NFL playoffs
NFL Playoff Schedule & Results
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Houston 27, Oakland 14
Seattle 26, Detroit 6
Sunday, Jan. 8
Pittsburgh 30, Miami 12
Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 13
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Seattle at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1:05 p.m. (NBC)
Green Bay at Dallas, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
NFC
To Be Determined, 3:05 p.m.
AFC
To Be Determined, 6;40 p.m.
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)

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    25    13    .658    —
Boston    23    15    .605      2
New York    17    21    .447      8
Philadelphia    10    25    .286    13 1/2
Brooklyn    8    29    .216    16 1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Atlanta    22    16    .579    —
Washington    19    18    .514      2 1/2
Charlotte    20    19    .513      2 1/2
Orlando    16    23    .410      6 1/2
Miami    11    29    .275    12
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    28    9    .757    —
Indiana    20    18    .526      8 1/2
Milwaukee    19    18    .514      9
Chicago    19    20    .487    10
Detroit    18    22    .450    11 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    30    8    .789    —
Houston    31    9    .775��   —
Memphis    24    16    .600      7
New Orleans    15    24    .385    15 1/2
Dallas    11    27    .289    19
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    24    16    .600    —
Oklahoma City    23    16    .590         1/2
Portland    17    23    .425      7
Denver    14    23    .378      8 1/2
Minnesota    12    26    .316    11
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    33    6    .846    —
L.A. Clippers    26    14    .650      7 1/2
Sacramento    16    22    .421    16 1/2
L.A. Lakers    15    27    .357    19 1/2
Phoenix    12    26    .316    20 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Washington 101, Chicago 99
Atlanta 117, Brooklyn 97
Toronto 114, Boston 106
Houston 121, Charlotte 114
Milwaukee 109, San Antonio 107
Utah 100, Cleveland 92
Golden State 107, Miami 95
Portland 108, L.A. Lakers 87
Sacramento 100, Detroit 94
Wednesday’s Games
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Indiana at Denver, 3 p.m.
New Orleans at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box
CLEVELAND (92)
James 10-20 6-7 29, Love 4-14 2-2 12, Thompson 5-8 2-5 12, Irving 5-18 8-8 20, Liggins 2-4 0-0 6, Jefferson 0-2 0-0 0, Frye 1-6 3-3 5, Felder 2-3 0-0 4, Korver 1-5 0-0 2, McRae 0-0 0-0 0, Shumpert 1-5 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-85 21-25 92.
UTAH (100)
Hayward 10-12 4-5 28, Favors 5-10 2-4 12, Gobert 5-7 1-1 11, Hill 5-11 1-4 13, Hood 7-15 0-0 18, Johnson 0-5 1-2 1, Ingles 2-5 0-0 5, Lyles 4-11 2-3 12, Diaw 0-1 0-0 0, Mack 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 11-19 100.
Cleveland    29    12    25    26    =    92
Utah    29    27    19    25    =    100
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-31 (James 3-6, Liggins 2-3, Love 2-6, Irving 2-8, Jefferson 0-1, Korver 0-2, Shumpert 0-2, Frye 0-3), Utah 13-34 (Hayward 4-5, Hood 4-10, Hill 2-3, Lyles 2-7, Ingles 1-4, Mack 0-1, Johnson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 42 (Thompson 12), Utah 46 (Gobert 14). Assists—Cleveland 15 (James 5), Utah 22 (Hill 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Utah 21. Technicals—James, Cleveland team, Jefferson, Utah team. A—19,911 (19,911).

Girls’ AP poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Mason (11)    10-0    136
2. Newark (3)    12-0    115
3. W. Chester Lakota W.    11-1    95
4. Reynoldsburg    9-2    53
5. Tol. Start    9-1    52
6. Solon    8-2    44
7. Lyndhurst Brush    10-1    43
8. Mentor    7-2    39
9. Springboro    10-2    34
10.Eastlake N.    8-1    32
Others receiving 12 or more points: Can. GlenOak (1) 31. Cin. McAuley (1) 24. Twinsburg 20. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame 19. Cle. St. Joseph 19. Pickerington Cent. 17. Cols. Watterson 16. N. Can. Hoover 15.
DIVISION II
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Day. Carroll (5)    11-1    123
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (6)    11-0    112
3. Kettering Alter (3)    9-2    93
4. Trotwood-Madison    9-2    52
5. London    11-1    48
6. Tipp City Tippecanoe    8-2    47
7. Parma Padua    10-1    46
8. Shaker Hts. Laurel (2)    11-0    43
9. Oak Harbor    10-1    37
10.Perry    11-0    34
Others receiving 12 or more points: Warren Howland 32. Elyria Cath. 23. Millbury Lake 21. Bay Village Bay 19. Caledonia River Valley 18. Wilmington 18.
DIVISION III
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Cols. Africentric (8)    9-1    131
2. Cin. Summit Country Day (4)    11-0    93
3. Archbold (2)    11-0    88
4. Versailles    11-1    58
5. Ft. Recovery    8-0    52
6. Findlay Liberty-Benton    9-1    42
7. Richwood N. Union    11-1    35
8. Newton Falls    8-1    32
(tie) Columbus Grove    8-1    32
10.Lynchburg-Clay    10-0    31
Others receiving 12 or more points: Brookfield 28. Baltimore Liberty Union 27. Proctorville Fairland 22. Gates Mills Gilmour (2) 20. Albany Alexander 20. Warren Champion 19. Garrettsville Garfield 18. Lisbon David Anderson 13. Nelsonville-York 12.
DIVISION IV
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Waterford (6)    8-1    117
(tie) Minster (5)    9-0    117
3. Russia    11-1    72
4. New Madison Tri-Village (1)    10-0    67
5. Ottoville    9-2    57
6. Berlin Hiland (3)    10-0    55
7. Arlington    9-2    51
8. Fairfield Christian (1)    11-0    50
9. Jackson Center    7-2    31
10.N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge    8-2    27
Others receiving 12 or more points: Covington 26. Haviland Wayne Trace 24. Reedsville Eastern 24. Windham 24. Lancaster Fisher Cath. 18. N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 17. New Matamoras Frontier 15. Day. Miami Valley 14.

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Albany Alexander 68, Bidwell River Valley 38
Beaver Eastern 44, Latham Western 35
Bellaire 59, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 46
Bloom-Carroll 70, Circleville 41
Chillicothe 89, Hillsboro 52
Circleville Logan Elm 61, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 51
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 59, Greenfield McClain 41
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 50, Ironton Rock Hill 43
Gallipolis Gallia 66, S. Point 60
Glouster Trimble 56, Corning Miller 50
Ironton 52, Chesapeake 38
Martins Ferry 59, Belmont Union Local 56
McArthur Vinton County 77, Logan 54
New Lexington 57, Crooksville 43
Oak Hill 55, Minford 39
Peebles 54, Fayetteville-Perry 52
Pomeroy Meigs 62, Racine Southern 48
Portsmouth Clay 73, New Boston Glenwood 39
Portsmouth Notre Dame 55, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 54, 2OT
Proctorville Fairland 67, Portsmouth 48
S. Webster 65, Portsmouth W. 36
Seaman N. Adams 69, Mowrystown Whiteoak 44
Vincent Warren 78, Marietta 61
W. Union 54, Sardinia Eastern Brown 52
Wahama, W.Va. 68, Crown City S. Gallia 67, OT
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 104, Lees Creek E. Clinton 69
Waterford 71, Reedsville Eastern 46
Waverly 78, Lucasville Valley 73

Tuesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Chillicothe Huntington 54, Williamsport Westfall 49
Chillicothe Unioto 62, Chillicothe Zane Trace 28
Piketon 55, Bainbridge Paint Valley 42
Proctorville Fairland 80, Portsmouth 29
Southeastern 63, Frankfort Adena 21
St. Patrick, Ky. 42, Franklin Furnace Green 33

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    41    25    10    6    56    125    97
Boston    44    22    17    5    49    110    108
Ottawa    39    21    14    4    46    99    102
Toronto    39    18    13    8    44    120    116
Florida    42    18    16    8    44    98    113
Tampa Bay    42    19    19    4    42    118    127
Buffalo    40    16    15    9    41    93    110
Detroit    41    17    18    6    40    103    119
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    40    28    8    4    60    135    90
Pittsburgh    39    26    8    5    57    139    109
Washington    40    26    9    5    57    115    84
N.Y. Rangers    42    28    13    1    57    146    107
Philadelphia    43    21    16    6    48    124    133
Carolina    41    19    15    7    45    109    111
New Jersey    42    16    18    8    40    95    124
N.Y. Islanders    38    15    15    8    38    106    117
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    44    27    12    5    59    124    107
Minnesota    39    25    9    5    55    123    85
St. Louis    41    21    15    5    47    117    123
Nashville    41    18    16    7    43    114    111
Winnipeg    43    20    20    3    43    118    126
Dallas    42    17    17    8    42    109    127
Colorado    39    13    25    1    27    79    130
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    41    25    14    2    52    110    93
Anaheim    43    22    13    8    52    115    113
Edmonton    43    21    15    7    49    123    118
Calgary    43    22    19    2    46    114    119
Los Angeles    41    20    17    4    44    102    105
Vancouver    43    20    19    4    44    106    123
Arizona    40    12    22    6    30    86    128
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Carolina 5, Columbus 3
Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 1
Boston 5, St. Louis 3
Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, OT
Chicago 4, Detroit 3, OT
San Jose 5, Edmonton 3
Anaheim 2, Dallas 0
Wednesday’s Games
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Montreal at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Columbus        1    2    0    =    3
Carolina        0    3    2    =    5
First Period—1, Columbus, Atkinson 20 (Johnson, Jenner), 1:08. Penalties—Jenner, CBJ, (hooking), 3:29; Aho, CAR, (slashing), 8:30; Dubinsky, CBJ, (high sticking), 13:57; Skinner, CAR, (tripping), 14:27.
Second Period—2, Carolina, Skinner 15 (Ryan, Rask), 2:01. 3, Carolina, Ryan 8 (Skinner, Rask), 4:57. 4, Columbus, Anderson 9, 8:01. 5, Carolina, Mcginn 2 (Tennyson, Hanifin), 13:58. 6, Columbus, Saad 15 (Wennberg), 19:05. Penalties—Stalberg, CAR, (high sticking), 2:15; Pesce, CAR, (holding), 15:41.
Third Period—7, Carolina, Staal 8 (Lindholm), 3:50. 8, Carolina, Rask 12 (Faulk, Skinner), 19:39. Penalties—None.
Shots on Goal—Columbus 6-8-13—27. Carolina 4-14-10—28.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 4; Carolina 0 of 2.
Goalies—Columbus, Forsberg 0-1-0 (27 shots-23 saves). Carolina, Ward 16-12-6 (27-24).
A—9,351 (18,680). T—2:33.
Referees—Kendrick Nicholson, Chris Rooney. Linesmen—Francis Charron, Brian Murphy.

Ohio U. box
OHIO 74, BUFFALO 72
OHIO (11-3)
Kaminski 5-12 1-2 12, Campbell 2-4 4-4 9, Dartis 2-9 4-4 10, Simmons 5-14 4-9 14, Block 4-8 4-8 13, Carter 2-5 3-4 7, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Laster 1-2 4-4 7, Culver 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-56 24-35 74.
BUFFALO (7-9)
Perkins 2-9 1-4 5, Kadiri 3-5 0-0 6, Massinburg 5-12 3-5 16, Hamilton 5-13 5-6 17, Conner 3-12 4-5 12, McKinzie 0-0 0-0 0, Smart 3-5 0-2 6, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Caruthers 1-5 0-0 2, Rakicevic 3-5 2-3 8. Totals 25-67 15-25 72.
Halftime—Buffalo 42-28. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 6-22 (Dartis 2-6, Laster 1-1, Block 1-3, Campbell 1-3, Kaminski 1-5, Carter 0-1, Culver 0-1, Simmons 0-2), Buffalo 7-29 (Massinburg 3-9, Hamilton 2-6, Conner 2-9, Caruthers 0-2, Perkins 0-3). Fouled Out—Perkins, Conner, Caruthers, Campbell. Rebounds—Ohio 36 (Carter, Block 8), Buffalo 48 (Hamilton 13). Assists—Ohio 9 (Simmons 5), Buffalo 13 (Hamilton 6). Total Fouls—Ohio 20, Buffalo 28. A—2,652 (6,100).

College basketball
Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Canisius 86, Fairfield 72
George Mason 75, Saint Joseph’s 67
Harvard 70, McGill University 45
Manhattan 78, Niagara 69
Ohio 74, Buffalo 72
Villanova 79, Xavier 54
West Virginia 89, Baylor 68
SOUTH
Delaware St. 69, NC Central 68
Florida 80, Alabama 67
Florida St. 88, Duke 72
Jacksonville St. 81, Fort Valley State 69
Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81
Maryland 75, Indiana 72
Morgan St. 62, Florida A&M 59
Virginia Tech 83, Syracuse 73
MIDWEST
Akron 89, Cent. Michigan 85
Auburn 77, Missouri 72
Ball St. 85, Miami (Ohio) 74
DePaul 64, Providence 63
E. Michigan 81, Bowling Green 53
Green Bay 80, N. Kentucky 71
N. Illinois 74, Kent St. 70
SE Missouri 83, Tennessee Tech 78
W. Michigan 90, Toledo 74
SOUTHWEST
Kansas 81, Oklahoma 70
Mississippi St. 84, Arkansas 78
Texas Tech 66, Kansas St. 65
FAR WEST
UNLV 71, New Mexico 66

AP men’s poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, 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. Baylor (55)    15-0    1,608    2
2. Kansas (8)    14-1    1,517    3
3. Villanova (1)    15-1    1,499    1
4. UCLA (1)    16-1    1,433    4
5. Gonzaga    15-0    1,366    5
6. Kentucky    13-2    1,327    6
7. Duke    14-2    1,173    8
8. Creighton    15-1    1,111    10
9. Florida St.    15-1    1,071    12
10. West Virginia    13-2    972    7
11. North Carolina    14-3    902    14
12. Butler    14-2    880    18
13. Oregon    15-2    869    15
14. Louisville    13-3    744    9
15. Xavier    13-2    651    16
16. Arizona    15-2    634    17
17. Purdue    14-3    584    20
18. Wisconsin    13-3    581    13
19. Virginia    12-3    580    11
20. Notre Dame    14-2    468    23
21. Saint Mary’s (Cal)    14-1    377    19
22. Cincinnati    13-2    256    22
23. Florida    12-3    252    24
24. Minnesota    15-2    167    –
25. Kansas St    13-2    20    –
25. Southern Cal    15-2    20    25
Others receiving votes: Seton Hall 11, South Carolina 7, Iowa St. 7, Indiana 6, Virginia Tech 6, Maryland 5, SMU 5, Clemson 4, UNC Wilmington 3, VCU 3, Nevada 2, Dayton 2, Wichita St. 2.