Scoreboard

FOOTBALL

NFL

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

NorthWLTPctPFPA

Detroit940.692295268

Green Bay760.538333312

Vikings760.538258225

Chicago3100.231221290

EastWLTPctPFPA

x-Dallas1120.846340238

N.Y. Giants940.692255244

Washington751.577330317

Philadelphia580.385290272

SouthWLTPctPFPA

Atlanta850.615428345

Tampa Bay850.615293296

New Orleans580.385358351

Carolina580.385311337

WestWLTPctPFPA

y-Seattle941.679298235

Arizona571.423299277

Los Angeles4100.286197328

San Francisco1120.077251393

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NorthWLTPctPFPA

Pittsburgh850.615317256

Baltimore760.538279237

Cincinnati571.423268269

Cleveland0130.000207375

EastWLTPctPFPA

New England1120.846349230

Miami950.643315314

Buffalo670.462325301

N.Y. Jets4100.286242358

SouthWLTPctPFPA

Houston760.538229274

Tennessee760.538321306

Indianapolis670.462328333

Jacksonville2110.154240338

WestWLTPctPFPA

Kansas City1030.769302255

Oakland1030.769358320

Denver850.615296242

San Diego580.385350347

Key: x - clinched playoff spot; y - clinched division.

RESULT Saturday

Miami 34, N.Y. Jets 13

Games Sunday

Indianapolis at Vikings, noon (Ch. 4)

Cleveland at Buffalo, noon

Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon

Green Bay at Chicago, noon

Jacksonville at Houston, noon

Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon

Tennessee at Kansas City, noon

New Orleans at Arizona, 3:05 pm

San Francisco at Atlanta, 3:05 pm (Ch. 9)

New England at Denver, 3:25 pm (Ch. 4)

Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 pm

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 pm (Ch. 11)

Game Monday

Carolina at Washington, 7:30 pm (ESPN)

COLLEGE

CELEBRATION BOWL

Grambling St. 10, N.C. Central 9

LAS VEGAS BOWL

San Diego State 34, Houston 10

NEW MEXICO BOWL

New Mexico 23, Texas-San Antonio 20

CAMELLIA BOWL

Appalachian St. 31, Toledo 28

CURE BOWL

Arkansas St. 31, Central Florida 13

NEW ORLEANS BOWL

S. Mississippi vs. La.-Lafayette, late

FCS SEMIFINALS

Result Saturday

• Youngstown St. 40, E. Washington 38

Championship • Jan. 7 • Frisco, Texas

• James Madison (13-1) vs. Youngstown St. (12-3), 11 am (ESPN2)

NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday • Kansas City

• NW Missouri St. 29, N. Alabama 3

NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday • Daytona Beach, Fla.

St. Francis (Ind.) 38, Baker 17

BASKETBALL

TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS

(Through Friday)

PlayerGMinPtsRebAst

Wiggins2536.322.24.22.3

Towns2534.921.410.82.2

LaVine2437.420.53.13.1

Dieng2531.310.67.92.3

Rubio2030.56.93.96.6

Bjelica2316.86.73.31.1

Muhammad2216.56.42.40.4

Payne99.35.31.90.3

Dunn2517.74.32.22.6

Jones1712.23.81.42.5

Aldrich2413.33.03.90.5

Hill35.22.02.00.0

Rush1111.01.51.30.6

Lucas III52.10.40.00.2

Totals25241.0103.742.621.7

Opponents25241.0106.741.121.8

HOCKEY

WILD STATISTICS

(Through Saturday)

PLAYERGPGATP+/-PIM

Staal301014241312

Coyle301012221220

Niederreiter3081220144

Granlund3071320112

Suter30513182214

Koivu30710171210

Zucker30611171712

Parise235813-114

Pominville30581332

Brodin3031013514

Dumba3047111020

Spurgeon2611011186

Haula23551058

Stewart30538040

Eriksson Ek923522

Graovac2230322

Dalpe912309Folin22022916

Prosser14022-14

Scandella19022-410

Bertschy501104

Gabriel7011024

Pulkkinen9101-12

Mitchell10000-10

Olofsson100010

Reilly900002

Schroeder200000

Totals30881492370269

Opponents30581011590257

GOALIESWLOTSOSv%GAA

Kuemper3210.9072.97

Dubnyk15634.9471.62

Totals17844.9381.92

Opponents121532.9032.83

COLLEGE • MEN

BIG TENWLTSWPtsGFGA

Gophers310091615

Penn State20006112

Ohio State11003118

Wisconsin1100388

Michigan130031019

Michigan St.0200048

Overall: Gophers 9-5-2, Penn State 13-1-1, Ohio State 9-2-4, Wisconsin 8-7-1, Michigan 7-8-1, Michigan St. 4-8-1.

SUNDAY

Nonconference

Northeastern at Michigan St., 2:05 pm

NCHCWLTSWPtsGFGA

Minn. Duluth8200243823

Denver6132232517

W. Michigan4511142731

St. Cloud State4510133031

Omaha4400123026

North Dakota3411111816

Miami (Ohio)143171829

Colorado College161041528

Overall: Minn. Duluth 12-3-3, Denver 12-3-3, W. Michigan 8-5-3, St. Cloud State 8-7-1, Omaha 9-6-3, North Dakota 9-6-3, Miami (Ohio) 4-8-5, Colorado College 3-12-1.

SATURDAY

Nonconference

Minn. Duluth 2, Bemidji St. 1

FRIDAY

Nonconference

Bemidji St. 1, Minn. Duluth 1, OT

WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA

Bemidji St.13122434317

Michigan Tech11321364426

MSU Mankato7520234334

Bowling Green7711234635

Ala.-Huntsville7720234453

Ferris St.6711204140

Alaska5822193852

Lake Superior St.5810164045

Anchorage282192136

N. Michigan2111072547

Overall: Bemidji St. 13-6-3, Michigan Tech 12-7-3, MSU Mankato 11-7-2, Bowling Green 8-11-2, Ala.-Huntsville 7-11-2, Ferris St. 7-11-1, Alaska 6-11-2, Lake Superior St. 8-9-1, Anchorage 3-13-2, N. Michigan 4-14-2.

SATURDAY

Bowling Green at Alaska, late

Nonconference

Minn. Duluth 2, Bemidji St. 1

MSU Mankato 5, Princeton 4

FRIDAY

Alaska 3, Bowling Green 2

Nonconference

Princeton 6, MSU Mankato 1

Bemidji St. 1, Minn. Duluth 1, OT

COLLEGE • WOMEN

WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA

Wisconsin13211416315

Gophers12222405227

Minn. Duluth10421334726

North Dakota7542273828

Ohio State41020142044

St. Cloud State41111142446

Bemidji St.41110132546

MSU Mankato31210101653

Overall: Wisconsin 17-2-1, Gophers 15-3-2, Minn. Duluth 13-4-3, North Dakota 10-7-5, Ohio State 8-10-2, St. Cloud State 5-14-1, Bemidji St. 8-11-1, MSU Mankato 6-14-2.

Results Saturday • Nonconference

Lindenwood 4, North Dakota 1

MSU Mankato 2, Union (N.Y.) 1

VOLLEYBALL

COLLEGE

NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday • Columbus, Ohio

• Stanford def. Texas, 25-21, 25-19, 18-25, 25-21

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

Chicago: Agreed to terms with 1B Jose Abreu on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

NBA

Chicago: Assigned F Paul Zipser to Windy City (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

NFL

Vikings: Waived DT Toby Johnson. Activated RB Adrian Peterson from injured reserve.

Cleveland: Signed WR Mario Alford from the practice squad.

Dallas: Placed T Chaz Green on injured reserve. Signed DE Zach Moore from the practice squad.

Detroit: Signed CB Adairius Barnes to the practice squad. Released LB Brandon Chubb from the practice squad.

Kansas City: Placed LB Derrick Johnson on injured reserve. Signed DL David King from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

NHL

Calgary: Assigned D Tyler Wotherspoon to Stockton (AHL).

Washington: Recalled F Zach Sanford from Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGE

Houston: Suspended WR Chance Allen from the Las Vegas Bowl for a violation of team rules.

TODAY'S LINE

NFL

FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG

SUNDAY

VIKINGS5 (45½)Indianapolis

DALLAS7 (47)Tampa Bay

N.Y. GIANTS4 (40)Detroit

BALTIMORE6 (40)Philadelphia

Green Bay5½ (38)CHICAGO

BUFFALO10 (41½)Cleveland

KANSAS CITY5½ (41)Tennessee

HOUSTON4 (39)Jacksonville

ARIZONA3 (50½)New Orleans

ATLANTA13 (50½)San Fran.

New England3 (43½)DENVER

Oakland2½ (49)SAN DIEGO

Pittsburgh3 (45)CINCINNATI

MONDAY

WASH. 6½ (50½)Carolina

NBA

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

SUNDAY

L.A. Clippers4½WASHINGTON

PHILADELPHIA2½Brooklyn

Boston 4MIAMI

Toronto5½ORLANDO

Utah1½MEMPHIS

DALLASoffSacramento

SAN ANTONIOoffNew Orleans

NHL

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

SUNDAY

BOSTON-115/+105Los Angeles

WINNIPEG-155/+145Colorado

Columbus-170/+158VANCOUVER

CHICAGOoff/offSan Jose

N.Y. ISLESoff/offOttawa

N.Y. RANGERS-177/+165New Jersey

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

SUNDAY

C. FLORIDA15Miami (Ohio)

OLD DOMINION5Georgia St.

KENT STATE6½Wright St.

ILLINOIS ST. 7St. Joseph's

Clemson4½ALABAMA

Gonzaga11½TENNESSEE

SAN JOSE ST. 3Bowling Green

MICHIGAN ST. 14Northeastern

WASHINGTON12W. Michigan

St. John's4½Penn State

Rutgers5Fordham

Portland4½Oregon St.

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG

MONDAY

Miami Beach Bowl • Miami

Tulsa12½ (69½)C. Michigan

TUESDAY

Boca Raton Bowl • Boca Raton, Fla.

W. Kentucky5 (79)Memphis

WEDNESDAY

Poinsettia Bowl • San Diego

BYU9 (57)Wyoming

THURSDAY

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • Boise, Idaho

Colorado St. 13½ (65)Idaho

FRIDAY

Bahamas Bowl • Nassau, Bahamas

Old Dominion4 (64½)E. Michigan

Armed Forces Bowl • Fort Worth, Texas

Louisiana Tech5 (67)Navy

Dollar General Bowl • Mobile, Ala.

Troy4 (49)Ohio

SATURDAY, DEC. 24

Hawaii Bowl • Honolulu

Hawaiioff (off)Middle Tenn.

MONDAY, DEC. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Mississippi St.13 (58½)Miami (Ohio)

Quick Lane Bowl • Detroit

Maryland1 (43½)Boston Coll.

Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La.

N.C. State4½ (44)Vanderbilt

TUESDAY, DEC. 27

Holiday Bowl • San Diego

Wash. State9½ (61½)Gophers

Heart of Dallas Bowl • Dallas

Army10 (49)North Texas

Military Bowl • Annapolis, Md.

Temple12 (41)Wake Forest

Cactus Bowl • Phoenix

Boise St. 7 (67)Baylor

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28

Pinstripe Bowl • New York

Pittsburgh5½ (65)Northwestern

Russell Athletic Bowl • Orlando, Fla.

Miami3 (57)West Virginia

Texas Bowl • Houston

Texas A&M2 (56½)Kansas St.

Foster Farms Bowl • Santa Clara, Calif.

Utah7½ (54)Indiana

THURSDAY, DEC. 29

Birmingham Bowl • Birmingham, Ala.

S. Florida10 (62½)S. Carolina

Belk Bowl • Charlotte, N.C.

Virginia Tech7 (61)Arkansas

Alamo Bowl • San Antonio

Colorado3 (62)Oklahoma St.

FRIDAY, DEC. 30

Liberty Bowl • Memphis

TCUpick (48½)Georgia

Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas

Stanford4 (54)North Carolina

Arizona Bowl • Tucson

Air Force13 (58)S. Alabama

Music City Bowl • Nashville

Tennessee3½ (60½)Nebraska

Orange Bowl • Miami Gardens, Fla.

Michigan7 (53)Florida St.

SATURDAY, DEC. 31

Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla.

LSU3 (60)Louisville

Taxslayer Bowl • Jacksonville, Fla.

Georgia Tech3 (61)Kentucky

Peach Bowl • Atlanta

Alabama15 (54)Washington

Fiesta Bowl • Glendale, Ariz.

Ohio State3½ (60)Clemson

MONDAY, JAN. 2

Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.

Florida3 (40½)Iowa

Cotton Bowl • Arlington, Texas

Wisconsin7½ (53½)W. Michigan

Rose Bowl • Pasadena, Calif.

Southern Cal6½ (62)Penn State

Sugar Bowl • New Orleans

Oklahoma3 (62½)Auburn

Note: Home teams are in CAPS.