Scoreboard Roundup – 12/17/11

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NFL:

The Dallas Cowboys (8-6) rolled over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-15 (4-10)

College Basketball Top 10:

(1) Syracuse (11-0) put away North Carolina State (6-4), 88-72

(2) Ohio State (10-1) got past South Carolina (4-6), 74-66

(3) Kentucky (8-1) handled Chattanooga (3-7), 87-62

(4) Louisville (10-0) put away Memphis (5-4), 95-87

(6) North Carolina (9-2) dominated Appalachian State (4-6), 97-82

(7) Baylor (9-0) edged BYU (8-3), 86-83

College Football:

Temple (9-4) handled Wyoming (8-5), 37-15 in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Ohio (10-4), stunned Utah State (7-6), 24-23 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

LA-Lafayette (9-4) edged San Diego State (8-5), 32-30 in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

NHL:

The Bruins (21-9-1) pounded the Flyers (20-8-3), 6-0

The Canucks (19-11-2) put away the Maple Leafs (16-13-3), 5-3

The Devils (18-13-1) skated past the Canadiens (13-13-7), 5-3

The Penguins 18-11-4) easily handled the Sabres 16-13-3), 8-3

The Jets (15-13-4) flew past the Ducks 9-18-5), 5-3

The Red Wings (20-10-1) dethroned the Kings (14-14-4), 8-2

The Lightning (14-16-2) got past the Blue Jackets 9-19-4), 3-2

The Predators (17-11-4) clawed past the Blues 18-9-4), 2-1 in a shootout

The Islanders (10-14-6) tamed the Wild 2-1 (20-8-5) in a shootout

The Rangers (18-8-4) got past the Coyotes (16-12-4), 3-2

The Avalanche (15-17-1) smothered the Capitals 16-14-1), 2-1

The Sharks (17-10-3) swam past the Oilers (14-15-3), 3-2