DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Josh McRoberts had 15 points and 17 rebounds Sunday as the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils pulled away in the second half for a 70-51 win over San Jose State.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Larry Johnson rushed 33 times for 138 yards with three touchdowns Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs posted a 35-30 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
HOUSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Chris Taylor rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown Sunday to lead the Houston Texans to a 14-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
IRVING, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jon Kitna threw four touchdown passes Sunday as the Detroit Lions blocked the Dallas Cowboys' division championship hopes with a 39-31 win.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Santonio Holmes' 67-yard touchdown reception in overtime Sunday gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 23-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Shaun Alexander rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown Sunday to give the NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks a 23-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Tom Brady passed for 225 yards and Corey Dillon had two rushing TDs Sunday as the New England Patriots ended Tennessee's slim playoff hopes with a 40-23 win.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Golfing star Tiger Woods revealed on his 31st birthday that his wife, Elin Nordegren, is pregnant with their first child.
ELLICOTT CITY, Md., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Bud Delp, the Thoroughbred trainer behind former Kentucky Derby winner Spectacular Bid, has died at his Maryland home at the age of 74.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Kevin Martin scored 25 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 119-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Sacramento's ARCO Arena.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Vancouver Canucks Mattias Ohlund and Daniel Sedin scored two goals each in the team's 6-2 away game victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- St. Louis goalkeeper Manny Legace blocked 33 shots to earn his first shutout of the season in the team's 2-0 win over Colorado.
ATLANTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Georgia overcame an 18-point halftime deficit Saturday night to beat Virginia Tech, 31-24, at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Mehmet Okur led the way with 20 points and seven rebounds and the Utah Jazz led by as much as 24 Saturday night in a 96-86 victory over Portland.
PHOENIX, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Curtis Joseph made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season and Jeremy Roenick had the hat trick Saturday night as the Phoenix Coyotes beat San Jose, 8-0.
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Brad Richards, Vaclav Prospal and Filip Kuba scored goals in three separate periods Saturday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Saturday, 3-1.
UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Martin Brodeur made 29 saves and Brian Rafalski and Patrik Elias scored goals Saturday night as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders, 2-0.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller made 29 saves and Thomas Vanek had two goals and an assist Saturday night as the Buffalo Sabres beat Atlanta, 4-1.
A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo
