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)
———
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
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    22    10    .688    —
Boston    19    14    .576      3 1/2
New York    16    15    .516      5 1/2
Brooklyn    8    23    .258    13 1/2
Philadelphia    7    24    .226    14 1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Charlotte    19    14    .576    —
Atlanta    16    16    .500    2 1/2
Washington    15    16    .484    3
Orlando    15    19    .441    4 1/2
Miami    10    23    .303    9
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    24    7    .774    —
Milwaukee    15    15    .500      8 1/2
Chicago    16    16    .500      8 1/2
Indiana    15    18    .455    10
Detroit    15    19    .441    10 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    26    6    .813    —
Houston    24    9    .727      2 1/2
Memphis    21    14    .600      6 1/2
New Orleans    13    21    .382    14
Dallas    10    23    .303    16 1/2
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    20    13    .606    —
Oklahoma City    20    13    .606    —
Denver    14    18    .438    5 1/2
Portland    14    20    .412    6 1/2
Minnesota    10    22    .313    9 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    28    5    .848    —
L.A. Clippers    22    12    .647      6 1/2
Sacramento    14    18    .438    13 1/2
L.A. Lakers    12    24    .333    17 1/2
Phoenix    10    23    .303    18
Thursday’s Games
Charlotte 91, Miami 82
Cleveland 124, Boston 118
Memphis 114, Oklahoma City 80
Phoenix 99, Toronto 91
Utah 100, Philadelphia 83
Dallas 101, L.A. Lakers 89
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.
Saturday’s Games
Memphis at Sacramento, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New York at Houston, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Detroit at Miami, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box
BOSTON (118)
Crowder 5-9 1-2 13, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Horford 3-9 0-0 6, Thomas 8-13 13-13 31, Bradley 10-21 0-0 23, Brown 3-4 0-0 6, Green 3-6 0-0 8, Jerebko 4-7 2-2 12, Olynyk 1-3 0-0 2, Zeller 3-4 2-2 8, Smart 3-7 2-2 9. Totals 43-85 20-21 118.
CLEVELAND (124)
James 9-18 3-7 23, Love 10-22 4-4 30, Thompson 5-9 1-2 11, Irving 12-17 6-7 32, Liggins 2-5 2-2 8, Jefferson 2-2 7-9 11, Frye 1-4 0-0 3, Shumpert 2-6 1-2 6, Dunleavy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-83 24-33 124.
Boston        25    34    24    35    =    118
Cleveland        32    34    35    23    =    124
3-Point Goals-Boston 12-37 (Bradley 3-10, Jerebko 2-4, Green 2-4, Crowder 2-5, Thomas 2-5, Smart 1-5, Olynyk 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Horford 0-2), Cleveland 14-38 (Love 6-16, Liggins 2-4, Irving 2-5, James 2-6, Frye 1-2, Shumpert 1-4, Thompson 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Boston 29 (Jerebko 7), Cleveland 46 (Love 15). Assists-Boston 26 (Thomas 9), Cleveland 29 (Irving 12). Total Fouls-Boston 23, Cleveland 16. Technicals-Thomas. A-20,562 (20,562).

NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    36    22    9    5    49    110    82
Ottawa    36    20    12    4    44    93    96
Boston    38    19    15    4    42    92    93
Tampa Bay    37    18    15    4    40    106    104
Toronto    35    16    12    7    39    103    99
Florida    37    15    14    8    38    89    103
Detroit    36    16    16    4    36    89    102
Buffalo    35    13    14    8    34    77    98
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    34    25    5    4    54    119    71
Pittsburgh    37    24    8    5    53    129    104
N.Y. Rangers    38    25    12    1    51    129    95
Washington    34    20    9    5    45    91    75
Philadelphia    37    20    13    4    44    113    114
Carolina    34    15    12    7    37    90    93
New Jersey    36    14    15    7    35    84    108
N.Y. Islanders    35    14    15    6    34    98    111
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    38    23    10    5    51    106    91
Minnesota    35    23    8    4    50    111    72
St. Louis    36    19    12    5    43    104    106
Dallas    37    16    14    7    39    96    110
Winnipeg    38    17    18    3    37    101    111
Nashville    35    15    14    6    36    98    100
Colorado    35    12    22    1    25    72    116
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    35    22    12    1    45    90    77
Edmonton    37    19    12    6    44    108    98
Anaheim    37    18    12    7    43    101    103
Calgary    38    19    17    2    40    101    109
Los Angeles    36    17    15    4    38    89    89
Vancouver    36    15    18    3    33    88    110
Arizona    36    11    20    5    27    80    117
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Boston 4, Buffalo 2
New Jersey 2, Washington 1, SO
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT
Montreal 3, Florida 2, OT
Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 4
Columbus 5, Winnipeg 3
Chicago 3, Nashville 2
Detroit 3, Ottawa 2, OT
Dallas 4, Colorado 2
N.Y. Rangers 6, Arizona 3
Anaheim 3, Calgary 1
Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 1
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.
Saturday’s Games
Washington at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Boston, 1 p.m.
Columbus at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Arizona at Calgary, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Detroit at Toronto, 3 p.m.
Ottawa at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Blue Jackets’ box
Columbus        2    1    2    =    5
Winnipeg        1    0    2    =    3
First Period-1, Winnipeg, Matthias 3 (Lowry, Trouba), 2:36. 2, Columbus, Saad 14 (Foligno), 7:55. 3, Columbus, Foligno 12 (Gagner, Werenski), 16:29 (pp). Penalties-Werenski, CBJ, (tripping), 0:24; Morrissey, WPG, (holding), 11:46; Morrissey, WPG, (hooking), 16:25.
Second Period-4, Columbus, Wennberg 7 (Foligno), 8:21. Penalties-Calvert, CBJ, (holding), 5:06; Enstrom, WPG, (holding), 13:42; Ehlers, WPG, (cross checking), 16:07; Anderson, CBJ, (slashing), 16:07; Gagner, CBJ, (cross checking), 19:05; Enstrom, WPG, (cross checking), 19:05; Byfuglien, WPG, (roughing), 20:00.
Third Period-5, Columbus, Wennberg 8 (Jones, Werenski), 0:45 (pp). 6, Winnipeg, Little 6 (Wheeler, Stafford), 6:29 (pp). 7, Columbus, Sedlak 3 (Johnson), 14:31. 8, Winnipeg, Perreault 3 (Byfuglien, Wheeler), 18:27 (pp). Penalties-Sedlak, CBJ, (interference), 5:31; Johnson, CBJ, (interference), 17:39.
Shots on Goal-Columbus 12-13-10-35. Winnipeg 14-8-12-34.
Power-play opportunities-Columbus 2 of 4; Winnipeg 2 of 4.
Goalies-Columbus, Bobrovsky 23-5-2 (34 shots-31 saves). Winnipeg, Hutchinson 4-7-2 (35-30).
A-15,294 (15,015). T-2:34.
Referees-Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen-Shane Heyer, Vaughan Rody.

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 31, Pittsburgh 24
Russell Athletic Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Miami 31, West Virginia 14
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Utah 26, Indiana 24
Texas Bowl
Houston
Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28
Thursday, Dec. 29
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
South Florida 46, South Carolina 39, OT
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8
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
Thursday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Mowrystown Whiteoak 59, Batavia Clermont NE 45
New Lexington 71, Corning Miller 37
Portsmouth 65, Edgewood, Fla. 53
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 58, St. Patrick, Ky. 42
Pomeroy Meigs 72, Hayden, Ala. 58
Manchester 82, W. Union 58
Sardinia Eastern Brown 59, Fayetteville-Perry 54
Latham Western 59, Beaver Eastern 53
Waverly 73, Piketon 61
Greater Beckley Christian, W.Va. 79, OVC 74
Proctorville Fairland 65, Day. Chaminade Julienne 58

Ohio High School Athletic Association
Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Albany Alexander 55, Waterford 52
Belpre 54, Stewart Federal Hocking 44
Chesapeake 47, Tolsia, W.Va. 28
Chillicothe 61, Chillicothe Unioto 47
Chillicothe Huntington 58, Portsmouth Clay 48
Gallipolis Gallia 47, Athens 40
Lynchburg-Clay 65, Hillsboro 35
Oak Hill 70, Bidwell River Valley 26
Proctorville Fairland 62, Day. Thurgood Marshall 49
Reynoldsburg 48, Wadsworth 28
Russell, Ky. 65, Ironton 54
Vincent Warren 79, Beallsville 43
W. Union 48, Manchester 45
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 58, London 44

College basketball
Thursday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Brown 66, Quinnipiac 61
Fairleigh Dickinson 77, St. Francis (Pa.) 65
Mass.-Lowell 98, Cornell 96
Mount St. Mary’s 67, LIU Brooklyn 65
Robert Morris 78, Sacred Heart 67
St. Francis Brooklyn 80, Bryant 77
St. John’s 76, Butler 73
Vermont 76, Siena 60
Wagner 71, CCSU 46
SOUTH
Alabama 83, Stetson 60
Alabama St. 75, Fort Valley State 68
Ball St. 73, North Florida 68
ETSU 92, Savannah St. 71
Georgia 96, Auburn 84
High Point 71, Gardner-Webb 64
Jacksonville St. 90, UT Martin 72
Kentucky 99, Mississippi 76
Liberty 77, Presbyterian 61
Longwood 79, Campbell 77
Mississippi St. 77, UMKC 54
Murray St. 99, Brescia 83
New Orleans 75, Abilene Christian 66
Radford 80, UNC-Asheville 77
Vanderbilt 96, LSU 89
William & Mary 65, Old Dominion 54
Winthrop 84, Charleston Southern 68
MIDWEST
Bradley 60, S. Illinois 51
Drake 102, Loyola of Chicago 98
E. Michigan 98, Long Beach St. 72
Green Bay 76, Cleveland St. 75
Illinois St. 62, Evansville 50
Lipscomb 81, Missouri 76
Miami (Ohio) 89, Olivet Nazarene 69
N. Kentucky 81, Detroit 70
Oakland 81, Wright St. 62
Rio Grande 97, Our Lady of the Lake 81
SE Missouri 89, Henderson State 75
South Dakota 86, Nebraska-Omaha 69
W. Illinois 93, Fort Wayne 91
W. Michigan 80, Alabama A&M 50
Youngstown St. 88, Milwaukee 87
SOUTHWEST
Florida 81, Arkansas 72
Houston Baptist 79, Sam Houston St. 65
Lamar 90, Huston-Tillotson 63
Tennessee 73, Texas A&M 63
UTSA 79, East Central 75
FAR WEST
BYU 89, Santa Clara 59
CS Northridge 82, Morgan St. 61
Gonzaga 92, Pepperdine 62
Montana 74, Idaho St. 62
N. Colorado 69, Sacramento St. 53
Portland 80, Pacific 76
Portland St. 99, North Dakota 62
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 72, Loyola Marymount 60
San Francisco 80, San Diego 74
Weber St. 87, Montana St. 75