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 48 30 14 4 64 156 127

Detroit 47 27 11 9 63 139 119

Montreal 45 29 13 3 61 123 106

Boston 48 25 16 7 57 126 121

Florida 44 20 14 10 50 107 122

Ottawa 46 19 18 9 47 126 128

Toronto 48 22 23 3 47 142 150

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 46 26 12 8 60 138 117

N.Y. Rangers 44 27 13 4 58 134 106

Washington 46 24 13 9 57 137 120

Philadelphia 48 19 22 7 45 130 146

Columbus 45 20 22 3 43 113 142

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 45 30 10 5 65 137 104

St. Louis 46 29 13 4 62 148 111

Chicago 47 30 15 2 62 148 108

Winnipeg 48 26 14 8 60 135 117

Colorado 48 20 18 10 50 125 137

Dallas 46 21 18 7 49 144 151

Minnesota 46 20 20 6 46 128 137

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 47 31 10 6 68 139 124

San Jose 48 25 17 6 56 131 132

Vancouver 45 26 16 3 55 124 114

Calgary 47 25 19 3 53 136 125

Los Angeles 47 20 15 12 52 129 126

Arizona 46 16 25 5 37 105 156

Edmonton 47 12 26 9 33 109 158

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

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO

Colorado 3, Boston 2, SO

Ottawa 4, Toronto 3

Winnipeg 4, Columbus 0

Anaheim 6, Calgary 3

San Jose 4, Los Angeles 2

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 0 0 0 — 0

Winnipeg 2 2 0 — 4

First Period—1, Winnipeg, Wheeler 13 (Ladd, Little), 1:08. 2, Winnipeg, Kane 10 (Scheifele), 6:06. Penalties—Bogosian, Wpg (holding), 11:40; Ladd, Wpg (slashing), 17:52.

Second Period—3, Winnipeg, Harrison 4 (Trouba, Peluso), 4:45. 4, Winnipeg, Thorburn 4 (Lowry, Halischuk), 14:10. Penalties—Trouba, Wpg (tripping), 1:55; Connauton, Clm (hooking), 11:05; Ladd, Wpg (holding), 16:47; Foligno, Clm (tripping), 17:36.

Third Period—None. Penalties—Tropp, Clm (high-sticking), 13:04; Hartnell, Clm (slashing), 20:00.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 14-7-8—29. Winnipeg 6-17-7—30.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 4; Winnipeg 0 of 3.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 16-15-2 (12 shots-9 saves), McElhinney (7:44 second, 18-17). Winnipeg, Hutchinson 14-4-2 (29-29).

A—15,016 (15,004). T—2:27.

Referees—Dave Jackson, Ghislain Hebert. Linesmen—Mark Shewchyk, Brian Mach.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 27 15 .643 —

Brooklyn 18 24 .429 9

Boston 13 26 .333 12 1/2

Philadelphia 8 34 .190 19

New York 7 36 .163 20 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 35 8 .814 —

Washington 29 14 .674 6

Miami 18 24 .429 16 1/2

Charlotte 18 25 .419 17

Orlando 15 30 .333 21

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 27 16 .628 —

Cleveland 23 20 .535 4

Milwaukee 21 20 .512 5

Detroit 17 26 .395 10

Indiana 15 29 .341 12 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 30 12 .714 —

Dallas 30 13 .698 1/2

Houston 29 14 .674 1 1/2

San Antonio 27 16 .628 3 1/2

New Orleans 21 21 .500 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 31 12 .721 —

Oklahoma City 22 20 .524 8 1/2

Denver 18 24 .429 12 1/2

Utah 14 28 .333 16 1/2

Minnesota 7 34 .171 23

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 34 6 .850 —

L.A. Clippers 28 14 .667 7

Phoenix 26 18 .591 10

Sacramento 16 26 .381 19

L.A. Lakers 12 31 .279 23 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

New York 98, Philadelphia 91

Charlotte 78, Miami 76

Cleveland 106, Utah 92

Atlanta 110, Indiana 91

Detroit 128, Orlando 118

New Orleans 96, L.A. Lakers 80

Memphis 92, Toronto 86

Dallas 98, Minnesota 75

Oklahoma City 105, Washington 103, OT

Phoenix 118, Portland 113

Brooklyn 103, Sacramento 100

Golden State 126, Houston 113

Thursday’s Games

San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Boston at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Boston at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

UTAH (92)

Hayward 4-11 4-4 14, Favors 6-11 0-0 12, Kanter 9-20 6-8 24, Burke 1-10 0-0 2, Ingles 1-4 0-0 3, Gobert 3-3 0-0 6, Exum 2-5 0-0 4, Booker 2-6 1-2 5, Millsap 4-9 2-2 12, Williams 3-4 1-2 10, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Evans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-84 14-18 92.

CLEVELAND (106)

James 8-16 10-14 26, Love 7-15 4-4 19, Mozgov 8-12 0-2 16, Irving 8-13 0-1 18, Smith 5-16 3-4 15, Thompson 2-2 0-0 4, Marion 3-3 0-0 6, Dellavedova 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Haywood 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-81 17-25 106.

Utah 20 20 22 30 — 92

Cleveland 31 22 29 24 — 106

3-Point Goals—Utah 8-22 (Williams 3-3, Hayward 2-4, Millsap 2-5, Ingles 1-3, Booker 0-1, Clark 0-1, Burke 0-2, Exum 0-3), Cleveland 5-24 (Irving 2-3, Smith 2-11, Love 1-7, Dellavedova 0-1, James 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 51 (Kanter 17), Cleveland 49 (Love 13). Assists—Utah 24 (Exum 5), Cleveland 24 (James 9). Total Fouls—Utah 22, Cleveland 12. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 82, BALL ST. 73

OHIO (6-10)

Ndour 6-10 4-7 17, Campbell 2-2 2-2 7, Willis 9-15 2-2 27, R. Taylor 2-5 0-0 5, Laster 1-4 0-0 2, Setty 2-2 2-2 6, Mompremier 0-0 0-2 0, Harley 0-1 0-0 0, S. Taylor 7-8 1-2 18. Totals 29-47 11-17 82.

BALL ST. (7-9)

House 3-7 2-2 8, Sellers 4-9 5-6 16, Kamieniecki 2-5 2-6 6, Kiapway 7-13 0-0 19, Davis 4-10 2-2 12, Belcaster 0-4 1-2 1, Mallory 0-1 0-0 0, Calhoun 4-7 2-2 11, Gill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 14-20 73.

Halftime—Ohio 40-32. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 13-18 (Willis 7-9, S. Taylor 3-3, Campbell 1-1, Ndour 1-2, R. Taylor 1-3), Ball St. 11-27 (Kiapway 5-9, Sellers 3-5, Davis 2-4, Calhoun 1-3, House 0-1, Mallory 0-1, Belcaster 0-4). Fouled Out—Setty. Rebounds—Ohio 31 (Ndour 8), Ball St. 27 (Calhoun 10). Assists—Ohio 20 (S. Taylor 7), Ball St. 15 (Davis 7). Total Fouls—Ohio 18, Ball St. 20. A—2,770.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Army 65, Colgate 63

Boston U. 59, American U. 54

Brooklyn 86, CCNY 68

Bucknell 75, Loyola (Md.) 61

Delaware 84, William & Mary 80

Hofstra 86, Drexel 58

Holy Cross 74, Lafayette 73

Lehigh 61, Navy 47

Monmouth (NJ) 71, Penn 56

Quinnipiac 63, St. Peter’s 55

Saint Joseph’s 62, UMass 56

SOUTH

Mississippi St. 78, Auburn 71

North Carolina 87, Wake Forest 71

SMU 66, Tulane 52

UNC Wilmington 58, Coll. of Charleston 56, OT

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 74, E. Michigan 58

Butler 64, Creighton 61

Cent. Michigan 84, Buffalo 73

Cincinnati 67, Houston 54

Evansville 65, Loyola of Chicago 56

Illinois 66, Purdue 57

Kent St. 67, Toledo 60

Michigan St. 66, Penn St. 60

N. Illinois 64, Akron 61

N. Iowa 66, Indiana St. 60

Ohio 82, Ball St. 73

S. Dakota St. 82, IPFW 53

S. Illinois 70, Bradley 59

W. Michigan 69, Miami (Ohio) 58

Wichita St. 76, Missouri St. 53

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 81, Huston-Tillotson 61

Oklahoma St. 63, Texas Tech 43

Texas A&M 62, Missouri 50

Tulsa 73, Memphis 55

FAR WEST

Boise St. 86, San Jose St. 36

Denver 73, Oral Roberts 66

Utah 86, Washington St. 64

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Albany Alexander 91, Pomeroy Meigs 42

Beverly Ft. Frye 39, Linsly, W.Va. 36

Circleville Logan Elm 43, Bloom-Carroll 30

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 37, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 35

Greenfield McClain 57, Wilmington 47

Hillsboro 59, Lees Creek E. Clinton 28

Logan 56, Marietta 48

Seaman N. Adams 64, Batavia 34

Sugarcreek Garaway 70, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 46

Washington C.H. 59, Chillicothe 55

 

World Series’ odds

2015 World Series Odds

By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver

As of Jan. 19, 2015

CURRENT OPENING

TEAM ODDS ODDS

Washington 4-1 6-1

Los Angeles (AL) 6-1 6-1

Los Angeles (NL) 6-1 5-1

Boston 10-1 25-1

Detroit 12-1 7-1

Baltimore 15-1 12-1

Chicago (NL) 15-1 55-1

St. Louis 15-1 12-1

Seattle 15-1 18-1

Kansas City 18-1 14-1

Cleveland 20-1 20-1

New York (AL) 20-1 18-1

San Francisco 20-1 10-1

Toronto 20-1 30-1

Atlanta 25-1 18-1

Chicago (AL) 25-1 65-1

Pittsburgh 25-1 18-1

San Diego 25-1 65-1

New York (NL) 30-1 45-1

Cincinnati 35-1 25-1

Miami 40-1 50-1

Milwaukee 40-1 25-1

Texas 40-1 40-1

Oakland 50-1 20-1

Tampa Bay 75-1 35-1

Colorado 125-1 150-1

Arizona 150-1 150-1

Minnesota 150-1 175-1

Houston 200-1 200-1

Philadelphia 250-1 120-1

 

USA Today women

The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 19, 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. South Carolina (25) 18-0 793 1

2. UConn (7) 16-1 775 2

3. Baylor 17-1 732 3

4. Louisville 17-1 690 4

5. Notre Dame 17-2 673 7

6. Maryland 15-2 623 8

7. Tennessee 15-3 583 6

8. Oregon State 16-1 570 9

9. Texas 14-3 524 5

10. Texas A&M 16-3 499 12

11. North Carolina 16-3 486 10

12. Arizona State 17-1 414 17

13. Duke 13-5 394 14

14. Kentucky 15-4 376 11

15. Nebraska 14-3 371 15

16. Stanford 13-5 319 13

17. Florida State 17-2 299 19

18. Iowa 14-3 220 21

19. Georgia 16-3 217 16

20. Mississippi State 19-2 195 18

21. Princeton 17-0 134 23

22. Syracuse 13-5 122 24

23. Rutgers 13-5 93 22

24. George Washington 16-2 44 —

25. Seton Hall 17-2 39 —

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 32, Western Kentucky 26, James Madison 23, South Florida 23, West Virginia 16, Washington 14, DePaul 13, Oklahoma 13, Northwestern 12, Miami 11, St. John’s 10, LSU 7, Iowa State 6, Minnesota 6, Gonzaga 1, Tulane 1, Green Bay 1.