REALTY ONE FRIDAY EYE-OPENER

DeMarco Murray ran for a season-high 179 yards and a touchdown and Tony Romo threw for three scores as the Dallas Cowboys beat the Chicago Bears 41-28. Dallas clinched its first winning season since 2009 and moved into a tie for wins atop the NFC East with Philadelphia at 9-4. The Eagles are 9-3.

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Sean Monahan scored 1:47 into overtime as the Calgary Flames came from behind more than once to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3. Calgary was less than two minutes from defeat before Dennis Wideman’s second goal of the night at 18:47 of the third period forced extra time.

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Brad Richardson scored two goals and added an assist, and Eddie Lack posted his fifth career shutout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to another road win, 3-nothing over the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins. In the midst of a season-high, seven-game road trip the Canucks won their league-best 11th road game.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs had their five-game point streak snapped after falling to the New Jersey Devils 5-3. And Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves to set a franchise record for consecutive wins as the New York Islanders defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1. Halak won his 11 straight game to surpass Billy Smith’s 1982 record.

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The Golden State Warriors are showing no sign of easing up. Klay Thompson scored a team-high 23 points as the Warriors toppled the New Orleans Pelicans 112-85 for their 11th win in a row. Golden State has the best record in the NBA at 16-and-2, one win better than the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a contract with the Softbank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League after eight years in Major League Baseball. The 34-year-old went 3-and-3 with 78 strikeouts and a 3.89 ERA for the New York Mets in 2014. He led the Pacific League in wins three times with the Seibu Lions before signing a six-year, $52 million contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2006.

(Canadian Press)