Ohio State stats

No. 12 CLEMSON 40, No. 7 OHIO ST. 35

Clemson 14 6 14 6 — 40

Ohio St. 9 13 7 6 — 35

First Quarter

Clem—Boyd 48 run (Catanzaro kick), 12:50.

OSU—B.Miller 33 run (Basil kick), 5:44.

Clem—S.Watkins 34 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 4:56.

OSU—Safety, 2:25.

Second Quarter

Clem—Bryant 3 pass from Boyd (kick failed), 6:16.

OSU—Heuerman 57 pass from B.Miller (kick failed), 3:39.

OSU—B.Miller 3 run (Basil kick), :12.

Third Quarter

OSU—Hyde 1 run (Basil kick), 5:50.

Clem—S.Watkins 30 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 2:47.

Clem—Bryant 3 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), :32.

Fourth Quarter

OSU—Hyde 14 pass from B.Miller (pass failed), 11:35.

Clem—Seckinger 5 pass from Boyd (pass failed), 6:16.

A—72,080.

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Clem OSU

First downs 24 27

Rushes-yards 36-198 48-193

Passing 378 234

Comp-Att-Int 31-40-2 16-24-2

Return Yards 0 10

Punts-Avg. 3-37.7 5-48.2

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2

Penalties-Yards 15-144 6-60

Time of Possession 27:09 32:51

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Clemson, Boyd 20-127, McDowell 12-69, Davidson 1-3, S.Watkins 1-3, Team 2-(minus 4). Ohio St., Hyde 25-113, B.Miller 18-35, Wilson 3-24, Corey (Philly).Brown 1-15, Heuerman 1-6.

PASSING—Clemson, Boyd 31-40-2-378. Ohio St., B.Miller 16-24-2-234.

RECEIVING—Clemson, S.Watkins 16-227, McDowell 4-32, Bryant 3-28, Davidson 3-27, Seckinger 2-14, Hopper 2-7, Leggett 1-43. Ohio St., Corey (Philly).Brown 8-116, Hyde 2-39, Vannett 2-22, D.Smith 2-5, Heuerman 1-57, Wilson 1-(minus 5).

 

NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4

Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44

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 or Indianpolis 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 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)

 

AP All-Pro

Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press 2013 NFL All-Pro team selected by a national panel of 50 media members:

OFFENSE

Quarterback—Peyton Manning, Denver.

Running Backs—LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia; Jamaal Charles, Kansas City.

Fullback—Mike Tolbert, Carolina.

Tight End—Jimmy Graham, New Orleans.

Wide Receivers—Calvin Johnson, Detroit; Josh Gordon, Cleveland.

Tackles—Joe Thomas, Cleveland; Jason Peters, Philadelphia.

Guards—Louis Vasquez, Denver; Evan Mathis, Philadelphia.

Center—Ryan Kalil, Carolina.

Placekicker—Justin Tucker, Baltimore.

Kick Returner—Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota.

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DEFENSE

Ends—J.J. Watt, Houston; Robert Quinn, St. Louis.

Tackles—Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay; Ndamukong Suh, Detroit.

Outside Linebackers—Robert Mathis, Indianapolis; Lavonte David, Tampa Bay.

Inside Linebacker—Luke Kuechly, Carolina; NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco.

Cornerbacks—Richard Sherman, Seattle; Patrick Peterson, Arizona.

Safeties—Earl Thomas, Seattle; Eric Berry, Kansas City.

Punter—Johnny Hekker, St. Louis.

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SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback—None.

Running Backs—Adrian Peterson, Minnesota; Eddie Lacy, Green Bay.

Fullback—Marcel Reece, Oakland.

Tight End—Vernon Davis, San Francisco.

Wide Receivers—A.J. Green, Cincinnati; Demaryius Thomas, Denver, and Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh.

Tackles—Tyron Smith, Dallas; Joe Staley, San Francisco.

Guards—Jahri Evans, New Orleans; Logan Mankins, New England, and Josh Sitton, Green Bay.

Center—Alex Mack, Cleveland.

Placekicker—Matt Prater, Denver.

Kick Returner—Dexter McCluster, Kansas City.

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DEFENSE

Ends—Mario Williams, Buffalo; Greg Hardy, Carolina.

Tackles—Dontari Poe, Kansas City; Muhammad Wilkerson, New York Jets, Jurrell Casey, Tennessee, and Justin Smith, San Francisco.

Outside Linebackers—Tamba Hali, Kansas City; Ahmad Brooks, San Francisco.

Inside Linebackers—Vontaze Burfict, Cincinnati; Karlos Dansby, Arizona.

Cornerbacks—Aqib Talib, New England; Joe Haden, Cleveland, and Alterraun Verner, Tennessee.

Safeties—Eric Weddle, San Diego; Kam Chancellor, Seattle, Jairus Byrd, Buffalo, T.J. Ward, Cleveland, Devin McCourty, New England, and Antrel Rolle, New York Giants.

Punter—Brandon Fields, Miami.

 

Ohio State box

No. 3 OHIO ST. 84, NEBRASKA 53

NEBRASKA (8-6)

Petteway 5-12 4-4 15, Smith 5-6 1-2 11, Webster 2-6 0-0 5, Gallegos 2-6 0-0 6, Shields 2-4 0-0 4, Biggs 4-11 1-2 9, Rivers 0-3 0-0 0, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Hawkins 0-3 0-0 0, Peltz 0-0 0-0 0, Vucetic 0-0 0-2 0, Pitchford 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 21-56 7-12 53.

OHIO ST. (15-0)

Ross 3-7 2-2 11, A. Williams 3-5 4-7 10, Scott 4-7 3-3 13, Craft 4-6 0-2 9, Smith Jr. 1-5 1-2 3, Loving 3-6 7-8 13, Thompson 2-5 2-2 6, Della Valle 5-5 2-3 15, Lorbach 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-50 21-29 84.

Halftime—Ohio St. 40-30. 3-Point Goals—Nebraska 4-15 (Gallegos 2-5, Webster 1-2, Petteway 1-5, Hawkins 0-1, Pitchford 0-2), Ohio St. 9-19 (Della Valle 3-3, Ross 3-4, Scott 2-4, Craft 1-2, Thompson 0-1, Loving 0-2, Smith Jr. 0-3). Fouled Out—Shields. Rebounds—Nebraska 32 (Smith 10), Ohio St. 33 (Loving, McDonald 5). Assists—Nebraska 7 (Petteway, Smith 2), Ohio St. 14 (Scott 5). Total Fouls—Nebraska 23, Ohio St. 15. A—17,536.

 

Ohio box

OHIO 79, UNC ASHEVILLE 70

OHIO (10-3)

Ndour 9-16 8-9 27, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 2-3 2-2 6, Kellogg 7-12 6-6 23, Taylor 0-3 2-2 2, Setty 0-0 3-4 3, Willis 0-2 0-0 0, Hall 3-7 6-7 12, Wilkins 1-4 2-2 5, Campbell 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-49 30-34 79.

UNC ASHEVILLE (6-8)

Lane 4-12 1-1 10, Hughes 4-14 2-2 11, Cunningham 0-0 2-2 2, Robertson 1-9 2-4 5, Rowsey 7-17 8-10 28, Zilli 1-2 1-2 3, Littlejohn 2-3 2-3 6, Roberts 0-2 5-6 5. Totals 19-59 23-30 70.

Halftime—UNC Asheville 43-31. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 5-18 (Kellogg 3-6, Ndour 1-2, Wilkins 1-4, Hall 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Willis 0-2, Taylor 0-2), UNC Asheville 9-22 (Rowsey 6-14, Lane 1-2, Hughes 1-2, Robertson 1-4). Fouled Out—Cunningham, Hall, Hughes, Smith. Rebounds—Ohio 37 (Ndour 10), UNC Asheville 37 (Roberts 7). Assists—Ohio 16 (Hall, Ndour, Taylor, Wilkins, Willis 3), UNC Asheville 10 (Cunningham, Lane 3). Total Fouls—Ohio 23, UNC Asheville 23. Technical—Cunningham. A—2,389.

 

Notre Dame box

NOTRE DAME 79, No. 7 DUKE 77

DUKE (11-3)

Parker 2-10 2-4 7, Hood 8-17 6-6 27, Hairston 1-1 0-0 2, Cook 7-14 5-5 22, Thornton 1-2 0-0 3, Sulaimon 1-4 3-3 6, Jefferson 2-5 0-1 4, Dawkins 2-5 1-1 6, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 17-20 77.

NOTRE DAME (10-4)

Auguste 3-6 0-0 6, Sherman 6-14 2-4 14, Atkins 7-13 5-8 19, Jackson 2-3 3-4 8, Connaughton 6-9 2-2 16, Beachem 1-3 0-0 2, Burgett 1-2 0-2 2, Knight 1-2 1-4 3, Vasturia 3-5 0-0 9. Totals 30-57 13-24 79.

Halftime—Duke 37-35. 3-Point Goals—Duke 12-28 (Hood 5-10, Cook 3-5, Sulaimon 1-2, Thornton 1-2, Dawkins 1-4, Parker 1-5), Notre Dame 6-12 (Vasturia 3-5, Connaughton 2-2, Jackson 1-1, Beachem 0-1, Atkins 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Duke 30 (Jefferson 9), Notre Dame 39 (Connaughton, Sherman 8). Assists—Duke 8 (Cook 4), Notre Dame 18 (Atkins 11). Total Fouls—Duke 19, Notre Dame 16. A—9,149.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 16 15 .516 —

Boston 13 20 .394 4

Brooklyn 11 21 .344 5 1/2

Philadelphia 11 21 .344 5 1/2

New York 10 22 .313 6 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 24 8 .750 —

Atlanta 18 15 .545 6 1/2

Washington 14 16 .467 9

Charlotte 14 20 .412 11

Orlando 10 22 .313 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 25 6 .806 —

Detroit 14 19 .424 12

Chicago 13 18 .419 12

Cleveland 11 21 .344 14 1/2

Milwaukee 7 25 .219 18 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 25 8 .758 —

Houston 22 13 .629 4

Dallas 19 14 .576 6

New Orleans 15 16 .484 9

Memphis 14 18 .438 10 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 26 7 .788 —

Oklahoma City 25 7 .781 1/2

Minnesota 16 16 .500 9 1/2

Denver 15 17 .469 10 1/2

Utah 11 25 .306 16 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 23 12 .657 —

Golden State 22 13 .629 1

Phoenix 19 12 .613 2

L.A. Lakers 14 19 .424 8

Sacramento 10 21 .323 11

Friday’s Games

Toronto 101, Washington 88

New Orleans 95, Boston 92

Golden State 101, Atlanta 100

Houston 102, New York 100

L.A. Clippers 119, Dallas 112

Denver 111, Memphis 108

L.A. Lakers 110, Utah 99

Saturday’s Games

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Memphis at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Golden State at Washington, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 6 p.m.

Boston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

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

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

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

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 41 27 12 2 56 120 88

Tampa Bay 41 25 12 4 54 116 95

Montreal 42 24 14 4 52 109 98

Toronto 42 21 16 5 47 118 120

Detroit 42 18 14 10 46 109 120

Ottawa 43 18 18 7 43 122 138

Florida 41 15 20 6 36 96 130

Buffalo 41 11 26 4 26 72 117

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 43 30 12 1 61 136 98

Washington 41 20 15 6 46 125 123

Philadelphia 41 20 17 4 44 106 113

New Jersey 42 17 17 8 42 100 108

N.Y. Rangers 42 20 20 2 42 98 114

Carolina 41 16 16 9 41 100 121

Columbus 41 18 19 4 40 111 117

N.Y. Islanders 42 14 21 7 35 110 140

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 44 29 7 8 66 165 121

St. Louis 40 28 7 5 61 144 93

Colorado 40 25 11 4 54 116 101

Dallas 40 20 13 7 47 119 119

Minnesota 43 21 17 5 47 101 110

Winnipeg 43 19 19 5 43 117 125

Nashville 41 18 18 5 41 97 122

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 43 30 8 5 65 142 108

San Jose 41 26 9 6 58 136 105

Los Angeles 42 25 13 4 54 110 88

Vancouver 42 23 12 7 53 113 101

Phoenix 40 20 11 9 49 120 122

Calgary 41 14 21 6 34 96 128

Edmonton 44 13 26 5 31 112 153

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

Friday’s Games

Chicago 5, New Jersey 3

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

Tampa Bay 2, Calgary 0

Anaheim 5, Edmonton 2

Saturday’s Games

Winnipeg at Boston, 1 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 3 p.m.

New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Florida, 7 p.m.

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

Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games

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

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

Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football FBS Bowls

All Times EST

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

Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31

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 41,. Oklahoma State 31

Saturday, Jan. 4

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24

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)