Scoreboard: 12.24.09

Published 4:00 pm Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Prep Schedule

Monday

Basketball – Astoria Vince Dulcich Tournament, (See box); Seaside at Stayton Holiday Classic, TBA; Jewell at St. Paul Tournament, TBA; Ilwaco Holiday Tournament, TBA

Wrestling – Astoria at NW Duals, TBA

Basketball

NBA

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 22 5 .815 –

Toronto 14 17 .452 10

New York 11 17 .393 11 1/2

Philadelphia 7 21 .250 15 1/2

New Jersey 2 27 .069 21

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 22 7 .759 –

Atlanta 20 8 .714 1 1/2

Miami 14 12 .538 6 1/2

Charlotte 11 16 .407 10

Washington 10 17 .370 11

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 22 8 .733 –

Milwaukee 12 15 .444 8 1/2

Detroit 11 18 .379 10 1/2

Chicago 10 17 .370 10 1/2

Indiana 9 18 .333 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 20 9 .690 –

Houston 17 12 .586 3

San Antonio 15 11 .577 3 1/2

New Orleans 13 14 .481 6

Memphis 13 15 .464 6 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Denver 20 9 .690 –

Portland 19 12 .613 2

Utah 16 13 .552 4

Okla. City 14 14 .500 5 1/2

Minnesota 6 24 .200 14 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 23 4 .852 –

Phoenix 18 11 .621 6

Sacramento 13 15 .464 10 1/2

L.A. Clippers 12 16 .429 11 1/2

Golden State 7 21 .250 16 1/2

Wednesday’s results

Orlando 102, Houston 87

Toronto 94, Detroit 64

Miami 80, Utah 70

Minnesota 103, New Jersey 99

Washington 109, Milwaukee 97

New Orleans 108, Golden State 102

Portland 98, San Antonio 94

Denver 124, Atlanta 104

Oklahoma City 117, Phoenix 113

Cleveland 117, Sacramento 104, OT

Today

No games scheduled

Friday

Miami at New York, 9 a.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 2 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Denver at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Football

College bowls

Wednesda’s result

Poinsettia Bowl

Utah 37, California 27

Today

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

SMU (7-5) vs. Nevada (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Ohio (9-4) vs. Marshall (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Emerald Bowl

At San Francisco

Southern Cal (8-4) vs. Boston College (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Clemson (8-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Georgia (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 29

EagleBank Bowl

At Washington

Temple (9-3) vs. UCLA (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Miami (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Bowling Green (7-5) vs. Idaho (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (9-4) vs. Arizona (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 31

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Air Force (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Stanford (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-5), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (9-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3 p.m. (NFL)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Northwestern (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Penn State (10-2) vs. LSU (9-3), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida State (6-6) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 10 a.m. (CBS)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Ohio State (10-2) vs. Oregon (10-2), 2 p.m. (ABC)

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Florida (12-1) vs. Cincinnati (12-0), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

NFL

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New Eng. 9 5 0 .643 365 244

Miami 7 7 0 .500 316 333

N.Y. Jets 7 7 0 .500 282 221

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 225 288

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Ind. 14 0 0 1.000 394 248

Jacksonville 7 7 0 .500 266 322

Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 320 347

Houston 7 7 0 .500 327 286

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 288 244

Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 350 225

Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 315 280

Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 199 349

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-S. Diego 11 3 0 .786 389 283

Denver 8 6 0 .571 275 250

Oakland 5 9 0 .357 175 335

Kansas City 3 11 0 .214 240 383

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Phil. 10 4 0 .714 399 286

Dallas 9 5 0 .643 320 250

N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 386 342

Washington 4 10 0 .286 246 296

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-N. Orleans 13 1 0 .929 483 298

Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 312 312

Carolina 6 8 0 .429 251 289

Tampa Bay 2 12 0 .143 214 363

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Minn. 11 3 0 .786 396 269

Green Bay 9 5 0 .643 380 280

Chicago 5 9 0 .357 254 322

Detroit 2 12 0 .143 233 437

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Arizona 9 5 0 .643 337 282

San Fran. 6 8 0 .429 282 269

Seattle 5 9 0 .357 257 325

St. Louis 1 13 0 .071 159 377

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff spot

Friday

San Diego at Tennessee, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday

Buffalo at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Houston at Miami, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

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

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at New England, 10 a.m.

Detroit at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 1:15 p.m.

Denver at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 5:20 p.m.

Monday

Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

National Hockey League

Wednesday’s results

Pittsburgh 8, Ottawa 2

N.Y. Rangers 4, Florida 1

N.Y. Islanders 3, Toronto 1

Boston 6, Atlanta 4

Minnesota 3, Edmonton 1

Montreal 5, Carolina 1

Washington 5, Buffalo 2

Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 2

Chicago 3, Detroit 0

Dallas 3, Columbus 1

Phoenix 4, Anaheim 0

St. Louis 2, Calgary 1, SO

Today

No games scheduled

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

New Jersey 35 26 8 1 53 106 75

Pittsburgh 38 26 11 1 53 124 97

N.Y. Rangers 37 18 16 3 39 103 103

N.Y. Islanders 38 14 17 7 35 93 121

Philadelphia 36 16 18 2 34 100 105

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Buffalo 36 22 11 3 47 96 81

Boston 36 18 11 7 43 96 91

Ottawa 37 18 15 4 40 102 111

Montreal 39 18 18 3 39 102 108

Toronto 38 13 17 8 34 107 133

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 37 23 8 6 52 135 102

Atlanta 36 18 14 4 40 119 114

Florida 39 16 16 7 39 112 126

Tampa Bay 37 13 15 9 35 93 114

Carolina 37 9 22 6 24 90 136

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 36 24 9 3 51 108 74

Nashville 37 22 12 3 47 107 105

Detroit 37 18 14 5 41 98 99

St. Louis 36 17 14 5 39 93 98

Columbus 38 14 17 7 35 106 134

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Colorado 39 21 12 6 48 115 114

Calgary 36 20 11 5 45 102 89

Vancouver 37 21 16 0 42 114 94

Minnesota 37 18 16 3 39 96 104

Edmonton 37 15 18 4 34 108 123

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 37 22 8 7 51 122 97

Phoenix 38 23 13 2 48 100 85

Los Angeles 37 22 12 3 47 111 108

Dallas 37 16 10 11 43 110 113

Anaheim 37 15 15 7 37 103 117

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