NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311

Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296

N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319

Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355

Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399

Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274

Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 277

Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332

Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372

x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255

San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311

Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349

Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385

N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357

Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270

Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208

Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324

Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391

Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362

Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339

Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205

San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228

Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

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 12 14 .462 —

Toronto 9 13 .409 1

Brooklyn 9 15 .375 2

New York 7 17 .292 4

Philadelphia 7 19 .269 5

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 18 6 .750 —

Atlanta 13 12 .520 5 1/2

Charlotte 11 14 .440 7 1/2

Washington 10 13 .435 7 1/2

Orlando 8 17 .320 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 20 4 .833 —

Detroit 12 14 .462 9

Chicago 9 14 .391 10 1/2

Cleveland 9 15 .375 11

Milwaukee 5 19 .208 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 19 5 .792 —

Houston 16 9 .640 3 1/2

Dallas 14 10 .583 5

New Orleans 11 12 .478 7 1/2

Memphis 10 14 .417 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 22 4 .846 —

Oklahoma City 20 4 .833 1

Denver 14 10 .583 7

Minnesota 12 13 .480 9 1/2

Utah 6 21 .222 16 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 17 9 .654 —

Phoenix 14 9 .609 1 1/2

Golden State 14 12 .538 3

L.A. Lakers 12 13 .480 4 1/2

Sacramento 7 16 .304 8 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Portland 119, Cleveland 116

Charlotte 95, Sacramento 87

L.A. Lakers 96, Memphis 92

Oklahoma City 105, Denver 93

Golden State 104, New Orleans 93

Wednesday’s Games

Utah at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Chicago at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 34 23 9 2 48 94 70

Montreal 36 21 12 3 45 91 76

Tampa Bay 34 20 11 3 43 93 82

Detroit 36 15 12 9 39 91 99

Toronto 36 17 16 3 37 99 105

Ottawa 35 14 15 6 34 99 113

Florida 35 13 17 5 31 81 110

Buffalo 34 8 23 3 19 59 98

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 35 24 10 1 49 108 75

Washington 34 18 13 3 39 107 102

Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94

Philadelphia 34 15 15 4 34 81 93

N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 76 91

New Jersey 34 13 15 6 32 78 85

Columbus 34 14 16 4 32 87 95

N.Y. Islanders 35 9 19 7 25 85 121

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 37 25 7 5 55 138 102

St. Louis 33 22 7 4 48 114 80

Colorado 33 22 10 1 45 96 78

Minnesota 36 20 11 5 45 84 83

Dallas 33 16 12 5 37 95 101

Nashville 34 16 15 3 35 78 95

Winnipeg 36 15 16 5 35 95 106

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 116 91

Los Angeles 35 23 8 4 50 97 68

San Jose 34 21 7 6 48 112 84

Vancouver 36 20 10 6 46 100 86

Phoenix 33 18 10 5 41 105 103

Calgary 34 13 16 5 31 86 108

Edmonton 36 11 22 3 25 93 123

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

Tuesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO

Minnesota 3, Vancouver 2, SO

Boston 2, Calgary 0

Buffalo 4, Winnipeg 2

Florida 3, Toronto 1

Montreal 3, Phoenix 1

Anaheim 5, Detroit 2

Philadelphia 5, Washington 2

San Jose 4, St. Louis 2

Chicago 3, Nashville 1

Dallas 3, Colorado 2

Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 0

Wednesday’s Games

Ottawa at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Montreal at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

 

Basketball scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Cincinnati 44, Pittsburgh 43

Duquesne 78, St. Francis (Pa.) 71

Florida 77, Memphis 75

Georgetown 85, Elon 76

Providence 76, Yale 74

SOUTH

Florida St. 106, Charlotte 62

Jacksonville St. 82, Cent. Michigan 73

Liberty 77, Howard 59

Longwood 80, Va. Intermont 61

Louisiana Tech 64, McNeese St. 50

Louisiana-Lafayette 103, Centenary 69

Louisville 90, Missouri St. 60

Manhattan 86, South Carolina 68

Marshall 121, Alice Lloyd 57

Middle Tennessee 102, Tenn. Temple 52

Mississippi St. 78, Florida A&M 65

Murray St. 73, S. Illinois 65

SC State 83, Coastal Carolina 78

South Alabama 82, Dillard 73

South Florida 68, Florida Gulf Coast 66, 2OT

Stetson 64, FAU 62

UCF 104, Jacksonville 64

VCU 72, Wofford 57

Vanderbilt 58, Austin Peay 56

Wake Forest 77, St. Bonaventure 62

Washington 73, Tulane 62

Wichita St. 72, Alabama 67

MIDWEST

Creighton 88, Ark.-Pine Bluff 51

Green Bay 76, Tennessee Tech 49

Ill.-Chicago 88, Purdue-Calumet 61

Marquette 91, Ball St. 53

Michigan St. 78, North Florida 48

Purdue 79, Md.-Eastern Shore 50

Youngstown St. 71, Bethune-Cookman 59

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 90, Bacone 63

Incarnate Word 98, Open Bible 53

North Texas 64, Cent. Arkansas 55

Oklahoma 91, Texas-Arlington 89

Oklahoma St. 75, Delaware St. 43

Toledo 78, Arkansas St. 65

FAR WEST

Denver 90, Belmont 62

Loyola Marymount 79, Cal Poly 59

New Mexico St. 67, New Mexico 61

Oregon 91, UC Irvine 63

 

H.S. scores

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Athens 58, Albany Alexander 40

Belpre 58, Stewart Federal Hocking 53, 2OT

Bidwell River Valley 65, Jackson 49

Cambridge 49, Marietta 45

Chesapeake 40, Pomeroy Meigs 27

Chillicothe Huntington 55, Frankfort Adena 44

Chillicothe Unioto 75, Bainbridge Paint Valley 52

Chillicothe Zane Trace 50, Williamsport Westfall 42

Circleville 61, Baltimore Liberty Union 43

Cols. Africentric 68, Cols. South 58

Cols. Walnut Ridge 60, Cols. Marion-Franklin 58

Gallipolis Gallia 70, Lincoln County, W.Va. 47

Greenfield McClain 52, Seaman N. Adams 33

Latham Western 60, New Boston Glenwood 49

Leesburg Fairfield 87, Fayetteville-Perry 78

Lucasville Valley 52, Portsmouth W. 49

Lynchburg-Clay 69, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 58

Minford 78, McDermott Scioto NW 46

Oak Hill 60, Waverly 50

Peebles 63, Sardinia Eastern Brown 57

Portsmouth Clay 70, Portsmouth Sciotoville 47

Portsmouth Notre Dame 65, Franklin Furnace Green 29

Proctorville Fairland 65, Ironton 48

S. Point 76, Portsmouth 58

Vincent Warren 70, Fairfield Christian 65

Washington C.H. 65, Lees Creek E. Clinton 48

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 57, Hillsboro 51

Waterford 65, Reedsville Eastern 53

Wellston 67, Ironton Rock Hill 41

Symmes Valley 64, Beaver Eastern 61

 

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)

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 15, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Arizona (30) 11-0 798 1

2. Ohio State (1) 10-0 748 2

2. Syracuse (1) 10-0 748 3

4. Louisville 9-1 676 4

5. Michigan State 8-1 653 5

6. Wisconsin 12-0 645 6

7. Oklahoma State 9-1 555 9

8. Duke 7-2 553 7

9. Wichita State 10-0 545 8

10. UConn 9-0 494 12

11. Oregon 9-0 490 11

12. Villanova 10-0 413 14

13. Iowa State 8-0 351 16

14. Memphis 7-1 349 15

15. Gonzaga 10-1 311 16

15. Baylor 8-1 311 18

17. Florida 7-2 296 19

18. North Carolina 7-2 288 21

19. Kansas 7-3 232 13

20. UMass 9-0 229 20

21. Kentucky 8-3 217 10

22. UCLA 9-1 91 23

23. San Diego State 7-1 90 24

24. Colorado 10-1 88 —

25. Missouri 10-0 76 —

Others receiving votes: Iowa 53, Pittsburgh 48, Saint Mary’s 24, Creighton 9, Michigan 7, George Washington 5, New Mexico 3, Virginia 3, Oklahoma 1.