SCOREBOARD
Area events
Saturday Dec 20
Boys basketball
Rocori at Little Falls, 7:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Park Rapids, 2:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Verndale at Menahga tournament, 6 or 8 p.m.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Brainerd/Little Falls at Fergus Falls, noon
Pequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, 5 p.m.
Gymnastics
Bemidji, Big Lake, Lakeville North, Melrose, Park of Cottage Grove at Brainerd Invitational, 11 a.m.
Nordic skiing
Brainerd, Little Falls at Bemidji Relays, 10 a.m.
Wrestling
Brainerd, Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Little Falls, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus, Wadena-Deer Creek in Big Bear tournament at Cass Lake, 9 a.m.
Staples-Motley at Maple River Invite, 9 a.m.
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in Bronco Invite at Eagle Bend, 10 a.m.
Women's college basketball
Central Lakes Invite
Fergus Falls vs. Rainy River, noon
Central Lakes vs. Ridgewater, 4 p.m.
Men's college basketball
Central Lakes Invite
Fergus Falls vs. Rainy River, 2 p.m.
Central Lakes vs. Ridgewater, 6 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)
Saturday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: Las Vegas Bowl, BYU vs. Arizona
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: Rhode Island vs. Oklahoma St.
9 p.m., ESPN2: Va. Commonwealth vs. Oklahoma
WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA, Division I tournament, championship match
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m., KSTC, KUAL-FM: Wild at St. Louis
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., KSTC: Timberwolves vs. Houston
Sunday Dec. 21
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:15 p.m., ESPN: New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss. vs. Troy
EXTREME SPORTS
Noon, NBC: Winter Dew Tour
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, South African Airways Open
2 p.m., NBC: Chevron World Challenge, final round
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
4:30 p.m., FSN: Pittsburgh at Florida St.
6:45 p.m., FSN: Clemson at Miami
NFL FOOTBALL
Noon, CBS: Regional game
Noon, FOX: Regional game
3:15 p.m., CBS: Regional game
3:15 p.m., FOX, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KSKK-FM, KVKK-FM: Atlanta at Vikings
7:15 p.m., NBC: Carolina at N.Y. Giants
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m., FSN: Kansas at UCLA
6 p.m., ESPN2: Stanford at Tennessee
Rec basketball
YMCA men's
basketball
Week 3
Kavanaugh's Resort 72, Rejoice Lutheran 33
Kavanuagh's: Aaron Otteson 24
Rejoice Lutheran: Daniel Niesen 16
Yard Creation 47, CTC 38
Yard Creation: Matt Moen 14, Nick Hoelz 10
CTC: Luke Schramm 23
Mills Fleet Farm 59, Kurilla 57
Mills Fleet Farm: Thadeus Fly 15, Decarlo Ellis 15, George Washington 14
Kurilla: Matt Pecarich 23, Wade Mortenson 18
Unity Bank 52, Ameriprise 39
Unity Bank: Tim Miller 18, Greg Snow 16
Ameriprise: Mitch Kalenberg 14, Luke Schumer 12
Bowling
Paul Bunyan Bowl
Monday Afternoon 12/15
Team points: Northland Excavating 2, Bernie Roberts-Edward Jones 2
Budget Blinds 4, Excel Painting 0
Loran Knack-Century-21 2, McAllister Electric 2
Artcraft 3, Lakes Area Eyecare 1
End of first-half team leaders: Artcraft 37.5, Bernie Roberts-Edward Jones 37.0, Excel Painting 31.5, Lakes Area Eyecare 31.0, Budget Blinds
30.5, McAllister Electric 24.0, Northland Excavating 23.5, Loran Knack-Century-21 22.0
High game: Ruth Tiedeman 225, Shirley Kuhn 200, Bonnie Anderson 188
High series: Ruth Tiedeman 526, Doris Stengel 503, Norma Kotyk 490
Friday Nite Mixers 12/12
Team Scores: Blue Goose 86, Huber Docks 73.5, Edina Realty 72, Kenwood 67.5, Central Lakes Custom 62.5, BuzzKill 62, Clow Stamping 61, Jensen Trucking 59, Car Quest 56, Underdogs 38, Fit Quest 37.5
High Game (Men): Dan Johnson 300, Larry Bible 289, Tim Fry 231
High Series (Men): Dan Johnson 736, Larry Bible 681, Steve Neff 601
High Game (Women): Chris Kohl 213, Laurie Ramsdell 206, Lynne Harris 202
High Series (Women): Chris Kohl 622, Laurie Ramsdell 577, Sandy Anderson 520
Tuesday Morning Doubles 12-16
Robertson-Lofquist 920, Bloomquist-Jans 1089, Pekoske-Pearl-Bahma 1107, Adamson-Anderson 1047, Christensen-Rother 1070, Andersen-Corner 1083, Berg-Bunnell 1009, Reither-Anderson 1093, Zitur-Volkmuth 1029, Carlson-Wagner 1037
Season point leaders: Adamson-Anderson 219, Robertson-Lofquist 218, Zitur-Volkmuth 215
High series: K. Anderson 537, S. Rother 517, B. Corner 513, J. Volkmuth 505
High game: K. Anderson 191, S. Rother 191, J. Volkmuth 184
TUESDAY 4:15 12/16
Team Scores: Acorn Millwork 39, Shep's on 6th 37, Abrahamson General Contracting 35.5, Country Kitchen 34, Bar Harbor 21.5
High Series: Ruth Tiedeman 544, Ruth Forseth 502, Cyndi Burnard 470
High Game: Ruth Tiedeman 218, Ruth Tiedeman 188, Cyndi Burnard 182
GUTTERDUSTERS 12/16
Team Scores: Northern Shores 4, Versatile Golf Cars 4, Little Farm Market 4, Diversified Net 3, Paul Bunyan Bowl 2, Rosing Woods Cabinetry 2, Brainerd Insurance 1, Fab Five 0, The Old Waterfall 0
High Series: Karen Thiesse 510, Elaine Rausch 508, Erin Thiesse 495
High Game: Elaine Rausch 203, Mary Mileski 184, Erin Thiesse 180, Laurie Hartman 180
Jack's House
Kohoutek 12/12
Team Scores: Christian-Lorentz 1290, Munsch-Johnson 1232, Staley-Taylor 1223, Thesing-Held 1222, Johnson-Johnson 1218, Wagner-Boque 1199, Panno-Brown 1197, Bunnell-Zitur 1192, Johnson-Godejohn 1192, Gorman-Juntunen 1180, Volkmuth-Danner 1162, Carlson-Olson 1160, Curtis-Havel 1158, Olds-Rutland 1149, Denger-Holmes 1147, Stengel-Johnson 1102, Brundidge-Guck 1095
Team Standings: Munsch-Johnson 260, Johnson-Godejohn 252.5, Thesing-Held 250.5
High Series: Jessica Turner 548, Shelly Johnson 529, Ginger Lorenz 504
High Game: S. Johnson 227, J. Turner 217, Elaine Johnson 198
Lucky Strikers I 12/11
Team Scores: Ben Franklin Crafts 7, Unearned Points 0. Diamond Willow 7, Good Neighbor 0. Brainerd General Rental 4, Mortgage Masters 3. Navillus 5, Oak Lawn Tavern 2.
High Series: Deb Olson 558, Janet Hanneken 528, Robin Thiesse 518
High Game: D. Olson 211, Eileen Grimes 192, J. Hanneken 190
Pool
Women's Country League
DEC. 17
John's Also-9, Green Lantern-6
9th Street Bar I-8, O'Neary's Irish Lasses-7
Oak Lawn II-11, Oak Lawn I-4
9th Street Bar II-9, O'Neary's Furys-6
Paradise Shores-9, Yesterday's Gone-6
STANDINGS
1. 9th Street II -118
2. Oak Lawn II -106
3. O'Neary's Fury's -98
4. Oak Lawn I -91
5. Paradise Shores -93
6. Yesterday's Gone -85
7. 9th Street I -85
8. John's Also -82
9. O'Neary's Irish Lasses -79
10. Green Lantern -63
Broomball
Brainerd league
Standings
GL Sports 3-0
B Squad 2-1
Edward Jones 2-1
Stearns County 2-1
Lexington Mfg. 0-3
Nor-Son 0-3
Wednesday's results
GL Sports 4, Stearns Co. Abstract 1
B Squad 4, Lexington Mfg. 1
Edward Jones 12, Nor-Son 1
Dec. 24-31
No games
Jan. 7 games
At Civic Center
Nor-Son vs. Lexington Mfg. 8:45 p.m.
At Gold Medal Arena
Stearns Co. Abstract vs. Edward Jones 8:45 p.m.
GL Sports vs. B Squad 9:45 p.m.
Pro hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 22 11 2 46 94 91
Philadelphia 17 8 6 40 107 96
New Jersey 18 9 3 39 96 80
Pittsburgh 17 10 4 38 106 90
N.Y. Islanders 10 19 3 23 81 119
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 22 5 4 48 114 72
Montreal 17 9 5 39 92 80
Buffalo 16 13 3 35 91 90
Toronto 12 13 6 30 94 109
Ottawa 11 14 5 27 68 79
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 20 10 3 43 107 95
Carolina 15 12 5 35 83 95
Florida 14 13 4 32 76 85
Atlanta 10 17 4 24 91 114
Tampa Bay 7 15 9 23 69 97
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 21 6 4 46 113 93
Chicago 17 6 7 41 111 81
Nashville 15 13 3 33 83 92
Columbus 14 14 4 32 89 98
St. Louis 12 16 3 27 89 106
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 18 11 4 40 97 99
Vancouver 18 11 3 39 98 83
Minnesota 16 13 2 34 82 70
Colorado 16 15 1 33 88 93
Edmonton 14 14 3 31 83 96
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 25 4 3 53 113 78
Anaheim 18 12 3 39 94 90
Phoenix 15 13 4 34 84 91
Los Angeles 13 13 6 32 83 92
Dallas 13 14 4 30 86 108
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Friday's Games
New Jersey 5, Ottawa 1
Buffalo 5, Los Angeles 0
Minnesota 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Chicago 3, Calgary 2, OT
Saturday's Games
Carolina at Boston, noon p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, noon p.m.
Dallas at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia at New Jersey, noon p.m.
Colorado at Florida, 4 p.m.
Boston at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Pro basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 25 2 .926 -
New Jersey 13 12 .520 11
Philadelphia 12 14 .462 12 1/2
New York 11 15 .423 13 1/2
Toronto 10 16 .385 14 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 20 6 .769 -
Atlanta 16 10 .615 4
Miami 13 12 .520 6 1/2
Charlotte 9 18 .333 11 1/2
Washington 4 20 .167 15
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 22 4 .846 -
Detroit 14 10 .583 7
Chicago 12 14 .462 10
Milwaukee 12 16 .429 11
Indiana 9 17 .346 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 15 7 .682 -
Houston 17 9 .654 -
San Antonio 15 10 .600 1 1/2
Dallas 14 11 .560 2 1/2
Memphis 9 17 .346 8
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 17 9 .654 -
Portland 17 10 .630 1/2
Utah 17 11 .607 1
Minnesota 4 21 .160 12 1/2
Oklahoma City 3 24 .111 14 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 21 4 .840 -
Phoenix 15 11 .577 6 1/2
L.A. Clippers 8 18 .308 13 1/2
Golden State 7 20 .259 15
Sacramento 7 20 .259 15
Friday's Games
Philadelphia 109, Washington 103
Atlanta 115, Golden State 99
Milwaukee 105, New York 81
New Jersey 121, Dallas 97
Boston 126, Chicago 108
L.A. Clippers 117, Indiana 109, 2OT
Charlotte 112, Memphis 83
Oklahoma City 91, Toronto 83
Miami 89, L.A. Lakers 87
Houston 107, Sacramento 96
Utah 120, Detroit 114, 2OT
Cleveland 105, Denver 88
Saturday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 77:30 p.m.
Toronto at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Detroit at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
New York at Boston, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
Pro football
NFL
Thursday's Game
Indianapolis 31, Jacksonville 24
Saturday's Game
Baltimore at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
New Orleans at Detroit, noon
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, noon
Miami at Kansas City, noon
Arizona at New England, noon
San Francisco at St. Louis, noon
San Diego at Tampa Bay, noon
Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon
N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Denver, 3:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 3:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 3:15 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Agreed to terms with OF Juan Rivera on a three-year contract.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Agreed to terms with LHP Travis Blackley.
ATLANTA BRAVES-Agreed to terms with INF-OF Greg Norton on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Agreed to terms with SS Rafael Furcal on a three-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Named Matt Walbeck manager, Dean Treanor pitching coach and Ryan Long hitting coach for Altoona (EL); Gary Robinson manager, Mike Steele pitching coach, Brandon Moore hitting coach and Mike Zalno trainer for State College (NYP); PJ Forbes manager for Lynchburg (Carolina) and Gary Green manager for West Virginia (SAL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Agreed to terms with OF Jody Gerut on a one-year contract.
International League
FOOTBALL
National Football League
TENNESSEE TITANS-Placed CB Cary Williams on injured reserve. Signed DT Amon Gordon.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD-Placed RW Owen Nolan on injured reserve. Recalled C Krys Kolanos from Houston (AHL).