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: Seattle 28, Green Bay 22, OT

AFC: New England 45, Indianapolis 7

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.

New England vs. Seattle, 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 47 29 14 4 62 152 126

Detroit 46 26 11 9 61 134 115

Montreal 44 28 13 3 59 121 105

Boston 46 24 16 6 54 121 117

Florida 44 20 14 10 50 107 122

Toronto 47 22 22 3 47 139 146

Ottawa 44 18 18 8 44 120 122

Buffalo 47 14 30 3 31 89 167

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 46 31 14 1 63 151 129

Pittsburgh 44 26 12 6 58 134 111

N.Y. Rangers 43 26 13 4 56 131 104

Washington 45 24 13 8 56 133 115

Columbus 44 20 21 3 43 113 138

Philadelphia 47 18 22 7 43 127 144

New Jersey 47 17 22 8 42 107 134

Carolina 46 16 25 5 37 98 120

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 44 30 10 4 64 136 102

St. Louis 46 29 13 4 62 148 111

Chicago 45 28 15 2 58 139 105

Winnipeg 47 25 14 8 58 131 117

Dallas 45 21 17 7 49 143 148

Colorado 47 19 18 10 48 122 135

Minnesota 45 20 20 5 45 124 132

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 46 30 10 6 66 133 121

Vancouver 44 26 15 3 55 123 110

San Jose 47 24 17 6 54 127 130

Calgary 46 25 18 3 53 133 119

Los Angeles 46 20 14 12 52 127 122

Arizona 45 16 24 5 37 104 150

Edmonton 46 11 26 9 31 104 154

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

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 7, Philadelphia 4

Carolina 4, Toronto 1

Vancouver 2, Florida 1

St. Louis 3, Colorado 1

Columbus 3, Minnesota 1

Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, OT

New Jersey 5, San Jose 2

Tuesday’s Games

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

Edmonton at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Arizona at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Winnipeg, 9 p.m.

Boston at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 1 0 2 — 3

Minnesota 1 0 0 — 1

First Period—1, Columbus, Dubinsky 3 (Wisniewski, Connauton), 7:57. 2, Minnesota, Parise 17 (Koivu, Pominville), 18:43 (pp). Penalties—Prout, Clm (hooking), 18:22.

Second Period—None. Penalties—Hartnell, Clm (high-sticking), :37; Haula, Min (hooking), 12:00; Savard, Clm, double minor (high-sticking), 15:41.

Third Period—3, Columbus, Wisniewski 5 (Foligno, Hartnell), 5:35 (pp). 4, Columbus, Hartnell 10 (Wisniewski), 16:57. Penalties—Haula, Min (tripping), 5:25.

Missed Penalty Shot—Parise, Min, 9:02 second.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 5-9-9—23. Minnesota 5-12-9—26.

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

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 16-14-2 (26 shots-25 saves). Minnesota, Dubnyk 11-6-2 (23-20).

A—19,064 (17,954). T—2:25.

Referees—Mike Leggo, Chris Rooney. Linesmen—Mark Shewchyk, Brian Mach.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 27 14 .659 —

Brooklyn 17 24 .415 10

Boston 13 26 .333 13

Philadelphia 8 33 .195 19

New York 6 36 .143 21 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 34 8 .810 —

Washington 29 13 .690 5

Miami 18 22 .450 15

Charlotte 17 25 .405 17

Orlando 15 29 .341 20

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 27 16 .628 —

Cleveland 22 20 .524 4 1/2

Milwaukee 21 20 .512 5

Detroit 16 26 .381 10 1/2

Indiana 15 28 .349 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 29 12 .707 —

Houston 29 13 .690 1/2

Dallas 29 13 .690 1/2

San Antonio 26 16 .619 3 1/2

New Orleans 20 21 .488 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 31 11 .738 —

Oklahoma City 20 20 .500 10

Denver 18 23 .439 12 1/2

Utah 14 27 .341 16 1/2

Minnesota 7 33 .175 23

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 33 6 .846 —

L.A. Clippers 28 14 .667 6 1/2

Phoenix 25 18 .581 10

Sacramento 16 25 .390 18

L.A. Lakers 12 30 .286 22 1/2

Monday’s Games

Washington 111, Philadelphia 76

Charlotte 105, Minnesota 80

Atlanta 93, Detroit 82

L.A. Clippers 102, Boston 93

Golden State 122, Denver 79

Dallas 103, Memphis 95

Houston 110, Indiana 98

New York 99, New Orleans 92

Cleveland 108, Chicago 94

Toronto 92, Milwaukee 89

Portland 98, Sacramento 94

Phoenix 115, L.A. Lakers 100

Tuesday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Utah at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 8 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CHICAGO (94)

Butler 6-16 7-9 20, Gibson 4-10 2-5 10, Gasol 4-14 3-4 11, Rose 5-14 5-5 18, Hinrich 0-4 0-0 0, Snell 5-8 0-0 12, Mirotic 0-1 3-3 3, Moore 1-3 0-0 2, Brooks 5-9 4-4 16, Bairstow 0-1 2-2 2, Mohammed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-80 26-32 94.

CLEVELAND (108)

James 12-23 2-3 26, Love 3-13 9-10 16, Mozgov 7-14 1-1 15, Irving 7-16 3-4 18, Smith 7-11 0-0 20, Thompson 3-10 0-1 6, Marion 1-1 0-0 2, Dellavedova 1-1 1-2 3, Haywood 0-0 2-4 2, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-90 18-25 108.

Chicago 19 20 23 32 — 94

Cleveland 24 30 30 24 — 108

3-Point Goals—Chicago 8-16 (Rose 3-5, Brooks 2-3, Snell 2-4, Butler 1-3, Hinrich 0-1), Cleveland 8-18 (Smith 6-9, Irving 1-2, Love 1-3, Jones 0-1, James 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 49 (Gasol 11), Cleveland 63 (Mozgov 15). Assists—Chicago 12 (Brooks, Butler 3), Cleveland 20 (Irving 12). Total Fouls—Chicago 16, Cleveland 19. Technicals—Rose, Cleveland defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

College basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 64, Stony Brook 47

Detroit 81, Northeastern 69, OT

Hartford 65, UMBC 63

NJIT 65, Maine 55

New Hampshire 67, Mass.-Lowell 64, OT

Vermont 64, Binghamton 44

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 69, Troy 64

Bethune-Cookman 65, Morgan St. 58

Charleston Southern 82, UNC Asheville 75

Coppin St. 87, Florida A&M 75

Delaware St. 59, Savannah St. 50

Duke 79, Pittsburgh 65

ETSU 90, Tusculum 52

High Point 72, Longwood 67

Louisiana-Monroe 57, Louisiana-Lafayette 55

NC Central 59, Hampton 52

Norfolk St. 74, NC A&T 60

SC State 73, Md.-Eastern Shore 72, OT

South Alabama 66, UALR 64

Xavier (NO) 60, Southern NO 52

MIDWEST

St. John’s (Minn.) 92, Augsburg 75

St. Olaf 72, Concordia (Moor.) 48

St. Thomas (Minn.) 80, Bethel (Minn.) 69

SOUTHWEST

Georgia St. 60, Arkansas St. 54

Houston Baptist 84, Cent. Arkansas 61

Lamar 57, SE Louisiana 50

Prairie View 74, Grambling St. 60

Stephen F. Austin 79, New Orleans 54

Texas 66, TCU 48

Texas Southern 67, Jackson St. 54

Texas-Arlington 66, Texas St. 55

FAR WEST

No scores reported

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 18, 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 Prv

1. Kentucky (63) 17-0 1,623 1

2. Virginia (2) 17-0 1,562 2

3. Gonzaga 18-1 1,467 3

4. Villanova 17-1 1,429 5

5. Duke 15-2 1,345 4

6. Wisconsin 16-2 1,282 7

7. Arizona 16-2 1,228 10

8. Notre Dame 17-2 1,055 12

9. Iowa St. 13-3 1,004 11

10. Louisville 15-3 1,003 6

11. Kansas 14-3 943 9

12. Utah 14-3 940 8

13. Maryland 17-2 937 14

14. Wichita St. 16-2 857 13

15. North Carolina 14-4 803 15

16. VCU 15-3 670 17

17. Texas 13-4 554 20

18. West Virginia 15-3 501 16

19. Oklahoma 12-5 445 18

20. N. Iowa 16-2 387 23

21. Baylor 13-4 260 22

22. Dayton 15-2 241 —

23. Indiana 14-4 93 —

24. Seton Hall 13-4 91 21

25. Iowa 13-5 85 —

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 47, Miami 41, San Diego St. 34, Georgetown 33, Stanford 31, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 18, Providence 17, Colorado St. 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13, Butler 11, SMU 11, Michigan St. 8, LSU 6, Old Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio St. 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, St. John’s 1, Washington 1.

 

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. 18, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kentucky (31) 17-0 799 1

2. Virginia (1) 17-0 768 2

3. Gonzaga 18-1 723 3

4. Villanova 17-1 697 5

5. Wisconsin 16-2 654 6

6. Duke 15-2 653 4

7. Arizona 16-2 602 9

8. Maryland 17-2 514 11

9. Notre Dame 17-2 504 12

10. Louisville 15-3 502 7

11. Utah 14-3 473 8

12. Iowa State 13-3 443 13

13. Wichita State 16-2 424 14

14. Kansas 14-3 422 10

15. North Carolina 14-4 390 16

16. VCU 15-3 317 17

17. West Virginia 15-3 273 15

18. Texas 13-4 233 20

19. Northern Iowa 16-2 202 22

20. Oklahoma 12-5 195 18

21. Baylor 13-4 120 23

22. Dayton 15-2 100 —

23. Indiana 14-4 56 —

24. Seton Hall 13-4 40 21

25. Stanford 13-4 33 —

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 29, San Diego State 28, Iowa 27, Colorado State 26, Oklahoma State 24, Michigan State 17, Ohio State 15, Wyoming 14, Miami 13, SMU 12, Georgetown 11, Old Dominion 11, Butler 5, N.C. State 5, Saint Mary’s 5, Mississippi 4, Providence 4, Valparaiso 4, Kansas State 3, Stephen F. Austin 3, LSU 2, St. John’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. 18, 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 Prv

1. South Carolina (27) 17-0 867 1

2. UConn (8) 16-1 848 2

3. Baylor 16-1 787 3

4. Louisville 17-1 746 4

5. Tennessee 15-2 740 6

6. Notre Dame 16-2 708 7

7. Maryland 15-2 629 8

8. Texas 14-2 616 4

9. Oregon St. 15-1 606 9

10. Texas A&M 16-3 551 11

11. Stanford 13-4 489 13

12. North Carolina 16-3 457 12

13. Arizona St. 16-1 451 14

14. Kentucky 15-4 421 10

15. Duke 13-5 371 16

16. Nebraska 13-3 315 17

17. Florida St. 17-2 283 20

18. Mississippi St. 19-2 267 15

19. Princeton 17-0 219 19

20. Iowa 14-3 209 22

21. Minnesota 16-2 191 23

22. Georgia 16-3 132 18

23. Syracuse 13-5 90 25

24. W. Kentucky 16-2 80 —

25. Rutgers 13-5 65 24

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 52, Chattanooga 45, Washington 30, Green Bay 21, Oklahoma 21, LSU 13, Seton Hall 13, George Washington 12, Long Beach St. 10, Miami 10, Iowa St. 6, South Florida 2, DePaul 1, Pittsburgh 1.

 

Boys’ H.S. poll

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

DIVISION I

1, Gahanna Lincoln (16) 12-0 208

2, Dublin Coffman 11-0 156

3, Sylvania Southview (1) 12-0 139

4, Wilmington (1) 12-0 136

5, Dublin Jerome 12-0 116

6, Mason 10-0 107

7, Cin. Elder (2) 14-0 78

8, Huber Hts. Wayne (2) 9-2 67

9, Lorain 12-0 65

10, Westerville S. 11-1 61

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Tol. St. John’s 21. 12, Garfield Hts. 20. 13, Lakewood St. Edward 17.

DIVISION II

1, Akr. SVSM (17) 12-0 215

2, Franklin (4) 13-1 177

3, Athens 10-0 156

4, Day. Dunbar 10-3 128

5, New Concord John Glenn (1) 11-0 106

6, Cle. Cent. Cath. 10-1 105

7, Whitehall-Yearling 10-0 104

8, Chillicothe Unioto 12-0 67

9, Defiance 10-1 58

10, Dover 12-1 45

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Celina 26. 12, Cols. Walnut Ridge 12.

DIVISION III

1, Cle. VASJ (20) 9-0 206

2, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 13-0 1059

3, Huron 10-0 122

4, Cols. Grandview Hts. 12-0 121

5, St. Henry (1) 10-1 113

6, Lima Cent. Cath. 10-1 104

7, Chesapeake 13-0 84

8, Versailles 9-2 77

9, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 10-2 71

10, Youngs. Ursuline (1) 11-1 61

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Northridge 24. 12, Casstown Miami E. 13.

DIVISION IV

1, New Madison Tri-Village (18) 12-0 205

2, Peebles (2) 11-0 153

3, Berlin Hiland 10-1 152

4, Louisville Aquinas (2) 9-1 138

5, Maria Stein Marion Local 9-1 125

6, Russia 12-1 102

7, Haviland Wayne Trace 10-1 99

8, Troy Christian 11-2 52

9, Sandusky St. Mary 11-2 48

10, Cols. Africentric 11-2 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Glouster Trimble 21. 12, Plymouth 17. 13, Hicksville 12.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Monday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Belpre 74, Wood County Christian, W.Va. 66

Bidwell River Valley 60, Stewart Federal Hocking 32

Chesapeake 66, Ironton Rock Hill 39

Fayetteville-Perry 76, Lynchburg-Clay 66

Logan 53, McConnelsville Morgan 50

New Lexington 56, Crooksville 42

Oak Hill 48, McDermott Northwest 46

Portsmouth Notre Dame 50, Ironton St. Joseph 40

Proctorville Fairland 59, Coal Grove 56

Reedsville Eastern 64, Corning Miller 24

S. Webster 55, Beaver Eastern 34

Sardinia Eastern Brown 53, Blanchester 25

Sugarcreek Garaway 65, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 38

W. Union 44, Franklin Furnace Green 28

Waverly 48, Portsmouth Clay 42

East Carter, Ky. 64, Newark Cath. 60

Beverly Ft. Frye 68, Pataskala Licking Hts. 15

Caldwell 50, Coshocton 45

Waterford 74, Zanesville Rosecrans 22

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Portsmouth vs. S. Point, ppd. to Jan 26.