National Sports

Wednesday, Jan. 7

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Jan. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. BTN — Northwestern at Michigan St. 7 p.m. CBSSN — Liberty at Louisiana Tech 8:30 p.m. BTN — Rutgers at Illinois 9 p.m. CBSSN — MTSU at UTEP 10:30 p.m. BTN — Ohio St.

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 27 9 .750 — 6-4 W-2 13-3 13-6 19-6 Boston 23 12 .657 3½ 8-2 W-4 11-5 12-7 16-8 New York 23 13 .639 4 4-6 L-4 15-4 7-9 18-11 Toronto 22 15 .595 5½ 6-4 W-2 12-8 10-7 19-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Boston 23 12 .657 — 8-2 W-4 11-5 12-7 16-8 New York 23 13 .639 ½ 4-6 L-4 15-4 7-9 18-11 Toronto 22 15 .595 2 6-4 W-2 12-8 10-7 19-10 Philadelphia 19 15 .559 3½ 5-5 L-1 9-9

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 23 12 .657 — New York 23 13 .639 ½ Toronto 22 15 .595 2 Philadelphia 19 15 .559 3½ Brooklyn 11 22 .333 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 20 17 .541 — Miami 20 17 .541 — Atlanta 17

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 12-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 14-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52 141 141 10-9-1 13-4-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 41 22 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 12-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Carolina 43 26 14 3 55 147 131 14-8-1 12-6-2 10-3-0 Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 14-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52

By The Associated Press Adv10-11 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. CBSSN — Navy at American U. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. SECN — Alabama at Missouri GOLF 2 p.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island,

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago at Detroit 7 p.m. Denver at Boston 7 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New York 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis 8

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 10½ 10½ (46½) at CAROLINA Green Bay 1½ 1½ (45½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Buffalo 1½ 1 (52½) at JACKSONVILLE at PHILADELPHIA 3½ 4½ (44½) San Francisco at NEW ENGLAND 3½ 3½ (46) LA Chargers Monday FAVORITE OPEN

Tuesday No. 1 UConn (15-0) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (17-0) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (15-1) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Nebraska, Sunday. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-1) did not

Tuesday No. 1 Arizona (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday. No. 2 Michigan (14-0) beat Penn State 74-72. Next: vs. Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 3 Iowa State (14-0) did not play. Next: at Baylor, Wednesday. No. 4 UConn (14-1) did not play. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (13-1) did not play.

Tuesday, Jan. 6 EAST Bridgeport 92, Caldwell 84 Endicott College 73, Western New England 58 Felician 85, Dominican (NY) 76 Goldey-Beacom 99, Georgian Court 85 Hartford 79, Johnson and Wales (RI) 63 Husson 85, SUNY-Cobleskill 77 Jefferson 73, Holy Family 64 Maine Maritime Academy 86, Northern Vermont-Lyndon 79 Maine-Farmington 109, Northern Vermont-Johnson 63 Maine-Presque Isle

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Jan. 7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. CBSSN — Furman at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. BTN — Indiana at Maryland 7 p.m. ACCN — Stanford at Virginia Tech CBSSN — Saint Louis at VCU ESPN2 — Missouri at Kentucky ESPNU — Miami

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 27 9 .750 — 6-4 W-2 13-3 13-6 19-6 Boston 23 12 .657 3½ 8-2 W-4 11-5 12-7 16-8 New York 23 13 .639 4 4-6 L-4 15-4 7-9 18-11 Toronto 22 15 .595 5½ 6-4 W-2 12-8 10-7 19-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 23 12 .657 — New York 23 13 .639 ½ Toronto 22 15 .595 2 Philadelphia 19 15 .559 3½ Brooklyn 11 22 .333 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 20 17 .541 — Miami 20 17 .541 — Atlanta 17

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Boston 23 12 .657 — 8-2 W-4 11-5 12-7 16-8 New York 23 13 .639 ½ 4-6 L-4 15-4 7-9 18-11 Toronto 22 15 .595 2 6-4 W-2 12-8 10-7 19-10 Philadelphia 19 15 .559 3½ 5-5 L-1 9-9

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 12-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Carolina 43 26 14 3 55 147 131 14-8-1 12-6-2 10-3-0 Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 14-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52 141 141 Buffalo 41 22 15 4 48 130 129 Florida 42 22 17 3 47 130 134

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 12-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 14-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52 141 141 10-9-1 13-4-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 41 22 15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 120 Orlando 112 Final Cleveland 120 Indiana 116 Final Memphis 106 San Antonio 105 Final Minnesota 122 Miami 94 Final L.A. Lakers 111 New Orleans 103 Final Dallas 100 Sacramento 98 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Buffalo 5 Vancouver 3 Final Carolina 6 Dallas 3 Final

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 14-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 11-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Carolina 42 25 14 3 53 141 128 13-8-1 12-6-2 10-3-0 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 44 25 15 4 54 136 141 Tampa Bay 41 25 13 3 53 142 110 Montreal 42 23 13 6 52 141 141 Florida 41 22 16 3 47 129 130 Buffalo 40 21 15 4 46 125 126

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 10½ 10½ (46½) at CAROLINA Green Bay 1½ 1½ (45½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Buffalo 1½ 1 (52½) at JACKSONVILLE at PHILADELPHIA 3½ 4½ (44½) San Francisco at NEW ENGLAND 3½ 3½ (46) LA Chargers Monday FAVORITE OPEN

Monday No. 1 UConn (15-0) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (17-0) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (15-1) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Nebraska, Sunday. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-1) did not

Monday No. 1 Arizona (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday. No. 2 Michigan (13-0) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Tuesday. No. 3 Iowa State (14-0) did not play. Next: at Baylor, Wednesday. No. 4 UConn (14-1) did not play. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (13-1) did not play.

Monday, Jan. 5 EAST Brandeis 90, Lasell 79 Cairn 108, Penn State Lehigh Valley Nittany Lions 51 Columbia 104, Cornell 99 Daemen 78, Franklin Pierce 72 Dartmouth 76, Harvard 68 Dean 87, New England College 67 Frostburg State 89, D’Youville 87 Husson 101, SUNY-Delhi 83 Johnson C. Smith 64, Lincoln (Pa) 63 Maine Maritime Academy

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 (32) 14-0 1494 1 2. Michigan (29) 13-0 1493 2

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 (28) 15-0 796 1 2. Texas (4) 17-0 772

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Jan. 6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. CBSSN — UMass at Ohio 7 p.m. ACCN — Syracuse at Georgia Tech ESPN — Duke at Louisville ESPN2 — Cincinnati at West Virginia ESPNU — South Carolina at LSU FS1 — Michigan at