Sports

Thursday, Jan. 1

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. CBSSN — Lamar at McNeese St. ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Liberty PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Michigan 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Oregon at Maryland 8 p.m. ACCN — Louisville at Stanford PEACOCK —

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 8 .758 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 12-6 17-5 New York 23 10 .697 2 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 6 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 10 .697 — 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 2½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 4 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5 5-5 W-1 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 10 .697 — Boston 20 12 .625 2½ Toronto 20 15 .571 4 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5 Brooklyn 10 20 .333 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 15 .559 — Miami 18 15 .545 ½ Atlanta 16

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 39 21 14

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 130 115 13-6-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 Buffalo 39 21 14 4 46 124 121 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston at Brooklyn 6 p.m. Miami at Detroit 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Boston at Sacramento 10 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers 10:30 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Utah at N-Y Islanders 3 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Montreal

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 2½ (43½) Carolina Seattle 4½ 1½ (48) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MINNESOTA 1½ 7½ (35½) Green Bay at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland at HOUSTON 4½ 10½ (39) Indianapolis at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 12½ (47½)

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Auburn 47, Sabetha, Kan. 38 Johnson-Brock 55, Nemaha Central, Kan. 35 West Central, S.D. 62, Pender 57 Axtell Tournament= Consolation= Axtell 42, CWC 21 Championship= Dundy County Stratton 68, Grand Island Lutheran 40 Boone Central Tournament= Championship= Boone Central 53, Broken Bow 50 Chadron Tournament= Fifth Place= Gering 58,

SOUTH Duke 42, Arizona St. 39 Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27 MIDWEST Miami 24, Ohio St. 14 SOUTHWEST Texas 41, Michigan 27 FAR WEST Utah 44, Nebraska 22

Wednesday No. 1 Arizona (13-0) did not play. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) at Xavier. Next: vs. Marquette, Sunday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) did not play.

Wednesday No. 1 UConn (14-0) beat Providence 90-53. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (13-1) beat Penn State 97-61. Next: vs. No. 17 USC, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (14-0) did

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 130 115 13-6-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48

Wednesday, Dec. 31 EAST American 84, Loyola (Md) 69 Army 85, Lehigh 78, OT Bentley 81, St Thomas Aquinas 67 Bloomfield 91, American International 85 Brandeis 87, Keene State 76 Bridgeport 83, Queens (NY) 69 Brown 105, Johnson and Wales (RI) 47 Campbell 68, Monmouth 65 Chowan 66, West Virginia State 61 Clemson 64, Syracuse

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Jan. 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — California at North Carolina BTN — Michigan St. at Indiana 2 p.m. ACCN — Stanford at NC State BTN — Nebraska at Iowa 4 p.m. ACCN — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech BTN

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 20 12 .625 3 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 15 .559 — Miami 18 15 .545 ½ Atlanta 16

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 8 .758 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 12-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1½ 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5½ 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 9 .719 — 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 3 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ 5-5 W-1 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 Buffalo 39 21 14 4 46 124 121 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 39 21 14

By The Associated Press Adv03-04 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Nebraska at Ohio St. 7 p.m. CBSSN — William & Mary at Charleston Southern PEACOCK — Oregon at Rutgers 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Southern Cal at Michigan St. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Golden State 132 Charlotte 125 Final Atlanta 126 Minnesota 102 Final Orlando 112 Indiana 110 Final Cleveland 129 Phoenix 113 Final Chicago 134 New Orleans 118 Final San Antonio 134 New York 132 Final Denver 106 Toronto 103 Final Oklahoma City 124 Portland 95 Final Washington 114

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Ambrose, Idaho 73, Ontario 0 Ashland 52, Mazama 50 Baker 49, Molalla 36 Banks 69, Logan Memorial, Calif. 25 Camas Valley 41, Gold Beach 33 Centennial 44, Roosevelt 33 Clackamas 58, Auburn Riverside, Wash. 42 Clatskanie 39, Warrenton 34 Cleveland 53, Sunset 40 Colton 70, Gaston 42 Connell, Wash.