Boys basketball
Standings and schedule
District 13 Dist. Overall
Heart River 1-0 4-2
Mott-Regent 0-0 3-2
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Beach 0-0 4-3
Hettinger 0-0 2-3
New England 0-0 1-3
Scranton 0-0 1-4
Bowman County 0-1 3-4
District 14 Dist. Overall
Dickinson Trinity 1-0 6-0
Glen Ullin-Hebron 0-0 2-3
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Killdeer 0-0 2-4
Beulah 0-0 1-4
Richardton-Taylor 0-0 0-8
Hazen 0-1 2-5
Games Thursday
McLean County Tournament
Hettinger at TBD
Games Friday
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Bowman County at Glen Ullin-Hebron, 6:30 p.m.
Scranton at Mott-Regent, 7 p.m.
Beach at Heart River, 7 p.m.
Flasher at New England, 7 p.m.
McLean County Tournament
Hettinger vs. TBD
Shiloh Christian New Year Invitational
Dickinson Trinity vs. Minot Our Redeemers, 4 p.m.
Games Saturday
Beulah at Watford City, 1:30 p.m.
Mott-Regent at Beach, 5:30 p.m.
Richardton-Taylor at Bowman County, 5:30 p.m.
New England at Scranton, 7 p.m.
McLean County Tournament
Hettinger vs. TBD
Shiloh Christian New Year Invitational
Dickinson Trinity vs. Fargo Oak Grove, 1:30 p.m.
Polls
Class A Record Prv Pts
1. Bismarck High (7) 4-2 1 38
2. Mandan (1) 5-1 3 29
3. Bismarck Century 6-1 4 23
4. Fargo North 5-1 2 20
5. West Fargo 4-2 5 10
Others receiving votes: None
Class B Rcd Pts Pvs
1. Dickinson Trinity (4) 6-0 94 2
2. Linton (6) 7-0 90 1
3. North Star 4-0 69 3
4. Berthold 6-0 67 4
5. Carrington 6-0 62 5
6. Fargo Oak Grove 4-0 50 6
7. Thompson 4-0 34 7
8. Minot Ryan 4-0 30 9
9. Warwick 4-0 21 NR
10. Dakota Prairie 3-1 8 10
Others receiving votes: Central Cass (4-1), Kidder County (4-0), Mandaree (6-2), Watford City (4-1), Standing Rock (8-1), Des Lacs-Burlington (4-1).
Girls basketball
Standings and schedule
District 13 Dist. Overall
New England 2-0 4-5
Hettinger 1-0 5-1
Beach 0-0 8-0
Mott-Regent 0-0 3-6
Heart River 0-1 3-5
Scranton 0-1 1-7
Bowman County 0-1 0-7
District 14 Dist. Overall
Hazen 1-0 7-1
Dickinson Trinity 2-1 8-2
Killdeer 0-0 7-0
Beulah 0-0 5-4
Richardton-Taylor 0-1 1-8
Hebron-Glen Ullin 0-1 1-8
Games Thursday
Mott-Regent at Hebron-Glen Ullin, 6:45 p.m.
Heart River at Hettinger, 7 p.m.
Beulah at Killdeer, 7 p.m.
Scranton at Beach, 7 p.m.
New Salem at New England, 7 p.m.
Bowman County at Harding County, S.D., 7 p.m.
Games Saturday
Richardton-Taylor at Bowman County, 2:30 p.m.
Hazen at Kenmare, 7 p.m.
Shiloh Christian New Year Invitational
Dickinson Trinity vs. Minot Our Redeemers, noon
Polls
Class A Record Prv Pts
1. Fargo South (8) 6-0 1 40
2. Bismarck Century 6-1 2 30
3. Grand Forks Red River 6-0 3 26
4. Fargo Shanley 4-2 4 9
5. Devils Lake 5-2 5 8
Others receiving votes: Belcourt, Minot, Mandan.
Class B Rcd Pts Pvs
1. Beach (11) 8-0 110 1
2. Carrington 6-1 93 2
3. Kidder County 9-1 81 3
4. Killdeer 7-0 72 4
5. Hazen 8-1 65 5
6. Dickinson Trinity 9-2 47 6
7. Central Valley 7-0 44 7
8. Kenmare 6-2 33 9
9. Stanley 8-1 15 10
10. Rolla-Rock Lake 8-1 14 8
Others receiving votes: Hankinson (5-1), Dakota Prairie (7-2), Central Cass (8-1), Hettinger (5-1), Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page (8-1).
Men's basketball
Standings and schedule
Dakota Athletic Conference DAC Overall
South Dakota Mines 1-0 9-6
Dakota State 1-0 5-7
Minot State 1-1 11-4
Valley City State 1-1 10-6
Jamestown College 1-1 10-6
Dickinson State 1-1 6-9
Black Hills State 0-1 10-5
Mayville State 0-1 8-7
Games Friday
Dickinson State at Mayville State, 6:30 p.m.
Black Hills State at Valley City State, 6:30 p.m.
Minot State at Dakota State, 6:30 p.m.
South Dakota Mines at Jamestown College, 6:30 p.m.
Games Saturday
Dickinson State at Dakota State, 5 p.m.
Black Hills State at Jamestown College, 5 p.m.
South Dakota Mines at Valley City State, 5 p.m.
Minot State at Mayville State, 5 p.m.
Women's basketball
Standings and schedule
Dakota Athletic Conference DAC Overall
Jamestown College 2-0 13-3
Black Hills State 1-0 11-2
Dakota State 1-0 6-6
Minot State 1-1 10-3
Dickinson State 1-1 9-6
South Dakota Mines 0-1 7-8
Mayville State 0-1 4-8
Valley City State 0-2 8-6
Games Friday
Dickinson State at Mayville State, 4:30 p.m.
Black Hills State at Valley City State, 4:30 p.m.
Minot State at Dakota State, 4:30 p.m.
South Dakota Mines at Jamestown College, 4:30 p.m.
Games Saturday
Dickinson State at Dakota State, 3 p.m.
Black Hills State at Jamestown College, 3 p.m.
South Dakota Mines at Valley City State, 3 p.m.
Minot State at Mayville State, 3 p.m.
College hockey
Standings and schedule
WCHA W L T Pts GF GA
Denver 9 3 2 20 43 37
Colorado Coll. 8 3 3 19 49 31
Wisconsin 8 4 2 18 54 30
Minn. Duluth 8 5 1 17 49 41
St. Cloud St. 7 5 2 16 38 38
N. Dakota 6 6 2 14 41 29
Minnesota 6 7 1 13 37 37
MSU Mankato 5 8 1 11 38 45
Alaska-Anch. 4 10 0 8 28 54
Michigan Tech 2 12 0 4 27 62
OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska-Anchorage 6-12-0, Colorado College 12-5-3, Denver 13-5-2, Michigan Tech 3-16-0, Minnesota 9-10-1, Minn. Duluth 12-7-1, Minn. St., Mankato 11-9-2, North Dakota 10-6-4, St. Cloud St. 10-7-3, Wisconsin 12-5-3.
Games Friday
Minn. St., Mankato at North Dakota
Alaska-Anchorage at Denver
Colorado College at Minn. Duluth
Harvard at Minnesota
Michigan Tech at St. Cloud St.
Games Saturday
Minn. St., Mankato at North Dakota
Alaska-Anchorage at Denver
Colorado College at Minn. Duluth
Harvard at Minnesota
Michigan Tech at St. Cloud St.
US Under-18 Team at Wisconsin
College football
Bowl Glance
Games Saturday, Dec. 19
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28, OT
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Rutgers 45, Central Florida 24
Game Sunday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss. 32
Game Tuesday, Dec. 22
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU 44, Oregon State 20
Game Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Utah 37, California 27
Game Thursday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU 45, Nevada 10
Games Saturday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Marshall 21, Ohio 17
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17
Emerald Bowl
At San Francisco
Southern Cal 24, Boston College 13
Game Sunday, Dec. 27
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky 21, Clemson 13
Game Monday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20
Games Tuesday, Dec. 29
EagleBank Bowl
At Washington
UCLA 30, Temple 21
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin 20, Miami 14
Games Wednesday, Dec. 30
Humanitarian Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Nebraska 33, Arizona 0
Games Thursday, Dec. 31
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Air Force 47, Houston 20
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Navy 35, Missouri 13
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
Games Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Auburn 38, Northwestern 35, OT
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Penn State 19, LSU 17
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida State 33, West Virginia 21
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Ohio State 26, Oregon 17
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida 51, Cincinnati 24
Games Saturday, Jan. 2
International Bowl
At Toronto
South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 3
PapaJohns.com Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Connecticut 20 South Carolina 7
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Arkansas 20 East Carolina 17, OT
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31
Game Monday, Jan. 4
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State 17, TCU 10
Game Tuesday
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
Game Wednesday
GMAC Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Central Michigan vs. Troy, late
Game today
BCS National Championship
At Pasadena, Calif.
Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0), 6 p.m. (ABC)
NFL
Standings and schedule
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PA
x-New England 10 6 0 .625 427 285
y-N.Y. Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 236
Miami 7 9 0 .438 360 390
Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 258 326
South W L T Pct PF PA
x-Indianapolis 14 2 0 .875 416 307
Houston 9 7 0 .563 388 333
Tennessee 8 8 0 .500 354 402
Jacksonville 7 9 0 .438 290 380
North W L T Pct PF PA
x-Cincinnati 10 6 0 .625 305 291
y-Baltimore 9 7 0 .563 391 261
Pittsburgh 9 7 0 .563 368 324
Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 245 375
West W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Diego 13 3 0 .813 454 320
Denver 8 8 0 .500 326 324
Oakland 5 11 0 .313 197 379
Kansas City 4 12 0 .250 294 424
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 11 5 0 .688 361 250
y-Philadelphia 11 5 0 .688 429 337
N.Y. Giants 8 8 0 .500 402 427
Washington 4 12 0 .250 266 336
South W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 13 3 0 .813 510 341
Atlanta 9 7 0 .563 363 325
Carolina 8 8 0 .500 315 308
Tampa Bay 3 13 0 .188 244 400
North W L T Pct PF PA
x-Minnesota 12 4 0 .750 470 312
y-Green Bay 11 5 0 .688 461 297
Chicago 7 9 0 .438 327 375
Detroit 2 14 0 .125 262 494
West W L T Pct PF PA
x-Arizona 10 6 0 .625 375 325
San Francisco 8 8 0 .500 330 281
Seattle 5 11 0 .313 280 390
St. Louis 1 15 0 .063 175 436
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Games Sunday
Chicago 37, Detroit 23
Pittsburgh 30, Miami 24
Houston 34, New England 27
Buffalo 30, Indianapolis 7
San Francisco 28, St. Louis 6
Atlanta 20, Tampa Bay 10
Carolina 23, New Orleans 10
Cleveland 23, Jacksonville 17
Minnesota 44, N.Y. Giants 7
Tennessee 17, Seattle 13
Dallas 24, Philadelphia 0
San Diego 23, Washington 20
Kansas City 44, Denver 24
Baltimore 21, Oakland 13
Green Bay 33, Arizona 7
N.Y. Jets 37, Cincinnati 0
End of Regular Season
Playoff Glance
Wild-card Playoffs
Games Saturday
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 2:30 p.m. (NBC)
Philadelphia at Dallas, 6 p.m. (NBC)
Games Sunday
Baltimore at New England, 11 a.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Arizona, 2:40 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Games Saturday, Jan. 16
TBA
Games Sunday, Jan. 17
TBA
Conference Championships
Games Sunday, Jan. 24
AFC, 1 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Game Sunday, Jan. 31
At Miami
AFC vs. NFC, 5:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Game Sunday, Feb. 7
At Miami
NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
NHL
Standings and schedule
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 30 10 1 61 122 89
Pittsburgh 27 16 1 55 138 118
N.Y. Rangers 21 17 5 47 116 119
Philadelphia 20 19 3 43 123 120
N.Y. Islanders 17 18 8 42 107 134
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 27 11 4 58 117 96
Boston 22 13 7 51 111 99
Ottawa 22 17 4 48 123 129
Montreal 21 21 3 45 116 124
Toronto 15 20 9 39 120 153
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 25 11 6 56 149 118
Atlanta 18 18 6 42 134 140
Tampa Bay 16 15 10 42 106 126
Florida 17 19 7 41 125 138
Carolina 11 23 7 29 102 146
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 30 10 3 63 141 91
Nashville 25 15 3 53 122 122
Detroit 21 15 6 48 109 108
St. Louis 17 18 6 40 108 121
Columbus 15 20 9 39 115 150
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 25 12 5 55 117 99
Colorado 24 13 6 54 128 124
Vancouver 26 16 1 53 139 106
Minnesota 20 20 3 43 112 128
Edmonton 16 22 5 37 119 143
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 27 9 7 61 144 112
Phoenix 26 14 4 56 116 103
Los Angeles 25 15 3 53 130 122
Dallas 18 14 11 47 124 136
Anaheim 17 19 7 41 119 138
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Games Wednesday
Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3
Philadelphia 6, Toronto 2
N.Y. Rangers 5, Dallas 2
Calgary at Minnesota, late
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, late
St. Louis at San Jose, late
Games today
N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Ottawa at Washington, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.
Florida at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
Carolina at Nashville, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
NBA
Standings and schedule
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 24 8 .750 --
Toronto 18 18 .500 8
New York 14 20 .412 11
Philadelphia 10 24 .294 15
New Jersey 3 32 .086 22½
Southeast Division
Orlando 24 11 .688 --
Atlanta 22 12 .647 1½
Miami 17 15 .531 5½
Charlotte 15 18 .455 8
Washington 11 22 .333 12
Central Division
Cleveland 28 9 .757 --
Milwaukee 14 18 .438 11½
Chicago 14 19 .424 12
Detroit 11 22 .333 15
Indiana 11 23 .324 15½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest DivisionW L Pct GB
Dallas 24 11 .686 --
San Antonio 20 12 .625 2½
Houston 20 15 .571 4
Memphis 17 16 .515 6
New Orleans 16 16 .500 6½
Northwest Division
Denver 22 13 .629 --
Portland 22 15 .595 1
Oklahoma City 19 15 .559 2½
Utah 18 16 .529 3½
Minnesota 7 28 .200 15
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 28 6 .824 --
Phoenix 22 13 .629 6½
L.A. Clippers 15 18 .455 12½
Sacramento 14 20 .412 14
Golden State 9 24 .273 18½
Games Wednesday
Atlanta 119, New Jersey 89
Cleveland 121, Washington 98
Toronto 108, Orlando 103
Boston at Miami, late
Golden State at Minnesota, late
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, late
Detroit at San Antonio, late
Memphis at Utah, late
Houston at Phoenix, late
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, late
Game today
Charlotte at New York, 5:30 p.m.
Games Friday
Toronto at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 5 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at New Orleans, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
