Jan. 20 scoreboard
Glantz-Culver Line
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NFL playoffs
Sunday
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Pro football
NFL playoffs
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Houston 31, Cincinnati 10
New Orleans 45, Detroit 28
Sunday, Jan. 8
New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2
Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan 14
San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32
New England 45, Denver 10
Sunday, Jan. 15
Baltimore 20, Houston 13
N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20
Conference Championships
Sunday
Baltimore at New England, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 1:30 p.m.
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Honolulu
NFC vs. AFC, 2 p.m.
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Indianapolis
NFC vs. AFC, 1:20 p.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 45 29 12 4 62 126 94
Philadelphia 45 27 14 4 58 150 133
Pittsburgh 46 25 17 4 54 140 118
New Jersey 46 26 18 2 54 127 130
N.Y. Islanders 45 18 21 6 42 110 135
Northeast Division
Boston 44 30 13 1 61 160 89
Ottawa 49 27 16 6 60 153 151
Toronto 46 23 18 5 51 143 141
Buffalo 47 19 23 5 43 115 144
Montreal 46 17 21 8 42 116 126
Southeast Division
Washington 45 25 18 2 52 128 127
Florida 45 21 14 10 52 115 127
Winnipeg 47 22 20 5 49 120 134
Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40 126 159
Carolina 48 16 24 8 40 124 156
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Detroit 47 31 15 1 63 152 107
St. Louis 46 28 12 6 62 117 94
Chicago 47 28 13 6 62 156 135
Nashville 47 27 16 4 58 128 123
Columbus 46 13 28 5 31 110 152
Northwest Division
Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60 151 117
Colorado 48 25 21 2 52 124 137
Minnesota 47 22 18 7 51 107 122
Calgary 48 22 20 6 50 114 134
Edmonton 46 17 25 4 38 116 132
Pacific Division
San Jose 44 26 13 5 57 126 104
Los Angeles 48 23 15 10 56 106 107
Dallas 45 24 19 2 50 122 129
Phoenix 48 21 19 8 50 124 128
Anaheim 45 16 22 7 39 119 140
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s results
Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO
Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO
Toronto 4, Minnesota 1
Boston 4, New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1
Nashville 3, Columbus 0
St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0
Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1
Ottawa 4, San Jose 1
Today’s games
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Florida at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Brady Anderson special assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations, Rick Peterson director of pitching development, Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator, Sarah Gelles baseball analytics coordinator and Ben Werthan advance scouting coordinator. Promoted John Stockstill to director of player personnel, Tripp Norton to director of baseball administration, Ned Rice to assistant director of major league operations and Mike Snyder assistant director of scouting and player development.
BOSTON RED SOX—Named Rick Jameyson athletic trainer, Mike Reinold physical therapist, Brad Pearson assistant athletic trainer, Pat Sandora strength and conditioning coach, Dan Dyrek clinical consultant, Mike Boyle strength and conditioning consultant and Tom Hagan chiropractor consultant. Promoted Peter Asnis to team orthopedist.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo and OF Fred Lewis on minor league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Dave Miley manager, Scott Aldred pitching coach and Butch Wynegar hitting coach for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); Tony Franklin manager, Tom Phelps pitching coach, and Tom Slater hitting coach for Trenton (EL); Luis Sojo manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach, and Justin Turner hitting coach for Tampa (FSL); Carlos Mendoza manager, Danny Borrell pitching coach and Greg Colbrunn hitting coach for Charleston (SALLY); Justin Pope manager, Carlos Chantre pitching and Ty Hawkins hitting coach for Staten Island (NYP) and Tom Nieto manager, Jose Rosado pitching coach and Edwar Gonzalez hitting coach for Yankees (GCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Jesus Feliciano, INF Will Rhymes, RHP Romulo Sanchez and RHP Matt Torra on minor league contracts.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced the resignation of president of business operations Pam Gardner to become a special advisor to owner and chairman Jim Crane. Designated Catcher Craig Tatum for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Russell Westbrook to a multiyear contract extension.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Promoted Dan Evans to vice president of information technology, Andy Major vice president of event operations and guest experience, and Gregg Pastore senior director of digital media.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed WR Diondre Borel, WR Tori Gurley, T Chris Campbell, C Sampson Genus, FB Jon Hoese, DL Johnny Jones, S Anthony Levine and CB Brandian Ross.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Will not retain the service of coaching assistant Devin Fitzsimmons, offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars, special assistant to the defense Rod Perry, wide receivers coach Frank Reich, defensive assistant Bill Teerlinck, defensive line Coach John Teerlinck, strength and conditioning coach Jon Torine and quarterbacks coach Ron Turner. Announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Mike Murphy.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Tony Oden secondary coach and Greg Olson quarterbacks coach.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Named Alan Williams defensive coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed D Brett Lebda to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Claimed F Brandon Yip off waivers from Colorado. Activated F Jerred Smithson from injured reserve.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Antero Niittymaki to Worcester (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
PHILADELPHIA UNION—Announced the retirement of F Veljko Paunovic. Declined contract options on F Levi Houapeu, MF Levi Houapeu, D-MF Ryan Richter and D Joe Tait.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Signed F Jacob Peterson.
COLLEGE
DEPAUL—Announced junior basketball F Tony Freeland is transferring.
KANSAS—Named DeMontie Cross linebackers coach.
KANSAS STATE—Suspended junior F Jordan Henriquez indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.
MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR—Named Cody Fredenburg full-time offensive assistant.
PURDUE—Named Tim Tibesar defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
TULSA—Named Ross Parmley athletic director.
Tennis
Australian Open
At Melbourne
Men’s third round
Today
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (6), 7-5, 6-3.
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Kevin Anderson (30), South Africa, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def. John Isner (16), United States, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-1.
Nicolas Almagro (10), Spain, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (21), Switzerland, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4.
Men’s second round
Thursday
David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (17), France, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-2, 3-0, retired.
Kei Nishikori (24), Japan, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Viktor Troicki (19), Serbia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Gael Monfils (14), France, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-2.
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Andy Roddick (15), United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, retired.
Julien Benneteau, France, def. Gilles Simon (12), France, 7-5, 7-6 (8), 1-6, 3-6, 6-2.
Women’s third round
Today
Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Nina Bratchikova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3.
Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.
Agnieszka Radwanska (8), Poland, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-2.
Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Monica Niculescu (31), Romania, 6-2, 6-2.
Julia Goerges (22), Germany, def. Romina Oprandi, Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Jelena Jankovic (13), Serbia, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-0.
Women’s second round
Thursday
Vania King, United States, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (15), Russia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
Greta Arn, Hungary, def. Dominika Cibulkova (17), Slovakia, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8.
Sabine Lisicki (14), Germany, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-1, 6-2.
Maria Kirilenko (27), Russia, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.
Marion Bartoli (9), France, def. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (18), Russia, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 7-6 (6), 7-5.
College basketball
MEN
State
Louisiana Tech 74, Hawaii 70
WEST
Arizona 77, Utah 51
California 69, Washington 66
Colorado 69, Arizona St. 54
Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 63
Long Beach St. 78, Cal Poly 69
Loyola Marymount 82, BYU 68
Montana 76, N. Colorado 58
Montana St. 72, Sacramento St. 65
New Mexico St. 79, San Jose St. 63
Oakland 72, S. Utah 63
Oregon 65, Southern Cal 62
Oregon St. 87, UCLA 84
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 61, Pepperdine 47
San Diego 82, Portland 63
Seattle 73, Utah St. 66
UC Santa Barbara 69, CS Northridge 61
Washington St. 81, Stanford 69
Weber St. 81, N. Arizona 67
SOUTHWEST
Louisiana-Lafayette 68, UALR 49
Oral Roberts 65, IPFW 54
MIDWEST
Austin Peay 80, SIU-Edwardsville 67
Butler 57, Ill.-Chicago 49
South Dakota 88, IUPUI 78
Tennessee St. 55, E. Illinois 46
Texas-Pan American 72, Chicago St. 65
UMKC 72, W. Illinois 50
Valparaiso 69, Loyola of Chicago 48
SOUTH
Campbell 73, Radford 65
Charleston So. 93, UNC Asheville 88
Davidson 87, Coll. of Charleston 69
Denver 63, Louisiana-Monroe 48
Duke 91, Wake Forest 73
E. Kentucky 86, UT-Martin 78, 2OT
FAU 88, Troy 67
FIU 65, South Alabama 62
Furman 64, Georgia Southern 54
Jacksonville St. 63, Tennessee Tech 62
Middle Tennessee 59, Arkansas St. 46
NC State 76, Boston College 62
North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68
Samford 86, Elon 80
UNC Greensboro 81, Chattanooga 72
VCU 69, William & Mary 68, OT
VMI 88, High Point 77
Vanderbilt 69, Alabama 59
Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38
Winthrop 56, Gardner-Webb 54
Wofford 73, Appalachian St. 61
EAST
Boston U. 52, New Hampshire 50
CCSU 69, Bryant 51
Fairfield 75, St. Peter’s 63
Hartford 63, Maine 49
LIU 77, Mount St. Mary’s 62
Lafayette 54, Holy Cross 43
Loyola (Md.) 66, Siena 55
Monmouth (NJ) 68, St. Francis (Pa.) 50
NJIT 85, Houston Baptist 62
Niagara 75, Canisius 56
Penn St. 54, Illinois 52
Robert Morris 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 55
Sacred Heart 78, Quinnipiac 75
UMBC 64, Binghamton 58
Vermont 73, Albany (NY) 69
Wagner 73, St. Francis (NY) 61
