NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274

N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270

Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341

Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208

Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251

Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 193 252

Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202

Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198

Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270

Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 302

Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354

San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299

Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349

Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281

Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292

Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286

Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 300 267

Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355

Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278

Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305

Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255

Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182

Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259

Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288

St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 15

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.

x-Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Baylor (39) 10-0 975 1

2. UConn 9-0 930 2

3. Notre Dame 9-1 896 3

4. Stanford 6-1 852 4

5. Maryland 11-0 803 5

6. Tennessee 5-2 773 7

7. Miami 8-1 723 9

8. Kentucky 10-0 717 10

9. Duke 7-2 637 6

10. Texas A&M 7-2 575 8

11. Rutgers 9-1 560 11

12. Ohio St. 8-0 547 13

13. Georgia 8-1 480 14

14. Louisville 8-2 457 15

15. Texas Tech 8-0 451 16

16. Penn St. 8-2 364 17

17. Georgetown 9-2 316 19

18. North Carolina 7-1 313 18

19. Green Bay 8-0 241 21

20. Vanderbilt 10-0 220 23

21. Delaware 8-0 209 22

22. Purdue 7-3 206 12

23. DePaul 8-2 166 20

24. Texas 6-2 130 25

25. Nebraska 9-1 54 —

Others receiving votes: California 21, Virginia 11, LSU 8, Oklahoma 8, Southern Cal 7, Arizona St. 4, Arkansas 4, Georgia Tech 3, Northwestern 3, Tulane 3, BYU 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 2, Florida St. 1, Kansas 1.

 

Boys’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Boys’ Scores of Interest

Albany Alexander 72, Pomeroy Meigs 55

Athens 57, Wellston 46

Chesapeake 84, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 26

Chesterland W. Geauga 55, Chardon NDCL 52

Chillicothe 64, Logan 53

Cols. Africentric 59, Cols. Briggs 51

Cols. Brookhaven 73, Cols. Whetstone 31

Cols. Horizon Science 56, Cols. Franklin Hts. 48

Coshocton 68, Marietta 42

Ironton 44, Waverly 42

Ironton St. Joseph 60, Portsmouth Clay 58

McArthur Vinton County 68, Nelsonville-York 60

Minford 65, Beaver Eastern 60

New Boston Glenwood 57, Portsmouth W. 50

New Concord John Glenn 56, Byesville Meadowbrook 25

New Lexington 71, Crooksville 44

Pickerington Cent. 78, Dublin Jerome 62

Portsmouth 54, Jackson 39

Portsmouth Notre Dame 68, Raceland, Ky. 62

Proctorville Fairland 69, S. Point 49

Racine Southern 66, Crown City S. Gallia 58

Seaman N. Adams 55, W. Union 33

Stewart Federal Hocking 43, Reedsville Eastern 41

Vincent Warren 80, Gallipolis Gallia 33

Wahama, W.Va. 61, Waterford 49

Wheelersburg 43, Franklin Furnace Green 36

Wintersville Indian Creek 43, St. Clairsville 40

Zanesville Maysville 53, Thornville Sheridan 50

 

College basketball

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Adelphi 83, CW Post 79

Drexel 71, Niagara 58

Merchant Marine 72, CCNY 45

NYU 78, Mass.-Lowell 55

Stonehill 79, Queens (NY) 64

Villanova 68, Boston U. 43

SOUTH

Alcorn St. 106, Atlanta Christian 101, 2OT

Chattanooga 98, Spalding 48

Ferrum 80, Piedmont 72

Middle Tennessee 65, Belmont 62

Miles 83, Fort Valley St. 73

Mississippi St. 75, FAU 68

Newberry 92, Coker 88

South Carolina 66, Presbyterian 58

UCF 77, NC A&T 65

UT-Martin 86, Bethel (Tenn.) 83

Xavier (NO) 57, William Carey 42

MIDWEST

Beloit 78, Milwaukee Engineering 65

Green Bay 69, Michigan Tech 61

Hamline 88, Caltech 48

IPFW 56, Dartmouth 51

Knox 71, Lawrence 68

Michigan 63, Ark.-Pine Bluff 50

Minnesota 76, Cent. Michigan 56

Oakland 77, Rochester (Mich.) 62

St. Xavier 84, Judson 66

Wis.-Platteville 71, North Central (Minn.) 51

Wisconsin 60, Milwaukee 54

SOUTHWEST

Texas 93, Nicholls St. 40

FAR WEST

Oregon St. 95, Ill.-Chicago 53

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 77, Jackson St. 53

Santa Clara 84, Pacifica 59

UC Santa Barbara 65, San Diego 61

Wyoming 58, UC Irvine 48

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 29 19 7 3 41 106 82

N.Y. Rangers 28 17 7 4 38 83 61

Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79

New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86

N.Y. Islanders 28 9 13 6 24 65 93

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 29 19 9 1 39 97 59

Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95

Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82

Montreal 31 13 11 7 33 79 80

Ottawa 31 14 13 4 32 94 107

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80

Winnipeg 30 14 12 4 32 84 93

Washington 29 15 13 1 31 89 94

Tampa Bay 30 12 16 2 26 79 101

Carolina 32 9 18 5 23 80 110

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 30 18 8 4 40 99 92

Detroit 29 19 9 1 39 93 63

St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62

Nashville 30 15 11 4 34 79 80

Columbus 30 9 17 4 22 73 100

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 31 20 8 3 43 80 66

Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 98 73

Edmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80

Calgary 30 14 14 2 30 74 82

Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 82 94

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 29 17 11 1 35 74 78

San Jose 28 15 10 3 33 78 68

Phoenix 29 15 11 3 33 77 76

Los Angeles 30 13 13 4 30 65 70

Anaheim 29 8 16 5 21 67 95

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

Tuesday’s Games

Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, SO

New Jersey 3, Florida 2, SO

Colorado 4, San Jose 3, SO

Boston 3, Los Angeles 0

Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, OT

Toronto 2, Carolina 1, OT

Dallas 1, N.Y. Rangers 0

Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 1

Philadelphia 5, Washington 1

Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 3

Nashville 2, Calgary 1

Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1

Wednesday’s Games

Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

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

Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

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

 

Transations

Monday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DENVER NUGGETS—Re-signed F Nene to a five-year contract. Acquired G/F Rudy Fernandez and F Corey Brewer from the Dallas Mavericks for a future second-round draft pick.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Agreed to terms with C Kwame Brown on a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Gerald Green and F Malcolm Thomas.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Re-signed F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute to a multiyear contract.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Traded F Lazar Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two conditional second-round draft picks and G Robert Vaden.

NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Shelden Williams.

PHOENIX SUNS—Waived G Zabian Dowdell. Signed G Ronnie Price. Added F Marcus Landry to the roster.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Suspended Pittsburgh LB James Harrison for one game without pay for his hit on Cleveland QB Colt McCoy in a game on Dec. 8.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OT Erik Pears to a contract extension.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Placed RB DeMarco Murray and S Barry Church on injured reserve. Signed RB Sammy Morris and S Mana Silva. Signed CB C.J. Wilson to the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed CB Tony Carter from the practice squad. Waived S Kyle McCarthy and LB Derek Domino.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed S Gerald Alexander to the active roster. Signed DB Mark LeGree to the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed CB Ron Parker on injured reserve. Released DE Keith Darbut from the practice squad. Signed DE John Graves to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed DE Nick Reed. Signed DT Lamar Divens, OT Mike Ingersoll and FB Austin Sylvester to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed LB Kevin Malast off Jacksonville’s practice squad. Placed LB Barrett Ruud

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed TE Richared Quinn. Placed T Chris Baker on injured reserve.