NFL standings

National Football League

Playoff Schedule & Results

All Times ESgt

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 3

Carolina 27, Arizona 16

Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17

Sunday, Jan. 4

Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10

Dallas 24, Detroit 20

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 10

Baltimore at New England, 4:35 p.m. (NBC)

Carolina at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 11

Dallas at Green Bay, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)

Indianapolis at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 18

NFC, 3:05 p.m. (FOX)

AFC, 6:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 25

At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 1

At Glendale, Ariz.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 39 26 11 2 54 108 89

Tampa Bay 41 25 12 4 54 134 108

Detroit 39 20 10 9 49 109 99

Toronto 40 21 16 3 45 130 122

Boston 40 19 15 6 44 104 108

Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97

Ottawa 38 16 15 7 39 102 105

Buffalo 40 14 23 3 31 77 136

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 118 94

N.Y. Islanders 39 26 12 1 53 121 109

Washington 38 20 11 7 47 112 99

N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11 4 46 113 90

Columbus 37 17 17 3 37 96 119

Philadelphia 39 14 18 7 35 106 120

New Jersey 41 14 20 7 35 90 117

Carolina 39 12 23 4 28 77 102

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 38 25 9 4 54 116 88

Chicago 39 26 11 2 54 124 85

St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 118 99

Winnipeg 39 20 12 7 47 101 93

Dallas 38 18 14 6 42 119 124

Minnesota 37 18 15 4 40 104 106

Colorado 39 15 16 8 38 101 117

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110

Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 109 98

Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103

San Jose 39 20 14 5 45 106 103

Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105

Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 92 124

Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27 88 135

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

Monday’s Games

San Jose 3, Winnipeg 2

Tuesday’s Games

Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 24 10 .706 —

Brooklyn 16 18 .471 8

Boston 11 21 .344 12

Philadelphia 5 28 .152 18 1/2

New York 5 32 .135 20 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 26 8 .765 —

Washington 23 11 .676 3

Miami 15 20 .429 11 1/2

Orlando 13 24 .351 14 1/2

Charlotte 12 24 .333 15

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 25 10 .714 —

Cleveland 19 16 .543 6

Milwaukee 18 17 .514 7

Indiana 14 22 .389 11 1/2

Detroit 10 23 .303 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 25 9 .735 —

Dallas 26 10 .722 —

Houston 23 11 .676 2

San Antonio 21 14 .600 4 1/2

New Orleans 17 17 .500 8

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 27 8 .771 —

Oklahoma City 17 18 .486 10

Denver 15 20 .429 12

Utah 12 23 .343 15

Minnesota 5 28 .152 21

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 27 5 .844 —

L.A. Clippers 23 12 .657 5 1/2

Phoenix 20 16 .556 9

Sacramento 14 20 .412 14

L.A. Lakers 11 24 .314 17 1/2

Monday’s Games

Philadelphia 95, Cleveland 92

Charlotte 104, Boston 95

Dallas 96, Brooklyn 88, OT

Washington 92, New Orleans 85

Chicago 114, Houston 105

Memphis 105, New York 83

Denver 110, Minnesota 101

Indiana 105, Utah 101

Portland 98, L.A. Lakers 94

Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 98

Golden State 117, Oklahoma City 91

Tuesday’s Games

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New York at Washington, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (92)

Miller 2-7 0-0 6, Love 8-18 11-13 28, T.Thompson 8-17 2-5 18, Dellavedova 1-7 0-2 3, Harris 6-12 0-0 16, Marion 2-7 2-2 6, Jones 3-7 0-0 9, Price 3-10 0-0 6, Haywood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-85 15-22 92.

PHILADELPHIA (95)

Covington 4-9 4-5 16, Sims 6-9 0-0 12, Noel 2-9 2-2 6, Carter-Williams 8-19 1-1 18, McDaniels 5-8 0-0 12, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Wroten 8-18 4-6 20, Aldemir 0-0 0-0 0, Grant 3-3 1-1 7, Sampson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-79 12-15 95.

Cleveland 20 30 18 24 — 92

Philadelphia 19 18 23 35 — 95

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 11-30 (Harris 4-8, Jones 3-6, Miller 2-4, Dellavedova 1-2, Love 1-6, Marion 0-1, Price 0-3), Philadelphia 7-23 (Covington 4-7, McDaniels 2-3, Carter-Williams 1-6, Thomas 0-1, Wroten 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 51 (Love 19), Philadelphia 52 (Aldemir 10). Assists—Cleveland 23 (Dellavedova 8), Philadelphia 31 (Carter-Williams 13). Total Fouls—Cleveland 13, Philadelphia 24. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—17,771 (20,318).

 

Notre Dame box

No. 13 NOTRE DAME 71,

No. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 70

NOTRE DAME (15-1)

Auguste 6-10 6-6 18, Jackson 6-11 1-1 15, Grant 1-8 6-6 8, Connaughton 5-11 2-4 16, Vasturia 2-6 0-2 5, Torres 0-0 0-0 0, Beachem 3-4 0-0 9, Burgett 0-0 0-0 0, Geben 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 15-19 71.

NORTH CAROLINA (11-4)

Meeks 3-8 6-6 12, Johnson 3-11 3-4 9, Tokoto 4-9 3-4 12, Jackson 2-4 2-2 6, Paige 6-17 1-2 15, Britt 0-4 2-2 2, Pinson 3-5 0-0 7, Berry II 1-2 0-0 2, Hubert 0-0 0-0 0, Hicks 2-2 1-5 5, James 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-65 18-25 70.

Halftime—Notre Dame 38-34. 3-Point Goals—Notre Dame 10-23 (Connaughton 4-7, Beachem 3-4, Jackson 2-5, Vasturia 1-3, Grant 0-4), North Carolina 4-16 (Paige 2-8, Pinson 1-2, Tokoto 1-2, Jackson 0-2, Britt 0-2). Fouled Out—Grant, Meeks. Rebounds—Notre Dame 26 (Connaughton 9), North Carolina 43 (Pinson 8). Assists—Notre Dame 14 (Grant 8), North Carolina 10 (Paige, Tokoto 2). Total Fouls—Notre Dame 19, North Carolina 17. A—20,604.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Monday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Athens 54, Vincent Warren 37

Beaver Eastern 60, Portsmouth Notre Dame 57

Bidwell River Valley 70, Point Pleasant, W.Va. 36

Gallipolis Gallia 63, Pomeroy Meigs 40

Greenfield McClain 51, Albany Alexander 36

Ironton Rock Hill 58, Portsmouth 53

Jackson 51, Lancaster Fairfield Union 36

Latham Western 46, Portsmouth Clay 37

Lucasville Valley 38, Minford 34

Nelsonville-York 68, Wellston 34

New Lexington 46, Bloom-Carroll 30

Oak Hill 57, Portsmouth West 47

Parkersburg South, W.Va. 61, Beverly Ft. Frye 40

Raceland, Ky. 52, Ironton St. Joseph 45

Racine Southern 71, Corning Miller 31

Reedsville Eastern 59, Stewart Federal Hocking 29

S. Webster 67, McDermott Northwest 24

Seaman N. Adams 70, Fayetteville-Perry 41

Waterford 76, Belpre 55

Wheelersburg 80, Waverly 40

 

Boys’ H.S. poll

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

DIVISION I

W-L Pts.

1, Gahanna Lincoln (2) 9-0 96

2, Garfield Hts. (3) 8-0 75

3, Sylvania Southview (1) 8-0 73

4, Westerville S. (2) 7-0 66

5, Dublin Coffman (2) 8-0 61

6, Wilmington (1) 7-0 50

7, Mason 7-0 48

8, Huber Hts. Wayne (3) 6-2 43

9, Dublin Jerome (1) 8-0 38

10, Cle. St. Ignatius 6-2 35

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Massillon Jackson 32. 11, Lorain 32. 13, Kettering Fairmont 30. 14, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 24. 15, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 21. 15, Louisville 21. 17, Centerville 17. 18, Cols. Northland 14. 18, Mentor 14. 20, Brunswick 13.

DIVISION II

W-L Pts.

1, Day. Dunbar (1) 7-1 104

2, Akr. SVSM (6) 8-0 103

3, Cle. Cent. Cath. (2) 7-0 86

4, Franklin (3) 8-1 85

5, Defiance (1) 7-0 71

6, Athens 6-0 70

7, Dover (1) 9-0 54

8, New Concord John Glenn (2) 8-0 52

9, Whitehall-Yearling 8-0 42

10, Chillicothe Unioto 8-0 40

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Watterson 33. 12, E. Liverpool 31. 13, Millbury Lake 27. 14, Mansfield Ontario 26.

DIVISION III

W-L Pts.

1, Lima Cent. Cath. (11) 6-0 140

2, Cle. VASJ (3) 7-0 92

3, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 8-1 88

4, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 10-0 75

5, Huron 6-0 52

6, Versailles 6-1 47

7, St. Henry 6-1 45

8, Cols. Grandview Hts. 9-0 36

9, Ottawa-Glandorf 6-1 35

10, Chesapeake 7-0 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bluffton (1) 28. 11, Casstown Miami E. 28. 13, Marion Pleasant 27. 14, Cin. Clark Montessori 16. 14, Portsmouth 16.

DIVISION IV

W-L Pts.

1, Louisville Aquinas (5) 7-0 105

2, Haviland Wayne Trace (1) 7-0 91

3, New Madison Tri-Village (3) 8-0 86

4, Russia (2) 10-0 75

5, Peebles (1) 9-0 70

6, Berlin Hiland (1) 7-1 66

7, Cols. Africentric (1) 7-1 64

8, Maria Stein Marion Local 5-1 40

9, Sandusky St. Mary 7-1 33

10, Troy Christian 7-2 7-2 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Hicksville 24. 11, Delphos St. John’s 24. 13, Columbus Grove 22. 13, Gibsonburg 22. 15, Glouster Trimble 18. 16, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 15.

 

College basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Brown 58, Mass.-Lowell 49

Fairleigh Dickinson 75, LIU Brooklyn 69

Harvard 84, St. Rose 38

Hofstra 71, Delaware 58

Rider 62, Fairfield 46

Sacred Heart 75, CCSU 66

St. Francis (NY) 63, Bryant 47

St. Francis (Pa.) 66, Robert Morris 59

Towson 57, Elon 53

UNC Wilmington 75, Northeastern 68

Wagner 85, Mount St. Mary’s 83, 2OT

William & Mary 73, Drexel 47

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 67, Grambling St. 46

Alabama St. 72, Jackson St. 52

Alcorn St. 68, Prairie View 62

Bethune-Cookman 97, Trinity Baptist 71

Charleston Southern 74, Campbell 71

Delaware St. 90, Cheyney 68

ETSU 76, Samford 74

Houston Baptist 68, McNeese St. 56

James Madison 61, Coll. of Charleston 50

Lipscomb 90, Rhodes 53

Louisiana-Lafayette 80, Appalachian St. 64

Louisiana-Monroe 70, Arkansas St. 61

Mercer 85, VMI 75

New Orleans 72, Lamar 67

Notre Dame 71, North Carolina 70

Texas Southern 59, Southern U. 58

Texas St. 77, Georgia St. 74, 2OT

The Citadel 85, UNC Greensboro 83, OT

Troy 71, Texas-Arlington 66

W. Carolina 72, Furman 53

Wofford 68, Chattanooga 64

MIDWEST

Green Bay 79, Wright St. 55

Iowa 70, Nebraska 59

Michigan St. 70, Indiana 50

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma 70, Texas 49

Sam Houston St. 75, Northwestern St. 64

South Alabama 72, UALR 69

Stephen F. Austin 81, SE Louisiana 66

West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 67

FAR WEST

UC Santa Barbara 63, Florida Gulf Coast 50

 

College bowls

College Football FBS Bowl

Saturday, Dec. 20

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Utah State 21, UTEP 6

Las Vegas Bowl

Utah 45, Colorado State 10

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise

Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24

Camelia Bowl

At Montgomery, Ala.

Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28

Monday, Dec. 22

Miami Beach Bowl

Memphis 55, BYU 48, 2OT

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Navy 17, San Diego State 16

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Bahamas Bowl

At Nassau

Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Rice 30, Fresno State 6

Friday, Dec. 26

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18

Quick Lane Bowl

At Detroit

Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21

Saturday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Arizona State 36, Duke 31

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

South Carolina 24, Miami 21

Pinstripe Bowl

At Bronx, N.Y.

Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 42

Monday, Dec. 29

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Arkansas 31, Texas 7

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Notre Dame 31, LSU 28

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Georgia 37, Louisville 14

Fosters Farm Bowl

At Santa Clara, Calif.

Stanford 45, Maryland 21

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Peach Bowl

At Atlanta

TCU 42, Mississippi 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State 38, Arizona 30

Orange Bowl

At Miami Gardens, Fla.

Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34

Thursday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT

Cotton Bowl Classic

At Arlington, Texas

Michigan State 42, Baylor 41

Citrus Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Missouri 33, Minnesota 17

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Playoff semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Playoff semifinal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35

Friday, Jan. 2

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34

TaxSlayer Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Tennessee 45, Iowa 28

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

UCLA 40, Kansas State 35

Cactus Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22

Saturday, Jan. 3

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Florida 28, East Carolina 20

GoDaddy Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44

Saturday, Jan. 10

Medal of Honor Bowl

At Charleston, S.C.

American vs. National, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 12

College Football Championship

At Arlington, Texas

Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 17

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 24

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)