Local slate

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Today

Western Mennonite at Heppner, 4 p.m.

Mac-Hi at Irrigon, 4:30 p.m.

Hood River at Riverside, 5 p.m.

Stanfield at Toledo, 6 p.m.

Hermiston at Crescent Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Helix at Echo, 7:30 p.m.

Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Umatilla at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m.

Enterprise at Weston-McEwen, 6:30 p.m.

Hermiston vs. TBD (at Crescent Valley Tournament), TBD

Thursday’s Games

Nixyaawii at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m.

Imbler at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m.

Helix at Ione, 7:30 p.m.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Today’s Games

South Albany vs. Pendleton (at BMCC), 3 p.m.

Mac-Hi at Irrigon, 3 p.m.

Stanfield vs. Taft (at Toledo Beach Bash), 3:30 p.m.

Western Mennonite at Heppner, 2:30 p.m.

Helix at Echo, 6 p.m.

Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Umatilla at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m.

De La Salle North Catholic vs. Stanfield (at Toledo Beach Bash), 8 a.m.

Enterprise at Weston-McEwen, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Nixyaawii at Umatilla, 6 p.m.

Imbler at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.

Helix at Ione, 6 p.m.

PREP WRESTLING

Wednesday

Hermiston at Best of West (at Pasco, WA), 10 a.m.

Thursday

Hermiston at Best of West (at Pasco, WA), 10 a.m.

Football

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct

y-New England 12 2 0 .857

Miami 9 5 0 .643

Buffalo 7 7 0 .500

N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286

South

W L T Pct

Houston 8 6 0 .571

Tennessee 8 6 0 .571

Indianapolis 7 7 0 .500

Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143

North

W L T Pct

Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643

Baltimore 8 6 0 .571

Cincinnati 5 8 1 .393

Cleveland 0 14 0 .000

West

W L T Pct

x-Oakland 11 3 0 .786

Kansas City 10 4 0 .714

Denver 8 6 0 .571

San Diego 5 9 0 .357

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct

x-Dallas 12 2 0 .857

N.Y. Giants 10 4 0 .714

Washington 7 6 1 .538

Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357

South

W L T Pct

Atlanta 9 5 0 .643

Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571

New Orleans 6 8 0 .429

Carolina 6 8 0 .429

North

W L T Pct

Detroit 9 5 0 .643

Green Bay 8 6 0 .571

Minnesota 7 7 0 .500

Chicago 3 11 0 .214

West

W L T Pct

y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679

Arizona 5 8 1 .393

Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286

San Francisco 1 13 0 .071

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

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Week 15

Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3

Miami 34, N.Y. Jets 13

Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 6

N.Y. Giants 17, Detroit 6

Buffalo 33, Cleveland 13

Tennessee 19, Kansas City 17

Baltimore 27, Philadelphia 26

Green Bay 30, Chicago 27

Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 20

Houston 21, Jacksonville 20

Atlanta 41, San Francisco 13

New England 16, Denver 3

New Orleans 48, Arizona 41

Oakland 19, San Diego 16

Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 20

Monday’s Games

Carolina 26. Washington 15

Week 16

Thursday, Dec. 22

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26

Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

NCAA

NCAA

Bowl Game Lineup

Saturday’s Games

New Mexico Bowl

New Mexico 23, UTSA 20

Las Vegas Bowl

San Diego State 34, Houston 10

Camellia Bowl

Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28

Cure Bowl

Arkansas State 31, Central Florida 13

New Orleans Bowl

Southern Miss. 28, UL-Lafayette 21

Monday’s Game

Miami Beach Bowl

Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10

Today’s Game

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 (9-4) 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 (7-5) 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)

FCS Playoffs

Semifinals

No. 4 James Madison 27, North Dakota State 17

Youngstown State 40, Eastern Washington 38

NAIA

Championship

Saturday

Saint Francis 38, Baker 17

Basketball

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 19 8 .704 —

Boston 15 12 .556 4

New York 14 13 .519 5

Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½

Philadelphia 7 20 .259 12

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Charlotte 15 13 .536 —

Atlanta 14 14 .500 1

Washington 12 15 .444 2½

Orlando 12 17 .414 3½

Miami 9 19 .321 6

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 19 6 .760 —

Milwaukee 13 12 .520 6

Chicago 14 13 .519 6

Indiana 15 14 .517 6

Detroit 14 16 .467 7½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 22 5 .815 —

Houston 21 7 .750 1½

Memphis 18 11 .621 5

New Orleans 9 20 .310 14

Dallas 7 21 .250 15½

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 18 10 .643 —

Oklahoma City 16 12 .571 2

Portland 13 16 .448 5½

Denver 12 16 .428 6

Minnesota 8 19 .296 9½

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 24 4 .857 —

L.A. Clippers 20 8 .714 4

Sacramento 10 17 .370 13½

L.A. Lakers 11 19 .367 14

Phoenix 8 20 .286 16

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Monday’s Games

Indiana 107, Washington 105

Atlanta 110, Oklahoma City 108

Chicago 113, Detroit 82

Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108

Denver 117, Dallas 107

Today’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 5 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

NCAA

Men’s Top 25

Monday’s Games

No. 5 Duke 65, Tennessee State 55

No. 15 Purdue 82, Western Illinois 50

No. 16 Indiana 103, Delaware State 63

No. 21 Florida State 76, Samford 68

No. 25 Notre Dame 77, Colgate 62

Today’s Games

Fresno State at No. 20 Oregon, 8 p.m. (PAC12)

Eastern Washington at No. 17 Xavier, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)

Radford at No. 11 West Virginia, 4 p.m.

New Mexico at No. 18 Arizona, 6 p.m. (PAC12)

No. 9 Creighton at Arizona State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at No. 19 Saint Mary’s, 7 p.m.

Women’s Top 25

Monday’s Games

No. 1 Connecticut 82, No. 12 Ohio State 63

No. 7 Florida State 95, North Florida 39

No. 11 Miami 75, Coppin State 35

No. 20 Oklahoma 81, Xavier 69

Long Beach State 73, No. 21 South Florida, 68

No. 25 Oregon State 62, UNLV 59

Today’s Games

No. 10 UCLA at North Carolina A&T, 9 a.m.

Old Dominion at No. 19 Syracuse, 12:15 p.m.

No. 2 Notre Dame at Michigan State, 4 p.m.

Alabama State at No. 5 Mississippi State, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at No. 16 Texas, 5 p.m.

No. 20 Oklahoma at California, 6:45 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts

Montreal 31 20 7 4 44

Ottawa 32 18 11 3 39

Boston 33 17 13 3 37

Tampa Bay 32 15 14 3 33

Florida 32 14 13 5 33

Detroit 32 14 14 4 32

Buffalo 30 12 11 7 31

Toronto 31 12 12 7 31

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts

N.Y. Rangers 34 23 10 1 47

Pittsburgh 32 20 7 5 45

Columbus 29 20 5 4 44

Philadelphia 34 19 11 4 42

Washington 30 19 8 3 41

Carolina 31 13 11 7 33

New Jersey 31 12 12 7 31

N.Y. Islanders 31 11 14 6 28

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts

Chicago 34 22 8 4 48

Minnesota 30 18 8 4 40

St. Louis 33 17 11 5 39

Nashville 31 14 12 5 33

Winnipeg 34 15 16 3 33

Dallas 33 13 14 6 32

Colorado 30 11 18 1 23

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts

San Jose 32 19 12 1 39

Anaheim 33 17 11 5 39

Edmonton 34 17 12 5 39

Calgary 34 17 15 2 36

Los Angeles 31 16 13 2 34

Vancouver 32 13 16 3 29

Arizona 32 11 16 5 27

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

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Monday’s Games

Nashville 2, Philadelphia 1, SO

Anaheim 3, Toronto 2

Detroit at Carolina, postponed

Edmonton 3, St. Louis 2, OT

Calgary 4, Arizona 2

Today’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 4 p.m.

Nashville at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 4 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

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

Colorado at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

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