basketball

PREP

GIRLS

Hansen 42, Murtaugh 37

Wood River 25, Gooding 18

College Polls

Men

Associated Press top 25

Record Pts Prv

1. Michigan St. (63) 7-0 1,623 1

2. Arizona (2) 7-0 1,547 4

3. Kentucky 7-1 1,473 3

4. Syracuse 7-0 1,375 8

5. Ohio St. 6-0 1,340 7

6. Kansas 6-1 1,240 2

7. Louisville 6-1 1,139 9

8. Wisconsin 8-0 1,094 10

9. Oklahoma St. 7-1 1,070 5

10. Duke 6-2 1,021 6

11. Wichita St. 8-0 911 12

12. UConn 7-0 836 13

13. Oregon 7-0 801 14

14. Villanova 7-0 785 -

15. Florida 6-1 758 15

16. Memphis 5-1 748 21

17. Iowa St. 5-0 623 17

18. UCLA 7-0 548 19

19. Gonzaga 7-1 380 11

20. Baylor 7-1 377 18

21. UMass 6-0 274 24

22. Michigan 5-2 223 22

23. Iowa 7-1 171 23

24. San Diego St. 5-1 150 -

25. Dayton 6-1 90 -

Others receiving votes: Indiana 74, Virginia 73, New Mexico 71, North Carolina 62, Florida St. 40, Boise St. 36, Pittsburgh 36, VCU 30, Charlotte 20, Colorado 17, Creighton 17, Missouri 16, Harvard 10, Illinois 10, Cincinnati 8, Mississippi 3, George Washington 2, Saint Mary's (Cal) 2, Xavier 1.

USA Today Top 25

Record Pts Pvs

1. Michigan State (31) 7-0 799 1

2. Arizona (1) 7-0 758 3

3. Ohio State 6-0 695 6

4. Kentucky 7-1 683 4

5. Syracuse 7-0 682 7

6. Louisville 6-1 607 9

7. Kansas 6-1 597 2

8. Duke 6-2 547 5

9. Wisconsin 8-0 517 11

10. Wichita State 8-0 484 12

11. Oklahoma State 7-1 476 8

12. Florida 6-1 426 13

13. Oregon 7-0 417 15

14. UConn 7-0 410 14

15. Memphis 5-1 311 19

15. Gonzaga 7-1 311 10

17. UCLA 7-0 261 21

18. Iowa State 5-0 245 22

19. Villanova 7-0 201 -

20. Baylor 7-1 195 17

21. Michigan 5-2 156 20

22. UMass 6-0 122 -

23. Indiana 6-1 76 25

24. Iowa 7-1 63 23

25. North Carolina 4-2 62 16

Others receiving votes: Virginia 42, New Mexico 36, San Diego State 35, VCU 35, Pittsburgh 33, Dayton 26, Boise State 21, Creighton 17, Saint Mary's 13, Florida State 10, Missouri 10, Colorado 8, Charlotte 6, Marquette 4, Notre Dame 2, George Washington 1.

Women

associated press top 25

Record Pts Prv

1. UConn (36) 9-0 900 1

2. Duke 8-0 864 2

3. Tennessee 7-0 807 3

4. Notre Dame 6-0 769 5

5. Kentucky 8-0 752 7

6. Stanford 7-1 737 6

7. Louisville 7-1 675 4

8. Maryland 7-1 650 8

9. Baylor 6-0 642 9

10. Penn St. 5-1 528 13

11. Colorado 6-0 480 14

12. South Carolina 7-0 442 17

13. LSU 6-1 441 15

14. Oklahoma St. 7-0 370 19

15. Nebraska 6-1 330 10

16. Purdue 5-1 293 16

17. Oklahoma 4-2 290 18

18. North Carolina 6-2 283 11

19. Georgia 8-0 280 22

20. Iowa St. 6-0 249 23

21. California 5-2 216 20

22. Syracuse 8-0 132 -

23. Texas AM 4-2 131 12

24. Gonzaga 4-1 125 24

25. Iowa 8-1 93 -

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 88, Florida St. 33, Arizona St. 31, Texas 19, Arkansas 10, Marquette 9, West Virginia 8, Georgia Tech 6, UTEP 6, Northwestern 5, Middle Tennessee 2, San Diego 2, BYU 1, Bowling Green 1.

COLLEGE MEN

EAST

Boston U. 69, Quinnipiac 66

UConn 65, Florida 64

UMBC 64, Md.-Eastern Shore 59

West Virginia 96, Loyola (Md.) 47

SOUTH

Georgia 87, Chattanooga 56

Morehead St. 74, Wright St. 69

North Florida 90, Edward Waters 68

South Alabama 91, Spring Hill 41

Troy 73, Alcorn St. 70, 2OT

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 74, W. Kentucky 62

Iowa St. 99, Auburn 70

N. Dakota St. 86, Valley City St. 43

SIU-Edwardsville 55, Texas-Pan American 49

South Dakota 71, Utah Valley 67

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 86, Niagara 61

Oklahoma 96, Mercer 82

SMU 88, McNeese St. 59

Texas 70, Vanderbilt 64

FAR WEST

California 73, UC Irvine 56

Loyola Marymount 73, UC Riverside 69

Seattle 77, UC Davis 53

Wyoming 79, Black Hills St. 65

COLLEGE WOMEN

EAST

Penn 64, La Salle 54

SOUTH

Bethune-Cookman 63, Edward Waters 53

Campbell 72, Radford 58

Coll. of Charleston 66, George Mason 64

Nicholls St. 80, Louisiana Tech 78

Northwestern St. 71, Jackson St. 52

South Carolina 79, NC Central 27

Stetson 101, Florida A&M 66

UNC Asheville 61, Charleston Southern 46

MIDWEST

S. Dakota St. 71, NJIT 46

SOUTHWEST

S. Illinois 39, Cent. Arkansas 37

FAR WEST

Gonzaga 82, Fairfield 42

NBA

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 6 10 .375 -

Boston 7 12 .368 1/2

Philadelphia 6 12 .333 1

Brooklyn 5 12 .294 11/2

New York 3 13 .188 3

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 14 3 .824 -

Washington 9 9 .500 51/2

Atlanta 9 10 .474 6

Charlotte 8 10 .444 61/2

Orlando 6 11 .353 8

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 16 2 .889 -

Chicago 7 9 .438 8

Detroit 7 10 .412 81/2

Cleveland 5 12 .294 101/2

Milwaukee 3 13 .188 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 15 3 .833 -

Houston 13 6 .684 21/2

Dallas 10 8 .556 5

New Orleans 9 8 .529 51/2

Memphis 8 8 .500 6

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 15 3 .833 -

Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 11/2

Denver 10 6 .625 4

Minnesota 9 10 .474 61/2

Utah 4 15 .211 111/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 -

Golden State 10 8 .556 2

Phoenix 9 8 .529 21/2

L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 3

Sacramento 4 11 .267 61/2

Monday's Games

Washington 98, Orlando 80

New Orleans 131, Chicago 128,3OT

San Antonio 102, Atlanta 100

Utah 109, Houston 103

Portland 106, Indiana 102

Today's Games

Orlando at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Denver at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

football

NFL

All Times Pacific

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 9 3 0 .750 322 261

Miami 6 6 0 .500 252 248

N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 189 310

Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 267 307

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 285 274

Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 264 267

Jacksonville 3 9 0 .250 174 352

Houston 2 10 0 .167 230 323

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 292 216

Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 249 235

Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 263 278

Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 231 297

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 10 2 0 .833 464 317

Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 298 214

San Diego 5 7 0 .417 279 277

Oakland 4 8 0 .333 237 300

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 303

Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 300 281

N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 237 297

Washington 3 9 0 .250 269 362

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 312 230

Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 157

Tampa Bay 3 9 0 .250 217 285

Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 261 340

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 7 5 0 .583 326 287

Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 332

Green Bay 5 6 1 .458 294 305

Minnesota 3 8 1 .292 289 366

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 11 1 0 .917 340 186

San Francisco 8 4 0 .667 297 197

Arizona 7 5 0 .583 275 247

St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 279 278

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday's Game

Seattle 34, New Orleans 7

Thursday's Game

Houston at Jacksonville, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday's Game

Atlanta at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Washington, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Miami at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at New England, 10 a.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Denver, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

hockey

National Hockey League

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 27 18 7 2 38 75 55

Montreal 28 16 9 3 35 76 59

Detroit 28 14 7 7 35 78 73

Tampa Bay 26 16 9 1 33 76 66

Toronto 27 14 10 3 31 75 73

Ottawa 27 10 13 4 24 78 90

Florida 27 7 15 5 19 59 91

Buffalo 28 6 20 2 14 48 85

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 28 18 9 1 37 86 64

Washington 27 14 11 2 30 82 78

N.Y. Rangers 28 14 14 0 28 62 71

New Jersey 28 11 12 5 27 61 67

Philadelphia 27 12 13 2 26 57 65

Carolina 27 10 12 5 25 57 78

Columbus 27 10 14 3 23 67 80

N.Y. Islanders 27 8 15 4 20 72 93

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 28 20 4 4 44 102 76

St. Louis 26 18 5 3 39 91 60

Colorado 25 19 6 0 38 76 52

Minnesota 29 16 8 5 37 70 67

Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 78 82

Nashville 27 13 11 3 29 62 75

Dallas 25 12 9 4 28 70 73

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 26 18 3 5 41 92 60

Anaheim 29 18 7 4 40 91 77

Los Angeles 28 17 7 4 38 73 60

Phoenix 26 15 7 4 34 85 84

Vancouver 29 14 10 5 33 77 77

Calgary 26 9 13 4 22 70 93

Edmonton 28 9 17 2 20 73 95

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday's Games

Winnipeg 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

Montreal 3, New Jersey 2

Minnesota 2, Philadelphia 0

Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2

Today's Games

San Jose at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX - Declined to offer 2014 contracts to RHP Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Kalish.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Agreed to terms with C Tyler Flowers on a one-year contract. Declined to offer a 2014 contract to RHP Dylan Axelrod.

CLEVELAND INDIANS - Declined to offer 2014 contracts to OF Matt Carson, RHP Tyler Cloyd and C Lou Marson. Agreed to terms with RHP Frank Herrmann and RHP Blake Wood on one-year contracts.

DETROIT TIGERS - Acquired LHP Robbie Ray, LHP Ian Krol and INF Steve Lombardozzi from Washington for RHP Doug Fister. Agreed to terms with INF/OF Don Kelly on a one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Declined to offer a 2014 contract to INF Chris Getz.

NEW YORK YANKEES - Traded C Chris Stewart to Pittsburgh for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with INF Brendan Ryan on a two-year contract. Declined to offer 2014 contracts to INFs David Adams and Jayson Nix and RHP Matt Daley.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Rodriguez on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS - Agreed to terms with C Jose Molina on a two-year contract. Declined to offer 2014 contracts to OF Sam Fuld and LHP Wesley Wright.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro on a two-year contract. Declined to offer a 2014 contract to C J.P. Arencibia.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS - Named Mike Harkey pitching coach and Mel Stottlemyre Jr. bullpen coach.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Agreed to terms with OF Mike Baxter, C Drew Butera and LHP Scott Elbert on one-year contracts.

NEW YORK METS - Declined to offer 2014 contracts to RHP Scott Atchison, RHP Jeremy Hefner, SS Omar Quintanilla, 3B Justin Turner and OF Jordany Valdespin.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Designated C Michael McKenry for assignment.

American Association

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES - Signed C Matthew Albaugh and RHP David Hatt.

Frontier League

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES - Signed C Garrett Vail.

RIVER CITY RASCALS - Signed RHP Corey MacDonald.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Released OT Patrick Ford from the practice squad. Re-signed OL R.J. Dill to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS - Signed SB Adarius Bowman to a two-year contract extension.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS - Placed D Aaron Rome on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 24. Recalled F Travis Morin from Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS - Reassigned D Richard Nedomlel from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS - Reassigned D Mark Borowiecki and F Derek Grant to Binghamton (AHL). Recalled F Mike Hoffman from Binghamton.

PHOENIX COYOTES - Assigned D Rostislav Klesla to Portland (AHL).

American Hockey League

LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - Recalled F Vincent Arseneau and D Lee Moffie from Denver (CHL).

OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS - Recalled G Ty Rimmer from Quad City (CHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE - Reassigned F Wade Megan and D Josh McFadden to Cincinnati (ECHL).

ECHL

FLORIDA EVERBLADES - Agreed to terms with F Will MacDonald an D Tony DeHart.

READING ROYALS - Signed F Ryan Cruthers and G Josh Watson.

Central Hockey League

ARIZONA SUNDOGS - Waived F Ryan Gaucher.

BRAMPTON BEAST - Waived D Ben Woodley.

ST. CHARLES CHILL - Waived D Brock Wilson.

TULSA OILERS - Waived G Ross MacKinnon. Signed G Alex Dupuis. Activated F Brandon Coccimilgio from leave of absence and placed him on team suspension.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

MINNESOTA SWARM - Re-signed T Kiel Matisz to a two-year contract and F Corbyn Tao to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

BIG TEN CONFERENCE - Fined Nebraska $10,000 for a violation of the conference's sportsmanship policy by football coach Bo Pelini during Friday's game.

COLGATE - Announced the retirement of football coach Dick Biddle.

COLORADO - Announced junior WR Paul Richardson will enter the NFL draft.

FLORIDA - Announced CB Loucheiz Purifoy will enter the NFL draft.

MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY - Named Carla Wilson athletic director.

SOUTHERN CAL - Announced the resignation of interim football coach Ed Orgeron. Named Steve Sarkisian football coach.

WAKE FOREST - Announced the resignation of football coach Jim Grobe.