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

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 10 3 .769 —

Atlanta 10 4 .714 1/2

Miami 9 4 .692 1

Charlotte 3 12 .200 8

Washington 1 12 .077 9

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 13 3 .813 —

Indiana 9 3 .750 2

Cleveland 6 7 .462 5 1/2

Milwaukee 4 9 .308 7 1/2

Detroit 3 11 .214 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 9 5 .643 —

Dallas 8 6 .571 1

Memphis 6 6 .500 2

Houston 7 7 .500 2

New Orleans 3 10 .231 5 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 12 2 .857 —

Utah 9 4 .692 2 1/2

Denver 9 5 .643 3

Portland 8 5 .615 3 1/2

Minnesota 5 8 .385 6 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 10 5 .667 —

L.A. Clippers 7 4 .636 1

Golden State 5 8 .385 4

Phoenix 4 9 .308 5

Sacramento 4 10 .286 5 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Golden State 105, Cleveland 95

Orlando 96, Charlotte 89

Miami 120, San Antonio 98

Chicago 118, Phoenix 97

Houston 97, Detroit 80

Denver 105, Milwaukee 95

Utah 108, L.A. Clippers 79

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.

Thursday’s Games

New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

GOLDEN STATE (105)

D.Wright 4-11 2-2 10, Lee 13-20 3-4 29, Biedrins 1-1 0-0 2, Jenkins 2-4 0-0 4, Ellis 2-12 6-8 10, Robinson 6-15 2-3 17, Udoh 1-4 0-0 2, Rush 6-11 0-0 14, K.Thompson 5-9 0-0 14, McGuire 1-7 1-2 3. Totals 41-94 14-19 105.

CLEVELAND (95)

Casspi 3-8 4-6 11, Jamison 7-14 3-3 19, Varejao 4-11 2-4 10, Irving 7-13 4-6 18, Gibson 2-7 0-0 6, Sessions 3-9 2-2 8, Gee 1-3 2-2 4, Erden 6-8 2-2 14, T.Thompson 2-9 1-3 5. Totals 35-82 20-28 95.

Golden State 26 29 26 24 — 105

Cleveland 26 24 29 16 — 95

3-Point Goals—Golden State 9-19 (K.Thompson 4-4, Robinson 3-5, Rush 2-3, Lee 0-1, Jenkins 0-1, Ellis 0-2, D.Wright 0-3), Cleveland 5-15 (Jamison 2-3, Gibson 2-5, Casspi 1-4, Irving 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 54 (Biedrins 11), Cleveland 59 (Varejao 13). Assists—Golden State 26 (Robinson 10), Cleveland 16 (Irving 5). Total Fouls—Golden State 24, Cleveland 16. A—13,056 (20,562).

 

College scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Hartford 74, UMBC 57

SOUTH

Campbell 54, Winthrop 51

Florida St. 84, Maryland 70

Kentucky 86, Arkansas 63

LSU 65, Auburn 58, OT

Radford 85, High Point 66

UNC Asheville 88, Coastal Carolina 81

W. Carolina 141, Toccoa Falls 39

MIDWEST

Georgetown 83, DePaul 75

Michigan 60, Michigan St. 59

North Dakota 59, N. Dakota St. 54

Purdue 75, Iowa 68

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma 64, Texas Tech 55

FAR WEST

Colorado St. 66, Boise St. 55

Nevada 81, Nebraska-Omaha 69

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Boys’’ Scores of Interest

Albany Alexander 43, Bidwell River Valley 32

Bloom-Carroll 53, Cols. Hartley 50

Boyd Co., Ky. 66, S. Point 49

Crown City S. Gallia 72, Stewart Federal Hocking 56

Ironton Rock Hill 60, Ironton St. Joseph 46

Logan 62, Nelsonville-York 48

Lucasville Valley 59, Waverly 42

Minford 47, Oak Hill 38

Mt. Orab Western Brown 45, Seaman N. Adams 33

New Boston Glenwood 79, Portsmouth Clay 52

Portsmouth 59, Ironton 53

Portsmouth Notre Dame 61, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 51

South Webster 70, Portsmouth West 36

Sardinia Eastern 53, Georgetown 48

Vincent Warren 44, Marietta 39

Wahama, W.Va. 76, Corning Miller 64

Washington C.H. 49, London Madison Plains 46, OT

Wellston 53, Jackson 49

Wheelersburg 52, McDermott Northwest 34

 

 

H.S. girls’ poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls 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, Reynoldsburg (12) 14-0 191

2, Pickerington N. 12-1 137

3, Uniontown Lake (3) 12-0 125

4, Twinsburg (3) 11-2 121

5, Can. McKinley (4) 10-2 117

6, Springboro 11-0 98

7, Zanesville 13-0 85

8, Cin. Princeton 11-1 84

9, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 13-1 56

10, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 10-1 35

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Kettering Fairmont 33. 12, Sylvania Northview 19. 13, Tol. Notre Dame 15. 14, Cols. Northland 14. 15, Wadsworth 13. 16, Warren Howland 12.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Carroll (18) 13-0 209

T2, Akr. Manchester (2) 13-0 142

T2, Clyde 13-1 142

4, Ravenna 12-0 135

5, Akr. Hoban (1) 11-1 112

6, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 11-2 74

T7, Shelby 13-0 73

T7, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (1) 8-3 73

9, Tol. Rogers 9-2 69

10, Lima Bath 11-2 65

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Alliance Marlington 21. 12, Beloit W. Branch 16. 13, Struthers 14.

DIVISION III

1, Anna (15) 12-0 206

2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (5) 12-0 195

3, Oak Hill 10-1 149

4, Archbold (1) 14-0 132

5, Middletown Madison 13-1 105

6, Smithville (1) 12-0 101

7, Georgetown 12-0 79

8, Cols. Africentric 9-3 71

9, Beverly Ft. Frye 11-2 51

10, Orrville 7-2 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

DIVISION IV

1, Ottoville (15) 12-0 212

2, Newark Cath. (5) 13-0 165

3, New Riegel 11-0 123

4, N. Lewisburg Triad (1) 12-0 102

5, Cortland Maplewood (1) 10-1 95

6, Arcadia 11-0 88

7, Waterford 11-2 78

8, Ft. Recovery 9-1 62

9, Berlin Hiland 8-3 55

10, Zanesville Rosecrans 9-2 49

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Arlington 25. 12, Maria Stein Marion Local 23. 13, Mansfield St. Peter’s 22. 14, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 15. 15, Delphos St. John’s 14. 15, Shadyside 14. 17, Stryker 13.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 44 29 11 4 62 125 90

Philadelphia 44 27 13 4 58 149 129

New Jersey 45 26 17 2 54 126 126

Pittsburgh 45 24 17 4 52 136 117

N.Y. Islanders 44 17 21 6 40 106 134

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 43 29 13 1 59 156 88

Ottawa 48 26 16 6 58 149 150

Toronto 45 22 18 5 49 139 140

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 44 24 18 2 50 125 127

Winnipeg 46 21 20 5 47 116 133

Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40 126 159

Carolina 48 16 24 8 40 124 156

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 46 30 15 1 61 149 105

St. Louis 45 27 12 6 60 116 94

Chicago 46 27 13 6 60 150 133

Nashville 46 26 16 4 56 125 123

Columbus 45 13 27 5 31 110 149

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60 151 117

Minnesota 46 22 17 7 51 106 118

Colorado 47 24 21 2 50 120 134

Calgary 47 21 20 6 48 112 133

Edmonton 45 17 24 4 38 116 131

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 43 26 12 5 57 125 100

Los Angeles 47 23 15 9 55 105 105

Dallas 45 24 19 2 50 122 129

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.

Tuesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1, SO

Detroit 3, Dallas 2, SO

Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2, SO

San Jose 2, Calgary 1, SO

Ottawa 3, Toronto 2

New Jersey 5, Winnipeg 1

Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 1

N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 0

Columbus 4, Edmonton 2

N.Y. Rangers 3, Nashville 0

Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3

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.

Thursday’s Games

Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

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

Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

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

 

Transactions

Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Named Mike Nolan defensive coordinator.

CHICAGO BEARS—Announced the retirement of offensive coordinator Mike Martz. Signed special teams coordinator Dave Toub to a two-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Fired coach Jim Caldwell.

NEW YORK JETS—Announced the resignation of executive vice president of business operations Matt Higgins.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Named Jeff Fisher coach and signed him to a five-year contract.

COLLEGE

CINCINNATI—Announced the resignation of women’s volleyball coach Reed Sunahara.

MARYLAND—Named Brian Stewart defensive coordinator.

MICHIGAN—Dismissed senior WR Darryl Stonum.

NORTH TEXAS—Announced freshmen basketball G Chris Jones and freshman basketball G Jordan Williams are academically ineligible and will miss the rest of the season.

ST. JOHN’S (NY)—Announced freshman G Jamal Branch has transferred from Texas A&M.

TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN—Announced the resignation of track & field and cross country coach Dave Hartman to accept an assistant coaching position at Lamar.

UCLA—Named Lou Spanos defensive coordinator.

WASHINGTON & LEE—Announced the retirement of football coach Frank Miriello.

WISCONSIN—Named Matt Canada offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.