FOOTBALL

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 2 0 .833 348 223

Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 227 283

N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 266 288

Miami 5 7 0 .417 209 298

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 8 4 0 .667 266 282

Jacksonville 8 4 0 .667 299 178

Houston 4 8 0 .333 296 309

Indianapolis 3 9 0 .250 205 330

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 10 2 0 .833 281 213

Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 280 207

Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 219 238

Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 176 308

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 6 6 0 .500 303 274

L.A. Chargers 6 6 0 .500 268 212

Oakland 6 6 0 .500 249 278

Denver 3 9 0 .250 206 315

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 10 2 0 .833 361 215

Dallas 6 6 0 .500 286 284

Washington 5 7 0 .417 272 314

N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167 189 291

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 9 4 0 .692 370 263

Carolina 8 4 0 .667 269 238

Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 294 261

Tampa Bay 4 8 0 .333 243 288

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 285 204

Detroit 6 6 0 .500 314 308

Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 258 281

Chicago 3 9 0 .250 191 267

West

W L T Pct PF PA

L.A. Rams 9 3 0 .750 361 222

Seattle 8 4 0 .667 290 222

Arizona 5 7 0 .417 219 310

San Francisco 2 10 0 .167 202 298

Thursday's Game

Atlanta 20, New Orleans 17

Sunday's Games

Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Washington at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Denver, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle at Jacksonville, 1:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Monday's Game

New England at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

hockey

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 28 20 6 2 42 106 71

Toronto 29 18 10 1 37 101 85

Boston 26 13 9 4 30 75 74

Montreal 30 13 13 4 30 83 93

Detroit 28 11 12 5 27 79 91

Florida 28 11 13 4 26 85 97

Ottawa 27 9 11 7 25 77 93

Buffalo 28 7 17 4 18 60 96

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

New Jersey 27 16 7 4 36 84 81

Columbus 28 17 10 1 35 80 70

N.Y. Islanders 28 16 9 3 35 104 96

Washington 29 17 11 1 35 90 86

Pittsburgh 30 16 11 3 35 90 98

N.Y. Rangers 27 15 10 2 32 91 81

Philadelphia 29 11 11 7 29 83 86

Carolina 27 11 10 6 28 76 85

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 29 19 8 2 40 95 75

Nashville 28 18 7 3 39 92 80

Winnipeg 29 17 8 4 38 99 82

Dallas 29 16 12 1 33 86 84

Minnesota 27 13 11 3 29 80 82

Chicago 28 12 11 5 29 84 79

Colorado 27 12 13 2 26 83 91

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 30 19 8 3 41 94 66

Vegas 27 17 9 1 35 94 85

San Jose 27 15 10 2 32 71 65

Calgary 29 15 12 2 32 84 92

Vancouver 29 14 11 4 32 79 81

Anaheim 29 12 11 6 30 78 86

Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 80 96

Arizona 31 7 19 5 19 74 110

Thursday's Games

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT

Boston 6, Arizona 1

Tampa Bay 5, Colorado 2

Florida 6, Winnipeg 4

Calgary 3, Montreal 2, OT

St. Louis 3, Dallas 0

Philadelphia 4, Vancouver 1

Los Angeles 4, Ottawa 3, OT

San Jose 5, Carolina 4, OT

Today's Games

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4 p.m.

Columbus at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Vegas at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

basketball

IDAHO PREP BOYS

Aberdeen 79, Grace 78

Bear Lake 39, Rich County, Utah 30

Blackfoot 65, Rigby 63

Butte County 85, Sho-Ban 54

Challis 58, Rockland 43

Clarkston, Wash. 55, Moscow 40

Emmett 64, Caldwell 50

Glenns Ferry 45, Oakley 38

Gonzaga Prep, Wash. 69, Post Falls 48

Hagerman 59, Castleford 57

Highland 57, Twin Falls 46

Hillcrest 44, Idaho Falls 40

Kuna 65, Jerome 46

Lighthouse Christian 66, Richfield 38

Minico 57, Pocatello 39

N. Gem 55, Watersprings 49

Parma 52, Vale, Ore. 42

Payette 59, Marsing 52

Potlatch 61, Deary 31

Ridgevue 69, Mountain Home 40

Rogers (Spokane), Wash. 69, Lake City 67

Skyview 86, Bishop Kelly 80

Sugar-Salem 60, Soda Springs 28

Timberline-Weippe 57, Highland 36

Twin Falls Christian Academy 72, Murtaugh 71, OT

Valley 49, Wendell 35

Wood River 33, Buhl 20

IDAHO PREP GIRLS

Aberdeen 43, American Falls 30

Borah 62, Timberline 54

Butte County 55, Sho-Ban 39

Capital 55, Nampa 11

Clarkston, Wash. 66, Moscow 56

Eagle 54, Rocky Mountain 37

Genesee 65, Troy 26

Gooding 55, Declo 39

Kimberly 38, Filer 25

Kootenai 53, Kendrick 41

Lakeside 57, Clark Fork 49

Marsing 73, Wilder 11

Melba 62, Parma 32

Meridian 56, Columbia 33

Mountain View 61, Boise 48

Murtaugh 38, Twin Falls Christian Academy 34

New Plymouth 27, Ontario, Ore. 24

Post Falls 58, Gonzaga Prep, Wash. 22

Ririe 41, South Fremont 30

Rogers (Spokane), Wash. 46, Lakeland 34

Sandpoint 70, St. Maries 39

Shoshone 45, Glenns Ferry 37

Teton 43, N. Fremont 32

Vale, Ore. 40, Fruitland 30

W. Jefferson 48, Malad 42

Watersprings 54, N. Gem 24

reston Lady Indian Classic

Soda Springs 63, Sky View, Utah 27

Bear River, Utah 43, Marsh Valley 35

North Summit, Utah 48, Preston 34

WASHINGTON PREP BOYS

Adna 55, Onalaska 25

Castle Rock 58, Rainier, Ore. 47

Clarkston 55, Moscow, Idaho 40

Curtis 80, Puyallup 59

Glacier Peak 45, Cascade (Everett) 36

Knappa, Ore. 56, Ilwaco 48

Lake Quinault 60, Montesano 32

Morton/White Pass 69, Rainier 38

Napavine 83, Pe Ell 36

Pope John Paul II 56, Quilcene 32

Puget Sound Adventist 74, Christian Faith 19

Rogers (Spokane) 69, Lake City, Idaho 67

Sumner 56, South Kitsap 52

Toledo 46, Wahkiakum 40

Toutle Lake 87, Mossyrock 20

Washougal 67, Hudson's Bay 64

Zillah 67, Connell 66

Richland 66, Orem, Utah 63

Washington Prep GIrls

Astoria, Ore. 58, R.A. Long 45

Columbia River 71, Seton Catholic 25

Curtis 63, Puyallup 48

Emerald Ridge 52, Olympia 50

Glacier Peak 58, Lynnwood 32

Hockinson 62, Battle Ground 52

Mark Morris 59, Fort Vancouver 27

Mt. Rainier Lutheran 58, Northwest Yeshiva 29

Post Falls, Idaho 58, Gonzaga Prep 22

Rogers (Puyallup) 62, Graham-Kapowsin 18

Rogers (Spokane) 46, Lakeland, Idaho 34

Sumner 59, South Kitsap 32

Vashon Island 34, Tenino 33

W. F. West 85, Skyview 58

Zillah 63, Connell 30

COLLEGE WOMEN

EAST

Binghamton 55, Bryant 47

Buffalo 73, Canisius 47

Denver 70, UMBC 48

Drexel 66, Niagara 65

Hofstra 68, Iona 43

Mass.-Lowell 66, St. Peter's 60

Minnesota 73, Georgetown 63

Temple 65, Hampton 56

UMass 121, Fisher 38

West Virginia 73, Pittsburgh 52

SOUTH

Alabama 73, Lipscomb 51

Duke 85, UNC-Greensboro 54

Florida A&M 74, Lynn 37

Florida St. 84, Stetson 39

George Mason 73, LIU Brooklyn 70

Louisville 79, Vanderbilt 57

Tennessee Tech 83, Cumberland University 52

UAB 77, Samford 53

UT Martin 90, Rhodes College 49

W. Carolina 39, Radford 27

Wake Forest 78, Appalachian St. 49

MIDWEST

Ball St. 69, SE Missouri 56

Cent. Michigan 94, SIU-Edwardsville 56

Illinois 81, Indiana St. 52

Michigan 82, Marquette 76

Milwaukee 61, Illinois St. 59

Missouri St. 94, Wichita St. 71

S. Illinois 60, Martin Methodist 50

Wright St. 72, Kent St. 60

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 73, Charlotte 72

Cent. Arkansas 75, Central Baptist College 34

Louisiana Tech 58, UALR 49

FAR WEST

Boise St. 85, Washington 62

CS Northridge 76, San Jose St. 59

California 89, San Diego 64

Fresno St. 81, Pacific 70

Long Beach St. 65, Grand Canyon 63

Montana 60, Stephen F. Austin 52

N. Arizona 84, Arizona 66

Utah Valley 59, Air Force 56

Weber St. 71, Pepperdine 61

COLLEGE MEN

EAST

Drexel 72, La Salle 70

Georgetown 81, Howard 67

Hartford 77, Quinnipiac 75

Rutgers 73, NJIT 64

Stony Brook 76, Columbia 66

SOUTH

Maryland 87, Ohio 62

SC State 93, Brevard College 65

UNC-Greensboro 75, Elon 44

MIDWEST

Iowa St. 84, Iowa 78

N. Iowa 62, Texas-Arlington 58

Purdue 80, Valparaiso 50

FAR WEST

Hawaii 72, Prairie View 60

San Francisco 81, E. Washington 71

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 22 4 .846 -

Toronto 15 7 .682 5

Philadelphia 13 11 .542 8

New York 12 12 .500 9

Brooklyn 10 14 .417 11

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 14 11 .560 -

Miami 11 13 .458 21/2

Orlando 11 15 .423 31/2

Charlotte 9 14 .391 4

Atlanta 5 19 .208 81/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 18 7 .720 -

Detroit 14 10 .583 31/2

Milwaukee 13 10 .565 4

Indiana 14 11 .560 4

Chicago 3 20 .130 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 19 4 .826 -

San Antonio 17 8 .680 3

New Orleans 13 12 .520 7

Memphis 8 16 .333 111/2

Dallas 7 18 .280 13

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 15 11 .577 -

Portland 13 11 .542 1

Denver 13 11 .542 1

Utah 13 13 .500 2

Oklahoma City 11 13 .458 3

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 20 6 .769 -

L.A. Lakers 9 15 .375 10

L.A. Clippers 8 15 .348 101/2

Phoenix 9 18 .333 111/2

Sacramento 7 17 .292 12

Thursday

L.A. Lakers 107, Philadelphia 104

Washington 109, Phoenix 99

Brooklyn 100, Oklahoma City 95

Houston 112, Utah 101

Today

Chicago at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Denver at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Barlow on a one-year contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Agreed to terms with RHP Yusmeiro Petit on a two-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS - Acquired 2B Dee Gordon and international signing bonus pool money from Miami for RHPs Robert Dugger and Nick Neidert and INF Christopher Torres.

TEXAS RANGERS - Named Spike Owen manager at Down East (Carolina), Matt Hagen manager at Hickory (SAL), Kenny Holmberg manager at Spokane (NWL), Brian Shouse pitching coach and Howard Johnson hitting coach at Round Rock (PCL); Kenny Hook hitting coach at Down East, Chase Lambin hitting coach at Hickory, Jared Goedert hitting coach at Spokane, Jeremy Moore hitting coach for the Rangers (Arizona), Greg Hibbard pitching coach at Frisco (Texas), Jono Armold pitching coach at (Spokane) and Chris Egelston pitching coach for the Rangers (Arizona).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Chatwood on a three-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Agreed to terms with OF Todd Cunningham and RHP Richard Rodriguez on minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Promoted Luis Morales to director of international operations and administration; Matt Slater special assistant to the general manager, player procurement; Matt Bayer to manager of scouting analytics; Emily Wiebe to baseball operations analyst; Sean Moran to national cross checker; Zach Mortimer to Northeast regional cross checker; and Joe Almaraz to international cross checker. Named Tyler Hadzinsky amateur scouting coordinator/analyst; Stacey Pettis area scout of Northern California; Jim Negrych Northeast area scout; Chris Rodriguez Pacific Northwest area scout; Jose Leger Latin American field and academy development coordinator; Alix Martinez Dominican Republic area scout; Damaso Espino Latin American cross checker and Jose Gonzalez Maestre Venezuela scouting supervisor.

Frontier League

FLORENCE FREEDOM - Signed OF Mike Morris to a contract extension.

JOLIET SLAMMERS - Signed OF R.J. Thompson.

RIVER CITY RASCALS - Sold the contract of 3B Braxton Martinez to Pericos de Puebla (Mexican).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS - Traded C Jahlil Okafor and G Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for F Trevor Booker.

CYCLING

USADA - Announced cyclist Jay Henderson accepted a six-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS - Signed S Harlan Miller from the practice squad. Placed S Rudy Ford on injured reserve. Signed S K.J. Dillon to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS - Fired executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown. Named John Dorsey general manager.

NEW YORK GIANTS - Placed LB Jonathan Casillas on injured reserve. Signed WR Darius Powe from the practice squad. Signed LB Derrick Matthews to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League

CFL - Announced the retirement of senior vice president-football Glen Johnson. Named Kevin McDonald vice-president, football operations and player safety; Ryan Janzen senior director, football operations; Darren Hackwood senior director, officiating; Greg Dick chief operations officer and chief finance officer; Christina Litz chief marketing, digital and strategy officer; Vanessa Morbi vice-president, marketing and digital; Kelly Shouldice vice president, content; Sully Syed senior director, technology; Celine Seguin senior director events and general manager Grey Cup; Matt Maychak chief communications officer; Tyler Mazereeuw chief revenue officer and ticketing sales manager; and Owen Welsh senior director, corporate partnerships.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL - Suspended Calgary F Matthew Tkachuk one game for a spearing incident in a Dec. 6 game against Toronto.

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Announced Tom Dundon has signed a purchase agreement to buy a majority stake in the team.

DALLAS STARS - Recalled G Mike McKenna from Texas (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS - Activated F Andy Andreoff from injured reserve,

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Placed D Justin Schultz on injured reserve. Recalled D Frank Corrado from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES - Recalled G Ville Husso from San Antonio (AHL). Assigned F Samuel Blais to San Antonio.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Re-assigned F Travis Boyd to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS - Recalled F Yanick Turcotte from Worcester (ECHL). Loaned D Patrick Cullity to Worcester.

SOCCER

United Soccer League

NASHVILLE SC - Signed D Kosuke Kimura, G C.J. Cochran, D Taylor Washington and F Michael Cox.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA STATE - Named Donald Hill-Eley football coach.

BAKER - Announced the addition of women's wrestling and men's bowling programs starting in the fall of 2018.

EAST CAROLINA - Named David Blackwell defensive coordinator.

OREGON STATE - Named Mike Riley assistant football coach.

ST. ROSE - Named Ray Putnam men's and women's cross country and track & field coach.

SOUTH ALABAMA - Named Steve Campbell football coach.

TENNESSEE - Named Jeremy Pruitt football coach.