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

New England 35, Baltimore 31

Seattle 31, Carolina 17

Sunday, Jan. 11

Green Bay 26, Dallas 21

Indianapolis 24, Denver 13

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 18

NFC: Green Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m. (FOX)

AFC: Indianapolis at New England, 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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 46 28 14 4 60 149 124

Montreal 43 27 13 3 57 115 101

Detroit 44 24 11 9 57 123 109

Boston 45 24 15 6 54 120 114

Florida 42 20 13 9 49 104 117

Toronto 45 22 20 3 47 138 139

Ottawa 43 18 17 8 44 118 119

Buffalo 45 14 28 3 31 82 157

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 43 29 13 1 59 134 116

Pittsburgh 42 26 10 6 58 129 100

Washington 43 24 11 8 56 126 106

N.Y. Rangers 41 24 13 4 52 124 101

Philadelphia 45 17 21 7 41 119 134

New Jersey 45 16 21 8 40 101 127

Columbus 41 18 20 3 39 106 134

Carolina 43 14 24 5 33 91 114

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 42 29 9 4 62 130 94

Chicago 43 28 13 2 58 134 95

St. Louis 44 27 13 4 58 142 110

Winnipeg 45 23 14 8 54 123 112

Colorado 45 19 17 9 47 119 129

Dallas 43 19 17 7 45 132 141

Minnesota 43 19 19 5 43 120 128

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 44 28 10 6 62 125 118

San Jose 45 24 16 5 53 122 121

Vancouver 42 24 15 3 51 118 109

Los Angeles 44 20 14 10 50 124 117

Calgary 44 23 18 3 49 127 115

Arizona 43 16 23 4 36 100 143

Edmonton 45 10 26 9 29 101 152

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

Thursday’s Games

Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 0

Minnesota 7, Buffalo 0

Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 0

Ottawa 4, Montreal 1

Tampa Bay 3, Edmonton 2

Colorado 4, Florida 2

Detroit 3, St. Louis 2, OT

Winnipeg 2, Dallas 1

Calgary 4, Arizona 1

San Jose 3, Toronto 1

Friday’s Games

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

Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Florida, 7 p.m.

Toronto at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 26 12 .684 —

Brooklyn 16 23 .410 10 1/2

Boston 13 24 .351 12 1/2

Philadelphia 7 31 .184 19

New York 5 36 .122 22 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 31 8 .795 —

Washington 27 12 .692 4

Miami 17 22 .436 14

Charlotte 15 25 .375 16 1/2

Orlando 15 27 .357 17 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 26 14 .650 —

Milwaukee 21 19 .525 5

Cleveland 20 20 .500 6

Indiana 15 25 .375 11

Detroit 14 25 .359 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 27 11 .711 —

Houston 28 12 .700 —

Dallas 27 13 .675 1

San Antonio 24 16 .600 4

New Orleans 19 19 .500 8

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 30 9 .769 —

Denver 18 20 .474 11 1/2

Oklahoma City 18 20 .474 11 1/2

Utah 13 26 .333 17

Minnesota 6 31 .162 23

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 31 5 .861 —

L.A. Clippers 26 13 .667 6 1/2

Phoenix 23 18 .561 10 1/2

Sacramento 16 22 .421 16

L.A. Lakers 12 28 .300 21

Thursday’s Games

Milwaukee 95, New York 79

Houston 112, Oklahoma City 101

Cleveland 109, L.A. Lakers 102

Friday’s Games

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games

Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (109)

James 12-24 8-13 36, Love 4-12 8-9 17, Mozgov 2-5 0-0 4, Irving 9-16 4-4 22, Smith 5-13 1-2 14, Marion 1-2 3-4 5, Thompson 2-5 1-2 5, Dellavedova 2-2 1-2 6. Totals 37-79 26-36 109.

L.A. LAKERS (102)

Johnson 3-5 0-0 8, Davis 3-5 2-4 8, Hill 10-14 0-0 20, Price 1-5 3-4 5, Bryant 7-14 2-3 19, Boozer 4-6 1-2 9, Black 3-4 2-3 8, Kelly 1-6 0-0 2, Lin 3-4 2-2 9, Young 4-13 4-5 14. Totals 39-76 16-23 102.

Cleveland 30 27 22 30 — 109

L.A. Lakers 30 31 14 27 — 102

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-31 (James 4-10, Smith 3-10, Dellavedova 1-1, Love 1-6, Irving 0-4), L.A. Lakers 8-24 (Bryant 3-6, Johnson 2-4, Young 2-8, Lin 1-1, Price 0-2, Kelly 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 51 (Thompson 11), L.A. Lakers 45 (Bryant, Hill 6). Assists—Cleveland 14 (James 5), L.A. Lakers 26 (Bryant 17). Total Fouls—Cleveland 15, L.A. Lakers 26. A—18,997 (18,997).

 

College basketball

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Bryant 81, Wagner 73

George Washington 73, Richmond 70, 2OT

James Madison 54, Drexel 35

LIU Brooklyn 71, CCSU 66

Mount St. Mary’s 71, Fairleigh Dickinson 51

Rider 56, Quinnipiac 53

SOUTH

Arkansas St. 59, Appalachian St. 50

Austin Peay 69, Tennessee St. 68

Charlotte 73, North Texas 57

Chattanooga 82, Samford 76

E. Illinois 72, E. Kentucky 65

ETSU 83, W. Carolina 76

FIU 66, Marshall 62, OT

Florida 75, Auburn 55

Georgia Southern 78, Louisiana-Lafayette 70

Georgia St. 83, Texas-Arlington 62

Louisiana Tech 74, UAB 71

Louisiana-Monroe 63, Troy 54

Memphis 63, Cincinnati 50

Mercer 67, Furman 64

Middle Tennessee 62, Southern Miss. 61

Morehead St. 91, SIU-Edwardsville 63

Murray St. 92, Belmont 77

Old Dominion 63, Rice 53

Radford 72, Campbell 55

The Citadel 69, Wofford 66

UT-Martin 63, Tennessee Tech 60

W. Kentucky 88, FAU 85, OT

MIDWEST

Oakland 69, Green Bay 66

Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 55

SOUTHWEST

Texas St. 82, South Alabama 71

FAR WEST

Arizona 68, Colorado 54

BYU 93, Pacific 80

CS Northridge 74, UC Santa Barbara 63

E. Washington 92, Portland St. 85

Gonzaga 78, Pepperdine 76

Grand Canyon 83, Utah Valley 74

Long Beach St. 50, Cal Poly 48

Loyola Marymount 80, Portland 68

New Mexico St. 70, CS Bakersfield 54

S. Utah 71, Idaho St. 67

Sacramento St. 79, Idaho 76

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 70, San Diego 58

Seattle 70, Texas-Pan American 47

UC Davis 74, UC Riverside 61

UC Irvine 63, Cal St.-Fullerton 58

Utah 76, Arizona St. 59

Washington 56, Oregon St. 43

Washington St. 108, Oregon 99, OT

Weber St. 74, N. Arizona 65

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Albany Alexander 50, Bidwell River Valley 34

Athens 73, Wellston 23

Beaver Eastern 59, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 42

Chillicothe Unioto 65, Chillicothe Huntington 54

Chillicothe Zane Trace 50, Bainbridge Paint Valley 32

Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 61, Portsmouth 43

Crown City S. Gallia 56, Stewart Federal Hocking 49

Fayetteville-Perry 67, Mowrystown Whiteoak 57

Glouster Trimble 47, Wahama, W.Va. 18

Leesburg Fairfield 66, W. Union 42

Logan 75, Lancaster Fairfield Union 62

McArthur Vinton County 51, Pomeroy Meigs 25

Oak Hill 58, Waverly 55

Peebles 27, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 25

Piketon 71, Frankfort Adena 33

Portsmouth Notre Dame 53, Franklin Furnace Green 21

Proctorville Fairland 61, Ironton 55

Reedsville Eastern 69, Belpre 68

S. Webster 52, Wheelersburg 38

Sardinia Eastern Brown 40, Lynchburg-Clay 39, OT

Waterford 75, Racine Southern 34

Williamsport Westfall 67, Southeastern 57

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Kentucky (31) 15-0 799 1

2. Virginia (1) 15-0 768 3

3. Gonzaga 16-1 713 7

4. Duke 14-1 698 2

5. Villanova 15-1 659 8

6. Wisconsin 15-2 604 4

7. Louisville 14-2 587 5

8. Utah 13-2 556 11

9. Arizona 14-2 548 6

10. Kansas 13-2 521 13

11. Maryland 15-2 455 9

12. Notre Dame 15-2 439 12

13. Iowa State 12-2 418 16

14. Wichita State 14-2 390 15

15. West Virginia 14-2 330 14

16. North Carolina 12-4 328 17

17. VCU 13-3 244 21

18. Oklahoma 11-4 202 18

19. Arkansas 13-2 196 25

20. Texas 12-4 184 10

21. Seton Hall 13-3 170 19

22. Northern Iowa 14-2 135 23

23. Baylor 12-3 116 22

24. Oklahoma State 12-3 51 —

25. Ohio State 13-4 47 20

Others receiving votes: Michigan State 35, Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John’s 25, Dayton 22, Colorado State 20, Georgetown 19, Providence 16, Old Dominion 10, Stanford 10, Alabama 8, San Diego State 6, LSU 5, SMU 4, Syracuse 4, N.C. State 2, Mississippi 1, Rhode Island 1, Saint Mary’s 1.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. South Carolina (28) 16-0 868 1

2. UConn (7) 14-1 846 2

3. Baylor 14-1 777 5

4. Louisville 15-1 728 6

4. Texas 13-1 728 3

6. Tennessee 14-2 722 7

7. Notre Dame 15-2 678 4

8. Maryland 13-2 583 12

9. Oregon St. 14-1 579 11

10. Kentucky 14-3 545 10

11. Texas A&M 15-3 515 9

12. North Carolina 15-2 488 8

13. Stanford 12-4 453 15

14. Arizona St. 15-1 399 18

15. Mississippi St. 18-1 341 14

16. Duke 11-5 332 13

17. Nebraska 12-3 275 19

18. Georgia 15-2 271 20

19. Princeton 17-0 178 22

20. Florida St. 15-2 168 —

21. Oklahoma St. 11-3 162 16

22. Iowa 12-3 139 17

23. Minnesota 14-2 114 23

24. Rutgers 12-4 98 24

25. Syracuse 11-5 91 21

Others receiving votes: W. Kentucky 78, Chattanooga 49, Miami 41, Washington 24, South Florida 21, Iowa St. 19, Northwestern 18, Green Bay 14, Long Beach St. 7, St. John’s 7, Seton Hall 6, California 5, DePaul 4, George Washington 2, Ohio St. 2.

 

TSN FCS poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in the final 2014 Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, points and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv

1. North Dakota State (152) 15-1 3800 2

2. Illinois State 13-2 3630 7

3. New Hampshire 12-2 3475 1

4. Eastern Washington 11-3 3161 4

5. Coastal Carolina 12-2 3046 6

6. Sam Houston State 11-5 2936 19

7. Villanova 11-3 2894 5

8. Chattanooga 10-4 2701 8

9. Jacksonville State 10-2 2585 3

10. Northern Iowa 9-5 2332 10

11. Fordham 11-3 2234 9

12. South Dakota State 9-5 2033 14

13. Montana 9-5 1969 12

14. Southeastern Louisiana 9-4 1729 11

15. Harvard 10-0 1502 13

16. Richmond 9-5 1422 18

17. Liberty 9-5 1365 20

18. James Madison 9-4 1170 15

19. Indiana State 8-6 1162 25

20. Montana State 8-5 1144 17

21. Eastern Kentucky 9-4 992 16

22. Youngstown State 7-5 422 21

23. Bethune-Cookman 9-3 347 22

24. Sacred Heart 9-3 325 —

25. Idaho State 8-4 318 24

Others receiving votes: William & Mary 247, Stephen F. Austin 167, McNeese State 52, Charleston Southern 37, N.C. A&T 31, Yale 31, Alcorn State 30, Southern Illinois 22, Morgan State 16, Lamar 13, San Diego 12, Northern Arizona 10, Dartmouth 9, Cal Poly 6, Samford 6, Bucknell 4, Albany 3, Bryant 3, Sacramento State 2, Western Illinois 2, Northwestern State 1, S.C. State 1, Wagner 1.