National Sports

Friday, Jan. 2 EAST Grove City 69, Alfred 42 Merrimack 75, Mount St Marys 65 SOUTH Florida International 89, New Mexico State 74 ___

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Jan. 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 11 a.m. ESPN2 — Virginia at NC State Noon ACCN — Virginia Tech at Wake Forest CBSSN — Northeastern at Campbell CW — Clemson at Pittsburgh ESPN — Kentucky at Alabama ESPNU — UTSA at Temple

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 10 .697 — Boston 21 12 .636 2 Toronto 20 15 .571 4 Philadelphia 18 14 .563 4½ Brooklyn 10 21 .323 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 15 .559 — Miami 19 15 .559 — Atlanta 16

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 10 .697 1½ 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 21 12 .636 3½ 7-3 W-2 10-5 11-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 5½ 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 10 .697 — 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 21 12 .636 2 7-3 W-2 10-5 11-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 4 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 18 14 .563 4½ 5-5 W-2 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 42 24 14 4 52 130 134 Tampa Bay 40 24 13 3 51 135 107 Montreal 40 22 12 6 50 137 136 Buffalo 39 21 14 4 46 124 121 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE 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 Carolina 40 24 13 3 51 135 122 13-7-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Montreal 40 22 12 6 50

By The Associated Press Adv03-04 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Nebraska at Ohio St. 7 p.m. CBSSN — William & Mary at Charleston Southern PEACOCK — Oregon at Rutgers 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Southern Cal at Michigan St. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Brooklyn at Washington 7 p.m. San Antonio at Indiana 7 p.m. Atlanta at New York 7:30 p.m. Denver at Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee 8 p.m. Orlando at Chicago 8 p.m. Portland at New Orleans 8 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix 9

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 3 (43½) Carolina Seattle 4½ 2½ (47½) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MINNESOTA 1½ 8½ (37) Green Bay at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland at HOUSTON 4½ 10 (38½) Indianapolis at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 12½ (47½)

SOUTH Mississippi 39, Georgia 34 MIDWEST Indiana 38, Alabama 3 SOUTHWEST Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0

Thursday No. 1 UConn (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) beat Missouri 89-71. Next: vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (14-1) beat Alabama 83-57. Next: at Florida, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 17 USC, Saturday. No. 5 LSU

Thursday, Jan. 1 EAST Anna Maria 67, Norwich 56 Bowdoin 86, Maine Maritime Academy 56 Colby 79, SUNY-Oneonta 68 Connecticut College 77, Springfield Pride 74 Daemen 72, Adelphi 68 Dartmouth 107, Elms 43 SOUTH Austin Peay 102, North Florida 83 Belmont 88, Bradley 78 Georgia Southern 82, Coastal Carolina 81 Lipscomb 76, Jacksonville 57 Northern

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. CBSSN — Lamar at McNeese St. ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Liberty PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Michigan 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Oregon at Maryland 8 p.m. ACCN — Louisville at Stanford PEACOCK —

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 10 .697 1½ 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 21 12 .636 3½ 7-3 W-2 10-5 11-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 5½ 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 10 .697 — 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 21 12 .636 2 7-3 W-2 10-5 11-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 4 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 18 14 .563 4½ 5-5 W-2 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 10 .697 — Boston 21 12 .636 2 Toronto 20 15 .571 4 Philadelphia 18 14 .563 4½ Brooklyn 10 21 .323 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 15 .559 — Miami 19 15 .559 — Atlanta 16

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

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE 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 Carolina 40 24 13 3 51 135 122 13-7-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Montreal 40 22 12 6 50

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 42 24 14 4 52 130 134 Tampa Bay 40 24 13 3 51 135 107 Montreal 40 22 12 6 50 137 136 Buffalo 39 21 14 4 46 124 121 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 120 Brooklyn 96 Final Miami 118 Detroit 112 Final Philadelphia 123 Dallas 108 Final Boston 120 Sacramento 106 Final L.A. Clippers 118 Utah 101 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Ottawa 4 Washington 3 Final Utah 7 N-Y Islanders 2 Final Toronto 6 Winnipeg 5 Final Tampa

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at TAMPA BAY 3 3 (43½) Carolina Seattle 4½ 1½ (47½) at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MINNESOTA 1½ 7½ (35½) Green Bay at CINCINNATI 8½ 7½ (44½) Cleveland at HOUSTON 4½ 10½ (39) Indianapolis at JACKSONVILLE 4½ 13½ (47½)

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Auburn 47, Sabetha, Kan. 38 Johnson-Brock 55, Nemaha Central, Kan. 35 West Central, S.D. 62, Pender 57 Axtell Tournament= Consolation= Axtell 42, CWC 21 Championship= Dundy County Stratton 68, Grand Island Lutheran 40 Boone Central Tournament= Championship= Boone Central 53, Broken Bow 50 Chadron Tournament= Fifth Place= Gering 58,

SOUTH Duke 42, Arizona St. 39 Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27 MIDWEST Miami 24, Ohio St. 14 SOUTHWEST Texas 41, Michigan 27 FAR WEST Utah 44, Nebraska 22

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

Wednesday No. 1 UConn (14-0) beat Providence 90-53. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday. 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 (13-1) beat Penn State 97-61. Next: vs. No. 17 USC, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (14-0) did

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 130 115 13-6-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48

Wednesday, Dec. 31 EAST American 84, Loyola (Md) 69 Army 85, Lehigh 78, OT Bentley 81, St Thomas Aquinas 67 Bloomfield 91, American International 85 Brandeis 87, Keene State 76 Bridgeport 83, Queens (NY) 69 Brown 105, Johnson and Wales (RI) 47 Campbell 68, Monmouth 65 Chowan 66, West Virginia State 61 Clemson 64, Syracuse

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Jan. 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — California at North Carolina BTN — Michigan St. at Indiana 2 p.m. ACCN — Stanford at NC State BTN — Nebraska at Iowa 4 p.m. ACCN — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech BTN

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 8 .758 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 12-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1½ 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5½ 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10