Scoreboard

WRESTLING

Pequot Lakes/Pine River Backus at Park Rapids

Mora, Mille Lacs at Pierz triangular

ALPINE SKIING

Brainerd in Cloquet Invitational at Mt. Du Lac, Wis., 10 a.m.

GYMNASTICS

Brainerd at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Little Falls at Sartell

BOYS HOCKEY

Brainerd at Forest Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Wadena Deer-Creek at Detroit Lakes

GIRLS HOCKEY

Detroit Lakes at Brainerd, 6 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Brainerd at Duluth East, 7:30 p.m.

Verndale at Pillager

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Duluth East at Brainerd, 7:30 p.m.

Aitkin at Barnum

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)

Tuesday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

11 a.m.

ESPN -- Humanitarian Bowl, Iowa St. at Boise St.

1 p.m.

CBS -- Sun Bowl, Washington vs. Purdue

2:30 p.m.

ESPN -- Liberty Bowl, Colorado St. vs. TCU

ESPN2 -- Silicon Valley Classic, Georgia Tech vs. Fresno St.

6:30 p.m.

ESPN -- Peach Bowl, Tennessee vs. Maryland

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- San Francisco Bowl, Air Force vs. Virginia Tech

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 -- San Antonio at Washington

NHL HOCKEY

5 p.m.

KMSP/KVBR/KFML -- Wild vs. Anaheim

Wednesday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

10 a.m.

ESPN -- Outback Bowl, Florida vs. Michigan

11:30 p.m.

NBC -- Gator Bowl, N.C. State vs. Notre Dame

ABC -- Capital One Bowl, Penn St. vs. Auburn

3:30 p.m.

ABC -- Rose Bowl, Washington St. vs. Oklahoma

7:30 p.m.

ABC -- Sugar Bowl, Georgia vs. Florida St.

NBA BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Toronto at New York

Thursday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ABC -- Orange Bowl, Iowa vs. Southern Cal

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN -- N.C. State at Massachusetts

9:30 p.m.

FOXSN -- Arizona St. at Oregon St.

NBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

TNT -- Washington at Chicago

9 p.m.

TNT -- Philadelphia at Phoenix

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m.

FSN -- Wild at Edmonton

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

KBKK -- Pillager vs. Verndale

KLIZ -- Brainerd at Duluth East

PREP BOYS HOCKEY

7:30 p.m.

KVBR -- Brainerd at Forest Lake

Bowling

PAUL BUNYAN BOWL

FOUR FIFTHS

PTS. -- Breezy Point 24 1/2, Door Doctors 5 1/2; CarQuest 11, Applebee's 5; BiSys 14, Tire One forfeit; Olde Tyme Blocks 21, Viking Coke 9; Susan's Top Drawer 25, James Bedard Inc. 3.

SEASON PTS. -- Breezy Pt. 48 1/2, Olde Tyme Blocks 46, BiSys 42, Viking Coke 36, Door Doctors 32 1/2, Susan's Top Drawer 28, CarQuest 15, Applebee's 8, James Bedard Inc. 5, Tire One 3.

HIGH SINGLE -- Men: D. Nelson 233, Todd Olson 195, D. Eyestone 191. Women: S. Volkmuth 237, C. Tretter 180, A. Ramsdell 169.

HIGH SERIES -- Men: Dave Nelson 587, Dale Eyestone 564, Norm Ramsdell 521. Women: Sue Volkmuth 591, Connie Tretter 486, Amie Ramsdell 484.

LUCKY TWI HI

PTS. -- Huber's Dock Service 5, BiSys 2; Watson Electric 5, Lakeland Vet Hospital 2; Bar Harbor 5, Jack's House 2; Versatile Golf Cars 7, Studio Exxcel 0; Shep's on 6th 5, The Ins Office 2; Paul Bunyan Bowl 5, Pickle Factory 2; Chet's TV 7, Rohlfing 0.

SEASON PTS. -- Paul Bunyan Bowl 74-31, Chet's TV 72 1/2-32 1/2, Watson Electric 63-42.

HIGH SINGLE -- D. Olson 256, R. Tiedeman 237, B. Jindra 205.

HIGH SERIES -- Deb Olson 743, Ruth Tiedeman 601, Elaine Rausch, Brenda Jindra 556.

BANTAMS 11 A.M. SAT.

PTS. -- Cute Girls 4, Bandits 2.

SEASON PTS. -- Cute Girls 10, Bandits 2.

HIGH SINGLE -- Boys: T. Maier 73, N. Dally 51, D. Rausch 49. Girls: K. Thurstin 63, B. Fields 47, T. Krueger 47.

HIGH SERIES -- Boys: T. Maier 116, N. Dally 102, D. Rausch 86. Girls: K. Thurstin 120, T. Krueger 94, B. Field 86.

JUNIORS 11 A.M.

PTS. -- Alley Cat Strikers 6, Cavemen 2; Rockin' Bowlers 6, Screwballs 2.

SEASON PTS. -- Alleycat Strikers 14-2, Rockin' Bowlers 10-6, Wolfpack 8-8, DJ's 8-8, Cavemen 6-10, Screwballs 2-14.

HIGH SINGLE -- Boys: J. Hanson 169, C. Kostohryz 164, B. Aasen 161. Girls: B. Thurstin 152, S. Holmes 137, M. Alexander 111.

HIGH SERIES -- Boys: Z. Thoms 422, M. Ambroz 411, B. Aasen 409. Girls: S. Holmes 392, B. Thurstin 362, M. Alexander 302.

JUNIORS 8:30 A.M.

PTS. -- Strike Force 8, Strikers 0; Gutter Gurls 8, Alley Cats 0.

SEASON PTS. -- Strike Force 14-2, Gutter Gurls 10-6, Alley Cats 6-10, Strikers 2-14.

HIGH SINGLE -- Boys: T. Dullum 158, Teddy Dullum 132. Girls: H. Owen 144, B. Olson 142, C. Jindra 138.

HIGH SERIES -- Boys: T. Dullum 403, Teddy Dullum 367. Girls: H. Owen 388, B. Olson 381, J. Johnson 368.

MAJORS 8:30 A.M. SAT.

PTS. -- Team 10 8, That One Team 0; Strike Wagon 8, Strike Hunters 0; Goons 6, Hurricanes 2; Pin Demons 8, Munchie Members 0; That's Retarded 8, Synergy 0; Dudes, Living Hell 4; Team 13 6, Psychos 2.

SEASON PTS. -- That's Retarded 16-0, Team 13 14-2, Strike Wagon 14-2, Goons 14-2, Psychos 10-6, Living Hell 8-8, Pin Demons 8-8, Team 10 8-8, Strike Hunters 6-10, Dudes 6-10, Hurricanes 6-10, That One Team 2-14.

HIGH SINGLE -- Boys: A. Kretzman 246, M. Anderson 222, E. Hukriede 221. Girls: S. Frederickson 125, J. Goedker 122, C. Frederickson 122.

HIGH SERIES -- Boys: A. Kretzman 628, M. Anderson 603, S. Johnson 596. Girls: S. Frederickson 350, B. Wood 313, J. Goedker 311.

Area standings

Area boys basketball

Pequot Lakes 7-1

Aitkin 5-1

Brainerd 6-2

Crosby-Ironton 5-2

Verndale 5-2

Wadena-Deer Creek 4-3

Pillager 3-4

Little Falls 4-6

Pierz 2-5

Staples-Motley 2-6

Lake Region Christian 1-4

Pine River-Backus 1-8

Top 10 scorers

Michael Grieme, WDC, 19.8

Roman Haberkorn, Aitkin, 19.2

Luke Schramm, Pequot Lakes, 18.8

Jake Phillips, Brainerd, 17.3

Cory Umland, Verndale, 15.7

Tyler Scull, C-I, 15.6

Ben Stoll, Pillager, 14.4

Mark Gaalswyk, Pillager, 14.3

Andrew Christensen, Pequot Lakes, 14.3

Jon Jasman, C-I, 12.9

Area girls basketball

Pequot Lakes 7-0

Brainerd 5-5

Pillager 4-3

Staples-Motley 4-4

Pierz 4-4

Crosby-Ironton 4-5

Lake Region Christian School 2-2

Aitkin 1-6

Pine River-Backus 1-6

Little Falls 2-10

Wadena-Deer Creek 0-7

Verndale 0-10

Top 10 scorers

Teresa Parker, Pequot 25.3

Raya Kern, Verndale, 17.9

Flecia Foster, Pequot, 16.7

Ashley Kientzle, Lake Region, 16.5

Megan Arns, Brainerd, 13.5

Chelsa Schwegel, PR-B, 13.1

Michelle Honek, S-M, 12.8

Allyson Kloss, Pierz, 11.0

Whitney Smetana, C-I, 10.5

Julie Austin, Brainerd, 10.5

Area wrestling

Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale 3-0

Pierz 4-1

Wadena-Deer Creek 6-2

Little Falls 8-7

Brainerd 3-3

Pequot Lakes-Pine River-Backus 2-4

Aitkin 1-3

Staples-Motley 1-4

Crosby-Ironton 0-2

Central Lakes Conference

Boys Hockey

CLC All

Alexandria 5-0-0 6-1-0

Tech 3-0-0 9-1-0

Brainerd 3-0-0 4-2-1

Sauk Rapids 4-1-0 6-2-0

Willmar 1-2-0 6-3-0

Sartell 1-4-0 5-6-0

Apollo 1-5-0 2-10-1

River Lakes 0-2-0 3-6-1

Little Falls 0-4-0 5-5-0

Girls Hockey

CLC All

Tech 8-0-0 14-2-1

Apollo 5-1-0 9-7-0

Willmar 5-2-0 11-4-0

Brainerd 5-2-0 9-3-1

River Lakes 2-5-1 4-8-2

SR-Sartell 2-5-1 2-10-2

Alexandria 2-6-0 2-10-2

Little Falls 0-8-0 0-15-0

Boys Basketball

CLC All

Brainerd 4-0 6-2

Rocori 3-0 8-1

Sauk Rapids 2-1 6-2

St. Cloud Tech 2-2 3-7

St. Cloud Apollo 1-2 4-5

Alexandria 1-2 3-3

Sartell 1-2 4-3

Willmar 1-2 4-3

Little Falls 0-4 4-6

Girls Basketball

CLC All

Willmar 6-0 8-0

St. Cloud Tech 5-1 9-2

Brainerd 4-3 5-5

Rocori 4-2 6-5

Alexandria 3-3 4-5

St. Cloud Apollo 2-4 5-7

Sauk Rapids 2-4 3-6

Sartell 2-5 6-6

Little Falls 0-6 2-10

Hockey

WAYZATA TOURNEY GAME 1

DEC. 27

Sioux Falls, S.D. 4, Brd. KFC Bantam Blue 0

Saves -- Landon Snider 29.

GAME 2

DEC. 28

Benson Morris 5, Brd. KFC Bantam Blue 2

Goals -- Jack Freeman, Austin Shiltz.

Assist -- Bronson Shepherd.

Saves -- L. Snider 24.

GAME 3

DEC. 29

Brd. KFC Bantam Blue 3, Buffalo 0

Goals -- Nick Jelacie, Aaron Willensch, Austin Shiltz.

Assists -- Bronson Shepherd, Mike Reponen.

Saves -- L. Snider 17.

Monday's Games

New Jersey 1, Boston 0

Washington 4, Buffalo 3

N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, OT

Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT

Nashville 3, Ottawa 2

Phoenix 4, Edmonton 3, OT

San Jose 2, Philadelphia 1

Chicago 2, Los Angeles 0

Tuesday's Games

Anaheim at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 6 p.m.

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

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Phoenix at Washington, 2 p.m.

Florida at New Jersey, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 2 p.m.

Basketball

College

Colgate 92, Hartwick 51

Fairleigh Dickinson 81, Hartford 80, 2OT

George Washington 68, Binghamton 64

La Salle 82, Quinnipiac 71

Lafayette 83, Albany, N.Y. 75

Marist 74, Army 57

Mount St. Mary's, Md. 70, Navy 69

Providence 74, Penn 71, OT

Rutgers 66, Prairie View 57

St. Francis, Pa. 64, Cornell 61

Syracuse 87, Canisius 69

Wagner 69, American U. 55

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 83, James Madison 76

Auburn 92, Southern Miss. 46

Charleston Southern 66, Fairfield 64

East Carolina 73, Marquette 70

Florida 91, Florida A&M 58

Georgia Southern 83, Savannah St. 67

Kentucky 115, Tennessee St. 87

LSU 69, New Orleans 57

Louisiana-Monroe 69, Nicholls St. 60

Memphis 67, Murray St. 60

Miami 68, Lehigh 62

Mississippi St. 85, South Alabama 74

N.C.-Wilmington 81, Jacksonville 62

SE Louisiana 51, Northwestern St. 49

Sam Houston St. 85, McNeese St. 78

Tennessee 77, Tenn.-Martin 50

Troy St. 81, Alabama St. 61

UCF 64, The Citadel 55

Virginia 77, Liberty 58

Virginia Tech 76, Towson 52

Wake Forest 96, Bethune-Cookman 54

William & Mary 82, Campbell 80

MIDWEST

Albion 95, Ursinus 64

Augustana,Ill. 103, William Penn 82

Augustana,S.D. 89, Augsburg 53

Buena Vista 90, Wis. Lutheran 64

Cent. Michigan 113, Spring Arbor 63

Clarke 54, Wis.-Platteville 43

Concordia, Mich. 85, Olivet 75

Concordia, St.P. 86, Minn.-Morris 48

Cornell, Iowa 91, Mount St. Clare 64

E. Illinois 90, N. Illinois 75

Evansville 66, Miami (Ohio) 58

Illinois 63, Coppin St. 37

Indianapolis 73, Lock Haven 70

Jacksonville St. 82, Oakland, Mich. 76

Kentucky Wesleyan 106, Saginaw Valley St. 92

Lewis 80, Northwd, Mich. 69

Marian, Wis. 84, Eureka 81

Missouri 65, Valparaiso 47

Morningside 95, Briar Cliff 85

Muskingum 91, Kenyon 61

North Dakota 100, Mary 58

Northwestern 69, Buffalo 62

Notre Dame 76, Vanderbilt 63

Ohio St. 70, Hampton 62

Purdue 84, Colorado St. 56

Rockford 76, Milwaukee Engineering 72

Rose-Hulman 63, Franklin 62

Spalding 118, Cincinnati Clermont 62

St. Norbert 83, Concordia, Wis. 72

St. Thomas, Minn. 77, Wis.-River Falls 72

Toledo 81, Michigan St. 76

Tri-State 74, Mount Mercy 71

W. Michigan 75, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 51

Walsh 75, Ohio Northern 66

Wichita St. 74, W. Illinois 56

Winona St. 103, Northern St., S.D. 97

Wis.-Eau Claire 69, Sioux Falls 54

Wis.-La Crosse 64, Dubuque 61

Wis.-Oshkosh 79, Barat 63

Wittenberg 72, Case Reserve 57

Wyoming 69, Indiana St. 57

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 82, North Texas 56

Oklahoma 100, N.C.-Asheville 64

Oklahoma St. 71, Arkansas 45

Rice 86, Louisiana College 69

Stephen F.Austin 66, SW Texas 58

TCU 103, Grambling St. 84

Texas 58, Louisiana Tech 50

FAR WEST

California 77, San Francisco 70, OT

Montana 81, S. Utah 61

Portland 54, Long Beach St. 49

San Diego St. 74, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 58

Santa Clara 71, Wright St. 67

St. Mary's, Cal. 77, Brown 63

Stanford 79, Yale 56

UC Irvine 87, Florida Atlantic 70

Utah 51, Alabama 49

TOURNAMENTS

Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic

Championship

Arizona 85, Boston U. 71

Third Place

Florida St. 82, Davidson 66

Big R/Holiday Stores Classic

Championship

Siena 71, Montana St. 58

Third Place

Loyola Marymount 74, S. Carolina St. 69

Dr Pepper Classic

Championship

Chattanooga 75, Weber St. 63

Third Place

Maine 87, Lipscomb 71

Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic

Championship

Hawaii 81, Butler 78, OT

Third Place

W. Kentucky 74, Tennessee Tech 51

Fifth Place

Bradley 88, Chicago St. 76

Seventh Place

Alcorn St. 74, Texas-Pan American 56

State Farm Good Neighbor Classic

Championship

Coll. of Charleston 77, Howard 73

Third Place

Oral Roberts 68, UMBC 48

USA Today/ESPN top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (18) 7-0 753 1

2. Pittsburgh (7) 9-0 734 2

3. Alabama (6) 9-0 728 3

4. Arizona (1) 6-1 681 4

5. Connecticut 8-0 647 6

6. Notre Dame 10-1 580 8

7. Oregon 9-1 536 9

8. Texas 7-2 495 10

9. Marquette 8-1 474 12

10. Mississippi State 8-1 457 17

11. Oklahoma 6-2 444 5

12. Illinois 8-1 426 7

13. Florida 10-2 401 13

14. Michigan State 8-2 380 15

15. Creighton 10-0 366 18

16. Missouri 6-1 305 16

17. Kansas 7-3 288 19

18. Indiana 8-2 272 11

19. Xavier 8-2 218 20

20. Maryland 6-3 157 22

21. Kentucky 6-3 140 14

22. Texas Tech 8-1 103 25

23. Wake Forest 7-0 82 --

24. North Carolina State 8-1 79 24

25. LSU 8-1 64 --

Others receiving votes: Louisville 50, Tulsa 39, Butler 31, Georgia 22, Syracuse 22, Saint Joseph's 13, Oklahoma State 11, North Carolina 9, Hawaii 8, Memphis 8, Minnesota 8, Clemson 7, Stanford 7, Cincinnati 6, Kent State 6, College of Charleston 5, Gonzaga 4, Southern Illinois 4, Wyoming 2, Brigham Young 1, Virginia 1, West Virginia 1.

Monday's Games

Orlando 112, Washington 95

Miami 93, Atlanta 84

New York 96, San Antonio 95

Portland 85, Detroit 74

New Jersey 102, Cleveland 88

Minnesota 104, Phoenix 98

Milwaukee 110, Dallas 107

Utah 107, Toronto 85

Seattle 79, Denver 77

Golden State 104, Philadelphia 98

Tuesday's Games

Memphis at Boston, 1 p.m.

Portland at Chicago, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.

Indiana at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 9 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 6 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Signed OF Eric Owens to a one-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES--Re-signed RHP Roger Clemens to a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Signed OF Frank Catalanotto to a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES--Placed G-F Wesley Person on the injured list. Activated F Robert Archibald from the injured list.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES--Suspended F Loren Woods indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS--Announced it will not take over the Portland Fire and will turn the franchise over to the WNBA.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS--Announced the retirement of John Levra, defensive line coach.

CINCINNATI BENGALS--Fired Dick LeBeau, coach.

CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed QB Kevin Thompson to a one-year contract.

DALLAS COWBOYS--Fired Dave Campo, coach.

DETROIT LIONS--Announced the retirements of CB Todd Lyght and Richard Selcer, assistant coach.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Fired Tom Coughlin, coach.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Placed RB Jamal Robertson on injured reserve. Signed DE-OL Jerome Davis off the practice squad.

COLLEGE

BIG TEN CONFERENCE--Suspended Indiana coach Mike Davis one game for his on-court outburst during a game against Kentucky on Dec. 21.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE--Named Gil Grimes assistant commissioner.

KENTUCKY--Named Rich Brooks football coach.

NOTRE DAME--Signed Kevin White, athletic director, to a two-year contract extension.

UCLA--Named Gary Bernardi tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, Don Johnson defensive line coach, Eric Bieniemy running backs coach and Jon Embree wide receivers coach.

WEST VIRGINIA--Announced the resignation of Todd Graham, co-defensive coordinator, to become assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Tulsa.