NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

All Times EST

Saturday, Jan. 4

Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:35 p.m. (NBC)

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 8:10 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 5

San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. (CBS)

San Francisco at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11

Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)

Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 12

Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)

Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19

AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)

NFL, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 26

At Honolulu

TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 15 15 .500 —

Boston 13 18 .419 2 1/2

Brooklyn 10 21 .323 5 1/2

Philadelphia 10 21 .323 5 1/2

New York 9 21 .300 6

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 24 7 .774 —

Atlanta 18 14 .563 6 1/2

Washington 14 15 .483 9

Charlotte 14 19 .424 11

Orlando 10 21 .323 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 25 6 .806 —

Detroit 14 19 .424 12

Chicago 12 18 .400 12 1/2

Cleveland 10 21 .323 15

Milwaukee 7 24 .226 18

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 25 7 .781 —

Houston 21 13 .618 5

Dallas 19 13 .594 6

New Orleans 14 16 .467 10

Memphis 13 17 .433 11

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 25 6 .806 —

Portland 25 7 .781 1/2

Minnesota 16 16 .500 9 1/2

Denver 14 17 .452 11

Utah 10 24 .294 16 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 22 12 .647 —

Phoenix 19 11 .633 1

Golden State 20 13 .606 1 1/2

L.A. Lakers 13 19 .406 8

Sacramento 10 20 .333 10

Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta 92, Boston 91

Indiana 91, Cleveland 76

Golden State 94, Orlando 81

Sacramento 110, Houston 106

San Antonio 113, Brooklyn 92

Toronto 85, Chicago 79

Portland 98, Oklahoma City 94

Milwaukee 94, L.A. Lakers 79

Wednesday’s Games

Dallas 87, Washington 78

Toronto 95, Indiana 82

Minnesota 124, New Orleans 112

Philadelphia 114, Denver 102

L.A. Clippers 112, Charlotte 85

Thursday’s Games

Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

 

CLEVELAND (76)

Clark 2-11 2-2 7, Thompson 3-11 1-4 7, Varejao 5-13 4-6 14, Irving 3-9 4-4 10, Miles 2-5 1-1 5, Waiters 5-13 2-2 12, Zeller 3-5 1-2 7, Bennett 2-4 2-2 6, Jack 4-9 0-0 8, Sims 0-0 0-0 0, Gee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-80 17-23 76.

INDIANA (91)

George 7-19 5-6 21, West 4-11 0-0 8, Hibbert 8-13 3-4 19, G.Hill 5-9 0-0 13, Stephenson 3-7 0-0 6, Granger 3-7 6-6 12, Scola 2-6 2-2 6, Watson 0-2 0-0 0, Mahinmi 2-3 2-4 6, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Sloan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 18-22 91.

Cleveland 25 19 22 10 — 76

Indiana 23 18 24 26 — 91

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 1-12 (Clark 1-5, Miles 0-1, Waiters 0-2, Irving 0-2, Jack 0-2), Indiana 5-25 (G.Hill 3-6, George 2-11, Watson 0-1, Stephenson 0-3, Granger 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 57 (Thompson 13), Indiana 47 (Scola 9). Assists—Cleveland 15 (Jack 6), Indiana 22 (Stephenson 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 22, Indiana 16. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—18,165 (18,165).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 40 26 12 2 54 117 86

Tampa Bay 40 24 12 4 52 114 95

Montreal 41 23 14 4 50 103 94

Toronto 42 21 16 5 47 118 120

Detroit 42 18 14 10 46 109 120

Ottawa 42 17 18 7 41 118 135

Florida 41 15 20 6 36 96 130

Buffalo 40 11 25 4 26 71 113

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 42 29 12 1 59 131 96

Washington 40 20 15 5 45 122 119

Philadelphia 40 20 16 4 44 105 111

New Jersey 41 17 16 8 42 97 103

N.Y. Rangers 41 20 19 2 42 96 109

Carolina 40 15 16 9 39 96 118

Columbus 40 17 19 4 38 109 117

N.Y. Islanders 41 13 21 7 33 107 138

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 42 28 7 7 63 158 115

St. Louis 39 27 7 5 59 139 93

Colorado 39 24 11 4 52 114 100

Dallas 39 20 12 7 47 115 113

Minnesota 42 20 17 5 45 97 109

Winnipeg 42 19 18 5 43 114 121

Nashville 40 18 18 4 40 95 119

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 42 29 8 5 63 137 106

San Jose 40 25 9 6 56 131 104

Los Angeles 41 25 12 4 54 110 83

Vancouver 42 23 12 7 53 113 101

Phoenix 39 20 10 9 49 120 120

Calgary 40 14 20 6 34 96 126

Edmonton 42 13 24 5 31 109 143

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

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 2, Florida 1, SO

New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1

St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1

N.Y. Islanders 5, Boston 3

Carolina 5, Montreal 4, OT

Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 0

Anaheim 6, San Jose 3

Dallas 3, Los Angeles 2

Colorado 5, Columbus 3

Philadelphia 4, Calgary 1

Phoenix 4, Edmonton 3, OT

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 3, Detroit 2, SO

Tampa Bay 4, Vancouver 2

Thursday’s Games

Nashville at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Columbus at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

 

Ohio State box

Tuesday’s Game

No. 3 OHIO ST. 78, PURDUE 69

OHIO ST. (14-0)

Ross 8-17 9-11 25, A. Williams 3-3 0-0 6, Scott 6-11 4-5 18, Craft 3-8 1-3 7, Smith Jr. 6-13 2-5 14, Loving 3-7 0-0 8, Thompson 0-5 0-0 0, Della Valle 0-0 0-0 0, McDonald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 16-24 78.

PURDUE (10-4)

Smotherman 4-6 1-4 9, Hammons 6-16 6-8 18, T. Johnson 6-13 0-0 13, R. Johnson 7-13 1-1 16, Davis 2-3 0-0 5, Carter 0-3 0-0 0, Scott 1-2 0-0 2, Stephens 1-5 2-3 4, Simpson 0-1 0-0 0, Peck 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 28-67 10-16 69.

Halftime—Ohio St. 34-33. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 4-22 (Loving 2-4, Scott 2-6, Craft 0-2, Thompson 0-2, Ross 0-3, Smith Jr. 0-5), Purdue 3-14 (Davis 1-1, T. Johnson 1-2, R. Johnson 1-3, Hammons 0-1, Peck 0-1, Carter 0-2, Stephens 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio St. 37 (Ross 12), Purdue 46 (Hammons 16). Assists—Ohio St. 21 (Craft 10), Purdue 14 (T. Johnson 5). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 17, Purdue 19. A—13,287.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

Saturday, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Colorado State 48, Washington State 45

Las Vegas Bowl

Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24(ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21

Monday, Dec. 23

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East Carolina 37, Ohio 20

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Oregon State 38, Boise State 23

Thursday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14

Friday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Marshall 31, Maryland 20

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Washington 31, BYU 16

Saturday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Notre Dame 29,. Rutgers 16

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Louisville 36, Miami 9

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State 31, Michigan 14

Monday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Oregon 30, Texas 7

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23

Tuesday, Dec. 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Arizona 42, Boston College 19 Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Mississippi State 44, Rice 7

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Texas A&M 52, Duke 48

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas

North Texas 36, UNLV 14

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Nebraska 24, Georgia 19

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

LSU 21, Iowa 14

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Michigan State 24, Stanford 20

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Central Florida 52, Baylor 42

Thursday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 4

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 5

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 6

BCS National Championship

At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)