FOOTBALL
NFL
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Detroit840.667275251
Green Bay660.500295302
Vikings660.500233209
Chicago390.250204270
Scoreboard
December 10, 2016 at 7:02AM
EastWLTPctPFPA
x-Dallas1110.917333228
N.Y. Giants840.667245237
Washington651.542303295
Philadelphia570.417268245
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Atlanta750.583386331
Tampa Bay750.583277285
New Orleans570.417347335
Carolina480.333283321
WestWLTPctPFPA
Seattle831.708264194
Arizona561.458276251
Los Angeles480.333180262
San Francisco1110.083234370
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Baltimore750.583256207
Pittsburgh750.583290236
Cincinnati471.375245259
Cleveland0120.000197352
EastWLTPctPFPA
New England1020.833319207
Miami750.583255278
Buffalo660.500305274
N.Y. Jets380.273196266
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Houston660.500207257
Indianapolis660.500311311
Tennessee660.500308296
Jacksonville2100.167224313
WestWLTPctPFPA
Kansas City1030.769302255
Oakland1030.769358320
Denver840.667286229
San Diego570.417334319
Key: x - clinched playoff spot
Games Sunday
Vikings at Jacksonville, noon (Ch. 9)
Arizona at Miami, noon
Chicago at Detroit, noon
Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon
Denver at Tennessee, noon
Houston at Indianapolis, noon
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, noon
San Diego at Carolina, noon
Washington at Philadelphia, noon
N.Y. Jets at San Fran. 3:05 pm (Ch. 4)
Atlanta at Los Angeles, 3:25 pm
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 3:25 pm
Seattle at Green Bay, 3:25 pm (Ch. 9)
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 pm (Ch. 11)
Game Monday
Balt. at New England, 7:30 pm (ESPN)
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Thursday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Wiggins2236.522.44.02.4
Towns2234.921.810.42.3
LaVine2137.320.53.02.8
Dieng2231.310.28.12.4
Bjelica2216.87.03.31.1
Muhammad1916.66.72.30.4
Rubio1730.56.43.86.5
Payne79.46.12.00.4
Dunn2217.74.22.12.9
Jones1513.53.91.62.8
Hill25.43.03.00.0
Aldrich2213.03.04.00.5
Rush910.71.61.00.7
Lucas III52.10.40.00.2
Totals22241.0104.442.221.9
Opponents22241.0106.441.221.4
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Thursday)
PLAYERGPGATP+/-PIM
Coyle259918718
Staal256121898
Suter25412161610
Granlund255101562
Niederreiter257815104
Koivu25681478
Zucker25410141410
Brodin252810012
Pominville25551012
Parise18459-212
Spurgeon21189136
Dumba25268518
Haula1843718
Stewart25437-133
Eriksson Ek923522
Dalpe912309
Folin19022816
Graovac1720202
Scandella14022-56
Bertschy501104
Gabriel3011010
Prosser12011-24
Pulkkinen8101-12
Mitchell10000-10
Olofsson100010
Reilly900002
Schroeder200000
Totals25691191880224
Opponents2551871380214
GOALIESWLOTSOSv%GAA
Dubnyk11634.9461.65
Kuemper2210.8973.36
Totals13844.9352.01
Opponents121122.9082.73
COLLEGE • MEN
UPPER MIDWEST
Concordia (Moorhead) 6, Wis.-Stout 1
Lawrence 5, Augsburg 3
MSOE 6, Wis.-Superior 4
St. Scholastica 4, Gustavus 1
Wis.-Eau Claire 5, Hamline 4, OT
Wis.-River Falls 2, Finlandia 0
COLLEGE • WOMEN
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Gophers12222405227
Wisconsin12211385815
Minn. Duluth10321334624
North Dakota5542213126
Ohio State4920142039
St. Cloud State4911142239
Bemidji State41110132546
MSU Mankato2121071452
Overall: Gophers 15-2-2, Wisconsin 16-2-1, Minn. Duluth 13-3-3, North Dakota 7-6-5, Ohio State 8-9-2, St. Cloud State 5-12-1, Bemidji St. 7-11-1, MSU Mankato 4-13-2.
RESULTS FRIDAY
Minn. Duluth 3, MSU Mankato 0
Wisconsin 7, Ohio State 0
Nonconference
Gophers 5, Boston U. 1
Bemidji St. 3, RIT 1
GAMES SATURDAY
St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 2:07 pm
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 2:07 pm
Minn. Duluth at MSU Mankato, 3:07 pm
Nonconference
Gophers at Boston U, 2 pm
Bemidji St. at RIT, 12:05 pm
GAME SUNDAY
St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 2:07 pm
UPPER MIDWEST
Bethel 5, Northland 0
Concordia (Wis.) 5, St. Benedict 1
Wis.-Eau Claire 5, St. Mary's 1
Wis.-Stevens Point 1, Augsburg 0
Wis.-Superior 4, St. Scholastica 1
VOLLEYBALL
COLLEGE
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT
MINNESOTA REGIONAL
At Minneapolis
Results Friday • Sweet 16
• Gophers def. Missouri, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19, 25-14
• UCLA def. North Carolina, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 28-26
Game Saturday • Elite 8
• UCLA at Gophers, 9 pm
NEBRASKA REGIONAL
At Lincoln, Nebraska
Results Friday • Sweet 16
• Nebraska def. Penn State, 23-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-6
• Washington def. Arizona, 25-15, 25-22, 25-18
Game Saturday • Elite 8
• Washington at Nebraska, 3 pm
TEXAS REGIONAL
At Austin, Texas
Results Friday • Sweet 16
• Creighton def. Michigan, 24-26, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20, 15-7
• Texas def. BYU, 25-23, 25-14, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14
Game Saturday • Elite 8
• Creighton at Texas, 7 pm
WISCONSIN REGIONAL
At Madison, Wisconsin
Results Friday • Sweet 16
• Stanford def. Florida State, 25-27, 25-20, 25-9, 25-23
• Wisconsin def. Ohio State, 25-15, 22-25, 29-31, 25-22, 15-13
Game Saturday • Elite 8
• Stanford at Wisconsin, 5 pm
NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Sioux Falls, S.D.
Semifinals • Friday
• Alaska-Anchorage def. Palm Beach Atlantic, 25-16, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22
• Concordia (St. Paul) def. Lewis, 25-18, 25-16, 25-18
Final • Saturday
• Alaska-Anchorage vs. Concordia (St. Paul), 5 pm
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston: Agreed to terms with LHP Cionel Perez on a minor league contract.
Seattle: Sent LHP Dean Kiekhefer outright to Tacoma (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Rodney on a one-year contract.
Atlanta: Received LHP Tyler Pike as the player to be named in a Nov. 28 trade with Seattle.
Los Angeles: Sent INF Charlie Culberson outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
San Diego: Sent INF Josh VanMeter to Cincinnati to complete an earlier trade.
St. Louis: Signed OF Dexter Fowler to a five-year contract.
BASKETBALL
NBA
Chicago: Assigned Gs Jerian Grant and R.J. Hunter and F Paul Zipser to Windy City (NBADL).
L.A. Lakers: Recalled C Ivica Zubac from Los Angeles (NBADL).
HOCKEY
NHL
Arizona: Acquired C Peter Holland from Toronto for a conditional 2018 draft choice.
Dallas: Activated F Jiri Hudler from injured reserve. Reassigned F Jason Dickinson to Texas (AHL).
N.Y. Islanders: Agreed to terms with RW Cal Clutterbuck on a five-year contract extension.
TODAY'S LINE
NFL
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Sunday
Vikings3 (39½)JACKS'VILLE
TENNESSEE1½ (43½)Denver
CAROLINA1 (49)San Diego
INDIANAP. 6½ (46½)Houston
Cincinnati5½ (41)CLEVELAND
Pittsburgh3 (46)BUFFALO
Arizona2 (43½)MIAMI
DETROIT7 (43½)Chicago
TAMPA BAY2½ (51½)New Orleans
Washington2½ (47)PHILADELPHIA
SAN FRAN. 3 (44½)N.Y. Jets
Seattle3 (44½)GREEN BAY
Atlanta6 (45)LOS ANGELES
Dallas3½ (47)N.Y. GIANTS
MONDAY
NEW ENG. 7 (44½)Baltimore
NBA
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SATURDAY
Denver1 (203½)ORLANDO
WASHINGTON4 (208)Milwaukee
INDIANA1 (216)Portland
CLEVELANDOFF (OFF)Charlotte
HOUSTON13½ (207)Dallas
CHICAGO10 (199½)Miami
Golden State10 (209)MEMPHIS
SAN ANTONIO14 (210)Brooklyn
UTAHOFF (OFF)Sacramento
LA CLIPPERSOFF (OFF)New Orleans
NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SATURday
PHILADELPHIA-145/+135Dallas
LOS ANGELES-180/+165Ottawa
MONTREAL-205/+185Colorado
FLORIDA-200/+180Vancouver
Pittsburgh-120/+110TAMPA BAY
BOSTON-140/+130Toronto
COLUMBUSOFF/OFFNY Islanders
Nashville-155/+145ARIZONA
CALGARY-125/+115Winnipeg
SAN JOSEOFF/OFFCarolina
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SATURDAY
MEMPHIS4½Ala.-Birm.
Arizona8MISSOURI
PROVIDENCE9½UMass
BOWLING GREEN9½Detroit
PENNSYLVANIA4George Mason
PURDUE25Cleveland St.
W MICHIGAN5½James Madison
HOUSTON3Rhode Island
Wisconsin2½MARQUETTE
ILLINOIS9½Cent. Michigan
Tulane2½SOUTHERN MISS
KANSAS18½Nebraska
LOYOLA (ILL.)10Milwaukee
Wichita St5½Oklahoma
BOISE ST7½Portland
BUTLER5Cincinnati
Oklahoma St8½TULSA
GONZAGA15Akron
Duke20½UNLV
XAVIER11Utah
TEXAS10Long Beach St.
OHIO STATE10Connecticut
MARSHALL4½Toledo
SAN DIEGO ST8½Arizona St.
ST. BONAVENTURE4NC-Wilmington
FRESNO ST8½Cal Poly
MISSOURI ST.pickValparaiso
Kansas St14Washington St
Va. Common.3OLD DOMINION
UCLA9½Michigan
LA.-LAFAYETTE4La. Tech
BYU5Colorado
CS NORTHRIDGE1½Loyola Mary.
CALIFORNIA17UC Davis
Temple7Depaul
Georgetown3La Salle
Villanova6Notre Dame
Pittsburgh6Penn State
College Football
FAVORITEline (O/U)UNDERDOG
Saturday
Navy5 (47½)Army
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
about the writer
Coach John Hynes started teaching what “separates winners from losers” in the preseason, and those lessons and his steady demeanor helped his team persevere.
