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 11 4 0 .733 334 223

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 13 0 .133 186 377

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. 23

Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 3

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

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 23 4 .852 —

New York 17 12 .586 7

Philadelphia 11 18 .379 13

Toronto 10 19 .345 14

New Jersey 9 21 .300 15 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 22 9 .710 —

Atlanta 19 12 .613 3

Orlando 17 12 .586 4

Charlotte 9 19 .321 11 1/2

Washington 7 20 .259 13

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 18 9 .667 —

Indiana 13 14 .481 5

Milwaukee 12 16 .429 6 1/2

Detroit 10 19 .345 9

Cleveland 8 21 .276 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 25 4 .862 —

Dallas 23 5 .821 1 1/2

New Orleans 17 12 .586 8

Houston 14 15 .483 11

Memphis 12 17 .414 13

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 21 9 .700 —

Oklahoma City 20 10 .667 1

Denver 16 11 .593 3 1/2

Portland 15 14 .517 5 1/2

Minnesota 6 24 .200 15

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 21 8 .724 —

Phoenix 13 15 .464 7 1/2

Golden State 10 18 .357 10 1/2

L.A. Clippers 8 22 .267 13 1/2

Sacramento 5 22 .185 15

Thursday’s Games

Orlando 123, San Antonio 101

Milwaukee 84, Sacramento 79

Miami 95, Phoenix 83

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at New York, 12 p.m.

Boston at Orlando, 2:30 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball

Thursday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Rutgers 55, St. Peter’s 52

Virginia Tech 76, St. Bonaventure 68, OT

SOUTH

Georgetown 86, Memphis 69

Georgia 56, Mercer 53

Miami 69, Akron 61

Old Dominion 63, Presbyterian 54

Tennessee 66, Belmont 65

Tulane 68, Southern U. 65

MIDWEST

Butler 67, Florida St. 64

Cincinnati 94, St. Francis, Pa. 58

Drake 102, Chicago St. 51

Evansville 87, Norfolk St. 69

Kansas St. 80, UMKC 64

Michigan 87, Bryant 71

Minnesota 85, S. Dakota St. 73

Northwestern 70, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 47

Ohio St. 92, Oakland, Mich. 63

Wisconsin 80, Coppin St. 56

SOUTHWEST

Oral Roberts 80, Rice 78

Tulsa 92, UTSA 67

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 56, N. Carolina A&T 50

Ark.-Little Rock 75, Stetson 50

BYU 89, UTEP 68

Colorado 78, Indiana 69

IUPUI 69, San Francisco 68

Longwood 90, S. Carolina St. 73

N. Iowa 66, New Mexico 60

Portland St. 73, Utah Valley 53

SIU-Edwardsville 59, The Citadel 55

Saint Mary’s, Calif. 73, New Mexico St. 53

Southern Cal 76, Lehigh 49

UCLA 74, UC Irvine 73

Utah St. 80, Troy 39

W. Michigan 63, Idaho St. 60

TOURNAMENTS

Cancun Governor’s Cup

Semifinals

Colorado St. 68, Mississippi 61

Southern Miss. 74, Saint Louis 67

Northeastern 77, ETSU 67

Texas St. 79, Appalachian St. 68

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Class

Semifinals

Washington St. 77, Baylor 71

Mississippi St. 69, San Diego 52

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO STATE 92, OAKLAND, MICH. 63

OAKLAND, MICH. (7-8)

Hudson 2-6 3-3 7, Benson 4-8 0-2 8, Wright 4-6 1-2 12, Valentine 2-2 1-1 6, Hamilton 1-5 0-0 3, Bader 7-16 0-0 17, Eackles 2-9 2-2 6, Maynard 0-2 0-0 0, Bass 0-2 0-0 0, Milutinovic 1-5 1-2 4. Totals 23-61 8-12 63.

OHIO STATE (12-0)

Sullinger 5-11 6-6 16, Lauderdale 2-4 0-0 4, Lighty 4-9 2-5 13, Diebler 5-9 0-1 13, Buford 5-16 2-2 12, Thomas 6-10 3-4 17, Sibert 1-3 1-2 3, Craft 4-5 2-4 12, Weatherspoon 1-3 0-0 2, Smith Jr. 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 16-24 92.

Halftime—Ohio State 37-28. 3-Point Goals—Oakland, Mich. 9-24 (Wright 3-4, Bader 3-9, Valentine 1-1, Milutinovic 1-2, Hamilton 1-5, Hudson 0-1, Eackles 0-2), Ohio St. 10-18 (Lighty 3-4, Diebler 3-5, Thomas 2-3, Craft 2-3, Smith Jr. 0-1, Buford 0-2). Fouled Out—Benson. Rebounds—Oakland, Mich. 43 (Benson 10), Ohio St. 41 (Sullinger 9). Assists—Oakland, Mich. 12 (Bass 4), Ohio St. 21 (Craft 7). Total Fouls—Oakland, Mich. 20, Ohio St. 13. A—13,459.

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 36 24 10 2 50 118 83

Philadelphia 35 22 8 5 49 117 87

N.Y. Rangers 36 20 14 2 42 108 95

N.Y. Islanders 32 8 18 6 22 72 106

New Jersey 34 9 23 2 20 60 108

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 35 20 13 2 42 92 79

Boston 33 18 11 4 40 93 69

Ottawa 36 15 17 4 34 83 107

Buffalo 35 14 17 4 32 92 101

Toronto 33 12 17 4 28 75 102

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 35 20 10 5 45 109 114

Washington 37 20 12 5 45 111 103

Atlanta 37 19 13 5 43 118 108

Carolina 33 15 14 4 34 92 102

Florida 33 16 17 0 32 91 86

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 34 21 9 4 46 113 96

Chicago 36 19 14 3 41 115 104

Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 85 85

St. Louis 34 17 12 5 39 90 96

Columbus 34 17 14 3 37 88 98

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 33 20 8 5 45 112 86

Colorado 35 19 12 4 42 122 113

Minnesota 33 16 13 4 36 82 92

Calgary 36 15 18 3 33 95 105

Edmonton 33 12 15 6 30 87 113

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 35 21 10 4 46 102 95

San Jose 35 19 11 5 43 106 96

Los Angeles 33 20 12 1 41 98 77

Anaheim 38 18 16 4 40 98 111

Phoenix 33 15 11 7 37 90 97

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

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO

Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, SO

Calgary 3, Dallas 2, SO

Boston 4, Atlanta 1

Florida 4, Buffalo 3

N.Y. Islanders 5, New Jersey 1

Montreal 3, Carolina 2

Vancouver 7, Columbus 3

St. Louis 4, Detroit 3

Ottawa 2, Nashville 1

Minnesota 3, Colorado 1

San Jose 4, Phoenix 1

Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 2, SO

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

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 31, Southern Mississippi 28

Wednesday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Boise State 26, Utah 3

Thursday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

San Diego State 35, Navy 14

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)