NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EST

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

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.

Sunday, Dec. 29

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

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

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Pittsburgh , 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 12 15 .444 —

Toronto 9 14 .391 1

Brooklyn 9 16 .360 2

New York 8 17 .320 3

Philadelphia 7 19 .269 4 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 19 6 .760 —

Atlanta 14 12 .538 5 1/2

Charlotte 12 14 .462 7 1/2

Washington 11 13 .458 7 1/2

Orlando 8 18 .308 11 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 20 5 .800 —

Detroit 13 14 .481 8

Chicago 9 15 .375 10 1/2

Cleveland 9 15 .375 10 1/2

Milwaukee 5 20 .200 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 20 5 .800 —

Houston 17 9 .654 3 1/2

Dallas 15 10 .600 5

New Orleans 11 13 .458 8 1/2

Memphis 10 15 .400 10

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 20 4 .833 1/2

Portland 22 5 .815 —

Denver 14 10 .583 6 1/2

Minnesota 13 13 .500 8 1/2

Utah 7 21 .250 15 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 18 9 .667 —

Phoenix 14 10 .583 2 1/2

Golden State 14 12 .538 3 1/2

L.A. Lakers 12 13 .480 5

Sacramento 7 17 .292 9 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Utah 86, Orlando 82

Miami 97, Indiana 94

Charlotte 104, Toronto 102, OT

Detroit 107, Boston 106

Atlanta 124, Sacramento 107

Washington 113, Brooklyn 107

Minnesota 120, Portland 109

New York 107, Milwaukee 101,2OT

Dallas 105, Memphis 91

San Antonio 108, Phoenix 101

Houston 109, Chicago 94

L.A. Clippers 108, New Orleans 95

Thursday’s Games

Chicago at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 34 23 9 2 48 94 70

Montreal 36 21 12 3 45 91 76

Tampa Bay 34 20 11 3 43 93 82

Detroit 36 15 12 9 39 91 99

Toronto 36 17 16 3 37 99 105

Ottawa 36 14 16 6 34 101 118

Florida 35 13 17 5 31 81 110

Buffalo 34 8 23 3 19 59 98

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 36 25 10 1 51 112 78

Washington 34 18 13 3 39 107 102

Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94

Philadelphia 34 15 15 4 34 81 93

N.Y. Rangers 35 16 17 2 34 79 95

New Jersey 35 14 15 6 34 83 87

Columbus 34 14 16 4 32 87 95

N.Y. Islanders 35 9 19 7 25 85 121

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 37 25 7 5 55 138 102

St. Louis 33 22 7 4 48 114 80

Colorado 33 22 10 1 45 96 78

Minnesota 36 20 11 5 45 84 83

Dallas 33 16 12 5 37 95 101

Nashville 34 16 15 3 35 78 95

Winnipeg 36 15 16 5 35 95 106

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 116 91

Los Angeles 35 23 8 4 50 97 68

San Jose 34 21 7 6 48 112 84

Vancouver 36 20 10 6 46 100 86

Phoenix 33 18 10 5 41 105 103

Calgary 34 13 16 5 31 86 108

Edmonton 36 11 22 3 25 93 123

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

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO

New Jersey 5, Ottawa 2

Thursday’s Games

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Anaheim at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

 

Ohio State box

No. 3 OHIO ST. 76, DELAWARE 64

DELAWARE (5-6)

King-Davis 2-4 0-2 4, Baptiste 3-5 0-0 6, Usher 3-13 1-2 8, Threatt 5-11 4-8 14, Anderson 3-6 0-0 9, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Saddler 7-16 2-3 17, Pinkard 2-2 0-0 6, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 7-15 64.

OHIO ST. (11-0)

Ross 8-13 1-3 19, A. Williams 3-7 5-8 11, Scott 0-4 0-0 0, Craft 3-10 5-7 12, Smith Jr. 3-6 8-9 14, Loving 3-5 0-0 6, Thompson 1-6 0-0 3, Della Valle 3-7 2-3 10, McDonald 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 24-59 22-32 76.

Halftime—Ohio St. 37-26. 3-Point Goals—Delaware 7-18 (Anderson 3-5, Pinkard 2-2, Saddler 1-3, Usher 1-6, Threatt 0-2), Ohio St. 6-18 (Ross 2-2, Della Valle 2-5, Craft 1-3, Thompson 1-3, Loving 0-1, Smith Jr. 0-2, Scott 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Delaware 30 (Threatt 9), Ohio St. 46 (A. Williams 12). Assists—Delaware 9 (Threatt 6), Ohio St. 7 (Scott 3). Total Fouls—Delaware 22, Ohio St. 14. Technical—Delaware Bench. A—14,420.

 

Ohio box

No. 22 UMASS 83, OHIO 71

UMASS (10-0)

Carter 5-7 1-2 14, Putney 4-5 1-1 11, Lalanne 3-6 1-2 7, Gordon 5-8 3-5 13, Williams 4-11 1-4 11, Dyson 0-0 0-0 0, Esho 7-8 2-4 16, Santee 0-0 0-0 0, Bergantino 1-1 0-0 2, Davis 3-6 1-1 9, Berger 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-52 10-19 83.

OHIO (7-3)

Ndour 6-14 4-5 16, Smith 4-7 0-0 8, Kellogg 4-11 2-3 12, Johnson 2-6 2-6 7, Taylor 4-10 0-0 9, Setty 1-2 2-3 4, Willis 2-6 0-0 5, Mompremier 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 4-7 0-0 8, Wilkins 1-2 0-0 2, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 10-17 71.

Halftime—UMass 45-34. 3-Point Goals—UMass 9-14 (Carter 3-4, Davis 2-3, Putney 2-3, Williams 2-4), Ohio 5-21 (Kellogg 2-6, Willis 1-3, Taylor 1-3, Johnson 1-4, Wilkins 0-1, Ndour 0-1, Campbell 0-1, Hall 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UMass 36 (Esho 10), Ohio 34 (Smith 8). Assists—UMass 20 (Williams 11), Ohio 17 (Ndour, Willis 4). Total Fouls—UMass 16, Ohio 18. A—6,329.

 

Basketball scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Dartmouth 62, New Hampshire 48

LIU Brooklyn 82, Lamar 79

Robert Morris 72, Campbell 61

Saint Joseph’s 75, Drexel 55

St. John’s 81, San Francisco 57

Stanford 53, UConn 51

Texas Southern 90, Temple 89

Vermont 62, Mass.-Lowell 48

SOUTH

Coll. of Charleston 51, Old Dominion 44

E. Kentucky 84, NC A&T 73

Georgia Southern 73, Kennesaw St. 55

Mississippi 75, Louisiana-Monroe 62

Morgan St. 85, High Point 74

N. Kentucky 69, Hampton 67, OT

NC Central 72, Winthrop 66

NC State 65, Tennessee 58

Presbyterian 74, Appalachian St. 69

Texas 86, North Carolina 83

The Citadel 79, Brevard 68

UAB 67, Chattanooga 52

UNC Greensboro 78, James Madison 65

W. Carolina 92, Charleston Southern 84

W. Kentucky 68, Southern Miss. 65

MIDWEST

Akron 79, Detroit 60

Cleveland St. 97, Notre Dame (Ohio) 72

DePaul 78, Houston Baptist 58

Drake 71, W. Michigan 68

N. Illinois 55, Loyola of Chicago 49

Nicholls St. 62, IUPUI 56

Ohio St. 76, Delaware 64

S. Dakota St. 75, Wayne (Neb.) 56

Saint Louis 83, Indiana St. 66

UMKC 69, Miami (Ohio) 55

UMass 83, Ohio 71

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 87, Open Bible 43

Baylor 91, Northwestern St. 84, OT

CS Bakersfield 90, UTSA 64

LSU 71, Texas Tech 69

SMU 82, Texas-Pan American 56

Tulsa 66, Grand Canyon 65

FAR WEST

Oregon St. 76, Towson 67

San Diego St. 76, S. Utah 39

UNLV 81, Radford 62

Washington St. 80, San Francisco St. 50

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

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)