NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 13 2 0 .867 480 306

x-N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 329 297

Miami 7 8 0 .467 266 295

Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 276 387

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 412 368

Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 336 385

Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 336 316

Houston 5 10 0 .333 356 410

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 223

x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 344 263

Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 262 291

Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 315 382

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 356 295

San Diego 8 7 0 .533 408 294

Oakland 7 8 0 .467 379 361

Denver 4 11 0 .267 316 438

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Philadelphia 10 5 0 .667 426 363

N.Y. Giants 9 6 0 .600 377 333

Washington 6 9 0 .400 288 360

Dallas 5 10 0 .333 380 423

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Atlanta 12 3 0 .800 383 278

x-New Orleans 11 4 0 .733 371 284

Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 318 305

Carolina 2 13 0 .133 186 377

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 331 276

Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 378 237

Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 268 328

Detroit 5 10 0 .333 342 356

West

W L T Pct PF PA

St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 283 312

Seattle 6 9 0 .400 294 401

San Francisco 5 10 0 .333 267 339

Arizona 5 10 0 .333 282 396

Thursday’s Game

Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 3

Sunday, Jan. 2

Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

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

Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 24 6 .800 —

New York 18 13 .581 6 1/2

Philadelphia 13 19 .406 12

Toronto 11 20 .355 13 1/2

New Jersey 9 23 .281 16

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 25 9 .735 —

Orlando 20 12 .625 4

Atlanta 21 13 .618 4

Charlotte 11 19 .367 12

Washington 8 22 .267 15

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 20 10 .667 —

Indiana 13 17 .433 7

Milwaukee 12 18 .400 8

Detroit 11 21 .344 10

Cleveland 8 24 .250 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 27 4 .871 —

Dallas 24 6 .800 2 1/2

New Orleans 18 14 .563 9 1/2

Houston 15 16 .484 12

Memphis 14 18 .438 13 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 22 10 .688 —

Oklahoma City 22 11 .667 1/2

Denver 18 13 .581 3 1/2

Portland 16 16 .500 6

Minnesota 8 25 .242 14 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 22 10 .688 —

Phoenix 13 17 .433 8

Golden State 12 19 .387 9 1/2

L.A. Clippers 10 23 .303 12 1/2

Sacramento 6 23 .207 14 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta 103, Golden State 93

Charlotte 101, Cleveland 92

Washington 104, Indiana 90

Detroit 104, Boston 92

Denver 119, Minnesota 113

L.A. Lakers 103, New Orleans 88

Oklahoma City 114, New Jersey 93

Miami 125, Houston 119

Philadelphia 123, Phoenix 110

Sacramento 100, Memphis 98

Utah 103, L.A. Clippers 95

Thursday’s Games

New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

New Jersey at Chicago, 3 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 3 p.m.

Golden State at Charlotte, 3 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Cavaliers’ box

Wednesday’s Game

CLEVELAND (92)

Parker 4-13 0-0 9, Jamison 8-16 2-3 18, Varejao 3-5 3-4 9, Gibson 3-11 4-4 11, Harris 3-9 1-1 8, Sessions 6-13 10-11 22, Gee 1-3 0-0 3, Hickson 4-9 4-6 12. Totals 32-79 24-29 92.

CHARLOTTE (101)

Wallace 4-11 1-2 9, Diaw 2-7 2-3 7, Mohammed 3-6 2-3 8, Augustin 10-14 3-3 28, Jackson 11-24 13-15 38, Diop 0-2 1-4 1, Livingston 1-4 1-2 3, Henderson 1-2 0-0 2, D.Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Carroll 0-3 1-2 1, McGuire 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 34-76 24-34 101.

Cleveland 20 24 23 25 — 92

Charlotte 33 24 24 20 — 101

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 4-22 (Gee 1-2, Harris 1-3, Gibson 1-4, Parker 1-8, Jamison 0-5), Charlotte 9-19 (Augustin 5-6, Jackson 3-7, Diaw 1-3, Wallace 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 53 (Varejao 10), Charlotte 51 (Wallace 10). Assists—Cleveland 17 (Parker 6), Charlotte 20 (Augustin 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 23, Charlotte 22. Technicals—Varejao. Flagrant Fouls—Mohammed. A—15,287 (19,077).

College basketball

Wednesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Canisius 85, Northwestern St. 52

Cent. Connecticut St. 67, Brown 51

Harvard 74, Monmouth, N.J. 69

Iona 87, Hofstra 62

Lehigh 77, St. Peter’s 64

Marist 66, Penn 57

Princeton 65, Northeastern 63

Quinnipiac 82, Boston U. 81

Rhode Island 67, Boston College 65

St. John’s 81, West Virginia 71 w

Towson 93, La Salle 90, OT

SOUTH

Auburn 88, Georgia Southern 84, OT

Clemson 71, East Carolina 59

Duke 108, UNC Greensboro 62

Longwood 83, William & Mary 81

Maryland 85, North Florida 62

Middle Tennessee 65, Tennessee St. 58

N. Kentucky 96, Glenville St. 59

Richmond 90, Wake Forest 74

South Carolina 56, Jacksonville St. 49

Tennessee 68, Tenn.-Martin 62

Vanderbilt 77, Marquette 76

MIDWEST

Akron 87, Ark.-Pine Bluff 60

Creighton 64, Illinois St. 53

Dayton 73, George Mason 67

Drake 69, S. Illinois 55

Illinois 87, Iowa 77

Indiana St. 80, Bradley 66

Kansas 82, Texas-Arlington 57

Missouri St. 58, N. Iowa 57

Notre Dame 69, Georgetown 55

Wichita St. 91, Evansville 57

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 87, N. Carolina A&T 59

Army 66, Texas-Pan American 58

New Mexico 61, Texas Tech 60

Rice 74, LSU 68

SMU 71, SE Missouri 59

Sam Houston St. 64, W. New Mexico 48

Stephen F.Austin 60, Louisiana-Monroe 36

UTEP 71, Air Force 54

FAR WEST

Colorado 92, Md.-Eastern Shore 65

Gonzaga 83, Lafayette 55

Montana 83, N. Arizona 80

Montana St. 75, Weber St. 72

N. Colorado 79, Portland St. 66

New Mexico St. 74, Idaho 69

Shawnee St. 83, Great Falls 74

Utah St. 74, Hawaii 66

TOURNAMENT

Bill Hoergens Memorial Tournament

First Round

St. Catherine 79, Bellarmine 74

Cable Car Classic

First Round

Delaware 54, Santa Clara 53

Dr Pepper Classic

First Round

Chattanooga 89, Montreat 51

Georgia St. 72, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 42

Hardwood Club Holiday Tournament

First Round

Savannah St. 74, SE Louisiana 65

Southern Miss. 91, MVSU 46

UCF Holiday Classic

First Round

UCF 71, Furman 53

VCU Christmas Tournament

First Round

New Hampshire 68, Cornell 66

Va. Commonwealth 75, Wofford 66

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 39 25 11 3 53 126 91

Philadelphia 36 22 9 5 49 119 93

N.Y. Rangers 38 22 14 2 46 118 98

N.Y. Islanders 35 10 19 6 26 80 115

New Jersey 36 9 25 2 20 62 115

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 35 20 11 4 44 100 74

Montreal 37 20 15 2 42 93 86

Ottawa 38 16 18 4 36 86 112

Buffalo 37 15 18 4 34 98 108

Toronto 35 13 18 4 30 82 107

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 39 22 12 5 49 117 105

Tampa Bay 37 21 11 5 47 115 120

Atlanta 39 19 14 6 44 123 117

Carolina 36 17 15 4 38 102 108

Florida 34 16 17 1 33 93 89

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 37 24 9 4 52 128 103

St. Louis 36 19 12 5 43 95 97

Chicago 38 20 15 3 43 120 108

Nashville 36 17 13 6 40 87 91

Columbus 36 18 15 3 39 93 105

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 35 22 8 5 49 121 90

Colorado 36 19 12 5 43 125 117

Minnesota 36 17 14 5 39 91 103

Calgary 37 16 18 3 35 100 107

Edmonton 35 12 17 6 30 91 120

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 38 22 12 4 48 109 105

Los Angeles 36 22 13 1 45 109 84

San Jose 37 19 13 5 43 109 105

Anaheim 40 19 17 4 42 102 116

Phoenix 36 17 12 7 41 98 103

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

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO

N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 1

Carolina 4, Ottawa 0

Minnesota 5, San Jose 3

Detroit 7, Dallas 3

Phoenix 6, Los Angeles 3

Thursday’s Games

Columbus at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Lineup

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

Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35

Sunday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Florida International 34, Toledo 32

Monday, Dec. 27

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7

Tuesday, Dec. 28

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina State 23, West Virginia 7

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Iowa 27, Missouri 24

Wednesday, Dec. 29

Military Bowl

At Washington

Maryland 51, East Carolina 20

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Illinois 38, Baylor 14

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10

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)