NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Houston 31, Cincinnati 10

New Orleans 45, Detroit 28

Sunday, Jan. 8

New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2

Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (105)

Casspi 2-6 0-0 5, Jamison 7-18 7-11 22, Varejao 5-8 2-3 12, Irving 7-14 5-6 20, Parker 4-9 0-0 8, Gee 4-7 2-2 10, Gibson 1-3 3-3 6, Sessions 1-6 9-11 11, Erden 0-2 2-4 2, T.Thompson 4-5 1-3 9. Totals 35-78 31-43 105.

UTAH (113)

Hayward 1-5 3-4 5, Millsap 9-10 1-2 19, Jefferson 13-17 4-6 30, Harris 2-9 1-3 6, Bell 3-5 0-0 6, Watson 1-2 0-0 3, Howard 6-9 5-6 17, Favors 5-6 4-6 14, Burks 2-2 0-0 4, Kanter 1-3 0-0 2, Miles 2-8 2-2 7. Totals 45-76 20-29 113.

Cleveland 26 17 37 25 — 105

Utah 27 25 33 28 — 113

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 4-20 (Gibson 1-2, Irving 1-4, Casspi 1-4, Jamison 1-5, Gee 0-1, Parker 0-4), Utah 3-10 (Watson 1-1, Miles 1-2, Harris 1-2, Howard 0-1, Bell 0-2, Hayward 0-2). Fouled Out—Favors, Millsap. Rebounds—Cleveland 51 (Varejao 11), Utah 44 (Jefferson 12). Assists—Cleveland 13 (Irving 5), Utah 24 (Hayward 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 27, Utah 30. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Scott, Watson. A—17,859 (19,911).

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 7 2 .778 —

New York 5 4 .556 2

Boston 4 4 .500 2 1/2

Toronto 4 6 .400 3 1/2

New Jersey 2 8 .200 5 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 8 2 .800 —

Atlanta 7 3 .700 1

Orlando 6 3 .667 1 1/2

Charlotte 2 8 .200 6

Washington 1 8 .111 6 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 9 2 .818 —

Indiana 6 3 .667 2

Cleveland 4 5 .444 4

Milwaukee 3 6 .333 5

Detroit 2 8 .200 6 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 6 4 .600 —

Dallas 5 5 .500 1

Memphis 3 6 .333 2 1/2

Houston 3 6 .333 2 1/2

New Orleans 3 6 .333 2 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 9 2 .818 —

Portland 7 2 .778 1

Utah 6 3 .667 2

Denver 6 4 .600 2 1/2

Minnesota 3 7 .300 5 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 7 4 .636 —

L.A. Clippers 4 3 .571 1

Phoenix 4 5 .444 2

Golden State 3 6 .333 3

Sacramento 3 7 .300 3 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Houston 82, Charlotte 70

Washington 93, Toronto 78

Philadelphia 112, Sacramento 85

Dallas 100, Detroit 86

Chicago 111, Minnesota 100

Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 95

Milwaukee 106, San Antonio 103

Utah 113, Cleveland 105

Portland 105, L.A. Clippers 97

Golden State 111, Miami 106, OT

L.A. Lakers 99, Phoenix 83

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games

Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

College scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Harvard 70, Monmouth (NJ) 61

Johns Hopkins 75, Muhlenberg 56

La Salle 68, Penn 57

Providence 90, Louisville 59

Seton Hall 94, DePaul 73

SOUTH

Florida 70, Georgia 48

Florida St. 63, Virginia Tech 59

Gardner-Webb 80, Charleston Southern 77

North Carolina 73, Miami 56

VMI 71, Liberty 57

Vanderbilt 67, South Carolina 57

MIDWEST

Ball St. 70, Toledo 68

Baylor 75, Kansas St. 73

Creighton 63, N. Iowa 60

Drake 82, Bradley 74

Illinois 79, Ohio St. 74

Indiana St. 80, Evansville 78

Michigan St. 95, Iowa 61

Missouri St. 77, S. Illinois 65

Mount Vernon Nazarene 70, Spring Arbor 64

Northwestern (Minn.) 76, Crown (Minn.) 64

Notre Dame 60, South Florida 49

Wichita St. 65, Illinois St. 62

SOUTHWEST

No scores reported

FAR WEST

CS Bakersfield 71, NJIT 70

San Diego St. 73, Chicago St. 65

Washington 91, Seattle 83

 

Ohio State box

ILLINOIS 79, No. 5 OHIO ST. 74

OHIO ST. (15-3)

Sullinger 9-16 1-2 21, Thomas 8-12 6-7 23, Craft 6-11 0-0 12, Smith Jr. 1-4 0-0 3, Buford 7-18 0-0 15, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 0-2 0-0 0, Ravenel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-66 7-9 74.

ILLINOIS (15-3)

Leonard 7-12 0-0 14, Richardson 3-8 1-2 10, Bertrand 5-7 0-0 10, Paul 11-15 13-15 43, Abrams 1-3 0-0 2, Henry 0-0 0-0 0, Egwu 0-0 0-0 0, Griffey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-45 14-17 79.

Halftime—Ohio St. 39-34. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 5-15 (Sullinger 2-2, Thomas 1-2, Buford 1-3, Smith Jr. 1-4, Thompson 0-1, Craft 0-3), Illinois 11-18 (Paul 8-10, Richardson 3-7, Abrams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio St. 28 (Thomas 6), Illinois 27 (Paul 8). Assists—Ohio St. 10 (Craft 7), Illinois 12 (Richardson 4). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 15, Illinois 10. A—14,636.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 40 27 9 4 58 118 83

Philadelphia 41 25 12 4 54 139 122

New Jersey 42 23 17 2 48 117 123

Pittsburgh 41 21 16 4 46 124 111

N.Y. Islanders 40 15 19 6 36 96 126

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 39 27 11 1 55 146 76

Ottawa 44 23 15 6 52 140 144

Toronto 42 22 15 5 49 135 131

Buffalo 42 18 19 5 41 107 123

Montreal 42 16 19 7 39 109 117

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 42 21 13 8 50 109 116

Winnipeg 42 20 17 5 45 112 124

Washington 40 21 17 2 44 118 120

Tampa Bay 41 17 20 4 38 113 141

Carolina 44 14 23 7 35 113 148

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 42 25 12 5 55 110 89

Chicago 43 25 13 5 55 139 125

Detroit 42 26 15 1 53 135 99

Nashville 42 23 15 4 50 115 115

Columbus 42 11 26 5 27 101 142

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 44 27 14 3 57 144 108

Minnesota 43 22 15 6 50 101 105

Colorado 44 23 20 1 47 115 124

Calgary 44 20 19 5 45 109 127

Edmonton 41 16 22 3 35 111 119

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 39 23 11 5 51 116 94

Los Angeles 43 21 15 7 49 93 95

Dallas 41 23 17 1 47 114 119

Phoenix 43 20 17 6 46 109 111

Anaheim 41 13 22 6 32 104 135

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

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 2, Phoenix 1, SO

Vancouver 5, Tampa Bay 4, SO

Minnesota 5, San Jose 4, SO

Boston 5, Winnipeg 3

Toronto 2, Buffalo 0

N.Y. Islanders 5, Detroit 1

Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 1

Philadelphia 2, Carolina 1

St. Louis 3, Montreal 0

Chicago 5, Columbus 2

Nashville 4, Colorado 1

Calgary 6, New Jersey 3

Anaheim 5, Dallas 2

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

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

 

H.S. girls’ poll

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

DIVISION I

1, Reynoldsburg (8) 11-0 192

2, Can. McKinley (8) 9-0 172

3, Cin. Princeton (3) 9-0 155

4, Pickerington N. (1) 11-1 119

5, Twinsburg (4) 9-2 113

6, Springboro 9-0 87

7, Uniontown Lake 10-0 65

8, Zanesville 11-0 62

9, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (1) 12-1 60

T10, Cols. Northland 8-1 39

T10, Kettering Fairmont 9-2 39

T10, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 9-1 39

Others receiving 12 or more points: 13, Cin. Sycamore 36. 14, Cin. Winton Woods 30. 15, Wadsworth 27. 16, Gahanna Lincoln 21. 17, N. Can. Hoover 18. 17, Warren Howland 18. 19, Lewis Center Olentangy 13.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Carroll (7) 11-0 151

2, Akr. Hoban (5) 9-1 136

3, Clyde (2) 11-0 121

4, Ravenna (2) 11-0 108

5, Akr. Manchester (2) 11-0 106

6, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 8-2 85

7, Tol. Rogers (2) 9-1 76

8, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (2) 7-3 67

9, Lima Bath (1) 9-1 64

10, Shelby 10-0 56

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Struthers (2) 53. 12, Jackson 45. 13, Millersburg W. Holmes 38. 14, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 33. 15, Plain City Jonathan Alder 31. 16, Kettering Alter 24. 17, Cols. Hartley 23. 18, Beloit W. Branch 15. 19, New Richmond 13.

DIVISION III

1, Anna (9) 10-0 186

2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (4) 10-0 144

3, Oak Hill (3) 8-0 143

4, Middletown Madison (1) 12-0 139

5, Cols. Africentric (1) 7-2 108

6, Archbold (1) 12-0 105

7, Smithville (2) 10-0 97

8, Georgetown (1) 10-0 75

9, Beverly Ft. Frye 9-1 55

10, Orrville 6-2 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Proctorville Fairland 31. 12, Baltimore Liberty Union 25. 13, Richwood N. Union 20. 14, Versailles 19. 15, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. 18. 16, Gates Mills Gilmour (1) 16. 17, Collins Western Reserve 15. 17, Casstown Miami E. 15. 19, Centerburg (1) 13.

DIVISION IV

1, Ottoville (9) 11-0 177

2, Newark Cath. (8) 12-0 154

3, Berlin Hiland 8-1 97

4, Cortland Maplewood (1) 9-1 86

T5, N. Lewisburg Triad (2) 10-0 65

T5, New Riegel 9-0 65

7, Arcadia 9-0 59

8, Waterford (2) 8-1 57

9, Zanesville Rosecrans 8-2 56

10, Ft. Recovery 8-1 55

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Reedsville Eastern 48. 12, Maria Stein Marion Local 42. 13, Mansfield St. Peter’s 39. 14, New Madison Tri-Village 38. 14, Arlington 38. 16, Stryker 37. 17, Tree of Life (1) 36. 18, Delphos St. John’s 29. 19, Shadyside 26. 20, Berlin Center W. Reserve 22.

 

Boys’ H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Boys; Scores of Interest

Albany Alexander 60, Nelsonville-York 44

Bloom-Carroll 62, Circleville Logan Elm 50

Chesapeake 75, Bidwell River Valley 56

Cin. Winton Woods 66, Oxford Talawanda 51

Circleville 41, Amanda-Clearcreek 37

Coal Grove 72, South Point 63, 2OT

Crooksville 52, McConnelsville Morgan 38

Franklin Furnace Green 47, Portsmouth Clay 44

Greenup Co., Ky. 62, Ironton 57

Logan 60, Athens 45

Lucasville Valley 49, Oak Hill 46

McArthur Vinton County 75, Pomeroy Meigs 36

Minford 54, Wheelersburg 50

Piketon 66, Portsmouth Sciotoville 59

Portsmouth 71, Mowrystown Whiteoak 38

Portsmouth Notre Dame 70, Latham Western 31

Portsmouth W. 51, McDermott Scioto NW 48

Proctorville Fairland 61, Rock Hill 23

Raceland, Ky. 67, Ironton St. Joseph 39

Racine Southern 69, Glouster Trimble 51

St. Clairsville 101, Bellaire 48

Waterford 54, Stewart Federal Hocking 47

Waverly 58, S. Webster 48

Symmes Valley 69, New Boston Glenwood 67

 

Transactions

Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS—WR Derrick Mason announced his retirement.

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin from the practice squad. Placed FB Spencer Larsen on injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed G Darryl Harris.

NEW YORK JETS—Announced offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will not return next season.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Fired coach Hue Jackson.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed RB Tyrell Sutton to a reserve/future contract.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed FB Will Ta’ufo’ou and LB Lawrence Wilson to reserve/futures contracts.