NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 12 3 0 .800 455 295

N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292

Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342

Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307

Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384

Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418

Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243

Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307

Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377

Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259

x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270

Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376

San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356

Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400

N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407

Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298

Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325

Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379

New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303

x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289

Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380

Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277

x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271

St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311

San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 24

Oakland 23, San Diego 20, OT

Saturday, Dec. 26

Washington 38, Philadelphia 24

Sunday, Dec. 27

Houston 34, Tennessee 6

Kansas City 17, Cleveland 13

N.Y. Jets 26, New England 20, OT

Indianapolis 18, Miami 12

Detroit 32, San Francisco 17

Buffalo 16, Dallas 6

Chicago 26, Tampa Bay 21

Atlanta 20, Carolina 13

Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 17

New Orleans 38, Jacksonville 27

St. Louis 23, Seattle 17

Arizona 38, Green Bay 8

Minnesota 49, N.Y. Giants 17

Monday, Dec. 28

Cincinnati at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 19 12 .613 —

Boston 18 13 .581 1

New York 14 18 .438 5 1/2

Brooklyn 8 22 .267 10 1/2

Philadelphia 2 30 .063 17 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 20 12 .625 —

Miami 18 11 .621 1/2

Orlando 17 13 .567 2

Charlotte 16 13 .552 2 1/2

Washington 14 14 .500 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 19 9 .679 —

Indiana 17 12 .586 2 1/2

Chicago 16 12 .571 3

Detroit 17 14 .548 3 1/2

Milwaukee 12 19 .387 8 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 26 6 .813 —

Dallas 17 13 .567 8

Memphis 17 16 .515 9 1/2

Houston 16 16 .500 10

New Orleans 10 20 .333 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 21 10 .677 —

Utah 12 16 .429 7 1/2

Portland 13 20 .394 9

Denver 12 19 .387 9

Minnesota 11 19 .367 9 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 28 1 .966 —

L.A. Clippers 18 13 .581 11

Sacramento 12 18 .400 16 1/2

Phoenix 12 20 .375 17 1/2

L.A. Lakers 5 26 .161 24

Saturday’s Games

Washington 111, Brooklyn 96

Toronto 111, Milwaukee 90

New Orleans 110, Houston 108

Miami 108, Orlando 101

Charlotte 98, Memphis 92

Boston 99, Detroit 93

Atlanta 117, New York 98

Indiana 102, Minnesota 88

San Antonio 101, Denver 86

Dallas 118, Chicago 111

L.A. Clippers 109, Utah 104

Philadelphia 111, Phoenix 104

Portland 105, Cleveland 76

Sunday’s Games

Memphis 112, L.A. Lakers 96

Oklahoma City 122, Denver 112

Boston 100, New York 91

Portland 98, Sacramento 94

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

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

Miami at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (76)

James 4-13 4-5 12, Love 4-9 1-3 13, Mozgov 1-4 0-0 2, Dellavedova 4-8 0-0 10, Smith 1-6 0-0 3, Thompson 2-3 0-0 4, Williams 0-6 0-0 0, Jefferson 3-6 2-2 10, Varejao 2-2 0-0 4, Shumpert 2-8 0-0 5, Jones 3-8 0-1 7, Cunningham 2-4 2-4 6, Kaun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-77 9-15 76.

PORTLAND (105)

Aminu 5-9 0-0 12, Vonleh 1-3 0-0 2, Plumlee 4-6 3-4 11, McCollum 7-18 1-3 16, Crabbe 8-15 6-6 26, Leonard 5-9 1-2 13, Davis 4-4 0-0 8, Henderson 1-7 3-4 5, Harkless 2-5 0-0 4, Frazier 1-4 0-0 2, Connaughton 0-2 0-0 0, Kaman 2-4 0-0 4, Montero 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 41-89 14-19 105.

Cleveland 12 22 25 17 — 76

Portland 34 29 27 15 — 105

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 11-31 (Love 4-7, Jefferson 2-4, Dellavedova 2-4, Jones 1-4, Shumpert 1-4, Smith 1-5, James 0-3), Portland 9-22 (Crabbe 4-6, Leonard 2-4, Aminu 2-5, McCollum 1-5, Henderson 0-1, Frazier 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 49 (Thompson 11), Portland 59 (Plumlee 14). Assists—Cleveland 21 (Dellavedova 6), Portland 28 (McCollum 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 20, Portland 12. Technicals—Jones, Shumpert, Leonard, Portland defensive three second. A—19,393 (19,980).

 

Ohio State box

OHIO ST. 73, SC STATE 57

SC STATE (5-9)

McCray 8-17 0-0 17, Stephens 4-9 2-3 11, Riley 2-12 0-0 5, Solomon 1-4 0-0 3, Palmer 1-6 0-0 2, Mortimer 2-7 1-2 5, Gueye 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Eaves 3-11 2-3 8, Pritchett 0-1 0-0 0, Radovic 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 23-70 7-10 57.

OHIO ST. (8-5)

Tate 2-8 1-4 5, Loving 3-7 0-0 6, Lyle 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 3-5 4-4 10, Bates-Diop 8-14 3-3 24, Mitchell 1-3 1-2 3, Giddens 2-3 2-2 6, Bell 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 1-2 2-2 5, Williams 5-8 0-0 12. Totals 26-56 13-17 73.

Halftime—Ohio St. 34-21. 3-Point Goals—SC State 4-14 (Riley 1-1, McCray 1-2, Solomon 1-4, Stephens 1-5, Pritchett 0-1, Radovic 0-1), Ohio St. 8-22 (Bates-Diop 5-9, Williams 2-3, Harris 1-2, Tate 0-2, Lyle 0-3, Loving 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—SC State 32 (Riley 8), Ohio St. 50 (Bates-Diop, Thompson 10). Assists—SC State 9 (Solomon 4), Ohio St. 19 (Harris 6). Total Fouls—SC State 18, Ohio St. 16. A—13,506.

 

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

Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7

GoDaddy Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27

Thursday, Dec. 24

Bahamas Bowl

Nassau

Western Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31

Hawaii Bowl

Honolulu

San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7

Saturday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall 16, UConn 10

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas

Washington State 20, Miami, Fla., 14

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31

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)

Monday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.

Navy (10-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl

Detroit

Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, Texas

Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona Bowl

Tucson

Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ASN)

Texas Bowl

Houston

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl

San Diego

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 31

Peach Bowl

Atlanta

Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)

Miami Gardens, Fla.

Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)

Arlington, Texas

Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

Tampa, Fla.

Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans

Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.

Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl

San Antonio

Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Cactus Bowl

Phoenix

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 11

College Football Championship Game

Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 23

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m.

(NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 30

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)

 

Browns’ stats

Cleveland 0 3 7 3 – 13

Kansas City 10 7 0 0 – 17

First Quarter

KC-Maclin 11 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), 7:52.

KC-FG Santos 40, 2:19.

Second Quarter

Cle-FG Coons 45, 8:58.

KC-Kelce 13 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), :32.

Third Quarter

Cle-Crowell 10 run (Coons kick), 9:15.

Fourth Quarter

Cle-FG Coons

———

Cle KC

First downs 21 16

Total Net Yards 368 258

Rushes-yards 36-232 27-136

Passing 136 122

Punt Returns 2-17 2-17

Kickoff Returns 4-76 4-74

Interceptions Ret. 1-46 1-46

Comp-Att-Int 13-32-1 15-22-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-3

Punts 3-45.0 5-36.8

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 8-83 5-33

Time of Possession 31:04 28:56

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Cleveland, Manziel 11-108, Crowell 16-88, Johnson Jr. 8-26, Poyer 1-10. Kansas City, West 14-62, A.Smith 6-54, Ware 5-15, A.Wilson 2-5.

PASSING-Cleveland, Manziel 13-32-1-136. Kansas City, A.Smith 15-22-1-125.

RECEIVING-Cleveland, Barnidge 3-47, Jennings 3-37, Johnson Jr. 3-15, Benjamin 2-20, Dray 1-18, Moore 1-(minus 1). Kansas City, Kelce 6-43, Maclin 5-49, A.Wilson 3-34, West 1-(minus 1).

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Cleveland, Coons 51 (BK).

 

Marshall box

No. 4 MARYLAND 87, MARSHALL 67

MARSHALL (4-9)

Browning 5-15 0-0 11, Kelly 4-13 2-2 10, Taylor 3-12 0-0 7, Elmore 3-11 4-6 11, Loop 4-8 0-0 11, Thompson 2-5 0-0 4, Penava 1-1 0-0 2, Burks 5-9 1-1 11, Edmonds 0-0 0-0 0, Dozic 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-77 7-9 67.

MARYLAND (11-1)

Sulaimon 6-12 0-0 14, Trimble 5-9 0-0 13, Carter 8-16 1-1 19, Layman 2-5 2-2 8, Dodd 0-3 0-0 0, Brantley 3-4 0-0 8, Nickens 1-4 0-0 3, Anzmann 1-1 0-0 3, Bender 0-0 0-0 0, Cekovsky 0-1 1-2 1, Ram 0-1 0-0 0, Auslander 0-0 2-3 2, Terrell 0-0 0-0 0, Stone 8-10 0-0 16. Totals 34-66 6-8 87.

Halftime-Maryland 46-36. 3-Point Goals-Marshall 6-31 (Loop 3-7, Browning 1-4, Taylor 1-5, Elmore 1-5, Dozic 0-2, Burks 0-3, Kelly 0-5), Maryland 13-27 (Trimble 3-5, Sulaimon 2-2, Brantley 2-3, Layman 2-4, Carter 2-7, Anzmann 1-1, Nickens 1-4, Ram 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Marshall 37 (Browning, Kelly, Taylor 7), Maryland 44 (Carter 8). Assists-Marshall 13 (Taylor 3), Maryland 16 (Trimble 7). Total Fouls-Marshall 13, Maryland 12. A-17,950.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 0 1 1 — 2

Florida 2 0 1 — 3

First Period—1, Florida, Ekblad 9 (Smith, Trocheck), 4:34. 2, Florida, Barkov 8 (Huberdeau), 19:42. Penalties—G.Campbell, Clm, major (fighting), 5:29; Petrovic, Fla, major (fighting), 5:29; Mitchell, Fla (tripping), 5:42; Clarkson, Clm (roughing), 11:59; Atkinson, Clm (cross-checking), 12:21; Johnson, Clm (interference), 15:18.

Second Period—3, Columbus, Saad 13 (Falk, Connauton), 7:59. Penalties—Kulikov, Fla (hooking), 12:12; Hartnell, Clm (high-sticking), 16:31; Columbus bench, served by Saad (too many men), 18:18.

Third Period—4, Florida, Barkov 9 (Huberdeau), 7:23. 5, Columbus, Atkinson 11 (Saad, Wennberg), 11:26 (pp). Penalties—Murray, Clm (hooking), 3:31; Florida bench, served by Pirri (too many men), 8:03; Trocheck, Fla (tripping), 11:14; Hartnell, Clm (roughing), 19:04; Gudbranson, Fla (roughing), 19:04.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 1-9-7—17. Florida 19-8-5—32.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 4; Florida 0 of 6.

Goalies—Columbus, McElhinney 1-6-2 (32 shots-29 saves). Florida, Luongo 15-11-3 (17-15).

A—16,902 (19,250). T—2:27.

Referees—Marc Joannette, Frederick L’Ecuyer. Linesmen—Devin Berg, Jonny Murray.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 36 20 12 4 44 98 83

Detroit 35 18 10 7 43 92 91

Montreal 37 20 14 3 43 106 92

Boston 35 19 12 4 42 108 94

Ottawa 36 18 12 6 42 108 105

Tampa Bay 36 18 15 3 39 92 84

Buffalo 35 15 16 4 34 85 92

Toronto 34 13 14 7 33 89 94

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 34 26 6 2 54 108 72

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

N.Y. Islanders 36 19 12 5 43 97 85

New Jersey 36 17 14 5 39 84 90

Pittsburgh 35 17 15 3 37 79 86

Philadelphia 35 15 13 7 37 76 96

Carolina 36 15 16 5 35 85 103

Columbus 38 13 22 3 29 92 120

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 37 27 7 3 57 129 91

St. Louis 38 22 12 4 48 95 90

Chicago 37 20 13 4 44 97 89

Minnesota 34 18 10 6 42 92 83

Nashville 35 17 12 6 40 92 89

Colorado 36 17 17 2 36 100 99

Winnipeg 35 16 17 2 34 93 104

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 34 21 11 2 44 88 79

Arizona 35 17 15 3 37 95 109

Vancouver 37 14 14 9 37 93 104

San Jose 34 17 15 2 36 93 94

Calgary 35 17 16 2 36 96 116

Edmonton 37 15 19 3 33 95 113

Anaheim 34 13 15 6 32 66 87

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

Saturday’s Games

St. Louis 3, Dallas 2, SO

Buffalo 6, Boston 3

Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 2

Washington 3, Montreal 1

Carolina 3, New Jersey 1

Detroit 3, Nashville 2

Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 1

Los Angeles 4, Arizona 3, OT

Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1, OT

Sunday’s Games

Ottawa 3, Boston 1

Florida 3, Columbus 2

Toronto 3, N.Y. Islanders 1

Dallas 3, St. Louis 0

Carolina 2, Chicago 1

Winnipeg 1, Pittsburgh 0

Arizona 2, Colorado 1, OT

Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 2

Calgary 5, Edmonton 3

Monday’s Games

Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

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

Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 9 p.m.