National Sports

Wednesday, Dec. 24

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Dec. 25 NBA BASKETBALL Noon ABC — Cleveland at New York ESPN — Cleveland at New York ESPN2 — Cleveland at New York (Dunk the Halls) 2:30 p.m. ABC — San Antonio at Oklahoma City ESPN — San Antonio at Oklahoma

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 20 9 .690 — Boston 18 11 .621 2 Toronto 18 13 .581 3 Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3½ Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 17 13 .567 — Miami 15 15 .500 2 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 6 .800 — 8-2 W-3 12-2 11-4 17-5 New York 20 9 .690 3½ 7-3 L-1 14-2 5-7 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 5½ 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Toronto 18 13 .581 6½ 4-6 W-1 8-7 10-6 16-9

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 20 9 .690 — 7-3 L-1 14-2 5-7 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 2 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Toronto 18 13 .581 3 4-6 W-1 8-7 10-6 16-9 Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3½ 6-4 L-1 9-8

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 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 38 22 13 3 47 120 122 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 Florida 36 20 14 2 42 117 114 Ottawa 36 18 13 5 41 119 113

By The Associated Press Adv27-28 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m. BTN — NC Central at Penn St. 3 p.m. BTN — Southern U. at Illinois 5 p.m. BTN — Mass.-Lowell at Iowa 6 p.m. SECN — Dartmouth at Florida 7 p.m. CBSSN —

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___

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 3 (40½) Baltimore Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Bennington 80, Elkhorn North 46 Blair 64, Elkhorn 35 Broken Bow 54, Hershey 51 Cedar Bluffs 42, East Butler 41 Centennial 45, Walthill 43 Crawford 48, South Platte 33 Cross County 49, Cozad 26 Dorchester 47, Elba 32 Freeman 48, Johnson County Central 30 Gothenburg 81, Amherst 62 Johnson-Brock

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 38 22 13 3 47 120 122 12-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 10-9-1 10-3-4 6-4-0 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 10-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Florida 36 20 14

Tuesday, Dec. 23 EAST Army 95, Binghamton 85, OT Marshall 102, West Virginia Tech Golden Bears 52 St. John’s 85, Harvard 59 Villanova 64, Seton Hall 56 SOUTH Campbell 102, Green Bay 79 Kentucky 99, Bellarmine 85 UCF 85, Florida Atlantic 80 MIDWEST Missouri State 70, Lindenwood 65 Ohio State 89, Grambling State 63 Rose-Hulman

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: California vs. Hawaii, Honolulu _____

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 20 9 .690 — Boston 18 11 .621 2 Toronto 18 13 .581 3 Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3½ Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 17 13 .567 — Miami 15 15 .500 2 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 6 .800 — 8-2 W-3 12-2 11-4 17-5 New York 20 9 .690 3½ 7-3 L-1 14-2 5-7 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 5½ 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Toronto 18 13 .581 6½ 4-6 W-1 8-7 10-6 16-9

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 20 9 .690 — 7-3 L-1 14-2 5-7 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 2 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Toronto 18 13 .581 3 4-6 W-1 8-7 10-6 16-9 Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3½ 6-4 L-1 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 38 22 13 3 47 120 122 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 Florida 36 20 14 2 42 117 114 Ottawa 36 18 13 5 41 119 113

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 EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 36 22 11 3 47 121 106 11-6-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 38 22 13 3 47 120 122 12-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Philadelphia 36 19 10 7 45 111 102 11-5-4 8-5-3 5-1-4 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Charlotte 126 Washington 109 Final Brooklyn 114 Philadelphia 106 Final Cleveland 141 New Orleans 118 Final Toronto 112 Miami 91 Final Milwaukee 111 Indiana 94 Final Chicago 126 Atlanta 123 Final Dallas 131 Denver 130 Final Minnesota 115 New York 104 Final San Antonio 130 Oklahoma City

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 3 (40½) Baltimore Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U

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 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 10-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Montreal 36 19 12 5 43 117 122 10-9-1 9-3-4 5-4-0 Boston 37 20 16

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 Philadelphia 35 18 10 7 43 108 101 11-5-4 7-5-3 5-1-4 Washington 36 19 12 5 43 114

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 37 21 13 3 45 116 119 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 Montreal 36 19 12 5 43 117 122 Boston 37 20 16 1 41 120 120 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112

The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Bonny Eagle 64, Biddeford 57 Camden Hills Regional 87, Oxford Hills Comprehensive 55 Carrabec 41, Telstar Regional 39 Easton 59, Wisdom 48 Freeport 51, Greely 42 Gardiner Area 64, Leavitt Area 55 Kennebunk 76, Massabesic 60 Lake Region 78, Yarmouth 74 Lisbon 64, Oak Hill 59 Madison Area Memorial

Monday No. 1 Arizona (11-0) vs. Bethune-Cookman. Next: at Utah, Saturday, Jan. 3. No. 2 Michigan (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday, Jan. 2. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday, Jan. 2. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday, Dec.

Monday No. 1 UConn (12-0) did not play. Next: at Butler, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (14-0) did not play. 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. 19 Ohio State, Sunday. No. 5 LSU (13-0) did

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 (38) 11-0 1428 1 2. Michigan (19) 11-0 1408 2

Monday, Dec. 22 EAST Boston College 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 61 Buffalo 92, Penn State-Erie 63 Coastal Carolina 68, Saint Joseph’s 62 Duquesne 103, Canisius 59 Fairfield 121, City College of New York 58 Fordham 65, New Haven 47 George Washington 97, St. Mary’s College of Maryland 40 Georgetown 97, Coppin State 67 Rhode Island 85,