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.

Sunday, Dec. 29

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

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

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Pittsburgh , 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 12 15 .444 —

Toronto 9 14 .391 1

Brooklyn 9 16 .360 2

New York 8 17 .320 3

Philadelphia 7 19 .269 4 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 19 6 .760 —

Atlanta 14 12 .538 5 1/2

Charlotte 12 14 .462 7 1/2

Washington 11 13 .458 7 1/2

Orlando 8 18 .308 11 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 20 5 .800 —

Detroit 13 14 .481 8

Cleveland 9 15 .375 10 1/2

Chicago 9 16 .360 11

Milwaukee 5 20 .200 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 21 5 .808 —

Houston 17 9 .654 4

Dallas 15 10 .600 5 1/2

New Orleans 11 13 .458 9

Memphis 10 15 .400 10 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 21 4 .840 —

Portland 22 5 .815 —

Denver 14 10 .583 6 1/2

Minnesota 13 13 .500 8 1/2

Utah 7 21 .250 15 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 18 9 .667 —

Phoenix 14 10 .583 2 1/2

Golden State 14 13 .519 4

L.A. Lakers 12 13 .480 5

Sacramento 7 17 .292 9 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Oklahoma City 107, Chicago 95

San Antonio 104, Golden State 102

Friday’s Games

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Memphis at New York, 12 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 1 p.m.

Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 35 23 10 2 48 96 74

Tampa Bay 35 21 11 3 45 97 84

Montreal 37 21 13 3 45 92 81

Detroit 37 16 12 9 41 94 101

Toronto 37 18 16 3 39 101 106

Ottawa 37 14 17 6 34 103 122

Florida 36 14 17 5 33 85 112

Buffalo 35 9 23 3 21 63 100

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 37 26 10 1 53 117 80

Washington 34 18 13 3 39 107 102

Philadelphia 35 16 15 4 36 86 97

Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94

N.Y. Rangers 35 16 17 2 34 79 95

New Jersey 35 14 15 6 34 83 87

Columbus 35 14 17 4 32 91 100

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 34 23 7 4 50 119 81

Colorado 34 23 10 1 47 100 80

Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 88

Dallas 34 17 12 5 39 99 102

Nashville 35 16 16 3 35 80 99

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 36 24 8 4 52 101 69

San Jose 35 21 8 6 48 113 88

Vancouver 37 20 11 6 46 101 90

Phoenix 34 18 10 6 42 106 105

Calgary 35 13 16 6 32 88 111

Edmonton 37 11 23 3 25 95 127

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

Thursday’s Games

Toronto 2, Phoenix 1, SO

Buffalo 4, Boston 2

Philadelphia 5, Columbus 4

Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2

Florida 4, Ottawa 2

Detroit 3, Calgary 2, OT

Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 2

St. Louis 5, Montreal 1

Dallas 4, Vancouver 1

Colorado 4, Edmonton 2

Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1

Friday’s Games

Anaheim at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Calgary at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Phoenix at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

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

 

Basketball scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Duke 80, UCLA 63

La Salle 80, Wagner 54

St. Francis (NY) 65, Lafayette 62

Stony Brook 76, Loyola (Md.) 69

SOUTH

Auburn 66, Clemson 64

East Carolina 103, VMI 94

Elon 126, Cent. Pennsylvania 78

Georgia 58, Gardner-Webb 49

Jackson St. 73, Louisiana-Lafayette 70

Lipscomb 88, Austin Peay 83

Miami 68, Savannah St. 51

Mississippi St. 66, Florida Gulf Coast 53

Morehead St. 120, South Dakota 83

SC-Upstate 74, South Carolina 68

South Florida 73, Florida A&M 70

Tennessee Tech 112, Hillsdale Baptist 56

MIDWEST

Dayton 96, Iona 84

Illinois St. 64, Tennessee St. 58

Wright St. 70, E. Illinois 43

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 102, UT-Martin 56

TCU 98, Grambling St. 75

UTEP 84, Northwestern St. 74

FAR WEST

Arizona 69, Southern U. 43

Long Beach St. 72, Southern Cal 71

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 59, American U. 44

Seattle 70, Norfolk St. 67

UC Santa Barbara 57, Troy 54

Utah 69, Texas St. 50

Utah St. 68, W. Illinois 52

 

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)

 

Girls’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Girls Basketball Scores of Interest

Albany Alexander 69, Pomeroy Meigs 41

Athens 52, Wellston 29

Beaver Eastern 65, Portsmouth Clay 54

Belpre 62, Crown City S. Gallia 56

Chillicothe Huntington 47, Southeastern 31

Chillicothe Unioto 80, Frankfort Adena 21

Chillicothe Zane Trace 37, Piketon 33

Fayetteville-Perry 73, Lynchburg-Clay 59

McArthur Vinton County 50, Nelsonville-York 45

Oak Hill 46, McDermott Scioto NW 41

Portsmouth Notre Dame 48, New Boston 41

Portsmouth W. 53, Waverly 36

Reedsville Eastern 74, Wahama, W.Va. 10

S. Webster 50, Minford 36

Sardinia Eastern Brown 46, Whiteoak 36

Seaman N. Adams 61, Leesburg Fairfield 38

Stewart Federal Hocking 49, Glouster Trimble 43

Waterford 71, Corning Miller 37

Wheelersburg 45, Lucasville Valley 42

Westfall 53, Paint Valley 40