NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 11 4 0 .733 410 318

Miami 8 7 0 .533 310 315

N.Y. Jets 7 8 0 .467 270 380

Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 354

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 361 326

Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371

Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 237 419

Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288

Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318

Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363

Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385

x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 406 278

San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324

Oakland 4 11 0 .267 308 419

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360

Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408

N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377

Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221

New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287

Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422

Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445

Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400

Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362

Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222

x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 383 252

Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301

St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Sunday, Dec. 22

St. Louis 23, Tampa Bay 13

Indianapolis 23, Kansas City 7

Denver 37, Houston 13

Buffalo 19, Miami 0

Carolina 17, New Orleans 13

Dallas 24, Washington 23

N.Y. Jets 24, Cleveland 13

Cincinnati 42, Minnesota 14

Tennessee 20, Jacksonville 16

Arizona 17, Seattle 10

N.Y. Giants 23, Detroit 20, OT

San Diego 26, Oakland 13

Pittsburgh 38, Green Bay 31

New England 41, Baltimore 7

Philadelphia 54, Chicago 11

Monday, Dec. 23

San Francisco 34, Atlanta 24

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

Toronto 11 15 .423 —

Boston 12 17 .414 1/2

New York 9 19 .321 3

Brooklyn 9 19 .321 3

Philadelphia 8 20 .286 4

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 22 6 .786 —

Atlanta 15 13 .536 7

Charlotte 14 15 .483 8 1/2

Washington 12 13 .480 8 1/2

Orlando 8 20 .286 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 23 5 .821 —

Detroit 14 16 .467 10

Chicago 11 16 .407 11 1/2

Cleveland 10 17 .370 12 1/2

Milwaukee 6 22 .214 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 22 8 .733 —

Houston 19 11 .633 3

Dallas 16 12 .571 5

New Orleans 12 14 .462 8

Memphis 12 15 .444 8 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 23 5 .821 —

Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 —

Denver 14 13 .519 8 1/2

Minnesota 13 15 .464 10

Utah 8 23 .258 16 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 20 9 .690 —

Phoenix 17 10 .630 2

Golden State 17 13 .567 3 1/2

L.A. Lakers 13 16 .448 7

Sacramento 8 19 .296 11

Monday’s Games

New York 103, Orlando 98

Detroit 115, Cleveland 92

Charlotte 111, Milwaukee 110, OT

Miami 121, Atlanta 119, OT

Indiana 103, Brooklyn 86

Dallas 111, Houston 104

Memphis 104, Utah 94

San Antonio 112, Toronto 99

Phoenix 117, L.A. Lakers 90

Golden State 89, Denver 81

New Orleans 113, Sacramento 100

Tuesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago 95, Brooklyn 78

Oklahoma City 123, New York 94

Miami 101, L.A. Lakers 95

Houston 111, San Antonio 98

Golden State 111, L.A. Clippers 98

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.

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

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

Friday’s Games

Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 37 25 10 2 52 106 77

Tampa Bay 37 23 11 3 49 106 87

Montreal 38 22 13 3 47 96 84

Detroit 39 17 13 9 43 99 108

Toronto 39 18 16 5 41 106 113

Ottawa 39 15 17 7 37 111 126

Florida 38 14 19 5 33 88 123

Buffalo 37 10 24 3 23 66 105

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 39 27 11 1 55 121 88

Washington 37 19 14 4 42 117 112

Philadelphia 37 17 16 4 38 93 104

N.Y. Rangers 38 18 18 2 38 88 102

New Jersey 38 15 16 7 37 92 99

Columbus 37 16 17 4 36 101 106

Carolina 37 14 15 8 36 86 105

N.Y. Islanders 38 11 20 7 29 96 129

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 39 26 7 6 58 145 107

St. Louis 36 24 7 5 53 128 85

Colorado 36 23 10 3 49 106 88

Minnesota 39 20 14 5 45 88 96

Dallas 36 18 12 6 42 106 107

Winnipeg 39 16 18 5 37 103 116

Nashville 37 16 17 4 36 85 109

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 39 27 7 5 59 127 98

Los Angeles 38 25 9 4 54 106 76

San Jose 37 23 8 6 52 121 94

Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 106 93

Phoenix 36 19 10 7 45 111 110

Calgary 37 14 17 6 34 95 118

Edmonton 39 12 24 3 27 101 135

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

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 2, Toronto 1, SO

Calgary 4, St. Louis 3, SO

San Jose 5, Colorado 4, SO

Buffalo 2, Phoenix 1, OT

Anaheim 3, Washington 2

Columbus 4, Carolina 3

Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 0

N.Y. Islanders 3, Detroit 0

Tampa Bay 6, Florida 1

Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 1

Chicago 5, New Jersey 2

Boston 6, Nashville 2

Edmonton 6, Winnipeg 2

Dallas 5, Los Angeles 2

Tuesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.

Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

New York Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

Saturday, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Colorado State 48, Washington State 45

Las Vegas Bowl

Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24(ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21

Monday, Dec. 23

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East Carolina 37, Ohio 20

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Oregon State 38, Boise State 23

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)

 

Women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, 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) 12-0 800 1

2. Notre Dame 10-0 736 4

3. Duke 12-1 735 2

4. Stanford 10-1 727 5

5. Tennessee 10-1 662 3

6. Kentucky 11-1 630 6

7. Louisville 12-1 622 7

8. Maryland 10-1 580 8

9. Baylor 9-1 533 9

10. Iowa State 9-0 495 11

11. North Carolina 11-2 448 13

12. South Carolina 11-1 424 10

13. Oklahoma State 10-0 384 16

14. Colorado 9-1 362 14

15. Nebraska 9-2 338 17

16. LSU 9-2 302 12

17. Penn State 8-3 289 18

18. Georgia 11-1 250 15

19. Purdue 9-2 223 21

20. Florida State 11-1 157 23

21. Gonzaga 10-2 149 22

22. California 7-3 122 20

23. Syracuse 11-1 96 —

24. Oklahoma 8-4 95 19

25. Iowa 11-2 93 25

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 29, Arizona State 28, San Diego 16, N.C. State 12, BYU 11, Middle Tennessee 10, Vanderbilt 9, Texas A&M 8, Georgia Tech 7, Texas 7, Dayton 4, Bowling Green 2, Florida 2, DePaul 1, Indiana 1, Rutgers 1.

 

AP Player of Year

AP Player of the Year List

2013 — Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

2012 — Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M

2011 — Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor

2010 — Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

2009 — Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska

2008 — Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma

2007 — Tim Tebow, QB, Florida

2006 — Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State

2005 — Reggie Bush, RB, Southern Cal

2004 — Matt Leinart, QB, Southern Cal

2003 — Jason White, QB, Oklahoma

2002 — Brad Banks, QB, Iowa

2001 — Rex Grossman, QB, Florida

2000 — Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma

1999 — Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin

1998 — Ricky Williams, RB, Texas