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

New England 23, Baltimore 20

N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC, 7 p.m.

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis, 6:20 p.m. (NBC)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 12 5 .706 —

Boston 7 9 .438 4 1/2

New York 6 10 .375 5 1/2

New Jersey 5 13 .278 7 1/2

Toronto 4 13 .235 8

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 13 5 .722 —

Orlando 11 5 .688 1

Miami 11 5 .688 1

Charlotte 3 14 .176 9 1/2

Washington 2 15 .118 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 16 3 .842 —

Indiana 11 4 .733 3

Cleveland 6 9 .400 8

Milwaukee 6 10 .375 8 1/2

Detroit 4 14 .222 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 10 6 .625 —

San Antonio 11 7 .611 —

Dallas 11 7 .611 —

Houston 10 7 .588 1/2

New Orleans 3 14 .176 7 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 14 3 .824 —

Denver 12 5 .706 2

Utah 10 5 .667 3

Portland 10 7 .588 4

Minnesota 7 10 .412 7

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 9 5 .643 —

L.A. Lakers 10 8 .556 1

Phoenix 6 10 .375 4

Sacramento 6 12 .333 5

Golden State 5 11 .313 5

Monday’s Games

Philadelphia 103, Washington 83

Boston 87, Orlando 56

Chicago 110, New Jersey 95

Oklahoma City 99, Detroit 79

San Antonio 104, New Orleans 102

Houston 107, Minnesota 92

Atlanta 97, Milwaukee 92

Dallas 93, Phoenix 87

Portland 101, Sacramento 89

Memphis 91, Golden State 90

Tuesday’s Games

New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

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

College scores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Brown 67, Bryant 60

Delaware 62, Towson 43

Siena 65, Iona 62

SOUTH

Belmont 82, ETSU 70

Bethune-Cookman 67, Md.-Eastern Shore 55

Drexel 64, William & Mary 48

George Mason 67, UNC Wilmington 61

Georgia Southern 78, The Citadel 72, 2OT

Georgia St. 74, James Madison 58

Mercer 75, Jacksonville 65

Morgan St. 71, NC Central 64

NC A&T 93, Coppin St. 92, OT

North Florida 76, Kennesaw St. 68

Old Dominion 69, Northeastern 57

SC-Upstate 61, Lipscomb 52

Savannah St. 75, Stetson 45

Southern NO 78, Fisk 60

Southern U. 68, Alabama St. 56

VCU 61, Hofstra 49

MIDWEST

Kansas 64, Texas A&M 54

Syracuse 60, Cincinnati 53

SOUTHWEST

MVSU 77, Texas Southern 69, OT

Prairie View 76, Ark.-Pine Bluff 75

FAR WEST

Loyola Marymount 74, Santa Clara 62

San Jose St. 78, CS Bakersfield 70

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 46 30 12 4 64 129 96

Philadelphia 47 28 14 5 61 159 140

Pittsburgh 48 27 17 4 58 149 125

New Jersey 47 26 19 2 54 128 134

N.Y. Islanders 47 19 22 6 44 112 139

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 46 31 13 2 64 168 97

Ottawa 51 27 18 6 60 155 157

Toronto 48 24 19 5 53 147 144

Montreal 48 18 21 9 45 123 132

Buffalo 48 19 24 5 43 117 148

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 47 22 15 10 54 120 133

Washington 47 25 19 3 53 131 134

Winnipeg 49 22 21 6 50 124 140

Carolina 51 18 24 9 45 130 159

Tampa Bay 47 20 23 4 44 132 163

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 49 33 15 1 67 158 110

St. Louis 48 29 13 6 64 122 99

Chicago 49 29 14 6 64 161 141

Nashville 49 29 16 4 62 137 126

Columbus 48 13 29 6 32 113 159

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 48 29 15 4 62 155 120

Colorado 50 26 22 2 54 129 141

Minnesota 48 23 18 7 53 112 124

Calgary 49 23 20 6 52 120 136

Edmonton 48 18 26 4 40 120 139

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 46 26 14 6 58 130 110

Los Angeles 50 24 16 10 58 111 111

Dallas 47 24 21 2 50 125 136

Phoenix 49 21 20 8 50 127 132

Anaheim 47 18 22 7 43 124 143

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

Monday’s Games

Edmonton 2, San Jose 1, SO

Toronto 3, N.Y. Islanders 0

Carolina 2, Winnipeg 1

Detroit 3, St. Louis 1

Nashville 4, Columbus 1

Los Angeles 4, Ottawa 1

Tuesday’s Games

Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

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

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Ottawa at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Detroit at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

 

H.S. boys’ poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the third 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 (23) 11-1 288

2, Pickerington Cent. (1) 12-0 219

3, Cin. La Salle (1) 13-1 217

4, Powell Olentangy Liberty (3) 14-0 201

5, Mentor (2) 11-1 161

6, Cin. Moeller 11-2 133

7, Cols. Walnut Ridge 12-0 127

8, Tol. Whitmer 12-1 108

9, Cle. Hts. 10-1 36

10, Tol. Cent. Cath. 10-2 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mason 27. 12, Lakewood St. Edward 14.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (21) 13-0 285

2, Plain City Jonathan Alder (2) 12-0 242

3, Alliance (2) 13-0 220

4, Defiance (1) 11-0 148

5, Cin. Taft (2) 9-4 141

6, Lexington 10-1 135

7, Vincent Warren 10-1 132

8, E. Liverpool 9-1 108

9, Franklin (2) 13-0 56

10, Day. Thurgood Marshall 5-5 22

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Akr. East 19. 12, Cle. Benedictine 16. 12, Napoleon 16. 14, Mentor Lake Cath. 15. 15, Akr. SVSM 14. 16, Circleville Logan Elm 12.

DIVISION III

1, Bedford St. Peter Chanel (19) 12-0 276

2, Bloom-Carroll (5) 13-0 252

3, Cin. Summit Country Day (4) 13-0 218

4, Leavittsburg Labrae (1) 16-0 203

5, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 10-1 171

6, Chesapeake 12-1 134

7, Versailles 10-1 113

8, Creston Norwayne 12-1 86

9, Ironton 11-3 47

10, Portsmouth 13-2 36

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe Huntington 17. 12, Waynesville 13.

DIVISION IV

1, Berlin Hiland (29) 12-0 298

2, Newark Cath. 10-1 228

3, Ft. Recovery 11-1 225

4, Jackson Center 9-0 207

5, Edgerton (1) 11-0 152

6, Richmond Hts. 9-1 125

7, Cols. Africentric 11-2 124

8, Zanesville Rosecrans 8-3 67

9, Malvern 11-2 45

10, Cle. VASJ 6-4 35

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ada 28. 12, Day. Jefferson 22. 13, Leipsic 19. 14, Columbus Grove 15.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Monday’s Girls’ Score of Interest

Chillicothe Zane Trace 56, Frankfort Adena 36

Crown City S. Gallia 52, Reedsville Eastern 51

Glouster Trimble 65, Wahama, W.Va. 61

Ironton 39, Minford 30

Lynchburg-Clay 49, Georgetown 45

Portsmouth Notre Dame 49, Ironton St. Joseph 24

Proctorville Fairland 77, Bidwell River Valley 32

S. Point 53, Chesapeake 49

S. Webster 63, Franklin Furnace Green 28

W. Union 60, Portsmouth Sciotoville 54

Waverly 47, Portsmouth Clay 42

Wellston 47, McDermott Norhtwest 41

Wheelersburg 64, Portsmouth W. 54, OT

 

AP basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 22, 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. Kentucky (61) 19-1 1,620 2

2. Missouri (2) 18-1 1,532 5

3. Syracuse (2) 20-1 1,506 1

4. Ohio St. 17-3 1,411 6

5. Kansas 16-3 1,383 7

6. Baylor 17-2 1,234 3

7. North Carolina 16-3 1,232 8

8. Duke 16-3 1,176 4

9. Georgetown 16-3 1,045 10

10. Michigan St. 16-4 1,009 9

11. Murray St. 20-0 925 12

12. UNLV 18-3 886 14

13. San Diego St. 17-2 832 16

14. Florida 15-4 709 17

15. Creighton 18-2 682 19

16. Indiana 16-4 609 11

17. Marquette 16-4 517 21

18. Mississippi St. 16-4 422 18

19. Virginia 15-3 414 15

20. Michigan 15-5 396 20

21. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 19-2 345 24

22. Kansas St. 14-4 252 25

23. Florida St. 13-6 244 —

24. UConn 14-5 203 13

25. Wisconsin 16-5 182 —

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 96, Gonzaga 82, Vanderbilt 40, Louisville 35, Harvard 32, Wichita St. 28, Cincinnati 20, Illinois 11, Middle Tennessee 9, Dayton 3, Iona 2, Long Beach St. 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. 22, 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. Kentucky (31) 19-1 775 2

2. Missouri 18-1 725 5

3. Ohio State 17-3 687 6

4. Syracuse 20-1 686 1

5. Kansas 16-3 660 7

6. Duke 16-3 571 4

7. Baylor 17-2 569 3

8. North Carolina 16-3 565 8

9. Murray State 20-0 502 10

10. Georgetown 16-3 498 12

11. Michigan State 16-4 453 9

12. San Diego State 17-2 403 16

13. Florida 15-4 396 14

14. Creighton 18-2 343 18

15. UNLV 18-3 337 20

16. Mississippi State 16-4 236 15

17. Indiana 16-4 230 13

18. Marquette 16-4 213 22

19. Connecticut 14-5 203 11

20. Saint Mary’s 19-2 193 23

21. Virginia 15-3 171 17

22. Michigan 15-5 165 19

23. Harvard 16-2 99 24

24. Kansas State 14-4 80 —

25. Louisville 15-5 49 21

25. Wisconsin 16-5 49 —

Others receiving votes: Florida State 41, Gonzaga 34, West Virginia 33, Wichita State 29, Middle Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 20, Nevada 12, Illinois 6, Cincinnati 4, UCF 3, Southern Miss. 3, Iowa State 2, Dayton 1, New Mexico 1.

 

Women’s AP poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 22, 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 (40) 19-0 1,000 1

2. Notre Dame 19-1 960 2

3. UConn 17-2 913 3

4. Stanford 17-1 884 4

5. Duke 16-2 836 5

6. Kentucky 18-2 793 6

7. Tennessee 14-4 713 9

8. Maryland 18-2 699 8

9. Ohio St. 19-1 694 10

10. Miami 16-3 635 11

11. Rutgers 16-3 612 7

12. Green Bay 17-0 542 12

13. Purdue 16-3 485 13

14. Texas A&M 13-4 468 14

15. Delaware 16-1 429 16

16. Louisville 16-4 417 18

17. Georgia 16-4 391 15

18. Penn St. 15-4 302 22

19. Nebraska 16-3 259 20

20. Georgetown 15-5 249 19

21. Texas Tech 14-4 156 17

22. Gonzaga 17-3 138 —

23. BYU 18-3 60 —

23. DePaul 14-5 60 21

25. North Carolina 14-5 47 24

Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 46, St. Bonaventure 42, Oklahoma 32, South Carolina 28, Kansas St. 27, Michigan 13, Kansas 12, Princeton 10, Arkansas 9, California 9, St. John’s 8, Florida Gulf Coast 4, LSU 4, NC State 4, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 3, Vanderbilt 3, San Diego St. 2, Fresno St. 1, UTEP 1.

 

Transactions

Monday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Fired defensive backs assistant Alvin Reynolds.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Named Tim Hauck defensive backs coach.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Named Brian Schottenheimer offensive coordinator and Gregg Williams defensive coordinator.