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Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Sacramento 113 Dallas 107 Final Phoenix 123 New Orleans 114 Final Orlando 127 Denver 126 Final Houston 117 Cleveland 100 Final Brooklyn 123 Minnesota 107 Final Miami 142 Indiana 116 Final Milwaukee 112 Chicago 103 Final Utah 127 San Antonio 114 Final

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 1 5½ (44½) at MIAMI Jacksonville 1½ 5½ (48½) at INDIANAPOLIS Seattle 1½ 7 (42½) at CAROLINA New England 1½ 13½ (42½) at NY JETS at CINCINNATI 4 7 (53½) Arizona Pittsburgh 2½ 3½ (34½) at CLEVELAND New Orleans 3½ 1½ (39½)

No. 1 UConn (12-0) did not play. No. 2 Texas (14-0) did not play. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) did not play. No. 4 UCLA (11-1) did not play. No. 5 LSU (13-0) did not play. No. 6 Michigan (10-1) did not play. No. 7 Maryland (13-0) did not play. No. 8 Oklahoma (12-1) beat

No. 1 Arizona (12-0) beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71. No. 2 Michigan (11-0) did not play. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) did not play. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. No. 5 Purdue (11-1) did not play. No. 6 Duke (11-1) did not play. No. 7 Gonzaga (12-1) did not play. No. 8 Houston (11-1) did

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Albany Alexander 58, Jackson 50 Apple Creek Waynedale 48, Jeromesville Hillsdale 9 Arcadia 67, Old Fort 27 Archbold 51, Kalida 39 Ashtabula Edgewood 62, Ashtabula St John 4 Athens 37, Zanesville W. Muskingum 33 Attica Seneca E. 34, Upper Sandusky 31 Aurora 51, Mantua Crestwood 29 Bay (OH) 37,

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 x-Buffalo 11 4 0 .733 434 344 e-Miami 6 9 0 .400 317 369 e-N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 282 426 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Jacksonville 11 4 0 .733 410

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 5-3-0 7-0-0 7-3-0 5-0-0 3-1-0 x-Buffalo 11 4 0 .733 434 344 6-1-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-Miami 6 9 0 .400 317 369 4-4-0 2-5-0 3-8-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.

EAST Army 41, Uconn 16 SOUTH East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17 Penn St. 22, Clemson 10 MIDWEST Virginia 13, Missouri 7 SOUTHWEST Houston 38, LSU 35 FAR WEST BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21 Fresno St. 18, Miami (Ohio) 3 North Texas 49, San Diego St. 47

Saturday, Dec. 27 EAST Duquesne 99, Cleary Cougars 49 SOUTH UNC Wilmington 100, Columbia (SC) Fighting Koalas 56 ___

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 28 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. TNT — Winthrop at Texas Tech TRUTV — Winthrop at Texas Tech 6 p.m. BTN — Old Dominion at Maryland 8 p.m. BTN — Omaha at Oregon COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — Wofford

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 21 9 .700 — 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 2 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ 6-4 L-2 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 21 9 .700 — Boston 19 11 .633 2 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 17 14 .548 — Miami 16 15 .516 1 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 39 22 14 3 47 122 127 12-7-1 10-7-2 5-3-2 Tampa Bay 37 21 13 3 45 121 97 10-9-0 11-4-3 5-3-1 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 10-9-1 10-3-4 6-4-0 Florida 37 20 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 7 .774 — 7-3 L-1 12-2 11-5 17-5 New York 21 9 .700 2½ 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 4½ 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 6½ 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 37 23 11 3 49 126 108 12-6-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 39 22 14 3 47 122 127 12-7-1 10-7-2 5-3-2 N.Y. Islanders 38 21 13 4 46 109 104 12-7-2 9-6-2 6-4-2 Philadelphia 36 19 10 7 45

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 39 22 14 3 47 122 127 Tampa Bay 37 21 13 3 45 121 97 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 Florida 37 20 15 2 42 119 118 Buffalo 37 19 14 4 42 116 118

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Sacramento 113 Dallas 107 Final Phoenix 123 New Orleans 114 Final Orlando 127 Denver 126 Final Houston 117 Cleveland 100 Final Brooklyn 123 Minnesota 107 Final Miami 142 Indiana 116 Final Milwaukee 112 Chicago 103 Final Utah 127 San Antonio 114 Final New York 128 Atlanta 125

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 1 5½ (44½) at MIAMI Jacksonville 1½ 5½ (48½) at INDIANAPOLIS Seattle 1½ 7 (42½) at CAROLINA New England 1½ 13½ (42½) at NY JETS at CINCINNATI 4 7 (53½) Arizona Pittsburgh 2½ 3½ (34½) at CLEVELAND New Orleans 3½ 1½ (39½)

MIDWEST Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17, OT Northwestern 34, Cent. Michigan 7 SOUTHWEST UTSA 57, FIU 20

Friday, Dec. 26

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina, Annapolis, Md. Noon ABC — Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn St. vs. Clemson, New York 2:15 p.m. ESPN — Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn vs.

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 21 9 .700 — 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 2 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ 6-4 L-2 9-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 7 .774 — 7-3 L-1 12-2 11-5 17-5 New York 21 9 .700 2½ 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 4½ 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 6½ 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 21 9 .700 — Boston 19 11 .633 2 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 17 14 .548 — Miami 16 15 .516 1 Atlanta 15

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 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

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 —