National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L TPctPF PA y-New England 11 3 0.786437 297 N.Y.Jets 8 6 0.571346 315 Miami 5 9 0.357286 269 Buffalo 5 9 0.357311 371 South W L TPctPF PA y-Houston 10 5 0.667359 255 Tennessee 7 7 0.500279 278 Jacksonville 4 10 0.286207 293 Indianapolis 2 13 0.133230 […]

Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named John Tamargo Jr. manager of Lansing (MWL); Mike Redmond manager of Dunedin (FSL) and Clayton McCullough manager of Vancouver (NWL). National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS— Named Bruce Hines field coordinator, P.J. Carey, Gene Clines, […]

FRIDAY EVENING 6:00 (NESN) Big Bad Bruins Show (Live) 6:30 (NESN) Bruins Face-Off (Live) 7:00 (ESPN) NFL Kickoff Host Trey Wingo and Mark Schlereth cover team news, strategies, injuries and fantasy information for every NFL matchup. (Live) (CC) (NESN) NHL Hockey Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins. From TD Garden in Boston. (Live) 9:00 (ESPN) College […]

NFL Playoff ScenariosBy The Associated PressWeek 16AFCCLINCHED: Houston-AFC South, New England-AFC East, Baltimore-playoff spot, Pittsburgh-playoffspotNEW ENGLAND— Clinches a first-round bye with:Win AND Houston loss or tie ORWin AND Pittsburgh loss or tie AND Baltimore loss or tie ORTie AND Houston loss ORTie AND Pittsburgh loss AND Baltimore loss— Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:Win […]

A fter a long labor dispute that will ultimately cost fans 16 games, the owners and players made concessions that resulted in finally getting back on the court. Still, the lockout will have its repercussions. Teams and players have less time for preparation and transactions. And players switching teams will have less time to acclimate. […]

Mt. Ararat JV girls fall to Skowhegan TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School jayvee girls basketball team fell to Skowhegan 44-33 on Tuesday. The 2-2 Eagles trailed 8-6, 18-13 ad 29-22 at the quarter breaks. Morgan Baker led the Indians with 16 points. For Mt. Ararat, Lyndsey Cornelison had 10 points and Allison Melcher […]

Carmelo Anthony’s return to Denver is delayed for another year. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won’t be visiting Sacramento anytime soon. Fans in Chicago will only be seeing Kobe Bryant on television this season. The NBA sought competitive balance. What it got was schedule imbalance. One of the many consequences of the lockout, besides hundreds […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz have traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11 Okur is in his 10th year. The Nets needed another big man after learning Brook Lopez was out until at least February from surgery to repair […]