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

New England 23, Baltimore 20

N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC, 7 p.m.

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis, 6:20 p.m. (NBC)

 

Cavaliers’ box

BOSTON (93)

Pierce 7-14 6-9 20, Garnett 5-12 3-4 13, O’Neal 5-7 2-2 12, Bradley 4-7 0-0 8, Allen 4-10 2-2 12, Bass 6-9 1-2 13, Wilcox 0-2 0-0 0, Pietrus 2-7 0-0 6, Moore 2-3 0-0 5, Pavlovic 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-73 14-19 93.

CLEVELAND (90)

Casspi 2-5 0-2 6, Jamison 5-11 1-2 12, Varejao 10-17 0-0 20, Irving 7-16 6-6 21, M.Thompson 3-9 0-0 8, Gee 3-6 4-5 11, Sessions 3-5 0-2 6, T.Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Samuels 1-5 4-4 6. Totals 34-75 15-21 90.

Boston 28 23 25 17 — 93

Cleveland 24 15 19 32 — 90

3-Point Goals—Boston 5-14 (Allen 2-5, Pietrus 2-6, Moore 1-1, Pierce 0-2), Cleveland 7-17 (Casspi 2-2, M.Thompson 2-4, Irving 1-2, Gee 1-3, Jamison 1-5, Varejao 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 40 (Bass 6), Cleveland 48 (Varejao 20). Assists—Boston 25 (Allen 8), Cleveland 27 (Sessions 10). Total Fouls—Boston 20, Cleveland 18. A—14,798 (20,562).

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 15 6 .714 —

Boston 10 10 .500 4 1/2

New York 8 13 .381 7

New Jersey 7 15 .318 8 1/2

Toronto 7 15 .318 8 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 16 5 .762 —

Atlanta 16 6 .727 1/2

Orlando 12 9 .571 4

Washington 4 17 .190 12

Charlotte 3 19 .136 13 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 18 5 .783 —

Indiana 14 6 .700 2 1/2

Milwaukee 9 11 .450 7 1/2

Cleveland 8 12 .400 8 1/2

Detroit 4 19 .174 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 14 8 .636 —

San Antonio 13 9 .591 1

Houston 12 9 .571 1 1/2

Memphis 11 10 .524 2 1/2

New Orleans 4 17 .190 9 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 16 4 .800 —

Denver 14 7 .667 2 1/2

Utah 12 7 .632 3 1/2

Portland 12 9 .571 4 1/2

Minnesota 10 11 .476 6 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 —

L.A. Lakers 13 9 .591 1

Golden State 7 12 .368 5 1/2

Phoenix 7 13 .350 6

Sacramento 6 15 .286 7 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 93, Cleveland 90

Indiana 106, New Jersey 99

Atlanta 100, Toronto 77

New York 113, Detroit 86

Memphis 100, Denver 97, OT

L.A. Lakers 106, Charlotte 73

Golden State 93, Sacramento 90

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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

Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games

Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at New York, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

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

 

College scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Wisconsin 52, Penn St. 46

SOUTH

Kentucky 69, Tennessee 44

Kentucky Christian 89, Ohio-Chillicothe 88

North Carolina 68, Wake Forest 53

Virginia 65, Clemson 61

MIDWEST

Illinois 42, Michigan St. 41

Iowa St. 72, Kansas St. 70

Kent St. 67, Cent. Michigan 60

Marquette 66, Seton Hall 59

Minn.-Morris 81, Presentation 71

N. Iowa 58, S. Illinois 49

Youngstown St. 73, Milwaukee 65

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 82, Vanderbilt 74

Oklahoma St. 80, Texas Tech 63

FAR WEST

New Mexico 81, Air Force 42

 

H.S. girls’ poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Reynoldsburg (24) 17-0 287

2, Uniontown Lake (4) 16-0 252

3, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 14-1 193

4, Twinsburg (2) 12-3 159

5, Pickerington N. 15-2 158

6, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 16-1 125

7, Springboro 13-1 101

8, Can. McKinley 12-3 79

9, Cin. Princeton 13-3 66

10, Kettering Fairmont 14-3 49

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Sylvania Northview 26. 12, Cin. Sycamore 23. 13, Zanesville 16. 14, Wadsworth 14. 15, Tol. Notre Dame 13. 15, Lewis Center Olentangy 13. 17, Hudson 12.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Carroll (24) 16-0 288

2, Akr. Manchester (4) 16-0 241

3, Clyde 15-1 198

4, Ravenna 14-0 197

5, Akr. Hoban 15-1 154

6, Shelby 14-0 151

7, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 15-2 117

8, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (2) 12-4 93

9, Lima Bath 13-2 70

10, Beloit W. Branch 13-1 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 21. 12, Alliance Marlington 17. 13, Tol. Rogers 15. 14, Plain City Jonathan Alder 12.

DIVISION III

1, Anna (23) 17-0 286

2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2) 15-0 257

3, Archbold (2) 17-0 233

4, Oak Hill 14-1 175

5, Middletown Madison 16-1 170

6, Smithville (1) 15-0 166

7, Cols. Africentric 14-3 80

8, Georgetown 13-1 70

9, Beverly Ft. Frye 14-2 68

10, Richwood N. Union (1) 15-2 45

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Orrville 13. 12, Casstown Miami E. 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Ottoville (28) 15-0 298

2, New Riegel 13-0 250

3, N. Lewisburg Triad (2) 15-0 221

4, Newark Cath. 15-1 172

5, Zanesville Rosecrans 13-2 117

T6, Arcadia 13-2 101

T6, Arlington 13-1 101

8, Waterford 13-3 98

9, Cortland Maplewood 13-2 75

10, Ft. Recovery 12-3 64

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Maria Stein Marion Local 30. 12, New Madison Tri-Village 23. 13, Berlin Hiland 18. 14, Mansfield St. Peter’s 17. 15, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 14. 16, New Knoxville 13.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 48 31 12 5 67 135 100

Philadelphia 49 29 14 6 64 163 144

Pittsburgh 50 29 17 4 62 157 131

New Jersey 49 27 19 3 57 133 139

N.Y. Islanders 49 20 22 7 47 120 145

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 48 32 14 2 66 175 105

Ottawa 53 27 20 6 60 160 164

Toronto 50 25 19 6 56 155 152

Buffalo 50 21 24 5 47 122 150

Montreal 50 19 22 9 47 131 137

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 49 26 19 4 56 139 141

Florida 48 22 15 11 55 122 136

Winnipeg 51 23 22 6 52 126 144

Tampa Bay 49 22 23 4 48 140 168

Carolina 52 18 25 9 45 132 164

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 51 34 16 1 69 163 118

Nashville 51 31 16 4 66 145 131

St. Louis 49 29 13 7 65 124 102

Chicago 51 29 15 7 65 164 147

Columbus 49 13 30 6 32 115 163

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 50 31 15 4 66 161 124

Minnesota 50 24 19 7 55 119 131

Colorado 52 26 24 2 54 133 147

Calgary 51 23 22 6 52 121 140

Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 125 144

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 47 27 14 6 60 131 110

Los Angeles 50 24 16 10 58 111 111

Dallas 48 25 21 2 52 126 136

Phoenix 51 22 21 8 52 131 138

Anaheim 49 19 23 7 45 128 145

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

Tuesday’s Games

New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO

Winnipeg 2, Philadelphia 1, SO

Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 4, SO

Boston 4, Ottawa 3

N.Y. Islanders 5, Carolina 2

Buffalo 3, Montreal 1

Tampa Bay 4, Washington 3, OT

Nashville 5, Minnesota 4

Detroit 3, Calgary 1

Anaheim 4, Phoenix 1

Edmonton 3, Colorado 2

Vancouver 3, Chicago 2, OT

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

Wednesday’s Games

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

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Florida, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games

Carolina at Boston, 7 p.m.

Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tueday’s Boys’ Scores of Interest

Cambridge 66, Marietta 62

Circleville 50, Jackson 41

Circleville Logan Elm 44, Washington C.H. 36

Crown City S. Gallia 46, Reedsville Eastern 34

Ironton 76, Russell, Ky. 45

Ironton St. Joseph 66, Wellston 65

Logan 83, Albany Alexander 59

Lucasville Valley 69, Portsmouth W. 50

McArthur Vinton County 72, Gallipolis Gallia 52

Minford 78, McDermott Scioto NW 31

Oak Hill 65, Waverly 59

Portsmouth Notre Dame 69, Franklin Furnace Green 38

Portsmouth Sciotoville 51, Portsmouth Clay 45

Seaman N. Adams 58, Lynchburg-Clay 42

Vincent Warren 72, New Lexington 47

Wheelersburg 48, S. Webster 45, OT