NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 12 4 0 .750 444 338

N.Y. Jets 8 8 0 .500 290 387

Miami 8 8 0 .500 317 335

Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 339 388

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 11 5 0 .688 391 336

Tennessee 7 9 0 .438 362 381

Jacksonville 4 12 0 .250 247 449

Houston 2 14 0 .125 276 428

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Cincinnati 11 5 0 .688 430 305

Pittsburgh 8 8 0 .500 379 370

Baltimore 8 8 0 .500 320 352

Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 308 406

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 13 3 0 .813 606 399

x-Kansas City 11 5 0 .688 430 305

x-San Diego 9 7 0 .563 396 348

Oakland 4 12 0 .250 322 453

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 442 382

Dallas 8 8 0 .500 439 432

N.Y. Giants 7 9 0 .438 294 383

Washington 3 13 0 .188 334 478

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Carolina 12 4 0 .750 366 241

x-New Orleans 11 5 0 .688 414 304

Atlanta 4 12 0 .250 353 443

Tampa Bay 4 12 0 .250 288 389

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 8 7 1 .531 417 428

Chicago 8 8 0 .500 445 478

Detroit 7 9 0 .438 395 376

Minnesota 5 10 1 .344 391 480

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Seattle 13 3 0 .813 417 231

x-San Francisco 12 4 0 .750 406 272

Arizona 10 6 0 .625 379 324

St. Louis 7 9 0 .438 348 364

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Sunday, Dec. 29

Tennessee 16, Houston 10

Minnesota 14, Detroit 13

Carolina 21, Atlanta 20

Pittsburgh 20, Cleveland 7

N.Y. Giants 20, Washington 6

Cincinnati 34, Baltimore 17

Indianapolis 30, Jacksonville 10

N.Y. Jets 20, Miami 7

Denver 34, Oakland 14

San Diego 27, Kansas City 24, OT

Seattle 27, St. Louis 9

San Francisco 23, Arizona 20

Green Bay 33, Chicago 28

New Orleans 42, Tampa Bay 17

New England 34, Buffalo 20

Philadelphia 24, Dallas 22

End of regular season

 

NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4

Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:35 p.m. (NBC)

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 8:10 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 5

San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. (CBS)

San Francisco at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11

Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)

Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 12

Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)

Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19

AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)

NFL, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 26

At Honolulu

TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 13 15 .464 —

Boston 13 17 .433 1

Brooklyn 10 20 .333 4

Philadelphia 9 21 .300 5

New York 9 21 .300 5

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 24 7 .774 —

Atlanta 17 14 .548 7

Washington 14 14 .500 8 1/2

Charlotte 14 18 .438 10 1/2

Orlando 10 20 .333 13 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 24 5 .828 —

Detroit 14 19 .424 12

Chicago 12 17 .414 12

Cleveland 10 20 .333 14 1/2

Milwaukee 6 24 .200 18 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 24 7 .774 —

Houston 21 12 .636 4

Dallas 18 13 .581 6

New Orleans 14 15 .483 9

Memphis 13 17 .433 10 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 25 5 .833 —

Portland 24 7 .774 1 1/2

Minnesota 15 16 .484 10 1/2

Denver 14 16 .467 11

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 21 12 .636 —

Phoenix 19 11 .633 1/2

Golden State 19 13 .594 1 1/2

L.A. Lakers 13 18 .419 7

Sacramento 9 20 .310 10

Monday’s Games

Washington 106, Detroit 99

Dallas 100, Minnesota 98

Chicago 95, Memphis 91

New Orleans 110, Portland 108

Miami 97, Denver 94

Utah 83, Charlotte 80

Phoenix 107, L.A. Clippers 88

Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta at Boston, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 3 p.m.

Golden State at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Houston, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Dallas at Washington, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 39 26 11 2 54 114 81

Tampa Bay 39 23 12 4 50 110 93

Montreal 40 23 14 3 49 99 89

Detroit 41 18 14 9 45 107 117

Toronto 41 20 16 5 45 115 118

Ottawa 42 17 18 7 41 118 135

Florida 40 15 20 5 35 95 128

Buffalo 39 11 24 4 26 71 110

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 41 29 11 1 59 130 94

Washington 40 20 15 5 45 122 119

Philadelphia 39 19 16 4 42 101 110

N.Y. Rangers 40 19 19 2 40 94 108

New Jersey 40 16 16 8 40 95 102

Columbus 39 17 18 4 38 106 112

Carolina 39 14 16 9 37 91 114

N.Y. Islanders 40 12 21 7 31 102 135

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 42 28 7 7 63 158 115

St. Louis 38 26 7 5 57 137 92

Colorado 38 23 11 4 50 109 97

Dallas 38 19 12 7 45 112 111

Minnesota 41 20 16 5 45 96 107

Winnipeg 41 18 18 5 41 111 121

Nashville 40 18 18 4 40 95 119

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 41 28 8 5 61 131 103

San Jose 39 25 8 6 56 128 98

Los Angeles 40 25 11 4 54 108 80

Vancouver 41 23 11 7 53 111 97

Phoenix 38 19 10 9 47 116 117

Calgary 39 14 19 6 34 95 122

Edmonton 41 13 24 4 30 106 139

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

Monday’s Games

Philadelphia 4, Vancouver 3, SO

Ottawa 3, Washington 1

Chicago 1, Los Angeles 0

Nashville 6, Detroit 4

Tuesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

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

Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto vs. Detroit at Ann Arbor, MI, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 10 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

Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14

Friday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Marshall 31, Maryland 20

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Washington 31, BYU 16

Saturday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Notre Dame 29,. Rutgers 16

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Louisville 36, Miami 9

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State 31, Michigan 14

Monday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Oregon 30, Texas 7

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23

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)

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 29, 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 Prv

1. Arizona (60) 13-0 1,620 1

2. Syracuse (5) 12-0 1,550 2

3. Ohio St. 13-0 1,462 3

4. Wisconsin 13-0 1,408 4

5. Michigan St. 11-1 1,364 5

6. Oklahoma St. 11-1 1,278 7

7. Duke 10-2 1,144 9

8. Wichita St. 13-0 1,067 10

9. Baylor 10-1 1,013 11

10. Oregon 12-0 987 12

11. Villanova 11-1 943 8

12. Florida 10-2 915 13

13. Iowa St. 11-0 869 14

14. Louisville 11-2 812 6

15. Kentucky 10-3 753 18

16. Kansas 8-3 666 16

17. UConn 11-1 647 15

18. Memphis 9-2 625 17

19. North Carolina 9-3 413 19

20. Colorado 11-2 373 21

21. San Diego St. 10-1 371 20

22. Iowa 11-2 258 22

23. UMass 11-1 160 23

24. Gonzaga 11-2 78 24

25. Missouri 11-1 76 25

Others receiving votes: Illinois 57, Texas 40, George Washington 37, Oklahoma 36, Toledo 32, Florida St. 24, UCLA 19, Harvard 10, Michigan 7, Creighton 5, Kansas St. 3, Pittsburgh 2, LSU 1.

 

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. 29, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Arizona (30) 13-0 798 1

2. Syracuse (1) 12-0 762 2

3. Ohio State (1) 13-0 741 3

4. Michigan State 11-1 682 5

5. Wisconsin 13-0 677 6

6. Oklahoma State 11-1 605 7

7. Wichita State 13-0 588 8

8. Duke 10-2 568 9

9. Oregon 12-0 530 10

10. Louisville 11-2 515 4

11. Baylor 10-1 429 12

12. Iowa State 11-0 420 13

13. Florida 10-2 413 14

14. Villanova 11-1 392 11

15. UConn 11-1 340 15

16. Kentucky 10-3 319 18

17. Kansas 8-3 314 16

18. Memphis 9-2 268 17

19. North Carolina 9-3 184 19

19. San Diego State 10-1 184 20

21. Gonzaga 11-2 145 21

22. UMass 11-1 137 22

23. Iowa 11-2 113 23

24. Colorado 11-2 92 24

25. Missouri 11-1 51 25

Others receiving votes: Creighton 29, Pittsburgh 22, UCLA 20, George Washington 17, Oklahoma 16, Texas 9, Toledo 8, Florida State 4, Michigan 4, Illinois 2, New Mexico 1, Saint Louis 1.

 

Women’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 29, 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 Prv

1. UConn (36) 13-0 900 1

2. Notre Dame 11-0 841 2

3. Duke 12-1 822 3

4. Stanford 11-1 808 4

5. Tennessee 11-1 736 5

6. Kentucky 12-1 717 6

7. Louisville 13-1 695 7

8. Maryland 12-1 648 8

9. Baylor 10-1 626 9

10. North Carolina 11-2 515 10

11. Oklahoma St. 11-0 511 11

12. Colorado 10-1 472 12

13. South Carolina 12-1 462 13

14. Iowa St. 11-0 447 14

15. Penn St. 9-3 341 15

16. LSU 9-2 308 16

17. Purdue 9-2 299 17

18. Nebraska 10-2 278 18

19. Georgia 12-1 228 19

20. Syracuse 11-1 213 20

21. Florida St. 12-1 187 22

22. Iowa 12-2 180 21

23. California 8-3 116 23

24. Arizona St. 10-1 91 25

25. Oklahoma 8-4 65 25

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 49, San Diego 33, NC State 27, Indiana 23, Georgia Tech 8, Rutgers 8, West Virginia 8, Gonzaga 7, Saint Joseph’s 7, Texas 7, Middle Tennessee 6, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 5, UTEP 4, DePaul 2.

 

Super Bowl odds

Odds to Win Super Bowl XLVIII

By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver

CURRENT OPENING

TEAM ODDS ODDS

Denver 2-1 6-1

Seattle 5-2 7-1

New England 6-1 6-1

San Francisco 6-1 5-1

Carolina 7-1 40-1

Cincinnati 12-1 35-1

Green Bay 12-1 10-1

Philadelphia 12-1 35-1

Indianapolis 18-1 35-1

Kansas City 18-1 60-1

New Orleans 18-1 15-1

San Diego 35-1 45-1

 

H.S.scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Mondays’ Girls’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Beaver Eastern 48, Chillicothe Zane Trace 46

Bidwell River Valley 71, Wahama, W.Va. 23

Corning Miller 58, Hannan, W.Va. 26

Hillsboro 47, Waverly 35

S. Webster 72, Portsmouth 52

Washington C.H. 61, Chillicothe Huntington 34

Zanesville Maysville 66, Vincent Warren 36

Athens 57, Hamden Hall, Conn. 38