Published: 11/22/2012

Scoreboard: 11-22

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 7 3 0 .700 358 225

N.Y. Jets 4 6 0 .400 202 241

Miami 4 6 0 .400 187 205

Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 230 299

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 9 1 0 .900 293 180

Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 210 260

Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311

Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 164 289

AFC NORTH

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 267 206

Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 217 190

Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 248 237

Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 189 234

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 7 3 0 .700 301 212

San Diego 4 6 0 .400 232 221

Oakland 3 7 0 .300 208 322

Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 152 284

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 216

Dallas 5 5 0 .500 211 224

Washington 4 6 0 .400 257 254

Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 9 1 0 .900 270 193

Tampa Bay 6 4 0 .600 287 230

New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 287 273

Carolina 2 8 0 .200 184 243

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 7 3 0 .700 263 207

Chicago 7 3 0 .700 249 165

Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 221

Detroit 4 6 0 .400 236 246

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 7 2 1 .750 245 134

Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161

Arizona 4 6 0 .400 163 196

St. Louis 3 6 1 .350 174 237

TOday

Houston at Detroit, 12:30

Washington at Dallas, 4:15

New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:20

Sunday

Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Miami, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 26

Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

TAKE-AWAYS, GIVE-AWAYS

AFC

TAKE-AWAYS GIVE-AWAYS NET

Int Fum Tot Int Fum Tot DIF.

New England 13 14 27 3 4 7 +20

Baltimore 11 10 21 7 2 9 +12

Houston 11 8 19 9 2 11 +8

N.Y. Jets 8 10 18 9 8 17 +1

Cleveland 10 7 17 12 4 16 +1

Cincinnati 7 9 16 11 6 17 -1

Jacksonville 7 7 14 7 8 15 -1

San Diego 9 10 19 14 8 22 -3

Denver 12 5 17 7 13 20 -3

Pittsburgh 5 4 9 5 7 12 -3

Tennessee 9 4 13 7 9 16 -3

Oakland 6 7 13 11 7 18 -5

Buffalo 8 6 14 11 10 21 -7

Miami 8 3 11 11 9 20 -9

Indianapolis 4 2 6 12 7 19 -13

Kansas City 6 4 10 15 16 31 -21

AFC Totals 134 110 244 151 120 271 -27

NFC

TAKE-AWAYS GIVE-AWAYS NET

Int Fum Tot Int Fum Tot DIF.

Chicago 19 11 30 12 6 18 +12

N.Y. Giants 17 10 27 11 5 16 +11

Washington 12 7 19 5 4 9 +10

Tampa Bay 15 5 20 7 4 11 +9

Green Bay 12 4 16 6 3 9 +7

Arizona 14 8 22 8 7 15 +7

San Francisco 8 7 15 5 4 9 +6

Atlanta 11 8 19 12 2 14 +5

New Orleans 7 7 14 9 3 12 +2

Seattle 9 7 16 8 7 15 +1

Carolina 8 7 15 10 8 18 -3

Minnesota 5 7 12 8 8 16 -4

St. Louis 8 1 9 9 6 15 -6

Detroit 6 5 11 10 8 18 -7

Dallas 4 7 11 13 7 20 -9

Philadelphia 7 3 10 12 12 24 -14

NFC Totals 162 104 266 145 94 239 +27

NFL Career Coaching Wins

Through Nov. 19 (including post season)

Don Shula, Bal-Mia 347

George Halas, Chi 324

Tom Landry, Dal 270

Curly Lambeau, GB-ChiCards-Was 229

Chuck Noll, Pit 209

M. Schottenheimer, Cle-KC-Was-SD 205

Dan Reeves, Den-NYG-Atl 201

Bill Belichick, Cle-NE 199

NFL Individual Game Highs

THROUGH MONDAY

AFC

LONGEST FIELD GOAL

56, Tucker, BAL at PHL, 9/16

LEADING PASSERS

MOST YARDS

527 yards, Schaub, HOU vs. JAC, 11/18 (OT), (43-55, 527, 5 td, 2 int)

LEADING PASS RECEIVERS

MOST RECEPTIONS

14, And. Johnson, HOU vs. JAC, 11/18 (OT), (14-273, 1 td)

MOST YARDS

273 yards, And. Johnson, HOU vs. JAC, 11/18 (OT), (14-273, 1 td)

LEADING RUSHERS

RUSHING YARDS

233 yards, J. Charles, KAN at NOR, 9/23 (OT), (33-233, 1 td)

PUNT RETURN LEADERS

LONGEST

88, McKelvin, BUF vs. KAN, 9/16, td

SACKS

4.5, Wake, MIA at ARI, 9/30 (OT)

glantz-culver line

NCAA Football

Tonight

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Texas 8 7 (58) TCU

Tomorrow

Nebraska 14½ 15 (53) at Iowa

Bowling Green-x 9 9½ (44) Buffalo

Cent. Michigan 11 10½ (56) at UMass

Ball St. 7 7 (58) at Miami (Ohio)

Syracuse 9 7½ (56½) at Temple

N. Illinois 20 21 (61½) at E. Michigan

at Cincinnati 13 13 (49) South Florida

at East Carolina 4½ 6½ (72) Marshall

at Kent St. 10 10 (60) Ohio

LSU 12½ 12 (51) at Arkansas

Utah 22 22½ (53) at Colorado

West Virginia 1 1 (68½) at Iowa St.

Washington 10 13 (51) at Wash St.

at Arizona 3 3 (68½) Arizona St.

Saturday

at Ohio St. 5 3½ (55) Michigan

Vanderbilt 10 11½ (46½) at WakeForest

at Louisville 13 12 (44½) UConn

at Georgia 13 13 (64) Georgia Tech

at North Carolina 22½ 24½ (54) Maryland

at Virginia Tech 10½ 10½ (49½) Virginia

Michigan St. 8½ 8 (39) at Minnesota

Miami 5 6½ (66½) at Duke

at Northwestern 18½ 19 (50½) Illinois

at NC State 13½ 14½ (55) BostonCollege

at Tennessee 15½ 13 (61) Kentucky

at Penn St. 2 2½ (45) Wisconsin

at Pittsburgh 2 2 (43½) Rutgers

at Purdue 5½ 5½ (62½) Indiana

Texas St. 2 1½ (54½) at UTSA

at Utah St. 39 38½ (57½) Idaho

San Diego St. 7 7 (56) at Wyoming

Baylor-y 2 2½ (78) Texas Tech

at Alabama 33 31½ (46) Auburn

at Mississippi 1½ 1½ (54½) Mississippi St.

Stanford Pk 2 (52½) at UCLA

BYU 29½ 29 (48½) at NewMex St.

at Fresno St. 16½ 16½ (60½) Air Force

at Oklahoma 7½ 7 (72½) Oklahoma St.

at Texas A&M 19 22 (61) Missouri

Oregon 11 9½ (65) at Oregon St.

Tulsa 5½ 5 (53) at SMU

at Florida St. 8 8 (46) Florida

at San Jose St. 3 4 (75) LouisianaTech

at Memphis 3½ 4½ (51) SouthernMiss.

at Houston 13½ 12½ (68) Tulane

at Colorado St. 2½ 3½ (54½) New Mexico

at UTEP 2 1 (56) Rice

at Clemson 5 4 (61½) South Carolina

at UCF 22 22 (58½) UAB

Notre Dame 7 6 (41) at USC

UNLV 4 3½ (55) at Hawaii

at W. Kentucky 11 11½ (50½) North Texas

at Middle Tenn. 3 3 (68) Troy

at La. Lafayette 18½ 18½ (56) SouthAlabama

Louisiana-Monroe 6 5 (61) at FIU

x-at Columbus, Ohio

y-at Arlington, Texas

NFL

Today

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

Houston 3 3½ (50½) at Detroit

at Dallas 4 3½ (48) Washington

New England 7 7 (48½) at N.Y. Jets

Sunday

at Cincinnati 7½ 8½ (49) Oakland

at Cleveland OFF OFF (OFF) Pittsburgh

at Indianapolis 3 3 (51½) Buffalo

Denver 10 10½ (44) at Kansas City

Tennessee 3 3 (43½) at Jacksonville

at Chicago OFF OFF (OFF) Minnesota

Atlanta Pk 1 (49) at Tampa Bay

Seattle 3 3 (37½) at Miami

Baltimore 2½ 1 (47) at San Diego

at New Orleans OFF OFF (OFF) San Francisco

at Arizona 3 2½ (37½) St. Louis

at N.Y. Giants 2½ 2½ (50) Green Bay

Monday

at Philadelphia OFF OFF (OFF) Carolina

Off Key

Pittsburgh QB questionable

Chicago QB questionable

San Francisco QB questionable

Philadelphia QB questionable

NCAA Basketball

Old Spice Classic

At Orlando, Fla.

First Round

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG

West Virginia 11½ Marist

Davidson 4 Vanderbilt

Oklahoma 3 UTEP

Gonzaga 8½ Clemson

Battle 4 Atlantis

At Paradise Island, Bahamas

First Round

Stanford Pk Missouri

Duke 4 Minnesota

Memphis 1 VCU

Louisville 10 N. Iowa

DirecTV Classic

At Anaheim, Calif.

First Round

Xavier 5 Pacific

Saint Mary's (Cal) 7½ Drexel

Georgia Tech 5½ Rice

California 10 Drake

Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout

At Anchorage, Alaska

First Round

Oral Roberts 1 Loyola Marymount

Charlotte 9½ Texas St.

baseball

Calendar

Nov. 26-29 – Major League Baseball Players Association executive board meeting, New York.

Nov. 30 – Last day for teams to offer 2013 contracts to unsigned players.

Dec. 3-6 – Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.

Dec. 3 – Hall of Fame pre-integration era committee (before 1946) vote announced, Nashville, Tenn.

2013

Jan. 9 – Hall of Fame voting announced.

Jan. 9-10 – Owners meeting, Paradise Valley, Ariz.

Jan. 15 – Salary arbitration filing.

Jan. 18 – Salary arbitration figures exchanged.

Feb. 1-21 – Salary arbitration hearings, Phoenix.

Feb. 12 – Mandatory reporting date for players participating in the World Baseball Classic in Asia. Mandatory reporting date for all other pitchers and catchers participating in the WBC. Voluntary reporting date for pitchers and catchers not participating in the WBC.

Feb. 15 – Mandatory reporting date for WBC players not participating in Asia. Voluntary reporting date for position players not participating in the WBC.

ECHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Reading 10 5 0 1 21 48 42

Elmira 7 6 1 0 15 45 36

Trenton 6 7 0 1 13 36 41

Wheeling 3 7 2 1 9 30 48

North Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Cincinnati 8 3 2 0 18 39 37

Toledo 8 6 0 1 17 46 38

Kalamazoo 8 7 0 0 16 47 43

Fort Wayne 7 5 0 1 15 36 39

Evansville 5 10 0 1 11 41 58

South Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Gwinnett 12 4 1 0 25 51 37

Greenville 11 4 1 0 23 55 49

Orlando 8 6 2 1 19 54 52

Florida 6 6 1 2 15 58 61

S. Carolina 7 11 0 1 15 50 58

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Mountain Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Alaska 11 4 0 0 22 49 43

Idaho 9 4 0 2 20 62 47

Colorado 6 6 1 2 15 66 53

Utah 6 7 0 1 13 45 61

Pacific Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Ontario 11 4 0 0 22 57 39

Stockton 10 3 1 0 21 59 39

San Francisco 6 10 0 2 14 48 75

Bakersfield 5 9 1 2 13 45 64

Las Vegas 4 6 0 2 10 29 36

Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

WEDNESDAY

Toledo at Cincinnati, late

Evansville at Wheeling, late

South Carolina at Reading, late

Greenville at Elmira, late

Florida at Colorado, late

Alaska at Idaho, late

TUESDAY

Kalamazoo 4, Orlando 3

San Francisco 4, Bakersfield 2

THURSDAY

Orlando at Gwinnett, 7:05

Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m.

BOWLING

300 games

Rich Schaffer, Glass Bowl 300-267-257-824

Aaron Morgan, Glass Bowl 278-300-224-802

Ryan DeSimpelare, Rossford 236-300-235-771

Allen Rajner, Sports Center 226-300-243-769

Chris Hayward, Glass Bowl 226-234-300-760

Kevin Onweller, Glass Bowl 204-300-248-752

Fred Diebert, Glass Bowl 300-206-227-733

Tim Selz, Rossford 300-205-212-717

Ron Foreman, Rossford 203-300-211-714

PJ Sadowski, Glass Bowl 218-300-156-674

Mark Moell, Glass Bowl 192-172-300-664

Men (775 +)

Keith Nusbaum, New Glass Bowl 817

Kurt Thomley, Glass Bowl 808

Matt Waterford, Glass Bowl 801

Dave Robarge, Glass Bowl 800

Dave Ulrick, Rossford 795

Ken Szych Jr., Glass Bowl 793

Ralph Lewandowski, Glass Bowl 792

Gary Quaintance, Glass Bowl 791

Corey Rischman, Glass Bowl 782

Gary Kurtz, Glass Bowl 782

Greg Cope, Glass Bowl 779

Women (675+)

Cassandra Mize, Southwyck 750

Kathy Coombs, Glass Bowl 715

Nicole Monto, Glass Bowl 714

Shari Gorski, Southwyck 705

Jodi Woessner, Glass Bowl 703

Erica Zattau, Glass Bowl 695

Megan Kuebler, Glass Bowl 688

Deb Baum, Southwyck 687

Zena Sibbersen, Sports Center 682

Tara Patterson, Timbers 679

Wendy Sinclair, Southwyck 677

Tracy Patrzalek, Timbers 675

Metro High School Standings

Whitmer 84, Start 83, Toledo Technical Academy 80.5, St. Johns 80.5, Clay Green 77, Clay Gold 56, Central 55.5, Maumee 52, Bowsher 50, Southview 36, Rogers 33.5, Cardinal Stritch 33, St. Francis Blue 25, Northview 20.5, St. Francis Red 19.

Boys Honor Roll (Series)

Trevor Stopher (Whitmer) 214-237-240-691; Travis Kominek (Start) 195-246-230-671; Jeff Powell (Southview) 245-215-191-651; David Scott (Clay) 175-235-237-647; John Merki (Whitmer) 195-256-192-643; Evan Seambos (Rogers) 221-194-215-630; Joe Childers (St. Johns) 191-232-201-624.

Boys Honor Roll (Game)

Aaron Rajner (Rogers) 245; Kenneth Tisdel (Southview) 243; Matt Empie (TTA) 243; Ryan Czajka (TTA) 237; Matt Scott (Whitmer) 231; Jason Thompson (Start) 230; Jeff Wagner (Southview) 229; Tommy Sandwich (St. Johns) 225.

Girls Honor Roll (Series)

Harleigh Isbell (Clay) 226-201-191-618; Taryn Carmody (Notre Dame) 206-189-183-578; Cooper Isbell (Clay) 170-181-223-574; Shenece Garrett (Bowsher) 222-159-198-569; Baleigh Flock (Notre Dame) 171-190-176-537; Maya Betts (St. Ursula) 191-183-158-532.

sportsnote

ST. JOHN'S BASKETBALL: The St. John's Jesuit Basketball Foundation Game will take place Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. at St. John's Jesuit. The contest with Romulus (Mich.) High School benefits the Toledo Labre Program, which serves the poor and homeless in our area. Any donation of cash, hats, gloves or toiletry items gets you into the game.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mid-American Conference

East

W L PF PA W L PF PA

Kent St. 7 0 264 168 10 1 385 276

BGSU 5 2 174 97 7 4 257 182

Ohio 4 3 215 208 8 3 361 280

Buffalo 3 4 136 198 4 7 238 321

Miami 3 4 190 227 4 7 256 388

UMass 1 6 105 236 1 10 131 440

Akron 0 8 169 278 1 11 313 428

West

W L PF PA W L PF PA

N. Illinois 7 0 314 115 10 1 437 203

Toledo 6 2 277 222 9 3 395 328

Ball St. 5 2 260 214 8 3 389 354

C. Mich. 3 4 219 249 5 6 309 379

W. Mich. 2 6 240 259 4 8 352 356

E. Mich. 1 6 164 256 2 9 249 402

TUESDAY

Toledo 35, Akron 23

FRIDAY

Ohio at Kent St., 11 a.m.

N. Illinois at E. Michigan, 1 p.m.

Ball St. at Miami, 1 p.m.

Buffalo vs. Bowling Green at Columbus Crew Stadium, 2 p.m.

Cent. Michigan at UMass, 3 p.m.

Big Ten

Legends

W L PF PA W L PF PA

Nebraska 6 1 218 188 9 2 412 264

Michigan 6 1 225 107 8 3 339 199

N'western 4 3 203 185 8 3 328 259

Minnesota 2 5 127 194 6 5 246 261

Mich. St. 2 5 133 139 5 6 217 186

Iowa 2 5 143 188 4 7 225 262

Leaders

W L PF PA W L PF PA

Ohio St. 7 0 269 184 11 0 420 253

Penn St. 5 2 237 147 7 4 325 208

Wisconsin 4 3 223 122 7 4 309 193

Purdue 2 5 133 230 5 6 303 313

Indiana 2 5 196 272 4 7 334 367

Illinois 0 7 80 231 2 9 186 335

FRIDAY

Nebraska at Iowa, Noon

SATURDAY

Michigan at Ohio St., Noon

Indiana at Purdue, Noon

Illinois at Northwestern, Noon

Wisconsin at Penn St., 3:30 p.m.

Michigan St. at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.

Schedule

Today

SOUTH

Tuskegee (0-1) at Alabama St. (7-3), 4

SOUTHWEST

TCU (6-4) at Texas (8-2), 7:30

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Friday

EAST

Syracuse (6-5) at Temple (4-6), 11 a.m.

Cent. Michigan (5-6) at UMass (1-10), 3

SOUTH

Marshall (5-6) at East Carolina (7-4), 2

MIDWEST

Ohio (8-3) at Kent St. (10-1), 11 a.m.

Nebraska (9-2) at Iowa (4-7), Noon

N. Illinois (10-1) at E. Michigan (2-9), 1

Ball St. (8-3) at Miami (Ohio) (4-7), 1

Buffalo (4-7) at Bowling Green (7-4), 2

West Virginia (5-5) at Iowa St. (6-5), 3:30

South Florida (3-7) at Cincinnati (7-3), 7

SOUTHWEST

LSU (9-2) at Arkansas (4-7), 2:30

FAR WEST

Utah (4-7) at Colorado (1-10), 3

Washington (7-4) at Washington St. (2-9), 3:30

Arizona St. (6-5) at Arizona (7-4), 10

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Saturday

EAST

Rutgers (9-1) at Pittsburgh (4-6), Noon

Wisconsin (7-4) at Penn St. (7-4), 3:30

SOUTH

Georgia Tech (6-5) at Georgia (10-1), Noon

UConn (4-6) at Louisville (9-1), Noon

UAB (3-8) at UCF (8-3), Noon

Virginia (4-7) at Virginia Tech (5-6), Noon

Kentucky (2-9) at Tennessee (4-7), 12:21

Miami (6-5) at Duke (6-5), 12:30

North Texas (4-7) at W. Kentucky (6-5), 1

Grambling St. (1-9) vs. Southern U. (3-7) at New Orleans, 2:30

Boston College (2-9) at NC State (6-5), 3

Maryland (4-7) at North Carolina (7-4), 3

Auburn (3-8) at Alabama (10-1), 3:30

Florida (10-1) at Florida St. (10-1), 3:30

Troy (5-6) at Middle Tennessee (7-3), 3:30

Vanderbilt (7-4) at Wake Forest (5-6), 3:30

Southern Miss. (0-11) at Memphis (3-8), 4:30

South Alabama (2-9) at Louisiana-Lafayette (6-4), 5

Louisiana-Monroe (7-4) at FIU (3-8), 6

South Carolina (9-2) at Clemson (10-1), 7

Mississippi St. (8-3) at Mississippi (5-6), 7

MIDWEST

Illinois (2-9) at Northwestern (8-3), Noon

Michigan (8-3) at Ohio St. (11-0), Noon

Indiana (4-7) at Purdue (5-6), Noon

Michigan St. (5-6) at Minnesota (6-5), 3:30

SOUTHWEST

Tulsa (9-2) at SMU (5-6), Noon

Texas St. (3-7) at UTSA (7-4), 2

Texas Tech (7-4) vs. Baylor (5-5) at Arlington, Texas, 2:30

Tulane (2-9) at Houston (4-7), 3:30

Oklahoma St. (7-3) at Oklahoma (8-2), 3:30

Missouri (5-6) at Texas A&M (9-2), 7

Rice (5-6) at UTEP (3-8), 7

FAR WEST

Idaho (1-10) at Utah St. (9-2), 3

Air Force (6-5) at Fresno St. (8-3), 3:30

BYU (6-5) at New Mexico St. (1-9), 3:30

Oregon (10-1) at Oregon St. (8-2), 3:30

San Diego St. (8-3) at Wyoming (4-7), 3:30

Stanford (9-2) at UCLA (9-2), 6:30

New Mexico (4-8) at Colorado St. (3-8), 7

Notre Dame (11-0) at Southern Cal (7-4), 8

Louisiana Tech (9-2) at San Jose St. (9-2), 10:30

UNLV (2-10) at Hawaii (1-9), 11

FCS Playoffs

First Round

Colgate (8-3) at Wagner (8-3), Noon

Coastal Carolina (7-4) at Bethune-Cookman (9-2), 2

Eastern Illinois (7-4) at South Dakota State (8-3), 3

Villanova (8-3) at Stony Brook (9-2), 3 p.m.

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 8 1 .889 —

Brooklyn 6 3 .667 2

Philadelphia 7 4 .636 2

Boston 6 5 .545 3

Toronto 3 8 .273 6

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 8 3 .727 —

Charlotte 5 4 .556 2

Atlanta 5 4 .556 2

Orlando 3 7 .300 41/2

Washington 0 9 .000 7

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 6 3 .667 —

Chicago 5 5 .500 11/2

Indiana 5 7 .417 21/2

Cleveland 2 8 .200 41/2

Detroit 2 9 .182 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 8 2 .800 —

San Antonio 8 3 .727 1/2

Dallas 6 6 .500 3

Houston 4 7 .364 41/2

New Orleans 3 6 .333 41/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 8 3 .727 —

Minnesota 5 4 .556 2

Utah 6 6 .500 21/2

Portland 5 5 .500 21/2

Denver 5 6 .455 3

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 8 2 .800 —

L.A. Lakers 6 5 .545 21/2

Golden State 6 5 .545 21/2

Phoenix 4 7 .364 41/2

Sacramento 2 8 .200 6

Wednesday

New Orleans at Indiana, late

Philadelphia at Cleveland, late

Detroit at Orlando, late

Toronto at Charlotte, late

San Antonio at Boston, late

Milwaukee at Miami, late

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, late

Washington at Atlanta, late

Chicago at Houston, late

Denver at Minnesota, late

New York at Dallas, late

Portland at Phoenix, late

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, late

Brooklyn at Golden State, late

Tuesday

Philadelphia 106, Toronto 98

New York 102, New Orleans 80

L.A. Lakers 95, Brooklyn 90

Friday

Cleveland at Orlando, 7

Atlanta at Charlotte, 7

Oklahoma City at Boston, 7:30

L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 7:30

Toronto at Detroit, 7:30

San Antonio at Indiana, 8

New York at Houston, 8

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8

Golden State at Denver, 9

Sacramento at Utah, 9

New Orleans at Phoenix, 9

Minnesota at Portland, 10

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Agreed to terms with OF Dewayne Wise on a one-year contract.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Selected the contracts of RHP Charles Brewer, RHP Chase Anderson, LHP Eury de la Rosa, RHP Eric Smith and OF Keon Broxton from Reno (PCL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Agreed to terms with RHP Brooks Brown, RHP Erik Cordier, OF Felix Pie, RHP David Bromberg, RHP Luis Sanz and INF Alex Valdez on minor league contracts.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS – Released LB Jamaal Westerman and RB Jared Crank. Activated RB Beanie Wells from injured reserve.

BUFFALO BILLS – Released C Reggie Stephens from the practice squad. Signed LB Greg Lloyd to the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS – Placed RB Willis McGahee on recallable injured reserve.

DETROIT LIONS – Released DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen from the practice squad. Signed G Justin Boren to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Released G Justin Anderson. Released RB Alvester Alexander from the practice squad. Signed DB Marshay Green to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Placed QB Blaine Gabbert and WR Laurent Robinson on injured reserve. Signed QB Jordan Palmer.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed PK Matt Szymanski to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS – Released WR Jabar Gaffney. Signed G Ryan Durand. Claimed TE Kyle Miller off waivers from Indianapolis.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Named Jonathan Wilf vice president of strategic planning and business initiatives.

NEW ORLEANS SAINT – Rreleased WR Greg Camarillo. Signed T Will Robinson.

OAKLAND RAIDERS – Released LB Aaron Curry.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Released RB Baron Batch and LB Marshall McFadden. Signed QB Brian Hoyer.

ST. LOUIS RAMS – Released FB Brit Miller.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Released DE Logan Harrell from the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Released LB Joe Holland from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

ECHL

ECHL – Fined the Alaska Aces an undisclosed amount for a roster limit violation.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS – Traded G Shawn Hunwick to Utah for future considerations.

COLLEGE

DUKE – Agreed to terms with football coach David Cutcliffe on a contract extension through June 2019.

KANSAS – Named David Reed associate athletics director for compliance.

high school football

State Semifinals

Division I

Saturday, 7

4 Mentor (12-1, AP #7) vs. 2 Whitmer (13-0, AP #3) at Mansfield Arlin Field

3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-3, AP NR) vs. 4 Pickerington North (12-1, AP NR) at Dayton Welcome Stadium

Division II

Friday, 7:30

2 Central Catholic (12-1, AP #4) vs. 3 Aurora (12-1, AP #5) at Huron Memorial Stadium

4 New Albany (11-2, AP NR) vs. 6 Trotwood-Madison (11-2, AP #9) at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field

Division III

Saturday, 7

4 Dover (11-2, AP NR) vs. 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (11-2, AP #9) at Canton Central Catholic Lowell Klinefelter Field

2 Bellevue (12-1, AP #7) vs. 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (12-1, AP #4) at Ohio Wesleyan University Selby Stadium

Division IV

Friday, 7:30

2 Creston Norwayne (13-0, AP #3) vs. 1 St. Clairsville (13-0, AP #7) at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (13-0, AP #4) vs. 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (13-0, AP #1) at Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium

Division V

Saturday, 7

1 Kirtland (13-0, AP #2) vs. 6 Baltimore Liberty Union (11-2, AP NR) at Canton Fawcett Stadium

4 Liberty-Benton (12-1, AP NR) vs. 1 Coldwater (13-0, AP #1) at Lima Stadium

Division VI

Friday, 7:30

2 Newark Catholic (11-2, AP #9) vs. 1 Mogadore (13-0, AP #1) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium

1 McComb (13-0, AP #2) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-2, AP #7) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field

college basketball

Men

EAST

Boston College 50, Auburn 49

Colgate 85, St. Francis (Pa.) 76

N. Dakota St. 66, James Madison 44

SOUTH

Georgia St. 75, South Alabama 73

Monmouth (NJ) 81, Tennessee St. 70

Radford 81, Brevard 53

Toledo 82, Samford 69

MIDWEST

Rochester (Mich.) 59, E. Illinois 56

SOUTHWEST

Southern Miss. 74, Liberty 56

TOURNAMENT

Gardner-Webb 72, Austin Peay 62

W. Carolina 69, Howard 67

Marquette 72, Southern Cal 64

Texas 69, Mississippi St. 55

Women

EAST

Duquesne 64, North Dakota 38

St. John's 71, Iona 55

SOUTH

George Washington 48, SC-Upstate 37

Kennesaw St. 72, Troy 65

Lamar 72, Louisiana-Monroe 50

Maryland 94, American U. 54

MIDWEST

Northwestern 83, Yale 75

Saint Louis 51, Nebraska-Omaha 42

TOURNAMENT

Oregon St. 68, Winthrop 64

UC Santa Barbara 60, Mississippi St. 43

Sportlight

Nov. 22

1875–Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools' first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and soccer.

1945–Jim Benton of the Cleveland Rams is the first NFL player to have more than 300 receiving yards in a game. Benton has 10 receptions for 303 yards and a touchdown in a 28-21 victory over the Detroit Lions.

1950–The Fort Wayne Pistons edge the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest-scoring game in NBA history. John Oldham leads the Pistons with five points and George Mikan had 15 of the Lakers' points.

1959–The AFL holds their first player draft. First round choices are Boston, Gerhard Schwedes; Buffalo, Richie Lucas; Dallas, Don Meredith; Denver, Roger LeClerc; Houston, Billy Cannon; Los Angeles, Monty Stickles; Minneapolis, Dale Hackbart; New York, George Izo.

1961–Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks sets an NBA record by hitting 19 of 19 free throws in a 141-121 loss to the Boston Celtics.

1965–Muhammad Ali knocks out Floyd Patterson in the 12th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.

1981–Kellen Winslow of the San Diego Chargers catches five touchdown passes in a 55-21 rout of the Oakland Raiders.

1986–Wayne Gretzky, playing in his 575th NHL game, scores his 500th goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

1998–John Elway of the Denver Broncos joins Dan Marino as the only players with 50,000 yards as the Broncos post a 40-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

2003–The Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, in the NHL's first outdoor game. The game marking the 86th anniversary of the founding of the league is played in front of a record crowd of 57,167 at a football arena in Edmonton.

2006–Teemu Selanne scores his 500th career goal in Anaheim's 3-2 loss to Colorado. Selanne, the 36th player in NHL history to reach the milestone, joins Jari Kurri as the only Finnish-born NHL players to score 500 goals.

2007–Brett Favre sets a Green Bay record with 20 consecutive completions and finishes with 381 yards and three touchdowns in the Packers' 37-26 victory over the Detroit Lions.

2008–Abilene Christian sets a record for points in an NCAA playoff game, beating West Texas A&M 93-68 in the second round of the Division II playoffs. Bernard Scott rushes for 292 yards and scores seven touchdowns, both playoff records. The combined 161 points is also an NCAA Division II record.

2009–Jimmie Johnson wins a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson needed only to finish 25th or better to beat teammate Mark Martin in the race, won by Denny Hamlin, to give team owner Rick Hendrick his own NASCAR record, a 12th championship.

2009–Matthew Stafford completes 26 of 43 for 422 yards and five touchdowns in Detroit's 38-37 win over Cleveland. Stafford sets the record for most yards by a rookie quarterback and becomes the first rookie to throw five TDs in a game since Ray Buivid did it for the Bears in 1937.

2009–Brett Favre passes for four touchdowns in Minnesota's 35-9 rout of Seattle. It's the 22nd game Favre has four or more touchdowns in a game, breaking Dan Marino's record of 21.

2010–Alex Kovalev records his 1,000th point with a power-play goal midway through the first period of Ottawa's game against Los Angeles. The 37-year-old is the 76th NHL player to record 1,000 points and joins Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny as the only Russian players to reach the milestone.