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NFL
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Wednesday
Kansas City 2 1/2 (42 1/2) at Pittsburgh
Baltimore 4 1/2 (46 1/2) at Houston
Thursday
Seattle 3 1/2 (43 1/2) at Chicago
Saturday
LA Chargers 5 1/2 (43 1/2) at New England
at Cincinnati 3 (49 1/2) Denver
at LA Rams 5 1/2 (48 1/2) Arizona
Sunday
at New Orleans 2 1/2 (39 1/2) Las Vegas
at Jacksonville 1 1/2 (40 1/2) Tennessee
Indianapolis 7 1/2 (40 1/2) at NY Giants
at Minnesota 1 1/2 (48 1/2) Green Bay
at Tampa Bay 7 1/2 (49 1/2) Carolina
at Buffalo 9 1/2 (47 1/2) NY Jets
Miami 6 1/2 (40 1/2) at Cleveland
at Philadelphia 10 1/2 (43 1/2) Dallas
at Washington 4 1/2 (46 1/2) Atlanta
Monday
Detroit 3 1/2 (51 1/2) at San Fran.
College Football
Favorite Line Underdog
Thursday
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Detroit
Pittsburgh 6 1/2 (51 1/2) Toledo
Rate Bowl
Phoenix
Kansas St 6 1/2 (50 1/2) Rutgers
68 Ventures Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Bowling Green 7 1/2 (52 1/2) Arkansas St
Friday
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Oklahoma 3 1/2 (43 1/2) Navy
Birmingham Bowl
Birmingham, Ala.
Georgia Tech 2 1/2 (51 1/2) Vanderbilt
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Arkansas 1 1/2 (51 1/2) Texas Tech
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Syracuse 16 1/2 (59 1/2) Washington St
Las Vegas Bowl
Paradise, Nev.
Texas A&M 3 1/2 (51 1/2) USC
Saturday
Fenway Bowl
Boston
N Carolina 2 1/2 (53 1/2) UConn
Pinstripe Bowl
The Bronx, N.Y.
Nebraska 2 1/2 (45 1/2) Boston Col
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque, N.M.
TCU 12 1/2 (57 1/2) Louisiana
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Miami (FL) 3 1/2 (55 1/2) Iowa St
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
Miami (OH) 2 1/2 (40 1/2) Colorado St
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md.
NC State 6 1/2 (58 1/2) E Carolina
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
Colorado 5 1/2 (54 1/2) BYU
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Army 17 1/2 (43 1/2) Louisiana Tech
Monday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn.
Missouri 2 1/2 (40 1/2) Iowa
Tuesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
Alabama 10 1/2 (43 1/2) Michigan
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Louisville 2 1/2 (49 1/2) Washington
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
S Carolina 9 1/2 (47 1/2) Illinois
Texas Bowl
Houston
Baylor 1 1/2 (59 1/2) LSU
Fiesta Bowl - Quarterfinal
Glendale, Ariz.
Penn St 10 1/2 (52 1/2) Boise St
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Peach Bowl - Quarterfinal
Atlanta
Texas 13 1/2 (51 1/2) Arizona St
Rose Bowl - Quarterfinal
Pasadena, Calif.
Ohio St 2 1/2 (54 1/2) Oregon
Sugar Bowl - Quarterfinal
New Orleans
Georgia 2 1/2 (44 1/2) Notre Dame
Thursday, Jan. 2
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Ole Miss 14 1/2 (52 1/2) Duke
Friday, Jan. 3
First Responder Bowl
University Park, Texas
Texas St 10 1/2 (63 1/2) N Texas
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Charlotte, NC
Minnesota 6 1/2 (42 1/2) Virginia Tech
Saturday, Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau, New Providence
Buffalo 2 1/2 (50 1/2) Liberty
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 469 331
Miami 7 8 0 .467 305 329
e-N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 292 344
e-New England 3 12 0 .200 259 361
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 347 327
Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 318 359
e-Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 277 396
e-Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 284 417
North Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 452 349
x-Pittsburgh 10 6 0 .625 363 328
Cincinnati 7 8 0 .467 423 393
e-Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 245 380
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
*-Kansas City 15 1 0 .938 385 288
Denver 9 6 0 .600 363 281
L.A. Chargers 9 6 0 .600 328 274
e-Las Vegas 3 12 0 .200 264 390
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Philadelphia 12 3 0 .800 402 283
Washington 10 5 0 .667 432 348
e-Dallas 7 8 0 .467 324 404
e-N.Y. Giants 2 13 0 .133 215 362
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 327 349
Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 427 352
e-New Orleans 5 10 0 .333 309 346
e-Carolina 4 11 0 .267 283 448
North Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Detroit 13 2 0 .867 493 299
x-Minnesota 13 2 0 .867 396 276
x-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 413 287
e-Chicago 4 11 0 .267 283 342
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams 9 6 0 .600 329 347
Seattle 8 7 0 .533 339 340
e-Arizona 7 8 0 .467 344 342
e-San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 331 349
e-Eliminated from playoffs
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
*-clinched home-field advantage
Wednesday’s games
Kansas City 29, Pittsburgh 10
Baltimore at Houston, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Thursday Night Football: Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday’s games
L.A. Chargers at New England, 1 p.m.
Denver at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Las Vegas at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Sunday Night Football: Atlanta at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
Monday’s games
Monday Night Football: Detroit at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 5
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas, 1 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 1 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 1 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Chiefs 29, Steelers 10
Kansas City 13 0 3 13 — 29 Pittsburgh 0 7 3 0 — 10
First quarter
KC — Worthy 7 pass from Mahomes (kick failed), 9:19.
KC — Ju.Watson 11 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 4:00.
Second quarter
PIT — Ru.Wilson 1 run (Boswell kick), 10:28.
Third quarter
KC — FG Butker 32, 12:21.
PIT — FG Boswell 36, 5:45.
Fourth quarter
KC — Hunt 2 run (return failed), 14:56.
KC — Kelce 12 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 12:38.
KC PIT
First downs 20 23
Total net yards 389 364
Rushes-yards 20-69 31-202
Passing 320 162
Punt returns 3-33 2-14
Kickoff returns 3-78 2-41
Interceptions ret 1-0 0-0
Comp-att-int 29-38-0 23-37-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 5-43
Punts 5-53.8 4-44.5
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 9-90 4-25
Time of poss 28:38 31:22
INDIVIDUAL Stats
Rushing — Kansas City, Hunt 9-20, Pacheco 6-18, Mahomes 1-12, Worthy 2-10, Perine 2-9. Pittsburgh, Harris 13-74, Warren 11-71, Ru.Wilson 6-55, Patterson 1-2.
Passing — Kansas City, Mahomes 29-38-0-320. Pittsburgh, Ru.Wilson 23-37-1-205.
Receiving — Kansas City, Kelce 8-84, Worthy 8-79, Brown 4-46, Ju.Watson 2-60, Perine 2-20, Smith-Schuster 2-18, Hopkins 2-7, Gray 1-6. Pittsburgh, Freiermuth 7-60, Warren 5-41, Austin 4-31, Pickens 3-50, Harris 2-7, Co.Heyward 1-8, Washington 1-8.
Missed field goals — Pittsburgh, Boswell 41.
AFC Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Cm Yds TD Int
Burrow, Cin 557 384 4229 39 8
Jackson, Bal 427 290 3787 37 4
Mahomes, KC 543 363 3608 23 11
Allen, Buf 456 291 3549 26 6
Rodgers, NYJ 530 333 3511 24 8
Stroud, Hou 495 313 3492 19 11
Herbert, LAC 430 278 3243 18 3
Nix, Den 507 326 3235 22 11
Tagovailoa, Mia 399 291 2867 19 7
Maye, NE 315 213 2159 14 10
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Henry, Bal 278 1636 5.9 87t 13
Taylor, Ind 237 1129 4.8 70t 8
Pollard, Ten 238 1017 4.3 41 5
Mixon, Hou 231 967 4.2 59 11
Harris, Pit 238 933 3.9 36t 5
Cook, Buf 182 928 5.1 65t 14
C.Brown, Cin 209 923 4.4 40 7
Stevenson, NE 205 800 3.9 33t 7
Hall, NYJ 187 774 4.1 42 5
Dobbins, LAC 158 766 4.8 61 8
Receivers
No Yds Avg Lg TD
Chase, Cin 108 1510 14.0 70t 16
B.Thomas, Jac 73 1088 14.9 85t 9
Jeudy, Cle 72 1072 14.9 89t 4
Bowers, Las 101 1067 10.6 57t 4
Flowers, Bal 71 1016 14.3 53t 4
Wilson, NYJ 90 987 11.0 42 6
McConkey, LAC 69 960 13.9 60t 5
D.Adams, NYJ 74 928 12.2 71t 7
Sutton, Den 71 928 13.1 37 6
Collins, Hou 60 909 15.2 67t 6
Touchdowns
TD Rsh Rec Ret Pts
Chase, Cin 16 0 16 0 96
Cook, Buf 16 14 2 0 96
Henry, Bal 15 13 2 0 90
Allen, Buf 12 11 1 0 72
Mixon, Hou 12 11 1 0 72
Achane, Mia 11 5 6 0 66
C.Brown, Cin 11 7 4 0 66
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Boswell, Pit 32 /32 39 /42 57 149
Fairbairn, Hou 32 /33 35 /41 59 137
Lutz, Den 38 /38 29 /32 55 125
Sanders, Mia 22 /24 33 /37 57 121
Dicker, LAC 27 /30 31 /33 59 120
Bass, Buf 53 /57 22 /27 61 119
Tucker, Bal 51 /53 21 /29 56 114
Carlson, Las 20 /21 28 /34 54 104
Gay, Ind 28 /28 25 /29 56 103
Slye, NE 22 /23 23 /30 63 91
NFC Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Cm Yds TD Int
Goff, Det 472 337 4095 33 10
Smith, Sea 528 370 3937 17 15
Mayfield, TB 506 359 3920 34 15
Darnold, Min 461 310 3776 32 11
Stafford, LAR 485 323 3573 20 8
Cousins, Atl 453 303 3508 18 16
Purdy, SF 420 273 3487 17 10
Daniels, Was 432 301 3303 22 8
Murray, Ari 458 314 3288 16 9
Ca.Williams, Chi 505 314 3271 19 5
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Barkley, Phi 314 1838 5.9 72t 13
K.Williams, LAR 303 1243 4.1 30 13
Jacobs, GB 278 1216 4.4 38t 13
Robinson, Atl 259 1196 4.6 37t 10
Hubbard, Car 250 1195 4.8 38t 10
Gibbs, Det 209 1156 5.5 70t 12
Conner, Ari 232 1090 4.7 53 8
A.Jones, Min 233 1046 4.5 41 5
Kamara, NO 228 950 4.2 24 6
Irving, TB 168 920 5.5 56 7
Receivers
No Yds Avg Lg TD
Jefferson, Min 92 1387 15.1 97t 10
Lamb, Dal 101 1194 11.8 65t 6
St. Brown, Det 101 1126 11.1 66t 11
S.-Njigba, Sea 93 1089 11.7 46 6
A.Brown, Phi 64 1043 16.3 67t 6
McLaurin, Was 73 1029 14.1 86t 12
London, Atl 83 978 11.8 31 7
Nabers, NYG 97 969 10.0 39 4
Kittle, SF 68 967 14.2 43 8
McBride, Ari 92 958 10.4 37 0
Touchdowns
TD Rsh Rec Ret Pts
Barkley, Phi 15 13 2 0 90
Gibbs, Det 15 12 3 0 90
K.Williams, LAR 15 13 2 0 90
Hurts, Phi 14 14 0 0 84
Jacobs, GB 14 13 1 0 84
McLaurin, Was 12 0 12 0 72
Montgomery, Det 12 12 0 0 72
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Aubrey, Dal 28 /28 36 /42 65 136
Bates, Det 58 /59 23 /26 58 127
McLaughlin, TB 45 /47 26 /28 56 123
Elliott, Phi 40 /41 24 /31 50 112
Myers, Sea 34 /37 23 /27 59 103
Seibert, Was 22 /24 27 /30 55 103
Koo, Atl 26 /26 25 /34 58 101
Karty, LAR 30 /34 23 /28 55 99
Ryland, Ari 21 /21 25 /29 58 96
Grupe, NO 29 /31 22 /26 57 95
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 22 7 .759 —
New York 20 10 .667 2 1/2
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11
Toronto 7 23 .233 15 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 19 12 .613 —
Miami 14 13 .519 3
Atlanta 15 15 .500 3 1/2
Charlotte 7 22 .241 11
Washington 4 23 .148 13
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 26 4 .867 —
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9
Indiana 15 15 .500 11
Chicago 13 17 .433 13
Detroit 13 17 .433 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 20 9 .690 —
Memphis 20 10 .667 1/2
Dallas 19 10 .655 1
San Antonio 15 15 .500 5 1/2
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 —
Denver 16 11 .593 6 1/2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9
Portland 9 20 .310 14 1/2
Utah 7 21 .250 16
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 17 13 .567 —
L.A. Lakers 16 13 .552 1/2
Golden State 15 13 .536 1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4
Tuesday’s games
No games scheduled.
Wednesday’s games
New York 117, San Antonio 114
Minnesota at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.
Friday’s games
New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Miami at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
New York at Washington, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Knicks 117, Spurs 114
SAN ANTONIO (114)
Barnes 1-3 1-2 3, Sochan 8-10 2-2 21, Wembanyama 16-31 4-4 42, Paul 4-8 2-2 13, Vassell 4-11 2-2 11, Champagnie 3-7 0-0 9, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, Castle 2-7 2-4 6, Jones 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 42-83 14-17 114.
NEW YORK (117)
Anunoby 3-10 0-0 8, Hart 4-8 3-4 12, Towns 9-16 2-2 21, Bridges 17-25 1-1 41, Brunson 7-23 6-7 20, Achiuwa 2-5 0-0 5, McBride 2-10 2-2 8, Payne 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 45-100 14-16 117.
San Antonio 27 31 25 31 — 114 New York 28 23 37 29 — 117
3-Point Goals: San Antonio 16-38 (Wembanyama 6-16, Sochan 3-3, Paul 3-6, Champagnie 3-7, Vassell 1-4, Barnes 0-1, Castle 0-1), New York 13-39 (Bridges 6-9, Anunoby 2-6, McBride 2-6, Achiuwa 1-3, Hart 1-3, Towns 1-5, Payne 0-2, Brunson 0-5); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: San Antonio 45 (Wembanyama 18), New York 47 (Hart 12); Assists: San Antonio 33 (Jones 9), New York 26 (Brunson 9); Total Fouls: San Antonio 15, New York 17; A: 19,812 (19,812)
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 36 22 12 2 46 126 112
Toronto 35 21 12 2 44 108 98
Boston 36 19 13 4 42 95 109
Tampa Bay 32 19 11 2 40 126 90
Ottawa 34 18 14 2 38 105 98
Montreal 34 14 17 3 31 101 123
Detroit 34 13 17 4 30 88 111
Buffalo 35 12 19 4 28 104 120
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 37 23 11 3 49 124 91
Washington 34 23 9 2 48 125 89
Carolina 34 21 12 1 43 118 96
Pittsburgh 36 16 15 5 37 112 133
Columbus 35 14 15 6 34 117 127
Philadelphia 35 15 16 4 34 108 130
N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 96 102
N.Y. Islanders 35 13 15 7 33 93 113
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 36 25 10 1 51 133 89
Minnesota 35 21 10 4 46 104 96
Colorado 36 21 15 0 42 121 120
Dallas 33 20 13 0 40 105 85
Utah 34 16 12 6 38 102 99
St. Louis 36 16 16 4 36 91 107
Nashville 35 11 17 7 29 84 107
Chicago 35 12 21 2 26 91 112
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas 34 23 8 3 49 120 96
Edmonton 34 21 11 2 44 111 95
Los Angeles 34 19 10 5 43 104 88
Vancouver 34 17 10 7 41 107 107
Calgary 34 16 11 7 39 95 106
Seattle 36 15 19 2 32 101 113
Anaheim 33 13 16 4 30 82 103
San Jose 37 11 20 6 28 101 133
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
Monday’s games
New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 0
Winnipeg 5, Toronto 2
St. Louis 4, Detroit 0
Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 3
Boston 4, Washington 1
Columbus 5, Montreal 4
Tampa Bay 4, Florida 0
Buffalo 7, N.Y. Islanders 1
Minnesota 4, Chicago 3
Nashville 5, Carolina 2
Dallas 3, Utah 2
Vancouver 4, San Jose 3
Vegas 3, Anaheim 1
Tuesday’s games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s games
No games scheduled
Friday’s games
Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Vegas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Penguins 7, Flyers 3
Philadelphia 1 2 0 — 3 Pittsburgh 4 1 2 — 7
First Period: 1, Pittsburgh, Rust 15 (Rakell, Crosby), 1:29. 2, Philadelphia, Zamula 2 (Poehling, Laughton), 6:12. 3, Pittsburgh, Rakell 16 (Karlsson, Rust), 11:53. 4, Pittsburgh, Bunting 8 (Malkin, Crosby), 16:15 (pp). 5, Pittsburgh, Tomasino 4 (Crosby), 17:44 (pp). Penalties: York, PHI (Holding), 14:53. York, PHI (Holding), 16:43.
Second Period: 6, Philadelphia, Cates 6 (Brink, York), 4:29. 7, Philadelphia, Couturier 7 (Laughton, Konecny), 13:06. 8, Pittsburgh, Bunting 9 (Malkin, Karlsson), 18:48. Penalties: None.
Third Period: 9, Pittsburgh, Crosby 10, 17:30 (en). 10, Pittsburgh, Lizotte 8 (Shea, Nieto), 19:48 (pp). Penalties: Michkov, PHI (Hooking), 19:42.
Shots on goal: Philadelphia 9-12-5: 26. Pittsburgh 9-5-8: 22.
Power-play opportunities: Philadelphia 0 of 0. Pittsburgh 3 of 3.
Goalies: Philadelphia, Ersson 7-6-2 (14 shots-9 saves). Pittsburgh, Jarry 8-5-2 (26-23).
A: 18,290 (18,387). T: 2:20.
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Beaudry Halkidis; Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Brad Kovachik.
Sabres 7, Islanders 1
Buffalo 2 3 2 — 7 N.Y. Islanders 0 1 0 — 1
First Period: 1, Buffalo, Malenstyn 3 (Bryson, McLeod), 2:07. 2, Buffalo, Kulich 5 (Dahlin, Cozens), 16:49. Penalties: Lee, NYI (Slashing), 14:45. Power, BUF (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 16:26. Romanov, NYI (Roughing), 16:26.
Second Period: 3, Buffalo, Zucker 9 (Dahlin, Quinn), 6:53 (pp). 4, Buffalo, Benson 5 (Dahlin, Kulich), 15:45. 5, Buffalo, Quinn 4 (Peterka, Cozens), 18:21. 6, N.Y. Islanders, Palmieri 12 (George, Duclair), 19:05. Penalties: Pageau, NYI (Hooking), 6:00. Krebs, BUF (Roughing), 11:21. Horvat, NYI (Roughing), 11:21.
Third Period: 7, Buffalo, Thompson 17 (Dahlin), 10:07 (en). 8, Buffalo, Kulich 6, 15:49. Penalties: McLeod, BUF (Interference), 2:42. N.Y. Islanders bench, served by Duclair (Delay of Game), 5:28. Cizikas, NYI (Roughing), 13:48. Cozens, BUF (Roughing), 13:48.
Shots on goal: Buffalo 8-12-5: 25. N.Y. Islanders 5-11-12: 28.
Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 1 of 3. N.Y. Islanders 0 of 1.
Goalies: Buffalo, Luukkonen 9-11-3 (28 shots-27 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Sorokin 10-11-4 (24-18).
A: 17,255 (17,113). T: 2:31.
Referees: Jean Hebert, Kendrick Nicholson; Linesmen: Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson.
Blues 4, Red Wings 0
St. Louis 1 2 1 — 4 Detroit 0 0 0 — 0
First Period: 1, St. Louis, Holloway 11 (Fowler, Kyrou), 16:14. Penalties: None.
Second Period: 2, St. Louis, Texier 2 (Thomas, Buchnevich), 0:18. 3, St. Louis, Holloway 12 (Schenn, Parayko), 7:45. Penalties: Parayko, STL (Tripping), 2:32. Larkin, DET (Interference), 3:27. DeBrincat, DET (Slashing), 18:00.
Third Period: 4, St. Louis, Holloway 13 (Thomas, Parayko), 15:54 (en). Penalties: None.
Shots on goal: St. Louis 10-7-4: 21. Detroit 3-6-10: 19.
Power-play opportunities: St. Louis 0 of 2. Detroit 0 of 1.
Goalies: St. Louis, Binnington 9-13-3 (19 shots-19 saves). Detroit, Talbot 6-8-2 (20-17).
A: 19,515 (20,000). T: 2:18.
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Pierre Lambert; Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk.
Leaders
Goal Scoring
Name Team GP G
Leon Draisaitl EDM 34 24
Kirill Kaprizov MIN 34 23
William Nylander TOR 35 23
Brayden Point TBL 28 22
Sam Reinhart FLA 36 22
Kyle Connor WPG 36 21
Mark Scheifele WPG 36 21
Jake Guentzel TBL 32 19
Mikko Rantanen COL 36 19
Cole Caufield MTL 34 17
Nico Hischier NJD 37 17
John Tavares TOR 34 17
Tage Thompson BUF 30 17
Dylan Guenther Utah 34 16
Adrian Kempe LAK 34 16
Travis Konecny PHI 35 16
Connor McMichael WAS 34 16
Stefan Noesen NJD 37 16
Rickard Rakell PIT 36 16
Brady Tkachuk OTT 34 16
Assists
Name Team GP A
N. MacKinnon COL 36 43
Jack Eichel VGK 34 36
Mitch Marner TOR 35 36
Nikita Kucherov TBL 30 35
Quinn Hughes VAN 34 34
Cale Makar COL 36 34
Connor McDavid EDM 31 34
Mikko Rantanen COL 36 33
Jesper Bratt NJD 37 31
Jack Hughes NJD 37 30
Josh Morrissey WPG 36 30
Martin Necas CAR 34 30
Sidney Crosby PIT 36 29
Leon Draisaitl EDM 34 28
Tim Stutzle OTT 34 28
Kirill Kaprizov MIN 34 27
Anze Kopitar LAK 34 27
Dylan Strome WAS 34 27
Kyle Connor WPG 36 26
Sebastian Aho CAR 34 25
AHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Hershey 30 18 9 3 0 39 97 86
Charlotte 26 16 7 1 2 35 99 75
WB/Scranton 25 16 8 1 0 33 82 71
Providence 29 15 11 3 0 33 86 77
Hartford 27 13 11 2 1 29 79 85
Lehigh Valley 28 12 11 4 1 29 84 98
Springfield 27 12 12 2 1 27 79 87
Bridgeport 28 6 18 2 2 16 76 109
North Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Laval 28 18 8 1 1 38 87 72
Rochester 29 17 9 3 0 37 94 78
Cleveland 28 17 8 1 2 37 97 87
Toronto 25 15 5 2 3 35 82 68
Belleville 24 13 7 0 4 30 70 76
Syracuse 27 11 9 4 3 29 70 68
Utica 23 6 14 1 2 15 49 77
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Grand Rapids 29 17 9 3 0 37 84 77
Texas 27 15 11 1 0 31 96 92
Chicago 25 14 9 2 0 30 71 69
Milwaukee 25 13 8 1 3 30 73 66
Rockford 27 11 12 3 1 26 73 84
Iowa 26 10 15 1 0 21 79 93
Manitoba 25 7 17 0 1 15 55 94
Pacific Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Calgary 30 20 9 1 0 41 107 78
San Jose 27 16 9 0 2 34 89 74
Ontario 24 16 8 0 0 32 86 69
Tucson 26 16 10 0 0 32 84 75
Colorado 25 14 8 1 2 31 86 65
Coach. Valley 28 13 11 1 3 30 85 86
Abbotsford 27 14 12 0 1 29 84 79
Bakersfield 25 11 10 3 1 26 69 76
San Diego 27 8 16 1 2 19 72 97
Henderson 27 7 20 0 0 14 71 107
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Top four teams in each division advance to playoffs.
Monday’s games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s games
Belleville vs. Toronto at Scotiabank Arena, 2 p.m.
Friday’s games
Providence at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Laval, 7 p.m.
Hartford at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at WB/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Utica at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Iowa at Rockford, 8 p.m.
Coachella Valley at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Ontario vs. San Diego at Pechanga Arena, 10 p.m.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Wheeling 24 18 5 1 0 37 87 52
Norfolk 26 17 6 3 0 37 97 77
Trois-Rivieres 23 16 4 3 0 35 76 57
Adirondack 23 11 11 0 1 23 61 74
Worcester 28 10 15 1 2 23 77 101
Maine 24 10 12 2 0 22 62 80
Reading 28 9 15 4 0 22 73 89
South Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Florida 25 18 5 2 0 38 80 47
South Carolina 25 17 7 1 0 35 97 54
Jacksonville 25 14 9 2 0 30 68 62
Orlando 30 13 13 4 0 30 77 87
Atlanta 27 12 11 3 1 28 62 78
Greenville 24 12 10 1 1 26 63 78
Savannah 25 12 11 2 0 26 87 82
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Toledo 27 17 7 3 0 37 92 68
Fort Wayne 24 15 8 1 0 31 80 73
Iowa 24 13 8 3 0 29 73 68
Indy 22 11 9 1 1 24 49 44
Bloomington 24 10 12 0 2 22 54 67
Kalamazoo 24 10 13 1 0 21 56 69
Cincinnati 25 5 16 4 0 14 52 84
Mountain Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Kansas City 27 17 7 2 1 37 95 71
Tahoe 26 16 8 1 1 34 108 88
Tulsa 26 16 8 2 0 34 93 76
Idaho 27 15 10 2 0 32 101 89
Wichita 27 14 11 2 0 30 89 73
Allen 26 8 13 5 0 21 64 106
Rapid City 27 6 14 4 3 19 65 103
Utah 25 7 15 3 0 17 77 118
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Top four teams in each division advance to playoffs.
Monday’s games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s games
Florida at Orlando, ppd
Friday’s games
Adirondack at Trois-Rivieres, 7 p.m.
Bloomington at Kalamazoo, 7 p.m.
Florida at Orlando, ppd
Fort Wayne at Indy, 7 p.m.
South Carolina at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Wheeling at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Reading, 7 p.m.
Iowa at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
Greenville at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Norfolk at Savannah, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Idaho at Wichita, 8:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Allen, 8:10 p.m.
Rapid City at Utah, 9:10 p.m.
Tulsa at Tahoe, 10:30 p.m.
Transactions
FOOTBALL
NFL
BUFFALO BILLS: Signed LB Nicholas Morrow to the active roster. Placed LB Baylon Spector on injured reserve.
CAROLINA PANTHERS: Signed LB Chandler Wooten to the active roster.
CHICAGO BEARS: Signed DB Adrian Colbert to the active roster.
CINCINNATI BENGALS: Signed DL Domenique Davis and LB Craig Young to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS: Signed K Andre Szmyt to the practice squad. Released DL T.Y. McGill from the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS: Placed WR Tank Dell and DB Jimmie Ward on injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Signed OL Mark Glowinski to the active roster from the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Signed LB Joe Giles-Harris to the active roster from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Activated TE Peyton Hendershot from injured reserve.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Designated LB Ivan Pace Jr. to return from injured reserve. Signed DB Ambry Thomas to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS: Signed K Greg Joseph to the practice squad. Placed OL Olu Fashanu on injured reserve. Signed S Jarius Monroe to the active roster from the practice squad. Signed DL Kamron Cline to the practice squad. Released TE Neal Johnson from the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: Signed OL Charlie Heck to the active roster.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: Designated DB Jordan Whitehead to return from injured reserve.
TENNESSEE TITANS: Signed LB Raekwon McMillan to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
NHL
MINNESOTA WILD: Reassigned C Brendan Gaunce to Iowa (AHL). Loaned C Devin Shore to Iowa.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS: Reassigned C Henrik Rybinski to Hershey (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LAFC: Signed D Marlon Santos through June 30, 2025, with a club option for the remainder of the 2025 season and the 2026 season.
On this date
Dec. 26
1908: Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.
1917: Toronto’s Harry Cameron becomes the first defenseman to score four goals in a game as the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5.
1919: Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York.
1943: Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 41-21 victory over the Washington Redskins for the NFL championship.
1946: The United States wins the Davis Cup with a 5-0 sweep of Australia, the worst defeat for a defending champion.
1954: Otto Graham scores three touchdowns and passes for three more to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 56-10 rout of the Detroit Lions for the NFL title.
1955: The Cleveland Browns intercept six passes, one of which is returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Don Paul, in a 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL championship.
1960: The Philadelphia Eagles come from behind twice on a 35-yard pass to Tommy McDonald from Norm Van Brocklin and a 5-yard run by Ted Dean to beat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 for the NFL title.
1964: Wray Carlton and Jack Kemp each score touchdowns and Pete Gogolak kicks two field goals to give the Buffalo Bills a 20-7 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFL championship.
1965: The Buffalo Bills win their second straight AFL championship with a 27-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers are able to get inside Buffalo’s 25-yard line only once.
1971: Muhammad Ali finishes off German Jürgen Blin with a thundering right cross for a 7th-round knockout in a non-title heavyweight boxing contest in Zurich, Switzerland.
1986: Center Doug Jarvis of the Hartford Whalers plays his 915th consecutive game, setting an NHL record.
1992: The NHL’s San Jose Sharks end a 13-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the LA Kings, albeit allowing 59 shots, the most in team history; Jeff Hacket makes 57 saves
1999: Mike Vanderjagt’s 21-yard field goal with four seconds left gives the Indianapolis Colts a 29-28 win over the Cleveland Browns. Indianapolis, which went 3-13 in 1998, makes NFL history by winning 10 more games than they did the previous season.
2001: Colorado’s Patrick Roy becomes the first NHL goalie to win 500 games as he records his seventh shutout of the season, a 2-0 win over Dallas.
2004: Peyton Manning breaks Dan Marino’s single-season touchdown pass record when he throws his 48th and 49th of the season, rallying Indianapolis from a 31-16 fourth-quarter deficit to win 34-31 in overtime over San Diego.
2007: Chris Summers kicks a 40-yard field goal as time expired in the Motor City Bowl, lifting Purdue to a 51-48 win over Central Michigan. The 99 points ties the second-highest total in a bowl game that ended in regulation, trailing only the 2003 Insight Bowl, where California beat Virginia Tech 52-49.
2011: Drew Brees sets the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held since 1984, and the New Orleans Saints clinch the NFC South title with a 45-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Brees throws for 307 yards and four touchdown passes, the last a 9-yard strike to Darren Sproles that set the record with 2:51 to go. It was Brees’ final pass of the game and it gave him 5,087 yards passing, to break the record by three yards.
MLB
Free Agent Signings
The 41 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (2): Signed Tyler O’Neill, of, Boston, to a $49.5 million, three-year contract. signed Gary Sánchez, c, Milwaukee, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.
BOSTON (2): Signed Justin Wilson, lhp, Cincinnati, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract. signed Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Pittsburgh, to a $10.75 million, one-year contract.
CHICAGO (1): Signed Austin, Slater, of, Baltimore, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.
CLEVELAND (3): Re-signed Austin Hedges, c, to a $4 million, one-year contract. re-signed Shane Bieber, rhp, to a $16 million, one-year contract. signed Carlos Santana, 1b, Minnesota, to a $12 million, one-year contract.
DETROIT (1): Signed Alex Cobb, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15 million, one-year contract.
HOUSTON (1): Signed Christian Walker, 1b, Arizona, to a $60 million, three-year contrct.
LOS ANGELES (4): Signed Kyle Hendricks, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. Travis d’Arnaud, c, Atlanta, to a $12 million, two-year contract. signed Kevin Newman, inf, Arizona, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract. signed Yusei Kikuchi, lhp, Houston, to a $63 million, three--year contract.
NEW YORK (2): Signed Max Fried, lhp, Atlanta, to a $218 million, eight-year contract. re-signed Jonathan Loáisiga, rhp, to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY (1): Signed Danny Jansen, c, Boston, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.
TEXAS (2): Signed Kyle Higashioka, c, San Diego, to a $13.5 million, two-year contract. re-signed Nathan Eovaldi, rhp, to a $75 million, three-year contract.
TORONTO (1): Signed Yimi García, rhp, Seattle, to a $15 million, two-year contract.
ATHLETICS (3): Re-signed T.J. McFarland, lhp, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract. signed Luis Severino, rhp, New York Mets, to a $67 million, three-year contract. signed Gio Urshela, inf, Atlanta, to a $2.15 million, one-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CHICAGO (2): Signed Matt Boyd, lhp, Cleveland, to a $29 million, two-year contract. signed Carson Kelly, c, Texas, to an $11.5 million, two-year contract.
CINCINNATI (2): Re-signed Brent Suter, lhp, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. announced Nick Martinez, rhp, accepted $21.05 million qualifying offer.
COLORADO (2): Re-signed Jacob Stallings, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. signed Kyle Farmer, inf, Minnesota, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (2): Re-signed Blake Treinen, rhp, to a $22 million, two-year contract. signed Michael Conforto, of, San Francisco, to a $17 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (3): Signed Frankie Montas, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $34 million, two-year contract. signed Clay Holmes, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $38 million, three-year contract. signed Juan Soto, of, New York Yankees, to a $765 million, 15-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (1): Signed Blake Snell, lhp, San Francisco, to a $182 million, five-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA (2): Signed Max Kepler, of, Minnesota, to a $10 million, one-year contract. signed Joe Ross, rhp, Philadelphia, to a $4 million, one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH (1): Re-signed Andrew McCutchen, of, to a $5 million, one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO (2): Signed Max Stassi, c, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract. signed Willy Adames, ss, Milwaukee, to a $182 million, seven-year contract.
WASHINGTON (1): Signed Michael Soroka, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $9 million, one-year contract.
Remaining Free Agents
The 133 remaining free agents (q-refused $21.05 million qualifying offer):