NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4

Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44

New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24

Sunday, Jan. 5

San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10

San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11

Seattle 23, New Orleans 15

New England 43, Indianapolis 22

Sunday, Jan. 12

San Francisco 23, Carolina 10

Denver 24, San Diego 17

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19

Denver, 26, New England 16

Seattle 23, San Francisco 17

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J.

Denver vs. Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 24 21 .533 —

Brooklyn 20 23 .465 3

New York 18 27 .400 6

Philadelphia 15 31 .326 9 1/2

Boston 15 33 .313 10 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 32 13 .711 —

Atlanta 23 21 .523 8 1/2

Washington 22 23 .489 10

Charlotte 20 27 .426 13

Orlando 12 35 .255 21

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 35 9 .795 —

Chicago 23 22 .511 12 1/2

Detroit 18 27 .400 17 1/2

Cleveland 16 29 .356 19 1/2

Milwaukee 8 37 .178 27 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 33 13 .717 —

Houston 31 17 .646 3

Dallas 26 21 .553 7 1/2

Memphis 24 20 .545 8

New Orleans 19 26 .422 13 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 37 10 .787 —

Portland 33 13 .717 3 1/2

Minnesota 23 22 .511 13

Denver 22 22 .500 13 1/2

Utah 16 29 .356 20

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 33 15 .688 —

Phoenix 27 18 .600 4 1/2

Golden State 27 19 .587 5

L.A. Lakers 16 30 .348 16

Sacramento 15 30 .333 16 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Oklahoma City 112, Miami 95

Toronto 98, Orlando 83

Philadelphia 95, Boston 94

Detroit at Atlanta, ppd.

Minnesota 88, New Orleans 77

Phoenix 126, Milwaukee 117

Houston 117, Dallas 115

Charlotte 101, Denver 98

Chicago 96, San Antonio 86

Memphis 99, Sacramento 89

L.A. Clippers 110, Washington 103

Thursday’s Games

Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 52 34 15 3 71 159 115

Tampa Bay 53 31 17 5 67 157 131

Toronto 55 28 21 6 62 158 170

Montreal 53 28 20 5 61 131 134

Detroit 53 23 19 11 57 135 149

Ottawa 53 23 20 10 56 150 167

Florida 53 21 25 7 49 129 164

Buffalo 52 14 30 8 36 101 152

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 53 37 14 2 76 171 128

N.Y. Rangers 54 28 23 3 59 139 138

Philadelphia 54 26 22 6 58 147 158

Carolina 53 24 20 9 57 134 150

Columbus 53 26 23 4 56 154 151

Washington 53 24 21 8 56 153 158

New Jersey 54 22 21 11 55 127 135

N.Y. Islanders 55 21 26 8 50 157 185

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 52 36 11 5 77 180 119

Chicago 55 32 10 13 77 194 154

Colorado 52 33 14 5 71 153 137

Minnesota 55 29 20 6 64 133 135

Dallas 53 24 21 8 56 154 157

Nashville 55 24 23 8 56 136 166

Winnipeg 55 25 25 5 55 155 162

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 55 39 11 5 83 184 134

San Jose 53 34 13 6 74 165 126

Los Angeles 55 30 19 6 66 133 116

Vancouver 54 27 18 9 63 137 138

Phoenix 53 25 18 10 60 154 160

Calgary 53 19 27 7 45 124 169

Edmonton 55 17 32 6 40 144 190

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

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1

Edmonton 3, San Jose 0

Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Bloom-Carroll 66, Cols. Hartley 55

Chillicothe Unioto 78, Piketon 55

Circleville 61, Washington C.H. 48

Frankfort Adena 68, Lees Creek E. Clinton 55

Gallipolis Gallia 60, Wellston 48

Lynchburg-Clay 76, W. Union 67

Marietta 59, Cambridge 52

McDermott Scioto NW 54, Portsmouth W. 49

St. Joseph Central Tournament

Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 71, Wayne, W.Va. 55

Proctorville Fairland 60, Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 58

 

Wednesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Baltimore Liberty Union 50, Lancaster Fairfield Union 47

Chillicothe 52, Lees Creek E. Clinton 7

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 69, Hillsboro 37

Ironton 60, Ironton Rock Hill 33

Latham Western 39, New Boston 26

Leesburg Fairfield 51, W. Union 49

Logan 84, Portsmouth 60

McDermott Scioto NW 55, Sardinia Eastern Brown 53, OT

Minford 40, Waverly 30

Philo 61, Vincent Warren 41

Racine Southern 59, Wahama, W.Va. 12

Russell, Ky. 56, Chesapeake 47

Warsaw River View 47, Marietta 44, 2OT

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 24, Greenfield McClain 18

Wilmington 65, Washington C.H. 39

Zanesville Maysville 56, Waterford 48

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 77, Stony Brook 67

American U. 74, Navy 52

Boston College 76, Virginia Tech 52

Boston U. 86, Army 81, OT

Buffalo 84, W. Michigan 63

Butler 64, Seton Hall 57

Drexel 77, Hofstra 74

Duquesne 71, NJIT 64

George Washington 69, La Salle 47

Holy Cross 60, Loyola (Md.) 51

James Madison 49, Northeastern 46

Lehigh 66, Bucknell 63

Maine 68, New Hampshire 60

St. Bonaventure 78, UMass 65

St. Francis (NY) 83, Sacred Heart 78

Temple 88, Rutgers 82

UMBC 73, Binghamton 61

Vermont 67, Hartford 60

SOUTH

Belmont 76, Morehead St. 73

Campbell 65, Charleston Southern 57

Coastal Carolina 66, Liberty 64

Delaware 89, William & Mary 72

Gardner-Webb 82, Longwood 62

Maryland 74, Miami 71

Memphis 69, UCF 59

NC State 74, Florida St. 70

North Carolina 78, Georgia Tech 65

Radford 76, Winthrop 64

South Carolina 80, Texas A&M 52

Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 57

Tennessee 86, Mississippi 70

VCU 76, Fordham 60

Vanderbilt 59, Georgia 54

MIDWEST

Akron 73, Ball St. 46

Bradley 64, Illinois St. 46

Detroit 74, Ill.-Chicago 68

Drake 84, Missouri St. 74

E. Michigan 69, Bowling Green 57

Kansas 92, Iowa St. 81

N. Illinois 50, Kent St. 49

N. Iowa 95, Evansville 81

Northwestern 65, Wisconsin 56

Ohio 71, Cent. Michigan 67

Penn St. 71, Ohio St. 70, OT

S. Illinois 79, Indiana St. 60

SE Missouri 91, UMKC 81

SIU-Edwardsville 77, Crowley’s Ridge 48

Saint Joseph’s 60, Dayton 57

Saint Louis 77, Richmond 57

Toledo 83, Miami (Ohio) 70

Valparaiso 75, Green Bay 60

SOUTHWEST

No scores reported

FAR WEST

Arizona 60, Stanford 57

Boise St. 69, Air Force 58

Fresno St. 67, Wyoming 62

Nevada 76, Colorado St. 67

San Francisco 84, Portland 71

UNLV 70, San Jose St. 46

 

Ohio State box

PENN ST. 71, No. 24 OHIO ST. 70, OT

PENN ST. (11-10)

Jack 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor 7-13 1-1 19, Newbill 9-20 5-6 25, Woodward 4-6 0-0 11, Frazier 4-9 0-2 8, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Thorpe 0-0 0-0 0, Dickerson 2-2 0-0 4, Travis 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 28-58 6-9 71.

OHIO ST. (16-5)

Ross 4-10 6-6 16, A. Williams 4-6 4-5 12, Scott 2-8 2-2 6, Craft 3-6 1-2 8, Smith Jr. 4-11 5-8 15, Loving 0-4 2-2 2, Thompson 0-3 1-2 1, Della Valle 3-6 2-2 8, McDonald 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-55 23-29 70.

Halftime—Ohio St. 35-31. End Of Regulation—Tied 65. 3-Point Goals—Penn St. 9-25 (Taylor 4-7, Woodward 3-5, Newbill 2-6, Jack 0-2, Johnson 0-2, Frazier 0-3), Ohio St. 5-16 (Ross 2-3, Smith Jr. 2-5, Craft 1-1, Loving 0-1, Della Valle 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Scott 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Penn St. 34 (Frazier 10), Ohio St. 32 (Ross 7). Assists—Penn St. 10 (Frazier 7), Ohio St. 9 (Craft 4). Total Fouls—Penn St. 19, Ohio St. 10. A—15,453.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 71, CENT. MICHIGAN 67

CENT. MICHIGAN (7-12)

Hibbitts 2-10 1-1 6, Simons 4-10 2-2 11, Rayson 6-15 2-3 15, Stewart 4-6 1-1 10, Fowler 7-13 4-7 19, Krannitz 0-0 0-0 0, Richardson Jr. 0-0 0-0 0, Simmons 0-3 4-4 4, Keel 1-3 0-0 2, Carlos 0-0 0-0 0, Saylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 14-18 67.

OHIO (15-5)

Ndour 7-11 6-7 21, Hall 4-9 0-0 9, Smith 4-5 2-4 10, Kellogg 3-13 8-8 15, Taylor 3-5 2-4 8, Setty 1-1 0-0 2, Willis 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkins 2-9 0-0 6. Totals 24-53 18-23 71.

Halftime—Cent. Michigan 33-25. 3-Point Goals—Cent. Michigan 5-21 (Fowler 1-1, Stewart 1-1, Rayson 1-6, Simons 1-6, Hibbitts 1-7), Ohio 5-21 (Wilkins 2-6, Ndour 1-2, Hall 1-4, Kellogg 1-8, Taylor 0-1). Fouled Out—Hall. Rebounds—Cent. Michigan 32 (Simons 8), Ohio 39 (Ndour 11). Assists—Cent. Michigan 8 (Simmons 3), Ohio 12 (Kellogg 6). Total Fouls—Cent. Michigan 19, Ohio 18. A—5,438.

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with INF Ramon Santiago on a minor league contract.