BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Towns2635.422.111.02.3
Wiggins2636.721.94.32.4
LaVine2537.920.73.13.2
Dieng2631.610.37.92.2
Rubio2131.26.94.16.6
Bjelica2416.46.83.31.0
Muhammad2316.46.42.60.4
Payne99.35.31.90.3
Dunn2617.34.22.22.6
Jones1811.53.61.32.4
Aldrich2513.22.84.00.6
Hill35.22.02.00.0
Rush1111.01.51.30.6
Lucas III52.10.40.00.2
Totals26242.0103.943.122.0
Opponents26242.0106.941.321.9
PHOENIx STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Bledsoe2732.319.75.45.4
Booker2633.218.82.72.9
Warren1431.116.64.10.9
Knight2724.112.62.72.9
Len2522.88.97.70.8
Dudley2624.28.53.91.8
Chandler1927.87.711.80.5
Chriss2717.16.93.40.5
Barbosa2614.36.51.51.1
Tucker2726.16.05.41.1
Williams119.03.94.10.1
Ulis169.63.40.61.7
Bender2211.32.71.50.3
Jenkins43.21.80.30.3
Jones Jr.22.81.50.00.0
Totals27244.5106.345.718.3
Opponents27244.5113.044.722.9
FOOTBALL
COLLEGE
Monday
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), 1:30 pm (ESPN)
Tuesday
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3), 6 pm (ESPN)
Wednesday
Poinsettia Bowl • San Diego
BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 8 pm (ESPN)
Thursday
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • Boise
Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 6 pm (ESPN)
FCS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 7 • Frisco, Texas
• James Madison (13-1) vs. Youngstown St. (12-3), 11 am (ESPN2)
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
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 State0200048
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. 4-9-1.
SUNDAY
Nonconference
Northeastern 6, Michigan St. 2
Games resume Dec. 29
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
Games resume Dec. 28
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Bemidji State13122434317
Michigan Tech11321364426
Bowling Green8711265238
MSU Mankato7520234334
Ala.-Huntsville7720234453
Ferris State6711204140
Alaska5922194158
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 9-11-2, Ala.-Huntsville 7-11-2, Ferris St. 7-11-1, Alaska 6-12-2, Lake Superior St. 8-9-1, Anchorage 3-13-2, N. Michigan 4-14-2.
SATURDAY
Bowling Green 6, Alaska 3
Nonconference
Minn. Duluth 2, Bemidji St. 1
MSU Mankato 5, Princeton 4
Games resume Dec. 28
COLLEGE • WOMEN
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Wisconsin13211416315
Gophers12222405227
Minn. Duluth10421334726
North Dakota7542273828
Ohio State41020142044
St. Cloud State41111142446
Bemidji State41110132546
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.
Games resume Dec. 30
soccer
ENGLAND • PREMIER LEAGUE
GWDLGFGAPts
Chelsea171412351143
Man. City171133362036
Liverpool161042402034
Arsenal171043381934
Tottenham17962291233
Man. United17863241730
Southampton17665171624
W. Bromwich Alb.17656232123
Everton16655212023
Bournemouth17638232821
Stoke City17566192421
Watford17638212921
W. Ham United17548193119
Middlesbrough17467161918
Leicester City17458232917
Burnley175210162817
Crystal Palace174310283215
Sunderland174211152814
Swansea City173311203712
Hull City173311143612
GAME MONDAY
Liverpool at Everton, 2 pm
RESULTS SUNDAY
Man. City 2, Arensal 1
Southampton 3, Bournemouth 1
Tottenham 2, Burnley FC 1
RESULTS SATURDAY
Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0
Man. United 2, West Brom 0
Middlesbrough 3, Swansea City 0
Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2
Sunderland 1, Watford 0
West Ham 1, Hull City 0
spain • la liga
GWDLGFGAPts
Real Madrid151140401437
FC Barcelona161042411634
Sevilla FC161033322133
Villarreal CF16853251129
Real Sociedad16925282129
Atl. de Madrid16844291428
SD Eibar16655222023
Athletic Club15726201823
RCD Espanyol16574202222
UD Las Palmas16565262421
Malaga CF16565252621
D. Alaves16565151721
RC Celta15636242921
Real Betis16538182918
RC Deportivo16448222716
CD Leganes16448132716
Valencia CF15339212912
R. Sporting163310173312
Granada CF1616914339
CA Osasuna16141113347
GAME MONDAY
RC Celta at Athletic Club, 1:45 pm
RESULTS SUNDAY
CD Leganes 1, SD Eibar 1
RC Deportivo 2, CA Osasuna 0
FC Barcelona 4, RCD Espanyol 1
VOLLEYBALL
COLLEGE
NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday • Columbus, Ohio
• Stanford def. Texas, 25-21, 25-19, 18-25, 25-21
TRANSACTIONS
FOOTBALL
National Football League
Jacksonville: Fired coach Gus Bradley.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
San Antonio: Acquired D Gus Young from Chicago for future considerations.
TODAY'S LINE
NFL
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Monday
WASHINGTON7 (50½)Carolina
Thursday
NY Giants3 (OFF)PHILADELPHIA
Saturday
Washington3 (OFF)CHICAGO
BUFFALO3 (OFF)Miami
NEW ORLEANS3 (OFF)Tampa Bay
Atlanta2½ (OFF)CAROLINA
GREEN BAY6 (OFF)Vikings
NEW ENGLAND14 (OFF)NY Jets
Tennessee4½ (OFF)JACKSONVILLE
San Diego5½ (OFF)CLEVELAND
OAKLAND5 (OFF)Indianapolis
LOS ANGELES2½ (OFF)San Francisco
SEATTLE8 (OFF)Arizona
HOUSTON3 (OFF)Cincinnati
Sunday
PITTSBURGH6½ (OFF)Baltimore
KANSAS CITY3½ (OFF)Denver
NEXT Monday
DALLAS7 (OFF)Detroit
NBA
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
MONDAY
T'WOLVES5 (213½)Phoenix
INDIANA6 (211½)Washington
OKLA. CITY2½ (210)Atlanta
CHICAGO3 (195)Detroit
DENVER9 (205½)Dallas
NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
MONDAY
PHILADELPHIA-125/+115Nashville
CAROLINA-135/+125Detroit
TORONTO-120/+110Anaheim
ST. LOUIS-146/+136Edmonton
Calgary-145/+135ARIZONA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Monday
SYRACUSE12E. Michigan
LSU5Coll. of Charleston
SMU7Stanford
MISSISSIPPI14Bradley
COLORADO ST8½Loyola Mary.
MISSISSIPPI ST14Southern Miss
WYOMING9Troy
Colorado8½AIR FORCE
UNLV1½S. Illinois
SOUTHERN CAL21½Cornell
COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Monday
Miami Beach Bowl • At Miami
Tulsa13 (69½)Cent. Michigan
Tuesday
Boca Raton Bowl • At Boca Raton, Fla.
W Kentucky6 (79)Memphis
Wednesday
Poinsettia Bowl • At San Diego
BYU9 (57)Wyoming
Thursday
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • At Boise, ID
Colorado St.13½ (64)Idaho
Friday
Bahamas Bowl • At Nassau, Bahamas
Old Dominion4 (64½)E. Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl • At Fort Worth, TX
Louisiana Tech5 (67)Navy
Dollar General Bowl • At Mobile, Ala.
Troy4 (49)Ohio
Saturday
Hawaii Bowl • At Honolulu
HawaiiOFF (OFF)Middle Tenn.
Monday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl • At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mississippi St13 (58½)Miami (Ohio)
Quick Lane Bowl • At Detroit
Maryland1 (43½)Boston College
Independence Bowl • At Shreveport, La.
NC State4½ (44)Vanderbilt
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Holiday Bowl • At San Diego
Washington St.9½ (61½)Gophers
Heart of Dallas Bowl • At Dallas
Army10½ (49)North Texas
Military Bowl • At Annapolis, Md.
Temple12 (41)Wake Forest
Cactus Bowl • At Phoenix
Boise St.7 (67)Baylor
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Pinstripe Bowl • At New York
Pittsburgh5½ (65)Northwestern
Russell Athletic Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
Miami2½ (57)West Virginia
Texas Bowl • At Houston
Texas A&M2 (56½)Kansas St
Foster Farms Bowl • At Santa Clara, Calif.
Utah7½ (54)Indiana
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
Birmingham Bowl • At Birmingham, Ala.
South Florida10 (62½)South Carolina
Belk Bowl • At Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech7 (61)Arkansas
Alamo Bowl • At San Antonio
Colorado3 (62)Oklahoma St
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
Liberty Bowl • At Memphis, Tenn.
TCUPK (48½)Georgia
Sun Bowl • At El Paso, TX
Stanford4 (54)North Carolina
Arizona Bowl • At Tucson, Ariz.
Air Force13 (58)South Alabama
Music City Bowl • At Nashville, Tenn.
Tennessee3½ (60½)Nebraska
Orange Bowl • At Miami Gardens, Fla.
Michigan7 (53)Florida St
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
Citrus Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
LSU3 (60)Louisville
Taxslayer Bowl • At Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech3 (61)Kentucky
CFP SEMIFINALS
Peach Bowl • At Atlanta
Alabama15 (54)Washington
Fiesta Bowl • At Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State3½ (60)Clemson
MONDAY, JAN. 2
Outback Bowl • At Tampa, Fla.
Florida3 (40½)Iowa
Cotton Bowl • At Arlington, TX
Wisconsin7½ (53½)W. Michigan
Rose Bowl • At Pasadena, Calif.
SOUTHERN CAL6½ (62)Penn St
Sugar Bowl • At New Orleans
Oklahoma3 (62½)Auburn
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