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

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 10 4 .714 —

New York 6 8 .429 4

Boston 5 8 .385 4 1/2

New Jersey 4 11 .267 6 1/2

Toronto 4 11 .267 6 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 11 4 .733 —

Orlando 10 4 .714 1/2

Miami 10 4 .714 1/2

Charlotte 3 12 .200 8

Washington 2 12 .143 8 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 13 3 .813 —

Indiana 9 4 .692 2 1/2

Cleveland 6 7 .462 5 1/2

Milwaukee 4 9 .308 7 1/2

Detroit 3 12 .200 9 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 10 5 .667 —

Dallas 9 7 .563 1 1/2

Memphis 7 6 .538 2

Houston 8 7 .533 2

New Orleans 3 12 .200 7

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 —

Denver 10 5 .667 2

Utah 9 5 .643 2 1/2

Portland 8 6 .571 3 1/2

Minnesota 6 8 .429 5 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 8 4 .667 —

L.A. Lakers 10 6 .625 —

Phoenix 5 9 .357 4

Golden State 5 9 .357 4

Sacramento 5 10 .333 4 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Houston 90, New Orleans 88, OT

Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87

Dallas 94, Utah 91

Friday’s Games

Portland at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Denver at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

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

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

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

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

 

College scores

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 52, New Hampshire 50

CCSU 69, Bryant 51

Fairfield 75, St. Peter’s 63

Hartford 63, Maine 49

LIU 77, Mount St. Mary’s 62

Lafayette 54, Holy Cross 43

Loyola (Md.) 66, Siena 55

Monmouth (NJ) 68, St. Francis (Pa.) 50

NJIT 85, Houston Baptist 62

Niagara 75, Canisius 56

Penn St. 54, Illinois 52

Robert Morris 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 55

Sacred Heart 78, Quinnipiac 75

UMBC 64, Binghamton 58

Vermont 73, Albany (NY) 69

Wagner 73, St. Francis (NY) 61

SOUTH

Campbell 73, Radford 65

Charleston Southern 93, UNC Asheville 88

Davidson 87, Coll. of Charleston 69

Denver 63, Louisiana-Monroe 48

Duke 91, Wake Forest 73

E. Kentucky 86, UT-Martin 78, 2OT

FAU 88, Troy 67

FIU 65, South Alabama 62

Furman 64, Georgia Southern 54

Jacksonville St. 63, Tennessee Tech 62

Middle Tennessee 59, Arkansas St. 46

NC State 76, Boston College 62

North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68

Samford 86, Elon 80

UNC Greensboro 81, Chattanooga 72

VCU 69, William & Mary 68, OT

VMI 88, High Point 77

Vanderbilt 69, Alabama 59

Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38

Winthrop 56, Gardner-Webb 54

Wofford 73, Appalachian St. 61

MIDWEST

Austin Peay 80, SIU-Edwardsville 67

Butler 57, Ill.-Chicago 49

South Dakota 88, IUPUI 78

Tennessee St. 55, E. Illinois 46

Texas-Pan American 72, Chicago St. 65

UMKC 72, W. Illinois 50

Valparaiso 69, Loyola of Chicago 48

SOUTHWEST

Louisiana-Lafayette 68, UALR 49

Oral Roberts 65, IPFW 54

FAR WEST

Arizona 77, Utah 51

California 69, Washington 66

Colorado 69, Arizona St. 54

Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 63

Long Beach St. 78, Cal Poly 69

Louisiana Tech 74, Hawaii 70

Loyola Marymount 82, BYU 68

Montana 76, N. Colorado 58

Montana St. 72, Sacramento St. 65

New Mexico St. 79, San Jose St. 63

Oakland 72, S. Utah 63

Oregon 65, Southern Cal 62

Oregon St. 87, UCLA 84

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 61, Pepperdine 47

San Diego 82, Portland 63

Seattle 73, Utah St. 66

UC Santa Barbara 69, CS Northridge 61

Washington St. 81, Stanford 69

Weber St. 81, N. Arizona 67

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 45 29 12 4 62 126 94

Philadelphia 45 27 14 4 58 150 133

Pittsburgh 46 25 17 4 54 140 118

New Jersey 46 26 18 2 54 127 130

N.Y. Islanders 45 18 21 6 42 110 135

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 44 30 13 1 61 160 89

Ottawa 49 27 16 6 60 153 151

Toronto 46 23 18 5 51 143 141

Buffalo 47 19 23 5 43 115 144

Montreal 46 17 21 8 42 116 126

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 45 25 18 2 52 128 127

Florida 45 21 14 10 52 115 127

Winnipeg 47 22 20 5 49 120 134

Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40 126 159

Carolina 48 16 24 8 40 124 156

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 47 31 15 1 63 152 107

St. Louis 46 28 12 6 62 117 94

Chicago 47 28 13 6 62 156 135

Nashville 47 27 16 4 58 128 123

Columbus 46 13 28 5 31 110 152

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60 151 117

Colorado 48 25 21 2 52 124 137

Minnesota 47 22 18 7 51 107 122

Calgary 48 22 20 6 50 114 134

Edmonton 46 17 25 4 38 116 132

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 44 26 13 5 57 126 104

Los Angeles 48 23 15 10 56 106 107

Dallas 45 24 19 2 50 122 129

Phoenix 48 21 19 8 50 124 128

Anaheim 45 16 22 7 39 119 140

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

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO

Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO

Toronto 4, Minnesota 1

Boston 4, New Jersey 1

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1

Nashville 3, Columbus 0

St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0

Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1

Ottawa 4, San Jose 1

Friday’s Games

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Florida at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

 

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Brady Anderson special assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations, Rick Peterson director of pitching development, Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator, Sarah Gelles baseball analytics coordinator and Ben Werthan advance scouting coordinator. Promoted John Stockstill to director of player personnel, Tripp Norton to director of baseball administration, Ned Rice to assistant director of major league operations and Mike Snyder assistant director of scouting and player development.

BOSTON RED SOX—Named Rick Jameyson athletic trainer, Mike Reinold physical therapist, Brad Pearson assistant athletic trainer, Pat Sandora strength and conditioning coach, Dan Dyrek clinical consultant, Mike Boyle strength and conditioning consultant and Tom Hagan chiropractor consultant. Promoted Peter Asnis to team orthopedist.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo and OF Fred Lewis on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Dave Miley manager, Scott Aldred pitching coach and Butch Wynegar hitting coach for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); Tony Franklin manager, Tom Phelps pitching coach, and Tom Slater hittings coach for Trenton (EL); Luis Sojo manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach, and Justin Turner hitting coach for Tampa (FSL); Carlos Mendoza manager, Danny Borrell pitching coach and Greg Colbrunn hitting coach for Charleston (SALLY); Justin Pope manager, Carlos Chantre pitching and Ty Hawkins hitting coach for Staten Island (NYP) and Tom Nieto manager, Jose Rosado pitching coach and Edwar Gonzalez hitting coach for Yankees (GCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Signed OF Jesus Feliciano, INF Will Rhymes, RHP Romulo Sanchez and RHP Matt Torra to minor league contracts.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced the resignation of president of business operations Pam Gardner to become a special advisor to owner and chairman Jim Crane. Designated Catcher Craig Tatum for assignment.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Russell Westbrook to a multiyear contract extension.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Promoted Dan Evans to vice president of information technology, Andy Major vice president of event operations and guest experience, and Gregg Pastore senior director of digital media.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed WR Diondre Borel, WR Tori Gurley, T Chris Campbell, C Sampson Genus, FB Jon Hoese, DL Johnny Jones, S Anthony Levine and CB Brandian Ross.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Will not retain the service of coaching assistant Devin Fitzsimmons, offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars, special assistant to the defense Rod Perry, wide receivers coach Frank Reich, defensive assistant Bill Teerlinck, defensive line Coach John Teerlinck, strength and conditioning coach Jon Torine and quarterbacks coach Ron Turner. Announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Mike Murphy.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Tony Oden secondary coach and Greg Olson quarterbacks coach.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Named Alan Williams defensive coordinator.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed D Brett Lebda to a one-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Claimed F Brandon Yip off waivers from Colorado. Activated F Jerred Smithson from injured reserve.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Antero Niittymaki to Worcester (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).

COLLEGE

DEPAUL—Announced junior basketball F Tony Freeland is transferring.

KANSAS—Named DeMontie Cross linebackers coach.

PURDUE—Named Tim Tibesar defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

TULSA—Named Ross Parmley athletic director.