Scoreboard
Published 1:36 am Thursday, December 24, 2015
NFL standings
National Football League
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269
N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272
Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336
Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 7 7 0 .500 275 301
Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372
Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380
Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243
Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287
Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360
Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259
Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257
Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356
San Diego 4 10 0 .286 280 348
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362
N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358
Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278
Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312
Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353
New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 350 432
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265
Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272
Detroit 5 9 0 .357 302 363
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269
x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248
St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294
San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 24
San Diego at Oakland, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26
Washington at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Miami, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore-x, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28
Cincinnati at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 3
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
New England at Miami, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
Note: Night game TBD
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 18 12 .600 —
Boston 16 13 .552 1 1/2
New York 14 16 .467 4
Brooklyn 8 21 .276 9 1/2
Philadelphia 1 30 .032 17 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 19 12 .613 —
Miami 16 11 .593 1
Orlando 17 12 .586 1
Charlotte 15 13 .536 2 1/2
Washington 13 14 .481 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 19 7 .731 —
Chicago 15 11 .577 4
Indiana 16 12 .571 4
Detroit 17 13 .567 4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 25 5 .833 —
Dallas 16 13 .552 8 1/2
Memphis 16 15 .516 9 1/2
Houston 15 15 .500 10
New Orleans 9 19 .321 15
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 20 9 .690 —
Utah 12 15 .444 7
Denver 12 17 .414 8
Minnesota 11 18 .379 9
Portland 11 20 .355 10
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 27 1 .964 —
L.A. Clippers 16 13 .552 11 1/2
Sacramento 12 17 .414 15 1/2
Phoenix 12 19 .387 16 1/2
L.A. Lakers 5 24 .172 22 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Memphis 104, Philadelphia 90
Toronto 103, Dallas 99
Detroit 93, Miami 92
L.A. Lakers 111, Denver 107
Wednesday’s Games
Cleveland 91, New York 84
Sacramento 108, Indiana 106
Orlando 104, Houston 101
Washington 100, Memphis 91
Boston 102, Charlotte 89
Dallas 119, Brooklyn 118, OT
San Antonio 108, Minnesota 83
New Orleans 115, Portland 89
Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 100
Atlanta 107, Detroit 100
Denver 104, Phoenix 96
Golden State 103, Utah 85
Oklahoma City 120, L.A. Lakers 85
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
New Orleans at Miami, 12 p.m.
Chicago at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Cavaliers’ box
NEW YORK (84)
Thomas 4-11 0-0 8, Porzingis 8-18 3-4 23, Lopez 4-9 0-0 8, Calderon 4-5 1-1 10, Afflalo 6-17 4-4 16, Seraphin 0-2 0-0 0, Galloway 2-6 0-0 4, D.Williams 2-6 7-7 11, Grant 1-5 0-0 2, Early 0-0 0-0 0, Amundson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 32-82 15-16 84.
CLEVELAND (91)
James 9-22 6-7 24, Love 8-17 5-7 23, Mozgov 3-6 0-0 6, Irving 1-7 3-3 5, Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Dellavedova 3-8 0-0 7, Shumpert 2-7 2-2 8, Thompson 2-5 6-6 10, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, M.Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-83 22-25 91.
New York 24 26 22 12 = 84
Cleveland 31 24 17 19 = 91
3-Point Goals—New York 5-16 (Porzingis 4-5, Calderon 1-1, Galloway 0-1, Grant 0-1, Thomas 0-2, D.Williams 0-2, Afflalo 0-4), Cleveland 5-22 (Shumpert 2-5, Love 2-6, Dellavedova 1-4, Irving 0-1, M.Williams 0-1, Smith 0-2, James 0-3). Fouled Out—Thomas. Rebounds—New York 53 (Porzingis 13), Cleveland 52 (Thompson 14). Assists—New York 19 (Calderon 6), Cleveland 23 (Dellavedova 7). Total Fouls—New York 17, Cleveland 15. Technicals—Amundson, Lopez, New York defensive three second 2, James, Thompson. A—20,562 (20,562).
College bowls
2015-16 College Football Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 19
Celebration Bowl
Atlanta
NC A&T 41, Alcorn State 34
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque
Arizona 45, New Mexico 37
Las Vegas Bowl
Utah 35, BYU 28
Camelia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28
Monday, Dec. 21
Miami Beach Bowl
South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise
Akron 23, Utah State 21
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Toledo 32, Temple 17
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego
Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7
GoDaddy Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27
Thursday, Dec. 24
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau
Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, N.Y.
Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Boys’ H.S. scores
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Wednesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Minford 70, Jackson 49
Stewart Federal Hocking 53, Nelsonville-York 46
Marietta 70, New Lexington 47
Cols. DeSales 59, Logan 45
Girls’ H.S. scores
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Wednesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Circleville 56, Chillicothe Zane Trace 27
Greenfield McClain 62, Hillsboro 33
John Marshall, W.Va. 52, Marietta 41
McArthur Vinton County 44, Chillicothe Unioto 38
Reedsville Eastern 60, Ironton St. Joseph 36
Wheelersburg 62, Portsmouth Notre Dame 20
Logan 70, Cols. Whetstone 38
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 34, Jamestown Greeneview 33
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 36 20 13 3 43 105 89
Boston 33 19 10 4 42 104 85
Florida 35 19 12 4 42 95 81
Detroit 34 17 10 7 41 89 89
Ottawa 35 17 12 6 40 105 104
Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 87 82
Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89
Toronto 33 12 14 7 31 86 93
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 33 25 6 2 52 105 71
N.Y. Rangers 36 20 12 4 44 104 93
N.Y. Islanders 35 19 11 5 43 96 82
New Jersey 35 17 13 5 39 83 87
Philadelphia 34 15 12 7 37 74 92
Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 76 84
Carolina 34 13 16 5 31 80 101
Columbus 36 13 20 3 29 88 112
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 35 26 7 2 54 124 88
St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 92 85
Chicago 36 20 12 4 44 96 87
Minnesota 33 18 9 6 42 91 80
Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 90 86
Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 99 97
Winnipeg 34 15 17 2 32 92 104
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 33 20 11 2 42 84 76
San Jose 34 17 15 2 36 93 94
Vancouver 36 13 14 9 35 91 103
Arizona 33 16 15 2 34 90 104
Calgary 34 16 16 2 34 91 113
Edmonton 35 15 18 2 32 91 106
Anaheim 33 12 15 6 30 62 85
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Florida 2, Ottawa 1, SO
St. Louis 2, Boston 0
N.Y. Rangers 3, Anaheim 2, OT
New Jersey 4, Detroit 3
Vancouver 2, Tampa Bay 1
Minnesota 2, Montreal 1
Dallas 4, Chicago 0
Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1
Arizona 3, Toronto 2
San Jose 5, Los Angeles 3
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
NFL Pro Bowl list
2016 Pro Bowl Players
Sunday, Jan. 31
At Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS (6)
Tom Brady, New England
Cam Newton, Carolina
Carson Palmer, Arizona
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
Russell Wilson, Seattle
WIDE RECEIVERS (8)
Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
A.J. Green, Cincinnati
DeAndre Hopkins, Houston
Calvin Johnson, Detroit
Julio Jones, Atlanta
Brandon Marshall, New York Jets
RUNNING BACKS (6)
Devonta Freeman, Atlanta
Todd Gurley, St. Louis
Doug Martin, Tampa Bay
LeSean McCoy, Buffalo
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
Jonathan Stewart, Carolina
FULLBACKS (2)
Marcel Reece, Oakland
Mike Tolbert, Carolina
TIGHT ENDS (4)
Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati
Rob Gronkowski, New England
Travis Kelce, Kansas City
Greg Olsen, Carolina
TACKLES (6)
Jason Peters, Philadelphia
Tyron Smith, Dallas
Joe Staley, San Francisco
Joe Thomas, Cleveland
Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati
Trent Williams, Washington
GUARDS (6)
David DeCastro, Pittsburgh
Mike Iupati, Arizona
Zack Martin, Dallas
Josh Sitton, Green Bay
Trai Turner, Carolina
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore
CENTERS (4)
Travis Frederick, Dallas
Ryan Kalil, Carolina
Alex Mack, Cleveland
Mike Pouncey, Miami
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DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE ENDS (6)
Ezekiel Ansah, Detroit
Michael Bennett, Seattle
Chandler Jones, New England
Khalil Mack, Oakland
J.J. Watt, Houston
Muhammad Wilkerson, New York Jets
INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (4)
NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco
Luke Kuechly, Carolina
Clay Matthews, Green Bay
Bobby Wagner, Seattle
CORNERBACKS (8)
Malcolm Butler, New England
Chris Harris, Jr., Denver
Josh Norman, Carolina
Marcus Peters, Kansas City
Patrick Peterson, Arizona
Darrelle Revis, New York Jets
Richard Sherman, Seattle
Aqib Talib, Denver
INTERIOR LINEMEN (6)
Geno Atkins, Cincinnati
Calais Campbell, Arizona
Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia
Aaron Donald, St. Louis
Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay
Kawann Short, Carolina
FREE SAFETIES (3)
Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona
Reggie Nelson, Cincinnati
Earl Thomas, Seattle
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (6)
Jamie Collins, New England
Thomas Davis, Carolina
Tamba Hali, Kansas City
Justin Houston, Kansas City
Von Miller, Denver
DeMarcus Ware, Denver
STRONG SAFETIES (3)
Eric Berry, Kansas City
Kam Chancellor, Seattle
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SPECIALISTS
PUNTERS (2)
Sam Koch, Baltimore
Johnny Hekker, St. Louis
RETURN SPECIALISTS (2)
Tyler Lockett, Seattle
Darren Sproles, Philadelphia
PLACEKICKERS (2)
Dan Bailey, Dallas
Stephen Gostkowski, New England
SPECIAL TEAMERS (2)
Justin Bethel, Arizona
Matthew Slater, New England
Transactions
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Fined Carolina CB Josh Norman $26,044 for his actions during last week’s game.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed WR Andrew Hawkins on injured reserve. Signed LB Jayson DiManche from the practice squad and OL Conor Boffeli to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LB Derek Akunne and CB Buddy Jackson to the practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS — Placed S David Bruton on injured reserve. Signed DB Shaun Prater.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed RB Jahwan Edwards to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed FB Nikita Whitlock on injured reserve. Re-signed S Brandon Meriweather
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed DE Mario Edwards Jr. on injured reserve. Signed LB John Lotulelei from the practice squad.
COLLEGE
EAST CAROLINA — Named Kenwick Thompson defensive coordinator, Deke Adams defensive line coach, Phil McGeoghan wide receivers coach and Terrell Smith assistant athletics director for football operations.
MISSOURI — Reinstated senior QB Maty Mauk to the football team.