College Football

Saturday

Favorite Open Today Underdog

at Rice 7 1/2 9 Marshall

West Virginia 7 1/2 7 at Louisville

Football

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Jets 7 3 0 .700 289 221

Miami 6 4 0 .600 209 197

New England 6 4 0 .600 219 194

Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 219 218

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 10 0 0 1.000 244 131

Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 224 224

Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 212 210

Houston 3 7 0 .300 236 287

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 209 150

Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 222 180

Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 201 221

Cincinnati 1 8 1 .150 138 249

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 6 4 0 .600 248 271

San Diego 4 6 0 .400 254 229

Oakland 2 8 0 .200 128 235

Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 165 273

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 9 1 0 .900 292 170

Washington 6 4 0 .600 181 182

Dallas 6 4 0 .600 230 229

Philadelphia 5 4 1 .550 264 193

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 8 2 0 .800 222 155

Tampa Bay 7 3 0 .700 219 160

Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 231 198

New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 266 249

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 274 209

Chicago 5 5 0 .500 240 231

Minnesota 5 5 0 .500 223 234

Detroit 0 10 0 .000 173 308

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 7 3 0 .700 289 228

San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 230 275

Seattle 2 8 0 .200 190 257

St. Louis 2 8 0 .200 144 317

Today

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 4:15 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at San Diego, 8:15 p.m.

Monday

Green Bay at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Basketball

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 10 2 .833 -

New York 6 5 .545 31/2

Toronto 6 5 .545 31/2

Philadelphia 5 6 .455 41/2

New Jersey 4 6 .400 5

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 8 3 .727 -

Atlanta 7 4 .636 1

Miami 6 6 .500 21/2

Charlotte 3 7 .300 41/2

Washington 1 8 .111 6

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 9 3 .750 -

Detroit 8 3 .727 1/2

Indiana 5 5 .500 3

Chicago 5 7 .417 4

Milwaukee 5 8 .385 41/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 7 5 .583 -

New Orleans 5 5 .500 1

San Antonio 5 6 .455 11/2

Dallas 5 7 .417 2

Memphis 4 7 .364 21/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Denver 8 4 .667 -

Utah 8 4 .667 -

Portland 7 5 .583 1

Minnesota 2 8 .200 5

Oklahoma City 1 11 .083 7

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 8 1 .889 -

Phoenix 8 4 .667 11/2

Golden State 5 6 .455 4

Sacramento 5 8 .385 5

L.A. Clippers 2 9 .182 7

Wednesday

Atlanta 91, Washington 87

Toronto 101, Miami 95

Detroit 96, Cleveland 89

Dallas 96, Houston 86

L.A. Clippers 108, Oklahoma City 88

Sacramento 105, New Orleans 96

Minnesota 102, Philadelphia 96

Denver 91, San Antonio 81

Utah 105, Milwaukee 94

Portland 116, Chicago 74

Today

Detroit at Boston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

MILWAUKEE (94)

Jefferson 10-18 1-2 25, Mbah a Moute 2-10 4-6 8, Bogut 6-13 4-6 16, Ridnour 3-7 2-2 8, Bell 7-16 0-0 15, Alexander 2-4 0-0 4, Sessions 5-10 5-5 15, Elson 0-1 0-0 0, Croshere 1-2 0-1 3, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-81 16-22 94.

UTAH (105)

Miles 8-16 7-8 25, Boozer 9-17 2-6 20, Okur 0-3 1-1 1, Price 7-13 2-2 16, Brewer 5-11 1-2 12, Almond 0-0 0-0 0, Millsap 3-4 2-2 8, Kirilenko 3-6 10-12 16, Harpring 1-1 0-0 2, Korver 1-1 3-3 5, Koufos 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-72 28-36 105.

Milwaukee 16 37 23 18- 94

Utah 26 25 23 31-105

3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 6-16 (Jefferson 4-5, Croshere 1-1, Bell 1-6, Alexander 0-1, Ridnour 0-3), Utah 3-6 (Miles 2-4, Brewer 1-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 50 (Bogut 20), Utah 44 (Boozer 11). Assists-Milwaukee 19 (Ridnour 6), Utah 21 (Price 6). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 27, Utah 20. Technicals-Milwaukee defensive three second 2. A-19,911 (19,911).

Hockey

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 14 6 2 30 60 51

Pittsburgh 11 4 3 25 59 50

New Jersey 8 7 2 18 46 48

Philadelphia 7 6 4 18 58 57

N.Y. Islanders 7 9 2 16 46 56

Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 12 3 4 28 62 45

Montreal 10 5 2 22 53 46

Buffalo 9 6 3 21 54 54

Toronto 7 8 4 18 59 67

Ottawa 6 9 3 15 42 47

Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 11 4 3 25 62 53

Carolina 10 7 2 22 51 56

Atlanta 7 8 2 16 51 61

Tampa Bay 5 7 6 16 39 53

Florida 7 9 1 15 41 49

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 12 2 3 27 64 52

Chicago 8 4 5 21 60 49

Nashville 9 8 1 19 56 61

Columbus 8 8 3 19 58 65

St. Louis 6 8 2 14 50 55

Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 11 6 2 24 60 47

Minnesota 11 4 1 23 42 31

Calgary 10 8 1 21 56 63

Edmonton 9 8 2 20 50 58

Colorado 8 9 0 16 45 52

Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 16 3 1 33 73 49

Anaheim 10 8 2 22 61 64

Phoenix 8 8 1 17 42 44

Los Angeles 7 8 2 16 42 45

Dallas 6 8 3 15 48 62

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Wednesday

Boston 7, Buffalo 4

Vancouver 6, N.Y. Rangers 3

Washington 6, Anaheim 4

Today

Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Named Chuck Hernandez bullpen coach.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Traded RHP Ramon Ramirez to Boston for OF Coco Crisp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Signed RHP Chris Schroder. Added RHP Ryan Webb to the 40-man roster.

SEATTLE MARINERS-Named Don Wakamatsu manager.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS-Purchased the contracts of RHP Mitch Atkins and RHP Justin Berg from Iowa (PCL) and RHP Marcos Mateo from Dayton (FSL).

HOUSTON ASTROS-Purchased the contracts of OF Brian Bogusevic and INF Drew Sutton from Corpus Christi (Texas) and INF Tommy Manzella from Round Rock (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Purchased the contracts of RHP Omar Aguilar and RHP Alex Periard from Huntsville (SL) and RHP Cody Scarpetta from Helena (Pioneer). Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Rogers.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Purchased the contracts of SS Tyler Greene and RHP Matt Scherer from Memphis (PCL). Agreed to terms with LHP Ian Ostlund on a minor league contract.

Football

National Football League

NFL-Fined Minnesota DE Jared Allen $25,000 for late hits. Reinstated Dallas CB Adam "Pacman'' Jones, effective Dec. 7.

BALTIMORE RAVENS-Signed OT Chad Slaughter. Waived LB Robert McCune.

CINCINNATI BENGALS-Placed WR Antonio Chatman on injured reserve. Signed OT Dennis Roland from the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS -Signed S Stuart Schweigert.

INDIANAPOLIS Colts-Placed TE Tom Santi and CB Nick Graham on injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed LB Curtis Gatewood and DE Andy Studebaker to two-year contracts, and RB Jackie Battle from the practice squad. Signed DT Antwon Burton to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS Saints -Placed RB Aaron Stecker and TE Mark Campbell on injured reserve. Signed FB Darian Barnes and TB Mike Bell. Signed WR Chris Francies and RB Lavarus Giles to the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES -Signed DT Babatunde Oshinowo to the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -Placed DE Patrick Kerney on injured reserve. Claimed DE Brandon Miller off waivers from Atlanta. Re-signed S Jamar Adams to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY Buccaneers -Placed RB Earnest Graham and LB Geno Hayes on injured reserve. Signed RB Noah Herron and LB Matt McCoy.