NFL standings

National Football League

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 7 8 0 .467 342 376

San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371

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

Oakland 23, San Diego 20, OT

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.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 18 12 .600 —

Boston 16 13 .552 1½

New York 14 16 .467 4

Brooklyn 8 21 .276 9½

Philadelphia 1 30 .032 17

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 19 12 .613 —

Miami 17 11 .607 ½

Orlando 17 12 .586 1

Charlotte 15 13 .536 2½

Washington 13 14 .481 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 19 8 .704 —

Chicago 16 11 .593 3

Indiana 16 12 .571 3½

Detroit 17 13 .567 3½

Milwaukee 12 18 .400 8½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 25 6 .806 —

Dallas 16 13 .552 8

Houston 16 15 .516 9

Memphis 16 15 .516 9

New Orleans 9 20 .310 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 20 10 .667 —

Utah 12 15 .444 6½

Denver 12 17 .414 7½

Minnesota 11 18 .379 8½

Portland 11 20 .355 9½

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 28 1 .966 —

L.A. Clippers 17 13 .567 11½

Sacramento 12 17 .414 16

Phoenix 12 19 .387 17

L.A. Lakers 5 25 .167 23½

Friday’s Games

Miami 94, New Orleans 88, OT

Chicago 105, Oklahoma City 96

Golden State 89, Cleveland 83

Houston 88, San Antonio 84

L.A. Clippers 94, L.A. Lakers 84

Saturday’s Games

Washington at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

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

Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Portland, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

New York at Boston, 7 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

Friday’s Game

CLEVELAND (83)

James 10-26 4-9 25, Love 5-16 0-0 10, Mozgov 0-5 0-0 0, Irving 4-15 5-5 13, Smith 4-9 2-3 14, Dellavedova 4-11 2-3 10, T.Thompson 3-6 2-2 8, Shumpert 0-6 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 3-3 3. Totals 30-95 18-25 83.

GOLDEN STATE (89)

Rush 0-5 0-0 0, Green 8-17 4-7 22, Bogut 2-2 0-0 4, Curry 6-15 6-6 19, K.Thompson 6-16 5-6 18, Iguodala 1-6 4-6 7, Livingston 8-9 0-0 16, Ezeli 1-4 1-2 3, Barbosa 0-2 0-0 0, Speights 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, McAdoo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 20-27 89.

Cleveland 19 23 17 24 — 83

Golden State 28 17 19 25 — 89

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-30 (Smith 4-8, James 1-5, Dellavedova 0-3, Shumpert 0-3, Love 0-5, Irving 0-6), Golden State 5-18 (Green 2-3, Curry 1-4, K.Thompson 1-4, Iguodala 1-5, Rush 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 64 (Love 18), Golden State 61 (Green 15). Assists—Cleveland 12 (Love 4), Golden State 21 (Curry, Green 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 22, Golden State 19. Technicals—Golden State defensive three second. A—19,596 (19,596

 

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

Western Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31

Hawaii Bowl

Honolulu

San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7

 

Saturday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall 16, UConn 10

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas

Washington State 20, Miami, Fla., 14

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31

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)

 

Monday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.

Navy (10-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl

Detroit

Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

 

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, Texas

Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona Bowl

Tucson

Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ASN)

Texas Bowl

Houston

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl

San Diego

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Thursday, Dec. 31

Peach Bowl

Atlanta

Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)

Miami Gardens, Fla.

Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)

Arlington, Texas

Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Friday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

Tampa, Fla.

Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans

Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Saturday, Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.

Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl

San Antonio

Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Cactus Bowl

Phoenix

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Monday, Jan. 11

College Football Championship Game

Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

Saturday, Jan. 23

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m.

(NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

 

Saturday, Jan. 30

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)

 

Marshall stats

MARSHALL 16, UCONN 10

UConn 7 0 3 0 — 10

Marshall 7 6 0 3 — 16

First Quarter

Mar—Yurachek 16 pass from Litton (N.Smith kick), 8:10.

Conn—Johnson 8 run (Puyol kick), 1:51.

Second Quarter

Mar—FG N.Smith 21, 8:04.

Mar—FG N.Smith 29, :00.

Third Quarter

Conn—FG Puyol 52, :02.

Fourth Quarter

Mar—FG N.Smith 32, 1:44.

A—14,652.

———

Conn Mar

First downs 15 24

Rushes-yards 33-127 41-171

Passing 86 218

Comp-Att-Int 10-17-1 23-36-1

Return Yards 0 34

Punts-Avg. 5-43.0 2-46.5

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 3-25 4-45

Time of Possession 25:18 34:42

———

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—UConn, Shirreffs 19-75, Newsome 9-32, Marriner 4-12, Johnson 1-8. Marshall, Davis 10-73, Foster 14-44, D.Johnson 10-38, Birdsong 4-12, Litton 2-5, Team 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—UConn, Shirreffs 10-17-1-86. Marshall, Litton 23-34-1-218, Birdsong 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING—UConn, Newsome 5-33, Bloom 2-24, Mayala 1-15, Hashemi 1-10, Beals 1-4. Marshall, Reaves 9-88, Yurachek 5-56, McManus 3-18, Byrd 2-23, D.Allen 2-19, Foster 1-7, Knight 1-7..

 

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.

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

Saturday’s Games

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Boston at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Florida, 6 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

 

NBA all-star voting

NBA All-Star Voting

Released Dec. 25

Game: Feb. 14 at Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt

1, LeBron James, Cleveland, 357,937. 2, Paul George, Indiana, 283,785. 3, Andre Drummond, Detroit, 148,278. 4, Carmelo Anthony, New York, 132,119. 5, Pau Gasol, Chicago, 109,585. 6, Kevin Love, Cleveland, 92,177. 7, Chris Bosh, Miami, 91,896. 8, Kristaps Porzingis, New York, 85,606. 9, Hassan Whiteside, Miami, 72,923. 10, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee, 25,926. 11, Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto, 12,341. 12, Joakim Noah, Chicago, 10,808. 13, Paul Millsap, Atlanta, 10,501. 14, Marcin Gortat, Washington, 9,443. 15, DeMarre Carroll, Toronto, 8,885.

Guards

1, Dwyane Wade, Miami, 300,595. 2, Kyrie Irving, Cleveland, 138,191. 3, Kyle Lowry, Toronto, 128,131. 4, Jimmy Butler, Chicago, 111,220. 5, John Wall, Washington, 103,094. 6, Derrick Rose, Chicago, 72,709. 7, DeMar DeRozan, Toronto, 69,042. 8, Jeremy Lin, Charlotte, 61,832. 9, Isaiah Thomas. Boston, 45,014. 10, Nicolas Batum, Charlotte, 20,596.

Western Conference

Frontcourt

1, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 719,235. 2, Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 349,473. 3, Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, 182,107. 4, Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio, 164,521. 5, Draymond Green, Golden State, 160,350. 6, Anthony Davis, New Orleans, 156,161. 7, Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 127,543. 8, DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento, 101,930. 9, Dwight Howard, Houston, 66,598. 10, LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio, 65,019. 11, Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 56,377. 12, DeAndre Jordan, L.A. Clippers, 49,696. 13, Enes Kanter, Oklahoma City, 47,806. 14, Harrison Barnes, Golden State, 43,343. 15, Kevin Garnett, Minnesota, 42,285.

Guards

1, Stephen Curry, Golden State, 510,202. 2, Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 267,699. 3, Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers, 146,335. 4, Klay Thompson, Golden State, 138,587. 5, James Harden, Houston, 135,531. 6, Rajon Rondo, Sacramento, 66,164. 7, Andre Iguodala, Golden State, 62,407. 8, Damian Lillard, Portland, 47,615. 9, Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 42,413. 10, Tony Parker, San Antonio, 40,693.