Scoreboard
Published 1:58 am Thursday, December 22, 2011
NFL standings
National Football League
All times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 11 3 0 .786 437 297
N.Y. Jets 8 6 0 .571 346 315
Miami 5 9 0 .357 286 269
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 311 371
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 10 4 0 .714 343 236
Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 279 278
Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 293
Indianapolis 1 13 0 .071 211 395
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 334 236
x-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 285 218
Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 305 283
Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 195 274
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 6 0 .571 292 343
Oakland 7 7 0 .500 317 382
San Diego 7 7 0 .500 358 313
Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 192 319
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 8 6 0 .571 348 296
N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 .500 334 372
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 342 311
Washington 5 9 0 .357 252 300
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 457 306
Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 281
Carolina 5 9 0 .357 341 368
Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 247 401
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 480 297
Detroit 9 5 0 .643 395 332
Chicago 7 7 0 .500 315 293
Minnesota 2 12 0 .143 294 406
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 327 185
Seattle 7 7 0 .500 284 273
Arizona 7 7 0 .500 273 305
St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 166 346
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 22
Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
College basketball
Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Army 67, Dartmouth 64
Boston College 83, Sacred Heart 73
Maine 64, E. Illinois 60
Marist 89, Hartford 86, 2OT
Penn St. 74, Cornell 67
Saint Joseph’s 81, Coppin St. 72
St. John’s 66, Texas-Pan American 61
Vermont 71, Fairleigh Dickinson 53
SOUTH
Alabama 69, Oklahoma St. 52
Belmont 77, Austin Peay 67
Charleston Southern 88, Stetson 81
Chattanooga 95, Hiwassee 41
Duquesne 75, George Mason 64
High Point 87, Wofford 79
Iona 83, William & Mary 65
Louisiana-Lafayette 61, UCF 60
Marshall 99, WVU Tech 80
Middle Tennessee 68, Mississippi 56
Morgan St. 69, Loyola Marymount 45
Murray St. 78, UT-Martin 54
NC Central 65, Stephen F. Austin 57
North Carolina 82, Texas 63
North Florida 90, Florida A&M 63
South Carolina 62, SE Louisiana 43
Tennessee St. 78, Alabama A&M 68
Vanderbilt 89, Lafayette 58
Wake Forest 87, UNC Wilmington 78
MIDWEST
Akron 79, NC A&T 52
Cincinnati 101, Ark.-Pine Bluff 53
DePaul 63, Cal Poly 58
Drake 87, Cent. Arkansas 64
Indiana St. 50, Louisiana-Monroe 35
Iowa St. 81, Lipscomb 64
Oregon St. 92, Chicago St. 66
Seton Hall 69, Dayton 64
South Dakota 103, Peru St. 63
SOUTHWEST
Houston Baptist 72, Santa Clara 71
Oklahoma 83, SC State 48
Texas-Arlington 74, Kent St. 73
FAR WEST
Fresno St. 68, Arizona St. 65
New Mexico St. 82, McNeese St. 62
Oregon 74, Prairie View 66
Utah St. 72, St. Peter’s 47
Virginia 83, Seattle 77
Marshall box
MARSHALL 99, WVU TECH 80
WVU TECH (8-2)
Proctor 8-15 4-6 21, Hayden 4-7 0-0 9, Rawlinson 6-12 3-4 15, Shannon 2-5 0-0 6, Robinson 6-10 1-4 13, Tabb 5-6 1-2 12, Ibrahim 1-2 0-0 2, Marino 1-2 0-0 2, Clark 0-4 0-0 0, Burgraff 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-65 9-16 80.
MARSHALL (9-2)
Tinnon 4-8 4-4 12, Goff 0-4 3-4 3, Pitts 6-8 2-2 17, Coleman 5-10 1-2 12, Kane 7-13 1-6 16, Martin 1-2 0-1 2, Hanner 1-1 1-4 3, Pena 9-12 2-2 28, Spikes 0-1 2-2 2, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Mbao 0-3 0-1 0, Kambola 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-67 16-28 99.
Halftime—Marshall 48-28. 3-Point Goals—WVU Tech 5-15 (Shannon 2-4, Proctor 1-1, Tabb 1-1, Hayden 1-3, Robinson 0-1, Rawlinson 0-2, Clark 0-3), Marshall 13-24 (Pena 8-11, Pitts 3-3, Kane 1-4, Coleman 1-4, Martin 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled Out—Robinson. Rebounds—WVU Tech 30 (Hayden, Proctor, Rawlinson 6), Marshall 47 (Tinnon 13). Assists—WVU Tech 20 (Rawlinson 12), Marshall 16 (Kane 5). Total Fouls—WVU Tech 25, Marshall 19. A—5,572.
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 33 21 8 4 46 116 95
N.Y. Rangers 31 19 8 4 42 91 68
Pittsburgh 34 19 11 4 42 110 90
New Jersey 33 18 14 1 37 91 96
N.Y. Islanders 31 11 14 6 28 72 99
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 32 22 9 1 45 111 63
Toronto 33 16 13 4 36 102 108
Ottawa 34 16 14 4 36 106 117
Buffalo 33 16 14 3 35 90 98
Montreal 35 13 15 7 33 88 97
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 34 18 10 6 42 91 86
Washington 32 17 14 1 35 95 97
Winnipeg 33 15 13 5 35 91 100
Tampa Bay 33 14 17 2 30 89 114
Carolina 35 10 19 6 26 89 120
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 35 22 9 4 48 118 102
Detroit 33 21 11 1 43 109 75
St. Louis 33 19 10 4 42 84 72
Nashville 33 17 12 4 38 86 88
Columbus 33 9 20 4 22 80 111
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 35 20 10 5 45 85 78
Vancouver 34 21 11 2 44 114 82
Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 94 104
Calgary 34 15 15 4 34 84 95
Edmonton 33 14 16 3 31 89 90
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 31 18 10 3 39 93 76
Dallas 33 19 13 1 39 86 93
Phoenix 34 18 13 3 39 90 89
Los Angeles 33 15 14 4 34 72 81
Anaheim 33 9 19 5 23 78 110
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s Games
Phoenix 4, Carolina 3
Chicago 5, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 4, Dallas 1
Colorado 3, St. Louis 2
Vancouver 4, Detroit 2
San Jose 7, Tampa Bay 2
Thursday’s Games
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
College bowls
College Football FBS Bowls
Subject to Change
All Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 17
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30
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Tuesday, Dec. 20
Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall 20, FIU 10
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Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24
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Thursday, Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl
At Las Vegas
Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Monday, Dec. 26
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
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Tuesday, Dec. 27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Wednesday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
At Washington
Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Thursday, Dec. 29
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
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Friday, Dec. 30
Armed Forces Bowl
At Dallas
Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
At Bronx, N.Y.
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN)
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Saturday, Dec. 31
Meinke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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Monday, Jan. 2
TicketCity Bowl
At Dallas
Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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Tuesday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Wednesday, Jan. 4
Orange Bowl
At Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Friday, Jan. 6
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)
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Saturday, Jan. 7
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
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Sunday, Jan. 8
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
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Monday, Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Transactions
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Agreed to terms with G Derrick Rose to a five-year contract extension.
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed F-C Sean Williams.
DETROIT PISTONS—Waived C Jake Voskuhl, G Brian Hamilton and G Walker Russell Jr.
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed F Jeff Adrien.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Waived G Antonio Anderson, F-C Dwayne Jones, C Mike Tisdale and G Xavier Silas.
NEW JERSEY NETS—Re-signed F Kris Humphries to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK KNICKS—Claimed F Steve Novak off waivers from San Antonio.
SACRAMENTO KINGS—Waived F Lawrence Hill and G Adrian Oliver.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Waived G Mike Wilks and F Larry Owens.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—suspended St. Louis WR Austin Pettis has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed LB Joey Porter on injured reserve. Signed LB Brandon Williams from the practice squad. Re-signed RB William Powell to the practice squad.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed K Shayne Graham. Placed LB Chavis Williams on injured reserve.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed S Vincent Fuller.