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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Today’s Games

Condon/Wheeler at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Stanfield vs. Grant Union (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 2 p.m.

Pilot Rock vs. Arlington (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 3:30 p.m.

Echo vs. Union (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 5:30 p.m.

Umatilla vs. Mac-Hi (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Irrigon vs. Crane (at Heppner Kick Off), 3 p.m.

Ione vs. Prairie City (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 4:30 p.m.

Helix at College Place (WA), 5:30 p.m.

Walla Walla (WA) at Pendleton, 7 p.m.

Condon/Wheeler vs. McKenzie (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 7:30 p.m.

Toledo at Heppner (at Heppner Kick Off), 7:30 p.m.

Weston-McEwen at Kennedy (at Kennedy Classic), 7:30 p.m.

Tri-Cities Prep at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.

Hermiston at Chiawana (WA), 7:30 p.m.

Arlington vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Pilot Rock vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Mac-Hi vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Umatilla vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Stanfield vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Echo vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Saturday’s Games

Irrigon vs. Toledo (at Heppner Kick Off), Noon

Ione vs. McKenzie (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 12:30 p.m.

Condon/Wheeler vs. Prairie City (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 3:30 p.m.

Crane Heppner (at Heppner Kick Off), 3:30 p.m.

Walla Walla (WA) at Helix, 5:30 p.m.

Kamiakin (WA) at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.

Weston-McEwen vs. TBD (at Kennedy Classic), TBD

Arlington vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Pilot Rock vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Mac-Hi vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Umatilla vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Stanfield vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Echo vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Today’s Games

Condon/Wheeler at Heppner, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Arlington vs. Pilot Rock (Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 2 p.m.

Stanfield vs. Grant Union (Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 3:30 p.m.

Mac-Hi at Umatilla (Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 5:30 p.m.

Echo vs. Union (Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Ione vs. Prairie City (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 3 p.m.

Irrigon vs. Crane (at Heppner Kick Off), 3 p.m.

Hermiston at Chiawana (WA), 5:45 p.m.

Helix at College Place (WA), 6 p.m.

Condon/Wheeler vs. McKenzie (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 6 p.m.

Toledo at Heppner (at Heppner Kick Off), 6 p.m.

Weston-McEwen at Kennedy (at Kennedy Classic), 6 p.m.

Tri-Cities Prep at Riverside, 6 p.m.

Pendleton at Walla Walla (WA), 7 p.m.

Arlington vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Pilot Rock vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Mac-Hi vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Umatilla vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Stanfield vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Echo vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Saturday’s Games

Ione vs. McKenzie (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 11 a.m.

Irrigon vs. Toledo (at Heppner Kick Off), Noon

Condon/Wheeler vs. Prairie City (at Condon Christmas Tournament), 2 p.m. Riverside at Helix, 2:30 p.m.

Heppner vs. Crane (at Heppner Kick Off), 3 p.m.

Kamiakin (WA) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.

Weston-McEwen vs. TBD (at Kennedy Classic), TBD

Arlington vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Pilot Rock vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Mac-Hi vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Umatilla vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Stanfield vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

Echo vs. TBD (at Columbia River Clash, Umatilla), TBD

PREP WRESTLING

Friday

Riverside at Culver Invitational, 2 p.m.

Irrigon, Echo at Calhoun Classic (at Nyssa), 3 p.m.

Pendleton, Mac-Hi Heppner at Muilenburg Invite (La Grande), 3 p.m.

Post Falls (ID) at Hermiston, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Irrigon, Echo at Calhoun Classic (at Nyssa), 10 a.m.

Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Heppner at Muilenburg Invite (La Grande), 10 a.m.

Riverside at Culver Invitational, 10 a.m.

PREP SWIMMING

Saturday

Pendleton, Hermiston at Baker meet, Noon

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL

Saturday’s Games

Blue Mountain at Edmonds, 6 p.m.

Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Blue Mountain vs. Peninsula (at Edmonds), Noon

COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Friday’s Games

Blue Mountain at S. Puget Sound, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla, 6 p.m.

Blue Mountain at Centralia, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Blue Mountain vs. Tacoma (at Centralia), Noon

COLLEGE MEN’S WRESTLING

Friday

Eastern Oregon at North Idaho, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S WRESTLING

Saturday-Sunday

Eastern Oregon at SW Oregon C.C., TBA

Football

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 2 0 .833 319 207

Miami 7 5 0 .583 255 278

Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 305 274

N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 206 307

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 6 6 0 .500 207 257

Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 311 311

Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 308 296

Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 224 313

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 256 207

Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 290 236

Cincinnati 4 7 1 .375 245 259

Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 197 352

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Oakland 10 2 0 .833 345 299

Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 281 242

Denver 8 4 0 .667 286 229

San Diego 5 7 0 .417 334 319

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Dallas 11 1 0 .917 333 228

N.Y. Giants 8 4 0 .667 245 237

Washington 6 5 1 .542 303 295

Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 268 245

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 386 331

Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 277 285

New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 347 335

Carolina 4 8 0 .333 283 321

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 8 4 0 .667 275 251

Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 295 302

Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 233 209

Chicago 3 9 0 .250 204 270

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 8 3 1 .708 264 194

Arizona 5 6 1 .458 276 251

Los Angeles 4 8 0 .333 180 262

San Francisco 1 11 0 .083 234 370

x-clinched playoff spot

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Thursday, Dec. 1

Dallas 17, Minnesota 15

Sunday, Dec. 4

Baltimore 38, Miami 6

Chicago 26, San Francisco 6

New England 26, Los Angeles 10

Kansas City 29, Atlanta 28

Cincinnati 32, Philadelphia 14

Denver 20, Jacksonville 10

Detroit 28, New Orleans 13

Green Bay 21, Houston 13

Oakland 38, Buffalo 24

Tampa Bay 28, San Diego 21

Pittsburgh 24, N.Y. Giants 14

Arizona 31, Washington 23

Seattle 40, Carolina 7

Open: Tennessee, Cleveland

Monday’s Game

Indianapolis 41, N.Y. Jets 10

Thursday’s Game

Oakland at Kansas City, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Denver at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Miami, 10 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1:25 p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Los Angeles, 1:25 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12

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

NCAA

Bowl Games Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 17

Celebration Bowl

At Atlanta

NC Central (9-2) vs. Grambling State (11-1), 9 a.m. (ABC)

New Mexico Bowl

Albuquerque

UTSA (6-6) vs. New Mexico (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

San Diego State (10-3) vs. Houston (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

Camellia Bowl

Montgomery, Ala.

Toledo (9-3) vs. Appalachian State (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Cure Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

UCF (6-6) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

New Orleans Bowl

Southern Miss. (6-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 19

Miami Beach Bowl

Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego

BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Boise

Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 23

Bahamas Bowl

Nassau

Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Old Dominion (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, Texas

Navy (9-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dollar General Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Ohio (8-5) vs. Troy (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

Honolulu

Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Hawaii (6-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Mississippi State (5-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (6-6), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane Bowl

Detroit

Boston College (6-6) vs. Maryland (6-6), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)

Independence Bowl

Shreveport, La.

NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Army (6-5) vs. North Texas (5-7), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.

Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Temple (10-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

San Diego

Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Cactus Bowl

Phoenix

Boise State (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

Bronx, N.Y.

Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Foster Farms Bowl

Santa Clara, Calif.

Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

Texas Bowl

Houston

Kansas State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 29

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

San Antonio

Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 30

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas

North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona Bowl

Tucson, Ariz.

Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ASN)

Orange Bowl

Miami Gardens, Fla.

Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 31

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 8 a.m. (ABC)

TaxSlayer Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.

Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

CFP Semifinals

Peach Bowl

Atlanta

Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (12-1), Noon (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, Ariz.

Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 2

Outback Bowl

Tampa, Fla.

Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Cotton Bowl

Arlington, Texas

Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, Calif.

Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans

Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 9

College Football Championship

Tampa, Fla.

Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

West vs. East, Noon (NFL)

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

South vs. North, 11:30 a.m. (NFL)

FCS Playoffs

Second Round

Saturday, Dec. 3

James Madison 55, New Hampshire 22

Youngstown State 40, Jacksonville State 24

South Dakota State 10, Villanova 7

Sam Houston State 41, Chattanooga 36

North Dakota State 45, San Diego 7

Eastern Washington 31, Central Arkansas 14

Wofford 17, The Citadel 3

Richmond 27, North Dakota 24

Quarterfinals

Friday

Sam Houston State (12-0) at James Madison (11-1), 4 p.m.

Saturday

South Dakota State (9-3) at North Dakota State (11-1), 9 a.m.

Wofford (10-3) at Youngstown State (10-3), 11 a.m.

Richmond (10-3) at Eastern Washington (11-1), 1 p.m.

NAIA

Semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

Saint Francis (Ind.) 42, Reinhardt (Ga.) 24

Baker (Kan.) 42, Eastern Oregon 24

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 17

At Municipal Stadium

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Saint Francis (Ind.) (12-1) vs. Baker (Kan.) (14-0), 3 p.m.

Basketball

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 14 7 .667 —

Boston 12 9 .571 2

New York 12 9 .571 2

Brooklyn 5 15 .250 8½

Philadelphia 4 18 .182 10½

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Charlotte 12 9 .571 —

Atlanta 10 12 .455 2½

Orlando 10 12 .455 2½

Washington 7 13 .350 4½

Miami 7 14 .333 5

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 14 5 .737 —

Milwaukee 10 9 .526 4

Chicago 11 10 .524 4

Detroit 12 11 .522 4

Indiana 10 11 .476 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 18 4 .818 —

Houston 14 7 .667 3½

Memphis 15 8 .652 3½

New Orleans 7 15 .318 11

Dallas 4 16 .200 13

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 14 8 .636 —

Utah 14 9 .609 ½

Portland 12 10 .545 2

Denver 8 13 .381 5½

Minnesota 6 15 .286 7½

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 18 3 .857 —

L.A. Clippers 16 6 .727 2½

L.A. Lakers 10 13 .435 9

Sacramento 7 13 .350 10½

Phoenix 6 15 .286 12

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Monday’s Games

Denver 106, Philadelphia 98

Cleveland 116, Toronto 112

Oklahoma City 102, Atlanta 99

Washington 118, Brooklyn 113

Houston 107, Boston 106

Memphis 110, New Orleans 108, 2OT

Portland 112, Chicago 110

San Antonio 97, Milwaukee 96

Charlotte 109, Dallas 101

Golden State 142, Indiana 106

Utah 107, L.A. Lakers 101

Tuesday’s Games

Orlando 124, Washington 116

Detroit 102, Chicago 91

New York 114, Miami 103

Memphis 96, Philadelphia 91

San Antonio 105, Minnesota 91

Utah 112, Phoenix 105

Today’s Games

Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Denver at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 5 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Denver at Washington, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 6 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Orlando at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Miami at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

NCAA

Men’s Top 25

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 4, 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. Villanova (28) 8-0 796 2

2. UCLA (1) 9-0 715 9

3. Kansas (1) 7-1 709 5

4. Duke (2) 8-1 700 4

5. North Carolina 8-1 636 3

6. Baylor 8-0 629 11

7. Kentucky 7-1 620 1

8. Gonzaga 8-0 607 8

9. Indiana 7-1 528 10

10. Creighton 8-0 494 12

11. Saint Mary’s 6-0 434 13

12. Virginia 7-1 421 6

13. Louisville 7-1 396 14

14. Xavier 7-1 392 7

15. Butler 8-0 349 18

16. West Virginia 6-1 315 19

17. Wisconsin 7-2 270 17

18. South Carolina 8-0 261 23

19. Purdue 6-2 245 16

20. Arizona 6-2 178 15

21. Florida 7-1 121 —

22. Notre Dame 8-0 111 —

23. Cincinnati 7-1 107 —

24. Oregon 7-2 91 20

25. Iowa State 5-2 64 21

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 48, Maryland 42, TCU 21, Southern Cal 15, Ohio State 14, Rhode Island 11, Texas A&M 8, Colorado 7, Florida State 7, Oklahoma State 7, Virginia Tech 7, Arkansas 6, California 6, Wichita State 5, Michigan State 4, UCF 1, Fort Wayne 1, Valparaiso 1.

Monday’s Game

No. 25 Iowa State 91, Omaha 47

Tuesday’s Games

No. 1 Villanova 89, La Salle 79

No. 3 Kansas 105, UMKC 62

No. 5 Duke 84, No. 21 Florida 74

No. 14 Virginia 76, East Carolina 53

No. 18 Purdue 97, Arizona State 64

No. 20 Arizona 79, UC Irvine 57

No. 23 Notre Dame 87, Fort Wayne 72

Today’s Games

No. 6 Kentucky vs. Valparaiso, 5 p.m.

No. 7 North Carolina vs. Davidson, 6 p.m.

No. 8 Gonzaga vs. Washington, 8 p.m.

No. 10 Creighton at Nebraska, 6 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville vs. Southern Illinois, 4 p.m.

No. 13 Xavier at Colorado, 6 p.m.

No. 15 West Virginia vs. Western Carolina at Charleston (W.Va.) Civic Center Coliseum, 4 p.m.

No. 16 Butler at Indiana State, 4 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin vs. Idaho State, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

No. 12 Saint Mary’s vs. UT Arlington, 7 p.m.

No. 25 Iowa State at Iowa, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Game

No. 10 Creighton vs. Longwood, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 23 Notre Dame at the Prudential Center, Newark, N.J., 9 a.m.

No. 2 UCLA vs. Michigan, 5 p.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. Nebraska, 12:15 p.m.

No. 5 Duke vs. UNLV at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 2:15 p.m.

No. 8 Gonzaga vs. Akron, 5 p.m.

No. 9 Indiana vs. Houston Baptist, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville vs. Texas Southern, 11 a.m.

No. 13 Xavier vs. Utah, 2:30 p.m.

No. 15 West Virginia vs. VMI, 11 a.m.

No. 16 Butler vs. No. 22 Cincinnati, 1:30 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin at Marquette, 11 a.m.

No. 18 Purdue vs. Cleveland State, 9 a.m.

No. 20 Arizona at Missouri, 9 a.m.

Sunday’s Games

No. 6 Kentucky vs. Hofstra at the Barclays Center, Noon

No. 7 North Carolina vs. Tennessee, 2 p.m.

No. 12 Saint Mary’s vs. UC Irvine, 5 p.m.

No. 21 Florida at Florida State, 1 p.m.

No. 24 Oregon vs. Alabama, 3 p.m.

Women’s Top 25

Monday’s Games

No. 16 DePaul 94, Prairie View A&M 62

No. 25 Virginia Tech 76, Gardner-Webb 42

Tuesday’s Games

No. 3 Baylor 90, Texas State 24

No. 4 Maryland 97, Towson 63

No. 14 Miami 81, Loyola of Chicago 43

Today’s Games

No. 1 UConn at No. 2 Notre Dame, 4 p.m.

No. 11 Washington vs. Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Ohio State vs. Southern University, 4 p.m.

No. 20 Syracuse vs. Coppin State, 8 a.m.

No. 25 Virginia Tech vs. CCSU, 3 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

No. 4 Maryland vs. Saint Peter’s, 3:30 p.m.

No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 23 Florida, 3 p.m.

No. 18 Colorado vs. Colorado State, 6 p.m.

No. 19 Oklahoma vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 5 p.m.

No. 21 Duke vs. Elon, 4 p.m.

Friday’s Game

No. 15 Kentucky vs. Middle Tennessee State, 4 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 16 DePaul, 5 p.m.

No. 5 Mississippi State at Southern Mississippi, Noon

No. 7 Florida State at UAB, Noon

No. 13 West Virginia vs. South Carolina Upstate, 3:30 p.m.

No. 20 Syracuse vs. Niagara, Noon

No. 24 Oregon State vs. Southern Utah, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

No. 1 UConn at Kansas State, 11 a.m.

No. 6 South Carolina vs. Minnesota, Noon

No. 8 Louisville vs. Western Kentucky, 11 a.m.

No. 9 UCLA vs. Michigan, 11 a.m.

No. 11 Washington vs. Boise State, 2 p.m.

No. 12 Ohio State vs. Canisius, 11 a.m.

No. 15 Kentucky vs. Arizona State, 10 a.m.

No. 17 Texas vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m.

No. 19 Oklahoma vs. Tulsa, Noon

No. 22 South Florida at Arkansas State, 1 p.m.

No. 25 Virginia Tech vs. Bowling Green, 12:30 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 26 17 6 3 37 76 59

Ottawa 26 15 9 2 32 64 67

Boston 26 15 10 1 31 63 58

Tampa Bay 27 14 11 2 30 77 72

Detroit 27 13 11 3 29 69 72

Florida 27 12 11 4 28 65 70

Buffalo 26 10 10 6 26 55 68

Toronto 24 10 9 5 25 72 77

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 26 16 7 3 35 88 80

N.Y. Rangers 27 17 9 1 35 97 69

Columbus 24 15 5 4 34 77 53

Philadelphia 28 15 10 3 33 90 87

Washington 24 14 7 3 31 61 55

New Jersey 25 12 7 6 30 66 68

Carolina 25 10 10 5 25 58 65

N.Y. Islanders 25 10 10 5 25 66 73

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 28 17 8 3 37 78 68

St. Louis 26 15 7 4 34 72 72

Winnipeg 29 13 13 3 29 77 85

Minnesota 24 12 8 4 28 66 51

Nashville 25 12 9 4 28 75 69

Dallas 27 10 11 6 26 67 87

Colorado 24 9 14 1 19 52 73

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Edmonton 28 14 10 4 32 83 74

San Jose 25 15 9 1 31 60 51

Calgary 29 14 13 2 30 73 83

Anaheim 26 12 9 5 29 67 67

Los Angeles 25 13 10 2 28 66 66

Vancouver 26 11 13 2 24 60 78

Arizona 25 8 13 4 20 57 80

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

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Monday’s Games

Washington 3, Buffalo 2, OT

Boston 4, Florida 3, OT

Columbus 4, Arizona 1

Pittsburgh 8, Ottawa 5

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 2

Philadelphia 3, Florida 2, OT

New Jersey 3, Vancouver 2

Buffalo 4, Edmonton 3, OT

St. Louis 3, Montreal 2, OT

Detroit 4, Winnipeg 3, SO

Nashville 4, Colorado 3

Calgary 2, Dallas 1

Chicago 4, Arizona 0

Today’s Games

Minnesota at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Boston, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Washington at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Soccer

MLS

MLS Cup

Saturday: Seattle at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

Golf

PGA

Franklin Templeton Shootout

Site: Naples, Fla.

Course: Tiburon Golf Club. Yardage: 7,288. Par: 72.

Purse: $3.1 million (First prize: $385,000 for each player).

Television: Fox Sports (Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.). Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.).

Defending champions: Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker.

Last week: Hideki Matsuyama won the Hero World Challenge.

World Rankings

Through Dec. 4

1. Jason Day AUS 11.60

2. Rory McIlroy NIR 10.38

3. Dustin Johnson USA 10.03

4. Henrik Stenson SWE 9.11

5. Jordan Spieth USA 8.62

6. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 7.72

7. Adam Scott AUS 6.70

8. Patrick Reed USA 5.66

9. Alex Noren SWE 5.52

10. Bubba Watson USA 5.42

11. Rickie Fowler USA 5.29

12. Danny Willett ENG 5.23

13. Paul Casey ENG 4.94

14. Sergio Garcia ESP 4.87

15. Justin Rose ENG 4.83

President’s Cup Standings

At Liberty National Golf Club

Jersey City, N.J.

Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2017

Through Dec. 4

United States

1. Dustin Johnson 4,364

2. Justin Thomas 3,146

3. Jordan Spieth 2,969

4. Patrick Reed 2,555

5. Daniel Berger 2,452

6. Ryan Moore 2,237

7. Scott Piercy 2,173

8. Kevin Chappell 2,173

9. Brooks Koepka 2,135

10. Kevin Na 2,089

11. Brandt Snedeker 2,057

12. Brendan Steele 2,021

13. Phil Mickelson 1,963

14. Gary Woodland 1,949

15. Matt Kuchar 1,909

International

1. Jason Day AUS 11.60

2. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 7.72

3. Adam Scott AUS 6.70

4. Branden Grace SAF 4.57

5. Charl Schwartzel SAF 3.84

6. Emiliano Grillo ARG 3.77

7. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.74

8. Yuta Ikdeda JPN 3.24

9. Byeong Hun An KOR 2.74

10. Thongchai Jaidee THA 2.56

11. Si Woo Kim KOR 2.47

12. Marc Leishman AUS 2.44

13. K.T. Kim KOR 2.43

14. Hideto Tanihara JPN 2.43

15. Danny Lee NZL 2.26

Transactions

Tuesday

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Traded LHP Chris Sale to Boston for RHPs Michael Kopech and Victor Diaz, INF Yoan Moncada and OF Luis Alexander Basabe.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed LHP Ashur Tolliver off waivers from the L.A. Angels.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with C Jeff Mathis on a two-year contract. Named Dan Haren pitching strategist.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Traded RHP Tyler Thornburg to Boston for INFs Travis Shaw and Mauricio Dubon, RHP Josh Pennington and a player to be named or cash.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Designated RHP Michael Mariot for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Joaquin Benoit on a one-year contract.

Eastern League

BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES — Named Luis Rojas manager, Glenn Abbott pitching coach, Luis Natera hitting coach, Bob Grimes trainer and Kory Wan strength and conditioning coach.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Assigned G Sheldon McClellan to Delaware (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Suspended Indianapolis LB D’Qwell Jackson four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances and Green Bay DT Mike Pennel four games for violating the NFL’s policy and program for substances of abuse.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released LB Reshard Cliett from the practice squad. Signed P Matt Wile to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB Joique Bell. Signed CB Asa Jackson from Baltimore’s practice squad. Placed DE Armonty Bryant and CB Quandre Diggs on injured reserve. Placed TE Brandon Pettigrew on the reserve/non-football injury list.

NEW YORK JETS — Waived RB-KR C.J. Spiller and WRw-KR Jeremy Ross. Signed WR Darius Jennings to the practice squad. Released WR Mario Alford from the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Signed WR Josh Huff from the practice squad. Placed WR Cecil Shorts III on injured reserve.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed LB Kevin Dodd on injured reserve. Signed LB Justin Staples from the practice squad and LB J.R. Tavai to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Placed G Corey Crawford on injured reserve, retroactive to Saturday.

DALLAS STARS — Recalled F Jason Dickinson from Texas (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F John Quenneville to Albany (AHL). Activated F Beau Bennett from injured reserve.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned F Kyle Schempp from Missouri (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — —Placed D Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve. Activated D Joel Edmundson from injured reserve.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned F Paul Carey to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Agreed to terms with F Rocco Carzo on a professional tryout agreement.

ECHL

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Loaned F Joey Diamond to Springfield (AHL). Signed F Dean Yakura.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

FC DALLAS — Signed D Matt Hedges to a four-year contract.

COLLEGE

ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE — Announced North Alabama will join the conference beginning with the 2018-19 academic year in all sports except football.

BAYLOR — Named Matt Rhule football coach.

BROWN — Named Alex Norden women’s ski coach.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN — Promoted women’s assistant basketball coach Jill Poe to associate head coach.

COASTAL CAROLINA — Reassigned director of track and field/cross country Jeff Jacobs to another position in the athletic department.

COLGATE — Named April Cornell field hockey coach.

DRAKE — Announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Ray Giacoletti. Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Jeff Rutter to interim head coach.

HOFSTRA — Named Katherine Hanson men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach.

HOLY CROSS — Named Chris Boscherini director of video and network production.

MICHIGAN STATE — Announced DL Malik McDowell will enter the NFL draft.