Scoreboard

BOYS BASKETBALL

Brainerd at Little Falls, 7:30 p.m.

Pierz vs. Hinckley-Finlayson at Hinckley, 7:30 p.m.

Verndale at Parkers Prairie tournament

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Verndale Tournament

6 p.m., 8 p.m.

BOYS HOCKEY

Brainerd at Sartell, 7:30 p.m.

St. Cloud Apollo at Little Falls, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS HOCKEY

Park Rapids vs. LP-GE/W-DC at Wadena, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING

Crosby-Ironton at Wadena-Deer Creek triangular, 5 p.m.

Eden Valley-Watkins, Rockford at Pierz triangular, 5 p.m.

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale vs. PL/PR-B at Pine River, 7:30 p.m.

ALPINE SKIING

Brainerd in Virginia Invitational at Giants Ridge, Biwabik, 10 a.m.

NORDIC SKIING

Brainerd, Little Falls at St. Cloud Cathedral Classic, 3 p.m.

TV-Radio

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KTCF-FM (101.5), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380)

Wednesday

1 a.m.

TGC -- PGA Tour of Australasia, Australian Open Championship, first round

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Princeton at Duke

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN -- Dallas at Boston

NHL HOCKEY

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2/KMSP/KFML -- Wild at Colorado

Thursday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- GMAC Bowl, Miami (Ohio) vs. Louisville

1 a.m.

TGC -- PGA Tour of Australasia, Australian Open Championship, second round

NBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

TNT/WWWI -- Dallas at Timberwolves

9 p.m.

TNT -- Phoenix at Portland

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

ESPN -- N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers or San Jose at St. Louis

8 p.m.

FSN -- Wild at Edmonton

WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

10 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Division I tournament, semifinal

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

KFML -- Pierz vs. Hinckley-Finlayson

KLIZ/KLTF/WYRQ -- Brainerd at Little Falls

PREP BOYS HOCKEY

7 p.m.

KVBR -- Brainerd at Sartell

Football

Playoff possibilities

NFC EAST

Philadelphia has clinched playoff berth.

Philadelphia can clinch division title and first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie.

2) A Dallas loss or tie.

Philadelphia can clinch homefield advantage throughout playoffs with a win and a St. Louis loss.

Dallas can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win.

2) A tie and a Minnesota loss.

3) A tie and a loss or tie by either Green Bay or Seattle.

4) Losses by Minnesota, Green Bay and Seattle plus a loss or tie by New Orleans and Tampa Bay.

Note: There are other scenarios in which Dallas can clinch a playoff berth based on strength of victory tiebreaker.

NFC NORTH

Minnesota can clinch division title with a win, a Green Bay loss, plus an Atlanta win, plus wins by two of three from Detroit, Washington and Pittsburgh.

Minnesota can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win, plus a Dallas win or tie, plus a Seattle loss, plus a loss or tie by New Orleans and Tampa Bay.

Note: There are other scenarios in which Minnesota can clinch a playoff berth based on strength of victory tiebreaker.

Green Bay can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win, plus a Dallas win or tie, plus a Seattle loss and a New Orleans loss or tie.

Note: There are other scenarios in which Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth based on strength of victory tiebreaker.

NFC SOUTH

Carolina has clinched division title.

NFC WEST

St. Louis has clinched division title.

St. Louis can clinch first-round bye with a win or tie OR a Carolina loss or tie.

Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, N.Y. Giants, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.

AFC EAST

New England has clinched division title.

New England can clinch first-round bye with:

1) An Indianapolis loss.

2) A win or tie plus an Indianapolis tie.

AFC NORTH

Cincinnati can clinch division title with a win and a Baltimore loss.

AFC SOUTH

Indianapolis has clinched playoff berth.

Indianapolis can clinch division title with:

1) A win or a Tennessee loss.

2) A tie and a Tennessee tie.

Tennessee can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie.

2) A loss or tie by either Miami, Baltimore or Cincinnati.

Note: There are other scenarios in which Tennessee can clinch a playoff berth based on strength of victory tiebreaker.

AFC WEST

Kansas City has clinched division title.

Kansas City can clinch first-round bye with:

1) An Indianapolis loss.

2) A win or tie and an Indianapolis tie.

Denver can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win and a loss or tie by either Baltimore or Cincinnati.

2) A tie, plus a Miami loss or tie and a loss by either Baltimore or Cincinnati.

College bowls

Tuesday, Dec. 16

New Orleans Bowl

$750,000

Memphis 27, North Texas 17

Thursday, Dec. 18

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

$750,000

Louisville (9-3) vs. Miami (Ohio) (12-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Basketball

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 15 8 .652 --

Denver 15 9 .625 1/2

Minnesota 15 9 .625 1/2

San Antonio 16 10 .615 1/2

Memphis 14 10 .583 1 1/2

Houston 13 10 .565 2

Utah 13 11 .542 2 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 18 5 .783 --

Sacramento 16 6 .727 1 1/2

Golden State 11 11 .500 6 1/2

Portland 11 11 .500 6 1/2

Seattle 11 11 .500 6 1/2

L.A. Clippers 9 11 .450 7 1/2

Phoenix 9 16 .360 10

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 12 12 .500 --

Boston 12 13 .480 1/2

New Jersey 11 12 .478 1/2

Miami 9 15 .375 3

New York 9 17 .346 4

Washington 8 16 .333 4

Orlando 4 21 .160 8 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 19 6 .760 --

New Orleans 17 9 .654 2 1/2

Detroit 14 10 .583 4 1/2

Toronto 13 11 .542 5 1/2

Milwaukee 12 13 .480 7

Chicago 7 16 .304 11

Atlanta 7 19 .269 12 1/2

Cleveland 6 18 .250 12 1/2

Monday's Games

Minnesota 116, Boston 95

Indiana 95, Cleveland 85

San Antonio 78, Memphis 67

Dallas 111, Toronto 94

L.A. Clippers 109, New Orleans 80

Tuesday's Games

Washington 91, Utah 87

Miami 97, Atlanta 79

Golden State 104, New York 86

Minnesota 92, Houston 75

Memphis 105, Sacramento 100

Chicago 102, Orlando 88

Denver 116, New Orleans 94

Phoenix 92, Seattle 91, OT

Milwaukee 106, Portland 99

Wednesday's Games

Houston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

College men

Tuesday's Scores

Dartmouth 68, Maine 65, OT

SOUTH

Alabama 76, Chattanooga 72

Jacksonville St. 71, Savannah St. 58

LSU 65, Utah 51

Mississippi St. 77, New Orleans 59

Virginia 90, James Madison 80

MIDWEST

Illinois St. 66, W. Kentucky 65, OT

Michigan St. 73, South Florida 60

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 85, Louisiana-Monroe 79, 2OT

Oklahoma St. 93, SE Oklahoma 46

FAR WEST

Boise St. 75, Portland St. 74, OT

Jackson St. 71, Montana 64

Loyola Marymount 84, Denver 82, 2OT

San Francisco 89, Sonoma St. 61

Weber St. 58, Portland 51

College women

Top 25 Fared

Tuesday

1. Connecticut (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona State, Thursday.

2. Tennessee (5-0) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Wednesday.

3. Duke (6-1) did not play. Next: at Northwestern State, Saturday.

4. Texas Tech (9-0) did not play. Next: at Washington, Friday.

5. Texas (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Texas-Pan American, Wednesday.

6. Penn State (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 Louisiana Tech, Sunday.

7. Stanford (6-1) did not play. Next: at Rice, Thursday.

8. Purdue (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 UC Santa Barbara, Friday.

9. Minnesota (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, Sunday.

10. Georgia (6-1) did not play. Next: at Furman, Wednesday.

11. Kansas State (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. Southeast Missouri State at San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 30.

12. Louisiana Tech (6-1) did not play. Next: at No. 6 Penn State, Sunday.

13. Oklahoma (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Tennessee, Sunday.

14. Colorado (7-1) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday.

15. North Carolina (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Western Michigan, Wednesday.

16. LSU (5-2) did not play. Next: vs. Kent State, Wednesday.

17. Virginia Tech (7-0) did not play. Next: at James Madison, Sunday.

18. Ohio State (4-1) did not play. Next: vs. Wright State, Thursday.

19. Utah (6-3) lost to Oregon State 71-62. Next: vs. Weber State, Saturday.

20. UC Santa Barbara (5-2) beat Cincinnati 71-70, OT. Next: at No. 8 Purdue, Friday.

21. Oregon (8-1) beat Santa Clara 68-56. Next: at George Washington, Thursday.

22. TCU (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State at Malibu, Calif., Saturday.

23. Auburn (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. Army, Saturday.

24. Michigan State (6-1) did not play. Next: at Pepperdine, Wednesday.

25. Boston College (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Sacred Heart, Sunday.

Tuesday's Scores

Canisius 84, St. Francis, Pa. 79

Cleveland St. 74, Robert Morris 55

St. Bonaventure 73, Niagara 69

SOUTH

Miami 74, Dartmouth 53

Mississippi 89, Birmingham-Southern 56

Mississippi St. 94, Tenn.-Martin 61

N.C.-Wilmington 47, Coastal Carolina 33

Samford 53, N.C.-Asheville 45

Savannah St. 49, Louisiana-Lafayette 45, OT

South Alabama 62, Alabama St. 57

MIDWEST

Akron 62, Wright St. 59

Detroit 63, Cent. Michigan 45

Illinois St. 81, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 67

Northwestern 60, West Virginia 57

Oakland, Mich. 79, Ohio 55

Southern Miss. 59, S. Illinois 55

UC Santa Barbara 71, Cincinnati 70, OT

SOUTHWEST

Oral Roberts 89, Ark.-Pine Bluff 63

UTEP 80, Cal Poly-SLO 62

FAR WEST

E. Washington 96, UC Riverside 81

Oregon 68, Santa Clara 56

Oregon St. 71, Utah 62

Portland St. 61, UC Irvine 60

S. Utah 82, Texas-San Antonio 73

Washington 82, Denver 51

Weber St. 70, North Texas 65

TOURNAMENT

Hawaii Invitational

Third Round

Texas-Arlington 59, Hawaii 51

High school boys

Tuesday's scores

Albany 63, Becker 47

Albert Lea at Winona, ppd. to Jan. 10.

AlBrook 58, Cromwell 45

Anoka 68, Champlin Park 58

Apple Valley 67, Edina 51

Ashby 67, Rothsay 23

Austin Pacelli/Lyle at LeRoy-Ostrander, ppd.

Bagley 56, Fosston 53

Barnum 67, McGregor 60

Belle Plaine 51, Jordan 49, OT

Bemidji 49, Park Rapids 44

Benilde-St. Margaret's 68, St. Paul Johnson/City 63, OT

Bertha-Hewitt 64, Pillager 55

Bigfork 50, Orr 37

Breckenridge 53, Frazee 49

Buffalo 72, Rogers 62

Buffalo Lake-Hector at Cedar Mountain/Comfrey, ppd.

Cannon Falls 66, Lake City 58

Central Minnesota Christian 77, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 65

Chatfield 85, Kingsland 75, OT

Chisago Lakes 57, Princeton 45

Cleveland at Nicollet, ppd.

Cloquet 51, Two Harbors 41

Concordia Academy 55, Christ's Household of Faith 54

Coon Rapids 68, Andover 62

Cretin-Derham Hall 70, Minneapolis Roosevelt 60

Dawson-Boyd 71, Minneota 49

Deer River 67, Greenway 58

Detroit Lakes 76, Pine River-Backus 37

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 60, Barnesville 46

Duluth Denfeld 78, Duluth Central 37

Eagan 66, Totino-Grace 50

East Grand Forks 53, Warroad 48

Eden Prairie 49, De La Salle 27

Eden Valley-Watkins 66, St. John's Prep 51

Edgerton at Lincoln, ppd.

Elgin-Millville at Dover-Eyota, ppd.

Elk River 58, Park Center 46

Esko 64, East Central 51

Faribault 64, Austin 43

Fillmore Central at Southland, ppd. to Jan. 16.

First Baptist 52, Chisago Lakes Christian 34

Foley 58, Milaca 33

Goodhue 60, Lewiston-Altura 44

Grand Rapids 86, Mesabi East 45

Hancock 68, Chokio-Alberta 49

Hermantown 55, Hibbing 53

Hill City 78, Isle 58

Hillcrest Lutheran 68, Underwood 55

Holy Family Catholic 56, LeSueur-Henderson/Minnesota New Country 55

Holy Trinity of Winsted 75, Rivers Christian 44

Hopkins 68, Burnsville 65

Hutchinson at Orono, ppd.

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 49, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 41

Lac qui Parle Valley 58, Canby 45

Lanesboro 68, Houston 39

Lisbon, N.D. 48, Campbell-Tintah/Fairmount 46

Littlefork-Big Falls 64, Cotton 53

MACCRAY at BOLD, ppd.

Madelia at Truman, ppd.

Mahnomen 88, Win-E-Mac 43

Mankato East 47, Rochester John Marshall 41

Mankato West 60, Owatonna 45

Marshall at Redwood Valley, ppd. to Jan. 15.

Meadow Creek Christian 65, Maranatha Christian 49

Menahga 56, Henning 37

Minnesota Academy for the Deaf 76, Immanuel Lutheran 44

Minnetonka 78, Minneapolis South 74

Minnewaska 54, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 45

Moose Lake/Willow River 69, Hinckley-Finlayson 52

Morris 57, Ortonville 43

Mounds View 58, St. Paul Como Park 40

Mountain Iron-Buhl 56, Eveleth-Gilbert 52

Nashwauk-Keewatin 60, Cook 44

New Life Academy 74, Mounds Park Academy 65

New London-Spicer 81, Rocori 72

New Ulm at Willmar, ppd.

New Ulm Cathedral at Mc Leod West, ppd.

North Branch 80, Mora 51

North St. Paul 81, Irondale 54

Northfield 57, South St. Paul 39

Norwood-Young America at Sibley East, ppd.

Osakis 49, Swanville 38

Osseo 63, Maple Grove 62

Parkers Prairie 57, Brandon/Evansville 48

Paynesville 60, Sauk Centre 55

Perham 68, Lake Park-Audubon 32

Pine City 69, Big Lake 64

Pine Island 67, Triton 40

Pipestone at Southwest Minnesota Christian, ppd. to Jan. 13.

Proctor 78, Superior, Wis. 59

Red Lake 68, Laporte 54

Red Wing 73, Hastings 46

Renville County West at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, ppd.

Richfield 73, St. Paul Harding 67

Robbinsdale Armstrong 66, Blaine 44

Rochester Lourdes 59, Kasson-Mantorville 33

Rochester Mayo 46, Rochester Century 36

Roseau 68, Lake of the Woods 23

Rosemount 59, New Prague 49

Royalton 46, Browerville 35

Rushford-Peterson 63, Caledonia 59

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Adrian, ppd. to March 2.

Sartell-St. Stephen 52, Brainerd 38

Sebeka 61, New York Mills 58, OT

Shakopee 50, Hudson, Wis. 42

Simley 55, St. Paul Arlington 41

Sleepy Eye at Springfield, ppd.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's at Minnesota Valley Lutheran, ppd. to Jan. 8.

Spring Grove 55, Mabel-Canton 37

Spring Lake Park 57, Columbia Heights 38

St. Anthony 52, Minneapolis Southwest 46

St. Bernard's 53, Henry Sibley 52

St. Charles at Plainview, ppd. to Jan. 31.

St. Cloud Cathedral 48, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 41

St. James at Blue Earth, ppd.

St. Louis Park 63, White Bear Lake 46

St. Michael-Albertville 70, Zimmerman 27

St. Paul Central 75, Minneapolis Washburn 48

St. Paul Humboldt 58, Minneapolis Edison 44

St. Thomas Academy 68, Duluth East 52

Tartan 71, Forest Lake 40

Thief River Falls 77, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 48

Tower-Soudan 92, Cherry 17

Trinity (Bloomington) 46, Bloomington Kennedy 43

Ulen-Hitterdal 65, Pelican Rapids 53

United South Central at Blooming Prairie, ppd.

Upsala 58, Eagle Valley 42

Verndale 55, Lake Region Christian 54, OT

Wabasha-Kellogg at Pepin, Wis., ppd.

Wadena-Deer Creek 76, Pequot Lakes 73

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 72, Blackduck 31

Waubun 63, Ada-Borup 57

Wayzata 76, St. Agnes 30

West Central 80, Hawley 77

West Lutheran 41, Bethany Academy 39

Winona Cotter at Byron, ppd. to Feb. 7.

Worthington 71, Luverne 50

Wrenshall 52, Lakeview Christian Academy 50

Yellow Medicine East 51, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 45

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 36, Kenyon-Wanamingo 33

Thief River Falls Tournament

Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 48, Climax/Fisher 44

Fertile-Beltrami 51, Goodridge 35

Grygla-Gatzke 69, Kittson County North 38

Stephen-Argyle 65, Red Lake County Central 57

High school girls

Tuesday's scores

Adrian at Edgerton, ppd.

Andover 61, Coon Rapids 39

Annandale 58, Monticello 43

Apple Valley 69, Eagan 40

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 37, Yellow Medicine East 30

Bagley 67, Fosston 50

Benilde-St. Margaret's 48, Concordia Academy 38

Benson 51, Canby 46

Bethlehem Academy 56, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 40

Big Lake 33, Pine City 30

Blackduck 56, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 32

Blaine 56, Robbinsdale Armstrong 39

Blooming Prairie at United South Central, ppd.

Bloomington Jefferson 49, Eden Prairie 46

Blue Earth at St. James, ppd.

BOLD at MACCRAY, ppd.

Brainerd 53, St. Cloud Apollo 49

Buffalo 64, Cambridge-Isanti 40

Byron 40, Chatfield 39

Cass Lake-Bena 67, Clearbrook-Gonvick 40

Cedar Mountain at Buffalo Lake-Hector, ppd.

Centennial 44, Irondale 34

Champlin Park 74, Anoka 47

Chaska 44, Bloomington Kennedy 39

Chisago Lakes 62, Princeton 50

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 68, Lac qui Parle Valley 51

Detroit Lakes 62, Perham 42

Dover-Eyota at Elgin-Millville, ppd.

Duluth East 68, Superior, Wis. 40

Duluth Marshall 61, Wrenshall/Saint Paul's Academy 40

East Central 63, Ogilvie 22

Eastview 69, Burnsville 41

Eden Valley-Watkins 47, Holdingford 40

Edina 56, Orono 31

Elk River 55, Park Center 48

Faribault 51, Austin 44

Foley 52, Milaca 35

Fulda at Murray County Central, ppd.

Grand Rapids 57, Duluth Denfeld 46

Greenway 91, Floodwood 52

Henry Sibley 69, St. Paul Highland Park 62

Hill-Murray 33, North St. Paul 32

Hinckley-Finlayson 53, Rush City 42

Holy Trinity of Winsted 61, Rivers Christian 53

Hopkins 40, St. Paul Central 38

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 42, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 37

Hudson, Wis. 52, Cretin-Derham Hall 41

Indus 40, Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig 23

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 44, Central Minnesota Christian 35

Kingsland 54, Stewartville 33

Lake City 38, Cannon Falls 32

Lake Park-Audubon 61, Waubun 46

Lakeville 62, Rosemount 44

Lester Prairie 58, Providence Academy 25

LeSueur-Henderson/Minnesota New Country 62, St. Peter 38

Lewiston-Altura 67, Goodhue 36

Madelia at New Ulm, ppd.

Mankato East at Rochester John Marshall, ppd.

Mankato Loyola 66, Randolph 26

Mankato West 60, Owatonna 50

Maple Lake 64, Kimball 57

Mc Leod West at New Ulm Cathedral, ppd.

Meadow Creek Christian 67, Maranatha Christian 27

Medford 67, Le Center 34

Minneapolis South 64, Minnetonka 47

Minneapolis Southwest 57, St. Bernard's 37

Minneapolis Washburn 54, St. Paul Johnson 41

Minnehaha Academy 61, Holy Angels 54

Minneota 58, Montevideo 56

Moorhead 57, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 36

Mound-Westonka 64, Delano 37

New Life Academy 66, Mounds Park Academy 25

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 46, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 40

North Branch 58, Mora 25

Northfield 71, Waseca 64

Onamia 48, Aitkin 17

Osseo 57, Maple Grove 52

Parkers Prairie 86, Verndale 23

Pequot Lakes 63, Wadena-Deer Creek 35

Pillager 40, Swanville 26

Pine Island 51, Triton 31

Plainview at St. Charles, ppd. to Jan. 9.

Prior Lake 51, New Prague 38

Proctor 69, Hermantown 64

Red Lake Falls 53, Lake of the Woods 14

Red Rock Central at Southwest Star Concept, ppd. to Jan. 16.

Redwood Valley at Marshall, ppd. to Jan. 15.

Robbinsdale Cooper 57, Brooklyn Center 32

Rochester Lourdes 53, Kasson-Mantorville 26

Rockford 71, Pierz 45

Rocori 44, Sartell-St. Stephen 42

Roseau 40, Warroad 27

Roseville 34, Forest Lake 27

Sacred Heart 52, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 25

Sauk Rapids-Rice at Becker, ppd.

Shakopee 47, Farmington 31

Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster/Sioux Valley Lutheran at Westbrook-Walnut Grove, ppd. to Dec. 18.

Southland at Fillmore Central, ppd. to Feb. 12.

Southwest Minnesota Christian at Hills-Beaver Creek, ppd. to Dec. 22.

Springfield at Sleepy Eye, ppd.

St. Cloud Tech 51, Alexandria 44

St. Francis 51, Totino-Grace 48

St. Michael-Albertville 99, Zimmerman 15

St. Paul Harding 58, South St. Paul 50

St. Paul Humboldt 73, Charter Stars 5

Staples-Motley 69, Breckenridge 46

Stillwater 73, Hastings 36

Tartan 51, Richfield 35

Tower-Soudan 74, Eveleth-Gilbert 40

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Renville County West, ppd.

Ulen-Hitterdal 55, Rothsay 31

Upsala 71, Eagle Valley 38

Virginia 54, Cook 52

Viroqua, Wis. 44, La Crescent 25

Wabasha-Kellogg at Pepin, Wis., ppd.

Waconia 52, Mayer Lutheran 45

West Central 52, Fergus Falls 51

West Lutheran 53, Bethany Academy 41

White Bear Lake 52, Park (Cottage Grove) 26

Willmar 51, Little Falls 31

Winona at Albert Lea, ppd. to Jan. 31.

Woodbury 65, Mounds View 35

Worthington 51, Luverne 40

Underwood Tournament

Browerville 51, Lidgerwood, N.D. 43

Park Christian (Moorhead) 61, Campbell-Tintah/Fairmount 36

Underwood 62, Wyndmere, N.D. 44

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 51, Aitkin 41

Hockey

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Detroit 19 10 3 1 42 116 79

St. Louis 19 6 2 1 41 77 59

Nashville 14 12 2 1 31 71 74

Columbus 8 15 4 3 23 61 85

Chicago 7 15 6 3 23 58 86

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Vancouver 17 7 5 2 41 92 69

Colorado 16 7 5 1 38 88 65

Calgary 15 9 2 3 35 69 63

Edmonton 12 14 5 0 29 83 93

Minnesota 12 14 5 0 29 65 66

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 16 11 1 3 36 84 72

San Jose 10 8 10 2 32 71 70

Phoenix 10 11 8 1 29 75 90

Anaheim 10 12 4 5 29 67 84

Dallas 12 15 4 0 28 62 73

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 17 4 8 2 44 89 60

New Jersey 16 6 7 0 39 70 48

N.Y. Islanders 13 13 2 1 29 81 76

N.Y. Rangers 11 12 5 2 29 79 76

Pittsburgh 8 16 4 2 22 64 108

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Toronto 18 6 5 3 44 88 74

Boston 13 6 8 4 38 82 76

Montreal 14 13 4 1 33 71 73

Ottawa 13 10 3 3 32 88 65

Buffalo 12 17 2 1 27 69 88

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Atlanta 16 13 3 1 36 98 99

Tampa Bay 13 10 4 1 31 65 61

Florida 10 15 6 1 27 68 87

Carolina 8 12 8 2 26 56 71

Washington 10 19 1 1 22 82 99

Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.

Tuesday's Games

Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2, OT

N.Y. Islanders 5, New Jersey 4

Boston 1, Montreal 1, tie

Pittsburgh 2, Buffalo 1

Washington 5, Atlanta 0

Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 0

St. Louis 2, Columbus 1, OT

Vancouver 2, Nashville 1, OT

Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 2

Wednesday's Games

San Jose at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

High school boys

Tuesday's Scores

Albert Lea at Rochester Century, ppd.

Alexandria 3, St. Cloud Apollo 0

Blake 10, Red Wing 1

Bloomington Jefferson 2, Apple Valley 1

Brainerd 6, Willmar 2

Burnsville 4, Eagan 2

Centennial 9, Coon Rapids 2

Chaska 6, Rosemount 5

Delano/Rockford/Watertown-Mayer 7, Annandale/Maple Lake/Monticello 0

Duluth Central 6, Two Harbors 2

Duluth Denfeld 6, Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 4

Duluth East 6, Grand Rapids 2

Duluth Marshall 8, Silver Bay/Cook County 3

Eden Prairie 7, Eastview 1

Fairmont/Blue Earth/Martin County West at New Ulm/New Ulm Cathedral, ppd.

Fargo South, N.D. 3, Fergus Falls 1

Faribault/Bethlehem Academy 6, Austin/Austin Pacelli 4

Grand Forks Red River, N.D. 3, East Grand Forks 0

Hermantown 4, Eveleth-Gilbert 3

Hibbing 8, Mesabi East 1

Holy Angels 10, Prior Lake 0

La Crosse Central/La Crosse Logan, Wis. 13, La Crescent 1

Lakeville 4, Rochester Mayo 3

LeSueur-Henderson/St. Peter/Le Center at Sleepy Eye/Sleepy Eye St. Mary's/Springfield, ppd.

Little Falls 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 2

Minnehaha Academy 5, Mound-Westonka 3

Moorhead 8, Roseau 2

Moose Lake Area 2, Pine City/Rush City 2, OT (tie)

Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 7, St. Francis 3

Orono 13, New Prague/Montgomery-Lonsdale 1

Owatonna 3, Mankato West 0

Park Rapids/Menahga/Nevis 3, Detroit Lakes 2

Princeton 9, Proctor 2

River Lakes 7, Sartell-St. Stephen 4

Robbinsdale Cooper 3, St. Michael-Albertville 2, OT

Rochester John Marshall 4, Mankato East/Loyola 0

Simley 3, Farmington/Randolph 1

St. Cloud Cathedral 7, Benson/Morris/MACCRAY/Chokio-Alberta 0

St. Louis Park 2, Rochester Lourdes 0

St. Paul Como Park 6, Park (Cottage Grove) 3

Warroad 5, Bemidji 1

Worthington/Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster at Marshall/Lakeview, ppd. to Dec. 23.

High school girls

Tuesday's scores

Albert Lea at Waseca, ppd. to Jan 30.

Alexandria 5, St. Cloud Apollo/Cathedral 1

Anoka 9, Coon Rapids 4

Austin 2, Faribault/Bethelem Academy 1

Blaine 9, Andover 0

Brainerd 6, Willmar 2

Burnsville 5, Minneapolis Novas 2

Centennial 4, Wright County 0

Champlin Park 9, Park Center 1

Chisago Lakes/Pine City 8, St. Francis/North Branch 0

Detroit Lakes 5, Park Rapids/Menahga/Nevis 0

Duluth East 3, Superior, Wis. 1

Eden Prairie 5, Bloomington Jefferson 0

Edina 4, St. Louis Park 2

Elk River 4, Maple Grove 1

Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia/Mesabi East/Ely 3, Hermantown/Proctor/Duluth Marshall 1

Farmington 2, New Prague 1

Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 4, Silver Bay/Two Harbors/Cook County 2

Hill-Murray 8, Richfield 0

Holy Angels 7, Shakopee 1

Hopkins 3, Minnetonka 2

Irondale 3, Cambridge-Isanti 2

Moorhead 3, Roseau 0

Moose Lake Area 4, International Falls 3

Mounds View 3, White Bear Lake 3 (tie)

New Ulm/Sleepy Eye at Fairmont/Blue Earth/Martin County West, ppd.

North St. Paul 8, Mahtomedi 0

Owatonna 3, Mankato West/Loyola 0

Park (Cottage Grove) 3, Woodbury 0

Princeton 5, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville/Wadena-Deer Creek 1

River Lakes 4, Sartell-St. Stephen/Sauk Rapids-Rice 1

Simley 8, Tartan 0

South St. Paul 3, Henry Sibley 0

St. Paul Blades 5, Rosemount 1

Stillwater 2, Hastings 1

Totino-Grace 13, Rogers/Zimmerman 3

Warroad 12, Thief River Falls 0

Wayzata 7, Robbinsdale Armstrong 0

Worthington/Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster at Marshall/Redwood Valley, ppd. to Dec. 23.

Girls 12U Blue-Valvoline Instant Oil 3,

Fergus Falls 3

Dec. 13

Goals: Whitney Joyce 2, Elle Adams

Assists: Elle Adams

Saves: Mindy Vandebrake 21

Girls 12U Blue 10, Long Prairie 0

Goals: Sarah Gorvin 2, Lizzy Desrocher 2, Elle Adams 2, Sarah Sorensen, Ronia Gramer, Whitney Joyce, Molly Baker

Assists: Sarah Gorvin 4, Ronia Gramer, Elle Adams, Whitney Joyce

Saves: Mindy Vandebrake 2

Wrestling

High school

Tuesday's scores

Albany 52, Melrose 14

Arcadia, Wis. at La Crescent, ppd to Dec. 18.

Barnesville 55, Mahnomen/Waubun 15

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 48, Lac qui Parle Valley 24

Benson 47, Morris/Hancock 28

Big Lake 61, Sartell-St. Stephen 13

Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove 51, Decorah, Iowa 20

Cambridge-Isanti 63, Centennial 3

Chokio-Alberta/Clinton-Graceville/Beardsley 45, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 31

Crookston 37, Thief River Falls/Goodridge 31

Farmington 44, Rochester John Marshall/Lourdes 28

Fertile-Beltrami 56, East Grand Forks 6

Hibbing 48, Aitkin 18

Minneapolis Roosevelt 39, Minneapolis South 32

Minnewaska 68, Lac qui Parle Valley 6

Minnewaska 71, Chokio-Alberta/Clinton-Graceville/Beardsley 3

Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove at Madelia/Truman, ppd.

Roseau 57, Bagley/Fosston 21

Sauk Centre 63, New London-Spicer 6

Sauk Rapids-Rice 40, Rocori 28

Sibley East at Scott West, ppd.

Stillwater 64, Woodbury 8

Totino-Grace 45, Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony 22

Waconia/Mayer Lutheran 44, Mound-Westonka 20

Watertown-Mayer 34, Annandale/Maple Lake 29

Windom Area at Pipestone, ppd.

Worthington/Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Yankton Country, ppd.

BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector Triangular

Renville County West at BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector, ppd.

Sleepy Eye/Springfield/Comfrey at BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector, ppd.

Sleepy Eye/Springfield/Comfrey at Renville County West, ppd.

Braham Triagular

Braham 50, Zimmerman 29

Braham 51, Rush City 24

Rush City 47, Zimmerman 33

Brainerd/Pillager Triangular

Brainerd/Pillager 49, Moorhead 18

Brainerd/Pillager 64, St. Cloud Apollo 9

Jackson County Central

Ellsworth/Hills Beaver Creek/Luverne at Jackson County Central/Southwest Star Concept, ppd. to Jan. 2.

Ellsworth/Hills Beaver Creek/Luverne at Marshall, ppd. to Jan. 2.

Marshall at Jackson County Central/Southwest Star Concept, ppd. to Jan. 2.

New Prague Triangular

New Prague 66, Montgomery-Lonsdale 16

Waseca 42, New Prague 28

Waseca 64, Montgomery-Lonsdale 16

Rockford Triangular

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 51, Rockford 21

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 65, Lester Prairie/Winsted Holy Trinity 10

Lester Prairie/Winsted Holy Trinity 42, Rockford 39

Triton Triangular

Blooming Prairie 39, Kenyon-Wanamingo 37

Blooming Prairie 58, Triton 13

Kenyon-Wanamingo 45, Triton 26

White Bear Lake Triangular

Goodhue 36, White Bear Lake 32

Goodhue 54, St. Paul Johnson 21

White Bear Lake 51, St. Paul Johnson 27

Transactions

BASEBALL

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE--Promoted chief financial officer Jonathan Mariner to executive vice president of finance, effective Jan. 1.

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Added Bill Levine and Bill Beverage as limited partners.

BOSTON RED SOX--Acquired INF Mark Bellhorn from Colorado for a player to be named.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Westbrook on a one-year contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Agreed to terms with LHP Ricardo Rincon on a two-year contract. Traded C Michael Barrett to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Agreed to terms with OF Jose Cruz Jr. on a two-year contract and SS Rey Sanchez on a one-year contract.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS--Traded LHP Mark Redman to Oakland for RHP Mike Neu and a player to be named or cash.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Suppan and OF Reggie Sanders on two-year contracts, and with RHP Alan Benes, RHP Matt Duff, INF Wilson Delgado and OF Greg Vaughn on minor league contracts. Acquired INF John-Paul Davis from Tampa Bay to complete the Nov. 21 trade for 1B Tino Martinez.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA--Fined Washington coach Eddie Jordan $5,000 for criticizing the officiating in a Dec. 14 game against New York.

CHICAGO BULLS--Acquired G Rick Brunson from Toronto for G Roger Mason Jr. Placed F Scottie Pippen on the injured list.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS--Activated F Troy Murphy from the injured list.

MIAMI HEAT--Placed F Samaki Walker on the injured list. Activated F Malik Allen from the injured list.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS--Signed Gregg Popovich, coach, to a contract extension through the 2007-08 season.

TORONTO RAPTORS--Placed C Mengke Bateer on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL--Fined New Orleans WR Joe Horn $30,000 and WR Michael Lewis $5,000 for their actions in a touchdown celebration against the New York Giants on Dec. 14. Fined Cincinnati WR Chad Johnson $10,000 for his actions in a touchdown celebration against San Francisco on Dec. 14.

ATLANTA FALCONS--Placed G Roberto Garza and FB George Layne on injured reserve. Signed T Michael Saffer and DE Raymond House. Signed FB Jeremy Allen and T Garry Johnson to the practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed WR Albert Johnson to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Signed LB Hakim Akbar.

NEW YORK GIANTS--Placed CB Ralph Brown on injured reserve. Signed CB Ray Green.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Signed P Leo Araguz. Released DL Cedric Killings.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Placed FB Darian Breserve. Signed FB Cecil Martin and DE Reinard Wilson. Signed LB Michael Brown and C Ben Claxton to the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed WR Kahlil Hill to the practice squad. Released WR Bosley Allen from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Bought out the contract of C Espen Knutsen. Recalled RW Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre from Syracuse of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS--Placed C Steve Ott on injured reserve. Recalled G Jason Bacashihua from Utah of the AHL. Sent D Jeff MacMillan to Utah and C Gavin Morgan to Hershey of the AHL.

DETROIT RED WINGS--Assigned LW Ryan Barnes to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

EDMONTON OILERS--Traded the rights to C Mike Comrie to Philadelphia for D Jeff Woywitka, a 2004 first-round draft pick and a 2005 third-round pick.

FLORIDA PANTHERS--Assigned C Vaclav Nedorost to San Antonio of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS--Assigned F Jason Ward to Hamilton of the AHL.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Assigned G Ari Ahonen to Albany of the AHL and G Matus Kostur to Columbus of the ECHL.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Returned D Maxim Kondratiev to Lada Togliatti of the Russian Hockey League.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Named Jay Leach assistant coach.

COLLEGE

BAYLOR--Announced junior G Ellis Kidd Jr. has been dismissed from the men's basketball team for violating team policy.

CENTRAL FLORIDA--Named Dave Huxtable linebackers coach.

IDAHO STATE--Announced the resignation of Gordon Henderson, women's soccer coach, to take the same position at Arkansas.

LOUISIANA-MONROE--Named Junior Smith running backs coach.

OHIO STATE--Announced sophomore basketball C-F Charles Bass will transfer.