NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311

Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296

N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319

Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355

Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399

Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274

Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 278 261

Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332

Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372

x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255

San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311

Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349

Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385

N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357

Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270

Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208

Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324

Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391

Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321

Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362

Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205

San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228

Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 12

San Diego 27, Denver 20

Sunday, Dec. 15

Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30

Atlanta 27, Washington 26

San Francisco 33, Tampa Bay 14

Seattle 23, N.Y. Giants 0

Chicago 38, Cleveland 31

Indianapolis 25, Houston 3

Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 20

Miami 24, New England 20

Kansas City 56, Oakland 31

Carolina 30, N.Y. Jets 20

Arizona 37, Tennessee 34, OT

St. Louis 27, New Orleans 16

Green Bay 37, Dallas 36

Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20

Monday, Dec. 16

Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 22

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati , 1 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

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

Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23

Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

 

Bengals’ stats

Cincinnati 0 7 0 13 — 20

Pittsburgh 21 6 3 0 — 30

First Quarter

Pit—Bell 1 run (Suisham kick), 9:58.

Pit—A.Brown 12 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 2:16.

Pit—A.Brown 67 punt return (Suisham kick), 1:12.

Second Quarter

Pit—FG Suisham 25, 9:36.

Cin—Bernard 1 run (Nugent kick), 5:14.

Pit—FG Suisham 45, 1:14.

Third Quarter

Pit—FG Suisham 26, 6:18.

Fourth Quarter

Cin—Eifert 1 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 14:09.

Cin—M.Jones 13 pass from Dalton (pass failed), 5:46.

A—45,873.

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Cin Pit

First downs 19 19

Total Net Yards 279 290

Rushes-yards 22-57 36-106

Passing 222 184

Punt Returns 0-0 2-78

Kickoff Returns 5-150 1-20

Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 25-44-0 20-25-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 1-7

Punts 4-41.5 3-38.3

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 6-50 4-25

Time of Possession 28:24 31:36

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cincinnati, Bernard 13-33, Dalton 4-20, Green-Ellis 4-4, Huber 1-0. Pittsburgh, Bell 24-57, Dwyer 6-26, F.Jones 5-22, A.Brown 1-1.

PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 25-44-0-230. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 20-25-1-191.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Green 9-93, M.Jones 5-48, Eifert 3-33, Gresham 3-23, Sanu 3-20, Bernard 2-13. Pittsburgh, A.Brown 5-66, Bell 5-50, Sanders 5-38, Miller 4-35, Cotchery 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

 

Bengals’ stats

Chicago 0 10 7 21 — 38

Cleveland 3 7 14 7 — 31

First Quarter

Cle—FG Cundiff 35, 7:26.

Second Quarter

Chi—FG Gould 23, 12:55.

Cle—Gipson 44 interception return (Cundiff kick), 8:01.

Chi—Marshall 5 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), :24.

Third Quarter

Chi—Bowman 43 interception return (Gould kick), 13:48.

Cle—Baker 2 run (Cundiff kick), 8:20.

Cle—Ward 51 fumble return (Cundiff kick), 3:40.

Fourth Quarter

Chi—Jeffery 45 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 10:59.

Chi—E.Bennett 4 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 5:41.

Chi—Bush 40 run (Gould kick), 2:17.

Cle—Gordon 43 pass from Campbell (Cundiff kick), :59.

A—71,513.

Chi Cle

First downs 23 20

Total Net Yards 440 366

Rushes-yards 31-179 17-93

Passing 261 273

Punt Returns 1-21 0-0

Kickoff Returns 4-97 4-44

Interceptions Ret. 2-43 2-79

Comp-Att-Int 22-31-2 23-39-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-4 0-0

Punts 3-36.7 5-42.2

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 7-40 9-90

Time of Possession 34:48 25:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Chicago, Forte 24-127, Bush 3-44, Cutler 3-11, Jeffery 1-(minus 3). Cleveland, Baker 8-38, Gray 2-30, Campbell 1-17, Ogbonnaya 5-7, Whittaker 1-1.

PASSING—Chicago, Cutler 22-31-2-265. Cleveland, Campbell 23-39-2-273.

RECEIVING—Chicago, Marshall 6-95, M.Bennett 6-71, Jeffery 5-72, E.Bennett 4-23, Forte 1-4. Cleveland, Ogbonnaya 5-39, Little 4-68, Baker 4-46, Gordon 3-67, Cameron 3-23, Whittaker 2-4, Barnidge 1-17, Bess 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 11 14 .440 —

Toronto 9 13 .409 1/2

Brooklyn 8 15 .348 2

New York 7 16 .304 3

Philadelphia 7 18 .280 4

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 17 6 .739 —

Atlanta 12 12 .500 5 1/2

Charlotte 10 14 .417 7 1/2

Washington 9 13 .409 7 1/2

Orlando 7 17 .292 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 20 3 .870 —

Detroit 11 14 .440 10

Chicago 9 13 .409 10 1/2

Cleveland 9 14 .391 11

Milwaukee 5 19 .208 15 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 19 4 .826 —

Houston 16 9 .640 4

Dallas 14 10 .583 5 1/2

New Orleans 11 11 .500 7 1/2

Memphis 10 13 .435 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 21 4 .840 —

Oklahoma City 19 4 .826 1

Denver 14 9 .609 6

Minnesota 12 12 .500 8 1/2

Utah 6 20 .231 15 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 16 9 .640 —

Phoenix 14 9 .609 1

Golden State 13 12 .520 3

L.A. Lakers 11 12 .478 4

Sacramento 7 15 .318 7 1/2

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Clippers 113, Washington 97

L.A. Lakers 88, Charlotte 85

Miami 114, Cleveland 107

New York 111, Atlanta 106

Toronto 99, Chicago 77

Portland 139, Philadelphia 105

Dallas 106, Milwaukee 93

San Antonio 100, Utah 84

Sunday’s Games

Sacramento 106, Houston 91

Minnesota 101, Memphis 93

Portland 111, Detroit 109, OT

Oklahoma City 101, Orlando 98

Phoenix 106, Golden State 102

Denver 102, New Orleans 93

Monday’s Games

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Utaha at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Portland at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

Saturday’s Game

CLEVELAND (107)

Gee 4-10 1-2 10, Thompson 6-14 4-7 16, Bynum 2-2 0-0 4, Irving 6-16 4-4 19, Miles 1-4 2-2 5, Waiters 5-11 4-4 16, Jack 6-11 2-2 14, Varejao 2-5 2-4 6, Clark 5-9 0-0 12, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Dellavedova 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 39-84 19-25 107.

MIAMI (114)

James 9-12 7-10 25, Battier 1-1 0-0 2, Bosh 10-17 2-3 22, Chalmers 3-7 2-2 11, Wade 9-15 6-9 24, Allen 3-5 4-4 12, Lewis 2-7 0-0 6, Andersen 1-4 0-0 3, Cole 4-8 1-2 9. Totals 42-76 22-30 114.

Cleveland 29 23 28 27 — 107

Miami 35 33 16 30 — 114

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-29 (Irving 3-9, Waiters 2-4, Clark 2-5, Dellavedova 1-1, Gee 1-3, Miles 1-4, Jack 0-3), Miami 8-21 (Chalmers 3-5, Allen 2-4, Lewis 2-7, Andersen 1-1, Cole 0-2, James 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 46 (Varejao 8), Miami 47 (Bosh 12). Assists—Cleveland 18 (Varejao, Jack 4), Miami 24 (James 9). Total Fouls—Cleveland 20, Miami 21. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Brown 2, Bosh, Miami defensive three second. Ejected—Cleveland Coach Brown. A—19,656 (19,600).

 

Ohio State box

No. 3 OHIO ST. 79, N. DAKOTA ST. 62

N. DAKOTA ST. (7-4)

Wright 2-7 0-0 5, Bjorklund 5-10 2-3 12, Alexander 3-8 3-4 10, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Braun 8-16 4-7 21, Newell 0-0 0-0 0, Felt 2-6 2-2 8, Dupree 0-0 2-4 2, Kading 1-3 0-0 2, Aaberg 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-52 13-20 62.

OHIO ST. (10-0)

Ross 6-12 3-4 18, A. Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Scott 2-4 0-1 4, Craft 2-5 2-2 6, Smith Jr. 7-12 1-1 18, Loving 3-7 4-4 12, Thompson 3-4 5-7 12, Della Valle 1-1 0-0 3, Lorbach 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 27-51 15-21 79.

Halftime—Ohio St. 41-28. 3-Point Goals—N. Dakota St. 5-17 (Felt 2-5, Alexander 1-3, Braun 1-4, Wright 1-4, Kading 0-1), Ohio St. 10-20 (Smith Jr. 3-5, Ross 3-5, Loving 2-4, Della Valle 1-1, Thompson 1-2, Craft 0-1, Scott 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N. Dakota St. 26 (Braun, Dupree 5), Ohio St. 36 (A. Williams 9). Assists—N. Dakota St. 8 (Alexander, Braun, Dupree 2), Ohio St. 16 (Craft 7). Total Fouls—N. Dakota St. 22, Ohio St. 16. A—15,272.

Marshall box

WEST VIRGINIA 74, MARSHALL 64

WEST VIRGINIA (7-4)

Staten 6-14 7-10 19, Williams 0-2 4-6 4, Harris 3-9 4-6 11, Henderson 4-8 4-4 13, Noreen 0-1 0-0 0, Dibo 1-4 1-2 3, Adrian 0-0 0-0 0, Browne 5-5 0-0 12, Watkins 6-7 0-0 12. Totals 25-50 20-28 74.

MARSHALL (4-6)

Canty 6-13 3-3 16, Thomas 4-12 3-5 11, Sane 3-5 1-5 7, Boykins 0-0 0-0 0, Goard 5-8 1-2 11, Smith 2-11 1-3 7, Taylor 3-5 1-4 7, Manning 2-6 0-2 5, Mbao 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 10-24 64.

Halftime—Marshall 33-31. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 4-15 (Browne 2-2, Henderson 1-4, Harris 1-6, Staten 0-1, Dibo 0-2), Marshall 4-15 (Smith 2-4, Manning 1-2, Canty 1-6, Taylor 0-1, Thomas 0-2). Fouled Out—Goard, Taylor. Rebounds—West Virginia 38 (Watkins 11), Marshall 35 (Goard, Sane 7). Assists—West Virginia 10 (Staten 4), Marshall 14 (Canty 9). Total Fouls—West Virginia 20, Marshall 25. Technical—Taylor. A—11,038.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 33 22 9 2 46 92 70

Montreal 35 20 12 3 43 88 75

Tampa Bay 33 19 11 3 41 90 80

Detroit 35 15 11 9 39 89 94

Toronto 34 17 14 3 37 97 99

Ottawa 34 13 15 6 32 96 111

Florida 34 12 17 5 29 78 109

Buffalo 33 7 23 3 17 55 96

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 34 23 10 1 47 105 74

Washington 33 18 12 3 39 105 97

Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94

N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 76 91

Columbus 33 14 15 4 32 85 92

Philadelphia 33 14 15 4 32 76 91

New Jersey 34 13 15 6 32 78 85

N.Y. Islanders 34 9 19 6 24 83 118

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 36 24 7 5 53 135 101

St. Louis 31 22 6 3 47 110 73

Colorado 31 21 9 1 43 88 73

Minnesota 35 19 11 5 43 81 81

Dallas 31 15 11 5 35 90 93

Nashville 33 16 14 3 35 77 92

Winnipeg 34 14 15 5 33 90 100

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 35 23 7 5 51 111 89

Los Angeles 34 22 8 4 48 94 68

San Jose 33 20 7 6 46 108 82

Vancouver 35 20 10 5 45 98 83

Phoenix 32 18 9 5 41 104 100

Calgary 33 13 15 5 31 86 106

Edmonton 35 11 21 3 25 93 120

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

Saturday’s Games

Minnesota 2, Colorado 1, SO

Calgary 2, Buffalo 1, OT

Los Angeles 5, Ottawa 2

Dallas 6, Winnipeg 4

Toronto 7, Chicago 3

Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1

New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 0

Montreal 1, N.Y. Islanders 0, OT

St. Louis 4, Columbus 3, OT

Nashville 3, San Jose 2

Carolina 3, Phoenix 1

Vancouver 6, Boston 2

Sunday’s Games

Washington 5, Philadelphia 4, SO

N.Y. Rangers 4, Calgary 3, SO

Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 0

Florida 2, Montreal 1

Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1

Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2

Monday’s Games

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Columbus, 7 p.m.

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

Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

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

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

 

Blue Jackets’ box

St. Louis 1 1 1 1 — 4

Columbus 3 0 0 0 — 3

First Period—1, St. Louis, Tarasenko 10 (Bouwmeester, Roy), 4:10. 2, Columbus, Anisimov 9 (Comeau), 8:49. 3, Columbus, Tyutin 3, 11:39. 4, Columbus, Johansen 12 (Dubinsky, Johnson), 13:27 (pp). Penalties—Polak, StL (broken stick), 12:00; Jackman, StL (roughing), 13:20; Cole, StL, minor-major (roughing, fighting), 13:20; Foligno, Clm (roughing), 13:20; Calvert, Clm, major (fighting), 13:20; Stewart, StL, major (fighting), 17:46; Prout, Clm, major (fighting), 17:46; Backes, StL (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:37.

Second Period—5, St. Louis, Tarasenko 11 (Pietrangelo, Morrow), 8:33 (pp). Penalties—Nikitin, Clm (delay of game), 2:52; Johnson, Clm (slashing), 8:19; Polak, StL (charging), 9:37; Tarasenko, StL (cross-checking), 12:27; Tropp, Clm (hooking), 14:57; Morrow, StL (tripping), 17:12; Roy, StL (hooking), 19:01.

Third Period—6, St. Louis, Stewart 7 (Morrow, Cole), 13:33. Penalties—None.

Overtime—7, St. Louis, Backes 16, :22. Penalties—None.

Shots on Goal—St. Louis 5-9-16-1—31. Columbus 13-12-8-0—33.

Power-play opportunities—St. Louis 1 of 3; Columbus 1 of 7.

Goalies—St. Louis, Halak 16-5-2 (33 shots-30 saves). Columbus, McKenna 0-0-1 (31-27).

A—13,801 (18,144). T—2:32.

Referees—Dean Morton, Chris Rooney. Linesmen—Derek Amell, Vaughan Rody.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

Saturday, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)