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Prep hoops Wed.
ALEXANDER 53, MARTIN 22
Halftime: Alexander 21, Martin 11.
A l e x a n d e r ( 1 0 - 5 ) : Dana Davila 18,
Emalie Humphreys 12, Clarissa Torres
7, Amanda Mancha 4, Sonia Alvarado 4,
Gabriella Martinez 3, Kimberly Esparza, Roxy Briones 5, Rubi Degollado,
Roxy Bruloths.
Martin (2-15): Irma Benavides 7, Mayra
Pedraza 6, Evelyn Parra 6, Vanessa
Ramos 3.
Threes: Alex. – Torres, Mancha. Martin
– Benavides.
NIXON 61, HOUSTON CHAVEZ 40
Halftime: Nixon 31, Houston 22.
Nixon (17-2-): Selina Garcia 16, Ari
Gutierrez 13, Mary Tobias 11, Liza Acosta 8, Linda Benavides 4, Ari Bermea 4,
Amanda Agent 3, Jenny Liendo 2.
Houston:Sabrina Solis 7, Patrice Hicks
7.
Threes: Nixon – Gutierrez 3, Agent,
Bermea, Tobias.
NIXON 83, LA JOYA 42
Halftime: Nixon 32, LBJ 21
Nixon: Mary Tobias 22, Selina Garcia
19, Ari Bermea 13, Ari Gutierrez 9, Jenny Liendo 8, Liza Acosta 7, Amanda
Agent 3, Linda Banuelos 2, Krissel Rodriguez, Brenda Rojo.
La Joya: Alfares 10, Aguilar 9.
Threes: Nixon – Bermea 3, Gutierrez,
Agent.
HOUSTON CHAVEZ 61, RIVIERA 57, OT
Halftime: Houston 22, Riviera 21.
Houston: Sabrina Soliz 17, Patricia
Wicks 12, Jazmin Palmer 12.
R i v i e r a : Liza Gonzalez 22, Andrea
Garza 15, Stacey Moore 10.
LA JOYA 58, RIVIERA KAUFER 34
Halftime: La Joya 25, Riviera 16.
L a J o y a : Harly Alfares 15, Angela
Ramirez 12, Vanessa Barrera 10.
Riviera: Lisa Gonzalez 13.
LBJ 56, RAYMONDVILLE 43
Halftime: LBJ 24, Raymondville 20.
LBJ (6-10): Ruby Garcia 20, Mandy
Mata 12, Leslie Luna 10, Marlene
Gutierrez 8, Andy Juarez 5, Jackie
Machado 1.
Raymondville: Jenna Rodriguez 18,
Nicole Garcia 8.
Threes: LBJ – Garcia 2, Luna 2.
LBJ 51, ST. AUGUSTINE 32
Halftime: LBJ 24, St. Augustine 20
LBJ: Ruby Garcia 21, Mandy Mata 13,
Marlene Gutierrez 10, Andy Juarez 4,
Leslie Luna 1.
St. Augustine (11-7): Mychelle Scott 10,
Andrea Cuellar 9, Nicole Daves 7,
Vanessa Gonzalez 2, Brittney Moreno 2.
Threes: LBJ – Garcia 5.
ST. AUGUSTINE 61, RAYMONDVILLE 35
Halftime: St. Augustine 26, Rio Grande
13.
St. Augustine: Andrea Cuellar 20, Mychelle Scott 14, Alyssa Esparza 8, Nicole
Daves 6, Vanessa Gonzalez 5, Kathleen
Jackson 4, Brittney Moreno 4.
R a y m o n d v i l l e : Ashley Escobar 13,
Vanessa Sanchez 5, Maribel Villarreal 5.
Threes: St. Aug. – Gonzalez.
SOUTH 60, ZAPATA 45
Halftime: South 30, Zapata 16.
South (8-10): Ana Macias 20, Erika Gonzalez 8, Sam Moreno 6, Marisol Hernandez 6, Melissa Hooper 4, Valerie
Cantu 4, Amanda Cuellar 4, Cindy
Bautista 3, Michelle Otero 3, Laura Ortiz 2.
Z a p a t a : Cassandra Carrizales 13,
Clarissa Garcia 11.
Threes: South – Macias 4, Bautista,
Otero.
UNITED 46, SOUTH 34
Halftime: United 26, South 22.
United (8-9): Crystal Dickinson 11, Madison Martinez 9, Erika Rosas 9, Cat
Archer 8, Jackie Uribe 4, Christy Reyes 2.
South: Ana Macias 10, Erika Gonzalez
8, Cinsy Bautista 6, Sam Moreno 5,
Michelle Otero 3, Melissa Hooper 2.
Threes: United – Rosas, Dickinson.
Prep boys
LBJ 75, ALAMO HEIGHTS 67
Halftime: LBJ 25, Alamo 25.
LBJ (10-7): Efren Ramirez 31, John Lara
20, Anthony Macias 12, Julio Cardenas 6,
Noe Benavides 2, Eric Villegas 2, Simon
Charles 1, Marco Diaz 1.
Alamo: Connor Sharp 23, C. Weyland 15,
R. Vasquez 13.
T h r e e s : LBJ – Lara 5, Cardenas 2,
Ramirez, Macias. Alamo – Sharp 3.
JV: Alamo 47, LBJ 40.
Frosh: Alamo 56, LBJ 37.
Next: at United South, Friday, 2 p.m.
ST. AUGUSTINE 76, ROMA 40
Halftime: St. Augustine 41, Roma 16.
St. Augustine (10-9): Luis Gutierrez 12,
A.J. Maldonado 10, Modest Mungia 9,
Paul Haber 8, Chris Bustamante 7, Lauro Gutierrez 6, Rey Ramirez 5, Luis
Lara 5, Jake Rathmell 4, Maury
Sanchez 2, Hector Alonzo, Arturo Jasso.
Roma: Julio Hinojosa 14.
Threes: St. Augustine – Perez 2, Maldonado, Haber, Gutierrez.
NIXON 73, UVALDE 40
Halftime: Nixon 26, Uvalde 14.
Nixon (15-1): Vicente Robles 13, Julio
Martinez 12, Adolfo Torres 10, Fernando
Gonzalez 8, Martin Rico 8, Mike Camarillo 7, Kevin Gonzalez 7, Benito
Cazares 6, Omar Colchado 2.
Uvalde: Kurt Cardoza 9.
Threes: Nixon – Rico 2, K. Gonzalez,
Martinez, Cazares, Camarillo.
At Kerrville tourney
KERRVILLE TIVEY 65, ALEXANDER 47
Halftime: Kerrville 40, Alexander 23.
Alexander (14-7): Kristian Cantu 14,
Andy Garcia 10, Ryan Cruz 8, Abraham
Paz 6, Ernesto Chavez 4, Chris Martinez 3, Carlos Laurel 2, Eric Cardenas,
David Borrego, Eduardo Davila, Nick
Ramos.
Kerrville: Cragi Rhyne 17, Reza Farahani 14, Keith Perry 12.
Threes: Alex. – Garcia 3, Cantu 2, Martinez.
SA JUDSON 82, ALEXANDER 42
Halftime: Judson 51, Alexander 21.
Alexander: Chris Martinez 9, Kritian
Cantu 8, Eric Cardenas 6, Andy Garcia
6, Carlos Laurel 4, Ryan Cruz 4, Nick
Ramos 3, Abraham Paz 2.
Judson: Ley 24, Williams 13, Bermudes
12.
Threes: Alex. – Garcia 2.
Next: at Eagle Pass, Tuesday.
At Calallen tourney
NICKY ROWE 62, UNITED 58
Halftime: Rowe 32, United 18.
United (11-8): Joe Andre Firova 26,
David Gomez 8, Gilbert Munoz 7, Luis
Guevara 5, Javier Puerta 3, Alvaro
Garcia 2, Julio De la Cruz 2, Leo Romanos 2, Mario Vela 1.
Rowe: Gatling 14.
Threes: United – Firova 4, Puerta,
Gomez, Munoz.
FLOUR BLUFF 77, UNITED 60
Halftime: Flour 42, United 32.
United: Luis Guevara 27, Joe Andre
Firova 10, Javier Puerta 5, Gilbert
Munoz 3, Rey Elizondo 3, Julio De la
Cruz 2, Edgar Perez 2, David Gomez 2,
Gilbert Munoz 2, Mario Vela 2, Alvaro
Garcia 1.
Flour: McDonald 26.
T h r e e s : United – Firova, Puerta,
Munoz, Elizondo.
Next: hosts Nixon, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
South Texas fishing report
AUSTIN — Here is the weekly fishing
report as compiled for the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department for Dec. 28.
(Report also available on Web as
www.txfishing.com.)
SOUTH
AMISTAD: Water clear
70 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon seed and red/red heavy jigs and
drop shot rigs in 15 25 feet, and fair on
watermelon seed and watermelon
seed/red spinnerbaits and topwaters.
Striped bass are fair on silver slabs and
silver/red striper jigs in the Castle
Canyon area. White bass are fair on silver slabs and silver/white striper jigs in
the Castle Canyon area. Crappie are
slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair
on cheesebait over baited holes in 40-50
feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BRAUNIG: Water stained
88 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass
are fair on chicken livers on the bottom.
Redfish to 16 pounds are fair on perch
and tilapia on the bottom, and down rigging with spoons in 15-25 feet. Channel
and blue catfish are good on liver,
shrimp, and shad. Yellow catfish are
slow.
CALAVERAS: Water stained
84 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped
bass to 12 pounds are fair on chicken
livers on the bottom in 10-20 feet. Crappie are slow. Redfish are slow. Channel
catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and
nightcrawlers. Blue catfish are fair to
good on liver and nightcrawlers. Yellow
catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly
stained
58 degrees
3.01 low.
Black bass to 7 pounds are good on banana seed Zoom Horny Toads and aurora craw Lucky Craft LV-500s in the
backs of coves and along rocky ledges
in 4-8 feet, and on watermelon 1½oz.
Falcon jigs Texas rigged with Big Texan Reaction Innovations double wide
beaver trailers around grassy edges
and through the grass. White bass are
good on live minnows and vertically
jigging chartreuse Berkley Blade
Dancers around main lake points in 5-10
feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows
and white Road Runners tipped with
live minnows over brushpiles and
standing timber in 6-15 feet. Channel
and blue catfish to 6 pounds are fair on
Lewis King punchbait and large minnows in 10-20 feet. Yellow catfish to 20
pounds are fair on trotlines and juglines
baited with hybrid bluegills.
COLETO CREEK: Water clear
70 degrees (81 degrees at hot water discharge)
2.47 low. Black bass are
good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits
over grass in 5-12 feet. Striped bass are
slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are
slow. Channel and blue catfish are good
on perch, nightcrawlers, and chicken
livers. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with perch and
liver.
FALCON: Water fairly clear
66 degrees. Black bass are excellent on
watermelon Carolina rigged soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are
slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and
blue catfish are excellent on cutbait and
frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
Mexican fishing licenses and boat permits are required to fish in Mexican
waters. Everyone in the boat must
have a Mexico Fishing License whether
fishing or not.
MEDINA: Water stained
59 degrees
9.80 low. Black bass to 4
pounds are fair on mad craw Lucky
Craft LVD-7s and matte craw Yo-Zuri
Crank-0s along ledges and in the backs
of creeks in 4-6 feet, and on crawfish
Slip-n-Jigs with crawdad YUM Craw
Papi trailers or live crawfish along
main lake points in 10-20 feet. Striped
bass are slow. White bass are fair on
live minnows and vertically jigging
chrome/blue Pirk minnows around main
lake points in 6-12 feet. Crappie are fair
on live minnows and white crappie jigs
tipped with chartreuse Berkley crappie
power bits around brushpiles and standing timber in 10-25 feet. Channel and
blue catfish to 10 pounds are fair on
Lewis King punchbait, shrimp dipped in
chicken blood, and Black Salty baitfish.
Yellow catfish to 15 pounds are fair on
juglines baited with perch and goldfish.
COASTAL
FREEPORT: Flounder, redfish and
sheepshead are fair from the Pump Station on mullet and live shrimp. Flounder are fair from the Coast Guard Station. Trout and redfish are fair at East
Union on live bait.
EAST MATAGORDA: Trout and redfish
are fair on deeper shell reefs on bug
juice Trout Killers and morning glory
Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Corkies.
Flounder are good around the cuts and
drains to the Intracoastal on mud minnows and finger mullet.
MATAGORDA: Flounder are good at
the locks and around cuts and passes.
Trout and redfish are fair to good on the
south shoreline on morning glory Sand
Eels, Trout Killers and Bass Assassins.
Trout are fair to good at night under the
lights in the Colorado River on glow
Stanley Wedgetails and DOA Shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are good in
the back bays on cut-bait, shrimp and
chartreuse swimming baits. Trout are
fair in the back lakes when the sun
warms the flats on Corkies and Catch
2000s.
ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the reefs
and at Big Bayou on chartreuse and
fire tiger Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and
Trout Killers. Redfish are fair to good
near the Intracoastal on shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair on the
north jetty on shrimp. Redfish are good
in the holes in Redfish Bay on piggy
perch and shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish, croakers,
sand trout and sheepshead are fair to
good on live bait around the Oso Bridge.
Trout are fair at night under the lights
around the causeway on live shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair around
the rocks on live bait. Redfish are fair
in the potholes for drifters throwing live
shrimp under a popping cork.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and redfish
are fair to good at the jetty and off the
piers on cut-bait and live shrimp. Trout
are fair at night under the lights in the
harbor on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp.
SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are fair to
good in South Bay on plum Bass Assassins, Hogies, Trout Killers, Sand Eels,
live shrimp and gold spoons. Sand trout
and whiting are fair at the jetty on dead
shrimp.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are
fair at Gas-Well Flats and Three Islands on shrimp and mullet. Trout are
fair on the drop-offs adjacent to the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and live
shrimp.
NBA standings
All Times EST
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
W L
Pct
New Jersey
16 12
.571
Philadelphia
15 13
.536
Boston
11 15
.423
New York
7 20
.259
Toronto
7 22
.241
Southeast
W L
Pct
Miami
17 12
.586
Washington
12 15
.444
Orlando
11 15
.423
Charlotte
10 19
.345
Atlanta
7 20
.259
Central
W L
Pct
W L
Pct
Detroit
23 3
.885
Cleveland
17 10
.630
Indiana
15 11
.577
Milwaukee
15 11
.577
Chicago
12 16
.429
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest
W L
Pct
San Antonio
22 7
.759
Dallas
21 7
.750
Memphis
16 10
.615
New Orleans
12 15
.444
Houston
10 17
.370
Northwest
W L
Pct
Minnesota
14 12
.538
Denver
14 15
.483
Utah
13 16
.448
Seattle
12 15
.444
Portland
9 18
.333
Pacific
W L
Pct
W L
Pct
Phoenix
17 10
.630
L.A. Clippers
16 11
.593
L.A. Lakers
15 13
.536
GB
—
1
4
8½
9½
GB
—
4
4½
7
9
GB
GB
—
6½
8
8
12
GB
—
½
4½
9
11
GB
—
1½
2½
2½
5½
GB
GB
—
1
2½
Golden State
14 14
.500
3½
Sacramento
11 17
.393
6½
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Tuesday’s Games
Charlotte 93, Atlanta 90
Miami 109, Milwaukee 98
Detroit 113, Toronto 106
New Jersey 96, Cleveland 91
Utah 82, Houston 74
San Antonio 99, Indiana 86
Philadelphia 108, Denver 106
Sacramento 110, L.A. Clippers 93
Wednesday’s Games
Phoenix 104, Washington 99
Toronto 108, Atlanta 102
Orlando 105, New York 95
Charlotte 93, Chicago 80
New Orleans 92, Houston 90
Minnesota 108, Seattle 95
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Detroit, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.
Hornets 92,Rockets 90
HOUSTON
McGrady 11-25 12-15 38, Howard 3-13
2-2 8, Mutombo 0-0 2-2 2, Head 1-10 3-4 6,
Wesley 4-10 0-0 10, Swift 9-15 8-11 26,
Bowen 0-0 0-0 0, Norris 0-2 0-0 0, Baxter
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-75 27-34 90.
NEW ORLEANS
Mason 5-9 3-6 13, West 7-11 1-1 15,
Brown 2-7 0-0 4, Paul 5-13 1-1 11, Smith 612 2-3 16, Claxton 4-11 5-9 14, Andersen 00 0-4 0, Butler 6-11 0-0 15, Snyder 1-1 2-2
4, Vroman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-75 14-26 92.
Houston
17 30 25 18 - 90
New Orleans
26 25 17 24 - 92
3-Pointers—Houston 7-19 (McGrady
4-6, Wesley 2-6, Head 1-7), New Orleans
6-13 (Butler 3-4, Smith 2-6, Claxton 1-1,
Paul 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 54 (Swift 13), New Orleans 51 (Brown, West 7). Assists—Houston 14 (McGrady 7), New Orleans 27
(Paul 15). Total Fouls—Houston 26, New
Orleans 24. Technicals—Houston coach
Van Gundy. A—19,205. (19,163).
Timberwolves 108,’Sonics 95
SEATTLE
Lewis 4-9 5-5 14, Evans 6-8 3-4 15,
Potapenko 2-2 0-0 4, Allen 10-20 0-1 24,
Murray 1-12 1-2 3, Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Radmanovic 2-6 2-2 7, Wilkins 4-8 7-7 15,
Cleaves 1-2 0-0 2, Fortson 3-5 0-2 6,
Moore 0-2 0-0 0, Swift 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 3579 19-25 95.
MINNESOTA
Szczerbiak 12-18 3-3 30, Garnett 10-13
6-9 26, Griffin 8-11 4-9 22, Hassell 4-9 0-0
8, Jaric 4-8 0-2 8, Hudson 2-8 1-1 5, McCants 2-5 2-4 7, Madsen 0-1 0-0 0, Tskitishvili 0-0 0-0 0, Dupree 1-1 0-0 2. Totals
43-74 16-28 108.
Seattle
15 26 26 28 - 95
Minnesota
30 21 28 29 - 108
3-Pointers—Seattle 6-16 (Allen 4-6,
Lewis 1-2, Radmanovic 1-5, Wilkins 0-1,
Murray 0-2), Minnesota 6-13 (Szczerbiak
3-5, Griffin 2-4, McCants 1-1, Jaric 0-1,
Hudson 0-2). Fouled Out—Radmanovic,
Garnett. Rebounds—Seattle 50 (Evans
13), Minnesota 43 (Griffin 12). Assists—
Seattle 14 (Lewis 3), Minnesota 31 (Jaric 10). Total Fouls—Seattle 28, Minnesota 24. Technicals—Lewis, Fortson,
Minnesota Defensive Three Second 2.
Ejected—Fortson. A—17,819. (19,006).
Bobcats 93, Bulls 80
CHICAGO
Nocioni 4-9 2-2 10, Deng 9-14 0-3 18,
Sweetney 3-7 1-3 7, Duhon 2-6 0-2 5, Hinrich 4-11 0-0 10, Gordon 4-14 0-0 9, Chandler 3-3 1-4 7, Songaila 5-8 2-2 12, Harrington 0-2 0-0 0, Pargo 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 1-1
0-0 2. Totals 35-76 6-16 80.
CHARLOTTE
Wallace 3-7 6-7 12, Ely 9-13 2-5 20,
Brezec 7-15 3-4 17, Knight 2-6 2-2 6, Felton 2-14 4-4 8, Robinson 2-10 2-2 6, Bogans
3-6 1-2 9, Jones 1-8 0-0 2, Carroll 3-6 5-5 11,
Burleson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-88 25-31 93.
Chicago
21 24 18 17 - 80
Charlotte
22 23 20 28 - 93
3-Pointers—Chicago 4-13 (Hinrich 2-4,
Duhon 1-3, Gordon 1-5, Nocioni 0-1),
Charlotte 2-12 (Bogans 2-4, Wallace 0-1,
Carroll 0-1, Burleson 0-1, Felton 0-2,
Jones 0-3). Fouled Out—Hinrich. Rebounds—Chicago 45 (Chandler 9), Charlotte 67 (Brezec 14). Assists—Chicago 21
(Hinrich, Duhon 7), Charlotte 11 (Robinson 4). Total Fouls—Chicago 32, Charlotte 18. Technicals—Chicago coach
Skiles, Bogans. A—17,456. (19,026).
Suns 104, Wizards 99
PHOENIX
Diaw 5-14 2-3 12, Marion 12-16 3-3 28,
K.Thomas 4-6 0-1 8, Bell 5-14 1-1 13, Nash
6-13 7-7 19, Burke 2-3 0-0 4, Jones 6-13 0-0
16, House 1-7 2-2 4, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 15-17 104.
WASHINGTON
Butler 9-16 4-5 22, Jamison 8-17 3-3 19,
Haywood 1-1 1-2 3, Jeffries 4-6 1-1 9, Arenas 7-23 2-4 16, E.Thomas 5-6 1-1 11,
Atkins 4-9 0-0 11, Daniels 3-6 2-4 8, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-84 14-20 99.
Phoenix
28 22 28 26 - 104
Washington
24 26 26 23 - 99
3-Pointers—Phoenix 7-24 (Jones 4-8,
Bell 2-8, Marion 1-3, Jackson 0-1, House
0-1, Nash 0-3), Washington 3-15 (Atkins 35, Butler 0-1, Jamison 0-3, Arenas 0-6).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix
42 (Diaw 8), Washington 56 (E.Thomas,
Jeffries, Ruffin 7). Assists—Phoenix 31
(Nash 16), Washington 17 (Arenas 7).
Total Fouls—Phoenix 21, Washington
23. Technicals—Phoenix Defensive
Three Second, Washington coach Jordan. A—16,424. (20,173).
Magic 105, Knicks 95
NEW YORK
Lee 0-3 0-0 0, Davis 2-7 1-2 5, James 27 0-0 4, Richardson 2-10 1-1 6, Marbury 07 5-6 5, Ariza 0-1 2-2 2, Curry 10-17 9-12 29,
Frye 4-10 4-6 12, Crawford 7-15 6-6 24,
Robinson 1-5 0-0 2, Taylor 3-4 0-0 6, Rose
0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-87 28-35 95.
ORLANDO
G.Hill 9-15 8-8 26, Howard 3-7 5-11 11,
Battie 5-10 3-4 13, Stevenson 4-8 6-8 14,
Francis 6-11 5-7 17, Nelson 4-10 1-4 9,
Turkoglu 5-9 0-0 11, Garrity 0-0 0-0 0,
Cato 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 38-72 28-42 105.
New York
18 28 25 24 - 95
Orlando
28 24 30 23 - 105
3-Pointers—New York 5-11 (Crawford
4-6, Richardson 1-3, Robinson 0-2), Orlando 1-5 (Turkoglu 1-2, Nelson 0-3).
Fouled Out—Howard. Rebounds—New
York 59 (Curry 9), Orlando 52 (Battie
10). Assists—New York 14 (Marbury,
Crawford 3), Orlando 20 (Francis, Nelson 6). Total Fouls—New York 27, Orlando 24. Technicals—New York Defensive Three Second, Orlando Defensive
Three Second 2. A—15,796. (17,248).
Raptors 108, Hawks 102
ATLANTA
J.Smith 1-2 2-2 4, Harrington 11-17 0-0
25, Pachulia 2-5 1-1 5, Johnson 8-16 1-1 18,
Ivey 2-3 0-0 4, Lue 6-10 9-10 21, Childress 3-7 0-0 7, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0,
M.Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Stoudamire 5-7 2-2
14. Totals 40-71 15-16 102.
TORONTO
Graham 3-6 0-0 7, Bosh 5-11 5-6 15,
Araujo 0-6 0-0 0, Peterson 10-16 3-4 26,
James 11-17 4-5 28, Calderon 3-6 0-0 6, Villanueva 6-10 0-0 12, Bonner 3-5 0-0 7,
Rose 1-5 5-5 7. Totals 42-82 17-20 108.
Atlanta
26 25 28 23 - 102
Toronto
35 18 26 29 - 108
3-Pointers—Atlanta 7-10 (Harrington
3-3, Stoudamire 2-2, Childress 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Lue 0-1), Toronto 7-14 (Peterson
3-5, James 2-4, Bonner 1-2, Graham 1-2,
Rose 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 38 (Childress, Harrington 6), Toronto 37 (Bosh, James 6). Assists—Atlanta 18 (Lue 6), Toronto 21
(James 9). Total Fouls—Atlanta 21,
Toronto 20. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second. A—18,326. (19,800).
Top 25 men
Wednesday Women hoops
Wednesday
1. Duke (11-0) did not play. Next: at
North Carolina-Greensboro, Saturday.
2. Connecticut (10-0) beat 85-52 Stony
Brook. Next: vs. Quinnipiac, Friday.
3. Villanova (8-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Temple, Saturday.
4. Memphis (10-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Purdue, Friday.
5. Florida (11-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Florida A&M, Friday.
6. Illinois (13-0) beat Southeast Missouri State 89-64. Next: vs. TennesseeMartin, Friday.
7. Washington (10-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Arizona State, Thursday.
8. Gonzaga (9-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Saint Joseph’s, Saturday.
9. Michigan State (11-2) beat Tennessee Tech 80-63. Next: vs. Coppin
State, Saturday.
10. Louisville (10-1) beat Fairleigh
Dickinson 89-66. Next: at Miami, Saturday.
11. UCLA (10-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Stanford, Thursday.
12. George Washington (8-0) did not
play. Next: at No. 19 N.C. State, Friday.
13. Boston College (9-2) did not play.
Next: at Rhode Island, Saturday.
14. Oklahoma (7-2) beat Oral Roberts
81-73. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday.
15. Texas (9-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Prairie View, Friday.
16. Maryland (9-2) beat Delaware
State 68-54. Next: vs. VMI, Saturday.
17. Indiana (7-2) did not play. Next:
at Ball State, Saturday.
18. Kentucky (8-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Ohio, Friday.
19. N.C. State (10-1) beat New Hampshire 81-62. Next: vs. No. 12 George
Washington, Friday.
20. Nevada (9-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Thursday.
21. Ohio State (9-0) beat GardnerWebb 87-58. Next: vs. LSU, Saturday.
22. Wake Forest (9-2) did not play.
Next: vs. Charleston Southern, Friday.
23. North Carolina (7-2) beat North
Carolina-Asheville 89-47. Next: vs.
Davidson, Tuesday.
24. Wisconsin (10-1) beat Louisiana
Tech 78-52. Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday.
25. West Virginia (7-3) did not play.
Next: vs. Canisius, Friday.
EAST
Boston College 77, Stanford 69
Bucknell 74, Buffalo 63
Colgate 75, Niagara 47
Florida St. 73, Fordham 50
Hofstra 82, Harvard 68
Navy 71, Radford 65
Princeton 73, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 56
Providence 79, Wagner 55
Siena 72, St. Bonaventure 47
St. Joseph’s, N.Y. 79, Medgar Evers 61
Stony Brook 70, Delaware St. 59
Tennessee 75, Temple 50
Wednesday men hoops
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 62, Brown 47
Carnegie-Mellon 51, Princeton 46
Connecticut 85, Stony Brook 52
La Salle 85, St. Francis, Pa. 55
Monmouth, N.J. 56, Hartford 54
Penn St. 74, IPFW 59
Siena 75, Youngstown St. 67
Stonehill 70, Dowling 45
SOUTH
Austin Peay 83, Middle Tennessee 67
Bethune-Cookman 75, S. Florida 68, OT
Coastal Carolina 109, Ohio Valley 76
Embry-Riddle 86, McDaniel 56
Fort Valley St. 55, N.C. Central 53
Georgia 72, Clemson 69
Louisville 89, Fairleigh Dickinson 66
Maryland 68, Delaware St. 54
N.C. State 81, New Hampshire 62
North Carolina 89, N.C.-Asheville 47
Pittsburgh 58, South Carolina 51
S. Wesleyan 92, Charleston Southern 88
UAB 90, Oklahoma St. 71
Virginia 77, UMBC 66
Wingate 86, Limestone 73
MIDWEST
Bemidji St. 101, South Dakota 80
Butler 85, S. Dakota St. 48
Cincinnati 75, Miami (Ohio) 65
Creighton 78, Missouri St. 56
Drake 79, Evansville 68
Grand Valley St. 104, Lock Haven 57
Illinois 89, SE Missouri 64
Marquette 88, Lewis 40
Michigan 81, Coppin St. 53
Michigan St. 80, Tennessee Tech 63
Mid-Am Nazarene 71, Grace 67
Missouri 68, E. Illinois 56
North Central 73, Franklin 61
Notre Dame 85, Fordham 49
Ohio St. 87, Gardner-Webb 58
Purdue 62, Tenn.-Martin 54
Saint Louis 58, Chicago St. 52
Toledo 64, Oakland, Mich. 61
Wilmington, Ohio 78, Earlham 71
Wisconsin 78, Louisiana Tech 52
SOUTHWEST
Lamar 112, St. Gregory’s 60
North Texas 101, Texas-Permian
Basin 62
Oklahoma 81, Oral Roberts 73
SMU 76, Harvard 55
St. Mary’s, Texas 63, Abilene Christian 50
TCU 79, Grambling St. 64
FAR WEST
Weber St. 69, Utah Valley St. 62
TOURNAMENT
Comcast Lobo Invitational
First Round
New Mexico 66, Dartmouth 60
FIU Holiday Classic
Championship
Texas-San Antonio 76, St. Bonaventure 55
Third Place
Cal St.-Fullerton 74, Fla. International 57
Panasonic Holiday Festival
Third Place
St. Peter’s 63, Columbia 54
State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament
Third Place
Colgate 64, MVSU 53
Top 25 Women
Wednesday
No. 1 Tennessee (11-0) beat No. 22
Temple 75-50. Next: at No. 13 Notre
Dame, Saturday.
No. 2 Duke (9-0) vs. St. John’s at San
Diego. Next: vs. San Diego or Montana
State at San Diego, Friday.
No. 3 LSU (9-0) beat No. 11 Michigan
State 72-52. Next: vs. South Florida,
Friday.
No. 4 Baylor (9-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Sam Houston State, Thursday.
No. 5 North Carolina (11-0) did not
play. Next: at Old Dominion, Thursday.
No. 6 Maryland (10-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Central Connecticut State,
Thursday.
No. 7 Ohio State (8-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Penn State, Thursday.
No. 8 Connecticut (9-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Albany, N.Y., Thursday.
No. 9 Rutgers (8-1) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 20 Texas, Friday.
No. 10 Michigan State (8-3) lost to
No. 3 LSU 72-52. Next: vs. Central
Michigan, Friday.
No. 11 Arizona State (10-1) did not
play. Next: vs. Washington, Thursday.
No. 12 Notre Dame (9-1) beat Valparaiso 58-50. Next: vs. No. 1 Tennessee, Saturday.
No. 13 DePaul (13-1) beat Missouri
State 84-74. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Tuesday.
No. 14 Stanford (6-4) lost to No. 23
Boston College 77-69. Next: vs. Southern
Cal, Friday.
No. 15 Minnesota (7-2) did not play.
Next: at Northwestern, Thursday.
No. 16 New Mexico (9-2) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 16 Oklahoma, Friday.
No. 17 Georgia (7-3) did not play.
Next: at Memphis, Thursday.
No. 18 Purdue (8-2) did not play.
Next: vs. Wisconsin, Thursday.
No. 19 Texas (6-3) did not play. Next:
at No. 9 Rutgers, Friday.
No. 20 Oklahoma (9-3) did not play.
Next: at No. 18 New Mexico, Friday.
No. 21 Vanderbilt (9-3) did not play.
Next: vs. William & Mary, Friday.
No. 22 Temple (8-3) lost to No. 1 Tennessee 75-50. Next: vs. Charlotte, Friday, Jan. 6.
No. 23 Utah (8-2) did not play. Next:
vs. Southern Utah, Friday.
No. 24 Boston College (11-2) beat No.
10 Stanford 77-69. Next: vs. Colgate,
Saturday.
No. 25 Virginia Tech (11-0) beat Longwood 89-70. Next: vs. Marshall or Texas
A&M-Corpus Christi, Thursday.
SOUTH
Austin Peay 71, Middle Tennessee 69
Charlotte 90, Murray St. 65
ETSU 81, SE Missouri 74
Florida 76, Rhode Island 62
Georgetown 71, Florida Atlantic 62
LSU 72, Michigan St. 52
Louisiana-Monroe 75, Southern Miss. 67
Louisville 64, Kentucky 55
Mars Hill 80, Florida Southern 65
Quinnipiac 71, UCF 55
Richmond 65, Wake Forest 57
SE Louisiana 70, LSU-Shreveport 41
South Florida 87, North Florida 49
MIDWEST
Adrian 63, Defiance 56
Augustana,S.D. 83, Upper Iowa 47
Case Reserve 73, Bluffton 64
Cent. Michigan 65, Saint Louis 55
DePaul 84, Missouri St. 74
IUPUI 78, Oakland, Mich. 74
Kansas 73, Pepperdine 60
Lake Superior St. 69, Indianapolis 55
Notre Dame 58, Valparaiso 50
Robert Morris 65, Cleveland St. 54
Saginaw Valley St. 74, Kentucky
Wesleyan 61
Winona St. 61, South Dakota 59
SOUTHWEST
Johns Hopkins 61, Ripon 47
Texas A&M 81, Utah St. 55
Trinity, Texas 69, Illinois Weslyn 61
FAR WEST
N. Arizona 66, Nevada 58
Santa Clara 96, CS Northridge 77
TOURNAMENT
Cavalier Classic
First Round
Holy Cross 80, Boston U. 62
Virginia 92, Yale 41
Hawk Classic
First Round
Delaware 48, Bowling Green 44
Saint Joseph’s 52, Iona 50
Hurricane Holiday Classic
First Round
Miami 104, N. Carolina A&T 65
Mississippi 72, Maine 52
Lady Griz Holiday Classic
First Round
N.C.-Asheville 79, N. Dakota St. 73
Lady Luck Classic
First Round
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69, Marshall 48
Virginia Tech 89, Longwood 70
Lehman College Holiday Classic
Semifinals
Old Westbury 55, Lehman 52
Union, N.Y. 82, Kean 66
Tulane Doubletree Classic
First Round
Samford 64, Tulane 55
Late Tue. men hoops
SOUTHWEST
Houston 67, Rhode Island 41
Texas A&M 81, Texas Southern 56
FAR WEST
BYU 97, E. Washington 66
Hawaii 66, N. Carolina A&T 60
Idaho St. 102, Rocky Mountain 76
Nevada 56, Norfolk St. 46
Portland St. 54, Oregon 52
Wis.-Milwaukee 84, Wyoming 69
TOURNAMENTS
FIU Holiday Classic
First Round
St. Bonaventure 69, Fla. International 65, OT
Texas-San Antonio 88, Cal St.-Fullerton 76
Panasonic Holiday Festival
First Round
Massachusetts 66, St. Peter’s 49
St. John’s 63, Columbia 39
State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament
First Round
Georgetown 61, Colgate 45
UTEP 74, MVSU 58
College bowl glance
All Times EST
Wednesday, Dec. 28
MPC Computers Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Payout: $750,000
Boston College 27, Boise State 21
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Payout: $1.65 million
Michigan (7-4) vs. Nebraska (7-4), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
Emerald Bowl
At San Francisco
Payout: $750,000
Utah (6-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-4),
4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Payout: $2 million
Oregon (10-1) vs. Oklahoma (7-4), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Payout: $780,000
Virginia (6-5) vs. Minnesota (7-4),
Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Payout: $1,575,000
Northwestern (7-4) vs. UCLA (9-2), 2
p.m. (CBS)
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Payout: $1.2 million
Missouri (6-5) vs. South Carolina (74), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Peach Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $2.35 million
Miami (9-2) vs. LSU (10-2), 7:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Payout: $750,000
South Florida (6-5) vs. North Carolina State (6-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Payout: $1.5 million
Fresno State (8-4) vs. Tulsa (8-4), 1
p.m. (ESPN)
Houston Bowl
Payout: $1.2 million
TCU (10-1) vs. Iowa State (7-4), 2:30
p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 2
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Payout: $3 million
Alabama (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (9-2),
11 a.m. (FOX)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Payout: $2.85 million
Iowa (7-4) vs. Florida (8-3), 11 a.m.
(ESPN)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Payout: $1.6 million
Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Louisville
(9-2), 12:30 p.m. (NBC)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $5.312 million
Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Auburn (9-2), 1
p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Payout: $14-17 million
Ohio State (9-2) vs. Notre Dame (9-2),
5 p.m. (ABC)
Sugar Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $14-17 million
Georgia (10-2) vs. West Virginia (101), 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Payout: $14-17 million
Penn State (10-1) vs. Florida State (84), 8 p.m. (ABC)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Payout: $14,998,000
Texas (12-0) vs. Southern Cal (12-0),
8 p.m. (ABC)
Saturday, Jan. 14
Las Vegas All-American Classic
9:30 p.m. (CSTV)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At San Antonio
4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Hula Bowl
At Honolulu
7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
4 p.m. (ESPN)
THURSDAY,DECEMBER 29,2005
A ROUND TOW N
AND ON THE AIR
L ocal Calendar
M e n c o l l e g e b a s k e t b a l l : TA M I U at A & M Kingsville, 7 p.m.
G i r l s h i g h s c h o o l b a s k e t b a l l: Carrizo Springs at
Cigarroa. United, Alexander, United So uth, LBJ,
Nixon, St. Augustine at Border Olympics Tourn ey.
Radio and TV Schedule
NFL standings
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England10 5 0 .667 353 310
Miami
8 7 0 .533 290 291
Buffalo
5 10 0 .333 245 337
N.Y. Jets
3 12 0 .200 210 329
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Indianapolis 13 2 0 .867 422 234
z-Jacksonville 11 4 0 .733 321 256
Tennessee
4 11 0 .267 286 381
Houston
2 13 0 .133 243 411
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 418 313
Pittsburgh
10 5 0 .667 354 237
Baltimore
6 9 0 .400 249 279
Cleveland
5 10 0 .333 212 285
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver
12 3 0 .800 372 251
Kansas City
9 6 0 .600 366 322
San Diego
9 6 0 .600 411 289
Oakland
4 11 0 .267 269 353
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
xx-N.Y. Giants10 5 0 .667 392 293
Washington
9 6 0 .600 328 273
Dallas
9 6 0 .600 315 288
Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 290 357
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 10 5 0 .667 273 261
Carolina
10 5 0 .667 347 248
Atlanta
8 7 0 .533 340 297
New Orleans 3 12 0 .200 222 371
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Chicago
11 4 0 .733 250 168
Minnesota
8 7 0 .533 272 334
Detroit
5 10 0 .333 233 310
Green Bay
3 12 0 .200 275 327
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle
13 2 0 .867 435 248
Arizona
5 10 0 .333 298 370
St. Louis
5 10 0 .333 343 419
San Francisco 3 12 0 .200 219 411
x-clinched conference
y-clinched division
z-clinched wild card
xx-clinched playoff spot
Saturday’s Games
Denver at San Diego, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Oakland, 8 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 4:15
p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Regular Season
NHL standings
All Times EST
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 23 8
5 51 135 113
N.Y. Rangers 22 12
4 48 119 97
New Jersey
16 16
5 37 107 115
N.Y. Islanders 17 17
2 36 118 133
Pittsburgh
8 19
8 24 94 140
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Ottawa
26 6
3 55 154 77
Buffalo
25 11
1 51 123 113
Toronto
20 14
3 43 121 119
Montreal
18 11
6 42 101 112
Boston
13 18
6 32 109 124
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina
23 10
3 49 132 118
Tampa Bay 19 16
3 41 119 123
Atlanta
16 16
6 38 131 136
Florida
14 20
5 33 104 126
Washington
12 20
3 27 101 140
Western Conference
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit
25 9
3 53 140 98
Nashville
24 7
3 51 113 95
Chicago
13 18
4 30 98 126
Columbus
11 25
1 23 77 132
St. Louis
8 21
4 20 90 133
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary
21 12
4 46 95 93
Edmonton
21 13
4 46 125 119
Vancouver
20 11
5 45 122 113
Colorado
19 15
3 41 139 125
Minnesota
17 16
4 38 105 91
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas
23 11
1 47 119 96
Los Angeles 23 14
1 47 131 110
Phoenix
18 17
2 38 104 103
Anaheim
16 15
6 38 103 102
San Jose
15 15
5 35 105 112
Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss or shootout loss.
Wednesday’s Games
Florida 6, Boston 4
Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3, OT
Columbus 1, Anaheim 0
N.Y. Rangers 6, N.Y. Islanders 2
Ottawa 6, Carolina 2
Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3
New Jersey 7, Washington 2
Minnesota 4, Edmonton 2
St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Buffalo, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to
terms with RHP Jon Garland on a threeyear contract.
National League
NEW YORK METS—Agreed to
terms with RHP Chad Bradford on a
one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—
Recalled C Dwayne Jones from Florida
of the NBADL.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed TE
Steve Heiden on injured reserve.
Signed TE John Owens.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Placed
TELEVISION
3:30 p.m. – College football, Esmerald Bowl,
Georgia Tech vs. Utah, Cable 32, ESPN.
6:30 p.m. – Men college basketball, New Orleans at Kansas, Cable 33, ESPN2.
7 p.m. – College football, Holiday Bowl, Oregon
vs. Oklahoma, Cable 32, ESPN. NBA, Heat at Pistons, Cable 43, TNT.
7:30 p.m. – NBA, Hornets at Spurs, Cable 55,
FoxSN.
9:30 p.m. – Men college basketball, Stanford at
UCLA, Cable 55, FoxSN. NBA, Sonics at Nuggets,
Cable 43, TNT.
RADIO
Nothing scheduled.
GIRLS | Continued from Page 1B
12 points in the win. Liza Gonzalez, Andrea Garza
and Stacey Moore scored 22, 15 and 10 for Riviera.
Other games today:
8 a.m., Raymondville vs. Zapata at United; 10 a.m.,
Martin vs. United South at Alexander; 11:45, La Joya
vs. St. Augustine at United. Other game times, 11:45,
at Alexander; 3 p.m. at Alexander and 3, 4:30, 6 and
7:30 at TAMIU.
B UC KS | Continued from Page 1B
have to win these games and it puts more pressure on
the teams behind us to win because if we keep on
winning that means they have to keep on winning.
‘’I like that situation, that they have that stress and
pressure to keep winning. It works to our advantage.
We didn’t play pretty but we played hard and it was
good enough to win.”
Ruskowski also lauded the play of Lemanowicz
between the pipes. “He made some huge stops for us.
There was one when I buried my head because I just
knew it was in. It was when he made that glove save.
He played really well. I’m really happy with both my
goalies the last two games. They are the backbone of
our team.”
Five minutes into the final period the short-handed Bucks were dealt a huge blow.
Defenseman Steve Weidlich was stumbling and
as he was headed to the ice his face collided with the
Rayz’ Tim Vitek’s skate. Weidlich immediately
crouched down on the ice and play was stopped.
James Hiebert, Steve Simoes and trainer Bobby
Moore escorted him off.
Weidlich suffered a cut to his left cheek and nose.
He returned in the final seconds but did not play.
Ruskowski said of Weidlich’s injury, “Anything
around the eyes and throat is very worrysome. He’ll
be fine. He’s a trooper and a tough kid. He came back
to play and I respect that. I didn’t play him because I
didn’t want him to get hurt more.”
With 10:24 left Hiebert was on a break away and
was taken down from behind. He was awarded a
penalty shot but was denied by Zelenewich.
Corpus pulled Zelenewich with 1:11 left in the
game and sent on an extra attacker. The Bucks scored
the final blow with five second left.
Simoes scored on Corpus’ empty net with Hiebert
and Bes assisting.
BUCK SHOTS: The Bucks only had 13 skaters
Wednesday night. Adam Stefishen, Igor Agarunov,
Nick Warriner and Ladislav Kouba did not play. Stefishen, Warriner and Agarunov were out with injuries and Kouba was recalled by the Rampage. Warriner has been on the IR since Dec. 16 and Agarunov
went on the IR Dec. 17. Agarunov will be back in the
lineup on New Year’s Eve…Corpus hadn’t scored
more than two goals in regulation in 13 days…Corpus
was 2 for 74 on the power play before Wednesday’s
game. Both of the Rayz’ goals were scored on the man
advantage.
LB Tracy White and DT Anthony Maddox on injured reserve. Re-signed LB
Greg Favors and DT Martin Chase.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Placed S Jerome
Carter on injured reserve, Signed S
Dwaine Carpenter.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Placed
RB Kevan Barlow on injured reserve.
Signed CB Kris Richard.
Arena Football League
AFL—Announced the retirement of
WR-LB Lindsay Fleshman.
CHICAGO RUSH—Waived QB Nick
Rolovich and OS Bo Smith.
GEORGIA FORCE—Re-signed OLDL Marcus Keys.
NEW YORK DRAGONS—Signed
WR-DB Atcheson Conway.
ORLANDO PREDATORS—Signed
DS Jeroid Johnson.
SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Recalled
WR-LB Terrance Metcalf from waivers.
Placed WR-LB Ben Nelson on recallable
waivers.
TAMPA BAY STORM—Signed OLDL A.J. Lindsay.
American Indoor Football League
AIFL—Announced Ben Fahndrich
and Carl Leaman will head the ownership group for the Reading (Pa.) Express.
United Indoor Football League
ROCK RIVER RAPTORS—Resigned DE Fernandez Shaw Jr. and DB
Sean Hilliard.
SIOUX FALLS STORM—Re-signed
DB Andre Fields.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Traded
LW Colin Forbes to Washington for RW
Stephen Peat and assigned Peat to Lowell
of the AHL. Traded RW Pavel Brendl to
Phoenix Coyotes for C Krys Kolanos and
assigned Kolanos to Lowell of the AHL.
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Assigned G Vitaly Kolesnik to Lowell of
the AHL.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled D
David Hale from Albany of the AHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Announced
Wayne Gretzky, coach, is returning to
the team after a leave of absence. Trad-
ed C Kiel McLeod to Philadelphia for C
Eric Chouinard. Assigned RW Pavel
Brendl to San Antonio of the AHL.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled D Rob Scuderi from WilkesBarre/Scranton of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled F Peter Sejna from Peoria of the AHL. Assigned F Lee Stempniak to Peoria.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Re-assigned RW Darren Reid to Springfield of
the AHL.
American Hockey League
AHL—Announced Chicago D Tomas
Kloucek has been suspended for one
game as a result of his actions during a
Dec. 26 vs. Milwaukee.
IOWA STARS—Recalled C D’Arcy
McConvey from Idaho of the ECHL.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Signed
F Jeff Miles. Reassigned F Jason Notermann to Rockford of the UHL.
ECHL
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS—
Announced F Robin Gomez and D
Deryk Engelland have been called up
by Hershey of the AHL.
Central Hockey League
CHL—Suspended Rio Grande Valley
RW Ryan Shmyr and Corpus Christi
Rayz RW Shawn Legault for five games
apiece as a result of their actions in a
Dec. 23 game.
YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—
Placed D Greg Willers on the suspended list.
United Hockey League
ROANOKE VALLEY VIPERS—Acquired F Charlie Elezi from Elmira for
LW Josh Tataryn.
COLLEGE
AKRON—Announced G Bubba
Walther will leave the basketball team.
DELAWARE—Named Liz Frengs
women’s assistant lacrosse coach.
GEORGETOWN—Named Arlisa Hagan women’s volleyball coach.
MARIETTA—Announced the resignation of Vicki Giffin, women’s basketball coach.
MIAMI—Released WR Akieem Jolla and
OL Dave Howell from their scholarships.