January 1, 2006

News

 * The Minnesota Vikings fired head coach Mike Tice.
 * Former Ohio State University standout Maurice Clarett was accused of armed robbery.
 * Rice introduced former Tulsa defensive coordinator Todd Graham as its new head coach.
 * With a victory over the New Orleans Saints, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC East.
 * Seattle Seahawks running back Shawn Alexander set a new league record for most touchdowns in a season, with 28.
 * Arizona Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers set a new league record for most field goals in a season, with 40.
 * Doug Flutie converted the NFL's first drop kick in over fifty years.

NFL
Kansas City Chiefs 37, Cincinnati Bengals 3

Indianapolis Colts 17, Arizona Cardinals 13

Green Bay Packers 23, Seattle Seahawks 17

Cleveland Browns 20, Baltimore Ravens 16

Carolina Panthers 44, Atlanta Falcons 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, New Orleans Saints 13

Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Detroit Lions 21

New York Jets 30, Buffalo Bills 26

Miami Dolphins 28, New England Patriots 26

San Francisco 49ers 20, Houston Texans 17

Jacksonville Jaguars 40, Tennessee Titans 13

Washington Redskins 31, Philadelphia Eagles 20

Minnesota Vikings 34, Chicago Bears 10

St. Louis Rams 20, Dallas Cowboys 10

NBA
Utah Jazz 98, Los Angeles Lakers 94

Miami Heat 97, Minnesota Timberwolves 70

Los Angeles Clippers 100, Portland Trailblazers 94

NHL
Atlanta Thrashers 5, Washington 2

Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4, Nashville 2

Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 1

Men's
Texas Tech 61, UTEP 60

Women's
LSU 99, North Carolina A&T 34

Purdue 61, Ohio State 59

Michigan State 77, Michigan 44

Stanford 91, UCLA 68

New Mexico State 55, New Mexico 42