NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 11 4 0 .733 529 331

Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289

N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347

Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303

x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371

Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451

Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235 406

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321

x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303

Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304

Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286

San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329

Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419

Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370

Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372

N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337

Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277

New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410

Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377

Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299

Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314

Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253

Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-San Francisco 10 4 1 .700 370 260

x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232

St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328

Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Saturday, Dec. 22

Atlanta 31, Detroit 18

Sunday, Dec. 23

Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7

Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13

New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT

Minnesota 23, Houston 6

Carolina 17, Oakland 6

Miami 24, Buffalo 10

Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10

New England 23, Jacksonville 16

Washington 27, Philadelphia 20

St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13

San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17

Denver 34, Cleveland 12

Chicago 28, Arizona 13

Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14

Seattle 42, San Francisco 13

Sunday, Dec. 30

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

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

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

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

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.

 

Bengals’ stats

Cincinnati 7 3 0 3 — 13

Pittsburgh 0 7 3 0 — 10

First Quarter

Cin—Hall 17 interception return (Brown kick), 2:15.

Second Quarter

Cin—FG Brown 41, 1:53.

Pit—A.Brown 60 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 1:09.

Third Quarter

Pit—FG Suisham 40, 4:01.

Fourth Quarter

Cin—FG Brown 43, :04.

A—63,236.

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Cin Pit

First downs 16 15

Total Net Yards 267 280

Rushes-yards 16-14 31-95

Passing 253 185

Punt Returns 3-(-2) 2-6

Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-67

Interceptions Ret. 2-27 2-6

Comp-Att-Int 24-41-2 14-28-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 6-25 4-35

Punts 6-52.7 7-45.3

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1

Penalties-Yards 7-55 5-63

Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cincinnati, Green-Ellis 15-14, M.Jones 1-0. Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 11-50, Dwyer 14-39, Redman 3-4, Roethlisberger 2-3, Wallace 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 24-41-2-278. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 14-28-2-220.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Green 10-116, M.Jones 5-65, Gresham 3-38, Hawkins 3-30, Tate 1-23, Whalen 1-6, Green-Ellis 1-0. Pittsburgh, A.Brown 5-97, Miller 3-45, Redman 2-32, Cotchery 2-20, Sanders 1-13, Wallace 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, Brown 56 (SH). Pittsburgh, Suisham 24 (WL), 53 (SH).

 

Browns’ stats

Cleveland 3 0 3 6 — 12

Denver 7 7 7 13 — 34

First Quarter

Den—D.Thomas 22 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 12:10.

Cle—FG Dawson 27, 4:35.

Second Quarter

Den—Decker 10 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 12:40.

Third Quarter

Cle—FG Dawson 53, 11:09.

Den—Decker 8 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 4:33.

Fourth Quarter

Den—FG Prater 27, 14:53.

Den—Hester 1 run (Prater kick), 12:11.

Cle—Little 6 pass from McCoy (run failed), 7:56.

Den—FG Prater 41, 1:55.

A—76,351.

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Cle Den

First downs 20 29

Total Net Yards 233 457

Rushes-yards 18-91 32-118

Passing 142 339

Punt Returns 2-11 3-2

Kickoff Returns 2-60 1-6

Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 21-36-0 30-43-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 6-41 0-0

Punts 4-42.3 3-49.0

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0

Penalties-Yards 10-69 11-84

Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cleveland, Richardson 9-53, McCoy 2-17, Hardesty 3-14, Weeden 3-4, Cribbs 1-3. Denver, Moreno 22-78, Hillman 6-35, Hester 3-6, Osweiler 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Cleveland, Weeden 12-19-0-104, McCoy 9-17-0-79. Denver, Manning 30-43-1-339.

RECEIVING—Cleveland, Little 6-58, Watson 3-47, Benjamin 3-46, Richardson 3-15, Ogbonnaya 2-2, Gordon 1-7, Hardesty 1-7, Smelley 1-3, Smith 1-(minus 2). Denver, D.Thomas 9-102, Decker 6-65, Moreno 5-49, Stokley 5-32, Dreessen 3-22, Tamme 2-69.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 20 7 .741 —

Brooklyn 14 12 .538 5 1/2

Boston 13 13 .500 6 1/2

Philadelphia 13 15 .464 7 1/2

Toronto 9 19 .321 11 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 18 6 .750 —

Atlanta 16 9 .640 2 1/2

Orlando 12 15 .444 7 1/2

Charlotte 7 20 .259 12 1/2

Washington 3 22 .120 15 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 15 11 .577 —

Indiana 16 12 .571 —

Milwaukee 14 12 .538 1

Detroit 9 21 .300 8

Cleveland 6 23 .207 10 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 21 8 .724 —

Memphis 18 7 .720 1

Houston 14 12 .538 5 1/2

Dallas 12 16 .429 8 1/2

New Orleans 5 22 .185 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 —

Denver 15 13 .536 7

Minnesota 13 12 .520 7 1/2

Utah 15 14 .517 7 1/2

Portland 13 13 .500 8

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 21 6 .778 —

Golden State 18 10 .643 3 1/2

L.A. Lakers 13 14 .481 8

Phoenix 11 17 .393 10 1/2

Sacramento 9 18 .333 12

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta 92, Chicago 75

Detroit 96, Washington 87

Miami 105, Utah 89

Houston 121, Memphis 96

Indiana 81, New Orleans 75

Cleveland 94, Milwaukee 82

Denver 110, Charlotte 88

Portland 96, Phoenix 93

L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 115, OT

Sunday’s Games

Brooklyn 95, Philadelphia 92

New York 94, Minnesota 91

Utah 97, Orlando 93

San Antonio 129, Dallas 91

L.A. Clippers 103, Phoenix 77

Sacramento 108, Portland 96

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

Boston at Brooklyn, 12 p.m.

New York at L.A. Lakers, 3 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

Saturday’s Game

CLEVELAND (94)

Gee 4-12 2-2 10, Thompson 6-8 2-4 14, Zeller 4-14 3-3 11, Irving 6-12 2-2 15, Waiters 9-17 0-0 18, Walton 3-9 0-0 7, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, Miles 5-9 3-3 16, Pargo 1-5 1-2 3. Totals 38-88 13-16 94.

MILWAUKEE (82)

Daniels 3-8 3-6 9, Mbah a Moute 1-7 2-3 4, Sanders 0-3 2-2 2, Jennings 3-13 0-0 7, Ellis 15-27 5-6 37, Ilyasova 2-6 1-2 6, Dunleavy 3-7 2-2 8, Udoh 1-4 1-2 3, Lamb 2-3 0-0 4, Gooden 1-1 0-0 2, Henson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-79 16-23 82.

Cleveland 19 27 25 23 — 94

Milwaukee 19 18 26 19 — 82

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-17 (Miles 3-6, Walton 1-1, Irving 1-3, Gibson 0-1, Pargo 0-1, Gee 0-2, Waiters 0-3), Milwaukee 4-20 (Ellis 2-5, Ilyasova 1-1, Jennings 1-6, Mbah a Moute 0-2, Daniels 0-2, Dunleavy 0-4). Fouled Out—Zeller. Rebounds—Cleveland 58 (Thompson 14), Milwaukee 50 (Sanders 12). Assists—Cleveland 16 (Irving, Walton 4), Milwaukee 17 (Dunleavy, Mbah a Moute 4). Total Fouls—Cleveland 26, Milwaukee 15. A—14,176 (18,717).

Ohio box

SATURDAY’S GAME

OHIO 93, MD.-EASTERN SHORE 57

MD.-EASTERN SHORE (0-11)

Cowell 0-1 2-2 2, Bell 7-9 0-3 20, Mays 5-10 2-4 12, Spencer 3-8 2-4 8, Ezeiru 2-3 0-4 4, Pitt 1-2 3-4 5, Trim 1-3 0-0 2, Kosile 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 21-40 9-21 57.

OHIO (8-4)

Offutt 5-8 2-2 15, Cooper 2-5 5-7 9, Kellogg 0-6 0-0 0, Johnson 1-2 0-0 3, Keely 5-7 2-2 12, Green 4-5 2-2 10, Goff 0-2 0-0 0, McKinley 1-1 0-0 2, Hall 1-1 0-0 3, Smith 4-5 2-2 10, Taylor 1-4 0-0 3, Baltic 6-6 0-0 12, Wilkins 5-9 0-0 14. Totals 35-61 13-15 93.

Halftime—Ohio 51-32. 3-Point Goals—Md.-Eastern Shore 6-9 (Bell 6-8, Mays 0-1), Ohio 10-30 (Wilkins 4-7, Offutt 3-6, Hall 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Taylor 1-4, Goff 0-2, Cooper 0-3, Kellogg 0-5). Fouled Out—Johnson. Rebounds—Md.-Eastern Shore 25 (Mays 7), Ohio 28 (Baltic 6). Assists—Md.-Eastern Shore 14 (Cowell 4), Ohio 29 (Cooper 14). Total Fouls—Md.-Eastern Shore 16, Ohio 19. A—4,448.

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Fordham 81, Siena 75

Iona 100, Norfolk St. 72

Penn St. 72, New Hampshire 45

Pittsburgh 59, Kennesaw St. 43

SOUTH

Clemson 77, SC State 41

MIDWEST

Akron 87, Cleveland St. 57

IUPUI 77, Ball St. 68

N. Iowa 82, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 75

Northwestern 63, Brown 42

SOUTHWEST

No scores reported

FAR WEST

Boise St. 67, New Orleans 51

CS Bakersfield 69, MVSU 64

James Madison 62, San Diego 59

North Florida 74, Georgia Southern 46

Portland 57, Bradley 55

TOURNAMENT

Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational

Championship

UTEP 68, Nebraska 52

Third Place

Cent. Michigan 62, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Class

Semifinals

San Diego St. 62, Indiana St. 55

Consolation Bracket

Hawaii 84, ETSU 61

Mississippi 85, San Francisco 78

 

Football bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

Saturday, Dec. 15

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Arizona 49, Nevada 48

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Utah State 41, Toledo 15

 

Thursday, Dec. 20

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

BYU 23, San Diego State 6

 

Friday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Central Florida 38, Ball State 17

 

Saturday, Dec. 22

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34

MAACO Bowl

Las Vegas

Boise State 28, Washington 26

 

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)