NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New England 11 3 0 .786 442 280

Buffalo 8 6 0 .571 302 254

Miami 7 7 0 .500 327 301

N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 .214 230 360

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Indianapolis 10 4 0 .714 424 317

Houston 7 7 0 .500 324 277

Tennessee 2 12 0 .143 231 390

Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 211 376

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 4 1 .679 311 289

Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 389 339

Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 376 267

Cleveland 7 7 0 .500 276 300

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 407 303

Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 322 254

San Diego 8 6 0 .571 303 294

Oakland 2 12 0 .143 213 381

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 10 4 0 .714 381 328

Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 416 347

N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 317 339

Washington 3 11 0 .214 257 370

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 364 374

Carolina 5 8 1 .393 288 358

Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 348 369

Tampa Bay 2 12 0 .143 254 367

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 10 4 0 .714 281 238

Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 436 325

Minnesota 6 8 0 .429 277 297

Chicago 5 9 0 .357 296 409

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 11 3 0 .786 287 244

Seattle 10 4 0 .714 339 242

San Francisco 7 7 0 .500 251 285

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 291 297

x-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 11

Arizona 12, St. Louis 6

Sunday, Dec. 14

Kansas City 31, Oakland 13

Pittsburgh 27, Atlanta 20

N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 13

New England 41, Miami 13

Indianapolis 17, Houston 10

Baltimore 20, Jacksonville 12

Buffalo 21, Green Bay 13

Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 17

Cincinnati 30, Cleveland 0

Denver 22, San Diego 10

N.Y. Jets 16, Tennessee 11

Seattle 17, San Francisco 7

Detroit 16, Minnesota 14

Dallas 38, Philadelphia 27

Monday, Dec. 15

New Orleans 31, Chicago 15

Thursday, Dec. 18

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20

Philadelphia at Washington, 4:30 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21

Baltimore at Houston, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Miami, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.

Buffalo at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 22

Denver at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 31 17 7 7 41 92 79

Tampa Bay 32 19 10 3 41 107 86

Montreal 31 19 10 2 40 83 79

Toronto 30 18 9 3 39 103 85

Florida 28 12 8 8 32 64 74

Boston 30 15 13 2 32 76 78

Ottawa 29 12 12 5 29 76 81

Buffalo 30 12 16 2 26 56 91

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 30 20 6 4 44 98 71

N.Y. Islanders 31 21 10 0 42 99 89

Washington 29 14 10 5 33 85 79

N.Y. Rangers 28 14 10 4 32 84 77

New Jersey 32 11 15 6 28 74 94

Philadelphia 29 11 13 5 27 79 87

Columbus 29 12 15 2 26 71 95

Carolina 29 8 18 3 19 61 83

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 31 21 9 1 43 95 61

St. Louis 30 20 8 2 42 89 70

Nashville 29 19 8 2 40 78 57

Winnipeg 31 15 10 6 36 73 74

Minnesota 28 16 11 1 33 81 70

Dallas 29 11 13 5 27 85 103

Colorado 30 10 13 7 27 78 98

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 32 21 6 5 47 95 83

Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 89 86

San Jose 32 17 11 4 38 90 82

Los Angeles 31 15 10 6 36 82 73

Calgary 32 17 13 2 36 95 85

Arizona 30 10 16 4 24 70 99

Edmonton 31 7 19 5 19 65 104

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

Monday’s Games

Buffalo 5, Ottawa 4, SO

N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2, SO

Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2

Tuesday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Boston at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 19 6 .760 —

Brooklyn 10 12 .455 7 1/2

Boston 8 14 .364 9 1/2

New York 5 21 .192 14 1/2

Philadelphia 2 22 .083 16 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 17 6 .739 —

Atlanta 17 7 .708 1/2

Miami 11 13 .458 6 1/2

Orlando 10 17 .370 9

Charlotte 6 18 .250 11 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 15 9 .625 —

Cleveland 14 9 .609 1/2

Milwaukee 13 12 .520 2 1/2

Indiana 8 17 .320 7 1/2

Detroit 5 20 .200 10 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 19 4 .826 —

Houston 18 5 .783 1

San Antonio 17 8 .680 3

Dallas 17 8 .680 3

New Orleans 11 12 .478 8

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 19 6 .760 —

Oklahoma City 11 13 .458 7 1/2

Denver 10 14 .417 8 1/2

Utah 6 18 .250 12 1/2

Minnesota 5 18 .217 13

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 21 2 .913 —

L.A. Clippers 17 7 .708 4 1/2

Phoenix 12 14 .462 10 1/2

Sacramento 11 13 .458 10 1/2

L.A. Lakers 8 17 .320 14

Monday’s Games

Boston 105, Philadelphia 87

Indiana 110, L.A. Lakers 91

Cleveland 97, Charlotte 88

Atlanta 93, Chicago 86

Toronto 95, Orlando 82

Milwaukee 96, Phoenix 94

Portland 108, San Antonio 95

L.A. Clippers 113, Detroit 91

Tuesday’s Games

Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 8 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CHARLOTTE (88)

Kidd-Gilchrist 0-4 1-2 1, Zeller 1-4 2-2 4, Jefferson 7-13 0-0 14, Walker 11-20 1-2 24, Stephenson 4-12 0-2 8, Henderson 4-7 0-0 8, Neal 3-10 1-2 8, Williams 4-6 0-0 10, Biyombo 1-1 2-4 4, Roberts 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 38-83 7-14 88.

CLEVELAND (97)

James 11-19 3-4 27, Love 7-14 4-5 22, Varejao 4-12 0-0 8, Irving 6-14 3-4 16, Marion 2-4 0-0 4, Waiters 3-10 0-0 7, Thompson 4-6 2-4 10, Dellavedova 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 38-83 12-17 97.

Charlotte 17 28 23 20 — 88

Cleveland 34 20 26 17 — 97

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 5-16 (Williams 2-4, Roberts 1-2, Walker 1-2, Neal 1-5, Stephenson 0-3), Cleveland 9-24 (Love 4-9, James 2-3, Harris 1-2, Irving 1-4, Waiters 1-5, Dellavedova 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 45 (Jefferson 8), Cleveland 57 (Love 18). Assists—Charlotte 22 (Neal 6), Cleveland 28 (James 13). Total Fouls—Charlotte 14, Cleveland 14. Technicals—Henderson. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Kentucky (65) 11-0 1,625 1

2. Duke 8-0 1,545 2

3. Arizona 10-0 1,505 3

4. Louisville 9-0 1,349 4

5. Wisconsin 10-1 1,331 5

6. Virginia 9-0 1,294 6

7. Villanova 10-0 1,215 7

8. Gonzaga 9-1 1,175 9

9. Texas 8-1 1,154 8

10. Kansas 8-1 1,102 10

11. Wichita St. 7-1 959 11

12. Ohio St. 8-1 838 12

13. Iowa St. 8-1 772 14

14. Utah 7-2 670 13

15. Oklahoma 6-2 647 16

16. Washington 8-0 598 17

17. Maryland 10-1 512 19

18. Miami 9-1 426 20

19. San Diego St. 7-2 424 18

20. St. John’s 8-1 353 24

21. Notre Dame 10-1 351 25

22. West Virginia 9-1 333 22

23. Butler 8-2 259 15

24. North Carolina 6-3 122 21

25. Michigan St. 7-3 116 —

Others receiving votes: Baylor 97, TCU 80, Colorado St. 75, N. Iowa 65, Georgetown 41, California 37, Arkansas 19, Seton Hall 14, VCU 6, LSU 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Old Dominion 4, Penn St. 3, Davidson 1.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 14, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kentucky (29) 11-0 773 1

2. Duke (1) 8-0 736 2

3. Arizona (1) 10-0 721 3

4. Louisville 9-0 658 4

5. Virginia 9-0 633 5

6. Wisconsin 10-1 619 6

7. Villanova 10-0 592 7

8. Gonzaga 9-1 556 8

9. Texas 8-1 539 9

10. Kansas 8-1 519 10

11. Wichita State 7-1 439 11

12. Ohio State 8-1 417 12

13. Iowa State 8-1 373 13

14. Utah 7-2 300 14

15. Oklahoma 6-2 295 15

16. Washington 8-0 287 17

17. San Diego State 7-2 246 16

18. Maryland 10-1 214 20

19. Miami 9-1 164 21

20. West Virginia 9-1 159 21

21. Notre Dame 10-1 155 —

22. Michigan State 7-3 122 23

23. St. John’s 8-1 114 —

24. North Carolina 6-3 86 18

25. Butler 8-2 85 19

Others receiving votes: Baylor 49, Northern Iowa 40, Colorado State 29, Georgetown 28, California 26, TCU 26, Seton Hall 19, Illinois 13, Arkansas 12, Oklahoma State 9, Old Dominion 7, Florida 4, LSU 4, Iowa 3, Minnesota 1, Penn State 1, Saint Mary’s 1, VCU 1.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. South Carolina (25) 9-0 865 1

2. UConn (6) 6-1 828 2

3. Texas (4) 8-0 795 3

4. Texas A&M 11-0 768 4

5. Notre Dame 10-1 741 5

6. North Carolina 9-0 709 6

7. Stanford 6-2 636 7

8. Kentucky 10-1 609 8

9. Baylor 8-1 579 9

10. Louisville 8-1 553 10

11. Tennessee 7-2 518 11

12. Nebraska 9-1 437 12

13. Duke 5-3 423 13

14. Maryland 8-2 409 14

15. Georgia 10-0 378 16

16. Oregon St. 7-0 364 15

17. Rutgers 8-2 283 17

18. Michigan St. 6-2 251 19

19. Oklahoma St. 6-1 225 20

19. Syracuse 7-1 225 20

21. Mississippi St. 10-0 224 22

22. West Virginia 8-1 150 23

23. Iowa 8-2 90 24

24. California 7-2 80 18

25. DePaul 6-3 71 25

Others receiving votes: Green Bay 43, Northwestern 19, Arizona St. 18, St. John’s 17, Princeton 15, Oregon 14, Washington 8, James Madison 7, W. Kentucky 7, Oklahoma 5, Washington St. 5, Florida St. 4, Arkansas 2.

 

College basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Wilmington (Del.) 99, Mercy 69

SOUTH

Austin Peay 73, Troy 70

Duke 75, Elon 62

Georgia Southern 68, South Florida 63

Georgia Tech 70, Appalachian St. 57

Howard 57, IUPUI 47

Memphis 81, NC Central 47

Norfolk St. 88, Virginia-Wise 49

Tennessee Tech 82, North Florida 80

MIDWEST

Cleveland St. 86, Mount Vernon Nazarene 40

Drake 76, Jackson St. 66

UT-Martin 81, Ill.-Chicago 78, OT

SOUTHWEST

Lamar 128, Champion Baptist 54

Oral Roberts 80, Missouri St. 61

UTSA 73, Texas A&M-CC 60

FAR WEST

Cal Poly 78, San Francisco 71

Gonzaga 94, Texas Southern 54

Grand Canyon 60, Bethune-Cookman 50

Oregon St. 71, Grambling St. 43

Pepperdine 78, South Alabama 68

 

Girls’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Monday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Albany Alexander 57, McArthur Vinton County 43

Athens 59, Chillicothe 42

Beaver Eastern 65, Franklin Furnace Green 23

Belpre 81, Wahama, W.Va. 22

Beverly Ft. Frye 63, Sarahsville Shenandoah 30

Bidwell River Valley 66, Wellston 29

Corning Miller 48, Crown City S. Gallia 41

Crooksville 59, Grove City Christian 42

Gallipolis Gallia 70, Point Pleasant, W.Va. 24

Ironton 32, Chesapeake 28

Jackson 39, Greenfield McClain 37, OT

Latham Western 56, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 48

McDermott Scioto NW 59, Waverly 47

Minford 57, Portsmouth W. 46

Nelsonville-York 56, Pomeroy Meigs 38

Proctorville Fairland 83, Portsmouth 48

Reedsville Eastern 60, Glouster Trimble 38

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 57, W. Union 32

S. Webster 65, Lucasville Valley 45

Seaman N. Adams 66, Leesburg Fairfield 38

Wheelersburg 53, Oak Hill 43

Zanesville 52, Wheeling Park, W.Va. 29