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)

 

Pro Bowl stats

NFC 14 14 7 6 — 41

AFC 14 14 10 21 — 59

First Quarter

NFC—Fitzgerald 10 pass from Rodgers (Akers kick), 9:14.

NFC—Fitzgerald 44 pass from Rodgers (Akers kick), 9:05.

AFC—Green 34 pass from Roethlisberger (Janikowski kick), 6:54.

AFC—Marshall 74 pass from Roethlisberger (Janikowski kick), 2:35.

Second Quarter

NFC—J.Graham 2 pass from Brees (Akers kick), 9:47.

AFC—Marshall 29 pass from Rivers (Janikowski kick), 5:22.

NFC—G.Jennings 11 pass from Brees (Akers kick), 2:36.

AFC—Gates 27 pass from Rivers (Janikowski kick), :00.

Third Quarter

AFC—FG Janikowski 37, 12:23.

NFC—S.Smith 55 pass from Newton (Akers kick), 11:12.

AFC—Marshall 47 pass from Dalton (Janikowski kick), 3:53.

Fourth Quarter

AFC—Leach 1 run (Janikowski kick), 11:40.

AFC—Marshall 3 pass from Dalton (Janikowski kick), 8:25.

AFC—D.Johnson 60 interception return (Janikowski kick), 5:16.

NFC—Fitzgerald 36 pass from Newton (kick failed), 2:37.

A—48,423.

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NFC AFC

First downs 26 26

Total Net Yards 546 596

Rushes-yards 16-73 24-126

Passing 473 470

Punt Returns 0-0 4-115

Kickoff Returns 4-135 1-29

Interceptions Ret. 2-4 3-176

Comp-Att-Int 33-59-3 24-39-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 0-0

Punts 4-51.0 0-0.0

Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1

Penalties-Yards 0-0 0-0

Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—NFC, Lynch 8-43, Newton 4-14, McCoy 2-10, Forte 2-6. AFC, Jones-Drew 6-56, Mathews 8-35, McGahee 4-23, Leach 3-7, Jackson 1-7, Dalton 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—NFC, Newton 9-27-3-186, Brees 10-14-0-146, Rodgers 13-17-0-141, Lee 1-1-0-8. AFC, Rivers 11-19-1-190, Roethlisberger 6-11-1-181, Dalton 7-9-0-99.

RECEIVING—NFC, Gonzalez 7-114, Fitzgerald 6-111, S.Smith 5-118, J.Graham 5-74, G.Jennings 5-42, White 2-25, Peterson 1-8, Forte 1-4, Rodgers 1-(minus 15). AFC, Marshall 6-176, Jackson 4-64, Gates 3-67, Green 2-42, Wallace 2-34, Jones-Drew 2-25, Brown 2-15, McGahee 1-20, Gresham 1-14, Leach 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 14 6 .700 —

Boston 9 10 .474 4 1/2

New York 7 13 .350 7

New Jersey 7 14 .333 7 1/2

Toronto 7 14 .333 7 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 15 5 .750 —

Atlanta 15 6 .714 1/2

Orlando 12 8 .600 3

Washington 4 16 .200 11

Charlotte 3 18 .143 12 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 17 5 .773 —

Indiana 13 6 .684 2 1/2

Milwaukee 8 11 .421 7 1/2

Cleveland 8 11 .421 7 1/2

Detroit 4 17 .190 12 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 13 8 .619 —

Houston 12 8 .600 1/2

San Antonio 12 9 .571 1

Memphis 10 9 .526 2

New Orleans 4 16 .200 8 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 16 3 .842 —

Denver 14 6 .700 2 1/2

Utah 11 7 .611 4 1/2

Portland 12 8 .600 4 1/2

Minnesota 9 11 .450 7 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 —

L.A. Lakers 12 9 .571 1

Phoenix 7 12 .368 5

Golden State 6 12 .333 5 1/2

Sacramento 6 14 .300 6 1/2

Saturday’s Games

Washington 102, Charlotte 99

Philadelphia 95, Detroit 74

Houston 97, New York 84

Milwaukee 100, L.A. Lakers 89

Phoenix 86, Memphis 84

Utah 96, Sacramento 93

Sunday’s Games

Miami 97, Chicago 93

Cleveland 88, Boston 87

Toronto 94, New Jersey 73

Indiana 106, Orlando 85

Dallas 101, San Antonio 100, OT

Atlanta 94, New Orleans 72

L.A. Lakers 106, Minnesota 101

L.A. Clippers 109, Denver 105

Monday’s Games

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.

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

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (88)

Casspi 3-9 0-0 7, Jamison 3-13 3-3 10, Varejao 8-12 2-2 18, Irving 10-14 2-3 23, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Gee 3-7 8-9 14, T.Thompson 1-6 1-2 3, Sessions 3-10 1-1 7, Samuels 1-4 0-0 2, M.Thompson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 34-79 17-20 88.

BOSTON (87)

Pierce 8-12 1-2 18, Bass 5-11 3-4 13, Garnett 5-10 4-4 14, Bradley 2-5 2-2 6, Allen 9-14 0-0 22, Wilcox 2-3 0-2 4, Pietrus 1-5 0-0 2, Moore 2-5 0-0 4, Daniels 0-0 0-0 0, Stiemsma 0-1 0-0 0, Pavlovic 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 36-69 10-14 87.

Cleveland 23 21 18 26 — 88

Boston 24 19 27 17 — 87

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 3-13 (Irving 1-2, Jamison 1-4, Casspi 1-4, Gee 0-1, Sessions 0-2), Boston 5-11 (Allen 4-6, Pierce 1-1, Pavlovic 0-1, Pietrus 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 45 (Varejao 9), Boston 40 (Garnett 7). Assists—Cleveland 12 (Irving 6), Boston 21 (Pierce 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 17, Boston 16. A—18,624 (18,624).

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Fairfield 81, Marist 53

Iona 64, St. Peter’s 40

Lehigh 83, Army 64

Loyola (Md.) 70, Canisius 52

Manhattan 87, Niagara 70

Miami 76, Boston College 54

NYU 89, Case Reserve 80

Notre Dame 50, UConn 48

Rider 83, Siena 72

Vermont 77, New Hampshire 60

SOUTH

McNeese St. 87, Cent. Arkansas 76

North Carolina 93, Georgia Tech 81

Randolph-Macon 75, Guilford 47

South Alabama 68, Troy 66

South Florida 81, Providence 78

MIDWEST

Friends 89, Bethany (Kan.) 85

Indiana 103, Iowa 89

Indiana St. 90, Evansville 81, 2OT

Ohio St. 64, Michigan 49

Washington (Mo.) 99, Emory 88

SOUTHWEST

No scores reported

FAR WEST

California 69, Stanford 59

Montana 69, Portland St. 67

Oregon St. 76, Oregon 71

 

Ohio State box

No. 4 OHIO STATE 64, No. 20 MICHIGAN 49

MICHIGAN (16-6)

Morgan 4-7 0-0 8, Novak 0-4 0-0 0, Douglass 3-9 0-0 7, Burke 5-11 0-0 13, Hardaway Jr. 5-12 3-4 15, Vogrich 0-0 0-0 0, McLimans 1-2 0-0 3, Smotrycz 1-6 0-0 3, Christian 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 3-4 49.

OHIO STATE (19-3)

Sullinger 5-11 3-3 13, Thomas 4-9 3-4 12, Craft 3-4 0-1 7, Smith Jr. 6-12 5-5 17, Buford 5-13 1-1 12, Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Ravenel 0-2 3-4 3. Totals 23-54 15-18 64.

Halftime—Ohio State 24-21. 3-Point Goals—Michigan 8-25 (Burke 3-6, Hardaway Jr. 2-7, McLimans 1-2, Smotrycz 1-4, Douglass 1-5, Novak 0-1), Ohio State 3-15 (Craft 1-1, Buford 1-5, Thomas 1-5, Thompson 0-1, Sullinger 0-1, Smith Jr. 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Michigan 29 (Hardaway Jr., Morgan 5), Ohio State 38 (Smith Jr. 12). Assists—Michigan 10 (Burke 5), Ohio State 10 (Craft 4). Total Fouls—Michigan 16, Ohio State 13. A—18,809.

 

Marshall box

MEMPHIS 83, MARSHALL 76

MARSHALL (13-8)

Tinnon 1-2 2-3 4, Goff 2-8 1-2 5, Pitts 5-8 8-10 19, Johnson 6-13 6-7 21, Kane 6-14 2-3 15, Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Hanner 0-0 0-0 0, Pena 2-7 0-0 5, Spikes 2-2 3-4 7, Mbao 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 24-54 22-31 76.

MEMPHIS (15-6)

Hall 2-3 2-2 6, Black 8-11 3-6 19, A. Barton 0-2 0-0 0, Crawford 3-6 0-0 6, W. Barton 11-20 7-11 29, Jackson 1-4 6-6 9, Witherspoon 4-6 3-7 12, Stephens 0-0 0-0 0, Simpson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-54 21-32 83.

Halftime—Marshall 41-40. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 6-17 (Johnson 3-5, Pitts 1-4, Kane 1-4, Pena 1-4), Memphis 2-10 (Witherspoon 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Crawford 0-1, A. Barton 0-2, W. Barton 0-3). Fouled Out—Goff, Tinnon. Rebounds—Marshall 31 (Kane, Spikes 5), Memphis 33 (W. Barton 8). Assists—Marshall 13 (Pitts 3), Memphis 15 (Crawford 4). Total Fouls—Marshall 30, Memphis 27. Technicals—Kane, Tinnon, A. Barton, Crawford. A—17,337.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 59, BALL ST. 55

BALL ST. (12-7)

Davis 4-10 0-0 12, Robinson 1-6 0-0 2, Bond 3-10 8-8 14, Koch 1-1 0-0 3, Jones 4-13 3-4 11, Kamieniecki 0-0 1-2 1, Scaife 1-2 0-0 3, Adeoye 2-4 0-0 4, Sneed 0-1 0-0 0, Berry 1-4 3-3 5. Totals 17-51 15-17 55.

OHIO (17-4)

Offutt 4-11 5-9 13, Cooper 1-7 3-6 6, Kellogg 1-5 0-0 3, Smith 3-3 0-0 6, Baltic 4-6 2-5 10, Hall 1-3 0-0 3, Johnson 1-4 2-2 5, Taylor 1-2 0-0 3, Keely 4-7 2-2 10, Goard 0-1 0-0 0, Jacobs 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 14-24 59.

Halftime—Ohio 34-27. 3-Point Goals—Ball St. 6-17 (Davis 4-8, Koch 1-1, Scaife 1-2, Jones 0-1, Robinson 0-2, Berry 0-3), Ohio 5-17 (Johnson 1-1, Taylor 1-2, Hall 1-3, Kellogg 1-5, Cooper 1-5, Offutt 0-1). Fouled Out—Koch. Rebounds—Ball St. 38 (Jones 15), Ohio 31 (Offutt 6). Assists—Ball St. 8 (Berry, Davis, Robinson 2), Ohio 12 (Cooper 6). Total Fouls—Ball St. 22, Ohio 20. A—6,018.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

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.

Saturday’s Games

No games scheduled

Sunday’s Games

Team Chara 12, Team Alfredsson 9

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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