National Sports

Tuesday, Dec. 23

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: California vs. Hawaii, Honolulu _____

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 20 8 .714 — Boston 18 11 .621 2½ Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ Toronto 17 13 .567 4 Brooklyn 8 19 .296 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 13 .552 — Miami 15 14 .517 1 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 23 6 .793 — 8-2 W-2 12-2 10-4 17-5 New York 20 8 .714 2½ 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 5 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 6 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 20 8 .714 — 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 2½ 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10 Toronto 17 13 .567 4 3-7 L-2 8-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 Montreal 36 19 12 5 43 117 122 Boston 37 20 16 1 41 120 120 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112

All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 35 22 10 3 47 119 101 11-5-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 11-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Philadelphia 35 18 10 7 43 108 101 11-5-4 7-5-3 5-1-4 Washington 36 19 12 5 43 114

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Brooklyn at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Washington at Charlotte 7 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Miami 7:30 p.m. Denver at Dallas 8 p.m. New York at Minnesota 8 p.m.

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at WASHINGTON 3½ 4½ (50½) Dallas Detroit 2½ 1½ (48½) at MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY 4½ 4½ (44½) Denver Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LA CHARGERS 1½ 1½ (39½) Houston at GREEN BAY 1½ 2½ (40½) Baltimore Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 11-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 10-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Montreal 36 19 12 5 43 117 122 10-9-1 9-3-4 5-4-0 Boston 37 20 16

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 35 22 10 3 47 119 101 11-5-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 11-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Philadelphia 35 18 10 7 43 108 101 11-5-4 7-5-3 5-1-4 Washington 36 19 12 5 43 114

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 Montreal 36 19 12 5 43 117 122 Boston 37 20 16 1 41 120 120 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112

The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Bonny Eagle 64, Biddeford 57 Camden Hills Regional 87, Oxford Hills Comprehensive 55 Carrabec 41, Telstar Regional 39 Easton 59, Wisdom 48 Freeport 51, Greely 42 Gardiner Area 64, Leavitt Area 55 Kennebunk 76, Massabesic 60 Lake Region 78, Yarmouth 74 Lisbon 64, Oak Hill 59 Madison Area Memorial

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

Monday No. 1 UConn (12-0) did not play. Next: at Butler, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 19 Ohio State, Sunday. No. 5 LSU (13-0) did

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (38) 11-0 1428 1 2. Michigan (19) 11-0 1408 2

Monday, Dec. 22 EAST Boston College 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 61 Buffalo 92, Penn State-Erie 63 Coastal Carolina 68, Saint Joseph’s 62 Duquesne 103, Canisius 59 Fairfield 121, City College of New York 58 Fordham 65, New Haven 47 George Washington 97, St. Mary’s College of Maryland 40 Georgetown 97, Coppin State 67 Rhode Island 85,

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (25) 12-0 793 1 2. Texas (7) 14-0 775

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. BTN — Grambling St. at Ohio St. 4 p.m. BTN — UC-Riverside at UCLA 6 p.m. FS1 — Harvard at St. John’s 7 p.m. PEACOCK — Villanova at Seton Hall COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2 p.m.

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 23 6 .793 — 8-2 W-2 12-2 10-4 17-5 New York 20 8 .714 2½ 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 5 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 6 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 20 8 .714 — 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 2½ 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10 Toronto 17 13 .567 4 3-7 L-2 8-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 20 8 .714 — Boston 18 11 .621 2½ Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ Toronto 17 13 .567 4 Brooklyn 8 19 .296 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 13 .552 — Miami 15 14 .517 1 Atlanta 15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 139 Charlotte 132 Final Boston 103 Indiana 95 Final New Orleans 119 Dallas 113 Final Denver 135 Utah 112 Final Oklahoma City 119 Memphis 103 Final Golden State 120 Orlando 97 Final Detroit 110 Portland 102 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 4 St. Louis

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at WASHINGTON 3½ 4½ (50½) Dallas Detroit 2½ 1½ (48½) at MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY 4½ 4½ (44½) Denver Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LA CHARGERS 1½ 1½ (39½) Houston at GREEN BAY 1½ 2½ (40½) Baltimore Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U

No. 1 UConn (12-0) beat Marquette 89-53; beat No. 11 Iowa 90-64. No. 2 Texas (14-0) beat Northwestern State 96-38; beat South Dakota State 70-51. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) beat South Florida 103-44; beat Florida Gulf Coast 105-43. No. 4 UCLA (11-1) beat Cal Poly 115-28; beat Long Beach State 106-44. No. 5 LSU

Sunday No. 1 UConn (12-0) did not play. Next: at Butler, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (14-0) beat South Dakota State 70-51. Next: vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 21 Ohio State, Sunday. No. 5 LSU

All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 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 Jacksonville 11 4 0 .733 410

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 5-3-0 7-0-0 7-3-0 5-0-0 3-1-0 Buffalo 11 4 0 .733 434 344 6-1-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-Miami 6 9 0 .400 317 369 4-4-0 2-5-0 3-8-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.