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
Atlanta 36, Seattle 20
New England 34, Houston 16
Sunday, Jan. 15
Green Bay 34, Dallas 31
Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
NFC
Green Bay at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.
AFC
Pittsburgh at New England, 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    27    13    .675    —
Boston    25    15    .625      2
New York    18    23    .439      9 1/2
Philadelphia    12    26    .316    14
Brooklyn    8    32    .200    19
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Atlanta    23    17    .575    —
Washington    20    19    .513      2 1/2
Charlotte    20    20    .500      3
Orlando    17    25    .405      7
Miami    11    30    .268    12 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    29    10    .744    —
Milwaukee    20    19    .513      9
Indiana    20    19    .513      9
Chicago    21    21    .500      9 1/2
Detroit    19    24    .442    12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    31    9    .775    —
Houston    32    11    .744         1/2
Memphis    25    18    .581      7 1/2
New Orleans    16    25    .390    15 1/2
Dallas    13    27    .325    18
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    26    16 ��  .619    —
Oklahoma City    25    17    .595      1
Portland    18    24    .429      8
Denver    15    23    .395      9
Minnesota    14    27    .341    11 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    34    6    .850    —
L.A. Clippers    28    14    .667      7
Sacramento    16    24    .400    18
Phoenix    13    27    .325    21
L.A. Lakers    15    30    .333    21 1/2
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Clippers 113, L.A. Lakers 97
Chicago 107, New Orleans 99
Phoenix 108, San Antonio 105
Washington 109, Philadelphia 93
Utah 114, Orlando 107
Sunday’s Games
Dallas 98, Minnesota 87
Atlanta 111, Milwaukee 98
Toronto 116, New York 101
Houston 137, Brooklyn 112
Chicago 108, Memphis 104
Oklahoma City 122, Sacramento 118
Detroit 102, L.A. Lakers 97
Monday’s Games
Atlanta at New York, 1 p.m.
Portland at Washington, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Orlando at Denver, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Houston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m.
Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    44    27    11    6    60    138    112
Boston    46    23    18    5    51    117    113
Ottawa    41    22    15    4    48    105    107
Toronto    41    20    13    8    48    128    120Florida    45    20    17    8    48    106    122
Tampa Bay    44    20    20    4    44    123    132
Detroit    43    18    19    6    42    111    127
Buffalo    42    16    17    9    41    97    119
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Washington    43    29    9    5    63    131    86
Columbus    42    29    9    4    62    141    95
Pittsburgh    42    26    11    5    57    145    124
N.Y. Rangers    44    28    15    1    57    152    116
Philadelphia    46    22    18    6    50    132    148
Carolina    43    21    15    7    49    121    117
New Jersey    45    18    18    9    45    101    129
N.Y. Islanders    41    16    17    8    40    116    128
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Minnesota    42    28    9    5    61    138    92
Chicago    46    27    14    5    59    126    116
St. Louis    44    23    16    5    51    124    129
Nashville    43    20    16    7    47    119    114
Dallas    44    18    18    8    44    118    134
Winnipeg    46    20    22    4    44    127    140
Colorado    41    13    27    1    27    82    137
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Anaheim    46    24    13    9    57    123    116
Edmonton    45    23    15    7    53    128    121
San Jose    43    25    16    2    52    112    100
Calgary    46    23    20    3    49    119    125
Los Angeles    43    22    17    4    48    110    108
Vancouver    45    20    19    6    46    111    130
Arizona    42    13    23    6    32    90    134
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
Boston 6, Philadelphia 3
Nashville 3, Colorado 2
Carolina 7, N.Y. Islanders 4
Toronto 4, Ottawa 2
Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 3
Montreal 5, N.Y. Rangers 4
Florida 4, Columbus 3
Minnesota 5, Dallas 4
Anaheim 3, Arizona 0
Edmonton 2, Calgary 1, SO
Los Angeles 3, Winnipeg 2, OT
St. Louis 4, San Jose 0
Sunday’s Games
Washington 5, Philadelphia 0
New Jersey 2, Vancouver 1, OT
Minnesota 3, Chicago 2
St. Louis 2, Anaheim 1, OT
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Montreal at Detroit, 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Arizona at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Florida at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
SATURDAY’S GAME
Columbus        2    0    1    =    3
Florida        1    2    1    =    4
First Period-1, Florida, Thornton 1 (Ekblad), 8:22. 2, Columbus, Hartnell 11 (Jones, Murray), 10:57 (pp). 3, Columbus, Atkinson 21, 18:10. Penalties-Jagr, FLA, (tripping), 9:07; Atkinson, CBJ, (tripping), 14:26; Wennberg, CBJ, (high sticking), 18:17.
Second Period-4, Florida, Trocheck 14 (Demers), 8:24. 5, Florida, Marchessault 13, 10:46. Penalties-Demers, FLA, (holding), 16:58; Ekblad, FLA, (roughing), 19:58; Johnson, CBJ, (roughing), 19:58; Johnson, CBJ, (roughing), 19:58; Ekblad, FLA, (roughing), 19:58.
Third Period-6, Florida, Jagr 8 (Kindl, Trocheck), 1:27. 7, Columbus, Jenner 8 (Dubinsky, Jones), 6:17. Penalties-Hartnell, CBJ, (tripping), 2:41; Ekblad, FLA, (hooking), 8:01.
Shots on Goal-Columbus 14-14-5-33. Florida 11-15-6-32.
Power-play opportunities-Columbus 1 of 3; Florida 0 of 3.
Goalies-Columbus, Korpisalo 1-1-0 (32 shots-28 saves). Florida, Reimer 7-6-3 (33-30).
A-14,795 (17,040). T-2:39.
Referees-Dan O’Rourke, Evgeny Romasko. Linesmen-Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot.

Ohio State box
OHIO ST. 72, MICHIGAN ST. 67
MICHIGAN ST. (12-7)
Ward 3-7 3-5 9, Bridges 9-12 2-2 24, Nairn 2-3 0-0 4, Langford 3-8 0-1 8, Harris 3-5 0-0 6, Goins 0-1 0-1 0, Van Dyk 0-0 0-0 0, Ahrens 1-2 0-0 3, McQuaid 2-4 0-0 5, Winston 0-3 1-2 1, Ellis 2-5 2-3 7. Totals 25-50 8-14 67.
OHIO ST. (11-7)
Tate 4-11 3-4 12, Loving 2-6 6-6 12, Thompson 5-10 0-0 10, Lyle 8-12 1-2 22, Williams 3-6 3-4 10, Wesson 0-1 0-0 0, Potter 0-3 1-2 1, Jackson 2-3 0-2 5. Totals 24-52 14-20 72.
Halftime-Ohio St. 36-33. 3-Point Goals-Michigan St. 9-19 (Bridges 4-5, Langford 2-4, Ahrens 1-2, McQuaid 1-3, Ellis 1-3, Winston 0-1, Harris 0-1), Ohio St. 10-23 (Lyle 5-7, Loving 2-4, Jackson 1-2, Williams 1-3, Tate 1-3, Wesson 0-1, Potter 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Michigan St. 28 (Bridges 9), Ohio St. 25 (Thompson 8). Assists-Michigan St. 17 (Nairn 8), Ohio St. 13 (Lyle 6). Total Fouls-Michigan St. 19, Ohio St. 17. A-17,449 (18,809).

College basketball
Sunday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
La Salle 79, George Washington 69
Rhode Island 79, UMass 77
Siena 63, Fairfield 54
St. Peter’s 71, Rider 65
SOUTH
Cincinnati 55, East Carolina 46
Georgia Tech 86, NC State 76
SE Louisiana 79, McNeese St. 75
SMU 80, Tulane 64
MIDWEST
Indiana 76, Rutgers 57
Loyola of Chicago 77, Missouri St. 71
N. Iowa 79, Drake 60
Northwestern 89, Iowa 54
Ohio St. 72, Michigan St. 67
FAR WEST
Hawaii 114, Long Beach St. 107
Southern Cal 71, Colorado 68

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Saturday’s Boys Basketball Scores
Bainbridge Paint Valley 81, Chillicothe Zane Trace 65
Beverly Ft. Frye 59, Cols. Ready 56
Bloom-Carroll 70, Ashville Teays Valley 49
Chillicothe Unioto 67, Chillicothe Huntington 35
Circleville Logan Elm 89, Amanda-Clearcreek 49
Lancaster Fairfield Union 66, Circleville 52
Logan 63, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 53
Lynchburg-Clay 67, Leesburg Fairfield 62
Manchester 79, Franklin Furnace Green 51
Marietta 56, Crooksville 45
New Boston 53, Symmes Valley 49
Oak Hill 57, Wheelersburg 50
Peebles 76, Portsmouth W. 30
Piketon 50, Frankfort Adena 45
Portsmouth Clay 76, Ironton St. Joseph 42
S. Webster 64, McDermott Norhtwest 34
Southeastern 31, Williamsport Westfall 29
Vincent Warren 57, Centerville Spring Valley 41
Beast of the Southeast Classic
Albany Alexander 61, Lucasville Valley 25
Minford 57, Chesapeake 38
Proctorville Fairland 81, Athens 77, OT
Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 63, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 48
Sardinia Eastern Brown 50, Glouster Trimble 41

Saturday’s Girls’Basketball Scores
Albany Alexander 50, Ironton 27
Athens 58, Point Pleasant, W.Va. 29
Beverly Ft. Frye 47, New Concord John Glenn 41
Chillicothe 47, Greenfield McClain 33
Chillicothe Zane Trace 44, Beaver Eastern 23
Crooksville 47, New Lexington 30
Crown City S. Gallia 68, Bidwell River Valley 62, 2OT
Leesburg Fairfield 68, Manchester 36
Logan 61, McConnelsville Morgan 53
Oak Hill 58, Reedsville Eastern 52, OT
Portsmouth Sciotoville 63, W. Union 45
Sardinia Eastern Brown 55, Lucasville Valley 37
Sugarcreek Garaway 69, Strasburg-Franklin 17
Vincent Warren 40, Jackson 30
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 38, Wilmington 33

Pass completions
NFL Single Season Pass Completions
Through 2016
Year    No.
Drew Brees, N.O.    2016    471
Drew Brees, N.O.    2011    468
Drew Brees, N.O.    2014    456
Peyton Manning, Ind.    2010    450
Peyton Manning, Ind.    2013    450
Drew Brees, N.O.    2010    448
Drew Brees, N.O.    2013    446
Drew Brees, N.O.    2007    440
Matt Ryan, Atl.    2013    439
Philip Rivers, S.D.    2015    437
Joe Flacco, Bal    2016    436
Tony Romo, Dal    2012    425
Matt Ryan, Atl.    2012    422
Drew Brees, N.O.    2012    422
Matthew Stafford, Det.    2011    421
Rich Gannon, Oak.    2002    418
Matt Ryan, Atl    2014    415
Drew Brees, N.O.    2008    413
Matthew Stafford, Det.    2012    411
Ben Roethlisberger, Pit    2014    408
Mayy Ryan, Atl    2015    407
Kirk Cousins, Was    2016    406
Warren Moon, Hou.    1991    404
Tom Brady, N.E.    2015    402
Kurt Warner, Ari.    2008    401
Tom Brady, N.E.     2011    401
Tom Brady, N.E.    2012    401
Drew Bledsoe, N.E.    1994    400
Peyton Manning, Den.    2012    400

Transactions
Sunday’s Sports Transactions
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Pierre Jackson to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to terms with assistant offensive line coach John Benton.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA — Announced athletic director Bill Battle will retire and assume the role of special assistant to the president.
EAST CAROLINA — Named Brandon Lynch defensive backs coach.
FURMAN—Named Skylor Magee defensive line coach.
MEMPHIS — Promoted Darrell Dickey to offensive coordinator, Kenny Dillingham quarterbacks and tight ends coach and Ryan Silverfield run game coordinator.