NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4

Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44

New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24

Sunday, Jan. 5

San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10

San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11

Seattle 23, New Orleans 15

New England 43, Indianapolis 22

Sunday, Jan. 12

San Francisco 23, Carolina 10

Denver 24, San Diego 17

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19

Denver, 26, New England 16

Seattle 23, San Francisco 17

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 26

At Honolulu

TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J.

Denver vs. Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 20 19 .513 —

Brooklyn 16 22 .421 3 1/2

New York 15 25 .375 5 1/2

Boston 14 28 .333 7 1/2

Philadelphia 13 27 .325 7 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 29 11 .725 —

Atlanta 20 19 .513 8 1/2

Washington 19 20 .487 9 1/2

Charlotte 17 25 .405 13

Orlando 11 30 .268 18 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 32 7 .821 —

Chicago 19 20 .487 13

Detroit 17 23 .425 15 1/2

Cleveland 15 25 .375 17 1/2

Milwaukee 7 33 .175 25 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 32 9 .780 —

Houston 27 15 .643 5 1/2

Dallas 24 18 .571 8 1/2

Memphis 20 19 .513 11

New Orleans 15 24 .385 16

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 31 9 .775 —

Oklahoma City 31 10 .756 1/2

Denver 20 20 .500 11

Minnesota 19 21 .475 12

Utah 14 28 .333 18

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 28 14 .667 —

Golden State 26 16 .619 2

Phoenix 23 17 .575 4

L.A. Lakers 16 25 .390 11 1/2

Sacramento 14 25 .359 12 1/2

Saturday’s Games

Indiana 106, L.A. Clippers 92

Detroit 104, Washington 98

Miami 104, Charlotte 96, OT

Chicago 103, Philadelphia 78

Minnesota 98, Utah 72

Houston 114, Milwaukee 104

Golden State 97, New Orleans 87

Portland 127, Dallas 111

Sunday’s Games

L.A. Lakers 112, Toronto 106

Orlando 93, Boston 91

Oklahoma City 108, Sacramento 93

San Antonio 110, Milwaukee 82

Phoenix 117, Denver 103

Monday’s Games

Dallas at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 2 p.m.

Brooklyn at New York, 2:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

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

Portland at Houston, 8 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

Orlando at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

Saturday’s Game

CLEVELAND (117)

Deng 6-17 6-7 18, Thompson 8-9 4-6 20, Varejao 2-5 3-4 7, Irving 9-16 4-5 23, Miles 6-12 4-4 19, Waiters 3-14 2-2 9, Zeller 1-4 2-4 4, Jack 5-7 3-3 13, Clark 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 42-88 28-35 117.

DENVER (109)

Chandler 7-17 4-6 23, Faried 3-6 2-4 8, Hickson 4-8 0-0 8, Lawson 5-16 7-7 19, Foye 5-15 2-2 16, Mozgov 5-7 0-0 10, Q.Miller 0-4 0-0 0, Fournier 3-8 0-0 6, Robinson 8-11 0-0 19. Totals 40-92 15-19 109.

Cleveland 26 42 19 30 — 117

Denver 29 28 23 29 — 109

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-16 (Miles 3-7, Waiters 1-3, Irving 1-3, Deng 0-1, Clark 0-1, Jack 0-1), Denver 14-37 (Chandler 5-12, Foye 4-9, Robinson 3-5, Lawson 2-6, Q.Miller 0-1, Fournier 0-4). Fouled Out—Chandler. Rebounds—Cleveland 59 (Varejao 16), Denver 50 (Mozgov 11). Assists—Cleveland 21 (Varejao 7), Denver 28 (Lawson 11). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Denver 28. Technicals—Denver defensive three second. A—18,486 (19,155).

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 48 30 15 3 63 138 107

Tampa Bay 50 29 16 5 63 146 123

Montreal 49 27 17 5 59 126 120

Toronto 50 25 20 5 55 141 152

Detroit 48 21 17 10 52 121 130

Ottawa 49 21 19 9 51 139 155

Florida 48 18 23 7 43 111 147

Buffalo 47 13 27 7 33 86 133

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 48 34 12 2 70 156 115

N.Y. Rangers 51 27 21 3 57 128 128

Philadelphia 49 25 19 5 55 134 140

Columbus 48 24 20 4 52 138 135

Washington 49 22 19 8 52 142 150

New Jersey 50 20 19 11 51 115 123

Carolina 48 20 19 9 49 117 137

N.Y. Islanders 50 19 24 7 45 138 163

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 51 32 8 11 75 184 139

St. Louis 47 32 10 5 69 166 107

Colorado 48 31 12 5 67 142 122

Minnesota 51 27 19 5 59 125 125

Dallas 48 21 19 8 50 136 148

Nashville 50 21 22 7 49 121 151

Winnipeg 50 22 23 5 49 141 150

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 51 37 9 5 79 175 126

San Jose 49 31 12 6 68 158 121

Los Angeles 49 29 14 6 64 126 100

Vancouver 50 25 16 9 59 127 127

Phoenix 48 23 16 9 55 139 145

Calgary 49 16 26 7 39 109 156

Edmonton 51 15 30 6 36 131 181

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

Saturday’s Games

Columbus 4, Buffalo 3, SO

Detroit 3, Los Angeles 2, SO

Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, SO

N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 1

San Jose 5, Tampa Bay 4

Winnipeg 3, Edmonton 2, OT

Toronto 5, Montreal 3

Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Islanders 4

Carolina 3, Florida 2

Anaheim 3, St. Louis 2

Colorado 5, Nashville 4

Phoenix 3, New Jersey 2

Minnesota 3, Dallas 2, OT

Sunday’s Games

Chicago 3, Boston 2, SO

Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 3

N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1

Monday’s Games

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

Los Angeles at Boston, 3 p.m.

Florida at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Saturday’s Game

Columbus 2 1 0 0 — 4

Buffalo 2 0 1 0 — 3

Columbus won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Buffalo, Myers 5 (Moulson, Ennis), :59. 2, Columbus, Savard 3 (D.MacKenzie, Letestu), 6:19. 3, Buffalo, Stafford 5 (Ennis), 6:47. 4, Columbus, Calvert 5 (Nikitin, Dubinsky), 12:44. Penalties—Myers, Buf (boarding), 10:43.

Second Period—5, Columbus, Dubinsky 10 (Atkinson, Wisniewski), 11:21 (pp). Penalties—Prout, Clm (interference), 3:38; Konopka, Buf (goaltender interference), 11:03; Horton, Clm (slashing), 14:45; Horton, Clm (tripping), 18:05.

Third Period—6, Buffalo, Myers 6 (Hodgson, Ehrhoff), 19:35 (pp). Penalties—Savard, Clm (tripping), 19:23.

Overtime—None. Penalties—Ehrhoff, Buf (tripping), 5:00.

Shootout—Columbus 1 (Atkinson NG, Letestu NG, Johansen G), Buffalo 0 (Moulson NG, Ennis NG, Hodgson NG).

Shots on Goal—Columbus 14-14-5-2—35. Buffalo 6-13-7-3—29.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 2; Buffalo 1 of 4.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 15-11-2 (29 shots-26 saves). Buffalo, Miller 12-18-3 (35-32).

A—19,070 (19,070). T—2:39.

Referees—Greg Kimmerly, Chris Lee. Linesmen—Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk.

 

Ohio box

OHIO 65, N. ILLINOIS 46

OHIO (13-4)

Ndour 3-8 4-4 10, Hall 3-7 1-3 8, Kellogg 6-8 0-0 16, Smith 3-4 0-0 6, Taylor 3-8 0-0 7, Setty 0-0 0-0 0, Willis 3-6 0-0 9, Mompremier 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkins 1-4 0-0 3, Campbell 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 25-48 5-7 65.

N. ILLINOIS (7-9)

Baker 3-9 5-7 12, Kev. Gray 2-3 0-1 4, Aari. Armstead 1-4 3-4 5, Bolin 3-8 0-0 7, Threloff 0-3 2-2 2, Rakocevic 0-2 0-0 0, Aaro. Armstead 5-12 0-0 12, Bowie 0-1 2-4 2, Balls 0-3 0-0 0, Cravatta 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 14-48 14-20 46.

Halftime—N. Illinois 24-23. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 10-19 (Kellogg 4-5, Willis 3-6, Taylor 1-2, Hall 1-3, Wilkins 1-3), N. Illinois 4-18 (Aaro. Armstead 2-6, Bolin 1-2, Baker 1-5, Aari. Armstead 0-1, Balls 0-2, Cravatta 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio 33 (Ndour 8), N. Illinois 30 (Aaro. Armstead, Aari. Armstead, Kev. Gray 5). Assists—Ohio 10 (Hall 4), N. Illinois 4 (Baker 4). Total Fouls—Ohio 15, N. Illinois 10. A—1,667.

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Army 74, Bucknell 67

Iona 88, Siena 74

Monmouth (NJ) 83, Canisius 82

SOUTH

Southern Miss. 80, Louisiana Tech 71

Towson 72, Coll. of Charleston 57

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 69, W. Michigan 64

Green Bay 69, Ill.-Chicago 64

Iowa 94, Minnesota 73

Notre Dame 70, Virginia Tech 63

Wright St. 49, Cleveland St. 46

SOUTHWEST

Houston 77, Rutgers 55

SMU 73, Hofstra 49

FAR WEST

Oregon St. 80, Oregon 72

Utah Valley 52, Seattle 51

 

Notre Dame box

NOTRE DAME 70, VIRGINIA TECH 63

VIRGINIA TECH (8-9)

Van Zegeren 2-2 0-0 4, Beyer 0-0 0-0 0, Barksdale 5-6 0-1 12, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Wilson 7-10 5-7 20, Raines 8-15 4-7 20, Johnston 1-2 0-0 3, Eddie 1-5 0-0 2, Thompson 1-4 0-0 2, Wood 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 9-15 63.

NOTRE DAME (11-7)

Burgett 0-2 2-2 2, Sherman 3-7 2-3 8, Atkins 5-16 1-3 12, Jackson 3-7 5-5 13, Connaughton 7-14 3-3 21, Beachem 0-2 0-0 0, Katenda 0-0 0-0 0, Auguste 4-4 0-2 8, Vasturia 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 24-58 13-18 70.

Halftime—Notre Dame 39-24. 3-Point Goals—Virginia Tech 4-11 (Barksdale 2-3, Wilson 1-2, Johnston 1-2, Eddie 0-1, Wood 0-1, Smith 0-2), Notre Dame 9-28 (Connaughton 4-9, Jackson 2-4, Vasturia 2-5, Atkins 1-8, Burgett 0-2). Fouled Out—Burgett. Rebounds—Virginia Tech 35 (Raines 6), Notre Dame 30 (Connaughton 8). Assists—Virginia Tech 12 (Wilson 7), Notre Dame 14 (Atkins 4). Total Fouls—Virginia Tech 19, Notre Dame 18. A—8,849.

 

Kentucky box

No. 13 KENTUCKY 74, TENNESSEE 66

TENNESSEE (11-6)

Richardson 2-7 0-0 4, Barton 0-4 2-2 2, Stokes 8-12 4-6 20, Maymon 4-11 4-7 12, McRae 5-14 6-8 17, Moore 2-4 0-0 4, Ndiaye 1-3 0-0 2, Thompson 2-2 0-0 5, Reese 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 16-23 66.

KENTUCKY (13-4)

Young 3-9 0-0 8, Aa. Harrison 3-7 6-7 14, An. Harrison 7-13 10-10 26, Cauley-Stein 0-5 0-0 0, Randle 6-9 5-5 18, Polson 0-0 0-0 0, Poythress 1-4 2-2 4, Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 22-50 23-24 74.

Halftime—Kentucky 34-32. 3-Point Goals—Tennessee 2-13 (Thompson 1-1, McRae 1-7, Richardson 0-1, Moore 0-1, Reese 0-1, Barton 0-2), Kentucky 7-16 (An. Harrison 2-3, Aa. Harrison 2-4, Young 2-5, Randle 1-2, Poythress 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Tennessee 39 (Stokes 15), Kentucky 24 (Aa. Harrison, Johnson 4). Assists—Tennessee 10 (Barton 3), Kentucky 11 (Randle 4). Total Fouls—Tennessee 20, Kentucky 17. A—24,246.

 

Transactions

Sunday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA — Fined Indiana F David West $15,000 for elbowing Los Angeles Clippers F Blake Griffin in the jaw during a Jan. 18 game. Fined Sacramento coach Michael Malone $25,000 for verbal abuse of a game official and not proceeding directly to his locker room following the completion of the Jan. 17 game at Memphis.

COLLEGE

TULSA — Named Josh Blankenship quarterback coach.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Saturday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Bloom-Carroll 40, Cols. St. Charles 34

Chillicothe Huntington 60, Williamsport Westfall 58

Chillicothe Unioto 56, Chillicothe Zane Trace 54

Frankfort Adena 52, Southeastern 48

Gallipolis Gallia 56, Bidwell River Valley 40

Huntington, W.Va. 53, Ironton 51

Logan 58, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 52

Lucasville Valley 78, Seaman N. Adams 40

McArthur Vinton County 57, Albany Alexander 33

Nelsonville-York 70, Glouster Trimble 59, OT

Piketon 69, Bainbridge Paint Valley 55

Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 61, Coal Grove 52

Stewart Federal Hocking 60, Pomeroy Meigs 53

Washington C.H. 64, Xenia 63

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 50, Greenfield McClain 40

 

Saturday’s Girrls’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Belpre 96, Corning Miller 63

Hillsboro 61, Chillicothe 55

Hudson 53, Ironton 40

Jackson 44, Logan 40

Oak Hill 62, Wellston 50

Piketon 53, Beaver Eastern 48

Portsmouth Notre Dame 81, W. Union 66

Proctorville Fairland 45, Ashland Blazer, Ky. 44, OT

Racine Southern 69, Glouster Trimble 41

Reedsville Eastern 70, Powell Olentangy Liberty 38

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 57, Batavia Clermont NE 54

Wapakoneta 56, Jackson Center 33

Warsaw River View 56, Byesville Meadowbrook 41

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 55, Washington C.H. 36