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

Denver, 26, New England 16

Seattle 23, San Francisco 17

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 26

At Honolulu

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

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J.

Denver vs. Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 21 20 .512 —

Brooklyn 18 22 .450 2 1/2

New York 15 27 .357 6 1/2

Boston 15 29 .341 7 1/2

Philadelphia 14 28 .333 7 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 31 12 .721 —

Atlanta 22 19 .537 8

Washington 20 21 .488 10

Charlotte 19 25 .432 12 1/2

Orlando 11 32 .256 20

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 33 8 .805 —

Chicago 21 20 .512 12

Detroit 17 25 .405 16 1/2

Cleveland 15 27 .357 18 1/2

Milwaukee 8 33 .195 25

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 32 10 .762 —

Houston 29 15 .659 4

Dallas 25 19 .568 8

Memphis 20 20 .500 11

New Orleans 16 25 .390 15 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 33 10 .767 —

Portland 32 11 .744 1

Denver 20 21 .488 12

Minnesota 20 21 .488 12

Utah 14 29 .326 19

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 29 15 .659 —

Golden State 26 17 .605 2 1/2

Phoenix 24 17 .585 3 1/2

L.A. Lakers 16 27 .372 12 1/2

Sacramento 15 26 .366 12 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Miami 109, L.A. Lakers 102

Portland 110, Denver 105

Friday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CHICAGO (98)

Dunleavy 9-14 0-0 22, Gibson 11-15 4-6 26, Noah 3-7 3-4 9, Augustin 8-14 6-6 27, Butler 4-12 1-2 10, Snell 0-1 0-0 0, Mohammed 1-5 0-0 2, James 1-2 0-0 2, Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-70 14-18 98.

CLEVELAND (87)

Deng 2-11 7-9 11, Thompson 3-14 0-1 6, Varejao 5-10 0-1 10, Irving 10-19 1-1 26, Miles 3-9 0-0 8, Waiters 6-13 2-2 15, Jack 0-4 2-2 2, Zeller 2-3 0-1 4, Clark 2-5 1-1 5. Totals 33-88 13-18 87.

Chicago 23 20 28 27 — 98

Cleveland 17 27 18 25 — 87

3-Point Goals—Chicago 10-21 (Augustin 5-8, Dunleavy 4-5, Butler 1-7, Snell 0-1), Cleveland 8-19 (Irving 5-7, Miles 2-4, Waiters 1-4, Deng 0-2, Clark 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 51 (Noah 18), Cleveland 46 (Varejao 11). Assists—Chicago 24 (Augustin 7), Cleveland 23 (Jack, Varejao, Irving 5). Total Fouls—Chicago 19, Cleveland 18. Technicals—Chicago defensive three second. A—16,890 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 49 31 15 3 65 141 109

Tampa Bay 51 30 16 5 65 150 126

Montreal 50 27 18 5 59 127 125

Toronto 53 27 21 5 59 151 163

Detroit 50 22 18 10 54 127 138

Ottawa 51 22 19 10 54 144 159

Florida 50 20 23 7 47 120 151

Buffalo 49 13 29 7 33 92 142

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 51 36 13 2 74 168 125

N.Y. Rangers 53 27 23 3 57 132 135

Columbus 50 26 20 4 56 148 140

Philadelphia 52 25 21 6 56 141 152

Carolina 50 22 19 9 53 125 142

New Jersey 51 21 19 11 53 122 124

Washington 50 22 20 8 52 142 152

N.Y. Islanders 53 21 25 7 49 151 175

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 53 32 9 12 76 189 146

St. Louis 50 34 11 5 73 173 116

Colorado 49 31 13 5 67 144 127

Minnesota 53 28 20 5 61 127 130

Dallas 51 23 20 8 54 148 153

Nashville 52 23 22 7 53 127 153

Winnipeg 52 23 24 5 51 144 153

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 53 38 10 5 81 179 130

San Jose 51 33 12 6 72 162 123

Los Angeles 52 29 17 6 64 132 110

Vancouver 52 26 17 9 61 130 130

Phoenix 50 23 18 9 55 143 152

Calgary 51 17 27 7 41 114 161

Edmonton 52 15 31 6 36 132 183

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

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3, SO

Carolina 5, Buffalo 3

St. Louis 2, N.Y. Rangers 1

Columbus 5, Philadelphia 2

Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Islanders 4

Minnesota 2, Chicago 1

Dallas 7, Toronto 1

Nashville 2, Vancouver 1

Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 1

San Jose 1, Winnipeg 0

Friday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Carolina, ppd., schedule conflict

Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Ottawa at Carolina, 12 p.m.

St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles at Los Angeles, CA, 9:30 p.m.

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

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Philadelphia 0 2 0 — 2

Columbus 1 2 2 — 5

First Period—1, Columbus, Johnson 3, 8:20.

Second Period—2, Philadelphia, B.Schenn 14, 1:56. 3, Philadelphia, Lecavalier 11 (Streit, Meszaros), 7:21 (pp). 4, Columbus, MacKenzie 3 (Anisimov, Tropp), 11:24. 5, Columbus, Calvert 6 (Wisniewski, Dubinsky), 16:13 (pp).

Third Period—6, Columbus, Dubinsky 11 (Calvert, Tyutin), 3:29. 7, Columbus, Horton 4 (Murray), 6:54.

Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 9-15-4—28. Columbus 14-17-8—39.

Goalies—Philadelphia, Emery. Columbus, Bobrovsky. A—15,571 (18,144). T—2:26.

 

College scores

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Bryant 87, LIU Brooklyn 79

CCSU 87, Wagner 83

Fairleigh Dickinson 86, St. Francis (NY) 85

Hartford 56, Binghamton 54

Mass.-Lowell 74, Maine 62

Monmouth (NJ) 63, Fairfield 60

Mount St. Mary’s 83, St. Francis (Pa.) 77

New Hampshire 60, Albany (NY) 56

Penn St. 58, Nebraska 54

Robert Morris 91, Sacred Heart 65

Siena 64, St. Peter’s 47

St. John’s 77, Seton Hall 76

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 80, The Citadel 67

Belmont 80, Morehead St. 66

Chattanooga 84, Elon 63

Davidson 82, W. Carolina 77

E. Kentucky 94, Tennessee St. 78

ETSU 99, North Florida 93

Florida 68, Alabama 62

Georgia St. 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 70

Jacksonville St. 71, Austin Peay 59

Louisiana Tech 80, Charlotte 60

Memphis 82, Houston 59

Mercer 68, Florida Gulf Coast 55

Murray St. 92, Tennessee Tech 53

SC-Upstate 79, Jacksonville 69

Samford 88, UNC Greensboro 78

Southern Miss. 75, Old Dominion 60

Stetson 68, Kennesaw St. 65

Tulane 59, East Carolina 54

UT-Martin 84, E. Illinois 77

W. Kentucky 69, Louisiana-Monroe 51

Wofford 74, Georgia Southern 64

MIDWEST

Ball St. 71, Buffalo 68

Cincinnati 69, UCF 51

Denver 74, Nebraska-Omaha 60

Findlay 85, Ashland 48

Malone 89, Tiffin 84

Michigan Tech 52, Wayne (Mich.) 50

North Dakota 82, Sacramento St. 71

Northwood (Mich.) 66, Ferris St. 65

Ohio St. 62, Illinois 55

SE Missouri 82, SIU-Edwardsville 78

Valparaiso 74, Youngstown St. 71

W. Illinois 79, South Dakota 61

W. Michigan 75, Kent St. 59

Walsh 82, Ohio Dominican 54

SOUTHWEST

Incarnate Word 85, Sam Houston St. 74

Lamar 65, Abilene Christian 57

Marshall 73, Rice 63

New Orleans 79, Houston Baptist 66

North Texas 76, UAB 65

Northwestern St. 76, Cent. Arkansas 68

Stephen F. Austin 72, Oral Roberts 69

Texas A&M-CC 74, SE Louisiana 71

Texas-Arlington 59, Troy 56

Tulsa 58, Middle Tennessee 53

UALR 69, Texas St. 64

FAR WEST

Arizona 69, Colorado 57

Arizona St. 79, Utah 75

Cal Poly 58, Cal St.-Fullerton 56

Chicago St. 71, CS Bakersfield 63

E. Washington 90, S. Utah 83

Gonzaga 59, San Diego 56

Grand Canyon 86, Idaho 73

Hawaii 90, UC Davis 73

Loyola Marymount 92, Pacific 81

Montana 59, Idaho St. 54

N. Colorado 87, N. Arizona 72

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 80, Pepperdine 74

UC Irvine 72, CS Northridge 66

UC Santa Barbara 68, UC Riverside 65, OT

Utah Valley 66, UMKC 48

Weber St. 86, Montana St. 57

 

Ohio State box

No. 17 OHIO ST. 62, ILLINOIS 55

ILLINOIS (13-7)

Egwu 5-9 0-0 10, Ekey 4-9 0-0 11, Bertrand 7-10 3-5 19, Abrams 2-8 5-7 9, Rice 0-8 0-0 0, Tate 0-2 0-0 0, Hill 1-2 0-0 2, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Nunn 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 21-51 8-12 55.

OHIO ST. (16-4)

Ross 6-11 4-7 18, A. Williams 2-6 3-4 7, Scott 3-8 0-0 6, Craft 3-8 4-4 11, Smith Jr. 5-11 2-2 16, Loving 0-1 1-2 1, Thompson 1-3 0-0 3, Della Valle 0-0 0-0 0, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 14-19 62.

Halftime—Illinois 25-24. 3-Point Goals—Illinois 5-18 (Ekey 3-6, Bertrand 2-4, Hill 0-1, Nunn 0-1, Tate 0-1, Abrams 0-2, Rice 0-3), Ohio St. 8-19 (Smith Jr. 4-8, Ross 2-5, Thompson 1-2, Craft 1-2, Loving 0-1, Scott 0-1). Fouled Out—Egwu. Rebounds—Illinois 32 (Egwu 9), Ohio St. 31 (A. Williams 9). Assists—Illinois 10 (Tate 4), Ohio St. 11 (Craft 5). Total Fouls—Illinois 16, Ohio St. 13. A—16,774.

 

Ohio U. box

Wednesday’s Game

BOWLING GREEN 58, OHIO 56

BOWLING GREEN (9-9)

Parker 6-12 4-4 16, Holmes 4-9 4-4 12, Black 3-9 1-2 7, Henderson 2-9 0-0 5, Clarke 6-12 2-3 15, Gomez 0-0 0-0 0, Tisdale 0-4 0-0 0, Lyshe 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 22-56 11-13 58.

OHIO (13-5)

 

Ndour 5-11 0-0 12, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Hall 5-9 4-6 15, Kellogg 3-6 2-2 10, Taylor 3-5 1-2 7, Setty 0-1 1-2 1, Willis 0-2 0-0 0, Wilkins 2-9 3-3 8, Campbell 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 19-45 12-17 56.

Halftime—Ohio 33-30. 3-Point Goals—Bowling Green 3-11 (Lyshe 1-1, Clarke 1-4, Henderson 1-4, Holmes 0-1, Parker 0-1), Ohio 6-22 (Ndour 2-3, Kellogg 2-5, Wilkins 1-5, Hall 1-5, Willis 0-2, Taylor 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Bowling Green 31 (Black, Parker 6), Ohio 33 (Ndour 8). Assists—Bowling Green 8 (Clarke 4), Ohio 13 (Kellogg, Ndour, Taylor 3). Total Fouls—Bowling Green 13, Ohio 13. A—5,801.

 

Marshall box

MARSHALL 73, RICE 63

MARSHALL (7-13)

Smith 3-5 2-3 8, Goard 2-7 4-4 8, Taylor 5-10 5-6 18, Boykins 4-5 0-1 9, Manning 0-6 0-0 0, Canty 4-8 8-8 18, Thomas 3-5 0-1 7, Sane 1-2 3-6 5. Totals 22-48 22-29 73.

RICE (5-13)

Obi 11-13 0-3 22, Gearhart 3-6 1-1 7, Guercy 3-12 4-6 11, Jackson 4-10 0-0 10, Ramljak 2-7 3-4 9, Peera 1-1 0-0 2, Kapic 0-2 0-0 0, Wilson 0-3 0-0 0, Bender 0-3 0-0 0, Drone 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-59 8-14 63.

Halftime—Marshall 33-22. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 7-18 (Taylor 3-5, Canty 2-5, Boykins 1-1, Thomas 1-2, Smith 0-1, Manning 0-4), Rice 5-25 (Jackson 2-5, Ramljak 2-7, Guercy 1-7, Bender 0-2, Gearhart 0-2, Kapic 0-2). Fouled Out—Guercy, Manning. Rebounds—Marshall 36 (Taylor 8), Rice 33 (Obi 17). Assists—Marshall 15 (Canty 7), Rice 17 (Guercy 5). Total Fouls—Marshall 17, Rice 22. A—1,254.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Score of Interest

Albany Alexander 42, McArthur Vinton County 40, OT

Athens 54, Nelsonville-York 45

Chillicothe Huntington 50, Frankfort Adena 28

Chillicothe Zane Trace 43, Williamsport Westfall 41

Gallipolis Gallia 38, Point Pleasant, W.Va. 15

Ironton St. Joseph 70, Raceland, Ky. 58

Jackson 59, Chillicothe Unioto 42

Oak Hill 41, Wheelersburg 26

Piketon 44, Southeastern 38

Reedsville Eastern 87, Corning Miller 9

Wellston 53, Pomeroy Meigs 41