NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

All Times EST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 8

Atlanta at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

Atlanta, N.Y. Giants or New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.

Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Denver at New England, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15

Pittsburgh, Denver or Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Detroit, Atlanta or N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis

 

Ohio State stats

Ohio State 0 10 0 7 — 17

Florida 7 7 7 3 — 24

First Quarter

Fla—Thompson 17 pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick), :56.

Second Quarter

OSU—Posey 5 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 11:25.

Fla—Debose 99 kickoff return (Sturgis kick), 11:13.

OSU—FG Basil 37, :15.

Third Quarter

Fla—Stewart 14 blocked punt return (Sturgis kick), 11:14.

Fourth Quarter

Fla—FG Sturgis 17, 14:09.

OSU—J.Hall 11 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), :57.

A—61,312.

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OSU Fla

First downs 20 14

Rushes-yards 37-137 38-131

Passing 162 132

Comp-Att-Int 18-23-0 12-16-1

Return Yards 0 45

Punts-Avg. 5-47.2 3-37.3

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2

Penalties-Yards 4-25 7-74

Time of Possession 32:21 27:39

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Ohio State, Herron 12-82, J.Hall 4-24, B.Miller 15-20, Hyde 5-17, Posey 1-(minus 6). Florida, Rainey 16-71, Demps 7-30, T.Burton 4-23, Gillislee 5-15, Joyer 1-0, Brantley 2-(minus 3), Team 3-(minus 5).

PASSING—Ohio State, B.Miller 18-23-0-162. Florida, Brantley 12-16-1-132.

RECEIVING—Ohio State, Posey 5-38, Herron 4-11, J.Hall 3-12, D.Smith 2-47, Heuerman 1-25, Fields 1-13, Boren 1-8, Hyde 1-8. Florida, Rainey 3-31, Hines 2-40, Thompson 2-27, Debose 1-9, Hammond 1-8, Demps 1-7, Dunbar 1-6, Leonard 1-4.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 2 2 .500 —

Boston 3 3 .500 —

Toronto 2 3 .400 1/2

New York 2 3 .400 1/2

New Jersey 1 5 .167 2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 5 1 .833 —

Atlanta 4 1 .800 1/2

Orlando 4 2 .667 1

Charlotte 1 3 .250 3

Washington 0 5 .000 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 4 1 .800 —

Chicago 4 1 .800 —

Cleveland 2 2 .500 1 1/2

Milwaukee 2 2 .500 1 1/2

Detroit 2 3 .400 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 3 2 .600 —

Houston 2 2 .500 1/2

New Orleans 2 2 .500 1/2

Dallas 2 4 .333 1 1/2

Memphis 1 3 .250 1 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 5 1 .833 —

Portland 3 1 .750 1

Denver 4 2 .667 1

Minnesota 2 3 .400 2 1/2

Utah 1 3 .250 3

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 2 2 .500 —

L.A. Lakers 3 3 .500 —

Phoenix 2 3 .400 1/2

Sacramento 2 3 .400 1/2

Golden State 2 3 .400 1/2

Monday’s Games

Phoenix 102, Golden State 91

Boston 100, Washington 92

Indiana 108, New Jersey 94

Detroit 89, Orlando 78

Atlanta 100, Miami 92

Toronto 90, New York 85

Minnesota 106, San Antonio 96

Dallas 100, Oklahoma City 87

Denver 91, Milwaukee 86

Utah 94, New Orleans 90

Tuesday’s Games

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.

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

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

 

College scores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 88, Hartford 63

American U. 70, Brown 61

Columbia 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 52

Maine 76, Binghamton 61

Marist 71, St. Peter’s 67

NJIT 78, Lafayette 58

Niagara 66, Loyola (Md.) 61

Northeastern 57, Towson 48

Rhode Island 78, Boston College 72, 2OT

Rider 88, Manhattan 77

Stony Brook 65, Vermont 59

UMBC 82, New Hampshire 76

VCU 80, Hofstra 63

SOUTH

Auburn 67, Bethune-Cookman 41

Belmont 83, North Florida 53

Campbell 70, Coastal Carolina 65, OT

George Mason 70, William & Mary 56

Georgia Southern 88, Brewton-Parker 60

Georgia St. 58, Drexel 44

High Point 88, Charleston Southern 78

Lipscomb 77, Jacksonville 71

Mercer 76, Florida Gulf Coast 54

Old Dominion 67, James Madison 61, OT

Presbyterian 63, Liberty 56

Stetson 66, Kennesaw St. 62

Tennessee 76, Chattanooga 63

The Citadel 91, Virginia-Wise 74

UNC Asheville 66, Radford 56

UNC Wilmington 80, Delaware 75

VMI 76, Gardner-Webb 72

Vanderbilt 69, Miami (Ohio) 62

Virginia 57, LSU 52

Wofford 56, Wake Forest 52

MIDWEST

Kent St. 90, Shawnee St. 65

Robert Morris 70, Ohio 67

SE Missouri 74, Jacksonville St. 56

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 61, Texas A&M 52

Sam Houston St. 83, Jarvis Christian 49

FAR WEST

CS Northridge 63, UC Riverside 52

Cal St.-Fullerton 78, Pacific 73

Fresno St. 72, Boise St. 59

Idaho St. 57, N. Colorado 55

Long Beach St. 74, UC Irvine 60

New Mexico St. 73, CS Bakersfield 72

UC Santa Barbara 58, Cal Poly 57

 

Ohio U. box

ROBERT MORRIS 70, OHIO 67

ROBERT MORRIS (11-4)

McFadden 3-5 0-0 6, V. Jones 5-11 6-6 17, Williams 4-7 2-2 14, Bridges 4-4 0-0 8, Johnson 4-7 0-1 10, Appolon 0-0 0-0 0, Myers 1-2 0-1 2, Thompson 1-3 3-4 5, L. Jones 1-6 2-2 4, Armstrong 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 25-47 13-16 70.

OHIO (12-2)

Offutt 3-15 0-0 6, Cooper 3-17 5-6 13, Kellogg 2-3 0-0 5, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Baltic 6-11 2-4 14, Hall 2-9 2-2 6, Johnson 1-1 1-2 3, Taylor 1-3 1-1 3, Keely 5-8 4-6 14, Goard 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 24-68 16-23 67.

Halftime—Robert Morris 33-31. 3-Point Goals—Robert Morris 7-16 (Williams 4-6, Johnson 2-4, V. Jones 1-4, L. Jones 0-2), Ohio 3-26 (Cooper 2-12, Kellogg 1-2, Taylor 0-2, Offutt 0-3, Hall 0-7). Fouled Out—L. Jones, V. Jones. Rebounds—Robert Morris 43 (L. Jones, Williams 8), Ohio 29 (Keely 5). Assists—Robert Morris 14 (V. Jones 6), Ohio 13 (Cooper 7). Total Fouls—Robert Morris 24, Ohio 16. Technicals—L. Jones, Johnson. A—6,018.

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Syracuse (60) 15-0 1,618 1

2. Kentucky (5) 13-1 1,554 3

3. North Carolina 13-2 1,451 5

4. Baylor 13-0 1,389 6

5. Duke 12-1 1,354 7

6. Ohio St. 13-2 1,277 2

7. Missouri 13-0 1,255 8

8. UConn 12-1 1,199 9

9. Georgetown 12-1 1,072 12

10. Michigan St. 13-2 992 16

11. Louisville 12-2 977 4

12. Indiana 13-1 974 13

13. Florida 11-3 753 10

14. Kansas 10-3 663 17

15. Mississippi St. 13-2 644 15

16. Michigan 12-2 641 18

17. UNLV 15-2 611 19

18. Wisconsin 12-3 506 11

19. Murray St. 14-0 454 20

20. Marquette 12-2 447 14

21. Virginia 12-1 292 23

22. Harvard 12-1 269 24

23. Kansas St. 11-1 229 —

24. San Diego St. 12-2 196 25

25. Gonzaga 11-2 121 —

Others receiving votes: Creighton 86, Ohio 28, Stanford 12, Pittsburgh 8, Vanderbilt 8, Xavier 8, Cincinnati 6, New Mexico 6, Purdue 6, Saint Louis 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 3, California 2, Seton Hall 2, Alabama 1, Wagner 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. 1, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Syracuse (30) 15-0 774 1

2. Kentucky (1) 13-1 739 3

3. Duke 12-1 679 5

4. North Carolina 13-2 670 6

5. Baylor 13-0 638 7

6. Missouri 13-0 620 8

7. Ohio State 13-2 593 2

8. Connecticut 12-1 580 9

9. Georgetown 12-1 515 12

10. Louisville 12-2 454 4

11. Michigan State 13-2 442 17

12. Indiana 13-1 423 15

13. Michigan 12-2 368 16

14. Florida 11-3 367 10

15. Kansas 10-3 318 18

16. Mississippi State 13-2 300 14

17. UNLV 15-2 263 20

18. Murray State 14-0 236 21

19. Wisconsin 12-3 230 11

20. Marquette 12-2 196 13

21. Harvard 12-1 156 23

22. Kansas State 11-1 127 25

23. Virginia 12-1 125 24

24. Creighton 11-2 67 19

25. San Diego State 12-2 60 NR

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 57; Saint Mary’s 17; Vanderbilt 16; Middle Tennessee 9; New Mexico 9; Stanford 7; Pittsburgh 6; Alabama 3; Purdue 3; Seton Hall 3; Saint Louis 2; Southern Mississippi 2; Illinois 1.

 

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

Record Pts Fin

1. Baylor (39) 13-0 975 1

2. UConn 11-1 925 2

3. Notre Dame 13-1 903 3

4. Stanford 11-1 860 4

5. Maryland 13-0 818 5

6. Tennessee 9-3 745 7

7. Duke 9-2 717 8

8. Ohio St. 14-0 670 9

9. Texas A&M 9-2 647 10

10. Rutgers 11-2 586 11

11. Kentucky 12-2 560 6

12. Miami 11-2 540 12

13. Texas Tech 12-0 522 13

14. Louisville 12-2 487 14

15. Georgetown 12-2 481 15

16. Georgia 12-2 356 17

17. Green Bay 12-0 337 18

18. Purdue 11-3 233 20

19. Nebraska 12-1 224 23

20. DePaul 12-2 222 21

21. Delaware 10-1 201 19

22. Penn St. 10-3 188 16

23. Texas 10-2 175 22

24. Vanderbilt 12-1 102 25

25. North Carolina 10-2 99 24

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 12, Virginia 11, LSU 6, South Carolina 3, Georgia Tech 2, Kansas 1, Michigan 1, Colorado 1.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 36 23 9 4 50 107 77

Philadelphia 36 22 10 4 48 123 106

Pittsburgh 38 21 13 4 46 121 100

New Jersey 37 21 15 1 43 103 105

N.Y. Islanders 36 13 17 6 32 84 113

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 35 24 10 1 49 123 68

Ottawa 39 19 15 5 43 120 133

Toronto 38 18 15 5 41 118 125

Buffalo 38 17 17 4 38 100 112

Montreal 39 14 18 7 35 99 110

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 39 20 12 7 47 103 107

Winnipeg 38 19 14 5 43 104 107

Washington 37 20 15 2 42 111 109

Tampa Bay 37 17 17 3 37 104 122

Carolina 40 13 21 6 32 103 135

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 38 24 10 4 52 125 107

Detroit 38 24 13 1 49 123 84

St. Louis 38 21 12 5 47 95 85

Nashville 39 21 14 4 46 105 108

Columbus 38 10 23 5 25 93 128

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 39 24 13 2 50 129 96

Minnesota 40 21 13 6 48 95 95

Colorado 40 21 18 1 43 108 115

Calgary 40 18 17 5 41 99 111

Edmonton 37 15 19 3 33 100 104

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 39 19 14 6 44 86 90

Dallas 37 21 15 1 43 100 107

San Jose 34 19 11 4 42 99 83

Phoenix 39 19 16 4 42 102 103

Anaheim 37 10 21 6 26 87 124

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

Monday’s Games

San Jose 3, Vancouver 2, SO

N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2

Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, OT

Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Winnipeg at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

Subject to Change

Saturday, Dec. 17

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Temple 37, Wyoming 15

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Ohio 24, Utah State 23

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30

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Tuesday, Dec. 20

Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Marshall 20, FIU 10

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Wednesday, Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24

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Thursday, Dec. 22

MAACO Bowl

At Las Vegas

Boise State 56, Arizona State 24

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Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17

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Monday, Dec. 26

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Missouri 41, North Carolina 24

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Tuesday, Dec. 27

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24

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Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

At Washington

Toledo 42, Air Force 41

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas 21, California 10

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Thursday, Dec. 29

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Baylor 67, Washington 56

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Friday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Dallas

BYU 24, Tulsa 21

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14

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Saturday, Dec. 31

Meinke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27, OT

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Illinois 20, UCLA 14

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Auburn 43, Virginia 24

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Monday, Jan. 2

TicketCity Bowl

At Dallas

Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Wednesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Friday, Jan. 6

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

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Saturday, Jan. 7

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

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Sunday, Jan. 8

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Jan. 9

BCS National Championship

At New Orleans

LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)