NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

All Times EST

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

San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32

New England 45, Denver 10

Sunday, Jan. 15

Baltimore 20, Houston 13

N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

Baltimore at New England, 3 p.m. (CBS)

N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 9 3 .750 —

New York 6 6 .500 3

Boston 4 7 .364 4 1/2

Toronto 4 9 .308 5 1/2

New Jersey 3 10 .231 6 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 8 3 .727 —

Atlanta 9 4 .692 —

Miami 8 4 .667 1/2

Charlotte 3 10 .231 6

Washington 1 11 .083 7 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 12 2 .857 —

Indiana 9 3 .750 2

Cleveland 5 6 .455 5 1/2

Milwaukee 4 7 .364 6 1/2

Detroit 3 10 .231 8 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 9 4 .692 —

Dallas 8 5 .615 1

Memphis 5 6 .455 3

Houston 5 7 .417 3 1/2

New Orleans 3 9 .250 5 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 11 2 .846 —

Utah 8 4 .667 2 1/2

Denver 8 5 .615 3

Portland 7 5 .583 3 1/2

Minnesota 4 8 .333 6 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 6 3 .667 1/2

L.A. Lakers 9 5 .643 —

Phoenix 4 8 .333 4

Golden State 4 8 .333 4

Sacramento 4 9 .308 4 1/2

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta 93, Minnesota 91

Charlotte 112, Golden State 100

Indiana 97, Boston 83

Philadelphia 103, Washington 90

Chicago 77, Toronto 64

Houston 107, Portland 105, OT

Oklahoma City 104, New York 92

Memphis 108, New Orleans 99

Utah 107, New Jersey 94

Dallas 99, Sacramento 60

L.A. Clippers 102, L.A. Lakers 94

Sunday’s Games

Golden State 99, Detroit 91

Utah 106, Denver 96

San Antonio 102, Phoenix 91

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.

Tuesday’s Games

Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.

 

Ohio State box

No. 5 OHIO ST. 80, No. 7 INDIANA 63

INDIANA (15-3)

Watford 4-13 2-2 13, Zeller 7-9 2-3 16, Hulls 4-11 2-2 11, Oladipo 2-6 1-2 5, Jones III 3-8 0-0 7, Sheehey 2-4 1-2 5, Abell 0-1 0-0 0, Pritchard 0-0 0-0 0, Roth 2-3 0-0 6, Elston 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 8-11 63.

OHIO STATE (16-3)

Sullinger 7-14 2-4 16, Thomas 5-9 1-1 11, Craft 3-6 2-4 8, Smith Jr. 10-12 4-6 28, Buford 5-12 0-0 12, Sibert 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Ravenel 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 31-57 12-19 80.

Halftime—Ohio St. 35-14. 3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-21 (Watford 3-8, Roth 2-3, Jones III 1-2, Hulls 1-6, Oladipo 0-1, Abell 0-1), Ohio St. 6-15 (Smith Jr. 4-5, Buford 2-5, Sullinger 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Scott 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 28 (Zeller 6), Ohio St. 33 (Sullinger 9). Assists—Indiana 12 (Hulls 5), Ohio St. 16 (Craft 7). Total Fouls—Indiana 19, Ohio St. 15. A—18,809.

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Georgetown 69, St. John’s 49

Hartford 69, Binghamton 57

Iona 74, Loyola (Md.) 63

Minnesota 80, Penn St. 66

NYU 74, Rochester 50

Niagara 86, Marist 67

Penn St.-Harrisburg 92, Keuka 68

St. Peter’s 74, Canisius 60

SOUTH

Duke 73, Clemson 66

Maryland 61, Georgia Tech 50

Virginia Union 63, Virginia St. 61

MIDWEST

Bradley 78, N. Iowa 67

Butler 71, Youngstown St. 55

Chicago St. 91, St. Francis (Ill.) 63

Creighton 90, S. Illinois 71

Drake 77, Illinois St. 60

Evansville 87, Missouri St. 82, OT

Ohio St. 80, Indiana 63

Valparaiso 72, Cleveland St. 66

Wichita St. 75, Indiana St. 65

Wisconsin 50, Nebraska 45

SOUTHWEST

No scores reported

FAR WEST

Denver 78, W. Kentucky 65

UCLA 66, Southern Cal 47

Washington 75, Washington St. 65

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 43 28 11 4 60 122 90

Philadelphia 43 26 13 4 56 144 128

New Jersey 44 25 17 2 52 121 125

Pittsburgh 44 23 17 4 50 134 116

N.Y. Islanders 42 16 20 6 38 102 131

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 41 28 12 1 57 150 81

Ottawa 46 25 15 6 56 146 146

Toronto 44 22 17 5 49 137 137

Buffalo 44 19 20 5 43 112 129

Montreal 45 17 20 8 42 116 123

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 43 24 17 2 50 125 124

Florida 43 21 14 8 50 110 120

Winnipeg 44 20 19 5 45 113 128

Carolina 47 16 24 7 39 123 154

Tampa Bay 44 17 23 4 38 121 156

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 46 27 13 6 60 150 133

St. Louis 44 26 12 6 58 115 94

Detroit 44 28 15 1 57 141 103

Nashville 44 25 15 4 54 122 119

Columbus 44 12 27 5 29 106 147

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 46 28 15 3 59 149 114

Minnesota 45 22 16 7 51 105 113

Colorado 46 24 20 2 50 119 128

Calgary 46 21 20 5 47 111 131

Edmonton 44 17 23 4 38 114 127

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 42 25 12 5 55 123 99

Los Angeles 46 22 15 9 53 102 103

Dallas 43 24 18 1 49 120 125

Phoenix 45 20 18 7 47 114 118

Anaheim 44 15 22 7 37 113 138

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

Saturday’s Games

Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, SO

St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2, SO

Detroit 3, Chicago 2, OT

Colorado 2, Dallas 1

New Jersey 2, Winnipeg 1

N.Y. Rangers 3, Toronto 0

N.Y. Islanders 4, Buffalo 2

Carolina 4, Boston 2

San Jose 2, Columbus 1

Nashville 4, Philadelphia 2

Los Angeles 4, Calgary 1

Sunday’s Games

Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 3

Washington 2, Carolina 1

Montreal 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

Chicago 4, San Jose 3

Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 1, OT

Anaheim 4, Vancouver 2

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.

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

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

Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

 

Transactions

Sunday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with C Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Colby Rasmus on a one-year contract.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with OF Seth Smith on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Gio Gonzalez on a five-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Named Dirk Koetter offensive coordinator.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Placed C Travis Zajac on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 2.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Kris Newbury from Connecticut (AHL).

COLLEGE

OHIO STATE—Dismissed sophomore DB Dominic Clarke and freshman DB DerJuan Gambrell from the football team for violating team rules.

WESTERN ILLINOIS—Named Kevin Corless defensive coordinator.

 

Spring training

2012 Spring Training Dates

American League

P&C Full Squad

1st Workout 1st Workout

Baltimore Feb. 19 Feb. 24

Boston Feb. 21 Feb. 25

Chicago White Sox Feb. 23 Feb. 28

Cleveland Feb. 22 Feb. 25

Detroit Feb. 20 Feb. 24

Kansas City Feb. 21 Feb. 25

L.A. Angels Feb. 20 Feb. 27

Minnesota Feb. 19 Feb. 24

N.Y. Yankees Feb. 20 Feb. 25

Oakland Feb. 19 Feb. 25

Seattle Feb. 12 Feb. 18

Tampa Bay Feb. 21 Feb. 26

Texas Feb. 23 Feb. 26

Toronto Feb. 22 Feb. 25

National League

P&C Full Squad

1st Workout 1st Workout

Arizona Feb. 20 Feb. 25

Atlanta Feb. 20 Feb. 25

Chicago Cubs Feb. 19 Feb. 24

Cincinnati Feb. 19 Feb. 24

Colorado Feb. 20 Feb. 27

Houston Feb. 20 Feb. 26

L.A. Dodgers Feb. 22 Feb. 28

Miami Feb. 22 Feb. 26

Milwaukee Feb. 20 Feb. 25

N.Y. Mets Feb. 22 Feb. 27

Philadelphia Feb. 19 Feb. 24

Pittsburgh Feb. 19 Feb. 24

St. Louis Feb. 19 Feb. 24

San Diego Feb. 20 Feb. 25

San Francisco Feb. 19 Feb. 24

Washington Feb. 20 Feb. 25