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Sports Tehama Tracker On the tube MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ��� 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 ��� Diamond Head Classic, third place, at Honolulu ��� 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 ��� Diamond Head Classic, championship, at Honolulu NBA ��� 9 a.m., ESPN ��� Boston at Brooklyn ��� Noon, ABC ��� New York at L.A. Lakers ��� 2:30 p.m., ABC ��� Oklahoma City at Miami ��� 5 p.m., ESPN ��� Houston at Chicago ��� 7:30 p.m., ESPN ��� Denver at L.A. Clippers NFL Standings AFC West W y-Denver 12 San Diego 6 RAIDERS 4 Kansas City 2 East W y-N. Eng. 11 Miami 7 N.Y. Jets 6 Buffalo 5 South W y-Houston 12 x-Indy 10 Tennessee 5 Jacksonville 2 North W y-Baltimore 10 x-Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 7 Cleveland 5 L T 3 0 9 0 11 0 13 0 London, Lance, a Tide of Giants Pct .800 .667 .333 .133 L T 5 0 6 0 8 0 10 0 Sports ode 2012: Pct .733 .467 .400 .333 L T 3 0 5 0 10 0 13 0 Tuesday December 25, 2012 Pct .800 .400 .267 .133 L T 4 0 8 0 9 0 10 0 1B Pct .667 .600 .467 .333 NFC East W L T Washington 9 6 0 Dallas 8 7 0 N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 Philadelphia 4 11 0 South W L T z-Atlanta 13 2 0 N. Orleans 7 8 0 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 Carolina 6 9 0 North W L T y-Green Bay 11 4 0 Minnesota 9 6 0 Chicago 9 6 0 Detroit 4 11 0 West W L T x-49ERS 10 4 1 x-Seattle 10 5 0 St. Louis 7 7 1 Arizona 5 10 0 Pct .600 .533 .533 .267 Pct .867 .467 .400 .400 Pct .733 .600 .600 .267 Pct .700 .667 .500 .333 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched home field _______________________________ Week 16 results Saturday's result Atlanta 31, Detroit 18 Sunday���s results Carolina 17, Oakland 6 Seattle 42, San Francisco 13 Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14 Chicago 28, Arizona 13 Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10 Denver 34, Cleveland 12 Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7 Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13 Miami 24, Buffalo 10 Minnesota 23, Houston 6 New England 23, Jacksonville 16 New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17 St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13 Washington 27, Philadelphia 20 Week 17 schedule Sunday, Dec. 30 Arizona at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 1:25 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Chicago at Detroit, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 1:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Miami at New England, 1:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 5:20 p.m. Scenarios AFC CLINCHED: Houston, AFC South; Denver, AFC West; New England, AFC East; Baltimore, AFC North; Indianapolis, No. 5 playoff spot; Cincinnati, No. 6 playoff spot. HOUSTON (at Indianapolis) Clinches first-round bye with: ��� Win or tie, or ��� New England loss or tie, or ��� Denver loss Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: ��� Win, or ��� Tie AND Denver loss or tie, or ��� New England loss or tie AND Denver loss DENVER (vs. Kansas City) Clinches first-round bye with: ��� Win or tie, or ��� New England loss or tie Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: ��� Win AND Houston loss or tie, or ��� Tie AND Houston loss NEW ENGLAND (vs. Miami) Clinches first-round bye with: ��� Win AND Denver or Houston loss Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: ��� Win AND Denver and Houston loss NFC CLINCHED: Atlanta, NFC South and home-field advantage; Green Bay, NFC North; San Francisco, playoff spot; Seattle, playoff spot GREEN BAY (at Minnesota) Clinches first-round bye with: ��� Win, or ��� Tie AND San Francisco loss or tie, or ��� San Francisco loss AND Seattle loss or tie SAN FRANCISCO (vs. Arizona) Clinches NFC West with: ��� Win or tie, or ��� Seattle loss or tie Clinches first-round bye with: ��� Win AND Green Bay loss or tie, or ��� Tie AND Green Bay loss SEATTLE (vs. St. Louis) Clinches NFC West with: ��� Win AND San Francisco loss Clinches first-round bye with: ��� Win AND San Francisco loss AND Green Bay loss WASHINGTON (vs. Dallas) Clinches NFC East with: ��� Win or tie Clinches playoff spot with: ��� Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss DALLAS (at Washington) Clinches NFC East with: ��� Win NEW YORK GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia) Clinches playoff spot with: ��� Win AND Dallas loss or tie AND Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss MINNESOTA (vs. Green Bay) Clinches playoff spot with: ��� Win, or ��� Tie AND Chicago loss or tie, or ��� Dallas loss or tie AND N.Y. Giants loss or tie AND Chicago loss CHICAGO (at Detroit) Clinches playoff spot with: ��� Win AND Minnesota loss or tie, or ��� Tie AND Minnesota loss MCT file photos (Top) The San Francisco Giants won their second World Series title in three years in 2012. (Right) The Olympic Torch burns in London. (Bottom) LeBron James finally won an NBA championship in 2012. FRED LIEF AP Sports Writer So how was your year? Setbacks, advances? Hey, no doubt, it went better than Lance's. First up on sports' yearlong ride: An unrelenting Crimson Tide. JoePa makes his great migration Trailed by heartache, litigation. Eli's coming and Giants roll Past Brady in the Super Bowl. Suddenly, all's Linsanity: Headlines, puns, sheer inanity. Banned Ryan Braun left fans aghast. An arbiter says not so fast. Daytona, Kenseth ��� let's explain: The night sets fire to the rain. Then football gets its jolt of jolts When Peyton's place is not with Colts. Tebow leaves the Mile High air And joins the Jets ��� a time for prayer. Kentucky wins, backed by Davis. Rent a team (call Hertz or Avis). Baylor follows. Need a reason? Brittney Griner, perfect season. Ozzie Guillen, with much to tell, Sings loving praises of Fidel. The shaken Saints now turn to Vitt. Pat Summitt says it's time to quit. Out at Indy, sitting pretty, Once again it's all Franchitti. Pro football vets demand their due. Concussed and angry, thousands sue. I'll Have Another's path seems clear, But still no Triple Crown this year. Wait a second. Can this be right? Manny Pacquiao lost a fight? Lord Stanley's Cup goes to the Kings While hockey's woes wait in the wings. After all the sound and fury, Clemens walks, cleared by a jury. The Heat are champs. It looks like reign. South Beach party ��� LeBron and Dwyane. Sandusky's jury has its say: This coach won't see the light of day. Soccer's armada, mighty Spain, Captures the Euros in Ukraine. Come Wimbledon, Serena's crown. Paterno's statue taken down. Then Wiggins rides with guile and grit. The Tour de France goes to a Brit. Olympics start, McCartney sings. Phelps swims with gills, Bolt soars with wings. Pistorius runs, Gabby's great. A specter looms: Badmintongate. Brilliant games, with heart and brio. Snuff the flame and on to Rio. Augusta bends. How awfully nice. A female member ��� Condi Rice. Lance lambasted for all to see, His lies unfold as sponsors flee, His titles stripped, life off its hinge. Now it's all about the syringe. Perfect time to make this wager: Andy Murray wins a major. The NHL then shuts its door. (I think we've heard this song before.) Replacement refs prove one big mess. The league is forced to acquiesce. Ryder Cup comes to Medinah. Europe gives U.S. angina. Hold no vote, form no committee ��� Washington's a baseball city. Those Oakland A's, no hand-me-down. Miguel Cabrera, Triple Crown. Buster Posey and Hunter Pence. This really doesn't make much sense. The Giants sweep to take it all. Black and orange, the style for fall. No marathon, New York City. Sandy strikes and shows no pity. Colts ride a wave of splendid Luck. They shave their heads and play for Chuck. The Lakers stumble, won't sit still, Sign Mike D'Antoni, pass on Phil. Kaselowski, Penske Sprint to Cup. Notre Dame, 'Bama, coming up. College conferences realign, In thrall to TV's dollar sign. Maryland, Rutgers, Big Ten bound. The money chase goes round and round. The Chiefs and Cowboys reel from blows. The NFL's in mourning clothes. Johnny Football wins Heisman race. Pacquiao's crushed, flat on his face. The year is quickly put to bed, With what's been done and what's been said, While limbering up sight unseen For what's on deck ... 2013.