NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Houston 31, Cincinnati 10

New Orleans 45, Detroit 28

Sunday, Jan. 8

New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2

Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 8 3 .727 —

New York 6 5 .545 2

Boston 4 6 .400 3 1/2

Toronto 4 8 .333 4 1/2

New Jersey 3 9 .250 5 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 8 3 .727 —

Atlanta 8 4 .667 1/2

Miami 8 4 .667 1/2

Charlotte 2 10 .167 6 1/2

Washington 1 10 .091 7

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 11 2 .846 —

Indiana 8 3 .727 2

Cleveland 5 6 .455 5

Milwaukee 4 7 .364 6

Detroit 3 9 .250 7 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 8 4 .667 —

Dallas 7 5 .583 1

Memphis 4 6 .400 3

Houston 4 7 .364 3 1/2

New Orleans 3 8 .273 4 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 10 2 .833 —

Denver 8 4 .667 2

Portland 7 4 .636 2 1/2

Utah 6 4 .600 3

Minnesota 4 7 .364 5 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 9 4 .692 —

L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 1 1/2

Phoenix 4 7 .364 4

Sacramento 4 8 .333 4 1/2

Golden State 3 7 .300 4 1/2

Friday’s Games

Detroit 98, Charlotte 81

Indiana 95, Toronto 90

Philadelphia 120, Washington 89

Houston 103, Sacramento 89

Minnesota 87, New Orleans 80

Chicago 88, Boston 79

Dallas 102, Milwaukee 76

San Antonio 99, Portland 83

New Jersey 110, Phoenix 103

L.A. Lakers 97, Cleveland 92

Denver 117, Miami 104

Saturday’s Games

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 8 p.m.

New York at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 9 p.m.

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

Sunday’s Games

Golden State at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Chicago at Memphis, 1 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Charlotte, 2 p.m.

Houston at Washington, 2 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 3 p.m.

New Jersey at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Toronto at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Boston, 8 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (92)

Casspi 4-9 1-2 11, Jamison 4-16 0-0 9, Varejao 3-7 5-6 11, Irving 8-16 3-3 21, Parker 2-7 0-0 4, Sessions 3-7 6-6 12, T.Thompson 4-9 1-2 9, Erden 0-2 3-4 3, Gee 1-2 1-2 3, Gibson 3-10 0-0 9. Totals 32-85 20-25 92.

L.A. LAKERS (97)

Barnes 5-10 5-5 15, Gasol 9-16 1-2 19, Bynum 7-9 1-2 15, Fisher 0-2 2-2 2, Bryant 15-31 8-10 42, Morris 1-3 0-0 3, Ebanks 0-1 1-2 1, McRoberts 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 0-3 0-0 0, Kapono 0-0 0-0 0, Goudelock 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 18-23 97.

Cleveland 28 13 29 22 — 92

L.A. Lakers 32 27 23 15 — 97

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 8-24 (Gibson 3-8, Irving 2-3, Casspi 2-4, Jamison 1-3, Gee 0-1, Parker 0-5), L.A. Lakers 5-14 (Bryant 4-7, Morris 1-1, Gasol 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Goudelock 0-1, Barnes 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 58 (Varejao 14), L.A. Lakers 44 (Bynum 11). Assists—Cleveland 20 (Parker 5), L.A. Lakers 30 (Fisher 10). Total Fouls—Cleveland 24, L.A. Lakers 26. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second, Barnes. A—18,997 (18,997).

 

Ohio U. box

AKRON 68, OHIO 63

OHIO (13-4)

Offutt 5-7 1-4 11, Cooper 2-15 8-9 13, Kellogg 3-8 2-2 11, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Baltic 5-17 0-1 10, Hall 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 1-1 1-3 3, Taylor 1-4 0-0 3, Keely 3-5 0-0 6, Goard 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 22-62 14-21 63.

AKRON (11-6)

Walsh 1-6 2-2 5, Abreu 2-5 0-0 5, Cvetinovic 2-8 4-6 8, Gilliam 0-0 2-2 2, Marshall 5-7 7-11 17, Treadwell 1-2 2-5 4, McClanahan 2-4 6-6 10, Harney 3-5 4-6 10, Diggs 2-3 2-6 7. Totals 18-40 29-44 68.

Halftime—Ohio 30-29. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 5-21 (Kellogg 3-8, Taylor 1-2, Cooper 1-6, Goard 0-1, Baltic 0-2, Hall 0-2), Akron 3-11 (Diggs 1-2, Walsh 1-3, Abreu 1-4, Cvetinovic 0-1, McClanahan 0-1). Fouled Out—Baltic, Keely, Marshall, Offutt, Smith. Rebounds—Ohio 30 (Offutt 6), Akron 41 (Treadwell, Walsh 7). Assists—Ohio 10 (Cooper 4), Akron 9 (Cvetinovic 3). Total Fouls—Ohio 30, Akron 21. Technicals—Cooper, Diggs, Marshall. A—4,661.

 

Marshall box

MARSHALL 65, UCF 64

UCF (13-4)

Crittle 3-5 0-0 6, Clanton 4-11 5-6 14, Rompza 3-6 1-2 8, Jordan 3-17 3-6 9, Sykes 4-6 2-3 10, Days 0-0 0-0 0, Spurlock 5-9 0-0 12, Gaynor 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 24-57 11-17 64.

MARSHALL (13-4)

Tinnon 3-8 1-2 7, Goff 1-3 4-5 6, Pitts 2-10 1-2 6, Johnson 3-9 0-0 8, Kane 5-13 5-8 16, Hanner 2-3 0-3 4, Pena 3-6 0-0 8, Spikes 3-4 0-2 6, Coleman 1-2 1-2 4, Mbao 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 23-58 12-25 65.

Halftime—Marshall 37-32. 3-Point Goals—UCF 5-20 (Spurlock 2-5, Wilson 1-1, Rompza 1-4, Clanton 1-4, Gaynor 0-1, Jordan 0-5), Marshall 7-20 (Johnson 2-4, Pena 2-5, Coleman 1-2, Kane 1-3, Pitts 1-6). Fouled Out—Clanton. Rebounds—UCF 39 (Clanton, Sykes 8), Marshall 43 (Tinnon 10). Assists—UCF 13 (Rompza 4), Marshall 14 (Pitts 5). Total Fouls—UCF 22, Marshall 18. Technicals—Spurlock, Johnson. A—8,379.

 

College scores

Saturday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

American U. 67, Holy Cross 54

Army 75, Navy 62

Boston College 61, Virginia Tech 59

Boston U. 61, Stony Brook 55

Bucknell 79, Lafayette 65

Dartmouth 83, Longwood 67

Duquesne 78, Rhode Island 71

Harvard 69, George Washington 48

LIU 106, Monmouth (NJ) 86

Lehigh 78, Colgate 56

New Hampshire 72, Vermont 65

Northeastern 64, William & Mary 50

St. Francis (NY) 62, Fairleigh Dickinson 51

St. Francis (Pa.) 74, Quinnipiac 71

UMass 71, Saint Joseph’s 62

VCU 68, Delaware 55

West Virginia 84, Rutgers 60

Yale 68, Brown 64

SOUTH

Alabama St. 53, Alabama A&M 50

Auburn 69, Mississippi 68, 2OT

Bethune-Cookman 82, SC State 76

Campbell 74, Gardner-Webb 68

Cent. Arkansas 77, Northwestern St. 73

Coastal Carolina 81, Presbyterian 63

Coll. of Charleston 63, Elon 44

Coppin St. 83, Hampton 66

Davidson 83, Appalachian St. 79

Drexel 79, UNC Wilmington 57

ETSU 72, Jacksonville 58

Florida 79, South Carolina 65

Florida Gulf Coast 84, Lipscomb 80, OT

Florida St. 90, North Carolina 57

Furman 58, W. Carolina 55

George Mason 89, James Madison 83

Georgia St. 57, Towson 42

Kentucky 65, Tennessee 62

Louisville 76, DePaul 59

MVSU 85, Alcorn St. 66

Marshall 65, UCF 64

Md.-Eastern Shore 63, Delaware St. 60, OT

Middle Tennessee 67, FAU 54

Mississippi St. 56, Alabama 52

Morehead St. 57, E. Kentucky 54

Murray St. 82, Tennessee Tech 74

NC A&T 70, Howard 65

NC State 76, Wake Forest 40

Norfolk St. 90, Morgan St. 89, 2OT

North Texas 68, Louisiana-Monroe 55

Old Dominion 69, Hofstra 61

Prairie View 72, Jackson St. 66

Richmond 76, Temple 65

SC-Upstate 69, North Florida 62

Saint Louis 68, Charlotte 67

Sam Houston St. 75, Nicholls St. 65

Samford 81, Chattanooga 70

Savannah St. 69, Florida A&M 58

Southern Miss. 59, UAB 55

Texas Southern 61, Grambling St. 57

Tulsa 70, East Carolina 67

UNC Asheville 86, High Point 79

UNC Greensboro 67, The Citadel 66

Vanderbilt 77, Georgia 66

Winthrop 64, Liberty 61, OT

Wofford 88, Georgia Southern 63

MIDWEST

Akron 68, Ohio 63

Cincinnati 82, Villanova 78

Dayton 79, La Salle 75

E. Michigan 51, Ball St. 48

Green Bay 57, Wright St. 56

Ill.-Chicago 58, Loyola of Chicago 51

Iowa 75, Michigan 59

Kansas 82, Iowa St. 73

Kent St. 92, Bowling Green 87

Marquette 62, Pittsburgh 57

Miami (Ohio) 52, Buffalo 51

Missouri 84, Texas 73

N. Illinois 74, Cent. Michigan 66

Northwestern 81, Michigan St. 74

Oakland 96, IPFW 86

Oral Roberts 81, IUPUI 71

S. Utah 65, W. Illinois 55

UConn 67, Notre Dame 53

W. Michigan 74, Toledo 52

Xavier 77, St. Bonaventure 64

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 106, Oklahoma St. 65

Oklahoma 82, Kansas St. 73

Southern U. 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 68

Texas A&M 67, Texas Tech 54

Texas St. 82, McNeese St. 73

Texas-Arlington 91, Lamar 82

UTSA 59, Stephen F. Austin 52

FAR WEST

Air Force 74, Boise St. 59

Long Beach St. 76, Pacific 66

N. Colorado 71, E. Washington 70

New Mexico 72, Wyoming 62

Oregon 59, Arizona 57

San Diego St. 69, UNLV 67

San Francisco 78, Pepperdine 63

Stanford 84, Colorado 64

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 41 27 10 4 58 118 86

Philadelphia 42 26 12 4 56 142 124

New Jersey 43 24 17 2 50 119 124

Pittsburgh 43 22 17 4 48 128 113

N.Y. Islanders 41 15 20 6 36 98 129

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 40 28 11 1 57 148 77

Ottawa 45 24 15 6 54 143 144

Toronto 43 22 16 5 49 137 134

Buffalo 43 19 19 5 43 110 125

Montreal 43 16 20 7 39 110 119

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 43 21 14 8 50 110 120

Washington 42 23 17 2 48 123 123

Winnipeg 43 20 18 5 45 112 126

Tampa Bay 43 17 22 4 38 118 150

Carolina 45 15 23 7 37 118 150

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 44 26 13 5 57 144 127

St. Louis 43 25 12 6 56 112 92

Detroit 43 27 15 1 55 138 101

Nashville 43 24 15 4 52 118 117

Columbus 43 12 26 5 29 105 145

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 45 28 14 3 59 147 110

Minnesota 44 22 16 6 50 103 110

Colorado 45 23 20 2 48 117 127

Calgary 45 21 19 5 47 110 127

Edmonton 43 16 23 4 36 112 126

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 40 24 11 5 53 118 94

Los Angeles 44 21 15 8 50 97 100

Dallas 42 24 17 1 49 119 123

Phoenix 45 20 18 7 47 114 118

Anaheim 43 14 22 7 35 109 136

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

Friday’s Games

Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3

Columbus 4, Phoenix 3

Buffalo 3, Toronto 2

Pittsburgh 4, Florida 1

Anaheim 5, Edmonton 0

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 3 p.m.

New Jersey at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

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

Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 5 p.m.

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

San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Nashville at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.

Colorado at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Friday’s Boys’ Scores of Interest

Beaver Eastern 59, Franklin Furnace Green 48

Belpre 62, Crown City S. Gallia 60

Chillicothe 51, Gallipolis Gallia 37

Lucasville Valley 61, S. Webster 43

Minford 50, Portsmouth W. 47

Oak Hill 40, Wheelersburg 37

Portsmouth 62, Logan 57

Portsmouth Notre Dame 65, Portsmouth Clay 33

Racine Southern 72, Corning Miller 60

Washington C.H. 57, London 43

Waverly 68, McDermott Scioto NW 39

Saturday’s Games

Portsmouth 79, Piketon 57

Vincent Warren 61, Jackson 51

Greenfield McClain 49, Chillicothe Unioto 39

Saturday’s Beast of the Southeast

Waverly 60, Athens 39

Lucasville Valley 71, South Point 43

Eastern Brown 56, McArthur Vinton County 43

Proctorville Fairland 69, S. Webster 41

Chesapeake 75, Russell, Ky. 48