NFL playoffs
NFL Playoff Schedule & Results
All Times EST
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Oakland at Houston, 4:35 p.m. (ESPN)
Detroit at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 8
Miami at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Seattle, Green Bay or N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Houston, Oakland or Miami at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh, Houston or Oakland at Kansas City, 1:05 p.m. (NBC)
Green Bay, N.Y. Giants or Detroit at Dallas, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
AFC
To Be Determined
NFC
To Be Determined
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Orlando, Fla.
AFC vs. NFC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Houston
To Be Determined, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

FCS playoffs
NCAA FCS Playoffs
First Round
Saturday, Nov. 26
Villanova 31, Saint Francis (Pa.) 21
Chattanooga 45, Weber State 14
New Hampshire 64, Lehigh 21
Wofford 15, Charleston Southern 14
Richmond 39, N.C. A&T 10
Central Arkansas 31, Illinois State 24
Youngstown St. 38, Samford 24
San Diego 35, Cal Poly 21
Second Round
Saturday, Dec. 3
James Madison 55, New Hampshire 22
Youngstown State 40, Jacksonville State 24
South Dakota State 10, Villanova 7
Sam Houston State 41, Chattanooga 36
North Dakota State 45, San Diego 7
Eastern Washington 31, Central Arkansas 14
Wofford 17, The Citadel 3
Richmond 27, North Dakota 24
Quarterfinals
Friday, Dec. 9
James Madison 65, Sam Houston State 7
Saturday, Dec. 10
North Dakota State 36, South Dakota State 10
Youngstown State 30, Wofford 23, 2OT
Eastern Washington 38, Richmond 0
Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 16
James Madison 27, North Dakota State 17
Saturday, Dec. 17
Youngstown State 40, Eastern Washington 38
Championship
Saturday, Jan. 7
At Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
James Madison (13-1) vs. Youngstown State (12-3), Noon

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    24    11    .686    —
Boston    21    14    .600      3
New York    16    19    .457      8
Philadelphia    9    24    .273    14
Brooklyn    8    26    .235    15 1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Atlanta    20    16    .556    —
Charlotte    20    17    .541       1/2
Washington    16    18    .471    3
Orlando    16    21    .432    4 1/2
Miami    11    26    .297    9 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    26    8    .765    —
Milwaukee    18    16    .529      8
Indiana    19    18    .514      8 1/2
Chicago    18    18    .500      9
Detroit    17    21    .447    11
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    29    7    .806    —
Houston    28    9    .757      1 1/2
Memphis    22    16    .579      8
New Orleans    14    23    .378    15 1/2
Dallas    11    25    .306    18
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    22    15    .595    —
Oklahoma City    21    16    .568      1
Portland    16    22    .421      6 1/2
Denver    14    22    .389      7 1/2
Minnesota    11    24    .314    10
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Golden State    31    5    .861    —
L.A. Clippers    24    14    .632      8
Sacramento    15    20    .429    15 1/2
L.A. Lakers    13    26    .333    19 1/2
Phoenix    12    25    .324    19 1/2
Thursday’s Games
Indiana 121, Brooklyn 109
Detroit 115, Charlotte 114
Toronto 101, Utah 93
Atlanta 99, New Orleans 94
Houston 118, Oklahoma City 116
Phoenix 102, Dallas 95
San Antonio 127, Denver 99
Portland 118, L.A. Lakers 109
Friday’s Games
Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 12 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Houston at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Ohio State box
No. 20 PURDUE 76, OHIO ST. 75
PURDUE (13-3)
V.Edwards 6-10 3-4 16, Swanigan 4-12 7-9 16, C.Edwards 5-11 0-0 12, Mathias 5-12 2-2 14, P.Thompson 2-4 0-0 6, Smotherman 1-2 0-0 2, Haas 2-5 2-5 6, Cline 1-5 0-0 2, Albrecht 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-63 14-20 76.
OHIO ST. (10-5)
Tate 8-14 0-1 17, Loving 4-8 4-4 14, T.Thompson 3-7 5-6 11, Lyle 3-11 2-2 8, Williams 4-10 1-1 10, Wesson 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Potter 2-4 2-2 7, Jackson 2-5 3-4 8. Totals 26-59 17-20 75.
Halftime—Purdue 43-39. 3-Point Goals—Purdue 8-23 (P.Thompson 2-4, C.Edwards 2-5, Mathias 2-5, V.Edwards 1-3, Swanigan 1-3, Albrecht 0-1, Cline 0-2), Ohio St. 6-15 (Loving 2-2, Tate 1-2, Potter 1-2, Williams 1-3, Jackson 1-3, Lyle 0-3). Fouled Out—T.Thompson. Rebounds—Purdue 41 (Swanigan 11), Ohio St. 30 (Loving 8). Assists—Purdue 12 (V.Edwards 5), Ohio St. 10 (Lyle 4). Total Fouls—Purdue 18, Ohio St. 17.

Marshall box
MARSHALL 90, OLD DOMINION 86, OT
OLD DOMINION (9-6)
D.Taylor 1-4 0-1 2, Br.Stith 1-4 0-0 2, B..Stith 8-14 2-3 21, Caver 9-22 5-7 26, Baker 3-4 2-2 11, Porter 5-8 1-2 11, Talley 6-15 1-2 13, Carver 0-0 0-0 0, Haynes 0-2 0-0 0, Fields 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 11-17 86.
MARSHALL (10-6)
Penava 2-5 0-0 4, R.Taylor 7-13 7-8 21, Browning 4-13 0-0 9, J.Elmore 6-11 12-13 26, Loop 4-8 2-3 14, Mijovic 0-0 1-2 1, Thieneman 0-0 0-0 0, Burks 5-9 5-9 15. Totals 28-59 27-35 90.
Halftime—Old Dominion 32-28. End Of Regulation—Tied 77. 3-Point Goals—Old Dominion 9-16 (B..Stith 3-4, Baker 3-4, Caver 3-7, Haynes 0-1), Marshall 7-20 (Loop 4-8, J.Elmore 2-4, Browning 1-5, Burks 0-1, R.Taylor 0-2). Fouled Out—R.Taylor, B..Stith, Baker. Rebounds—Old Dominion 38 (D.Taylor 13), Marshall 35 (R.Taylor 13). Assists—Old Dominion 11 (D.Taylor, Caver 3), Marshall 12 (Burks, J.Elmore 4). Total Fouls—Old Dominion 31, Marshall 20. A—4,573 (9,048).

NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    39    24    9    6    54    119    90
Ottawa    37    20    13    4    44    94    98
Boston    41    20    17    4    44    98    101
Toronto    37    17    12    8    42    113    109
Tampa Bay    40    19    17    4    42    114    117
Florida    39    16    15    8    40    93    108
Detroit    39    17    17    5    39    97    109
Buffalo    38    14    15    9    37    85    106
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Columbus    37    27    6    4    58    126    79
Pittsburgh    38    25    8    5    55    133    107
N.Y. Rangers    41    27    13    1    55    141    103
Washington    38    24    9    5    53    110    83
Philadelphia    40    20    15    5    45    118    125
Carolina    38    17    14    7    41    99    103
New Jersey    39    16    16    7    39    92    115
N.Y. Islanders    36    15    15    6    36    104    113
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Chicago    41    24    12    5    53    113    101
Minnesota    37    24    9    4    52    118    80
St. Louis    39    20    14    5    45    110    115
Nashville    38    17    14    7    41    109    103
Winnipeg    41    19    19    3    41    113    122
Dallas    39    16    15    8    40    100    117
Colorado    38    12    25    1    25    77    129
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    39    23    14    2    48    99    87
Anaheim    40    20    12    8    48    109    109
Edmonton    40    20    13    7    47    115    107
Calgary    40    21    17    2    44    109    112
Los Angeles    39    19    16    4    42    94    96
Vancouver    40    19    18    3    41    100    116
Arizona    38    11    22    5    27    82    124
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Edmonton 4, Boston 3
Washington 5, Columbus 0
Nashville 6, Tampa Bay 1
Carolina 4, St. Louis 2
Chicago 4, Buffalo 3, OT
Minnesota 5, San Jose 4
Detroit 4, Los Angeles 0
Friday’s Games
Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Winnipeg at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at Florida, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Columbus        0    0    0    =    0
Washington        2    2    1    =    5
First Period—1, Washington, Winnik 6 (Beagle, Schmidt), 5:06. 2, Washington, Carlson 5 (Johansson, Kuznetsov), 11:32. Penalties—Kuznetsov, WSH, (holding), 5:26.
Second Period—3, Washington, Schmidt 1 (Backstrom, Ovechkin), 7:28. 4, Washington, Burakovsky 5 (Carlson), 16:27. Penalties—Wilson, WSH, (holding), 3:51; Foligno, CBJ, (roughing), 7:40; Alzner, WSH, (roughing), 7:40; Anderson, CBJ, (tripping), 11:35; Johnson, CBJ, (interference), 19:49.
Third Period—5, Washington, Williams 11 (Kuznetsov), 5:36. Penalties—Orpik, WSH, (hooking), 11:54; Niskanen, WSH, (high sticking), 12:48; Savard, CBJ, (tripping), 14:30; Oshie, WSH, (slashing), 15:35; Gagner, CBJ, (tripping), 19:00.
Shots on Goal—Columbus 11-10-8—29. Washington 6-13-8—27.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 5; Washington 0 of 4.
Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 25-6-2 (23 shots-18 saves), Mcelhinney 2-0-2 (4-4). Washington, Holtby 17-8-4 (29-29).
A—18,506 (18,506). T—2:30.
Referees—Chris Lee, Kendrick Nicholson. Linesmen—David Brisebois, Trent Knorr.

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Ironton 35, Chesapeake 31
Waterford 54, Belpre 30
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Albany Alexander vs. Wellston, ppd. to Jan 7.
Bainbridge Paint Valley vs. Chillicothe Huntington, ppd. to Jan 21.
Batavia vs. Batavia Amelia, ccd.
Belmont Union Local vs. Cadiz Harrison Cent., ppd. to Jan 14.
Bethel-Tate vs. Blanchester, ppd.
Cin. Finneytown vs. Cin. Aiken, ccd.
Cin. Mt. Healthy vs. Cin. Western Hills, ppd.
Cin. N. College Hill vs. Cin. Hughes, ccd.
Cin. St. Ursula vs. Cin. Mercy, ccd.
Circleville Logan Elm vs. Amanda-Clearcreek, ppd.
Cols. Hamilton Twp. vs. Baltimore Liberty Union, ppd.
Corning Miller vs. Crown City S. Gallia, ppd.
Fayetteville-Perry vs. Seaman N. Adams, ppd.
Frankfort Adena vs. Chillicothe Zane Trace, ppd.
Greenfield McClain vs. Mowrystown Whiteoak, ppd.
Harrison vs. Cin. Winton Woods, ppd.
Kings Mills Kings vs. Mt. Notre Dame, ppd.
Lancaster Fairfield Union vs. Circleville, ppd.
Lancaster Fisher Cath. vs. Groveport Madison Christian, ppd.
Leesburg Fairfield vs. Manchester, ppd. to Jan 14.
Lynchburg-Clay vs. W. Union, ppd. to Feb 11.
McArthur Vinton County vs. Pomeroy Meigs, ppd.
Monroe vs. Carlisle, ppd. to Feb 7.
Nelsonville-York vs. Bidwell River Valley, ppd. to Jan 9.
New Richmond vs. Mt. Orab Western Brown, ppd. to Jan 17.
Norwood vs. Goshen, ccd.
Oak Hill vs. S. Webster, ppd. to Jan 28.
Portsmouth Clay vs. Willow Wood Symmes Valley, ppd.
Portsmouth Sciotoville vs. Portsmouth Notre Dame, ppd.
Portsmouth vs. Proctorville Fairland, ppd. to Jan 10.
Racine Southern vs. Glouster Trimble, ppd.
S. Point vs. Gallipolis Gallia, ppd. to Feb 8.
Seton vs. Ursuline Academy, ccd.
Shadyside vs. Bellaire, ppd.
Southeastern vs. Chillicothe Unioto, ppd. to Jan 26.
W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. vs. Bradford, ccd.
Wahama, W.Va. vs. Stewart Federal Hocking, ppd.
Waverly vs. Minford, ppd. to Jan 23.
Williamsport Westfall vs. Piketon, ppd. to Jan 7.

College basketball
Thursday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Boston U. 71, Navy 53
Bryant 72, Mount St. Mary’s 71
Bucknell 69, American U. 60
Fairfield 97, Manhattan 79
Fairleigh Dickinson 70, Wagner 69
George Washington 73, Davidson 69
Holy Cross 67, Colgate 61
James Madison 62, Hofstra 54
LIU Brooklyn 65, Robert Morris 54
Lafayette 79, Army 74
Loyola (Md.) 84, Lehigh 83
Mass.-Lowell 85, Albany (NY) 79
Northeastern 90, Delaware 54
Sacred Heart 64, CCSU 62
St. Francis (Pa.) 81, St. Francis Brooklyn 56
Stony Brook 59, New Hampshire 56
UMBC 85, Binghamton 71
UNC-Wilmington 90, Drexel 72
Vermont 90, Maine 77
SOUTH
Belmont 83, UT Martin 67
Chattanooga 77, Wofford 66
Coll. of Charleston 62, Towson 57
E. Kentucky 78, SIU-Edwardsville 61
ETSU 115, The Citadel 71
Furman 83, Samford 73
Lipscomb 126, Fisk 43
Louisiana Tech 64, UTEP 44
Marshall 90, Old Dominion 86
Memphis 70, UConn 61
Mercer 68, VMI 50
Morehead St. 85, E. Illinois 75
Murray St. 76, Jacksonville St. 63
N. Kentucky 83, Youngstown St. 70
Sam Houston St. 74, McNeese St. 67
Southern Miss. 77, UTSA 59
Tennessee St. 65, SE Missouri 62
Tennessee Tech 76, Austin Peay 67
W. Kentucky 82, Charlotte 80
William & Mary 88, Elon 85
MIDWEST
Minnesota 70, Northwestern 66
N. Dakota St. 93, IUPUI 89
Nebraska 93, Iowa 90
New Mexico St. 77, UMKC 64
North Dakota 68, N. Arizona 63
Purdue 76, Ohio St. 75
Rio Grande 83, Chicago St. 64
Wright St. 55, Cleveland St. 51
SOUTHWEST
Cent. Arkansas 81, Abilene Christian 76
Houston Baptist 81, SE Louisiana 74
Incarnate Word 84, Northwestern St. 80
Middle Tennessee 80, Rice 77
New Orleans 66, Lamar 62
UAB 54, North Texas 52
FAR WEST
Arizona 66, Utah 56
Arizona St. 78, Colorado 77
Cal St.-Fullerton 67, Hawaii 64
E. Washington 82, Montana St. 64
Gonzaga 95, San Francisco 80
Montana 70, Idaho 57
Pacific 56, San Diego 53
Pepperdine 71, Loyola Marymount 70
S. Utah 78, N. Colorado 76
Santa Clara 70, Portland 42
UCLA 81, California 71