BASKETBALL

TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS

(Through Friday)

PlayerGMinPtsRebAst

Wiggins1536.224.04.12.0

Towns1534.721.39.42.5

LaVine1435.518.63.02.4

Dieng1531.410.38.62.6

Muhammad1216.36.72.30.3

Bjelica1516.66.53.61.0

Rubio1029.96.14.16.7

Payne79.46.12.00.4

Jones1115.34.61.93.4

Dunn1519.33.82.72.9

Hill25.43.03.00.0

Aldrich1512.42.73.60.4

Rush811.41.81.10.6

Lucas52.10.40.00.2

Team15240103.142.721.5

Opponents15240102.740.820.1

HOCKEY

WILD STATISTICS

(Through Saturday)

PLAYERGPGATP+/-PIM

Staal215111676

Coyle218715518

Granlund21591452

Suter2141014118

Niederreiter21761374

Koivu21471146

Brodin212810310

Zucker212810118

Parise14459012

Dumba21257314

Pominville21358-10

Haula1432516

Eriksson Ek923522

Stewart21235029

Spurgeon1714594

Dalpe912309

Folin19022816

Graovac1320210

Bertschy501104

Prosser901100

Pulkkinen8101-12

Scandella10011-54

Mitchell900000

Reilly900002

Schroeder200000

Totals21581001580182

Opponents21411691100180

GOALIESWLOTSOSv%GAA

Dubnyk9624.9461.66

Kuemper2110.9082.94

Totals9724.9371.89

Opponents10812.9142.75

COLLEGE • MEN

UPPER MIDWEST

Concordia (Wis.) 4, Bethel 0

Marian 5, St. John's 4

Norwich 3, Concordia (Moorhead) 0

St. Olaf 4, Lawrence 1

Wis.-Superior 8, Finlandia 1

COLLEGE • WOMEN

WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA

Gophers10122344418

Wisconsin10111324311

Minn. Duluth7321243722

North Dakota5431192923

St. Cloud State4711142033

Ohio State3810101730

Bemidji State3910102039

MSU Mankato1101041145

Overall: Gophers 12-1-2, Wisconsin 14-1-1, Minn. Duluth 10-3-3, North Dakota 7-5-4, St. Cloud State 5-10-1, Ohio State 7-8-1, Bemidji St. 5-9-1, MSU Mankato 3-11-2.

RESULTS SATURDAY

Gophers 4, Bemidji St. 0

Nonconference

Minn. Duluth 2, Harvard 1, OT

MSU Mankato 1, Lindenwood 1, OT

North Dakota 3, Syracuse 0

Robert Morris 5, St. Cloud State 3

Wisconsin 5, Cornell 2

GAME SUNDAY

Bemidji St. at Gophers, 2:07 pm

UPPER MIDWEST

Concordia (Moorhead) 5, Marian 2

Wis.-Eau Claire 4, St. Mary's 0

SOCCER

MLS PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

(Montreal leads Toronto FC, 3-2)

Wednesday • Second leg

Montreal at Toronto FC, 6 pm

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

(Seattle leads Colorado, 2-1)

Sunday • Second leg

Seattle at Colorado, 3 pm

MLS CUP

Saturday, Dec. 10

Eastern winner vs. Western winner, 7 pm

VOLLEYBALL

COLLEGE

BIG TENConf.Overall

Nebraska18-227-2

Gophers17-325-4

Wisconsin17-325-4

Penn State14-522-8

Michigan St.13-724-8

Michigan11-922-10

Illinois10-1017-14

Ohio State9-1019-12

Iowa9-1119-13

Purdue8-1218-13

Indiana6-1417-16

Maryland4-1612-20

Northwestern4-1710-22

Rutgers0-204-29

RESULTS SATURDAY

• Gophers def. Wisconsin, 22-25, 25-17, 11-25, 25-17, 15-8

• Michigan St. def. Iowa, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21

• Nebraska def. Michigan, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21

• Northwestern def. Rutgers, 25-17, 25-23, 25-23

• Ohio State def. Indiana, 25-14, 21-25, 25-17, 16-25, 15-11

• Penn State def. Illinois, 25-18, 26-24, 19-25, 25-21

Regular season ends

TRANSACTIONS

BASKETBALL

NBA

Chicago: Assigned F/C Cristiano Felicio and Gs Jerian Grant and R.J. Hunter to Windy City (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

NFL

Vikings: Released S Cedric Thompson from the practice squad.

Buffalo: Placed S Robert Blanton on injured reserve. Released TE Gerald Christian. Activated WR Sammy Watkins from injured reserve. Signed PK Jordan Gay.

Cincinnati: Waived DT DeShawn Williams. Activated HB Cedric Peerman from injured reserve. Signed LS Tyler Ott from the practice squad.

Houston: Waived DE Brandon Dunn. Signed DE Ufomba Kamalu from the practice squad.

Oakland: Released OT Matt McCants. Waived TE Ryan O'Malley. Signed LB Tyrell Adams and LB/DE James Cowser from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

NHL

Arizona: Recalled C Tyler Gaudet from Tucson (AHL).

Boston: Assigned G Zane McIntyre to Atlanta (AHL).

Detroit: Placed D Alexey Marchenko and G Jimmy Howard on 7-day injured reserve, Marchenko retroactive to Nov. 20. Recalled G Jared Coreau from Grand Rapids (AHL).

COLLEGE

LSU: Promoted interim football coach Ed Orgeron to football coach.

Mississippi: Announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Dave Wommack, effective at the end of the season.

Texas: Fired football coach Charlie Strong.

TODAY'S LINE

NFL

FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG

Sunday

San Diego3 (46½)HOUSTON

Tennessee6 (42)CHICAGO

BUFFALO7½ (45)Jacksonville

BALTIMORE3½ (40½)Cincinnati

ATLANTA5 (50½)Arizona

MIAMI7 (44½)San Francisco

NEW ORL. 7½ (46)Los Angeles

N.Y. Giants7 (44)CLEVELAND

Seattle6 (45)TAMPA BAY

OAKLAND3 (49½)Carolina

DENVER3½ (38½)Kansas City

New England7½ (45½)N.Y. JETS

MONDAY

PHIL. 4 (47½)Green Bay

NBA

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

SUNday

Cleveland12PHILADELPHIA

PHOENIXoffDenver

Sacramento4BROOKLYN

Milwaukee1ORLANDO

L.A. Clippers10½INDIANA

New Orleans3DALLAS

Houston1½PORTLAND

L.A. LAKERSoffAtlanta

NHL

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

SUNday

BOSTON-125/+115Tampa Bay

Nashville-138/+128WINNIPEG

EDMONTON-210/+190Arizona

CAROLINAoff/offFlorida

N.Y. RANGERSoff/offOttawa

PHIL. -135/+125Calgary

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

SUNday

DUQUESNE5Cleveland St.

NORTHEASTERN4Kent State

VALPARAISO10Ball State

La Salle6DREXEL

WASH. STATE9½San Jose State

SOUTHERN CAL18UC Santa Barb.

ST. MARY'S11½Ala.-Birm.

Indiana St. 10½Quinnipiac

Gonzaga4½Iowa State

Florida2½Miami

Seton Hall4Stanford

UC Irvine6E. Tennessee St.

MilwaukeeoffSouth Dakota St.

Dayton5New Mexico

Virginia Tech5Nebraska

UCLA4Texas A&M

Portland3CS Northridge

CS BakersfieldoffNorth Dakota

North FloridaoffWright St.

DenveroffSacramento St.

E. WASHINGTONoffSan Francisco

ToledooffN.C.-Wilmington

EvansvilleoffMiddle Tenn.

Note: Home teams are in CAPS.