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    28    13    .683    —
Boston    26    15    .634      2
New York    18    24    .429    10 1/2
Philadelphia    13    26    .333    14
Brooklyn    8    33    .195    20
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Atlanta    24    17    .585    —
Washington    21    19    .525      2 1/2
Charlotte    20    21    .488      4
Orlando    17    26    .395      8
Miami    12    30    .286    12 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    29    11    .725    —
Indiana    21    19    .525      8
Milwaukee    20    20    .500      9
Chicago    21    22    .488      9 1/2
Detroit    19    24    .442    11 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    32    9    .780    —
Houston    32    12    .727      1 1/2
Memphis    25    18    .581      8
New Orleans    16    26    .381    16 1/2
Dallas    14    27    .341    18
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    27    16    .628    —
Oklahoma City    25    18    .581      2
Denver    17    23    .425      8 1/2
Portland    18    25    .419      9
Minnesota    14    28    .333    12 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    35    6    .854    —
L.A. Clippers    29    14    .674      7
Sacramento    16    24    .400    18 1/2
Phoenix    13    28    .317    22
L.A. Lakers    15    31    .326    22 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Miami 109, Houston 103
Toronto 119, Brooklyn 109
Dallas 99, Chicago 98
San Antonio 122, Minnesota 114
Denver 127, L.A. Lakers 121
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.
Thursday’s Games
Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at New York, 8 p.m.
Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    45    27    12    6    60    138    113
Boston    47    23    19    5    51    117    117
Ottawa    42    23    15    4    50    111    111
Toronto    42    21    13    8    50    132    123
Florida    46    20    18    8    48    108    127
Tampa Bay    46    21    20    5    47    126    135
Detroit    44    19    19    6    44    112    127
Buffalo    44    17    18    9    43    104    124
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    43    30    9    4    64    145    96
Washington    44    29    9    6    64    138    94
Pittsburgh    43    27    11    5    59    153    131
N.Y. Rangers    45    28    16    1    57    158    123
Philadelphia    46    22    18    6    50    132    148
Carolina    44    21    16    7    49    122    121
New Jersey    46    19    18    9    47    105    132
N.Y. Islanders    42    17    17    8    42    120    128
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Minnesota    43    28    10    5    61    141    96
Chicago    47    28    14    5    61    132    120
St. Louis    45    23    17    5    51    128    135
Nashville    44    20    17    7    47    119    115
Dallas    46    19    19    8    46    126    144
Winnipeg    47    20    23    4    44    129    145
Colorado    42    13    28    1    27    86    143
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Anaheim    47    25    13    9    59    125    117
Edmonton    46    24    15    7    55    131    122
San Jose    44    26    16    2    54    117    102
Calgary    47    24    20    3    51    124    127
Los Angeles    44    22    18    4    48    111    110
Vancouver    46    21    19    6    48    112    130
Arizona    43    13    24    6    32    91    137
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Columbus 4, Carolina 1
Dallas 7, N.Y. Rangers 6
Toronto 4, Buffalo 3
Ottawa 6, St. Louis 4
New Jersey 4, Minnesota 3
Calgary 5, Florida 2
Chicago 6, Colorado 4
Vancouver 1, Nashville 0
Anaheim 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT
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.
Thursday’s Games
Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Columbus, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Montreal at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Florida at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Carolina        1    0    0    =    1
Columbus        2    2    0    =    4
First Period-1, Carolina, Aho 11 (Teravainen, Stempniak), 18:06. 2, Columbus, Jenner 9 (Atkinson, Murray), 18:17. 3, Columbus, Dubinsky 4 (Murray), 18:52. Penalties-Nordstrom, CAR, (holding), 10:32.
Second Period-4, Columbus, Dubinsky 5 (Atkinson, Jenner), 3:53. 5, Columbus, Sedlak 5 (Hartnell, Gagner), 9:16. Penalties-Wennberg, CBJ, (holding), 10:59; Nedeljkovic, CAR, served by Hanifin, (holding), 14:34.
Third Period-None. Penalties-Sedlak, CBJ, (hooking), 3:40; Carolina bench, served by Skinner (too many men on the ice), 5:02; Stalberg, CAR, (tripping), 15:45.
Shots on Goal-Carolina 9-7-9-25. Columbus 15-6-15-36.
Power-play opportunities-Carolina 0 of 2; Columbus 0 of 4.
Goalies-Carolina, Nedeljkovic 0-0-0 (17 shots-17 saves), Ward 18-13-6 (19-15). Columbus, Bobrovsky 27-6-2 (25-24).
A-14,724 (18,144). T-2:26.
Referees-Steve Kozari, Wes McCauley. Linesmen-Steve Barton, Bevan Mills.

Ohio U. box
AKRON 83, OHIO 68
OHIO (11-5)
Taylor 3-7 0-0 6, Kaminski 3-12 2-2 9, Dartis 5-9 2-2 14, Simmons 8-16 2-2 19, Block 5-7 0-4 10, Carter 3-9 0-1 6, Laster 1-2 1-2 4, Culver 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 7-13 68.
AKRON (15-3)
Cheatham 6-13 2-2 17, Johnson 5-11 5-6 15, Robotham 2-4 2-2 6, An.Jackson 4-7 0-0 11, Ivey 7-10 1-2 15, Olojakpoke 2-2 0-0 4, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Dunn-Martin 1-2 2-2 5, Aa.Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Utomi 3-4 0-0 8. Totals 31-56 12-14 83.
Halftime—Akron 38-35. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 5-16 (Dartis 2-5, Laster 1-2, Simmons 1-3, Kaminski 1-3, Block 0-1, Carter 0-2), Akron 9-19 (An.Jackson 3-5, Cheatham 3-7, Utomi 2-3, Dunn-Martin 1-2, Williams 0-1, Robotham 0-1). Fouled Out—Carter. Rebounds—Ohio 26 (Carter 8), Akron 34 (Cheatham 13). Assists—Ohio 11 (Simmons 5), Akron 19 (Johnson, Robotham 4). Total Fouls—Ohio 16, Akron 19.

College basketball
Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Iona 82, Manhattan 67
Siena 78, Rider 68
St. Peter’s 69, Fairfield 55
SOUTH
Georgia 76, Vanderbilt 68
Kentucky 88, Mississippi St. 81
Mississippi 80, Tennessee 69
NC State 79, Pittsburgh 74
UCF 86, South Florida 64
MIDWEST
Akron 83, Ohio 68
Ball St. 98, Cent. Michigan 83
Buffalo 82, Kent St. 69
E. Michigan 86, W. Michigan 80
Ill.-Chicago 71, Milwaukee 57
N. Illinois 62, Miami (Ohio) 58
Purdue 91, Illinois 68
St. Bonaventure 71, Saint Louis 52
Toledo 85, Bowling Green 73
Wichita St. 82, Evansville 65
Wisconsin 68, Michigan 64
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 62, Texas A&M 60
Baylor 74, Texas 64
FAR WEST
Grand Canyon 90, San Diego Christian 58
San Diego St. 64, UNLV 51

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Tuesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Chillicothe Huntington 78, Frankfort Adena 45
Chillicothe Unioto 67, Bainbridge Paint Valley 47
Chillicothe Zane Trace 52, Williamsport Westfall 37
Circleville 60, Baltimore Liberty Union 52
Circleville Logan Elm 47, Bloom-Carroll 31
Southeastern 60, Piketon 28
Wellston 50, OVC 17

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Beaver Eastern 70, New Boston 35
Belpre 72, Crown City S. Gallia 54
Beverly Ft. Frye 64, Lore City Buckeye Trail 62
Byesville Meadowbrook 59, Zanesville 51
Caldwell 81, Barnesville 47
Circleville Logan Elm 65, Cols. Bexley 51
Corning Miller 58, Reedsville Eastern 46
Cuyahoga Falls 51, Kent Roosevelt 42
Cuyahoga Hts. 57, Fairport Harbor Harding 43
Day. Carroll 59, W. Carrollton 29
Day. Chaminade Julienne 69, Day. Thurgood Marshall 53
Day. Stivers 74, Spring. Kenton Ridge 59
Delaware Hayes 53, Sunbury Big Walnut 44
Dover 42, Zanesville Rosecrans 41
Doylestown Chippewa 61, Atwater Waterloo 55
Dublin Scioto 56, Westerville Cent. 50
Fairborn 59, Beavercreek 49
Fairfield Christian 56, Millersport 35
Fostoria St. Wendelin 75, Sandusky St. Mary 63
Frankfort Adena 56, Hillsboro 51
Gallipolis Gallia 62, Bidwell River Valley 50
Glouster Trimble 68, Wahama, W.Va. 51
Greenfield McClain 42, Chillicothe Huntington 22
Ironton Rock Hill 40, Ironton St. Joseph 36
Jackson 57, Albany Alexander 48, OT
Latham Western 56, Franklin Furnace Green 53
Lynchburg-Clay 71, Fayetteville-Perry 60
Manchester 61, Seaman N. Adams 50
Marietta 57, Uhrichsville Claymont 54
Martins Ferry 72, Bellaire 54
Minford 58, Waverly 53
Nelsonville-York 76, Baltimore Liberty Union 73, 2OT
New Lexington 71, Athens 62
Oak Hill 65, S. Webster 44
Point Pleasant, W.Va. 83, Pomeroy Meigs 75, OT
Portsmouth 55, Ironton 46
Portsmouth Clay 83, Symmes Valley 55
Portsmouth Notre Dame 77, Sciotoville East 59
Proctorville Fairland 79, S. Point 48
Sugarcreek Garaway 53, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 51
Vincent Warren 67, Parkersburg, W.Va. 59
Washington C.H. 77, Circleville 59
Waterford 68, Racine Southern 53
Wellston 65, Ohio Valley Christian 53
Williamsport Westfall 49, London Madison Plains 48

Girls’ H.S. 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. Newark (12)    14-0    190
2. Mason (6)    11-1    179
3. W. Chester Lakota W. (2)    13-1    171
4. Tol. Start    11-1    132
5. Solon    9-2    100
6. Lyndhurst Brush    12-1    92
7. Eastlake N.    9-1    56
(tie) Reynoldsburg    10-3    56
9. Can. GlenOak (1)    11-1    35
10.New Carlisle Tecumseh    12-1    24
Others receiving 12 or more points: Dublin Coffman 16. Springboro 14. Cin. McAuley 13.
DIVISION II
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Ottawa-Glandorf (10)    13-0    182
2. Kettering Alter (4)    11-2    169
3. Day. Carroll (6)    13-1    164
4. Trotwood-Madison    10-2    113
5. Shaker Hts. Laurel    14-0    99
6. Tipp City Tippecanoe    10-2    92
7. London    12-2    54
8. Parma Padua    11-2    36
9. Perry    12-1    24
10.Oak Harbor    11-2    22
Others receiving 12 or more points: Millbury Lake 21. Warren Howland 18. Beloit W. Branch 16. Washington C.H. Miami Trace (1) 13. Clyde 12. Poland Seminary 12.
DIVISION III
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Cin. Summit Country Day (11)    13-0    160
2. Archbold (4)    13-0    157
3. Versailles (1)    13-1    109
4. Ft. Recovery    9-0    107
5. Cols. Africentric    11-2    103
6. Findlay Liberty-Benton    10-1    88
7. Richwood N. Union    12-1    87
8. Columbus Grove    10-1    63
9. Columbiana (2)    17-0    30
10. Gates Mills Gilmour (2)    11-4    27
(tie) Lynchburg-Clay    11-1    27
Others receiving 12 or more points: Newton Falls 22. Lisbon David Anderson 19. Warren Champion 15. Baltimore Liberty Union 15. Brookfield 14. Albany Alexander 13. W. Liberty-Salem 13.
DIVISION IV
Team    Record    Pts.
1. Minster (11)    12-0    187
2. Berlin Hiland (4)    12-0    168
3. Waterford (6)    9-1    142
4. New Madison Tri-Village    13-0    141
5. Fairfield Christian    14-0    104
6. Arlington    11-2    88
7. Russia    12-2    85
8. Ottoville    10-3    41
9. Haviland Wayne Trace    11-1    28
10. N. Jackson Jackson-Milton    12-2    19
(tie) New Matamoras Frontier    12-1    19
Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Danville 16. N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 15. Jackson Center 14.