Scoreboard
Published 7:19 pm Saturday, December 26, 2015
NFL standings
National Football League
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.
NFL TD passes
NFL Career Touchdown Passes
Through Dec. 13, 2015
Quarterbacks who have thrown 250 or more NFL touchdown passes (x-active):
1. x-Peyton Manning 539
2. Brett Favre 508
3. x-Tom Brady 425
4. x-Drew Brees 421
5. Dan Marino 420
6. Fran Tarkenton 342
7. John Elway 300
8. Warren Moon 291
9. Johnny Unitas 290
10. x-Eli Manning 283
11. x-Philip Rivers 275
11. Vinny Testaverde 275
13. Joe Montana 273
14. x-Ben Roethlisberger 266
15. Dave Krieg 261
16. Sonny Jurgensen 255
17. x-Carson Palmer 255
18. Dan Fouts 254
18. x-Aaron Rodgers 254
20. Drew Bledsoe 251
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 18 12 .600 —
Boston 16 13 .552 1 1/2
New York 14 16 .467 4
Brooklyn 8 21 .276 9 1/2
Philadelphia 1 30 .032 17 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 19 12 .613 —
Miami 16 11 .593 1
Orlando 17 12 .586 1
Charlotte 15 13 .536 2 1/2
Washington 13 14 .481 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 19 7 .731 —
Chicago 15 11 .577 4
Indiana 16 12 .571 4
Detroit 17 13 .567 4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 25 5 .833 —
Dallas 16 13 .552 8 1/2
Memphis 16 15 .516 9 1/2
Houston 15 15 .500 10
New Orleans 9 19 .321 15
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 20 9 .690 —
Utah 12 15 .444 7
Denver 12 17 .414 8
Minnesota 11 18 .379 9
Portland 11 20 .355 10
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 27 1 .964 —
L.A. Clippers 16 13 .552 11 1/2
Sacramento 12 17 .414 15 1/2
Phoenix 12 19 .387 16 1/2
L.A. Lakers 5 24 .172 22 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Memphis 104, Philadelphia 90
Toronto 103, Dallas 99
Detroit 93, Miami 92
L.A. Lakers 111, Denver 107
Wednesday’s Games
Cleveland 91, New York 84
Sacramento 108, Indiana 106
Orlando 104, Houston 101
Washington 100, Memphis 91
Boston 102, Charlotte 89
Dallas 119, Brooklyn 118, OT
San Antonio 108, Minnesota 83
New Orleans 115, Portland 89
Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 100
Atlanta 107, Detroit 100
Denver 104, Phoenix 96
Golden State 103, Utah 85
Oklahoma City 120, L.A. Lakers 85
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
New Orleans at Miami, 12 p.m.
Chicago at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m
Top NBA scorers
NBA 25000 Point Scorers
(x-active)
Player Points
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
2. Karl Malone 36,928
3. x-Kobe Bryant 32,916
4. Michael Jordan 32,292
5. Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
6. x-Dirk Nowitzki 28,609
7. Shaquille O’Neal 28,596
8. Moses Malone 27,409
9. Elvin Hayes 27,313
10. Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946
11. Oscar Robertson 26,710
12. Dominique Wilkins 26,668
13. John Havlicek 26,395
14. x-Tim Duncan 26,213
15. x-Kevin Garnett 26,027
16. x-Paul Pierce 26,010
17. Alex English 25,613
18. x-LeBron James 25,572
19. Reggie Miller 25,279
20. Jerry West 25,192
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
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 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
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
MLB free agents
NEW YORK (AP) — The 104 remaining free agents (q-did not accept qualifying offer):
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTMORE (4) — q-Wei-Yin Chen, lhp; q-Chris Davis, 1b; Gerardo Parra, of; Steve Pearce, of.
BOSTON (1) — Craig Breslow, lhp.
CHICAGO (2) — Matt Albers, rhp; Alexei Ramirez, ss.
CLEVELAND (3) — Gavin Floyd, rhp; Ryan Raburn, dh; Ryan Webb, rhp.
DETROIT (3) — Joe Nathan, rhp; Alfredo Simon, rhp; Randy Wolf, lhp.
HOUSTON (1) — Scott Kazmir, lhp.
KANSAS CITY (5) — Jonny Gomes, of; q-Alex Gordon, of; Jeremy Guthrie, rhp; Franklin Morales, lhp; Alex Rios, of.
LOS ANGELES (7) — David DeJesus, of; David Freese, 3b; Matt Joyce, of; Mat Latos, rhp; David Murphy, of; Shane Victorino, of; Wesley Wright, lhp.
MINNESOTA (4) — Blaine Boyer, rhp; Neal Cotts, lhp; Brian Duensing, lhp; Torii Hunter, of.
NEW YORK (2) — Chris Capuano, lhp; Stephen Drew, 2b.
OAKLAND (1) — Barry Zito, lhp.
SEATTLE (1) — Joe Beimel, lhp.
TAMPA BAY (1) — Grady Sizemore, of.
TEXAS (6) — q-Yovani Gallardo, rhp; Colby Lewis, rhp; Mike Napoli, 1b; Ross Ohlendorf, rhp; Drew Stubbs, of; Will Venable, of.
TORONTO (5) — Mark Buehrle, lhp; Jeff Francis, lhp; Maicer Izturis, 2b; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Munenori Kawasaki, inf.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (2) — Edwin Jackson, rhp; Peter Moylan, rhp.
CHICAGO (6) — Chris Denorfia, of; q-Dexter Fowler, of; Dan Haren, rhp; Tommy Hunter, rhp; Austin Jackson, of; Fernando Rodney, rhp.
CINCINNATI (4) — Burke Badenhop, rhp; Sean Marshall, lhp; Manny Parra, lhp; Skip Schumaker, inf-of.
COLORADO (2) — Kyle Kendrick, rhp; Justin Morneau, 1b.
LOS ANGELES (5) — Bronson Arroyo, rhp; q-Howie Kendrick, 2b; Joel Peralta, rhp; Jimmy Rollins, ss.
MIAMI (2) — Don Kelly, 3b; Casey McGehee, 3b.
MILWAUKEE (1) — Kyle Lohse, rhp.
NEW YORK (7) — Yoenis Cespedes, of; Tyler Clippard, rhp; Kelly Johnson, of; q-Daniel Murphy, 2b; Eric O’Flaherty, lhp; Bobby Parnell, rhp; Juan Uribe, 3b.
PHILADELPHIA (5) — Chad Billingsley, rhp; Jeff Francoeur, of; Aaron Harang, rhp; Cliff Lee, lhp; Jerome Williams, rhp.
PITTSBURGH (5) — Antonio Bastardo, lhp; Joe Blanton, rhp; A.J. Burnett, rhp; Corey Hart, 1b; Aramis Ramirez, 3b.
ST. LOUIS (3) — Matt Belisle, rhp; Randy Choate, lhp; Carlos Villanueva, rhp.
SAN DIEGO (5) — Clint Barmes, ss; Josh Johnson, rhp; q-Ian Kennedy, rhp; Brandon Morrow, rhp; q-Justin Upton, of.
SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Jeremy Affeldt, lhp; Marlon Byrd, of; Tim Hudson, rhp; Tim Lincecum, rhp; Marco Scutaro, 2b.
WASHINGTON (7) — q-Ian Desmond, ss; Doug Fister, rhp; Casey Janssen, rhp; Nate McLouth, of; Denard Span, of; Matt Thornton, lhp; Dan Uggla, 2b.
Highest salaries
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball contracts with average annual values of $25 million or more. There is no distinction for deferred money (x-joined club in June and received prorated salary of $17,442,637:
Player, Club Years Avg. Salary
Zack Greinke, Ari 2016-21 $34,416,667
David Price, Bos 2016-22 $31,000,000
Clayton Kershaw, LAD 2014-20 $30,714,286
Max Scherzer, Was 2015-21 $30,000,000
Miguel Cabrera, Det 2014-23 $29,200,000
x-Roger Clemens, NYY 2007 $28,000,022
Alex Rodriguez, NYY 2008-17 $27,500,000
Jon Lester, Cubs 2015-20 $25,833,333
Justin Verlander, Det 2013-19 $25,714,286
Alex Rodriguez, Tex-NYY 2001-10 $25,200,000
Largest Baseball Contract Packages
Player, Club Years Total
Giancarlo Stanton, Mia 2015-27 $325 M
Miguel Cabrera, Det 2014-23 $292 M
Alex Rodriguez, NYY 2008-17 $275 M
Alex Rodriguez, Tex-NYY 2001-10 $252 M
Joey Votto, Cin 2012-23 $251.5 M
Albert Pujols, LAA 2012-21 $240 M
Robinson Cano, Sea 2014-23 $240 M
David Price, Bos 2016-22 $217 M
Clayton Kershaw, LAD 2014-20 $215 M
Prince Fielder, Det-Tex 2012-20 $214 M
Max Scherzer, Was 2015-21 $210 M
Zack Greinke, Ari 2016-21 $206.5 M