NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Kans. City 14 1 0 .933 356 278
Denver 9 6 0 .600 363 281
L.A. Chargers 9 6 0 .600 328 274
e-Las Vegas 3 12 0 .200 264 390
East Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 469 331
Miami 7 8 0 .467 305 329
e-N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 292 344
e-N. England 3 12 0 .200 259 361
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 347 327
Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 318 359
e-Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 277 396
e-Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 284 417
North Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 452 349
x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 353 299
Cincinnati 7 8 0 .467 423 393
e-Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 245 380
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams 9 6 0 .600 329 347
Seattle 8 7 0 .533 339 340
e-Arizona 7 8 0 .467 344 342
e-San Fran. 6 9 0 .400 331 349
East Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Philadelp. 12 3 0 .800 402 283
Washington 10 5 0 .667 432 348
e-Dallas 7 8 0 .467 324 404
e-N.Y. Giants 2 13 0 .133 215 362
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 327 349
Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 427 352
e-N. Orleans 5 9 0 .357 309 312
e-Carolina 4 11 0 .267 283 448
North Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Detroit 13 2 0 .867 493 299
x-Minnesota 13 2 0 .867 396 276
Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 379 287
e-Chicago 4 11 0 .267 283 342
e-Eliminated from playoffs
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday's games
L.A. Chargers 34, Denver 27
Saturday's games
Kansas City 27, Houston 19
Baltimore 34, Pittsburgh 17
Sunday's games
Atlanta 34, N.Y. Giants 7
Carolina 36, Arizona 30, OT
Cincinnati 24, Cleveland 6
Detroit 34, Chicago 17
Indianapolis 38, Tennessee 30
L.A. Rams 19, N.Y. Jets 9
Washington 36, Philadelphia 33
Minnesota 27, Seattle 24
Buffalo 24, New England 21
Las Vegas 19, Jacksonville 14
Miami 29, San Francisco 17
Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 24
Monday's games
New Orleans at Green Bay, (n)
Wednesday, Dec. 25
Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at Houston, 1:30 p.m.
College football
Bowl games
Monday, Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Conway, SC
UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15
Potato Bowl
Boise, Idaho
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno St. 20 (2OT)
Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl
Honolulu
South Florida vs. San Jose St., 5 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
Sunday's games
Indiana 122, Sacramento 95
Houston 114, Toronto 110
Denver 132, New Orleans 129, OT
Monday's games
Boston at Orlando, (n)
Houston at Charlotte, (n)
San Antonio at Philadelphia, (n)
Utah at Cleveland, (n)
Brooklyn at Miami, (n)
Minnesota at Atlanta, (n)
Toronto at New York, (n)
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, (n)
Milwaukee at Chicago, (n)
Washington at Oklahoma City, (n)
Portland at Dallas, (n)
Indiana at Golden State, (n)
Phoenix at Denver, (n)
Detroit at L.A. Lakers, (n)
Tuesday's games
No games scheduled.
Wednesday's games
San Antonio at New York, 9 a.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 11:30 a.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 2 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 5 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.
College basketball
Men's ap poll
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 Pvs
1. Tennessee (41) 11-0 1528 1
2. Auburn (21) 11-1 1505 2
3. Iowa St. 10-1 1415 3
4. Duke 10-2 1344 5
5. Alabama 10-2 1258 6
6. Florida 12-0 1239 7
7. Kansas 9-2 1097 8
8. Marquette 11-2 1038 9
9. Oregon 11-1 970 10
10. Kentucky 10-2 959 4
11. UConn 10-3 903 11
12. Oklahoma 12-0 850 14
13. Texas A&M 10-2 811 12
14. Gonzaga 9-3 757 13
15. Houston 8-3 615 15
16. Mississippi 11-1 506 17
17. Cincinnati 10-1 494 19
18. Michigan St. 10-2 426 20
19. Mississippi St. 11-1 423 -
20. San Diego St. 8-2 319 23
21. Purdue 8-4 270 16
22. UCLA 10-2 246 18
23. Arkansas 10-2 158 -
24. Illinois 8-3 135 -
25. Baylor 7-3 123 -
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