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Page 4D The Southern Illinoisan, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2000 Sports STATS Girls Class AA Poll 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 HOCKEY HISTORY San Juan Shootout First Round Kent SL 67, Northwestern 58 Nebraska 81, lona 80 SMU 101, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 72 Va. Commonwealth 90, Evansville 82 State Farm Good Neighbor Classic First Round Coll. of Charleston 68, Jacksonville St 57 Delaware 82, Charleston Southern 63 Trend Homes Classic Third Place Toledo 80, Samford 74, OT MVC Women's Standings 122,667 1,119,981 150,000 1,336,609 170,000 1,398.831 200,000 1,611,166 200,000 1,895,630 Salaries by Position NEW YORK Average 2000 salaries by position, as compiled by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Deferred income without interest is discounted nine percent per year. Figures include first basemen, second basemen, third basemen, shortstops, catchers and outfielders with 100 or more games at the position; designated hitters with 80 or more games as DHs; starting pithers with 19 or more starts and relief pitchers with 10 or fewers starts and 25 or more reliearances.

Position First base Outfield DH Second base Starting Pitcher Catcher Shortstop Third base Relief Pitcher Average Plyrs $4,996,933 24 3.480,792 79 3,366,872 5 3,158.209 23 3,064,021 126 2,767,726 17 2,504,993 26 2.484,428 18 1,220,412 165 land coach Dunleavy, D.Davis, Bradley. A 17,750 Nuggets 108, Pistons 106 DETROIT (106) Curry 4-6 1-1 9, J.Smith 8-16 2-2 18, B.Wallace 4-7 1-2 9, Atkins 4-10 0-0 11, Stackhouse 10-23 7-9 30, Cleaves 6-7 2-4 14, Moore 1-6 0-0 2. Owens 1-3 0-0 2, Bar-ros 4-10 0-0 9, Montross 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-89 13-18 106. DENVER (1 08 McDyess 14-25 1-3 29, Posey 5-12 0-0 11, LaFrentz 8-10 3-4 22, Lenard 3-11 0-0 7.

Van Exel 8-19 0-0 17, Pack 4-4 1-2 9, Clark 1- 1 2-4 4, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0, McCloud 3-9 2- 4 9, Cheaney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 46-92 9-17 108. Detroit 29 34 26 17106 Denver 34 18 28 28108 3- Point Goals Detroit 7-13 (Atkins 3-4, Stackhouse 3-6, Barros 1-3). Denver 7-25 (LaFrentz 3-3, Lenard 1-4, McCloud 1-5, Posey 1-6, Van Exel 1-7). Fouled out None.

Rebounds Detroit 57 (B.Wallace 12), Denver 48 (LaFrentz 11). Assists Detroit 32 (Atkins 8), Denver 35 (Van Exel 10). Total fouls Detroit 20, Denver 21. A MVC Men's Standings Conf. All Creighton 0 0 6 2 SW Missouri 0 0 6 2 Bradley 0 0 5 2 Drake 0 0 5 3 N.Iowa 0 0 5 3 Indiana State 0 0 3 5 Evansville 0 0 2 4 Wichita State.

0 0 2 5 SlUC 0 0 2 6 Illinois State 0 0 17 Conf. All Creighton 10 7 2 Evansville 10 4 5 Illinois St. 0 0 5 1 Indiana St. 0 0 7 3 SlUC 0 0 4 3 Bradley 0 0 4 4 Drake 0 0 3 5 N.Iowa 0 0 2 5 Wichita St. 0 1 5 3 SW Missouri St.

0 1 4 3 Halftime Indiana St. 37. IUPUI 32. 3-Point goals Indiana St. 6-19 (Howard 1-5, Menser 1-6, Block 2-4, Berry 1-1, Broermann 1-3), IUPUI 5-11 (Carlisle 2-2, Fitzwater 0-1, Allen 0-1, Hermes 0-2, Williams 3-5).

Fouled Out None. Rebounds Indiana St. 34 (Kante 10), IUPUI 39 (Carlisle 14). Assists Indiana St. 17 (Howard 5, Menser5).

IUPUI 10 (Crenshaw 6). Total Fouls Indiana St. 18, IUPUI 22. A 2,000. Bradley 75, W.

Illinois 61 W. Illinois (61 Summers 0-5 3-4 3, Petersen 6-10 0-0 12, Makke 1-4 5-8 7, Williams 3-6 2-2 10. Heisler 3-5 0-1 9, Richardson 0-3 0-0 0. Robins 2-8 0-0 6, Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Shriv-er 0-1 2-2 2, Fosdyck 0-2 1-21, Johnson 3-5 0-0 6, Turner 2-6 1-3 5. Totals 20-57 14-22 61.

Bradley (75) Cage 6-1 2 4-5 1 6, Rabey 1 -2 0-0 2, M. Robinson 3-6 0-0 7, Gilbert 4-9 6-8 14, J. Robinson 4-10 4-5 13, Gillingham 3-6 3-4 11, Corbitt 2-7 4-4 8. Faulknor 1-2 2-3 4. Totals 24-54 23-29 75.

Halftime Bradley 36, W. Illinois 20. Fouled Out Williams, Rabey. Rebounds W. Illinois 32 (Petersen 8), Bradley 43 (Cage 10).

Assists W. Illinois 11 (Summers 5), Bradley 14 (Robinson 3). Total fouls W. Illinois 25, Bradley 23. A 8.821.

Wednesday's Big Ten Results Kent St. 67, Northwestern 58 NORTHWESTERN (58) Blake 3-10 0-0 8, Hardy 8-9 2-5 18, Johnson 2-8 0-0 4, Young 2-8 2-5 6, Drayton 1-4 0-1 2. Burke 1-1 2-4 5, McCants 4-9 1- 2 11, Jennings 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 22-53 9-19 58. KENT ST.

(67) Massey 5-11 4-6 14, Bedford 1-3 2-2 4, Warren 2-4 3-4 7. Mitchell 5-9 2-2 14, Huffman 1-9 9-10 11. Shaw 2-7 5-6 9, Haut 0-0 0-0 0. Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 3-4 0-0 6, Smriga 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-50 25-30 67.

Halftime Northwestern 28, Kent St. 28. 3-Point goats Northwestern 5-21 (Blake 2- 4, McCants 2-6, Burke 1-1, Johnson 0-2, Drayton 0-2, Young 0-4), Kent St. 2-10 (Mitchell 2-3, Massey 0-2, Shaw 0-2, Huffman 0-3). Fouled out None.

Rebounds Northwestern 36 (Drayton 7), Kent St. 30 (Massey 6). Assists Northwestern 7 (Blake, Hardy 2), Kent St. 10 (Mitchell 4). Total fouls Northwestern 19, Kent St.

20. A NA. Ohio St. 88, Robert Morris 46 ROBERT MORRIS (46) Fluellen 3-9 1-2 7, Thomas 2-2 0-0 6, M.Smith 1-5 0-0 3, Richburg 0-4 0-0 0, Jackson 0-6 0-0 0, Clarke 1-5 1-2 4, Casey-Ford 1-4 0-0 2, Rice 0-1 0-0 0, Caruso 1-3 0-0 2, Bacon 3-4 0-0 9, Davenport 3-10 1-1 7. Steele 3-3 0-0 6, Dakan 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 18-56 3-5 46. OHIO ST. (88) Williams 9-12 1-1 19, Johnson 1-1 3-6 5, Darby 5-7 2-2 15, Brown 3-8 2-2 9, Savovic 3- 4 0-0 8, Connolly 0-3 0-0 0, Radinovic 2- 2 0-24, Heflin 0-1 0-0 0, S.Smith 1-1 0-0 3, Frazier 0-0 0-0 0, Ocokoljic 4-8 3-7 11, Dudley 4-4 2-5 10, Martin 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 34-54 13-25 88. Halftime Ohio St.

46. Robert Morris 17. 3- point goals Robert Morris 7-15 (Bacon 3-3, Thomas 2-2, Smith 1-2, Clarke 1-2, Fluellen 0-1, Casey-Ford 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Rice 0-1, Caruso 0-2), Ohio St. 7-14 (Darby 3-4, Savovic 2-2, Smith 1-1, Brown 1-2, Heflin 0-1 Ocokoljic 0-2, Connolloy 0-2). Fouled out M.Smith, Davenport.

ReboundsRobert Morris 27 (Davenport 4), Ohio St. 37 (Johnson 6). Assists Robert Morris 10 (Clarke 3), Ohio St. 21 (Brown, Savovic 4). Total fouls Robert Morris 20, Ohio St.

11. A 14,965. Wednesday's Men's College Scores East Bloomsburg 87, Indiana, Pa. 79 California, Pa. 96, Mansfield 59 Holy Cross 65, Fordham 63 Kutztown 74, Shippensburg 66 Lafayette 81, Scranton 69 Virginia Tech 59, Mount St.

Mary's. Md. 56 West Chester 75, Slippery Rock 56 Wilmington, Del. 83. Dominican, Y.

62 South E. Kentucky 73, Cal 67 George Mason 81 Coastal Carolina 65 Louisiana-Monroe 122, Tougaloo 67 St. Leo 78, Puerto Rico 62 Stetson 84, Birmingham-Southern 68 Tennessee Tech 1 1 0, Asbury 52 VMI 77. Mary Washington 47 Midwest Baldwin-Wallace 77. Heidelberg 73 Blutfton 65, Earlham 62 Bradley 75.

W. Illinois 61 Butler 84, Santa Clara 60 Chicago St. 71, E. Michigan 60 Grand Valley St. 104, Rochester 74 72, Indiana St.

70 Kansas St. 86, Hampton 71 Marietta 58. Capital 57 Marquette 78, W. Carolina 66 Mount Union 70, John Carroll 69 Ohio Dominican 81, Thomas More 62 Ohio Northern 64, Otterbem 55 Ohio St. 88, Robert Morris 46 SE Missouri 81, Campbell 54 SW Missouri St.

70, UMKC 58 St. Cloud St. 92, Jamestown 76 Viterbo 81, 67 Bay 72, Gonzaga 61 Southwest Arkansas 115, Northwestern St. 47 Charlotte 94, UTEP 81 East Central 77, Texas Wesleyan 75 Oklahoma 96. SW Texas 48 Rice 74, Portland St.

62 Stephen F.Austin 95, Schreiner 50 Texas 71, Houston 60 Far West Arizona St. 59, Mercer 42 Austin Peay 74, Colorado St. 72 Montana Tech 76, W. Montana 70 Tournament Midwest Catholic Tournament First Round Marycrest International 83, Aquinas 67 Puerto Rico Holiday Classic First Round Alabama 64, N. Iowa 56 Cincinnati 74, Youngstown St.

65 Clemson 94, Florida Atlantic 81 Washington 67, American P.R. 47 6, Anderson 4-9 4-4 12, E.Williams 0-3 5- 10 5, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2. Carr 0-2 0-0 0. Moiso 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-79 32-43 99.

New Jersey 22 16 26 2286 Boston 37 18 24 2099 3-Point Goals New Jersey 2-16 (Douglas 2-3, Stepania 0-1 Jackson 0-2, Harris 0-3, Newman 0-3, Marbury 0-4), Boston 5-17 (Stith 3-5. Walker 2-4, Carr 0-1, Anderson 0-2, Pierce 0-2. E.Williams 0-3). Fouled out Newman, Martin, Battie. Rebounds New Jersey 47 (A.Williams 10), Boston 69 (Walker 19).

Assists New Jersey 19 Douglas 5), Boston 22 (Walker 7). Total fouls New Jersey 33, Boston 30. A Hornets 65, Heat 56 MIAMI (56) Bowen 2-6 2-4 7, Mason 4-9 3-6 11, B.Grant 3-8 5-10 11, Jones 3-16 0-0 7, Hardaway 2-11 1-3 7, Green 1-2 0-0 2, Carter 0-5 0-0 0, Causwell 0-0 0-0 0, House 2- 5 2-2 6. Ceballos 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 19-65 13-25 56.

CHARLOTTE (65) Mashburn 9-19 0-0 19, P.Brown 3-5 0-0 6, Campbell 4-12 1-5 9, B.Davis 1-7 2-6 4, Wesley 5-14 3-5 13, Magloire 0-2 0-0 0, H.Hawkins 1-4 4-5 6, Nailon 2-4 2-2 6. Re-casner 1-3 0-0 2, Thorpe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-70 12-23 65. Miami 16 10 11 1956 Charlotte 21 14 16 1465 3- Point Goals Miami 5-15 (Hardaway 2-5, Ceballos 1-1, Jones 1-4. Bowen 1-4, Carter 0-1), Charlotte 1-10 (Mashburn 1-3, Re-casner 0-1, H.Hawkins 0-1, B.Davis 0-2, Wesley 0-3).

Fouled out Hardaway, P.Brown. Rebounds Miami 47 (Mason 10), Charlotte 66 (Mashburn. P.Brown 14). Assists Miami 15 (Jones 6), Charlotte 18 (B.Davis, H.Hawkins 5). Total fouls Miami 22, Charlotte 28.

Technicals Hardaw.ay 2, B.Grant, Charlotte Illegal Defense, B.Davis. Flagrant fouls Hardaway. Ejected Hardaway. A 13,176 (19.925). Raptors 99, Pacers 98 TORONTO (99) Williamson 4-8 8-8 16.

Oakley 2-11 4-4 8, Davis 2-14 6-8 10, Carter 17-30 9-13 45, Jackson 2-7 0-0 5, Williams 6-14 2-2 15, Willis 0-2 0-0 0, Curry 0-1 0-0 0, Corbin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-88 29-35 99. INDIANA (98) Harrington 0-0 0-0 0, Foster 1-2 1-2 3, O'Neal 2-5 1-2 5, R.Miller 3-9 4-5 10, Rose 17-29 8-10 42. Croshere 6-11 2-2 14, Best 4- 18 1-2 10, Perkins 3-4 0-0 8. Tabak 2-3 2- 2 6, McKey 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 38-82 19-25 98. Toronto 22 28 24 18 799 Indiana 25 30 19 18 698 3- Point Goals Toronto 4-11 (Carter 2-4, Jackson 1-3, Williams 1-3, Curry 0-1), Indiana 3-15 (Perkins 2-3, Best 1-5, Rose 0-2, R.Miller 0-2, Croshere 0-3). Fouled out-Foster. Rebounds Toronto 60 (Davis 19). Indiana 51 (Foster 8).

Assists Toronto 20 (Jackson 9), Indiana 19 (Best 10). Total fouls Toronto 25. Indiana 29. Technicals Oakley. Williamson, Indiana Illegal Defense, R.Miller, O'Neal.

A 18,345 Spurs 94, Cavs 77 CLEVELAND (77) Murray 7-16 0-0 14, Weatherspoon 4-9 1-2 9, llgauskas 3-7 3-4 9, Harpring 3-11 3-4 9, Miller 5-16 4-4 14, Gatling 8-12 2-3 18, Hawkins 0-2 0-0 0, Henderson 1-4 0-0 2, Traylor 0-0 0-0 0, Langdon 1-1 0-0 2, Reid 0- 0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 13-17 77. SAN ANTONIO (94) Elliott 3-7 0-0 7, Duncan 5-14 4-4 14, Robinson 4-10 1-4 9. Daniels 3-9 1-2 8, Anderson 5-11 3-3 13, Ferry 6-12 1-2 16, Porter 3-7 2-211, Rose 4-6 2-3 10, Kerr 1-5 0-0 3, Walker 0-2 1-21, Dial 0-1 0-0 0, Newble 1- 1 0-0 2. Totals 35-85 15-22 94.

Cleveland 19 21 25 1277 San Antonio 24 31 20 1994 3-Point Goals Cleveland 0-4 (Miller 0-1, Murray 0-1, Gatling 0-2), San Antonio 9-19 (Porter 3-4, Ferry 3-7, Daniels 1-1, Elliott 1-2, Kerr 1-4, Duncan 0-1). Fouled out None. Rebounds Cleveland 48 (Harpring 10), San Antonio 59 (Robinson 13). AssistsCleveland 16 (Miller 10), San Antonio 22 (Porter 7). Total fouls Cleveland 23, San Antonio 15.

Technicals Cleveland Illegal Defense. A 17,336 Jazz 91, 76ers 89 UTAH (91) Russell 3-1 0 3-4 9, Malone 13-18 15-20 41, Polynice 1-6 0-0 2, Stockton 2-7 3-3 7. Starks 0-7 0-0 0, Vaughn 0-1 0-1 0, Benoit 1- 1 0-0 2, Stevenson 0-0 0-0 0, Ostertag 2- 3 3-3 7, Marshall 3-7 1-2 7, Manning 6- 11 4-416. Totals 31-71 29-37 91. PHILADELPHIA (89) Kukoc 3-10 1-2 7, Hill 3-5 3-6 9, Ratliff 3-5 7- 8 13.

McKie 1-7 2-2 5, Iverson 15-34 15-18 45. Maxwell 0-3 0-0 0. Sanchez 0-0 0- 0 0, Geiger 1-5 0-0 2, Lynch 2-4 2-2 6, MacCulloch 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-75 30-38 89. Utah 14 24 23 3091 Philadelphia 28 19 21 2189 3- Point Goals Utah 0-6 (Manning 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Russell 0-2, Starks 0-2).

Philadelphia 1-12 (McKie 1-3, Maxwell 0-2. Kukoc 0-3, Iverson 0-4). Fouled out None. Rebounds Utah 51 (Malone 13), Philadelphia 51 (Hill 12). Assists Utah 22 (Stockton 11), Philadelphia 10 (Kukoc Ai Total fouls Utah 25, Philadelphia 25.

Technicals Utah coach Sloan 2, Philadelphia Illegal Defense, Kukoc. Ejected Utah coach Sloan. A 19,428 Mavs 106, Blazers 101 PORTLAND (101) Wallace 8-20 3-6 20, Pippen 3-5 4-4 11, Sabonis 2-6 2-2 6, Stoudamire 9-19 1-1 22, Smith 4-10 5-5 14. D.Davis 6-8 2-3 14, Anthony 3-6 1-2 8, Wells 2-5 0-0 4, Augmon 1- 1 0-0 2. Totals 38-80 18-23 101.

DALLAS (106) Finley 8-18 4-4 20, Nowitzki 11-19 6-6 29, Laettner 3-6 1-2 7, Eisley 5-9 0-0 11, Nash 5- 10 8-8 18, Trent 1-5 0-0 2, Bradley 4-6 5-6 13, H.Davis 3-5 0-0 6, Alexander 0-3 0- 0 0. Totals 40-81 24-26 106. Portland 28 23 27 23101 Dallas 26 24 26 30106 3-Point Goals Portland 7-17 (Stoudamire 3-5, Pippen 1-1, Anthony 1-2, Wallace 1-3, Smith 1-5, Wells 0-1), Dallas 2-7 (Nowitzki 1- 2, Eisley 1-2. Finley 0-3). Fouled out None.

Rebounds Portland 41 (Wallace, Sabonis 7), Dallas 49 (Bradley. Nowitzki 12). Assists Portland 26 (Pippen 9), Dallas 20 (Nash 8). Total fouls Portland 23, Dallas 19. Technicals Wallace, Portland coach Dunleavy 2, Wells, Augmon, D.Davis 2, Finley, Bradley 2, Eisley.

Ejected Port NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division OL Pts GF GA New Jersey 16 11 5 0 37 106 80 Philadelphia 14 12 7 0 35 91 93 Pittsburgh 14 13 5 1 34 95 98 N.Y. Rangers 16 18 1 0 33 122 129 N.Y. Islanders 10 16 4 2 26 72 94 Northeast Division OL Pts GF GA Ottawa 19 8 5 0 43 103 71 Toronto 17 9 4 3 41 111 80 Buffalo 17 10 3 1 38 88 79 Boston 11 15 4 3 29 84 112 Montreal 9 21 4 0 22 79 101 Southeast Division OL Pts GF GA Washington 13 12 7 1 34 81 84 Atlanta 12 13 6 1 31 93 107 Carolina 12 14 4 1 29 73 89 Tampa Bay 10 16 3 2 25 86 109 Florida 6 15 7 5 24 73 97 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division OL Pts GF GA St. Louis 22 4 4 0 48 109 59 Detroit 19 12 3 2 43 108 96 Nashville 12 15 6 1 31 74 89 Chicago 11 18 2 2 26 81 101 Columbus 10 20 2 2 24 69 104 Northwest Division OL Pts GF GA Colorado 21 7 5 0 47 100 75 Vancouver 17 9 4 2 40 111 85 Edmonton 16 14 4 1 37 100 97 Calgary 11 14 6 4 32 82 99 Minnesota 9 17 6 2 26 69 81 Pacific Division OL Pts GF GA San Jose 21 6 4 0 46 93 64 Dallas 17 10 4 1 39 85 72 Los Angeles 15 10 7 1 38 116 102 Phoenix 14 8 8 1 37 78 69 Anaheim 13 15 4 3 33 89 105 Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss. Tuesday's Games Philadelphia 4.

Boston 4, tie N.Y. Islanders 2, Carolina 1 Calgary 3, Colorado 0 Atlanta 7, Los Angeles 6, OT Wednesday's Games Buffalo 2, Washington 2, tie St. Louis 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 San Jose 2, Detroit 0 Nashville 3, Toronto 1 Pittsburgh 2, Florida 2, tie Ottawa 2, Minnesota 2, tie New Jersey 4, Dallas 1 Calgary at Phoenix, (n) Vancouver at Edmonton, (n) Atlanta at Anaheim, (n) Today's Games Toronto at Boston. 6 p.m.

Washington at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Columbus, 6 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Colorado, 8 p.m. Blues 6, Rangers 3 St.

Louis 2 1 36 N.Y. Rangers 0 0 33 First Period 1, St. Louis, Demitra 15 (Pronger, Young). 14:50 (pp). 2, St.

Louis, Demitra 16 (Mayers). 18:16. Penalties Turgeon. StL (tripping), Hecht, StL (boarding), 6:07: Pronger, StL (hooking). Lacroix, NY (holding), Drake, StL (elbowing), 15:12.

Second Period 3. St. Louis, Conroy 5 (Nash, Demitra), 2:18. Penalties Messier, NY (high-sticking), Low. StL (unsportsmanlike conduct), Brown, NY (unsportsmanlike conduct), Low, StL, major (fighting), Brown, NY, maior (fighting), 13:55: Nedved, NY (hooking), Khavanov, StL (tripping), 18:32.

Third Period 4, St. Louis, Drake 6 (Young), 6:58. 5. New York, Nedved 10 (Leetch, Hlavac), 11:22. 6, New York, Gro-sek 4 (York.

Fleury), 16:14. 7, New York, Messier 16 (Kamensky. Graves), 17:02. 8, St. Louis, Handzus 6 (Maclnnis).

17:13. 9, St. Louis, Demitra 17 (Pronger, Hecht), 19:03 (en). Penalties Chebaturkin, StL (cross-checking), Brown, NY, minor-major-misconduct-game misconduct (instigator, fighting), Nash, StL, minor-maior-misconduct. (roughing, fighting), 18:34.

Shots on goal St. Louis 6-13-1029. New York 5-8-1023. Power-play OpportunitiesSt. Louis 1 of New York 0 of 6.

Goalies St. Louis. Turek 11-3-4 (23 shots-20 saves). New York, Richter 12-13-0 (28-23). A 18.200(18.200).

BASEBALL Average Baseball Salary NEW YORK Average baseball salary as compiled by the Major League Baseball Players Association and the minimum salary. Beginning in 1979, salary deferrals without interest are discounted at 9 percent per year. For 1987-97, signing bonuses are increased at 9 percent per year: Year Minimum Average 1967 6.000 19.000 1968 10.000 NA 1969 10.000 24.909 1970 12,000 29.303 1971 12,750 31,543 1972 13.500 34,092 1973 15.000 36.566 1974 15.000 40.839 1975 16.000 44.676 1976 19.000 51.501 1977 19.000 76.066 1978 21,000 99.876 1979 21.000 113.558 1980 30.000 143,756 1981 32.500 185,651 1982 33.500 241,497 1983 35,000 289.194 1984 40.000 329.408 1985 60.000 371.571 1986 60,000 412,520 1987 62,500 412,454 1988 62.500 438.729 1989 68.000 497,254 1990 100.000 597.537 1991 100.000 851,492 1992 109.000 1.028.667 1993 109.000 1.076.089 1994 109,000 1,168.263 1995 109.000 1,110,766 Record-Pts 8-1 121 8-0 116 11-0 96 11-0 92 6- 1 79 10- 1 69 11- 0 61 8-0 55 11- 0 41 12- 1 34 11-2 29 13- 3 27 8- 2 24 9- 1 22 7- 0 20 1. Chi Marshal (3) 2. Fenwick (4) 3.

Hinsdale Cent. 4. Stevenson 5. Chi Washington 6. Fremd 7.

Peoria C(1) 8. Mother McAuley 9. Hillcrest 10. Neuqua Valley 11. Benet 12.

Proviso West 13. NapervilleN 14. Champaign Cent 15. Belleville 16. Galesburg 9-3 19 Other teams receiving votes in order of points: Maine West, Jerseyville, Urbana, Thornwood, Buffalo Grove, Glenbard North, Morris, Sterling, Moline, MARION, Maine South, Machesney Park Harlem, Rich South, Aurora West, Pontiac, Rockton Ho-nonegah, Barrington, Andrew, Joliet, Belleville West, Belleville Althoff, Springfield, New Trier, Chatham Glenwood.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, MOUNT VERNON, Naperville Central, Plainfield. FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pet PF PA Miami 10 5 0 .667 296 202 Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 398 316 N.Y. Jets 9 6 0 .600 301 287 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 273 327 New England 5 10 0 .333 252 311 Central Pet PF PA x-Tennessee 12 3 0 .800 315 191 x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 299 145 Pittsburgh 8 7 0 .533 287 234 Jacksonville 7 8 0 .467 342 299 Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 178 343 Cleveland 3 13 0 .188 161 419 West Pet PF PA x-Oakland 11 4 0 .733 427 290 x-Denver 10 5 0 .667 447 360 Kansas City 7 8 0 .467 342 325 Seattle 6 9 0 .400 297 363 San Diego 1 14 0 .067 248 406 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Pet PF PA Giants 11 4 0 .733 300 221 x-Philadelphia 10 5 0 .667 335 238 Washington 7 8 0 .467 261 266 Dallas 5 10 0 .333 294 330 Arizona 3 12 0 .200 207 423 Central Pet PF PA x-Minnesota 11 4 0 .733 387 340 x-TampaBay 10 5 0 .667 374 252 Detroit 9 6 0 .600 287 284 Green Bay 8 7 0 .533 336 309 Chicago 4 11 0 .267 193 335 West Pet PF PA y-New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 333 279 St. Louis 9 6 0 .600 514 450 Carolina 7 8 0 .467 301 258 San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 379 384 Atlanta 3 12 0 .200 223 400 x-chnched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday's Games Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants.

11:30 a.m. San Francisco at Denver, 3:15 p.m. Buffalo at Seattle. 7:20 p.m. Sunday's Games Kansas City at Atlanta, Noon Arizona at Washington, Noon Chicago at Detroit, Noon N.Y.

Jets at Baltimore, Noon Miami at New England, Noon St. Louis at New Orleans, Noon Tampa Bay at Green Bay, Noon Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Noon Pittsburgh at San Diego, 3:05 p.m. Minnesota at Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m. Carolina at Oakland, 3:15 p.m. Open: Cleveland Monday's Game Dallas at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Mobile Alabama Bowl Southern Miss 28, TCU 21 TCU 7 0 14 021 Southern Miss 7 0 7 1428 First Quarter TCU Layne 3 pass from Printers (Kaylakie kick), 7:51. USM Barnes 50 interception return (Han-na kick), 6:08. Third Quarter USM Handy 9 pass from Kelly (Hanna kick), 13:06. TCU Tomlinson 7 run (Kaylakie kick), 9:52. TCU Tomlinson 33 run (Kaylakie kick), 4:58.

Fourth Quarter USM Handy 56 pass from Kelly (Hanna kick), 7:24. USM Johnson 29 pass from Kelly (Hanna kick). :08. A 40,300. TCU USM First downs 16 15 Rushes-yards 43-150 36-158 Passing 115 159 Comp-Att-Int 10-22-2 11-23-0 Return Yards 142 43 Punts-Avg.

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-68 5-35 Time of Possession 32:41 27:19 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Texas Christian, Tomlinson 28-118. Layne 7-31, Printers 8-1. Southern Miss, Nance 16-104, Kelly 11-43, Woods 8-12, team 1-(minus 1). PASSING Texas Christian. Printers 10- 22-2-115.

Southern Miss, Kelly 11- 23-0-159. RECEIVING Texas Christian, Brown 3-37, Layne 3-14, Dunbar 2-42, Maiden 2-22. Southern Miss. Handy 5-84, Garner 3-42, Johnson 1-29, Mills 1-7, Woods 1-(minus 3). College Bowl Games Wednesday's Game Mobile Alabama Bowl Southern Mississippi 28.

TCU 21 Today's Game Las Vegas Bowl At Las Vegas UNLV (7-5) vs. Arkansas (6-5). 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Today In Sports 1941 The Chicago Bears win the NFL championship with a 37-9 rout of the New York Giants. 1975 The Buffalo Sabres score eight goals in the third period of a 14-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.

1981 Doug Schloerner's 15-footer with one second remaining in the seventh overtime gives Cincinnati a 75-73 victory over Bradley. The seven overtimes set an NCAA record. 1997 Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions becomes the third player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season when he gains 184 in a 13-10 win over the New York Jets. Sanders finishes with 2,053 yards, second only to Eric Dickerson's 2.105 in 1984. ON THE AIR Television Pro Basketball 7 p.m.

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, TNT. College Basketball 6 p.m. Wake Forest at Temple. ESPN. 7 p.m.

SlUC vs. Mississippi. WDKA. 8 p.m. Illinois at Missouri, ESPN.

8 p.m. Stanford vs. Duke, Fox Midwest. 10:30 p.m. California vs.

Georgia. Fox Midwest. Radio College Basketball 7 p.m. SlUC vs. Mississippi, WXLT.

8 p.m. Illinois at Missouri, AM-1340 WJPF. Prep Basketball 8 p.m. Edwardsville at Jersey, AM-880 WINU. CALENDAR Today's Events Men's College Basketball SlUC vs.

Mississippi at Pearl Harbor Invitational Men's JUCO Basketball SIC at Lake Land Classic Prep Boys Basketball Farina South Central at Carlyle Hardin County at Pope County Thompsonville at Christopher Prep Girls Basketball Carlyle at McLeansboro Marion at Mount Vernon Massac County at Show Me Center Tournament Meridian at Shawnee Sesser-Valier-Waltonville at Galatia Sparta at Columbia BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pet GB Philadelphia 18 7 .720 New York 15 11 .577 3' Miami 13 14 .481 6 Orlando 10 14 .417 VA Boston 10 15 .400 8 New Jersey 9 16 .360 9 Washington 5 20 .200 13 Central Division Pet GB Charlotte 17 9 .654 Cleveland 15 8 .652 Toronto 14 12 .538 3 Milwaukee 12 12 .500 4 Indiana 12 14 .462 5 Detroit 11 15 .423 6 Atlanta 7 18 .280 9 A Chicago 3 22 .120 13'? WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Pet GB Utah 18 8 .692 Dallas 18 10 .643 1 San Antonio 16 9 .640 VA Minnesota 15 10 .600 TA Houston 13 11 .542 4 Denver 13 13 .500 5 Vancouver 7 17 .292 10 Pacific Division Pet GB Sacramento 17 6 .739 L.A. Lakers 18 9 .667 1 Portland 17 9 .654 VA Phoenix 15 9 .625 2'A Seattle 13 12 .520 5 L.A. Clippers 8 18 .308 10'? Golden State 7 18 .280 11 Tuesday's Games Toronto 103, Utah 95 Atlanta 87, New York 77 L.A. Lakers 81, Miami 79 Indiana 90, Chicago 85 San Antonio 86, Houston 79 Detroit 89, Phoenix 84 Sacramento 106, Washington 72 Golden State 120, Minnesota 99 Wednesday's Games Boston 99, New Jersey 86 Toronto 99, Indiana 98. OT Charlotte 65.

Miami 56 Dallas 106, Portland 101 San Antonio 94, Cleveland 77 Utah 91, Philadelphia 89 Denver 103, Detroit 106 Sacramento at Seattle (n) Washington at Vancouver (n) Minnesota at L.A. Clippers (n) Today's Games Chicago at Orlando, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Boston at New York, 7 p.m. L.A.

Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Celtics 99, Nets 86 NEW JERSEY (86) Martin 3-8 1-4 7, Gill 2-5 2-2 6, A.Williams 5- 11 4-5 14. Harris 3-9 4-4 10, Marbury 6- 17 12-17 24, Jackson 1-5 0-0 2, Samake 0-0 0-0 0, Newman 0-6 6-6 6, Eschmeyer 0-0 0-0 0. Stepania 0-2 0-0 0, Douglas 4-8 3- 4 13, Mcltvaine 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 26-73 32-42 86.

BOSTON (99) Walker 7-20 5-6 21, Pierce 6-15 13-16 25. Battie 2-4 0-1 4, Palacio 0-4 1-21, Stith 6-9 4- 4 19. Potapenko 2-5 0-0 4, Brown 3-5 0-0 Yankees Tuesday's Games Evansville 69, Illinois Chicago 44 SlUC 74, Tennessee-Martin 67 Mississippi 62, Wichita State 58 Wednesday's Games Long Beach State 80, Wichita St. 76 Bradley 58, Cornell 55 Alabama 66, Creighton 56 Iowa State 97, Northern Iowa 73 Today's Games Creighton at Nassau Sun Splash Shootout, 6 p.m. Northern Illinois at Evansville, 7 p.m.

Wednesday's Women's College Scores East California, Pa. 58, Mansfield 42 Delaware 87, St. Francis, Pa. 83 Dominican, N.Y. 70, Wilmington, Del.

42 Indiana, Pa. 68, Bloomsburg 57 Merrimack 82, Southampton 67 Millersville 78, Clarion 65 Providence 93. Holy Cross 77 Shippensburg 86. Kutztown 61 Vermont 73, Syracuse 60 West Chester 88, Slippery Rock 86 South 95, Kentucky Wesleyan 82 Alcorn St. 65, Florida 47 Arizona 105, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 41 Augusta St.

88, Shaw 70 Campbellsville 98, Spalding 76 Coastal Carolina 74, ETSU 71 Coll. of Charleston 71, Ohio 58 Georgia 77, Va. Commonwealth 63 Lindsey Wilson 47, Brescia 44 Louisville 88, Canisius 69 N. Kentucky 88, St. Francis, Ind.

71 Richmond 78, Coppin St. 64 S. Carolina St. 75, N. Carolina 72 Southern W.

72, Bethune-Cookman 60 Virginia 73, Liberty 46 Midwest Aurora 74, North Central 67 Bethel, Ind. 77, Northwestern, Minn. 63 Bradley 58, Cornell 55 Capital 85, Marietta 40 Cincinnati 79. Dayton 69 Florida 79, Chicago St. 30 Illinois 92, Missouri 74 Iowa St.

97, N. Iowa 73 Memphis 93, UMKC 38 Michigan St. 81. Cent. Michigan 52 Mount Union 80, John Carroll 67 Otterbein 86, Ohio Northern 66 St.

Cloud St. 84, Concordia, St.P. 67 Southwest Rock 75, Harvard 66 Baylor 79, Southern Cal 55 SMU 72, North Texas 61 Stephen F.Austin 67, Prairie View 52 Texas 82. SW Texas 47 Texas 75, Pepperdine 64 Texas Christi 79, Jacksonville 52 Weber St. 71, Texas-Pan American 55 Far West Boise St.

61, Idaho St. 59 Gonzaga 74, Montana 73 Tournament Navy Classic First Round Furman 82, Murray St. 68 Navy 74. McNeese St. 65, OT The Beach Classic Third Place Long Beach St.

80, Wichita St. 76 Prep Boys Scores Clay City 72, Thompsonville 59 Grayville 83. Crab Orchard 73 Pinckneyville 42. Nashville 31 Roseville 60, Colchester 55 Quincy 67, Rock Island Alleman 62 Rushville 79, Joy Westmer 55 Stronghurst Southern 60, Monmouth Warren 58 Girls Class A Poll GALESBURG Here are this week's statewide polls for Illinois high school girls basketball teams, according to a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters as compiled by Mike Trueblood of The Gales-burg Register-Mail (First place votes in parentheses; points based on 16 points for a first-place vote through 1 point for a 16th): Record-Pts 1. BreeseC(5) 9-0 109 2.

OKAWVILLE(I) 9-1 95 3. Carrotton (1) 10-0 72 4. Nokomis 11-0 69 5. Stark County 11-3 61 6. Seneca (1) 8-0 53 7.

Monmouth 9-1 49 8. Teutopolis 7-4 39 9. Sullivan 8-2 35 10. CARMI 10-0 33 11. NASHVILLE 7-2 28 12.

Alleman 8-4 27 13. Farmer City 8-0 23 (tie) Alexis 6-2 23 15. Normal-UHigh 7-2 22 16. Hampshire 12-0 21 Other teams receiving votes in order of points: Lewistown, Hoopeston. Rochester, Chillicothe IVC, Timothy Christian, Freeport Aquin, Peru St.

Bede, MCLEANSBORO, Pia-sa Southwestern, Knoxville. Cissna Park, Tolono Unity, Rushville. Concord Triopia, Newton, Mendota, Mount Carroll, Augusta Southeastern. Wheaton St. Francis, Carthage, Wheaton Academy, Columbia.

Alta-mont. Breese Mater Dei. Quincy Notre Dame, Lisle, Dakota, SPARTA, Neoga. Tuesday's Game Creighton 86. Tulsa 76 Wednesday's Games Virginia Commonwealth 90, Evansville 82 Alabama 64, N.

Iowa 56 IUPUI 72, Indiana State 70 SW Missouri 70, Missouri-Kansas City 58 Bradley 75, W. Illinois 61 Today's Games P.R.-Mayaguez vs. Evansville, TBA Mississippi vs. SlUC, 7 p.m. American vs.

Northern Iowa, TBA Wednesday's MVC Results Alabama 64, N. Iowa 56 N. IOWA (56) Breakenridge 2-3 6-8 10, Morariu 0-0 0-0 0, Warren 7-21 2-3 16, Woodley 1-1 4-4 6, E.Smith 1-8 0-2 3, Clark 2-5 5-7 9. Coon 1- 4 0-0 3, Middendorf 1-4 2-5 4, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Gregory 2-4 1-3 5, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-50 20-32 56.

ALABAMA (64) Dudley 2-4 4-6 8, Walker 1-2 2-2 4, London 2- 5 1-1 5. T.Smith 4-16 2-3 11, Gizzard 10 22 4-4 29, Wallace 1-7 2-4 4, Martin 1-5 0- 0 3, Stinnet 0-2 0-0 0, Moss 0-0 0-0 0, Pettway 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 15-20 64. Halftime Alabama 36, N. Iowa 20.

3-Point goals N. Iowa 2-13 (Coon 1-3, E.Smith 1- 6, Middendorf 0-1, Warren 0-3), Alabama 7-32 (Gizzard 5-12, Martin 1-5, T.Smith 1-8, Pettway 0-1, Stinnet 0-2. Wallace 0-4). Fouled out Gregory, London. Rebounds N.

Iowa 39 (Breakenridge 11), Alabama 49 (Dudley 16). Assists N. Iowa 6 (Warren, E.Smith 2), Alabama 11 (Pettway 4). Total fouls N. Iowa 23, Alabama 29.

A NA. VCU 90, Evansville 82 EVANSVILLE (82) Seitz 7-10 3-4 19, Snow 3-6 4-5 12, Runyan 2- 6 3-4 9. Dan 8-16 4-9 20, Allena 2-4 0-0 4, Stoneking 1-1 0-0 3, Cuffle 1-1 0-0 3, Hedde 5-6 2-2 12. Totals 29-50 16-24 82. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (90) W.Taylor 15-19 4-5 41, Likcholitov 4-6 2-4 10, Story 2-6 1-1 5.

BJones 0-3 1-2 1, L.Taylor 2-6 3-4 9, Treadwell 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 1-5 1-2 3, D.Jones 2-9 3-4 7, Nes-teror 2-6 1-2 7. Lilly 1-3 4-4 7, Orlov 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 20-28 90. Halftime VCU 41, Evansville 39. 3-Point goals Evansville 8-15 (Seitz 2-2, Snow 2- 4, Runyan 2-5, Stoneking 1-1, Cuffle 1-1, Dan 0-2).

VCU 12-32 (W.Taylor 7-10, L.Taylor 2-5, Nesteror 2-5, Lilly 1 -3. B.Jones 0-3 Graham 0-3, D.Jones 0-3). Fouled out Runyan, Nesteror. Rebounds Evansville 27 (Snow 6). VCU 37 (W.Taylor 9).

Assists Evansville 12 (Alleria 5). VCU 15 (L.Taylor 6). Total fouls Evansville 20, VCU 21. Technical Virginia bench. A NA.

SW Missouri St. 70, City 58 UMKC (58) Suther 2-4 2-2 8, Jackson 7-22 4-6 18, Palmer 0-2 0-0 0, Tindall 3-5 0-0 9. Watson 6-16 1-117, Chatman 2-2 0-0 6. Golson 0-1 0-0 0, Atchison 0-0 0-0 0. Strieker 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 20-55 7-9 58. SW MISSOURI ST. (70) Wallace 6-7 0-6 12, Gaines 4-7 5-6 13, Brakebill 7-14 2-2 17, Yanders 2-2 0-0 4, Dobbins 4-8 1-212, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Novak 3-5 0-0 8. Walk 0-1 0-0 0, Hume 0-0 0- 0 0, Rueter 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 28-51 8-16 70.

Halftime SW Missouri St. 38, UMKC 29. 3- Point goals UMKC 11-27 (Suther 2-4, Palmer 0-1, Tindall 3-5, Watson 4-12, Chat-man 2-2, Golson 0-1, Strieker 0-2), SW Missouri St. 6-12 (Brakebill 1-2. Dobbins 3-5, Williams 0-1, Novak 2-4).

Fouled out None. Rebounds UMKC 21 (Suther. Palmer 4), SW Missouri St. 41 (Gaines 13). Assists UMKC 10 (Tindall, Watson 3).

SW Missouri St. 18 (Yanders 6). Total fouls UMKC 11, SW Missoun St. 12. A 5,864.

IUPUI 72, Indiana St. 70 INDIANA ST. (70) Kante 3-7 6-6 12, Renn 4-8 5-5 13. Howard 3-8 0-0 7, Menser 1-6 3-4 6. Block 5-10 1-2 13, Berry 1-1 1-2 4, Welsh 0-0 0-0 0, Avery 6-11 0-3 12, Broermann 1-4 0-1 3.

Totals 24-55 16-23 70. IUPUI (72) Carlisle 11-17 3-3 27, Fitzwater 0-3 0-0 0, Allen 2-5 1-1 0-3 5-6 5, Hermes 3-8 3-4 9. Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 6-14 2-3 17, Holland 0-1 0-0 0, Spencer 0-1 0-0 0, Waller 0-0 0-00, Price 3-6 1- 1 7. Totals 26-60 15-18 72. again TRANSACTIONS Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES Agreed to terms with SS Mike Bordick on a two-year contract.

Signed RHP Jason Johnson to a one-year contract. BOSTON RED SOX Released INF Izzy Al- C3nt3Cl CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Aldred, LHP Eric Gunderson, RHP Roy Smith, Tim Laker, INF Dave Hol-lins. LHP Tim Kubinski, OF Marty Cordova and OF Scott Krause on minor league con- DETROIT TIGERS Agreed to terms with INF Shane Halter and RHP Steve Sparks on one-year contracts. TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with LHP Justin Thompson and INF Frank Catalanotto on one-year contracts. Declined to offer a 2001 contract to RHP Pete Munro.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS Designated RHP Matt DeWitt for assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES Agreed to terms with INF Keith Lockhart and Paul Bako on one-year contracts. CHICAGO CUBS Declined to offer 2001 contracts to RHP Jamie Arnold and RHP Steve Rain. COLORADO ROCKIES Traded RHP Jeff Taglienti and LHP Justin Carter to the Cincinnati Reds, completing the Nov. 8 trade for LHPRonVillone.

FLORIDA MARLINS Agreed to terms with RHP Reid Cornelius on a one-year contract and sent him outright to Calgary of the PCL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS Traded OF Chad Green to the San Diego Padres for RHP Will Cunnane to complete an earlier trade. Agreed to terms with INF Tyler Houston on a two-year contract. NEW YORK METS Declined to offer 2001 contracts to INF Jorge Velandia, RHP Pat Mahomes. RHP Lanel Gonzalez and INF Matt Franco.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Agreed to terms with Clemente Alvarez, Jeremy Dietrick, 1B Brian R. Hunter. RHP Edwin Hurtado, LHP Rigo Beltran. INF P.J. Forbes, INF Kevin One, LHP Eddue Oropesa, INF Gene Schall.

Eric Schreimann, RHP Clint Sodowsky, 2B Chase Utley, LHP Ed Vosberg, OF Turner Ward and OF Kenny Woods on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES Agreed to terms with RHP Rodney Myers on a one-year contract. ST. LOUIS CAROINALS Sold the contract of 1B Eduardo Perez to the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. Basketball National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS Activated Chris Carr from the injured list.

Placed Walter McCar-ty on the injured list. DENVER NUGGETS Placed Tariq Abdul-Wahad on the injured list. Activated G-F Cal-bert Cheaney from the injured list. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Signed John Ccker. SACRAMENTO KINGS Signed Rick Adel-man, coach, to a two-year contract extension through the 2003-04 season.

Football National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS Agreed to terms with Dick LeBeau, coach, on a multiyear contract. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Placed WR R. Jay Soward on the non-football reserve list. Signed OL Dwayne Ledford from the practice squad. Signed WR Mike Horacek to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS Placed WR Bert Emanuel on injured reserve. Signed WR Damon Savage from the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed DE Fernando Smith. Released DE Antwone Young from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Suspended CB Ty Law for the season finale.

Claimed Matt Stevens off waivers from the Washington Redskins. Signed FB Jeff Paulk from the practice squad and Brad Costello to the practice squad. Hockey National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Assigned LW Steve Maltais and Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the IHL LOS ANGELES KINGS Placed Ziggy Pal-fty on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 17. MONTREAL CANADIENS Recalled Barry Richter and RW Andrei Bashkirov from Quebec of the AHL.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS Recalled Mike Commodore frcm Albany of the AHL. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Assigned Steve Washburn to Philadelphia of the AHL. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Reassigned Nathan Dempsey to St. John's of the AHL. Recalled Petr Svoboda from St.

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