NFL playoffs

NFL Playoffs At A Glance

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 5

Houston 19, Cincinnati 13

Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10

Sunday, Jan. 6

Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9

Seattle 24, Washington 14

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 12

Baltimore at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 13

Seattle Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 20

AFC, TBA (CBS)

NFC, TBA (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 27

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 3

At New Orleans

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS)

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (92)

Gee 2-7 3-4 8, Thompson 6-12 2-2 14, Zeller 2-8 2-4 6, Irving 4-11 5-6 15, Miles 5-11 1-1 15, Waiters 6-11 6-6 18, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Livingston 2-4 0-0 4, Casspi 2-5 0-0 4, Leuer 2-4 0-0 4, Pargo 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 19-23 92.

CHICAGO (118)

Deng 7-12 3-3 19, Boozer 8-16 8-8 24, Noah 5-13 1-1 11, Hinrich 2-4 0-0 6, Hamilton 3-7 2-4 8, Robinson 5-8 1-1 14, T.Gibson 8-9 2-3 18, Belinelli 5-8 2-2 15, Butler 1-2 1-2 3, Mohammed 0-2 0-0 0, Teague 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 0-1 0-0 0, Radmanovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-82 20-24 118.

Cleveland 30 20 22 20 — 92

Chicago 22 31 35 30 — 118

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-14 (Miles 4-7, Irving 2-2, Gee 1-2, Casspi 0-1, Waiters 0-1, Leuer 0-1), Chicago 10-14 (Belinelli 3-4, Robinson 3-4, Deng 2-2, Hinrich 2-3, Cook 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 36 (Thompson 8), Chicago 55 (Boozer, Noah 11). Assists—Cleveland 19 (Irving 6), Chicago 34 (Robinson, Deng 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 24, Chicago 21. Technicals—Hamilton. A—21,355 (20,917).

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 23 11 .676 —

Brooklyn 19 15 .559 4

Boston 17 17 .500 6

Philadelphia 15 20 .429 8 1/2

Toronto 12 22 .353 11

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 23 9 .719 —

Atlanta 20 12 .625 3

Orlando 12 22 .353 12

Charlotte 9 24 .273 14 1/2

Washington 5 28 .152 18 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 19 13 .594 —

Indiana 20 14 .588 —

Milwaukee 16 16 .500 3

Detroit 13 23 .361 8

Cleveland 8 28 .222 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 27 10 .730 —

Memphis 22 10 .688 2 1/2

Houston 20 14 .588 5 1/2

Dallas 13 22 .371 13

New Orleans 9 25 .265 16 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 26 8 .765 —

Portland 19 15 .559 7

Denver 20 16 .556 7

Utah 18 18 .500 9

Minnesota 15 15 .500 9

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 27 8 .771 —

Golden State 22 11 .667 4

L.A. Lakers 15 18 .455 11

Sacramento 13 22 .371 14

Phoenix 12 23 .343 15

Monday’s Games

Washington 101, Oklahoma City 99

Boston 102, New York 96

Chicago 118, Cleveland 92

New Orleans 95, San Antonio 88

Utah 100, Dallas 94

Portland 125, Orlando 119, OT

Memphis 113, Sacramento 81

Tuesday’s Games

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

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

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Monday’s Girls’’ Scores of Interest

Crown City S. Gallia 62, Wahama, W.Va. 22

Fairfield Christian 51, Corning Miller 41

Fayetteville-Perry 96, Mowrystown Whiteoak 25

Hillsboro 63, Leesburg Fairfield 58

Jackson 56, Athens 51

Logan 46, Albany Alexander 22

Lucasville Valley 63, Minford 53

McDermott Northwest 60, S. Webster 53

New Boston 53, Franklin Furnace Green 48

Oak Hill 46, Portsmouth W. 36

Portsmouth Clay 47, Latham Western 41

Portsmouth Notre Dame 61, Beaver Eastern 45

Portsmouth Sciotoville 46, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 42

Reedsville Eastern 64, Stewart Federal Hocking 15

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 45, Eastern Brown 42

Waterford 80, Glouster Trimble 34

 

College scores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 71, Binghamton 59

Hofstra 52, Georgia St. 50

Indiana 74, Penn St. 51

St. Joseph’s (LI) 78, NY Maritime 65

SOUTH

ETSU 49, N. Kentucky 44

FIU 74, Bethune-Cookman 72

Florida Gulf Coast 75, North Florida 73

Hampton 69, James Madison 65

Nicholls St. 64, McNeese St. 63

SC-Upstate 98, Lipscomb 61

Stetson 81, Jacksonville 72

W. Carolina 78, Warren Wilson 53

MIDWEST

Cleveland St. 60, Ill.-Chicago 50

Notre Dame 66, Cincinnati 60

SOUTHWEST

Northwestern St. 73, Sam Houston St. 64

SE Louisiana 67, Lamar 63

FAR WEST

Sacramento St. 64, S. Utah 59

 

Boys’ H.S. poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the first 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 (3) 8-0 110

2, Tol. Cent. Cath. (6) 6-0 96

3, Westerville N. (2) 8-0 87

4, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (4) 11-0 84

5, Norwalk 11-0 61

6, Tol. Whitmer (1) 8-2 58

7, Cin. Walnut Hills 10-1 55

8, Cle. St. Ignatius (1) 6-2 54

9, Reynoldsburg (1) 9-1 49

10, Cin. Withrow 7-1 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. St. Xavier 37. 12, Mentor 35. 12, Uniontown Lake 35. 14, N. Can. Hoover 33. 15, Shaker Hts. 26. 16, Lakewood St. Edward 24. 17, Tol. St. John’s 21.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Thurgood Marshall (8) 8-0 160

2, Day. Dunbar (7) 9-1 159

3, Kettering Alter (1) 9-0 92

4, Cols. Watterson 5-1 74

5, Can. S. (1) 11-0 73

6, Cle. Cent. Cath. 6-2 72

7, Granville 8-0 47

8, Cols. Brookhaven 9-1 42

9, Akr. Hoban 6-2 35

10, St. Clairsville 5-1 30

Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Tontogany Otsego 24. 13, Trotwood-Madison 19. 14, New Concord John Glenn 17. 14, Akr. SVSM (1) 17. 16, Franklin 16. 17, Sandusky Perkins 13.

DIVISION III

1, Cin. Summit Country Day (8) 9-0 146

2, Lima Cent. Cath. (2) 8-1 107

3, Ottawa-Glandorf 8-1 94

4, Versailles (1) 8-0 90

5, St. Bernard Roger Bacon (1) 11-1 82

6, Bloom-Carroll (1) 9-0 71

7, Oak Hill (1) 8-1 49

8, Beachwood 6-1 48

9, Leavittsburg Labrae (2) 7-0 47

10, Findlay Liberty-Benton 8-1 42

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ironton (1) 39. 12, Cin. N. College Hill 36. 13, Carey 20. 14, Millbury Lake 15. 15, Andover Pymatuning Valley 12.

DIVISION IV

1, St. Henry (3) 8-1 98

2, Newark Cath. (4) 8-0 95

3, Cols. Africentric (1) 8-1 86

4, Cle. VASJ (5) 7-2 85

5, New Madison Tri-Village (1) 10-0 76

6, Arlington (2) 9-0 73

7, Vanlue 8-1 47

8, Old Fort 10-1 46

9, Ft. Recovery 8-2 45

10, Bristol (1) 9-0 39

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, McDonald 37. 12, Richmond Hts. 31. 13, Tol. Ottawa Hills 24. 14, Berlin Hiland (1) 21. 15, Edgerton 18. 16, Tol. Christian 17. 17, Convoy Crestview 15. 18, New Riegel 14. 18, Steubenville Cath. Cent. 14. 20, Malvern 12.

 

Girls’ H.S. poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the first of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Twinsburg (11) 13-0 161

2, Kettering Fairmont (3) 11-0 125

3, Mason 11-0 101

4, Reynoldsburg (2) 10-1 88

5, Wadsworth 11-1 67

6, Perrysburg 11-0 58

7, N. Can. Hoover (1) 9-1 50

8, Cle. St. Joseph 12-0 44

9, Centerville 9-1 37

10, Aurora 8-1 22

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Dublin Coffman 21. 12, Cin. Princeton 20. 13, W. Chester Lakota W. 19. 14, Solon 15. 15, Hudson 13. 15, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 13.

DIVISION II

1, Millersburg W. Holmes (8) 11-0 142

2, Clyde (2) 14-0 128

3, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (6) 9-3 125

4, Tol. Rogers 8-2 73

5, Bellbrook 10-1 63

6, Jackson 12-0 55

7, Oxford Talawanda 13-0 46

8, Geneva 10-1 33

9, Port Clinton 11-1 31

10, Kettering Alter 9-2 24

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Akr. Hoban 23. 12, Akr. SVSM 20. 13, Celina 16. 13, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 16. 15, Warsaw River View 15. 16, Beloit W. Branch 13. 17, Lancaster Fairfield Union 12.

DIVISION III

1, Smithville (6) 12-0 129

2, Cols. Africentric (5) 7-3 99

3, Gates Mills Gilmour (2) 11-1 89

4, Archbold 11-1 66

5, Anna 8-2 61

T6, Orrville 9-1 54

T6, Beachwood (1) 10-0 54

8, Versailles (1) 10-1 51

T9, Richwood N. Union (2) 12-1 45

T9, Georgetown 11-1 45

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Proctorville Fairland 43. 12, Beverly Ft. Frye 40. 13, Middletown Madison 32. 14, Frankfort Adena 27. 15, Can. Cent. Cath. 26. 16, Casstown Miami E. 17. 17, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. 15.

DIVISION IV

1, Ottoville (5) 10-0 122

2, Newark Cath. 8-0 88

3, New Madison Tri-Village (2) 10-1 80

4, Berlin Hiland (3) 8-3 77

5, Hamler Patrick Henry (2) 10-0 68

6, Ft. Loramie (2) 8-2 67

7, Ft. Recovery 9-2 61

8, Mansfield St. Peter’s (1) 10-1 57

9, Bridgeport 8-0 44

10, Reedsville Eastern 9-1 43

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Continental 31. 12, Cle. VASJ 30. 13, Worthington Christian (1) 29. 14, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 26. 15, Lordstown (1) 23. 16, New Riegel 21. 17, Zanesville Rosecrans 18.

 

BCS title games

BCS National Championship Bowl Winners

Jan. 7, 2013 — Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14

Jan. 9, 2012 — Alabama 21, LSU 0

Jan. 10, 2011 — Auburn 22, Oregon 19

Jan. 7, 2010 — Alabama 37, Texas 21

Jan. 8, 2009 — Florida 24, Oklahoma 14

Jan. 7, 2008 — LSU 38, Ohio State 24

Jan. 8, 2007 — Florida 41, Ohio State 14

BCS Championship Games

Jan. 4, 2006 Rose Bowl — Texas 41, Southern Cal-x 38

Jan. 1, 2005 Orange Bowl — Southern Cal-x 55, Oklahoma 19

Jan. 4, 2004 Sugar Bowl — LSU 21, Oklahoma 14

Jan. 3, 2003 Fiesta Bowl — Ohio St. 31, Miami 24, 2OT

Jan. 3, 2002 Rose Bowl — Miami 37, Nebraska 14

Jan. 3, 2001 Orange Bowl — Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2

Jan. 4, 2000 Sugar Bowl — Florida St. 46, Virginia Tech 29

Jan. 4, 1999 Fiesta Bowl — Tennessee 23, Florida State 16

x-participation vacated

 

BCS stats

Alabama 14 14 7 7 — 42

Notre Dame 0 0 7 7 — 14

First Quarter

Ala—Lacy 20 run (Shelley kick), 12:03.

Ala—M.Williams 3 pass from A.McCarron (Shelley kick), 6:14.

Second Quarter

Ala—Yeldon 1 run (Shelley kick), 14:56.

Ala—Lacy 11 pass from A.McCarron (Shelley kick), :31.

Third Quarter

Ala—Cooper 34 pass from A.McCarron (Shelley kick), 7:34.

ND—Golson 2 run (Brindza kick), 4:08.

Fourth Quarter

Ala—Cooper 19 pass from A.McCarron (Shelley kick), 11:27.

ND—Riddick 6 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 7:51.

A—80,120.

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Ala ND

First downs 28 16

Rushes-yards 45-265 19-32

Passing 264 270

Comp-Att-Int 20-28-0 21-36-1

Return Yards 1 2

Punts-Avg. 4-49.3 5-42.8

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 4-40 3-35

Time of Possession 38:13 21:47

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Alabama, Lacy 20-140, Yeldon 21-108, A.McCarron 1-9, K.Drake 3-8. Notre Dame, Riddick 10-37, C.Wood 4-2, Golson 5-(minus 7).

PASSING—Alabama, A.McCarron 20-28-0-264. Notre Dame, Golson 21-36-1-270.

RECEIVING—Alabama, Cooper 6-105, Norwood 3-66, M.Williams 3-17, Ch.Jones 2-40, Lacy 2-17, Shinn 2-14, K.Johnson 1-5, Yeldon 1-0. Notre Dame, T.Jones 7-90, Daniels 6-115, Eifert 6-61, Riddick 1-6, C.Wood 1-(minus 2).

 

AP football poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (59) 13-1 1,475 2

2. Oregon 12-1 1,358 5

3. Ohio St. 12-0 1,302 3

4. Notre Dame 12-1 1,288 1

5. Georgia 12-2 1,230 6

5. Texas A&M 11-2 1,230 10

7. Stanford 12-2 1,169 8

8. South Carolina 11-2 1,038 11

9. Florida 11-2 933 4

10. Florida St. 12-2 922 13

11. Clemson 11-2 889 14

12. Kansas St. 11-2 871 7

13. Louisville 11-2 781 22

14. LSU 10-3 756 9

15. Oklahoma 10-3 615 12

16. Utah St. 11-2 456 18

17. Northwestern 10-3 443 21

18. Boise St. 11-2 419 20

19. Texas 9-4 358 NR

20. Oregon St. 9-4 303 15

21. San Jose St. 11-2 243 24

22. N. Illinois 12-2 227 16

23. Vanderbilt 9-4 180 NR

24. Michigan 8-5 147 19

25. Nebraska 10-4 119 23

Others receiving votes: Baylor 95, Penn St. 90, Cincinnati 78, Oklahoma St. 42, Tulsa 34, UCLA 31, Arkansas St. 28, TCU 9, UCF 9, Wisconsin 6, N. Dakota St. 1.

 

Notre Dame box

No. 17 NOTRE DAME 66, No. 21 CINCINNATI 60

NOTRE DAME (14-1)

Cooley 5-13 1-2 11, Atkins 3-7 3-5 10, Martin 4-7 0-0 12, Grant 7-10 3-3 19, Connaughton 3-7 2-3 10, Biedscheid 0-1 0-0 0, Sherman 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 24-48 9-13 66.

CINCINNATI (13-3)

Rubles 1-9 0-0 2, Mbodj 4-4 0-2 8, Wright 1-5 3-4 5, Kilpatrick 6-11 0-0 15, Parker 2-2 2-4 8, Thomas 2-6 0-0 5, Guyn 1-3 0-0 3, Sanders 3-5 0-0 8, Gaines 1-2 0-1 2, Nyarsuk 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 23-49 5-11 60.

Halftime—Notre Dame 32-28. 3-Point Goals—Notre Dame 9-16 (Martin 4-7, Connaughton 2-4, Grant 2-4, Atkins 1-1), Cincinnati 9-21 (Kilpatrick 3-6, Parker 2-2, Sanders 2-4, Thomas 1-2, Guyn 1-2, Wright 0-2, Rubles 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Notre Dame 23 (Cooley 8), Cincinnati 28 (Rubles 7). Assists—Notre Dame 14 (Atkins 6), Cincinnati 18 (Wright 8). Total Fouls—Notre Dame 10, Cincinnati 18. A—10,293.

 

 

Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Schedule & Results

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas

Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Georgia 45, Nebraska 31

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

South Carolina 33, Michigan 28

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Louisville 33, Florida 23

Thursday, Jan. 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Oregon 35, Kansas State 17

Friday, Jan. 4

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13

Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Mississippi 38, Pittsburgh 17

Sunday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Miami

Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14

Saturday, Jan. 19

RAYCOM College Football All-Star Classic

At Montgomery, Ala.

Stars vs. Stripes, 3 p.m. (CBSSN)

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 26

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)