Scoreboard
Published 2:38 am Monday, December 21, 2015
NFL standings
National Football League
Al Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269
N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272
Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336
Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 7 7 0 .500 275 301
Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372
Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380
Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243
Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287
Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360
Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259
Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257
Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356
San Diego 4 10 0 .286 280 348
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362
N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358
Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278
Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312
Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353
New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265
Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352
Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269
x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248
St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294
San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 17
St. Louis 31, Tampa Bay 23
Saturday, Dec. 19
N.Y. Jets 19, Dallas 16
Sunday, Dec. 20
Minnesota 38, Chicago 17
Atlanta 23, Jacksonville 17
Houston 16, Indianapolis 10
Carolina 38, N.Y. Giants 35
New England 33, Tennessee 16
Washington 35, Buffalo 25
Kansas City 34, Baltimore 14
Seattle 30, Cleveland 13
Green Bay 30, Oakland 20
San Diego 30, Miami 14
Cincinnati 24, San Francisco 14
Pittsburgh 34, Denver 27
Arizona 40, Philadelphia 17
Monday, Dec. 21
Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 24
San Diego at Oakland, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26
Washington at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Miami, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore-x, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28
Cincinnati at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
Bengals’ stats
Cincinnati 0 21 3 0 = 24
San Francisco 0 0 7 7 = 14
Second Quarter
Cin-J.Hill 1 run (Nugent kick), 5:16.
Cin-J.Hill 1 run (Nugent kick), 1:17.
Cin-Kroft 20 pass from McCarron (Nugent kick), :53.
Third Quarter
Cin-FG Nugent 22, 8:40.
SF-Miller 1 run (Dawson kick), 3:14.
Fourth Quarter
SF-Boldin 15 pass from Gabbert (Dawson kick), 2:17.
A-70,799.
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Cin SF
First downs 14 17
Total Net Yards 242 318
Rushes-yards 36-68 17-55
Passing 174 263
Punt Returns 3-(-1) 6-40
Kickoff Returns 2-46 3-87
Interceptions Ret. 3-44 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 15-21-0 30-50-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-18 4-32
Punts 8-51.6 7-40.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-45 11-98
Time of Possession 30:59 29:01
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Cincinnati, Bernard 14-33, J.Hill 19-31, McCarron 2-2, Sanu 1-2. San Francisco, Draughn 9-38, Gabbert 2-10, Cadet 2-4, Miller 2-3, Gaskins 2-0.
PASSING-Cincinnati, McCarron 15-21-0-192. San Francisco, Gabbert 30-50-3-295.
RECEIVING-Cincinnati, M.Jones 4-89, Bernard 4-18, Kroft 3-31, Sanu 2-8, Green 1-37, Hewitt 1-9. San Francisco, Boldin 8-74, Gaskins 6-52, Bell 4-43, Cadet 4-32, Patton 3-37, Smith 2-33, McDonald 1-10, Miller 1-10, Draughn 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-San Francisco, Dawson 41 (BK).
Browns’ stats
Cleveland 7 3 0 3 = 13
Seattle 7 13 0 10 = 30
First Quarter
Cle-Barnidge 7 pass from Manziel (Coons kick), 8:07.
Sea-Baldwin 3 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), :43.
Second Quarter
Sea-Baldwin 6 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 9:56.
Cle-FG Coons 34, 6:31.
Sea-FG Hauschka 49, :55.
Sea-FG Hauschka 27, :00.
Fourth Quarter
Sea-Lockett 27 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 14:54.
Cle-FG Coons 37, 9:02.
Sea-FG Hauschka 30, 3:34.
A-69,002.
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Cle Sea
First downs 15 28
Total Net Yards 230 423
Rushes-yards 17-94 36-182
Passing 136 241
Punt Returns 0-0 1-5
Kickoff Returns 5-159 4-91
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 19-32-1 21-30-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-25 2-8
Punts 3-43.0 1-64.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-40 5-30
Time of Possession 25:27 34:33
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Cleveland, Johnson Jr. 4-46, Crowell 9-23, Manziel 2-17, Benjamin 1-9, Pryor 1-(minus 1). Seattle, Michael 16-84, Wilson 5-46, Brown 9-43, Coleman 5-10, T.Jackson 1-(minus 1).
PASSING-Cleveland, Manziel 19-32-1-161. Seattle, Wilson 21-30-0-249.
RECEIVING-Cleveland, Johnson Jr. 5-39, Barnidge 3-29, Benjamin 3-26, Crowell 3-7, Bowe 2-22, Gabriel 2-18, Moore 1-20. Seattle, Kearse 7-110, Lockett 5-55, Baldwin 4-45, F.Jackson 2-17, Willson 2-17, Helfet 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 17 12 .586 —
Boston 14 13 .519 2
New York 14 14 .500 2 1/2
Brooklyn 7 20 .259 9
Philadelphia 1 28 .034 16
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 16 10 .615 —
Atlanta 17 12 .586 1/2
Charlotte 15 11 .577 1
Orlando 15 12 .556 1 1/2
Washington 11 14 .440 4 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 18 7 .720 —
Indiana 16 10 .615 2 1/2
Chicago 15 10 .600 3
Detroit 16 12 .571 3 1/2
Milwaukee 11 18 .379 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 23 5 .821 —
Dallas 15 12 .556 7 1/2
Memphis 15 14 .517 8 1/2
Houston 14 14 .500 9
New Orleans 8 19 .296 14 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 18 9 .667 —
Utah 11 14 .440 6
Denver 11 16 .407 7
Minnesota 11 16 .407 7
Portland 11 18 .379 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 26 1 .963 —
L.A. Clippers 16 12 .571 10 1/2
Phoenix 12 17 .414 15
Sacramento 11 16 .407 15
L.A. Lakers 4 23 .148 22
Saturday’s Games
Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Lakers 78
Washington 109, Charlotte 101
New York 107, Chicago 91
Memphis 96, Indiana 84
Houston 107, L.A. Clippers 97
Sunday’s Games
Miami 116, Portland 109
Minnesota 100, Brooklyn 85
Cleveland 108, Philadelphia 86
Milwaukee 101, Phoenix 95
Sacramento 104, Toronto 94
Atlanta 103, Orlando 100
New Orleans 130, Denver 125
Monday’s Games
Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Houston, 8 p.m.
Portland at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Indiana at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Memphis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.
Cavaliers’ box
PHILADELPHIA (86)
Covington 2-9 0-0 5, Noel 5-10 5-11 15, Okafor 3-11 3-4 9, Marshall 3-7 2-2 8, Canaan 2-9 0-0 6, H.Thompson 2-6 0-0 6, Wroten 2-8 2-2 6, Grant 2-9 2-2 6, Sampson 4-7 2-4 10, Holmes 1-4 3-3 5, McConnell 4-6 2-2 10, Stauskas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-86 21-30 86.
CLEVELAND (108)
James 10-17 3-4 23, Love 2-4 5-6 10, Mozgov 3-6 2-2 8, Irving 5-12 0-0 12, Smith 3-5 1-1 8, Dellavedova 7-10 2-2 20, Shumpert 1-5 1-2 3, T.Thompson 2-4 2-2 6, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, Jefferson 3-6 0-0 9, Varejao 0-4 0-0 0, Cunningham 1-4 1-2 3, Kaun 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-85 17-21 108.
Philadelphia 25 13 22 26 — 86
Cleveland 21 34 33 20 — 108
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-25 (H.Thompson 2-4, Canaan 2-6, Covington 1-6, Grant 0-1, Marshall 0-2, Holmes 0-2, Wroten 0-4), Cleveland 11-25 (Dellavedova 4-6, Jefferson 3-5, Irving 2-2, Smith 1-1, Love 1-2, Shumpert 0-1, Mozgov 0-1, Cunningham 0-2, Jones 0-2, James 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 65 (Noel 12), Cleveland 49 (Mozgov 8). Assists—Philadelphia 15 (Marshall 4), Cleveland 25 (Smith, Irving, James, Shumpert 4). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 22, Cleveland 19. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Blatt. A—20,562 (20,562).
Ohio U. stats
APPALACHIAN ST. 31, OHIO 29
Ohio 0 17 7 5 = 29
Appalachian St. 7 0 0 24 = 31
First Quarter
App-Lamb 21 run (Matics kick), 7:17.
Second Quarter
Ohio-FG Yazdani 36, 1:31.
Ohio-Poling 20 interception return (Yazdani kick), 1:23.
Ohio-Ouellette 7 run (Yazdani kick), :20.
Third Quarter
Ohio-Johnson 45 fumble return (Yazdani kick), 8:06.
Fourth Quarter
App-B.Burns 17 pass from Lamb (Matics kick), 13:52.
App-Cox 26 run (Matics kick), 13:10.
App-B.Burns 8 pass from Lamb (Matics kick), 11:56.
Ohio-Johnson Safety, 6:06.
Ohio-FG Yazdani 21, 1:47.
App-FG Matics 23, :00.
A-21,395.
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Ohio App
First downs 15 24
Rushes-yards 36-107 49-303
Passing 165 124
Comp-Att-Int 15-29-2 13-26-1
Return Yards 20 11
Punts-Avg. 8-37.8 4-35.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards 7-85 9-80
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Ohio, Ouellette 14-45, Sprague 10-35, White 7-25, Windham 1-2, Patterson 4-0. Appalachian St., Cox 24-162, J.Moore 13-96, Lamb 9-51, Upshaw 2-8, Team 1-(minus 14).
PASSING-Ohio, Sprague 14-28-2-132, Windham 1-1-0-33. Appalachian St., Lamb 13-26-1-124.
RECEIVING-Ohio, White 4-32, S.Smith 3-23, Patterson 3-19, Cope 2-46, Sawyer 1-33, Heitzman 1-10, Ouellette 1-2. Appalachian St., McElfresh 5-42, B.Burns 3-32, M.Jones 2-30, Barbour 1-10, Beathard 1-10, Lewis 1-0.
College bowls
2015-16 College Football Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 19
Celebration Bowl
Atlanta
NC A&T 41, Alcorn State 34
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque
Arizona 45, New Mexico 37
Las Vegas Bowl
Utah 35, BYU 28
Camelia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28
Monday, Dec. 21
Miami Beach Bowl
South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise
Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego
Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
GoDaddy Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 24
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau
Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, N.Y.
Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 34 20 11 3 43 103 82
Boston 32 19 9 4 42 104 83
Detroit 33 17 9 7 41 86 85
Florida 34 18 12 4 40 93 80
Ottawa 34 17 12 5 39 104 102
Tampa Bay 34 17 14 3 37 86 80
Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89
Toronto 31 11 13 7 29 77 86
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 32 24 6 2 50 103 70
N.Y. Rangers 35 19 12 4 42 101 91
N.Y. Islanders 34 18 11 5 41 91 80
New Jersey 34 16 13 5 37 79 84
Philadelphia 33 14 12 7 35 70 89
Pittsburgh 32 15 14 3 33 71 82
Carolina 33 13 15 5 31 79 99
Columbus 35 13 19 3 29 86 107
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 33 24 7 2 50 114 85
St. Louis 34 20 10 4 44 87 81
Chicago 34 19 11 4 42 92 80
Minnesota 31 17 8 6 40 86 73
Nashville 33 16 11 6 38 85 85
Colorado 34 17 16 1 35 95 90
Winnipeg 32 15 15 2 32 90 97
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 32 20 10 2 42 81 71
San Jose 32 16 15 1 33 85 87
Vancouver 35 12 14 9 33 89 102
Arizona 32 15 15 2 32 87 102
Calgary 33 15 16 2 32 87 112
Edmonton 34 14 18 2 30 88 105
Anaheim 31 12 14 5 29 58 77
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
Chicago 3, Buffalo 2, SO
Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2, SO
St. Louis 3, Calgary 2
Toronto 5, Los Angeles 0
Anaheim 2, New Jersey 1
Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 1
Dallas 6, Montreal 2
Nashville 3, Minnesota 2
Arizona 1, N.Y. Islanders 0
Colorado 5, Edmonton 1
Sunday’s Games
Florida 5, Vancouver 4, SO
Boston 2, New Jersey 1, SO
Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2
Detroit 4, Calgary 2
Washington 7, N.Y. Rangers 3
San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
St. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Arizona, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Blue Jackets’ box
Philadelphia 0 0 2 0 — 2
Columbus 1 1 0 0 — 3
Columbus won shootout 2-1
First Period—1, Columbus, Saad 12 (Dubinsky, Connauton), 14:01. Penalties—Johansen, Clm (tripping), 3:42; Prout, Clm (boarding), 8:47; Laughton, Phi (hooking), 12:01; Simmonds, Phi, minor-major-misconduct (instigator, fighting), 18:46; Gudas, Phi (roughing), 18:46; Dubinsky, Clm, minor-major (kneeing, fighting), 18:46; Calvert, Clm (roughing), 18:46.
Second Period—2, Columbus, Murray 3 (Foligno, Hartnell), 18:09 (pp). Penalties—Giroux, Phi (interference), 3:51; Umberger, Phi, double minor (high-sticking), 15:13.
Third Period—3, Philadelphia, Laughton 4 (Read, Schultz), 5:32. 4, Philadelphia, Voracek 3 (Couturier, Gostisbehere), 14:19. Penalties—Read, Phi (goaltender interference), 2:11; Schultz, Phi (hooking), 7:19.
Overtime—None. Penalties—None.
Shootout—Philadelphia 1 (Giroux NG, Voracek NG, Simmonds G, Laughton NG, Read NG, B.Schenn NG), Columbus 2 (Atkinson G, Johansen NG, Wennberg NG, Foligno NG, Saad NG, Dubinsky G).
Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 9-10-12-1—32. Columbus 16-10-8-3—37.
Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 0 of 2; Columbus 1 of 6.
Goalies—Philadelphia, Mason 6-8-5 (37 shots-35 saves). Columbus, Korpisalo 1-2-0 (32-30).
A—14,030 (18,144). T—2:44.
Referees—Tom Kowal, Mike Leggo. Linesmen—David Brisebois, Andy McElman.
Rio Grande box
TOWSON 88, RIO GRANDE 47
RIO GRANDE (10-4)
Black 2-11 0-0 4, Cruse 0-4 1-2 1, Bazemore 8-13 1-3 17, Joiner 2-7 3-4 7, Elliott 1-2 0-0 3, Hill 2-9 0-0 5, Oliver 0-1 0-0 0, Rhodes 2-7 0-0 5, Price 1-3 0-0 2, Snyder 0-1 0-0 0, Eze 0-2 0-0 0, Washington 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 19-63 5-9 47.
TOWSON (8-4)
Hawkins 4-12 4-4 13, McNeil 4-8 0-0 9, J. Davis 5-12 1-2 13, Parker-Rivera 1-5 3-4 5, Adala Moto 4-11 4-6 12, Ivory 1-5 0-0 3, Foster 4-4 3-4 11, Morsell 5-8 0-0 11, Keith II 2-3 1-1 6, Thomas 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 32-70 17-22 88.
Halftime—Towson 45-25. 3-Point Goals—Rio Grande 4-23 (Washington 1-1, Elliott 1-2, Rhodes 1-5, Hill 1-7, Snyder 0-1, Bazemore 0-1, Oliver 0-1, Cruse 0-1, Joiner 0-2, Black 0-2), Towson 7-28 (J. Davis 2-5, Keith II 1-2, McNeil 1-3, Morsell 1-4, Ivory 1-5, Hawkins 1-9). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Rio Grande 38 (Cruse 8), Towson 51 (Adala Moto 11). Assists—Rio Grande 6 (Price 2), Towson 11 (Ivory 3). Total Fouls—Rio Grande 21, Towson 14. A—1,660.