NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

All Times EST

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

San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32

New England 45, Denver 10

Sunday, Jan. 15

Baltimore 20, Houston 13

N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

Baltimore at New England, 3 p.m. (CBS)

N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 10 3 .769 —

New York 6 7 .462 4

Boston 4 8 .333 5 1/2

Toronto 4 10 .286 6 1/2

New Jersey 3 11 .214 7 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 9 3 .750 —

Atlanta 10 4 .714 —

Miami 8 4 .667 1

Charlotte 3 11 .214 7

Washington 1 12 .077 8 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 12 3 .800 —

Indiana 9 3 .750 1 1/2

Cleveland 6 6 .500 4 1/2

Milwaukee 4 8 .333 6 1/2

Detroit 3 10 .231 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 9 4 .692 —

Dallas 8 6 .571 1 1/2

Memphis 6 6 .500 2 1/2

Houston 6 7 .462 3

New Orleans 3 10 .231 6

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 12 2 .857 —

Utah 8 4 .667 3

Portland 8 5 .615 3 1/2

Denver 8 5 .615 3 1/2

Minnesota 5 8 .385 6 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 7 3 .700 1/2

L.A. Lakers 10 5 .667 —

Phoenix 4 8 .333 4 1/2

Golden State 4 8 .333 4 1/2

Sacramento 4 10 .286 5 1/2

Monday’s Games

Memphis 102, Chicago 86

Orlando 102, New York 93

Cleveland 102, Charlotte 94

Houston 114, Washington 106

Philadelphia 94, Milwaukee 82

Portland 84, New Orleans 77

L.A. Clippers 101, New Jersey 91

Atlanta 93, Toronto 84

Minnesota 99, Sacramento 86

Oklahoma City 97, Boston 88

L.A. Lakers 73, Dallas 70

Tuesday’s Games

Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

San Antonio at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.

Denver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

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

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Portland at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (102)

Casspi 4-8 6-7 14, Jamison 9-16 0-1 20, Varejao 7-14 0-0 14, Irving 9-16 6-8 25, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Sessions 1-4 2-2 4, Gibson 0-5 2-2 2, Erden 2-4 1-2 5, T.Thompson 4-8 0-3 8, Gee 3-4 3-4 10. Totals 39-80 20-29 102.

CHARLOTTE (94)

Henderson 6-11 5-9 17, Thomas 0-3 1-2 1, Mullens 3-11 2-4 9, Augustin 9-17 4-5 24, Walker 6-21 1-2 14, White 7-9 1-2 15, Diaw 2-4 0-0 4, Higgins 1-6 0-0 2, Brown 4-4 0-2 8. Totals 38-86 14-26 94.

Cleveland 30 16 33 23 — 102

Charlotte 23 34 20 17 — 94

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 4-15 (Jamison 2-6, Irving 1-1, Gee 1-2, Casspi 0-2, Gibson 0-4), Charlotte 4-17 (Augustin 2-7, Mullens 1-3, Walker 1-4, Diaw 0-1, Higgins 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 55 (Varejao 12), Charlotte 55 (Mullens 12). Assists—Cleveland 26 (Sessions 9), Charlotte 20 (Augustin 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 23, Charlotte 23. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—14,988 (19,077)

 

College scores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 70, Albany (NY) 57

Fairfield 61, Rider 52

Longwood 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 83

Rutgers 65, Notre Dame 58

Stony Brook 61, New Hampshire 52

Syracuse 71, Pittsburgh 63

Vermont 79, Maine 65

SOUTH

Austin Peay 69, Tennessee St. 63

Belmont 95, Florida Gulf Coast 53

Bethune-Cookman 68, Savannah St. 62

ETSU 64, North Florida 63

Florida A&M 86, SC State 69

Jackson St. 54, Texas Southern 51

Jacksonville 77, SC-Upstate 74, OT

Lipscomb 104, Stetson 103, OT

MVSU 77, Southern U. 56

Morgan St. 68, Hampton 56

NC Central 69, Howard 53

Norfolk St. 74, Coppin St. 66

Prairie View 81, Grambling St. 64

MIDWEST

Kansas 92, Baylor 74

Marquette 74, Louisville 63

Missouri 70, Texas A&M 51

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 75, Alcorn St. 68

FAR WEST

BYU 82, San Diego 63

Portland St. 80, Idaho St. 68

Seattle 91, E. Washington 78

Utah Valley 98, Haskell Indian Nations 72

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Monday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Bidwell River Valley 40, McArthur Vinton County 37

Chesapeake 51, Gallipolis Gallia 36

Crown City S. Gallia 58, Stewart Federal Hocking 39

Lucasville Valley 44, Wheelersburg 39, OT

Oak Hill 80, McDermott Scioto NW 35

Portsmouth Clay 52, Beaver Eastern 51

Portsmouth Notre Dame 58, New Boston Glenwood 36

Portsmouth W. 59, Waverly 24

Proctorville Fairland 54, S. Point 50

S. Webster 44, Minford 34

Vincent Warren 67, McConnelsville Morgan 45

Willow Wood Symmes Valley 47, Franklin Furnace Green 33

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant vs. Portsmouth, ppd.

 

H.S. boys’ poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the second 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) 9-1 222

2, Cin. Moeller (1) 11-1 151

3, Pickerington Cent. 12-0 147

4, Powell Olentangy Liberty (1) 13-0 130

5, Cin. La Salle (1) 11-1 125

6, Mentor (2) 9-1 112

7, Tol. Whitmer 11-1 72

8, Cols. Walnut Ridge 10-0 66

9, Cin. Withrow 9-1 61

10, Cle. Hts. 9-0 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Tol. Cent. Cath. 21. 12, Mason 20. 13, Norwalk 14.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (15) 11-0 210

2, Plain City Jonathan Alder (1) 11-0 166

3, Alliance (2) 12-0 152

4, E. Liverpool (1) 9-0 117

T5, Cin. Taft (1) 6-4 85

T5, Vincent Warren 9-1 85

7, Lexington 9-1 83

8, Defiance (1) 9-0 58

9, Day. Thurgood Marshall 5-3 57

10, Akr. SVSM 6-5 48

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Pataskala Licking Hts. 37. 12, Franklin (1) 22. 13, Elida 18. 13, Cle. Benedictine 18. 15, Akr. East 17. 16, Cols. Hartley (1) 14. 17, Circleville Logan Elm 12. 17, Mentor Lake Cath. 12.

DIVISION III

1, Bedford St. Peter Chanel (8) 10-0 192

2, Bloom-Carroll (9) 11-0 183

3, Cin. Summit Country Day (3) 11-0 164

4, Leavittsburg Labrae (1) 12-0 148

5, Lima Cent. Cath. 9-1 137

6, Creston Norwayne 11-0 93

7, Chesapeake (1) 9-1 77

8, Versailles 9-1 74

9, Ironton 10-2 40

10, Cols. Ready 6-4 17

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe Huntington (1) 15. 12, Portsmouth 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Berlin Hiland (19) 11-0 216

2, Newark Cath. (1) 9-1 166

3, Ft. Recovery 9-1 143

4, Jackson Center (2) 8-0 109

5, Edgerton (1) 9-0 103

6, Cols. Africentric 8-2 101

7, Richmond Hts. 8-1 87

8, Zanesville Rosecrans 7-3 64

9, Cle. VASJ 6-3 58

10, Ada 11-1 49

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Malvern 34. 12, Columbus Grove 28. 13, Day. Jefferson 23. 14, Leipsic 19.

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 15, 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) 19-0 1,619 1

2. Kentucky (4) 17-1 1,558 2

3. Baylor (1) 17-0 1,503 4

4. Duke 15-2 1,380 8

5. Missouri 16-1 1,335 9

6. Ohio St. 16-3 1,312 5

7. Kansas 14-3 1,218 10

8. North Carolina 15-3 1,172 3

9. Michigan St. 15-3 1,119 6

10. Georgetown 14-3 884 11

11. Indiana 15-3 858 7

12. Murray St. 18-0 825 15

13. UConn 14-3 807 17

14. UNLV 16-3 651 12

15. Virginia 14-2 649 16

16. San Diego St. 15-2 621 22

17. Florida 14-4 596 19

18. Mississippi St. 15-3 590 20

19. Creighton 16-2 471 23

20. Michigan 14-4 461 13

21. Marquette 14-4 278 25

22. Illinois 15-3 257 —

23. Louisville 14-4 208 14

24. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 17-2 167 —

25. Kansas St. 12-4 102 18

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 101, Wisconsin 90, Seton Hall 79, Gonzaga 64, New Mexico 61, Harvard 22, Cincinnati 17, Stanford 16, West Virginia 16, Alabama 10, Wichita St. 3, Iona 2, Florida St. 1, Northwestern 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. 15, 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 (31) 19-0 775 1

2. Kentucky 17-1 742 2

3. Baylor 17-0 714 4

4. Duke 15-2 654 6

5. Missouri 16-1 629 9

6. Ohio State 16-3 619 5

7. Kansas 14-3 591 10

8. North Carolina 15-3 569 3

9. Michigan State 15-3 509 7

10. Murray State 18-0 449 14

11. Connecticut 14-3 416 16

12. Georgetown 14-3 410 11

13. Indiana 15-3 358 8

14. Florida 14-4 304 19

15. Mississippi State 15-3 288 20

16. San Diego State 15-2 282 22

17. Virginia 14-2 269 17

18. Creighton 16-2 260 21

19. Michigan 14-4 259 13

20. UNLV 16-3 252 12

21. Louisville 14-4 130 15

22. Marquette 14-4 119 24

23. Saint Mary’s 17-2 100 —

24. Harvard 15-2 61 25

25. Illinois 15-3 58 —

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 47, Kansas State 46, New Mexico 41, Wisconsin 27, Gonzaga 21, Middle Tennessee 21, Seton Hall 16, West Virginia 13, Wichita State 13, Alabama 7, Nevada 3, California 2, BYU 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. 15, 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) 17-0 975 1

2. Notre Dame 17-1 936 2

3. UConn 14-2 887 3

4. Stanford 15-1 865 4

5. Duke 14-2 797 7

6. Kentucky 16-2 739 9

7. Rutgers 15-2 719 8

8. Maryland 16-1 718 5

9. Tennessee 13-4 667 6

10. Ohio St. 17-1 630 11

11. Miami 15-3 606 13

12. Green Bay 15-0 500 14

13. Purdue 15-3 424 17

14. Texas A&M 11-4 413 12

15. Georgia 15-3 403 19

16. Delaware 14-1 367 20

17. Texas Tech 14-2 355 10

18. Louisville 14-4 342 16

19. Georgetown 14-4 285 18

20. Nebraska 15-2 282 15

21. DePaul 14-3 249 21

22. Penn St. 13-4 180 —

23. Kansas St. 13-3 132 —

24. North Carolina 12-4 60 22

25. Vanderbilt 14-3 50 25

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 41, LSU 20, Georgia Tech 10, South Carolina 7, Kansas 4, Hofstra 2, Michigan St. 2, Oklahoma 2, St. Bonaventure 2, BYU 1, Princeton 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1, Southern Cal 1.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 43 28 11 4 60 122 90

Philadelphia 43 26 13 4 56 144 128

New Jersey 44 25 17 2 52 121 125

Pittsburgh 44 23 17 4 50 134 116

N.Y. Islanders 43 16 21 6 38 103 134

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 42 29 12 1 59 153 83

Ottawa 47 25 16 6 56 146 148

Toronto 44 22 17 5 49 137 137

Buffalo 45 19 21 5 43 112 134

Montreal 45 17 20 8 42 116 123

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 44 21 14 9 51 112 123

Washington 43 24 17 2 50 125 124

Winnipeg 45 21 19 5 47 115 128

Carolina 47 16 24 7 39 123 154

Tampa Bay 44 17 23 4 38 121 156

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 45 27 12 6 60 116 94

Chicago 46 27 13 6 60 150 133

Detroit 45 29 15 1 59 146 103

Nashville 45 26 15 4 56 125 120

Columbus 44 12 27 5 29 106 147

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 46 28 15 3 59 149 114

Minnesota 45 22 16 7 51 105 113

Colorado 47 24 21 2 50 120 134

Calgary 46 21 20 5 47 111 131

Edmonton 44 17 23 4 38 114 127

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 42 25 12 5 55 123 99

Los Angeles 46 22 15 9 53 102 103

Dallas 44 24 19 1 49 120 126

Phoenix 46 21 18 7 49 120 119

Anaheim 44 15 22 7 37 113 138

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

Monday’s Games

Boston 3, Florida 2, SO

Nashville 3, N.Y. Islanders 1

Phoenix 6, Colorado 1

Winnipeg 2, Ottawa 0

Detroit 5, Buffalo 0

St. Louis 1, Dallas 0

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.

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

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

Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

Transactions

Monday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with RHP Darren O’Day and LHP Dana Eveland on one-year contracts.

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with LHP Franklin Morales on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Cookand and RHP Justin Germano on minor league contracts.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Phil Coke and RHP Rick Porcello on one-year contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with C Brayan Pena and 2B Chris Getz on one-year contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms INF Alberto Callaspo on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Phil Hughes on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with LHP J.P. Howell on a one-year contract.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro on minor league contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Acquired RHP Guillermo Moscoso and LHP Josh Outman from Oakland for OF Seth Smith.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Nyjer Morgan on a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Joel Hanrahan and RHP Charlie Morton on one-year contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with OF Angel Pagan on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with C Jesus Flores on a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Craig Aukerman assistant special teams coach.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Named Brett Maxie secondary coach.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS—Named Taver Johnson linebackers coach.

WISCONSIN—Named Zach Azzanni wide receivers coach.