Scoreboard Roundup – 1/1/12

Published at 5:21 pm, January 1, 2012

Scott Boehm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NFL: The New York Giants (9-7) shot down the Dallas Cowboys (8-8), 31-14.

The Green Bay Packers (15-1) outlasted the Detroit Lions (10-6), 45-41.

The Miami Dolphins (6-10) eliminated the New York Jets (8-8), 19-17.

The Chicago Bears (8-8) downed the Minnesota Vikings (3-13), 17-13.

The Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11) edged the Indianapolis Colts (2-14), 19-13.

The Tennessee Titans (9-7) slipped by the Houston Texans (10-6), 23-22.

The Baltimore Ravens (12-4) ko’ed the Cincinnati Bengals (9-7), 24-16.

The New England Patriots (13-3) ran past the Buffalo Bills (6-10), 49-21.

The New Orleans Saints (13-3) pounced on the Carolina Panthers (6-10), 45-17.

The Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) sliced the Cleveland Browns (4-12), 13-9.

The San Francisco 49ers (13-3) beat the St. Louis Rams (2-14), 34-27.

The Atlanta Falcons (10-6) crushed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12), 45-24.

The Philadelphia Eagles (8-8) flew past the Washington Redskins (5-11), 34-10.

The Kanas City Chiefs (7-9) trimmed the Denver Broncos (8-8), 7-3.

The San Diego Chargers (8-8) bolted the Oakland Raiders (8-8), 38-26.

The Arizona Cardinals (8-8) got by the Seattle Seahawks (7-9) in overtime, 23-20.

NBA: The Boston Celtics (2-3) sliced the Washington Wizards (0-4), 94-86.

The Chicago Bulls (4-1) popped the Memphis Grizzlies (1-3), 104-64.

The Miami Heat (5-0) cruised past the Charlotte Bobcats (1-3), 129-90.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (2-2) topped the New Jersey Nets (1-4), 98-82.

The Orlando Magic (4-1) slipped by the Toronto Raptors (1-3), 102-96.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-3) surprised the Dallas Mavericks (1-4), 99-82.

The Denver Nuggets (3-2) took care of the Los Angeles Lakers (3-3), 99-90.

The Sacramento Kings (2-3) bopped the New Orleans Hornets (2-2), 96-80.

The Los Angeles Clippers (2-2) downed the Portland Trail Blazers (3-1), 93-88.

NHL: The Nashville Predators (21-14-4) defeated the Calgary Flames (18-17-5), 5-3.

Top 25 Men’s Basketball: (1) Syracuse (15-0) downed DePaul (9-4), 87-68.

(5) North Carolina (13-2) rolled over Monmouth (NJ) (2-12), 102-65.

(7) Duke (12-1) crushed Pennsylvania (6-8), 85-55.

(14) Marquette (12-2) got by Villanova (7-7), 81-77.

(18) Michigan (12-2) slipped by Minnesota (12-3), 61-56.

Cincinnati (11-3) popped (22) Pittsburgh (11-4), 66-63.