January 2013 in sports

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Days of the month[]

31 January 2013 (Thursday)[]

Bicycle racing[]

• Road bicycle racing:
  • 3rd stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
    • 1. Kirsten Wild
    • 2. Ellen van Dijk
    • 3. Giorgia Bronzini

30 January 2013 (Wednesday)[]

Bicycle racing[]

• Road bicycle racing:
  • 2nd stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
    • 1. Kirsten Wild
    • 2. Trixi Worrack
    • 3. Ellen van Dijk

29 January 2013 (Tuesday)[]

Bicycle racing[]

• Road bicycle racing:
  • 1st stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
    • 1. Chloe Hosking
    • 2. Gracie Elvin
    • 3. Lisa Brennauer

27 January 2013 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

• Sports cars endurance racing:
  • 24 Hours of Daytona in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States:
    • 1. Charlie Kimball Juan Pablo Montoya Scott Pruett Memo Rojas
    • 2. Max Angelelli Ryan Hunter-Reay Jordan Taylor
    • 3. A. J. Allmendinger Marcos Ambrose Oswaldo Negri John Pew Justin Wilson

26 January 2013 (Saturday)[]

American football[]

• NCAA bowl games
  • 2013 Senior Bowl
    • In Mobile, Alabama: South 21, North 16
      • In the concluding game of the college football post-season, Florida State's EJ Manuel led the South all-star squad to a victory. His contributions included a touchdown and rushing on the South team's initial two drives.

22 January 2013 (Tuesday)[]

Ice hockey[]

• NHL regular season:
  • In Raleigh, North Carolina: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1.
  • In Washington, D.C.: Winnipeg Jets 4, Washington Capitals 2.
  • In Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Devils 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0.
  • In Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens 4, Florida Panthers 1.
  • In Detroit, Michigan: Dallas Stars 2, Detroit Red Wings 1.
  • In St. Paul, Minnesota: Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 1.

21 January 2013 (Monday)[]

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
  • Round of 16:
    • In Barcelona:
      • Slovenia  31–26  Egypt
      • Hungary  27–19  Poland
    • In Zaragoza:
      • Serbia  20–31  Spain
      • Croatia  33–24  Belarus
  • 17–20th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
    • Argentina  30–26  Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia  24–28  Algeria
  • 21–24th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
    • Montenegro  35–31  Chile
    • South Korea  36–14  Australia

Ice hockey[]

• NHL regular season:
  • In Uniondale, New York: New York Islanders 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.
  • In Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bruins 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (SO)
  • In Nashville, Tennessee: St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 3.
  • In Toronto, Ontario: Buffalo Sabres 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1.
  • In Kanata, Ontario: Ottawa Senators 4, Florida Panthers 0.
  • In Columbus, Ohio: Detroit Red Wings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3.
  • In Calgary, Alberta: Anaheim Ducks 5, Calgary Flames 4.

20 January 2013 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Slalom in Wengen, Switzerland: Felix Neureuther (GER) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Ivica Kostelić (CRO)
    • Overall standings (after 21 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 935 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 696
    • Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 600 points (2) Neureuther 486 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 330
• Women's World Cup:
  • Super Giant Slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT) Tina Maze (SLO)
    • Overall standings (after 23 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1474 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 756 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 644
    • Super Giant Slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Maze 290 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 286 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 225

Curling[]

• Women's World Curling Tour:
  • Glynhill Ladies International final in , Scotland: Binia Feltscher (SUI) 8–1 Heather Nedohin (CAN)
• The Dominion All-Star Skins Game in Rama, Ontario:
  • Final: Team Glenn Howard $22,000–$20,000 Team Kevin Koe
• British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts in :
  • Final: Kelly Scott (Kelowna) 9–6 Patti Knezevic (Prince George)
    • Scott will represent British Columbia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
  • Round of 16:
    • In Barcelona:
      • Germany  28–23  North Macedonia
      • Iceland  28–30  France
    • In Zaragoza:
      • Brazil  26–27  Russia
      • Denmark  30–23  Tunisia

Ice hockey[]

• NHL regular season:
  • In Buffalo, New York: Buffalo Sabres 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2.
  • In Calgary, Alberta: San Jose Sharks 4, Calgary Flames 1.
  • In New York: Pittsburgh Penguins 6, New York Rangers 3.
  • In St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Wild 1, Dallas Stars 0.
  • In Vancouver, British Columbia: Edmonton Oilers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO).
  • In Glendale, Arizona: Chicago Blackhawks 6, Phoenix Coyotes 4.

Nordic combined[]

• World Cup:
  • HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: Eric Frenzel (GER) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) Taylor Fletcher (USA)
    • Standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 527 points (2) Magnus Moan (NOR) 508 (3) Frenzel 474

Rugby union[]

• Top League playoffs:
  • Semifinals in Tokyo: Panasonic Wild Knights 8–20 Toshiba Brave Lupus

19 January 2013 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Downhill in Wengen, Switzerland: Christof Innerhofer (ITA) Klaus Kröll (AUT) Hannes Reichelt (AUT)
    • Overall standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676
    • Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Svindal 285 points (2) Innerhofer 233 (3) Kröll 221
• Women's World Cup:
  • Downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Lindsey Vonn (USA) Tina Maze (SLO) Leanne Smith (USA)
    • Overall standings (after 22 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1414 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 630
    • Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 340 points (2) Stacey Cook (USA) 211 (3) Maze 189

Curling[]

• The Dominion All-Star Skins Game, semifinals in Rama, Ontario:
  • Team Kevin Koe $17,500–$3,500 Team Jeff Stoughton
  • Team Glenn Howard $14,500–$6,500 Team Kevin Martin
• Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador:
  • Final #2: Stacie Devereaux (Bally Haly) 8–7 Heather Strong (Bally Haly)
    • Devereaux will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
  • Group C in Zaragoza:
    • Belarus  33–15  Saudi Arabia
    • Poland  33–25  South Korea
    • Serbia  31–33  Slovenia
      • Final standings: Slovenia 10 points, Poland 8, Serbia 6, Belarus 4, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
  • Group D in Madrid:
    • Egypt  39–14  Australia
    • Spain  25–27  Croatia
    • Hungary  29–26  Algeria
      • Final standings: Croatia 10 points, Spain 8, Hungary 6, Egypt, Algeria 3, Australia 0.

Ice hockey[]

• NHL season opening day:
  • In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1.
  • In Winnipeg, Manitoba: Ottawa Senators 4, Winnipeg Jets 1.
  • In Los Angeles, California: Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 2.
  • In Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bruins 3, New York Rangers 1.
  • In Montreal, Quebec: Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Montreal Canadiens 1.
  • In Uniondale, New York: New Jersey Devils 2, New York Islanders 1.
  • In Tampa, Florida: Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Washington Capitals 3.
  • In Sunrise, Florida: Florida Panthers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1.
  • In St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Blues 6, Detroit Red Wings 0.
  • In Nashville, Tennessee: Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Nashville Predators 2 (SO).
  • In Dallas, Texas: Dallas Stars 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3.
  • In St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Wild 4, Colorado Avalanche 2.
  • In Vancouver, British Columbia: Anaheim Ducks 7, Vancouver Canucks 3.

Mixed martial arts[]

• UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in São Paulo, Brazil:
  • Lightweight bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov (RUS) def. Thiago Tavares (BRA) via KO (elbows)
  • Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (BRA) def. Ben Rothwell (USA) via submission (guillotine choke)
  • Middleweight bout: CB Dollaway (USA) def. Daniel Sarafian (BRA) via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
  • Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort (BRA) def. Michael Bisping (ENG) via TKO (head kick and punches)

Nordic combined[]

• World Cup:
  • HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: Eric Frenzel (GER) Magnus Moan (NOR) Tino Edelmann (GER)
    • Standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 511 points (2) Moan 468 (3) Frenzel 374

Rugby union[]

• Top League playoffs:
  • Semifinals in Tokyo: Suntory Sungoliath 38–19 Kobelco Steelers

18 January 2013 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Super Combined in Wengen, Switzerland: Alexis Pinturault (FRA) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) Carlo Janka (SUI)
    • Overall standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
  • Group A in Barcelona:
    • Argentina  18–22  Tunisia
    • France  30–32  Germany
    • Montenegro  25–26  Brazil
      • Final standings: Germany, France 8 points, Brazil, Tunisia 6, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
  • Group B in Seville:
    • Russia  36–24  Chile
    • Iceland  39–29  Qatar
    • Denmark  33–30  North Macedonia
      • Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Russia 7, Iceland 6, Macedonia 5, Qatar 2, Chile 0.

17 January 2013 (Thursday)[]

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
  • Group C in Zaragoza:
    • Slovenia  27–26  Belarus
    • Saudi Arabia  24–22  South Korea
    • Poland  25–24  Serbia
      • Standings (after 4 games): Slovenia 8 points, Poland, Serbia 6, Belarus, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
  • Group D in Madrid:
    • Australia  15–39  Algeria
    • Hungary  22–28  Spain
    • Croatia  24–20  Egypt
      • Standings (after 4 games): Spain, Croatia 8 points, Hungary 4, Algeria 3, Egypt 1, Australia 0.

16 January 2013 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

• NBA:
  • In Oakland, California: Miami Heat 92, Golden State Warriors 75.
    • Heat forward LeBron James becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.
• PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
  • Game 4 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82. Talk 'N Text win series 4–0.
    • Talk 'N Text win their third consecutive PBA Philippine Cup, a league record.

Curling[]

• Pacific-Asia Junior Championships in Tokoro, Japan:
  • Men's final:  China 7–5  South Korea
  • Women's final:  Japan 7–4  China

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
  • Group A in Granollers:
    • Brazil  27–22  Tunisia
    • Germany  29–21  Montenegro
    • Argentina  23–35  France
      • Standings (after 4 games): France 8 points, Germany 6, Tunisia, Brazil 4, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
  • Group B in Seville:
    • North Macedonia  29–29  Russia
    • Chile  23–31  Qatar
    • Iceland  28–36  Denmark
      • Standings (after 4 games): Denmark 8 points, Russia, Macedonia 5, Iceland 4, Qatar 2, Chile 0.

15 January 2013 (Tuesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Women's World Cup:
  • Slalom in Flachau, Austria: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Frida Hansdotter (SWE) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN)
    • Overall standings (after 21 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1334 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
    • Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 436 points (2) Maze 355 (3) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 305

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
  • Group A in Granollers:
    • Tunisia  27–25  Montenegro
    • Germany  31–27  Argentina
    • France  27–22  Brazil
      • Standings (after 3 games): France 6 points, Tunisia, Germany 4, Brazil, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
  • Group B in Seville:
    • Qatar  22–29  Russia
    • North Macedonia  19–23  Iceland
    • Denmark  43–24  Chile
      • Standings (after 3 games): Denmark 6 points, Iceland, Russia, Macedonia 4, Qatar, Chile 0.
  • Group C in Zaragoza:
    • South Korea  20–26  Belarus
    • Serbia  30–20  Saudi Arabia
    • Slovenia  25–24  Poland
      • Standings (after 3 games): Serbia, Slovenia 6 points, Poland 4, Belarus 2, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.
  • Group D in Madrid:
    • Algeria  24–24  Egypt
    • Spain  51–11  Australia
    • Croatia  30–21  Hungary
      • Standings (after 3 games): Spain, Croatia 6 points, Hungary 4, Egypt, Algeria 1, Australia 0.

14 January 2013 (Monday)[]

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
  • Group C in Zaragoza:
    • South Korea  27–34  Slovenia
    • Belarus  28–34  Serbia
    • Saudi Arabia  14–28  Poland
      • Standings (after 2 games): Slovenia, Poland, Serbia 4 points, Belarus, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.
  • Group D in Madrid:
    • Algeria  20–31  Croatia
    • Egypt  24–29  Spain
    • Australia  13–43  Hungary
      • Standings (after 2 games): Hungary, Croatia, Spain 4 points, Egypt, Algeria, Australia 0.

13 January 2013 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Mario Matt (AUT) Manfred Mölgg (ITA)
    • Overall standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 729 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676
    • Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 520 points (2) Felix Neureuther (GER) 386 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 330
• Women's World Cup:
  • Super Giant Slalom in St. Anton, Austria: Tina Maze (SLO) Anna Fenninger (AUT) Fabienne Suter (SUI)
    • Overall standings (after 20 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1289 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
    • Super Giant Slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 250 points (2) Maze 230 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 180

American football[]

• NFL playoffs:
  • NFC Divisional playoffs in Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Falcons 30, Seattle Seahawks 28.
  • AFC Divisional playoffs in Foxborough, Massachusetts: New England Patriots 41, Houston Texans 28.

Basketball[]

• PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
  • Game 3 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80. Talk 'N Text lead series 3–0.

Curling[]

• Continental Cup of Curling, final day in Penticton, British Columbia: Team North America 37–23 Team World
  • Early draw (Skins)
    • Men's game: Niklas Edin (World) 3½–1½ Heath McCormick (North America)
    • Mixed game: John Morris (North America) 3½–1½ Tom Brewster (World)
    • Women's game: Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 3–2 Allison Pottinger (North America)
  • Late draw (Skins)
    • Women's game: Jennifer Jones (North America) 4–1 Mirjam Ott (World)
    • Mixed game: Kevin Martin (North America) 3½–1½ Eve Muirhead (World)
    • Men's game: Glenn Howard (North America) 3–2 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
      • North America win the Cup for the fourth time.
• Women's World Curling Tour:
  • International Bernese Ladies Cup final in , Switzerland: Silvana Tirinzoni (SUI) 6–3 Lene Nielsen (DEN)
• Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship in :
  • Jamie Koe (Yellowknife) defeats (Yellowknife) 4–2 in the final round robin game to clinch the championship. Koe will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Hortons Brier.
• NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts in :
  • Tie breaker (Final): Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife) 10–3 (Yellowknife)
    • Galusha will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
  • Group A in Granollers:
    • Brazil  24–20  Argentina
    • Tunisia  25–23  Germany
    • Montenegro  20–32  France
      • Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Germany, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil 2, Montenegro 0.
  • Group B in Seville:
    • Chile  22–38  Iceland
    • Qatar  30–34  North Macedonia
    • Russia  27–31  Denmark
      • Standings (after 2 games): Denmark, Macedonia 4 points, Iceland, Russia 2, Qatar, Chile 0.

Ice hockey[]

• Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game in Chelyabinsk, Russia: Team East 18, Team West 11.

Nordic combined[]

• World Cup:
  • HS 118 / Team sprint in Chaux-Neuve, France: Eric Frenzel/Tino Edelmann (GER) Magnus Moan/Jørgen Graabak (NOR) Sébastien Lacroix/Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA)

12 January 2013 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Giant Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: Ted Ligety (USA) Fritz Dopfer (GER) Felix Neureuther (GER)
    • Overall standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 755 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 729 (3) Ligety 652
    • Giant Slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Ligety 460 points (2) Hirscher 335 (3) Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 212
• Women's World Cup:
  • Downhill in St. Anton, Austria: Alice McKennis (USA) Daniela Merighetti (ITA) Anna Fenninger (AUT)
    • Overall standings (after 19 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1189 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 699 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
    • Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 240 points (2) Stacey Cook (USA) 195 (3) Merighetti 161

American football[]

• NFL playoffs:
  • AFC Divisional playoffs in Denver, Colorado: Baltimore Ravens 38, Denver Broncos 35 (2OT).
  • NFC Divisional playoffs in San Francisco, California: San Francisco 49ers 45, Green Bay Packers 31.

Curling[]

• Continental Cup of Curling, day 3 in Penticton, British Columbia: Team North America 19.5–10.5 Team World
  • Mixed doubles competition:
    • Glenn Howard/Natalie Nicholson (North America) 7–6 Greg Drummond/Anna Sloan (World)
    • Brent Laing/Jennifer Jones (North America) 7–5 Torger Nergård/Carmen Küng (World)
    • Heath McCormick/Jessica Mair (North America) 9–3 Sebastian Kraupp/Maria Prytz (World)
  • Women's team competition:
    • Jennifer Jones (North America) 5–4 Eve Muirhead (World)
    • Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 5–5 Allison Pottinger (North America)
    • Mirjam Ott (World) 6–2 Heather Nedohin (North America)
  • Men's team competition:
    • Kevin Martin (North America) 8–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
    • Heath McCormick (North America) 4–3 Tom Brewster (World)
    • Niklas Edin (World) 5–4 Glenn Howard (North America)

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
  • Group A in Granollers:
    • Germany  33–23  Brazil
    • Argentina  28–26  Montenegro
    • France  30–27  Tunisia
  • Group B in Seville:
    • North Macedonia  30–28  Chile
    • Iceland  25–30  Russia
    • Denmark  41–27  Qatar
  • Group C in Zaragoza:
    • Serbia  31–22  South Korea
    • Slovenia  32–22  Saudi Arabia
    • Poland  24–22  Belarus
  • Group D in Madrid:
    • Croatia  36–13  Australia
    • Hungary  32–23  Egypt

Mixed martial arts[]

• Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
  • Catchweight (194 lb) bout: Ronaldo Souza (BRA) def. Ed Herman (USA) via submission (kimura)
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi (NED) def. Mike Kyle (USA) via submission (rear naked choke)
  • Heavyweight bout: Josh Barnett (USA) def. Nandor Guelmino (AUT) via submission (arm triangle choke)
  • Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier (USA) def. Dion Staring (NED) via TKO (punches)
  • Welterweight Championship bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Nate Marquardt (USA) (c) via unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)

Nordic combined[]

• World Cup:
  • HS 118 / 10 km in Chaux-Neuve, France: Tino Edelmann (GER) Bernhard Gruber (AUT) Akito Watabe (JPN)
    • Standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 495 points (2) Magnus Moan (NOR) 388 (3) Gruber 304

11 January 2013 (Friday)[]

Basketball[]

• PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
  • Game 2 in Pasay, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81. Talk 'N Text lead series 2–0.

Curling[]

• Continental Cup of Curling, day 2 in Penticton, British Columbia: Team North America 13–8 Team World
  • Women's team competition:
    • Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 4–4 Heather Nedohin (North America)
    • Jennifer Jones (North America) 6–5 Mirjam Ott (World)
    • Allison Pottinger (North America) 9–4 Eve Muirhead (World)
  • Singles competition:
    • Tom Brewster (World) 14–8 Heath McCormick (North America)
    • Glenn Howard (North America) 22–17 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
    • Kevin Martin (North America) 17–13 Niklas Edin (World)
    • Heather Nedohin (North America) 17–11 Eve Muirhead (World)
    • Mirjam Ott (World) 18–11 Jennifer Jones (North America)
    • Allison Pottinger (North America) 18–13 Margaretha Sigfridsson
  • Men's team competition:
    • Tom Brewster (World) 5–5 Glenn Howard (North America)
    • Kevin Martin (North America) 6–3 Niklas Edin (World)
    • Heath McCormick (North America) 8–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)

Handball[]

• World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
  • Group D in Madrid: Spain  27–14  Algeria

10 January 2013 (Thursday)[]

Curling[]

• Continental Cup of Curling, day 1 in Penticton, British Columbia: Team World 5–4 Team North America
  • Women's team competition:
    • Mirjam Ott (World) 9–7 Allison Pottinger (North America)
    • Eve Muirhead (World) 8–3 Heather Nedohin (North America)
    • Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 6–6 Jennifer Jones (North America)
  • Mixed doubles competition:
    • Christoffer Svae/Carmen Schäfer (World) 8–7 Marc Kennedy/Allison Pottinger (North America)
    • Michael Goodfellow/Eve Muirhead (World) 5–5 Dean Gemmell/Heather Nedohin (North America)
    • John Morris/Kaitlyn Lawes (North America) 10–3 Niklas Edin/Christina Bertrup (World)
  • Men's team competition:
    • Niklas Edin (World) 8–7 Heath McCormick (North America)
    • Glenn Howard (North America) 6–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
    • Kevin Martin (North America) 4–3 Tom Brewster (World)

9 January 2013 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

• PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
  • Game 1 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81. Talk 'N Text lead series 1–0.

8 January 2013 (Tuesday)[]

Basketball[]

• NBA:
  • In Houston, Texas: Houston Rockets 125, Los Angeles Lakers 112.
    • Despite losing the game, Lakers guard Steve Nash becomes the fifth player in NBA history to surpass 10,000 career assists.

Curling[]

• European Junior Curling Challenge in , Czech Republic:
  • Men's final:  Italy 7–6  Denmark
  • Women's final:  Denmark 4–1  Hungary

7 January 2013 (Monday)[]

American football[]

• NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
  • Bowl Championship Series:
    • BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida: [2] Alabama 42, [1] Notre Dame 14.
      • Alabama wins their third National Championship title in four years, defeating the Fighting Irish, the last bowl-eligible undefeated team, and in the process, the Tide successfully defends their unanimous National Championship, having topped both the BCS and AP polls.

6 January 2013 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) André Myhrer (SWE) Mario Matt (AUT)
    • Overall standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 740 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 689 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 552
    • Slalom standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 420 points (2) Felix Neureuther (GER) 341 (3) Myhrer 330

American football[]

• NFL playoffs:
  • AFC Wild Card playoffs in Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Ravens 24, Indianapolis Colts 9.
  • NFC Wild Card playoffs in Landover, Maryland: Seattle Seahawks 24, Washington Redskins 14.
• NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
  • GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: Arkansas State 17, [25] Kent State 13.

Cricket[]

• Pakistan in India:
  • 3rd ODI in Delhi:  India 167 (43.4 overs);  Pakistan 157 (48.5 overs). India win by 10 runs; Pakistan win 3-match series 2–1.

Cross-country skiing[]

• Tour de Ski:
  • Stage 7 in Fiemme Valley, Italy:
    • Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Marcus Hellner (SWE) Ivan Babikov (CAN) Roland Clara (ITA)
      • Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Alexander Legkov (RUS) 3:29:28.6 (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) +18.7 (3) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +40.7
        • Legkov wins his first Tour de Ski title.
    • Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Therese Johaug (NOR) Liz Stephen (USA) Heidi Weng (NOR)
      • Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2:25:21.6 (2) Johaug +27.9 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +2:39.5
        • Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the fourth successive time.

Curling[]

• Men's World Curling Tour:
  • Mercure Perth Masters final in , Scotland: Thomas Ulsrud (NOR) 7–2 Mike McEwen (CAN)

Nordic combined[]

• World Cup:
  • HS 106 / 10 km in Schonach, Germany: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) Akito Watabe (JPN) Magnus Moan (NOR)
    • Standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 455 points (2) Moan 383 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) and Watabe 229

Ski jumping[]

• Four Hills Tournament:
  • Stage 4, HS 140 in Bischofshofen, Austria: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Anders Jacobsen (NOR) Stefan Kraft (AUT)
    • Tournament final standings: (1) Schlierenzauer 1100.2 points (2) Jacobsen 1087.2 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 1029.2
      • Schlierenzauer wins the Four Hills Tournament for the second successive time.

5 January 2013 (Saturday)[]

American football[]

• NFL playoffs:
  • AFC Wild Card playoffs in Houston, Texas: Houston Texans 19, Cincinnati Bengals 13.
  • NFC Wild Card playoffs in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10.
• NCAA bowl games:
  • BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama: Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17.

Cross-country skiing[]

• Tour de Ski:
  • Stage 6 in Fiemme Valley, Italy:
    • Men's 15 km Classical Mass Start: Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) Len Väljas (CAN) Alex Harvey (CAN)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:58:25.2 (2) Alexander Legkov (RUS) +6.5 (3) Petter Northug (NOR) +11.7
    • Women's 10 km Classical Mass Start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:49:29.1 (2) Therese Johaug (NOR) +2:08.0 (3) Steira +2:17.9

Nordic combined[]

• World Cup:
  • HS 106 / Team in Schonach, Germany: Håvard Klemetsen/Magnus Moan/Mikko Kokslien/Jørgen Graabak (NOR) Johannes Rydzek/Tino Edelmann/Björn Kircheisen/Eric Frenzel (GER) Bryan Fletcher/Taylor Fletcher/Todd Lodwick/Bill Demong (USA)

4 January 2013 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Women's World Cup:
  • Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Frida Hansdotter (SWE) Erin Mielzynski (CAN)
    • Overall standings (after 18 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 687 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
    • Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 336 points (2) Maze 310 (3) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 305

American football[]

• NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
  • Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas: [9] Texas A&M 41, [11] Oklahoma 13.

Cross-country skiing[]

• Tour de Ski:
  • Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
    • Men's 5 km Classical Individual Start: Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) Petter Northug (NOR) Dario Cologna (SUI)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:19:20.9 (2) Cologna +16.1 (3) Alexander Legkov (RUS) +23.4
    • Women's 3 km Classical Individual Start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:22:01.2 (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +1:03.6 (3) Therese Johaug (NOR) +1:05.9

Ski jumping[]

• Four Hills Tournament:
  • Stage 3, HS 130 in Innsbruck, Austria: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Kamil Stoch (POL) Anders Bardal (NOR)
    • Tournament standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 827.5 points (2) Anders Jacobsen (NOR) 816.8 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 778.3

3 January 2013 (Thursday)[]

American football[]

• NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
  • Bowl Championship Series:
    • Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: [4] Oregon 35, [5] Kansas State 17.

Cricket[]

• Pakistan in India:
  • 2nd ODI in Kolkata:  Pakistan 250 (48.3 overs);  India 165 (48 overs). Pakistan win by 85 runs; lead 3-match series 2–0.

Cross-country skiing[]

• Tour de Ski:
  • Stage 4 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
    • Men's 35 km Freestyle Pursuit: Petter Northug (NOR) Alexander Legkov (RUS) Dario Cologna (SUI)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:06:45.0 (2) Legkov +5.7 (3) Cologna +10.9
    • Women's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) Therese Johaug (NOR)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:12:08.1 (2) Kalla +23.3 (3) Johaug +28.7

Ekiden[]

• Hakone Ekiden, 2nd Half in Japan:
  • 6th Section, 20.8 km from Lake Ashi to Odawara: Kenta Chiba, Komazawa University Daiki Hirose, Meiji University Kazuyoshi Chiba, Teikyo University
    • General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 6h 39' 48" (2) 1 Toyo University + 2' 22" (3) 1 Meiji University + 3' 08"
  • 7th Section, 21.3 km from Odawara to Hiratsuka: Kazuma Ganaha, Kanagawa University Shoji Tanaka, Nippon Sport Science University Yuki Arimura, Meiji University
    • General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 7h 44' 41" (2) Toyo University + 2' 51" (3) Meiji University + 3' 16"
  • 8th Section, 21.5 km from Hiratsuka to Totsuka: Soshi Takahashi, Aoyama Gakuin University Yuya Takayanagi, Nippon Sport Science University Daiki Igari, Teikyo University
    • General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 8h 51' 44" (2) Toyo University + 3' 12" (3) Meiji University + 3' 52"
  • 9th Section, 23.2 km from Totsuka to Tsurumi: Wataru Ueno, Komazawa University Keigo Yano, Nippon Sport Science University Yuma Hattori, Toyo University
    • General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 10h 02' 10" (2) Toyo University + 3' 48" (3) 3 Komazawa University + 6' 24"
  • 10th Section, 23.1 km from Tsurumi to Ōtemachi: Kensuke Gotoda, Komazawa University Yuichi Taninaga, Nippon Sport Science University Taketo Kumazaki, Teikyo University
    • Final general classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 11h 13' 26" (2) Toyo University + 4' 54" (3) Komazawa University + 5' 57"
      • Nippon Sport Science University wins the Hakone Ekiden for the first time since 1983 and tenth time overall.

2 January 2013 (Wednesday)[]

American football[]

• NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
  • Bowl Championship Series:
    • Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana: [21] Louisville 33, [3] Florida 23.

Ekiden[]

• Hakone Ekiden, 1st Half in Japan:
  • 1st Section, 21.4 km from Ōtemachi to Tsurumi: Masaya Taguchi, Toyo University Kei Fumimoto, Meiji University Kazuto Nishiike, Hosei University
  • 2nd Section, 23.2 km from Tsurumi to Totsuka: Gandu Benjamin, Nihon University Omwamba Enock, Yamanashi Gakuin University Keita Shitara, Toyo University
    • General classification: (1) 12 Nihon University 2h 14' 00" (2) 1 Toyo University + 1" (3) 4 Nippon Sport Science University + 54"
  • 3rd Section, 21.5 km from Totsuka to Hiratsuka: Yuta Shitara, Toyo University Suguru Osako, Waseda University Shogo Nakamura, Komazawa University
    • General classification: (1) 1 Toyo University 3h 18' 37" (2) 4 Komazawa University + 2' 41" (3) 9 Waseda University + 2' 45"
  • 4th Section, 18.5 km from Hiratsuka to Odawara: Hideyuki Tanaka, Juntendo University Shohei Hayakawa, Teikyo University Kazutaka Kuroyama, Hosei University
    • General classification: (1) Toyo University 4h 17' 51" (2) 2 Nippon Sport Science University + 1' 49" (3) Waseda University + 2' 07"
  • 5th Section, 23.4 km from Odawara to Lake Ashi: Shota Hattori, Nippon Sport Science University Shogo Sekiguchi, Hosei University Shuhei Yamamoto, Waseda University
    • General classification: (1) 1 Nippon Sport Science University 5h 40' 15" (2) 1 Waseda University + 2' 36" (3) 2 Toyo University + 2' 39"

1 January 2013 (Tuesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

• Men's World Cup:
  • Parallel in Munich, Germany: Felix Neureuther (GER) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Alexis Pinturault (FRA)
    • Overall standings (after 15 of 36 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 689 points (2) Hirscher 640 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 552
• Women's World Cup:
  • Parallel in Munich, Germany: Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) Tina Maze (SLO) Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT)
    • Overall standings (after 17 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 647 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597

American football[]

• NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
  • Bowl Championship Series:
    • Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: [6] Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14.
    • Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida: [12] Florida State 31, [15] Northern Illinois 10.
  • Other games:
    • Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida: [20] Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20.
    • Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas, Texas: Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14.
    • Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: [7] Georgia 45, [16] Nebraska 31.
    • Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: [10] South Carolina 33, [18] Michigan 28.

Cross-country skiing[]

• Tour de Ski:
  • Stage 3 in Val Müstair, Italy:
    • Men's Sprint Freestyle: Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR) Federico Pellegrino (ITA) Len Väljas (CAN)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 50:27.3 (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) +2.1 (3) Petter Northug (NOR) +9.0
    • Women's Sprint Freestyle: Kikkan Randall (USA) Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) Heidi Weng (NOR)
      • Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 35:08.0 (2) Therese Johaug (NOR) +50.3 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +1:00.9

Ski jumping[]

• Four Hills Tournament:
  • Stage 2, HS 137 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: Anders Jacobsen (NOR) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Anders Bardal (NOR)
    • Tournament standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Jacobsen 586.3 points (2) Schlierenzauer 573.8 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 547.7

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