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Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 16 4 .800 —
Toronto 9 13 .409 8
New York 6 15 .286 101/2;
Philadelphia 5 15 .250 11
New Jersey 1 19 .050 15
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 16 4 .800 —
Atlanta 14 6 .700 2
Miami 11 9 .550 5
Charlotte 8 11 .421 71/2;
Washington 7 12 .368 81/2;
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 15 5 .750 —
Milwaukee 9 10 .474 51/2;
Detroit 8 12 .400 7
Chicago 7 11 .389 7
Indiana 6 12 .333 8
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 14 7 .667 —
Houston 11 9 .550 21/2;
San Antonio 9 8 .529 3
New Orleans 8 11 .421 5
Memphis 8 12 .400 51/2;
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 15 5 .750 —
Portland 13 8 .619 21/2;
Utah 11 8 .579 31/2;
Oklahoma City 10 9 .526 41/2;
Minnesota 3 17 .150 12
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 16 3 .842 —
Phoenix 15 6 .714 2
Sacramento 9 10 .474 7
L.A. Clippers 9 11 .450 71/2;
Golden State 6 13 .316 10
Sunday's Games
New York 106, New Jersey 97
Cleveland 101, Milwaukee 86
Detroit 98, Washington 94
Miami 115, Sacramento 102
L.A. Lakers 108, Phoenix 88
Monday's Games
Denver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Portland at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Utah, 6 p.m.
College basketball
Men's Major Scores
EAST
Boston College 61, Miami 60
Boston U. 63, Bucknell 53
Connecticut 79, Harvard 73
Cornell 78, Saint Joseph's 66
Fairfield 61, St. Peter's 48
George Washington 81, Navy 69
La Salle 75, Hartford 62
Manhattan 71, Canisius 57
Niagara 77, Loyola, Md. 57
Princeton 62, Lafayette 48
Rider 55, Marist 51
Rutgers 76, Colgate 67
SOUTH
Clemson 72, South Carolina 61
Florida St. 82, Fla. International 62
Villanova 95, Maryland 86
Virginia Tech 74, Georgia 62
W. Kentucky 62, Tulane 48
MIDWEST
Creighton 67, Nebraska 61
Notre Dame 90, UCF 72
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Little Rock 78, Lyon 69
Houston 83, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76
Oklahoma 79, Arizona 62
Tulsa 81, Ohio 80
FAR WEST
Fresno St. 69, San Diego 37
Hawaii 96, Lamar 78
Idaho 68, Portland 48
Kansas 73, UCLA 61
Oregon St. 74, CS Bakersfield 39
Washington 88, CS Northridge 76
Women's Major Scores
EAST
American U. 67, High Point 46
Harvard 85, Boston U. 68
Navy 65, Penn 51
Saint Joseph's 65, George Mason 46
St. Bonaventure 61, Marist 43
St. Francis, Pa. 68, Mount St. Mary's, Md. 51
Stony Brook 71, St. Francis, NY 40
SOUTH
Alabama 61, Northwestern St. 56
Clemson 104, Charleston Southern 52
Duke 78, Southern Cal 72
Florida St. 78, Alcorn St. 50
Georgia 56, Georgia Tech 50
James Madison 75, Virginia 73
Louisville 60, Utah 55
Maryland 69, Loyola, Md. 56
N.C. State 76, TCU 62
North Carolina 83, St. John's 73
Old Dominion 75, Mississippi 66
Richmond 66, Va. Commonwealth 52
Tennessee 78, Texas 58
Vanderbilt 79, W. Kentucky 73, OT
Virginia Tech 85, N.C. Central 44
Washington 62, UCF 59
MIDWEST
Dayton 79, Wright St. 58
DePaul 73, Loyola of Chicago 30
Evansville 76, Saint Louis 69
Indiana 68, Michigan St. 63
Iowa St. 80, Ark.-Pine Bluff 64
Kansas 81, N. Colorado 54
Michigan 54, Iowa 51
Minnesota 56, Penn St. 48
Northwestern 60, Purdue 58
Ohio St. 70, Wisconsin 55
Syracuse 70, Ohio 54
Xavier 69, Cincinnati 38
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma St. 80, Coppin St. 51
Stephen F.Austin 82, Texas Southern 43
FAR WEST
Colorado 80, Seton Hall 54
Denver 66, San Jose St. 61
Gonzaga 80, CS Northridge 47
Montana St. 89, Montana St.-Northern 59
Oregon 102, Long Beach St. 70
Portland 76, Boise St. 65
Portland St. 75, Pacific 57
Saint Mary's, Calif. 74, Idaho 67
South Dakota 69, Santa Clara 66
UNLV 74, Nevada 63
TOURNAMENT
Brown BEAR Basketball Classic
Championship
Massachusetts 82, Quinnipiac 66
Third Place
Brown 65, Morgan St. 62, OT
Collier's International Classic
Championship
Texas A&M 68, California 61
Third Place
Colorado St. 62, S. Illinois 53
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 7 5 0 .583 328 224
Miami 6 6 0 .500 278 296
N.Y. Jets 6 6 0 .500 249 208
Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 199 261
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Indianapolis 12 0 0 1.000 331 201
Jacksonville 7 5 0 .583 225 273
Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 246 316
Houston 5 7 0 .417 277 266
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 9 3 0 .750 254 187
Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 257 188
Pittsburgh 6 6 0 .500 272 231
Cleveland 1 11 0 .083 145 309
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 9 3 0 .750 342 242
Denver 8 4 0 .667 240 202
Oakland 4 8 0 .333 142 282
Kansas City 3 9 0 .250 196 326
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 8 4 0 .667 279 213
Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 327 235
N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 303 285
Washington 3 9 0 .250 200 238
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 12 0 0 1.000 440 251
Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 279
Carolina 5 7 0 .417 215 262
Tampa Bay 1 11 0 .083 187 330
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 359 233
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 296 215
Chicago 5 7 0 .417 233 270
Detroit 2 10 0 .167 206 358
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 8 4 0 .667 297 234
San Francisco 5 7 0 .417 245 233
Seattle 5 7 0 .417 243 267
St. Louis 1 11 0 .083 139 314
x-clinched division
Thursday's Game
N.Y. Jets 19, Buffalo 13
Sunday's Games
Chicago 17, St. Louis 9
Oakland 27, Pittsburgh 24
Denver 44, Kansas City 13
Philadelphia 34, Atlanta 7
Cincinnati 23, Detroit 13
Miami 22, New England 21
New Orleans 33, Washington 30, OT
Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 17
Carolina 16, Tampa Bay 6
Jacksonville 23, Houston 18
San Diego 30, Cleveland 23
N.Y. Giants 31, Dallas 24
Seattle 20, San Francisco 17
Arizona 30, Minnesota 17
Monday's Game
Baltimore at Green Bay, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 5:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13
Seattle at Houston, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Denver at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Carolina at New England, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Miami at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m.
Washington at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.
San Diego at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 5:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 14
Arizona at San Francisco, 5:30 p.m.
College football
Bowl Glance
Saturday, Dec. 19
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Wyoming (6-6) vs. Fresno State (8-4), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Rutgers (8-4) vs. UCF (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss. (7-5) vs. Middle Tennessee (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU (10-2) vs. Oregon State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Utah (9-3) vs. California (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (7-5) vs. Nevada (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Ohio (9-4) vs. Marshall (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Emerald Bowl
At San Francisco
Southern Cal (8-4) vs. Boston College (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 27
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Clemson (8-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Georgia (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 29
EagleBank Bowl
At Washington
Temple (9-3) vs. UCLA (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Miami (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Humanitarian Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Bowling Green (7-5) vs. Idaho (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Nebraska (9-4) vs. Arizona (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Stanford (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-5), 9 a.m. (CBS)
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Air Force (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3 p.m. (NFL)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Northwestern (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Penn State (10-2) vs. LSU (9-3), 10 a.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida State (6-6) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 10 a.m. (CBS)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Ohio State (10-2) vs. Oregon (10-2), 2 p.m. (ABC)
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida (12-1) vs. Cincinnati (12-0), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 2
International Bowl
At Toronto
South Florida (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Mississippi (8-4), 11 a.m. (FOX)
PapaJohns.com Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Connecticut (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
East Carolina (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Michigan State (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 4
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State (13-0) vs. TCU (12-0), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Iowa (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (11-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)
Wednesday, Jan. 6
GMAC Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Central Michigan (11-2) vs. Troy (9-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
At Pasadena, Calif.
Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)
BC-HKN—NHL Glance
National Hockey League
At A Glance
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 30 20 9 1 41 97 80
New Jersey 27 19 7 1 39 78 61
N.Y. Rangers 29 14 14 1 29 83 88
N.Y. Islanders 29 11 11 7 29 76 89
Philadelphia 26 13 12 1 27 79 76
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 29 15 9 5 35 76 72
Buffalo 26 16 8 2 34 73 59
Ottawa 28 14 10 4 32 83 87
Montreal 29 13 14 2 28 73 86
Toronto 28 8 13 7 23 78 102
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 29 18 5 6 42 108 82
Atlanta 26 15 8 3 33 87 73
Tampa Bay 28 11 9 8 30 74 82
Florida 29 11 13 5 27 80 100
Carolina 28 6 17 5 17 67 103
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 28 18 7 3 39 85 64
Nashville 29 16 11 2 34 73 80
Detroit 29 14 10 5 33 83 82
Columbus 29 13 11 5 31 89 105
St. Louis 27 12 10 5 29 70 73
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 28 18 7 3 39 86 69
Colorado 31 16 9 6 38 94 95
Vancouver 29 16 13 0 32 91 75
Minnesota 28 13 12 3 29 78 86
Edmonton 29 12 13 4 28 87 93
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 31 19 7 5 43 104 82
Los Angeles 30 17 10 3 37 93 92
Phoenix 29 17 11 1 35 73 68
Dallas 29 13 8 8 34 85 85
Anaheim 29 10 13 6 26 82 96
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday's Games
Carolina 5, Vancouver 3
Edmonton 3, Dallas 2, SO
St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 4, SO
Atlanta 2, Florida 1, SO
New Jersey 4, Detroit 3, SO
Colorado 3, Columbus 2
Washington 8, Philadelphia 2
Boston 7, Toronto 2
N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1
Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 0
Minnesota 5, Nashville 3
Calgary 2, San Jose 1
Phoenix 3, Ottawa 2
Sunday's Games
Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Ottawa 4, Anaheim 3, SO
Monday's Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
BC-Transactions, Writethru,0129
Sunday's Sports Transactions
By The Associated Press
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended Philadelphia F Dan Carcillo four games for his role in a fight that earned him a game misconduct penalty against Washington on Saturday,
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled D Jay Harrison from Albany (AHL). Reassigned D Bryan Rodney to Albany.
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled F Oscar Moller from Manchester (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Activated D Johnny Oduya and LW Jay Pandolfo. Sent RW Matt Halischuk to Lowell (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Reassigned C Blair Jones to Norfolk (AHL).
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Assigned F Maxime Lacroix to Cincinnati (ECHL). Released F Mathieu Curadeau.
SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Released C Bryan Lundbohm.