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

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 23 21 .523 —

Brooklyn 20 23 .465 2 1/2

New York 18 27 .400 5 1/2

Boston 15 32 .319 9 1/2

Philadelphia 14 31 .311 9 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 32 12 .727 —

Atlanta 23 21 .523 9

Washington 22 22 .500 10

Charlotte 19 27 .413 14

Orlando 12 34 .261 21

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 35 9 .795 —

Chicago 22 22 .500 13

Detroit 18 27 .400 17 1/2

Cleveland 16 29 .356 19 1/2

Milwaukee 8 36 .182 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 33 12 .733 —

Houston 30 17 .638 4

Dallas 26 20 .565 7 1/2

Memphis 23 20 .535 9

New Orleans 19 25 .432 13 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 36 10 .783 —

Portland 33 13 .717 3

Denver 22 21 .512 12 1/2

Minnesota 22 22 .500 13

Utah 16 29 .356 19 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 32 15 .681 —

Phoenix 26 18 .591 4 1/2

Golden State 27 19 .587 4 1/2

L.A. Lakers 16 30 .348 15 1/2

Sacramento 15 29 .341 15 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

New Orleans 100, Cleveland 89

Detroit 103, Orlando 87

New York 114, Boston 88

Houston 97, San Antonio 90

Memphis 98, Portland 81

Washington 88, Golden State 85

Indiana 104, L.A. Lakers 92

Wednesday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Miami, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.

Chicago at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games

Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

NEW ORLEANS (100)

Aminu 6-10 0-0 12, Davis 12-18 6-7 30, Ajinca 0-2 0-0 0, Roberts 4-8 2-2 12, Gordon 8-17 3-5 20, Stiemsma 4-5 1-2 9, Rivers 2-3 2-2 7, Evans 1-5 1-2 3, Miller 1-3 3-3 5, Morrow 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-74 18-23 100.

CLEVELAND (89)

Deng 3-10 0-2 6, Thompson 2-10 1-4 5, Zeller 4-8 5-5 13, Irving 8-17 6-6 23, Miles 1-2 0-0 2, Waiters 9-13 0-2 21, Bennett 5-10 3-6 15, Jack 0-4 2-2 2, Dellavedova 0-1 0-0 0, Sims 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 33-80 17-27 89.

New Orleans 26 30 27 17 — 100

Cleveland 29 15 21 24 — 89

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-13 (Roberts 2-2, Rivers 1-1, Gordon 1-5, Evans 0-1, Miller 0-2, Morrow 0-2), Cleveland 6-15 (Waiters 3-4, Bennett 2-3, Irving 1-4, Miles 0-1, Deng 0-1, Jack 0-1, Dellavedova 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 49 (Stiemsma 11), Cleveland 48 (Zeller 10). Assists—New Orleans 27 (Gordon 9), Cleveland 22 (Irving 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 23, Cleveland 16. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second, Cleveland defensive three second. A—13,985 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 52 34 15 3 71 159 115

Tampa Bay 53 31 17 5 67 157 131

Toronto 55 28 21 6 62 158 170

Montreal 53 28 20 5 61 131 134

Detroit 53 23 19 11 57 135 149

Ottawa 53 23 20 10 56 150 167

Florida 53 21 25 7 49 129 164

Buffalo 52 14 30 8 36 101 152

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 53 37 14 2 76 171 128

N.Y. Rangers 54 28 23 3 59 139 138

Philadelphia 54 26 22 6 58 147 158

Carolina 53 24 20 9 57 134 150

Columbus 53 26 23 4 56 154 151

Washington 53 24 21 8 56 153 158

New Jersey 54 22 21 11 55 127 135

N.Y. Islanders 55 21 26 8 50 157 185

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 52 36 11 5 77 180 119

Chicago 55 32 10 13 77 194 154

Colorado 52 33 14 5 71 153 137

Minnesota 55 29 20 6 64 133 135

Dallas 53 24 21 8 56 154 157

Nashville 55 24 23 8 56 136 166

Winnipeg 55 25 25 5 55 155 162

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 55 39 11 5 83 184 134

San Jose 53 34 13 6 74 165 126

Los Angeles 55 30 19 6 66 133 116

Vancouver 54 27 18 9 63 137 138

Phoenix 53 25 18 10 60 154 160

Calgary 53 19 27 7 45 124 169

Edmonton 55 17 32 6 40 144 190

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

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 6, Florida 2

Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2

Philadelphia 5, Detroit 0

Ottawa 3, Columbus 2

Washington 5, Buffalo 4, OT

Montreal 3, Carolina 0

St. Louis 3, New Jersey 0

Nashville 4, Winnipeg 3

Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 0

Calgary 5, Chicago 4, OT

Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at Bronx, NY, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Ottawa 1 1 1 — 3

Columbus 0 1 1 — 2

First Period—1, Ottawa, Da Costa 1 (Michalek, E.Karlsson), 8:06 (pp). Penalties—Calvert, Clm (holding), 6:52; Methot, Ott (holding), 16:53; Gryba, Ott (hooking), 18:53.

Second Period—2, Ottawa, Da Costa 2 (Spezza, Conacher), 6:24. 3, Columbus, Atkinson 16 (Calvert, Wisniewski), 12:00 (pp). Penalties—Spezza, Ott (holding), 11:02; Anisimov, Clm (hooking), 13:15; Neil, Ott (roughing), 13:27; Johnson, Clm (roughing), 13:27; Zibanejad, Ott (diving), 19:57; Nikitin, Clm (hooking), 19:57.

Third Period—4, Columbus, Wisniewski 5 (Atkinson, Johnson), 7:16 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Spezza 14 (Greening, Methot), 15:02 (pp). Penalties—Goloubef, Clm (interference), 3:36; Z.Smith, Ott (hooking), 6:51; Z.Smith, Ott (high-sticking), 10:47; Horton, Clm (tripping), 13:08.

Shots on Goal—Ottawa 11-9-8—28. Columbus 13-13-10—36.

Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 2 of 4; Columbus 2 of 5.

Goalies—Ottawa, Anderson 17-10-7 (36 shots-34 saves). Columbus, McElhinney 8-9-1 (28-25).

A—13,373 (18,144). T—2:30.

Referees—Brad Watson, Ian Walsh. Linesmen—Andy McElman, Pierre Racicot.

 

Girls’ H.S. poll

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

DIVISION I

1, Mason (13) 17-0 201

2, Wadsworth (7) 16-0 195

3, Berea-Midpark 15-0 149

4, N. Can. Hoover (1) 15-2 112

5, Kettering Fairmont 16-2 108

6, Cin. Princeton 15-2 106

7, Stow-Munroe Falls 15-2 86

8, Reynoldsburg 15-3 51

9, Tol. Notre Dame 9-3 38

10, Perrysburg 12-2 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

DIVISION II

1, Millersburg W. Holmes (14) 16-0 199

2, Kettering Alter (2) 17-0 171

3, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (1) 17-0 151

4, Athens (2) 18-0 133

5, Clyde 16-1 126

6, Akr. SVSM 16-1 95

7, Spring. Kenton Ridge 16-1 85

8, Lima Bath (1) 14-1 64

9, Steubenville 17-1 53

10, Tol. Rogers 11-3 22

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Johnstown-Monroe 12.

DIVISION III

1, Cols. Africentric (12) 17-1 195

2, Andover Pymatuning Valley (6) 14-0 174

3, Archbold 14-1 163

4, Oak Hill 14-1 132

5, Doylestown Chippewa (1) 15-1 121

6, Casstown Miami E. (1) 15-1 113

7, Ottawa-Glandorf 14-2 77

8, Findlay Liberty-Benton 14-1 74

9, Versailles (1) 15-2 58

10, Beverly Ft. Frye 13-2 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

DIVISION IV

1, Reedsville Eastern (6) 15-0 178

2, Newark Cath. (7) 14-2 159

3, Berlin Hiland (1) 14-2 145

4, Bridgeport (3) 18-0 142

5, Fayetteville-Perry (1) 15-0 109

6, Bowerston Conotton Valley 16-0 105

7, Ft. Loramie 14-2 96

8, Minster (1) 13-2 70

9, Zanesville Rosecrans 15-1 67

10, Holgate (1) 13-1 24

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Convoy Crestview (1) 19. 12, Maria Stein Marion Local 15.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Greenfield McClain 29, Hillsboro 25

Ironton St. Joseph 57, Fairview, Ky. 44

Lucasville Valley 69, Oak Hill 49

Minford 55, Wheelersburg 46

Portsmouth Notre Dame 63, Latham Western 51

Racine Southern 59, Stewart Federal Hocking 52

 

College scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Assumption 74, Pace 69

New Haven 59, S. New Hampshire 57

SOUTH

Alice Lloyd 105, Brescia 92

High Point 81, Presbyterian 74

LSU 87, Kentucky 82

South Florida 78, SMU 71

VMI 109, UNC Asheville 105

MIDWEST

Cleveland St. 82, E. Illinois 68

Creighton 63, St. John’s 60

Kansas St. 66, Texas Tech 58

Marian (Wis.) 69, Wis. Lutheran 58

Michigan St. 71, Iowa 69, OT

Virginia 68, Notre Dame 53

Wichita St. 57, Loyola of Chicago 45

SOUTHWEST

Missouri 75, Arkansas 71

West Virginia 66, Baylor 64

FAR WEST

New Mexico 78, Utah St. 65

 

Kentucky box

LSU 87, No. 11 KENTUCKY 82

KENTUCKY (15-5)

Young 9-18 0-0 23, Cauley-Stein 1-5 1-2 3, Randle 3-11 0-1 6, Aa. Harrison 5-13 1-2 14, An. Harrison 2-7 4-4 8, Polson 1-3 0-0 3, Poythress 4-8 2-2 10, Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 7-8 1-2 15. Totals 32-73 9-13 82.

LSU (13-6)

O’Bryant III 12-20 5-9 29, Coleman 5-11 2-3 14, Martin 4-7 0-2 9, Mickey 5-8 4-6 14, Hickey 3-8 4-4 11, Stringer 3-4 0-0 9, Morgan 0-4 0-0 0, Quarterman 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 32-63 16-26 87.

Halftime—LSU 42-36. 3-Point Goals—Kentucky 9-20 (Young 5-12, Aa. Harrison 3-5, Polson 1-2, An. Harrison 0-1), LSU 7-18 (Stringer 3-4, Coleman 2-4, Martin 1-3, Hickey 1-4, Morgan 0-3). Fouled Out—Johnson. Rebounds—Kentucky 42 (Poythress, Young 7), LSU 37 (Coleman, O’Bryant III 9). Assists—Kentucky 8 (Young 2), LSU 15 (Hickey 6). Total Fouls—Kentucky 19, LSU 12. A—12,124.