Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with C Ramon Castro on a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with INF Mark Grudzielanek on a minor league contract.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with INF-OF Eric Hinske on a one-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Bass, C Luke Carlin and OF Brian Myrow on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS—Signed G Mario West to a 10-day contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Re-signed defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Free agent G Curtis Joseph announced his retirement.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated RW Derek Dorsett off injured reserve.
COLLEGE
CENTRAL MICHIGAN—Named Dan Enos football coach.
FLORIDA—Junior S Major Wright will enter the NFL draft.
NOTRE DAME—Named Paul Longo director of football strength and conditioning and Jacob Flint and Lorenzo Guess as assistants.
SYRACUSE—Named Rob Moore wide receivers coach.
TEXAS TECH—Named Neal Brown offensive coordinator.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 26 10 .722 —
Toronto 19 20 .487 8½
New York 15 22 .405 11½
Philadelphia 12 25 .324 14½
New Jersey 3 34 .081 23½
Southeast Division
Orlando 25 12 .676 —
Atlanta 24 13 .649 1
Miami 18 18 .500 6½
Charlotte 17 19 .472 7½
Washington 12 24 .333 12½
Central Division
Cleveland 30 10 .750 —
Chicago 16 20 .444 12
Milwaukee 15 20 .429 12½
Indiana 12 25 .324 16½
Detroit 12 25 .324 16½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 25 12 .676 —
San Antonio 23 13 .639 1½
Houston 21 17 .553 4½
New Orleans 19 17 .528 5½
Memphis 19 18 .514 6
Northwest Division
Denver 24 14 .632 —
Portland 23 16 .590 1½
Oklahoma City 21 16 .568 2½
Utah 21 17 .553 3
Minnesota 8 31 .205 16½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 29 9 .763 —
Phoenix 24 14 .632 5
L.A. Clippers 17 19 .472 11
Sacramento 15 21 .417 13
Golden State 11 25 .306 17
Monday's games
Indiana 105, Toronto 101
Philadelphia 96, New Orleans 92
Atlanta 102, Boston 96
Oklahoma City 106, New York 88
Chicago 120, Detroit 87
Denver 105, Minnesota 94
Phoenix 105, Milwaukee 101
Utah 118, Miami 89
Cleveland 117, Golden State 114
Tuesday's games
Detroit 99, Washington 90
Charlotte 102, Houston 94
San Antonio 105, L.A. Lakers 85
Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 102
Orlando at Sacramento (n)
Wednesday's games
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday's games
Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 10:30 p.m.
pistons 99, wizards 90
DETROIT (99) — Jerebko 5-9 2-2 13, Wilcox 3-6 2-4 8, Wallace 2-5 0-1 4, Stuckey 7-17 5-6 19, Hamilton 8-23 2-2 19, Villanueva 9-13 0-0 23, Atkins 3-6 2-2 11, Maxiell 1-3 0-0 2, Daye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-82 13-17 99.
WASHINGTON (90) — Butler 7-17 0-0 14, Jamison 11-19 6-8 31, Haywood 2-5 3-6 7, Foye 8-15 2-3 20, Young 2-9 2-2 8, Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0, McGee 1-2 0-0 2, Boykins 3-6 0-0 8, McGuire 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 13-19 90.
Detroit 21 27 19 32—99
Washington 27 11 26 26—90
Three-point goals—Detroit 10-16 (Villanueva 5-6, Atkins 3-5, Jerebko 1-2, Hamilton 1-3), Washington 9-18 (Jamison 3-5, Boykins 2-2, Foye 2-3, Young 2-4, Butler 0-2, Stevenson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 50 (Villanueva 9), Washington 47 (Haywood 15). Assists—Detroit 23 (Stuckey 11), Washington 21 (Foye 10). Total fouls—Detroit 19, Washington 17. Technicals—Detroit defensive three-second. A—13,544 (20,173).
bobcats 102, rockets 94
HOUSTON (94) — Battier 3-9 2-2 10, Scola 9-15 0-0 18, Hayes 2-5 0-0 4, Brooks 3-14 2-2 11, Ariza 7-16 3-6 19, Landry 3-7 4-4 10, Budinger 2-5 1-2 7, Lowry 3-7 2-2 9, Andersen 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 35-84 14-18 94.
CHARLOTTE (102) — Wallace 2-10 5-8 9, Diaw 8-13 2-3 19, Mohammed 5-9 0-0 10, Felton 2-7 1-3 5, Jackson 15-22 10-11 43, Murray 6-12 1-1 14, Augustin 1-3 0-0 2, Diop 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 19-26 102.
Houston 34 26 17 17— 94
Charlotte 29 21 24 28—102
Three-point goals—Houston 10-30 (Brooks 3-8, Budinger 2-4, Ariza 2-6, Battier 2-7, Lowry 1-4, Scola 0-1), Charlotte 5-15 (Jackson 3-5, Murray 1-3, Diaw 1-3, Felton 0-1, Wallace 0-1, Augustin 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Houston 54 (Scola 14), Charlotte 44 (Jackson, Wallace 8). Assists—Houston 22 (Brooks 6), Charlotte 18 (Diaw 6). Total fouls—Houston 22, Charlotte 16. A—11,463 (19,077).
spurs 105, lakers 85
L.A. LAKERS (85) — Artest 3-12 6-6 13, Odom 2-6 6-6 10, Bynum 11-23 1-1 23, Fisher 1-4 1-2 3, Bryant 7-10 1-1 16, Vujacic 0-0 0-0 0, Farmar 3-9 0-0 6, Brown 4-6 0-0 8, Mbenga 1-2 0-0 2, Powell 0-1 0-0 0, Walton 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 34-77 15-16 85.
SAN ANTONIO (105) — Jefferson 5-8 0-0 12, Duncan 12-19 1-4 25, Blair 1-2 0-0 2, Parker 10-18 2-3 22, Bogans 1-6 0-0 2, McDyess 4-6 0-1 8, Ginobili 3-6 1-3 9, Hill 6-7 0-0 13, Mason 4-9 0-0 9, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0, Haislip 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 47-82 4-11 105.
L.A. Lakers 23 18 22 22— 85
San Antonio 27 26 22 30—105
Three-point goals—L.A. Lakers 2-7 (Bryant 1-1, Artest 1-2, Farmar 0-1, Brown 0-1, Odom 0-2), San Antonio 7-16 (Jefferson 2-2, Ginobili 2-5, Hill 1-1, Haislip 1-1, Mason 1-3, Bogans 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 40 (Odom 12), San Antonio 46 (Duncan 13). Assists—L.A. Lakers 13 (Odom 6), San Antonio 29 (Hill, Parker, Ginobili 6). Total fouls—L.A. Lakers 13, San Antonio 15. Technicals—Fisher. A—18,581 (18,797).
college men
tuesday's games
SEC
No. 2 Kentucky 89 Florida 77
OVC
Kennesaw St. 71 SIU-Edwardsville 60
Iowa 67 Tennessee St. 62
STATE
Asbury 101 Cincinnati Christian 100
St. Catharine 81 So. Polytechnic 64
TOP 25
Ohio St. 70No. 6 Purdue 66
No. 13 Kansas St. 88 Texas A&M 65
Colorado 78No. 22 Baylor 71
N.C. State 88No. 25 Florida St. 81
asbury 101cincinnati christian 100
CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN (7-9, 0-3 KIAC) — Smith 4, Mendenhall 11, Thomas 26, Joseph 5, McGuire 2, Hunter 20, Scott 6, Reid 16, Hill 7, Northcutt 3.
Asbury (9-8, 1-0) — Johnson 13, Jones 11, Morris 14, Morrison 34, Delph 6, Hurtle 14, Drury 3, Noble 2, Thomas 4.
Halftime—Cincinnati Christian 51-46.
St. catharine 81so. polytechnic 64
So. Polytechnic (11-3) — Rogers 5, Beacham 6, Lemmons 15, Koloko 4, Dawson 13, Jennings 19, Abbott 2.
St. Catharine (12-4) — Peery 6, Withers 4, Caufield 6, Johnson 20, Edwards 8, Foster, Williams 23, Latham 14.
OHIO ST. 70, No. 6 PURDUE 66
OHIO ST. (12-5) — Lauderdale 1-1 1-2 3, Turner 11-21 9-10 32, Lighty 2-9 0-0 5, Diebler 2-4 1-2 6, Buford 7-10 4-4 19, Simmons 2-2 0-0 5, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Madsen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-49 15-18 70.
PURDUE (14-2) — Hummel 11-19 5-5 35, Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Kramer 1-2 0-1 2, Grant 1-6 2-2 4, Moore 8-17 1-4 19, Barlow 1-2 0-0 2, Byrd 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Bade 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 8-12 66.
Halftime—Purdue 41-29. Three-point goals—Ohio St. 5-11 (Turner 1-1, Simmons 1-1, Buford 1-2, Diebler 1-3, Lighty 1-4), Purdue 10-27 (Hummel 8-13, Moore 2-7, Smith 0-2, Byrd 0-2, Grant 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Ohio St. 34 (Turner 9), Purdue 26 (Hummel 10). Assists—Ohio St. 10 (Lighty, Turner 3), Purdue 15 (Barlow, Grant, Kramer, Moore 3). Total fouls—Ohio St. 12, Purdue 14. A—14,123.
wednesday's games
(All times p.m.)
SEC—No. 21 Mississippi at Georgia, 8; Louisiana St. at South Carolina, 8; Vanderbilt at Alabama, 9
STATE—Boyce at Fairhaven, 7; Brescia at Alice Lloyd, 7; Mt. St. Joseph at Transylvania, 7:30; Covenant at Union, 7:30; Greenville at Spalding, 8; Thomas More at Bethany, 8
TOP 25—No. 1 Texas at Iowa St., 8; No. 3 Kansas at Nebraska, 9; No. 5 Syracuse at Rutgers, 7:30; Minnesota at No. 7 Michigan St., 6:30; Boston College at No. 8 Duke, 7; No. 10 West Virginia at South Florida, 7; No. 12 North Carolina at No. 24 Clemson, 9; No. 13 Wisconsin at Northwestern, 8:30; No. 15 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7; No. 18 BYU at Air Force, 8; No. 19 Temple at Pennsylvania, 7; No. 20 Georgia Tech at Virginia, 7; No. 23 Miami at Virginia Tech, 7
college women
tuesday's games
State
Asbury 91 Cincinnati Christian 84
TOP 25
No. 3 Notre Dame 81 South Florida 64
No. 11 Nebraska 91No. 19 Texas 79
No. 15 Oklahoma St. 70 Kansas 68
No. 18 West Virginia 45 Villanova 41
No. 24 Georgetown 74 Providence 62
asbury 91cincinnati christian 84
Cincinnati Christian (10-4, 1-3 KIAC) — Dudley 8, Legion 18, Graves 2, Obiekwe 6, Biggar 5, Hisle 6, Hopson 9, Comello 18, Firth 6, Scott 6.
ASBURY (7-7, 1-0) — Yates 4, Downs 11, Griffith 7, Spivey 16, Figgins 12, Hollon 3, Gray 4, Albin 7, Carroll 18, Figgins 7.
Halftime—Asbury 45-32.
No. 3 NOTRE DAME 81SOUTH FLORIDA 64
SOUTH FLORIDA (9-7) — Wynne 3-10 1-2 8, Doomes-Stephens 4-9 4-5 12, Stokes 3-11 0-0 8, Griffin 5-7 5-6 16, Lawson 4-10 1-2 9, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Conner 2-3 0-0 4, English 1-1 1-2 3, Dalembert 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 24-53 12-17 64.
NOTRE DAME (15-0) — Diggins 5-11 3-4 14, Schrader 9-14 0-1 18, Lechlitner 4-13 2-2 11, Barlow 3-7 3-4 9, Bruszewski 3-10 2-3 8, Mallory 3-9 0-0 7, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Peters 1-1 0-2 2, Novosel 5-7 1-1 12, Christiansen 0-0 0-0 0, Williamson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 11-17 81.
Halftime—Notre Dame 37-31. Three-point goals—South Florida 4-9 (Stokes 2-6, Griffin 1-1, Wynne 1-2), Notre Dame 4-14 (Novosel 1-1, Lechlitner 1-3, Diggins 1-3, Mallory 1-4, Barlow 0-1, Bruszewski 0-2). Fouled out—Lawson. Rebounds—South Florida 30 (Lawson 6), Notre Dame 47 (Schrader 13). Assists—South Florida 16 (Griffin, Wynne 5), Notre Dame 25 (Barlow 5). Total fouls—South Florida 21, Notre Dame 16. A—n/a.
wednesday's games
(All times p.m.)
State—Brescia at Alice Lloyd, 5; Covenant at Union, 5:30; Greenville at Spalding, 6; Thomas More at Bethany, 6; SIU-Edwardsville at Northern Ky., 7; Transylvania at Mt. St. Joseph, 7:30; Fla. Atlantic at Western Ky., TBA
TOP 25—No. 1 Connecticut at Marquette, 8; Iowa St. at No. 8 Texas A&M, 8; No. 13 Oklahoma at No. 9 Baylor, 8; No. 22 TCU at Wyoming, 9
Football
nfl
playoff schedule
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 9
N.Y. Jets 24 Cincinnati 14
Dallas 34 Philadelphia 14
Sunday's games
Baltimore 33 New England 14
Arizona 51 Green Bay 45 (OT)
Divisional playoffs
Saturday's games
Arizona at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. (Fox-56)
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m. (CBS-27)
Sunday, Jan. 17
Dallas at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (Fox-56)
Baltimore at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. (CBS-27)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 24
AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS-27)
NFC, 6:40 p.m. (Fox-56)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 7
At Miami
NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS-27)
defensive player of the year
The NFL Defensive Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide media panel:
2009 — Charles Woodson, Green Bay, CB
2008 — James Harrison, Pittsburgh, LB
2007 — Bob Sanders, Indianapolis, S
2006 — Jason Taylor, Miami, DE
2005 — Brian Urlacher, Chicago, LB
2004 — Ed Reed, Baltimore, S
2003 — Ray Lewis, Baltimore, LB
2002 — Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay, LB
2001 — Michael Strahan, N.Y. Giants, DE
2000 — Ray Lewis, Baltimore, LB
1999 — Warren Sapp, Tampa Bay, DT
1998 — Reggie White, Green Bay, DE
1997 — Dana Stubblefield, San Francisco, DT
1996 — Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DE
1995 — Bryce Paup, Buffalo, LB
1994 — Deion Sanders, San Francisco, CB
1993 — Rod Woodson, Pittsburgh, CB
1992 — Cortez Kennedy, Seattle, DT
1991 — Pat Swilling, New Orleans, LB
1990 — Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DE
1989 — Keith Millard, Minnesota, DT
1988 — Mike Singletary, Chicago, LB
1987 — Reggie White, Philadelphia, DE
1986 — Lawrence Taylor, N.Y. Giants, LB
1985 — Mike Singletary, Chicago, LB
1984 — Kenny Easley, Seattle, S
1983 — Doug Betters, Miami, DE
1982 — Lawrence Taylor, N.Y. Giants, LB
1981 — Lawrence Taylor, N.Y. Giants, LB
1980 — Lester Hayes, Oakland, CB
1979 — Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay, DE
1978 — Randy Gradishar, Denver, LB
1977 — Harvey Martin, Dallas, DE
1976 — Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh, LB
1975 — Mel Blount, Pittsburgh, CB
1974 — Joe Greene, Pittsburgh, DT
1973 — Dick Anderson, Miami, S
Golf
Professional
PGA Tour schedule
Jan. 7-10 — Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii; Purse: $5.6 million
Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open in Hawaii; Waialae C.C., Honolulu, Hawaii; Purse: $5.5 million
Jan. 20-24 — Bob Hope Classic; PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, Calif.; PGA West (Nicklaus Course), La Quinta, Calif.; La Quinta C.C., La Quinta, Calif.; Silver Rock, La Quinta, Calif.; Purse: $5 million.Jan. 28-31 — San Diego Open: Torrey Pines (South Course), San Diego; Torrey Pines (North Course), San Diego; Purse: $5.3 million
Feb. 4-7 — Northern Trust Open: Riviera C.C., Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Purse: $6.4 million
Feb. 11-14 — AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.; Monterey Peninsula C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; Spyglass Hill G.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; Purse: $6.2 million
Feb. 17-21 — World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: Ritz-Carlton G.C., Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz.; Purse: $8,500,000
Feb. 18-21 — Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun: El Camaleon, Riviera Maya, Mexico; Purse: $3.6 million
Feb. 25-28 — Waste Management Phoenix Open: TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Purse: $6 million
March 4-7— The Honda Classic: PGA National Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Purse: $5.6 million
March 11-14 — Puerto Rico Open: Trump International G.C.-Puerto Rico, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; Purse: $3.5 million
March 11-14 — World Golf Championships-CA Championship: TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Miami; Purse: $8.5 million
March 18-21 — Transitions Championship: Innisbrook Resort-Copperhead, Palm Harbor, Fla.; Purse: $5.4 million
March 25-28 — Arnold Palmer Invitational: Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla.; Purse: $6 million
April 1-4 — Shell Houston Open: Redstone G.C. Tournament Course, Humble, Texas; Purse: $5.8 million
April 8-11 — Masters Tournament: Augusta National G.C., Augusta, Ga.; Purse: $7 million
April 15-18 — Verizon Heritage: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, S.C.; Purse: $5.7 million
April 22-25 — Zurich Classic of New Orleans: TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La.; Purse: $6.4 million
April 29-May 2 — Quail Hollow Championship: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.; Purse: $6.5 million
May 6-9 —The Players Championship: TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Purse: $9.5 million
May 13-16 — Valero Texas Open: TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Purse: $6.1 million
May 20-23 — HP Byron Nelson Championship: TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Purse: $6.1 million
May 27-30 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial: Colonial C.C., Ft. Worth, Texas; Purse: $6.2 million
June 3-6— The Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley: Muirfield Village G.C., Dublin, Ohio; Purse: $6 million
June 10-13 — St. Jude Classic: TPC Southwind, Memphis; Purse: $5.6 million
June 17-20 — U.S. Open Championship: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.; Purse: $7.5 million
June 24-27 — Travelers Championship: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.; Purse: $6 million
July 1-4 — AT&T National: Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pa.; Purse: $6.2 million
July 8-11 — John Deere Classic: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.; Purse: $4.4 million
July 15-18 — Reno-Tahoe Open: Montreux G&C.C., Reno, Nev.; Purse: $3.5 million
July 15-18 — British Open Championship: St. Andrews Links (Old Course), Fife, Scotland; Purse: $7 million
July 22-25 — RBC Canadian Open: St. George's Golf & C.C., Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; Purse: $5.1 million
July 29-Aug. 1 — The Greenbrier Classic: The Old White Course, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Purse: $6 million
Aug. 5-8 — Turning Stone Resort Championship: Atunyote G.C., Verona, N.Y.; Purse: $4 million
Aug. 5-8 — World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Firestone C.C. (South Course), Akron, Ohio; Purse: $8.5 million
Aug. 12-15 — PGA Championship: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis.; Purse: $7.5 million
Aug. 19-22 — Wyndham Championship: Sedgefield C.C., Greensboro, N.C.; Purse: $5.1 million
Aug. 26-29 — The Barclays: Ridgewood C.C., Paramus, N.J.; Purse: $7.5 million
Sept. 3-6 — Deutsche Bank Championship: TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.; Purse: $7.5 million
Sept. 9-12 — BMW Championship: Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill.; Purse: $7.5 million
Sept. 23-26 — The Tour Championship sponsored by Coca Cola: East Lake G.C., Atlanta; Purse: $7.5 million
Sept. 30-Oct. 3 — Viking Classic: Annandale G.C., Madison, Miss.; Purse: $3.6 million
Oct. 14-17 — Frys.com Open: CordeValle G.C., San Martin, Calif.; Purse: $5 million
Oct. 21-14 — Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas; $4.3 million
Nov. 11-14 — Children's Miracle Network Classic: Magnolia G.C. and Palm G.C., Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Purse: $4.7 million
Hockey
nhl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 32 11 1 65 127 94
Pittsburgh 28 18 1 57 149 130
N.Y. Rangers 22 17 7 51 120 123
Philadelphia 23 19 3 49 140 128
N.Y. Islanders 20 19 8 48 124 144
Northeast Division
Buffalo 28 11 5 61 123 102
Boston 22 15 7 51 114 107
Montreal 22 21 4 48 119 126
Ottawa 22 21 4 48 127 147
Toronto 15 23 9 39 125 164
Southeast Division
Washington 27 12 6 60 166 128
Atlanta 20 19 6 46 143 150
Tampa Bay 18 17 10 46 118 136
Florida 18 20 7 43 128 140
Carolina 14 24 7 35 114 154WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 31 11 4 66 152 102
Nashville 27 16 3 57 131 129
Detroit 23 16 6 52 115 116
Columbus 18 20 9 45 124 154
St. Louis 18 19 7 43 115 130
Northwest Division
Calgary 26 14 6 58 125 111
Colorado 26 15 6 58 138 134
Vancouver 27 17 2 56 147 112
Minnesota 23 20 3 49 126 137
Edmonton 16 23 5 37 121 147
Pacific Division
San Jose 29 10 7 65 149 118
Phoenix 26 15 5 57 120 112
Los Angeles 25 18 3 53 135 130
Dallas 19 16 11 49 131 147
Anaheim 20 19 7 47 129 143
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's games
Colorado 3, Calgary 2 (SO)
Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3
Nashville 3, Vancouver 2
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday's games
Carolina 4, Toronto 2
N.Y. Islanders 6, Detroit 0
Philadelphia 6, Dallas 3
Atlanta 6, Ottawa 1
New Jersey 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 (SO)
Tampa Bay 7, Washington 4
Columbus at St. Louis (n)
Nashville at Edmonton (n)
San Jose at Phoenix (n)
Wednesday's games
Vancouver at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Boston at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Thursday's games
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Boston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
career shutouts
(x-active)
1. x-Martin Brodeur 107
2. Terry Sawchuk 103
3. George Hainesworth 94
4. Glenn Hall 84
5. Jacques Plante82
6. (tie) Alex Connell 81
6. (tie) Tiny Thompson 81
6. (tie) Dominik Hasek81
9. (tie) Ed Belfour 76
9. (tie) Tony Esposito 76
11. Lorne Chabot72
12. Harry Lumley 71
13. Roy Worters 67
14. Patrick Roy 66
15. Turk Broda 62
16. (tie) John Ross Roach 58
16. (tie) Clint Benedict58
18. (tie) Ed Giacomin 54
18. (tie) Bernie Parent 54
20. (tie) Curtis Joseph 51
20. (tie) Dave Kerr 51
20. (tie) Rogie Vachon 51
Odds
glantz-culver line
NFL playoffs
Saturday
Favorite Open Tues. Underdog
at New Orleans 6½ 7 Arizona
at Indianapolis 6½ 6½ Baltimore
Sunday
at Minnesota 3 3 Dallas
at San Diego 9 7½ N.Y. Jets
NCAA basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
at Michigan St. 7½ Minnesota
at Connecticut 5½ Pittsburgh
West Virginia 8½ at South Florida
at Virginia Tech 3½ Miami
at Duke 16 Boston College
at Northeastern 17 Delaware
Drexel 5 at Towson
at St. John's 2 Cincinnati
at Memphis 22 East Carolina
Old Dominion 7 at UNC Wilmington
Wichita St. 2 at Indiana St.
at E. Michigan 14½ Toledo
at Ohio 2 Akron
at Cent. Michigan 9 Ball St.
at Duquesne 6½ Saint Louis
at George Mason 9 Georgia St.
at Virginia 1½ Georgia Tech
at La Salle 4½ George Washington
at Richmond 11 Massachusetts
at Rhode Island 14½ Saint Joseph's
at Xavier 13 Charlotte
Syracuse 11 at Rutgers
W. Michigan 1 at N. Illinois
Marshall 3 at UCF
at Illinois St. 14½ Evansville
BYU 15 at Air Force
Temple 19 at Penn
Texas 7½ at Iowa St.
at South Carolina 9½ LSU
Mississippi 3 at Georgia
Tulsa 5 at SMU
at Tulane 5½ Rice
at Houston 1 UTEP
Wisconsin 1 at Northwestern
Kansas 13 at Nebraska
at Creighton 3½ S. Illinois
Missouri 4 at Texas Tech
at Clemson 4 North Carolina
Vanderbilt 1 at Alabama
Dayton-x 18½ Fordham
at New Mexico 11½ Utah
at UNLV 7½ San Diego St.
at Nevada 2 Utah St.
at Appalachian St. 13½ Elon
Davidson 6 at Furman
x-at Madison Square Garden
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
at Philadelphia 3 New York
at Atlanta 11 Washington
Phoenix 3½ at Indiana
Boston 9 at New Jersey
at New Orleans 5½ L.A. Clippers
at Oklahoma City pk San Antonio
at Houston 10½ Minnesota
at Dallas 4½ L.A. Lakers
at Denver 4 Orlando
at Portland 5 Milwaukee
at Golden State pk Miami
