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NBA STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
New York 19 8 .704 --
Boston 17 11 .607 2
Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3
Toronto 17 12 .586 3
Spartans beat Oakland in holiday matchup
DETROIT -- Coen Carr scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. 9 Michigan State hold off Oakland for a 79-80 win on Saturday.
Maxey leads 76ers to win over Mavs
PHILADELPHIA -- Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points, including seven during a key fourth-quarter stretch, and VJ Edgecombe added 26 as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 121-114 on Satu
Broncos’ Bandy savors first TD
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Michael Bandy is a 5-foot-10 dynamo who once gave up football for rugby, was cut nine times as a pro and waited five NFL seasons to reach the end zone.
UConn women remain unbeaten
NEW YORK -- Azzi Fudd scored 27 points and Sarah Strong added 23 to help No. 1 UConn beat 11th-ranked Iowa 90-64 on Saturday in the Women's Champions Classic.
NHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117
Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118
Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94
Rangers rally to beat Flyers
NEW YORK -- Mika Zibanejad tied it late in the third period, and the New York Rangers killed off two penalties in overtime on the way to beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout on Saturda
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ANY WINNERS?
TREASURE HUNT: 3-6-8-16-18
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 2-2; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 2-0-0; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 6-6-7-9; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK FIVE: 9-9-1-2-6; WILD: 2