National Sports

Tuesday, Dec. 30

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 31 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ESPN2 — Wake Forest at NC State ESPNU — Tulane at East Carolina 2 p.m. ACCN — Virginia at Virginia Tech CBSSN — Stony Brook at William & Mary ESPN2 — Clemson at Syracuse ESPNU

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 23 9 .719 1 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5 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 19 12 .613 3½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 5-5 L-3 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 19 12 .613 3½ Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 15 .545 — Miami 18 15 .545 — Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 38 24 11 3 51 129 110 13-6-1 11-5-2 9-2-0 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 38 21 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 38 21 15 2 44 124 121 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia at Memphis 8 p.m. Boston at Utah 9 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers 11 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Carolina at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Montreal at Florida 7 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto 7 p.m.

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 2½ (44) Carolina Seattle 4½ 1½ (49½) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland Dallas 1½ 4½ (52½) at NY GIANTS at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 11½ (47½) Tennessee at HOUSTON 4½ 10½ (39½)

Monday No. 1 Arizona (12-0) vs. South Dakota State. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) beat McNeese 112-71. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) vs. Houston Christian. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) beat

Monday No. 1 UConn (13-0) did not play. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. 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 (12-1) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday. No. 5 LSU (14-0) did not play. Next:

By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with LF Tyler Soderstrom on a seven-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed C Mo Bamba to a rest-of-season contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted WR Chris Blair and OLB Khalid Kareem from the

Monday, Dec. 29 EAST Binghamton 100, Elmira 60 Christopher Newport 96, Hood College 79 Concordia Moorhead Cobbers 83, Skidmore 60 Eastern Connecticut State 86, Pennsylvania College 57 Emory 104, Bates 66 Franciscan 70, Stevenson 66 Franklin & Marshall 84, City College of New York 47 Goucher 103, Notre Dame (MD) Gators 75 Gustavus Adolphus 58,

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 23 9 .719 1 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5 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 19 12 .613 3½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 5-5 L-3 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 19 12 .613 3½ Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 15 .545 — Miami 18 15 .545 — Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 38 24 11 3 51 129 110 13-6-1 11-5-2 9-2-0 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 38 21 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 38 21 15 2 44 124 121 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Phoenix 115 Washington 101 Final Milwaukee 123 Charlotte 113 Final Miami 147 Denver 123 Final Toronto 107 Orlando 106 Final Golden State 120 Brooklyn 107 Final Minnesota 136 Chicago 101 Final Houston 126 Indiana 119 Final Oklahoma City 140 Atlanta 129 Final Cleveland 113 San Antonio 101

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 2½ (44) Carolina Seattle 4½ 1½ (49½) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MINNESOTA 1½ 6½ (36½) Green Bay Dallas 1½ 5½ (52½) at NY GIANTS at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland at ATLANTA 5½ 2½

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