Jordan Love threw for 316 yards and connected with Dontayvion Wicks on a pair of touchdowns to send the Green Bay Packers to the playoffs with a 17-9 victory over the Chicago Bears.
Kyrie Irving made the tying and go-ahead 3-pointers, finishing with 35 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
Sam LaPorta had a 2-yard touchdown catch midway through the first quarter but later limped off the field with a knee injury in the Detroit Lions' 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
Marco Rossi scored 3:05 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied from three one-goal deficits to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3, giving Marc-Andre Fleury his 551st career win.
Minnesota set a record for the most fans ever to attend a professional women’s hockey game on Saturday in St. Paul. The team also topped Montreal, 3-0.
After winning its first game on the road earlier this week, Minnesota’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team returns to the Twin Cities for its home opener Saturday afternoon.
While a number of cold weather specialties are changing plans, from the Beargrease cancellation to the Gunflint Mail Run moving to February, cross-country event planners for the Lopett Cross Country World Event and other races are holding their plans in place, for now.
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points, Dawson Garcia had a double-double, and Minnesota rallied late and then held off Michigan for a 73-71 victory on Thursday night for its sixth-straight win.
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