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

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 3 2 .600 —

Boston 4 3 .571 —

Toronto 3 3 .500 1/2

New York 2 4 .333 1 1/2

New Jersey 1 6 .143 3

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 6 1 .857 —

Orlando 5 2 .714 1

Atlanta 4 2 .667 1 1/2

Charlotte 2 4 .333 3 1/2

Washington 0 6 .000 5 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 6 1 .857 —

Indiana 4 2 .667 1 1/2

Cleveland 3 3 .500 2 1/2

Milwaukee 2 3 .400 3

Detroit 2 4 .333 3 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 4 2 .667 —

Memphis 3 3 .500 1

Dallas 3 4 .429 1 1/2

Houston 2 4 .333 2

New Orleans 2 4 .333 2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 4 1 .800 —

Denver 5 2 .714 —

Oklahoma City 5 2 .714 —

Utah 3 3 .500 1 1/2

Minnesota 2 4 .333 2 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 3 2 .600 —

L.A. Lakers 4 3 .571 —

Phoenix 2 4 .333 1 1/2

Golden State 2 4 .333 1 1/2

Sacramento 2 5 .286 2

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 92, Cleveland 77

Orlando 103, Washington 85

Boston 89, New Jersey 70

Chicago 99, Detroit 83

Miami 118, Indiana 83

Charlotte 118, New York 110

Philadelphia 101, New Orleans 93

Memphis 90, Minnesota 86

Dallas 98, Phoenix 89

San Antonio 101, Golden State 95

Denver 110, Sacramento 83

L.A. Clippers 117, Houston 89

Thursday’s Games

Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New York at Washington, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (77)

Casspi 4-8 0-0 10, Jamison 8-19 2-4 19, Varejao 0-4 3-4 3, Irving 3-13 6-6 12, Parker 2-6 2-2 8, Sessions 2-7 2-2 7, Gee 0-5 2-2 2, Gibson 2-8 0-0 4, Hollins 1-4 4-4 6, T.Thompson 0-5 1-2 1, M.Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Harangody 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 24-81 22-26 77.

TORONTO (92)

Butler 0-6 0-0 0, Bargnani 11-16 6-7 31, A.Johnson 3-6 0-0 6, Calderon 6-8 0-0 13, DeRozan 9-18 2-2 25, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, J.Johnson 1-8 2-4 4, Davis 4-7 0-0 8, Magloire 0-1 0-0 0, Barbosa 1-4 0-0 3, Forbes 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-77 10-13 92.

Cleveland 18 21 12 26 — 77

Toronto 21 25 20 26 — 92

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-23 (Parker 2-3, Casspi 2-4, Sessions 1-1, Harangody 1-1, Jamison 1-5, Irving 0-1, Gibson 0-3, Gee 0-5), Toronto 10-28 (DeRozan 5-8, Bargnani 3-7, Barbosa 1-3, Calderon 1-3, Forbes 0-1, Butler 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 56 (Varejao 13), Toronto 49 (J.Johnson 8). Assists—Cleveland 16 (Irving 4), Toronto 23 (Calderon 11). Total Fouls—Cleveland 17, Toronto 18. A—14,468 (19,800).

 

Marshall boxscore

MARSHALL 76, UTEP 60

UTEP (7-8)

Streeter 4-8 4-4 12, McCulley 3-6 0-0 6, Bohannon 5-11 1-1 11, Washburn 6-12 2-3 15, Perez 2-5 3-4 8, Cooper 0-4 0-0 0, Ragland 0-3 0-0 0, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Lang 3-3 0-1 6, Campbell 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 24-53 10-15 60.

MARSHALL (10-4)

Tinnon 5-9 5-6 15, Goff 1-2 1-2 3, Pitts 2-7 2-2 7, Johnson 3-8 4-4 12, Kane 5-12 0-0 10, Martin 1-1 0-0 2, Hanner 3-7 2-4 8, Pena 3-4 0-0 9, Spikes 5-9 0-0 10, Mbao 0-0 0-0 0, Kambola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 14-18 76.

Halftime—Marshall 39-34. 3-Point Goals—UTEP 2-9 (Perez 1-1, Washburn 1-3, Streeter 0-1, Ragland 0-1, McCulley 0-1, Cooper 0-2), Marshall 6-16 (Pena 3-4, Johnson 2-6, Pitts 1-5, Kane 0-1). Fouled Out—Goff, Lang, McCulley. Rebounds—UTEP 23 (Bohannon 6), Marshall 42 (Tinnon 10). Assists—UTEP 15 (Streeter 6), Marshall 18 (Pitts 6). Total Fouls—UTEP 18, Marshall 14. A—5,229.

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Columbia 66, Colgate 59

Delaware 67, Hofstra 66

Drexel 60, Towson 27

Georgetown 73, Marquette 70

La Salle 80, Xavier 70

Penn 78, Lafayette 73

Saint Joseph’s 84, Duquesne 82, OT

St. Bonaventure 66, George Washington 56

Syracuse 87, Providence 73

Temple 78, Duke 73

UNC Wilmington 70, Northeastern 62

West Virginia 85, Rutgers 64

SOUTH

Belmont 75, Jacksonville 63

Charlotte 75, Richmond 70

Coppin St. 83, Howard 77

ETSU 88, SC-Upstate 73

Florida St. 85, Auburn 56

Georgia St. 55, VCU 53

Marshall 76, UTEP 60

Memphis 69, Tennessee 51

Mercer 75, Stetson 59

Murray St. 76, E. Kentucky 67

NC State 78, Delaware St. 44

North Florida 82, Lipscomb 61

Southern Miss. 78, East Carolina 76

UCF 60, Tulane 53

William & Mary 68, James Madison 61

Wittenberg 77, Maryville (Tenn.) 70

Xavier (NO) 79, New Orleans 70

MIDWEST

Ball St. 70, Florida A&M 55

Cincinnati 71, Notre Dame 55

Dayton 79, Saint Louis 72, OT

E. Illinois 73, SIU-Edwardsville 59

Illinois 57, Northwestern 56

Illinois St. 68, Missouri St. 60

Iowa 64, Minnesota 62

Iowa St. 77, Texas 71

Kansas 67, Kansas St. 49

N. Iowa 65, Indiana St. 48

North Dakota 72, Mayville St. 54

S. Illinois 74, Bradley 65

Wichita St. 67, Evansville 66

SOUTHWEST

Houston 70, Tulsa 69, OT

Lamar 74, Texas A&M-CC 58

Oklahoma St. 67, Texas Tech 59

Stephen F. Austin 66, Texas St. 65

TCU 78, Rice 74

Texas-Arlington 85, SE Louisiana 46

UTSA 91, Nicholls St. 50

FAR WEST

No scores reported

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 37 24 9 4 52 110 79

Philadelphia 37 22 11 4 48 125 109

Pittsburgh 38 21 13 4 46 121 100

New Jersey 39 21 16 2 44 106 114

N.Y. Islanders 37 14 17 6 34 88 116

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 36 25 10 1 51 129 69

Ottawa 40 20 15 5 45 123 135

Toronto 39 19 15 5 43 125 128

Buffalo 39 18 17 4 40 104 115

Montreal 40 15 18 7 37 106 113

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 39 20 12 7 47 103 107

Washington 38 21 15 2 44 114 110

Winnipeg 39 19 15 5 43 107 114

Tampa Bay 38 17 18 3 37 107 129

Carolina 41 13 21 7 33 106 139

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 39 24 11 4 52 128 111

Detroit 39 25 13 1 51 128 88

St. Louis 39 22 12 5 49 99 86

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 41 25 13 3 53 134 99

Minnesota 41 21 14 6 48 95 98

Colorado 41 22 18 1 45 110 116

Calgary 41 18 18 5 41 100 114

Edmonton 39 16 20 3 35 107 111

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 36 21 11 4 46 105 86

Los Angeles 40 19 14 7 45 87 92

Dallas 38 21 16 1 43 104 112

Phoenix 40 19 17 4 42 103 107

Anaheim 38 10 22 6 26 88 127

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

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal 7, Winnipeg 3

Boston 6, New Jersey 1

San Jose 3, Anaheim 1

Vancouver 3, Minnesota 0

Thursday’s Games

Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

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

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

Friday’s Games

Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

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

Houston 30, Penn State 14

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Michigan State 33, Georgia 30, 3OT

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida 24, Ohio State 17

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38, OT

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Tuesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20, OT

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Wednesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

West Virginia 70, Clemson 33

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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)

Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m., (NFLN)

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Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

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Saturday, Feb. 5

Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio

Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN)