NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 12 3 0 .800 464 321

N.Y. Jets 8 7 0 .533 360 344

Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 351 385

Miami 5 10 0 .333 310 296

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 359 255

Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 302 295

Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 224 316

Indianapolis 2 13 0 .133 230 411

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 354 250

x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 312 218

Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 328 299

Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 209 294

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 8 7 0 .533 306 383

Oakland 8 7 0 .533 333 395

San Diego 7 8 0 .467 368 351

Kansas City 6 9 0 .400 205 335

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 363 386

Dallas 8 7 0 .533 355 316

Philadelphia 7 8 0 .467 362 318

Washington 5 10 0 .333 278 333

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New Orleans 12 3 0 .800 502 322

x-Atlanta 9 6 0 .600 357 326

Carolina 6 9 0 .400 389 384

Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 263 449

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 14 1 0 .933 515 318

x-Detroit 10 5 0 .667 433 342

Chicago 7 8 0 .467 336 328

Minnesota 3 12 0 .200 327 432

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 346 202

Seattle 7 8 0 .467 301 292

Arizona 7 8 0 .467 289 328

St. Louis 2 13 0 .133 166 373

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Sunday, Jan. 1

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

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

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

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

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

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

Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

 

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO ST. 87, NORTHWESTERN 54

NORTHWESTERN (10-3)

Crawford 4-12 4-6 13, Shurna 5-18 0-0 11, Mirkovic 1-2 1-2 3, Sobolewski 2-4 5-7 10, Hearn 1-2 0-0 2, Marcotullio 1-2 0-0 3, Fruendt 0-0 0-0 0, Cobb 2-9 0-0 6, Curletti 1-4 3-4 6. Totals 17-53 13-19 54.

OHIO ST. (13-1)

Thomas 6-13 4-6 16, Sullinger 7-11 2-5 17, Craft 0-3 2-4 2, Smith Jr. 1-3 2-3 4, Buford 9-14 5-5 28, Sibert 4-7 0-0 12, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Ross 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Weatherspoon 1-3 1-3 3, Williams 0-2 1-2 1, Ravenel 0-2 2-2 2, McDonald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 19-30 87.

Halftime—Ohio St. 41-26. 3-Point Goals—Northwestern 7-20 (Cobb 2-4, Crawford 1-2, Curletti 1-2, Marcotullio 1-2, Sobolewski 1-3, Shurna 1-6, Hearn 0-1), Ohio St. 10-20 (Buford 5-7, Sibert 4-6, Sullinger 1-1, Thompson 0-1, Weatherspoon 0-1, Craft 0-1, Thomas 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Northwestern 30 (Crawford 6), Ohio St. 49 (Sullinger 14). Assists—Northwestern 10 (Sobolewski 5), Ohio St. 15 (Buford, Scott 4). Total Fouls—Northwestern 22, Ohio St. 17. A—19,049.

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Canisius 75, Binghamton 66

Drexel 77, Fairfield 69

Duquesne 86, Bowling Green 76

Lafayette 69, Monmouth (NJ) 54

Lehigh 76, St. Peter’s 67

Loyola (Md.) 72, Bucknell 67

Marist 79, Columbia 59

NJIT 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 53

Niagara 92, UMBC 75

Quinnipiac 80, Colgate 70

Saint Joseph’s 81, Morgan St. 50

Stony Brook 68, Cornell 59, OT

Syracuse 75, Seton Hall 49

Temple 87, Buffalo 85, OT

UAB 56, George Washington 49

West Virginia 83, Villanova 69

SOUTH

Charleston Southern 96, Erskine 69

Georgetown 71, Louisville 68

Kentucky 86, Lamar 64

Maryland 83, Albany (NY) 72

Presbyterian 71, Army 64

Richmond 77, Liberty 61

Siena 67, FAU 60

South Carolina 57, Wofford 45

UConn 60, South Florida 57

W. Carolina 86, UNC Asheville 67

MIDWEST

Cleveland St. 72, Toledo 64

Drake 79, Indiana St. 64

Michigan St. 80, Indiana 65

Missouri St. 77, Creighton 65

N. Dakota St. 96, Oakland 69

Ohio St. 87, Northwestern 54

Oral Roberts 72, UMKC 65

Purdue 79, Iowa 76

S. Dakota St. 94, IPFW 58

S. Utah 81, South Dakota 75, OT

SE Missouri 67, Morehead St. 51

Wichita St. 90, Bradley 51

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 80, Charlotte 67

Baylor 54, Mississippi St. 52

Houston 71, NC A&T 67

Oklahoma St. 68, SMU 58, 2OT

Rice 78, Texas A&M-CC 66

Sam Houston St. 74, Samford 58

Texas St. 99, Huston-Tillotson 47

Tulsa 68, Mercer 62

UC Riverside 70, UTSA 65

FAR WEST

Colorado 92, New Orleans 34

E. Washington 82, Montana St. 66

Gonzaga 90, Portland 51

Montana 75, Portland St. 64

Nevada 71, Cedarville 61

New Mexico 89, New Mexico St. 67

UNLV 124, Cent. Arkansas 75

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 1 1 .500 —

New Jersey 1 1 .500 —

Toronto 1 1 .500 —

Philadelphia 1 1 .500 —

Boston 0 3 .000 1 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 3 0 1.000 —

Atlanta 2 0 1.000 1/2

Orlando 1 1 .500 1 1/2

Charlotte 1 1 .500 1 1/2

Washington 0 2 .000 2 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 2 0 1.000 —

Cleveland 1 1 .500 1

Chicago 1 1 .500 1

Milwaukee 1 1 .500 1

Detroit 0 2 .000 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 2 0 1.000 —

New Orleans 2 0 1.000 —

Houston 0 1 .000 1 1/2

Dallas 0 2 .000 2

Memphis 0 2 .000 2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 3 0 1.000 —

Denver 2 0 1.000 1/2

Portland 2 0 1.000 1/2

Minnesota 0 2 .000 2 1/2

Utah 0 2 .000 2 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 2 1 .667 —

L.A. Clippers 1 1 .500 1/2

Sacramento 1 1 .500 1/2

L.A. Lakers 1 2 .333 1

Phoenix 0 2 .000 1 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Indiana 90, Toronto 85

Miami 96, Charlotte 95

Atlanta 101, Washington 83

Cleveland 105, Detroit 89

New Orleans 97, Boston 78

Oklahoma City 98, Memphis 95

San Antonio 115, L.A. Clippers 90

Denver 117, Utah 100

Philadelphia 103, Phoenix 83

Golden State 92, New York 78

Thursday’s Games

Indiana 90, Toronto 85

Miami 96, Charlotte 95

Atlanta 101, Washington 83

Cleveland 105, Detroit 89

New Orleans 97, Boston 78

Oklahoma City 98, Memphis 95

San Antonio 115, L.A. Clippers 90

Denver 117, Utah 100

Philadelphia 103, Phoenix 83

New York at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (105)

Casspi 3-5 0-0 7, Jamison 6-9 2-3 15, Varejao 5-9 0-1 10, Irving 5-9 4-4 14, Parker 1-3 0-0 3, Sessions 4-11 6-6 16, Gee 2-4 1-2 5, Gibson 3-4 0-0 8, T.Thompson 5-8 0-0 10, Samuels 6-8 5-6 17. Totals 40-70 18-22 105.

DETROIT (89)

Prince 4-8 2-2 10, Jerebko 3-10 1-2 8, Monroe 5-10 0-0 10, Stuckey 4-12 2-2 11, Gordon 9-19 3-4 25, Wallace 0-1 0-0 0, Maxiell 0-1 0-0 0, Knight 10-13 0-1 23, Daye 0-5 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0, Macklin 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-81 8-11 89.

Cleveland 25 25 29 26 — 105

Detroit 23 16 30 20 — 89

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-12 (Gibson 2-2, Sessions 2-4, Jamison 1-1, Casspi 1-1, Parker 1-3, Gee 0-1), Detroit 9-21 (Gordon 4-9, Knight 3-5, Jerebko 1-2, Stuckey 1-3, Prince 0-1, Daye 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 47 (Sessions, Varejao 7), Detroit 35 (Monroe 7). Assists—Cleveland 28 (Irving 7), Detroit 16 (Knight 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 15, Detroit 21. A—22,076 (22,076).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 35 22 9 4 48 103 76

Philadelphia 35 21 10 4 46 119 104

Pittsburgh 36 21 11 4 46 118 93

New Jersey 36 20 15 1 41 100 104

N.Y. Islanders 34 11 17 6 28 77 111

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 34 24 9 1 49 121 64

Toronto 36 18 14 4 40 113 118

Ottawa 37 17 15 5 39 113 128

Buffalo 36 17 16 3 37 97 106

Montreal 37 14 16 7 35 94 103

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 37 19 11 7 45 99 101

Winnipeg 36 17 14 5 39 100 105

Washington 35 18 15 2 38 104 106

Tampa Bay 35 15 17 3 33 95 117

Carolina 38 12 20 6 30 97 127

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 37 23 10 4 50 122 105

Detroit 36 23 12 1 47 118 81

St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 94 80

Nashville 37 19 14 4 42 98 104

Columbus 36 9 22 5 23 87 123

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 37 23 12 2 48 123 90

Minnesota 38 20 12 6 46 89 88

Calgary 37 18 15 4 40 92 99

Colorado 38 19 18 1 39 101 111

Edmonton 35 15 17 3 33 96 96

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 34 19 11 4 42 99 83

Dallas 35 20 14 1 41 95 101

Los Angeles 37 18 14 5 41 82 88

Phoenix 37 18 15 4 40 96 98

Anaheim 35 10 19 6 26 83 115

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

Wednesday’s Games

Nashville 2, Minnesota 1, SO

New Jersey 3, Buffalo 1

Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

Los Angeles 2, Chicago 0

Boston 2, Phoenix 1, OT

Vancouver 3, San Jose 2, OT

Thursday’s Games

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

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

 

H.S. boys’ scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Boys’’ Scores of Interest

Amanda-Clearcreek 47, Chillicothe Unioto 42

Athens 42, Jackson 36

Beverly Ft. Frye 73, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 44

Coshocton 108, Philo 40

Crooksville 61, Corning Miller 53

Lancaster Fairfield Union 70, Baltimore Liberty Union 33

Leesburg Fairfield 60, Greenfield McClain 47

Martins Ferry 70, Steubenville 68

Point Pleasant, W.Va. 62, Gallipolis Gallia 39

Proctorville Fairland 52, Wheelersburg 38

Southeastern 47, McArthur Vinton County 43

Stewart Federal Hocking 50, Albany Alexander 26

Zanesville 40, Massillon Washington 35

Wellston 68, OVC 36

 

H.S. girls’ scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Circleville Logan Elm 50, Chillicothe Zane Trace 38

Crooksville 52, Corning Miller 29

Crown City S. Gallia 53, Portsmouth Sciotoville 36

Georgetown 54, Sardinia Eastern 43

S. Webster 55, Portsmouth Clay 47

Baltimore Liberty Union 50, Mt. Vernon Academy 34

Williamsburg 75, Mowrystown Whiteoak 26

Manchester 54, Solon 48

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 58, London Madison Plains 32

Parkersburg Catholic, W.Va. 63, Belpre 29

Marietta 65, Winfield, W.Va. 50

Vincent Warren 82, Parkersburg, W.Va. 40

Nelsonville-York 49, Tree of Life

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Subject to Change

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 20, FIU 10

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Wednesday, Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24

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Thursday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Boise State 56, Arizona State 24

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Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17

———

Monday, Dec. 26

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Missouri 41, North Carolina 24

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Tuesday, Dec. 27

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24

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Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

At Washington

Toledo 42, Air Force 41

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas 21, California 10

———

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)

———

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)

———

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)

———

Saturday, Jan. 7

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

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

———

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)