NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274

N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270

Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341

Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208

Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251

Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 193 252

Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202

Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198

Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270

Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 302

Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354

San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299

Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349

Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281

Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292

Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286

Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 300 267

Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355

Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278

Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305

Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255

Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182

Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259

Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288

St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 15

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

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

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

x-Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

 

AP All-Americans

AP Division I All-America Football Team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Robert Griffin III, junior, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Baylor.

Running backs — Montee Ball, junior, 5-11, 210, Wisconsin; Trent Richardson, junior, 5-11, 224, Alabama.

Tackles — Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 311, Alabama; Matt Kalil, junior, 6-7, 295, Southern California.

Guards — David DeCastro, senior, 6-5, 310, Stanford; Kevin Zeitler, senior, 6-4, 318, Wisconsin.

Center — David Molk, senior, 6-2, 286, Michigan.

Wide receivers — Justin Blackmon, junior, 6-1, 215, Oklahoma State; Robert Woods, sophomore, 6-1, 180, Southern California.

Tight end — Dwayne Allen, junior, 6-4, 255, Clemson.

All-purpose player — Sammy Watkins, freshman, 6-1, 180, Clemson.

Kicker — Randy Bullock, senior, 5-9, 212, Texas A&M.

DEFENSE

Ends — Melvin Ingram, senior, 6-2, 276, South Carolina; Whitney Mercilus, junior, 6-4, 265, Illinois.

Tackles — Devon Still, senior, 6-5, 310, Penn State; Jerel Worthy, junior, 6-3, 310, Michigan State.

Linebackers — Luke Kuechly, junior, 6-3, 237, Boston College; Jarvis Jones, sophomore, 6-3, 241, Georgia; Dont’a Hightower, junior, 6-4, 260, Alabama.

Cornerbacks — Morris Claiborne, junior, 6-0, 185, LSU; Tyrann Mathieu, sophomore, 5-9, 175, LSU.

Safeties — Mark Barron, senior, 6-2, 218, Alabama; Bacarri Rambo, junior, 6-0, 218, Georgia.

Punter — Brad Wing, freshman, 6-3, 184, LSU.

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SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Andrew Luck, junior, Stanford.

Running backs — LaMichael James, junior, Oregon; David Wilson, junior, Virginia Tech.

Tackles — Jonathan Martin, senior, Stanford; Nate Potter, senior, Boise State.

Guards —Will Blackwell, senior, LSU; Austin Pazstor, senior, Virginia.

Center — Peter Konz, junior, Wisconsin.

Wide receivers — Ryan Broyles, senior, Oklahoma; Kendall Wright, senior, Baylor.

Tight end — Tyler Eifert, junior, Notre Dame.

All-purpose player — Joe Adams, senior, Arkansas.

Kicker — Caleb Sturgis, junior, Florida.

DEFENSE

Ends — Frank Alexander, senior, Oklahoma; Vinny Curry, senior, Marshall.

Tackles — Joe Vellano, junior, Maryland; Derek Wolfe, senior, Cincinnati.

Linebackers — Courtney Upshaw, senior, Alabama; Lavonte David, senior, Nebraska; Manti Teo, junior, Notre Dame.

Cornerbacks — David Amerson, sophomore, North Carolina State; Dre Kirkpatrick, junior, Alabama.

Safeties — Markelle Martin, senior, Oklahoma State; Antonio Allen, senior, South Carolina.

Punter — Ryan Allen, junior, Louisiana Tech.

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THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Matt Barkley, junior, Southern California.

Running backs — Ronnie Hillman, sophomore, San Diego State; Bobby Rainey, senior, Western Kentucky.

Tackles — Levy Adcock, senior, Oklahoma State; Cordy Glenn, senior, Georgia.

Guards — Ryan Miller, senior, Colorado; Gabe Ikard, sophomore, Oklahoma.

Center — Grant Garner, senior, Oklahoma State.

Wide receivers — Jordan White, senior, Western Michigan; Patrick Edwards, senior, Houston.

Tight end — Coby Fleener, senior, Stanford.

All-purpose player — Tavon Austin, junior, West Virginia.

Kicker — Quinn Sharp, junior, Oklahoma State.

DEFENSE

Ends — Sam Montgomery, sophomore, LSU; Andre Branch, senior, Clemson.

Tackles — John Simon, junior, Ohio State; Fletcher Cox, junior, Mississippi State.

Linebackers — Tank Carder, senior, TCU; Sammy Brown, senior, Houston; Emmanuel Acho, senior, Texas.

Cornerbacks — Nigel Malone, junior, Kansas State; Brodrick Brown, junior, Oklahoma State.

Safeties — Josh Bush, senior, Wake Forest; George Iloka, senior, Boise State.

Punter — Shawn Powell, senior, Florida State.

 

Girls’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Wednesday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Chillicothe 58, Portsmouth 54, OT

Jackson 57, Gallipolis Gallia 23

Logan 46, Vincent Warren 33

Nelsonville-York 69, Glouster Trimble 22

Washington C.H. 39, Greenfield McClain 32

Waverly 41, McDermott Scioto NW 28

 

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO STATE 82, SC-UPSTATE 58

SC-UPSTATE (6-5)

Craig 6-12 4-5 20, Rogers 0-3 0-0 0, Greene 2-5 1-2 6, Glenn 3-4 4-6 10, Blessing 0-0 0-0 0, Porchea 1-2 0-0 2, Miller 0-1 2-2 2, Rodgers 3-4 0-2 6, Maxey 1-4 0-0 2, Elam 0-1 0-0 0, Cook 0-1 2-2 2, Olumuyiwa 4-7 0-1 8. Totals 20-44 13-20 58.

OHIO STATE (9-1)

Thomas 10-15 1-1 23, Ravenel 4-6 1-2 9, Craft 1-3 4-5 6, Smith Jr. 1-3 0-0 2, Buford 4-9 4-4 14, Sullinger 3-8 6-7 12, Sibert 1-1 1-1 3, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 4-4 0-0 8, Weatherspoon 0-0 3-4 3, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-51 20-24 82.

Halftime—Ohio State 37-28. 3-Point Goals—SC-Upstate 5-13 (Craig 4-9, Greene 1-3, Miller 0-1), Ohio State 4-12 (Buford 2-4, Thomas 2-5, Sullinger 0-1, Smith Jr. 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—SC-Upstate 30 (Glenn 7), Ohio State 22 (Sullinger 10). Assists—SC-Upstate 7 (Craig 3), Ohio State 19 (Craft, Scott 4). Total Fouls—SC-Upstate 23, Ohio State 17. A—13,552.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 88, MARIETTA 54

MARIETTA (8-1)

Halter 0-7 4-4 4, Hammond 0-5 2-2 2, Puch 0-2 2-2 2, Humphrey 4-7 3-6 11, Knab 4-11 2-3 10, Worstell 1-6 0-0 3, Kimmey 0-1 0-0 0, McKean 3-8 0-0 8, J. Owens 2-10 0-0 6, Homenik 1-2 0-0 2, Stegman 0-3 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 18-68 13-17 54.

OHIO (8-1)

Offutt 4-8 2-3 11, Cooper 6-11 0-0 15, Kellogg 4-5 0-0 12, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Baltic 3-3 0-0 6, Goff 0-2 0-0 0, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 2-5 3-4 8, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor 4-7 0-0 11, Keely 6-12 1-1 13, Goard 3-5 0-0 6, Belton 2-2 0-1 4, Jacobs 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-66 6-9 88.

Halftime—Ohio 56-26. 3-Point Goals—Marietta 5-29 (McKean 2-6, J. Owens 2-8, Worstell 1-5, Kimmey 0-1, Puch 0-2, Hammond 0-3, Halter 0-4), Ohio 12-26 (Kellogg 4-5, Taylor 3-6, Cooper 3-6, Offutt 1-3, Hall 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Goff 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Marietta 35 (McKean 6), Ohio 49 (Smith 9). Assists—Marietta 9 (Halter, Hammond, Worstell 3), Ohio 21 (Cooper 7). Total Fouls—Marietta 13, Ohio 18. A—8,672.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Morgan St. 73, UMBC 60

Princeton 72, Rider 71, OT

SOUTH

Auburn 52, South Florida 40

Charleston Southern 88, The Citadel 69

Coll. of Charleston 71, Tennessee 65

Coppin St. 71, Towson 57

Iona 88, Richmond 79

Louisiana Tech 60, McNeese St. 58

Maryland 65, FIU 61

Mississippi 66, Louisiana-Lafayette 54

Norfolk St. 73, LIU 62

MIDWEST

Cincinnati 78, Wright St. 58

DePaul 75, N. Illinois 52

Ohio 88, Marietta 54

Ohio St. 82, SC-Upstate 58

Wichita St. 94, Chicago St. 44

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 87, Seattle 74

Baylor 69, Bethune-Cookman 42

Houston Baptist 87, Campbell 76

Lamar 88, Huston-Tillotson 59

Rice 109, Louisiana College 51

FAR WEST

Cal Poly 91, Menlo 58

Denver 71, N. Colorado 65

New Mexico St. 92, W. New Mexico 65

UC Riverside 91, UC Santa Cruz 60

UCLA 60, E. Washington 47

UNLV 65, UTEP 54

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 29 19 7 3 41 106 82

N.Y. Rangers 28 17 7 4 38 83 61

Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79

New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86

N.Y. Islanders 28 9 13 6 24 65 93

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 30 20 9 1 41 102 61

Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95

Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82

Montreal 31 13 11 7 33 79 80

Ottawa 32 14 14 4 32 96 112

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80

Winnipeg 30 14 12 4 32 84 93

Washington 29 15 13 1 31 89 94

Tampa Bay 30 12 16 2 26 79 101

Carolina 32 9 18 5 23 80 110

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 31 19 8 4 42 103 95

Detroit 29 19 9 1 39 93 63

St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62

Nashville 30 15 11 4 34 79 80

Columbus 30 9 17 4 22 73 100

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 32 20 8 4 44 83 70

Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 98 73

Edmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80

Calgary 30 14 14 2 30 74 82

Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 82 94

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 29 17 11 1 35 74 78

San Jose 28 15 10 3 33 78 68

Phoenix 30 15 12 3 33 78 80

Los Angeles 30 13 13 4 30 65 70

Anaheim 30 9 16 5 23 71 96

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

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago 4, Minnesota 3, SO

Boston 5, Ottawa 2

Anaheim 4, Phoenix 1

Thursday’s Games

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

Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Signed G Richard Hamilton.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived G Baron Davis.

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed G Jerome Randle.

DENVER NUGGETS—Signed C Nene to a five-year contract.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed C Kwame Brown to a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed F Josh McRoberts to a two-year contract.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Signed C Marc Gasol.

MIAMI HEAT—Waived G Cameron Jones.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Signed G J.J. Barea to a four-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Traded G Chris Paul and two future second-round draft picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for G Eric Gordon, F Al-Farouq Aminu, C Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice.

COLLEGE

SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced it will eliminate six football scholarships in the next three years as punishment for committing three major NCAA violations.

TEXAS—Announced sophomore WR Darius White will transfer and won’t play in the Holiday Bowl.