Odds
NFL
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Saturday
LA Chargers 2 1/2 (42 1/2) at Houston
at Baltimore 9 1/2 (43 1/2) Pittsburgh
Sunday
at Buffalo 8 1/2 (47 1/2) Denver
at Philadelphia 4 1/2 (45 1/2) Green Bay
at Tampa Bay 3 (50 1/2) Washington
Monday
VIKINGS 1 1/2 (47 1/2) at LA Rams
College football
Favorite Line Underdog
Thursday
Orange Bowl - Semifinal
Notre Dame 1 1/2 (45 1/2) Penn St
NBA
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Thursday
at Detroit Off (Off) Golden St
at Orlando Off (Off) WOLVES
at Cleveland Off (Off) Toronto
at Memphis Off (Off) Houston
at Dallas Off (Off) Portland
at Utah Off (Off) Miami
at Phoenix Off (Off) Atlanta
at LA Lakers Off (Off) Charlotte
College Basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
Thursday
at Chattanooga 2 1/2 UNC Greensboro
Purdue 2 1/2 at Rutgers
at Ohio St 1 1/2 Oregon
at UMass-Lowell 5 1/2 Vermont
at Troy 6 1/2 Texas St
Charleston (SC) 1 1/2 at Hofstra
at Wright St 2 1/2 Oakland
at William & Mary 1 1/2 Elon
James Madison 1 1/2 at Marshall
Grand Canyon 3 1/2 at Utah Valley
at Michigan St 13 1/2 Washington
Liberty 4 1/2 at Sam Houston
at Montana St 1 1/2 N Colorado
at Montana 7 1/2 N Arizona
UC Irvine 4 1/2 at CSU Northridge
at UC Riverside 2 1/2 Hawaii
at Santa Clara 4 1/2 Oregon St
at San Fran. 20 1/2 Portland
at Portland St 3 1/2 E Washington
at UCSB 8 1/2 CSU Bakersfield
NHL
Favorite Line Underdog
Thursday
New Jersey -184/+152 at NY Rangers
at Tampa Bay -160/+132 Boston
Dallas -178/+146 at Phila.
Edmonton -194/+160 at Pittsburgh
at Ottawa -154/+128 Buffalo
Seattle -115/-104 at Columbus
at Carolina -170/+140 Toronto
at St. Louis -194/+162 Anaheim
Colorado -150/+125 at WILD
at Vegas -176/+146 NY Islanders
NFL
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
L.A. Chargers at Houston: 3:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore: 7 p.m.
Sunday
Denver at Buffalo: noon
Green Bay at Philadelphia: 3:30 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay: 7 p.m.
Monday
VIKINGS at L.A. Rams: 7 p.m.
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19
AFC lowest remaining seed at Kansas City, TBD
NFC lowest remaining seed at Detroit, TBD
AFC two remaining seeds at higher seed, TBD
NFC two remaining seeds at higher seed, TBD
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 26
AFC lowest remaining seed at AFC highest remaining seed: 5:30 p.m.
NFC lowest remaining seed at NFC highest remaining seed: 2 p.m.
Super Bowl LIX
Sunday, Feb. 9
At New Orleans
Conference Championships winners: 5:30 p.m.
Golf
PGA Tour
Schedule
Jan. 2-5: The Sentry (Hideki Matsuyama)
Jan. 9-12: Sony Open in Hawaii, Honolulu
Jan. 16-19: The American Express, La Quinta, Calif.
Jan. 22-25: Farmers Insurance Open, La Jolla, Calif.
Jan. 30-Feb. 2: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif.
Feb. 6-9: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb. 13-16: The Genesis Invitational, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Feb. 20-23: Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Vallarta, Mexico
Feb. 27-March 2: Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
March 6-9: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Orlando, Fla.
March 6-9: Puerto Rico Open, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
March 13-16: THE PLAYERS Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
March 20-23: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla.
March 27-30: Texas Children’s Houston Open, Houston
April 3-6: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio
April 10-13: Masters Tournament, Augusta, Ga.
April 17-20: RBC Heritage, Hilton Head, S.C.
April 17-20: Corales Puntacana Championship, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
April 24-27: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, New Orleans
May 1-4: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, McKinney, Texas
May 8-11: Truist Championship, Philadelphia
May 8-11: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
May 15-18: PGA Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
May 22-25: Charles Schwab Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas
May 29-June 1: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Dublin, Ohio
June 5-8: RBC Canadian Open, Alton, Ontario
June 12-15: U.S. Open, Oakmont, Pa.
June 19-22: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn.
June 26-29: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit
July 3-6: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill.
July 10-13: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, United Kingdom
July 10-13: ISCO Championship, Louisville, Ky.
July 17-20: The Open Championship, Portrush, United Kingdom
July 17-20: Barracuda Championship, Truckee, Calif.
July 24-27: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn.
July 31-Aug. 3: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 7-10: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Tenn.
Aug. 14-17: BMW Championship, Owings Mills, Md.
Aug. 21-24: TOUR Championship, Atlanta
Sept. 11-14: Procore Championship, Napa, Calif.
Sept. 26-28: Ryder Cup, Farmingdale, N.Y.
Oct. 2-5: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Miss.
Oct. 9-12: Baycurrent Championship, Kanagawa, Japan
Oct. 23-26: Black Desert Championship, Ivins, Utah
Nov. 6-9: World Wide Technology Championship, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Nov. 13-16: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda
Nov. 20-23: The RSM Classic, Sea Island, Ga.
Dec. 4-7: Hero World Challenge, Nassau, Bahamas
Dec. 12-14: Grant Thornton Invitational, Naples, Fla.
Hockey
PWHL
PTS W OTW OTL L GF GA
FROST 16 3 3 1 2 28 25
Montréal 14 3 2 1 1 20 17
Ottawa 13 4 0 1 3 19 20
New York 12 3 1 1 3 25 20
Boston 10 2 1 2 4 19 24
Toronto 7 2 0 1 4 18 23
Wednesday’s games
FROST 2, Boston 1, OT
Montreal at Toronto, late
Saturday’s game
Boston at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
College
Men’s basketball
Wednesday’s games
AP top 25
No. 5 Alabama 88, South Carolina 68
Villanova 68, No. 9 Connecticut 66
No. 10 Texas A&M 80, No. 17 Oklahoma 78
No. 11 Kansas 74, Arizona St. 55
No. 13 Illinois 91, Penn St. 52
No. 18 Gonzaga 93, San Diego 80
No. 23 Mississippi 73, Arkansas 66
Big ten
Indiana 82, Southern California 69
Illinois 91, Penn St. 52
SUMMIT
St. Thomas 73, South Dakota State 72
Omaha 77, Kansas City 58
UMAC
Northwestern-St. Paul 91, Bethany Lutheran 82
Crown 85, Northland 56
Wis.-Superior 89, North Central 87
Minnesota Morris 87, Martin Luther 54
NSIC
St. Cloud State 93, Concordia-St. Paul 89
MIAC
Gustavus Adolphus 64, Macalester 61
St. Scholastica 81, St. Olaf 62
Saint Mary’s 73, Augsburg 64
Saint John’s 96, Bethel 70
Hamline 72, Carleton 61
WoMen’s basketball
Wednesday’s games
AP top 25
No. 4 Southern California 79, No. 8 Maryland 74
No. 7 Connecticut 81, Xavier 27
No. 9 Ohio State 84, No. 25 Michigan 77
No. 11 Texas Christian 80, Kansas 73
No. 12 Kansas St. 71, No. 22 Utah 47
No. 17 West Virginia 89, Texas Tech 53
Nebraska 85, No. 20 Michigan St. 80
Big ten
Ohio State 84, Michigan 77
GOPHERS 76, Rutgers 50
Nebraska 85, Michigan St. 80
Indiana 68, Northwestern 64
Southern California 79, Maryland 74
UMAC
Crown 83, Northland 37
Northwestern-St. Paul 68, Bethany 61
Martin Luther 61, Minnesota Morris 55
Wis.-Superior 71, North Central 55
NSIC
Concordia-St. Paul 72, St. Cloud State 55
MIAC
Concordia-Moorhead 77, St. Catherine 46
Bethel 78, St. Benedict 69
Hamline 75, Carleton 48
Gustavus Adolhpus 56, Macalester 34
St. Scholastica 48, St. Olaf 43
Saint Mary’s 70, Augsburg 65
Minnesota 76, Rutgers 50
RUTGERS (8-8)
Adams 10-24 7-8 28, Cornwell 1-3 0-0 2, Lacey 2-11 0-0 4, Sidibe 3-8 2-2 8, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 1-1 0-0 2, Brandt 0-1 0-0 0, Petticord 2-10 1-2 6, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 19-60 10-12 50
MINNESOTA (16-1)
Grocholski 4-14 2-2 12, Heyer 4-9 0-0 8, Hart 6-14 2-3 14, Battle 7-15 4-4 21, Rose 1-2 0-0 2, Holloway 1-2 0-0 2, Stewart 1-4 0-0 2, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Czinano 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 6-11 1-1 15, Klick 0-0 0-0 0, Senden 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 30-72 9-10 76
3-Point Goals: Rutgers 2-16 (Adams 1-5, Lacey 0-4, Sidibe 0-1, Petticord 1-6), Minnesota 7-28 (Grocholski 2-8, Heyer 0-4, Battle 3-6, Rose 0-1, Holloway 0-1, Stewart 0-2, Johnson 2-6); Assists: Rutgers 13 (Petticord 5), Minnesota 21 (Grocholski 8); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Rutgers 33 (Adams 12), Minnesota 51 (Hart 11); Total Fouls: Rutgers 18, Minnesota 13; Technical Fouls: None; A: 2,924.
MEN’S hockey
BIG TEN CONFERENCE ALL
PT W L T OW OL SW W L T
Minnesota 24 8 1 1 1 0 0 15 3 2
Mich. State 19 6 1 1 1 0 1 13 2 1
Wisconsin 19 5 7 0 1 5 0 7 10 1
Ohio State 16 6 2 0 2 0 0 13 4 1
Michigan 13 5 3 0 2 0 0 11 6 1
Notre Dame 4 1 9 0 1 2 0 6 12 0
Penn State 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 7 9 0
NCHC CONFERENCE ALL
PT W L T OW OL SW W L T
W. Michigan 19 6 1 1 1 1 0 13 4 1
N.Dakota 17 6 2 0 1 0 0 11 7 1
Arizona St. 15 5 3 0 1 1 0 10 7 1
St. Cloud St. 14 4 4 0 1 3 0 11 7 0
Col. College 13 4 3 1 2 1 1 10 7 1
Denver 11 4 4 0 1 0 0 15 5 0
Omaha 11 4 4 0 1 0 0 8 10 0
Minn. Duluth 7 2 6 0 0 1 0 6 11 1
Miami 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 3 13 2
CCHA CONFERENCE ALL
PT W L T OW OL SW W L T
Minn. St. 28 9 1 2 2 0 1 14 4 2
Augustana* 16 5 3 0 0 1 0 12 7 1
Mich. Tech 23 7 3 2 0 0 0 11 7 2
Bowling Green 23 6 4 2 0 1 2 10 7 2
L. Superior St. 19 6 6 0 0 1 0 8 11 1
Bemidji St. 18 5 5 2 1 0 2 8 9 3
Ferris St. 15 5 7 0 0 0 0 6 12 2
St. Thomas 12 3 6 3 0 0 0 6 10 4
N.Michigan 2 0 11 1 0 0 1 1 18 1
*full membership in 2025 26
MIAC CONFERENCE ALL
PT W L T OW OL W L T
Gustavus 15 5 1 0 0 0 8 5 0
Saint Mary’s 11 3 0 1 0 0 7 3 1
Saint John’s 10 3 3 0 0 1 5 6 0
St. Scholastica 9 3 3 0 0 0 8 4 1
Bethel 8 3 1 0 1 0 6 5 1
St. Olaf 6 2 2 0 0 0 6 4 1
Hamline 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 10 0
Concordia 4 1 4 1 0 0 5 7 1
Augsburg 3 1 5 0 0 0 4 8 0
WOMEN’S hockey
WCHA CONFERENCE ALL
PT W L T OW OL SW W L T
Wisconsin 43 14 1 1 0 0 0 20 1 1
Minn.Duluth 28 8 4 2 0 0 2 13 5 2
Minnesota 27 9 4 1 1 0 0 15 5 1
Ohio State 27 8 5 3 2 0 2 13 5 3
St. Cloud St. 18 5 6 3 1 0 1 10 6 4
Minn.St. 16 4 9 1 0 3 0 10 9 1
St. Thomas 9 2 11 1 0 1 1 5 13 2
Bemidji State 6 2 12 0 0 0 0 4 16 1
MIAC CONFERENCE ALL
PT W L T OW OL W L T
Augsburg 15 5 1 0 0 0 7 2 1
Gustavus 15 5 1 0 0 0 8 3 0
Hamline 15 5 1 0 0 0 9 2 0
Saint Benedict 12 4 1 1 2 0 6 3 3
Saint Mary’s 10 3 3 0 0 1 8 4 0
Bethel 9 3 3 0 0 0 6 4 1
St. Catherine 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 7 1
St. Olaf 5 1 4 1 0 1 4 8 1
Concordia 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 9 0
St. Scholastica 1 0 6 0 0 1 2 11 0
High school
Boys basketball
Exploration 56, Prairie Seeds Academy 53
Ubah Academy 78, Metro Deaf School 10
Central 84, Como Park 46
Hopkins 102, Waconia 74
Harding 95, Humboldt 76
Mpls. North 90, Mpls. Camden 81
Mpls. South 74, Mpls. Edison 62
Mpls. Washburn 82, Mpls. Roosevelt 44
St. Croix Prep 69, Brooklyn Center 54
Girls basketball
Mpls. Edison 67, Hmong Academy 17
Hope Academy 65, Comm. of Peace 27
Como Park 78, Central 43
Nova Classical 46, Cristo Rey Jesuit 2
Humboldt 47, Harding 43
North St. Paul 69, Washington/Johnson 53
Hopkins 71, East Ridge 45
South St. Paul 52, St. Agnes 40
Gymnastics
Highland vs. Central meet
Highland 123.35
Central 115.275
All-around: Ellie Pavlis, Highland, 31.575
SEC meet
Forest Lake 136.125
Woodbury 132.95
All-around: Alaina Bergeson, Forest Lake, 35.675
Boys hockey
Forest Lake 6, Cambridge-Isanti 0
Hopkins 6, Highland Park 1
Minnetonka 3, Mahtomedi 0
Delano 5, Chanhassen 4
Girls hockey
Holy Family 7, Mound Westonka/SWC 0
Park at Roseville/Mahtomedi, late
St. Paul/Two Rivers at Visitation, late
Boys alpine skiing
IMAC Conference at Buck Hill
Blake 550
Breck 472
St. Paul Academy 457
Medalist: Caden Burns, St. Paul Academy, 39.45
Girls alpine skiing
IMAC Conference at Buck Hill
Blake 511
Mound Westonka / Providence 483
Breck 472
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