NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 12 3 0 .800 459 296

Miami 8 7 0 .533 364 336

Buffalo 8 7 0 .533 326 280

N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 246 377

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 431 359

Houston 8 7 0 .533 349 290

Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 232 389

Tennessee 2 13 0 .133 244 411

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Cincinnati 10 4 1 .700 348 317

x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 409 351

Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 389 292

Cleveland 7 8 0 .467 289 317

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 11 4 0 .733 435 340

San Diego 9 6 0 .600 341 329

Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 334 274

Oakland 3 12 0 .200 239 405

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Dallas 11 4 0 .733 423 335

Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 440 374

N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 354 366

Washington 4 11 0 .267 284 394

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 6 8 1 .433 305 371

Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 378 383

New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 378 404

Tampa Bay 2 13 0 .133 257 387

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Detroit 11 4 0 .733 301 252

x-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 456 328

Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 312 334

Chicago 5 10 0 .333 310 429

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 374 248

x-Arizona 11 4 0 .733 293 279

San Francisco 7 8 0 .467 286 323

St. Louis 6 9 0 .400 318 334

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 18

Jacksonville 21, Tennessee 13

Saturday, Dec. 20

Washington 27, Philadelphia 24

San Diego 38, San Francisco 35, OT

Sunday, Dec. 21

Houston 25, Baltimore 13

Detroit 20, Chicago 14

Atlanta 30, New Orleans 14

Miami 37, Minnesota 35

Carolina 17, Cleveland 13

Green Bay 20, Tampa Bay 3

Pittsburgh 20, Kansas City 12

New England 17, N.Y. Jets 16

N.Y. Giants 37, St. Louis 27

Oakland 26, Buffalo 24

Dallas 42, Indianapolis 7

Seattle 35, Arizona 6

Monday, Dec. 22

Cincinnati 37, Denver 28

Sunday, Dec. 28

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

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

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

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

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

Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 22 7 .759 —

Brooklyn 13 15 .464 8 1/2

Boston 10 17 .370 11

New York 5 26 .161 18

Philadelphia 4 24 .143 17 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 21 8 .724 —

Washington 20 8 .714 1/2

Miami 14 16 .467 7 1/2

Orlando 11 21 .344 11 1/2

Charlotte 10 20 .333 11 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 20 9 .690 —

Cleveland 18 11 .621 2

Milwaukee 15 15 .500 5 1/2

Indiana 10 20 .333 10 1/2

Detroit 6 23 .207 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 21 7 .750 —

Memphis 21 8 .724 1/2

Dallas 21 10 .677 1 1/2

San Antonio 18 13 .581 4 1/2

New Orleans 15 14 .517 6 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 24 7 .774 —

Oklahoma City 15 16 .484 9

Denver 13 17 .433 10 1/2

Utah 9 20 .310 14

Minnesota 5 23 .179 17 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 23 5 .821 —

L.A. Clippers 20 10 .667 4

Phoenix 17 14 .548 7 1/2

Sacramento 12 17 .414 11 1/2

L.A. Lakers 9 21 .300 15

Friday’s Games

Brooklyn 109, Boston 107

Cleveland 98, Orlando 89

Milwaukee 107, Atlanta 77

Detroit 119, Indiana 109

New Orleans 97, San Antonio 90

Oklahoma City 98, Charlotte 75

Houston 117, Memphis 111, OT

Dallas 102, L.A. Lakers 98

Denver 106, Minnesota 102

Portland 114, Philadelphia 93

Phoenix 115, Sacramento 106

Saturday’s Games

Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Sunday’s Games

Detroit at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Portland, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Utah at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (98)

Love 7-17 5-5 22, James 10-20 9-11 29, Thompson 3-8 3-3 9, Dellavedova 2-7 2-2 8, Miller 3-8 0-0 9, Waiters 6-14 5-5 17, Marion 2-6 0-0 4, Price 0-0 0-0 0, J.Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 24-26 98.

ORLANDO (89)

T.Harris 7-16 0-0 16, O’Quinn 0-3 0-0 0, Vucevic 6-10 0-0 12, Payton 3-5 0-0 6, Oladipo 5-14 3-4 13, Fournier 5-10 3-3 15, Frye 3-6 0-0 9, Dedmon 3-3 2-4 8, B.Gordon 4-6 0-1 10. Totals 36-73 8-12 89.

Cleveland 27 22 22 27 — 98

Orlando 32 21 22 14 — 89

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 8-30 (Miller 3-8, Love 3-8, Dellavedova 2-7, Marion 0-1, Waiters 0-1, James 0-5), Orlando 9-21 (Frye 3-6, Fournier 2-3, B.Gordon 2-4, T.Harris 2-6, Oladipo 0-1, O’Quinn 0-1). Fouled Out—Oladipo. Rebounds—Cleveland 45 (Thompson 13), Orlando 45 (Vucevic 8). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 8), Orlando 25 (Oladipo 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 14, Orlando 25. Technicals—James, Waiters, T.Harris, Orlando delay of game, Orlando defensive three second. A—18,846 (18,500).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 35 22 11 2 46 95 84

Tampa Bay 36 21 11 4 46 117 96

Detroit 35 18 8 9 45 100 87

Toronto 35 20 12 3 43 118 102

Boston 35 18 14 3 39 91 91

Florida 32 15 9 8 38 73 82

Ottawa 34 14 14 6 34 90 94

Buffalo 35 13 19 3 29 69 115

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 34 22 7 5 49 108 80

N.Y. Islanders 34 23 11 0 46 105 94

N.Y. Rangers 32 18 10 4 40 97 83

Washington 34 17 11 6 40 99 90

Philadelphia 34 14 14 6 34 97 101

Columbus 33 14 16 3 31 80 107

New Jersey 36 12 17 7 31 78 104

Carolina 34 10 20 4 24 70 93

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 35 23 10 2 48 107 72

Nashville 33 22 9 2 46 95 70

St. Louis 34 21 10 3 45 100 86

Winnipeg 35 18 10 7 43 88 81

Minnesota 32 16 13 3 35 93 89

Colorado 34 13 13 8 34 90 101

Dallas 33 14 14 5 33 95 113

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 36 23 8 5 51 104 98

San Jose 35 19 11 5 43 99 90

Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 99 91

Los Angeles 35 17 11 7 41 97 88

Calgary 36 18 15 3 39 104 98

Arizona 34 12 18 4 28 80 112

Edmonton 35 7 21 7 21 75 121

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

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

Saturday’s Games

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

Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Toronto at Florida, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Detoit at Boston, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

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

Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 9 p.m.

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowl

All Times EST

Saturday, Dec. 20

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Utah State 21, UTEP 6

Las Vegas Bowl

Utah 45, Colorado State 10

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise

Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24

Camelia Bowl

At Montgomery, Ala.

Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28

Monday, Dec. 22

Miami Beach Bowl

Memphis 55, BYU 48, 2OT

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Navy 17, San Diego State 16

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Bahamas Bowl

At Nassau

Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Rice 30, Fresno State 6

Friday, Dec. 26

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18

Quick Lane Bowl

At Detroit

Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21

Saturday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 29

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl

At Houston

Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 30

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fosters Farm Bowl

At Santa Clara, Calif.

Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 31

Peach Bowl

At Atlanta

Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl

At Miami Gardens, Fla.

Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic

At Arlington, Texas

Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Citrus Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 2

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), Noon (ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 3

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) GoDaddy Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 10

Medal of Honor Bowl

At Charleston, S.C.

American vs. National, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 12

College Football Championship

At Arlington, Texas

Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 17

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 24

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

 

Kentucky box

No. 1 KENTUCKY 58, No. 4 LOUISVILLE 50

KENTUCKY (13-0)

Towns 3-7 4-5 10, Cauley-Stein 2-5 1-2 5, Lyles 3-6 0-0 6, Aa. Harrison 2-10 1-2 7, An. Harrison 1-6 0-0 3, Lee 1-1 0-0 2, Booker 3-5 2-2 9, Ulis 5-8 2-3 14, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-50 10-14 58.

LOUISVILLE (11-1)

Harrell 4-9 1-3 9, Blackshear 2-9 6-9 10, Onuaku 0-2 0-0 0, Rozier 5-18 4-4 15, Jones 3-15 6-8 13, Snider 0-0 0-0 0, Mathiang 0-3 0-0 0, Aaron 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 15-58 17-24 50.

Halftime—Kentucky 22-18. 3-Point Goals—Kentucky 6-14 (Ulis 2-4, Aa. Harrison 2-7, An. Harrison 1-1, Booker 1-2), Louisville 3-14 (Aaron 1-1, Rozier 1-5, Jones 1-5, Harrell 0-1, Blackshear 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Kentucky 46 (Johnson, Lyles, Towns 9), Louisville 33 (Harrell, Rozier 8). Assists—Kentucky 11 (An. Harrison, Lyles 4), Louisville 1 (Jones 1). Total Fouls—Kentucky 20, Louisville 16. A—22,812.

 

College basketball

Saturday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Georgetown 91, Indiana 87, OT

Seton Hall 72, Maine 43

SOUTH

Jacksonville 75, Jacksonville St. 61

Kentucky 58, Louisville 50

North Carolina 89, UAB 58

MIDWEST

Green Bay 78, Georgia St. 61

Minnesota 108, UNC Wilmington 82

Northwestern 76, N. Kentucky 55

SOUTHWEST

No scores reported

FAR WEST

IUPUI 55, Pepperdine 53

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 73, Santa Clara 60

 

Transactions

Saturday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Suspended WR Josh Gordon for violating a team rule. Waived LB Eric Martin and TE Ryan Taylor. Signed DL Jamie Meder, QB Connor Shaw and WR Phil Bates from the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed LB Jos Kaddu. Placed LB Anthony Barr on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed WR Josh Boyce from the practice squad. Placed DB Alfonzo Dennard on injured reserve. Signed DB Daxton Swanson to the practice squad. Released DL Cam Henderson from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Placed S Rontez Miles on the injured reserve list. Signed WR Quincy Enunwa from the practice squad.