NFL playoffs

NFL Playoffs At A Glance

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 5

Houston 19, Cincinnati 13

Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10

Sunday, Jan. 6

Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9

Seattle 24, Washington 14

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 12

Baltimore at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 13

Seattle Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 20

AFC, TBA (CBS)

NFC, TBA (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 27

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 3

At New Orleans

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 23 11 .676 —

Brooklyn 20 15 .571 3 1/2

Boston 17 17 .500 6

Philadelphia 15 21 .417 9

Toronto 12 22 .353 11

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 23 10 .697 —

Atlanta 20 13 .606 3

Orlando 12 22 .353 11 1/2

Charlotte 9 24 .273 14

Washington 5 28 .152 18

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 21 14 .600 —

Chicago 19 13 .594 1/2

Milwaukee 17 16 .515 3

Detroit 13 23 .361 8 1/2

Cleveland 8 28 .222 13 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 27 10 .730 —

Memphis 22 10 .688 2 1/2

Houston 21 14 .600 5

Dallas 13 22 .371 13

New Orleans 9 25 .265 16 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 26 8 .765 —

Portland 19 15 .559 7

Denver 20 16 .556 7

Minnesota 16 15 .516 8 1/2

Utah 18 18 .500 9

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 27 8 .771 —

Golden State 22 11 .667 4

L.A. Lakers 15 19 .441 11 1/2

Sacramento 13 22 .371 14

Phoenix 12 24 .333 15 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Brooklyn 109, Philadelphia 89

Indiana 87, Miami 77

Houston 125, L.A. Lakers 112

Minnesota 108, Atlanta 103

Milwaukee 108, Phoenix 99

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

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

Thursday’s Games

New York at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Boys’ Scores of Interest

Beaver Eastern 58, Portsmouth Sciotoville 45

Belpre 49, Crown City S. Gallia 45

Bloom-Carroll 70, Amanda-Clearcreek 29

Circleville 49, Circleville Logan Elm 36

Glouster Trimble 62, Wahama, W.Va. 59

McArthur Vinton County 74, Wellston 65

Minford 48, Wheelersburg 45

Mowrystown Whiteoak 54, Manchester 45

Oak Hill 65, Lucasville Valley 48

Portsmouth Clay 67, Franklin Furnace Green 66, 2OT

Portsmouth Notre Dame 70, Latham Western 34

Portsmouth West 66, McDermott Norhtwest 41

Racine Southern 73, Corning Miller 62

Reedsville Eastern 67, Waterford 58

Sardinia Eastern Brown 75, Peebles 62

St. Clairsville 95, Bellaire 42

Steubenville Cath. Cent. 75, Toronto 61

Stewart Federal Hocking 54, Albany Alexander 46

Vincent Warren 60, Athens 57

Washington C.H. 65, Lees Creek E. Clinton 54

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 52, Hillsboro 40

Waverly 55, S. Webster 43

Symmes Valley 85, New Boston Glenwood 56

 

College scores

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 63, Vermont 53

Brown 75, Niagara 74, OT

Dartmouth 75, Army 58

Holy Cross 78, Columbia 69

Lafayette 85, Penn 83

Lehigh 81, Muhlenberg 46

Northeastern 63, Drexel 58, OT

Pittsburgh 73, Georgetown 45

UConn 99, DePaul 78

SOUTH

Alabama St. 69, MVSU 65

Alcorn St. 80, Grambling St. 46

Appalachian St. 50, Wofford 49

Duke 68, Clemson 40

Southern U. 80, Jackson St. 67

MIDWEST

Creighton 91, Drake 61

Missouri 84, Alabama 68

Missouri St. 62, Illinois St. 55

Ohio St. 74, Purdue 64

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 77, Alabama A&M 61

Baylor 82, Texas Tech 48

Texas-Pan American 70, Houston Baptist 60

FAR WEST

San Jose St. 71, New Orleans 64

 

Ohio State box

No. 15 OHIO ST. 74, PURDUE 64

OHIO ST. (12-3)

Thomas 8-13 2-4 22, Thompson 4-8 0-0 8, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Craft 6-7 3-3 15, Smith, Jr. 1-6 0-1 2, Scott 1-5 2-4 4, Ross 3-4 0-2 6, Ravenel 6-8 1-1 13. Totals 31-55 8-15 74.

PURDUE (7-8)

Hammons 4-9 5-5 13, Byrd 2-6 0-0 6, Lawson 1-2 0-0 2, T. Johnson 8-21 2-3 18, R. Johnson 5-15 1-5 11, A. Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Hale 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 3-3 1-1 8, Carroll 0-0 0-0 0, Marcius 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-67 9-14 64.

Halftime—Ohio St. 39-29. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 4-10 (Thomas 4-7, Smith, Jr. 0-1, Thompson 0-2), Purdue 3-8 (Byrd 2-4, Davis 1-1, T. Johnson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio St. 38 (Smith, Jr. 10), Purdue 32 (Hammons 8). Assists—Ohio St. 13 (Scott 8), Purdue 13 (R. Johnson 7). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 15, Purdue 17. A—14,642.

 

USA Today poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (56) 13-1 1,400 2

2. Oregon 12-1 1,322 3

3. Notre Dame 12-1 1,253 1

4. Georgia 12-2 1,213 5

5. Texas A&M 11-2 1,171 9

6. Stanford 12-2 1,167 8

7. South Carolina 11-2 1,064 10

8. Florida State 12-2 942 12

9. Clemson 11-2 916 13

10. Florida 11-2 886 4

11. Kansas State 11-2 841 6

12. LSU 10-3 775 7

13. Louisville 11-2 772 18

14. Boise State 11-2 633 15

15. Oklahoma 10-3 600 11

16. Northwestern 10-3 580 17

17. Utah State 11-2 444 20

18. Texas 9-4 398 25

19. Oregon State 9-4 366 14

20. Vanderbilt 9-4 248 NR

21. San Jose State 11-2 244 24

22. Cincinnati 10-3 186 NR

23. Nebraska 10-4 175 21

24. Northern Illinois 12-2 156 16

25. Tulsa 11-3 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Michigan 101; UCLA 75; Baylor 52; Oklahoma State 36; Wisconsin 18; Central Florida 15; Arkansas State 13; Arizona State 10; Rutgers 9; Kent State 5; Louisiana Tech 2; Arizona 1; Ohio 1.

 

Bowl schedule

College Football Bowl Schedule & Results

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas

Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Georgia 45, Nebraska 31

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

South Carolina 33, Michigan 28

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Louisville 33, Florida 23

Thursday, Jan. 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Oregon 35, Kansas State 17

Friday, Jan. 4

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13

Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Mississippi 38, Pittsburgh 17

Sunday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Miami

Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14

Saturday, Jan. 19

RAYCOM College Football All-Star Classic

At Montgomery, Ala.

Stars vs. Stripes, 3 p.m. (CBSSN)

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 26

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)