NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New England 11 2 0 .846 402 253

N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 325 256

Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 316 301

Miami 5 8 0 .385 264 331

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 275 356

Houston 6 7 0 .462 259 291

Jacksonville 5 8 0 .385 326 357

Tennessee 3 10 0 .231 253 326

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 10 3 0 .769 354 229

Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 344 260

Baltimore 4 9 0 .308 278 326

Cleveland 3 10 0 .231 240 357

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 10 3 0 .769 281 225

Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 331 243

Oakland 6 7 0 .462 299 326

San Diego 3 10 0 .231 250 334

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 6 7 0 .462 281 307

Philadelphia 6 7 0 .462 301 322

N.Y. Giants 6 7 0 .462 338 320

Dallas 4 9 0 .308 230 305

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Carolina 13 0 0 1.000 411 243

Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 288 322

Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 279 295

New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 317 245

Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 258 255

Chicago 5 8 0 .385 272 314

Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Arizona 11 2 0 .846 405 252

Seattle 8 5 0 .615 340 235

St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 210 271

San Francisco 4 9 0 .308 188 315

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 17

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 19

N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

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

Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

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

Denver at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 21

Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 16 11 .593 —

Boston 14 12 .538 1 1/2

New York 12 14 .462 3 1/2

Brooklyn 7 18 .280 8

Philadelphia 1 26 .037 15

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 15 9 .625 —

Charlotte 15 10 .600 1/2

Orlando 14 11 .560 1 1/2

Atlanta 15 12 .556 1 1/2

Washington 10 14 .417 5

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 17 7 .708 —

Chicago 15 8 .652 1 1/2

Indiana 15 9 .625 2

Detroit 15 12 .556 3 1/2

Milwaukee 10 17 .370 8 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 22 5 .815 —

Dallas 14 12 .538 7 1/2

Memphis 14 13 .519 8

Houston 13 14 .481 9

New Orleans 7 18 .280 14

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 17 9 .654 —

Denver 11 14 .440 5 1/2

Utah 10 14 .417 6

Portland 11 16 .407 6 1/2

Minnesota 9 16 .360 7 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 25 1 .962 —

L.A. Clippers 16 10 .615 9

Phoenix 11 16 .407 14 1/2

Sacramento 10 15 .400 14 1/2

L.A. Lakers 4 22 .154 21

Thursday’s Games

Charlotte 109, Toronto 99, OT

Cleveland 104, Oklahoma City 100

Houston 107, L.A. Lakers 87

Friday’s Games

Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Indiana at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

OKLAHOMA CITY (100)

Durant 7-17 9-10 25, Ibaka 8-14 5-6 23, Adams 2-3 0-0 4, Westbrook 10-18 6-6 27, Roberson 2-3 0-0 5, Waiters 1-7 2-4 4, Kanter 2-4 2-2 6, Augustin 1-5 0-0 2, Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Singler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-74 24-28 100.

CLEVELAND (104)

James 12-27 7-8 33, Love 4-10 1-1 11, Mozgov 3-5 0-0 6, Dellavedova 3-10 2-2 11, Smith 5-12 0-0 11, Jefferson 5-9 0-0 13, Cunningham 3-4 0-0 7, Thompson 6-9 0-2 12, Varejao 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 10-13 104.

Oklahoma City 28 19 31 22 — 100

Cleveland 26 20 28 30 — 104

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 6-20 (Ibaka 2-5, Durant 2-6, Roberson 1-1, Westbrook 1-3, Augustin 0-2, Waiters 0-3), Cleveland 12-29 (Jefferson 3-6, Dellavedova 3-6, James 2-5, Love 2-5, Cunningham 1-2, Smith 1-5). Fouled Out—Adams. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 43 (Ibaka 9), Cleveland 50 (Thompson 15). Assists—Oklahoma City 23 (Westbrook 10), Cleveland 29 (James 11). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 20, Cleveland 22. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

College bowls

2015-16 College Football Bowl Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 19

Celebration Bowl

Atlanta

NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), Noon

New Mexico Bowl

Albuquerque

Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Camelia Bowl

Montgomery, Ala.

Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Cure Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 7 p.m. (CBSSN)

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 33 20 10 3 43 101 76

Boston 30 17 9 4 38 96 80

Detroit 31 16 9 6 38 79 79

Ottawa 32 16 11 5 37 98 95

Florida 32 16 12 4 36 86 76

Tampa Bay 32 16 13 3 35 78 73

Buffalo 33 14 16 3 31 77 86

Toronto 30 10 13 7 27 72 86

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 30 22 6 2 46 91 64

N.Y. Rangers 33 19 10 4 42 96 79

N.Y. Islanders 33 18 10 5 41 91 79

New Jersey 32 16 12 4 36 77 80

Philadelphia 32 14 12 6 34 68 86

Pittsburgh 30 15 12 3 33 68 74

Carolina 31 12 14 5 29 77 96

Columbus 34 12 19 3 27 83 105

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 32 23 7 2 48 108 83

St. Louis 33 19 10 4 42 84 79

Minnesota 30 17 7 6 40 84 70

Chicago 33 18 11 4 40 89 78

Nashville 32 15 11 6 36 82 83

Colorado 33 16 16 1 33 90 89

Winnipeg 31 14 15 2 30 85 95

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 31 20 9 2 42 81 66

San Jose 31 16 14 1 33 83 83

Calgary 31 15 14 2 32 83 105

Arizona 31 14 15 2 30 86 102

Edmonton 33 14 17 2 30 87 100

Vancouver 33 11 14 8 30 81 94

Anaheim 30 11 14 5 27 56 76

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

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo 3, Anaheim 0

Florida 5, New Jersey 1

Philadelphia 2, Vancouver 0

San Jose 5, Toronto 4, OT

Los Angeles 3, Montreal 0

St. Louis 2, Nashville 1

Minnesota 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

Chicago 4, Edmonton 0

Calgary 3, Dallas 1

Colorado 2, N.Y. Islanders 1

Columbus 7, Arizona 5

Friday’s Games

Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Calgary at St. Louis, 3 p.m.

Los Angeles at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 2 3 2 — 7

Arizona 1 3 1 — 5

First Period—1, Columbus, Saad 11 (Wennberg, Hartnell), :58. 2, Columbus, Calvert 5 (Atkinson, Connauton), 2:26. 3, Arizona, Vermette 4, 8:51. Penalties—Dahlbeck, Ari (boarding), 11:59.

Second Period—4, Arizona, Tikhonov 1 (Martinook, Stone), 8:15 (pp). 5, Arizona, Rieder 7 (Vermette, Ekman-Larsson), 8:25. 6, Columbus, Wennberg 2 (Saad), 9:10. 7, Columbus, Atkinson 10 (McElhinney), 10:23. 8, Arizona, Martinook 4 (Doan), 12:21. 9, Columbus, Foligno 5 (Saad), 17:11. Penalties—Hartnell, Clm (holding), 6:21; Boll, Clm, major (fighting), 13:58; Prout, Clm (roughing), 13:58; Scott, Ari, major (fighting), 13:58.

Third Period—10, Columbus, Clarkson 1 (Hartnell, Jenner), 2:19. 11, Arizona, Rieder 8 (Grossmann, Boedker), 3:19. 12, Columbus, Dubinsky 6 (Wennberg, Atkinson), 19:10 (en). Penalties—Tyutin, Clm (holding), 10:05.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 7-7-7—21. Arizona 6-12-14—32.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 1; Arizona 1 of 3.

Goalies—Columbus, McElhinney 1-5-2 (32 shots-27 saves). Arizona, Lindback (10-6), Domingue 0-1-0 (10:23 second, 10-8).

A—11,120 (17,125). T—2:32.

Referees—Greg Kimmerly, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen—Brian Mach, Mike Cvik.

 

Marshall-WVU

No. 20 WEST VIRGINIA 86, MARSHALL 68

WEST VIRGINIA (9-1)

Holton 4-6 1-2 9, Ahmad 0-2 1-2 1, Williams 3-10 3-5 9, Carter 5-10 4-4 15, Miles Jr. 5-10 3-5 14, Myers 0-1 0-0 0, Paige 3-7 0-0 7, Adrian 2-5 3-6 8, Phillip 3-6 3-4 11, Watkins 0-0 0-1 0, Romeo III 0-0 0-0 0, Macon 5-8 2-6 12. Totals 30-65 20-35 86.

MARSHALL (3-7)

Kelly 4-6 2-2 11, Taylor 2-7 11-14 15, Browning 2-4 3-5 7, Elmore 1-9 11-12 14, Loop 3-8 0-0 9, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Kilgore 0-1 0-0 0, Penava 0-0 0-1 0, Burks 3-9 0-0 6, Edmonds 0-1 0-0 0, Dozic 1-3 0-0 3, Mijovic 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 17-50 28-36 68.

Halftime—West Virginia 35-32. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 6-17 (Phillip 2-2, Adrian 1-2, Carter 1-3, Paige 1-3, Miles Jr. 1-5, Holton 0-1, Ahmad 0-1), Marshall 6-27 (Loop 3-7, Kelly 1-3, Dozic 1-3, Elmore 1-7, Edmonds 0-1, Kilgore 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Burks 0-3). Fouled Out—Adrian, Kelly, Taylor. Rebounds—West Virginia 48 (Holton 8), Marshall 32 (Taylor 6). Assists—West Virginia 15 (Phillip 4), Marshall 8 (Taylor 3). Total Fouls—West Virginia 30, Marshall 26. Technical—Burks. A—11,748.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 72, JACKSON ST. 67

JACKSON ST. (4-8)

Franklin 3-15 0-0 8, Specks 4-8 2-2 13, Worsham 3-6 1-2 7, Bolden 0-3 2-4 2, Stancil 4-9 1-2 10, Collins 6-13 3-6 15, Bernard 0-2 0-0 0, Brent 1-5 0-0 3, Middleton 4-7 1-2 9. Totals 25-68 10-18 67.

OHIO (7-3)

Setty 3-7 6-9 13, Simmons 5-7 6-6 17, Kaminski 2-9 3-4 9, Campbell 3-5 7-9 13, Dartis 3-8 4-4 12, Gollon 1-2 0-0 3, Mompremier 1-1 1-6 3, Block 0-1 0-0 0, Laster 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 19-42 27-38 72.

Halftime-Jackson St. 33-30. 3-Point Goals-Jackson St. 7-21 (Specks 3-3, Franklin 2-5, Brent 1-4, Stancil 1-5, Collins 0-4), Ohio 7-22 (Dartis 2-6, Kaminski 2-8, Setty 1-2, Simmons 1-2, Gollon 1-2, Block 0-1, Laster 0-1). Fouled Out-Specks. Rebounds-Jackson St. 38 (Collins 8), Ohio 37 (Campbell 11). Assists-Jackson St. 11 (Franklin 4), Ohio 11 (Simmons 8). Total Fouls-Jackson St. 28, Ohio 15. A-5,183.

 

Girls’ basketball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Bainbridge Paint Valley 61, Frankfort Adena 42

Belpre 60, Glouster Trimble 51

Corning Miller 48, Stewart Federal Hocking 45

Lucasville Valley 50, McDermott Northwest 47, OT

McArthur Vinton County 74, Wellston 29

Nelsonville-York 59, Albany Alexander 54, OT

Piketon 43, Chillicothe Huntington 40

Pomeroy Meigs 42, Athens 33

Portsmouth Notre Dame 57, Sciotoville East 40

Reedsville Eastern 45, Bidwell River Valley 34

S. Webster 68, Oak Hill 32

Sardinia Eastern Brown 31, Peebles 23

Seaman N. Adams 72, Mowrystown Whiteoak 36

Southeastern 62, Chillicothe Zane Trace 38

W. Union 50, Manchester 42

Waterford 78, Racine Southern 41

Waverly 68, Minford 63

Wheelersburg 67, Portsmouth W. 25

Williamsport Westfall 47, Chillicothe Unioto 22

Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 52, Caldwell 28