FOOTBALL
NFL
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
North W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 9 4 0 .692 295 268
Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 333 312
Vikings 7 6 0 .538 258 225
Chicago 3 10 0 .231 221 290
East W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 11 2 0 .846 340 238
N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 255 244
Washington 7 5 1 .577 330 317
Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 290 272
South W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 428 345
Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 293 296
New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 358 351
Carolina 5 8 0 .385 311 337
West W L T Pct PF PA
y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 235
Arizona 5 7 1 .423 299 277
Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 328
San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 251 393
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 317 256
Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 279 237
Cincinnati 5 7 1 .423 268 269
Cleveland 0 13 0 .000 207 375
East W L T Pct PF PA
New England 11 2 0 .846 349 230
Miami 9 5 0 .643 315 314
Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 325 301
N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 242 358
South W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 7 6 0 .538 229 274
Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 321 306
Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 328 333
Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 240 338
West W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 302 255
Oakland 10 3 0 .769 358 320
Denver 8 5 0 .615 296 242
San Diego 5 8 0 .385 350 347
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)
Player G Min Pts Reb Ast
Wiggins 25 36.3 22.2 4.2 2.3
Towns 25 34.9 21.4 10.8 2.2
LaVine 24 37.4 20.5 3.1 3.1
Dieng 25 31.3 10.6 7.9 2.3
Rubio 20 30.5 6.9 3.9 6.6
Bjelica 23 16.8 6.7 3.3 1.1
Muhammad 22 16.5 6.4 2.4 0.4
Payne 9 9.3 5.3 1.9 0.3
Dunn 25 17.7 4.3 2.2 2.6
Jones 17 12.2 3.8 1.4 2.5
Aldrich 24 13.3 3.0 3.9 0.5
Hill 3 5.2 2.0 2.0 0.0
Rush 11 11.0 1.5 1.3 0.6
Lucas III 5 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.2
Totals 25 241.0 103.7 42.6 21.7
Opponents 25 241.0 106.7 41.1 21.8
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Saturday)
PLAYER GP G A TP +/- PIM
Staal 30 10 14 24 13 12
Coyle 30 10 12 22 12 20
Niederreiter 30 8 12 20 14 4
Granlund 30 7 13 20 11 2
Suter 30 5 13 18 22 14
Koivu 30 7 10 17 12 10
Zucker 30 6 11 17 17 12
Parise 23 5 8 13 -1 14
Pominville 30 5 8 13 3 2
Brodin 30 3 10 13 5 14
Dumba 30 4 7 11 10 20
Spurgeon 26 1 10 11 18 6
Haula 23 5 5 10 5 8
Stewart 30 5 3 8 0 40
Eriksson Ek 9 2 3 5 2 2
Graovac 22 3 0 3 2 2
Dalpe 9 1 2 3 0 9 Folin 22 0 2 2 9 16
Prosser 14 0 2 2 -1 4
Scandella 19 0 2 2 -4 10
Bertschy 5 0 1 1 0 4
Gabriel 7 0 1 1 0 24
Pulkkinen 9 1 0 1 -1 2
Mitchell 10 0 0 0 -1 0
Olofsson 1 0 0 0 1 0
Reilly 9 0 0 0 0 2
Schroeder 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 88 149 237 0 269
Opponents 30 58 101 159 0 257
GOALIES W L OT SO Sv% GAA
Kuemper 3 2 1 0 .907 2.97
Dubnyk 15 6 3 4 .947 1.62
Totals 17 8 4 4 .938 1.92
Opponents 12 15 3 2 .903 2.83
COLLEGE • MEN
BIG TEN W L T SW Pts GF GA
Gophers 3 1 0 0 9 16 15
Penn State 2 0 0 0 6 11 2
Ohio State 1 1 0 0 3 11 8
Wisconsin 1 1 0 0 3 8 8
Michigan 1 3 0 0 3 10 19
Michigan St. 0 2 0 0 0 4 8
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
NCHC W L T SW Pts GF GA
Minn. Duluth 8 2 0 0 24 38 23
Denver 6 1 3 2 23 25 17
W. Michigan 4 5 1 1 14 27 31
St. Cloud State 4 5 1 0 13 30 31
Omaha 4 4 0 0 12 30 26
North Dakota 3 4 1 1 11 18 16
Miami (Ohio) 1 4 3 1 7 18 29
Colorado College 1 6 1 0 4 15 28
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
WCHA W L T SW Pts GF GA
Bemidji St. 13 1 2 2 43 43 17
Michigan Tech 11 3 2 1 36 44 26
MSU Mankato 7 5 2 0 23 43 34
Bowling Green 7 7 1 1 23 46 35
Ala.-Huntsville 7 7 2 0 23 44 53
Ferris St. 6 7 1 1 20 41 40
Alaska 5 8 2 2 19 38 52
Lake Superior St. 5 8 1 0 16 40 45
Anchorage 2 8 2 1 9 21 36
N. Michigan 2 11 1 0 7 25 47
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
WCHA W L T SW Pts GF GA
Wisconsin 13 2 1 1 41 63 15
Gophers 12 2 2 2 40 52 27
Minn. Duluth 10 4 2 1 33 47 26
North Dakota 7 5 4 2 27 38 28
Ohio State 4 10 2 0 14 20 44
St. Cloud State 4 11 1 1 14 24 46
Bemidji St. 4 11 1 0 13 25 46
MSU Mankato 3 12 1 0 10 16 53
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
FAVORITE LINE (O/U) UNDERDOG
SUNDAY
VIKINGS 5 (45½) Indianapolis
DALLAS 7 (47) Tampa Bay
N.Y. GIANTS 4 (40) Detroit
BALTIMORE 6 (40) Philadelphia
Green Bay 5½ (38) CHICAGO
BUFFALO 10 (41½) Cleveland
KANSAS CITY 5½ (41) Tennessee
HOUSTON 4 (39) Jacksonville
ARIZONA 3 (50½) New Orleans
ATLANTA 13 (50½) San Fran.
New England 3 (43½) DENVER
Oakland 2½ (49) SAN DIEGO
Pittsburgh 3 (45) CINCINNATI
MONDAY
WASH. 6½ (50½) Carolina
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
SUNDAY
L.A. Clippers 4½ WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA 2½ Brooklyn
Boston 4 MIAMI
Toronto 5½ ORLANDO
Utah 1½ MEMPHIS
DALLAS off Sacramento
SAN ANTONIO off New Orleans
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
SUNDAY
BOSTON -115/+105 Los Angeles
WINNIPEG -155/+145 Colorado
Columbus -170/+158 VANCOUVER
CHICAGO off/off San Jose
N.Y. ISLES off/off Ottawa
N.Y. RANGERS -177/+165 New Jersey
COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
SUNDAY
C. FLORIDA 15 Miami (Ohio)
OLD DOMINION 5 Georgia St.
KENT STATE 6½ Wright St.
ILLINOIS ST. 7 St. Joseph's
Clemson 4½ ALABAMA
Gonzaga 11½ TENNESSEE
SAN JOSE ST. 3 Bowling Green
MICHIGAN ST. 14 Northeastern
WASHINGTON 12 W. Michigan
St. John's 4½ Penn State
Rutgers 5 Fordham
Portland 4½ Oregon St.
COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
FAVORITE LINE (O/U) UNDERDOG
MONDAY
Miami Beach Bowl • Miami
Tulsa 12½ (69½) C. Michigan
TUESDAY
Boca Raton Bowl • Boca Raton, Fla.
W. Kentucky 5 (79) Memphis
WEDNESDAY
Poinsettia Bowl • San Diego
BYU 9 (57) Wyoming
THURSDAY
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • Boise, Idaho
Colorado St. 13½ (65) Idaho
FRIDAY
Bahamas Bowl • Nassau, Bahamas
Old Dominion 4 (64½) E. Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl • Fort Worth, Texas
Louisiana Tech 5 (67) Navy
Dollar General Bowl • Mobile, Ala.
Troy 4 (49) Ohio
SATURDAY, DEC. 24
Hawaii Bowl • Honolulu
Hawaii off (off) Middle Tenn.
MONDAY, DEC. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl • St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mississippi St. 13 (58½) Miami (Ohio)
Quick Lane Bowl • Detroit
Maryland 1 (43½) Boston Coll.
Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La.
N.C. State 4½ (44) Vanderbilt
TUESDAY, DEC. 27
Holiday Bowl • San Diego
Wash. State 9½ (61½) Gophers
Heart of Dallas Bowl • Dallas
Army 10 (49) North Texas
Military Bowl • Annapolis, Md.
Temple 12 (41) Wake Forest
Cactus Bowl • Phoenix
Boise St. 7 (67) Baylor
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28
Pinstripe Bowl • New York
Pittsburgh 5½ (65) Northwestern
Russell Athletic Bowl • Orlando, Fla.
Miami 3 (57) West Virginia
Texas Bowl • Houston
Texas A&M 2 (56½) Kansas St.
Foster Farms Bowl • Santa Clara, Calif.
Utah 7½ (54) Indiana
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
Birmingham Bowl • Birmingham, Ala.
S. Florida 10 (62½) S. Carolina
Belk Bowl • Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech 7 (61) Arkansas
Alamo Bowl • San Antonio
Colorado 3 (62) Oklahoma St.
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
Liberty Bowl • Memphis
TCU pick (48½) Georgia
Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas
Stanford 4 (54) North Carolina
Arizona Bowl • Tucson
Air Force 13 (58) S. Alabama
Music City Bowl • Nashville
Tennessee 3½ (60½) Nebraska
Orange Bowl • Miami Gardens, Fla.
Michigan 7 (53) Florida St.
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla.
LSU 3 (60) Louisville
Taxslayer Bowl • Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech 3 (61) Kentucky
Peach Bowl • Atlanta
Alabama 15 (54) Washington
Fiesta Bowl • Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State 3½ (60) Clemson
MONDAY, JAN. 2
Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.
Florida 3 (40½) Iowa
Cotton Bowl • Arlington, Texas
Wisconsin 7½ (53½) W. Michigan
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, Calif.
Southern Cal 6½ (62) Penn State
Sugar Bowl • New Orleans
Oklahoma 3 (62½) Auburn
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
