Road bicycle racing:
3rd stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
1. Kirsten Wild
2. Ellen van Dijk
3. Giorgia Bronzini
Road bicycle racing:
2nd stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
1. Kirsten Wild
2. Trixi Worrack
3. Ellen van Dijk
Road bicycle racing:
1st stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
1. Chloe Hosking
2. Gracie Elvin
3. Lisa Brennauer
Sports cars endurance racing:
24 Hours of Daytona in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States:
1. Charlie Kimball Juan Pablo Montoya Scott Pruett Memo Rojas
2. Max Angelelli Ryan Hunter-Reay Jordan Taylor
3. A. J. Allmendinger Marcos Ambrose Oswaldo Negri John Pew Justin Wilson
NCAA bowl games
2013 Senior Bowl
In Mobile, Alabama: South 21, North 16
In the concluding game of the college football post-season, Florida State's EJ Manuel led the South all-star squad to a victory. His contributions included a touchdown and rushing on the South team's initial two drives.
NHL regular season:
In Raleigh, North Carolina: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1.
In Washington, D.C.: Winnipeg Jets 4, Washington Capitals 2.
In Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Devils 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0.
In Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens 4, Florida Panthers 1.
In Detroit, Michigan: Dallas Stars 2, Detroit Red Wings 1.
In St. Paul, Minnesota: Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 1.
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
Round of 16:
In Barcelona:
Slovenia 31–26 Egypt
Hungary 27–19 Poland
In Zaragoza:
Serbia 20–31 Spain
Croatia 33–24 Belarus
17–20th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
Argentina 30–26 Qatar
Saudi Arabia 24–28 Algeria
21–24th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
Montenegro 35–31 Chile
South Korea 36–14 Australia
NHL regular season:
In Uniondale, New York: New York Islanders 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.
In Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bruins 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (SO)
In Nashville, Tennessee: St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 3.
In Toronto, Ontario: Buffalo Sabres 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1.
In Kanata, Ontario: Ottawa Senators 4, Florida Panthers 0.
In Columbus, Ohio: Detroit Red Wings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3.
In Calgary, Alberta: Anaheim Ducks 5, Calgary Flames 4.
Men's World Cup:
Slalom in Wengen, Switzerland: 01 ! Felix Neureuther (GER) 02 ! Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 03 ! Ivica Kostelić (CRO)
Overall standings (after 21 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 935 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 696
Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 600 points (2) Neureuther 486 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 330
Women's World Cup:
Super Giant Slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: 01 ! Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 02 ! Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT) 03 ! Tina Maze (SLO)
Overall standings (after 23 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1474 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 756 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 644
Super Giant Slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Maze 290 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 286 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 225
Women's World Curling Tour:
Glynhill Ladies International final in Glasgow, Scotland: Binia Feltscher (SUI) 8–1 Heather Nedohin (CAN)
The Dominion All-Star Skins Game in Rama, Ontario:
Final: Team Glenn Howard $22,000–$20,000 Team Kevin Koe
British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Cloverdale, British Columbia:
Final: Kelly Scott (Kelowna) 9–6 Patti Knezevic (Prince George)
Scott will represent British Columbia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
Round of 16:
In Barcelona:
Germany 28–23 Macedonia
Iceland 28–30 France
In Zaragoza:
Brazil 26–27 Russia
Denmark 30–23 Tunisia
NHL regular season:
In Buffalo, New York: Buffalo Sabres 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2.
In Calgary, Alberta: San Jose Sharks 4, Calgary Flames 1.
In New York, New York: Pittsburgh Penguins 6, New York Rangers 3.
In St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Wild 1, Dallas Stars 0.
In Vancouver, British Columbia: Edmonton Oilers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO).
In Glendale, Arizona: Chicago Blackhawks 6, Phoenix Coyotes 4.
World Cup:
HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: 01 ! Eric Frenzel (GER) 02 ! Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 03 ! Taylor Fletcher (USA)
Standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 527 points (2) Magnus Moan (NOR) 508 (3) Frenzel 474
Top League playoffs:
Semifinals in Tokyo: Panasonic Wild Knights 8–20 Toshiba Brave Lupus
Men's World Cup:
Downhill in Wengen, Switzerland: 01 ! Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 02 ! Klaus Kröll (AUT) 03 ! Hannes Reichelt (AUT)
Overall standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676
Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Svindal 285 points (2) Innerhofer 233 (3) Kröll 221
Women's World Cup:
Downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: 01 ! Lindsey Vonn (USA) 02 ! Tina Maze (SLO) 03 ! Leanne Smith (USA)
Overall standings (after 22 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1414 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 630
Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 340 points (2) Stacey Cook (USA) 211 (3) Maze 189
The Dominion All-Star Skins Game, semifinals in Rama, Ontario:
Team Kevin Koe $17,500–$3,500 Team Jeff Stoughton
Team Glenn Howard $14,500–$6,500 Team Kevin Martin
Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador:
Final #2: Stacie Devereaux (Bally Haly) 8–7 Heather Strong (Bally Haly)
Devereaux will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
Group C in Zaragoza:
Belarus 33–15 Saudi Arabia
Poland 33–25 South Korea
Serbia 31–33 Slovenia
Final standings: Slovenia 10 points, Poland 8, Serbia 6, Belarus 4, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
Group D in Madrid:
Egypt 39–14 Australia
Spain 25–27 Croatia
Hungary 29–26 Algeria
Final standings: Croatia 10 points, Spain 8, Hungary 6, Egypt, Algeria 3, Australia 0.
NHL season opening day:
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1.
In Winnipeg, Manitoba: Ottawa Senators 4, Winnipeg Jets 1.
In Los Angeles, California: Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 2.
In Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bruins 3, New York Rangers 1.
In Montreal, Quebec: Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Montreal Canadiens 1.
In Uniondale, New York: New Jersey Devils 2, New York Islanders 1.
In Tampa, Florida: Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Washington Capitals 3.
In Sunrise, Florida: Florida Panthers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1.
In St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Blues 6, Detroit Red Wings 0.
In Nashville, Tennessee: Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Nashville Predators 2 (SO).
In Dallas, Texas: Dallas Stars 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3.
In St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Wild 4, Colorado Avalanche 2.
In Vancouver, British Columbia: Anaheim Ducks 7, Vancouver Canucks 3.
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in São Paulo, Brazil:
Lightweight bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov (RUS) def. Thiago Tavares (BRA) via KO (elbows)
Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (BRA) def. Ben Rothwell (USA) via submission (guillotine choke)
Middleweight bout: CB Dollaway (USA) def. Daniel Sarafian (BRA) via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort (BRA) def. Michael Bisping (ENG) via TKO (head kick and punches)
World Cup:
HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: 01 ! Eric Frenzel (GER) 02 ! Magnus Moan (NOR) 03 ! Tino Edelmann (GER)
Standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 511 points (2) Moan 468 (3) Frenzel 374
Top League playoffs:
Semifinals in Tokyo: Suntory Sungoliath 38–19 Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
Men's World Cup:
Super Combined in Wengen, Switzerland: 01 ! Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 02 ! Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 03 ! Carlo Janka (SUI)
Overall standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
Group A in Barcelona:
Argentina 18–22 Tunisia
France 30–32 Germany
Montenegro 25–26 Brazil
Final standings: Germany, France 8 points, Brazil, Tunisia 6, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
Group B in Seville:
Russia 36–24 Chile
Iceland 39–29 Qatar
Denmark 33–30 Macedonia
Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Russia 7, Iceland 6, Macedonia 5, Qatar 2, Chile 0.
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
Group C in Zaragoza:
Slovenia 27–26 Belarus
Saudi Arabia 24–22 South Korea
Poland 25–24 Serbia
Standings (after 4 games): Slovenia 8 points, Poland, Serbia 6, Belarus, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
Group D in Madrid:
Australia 15–39 Algeria
Hungary 22–28 Spain
Croatia 24–20 Egypt
Standings (after 4 games): Spain, Croatia 8 points, Hungary 4, Algeria 3, Egypt 1, Australia 0.
NBA:
In Oakland, California: Miami Heat 92, Golden State Warriors 75.
Heat forward LeBron James becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.
PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
Game 4 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82. Talk 'N Text win series 4–0.
Talk 'N Text win their third consecutive PBA Philippine Cup, a league record.
Pacific-Asia Junior Championships in Tokoro, Japan:
Men's final: China 7–5 South Korea
Women's final: Japan 7–4 China
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
Group A in Granollers:
Brazil 27–22 Tunisia
Germany 29–21 Montenegro
Argentina 23–35 France
Standings (after 4 games): France 8 points, Germany 6, Tunisia, Brazil 4, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
Group B in Seville:
Macedonia 29–29 Russia
Chile 23–31 Qatar
Iceland 28–36 Denmark
Standings (after 4 games): Denmark 8 points, Russia, Macedonia 5, Iceland 4, Qatar 2, Chile 0.
Women's World Cup:
Slalom in Flachau, Austria: 01 ! Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 02 ! Frida Hansdotter (SWE) 03 ! Tanja Poutiainen (FIN)
Overall standings (after 21 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1334 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 436 points (2) Maze 355 (3) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 305
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
Group A in Granollers:
Tunisia 27–25 Montenegro
Germany 31–27 Argentina
France 27–22 Brazil
Standings (after 3 games): France 6 points, Tunisia, Germany 4, Brazil, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
Group B in Seville:
Qatar 22–29 Russia
Macedonia 19–23 Iceland
Denmark 43–24 Chile
Standings (after 3 games): Denmark 6 points, Iceland, Russia, Macedonia 4, Qatar, Chile 0.
Group C in Zaragoza:
South Korea 20–26 Belarus
Serbia 30–20 Saudi Arabia
Slovenia 25–24 Poland
Standings (after 3 games): Serbia, Slovenia 6 points, Poland 4, Belarus 2, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.
Group D in Madrid:
Algeria 24–24 Egypt
Spain 51–11 Australia
Croatia 30–21 Hungary
Standings (after 3 games): Spain, Croatia 6 points, Hungary 4, Egypt, Algeria 1, Australia 0.
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
Group C in Zaragoza:
South Korea 27–34 Slovenia
Belarus 28–34 Serbia
Saudi Arabia 14–28 Poland
Standings (after 2 games): Slovenia, Poland, Serbia 4 points, Belarus, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.
Group D in Madrid:
Algeria 20–31 Croatia
Egypt 24–29 Spain
Australia 13–43 Hungary
Standings (after 2 games): Hungary, Croatia, Spain 4 points, Egypt, Algeria, Australia 0.
Men's World Cup:
Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: 01 ! Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 02 ! Mario Matt (AUT) 03 ! Manfred Mölgg (ITA)
Overall standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 729 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676
Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 520 points (2) Felix Neureuther (GER) 386 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 330
Women's World Cup:
Super Giant Slalom in St. Anton, Austria: 01 ! Tina Maze (SLO) 02 ! Anna Fenninger (AUT) 03 ! Fabienne Suter (SUI)
Overall standings (after 20 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1289 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
Super Giant Slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 250 points (2) Maze 230 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 180
NFL playoffs:
NFC Divisional playoffs in Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Falcons 30, Seattle Seahawks 28.
AFC Divisional playoffs in Foxborough, Massachusetts: New England Patriots 41, Houston Texans 28.
PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
Game 3 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80. Talk 'N Text lead series 3–0.
Continental Cup of Curling, final day in Penticton, British Columbia: Team North America 37–23 Team World
Early draw (Skins)
Men's game: Niklas Edin (World) 3½–1½ Heath McCormick (North America)
Mixed game: John Morris (North America) 3½–1½ Tom Brewster (World)
Women's game: Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 3–2 Allison Pottinger (North America)
Late draw (Skins)
Women's game: Jennifer Jones (North America) 4–1 Mirjam Ott (World)
Mixed game: Kevin Martin (North America) 3½–1½ Eve Muirhead (World)
Men's game: Glenn Howard (North America) 3–2 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
North America win the Cup for the fourth time.
Women's World Curling Tour:
International Bernese Ladies Cup final in Bern, Switzerland: Silvana Tirinzoni (SUI) 6–3 Lene Nielsen (DEN)
Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories:
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife) defeats Greg Skauge (Yellowknife) 4–2 in the final round robin game to clinch the championship. Koe will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Hortons Brier.
NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories:
Tie breaker (Final): Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife) 10–3 Ashley Green (Yellowknife)
Galusha will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
Group A in Granollers:
Brazil 24–20 Argentina
Tunisia 25–23 Germany
Montenegro 20–32 France
Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Germany, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil 2, Montenegro 0.
Group B in Seville:
Chile 22–38 Iceland
Qatar 30–34 Macedonia
Russia 27–31 Denmark
Standings (after 2 games): Denmark, Macedonia 4 points, Iceland, Russia 2, Qatar, Chile 0.
Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game in Chelyabinsk, Russia: Team East 18, Team West 11.
World Cup:
HS 118 / Team sprint in Chaux-Neuve, France: 01 ! Eric Frenzel/Tino Edelmann (GER) 02 ! Magnus Moan/Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 03 ! Sébastien Lacroix/Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA)
Men's World Cup:
Giant Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: 01 ! Ted Ligety (USA) 02 ! Fritz Dopfer (GER) 03 ! Felix Neureuther (GER)
Overall standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 755 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 729 (3) Ligety 652
Giant Slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Ligety 460 points (2) Hirscher 335 (3) Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 212
Women's World Cup:
Downhill in St. Anton, Austria: 01 ! Alice McKennis (USA) 02 ! Daniela Merighetti (ITA) 03 ! Anna Fenninger (AUT)
Overall standings (after 19 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1189 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 699 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 240 points (2) Stacey Cook (USA) 195 (3) Merighetti 161
NFL playoffs:
AFC Divisional playoffs in Denver, Colorado: Baltimore Ravens 38, Denver Broncos 35 (2OT).
NFC Divisional playoffs in San Francisco, California: San Francisco 49ers 45, Green Bay Packers 31.
Continental Cup of Curling, day 3 in Penticton, British Columbia: Team North America 19.5–10.5 Team World
Mixed doubles competition:
Glenn Howard/Natalie Nicholson (North America) 7–6 Greg Drummond/Anna Sloan (World)
Brent Laing/Jennifer Jones (North America) 7–5 Torger Nergård/Carmen Küng (World)
Heath McCormick/Jessica Mair (North America) 9–3 Sebastian Kraupp/Maria Prytz (World)
Women's team competition:
Jennifer Jones (North America) 5–4 Eve Muirhead (World)
Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 5–5 Allison Pottinger (North America)
Mirjam Ott (World) 6–2 Heather Nedohin (North America)
Men's team competition:
Kevin Martin (North America) 8–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
Heath McCormick (North America) 4–3 Tom Brewster (World)
Niklas Edin (World) 5–4 Glenn Howard (North America)
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
Group A in Granollers:
Germany 33–23 Brazil
Argentina 28–26 Montenegro
France 30–27 Tunisia
Group B in Seville:
Macedonia 30–28 Chile
Iceland 25–30 Russia
Denmark 41–27 Qatar
Group C in Zaragoza:
Serbia 31–22 South Korea
Slovenia 32–22 Saudi Arabia
Poland 24–22 Belarus
Group D in Madrid:
Croatia 36–13 Australia
Hungary 32–23 Egypt
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
Catchweight (194 lb) bout: Ronaldo Souza (BRA) def. Ed Herman (USA) via submission (kimura)
Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi (NED) def. Mike Kyle (USA) via submission (rear naked choke)
Heavyweight bout: Josh Barnett (USA) def. Nandor Guelmino (AUT) via submission (arm triangle choke)
Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier (USA) def. Dion Staring (NED) via TKO (punches)
Welterweight Championship bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Nate Marquardt (USA) (c) via unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)
World Cup:
HS 118 / 10 km in Chaux-Neuve, France: 01 ! Tino Edelmann (GER) 02 ! Bernhard Gruber (AUT) 03 ! Akito Watabe (JPN)
Standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 495 points (2) Magnus Moan (NOR) 388 (3) Gruber 304
PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
Game 2 in Pasay, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81. Talk 'N Text lead series 2–0.
Continental Cup of Curling, day 2 in Penticton, British Columbia: Team North America 13–8 Team World
Women's team competition:
Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 4–4 Heather Nedohin (North America)
Jennifer Jones (North America) 6–5 Mirjam Ott (World)
Allison Pottinger (North America) 9–4 Eve Muirhead (World)
Singles competition:
Tom Brewster (World) 14–8 Heath McCormick (North America)
Glenn Howard (North America) 22–17 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
Kevin Martin (North America) 17–13 Niklas Edin (World)
Heather Nedohin (North America) 17–11 Eve Muirhead (World)
Mirjam Ott (World) 18–11 Jennifer Jones (North America)
Allison Pottinger (North America) 18–13 Margaretha Sigfridsson
Men's team competition:
Tom Brewster (World) 5–5 Glenn Howard (North America)
Kevin Martin (North America) 6–3 Niklas Edin (World)
Heath McCormick (North America) 8–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
Handball
World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
Group D in Madrid: Spain 27–14 Algeria
Continental Cup of Curling, day 1 in Penticton, British Columbia: Team World 5–4 Team North America
Women's team competition:
Mirjam Ott (World) 9–7 Allison Pottinger (North America)
Eve Muirhead (World) 8–3 Heather Nedohin (North America)
Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 6–6 Jennifer Jones (North America)
Mixed doubles competition:
Christoffer Svae/Carmen Schäfer (World) 8–7 Marc Kennedy/Allison Pottinger (North America)
Michael Goodfellow/Eve Muirhead (World) 5–5 Dean Gemmell/Heather Nedohin (North America)
John Morris/Kaitlyn Lawes (North America) 10–3 Niklas Edin/Christina Bertrup (World)
Men's team competition:
Niklas Edin (World) 8–7 Heath McCormick (North America)
Glenn Howard (North America) 6–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
Kevin Martin (North America) 4–3 Tom Brewster (World)
PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
Game 1 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81. Talk 'N Text lead series 1–0.
NBA:
In Houston, Texas: Houston Rockets 125, Los Angeles Lakers 112.
Despite losing the game, Lakers guard Steve Nash becomes the fifth player in NBA history to surpass 10,000 career assists.
European Junior Curling Challenge in Prague, Czech Republic:
Men's final: Italy 7–6 Denmark
Women's final: Denmark 4–1 Hungary
NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
Bowl Championship Series:
BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida: [2] Alabama 42, [1] Notre Dame 14.
Alabama wins their third National Championship title in four years, defeating the Fighting Irish, the last bowl-eligible undefeated team, and in the process, the Tide successfully defends their unanimous National Championship, having topped both the BCS and AP polls.
Men's World Cup:
Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: 01 ! Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 02 ! André Myhrer (SWE) 03 ! Mario Matt (AUT)
Overall standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 740 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 689 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 552
Slalom standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 420 points (2) Felix Neureuther (GER) 341 (3) Myhrer 330
NFL playoffs:
AFC Wild Card playoffs in Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Ravens 24, Indianapolis Colts 9.
NFC Wild Card playoffs in Landover, Maryland: Seattle Seahawks 24, Washington Redskins 14.
NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: Arkansas State 17, [25] Kent State 13.
Pakistan in India:
3rd ODI in Delhi: India 167 (43.4 overs); Pakistan 157 (48.5 overs). India win by 10 runs; Pakistan win 3-match series 2–1.
Tour de Ski:
Stage 7 in Fiemme Valley, Italy:
Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: 01 ! Marcus Hellner (SWE) 02 ! Ivan Babikov (CAN) 03 ! Roland Clara (ITA)
Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Alexander Legkov (RUS) 3:29:28.6 (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) +18.7 (3) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +40.7
Legkov wins his first Tour de Ski title.
Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: 01 ! Therese Johaug (NOR) 02 ! Liz Stephen (USA) 03 ! Heidi Weng (NOR)
Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2:25:21.6 (2) Johaug +27.9 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +2:39.5
Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the fourth successive time.
Men's World Curling Tour:
Mercure Perth Masters final in Perth, Scotland: Thomas Ulsrud (NOR) 7–2 Mike McEwen (CAN)
World Cup:
HS 106 / 10 km in Schonach, Germany: 01 ! Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 02 ! Akito Watabe (JPN) 03 ! Magnus Moan (NOR)
Standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 455 points (2) Moan 383 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) and Watabe 229
Four Hills Tournament:
Stage 4, HS 140 in Bischofshofen, Austria: 01 ! Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 02 ! Anders Jacobsen (NOR) 03 ! Stefan Kraft (AUT)
Tournament final standings: (1) Schlierenzauer 1100.2 points (2) Jacobsen 1087.2 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 1029.2
Schlierenzauer wins the Four Hills Tournament for the second successive time.
NFL playoffs:
AFC Wild Card playoffs in Houston, Texas: Houston Texans 19, Cincinnati Bengals 13.
NFC Wild Card playoffs in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10.
NCAA bowl games:
BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama: Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17.
Tour de Ski:
Stage 6 in Fiemme Valley, Italy:
Men's 15 km Classical Mass Start: 01 ! Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) 02 ! Len Väljas (CAN) 03 ! Alex Harvey (CAN)
Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:58:25.2 (2) Alexander Legkov (RUS) +6.5 (3) Petter Northug (NOR) +11.7
Women's 10 km Classical Mass Start: 01 ! Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 02 ! Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) 03 ! Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN)
Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:49:29.1 (2) Therese Johaug (NOR) +2:08.0 (3) Steira +2:17.9
World Cup:
HS 106 / Team in Schonach, Germany: 01 ! Håvard Klemetsen/Magnus Moan/Mikko Kokslien/Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 02 ! Johannes Rydzek/Tino Edelmann/Björn Kircheisen/Eric Frenzel (GER) 03 ! Bryan Fletcher/Taylor Fletcher/Todd Lodwick/Bill Demong (USA)
Women's World Cup:
Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: 01 ! Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 02 ! Frida Hansdotter (SWE) 03 ! Erin Mielzynski (CAN)
Overall standings (after 18 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 687 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 336 points (2) Maze 310 (3) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 305
NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas: [9] Texas A&M 41, [11] Oklahoma 13.
Tour de Ski:
Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
Men's 5 km Classical Individual Start: 01 ! Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) 02 ! Petter Northug (NOR) 03 ! Dario Cologna (SUI)
Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:19:20.9 (2) Cologna +16.1 (3) Alexander Legkov (RUS) +23.4
Women's 3 km Classical Individual Start: 01 ! Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 02 ! Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) 03 ! Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)
Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:22:01.2 (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +1:03.6 (3) Therese Johaug (NOR) +1:05.9
Four Hills Tournament:
Stage 3, HS 130 in Innsbruck, Austria: 01 ! Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 02 ! Kamil Stoch (POL) 03 ! Anders Bardal (NOR)
Tournament standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 827.5 points (2) Anders Jacobsen (NOR) 816.8 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 778.3
NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
Bowl Championship Series:
Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: [4] Oregon 35, [5] Kansas State 17.
Pakistan in India:
2nd ODI in Kolkata: Pakistan 250 (48.3 overs); India 165 (48 overs). Pakistan win by 85 runs; lead 3-match series 2–0.
Tour de Ski:
Stage 4 in Cortina d'Ampezzo-Toblach, Italy:
Men's 35 km Freestyle Pursuit: 01 ! Petter Northug (NOR) 02 ! Alexander Legkov (RUS) 03 ! Dario Cologna (SUI)
Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:06:45.0 (2) Legkov +5.7 (3) Cologna +10.9
Women's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit: 01 ! Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 02 ! Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 03 ! Therese Johaug (NOR)
Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:12:08.1 (2) Kalla +23.3 (3) Johaug +28.7
Hakone Ekiden, 2nd Half in Japan:
6th Section, 20.8 km from Lake Ashi to Odawara: 01 ! Kenta Chiba, Komazawa University 02 ! Daiki Hirose, Meiji University 03 ! Kazuyoshi Chiba, Teikyo University
General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 6h 39' 48" (2) 1 Toyo University + 2' 22" (3) 1 Meiji University + 3' 08"
7th Section, 21.3 km from Odawara to Hiratsuka: 01 ! Kazuma Ganaha, Kanagawa University 02 ! Shoji Tanaka, Nippon Sport Science University 03 ! Yuki Arimura, Meiji University
General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 7h 44' 41" (2) Toyo University + 2' 51" (3) Meiji University + 3' 16"
8th Section, 21.5 km from Hiratsuka to Totsuka: 01 ! Soshi Takahashi, Aoyama Gakuin University 02 ! Yuya Takayanagi, Nippon Sport Science University 03 ! Daiki Igari, Teikyo University
General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 8h 51' 44" (2) Toyo University + 3' 12" (3) Meiji University + 3' 52"
9th Section, 23.2 km from Totsuka to Tsurumi: 01 ! Wataru Ueno, Komazawa University 02 ! Keigo Yano, Nippon Sport Science University 03 ! Yuma Hattori, Toyo University
General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 10h 02' 10" (2) Toyo University + 3' 48" (3) 3 Komazawa University + 6' 24"
10th Section, 23.1 km from Tsurumi to Ōtemachi: 01 ! Kensuke Gotoda, Komazawa University 02 ! Yuichi Taninaga, Nippon Sport Science University 03 ! Taketo Kumazaki, Teikyo University
Final general classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 11h 13' 26" (2) Toyo University + 4' 54" (3) Komazawa University + 5' 57"
Nippon Sport Science University wins the Hakone Ekiden for the first time since 1983 and tenth time overall.
NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
Bowl Championship Series:
Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana: [21] Louisville 33, [3] Florida 23.
Hakone Ekiden, 1st Half in Japan:
1st Section, 21.4 km from Ōtemachi to Tsurumi: 01 ! Masaya Taguchi, Toyo University 02 ! Kei Fumimoto, Meiji University 03 ! Kazuto Nishiike, Hosei University
2nd Section, 23.2 km from Tsurumi to Totsuka: 01 ! Gandu Benjamin, Nihon University 02 ! Omwamba Enock, Yamanashi Gakuin University 03 ! Keita Shitara, Toyo University
General classification: (1) 12 Nihon University 2h 14' 00" (2) 1 Toyo University + 1" (3) 4 Nippon Sport Science University + 54"
3rd Section, 21.5 km from Totsuka to Hiratsuka: 01 ! Yuta Shitara, Toyo University 02 ! Suguru Osako, Waseda University 03 ! Shogo Nakamura, Komazawa University
General classification: (1) 1 Toyo University 3h 18' 37" (2) 4 Komazawa University + 2' 41" (3) 9 Waseda University + 2' 45"
4th Section, 18.5 km from Hiratsuka to Odawara: 01 ! Hideyuki Tanaka, Juntendo University 02 ! Shohei Hayakawa, Teikyo University 03 ! Kazutaka Kuroyama, Hosei University
General classification: (1) Toyo University 4h 17' 51" (2) 2 Nippon Sport Science University + 1' 49" (3) Waseda University + 2' 07"
5th Section, 23.4 km from Odawara to Lake Ashi: 01 ! Shota Hattori, Nippon Sport Science University 02 ! Shogo Sekiguchi, Hosei University 03 ! Shuhei Yamamoto, Waseda University
General classification: (1) 1 Nippon Sport Science University 5h 40' 15" (2) 1 Waseda University + 2' 36" (3) 2 Toyo University + 2' 39"
Men's World Cup:
Parallel in Munich, Germany: 01 ! Felix Neureuther (GER) 02 ! Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 03 ! Alexis Pinturault (FRA)
Overall standings (after 15 of 36 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 689 points (2) Hirscher 640 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 552
Women's World Cup:
Parallel in Munich, Germany: 01 ! Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 02 ! Tina Maze (SLO) 03 ! Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT)
Overall standings (after 17 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 647 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
Bowl Championship Series:
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: [6] Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14.
Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida: [12] Florida State 31, [15] Northern Illinois 10.
Other games:
Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida: [20] Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20.
Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas, Texas: Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14.
Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: [7] Georgia 45, [16] Nebraska 31.
Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: [10] South Carolina 33, [18] Michigan 28.
Tour de Ski:
Stage 3 in Val Müstair, Italy:
Men's Sprint Freestyle: 01 ! Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR) 02 ! Federico Pellegrino (ITA) 03 ! Len Väljas (CAN)
Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 50:27.3 (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) +2.1 (3) Petter Northug (NOR) +9.0
Women's Sprint Freestyle: 01 ! Kikkan Randall (USA) 02 ! Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) 03 ! Heidi Weng (NOR)
Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 35:08.0 (2) Therese Johaug (NOR) +50.3 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +1:00.9
Four Hills Tournament:
Stage 2, HS 137 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: 01 ! Anders Jacobsen (NOR) 02 ! Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 03 ! Anders Bardal (NOR)
Tournament standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Jacobsen 586.3 points (2) Schlierenzauer 573.8 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 547.7
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