NFL standings

National Football League

All times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 11 3 0 .786 437 297

N.Y. Jets 8 6 0 .571 346 315

Miami 5 9 0 .357 286 269

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 311 371

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 10 4 0 .714 343 236

Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 279 278

Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 293

Indianapolis 1 13 0 .071 211 395

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 334 236

x-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 285 218

Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 305 283

Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 195 274

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 8 6 0 .571 292 343

Oakland 7 7 0 .500 317 382

San Diego 7 7 0 .500 358 313

Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 192 319

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 8 6 0 .571 348 296

N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 .500 334 372

Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 342 311

Washington 5 9 0 .357 252 300

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 457 306

Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 281

Carolina 5 9 0 .357 341 368

Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 247 401

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 480 297

Detroit 9 5 0 .643 395 332

Chicago 7 7 0 .500 315 293

Minnesota 2 12 0 .143 294 406

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 327 185

Seattle 7 7 0 .500 284 273

Arizona 7 7 0 .500 273 305

St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 166 346

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 15

Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14

Saturday, Dec. 17

Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15

Sunday, Dec. 18

New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20

Seattle 38, Chicago 14

Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13

Carolina 28, Houston 13

Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14

Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13

Miami 30, Buffalo 23

Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10

Detroit 28, Oakland 27

New England 41, Denver 23

Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT

Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19

San Diego 34, Baltimore 14

Monday, Dec. 19

San Francisco 20, Pittsburgh 3

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.

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 18, 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. Syracuse (53) 11-0 1,585 1

2. Ohio St. (5) 10-1 1,474 2

3. Kentucky (4) 9-1 1,457 3

4. Louisville (2) 10-0 1,364 4

5. North Carolina 9-2 1,340 5

6. Baylor 9-0 1,271 6

7. Duke 9-1 1,266 7

8. UConn 9-1 1,102 9

9. Missouri 11-0 1,076 10

10. Marquette 10-0 1,021 11

11. Florida 8-2 946 13

12. Kansas 7-2 939 12

13. Wisconsin 10-2 746 14

14. Xavier 8-1 728 8

15. Pittsburgh 10-1 707 15

16. Georgetown 9-1 644 16

17. Indiana 10-0 601 18

18. Mississippi St. 11-1 576 17

19. Michigan St. 9-2 413 21

20. Michigan 9-2 381 20

21. UNLV 11-2 251 —

22. Murray St. 12-0 222 24

23. Creighton 8-1 130 25

24. Virginia 9-1 102 —

25. Illinois 10-1 96 19

Others receiving votes: Harvard 88, San Diego St. 67, Stanford 61, Saint Louis 33, Gonzaga 23, Kansas St. 22, Texas A&M 18, Alabama 8, Wichita St. 8, Cleveland St. 7, N. Iowa 7, California 5, Vanderbilt 5, Northwestern 4, Ohio 3, Long Beach St. 2, Indiana St. 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. 18, 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. Syracuse (30) 11-0 774 1

2. Ohio State (1) 10-1 713 2

3. Kentucky 9-1 702 3

4. Louisville 10-0 679 4

5. Duke 9-1 637 5

6. North Carolina 9-2 623 6

7. Baylor 9-0 570 7

8. Missouri 11-0 560 8

9. Connecticut 9-1 526 10

10. Marquette 10-0 503 11

11. Kansas 7-2 471 12

12. Florida 8-2 447 13

13. Pittsburgh 10-1 386 14

14. Wisconsin 10-2 361 15

15. Xavier 8-1 318 9

16. Georgetown 9-1 301 17

17. Mississippi State 11-1 277 16

18. Indiana 10-0 245 20

19. Michigan 9-2 221 18

20. Michigan State 9-2 193 23

21. Creighton 8-1 107 24

22. Murray State 12-0 100 —

23. UNLV 11-2 68 —

24. Illinois 10-1 66 19

25. Harvard 9-1 53 —

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 32, California 28, Texas A&M 25, Virginia 19, Saint Louis 13, Alabama 12, Kansas State 12, Stanford 9, Memphis 7, Saint Mary’s 5, Gonzaga 3, Saint Joseph’s 3, Vanderbilt 3, Northwestern 1, Oklahoma 1, Seton Hall 1.

 

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. 18, 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 (40) 11-0 1,000 1

2. UConn 9-1 944 2

3. Notre Dame 10-1 926 3

4. Stanford 7-1 878 4

5. Maryland 11-0 825 5

6. Tennessee 7-2 802 6

7. Miami 9-1 758 7

8. Kentucky 10-1 692 8

9. Duke 7-2 657 9

10. Texas A&M 8-2 613 10

11. Ohio St. 10-0 585 12

12. Rutgers 10-2 546 11

13. Georgia 8-1 500 13

14. Louisville 10-2 483 14

15. Texas Tech 9-0 476 15

16. Penn St. 9-2 390 16

17. Georgetown 9-2 363 17

18. Green Bay 8-0 300 19

19. Delaware 8-0 259 21

20. Purdue 8-3 213 22

21. DePaul 10-2 204 23

22. Texas 8-2 162 24

23. North Carolina 7-2 114 18

24. Nebraska 10-1 110 25

25. Vanderbilt 10-1 103 20

Others receiving votes: Virginia 26, California 19, LSU 15, South Carolina 10, Arkansas 6, Northwestern 5, Georgia Tech 3, Gonzaga 3, Southern Cal 3, BYU 2, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, St. Bonaventure 1, Tulane 1.

 

Marshall box

MARSHALL 87, BELMONT 86

BELMONT (7-5)

Saunders 5-10 7-7 17, Hedgepeth 4-6 2-6 10, Hanlen 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 4-8 10-10 18, Clark 5-11 1-1 12, Jenkins 0-1 0-0 0, Mann 3-7 3-3 11, Chamberlain 0-0 0-0 0, Barnes 0-1 2-2 2, Baker 5-11 0-0 14. Totals 27-58 25-29 86.

MARSHALL (8-2)

Tinnon 8-10 8-8 24, Goff 3-7 1-1 7, Pitts 6-12 4-6 19, Coleman 1-4 1-2 3, Kane 12-22 3-5 29, Pena 0-3 0-0 0, Spikes 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 2-6 0-1 5, Mbao 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 17-23 87.

Halftime—Marshall 46-39. 3-Point Goals—Belmont 7-22 (Baker 4-10, Mann 2-5, Clark 1-4, Jenkins 0-1, Hanlen 0-2), Marshall 6-14 (Pitts 3-4, Kane 2-5, Johnson 1-3, Pena 0-1, Coleman 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Belmont 31 (Saunders 7), Marshall 39 (Tinnon 10). Assists—Belmont 17 (Johnson 5), Marshall 20 (Pitts 11). Total Fouls—Belmont 20, Marshall 24. Technical—Johnson. A—5,759.

 

Girls’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Monday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Ashland Blazer, Ky. 65, Wheelersburg 42

Beverly Ft. Frye 86, Lore City Buckeye Trail 31

Chesapeake 65, Wayne, W.Va. 53

Jackson 53, Athens 38

Oak Glen, W.Va. 52, Beaver Eastern 43

Oak Hill 61, Ironton 35

Pomeroy Meigs 53, Racine Southern 38

Portsmouth 57, Minford 30

Portsmouth Notre Dame 55, Ironton St. Joseph 21

Portsmouth W. 64, Manchester 39

Proctorville Fairland 68, Cross Lanes Christian, W.Va. 32

Reedsville Eastern 74, Wahama, W.Va. 32

S. Point 58, Albany Alexander 16

Sardinia Eastern 60, W. Union 17

Seaman N. Adams 69, McDermott Scioto NW 27

Stewart Federal Hocking 48, Glouster Trimble 38

Warren Lordstown 61, Bristol 50

Waterford 60, Crown City S. Gallia 45

Zanesville 50, Logan 27

Pike County Holiday Tournament

Piketon 64, Beaver Eastern 43

Waverly 44, Latham Western 23

 

College basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 76, St. Francis (NY) 64

Caldwell 82, Queens (NY) 68

Colgate 61, Dartmouth 55, OT

Delaware 70, La Salle 66

East Stroudsburg 79, Sciences (Pa.) 65

LeMoyne 97, CW Post 81

Maine 77, Utah Valley 60

Misericordia 75, Marywood 57

Morehead St. 64, Binghamton 45

West Virginia 72, Tennessee Tech 53

SOUTH

Auburn 76, Florida A&M 69

Charlotte 74, Coppin St. 63

Clemson 70, Alabama St. 45

Duke 90, UNC Greensboro 63

ETSU 83, Milligan 43

East Carolina 76, Coastal Carolina 51

Florida 82, MVSU 54

Georgia Tech 65, Alabama A&M 54

Jacksonville St. 81, Reinhardt 75

James Madison 67, The Citadel 49

LSU 67, Marquette 59

Lincoln Memorial 73, Augusta St. 57

Marshall 87, Belmont 86

Memphis 85, Lipscomb 75

North Carolina 99, Nicholls St. 49

Northwestern St. 89, Central Methodist 79

Randolph-Macon 78, Averett 67

SC-Upstate 80, Florida Gulf Coast 75

South Alabama 70, Georgia Southern 57

South Florida 70, Cleveland St. 55

Tennessee St. 92, LeMoyne-Owen 55

UNC Pembroke 96, Armstrong Atlantic 88

UNC Wilmington 67, Campbell 65

Vanderbilt 99, Longwood 71

Virginia Tech 84, North Florida 55

Winston-Salem 74, Tusculum 70

MIDWEST

Akron 88, Youngstown St. 62

Davidson 80, Kansas 74

Ferris St. 57, N. Michigan 49

Franklin 82, Trine 75

Grand Valley St. 70, Michigan Tech 68, OT

IUPUI 66, Ball St. 57

Ill.-Chicago 57, W. Illinois 56

Illinois 64, Cornell 60

Indiana 107, Howard 50

Iowa 105, Cent. Arkansas 64

Loyola of Chicago 69, Rockhurst 46

Michigan St. 89, UMKC 54

Missouri St. 66, Texas A&M-CC 53

N. Iowa 84, Loras 48

Nebraska-Omaha 82, Hastings 49

Northwood (Mich.) 77, Ashland 64

Notre Dame 106, Sacred Heart 65

Rose-Hulman 67, DePauw 59

S. Illinois 80, SIU-Edwardsville 57

SMU 84, SE Missouri 65

Wichita St. 102, Newman 53

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 108, Lyon 61

Baylor 95, Paul Quinn 54

Concordia-Austin 93, Louisiana College 92

Creighton 83, Tulsa 64

St. Edward’s 99, Harding 81

Temple 77, Rice 70

UTEP 69, McNeese St. 54

FAR WEST

Boise St. 70, Fresno St. 63

California 70, UC Santa Barbara 50

Colorado 70, CS Bakersfield 64

Colorado St. 85, Texas Southern 61

Corban 83, Evergreen St. 61

Denver 57, Wyoming 46

Great Falls 90, Walla Walla 47

New Mexico St. 91, Southern U. 66

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74, Kennesaw St. 51

San Diego St. 80, UC Riverside 55

Southern Cal 83, TCU 59

Southern Miss. 64, Arizona St. 61

Stanford 75, Bethune-Cookman 56

UNLV 81, Louisiana-Monroe 63

Utah 72, Portland 67

Warner Pacific 80, Concordia (Ore.) 66

Weber St. 106, Mayville St. 57

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 32 20 8 4 44 112 94

N.Y. Rangers 30 18 8 4 40 87 67

Pittsburgh 33 18 11 4 40 107 88

New Jersey 32 18 13 1 37 90 92

N.Y. Islanders 30 10 14 6 26 69 97

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 32 22 9 1 45 111 63

Toronto 33 16 13 4 36 102 108

Buffalo 32 16 13 3 35 89 94

Ottawa 33 15 14 4 34 102 116

Montreal 34 13 14 7 33 87 92

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 33 18 9 6 42 90 84

Winnipeg 32 15 13 4 34 89 97

Washington 31 16 14 1 33 91 96

Tampa Bay 32 14 16 2 30 87 107

Carolina 34 10 18 6 26 86 116

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 33 21 8 4 46 111 98

Detroit 32 21 10 1 43 107 71

St. Louis 32 19 9 4 42 82 69

Nashville 32 17 11 4 38 85 84

Columbus 33 9 20 4 22 80 111

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 34 20 9 5 45 84 76

Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 110 80

Colorado 34 16 17 1 33 91 102

Calgary 33 14 15 4 32 82 94

Edmonton 33 14 16 3 31 89 90

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 32 19 12 1 39 85 89

San Jose 30 17 10 3 37 86 74

Phoenix 32 16 13 3 35 84 85

Los Angeles 33 15 14 4 34 72 81

Anaheim 33 9 19 5 23 78 110

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

Monday’s Games

Los Angeles 3, Toronto 2, SO

Colorado 3, Philadelphia 2, SO

Boston 3, Montreal 2

Dallas 5, Anaheim 3

Detroit 3, Edmonton 2

Vancouver 4, Minnesota 0

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Phoenix at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

 

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl Winners

Dec. 20, 2011—Marshall vs. Florida International

Dec. 21, 2010—Louisville 31, Southern Mississippi 28

Dec. 19, 2009—Rutgers 45, UCF 24

Dec. 20, 2008—South Florida 41, Memphis 14

Note: St. Petersburg Bowl (2008-09)

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Subject to Change

All Times EST

Saturday, Dec. 17

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30

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Tuesday, Dec. 20

Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Thursday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Dec. 26

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Dec. 27

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

At Washington

Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Thursday, Dec. 29

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

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Friday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Dallas

Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Dec. 31

Meinke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Jan. 2

TicketCity Bowl

At Dallas

Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

———

Friday, Jan. 6

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

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Saturday, Jan. 7

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

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

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Sunday, Jan. 8

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Jan. 9

BCS National Championship

At New Orleans

LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)