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

Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 138 110

Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93

Detroit 40 21 10 9 51 113 101

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 39 16 15 8 40 103 107

Buffalo 41 14 24 3 31 78 140

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 118 94

N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 123 112

Washington 38 20 11 7 47 112 99

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

Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 100 121

Philadelphia 40 15 18 7 37 108 121

New Jersey 42 15 20 7 37 94 118

Carolina 40 12 24 4 28 79 105

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 39 26 9 4 56 119 90

Chicago 40 26 12 2 54 124 87

St. Louis 40 24 13 3 51 124 99

Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 103 96

Dallas 39 18 15 6 42 121 128

Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 107 110

Colorado 40 16 16 8 40 103 117

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110

Vancouver 38 23 12 3 49 112 100

San Jose 41 22 14 5 49 113 108

Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103

Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105

Arizona 39 15 20 4 34 92 130

Edmonton 41 9 23 9 27 90 139

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

Tuesday’s Games

Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1, SO

New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1

Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2

Nashville 3, Carolina 2

San Jose 4, Minnesota 3, OT

Colorado 2, Chicago 0

Columbus 4, Dallas 2

St. Louis 6, Arizona 0

Detroit 4, Edmonton 2

Vancouver 3, N.Y. Islanders 2

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.

Thursday’s Games

New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Florida at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 2 1 1 — 4

Dallas 0 2 0 — 2

First Period—1, Columbus, Wisniewski 4 (Hartnell, Foligno), 5:21. 2, Columbus, Johansen 13 (Hartnell, Foligno), 7:26 (pp). Penalties—Roussel, Dal (hooking), :55; Moen, Dal (interference), 6:12; Savard, Clm (interference), 10:16; Hartnell, Clm (roughing), 13:20; Cole, Dal (interference), 17:04.

Second Period—3, Columbus, Connauton 6 (Johansen, Foligno), 3:57. 4, Dallas, Hemsky 5, 5:28. 5, Dallas, Roussel 10 (Garbutt), 13:14. Penalties—Wisniewski, Clm (interference), 7:15; Tyutin, Clm (hooking), 10:30; Boll, Clm, major (fighting), 14:46; Moen, Dal, major (fighting), 14:46; Eakin, Dal (high-sticking), 15:27.

Third Period—6, Columbus, Letestu 4 (Wennberg, S.Collins), 17:02. Penalties—Tyutin, Clm (hooking), 6:44; Ritchie, Dal (interference), 10:50.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 6-10-4—20. Dallas 10-5-11—26.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 5; Dallas 0 of 5.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 15-10-2 (26 shots-24 saves). Dallas, Lindback 1-6-0 (20-16).

A—17,123 (18,532). T—2:24.

Referees—Tom Chmielewski, Brad Watson. Linesmen—Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot.

 

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 18 .500 7 1/2

Indiana 14 22 .389 11 1/2

Detroit 11 23 .324 13 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 25 9 .735 —

Dallas 26 10 .722 —

Houston 23 11 .676 2

San Antonio 21 15 .583 5

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 21 16 .568 8 1/2

Sacramento 14 20 .412 14

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

Tuesday’s Games

Phoenix 102, Milwaukee 96

Detroit 105, San Antonio 104

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.

Thursday’s Games

Charlotte at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at New York, 8 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

 

Ohio State box

No. 22 OHIO ST. 74, MINNESOTA 72, OT

OHIO ST. (13-3)

Loving 6-12 1-3 13, Thompson 3-11 0-0 6, A. Williams 3-4 2-4 8, Russell 10-17 2-2 27, Scott 4-9 0-0 9, Tate 3-5 0-1 6, K. Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Bates-Diop 1-1 0-0 2, McDonald 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 31-61 6-12 74.

MINNESOTA (11-5)

Walker 8-14 2-2 18, King 2-4 0-0 5, Hollins 3-13 3-4 12, Mathieu 7-12 2-2 17, Morris 2-5 0-0 6, Mason 2-7 3-5 7, Buggs 1-2 0-0 2, Eliason 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 27-60 11-15 72.

Halftime—Ohio St. 41-29. End Of Regulation—Tied 66. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 6-16 (Russell 5-6, Scott 1-3, Loving 0-1, K. Williams 0-1, Tate 0-2, Thompson 0-3), Minnesota 7-19 (Hollins 3-9, Morris 2-3, Mathieu 1-1, King 1-2, Buggs 0-1, Mason 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio St. 34 (Loving, Scott 7), Minnesota 35 (Walker 9). Assists—Ohio St. 23 (Scott 10), Minnesota 14 (King 4). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 18, Minnesota 13. Technical—A. Williams. A—13,138.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Chesapeake 68, Portsmouth 53

Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 71, Ironton St. Joseph 60, OT

Ironton 39, Ironton Rock Hill 28

Latham Western 55, Portsmouth Notre Dame 50

Lucasville Valley 41, Oak Hill 27

Minford 60, Wheelersburg 34

Piketon 77, Manchester 63

Portsmouth W. 58, McDermott Northwest 40

Proctorville Fairland 54, S. Point 45

S. Webster 53, Waverly 48

Seaman N. Adams 73, Mowrystown Whiteoak 47

Wahama, W.Va. 85, Belpre 80

Washington C.H. 65, Hillsboro 43

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Ashville Teays Valley vs. Circleville Logan Elm, ppd.

Beverly Ft. Frye vs. Racine Southern, ppd.

Bidwell River Valley vs. Athens, ppd.

Bridgeport vs. Barnesville, ccd.

Circleville vs. Bloom-Carroll, ppd.

Cols. Eastmoor vs. Cols. Walnut Ridge, ccd.

Cols. Marion-Franklin vs. Cols. Africentric, ccd.

Cols. Whetstone vs. Cols. Mifflin, ccd.

Corning Miller vs. Crown City S. Gallia, ppd. to Jan 17.

Crooksville vs. Zanesville W. Muskingum, ppd.

DeGraff Riverside vs. Spring. Emmanuel Christian, ppd.

Dresden Tri-Valley vs. Philo, ppd.

Ft. Recovery vs. Arcanum, ppd. to Jan 13.

Galion Northmor vs. Bellville Clear Fork, ppd.

Greenfield McClain vs. Washington C.H. Miami Trace, ppd.

Lancaster Fairfield Union vs. Baltimore Liberty Union, ppd.

Lees Creek E. Clinton vs. Chillicothe, ppd.

Lynchburg-Clay vs. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, ppd.

McArthur Vinton County vs. Gallipolis Gallia, ppd.

Nelsonville-York vs. Albany Alexander, ppd. to Jan 27.

New Concord John Glenn vs. New Lexington, ppd. to Jan 7.

Pomeroy Meigs vs. Wellston, ppd.

Portsmouth Sciotoville vs. Beaver Eastern, ppd.

Reedsville Eastern vs. Glouster Trimble, ppd. to Jan 24.

St. Clairsville vs. Brooke, W.Va., ppd.

Vincent Warren vs. Marietta, ccd.

Waterford vs. Stewart Federal Hocking, ppd.

Zanesville Maysville vs. McConnelsville Morgan, ppd.

 

Girls’ H.S. poll

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

DIVISION I

W-L Pts

1, Mason (5) 7-0 117

2, Powell Olentangy Liberty (2) 9-0 96

3, Springboro (2) 9-0 83

4, Canton McKinley (1) 8-1 81

5, New Philadelphia 8-0 61

6, Tol. Notre Dame (2) 6-1 57

7, Beavercreek 8-2 43

8, Dublin Coffman 7-2 35

9, Sidney 8-1 26

10, Cols. Northland 8-2 24

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Rocky River Magnificat (1) 21. 12, Kettering Fairmont 19. 13, Solon 15. 14, Oregon Clay 14.

DIVISION II

W-L Pts

1, Kettering Alter (9) 10-0 130

2, Millersburg W. Holmes (5) 9-1 118

3, Tipp City Tippecanoe 11-0 95

4, Willard 10-0 66

5, Germantown Valley View 9-0 45

6, Zanesville Maysville 11-0 43

7, Beloit W. Branch 9-1 41

8, Tol. Rogers 9-2 36

9, Trotwood-Madison 7-1 29

10, Eaton 11-1 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bellevue 24. 12, Spring. Kenton Ridge 21. 13, Port Clinton 15. 14, Cols. Eastmoor 13.

DIVISION III

W-L Pts

1, Cols. Africentric (7) 8-2 103

2, Ashland Crestview 11-0 85

3, Doylestown Chippewa (3) 10-0 84

4, Cin. Summit Country Day (1) 11-0 79

5, Findlay Liberty-Benton (1) 8-0 75

6, Wheelersburg 9-0 70

7, Versailles 9-2 67

8, Richwood N. Union (1) 10-1 62

9, Beverly Ft. Frye 6-0 48

10, Gates Mills Gilmour (1) 10-0 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Williamsport Westfall 21. 12, Marion Pleasant 14.

DIVISION IV

W-L Pts

1, Maria Stein Marion Local (9) 11-0 123

2, Berlin Hiland (3) 8-0 110

3, Newark Cath. (2) 9-0 88

4, Bridgeport 10-0 54

5, Fairfield Christian 10-1 48

6, Ironton St. Joseph 9-1 47

7, Holgate 9-1 39

8, New Madison Tri-Village 9-1 37

9, Ft. Loramie 8-1 33

10, Greenwich S. Cent. 8-0 32

(tie), Leipsic 3-1 32

Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Waterford 30. 13, Defiance Ayersville 23.

 

College basketball

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 64, New Hampshire 62

George Washington 75, Saint Louis 72

Georgetown 65, Marquette 59

Iona 81, Quinnipiac 73

Michigan 73, Penn St. 64

Pittsburgh 61, Boston College 60, OT

Princeton 71, Norfolk St. 61

Stony Brook 70, Columbia 61

Villanova 90, St. John’s 72

SOUTH

Alabama 65, Texas A&M 44

Arkansas 79, Georgia 75

Florida St. 86, Virginia Tech 75

Jacksonville 79, Florida A&M 56

Kentucky 89, Mississippi 86, OT

North Florida 106, Trinity Baptist 60

Savannah St. 67, Allen 49

UConn 58, South Florida 44

Vanderbilt 64, Auburn 52

MIDWEST

Akron 72, W. Michigan 52

Cent. Michigan 65, Toledo 62

Cincinnati 69, East Carolina 48

Iowa St. 63, Oklahoma St. 61

Ohio St. 74, Minnesota 72, OT

Providence 66, Butler 62

SC-Upstate 61, UMKC 49

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M-CC 77, Cent. Arkansas 70

UCF 79, Houston 78, OT

FAR WEST

New Mexico St. 75, NM Highlands 67

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78, Morgan St. 52

San Diego St. 56, New Mexico 42

 

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)