NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 9 2 0 .818 334 266

N.Y. Jets 9 2 0 .818 264 187

Miami 6 5 0 .545 205 225

Buffalo 2 9 0 .182 229 295

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 282 252

Jacksonville 6 5 0 .545 240 294

Tennessee 5 6 0 .455 257 218

Houston 5 7 0 .417 288 321

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 8 3 0 .727 250 188

Pittsburgh 8 3 0 .727 254 181

Cleveland 4 7 0 .364 216 229

Cincinnati 2 9 0 .182 225 288

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 285 231

San Diego 6 5 0 .545 310 225

Oakland 5 6 0 .455 255 256

Denver 3 8 0 .273 250 323

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 344 281

N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 277 240

Washington 5 6 0 .455 215 262

Dallas 3 8 0 .273 256 301

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 9 2 0 .818 276 209

New Orleans 8 3 0 .727 265 197

Tampa Bay 7 4 0 .636 219 223

Carolina 1 10 0 .091 140 276

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 8 3 0 .727 222 172

Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 269 166

Minnesota 4 7 0 .364 189 239

Detroit 2 9 0 .182 258 282

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 5 6 0 .455 209 275

St. Louis 5 6 0 .455 213 231

San Francisco 4 7 0 .364 187 225

Arizona 3 8 0 .273 194 319

Thursday, Dec. 2

Philadelphia 34, Houston 24

Sunday, Dec. 5

San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Dallas at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 6

N.Y. Jets at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 9

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 12

N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

New England at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 13

Baltimore at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

NFL power index

NFL Power Index

By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver

For December 1 Editions

CURRENT LAST

TEAM RATING RATING

Baltimore 8-3-0 100 100

Green Bay 7-4-0 100 100

New England 9-2-0 100 100

New Orleans 8-3-0 100 99

Pittsburgh 8-3-0 100 100

San Diego 6-5-0 100 99

Atlanta 9-2-0 99 98

N.Y. Jets 9-2-0 99 97

Philadelphia 7-4-0 99 100

Chicago 8-3-0 97 95

Indianapolis 6-5-0 97 99

N.Y. Giants 7-4-0 97 98

Kansas City 7-4-0 96 94

Dallas 3-8-0 95 95

Minnesota 4-7-0 95 93

Houston 5-6-0 94 94

Jacksonville 6-5-0 94 93

Miami 6-5-0 94 93

Tampa Bay 7-4-0 94 94

San Francisco 4-7-0 93 92

St. Louis 5-6-0 93 91

Tennessee 5-6-0 93 91

Buffalo 2-9-0 92 92

Cleveland 4-7-0 92 93

Washington 5-6-0 92 93

Cincinnati 2-9-0 90 92

Denver 3-8-0 90 92

Detroit 2-9-0 90 91

Oakland 5-6-0 90 93

Seattle 5-6-0 89 90

Arizona 3-8-0 87 89

Carolina 1-10-0 86 84

MAC title game

Mid-American Conference Championship

MIAMI (OHIO) 26, No. 24 N. ILLINOIS 21

At Detroit, Michigan

N. Illinois 14 0 0 7 — 21

Miami (Ohio) 13 0 7 6 — 26

First Quarter

MiO—Merriweather 1 run (kick blocked), 8:02.

NIU—Moore 69 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 6:33.

MiO—Woods 7 run (Cook kick), 3:46.

NIU—Moore 27 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 1:17.

Second Quarter

Cle—Hillis 6 run (Dawson kick), 9:12.

Car—FG Kasay 43, 3:19.

Car—FG Kasay 42, :47.

Third Quarter

MiO—Merriweather 1 run (Cook kick), 9:52.

Fourth Quarter

NIU—W.Clark 39 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 14:54.

MiO—Robinson 33 pass from A.Boucher (kick failed), :33.

A—12,031.

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NIU Mia

First downs 18 19

Rushes-yards 32-92 26-99

Passing 281 333

Comp-Att-Int 15-29-0 29-46-0

Return Yards 0 8

Punts-Avg. 6-45.2 6-38.0

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 3-15 1-5

Time of Possession 26:30 33:30

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—N. Illinois, Spann 17-54, Lynch 5-26, Crider 1-9, Harnish 8-3, A.Daniels 1-0. Miami (Ohio), Merriweather 11-85, Woods 5-26, Scherpenberg 1-3, A.Boucher 9-(minus 15).

PASSING—N. Illinois, Harnish 15-28-0-281, Lynch 0-1-0-0. Miami (Ohio), A.Boucher 29-46-0-333.

RECEIVING—N. Illinois, Moore 4-110, W.Clark 4-70, Palmer 3-56, Schepler 2-22, Ashford 1-13, L.Cox 1-10. Miami (Ohio), Robinson 14-176, Harwell 5-66, Woods 3-33, Givens 2-38, Cruse 2-9, Paine 2-9, Ju.Semmes 1-2.

College football

Friday’s College Football Scores

MIDWEST

Miami (Ohio) 26, N. Illinois 21

FAR WEST

Fresno St. 25, Illinois 23

Saturday’s College Football Scores

EAST

Delaware 42, Lehigh 20

Shepherd 49, Mercyhurst 14

Wesley 19, Mary Hardin-Baylor 9

West Virginia 35, Rutgers 14

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 42, W. Illinois 14

Auburn 56, South Carolina 17

Delta St. 28, Albany St., Ga. 7

Georgia Southern 31, William & Mary 15

Middle Tennessee 28, Fla. International 27

Nevada 35, Louisiana Tech 17

New Hampshire 45, Bethune-Cookman 20

St. Augustine’s 20, Fort Valley St. 9

Troy 44, Florida Atlantic 7

UCF 17, SMU 7

Wofford 17, Jacksonville St. 14

MIDWEST

Bethel, Minn. 12, St. Thomas, Minn. 7

Carroll, Mont. 27, St. Xavier 5

Minn. Duluth 25, Augustana, S.D. 6

Mount Union 37, Alfred 7

Pittsburgh 28, Cincinnati 10

Sioux Falls 38, MidAm Nazarene 0

Wis.-Whitewater 20, North Central 10

SOUTHWEST

Villanova 54, Stephen F.Austin 24

FAR WEST

Boise St. 50, Utah St. 14

E. Washington 37, SE Missouri 17

Idaho 26, San Jose St. 23, OT

N. Dakota St. 42, Montana St. 17

Oregon 37, Oregon St. 20

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 15 4 .789 —

New York 11 9 .550 4 1/2

Toronto 8 11 .421 7

New Jersey 6 14 .300 9 1/2

Philadelphia 5 14 .263 10

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 15 4 .789 —

Atlanta 13 7 .650 2 1/2

Miami 12 8 .600 3 1/2

Charlotte 7 12 .368 8

Washington 6 12 .333 8 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 9 8 .529 —

Indiana 9 9 .500 1/2

Cleveland 7 11 .389 2 1/2

Milwaukee 6 12 .333 3 1/2

Detroit 6 14 .300 4 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 16 3 .842 —

Dallas 15 4 .789 1

New Orleans 13 6 .684 3

Memphis 8 12 .400 8 1/2

Houston 7 12 .368 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 15 6 .714 —

Denver 12 6 .667 1 1/2

Oklahoma City 13 7 .650 1 1/2

Portland 8 11 .421 6

Minnesota 4 15 .211 10

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 14 6 .700 —

Phoenix 10 9 .526 3 1/2

Golden State 8 11 .421 5 1/2

Sacramento 4 13 .235 8 1/2

L.A. Clippers 4 16 .200 10

Friday’s Games

Charlotte 91, New Jersey 84, OT

Toronto 111, Oklahoma City 99

Washington 83, Portland 79

Atlanta 93, Philadelphia 88

Orlando 104, Detroit 91

Houston 127, Memphis 111

New York 100, New Orleans 92

Boston 104, Chicago 92

San Antonio 107, Minnesota 101

Denver 109, L.A. Clippers 104

Phoenix 105, Indiana 97

L.A. Lakers 113, Sacramento 80

Dallas 93, Utah 81

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Boston at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.

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

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Saturday’s Game

CLEVELAND (95)

J.Williams 4-14 2-2 11, Powe 5-9 0-0 10, Varejao 2-7 0-2 4, M.Williams 1-3 2-2 4, Parker 2-9 0-0 5, Gibson 3-9 2-2 8, Jamison 5-13 4-4 17, Sessions 7-10 4-4 18, Hollins 0-2 4-4 4, Harris 3-7 0-0 6, Samuels 1-2 4-5 6, Moon 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-88 22-25 95.

MINNESOTA (129)

Johnson 8-9 1-1 20, Love 8-15 7-8 28, Milicic 6-12 2-2 14, Ridnour 3-5 0-0 8, Brewer 6-10 1-1 15, Telfair 3-5 3-4 10, Pekovic 3-5 1-2 7, Ellington 6-9 0-0 16, Koufos 1-2 0-0 2, Hayward 3-6 0-0 7, Gaines 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 48-81 15-18 129.

Cleveland 24 30 17 24 — 95

Minnesota 37 36 29 27 — 129

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-21 (Jamison 3-7, Parker 1-4, J.Williams 1-4, Harris 0-1, Moon 0-1, M.Williams 0-1, Gibson 0-3), Minnesota 18-26 (Love 5-5, Ellington 4-6, Johnson 3-4, Ridnour 2-2, Brewer 2-4, Telfair 1-2, Hayward 1-2, Gaines 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 38 (Powe, J.Williams 6), Minnesota 55 (Love 19). Assists—Cleveland 21 (Sessions 6), Minnesota 30 (Telfair 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 16, Minnesota 24. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls—Sessions. A—14,422 (19,356).

College basketball

Friday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Connecticut 94, UMBC 61

Iona 94, Canisius 85

Marist 80, Niagara 72

Villanova 71, Saint Joseph’s 60

SOUTH

Georgia 66, UAB 64

MIDWEST

Monmouth, N.J. 64, E. Michigan 63

FAR WEST

Idaho 63, North Dakota 42

Kansas St. 63, Washington St. 58

Portland 58, Montana 54

Saturday’s College Basketball Scores

Boston College 76, Massachusetts 71

Bucknell 52, Boston U. 49

Drexel 63, Northeastern 58

Duke 82, Butler 70

Fairleigh Dickinson 48, Cent. Connecticut St. 46

Fordham 74, Lehigh 67

Georgetown 68, Utah St. 51

Oklahoma St. 92, La Salle 87, 2OT

Penn 68, Army 52

Penn St. 77, Duquesne 73

Pittsburgh 87, Rider 68

Providence 87, Rhode Island 74

St. Bonaventure 76, Buffalo 74

St. Francis, NY 65, Robert Morris 63

St. Peter’s 66, Manhattan 49

Syracuse 65, N.C. State 59

Vermont 82, Yale 78

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 78, Samford 69

Chattanooga 67, W. Carolina 65

Coastal Carolina 73, Charleston Southern 71

Coll. of Charleston 92, Georgia Southern 84

Davidson 68, The Citadel 53

East Carolina 91, Fayetteville St. 70

Gardner-Webb 59, Radford 52

George Mason 80, UNC Wilmington 52

Georgetown, Ky. 80, Campbellsville 61

Georgia St. 64, James Madison 63

High Point 76, UNC Asheville 73

Jackson St. 61, Fla. International 52

Jacksonville 71, Florida Gulf Coast 56

Louisiana Tech 67, Louisiana-Monroe 58

Louisville 97, South Alabama 70

Memphis 77, W. Kentucky 61

Miami 79, West Virginia 76

Morehead St. 75, Murray St. 65

North Carolina 75, Kentucky 73

St. Catherine 86, Shawnee St. 71

Stetson 74, North Florida 64

Tulane 63, Louisiana-Lafayette 52

UCF 74, SE Louisiana 49

Va. Commonwealth 59, William & Mary 55

Vanderbilt 85, Belmont 76

Wake Forest 75, Holy Cross 64

Wofford 75, Elon 69

MIDWEST

Akron 54, Ill.-Chicago 52

Austin Peay 77, E. Illinois 73, OT

California 76, Iowa St. 73

Cincinnati 81, Toledo 47

Cleveland St. 82, Wis.-Milwaukee 59

Dayton 70, Miami (Ohio) 58

Detroit 78, Wright St. 69

Illinois St. 62, Montana St. 56

Indiana 79, Savannah St. 57

Iowa 70, Idaho St. 53

Marquette 96, Longwood 65

Marshall 65, Ohio 57

Michigan 65, Harvard 62

Michigan St. 74, Bowling Green 39

Minnesota 71, Cornell 66

Oakland, Mich. 99, UMKC 62

Oral Roberts 63, IUPUI 61

Purdue 66, Alabama 47

S. Illinois 75, Chicago St. 61

Valparaiso 66, Loyola of Chicago 56

W. Illinois 57, Centenary 51

W. Michigan 109, Alma 50

Wis.-Green Bay 74, Youngstown St. 59

Wisconsin 76, South Dakota 61

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 75, Troy 60

Houston 75, Sam Houston St. 71, OT

N. Iowa 64, TCU 60

Rice 75, Lamar 73

SMU 71, Grambling St. 51

Texas A&M 79, Pacific 59

FAR WEST

BYU 78, Hawaii 57

Denver 66, CS Northridge 63

Illinois 73, Gonzaga 61

Washington 108, Texas Tech 79

Weber St. 65, Seattle 61

Wyoming 81, Indiana St. 51

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 27 17 8 2 36 82 64

Philadelphia 26 15 7 4 34 87 64

N.Y. Rangers 28 16 11 1 33 82 74

New Jersey 25 8 15 2 18 46 74

N.Y. Islanders 24 5 14 5 15 51 80

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 26 16 8 2 34 68 52

Boston 24 14 8 2 30 70 47

Ottawa 26 11 14 1 23 58 79

Buffalo 26 10 13 3 23 67 73

Toronto 24 8 12 4 20 51 70

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 27 18 7 2 38 91 71

Tampa Bay 26 14 9 3 31 78 89

Atlanta 26 13 10 3 29 82 77

Carolina 25 11 11 3 25 73 79

Florida 24 10 14 0 20 62 65

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 23 17 4 2 36 82 59

Chicago 28 14 12 2 30 86 82

Columbus 24 14 9 1 29 65 62

St. Louis 24 12 9 3 27 63 68

Nashville 24 11 8 5 27 58 63

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 24 14 7 3 31 78 61

Colorado 25 13 9 3 29 86 76

Minnesota 25 11 11 3 25 60 72

Calgary 26 11 13 2 24 72 78

Edmonton 25 9 12 4 22 68 92

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 24 15 8 1 31 70 63

Phoenix 24 12 7 5 29 70 70

Anaheim 28 13 12 3 29 71 84

Los Angeles 24 14 10 0 28 66 59

San Jose 24 12 8 4 28 72 68

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

Friday’s Games

Calgary 3, Minnesota 2, SO

N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 0

Carolina 2, Colorado 1, OT

Buffalo 5, Columbus 0

Vancouver 3, Chicago 0

Detroit 4, Anaheim 0

Saturday’s Games

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

San Jose at Montreal, 2 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Florida at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Calgary at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.