KING PIN LANES
John Lenihan Memorial League
Larry DeFrees and George Marsh III, 268 and 675. Patrick Hitchcock, 670; Dave York, 667; BJ Borst, 658; Willy Opperman, 653; Daniel Clements, 644; DeFrees, 633; Tom Marolf, 617; Doug Williams II, 607; Bob Kilroy II, 600.
Tia Baker, 206 and 551.
Crescent Girls League
Kendra Eddy, 248 and 689. Emily Porter, 675; Heather Manwarren, 619.
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 445 349
Miami 10 5 0 .667 378 282
New England 6 9 0 .400 298 339
N.Y. Jets 2 13 0 .133 229 429
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 423 348
Tennessee 10 5 0 .667 450 401
Houston 4 11 0 .267 346 423
Jacksonville 1 14 0 .067 292 464
North
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Pittsburgh 12 3 0 .800 394 288
Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 430 300
Cleveland 10 5 0 .667 384 397
Cincinnati 4 10 1 .300 308 386
West
W L T Pct PF PA
*zyx-Kan. City 14 1 0 .933 452 324
Las Vegas 7 8 0 .467 402 447
L.A. Chargers 6 9 0 .400 346 405
Denver 5 10 0 .333 292 414
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 9 0 .400 376 450
Washington 6 9 0 .400 315 315
N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 257 338
Philadelphia 4 10 1 .300 320 398
South
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-N. Orleans 11 4 0 .733 449 330
x-Tampa Bay 10 5 0 .667 448 328
Carolina 5 10 0 .333 343 369
Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 369 370
North
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Green Bay 12 3 0 .800 474 353
Chicago 8 7 0 .533 356 335
Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 393 440
Detroit 5 10 0 .333 342 482
West
W L T Pct PF PA
yx-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 433 348
L.A. Rams 9 6 0 .600 354 289
Arizona 8 7 0 .533 403 349
San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 353 364
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched first round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage
Friday’s Game
New Orleans 52, Minnesota 33
Saturday’s Games
Tampa Bay 47, Detroit 7
San Francisco 20, Arizona 12
Miami 26, Las Vegas 25
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore 27, N.Y. Giants 13
Chicago 41, Jacksonville 17
Cincinnati 37, Houston 31
Kansas City 17, Atlanta 14
N.Y. Jets 23, Cleveland 16
Pittsburgh 28, Indianapolis 24
Carolina 20, Washington 13
L.A. Chargers 19, Denver 16
Dallas 37, Philadelphia 17
Seattle 20, L.A. Rams 9
Green Bay 40, Tennessee 14
Monday’s Game
Buffalo 38, New England 9
Sunday, Jan. 3
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 4:25 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.
Las Vegas at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 4:25 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Summaries
Baltimore 27, N.Y. Giants 13
N.Y. Giants 0 3 3 7 — 13
Baltimore 14 6 0 7 — 27
First Quarter
Bal_M.Brown 6 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), 6:48.
Bal_Dobbins 2 run (Tucker kick), :07.
Second Quarter
Bal_FG Tucker 20, 4:38.
NYG_FG Gano 31, 1:08.
Bal_FG Tucker 28, :00.
Third Quarter
NYG_FG Gano 42, 3:54.
Fourth Quarter
Bal_Bryant 8 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), 14:55.
NYG_Shepard 3 pass from Jones (Gano kick), 8:40.
NYG Bal
First downs 24 25
Total Net Yards 269 432
Rushes-yards 12-54 40-249
Passing 215 183
Punt Returns 1-6 2-36
Kickoff Returns 4-80 2-39
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 24-41-0 17-26-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 6-37 0-0
Punts 3-47.0 2-34.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-35 10-65
Time of Possession 24:51 35:09
Individual Statistics
RUSHING_N.Y. Giants, Gallman 6-27, Lewis 1-15, Engram 1-5, Morris 3-4, Jones 1-3. Baltimore, Edwards 15-85, Jackson 13-80, Dobbins 11-77, Duvernay 1-7.
PASSING_N.Y. Giants, Jones 24-41-0-252. Baltimore, Jackson 17-26-0-183.
RECEIVING_N.Y. Giants, Shepard 9-77, Engram 7-65, Pettis 2-33, Gallman 2-26, Slayton 2-26, Board 1-16, Morris 1-9. Baltimore, Andrews 6-76, M.Brown 4-25, Edwards 2-37, Snead 2-24, Boykin 1-13, Bryant 1-8, Duvernay 1-0.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
N.Y. Jets 23, Cleveland 16
Cleveland 3 0 7 6 — 16
N.Y. Jets 7 6 7 3 — 23
First Quarter
Cle_FG Parkey 44, 9:26.
NYJ_Berrios 43 pass from Crowder (Ficken kick), :34.
Second Quarter
NYJ_Herndon 11 pass from Darnold (kick blocked), 13:33.
Third Quarter
NYJ_Crowder 30 pass from Darnold (Ficken kick), 10:26.
Cle_Chubb 1 run (Parkey kick), 2:56.
Fourth Quarter
Cle_Hunt 4 run (kick failed), 12:38.
NYJ_FG Ficken 34, 2:52.
Cle NYJ
First downs 23 18
Total Net Yards 299 333
Rushes-yards 18-45 34-131
Passing 254 202
Punt Returns 2-13 3-21
Kickoff Returns 3-79 2-40
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 28-53-0 17-33-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-31 2-16
Punts 6-41.8 7-37.1
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-51 7-58
Time of Possession 28:12 31:48
Individual Statistics
RUSHING_Cleveland, Chubb 11-28, Hunt 4-11, Mayfield 3-6. N.Y. Jets, Gore 14-48, Perine 9-30, Darnold 7-20, Crowder 1-14, Johnson 2-13, Perriman 1-6.
PASSING_Cleveland, Mayfield 28-53-0-285. N.Y. Jets, Darnold 16-32-0-175, Crowder 1-1-0-43.
RECEIVING_Cleveland, Hooper 7-71, Bradley 5-60, Chubb 5-38, Njoku 4-26, Hunt 3-41, Bryant 3-37, Hall 1-12. N.Y. Jets, Crowder 7-92, Herndon 4-34, Berrios 3-60, Perine 1-14, Brown 1-13, Gore 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Cleveland, Gillan 61. N.Y. Jets, Ficken 50.
———
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday, Dec. 26
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
No. 23 Liberty 37, No. 9 Coastal Carolina 34, OT
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Dallas
No. 16 Louisiana 31, UTSA 24
Lendingtree Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Georgia St. 39, W. Kentucky 21
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Cheez-It Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
No. 18 Miami vs. Oklahoma St., 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
No. 20 Texas vs. Colorado, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Wisconsin vs. Wake Forest, Noon (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Florida, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
No. 22 Tulsa vs. Mississippi St., Noon (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
No. 19 San Jose St. vs. Ball State., 2 p.m. (CBSSN)
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
West Virginia vs. Army, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
Houston
TCU vs. Arkansas, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 1
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Georgia, Noon (ESPN)
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
No. 15 Northwestern vs. Auburn, 1 p.m. (ABC)
College Football Playoff Semifinal Games
Arlington, Texas
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio St., 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan 2
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
No. 24 NC State vs. Kentucky, Noon (ESPN)
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
No. 7 Indiana vs. Mississippi, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
No. 12 Iowa State vs. No. 25 Oregon, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
Miami Gardens, Fla.
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 North Carolina, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
National Basketball Association
Sunday’s Games
Dallas 124, L.A. Clippers 73
New Orleans 98, San Antonio 95
Charlotte 106, Brooklyn 104
Orlando 120, Washington 113
Cleveland 118, Philadelphia 94
New York 130, Milwaukee 110
Indiana 108, Boston 107
Golden State 129, Chicago 128
Phoenix 116, Sacramento 100
L.A. Lakers 127, Minnesota 91
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 128, Detroit 120
Memphis 116, Brooklyn 111, OT
Utah 110, Oklahoma City 109
Houston at Denver, late
Portland at L.A. Lakers, late
Tuesday’s Games
Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Detroit, 7 p.m.
New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.
———
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Saturday’s Scores
East
Towson 78, Coppin St. 73
South
Houston 63, UCF 54
LSU 86, Nicholls 80
Louisville 62, Kentucky 59
Norfolk St. 68, George Mason 65
Midwest
Cleveland St. 87, Youngstown St. 69
Illinois 69, Indiana 60
Northwestern 71, Ohio St. 70
Oakland 77, Detroit 75, OT
Robert Morris 102, Fort Wayne 88
Wright St. 67, Green Bay 53
Far West
Gonzaga 98, Virginia 75
Sunday’s Scores
East
Monmouth (NJ) 84, Canisius 66
New Hampshire 77, Hartford 69
Providence 95, DePaul 90, 2OT
Stony Brook 73, Mass.-Lowell 58
UMBC 74, Binghamton 67
Vermont 92, NJIT 78
South
Jacksonville St. 104, Carver 45
Vanderbilt 87, Alcorn St. 59
Midwest
Cleveland St. 81, Youngstown St. 74
Drake 81, Indiana St. 63
E. Michigan 94, Olivet 65
Fort Wayne 87, Robert Morris 82
Loyola of Chicago 90, Illinois St. 60
Missouri St. 79, N. Iowa 59
Oakland 83, Detroit 80
S. Illinois 63, Evansville 57
Wright St. 90, Green Bay 77
Far West
UC Irvine 75, UC Santa Barbara 56
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
Record Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (62) 7-0 1598 1
2. Baylor (2) 6-0 1537 2
3. Kansas 8-1 1458 3
4. Villanova 8-1 1370 5
5. Houston 7-0 1313 6
6. Wisconsin 8-1 1249 9
7. Tennessee 6-0 1217 8
8. Texas 7-1 1109 10
9. West Virginia 7-2 1080 7
10. Iowa 7-2 1008 4
11. Creighton 7-2 926 13
12. Missouri 6-0 888 14
13. Texas Tech 7-2 821 15
14. Rutgers 6-1 659 11
15. Illinois 7-3 650 18
16. Michigan 7-0 582 19
17. Michigan St. 6-2 431 12
18. Florida St. 5-1 377 21
19. Northwestern 6-1 350 -
20. Duke 3-2 290 20
21. Oregon 6-1 252 25
21. Minnesota 8-1 252 -
23. Virginia 4-2 238 16
24. Virginia Tech 7-1 230 24
25. Ohio St. 7-2 216 23
Others receiving votes: Xavier 178, San Diego St. 172, North Carolina 57, Arkansas 55, Clemson 50, Colorado 50, Saint Louis 49, Florida 20, Louisville 18, BYU 12, Georgia 10, NC State 8, UCLA 4, Indiana 4, Richmond 3, UCF 2, Western Kentucky 2, Boise St. 2, SMU 1, Chattanooga 1, Drake 1.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Saturday’s Scores
East
Northeastern 4, Vermont 1
Quinnipiac 8, American International 3
Sunday’s Scores
East
Colgate at Holy Cross, cancelled
Quinnipiac 3, American International 2
Northeastern 2, Vermont 2, OT
Home team in caps
PRO FOOTBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Sunday
PHILADELPHIA 21/2 Washington
INDIANAPOLIS 14 Jacksonville
Green Bay 51/2 CHICAGO
Dallas 21/2 NY GIANTS
CLEVELAND 7 Pittsburgh
Tennessee 71/2 HOUSTON
New Orleans 61/2 CAROLINA
NEW ENGLAND 31/2 NY Jets
Minnesota 61/2 DETROIT
TAMPA BAY 61/2 Atlanta
Baltimore 111/2 CINCY
BUFFALO 21/2 Miami
LA Chargers 31/2 K.C.
Seattle 41/2 SAN FRAN
Las Vegas 21/2 DENVER
LA RAMS 21/2 Arizona
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Cheez-It Bowl
Camping World Stadium- Orlando, FL.
Oklahoma St 1 Miami-Fla
Alamo Bowl
Alamodome-San Antonio, TX.
Texas 8 Colorado
Wednesday
Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium-Charlotte, NC.
Wisconsin 71/2 Wake Forest
Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium-Arlington, TX.
Florida 3 Oklahoma
Thursday
Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium-Fort Worth, TX.
Tulsa 21/2 Miss St
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium-Memphis, TN.
West Virginia 7 Army
Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium-Tucson, AZ.
San Jose St 91/2 Ball St
Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium-Houston, TX.
Tcu 41/2 Arkansas
Friday
Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium-Atlanta, GA.
Georgia 7 Cincinnati
Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium- Orlando, FL.
Northwestern 31/2 Auburn
Rose Bowl
AT&T Stadium-Arlington, TX.
Alabama 20 Notre Dame
Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome- New Orleans, LA.
Clemson 71/2 Ohio St
Saturday
Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field-Jacksonville, FL.
Kentucky 21/2 NC State
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium- Tampa, FL.
Indiana 61/2 Mississippi
Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium-Glendale, AZ.
Iowa St 41/2 Oregon
Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium- Miami Garden, FL.
Texas A&M 71/2 N Carolina
PRO BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
INDIANA 1 Boston
WASHINGTON 51/2 Chicago
Golden St 31/2 DETROIT
PHILADELPHIA 11/2 Toronto
CLEVELAND 31/2 New York
Milwaukee 41/2 MIAMI
Orlando 5 OK CITY
LA CLIPPERS 8 Minnesota
PHOENIX 3 New Orleans
Denver 2 SACRA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
W. VIRGINIA 181/2 N’eastern
IONA 41/2 Towson
VA TECH 61/2 Miami-Fla
CLEMSON 21/2 Florida St
LSU 7 Texas A&M
RUTGERS 31/2 Purdue
E. MICH 51/2 C Michigan
MERCER 21/2 Wofford
USC 12 Santa Clara
KANSAS ST 91/2 Neb Omaha
GRAND CANYON 151/2 Denver
ALABAMA 1 Mississippi
IOWA 11 N’western
GONZAGA 38 Dixie St
MEMPHIS 71/2 South Fla
Houston 71/2 TULSA
(c) Tribune Content Agency
Saturday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
TEXAS RANGERS — Signed RHP Kohei Arihara to a two-year contract. Designated RHP Art Warren for assignment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Elevated G Sean Harlow and WR Chris Rowland to the active roster from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Activated CB Tony Brown off injured reserve. Elevated WR Trenton Irwin and LB Keandre Jones to the active roster from the practice. Waived S Trayvon Henderson.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed LBs B.J. Goodson, Jacob Phillips, WRs Rashard Higgins, KhaDarel Hodge, Jarvis Landry and Donovan Peoples-Jones on reserve/COVID list. Activated T Jedrick Wills Jr. from the reserve/COVID list. Elevated C Javon Patterson, WRs Ja’Marcus Bradley, Derrick Willies and LB Montrel Meander to the active roster from the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Elevated RB Sewo Olonilua to the active roster from the practice squad. Placed DT Antwaun Woods on injured reserve.
DENVER BRONCOS — Placed RB Phillip Lindsay on injured reserve. Elevated RB LeVante Bellamy to the active roster from the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Activated C Corey Linsley from injured reserve. Elevated DL Brian Price and RB Dexter Williams to the active roster from the practice squad. Signed P Ryan Winslow to the practice squad. Released TE Dax Raymond from the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Elevated G Jake Elderkamp and T J’Marcus Webb to the active roster from the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed CB Quenton Meeks to the active roster from the practice squad. Elevated RB Craig Reynolds and FB Bruce Miller to the active roster from the practice squad. Activated OL Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms to the active roster from the practice squad as COVID replacement. Placed CB Sidney Jone IV on injured reserve.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed DE Uchenna Nwosu on injured reserve. Signed DE Jessie Lemonier to the active roster from the practice squad. Elevated DE Joe Gaziano and TE Matt Sokol to the active roster from the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed K Roberto Aguayo to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Claimed WR Jake Kumerow off waivers from Buffalo.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed DT T.Y. McGill and TE Caleb Wilson to the active roster. Activated WR DeSean Jackson from injured reserve. Placed DE Josh Sweat and CB Kevon Seymour on injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed LB Tegray Scales to the active roster from the practice squad. Elevated K Mathew Wright to the active roster from the practice squad. Waived OL Derwin Gray.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Elevated LB Brooks Reed to the active roster from the practice squad.
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Waived WR Dontrelle Inman.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Acquired a 2021 second-round draft pick from Ottawa in exchange for C Derek Stepan.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with F Carl Soderberg on a one-year contract.
EDMONTON OILERS — Signed D Slater Koekkoek to a one-year contract.
Sunday
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Placed RB T.J. Yeldon on reserve/COVID-19 list.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Placed S Eric Murray on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Promoted CB Anthony Chesley to the active roster.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
OTTAWA SENATORS — Acquired F Marian Gaborik and G Anders Nilsson from Tampa Bay in exchange for D Braydon Coburn, F Cedric Paquette and the second-round pick in the 2022 draft. Both Gaborik and Nilsson will be placed on long-term injury reserve.