NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST0

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 9 0 .357 350 432

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265

Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272

Detroit 5 9 0 .357 302 363

Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352

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. 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.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 18 12 .600 —

Boston 15 13 .536 2

New York 14 15 .483 3 1/2

Brooklyn 8 20 .286 9

Philadelphia 1 29 .033 17

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 18 12 .600 —

Miami 16 11 .593 1/2

Orlando 16 12 .571 1

Charlotte 15 12 .556 1 1/2

Washington 12 14 .462 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 18 7 .720 —

Indiana 16 11 .593 3

Detroit 17 12 .586 3

Chicago 15 11 .577 3 1/2

Milwaukee 11 18 .379 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 24 5 .828 —

Dallas 15 13 .536 8 1/2

Memphis 16 14 .533 8 1/2

Houston 15 14 .517 9

New Orleans 8 19 .296 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 19 9 .679 —

Utah 12 14 .462 6

Denver 11 17 .393 8

Minnesota 11 17 .393 8

Portland 11 19 .367 9

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 26 1 .963 —

L.A. Clippers 16 13 .552 11

Phoenix 12 18 .400 15 1/2

Sacramento 11 17 .393 15 1/2

L.A. Lakers 5 23 .179 21 1/2

Monday’s Games

Washington 113, Sacramento 99

Boston 113, Minnesota 99

Orlando 107, New York 99

Brooklyn 105, Chicago 102

Houston 102, Charlotte 95

Atlanta 106, Portland 97

San Antonio 106, Indiana 92

Utah 110, Phoenix 89

Oklahoma City 100, L.A. Clippers 99

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.

Wednesday’s Games

New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m.

Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

 

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 45, South Florida 35

 

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Boise

Akron 23, Utah State 21

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

Toledo 32, Temple 17

 

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)

 

Ohio State box

OHIO ST. 64, MERCER 44

MERCER (9-3)

Ringer 7-10 4-5 18, Jelks 2-7 0-0 5, Leonard 1-4 1-2 3, Lewis 2-7 0-0 6, Rivers 2-6 0-0 4, Stowe 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Strawberry 2-6 0-0 4, Kilby 1-2 0-0 2, Stair 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Bento 0-1 0-0 0, Ney 0-1 2-2 2, Fishler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-49 7-9 44.

OHIO ST. (7-5)

Tate 6-9 1-3 13, Loving 2-9 0-1 4, Bates-Diop 5-12 1-1 12, Thompson 2-3 3-6 7, Lyle 7-15 4-6 18, Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Giddens 1-2 0-0 2, Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Lane 1-2 0-0 3, Williams 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 26-60 9-17 64.

Halftime—Ohio St. 25-24. 3-Point Goals—Mercer 3-18 (Lewis 2-6, Jelks 1-4, Stowe 0-1, Strawberry 0-2, Stair 0-2, Rivers 0-3), Ohio St. 3-22 (Lane 1-2, Williams 1-4, Bates-Diop 1-6, Tate 0-1, Harris 0-2, Lyle 0-3, Loving 0-4). Fouled Out—Stair. Rebounds—Mercer 36 (Jelks 9), Ohio St. 36 (Bates-Diop, Thompson 8). Assists—Mercer 9 (Lewis, Strawberry 3), Ohio St. 10 (Lyle 3). Total Fouls—Mercer 20, Ohio St. 12. A—11,460.

 

Marshall box

GRAND CANYON 85, MARSHALL 81

GRAND CANYON (11-2)

Ljeskovic 2-4 0-0 4, Vernon 1-7 0-2 2, Russell 2-7 2-3 6, Braun 5-11 7-8 20, Martin 0-3 2-2 2, Glaze 4-4 2-4 10, Majerle 2-4 0-0 5, Jackson 3-6 2-3 9, Magee 4-7 3-3 12, Davis 6-10 3-5 15. Totals 29-63 21-30 85.

MARSHALL (4-8)

Kelly 8-17 0-0 17, Taylor 4-7 2-3 10, Browning 7-12 0-0 17, Elmore 0-10 3-4 3, Loop 7-11 0-0 20, Thompson 3-3 2-4 8, Penava 0-0 0-0 0, Burks 2-5 0-0 4, Edmonds 0-1 0-0 0, Dozic 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 32-68 7-11 81.

Halftime—Grand Canyon 42-35. 3-Point Goals—Grand Canyon 6-17 (Braun 3-7, Magee 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Majerle 1-3, Martin 0-3), Marshall 10-34 (Loop 6-10, Browning 3-5, Kelly 1-6, Dozic 0-1, Edmonds 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Burks 0-2, Elmore 0-8). Fouled Out—Elmore, Taylor. Rebounds—Grand Canyon 40 (Glaze 6), Marshall 38 (Kelly, Thompson 7). Assists—Grand Canyon 11 (Magee 4), Marshall 17 (Elmore 8). Total Fouls—Grand Canyon 12, Marshall 22. A—NA.

 

Boys’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Athens 60, Jackson 30

Bellaire 87, Barnesville 37

Belpre 73, Corning Miller 70, OT

Bishop Donahue, W.Va. 50, Steubenville Cath. Cent. 43

Blanchester 64, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 50

Cambridge 62, Byesville Meadowbrook 61

Chillicothe Unioto 66, Burton Berkshire 56

Circleville 56, Bloom-Carroll 49

Circleville Logan Elm 61, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 57

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 67, Hillsboro 49

Coshocton 48, Belmont Union Local 32

Crown City S. Gallia 60, Gallipolis Gallia 59, OT

Glouster Trimble 69, Racine Southern 49

Hilliard Bradley 59, Westerville N. 56

Lancaster Fairfield Union 70, Ashville Teays Valley 55

Lucasville Valley 68, Oak Hill 56

Lynchburg-Clay 71, Bainbridge Paint Valley 55

McArthur Vinton County 56, Chillicothe Zane Trace 44

Minford 76, Wheelersburg 73

Pickerington Cent. 47, Newark 38

Point Pleasant, W.Va. 70, Bidwell River Valley 68, OT

Portsmouth Clay 91, Franklin Furnace Green 60

Portsmouth Sciotoville 75, Beaver Eastern 56

Portsmouth W. 41, McDermott Northwest 35

Sardinia Eastern Brown 52, Chillicothe Huntington 41

St. Clairsville 74, Rayland Buckeye 49

Sugarcreek Garaway 62, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 53

Wahama, W.Va. 54, Stewart Federal Hocking 36

Waterford 81, Reedsville Eastern 44

Waverly 66, S. Webster 51

Wellston 67, Southeastern 65

Willow Wood Symmes Valley 75, New Boston Glenwood 53

Caldwell 67, Marietta 64, OT

Vincent Warren 62, New Lexington 40

Cin. Taft 70, Spring Valley, W.Va. 32

Huntington, W.Va. 58, Ironton 56

Peebles 60, W. Union 35

 

Girls’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Beverly Ft. Frye 60, New Matamoras Frontier 51

Greenfield McClain 58, Frankfort Adena 31

S. Point 49, Wayne, W.Va. 48

Washington C.H. 53, Chillicothe Huntington 41

Willard 52, Logan 48

Ironton 75, Ashland Blazer, Ky. 63

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 45, London 30

Waverly 76, Beaver Eastern 36

Latham Western 53, Piketon 35

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 36 20 13 3 43 105 89

Boston 33 19 10 4 42 104 85

Florida 35 19 12 4 42 95 81

Detroit 34 17 10 7 41 89 89

Ottawa 35 17 12 6 40 105 104

Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 87 82

Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89

Toronto 33 12 14 7 31 86 93

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 33 25 6 2 52 105 71

N.Y. Rangers 36 20 12 4 44 104 93

N.Y. Islanders 35 19 11 5 43 96 82

New Jersey 35 17 13 5 39 83 87

Philadelphia 34 15 12 7 37 74 92

Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 76 84

Carolina 34 13 16 5 31 80 101

Columbus 36 13 20 3 29 88 112

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 35 26 7 2 54 124 88

St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 92 85

Chicago 36 20 12 4 44 96 87

Minnesota 33 18 9 6 42 91 80

Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 90 86

Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 99 97

Winnipeg 34 15 17 2 32 92 104

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 33 20 11 2 42 84 76

San Jose 34 17 15 2 36 93 94

Vancouver 36 13 14 9 35 91 103

Arizona 33 16 15 2 34 90 104

Calgary 34 16 16 2 34 91 113

Edmonton 35 15 18 2 32 91 106

Anaheim 33 12 15 6 30 62 85

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

Tuesday’s Games

Florida 2, Ottawa 1, SO

St. Louis 2, Boston 0

N.Y. Rangers 3, Anaheim 2, OT

New Jersey 4, Detroit 3

Vancouver 2, Tampa Bay 1

Minnesota 2, Montreal 1

Dallas 4, Chicago 0

Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1

Arizona 3, Toronto 2

San Jose 5, Los Angeles 3

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled