Pro football
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
Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OT
San Francisco 45, Green Bay 31
Sunday
Atlanta 30, Seattle 28
New England 41, Houston 28
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
San Francisco vs. Atlanta, 10 a.m. (FOX)
Baltimore vs. New England, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Falcons 30, Seahawks 28
Seattle 0 0 7 21 — 28
Atlanta 10 10 7 3 — 30
First Quarter
Atl—FG Bryant 39, 9:40.
Atl—Gonzalez 1 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 3:10.
Second Quarter
Atl—FG Bryant 37, 9:13.
Atl—White 47 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 4:16.
Third Quarter
Sea—Tate 29 pass from Wilson (Longwell kick), 9:47.
Atl—Snelling 5 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 2:11.
Fourth Quarter
Sea—Wilson 1 run (Longwell kick), 13:01.
Sea—Miller 3 pass from Wilson (Longwell kick), 9:13.
Sea—Lynch 2 run (Longwell kick), :31.
Atl—FG Bryant 49, :08.
A—70,366.
Sea Atl
First downs 28 24
Total Net Yards 491 417
Rushes-yards 28-123 26-167
Passing 368 250
Punt Returns 2-24 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-37 4-105
Interceptions Ret. 2-3 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 24-36-1 24-35-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 0-0
Punts 3-36.7 2-42.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-35 3-11
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Seattle, Wilson 7-60, Lynch 16-46, Turbin 4-18, Robinson 1-(minus 1). Atlanta, Turner 14-98, Rodgers 10-64, Ryan 1-6, Jones 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Seattle, Wilson 24-36-1-385. Atlanta, Ryan 24-35-2-250.
RECEIVING—Seattle, Miller 8-142, Tate 6-103, Rice 4-60, Lynch 3-37, Turbin 2-37, Baldwin 1-6. Atlanta, Jones 6-59, Gonzalez 6-51, White 5-76, Douglas 2-29, Rodgers 2-8, Coffman 1-16, Dr.Davis 1-6, Snelling 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Patriots 41, Texans 28
Houston 3 10 0 15—28
New England 7 10 14 10—41
First Quarter
Hou—FG S.Graham 27, 13:57.
NE—Vereen 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 1:28.
Second Quarter
NE—FG Gostkowski 37, 10:16.
NE—Vereen 8 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:38.
Hou—Foster 1 run (S.Graham kick), 1:15.
Hou—FG S.Graham 55, :00.
Third Quarter
NE—Ridley 8 run (Gostkowski kick), 11:30.
NE—Lloyd 5 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 1:21.
Fourth Quarter
NE—Vereen 33 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 13:07.
Hou—Posey 25 pass from Schaub (S.Graham kick), 11:35.
Hou—Foster 1 pass from Schaub (Johnson pass from Schaub), 5:11.
NE—FG Gostkowski 38, 1:14.
A—68,756.
Hou NE
First downs 25 24
Total Net Yards 425 457
Rushes-yards 23-91 24-122
Passing 334 335
Punt Returns 3-17 1-0
Kickoff Returns 5-230 3-51
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-6
Comp-Att-Int 34-51-1 25-40-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-9 1-9
Punts 5-36.4 5-52.8
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-20 5-56
Time of Possession 31:24 28:36
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Houston, Foster 22-90, Schaub 1-1. New England, Ridley 15-82, Vereen 7-41, Woodhead 1-0, Brady 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Houston, Schaub 34-51-1-343. New England, Brady 25-40-0-344.
RECEIVING—Houston, Daniels 9-81, Johnson 8-95, Foster 7-63, Posey 3-47, Casey 3-29, Walter 2-15, G.Graham 2-13. New England, Welker 8-131, Hernandez 6-85, Vereen 5-83, Lloyd 5-32, Ridley 1-13.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 24 13 .649 —
Brooklyn 22 15 .595 2
Boston 19 17 .528 4½
Philadelphia 16 22 .421 8½
Toronto 14 23 .378 10
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 24 11 .686 —
Atlanta 21 15 .583 3½
Orlando 13 23 .361 11½
Charlotte 9 27 .250 15½
Washington 6 28 .176 17½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 23 15 .605 —
Chicago 20 15 .571 1½
Milwaukee 19 17 .528 3
Detroit 14 24 .368 9
Cleveland 9 29 .237 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 29 11 .725 —
Memphis 24 11 .686 2½
Houston 21 17 .553 7
Dallas 15 23 .395 13
New Orleans 11 26 .297 16½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 29 8 .784 —
Denver 23 16 .590 7
Portland 20 17 .541 9
Utah 20 19 .513 9½
Minnesota 16 18 .471 11
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 28 9 .757 —
Golden State 23 13 .639 4½
L.A. Lakers 15 21 .417 12½
Sacramento 13 24 .351 15
Phoenix 13 26 .333 16
Saturday’s Games
Orlando 104, L.A. Clippers 101
Indiana 96, Charlotte 88
Washington 93, Atlanta 83
Utah 90, Detroit 87
Philadelphia 107, Houston 100
Phoenix 97, Chicago 81
Dallas 104, Memphis 83
Miami 128, Sacramento 99
Sunday’s Games
New York 100, New Orleans 87
Milwaukee 107, Toronto 96
Brooklyn 97, Indiana 86
San Antonio 106, Minnesota 88
Denver 116, Golden State 105
Oklahoma City 87, Portland 83
Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, late
Today’s Games
Orlando at Washington, 2 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 2:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 3 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Miami at Utah, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Sacramento, 5 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Indiana at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Brooklyn, 2:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Houston, 3 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Sports
Transactions
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Traded G Brian Boucher and D Mark Alt to Philadelphia for C Luke Pither.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Brandon Bollig, F Marcus Kruger, F Brandon Pirri, F Brandon Saad, F Andrew Shaw, D Nick Leddy and D Ryan Stanton from Rockford (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Brian Lashoff, D Brendan Smith and F Damien Brunner from Grand Rapids (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Traded F Kevin Westgarth to Carolina for F Anthony Stewart and a 2013 fourth-round draft pick.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled D Adam Larsson, RW Bobby Butler, C Stephen Gionta, LW Tim Sestito, C Adam Henrique, RW Harri Pesonen, C Jacob Josefson, LW Mathias Tedenby from Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled C Casey Cizikas, D Travis Hamonic, LW Jon Landry, RW Colin McDonald, LW David Ullstrom and D Ty Wishart from Bridgeport (AHL); D Griffin Reinhart from Edmonton (WHL); and C Ryan Strome from Niagara (OHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with D Michael Del Zotto and D Matt Gilroy. Recalled F Chris Kreider from Connecticut (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled D Michael Stone, D David Rundblad, F Alexandre Bolduc and F Andy Miele from Portland (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed D Cam Barker to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed RW Eric Fehr to a one-year contract. Recalled G Braden Holtby and D Cameron Schilling from Hershey (AHL) and F Tom Wilson from Plymouth (OHL). Loaned D Tom Poti to Hershey on a conditioning assignment.
American Hockey League
ALBANY DEVILS — Recalled C Kelly Zajac and F Bryan Haczyk from Trenton (ECHL).
HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Signed F Tyler Murovich to a professional tryout agreement.
ECHL
TOLEDO WALLEYE — Traded D Dean Moore to Florida for future considerations.
COLLEGE
OKLAHOMA STATE — Named Joe Clements defensive line coach.
VIRGINIA — Named Larry Lewis running backs and special team coach.






