NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 3 0 .769 349 287

Miami 7 6 0 .538 286 276

N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 226 337

Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 273 334

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 8 5 0 .615 313 316

Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 292 318

Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 372

Houston 2 11 0 .154 250 350

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 334 244

Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 278 261

Pittsburgh 5 8 0 .385 291 312

Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 257 324

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 2 0 .846 515 345

Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 343 224

San Diego 6 7 0 .462 316 291

Oakland 4 9 0 .308 264 337

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 8 5 0 .615 334 301

Dallas 7 6 0 .538 357 348

N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 251 334

Washington 3 10 0 .231 279 407

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 343 243

Carolina 9 4 0 .692 298 188

Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 244 291

Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 282 362

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321

Chicago 7 6 0 .538 368 360

Green Bay 6 6 1 .500 316 326

Minnesota 3 9 1 .269 315 395

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 11 2 0 .846 357 205

San Francisco 9 4 0 .692 316 214

Arizona 8 5 0 .615 305 257

St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 289 308

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 5

Jacksonville 27, Houston 20

Sunday, Dec. 8

Green Bay 22, Atlanta 21

Baltimore 29, Minnesota 26

Kansas City 45, Washington 10

Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 6

Miami 34, Pittsburgh 28

Philadelphia 34, Detroit 20

Cincinnati 42, Indianapolis 28

New England 27, Cleveland 26

N.Y. Jets 37, Oakland 27

Denver 51, Tennessee 28

San Francisco 19, Seattle 17

San Diego 37, N.Y. Giants 14

Arizona 30, St. Louis 10

New Orleans 31, Carolina 13

Monday, Dec. 9

Chicago 45, Dallas 28

Thursday, Dec. 12

San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 15

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

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

Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 16

Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 22

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati , 1 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

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

Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

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

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

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

Monday, Dec. 23

Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 10 13 .435 —

Toronto 7 13 .350 1 1/2

Brooklyn 7 14 .333 2

Philadelphia 7 15 .318 2 1/2

New York 5 15 .250 3 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 16 6 .727 —

Atlanta 11 11 .500 5

Charlotte 10 11 .476 5 1/2

Washington 9 11 .450 6

Orlando 6 15 .286 9 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 19 3 .864 —

Detroit 10 12 .455 9

Chicago 8 11 .421 9 1/2

Cleveland 8 13 .381 10 1/2

Milwaukee 5 16 .238 13 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 16 4 .800 —

Houston 15 7 .682 2

Dallas 13 9 .591 4

Memphis 10 10 .500 6

New Orleans 9 10 .474 6 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 18 4 .818 —

Oklahoma City 16 4 .800 1

Denver 13 8 .619 4 1/2

Minnesota 10 11 .476 7 1/2

Utah 4 19 .174 14 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 14 8 .636 —

Phoenix 12 9 .571 1 1/2

Golden State 12 10 .545 2

L.A. Lakers 10 11 .476 3 1/2

Sacramento 6 13 .316 6 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Indiana 90, Miami 84

Cleveland 109, New York 94

San Antonio 116, Toronto 103

Brooklyn 104, Boston 96

Oklahoma City 101, Atlanta 92

Minnesota 121, Detroit 94

Milwaukee 78, Chicago 74

Phoenix 114, L.A. Lakers 108

Wednesday’s Games

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Chicago at New York, 8 p.m.

Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

NEW YORK (94)

World Peace 1-3 0-0 2, Anthony 12-19 2-2 29, Bargnani 5-17 1-2 11, Shumpert 1-4 0-0 2, Felton 3-8 0-0 6, J.Smith 5-14 0-0 14, Stoudemire 7-10 1-1 15, Prigioni 2-5 0-0 6, Hardaway Jr. 4-7 0-0 9, Aldrich 0-0 0-0 0, Murry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-87 4-5 94.

CLEVELAND (109)

Gee 4-6 0-0 8, Thompson 5-8 2-2 12, Bynum 1-6 1-2 3, Irving 14-23 5-6 37, Miles 4-8 0-0 10, Varejao 3-4 3-3 9, Waiters 2-6 2-4 6, Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Jack 6-8 2-3 17, Bennett 1-2 0-0 2, Dellavedova 1-2 0-0 2, Zeller 0-0 1-2 1, Karasev 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-74 16-22 109.

New York 19 26 20 29 — 94

Cleveland 31 17 33 28 — 109

3-Point Goals—New York 10-31 (J.Smith 4-9, Anthony 3-4, Prigioni 2-5, Hardaway Jr. 1-4, Felton 0-2, Shumpert 0-2, World Peace 0-2, Bargnani 0-3), Cleveland 9-19 (Irving 4-7, Jack 3-5, Miles 2-5, Bennett 0-1, Waiters 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 38 (Anthony 8), Cleveland 48 (Thompson 9). Assists—New York 27 (Prigioni 9), Cleveland 25 (Irving 11). Total Fouls—New York 19, Cleveland 13. A—14,580 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 31 21 8 2 44 86 62

Montreal 32 19 10 3 41 85 71

Detroit 32 15 9 8 38 87 85

Tampa Bay 30 17 10 3 37 85 76

Toronto 31 16 12 3 35 86 87

Ottawa 32 12 14 6 30 92 105

Florida 32 10 17 5 25 73 106

Buffalo 31 7 22 2 16 53 92

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 32 21 10 1 43 98 71

Washington 31 17 12 2 36 98 90

Carolina 32 13 13 6 32 75 91

N.Y. Rangers 32 15 16 1 31 70 84

New Jersey 32 12 14 6 30 73 82

Philadelphia 30 13 14 3 29 68 78

Columbus 31 13 15 3 29 78 86

N.Y. Islanders 32 9 18 5 23 80 111

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 33 22 6 5 49 122 91

St. Louis 29 20 6 3 43 100 67

Minnesota 32 18 9 5 41 77 75

Colorado 29 20 9 0 40 83 68

Dallas 29 14 10 5 33 83 86

Winnipeg 32 14 14 4 32 83 90

Nashville 31 14 14 3 31 71 89

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 33 21 7 5 47 106 86

San Jose 31 19 6 6 44 103 78

Los Angeles 31 20 7 4 44 85 62

Vancouver 33 18 10 5 41 88 81

Phoenix 30 17 8 5 39 97 94

Calgary 30 11 15 4 26 79 100

Edmonton 32 11 18 3 25 89 109

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

Tuesday’s Games

Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1, SO

Washington 6, Tampa Bay 5, SO

Florida 3, Detroit 2, SO

N.Y. Islanders 3, San Jose 2, SO

Columbus 5, New Jersey 4

Los Angeles 6, Montreal 0

Nashville 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1

Chicago 6, Dallas 2

Phoenix 3, Colorado 1

Boston 2, Calgary 1

Edmonton 5, Carolina 4, OT

Wednesday’s Games

Los Angeles at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

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

Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Calgary, 9 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Boston at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets box

New Jersey 2 1 1 — 4

Columbus 1 2 2 — 5

First Period—1, New Jersey, T.Zajac 6 (Boucher, Jagr), :32. 2, Columbus, Atkinson 8 (Dubinsky), 7:09. 3, New Jersey, Ryder 9 (Henrique, Bernier), 10:02.

Second Period—4, New Jersey, Brunner 5 (Elias, Zubrus), 1:08. 5, Columbus, Dubinsky 6 (Atkinson, Johnson), 4:19. 6, Columbus, Atkinson 9 (Dubinsky, Murray), 5:08.

Third Period—7, Columbus, Calvert 3 (Dubinsky, Atkinson), :18. 8, New Jersey, Brunner 6 (Elias, Greene), 13:59. 9, Columbus, Foligno 9 (Johansen, Umberger), 18:29.

Shots on Goal—New Jersey 9-7-18—34. Columbus 5-13-5—23.

Goalies—New Jersey, Brodeur. Columbus, McElhinney. A—11,905 (18,144). T—2:24.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

Saturday, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 23

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

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

Monday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas

UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

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

Friday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 4

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 5

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 6

BCS National Championship

At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

College scores

Tuesday’s Major College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 74, Brown 68

CCSU 73, Hartford 59

Fordham 77, Colgate 73

Gonzaga 80, West Virginia 76

Monmouth (NJ) 73, St. Francis (NY) 58

Seton Hall 71, NJIT 55

Towson 102, Cent. Pennsylvania 72

SOUTH

Chattanooga 86, Hiwassee 68

Chowan 67, Campbell 65, OT

Florida 67, Kansas 61

Kentucky 70, Boise St. 55

MIDWEST

E. Michigan 67, Green Bay 58

IPFW 65, Bradley 61

IUPUI 94, Cincinnati Christian 72

Illinois 72, Dartmouth 65

Indiana 81, Oakland 54

Kansas St. 64, South Dakota 62

Minnesota 75, S. Dakota St. 59

N. Iowa 55, Savannah St. 50

Nebraska-Omaha 93, CS Bakersfield 88

Xavier 63, Evansville 60

SOUTHWEST

Tulsa 78, UALR 64

FAR WEST

California 92, Nevada 84

N. Colorado 96, Colorado College 57

San Diego 84, Pacifica 47

Utah 74, Idaho St. 66

 

H.S. basketball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Athens 76, New Lexington 43

Belpre 69, Corning Miller 67

Bidwell River Valley 56, Ironton Rock Hill 50

Chesapeake 62, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 53

Cols. Walnut Ridge 65, Cols. Africentric 59

Groveport-Madison 56, Cols. Franklin Hts. 51

Hillsboro 48, Leesburg Fairfield 37

Latham Western 75, Franklin Furnace Green 49

Logan 70, Lancaster 56

Lucasville Valley 80, Piketon 52

Lynchburg-Clay 33, Greenfield McClain 26

Marietta 59, New Matamoras Frontier 43

McArthur Vinton County 52, Waverly 46

Oak Hill 45, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 35

Peebles 73, McDermott Scioto NW 40

Portsmouth 66, Vincent Warren 60

Portsmouth Clay 62, Ironton St. Joseph 36

Portsmouth W. 73, New Boston Glenwood 52

Proctorville Fairland 63, S. Point 48

Sardinia Eastern Brown 55, W. Union 38

Stewart Federal Hocking 48, Racine Southern 46

Washington C.H. 60, Chillicothe 52

Waterford 68, Wahama, W.Va. 57

Wellston 63, Jackson 55

Wood County Christian, W.Va. 58, OVC 53

 

USA Today women

The top 25 teams in the USA Today Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 9, 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 Pvs

1. UConn (32) 10-0 800 1

2. Duke 10-0 763 2

3. Tennessee 8-0 715 3

4. Stanford 7-1 685 4

4. Notre Dame 8-0 685 5

6. Kentucky 9-0 662 6

7. Louisville 9-1 610 7

8. Maryland 9-1 575 8

9. Baylor 7-1 518 9

10. South Carolina 9-0 502 10

11. Iowa State 8-0 443 12

12. Penn State 6-2 405 11

13. LSU 7-1 385 14

14. North Carolina 7-2 365 16

15. Colorado 8-0 337 17

16. Nebraska 7-2 285 13

17. Georgia 8-0 277 18

18. Oklahoma State 7-0 270 19

19. Oklahoma 6-3 266 15

20. Texas A&M 6-2 183 20

21. California 6-2 143 21

22. Gonzaga 7-1 126 24

23. Purdue 6-2 111 22

24. Iowa 10-1 77 —

25. Florida State 8-1 60 —

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 43, BYU 29, UTEP 12, Arkansas 11, San Diego 10, Vanderbilt 10, Texas 9, Bowling Green 7, Georgia Tech 7, Arizona State 5, DePaul 5, Kansas 3, Dayton 1.