Glantz-Culver Line NFL playoffs ADVERTISING Saturday Favorite Open Today O/u Underdog at Houston 3 3 (381/2) Cincinnati at New Orleans 10 101/2 (591/2) Detroit Sunday at N.Y. Giants 31/2 3 (471/2) Atlanta Pittsburgh 8 81/2 (34) at Denver NCAA football
Glantz-Culver Line
NFL playoffs
Saturday
Favorite Open Today O/u Underdog
at Houston 3 3 (381/2) Cincinnati
at New Orleans 10 101/2 (591/2) Detroit
Sunday
at N.Y. Giants 31/2 3 (471/2) Atlanta
Pittsburgh 8 81/2 (34) at Denver
NCAA football
Today
Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas
Favorite Open Today O/u Underdog
Arkansas 71/2 71/2 (63) Kansas St.
Monday
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
Alabama +1 1 (40) LSU
Pro football
NFL playoffs
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
Cincinnati at Houston, 11:30 a.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 3 p.m.
Sunday
Atlanta at New York Giants, 8 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Denver, 11:30 a.m.
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Atlanta, N.Y. Giants or New Orleans at San Francisco, 11:30 a.m.
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Denver at New England, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh, Denver or Houston at Baltimore, 8 a.m.
Detroit, Atlanta or N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 11:30 a.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 38 25 9 4 54 113 81
Philadelphia 38 23 11 4 50 130 113
Pittsburgh 38 21 13 4 46 121 100
New Jersey 39 21 16 2 44 106 114
N.Y. Islanders 37 14 17 6 34 88 116
Northeast Division
Boston 37 26 10 1 53 138 69
Ottawa 41 21 15 5 47 127 136
Toronto 40 20 15 5 45 129 128
Buffalo 39 18 17 4 40 104 115
Montreal 40 15 18 7 37 106 113
Southeast Division
Florida 40 20 12 8 48 105 110
Washington 38 21 15 2 44 114 110
Winnipeg 40 19 16 5 43 107 118
Tampa Bay 39 17 19 3 37 108 133
Carolina 41 13 21 7 33 106 139
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Chicago 40 24 12 4 52 132 116
Detroit 39 25 13 1 51 128 88
St. Louis 40 23 12 5 51 103 89
Nashville 40 21 15 4 46 106 112
Columbus 39 10 24 5 25 94 130
Northwest Division
Vancouver 41 25 13 3 53 134 99
Minnesota 41 21 14 6 48 95 98
Colorado 41 22 18 1 45 110 116
Calgary 42 18 19 5 41 100 123
Edmonton 40 16 21 3 35 110 115
Pacific Division
San Jose 37 22 11 4 48 107 87
Los Angeles 41 20 14 7 47 88 92
Dallas 39 22 16 1 45 108 113
Phoenix 41 19 17 5 43 103 108
Anaheim 38 10 22 6 26 88 127
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s results
Boston 9, Calgary 0
Toronto 4, Winnipeg 0
N.Y. Rangers 3, Florida 2, OT
Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4
Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 1
St. Louis 4, Edmonton 3
Dallas 4, Nashville 1
Los Angeles 1, Phoenix 0, OT
San Jose 2, Columbus 1
Today’s games
Florida at New Jersey, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
College basketball
MEN
EAST
Albany (NY) 89, UMBC 72
CCSU 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 58
Hartford 56, New Hampshire 49
LIU 87, Sacred Heart 81
Loyola (Md.) 61, Manhattan 60
Monmouth (NJ) 73, Mount St. Mary’s 59
Penn St. 65, Purdue 45
Robert Morris 84, Bryant 53
South Florida 74, Villanova 57
St. Francis (NY) 73, Quinnipiac 72
St. Peter’s 65, Canisius 61
Stony Brook 60, Binghamton 54
UMass 80, Fordham 76
Vermont 83, Boston U. 69
Wagner 88, Fairleigh Dickinson 64
SOUTH
Alabama St. 81, Jackson St. 78, 3OT
Appalachian St. 68, Samford 63
Charleston Southern 91, Campbell 73
Chattanooga 78, W. Carolina 62
Davidson 92, UNC Greensboro 63
FAU 58, Louisiana-Monroe 30
Furman 77, The Citadel 45
Georgia Southern 69, Elon 63
Grambling St. 60, Alabama A&M 55
High Point 63, Presbyterian 57
La.-Lafayette 72, W. Kentucky 70, OT
Middle Tennessee 63, Troy 53
Morehead St. 63, Jacksonville St. 55
North Texas 78, South Alabama 73, OT
SE Missouri 73, UT-Martin 71
Tennessee Tech 92, Tennessee St. 86
UNC Asheville 94, VMI 85
Winthrop 70, Radford 54
Wofford 75, Coll. of Charleston 58
MIDWEST
Cleveland St. 73, Ill.-Chicago 56
DePaul 84, Pittsburgh 81
IPFW 72, IUPUI 67
Indiana 73, Michigan 71
W. Illinois 71, Oakland 61
Youngstown St. 68, Loyola of Chi. 64, OT
SOUTHWEST
Denver 53, Arkansas St. 50
Oral Roberts 89, N. Dakota St. 80
Prairie View 55, Alcorn St. 47
Texas Southern 73, Southern U. 39
WEST
Arizona St. 62, Southern Cal 53
BYU 73, Loyola Marymount 65
Colorado 87, Washington 69
Gonzaga 73, Pepperdine 45
Long Beach St. 55, Cal Poly 50
Montana St. 73, Idaho St. 69
Nevada 73, Idaho 55
Oregon 78, Stanford 67
Oregon St. 92, California 85
Portland 84, Santa Clara 74
Portland St. 82, N. Arizona 62
S. Dakota St. 75, S. Utah 68
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78, San Diego 72
San Diego St. 83, San Diego Christian 52
UC Irvine 73, Pacific 69
UC Riverside 60, UC Davis 58
UC Santa Barbara 77, Cal St.-Fullerton 64
UCLA 65, Arizona 58
UNLV 89, CS Bakersfield 57
Utah 62, Washington St. 60, OT
Utah St. 72, Fresno St. 53
Weber St. 76, E. Washington 69
WOMEN
TOP 25
No. 4 Stanford 93, Oregon 70
No. 6 Tennessee 80, No. 16 Georgia 51
No. 11 Kentucky 84, Arkansas 72
No. 12 Miami 78, NC State 68
No. 18 Purdue 63, Wisconsin 52
No. 19 Nebraska 62, Indiana 48
No. 21 Delaware 74, Towson 51
South Carolina 65, No. 24 Vanderbilt 55
No. 25 North Carolina 78, Virginia 73
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Suspended Washington (Syracuse-IL) RHP Zechry Zinicola 50 games after a second violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Named Mike LaCassa manager of minor league operations.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Justin Pope manager and Carlos Chantres piching coach for Staten Island (NYP).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with OF Coco Crisp on a two-year contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Named Mark Lummus national cross checker and Jeremy Booth midwest supervisor. Signed RHP Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Paul Hoover manager for Rays (GCL) and Kyle Snyder pitching coach for the Hudson Valley Renegades (NYP).
TEXAS RANGERS—Named Michael Dean Chadwick special assistant.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired RHP Chris Volstad from Miami for RHP Carlos Zambrano and cash considerations.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Acquired INF Chad Tracy from the Texas Rangers for RHP Greg Reynolds.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike MacDougal on a one-year contract.
MIAMI MARLINS—Designated RHP Elih Villanueva for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Named Susan Goodenow vice president, branding and communications. Promoted John Viola to vice president, corporate sales.
SACRAMENTO KINGS—Fired coach Paul Westphal. Named Keith Smart coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Re-signed C Ryan Bartholomew, CB Korey Lindsey, DT Ricky Lumpkin, RB William Powell, TE Steve Skelton and LB Quan Sturdivant from the practice squad. Signed LB Antonio Coleman, G Chris Stewart and TE Martell Webb.
NEW YORK JETS—Fined LB Bart Scott $10,000 for an obscene gesture he made toward a photographer in the team’s locker room on Jan. 2.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Fired defensive coordinator Greg Manusky.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed WR Charly Martin and DTe Adrian Taylor.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended Florida F Krystofer Barch one game for an inappropriate comment directed at P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens at the end of the first period in a game on Dec. 31.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Brett Sutter from Charlotte (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled F Tommy Wingels from Worcester (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS—Recalled F Patrice Cormier from St. John (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS—Named Oscar Pareja coach.
FC DALLAS—Named Marco Ferruzzi coach.
LA GALAXY—Loaned D Omar Gonzalez to FC Numberg (Bundesliga).
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Signed D Jonathan Borrajo.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS STATE—Named Keith Patterson defensive coordinator .
CARLETON—Announced the resignation of football coach Kurt Ramler.
MISSISSIPPI—Dismissed G Dundrecous Nelson and G Jamal Jones from the basketball team for violating team rules.
SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced WR Alshon Jeffery and CB Stephon Gilmore are entering the NFL draft.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI—Named Steve Buckley assistant head football coach and running backs coach, Rickey Bustle offensive coordinator and Tommy West defensive coordinator.
