Aberdeen Roncalli's blueprint for success went according to plan again on Friday.

 The No. 2-ranked Cavaliers downed Britton-Hecla 53-24 in a Northeast Conference girls' basketball game at Roncalli Gym. Roncalli improves to 5-0 on the season and much like the previous four outings, the Cavaliers used solid defense and a balanced scoring attack to fuel the win.

 "We really rely heavily on our defense," Roncalli coach Derek Larson said. "Seems like every night, we strive at the defensive end. When you don't shoot the basketball well, you have to rely on your defense to win. Tonight, we didn't shoot it very well. In their zone, they kind of dared us to shoot it and we weren't shooting the ball well, but our defense really picked it up well for us."

 Morgan Gunderson powered the Cavaliers on the offensive end with a game-high 16 points, including 12 in the second half. Mollee Karst netted 15 points, including 13 in the first half. She also grabbed 10 boards for a double-double. Seven other Roncalli players scored.

 "We did a decent job spreading the ball around," Larson said. "We don't ever have one person that is scoring 30 a night or 20 a night. We are pretty balanced on the offensive end."

 And while the offense was working, so was the defense for the Cavaliers. The Braves made only six total field goals and went through long stretches at a time without making a field goal. Britton-Hecla did not have a player score more than double figures.

 "We are definitely a defense-focused team," Gunderson said. "We always stress it. We get pretty physical. Even though with our size we have to make up for it with quickness."

 Roncalli, which never trailed, jumped out to a 5-0 lead. Britton-Hecla tied the score up at 5-5 midway through the first quarter. However, the Braves only scored eight points the rest of the first half as the Cavaliers held a comfortable 27-13 margin at the break.

 "We couldn't make baskets and we didn't take our time," Britton-Hecla coach Terry Nelson said. "We just rushed ourselves."

 Roncalli held the Braves to only seven points in the third quarter and four points in the final period. The Cavaliers led by as much as 30 points in the waning moment of the game.

 Kassi Jones led the Braves with nine points and 10 rebounds. Britton-Hecla drops to 3-2 on the season and 0-2 in NEC play. The Braves will now be off until after New Years Day. They will host Webster on Jan. 4.

 "The kids know we can do it," Nelson said about his team. "We just need to keep the attitude up and get after it."

 The Cavaliers will host Herreid-Selby Area, which is honorable mention in Class B, next Friday at the Northern State Classic at Wachs Arena. It will be a good early season test for the Cavaliers.

 "We are definitely excited for the rest of the season," Gunderson said. "We still have a lot of things to work on."

 BRITTON-HECLA: Morgan Storley 1 1-2 3, Kassi Jones 2 5-7 9, Shelby Elsen 2 4-6 8, Ashley Fosness 1 2-3 4. Totals 6 12-18 24.

 ABERDEEN RONCALLI: Tage Hanson 1 0-0 2, Taylor Hanson 2 0-1 6, Morgan Gunderson 5 6-7 16, Mollee Karst 7 1-2 15, Abby Dockter 0 1-4 1, Emily Bohle 1 0-0 2, Kate Heintzman 0 2-2 2, Paige Sommers 3 0-1 7, Mikayla Malsam 0 2-2 2. Totals 19 12-19 53.

Britton-Hecla (3-2)|    6  13  20  24

Aberdeen Roncalli (5-0)|  13  27  38  53

 3-point field goals -- Taylor Hanson 2, Sommers. Total fouls -- Britton-Hecla 17; Aberdeen Roncalli 17. Rebounds -- Britton-Hecla 25 (Jones 10); Aberdeen Roncalli 35 (Karst 10, Dockter 7). Turnovers -- Britton-Hecla 18; Aberdeen Roncalli 16. Officials -- Tom Waage, Steve Markley. B Game -- Roncalli 40-23.

The Central Division-leading Austin Bruins did damage early in beating the Aberdeen Wings 5-1 Friday.

 The Bruins did too much damage for the Wings to recover, scoring four goals in the first 24 minutes of the game in Aberdeen.

 "You just can't get down four nothing like that," Garrett Strot in his first game as the Wings interim head coach after the third-year Aberdeen team made a coaching change. "I thought our guys competed hard. We had some good chances, but they just didn't go in."

 Four Bruins gave the Wings the most problems:

Drew Anderson: Three goals.

Brandon Wahlin: One goal, two assists.

A.J. Reid: Three assists.

Nicholas Lehr: Faced 37 shots with 36 saves.

 "The guys were competing for the loose pucks, and that is a start," Strot said. "We have to keep building from there. We had a strong third period and a pretty strong second period."

 The Wings looked like they were going to gain some momentum with Jake Horton's goal early in the third period. A couple of minutes later, however, Austin answered with a goal that was deflected off an Aberdeen player's shoulder.

 "We have to bring it every shift," Strot said. "My biggest thing with these guys is that they have to want that puck. A lot of our guys showed that, but we have to have all our guys doing that all the time."

 The Wings will host Austin again tonight at 7:15 p.m. at the Odde Ice Center.

 In other North American Hockey League news this week:

 Richfield, Minn., will get a NAHL franchise next season. The inactive New Mexico Mustangs membership will relocate to the Twin Cities suburb under new ownership.

 NAHL teams immediately will be allowed to have up to four import (a non-United States citizen) players on their 23-man rosters. The NAHL allowed only two such players in the past. The new rule will allow the NAHL to be on par with the same rule that exists in other amateur leagues.

Austin Bruins|3  1  1--5

Aberdeen Wings|0  0  1--1

 First Period: 1, Austin, Brandon Wahlin (Cody Dixon, A.J. Reid), 12:32; 2, Austin, Drew Anderson (Jake Flynn, Riley Colvard), 10:34; 3, Austin, Anderson (Wahlin, Reid), 4:25.

 Second Period: 4, Austin, Anderson (Reid, Wahlin), 16:03.

 Third Period: 5, Aberdeen, Jake Horton (Patrick Steinhauser, Colton Kramer), 18:10; 6, Austin, John Simonson (C.J. Smith), 15:49.

 Goalies: Austin, Nicholas Lehr (37 shots, 36 saves); Aberdeen, Marcus Zelzer (18 shots, 15 saves) and Paige Skoog (22 shots, 20 saves).

 Attendance: 1,112.

Nate Wolters scored 28 points and handed out seven assists, leading South Dakota State to a 70-65 upset of No. 16 New Mexico on Saturday. 

 Kendall Williams scored 21 to lead the Lobos, who went 7 of 12 from the foul line in the closing minutes to frustrate their own comeback efforts.  

 Jordan Dykstra had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Jackrabbits, who went 10 for 11 from the line down the stretch to preserve their lead. Chad White added 13 points for South Dakota State and Brayden Carlson had 10. 

 The Jackrabbits (10-4) led the final 37 minutes of the game after taking the lead with an early 8-0 run. 

 Wolters' 3-pointer with 4:49 left in the first half gave South Dakota State its largest lead at 35-23. But the Lobos (12-1) closed the half with an 11-3 run to trail 38-34 entering the second half. 

 New Mexico never got closer than three points the rest of the way. Williams, the team's leading scorer for the season, sat out the first 5:33 after he and fellow starter Chad Adams arrived late. 

 The Jackrabbits had a 1,220-mile bus ride from their last game Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn., because of the weather. They didn't arrive until Friday evening. 

S. DAKOTA ST. (10-4): Fiegen 3-7 0-0 6, Dykstra 4-8 0-0 10, Wolters 9-15 9-11 28, Carlson 4-6 0-0 10, C. White 3-7 4-4 13, Bittle 1-4 0-0 3, Prince 0-1 0-0 0, Heemstra 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 13-15 70.|

NEW MEXICO (12-1): Bairstow 3-4 0-0 6, Kirk 2-7 2-2 6, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Greenwood 2-4 3-6 8, Snell 3-9 5-6 13, Adams 1-1 0-0 3, K. Williams 6-15 7-10 21, Fenton 2-7 0-0 6, Banyard 0-2 0-0 0, Walker 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 20-54 17-24 65.|

 Halftime--S. Dakota St. 38-34. 3-Point Goals--S. Dakota St. 9-25 (C. White 3-7, Carlson 2-4, Dykstra 2-6, Bittle 1-3, Wolters 1-5), New Mexico 8-24 (Fenton 2-4, K. Williams 2-7, Snell 2-7, Adams 1-1, Greenwood 1-2, Banyard 0-1, Walker 0-2). Fouled Out--Carlson. Rebounds--S. Dakota St. 36 (Dykstra 10), New Mexico 28 (Kirk 6). Assists--S. Dakota St. 13 (Wolters 7), New Mexico 13 (K. Williams 4). Total Fouls--S. Dakota St. 23, New Mexico 15. Technical--New Mexico Bench. A--15,278.

|TV SPORTS|

|SUNDAY|

NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)

Men's College Basketball--New Hampshire at Penn State, 10 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Diamond Head Classic, consolation games, 2 and 8 p.m., semifinals, 4 and 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

NBA Basketball--Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks, 4 p.m. (FXSP)

|TODAY|

|HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY|

 Aberdeen Cougars vs. Oahe, Odde Ice Center, 12:30 p.m.

|HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY|

 Aberdeen Cougars at Brookings Red, 11:30 a.m.

|COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL|

 Wisconsin-Milwaukee at North Dakota State

|COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL|

 Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis at Ball State

|DARTS|

|ROVERS LEAGUE|

 Standings: Alisha Jung 32, Josh Haan 30, Jake Voeller 30, Nick Westphal 28, Lexie Skinner 26, Alexis Skinner 25, Joe Gelling 25, Maggie Torres 25, Virginia Bierman 22, Carol Preszler 21, Pat Hoerner 21, Ty Williams 19, Vern Preszler 17, Annie Hoerner 17, Judy Gelling 12, Niels Christensen 10.

 High Scores: (men) Eric Juenger 125-92-81, Nick Westphal 120-80-72, Pat Hoerner 97, Joe Gelling 89, Ty Williams 85-83, Jake Voeller 79, Vern Preszler 77-75, Niels Christensen 74; (women) Alisha Jung 81-78, Annie Hoerner 79, Judy Gelling 78, Carol Preszler 74, Alexis Skinner 73-73.

 Double Dart On: Eric Juenger 62, Maggie Torres 53, Carol Preszler 49, Judy Gelling 44, Alexis Skinner 33, Vern Preszler 24, Virginia Bierman 14, Ty Williams 10.

 3-Dart Out: Maggie Torres 8.

 2-Dart Out: Eric Juenger 40, Maggie Torres 24.

|MOOSE LEAGUE|

 Standings: Team 1 (Lexie Skinner, Alexis Skinner, Nick Westphal) 3, Team 4 (Maggie Torres, John Padfield Dale Church) 3, Team 5 (Kevin Johnson, Marlena Johnson, Bud Juenger) 3, Team 2 (Pat Hoerner, Annie Hoerner, Roy Torres) 2, Team 3 (Jake Voeller, Alisha Jung, Virginia Bierman) 2, Team 6 (Amanda Buck, Blake Stewart, Barb Reifenrath) 2.

 High Scores: (men) Blake Stewart 79, John Padfield 101-80, Nick Westphal 100-85, Pat Hoerner 76, Roy Torres 80; (women) Amanda Buck 90-71, Maggie Torres 78-72, Alexis Skinner 72, Annie Hoerner 74-73.

 High Dart: Blake Stewart 58, Marlena Johnson 16, Dale Church 28, Virginia Bierman 49, Alexis Skinner 32, Roy Torres 24.

 High 2-Dart Out: Bud Juenger 7, Nick Westphal 22.

|BOWLING|

|WEEKLY ALL-STARS|

|Men's Single Game|

Corey Schuh 289

Doug Thompson 280

Terry Ford 279

Pat Preston 279

Jason Reinke 279

|Men's 3-Game Series|

Corey Schuh 770

Brandon Kakwitch 752

Barry Vossler 743

Terry Ford 739

Pat Preston 738

|Men's 4-Game Series|

Vern Meyer 936

Nate Lafferty 931

Cliff Kuckelburg 912

Bob Meink 899

Mike Snover 892

|Women's Single Game|

Whitney Joseph 266

Julie Wilson 238

Val Christians 232

Merrie Atherton 225

Amanda Ronke 224

|Women's 3-Game Series|

Whitney Joseph 658

Jackie Crady 608

Julie Wilson 606

Amber Lutz 584

Sarah Johnson 583

|SEASON ALL-STARS|

|Men's Single Game|

Brandon Bartolo 300

Cliff Kuckelburg (x) 300

A.J. Myrman 300

Joseph Gourneau III 300

Will Swisher 300

Nate Lafferty 300

Jason Schaunaman 300

x-Also had another 300 game.

|Men's 3-Game Series|

Cliff Kuckelburg (x) 845

Chad Simes 801

Nate Lafferty (y) 794

Jason Schaunaman 792

Corey Schuh 770

x-Also had an 815, 810, 785, 784, 781 and 771 series.

y-Also had a 783 series.

|Men's 4-Game Series|

Cliff Kuckelburg (x) 1,053

Nate Lafferty 1,018

Todd Christians 982

Corey Schuh 975

Justin Boynton 973

x-Also had a 1,052,  1,039, 1,004, 997 and a 975 series.

|Women's Single Game|

Sarah Johnson 289

Whitney Joseph (x) 269

Mary Kolb 267

Judy Sundling 259

Jan Kearns (y) 255

x-Also had two 268s, 266 and a 254 game.

y-Also had a 254 game.

|Women's 3-Game Series|

Whitney Joseph (x) 697

Jackie Crady 693

Judy Sundling 685

Jackie Witlock 676

Sarah Johnson 665

x-Also had a 690 and 658 series.

|MICHELOB CLASSIC LEAGUE|

 Standings: Michelob Light 127 , Busch Light 122 , Bud Dry 120 , Bud Light 110.

 High Games: Joseph Gourneau Jr. 261-206, Vern Meyer 257-255-247, Mike Snover 257-227-204-204, Dale Gab 254-202, Todd Christians 252-221-216, Brock Sperry 247-200, Doug Thompson 228-208, Bill Richter 226, Len Scherr 225-200, Bob Chamberlain 211-202, Joseph Gourneau III 205, Jerry Sjerven 204.

 High Series: (3-games) Todd Christians 689, Vern Meyers 689, Mike Snover 688, Joseph Gourneau Jr. 634, Dale Gab 628; (4-games) Vern Meyer 936, Mike Snover 892, Todd Christians 866, Joseph Gourneau Jr. 840, Dale Gab 810.

|FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MIXED LEAGUE|

 Standings: Big Fellas 8, Heartland Players Club 7, Adam & Eve Styling Salon 7, Electricians 6, 3 Blacks N a Blonde 6, Schwan's 5, Wild Turkeys 5, Pierson Ford 5, Frantastics 4, Pro Build 4, Area 51 4, Team Ramrod 4, Brew Crew 3, Granite Works 2, Maurer Brothers Harvesting Mfg 1, Non Strikers 1, Jaguars 0, Gourneau Construction 0.

 High Games: (men) Cliff Kuckelburg 269-204, Ken Jacobson 256-235-205, Nate Lafferty 254-223-205, Todd Christians 244-204, Herb Crowther 244, Todd Bakke 240-224, Mike Buchanan 237, Joseph Gourneau III 236-215, Brandon Kakwitch 234-233, Laddie Vetsch 226-213, Derek Brewer 222-200, Eric Juenger 221, Brian Falcon 219, Kent Marquardt 215, Eric Rieker 210, Ryan Konsor 209-200, Lynn Hardie 204, Ron Stoops 202, Marcus Robinson 202, Joseph Gourneau Jr. 200, Marv Bingham 200; (women) Val Christians 232, Sarah Johnson 211, Whitney Joseph 210, Shanda Rieker 210, Judy Sundling 209.

 High Series: (men) Ken Jacobson 696, Nate Lafferty 682, Brandon Kakwitch 657, Cliff Kuckelburg 652, Joe Gourneau III 644, Todd Christians 626, Todd Bakke 625, Laddie Vetsch 615; (women) Sarah Johnson 583. Val Christians 566, Whitney Joseph 550.

|OUTCAST LEAGUE|

 Standings: Aberdeen Federal Credit Union 4, R&A Bar 4, Iron Horse Campground 3, Mohr Hook Pro Shop 1, Aberdeen CLU 0, Closing Frames & Taking Names 0.

 High Games: (men) Garet Mohr 269-225-204, Don Peck 245-208, Tom Kaiser 219, Carl Knott 215, Gregg Cramer 208-204; (women) Ericka Tran-Hunstad 169-158-154, Laura Kaiser 154, Kristi Brick 150.

 High Series: (men) Garet Mohr 698, Don Peck 635, Gregg Cramer 602, Tom Kaiser 559, Carl Knott 551; (women) Ericka Tran-Hunstad 481, Kristi Brick 414, Laura kaiser 382.

|TIP TOP LEAGUE|

 Standings: Pinheads 7, The Villagers 6, Wild Hearts 5, The Hustlers 3, Wildcatz 2, The AJ's 1.

 High Games: (men) Larry Anderson 252, Jeff Voigt 246-226, Jim Gauer 221; (women) Jennifer Wagemann 181, Audrey Miller 179, Sylvia Ford 168.

 High Series: (men) Jeff Voigt 664, Larry Anderson 614, Jim Gauer 545; (women) Audrey Miller 516, Jennifer Wagemann 477, Sylvia Ford 476.

|SUNSET MIXED LEAGUE|

 Standings: The Go Getters 18 , 100% Skill 16 , The Dude Abides 14, Hot Shots 13, The Angry Pandas 12 , Spare Time 11, Wild Fire 10, C.M.W. 8, Just Our Luck 8, Money For Nothing 7 .

 High Games: (men) Dale Mork 267-234, Gary Klabo 252-222, Paul Hopfinger 232, Jason Schaunaman 228-213, Dan Streifel 221-202, Darwin Davis 212-203, Rich Galbraith 212, Bill Streifel 204, Leonard Willett 201; (women) Amanda Ronke 224, Jan Kearns 212, Peggy Heermann 190-188-181, Nadine Waite 183.

 High Series: (men) Dale Mork 694, Gary Klabo 622, Paul Hopfinger 615, Jason Schaunaman 614, Dan Streifel 612; (women) Peggy Heermann 559, Amanda Ronke 552, Nadine Waite 495.

|WRESTLING|

High school

|SOUTH DAKOTA|

|Sioux Falls Lincoln Tournament|

 Parkston, 199.5 points

 Sturgis, 177.5

 Canton, 151

 Brookings, 145

 Wagner, 132.5

 Brandon Valley, 123.5

 Watertown, 122

 Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 120

 Sioux Falls Washington, 119

 Howard, 114

 Harrisburg, 69

 Milbank, 57

 Vermillion, 55.5

 Garretson, 54

 Sioux Falls O'Gorman, 36

 Sioux Falls Lincoln, 29

 Tea Area, 25.5

 Lennox, 22.5

 Sisseton, 11

|BASKETBALL|

High school girls

|SOUTH DAKOTA|

 Aberdeen Central 55, Yankton 35

 Chamberlain 56, Scotland 43

 Des Moines Christian, Iowa 47, Sioux Falls Christian 33

 Sioux Falls O'Gorman 45, Brandon Valley 30

|NORTH DAKOTA|

 Beach 74, Hazen 43

 Maple Valley 63, Shiloh Christian 62

 May Port CG 67, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 59

 Minot 58, Dickinson 56

 Trenton 84, Solen 30

|CNDC Tourney|

|Seventh Place|

 Drake/Anamoose 44, St. John 32

|Fifth Place|

 Harvey-Wells County 44, Towner-Granville-Upham 34

|Third Place|

 Rugby 49, New Rockford-Sheyenne 33

|Championship|

 Benson County 63, Rolla 50

|New Salem Almont Invitational Tournament|

 Grant County 75, New Salem 44

 Mandan Soph 48, Kidder County 47

|Seventh Place|

 Glen Ullin-Hebron 39, Center-Stanton 26

|Fifth Place|

 Mott-Regent 55, Flasher 52

High school boys

|SOUTH DAKOTA|

 Aberdeen Central 58, Yankton 51

 Chamberlain 83, Scotland 30

 Irene-Wakonda 48, Menno 39

 Sioux Falls Christian 49, Des Moines Christian, Iowa 39

|NORTH DAKOTA|

 Beulah 77, Four Winds/Minnewaukan 60

 Hazen 79, Garrison 63

 Heart River 68, Center-Stanton 36

 Minot 65, Dickinson 52

 North Star 59, Rugby 51

 Thompson 58, Hatton-Northwood 48

 Trenton 82, Solen 53

College women

|AREA |

 Boise St. 52, South Dakota 50 |

 IPFW 71, Rochester (Mich.) 59 |

 N. Colorado 53, North Dakota 41 |

|EAST |

 Bucknell 69, St. Peter's 62, OT |

 Dayton 91, Siena 53 |

 Delaware 82, Monmouth (NJ) 53 |

 George Washington 60, George Mason 52 |

 La Salle 60, Fairfield 50 |

 Memphis 65, Seton Hall 58 |

 Northeastern 78, UMass 51 |

 Northwestern 73, Mississippi 69 |

 Providence 78, Rhode Island 52 |

 Quinnipiac 75, St. John's 72 |

 UConn 102, Hartford 45 |

|SOUTH |

 Auburn 85, Jacksonville 49 |

 Clemson 63, Samford 51 |

 Florida St. 93, UNC-Greensboro 63 |

 Gardner-Webb 54, NC Central 32 |

 Southern Miss. 53, Cent. Arkansas 44 |

 Stanford 73, Tennessee 60 |

 Tennessee Tech 67, Marshall 60 |

 Tulane 73, North Texas 62 |

 Tulsa 75, Grambling St. 62 |

 UAB 56, UT-Martin 51 |

 UALR 49, South Alabama 40 |

 UCF 60, Florida Gulf Coast 53 |

 Vanderbilt 69, Coll. of Charleston 44 |

 Virginia Tech 73, Wake Forest 52 |

|MIDWEST |

 Butler 56, Indiana St. 45 |

 Calvin 84, Olivet 47 |

 Cleveland St. 58, New Hampshire 47 |

 Detroit 90, Madonna 43 |

 Hope 75, Ohio Wesleyan 53 |

 Ill.-Chicago 66, N. Illinois 61, OT |

 Loyola of Chicago 81, Chicago St. 43 |

|SOUTHWEST |

 Arkansas St. 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 53 |

 Creighton 91, South Florida 74 |

 Houston 74, Texas St. 61 |

 Miami (Ohio) 62, Nevada 49 |

 Oklahoma St. 90, Texas-Arlington 54 |

 TCU 73, Texas-Pan American 37 |

 Wichita St. 61, SMU 59 |

|FAR WEST |

 Arizona St. 62, Longwood 50 |

 Cal St.-Fullerton 60, San Jose St. 59 |

 Colorado 81, Utah Valley 45 |

 Duke 75, Southern Cal 60 |

 E. Washington 61, Idaho St. 55 |

 Montana 82, Sacramento St. 55 |

 Montana St. 69, N. Arizona 52 |

 Portland St. 74, Weber St. 60 |

 UC Davis 71, CS Bakersfield 59 |

College men

|AREA|

 Green Bay 72, South Dakota 55 |

 Oakland 59, E. Michigan 57 |

 S. Dakota St. 70, New Mexico 65 |

 SE Missouri 66, UMKC 65 |

 Texas-Pan American 80, Nebraska-Omaha 72 |

|EAST |

 Boston College 71, Providence 68 |

 Boston U. 70, Cornell 57 |

 Bryant 79, Dartmouth 66 |

 Drexel 69, Davidson 58 |

 Elon 70, Columbia 69 |

 Fairfield 60, Saint Joseph's 57 |

 George Washington 76, VMI 67 |

 Georgetown 65, American U. 48 |

 Hartford 56, Marist 46 |

 Harvard 72, Holy Cross 65 |

 La Salle 100, Sacred Heart 71 |

 Loyola of Chicago 54, St. Peter's 49 |

 Maine 84, Florida Gulf Coast 78 |

 N. Kentucky 55, Navy 46 |

 NJIT 71, CCNY 43 |

 Princeton 79, Bucknell 67 |

 Rhode Island 65, Georgia St. 60 |

 Seton Hall 89, LIU Brooklyn 58 |

 South Carolina 63, Manhattan 57 |

 St. Francis (NY) 73, Colgate 61 |

 Temple 83, Syracuse 79 |

 Tulane 83, Hofstra 62 |

 UMass 88, East Carolina 81 |

 Vermont 76, Fairleigh Dickinson 62 |

 Villanova 83, Monmouth (NJ) 56 |

 West Virginia 72, Radford 62 |

|SOUTH |

 Appalachian St. 78, Presbyterian 70 |

 Coll. of Charleston 60, Coastal Carolina 51 |

 Florida St. 79, Charlotte 76 |

 Gardner-Webb 83, Spalding 54 |

 George Mason 67, Richmond 64 |

 Georgia 64, Southern Cal 56 |

 Georgia Tech 73, The Citadel 41 |

 Jacksonville 65, Furman 53 |

 Kentucky 82, Marshall 54 |

 Lebanon Valley 82, Medaille 81 |

 Louisiana-Lafayette 91, Duquesne 79 |

 Louisville 78, W. Kentucky 55 |

 Mercer 66, Alabama 59 |

 Mississippi St. 79, Cent. Arkansas 72 |

 NC State 92, St. Bonaventure 73 |

 North Carolina 97, McNeese St. 63 |

 Old Dominion 63, Virginia 61 |

 Rhodes 89, Kalamazoo 68 |

 SMU 67, Alcorn St. 52 |

 South Alabama 77, UALR 62 |

 Transylvania 80, Thomas More 71 |

 Wake Forest 84, UNC Greensboro 70 |

 Winthrop 74, Auburn 67 |

|MIDWEST |

 Butler 75, Evansville 67 |

 Cincinnati 68, Wright St. 58 |

 Cornerstone 63, Alma 56 |

 Dayton 77, Murray St. 68 |

 DePaul 69, UMBC 61 |

 Drake 74, E. Illinois 56 |

 Illinois St. 83, Austin Peay 57 |

 Indiana-East 87, Mich.-Dearborn 77 |

 Iowa 80, Coppin St. 50 |

 Kansas 74, Ohio St. 66 |

 Kansas St. 67, Florida 61 |

 Kent St. 73, Arkansas St. 69 |

 Lawrence 72, Adrian 52 |

 Marquette 84, LSU 80 |

 Miami (Ohio) 82, Ill.-Chicago 70 |

 Michigan St. 67, Texas 56 |

 Minnesota 75, Lafayette 50 |

 Missouri 82, Illinois 73 |

 Ohio 93, Md.-Eastern Shore 57 |

 Rockford 85, Blackburn 55 |

 Saint Louis 65, Loyola Marymount 44 |

 Valparaiso 79, Purdue-Calumet 51 |

 W. Michigan 87, Mount St. Mary's 66 |

 Wichita St. 59, Southern Miss. 51 |

 Wis.-River Falls 57, Pacific Lutheran 54 |

 Wis.-Whitewater 75, Edgewood 48 |

 Wisconsin 74, Milwaukee 53 |

 Wofford 56, Xavier 55 |

|SOUTHWEST |

 Arizona St. 77, Texas Tech 62 |

 Arkansas 95, Alabama A&M 68 |

 FIU 48, Texas Southern 45 |

 Houston 79, Chicago St. 57 |

 Oklahoma St. 78, Tennessee Tech 42 |

 Southern U. 53, Texas A&M 51 |

 TCU 65, Rice 63 |

 Tulsa 72, Oral Roberts 68 |

|FAR WEST |

 Air Force 61, UC Riverside 53 |

 California 85, Prairie View 53 |

 E. Washington 57, Idaho St. 54 |

 Georgia Southern 63, MVSU 52 |

 NC Central 73, Utah Valley 67 |

 New Mexico St. 71, Missouri St. 51 |

 North Florida 80, CS Bakersfield 70 |

 Oregon 91, Houston Baptist 50 |

 Oregon St. 86, San Diego 79 |

 UC Davis 82, Nicholls St. 71 |

 Virginia Tech 66, Bradley 65, OT |

 Washington 67, N. Illinois 57 |

|TOURNAMENT |

|Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational |

|First Round |

 UTEP 83, Ark.-Pine Bluff 61 |

|Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Class |

|First Round |

 Indiana St. 87, Mississippi 85, OT |

 San Diego St. 80, San Francisco 58 |

|NBA|

|EASTERN CONFERENCE|

|Atlantic Division|

|W      L      Pct      GB
            New York 19      7    .731        -  
            Brooklyn 13    12    .520       5
            Boston 13    13    .500       6  
            Philadelphia 13    14    .481       6
            Toronto 9    19    .321     11  
|Southeast Division|

|W      L      Pct      GB
            Miami 18      6    .750        -  
            Atlanta 16      9    .640       2
            Orlando 12    14    .462       7  
            Charlotte 7    19    .269     12  
            Washington 3    22    .120     15
|Central Division|

|W      L      Pct      GB
            Chicago 15    11    .577        -  
            Indiana 16    12    .571        -  
            Milwaukee 14    12    .538       1  
            Detroit 9    21    .300       8  
            Cleveland 6    23    .207     10
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|

|Southwest Division|

|W      L      Pct      GB
            Memphis 18      7    .720        
            San Antonio 20      8    .714        -  
            Houston 14    12    .538       5  
            Dallas 12    15    .444       7
            New Orleans 5    22    .185     14
|Northwest Division|

|W      L      Pct      GB
            Oklahoma City 21      5    .808        -  
            Minnesota 13    11    .542       7  
            Denver 14    13    .519       7
            Portland 12    12    .500       8  
            Utah 14    14    .500       8  
|Pacific Division|

|W      L      Pct      GB
            L.A. Clippers 20      6    .769        -   
            Golden State 18      9    .667       2
            L.A. Lakers 12    14    .462       8  
            Phoenix 11    15    .423       9  
            Sacramento 8    18    .308     12  
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|Friday's Late Games|

 Golden State 115, Charlotte 100

 L.A. Clippers 97, Sacramento 85|

|Saturday's Games|

 Atlanta 92, Chicago 75

 Detroit 96, Washington 87

 Miami 105, Utah 89

 Houston 121, Memphis 96

 Indiana 81, New Orleans 75

 Cleveland 94, Milwaukee 82

 Charlotte at Denver, N

 Phoenix at Portland, N

 L.A. Lakers at Golden State, N|

|Today's Games|

 Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.

 Minnesota at New York, 4 p.m.

 Utah at Orlando, 5 p.m.

 Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

 L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

 Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m.|

Heat 105

Jazz 89

UTAH: Ma.Williams 7-12 0-0 16, Millsap 3-9 5-6 11, Jefferson 2-8 2-2 6,  M. Williams 2-3 0-0 5, Foye 1-9 0-0 2, Favors 2-8 6-6 10,  Hayward 5-8 3-3 15, Watson 1-3 0-0 2, Carroll 1-4 1-2 3,  Kanter 2-2 0-0 4, Tinsley 2-3 2-2 8, Burks 2-3 1-3 5, Evans 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 30-73 22-26 89.|

MIAMI: James 11-20 7-10 30, Battier 4-8 3-3 15, Haslem 3-6 0-0 6,  Chalmers 2-5 0-0 5, Wade 8-14 5-6 21, Allen 4-5 3-3 13,  Mike Miller 2-3 0-0 6, Cole 2-6 0-0 5, Anthony 2-4 0-0 4, Harris 0-1 0-0 0,  Pittman 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-73 18-22 105.|

            Utah 25  18  20  26--89
            Miami 28  19  26  32--105
 3-Point Goals--Utah 7-16 (Hayward 2-2, Tinsley 2-3, Ma.Williams 2-5,  M. Williams 1-1, Carroll 0-1, Foye 0-4), Miami 11-24 (Battier 4-8, Allen  2-2, Mike Miller 2-3, James 1-1, Cole 1-3, Chalmers 1-4, Jones 0-1, Wade  0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Utah 40 (Jefferson 11), Miami 46  (Haslem, James 9). Assists--Utah 18 (M. Williams, Watson 4), Miami 23  (Wade, James 7). Total Fouls--Utah 18, Miami 19. Technicals--Utah Coach  Corbin, James, Miami delay of game. A--20,087 (19,600).

|COLLEGE|

|FOOTBALL|

Bowl Glance|

|By The Associated Press|

|Subject to Change|

|Saturday's Games|

|NEW ORLEANS BOWL|

 Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 |

|LAS VEGAS BOWL|

 Boise St. 28, Washington 26 |

 |

|Monday's Games|

|HAWAII BOWL|

|At Honolulu|

 SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Wednesday's Games|

|LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL|

|At Detroit|

 Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Thursday, Dec. 27|

|MILITARY BOWL|

|At Washington|

 Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN)|

|BELK BOWL|

|At Charlotte, N.C.|

 Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)|

|HOLIDAY BOWL|

|At San Diego|

 Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)|

 |

|Friday, Dec. 28|

|INDEPENDENCE BOWL|

|At Shreveport, La.|

 Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)|

|RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL|

|At Orlando, Fla.|

 Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)|

|MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL|

|At Houston|

 Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Saturday, Dec. 29|

|ARMED FORCES BOWL|

|At Fort Worth, Texas|

 Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 10:45 a.m. (ESPN)|

|FIGHT HUNGER BOWL|

|At San Francisco|

 Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN2)|

|PINSTRIPE BOWL|

|At New York|

 Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN)|

|ALAMO BOWL|

|At San Antonio|

 Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)|

|BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL|

|At Tempe, Ariz.|

 Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Monday, Dec. 31|

|MUSIC CITY BOWL|

|At Nashville, Tenn.|

 Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)|

|SUN BOWL|

|At El Paso, Texas|

 Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS)|

|LIBERTY BOWL|

|At Memphis, Tenn.|

 Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)|

|CHICK-FIL-A BOWL|

|At Atlanta|

 LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Tuesday, Jan. 1|

|HEART OF DALLAS BOWL|

|At Dallas-|

 Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)|

|GATOR BOWL|

|At Jacksonville, Fla.|

 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)|

|CAPITAL ONE BOWL|

|At Orlando, Fla.|

 Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), noon (ABC)|

|OUTBACK BOWL|

|At Tampa, Fla.|

 South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), noon (ESPN)|

|ROSE BOWL|

|At Pasadena, Calif.|

 Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)|

|ORANGE BOWL|

|At Miami|

 Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Wednesday, Jan. 2|

|SUGAR BOWL|

|At New Orleans|

 Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Thursday, Jan. 3|

|FIESTA BOWL|

|At Glendale, Ariz.|

 Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Friday, Jan. 4|

|COTTON BOWL|

|At Arlington, Texas|

 Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 5|

|BBVA COMPASS BOWL|

|At Birmingham, Ala.|

 Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), noon(ESPN)

 |

|Sunday, Jan. 6|

|GODADDY.COM BOWL|

|At Mobile, Ala.|

 Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Monday, Jan. 7|

|BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP|

|At Miami|

 Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 19|

|EAST-WEST SHRINE CLASSIC|

|At St. Petersburg, Fla.|

 East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 26|

|SENIOR BOWL|

|At Mobile, Ala.|

 North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)

|NCAA FOOTBALL|

|CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION|

|CHAMPIONSHIP|

|JAN. 5|

|At FC Dallas Stadium|

|Frisco, Texas|

 North Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-3), noon

|NFL|

|AMERICAN CONFERENCE|

|East|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            y-New England 10    4    0    .714  506  315
            N.Y. Jets 6    8    0    .429  255  320
            Miami 6    8    0    .429  264  279
            Buffalo 5    9    0    .357  306  402
|South|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            y-Houston 12    2    0    .857  394  280
            Indianapolis 9    5    0    .643  309  358
            Tennessee 5    9    0    .357  285  396
            Jacksonville 2  12    0    .143  219  383
|North|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            x-Baltimore 9    5    0    .643  348  307
            Cincinnati 8    6    0    .571  355  293
            Pittsburgh 7    7    0    .500  302  291
            Cleveland 5    9    0    .357  280  310
|West|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            y-Denver 11    3    0    .786  409  274
            San Diego 5    9    0    .357  299  312
            Oakland 4  10    0    .286  263  402
            Kansas City 2  12    0    .143  195  367
|NATIONAL CONFERENCE|

|East|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            Washington 8    6    0    .571  381  350
            Dallas 8    6    0    .571  327  338
            N.Y. Giants 8    6    0    .571  373  304
            Philadelphia 4  10    0    .286  253  375
|South|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            y-Atlanta 13    2    0    .867  402  277
            New Orleans 6    8    0    .429  389  379
            Tampa Bay 6    8    0    .429  354  349
            Carolina 5    9    0    .357  296  319
|North|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            y-Green Bay 10    4    0    .714  344  292
            Minnesota 8    6    0    .571  319  308
            Chicago 8    6    0    .571  321  240
            Detroit 4  11    0    .267  348  411
|West|

|W    L    T      Pct    PF    PA
            x-San Francisco 10    3    1    .750  357  218
            Seattle 9    5    0    .643  350  219
            St. Louis 6    7    1    .464  258  315
            Arizona 5    9    0    .357  224  302
 x-clinched playoff spot|

 y-clinched division|

| ------|

|Saturday's Game|

 Atlanta 31, Detroit 18|

|Today's Games|

 Tennessee at Green Bay, noon

 Indianapolis at Kansas City, noon

 New Orleans at Dallas, noon

 Minnesota at Houston, noon

 Oakland at Carolina, noon

 Buffalo at Miami, noon

 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon

 New England at Jacksonville, noon

 Washington at Philadelphia, noon

 St. Louis at Tampa Bay, noon

 San Diego at N.Y. Jets, noon

 Cleveland at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

 Chicago at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

 N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 3:25 p.m.

 San Francisco at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.|

|Dec. 30|

 Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon

 Green Bay at Minnesota, noon

 Carolina at New Orleans, noon

 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, noon

 Miami at New England, noon

 Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon

 Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon

 Houston at Indianapolis, noon

 Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, noon

 Dallas at Washington, noon

 Chicago at Detroit, noon

 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, noon

 Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

 Arizona at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

 St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

 Kansas City at Denver, 3:25 p.m.|

Falcons 31

Lions 18|

            Atlanta 7  14  0  10--31
            Detroit 3    3  7    5--18
|First Quarter|

 Atl--White 44 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 5:50.

 Det--FG Hanson 34, :13.|

|Second Quarter|

 Atl--White 39 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 9:54.

 Atl--Jones 16 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 1:17.

 Det--FG Hanson 38, :02.|

|Third Quarter|

 Det--Leshoure 1 run (Hanson kick), 6:59.|

|Fourth Quarter|

 Det--FG Hanson 20, 13:26.

 Atl--Palmer 1 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 7:12.

 Atl--FG Bryant 20, 3:05.

 Det--Vanden Bosch safety, 1:21.|

 A--63,849.

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|Atl            Det
            First downs 19            25
            Total Net Yards 344          522
            Rushes-yards 22-73      22-79
            Passing 271          443
            Punt Returns 1-9          0-0
            Kickoff Returns 3-58        4-67
            Interceptions Ret. 1-1          0-0
            Comp-Att-Int 25-32-0  37-56-1
            Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8          0-0
            Punts 4-41.8    2-41.0
            Fumbles-Lost 0-0          2-2
            Penalties-Yards 3-20        2-20
            Time of Possession 28:52      31:08
| ------|

|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|

 RUSHING--Atlanta, Turner 13-41, Ryan 2-25, Rodgers 6-14, Jones 1-(minus 7). Detroit, Leshoure 15-46, Stefan Logan 1-13, Bell 4-10, Thomas 1-8, Stafford 1-2.

 PASSING--Atlanta, Ryan 25-32-0-279. Detroit, Stafford 37-56-1-443.

 RECEIVING--Atlanta, White 8-153, Jones 7-71, Turner 4-16, Douglas 2-6, Snelling 1-12, Rodgers 1-11, Gonzalez 1-9, Palmer 1-1. Detroit, C.Johnson 11-225, Bell 9-73, Scheffler 4-41, Heller 4-34, Leshoure 3-20, Durham 2-32, Robiskie 1-5, Thomas 1-5, Stefan Logan 1-4, Smith 1-4.

 MISSED FIELD GOALS--None.

Injury report

 NEW YORK (AP) -- The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league:

 TENNESSEE TITANS at GREEN BAY PACKERS -- TITANS: OUT: C Kevin Matthews (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: LB Colin McCarthy (concussion), CB Ryan Mouton (hamstring), DE Scott Solomon (knee), WR Damian Williams (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (rib). PROBABLE: WR Kenny Britt (knee), QB Jake Locker (left shoulder), LB Will Witherspoon (hamstring). PACKERS: OUT: TE Tom Crabtree (hamstring), WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring), RB James Starks (knee), DE C.J. Wilson (knee), S Charles Woodson (collarbone). QUESTIONABLE: RB Alex Green (concussion), G Greg Van Roten (back, illness), DE Jerel Worthy (hamstring). PROBABLE: WR Randall Cobb (shoulder), G T.J. Lang (concussion, illness), QB Aaron Rodgers (ankle), C Jeff Saturday (neck, shoulder), LB Erik Walden (ankle).

 OAKLAND RAIDERS at CAROLINA PANTHERS -- RAIDERS: OUT: DT Richard Seymour (knee, hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: S Tyvon Branch (neck, ankle), WR Juron Criner (hip). PROBABLE: CB Phillip Adams (concussion), T Khalif Barnes (triceps), TE Richard Gordon (biceps), S Mike Mitchell (neck). PANTHERS: DOUBTFUL: C Geoff Hangartner (foot). QUESTIONABLE: RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle), T Garry Williams (illness). PROBABLE: C Thomas Austin (illness), T Byron Bell (illness), LB Thomas Davis (not injury related), DT Dwan Edwards (wrist), T Jordan Gross (not injury related), DE Charles Johnson (not injury related), WR Brandon LaFell (toe).

 BUFFALO BILLS at MIAMI DOLPHINS -- BILLS: OUT: DE Mark Anderson (knee), WR Marcus Easley (hamstring), LB Chris White (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: C Eric Wood (knee). PROBABLE: LB Nick Barnett (knee), S Jairus Byrd (foot), TE Scott Chandler (foot), DT Marcell Dareus (knee, wrist), G Andy Levitre (knee), CB Justin Rogers (foot), TE Lee Smith (back), RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder), CB Aaron Williams (knee), DT Kyle Williams (ankle), DE Mario Williams (wrist). DOLPHINS: OUT: WR Davone Bess (back), LB Koa Misi (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Nolan Carroll (knee), WR Brian Hartline (back), TE Jeron Mastrud (hamstring), DT Randy Starks (not injury related). PROBABLE: WR Armon Binns (ankle), S Chris Clemons (neck, ribs), LB Karlos Dansby (biceps), DE Derrick Shelby (groin), S Jimmy Wilson (hip).

 CINCINNATI BENGALS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS -- BENGALS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Adam Jones (hamstring), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (head), K Mike Nugent (head), RB Cedric Peerman (ankle). PROBABLE: LB Vontaze Burfict (illness), DE Carlos Dunlap (illness), TE Clark Harris (not injury related), T Andre Smith (foot), T Andrew Whitworth (head). STEELERS: OUT: CB Ike Taylor (ankle). DOUBTFUL: T Mike Adams (ankle). PROBABLE: CB Cortez Allen (groin), CB Curtis Brown (knee), LB James Harrison (illness), DE Cameron Heyward (not injury related), CB Keenan Lewis (hip), S Troy Polamalu (not injury related), C Maurkice Pouncey (illness), WR Emmanuel Sanders (rib), DE Al Woods (illness).

 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS -- PATRIOTS: QUESTIONABLE: S Patrick Chung (shoulder), G Dan Connolly (back), CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring, knee), TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm, hip), TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle), LB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring, shoulder), DE Chandler Jones (ankle), WR Brandon Lloyd (knee), DT Kyle Love (knee), G Logan Mankins (ankle, calf), LB Jerod Mayo (elbow), G Nick McDonald (shoulder), LB Mike Rivera (ankle), T Nate Solder (abdomen), LB Brandon Spikes (knee, ankle), CB Aqib Talib (hip), T Sebastian Vollmer (back, knee), WR Wes Welker (ankle), LB Tracy White (elbow). JAGUARS: OUT: RB Rashad Jennings (concussion), RB Maurice Jones-Drew (foot). QUESTIONABLE: S Dwight Lowery (foot), CB Aaron Ross (calf). PROBABLE: DT Tyson Alualu (calf), CB Derek Cox (hamstring), RB Greg Jones (thigh), CB Rashean Mathis (groin), C Brad Meester (foot), LB Paul Posluszny (groin), DE George Selvie (concussion).

 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -- COLTS: OUT: RB Delone Carter (ankle), LB Kavell Conner (hamstring), C Samson Satele (ankle), S Tom Zbikowski (knee). QUESTIONABLE: NT Antonio Johnson (ankle), T Winston Justice (biceps), C A.Q. Shipley (knee). PROBABLE: LB Jerrell Freeman (thumb), LB Dwight Freeney (ankle), S Joe Lefeged (calf), QB Andrew Luck (knee), NT Martin Tevaseu (illness), CB Teddy Williams (knee). CHIEFS: DOUBTFUL: TE Tony Moeaki (head). QUESTIONABLE: T Branden Albert (back), S Abram Elam (quadriceps), G Russ Hochstein (back), NT Jerrell Powe (illness). PROBABLE: CB Javier Arenas (ankle), G Jon Asamoah (thumb), WR Jon Baldwin (illness), WR Josh Bellamy (illness), S Eric Berry (hand), WR Terrance Copper (hamstring), CB Brandon Flowers (illness), G Ryan Lilja (back), QB Brady Quinn (ribs), G Rich Ranglin (knee), CB Neiko Thorpe (illness).

 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at DALLAS COWBOYS -- SAINTS: OUT: RB Jed Collins (knee, toe). QUESTIONABLE: RB Chris Ivory (hamstring), CB Patrick Robinson (groin). PROBABLE: TE Jimmy Graham (wrist), T Zach Strief (ankle), RB Pierre Thomas (knee). COWBOYS: OUT: NT Jay Ratliff (groin). QUESTIONABLE: WR Kevin Ogletree (illness), LB Ernie Sims (concussion). PROBABLE: WR Dez Bryant (finger), CB Morris Claiborne (concussion), RB Felix Jones (knee), RB DeMarco Murray (foot), S Charlie Peprah (foot), LB DeMarcus Ware (elbow).

JUMPLINESf=QuioscoFour Bold s=11 l=12|See Scoreboard, 3D

 WASHINGTON REDSKINS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES -- REDSKINS: QUESTIONABLE: DE Stephen Bowen (biceps), T Tyler Polumbus (head). PROBABLE: LB Lorenzo Alexander (shoulder, not injury related), LB London Fletcher (ankle), WR Pierre Garcon (foot), QB Robert Griffin III (knee), LB Rob Jackson (not injury related), LB Ryan Kerrigan (ankle), C Will Montgomery (knee), T Trent Williams (thigh). EAGLES: OUT: RB Stanley Havili (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: RB Chris Polk (toe). PROBABLE: WR Jason Avant (hamstring), TE Brent Celek (concussion), S Kurt Coleman (chest), WR Riley Cooper (knee), CB Brandon Hughes (lung contusion), WR Jeremy Maclin (back), G Evan Mathis (ankle), RB LeSean McCoy (concussion), QB Michael Vick (concussion).

 ST. LOUIS RAMS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS -- RAMS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh). PROBABLE: CB Bradley Fletcher (illness), RB Steven Jackson (illness), LB James Laurinaitis (back), DE Robert Quinn (illness), C Scott Wells (knee). BUCCANEERS: DOUBTFUL: DE Aaron Morgan (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: CB LeQuan Lewis (knee). PROBABLE: DE Michael Bennett (shoulder), DE Da'Quan Bowers (hamstring), LB Lavonte David (knee), TE Luke Stocker (head, nose), WR Mike Williams (wrist).

 NEW YORK GIANTS at BALTIMORE RAVENS -- GIANTS: QUESTIONABLE: C David Baas (hip, shoulder), TE Travis Beckum (knee), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (knee, foot), S Kenny Phillips (knee), S Tyler Sash (hamstring), G Chris Snee (hip), DE Justin Tuck (shoulder). PROBABLE: CB Prince Amukamara (hamstring), DT Chris Canty (neck), WR Hakeem Nicks (knee), WR Rueben Randle (back). RAVENS: OUT: LB Jameel McClain (neck). DOUBTFUL: S Bernard Pollard (chest). QUESTIONABLE: WR Tandon Doss (ankle), LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle), RB Vonta Leach (ankle), LB Albert McClellan (thigh, shoulder), RB Bernard Pierce (head), WR Torrey Smith (head), G Marshal Yanda (ankle). PROBABLE: TE Ed Dickson (knee), S James Ihedigbo (neck), DE Arthur Jones (shoulder), DE Pernell McPhee (thigh), S Ed Reed (shoulder), CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen), LB Terrell Suggs (biceps), WR Deonte Thompson (thigh), WR LaQuan Williams (thigh).

 MINNESOTA VIKINGS at HOUSTON TEXANS -- VIKINGS: QUESTIONABLE: DE Brian Robison (shoulder). PROBABLE: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), DE Everson Griffen (elbow), T Matt Kalil (illness), P Chris Kluwe (left knee, right groin), T Phil Loadholt (knee), RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen, groin), S Mistral Raymond (ankle), CB Marcus Sherels (quadriceps, elbow), CB Antoine Winfield (knee). TEXANS: OUT: CB Alan Ball (foot). PROBABLE: LB Bryan Braman (knee), RB Tyler Clutts (knee), NT Shaun Cody (back), DE Jared Crick (neck), TE Owen Daniels (hamstring), LB Tim Dobbins (shoulder, thumb), RB Justin Forsett (knee), CB Johnathan Joseph (groin), T Derek Newton (knee), S Glover Quin (hip), LB Brooks Reed (groin), LB Barrett Ruud (knee), LB Darryl Sharpton (toe), DE Antonio Smith (ankle), G Wade Smith (knee, ribs), RB Ben Tate (hamstring, foot), QB T.J. Yates (right elbow).

 CLEVELAND BROWNS at DENVER BRONCOS -- BROWNS: OUT: TE Jordan Cameron (head), S Tashaun Gipson (foot), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DT Ishmaa'ily Kitchen (calf), DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder, hip), TE Alex Smith (illness, knee). PROBABLE: WR Travis Benjamin (finger), T Oniel Cousins (shin), WR Joshua Cribbs (knee), RB Montario Hardesty (knee), G Shawn Lauvao (head, foot), T Ryan Miller (not injury related), DE Juqua Parker (knee), RB Trent Richardson (chest, rib, finger), DT Phil Taylor (knee, calf), T Joe Thomas (back). BRONCOS: DOUBTFUL: G Chris Kuper (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: RB Chris Gronkowski (hamstring). PROBABLE: S Mike Adams (knee), WR Eric Decker (ankle), WR Trindon Holliday (knee), C Dan Koppen (knee), S Jim Leonhard (ankle), RB Knowshon Moreno (ribs), DT Kevin Vickerson (groin), WR Matthew Willis (knee), LB Wesley Woodyard (ankle).

 CHICAGO BEARS at ARIZONA CARDINALS -- BEARS: OUT: LB Brian Urlacher (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: DT Henry Melton (chest). QUESTIONABLE: WR Earl Bennett (concussion), LB Blake Costanzo (calf), CB Tim Jennings (shoulder), T Jonathan Scott (hamstring). PROBABLE: LB Geno Hayes (knee), WR Brandon Marshall (hamstring), DE Shea McClellin (knee). CARDINALS: OUT: WR Early Doucet (concussion), G Mike Gibson (calf). QUESTIONABLE: LB Quentin Groves (foot), TE Rob Housler (knee), S Rashad Johnson (hamstring), T Nate Potter (knee), S James Sanders (calf), RB Anthony Sherman (knee), DE Ronald Talley (ankle), DT Dan Williams (hamstring). PROBABLE: DE Calais Campbell (calf), TE Mike Leach (back, shoulder), CB Greg Toler (hamstring).

 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -- 49ERS: QUESTIONABLE: LB Tavares Gooden (ribs), LB Clark Haggans (shoulder), WR Mario Manningham (shoulder), DT Justin Smith (elbow), DT Will Tukuafu (concussion). PROBABLE: K David Akers (pelvis), G Alex Boone (knee), LB NaVorro Bowman (shoulder), LB Ahmad Brooks (shoulder), CB Tarell Brown (shoulder), S Dashon Goldson (foot), RB Frank Gore (wrist), G Mike Iupati (shoulder), RB Bruce Miller (shoulder), CB Carlos Rogers (knee), LB Aldon Smith (shoulder), S C.J. Spillman (illness), LB Patrick Willis (shoulder). SEAHAWKS: QUESTIONABLE: S Jeron Johnson (groin), WR Sidney Rice (knee), CB Walter Thurmond (hamstring), CB Marcus Trufant (hamstring). PROBABLE: DT Alan Branch (ankle), RB Marshawn Lynch (back), CB Richard Sherman (not injury related), RB Robert Turbin (illness), RB Leon Washington (illness).

 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at NEW YORK JETS -- CHARGERS: DOUBTFUL: DT Aubrayo Franklin (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Demorrio Williams (ankle). PROBABLE: RB Ronnie Brown (hamstring), LB Donald Butler (groin), T Jeromey Clary (knee), G Tyronne Green (hamstring), WR Eddie Royal (hamstring), LB Takeo Spikes (hamstring). JETS: DOUBTFUL: CB Aaron Berry (hamstring), TE Dustin Keller (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR Braylon Edwards (hamstring), WR Mardy Gilyard (illness), DT Sione Po'uha (back), LB Ricky Sapp (ankle), WR Chaz Schilens (knee, calf), LB Bryan Thomas (chest). PROBABLE: TE Jeff Cumberland (wrist, ankle), DT Kenrick Ellis (knee), K Nick Folk (back), S LaRon Landry (heel), C Nick Mangold (shoulder), LB Garrett McIntyre (hamstring), RB Joe McKnight (ankle), G Brandon Moore (hip, foot), LB Calvin Pace (shoulder), RB Bilal Powell (shoulder, toe), QB Mark Sanchez (back), LB Bart Scott (toe), G Matt Slauson (knee), QB Tim Tebow (ribs).

|TRANSACTIONS|

Baseball

|AMERICAN LEAGUE|

 BOSTON RED SOX--Assigned RHP Pedro Beato outright to Pawtucket (IL).

 HOUSTON ASTROS--Assigned 3B Brandon Laird and OF Che-Hsuan Lin outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).|

|NATIONAL LEAGUE|

 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Agreed to terms with OF Cody Ross on a three-year contract.|

Basketball

|NATIONAL BASKETBALL|

|ASSOCIATION|

 HOUSTON ROCKETS--Recalled G Scott Machado from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES--Recalled G Josh Selby from Reno (NBADL).

 SACRAMENTO KINGS--Suspended C DeMarcus Cousins indefinitely for unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team.|

Football

|NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE|

 HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed S Eddie Pleasant from the practice squad.

 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Placed S Dwight Lowery on injured reserve. Activated LB Daryl Smith from injured reserve.

 MIAMI DOLPHINS--Placed PK Dan Carpenter on injured reserve. Signed PK Nate Kaeding.

 MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Waived TE Allen Reisner and G Mark Asper. Activated CB Chris Cook from injured reserve. Signed DE George Johnson from the practice squad.

 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Signed WR Kamar Aiken from the practice squad.

 ST. LOUIS RAMS--Signed CB Quinton Pointer from the practice squad.

 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed LB Cam Johnson from the practice squad to a two-year contract.|

Hockey

|AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE|

 WORCESTER SHARKS--Returned D Denny Urban to Reading (ECHL).|

|ECHL|

 ECHL--Suspended Lake Erie C Mitchell Heard two games.

Presentation College surrendered a three-point halftime lead en route to a 73-69 defeat against Northwestern (Ohio) on Friday during the final game of the D3 Hoopla.

 The Saints were clinging to a 38-35 advantage at the break, but Northwestern opened the second half on a 17-6 surge to take a 52-44 lead with 12 minutes and 45 seconds left. The Saints, who did not take the lead again, tied the score three times in the second half. The last tie occurred at 69-all with 1:06 left. Northwestern closed the game on a 4-0 run. Jon Slagle made a jumper with 31 seconds left and netted two free throws with 11 seconds left to round out the scoring. The Saints went 0-for-2 from the three-point line in the waning moments.

 Derrick Tate tossed in a game-high 20 points for Northwestern, while Slagle added 11 points. Darrell Farr dropped 17 points for Presentation College. Chaz Haymond, Anthony Hendricks and Katonka Friar all scored 11 points for the Saints.

 Presentation College (5-7) will host Crossroads College at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Strode Center.

l=12f=Helvetica s=6 l=6.5 PRESENTATION COLLEGE: Chaz Haymond 5-15 0-1 11, Anthony Hendricks 4-7 3-5 11, Quincy Davis 1-8 0-0 2, Derek Hahn 2-3 0-0 6, Darrell Farr 7-11 3-4 17, Damian Salais 1-1 0-0 2, Tyler Strong 2-5 0-0 6, Katonka Friar 4-9 1-4 11, Travis Cleveland 0-2 0-0 0, Vladimir Charlitte 1-2 1-2 3, Trever Flemmer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 8-16 69.

 NORTHWESTERN OHIO: Blake Bush 7-14 0-0 17, Scott Josh 0-2 0-0 0, Elliott Johnny 3-10 3-3 9, Aaron Toney 1-2 3-7 5, Derrick Tate 9-13 2-4 20, Jason Pottkotter 0-0 0-0 0, Austin Hintz 3-6 1-2 9, Jon Slagle 4-8 2-2 11, Aaron Cross 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 27-56 13-20 73.

 Halftime score -- Presentation 38-35. 3-point field goals -- Presentation 7-27 (Haymond 1-9, Davis 0-4, Hahn 2-3, Farr 0-1, Strong 2-4, Friar 2-6); Northwestern 6-24 (Bush 3-8, Scott 0-2, Elliott 0-4, Tate 0-1, Hintz 2-4, Slagle 1-4, Cross 0-1). Total fouls -- Presentation 19; Northwestern 16. Fouled out -- None. Rebounds -- Presentation 30 (Hendricks 6); Northwestern 44 (Tate 9). Assists -- Presentation 16 (Haymond 4, Hendricks 4); Northwestern 12 (Scott 5). Blocks -- Presentation 1 (Hendricks 1); Northwestern 3 (Elliott 1, Tate 1, Hintz 1). Steals -- Presentation 8 (Friar 4); Northwestern 5 (Bush 2). Turnovers -- Presentation 8; Northwestern 15.

Aberdeen's boys' hockey team fell victim to a second-period outburst from Sioux Falls as the Cougars dropped a 4-2 decision to the Flyers on Saturday.

 The Cougars had a promising start, grabbing an early lead on a goal from Thomas Hogg in the first period. Dustin Santjer and Ryan Bower assisted on the goal, which was the only scoring of the period.

 The hosts tallied three goals in a seven-minute span to take control in the second period. Wyatt Nielsen's goal tied the game and four minutes later, Brextyn Burnette provided the go-ahead score. Caleb Anderson rounded out the second-period scoring.

 Aberdeen cut into the lead with 11:12 remaining in the contest on an unassisted goal from Baily Roberts, making the score 3-2. Sioux Falls' final goal came with 7:42 left to go as Brandon Appeldorn concluded the scoring.

 Shots on goal were even in the first period at 8-8, but Sioux Falls controlled the final two periods by a 25-6 margin. Cougar goalie Jon Loefke stopped 29 shots.

 The Cougars will be in action today with another road game, at Brookings with the varsity game scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

Aberdeen Cougars|  1  0  1--2

Sioux Falls Flyers|  0  3  1--4

 First Period: 1, Aberdeen, Thomas Hogg (Dustin Santjer, Ryan Bower), 6:30.

 Second Period: 2, Sioux Falls, Wyatt Nielsen (Parker Dawes), 10:41; 3, Sioux Falls, Brextyn Burnette (Garet Foster, Brandon Reiff), 6:14; 4, Sioux Falls, Caleb Anderson (Brandon Appeldorn), 3:25.

 Third Period: 5, Aberdeen, Baily Roberts, unassisted, 11:12; 6, Sioux Falls, Appeldorn (Lucas Mutchelknaus), 7:42.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Jon Loefke (33 shots, 29 saves); Sioux Falls, Isaac Althoff (14 shots, 12 saves).

|Friday's Games|

|Varsity|

Aberdeen Cougars|  0  0  1--1

Sioux Falls Flyers|  3  2  2--7

 First Period: 1, Sioux Falls, Caleb Anderson (Ben Czarnecki), 15:21; 2, Sioux Falls, Brandon Reiff (Brextyn Burnette, Anderson), 2:49; 3, Sioux Falls, Anderson, unassisted, :22.

 Second Period: 4, Sioux Falls, Anderson (Brandon Appeldorn), 8:34; 5, Sioux Falls, Appeldorn, unassisted, 4:41.

 Third Period: 6, Aberdeen, Kevin Birkla (Cameron Huff), 13:02; 7, Sioux Falls, Jack Hunter (Anderson, Cody Solma), 12:53; 8, Sioux Falls, Wyatt Nielsen, unassisted, 5:08.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Nick Dalchow (47 shots, 40 saves); Sioux Falls, Spencer Mannes (10 shots, 9 saves).

|Junior Varsity|

Aberdeen Cougars|  0  0  0--0

Sioux Falls Flyers|  2  1  3--6

 First Period: 1, Sioux Falls, Travis Dusing (Jeremy Tordsen, Jordan Shuman), 9:55; 2, Sioux Falls, Jake Anderson (Dusing), 8:33.

 Second Period: 3, Sioux Falls, Shuman (Isaac Hackett), 8:20.

 Third Period: 4, Sioux Falls, Shuman, unassisted, 15:43; 5, Sioux Falls, Shuman (Dusing), 11:34; 6, Sioux Falls, Anderson (Nick Sztapka, Zachary Heintz), 7:29.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Jon Loefke (33 shots, 27 saves); Sioux Falls, Robert Berndt (25 shots, 25 saves).

The Yankton Gazelles put forth their best effort of the season Saturday afternoon and forced the Aberdeen Central Golden Eagles to rally from behind.

 The Golden Eagles defeated the Gazelles 55-35 at the Summit Activities Center, but despite the loss, junior Morgan Tessier said the team is still moving forward.

 "That was our best start that we've had this year. We played our best basketball for the longest period of time," she said. "We came off really strong, we had a really good start and we played a really nice first half of basketball."

 Tying the game early at 8-8, the Gazelles went into the second quarter with a 12-10 lead against the Golden Eagles. The game was tied for the last time at 16-16, and Aberdeen Central ended the first half with a 25-18 lead.

 Kelsey Fitzgerald led the Gazelles at the half with six points. Aberdeen's Samantha Knecht scored 10 points and had 12 rebounds at the half, followed by Brynn Flakus with five points.

 Yankton's head coach Doug Pesicka said the Gazelles played hard for the first half, but Aberdeen Central was able to come out and show their experience in the third quarter.

 "The third quarter Aberdeen was flexing their muscles a little bit," he said. "They're big and strong and very experienced. That got us a little bit in the third, but I'm very proud of how our kids competed. We played to the end and we're just trying to create positive moments we can hang on to. We have a lot of those after this game."

 With 5 minutes 7 seconds left in the third quarter, the Golden Eagles led the Gazelles 29-22, and were able to keep their lead to finish out at 40-22 by the end of the quarter and finished the game with a 20-point win.

 Aberdeen's head coach Dawn Seiler said the Golden Eagles were flat in the first half, but were able to control the ball better during the second half and pull off the win.

 "We have to give Yankton a lot of credit," she said. "They came out and played exceptionally hard in that first half. We were just flat. We got into some foul trouble and didn't play very well in that first half. We got enough done to get a lead, but that was about it.

 "The nature of basketball is that you make adjustments. We were really loose with the ball that first quarter, but in the second half, we did a better job of taking care of the ball and that created some scoring opportunities for us. We were able to hit the shots."

 Aberdeen Central will face Rapid City Stevens on Friday, and Rapid City Central on Saturday. Both games are at Golden Eagles Arena.

 "They've both got some good athletes, so we have to be ready to play," Seiler said. "Our kids are going to have four days off, and it's going to be a good four days. They looked fatigued to me, so hopefully when they come back they'll have fresh legs, be ready to go. This is a group that loves to play together, so we're looking to get a little rest and get back to it."

 Yankton hosts Huron on Jan. 3, and Tessier said the Gazelles will continue to improve.

 "We've been working on improving defense in practice, and running our offense will be important, because we've really picked up our defense a lot," she said. "This whole season, our coach has given us three options: give in, give up or give it your all. I believe in this team and we're not going to give in - we're going to give it our all."

The Aberdeen Cougars dropped a 5-1 high school girls' hockey decision to the Oahe Capitals Saturday at the Odde Ice Center.

 The Cougars didn't have their best effort, said Aberdeen coach Rob Weinmeister.

 "We didn't come to play today for some reason," Weinmeister said. "The girls weren't crisp and got out-hustled. We didn't get it put together."

 The visitors logged two goals in the first period, the first coming just 40 seconds into the game. Emily Weber's goal with 2:53 left in the first padded the lead.

 Oahe's Megan Johnson extended the lead to 3-0, with a goal just 1:33 into the second period. Aberdeen cut the deficit to two as Hailey Gould found the net with 6:49 to play. The Cougars were outshot 28-20 in the game, but just 10-9 in the second period.

 "We picked it up for a little bit (in the second period), even toward the end of the third," Weinmeister said. "We need to look for a sustained effort for the whole game and things will take care of themselves."

 Weber's second goal of the game boosted the Oahe lead to 4-1 after two periods, and Johnson tallied the Capitals' final goal during the third period.

 Hailey Huff faced 28 shots and made 23 saves for the Cougars while Tessa Singleton made 19 saves in 20 chances for Oahe. The teams meet again at 12:30 p.m. today at the Odde Ice Center.

Oahe Capitals|  2  2  1--5

Aberdeen Cougars|  0  1  0--1

 First Period: 1, Oahe, Gabrielle Vizcarra, unassisted, 16:20; 2, Oahe, Emily Weber, unassisted, 2:53.

 Second Period: 3, Oahe, Megan Johnson (Weber), 15:27; 4, Aberdeen, Hailey Gould, unassisted, 6:49; 5, Oahe, Weber (Logan Gesinger, Vizcarra), 1:11.

 Third Period: 6, Oahe, Johnson (Vizcarra), 9:16.

 Goalies: Oahe, Tessa Singleton (20 shots, 19 saves); Aberdeen, Hailey Huff (28 shots, 23 saves).

Similar to Friday's game at the Odde Ice Center, Austin put Aberdeen in a hole early and held on for a North American Hockey League victory over the Wings Saturday, edging past the hosts 4-3.

 The Wings again had to contend with a three-goal deficit in the first period, after C.J. Smith, Grant Eichstadt and A.J. Reid tallied goals to build a lead for the Bruins.

 Justin Parizek got the hosts on the board with 20 seconds to go in the first period, scoring with an assist from Peter Krieger. The duo of Krieger and Parizek has accounted for 17 goals and 34 assists this season for the Wings. Parizek has a team-leading 18 assists, while Krieger is tied for the lead with Joe Sullivan with nine goals.

 The Wings inched closer in the second period, as Steven Johnson found the net with an assist from Jonathan Grebosky, and the hosts trailed 3-2 with 11:33 left in the second period.

 Austin had the answer as Chris Fischer's goal put the Bruins back up by two goals just 24 seconds later. Aberdeen's final goal was scored by Colton Kramer on a penalty shot. Aberdeen had a 26-13 advantage in shots during the second period, and 48-40 for the game.

 Neither team was able to score in the third period. Aberdeen goalie Paige Skoog made 38 saves while Jason Pawloski turned away 45 shots for the Bruins.

 Aberdeen fell to 8-18-2 with the loss, while the Central Division-leading Bruins are now 20-5-4. The teams meet again next weekend when the Wings travel to Austin for games on Friday and Saturday.

Austin Bruins|  3  1  0--4

Aberdeen Wings|1  2  0--3

 First Period: 1, Austin, C.J. Smith (Chris Fischer), 13:06; 2, Austin, Grant Eichstadt (A.J. Reid), 11:19; 3, Austin, Reid (John Simonson), 1:39; 4, Aberdeen, Justin Parizek (Peter Krieger), :20.

 Second Period: 5, Aberdeen, Steven Johnson (Jonathan Grebosky), 11:33; 6, Austin, Fischer (Smith), 11:09; 7, Aberdeen, Colton Kramer, penalty shot, 9:16.

 Goalies: Austin, Jason Pawloski (48 shots, 45 saves); Aberdeen, Paige Skoog (42 shots, 38 saves).

For the first time this season, the Aberdeen Central boys' basketball team outrebounded an opponent and that led to another first -- the first win of the season for the Golden Eagles.

 Aberdeen Central defeated Yankton 58-51 in a Saturday afternoon matinee at Golden Eagles Arena in high school boys' basketball. The Eastern South Dakota Conference matchup left Yankton still searching for its first win of the season. The Golden Eagles held the rebounding advantage 29-22.

 "We were more consistent blocking out and doing the little things," said Aberdeen coach Brent Norberg. "We had to be because we didn't get off to a very good start offensively. At one point, we had a 10-9 lead near the end of the quarter and I looked at coach (Trent) Kurtz and said, 'How are we up by one point?' Mainly, it was because we were rebounding better. After the first quarter, I thought we played better in all phases of the game."

 The Bucks built a 9-2 lead in the opening five minutes of the game, only to see the Eagles grab the lead for the first time in the game at 10-9 on a field goal by Carter Paulson with 22 seconds left in the first quarter. The Bucks scored a quick field goal on a shot by Landon Breen and a buzzer beater on a steal and layup by Andrew Hummel on Central's in-bounds pass for a 13-10 lead to end the period.

 Yankton maintained the lead for much of the second quarter, building it to nine points for a while. With two minutes left in the half, the Bucks still held a 25-18 lead, but Aberdeen scored eight unanswered points to move ahead 26-25 at halftime.

 A pair of three-point field goals by Central's Aaron Lorenz jump-started the offense to begin the third quarter. It was the best offensive quarter for both teams, as Yankton tallied 16 points but Aberdeen added 22 points to spread the lead out to 48-41 after three quarters.

 Both teams struggled offensively in the final period. Central bench player Jacob Goehring hit back-to-back baskets for a 52-46 Aberdeen lead at the five-minute mark. The Golden Eagles would not score for the next 3 minutes. The Bucks would add just five points on an offensive rebound and put-back by Brady Hale and a three-pointer by Michael Rucker.

 "That was by far the best our bench has played," said Norberg. "Goehring scoring-wise was better. When he started scoring was when he defended better. Logan (LeGrand) and Tyler (Block) and Isaac (Jones) did a great job and all four of those guys helped us. It was a team win. We needed everybody."

 The Central scoring drought ended on a long two-pointer by Braden LeGrand to give the Golden Eagles a 54-51 lead with less than two minutes remaining.

 "We tried to run a little clock in the fourth quarter. I thought Braden LeGrand's jump shot that put us up by three was a gigantic shot because we couldn't get anything. Somebody had to make a play there. He made a big shot. After that, we were able to milk the clock offensively and rebound the ball and get to the free throw line," said Norberg.

 Braden LeGrand topped Central with 13 points and he added seven rebounds.

 "We just wanted to keep the ball moving and find the open guy," said Braden LeGrand. "We wanted to take time off the clock at the end. Coach wanted to work on getting more people in the game. He wanted us to keep rebounding and get everyone on the glass. We finally outrebounded someone. It was nice to finally get a 'W' "

 In the final two minutes of the game, the Bucks turned the ball over once and missed four field goals. Aberdeen grabbed up the defensive rebound on all four misses.

 "We outrebounded them by seven and that just doesn't happen this season," said Norberg. "That was a huge key. They were taking shots and we were contesting shots. We needed to do that because we stopped scoring there for awhile."

 Central's other double figure scorer was Brady Mohr with 10 points and Carter Paulson topped the rebounding chart with eight.

 The Bucks, who shot 55 percent from the three-point arc, were led by Rucker with 14 and Breen with 12. Rucker and Breen combined to go 6-for-6 from the three-point area. Both teams made 20 field goals, but the Golden Eagles scored eight more points from the free throw line.

 Aberdeen Central heads west for a pair of non-conference games at Rapid City Stevens on Friday and at Rapid City Central on Saturday. Yankton returns to action Jan. 4 in an ESD game at Huron.

|VARSITY|

 YANKTON: Ryan Olson 1-6 1-2 3, Michael Rucker 5-6 0-0 14, Andrew Hummel 2-6 0-0 4, Landon Breen 5-8 0-0 12, JJ Hejna 2-10 1-1 5, Brady Hale 5-7 3-3 13. Totals 20-43 5-6 51.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Josh Hilgemann 3-6 2-3 8, Carter Paulson 3-8 2-3 8, Braden LeGrand 5-9 1-2 13, Brady Mohr 2-4 6-7 10, Aaron Lorenz 3-9 0-0 8, Isaac Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Jacob Goehring 3-8 2-2 9, Tyler Block 1-1 0-1 2, Brock DeGroot 0-1 0-0 0 Totals 20-47 13-18 58.

Yankton (0-4)|  13  25  41  51

Aberdeen Central (1-4)|10  26  48  58

 3-point field goals -- Yankton 6-11 (Olson 0-4, Rucker 4-4, Breen 2-2, Hale 0-1); Aberdeen 5-18 (Hilgemann 0-2, LeGrand 2-5, Mohr 0-2, Lorenz 2-4, Jones 0-1, Goehring 1-4). Fouled out -- Hummel. Total fouls -- Yankton 17; Aberdeen 11. Rebounds -- Yankton 22 (Hale 6); Aberdeen 29 (Paulson 8). Turnovers -- Yankton 17; Aberdeen 13. Assists -- Yankton 13 (Olson 4, Hummel 4); Aberdeen 8 (Mohr 3). Steals -- Yankton 2; Aberdeen 6 (Paulson 2, Lorenz 2). Blocked shots -- Yankton 3; Aberdeen 2. Officials -- Tim Steinwandt, Scott Katus, Landon Arnold.

|JUNIOR VARSITY|

 YANKTON: Reid Sawatzke 2 2-2 6, Lane Sawatzke 1 0-2 2, Mitchell Gullikson 2 0-1 5, Derek Brenner 3 1-2 7, Chipper Granflaten 1 1-1 3, Austin Johnson 1 0-0 2, Matt Fitzgerald 2 1-3 5, Tanner Termansen 0 1-2 1. Totals 12-48 6-13 31.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Trey Vilhauer 1 0-0 2, Jacob Goehring 3 2-2 10, Jordan Leidholt 2 0-0 4, Chase Severson 1 0-0 2, Tyler Block 2 0-0 4, Jesse Babcock 1 0-2 3, Isaac Jones 2 1-2 5, Logan LeGrand 0 2-2 2, Tevin Johnson 0 4-6 4, Brock DeGroot 1 0-0 2. Totals 13-35 9-16 38.

Yankton|  6  22  25  31

Aberdeen Central|10  20  29  39

 3-point field goals -- Gullikson, Goehring 2, Babcock. Fouled out -- L. Sawatzke. Total fouls -- Yankton 17; Aberdeen 17. Rebounds -- Yankton 25 (R. Sawatzke 5, L. Sawatzke 5); Aberdeen 41 (Leidholt 8). Turnovers -- Yankton 13; Aberdeen 25.

|SOPHOMORE|

 YANKTON: Brad Ulmer 3 2-3 9, Paul Fanta 2 7-9 11, Austin Johnson 6 0-0 16, Matt Fitzgerald 1 0-0 2, Parker Kuchta 1 0-0 2, Tanner Frick 1 0-0 3, Reid Sawatzke 2 3-4 8, John Dannenbring 0 1-2 1, Connor Chambers 1 0-2 2, Bradey Sorenson 0 4-4 4. Totals 17-48 17-25 58.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Logan Stubbe 2 2-3 7, Kaden Peterson 5 3-4 15, Lincoln Flakus 2 1-4 5, Jesse Babcock 1 0-0 2, Micah Reierson 3 2-2 11, Anthony Bachmeier 4 0-0 8, Layne Tieszen 1 0-0 2. Totals 18-54 8-13 50. 

Yankton|15  33  42  58

Aberdeen Central|14  21  31  50

 3-point field goals -- Ulmer, Johnson 4, Frick, R. Sawatzke, Stubbe, Peterson 2, Reierson 3. Fouled out -- None. Total fouls -- Yankton 14; Aberdeen 23. Rebounds -- Yankton 41 (Ulmer 6); Aberdeen 31 (Flakus 12). Turnovers -- Yankton 13; Aberdeen 11.

|FRESHMAN|

 YANKTON A: Frick 7 0-0 15, Sorenson 4 0-2 8, Savey 2 1-2 7, Rafferty 4 0-0 9, Withrow 1 0-0 2, LaCroix 2 0-0 4, Binder 0 0-3 0. Totals 20 1-7 45.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL A: Tavis Allam 9 4-5 22, Layne Tieszen 1 1-3 3, Anthony Bachmeier 7 1-1 18, Nick Goeman 2 4-6 9, Cole Martens 0 3-4 3, Lucas Heiser 1 0-0 2, Mason Trapp 0 2-2 2, Gabe Swanson 2 0-0 5. Totals 22 15-21 64. 

Yankton A|  8  16  38  45

Aberdeen Central A|  7  31  56  64

 3-point field goals -- Frick, Savey 2, Rafferty, Bachmeier 3, Goeman, Swanson. Fouled out -- None. Total fouls -- Yankton 18; Aberdeen 11.

 YANKTON B: Schmidt 2 0-1 5, Alvarez 2 0-0 4, Boots 2 1-2 5, List 4 0-0 9, Terca 3 0-2 6, Dannenbring 4 0-0 11, Guthmiller 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 1-5 42.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL B: Cole Martens 1 0-1 2, Conner Preston 1 3-4 5, Brantson Meier 3 2-2 8, Joseph Wollman 4 0-0 9, Thomas Krueger 2 1-1 6, Mason Trapp 3 0-0 6, Gabe Swanson 2 2-3 7, Lucas Heiser 2 2-4 6, Jake Heinert 0 2-2 2. Totals 18 12-17 51. 

Yankton B|10  21  32  42

Aberdeen Central B|13  22  35  51

 3-point field goals -- Schmidt, List, Dannenbring 3, Wollman, Krueger, Swanson. Fouled out -- Terca. Total fouls -- Yankton 16; Aberdeen 13.

|TODAY|

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|TV SPORTS|

College Football-Hawaii Bowl, Fresno State vs. Southern Methodist, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

|BOWLING|

|QUEEN PINS LEAGUE|

 Standings: The Bees 38, Doeks 37, Harms Oilers 35, Jackson 4 29, Gembots 29, Chris & Don's 29, X-Factor 22, Wonders 20.

 High Games: Shanda Rieker 234-182, Sarah Brust 204-193, Peggy Heermann 192-183, Kelly Erdmann 188-179, Heidi Carrels 183, Sabrina Metz 182, Rhonda Opitz 175.

 High Series: Shanda Rieker 573, Sarah Brust 565, Kelly Erdmann 544, Peggy Heermann 517, Bonnie Reszler 489, Heidi Carrels 483, Ginny Greer 466.

|BASKETBALL|

College men's

Top 25 Fared|

|Sunday|

 1. Duke (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Saturday.

 2. Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Central Michigan, Saturday.

 3. Syracuse (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alcorn State, Saturday.

 4. Arizona (10-0) vs. Miami. Next: vs. No. 18 San Diego State or Indiana State, Tuesday.

 5. Louisville (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday.

 6. Indiana (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Jacksonville, Friday.

 7. Ohio State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Chicago State, Saturday.

 8. Florida (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Air Force, Saturday.

 9. Kansas (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. American, Saturday.

 10. Illinois (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday.

 11. Cincinnati (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 New Mexico, Thursday.

 12. Missouri (10-1) did not play. Next: at UCLA, Friday.

 13. Minnesota (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Michigan State, Monday, Dec. 31.

 14. Gonzaga (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Baylor, Friday.

 15. Georgetown (10-1) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Saturday, Jan. 5.

 16. New Mexico (12-1) did not play. Next: at No. 11 Cincinnati, Thursday.

 17. Creighton (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Evansville, Saturday.

 18. San Diego State (11-1) beat Indiana State 62-55. Next: vs. No. 4 Arizona or Miami, Tuesday..

 19. Butler (9-2) did not play. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday.

 20. Michigan State (11-2) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Minnesota, Monday, Dec. 31.

 21. UNLV (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 23 North Carolina, Saturday.

 22. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday, Jan. 5.

 23. North Carolina (9-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 21 UNLV, Saturday.

 24. Oklahoma State (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 14 Gonzaga, Monday, Dec. 31.

 25. N.C. State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Western Michigan, Saturday.

|SCORES|

|EAST |

 Fordham 81, Siena 75 |

 Iona 100, Norfolk St. 72 |

 Penn St. 72, New Hampshire 45 |

 Pittsburgh 59, Kennesaw St. 43 |

|MIDWEST |

 Akron 87, Cleveland St. 57 |

 IUPUI 77, Ball St. 68 |

 N. Iowa 82, Saint Mary's (Cal) 75 |

 Northwestern 63, Brown 42 |

|SOUTH |

 Clemson 77, SC State 41 |

|FAR WEST |

 Boise St. 67, New Orleans 51 |

 CS Bakersfield 69, MVSU 64 |

 James Madison 62, San Diego 59 |

 North Florida 74, Georgia Southern 46 |

|TOURNAMENT |

|Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational |

|Third Place |

 Cent. Michigan 62, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45 |

|Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Class |

|Semifinals |

 San Diego St. 62, Indiana St. 55 |

|Consolation Bracket |

 Mississippi 85, San Francisco 78 |

College Women's

Women's Top 25 Fared|

1. Stanford (11-0) beat No. 21 South Carolina 53-49; beat No. 10 Tennessee 73-60.

 2. UConn (10-0) beat Oakland 97-25; beat Hartford 102-45.

 3. Baylor (9-1) beat No. 10 Tennessee 76-53.

 4. Duke (10-0) beat Cal State Bakersfield 97-63; beat Southern Cal 75-60.

 5. Notre Dame (9-1) beat Alabama A&M 100-39; beat Kansas State 87-57; beat No. 22 Texas A&M 83-74.

 6. Georgia (12-0) beat TCU 72-59.

 7. Kentucky (9-1) beat Pepperdine 80-62; beat UC Santa Barbara 66-38.

 8. California (9-1) beat Northwestern 71-65; beat No. 19 Kansas 88-79.

 9. Maryland (8-2) beat Delaware 69-53.

 10. Tennessee (7-3) lost to No. 3 Baylor 76-53; lost to No. 1 Stanford 73-60.

 11. Penn State (10-2) beat NJIT 82-37.

 12. UCLA (7-2) lost to Cal State Northridge 77-72.

 13. Purdue (11-1) beat IUPUI 78-53.

 14. Louisville (11-2) beat Washington State 75-39; beat Wagner 106-32.

 15. Oklahoma State (8-0) beat Texas-Arlington 90-54.

 16. Dayton (12-0) beat Akron 90-59; beat Siena 91-53.

 17. North Carolina (11-1) beat East Carolina 76-67.

 18. Oklahoma (9-2) beat UC Riverside 70-46.

 19. Kansas (9-2) lost to No. 8 California 88-79.

 20. Texas (8-2) beat Cornell 53-40.

 21. South Carolina (11-1) lost to No. 1 Stanford 53-49; beat South Carolina State 65-45.

 22. Texas A&M (8-4) beat Kansas State 83-60; beat Old Dominion 78-55; lost to No. 5 Notre Dame 83-74.

 23. Florida State (10-1) beat Mercer 94-42; beat UNC Greensboro 93-63.

 24. West Virginia (7-3) lost to Duquesne 62-54.

 25. Colorado (10-0) beat Utah Valley 81-45.

|SCORES|

|EAST |

 Hofstra 63, Northwestern 54 |

 Penn St. 82, NJIT 37 |

|MIDWEST |

 Green Bay 53, Wisconsin 38 |

 N. Dakota St. 60, Milwaukee 48 |

|SOUTH |

 No scores reported from the SOUTH. |

|FAR WEST |

 No scores reported from the FAR WEST. |

|SOUTHWEST |

 No scores reported from the SOUTHWEST. |

|NBA|

|EASTERN CONFERENCE|

|Atlantic Division|

|WLPctGB
            New York 207.741-
            Brooklyn 1412.5385
            Boston 1313.5006
            Philadelphia 1315.4647
            Toronto 919.32111
|Southeast Division|

|WLPctGB
            Miami 186.750-
            Atlanta 169.6402
            Orlando 1215.4447
            Charlotte 720.25912
            Washington 322.12015
|Central Division|

|WLPctGB
            Chicago 1511.577-
            Indiana 1612.571-
            Milwaukee 1412.5381
            Detroit 921.3008
            Cleveland 623.20710
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|

|Southwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            San Antonio 218.724-
            Memphis 187.7201
            Houston 1412.5385
            Dallas 1216.4298
            New Orleans 522.18515
|Northwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            Oklahoma City 215.808-
            Denver 1513.5367
            Minnesota 1312.5207
            Utah 1514.5177
            Portland 1313.5008
|Pacific Division|

|WLPctGB
            L.A. Clippers 216.778-
            Golden State 1810.6433
            L.A. Lakers 1314.4818
            Phoenix 1117.39310
            Sacramento 918.33312
| ---|

|Saturday's late games|

 Denver 110, Charlotte 88

 Portland 96, Phoenix 93

 L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 115, OT|

|Sunday's games|

 Brooklyn 95, Philadelphia 92

 New York 94, Minnesota 91

 Utah 97, Orlando 93

 San Antonio 129, Dallas 91

 L.A. Clippers 103, Phoenix 77

 Sacramento 108, Portland 96|

|Monday's games|

| No games scheduled|

|Tuesday's games|

 Boston at Brooklyn, 11 a.m.

 New York at L.A. Lakers, 2 p.m.

 Oklahoma City at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

 Houston at Chicago, 7 p.m.

 Denver at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.|

A four-goal outburst in the third period carried the Brookings Rangers to a 4-2 high school boys' hockey victory over the Aberdeen Cougars on Sunday.

 Four different Brookings players notched goals in a five-minute span as the hosts wiped out a 2-0 Aberdeen lead. The game was similar to Saturday, when in a 4-2 loss to Sioux Falls, the Flyers scored three times in the second period to take control.

 The Cougars had a positive start, taking the early lead as Thomas Hogg netted a power play goal in the first period, assisted by Kevin Birkla. Aberdeen held its lead through a scoreless second period, with Cougars goalie Nick Dalchow stopping all 28 shots he faced through two periods.

 Aberdeen extended its lead early in the third period as Dustin Santjer scored with an assist going to Hogg. The Cougars kept the the 2-0 lead until Brookings' first goal seven minutes later.

 The Rangers scored their first two goals quickly, Jace Collins finding the net first, and Luke Stratmoen tying the game just 14 seconds later. T.J. Theodosopoulos scored the go-ahead goal with 4:52 remaining in the contest and Austen Zerfas concluded the scoring three minutes later.

 The Cougars are in action again next weekend, returning to the Odde Ice Center to host the Huron All Stars both Friday and Saturday, with 8 p.m. start times each night.

Aberdeen Cougars|101-2

Brookings Red|004-4

 First Period: 1, Aberdeen, Thomas Hogg (Kevin Birkla), 11:57.

 Third Period: 2, Aberdeen, Dustin Santjer (Thomas Hogg), 13:34; 3, Brookings, Jace Collins (T.J. Theodosopoulos), 6:38; 4, Brookings, Luke Stratmoen (Caleb Bullington), 6:24; 5, Brookings, Theodosopoulos (Garrett Gerstner), 4:52; 6, Brookings, Austen Zerfas (Gerstner), 2:02.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Nick Dalchow (42 shots, 38 saves); Brookings, Tyler Schulte (24 shots, 22 saves).

The calendar said Sunday, but the results were very similar to Saturday's for the Aberdeen Cougars girls' hockey team: same venue, same opponent and same score.

 For the second day in a row, the Oahe Capitals claimed a 5-1 win over the Cougars at the Odde Ice Center. One difference was that the Cougars played with a lead on Sunday. Danielle Hintz's power play goal, just 2:31 into the game, put the hosts on the board first.

 "I think we played a lot better today," said Aberdeen coach Rob Weinmeister. "The girls were more focused and working together, and passing the puck around. When they do that, it creates opportunities."

 Oahe's main scorer Sunday was Gabrielle Vizcarra, who recorded a hat trick for the Capitals. Two of her three goals came in the opening period.

 The Cougars came out firing at the Oahe net in the second period, launching 23 shots to just six for the Capitals. Oahe was able to add to its lead, however, on an Amy Gilkerson goal. Weinmeister noted it was tough to get any shots past Oahe goalkeeper Tessa Singleton.

 "She's a good goalie and we knew we'd have to get a lot of shots to get something to go in," Weinmeister said. "We had some opportunities, but didn't capitalize."

 The deficit stayed 3-1 for the majority of the third period until Vizcarra notched her third goal of the game, and two minutes later, Megan Johnson followed with Oahe's final goal. In another coincidence, Aberdeen goalie Hailey Huff's numbers were exactly the same from Saturday, as she faced 28 shots and made 23 saves.

 The Cougars have almost three weeks off until their next games, hosting Watertown on Jan. 11 and Oahe again the following day at the Odde Ice Center.

Oahe Capitals|212-5

Aberdeen Cougars|100-1

 First Period: 1, Aberdeen, Danielle Hintz, unassisted, 14:29; 2, Oahe, Gabrielle Vizcarra, unassisted, 8:59; 3, Oahe, Vizcarra (Logan Gesinger), 3:47.

 Second Period: 4, Oahe, Amy Gilkerson (Gesinger), 7:37.

 Third Period: 5, Oahe, Vizcarra (Gesinger, Megan Johnson), 2:48; 6, Oahe, Johnson, unassisted, :42.

 Goalies: Oahe, Tessa Singleton (32 shots, 31 saves); Aberdeen, Hailey Huff (28 shots, 23 saves).

The South Dakota State men's basketball team lit up the national media this weekend by stunning No. 16 New Mexico 70-65 Saturday in front of 15,278 fans inside The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.

 The Lobos dropped to 12-1 while SDSU improved to 10-4.

 Adding to the storyline was that it was SDSU's first win over a ranked Division I opponent and the Jackrabbits had to take a 1,220-mile bus ride from their last game Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn., to New Mexico because weather problems canceled their flights on Thursday.

 They didn't arrive until Friday evening for the 1:30 p.m. Saturday game.

 "I don't know if anybody in the country has taken a tougher road trip than this trip this year, and I'm really proud of our guys to come out of it 2-1," Jacks coach Scott Nagy said in a SDSU release. "We played three NCAA teams, and we knew that the 1,200 mile bus trip would have no effect on how we played. We're used to bus trips and we weren't going to use it as an excuse."

 NBA first-round draft prospect Nate Wolters led the Jackrabbits with 28 points, five rebounds and seven assists.

 "He's still not healthy, that's the thing," Nagy said. "But today, he had more juice today than I've seen him have in the last five games. He was active emotionally, and that's what we need from him."

 Chad White added 13 points, including four clutch free throws late in the game. Jordan Dykstra and Brayden Carlson both finished with 10 points, with Dykstra adding a game-high 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.

 White's brother, Mitch, is a sophomore starter for the 9-4 Northern State team.

 SDSU took the lead on a White three-pointer just two minutes and six seconds into the game, a lead that the Jackrabbits would never relinquish. The Jackrabbits return to Summit League play on Saturday at North Dakota State at 7 p.m.

 The Pit was the same arena where the Jackrabbits lost to Baylor in the NCAA Tournament last season. Wolters, who scored at least 20 points for the 47th time in his career, now has 1,868 career points. That leaves him 68 shy of breaking the all-time record of 1,931 set by Mark Tetzlaff in 1981-85.

 Mark is the dad of NSU senior standout Dustin Tetzlaff.

Face freed: With a charge led by my American News teammate Scott Waltman, more than $4,000 was raised for The Salvation Army in Operation Free The Face.

 As Scott has pointed out all along, many were involved in the operation that raised money and led to some people having their hair and whiskers cut at the Aberdeen Wings game on Saturday. Among those freed Saturday night was Scott's long-flowing red beard.

 Another Christmas miracle in the books.

Aberdeen native: On Dec. 5, Aberdeen native Mort Friedman died at age 80 in his adopted hometown of Sacramento, Calif.

 The Sacramento Bee newspaper celebrated his life not only with an obituary, but an editorial as well. The Bee reported that Friedman's "drive and vision as a lawyer, businessman and philanthropist shaped the culture in Sacramento from law and medicine to the arts and retailing."

 The newspaper continued:

 "Few movers and shakers in Sacramento have made as big a mark in as many areas of civic life as Mr. Friedman. A man of boundless energy and generosity, his name regularly appeared on lists of the most influential people in the area.

 "With his wife of 57 years, Marcy, he built a fortune that they tapped freely to benefit the community. Their philanthropy included a $10 million donation that made them a driving force behind a major expansion of the Crocker Art Museum."

 Friedman was one of the nation's top personal injury lawyers. He was the lead attorney for plaintiffs who earned hundreds of millions of dollars in numerous high-profile cases. He was a major real estate developer, as well.

 Friedman was born on Aug. 4, 1932, and raised in South Dakota by Russian Jews who emigrated in the early 1900s and settled in the northern Great Plains. He lived with his sister and parents above a general store they ran in Aberdeen. His abilities in track and field earned him an athletic scholarship to the University of Michigan. He later transferred to Stanford University, where he earned a business degree and graduated from law school.

John Papendick is the managing news-sports editor for the American News. Reach him at jpapendick@aberdeennews.com.

Blog: aberdeensports.net/inthehuddle.

Twitter:@jpapendick

Some people get their kicks by playing adventurous video games.

 Faulkton High School senior Robbie Aesoph prefers living real adventures through sports and working on the farm. "I love life on the farm," said the 17-year-old. "After college, I am coming back to farm. Definitely, 100 percent. The farm is a great place to be, and I love being outside working, whether it be working cattle or throwing square bales. It is just what I like to do for fun."

 Farm life put a dent into his athletic life this fall when he rolled a four-wheeler herding cattle. "I broke both bones in my forearm about halfway through football season," Aesoph said. "I had to get two plates with six screws each put in so it ended my football season and the first part of my wrestling season. I haven't had hardly any injuries in my career. It has not been fun to sit out, but I am supposed to be able to wrestle again at the first of the year. I can't wait."

 Although the 6-foot-2, 305-pound Aesoph has a college football future in his sights, he has earned statewide recognition on the wrestling mat. The two-time American News all-area selection won the heavyweight title last season and was third in the 2011 State B tourney. He has 113 career wins.

 "When you get a big guy like Robbie, a lot of times they don't possess the tools to be a successful athlete," Faulkton coach Shayne Geditz said. "But that isn't the case at all with Robbie. He is very athletic. He is very smart, strong and has great feet. I think his biggest asset is his ability to move his feet. Is he fast? No, but his first few steps are very quick, whether on the wrestling mat or on the line of scrimmage. He can get off the ball. He is one of the fastest guys off the ball that I have ever coached. That is very valuable. Same goes on the wrestling mat. He can get from point A to point B very quickly, and his quick feet and hands serve him well as an athlete."

 Geditz said Aesoph also is a good kid with a strong work ethic who has a lot of drive, especially for his passions like wrestling, football and farming. "He puts a lot of time, commitment and effort into the things he is passionate about. When he has something he is working to accomplish, he is all in."

 Aesoph credited his successes to his coaches, teachers, teammates and family. The Aesoph name has been closely associated to athletic successes at Faulkton for years, especially in wrestling.

 "My brother, cousins and I all started wrestling at a young age," Aesoph said. "We live right by my cousins, so there were always plenty of kids to wrestle in my family. They were the ones who got me started, and now, a lot of other people like (former Faulkton state champion) Craig Martinmaas, my teammates and coaches also help me out."

 Winning a state wrestling title for Aesoph was a surreal experience.

 "It was unbelievable," he said. "I was just fortunate that things worked out in my favor."

 The bigger the match, the more Aesoph feels comfortable.

 "I love being in the semifinals and finals of a state tournament," he said. "The bigger the match, the better. I just had that competitive drive from the start. I think it just comes from wrestling my brother and older cousins when I was younger. I learned at an early age that I just never wanted to lose."

 Aesoph also feels comfortable in a small town.

 "Faulkton has been a great place to grow up," Aesoph said. "You get to know everyone, and the coaches and teachers here get to help everyone on an individual basis. You develop close relationships with everyone. I feel very fortunate to have gone to school here."

Meet Robbie Aesoph

High School: Senior at Faulkton.

His numbers: 17, 6-foot-2, 305 pounds.

Athletics: Defending state champion as a heavyweight wrestler, football, baseball.

Future: Get a college degree, play football and return to the family farm after college. He is undecided about which college, but football recruiters are after him.

Family: Parents, Terry and Joann Aesoph, Siblings, Makenzie (21), Kody (19), Maddy (15), Maria (13).

Video: See the video of Robbie online at aberdeennews.com.

|State B champions|

|from Faulkton|

2012: Robbie Aesoph at 285.

2009: Cole Hogg at 215.

2008: Joe Aesoph at 112; Cole Hogg at 189.

2007: Joe Aesoph at 112.

2006: Andrew Aesoph at 125.

1999: Craig Martinmaas at 189.

1998: Scott King at 160; Craig Martinmaas at 171.

1996: Brian King at 160.

1978: Bryan Larson at 138.

1974: Dean Neiderbaumer at 185.

1973 (state team champion): Don Bowar at 145; Lynne Hammond at 155.

1972 (state team champion): Steve Heller at 126; Rick Michels at 138; Don Hanson at heavyweight.

1971 (state team champion): Rick Michels at 138; Tim Kuhl at 155.

TODAY|

No events

|TV SPORTS|

NBA Basketball-Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets, 11 a.m. (ESPN); New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers, 2 p.m. (ABC); Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat, 4:30 p.m. (ABC); Houston Rockets at Chicago Bulls, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Men's College Basketball-Diamond Head Classic, Fifth Place Game, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU), Third Place Game, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2), Championship Game, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

|TRANSACTIONS|

 RIVER CITY RASCALS - Exercised the 2013 contract options on INF Will Block and RHP Steven Grife.

 ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS - Exercised the 2013 contract options on OF Brandon Anderson, RHP Nick Anderson, LHP Andrew Armstrong, INF Evan Button, RHP Mickey Cassidy, RHP Nelson Curry, RHP Jordan Goldschmidt, RHP Garrett Granitz, INF Matt Greener, RHP Cody Hallahan, OF Michael Hur, INF Carlos Luciano, INF Ted Obregon, RHP Drew Rucinski, C Michael Thomas, C Greg Van Horn, LHP Ziggie VanderWall, INF Trevor Whyte, RHP Jordan Cudney, LHP Jon Gulbransen, LHP Nick Cicio, LHP Darrin Tew, LHP Alex Szymanski, LHP Brad Schnitzer, OF Devin Shepherd and RHP Brett Scarpetta. Declined options on INF Justino Cuevas, RHP Tyree Hayes and OF Rudy Wilson.

 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS - Sent INF Will Block and RHP Steven Grife to River City to complete earlier trades.|

|FOOTBALL|

|National Football League|

 BUFFALO BILLS - Placed TE Scott Chandler on injured reserve.

 CHICAGO BEARS - Signed LS Patrick Mannelly to a one-year contract extension.|

|COLLEGE|

 ARKANSAS - Named Joel Thomas running backs coach.

 TEXAS TECH - Suspended CB Cornelius Douglas, LB Chris Payne and DT Leon Mackey from the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

|College|

|Basketball|

|Northern Sun|

|Intercollegiate Conference|

|MEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

|North|

Minnesota State-Moorhead (9-1) 41

St. Cloud State (7-1) 41

Northern State (9-3) 41

Bemidji State (6-3) 41

University of Mary (3-6) 23

Minnesota-Duluth (3-6) 14

Minot State (2-7) 14

Minnesota-Crookston (3-6) 05

|South|

Minnesota State, Mankato (8-1) 41

Augustana College (8-1) 41

Upper Iowa (8-3) 41

Winona State (9-3) 32

Southwest Minnesota State (6-6) 32

Wayne State (6-4) 14

Sioux Falls (5-4) 14

Concordia-St. Paul (2-7) 05

|WOMEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

|North|

St. Cloud State (8-1) 41

Northern State (7-2) 32

University of Mary (7-3) 32

Minnesota-Duluth (6-3) 32

Bemidji State (6-3) 23

Minot State (5-3) 23

Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-4) 23

Minnesota-Crookston (4-5) 14

|South|

Augustana College (9-0) 50

Minnesota State, Mankato (8-1) 41

Winona State (9-3) 32

Wayne State (6-2) 32

Concordia-St. Paul (5-4) 32

Sioux Falls (5-4) 23

Upper Iowa (3-9) 05

Southwest Minnesota State (1-9) 05

|Summit League|

|MEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Western Illinois (8-3) 20

North Dakota State (10-3) 10

South Dakota State (10-4) 10

South Dakota (5-8) 11

Kansas City (4-8) 11

Fort Wayne (6-7) 00

Oakland (5-8) 00

IUPUI (5-10) 02

Nebraska-Omaha (3-11) 02

|WOMEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Nebraska-Omaha (8-2) 00

South Dakota State (8-5) 00

Western Illinois (6-5) 00

IUPUI (6-6) 00

Oakland (6-6) 00

South Dakota (5-8) 00

Fort Wayne (4-8) 00

North Dakota State (4-8) 00

Kansas City (4-9) 00

|Great Plains|

|Athletic Conference|

|MEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Doane College (15-2) 62

Northwestern (10-3) 52

Dordt College (11-3) 53

Midland (8-5) 53

Hastings College (12-3) 43

Briar Cliff (10-5) 34

Dakota Wesleyan (7-7) 34

Morningside College (6-9) 34

Nebraska Wesleyan (6-5) 25

Concordia (5-6) 25

Mount Marty (5-8) 25

|WOMEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Concordia (14-0) 70

Morningside College (12-2) 61

Briar Cliff (12-3) 52

Northwestern (10-3) 52

Dakota Wesleyan (12-4) 43

Mount Marty (8-5) 43

Dordt College (8-8) 44

Hastings College (8-8) 34

Midland (5-9) 26

Nebraska Wesleyan (1-10) 07

Doane College (5-11) 08

With playoff hopes and positions on the line, the National Football League has changed the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings game time Sunday to a prominent national time slot of 3:25 p.m.

 The regular season final between the two division rivals has a lot at stake.

 A Vikings win will clinch a playoff spot as a wildcard.

 While a Packers victory would clinch a No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs.

 If Chicago beats Detroit in the early game, the Bears have to await the Packers-Vikings game to find out if they make the playoffs. Their only chance is if the Vikings lose.

 If the Vikings do lose, they would then have to wait until after the Sunday night game between Dallas and Washington. The Vikings would need a Redskin win to clinch a wildcard spot at 9-7.

University of Montana forward Mathias Ward and Weber State guard Jordan Richardson have been named the Big Sky Conference's co-players of the week.

 Ward is a 6-foot-7 senior from Gig Harbor, Wash. He scored 12 points and pulled in six rebounds in a 62-56 win against Northern Arizona on Dec. 19.

 Two days later, Ward had 16 points, five rebounds and an assist as the Grizzlies defeated Sacramento State.

 Richardson is a 6-foot-1 guard who led Weber State to wins over Eastern Washington and Portland State last week.

 Richardson leads the Big Sky in 3-point field goal percentage at 55.9 percent.

Eagles rookie quarterback Nick Foles has a broken right hand, and coach Andy Reid said Michael Vick will likely start against the New York Giants in Sunday's season finale.

 Reid said Monday that Foles broke his throwing hand in the second quarter of a 27-20 loss to Washington, but returned to the game after X-rays at the stadium were negative.

 Vick hasn't played since suffering a concussion during a loss to the Cowboys on Nov. 11. He was recently cleared to return.

 ''There's a pretty good chance Michael will be the starter,'' Reid said. ''That's what we're looking at right now. That's the direction I'm going as we speak right now.''

 The Eagles (4-11) went 1-5 with the 23-year-old Foles as the starter.

 ''I banged it up a little in the first half,'' he said. ''It didn't affect my throwing at all.''

 An MRI taken on Monday revealed a hairline fracture, Reid said.

 Reid added because it's a non-displaced fracture, Foles should be 100 percent in about three weeks.

 Foles, a third-round pick out of Arizona, completed 60.8 percent of his passes for an Eagles rookie record 1,699 yards, with six touchdowns and five interceptions in seven games following Vick's injury.

 The Eagles were 3-6 in Vick's nine starts this year. Vick, in his fourth season with Philadelphia, completed 58.5 percent of his passes for 2,165 yards with 11 TDs and nine interceptions before his injury.

 Vick was not in uniform Sunday. Veteran Trent Edwards served as Foles' backup, and he'll be Vick's backup against the Giants. Edwards has not thrown a pass this year.

 The Giants go into the game with faint playoff hopes. They need a win over the Eagles and losses by Minnesota, Chicago and Dallas to reach the postseason.

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Commissioner Butch Raymond has announced the hiring of Ross Erickson and Tim Harlow as the league's coordinators of volleyball officials.

 Harlow and Erickson will work with the league to conduct mandatory annual rules/mechanics clinics and meetings for officials, observers and coaches as well as serve as liaisons between the NSIC and officials for the purpose of interpreting relevant rules.  They will also assign officials to NSIC member institutions and evaluate them.

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