NFL playoffs

NFL Playoffs

All Times EST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 8

Seattle 41, New Orleans 36

N.Y. Jets 17, Indianapolis 16

Sunday, Jan. 9

Baltimore 30, Kansas City 7

Green Bay 21, Philadelphia 16

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 15

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay at Atlanta, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 16

Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)

N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 23

NFC, 3 p.m. (FOX)

AFC, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 30

At Honolulu

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

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 6

At Arlington, Texas

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 28 9 .757 —

New York 22 15 .595 6

Philadelphia 15 23 .395 13 1/2

Toronto 13 24 .351 15

New Jersey 10 27 .270 18

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 30 9 .769 —

Orlando 25 12 .676 4

Atlanta 25 14 .641 5

Charlotte 14 21 .400 14

Washington 10 26 .278 18 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 25 12 .676 —

Indiana 15 20 .429 9

Milwaukee 14 21 .400 10

Detroit 12 25 .324 13

Cleveland 8 30 .211 17 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 32 6 .842 —

Dallas 26 10 .722 5

New Orleans 22 16 .579 10

Houston 17 21 .447 15

Memphis 17 21 .447 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 25 13 .658 —

Utah 25 13 .658 —

Denver 21 16 .568 3 1/2

Portland 20 19 .513 5 1/2

Minnesota 9 30 .231 16 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 28 11 .718 —

Phoenix 15 21 .417 11 1/2

Golden State 15 22 .405 12

L.A. Clippers 12 24 .333 14 1/2

Sacramento 8 27 .229 18

Monday’s Games

Charlotte 96, Memphis 82

Houston 108, Boston 102

Chicago 95, Detroit 82

Tuesday’s Games

Indiana 111, Philadelphia 103

Washington 136, Sacramento 133, OT

Milwaukee at Atlanta, ppd.

San Antonio 107, Minnesota 96

Denver 132, Phoenix 98

New York 100, Portland 86

L.A. Lakers 112, Cleveland 57

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

New York at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m..

Thursday’s Games

Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Tuesday’s Game

CLEVELAND (57)

Jamison 3-10 0-0 6, Hickson 1-8 3-4 5, Hollins 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-9 0-2 2, Harris 2-8 4-6 8, Samuels 1-12 1-2 3, Gee 6-12 0-0 12, Sessions 4-8 2-2 10, Eyenga 2-3 0-0 4, Moon 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 23-77 10-16 57.

L.A. LAKERS (112)

Artest 6-11 0-0 15, Gasol 6-12 1-1 13, Bynum 7-9 1-3 15, Fisher 4-6 0-0 10, Bryant 5-10 2-2 13, Odom 5-8 1-1 13, Blake 1-5 0-0 2, Brown 4-8 4-5 13, Walton 2-8 1-2 5, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Ebanks 3-5 0-1 7, Caracter 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 46-86 10-15 112.

Cleveland 12 13 16 16 — 57

L.A. Lakers 27 30 35 20 — 112

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 1-14 (Moon 1-3, Gee 0-2, Harris 0-3, Jamison 0-3, Williams 0-3), L.A. Lakers 10-20 (Artest 3-5, Odom 2-2, Fisher 2-3, Ebanks 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Brown 1-3, Walton 0-2, Blake 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 48 (Jamison, Gee 8), L.A. Lakers 57 (Gasol 14). Assists—Cleveland 12 (Sessions 4), L.A. Lakers 25 (Bryant 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 17, L.A. Lakers 14. A—18,997 (18,997).

College basketball

Tuesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston College 75, N.C. State 66

Connecticut 67, Rutgers 53

New Hampshire 57, Hartford 54

Penn St. 57, Illinois 55

SOUTH

Florida 81, Tennessee 75, OT

Florida Atlantic 57, Manhattan 50

Kentucky 78, Auburn 54

MIDWEST

IPFW 107, SIU-Edwardsville 79

Kent St. 80, Bowling Green 63

Michigan St. 64, Wisconsin 61, OT

N. Illinois 71, E. Michigan 69

Youngstown St. 86, Wilberforce 51

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 74, Oklahoma 61

Texas 83, Texas Tech 52

FAR WEST

BYU 104, Utah 79

Pacific 79, CS Bakersfield 46

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 42 27 10 5 59 142 109

Pittsburgh 44 26 14 4 56 138 105

N.Y. Rangers 44 25 16 3 53 127 109

N.Y. Islanders 41 13 21 7 33 97 134

New Jersey 42 11 29 2 24 78 133

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 42 23 12 7 53 123 93

Montreal 43 24 16 3 51 107 100

Buffalo 42 18 19 5 41 115 124

Toronto 42 18 20 4 40 112 125

Ottawa 43 16 21 6 38 93 132

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 43 25 13 5 55 128 137

Washington 43 24 12 7 55 126 113

Atlanta 45 22 16 7 51 140 140

Carolina 42 21 15 6 48 127 128

Florida 41 19 20 2 40 113 109

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 43 27 11 5 59 149 123

Nashville 42 23 13 6 52 111 98

Chicago 44 23 18 3 49 138 124

St. Louis 41 20 15 6 46 110 116

Columbus 43 20 20 3 43 110 134

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 42 28 8 6 62 145 102

Colorado 43 22 15 6 50 144 138

Minnesota 43 21 17 5 47 108 123

Calgary 43 18 20 5 41 117 129

Edmonton 41 13 21 7 33 103 141

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 44 26 13 5 57 127 118

Phoenix 43 21 13 9 51 121 123

Anaheim 45 23 18 4 50 117 123

Los Angeles 42 23 18 1 47 126 108

San Jose 44 21 18 5 47 121 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games

Boston 4, Pittsburgh 2

Phoenix 4, St. Louis 3

Colorado 5, Detroit 4

Toronto 3, Los Angeles 2

Tuesday’s Games

Vancouver 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, SO

Carolina 6, Calgary 5, SO

Boston 6, Ottawa 0

Montreal 2, N.Y. Rangers 1

Phoenix 4, Columbus 3

Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2

Florida 4, Washington 3, OT

Nashville 5, Minnesota 1

Dallas 3, Edmonton 2

Toronto 4, San Jose 2

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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. 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (31) 15-0 775 1

2. Ohio State 16-0 742 2

3. Kansas 15-0 713 3

4. Syracuse 16-0 682 4

5. Pittsburgh 15-1 641 5

6. San Diego State 17-0 618 6

7. Villanova 14-1 589 7

8. Purdue 15-1 549 10

9. Connecticut 12-2 494 9

10. BYU 16-1 482 14

11. Notre Dame 14-2 450 15

12. Missouri 14-2 407 8

13. Texas A&M 14-1 395 16

14. Texas 12-3 354 12

15. Kentucky 12-3 346 11

16. Illinois 13-3 323 20

17. Louisville 13-2 224 23

18. Washington 12-3 193 —

19. Georgetown 12-4 156 13

20. Kansas State 12-4 122 17

21. Wisconsin 12-3 95 —

22. UCF 14-1 85 18

23. Temple 11-3 81 —

24. Michigan State 10-5 75 19

25. Minnesota 12-4 74 21

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s 65, Cincinnati 64, Baylor 58, Georgia 37, Memphis 36, Vanderbilt 32, UNLV 28, Florida 20, Oklahoma State 17, Arizona 9, Gonzaga 9, Utah State 9, Old Dominion 7, North Carolina 6, West Virginia 5, Nebraska 4, Penn State 2, Wichita State 2.

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 9, 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. Baylor (25) 14-1 981 1

2. Connecticut (12) 14-1 965 2

3. Duke (1) 15-0 911 3

4. Stanford (2) 12-2 885 4

5. Tennessee 15-2 829 5

6. West Virginia 16-0 793 6

7. Texas A&M 13-1 784 7

8. Xavier 12-2 706 9

9. Michigan St. 15-1 664 11

10. UCLA 13-1 624 12

11. North Carolina 15-1 617 8

12. Notre Dame 13-4 529 13

13. Maryland 13-2 467 14

14. DePaul 15-2 466 16

15. Oklahoma 11-3 362 19

16. Iowa 14-3 347 21

17. Iowa St. 12-3 322 17

18. Georgetown 13-4 274 15

19. Kentucky 11-4 250 10

20. Arkansas 14-1 235 25

21. Florida St. 14-3 212 24

22. Miami 16-1 178 —

23. Wis.-Green Bay 15-1 111 —

24. Ohio St. 10-5 97 20

25. Syracuse 13-2 70 23

Others receiving votes: St. John’s 65, Texas 44, Georgia 40, Boston College 35, Duquesne 31, Texas Tech 29, Bowling Green 21, Georgia Tech 19, Marquette 11, Southern Cal 11, Kansas 7, Marist 4, Oklahoma St. 3, Florida Gulf Coast 1.

Ohio girls’ H.S. poll

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

DIVISION I

1, Can. McKinley (21) 9-0 254

2, Twinsburg (3) 11-0 177

3, Cin. Princeton (1) 10-0 144

4, Tol. Start (1) 7-0 101

5, Kettering Fairmont 9-1 91

6, Reynoldsburg 11-1 85

7, Akr. Firestone 9-0 79

8, Cin. Sycamore 9-2 69

T9, Fairborn (1) 9-0 57

T9, Tol. Notre Dame 9-0 57

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Louisville 54. 12, Cols. Brookhaven 52. 13, Cols. Northland 40. 14, Kings Mills Kings 28. 14, Logan 28. 16, Warren Howland 26. 17, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 22. 18, Gahanna Lincoln 20. 18, Warren Harding 20. 18, Pickerington N. 20. 21, Shaker Hts. 15.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Carroll (12) 9-0 194

2, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (11) 7-3 182

3, Cin. Indian Hill (1) 7-1 143

4, Millersburg W. Holmes 9-0 111

5, Aurora (1) 10-0 103

6, Ravenna (2) 10-0 97

7, Kettering Alter 8-2 95

8, Bellbrook 8-0 82

9, Tipp City Tippecanoe 8-1 59

10, Lima Bath 8-2 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. Wyoming 51. 12, Spring. Kenton Ridge 47. 13, Parma Hts. Holy Name 35. 14, Mentor Lake Cath. 33. 15, Clyde 31. 16, Hilliard Bradley 30. 16, Akr. Hoban 30. 18, Cols. Eastmoor 16. 18, Plain City Jonathan Alder 16. 18, Tol. Rogers 16. 18, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 16.

DIVISION III

1, Akr. Manchester (8) 11-0 179

2, Elyria Cath. (3) 11-0 160

3, Oak Hill (4) 5-0 151

4, Findlay Liberty-Benton (7) 7-2 117

5, Defiance Tinora 7-1 82

6, Millbury Lake 10-0 66

7, Cols. Africentric 8-2 60

8, Middletown Madison 10-2 57

T9, Anna (1) 8-1 52

T9, Genoa Area (1) 11-0 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Can. Cent. Cath. 49. 12, Georgetown 46. 13, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 40. 14, Garrettsville Garfield 38. 15, Beverly Ft. Frye (2) 35. 16, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 32. 16, Tol. Ottawa Hills 32. 18, Ft. Recovery 31. 19, Gates Mills Gilmour 29. 20, Richwood N. Union (1) 25. 21, Archbold 20. 21, Burton Berkshire 20. 23, Middletown Fenwick 18. 24, Crooksville 17. 25, Ironton 16. 25, Youngs. Ursuline 16. 27, Hamilton Badin 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Canal Winchstr Harvest Prep (19) 10-1 216

2, Minster (2) 8-0 174

3, Berlin Hiland 8-1 157

4, Bucyrus Wynford 11-0 143

5, Arlington (1) 10-0 101

6, Haviland Wayne Trace (1) 8-0 98

7, Ottoville 7-1 87

8, New Madison Tri-Village (1) 9-0 85

9, Kirtland 8-1 74

10, Delphos Jefferson (1) 7-1 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lowellville (1) 46. 12, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge (1) 37. 13, Reedsville Eastern 28. 14, Cin. Summit Country Day 23. 15, Newcomerstown 21. 16, Mansfield St. Peter’s 20. 16, Holgate 20. 18, Caldwell 15. 19, Zanesville Rosecrans 14. 20, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. 12.

Spring training

MLB 2011 Spring Training Dates

American League

P&C Full Squad

1st Workout 1st Workout

Baltimore Feb. 14 Feb. 21

Boston Feb. 15 Feb. 19

Chicago White Sox Feb. 17 Feb. 22

Cleveland Feb. 17 Feb. 20

Detroit Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Kansas City Feb. 15 Feb. 19

L.A. Angels Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Minnesota Feb. 17 Feb. 23

N.Y. Yankees Feb. 15 Feb. 20

Oakland Feb. 16 Feb. 21

Seattle Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Tampa Bay Feb. 16 Feb. 21

Texas Feb. 17 Feb. 20

Toronto Feb. 14 Feb. 19

National League

P&C Full Squad

1st Workout 1st Workout

Arizona Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Atlanta Feb. 15 Feb. 19

Chicago Cubs Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Cincinnati Feb. 16 Feb. 19

Colorado Feb. 15 Feb. 22

Florida Feb. 17 Feb. 21

Houston Feb. 16 Feb. 20

L.A. Dodgers Feb. 17 Feb. 22

Milwaukee Feb. 17 Feb. 22

N.Y. Mets Feb. 17 Feb. 21

Philadelphia Feb. 14 Feb. 19

Pittsburgh Feb. 14 Feb. 19

St. Louis Feb. 14 Feb. 19

San Diego Feb. 14 Feb. 19

San Francisco Feb. 15 Feb. 19

Washington Feb. 17 Feb. 22

MLB saves leaders

MLB Career Saves Leaders

Career save leaders since 1969, when saves became an official major league statistic (x-active):

1. Trevor Hoffman 601

2. x-Mariano Rivera 559

3. Lee Smith 478

4. John Franco 424

5. x-Billy Wagner 422

6. Dennis Eckersley 390

7. Jeff Reardon 367

8. x-Troy Percival 358

9. Randy Myers 347

10. Rollie Fingers 341

11. John Wetteland 330

12. Roberto Hernandez 326

13. Jose Mesa 321

14. Todd Jones 319

15. Rick Aguilera 318

16. Robb Nen 314

17. Tom Henke 311

18. Rich Gossage 310

19. Jeff Montgomery 304

20. Doug Jones 303

21. Bruce Sutter 300