NFL standings
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
New England    10    3    0    .769    368    250
Buffalo    7    6    0    .538    240    290
Miami    6    7    0    .462    236    318
N.Y. Jets    5    8    0    .385    266    311
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Jacksonville    9    4    0    .692    329    202
Tennessee    8    5    0    .615    273    294
Houston    4    9    0    .308    312    335
Indianapolis    3    10    0    .231    212    343
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
x-Pittsburgh    11    2    0    .846    320    251
Baltimore    7    6    0    .538    318    246
Cincinnati    5    8    0    .385    226    271
Cleveland    0    13    0    .000    197    335
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Kansas City    7    6    0    .538    329    289
L.A. Chargers    7    6    0    .538    298    225
Oakland    6    7    0    .462    264    304
Denver    4    9    0    .308    229    315
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Philadelphia    11    2    0    .846    404    250
Dallas    7    6    0    .538    316    294
Washington    5    8    0    .385    285    344
N.Y. Giants    2    11    0    .154    199    321
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
New Orleans    9    4    0    .692    370    263
Carolina    9    4    0    .692    300    262
Atlanta    8    5    0    .615    294    261
Tampa Bay    4    9    0    .308    264    312
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Minnesota    10    3    0    .769    309    235
Detroit    7    6    0    .538    338    329
Green Bay    7    6    0    .538    285    302
Chicago    4    9    0    .308    224    274
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
L.A. Rams    9    4    0    .692    396    265
Seattle    8    5    0    .615    314    252
Arizona    6    7    0    .462    231    317
San Francisco    3    10    0    .231    228    314
x-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 14
Denver at Indianapolis, 8:25 p.m. (NBC/NFLN/Amazon)
Saturday, Dec. 16
Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)
Sunday, Dec. 17
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York Jets at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
x-Dallas at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Dec. 18
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 23
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Dec. 24
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Denver at Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
New York Giants at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Monday, Dec. 25
Pittsburgh at Houston, 4:30 p.m. (NBC/NFLN/Amazon)
Oakland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Boston    24    6    .800    —
Toronto    18    8    .692      4
New York    15    13    .536      8
Philadelphia    14    13    .519      8 1/2
Brooklyn    11    16    .407    11 1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Washington    15    13    .536    —
Miami    13    14    .481    1 1/2
Orlando    11    18    .379    4 1/2
Charlotte    10    17    .370    4 1/2
Atlanta    6    22    .214    9
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    21    8    .724    —
Milwaukee    15    11    .577      4 1/2
Indiana    16    12    .571      4 1/2
Detroit    15    13    .536      5 1/2
Chicago    7    20    .259    13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Houston    22    4    .846    —
San Antonio    19    9    .679      4
New Orleans    15    14    .517      8 1/2
Memphis    8    20    .286    15
Dallas    8    20    .286    15
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Minnesota    17    12    .586    —
Denver    15    13    .536    1 1/2
Portland    14    13    .519    2
Oklahoma City    13    14    .481    3
Utah    13    15    .464    3 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    22    6    .786    —
L.A. Clippers    11    15    .423    10
L.A. Lakers    10    17    .370    11 1/2
Sacramento    9    19    .321    13
Phoenix    9    21    .300    14
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 105, Atlanta 91
New York 111, Brooklyn 104
Cleveland 121, L.A. Lakers 112
Minnesota 119, Sacramento 96
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Miami, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Memphis, 9 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Sacramento at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box
L.A. LAKERS (xxx)
James 9-19 7-9 26, Love 6-13 9-9 25, T.Thompson 5-8 2-4 12, Irving 14-27 6-6 39, Smith 0-11 0-0 0, Jefferson 1-6 0-0 2, Liggins 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-2 0-0 6, Dunleavy 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 38-92 24-28 112.
CLEVELAND (xxx)
Covington 3-9 0-0 8, Ilyasova 5-10 1-1 13, Embiid 8-18 3-5 22, Rodriguez 5-9 0-0 12, Henderson 5-13 2-2 13, H.Thompson 1-3 0-0 3, Saric 4-9 0-0 10, Okafor 7-11 0-0 14, McConnell 1-4 0-0 2, Stauskas 4-6 1-2 11. Totals 43-92 7-10 108.
L.A. Lakers    xx    xx    xx    xx    =    xxx
Cleveland    xx    xx    xx    xx    =    xxx
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 12-40 (Irving 5-11, Love 4-8, Jones 2-2, James 1-4, Dunleavy 0-3, Jefferson 0-5, Smith 0-7), Philadelphia 15-33 (Embiid 3-4, Rodriguez 2-3, Saric 2-4, Stauskas 2-4, Ilyasova 2-5, Covington 2-6, H.Thompson 1-2, Henderson 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 46 (T.Thompson 12), Philadelphia 50 (Embiid, Okafor 2-4, Ilyasova 2-5, Covington 2-6, H.Thompson 1-2, Henderson 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 46 (T.Thompson 12), Philadelphia 50 (Embiid, Okafor

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Tampa Bay    31    23    6    2    48    117    75
Toronto    33    20    12    1    41    108    94
Boston    29    15    10    4    34    84    82
Montreal    32    14    14    4    32    87    100
Detroit    31    11    13    7    29    83    102
Florida    32    12    15    5    29    93    110
Ottawa    30    10    13    7    27    82    103
Buffalo    32    8    18    6    22    68    106
Metropolitan Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    32    20    11    1    41    94    84
Washington    33    20    12    1    41    105    96
New Jersey    31    17    9    5    39    95    94
N.Y. Islanders    32    17    12    3    37    114    111
N.Y. Rangers    31    16    12    3    35    101    92
Pittsburgh    32    16    13    3    35    94    104
Philadelphia    31    13    11    7    33    89    89
Carolina    30    12    11    7    31    83    93
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Nashville    31    20    7    4    44    106    85
St. Louis    33    21    10    2    44    105    84
Winnipeg    32    18    9    5    41    108    92
Minnesota    31    17    11    3    37    91    88
Dallas    32    18    13    1    37    96    92
Chicago    32    16    11    5    37    98    85
Colorado    31    15    14    2    32    96    101
Pacific Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Los Angeles    32    20    9    3    43    98    73
Vegas    30    19    9    2    40    105    94
San Jose    30    17    10    3    37    82    71
Calgary    32    16    13    3    35    91    99
Anaheim    32    14    11    7    35    86    92
Vancouver    32    14    14    4    32    83    97
Edmonton    32    13    17    2    28    93    105
Arizona    34    7    22    5    19    76    118
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s Late Game
Nashville 7, Vancouver 1
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1
Washington 5, Boston 3
Columbus 6, N.Y. Islanders 4
Montreal 2, New Jersey 1, OT
Chicago 5, Winnipeg 1
Anaheim 3, St. Louis 1
Minnesota 2, Toronto 0
Colorado 2, Florida 1
Tampa Bay 4, Arizona 1
Nashville 4, Edmonton 0
San Jose 3, Calgary 2
Pittsburgh at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Dallas at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Edmonton at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Washington, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
St. Louis at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Florida at Vegas, 8 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
N.Y. Islanders        0    3    1    =    4
Columbus        3    2    1    =    6
First Period—1, Columbus, Werenski 10 (Panarin), 3:57. 2, Columbus, Nutivaara 2 (Wennberg, Bjorkstrand), 6:23. 3, Columbus, Dubois 6 (Werenski, Panarin), 15:52 (pp). Penalties—Columbus bench, served by Bjorkstrand (too many men on the ice), 9:57; Nelson, NYI, (tripping), 14:49; Leddy, NYI, (interference), 18:27.
Second Period—4, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 6 (Tavares), 5:00. 5, N.Y. Islanders, Cizikas 5 (Mayfield, de Haan), 7:49. 6, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 7 (Lee, Tavares), 13:52. 7, Columbus, Jones 4 (Bjorkstrand, Atkinson), 15:03. 8, Columbus, Foligno 7 (Wennberg, Bjorkstrand), 17:52. Penalties—Jenner, CBJ, (tripping), 9:04.
Third Period—9, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 8 (Tavares), 7:11 (pp). 10, Columbus, Anderson 12 (Panarin), 19:59. Penalties—Bjorkstrand, CBJ, (holding), 7:07; Jenner, CBJ, (tripping), 11:39.
Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 4-12-9—25. Columbus 16-10-9—35.
Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Islanders 1 of 4; Columbus 1 of 2.
Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Greiss 8-4-2 (34 shots-29 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 17-8-1 (25-21).
A—15,696 (18,500). T—2:29.
Referees—Tim Peel, Brian Pochmara. Linesmen—Lonnie Cameron, Brad Kovachik.

Bowl schedule
2017-18 College Football Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 16
New Orleans Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): Troy vs. North Texas
Cure Bowl (2:30 p.m., CBSSN): Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State
Las Vegas Bowl (3:30 p.m., ABC): Boise State vs. Oregon
New Mexico Bowl (4:30 p.m., ESPN): Marshall vs. Colorado State
Camellia Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas State vs. Middle Tennessee
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Boca Raton Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN): Akron vs. FAU
Wednesday, Dec. 20
Frisco Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): SMU vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, Dec. 21
Gasparilla Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Temple vs. FIU
Friday, Dec. 22
Bahamas Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): UAB vs. Ohio
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Central Michigan vs. Wyoming
Saturday, Dec. 23
Birmingham Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN): USF vs. Texas Tech
Armed Forces Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN): San Diego State vs. Army
Dollar General Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN): Appalachian State vs. Toledo
Sunday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl (8:30 p.m., ESPN): Fresno State vs. Houston
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl (1:30 p.m., ESPN): Utah vs. West Virginia
Quick Lane Bowl (5:15 p.m., ESPN): Duke vs. NIU
Cactus Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Kansas State vs. UCLA
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Independence Bowl (1:30 p.m., ESPN): Florida State vs. Southern Miss
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (5:15 p.m., ESPN): Boston College vs. Iowa
Foster Farms Bowl (8:30 p.m., Fox): Arizona vs. Purdue
Texas Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Texas vs. Missouri
Thursday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl (1:30 p.m., ESPN): Virginia vs. Navy
Camping World Bowl (5:15 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech
Alamo Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Stanford vs. TCU
Holiday Bowl (9 p.m., FS1): Michigan State vs. Washington State
Friday, Dec. 29
Belk Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest
Sun Bowl (3 p.m., CBS): Arizona State vs. NC State
Music City Bowl (4:30 p.m., ESPN): Kentucky vs. Northwestern
Arizona Bowl (5:30 p.m., CBSSN): New Mexico State vs. Utah State
Cotton Bowl Classic (8:30 p.m., ESPN): Ohio State vs. USC
Saturday, Dec. 30
TaxSlayer Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN): Mississippi State vs. Louisville
Liberty Bowl (12:30 p.m., ABC): Iowa State vs. Memphis
Fiesta Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Penn State vs. Washington
Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Wisconsin vs. Miami
Monday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl (12 p.m., ESPN2): Michigan vs. South Carolina
Peach Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Auburn vs. UCF
Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC): Notre Dame vs. LSU
Rose Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma vs. Georgia
Sugar Bowl (8:45 p.m., ESPN): Clemson vs. Alabama
Monday, Jan. 8
College Football Playoff National Championship (8 p.m., ESPN)

D3 All-Americans
NCAA Division III AP All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Brett Kasper, senior, Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Running backs — John Smith, senior, Husson; Austin Breunig, senior, North Central.
Linemen — Cole Parrish, senior, Mount Union; Matt Gono, senior, Wesley; Corbin Campbell, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Ty Summers, senior, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Vic Rodriguez, senior, Hardin-Simmons.
Tight end — Jacob Maher, sophomore, Worcester State.
Receivers — Jesse Zubik, senior, Washington & Jefferson; Nick Holcomb, senior, Wisconsin-La Crosse.
All-purpose player — Bryce Wilkerson, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Kicker — Willy Warne, junior, Linfield.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Haston Adams, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Mamadou Soumahoro, senior, Berry; Niles Scott, senior, Frostburg State; Mike Riley, junior, Rose-Hulman.
Linebackers — Jordan Hassan, senior, Illinois Wesleyan; Darin Hungerford, senior, Kean; Ty Parsons, senior, East Texas Baptist.
Backs —  O’Shea Anderson, senior, Washington & Jefferson; Kris Brown, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Michael Joseph, senior, Dubuque; Jake O’Connell, senior, Brockport.
Punter — Tyler Kohman, senior, Carnegie Mellon.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Chase Burton, senior, Franklin.
Running backs — Roger Walker, senior, Marietta; Josh Breece, freshman, Washington & Lee; (tie) Christiaan Williams, sophomore, Ohio Northern.
Linemen — Adan Barrientos, senior, Brockport; Joe Fehrle, North Central; Matt Beck, junior, St. Thomas; Ben McFall, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Brock Riggs, senior, Heidelberg.
Tight end — Zach Lindquist, senior, Wheaton.
Receivers — Justin Hill, sophomore, Mount Union; Riley Brockway, senior, Wartburg.
All-purpose player — Reese Childress, junior, Hardin-Simmons; (tie) Cameron Vocke, senior, Heidelberg.
Kicker — Nathan Hierlihy, junior, Redlands.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Chase Greenlee, senior, Wheaton; Austin Crow, senior, Heidelberg; Monte Lee, senior, Ferrum; Elijah Berry, senior, Mount Union.
Linebackers —  Charlie Dear, senior, Mount Union; Jason Farlow, senior, Linfield; Mason McKenrick, senior, John Carroll.
Backs — Jordan Powell, junior, Widener; Fred Hargrove, sophomore, Otterbein; Quan Soyini, junior, Husson; Trevor Staley, junior, Illinois Wesleyan.
Punter — Andrew DiNardo, senior, Catholic.