National Sports

Thursday, Dec. 4

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Dec. 5 AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 7:55 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5:25 a.m. (Saturday) ESPN2 — Formula 1:

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 15 7 .682 — 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 ½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ 7-3 W-2 7-4 5-5 9-6 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 5-5 W-1 6-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 5 .773 — 7-3 L-1 8-2 8-3 13-5 Toronto 15 7 .682 2 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 2½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Miami 14 8 .636 3 7-3 L-1 10-2 4-6 8-4

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 7 .682 — New York 14 7 .667 ½ Boston 12 9 .571 2½ Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 Brooklyn 5 16 .238 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 8 .636 — Orlando 13 9 .591 1 Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 Detroit 27 14 11 2 30 82 93 Boston 28 15 13 0 30 87 91

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Washington 28 17 9 2 36 98 71 9-5-1 8-4-1 6-2-1 Carolina 25 16 7 2 34 86 70 8-3-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Philadelphia 26 15 8 3 33

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 6-3-2 7-6-2 4-2-2 Detroit 27 14 11

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston at Washington 7 p.m. Golden State at Philadelphia 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans 8 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Colorado at N-Y Islanders 7 p.m. N-Y Rangers at Ottawa

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 5½ 3 (54½) Dallas Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati at MINNESOTA 3 1½ (42½) Washington at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 7 (44½) at ATLANTA at

Wednesday No. 1 UConn (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 North Carolina, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 22 Louisville, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday. No. 5 LSU (8-0)

Wednesday No. 1 Purdue (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa State, Saturday. No. 2 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Auburn, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 4 Duke (9-0) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Saturday. No. 5

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 Detroit 27 14 11 2 30 82 93 Boston 28 15 13 0 30 87 91

Wednesday, Dec. 3 EAST Adelphi 60, American International 44 Albertus Magnus 88, Brooklyn College 54 Albright 82, Lebanon Valley 67 Allegheny (PA) 66, Westminster (PA) 54 Alvernia 88, Gwynedd-Mercy 84, OT American 75, Drexel 73 Amherst 82, Massachusetts 62 Arcadia 75, Haverford 50 Assumption 75, Pace 64 Bates 54, Bowdoin 50 Bentley 72, Southern New

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Dec. 4 AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Florida at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. ACCN — Arkansas at SMU ESPN — South

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 4 .810 — 8-2 W-2 8-2 8-2 13-4 Toronto 15 7 .682 2½ 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 Miami 14 7 .667 3 7-3 W-1 10-2 4-5 8-4 New York 13 7 .650 3½ 6-4 L-1 10-1 3-6 10-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 7 .682 — New York 14 7 .667 ½ Boston 12 9 .571 2½ Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 Brooklyn 5 16 .238 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 8 .636 — Orlando 13 9 .591 1 Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 15 7 .682 — 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 ½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ 7-3 W-2 7-4 5-5 9-6 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 5-5 W-1 6-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 25 16 7 2 34 86 70 8-3-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Washington 27 16 9 2 34 91 70 9-5-1 7-4-1 6-2-1 Philadelphia 26 15 8 3 33

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 6-3-2 7-6-2 4-2-2 Detroit 27 14 11

By The Associated Press Adv06-07 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Southern U. at Texas COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at Minnesota NFL FOOTBALL 8:15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Portland 122 Cleveland 110 Final San Antonio 114 Orlando 112 Final Denver 135 Indiana 120 Final L.A. Clippers 115 Atlanta 92 Final New York 119 Charlotte 104 Final Houston 121 Sacramento 95 Final Brooklyn 113 Chicago 103 Final Milwaukee 113 Detroit 109 Final Dallas 118 Miami 108

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 5½ 3 (54½) Dallas Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati at MINNESOTA 3 1½ (42½) Washington at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 7 (44½) at ATLANTA at

Tuesday No. 1 Purdue (8-0) beat Rutgers 81-65. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa State, Saturday. No. 2 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Auburn, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 4 Duke (9-0) beat No. 15 Florida 67-66. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Saturday.

Tuesday, Dec. 2 EAST Alfred State 92, Keuka 75 Binghamton 80, Lehigh 71, OT Bryant 77, Stonehill 65 Buffalo State 66, Alfred 62 East Stroudsburg 106, Molloy 91 Endicott College 77, Regis College 61 Framingham State 77, Dean 65 George Washington 84, Army 70 Hartwick 96, SUNY-Morrisville 87 Hunter 62, Mount Saint Vincent 60 Johns

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 3 CHL HOCKEY 11:30 a.m. NHLN — Lukko Rauma vs. EV Zug COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. BTN — Indiana at Minnesota 7:15 p.m. ACCN — LSU at Boston College ESPN — Louisville at Arkansas ESPNU — Clemson at Alabama

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 4 .810 — 8-2 W-2 8-2 8-2 13-4 Toronto 15 7 .682 2½ 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 Miami 14 7 .667 3 7-3 W-1 10-2 4-5 8-4 New York 13 7 .650 3½ 6-4 L-1 10-1 3-6 10-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 7 .682 — New York 13 7 .650 1 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 Brooklyn 4 16 .200 10 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 7 .667 — Orlando 13 8 .619 1 Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 15 7 .682 — 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 13 7 .650 1 6-4 L-1 10-1 3-6 10-7 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ 7-3 W-2 7-4 5-5 9-6 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 5-5 W-1 6-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 6-3-2 7-6-2 4-2-2 Detroit 27 14 11 2 30 82 93 9-6-1 5-5-1 5-3-2 Boston 28 15 13