NFL playoffs

NFL Playoffs At A Glance

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 5

Houston 19, Cincinnati 13

Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10

Sunday, Jan. 6

Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9

Seattle 24, Washington 14

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 12

Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OT

San Francisco 45, Green Bay 31

Sunday, Jan. 13

Atlanta 30, Seattle 28

New England 41, Houston 28

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 20

San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24

Baltimore 28, New England 13

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 27

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 3

At New Orleans

Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 6 p.m. (CBS)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 25 14 .641 —

Brooklyn 25 16 .610 1

Boston 20 20 .500 5 1/2

Philadelphia 17 24 .415 9

Toronto 15 26 .366 11

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 26 12 .684 —

Atlanta 23 18 .561 4 1/2

Orlando 14 26 .350 13

Charlotte 10 31 .244 17 1/2

Washington 9 30 .231 17 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 26 16 .619 —

Chicago 24 16 .600 1

Milwaukee 21 18 .538 3 1/2

Detroit 15 25 .375 10

Cleveland 10 32 .238 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 33 11 .750 —

Memphis 26 14 .650 5

Houston 22 21 .512 10 1/2

Dallas 18 24 .429 14

New Orleans 14 27 .341 17 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 32 9 .780 —

Denver 25 18 .581 8

Utah 22 19 .537 10

Portland 20 21 .488 12

Minnesota 17 21 .447 13 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 32 10 .762 —

Golden State 25 15 .625 6

L.A. Lakers 17 24 .415 14 1/2

Sacramento 16 26 .381 16

Phoenix 13 28 .317 18 1/2

Monday’s Games

Indiana 82, Memphis 81

New Orleans 114, Sacramento 105

Atlanta 104, Minnesota 96

Houston 100, Charlotte 94

Brooklyn 88, New York 85

Golden State 106, L.A. Clippers 99

San Antonio 90, Philadelphia 85

Chicago 95, L.A. Lakers 83

Washington 98, Portland 95

Tuesday’s Games

Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

Boys’ H.S. poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the third of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cols. Northland (18) 13-0 209

2, Westerville N. (2) 12-0 180

3, Cin. Walnut Hills (2) 14-1 152

4, Tol. Whitmer 11-2 132

5, Norwalk 14-0 121

6, Tol. St. John’s 11-3 87

7, Mentor 12-2 81

8, Cle. St. Ignatius 9-3 77

9, Tol. Cent. Catholic 8-2 42

10, Reynoldsburg 13-2 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Shaker Hts. 18. 12, Cin. Moeller 16.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Thurgood Marshall (17) 12-1 213

2, Cols. Watterson (1) 10-1 156

3, Day. Dunbar (1) 11-3 152

4, Kettering Alter (1) 12-1 139

5, St. Clairsville 10-1 120

6, Cols. Brookhaven (1) 10-2 117

7, Granville 11-2 74

8, Canton South 12-2 50

9, Cle. Cent. Catholic 8-3 47

10, Trotwood-Madison (1) 10-2 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Franklin 19. 12, Akr. SVSM 18. 12, Vincent Warren 18. 14, Akr. Hoban 13.

DIVISION III

1, Cin. Summit Country Day (21) 13-0 219

2, Lima Cent. Cath. 13-1 175

3, Ottawa-Glandorf 12-1 162

4, Bloom-Carroll 14-0 145

5, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 14-1 136

6, Findlay Liberty-Benton 11-1 96

7, Ironton (1) 10-2 72

8, Versailles 10-2 51

9, Oak Hill 12-2 48

10, Beachwood 9-2 44

DIVISION IV

1, St. Henry (13) 14-1 188

2, Cle. VASJ (6) 11-2 169

3, New Madison Tri-Village (1) 15-0 148

4, Bristol (1) 12-0 126

5, Cols. Africentric 12-2 117

6, Newark Catholic (1) 11-2 116

7, Old Fort 15-1 94

8, Richmond Hts. 11-2 76

9, Ft. Recovery 10-2 67

10, Tol. Christian 11-1 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Convoy Crestview 21. 12, New Bremen 14.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High Scool Athletic Association

Monday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Ashland Blazer, Ky. 72, Wheelersburg 35

Coal Grove 68, Rock Hill 64

Chesapeake 38, South Point 31

Crown City S. Gallia 62, Portsmouth Sciotoville 30

Fayetteville-Perry 70, Manchester 22

Georgetown 46, Lynchburg-Clay 42

McArthur Vinton County 62, Paint Valley 40

New Lexington 55, Glouster Trimble 39

Portsmouth Clay 47, Waverly 39

Portsmouth West 63, Portsmouth Notre Dame 45

S. Webster 65, Franklin Furnace Green 36

Fairland 60, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 47

Zanesville W. Muskingum 62, Vincent Warren 53

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Georgia St. 71, Towson 69

Loyola (Md.) 65, Fairfield 60

Syracuse 57, Cincinnati 55

SOUTH

Alabama St. 49, Alcorn St. 46

Coppin St. 67, Hampton 65, OT

New Orleans 96, NJIT 94, 3OT

Norfolk St. 73, Morgan St. 71

Savannah St. 43, Bethune-Cookman 40

Southern U. 82, Alabama A&M 68

Texas Southern 75, MVSU 48

MIDWEST

Georgetown 63, Notre Dame 47

Wright St. 64, Detroit 62

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 55, Prairie View 51

Baylor 64, Oklahoma St. 54

Hardin-Simmons 86, Howard Payne 82

Oklahoma 73, Texas 67

FAR WEST

Montana St. 76, S. Utah 68

 

Notre Dame box

GEORGETOWN 63, No. 24 NOTRE DAME 47

GEORGETOWN (13-4)

Hopkins 1-1 2-2 4, Porter Jr. 7-10 2-4 19, Lubick 4-4 0-0 8, Starks 3-9 2-2 9, Trawick 3-6 0-0 7, Smith-Rivera 6-12 0-0 14, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0, Ayegba 0-3 2-4 2. Totals 24-45 8-12 63.

NOTRE DAME (15-4)

Cooley 4-11 2-4 10, Atkins 3-7 0-0 6, Martin 0-2 0-0 0, Grant 6-13 1-4 13, Connaughton 3-6 4-4 12, Biedscheid 0-8 4-4 4, Auguste 0-0 0-0 0, Burgett 0-0 0-0 0, Knight 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 17-49 11-18 47.

Halftime—Georgetown 34-21. 3-Point Goals—Georgetown 7-15 (Porter Jr. 3-4, Smith-Rivera 2-6, Trawick 1-2, Starks 1-3), Notre Dame 2-16 (Connaughton 2-3, Martin 0-2, Atkins 0-3, Grant 0-3, Biedscheid 0-5). Fouled Out—Hopkins. Rebounds—Georgetown 35 (Ayegba 10), Notre Dame 24 (Cooley 10). Assists—Georgetown 19 (Trawick 6), Notre Dame 11 (Atkins, Grant 3). Total Fouls—Georgetown 16, Notre Dame 12. A—9,149.

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (39) 16-1 1,578 3

2. Michigan (11) 17-1 1,539 5

3. Kansas (7) 16-1 1,486 4

3. Syracuse (8) 17-1 1,486 6

5. Louisville 16-2 1,348 1

6. Arizona 16-1 1,270 7

7. Indiana 16-2 1,211 2

8. Florida 14-2 1,181 10

9. Butler 16-2 1,146 13

10. Gonzaga 17-2 994 8

11. Kansas St. 15-2 927 16

12. Minnesota 15-3 905 9

13. Michigan St. 16-3 831 18

14. Ohio St. 13-4 701 11

15. New Mexico 16-2 659 19

16. Oregon 16-2 624 21

17. Creighton 17-2 611 12

18. NC State 15-3 587 14

19. VCU 16-3 433 22

20. Wichita St. 17-2 363 —

21. Cincinnati 16-3 322 —

22. Missouri 13-4 234 17

23. Mississippi 15-2 172 —

24. Notre Dame 15-3 123 20

25. Miami 13-3 93 —

Others receiving votes: Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego St. 26, Colorado St. 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa St. 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Bucknell 1, Pittsburgh 1.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (20) 16-1 755 3

2. Kansas (8) 16-1 732 4

3. Michigan (1) 17-1 712 5

4. Syracuse (2) 17-1 699 6

5. Louisville 16-2 633 1

6. Arizona 16-1 609 7

7. Florida 14-2 588 9

8. Indiana 16-2 576 2

9. Butler 16-2 523 13

10. Gonzaga 17-2 454 8

11. Michigan State 16-3 439 17

12. Creighton 17-2 376 10

13. Kansas State 15-2 372 18

14. Minnesota 15-3 343 12

15. Ohio State 13-4 342 11

16. VCU 16-3 305 19

17. New Mexico 16-2 304 21

18. N.C. State 15-3 234 15

19. Oregon 16-2 211 —

20. Cincinnati 16-3 179 24

21. Wichita State 17-2 145 —

22. Missouri 13-4 130 16

23. Notre Dame 15-3 84 20

24. Mississippi 15-2 69 —

25. San Diego State 14-4 60 14

Others receiving votes: Miami 49, Wisconsin 42, UNLV 23, Marquette 20, Wyoming 17, Colorado State 16, Oklahoma State 7, Iowa State 5, Pittsburgh 5, UCLA 5, Bucknell 3, Illinois 3, Georgetown 2, Stephen F. Austin 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Saint Mary’s 1.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 9 4

N.Y. Islanders 2 1 1 0 2 5 5

New Jersey 1 1 0 0 2 2 1

N.Y. Rangers 2 0 2 0 0 4 9

Philadelphia 2 0 2 0 0 3 8

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 2 2 0 0 4 5 2

Buffalo 2 2 0 0 4 7 3

Ottawa 2 2 0 0 4 8 1

Toronto 2 1 1 0 2 3 3

Montreal 1 0 1 0 0 1 2

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 2 1 1 0 2 5 5

Tampa Bay 2 1 1 0 2 9 7

Winnipeg 2 0 1 1 1 2 6

Carolina 1 0 1 0 0 1 5

Washington 1 0 1 0 0 3 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 2 2 0 0 4 11 6

St. Louis 2 2 0 0 4 10 3

Columbus 2 1 0 1 3 6 6

Detroit 2 1 1 0 2 4 9

Nashville 2 0 0 2 2 5 7

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 5 2

Edmonton 1 1 0 0 2 3 2

Vancouver 2 0 1 1 1 5 10

Calgary 2 0 2 0 0 5 9

Colorado 1 0 1 0 0 2 4

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 2 2 0 0 4 12 7

Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 4 4

San Jose 1 1 0 0 2 4 1

Los Angeles 1 0 1 0 0 2 5

Phoenix 2 0 2 0 0 7 10

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games

Boston 2, Winnipeg 1, SO

St. Louis 4, Nashville 3, SO

Detroit 4, Columbus 3, SO

N.Y. Islanders 4, Tampa Bay 3

Buffalo 2, Toronto 1

Ottawa 4, Florida 0

Anaheim 5, Calgary 4

Tuesday’s Games

Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Columbus at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

 

Kentucky H.S. polls

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:

BOYS

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Lou. Trinity (7) 15-4 136 5

2. Lou. Ballard (4) 15-4 135 1

3. Bullitt East (4) 17-4 109 3

4. Madison Central – 15-3 108 4

5. Lex. Henry Clay – 17-3 91 2

6. Holmes – 20-0 65 7

7. Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park – 16-5 53 6

8. Hopkinsville – 16-4 50 9

9. Lou. Fairdale – 13-5 24 10

10. Scott Co. – 13-6 19 8

Others receiving votes: John Hardin 10. Montgomery Co. 8. Lex. Bryan Station 6. Henderson Co. 4. Knott Co. Central 2. West Jessamine 2. Wayne Co. 1. Lou. St. Xavier 1. Fleming Co. 1.

GIRLS

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Marion Co. (15) 21-0 150 1

2. Anderson Co. – 19-1 131 2

3. Henderson Co. – 15-1 110 5

4. Lou. Ballard – 17-2 89 7

5. Madison Central – 15-3 86 3

6. Elizabethtown – 14-4 61 9

7. Lou. Mercy – 11-7 60 4

8. Lou. DuPont Manual – 11-7 30

9. Bowling Green – 17-4 24 6

10. Clay Co. – 16-4 15 10

Others receiving votes: Lou. Butler 12. Monroe Co. 12. Lou. Sacred Heart 12. Mercer Co. 9. Webster Co. 7. Simon Kenton 6. Allen Co.-Scottsville 3. North Hardin 2. Notre Dame 2. Magoffin Co. 1. Lincoln Co. 1. Bell Co. 1. Glasgow 1.

 

Transactions

Monday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed G Jannero Pargo to a 10-day contract.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Assigned F Kevin Jones to Canton (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Named Todd Bowles defensive coordinator, Harold Goodwin offensive coordinator adn Tom Moore associate head coach/offense.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR Marcus Jackson, G Jacques McClendon, DT Micanor Regis, WR James Rodgers, LB Pat Schiller, TE Andrew Szczerba, CB Peyton Thompson and RB Josh Vaughan to reserve/future contracts.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Retained linebackers coach Mark Duffner and receivers coach Jerry Sullivan.