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.