NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311

Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296

N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319

Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355

Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399

Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274

Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 277

Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332

Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372

x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255

San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311

Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349

Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385

N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357

Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270

Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208

Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324

Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391

Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362

Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339

Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205

San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228

Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 12

San Diego 27, Denver 20

Sunday, Dec. 15

Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30

Atlanta 27, Washington 26

San Francisco 33, Tampa Bay 14

Seattle 23, N.Y. Giants 0

Chicago 38, Cleveland 31

Indianapolis 25, Houston 3

Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 20

Miami 24, New England 20

Kansas City 56, Oakland 31

Carolina 30, N.Y. Jets 20

Arizona 37, Tennessee 34, OT

St. Louis 27, New Orleans 16

Green Bay 37, Dallas 36

Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20

Monday, Dec. 16

Baltimore 18, Detroit 16

Sunday, Dec. 22

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati , 1 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

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

Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

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

New England at Baltimore, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23

Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 12 14 .462 —

Toronto 9 13 .409 1

Brooklyn 9 15 .375 2

New York 7 17 .292 4

Philadelphia 7 19 .269 5

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 18 6 .750 —

Atlanta 13 12 .520 5 1/2

Washington 10 13 .435 7 1/2

Charlotte 10 14 .417 8

Orlando 8 17 .320 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 20 4 .833 —

Detroit 12 14 .462 9

Chicago 9 14 .391 10 1/2

Cleveland 9 14 .391 10 1/2

Milwaukee 5 19 .208 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 19 5 .792 —

Houston 16 9 .640 3 1/2

Dallas 14 10 .583 5

New Orleans 11 11 .500 7

Memphis 10 13 .435 8 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 21 4 .840 —

Oklahoma City 19 4 .826 1

Denver 14 9 .609 6

Minnesota 12 13 .480 9

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 17 9 .654 —

Phoenix 14 9 .609 1 1/2

Golden State 13 12 .520 3 1/2

L.A. Lakers 11 13 .458 5

Sacramento 7 15 .318 8

Monday’s Games

Detroit 101, Indiana 96

Brooklyn 130, Philadelphia 94

Boston 101, Minnesota 97

Miami 117, Utah 94

Atlanta 114, L.A. Lakers 100

Washington 102, New York 101

Orlando 83, Chicago 82

L.A. Clippers 115, San Antonio 92

Tuesday’s Games

Portland at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Utah at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 33 22 9 2 46 92 70

Montreal 35 20 12 3 43 88 75

Tampa Bay 33 19 11 3 41 90 80

Detroit 35 15 11 9 39 89 94

Toronto 35 17 15 3 37 98 102

Ottawa 35 14 15 6 34 99 113

Florida 34 12 17 5 29 78 109

Buffalo 33 7 23 3 17 55 96

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 35 24 10 1 49 108 75

Washington 33 18 12 3 39 105 97

Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94

N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 76 91

Philadelphia 33 14 15 4 32 76 91

New Jersey 34 13 15 6 32 78 85

Columbus 34 14 16 4 32 87 95

N.Y. Islanders 34 9 19 6 24 83 118

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 36 24 7 5 53 135 101

St. Louis 32 22 6 4 48 112 76

Colorado 32 22 9 1 45 94 75

Minnesota 35 19 11 5 43 81 81

Dallas 32 15 12 5 35 92 99

Nashville 33 16 14 3 35 77 92

Winnipeg 35 15 15 5 35 93 102

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 35 23 7 5 51 111 89

Los Angeles 34 22 8 4 48 94 68

San Jose 33 20 7 6 46 108 82

Vancouver 35 20 10 5 45 98 83

Phoenix 32 18 9 5 41 104 100

Calgary 33 13 15 5 31 86 106

Edmonton 35 11 21 3 25 93 120

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

Monday’s Games

Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 1

Winnipeg 3, Columbus 2

Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, OT

Colorado 6, Dallas 2

Tuesday’s Games

Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Ottawa at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Winnipeg 0 1 2 — 3

Columbus 0 0 2 — 2

First Period—None. Penalties—Trouba, Wpg, major (fighting), 1:39; Calvert, Clm, major (fighting), 1:39; Pardy, Wpg, major (fighting), 11:40; Foligno, Clm, major (fighting), 11:40.

Second Period—1, Winnipeg, Scheifele 4 (Kane, Frolik), 13:59. Penalties—Thorburn, Wpg (tripping), 2:32; Scheifele, Wpg (tripping), 6:31; Tyutin, Clm (hooking), 6:48; Little, Wpg (tripping), 14:44; Umberger, Clm (high-sticking), 14:44; Atkinson, Clm (hooking), 15:53.

Third Period—2, Winnipeg, Little 14 (Byfuglien, Ladd), 2:28 (pp). 3, Columbus, Umberger 8 (Calvert, Johansen), 8:48. 4, Winnipeg, Kane 8 (Stuart), 10:35. 5, Columbus, Tyutin 4 (Letestu, Foligno), 11:39. Penalties—Atkinson, Clm, double minor (high-sticking), :39.

Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 7-16-9—32. Columbus 5-11-8—24.

Power-play opportunities—Winnipeg 1 of 4; Columbus 0 of 2.

Goalies—Winnipeg, Montoya 5-2-1 (24 shots-22 saves). Columbus, McKenna 0-1-1 (32-29).

A—11,448 (18,144). T—2:28.

Referees—Tim Peel, Gord Dwyer. Linesmen—Brad Kovachik, Thor Nelson.

 

Basketball stores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Canisius 83, Holy Cross 73

William Paterson 91, Arcadia 57

SOUTH

Alabama St. 59, W. Illinois 52

Bethel (Tenn.) 77, Crowley’s Ridge 62

Duke 85, Gardner-Webb 66

ETSU 108, Tusculum 87

Georgia Tech 74, Kennesaw St. 57

Lee 58, West Florida 53

Mercer 70, Alcorn St. 44

Rhodes 89, LaGrange 66

UT-Martin 73, Presbyterian 70

Young Harris 81, Armstrong Atlantic 68

MIDWEST

Akron 74, Oral Roberts 64

Baker 64, Central Methodist 60

Chicago St. 81, SIU-Edwardsville 64

Cleveland St. 66, W. Carolina 55

Davenport 110, Grace Bible 58

Hillsdale 88, N. Michigan 64

Lawrence 88, Illinois College 64

Milwaukee Engineering 80, Knox 67

N. Dakota St. 85, Delaware 66

Northwestern 86, MVSU 64

Oakland 90, Illinois St. 75

Saginaw Valley St. 69, Ashland 55

Wis.-Whitewater 97, Alma 69

SOUTHWEST

New Orleans 71, UTEP 69

FAR WEST

N. Colorado 63, UC Riverside 60

 

H.S. scores

Monday’s Girls Basketball Scores of Interest

Albany Alexander 55, Bidwell River Valley 41

Athens 64, Logan 52

Ironton 58, Coal Grove 43

Jackson 66, Pomeroy Meigs 41

Minford 46, Lucasville Valley 41

Oak Hill 70, Portsmouth West 46

Philo 64, Zanesville Rosecrans 41

Reedsville Eastern 85, Belpre 24

South Point 50, Gallipolis Gallia 35

S. Webster 44, McDermott Northwest 31

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Corning Miller vs. Wahama, W.Va., ppd.

Georgetown vs. Sardinia Eastern Brown, ppd. to Jan 4.

Glouster Trimble vs. Waterford, ppd.

Leesburg Fairfield vs. Manchester, ppd. to Jan 14.

Lynchburg-Clay vs. W. Union, ppd.

Portsmouth Clay vs. Latham Western, ppd. to Jan 2.

Portsmouth Notre Dame vs. Beaver Eastern, ppd.

Seaman N. Adams vs. Mowrystown Whiteoak, ppd. to Feb 5.

Stewart Federal Hocking vs. Racine Southern, ppd.

Wheelersburg vs. Waverly, ppd.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

Saturday, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 23

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas

UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

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

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 4

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 5

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 6

BCS National Championship

At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Arizona (63) 11-0 1,623 1

2. Syracuse (2) 10-0 1,528 2

3. Ohio St. 10-0 1,464 3

4. Wisconsin 12-0 1,381 4

5. Michigan St. 8-1 1,297 5

6. Louisville 9-1 1,264 6

7. Oklahoma St. 9-1 1,165 7

8. Duke 7-2 1,053 8

8. Villanova 10-0 1,053 10

10. UConn 9-0 1,035 9

11. Wichita St. 10-0 923 12

12. Baylor 8-1 898 14

13. Oregon 9-0 834 15

14. North Carolina 7-2 792 18

15. Memphis 7-1 755 16

16. Florida 7-2 699 19

17. Iowa St. 8-0 698 17

18. Kansas 7-3 482 13

19. Kentucky 8-3 414 11

20. Colorado 10-1 405 21

21. Gonzaga 10-1 376 20

22. UMass 9-0 351 22

23. Missouri 10-0 222 24

24. San Diego St. 7-1 176 25

25. Iowa 10-2 72 23

Others receiving votes: UCLA 69, Pittsburgh 66, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 11, George Washington 5, Harvard 4, Oklahoma 4, Michigan 3, Toledo 3.

 

Women’s AP poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. UConn (36) 10-0 900 1

2. Duke 10-0 864 2

3. Tennessee 9-0 804 3

4. Notre Dame 9-0 778 4

5. Kentucky 11-0 764 5

6. Stanford 8-1 728 6

7. Louisville 10-1 674 7

8. Maryland 10-1 650 8

9. Baylor 8-1 630 9

10. South Carolina 9-0 530 10

11. Colorado 9-0 517 11

12. LSU 8-1 465 13

13. Oklahoma St. 8-0 419 14

14. North Carolina 8-2 388 15

15. Iowa St. 9-0 378 17

16. Georgia 10-0 344 16

17. Penn St. 7-3 323 12

18. Purdue 6-2 267 18

19. Nebraska 8-2 249 19

20. Oklahoma 6-3 232 20

21. California 7-2 200 22

22. Iowa 10-2 126 21

23. Syracuse 8-1 122 25

24. Florida St. 8-1 98 —

25. Gonzaga 8-2 72 23

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 51, Texas A&M 44, Arizona St. 50, Arkansas 32, Texas 15, San Diego 9, West Virginia 8, UTEP 7, Georgia Tech 4, Indiana 4, Middle Tennessee 2, BYU 1, Saint Joseph’s 1.

 

Transactions

Monday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS — Waived G Mike James.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F James Johnson from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived RB Joe Bryant. Signed OT Mike Remmers.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Edmonton D Corey Potter two games for boarding Anaheim F Nick Bonino during a Dec. 15 game.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Reassigned D Austin Madaisky to Springfield (AHL) from Evansville (ECHL) and D Thomas Larkin to Evansville from Springfield.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Placed D Kris Letang on injured reserve. Recalled D Philip Samuelsson and F Harry Zolnierczyk from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

COLLEGE

FAU — Named Charlie Partridge football coach.