BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
Player G Min Pts Reb Ast
Towns 26 35.4 22.1 11.0 2.3
Wiggins 26 36.7 21.9 4.3 2.4
LaVine 25 37.9 20.7 3.1 3.2
Dieng 26 31.6 10.3 7.9 2.2
Rubio 21 31.2 6.9 4.1 6.6
Bjelica 24 16.4 6.8 3.3 1.0
Muhammad 23 16.4 6.4 2.6 0.4
Payne 9 9.3 5.3 1.9 0.3
Dunn 26 17.3 4.2 2.2 2.6
Jones 18 11.5 3.6 1.3 2.4
Aldrich 25 13.2 2.8 4.0 0.6
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 26 242.0 103.9 43.1 22.0
Opponents 26 242.0 106.9 41.3 21.9
PHOENIx STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
Player G Min Pts Reb Ast
Bledsoe 27 32.3 19.7 5.4 5.4
Booker 26 33.2 18.8 2.7 2.9
Warren 14 31.1 16.6 4.1 0.9
Knight 27 24.1 12.6 2.7 2.9
Len 25 22.8 8.9 7.7 0.8
Dudley 26 24.2 8.5 3.9 1.8
Chandler 19 27.8 7.7 11.8 0.5
Chriss 27 17.1 6.9 3.4 0.5
Barbosa 26 14.3 6.5 1.5 1.1
Tucker 27 26.1 6.0 5.4 1.1
Williams 11 9.0 3.9 4.1 0.1
Ulis 16 9.6 3.4 0.6 1.7
Bender 22 11.3 2.7 1.5 0.3
Jenkins 4 3.2 1.8 0.3 0.3
Jones Jr. 2 2.8 1.5 0.0 0.0
Totals 27 244.5 106.3 45.7 18.3
Opponents 27 244.5 113.0 44.7 22.9
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)
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 State 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. 4-9-1.
SUNDAY
Nonconference
Northeastern 6, Michigan St. 2
Games resume Dec. 29
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
Games resume Dec. 28
WCHA W L T SW Pts GF GA
Bemidji State 13 1 2 2 43 43 17
Michigan Tech 11 3 2 1 36 44 26
Bowling Green 8 7 1 1 26 52 38
MSU Mankato 7 5 2 0 23 43 34
Ala.-Huntsville 7 7 2 0 23 44 53
Ferris State 6 7 1 1 20 41 40
Alaska 5 9 2 2 19 41 58
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 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
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 State 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.
Games resume Dec. 30
soccer
ENGLAND • PREMIER LEAGUE
G W D L GF GA Pts
Chelsea 17 14 1 2 35 11 43
Man. City 17 11 3 3 36 20 36
Liverpool 16 10 4 2 40 20 34
Arsenal 17 10 4 3 38 19 34
Tottenham 17 9 6 2 29 12 33
Man. United 17 8 6 3 24 17 30
Southampton 17 6 6 5 17 16 24
W. Bromwich Alb. 17 6 5 6 23 21 23
Everton 16 6 5 5 21 20 23
Bournemouth 17 6 3 8 23 28 21
Stoke City 17 5 6 6 19 24 21
Watford 17 6 3 8 21 29 21
W. Ham United 17 5 4 8 19 31 19
Middlesbrough 17 4 6 7 16 19 18
Leicester City 17 4 5 8 23 29 17
Burnley 17 5 2 10 16 28 17
Crystal Palace 17 4 3 10 28 32 15
Sunderland 17 4 2 11 15 28 14
Swansea City 17 3 3 11 20 37 12
Hull City 17 3 3 11 14 36 12
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
G W D L GF GA Pts
Real Madrid 15 11 4 0 40 14 37
FC Barcelona 16 10 4 2 41 16 34
Sevilla FC 16 10 3 3 32 21 33
Villarreal CF 16 8 5 3 25 11 29
Real Sociedad 16 9 2 5 28 21 29
Atl. de Madrid 16 8 4 4 29 14 28
SD Eibar 16 6 5 5 22 20 23
Athletic Club 15 7 2 6 20 18 23
RCD Espanyol 16 5 7 4 20 22 22
UD Las Palmas 16 5 6 5 26 24 21
Malaga CF 16 5 6 5 25 26 21
D. Alaves 16 5 6 5 15 17 21
RC Celta 15 6 3 6 24 29 21
Real Betis 16 5 3 8 18 29 18
RC Deportivo 16 4 4 8 22 27 16
CD Leganes 16 4 4 8 13 27 16
Valencia CF 15 3 3 9 21 29 12
R. Sporting 16 3 3 10 17 33 12
Granada CF 16 1 6 9 14 33 9
CA Osasuna 16 1 4 11 13 34 7
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
FAVORITE LINE (O/U) UNDERDOG
Monday
WASHINGTON 7 (50½) Carolina
Thursday
NY Giants 3 (OFF) PHILADELPHIA
Saturday
Washington 3 (OFF) CHICAGO
BUFFALO 3 (OFF) Miami
NEW ORLEANS 3 (OFF) Tampa Bay
Atlanta 2½ (OFF) CAROLINA
GREEN BAY 6 (OFF) Vikings
NEW ENGLAND 14 (OFF) NY Jets
Tennessee 4½ (OFF) JACKSONVILLE
San Diego 5½ (OFF) CLEVELAND
OAKLAND 5 (OFF) Indianapolis
LOS ANGELES 2½ (OFF) San Francisco
SEATTLE 8 (OFF) Arizona
HOUSTON 3 (OFF) Cincinnati
Sunday
PITTSBURGH 6½ (OFF) Baltimore
KANSAS CITY 3½ (OFF) Denver
NEXT Monday
DALLAS 7 (OFF) Detroit
NBA
FAVORITE LINE (O/U) UNDERDOG
MONDAY
T'WOLVES 5 (213½) Phoenix
INDIANA 6 (211½) Washington
OKLA. CITY 2½ (210) Atlanta
CHICAGO 3 (195) Detroit
DENVER 9 (205½) Dallas
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
MONDAY
PHILADELPHIA -125/+115 Nashville
CAROLINA -135/+125 Detroit
TORONTO -120/+110 Anaheim
ST. LOUIS -146/+136 Edmonton
Calgary -145/+135 ARIZONA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Monday
SYRACUSE 12 E. Michigan
LSU 5 Coll. of Charleston
SMU 7 Stanford
MISSISSIPPI 14 Bradley
COLORADO ST 8½ Loyola Mary.
MISSISSIPPI ST 14 Southern Miss
WYOMING 9 Troy
Colorado 8½ AIR FORCE
UNLV 1½ S. Illinois
SOUTHERN CAL 21½ Cornell
COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
FAVORITE LINE (O/U) UNDERDOG
Monday
Miami Beach Bowl • At Miami
Tulsa 13 (69½) Cent. Michigan
Tuesday
Boca Raton Bowl • At Boca Raton, Fla.
W Kentucky 6 (79) Memphis
Wednesday
Poinsettia Bowl • At San Diego
BYU 9 (57) Wyoming
Thursday
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • At Boise, ID
Colorado St. 13½ (64) Idaho
Friday
Bahamas Bowl • At Nassau, Bahamas
Old Dominion 4 (64½) E. Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl • At Fort Worth, TX
Louisiana Tech 5 (67) Navy
Dollar General Bowl • At Mobile, Ala.
Troy 4 (49) Ohio
Saturday
Hawaii Bowl • At Honolulu
Hawaii OFF (OFF) Middle Tenn.
Monday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl • At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mississippi St 13 (58½) Miami (Ohio)
Quick Lane Bowl • At Detroit
Maryland 1 (43½) Boston College
Independence Bowl • At Shreveport, La.
NC State 4½ (44) Vanderbilt
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Holiday Bowl • At San Diego
Washington St. 9½ (61½) Gophers
Heart of Dallas Bowl • At Dallas
Army 10½ (49) North Texas
Military Bowl • At Annapolis, Md.
Temple 12 (41) Wake Forest
Cactus Bowl • At Phoenix
Boise St. 7 (67) Baylor
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Pinstripe Bowl • At New York
Pittsburgh 5½ (65) Northwestern
Russell Athletic Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
Miami 2½ (57) West Virginia
Texas Bowl • At Houston
Texas A&M 2 (56½) Kansas St
Foster Farms Bowl • At Santa Clara, Calif.
Utah 7½ (54) Indiana
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
Birmingham Bowl • At Birmingham, Ala.
South Florida 10 (62½) South Carolina
Belk Bowl • At Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech 7 (61) Arkansas
Alamo Bowl • At San Antonio
Colorado 3 (62) Oklahoma St
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
Liberty Bowl • At Memphis, Tenn.
TCU PK (48½) Georgia
Sun Bowl • At El Paso, TX
Stanford 4 (54) North Carolina
Arizona Bowl • At Tucson, Ariz.
Air Force 13 (58) South Alabama
Music City Bowl • At Nashville, Tenn.
Tennessee 3½ (60½) Nebraska
Orange Bowl • At Miami Gardens, Fla.
Michigan 7 (53) Florida St
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
Citrus Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
LSU 3 (60) Louisville
Taxslayer Bowl • At Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech 3 (61) Kentucky
CFP SEMIFINALS
Peach Bowl • At Atlanta
Alabama 15 (54) Washington
Fiesta Bowl • At Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State 3½ (60) Clemson
MONDAY, JAN. 2
Outback Bowl • At Tampa, Fla.
Florida 3 (40½) Iowa
Cotton Bowl • At Arlington, TX
Wisconsin 7½ (53½) W. Michigan
Rose Bowl • At Pasadena, Calif.
SOUTHERN CAL 6½ (62) Penn St
Sugar Bowl • At New Orleans
Oklahoma 3 (62½) Auburn
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
Leonard and Harden combine for 60 points as Clippers top Kings, 131-117
Brazile, Battle and defense lead Arkansas to 80-75 victory over No. 7 Duke
Jokic's triple-double lifts Nuggets past Rockets 134-124 in Murray's return
Williamson's 33 points on near-perfect shooting lift Pelicans past 76ers 124-114
