NFL standings
National Football League
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-New England    13    2    0    .867    406    236
x-Miami    10    5    0    .667    349    345
Buffalo    7    8    0    .467    389    348
N.Y. Jets    4    11    0    .267    245    399
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Houston    9    6    0    .600    262    304
Tennessee    8    7    0    .533    357    361
Indianapolis    7    8    0    .467    387    372
Jacksonville    3    12    0    .200    298    376
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Pittsburgh    10    5    0    .667    372    303
Baltimore    8    7    0    .533    333    294
Cincinnati    5    9    1    .367    298    305
Cleveland    1    14    0    .067    240    425
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
x-Oakland    12    3    0    .800    410    361
x-Kansas City    11    4    0    .733    352    284
Denver    8    7    0    .533    309    291
San Diego    5    10    0    .333    383    386
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Dallas    13    2    0    .867    408    279
x-N.Y. Giants    10    5    0    .667    291    274
Washington    8    6    1    .567    386    364
Philadelphia    6    9    0    .400    340    318
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Atlanta    10    5    0    .667    502    374
Tampa Bay    8    7    0    .533    337    353
New Orleans    7    8    0    .467    437    416
Carolina    6    9    0    .400    353    385
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Detroit    9    6    0    .600    322    327
Green Bay    9    6    0    .600    401    364
Minnesota    7    8    0    .467    289    297
Chicago    3    12    0    .200    269    361
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
y-Seattle    9    5    1    .633    329    269
Arizona    6    8    1    .433    374    356
Los Angeles    4    11    0    .267    218    350
San Francisco    2    13    0    .133    286    455
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 22
Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19
Saturday, Dec. 24
New England 41, N.Y. Jets 3
Jacksonville 38, Tennessee 17
Washington 41, Chicago 21
Green Bay 38, Minnesota 25
Cleveland 20, San Diego 17
Atlanta 33, Carolina 16
Miami 34, Buffalo 31, OT
Oakland 33, Indianapolis 25
New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24
San Francisco 22, Los Angeles 21
Arizona 34, Seattle 31
Houston 12, Cincinnati 10
Sunday, Dec. 25
Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27
Kansas City 33, Denver 10
Monday, Dec. 26
Dallas 42, Detroit 21
Sunday, Jan. 1
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
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)
Green Bay at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
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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    22    8    .733    —
Boston    19    13    .594      4
New York    16    14    .533      6
Brooklyn    8    22    .267    14
Philadelphia    7    23    .233    15
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Charlotte    17    14    .548    —
Atlanta    15    16    .484    2
Washington    14    16    .467    2 1/2
Orlando    15    18    .455    3
Miami    10    22    .313    7 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    23    7    .767    —
Chicago    15    16    .484    8 1/2
Milwaukee    14    15    .483    8 1/2
Indiana    15    17    .469    9
Detroit    15    18    .455    9 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    25    6    .806    —
Houston    24    9    .727      2
Memphis    20    14    .588      6 1/2
New Orleans    12    21    .364    14
Dallas    9    23    .281    16 1/2
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Oklahoma City    20    12    .625    —
Utah    19    13    .594    1
Denver    13    18    .419    6 1/2
Portland    13    20    .394    7 1/2
Minnesota    10    21    .323    9 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    27    5    .844    —
L.A. Clippers    22    11    .667      5 1/2
Sacramento    14    17    .452    12 1/2
L.A. Lakers    12    23    .343    16 1/2
Phoenix    9    22    .290    17 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 113, Memphis 103
Oklahoma City 106, Miami 94
Houston 123, Dallas 107
Utah 102, L.A. Lakers 100
Wednesday’s Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m.
Miami at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New York at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    34    21    9    4    46    104    76
Ottawa    35    20    12    3    43    91    93
Boston    37    18    15    4    40    88    91
Tampa Bay    35    17    15    3    37    100    98
Florida    35    15    14    6    36    85    97
Toronto    33    14    12    7    35    97    95
Buffalo    34    13    13    8    34    75    94
Detroit    35    15    16    4    34    86    100
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    33    24    5    4    52    114    68
Pittsburgh    36    23    8    5    51    126    102
N.Y. Rangers    37    24    12    1    49    123    92
Washington    33    20    9    4    44    90    73
Philadelphia    36    20    12    4    44    110    108
Carolina    33    15    11    7    37    88    90
N.Y. Islanders    34    14    14    6    34    94    105
New Jersey    35    13    15    7    33    82    107
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    37    22    10    5    49    103    89
Minnesota    34    22    8    4    48    105    68
St. Louis    35    18    12    5    41    98    103
Dallas    36    15    14    7    37    92    108
Winnipeg    37    17    17    3    37    98    106
Nashville    34    15    13    6    36    96    97
Colorado    34    12    21    1    25    70    112
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    35    22    12    1    45    90    77
Edmonton    36    18    12    6    42    105    97
Anaheim    36    17    12    7    41    98    102
Calgary    37    19    16    2    40    100    106
Los Angeles    34    17    13    4    38    87    84
Vancouver    35    14    18    3    31    86    109
Arizona    35    11    19    5    27    77    111
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Columbus 4, Boston 3
Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3
N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 3
Buffalo 4, Detroit 3
Minnesota 3, Nashville 2, OT
Winnipeg 3, Chicago 1
Calgary 6, Colorado 3
Dallas 3, Arizona 2
San Jose 3, Anaheim 2, OT
Wednesday’s Games
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Ottawa, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Boston    2    1    0    =    3
Columbus    3    0    1    =    4
First Period—1, Columbus, Hartnell 9 (Gagner, Sedlak), 3:02. 2, Columbus, Jones 6 (Hartnell, Saad), 8:47. 3, Columbus, Calvert 5 (Anderson), 9:39. 4, Boston, Backes 9 (Krejci), 11:05. 5, Boston, Czarnik 5 (Nash, Krug), 12:00. Penalties—Carlo, BOS, (holding), 6:37; Savard, CBJ, (hooking), 14:28; Anderson, CBJ, (roughing), 17:22; Mcquaid, BOS, (roughing), 17:22.
Second Period—6, Boston, Krejci 7 (Spooner, Backes), 18:26. Penalties—Krug, BOS, (interference), 15:35.
Third Period—7, Columbus, Foligno 11 (Wennberg, Werenski), 10:46 (pp).     Penalties—Atkinson, CBJ, (tripping), 6:25; Miller, BOS, (cross checking), 10:20; Jones, CBJ, (cross checking), 15:59.
Shots on Goal—Boston 13-18-9—40. Columbus 8-8-6—22.
Power-play opportunities—Boston 0 of 3; Columbus 1 of 3.
Goalies—Boston, Rask 17-7-3 (22 shots-18 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 22-5-2 (40-37).
A—19,005 (18,144). T—2:32.
Referees—Jean Hebert, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen—David Brisebois, Mark Shewchyk.

College bowls
2016-17 Bowl Results
All Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 17
Celebration Bowl
At Atlanta
Grambling State 10, NC Central 9
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque
New Mexico 23, UTSA 20
Las Vegas Bowl
San Diego State 34, Houston 10
Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Arkansas State 31, UCF 13
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss. 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21
Monday, Dec. 19
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego
BYU 24, Wyoming 21
Thursday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise
Idaho 61, Colorado State 50
Friday, Dec. 23
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau
Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45
Dollar General Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Troy 28, Ohio 23
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35
Monday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Mississippi State 17, Miami (Ohio) 16
Quick Lane Bowl
Detroit
Boston College 36, Maryland 30
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army 38, North Texas 31, OT
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md.
Wake Forest 34, Temple 26
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Minnesota 17, Washington State 12
Cactus Bowl
Phoenix
Baylor 31, Boise State 12
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, N.Y.
Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
Texas Bowl
Houston
Kansas State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn.
Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 5:30 p.m. (ASN)
Orange Bowl
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 11 a.m. (ABC)
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
CFP Semifinals
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (12-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Cotton Bowl
Arlington, Texas
Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9
College Football Championship
Tampa, Fla.
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
West vs. East, 3 p.m. (NFL)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Carson, Calif.
National vs. American, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
South vs. North, 2:30 p.m. (NFL)

H.S. scores
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Amanda-Clearcreek 48, Chillicothe Huntington 38
Athens 70, Circleville Logan Elm 62
Circleville 69, Williamsport Westfall 33
Crown City S. Gallia 70, Franklin Furnace Green 50
Frankfort Adena 43, Greenfield McClain 28
Jackson 56, McDermott Northwest 35
Lancaster Fairfield Union 52, Chillicothe Unioto 49
Marietta 54, Dover 50
Martins Ferry 69, Rayland Buckeye 47
McArthur Vinton County 70, Southeastern 54
McConnelsville Morgan 87, Belpre 58
Sugarcreek Garaway 67, Millersburg W. Holmes 48
Willow Wood Symmes Valley 44, Ironton Rock Hill 42
Pomeroy Meigs 72, Cannon County, Tenn. 46
Seaman N. Adams 68, W. Union 53
Lancaster 57, Beverly Ft. Frye 52
Ripley, W.Va. 103, Ohio Valley Christian 54

Ohio High School Athletic Association
Tuesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Waterford 61, Beverly Ft. Frye 35
Proctorville Fairland 65, Cle. VASJ 30
Chillicothe 62, Carolina Prep, N.C. 51
Cols. Africentric 82, Potter’s House Christian, Fla. 40
Parkersburg, W.Va. 84, Pomeroy Meigs 23
Vincent Warren 63, Wayne, W.Va. 53, OT
Amanda-Clearcreek 51, Plain City Jonathan Alder 42
Sugarcreek Garaway 64, Orrville 61
London 61, London Madison Plains 33
Seaman N. Adams 54, W. Union 16
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 56, Jamestown Greeneview 29
Nelsonville-York 42, Cols. South 26

College basketball
Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Northwestern 87, Penn St. 77
Syracuse 80, Cornell 56
SOUTH
Maryland 84, Illinois 59
SMU 58, Memphis 54
South Carolina 90, Lander 62
Tennessee St. 81, Covenant 50
VCU 85, Howard 51
MIDWEST
Michigan St. 75, Minnesota 74
Wisconsin 72, Rutgers 52
SOUTHWEST
Kent St. 63, Texas 58
FAR WEST
New Mexico St. 84, Eastern New Mexico 50
UC Santa Barbara 62, CS Bakersfield 60

Career TD passes
NFL Career Touchdown Passes
Through Dec. 26, 2016
Quarterbacks who have thrown 250 or more NFL touchdown passes (x-active):
1. Peyton Manning    539
2. Brett Favre    508
3. x-Drew Brees    463
4. x-Tom Brady    453
5. Dan Marino    420
6. Fran Tarkenton    342
7. x-Eli Manning    320
8. x-Philip Rivers    312
9. x-Ben Roethlisberger    301
10. John Elway    300
11. x-Aaron Rodgers    293
12. Warren Moon    291
13. Johnny Unitas    290
14. x-Carson Palmer    282
15. Vinny Testaverde    275
16. Joe Montana    273
17. Dave Krieg    261
18. Sonny Jurgensen    255
19. Dan Fouts    254
20. Drew Bledsoe    251