<p> or <div>?

[Mr Initial Man]

Here is some sample information:


1. Thrust
(4-0)
8. Blanks


Now should the markup be


<p>1. Thrust</p>
<p>(4-0)</p>
<p>8. Blanks</p>


or


<div>1. Thrust</div>
<div>(4-0)</div>
<div>8. Blanks</div>

considering the lines aren't really paragraphs?

[svidgen]

P should really only be used for strictly textual "paragraphs." They should not contain other block-level elements. And even then, I'd prefer the DIV over the P. Default styles and restrictions on P's have given me some troubles in the past ...

[tracknut]

I realize it isn't on your list of options, but if anything, that looks like a list of things, to me.

Dave

[svidgen]

Blasphemy!

[Fang]

The global structure of an HTML document (http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#h-7.5.4) -> div
Text (http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html) -> p

Definitely the p element, unless the OP explains why random these characters appear on a page?

EDIT
http://fba.furtopia.org/History/playoffs.php?year=2009
list or table

[Mr Initial Man]

I realize it isn't on your list of options, but if anything, that looks like a list of things, to me.

Dave

Well, if it were in a list, it would be like this:


<li>
<div class="team1">1. Thrust</div>
<div class="games">(4-0)</div>
<div class="team2">8. Blanks</div>
</li>

or


<li>
<p class="team1">1. Thrust</p>
<p class="games">(4-0)</p>
<p class="team2">8. Blanks</p>
</li>

[CFHutton]

I have no idea what those pieces of text have to do with each other, so no way to give you a suggestion on how to treat them.

[unigogo]

I think either is acceptable.