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Sunday's Results
National Football League
If play didn't improve commissioner Roger Goodell threatened to expunge the
Pro Bowl. The motivated players didn't want to be known as the group to lead
to the game's cancellation and take away an honor for future participants.
Scoring was still aplenty, although effort was shown throughout in the NFC's
62-35 victory over the AFC. The past two years the game was played as if it
was a bad walkthrough. The NFC's 62 points was a new Pro Bowl single-game
mark, set last season by the AFC, who tallied 59 points. Minnesota Vikings
tight end Kyle Rudolph, a late entrant for Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony
Gonzalez, was named the game's MVP with a touchdown and 122 yards receiving on
five receptions. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt went out for a pass as
a wide receiver and retiring Green Bay Packers center Jeff Saturday lined up
on the AFC side for one play to snap to his longtime teammate Peyton Manning.
National Basketball Association
Perhaps a more generous Kobe Bryant is the answer to the Lakers' problems.
For the second consecutive game, Bryant finished with more assists than shot
attempts and Los Angeles took down the Oklahoma City Thunder, 105-96, at the
Staples Center on Sunday. Bryant scored 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and
matched Friday's assist total against Utah with 14 to help the Lakers to their
second consecutive victory. He also tallied nine rebounds.
Boston Celtics 100, Miami Heat 98 (2-OT)
New Orleans Hornets 91, Memphis Grizzlies 83
Detroit Pistons 104, Orlando Magic 102
New York Knicks 106, Atlanta Hawks 104
Dallas Mavericks 110, Phoenix Suns 95
Los Angeles Clippers 96, Portland Trail Blazers 83
National Hockey League
The current Chicago Blackhawks have accomplished something never done before
in franchise history. Nick Leddy scored with 2:15 remaining in overtime,
lifting the undefeated Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings
at United Center. Corey Crawford made 29 saves for Chicago, which is off to
its best start in club history at 6-0-0.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
Washington Capitals 3, Buffalo Sabres 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (SO)
Montreal Canadiens 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)
Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Philadelphia Flyers 1
St. Louis Blues 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (OT)
Winnipeg Jets 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT)
San Jose Sharks 4, Vancouver Canucks 1
College Basketball
Victor Oladipo posted 21 points, seven rebounds and six steals as No. 7
Indiana held off 13th-ranked Michigan State, 75-70, in Big Ten action.
Christian Watford scored 12 points with six rebounds, while Kevin Ferrell
added 11 points for the Hoosiers (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten), who have won three
straight since losing to Wisconsin.
Elsewhere in the top 25:
(2) Michigan 74, Illinois 60
(17) Creighton 81, Southern Illinois 51
(25) Miami-Florida 71, Florida State 47
=== As of 7:45 a.m. (et) ===
NBA
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo will miss the remainder of the season after
tests Sunday revealed a torn ACL in his right knee. Rondo was hurt during
Friday's double-overtime loss at Atlanta and had been receiving treatment for
what was originally diagnosed as a hyperextended knee. He was a late scratch
for Sunday's game against Miami and was instead sent to a Boston hospital for
tests. The team revealed the severity of the injury Sunday afternoon and said
a date for surgery has yet to be determined. Rondo, voted an All-Star starter
for the Eastern Conference, is averaging 13.7 points and an NBA-best 11.1
assists in 38 games this season.
NFL
If play didn't improve commissioner Roger Goodell threatened to expunge the
Pro Bowl. The motivated players didn't want to be known as the group to lead
to the game's cancellation and take away an honor for future participants.
Scoring was still aplenty, although effort was shown throughout in the NFC's
62-35 victory over the AFC. The past two years the game was played as if it
was a bad walkthrough. The NFC's 62 points was a new Pro Bowl single-game
mark, set last season by the AFC, who tallied 59 points. Minnesota Vikings
tight end Kyle Rudolph, a late entrant for Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony
Gonzalez, was named the game's MVP with a touchdown and 122 yards receiving on
five receptions. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt went out for a pass as
a wide receiver and retiring Green Bay Packers center Jeff Saturday lined up
on the AFC side for one play to snap to his longtime teammate Peyton Manning.
TENNIS
Novak Djokovic claimed his third straight Australian Open title with a four-
set victory over Andy Murray in Sunday's final. The top-seeded Djokovic
rallied from a set down to earn a 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2 triumph for
his fourth overall Aussie Open crown and sixth Grand Slam championship. He is
the first man to win three straight Australian Open titles since the Open Era
began in 1968. Murray, bidding for his second straight Grand Slam title after
his breakthrough last year at the U.S. Open, has been the runner-up in
Melbourne three of the last four years.
GOLF
Tiger Woods was 6-under par for the day Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open
and led by six when play was suspended due to darkness. Woods carded a 3-under
69 in the third round, and was 3-under through seven holes of the final round
to reach 17-under par for the tournament. Defending champion Brandt Snedeker
was 4-under par in his final round and had moved into a share of second at
11-under. He stands alongside Nick Watney, the 2009 winner, who was minus-3
for his final round. Fog canceled almost all of Saturday's play at Torrey
Pines to force a Monday finish.
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