NFL – National Football League – Week 17
Yesterday
New York Giants 45, Indianapolis Colts 33
Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 25
Giants 45, Colts 33 – Giants beat Colts 45-33 to eliminate Indy from the playoffs
The New York Giants snapped a franchise-record 10-game losing streak and ended the Indianapolis Colts’ slim playoff hopes Sunday as Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and ran for another in a 45-33 victory. The win was the first at home for New York and it cost the Giants control of the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Lock sandwiched touchdown passes of 31 and 59 yards to Malik Nabers around TD passes of 32 yards to Darius Slayton and 5 yards to Wan’Dale Robinson. 7. The Giants are 3-13 while the Colts slipped to 7-9 playing without quarterback Anthony Richardson.
Vikings 27, Packers 25 – Darnold gives Vikings another gem with career-high 377 yards in 27-25 win over Packers
Sam Darnold added another exploit to his career-altering season, passing for a personal-best 377 yards and three touchdowns as the Minnesota Vikings hung on to beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25 for their ninth consecutive victory. The Vikings are 14-2. They set up a final-week showdown in Detroit for both the division title and the No. 1 seed for the playoffs in the NFC. Jordan Love’s only touchdown pass for the Packers came with 2:18 left to pull the Packers within two points. Darnold responded with two completions for first downs to seal the game.
Other Scores
Kansas City 29, Pittsburgh 10
Baltimore 31, Houston 2
Seattle 6, Chicago 3
L.A. Chargers 40, New England 7
Cincinnati 30, Denver 24, OT
L.A. Rams 13, Arizona 9
Buffalo 40, N.Y. Jets 14
Jacksonville 20, Tennessee 13
Las Vegas 25, New Orleans 10
Philadelphia 41, Dallas 7
Tampa Bay 48, Carolina 14
Miami 20, Cleveland 3
Washington 30, Atlanta 24 – OT
Tonight
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m. Rock 107 WIRX 7:10
NFL – NFC’s No. 1 seed comes down to Vikings-Lions showdown at Detroit in Week 18
The NFC’s No. 1 seed will come down to the final game of the regular season when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday night. The winner takes the NFC North and gets a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl. The loser becomes the No. 5 seed and must play on the road in the wild-card round. The Lions hold the tiebreaker if the teams enter with identical records and play to a tie. The Vikings held on for a 27-25 victory over the Green Bay Packers to set up the high-stakes showdown in Week 18.
NCAAFB – College Football – Bowl Season
Today
(19) Missouri vs. Iowa, 2:30 p.m. TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday
Detroit Red Wings 4, Washington Capitals 2
Dallas Stars 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Red Wings 4, Capitals 2 – Kane reaches 1,300 points, Red Wings halt four-game slide with 4-2 win over Capitals
Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit’s coach in the Red Wings’ 4-2 victory over Washington on Sunday. Alex DeBrincat scored two goals and Lucas Raymond added another as the Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak. Alex Lyon made 26 saves. Alex Ovechkin is 25 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. Nic Dowd had the other Capitals goal. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves but Washington remained one point behind first-place New Jersey in the Eastern Conference.
Stars 5, Blackhawks 1 – Matt Duchene and Jamie Benn lead the Stars past the Blackhawks 5-1
Matt Duchene and Jamie Benn each had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. Jason Robertson, Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and an assist for Dallas, which had lost three of four. Jake Oettinger made 24 saves. Chicago dropped its fourth consecutive game. It lost three of four in its season series against Dallas. Connor Bedard scored his 10th goal for the Blackhawks, and Arvid Soderblom made 26 stops. Next up for Bedard and company is the Winter Classic on Tuesday against St. Louis.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Indiana Pacers 123, Boston Celtics 114
Pacers 123, Celtics 114 – Haliburton scores 31 points as Pacers rebound from 37-point loss to Celtics
Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and the Indiana Pacers rebounded from a 37-point loss to Boston two nights earlier by beating the Celtics 123-114 on Sunday night in the rematch. Andrew Nembhard, who returned after missing Friday’s game with tendinitis in his left knee, added 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam chipped in with 17 points and Bennedict Mathurin had 14.Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 points and six assists. Jayson Tatum scored 22 points with nine boards and six assists. Payton Pritchard added 21 points and Derrick White 17.
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Michigan 112, Western Kentucky 64
Michigan 112, WKU 64 – Michigan rolls to 112-64 victory over Western Kentucky
Vladislov Goldin and Nimari Burnett scored 17 points apiece and Tre Donaldson and Danny Wolf posted double-doubles to lead Michigan to a 112-64 romp over Western Kentucky, snapping a six-game win streak for the Hilltoppers. Goldin made 7 of 8 shots with two 3-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws for the Wolverines (10-3), whose three losses this season have been by a combined five points. Burnett did most of his damage on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range. Donaldson totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double, while Wolf finished with 12 points and 10 boards for his sixth of the season. Don McHenry sank three 3-pointers and scored 18 to lead Western Kentucky (9-4).
Today
Cleary University at Central Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at (18) Michigan State, 3:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 2:00
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(3) Notre Dame 95, Virginia 54
(4) USC 75, (23) Michigan 58
(8) Maryland 72, (19) Michigan State 66
(3) Notre Dame 95, UVA 54 – No. 3 Notre Dame women rout Virginia for Olivia Miles’ 100th career win
Hannah Hidalgo scored 28 points and Sonia Citron added 25 to help No. 3 Notre Dame rout Virginia 95-54. Olivia Miles earned her third triple-double of the season and sixth of her career with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Miles entered the game as the NCAA’s active career assist leader, averaging 6.8 assists a game. It was the 100th career victory for Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey, who is 100-34 in five seasons. Notre Dame hit 51% of its field-goal attempts and owned a whopping 54-31 rebounding edge. Virginia made only 30% of its shots and remained winless in South Bend.
(4) USC 75, Michigan 58 – Watkins scores 31 points to propel No. 4 USC past No. 23 Michigan, 78-58
JuJu Watkins scored 31 points , making 13 of 14 free throws, and No. 4 Southern California beat No. 23 Michigan 78-58 in the Trojans’ Big Ten home opener. Watkins had five rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks. Kiki Iriafen added 18 points for the Trojans, who improved to 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. Watkins and Iriafen combined to score USC’s first 16 points in the fourth quarter. The Wolverines were led by Jordan Hobbs with 19 points. She rattled off 14 points in a row in the second quarter to leave Michigan trailing by three at halftime. The Wolverines fell to 10-3 and 1-1.
(8) MD 72, (19) MSU 66 – No. 8 Maryland holds on for a scrappy win over No. 19 Michigan State 72-66
Kaylene Smikle scored 19 points to help No. 8 Maryland remain undefeated with a 72-66 victory over No. 19 Michigan State. The Terrapins withstood a scrappy Michigan State team, holding the Spartans to 32% shooting from the field. Michigan State trailed by 17 in the second quarter but fought back to a 57-all tie in the fourth. Maryland, which had gone over six minutes without scoring, broke that deadlock with a 3-pointer by Saylor Poffenbarger. Christina Dalce made a layup with 36.3 seconds left to put the Terps up 70-66.
