NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 13 3 0 .813 513 342

N.Y. Jets 8 8 0 .500 377 363

Miami 6 10 0 .375 329 313

Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 372 434

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 10 6 0 .625 381 278

Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 325 317

Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 243 329

Indianapolis 2 14 0 .125 243 430

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Baltimore 12 4 0 .750 378 266

x-Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 325 227

x-Cincinnati 9 7 0 .563 344 323

Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 218 307

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 8 8 0 .500 309 390

San Diego 8 8 0 .500 406 377

Oakland 8 8 0 .500 359 433

Kansas City 7 9 0 .438 212 338

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-N.Y. Giants 9 7 0 .563 394 400

Philadelphia 8 8 0 .500 396 328

Dallas 8 8 0 .500 369 347

Washington 5 11 0 .313 288 367

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New Orleans 13 3 0 .813 547 339

x-Atlanta 10 6 0 .625 402 350

Carolina 6 10 0 .375 406 429

Tampa Bay 4 12 0 .250 287 494

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 15 1 0 .938 560 359

x-Detroit 10 6 0 .625 474 387

Chicago 8 8 0 .500 353 341

Minnesota 3 13 0 .188 340 449

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-San Francisco 13 3 0 .813 380 229

Arizona 8 8 0 .500 312 348

Seattle 7 9 0 .438 321 315

St. Louis 2 14 0 .125 193 407

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Sunday, Jan. 1

Chicago 17, Minnesota 13

New Orleans 45, Carolina 17

Green Bay 45, Detroit 41

San Francisco 34, St. Louis 27

Tennessee 23, Houston 22

New England 49, Buffalo 21

Miami 19, N.Y. Jets 17

Jacksonville 19, Indianapolis 13

Philadelphia 34, Washington 10

San Diego 38, Oakland 26

Kansas City 7, Denver 3

Arizona 23, Seattle 20, OT

Atlanta 45, Tampa Bay 24

Baltimore 24, Cincinnati 16

Pittsburgh 13, Cleveland 9

N.Y. Giants 31, Dallas 14

 

NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

All Times EST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 8

Atlanta at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

Atlanta, N.Y. Giants or New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.

Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Denver at New England, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15

Pittsburgh, Denver or Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Detroit, Atlanta or N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis

 

Bengals’ stats

Baltimore 10 7 0 7 — 24

Cincinnati 3 0 7 6 — 16

First Quarter

Bal—Rice 70 run (Cundiff kick), 12:58.

Bal—FG Cundiff 42, 6:45.

Cin—FG Nugent 46, 3:02.

Second Quarter

Bal—Pitta 9 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), :11.

Third Quarter

Cin—Scott 25 run (Nugent kick), 3:26.

Fourth Quarter

Cin—FG Nugent 46, 12:35.

Bal—Rice 51 run (Cundiff kick), 5:41.

Cin—FG Nugent 23, 2:39.

A—63,439.

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Bal Cin

First downs 15 19

Total Net Yards 347 336

Rushes-yards 32-221 24-105

Passing 126 231

Punt Returns 1-11 4-45

Kickoff Returns 2-22 3-72

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 15-19-0 22-44-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-4 1-1

Punts 7-46.7 4-53.5

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 7-59 4-35

Time of Possession 29:26 30:34

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, Rice 24-191, R.Williams 6-28, Flacco 1-1, Leach 1-1. Cincinnati, Benson 13-51, Scott 6-34, Dalton 4-17, Hawkins 1-3.

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 15-19-0-130. Cincinnati, Dalton 22-44-0-232.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Pitta 6-62, T.Smith 5-33, Rice 2-8, Dickson 1-20, Leach 1-7. Cincinnati, Gresham 5-72, Simpson 5-54, Hawkins 3-34, Green 2-26, Leonard 2-19, Benson 2-10, Lee 2-9, Scott 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, Nugent 36 (WR).

 

Browns’ stats

Pittsburgh 0 3 10 0 — 13

Cleveland 0 6 3 0 — 9

Second Quarter

Cle—FG Dawson 26, 6:03.

Cle—FG Dawson 45, 1:06.

Pit—FG Suisham 19, :00.

Third Quarter

Pit—FG Suisham 29, 9:43.

Pit—Redman 7 run (Suisham kick), 5:27.

Cle—FG Dawson 49, 1:59.

A—68,266.

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Pit Cle

First downs 22 14

Total Net Yards 360 240

Rushes-yards 36-161 15-72

Passing 199 168

Punt Returns 0-0 3-22

Kickoff Returns 4-92 2-23

Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 23-40-0 16-41-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-22 2-9

Punts 4-45.3 6-38.3

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0

Penalties-Yards 4-37 5-40

Time of Possession 39:11 20:49

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Pittsburgh, Redman 19-92, Mendenhall 8-38, Clay 9-31. Cleveland, Wallace 3-44, Hillis 10-30, Hardesty 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 23-40-0-221. Cleveland, Wallace 16-41-1-177.

RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, A.Brown 6-90, Ward 5-24, Cotchery 3-28, Redman 3-18, Miller 2-23, Sanders 1-14, Wallace 1-11, Mendenhall 1-7, Johnson 1-6. Cleveland, Cribbs 7-91, Moore 4-39, Massaquoi 2-16, C.Mitchell 1-19, Cameron 1-15, Hillis 1-(minus 3).

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Pittsburgh, Suisham 45 (WL).

 

Cavaliers’ box

NEW JERSEY (82)

Humphries 1-5 9-11 11, James 3-5 4-6 10, Okur 4-10 0-0 10, D.Williams 6-16 3-4 16, Gaines 5-12 0-2 11, Brooks 0-3 0-0 0, Sha.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, She.Williams 1-3 2-2 4, Morrow 5-13 3-3 15, Stevenson 1-2 0-0 3, Horner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-71 21-28 82.

CLEVELAND (98)

Casspi 3-7 2-2 9, Jamison 10-15 0-0 23, Varejao 1-5 0-0 2, Irving 5-11 0-0 13, Parker 2-7 0-0 4, Gee 4-8 0-0 11, Gibson 6-12 2-2 19, Sessions 2-6 0-0 5, Samuels 1-2 1-1 3, T.Thompson 4-5 1-6 9. Totals 38-78 6-11 98.

New Jersey 27 22 18 15 — 82

Cleveland 24 19 30 25 — 98

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 7-22 (Okur 2-5, Morrow 2-6, Stevenson 1-2, Gaines 1-3, D.Williams 1-4, James 0-1, Brooks 0-1), Cleveland 16-26 (Gibson 5-7, Jamison 3-3, Irving 3-4, Gee 3-5, Casspi 1-1, Sessions 1-2, Parker 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 46 (Okur 8), Cleveland 50 (Varejao 11). Assists—New Jersey 16 (D.Williams 5), Cleveland 24 (Sessions 8). Total Fouls—New Jersey 16, Cleveland 26. A—15,084 (20,562).

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 2 2 .500 —

Philadelphia 2 2 .500 —

Boston 2 3 .400 1/2

Toronto 1 3 .250 1

New Jersey 1 4 .200 1 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 5 0 1.000 —

Orlando 4 1 .800 1

Atlanta 3 1 .750 1 1/2

Charlotte 1 3 .250 3 1/2

Washington 0 4 .000 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 4 1 .800 —

Indiana 3 1 .750 1/2

Milwaukee 2 1 .667 1

Cleveland 2 2 .500 1 1/2

Detroit 1 3 .250 2 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 3 1 .750 —

Houston 2 2 .500 1

New Orleans 2 2 .500 1

Memphis 1 3 .250 2

Dallas 1 4 .200 2 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 5 0 1.000 —

Portland 3 1 .750 1 1/2

Denver 3 2 .600 2

Minnesota 1 3 .250 3 1/2

Utah 1 3 .250 3 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 2 2 .500 —

L.A. Lakers 3 3 .500 —

Golden State 2 2 .500 —

Sacramento 2 3 .400 1/2

Phoenix 1 3 .250 1

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Lakers 92, Denver 89

Detroit 96, Indiana 88

Houston 95, Atlanta 84

New York 114, Sacramento 92

Oklahoma City 107, Phoenix 97

San Antonio 104, Utah 89

Philadelphia 107, Golden State 79

Sunday’s Games

Cleveland 98, New Jersey 82

Miami 129, Charlotte 90

Orlando 102, Toronto 96

Boston 94, Washington 86

Minnesota 99, Dallas 82

Denver 99, L.A. Lakers 90

Chicago 104, Memphis 64

Sacramento 96, New Orleans 80

L.A. Clippers 93, Portland 88

Monday’s Games

Golden State at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

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

Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

 

 

Ohio State box

No. 13 INDIANA 74, No. 2 OHIO STATE 70

OHIO STATE (13-2)

Sullinger 3-5 9-13 15, Thomas 2-6 1-2 5, Craft 6-10 3-4 16, Smith Jr. 4-8 2-2 12, Buford 3-7 2-2 8, Sibert 0-3 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 3-6 0-0 6, Weatherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 2-2 0-1 4, Ravenel 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 24-49 19-26 70.

INDIANA (13-1)

Watford 3-10 4-6 10, Zeller 5-9 4-7 14, Hulls 6-9 1-2 17, Oladipo 7-13 0-0 15, Jones III 4-11 6-6 14, Etherington 0-0 0-0 0, Abell 0-1 0-0 0, Pritchard 0-0 0-0 0, Roth 0-0 0-0 0, Elston 2-6 0-1 4. Totals 27-59 15-22 74.

Halftime–Indiana 33-32. 3-Point Goals–Ohio State 3-11 (Smith Jr. 2-3, Craft 1-1, Thompson 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Buford 0-2, Sibert 0-3), Indiana 5-13 (Hulls 4-5, Oladipo 1-4, Watford 0-2, Jones III 0-2). Fouled Out–Zeller. Rebounds–Ohio State 35 (Sullinger 9), Indiana 28 (Oladipo, Watford 6). Assists–Ohio State 11 (Craft 4), Indiana 6 (Hulls, Watford 2). Total Fouls–Ohio State 22, Indiana 20. A–17,472.

 

Marshall box

AKRON 67, MARSHALL 51

AKRON (8-6)

Cvetinovic 6-9 1-1 14, Gilliam 5-7 0-0 12, Marshall 4-8 2-2 10, Walsh 1-4 0-1 2, Abreu 4-9 0-0 10, Treadwell 4-11 2-4 10, Ibitayo 0-1 0-0 0, McClanahan 0-5 0-0 0, Harney 3-4 0-0 6, Diggs 1-3 0-2 3. Totals 28-61 5-10 67.

MARSHALL (9-4)

Tinnon 0-4 0-0 0, Goff 2-2 0-0 4, Pitts 4-13 2-4 11, Johnson 5-12 0-0 11, Kane 4-18 2-4 10, Hanner 3-3 0-1 6, Pena 2-4 0-3 4, Spikes 2-2 1-2 5, Mbao 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 22-58 5-16 51.

Halftime—Tied 27-27. 3-Point Goals—Akron 6-15 (Gilliam 2-2, Abreu 2-5, Diggs 1-1, Cvetinovic 1-2, Walsh 0-1, McClanahan 0-4), Marshall 2-11 (Johnson 1-3, Pitts 1-4, Kane 0-2, Pena 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Akron 37 (Treadwell 9), Marshall 41 (Spikes, Tinnon 8). Assists—Akron 16 (Abreu 6), Marshall 7 (Kane, Pitts 3). Total Fouls—Akron 16, Marshall 14. A—6,063.

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Cincinnati 66, Pittsburgh 63

Fairfield 72, Canisius 54

Norfolk St. 71, Navy 65

SOUTH

Akron 67, Marshall 51

Clemson 65, ETSU 58

Duke 85, Penn 55

North Carolina 102, Monmouth (NJ) 65

Princeton 76, Florida A&M 61

South Florida 67, Rutgers 65

MIDWEST

Marquette 81, Villanova 77

Michigan 61, Minnesota 56

Northwestern 68, Penn St. 56

S. Illinois 86, Illinois St. 71

Syracuse 87, DePaul 68

SOUTHWEST

UTSA 86, Bowling Green 79, OT

FAR WEST

No scores reported

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 36 23 9 4 50 107 77

Philadelphia 36 22 10 4 48 123 106

Pittsburgh 38 21 13 4 46 121 100

New Jersey 37 21 15 1 43 103 105

N.Y. Islanders 36 13 17 6 32 84 113

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 35 24 10 1 49 123 68

Ottawa 39 19 15 5 43 120 133

Toronto 38 18 15 5 41 118 125

Buffalo 38 17 17 4 38 100 112

Montreal 39 14 18 7 35 99 110

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 39 20 12 7 47 103 107

Winnipeg 38 19 14 5 43 104 107

Washington 37 20 15 2 42 111 109

Tampa Bay 37 17 17 3 37 104 122

Carolina 40 13 21 6 32 103 135

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 38 24 10 4 52 125 107

Detroit 38 24 13 1 49 123 84

St. Louis 38 21 12 5 47 95 85

Nashville 39 21 14 4 46 105 108

Columbus 38 10 23 5 25 93 128

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 39 24 13 2 50 129 96

Minnesota 40 21 13 6 48 95 95

Colorado 40 21 18 1 43 108 115

Calgary 40 18 17 5 41 99 111

Edmonton 37 15 19 3 33 100 104

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 39 19 14 6 44 86 90

Dallas 37 21 15 1 43 100 107

San Jose 34 19 11 4 42 99 83

Phoenix 39 19 16 4 42 102 103

Anaheim 37 10 21 6 26 87 124

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

Saturday’s Games

Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, SO

N.Y. Islanders 4, Edmonton 1

New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1

Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 2

Phoenix 4, Minnesota 2

Florida 3, Montreal 2

Winnipeg 3, Toronto 2

Detroit 3, St. Louis 0

Washington 4, Columbus 2

Dallas 4, Boston 2

Colorado 4, Anaheim 2

Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1

Sunday’s Games

Nashville 5, Calgary 3

Monday’s Games

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

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

San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

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

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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 56, Arizona State 24

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Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17

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Monday, Dec. 26

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Missouri 41, North Carolina 24

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Tuesday, Dec. 27

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24

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Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

At Washington

Toledo 42, Air Force 41

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas 21, California 10

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Thursday, Dec. 29

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Baylor 67, Washington 56

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Friday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Dallas

BYU 24, Tulsa 21

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14

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Saturday, Dec. 31

Meinke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27, OT

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Illinois 20, UCLA 14

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Auburn 43, Virginia 24

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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)