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)

 

Blue Jackets’ box

FRIDAY’S GAME

Columbus 1 1 0 — 2

Toronto 4 0 1 — 5

First Period—1, Columbus, Johansen 14, 3:15. 2, Toronto, Bozak 14, 8:30. 3, Toronto, Winnik 3 (Bozak), 14:32. 4, Toronto, Kessel 19 (van Riemsdyk, Franson), 16:31 (pp). 5, Toronto, van Riemsdyk 18 (Kessel, Franson), 17:23 (pp). Penalties—Connauton, Clm (delay of game), 5:15; Savard, Clm (interference), 15:35; Columbus bench, served by Calvert (too many men), 15:56; Boll, Clm (slashing), 19:08.

Second Period—6, Columbus, Johansen 15 (Savard, Foligno), 3:43 (pp). Penalties—Winnik, Tor (tripping), 2:31.

Third Period—7, Toronto, van Riemsdyk 19 (Winnik), 18:47 (en). Penalties—van Riemsdyk, Tor (roughing), 16:26.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 8-4-8—20. Toronto 17-6-9—32.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 2; Toronto 2 of 4.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 15-11-2 (31 shots-27 saves). Toronto, Bernier 16-10-3 (20-18).

A—18,965 (18,819). T—2:35.

Referees—Marc Joannette, Dean Morton. Linesmen—Greg Devorski, Mark Shewchyk.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 43 27 12 4 58 140 111

Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93

Detroit 41 22 10 9 53 116 103

Boston 42 21 15 6 48 110 110

Florida 39 19 11 9 47 96 103

Toronto 42 22 17 3 47 137 130

Ottawa 40 16 16 8 40 105 112

Buffalo 43 14 26 3 31 81 147

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 41 27 13 1 55 126 114

Pittsburgh 40 24 10 6 54 120 97

N.Y. Rangers 38 23 11 4 50 121 94

Washington 40 21 11 8 50 120 104

Columbus 39 18 18 3 39 102 126

Philadelphia 41 16 18 7 39 111 123

New Jersey 44 15 21 8 38 96 124

Carolina 41 13 24 4 30 84 107

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 40 27 9 4 58 122 92

Chicago 42 27 13 2 56 130 94

St. Louis 41 25 13 3 53 131 101

Winnipeg 41 20 14 7 47 104 100

Dallas 40 18 15 7 43 123 131

Colorado 41 17 16 8 42 108 119

Minnesota 39 18 16 5 41 109 114

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 42 26 10 6 58 116 114

Vancouver 39 23 13 3 49 113 103

San Jose 42 22 15 5 49 115 115

Los Angeles 41 19 13 9 47 115 107

Calgary 42 21 18 3 45 122 114

Arizona 40 16 20 4 36 96 131

Edmonton 42 10 23 9 29 95 141

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

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2, OT

Toronto 5, Columbus 2

Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 1

Florida 6, Calgary 5

Edmonton 5, Chicago 2

Saturday’s Games

Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 2 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Florida at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

Friday’s Game

CLEVELAND (94)

Miller 0-3 0-0 0, Love 6-11 4-4 17, T.Thompson 4-9 3-6 11, Irving 9-23 3-4 23, Smith 11-23 2-2 27, Mozgov 3-7 3-5 9, Dellavedova 2-4 0-0 5, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-5 2-2 2, Haywood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-86 17-23 94.

GOLDEN STATE (112)

Barnes 5-7 0-0 11, Green 5-13 0-0 10, Speights 5-13 2-2 12, Curry 8-15 4-4 23, K.Thompson 8-17 4-4 24, Bogut 2-3 0-0 4, Iguodala 1-2 2-2 5, Holiday 6-8 1-1 14, Lee 3-6 2-2 8, Livingston 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 43-86 16-17 112.

Cleveland 32 22 22 18 — 94

Golden State 30 30 24 28 — 112

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-23 (Smith 3-8, Irving 2-4, Dellavedova 1-1, Love 1-2, Miller 0-3, Jones 0-5), Golden State 10-30 (K.Thompson 4-10, Curry 3-8, Barnes 1-1, Iguodala 1-2, Holiday 1-2, Speights 0-1, Green 0-6). Fouled Out—Speights. Rebounds—Cleveland 51 (Love 14), Golden State 50 (Green 11). Assists—Cleveland 13 (Irving 5), Golden State 35 (Curry 10). Total Fouls—Cleveland 14, Golden State 20. A—19,596 (19,596).

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 24 11 .686 —

Brooklyn 16 20 .444 8 1/2

Boston 12 22 .353 11 1/2

Philadelphia 6 29 .171 18

New York 5 34 .128 21

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 28 8 .778 —

Washington 25 11 .694 3

Miami 15 21 .417 13

Charlotte 14 24 .368 15

Orlando 13 26 .333 16 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 25 12 .676 —

Milwaukee 20 18 .526 5 1/2

Cleveland 19 18 .514 6

Indiana 15 23 .395 10 1/2

Detroit 12 24 .333 12 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 26 11 .703 —

Houston 25 11 .694 1/2

Memphis 25 11 .694 1/2

San Antonio 22 15 .595 4

New Orleans 18 18 .500 7 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 28 8 .778 —

Oklahoma City 18 19 .486 10 1/2

Denver 17 20 .459 11 1/2

Utah 13 24 .351 15 1/2

Minnesota 5 30 .143 22 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 29 5 .853 —

L.A. Clippers 24 12 .667 6

Phoenix 22 17 .564 9 1/2

Sacramento 15 21 .417 15

L.A. Lakers 12 25 .324 18 1/2

Friday’s Games

Indiana 107, Boston 103, OT

Atlanta 106, Detroit 103

Philadelphia 90, Brooklyn 88

New Orleans 106, Memphis 95

Oklahoma City 99, Utah 94

Washington 102, Chicago 86

Milwaukee 98, Minnesota 84

San Antonio 100, Phoenix 95

Denver 118, Sacramento 108

Golden State 112, Cleveland 94

L.A. Lakers 101, Orlando 84

Saturday’s Games

Charlotte at New York, 1 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Washington at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Detroit at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Friday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Albany Alexander 53, Bidwell River Valley 33

Bainbridge Paint Valley 60, Chillicothe Huntington 36

Beaver Eastern 74, Franklin Furnace Green 45

Belmont Union Local 75, Martins Ferry 52

Belpre 75, Corning Miller 58

Beverly Ft. Frye 66, Lore City Buckeye Trail 30

Caldwell 74, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 61

Cambridge 68, Coshocton 43

Chesapeake 41, Ironton 40, OT

Chillicothe 70, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 56

Chillicothe Unioto 84, Southeastern 54

Chillicothe Zane Trace 70, Frankfort Adena 64

Glouster Trimble 63, Racine Southern 44

Latham Western 45, Symmes Valley 41

Logan 68, Jackson 43

Lucasville Valley 62, S. Webster 44

McArthur Vinton County 65, Pomeroy Meigs 46

Minford 87, Portsmouth W. 51

Nelsonville-York 58, Wellston 37

Oak Hill 52, Wheelersburg 39

Peebles 79, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 50

Piketon 73, Williamsport Westfall 62

Portsmouth 68, Proctorville Fairland 60

Portsmouth Clay 55, Portsmouth Notre Dame 36

Stewart Federal Hocking 57, Wahama, W.Va. 52

Sugarcreek Garaway 39, Malvern 37

W. Union 81, Leesburg Fairfield 47

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 59, Hillsboro 57

Wilmington 77, Washington C.H. 24

Zanesville 51, Dover 46

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Waverly vs. McDermott Scioto NW, ppd.

 

Ohio State box

INDIANA 69, No. 22 OHIO ST. 66

OHIO ST. (13-4)

Loving 3-11 1-4 7, Thompson 5-13 2-5 12, A. Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Russell 3-15 6-7 13, Scott 7-14 0-0 16, Tate 3-4 6-9 12, K. Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Bates-Diop 1-6 2-2 4, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-67 17-27 66.

INDIANA (12-4)

Williams 6-13 3-5 15, Mosquera-Perea 0-1 4-4 4, Blackmon Jr. 6-13 5-5 18, Johnson 2-8 0-0 4, Ferrell 1-8 7-8 10, Zeisloft 3-4 0-0 8, Robinson 1-3 1-2 3, Holt 2-4 1-3 5, Hartman 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 22-55 21-28 69.

Halftime—Indiana 32-26. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 3-21 (Scott 2-5, Russell 1-5, Thompson 0-1, K. Williams 0-1, Tate 0-1, Bates-Diop 0-3, Loving 0-5), Indiana 4-18 (Zeisloft 2-2, Blackmon Jr. 1-5, Ferrell 1-6, Johnson 0-5). Fouled Out—Mosquera-Perea, Tate, Zeisloft. Rebounds—Ohio St. 39 (Russell 8), Indiana 48 (Williams 12). Assists—Ohio St. 7 (Russell, Scott, Thompson 2), Indiana 9 (Williams 3). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 22, Indiana 24. A—15,563.

 

Ohio U. box

BOWLING GREEN 69, OHIO 54

OHIO (5-8)

Ndour 4-10 1-1 10, Campbell 3-6 0-0 8, Willis 1-9 3-4 5, R. Taylor 5-9 3-4 16, Laster 1-4 0-0 2, Setty 2-6 0-0 5, Mompremier 0-0 0-0 0, Harley 0-3 0-0 0, S. Taylor 3-10 1-2 8. Totals 19-57 8-11 54.

BOWLING GREEN (10-3)

Parker 3-8 2-2 9, Holmes 7-9 3-4 18, Henderson 4-9 0-0 10, Denny 4-9 2-2 11, Austin 1-4 0-1 2, Gomez 0-1 0-0 0, Tisdale 0-1 2-2 2, Dickerson 3-9 0-0 7, Joseph 2-6 0-0 4, Lyshe 0-0 0-0 0, Busuttil 0-0 0-0 0, Fox 2-3 0-0 6, Mayleben 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 9-11 69.

Halftime—Bowling Green 34-29. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 8-22 (R. Taylor 3-4, Campbell 2-2, Ndour 1-1, Setty 1-4, S. Taylor 1-4, Harley 0-1, Willis 0-6), Bowling Green 8-21 (Fox 2-3, Henderson 2-4, Holmes 1-1, Parker 1-3, Denny 1-3, Dickerson 1-4, Tisdale 0-1, Joseph 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio 34 (Ndour 9), Bowling Green 41 (Holmes 12). Assists—Ohio 13 (S. Taylor, Willis 3), Bowling Green 18 (Austin 6). Total Fouls—Ohio 13, Bowling Green 13. A—2,002.

 

College basketball

Saturday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 64, Mass.-Lowell 51

Binghamton 65, Maine 46

Bryant 73, Fairleigh Dickinson 60

Clemson 71, Pittsburgh 62

Holy Cross 65, Bucknell 62, OT

Iona 79, Canisius 76

La Salle 63, George Washington 50

Lafayette 63, Boston U. 62

Loyola (Md.) 65, Lehigh 60

Mount St. Mary’s 71, St. Francis (NY) 61

Navy 75, Army 66

Northeastern 52, Towson 49

Providence 60, Georgetown 57, OT

Rhode Island 61, Duquesne 60

Rider 68, St. Peter’s 55

Robert Morris 72, CCSU 60

St. Francis (Pa.) 77, Sacred Heart 68

Tulsa 63, Temple 56

UConn 62, Cincinnati 56

Vermont 71, Stony Brook 57

Villanova 81, DePaul 64

Wagner 87, LIU Brooklyn 82

SOUTH

Alabama 56, Tennessee 38

Chattanooga 74, ETSU 71

Georgia St. 77, Troy 72

Hampton 58, Bethune-Cookman 56

Howard 71, Coppin St. 69

Mercer 74, The Citadel 51

Miami 60, Boston College 56

Morgan St. 73, Delaware St. 69

NC Central 76, SC State 45

North Carolina 72, Louisville 71

North Florida 86, Jacksonville 63

Northwestern St. 103, Incarnate Word 101

Radford 95, Presbyterian 82

SC-Upstate 68, Kennesaw St. 65

UAB 70, FIU 53

VCU 89, Saint Joseph’s 74

VMI 83, Furman 73

W. Carolina 82, UNC Greensboro 72

Wake Forest 76, Georgia Tech 69

William & Mary 81, James Madison 73

MIDWEST

Ball St. 83, Cent. Michigan 65

Bowling Green 69, Ohio 54

Butler 88, Xavier 76

Detroit 74, Oakland 54

E. Illinois 84, Belmont 73

Evansville 66, Bradley 56

IUPUI 52, Denver 49

Indiana 69, Ohio St. 66

Indiana St. 59, S. Illinois 56

Kansas 86, Texas Tech 54

Maryland 69, Purdue 60

Michigan 62, Minnesota 57

N. Iowa 64, Drake 40

Portland St. 82, North Dakota 75

Seton Hall 68, Creighton 67

W. Michigan 78, Buffalo 68

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 71, Nicholls St. 54

Arkansas 82, Vanderbilt 70

Baylor 66, TCU 59, OT

Kentucky 70, Texas A&M 64, 2OT

Louisiana Tech 84, UTSA 72

North Texas 66, Rice 63

FAR WEST

Colorado St. 92, Air Force 87

N. Arizona 70, S. Utah 67

San Francisco 89, Portland 77

Washington St. 80, Washington 77

 

Xavier box

BUTLER 88, XAVIER 76

XAVIER (11-5)

Farr 2-3 4-6 9, Bluiett 4-10 0-1 9, M. Stainbrook 8-12 5-6 21, Abell 3-5 7-8 15, D. Davis 5-15 0-0 11, Austin Jr. 0-0 0-0 0, Reynolds 4-5 3-4 11, M. Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Macura 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 19-25 76.

BUTLER (12-5)

Woods 3-5 7-9 13, Chrabascz 5-9 7-9 19, Barlow 4-8 4-4 15, Jones 5-11 6-9 16, Dunham 2-8 6-6 10, Etherington 1-1 0-0 2, Wideman 4-4 0-3 8, Aldridge 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 1-5 2-2 5. Totals 25-52 32-42 88.

Halftime—Butler 34-31. 3-Point Goals—Xavier 5-18 (Abell 2-4, Farr 1-1, D. Davis 1-5, Bluiett 1-5, M. Davis 0-1, Macura 0-2), Butler 6-15 (Barlow 3-4, Chrabascz 2-6, Martin 1-4, Dunham 0-1). Fouled Out—Bluiett, Reynolds. Rebounds—Xavier 26 (Bluiett, Farr, Reynolds, M. Stainbrook 5), Butler 37 (Woods 11). Assists—Xavier 15 (D. Davis 7), Butler 12 (Jones 7). Total Fouls—Xavier 26, Butler 25. A—9,100.

 

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)