Glantz-Culver line
NFL
Sunday
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Buffalo 3 3½ (39½) N.Y. Jets
at New England 11 10 (46½) Miami
at Cincinnati 3 2½ (41) Baltimore
at Pittsburgh Off off (off) Cleveland
Houston 5½ 7 (46½) at Indinpls
at Tennessee 5½ 4 (42) Jacksonville
at N.Y. Giants 9½ 7½ (46) Philadelphia
at Washington 3½ 3 (48½) Dallas
Chicago 3 3 (44½) at Detroit
Green Bay 3 3½ (46½) at Minn.
at Atlanta Off Off (Off) Tampa Bay
at New Orleans 4 5 (54) Carolina
at Denver 16 16 (42) Kansas City
at San Diego Off Off (Off) Oakland
at San Francisco 15 16½ (39) Arizona
at Seattle 10 10½ (41) St. Louis
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Eng. 11 4 0 .733 529 331
Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289
N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347
Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303
x-Indianpls 10 5 0 .667 329 371
Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451
J’ville 2 13 0 .133 235 406
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Balt. 10 5 0 .667 381 321
x-Cin. 9 6 0 .600 368 303
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304
Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286
San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329
Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419
Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Wash. 9 6 0 .600 408 370
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372
N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337
Phil. 4 11 0 .267 273 402
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277
N.Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410
Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377
Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-G. Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299
Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314
Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253
Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Fran. 10 4 1 .700 370 260
x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232
St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328
Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Sunday’s games
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 8 a.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 8 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8 a.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8 a.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 8 a.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8 a.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 8 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 8 a.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 11:25 a.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 11:25 a.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 11:25 a.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 11:25 a.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota,11:25 a.m.
Miami at New England, 11:25 a.m.
Dallas at Washington, 3:20 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 21 8 .724 —
Brooklyn 15 14 .517 6
Boston 14 14 .500 6½
Philadelphia 14 15 .483 7
Toronto 10 20 .333 11½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 20 7 .741 —
Atlanta 18 9 .667 2
Orlando 12 17 .414 9
Charlotte 7 22 .241 14
Washington 4 23 .148 16
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 17 12 .586 —
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 1
Chicago 15 12 .556 1
Detroit 10 22 .313 8½
Cleveland 7 24 .226 11
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 23 8 .742 —
Memphis 18 8 .692 2½
Houston 16 13 .552 6
Dallas 12 18 .400 10½
New Orleans 6 23 .207 16
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 22 6 .786 —
Denver 17 14 .548 6½
Portland 14 13 .519 7½
Minnesota 13 13 .500 8
Utah 15 15 .500 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 23 6 .793 —
Golden State 19 10 .655 4
L.A. Lakers 14 15 .483 9
Phoenix 11 19 .367 12½
Sacramento 9 19 .321 13½
Thursday’s Games
Oklahoma City 111, Dallas 105, OT
L.A. Clippers 106, Boston 77
Friday’s Games
Indiana 97, Phoenix 91
Washington 105, Orlando 97
Atlanta 102, Cleveland 94
Brooklyn 97, Charlotte 81
Detroit 109, Miami 99
Toronto 104, New Orleans 97, OT
Denver 106, Dallas 85
San Antonio 122, Houston 116
L.A. Clippers at Utah, late
New York at Sacramento, late
Philadelphia at Golden State, late
Portland at L.A. Lakers, late
Today’s Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
New Orleans at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 2 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 2:30 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Houston, 3 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 3 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
Miami at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 5 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
San Antonio at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
Boston at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m.
College football
FBS bowl glance
Monday
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU 43, Fresno State 10
Wednesday
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
C. Michigan 24, W. Kentucky 21
Thursday
Military Bowl
At Washington
San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati 48, Duke 34
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor 49, UCLA 26
Friday
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 45
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), late
Today’s Games
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 10:15 a.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 12:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday’s Sports
Transactions
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Announced the retirement of executive counsel for business and finance Harvey Benjamin, who will remain as a consultant.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Assigned F Samardo Samuels to Canton (NBADL).
NBA Development League
IDAHO STAMPEDE — Signed C Solomon Alabi. Placed G Jai Lucas on the inactive list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Fined Baltimore S Ed Reed $55,000, Carolina QB Cam Newton $31,000 and New England DT Vince Wilfork $30,000 for their actions during last week’s games.
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Kevin Elliott from the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Monte Taylor to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released RB Johnny White.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed RB John Griffin from the practice squad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed DT Richard Seymour and DB Phillip Adams on injured reserve. Signed DL Brandon Bair and DB Cory Nelms from the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released CB Ron Parker. Signed WR Deon Butler from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Oklahoma City C Chris VandeVelde three games.
COLLEGE
MICHIGAN STATE — Announced men’s basketball G Brandan Kearney will transfer out.
ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) — Promoted assistant football coach Gary Fasching to head coach.







