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 6 .667 —

Boston 8 9 .471 3 1/2

New York 7 11 .389 5

New Jersey 6 13 .316 6 1/2

Toronto 6 13 .316 6 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 13 5 .722 —

Atlanta 13 6 .684 1/2

Orlando 12 6 .667 1

Washington 3 15 .167 10

Charlotte 3 16 .158 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 16 4 .800 —

Indiana 12 5 .706 2 1/2

Milwaukee 7 10 .412 7 1/2

Cleveland 7 10 .412 7 1/2

Detroit 4 15 .211 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 12 7 .632 —

Dallas 11 8 .579 1

Memphis 10 8 .556 1 1/2

Houston 10 8 .556 1 1/2

New Orleans 3 15 .167 8 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 15 3 .833 —

Denver 13 5 .722 2

Utah 10 6 .625 4

Portland 11 8 .579 4 1/2

Minnesota 8 10 .444 7

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 10 6 .625 —

L.A. Lakers 11 8 .579 1/2

Phoenix 6 11 .353 4 1/2

Golden State 6 11 .353 4 1/2

Sacramento 6 13 .316 5 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Boston 91, Orlando 83

L.A. Clippers 98, Memphis 91

Friday’s Games

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New York at Miami, 8 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New York at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

 

College scores

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Fairleigh Dickinson 66, Bryant 63

Lehigh 71, Navy 60

Monmouth (NJ) 58, CCSU 56, OT

Quinnipiac 69, Mount St. Mary’s 66, OT

Rider 90, St. Peter’s 55

Robert Morris 75, LIU 66

Wagner 73, Sacred Heart 54

SOUTH

Campbellsville 68, Shawnee St. 57

Coastal Carolina 52, Presbyterian 49

Davidson 64, Chattanooga 63

Elon 71, W. Carolina 63

FAU 67, W. Kentucky 66

Florida 64, Mississippi 60

Furman 69, Coll. of Charleston 63

Gardner-Webb 78, Campbell 72

Jacksonville St. 63, E. Illinois 45

James Madison 59, William & Mary 47

Kentucky Wesleyan 74, N. Kentucky 57

Louisiana Tech 59, Fresno St. 58

Loyola NO 72, William Carey 60

Middle Tennessee 71, Troy 58

North Carolina 74, NC State 55

Pikeville 67, Cumberlands 56

Samford 57, Georgia Southern 55

St. Catharine 93, Georgetown (Ky.) 87, OT

Tennessee St. 72, UT-Martin 59

Tennessee Tech 82, E. Kentucky 65

UNC Asheville 90, High Point 70

UNC Greensboro 77, Appalachian St. 73, OT

VMI 65, Radford 60

Virginia 66, Boston College 49

Winthrop 65, Liberty 63

Wofford 62, The Citadel 55

MIDWEST

Green Bay 75, Valparaiso 60

IPFW 75, N. Dakota St. 66

Milwaukee 53, Butler 42

Nebraska 79, Iowa 73

North Dakota 80, NJIT 63

Oakland 92, S. Dakota St. 87

SE Missouri 65, Austin Peay 60

Wisconsin 57, Indiana 50

SOUTHWEST

Oral Roberts 97, South Dakota 64

UALR 75, South Alabama 50

FAR WEST

Cal St.-Fullerton 70, CS Northridge 68

Denver 66, Arkansas St. 52

Idaho 74, San Jose St. 66

Idaho St. 99, N. Colorado 94, 2OT

Long Beach St. 77, UC Riverside 70, OT

Montana 74, E. Washington 60

Montana St. 70, Portland St. 65

Nevada 68, New Mexico St. 60

Pacific 61, Cal Poly 51

S. Utah 57, UMKC 47

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 71, Loyola Marymount 64

San Diego 65, Pepperdine 56

San Francisco 90, Santa Clara 77

UC Santa Barbara 86, UC Davis 59

Utah St. 77, Hawaii 72

Washington 60, Arizona St. 54

Weber St. 75, Sacramento St. 60

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 47 31 12 4 66 132 96

Philadelphia 48 29 14 5 63 162 142

Pittsburgh 49 28 17 4 60 152 127

New Jersey 48 26 19 3 55 129 136

N.Y. Islanders 48 19 22 7 45 115 143

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 47 31 14 2 64 171 102

Ottawa 52 27 19 6 60 157 160

Toronto 49 25 19 5 55 151 147

Montreal 49 19 21 9 47 130 134

Buffalo 49 20 24 5 45 119 149

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 48 26 19 3 55 136 137

Florida 48 22 15 11 55 122 136

Winnipeg 50 22 22 6 50 124 143

Tampa Bay 48 21 23 4 46 136 165

Carolina 51 18 24 9 45 130 159

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 50 33 16 1 67 160 117

St. Louis 49 29 13 7 65 124 102

Nashville 50 30 16 4 64 140 127

Chicago 50 29 15 6 64 162 144

Columbus 49 13 30 6 32 115 163

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 49 30 15 4 64 158 122

Minnesota 49 24 18 7 55 115 126

Colorado 51 26 23 2 54 131 144

Calgary 50 23 21 6 52 120 137

Edmonton 49 18 26 5 41 122 142

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 47 27 14 6 60 131 110

Los Angeles 50 24 16 10 58 111 111

Dallas 48 25 21 2 52 126 136

Phoenix 50 22 20 8 52 130 134

Anaheim 48 18 23 7 43 124 144

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

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal 7, Detroit 2

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

Saturday’s Games

No games scheduled

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Thursday’s Girls’ Score of Interest

Athens 81, Pomeroy Meigs 36

Beaver Eastern 58, Portsmouth Sciotoville 26

Belpre 71, Stewart Federal Hocking 45

Chesapeake 57, Bidwell River Valley 40

Crown City S. Gallia 59, Wahama, W.Va. 44

Ironton 51, Chillicothe Zane Trace 30

McArthur Vinton County 56, Albany Alexander 27

New Boston Glenwood 65, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 35

Oak Hill 68, Lucasville Valley 49

Peebles 70, W. Union 23

Portsmouth Clay 61, Franklin Furnace Green 26

Portsmouth Notre Dame 65, Latham Western 24

Portsmouth W. 61, McDermott Scioto NW 45

Proctorville Fairland 70, Ironton Rock Hill 17

S. Point 40, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 29

Seaman N. Adams 54, Manchester 34

Vincent Warren 72, Parkersburg, W.Va. 48

Waterford 77, Racine Southern 18

Waverly 40, S. Webster 28

Wellston 57, Nelsonville-York 48

Wheelersburg 38, Minford 27

 

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended free agent RHP Chaz Roe and free agent OF Smaily Borges for 50 games each under baseball’s minor league drug program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Rick Peterson director of pitching development; Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator; Mike Bordick special assignment instructor, Bobby Dickerson roving infield instructor; Don Werner roving catching instructor; Butch Davis roving outfield instructor; Eric Cormell roving baserunning and speed training instructor; Scott McGregor rehabilitation coordinator; Dave Schmidt coordinator of Sarasota operations; Ron Johnson manager and Denny Walling hitting coach for Norfolk (IL); Jose Hernandez field coach at Frederick (Carolina); Einar Diaz field coach at Delmarva (SAL); Gary Allenson manager, Brad Komminsk hitting coach and Alan Mills pitching coach for Aberdeen (NYP); Larry Jaster pitching coach of the GCL Orioles; and Elvis Morel manager of the Dominican Summer League Orioles.

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with OF Cody Ross on a one-year contract and with RHP Vicente Padilla on a minor league contract. Designated RHP Scott Atchison for assignment. Extended the player development contract with Lowell (NYP) through the 2014 season.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed RHP Fausto Carmona on the restricted list. Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Wheeler, RHP Jose De La Torre and INF Ryan Rohlinger on minor league contracts.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with 1B Prince Fielder on a nine-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Hiroki Kuroda and LHP Boone Logan on one-year contracts. Designated RHP Kevin Whelan for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with OF Jonny Gomes on a one-year contract. Designated INF Adrian Cardenas for assignment.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Arredondo on a 2-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Lidge on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWK—Waived G Donald Sloan.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Assigned F Chris Wright to Dakota (NBADL).

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Assigned G Eric Bledsoe to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League for a two-game rehabilitation assignment.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Announced the retirement of NT Chris Hoke.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Named Greg Schiano coach and signed him to a five-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Assigned F Andreas Engqvist to Hamilton.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned C Jacob Josefson and D Matt Taormina to Albany (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Acquired F Tim Kennedy from Florida for D Sean Sullivan and assigned him to Worcester (AHL).

COLLEGE

OLD DOMINION—Announced athletic director Wood Selig and football coach Bobby Wilder were fined $1,000 each and reprimanded by the NCAA after they failed to attend a mandatory administrative meeting on the eve of an FCS playoff game.

RUTGERS—Named Kyle Flood interim football coach.

TEXAS—Signed football coach Mack Brown to a contract extension through 2020.