Odds

NFL

Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog

Today

at San Fran. 3 (49 1/2) LA Rams

Sunday

at Houston 2 1/2 (46 1/2) Miami

Cincinnati 4 1/2 (46 1/2) at Tennessee

Baltimore 16 1/2 (42 1/2) at NY Giants

NY Jets 3 1/2 (40 1/2) at Jack’ville

Kansas City 4 1/2 (44 1/2) at Cleveland

Washington 7 1/2 (43 1/2) at New Orl.

at Carolina 2 1/2 (42 1/2) Dallas

at Denver 3 1/2 (44 1/2) Indianapolis

at Arizona 6 1/2 (46 1/2) New England

at Philadelphia 5 1/2 (42 1/2) Pittsburgh

at LA Chargers 3 (46 1/2) Tampa Bay

at Detroit 2 1/2 (54 1/2) Buffalo

Green Bay 2 1/2 (46 1/2) at Seattle

Monday

at VIKINGS 7 (44 1/2) Chicago

Atlanta 3 1/2 (44 1/2) at Las Vegas

NBA

Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog

Today

at Boston 12 1/2 (226 1/2) Detroit

at Miami 10 1/2 (222 1/2) Toronto

Sacramento 5 1/2 (230 1/2) at New Orl.

College Basketball

Favorite Line Underdog

Today

at Citadel 1 1/2 Campbell

at Virginia 14 1/2 Bethune-C

at Virginia Tech 14 1/2 NC A&T

Iowa St 5 1/2 at Iowa

Chattanooga 1 1/2 at Evansville

at Texas 19 1/2 New Mexico St

at Arkansas St 8 1/2 UT Arlington

NHL

Favorite Line Underdog

Today

Washington -164/+136 at Columbus

at New Jersey -160/+132 Los Angeles

Pittsburgh -118/-102 at Montreal

at Toronto -360/+280 Anaheim

at Philadelphia -138/+115 Detroit

at NY Islanders -192/+158 Chicago

at St. Louis -205/+168 San Jose

at Winnipeg -130/+108 Vegas

at Dallas -210/+172 Nashville

Edmonton -138/+115 at Minnesota

at Colorado -194/+160 Utah

Tampa Bay -154/+128 at Calgary

Florida -142/+118 at Vancouver

Boston -120/+100 at Seattle

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East Division

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Buffalo 10 3 0 .769 397 268

Miami 6 7 0 .462 264 292

e-N.Y. Jets 3 10 0 .231 251 300

e-New Eng. 3 10 0 .231 221 307

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 8 5 0 .615 308 288

Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 267 298

e-Jack’ville 3 10 0 .231 238 345

e-Tennessee 3 10 0 .231 227 342

North Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 323 238

Baltimore 8 5 0 .615 383 318

Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 362 360

e-Cleveland 3 10 0 .231 232 335

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Kans. City 12 1 0 .923 308 252

Denver 8 5 0 .615 305 234

L.A. Chargers 8 5 0 .615 277 207

e-Las Vegas 2 11 0 .154 236 361

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

North Division

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Detroit 12 1 0 .923 417 234

VIKINGS 11 2 0 .846 339 240

Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 349 274

Chicago 4 9 0 .308 254 278

East Division

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Phila. 11 2 0 .846 342 234

Washington 8 5 0 .615 376 296

Dallas 5 8 0 .385 268 366

e-N.Y. Giants 2 11 0 .154 194 293

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 7 6 0 .538 363 309

Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 278 333

New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 290 292

Carolina 3 10 0 .231 233 388

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 8 5 0 .615 302 283

L.A. Rams 7 6 0 .538 298 332

Arizona 6 7 0 .462 284 289

San Fran. 6 7 0 .462 308 308

e-Eliminated from playoffs

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

WEEK 15

Today’s game

L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Baltimore at N.Y. Giants, noon

Cincinnati at Tennessee, noon

Dallas at Carolina, noon

Kansas City at Cleveland, noon

Miami at Houston, noon

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, noon

Washington at New Orleans, noon

Buffalo at Detroit, 3:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

New England at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Monday’s games

Chicago at VIKINGS, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m.

PWHL

League standings

PTS W OTW OTL L GF GA

FROST 7 2 0 1 0 11 8

New York 5 1 1 0 1 10 8

Montréal 5 1 1 0 1 7 8

Ottawa 4 1 0 1 1 7 8

Toronto 3 1 0 0 2 8 10

Boston 3 1 0 0 2 6 7

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Toronto at New York, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 19

Ottawa at FROST, 7 p.m.

College

football bowl schedule

Dec. 14

Celebration Bowl

Jackson St. vs. South Carolina St., 11 a.m.

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

S. Alabama vs. Western Michigan, 8 p.m.

Dec. 17

Frisco Bowl

Memphis vs. West Virginia, 8 p.m.

Dec. 18

Boca Raton Bowl

W. Kentucky vs. James Madison, 4:30 p.m.

LA Bowl

California vs. UNLV, 8 p.m.

Dec. 19

New Orleans Bowl

Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston, 6 p.m.

Dec. 20

Cure Bowl

Ohio vs. Jacksonville St., 10 a.m.

Gasparilla Bowl

Florida vs. Tulane, 1:30 p.m.

CFP first round

No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Notre Dame, 6 p.m.

Dec. 21

CFP first round

No. 11 SMU vs. No. 6 Penn St., 11 a.m.

No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 5 Texas, 3 p.m.

No. 9 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Ohio St., 7 p.m.

Dec. 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA, 10 a.m.

Potato Bowl

Fresno St. vs. Northern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl

South Florida vs. San Jose St., 7 p.m.

Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, 1 p.m.

Rate Bowl

Kansas St. vs. Rutgers, 4:30 p.m.

68 Ventures Bowl

Arkansas St. vs. Bowling Green, 8 p.m.

Dec. 27

Las Vegas Bowl

Southern Cal vs. Texas A&M, 9:30 p.m.

Liberty Bowl

Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m.

Holiday Bowl

Syracuse vs. Washington St., 7 p.m.

Armed Forces Bowl

Oklahoma vs. Navy, Noon or 2:30 p.m.

Birmingham Bowl

GA Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Noon or 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 28

Fenway Bowl

North Carolina vs. UConn, 10 a.m.

Pinstripe Bowl

Boston College vs. Nebraska, 11 a.m.

New Mexico Bowl

TCU vs. Louisiana, 1:15 p.m.

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Miami vs. Iowa St., 2:30 p.m.

Arizona Bowl

Colorado St. vs. Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m.

Military Bowl

North Carolina St. vs. E. Carolina, 4:45 p.m.

Alamo Bowl

BYU vs. Colorado, 6:30 p.m.

Independence Bowl

Army vs. Marshall, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 30

Music City Bowl

Missouri vs. Iowa, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

Michigan vs. Alabama, 11 a.m.

Sun Bowl

Louisville vs. Washington, 1 p.m.

Citrus Bowl

Illinois vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m.

Texas Bowl

Baylor vs. LSU, 2:30 p.m.

CFP quarterfinals, Fiesta Bowl

SMU-Penn State winner vs. No. 3 Boise St., 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 1

CFP quarterfinals, Rose Bowl

Tennessee-Ohio St. winner vs. No. 1 Oregon, 4 p.m.

CFP quarterfinals, Peach Bowl

Clemson-Texas winner vs. No. 4. Arizona St., 6:45 p.m.

CFP quarterfinals, Sugar Bowl

Indiana-Notre Dame winner vs. No. 2 Georgia, 7:45 p.m.

Jan. 2

Gator Bowl

Duke vs. Mississippi, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 3

First Responder Bowl

North Texas vs. Texas St., 3 p.m.

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

GOPHERS vs. Virginia Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 4

Bahamas Bowl

Buffalo vs. Liberty, 10 a.m.

Jan. 9 - Jan. 10

CFP semifinals

Jan. 20

CFP National Championship

men’s basketball

AP Top 25

No. 5 Kentucky 78, Colgate 67

No. 23 San Diego St. 81, Cal. Baptist 75

MIAC

Carleton 63, Macalester 60

Gustavus 82, St. Olaf 49

Hamline 83, St. Scholastica 63

St. John’s 75, St. Mary’s 61

NSIC

Minot State 89, Mary 62

umAC

UW-Stout 88, Northland 66

UW-River Falls 72, North Central 61

UW-Eau Claire 76, Northwestern 58

Summit

Utah Valley 80, North Dakota 57

Nevada 77, South Dakota State 63

Women’s basketball

AP Top 25

No. 25 Georgia Tech 97, UL-Monroe 37

No. 14 UNC 80, UNC Greensboro 56

No. 22 NC State 58, Davidson 57

No. 6 Texas 97, Southern 39

BIG TEN

No. 21 Iowa 75, No. 18 Iowa State 69

No. 24 Nebraska 63, Tarleton State 50

Wisconsin 71, Butler 64 2OT

Rutgers 83, Fairleigh-Dickinson 58

Penn State 68, Providence 51

GOPHERS 81, Jackson St. 43

Minnesota 81, Jackson St. 43

JACKSON ST. (1-8)

Cooper 1-3 2-2 4, Mbugua 0-2 0-0 0, Montoya 1-3 0-0 2, Cotton 2-9 0-0 4, Dilworth 5-13 6-6 17, Barnes 0-0 0-0 0, Dau 0-0 0-0 0, Esco 0-0 0-0 0, Berete 1-7 0-0 3, Durrell 0-0 0-0 0, Glover 0-2 0-0 0, Kelsey 1-7 0-0 2, Massenat 4-8 2-2 11, Totals 15-54 10-10 43

MINNESOTA (11-1)

Grocholski 4-6 0-0 9, Heyer 3-6 5-6 12, Hart 3-5 2-2 8, Battle 4-10 0-0 8, McKinney 6-7 2-2 14, Holloway 3-3 1-1 7, Stewart 3-7 0-0 8, Woodson 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Czinano 1-4 3-4 5, Johnson 3-8 1-2 7, Klick 1-2 0-2 3, Senden 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 31-58 14-19 81

3-Point Goals: Jackson St; 3-16 (Cotton 0-1, Dilworth 1-2, Berete 1-5, Glover 0-2, Kelsey 0-2, Massenat 1-4), Minnesota 5-17 (Grocholski 1-3, Heyer 1-3, Battle 0-2, Stewart 2-5, Czinano 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Klick 1-2); Assists: Jackson St; 6 (Cotton 3), Minnesota 18 (Battle 5); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Jackson St; 24 (Montoya 5), Minnesota 45 (Johnson 6); Total Fouls: Jackson St; 17, Minnesota 13; Technical Fouls: None; A: 2,812.

MIAC

Macalester 67, Carleton 53

Gustavus 69, St. Olaf 46

Hamline 57, St. Scholastica 38

NSIC

Mary 89, Minot State 69

umAC

UW-Eau Claire 62, Northwestern 54

Summit

Kansas 79, Kansas City 49

So. Dak. St. 76, Dakota Wesleyan 48

Women’s hockey

MIAC

UW-Eau Claire 5, Bethel 2

High school

Boys basketball

Ubah Academy 72, St. Paul City 37

Prior Lake 86, Chanhassen 66

Shakopee 65, Minnetonka 55

Eden Prairie 99, Waconia 70

Prairie Seeds 38, Lincoln Int’l 25

Centennial 53, Elk River 47

Osseo 67, Irondale 49

Lakeville South 70, Mpls. Washburn 44

St. Paul Acad. 71, Mpls. Roosevelt 62

Mpls. South 85, Mpls. North 84

Mpls.Camden 79, Mpls. Southwest 78

Hope Academy 71, New Life Academy 44

Girls basketball

Osseo 55, Irondale 35

Nova Classical 49, Highland Park 19

Mpls. Edison at North St. Paul, late

Hastings 58, St. Croix Prep 48

Mahtomedi 75, Simley 30

Benilde-St. Marg. 77, Hill-Murray 66

Centennial 72, Elk River 66

Eagle Ridge Acad. 46 Humboldt 9

ISM/Chesterton 38, Parnassus Prep 23

St. Paul Academy 49, TC Acad. 32

Girls hockey

Lakeville North 5, Apple Valley 2

White Bear Lake 1, Rose./Mahto. 1 OT

Wrestling

Humboldt 45, Washington 29

Transactions

BASEBALL

MLB

BOSTON RED SOX: Acquired LHP Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for RHP Wikelman Gonzalez, C Kyle Teel, OF Braden Montgomery and INF Chase Meidroth. Acquired C Carlos Narvaez from the New York Yankees in exchange for RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and international bonus pool space.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Agreed to terms with RF Mike Tauchman on a one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Agreed to terms with LHP Grant Wolfram on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK METS: Agreed to terms with OF Juan Soto on a 15-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS: Acquired RHP Mike Vasil from Philadelphia in exchange for cash considerations.

TEXAS RANGERS: Acquired INF Jake Burger from Miami in exchange for SSs Echedry Vargas and Max Acosta and LHP Brayan Mendoza. Agreed to terms with RHP Jacob Webb on a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL

NFL

ATLANTA FALCONS: Placed RB Jase McClellan on injured reserve. Elevated RB Carlos Washington to the active roster.

BUFFALO BILLS: Designated DE Dawuane Smoot and LB Baylon Spector to return from injured reserve.

CHICAGO BEARS: Placed WR DeAndre Carter on injured reserve. Signed DL Jonathan Ford to the active roster.

CLEVELAND BROWNS: Designated DT Mike Hall Jr. to return to practice.

GREEN BAY PACKERS: Designated TE Luke Musgrave to return from injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Designated C Ryan Kelly and LB Jaylon Carlies to return from injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Designated WR Marquise Brown and K Harrison Butker to return from injured reserve.

NEW YORK GIANTS: Placed S Tyler Nubin on injured reserve. Designated C Austin Schlottmann to return from injured reserve.

NEW YORK JETS: Placed WR Irvin Charles on injured reserve. Signed DB Jaylin Simpson to the active roster.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Designated S K’Von Wallace to return from injured reserve.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS: Claimed WR K.J. Osborn off waivers from New England.

SOCCER

MLS

SAN DIEGO FC: Acquired D Christopher McVey from D.C. United in exchange for $50,000 in 2025 general allocation money and up to $50,000 in conditional 2026 general allocation money if certain metrics are met. Acquired G CJ dos Santos from Inter Miami in exchange for $100,000 in 2025 general allocation money.