TV SPORTS
College Football-Military Bowl, Toledo vs. Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN); Holiday Bowl, California vs. Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Men's College Basketball-Northwestern at Ohio State, 4:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Southern Methodist at Oklahoma State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Georgetown at Louisville, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Indiana at Michigan State, 6:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Lamar at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Mississippi State vs. Baylor, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); Purdue at Iowa, 8:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network)
NHL Hockey-New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (VERSUS); Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, 7 p.m. (FXSP)
TODAY
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL
South Dakota
Aberdeen Central at Rapid City Central, 4:30 p.m. MT
NSU Classic at Wachs Arena
St. Francis vs. Eureka-Bowdle, 10 a.m.
McIntosh vs. Aberdeen Christian, 1 p.m.
Newell vs. Warner, 4 p.m.
Wilmot vs. Hoven-Edmunds Central, 7 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL
South Dakota
Mobridge Rotary Classic
Wakpala vs. Tiospaye Topa, 11 a.m.
Timber Lake vs. Little Wound, 1 p.m.
Dupree vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 3 p.m.
NSU Classic at Wachs Arena
Summit vs. Sunshine Bible, 11:30 a.m.
Waubay vs. Northwestern, 2:30 p.m.
Ipswich vs. Newell, 5:30 p.m.
Warner vs. Rosholt, 8:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Dickinson State at Rocky Mountain Classic
COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Valley City State at Winnipeg Wesmen Classic
Minot State at Winnipeg Wesmen Classic
Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne at South Dakota State
Southern Utah at South Dakota
Oakland (Mich.) at North Dakota State
POLLS
High School Boys
N.D. CLASS B BASKETBALL
BISMARCK, N.D. - This week's North Dakota Class B basketball polls compiled by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Each team is followed by first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and previous ranking.
1.NorthStar(10)É8-0 100 2 2.BertholdÉ7-0 90 3 3.LaMoureÉ10-0 69 4 4.BeulahÉ7-1 53 1 5.GraftonÉ6-1 50 5 6.DickinsonTrinityÉ8-0 48 8 7.NewTownÉ6-0 39 6 8.CentralCassÉ7-0 34 T7 9.BottineauÉ5-0 33 T9 10.Hatton-NorthwoodÉ4-1 24 T9 Others receiving votes: Rugby (8-0), Hazen (8-0), Griggs County, Central (7-1).
High School Girls
N.D. CLASS B BASKETBALL
BISMARCK, N.D. - This week's North Dakota Class B basketball polls compiled by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Each team is followed by first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and previous ranking.
1.Carrington(10)É4-0 100 1 2.GraftonÉ4-0 83 2 3.CentralCassÉ5-0 81 3 4.BishopRyanÉ6-0 64 5 5.GrantCountyÉ5-0 62 4 6.ThompsonÉ5-0 46 8 7.Linton-HMBÉ4-0 41 T6 8.CentralValleyÉ4-0 23 T6 9.NewTownÉ4-0 21 T9 10.BeachÉ3-1 15 T9 Others receiving votes: Hatton-Northwood (4-0), Kindred (5-0), Midkota (3-1), Napoleon (2-2).
College Women's Basketball
USA TODAY/ESPN
WOMEN'S TOP 25 POLL
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv 1.Baylor(30)É12-0 774 1 2.UConn(1)É10-1 741 2 3.NotreDameÉ11-1 715 3 4.StanfordÉ9-1 683 4 5.MarylandÉ11-0 648 5 6.KentuckyÉ11-1 605 8 7.DukeÉ8-2 568 9 8.TennesseeÉ 7-3 561 6 9.TexasA&MÉ 8-2 512 10 10.MiamiÉ9-2 468 7 11.RutgersÉ10-2 465 11 12.OhioStateÉ13-0 429 13 13.LouisvilleÉ11-2 413 12 14.GreenBayÉ10-0 355 14 15.GeorgiaÉ10-2 317 15 16.GeorgetownÉ10-2 311 17 17.PennStateÉ10-2 286 16 18.TexasTechÉ10-0 259 18 19.DePaulÉ12-2 207 19 20.DelawareÉ9-0 179 20 21.PurdueÉ10-3 134 21 21.VanderbiltÉ11-1 134 23 23.NorthCarolinaÉ8-2 81 22 24.GonzagaÉ10-2 74 24 25.TexasÉ9-2 72 25 Others receiving votes: Nebraska 32, Kansas 15, Georgia Tech 13, California 10, Michigan 8, South Carolina 3, BYU 1, Duquesne 1, Villanova 1.
FOOTBALL
College
Bowl Schedule
By The Associated Press
Tuesday, Dec. 27
At Detroit
Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32
At Charlotte, N.C.
N.C. State 31, Louisville 24
Wednesday's Games
Military Bowl
At Washington
Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday's Games
At Orlando, Fla.
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At San Antonio
Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday's Games
At Dallas
Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
At Bronx, N.Y.
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 5:40 p.m. (ESPN)
At Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday's Games
Meinke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS)
At Memphis, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At Atlanta
Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2
At Dallas
Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
At Orlando, Fla.
Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), Noon (ESPN)
At Tampa, Fla.
Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), Noon (ABC)
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), Noon (ESPN2)
At Pasadena, Calif.
Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
At Glendale, Ariz.
Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
At New Orleans
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
At Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 6
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 7
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 8
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 3 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Feb. 5
Texas vs. Nation
At San Antonio
Texas vs. Nation, 1 p.m. (CBSSN)
NCAA FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
SUBDIVISION PLAYOFF
Championship
Saturday, Jan. 7
At Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Sam Houston State (14-0) vs. North Dakota State (13-1), noon
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA y-NewEnglandÉ12 3 0 .800 464 321 N.Y.JetsÉ8 7 0 .533 360 344 BuffaloÉ6 9 0 .400 351 385 MiamiÉ5 10 0 .333 310 296
South
W L T Pct PF PA y-HoustonÉ10 5 0 .667 359 255 TennesseeÉ8 7 0 .533 302 295 JacksonvilleÉ4 11 0 .267 224 316 IndianapolisÉ2 13 0 .133 230 411
North
W L T Pct PF PA x-BaltimoreÉ11 4 0 .733 354 250 x-PittsburghÉ11 4 0 .733 312 218 CincinnatiÉ9 6 0 .600 328 299 ClevelandÉ4 11 0 .267 209 294
West
W L T Pct PF PA DenverÉ8 7 0 .533 306 383 OaklandÉ8 7 0 .533 333 395 SanDiegoÉ7 8 0 .467 368 351 KansasCityÉ6 9 0 .400 205 335
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA N.Y.GiantsÉ8 7 0 .533 363 386 DallasÉ8 7 0 .533 355 316 PhiladelphiaÉ7 8 0 .467 362 318 WashingtonÉ5 10 0 .333 278 333
South
W L T Pct PF PA y-NewOrleansÉ12 3 0 .800 502 322 x-AtlantaÉ9 6 0 .600 357 326 CarolinaÉ6 9 0 .400 389 384 TampaBayÉ4 11 0 .267 263 449
North
W L T Pct PF PA y-GreenBayÉ14 1 0 .933 515 318 x-DetroitÉ10 5 0 .667 433 342 ChicagoÉ7 8 0 .467 336 328 MinnesotaÉ3 12 0 .200 327 432
West
W L T Pct PF PA y-SanFranciscoÉ12 3 0 .800 346 202 SeattleÉ7 8 0 .467 301 292 ArizonaÉ7 8 0 .467 289 328 St.LouisÉ2 13 0 .133 166 373 x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Sunday, Jan. 1
Chicago at Minnesota, noon
Carolina at New Orleans, noon
Detroit at Green Bay, noon
San Francisco at St. Louis, noon
Tennessee at Houston, noon
Buffalo at New England, noon
N.Y. Jets at Miami, noon
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon
Washington at Philadelphia, noon
San Diego at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 3:15 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 3:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 3:15 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.
Playoff Scenarios
By The Associated Press
Week 17
CLINCHED: New England-East Division and first-round bye; Houston-South Division; Baltimore and Pittsburgh-wild-card spots.
NEW ENGLAND
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
Win or tie OR
Baltimore loss or tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie
BALTIMORE
Clinches AFC North Division and first-round bye with:
Win OR
Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie OR
Pittsburgh loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
Win AND New England loss
PITTSBURGH
Clinches AFC North Division and first-round bye with:
Win AND Baltimore loss or tie OR
Tie AND Baltimore loss OR
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
Win AND Baltimore loss or tie AND New England loss
DENVER
Clinches AFC West Division with:
Win OR Tie AND Oakland loss or tie OR
Oakland loss
OAKLAND
Clinches AFC West Division with:
Win AND Denver loss or tie OR
Tie AND Denver loss
Clinches wild-card spot with:
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie OR
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win
CINCINNATI
Clinches wild-card spot with:
Win or tie
N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie
N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie
N.Y. JETS
Clinch wild-card spot with:
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie
TENNESSEE
Clinches wild-card spot with:
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Oakland loss or tie
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Denver loss or tie
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland win AND Denver win
CLINCHED: Green Bay-North Division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; New Orleans-South Division; San Francisco-West Division; Atlantaand Detroit-wild-card spots.
SAN FRANCISCO
Clinches first-round bye with:
Win OR
New Orleans loss OR
Tie AND New Orleans tie
NEW ORLEANS
Clinches first-round bye with:
Win and San Francisco loss or tie OR
Tie and San Francisco loss
N.Y. GIANTS
Clinch NFC East Division with:
Win or tie
DALLAS
Clinches NFC East Division with:
Win
2012 Pro Bowl
Rosters
By The Associated Press
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Honolulu
AFC OFFENSE
Wide Receivers - s-Wes Welker, New England; s-Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh; A.J. Green, Cincinnati; Brandon Marshall, Miami.
Tackles - s-Joe Thomas, Cleveland; s-Jake Long, Miami; D'Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets.
Guards - s-Logan Mankins, New England; s-Brian Waters, New England; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore.
Centers - s-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh; Nick Mangold, New York Jets.
Tight Ends - s-Rob Gronkowski, New England; Antonio Gates, San Diego.
Quarterbacks - s-Tom Brady, New England; Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh; Philip Rivers, San Diego.
Running Backs - s-Ray Rice, Baltimore; Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville; Arian Foster, Houston.
Fullback - s-Vonta Leach, Baltimore.
AFC DEFENSE
Ends - s-Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis; s-Andre Carter, New England; Elvis Dumervil, Denver.
Interior Linemen - s-Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; s-Vince Wilfork, New England; Richard Seymour, Oakland.
Outside Linebackers - s-Terrell Suggs, Baltimore; s-Von Miller, Denver; Tamba Hali, Kansas City.
Inside/Middle Linebackers - s-Ray Lewis, Baltimore; Derrick Johnson, Kansas City.
Cornerbacks - s-Darrelle Revis, New York Jets; s-Champ Bailey, Denver; Johnathan Joseph, Houston.
Free Safeties - s-Ed Reed, Baltimore; Eric Weddle, San Diego.
Strong Safety - s-Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh.
AFC SPECIALISTS
Punter - Shane Lechler, Oakland.
Placekicker - Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland.
Kick Returner - Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh.
Special Teamer - Matthew Slater, New England.
Long Snapper - TBA.
NFC OFFENSE
Wide Receiver - s-Calvin Johnson, Detroit; s-Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona; Steve Smith, Carolina; Greg Jennings, Green Bay.
Tackles - s-Jason Peters, Philadelphia; s-Joe Staley, San Francisco; Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans.
Guards - s-Jahri Evans, New Orleans; s-Carl Nicks, New Orleans; Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay.
Centers - s-Ryan Kalil, Carolina; Scott Wells, Green Bay.
Tight Ends - s-Jimmy Graham, New Orleans; Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta.
Quarterbacks - s-Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay; Drew Brees, New Orleans; Eli Manning, New York Giants.
Running Backs - s-LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia; Matt Forte, Chicago; Frank Gore, San Francisco.
Fullback - s-John Kuhn, Green Bay.
NFC DEFENSE
Ends - s-Jared Allen, Minnesota; s-Jason Babin, Philadelphia; Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants.
Interior Lineman - s-Justin Smith, San Francisco; s-Jay Ratliff, Dallas; B.J. Raji, Green Bay.
Outside Linebackers - s-DeMarcus Ware, Dallas; s-Clay Matthews, Green Bay; Lance Briggs, Chicago.
Inside/Middle Linebackers - s-Patrick Willis, San Francisco; Brian Urlacher, Chicago.
Cornerbacks - s-Charles Woodson, Green Bay; s-Carlos Rogers, San Francisco; Charles Tillman, Chicago.
Free Safeties - s-Earl Thomas, Seattle; Dashon Goldson, San Francisco.
Strong Safety - s-Adrian Wilson, Arizona.
NFC SPECIALISTS
Punter - Andy Lee, San Francisco.
Placekicker - David Akers, San Francisco.
Kick Returner - Patrick Peterson, Arizona.
Special Teamer - Corey Graham, Chicago.
Long Snapper - TBA.
BASKETBALL
High School Girls
SOUTH DAKOTA
Alcester-Hudson 46, Marion 30
Bennett County 69, Stanley County 36
Chamberlain 53, Scotland 48
Highmore-Harrold 44, Wessington Springs 38
Irene-Wakonda 51, Menno 35
Miller 68, Todd County 62
Britton Classic
Britton-Hecla 60, Grant-Deuel 22
Langford 65, Tiospa Zina Tribal 61
Northwestern Area 40, Groton Area 30
Rosholt 45, Leola/Frederick 43
Sisseton 58, Summit 48
Warner 62, Canton 47
Webster 42, Waubay 39
Mobridge Tournament
Dupree 59, St. Francis Indian 55
Herreid/Selby Area 44, Mobridge-Pollock 42
Little Wound 54, Timber Lake 40
Mobridge JV 56, Wakpala 44
Sunshine Bible Academy 70, Tiospaye Topa 18
Snowball Classic
St. Thomas More 50, Winner 40
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo Shanley 65, Fargo North 45
New Salem 59, Glen Ullin-Hebron 43
North Star 53, Bottineau 31
Four Winds Shoot-Out
Dunseith 76, Mandaree 46
Four Winds 65, Turtle Mountain JV 45
Hillsboro Shootout
Ada-Borup, Minn. 68, Hatton-Northwood 43
May Port CG 60, Norman County West, Minn. 38
Midway-Minto 58, Hillsboro 35
Richland 42, Griggs County Central 34
High School Boys
SOUTH DAKOTA
Chamberlain 67, Scotland 31
Irene-Wakonda 59, Menno 36
Marion 44, Alcester-Hudson 43
Stanley County 53, Gregory 44
Todd County 67, Miller 62
Wessington Springs 63, Highmore-Harrold 39
NSU Classic Tournament
Aberdeen Christian 40, Herreid/Selby Area 35
Dupree 70, Northwestern Area 27
Eureka/Bowdle 54, Grant-Deuel 34
Hitchcock-Tulare 69, Hoven/Edmunds Central 31
Langford 85, Wakpala 21
Sioux Valley 53, Aberdeen Roncalli 51
Sully Buttes 63, McIntosh 19
Swiftel Classic
Deubrook 59, Pipestone, Minn. 51
Deuel 42, Estelline 30
Elkton-Lake Benton 79, Florence/Henry 33
Hamlin 59, Canby, Minn. 53
Lake Preston 60, Howard 52
Summit 42, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 38
Waverly-South Shore 63, Lincoln HI, Minn. 43
Winner Tournament
Winner 70, Bon Homme 44
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo Shanley 66, Fargo North 63
Four Winds Shootout
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 98, Dunseith 59
Turtle Mountain JV 65, Mandaree 42
Warwick 88, Solen 83
Hillsboro Shoot Out
Hatton-Northwood 68, Ada-Borup, Minn. 73
Griggs County Central 49, Midway-Minto 47
Richland 62, Norman County West, Minn. 55
Mandan Holiday Tournament
First Round
Bottineau 81, New Salem 48
Flasher 84, Wilton-Wing 58
Napoleon 55, Grant County 49
Shiloh Christian 92, Turtle Lake-Mercer 75
College Men
EAST
John Jay 74, Yeshiva 61
St. John's 91, Providence 67
SOUTH
Georgia 92, Winthrop 86, OT
Southern Miss. 93, Belhaven 48
Virginia 69, Md.-Eastern Shore 42
MIDWEST
Illinois 81, Minnesota 72, 2OT
Notre Dame 72, Pittsburgh 59
Saint Louis 71, Texas Southern 39
W. Illinois 73, Eureka 52
Wisconsin 64, Nebraska 40
SOUTHWEST
North Texas 78, New Orleans 47
Texas Tech 74, CS Bakersfield 58
FAR WEST
BYU 79, CS San Marcos 51
Loyola Marymount 100, Vanguard 74
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB NewYorkÉ1 0 1.000 - TorontoÉ1 0 1.000 - NewJerseyÉ1 1 .500 PhiladelphiaÉ0 1 .000 1 BostonÉ0 2 .000 1
W L Pct GB MiamiÉ2 0 1.000 - AtlantaÉ1 0 1.000 CharlotteÉ1 0 1.000 OrlandoÉ1 1 .500 1 WashingtonÉ0 1 .000 1
W L Pct GB IndianaÉ1 0 1.000 - ChicagoÉ1 1 .500 MilwaukeeÉ1 1 .500 ClevelandÉ0 1 .000 1 DetroitÉ0 1 .000 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB SanAntonioÉ1 0 1.000 - NewOrleansÉ1 0 1.000 - HoustonÉ0 1 .000 1 MemphisÉ0 1 .000 1 DallasÉ0 2 .000 1
W L Pct GB OklahomaCityÉ2 0 1.000 - DenverÉ1 0 1.000 PortlandÉ1 0 1.000 UtahÉ0 0 .000 1 MinnesotaÉ0 2 .000 2
W L Pct GB L.A.ClippersÉ1 0 1.000 - SacramentoÉ1 0 1.000 - GoldenStateÉ1 1 .500 PhoenixÉ0 1 .000 1 L.A.LakersÉ0 2 .000 1
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Monday's Late Games
Sacramento 100, L.A. Lakers 91
Portland 107, Philadelphia 103
Golden State 99, Chicago 91
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 106, New Jersey 70
Miami 115, Boston 107
Milwaukee 98, Minnesota 95
Sacramento at Portland, N
Utah at L.A. Lakers, N
Today's Games
Indiana at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
New York at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
New Jersey at Orlando, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 9 p.m.
New York at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Heat 115
Celtics 107
BOSTON:Pavlovic 2-4 0-0 5, Garnett 6-12 0-0 12, O'Neal 0-1 0-0 0, Rondo 7-15 7-11 22, Allen 8-12 6-6 28, Bass 5-10 3-5 13, Daniels 4-8 1-1 9, Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0, Dooling 5-10 4-4 18, Bradley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-72 21-27 107.
MIAMI:James 9-14 8-9 26, Bosh 8-11 1-4 18, Anthony 2-2 0-0 4, Chalmers 1-1 1-2 4, Wade 8-15 8-10 24, Haslem 1-9 2-2 4, Battier 1-2 1-2 4, Cole 8-16 4-6 20, Howard 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 3-3 0-0 9. Totals 42-75 25-35 115.
BostonÉ27 27 29 24 -107 MiamiÉ30 39 22 24-115 3-Point Goals-Boston 12-19 (Allen 6-8, Dooling 4-6, Pavlovic 1-2, Rondo 1-3), Miami 6-10 (Jones 3-3, Bosh 1-1, Chalmers 1-1, Battier 1-2, Cole 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Boston 34 (Rondo 8), Miami 50 (Haslem 12). Assists-Boston 20 (Rondo 12), Miami 22 (Wade 8). Total Fouls-Boston 27, Miami 22. Technicals-Boston Coach Rivers, Rondo, Boston defensive three second, Miami defensive three second 2. A-20,166 (19,600).
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y.RangersÉ34 22 8 4 48 102 72 PhiladelphiaÉ35 21 10 4 46 119 104 PittsburghÉ36 21 11 4 46 118 93 NewJerseyÉ35 19 15 1 39 97 103 N.Y.IslandersÉ34 11 17 6 28 77 111
GP W L OT Pts GF GA BostonÉ33 23 9 1 47 119 63 TorontoÉ36 18 14 4 40 113 118 OttawaÉ37 17 15 5 39 113 128 BuffaloÉ35 17 15 3 37 96 103 MontrealÉ37 14 16 7 35 94 103
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA FloridaÉ37 19 11 7 45 99 101 WinnipegÉ36 17 14 5 39 100 105 WashingtonÉ34 17 15 2 36 100 105 TampaBayÉ35 15 17 3 33 95 117 CarolinaÉ38 12 20 6 30 97 127
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA ChicagoÉ36 23 9 4 50 122 103 DetroitÉ36 23 12 1 47 118 81 St.LouisÉ36 21 11 4 46 94 80 NashvilleÉ36 18 14 4 40 96 103 ColumbusÉ36 9 22 5 23 87 123
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA VancouverÉ36 22 12 2 46 120 88 MinnesotaÉ37 20 12 5 45 88 86 CalgaryÉ37 18 15 4 40 92 99 ColoradoÉ38 19 18 1 39 101 111 EdmontonÉ35 15 17 3 33 96 96
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA SanJoseÉ33 19 11 3 41 97 80 DallasÉ35 20 14 1 41 95 101 PhoenixÉ36 18 15 3 39 95 96 LosAngelesÉ36 17 14 5 39 80 88 AnaheimÉ35 10 19 6 26 83 115 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's Late Games
Vancouver 5, Edmonton 3
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2
Tuesday's Games
Calgary 2, Columbus 1, SO
Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 2
Montreal 6, Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 1
Florida 5, Toronto 3
Detroit 3, St. Louis 2
Winnipeg 4, Colorado 1
Today's Games
Buffalo at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Calgary at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
BOWLING
HILLTOP LEAGUE
Standings: Channel 90, Dahme Construction 67, Smokin' Bowlers 59 , Party Central 57 , Mels 56 , Louie's Service 55 , Eagles I 53 .
High Games: Dave Osborn 267, Joseph Gourneau 246-205, Kyle Crawford 245-209, Cory Klatt 233, Dale Boynton 232-205, Garrett Klatt 227-204, Mike Wetz 226-217-208, Brad Cramer 219-214-212, Dean Schaunaman 218-213, Vern Schilling 216, Brandon Kakwitch 214-213-209, Chuck Blumhardt 205-200, Tuffy Orr 202.
High Series: Mike Wetz 651, Brad Cramer 645, Brandon Kakwitch 636, Kyle Crawford 635, Joseph Gourneau 632, Dale Boynton 627, Dave Osborn 624, Garrett Klatt 603.
MERCHANTS CLASSIC LEAGUE
Final First Half Standings: Twin City Roofing 168 , Aberdeen Federal Credit Union 167, Aberdeen Clean All 165 , The Pro Shop 164 , Rohly's 159 , Crawll 135.
High Games: (men) Cliff Kuckelburg 270-218-217-201, Ken Schuh 268-252-224-212, Doug Thompson 268-227-213-209, Justin Boynton 258-229-215, Jeff Stohr 256, Tyler Pomplun 235-234-224, Dave Lenling 232-204, Ken Jacobson 227-227-202, Chris Robey 221-205, Brandon Kakwitch 212-206-205-202, Charlie Ruckman 205, LaVerne Lanz 202, Dick Schweitzer 201; (women) Val Kuckelburg 219-204.
High 3-Game Series: (men) Ken Schuh 732, Doug Thompson 704, Cliff Kuckelburg 688, Ken Jacobson 656, Justin Boynton 623, Dave Lenling 621, Tyler Pomplun 618, Brandon Kakwitch 613; (women) Val Kuckelburg 606.
High 4-Game Series: (men) Ken Schuh 956, Doug Thompson 917, Cliff Kuckelburg 906, Justin Boynton 852, Tyler Pomplun 842, Ken Jacobson 831, Brandon Kakwitch 825, Dave Lenling 820; (women) Val Kuckelburg 800.
SENIOR SOCIAL LEAGUE
High Games: (men) Dick Schweitzer 221, Walter Rutschke 202, Bob Zimmerman 193; (women) Estelle Stuart 209, Dolores Streifel 192.
High Series: (men) Dick Schweitzer 589, Walter Rutschke 562, Bill Streifel 545; (women) Dolores Streifel 493, Estelle Stuart 492.
HIT & MISS LEAGUE
Standings: Executioners 4, Young At Heart 3, Dahme Construction 3, Girls Nite Out 2, Double Trouble 2, Rock N Bowl 1, M&M Club 1, Pooh's Pals 0.
High Games: Jan Kearns 203, Heather Kiesz 192, Alicia Schuh 186, Nancy Upton 183, Lois Pletten 181.
High Series: Alicia Schuh 530, Nancy Upton 509, Betty Orr 494, Jan Kearns 485, Lois Pletten 478.
CONDE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standings: Mets 7, Colts 5, Braves 4, Cubs 3, Pirates 3, Giants 2
High Games: (men) Chad Furney 200, Butch Farmen 175, Tom Paepke 172; (women) Mary Larson 185, Deb Olson 164, Angie Peterson 159.
High Series: (men) Chad Furney 492, Tom Paepke 486, Larry Frohling 426; (women) Mary Larson 448, Deb Olson 417, Vickie Kramp 414.
BILLIARDS
ABERDEEN AREA VALLEY LEAGUE
Standings: Team Dumas 52 , Lager's No. 3 43, VFW 40 , Rohly's Time Bandits 40 , Schwan's No. 1 39, Flame No. 2 38 , Schwan's No. 4 35, Sneaqualizers 34 , Da Busboyz 32 , Rohly's Front 27, Flame No. 1 23, Schwan's No. 2 18, Silver Dollar 16, Lager's 15.
High Shooters: Steve Onkka 34, Jonah McLaughlin 30.
ERO: Steve Onkka 2, Dan Davis.
10-0 Game: Steve Onkka 2, Dan Davis, Jonah McLaughlin, Larry Jaragoske, Justin Keckler, Kathy Fuller, Rob Zimmerman.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
LAREDO LEMURS-Released OF Chad Gabriel, RHP Hector Carrasco, OF Palmer Karr and INF Michael Diffie.
CAN-AM LEAGUE
BROCKTON ROX-Released RHP Jake Loye, RHP Mike Petrowski, LHP Mark Rosen, C Scott Knazek, INF Melvin Falu and INF Dan Barbero.
WORCESTER TORNADOES-Traded RHP Julian Sampson to Rockland for INF Dom Ramos.
FRONTIER LEAGUE
NORMAL CORNBELTERS-Signed C Mitch Rider.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS-Signed RHP Brooks Belter.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA-Suspended Milwaukee F Drew Gooden one game one game for a his Flagrant Foul Two against Charlotte G Gerald Henderson.
NEW YORK KNICKS-Claimed G Jeremy Lin off waivers from Houston.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BILLS-Signed OL Michael Jasper from the practice squad. Placed TE Mike Caussin on injured reserve. Signed WR David Gilreath and OL Jake Vermiglio to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS-Placed QB Jay Cutler and RB Matt Forte on injured reserve. Signed DT Jordan Miller from the practice squad. Signed G Mansfield Wrotto.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Placed WR Andre Caldwell on injured reserve. Signed WR Armon Binns from the practice squad. Signed WR Vidal Hazelton to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS-Signed RB Joique Bell. Released RB Aaron Brown.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed CB Trumaine McBride. Signed DE Jammie Kirlew from the practice squad. Waived LB Mike Lockley.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed FB Lousaka Polite. Signed DB Malcolm Williams to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS-Waived WR Eron Riley.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Recalled C Andy Miele from Portland (AHL).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Released WR Braylon E
