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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Dec. 18 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. ESPNU — Hampton vs. Jackson St., College Park, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU — Norfolk St. vs. Grambling St., College Park, Ga. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ACCN — S. Dakota St. at Duke ESPN2

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 21 5 .808 — 7-3 W-4 11-2 9-3 16-5 New York 18 7 .720 2½ 9-1 W-5 13-1 4-6 14-7 Toronto 16 11 .593 5½ 4-6 W-1 8-6 8-5 14-7 Boston 15 11 .577 6 7-3 L-2 8-5 7-6 11-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 18 7 .720 — 9-1 W-5 13-1 4-6 14-7 Toronto 16 11 .593 3 4-6 W-1 8-6 8-5 14-7 Boston 15 11 .577 3½ 7-3 L-2 8-5 7-6 11-8 Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 5-5 L-1 8-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 18 7 .720 — Toronto 16 11 .593 3 Boston 15 11 .577 3½ Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 Brooklyn 7 18 .280 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 15 11 .577 — Atlanta 15 12 .556 ½ Miami 14

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 33 22 9 2 46 112 91 11-5-1 11-4-1 8-2-0 N.Y. Islanders 34 19 12 3 41 102 96 10-6-2 9-6-1 4-4-2 Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 Philadelphia 32 17 9 6 40

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 Boston 34 20 14 0 40 113 106 12-5-0 8-9-0 7-5-0 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 106 88 8-8-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Florida 33 18 13

By The Associated Press Adv20-21 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — American U. at Virginia BTN — Siena at Indiana 7 p.m. SECN — Prairie View A&M at LSU 8 p.m. ACCN — East Carolina at North Carolina BTN — Cent. Michigan

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Chicago 127 Cleveland 111 Final Memphis 116 Minnesota 110 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Florida 3 Los Angeles 2 Final Utah 4 Detroit 1 Final St. Louis 1 Winnipeg 0 Final Carolina 4 Nashville 1 Final SO New Jersey 2 Vegas 1 ___ TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Final

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 1½ 1½ (44½) at SEATTLE Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 4½ 6½ (44½) at WASHINGTON Green Bay 3 1½ (46½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 1½ 2½ (43½) at NY GIANTS Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½)

Tuesday No. 1 Arizona (9-0) vs. Abilene Christian. Next: vs. San Diego State, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-0) beat Lipscomb 97-73. Next: vs. No. 19 Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No.

Tuesday No. 1 UConn (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern State, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (10-1) did not play. Next: at South Florida, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) beat Cal Poly 115-28. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (12-0)

Tuesday, Dec. 16 EAST Adelphi 82, Dominican (NY) 77 Albright 82, Kean 79 Bentley 80, Post 69 California (PA) 95, Shippensburg 76 Chatham 86, Bethany (WV) 83 Christopher Newport 97, Virginia Wesleyan 95, 2OT Colby 84, Maine Maritime Academy 58 Dartmouth 89, Holy Cross 64 Delaware 65, Rider 57 District of Columbia 74, Livingstone 66

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Creighton at Xavier SECN — Saint Francis (Pa.) at Florida 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Vanderbilt at Memphis 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Georgetown at Marquette 9 p.m. BTN — UTSA at Southern Cal

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 18 7 .720 — Toronto 16 11 .593 3 Boston 15 11 .577 3½ Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 Brooklyn 7 18 .280 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 15 11 .577 — Atlanta 15 12 .556 ½ Miami 14

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 21 5 .808 — 7-3 W-4 11-2 9-3 16-5 New York 18 7 .720 2½ 9-1 W-5 13-1 4-6 14-7 Toronto 16 11 .593 5½ 4-6 W-1 8-6 8-5 14-7 Boston 15 11 .577 6 7-3 L-2 8-5 7-6 11-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 18 7 .720 — 9-1 W-5 13-1 4-6 14-7 Toronto 16 11 .593 3 4-6 W-1 8-6 8-5 14-7 Boston 15 11 .577 3½ 7-3 L-2 8-5 7-6 11-8 Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 5-5 L-1 8-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 34 19 12 3 41 107 111 10-6-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 Boston 34 20 14 0 40 113 106 12-5-0 8-9-0 7-5-0 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 106 88 8-8-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Montreal 33 17 12

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 34 19 12 3 41 107 111 Boston 34 20 14 0 40 113 106 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 106 88 Montreal 33 17 12 4 38 106 117 Florida 32 17 13 2 36 103 101

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 32 21 9 2 44 108 90 11-5-1 10-4-1 8-2-0 Detroit 34 19 12 3 41 107 111 10-6-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 N.Y. Islanders 34 19 12 3 41 102 96 10-6-2 9-6-1 4-4-2 Philadelphia 32 17 9 6 40

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final New York 124 San Antonio 113 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Vancouver 3 N-Y Rangers 0 Final OT Columbus 4 Anaheim 3 Final Detroit 3 N-Y Islanders 2 Final Toronto 3 Chicago 2 Final Boston 4 Utah 1 Final Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1 Final Edmonton 6 Pittsburgh

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 1½ 1½ (44½) at SEATTLE Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 4½ 6½ (44½) at WASHINGTON Green Bay 3 1½ (46½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 1½ 2½ (43½) at NY GIANTS Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½)

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 11 3 0 .786 382 276 Buffalo 10 4 0 .714 411 324 Miami 6 8 0 .429 296 324 e-N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 .214 276 397 South W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 10 4 0 .714 376

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 11 3 0 .786 382 276 5-3-0 6-0-0 6-3-0 5-0-0 3-1-0 Buffalo 10 4 0 .714 411 324 6-1-0 4-3-0 7-3-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 Miami 6 8 0 .429 296 324 4-3-0 2-5-0 3-7-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 32 18 11 3 39 104 83 8-7-0 10-4-3 4-2-1 Detroit 33 18 12 3 39 104 109 9-6-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 Montreal 32 17 11 4 38 105 113 8-8-1 9-3-3 5-4-0 Boston 33 19 14

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 32 21 9 2 44 108 90 11-5-1 10-4-1 8-2-0 N.Y. Islanders 33 19 11 3 41 100 93 10-6-2 9-5-1 4-4-2 Washington 32 18 10 4 40 106 83 10-5-2 8-5-2 7-2-2 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3

Monday No. 1 UConn (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern State, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (10-1) did not play. Next: at South Florida, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. Cal Poly, Tuesday. No. 5 LSU (11-0) did not