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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 12 .657 — Boston 22 12 .647 ½ Toronto 21 15 .583 2½ Philadelphia 19 14 .576 3 Brooklyn 11 22 .333 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 20 16 .556 — Miami 20 16 .556 — Atlanta 17

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 26 9 .743 — 6-4 W-1 12-3 13-6 18-6 New York 23 12 .657 3 5-5 L-3 15-4 7-8 18-10 Boston 22 12 .647 3½ 7-3 W-3 10-5 12-7 15-8 Toronto 21 15 .583 5½ 6-4 W-1 11-8 10-7 18-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 12 .657 — 5-5 L-3 15-4 7-8 18-10 Boston 22 12 .647 ½ 7-3 W-3 10-5 12-7 15-8 Toronto 21 15 .583 2½ 6-4 W-1 11-8 10-7 18-10 Philadelphia 19 14 .576 3 6-4 W-3 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52 141 141 Detroit 43 24 15 4 52 131 138 Florida 41 22 16 3 47 129 130 Buffalo 40 21 15 4 46 125 126

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 11-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52 141 141 10-9-1 13-4-5 7-4-1 Detroit 43 24 15 4 52 131 138 14-8-1 10-7-3 6-3-2 Buffalo 40 21 15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Detroit 114 Cleveland 110 Final Orlando 135 Indiana 127 Final Brooklyn 127 Denver 115 Final Miami 125 New Orleans 106 Final Minnesota 141 Washington 115 Final Phoenix 108 Oklahoma City 105 Final Milwaukee 115 Sacramento 98 Final L.A. Lakers 120 Memphis 114 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final

By The Associated Press College Football Thursday Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Miami (FL) 3 3½ (52) Ole Miss Friday Peach Bowl Atlanta FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indiana 4 4½ (46½) Oregon NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG New York 2½ (234½) at DETROIT at TORONTO 3½ (235½) Atlanta at

No. 1 UConn (15-0) beat Butler 94-47. No. 2 Texas (17-0) beat Southeastern Louisiana 120-38. No. 3 South Carolina (15-1) beat Providence 96-55. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) beat No. 19 Ohio State 82-75. No. 5 LSU (14-2) beat Alabama State 109-41. No. 6 Michigan (11-2) did not play. No. 7 Maryland (15-1) did not play.

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.

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 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 Detroit 43 24 15 4 52 131 138 Montreal 41 22 13 6 50 137 138 Buffalo 40 21 15 4 46 125 126 Boston 42 22 18 2 46 133 136

Saturday No. 1 UConn (15-0) beat Seton Hall 84-48. Next: vs. St. John’s, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (16-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (14-1) did not play. Next: at Florida, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (13-1) vs. No. 17 USC. Next: at No. 20 Nebraska, Sunday, Jan.

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Saturday, Jan. 3 EAST American 64, Boston University 62 Arcadia 82, Susquehanna 76 Bethany (WV) 78, Houghton 61 Bowdoin 63, Emerson 60 Bowling Green 101, UMass 100 Bridgeport 81, Goldey-Beacom 70 Bryant 56, Maine 51 Bucknell 72, Lehigh 65 Buffalo 85, Ball State 72 Caldwell 69, Holy Family 65 California (PA) 91, Kutztown 68 Carnegie

Saturday No. 1 Arizona (14-0) beat Utah 97-78. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday. No. 2 Michigan (13-0) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Tuesday. No. 3 Iowa State (14-0) did not play. Next: at Baylor, Wednesday. No. 4 UConn (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Sunday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) at Wisconsin. Next:

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Jan. 4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon PEACOCK — Creighton at Seton Hall USA — Richmond at Fordham 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Florida Atlantic at Tulane ESPNU — UAB at South Florida 2 p.m. NBC — Marquette at UConn 5 p.m. ESPN2

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 12 .657 — 5-5 L-3 15-4 7-8 18-10 Boston 22 12 .647 ½ 7-3 W-3 10-5 12-7 15-8 Toronto 21 15 .583 2½ 6-4 W-1 11-8 10-7 18-10 Philadelphia 19 14 .576 3 6-4 W-3 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 9 .735 — 6-4 L-1 12-3 12-6 17-6 New York 23 12 .657 2½ 5-5 L-3 15-4 7-8 18-10 Boston 22 12 .647 3 7-3 W-3 10-5 12-7 15-8 Toronto 21 15 .583 5 6-4 W-1 11-8 10-7 18-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 12 .657 — Boston 22 12 .647 ½ Toronto 21 15 .583 2½ Philadelphia 19 14 .576 3 Brooklyn 10 22 .313 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 16 .543 — Miami 19 16 .543 — Atlanta 17

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 11-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Detroit 43 24 15 4 52 131 138 14-8-1 10-7-3 6-3-2 Carolina 41 24 14 3 51 138 127 13-8-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Montreal 41 22 13 6 50

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 11-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Detroit 43 24 15 4 52 131 138 14-8-1 10-7-3 6-3-2 Montreal 41 22 13 6 50 137 138 10-9-1 12-4-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 40 21 15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Minnesota 125 Miami 115 Final Toronto 134 Atlanta 117 Final Philadelphia 130 New York 119 Final Charlotte 112 Chicago 99 Final Portland 115 San Antonio 110 Final Dallas 110 Houston 104 Final Boston 146 L.A. Clippers 115 Final Golden State 123 Utah 114 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at ATLANTA 5½ 3½ (43½) New Orleans at MINNESOTA 1½ 10½ (37½) Green Bay at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (45½) Cleveland Dallas 1½ 3½ (49½) at NY GIANTS at HOUSTON 4½ 10½ (38½) Indianapolis at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 13½ (47½) Tennessee at PHILADELPHIA 4½ 4½ (38½)

SOUTH Wake Forest 43, Mississippi St. 29 MIDWEST Navy 35, Cincinnati 13 SOUTHWEST SMU 24, Arizona 19 Texas State 41, Rice 10

Friday No. 1 Arizona (13-0) did not play. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (13-0) beat No. 24 USC 96-66. Next: at Penn State, Tuesday. No. 3 Iowa State (13-0) vs. West Virginia. Next: at Baylor, Wednesday. No. 4 UConn (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Sunday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) did not

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 42 24 14 4 52 130 134 14-7-1 10-7-3 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 40 24 13 3 51 135 107 11-9-0 13-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 40 22 12 6 50 137 136 10-9-1 12-3-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 39 21 14

Friday, Jan. 2 EAST California (PA) 91, East Stroudsburg 72 Canisius 85, Fairfield 81 Castleton 96, SUNY-Canton 91 Christopher Newport 64, Rowan 56 Cornell 133, Alfred State 65 Edinboro 92, Mansfield 68 Fairleigh Dickinson 74, Mercyhurst 67 Gannon 80, Shippensburg 58 Grove City 69, Alfred 42 Iona 75, Siena 72 Jacksonville State 67, Delaware 64