Scoreboard

Area events Friday

Posted: Friday, December 20, 2002

BOYS HOCKEY

Sauk Centre at Crosby-Ironton

Marshall at Wadena-Deer Creek

GIRLS HOCKEY

Little Falls in Centennial tournament at Circle Pines

LP-GE/Wadena-Deer Creek at Marshall

BOYS BASKETBALL

Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin

Deer River at Pequot Lakes

Pierz at Big Lake

Pine River-Backus vs. Red Lake County Central at Roseau tournament, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit Lakes at Staples-Motley

Eagle Valley Tournament at Clarissa

Third Place, 6 p.m.

Championship, 8 p.m.

Verndale

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Little Falls at Albany

Pine River-Backus at Crosby-Ironton

Staples-Motley at Detroit Lakes

Swanville Tournament

Third place, 6 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

Verndale

WRESTLING

Little Falls at Sartell

Aitkin at Pierz

Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek at Cass Lake tournament

Saturday

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pine River-Backus at Roseau tournament, third place 1:30 p.m. championship 3 p.m.

NORDIC SKIING

Brainerd Invitational, Northland Arboretum, 10 a.m.

GYMNASTICS

Brainerd Holiday Invitaional, 11 a.m.

BOYS HOCKEY

Willmar at Brainerd 4 p.m.

WRESTLING

Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley, Wadena Deer-Creek at Cass Lake tournament, 10 a.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), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KAAK-AM (1570)

Friday

BOXING

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Junior lightweights, Joel Casamayor vs. Yoni Vargas

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- NCAA Division I-AA tournament, championship game

NBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

WFTC-UPN/WWWI/KLTF -- Timberwolves at Boston

7 p.m.

ESPN -- L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia

9:30 p.m.

ESPN -- Phoenix at L.A. Clippers

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

KMFL -- Pierz at Big Lake

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

WYRQ -- Little Falls at Albany

Saturday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

11 a.m.

ESPN2 -- NCAA Division III tournament, championship game

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

11 a.m.

ESPN -- Georgia Tech at Syracuse

2:30 p.m.

ESPN -- St. John's at Wake Forest

4 p.m.

CBS -- Indiana at Kentucky or UCLA at Kansas

4:30 p.m.

ESPN -- Missouri at Illinois

7 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Arizona at LSU

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Las Vegas Showdown, Purdue vs. Arizona St.

11:30 a.m.

ESPN -- Las Vegas Showdown, Stanford at UNLV

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

FSN/WWWI/KLTF -- Timberwolves vs. Houston

NFL FOOTBALL

12:30 p.m.

CBS/KKIN-FM/KTCF/KTLF/KWAD -- Miami at Minnesota

4 p.m.

FOX -- San Francisco at Arizona

7:30 p.m.

ESPN -- Philadelphia at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m.

KMSP -- Wild at Colorado

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

4:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Tennessee at Texas

VOLLEYBALL

2:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Women's, NCAA Division I tournament, championship game

PREP BOYS' HOCKEY

3:25 p.m.

KLIZ -- Brainerd vs. WillmarE

College football

Bowl scoreboard

Tuesday, Dec. 17

New Orleans Bowl

North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19

Wednesday, Dec. 18

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Marshall 38, Louisville 15

Monday, Dec. 23

Tangerine Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Clemson (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (8-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NAIA Football Playoffs

Championship

At Hardin County, Tenn.

Saturday, Dec. 21

Carroll, Mont. (11-2) vs. Georgetown, Ky. (12-1), noon

NCAA Div III

Stagg Bowl

At Salem Stadium

Salem, Va.

Saturday, Dec. 21

Mount Union, Ohio (13-0) vs. Trinity, Texas (14-0), 11 a.m.

NCAA Division I-AA

Championship

At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field

Chattanooga, Tenn. Friday, Dec. 20

Western Kentucky (11-3) vs. McNeese State (13-1), 5:30 p.m.

Transactions

AUTO RACING

NASCAR--Promoted Brian France to vice chairman and George Pyne to chief operating officer.

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Agreed to terms with INF Benji Gil on a one-year contract.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Sent INF-RHP Jason Dellaero outright to Charlotte of the IL. Named Chris Cron manager, Richard Dotson pitching coach and Mark Haley hitting coach for Great Falls of the Pioneer League; Sean Snedeker pitching coach and Brandon Moore hitting coach for Kannapolis of the South Atlantic League; and Jerry Hairston manager, Bill Kinneberg pitching coach and Ryan Long hitting coach for Bristol of the Appalachian League.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Bere on a one-year contract and C Dusty Wathan on a minor league contract.

DETROIT TIGERS--Agreed to terms with 2B Warren Morris, OF Ernie Young, RHP Carlo Alvarado, RHP Fernando De La Cruz, RHP Tim McClaskey, RHP Chris Mears, RHP Brian Schmack, LHP Rafael Roque, LHP Mike Spiegel, C Robinson Cancel, C Luis Taveras and C Bill Haselman on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK YANKEES--Agreed to terms with OF Hideki Matsui on a three-year contract.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Agreed to terms with LHP Brian Fitzgerald, RHP John Frascatore, RHP Mel Rojas, RHP Eric Sabel, RHP Blake Stein, OF Brian Lesher, SS Gabby Martinez and C Hector Ortiz to minor league contracts.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES--Announced RHP Greg Maddux accepted salary arbitration.

CHICAGO CUBS--Agreed to terms with RHP Antonio Alfonseca on a one-year contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES--Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Miceli on a minor league contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Agreed to terms with OF Ricky Ledee on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with C Todd Pratt and C Jesse Levis on minor league contracts. Announced RHP Terry Adams had accepted salary arbitration.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Meadows on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

SACRAMENTO KINGS--Activated G Mike Bibby from the injured list. Placed G Mateen Cleaves on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Placed CB Otis Smith on injured reserve. Released DT Steve Martin.

COLLEGE

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE--Announced the retirement of Jim McCullough, associate commissioner, effective Jan. 1.

BOWLING GREEN--Promoted offensive coordinator Gregg Brandon to football coach.

MICHIGAN STATE--Named John L. Smith football coach.

ST. CLOUD STATE--Named Patricia Mickow volleyball coach.

Basketball

Boys' high school

Alexandria 50, St. Cloud Tech 41

Annandale 77, St. Cloud Cathedral 57

Belle Plaine 66, Norwood-Young America 47

Bethany Academy 64, Minnesota Academy for the Deaf 52

BOLD 70, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 50

Brainerd 55, St. Cloud Apollo 51

Cambridge-Isanti 61, Irondale 56

Centennial 69, Totino-Grace 41

Central Minnesota Christian 46, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Yankton Country 35

Climax/Fisher 61, Win-E-Mac 51

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 70, Rothsay 54

Cloquet 76, Duluth Central 53

Dawson-Boyd 66, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 52

East Central 72, Mora 65

Eden Valley-Watkins 60, Pierz 37

Ellsworth 89, Lake Benton 58

Esko 53, Duluth Denfeld 45

Glencoe-Silver Lake 62, Hutchinson 55

Grand Rapids 71, Proctor 44

Hill-Murray 59, Wayzata 53

Hinckley-Finlayson 77, Onamia 41

Holy Family Catholic 55, Buffalo Lake-Hector 42

Hopkins 67, Benilde-St. Margaret's 45

Houston 70, Grand Meadow 54

Jackson County Central 55, Luverne 42

La Crescent 58, West Salem, Wis. 35

LeRoy-Ostrander 53, Lanesboro 40

LeSueur-Henderson/Minnesota New Country 43, Jordan 35

Lincoln 58, Lakeview 51

Mabel-Canton 58, Austin Pacelli/Lyle 48

MACCRAY 59, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 39

Mahnomen 82, Clearbrook-Gonvick 78

Mankato West 65, Waseca 42

Maranatha Christian 60, Royalton 32

Marshall 78, New Ulm 57

Martin County West 70, Windom 62

Mayer Lutheran 72, Le Center 61

Menahga 76, Nevis 70

Minnehaha Academy 64, Brooklyn Center 60

Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 69, Madelia 30

New Prague 55, South St. Paul 53

Norman County East 63, New York Mills 49

Ortonville 78, Chokio-Alberta 70

Pequot Lakes 62, Pine River-Backus 53

Pine City 57, Rush City 53, OT

Robbinsdale Armstrong 58, Rochester John Marshall 44

Rochester Century 41, Red Wing 38

Rocori (Cold Spring) 53, Sartell-St. Stephen 39

Roseau 49, Grygla-Gatzke 45

Sauk Rapids-Rice 73, Monticello 60

Sibley East 73, Montgomery-Lonsdale 49

Simley 51, St. Paul Johnson/City 50

Spring Grove 60, Glenville-Emmons 44

Spring Lake Park 50, Buffalo 36

St. Anthony Village 73, Concordia Academy 53

St. Bernard's 66, St. Paul Humboldt 56

St. Francis 42, Coon Rapids 41

St. Paul Johnson 49, St. Paul Highland Park 13

Tower-Soudan 53, International Falls 40

Underwood 73, Park Christian (Moorhead) 71

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 38, Campbell-Tintah/Fairmount 22

Willmar 48, Little Falls 46

Yellow Medicine East 62, Renville County West 58

Bertha-Hewitt Tournament

Brandon/Evansville 45, Bertha-Hewitt 39

Maple Lake 57, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 51

Osakis 63, Henning 60

Grand Forks, N.D. Tournament

Bemidji 69, Grand Forks Red River, N.D. 59

Grand Forks Central, N.D. 95, Crookston 92, 3OT

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 73, Turtle Mountain, N.D. 67, OT

Williston, N.D. 73, East Grand Forks 62

Eagle Valley Tournament

Eagle Valley 46, Verndale 45

Parkers Prairie 59, Browerville 51

Fosston Tournament

Fosston 72, Kelliher-Northome 45

Sacred Heart 43, Lake of the Woods 37

Girls' high school

Bagley 64, Fertile-Beltrami 32

Battle Lake 54, Browerville 38

Bethany Academy 51, Minnesota Academy for the Deaf 22

Blackduck 48, Red Lake 26

Bloomington Jefferson 48, Rosemount 47

BOLD 50, MACCRAY 37

Braham 65, Grantsburg, Wis. 44

Buffalo Lake-Hector 62, Holy Family Catholic 52

Caledonia 40, Fillmore Central 32

Cass Lake-Bena 79, Kelliher-Northome 36

Chisago Lakes 47, Foley 43, OT

Comfrey 49, Southwest Star Concept 42

Crosby-Ironton 57, Aitkin 40

Eden Valley-Watkins 58, Pierz 46

Eveleth-Gilbert 42, Chisholm 33

Faribault 56, Mankato East 43

Frazee 41, Perham 30

Fridley 76, Brooklyn Center 39

Fulda 43, Hills-Beaver Creek 38

Greenway (Coleraine) 80, Littlefork-Big Falls 45

Hill-Murray 60, Robbinsdale Armstrong 58, OT

Holy Angels Academy 65, Northfield 47

Hopkins 82, Minneapolis Edison 60

Kingsland 59, Southland 21

Lac qui Parle Valley 58, Lake Benton 44

Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 44, Madelia/Truman 24

Lakeview 49, Minnewaska 41

Mahnomen 55, Clearbrook-Gonvick 45

Maple Lake 57, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 51

Melrose 60, Upsala 31

Milbank, S.D. 46, Montevideo 36

Minneapolis South 70, St. Paul Highland Park 37

Mora 61, Milaca 60

Mound-Westonka 67, Columbia Heights 38

New London-Spicer 52, Litchfield 38

North St. Paul 46, Robbinsdale Cooper 20

Northland/Eagle Country Christian Academy 57, Bigfork 38

Orono 56, St. Anthony Village 30

Ortonville 57, Benson 43

Pillager 79, Nay-Ah-Shing 12

Pine City 52, Princeton 40

Pipestone Area 48, Murray County Central 45

Prior Lake 56, Hutchinson 50

Proctor 52, Hermantown 51, OT

Red Lake Falls 50, Marshal County Central 32

Red Wing 51, New Prague 43

Rochester Lourdes 90, Hayfield 31

Rush City 82, Frederic, Wis. 38

Rushford-Peterson 46, Mabel-Canton 45

South St. Paul 84, St. Paul Arlington 30

Southwest Minnesota Christian 42, Edgerton 28

St. Michael-Albertville 53, Big Lake 31

St. Peter 75, Martin County West 39

Two Harbors 41, Duluth Central 38

Virginia 50, Ely 37

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Cannon Valley 55, Cleveland 42

West Central 62, Pelican Rapids 45

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 66, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 59, 2OT

Ada-Borup Tournament

Ada-Borup 61, Waubun 48

Norman County West 54, Norman County East 36

East Grand Forks Tournament

Williston, N.D. 37, East Grand Forks 29

Fosston Tournament

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 66, Thief River Falls 36

Fosston 54, Roseau 26

Lester Prairie Tournament

Kimball 71, Winsted Holy Trinity 31

Lester Prairie 46, McLeod West 43

Minnewaska Tournament

Lake View 49, Minnewaska 41, OT

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 54, Nevis 36

Osakis Tournament

Bertha-Hewitt 39, Brandon/Evansville 32

Osakis 76, Henning 53

Randolph Tournament

Cannon Falls 72, Austin Pacelli/Lyle 33

Royalton Tournament

Royalton 45, Onamia 41

Swanville Tournament

Menahga 50, Swanville 22

College

Delaware 74, UNC-Greensboro 71

Harvard 86, Mercer 74

Lafayette 64, St. Peter's 53

Providence 84, Richmond 55

St. Bonaventure 69, Canisius 57

SOUTH

Birmingham-Southern 60, Nicholls St. 47

Clemson 78, Winthrop 61

Furman 76, Sewanee 56

George Mason 66, East Carolina 56

Memphis 58, Mississippi 51

Murray St. 85, Indiana St. 39

North Carolina 80, Vermont 54

Texas-Pan American 65, Southern U. 59

UAB 108, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 74

Va. Commonwealth 90, Hampton 85

Virginia 72, Gardner-Webb 65

MIDWEST

Albion 82, DePauw 64

Augustana,Ill. 89, Mount St. Clare 66

Bowling Green 75, Oakland, Mich. 68

Briar Cliff 78, Wis.-La Crosse 74

Carthage 86, Carroll, Wis. 71

Dana 88, Morningside 83

Evansville 95, Austin Peay 85

Ill.-Chicago 70, Northwestern 53

Kalamazoo 73, Chicago 59

Lewis 84, Ferris St. 71

N. Dakota St. 120, Mayville St. 71

North Dakota 101, Minot St. 56

North Park 73, Judson 59

Quincy 75, Olivet Nazarene 64

Saginaw Valley St. 86, St. Mary's, Mich. 79

Shawnee St. 78, Ohio Dominican 64

Sioux Falls 92, Northwestern, Minn. 52

St. Cloud St. 93, Concordia, St.P. 79

Valley City St. 80, Presentation 71

Viterbo 64, Maranatha Baptist 49

Wis.-Oshkosh 80, Kendall 66

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Little Rock 76, Prairie View 65

Stephen F.Austin 103, Jackson St. 79

Texas 97, McNeese St. 59

Tulsa 90, Oral Roberts 80

FAR WEST

CS Northridge 74, Loyola Marymount 71

Nevada 89, Seattle Pacific 80

S. Utah 77, Montana Tech 34

Stanford 84, UC Irvine 57

Wyoming 77, South Carolina 63

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New Jersey 17 9 .654 --

Philadelphia 17 9 .654 --

Boston 16 9 .640 1/2

Orlando 14 13 .519 3 1/2

Washington 12 13 .480 4 1/2

New York 8 14 .364 7

Miami 7 18 .280 9 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 18 7 .720 --

Detroit 17 7 .708 1/2

New Orleans 17 10 .630 2

Atlanta 10 14 .417 7 1/2

Milwaukee 10 14 .417 7 1/2

Chicago 9 16 .360 9

Toronto 8 17 .320 10

Cleveland 5 22 .185 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 22 3 .880 --

San Antonio 16 10 .615 6 1/2

Houston 14 10 .583 7 1/2

Minnesota 14 12 .538 8 1/2

Utah 12 12 .500 9 1/2

Memphis 7 20 .259 16

Denver 6 20 .231 16 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Sacramento 21 7 .750 --

Phoenix 14 11 .560 5 1/2

Portland 13 11 .542 6

Seattle 14 12 .538 6

L.A. Clippers 11 15 .423 9

L.A. Lakers 10 17 .370 10 1/2

Golden State 9 16 .360 10 1/2

Thursday's Games

New Jersey 98, L.A. Lakers 71

San Antonio 83, Sacramento 81

Friday's Games

Miami at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Seattle, 9 p.m.

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

Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday's Games

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota,7 p.m.

Detroit at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

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

Sacramento at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 9 p.m.

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

Sunday's Games

Utah at Memphis, 3 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Miami at New York, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Hockey

Girls' high school

Albert Lea 7, Rochester Mayo 3

Apple Valley 6, Shakopee 1

Bemidji 7, Roseau 0

Benilde-St. Margaret's 7, Orono 1

Bloomington Kennedy 11, Andover 2

Brainerd/Agate Lake 3, River Lakes 1

Burnsville 2, Minneapolis Novas 1

Duluth East 7, Hermantown/Proctor/Duluth Marshall 1

Eden Prairie 2, Edina 0

Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia 3, International Falls 2

Farmington/Randolph 10, New Prague 1

Hutchinson 12, Red Wing 1

Irondale 3, Mounds View 0

Lakeville 3, Holy Angels Academy 0

Mankato West/Loyola 3, Worthington/Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster 1

Moorhead 10, East Grand Forks 0

Moose Lake/Willow River/Barnum/Cromwell 4, Greenway (Coleraine) 1

Park (Cottage Grove) 4, Simley 3, OT

Park Rapids/Menahga/Nevis 2, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville 0

Princeton 6, Tartan 1

Prior Lake/Belle Plaine 2, Faribault/Bethlehem Academy 1

Robbinsdale Armstrong 6, Osseo 2

St. Paul United 4, Minnehaha Academy 1

Waseca 2, Fairmont 1

Winona/Winona Cotter 3, Austin 1

Centennial Tournament

Centennial 9, Hudson, Wis. 0

Hastings 1, Hill-Murray 1, OT (tie)

Boys' high school

Anoka 10, Andover 0

Austin 10, Winona/Winona Cotter 3

Bemidji 8, Roseau 4

Black River Falls, Wis. 3, La Crescent 2

Blake 4, Benilde-St. Margaret's 3

Buffalo 4, Hopkins 3

Centennial 5, Wayzata 0

Chaska 4, Minnetonka 1

Chisago Lakes 5, Pine City/Rush City 3

Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 5, Two Harbors 0

Coon Rapids 5, Champlin Park 0

Crosby-Ironton/Aitkin 4, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville/Swanville 2

Duluth Marshall 4, Hermantown 3, OT

Elk River 2, Park Center 1

Fargo North, N.D. 4, Crookston 0

Farmington/Randolph 4, New Prague/Montgomery-Lonsdale 3

Forest Lake 3, Park (Cottage Grove) 2

Hastings 3, Woodbury 1

Hill-Murray 4, North St. Paul 2

Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 5, River Lakes 3

Maple Grove 4, Blaine 3

Princeton 4, Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 1

Prior Lake 2, Northfield 1, OT

Proctor/Albrook 6, Duluth Denfeld 2

Red Wing 3, Hutchinson 1

Rochester Century 8, Faribault 1

Rochester John Marshall 7, Mankato East/Loyola 4

Rochester Mayo 4, Albert Lea 3, OT

Roseville 10, Stillwater 0

Sauk Rapids-Rice 3, St. Cloud Apollo 1

South St. Paul 6, St. Thomas Academy 4

Spring Lake Park 5, Mound-Westonka 4

St. Michael-Albertville 7, Becker/Big Lake 4

Tartan 5, Richfield 5, OT (tie)

Warroad 5, East Grand Forks 1

Waseca 11, Fairmont 1

White Bear Lake 3, Mounds View 2

Willmar 2, New Ulm/New Ulm Cathedral 1

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 16 7 7 1 40 76 65

New Jersey 17 9 1 3 38 73 64

N.Y. Rangers 13 17 4 1 31 87 112

N.Y. Islanders 12 15 5 0 29 88 101

Pittsburgh 11 14 3 4 29 89 102

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Ottawa 19 8 4 0 42 101 70

Boston 19 9 3 1 42 104 81

Montreal 15 12 4 2 36 92 102

Toronto 16 14 3 0 35 92 80

Buffalo 8 16 5 1 22 67 80

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 15 11 4 3 37 98 91

Carolina 13 12 5 3 34 77 83

Washington 14 16 3 0 31 88 99

Florida 9 10 8 4 30 76 95

Atlanta 8 19 1 3 20 79 116

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Detroit 17 8 6 1 41 99 79

St. Louis 16 10 4 2 38 102 84

Chicago 15 13 4 0 34 73 75

Columbus 12 14 3 2 29 93 94

Nashville 7 16 5 4 23 63 88

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Vancouver 19 9 5 0 43 100 79

Minnesota 18 9 6 1 43 90 76

Edmonton 16 11 4 2 38 89 81

Colorado 11 8 9 4 35 84 81

Calgary 9 16 5 3 26 67 94

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Dallas 18 7 8 1 45 105 67

Los Angeles 15 10 4 3 37 91 81

Anaheim 14 10 6 3 37 86 81

San Jose 13 14 2 3 31 89 99

Phoenix 11 15 5 2 29 84 102

Thursday's Games

Ottawa 9, San Jose 3

Columbus 3, Calgary 0

Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 1

Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1

New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1

Dallas 1, Detroit 1, tie

Washington 5, Boston 3

N.Y. Islanders 4, Minnesota 2

Vancouver 3, Nashville 1

Colorado 2, Edmonton 1

Los Angeles 5, Anaheim 4

Friday's Games

Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Saturday's Games

Dallas at New Jersey, noon

Ottawa at Philadelphia, noon

Florida at Boston, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 8p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Dallas at Carolina, 12:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

W L T Pts GF GA

Colorado Coll. 9 1 2 20 58 28

N. Dakota 8 1 1 17 36 30

Minnesota 6 2 2 14 34 28

Denver 5 4 3 13 39 36

Minn.-Duluth 5 4 3 13 36 30

St. Cloud St. 5 5 2 12 48 41

Minn.-Mankato 4 5 3 11 47 52

Alaska-Anch 0 8 4 4 20 40

Wisconsin 1 7 0 2 13 26

Michigan Tech 0 6 2 2 16 36

OVERALL RECORDS: North Dakota 16-1-1, Colorado College 14-2-2, Minnesota 9-4-4, Denver 12-5-3, Minn.-Duluth 6-6-4, St. Cloud St. 7-7-2, Minn.-Mankato 5-7-4, Michigan Tech 3-8-3, Alaska-Anchorage 1-10-5, Wisconsin 5-11-0.

Friday, Dec. 20

W. Michigan at Colorado College

Saturday, Dec. 21

W. Michigan at Colorado College

Wrestling

Annandle/Maple Lake 44, Delano 33

Anoka 31, Eastview 30

Apple Valley 54, Lakeville 12

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 52, Ottertail Central 20

Butterfield-Odin/Mountain Lake/Windom Area 36, Adrian 26

Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove 63, Lewiston-Altura 10

Cannon Falls 41, Triton 29

Coon Rapids 40, Osseo 30

Cretin-Derham Hall 37, St. Paul Como Park 35

Eden Prairie 61, Eagan 9

Goodhue 60, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 9

Hastings 51, Woodbury 10

Henry Sibley 44, South St. Paul 19

Isle/Onamia 37, Braham 28

Madelia/Truman 42, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 28

Minneapolis Edison 55, Minneapolis Roosevelt 19

Minnewaska 49, Lac qui Parle Valley 9

Morris/Hancock 49, Benson 23

New London-Spicer 42, Montevideo 32

North Branch 39, Mora 33

North St. Paul 56, Mahtomedi 20

Rochester Mayo 62, Winona/Winona Cotter 10

St. Charles 55, Rushford-Peterson 16

St. James 40, New Ulm 27

St. Michael-Albertville 65, Chisago Lakes 9

St. Paul Central 57, St. Paul Humboldt 17

St. Paul Johnson 49, St. Paul Highland Park 13

Stillwater 37, Roseville 21

Tartan 66, St. Thomas Academy 8

Wabasso 58, Dawson-Boyd 10

Wayzata 37, Maple Grove 35

White Bear Lake 46, Park (Cottage Grove) 24

Worthington/Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster 51, Marshall 24

Buffalo Triangular

Minnetonka 40, Buffalo 35

Shakopee 58, Buffalo 14

Shakopee 68, Minnetonka 9

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Triangular

Nicollet 42, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 36

United South Central 45, Nicollet 29

Mankato Loyola Triangular

Alden-Conger 61, Mankato Loyola 15

LeSueur-Henderson/Cleveland 57, Alden-Conger 18

Mankato Loyola 42, LeSueur-Henderson/Cleveland 39

Maple River Quadrangular

Blooming Prairie 42, St. Clair 34

Blooming Prairie 44, Mankato East 30

Blooming Prairie 46, Maple River 26

Mankato East 51, Maple River 27

Maple River 37, St. Clair 35

Minneapolis North Triangular

Hopkins 54, Minneapolis North 30

Minneapolis Washburn 54, Hopkins 30

Minneapolis Washburn 54, Minneapolis North 23

Sibley East Triangular

Sibley East 46, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 19

Sibley East 51, Montgomery-Lonsdale 15

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 44, Montgomery-Lonsdale 32

Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village Triangular

Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village 71, Prior Lake 12

Totino-Grace Triangular

Irondale 69, Fridley 9

Totino-Grace 77, Fridley 0

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

W L T Pct

Miami 9 5 0 .643

New England 8 6 0 .571

Buffalo 7 7 0 .500

N.Y. Jets 7 7 0 .500

South

W L T Pct

Tennessee 9 5 0 .643

Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643

Jacksonville 6 8 0 .429

Houston 4 10 0 .286

North

W L T Pct

Pittsburgh 8 5 1 .607

Baltimore 7 7 0 .500

Cleveland 7 7 0 .500

Cincinnati 1 13 0 .071

W L T Pct

Oakland 9 5 0 .643

Denver 8 6 0 .571

San Diego 8 6 0 .571

Kansas City 7 7 0 .500

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

W L T Pct

y-Philadelphia 11 3 0 .786

N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571

Dallas 5 9 0 .357

Washington 5 9 0 .357

South

W L T Pct

x-Tampa Bay 11 3 0 .786

New Orleans 9 5 0 .643

Atlanta 8 5 1 .607

Carolina 5 9 0 .357

North

W L T Pct

y-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786

Chicago 4 10 0 .286

Minnesota 4 10 0 .286

Detroit 3 11 0 .214

W L T Pct

y-San Francisco 9 5 0 .643

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429

Arizona 5 9 0 .357

Seattle 5 9 0 .357

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Saturday's Games

Miami at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Detroit at Atlanta, noon

Buffalo at Green Bay, noon

Houston at Washington, noon

Chicago at Carolina, noon

N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, noon

Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon

San Diego at Kansas City, noon

New Orleans at Cincinnati, noon

St. Louis at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Monday's Game

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Pro Bowl roster

Sunday, Feb. 2

At Honolulu

National Football Conference

Offense

Wide Receivers -- Terrell Owens, San Francisco; Joe Horn, New Orleans; Randy Moss, Minnesota; Marty Booker, Chicago.

Tackles -- Tra Thomas, Philadelphia; Walter Jones, Seattle; Orlando Pace, St. Louis.

Guards -- Ron Stone, San Francisco; Jermane Mayberry, Philadelphia; Marco Rivera, Green Bay.

Centers -- Olin Kreutz, Chicago; Jeremy Newberry, San Francisco.

Tight Ends -- Bubba Franks, Green Bay; Jeremy Shockey, N.Y. Giants.

Quarterbacks -- Brett Favre, Green Bay; Michael Vick, Atlanta; Jeff Garcia, San Francisco.

Running Backs -- Deuce McAllister, New Orleans; Ahman Green, Green Bay; Marshall Faulk, St. Louis.

Fullback -- Mike Alstott, Tampa Bay.

Defense

Ends -- Simeon Rice, Tampa Bay; Michael Strahan, N.Y. Giants; Hugh Douglas, Philadelphia.

Interior Linemen -- Warren Sapp, Tampa Bay; La'Roi Glover, Dallas; Bryant Young, San Francisco.

Outside Linebackers -- Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay; LaVar Arrington, Washington; Julian Peterson, San Francisco.

Inside Linebackers -- Brian Urlacher, Chicago; Keith Brooking, Atlanta.

Cornerbacks -- Troy Vincent, Philadelphia; Champ Bailey, Washington; Bobby Taylor, Philadelphia.

Strong Safeties -- John Lynch, Tampa Bay.

Free Safety -- Darren Sharper, Green Bay; Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia.

Specialists

Punter -- Todd Sauerbrun, Carolina.

Placekicker -- David Akers, Philadelphia.

Kick Return Specialist -- Michael Lewis, New Orleans.

Special Teamer -- Fred McAfee, New Orleans.

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American Football Conference

Offense

Wide Receivers -- Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis; Jerry Rice, Oakland; Hines Ward, Pittsburgh; Eric Moulds, Buffalo.

Tackles -- Jonathan Ogden, Baltimore; Willie Roaf, Kansas City; Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland.

Guards -- Will Shields, Kansas City; Alan Faneca, Pittsburgh; Ruben Brown, Buffalo.

Centers -- Kevin Mawae, N.Y. Jets; Barrett Robbins, Oakland.

Tight Ends -- Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City; Todd Heap, Baltimore.

Quarterbacks -- Rich Gannon, Oakland; Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo; Peyton Manning, Indianapolis.

Running Backs -- Priest Holmes, Kansas City; Ricky Williams, Miami; LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego.

Fullback -- Lorenzo Neal, Cincinnati.

Defense

Ends -- Jason Taylor, Miami; Trevor Pryce, Denver; John Abraham, N.Y. Jets.

Interior Linemen -- Gary Walker, Houston; Richard Seymour, New England; Tim Bowens, Miami.

Outside Linebackers -- Joey Porter, Pittsburgh; Junior Seau, San Diego; Peter Boulware, Baltimore.

Inside Linebackers -- Zach Thomas, Miami; Al Wilson, Denver.

Cornerbacks -- Aaron Glenn, Houston; Patrick Surtain, Miami; Ty Law, New England.

Strong Safeties -- Lawyer Milloy, New England.

Free Safety -- Rod Woodson, Oakland; Brock Marion, Miami.

Specialists

Punter -- Chris Hanson, Jacksonville.

Placekicker -- Adam Vinatieri, New England.

Kick Return Specialist -- Danta Hall, Kansas City.

Special Teamer -- Larry Izzo, New England.

Baseball

Free Agents, Arbitration

NEW YORK (AP) -- The two free agents who accepted salary arbitration Thursday and the 15 who rejected arbitration. Those who accepted are considered signed players and unless they agree to contracts will be scheduled for hearings from Feb. 1-21. Those who rejected may negotiate with their former teams through Jan. 8.

ACCEPTED

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (1) -- Greg Maddux, rhp.

PHILADEPHIA (1) -- Terry Adams, rhp.

REJECTED

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BOSTON (1) -- Cliff Floyd, of.

CLEVELAND (2) -- Dave Burba, rhp; Terry Mulholland, lhp.

NEW YORK (2) -- Roger Clemens, rhp; Ron Coomer, 3b.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (3) -- Brian Anderson, lhp; Greg Colbrunn, inf; Mark Grace, inf.

ATLANTA (3) -- Darren Bragg, of; Julio Franco, 1b; Keith Lockhart, inf.

CINCINNATI (2) -- Joey Hamilton, rhp; Jose Rijo, rhp.

PHILADELPHIA (1) -- Ricky Bottalico, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (1) -- Chuck Finley, lhp.



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