NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 12 3 0 .800 455 295

N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292

Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342

Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307

Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384

Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418

Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263

Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307

Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377

Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276

x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270

Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376

San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356

Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400

N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407

Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298

Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325

Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379

New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303

x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289

Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380

Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277

x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271

St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311

San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Sunday, Jan. 3

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.

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

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

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

St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

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

Seattle at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 4:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

 

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 44, Indiana 41, OT

Independence Bowl

Shreveport, La.

Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52

Foster Farms Bowl

Santa Clara, Calif.

Nebraska 37, UCLA 29

Monday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.

Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28

Quick Lane Bowl

Detroit

Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, Texas

California 55, Air Force 36

Russell Athletic Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Baylor 49, North Carolina 38

Arizona Bowl

Tucson

Nevada 28, Colorado State 23

Texas Bowl

Houston

LSU 56, Texas Tech 27

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Auburn 31, Memphis 10

Belk Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

Mississippi St. 51, NC State 28

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21

Holiday Bowl

San Diego

Wisconsin 23, Southern Cal 13

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)

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 37 21 12 4 46 101 84

Montreal 39 21 15 3 45 111 98

Boston 36 20 12 4 44 115 97

Detroit 37 18 12 7 43 94 98

Ottawa 38 18 14 6 42 111 115

Tampa Bay 38 18 16 4 40 97 93

Toronto 36 14 15 7 35 95 102

Buffalo 37 15 18 4 34 87 99

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 36 28 6 2 58 115 74

N.Y. Rangers 38 21 13 4 46 112 100

N.Y. Islanders 37 20 12 5 45 103 88

New Jersey 38 19 14 5 43 90 92

Pittsburgh 36 17 15 4 38 81 89

Philadelphia 36 15 14 7 37 78 100

Carolina 37 15 17 5 35 87 106

Columbus 39 14 22 3 31 98 123

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 38 27 8 3 57 132 97

St. Louis 39 23 12 4 50 99 93

Chicago 38 21 13 4 46 104 94

Minnesota 35 19 10 6 44 95 84

Nashville 37 18 12 7 43 100 96

Colorado 37 18 17 2 38 106 102

Winnipeg 36 17 17 2 36 97 105

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 36 23 11 2 48 98 81

San Jose 36 18 16 2 38 100 102

Arizona 36 17 16 3 37 100 116

Vancouver 38 14 15 9 37 93 109

Calgary 36 17 17 2 36 96 117

Anaheim 35 14 15 6 34 67 87

Edmonton 38 15 20 3 33 97 118

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

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO

Washington 5, Buffalo 2

New Jersey 3, Ottawa 0

N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 2

San Jose 4, Philadelphia

Thursday’s Games

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

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Montreal vs. Boston at Foxborough, MA, 1 p.m.

Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 20 13 .606 —

Boston 18 14 .563 1 1/2

New York 15 18 .455 5

Brooklyn 9 23 .281 10 1/2

Philadelphia 3 31 .088 17 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 21 13 .618 —

Orlando 19 13 .594 1

Miami 18 13 .581 1 1/2

Charlotte 17 14 .548 2 1/2

Washington 14 16 .467 5

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 21 9 .700 —

Chicago 18 12 .600 3

Indiana 18 13 .581 3 1/2

Detroit 17 15 .531 5

Milwaukee 12 21 .364 10 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 28 6 .824 —

Dallas 19 13 .594 8

Memphis 18 16 .529 10

Houston 16 17 .485 11 1/2

New Orleans 10 21 .323 16 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 22 10 .688 —

Utah 13 17 .433 8

Portland 14 20 .412 9

Minnesota 12 20 .375 10

Denver 12 21 .364 10 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 29 2 .935 —

L.A. Clippers 20 13 .606 10

Sacramento 12 20 .375 17 1/2

Phoenix 12 22 .353 18 1/2

L.A. Lakers 6 27 .182 24

Wednesday’s Games

Orlando 100, Brooklyn 93

L.A. Clippers 122, Charlotte 117

Toronto 94, Washington 91

L.A. Lakers 112, Boston 104

Chicago 102, Indiana 100, OT

Minnesota 94, Utah 80

San Antonio 112, Phoenix 79

Dallas 114, Golden State 91

Philadelphia 110, Sacramento 105

Portland 110, Denver 103

Thursday’s Games

Milwaukee at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.

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

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Albany Alexander 55, Vincent Warren 47

Bellaire 88, Bridgeport 37

Chillicothe Zane Trace 65, New Lexington 54

Heath 53, Crooksville 32

Logan 77, Amanda-Clearcreek 32

Peebles 57, Seaman N. Adams 46

Sardinia Eastern Brown 48, Georgetown 24

Marietta 72, Wooster 57

Middle Tennessee Christian, Tenn. 54, Circleville Logan Elm 53

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 53, Jamestown Greeneview 47

Morgantown, W.Va. 82, Bainbridge Paint Valley 50

South Charleston, W.Va. 75, Lancaster 42

 

Ohio State box

OHIO ST. 78, MINNESOTA 63

MINNESOTA (6-7)

Murphy 4-7 3-6 11, King 1-8 4-4 7, Konate 0-1 0-0 0, Mason 4-14 2-2 10, Morris 6-11 3-6 18, McBrayer 1-4 1-3 3, Dorsey 1-2 2-2 4, Buggs 0-3 0-0 0, Gilbert 3-6 0-0 8, Diedhiou 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-58 15-23 63.

OHIO ST. (9-5)

Tate 4-6 2-3 10, Loving 6-11 5-6 20, Bates-Diop 5-10 2-3 13, Thompson 2-7 2-2 6, Lyle 1-5 2-2 4, Mitchell 1-1 1-3 3, Giddens 4-7 1-3 9, Bell 2-2 0-0 4, Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Williams 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 29-57 15-22 78.

Halftime—Ohio St. 37-34. 3-Point Goals—Minnesota 6-18 (Morris 3-3, Gilbert 2-4, King 1-3, Dorsey 0-1, McBrayer 0-2, Buggs 0-2, Mason 0-3), Ohio St. 5-15 (Loving 3-5, Williams 1-2, Bates-Diop 1-3, Harris 0-1, Tate 0-1, Lyle 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 35 (King, Morris 6), Ohio St. 43 (Bates-Diop, Loving, Thompson 6). Assists—Minnesota 8 (King 4), Ohio St. 24 (Lyle 13). Total Fouls—Minnesota 22, Ohio St. 18. A—13,701.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 81, UC RIVERSIDE 59

UC RIVERSIDE (9-6)

Bland 5-10 0-0 15, Johns 3-13 1-2 8, Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Larsson 1-7 0-0 2, Thames 2-4 0-0 4, Thomas 2-5 2-2 7, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Sylvester 0-2 0-0 0, Boezeman 1-4 2-2 4, Rwahwire 0-2 2-3 2, Dijkstra 5-5 0-0 10. Totals 22-56 7-9 59.

OHIO (9-3)

Setty 9-17 2-2 20, Simmons 4-11 7-7 15, Kaminski 3-10 2-2 9, Campbell 7-12 1-1 15, Dartis 2-4 2-2 8, Gollon 0-1 0-0 0, Mompremier 0-2 0-0 0, Harley 1-3 5-6 7, Crabtree 0-0 0-0 0, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Frayer 0-1 0-0 0, Block 1-1 0-0 2, Laster 1-1 0-0 2, Taylor 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 29-65 20-21 81.

Halftime—Ohio 36-29. 3-Point Goals—UC Riverside 8-16 (Bland 5-8, Thomas 1-1, Jones 1-1, Johns 1-2, Thames 0-1, Boezeman 0-1, Sylvester 0-2), Ohio 3-14 (Dartis 2-3, Kaminski 1-6, Gollon 0-1, Setty 0-2, Campbell 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UC Riverside 27 (Dijkstra 6), Ohio 44 (Setty 10). Assists—UC Riverside 10 (Johns 3), Ohio 15 (Simmons 8). Total Fouls—UC Riverside 20, Ohio 13. A—5,267.

 

Early entries

2016 NFL Draft Early Entries

Artie Burns, db, Miami

Kenny Clark, dt, UCLA

Corey Coleman, wr, Baylor

Maliek Collins, dt, Nebraska

Su’a Cravens, lb, Southern Cal

Kendall Fuller, cb, Virginia Tech

Vernon Hargreaves III, cb, Florida

Jordan Howard, rb, Indiana

Myles Jack, lb, UCLA

Quinton Jefferson, dl, Maryland

Cayleb Jones, wr, Arizona

Damontae Kazee, cb, San Diego State

Steve Longa, lb, Rutgers

Alex McCalister, de, Florida

Robert Nkemdiche, dl, Mississippi

Alex Redmond, ol, UCLA

Hassan Ridgeway, dt, Texas

Demarcus Robinson, wr, Florida

Noah Spence, de, Eastern Kentucky

Kelvin Taylor, rb, Florida

Ron Thompson, de, Syracuse

Cleveland Wallace III, cb, San Jose State

Dwayne Washington, rb, Washington

Scooby Wright, lb, Arizona

Note: Official list will be released by the NFL on Jan. 22.

 

FSC playoffs

NCAA Football Championship

Subdivision Playoffs

First Round

Saturday, Nov. 28

Western Illinois 24, Dayton 7

Chattanooga 50, Fordham 20

The Citadel 41, Coastal Carolina 38

Sam Houston State 42, Southern Utah 39

Montana 24, South Dakota State 17

Colgate 27, New Hampshire 20

William & Mary 52, Duquesne 49

Northern Iowa 53, Eastern Illinois 17

Second Round

Saturday, Dec. 5

Richmond 48, William & Mary 13

Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 6

Colgate 44, James Madison 38

Illinois State 36, Western Illinois 19

Jacksonville State 41, Chattanooga 35, OT

North Dakota State 37, Montana 6

Sam Houston State 34, McNeese State 29

Northern Iowa 29, Portland State 17

Quarterfinals

Friday, Dec. 11

Richmond 39, Illinois State 27

Jacksonville State 58, Charleston Southern 38

Saturday, Dec. 12

North Dakota State 23, Northern Iowa 13

Sam Houston State 48, Colgate 21

Semifinals

Friday, Dec. 18

North Dakota State 33, Richmond 7

Saturday, Dec. 19

Jacksonville State 62, Sam Houston State 10

Championship

Saturday, Jan. 9

At Toyota Stadium

Frisco, Texas

North Dakota State (12-2) vs. Jacksonville State (13-1), Noon