NFL standings
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-New England    12    2    0    .857    365    233
Miami    9    5    0    .643    315    314
Buffalo    7    7    0    .500    358    314
N.Y. Jets    4    10    0    .286    242    358
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Houston    8    6    0    .571    250    294
Tennessee    8    6    0    .571    340    323
Indianapolis    7    7    0    .500    362    339
Jacksonville    2    12    0    .143    260    359
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Pittsburgh    9    5    0    .643    341    276
Baltimore    8    6    0    .571    306    263
Cincinnati    5    8    1    .393    288    293
Cleveland    0    14    0    .000    220    408
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Oakland    10    3    0    .769    358    320
Kansas City    10    4    0    .714    319    274
Denver    8    6    0    .571    299    258
San Diego    5    8    0    .385    350    347
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
x-Dallas    12    2    0    .857    366    258
N.Y. Giants    10    4    0    .714    272    250
Washington    7    6    1    .536    345    343
Philadelphia    5    9    0    .357    316    299
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Atlanta    9    5    0    .643    469    358
Tampa Bay    8    6    0    .571    313    322
New Orleans    6    8    0    .429    406    392
Carolina    6    8    0    .429    337    352
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Detroit    9    5    0    .643    301    285
Green Bay    8    6    0    .571    363    339
Minnesota    7    7    0    .500    264    259
Chicago    3    11    0    .214    248    320
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Seattle    9    4    1    .679    298    235
Arizona    5    8    1    .393    340    325
Los Angeles    4    10    0    .286    197    328
San Francisco    1    13    0    .071    264    434
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 15
Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3
Saturday, Dec. 17
Miami 34, N.Y. Jets 13
Sunday, Dec. 18
Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 6
N.Y. Giants 17, Detroit 6
Buffalo 33, Cleveland 13
Tennessee 19, Kansas City 17
Baltimore 27, Philadelphia 26
Green Bay 30, Chicago 27
Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 20
Houston 21, Jacksonville 20
Atlanta 41, San Francisco 13
New England 16, Denver 3
New Orleans 48, Arizona 41
Oakland 19, San Diego 16
Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 20
Monday, Dec. 19
Carolina 26, Washington 15
Thursday, Dec. 22
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m. (NBC-NFLN-Twitter)
Saturday, Dec. 24
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
San Diego at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati at Houston, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)
Sunday, Dec. 25
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Dec. 26
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    19    8    .704    —
Boston    15    12    .556      4
New York    14    13    .519      5
Brooklyn    7    19    .269    11 1/2
Philadelphia    7    20    .259    12
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Charlotte    15    13    .536    —
Atlanta    14    14    .500    1
Washington    12    15    .444    2 1/2
Orlando    12    17    .414    3 1/2
Miami    9    19    .321    6
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    19    6    .760    —
Milwaukee    13    12    .520    6
Chicago    14    13    .519    6
Indiana    15    14    .517    6
Detroit    14    16    .467    7 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    22    5    .815    —
Houston    21    7    .750      1 1/2
Memphis    18    11    .621      5
New Orleans    9    20    .310    14
Dallas    7    21    .250    15 1/2
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    18    10    .643    —
Oklahoma City    16    12    .571    2
Portland    13    16    .448    5 1/2
Denver    12    16    .429    6
Minnesota    8    19    .296    9 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    24    4    .857    —
L.A. Clippers    20    8    .714      4
Sacramento    10    17    .370    13 1/2
L.A. Lakers    11    19    .367    14
Phoenix    8    20    .286    16
Monday’s Games
Indiana 107, Washington 105
Atlanta 110, Oklahoma City 108
Chicago 113, Detroit 82
Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108
Denver 117, Dallas 107
Tuesday’s Games
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    31    20    7    4    44    96    69
Ottawa    32    18    11    3    39    82    85
Boston    33    17    13    3    37    78    79
Tampa Bay    32    15    14    3    33    91    91
Florida    32    14    13    5    33    77    87
Detroit    32    14    14    4    32    78    89
Buffalo    30    12    11    7    31    66    79
Toronto    31    12    12    7    31    87    94
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
N.Y. Rangers    34    23    10    1    47    113    75
Pittsburgh    32    20    7    5    45    109    90
Columbus    29    20    5    4    44    98    61
Philadelphia    34    19    11    4    42    107    102
Washington    30    19    8    3    41    81    66
Carolina    31    13    11    7    33    82    87
New Jersey    31    12    12    7    31    74    93
N.Y. Islanders    31    11    14    6    28    81    99
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    34    22    8    4    48    98    80
Minnesota    30    18    8    4    40    89    60
St. Louis    33    17    11    5    39    93    96
Nashville    31    14    12    5    33    89    89
Winnipeg    34    15    16    3    33    90    100
Dallas    33    13    14    6    32    84    101
Colorado    30    11    18    1    23    65    97
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    32    19    12    1    39    80    72
Anaheim    33    17    11    5    39    94    92
Edmonton    34    17    12    5    39    100    92
Calgary    34    17    15    2    36    89    98
Los Angeles    31    16    13    2    34    79    78
Vancouver    32    13    16    3    29    80    100
Arizona    32    11    16    5    27    72    101
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s Games
Nashville 2, Philadelphia 1, SO
Anaheim 3, Toronto 2
Edmonton 3, St. Louis 2, OT
Calgary 4, Arizona 2
Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m.
Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Washington at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

College basketball
Monday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
American U. 61, Md.-Eastern Shore 58
Bucknell 81, Mount St. Mary’s 65
Duquesne 74, Jackson St. 62
Lafayette 104, Moravian College 67
St. Bonaventure 92, Army 83
Syracuse 105, E. Michigan 57
UMBC 120, The Citadel 111
SOUTH
Campbell 90, Johnson & Wales (NC) 59
Duke 65, Tennessee St. 55
Florida St. 76, Samford 68
Furman 68, Tennessee Tech 62
Jacksonville 81, Florida Memorial 63
LSU 75, Coll. of Charleston 65
Marshall 81, West Virginia Wesleyan 65
McNeese St. 70, Tulane 63
Mississippi 66, Bradley 49
Mississippi St. 86, Southern Miss. 44
Morehead St. 111, Cent. Arkansas 85
Norfolk St. 87, E. Kentucky 80
South Alabama 71, Spring Hill 50
UNC-Greensboro 75, UNC-Asheville 73
W. Carolina 70, High Point 65
William & Mary 112, Savannah St. 85
Wofford 75, Coastal Carolina 74
MIDWEST
Ball St. 61, Longwood 45
Belmont 62, Milwaukee 56
Cleveland St. 79, Lake Erie 62
DePaul 81, SE Missouri 78
E. Illinois 101, Fontbonne University 49
Green Bay 94, SIU-Edwardsville 92
Indiana 103, Delaware St. 56
Marquette 78, St. Francis (Pa.) 65
Missouri St. 66, Chicago St. 46
Notre Dame 77, Colgate 62
Purdue 82, W. Illinois 50
S. Dakota St. 83, Drake 75
SOUTHWEST
Lamar 82, Liberty 65
Oral Roberts 63, UALR 48
Rice 100, Northwestern St. 93
SMU 72, Stanford 49
Sam Houston St. 119, Randall 81
FAR WEST
Colorado 75, Air Force 68
Denver 74, Ark.-Pine Bluff 52
Long Beach St. 97, Master’s 78
Loyola Marymount 69, Colorado St. 66
New Mexico St. 85, UC Irvine 79
San Francisco 86, Abilene Christian 51
Seattle 89, S. Utah 75
Southern Cal 79, Cornell 67
UNLV 68, S. Illinois 61
Utah St. 76, New Orleans 66
Wyoming 72, Troy 66

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Monday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Albany Alexander 39, Nelsonville-York 24
Belpre 54, Racine Southern 43
Beverly Ft. Frye 47, Lore City Buckeye Trail 36
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 50, Bidwell River Valley 30
Fayetteville-Perry 56, Mowrystown Whiteoak 35
Glouster Trimble 30, Crown City S. Gallia 19
Lynchburg-Clay 95, W. Union 23
McArthur Vinton County 55, Wellston 39
New Boston Glenwood 52, Piketon 40
Peebles 49, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 48
Pomeroy Meigs 52, Athens 41
Portsmouth Clay 61, Lucasville Valley 29
Portsmouth Notre Dame 54, Oak Hill 52
Seaman N. Adams 58, Manchester 27
Shadyside 50, Bridgeport 38
Southeastern 68, Jackson 40
Washington C.H. 67, Leesburg Fairfield 59
Waterford 69, Corning Miller 20
Williamsburg 54, Blanchester 48
Willow Wood Symmes Valley 59, Gallipolis Gallia 44
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
S. Point vs. Wheelersburg, ppd.

Ohio High School Athletic Association
Monday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Amanda-Clearcreek 66, Sugar Grove Berne Union 54
Heath 77, Logan 59
Jackson 76, Fairview, Colo. 49
Lancaster Fairfield Union 64, Thornville Sheridan 50
Newark Licking Valley 55, Newark Cath. 48

AP men’s poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Villanova (56)    11-0    1,614    1
2. UCLA (3)    12-0    1,514    2
3. Kansas    10-1    1,450    3
4. Baylor (6)    11-0    1,439    4
5. Duke    10-1    1,385    5
6. Kentucky    10-1    1,337    6
7. Gonzaga    11-0    1,211    8
8. North Carolina    10-2    1,170    7
9. Creighton    11-0    1,058    10
10. Louisville    10-1    1,044    11
11. West Virginia    9-1    937    12
12. Virginia    9-1    886    13
13. Butler    10-1    821    18
14. Wisconsin    10-2    781    14
15. Purdue    9-2    754    15
16. Indiana    8-2    719    9
17. Xavier    9-2    542    17
18. Arizona    10-2    501    19
19. Saint Mary’s (Cal)    8-1    389    20
20. Oregon    10-2    299    22
21. Florida St.    11-1    290    23
22. South Carolina    9-1    218    16
23. Southern Cal    10-0    212    24
24. Cincinnati    9-2    202    25
25. Notre Dame    9-2    188    21
Others receiving votes: Florida 48, Virginia Tech 40, Maryland 27, Seton Hall 15, Oklahoma St. 8, Valparaiso 7, Minnesota 6, Miami 5, Northwestern 4, Clemson 1, Iowa St. 1, Kansas St 1, Loyola of Chicago 1.

USA Today poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 18, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Villanova (28)    11-0    796    1
2. UCLA (2)    12-0    755    2
3. Kansas (1)    10-1    712    3
4. Duke (1)    10-1    688    4
5. Kentucky    10-1    667    7
6. Baylor    11-0    658    5
7. Gonzaga    11-0    611    8
8. North Carolina    10-2    563    6
9. Creighton    11-0    539    10
10. Virginia    9-1    476    12
11. Louisville    10-1    469    11
12. West Virginia    9-1    460    13
13. Butler    10-1    388    18
14. Wisconsin    10-2    366    14
15. Purdue    9-2    337    16
16. Indiana    8-2    319    9
17. Xavier    9-2    295    17
18. Arizona    10-2    229    19
19. Saint Mary’s    8-1    197    20
20. South Carolina    9-1    180    15
21. Oregon    10-2    145    22
22. Florida State    11-1    111    23
23. Cincinnati    9-2    108    23
24. Notre Dame    9-2    92    21
25. Southern Cal    10-0    88    25
Others receiving votes: Florida 30, Oklahoma State 21, Maryland 20, Arkansas 15, Miami 13, Virginia Tech 8, California 7, Middle Tennessee 7, Seton Hall 7, Wichita State 7, TCU 6, Texas Tech 3, Colorado 2, Nevada 2, Michigan State 1, Minnesota 1, Valparaiso 1.