NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New England 12 2 0 .857 446 303

N.Y. Jets 10 4 0 .714 295 259

Miami 7 7 0 .500 239 261

Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 273 353

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 381 342

Jacksonville 8 6 0 .571 319 365

Tennessee 6 8 0 .429 322 282

Houston 5 9 0 .357 333 386

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 307 220

Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 324 253

Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 252 271

Cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 281 362

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 322 281

San Diego 8 6 0 .571 388 260

Oakland 7 7 0 .500 353 330

Denver 3 11 0 .214 292 415

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 412 339

N.Y. Giants 9 5 0 .643 360 288

Washington 5 9 0 .357 268 343

Dallas 5 9 0 .357 354 396

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 369 261

New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 354 270

Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 280 290

Carolina 2 12 0 .143 183 350

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 10 4 0 .714 253 228

Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 373 234

Minnesota 5 9 0 .357 244 314

Detroit 4 10 0 .286 308 329

West

W L T Pct PF PA

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 258 295

Seattle 6 8 0 .429 279 363

San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 314

Arizona 4 10 0 .286 255 370

Thursday, Dec. 16

San Diego 34, San Francisco 7

Sunday, Dec. 19

Kansas City 27, St. Louis 13

Dallas 33, Washington 30

Tennessee 31, Houston 17

Carolina 19, Arizona 12

Philadelphia 38, N.Y. Giants 31

Detroit 23, Tampa Bay 20, OT

Cincinnati 19, Cleveland 17

Buffalo 17, Miami 14

Indianapolis 34, Jacksonville 24

Baltimore 30, New Orleans 24

Atlanta 34, Seattle 18

Oakland 39, Denver 23

N.Y. Jets 22, Pittsburgh 17

New England 31, Green Bay 27

Monday, Dec. 20

Chicago 40, Minnesota 14

Thursday, Dec. 23

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 25

Dallas at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 26

Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 27

New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 22 4 .846 —

New York 16 12 .571 7

Philadelphia 11 16 .407 11 1/2

Toronto 10 18 .357 13

New Jersey 8 20 .286 15

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 21 9 .700 —

Atlanta 18 12 .600 3

Orlando 16 11 .593 3 1/2

Charlotte 9 18 .333 10 1/2

Washington 7 19 .269 12

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 16 9 .640 —

Indiana 13 14 .481 4

Milwaukee 10 16 .385 6 1/2

Detroit 9 19 .321 8 1/2

Cleveland 8 20 .286 9 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 24 3 .889 —

Dallas 22 5 .815 2

New Orleans 16 12 .571 8 1/2

Houston 13 15 .464 11 1/2

Memphis 12 16 .429 12 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 20 9 .690 —

Oklahoma City 19 9 .679 1/2

Denver 16 10 .615 2 1/2

Portland 15 14 .517 5

Minnesota 6 23 .207 14

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 21 7 .750 —

Phoenix 13 14 .481 7 1/2

Golden State 9 18 .333 11 1/2

L.A. Clippers 8 21 .276 13 1/2

Sacramento 5 20 .200 14 1/2

Sunday’s Games

Boston 99, Indiana 88

New Jersey 89, Atlanta 82

L.A. Lakers 120, Toronto 110

Houston 102, Sacramento 93

Detroit 111, New Orleans 108, OT

Phoenix 113, Oklahoma City 110

Monday’s Games

Atlanta 91, Orlando 81

Utah 101, Cleveland 90

Indiana 94, New Orleans 93

Washington 108, Charlotte 75

Dallas 98, Miami 96

San Antonio 118, Phoenix 110

Portland 106, Milwaukee 80

Houston 121, Golden State 112

L.A. Clippers 113, Minnesota 90

Tuesday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Monday’s Game

UTAH (101)

Millsap 9-13 1-2 19, Kirilenko 2-9 2-2 6, Jefferson 7-13 2-4 16, D.Williams 6-16 4-4 17, Bell 6-9 2-2 19, Miles 8-16 2-2 22, Elson 1-3 0-0 2, Watson 0-1 0-0 0, Price 0-1 0-0 0, Hayward 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 13-16 101.

CLEVELAND (90)

Parker 4-10 2-4 11, Jamison 5-17 1-2 13, Varejao 4-6 1-2 9, M.Williams 5-15 4-4 16, Gibson 8-15 6-6 29, Sessions 1-2 0-0 2, Hickson 3-4 4-7 10, Moon 0-2 0-0 0, J.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Samuels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 18-25 90.

Utah 24 25 27 25 — 101

Cleveland 20 24 20 26 — 90

3-Point Goals—Utah 10-23 (Bell 5-6, Miles 4-10, D.Williams 1-4, Price 0-1, Kirilenko 0-2), Cleveland 12-28 (Gibson 7-8, M.Williams 2-7, Jamison 2-8, Parker 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 50 (Jefferson 13), Cleveland 45 (Hickson 9). Assists—Utah 28 (D.Williams 10), Cleveland 21 (M.Williams 10). Total Fouls—Utah 20, Cleveland 14. A—20,562 (20,562).

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Duke (64) 10-0 1,624 1

2. Ohio St. (1) 10-0 1,551 2

3. Kansas 10-0 1,479 3

4. Connecticut 8-0 1,408 4

5. Syracuse 11-0 1,395 5

6. Pittsburgh 11-1 1,270 8

7. San Diego St. 12-0 1,134 11

8. Villanova 9-1 1,118 10

9. Missouri 10-1 1,009 13

10. Georgetown 10-1 980 15

11. Kansas St. 9-2 866 6

12. Michigan St. 8-3 858 14

13. Kentucky 8-2 850 17

14. Purdue 10-1 712 19

15. Baylor 7-1 684 9

16. Memphis 8-1 577 18

17. Minnesota 10-1 504 21

18. Texas 9-2 429 22

19. Tennessee 7-2 411 7

20. Florida 8-2 382 —

21. Illinois 10-2 370 12

22. Notre Dame 10-1 327 24

23. BYU 10-1 302 16

24. UCF 10-0 258 —

25. Texas A&M 10-1 246 25

Others receiving votes: Louisville 124, Vanderbilt 49, Washington 49, Temple 39, West Virginia 24, Wisconsin 16, Northwestern 15, Cincinnati 14, North Carolina 10, UNLV 10, Arizona 8, Drexel 6, Gonzaga 3, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 3, Washington St. 3, Boston College 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Old Dominion 2, Cleveland St. 1, New Mexico 1.

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 19, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Duke (31) 10-0 775 1

2. Ohio State 10-0 743 2

3. Kansas 10-0 709 3

4. Connecticut 8-0 675 4

5. Syracuse 11-0 658 5

6. Pittsburgh 11-1 597 8

7. San Diego State 12-0 564 10

8. Villanova 9-1 546 11

9. Georgetown 10-1 492 13

10. Missouri 10-1 484 12

11. Kansas State 9-2 422 6

12. Michigan State 8-3 386 15

13. Purdue 10-1 375 17

14. Kentucky 8-2 371 16

15. Baylor 7-1 318 9

16. Minnesota 10-1 275 20

17. Memphis 8-1 235 19

18. Tennessee 7-2 214 7

19. Florida 8-2 183 24

20. Notre Dame 10-1 171 23

21. Illinois 10-2 161 14

22. Texas 9-2 152 25

23. BYU 10-1 150 18

24. Texas A&M 10-1 81 —

25. Louisville 9-1 73 21

Others receiving votes: UCF 47, Wisconsin 39, UNLV 32, West Virginia 32, Washington 27, Northwestern 21, Temple 20, Vanderbilt 15, New Mexico 13, Wichita State 5, Oklahoma State 4, Old Dominion 3, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 3, Washington State 2, Cincinnati 1, Richmond 1.

College Basketball

Monday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albright 80, Lancaster Bible 60

American U. 69, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 64

Bucknell 75, Cornell 64

Connecticut 76, Coppin St. 64

Eastern 64, Immaculata 50

Fairfield 67, Vermont 59

Northwestern 92, St. Francis, NY 61

St. John’s 62, Davidson 57

Syracuse 97, Morgan St. 55

Wittenberg 64, Ohio Wesleyan 62

SOUTH

Belmont 66, Alabama St. 53

Coastal Carolina 125, Thomas More 70

Duke 98, Elon 72

Hampton 78, Towson 67

Illinois St. 62, UNC Wilmington 60, OT

Jacksonville 71, Florida 68, OT

Memphis 68, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61

Virginia 50, Norfolk St. 49

Xavier, NO 72, Southern U. 58

MIDWEST

Bradley 64, Jackson St. 55

Creighton 60, W. Illinois 47

Dayton 73, Winthrop 58

Mount Vernon Nazarene 83, Notre Dame Coll. 70

Oakland, Mich. 103, Rochester, Mich. 79

S. Dakota St. 72, Cent. Michigan 69

South Dakota 78, E. Washington 72

Valparaiso 74, E. Michigan 67

Wis.-Green Bay 72, North Dakota 68

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 73, SE Oklahoma 65

Arkansas St. 68, Savannah St. 55

Cameron 57, Texas A&M-Kingsville 47

Samford 74, UTSA 73

UTEP 61, Stephen F.Austin 52

FAR WEST

Colorado St. 75, N. Colorado 61

Mesa, Colo. 89, Adams St. 77

Nevada 79, Portland St. 73

Utah Valley 80, Mayville St. 60

Wyoming 76, Centenary 49

TOURNAMENTS

Transylvania Holiday Tournament First Round

Transylvania 82, Millikin 37

Westminster, Pa. 74, Piedmont 69

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times ESTw

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 35 22 8 5 49 117 87

Pittsburgh 34 22 10 2 46 110 79

N.Y. Rangers 35 20 14 1 41 105 91

New Jersey 32 9 21 2 20 58 98

N.Y. Islanders 30 6 18 6 18 65 104

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 33 19 12 2 40 87 72

Boston 32 17 11 4 38 89 68

Ottawa 35 14 17 4 32 81 106

Buffalo 33 13 16 4 30 84 95

Toronto 33 12 17 4 28 75 102

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Atlanta 35 19 11 5 43 115 100

Tampa Bay 33 19 10 4 42 104 109

Washington 35 19 12 4 42 104 99

Carolina 32 15 13 4 34 90 99

Florida 31 15 16 0 30 85 78

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 32 20 8 4 44 105 88

Nashville 32 17 9 6 40 83 79

Chicago 35 18 14 3 39 111 103

Columbus 32 16 13 3 35 82 90

St. Louis 32 15 12 5 35 82 91

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 31 19 8 4 42 101 78

Colorado 33 19 10 4 42 121 105

Minnesota 32 15 13 4 34 79 91

Calgary 34 14 17 3 31 91 100

Edmonton 31 12 14 5 29 84 108

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 33 20 10 3 43 95 90

Anaheim 37 18 15 4 40 96 106

San Jose 33 17 11 5 39 100 94

Los Angeles 31 18 12 1 37 90 75

Phoenix 32 15 10 7 37 89 93

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games

Dallas 4, Detroit 3, OT

Chicago 3, Los Angeles 2

Washington 3, Ottawa 2

Colorado 3, Montreal 2

Monday’s Games

Atlanta 6, Toronto 3

Florida 5, Philadelphia 0

Pittsburgh 6, Phoenix 1

Anaheim 3, Boston 0

Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 1

Vancouver 3, St. Louis 1

Minnesota 4, Calgary 1

Tuesday’s Games

Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Dallas, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Florida at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Lineup

Subject to Change

Saturday, Dec. 18

New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque

BYU 52, UTEP 24

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17

New Orleans Bowl

Troy 48, Ohio 21

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Utah (10-2) vs. Boise State (11-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

San Diego State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Hawaii (10-3) vs. Tulsa (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 27

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 28

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 29

Military Bowl

At Washington

East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5), Noon (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), 10 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 31

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (6-6) vs. UCF (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida State (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 1

Ticket City Bowl

At Dallas

Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 4

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 7

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 8

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 9

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 10

BCS National Championship

At Glendale, Ariz.

Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)