Sports

Monday, Dec. 29

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. BTN — Howard at Northwestern 6 p.m. SECN — Albany at South Carolina 7 p.m. ACCN — Pittsburgh at Miami BTN — Milwaukee at Wisconsin ESPN2 — Florida St. at North Carolina FS1 —

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 8 .750 — 7-3 L-2 12-2 11-6 17-5 New York 22 9 .710 1½ 8-2 W-2 15-2 6-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 19 14 .576 5½ 4-6 W-1 9-7 10-7 16-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 22 9 .710 — 8-2 W-2 15-2 6-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 3 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 19 14 .576 4 4-6 W-1 9-7 10-7 16-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 5½ 5-5 L-3 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 22 9 .710 — Boston 19 12 .613 3 Toronto 19 14 .576 4 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 5½ Brooklyn 10 19 .345 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 14 .563 — Miami 17 15 .531 1 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 37 23 11 3 49 126 108 12-6-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 10-9-1 10-3-5 6-4-1 Florida 37 20 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 Florida 37 20 15 2 42 119 118 Buffalo 37 19 14 4 42 116 118

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee at Charlotte 7 p.m. Phoenix at Washington 7 p.m. Denver at Miami 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio 8 p.m. Indiana at Houston 8

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 3 (43½) Carolina at SAN FRANCISCO 4½ 1½ (49½) Seattle Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Dallas 1½ 5½ (52½) at NY GIANTS at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland at MINNESOTA 1½ 6½ (36½) Green Bay at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 11½

No. 1 Arizona (12-0) beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71. No. 2 Michigan (11-0) did not play. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) did not play. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. No. 5 Purdue (11-1) did not play. No. 6 Duke (11-1) did not play. No. 7 Gonzaga (13-1) beat Pepperdine 96-56. No. 8 Houston (11-1) did

Sunday No. 1 UConn (12-0) at Butler. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) beat Southeastern Louisiana 120-38. Next: at Missouri, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (13-1) beat Providence 96-55. Next: vs. Alabama, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (12-1) beat No. 19 Ohio State 82-75. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday. No. 5 LSU (13-0) vs.

Sunday No. 1 Arizona (12-0) did not play. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (11-1) did not

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 13 3 0 .813 452 310 x-Buffalo 11 5 0 .688 446 357 e-Miami 7 9 0 .438 337 386 e-N.Y. Jets 3 13 0 .188 292 468 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Jacksonville 12 4 0 .750 433

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div y-New England 13 3 0 .813 452 310 5-3-0 8-0-0 8-3-0 5-0-0 4-1-0 x-Buffalo 11 5 0 .688 446 357 6-2-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 e-Miami 7 9 0 .438 337 386 5-4-0 2-5-0 3-8-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.

Sunday, Dec. 28 EAST Baruch 67, Desales 66 Boston College 72, Le Moyne 64 Bridgewater 66, Medgar Evers 58 Bryant 95, Worcester State 59 Dubuque 66, SUNY-Cortland 63 Gwynedd-Mercy 61, McDaniel 60 Harvard 78, Colgate 69 Maryland 73, Old Dominion 58 Massachusetts-Boston 80, City College of New York 74 Ohio Northern 78, Amherst 62 Saint

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m. BTN — NC Central at Penn St. 3 p.m. BTN — Southern U. at Illinois 5 p.m. BTN — Mass.-Lowell at Iowa 6 p.m. SECN — Dartmouth at Florida 7 p.m. BTN — Delaware

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 22 9 .710 — Boston 19 12 .613 3 Toronto 19 14 .576 4 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 5½ Brooklyn 10 19 .345 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 14 .563 — Miami 17 15 .531 1 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 22 9 .710 — 8-2 W-2 15-2 6-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 3 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 19 14 .576 4 4-6 W-1 9-7 10-7 16-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 5½ 5-5 L-3 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 8 .750 — 7-3 L-2 12-2 11-6 17-5 New York 22 9 .710 1½ 8-2 W-2 15-2 6-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 19 14 .576 5½ 4-6 W-1 9-7 10-7 16-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Detroit 39 22 14 3 47 122 127 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 Florida 37 20 15 2 42 119 118 Buffalo 37 19 14 4 42 116 118

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 37 23 11 3 49 126 108 12-6-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Detroit 39 22 14 3 47 122 127 12-7-1 10-7-2 5-3-2 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Detroit 39 22 14 3 47 122 127 12-7-1 10-7-2 5-3-2 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 10-9-1 10-3-5 6-4-1 Florida 37 20 15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Oklahoma City 129 Philadelphia 104 Final OT Toronto 141 Golden State 127 Final Portland 114 Boston 108 Final Washington 116 Memphis 112 Final L.A. Clippers 112 Detroit 99 Final L.A. Lakers 125 Sacramento 101 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Columbus 4 N-Y Islanders 2 Final SO Tampa

By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 8½ 7½ (49½) at ATLANTA College Football Monday Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Ala. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Georgia Southern 3½ 7½ (59½) Appalachian State Tuesday Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Louisiana Tech 6½ 9½ (51½) Coastal Carolina Music

No. 1 UConn (12-0) did not play. No. 2 Texas (14-0) did not play. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) did not play. No. 4 UCLA (11-1) did not play. No. 5 LSU (13-0) did not play. No. 6 Michigan (10-1) did not play. No. 7 Maryland (13-0) did not play. No. 8 Oklahoma (12-1) beat

No. 1 Arizona (12-0) beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71. No. 2 Michigan (11-0) did not play. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) did not play. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. No. 5 Purdue (11-1) did not play. No. 6 Duke (11-1) did not play. No. 7 Gonzaga (12-1) did not play. No. 8 Houston (11-1) did

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Albany Alexander 58, Jackson 50 Apple Creek Waynedale 48, Jeromesville Hillsdale 9 Arcadia 67, Old Fort 27 Archbold 51, Kalida 39 Ashtabula Edgewood 62, Ashtabula St John 4 Athens 37, Zanesville W. Muskingum 33 Attica Seneca E. 34, Upper Sandusky 31 Aurora 51, Mantua Crestwood 29 Bay (OH) 37,

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 x-Buffalo 11 4 0 .733 434 344 e-Miami 6 9 0 .400 317 369 e-N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 282 426 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Jacksonville 11 4 0 .733 410