NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 11 2 0 .846 415 276

N.Y. Jets 9 4 0 .692 273 242

Miami 7 6 0 .538 225 244

Buffalo 3 10 0 .231 256 339

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Jacksonville 8 5 0 .615 295 331

Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318

Houston 5 8 0 .385 316 355

Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 290 198

Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 294 229

Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 235 252

Cincinnati 2 11 0 .154 262 345

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 295 268

San Diego 8 6 0 .571 388 260

Oakland 6 7 0 .462 314 307

Denver 3 10 0 .231 269 376

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 374 308

N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 329 250

Washington 5 8 0 .385 238 310

Dallas 4 9 0 .308 321 366

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 335 2443

New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 330 240

Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 260 267

Carolina 1 12 0 .077 164 338

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 9 4 0 .692 253 228

Green Bay 8 5 0 .615 306 189

Minnesota 5 8 0 .385 230 274

Detroit 3 10 0 .231 285 309

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 6 7 0 .462 261 329

St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 245 268

San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 314

Arizona 4 9 0 .308 243 351

Thursday, Dec. 16

San Diego 34, San Francisco 7

Sunday, Dec. 19

Kansas City at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Carolina, 1 p.m.

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

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

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

Green Bay at New England, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 20

Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 23

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 25

Dallas at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 26

Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

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

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 27

New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 21 4 .840 —

New York 16 11 .593 6

Philadelphia 10 16 .385 11 1/2

Toronto 10 17 .370 12

New Jersey 7 20 .259 15

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 20 8 .714 —

Orlando 16 9 .640 2 1/2

Atlanta 17 11 .607 3

Charlotte 9 17 .346 10

Washington 6 18 .250 12

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 16 8 .667 —

Indiana 12 13 .480 4 1/2

Milwaukee 10 14 .417 6

Detroit 8 19 .296 9 1/2

Cleveland 7 19 .269 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 22 3 .880 —

Dallas 21 5 .808 1 1/2

New Orleans 16 10 .615 6 1/2

Memphis 12 15 .444 11

Houston 11 15 .423 11 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 19 8 .704 —

Utah 18 9 .667 1

Denver 15 10 .600 3

Portland 13 14 .481 6

Minnesota 6 21 .222 13

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 20 7 .741 —

Phoenix 12 13 .480 7

Golden State 9 16 .360 10

L.A. Clippers 6 21 .222 14

Sacramento 5 19 .208 13 1/2

Friday’s Games

Indiana 108, Cleveland 99

Miami 113, New York 91

L.A. Lakers 93, Philadelphia 81

Toronto 98, New Jersey 92

Atlanta 90, Charlotte 85

L.A. Clippers 109, Detroit 88

New Orleans 100, Utah 71

Oklahoma City 102, Sacramento 87

Houston 103, Memphis 87

Dallas 106, Phoenix 91

Portland 107, Minnesota 102

Saturday’s Games

Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 10 p.mm.

Sunday’s Games

Indiana at Boston, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Houston at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Utah at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

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

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO ST. 79, SOUTH CAROLINA 57

SOUTH CAROLINA (7-2)

Cooke 5-5 0-1 13, Jackson 3-7 1-2 7, Muldrow 6-13 1-2 14, Richardson 2-9 0-0 6, Ellington 3-16 0-0 6, Spinella 0-0 1-2 1, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Galloway 3-9 0-0 8, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Jefferson 1-1 0-0 2, Slawson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 3-7 57.

OHIO ST. (10-0)

Sullinger 10-17 9-12 30, Lauderdale 3-7 0-2 6, Lighty 2-8 5-5 9, Diebler 3-9 3-3 11, Buford 5-11 1-2 12, Thomas 2-5 3-4 7, Sibert 0-2 0-0 0, Craft 2-3 0-0 4, Days 0-0 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Smith Jr. 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 21-28 79.

Halftime—Ohio St. 42-21. 3-Point Goals—South Carolina 8-21 (Cooke 3-3, Galloway 2-4, Richardson 2-6, Muldrow 1-3, Ellington 0-5), Ohio St. 4-16 (Diebler 2-6, Sullinger 1-2, Buford 1-4, Smith Jr. 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Lighty 0-1, Sibert 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—South Carolina 35 (Jackson, Muldrow 8), Ohio St. 44 (Sullinger 19). Assists—South Carolina 10 (Ellington 5), Ohio St. 14 (Lighty 5). Total Fouls—South Carolina 21, Ohio St. 11. A—15,497.

Cavaliers’ box

Friday’s Game

CLEVELAND (99)

Parker 6-14 1-2 17, Jamison 7-19 3-4 17, Varejao 5-9 5-5 15, M.Williams 8-12 5-6 22, Gibson 1-7 2-5 4, Hickson 2-8 7-10 11, Sessions 2-7 2-2 6, J.Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Hollins 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Moon 1-1 0-0 2, Samuels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 25-34 99.

INDIANA (108)

Granger 12-22 2-2 30, McRoberts 4-5 1-1 9, Hibbert 6-13 3-5 15, Collison 1-4 3-4 5, Dunleavy 4-12 5-7 15, Rush 4-9 6-6 15, Ford 2-6 2-2 6, S.Jones 3-5 1-4 7, Posey 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 38-81 23-31 108.

Cleveland 23 25 26 25 — 99

Indiana 19 34 31 24 — 108

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-13 (Parker 4-7, J.Williams 1-1, M.Williams 1-1, Jamison 0-4), Indiana 9-22 (Granger 4-7, Dunleavy 2-3, Posey 2-5, Rush 1-4, S.Jones 0-1, Collison 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 49 (Jamison 7), Indiana 59 (Granger 12). Assists—Cleveland 21 (M.Williams 11), Indiana 20 (Ford, Collison 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 25, Indiana 27. Technicals—J.Williams, Hibbert, S.Jones 2, Indiana Coach O’Brien, Indiana defensive three second. Ejected— S.Jones. A—12,021 (18,165).

College Basketball

Saturday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Drexel 61, St. Francis, Pa. 57

Duquesne 81, IUPUI 54

Georgetown 99, Loyola, Md. 75

Hofstra 71, Manhattan 58

Pittsburgh 97, Md.-Eastern Shore 64

Rhode Island 64, New Hampshire 52

Rutgers 79, Monmouth, N.J. 56

St. Bonaventure 112, Ohio 107, 4OT

Syracuse 83, Iona 77

Temple 84, N. Illinois 74

Villanova 78, Delaware 59

West Virginia 74, Cleveland St. 63

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 71, Robert Morris 66

Austin Peay 78, E. Kentucky 51

Belmont 98, Troy 63

Coastal Carolina 59, East Carolina 58

Florida 57, Kansas St. 44

Furman 60, North Florida 49

Georgia 68, Arkansas St. 59

Georgia Tech 67, Richmond 54

James Madison 66, South Florida 61

Kentucky 85, MVSU 60

Liberty 71, William & Mary 62

Louisiana Tech 62, Texas-Arlington 61

Louisville 78, Gardner-Webb 49

Mississippi 71, ETSU 50

Murray St. 69, W. Kentucky 60

Presbyterian 62, Auburn 59

Sam Houston St. 74, Fla. International 71

Samford 80, Asbury 67

South Alabama 68, Georgia Southern 58

Texas 78, North Carolina 76

UCF 84, Miami 78

UNC Wilmington 64, Radford 50

Va. Commonwealth 70, Tulane 67

Vanderbilt 85, SE Louisiana 52

Virginia Tech 88, Mississippi St. 57

Wichita St. 70, LSU 69

MIDWEST

Akron 77, Bethune-Cookman 66, OT

Butler 83, Stanford 50

Creighton 66, Idaho St. 60

Dayton 71, W. Carolina 60

DePaul 81, Loyola of Chicago 74

Detroit 75, Cent. Michigan 49

Evansville 81, Middle Tennessee 79

Ill.-Chicago 57, Illinois 54

Iowa 59, Drake 52

Kansas 70, Southern Cal 68

Marquette 81, Centenary 52

Michigan 69, Oakland, Mich. 51

Michigan St. 90, Prairie View 51

Missouri 116, Cent. Arkansas 63

Missouri St. 81, Saint Louis 65

Nebraska 72, E. Washington 42

Ohio St. 79, South Carolina 57

Purdue 65, Indiana St. 52

Toledo 75, Florida Gulf Coast 63

UMKC 69, North Dakota 61

Valparaiso 63, IPFW 47

W. Michigan 77, S. Dakota St. 74

Wis.-Milwaukee 72, Bowling Green 69

Wright St. 66, Miami (Ohio) 51

Xavier 83, Wake Forest 75

SOUTHWEST

Gonzaga 68, Baylor 64

Oklahoma St. 68, Alabama 60

SMU 70, McMurry 67

Stephen F.Austin 76, Jarvis Christian 45

Texas A&M 71, Arkansas 62, OT

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81, Houston 78, OT

FAR WEST

Air Force 63, Ark.-Pine Bluff 52

Cal St.-Fullerton 76, Occidental 48

California 51, Cal Poly 41

George Washington 87, Oregon St. 79

Saint Mary’s, Calif. 82, Long Beach St. 74

UCLA 86, BYU 79

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 33 21 7 5 47 113 81

Pittsburgh 33 21 10 2 44 104 78

N.Y. Rangers 34 20 13 1 41 104 87

New Jersey 31 9 20 2 20 57 91

N.Y. Islanders 29 6 18 5 17 62 100

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 32 19 11 2 40 85 69

Boston 30 16 10 4 36 86 63

Ottawa 34 14 16 4 32 79 103

Buffalo 32 13 15 4 30 83 92

Toronto 31 12 15 4 28 71 92

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 33 18 11 4 40 99 94

Atlanta 33 17 11 5 39 102 96

Tampa Bay 31 17 10 4 38 96 107

Carolina 30 14 12 4 32 85 92

Florida 30 14 16 0 28 80 78

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 31 20 8 3 43 102 84

Nashville 31 17 8 6 40 82 73

Chicago 34 17 14 3 37 108 101

St. Louis 30 15 10 5 35 80 84

Columbus 31 16 12 3 35 81 88

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Colorado 32 18 10 4 40 118 103

Vancouver 29 17 8 4 38 94 76

Calgary 32 14 15 3 31 89 93

Minnesota 30 13 13 4 30 72 89

Edmonton 31 12 14 5 29 84 108

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 31 18 10 3 39 89 86

Anaheim 35 17 14 4 38 91 102

San Jose 32 16 11 5 37 96 93

Los Angeles 29 17 11 1 35 82 71

Phoenix 30 14 9 7 35 84 84

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

Friday’s Games

Nashville 3, New Jersey 1

Florida 6, Buffalo 2

Chicago 4, Detroit 1

Colorado 6, Ottawa 5, OT

Saturday’s Games

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

Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

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

San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Dallas at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games

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Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Lineup

Subject to Change

Saturday, Dec. 18

New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque

BYU 52, UTEP 24

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Ohio (8-4) vs. Troy (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Utah (10-2) vs. Boise State (11-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

San Diego State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Hawaii (10-3) vs. Tulsa (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 27

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 28

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 29

Military Bowl

At Washington

East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5), Noon (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), 10 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 31

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (6-6) vs. UCF (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida State (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 1

Ticket City Bowl

At Dallas

Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 4

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 7

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 8

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 9

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 10

BCS National Championship

At Glendale, Ariz.

Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)