


College football
Bowl games
Monday, Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Conway, SC
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA, 8 a.m.
Potato Bowl
Boise, Idaho
Fresno St. vs. Northern Illinois, 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl
Honolulu
South Florida vs. San Jose St., 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Detroit
Pitt vs. Toledo, 11 a.m.
Rate Bowl
Phoenix
Kansas St. vs. Rutgers, 2:30 p.m.
68 Ventures Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas St. vs. Bowling Green, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 27
Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas
Southern California vs. Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m.
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Syracuse vs. Washington St., 5 p.m.
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Oklahoma vs. Navy, Noon or 12:30 p.m.
Birmingham Bowl
Birmingham, Ala.
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Noon or 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 28
Pinstripe Bowl
New York
Boston College vs. Nebraska, 9 a.m.
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque, N.M.
TCU vs. Louisiana, 11:15 a.m.
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Miami vs. Iowa St., 12:30 p.m.
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday, Dec. 20
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Saturday, Dec. 21
No. 6 Penn St. 38, No. 11 SMU 10
No. 5 Texas 38, No. 12 Clemson 24
No. 8 Ohio St. 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Dec. 31
At Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.
No. 6 Penn St. at No. 3 Boise St., 4:30 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
Wednesday, Jan. 1
At Peach Bowl, Atlanta
No. 5 Texas at No. 4 Arizona St., 10 a.m. (ESPN/ABC)
At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
No. 8 Ohio St. at No. 1 Oregon, 2 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
At Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 2 Georgia, 5:45 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 16 12 .571 —
Golden State 15 12 .556 1/2
L.A. Clippers 16 13 .552 1/2
Phoenix 14 13 .519 1 1/2
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 20 9 .690 —
Houston 19 9 .679 1/2
Dallas 18 10 .643 1 1/2
San Antonio 15 13 .536 4 1/2
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 22 5 .815 —
Denver 15 11 .577 6 1/2
Minnesota 14 13 .519 8
Portland 9 19 .321 13 1/2
Utah 7 20 .259 15
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 22 6 .786 —
New York 18 10 .643 4
Brooklyn 11 17 .393 11
Philadelphia 9 17 .346 12
Toronto 7 22 .241 15 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 18 12 .600 —
Miami 13 13 .500 3
Atlanta 14 15 .483 3 1/2
Charlotte 7 21 .250 10
Washington 4 22 .154 12
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 25 4 .862 —
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 9
Indiana 14 15 .483 11
Chicago 13 16 .448 12
Detroit 12 17 .414 13
Saturday’s games
L.A. Lakers 103, Sacramento 99
Orlando 121, Miami 114
Memphis 128, Atlanta 112
Utah 105, Brooklyn 94
Milwaukee 112, Washington 101
Boston 123, Chicago 98
Cleveland 126, Philadelphia 99
New York 104, New Orleans 93
San Antonio 114, Portland 94
Dallas 113, L.A. Clippers 97
Golden State 113, Minnesota 103
Detroit 133, Phoenix 125
Sunday’s games
Indiana 122, Sacramento 95
Houston 114, Toronto 110
Denver 132, New Orleans 129, OT
Monday’s games
Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Houston at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
San Antonio at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Utah at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Washington at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Indiana at Golden State, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 7 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas 33 22 8 3 47 117 95
Edmonton 34 21 11 2 44 111 95
Los Angeles 34 19 10 5 43 104 88
Vancouver 33 16 10 7 39 103 104
Calgary 34 16 11 7 39 95 106
Seattle 36 15 19 2 32 101 113
Anaheim 32 13 15 4 30 81 100
San Jose 36 11 19 6 28 98 129
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 35 24 10 1 49 128 87
Minnesota 34 20 10 4 44 100 93
Colorado 36 21 15 0 42 121 120
Dallas 32 19 13 0 38 102 83
Utah 33 16 11 6 38 100 96
St. Louis 35 15 16 4 34 87 107
Nashville 34 10 17 7 27 79 105
Chicago 34 12 20 2 26 88 108
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 35 22 11 2 46 126 108
Toronto 34 21 11 2 44 106 93
Boston 35 18 13 4 40 91 108
Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 122 90
Ottawa 34 18 14 2 38 105 98
Montreal 33 14 16 3 31 97 118
Detroit 33 13 16 4 30 88 107
Buffalo 34 11 19 4 26 97 119
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 33 23 8 2 48 124 85
New Jersey 36 22 11 3 47 119 91
Carolina 33 21 11 1 43 116 91
Pittsburgh 35 15 15 5 35 105 130
Philadelphia 34 15 15 4 34 105 123
N.Y. Rangers 33 16 16 1 33 96 97
N.Y. Islanders 34 13 14 7 33 92 106
Columbus 34 13 15 6 32 112 123
Saturday’s games
Nashville 3, Los Angeles 2, OT
Edmonton 3, San Jose 2, OT
Calgary 6, Chicago 4
New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 0
Boston 3, Buffalo 1
Winnipeg 5, Minnesota 0
N.Y. Islanders 6, Toronto 3
Montreal 5, Detroit 1
Philadelphia 5, Columbus 4, OT
Ottawa 5, Vancouver 4, OT
Vegas 6, Seattle 2
Sunday’s games
Carolina 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Washington 3, Los Angeles 1
Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2
Anaheim 5, Utah 4, SO
Edmonton 3, Ottawa 1
Colorado 5, Seattle 2
Monday’s games
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 10 a.m.
Winnipeg at Toronto, 11 a.m.
Montreal at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 4 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at Vegas, 7 p.m.
College basketball
Men’s ap top 25 fared
Sunday’s games
No. 3 Iowa St. (10-1) beat Morgan St. 99-72.
No. 6 Alabama (10-2) beat Kent St. 81-54.
No. 8 Kansas (9-2) beat Brown 87-53.
No. 14 Oklahoma (12-0) beat Cent. Arkansas 89-66.
No. 19 Cincinnati (10-1) vs. Grambling St., 84-49.
No. 24 Michigan (9-3) beat Fort Wayne 89-58.
Women’s ap top 25 fared
Sunday’s games
No. 3 Notre Dame (10-2) beat Loyola (Md.) 97-54.
No. 6 Texas (12-1) beat S. Dakota St. 103-57.
No. 10 Oklahoma (11-1) beat Omaha 111-65.
No. 13 Kansas St. (13-1) beat Cincinnati 76-59.
No. 24 California (13-1) beat Temple 89-61.
Odds
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College Football
Favorite Line Underdog
Monday
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Conway, SC
UTSA 11 1/2 (55 1/2) Co Carolina
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise, Idaho
N Illinois 3 1/2 (39 1/2) Fresno St