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.