NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 10 3 0 .769 472 274

N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 245 306

Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 289 352

Miami 5 8 0 .385 240 276

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Houston 11 2 0 .846 365 263

Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 292 329

Tennessee 4 9 0 .308 271 386

Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 216 359

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 331 273

Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 278 264

Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 321 280

Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 259 272

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 10 3 0 .769 375 257

San Diego 5 8 0 .385 292 281

Oakland 3 10 0 .231 248 402

Kansas City 2 11 0 .154 195 352

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 8 5 0 .615 373 270

Washington 7 6 0 .538 343 329

Dallas 7 6 0 .538 300 314

Philadelphia 4 9 0 .308 240 341

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 337 259

Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 354 308

New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 348 379

Carolina 4 9 0 .308 265 312

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 323 279

Chicago 8 5 0 .615 308 219

Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 283 286

Detroit 4 9 0 .308 320 342

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 9 3 1 .731 316 184

Seattle 8 5 0 .615 300 202

St. Louis 6 6 1 .500 236 279

Arizona 4 9 0 .308 186 292

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 13

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.

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

Washington at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Miami, 1 p.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

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

Detroit at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New England, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22

Atlanta at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 23

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

Oakland at Carolina, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 1 p.m.

New England at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

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

San Diego at N.Y. Jets-x, 8:20 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 16 5 .762 —

Brooklyn 12 9 .571 4

Boston 12 9 .571 4

Philadelphia 12 10 .545 4 1/2

Toronto 4 19 .174 13

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 14 6 .700 —

Atlanta 13 6 .684 1/2

Orlando 8 13 .381 6 1/2

Charlotte 7 14 .333 7 1/2

Washington 3 16 .158 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 12 9 .571 —

Milwaukee 11 9 .550 1/2

Indiana 11 11 .500 1 1/2

Detroit 7 17 .292 6 1/2

Cleveland 5 18 .217 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 18 5 .783 —

Memphis 14 5 .737 2

Dallas 11 11 .500 6 1/2

Houston 10 11 .476 7

New Orleans 5 16 .238 12

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 18 4 .818 —

Utah 13 10 .565 5 1/2

Minnesota 10 9 .526 6 1/2

Denver 11 12 .478 7 1/2

Portland 9 12 .429 8 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 16 6 .727 —

Golden State 15 7 .682 1

L.A. Lakers 9 13 .409 7

Phoenix 8 15 .348 8 1/2

Sacramento 7 14 .333 8 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Brooklyn 94, Toronto 88

Indiana 96, Cleveland 81

Atlanta 86, Orlando 80

L.A. Clippers 100, Charlotte 94

Chicago 96, Philadelphia 89

Golden State 97, Miami 95

Houston 99, Washington 93

Minnesota 108, Denver 105

Oklahoma City 92, New Orleans 88

Milwaukee 98, Sacramento 85

Boston 117, Dallas 115, 2OT

Phoenix 82, Memphis 80

Utah 99, San Antonio 96

Thursday’s Games

Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Dallas at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (81)

Gee 0-7 1-2 1, Thompson 2-4 0-1 4, Varejao 0-9 4-4 4, Irving 4-12 1-2 9, Miles 8-18 6-6 28, Zeller 3-3 2-2 8, Gibson 3-8 0-0 8, Sloan 1-5 2-2 5, Walton 1-3 1-2 3, Samuels 5-11 0-2 10, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Pargo 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 27-81 18-25 81.

INDIANA (96)

George 10-18 4-5 27, West 7-15 4-4 18, Hibbert 1-7 2-2 4, Hill 5-16 6-7 17, Stephenson 4-6 1-1 9, Green 1-8 0-0 2, T.Hansbrough 3-5 1-2 7, Mahinmi 1-4 1-1 3, B.Hansbrough 1-2 3-4 6, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Pendergraph 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 34-83 23-28 96.

Cleveland 29 29 12 11 — 81

Indiana 25 27 28 16 — 96

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-22 (Miles 6-9, Gibson 2-5, Sloan 1-2, Samuels 0-1, Walton 0-2, Irving 0-3), Indiana 5-18 (George 3-5, B.Hansbrough 1-1, Hill 1-7, Stephenson 0-1, Green 0-4). Fouled Out—Zeller. Rebounds—Cleveland 52 (Varejao 12), Indiana 63 (Hibbert 12). Assists—Cleveland 19 (Gee, Irving 4), Indiana 23 (West 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 28, Indiana 21. Flagrant Fouls—Thompson. A—11,595 (18,165).

 

Tuesday’s Game

L.A. LAKERS (94)

World Peace 5-12 1-4 13, Hill 1-6 0-0 2, Howard 3-9 13-22 19, Duhon 1-2 0-0 2, Bryant 16-28 7-10 42, Meeks 2-6 2-2 7, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Jamison 3-10 2-2 9, Ebanks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-75 25-40 94.

CLEVELAND (100)

Gee 6-14 3-4 17, Thompson 0-3 1-4 1, Varejao 8-13 4-7 20, Irving 11-21 2-3 28, Miles 10-18 3-4 28, Zeller 2-6 2-2 6, Gibson 0-3 0-0 0, Pargo 0-3 0-0 0, Casspi 0-3 0-2 0, Samuels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-84 15-26 100.

L.A. Lakers 23 16 23 32 — 94

Cleveland 29 25 14 32 — 100

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 7-27 (Bryant 3-9, World Peace 2-6, Meeks 1-4, Jamison 1-6, Ebanks 0-1, Duhon 0-1), Cleveland 11-27 (Miles 5-10, Irving 4-6, Gee 2-5, Casspi 0-1, Varejao 0-1, Gibson 0-2, Pargo 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 63 (Howard 20), Cleveland 54 (Thompson 10). Assists—L.A. Lakers 11 (Howard 3), Cleveland 24 (Irving 11). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 22, Cleveland 26. A—19,172 (20,562).

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Jackson 62, Minford 27

Nelsonville-York 49, Glouster Trimble 27

Portsmouth W. 70, Manchester 50

Seaman N. Adams 65, McDermott Scioto NW 55

Vincent Warren 50, Logan 45

W. Union 67, New Boston Glenwood 24

Washington C.H. 55, Hillsboro 52

 

Ohio State box

No. 7 OHIO ST. 85, SAVANNAH ST. 45

SAVANNAH ST. (5-5)

Hassan 4-12 1-2 9, J. Smith 3-4 0-0 6, Blackman 1-11 1-2 4, C. Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Hendley 2-3 0-0 4, Burger 1-1 0-0 2, White 0-3 0-0 0, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Spears 0-1 0-0 0, Louis 6-9 2-5 14. Totals 20-54 4-9 45.

OHIO ST. (7-1)

Thomas 8-17 2-3 22, Thompson 4-7 1-2 9, Ravenel 3-5 5-8 11, Craft 0-4 0-0 0, Smith, Jr. 2-4 2-2 8, Scott 3-3 4-5 12, Ross 5-11 2-2 13, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 2-2 2-2 6, Della Valle 1-2 0-0 3, Lorbach 0-0 1-2 1, McDonald 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 19-26 85.

Halftime—Ohio St. 42-18. 3-Point Goals—Savannah St. 1-10 (Blackman 1-5, Wilson 0-1, Williams 0-2, Hassan 0-2), Ohio St. 10-19 (Thomas 4-8, Scott 2-2, Smith, Jr. 2-2, Della Valle 1-2, Ross 1-2, Thompson 0-1, Craft 0-2). Fouled Out—Louis, J. Smith. Rebounds—Savannah St. 21 (Hassan, Louis 4), Ohio St. 48 (Ravenel, Ross 9). Assists—Savannah St. 6 (Blackman 3), Ohio St. 15 (Craft 6). Total Fouls—Savannah St. 20, Ohio St. 13. A—13,848.

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Coppin St. 80, UMBC 61

Fairfield 62, Milwaukee 46

Niagara 75, Hartford 59

Temple 72, Towson 61

Vermont 52, Dartmouth 50

SOUTH

Maryland 71, Monmouth (NJ) 38

McNeese St. 80, Louisiana Tech 72

New Orleans 79, Nicholls St. 76

Rio Grande 67, Campbell 65

UCF 72, Bethune-Cookman 62

UNC Asheville 66, Lenoir-Rhyne 55

MIDWEST

Ohio St. 85, Savannah St. 45

Wisconsin 65, Green Bay 54

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 85, Lamar 68

LIU Brooklyn 97, Rice 70

FAR WEST

Colorado 50, Fresno St. 43

DePaul 78, Arizona St. 61

 

Football bowls

College Football FBS Bowlx

All Times EST

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)