National Sports

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 (9-1) vs. Cal Poly. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (12-0) beat

Tuesday, Dec. 16 EAST Chatham 86, Bethany (WV) 83 Fairmont State 73, St Thomas Aquinas 65 Howard 74, Drexel 66 SOUTH Averett 102, Johnson & Wales (NC) 59 Morehouse 89, Central State (OH) 70 North Greenville 82, Southern Wesleyan 72 MIDWEST Central Missouri 88, West Texas A&M 78 Missouri Western State 92, Avila 81 Rockhurst

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 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 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 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 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 106 88 8-8-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 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 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 106 88 Detroit 33 18 12 3 39 104 109 Montreal 32 17 11 4 38 105 113 Boston 33 19 14 0 38 109 105 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 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

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION San Antonio at New York 8:30 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Anaheim at Columbus 7 p.m. Chicago at Toronto 7 p.m. N-Y Islanders at Detroit 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal 7 p.m. Utah at Boston 7 p.m. Vancouver at N-Y Rangers 7

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

Monday, Dec. 15 EAST Bates 101, Thomas (ME) 53 Bowie State 77, Livingstone 72 Cairn 84, Desales 72 Caldwell 83, Southern Connecticut State 63 Clarkson 75, Alfred State 73 Lancaster Bible 83, Eastern Mennonite 69 Lincoln (Pa) 59, Winston-Salem State 57 Misericordia 88, Keystone 62 Piedmont 91, SUNY-Brockport 82 Saint Michael’s 90, Franklin Pierce 78

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (42) 9-0 1500 1 2. Michigan (15) 10-0 1470 2

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 16 CHL HOCKEY 11:30 a.m. NHLN — Ilves Tampere vs. Lulea 2 p.m. NHLN — Frolunda Gothenburg vs. ERC Ingolstad COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — Lipscomb at Duke 6:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Toledo at Michigan St. 7 p.m.

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (24) 10-0 792 1 2. Texas (8) 12-0 776

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 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 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 Tampa Bay 32 18 11 3 39 104 83 Detroit 33 18 12 3 39 104 109 Montreal 32 17 11 4 38 105 113 Boston 33 19 14 0 38 109 105 Florida 31 16 13 2 34 98 99

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Detroit 112 Boston 105 Final Toronto 106 Miami 96 Final OT Utah 140 Dallas 133 Final OT Denver 128 Houston 125 Final Memphis 121 L.A. Clippers 103 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Anaheim 4 N-Y Rangers 1 Final Florida 5 Tampa Bay 2 Final OT Ottawa 3

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 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 32 18 11 3

No. 1 UConn (10-0) beat No. 16 USC 79-51. No. 2 Texas (12-0) beat UT Rio Grande Valley 110-45; beat No. 13 Baylor 89-54. No. 3 South Carolina (10-1) beat Penn State 95-55. No. 4 UCLA (9-1) did not play. No. 5 LSU (11-0) beat Louisiana Tech 87-61. No. 6 Michigan (9-1) beat Akron 85-59.

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 7 0 .462 281 296 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 7 0 .462 281 296 4-3-0 2-4-0 3-6-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.