* At the European Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland (through December 16):
Russia's women's team beat Italy 6-4, Scotland 7-2, Czech Republic 9-5, the Netherlands 14-3, and Denmark 10-6.
Division A standings:
1 Russia - games-6/wins-6/losses-0
2-4 Germany - 6/4/2
2-4 Scotland - 6/4/2
2-4 Sweden - 4/2/2
5-7 Denmark - 6/3/3
5-7 Italy - 6/3/3
5-7 Switzerland - 6/3/3
8 Norway - 6/2/4
9 Czech Republic - 6/1/5
10 Netherlands - 6/0/6
* Russian men's basketball SuperLeague results and standings (host teams listed first):
Spartak-Primorye Vladivostok - Universitet-Ugra Surgut - 90:53
1 UNICS Kazan - 8 games/16 points
2 CSKA Moscow - 9/17
3 Dinamo Moscow - 9/16
4 Khimky Moscow Region - 9/15
5 Lokomotiv-Rostov Rostov-on-Don - 9/14
6 Dinamo Moscow Region - 9/14
7 Spartak-Primorye Vladivostok - 7/11
8 CSK VVS Samara - 9/12
9 Ural-Great Perm - 9/12
10 Spartak St. Petersburg - 8/10
11 Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - 9/11
12 Universitet-Ugra Surgut - 10/12
13 Standard Samara Region - 7/8
