|TODAY|
|HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING|
Flandreau Quadrangular
|HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL|
Aberdeen Central at Watertown, 7:30 p.m.
Aberdeen Christian vs. Hitchcock-Tulare at Tulare, 6:30 p.m.
Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Mobridge-Pollock at Mobridge, 8 p.m.
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. at Wilmot
Deubrook vs. Deuel at Clear Lake
Dupree at Lemmon
Herreid-Selby Area at Timber Lake
Ipswich vs. Eureka-Bowdle at Bowdle
James Valley Christian at Highmore-Harrold
Milbank at Ortonville, Minn.
Mitchell at Brookings
Redfield-Doland vs. Hamlin at Hayti
Sunshine Bible at Faulkton
|HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL|
Aberdeen Central vs. Watertown, Golden Eagles Arena, 7:30 p.m.
Aberdeen Christian vs. Hitchcock-Tulare at Tulare, 8 p.m.
Deubrook vs. Deuel at Clear Lake
Edmunds Central at Northwestern
Groton at Tiospa Zina
Hankinson, N.D. at Rosholt
Ipswich vs. Eureka-Bowdle at Bowdle
Milbank at Ortonville, Minn.
Miller vs. Potter County at Gettysburg
Solen, N.D. at McIntosh
Sully Buttes vs. Lyman at Presho
Sunshine Bible at Faulkton
Wheaton-Herman-Norcross, Minn. at Sisseton
|COLLEGE MEN‘S BASKETBALL|
Jamestown at Minot State
Indiana-Northwest at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis
North Dakota State at Minnesota
|MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL|
|at Washington Street Gym|
6:30 p.m. — Outlaws vs. Mielke Farms
7:45 p.m. — Kessler’s/Pepsi vs. Graham Tire
9 p.m. — Pulfrey Sales vs. Rem Dogg/Barnett Vision/Kleffman Construction
|TV SPORTS|
Men’s College Basketball—St. Joseph’s at Villanova, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Binghampton at Michigan, 6 p.m. (Big 10 Network); North Dakota State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (Big 10 Network)
NBA Basketball—New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
|POLLS|
|S.D. Prep|
|Boys' Basketball|
|Class AA|
|RecordPts
1. Pierre (7)…2-035
2. Roosevelt…2-028
3. Huron…1-116
4. Brandon Valley…2-010
5. Watertown…1-07
Also receiving votes: Washington 1-0, Lincoln 1-0.
|Class A|
1. Dell Rapids (5)…1-033
2. Clark-Willow Lake (1)…1-027
3. Dakota Valley (1)…1-017
4. SF Christian…1-014
5. St. Thomas More…1-06
Also receiving votes: Winner 0-1, Madison 0-0, Aberdeen Roncalli 0-0, Sioux Valley 1-1.
|Class B|
1. White River (7)…1-035
2. Canistota…1-023
3. Viborg-Hurley…1-022
T4. Kimball-White Lake…1-010
T4. James Valley Christian…0-010
Also receiving votes: Dupree 1-0, Sully Buttes 1-0, Langford Area 0-0.
|S.D. Prep Girls'|
|Basketball|
|Class AA|
|RecordPts
1. Mitchell (7)…1-035
2. Washington…2-027
T3. Roosevelt…2-014
T3. Aberdeen Central…1-014
5. Lincoln…1-0 8
Also receiving votes: Pierre 1-0, RC Central 0-2, O’Gorman 2-0, Brandon Valley 1-1.
|Class A|
1. St. Thomas More (4)…2-028
2. Clark Willow Lake (2)…0-122
3. Parkston (1…2-021
4. Aberdeen Roncalli…1-012
5. Harrisburg…3-06
Also receiving votes: SF Christian 2-0, Wagner 2-0, Deubrook Area 2-0, Spearfish 1-1, Pine Ridge 0-0, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1-0.
|Class B|
1. Summit (7)…1-035
2. Sanborn Central-Woonsocket…1-024
3. Centerville…1-018
4. Sully Buttes…2-07
T5. Hanson…2-03
T5. Warner…2-03
T5. Herreid-Selby Area…1-03
Also receiving votes: Newell 0-1, Estelline 1-0, Faith 2-0, De Smet 2-0, Timber Lake 3-0.
|The AP Top 25|
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:|
|RecordPtsPrv
1. Indiana (44)…9-01,5801
2. Duke (20)…9-01,5512
3. Michigan…9-01,4443
4. Syracuse…8-01,3784
5. Florida…7-01,3196
6. Louisville…8-11,3035
7. Ohio St.…6-11,2117
8. Arizona…7-01,1788
9. Kansas…7-11,0879
10. Illinois…10-0 99113
11. Cincinnati…9-0 94411
12. Missouri…8-1 87712
13. Minnesota…10-1 71414
14. Gonzaga…9-1 69910
15. Georgetown…7-1 57715
16. Creighton…9-1 52516
17. New Mexico…10-0 51218
18. San Diego St.…7-1 49117
19. Michigan St.…8-2 32819
20. UNLV…7-1 30521
21. North Carolina…7-2 29820
22. Notre Dame…8-1 28322
23. Wichita St.…9-0 28024
24. Oklahoma St.…7-1 25123
25. NC State…6-2 21325
Others receiving votes: Oregon 177, Pittsburgh 177, Kentucky 44, Wyoming 15, UConn 10, Marquette 8, VCU 6, Butler 5, Maryland 5, Murray St. 4, Alabama 3, Miami 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 1.
|USA Today/ESPN|
|Top 25 Poll|
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:|
|RecordPtsPvs
1. Indiana (25)…9-07691
2. Duke (6)…9-07492
3. Michigan…9-07053
4. Syracuse…10-06634
5. Florida…7-06445
6. Louisville…8-16096
7. Ohio State…6-15867
8. Arizona…7-05688
9. Kansas…7-15379
10. Illinois…10-046514
11. Missouri…8-145011
12. Cincinnati…9-044712
13. Creighton…9-133813
14. Gonzaga…9-132510
15. San Diego State…7-129215
16. Minnesota…10-122521
17. UNLV…7-122418
18. North Carolina…7-222216
19. Michigan State…8-221317
20. New Mexico…10-020720
21. Georgetown…7-116323
22. Kentucky…6-312519
23. Oklahoma State…7-111622
24. Notre Dame…8-111025
25. N.C. State…6-29324
Others receiving votes: Wichita State 88, Pittsburgh 74, Oregon 32, UConn 10, Murray State 10, Wyoming 8, Butler 4, Mississippi 2, VCU 2.
|BASKETBALL|
High School Boys
Saturday's late games
Dupree 58
New Underwood 47
|Saturday at New Underwood|
DUPREE: Kash Deal 2 0-0 4, Jeffrie Shaving 3 0-0 6, Tate Widow 5 0-1 13, Trenton Pretty Weasel 0 2-3 2, Nate Widow 5 6-7 18, Seth Longbrake 4 0-0 10, Creighton LeBeau 2 0-0 5. Totals 21-41 8-11 58.
NEW UNDERWOOD: Cameron Koch 6 2-4 14, Dalton Benter 1 2-2 4, Tanner Brindley 4 3-6 11, Clay Farland 4 0-0 11, Jhett Finkbeiner 1 0-0 3, Brandon Koch 2 0-0 4. Totals 18-41 7-11 47.
Dupree|13303958
New Underwood|15263747
3-point field goals — T. Widow 3, N. Widow 2, Longbrake 2, LeBeau, Farland 3, Finkbeiner. Total fouls — Dupree 11, New Underwood 11. Rebounds — Dupree 30 (T. Widow 8); New Underwood 15 (Benter 4). Turnovers — Dupree 9; New Underwood 13. B Game — Dupree 45-33.
Newell 48
Timber Lake 39
|Saturday at Newell|
TIMBER LAKE: Kyle Schumacher 7 0-0 17, Dayton Wiedmer 1 0-0 2, Kellon Lawrence 3 2-3 10, Bruce Biegler 3 0-0 7, Clay Lindskov 1 1-3 3. Totals 15 3-6 39.
NEWELL: Brad Kari 0 0-2 0, Prestyn Novak 4 1-2 10, Wacey Boylan 3 0-1 6, Garrett Boylan 3 1-1 8, Matt Komes 2 5-7 9, Tyler Hohenberger 4 0-2 8, Will Orwick 3 0-0 7. Totals 19 7-15 48.
Timber Lake|15303339
Newell|13233148
3-point field goals — Schumacher 3, Lawrence 2, Biegler, Novak, G. Boylan, Orwick. Fouled out — Biegler. Total fouls — Timber Lake 17; Newell 13.
College Basketball
|Northern Sun|
|Intercollegiate Conference|
|MEN|
Team (Overall)|WL
|North|
St. Cloud State (6-0)…30
Northern State (7-2)…30
Minnesota State-Moorhead (7-1)…21
Bemidji State (4-3)…21
Minnesota-Duluth (3-4)…12
University of Mary (2-5)…12
Minnesota-Crookston (3-4)…03
Minot State (1-5)…03
|South|
Augustana College (7-0)…30
Upper Iowa (5-2)…30
Minnesota State, Mankato (6-1)…21
Southwest Minnesota State (5-5)…21
Wayne State (6-2)…12
Winona State (7-3)…12
Sioux Falls (4-3)…03
Concordia-St. Paul (1-5)…03
|WOMEN|
Team (Overall)|WL
|North|
St. Cloud State (7-0)…30
Minot State (4-1)…21
Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-2)…21
Minnesota-Duluth (5-2)…21
Northern State (5-2)…12
Bemidji State (5-2)…12
University of Mary (5-3)…12
Minnesota-Crookston (3-4)…03
|South|
Augustana College (7-0)…30
Minnesota State, Mankato (6-0)…30
Wayne State (5-1)…21
Winona State (8-2)…21
Sioux Falls (4-3)…12
Concordia-St. Paul (3-4)…12
Upper Iowa (3-6)…03
Southwest Minnesota State (1-7)…03
|Summit League|
|MEN|
Team (Overall)|WL
Western Illinois (7-3)…20
North Dakota State (8-2)…10
South Dakota State (8-3)…10
Kansas City (4-5)…11
South Dakota (4-6)…11
Fort Wayne (5-6)…00
Oakland (3-7)…00
IUPUI (3-8)…02
Nebraska-Omaha (2-9)…02
|WOMEN|
Team (Overall)|WL
Nebraska-Omaha (6-2)…00
IUPUI (6-4)…00
South Dakota State (6-4)…00
Oakland (5-4)…00
Western Illinois (4-5)…00
South Dakota (4-6)…00
Kansas City (4-6)…00
Fort Wayne (3-6)…00
North Dakota State (3-6)…00
|Great Plains|
|Athletic Conference|
|MEN|
Team (Overall)|WL
Doane College (12-1)…51
Hastings College (11-2)…42
Northwestern (9-3)…42
Morningside College (5-6)…32
Dordt College (9-3)…33
Briar Cliff (9-4)…33
Midland (5-5)…33
Dakota Wesleyan (5-6)…23
Concordia (5-5)…24
Nebraska Wesleyan (5-4)…14
Mount Marty (4-6)…14
|WOMEN|
Team (Overall)|WL
Concordia (12-0)…60
Briar Cliff (11-1)…51
Morningside College (9-1)…41
Northwestern (9-3)…42
Mount Marty (6-4)…32
Hastings College (7-6)…33
Dordt College (6-7)…33
Dakota Wesleyan (8-4)…23
Midland (4-7)…15
Nebraska Wesleyan (1-8)…05
Doane College (5-8)…06
|NBA|
|EASTERN CONFERENCE|
|Atlantic Division|
|WLPctGB
New York…155.750–
Brooklyn…118.5793
Boston…119.5504
Philadelphia…119.5504
Toronto…417.19011
|Southeast Division|
|WLPctGB
Miami…135.722–
Atlanta…125.706
Orlando…812.4006
Charlotte…712.3686
Washington…215.11810
|Central Division|
|WLPctGB
Chicago…118.579–
Milwaukee…109.5261
Indiana…1011.4762
Detroit…715.3185
Cleveland…417.1908
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|
|Southwest Division|
|WLPctGB
San Antonio…174.810–
Memphis…144.7781
Dallas…1010.5006
Houston…910.4747
New Orleans…514.26311
|Northwest Division|
|WLPctGB
Oklahoma City…174.810–
Utah…1210.5455
Minnesota…99.5006
Denver…1011.4767
Portland…812.4008
|Pacific Division|
|WLPctGB
L.A. Clippers…146.700–
Golden State…137.6501
L.A. Lakers…912.4295
Sacramento…712.3686
Phoenix…715.3188
| ———|
|Monday’s games|
Golden State 104, Charlotte 96
Philadelphia 104, Detroit 97
Miami 101, Atlanta 92
ATLANTA (92)
Stevenson 4-11 0-0 12, Smith 7-18 4-5 22, Horford 8-14 4-4 20, Teague 3-10 4-4 11, D.Harris 2-7 0-0 4, Williams 3-8 5-5 11, Pachulia 0-0 0-0 0, Morrow 3-4 0-0 6, Jenkins 1-2 0-0 2, Petro 1-1 0-0 2, Tolliver 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 32-75 19-20 92.|
MIAMI (101)
James 10-16 6-7 27, Lewis 1-3 0-0 3, Bosh 6-11 2-6 14, Chalmers 1-3 2-2 4, Wade 11-13 3-6 26, Battier 3-5 0-0 9, Anthony 1-1 0-0 2, Allen 1-8 1-1 3, Cole 4-4 0-0 10, Miller 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 39-67 14-22 101.|
Atlanta…26282018–92
Miami…28282619–101
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 9-28 (Smith 4-5, Stevenson 4-11, Teague 1-3, Jenkins 0-1, Morrow 0-1, Williams 0-3, D.Harris 0-4), Miami 9-21 (Battier 3-5, Cole 2-2, Wade 1-1, James 1-2, Lewis 1-3, Miller 1-3, Chalmers 0-2, Allen 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 35 (Horford 11), Miami 45 (Bosh 10). Assists—Atlanta 16 (Smith 6), Miami 23 (James 6). Total Fouls—Atlanta 16, Miami 18. Technicals—Atlanta defensive three second. A—19,600 (19,600).
San Antonio 134, Houston 126, OT
Dallas 119, Sacramento 96
Toronto at Portland, N|
|Tuesday’s games|
L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
New York at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Denver at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.|
|Wednesday’s games|
Brooklyn at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Golden State at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Houston, 7 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Utah, 9:30 p.m.|
College men's
Top 25 Fared|
By The Associated Press|
|Monday|
1. Indiana (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Butler, Saturday.
2. Duke (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Cornell, Wednesday, Dec. 19.
3. Michigan (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Binghamton, Tuesday.
4. Syracuse (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Canisius, Saturday.
5. Florida (7-0) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Arizona, Saturday.
6. Louisville (8-1) did not play. Next: at Memphis, Saturday.
7. Ohio State (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. Savannah State, Wednesday.
8. Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: at No. 5 Florida, Saturday.
9. Kansas (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Belmont, Saturday.
10. Illinois (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Norfolk State, Tuesday.
11. Cincinnati (9-0) did not play. Next: at Marshall, Saturday.
12. Missouri (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. South Carolina State, Monday.
13. Minnesota (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. North Dakota State, Tuesday.
14. Gonzaga (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday.
15. Georgetown (8-1) beat Longwood 89-53. Next: vs. Western Carolina, Saturday.
16. Creighton (9-1) did not play. Next: at California, Saturday.
17. New Mexico (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. New Mexico State, Saturday.
18. San Diego State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. San Diego, Saturday.
19. Michigan State (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Tuskegee, Saturday.
20. UNLV (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. La Verne, Thursday.
21. North Carolina (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. East Carolina, Saturday.
22. Notre Dame (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Purdue, Saturday.
23. Wichita State (9-0) did not play. Next: at Tennessee, Thursday.
24. Oklahoma State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Central Arkansas, Sunday.
25. N.C. State (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. Norfolk State, Saturday.
|SCORES|
|EAST |
Georgetown 89, Longwood 53 |
LIU Post 90, Felician 81 |
Navy 69, Bryant 59 |
|MIDWEST |
Bethany Lutheran 76, St. Thomas (Minn.) 73 |
Detroit 81, Alabama St. 68 |
Martin Luther 76, St. John’s (Minn.) 63 |
|SOUTH |
Louisiana-Monroe 68, SE Louisiana 61, OT |
Southern U. 77, William Carey 50 |
Virginia Tech 70, MVSU 49 |
|SOUTHWEST |
No scores reported from the SOUTHWEST.
|FAR WEST |
No scores reported from the FAR WEST.
College Women's
|SCORES|
|EAST |
Boston U. 68, Harvard 61, OT |
Bryant 44, Maine 40 |
FDU-Florham 94, NJ City 63 |
Fordham 56, Southern U. 44 |
Ithaca 63, Medaille 41 |
Loyola (Md.) 53, Army 47 |
Montclair St. 79, Stevens Tech 42 |
Niagara 63, Binghamton 57 |
|MIDWEST |
No scores reported from the MIDWEST.
|SOUTH |
Augusta St. 62, Clark Atlanta 57 |
Louisiana-Lafayette 68, Jackson St. 57 |
Savannah St. 49, North Florida 40 |
|SOUTHWEST |
No scores reported from the SOUTHWEST.
|FAR WEST |
No scores reported from the FAR WEST.
|BOWLING|
|SUNSET MIXED LEAGUE|
Standings: 100 Percent Skill 11, The Go Getters 11, Hot Shots 10, The Angry Pandas 10, Spare Time 10, The Dude Abides 8, C.M.W. 4, Money For Nothing 4, Just Our Luck 4, Wild Fire 3.
High Games: (men) Chad Simes 248-222, Paul Hopfinger 248, Jon DeVries 246-202, Nick Hanson 244-201, Leonard Willett 236-213, Gary Klabo 234, Jason Schaunaman 225-221-212, D.B. Garber 215, Daryle Hein 214, Jason Pelzl 212, Mike Herbert 208; (women) Amanda Ronke 237-227, Jan Kearns 212-177, Jenny Pelzl 200, Hope Knoepfle 184, Susan Klabo 177.
High Series: (men) Chad Simes 668, Jason Schaunaman 658, Nick Hanson 639, Leonard Willett 637, Jon DeVries 618; (women) Amanda Ronke 629, Jan Kearns 558, Susan Klabo 490, Jenny Pelzl 483.
|ROWDYS LEAGUE|
Standings: Schwan’s Rec 36, Bowlseyes 33, Dream Team 28, Pets At Rest 26, Alley Cats 23, Triple X 22.
High Games: Mary Kolb 216, Donna Weig 201-200, Amber Lutz 200.
High Series: Donna Weig 549, Amber Lutz 527, Mary Kolb 525.
|JUNIOR BOWLING|
|BANTAM CANDY BAR LEAGUE|
Standings: M&M’s 21, Snickers 19, Kit Kat 16, Mounds 16.
High Games: (boys) Parker Grieben 99-76-56, Peyton Brust 90-70-57, Caleb Kinzler 78-71-68, Jackson Lewno 78-72-49; (girls) Hannah Johnson 77-58-34, Hailey Johnson 74-62-60, Paige Yamaura 39-37-36.
High Series: (boys) Parker Grieben 231, Dayton Brust 217, Caleb Kinzler 217, Jackson Lewno 199; (girls) Hailey Johnson 196, Hannah Johnson 169, Paige Yamaura 112.
|PREP JUNK FOOD LEAGUE|
Standings: Big Macs 29, Tacos 17, Fries 13, Whopper 12.
High Games: Avery Bad Moccasin 136-126-105, Jaren Bohling 128-115-85, Harrison Kieffer 127-126-109.
High Series: Avery Bad Moccasin 367, Harrison Kieffer 362, Dalaney Christofferson 336.
|MAJORS MIXED LEAGUE|
Standings: Packers 25, Broncos 23, Vikings 20, Colts 20, Giants 13, Cowboys 6.
High Games: (boys) Daniel Garber 231-224-201, Jack Parkin 220-187-168, Doug Ogden 214-174-170, Collin Cady 192-179-177; (girls) Megan Salo 199-129-122.
High Series: (boys) Daniel Garber 623, Jack Parkin 575, Doug Ogden 558, Collin Cady 548; (girls) Megan Salo 450.
|JUNIOR MIXED LEAGUE|
Standings: Pepsi 25, Coke 23, Orange 17, Mt. Dew 16, Diet Pepsi 14, Squirt 13.
High Games: (boys) Scott Albrecht 155-141-131, Tanner Wiedebush 143-106-103, Sy Evoniuk 138-132-92; (girls) Ryann Yamaura 136-125-94, Jasa Mayer 76-75-39.
High Series: (boys) Scott Albrecht 427, Sy Ewoniuk 362, Slater Stolp 358; (girls) Ryann Yamaura 355, Jasa Mayer 190.
|CARTOON/ANIMAL KINGDOM LEAGUE|
High Games: (boys) Jacob Tewksbury 106-96, Mac Moore 90-76, Will Boynton 89-61, Wyatt Kirchgasler 71-68, Conner Miller 57-52; (girls) Isabel Mills 83-72, Brooklyn Bohling 82-78.
High Series: (boys) Jacob Tewksbury 202, Mac Moore 166, Will Boynton 150, Wyatt Kirchgasler 139, Conner Miller 109; (girls) Brooklyn Bohling 160, Isabel Mills 155.
|RODEO|
|National Finals Rodeo Results|
|By The Associated Press|
|Sunday|
|At Thomas & Mack Center|
|Las Vegas|
|Fourth Round|
|Bareback riding|
1, Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 87 points on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Kattle Katie, $18,257. 2, Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, 86, $14,429. 3, J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 85.5, $10,895. 4, Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 85, $7,656. 5 (tie) Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., and Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 84.5, $3,828 each. 7, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 83. 8, Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., 80.5. 9, Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 79. 10, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 78.5. 11, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 78. 12, Brian Bain, Culver, Ore., 76. 13, Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., 75.5. 14, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 72.5. 15, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 71.|
|Steer wrestling|
1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.3 seconds, $18,257. 2, Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas, 3.6, $14,429. 3, Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 3.7, $10,895. 4 (tie) Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., and Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 4.1, $6,184 each. 6 (tie) Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif., and Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 4.2, $1,472 each. 8, Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 4.8. 9, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 5.3. 10, Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 5.4. 11, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 5.7. 12, Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 6.1. 13, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 13.4. 14, K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 13.8. 15, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 16.1.|
|Team roping|
1, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont./Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas, 3.9 seconds, $18,257 each. 2, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 4.0, $14,429. 3, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 4.9, $10,895. 4, Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 6.1, $7,656. 5, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 8.1, $4,712. 6, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 9.4, $2,945. 7, Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz./Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 9.8. 8, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 10.5. 9, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 14.1. 10, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 14.8. 11, Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 19.0. 12, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 22.6. 13 (tie) Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., and Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif./Dakota Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas, NT.|
|Saddle bronc riding|
1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 90 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Wild Bill, $18,257. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 86.5, $14,429. 3, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 86, $10,895. 4, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 84, $7,656. 5, Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 81, $4,712. 6, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 80.5, $2,945. 7, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 80. 8, Cody Taton, Corona, N.M., 77.5. 9, Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, 65.5. 10 (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., Jake Wright, Milford, Utah. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, and Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., NS.|
|Tie-down roping|
1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.8 seconds, $18,257. 2, Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 8.1, $14,429. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 8.2, $10,895. 4, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.6, $7,656. 5, Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 8.7, $4,712. 6, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 8.8, $2,945. 7, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 9.2. 8, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 9.3. 9, Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.1. 10 (tie) Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, and Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 10.5 each. 12, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 14.2. 13, Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas, 20.7. 14 (tie) Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., and Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, NT.|
|Barrel racing|
1, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.67 seconds, $18,257. 2, Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 13.75, $14,429. 3, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.81, $10,895. 4, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.82, $7,656. 5, Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., 13.90, $4,712. 6, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 13.97, $2,945. 7, Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas, 14.03. 8, Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla., 14.06. 9, Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D., 14.07. 10 (tie) Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., and Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., 14.18 each. 12, Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 18.80. 13, Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 18.90. 14, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 19.61. 15, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 24.33.|
|Bull riding|
1, Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 78.5 points on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s El Capitan, $18,257. 2, Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 76.0, $14,429. 3 (tie) J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo., Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla., Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo., Beau Schroeder, China, Texas. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla., Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, and Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., NS.
|NFL|
|AMERICAN CONFERENCE|
|East|
|WLTPctPFPA
y-New England…1030.769472274
N.Y. Jets…670.462245306
Buffalo…580.385289352
Miami…580.385240276
|South|
|WLTPctPFPA
x-Houston…1120.846365263
Indianapolis…940.692292329
Tennessee…490.308271386
Jacksonville…2110.154216359
|North|
|WLTPctPFPA
Baltimore…940.692331273
Pittsburgh…760.538278264
Cincinnati…760.538321280
Cleveland…580.385259272
|West|
|WLTPctPFPA
y-Denver…1030.769375257
San Diego…580.385292281
Oakland…3100.231248402
Kansas City…2110.154195352
|NATIONAL CONFERENCE|
|East|
|WLTPctPFPA
N.Y. Giants…850.615373270
Washington…760.538343329
Dallas…760.538300314
Philadelphia…490.308240341
|South|
|WLTPctPFPA
y-Atlanta…1120.846337259
Tampa Bay…670.462354308
New Orleans…580.385348379
Carolina…490.308265312
|North|
|WLTPctPFPA
Green Bay…940.692323279
Chicago…850.615308219
Minnesota…760.538283286
Detroit…490.308320342
|West|
|WLTPctPFPA
San Francisco…931.731316184
Seattle…850.615300202
St. Louis…661.500236279
Arizona…490.308186292
x-clinched playoff spot|
y-clinched division|
| ———|
|Thursday’s game|
Denver 26, Oakland 13|
|Sunday’s games|
Minnesota 21, Chicago 14
Washington 31, Baltimore 28, OT
Cleveland 30, Kansas City 7
San Diego 34, Pittsburgh 24
Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 23
N.Y. Jets 17, Jacksonville 10
Carolina 30, Atlanta 20
Philadelphia 23, Tampa Bay 21
St. Louis 15, Buffalo 12
Dallas 20, Cincinnati 19
San Francisco 27, Miami 13
Seattle 58, Arizona 0
N.Y. Giants 52, New Orleans 27
Green Bay 27, Detroit 20|
|Monday’s game|
New England 42, Houston 14|
Houston…0077–14
New England…147714–42
|First Quarter|
NE—Hernandez 7 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 9:27.
NE—Lloyd 37 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 2:49.|
|Second Quarter|
NE—Hernandez 4 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 11:01.|
|Third Quarter|
NE—Stallworth 63 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 9:49.
Hou—Foster 1 run (S.Graham kick), 6:12.|
|Fourth Quarter|
NE—Lloyd fumble recovery in end zone (Gostkowski kick), 14:15.
NE—Ridley 14 run (Gostkowski kick), 7:23.
Hou—Yates 1 run (S.Graham kick), 2:00.|
A—68,756.
| ———|
|HouNE
First downs…1927
Total Net Yards…323419
Rushes-yards…27-10033-130
Passing…223289
Punt Returns…2-14-50
Kickoff Returns…2-391-7
Interceptions Ret.…1-11-19
Comp-Att-Int…21-36-121-36-1
Sacked-Yards Lost…2-241-7
Punts…7-49.35-48.0
Fumbles-Lost…1-02-0
Penalties-Yards…7-706-56
Time of Possession…29:1130:49
| ———|
|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|
RUSHING—Houston, Foster 15-46, Tate 8-46, Forsett 3-7, Yates 1-1. New England, Ridley 18-72, Vereen 8-40, Bolden 2-11, Brady 1-6, Woodhead 1-4, Mallett 3-(minus 3).
PASSING—Houston, Schaub 19-32-1-232, Yates 2-4-0-15. New England, Brady 21-35-0-296, Mallett 0-1-1-0.
RECEIVING—Houston, Johnson 8-95, Foster 4-39, Jean 2-31, Daniels 2-24, Casey 1-30, Posey 1-19, Forsett 1-14, Tate 1-(minus 1), Martin 1-(minus 4). New England, Hernandez 8-58, Lloyd 7-89, Welker 3-52, Woodhead 2-34, Stallworth 1-63.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
|Thursday, Dec. 13|
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m.|
|Sunday, Dec. 16|
Green Bay at Chicago, noon
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, noon
Minnesota at St. Louis, noon
Indianapolis at Houston, noon
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, noon
Washington at Cleveland, noon
Jacksonville at Miami, noon
Denver at Baltimore, noon
Carolina at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.
Detroit at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
San Francisco at New England, 7:20 p.m.|
|Monday, Dec. 17|
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.|
Transactions
Monday’s Sports Transactions|
|By The Associated Press|
|BASEBALL|
BOSTON RED SOX—Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Oakland.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Keppinger on a three-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with C Brayan Pena on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Matt Hoffman for assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Named Marty Mason pitching coach, Tim Doherty hitting coach and Larry Bennese trainer of Rochester (IL); Chad Allen hitting coach and Chris Johnson trainer of New Britain (EL); Doug Mientkiewicz manager, Ivan Arteaga pitching coach and Alan Rail trainer of Fort Myers (FSL); Ryan Hedwall trainer of Cedar Rapids (MWL); Curtis Simondet trainer of Elizabethton (Appalachian); Chad Jackson minor league trainer and rehab coordinator; Erik Beiser minor league strength and conditioning coordinator;
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named Pat Hentgen bullpen coach.|
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Ludwick on a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Re-signed RHP Jason Grilli to a two-year contract.|
|American Association|
SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Sold the contract of RHP Kyle Mertins to the Baltimore Orioles.|
|FOOTBALL|
|National Football League|
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed C Rich Ohrnberger on injured reserve. Claimed QB Brian Hoyer off waivers from Pittsburgh.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Announced quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell will assume the duties of offensive coordinator.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed TE Brad Smelley from the practice squad. Released DL Ronnie Cameron.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Claimed WR Armon Binns off waivers from Cincinnati. Released CB Michael Coe.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed TE LaMark Brown to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Activated RB Brandon Bolden from the suspended list.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed LB Joseph Dickson and WR Titus Ryan to the practice squad. Released DT Matt Hardison and WR Eddie McGee from the practice squad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Reinstated LB Rolando McClain from the reserve/suspended by club list. Signed CB Chimdi Chekwa from the practice squad. Released CB Ron Bartell and FB Owen Schmitt.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Suspended RB Brandon Jacobs for the remainder of the regular season following a series of posts on social media sites addressing his lack of playing time.|
