NFL standings

National Football League

Playoff Schedule & Results

All Times EST

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)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 24 10 .706 —

Brooklyn 16 19 .457 8 1/2

Boston 12 21 .364 11 1/2

Philadelphia 5 29 .147 19

New York 5 33 .132 21

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 27 8 .771 —

Washington 24 11 .686 3

Miami 15 20 .429 12

Charlotte 13 24 .351 15

Orlando 13 25 .342 15 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 25 11 .694 —

Cleveland 19 17 .528 6

Milwaukee 19 18 .514 6 1/2

Indiana 14 23 .378 11 1/2

Detroit 12 23 .343 12 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 25 10 .714 —

Dallas 26 11 .703 —

Houston 24 11 .686 1

San Antonio 21 15 .583 4 1/2

New Orleans 17 18 .486 8

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 27 8 .771 —

Oklahoma City 17 19 .472 10 1/2

Denver 16 20 .444 11 1/2

Utah 13 23 .361 14 1/2

Minnesota 5 29 .147 21 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 28 5 .848 —

L.A. Clippers 24 12 .667 5 1/2

Phoenix 22 16 .579 8 1/2

Sacramento 15 20 .429 14

L.A. Lakers 11 25 .306 18 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 77

Washington 101, New York 91

Charlotte 98, New Orleans 94

Houston 105, Cleveland 93

Atlanta 96, Memphis 86

Boston 89, Brooklyn 81

Utah 97, Chicago 77

Detroit 108, Dallas 95

Denver 93, Orlando 90

Phoenix 113, Minnesota 111

Sacramento 104, Oklahoma City 83

Golden State 117, Indiana 102

L.A. Clippers 114, L.A. Lakers 89

Thursday’s Games

Charlotte at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at New York, 8 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

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

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

Wednesday’s Game

HOUSTON (105)

Ariza 5-13 0-0 13, Motiejunas 5-10 0-0 10, Howard 6-13 5-11 17, Beverley 3-10 0-0 7, Harden 6-18 7-7 21, Jo.Smith 7-10 1-4 16, Brewer 4-8 2-2 12, Terry 2-3 0-0 6, Papanikolaou 1-1 0-0 3, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-86 15-24 105.

CLEVELAND (93)

Miller 2-4 0-0 5, Love 7-19 3-6 17, Thompson 2-7 7-7 11, Irving 15-26 4-4 38, Dellavedova 3-8 1-2 9, Haywood 1-1 0-0 2, J. Smith 0-5 0-0 0, Marion 1-6 0-0 2, Harris 1-2 0-0 3, J.Jones 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 34-82 15-19 93.

Houston 26 23 24 32 — 105

Cleveland 23 25 26 19 — 93

3-Point Goals—Houston 12-34 (Ariza 3-10, Terry 2-3, Brewer 2-3, Harden 2-7, Papanikolaou 1-1, Jo.Smith 1-2, Beverley 1-7, Motiejunas 0-1), Cleveland 10-29 (Irving 4-8, J.Jones 2-4, Dellavedova 2-5, Miller 1-2, Harris 1-2, Marion 0-1, Love 0-3, J. Smith 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 61 (Howard 19), Cleveland 47 (Love 16). Assists—Houston 26 (Harden 9), Cleveland 16 (Dellavedova 5). Total Fouls—Houston 22, Cleveland 18. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

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 41 22 10 9 53 116 103

Boston 41 20 15 6 46 107 110

Toronto 41 21 17 3 45 132 128

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 40 24 10 6 54 120 97

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

Washington 39 21 11 7 49 118 101

N.Y. Rangers 37 22 11 4 48 117 91

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 42 26 10 6 58 116 114

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 41 21 17 3 45 117 108

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.

Wednesday’s Games

Washington 6, Toronto 2

Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT

Detroit 3, Calgary 2

N.Y. Rangers 4, Anaheim 1

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.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

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

Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

 

Ohio U. box

N. ILLINOIS 70, OHIO 60

N. ILLINOIS (7-5)

Rakocevic 6-11 0-0 12, Aari. Armstead 5-10 5-6 17, Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Threloff 3-7 5-5 11, Orris 1-2 1-2 3, Baker 4-10 5-6 15, Iroegbu 2-4 1-1 5, Kei. Gray 0-1 0-0 0, Maric 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 23-53 19-22 70.

OHIO (5-7)

Willis 6-14 2-3 15, Ndour 5-8 3-4 13, R. Taylor 4-11 1-1 10, Laster 0-3 0-0 0, Campbell 5-11 4-6 16, Setty 1-2 0-0 3, S. Taylor 1-5 0-2 3. Totals 22-54 10-16 60.

Halftime—Tied 32-32. 3-Point Goals—N. Illinois 5-11 (Aari. Armstead 2-2, Baker 2-6, Johnson 1-2, Orris 0-1), Ohio 6-24 (Campbell 2-5, Setty 1-2, S. Taylor 1-4, R. Taylor 1-5, Willis 1-8). Fouled Out—R. Taylor. Rebounds—N. Illinois 36 (Rakocevic 7), Ohio 30 (Ndour 10). Assists—N. Illinois 7 (Orris 4), Ohio 13 (R. Taylor 4). Total Fouls—N. Illinois 16, Ohio 18. A—5,743.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 70, Navy 64

Bucknell 79, Lafayette 69

Colgate 74, Holy Cross 60

Duquesne 71, Saint Joseph’s 68

Hartford 69, Binghamton 59

Lehigh 71, Army 60

Loyola (Md.) 56, American U. 53, OT

Manhattan 68, St. Peter’s 63

Mass.-Lowell 73, UMBC 61, OT

NJIT 69, Md.-Eastern Shore 60

Rhode Island 68, Fordham 65

Thiel 65, La Roche 56

UMass 71, La Salle 65

Vermont 68, Maine 54

SOUTH

Belmont 73, SIU-Edwardsville 69

Duke 73, Wake Forest 65

E. Illinois 64, Tennessee St. 57

Florida 72, South Carolina 68

Louisville 58, Clemson 52

Syracuse 46, Georgia Tech 45

Temple 64, Tulane 56

Tennessee 61, Mississippi St. 47

VCU 71, Davidson 65

Virginia 61, NC State 51

MIDWEST

Aquinas 68, Michigan-Dearborn 34

Ball St. 60, E. Michigan 59, OT

Bowling Green 66, Kent St. 64

Buffalo 79, Miami (Ohio) 72

DePaul 70, Creighton 60

Illinois 64, Maryland 57

Illinois St. 81, Drake 45

Indiana St. 71, Missouri St. 56

Kansas St. 58, TCU 53

Loyola of Chicago 71, Evansville 70

N. Illinois 70, Ohio 60

N. Iowa 55, S. Illinois 39

S. Dakota St. 75, W. Illinois 44

Wichita St. 63, Bradley 43

Wisconsin 62, Purdue 55

Xavier 69, Seton Hall 58

SOUTHWEST

Kansas 56, Baylor 55

Oral Roberts 69, IUPUI 61, OT

Texas-Pan American 87, Our Lady of the Lake 78

FAR WEST

Air Force 78, San Jose St. 56

Fresno St. 61, Utah St. 52

Nevada 64, UNLV 62

Southern Cal 71, California 57

UC Davis 71, CS Northridge 61

Utah 74, Colorado 49

Wyoming 60, Colorado St. 54

 

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)