
6 p.m., ESPN2: Temple at Massachusetts
8 p.m., ESPN: Miami at North Carolina
8 p.m., ESPN2: Marquette at Providence
10 p.m., ESPN2: Pacific at Cal St.-Fullerton
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m., FSN: Southern Cal at Arizona St.
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM: Wild vs. Anaheim
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY
5 p.m., FSN: Minnesota vs. St. Cloud State
Sunday
Sports talk
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM, WYRQ: Sports Huddle with Sid and Dave
BOWLING
Noon, ESPN: PBA, Earl Anthony Classic
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship, final round
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Sony Open, final round
NFL FOOTBALL
2 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, NFC Championship game, Philadelphia at Arizona
5:30 p.m., CBS: Playoffs, AFC Championship game, Baltimore at Pittsburgh
NHL HOCKEY
11:30 a.m., NBC: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh
TENNIS
6 p.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, early round
2:30 a.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, early round
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1 p.m., ESPN2: UTEP at Tulane
1 p.m., FSN: Georgia at Florida
3 p.m., FSN: Texas A&M at Oklahoma
5 p.m., FSN: Stanford at California
MEN'S BASKETBALL
1 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Northwestern
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 27 15 4 58 123 120
Philadelphia 24 12 9 57 146 134
New Jersey 26 15 3 55 134 114
Pittsburgh 22 20 4 48 140 144
N.Y. Islanders 12 28 4 28 111 158
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 33 7 4 70 159 96
Montreal 26 11 6 58 136 114
Buffalo 22 17 5 49 126 125
Toronto 17 21 7 41 133 162
Ottawa 15 21 6 36 101 122
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 28 14 3 59 147 133
Carolina 21 19 5 47 116 138
Florida 20 16 7 47 122 122
Tampa Bay 14 20 10 38 109 136
Atlanta 15 25 5 35 130 163
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 31 7 6 68 165 121
Chicago 24 10 8 56 149 107
Columbus 21 19 4 46 116 119
Nashville 20 21 3 43 108 124
St. Louis 17 23 3 37 125 143
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 27 12 4 58 136 124
Vancouver 22 19 5 49 131 129
Minnesota 22 18 3 47 111 98
Edmonton 22 19 3 47 122 132
Colorado 22 22 1 45 120 132
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 32 6 5 69 152 102
Phoenix 22 18 5 49 113 127
Anaheim 22 19 5 49 130 131
Dallas 18 17 7 43 121 145
Los Angeles 17 20 6 40 104 121
Thursday's Games
Boston 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Toronto 6, Carolina 4
Montreal 3, Nashville 2
Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 1
Minnesota 5, Edmonton 1
St. Louis 5, Colorado 2
Buffalo 5, Dallas 4, SO
Phoenix 4, Vancouver 1
Calgary 3, San Jose 2
Detroit 4, Los Angeles 0
Friday's Games
New Jersey 2, Columbus 1
Pittsburgh 3, Anaheim 1
Atlanta 4, Toronto 3, OT
Philadelphia 3, Florida 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 3, Chicago 2, OT
Edmonton 3, Colorado 2
Saturday's Games
Los Angeles at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 11:30 a.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 19 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 32 9 .780 -
Philadelphia 19 20 .487 12
New Jersey 19 21 .475 12 1/2
New York 15 23 .395 15 1/2
Toronto 16 25 .390 16
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 32 8 .800 -
Atlanta 23 16 .590 8 1/2
Miami 21 17 .553 10
Charlotte 15 24 .385 16 1/2
Washington 8 31 .205 23 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 31 7 .816 -
Detroit 22 16 .579 9
Milwaukee 20 22 .476 13
Chicago 18 22 .450 14
Indiana 15 25 .375 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 25 13 .658 -
New Orleans 23 13 .639 1
Houston 24 16 .600 2
Dallas 22 17 .564 3 1/2
Memphis 11 28 .282 14 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 27 13 .675 -
Portland 24 15 .615 2 1/2
Utah 24 16 .600 3
Minnesota 12 26 .316 14
Oklahoma City 8 33 .195 19 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 31 8 .795 -
Phoenix 22 15 .595 8
Golden State 12 29 .293 20
Sacramento 10 31 .244 22
L.A. Clippers 8 30 .211 22 1/2
Thursday's Games
Portland 105, New Jersey 99
Chicago 102, Cleveland 93, OT
Denver 119, Phoenix 113, OT
Friday's Games
Washington 96, New York 89
Philadelphia 109, San Antonio 87
Indiana 111, Toronto 104
Utah 101, Memphis 91
Oklahoma City 89, Detroit 79
Cleveland 92, New Orleans 78
Minnesota 105, Phoenix 103
Milwaukee 129, Sacramento 122
Golden State 119, Atlanta 114
Orlando 109, L.A. Lakers 103
Saturday's Games
Boston at New Jersey, noon
Portland at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York, 6:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Denver, 8 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 930 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Phoenix at Toronto, 11:30 a.m.
Miami at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
YMCA men's league
Standings
Mills Fleet Farm 4-0
Kavanaugh's 4-0
Kurilla 3-1
Yard Creation 3-1
Unity Bank 3-1
Elite Underground 2-2
CTC 1-3
Wes Hanson Con. 0-4
Ameriprise 0-4
Rejoice Lutheran 0-4
Results 1-14
Mills Fleet Farm 60, CTC 43
Mills Fleet Farm: George Washington 18, Thadeus Fly 13
CTC: Luke Schramm 19
Kavanaugh's 76, Ameriprise 52
Kavanaugh's: Ben Stoll 27, Aaron Otteson 19
Ameriprise: Luke Schumer 17
Kurilla 78, Wes Hanson Construction 48
Kurilla: Matt Pecarich 21, Todd Vanek 17, Wade Mortenson 17
Wes Hanson: Chris Oleson 24
Unity Bank 66, Elite Underground 63
Unity Bank: Tim Miller 20, Jack Wawro 15, Mike Day hit 35-foot shot at buzzer for win
Elite Underground: Tim Martin 16, Eli Mackareth 10
Football
NFL
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 18
NFC
Philadelphia at Arizona (FOX), 3 p.m.
AFC
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (CBS), 6:30 p.m.
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 1
Tampa, Fla.
AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m. (NBC)
Pool
Women's Country League
JAN. 14
John's Also -12, O'Neary's Irish Lasses -3
Oak Lawn II -8, Green Lantern -7
9th Street Bar II -9, 9th Street bar I -6
Oak Lawn I -10, Yesterdays Gone -5
O'Neary's Furys -11, Paradise Shores -4
STANDINGS
1. 9th Street II -140
2. Oak Lawn II -122
3. O'Neary's Fury's -115
4. Paradise Shores -106
5. Oak Lawn I -103
6. John's Also -100
7. Yesterday's Gone -99
8. 9th Street I -98
9. O'Neary's Irish Lasses -87
10. Green Lantern -80
Broomball
Brainerd League
Standings
GL Sports 5-0
Stearns Co. 4-1
Edward Jones 3-2
B Squad 2-3
Lexington Mfg. 1-4
Nor-Son 0-5
Wednesday's Results
GL Sports 14, Nor-Son 0
Stearns Co. Abstract 3, B Squad 2 (OT)
Edward Jones 8, Lexington Mfg. 0
January 21 Games
At Civic Center
B Squad vs. Edward Jones 8:45 p.m.
At Gold Medal Arena
Nor-Son vs. Stearns Co. Abstract 8:45 p.m.
GL Sports vs. Lexington Mfg. 9:45 p.m.
Bowling
Paul Bunyan Bowl
Monday Afternoon 1/12
Team points: McAllister Electric 3, Budget Blinds 1
Lakes Area Eyecare 2, Bernie Roberts-Edward Jones 2
Loran Knack-Century-21 3, Northland Excavating 1
Artcraft 3, Excel Painting 1
Team leaders: McAllister Electric 11.0, Northland Excavating 9.0, Loran Knack-Century-21 7.0, Budget Blinds 5.0, Lakes Area Eyecare 5.0, Excel Painting 4.0, Bernie Roberts-Edward Jones 4.0, Artcraft 3.0
High game: Doris Mezzenga 207, Bev Gryz 204, Julie Willis 193
High series: Doris Mezzenga 591, Kathy Carlson 515, Norma Kotyk 512
Senior Moments 1/9
Team Points: DDT 6, Dennis' Team 2. Sharon's Team 6, Kathy's Team 2. Lois' Team 6, Arlene's Team 2. Art's Team 6, Stu's Team 2.
High Series (Men): Denny Villnow 601, Stu Zell 533, Ron Hobson 517
High Game (Men): Denny Villnow 224, Stu Zell 183, Don Rother 177
High Series (Women): Jean Volkmuth 559, Gail Walsh 468, Sharon Rother 439
High Game (Women): Jean Volkmuth 207, Sharon Rother 170, Kathy Anderson 167
Tuesday Morning Doubles 1-13
Andersen-Corner 995
Berg- Bunnell 998
Zitur- Volkmuth 972
Pekoske- Pearl- Bahma 1069
Robertson- Lofquist 1042
Christensen- Rother 1078
Bloomquist- Jans 995
Carlson- Wagner 966
Reither- Anderson 1095
Adamson- Anderson 990
Season point leaders: Robertson- Lofquist, Zitur- Volkmuth 259, Adamson- Anderson 255
High series: K. Anderson 543, J. Andersen 510, S. Rother 484
High game: K. Anderson 201, J. Andersen 188, M. Robertson 188
Bantams 01/10
Team Points: The Rockers 3, Gutter Dusters 3, Little Rascals 3, The Renegades 3, The Tigers 0, The Crushers 0, The Princesses 0, Fuzzy Smashers 0
High Game (Boys): Garrett Heinlen 80, Reice Pikula 77, Brandon Rudolph 74
High Series (Boys): G. Heinlen 155, Keegan Decker 134, R. Pikula 127
High Game (Girls): Daniesha Thoemke 67, Jaden Rudolph 61, Andrea Torres 49
High Series (Girls): D. Thoemke 109, J. Rudolph 96, A. Torres 94
Junior League 01/09
Team Points: Strikers 7, Inferno 7, Marine Bowlers 6, Doodfirst 5, TMNB 5, Yours! 3, Flamingballs of Doom 3, Gutterballers 3, The Rockers 2, Monster Crew 2, Strikers II 1
High Game (Boys): Kevin Lechner 222, Will Bassett 208, David Adamson 191
High Series (Boys): W. Bassett 611, K. Lechner 553, Tom Swenson 531
High Game (Girls): Kim Carper 234, Kayla Cartwright 226, Kayla Tuil 134
High Series (Girls): K. Carper 599, K. Cartwright 548, K. Tuil 334
Junior Prep 01/10
Team Points: Bowling Warriors 4, Pokeb's 4, Lightning Strikers 4, Bratz Rock 0, Triple X 0, Vacant 0
High Game (Boys): Calvin Kruschke 167, T.J. Graves 147, Gabriel Clow 128
High Series (Boys): C. Kruschke 421, T.J. Graves 388, G. Clow 347
High Game (Girls): Sofie Bartholomew 99, Mia Berry 98, Kaytlin Sunde 97
High Series (Girls): M. Berry 244, K. Sunde 216, S. Bartholomew 208
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 01/08
Team Points: Rohlfing 64, Wally Thesing Casino Tour 48, Shep's on 6th 46, J & J Homes 45, 1st Impression Printing 41
High Game: Marie Thurstin 203, Paula Martin 197, Barb Thesing 180
High Series: Kim Roscoe 467, Janell Westphal 465, Liz Wick 451
Tuesday 4:15 01/13
Team Points: Shep's on 6th 13, Acorn Millwork 9, Abrahamson General Contracting 9, Country Kitchen 9, Bar Harbor 6
High Game: Connie Tretter 202, Ruth Tiedeman 185, Joann Rehberger 182
High Series: C. Tretter 528, R. Tiedeman 508, Cyndi Burnard 497
Friday Night Mixers 01/09
Team Points: Blue Goose 145, Edina Realty 124.5, Car Quest 121, Central Lakes Custom 114.5, Huber Docks 111.5, Jensen Trucking 111.5, Clow Stamping 110, BuzzKill 107, Kenwood 105.5, Fit Quest 92.5, Underdogs 78
High Game (Men): Dan Johnson 258, John Buscher 236, Jason Bade 232
High Series (Men): J. Buscher 657, D. Johnson 633, B. Aasen 619
High Game (Women): Erin Buscher 202, Laurie Ramsdell 200, Michelle Underland 193
High Series (Women): L. Ramsdell 540, Chris Kohl 504, M. Underland 503
Gutterdusters 01/13
Team Points: Little Farm Market 13, The Old Waterfall 13, Northern Shores 12, Brainerd Insurance 11, Diversified net 11, Versatile Golf Cars 11, Rosing Woods Cabinetry 11, Paul Bunyan Bowl 9, Fab Five 6
High Game: Caralee Bjerkness 212, Tracey Schulz 211, Jamie Neyen 203
High Series: C. Bjerkness 586, T. Schulz 551, Gail Bement 530
Jack's House
Lucky Strikers II 1/8
Team Points: Oak Lawn Tavern 5, Good Neighbor 2. Mortgage Masters 7, Unearned Points 0. Brainerd General Rental 5, Diamond Willow 2. Ben Franklin Crafts 4, Navillus 3.
High Series: Greta Rosko 535, Missy Vogt 529, Bridget Smude 297.
High Game: G. Rosko 200, M. Vogt 199, Jan Hanneken 191, Steph Winegarner 191
Kohoutek 1/9
Team Points: Denger-Holmes 1278, Curtis-Havel 1261, Volkmuth-Danner 1252, Panno-Brown 1239, Carlson-Olson 1235, Stengel-Johnson 1201, Bunnell-Zitur 1201, Thesing-Held 1198, Olds-Anderson 1192, Johnson-Godejohn 1190, Munsch-Johnson 1165, Brundidge-Guck 1164, Gorman-Juntunen 1162, Christian-Lorenz 1139, Wagner-Boque 1128, Staley-Taylor 1117, Johnson-Johnson 1077
High Series: Vicky Holmes 606, Carol Thesing 508, Judy Havel 488
High Game: V. Holmes 205, Lois Volkmuth 199, Barb Johnson 198
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB-Suspended minor league OF Cristopher De La Rosa (Boston) and minor league RHP Junior Guerra (N.Y. Mets) for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Agreed the terms with 1B Kevin Youkilis on a four-year contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Herges and RHP Jack Cassel on minor league contracts.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Agreed to terms with LHP Darren Oliver on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Agreed to terms with RHP Grant Balfour and RHP Lance Cormier on one-year contracts. Designated RHP Dewon Day for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms with INF-OF Greg Dobbs on a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Named Bill Lajoie senior adviser.