NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4

Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44

New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24

Sunday, Jan. 5

San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10

San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11

Seattle 23, New Orleans 15

New England 43, Indianapolis 22

Sunday, Jan. 12

San Francisco 23, Carolina 10

Denver 24, San Diego 17

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19

New England vs. Denver, 3 p.m. (CBS)

San Francisco at Seattle, 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 19 18 .514 —

Brooklyn 15 22 .405 4

New York 15 23 .395 4 1/2

Boston 14 26 .350 6 1/2

Philadelphia 13 25 .342 6 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 27 11 .711 —

Atlanta 20 18 .526 7

Washington 18 19 .486 8 1/2

Charlotte 16 24 .400 12

Orlando 10 29 .256 17 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 30 7 .811 —

Chicago 18 19 .486 12

Detroit 16 22 .421 14 1/2

Cleveland 14 25 .359 17

Milwaukee 7 31 .184 23 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 31 8 .795 —

Houston 26 14 .650 5 1/2

Dallas 23 17 .575 8 1/2

Memphis 19 19 .500 11 1/2

New Orleans 15 23 .395 15 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 29 9 .763 —

Oklahoma City 28 10 .737 1

Denver 20 18 .526 9

Minnesota 18 20 .474 11

Utah 13 27 .325 17

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 27 13 .675 —

Golden State 25 15 .625 2

Phoenix 22 16 .579 4

Sacramento 14 23 .378 11 1/2

L.A. Lakers 14 25 .359 12 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago 128, Orlando 125,3OT

Philadelphia 95, Charlotte 92

Washington 114, Miami 97

Boston 88, Toronto 83

Sacramento 111, Minnesota 108

Memphis 82, Milwaukee 77

Houston 103, New Orleans 100

San Antonio 109, Utah 105

Phoenix 121, L.A. Lakers 114

Portland 108, Cleveland 96

Denver 123, Golden State 116

L.A. Clippers 129, Dallas 127

Thursday’s Games

Brooklyn vs. Atlanta at London, England, 3 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New York, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (96)

Deng 10-20 3-4 25, Thompson 4-8 2-2 10, Varejao 4-7 0-0 8, Irving 7-20 6-6 21, Miles 2-6 0-0 5, Waiters 8-19 1-4 18, Zeller 3-3 0-2 6, Jack 1-3 0-0 3, Clark 0-3 0-0 0, Dellavedova 0-0 0-0 0, Sims 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-89 12-18 96.

PORTLAND (108)

Batum 3-5 1-1 7, Aldridge 12-26 7-7 32, Lopez 4-5 0-0 8, Lillard 10-20 3-4 28, Matthews 5-12 2-2 15, Williams 3-11 0-0 8, Freeland 2-3 0-1 4, McCollum 1-3 0-0 2, Robinson 2-3 0-2 4. Totals 42-88 13-17 108.

Cleveland 27 23 25 21 — 96

Portland 26 28 23 31 — 108

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-23 (Deng 2-7, Jack 1-1, Waiters 1-3, Miles 1-3, Irving 1-7, Clark 0-2), Portland 11-27 (Lillard 5-10, Matthews 3-7, Williams 2-6, Aldridge 1-1, McCollum 0-1, Batum 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 51 (Varejao 14), Portland 55 (Aldridge 18). Assists—Cleveland 17 (Varejao, Irving 4), Portland 27 (Williams 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 21, Portland 12. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—19,998 (19,980).

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 71, BALL ST. 51

BALL ST. (3-11)

House 2-3 2-3 6, Bond 5-7 3-4 14, Majok 1-3 2-4 4, Turner 3-8 3-5 10, Alstork 0-9 6-6 6, Payne 0-2 0-0 0, Crowder 0-0 0-0 0, Calhoun 2-5 2-2 6, Berry 2-7 0-0 5, Koch 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-46 18-24 51.

OHIO (12-4)

Ndour 4-8 8-10 16, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Hall 5-9 2-4 13, Kellogg 2-7 0-0 5, Taylor 3-4 0-0 7, Setty 2-4 0-1 4, Willis 3-6 0-0 8, Mompremier 0-1 0-0 0, Crabtree 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkins 3-8 3-3 10, Campbell 2-5 2-4 6. Totals 25-54 15-22 71.

Halftime—Ohio 27-21. 3-Point Goals—Ball St. 3-18 (Bond 1-2, Berry 1-4, Turner 1-4, Payne 0-2, Koch 0-2, Alstork 0-4), Ohio 6-19 (Willis 2-5, Taylor 1-1, Hall 1-3, Kellogg 1-4, Wilkins 1-4, Ndour 0-1, Mompremier 0-1). Fouled Out—House. Rebounds—Ball St. 36 (Majok 11), Ohio 31 (Campbell, Setty 5). Assists—Ball St. 8 (Alstork 3), Ohio 15

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 46 29 15 2 60 132 102

Tampa Bay 47 28 15 4 60 136 113

Montreal 47 26 16 5 57 118 111

Toronto 49 24 20 5 53 136 149

Detroit 46 20 16 10 50 118 127

Ottawa 47 21 18 8 50 134 146

Florida 46 18 21 7 43 109 141

Buffalo 46 13 27 6 32 83 129

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 48 34 12 2 70 156 115

Philadelphia 47 24 19 4 52 125 132

Washington 47 22 17 8 52 140 141

N.Y. Rangers 48 24 21 3 51 119 126

New Jersey 48 20 18 10 50 112 118

Columbus 46 22 20 4 48 129 131

Carolina 46 19 18 9 47 111 130

N.Y. Islanders 48 18 23 7 43 132 156

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 49 30 8 11 71 177 135

St. Louis 45 32 8 5 69 163 100

Colorado 46 29 12 5 63 135 117

Minnesota 49 25 19 5 55 118 122

Dallas 46 21 18 7 49 132 141

Nashville 48 20 21 7 47 113 143

Winnipeg 48 20 23 5 45 133 146

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 49 36 8 5 77 170 120

San Jose 47 29 12 6 64 150 117

Los Angeles 47 28 14 5 61 120 96

Vancouver 48 24 15 9 57 124 124

Phoenix 46 21 16 9 51 135 143

Calgary 47 16 25 6 38 105 148

Edmonton 49 15 29 5 35 128 174

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

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 4, Buffalo 3, SO

Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3

Anaheim 9, Vancouver 1

Thursday’s Games

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

Nashville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

American U. 65, Lehigh 63

Boston U. 66, Colgate 58

Dayton 80, Fordham 68

Delaware 76, William & Mary 71

Holy Cross 78, Army 75

La Salle 72, Rhode Island 62

Navy 62, Bucknell 61

New Hampshire 56, UMBC 42

Rutgers 85, UCF 75

Saint Joseph’s 84, Duquesne 75

Stony Brook 67, Binghamton 47

SOUTH

Alabama 80, Mississippi St. 61

Clemson 56, Virginia Tech 49

Coastal Carolina 81, UNC Asheville 78

Florida St. 63, Miami 53

Gardner-Webb 56, Winthrop 51

High Point 83, Longwood 75

Hofstra 69, UNC Wilmington 64

Maryland 74, Notre Dame 66

Mississippi 88, LSU 74, OT

Northeastern 56, James Madison 52

Tennessee 78, Auburn 67

UMass 88, George Mason 87

VMI 101, Radford 88

Wake Forest 70, NC State 69

MIDWEST

Akron 59, Miami (Ohio) 52

Bowling Green 67, Cent. Michigan 57

Illinois St. 79, Evansville 78, OT

Indiana St. 70, Missouri St. 55

Kent St. 73, N. Illinois 64, OT

Loyola of Chicago 70, Drake 60

Michigan St. 54, Northwestern 40

Ohio 71, Ball St. 51

Purdue 66, Illinois 58

Saint Louis 66, St. Bonaventure 60

Toledo 67, Buffalo 65

Valparaiso 78, Detroit 70

Xavier 80, Georgetown 67

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma St. 82, TCU 50

SMU 71, South Florida 54

Texas A&M 75, South Carolina 67

Texas Tech 82, Baylor 72

FAR WEST

Air Force 77, San Jose St. 62

Stanford 80, Washington St. 48

UNLV 76, New Mexico 73

Utah St. 57, Colorado St. 50

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Burke Badenhop on a one-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed LHP Josh Outman to a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with OF Michael Saunders on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Neal Cotts on a one-year contract.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Signed LHP Zach Duke to a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS — Assigned G Rajon Rondo to Maine (NBADL).

CHICAGO BULLS — Recalled G Marquis Teague from Iowa (NBADL).

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Sent G Toney Douglas to Miami, who sent C Joel Anthony, a 2015 first-round draft pick, a 2016 second-round draft pick and cash considerations to Boston. Boston sent Gs Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks to Golden State.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Recalled G Lorenzo Brown from Delaware (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Bill Lazor offensive coordinator.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Named Mike Zimmer coach.

COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA — Announced RB Brendan Bigelow will enter the NFL draft.

NORTHERN ARIZONA — Extended the contract of football coach Jerome Souers through the 2018 season.

OHIO STATE — Named Larry Johnson assistant head coach and defensive line coach.

SETON HALL — Announced men’s basketball C Chier Ajou will transfer from Northwestern.

TEXAS TECH — Announced junior QB Michael Brewer is transferring.