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MINNEAPOLIS -- Dez Bryant sashayed through the Dallas locker room with an unmistakable swagger and had nothing but good things to say about his adversary this time around.It was a stark change from a week ago, when he sparred with Washington cornerback Josh Norman on Thanksgiving. The trash talking Dez and the polite Dez share one thing in common: they both win.Bryant caught four passes for 84 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the Cowboys win their 11th straight game with a 17-15 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night.In a hard-fought battle with cornerback Xavier Rhodes, Bryants 56-yard catch set up Ezekiel Elliotts 1-yard TD in the first half. Bryant caught an 8-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter after a fumbled punt by Minnesotas Adam Thielen.I knew coming into this game it was going to be a tough match and I had to be on my `A game, Bryant said. Because if I wasnt, he can get the best of you. We had a good battle. We shared our thoughts throughout the game. It was good thoughts. Its nice playing games like that.Elliott rushed for 86 yards on 20 carries for the Cowboys (11-1). They have the longest single-season winning streak in franchise history.Sam Bradford threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jerick McKinnon with 25 seconds to play, but the 2-point conversion pass failed. Bradford argued for a penalty after he was hit in the face by a defender, but there was no call for the Vikings (6-6). Minnesota played without coach Mike Zimmer after he had emergency eye surgery Wednesday night.Im sick and tired of the reffing in this league right now, Vikings defensive end Brian Robison said. Im sick and tired of it. Youve got holding calls all over the place that people dont want to call. Bradford gets hit in the face at the end of the game and you dont call it. Im not laying this loss on reffing, but at some point its got to get better.Bradford completed 32 of 45 passes for 247 yards, Danielle Hunter had two sacks and Kai Forbath kicked three field goals for Minnesota, which has last six of the last seven games after a 5-0 start.Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer was elevated to head coach for the game and it remains unclear how long Zimmer will be out. Minnesotas third-ranked defense did their fiery leader proud, holding the explosive Cowboys offense to season lows in points, yards (264) and first downs (13).Its not the best game we played, but we showed up when we needed to and made the plays at the end, Elliott said.KEY PLAYWith Dallas offense doing nothing, Kyle Wilber made the play of the game when he punched the ball out of Thielens hand, then pulled the ball away as the two rolled to the turf. Officials initially did not catch the fumble, but a heads-up challenge by Jason Garrett got the call overturned and Prescott found Bryant on the next play.CATCHLESS IN MINNEAPOLISCowboys tight end Jason Witten did not catch a pass, snapping a team-record streak of 130 straight games with a reception dating to 2008.A TD TO TIE TDElliotts 1-yard plunge in the second quarter gave Dallas a 7-3 lead. It was his 12th touchdown rushing this season, tying him with Tony Dorsett for most by a rookie in Cowboys history.BRADFORD UNDER SEIGEPlaying behind a patchwork offensive line that included center Nick Easton making his first career start in place of the injured Joe Berger (concussion), Bradford was under pressure all night long from a Cowboys defense that has often struggled in that area this season.Bradford was sacked three times and had to leave the game on the final drive of the second quarter after taking a helmet from Maliek Collins to his rib cage. After getting some medical attention during halftime, Bradford was able to remain in the game.I had to take a deep breath, he said. After that they were fine.The bad news on the injury front for the Vikings came for safety Harrison Smith, who left the locker room on crutches with a walking boot on his left foot. He has been fighting through an ankle injury over the last several weeks.ZIMMER TRIBUTEBefore the game, the Vikings played a short video of Zimmer addressing the team during a practice. Zimmers primary message: Do your job.That has been a common theme during his three seasons in Minnesota, and the organization likely wanted the players to hear it one more time before taking the field. After the video, a picture of Zimmer was put on the big screen with a Get Well Soon message attached.They fought to the bitter end, and I know coach Zimmer wouldve been very, very proud of them, Priefer said.UP NEXTCowboys: Dallas heads to New York on Dec. 11 to face the Giants, the only team to have beaten the Cowboys this season.Vikings: Minnesota will travel to Jacksonville on Dec. 11 to face the Jaguars, hoping the extra time off will be enough for Zimmer to recover and return to the sideline.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLKevin Johnson Suns Jersey . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. Berra made 42 saves and Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. George King Suns Jersey . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. 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Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.SAN FRANCISCO -- Robbie Rays winless stretch has reached four games, matching the Arizona left-handers longest drought of the season.Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale insists hes not worried, though, and continues to like what hes seeing from Ray even though the results havent been all that impressive.Ray gave up three runs Saturday in his third start against San Francisco this season but the Diamondbacks were blanked over the final five innings in a 4-2 loss to the Giants.I thought he was a little bit wild in the zone, up in the zone, but hes the one guy we have who can pitch up in the zone, Hale said. He kept us in the game. Three runs is enough to win most games for us. A step in the right direction.Ray (4-8) struck out seven, walked three and retired the final five batters he faced after giving up two runs in the fourth including Grant Greens go-ahead two-run home run.I was putting guys away with my curveball and my slider and elevating my fastball when I needed to, Ray said. I felt good. I felt like I managed it well enough to go deeper into the game and give my team a chance to win.Brandon Belt had an RBI triple, Angel Pagan added two hits and Ruben Tejada doubled in a run for the Giants, who have won seven of nine and are a major league-best 56-33.George Kontos (2-1), one of six relievers used by manager Bruce Bochy after starter Jake Peavy was knocked out of the game in the fifth, retired four batters for the win.The Giants bullpen, which began the day tied with Cincinnati with a major league-worst 17 blown saves, combined for 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth for his 21st save.Today we needed them, Bochy said. Jake did a great job of keeping us in the game. The `pen helped win that game for us.That helped San Francisco to its second straight home win over Arizona after getting swept in a four-game series at AT&T Park in April.ddddddddddddThe Diamondbacks trailed 1-0 but took the lead with four consecutive hits to open the fourth before Greens two-run home run in the bottom of the inning put the Giants ahead 3-2.Arizona put runners on the corners in the fifth and seventh and also got a runner to third in the ninth but failed to score each time.Paul Goldschmidt had two hits while Yasmany Tomas and Brandon Drury each drove in a run for Arizona.FLIP THE SHADESDiamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb lost Brandon Crawfords high pop-up in the sun in the fourth inning and was nearly hit in the head by the falling ball. As it was, the ball hit Lamb in the left shoulder and bounced away. The kicker? Lamb was wearing sunglasses but had them on top of his head and not over his eyes. If I had sunglasses on I still lose it because it just went right into the sun, Lamb said. It goes into the sun all the time but usually if you stay with it it comes out. I had it at first, and it stayed in.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke was expected to throw after the game for the first time since going on the disabled list with a strained left oblique last week. ... RHP Daniel Hudson was activated off the bereavement list as planned.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Archie Bradley (3-4) starts the series finale Sunday. Bradley has pitched better on the road than at home but is winless in two career starts against the Giants.Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (9-4), who was voted in but will not pitch in the All-Star game, goes for San Francisco. ' ' '