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 14 .417 —

Toronto 7 13 .350 1

Brooklyn 7 14 .333 1 1/2

Philadelphia 7 16 .304 2 1/2

New York 6 15 .286 2 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 16 6 .727 —

Atlanta 11 11 .500 5

Charlotte 10 12 .455 6

Washington 9 11 .450 6

Orlando 7 15 .318 9

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 19 3 .864 —

Detroit 10 13 .435 9 1/2

Chicago 8 12 .400 10

Cleveland 8 13 .381 10 1/2

Milwaukee 5 17 .227 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 17 4 .810 —

Houston 15 7 .682 2 1/2

Dallas 13 10 .565 5

New Orleans 10 10 .500 6 1/2

Memphis 10 11 .476 7

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 18 4 .818 —

Oklahoma City 17 4 .810 1/2

Denver 13 8 .619 4 1/2

Minnesota 11 11 .500 7

Utah 5 19 .208 14

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 15 8 .652 —

Phoenix 12 9 .571 2

Golden State 13 10 .565 2

L.A. Lakers 10 11 .476 4

Sacramento 6 14 .300 7 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Orlando 92, Charlotte 83

L.A. Clippers 96, Boston 88

Minnesota 106, Philadelphia 99

San Antonio 109, Milwaukee 77

Oklahoma City 116, Memphis 100

New Orleans 111, Detroit 106, OT

New York 83, Chicago 78

Utah 122, Sacramento 101

Golden State 95, Dallas 93

Thursday’s Games

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

Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

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

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

 

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 32 16 13 3 35 87 90

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

Columbus 31 13 15 3 29 78 86

Philadelphia 31 13 15 3 29 70 85

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

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 34 23 6 5 51 129 93

St. Louis 29 20 6 3 43 100 67

Minnesota 33 18 10 5 41 78 77

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 34 22 7 5 49 108 87

Los Angeles 32 21 7 4 46 88 63

San Jose 31 19 6 6 44 103 78

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.

Wednesday’s Games

Los Angeles 3, Toronto 1

Chicago 7, Philadelphia 2

Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1

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.

Friday’s Games

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

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)

 

Ohio State box

No. 3 OHIO ST. 86, BRYANT 48

BRYANT (6-5)

Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Francis 3-11 3-4 9, McLaughlin 0-1 0-0 0, O’Shea 1-6 1-2 4, Starks 5-15 3-4 16, Soukup 2-6 0-0 4, Kostur 0-3 3-4 3, Brickman 0-0 0-0 0, McKinney 0-0 0-0 0, Garvin 3-9 0-0 7, Oakley 2-5 0-0 5, McMath 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-58 10-14 48.

OHIO ST. (9-0)

Ross 4-10 0-0 9, A. Williams 6-7 0-0 12, Scott 2-6 2-2 6, Craft 2-4 1-1 7, Smith Jr. 6-9 5-7 19, Loving 3-5 1-2 9, Thompson 1-7 2-2 4, Della Valle 3-7 0-0 7, Lorbach 3-3 0-0 6, McDonald 2-3 3-6 7. Totals 32-61 14-20 86.

Halftime—Ohio St. 43-23. 3-Point Goals—Bryant 6-24 (Starks 3-10, Oakley 1-3, Garvin 1-3, O’Shea 1-4, Soukup 0-2, Kostur 0-2), Ohio St. 8-20 (Craft 2-3, Loving 2-3, Smith Jr. 2-4, Ross 1-3, Della Valle 1-4, Thompson 0-1, Scott 0-2). Fouled Out—Garvin. Rebounds—Bryant 38 (Garvin 9), Ohio St. 38 (A. Williams 9). Assists—Bryant 7 (McLaughlin 6), Ohio St. 16 (Craft 4). Total Fouls—Bryant 20, Ohio St. 11. A—12,723.

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

George Washington 70, Boston U. 60

Niagara 83, Davidson 72

Penn St. 68, Duquesne 59

Princeton 78, Rutgers 73

SOUTH

Coppin St. 91, UMBC 71

Jacksonville St. 63, Alcorn St. 52

UCF 79, Howard 64

UNC Greensboro 75, Claflin 70

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 79, North Dakota 69

N. Dakota St. 73, Notre Dame 69

Ohio St. 86, Bryant 48

Wisconsin 78, Milwaukee 52

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M Commerce 105, Northwood (Texas) 75

FAR WEST

Arizona 74, New Mexico St. 48

BYU 100, Prairie View 52

Denver 80, Colorado St. 70

Montana 69, Idaho 58

Utah Valley 62, Weber St. 59

 

H.S. basketball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 50, Chillicothe 36

Jackson 50, Minford 33

Manchester 47, Ironton St. Joseph 42

McDermott Northwest 45, Seaman N. Adams 42

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 62, Hillsboro 45

 

NFL passing leaders

NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders

Through Dec. 8, 2013

(x-active):

1. Brett Favre, Atl-GB-NYJ-Min 71,838

2. x-Peyton Manning, Ind-Den 64,009

3. Dan Marino, Mia 61,361

4. John Elway, Den 51,475

6. x-Drew Brees, SD-NO 50,026

5. Warren Moon, Hou-Min-Sea-KC 49,325

7. x-Tom Brady, NE 48,491

8. Fran Tarkenton, Min-NYG 47,003

9. Vinny Testaverde,

TB-Cle-Bal-NYJ-Dal-NE-Car 46,233

10. Drew Bledsoe, NE-Buf-Dal 44,611

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Fined Dallas CB Orlando Scandrick $21,000, for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Chicago WR Brandon Marshall and Dallas DE George Selvie $21,000, for a hit below the knees against Chicago QB Josh McCown in a Dec. 9 game.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Ottawa D Jared Cowen two games for an illegal check to the head of Buffalo F Zemgus Girgensons during a Dec. 10 game and Tampa Bay F Richard Panik for two games for boarding Washington D Karl Alzner.

COLLEGE

BOISE STATE — Named Bryan Harsin football coach.