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TV SPORTS

NHL Hockey-Winter Classic, New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Noon (NBC); San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m. (NBCSP)

College Football-Outback Bowl, Michigan State vs. Georgia, Noon (ABC); Capital One Bowl, Nebraska vs. South Carolina, Noon (ESPN); G'ator Bowl, Ohio State vs. Florida, Noon (ESPN2); Rose Bowl, Wisconsin vs. Oregon, 4:07 p.m. (ESPN); Fiesta Bowl, Stanford vs. Oklahoma State, 7:37 p.m. (ESPN)

Men's College Basketball-Wofford at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. (FXSP); Texas A&M at Baylor, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); North Carolina-Greensboro at Miami, 8 p.m. (FXSP); Winona State at Mary, 8 p.m. (Midco Sports Net)

Women's College Basketball-Winona State at Mary, 6 p.m. (Midco Sports Net)

Motorsports-Dakar Rally, Santa Rosa de la Pampa to San Rafael, delayed tape, 12:30 a.m. (NBCSP)

TODAY

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

South Dakota

Eureka-Bowdle vs. Strasburg-Zeeland at Strasburg, N.D.

Grant County, N.D., at Lemmon

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Northern State vs. Upper Iowa, Wachs Arena, 6 p.m.

Wayne State at Concordia-St. Paul

Winona State at Mary

Augustana at St. Cloud State

Minnesota State, Mankato at Minnesota State, Moorhead

Southwest Minnesota State at Minnesota-Crookston

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

Northern State vs. Upper Iowa, Wachs Arena, 8 p.m.

Wayne State at Concordia-St. Paul

Winona State at Mary

Augustana at St. Cloud State

Minnesota State, Mankato at Minnesota State, Moorhead

Southwest Minnesota State at Minnesota-Crookston

BASKETBALL

College Men

EAST

Cincinnati 66, Pittsburgh 63

Fairfield 72, Canisius 54

Norfolk St. 71, Navy 65

SOUTH

Akron 67, Marshall 51

Clemson 65, ETSU 58

Duke 85, Penn 55

Hampden-Sydney 77, Washington & Lee 65

North Carolina 102, Monmouth (NJ) 65

Princeton 76, Florida A&M 61

South Florida 67, Rutgers 65

MIDWEST

Evansville 76, N. Iowa 65

Marquette 81, Villanova 77

Michigan 61, Minnesota 56

Northwestern 68, Penn St. 56

S. Illinois 86, Illinois St. 71

Syracuse 87, DePaul 68

SOUTHWEST

UTSA 86, Bowling Green 79, OT

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB NewYorkÉ2 2 .500 - PhiladelphiaÉ2 2 .500 - BostonÉ2 3 .400 TorontoÉ1 3 .250 1 NewJerseyÉ1 4 .200 1

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB MiamiÉ5 0 1.000 - OrlandoÉ4 1 .800 1 AtlantaÉ3 1 .750 1 CharlotteÉ1 3 .250 3 WashingtonÉ0 4 .000 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB ChicagoÉ4 1 .800 - IndianaÉ3 1 .750 MilwaukeeÉ2 1 .667 1 ClevelandÉ2 2 .500 1 DetroitÉ1 3 .250 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB SanAntonioÉ3 1 .750 - HoustonÉ2 2 .500 1 NewOrleansÉ2 2 .500 1 MemphisÉ1 3 .250 2 DallasÉ1 4 .200 2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB OklahomaCityÉ5 0 1.000 - PortlandÉ3 0 1.000 1 DenverÉ3 2 .600 2 MinnesotaÉ1 3 .250 3 UtahÉ1 3 .250 3

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L.A.LakersÉ3 3 .500 - GoldenStateÉ2 2 .500 - SacramentoÉ2 3 .400 L.A.ClippersÉ1 2 .333 PhoenixÉ1 3 .250 1

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Sunday's Games

Cleveland 98, New Jersey 82

Miami 129, Charlotte 90

Orlando 102, Toronto 96

Boston 94, Washington 86

Minnesota 99, Dallas 82

Denver 99, L.A. Lakers 90

Chicago 104, Memphis 64

Sacramento 96, New Orleans 80

Portland at L.A. Clippers, N

Today's Games

Golden State at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.

Tuesday's Games

Charlotte at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 8 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Heat 129

Bobcats 90

CHARLOTTE: Maggette 0-6 2-2 2, White 10-12 0-0 21, Diaw 2-4 0-0 5, Augustin 1-11 2-2 4, Henderson 4-13 0-0 8, Diop 0-2 0-0 0, Biyombo 2-5 2-6 6, Mullens 1-6 4-4 6, Walker 6-13 3-5 17, Carroll 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 6-11 1-2 14, Higgins 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 35-92 14-21 90.

MIAMI: James 6-10 4-6 16, Bosh 9-13 6-6 24, Anthony 3-5 2-2 8, Chalmers 6-7 0-0 16, Wade 9-16 4-4 22, Battier 0-3 0-2 0, Haslem 1-4 4-4 6, Jones 2-4 0-0 6, Cole 6-8 4-5 16, Harris 3-6 2-2 9, Gladness 1-1 0-0 2, Pittman 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 48-80 26-31 129.

CharlotteÉ15 22 27 26-90 MiamiÉ33 32 27 37-129 3-Point Goals-Charlotte 6-18 (Walker 2-4, Higgins 1-1, Diaw 1-1, White 1-1, Brown 1-2, Henderson 0-1, Maggette 0-2, Augustin 0-3, Carroll 0-3), Miami 7-11 (Chalmers 4-4, Jones 2-4, Harris 1-2, Battier 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Charlotte 50 (Brown 7), Miami 51 (Bosh 10). Assists-Charlotte 20 (Augustin 7), Miami 33 (Cole 9). Total Fouls-Charlotte 20, Miami 18. A-20,016 (19,600).

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y.RangersÉ36 23 9 4 50 107 77 PhiladelphiaÉ36 22 10 4 48 123 106 PittsburghÉ38 21 13 4 46 121 100 NewJerseyÉ37 21 15 1 43 103 105 N.Y.IslandersÉ36 13 17 6 32 84 113

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA BostonÉ35 24 10 1 49 123 68 OttawaÉ39 19 15 5 43 120 133 TorontoÉ38 18 15 5 41 118 125 BuffaloÉ38 17 17 4 38 100 112 MontrealÉ39 14 18 7 35 99 110

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA FloridaÉ39 20 12 7 47 103 107 WinnipegÉ38 19 14 5 43 104 107 WashingtonÉ37 20 15 2 42 111 109 TampaBayÉ37 17 17 3 37 104 122 CarolinaÉ40 13 21 6 32 103 135

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA ChicagoÉ38 24 10 4 52 125 107 DetroitÉ38 24 13 1 49 123 84 St.LouisÉ38 21 12 5 47 95 85 NashvilleÉ38 20 14 4 44 100 105 ColumbusÉ38 10 23 5 25 93 128

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA VancouverÉ39 24 13 2 50 129 96 MinnesotaÉ40 21 13 6 48 95 95 ColoradoÉ40 21 18 1 43 108 115 CalgaryÉ39 18 16 5 41 96 106 EdmontonÉ37 15 19 3 33 100 104

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA LosAngelesÉ39 19 14 6 44 86 90 DallasÉ37 21 15 1 43 100 107 SanJoseÉ34 19 11 4 42 99 83 PhoenixÉ39 19 16 4 42 102 103 AnaheimÉ37 10 21 6 26 87 124 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday's Late Games

Dallas 4, Boston 2

Colorado 4, Anaheim 2

Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1

Sunday's Games

Nashville 5, Calgary 3

Today's Games

N.Y. Rangers vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia, PA, noon

New Jersey at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games

Edmonton at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 6 p.m.

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

Phoenix at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL

College

Bowl Schedule

By The Associated Press

Saturday's Games

Meineke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27, OT

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Illinois 20, UCLA 14

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Auburn 43, Virginia 24

Monday's Games

TicketCity Bowl

At Dallas

Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), Noon (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), Noon (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), Noon (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 6

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 7

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 8

GoDaddy.com Bowl

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

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, Jan. 7

At Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, Texas

Sam Houston State (14-0) vs. North Dakota State (13-1), Noon

TENNIS

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

By The Associated Press

Monday

At Queensland Tennis Centre

Brisbane, Australia

Purse: Men, $486,000 (WT250); Women, $655,000 (Premier)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Men's Singles

First Round

Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Florian Mayer (4), Germany, 7-6 (5), 2-3, retired.

Shahar Peer, Israel, vs. Andrea Petkovic (2), Germany,

Vania King, United States, vs. Melinda Czink, Hungary,

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7), Russia, vs. Polona Hercog, Slovenia,

Alexandra Panova, Russia, vs. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia,

Samantha Stosur (1), Australia, vs. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus,

Jelena Jankovic (6), Serbia, vs. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain,

Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, vs. Nina Bratchikova, Russia,

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Men's Doubles

First Round

Tommy Haas, Germany, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, vs. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil,

Eric Butorac, United States, and Bruno Soares, Brazil, vs. Juergen Melzer, Austria, and Philipp Petzschner (2), Germany.

Women's Doubles

First Round

Vania King, United States, and Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, vs. Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (2), Czech Republic,

Anastasia Rodionova, Asutralia, and Arina Rodionova, Russia, vs. Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Jugic-Salkic, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, vs. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain,

BOWLING

SUNDAY NITE MIXED LEAGUE

Standings: Hit or Miss 4, HD Strikers 3, Burns Taxidermy 1, The NewBees 0.

High Games: (men) Larry Papke 267-232, Jim Reeb 222, Terry Simon 203, Butch Burns 201; (women) Jessica Reeb 170, Cathy Papke 167, Heather Scheidt 161, Cindy Bauer 153.

High Series: (men) Larry Papke 681, Jim Reeb 579, Terry Simon 543; (women) Cathy Papke 449, Heather Scheidt 449, Jessica Reeb 444.

TRANSACTIONS

Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Acquired RHP Myles Jaye and RHP Daniel Webb from Toronto for RHP Jason Frasor.

Basketball

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON WIZARDS-Assigned C Hamady Ndiaye to Iowa (NBADL).