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Wednesday No. 1 Arizona (13-0) did not play. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) at Xavier. Next: vs. Marquette, Sunday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) did not play.

Wednesday No. 1 UConn (14-0) beat Providence 90-53. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (13-1) beat Penn State 97-61. Next: vs. No. 17 USC, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (14-0) did

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 130 115 13-6-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 N.Y. Islanders 40 22 14 4 48

Wednesday, Dec. 31 EAST American 84, Loyola (Md) 69 Army 85, Lehigh 78 Brandeis 87, Keene State 76 Bridgeport 83, Queens (NY) 69 Brown 105, Johnson and Wales (RI) 47 Campbell 68, Monmouth 65 Clemson 64, Syracuse 61 Colby 81, Springfield Pride 67 Colgate 85, Lafayette 77 Columbia 106, Penn State-Abington 51 Felician 91, Southern

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Jan. 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — California at North Carolina BTN — Michigan St. at Indiana 2 p.m. ACCN — Stanford at NC State BTN — Nebraska at Iowa 4 p.m. ACCN — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech BTN

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 8 .758 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 12-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1½ 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5½ 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 9 .719 — 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 3 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ 5-5 W-1 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 20 12 .625 3 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 15 .559 — Miami 18 15 .545 ½ Atlanta 16

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Florida 39 21 15

By The Associated Press Adv03-04 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Nebraska at Ohio St. 7 p.m. CBSSN — William & Mary at Charleston Southern PEACOCK — Oregon at Rutgers 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Southern Cal at Michigan St. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans at Chicago 7 p.m. New York at San Antonio 7 p.m. Denver at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee 8 p.m. Cleveland 123 Phoenix 101 (in progress) Final Golden State 132 Charlotte 125 Final

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Ambrose, Idaho 73, Ontario 0 Ashland 52, Mazama 50 Baker 49, Molalla 36 Banks 69, Logan Memorial, Calif. 25 Camas Valley 41, Gold Beach 33 Centennial 44, Roosevelt 33 Clackamas 58, Auburn Riverside, Wash. 42 Clatskanie 39, Warrenton 34 Cleveland 53, Sunset 40 Colton 70, Gaston 42 Connell, Wash.

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 2½ (44) Carolina Seattle 4½ 1½ (48½) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MINNESOTA 1½ 7½ (35½) Green Bay at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland at HOUSTON 4½ 10½ (39) Indianapolis at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 12½ (47½)

Tuesday No. 1 Arizona (13-0) did not play. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) did not

The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Amherst Steele 71, LaGrange Keystone 67 Apple Creek Waynedale 55, West Salem Northwestern 29 Archbold 65, Pettisville 56 Avon 59, N. Ridgeville 46 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 50, Carey 40 Bay (OH) 54, Lorain Clearview 50 Bellbrook 51, Troy 47 Cadiz Harrison Cent. 45, Steubenville Cath. Cent. 38 Caldwell 47, Beverly

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Akr. Coventry 66, Hartville Lake Center Christian 40 Ashland 63, Sandusky 28 Ashland Mapleton 71, Monroeville 19 Attica Seneca E. 63, Lakeside Danbury 33 Bay (OH) 51, Sheffield Brookside 17 Brunswick 57, Louisville 45 Bucyrus Wynford 67, Morral Ridgedale 32 CSG 53, Millersport 14 Cadiz Harrison Cent. 52, Rayland

Tuesday, Dec. 30 EAST Albertus Magnus 100, Massachusetts-Dartmouth 82 Alvernia 85, Keystone 70 Arcadia 75, Lehman 74 Bates 82, Maryville (TN) 79 Case Western Reserve 97, Kalamazoo 80 Castleton 82, Curry College 68 Christopher Newport 68, RIT 59 Delaware Valley 82, Immaculata 57 Drew 113, City College of New York 68 Eastern Connecticut State 77,

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 31 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ESPN2 — Wake Forest at NC State ESPNU — Tulane at East Carolina 2 p.m. ACCN — Virginia at Virginia Tech CBSSN — Stony Brook at William & Mary ESPN2 — Clemson at Syracuse ESPNU

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 8 .758 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 12-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1½ 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5½ 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 9 .719 — 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 3 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ 5-5 W-1 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 20 12 .625 3 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 15 .545 — Miami 18 15 .545 — Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 130 115 13-6-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 N.Y. Islanders 40 22 14 4 48

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Florida 39 21 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final OT Philadelphia 139 Memphis 136 Final Boston 129 Utah 119 Final Detroit 128 L.A. Lakers 106 Final L.A. Clippers 131 Sacramento 90 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 5 Carolina 1 Final Toronto 4 New Jersey 0 Final OT Montreal 3 Florida 2 Final SO N-Y Islanders

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 2½ (44) Carolina Seattle 4½ 1½ (49½) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland Dallas 1½ 3½ (51½) at NY GIANTS at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 12½ (47½) Tennessee at HOUSTON 4½ 10½ (39)

Monday No. 1 Arizona (12-0) vs. South Dakota State. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) beat McNeese 112-71. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) vs. Houston Christian. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) beat

Monday No. 1 UConn (13-0) did not play. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (12-1) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday. No. 5 LSU (14-0) did not play. Next:

By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with LF Tyler Soderstrom on a seven-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed C Mo Bamba to a rest-of-season contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted WR Chris Blair and OLB Khalid Kareem from the