SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
Girls basketball
Staples-Motley at Pillager 7:15 p.m.
Verndale at Swanville 7:30 p.m.
Boys hockey
Detroit Lakes vs. Northern Lakes Lightning at Breezy Point 7 p.m.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek at St. Cloud Tech 7 p.m.
Gymnastics
Willmar at Brainerd 7 p.m.
Wrestling
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo 7:30 p.m.
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Parkers Prairie 7:30 p.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)
Thursday
BOXING
8 p.m., VERSUS: Welterweights, Ray Robinson vs. Brad Solomon; Maureen Shea vs. Jenna Shiver for interim WBA female super bantamweight title; Mike Arnaoutis vs. Tim Coleman for vacant USBA light welterweight title
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m., ESPN: Oregon St. at Oregon
GOLF
2 p.m., TGC: Chevron World Challenge, first round
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: Washington at Texas Tech
8 p.m., ESPN2: Southern Cal at Texas
9:30 p.m., FSN: Baylor at Arizona St.
NBA BASKETBALL
7:15 p.m., TNT: Boston at San Antonio
9:30 p.m., TNT: Miami at Denver
RODEO
9 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: PRCA, National Finals, first round
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m., FSN: UCLA at Kansas
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 14 4 .778 -
Toronto 7 13 .350 8
Philadelphia 5 14 .263 9 1/2
New York 4 15 .211 10 1/2
New Jersey 0 18 .000 14
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 15 4 .789 -
Atlanta 13 5 .722 1 1/2
Miami 10 7 .588 4
Charlotte 7 10 .412 7
Washington 7 10 .412 7
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 13 5 .722 -
Milwaukee 9 8 .529 3 1/2
Chicago 7 9 .438 5
Indiana 6 9 .400 5 1/2
Detroit 6 12 .333 7
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 14 5 .737 -
San Antonio 9 6 .600 3
Houston 9 8 .529 4
New Orleans 7 11 .389 6 1/2
Memphis 7 12 .368 7
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 13 5 .722 -
Portland 12 8 .600 2
Utah 10 7 .588 2 1/2
Oklahoma City 10 8 .556 3
Minnesota 2 16 .111 11
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 14 3 .824 -
Phoenix 14 5 .737 1
Sacramento 8 8 .500 5 1/2
L.A. Clippers 8 10 .444 6 1/2
Golden State 6 11 .353 8
Tuesday's Games
Boston 108, Charlotte 90
Washington 106, Toronto 102
New York 126, Phoenix 99
Denver 135, Golden State 107
Miami 107, Portland 100
L.A. Lakers 110, New Orleans 99
Wednesday's Games
Washington 104, Milwaukee 102
Orlando 118, New York 104
Cleveland 107, Phoenix 90
Atlanta 146, Toronto 115
Dallas 117, New Jersey 101
Oklahoma City 117, Philadelphia 106
Chicago 92, Detroit 85
Memphis 97, Minnesota 95
Indiana at Sacramento
Houston at L.A. Clippers
Thursday's Games
Boston at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Miami at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Girls' high school poll
Basketball News
Class 4A
1. Lakeville North (2-0)
2. Minneapolis South (1-0)
3. Bloomington Kennedy (1-0)
4. Chaska (0-0)
5. Eden Prairie (1-0)
6. White Bear Lake (2-1)
7. Maple Grove (1-0)
8. Eastview (2-1)
9. Hopkins (1-2)
10. Edina (0-0)
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret's (1-0)
2. DeLaSalle (0-0)
3. New Prague (1-0)
4. Hill-Murray (1-0)
5. Worthington (0-0)
6. Willmar (0-0)
7. Alexandria (0-0)
8. Princeton (1-0)
9. Bemidji (1-0)
10. Orono (1-0)
Class 2A
1. Minneapolis Roosevelt (0-0)
2. New London-Spicer (1-0)
3. Pipestone (1-0)
4. Dover-Eyota (1-0)
5. Sauk Centre (1-0)
6. Braham (1-0)
7. East Grand Forks (1-0)
8. Caledonia (2-0)
9. Rochester Lourdes (1-0)
10. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (1-0)
Class 1A
1. Barnum (1-0)
2. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey (1-0)
3. Maranatha (1-0)
4. Bigfork (1-0)
5. Parkers Prairie (0-0)
6. New Life Academy (1-0)
7. Brandon-Evansville (1-0)
8. Bertha-Hewitt (0-0)
9. Northern (2-0)
10. Hancock (1-0)
Boys' high school
preseason rankings
Basketball News
Class 4A
1. Hopkins
2. Minnetonka
3. Tartan
4. Henry Sibley
5. Stillwater
6. Chaska
7. Champlin Park
8. Cretin-Derham Hall
9. St. Cloud Tech
10. Osseo
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret's
2. De La Salle
3. St. Paul Johnson
4. Columbia Heights
5. St. Cloud Apollo
6. Willmar
7. Minneapolis Henry
8. Grand Rapids
9. Winona
10. St. Thomas Academy
Class 2A
1. Plainview1Elgin-Millville
2. New London-Spicer
3. Crosby-Ironton
4. Staples-Motley
5. Pequot Lakes
6. Minnehaha Academy
7. Morris
8. Sibley East
9. Braham
10. La Crescent
Class 1A
1. MACCRAY
2. Ellsworth
3. Minnesota Transitions
4. Sebeka
5. Maranatha Christian
6. Chisholm
7. Cass Lake-Bena
8. Park Christian (Moorhead)
9. Cedar Mountain9Comfrey
10. Goodhue
Wednesday's college scores
EAST
Connecticut 92, Boston U. 64
Cornell 104, Bucknell 98, OT
George Washington 66, George Mason 49
Holy Cross 85, Brown 79, OT
Penn St. Behrend 77, Allegheny 70
Pittsburgh 67, Duquesne 58, 2OT
Villanova 77, Drexel 58
SOUTH
Alabama 73, North Florida 51
Charlotte 80, East Carolina 68
Georgia 64, Saint Louis 56
Georgia Tech 74, Siena 61
Illinois 76, Clemson 74
Miami 63, Minnesota 58
South Carolina 74, W. Kentucky 56
South Florida 74, Hampton 55
Tennessee 78, ETSU 66
MIDWEST
Boston College 62, Michigan 58
Bradley 63, N. Illinois 49
Butler 59, Ball St. 38
Dayton 65, Miami (Ohio) 58
Kansas 98, Alcorn St. 31
N. Iowa 63, Iowa St. 60
Nebraska 81, Texas-Pan American 53
South Dakota 111, Dakota St. 59
Toledo 65, Rochester, Mich. 46
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 28 19 9 0 38 92 77
New Jersey 25 17 7 1 35 71 56
Philadelphia 24 13 10 1 27 77 65
N.Y. Rangers 27 13 13 1 27 80 84
N.Y. Islanders 27 10 10 7 27 72 84
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 27 14 8 5 33 68 65
Buffalo 24 15 7 2 32 66 55
Ottawa 25 13 8 4 30 74 75
Montreal 27 12 13 2 26 66 79
Toronto 26 7 12 7 21 70 92
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 27 16 5 6 38 94 78
Atlanta 24 14 7 3 31 84 68
Tampa Bay 26 10 8 8 28 68 79
Florida 27 11 12 4 26 77 92
Carolina 27 5 17 5 15 62 100
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 26 17 6 3 37 82 59
Nashville 27 15 10 2 32 66 74
Columbus 27 13 9 5 31 84 96
Detroit 26 13 9 4 30 76 73
St. Louis 25 10 10 5 25 62 67
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 26 17 6 3 37 83 66
Colorado 29 15 8 6 36 90 89
Vancouver 27 15 12 0 30 85 70
Minnesota 26 11 12 3 25 68 79
Edmonton 27 10 13 4 24 80 90
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 29 19 6 4 42 101 77
Los Angeles 28 16 10 2 34 83 84
Phoenix 27 15 11 1 31 68 65
Dallas 27 12 8 7 31 80 81
Anaheim 26 10 12 4 24 74 84
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday's Games
Toronto 3, Montreal 0
Chicago 4, Columbus 3, SO
San Jose 5, Ottawa 2
Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 3
Wednesday's Games
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 1
Vancouver 5, New Jersey 2
Florida 6, Colorado 5, SO
Minnesota 5, Nashville 4, OT
Thursday's Games
Edmonton at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Columbus, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
BAHA
SCORES 11/24 - 11/30
Bantams
Moorhead 3, Brainerd VFW 1
Fergus Falls 4, Brainerd VFW 2
Brainerd VFW 5, Sartell 0
Sauk Rapids 7, Brainerd KFC 3
Detroit Lakes 4, KFC 3 OT
KFC 8, Wadena 1
Brainerd Lakes Health 2, Mound 0
Little Falls 2, Brainerd Lakes Health 1
Brainerd Lakes Health 2, Waconia 1
Pee Wee
Duluth East 7, Brainerd MJ's 1
Detroit Lakes 4, MJ's 1
Roseau 6, MJ's 4
MJ's 9, Wadena 1
Brainerd Culver's 10, Detroit Lakes 0
Fergus Falls 2, Brainerd Best Buy 1
Squirts
Brainerd Wendy's 6, Detroit Lakes 0
Wendy's 4, Little Falls 3
CIA 8, American National Bank 2,
Brainerd Minnesota T's 8, Sauk Center 3
CIA 6, Minnesota T's 3
Little Falls 4, Brainerd Applebee's 1
Pequot Lakes 5, Applebee's 0
Girls
U10 Country Kitchen 3, Fargo 3
U10 Country Kitchen 6, Alexandria 1
Moorhead 8, U10 Country Kitchen 1
Girls' high school poll
Let's Play Hockey
Class 2A
1. Roseville (10)
2. Stillwater
3. Edina (1)
4. Hopkins (1)
5. Minnetonka
6. Hill-Murray
7. Irondale
8. Elk River/Zimmerman
9. White Bear Lake
10. Benilde-St. Margaret's
11. Centennial
12. Roseau
13. Grand Rapids/Greenway
14. Maple Grove
15. Proctor/Hermantown/Duluth Marshall
Class 1A
1. Warroad (7)
2. Breck (2)
3. Blake (1)
4. South St. Paul
5. Mound-Westonka
6. Crookston
7. East Grand Forks
8. Fergus Falls
9. Red Wing
10. Mankato West
11. Totino-Grace
12. Visitation/SPA United
13. Mahtomedi
14. Eveleth-Gilbert
15. Silver Bay/Two Harbors/Cook County
Boys' high school
preseason poll
Let's Play Hockey
Class 2A
1. Eden Prairie (7)
2. Minnetonka (2)
3. Bloomington Jefferson (1)
4. Blaine
5. Hill-Murray
6. Benilde-St. Margaret's
7. Holy Angels
8. Duluth East
9. Wayzata
10. Edina
11. Centennial
12. Woodbury
13. Moorhead
14. Elk River
15. Cretin-Derham Hall
Class 1A
1. Breck (8)
2. Warroad
3. St. Thomas Academy (2)
4. Hermantown
5. St. Cloud Cathedral
6. Alexandria
7. Mahtomedi
8. Red Wing
9. South St. Paul
10. Hibbing/Chisholm
11. Thief River Falls
12. Mound-Westonka
13. Virginia/Mt. Iron-Buhl
14. Rochester Lourdes
15. Duluth Marshall
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with INF Brian Buscher, LHP Mike Gosling, RHP Jason Grilli and INF Luis Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Agreed to terms with RHP Joey Devine on a one-year contract.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES-Agreed to terms with LHP Billy Wagner on a one-year contract.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Agreed to terms with G Allen Iverson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS-Placed LB Pisa Tinoisamoa on injured reserve.
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed DL Brian Schaefering. Signed RB Jed Collins and DB Michael Grant to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed RB Mike Hart and DE Ervin Baldwin from the practice squad. Waived WR John Matthews from the practice squad. Signed OL Keith Gray, OL Andrew Radovich and QB Shane Boyd to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed WR Keith Eloi to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned D Johnny Boychuk to Providence (AHL) for conditioning.
DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled D Jakub Kindl from Grand Rapids (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD-Recalled D Jaime Sifers from Houston (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Traded C Kyle Chipchura to Anaheim for a 2011 fourth-round draft pick.
NEW YORK RANGERS-Claimed F Erik Christensen off waivers from Anaheim. Reassigned F Chris Chappell from Hartford (AHL) to Charlotte (ECHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Signed D Oskars Bartulis to a multiyear contract extension.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS-Named John Erck named director of development for the athletics program.
GEORGIA-Fired defensive coordinator Willie Martinez, linebackers coach John Jancek and defensive ends coach Jon Fabris.
INDIANA-Fired men's soccer coach Mike Freitag.
PITTSBURG STATE-Announced the resignation of football coach Chuck Broyles, who will remain as athletic director. Promoted assistant football coach Tim Beck to acting head coach.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 7 4 0 .636 307 202
Miami 5 6 0 .455 256 275
N.Y. Jets 5 6 0 .455 230 195
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 186 242
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Indianapolis 11 0 0 1.000 304 184
Jacksonville 6 5 0 .545 202 255
Tennessee 5 6 0 .455 229 289
Houston 5 6 0 .455 259 243
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 8 3 0 .727 231 174
Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 257 188
Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 248 204
Cleveland 1 10 0 .091 122 279
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 8 3 0 .727 312 219
Denver 7 4 0 .636 196 189
Kansas City 3 8 0 .273 183 282
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 115 258
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 8 3 0 .727 255 182
Philadelphia 7 4 0 .636 293 228
N.Y. Giants 6 5 0 .545 272 261
Washington 3 8 0 .273 170 205
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 11 0 0 1.000 407 221
Atlanta 6 5 0 .545 272 245
Carolina 4 7 0 .364 199 256
Tampa Bay 1 10 0 .091 181 314
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 10 1 0 .909 342 203
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 296 215
Chicago 4 7 0 .364 216 261
Detroit 2 9 0 .182 193 335
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 7 4 0 .636 267 217
San Francisco 5 6 0 .455 228 213
Seattle 4 7 0 .364 223 250
St. Louis 1 10 0 .091 130 297
x-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 3
N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6
St. Louis at Chicago, noon
Oakland at Pittsburgh, noon
Denver at Kansas City, noon
Philadelphia at Atlanta, noon
Detroit at Cincinnati, noon
New England at Miami, noon
New Orleans at Washington, noon
Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon
Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon
Houston at Jacksonville, noon
San Diego at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 3:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 7:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 7
Baltimore at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.