NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 12 3 0 .800 464 321

N.Y. Jets 8 7 0 .533 360 344

Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 351 385

Miami 5 10 0 .333 310 296

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 359 255

Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 302 295

Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 224 316

Indianapolis 2 13 0 .133 230 411

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 354 250

x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 312 218

Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 328 299

Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 209 294

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 8 7 0 .533 306 383

Oakland 8 7 0 .533 333 395

San Diego 7 8 0 .467 368 351

Kansas City 6 9 0 .400 205 335

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 363 386

Dallas 8 7 0 .533 355 316

Philadelphia 7 8 0 .467 362 318

Washington 5 10 0 .333 278 333

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New Orleans 12 3 0 .800 502 322

x-Atlanta 9 6 0 .600 357 326

Carolina 6 9 0 .400 389 384

Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 263 449

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 14 1 0 .933 515 318

x-Detroit 10 5 0 .667 433 342

Chicago 7 8 0 .467 336 328

Minnesota 3 12 0 .200 327 432

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 346 202

Seattle 7 8 0 .467 301 292

Arizona 7 8 0 .467 289 328

St. Louis 2 13 0 .133 166 373

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 22

Indianapolis 19, Houston 16

Saturday, Dec. 24

Oakland 16, Kansas City 13, OT

Tennessee 23, Jacksonville 17

Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0

Buffalo 40, Denver 14

Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16

Minnesota 33, Washington 26

Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14

New England 27, Miami 24

N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14

Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16

Detroit 38, San Diego 10

San Francisco 19, Seattle 17

Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7

Sunday, Dec. 25

Green Bay 35, Chicago 21

Monday, Dec. 26

New Orleans 45, Atlanta 16

Sunday, Jan. 1

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

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

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

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

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

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

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Syracuse (54) 13-0 1,611 1

2. Ohio St. (5) 12-1 1,507 2

3. Kentucky (4) 11-1 1,480 3

4. Louisville (2) 12-0 1,386 4

5. North Carolina 11-2 1,366 5

6. Baylor 12-0 1,299 6

7. Duke 10-1 1,281 7

8. Missouri 12-0 1,149 9

9. UConn 10-1 1,143 8

10. Florida 10-2 1,050 11

11. Wisconsin 11-2 898 13

12. Georgetown 10-1 851 16

13. Indiana 12-0 820 17

14. Marquette 11-1 775 10

15. Mississippi St. 12-1 718 18

16. Michigan St. 11-2 613 19

17. Kansas 8-3 548 12

18. Michigan 10-2 504 20

19. UNLV 13-2 473 21

20. Murray St. 13-0 342 22

21. Creighton 10-1 254 23

22. Pittsburgh 11-2 238 15

23. Virginia 10-1 214 24

24. Harvard 10-1 121 —

25. San Diego St. 11-2 119 —

Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 105, Illinois 70, Saint Louis 55, Gonzaga 48, Xavier 42, Ohio 20, Stanford 10, Wichita St. 9, Texas A&M 3, Alabama 2, Wagner 1.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Syracuse (30) 13-0 774 1

2. Ohio State (1) 12-1 719 2

3. Kentucky 11-1 702 3

4. Louisville 12-0 674 4

5. Duke 10-1 639 5

6. North Carolina 11-2 623 6

7. Baylor 12-0 587 7

8. Missouri 12-0 574 8

9. Connecticut 10-1 538 9

10. Florida 10-2 501 12

11. Wisconsin 11-2 434 14

12. Georgetown 10-1 400 16

13. Marquette 11-1 359 10

14. Mississippi State 12-1 347 17

15. Indiana 12-0 337 18

16. Michigan 10-2 290 19

17. Michigan State 11-2 270 20

18. Kansas 8-3 250 11

19. Creighton 10-1 193 21

20. UNLV 13-2 179 23

21. Murray State 13-0 169 22

22. Pittsburgh 11-2 159 13

23. Harvard 10-1 92 25

24. Virginia 10-1 48 —

25. Kansas State 10-1 45 —

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 39, Illinois 36, Xavier 27, Saint Louis 22, Stanford 11, Gonzaga 10, Ohio 5, Saint Mary’s 5, Alabama 3, BYU 3, Middle Tennessee 3, Saint Joseph’s 3, Cleveland State 2, Southern Miss. 1, West Virginia 1, Wichita State 1.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Baylor (40) 12-0 1,000 1

2. UConn 10-1 949 2

3. Notre Dame 11-1 927 3

4. Stanford 9-1 881 4

5. Maryland 11-0 837 5

6. Kentucky 11-1 756 8

7. Tennessee 7-3 728 6

8. Duke 8-2 703 9

9. Ohio St. 13-0 651 11

10. Texas A&M 8-2 639 10

11. Rutgers 10-2 578 12

12. Miami 9-2 521 7

13. Texas Tech 10-0 510 15

14. Louisville 11-2 491 14

15. Georgetown 10-2 487 17

16. Penn St. 10-2 401 16

17. Georgia 10-2 339 13

18. Green Bay 10-0 323 18

19. Delaware 9-0 262 19

20. Purdue 10-3 212 20

21. DePaul 12-2 211 21

22. Texas 9-2 166 22

23. Nebraska 11-1 110 24

24. North Carolina 8-2 106 23

25. Vanderbilt 11-1 94 25

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 28, Virginia 28, California 22, LSU 14, South Carolina 10, Arkansas 7, Georgia Tech 4, BYU 2, Kansas 1, Northwestern 1, St. Bonaventure 1.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 1 0 1.000 —

New Jersey 1 0 1.000 —

Toronto 1 0 1.000 —

Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1

Boston 0 1 .000 1

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Charlotte 1 0 1.000 —

Miami 1 0 1.000 —

Orlando 1 1 .500 1/2

Atlanta 0 0 .000 1/2

Washington 0 1 .000 1

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 1 0 1.000 —

Chicago 1 1 .500 1/2

Cleveland 0 1 .000 1

Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1

Detroit 0 1 .000 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 1 0 1.000 —

New Orleans 1 0 1.000 —

Houston 0 1 .000 1

Memphis 0 1 .000 1

Dallas 0 2 .000 1 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 2 0 1.000 —

Denver 1 0 1.000 1/2

Portland 1 0 1.000 1/2

Utah 0 0 .000 1

Minnesota 0 1 .000 1 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 —

Sacramento 1 0 1.000 —

Golden State 1 1 .500 1/2

Phoenix 0 1 .000 1

L.A. Lakers 0 2 .000 1 1/2

Monday’s Games

Toronto 104, Cleveland 96

Charlotte 96, Milwaukee 95

Indiana 91, Detroit 79

Orlando 104, Houston 95

New Jersey 90, Washington 84

Oklahoma City 104, Minnesota 100

Denver 115, Dallas 93

San Antonio 95, Memphis 82

New Orleans 85, Phoenix 84

Sacramento 100, L.A. Lakers 91

Portland 107, Philadelphia 103

Golden State 99, Chicago 91

Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

New York at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

TORONTO (104)

Butler 1-4 0-0 3, A.Johnson 5-7 3-4 13, Bargnani 5-12 2-2 13, Calderon 5-9 2-2 15, DeRozan 7-13 1-2 15, J.Johnson 2-4 0-0 5, Barbosa 5-14 3-3 14, Bayless 4-8 0-0 10, Davis 7-7 0-0 14, Magloire 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-79 11-13 104.

CLEVELAND (96)

Casspi 0-4 2-2 2, Jamison 6-20 3-6 15, Varejao 6-12 2-3 14, Irving 2-12 1-1 6, Parker 3-3 0-0 8, Sessions 6-12 4-5 18, Gee 5-7 2-3 13, T.Thompson 4-6 6-8 14, Gibson 3-6 0-0 6, Hollins 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 35-85 20-28 96.

Toronto 23 29 26 26 — 104

Cleveland 23 19 28 26 — 96

3-Point Goals—Toronto 9-21 (Calderon 3-5, Bayless 2-3, J.Johnson 1-1, Barbosa 1-3, Butler 1-4, Bargnani 1-4, DeRozan 0-1), Cleveland 6-20 (Parker 2-2, Sessions 2-4, Gee 1-2, Irving 1-5, Casspi 0-3, Jamison 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 49 (A.Johnson 13), Cleveland 48 (Varejao 10). Assists—Toronto 35 (Calderon 11), Cleveland 21 (Irving 7). Total Fouls—Toronto 22, Cleveland 16. Technicals—Toronto defensive three second, Cleveland defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 34 22 8 4 48 102 72

Philadelphia 34 21 9 4 46 118 99

Pittsburgh 35 20 11 4 44 114 91

New Jersey 35 19 15 1 39 97 103

N.Y. Islanders 34 11 17 6 28 77 111

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 33 23 9 1 47 119 63

Toronto 35 18 13 4 40 110 113

Ottawa 36 17 14 5 39 111 122

Buffalo 35 17 15 3 37 96 103

Montreal 36 13 16 7 33 88 101

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 36 18 11 7 43 94 98

Winnipeg 35 16 14 5 37 96 104

Washington 34 17 15 2 36 100 105

Tampa Bay 34 14 17 3 31 90 116

Carolina 37 12 19 6 30 95 123

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 36 23 9 4 50 122 103

St. Louis 35 21 10 4 46 92 77

Detroit 35 22 12 1 45 115 79

Nashville 36 18 14 4 40 96 103

Columbus 35 9 22 4 22 86 121

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 36 22 12 2 46 120 88

Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 88 86

Colorado 37 19 17 1 39 100 107

Calgary 36 17 15 4 38 90 98

Edmonton 35 15 17 3 33 96 96

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 33 19 11 3 41 97 80

Dallas 35 20 14 1 41 95 101

Phoenix 36 18 15 3 39 95 96

Los Angeles 36 17 14 5 39 80 88

Anaheim 35 10 19 6 26 83 115

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

Monday’s Games

Colorado 4, Minnesota 2

Buffalo 4, Washington 2

N.Y. Rangers 3, N.Y. Islanders 0

Carolina 4, New Jersey 2

St. Louis 5, Dallas 3

Detroit 4, Nashville 1

Chicago 4, Columbus 1

Vancouver 5, Edmonton 3

Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3

Anaheim 3, San Jose 2

Tuesday’s Games

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

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

Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Subject to Change

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

———

Wednesday, Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24

———

Thursday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Boise State 56, Arizona State 24

———

Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17

———

Monday, Dec. 26

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Missouri 41, North Carolina 24

———

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)

———

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)

———

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)

———

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)

———

Wednesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

———

Friday, Jan. 6

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

———

Saturday, Jan. 7

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

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

———

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)