Friday, Dec. 29, 2017

Standings

National?Basketball Association

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 29 10 .744 —

Toronto 23 10 .697 3

New York 17 18 .486 10

Philadelphia 15 19 .441 11½

Brooklyn 12 22 .353 14½



Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 19 16 .543 —

Miami 18 16 .529 ½

Charlotte 12 22 .353 6½

Orlando 12 24 .333 7½

Atlanta 9 25 .265 9½



Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 24 11 .686 —

Detroit 19 15 .559 4½

Milwaukee 18 15 .545 5

Indiana 19 16 .543 5

Chicago 12 22 .353 11½



Local schedule

Saturday

Jay County — Wrestling at Connersville Invitational – 8:30 a.m.; Boys basketball at Muncie Central – 6 p.m.

South Adams — Girls basketball hosts Amy Meyer Memorial Tournament – 9 a.m.



Tuesday

Jay County — Girls basketball vs. Concordia – 6 p.m.; Swimming at Bellmont – 6 p.m.

Fort Recovery — Swimming at South Adams – 5:30 p.m.; Girls basketball vs. St. Marys – 6 p.m.; Middle school girls basketball at St. Henry – 5 p.m.; Middle school boys basketball vs. St. Henry – 5 p.m.

South Adams — Swimming vs. Fort Recovery and Minster – 5:30 p.m.; Girls basketball vs. Bellmont – 6 p.m.



Thursday

Jay County — Swimming vs. Celina – 6 p.m.; Gymnastics at Marion – 6 p.m.; Freshman boys basketball at Anderson – 6 p.m.; West Jay seventh and eighth grade boys basketball vs. East Jay – 5:30 p.m.; East Jay seventh and eighth grade girls basketball at Delta – 5:30 p.m.

Fort Recovery — Girls basketball vs. St. Henry – 6 p.m.

South Adams — Swimming vs. Bluffton – 5:30 p.m.



TV schedule

Today

3 p.m. — College Football: Hyundai Sun Bowl — N.C. State vs. Arizona State (CBS-4,7,15)

4:30 p.m. — College Football: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – Kentucky vs. Northwestern (ESPN)

8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls (FSIN)

8 p.m. — College Basketball: Youngstown State at Indiana (FTN) 

8:30 p.m. — College Football: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic – USC vs. Ohio State (ESPN)



Saturday

Noon — College Basketball: Wichita State at UConn (CBS-4,7,15); Wake Forest at North Carolina (ESPN2)

Noon — College Football: TaxSlayer Bowl – Louisville vs. Mississippi State (ESPN)

12:30 p.m. — College Football: AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ABC-6,21)

12:30 p.m. — Premier League Soccer: Manchester United FC vs. Southampton FC (NBC-2,13)

2 p.m. — College Basketball: Florida State at Duke (CBS-4,7,15); Georgia Tech at Notre Dame (ESPN2)

4 p.m. — College Basketball: Villanova at Butler (CBS-4,7,15); Miami at Pittsburgh (WNDY-23); Vanderbilt at Florida (ESPN2)

4:10 p.m. — College Football: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl – Washington vs. Penn State (ESPN)

8:10 p.m. — College Football: Capital One Orange Bowl – Wisconsin vs. Miami (ESPN)



Local notes 

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