BOYS
State Poll
DIVISION I
1, Cols. Northland (14)6-1209
2, Cin. La Salle (7)8-0148
3, Cin. Moeller9-1126
4, Pickerington Cent. (1)11-0109
5, Whitmer9-0106
6, Powell Olentangy Liberty (2)11-070
7, Cin. Withrow7-167
8, Mentor8-162
9, Garfield Hts.8-160
10, Cols. Walnut Ridge7-059
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cle. Hts. 53. 12, Norwalk 52. 13, Springboro 36. 14, Uniontown Lake 28. 14, Warren Harding 28. 16, Westerville S. 25. 17, Shaker Hts. 24. 18, St. John's 22. 19, Lyndhurst Brush 20. 20, Central Catholic 18.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Dunbar (17)10-0200
2, Plain City Jonathan Alder (2)10-0123
3, Alliance (2)10-096
4, Vincent Warren9-183
5, Day. Thurgood Marshall4-279
6, E. Liverpool (1)8-074
T7, Akr. SVSM5-470
T7, Lexington9-170
9, Cin. Taft (1)4-469
10, Pataskala Licking Hts. (1)7-164
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cle. Benedictine 62. 12, Elida 54. 13, Wauseon 48. 14, Franklin (1) 46. 15, Defiance 38. 16, Cols. Hartley 31. 17, Mentor Lake Cath. 27. 18, Cols. Eastmoor 25. 19, Circleville Logan Elm 19. 19, Kettering Alter 19. 21, Sandusky Perkins 18. 22, Norwood 13.
DIVISION III
1, Bloom-Carroll (7)9-0182
2, Bedford Chanel (5)9-0153
3, Cin. Summit Country Day (6)8-0137
4, Leavittsburg Labrae (1)10-0114
5, Lima Cent. Cath. (2)9-1104
6, Versailles7-189
7, Chesapeake (2)7-188
8, Ironton9-187
9, Creston Norwayne (1)9-061
10, Amanda-Clearcreek7-239
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe Huntington 36. 12, Cols. Ready (1) 35. 13, Jamestown Greeneview 30. 14, Oak Hill 27. 15, New Middletown Spring. 25. 16, Cin. N. College Hill 23. 17, Coshocton 22. 17, Casstown Miami E. 22. 19, Gahanna Cols. Academy 16. 20, Archbold 12. 20, Sarahsville Shenandoah 12. 20, Mt. Gilead 12.
DIVISION IV
1, Berlin Hiland (20)10-0227
2, Ft. Recovery (1)8-0167
3, Newark Cath. (3)8-1148
4, Cols. Africentric7-1115
5, Cle. VASJ6-294
6, Zanesville Rosecrans6-377
7, Richmond Hts.7-163
8, Edgerton7-055
9, Jackson Center (1)6-052
10, Leipsic7-051
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ada 49. 12, Day. Jefferson 45. 13, McComb 26. 14, Berlin Center Western Reserve 22. 15, Tiffin Calvert 21. 16, Malvern 18. 17, Racine Southern 17. 18, Gibsonburg 15. 19, Crown City S. Gallia 13. 19, New Madison Tri-Village 13.
Steve Junga's vote
DIVISION I: 1, Cincinnati LaSalle; 2, Columbus Northland; 3, Whitmer; 4, Garfield Heights; 5, Mentor; 6, Cincinnati Moeller; 7, Pickerington Central; 8, Westerville South; 9, Cincinnati Withrow; 10, Central Catholic.
DIVISION II: 1, Dayton Dunbar; 2, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary; 3, Columbus Hartley; 4, Defiance; 5, Plain City Jonathan Alder; 6, East Liverpool; 7, Lexington; 8, Alliance; 9, New Concord John Glenn; 10, Wauseon.
DIVISION III: 1, Lima Central Catholic; 2, Chesapeake; 3, Casstown Miami East; 4, Bedford Chanel; 5, Bloom-Carroll; 6, Leavittsburg LaBrae; 7, Cincinnati Summit Country Day; 8, Creston Norwayne; 9, Ironton; 10, Archbold.
DIVISION IV: 1, Berlin Hiland; 2, Newark Catholic; 3, Fort Recovery; 4, Zanesville Rosecrans; 5, Columbus Africentric; 6, Leipsic; 7, Dayton Jefferson; 8, Cleveland VASJ; 9, Jackson Center; 10, Gibsonburg.
Tuesday
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Napoleon
Bowling Green at Southview
Maumee at Perrysburg
Northview at Springfield
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Cardinal Stritch at Evergreen
Emmanuel Christian at Toledo Christian
Old Fort at Gibsonburg
Monclova Christian at Maumee Valley
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Delta at Montpelier
Other Northwest Ohio
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Arcadia
Stryker at Pettisville
Thursday
Northern Buckeye Conference
Eastwood at Fostoria
Rossford at Elmwood
Otsego at Genoa
Lake at Woodmore
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Archbold at Swanton
Bryan at Patrick Henry
Delta at Montpelier
Liberty Center at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Hilltop at Fayette
Antwerp at Holgate
Friday
City League
Bowsher at Start
Scott at Rogers
Woodward at Waite
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Central Catholic at Whitmer
Findlay at Clay
Fremont Ross at St. Francis
St. John's at Lima Senior
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Northwood at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Maumee Valley
Gibsonburg at Ottawa Hills
Other Northwest Ohio
Arcadia at Van Buren
Tiffin Calvert at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Fremont St. Joseph at Mohawk
Lakota at Old Fort
Liberty-Benton at Arlington
McComb at Pandora-Gilboa
New Riegel at North Baltimore
Oak Harbor at Sandusky Perkins
Clyde at Port Clinton
Southeast Michigan
Skyline at Bedford
Lenawee Christian at Blissfield
Morenci at Summerfield
Whiteford at Sand Creek
Saturday
City League
Bowsher at Sandusky
Rogers at Columbus Marion-Franklin
Start at Whitmer
Monclova Christian at Woodward
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Lakewood St. Edward at Central Catholic
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Bowling Green
Maumee at Southview
Northview at Napoleon
Perrysburg at Springfield
Northern Buckeye Conference
Oak Harbor at Eastwood
Elmwood at Van Buren
Woodmore at Gibsonburg
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Woodmore at Gibsonburg
Ottawa Hills at Pettisville
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Elida at Archbold
Holgate at Liberty Center
Stryker at Monrpelier
Swanton at Lake
Defiance at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Bettsville at Arcadia
Fayette at Edgerton
Marion Catholic at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Clyde at Fremont St. Joseph
Hardin Northern at North Baltimore
Port Clinton at Norwalk
GIRLS
Monclova9034-16
Emm. Christian251113-31
MONCLOVA CHRISTIAN: Hohzscher 2-0-4, R. Keiser 1-1-3, Bersinger 1-0-2, E. Keiser 1-1-0-5, Simon 1-0-2. Totals: 6-1-1-16.
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN: Harrington 3-0-6, Simon 1-1-3, Daniels 2-1-5, Graham 5-1-11, Allen 3-0-6. Totals: 14-3-31.
Tiffin Calvert2211610-49
Springfield1113927-60
TIFFIN CALVERT: Horn 4-1-9, Perry 3-2-8, Brickner 1-5-7, Funkhouser 0-3-0-9, Smith 2-4-8, Bickley 3-2-8. Totals: 13-3-14-49.
SPRINGFIELD: Geiger 1-2-2-10, Yoder 1-1-2-7, Haas 2-2-0-10, Nopper 0-1-4-7, Ruiz 3-0-6, Collins 4-0-8, Powhida 2-2-2-12. Totals: 13-8-10-60.
Fayette59119-34
Swanton1381313-47
FAYETTE: Keefer 2-0-4, Cuff 1-0-2, Smith 1-2-2-10, Baker 1-4-1-15, Rash 1-1-3. Totals: 6-6-4-34.
SWANTON: Eitniear 2-0-4, Carr 3-2-8, Gilsdorf 1-1-1-6, Kashmer 1-0-2, Lumbrezer 4-3-11, Dziengelewski 2-3-1-14, Calicut 1-0-2. Totals: 14-4-7-47.
Northview17201219-68
Whitmer76613-32
NORTHVIEW: Welch 1-0-2, Mason 1-0-2, Rose 4-1-4-15, Justinger 7-2-16, Wurjeciz 1-0-2, McCoy 4-2-0-14, Cole 1-2-4, J.Jessing 4-3-11, K. Jessing 1-0-2. Totals: 24-3-11-68.
WHITMER: Meinen 2-2-6, Jones 2-1-5, Blood 3-0-6, Finch 1-0-2, Kellerbauer 4-1-9, McCarver 2-0-4. Totals: 14-4-32.
Evergreen13262310-72
Lenawee Christian5155-16
EVERGREEN: L. Langenderfer 8-0-5-21, Babcock 3-0-3-9, Herr 5-3-1-20, Noe 2-3-1-14, Marvin 1-0-1-3, Trukor 1-0-1-3, K. Langenderfer 0-0-2-2. Totals: 20-6-14-72.
LENAWEE CHRISTIAN: Schaaf 1-0-0-2, Borton 1-0-0-2, Gordon 2-0-1-5, Mason 0-1-0-3, Schafer 0-1-0-3, Streeman 0-0-1-1. Totals: 4-2-2-16.
Defiance6598-28
Wauseon1416144-48
DEFIANCE: M. Spencer 1-0-0-2, Fogle 1-2-2-10, Fett 1-0-0-2, E. Spencer 1-0-2-4, Sewell 2-0-2-6, Yong 2-0-0-4. Totals: 8-2-6-28.
WAUSEON: A. Stidman 1-1-0-5, Archibeque 1-0-2-4, Creager 3-1-6-15, Reed 2-1-4-11, Brack 0-1-0-3, Richer 1-0-0-2, Gerken 0-0-1-1, H. Stidham 3-0-1-7. Totals: 11-4-14-48.
Clay55710-27
Southview30231817-88
CLAY: Moon 1-0-2, Thompson 0-1-0-3, Kubicki 1-4-6, Scheefer 1-0-2, Shull 1-0-2, Charchol 1-1-3, Popovich 2-1-5, Orr 2-0-4. Totals: 9-1-6-27.
SOUTHVIEW: Lopez 6-6-18, Huntsman 1-0-2, Hejl 4-1-2-13, Pappas 2-0-4, Horwitz 2-2-6, Ersig 1-1-3, Marshall 0-5-4-19, Loch 1-0-2, Harlan 1-0-2, Coleman 3-0-6, Klepzig 5-1-11, Thomas 0-2-2. Totals: 26-6-18-88.
Maumee Valley2354-14
Cory-Rawson119159-44
MAUMEE VALLEY: C. Lonsway 1-0-2, Danes 0-1-5-8, Jackson 0-2-2, D. Lonsway 1-0-2. Totals: 2-1-7-14.
CORY-RAWSON: C. Rittor 3-0-6, Dullo 2-2-0-10, Honeyman 1-0-2, M. Rittor 2-2-6, Tuttla 1-2-4, Woodarsd 2-1-0-7, Burictdoca 1-0-2, A. Hulihan 1-0-2, N. Hulihan 3-0-6. Totals: 16-3-4-45.
Tuesday
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Celina at Findlay
Northern Buckeye Conference
Eastwood at Rossford
Elmwood at Otsego
Lake at Fostoria
Woodmore at Genoa
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Northwood at Delta
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Tinora at Bryan
Hilltop at Montpelier
Holgate at Patrick Henry
Other Northwest Ohio
Bellevue at Port Clinton
Van Buren at New Riegel
Southeast Michigan
Saline at Bedford
Blissfield at Dundee
Hudson at Erie Mason
Britton-Deerfield at Summerfield
Whiteford at Morenci
Wednesday
City League
Woodward at Bowsher
Scott at Start
Northern Lakes League
Waite at Rogers
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Evergreen at Liberty Center
Thursday
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Central Catholic at Notre Dame
Clay at St. Ursula
Findlay at Lima Senior
Fremont Ross at Whitmer
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Gibsonburg at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Toledo Christian
Emmanuel Christian at Ottawa Hills
Maumee Valley at Northwood
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Archbold at Defiance Clinic Classic
Other Northwest Ohio
McComb at Arcadia
Old Fort at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Lakota at North Baltimore
Leipsic at Liberty-Benton
Arlington at Van Buren
Friday
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Napoleon
Springfield at Bowling Green
Maumee at Southview
Perrysburg at Northview
Northern Buckeye Conference
Eastwood at Lake
Woodmore at Elmwood
Genoa at Fostoria
Fostoria at Genoa
Otsego at Rossford
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Montpelier at Delta
Swanton at Archbold
Wauseon at Liberty Center
Patrick Henry at Bryan
Other Northwest Ohio
Fayette at Hilltop
Holgate at Antwerp
Pettisville at Stryker
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Skyline
Blissfield at Hudson
Erie Mason at Ida
Morenci at Summerfield
Sand Creek at Whiteford
Saturday
City League
Defiance at Bowsher
Rogers at Detroit Country Day
Central Catholic at Waite
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Marion Harding at Findlay
St. Ursula vs. Cincinnati St. Ursula
Northern Lakes League
Tiffin Calvert at Anthony Wayne
Bowling Green at Otsego
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Cardinal Stritch at Maumee Valley
Ottawa Hills at Danbury
Gibsonburg at Emmanuel Christian
Northwood at Toledo Christian
Other Northwest Ohio
Arcadia at North Baltimore
Liberty-Benton at Fort Frye Classic
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Elmira23110046113104
Wheeling1812113810791
Reading14143334108117
Trenton12153330102117
North Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Kalamazoo19111241126117
Chicago16134137100112
Cincinnati141104329693
Toledo1318012790105
South Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Gwinnett179634310094
Greenville19131140109109
Florida18141239119110
S. Carolina171611368788
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Alaska265235712070
Colorado19110442128117
Utah1515043479109
Idaho1516213398119
Pacific Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Las Vegas2110134612397
Ontario1812123910491
Stockton1513133486100
Bakersfield824312088123
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
MONDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
South Carolina 3, Toledo 2
Wheeling 5, Greenville 3
Elmira 4, Cincinnati 3, SO
TUESDAY
No games scheduled
WEDNESDAY
South Carolina at Kalamazoo, 7
Toledo at Wheeling, 7:05
Chicago at Florida, 7:30
Utah at Colorado, 9:05
Las Vegas at Ontario, 10 p.m.
baseball
Hall of Fame Voting
573 votes cast, 430 needed
x-Barry Larkin 495 (86.4%), Jack Morris 382 (66.7%), Jeff Bagwell 321 (56.0%), Lee Smith 290 (50.6%), Tim Raines 279 (48.7%), Alan Trammell 211 (36.8%), Edgar Martinez 209 (36.5%), Fred McGriff 137 (23.9%), Larry Walker 131 (22.9%), Mark McGwire 112 (19.5%), Don Mattingly 102 (17.8%), Dale Murphy 83 (14.5%), Rafael Palmeiro 72 (12.6%), Bernie Williams 55 (9.6%).
By receiving fewer than 30 votes (less than 5 percent), Juan Gonzalez 23 (4.0, Vinny Castilla 6 (1.0%), Tim Salmon 5 (0.9%), Bill Mueller 4 (0.7%), Brad Radke 2 (0.3%), Javy Lopez 1 (0.2%), Eric Young 1 (0.2%), Jeromy Burnitz 0, Brian Jordan 0, Terry Mulholland 0, Phil Nevin 0, Ruben Sierra 0, Tony Womack 0 are no longer eligible for election by the BBWAA. x-elected
NFL
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at New England, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15
Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Indianapolis
NFC vs. AFC, 6:20 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bowls
Monday
BCS National Championship
Alabama 21, LSU 0
Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas St.13007-20
N. Illinois714710-38
AkSt-FG B.Davis 32, 11:22.
AkSt-FG B.Davis 36, 7:44.
AkSt-Aplin 2 run (B.Davis kick), 5:08.
NIU-Ashford 9 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), :49.
NIU-Lynch 3 run (Sims kick), 4:49.
NIU-Womble 1 run (Sims kick), :00.
NIU-M.Moore 43 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 13:30.
NIU-FG Sims 22, 13:34.
AkSt-Stockemer 16 pass from Aplin (B.Davis kick), 11:12.
NIU-Durante 36 interception return (Sims kick), 8:19.
A-38,734..
TEAM STATS
AkStNIU
First downs2017
Rushes-yards29-2835-59
Passing353342
Comp-Att-Int30-58-323-42-1
Return Yards138
Punts-Avg.7-28.68-35.0
Fumbles-Lost2-21-0
Penalties-Yards7-585-50
Time of Possession27:4732:13
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING-Arkansas St., Lawson 12-25, Je.Robertson 3-18,
F.Jackson 3-12, Lucas 1-(minus 10), Aplin 10-(minus 17). N. Illinois,
Womble 6-25, Hopkins 9-24, Daniels 2-11, Bell 1-7, Team 1-(minus 1),
Harnish 9-(minus 3), Lynch 7-(minus 4)..
PASSING-Arkansas St., Aplin 30-58-3-353. N. Illinois,
Harnish 18-36-1-274, Lynch 4-4-0-64, Neir 1-1-0-4, Ashford 0-1-0-0..
RECEIVING-Arkansas St., Stockemer 11-185, Edwards 5-47, Lucas 5-44,
Frampton 4-31, Jarboe 2-23, Kincy 2-19, R.Hall 1-4. N. Illinois,
M.Moore 8-224, Ashford 8-80, J.Wells 2-15, Hopkins 2-6, Palmer 1-12,
McAvoy 1-4, Daniels 1-1.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
N.Y. Rangers26945611682
Philadelphia2412452137121
New Jersey2316248114117
Pittsburgh2115446123106
N.Y. Islanders141963491125
Northeast Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Boston261115314173
Ottawa2215650135143
Toronto2115547133131
Buffalo1818541107121
Montreal1618739109114
Southeast Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Florida2113850109116
Winnipeg2016545109119
Washington2116244116115
Tampa Bay1720337109136
Carolina1422735112146
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit261415313494
St. Louis241255310789
Chicago2413553134123
Nashville2215448111114
Columbus112552799137
Northwest Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver2614355139104
Minnesota211564896101
Colorado2319147114120
Calgary1919543103124
Edmonton1622335111119
Pacific Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
San Jose231145011289
Dallas2316147112114
Los Angeles20157478893
Phoenix2017545108109
Anaheim122263099133
MONDAY
Florida 2, Vancouver 1
Washington at Los Angeles, late
SUNDAY
Detroit 3, Chicago 2, OT
Ottawa 6, Philadelphia 4
Anaheim 7, Columbus 4
TUESDAY
Winnipeg at Boston, 7
Buffalo at Toronto, 7
Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 7
Phoenix at N.Y. Rangers, 7
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7
St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30
Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 7:30
San Jose at Minnesota, 7:30
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30
Nashville at Colorado, 9
New Jersey at Calgary, 9:30
Dallas at Anaheim, 10
WEDNESDAY
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30
New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
golf
Tournament of Champions
Kapalua, Hawaii; Par 73
Steve Stricker $1,120,00068-63-69-69-269
Martin Laird $650,00068-70-67-67-272
Webb Simpson $369,00068-68-69-68-273
Jonathan Byrd $369,00067-71-67-68-273
K.J. Choi $245,00070-73-69-65-277
Harrison Frazar $245,00074-69-66-68-277
Chris Kirk $190,00075-66-70-67-278
Bryce Molder $190,00071-70-67-70-278
Johnson Wagner $165,00072-72-68-67-279
Rory Sabbatini $165,00073-70-68-68-279
Ben Crane $165,00072-71-68-68-279
Scott Piercy $130,00072-71-69-68-280
Nick Watney $130,00073-71-68-68-280
D.A. Points $130,00071-69-71-69-280
Kevin Na $130,00073-64-71-72-280
Keegan Bradley $105,00069-72-75-65-281
Sean O'Hair $99,00073-70-70-69-282
Bubba Watson $91,50074-69-72-69-284
Mark Wilson $91,50072-71-69-72-284
Bill Haas $84,00073-73-70-69-285
Aaron Baddeley $80,00075-68-74-69-286
Michael Bradley $74,50068-75-75-69-287
Scott Stallings $74,50074-69-74-70-287
Gary Woodland $70,00073-71-73-72-289
Brendan Steele $68,00076-76-72-71-295
David Toms $66,00076-74-75-71-296
Jhonattan Vegas $64,00075-73-76-74-298
SPORTS NOTE
The Metro Toledo Umpires Association will be conducting classes to prepare umpires for the Ohio High School Athletics Association certifications. Certified umpires are eligible to officiate high school baseball and softball games in the spring. Interested candidates must be at least 18 years old and in good physical condition. No previous experience is necessary, but knowledge of the game is helpful. Classes begin Jan. 26 and will be held on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. through March 17 at Start High School, 2100 Tremainsville Road. For more information, contact Dan at 419-343-4871 or Bob at 419-351-1960.
tennis
Australian Open seeds
Men
1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2. Rafael Nadal, Spain
3. Roger Federer, Switzerland
4. Andy Murray, Britain
5. David Ferrer, Spain
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
7. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
8. Mardy Fish, United States
9. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia
10. Nicolas Almagro, Spain
11. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina
12. Gilles Simon, France
13. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine.
14. Gael Monfils, France
15. Andy Roddick, United States
16. John Isner, United States
17. Richard Gasquet, France
18. Feliciano Lopez, Spain
19. Viktor Troicki, Serbia
20. Florian Mayer, Germany
21. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
22. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
23. Milos Raonic, Canada
24. Kei Nishikori, Japan
25. Juan Monaco, Argentina
26. Marcel Granollers, Spain
27. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina
28. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia
29. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic
30. Kevin Anderson, South Africa
31 Jurgen Melzer, Austria
32. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia.
Women
1. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark.
2. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic
3. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus
4. Maria Sharapova, Russia
5. Li Na, China
6. Sam Stosur, Australia
7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia
8. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
9. Marion Bartoli, France
10. Andrea Petkovic, Germany
11. Francesca Schiavone, Italy
12. Kim Clijsters, Belgium
13. Serena Williams, United States
14. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
15. Sabine Lisicki, Germany
16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
17. Peng Shuai, China
18. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia
19. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
20. Flavia Pennetta, Italy
21. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia
22. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
23. Julia Goerges, Germany
24. Roberta Vinci, Italy
25. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic
26. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia
27. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain
28. Maria Kirilenko, Russia
29. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium
30. Nadia Petrova, Russia
31. Angelique Kerber, Germany
32. Monica Niculescu, Romania.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLPctGB
Philadelphia62.750-
New York54.5561 1/2
Boston44.5002
Toronto45.4442 1/2
New Jersey28.2005
Southeast Division
WLPctGB
Miami81.889-
Atlanta73.7001 1/2
Orlando63.6672
Charlotte27.2226
Washington08.0007 1/2
Central Division
WLPctGB
Chicago82.800-
Indiana63.6671 1/2
Cleveland44.5003
Milwaukee26.2505
Detroit27.2225 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
WLPctGB
San Antonio63.667-
Dallas45.4442
Memphis35.3752 1/2
Houston26.2503 1/2
New Orleans26.2503 1/2
Northwest Division
WLPctGB
Oklahoma City82.800-
Portland62.7501
Denver63.6671 1/2
Utah53.6252
Minnesota36.3334 1/2
Pacific Division
WLPctGB
L.A. Clippers42.667-
L.A. Lakers64.600-
Phoenix44.5001
Sacramento36.3332 1/2
Golden State26.2503
MONDAY
Chicago 92, Detroit 68
Toronto 97, Minnesota 87
Philadelphia 96, Indiana 86
Atlanta 106, New Jersey 101
New York 91, Charlotte 87
New Orleans at Denver, late
SUNDAY
Portland 98, Cleveland 78
Minnesota 93, Washington 72
Orlando 104, Sacramento 97
Oklahoma City 108, San Antonio 96
Phoenix 109, Milwaukee 93
L.A. Lakers 90, Memphis 82
TUESDAY
Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
culver line
NFL Playoffs
Saturday
FAVORITEOPENTODAYO/UUNDERDOG
New Orleans33 1/2(47 1/2)at San Fran
at New England1313 1/2(50 1/2)Denver
Sunday
at Baltimore77 1/2(36)Houston
at Green Bay98 1/2(52 1/2)N.Y. Giants
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
at Virginia Tech3 1/2Florida St.
at Michigan St.15Iowa
at Seton Hall12DePaul
Louisville8at Providence
at Notre Dame6South Florida
at Indiana St.7 1/2Evansville
Ball St.5at Toledo
at Florida16 1/2Georgia
at Kansas St.1Baylor
at North Carolina16Miami
Ohio St.9at Illinois
at Creighton6 1/2N. Iowa
Vanderbilt2 1/2at South Carolina
NBA
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
at Charlotte1Houston
at Washington3 1/2Toronto
at Philadelphia9 1/2Sacramento
Dallas5at Detroit
San Antonio2 1/2at Milwaukee
Oklahoma City3 1/2at Memphis
Chicago6at Minnesota
at Utah5Cleveland
at Portland4L.A. Clippers
at L.A. Lakers8Phoenix
Miami8 1/2at Golden State
college basketball
Men
Mid-American Conference
East
ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Buffalo101.00074.636
Akron101.00096.600
Bowling Green101.00077.500
Ohio01.000123.800
Kent St.01.000104.714
Miami01.00049.308
West
ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Ball St.101.00094.692
C. Michigan101.00068.429
E. Michigan101.00069.400
Toledo01.00087.533
W. Michigan01.00069.400
N. Illinois01.000012.000
AP Top 25
RecordPtsPrv
1. Syracuse (60)17-01,6181
2. Kentucky (5)15-11,5582
3. North Carolina14-21,4763
4. Baylor15-01,4364
5. Ohio St.15-21,3476
6. Michigan St.14-21,26310
7. Indiana15-11,21712
8. Duke13-21,1865
9. Missouri14-11,0967
10. Kansas12-31,00514
11. Georgetown13-29909
12. UNLV16-285217
13. Michigan13-371516
14. Louisville13-370411
15. Murray St.16-062819
16. Virginia14-160721
17. UConn12-35358
18. Kansas St.12-248223
19. Florida12-446313
20. Mississippi St.13-336215
21. Gonzaga13-234725
22. San Diego St.13-231324
23. Creighton13-2236-
24. Seton Hall14-2205-
25. Marquette12-417020
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary's (Cal) 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa St. 1, Wagner 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
RecordPtsPvs
1. Syracuse (30)17-07741
2. Kentucky (1)15-17422
3. North Carolina14-27024
4. Baylor15-06845
5. Ohio State15-26497
6. Duke13-25833
7. Michigan State14-257811
8. Indiana15-155212
9. Missouri14-15406
10. Kansas12-348015
11. Georgetown13-24259
12. UNLV16-237417
13. Michigan13-335113
14. Murray State16-034118
15. Louisville13-332110
16. UConn12-33048
17. Virginia14-125123
18. Kansas State12-224222
19. Florida12-422614
20. Mississippi State13-318116
21. Creighton13-216324
22. San Diego State13-213125
23. Gonzaga13-2103-
24. Marquette12-46920
25. Harvard13-25821
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary's 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss. 8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Iowa State 1, Nevada 1.
National
EAST
UConn 64, West Virginia 57
SOUTH
Coppin St. 82, SC State 61
ETSU 73, Kennesaw St. 69
Florida Gulf Coast 77, Jacksonville 66
Grambling St. 72, Alcorn St. 71
James Madison 74, Hampton 67
MVSU 81, Alabama A&M 69
Mercer 73, SC-Upstate 66
NC A&T 85, Florida A&M 82, OT
NC Central 69, Bethune-Cookman 64
Norfolk St. 68, Howard 48
Savannah St. 57, Morgan St. 55
Southern U. 68, Jackson St. 37
Stetson 68, North Florida 64
SOUTHWEST
FAU 58, Arkansas St. 50
Oklahoma St. 72, Oklahoma 65
FAR WEST
Air Force 67, Texas-Pan American 50
Wyoming 73, Idaho St. 49
Women
AP Top 25
RecordPtsPrv
1. Baylor (39)15-09751
2. Notre Dame15-19353
3. UConn12-28792
4. Stanford13-18634
5. Maryland16-08255
6. Tennessee12-37696
7. Duke12-27447
8. Rutgers13-267310
9. Kentucky14-263111
10. Texas Tech14-060913
11. Ohio St.15-15728
12. Texas A&M10-35329
13. Miami12-346012
14. Green Bay13-043517
15. Nebraska14-138919
16. Louisville13-334614
17. Purdue13-334418
18. Georgetown13-333215
19. Georgia13-330016
20. Delaware12-128521
21. DePaul13-319720
22. North Carolina12-318025
23. Gonzaga14-2106-
24. South Carolina14-293-
25. Vanderbilt13-26024
Others receiving votes: Penn St. 59, LSU 34, Georgia Tech 15, Kansas St. 13, Michigan St. 7, Kansas 4, Michigan 4, St. John's 2, Texas 2, St. Bonaventure 1.
National
EAST
Fairfield 52, Siena 48
Fairleigh Dickinson 86, Wagner 49
Niagara 61, St. Peter's 52
Rider 67, Loyola (Md.) 61
SOUTH
Chattanooga 66, Georgia Southern 60
E. Kentucky 62, Murray St. 61
ETSU 77, Kennesaw St. 61
Florida A&M 70, NC A&T 68
Florida Gulf Coast 74, Jacksonville 51
Furman 57, W. Carolina 54
Gardner-Webb 73, Coastal Carolina 63
Grambling St. 55, Alcorn St. 44
Howard 73, Norfolk St. 50
Jackson St. 49, Southern U. 42
Liberty 90, Campbell 61
MVSU 69, Alabama A&M 67
Miami 77, Georgia Tech 65
Morehead St. 68, Jacksonville St. 52
SC-Upstate 77, Mercer 56
Samford 60, Coll. of Charleston 54
Savannah St. 69, Morgan St. 60
Stetson 63, North Florida 55
Tennessee Tech 80, Tennessee St. 71
UNC Asheville 75, Charleston Southern 68
Wofford 63, Davidson 59
MIDWEST
E. Illinois 73, SIU-Edwardsville 70
IPFW 59, IUPUI 50
SOUTHWEST
Oral Roberts 92, N. Dakota St. 66
FAR WEST
S. Dakota St. 66, S. Utah 50
First Published January 10, 2012, 5:48 a.m.
