NFL:
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson avoided jail time with a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case. Peterson was indicted in September on a felony charge of injury to a child for using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son earlier this year. His chances of playing again in the NFL this season are unclear.
NBA:
The Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks for the fourth straight time, 98-83 last night. Iman Shumpert had 19 points for the Knicks, who had won their last two games. Carmelo Anthony chipped in 18 points despite shooting 8 for 23 from the floor.
Elsewhere Milwaukee beat Indiana 87-81, Houston defeated Miami 108-91, Toronto defeated Oklahoma City 100-88, New Orleans won against Charlotte 100-91, Chicago trumped Orlando 98-90, Portland topped Cleveland 101-82, and it was Phoenix over the Lakers 112-106.
NHL:
Over on the ice, Calgary defeated Washington in overtime 4-3, Carolina doubled up Columbus 4-2, Philadelphia bested Edmonton 4-1, Boston edged Florida in overtime 2-1, Chicago blanked Montreal 5-0, Ottawa won against Detroit 3-1, St. Louis edged New Jersey 1-0, Winnipeg beat Nashville 3-1, Pittsburgh won against Minnesota 4-1, Los Angeles bested Dallas 3-1, Arizona beat Toronto 3-2, and it was Vancouver over Colorado 5-2.
MLB:
The U.S. government says Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees paid his cousin almost $1 million to keep secret A-Rod's use of performance enhancing drugs. In court documents filed last week in Miami, federal prosecutors say Rodriguez paid $900,000 last year to settle a threatened lawsuit by Yuri Sucart, who had worked as Rodriguez's personal assistant. They say Sucart, in a letter from his lawyer, threatened to expose Rodriquez's PED use if he wasn't paid $5 million.
Sucart is charged with conspiring to distribute testosterone and human growth hormone. He has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trial in February.
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has won a Gold Glove award. Major League Baseball announced the 2014 Gold Glove winners last night. It's the fourth time Pedroia has been honored as the top-fielding second baseman in the American League.
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