NFL playoffs
NFL Playoff Schedule & Results
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Oakland at Houston, 4:35 p.m. (ESPN)
Detroit at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 8
Miami at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Seattle, Green Bay or N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Houston, Oakland or Miami at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh, Houston or Oakland at Kansas City, 1:05 p.m. (NBC)
Green Bay, N.Y. Giants or Detroit at Dallas, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
AFC
To Be Determined
NFC
To Be Determined
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Orlando, Fla.
AFC vs. NFC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Houston
To Be Determined, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

HOF finalists
2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame Finalists
Results announced Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016
x-first-year eligible
Modern Era
Morten Andersen, Kicker (1982-1994 New Orleans; 1995-2000, 2006-07 Atlanta; 2001 NY Giants; 2002-03 Kansas City; 2004 Minnesota)
Tony Boselli, Tackle (1995-2001 Jacksonville)
Isaac Bruce, Wide Receiver (1994-2007 LA/St. Louis Rams; 2008-09 San Francisco)
Don Coryell, Coach (1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals; 1978-1986 San Diego)
Terrell Davis, Running Back (1995-2001 Denver)
Brian Dawkins, Safety (1996-2008 Philadelphia; 2009-2011 Denver)
Alan Faneca, Guard (1998-2007 Pittsburgh; 2008-09 NY Jets; 2010 Arizona)
Joe Jacoby, Tackle (1981-1993 Washington)
Ty Law, Cornerback (1995-2004 New England; 2005, 2008 NY Jets; 2006-07 Kansas City; 2009 Denver)
John Lynch, Free Safety (1993-2003 Tampa Bay; 2004-07 Denver)
Kevin Mawae, Center/Guard (1994-97 Seattle; 1998-2005 NY Jets; 2006-09 Tennessee)
Terrell Owens, Wide Receiver (1996-2003 San Francisco; 2004-05 Philadelphia; 2006-08 Dallas; 2009 Buffalo; 2010 Cincinnati)
Jason Taylor, Defensive End (1997-2007, 2009, 2011 Miami; 2008 Washington; 2010 NY Jets)
LaDainian Tomlinson, Running Back (2001-09 San Diego; 2010-11 NY Jets)
Kurt Warner, Quarterback (1998-2003 St. Louis Rams; 2004 NY Giants; 2005-09 Arizona)
Seniors
Kenny Easley, Safety (1981-87 Seattle)
Contributors
Jerry Jones, Dallas Owner, President & General Manager (1989-present)
Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner (1989-2006)

FCS playoffs
NCAA FCS Playoffs
First Round
Saturday, Nov. 26
Villanova 31, Saint Francis (Pa.) 21
Chattanooga 45, Weber State 14
New Hampshire 64, Lehigh 21
Wofford 15, Charleston Southern 14
Richmond 39, N.C. A&T 10
Central Arkansas 31, Illinois State 24
Youngstown St. 38, Samford 24
San Diego 35, Cal Poly 21
Second Round
Saturday, Dec. 3
James Madison 55, New Hampshire 22
Youngstown State 40, Jacksonville State 24
South Dakota State 10, Villanova 7
Sam Houston State 41, Chattanooga 36
North Dakota State 45, San Diego 7
Eastern Washington 31, Central Arkansas 14
Wofford 17, The Citadel 3
Richmond 27, North Dakota 24
Quarterfinals
Friday, Dec. 9
James Madison 65, Sam Houston State 7
Saturday, Dec. 10
North Dakota State 36, South Dakota State 10
Youngstown State 30, Wofford 23, 2OT
Eastern Washington 38, Richmond 0
Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 16
James Madison 27, North Dakota State 17
Saturday, Dec. 17
Youngstown State 40, Eastern Washington 38
Championship
Saturday, Jan. 7
At Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
James Madison (13-1) vs. Youngstown State (12-3), Noon

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    23    11    .676    —
Boston    21    14    .600      2 1/2
New York    16    18    .471      7
Philadelphia    9    24    .273    13 1/2
Brooklyn    8    25    .242    14 1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Charlotte    19    16    .543    —
Atlanta    18    16    .529       1/2
Washington    16    18    .471    2 1/2
Orlando    16    20    .444    3 1/2
Miami    10    26    .278    9 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    26    7    .788    —
Milwaukee    17    16    .515      9
Indiana    18    18    .500      9 1/2
Chicago    17    18    .486    10
Detroit    16    21    .432    12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    28    7    .800    —
Houston    27    9    .750      1 1/2
Memphis    22    15    .595      7
New Orleans    14    22    .389    14 1/2
Dallas    11    24    .314    17
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    22    14    .611    —
Oklahoma City    21    14    .600         1/2
Portland    15    21    .417      7
Denver    14    21    .400      7 1/2
Minnesota    11    24    .314    10 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    30    5    .857    —
L.A. Clippers    23    14    .622      8
Sacramento    15    19    .441    14 1/2
L.A. Lakers    13    25    .342    18 1/2
Phoenix    11    25    .306    19 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 93, Minnesota 91
Boston 115, Utah 104
Indiana 121, Detroit 116
Dallas 113, Washington 105
San Antonio 110, Toronto 82
Phoenix 99, Miami 90
Sacramento 120, Denver 113
L.A. Lakers 116, Memphis 102
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Miami at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Ohio U. box
OHIO 89, W. MICHIGAN 58
W. MICHIGAN (4-9)
Johnson 2-4 0-1 4, LaMont 2-7 2-4 6, Wilder 4-13 1-2 9, Jones 2-6 0-0 4, Haymond 3-9 3-3 9, Ikongshul 0-0 2-2 2, Omili 0-1 0-0 0, Dugan 2-7 0-0 4, Printy 1-1 0-0 3, Moore 2-4 2-3 8, Randall 0-4 2-2 2, Davis 2-4 2-4 7. Totals 20-60 14-21 58.
OHIO (9-3)
Kaminski 4-8 0-0 12, Campbell 7-12 2-4 22, Simmons 4-7 2-2 11, Dartis 4-8 1-1 12, Block 1-5 1-1 3, Carter 3-4 0-0 7, Taylor 2-4 0-0 4, McDonald 1-1 0-0 2, Frayer 0-2 0-0 0, Dozier 0-1 1-4 1, Crabtree 0-1 0-0 0, Bisutti 1-1 0-0 3, Culver 3-5 2-2 8, Laster 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 31-62 11-16 89.
Halftime—Ohio 46-25. 3-Point Goals—W. Michigan 4-16 (Moore 2-4, Printy 1-1, Davis 1-3, Jones 0-1, Haymond 0-1, Randall 0-3, Wilder 0-3), Ohio 16-31 (Campbell 6-9, Kaminski 4-6, Dartis 3-6, Carter 1-1, Bisutti 1-1, Simmons 1-2, Crabtree 0-1, Frayer 0-1, Culver 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Block 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—W. Michigan 37 (Wilder 10), Ohio 36 (Campbell 12). Assists—W. Michigan 7 (Wilder, Jones 2), Ohio 20 (Block 8). Total Fouls—W. Michigan 17, Ohio 17. A—4,616 (13,080).

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    38    23    9    6    52    115    87
Ottawa    37    20    13    4    44    94    98
Boston    40    20    16    4    44    95    97
Toronto    37    17    12    8    42    113    109
Tampa Bay    39    19    16    4    42    113    111
Florida    38    16    14    8    40    92    104
Detroit    37    16    16    5    37    93    107
Buffalo    37    14    15    8    36    82    102
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    36    27    5    4    58    126    74
Pittsburgh    38    25    8    5    55    133    107
N.Y. Rangers    40    26    13    1    53    136    101
Washington    37    23    9    5    51    105    83
Philadelphia    39    20    14    5    45    116    120
Carolina    37    16    14    7    39    95    101
New Jersey    39    16    16    7    39    92    115
N.Y. Islanders    36    15    15    6    36    104    113
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    40    23    12    5    51    109    98
Minnesota    36    23    9    4    50    113    76
St. Louis    38    20    13    5    45    108    111
Nashville    37    16    14    7    39    103    102
Dallas    38    16    15    7    39    97    113
Winnipeg    40    18    19    3    39    109    121
Colorado    37    12    24    1    25    76    125
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    38    23    13    2    48    95    82
Anaheim    39    19    12    8    46    107    109
Edmonton    39    19    13    7    45    111    104
Los Angeles    38    19    15    4    42    94    92
Calgary    39    20    17    2    42    105    111
Vancouver    39    18    18    3    39    97    116
Arizona    37    11    21    5    27    82    121
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Washington 6, Toronto 5, OT
Columbus 3, Edmonton 1
New Jersey 3, Carolina 1
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Winnipeg 6, Tampa Bay 4
Montreal 2, Nashville 1, OT
Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1, OT
Wednesday’s Games
Winnipeg at Florida, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Dallas, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Edmonton at Boston, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Edmonton        0    1    0    =    1
Columbus        1    1    1    =    3
First Period—1, Columbus, Atkinson 18 (Wennberg, Werenski), 12:32 (pp). Penalties—Puljujarvi, EDM, (holding), 11:20.
Second Period—2, Edmonton, Klefbom 6 (Eberle, Maroon), 5:39. 3, Columbus, Karlsson 6 (Jones, Saad), 10:43 (pp). Penalties—Atkinson, CBJ, (slashing), 0:24; Dubinsky, CBJ, Major (fighting), 7:48; Maroon, EDM, Major (fighting), 7:48; Davidson, EDM, (holding), 8:53; Columbus bench, served by Werenski (too many men on the ice), 13:44; Mcdavid, EDM, (tripping), 14:41.
Third Period—4, Columbus, Foligno 13, 2:45. Penalties—Benning, EDM, (roughing), 6:06; Jones, CBJ, (tripping), 11:12.
Shots on Goal—Edmonton 4-8-10—22. Columbus 12-13-10—35.
Power-play opportunities—Edmonton 0 of 3; Columbus 2 of 4.
Goalies—Edmonton, Talbot 18-11-6 (35 shots-32 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 25-5-2 (22-21).
A—17,169 (18,144). T—2:28.
Referees—Kevin Pollock, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen—Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik.

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Beaver Eastern 50, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 43
Beverly Ft. Frye 74, New Matamoras Frontier 51
Bidwell River Valley 48, Crown City S. Gallia 41
Blanchester 69, Fayetteville-Perry 49
Bloom-Carroll 57, Logan 49
Chesapeake 66, Ironton Rock Hill 58, 2OT
Chillicothe Huntington 52, McDermott Northwest 36
Circleville 50, Ashville Teays Valley 46
Circleville Logan Elm 76, London 48
Greenfield McClain 47, Chillicothe Zane Trace 38
Ironton 56, Gallipolis Gallia 43
Ironton St. Joseph 55, New Boston Glenwood 51
Jackson 58, Wheelersburg 55
McArthur Vinton County 62, Chillicothe 58
Minford 49, Albany Alexander 46
Nelsonville-York 66, Belpre 52
Oak Hill 52, Wellston 29
Pomeroy Meigs 59, Reedsville Eastern 53
Portsmouth Sciotoville 77, S. Webster 72
Proctorville Fairland 78, Coal Grove 43
Seaman N. Adams 63, Portsmouth W. 61
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 64, Lynchburg-Clay 43
Waterford 82, Wahama, W.Va. 40
Waverly 95, Hillsboro 80

College basketball
Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
CS Bakersfield 64, Dartmouth 60
Dayton 90, St. Bonaventure 74
Rhode Island 88, Saint Joseph’s 58
SOUTH
Alabama 68, Mississippi St. 58
Arkansas 82, Tennessee 78
Florida 70, Mississippi 63
Jacksonville 124, Middle Georgia 85
Kentucky 100, Texas A&M 58
North Carolina 89, Clemson 86
UCF 48, East Carolina 45
UNC-Asheville 70, Liberty 57
Wake Forest 79, Boston College 66
MIDWEST
Akron 89, Bowling Green 84
E. Michigan 85, Cent. Michigan 63
Kansas 90, Kansas St. 88
Kent St. 100, Ball St. 90
Miami (Ohio) 69, N. Illinois 67
Ohio 89, W. Michigan 58
Toledo 86, Buffalo 54
Wisconsin 75, Indiana 68
SOUTHWEST
TCU 60, Oklahoma 57
Texas Tech 77, West Virginia 76

AP men’s poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 1, total 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. Villanova (59)    14-0    1,619    1
2. Baylor (6)    13-0    1,532    4
3. Kansas    12-1    1,503    3
4. UCLA    14-1    1,406    2
5. Gonzaga    14-0    1,357    7
6. Kentucky    11-2    1,280    8
7. West Virginia    12-1    1,179    11
8. Duke    12-2    1,090    5
9. Louisville    12-2    1,063    6
10. Creighton    13-1    1,015    10
11. Virginia    11-2    954    12
12. Florida St.    14-1    902    20
13. Wisconsin    12-2    865    14
14. North Carolina    12-3    785    9
15. Oregon    13-2    771    21
16. Xavier    12-2    634    17
17. Arizona    13-2    613    18
18. Butler    12-2    477    13
19. Saint Mary’s (Cal)    12-1    416    19
20. Purdue    12-3    405    15
21. Virginia Tech    12-1    293    –
22. Cincinnati    12-2    258    23
23. Notre Dame    12-2    250    24
24. Florida    10-3    193    25
25. Indiana    10-4    74    16
25. Southern Cal    14-1    74    22
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 56, Clemson 23, Miami 16, Maryland 6, Kansas St 5, Iowa St. 3, Seton Hall 3, Northwestern 2, VCU 2, UNC Wilmington 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. 1, 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. UConn (33)    13-0    825    1
2. Baylor    13-1    781    3
3. Maryland    13-1    739    4
4. Mississippi St.    15-0    714    5
5. South Carolina    11-1    691    6
6. Florida St.    13-1    654    7
7. Notre Dame    12-2    651    2
8. Louisville    13-2    610    8
9. UCLA    11-2    551    10
10. Stanford    12-2    497    13
11. Ohio St.    12-4    440    14
12. Washington    14-2    418    9
13. Duke    12-1    415    15
14. Miami    11-2    405    11
15. Texas    8-4    324    16
16. Oregon St.    13-1    304    22
17. West Virginia    13-1    289    12
18. Virginia Tech    13-0    282    19
19. Arizona St.    10-3    256    18
20. Oklahoma    11-3    160    24
20. California    13-1    160    21
22. South Florida    11-1    146    23
23. DePaul    10-4    88    –
24. Kentucky    9-5    71    17
25. Kansas St.    11-3    54    –
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 42, Colorado 38, Syracuse 37, NC State 26, Texas A&M 11, Utah 10, Mississippi 6, Green Bay 5, Michigan 5, Southern Cal 5, Boise St. 5, Northwestern 4, Marquette 3, Oklahoma St. 2, Georgia Tech 1.