NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 9 3 0 .750 430 260

N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 228 296

Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 277 337

Miami 5 7 0 .417 227 249

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221

Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 265 306

Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359

Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 206 342

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 303 242

Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230

Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260

Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 9 3 0 .750 349 244

San Diego 4 8 0 .333 258 257

Oakland 3 9 0 .250 235 376

Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 321 243

Dallas 6 6 0 .500 280 295

Washington 6 6 0 .500 312 301

Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 217 320

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229

Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 333 285

New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327

Carolina 3 9 0 .250 235 292

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259

Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198

Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 262 272

Detroit 4 8 0 .333 300 315

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 8 3 1 .708 289 171

Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202

St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267

Arizona 4 8 0 .333 186 234

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Nov. 29

Atlanta 23, New Orleans 13

Sunday, Dec. 2

Seattle 23, Chicago 17, OT

Green Bay 23, Minnesota 14

St. Louis 16, San Francisco 13, OT

Kansas City 27, Carolina 21

Houston 24, Tennessee 10

N.Y. Jets 7, Arizona 6

Indianapolis 35, Detroit 33

Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18

New England 23, Miami 16

Denver 31, Tampa Bay 23

Cleveland 20, Oakland 17

Cincinnati 20, San Diego 13

Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 20

Dallas 38, Philadelphia 33

Monday, Dec. 3

Washington 17, N.Y. Giants 16

Thursday, Dec. 6

Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9

St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

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

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay-x, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 10

Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m.

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Subject to Change

Saturday, Dec. 15

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 20

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 22

New Orleans Bowl

East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), Noon (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Washington

Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

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

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Meineke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2)

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas-

Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 4

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Miami

Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 19

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 26

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 12 4 .750 —

Brooklyn 11 5 .688 1

Philadelphia 10 7 .588 2 1/2

Boston 9 8 .529 3 1/2

Toronto 4 14 .222 9

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 12 3 .800 —

Atlanta 9 5 .643 2 1/2

Charlotte 7 9 .438 5 1/2

Orlando 7 10 .412 6

Washington 1 13 .071 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 8 7 .533 —

Milwaukee 8 8 .500 1/2

Indiana 8 9 .471 1

Detroit 6 13 .316 4

Cleveland 4 14 .222 5 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 12 3 .800 1/2

San Antonio 14 4 .778 —

Houston 8 8 .500 5

Dallas 8 9 .471 5 1/2

New Orleans 5 11 .313 8

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 14 4 .778 —

Denver 9 9 .500 5

Utah 9 10 .474 5 1/2

Minnesota 7 8 .467 5 1/2

Portland 8 10 .444 6

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 —

Golden State 10 7 .588 1

L.A. Lakers 8 9 .471 3

Phoenix 7 11 .389 4 1/2

Sacramento 4 12 .250 6 1/2

Monday’s Games

Portland 118, Charlotte 112, OT

Detroit 89, Cleveland 79

New Orleans 102, Milwaukee 81

Denver 113, Toronto 110

L.A. Clippers 105, Utah 104

Orlando 102, Golden State 94

Tuesday’s Games

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Game

New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (79)

Casspi 4-11 0-0 10, Thompson 4-13 2-2 10, Varejao 7-18 3-6 17, Pargo 4-13 2-4 10, Gee 2-10 2-2 6, Miles 3-6 2-2 8, Zeller 4-8 0-0 8, Samuels 0-2 0-0 0, Gibson 1-6 0-0 3, Sloan 3-8 1-1 7. Totals 32-95 12-17 79.

DETROIT (89)

Prince 6-10 2-2 15, Maxiell 6-12 0-0 12, Monroe 4-10 1-3 9, Knight 5-13 7-7 17, Singler 6-14 0-0 15, Stuckey 4-9 0-1 8, Drummond 3-8 1-4 7, Maggette 1-2 2-2 4, Villanueva 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 36-84 13-19 89.

Cleveland 17 22 24 16 — 79

Detroit 30 26 19 14 — 89

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 3-20 (Casspi 2-5, Gibson 1-6, Sloan 0-1, Varejao 0-1, Miles 0-2, Pargo 0-2, Gee 0-3), Detroit 4-18 (Singler 3-6, Prince 1-2, Stuckey 0-2, Villanueva 0-4, Knight 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 64 (Varejao 18), Detroit 58 (Monroe 14). Assists—Cleveland 19 (Pargo 8), Detroit 21 (Stuckey 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 20, Detroit 16. A—11,352 (22,076).

 

College basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Monmouth (NJ) 77, Binghamton 65

Syracuse 84, E. Michigan 48

SOUTH

Bethune-Cookman 86, Stetson 63

Gardner-Webb 77, Virginia-Wise 58

Georgetown (Ky.) 96, Knoxville 72

Jacksonville 89, Florida Christian 66

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 54, Wright St. 41

Nebraska 63, Southern Cal 51

SOUTHWEST

Texas-Arlington 60, Texas-Pan American 51

FAR WEST

Fresno St. 64, Long Beach St. 59

San Diego St. 74, Texas Southern 62

 

H.S. scores

High School Girls’ Basketball Results

Monday’s Scores of Interest

Ashland Blazer, Ky. 66, South Point 41

Beaver Eastern 62, Portsmouth Clay 61

Bidwell River Valley 55, Pomeroy Meigs 48

Chesapeake 57, Gallipolis Gallia 44

Coal Grove 57, Albany Alexander 52

South Gallia 61, Stewart Federal Hocking 42

Ironton 56, Raceland, Ky. 30

Ironton St. Joseph 44, Fairview, Ky. 30

Latham Western 39, Portsmouth Sciotoville 36

Lynchburg-Clay 47, Sardinia Eastern 29

Manchester 72, Mowrystown Whiteoak 33

Marietta 60, McArthur Vinton County 55

Minford 42, S. Webster 30

Oak Hill 51, McDermott Northwest 36

Portsmouth Notre Dame 70, New Boston 28

Portsmouth West 71, Waverly 27

Reedsville Eastern 70, Belpre 23

Seaman N. Adams 75, W. Union 28

Wellston 74, Rose Hill Christian, Ky. 35

Wheelersburg 48, Lucasville Valley 47

Symmes Valley 55, Franklin Furnace Green 30

 

AP college poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1,500 1

2. Alabama 12-1 1,424 2

3. Ohio St. 12-0 1,302 4

4. Florida 11-1 1,279 5

5. Oregon 11-1 1,250 6

6. Georgia 11-2 1,213 3

7. Kansas St. 11-1 1,129 7

8. Stanford 11-2 1,094 8

9. LSU 10-2 1,051 9

10. Texas A&M 10-2 1,025 10

11. South Carolina 10-2 907 11

12. Oklahoma 10-2 851 12

13. Florida St. 11-2 789 13

14. Clemson 10-2 691 15

15. Oregon St. 9-3 638 16

16. N. Illinois 12-1 534 19

17. UCLA 9-4 440 17

18. Utah St. 10-2 379 20

19. Michigan 8-4 306 21

20. Boise St. 10-2 276 25

21. Northwestern 9-3 266 22

22. Louisville 10-2 248 NR

23. Nebraska 10-3 227 14

24. San Jose St. 10-2 157 NR

25. Kent St. 11-2 117 18

Others receiving votes: Penn St. 83, Vanderbilt 67, Wisconsin 62, Texas 51, San Diego St. 22, Fresno St. 20, Baylor 15, Cincinnati 15, Oklahoma St. 15, TCU 14, Arkansas St. 13, Southern Cal 11, Tulsa 9, Rutgers 6, Ball St. 2, North Carolina 1, West Virginia 1.

 

USA Today poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 1, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Notre Dame (56) 12-0 1,470 1

2. Alabama (3) 12-1 1,417 2

3. Oregon 11-1 1,313 4

4. Florida 11-1 1,287 5

5. Georgia 11-2 1,216 3

6. Kansas State 11-1 1,190 7

7. LSU 10-2 1,111 6

8. Stanford 11-2 1,047 9

9. Texas A&M 10-2 1,039 8

10. South Carolina 10-2 947 10

11. Oklahoma 10-2 890 11

12. Florida State 11-2 853 12

13. Clemson 10-2 769 14

14. Oregon State 9-3 663 17

15. Boise State 10-2 569 15

16. Northern Illinois 12-1 495 18

17. Northwestern 9-3 444 20

18. Louisville 10-2 409 23

19. UCLA 9-4 408 16

20. Utah State 10-2 334 22

21. Nebraska 10-3 328 13

22. Michigan 8-4 278 24

23. Wisconsin 8-5 115 NR

24. San Jose State 10-2 110 NR

25. Texas 8-4 97 21

Others receiving votes: Kent State 84; Vanderbilt 75; Cincinnati 46; Tulsa 32; Fresno State 31; Rutgers 29; San Diego State 23; Arkansas State 20; Oklahoma State 15; Mississippi State 9; Arizona State 8; Louisiana Tech 2; Southern California 2.

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Indiana (45) 8-0 1,605 1

2. Duke (20) 8-0 1,577 2

3. Michigan 7-0 1,467 3

4. Syracuse 5-0 1,384 6

5. Louisville 6-1 1,332 5

6. Florida 6-0 1,324 7

7. Ohio St. 5-1 1,254 4

8. Arizona 5-0 1,190 9

9. Kansas 6-1 1,079 10

10. Gonzaga 8-0 1,054 12

11. Cincinnati 7-0 919 17

12. Missouri 6-1 866 16

13. Illinois 8-0 654 22

14. Minnesota 8-1 584 21

15. Georgetown 5-1 545 20

16. Creighton 7-1 469 11

17. San Diego St. 5-1 410 23

18. New Mexico 8-0 402 25

19. Michigan St. 6-2 347 13

20. North Carolina 6-2 321 14

21. UNLV 5-1 285 24

22. Notre Dame 7-1 278 —

23. Oklahoma St. 5-1 263 15

24. Wichita St. 8-0 245 —

25. NC State 4-2 234 18

Others receiving votes: Kentucky 186, Virginia Tech 170, Pittsburgh 164, Oregon 155, Alabama 96, UConn 92, Baylor 49, Colorado 44, Boise St. 22, Butler 18, Maryland 9, Temple 9, Miami 7, Colorado St. 5, Wyoming 5, Murray St. 4, LSU 1, Marquette 1.

 

USA/Today cage poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Indiana (25) 8-0 768 1

2. Duke (6) 8-0 749 2

3. Michigan 7-0 701 3

4. Syracuse 5-0 660 5

5. Florida 6-0 629 7

6. Louisville 6-1 612 6

7. Ohio State 5-1 598 4

8. Arizona 5-0 564 9

9. Kansas 6-1 534 10

10. Gonzaga 8-0 522 12

11. Missouri 6-1 427 15

12. Cincinnati 7-0 415 16

13. Creighton 7-1 299 11

14. Illinois 8-0 283 22

15. San Diego State 5-1 270 21

16. North Carolina 6-2 248 13

17. Michigan State 6-2 222 14

18. UNLV 5-1 210 20

19. Kentucky 4-3 196 8

20. New Mexico 8-0 182 23

21. Minnesota 8-1 149 —

22. Oklahoma State 5-1 122 17

23. Georgetown 5-1 121 25

24. N.C. State 4-2 115 18

25. Notre Dame 7-1 92 —

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 89, Wichita State 47, Colorado 41, Oregon 40, UConn 38, Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 27, Baylor 18, Wyoming 9, Kansas State 8, Murray State 7, Butler 6, Miami 5, Mississippi 5, Colorado State 3, Memphis 3, Boise State 2, VCU 1.

 

College basketball

Monday’s Sports Transactions

COLLEGE

FLORIDA — Named Joker Phillips receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

IDAHO — Named Paul Petrino football coach.

MISSOURI — Announced the resignation of offensive coordinator David Yost.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Signed football coach Steve Spurrier to a two-year contract extension through 2017.