MONDAY RESULTS – December 26
NEW YORK – The NBA says two calls were missed in the final moments of Cleveland’s win over Golden State on Sunday, both of which aided the Cavaliers. The league says LeBron James should have been assessed a technical foul for deliberately hanging on the rim after his dunk with 1:43 remaining. The NBA also felt that Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson should have been called for fouling the Warriors’ Kevin Durant on the game’s final play.
UNDATED – Villanova and UCLA remain 1-2 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll, with the 12-0 Wildcats claiming 56 of 65 first-place votes from the national media panel. Kansas, Baylor and Duke round out the top 5, and Louisville moved up four spots to sixth following its three-point win over Kentucky. Gonzaga is seventh, ahead of Kentucky, North Carolina and Creighton.
UNDATED – Simone Biles has been named The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year after tying a women’s gymnastics Olympic record with four gold medals. Biles picked up 31 of 59 votes from a panel of U.S. editors and news directors. U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky finished second with 20 votes after a four-gold, one-silver performance in the pool in Brazil.
(college football)
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL — Mississippi State 17, Miami (Ohio) 16
QUICK LANE BOWL — Boston College 36, Maryland 30
INDEPENDENCE BOWL — North Carolina State 41, Vanderbilt 17
(N-F-L football)
Dallas 42, Detroit 21
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Lions’ playoff berth is in jeopardy after Dez Bryant and Ezekiel Elliott each scored two touchdowns in the Dallas Cowboys’ 42-21 win over Detroit. Bryant threw his first career touchdown pass, Elliott ran for a 55-yard TD and Dak Prescott completed 15 of 20 for 212 yards, three scores and no interceptions. Detroit will need to beat Green Bay on Sunday to win the NFC North, but the Lions can also wrap up a playoff berth if the Giants knock off Washington.
(N-B-A basketball)
Orlando 112, Memphis 102
Washington 107, Milwaukee 102
Brooklyn 120, Charlotte 118
Detroit 106, Cleveland 90
Chicago 90, Indiana 85
Houston 131, Phoenix 115
Minnesota 104, Atlanta 90
New Orleans 111, Dallas 104
Toronto 95, Portland 91
Denver 106, L.A. Clippers 102
Sacramento 102, Philadelphia 100
(N-H-L hockey)
No games scheduled
TUESDAY RESULTS – December 27
(college football)
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL — Army 38, North Texas 31, OT
MILITARY BOWL — Wake Forest 34, (23) Temple 26
HOLIDAY BOWL — Minnesota 17, Washington State 12
CACTUS BOWL — Baylor 31, Boise State 12
(college basketball)
(14) Wisconsin 72, Rutgers 52
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 113, Memphis 103
Oklahoma City 106, Miami 94
Houston 123, Dallas 107
Utah 102, L.A. Lakers 100
(N-H-L hockey)
Columbus 4, Boston 3
Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3
N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 3
Buffalo 4, Detroit 3
Minnesota 3, Nashville 2, OT
Winnipeg 3, Chicago 1
Calgary 6, Colorado 3
Dallas 3, Arizona 2
San Jose 3, Anaheim 2, OT
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – December 28
(college football)
PINSTRIPE BOWL — Northwestern 31, (22) Pittsburgh 24
RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL — Miami 31, (14) West Virginia 14
FOSTER FARMS BOWL — Utah 26, Indiana 24
TEXAS BOWL — Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28
(college basketball)
(1) Villanova 68, DePaul 65
(20) Oregon 89, (2) U-C-L-A 87
(12) Virginia 61, (6) Louisville 53
(9) North Carolina 102, Monmouth (N.J.) 74
(10) Creighton 89, Seton Hall 75
(15) Purdue 89, Iowa 67
Nebraska 87, (16) Indiana 83
(17) Xavier 82, Providence 56
(20) Florida State 88, Wake Forest 72
(22) Southern Cal 70. Oregon State 63
(23) Cincinnati 56, Temple 50
(24) Notre Dame 63, Saint Peter’s 55
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 120, Orlando 101
Washington 111, Indiana 105
Milwaukee 119, Detroit 94
Atlanta 102, New York 98, OT
Chicago 101, Brooklyn 99
New Orleans 102, L.A. Clippers 98
San Antonio 119, Phoenix 98
Denver 105, Minnesota 103
Portland 102, Sacramento 89
Golden State 121, Toronto 111
(N-H-L hockey)
Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2
Toronto 3, Florida 2, SO
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3, OT
St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 3
Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1
THURSDAY RESULTS – December 29
(college football)
BIRMINGHAM BOWL — (25) South Florida 46, South Carolina 39, OT
BELK BOWL — (18) Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24
ALAMO BOWL — (13) Oklahoma State 38, (11) Colorado 3
(college basketball)
MUSTANG HOLIDAY CLASSIC at Morningside
(W) Briar Cliff 87, Haskell Indian Nations University 54
(M) Briar Cliff 76, Ottawa University 71 — Jordan Eisma (Le Mars) & Blake Wiltgen (Gehlen) had 5 pts. each for Briar Cliff
(W) Morningside 101, University of Jamestown 71
(M) Morningside 94, University of Jamestown 83, 2 OTs — Tyler Bochers (Le Mars) had 10 pts. & 7 reb. for Morningside
Top-25 games:
(7) Gonzaga 92, Pepperdine 62
(8) Kentucky 99, Mississippi 76
St. John’s 76, (13) Butler 73
(19) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 72, Loyola Marymount 60
(25) Florida 81, Arkansas 72
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 91, Miami 82
Cleveland 124, Boston 118
Memphis 114, Oklahoma City 80
Phoenix 99, Toronto 91
Utah 100, Philadelphia 83
Dallas 101, L.A. Lakers 89
(N-H-L hockey)
Boston 4, Buffalo 2
New Jersey 2, Washington 1, SO
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT
Montreal 3, Florida 2, OT
Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 4
Columbus 5, Winnipeg 3
Chicago 3, Nashville 2
Detroit 3, Ottawa 2, OT
Dallas 4, Colorado 2
N.Y. Rangers 6, Arizona 3
Anaheim 3, Calgary 1
Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 1
FRIDAY RESULTS – December 30
(college football)
LIBERTY BOWL — Georgia 31, T-C-U 23
SUN BOWL — (16) Stanford 25, North Carolina 23
MUSIC CITY BOWL — Tennessee 38, (24) Nebraska (9-4) 24
ARIZONA BOWL at Tucson, Ar. — Air Force 45, South Alabama 21
ORANGE BOWL at Miami — (10) Florida State 33, (6) Michigan 32
MIAMI – Deondre Francois hit Nyqwan Murray with 36 seconds left to give 10th-ranked Florida State a 33-32 win over No. 6 Michigan. Francois found Murray for two T-Ds and Dalvin Cook ran for 145 yards to help the Seminoles finish 10-3 despite blowing a 12-point lead midway through the final period. The Wolverines quickly erased their fourth-quarter deficit as Khalid Hill grabbed an 8-yard touchdown pass before Chris Evans had a 30-yard touchdown run that put Michigan ahead 30-27 with 1:57 to play.
UNDATED – Solomon Thomas sacked Mitch Trubisky on a potential game-tying, two-point conversion try with 25 seconds left to secure 16th-ranked Stanford’s 25-23 triumph over North Carolina in the Sun Bowl at El Paso. Joshua Dobbs accounted for 409 total yards and four touchdowns to lead Tennessee to a 38-24 triumph over No. 24 Nebraska in the Music City Bowl. Georgia has won a bowl game for the third straight year as Nick Chubb ran for 142 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 victory over T-C-U at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.
(college basketball)
MUSTANG HOLIDAY CLASSIC at Morningside
(W) Briar Cliff 70, University of Jamestown 66
(M) Briar Cliff 79, University of Jamestown 70 — Blake Wiltgen (Gehlen) had 14 pts. & Jordan Eisma (Le Mars) had 2 pts. for B.C.
(W) Morningside 93, Haskell Indian Nations University 59
(M) Morningside 80, Ottawa University 72 — Tyler Borchers (Le Mars) scored 16 pts. & 11 reb. for Morningiside
Iowa State 63, Texas Tech 56
Top 25 games:
( 2) U-C-L-A 76, Oregon State 63
( 3) Kansas 86, T-C-U 80
( 4) Baylor 76, Oklahoma 50
(11) West Virginia 92, Oklahoma State 75
(18) Arizona 67, California 62
(21) Oregon 84, (22) Southern Cal 61
(N-B-A basketball)
Indiana 111, Chicago 101
Washington 118, Brooklyn 95
Boston 117, Miami 114
Atlanta 105, Detroit 98
Houston 140, L.A. Clippers 116
Minnesota 116, Milwaukee 99
New Orleans 104, New York 92
San Antonio 110, Portland 94
Philadelphia 124, Denver 122
Golden State 108, Dallas 99
(N-H-L hockey)
Carolina 3, Chicago 2
Nashville 4, St. Louis 0
San Jose 2, Philadelphia 0
Vancouver 3, Anaheim 2, OT
SATURDAY RESULTS – December 31
(college football)
CITRUS BOWL — (19) L-S-U 29, (15) Louisville 9
TAXSLAYER BOWL — Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18
C-F-P SEMIFINALS / PEACH BOWL — (1) Alabama 24, (4) Washington 7
C-F-P SEMIFINALS / FIESTA BOWL — (3) Clemson 31, (2) Ohio State 0
ATLANTA — Top-ranked and unbeaten Alabama is in the national championship game after scoring 10 points off turnovers in a 24-7 win over No. 4 Washington in the Peach Bowl. Bo Scarborough carried the Tide’s offense by running for 180 yards and two touchdowns to earn game M-V-P honors. Ryan Anderson returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown late in the first half to help Alabama improve to 14-0 heading into its title game against Clemson.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — DeShaun Watson ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Clemson blasted Ohio State, 31-0 to advance to the national championship game. Watson was 23 of 36 for 259 yards and two interceptions before taking a seat on the bench with five minutes left in the fourth quarter. He also had 57 yards rushing for the Tigers, who scored in each quarter and held the Buckeyes to 215 total yards and nine first downs.
(college basketball)
Top 25 games:
( 1) Villanova 80, (10) Creighton 70
Virginia Tech 89, (5) Duke 75
( 6) Louisville 77, (16) Indiana 62
( 7) Gonzaga 81, Pacific 61
Georgia Tech 75, ( 9) North Carolina 63
(20) Florida State 60, (12) Virginia 58
(17) Xavier 81, Georgetown 76
(19) Saint Mary’s 72, San Diego 60
(24) Notre Dame 78, Pittsburgh 77
(N-B-A basketball)
Memphis 112, Sacramento 98
Cleveland 121, Charlotte 109
Milwaukee 116, Chicago 96
Oklahoma City 114, L.A. Clippers 88
Houston 129, New York 122
Utah 91, Phoenix 86
(N-H-L hockey)
Boston 3, Buffalo 1
Washington 6, New Jersey 2
Columbus 4, Minnesota 2
Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 1
N.Y. Islanders 6, Winnipeg 2
Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 3, OT
Florida 3, Dallas 1
N.Y. Rangers 6, Colorado 2
Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Calgary 4, Arizona 2
Los Angeles 3, San Jose 2
SUNDAY RESULTS – January 1
(N-F-L football)
UNDATED – The N-F-C playoff participants were finalized when the New York Giants beat Washington 19-10, eliminating the Redskins from the postseason and clinching berths for Detroit and Green Bay. The Packers took the N-F-C North title as Aaron Rodgers threw for four touchdowns in a 31-24 win over the Lions. Matt Ryan also had four touchdown passes and the Atlanta Falcons wrapped up a first-round bye and an 11-5 season with a 38-32 triumph over New Orleans.
UNDATED – New England clinched home-field advantage throughout the A-F-C playoffs with a 35-14 win over the Miami Dolphins, who enter the postseason as the sixth seed in the conference. Kansas City overtook Oakland for the A-F-C West title and home-field advantage by beating San Diego, 37-27 while the Raiders were absorbing a 24-6 loss at Denver. Pittsburgh knocked off Cleveland 27-24 in overtime, giving the Browns a 1-15 record and the No. 1 pick in the upcoming N-F-L draft.
DENVER – The Denver Broncos will hold a news conference today to formally announce Gary Kubiak’s resignation as head coach. Kubiak told his players of the decision following yesterday’s win over the Raiders. He went 24-11 in two years at the helm, winning Super Bowl 50 with a 24-10 win over Carolina last February.
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Chargers will be interviewing head coaches while deciding whether to move to Los Angeles. Mike McCoy was fired following the Chargers’ loss to Kansas City in what may have been the final N-F-L game in San Diego. McCoy was 27-37 in four seasons at the helm, missing the playoffs the last three years and finishing last each of the last two years.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The San Francisco 49ers have fired coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke following a 2-14 season, matching the worst record in team history. The Niners are 7-25 since cutting ties with Jim Harbaugh, including a 5-11 mark under Jim Tomsula last season. It’s the first time in nearly four decades that an N-F-L team has fired coaches in successive seasons after just one-year tenures.
Atlanta 38, New Orleans 32
Cincinnati 27, Baltimore 10
N.Y. Giants 19, Washington 10
Tennessee 24, Houston 17
Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 16
Seattle 25, San Francisco 23
Indianapolis 24, Jacksonville 20
New England 35, Miami 14
Minnesota 38, Chicago 10
N.Y. Jets 30, Buffalo 10
Philadelphia 27, Dallas 13
Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 24, OT
Arizona 44, Los Angeles 6
Denver 24, Oakland 6
Kansas City 37 San Diego 27
Green Bay 31, Detroit 24
(end of regular season)
(college basketball)
Iowa 86, Michigan 83, OT
Top-25 games:
(13) Butler 78, Providence 61
Minnesota 91, (15) Purdue 82, OT
(18) Arizona 91, Stanford 52
(23) Cincinnati 92, Tulane 56
(N-B-A basketball)
Atlanta 114, San Antonio 112, OT
Detroit 107, Miami 98
Indiana 117, Orlando 104
Portland 95, Minnesota 89
Toronto 123, L.A. Lakers 114
(N-H-L hockey)
Toronto 5, Detroit 4, OT
Washington 2, Ottawa 1
Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 3, SO
