National Sports

By The Associated Press Adv06-07 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Southern U. at Texas COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at Minnesota NFL FOOTBALL 8:15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 126 L.A. Lakers 105 Final Orlando 106 Miami 105 Final New York 146 Utah 112 Final Denver 134 Atlanta 133 Final Cleveland 130 San Antonio 117 Final Charlotte 111 Toronto 86 Final Memphis 107 L.A. Clippers 98 Final Detroit 122 Portland 116 Final Houston 117 Phoenix

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 11 2 0 .846 351 241 5-2-0 6-0-0 6-2-0 5-0-0 3-0-0 Buffalo 8 4 0 .667 337 259 5-1-0 3-3-0 5-3-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 Miami 5 7 0 .417 247 286 4-3-0 1-4-0 2-6-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 N.Y.

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 11 2 0 .846 351 241 Buffalo 8 4 0 .667 337 259 Miami 5 7 0 .417 247 286 N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 246 315 South W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 8 4 0 .667 292

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indianapolis 3 1½ (46½) at JACKSONVILLE at BALTIMORE 6½ 5½ (43½) Pittsburgh at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati Washington 3 1½ (43½) at MINNESOTA Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 6½ (44½) at ATLANTA at

Thursday No. 1 UConn (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (9-0) beat No. 11 North Carolina 79-64. Next: vs. Prairie View A&M, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (8-1) beat No. 22 Louisville 79-77. Next: vs. North Carolina Central, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday.

Thursday, Dec. 4 EAST Emory 93, Huntingdon 78 Fairleigh Dickinson 86, Manor Blue Jays 38 Framingham State 70, Elms 54 Merrimack 68, Rider 66 Neumann 75, Penn State Lehigh Valley Nittany Lions 62 Regis College 79, Johnson and Wales (RI) 60 SUNY-Polytechnic 78, Hamilton 72 Salem State 71, Rivier 64 Slippery Rock 78, Lincoln (Pa)

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Dec. 5 AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 7:55 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5:25 a.m. (Saturday) ESPN2 — Formula 1:

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 15 7 .682 — 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 ½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ 7-3 W-2 7-4 5-5 9-6 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 5-5 W-1 6-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 5 .773 — 7-3 L-1 8-2 8-3 13-5 Toronto 15 7 .682 2 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 2½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Miami 14 8 .636 3 7-3 L-1 10-2 4-6 8-4

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 7 .682 — New York 14 7 .667 ½ Boston 12 9 .571 2½ Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 Brooklyn 5 16 .238 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 8 .636 — Orlando 13 9 .591 1 Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 87 99 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 86 90

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 10-5-0 6-8-0 7-5-0 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Detroit 28 14 11

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Washington 28 17 9 2 36 98 71 9-5-1 8-4-1 6-2-1 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 87 75 8-4-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 146 Washington 101 Final Philadelphia 99 Golden State 98 Final L.A. Lakers 123 Toronto 120 Final Utah 123 Brooklyn 110 Final Minnesota 125 New Orleans 116 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Boston 5 St. Louis 2 Final N-Y Rangers 4 Ottawa 2 Final Toronto 5 Carolina

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS Indianapolis 3 1½ (46½) at JACKSONVILLE at BALTIMORE 6½ 5½ (43½) Pittsburgh Seattle 8½ 6½ (44½) at ATLANTA at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati at MINNESOTA 3 1½ (42½) Washington at

Wednesday No. 1 UConn (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 North Carolina, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 22 Louisville, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday. No. 5 LSU (8-0)

Wednesday No. 1 Purdue (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa State, Saturday. No. 2 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Auburn, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 4 Duke (9-0) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Saturday. No. 5

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 Detroit 27 14 11 2 30 82 93 Boston 28 15 13 0 30 87 91

Wednesday, Dec. 3 EAST Adelphi 60, American International 44 Albertus Magnus 88, Brooklyn College 54 Albright 82, Lebanon Valley 67 Allegheny (PA) 66, Westminster (PA) 54 Alvernia 88, Gwynedd-Mercy 84, OT American 75, Drexel 73 Amherst 82, Massachusetts 62 Arcadia 75, Haverford 50 Assumption 75, Pace 64 Bates 54, Bowdoin 50 Bentley 72, Southern New

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Dec. 4 AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Florida at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. ACCN — Arkansas at SMU ESPN — South

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 4 .810 — 8-2 W-2 8-2 8-2 13-4 Toronto 15 7 .682 2½ 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 Miami 14 7 .667 3 7-3 W-1 10-2 4-5 8-4 New York 13 7 .650 3½ 6-4 L-1 10-1 3-6 10-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 7 .682 — New York 14 7 .667 ½ Boston 12 9 .571 2½ Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 Brooklyn 5 16 .238 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 8 .636 — Orlando 13 9 .591 1 Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 15 7 .682 — 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 ½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ 7-3 W-2 7-4 5-5 9-6 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 5-5 W-1 6-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 25 16 7 2 34 86 70 8-3-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Washington 27 16 9 2 34 91 70 9-5-1 7-4-1 6-2-1 Philadelphia 26 15 8 3 33

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 8-5-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 6-3-2 7-6-2 4-2-2 Detroit 27 14 11

By The Associated Press Adv06-07 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Southern U. at Texas COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at Minnesota NFL FOOTBALL 8:15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Portland 122 Cleveland 110 Final San Antonio 114 Orlando 112 Final Denver 135 Indiana 120 Final L.A. Clippers 115 Atlanta 92 Final New York 119 Charlotte 104 Final Houston 121 Sacramento 95 Final Brooklyn 113 Chicago 103 Final Milwaukee 113 Detroit 109 Final Dallas 118 Miami 108

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 5½ 3 (54½) Dallas Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati at MINNESOTA 3 1½ (42½) Washington at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 7 (44½) at ATLANTA at

Tuesday No. 1 Purdue (8-0) beat Rutgers 81-65. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa State, Saturday. No. 2 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Auburn, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 4 Duke (9-0) beat No. 15 Florida 67-66. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Saturday.