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

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 24 21 .533 —

Brooklyn 20 23 .465 3

New York 19 27 .413 5 1/2

Philadelphia 15 31 .326 9 1/2

Boston 15 33 .313 10 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 32 13 .711 —

Atlanta 23 21 .523 8 1/2

Washington 22 23 .489 10

Charlotte 20 27 .426 13

Orlando 12 35 .255 21

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 35 10 .778 —

Chicago 23 22 .511 12

Detroit 18 27 .400 17

Cleveland 16 30 .348 19 1/2

Milwaukee 8 37 .178 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 33 13 .717 —

Houston 31 17 .646 3

Dallas 26 21 .553 7 1/2

Memphis 24 20 .545 8

New Orleans 19 26 .422 13 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 37 10 .787 —

Portland 33 13 .717 3 1/2

Minnesota 23 22 .511 13

Denver 22 22 .500 13 1/2

Utah 16 29 .356 20

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 33 16 .673 —

Phoenix 28 18 .609 3 1/2

Golden State 28 19 .596 4

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

Sacramento 15 30 .333 16

Thursday’s Games

Phoenix 102, Indiana 94

New York 117, Cleveland 86

Golden State 111, L.A. Clippers 92

Friday’s Games

Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games

Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

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

Miami at New York, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (86)

Deng 3-9 6-6 13, Thompson 1-5 0-0 2, Zeller 1-3 0-0 2, Irving 10-25 3-5 24, Miles 3-4 0-0 9, Waiters 8-15 3-3 21, Bennett 1-6 2-4 4, Clark 1-3 0-0 2, Jack 1-8 1-2 4, Dellavedova 0-2 0-0 0, Gee 0-2 1-2 1, Sims 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 31-87 16-22 86.

NEW YORK (117)

Anthony 8-17 10-12 29, Smith 8-16 1-3 19, Chandler 4-4 3-5 11, Prigioni 0-0 0-0 0, Felton 5-10 2-2 12, Hardaway Jr. 11-17 1-1 29, Tyler 4-6 0-1 8, World Peace 2-4 0-2 5, Murry 1-1 0-0 2, Aldrich 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 43-76 19-28 117.

Cleveland 21 15 29 21 — 86

New York 38 22 21 36 — 117

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 8-23 (Miles 3-4, Waiters 2-4, Deng 1-2, Jack 1-3, Irving 1-5, Clark 0-1, Bennett 0-2, Dellavedova 0-2), New York 12-26 (Hardaway Jr. 6-12, Anthony 3-5, Smith 2-5, World Peace 1-2, Felton 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 47 (Deng 11), New York 57 (Chandler 8). Assists—Cleveland 14 (Irving 3), New York 21 (Felton 9). Total Fouls—Cleveland 25, New York 18. Technicals—New York defensive three second. A—19,812 (19,763).

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Crown City S. Gallia 55, Belpre 45

Ironton St. Joseph 56, Raceland, Ky. 51

OVC 82, Hannan, W.Va. 35

Portsmouth 73, Jackson 48

Racine Southern 57, Glouster Trimble 52

St. Joseph Central Tournament

Ironton 73, Wesley Christian, Ky. 53

Coal Grove 68, Teays Valley (W.Va.) Christian 39

Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Albany Alexander 43, Pomeroy Meigs 34

Ashville Teays Valley 48, Circleville Logan Elm 27

Athens 50, Wellston 39

Beaver Eastern 56, Latham Western 33

Chesapeake 65, Ironton Rock Hill 53

Chillicothe 69, Portsmouth 47

Chillicothe Unioto 56, Frankfort Adena 25

Chillicothe Zane Trace 47, Piketon 43

Circleville 44, Bloom-Carroll 31

Franklin Furnace Green 34, Portsmouth Sciotoville 27

Lore City Buckeye Trail 50, Caldwell 2

Lucasville Valley 74, Waverly 39

McArthur Vinton County 68, Nelsonville-York 53

Oak Hill 39, Minford 25

OVC 46, Hannan, W.Va. 41

Peebles 75, Leesburg Fairfield 36

Portsmouth Clay 50, New Boston 22

Proctorville Fairland 78, Coal Grove 37

Racine Southern 61, Crown City S. Gallia 56

Reedsville Eastern 81, Stewart Federal Hocking 26

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 51, Mowrystown Whiteoak 48

S. Webster 63, Portsmouth W. 45

Seaman N. Adams 70, Lynchburg-Clay 58

Waterford 76, Belpre 70

Wheelersburg 48, McDermott Northwest 38

Williamsport Westfall 53, Bainbridge Paint Valley 44

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 53 34 16 3 71 160 119

Tampa Bay 54 31 18 5 67 160 136

Toronto 56 29 21 6 64 164 173

Montreal 54 29 20 5 63 135 135

Ottawa 54 24 20 10 58 155 170

Detroit 53 23 19 11 57 135 149

Florida 54 21 26 7 49 132 170

Buffalo 53 15 30 8 38 104 154

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 54 38 14 2 78 175 129

N.Y. Rangers 55 29 23 3 61 141 139

Columbus 54 27 23 4 58 159 153

Philadelphia 55 26 23 6 58 150 163

Carolina 53 24 20 9 57 134 150

New Jersey 55 23 21 11 57 130 137

Washington 54 24 22 8 56 155 163

N.Y. Islanders 56 21 27 8 50 158 187

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 56 33 10 13 79 199 156

St. Louis 52 36 11 5 77 180 119

Colorado 53 34 14 5 73 158 141

Minnesota 56 29 21 6 64 137 140

Dallas 54 24 21 9 57 156 160

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 56 40 11 5 85 189 137

San Jose 55 34 15 6 74 166 133

Los Angeles 56 30 20 6 66 134 120

Vancouver 55 27 19 9 63 139 143

Phoenix 54 25 19 10 60 156 163

Calgary 54 20 27 7 47 128 170

Edmonton 56 18 32 6 42 147 190

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

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1

Edmonton 3, San Jose 0

Chicago 5, Vancouver 2

Thursday’s Games

Montreal 4, Boston 1

Toronto 6, Florida 3

Columbus 5, Washington 2

Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 3

New Jersey 3, Dallas 2, OT

Colorado 5, Minnesota 4

Calgary 4, San Jose 1

Buffalo 3, Phoenix 2

Anaheim 5, Philadelphia 3

Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 1

Friday’s Games

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

St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Edmonton at Boston, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Washington 0 1 1 — 2

Columbus 2 2 1 — 5

First Period—1, Columbus, MacKenzie 6 (Umberger, Tyutin), 12:18 (sh). 2, Columbus, Johansen 20 (Jenner, Johnson), 16:56. Penalties—Jenner, Clm (goaltender interference), 6:41; Ovechkin, Was (tripping), 7:37; Wilson, Was, major (fighting), 10:19; Foligno, Clm, served by Jenner, minor-major-misconduct (instigator, fighting), 10:19; Tyutin, Clm (holding), 18:55; Backstrom, Was (slashing), 19:00.

Second Period—3, Columbus, Dubinsky 12 (Murray), :24. 4, Columbus, Johansen 21 (Johnson, Tyutin), 12:14. 5, Washington, Ward 14 (Carlson, Holtby), 18:19 (sh). Penalties—Brouwer, Was (roughing), 1:10; Laich, Was (hooking), 8:48; Calvert, Clm (hooking), 14:15; Chimera, Was (holding), 17:25; Erskine, Was (holding), 19:44.

Third Period—6, Washington, Fehr 9 (Orlov, Wilson), 3:18. 7, Columbus, Atkinson 17 (Calvert, Dubinsky), 4:22. Penalties—Brouwer, Was, major (fighting), 3:25; Jenner, Clm, major (fighting), 3:25; Wisniewski, Clm (cross-checking), 5:12; Dubinsky, Clm (delay of game), 6:55; Erskine, Was (illegal check to head minor), 10:09; Tropp, Clm (hooking), 13:40.

Shots on Goal—Washington 7-5-20—32. Columbus 5-17-7—29.

Power-play opportunities—Washington 0 of 7; Columbus 0 of 7.

Goalies—Washington, Holtby 15-13-2 (29 shots-24 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 18-13-2 (32-30).

A—16,047 (18,144). T—2:33.

Referees—Steve Kozari, Dean Morton. Linesmen—Greg Devorski, John Grandt.

 

College scores

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Canisius 86, Quinnipiac 74

Marist 75, Monmouth (NJ) 73

Mount St. Mary’s 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 82, OT

Robert Morris 79, Bryant 76

Siena 66, Niagara 62

St. Francis (Pa.) 69, CCSU 63

UConn 80, Houston 43

Wagner 75, LIU Brooklyn 68

SOUTH

Auburn 74, Alabama 55

Cent. Arkansas 76, McNeese St. 75

Charlotte 62, FAU 53

Cincinnati 69, Louisville 66

Davidson 94, Chattanooga 51

E. Kentucky 89, UT-Martin 66

Elon 74, W. Carolina 60

Florida 62, Mississippi St. 51

Georgia Southern 83, The Citadel 52

Lipscomb 88, Jacksonville 76

Louisiana-Monroe 72, Arkansas St. 65

Marshall 80, FIU 68

Middle Tennessee 84, East Carolina 67

New Orleans 90, SE Louisiana 85

Nicholls St. 73, Oral Roberts 72, OT

North Florida 67, N. Kentucky 66

Northwestern St. 100, Incarnate Word 86

Tennessee St. 81, Tennessee Tech 68

UAB 75, Old Dominion 66

UNC Greensboro 66, Appalachian St. 61

W. Kentucky 77, Texas-Arlington 72

MIDWEST

Grand Canyon 76, Chicago St. 75

IPFW 86, Nebraska-Omaha 82

Marquette 61, Providence 50

Michigan 75, Purdue 66

Milwaukee 68, Wright St. 64

N. Dakota St. 66, South Dakota 63

Nebraska 60, Indiana 55

W. Illinois 69, IUPUI 54

SOUTHWEST

Lamar 59, Houston Baptist 57

Sam Houston St. 78, Texas A&M-CC 74

Stephen F. Austin 64, Abilene Christian 48

UALR 80, Louisiana-Lafayette 69

UTEP 89, Louisiana Tech 79

UTSA 89, Rice 76

Utah Valley 67, Texas-Pan American 53

FAR WEST

BYU 88, Pacific 78

Montana 69, S. Utah 61

New Mexico St. 89, CS Bakersfield 86

North Dakota 73, E. Washington 61

Oregon St. 76, Southern Cal 75, OT

Portland St. 80, N. Colorado 57

S. Dakota St. 74, Denver 73

UCLA 70, Oregon 68

Weber St. 76, N. Arizona 67

 

Marshall box

MARSHALL 80, FIU 68

FIU (11-10)

Frink 0-2 0-0 0, Mann 3-6 2-2 10, Buckles 4-9 1-2 9, Murphy 12-19 3-4 29, Mavin 5-14 2-5 12, Boswell 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Porcher Jimenez 1-5 0-0 2, Jurkovic 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-62 8-13 68.

MARSHALL (8-14)

Smith 2-6 0-0 4, Canty 5-12 4-4 16, Thomas 8-14 3-3 19, Goard 3-6 0-1 6, Taylor 5-9 3-3 14, Sane 0-1 1-2 1, Boykins 2-2 0-0 5, Manning 4-7 5-6 15. Totals 29-57 16-19 80.

Halftime—Tied 34-34. 3-Point Goals—FIU 4-21 (Mann 2-4, Murphy 2-7, Williams 0-1, Frink 0-1, Buckles 0-1, Porcher Jimenez 0-3, Mavin 0-4), Marshall 6-17 (Canty 2-2, Manning 2-5, Boykins 1-1, Taylor 1-3, Thomas 0-3, Smith 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—FIU 36 (Mann 9), Marshall 32 (Boykins, Taylor 5). Assists—FIU 11 (Mann 4), Marshall 17 (Canty 10). Total Fouls—FIU 16, Marshall 9. A—4,551.