COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Fredrik Modin fired in a goal 3:12 into overtime Monday, giving Columbus a 1-0 win over Detroit that ended the Blue Jackets' nine-game losing streak.
NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Zach Parise scored two goals Monday and the New Jersey Devils beat Atlanta 3-2, taking over first place in the Eastern Conference.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Eric Staal scored twice, added three assists and led a first-period charge that sent the Carolina Hurricanes on their way to a 6-3 win Monday over Washington.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- No. 19 Temple, led by Ryan Brooks with 19 points, took charge in the first half Monday and went on bury the cold-shooting Bowling Green Falcons 63-39.
SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Aron White caught two touchdown passes, Caleb King ran for two scores and Georgia pounded Texas A&M 44-20 Monday in the Independence Bowl.
HOUSTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement with seven-time all-star Tracy McGrady to try to trade him to another team, sources told the Houston Chronicle.
LUBBOCK, Texas, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Texas Tech University football Coach Mike Leach was suspended Monday following complaints about his treatment of a player who was injured.
Study: Woods' scandal cost $12 billion ... Texas cutting into Kansas poll lead ... Doctor: Skier Vonn possible for GS slalom ... Sources: Bulls' Del Negro to be fired ... Sports news from United Press International.
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Kansas remained No. 1 in Monday's USA Today/ESPN men's basketball coaches' poll but Big 12 rival Texas grabbed three first-place votes from the Jayhawks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak posted three wins last week and was selected the NHL's No. 1 star of the week, the league said Monday.
DAVIE, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of California, Davis say golfer Tiger Woods' marital infidelity scandal cost sponsor company shareholders as much as $12 billion.
LIENZ, Austria, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn may be able to take part in slalom events at the GS World Cup races in Lienz, Austria, despite a major fall Monday, a doctor says.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Poor pitch conditions, posing a danger to batsmen, forced the abandonment of the fifth one-day India-Sri Lanka match in New Delhi, sending fans into a rage.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown and racked up 172 all-purpose yards in his last college game to help Clemson defeat Kentucky 21-13 in the Music City Bowl.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Baron Davis hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer Sunday to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 92-90 win over the Boston Celtics.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Results on the next-to-last Sunday of the NFL schedule further muddled the AFC playoff picture, with seven teams still in contention for two wild-card spots.
LANDOVER, Md., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Tony Romo sent Dallas ahead with a first-quarter touchdown pass Sunday and the Cowboys went on to shut out Washington 17-0, clinching an NFC playoff berth.
Meyer now says he'll take leave of absence ... Jets end Colts' NFL-record winning streak ... AFC wild-card race crowded ... Sweden chooses Olympic team ... Sports news from United Press International.
DENVER, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Drew Gooden scored 19 points and six other Dallas players hit double-figures Sunday in a 104-96 Mavericks win over the cold-shooting Denver Nuggets.
Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler
