NFL standings
National Football League
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-New England    12    2    0    .857    365    233
Miami    9    5    0    .643    315    314
Buffalo    7    7    0    .500    358    314
N.Y. Jets    4    10    0    .286    242    358
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Houston    8    6    0    .571    250    294
Tennessee    8    6    0    .571    340    323
Indianapolis    7    7    0    .500    362    339
Jacksonville    2    12    0    .143    260    359
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Pittsburgh    9    5    0    .643    341    276
Baltimore    8    6    0    .571    306    263
Cincinnati    5    8    1    .393    288    293
Cleveland    0    14    0    .000    220    408
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Oakland    10    3    0    .769    358    320
Kansas City    10    4    0    .714    319    274
Denver    8    6    0    .571    299    258
San Diego    5    8    0    .385    350    347
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
x-Dallas    12    2    0    .857    366    258
N.Y. Giants    10    5    0    .667    291    274
Washington    7    6    1    .536    345    343
Philadelphia    6    9    0    .400    340    318
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Atlanta    9    5    0    .643    469    358
Tampa Bay    8    6    0    .571    313    322
New Orleans    6    8    0    .429    406    392
Carolina    6    8    0    .429    337    352
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Detroit    9    5    0    .643    301    285
Green Bay    8    6    0    .571    363    339
Minnesota    7    7    0    .500    264    259
Chicago    3    11    0    .214    248    320
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Seattle    9    4    1    .679    298    235
Arizona    5    8    1    .393    340    325
Los Angeles    4    10    0    .286    197    328
San Francisco    1    13    0    .071    264    434
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 22
Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19
Saturday, Dec. 24
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
San Diego at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati at Houston, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)
Sunday, Dec. 25
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Dec. 26
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 1
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New England at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Note: Night game TBD
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Postseason
Saturday, Jan. 7
AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoff Sunday, Jan. 8
AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoff Saturday, Jan. 14
AFC and NFC Divisional Playoff Sunday, Jan. 15
AFC and NFC Divisional Playoff Sunday, Jan. 22
AFC and NFC Championship Games Sunday, Feb. 5
Super Bowl (FOX)

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    20    8    .714    —
Boston    17    12    .586      3 1/2
New York    16    13    .552      4 1/2
Philadelphia    7    21    .250    13
Brooklyn    7    21    .250    13
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Charlotte    16    13    .552    —
Atlanta    14    15    .483    2
Washington    13    15    .464    2 1/2
Orlando    13    18    .419    4
Miami    10    20    .333    6 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    21    6    .778    —
Chicago    14    14    .500    7 1/2
Indiana    15    16    .484    8
Milwaukee    13    14    .481    8
Detroit    14    17    .452    9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    23    6    .793    —
Houston    22    8    .733      1 1/2
Memphis    19    12    .613      5
New Orleans    10    21    .323    14
Dallas    8    21    .276    15
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    18    12    .600    —
Oklahoma City    17    12    .586       1/2
Portland    13    18    .419    5 1/2
Denver    12    17    .414    5 1/2
Minnesota    9    19    .321    8
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    26    4    .867    —
L.A. Clippers    22    8    .733    4
Sacramento    12    17    .414    13 1/2
L.A. Lakers    11    21    .344    16
Phoenix    8    21    .276    17 1/2
Thursday’s Games
Boston 109, Indiana 102
Golden State 117, Brooklyn 101
New York 106, Orlando 95
Miami 115, L.A. Lakers 107
L.A. Clippers 106, San Antonio 101
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Boston at New York, 12 p.m.
Golden State at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box
MILWAUKEE (102)
Snell 1-3 0-0 3, Antetokounmpo 7-13 13-14 28, Henson 2-7 0-0 4, Parker 11-20 1-1 27, Dellavedova 1-4 0-0 2, Teletovic 1-4 1-2 3, Novak 0-0 0-0 0, Maker 1-1 1-2 3, Plumlee 2-4 1-2 5, Monroe 3-7 2-4 8, Terry 0-0 0-0 0, Vaughn 3-7 0-0 8, Brogdon 4-7 2-4 11. Totals 36-77 21-29 102.
CLEVELAND (113)
James 12-24 1-1 29, Jefferson 4-8 0-0 10, Thompson 2-6 1-4 5, Irving 11-17 8-9 31, Liggins 2-5 0-0 5, Frye 4-8 0-0 10, Felder 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Shumpert 3-7 1-2 10, Dunleavy 2-4 0-0 5, McRae 3-6 1-3 8. Totals 43-87 12-19 113.
Milwaukee        22    32    23    25    =    102
Cleveland        31    28    33    21    =    113
3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 9-22 (Parker 4-5, Vaughn 2-3, Snell 1-1, Brogdon 1-2, Antetokounmpo 1-4, Monroe 0-1, Teletovic 0-3, Dellavedova 0-3), Cleveland 15-27 (James 4-7, Shumpert 3-4, Jefferson 2-5, Frye 2-5, Liggins 1-1, McRae 1-1, Dunleavy 1-2, Irving 1-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 39 (Henson 8), Cleveland 44 (Thompson 15). Assists-Milwaukee 24 (Brogdon 7), Cleveland 30 (Irving 13). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 21, Cleveland 20. Technicals-Milwaukee defensive three second, Milwaukee team, Monroe, McRae, Jefferson 2. Ejected-Jefferson. A-20,562 (20,562).

Ohio State box
OHIO ST. 79, UNC-ASHEVILLE 77
UNC-ASHEVILLE (8-5)
Weeks 2-4 1-2 5, Thomas 4-11 1-2 9, Miller 6-12 0-0 15, Teague 7-15 7-7 23, Vannatta 3-6 1-3 9, Wnuk 4-10 0-1 10, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Robertson 2-4 0-0 6, Rackley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 10-15 77.
OHIO ST. (10-3)
Tate 7-10 3-3 17, Loving 4-9 2-6 11, Thompson 5-8 4-5 14, Williams 3-5 2-2 9, Lyle 6-8 4-6 17, Bates-Diop 3-9 1-2 7, Wesson 0-1 0-0 0, Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 29-53 18-26 79.
Halftime-Ohio St. 36-33. 3-Point Goals-UNC-Asheville 11-24 (Miller 3-7, Vannatta 2-2, Robertson 2-3, Wnuk 2-3, Teague 2-7, Thomas 0-2), Ohio St. 3-10 (Williams 1-2, Lyle 1-2, Loving 1-5, Wesson 0-1). Fouled Out-Tate, Thompson, Loving, Vannatta. Rebounds-UNC-Asheville 26 (Teague 6), Ohio St. 35 (Thompson 10). Assists-UNC-Asheville 14 (Teague 5), Ohio St. 15 (Lyle 6). Total Fouls-UNC-Asheville 23, Ohio St. 18. Technicals-Loving, Thompson. A-11,480 (18,809).

Marshall box
No. 24 CINCINNATI 93, MARSHALL 91, OT
MARSHALL (7-5)
Taylor 4-10 4-4 14, Penava 3-8 2-2 9, Browning 11-22 0-0 28, J.Elmore 6-16 4-4 20, Loop 2-4 0-0 6, Thieneman 0-0 0-0 0, Mijovic 0-0 0-0 0, Nikolic 0-2 0-0 0, Burks 5-9 2-2 14. Totals 31-71 12-12 91.
CINCINNATI (10-2)
Clark 12-15 1-4 26, Washington 4-9 0-0 8, Johnson 5-9 0-0 12, Caupain 3-14 1-5 7, Evans 9-15 3-5 25, Scott 3-6 2-5 8, Brooks 1-2 0-0 2, Cumberland 0-2 2-2 2, Jenifer 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 38-75 10-23 93.
Halftime—Marshall 50-38. End Of Regulation—Tied 80. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 17-30 (Browning 6-8, J.Elmore 4-10, Burks 2-2, Taylor 2-3, Loop 2-4, Penava 1-3), Cincinnati 7-16 (Evans 4-5, Johnson 2-5, Clark 1-1, Jenifer 0-1, Cumberland 0-2, Caupain 0-2). Fouled Out—Taylor. Rebounds—Marshall 33 (Penava 8), Cincinnati 39 (Caupain 12). Assists—Marshall 18 (J.Elmore 6), Cincinnati 21 (Caupain 6). Total Fouls—Marshall 16, Cincinnati 12. A—10,540 (13,176).

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    33    21    8    4    46    103    74
Ottawa    34    20    11    3    43    88    89
Boston    35    18    14    3    39    83    84
Tampa Bay    34    17    14    3    37    100    94
Florida    34    15    14    5    35    82    93
Toronto    32    13    12    7    33    93    94
Buffalo    32    12    12    8    32    70    86
Detroit    33    14    15    4    32    79    93
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    31    22    5    4    48    108    64
Pittsburgh    34    21    8    5    47    117    99
N.Y. Rangers    35    23    11    1    47    115    82
Philadelphia    36    20    12    4    44    110    108
Washington    31    19    8    4    42    83    69
Carolina    32    14    11    7    35    85    88
New Jersey    33    13    13    7    33    79    98
N.Y. Islanders    32    12    14    6    30    85    101
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    35    22    9    4    48    101    84
Minnesota    32    20    8    4    44    95    62
St. Louis    35    18    12    5    41    98    103
Nashville    33    15    13    5    35    94    94
Winnipeg    36    16    17    3    35    95    105
Dallas    34    13    14    7    33    86    104
Colorado    32    11    20    1    23    65    105
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    33    20    12    1    41    84    73
Edmonton    35    18    12    5    41    103    94
Anaheim    35    17    12    6    40    96    99
Los Angeles    33    17    13    3    37    85    81
Calgary    35    17    16    2    36    90    102
Vancouver    34    14    17    3    31    85    105
Arizona    33    11    17    5    27    74    104
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 0
Columbus 7, Pittsburgh 1
Carolina 3, Buffalo 1
Tampa Bay 5, St. Louis 2
Ottawa 2, Anaheim 1, OT
Boston 3, Florida 1
Minnesota 4, Montreal 2
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 0
Toronto 6, Colorado 0
Winnipeg 4, Vancouver 1
Friday’s Games
Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled

Blue Jackets’ box
Pittsburgh        1    0    0    =    1
Columbus        1    2    4    =    7
First Period-1, Pittsburgh, Crosby 23 (Sheary, Cole), 2:39. 2, Columbus, Atkinson 15 (Foligno, Wennberg), 13:01 (pp).
Second Period-3, Columbus, Karlsson 5 (Anderson, Gagner), 10:15. 4, Columbus, Hartnell 6, 12:20.
Third Period-5, Columbus, Hartnell 7 (Johnson, Gagner), 2:44. 6, Columbus, Saad 12 (Wennberg), 3:01. 7, Columbus, Jenner 6 (Jones, Dubinsky), 3:35. 8, Columbus, Hartnell 8 (Dubinsky, Saad), 6:24.
Shots on Goal-Pittsburgh 10-6-10-26. Columbus 6-12-10-28.
Power-play opportunities-Pittsburgh 0 of 3; Columbus 1 of 4.
Goalies-Pittsburgh, Murray 13-3-1 (23 shots-17 saves), Fleury 8-5-4 (5-4). Columbus, Bobrovsky 20-5-2 (26-25).
A-19,115 (18,144). T-2:35.
Referees-Kendrick Nicholson, Dan O’Halloran. Linesmen-Scott Cherrey, Ryan Gibbons.

College basketball
Thursday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Akron 76, Md.-Eastern Shore 60
Brown 82, Maine 77
Canisius 106, St. Bonaventure 101
Dartmouth 75, Bryant 69
Duquesne 70, Colgate 57
Georgetown 78, UNC-Greensboro 56
Hartford 63, Navy 54
Hofstra 84, Siena 64
Lehigh 93, Cabrini 72
Manhattan 81, E. Kentucky 54
Mount St. Mary’s 87, Coppin St. 49
NJIT 92, Dean College 50
Princeton 72, Bucknell 70
Rhode Island 73, William & Mary 62
Saint Joseph’s 92, Lafayette 63
Temple 83, Yale 77
Towson 76, Iona 69
Troy 92, Cornell 84
UMass 78, Rider 67
Wagner 94, College of Staten Island 42
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 83, Rust College 68
Belmont 88, Cleveland St. 61
Campbell 81, Stetson 72
Coll. of Charleston 77, W. Carolina 59
East Carolina 76, Presbyterian 56
Florida Gulf Coast 107, Florida National 50
George Mason 75, Prairie View 59
Georgia Southern 106, Fisk 58
Georgia Tech 76, Wofford 72
Kennesaw St. 68, NC A&T 60
La Salle 98, Mercer 96
Louisiana Tech 95, LSU-Shreveport 53
Miami 72, George Washington 64
Mississippi 92, South Alabama 58
Mississippi St. 85, Morehead St. 76
NC State 89, McNeese St. 57
Old Dominion 65, Howard 46
Samford 83, Florida A&M 63
San Diego St. 66, Southern Miss. 51
South Florida 81, Delaware 53
Tennessee 72, ETSU 68
VCU 78, Louisiana-Monroe 65
Wake Forest 110, LSU 76
Wright St. 77, Murray St. 62
MIDWEST
Ball St. 73, Alabama St. 48
Bowling Green 74, Alabama A&M 61
Chicago St. 74, SE Missouri 65
Cincinnati 93, Marshall 91
Drake 101, MVSU 69
E. Michigan 101, Marygrove 48
Evansville 68, Mount St. Joseph 55
Fort Wayne 93, Detroit 86
Green Bay 108, St. Mary’s (MN) 59
Ill.-Chicago 91, Roosevelt 53
Indiana 97, Austin Peay 62
Iowa 89, Delaware St. 57
Miami (Ohio) 66, Tennessee Tech 58
Michigan 68, Furman 62
Northwestern 72, Houston Baptist 63
Ohio St. 79, UNC-Asheville 77
S. Illinois 78, UT Martin 70
Santa Clara 87, Valparaiso 80
Wichita St. 89, S. Dakota St. 67
Winthrop 66, Saint Louis 55
Wyoming 72, DePaul 58OUTHWEST
Arkansas 90, Sam Houston St. 56
Oklahoma St. 92, Texas A&M-CC 70
San Diego 69, North Texas 68
Tulsa 74, Stephen F. Austin 51
UC Irvine 62, UTEP 57
FAR WEST
Air Force 77, UC Davis 67
Arizona St. 98, Cent. Arkansas 62
BYU 81, CS Bakersfield 71
Cal St.-Fullerton 77, Portland 72
Colorado 76, E. Washington 68
Denver 73, UC Riverside 55
Grand Canyon 89, Ark.-Pine Bluff 49
Kansas 71, UNLV 53
Long Beach St. 56, Colorado St. 55
Montana 71, Pepperdine 70
Nevada 67, UC Santa Barbara 66
Portland St. 118, Walla Walla 59
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74, SC State 47
San Francisco 89, Utah 86
Southern Cal 83, Missouri St. 75
Stanford 86, Idaho 80
Texas-Arlington 80, Loyola Marymount 77
Washington 94, Seattle 72

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Amanda-Clearcreek 65, Williamsport Westfall 28
Bellaire 48, Martins Ferry 41
Blanchester 47, Fayetteville-Perry 40
Chillicothe 59, Lees Creek E. Clinton 44
Chillicothe Huntington 60, Mowrystown Whiteoak 37
Circleville Logan Elm 38, Chillicothe Zane Trace 36, OT
Crown City S. Gallia 45, Wahama, W.Va. 29
Jackson 62, Gallipolis Gallia 31
Logan 57, Sardinia Eastern Brown 51
McArthur Vinton County 47, Athens 27
Millersburg W. Holmes 50, Lexington 20
Minford 68, Portsmouth 31
Nelsonville-York 66, Wellston 26
New Boston Glenwood 54, Lucasville Valley 30
Pomeroy Meigs 55, Bidwell River Valley 37
Portsmouth Clay 42, Manchester 38
Reedsville Eastern 61, Belpre 41
Seaman N. Adams 81, McDermott Northwest 21
Stewart Federal Hocking 43, Glouster Trimble 28
Vincent Warren 44, Beverly Ft. Frye 37
Waterford 58, Racine Southern 19
Wheelersburg 54, Portsmouth Notre Dame 43

Ohio High School Athletic Association
Thursday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Bainbridge Paint Valley 70, Latham Western 69
Bellaire 77, Lore City Buckeye Trail 69
Bloom-Carroll 67, Circleville Logan Elm 58
New Lexington 45, Sugar Grove Berne Union 39
Westerville S. 77, Huntington Prep, W.Va. 67
Wilmington 71, Chillicothe Unioto 53
Ironton Tournament
Cols. Africentric 70, Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 67
Sciotoville East 50, Ironton St. Joseph 34
Ironton 72, Ashland Blazer, Ky. 69, OT