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 10 0 .286 207 293

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 9 5 0 .643 341 281

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

Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14

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.

Thursday, Dec. 22

Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24

Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

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

Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

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

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

Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26

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

 

Girls’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Thursday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Athens 47, Nelsonville-York 34

Boyd Co., Ky. 47, Ironton 38

Crown City S. Gallia 63, Wahama, W.Va. 37

Lucasville Valley 47, S. Webster 35

Lynchburg-Clay 58, Sardinia Eastern 30

McArthur Vinton County 67, Wellston 53

New Boston Glenwood 54, Portsmouth Sciotoville 42

Oak Hill 62, Wheelersburg 45

Pomeroy Meigs 46, Albany Alexander 39

Portsmouth Notre Dame 51, Portsmouth Clay 38

Portsmouth W. 58, Minford 34

Proctorville Fairland 53, Bidwell River Valley 28

Seaman N. Adams 43, Peebles 42

Williamsport Westfall 45, Cols. Wellington 42

Willow Wood Symmes Valley 61, Latham Western 26

 

College basketball

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Bradley 67, George Washington 66

SOUTH

Belmont 78, Troy 55

Bethel (Tenn.) 80, Wilberforce 72

Kentucky Wesleyan 104, Salem International 78

LSU 66, UC Irvine 59

Murray St. 89, Lipscomb 65

Northwestern St. 76, Louisiana-Monroe 63

Pikeville 95, Indiana-Southeast 66

St. Andrews 114, Mars Hill 98

UNC Asheville 109, Montreat 61

William & Mary 70, Wesley 47

Winthrop 59, Jacksonville 45

MIDWEST

Akron 87, Ark.-Pine Bluff 64

Bethany (WV) 68, Olivet 46

Bethany Lutheran 79, Augsburg 77

Findlay 84, Tiffin 65

Missouri 104, Kennesaw St. 67

Nebraska-Omaha 87, Haskell Indian Nations 65

North Dakota 89, S. Dakota St. 70

Northwestern 81, Texas Southern 51

Rose-Hulman 92, Eureka 70

St. John’s (Minn.) 73, Minn.-Morris 58

Wayne (Mich.) 73, Ohio Dominican 51

Wisconsin 66, Savannah St. 33

SOUTHWEST

Jackson St. 59, SMU 58

Mary Hardin-Baylor 94, Mississippi College 70

South Alabama 66, Texas A&M-CC 64

Tarleton St. 85, Jarvis Christian 41

Texas-Pan American 65, Wentworth Tech 48

FAR WEST

Gonzaga 67, Oral Roberts 61

Oregon St. 93, Howard 72

Portland St. 91, CS Bakersfield 87

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 84, NC A&T 45

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 30 20 7 3 43 110 85

N.Y. Rangers 29 17 8 4 38 84 65

Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79

New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86

N.Y. Islanders 29 9 14 6 24 67 96

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 30 20 9 1 41 102 61

Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95

Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82

Montreal 32 13 12 7 33 82 84

Ottawa 32 14 14 4 32 96 112

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80

Washington 30 16 13 1 33 90 94

Winnipeg 31 14 13 4 32 84 94

Tampa Bay 31 13 16 2 28 84 105

Carolina 33 10 18 5 25 84 113

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 31 19 8 4 42 103 95

Detroit 30 19 10 1 39 96 67

St. Louis 30 18 9 3 39 75 63

Nashville 31 16 11 4 36 83 83

Columbus 31 9 18 4 22 74 102

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 32 20 8 4 44 83 70

Vancouver 31 18 11 2 38 101 77

Calgary 31 14 14 3 31 78 87

Edmonton 31 14 14 3 31 85 84

Colorado 32 14 17 1 29 86 99

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 30 18 11 1 37 77 80

San Jose 29 16 10 3 35 83 72

Phoenix 31 16 12 3 35 82 82

Los Angeles 31 14 13 4 32 67 71

Anaheim 30 9 16 5 23 71 96

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

Thursday’s Games

Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2

Carolina 4, Vancouver 3

Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1

Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3

Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT

St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

Nashville 4, Detroit 3

Washington 1, Winnipeg 0

Phoenix 4, Edmonton 2

San Jose 5, Colorado 4

Friday’s Games

Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Vancouver at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.

 

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Reggie Williams to a two-year contract.

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Waived G Andy Rautins.

DENVER NUGGETS—Signed F Michael Ruffin.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed F Dominic McGuire.

MIAMI HEAT—Signed F Billy White.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed F Jon Leuer.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Signed G Malcolm Lee to a three-year contract and G Bonzi Wells.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Signed C Jerome Jordan.

NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Ime Udoka and Shawne Williams. Waived F Travis Outlaw.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Signed G Jamal Crawford to a two-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Placed S LaRon Landry on injured reserve.

COLLEGE

ASSUMPTION—Announced the retirement of director of athletics Ted Paulauskas, effective at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.

FORDHAM—Named Joe Moorhead football coach.

LIBERTY—Named Turner Gill football coach.

OHIO STATE—Named Mickey Marotti assistant athletic director for football sports performance.

TEMPLE—Announced the resignation of deputy athletic director Eric Roedl, effective Jan. 23 to become executive senior associate athletic director for Oregon.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Fined Boston D Adam McQuaid $2,500 for kneeing Ottawa F Nick Foligno in a Dec. 4 game.

BUFFALO SABRES—Signed F Kevin Sundher to a three-year contract.