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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 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

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.

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 Washington 36 19 12 5 43 114 96 11-6-2 8-6-3 7-2-2 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114

Sunday No. 1 Arizona (11-0) did not play. Next: TBA. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) vs. La Salle. Next: TBA. No. 3 Duke (11-1) did not play. Next: TBA. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) vs. Long Beach State. Next: TBA. No. 5 UConn (11-1) at DePaul. Next: TBA. No. 6 Purdue (11-1) did not play. Next:

Sunday, Dec. 21 EAST Adelphi 68, Goldey-Beacom 54 Boston University 88, UMass Lowell 76 Bowie State 73, Johnson C. Smith 71 Caldwell 94, Assumption 92 California (PA) 93, Mansfield 70 Clarion 96, West Chester 90 Cornell 83, Albany 75 Delaware State 73, Holy Family 61 Drexel 74, Maine 56 Edinboro 86, Shippensburg 78 Felician 91,

By The Associated Press (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 at

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 20 8 .714 — Boston 17 11 .607 3 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ Toronto 17 13 .567 4 Brooklyn 8 19 .296 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 12 .571 — Miami 15 14 .517 1½ Atlanta 15

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 17 11 .607 3 7-3 W-2 9-5 8-6 13-8 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 W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 22 6 .786 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 9-4 17-5 New York 20 8 .714 2 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 17 11 .607 5 7-3 W-2 9-5 8-6 13-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 5½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 Boston 36 20 15 1 41 118 114 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112

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 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 10-9-1 9-3-3 5-4-0 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 9-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Boston 36 20 15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Chicago 152 Atlanta 150 Final Brooklyn 96 Toronto 81 Final New York 132 Miami 125 Final Minnesota 103 Milwaukee 100 Final San Antonio 124 Washington 113 Final OT Sacramento 125 Houston 124 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final OT Detroit 3 Washington 2 Final Colorado 5 Minnesota 1

By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG San Francisco 6½ 5½ (46½) at INDIANAPOLIS College Football Monday Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Utah State 1½ 2½ (52½) Washington State Tuesday Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Fla. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Louisville 9½ 7½ (44½)

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 10-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 10-9-1 9-3-3 5-4-0 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 9-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Boston 36 20 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 Boston 36 20 15 1 41 118 114 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112

Saturday No. 1 Arizona (11-0) beat San Diego State 68-45. Next: TBA. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-1) lost to No. 19 Texas Tech 82-81. Next: TBA. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No. 5 UConn (11-1)

SOUTH Mississippi 41, Tulane 10 MIDWEST Ferris St. 42, Harding 21 SOUTHWEST Miami 10, Texas A&M 3 FAR WEST Montana St. 48, Montana 23

Saturday No. 1 UConn (12-0) beat No. 11 Iowa 90-64. Next: at Butler, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) beat Florida Gulf Coast 105-43. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) vs. Long Beach State. Next: at