BOYS
State poll
DIVISION I
1, Lakewood St. Edward (5) 7-1 103
2, Trotwood-Madison (4) 8-0 96
3, Cle. St. Ignatius (2) 7-1 95
4, Cin. Moeller (2) 8-1 84
5, Zanesville (1) 8-0 74
6, Dublin Coffman 8-0 64
7, Uniontown Lake (1) 9-0 58
8, Berea-Midpark (3) 8-0 53
9, Central Catholic (1) 8-1 48
10, Perrysburg 9-0 44
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. La Salle 42. 12, Massillon Jackson 30. 13, Shaker Hts. 29. 14, Cols. Northland 26. 15, Gahanna Lincoln 25. 16, Mentor 16. 17, Cin. Elder 15. 18, Bowsher 14. 18, W. Chester Lakota W. 14. 20, Beavercreek 13. 20, Garfield Hts. 13. 22, Pickerington Cent. 12.
DIVISION II
1, Cle. Cent. Cath. (5) 9-1 137
2, Cols. Watterson (9) 7-0 108
3, Day. Dunbar (1) 10-2 94
4, Defiance (1) 7-1 89
5, Day. Thurgood Marshall 7-2 82
6, Norwalk (1) 9-0 80
7, Granville 9-1 60
8, Akr. SVSM (1) 4-6 57
9, Lake (1) 9-0 47
10, Akr. Buchtel 4-1 46
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Circleville Logan Elm 37. 12, Franklin 35. 13, Mentor Lake Cath. 24. 14, Mansfield Ontario 21. 15, Cols. Brookhaven 20. 16, Chagrin Falls 16. 17, Alliance 14. 18, Middletown Fenwick 12.
DIVISION III
1, Cle. VASJ (8) 6-2 138
2, St. Bernard Roger Bacon (5) 8-1 124
3, Lima Cent. Cath. (2) 8-0 119
4, Versailles (1) 8-0 86
5, Marion Pleasant (1) 8-0 80
6, Centerburg (1) 7-1 72
7, Chillicothe Zane Trace (1) 9-1 68
8, Belmont Union Local 6-0 43
9, Beachwood 5-1 33
10, Cols. Hartley 6-1 29
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Ready 26. 12, Cin. Clark Montessori 25. 13, Warrensville Hts. 22. 14, Archbold 21. 14, Ottawa-Glandorf 21. 16, Defiance Tinora 20. 17, Creston Norwayne 15. 18, Gates Mills Gilmour 14. 18, Oak Hill 14.
DIVISION IV
1, Maria Stein Marion Local (11) 7-0 144
2, Convoy Crestview (3) 7-0 93
3, Tipp City Bethel 8-1 90
4, Sandusky St. Mary (2) 8-0 89
5, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 11-1 75
6, New Madison Tri-Village 8-0 69
7, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 10-0 66
8, Peebles 8-0 64
9, Troy Christian (1) 9-1 57
10, Berlin Hiland (2) 9-2 46
(tie) Ottawa Hills 6-1 46
(tie)New Washington Buckeye Cent. 9-1 46
Others receiving 12 or more points: 13, Fairfield Christian 29. 14, Newark Cath. 26. 15, Plymouth 24. 16, Bristol 21. 17, Haviland Wayne Trace 18.
Steve Junga's vote
DIVISION I: 1, Cleveland St. Ignatius; 2, Dublin Coffman; 3, Bowsher; 4, Uniontown Lake; 5, Zanesville; 6, Trotwood-Madison; 7, Cincinnati LaSalle; 8, Cincinnati Moeller; 9, Lakewood St. Edward; 10, Perrysburg.
DIVISION II: 1, Columbus Watterson; 2, Norwalk; 3, Dayton Thurgood Marshall; 4, Cleveland Central Catholic; 5, Granville; 6, Lake; 7, Circleville Logan Elm; 8, Defiance; 9, Dayton Dunbar; 10, Ontario.
DIVISION III: 1, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; 2, Lima Central Catholic; 3, St. Bernard Roger Bacon; 4, Centerburg; 5, Chillicothe Zane Trace; 6, Marion Pleasant; 7, Oak Hill; 8, Archbold; 9, Tinora; 10, Versailles.
DIVISION IV: 1, Marion Local; 2, Ottawa Hills; 3, Pitsburgh Franklin-Monroe; 4, Columbus Harvest Prep; 5, New Madison Tri-Village; 6, Convoy Crestview; 7, Peebles; 8, Sandusky St. Mary; 9, New Washington Buckeye Central; 10, Tipp City Bethel.
Today
City League
Bowsher at Waite
Rogers at Start
Woodward at Scott
Northern Lakes League
Perrysburg at Anthony Wayne, ppd. to Jan. 14
Bowling Green at Napoleon, ppd.
Maumee at Springfield
Southview at Northview, ppd. to Jan. 8
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Cardinal Stritch at Evergreen
Old Fort at Gibsonburg
Maumee Valley at Hilltop
Whiteford at Emmanuel Christian
Other Northwest Ohio
Arcadia at Lakota
Monclova Christian at Clyde Harvest Christian
Tiffin Columbian at Oak Harbor
Southeast Michigan
Blissfield at Hillsdale
Erie Mason at Columbia Central
Wednesday
Northern Lakes League
Southview at Northview
Thursday
Other Northwest Ohio
Hilltop at Fayette
Holgate at Wayne Trace
Stryker at Pettisville
Friday
City League
Rogers at Bowsher
Waite at Scott
Start at Woodward
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
St. John's at Central Catholic
Lima Senior at Clay
Findlay at Whitmer
St. Francis at Fremont Ross
Northern Lakes League
Springfield at Anthony Wayne
Bowling Green at Maumee
Napoleon at Northview
Perrysburg at Southview
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Eastwood at Woodmore
Elmwood at Genoa
Fostoria at Otsego
Lake at Rossford
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Emmanuel Christian at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Northwood
Toledo Christian at Gibsonburg
Ottawa Hills at Maumee Valley
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Archbold at Swanton
Bryan at Patrick Henry
Delta at Montpelier
Liberty Center at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Hardin Northern at Arcadia
Lakota at Fostoria St. Wendelin
North Baltimore at Fremont Joseph
Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton
McComb at Leipsic
Oak Harbor at Margaretta
Port Clinton at Edison
Vanlue at Van Buren
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Ann Arbor Skyline
Columbia Central at Blissfield
Hudson at Erie Mason
Summerfield at Sand Creek
Whiteford at Britton-Deerfield
Saturday
City League
Mansfield Temple Christian at Scott
Start at Whitmer
Waite at Marion Harding
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Northview at Clay
Ottawa-Glandorf at Findlay
Fremont Ross at Port Clinton
Anthony Wayne at St. Francis
Northern Lakes League
Bryan at Maumee
Milan (MI) at Springfield
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Eastwood at Oak Harbor
Elmwood at Van Buren
Swanton at Lake
Woodmore at Gibsonburg
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Sandusky St. Mary at Cardinal Stritch
Northwood at Emmanuel Christian
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Elida at Archbold
North Central at Delta
Evergreen at Edon
Holgate at Liberty Center
Stryker at Montpelier
Mohawk at Patrick Henry
Defiance at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Monclova Christian
Clyde at Fremont St. Joseph
Carey at Liberty-Benton
Hardin Northern at North Baltimore
Pettisville at Edgerton
GIRLS
State poll
DIVISION I
1, Mason (5) 10-0 120
2, Wadsworth (5) 10-0 114
3, Kettering Fairmont (5) 11-1 110
4, Notre Dame (1) 7-0 101
5, N. Can. Hoover (1) 9-1 93
6, Reynoldsburg 11-1 77
7, Cin. Princeton (2) 7-1 69
8, Berea Midpark 10-0 54
9, Stow-Munroe Falls 7-2 38
10, Canton McKinley 9-2 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Perrysburg 27. 12, Centerville 24. 13, Cin. Winton Woods 21. 14, Lakewood 20. 15, N. Royalton 18. 16, Upper Arlington 15. 17, Solon 14. 18, W. Chester Lakota W. 13. 19, Eastlake N. 12.
DIVISION II
1, Clyde (8) 11-0 148
2, Millersburg W. Holmes (3) 10-0 124
3, Kettering Alter (2) 9-0 123
4, Akr. SVSM (2) 10-0 112
5, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 12-0 81
6, Rogers (1) 9-2 69
7, Steubenville (1) 11-0 67
8, Athens 13-0 63
9, Willard 9-1 32
10, Spring. Kenton Ridge 12-1 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Jackson 27. 11, Cortland Lakeview (1) 27. 13, Lima Bath 25. 14, Eaton 23. 15, Tipp City Tippecanoe 20. 16, Bellevue 16.
DIVISION III
1, Cols. Africentric (11) 9-0 148
2, Oak Hill (2) 9-0 134
3, Andover Pymatuning Valley (3) 10-0 114
4, Archbold (1) 11-1 90
5, Doylestown Chippewa 10-1 81
6, Casstown Miami E. 9-1 70
7, Versailles 9-2 46
8, Beverly Ft. Frye 7-1 43
9, Ottawa-Glandorf (1) 8-2 33
10, Coldwater 7-3 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Liberty-Benton 28. 12, Marion Pleasant 27. 12, Elyria Cath. (1) 27. 14, S. Point 19. 15, Proctorville Fairland 17. 16, Richwood N. Union 15. 17, Cin. Mariemont 13. 18, Cols. Ready 12.
DIVISION IV
1, Maria Stein Marion Local (7) 11-0 145
2, Newark Cath. 8-1 110
3, Ft. Loramie (3) 9-1 96
4, Berlin Hiland (2) 9-1 93
5, Fayetteville-Perry (2) 9-0 80
6, Bridgeport (2) 12-0 76
7, Reedsville Eastern (1) 8-0 73
8, Bowerston Conotton Valley 8-0 56
9, Arlington (1) 10-1 49
10, Peebles 8-0 48
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Holgate 38. 12, Zanesville Rosecrans 29. 13, Minster 27. 14, Convoy Crestview 18. 15, Ironton St. Joseph 17. 15, Worthington Christian 17. 17, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. (1) 15.
Steve Junga's vote
DIVISION I: 1, Kettering Fairmont; 2, Notre Dame; 3, Mason; 4, Wadsworth; 5, Berea Midpark; 6, Reynoldsburg; 7, North Royalton; 8, North Canton Hoover; 9, Upper Arlington; 10, Perrysburg.
DIVISION II: 1, Clyde; 2, Kettering Alter; 3, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary; 4, Rogers; 5, Millersburg West Holmes; 6, Clarksville Clinton-Massie; 7, Cortland Lakeview; 8, Willard; 9, Steubenville; 10, Athens.
DIVISION III: 1, Oak Hill; 2, Columbus Africentric; 3, Beverly Fort Frye; 4, Andover Pymatuning Valley; 5, Casstown Miami East; 6, Doylestown Chippewa; 7, Liberty-Benton; 8, Archbold; 9, Versailles; 10, South Point.
DIVISION IV: 1, Marion Local; 2, Newark Catholic; 3, Bridgeport; 4, Reedsville Eastern; 5, Peebles; 6, Bowerston Conotton Valley; 7, Fayetteville Perry; 8, Arlington; 9, Ft. Loramie; 10, Holgate.
Today
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Findlay at Central Catholic
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Delta
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Fostoria at Eastwood
Elmwood at Rossford
Genoa at Otsego
Lake at Woodmore
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Stryker at Archbold
Tinora at Bryan
Hilltop at Montpelier
Holgate at Patrick Henry
Defiance at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Ayersville at Fayette
Sandusky St. Mary at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Norwalk St. Paul at Fremont St. Joseph
Wapakoneta at Liberty-Benton
Monclova Christian at Harvest Temple
North Baltimore at New Riegel
Pettisville at Hicksville, ppd. to Jan. 11
Port Clinton at Galion
Van Buren at Cory-Rawson
Southeast Michigan
Hillsdale at Blissfield
Columbia Central at Erie Mason
Wednesday
City League
Woodward at Bowsher
Waite at Rogers
Scott at Start
Thursday
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Central Catholic at Fremont Ross
Clay at Notre Dame
Lima Senior at Findlay
St. Ursula at Whitmer
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Woodmore at Margaretta
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Ottawa Hills at Cardinal Stritch
Gibsonburg at Danbury
Emmanuel Christian at Northwood
Maumee Valley at Toledo Christian
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Swanton at Archbold
Patrick Henry at Bryan
Montpelier at Delta
Wauseon at Liberty Center
Other Northwest Ohio
Tiffin Calvert at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Mohawk at Fremont St. Joseph
Old Fort at Lakota
Liberty-Benton at Hardin-Northern
McComb at Arlington
Pandora-Gilboa at Van Buren
Southeast Michigan
Blissfield at Columbia Central
Erie Mason at Hudson
Friday
Northern Lakes League
Springfield at Anthony Wayne
Bowling Green at Maumee
Napoleon at Northview
Perrysburg at Southview
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Rossford at Evergreen
Other Northwest Ohio
Fayette at Hilltop
Wayne Trace at Holgate
Pettisville at Stryker
Southeast Michigan
Ann Arbor Skyline at Bedford
Summerfield at Sand Creek
Whiteford at Britton-Deerfield
Saturday
City League
Woodward at Detroit Consortium
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Clay at Southview
Northview at Notre Dame
Cincinnati St. Ursula at St. Ursula
Northern Lakes League
Bowling Green at Otsego
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Toledo Christian at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Emmanuel Christian
Maumee Valley at Gibsonburg
Northwood at Ottawa Hills
Other Northwest Ohio
Old Fort at Arcadia
North Baltimore at McComb
Monclova Christian at Mansfield Temple Christian
Edison at Oak Harbor
Port Clinton at Margaretta
Pettisville at Hicksville, 1
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Wheeling 15 10 1 5 36 84 88
Reading 15 12 1 0 31 79 77
Elmira 10 16 2 2 24 73 99
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 20 9 1 1 42 108 83
Evansville 17 7 3 3 40 104 96
Kalamazoo 16 11 1 2 35 85 77
Fort Wayne 13 11 2 4 32 89 98
Toledo 10 17 3 0 23 88 116
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 24 6 1 2 51 102 64
Florida 20 10 1 1 42 111 93
Orlando 18 12 1 1 38 90 89
Greenville 14 15 2 1 31 78 83
Gwinnett 12 19 0 2 26 80 97
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Colorado 18 9 3 2 41 103 87
Alaska 19 9 1 1 40 96 61
Idaho 17 11 2 2 38 103 94
Utah 11 15 2 2 26 69 83
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Ontario 24 5 1 3 52 101 78
Stockton 17 11 0 4 38 110 98
San Francisco 12 17 4 1 29 81 120
Bakersfield 13 16 0 1 27 75 90
Las Vegas 8 20 3 0 19 73 111
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
MONDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Orlando 4, Utah 3, OT
Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne, ppd., weather
Ontario 3, San Francisco 2, OT
TUESDAY
Gwinnett at South Carolina, 7:05
Toledo at Evansville, ppd. to Jan. 29
Las Vegas at Utah, 9:05
WEDNESDAY
Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne, 7
Wheeling at Reading, 7:05
Las Vegas at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 28 12 2 58 124 89
Montreal 25 14 5 55 114 103
Tampa Bay 25 13 4 54 119 100
Detroit 19 14 10 48 114 121
Toronto 21 17 5 47 119 127
Ottawa 19 18 7 45 126 141
Florida 16 21 6 38 102 136
Buffalo 12 26 4 28 74 118
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 31 12 1 63 142 103
Philadelphia 21 17 4 46 111 116
Washington 20 16 6 46 128 128
Carolina 18 16 9 45 105 124
N.Y. Rangers 21 20 3 45 108 119
New Jersey 17 18 8 42 101 110
Columbus 19 20 4 42 117 126
N.Y. Islanders 15 22 7 37 119 146
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 29 7 9 67 167 124
St. Louis 29 7 5 63 150 95
Colorado 26 11 4 56 120 104
Minnesota 22 17 5 49 106 113
Dallas 20 15 7 47 123 131
Winnipeg 19 21 5 43 123 135
Nashville 18 19 6 42 102 129
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 31 8 5 67 146 111
San Jose 27 10 6 60 142 111
Los Angeles 26 13 4 56 113 89
Vancouver 23 13 8 54 117 108
Phoenix 20 12 9 49 123 127
Calgary 14 21 6 34 96 128
Edmonton 14 26 5 33 117 156
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
MONDAY
Columbus 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO
N.Y. Islanders 7, Dallas 3
Montreal 2, Florida 1
Calgary at Colorado, late
SUNDAY
San Jose 3, Chicago 2, SO
Pittsburgh 6, Winnipeg 5
Carolina 2, Nashville 1
Edmonton 5, Tampa Bay 3
Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3, OT
TUESDAY
Carolina at Buffalo, 7
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30
San Jose at Nashville, 8
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 8
Calgary at Phoenix, 9
St. Louis at Edmonton, 9:30
Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10
Boston at Anaheim, 10
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7:30
N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 8
Ottawa at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 16 16 .500 –
Brooklyn 13 21 .382 4
Boston 13 21 .382 4
Philadelphia 12 22 .353 5
New York 11 22 .333 5½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 26 8 .765 –
Atlanta 18 17 .514 8½
Washington 14 17 .452 10½
Charlotte 15 20 .429 11½
Orlando 10 23 .303 15½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 27 6 .818 –
Chicago 14 18 .438 12½
Detroit 14 20 .412 13½
Cleveland 11 23 .324 16½
Milwaukee 7 26 .212 20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 26 8 .765 –
Houston 22 13 .629 4½
Dallas 19 15 .559 7
New Orleans 15 17 .469 10
Memphis 15 18 .455 10½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 27 7 .794 –
Portland 26 8 .765 1
Minnesota 17 17 .500 10
Denver 16 17 .485 10½
Utah 11 25 .306 17
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 23 13 .639 –
L.A. Clippers 23 13 .639 –
Phoenix 20 12 .625 1
L.A. Lakers 14 20 .412 8
Sacramento 10 22 .313 11
MONDAY
Minnesota 126, Philadelphia 95
Brooklyn 91, Atlanta 86
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, late
SUNDAY
Memphis 112, Detroit 84
Golden State 112, Washington 96
Indiana 82, Cleveland 78
Miami 102, Toronto 97
Oklahoma City 119, Boston 96
New York 92, Dallas 80
Denver 137, L.A. Lakers 115
TUESDAY
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m.
Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
college football
Bowl Schedule
TOday
BCS National Championship
Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), late
Saturday, Jan. 18
East-West Shrine Classic
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 25
Senior Bowl
South vs. North, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
SUNDAY
Arkansas St. 0 10 6 7 – 23
Ball St. 7 3 0 10 – 20
BSU–Snead 9 pass from Wenning (Secor kick), 3:07.
AkSt–FG B.Davis 41, 10:18.
BSU–FG Secor 26, 4:09.
AkSt–Thornton 1 run (B.Davis kick), :48.
AkSt–FG B.Davis 18, 10:45.
AkSt–FG B.Davis 29, 7:21.
BSU–FG Secor 37, 12:58.
BSU–Edwards 1 run (Secor kick), 1:33.
AkSt–Muse 13 pass from Knighten (B.Davis kick), :32.
A–36,119..
TEAM STATS
AkSt BSU
First downs 17 27
Rushes-yards 39-202 39-148
Passing 129 215
Comp-Att-Int 18-26-1 23-44-1
Return Yards 43 0
Punts-Avg. 4-38.5 3-40.7
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 10-86 3-25
Time of Possession 26:36 33:24
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–Arkansas St., Knighten 19-97, Gordon 6-37, Fleming 1-27, McKissic 2-21, Thornton 3-14, Kennedy 6-10, Oku 1-0, Team 1-(minus 4). Ball St., Edwards 28-146, Williamson 3-14, Wenning 5-(minus 1), Schmidt 1-(minus 3), Team 2-(minus 8).
PASSING–Arkansas St., Knighten 15-20-1-115, Kennedy 3-5-0-14, Houston 0-1-0-0. Ball St., Wenning 23-44-1-215.
RECEIVING–Arkansas St., McKissic 9-72, Muse 3-14, Fleming 2-13, Griswold 1-11, Ju.Jones 1-11, Houston 1-4, Oku 1-4. Ball St.,Snead 9-87, Ja.Smith 4-56, Jo.Williams 4-34, Fakes 4-28, Curry 2-10.
nfl
Playoffs
Wild-card
Saturday
Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44
New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24
Sunday
San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10
San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 11
New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Indianpolis at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 12
San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)
San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 19
AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 26
At Honolulu
TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 2
At East Rutherford, N.J.
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
glantz-culver line
NFL Playoffs
Saturday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Seattle 8½ 8 (47½) New Orleans
at New England 7½ 7½ (53) Indianapolis
Sunday
San Francisco 1 2 (42½) at Carolina
at Denver 9½ 10 (55) San Diego
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Saint Louis 8 at Rhode Island
at Coll. of Charleston 7½ James Madison
at LSU 4 Tennessee
at Duke 17½ Georgia Tech
at Iowa St. 6 Baylor
Kansas St. 4½ at TCU
at Ill. Chicago Pk Youngstown St.
at Notre Dame 6½ NC State
at Michigan St. 7 Ohio St.
Cincinnati 7½ at Houston
at Alabama 9 Vanderbilt
Creighton 8 at DePaul
Syracuse 12½ at Virginia Tech
Middle Tenn. 6 at Tennessee St.
NBA
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Charlotte Pk (193) Washington
at Cleveland 5 (209) Philadelphia
at Indiana 8½ (189) Toronto
at Miami 10 (202) New Orleans
at New York 3½ (199) Detroit
San Antonio 5 (196½) at Memphis
at Chicago 3 (192½) Phoenix
Golden State 7½ (201½) at Milwaukee
at Dallas 10½ (208) L.A. Lakers
at Denver 7 (199) Boston
Oklahoma City 6 (196) at Utah
Portland 6½ (215) at Sacramento
golf
Tournament of Champions
Kapalua, Hawaii; Par 73
Zach Johnson $1,140,000 67-66-74-66 – 273
Jordan Spieth $665,000 66-70-69-69 – 274
Kevin Streelman $382,000 67-71-70-67 – 275
Webb Simpson $382,000 66-71-68-70 – 275
Jason Dufner $276,000 67-72-69-69 – 277
Billy Horschel $198,750 72-72-68-66 – 278
Matt Kuchar $198,750 68-68-75-67 – 278
Adam Scott $198,750 70-70-69-69 – 278
Dustin Johnson $198,750 70-66-69-73 – 278
Ryan Moore $170,000 67-71-72-69 – 279
Harris English $155,000 70-71-70-69 – 280
Brandt Snedeker $155,000 70-69-69-72 – 280
Brian Gay $130,000 70-76-65-70 – 281
Woody Austin $130,000 72-70-68-71 – 281
Gary Woodland $130,000 71-70-67-73 – 281
Michael Thompson $100,250 66-71-73-72 – 282
Ken Duke $100,250 70-69-71-72 – 282
Patrick Reed $100,250 70-72-67-73 – 282
Chris Kirk $100,250 66-75-68-73 – 282
Martin Laird $87,000 71-72-70-70 – 283
Jonas Blixt $79,333 76-70-69-70 – 285
Sang-Moon Bae $79,333 69-73-71-72 – 285
Jimmy Walker $79,333 73-73-67-72 – 285
Bill Haas $71,500 71-73-69-74 – 287
Scott Brown $71,500 71-73-68-75 – 287
Boo Weekley $68,000 71-74-70-73 – 288
Russell Henley $66,000 72-72-70-75 – 289
D.A. Points $63,000 72-74-73-73 – 292
John Merrick $63,000 71-76-71-74 – 292
Derek Ernst $61,000 79-76-76-70 – 301
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Atchison on a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS – Promoted Kevin Goldstein to director of professional scouting, Stephanie Wilka to specialist of international operations and associate counsel and Paul Putila coordinator of baseball operations.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Agreed to terms with C Humberto Quintero on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Agreed to terms with OF James Darnell and SS Ray Olmedo on minor league contracts.
National League
NEW YORK METS – Agreed to terms with C Taylor Teagarden on a minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Agreed to terms with OF Chris Dickerson on a minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – Claimed OF Rafael Ortega off waivers from Texas.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Placed DE Fili Moala and CB Greg Toler on injured reserve. Agreed to terms with WR Deion Branch. Signed WR Josh Lenz from the practice squad. Released DT Christian Tupou from the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Fired offensive coordinator Mike Sherman.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Placed LB Brandon Spikes on injured reserve.
COLLEGE
CLEMSON – Announced WR Sammy Watkins will enter the NFL draft.
FLORIDA – Announced LB Ronald Powell will enter the NFL draft.
NOTRE DAME – Announced DE Stephon Tuitt will enter the NFL draft.
UCF – Announced QB Blake Bortles and RB Storm Johnson will enter the NFL draft.
Sportlight
Jan. 7
1972–The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 134-90 for their 33rd straight victory, an NBA record.
1979–The Pittsburgh Steelers win their third AFC championship by beating the Houston Oilers 34-5 in a cold, steady rain at Three Rivers Stadium.
1987–Gary Bossert of Niagara sets an NCAA record by hitting 12 of 14 3-point shots, including 11 straight, against Siena.
1992–Pitchers Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Seaver receives the highest percentage of votes in baseball history.
2006–The New England Patriots set an NFL mark with 10 straight postseason victories by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-3. New England's milestone surpasses the nine straight playoff victories by Green Bay in the 1960s.
2007–Coach Phil Jackson gets his 900th NBA victory as the Los Angeles Lakers defeat Dallas 101-98. Jackson is the fastest to reach 900, doing so in 1,264 games.
2011–Rookie Luke Harangody has career highs with 17 points and 11 rebounds for his first NBA double-double, and the Boston Celtics earn the 3,000th victory in franchise history, beating the Toronto Raptors 122-102.
2012–Jarome Iginla scores his 500th career goal, leading the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Iginla is the 42nd player in NHL history to reach the milestone and the 15th to do it with one team.
2013–Alabama rolls to its second consecutive BCS championship, and third in four seasons, beating No. 1 Notre Dame 42-14 in the BCS championship game. AJ McCarron throws four touchdown passes and Eddie Lacy runs for 140 yards and scores twice for the second-ranked Crimson Tide.
sports note
GIRLS UMPIRING CLASS: Metro Toledo Umpires Association is having a high school softball umpire class starting on Jan. 23, with the class running for about eight weeks. Contact Bob, 419-351-1960.
college basketball
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Arizona (60) 15-0 1,620 1
2. Syracuse (5) 14-0 1,550 2
3. Ohio St. 15-0 1,470 3
4. Wisconsin 15-0 1,427 4
5. Michigan St. 13-1 1,378 5
6. Wichita St. 15-0 1,203 8
7. Baylor 12-1 1,169 9
8. Villanova 13-1 1,141 11
9. Iowa St. 13-0 1,076 13
10. Florida 11-2 1,052 12
11. Oklahoma St. 12-2 934 6
12. Louisville 13-2 825 14
13. San Diego St. 12-1 823 21
14. Kentucky 10-3 808 15
15. Colorado 13-2 752 20
16. Duke 11-3 745 7
17. Oregon 13-1 715 10
18. Kansas 9-4 367 16
19. UMass 12-1 364 23
20. Iowa 12-3 261 22
21. Missouri 12-1 247 25
22. Gonzaga 14-2 241 24
23. Illinois 13-2 178 –
24. Memphis 10-3 126 18
25. Kansas St. 11-3 112 –
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 103, Creighton 82, North Carolina 79, UCLA 79, Pittsburgh 44, Harvard 41, UConn 41, Saint Louis 19, Oklahoma 15, Michigan 11, George Washington 9, SMU 9, Notre Dame 3, Xavier 3, Toledo 2, Arkansas 1.
USA Today Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Arizona (30) 15-0 798 1
2. Syracuse (1) 14-0 761 2
3. Ohio State (1) 15-0 741 3
4. Michigan State 13-1 687 4
4. Wisconsin 15-0 687 5
6. Wichita State 15-0 632 7
7. Iowa State 13-0 543 12
8. Louisville 13-2 503 10
9. Baylor 12-1 488 11
10. Villanova 13-1 476 14
11. Florida 11-2 473 13
12. Oklahoma State 12-2 446 6
13. Duke 11-3 399 8
13. Oregon 13-1 399 9
15. San Diego State 12-1 379 19
16. Kentucky 10-3 362 16
17. Colorado 13-2 272 24
18. Gonzaga 14-2 253 21
19. UMass 12-1 225 22
20. Kansas 9-4 151 17
21. Missouri 12-1 113 25
22. Memphis 10-3 108 18
23. Iowa 12-3 90 23
23. Creighton 12-2 90 –
25. UCLA 12-2 66 –
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 65, North Carolina 40, UConn 35, Saint Louis 25, Oklahoma 17, Southern Miss. 15, Illinois 14, Cincinnati 13, George Washington 11, Kansas State 5, Michigan 5, Toledo 5, New Mexico 3, Texas 3, Harvard 2.
Last night
EAST
Marist 65, Canisius 62
Pittsburgh 79, Maryland 59
Quinnipiac 86, Iona 74
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 70, Grambling St. 58
Chattanooga 82, The Citadel 78
Elon 75, Appalachian St. 66
Jacksonville 88, Lipscomb 85
Kennesaw St. 68, SC-Upstate 58
Mercer 73, ETSU 63
N. Kentucky 70, North Florida 64
Savannah St. 66, Md.-Eastern Shore 42
UNC Greensboro 90, Furman 82
SOUTHWEST
Southern U. 79, Texas Southern 71
West Virginia 89, Texas Tech 86, OT
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. UConn (36) 15-0 900 1
2. Notre Dame 13-0 842 2
3. Duke 14-1 826 3
4. Stanford 13-1 810 4
5. Louisville 15-1 737 7
6. Maryland 13-1 722 8
7. Baylor 12-1 671 9
8. Tennessee 12-2 641 5
9. Kentucky 13-2 602 6
10. South Carolina 14-1 538 13
11. Iowa St. 13-0 525 14
12. LSU 12-2 505 16
13. North Carolina 12-3 464 10
14. Penn St. 10-3 411 15
15. Oklahoma St. 12-1 385 11
16. Nebraska 11-2 328 18
17. Colorado 11-2 307 12
18. Florida St. 13-1 281 21
19. California 10-3 186 23
20. NC State 14-1 164 –
21. Purdue 10-3 145 17
22. Indiana 14-0 140 –
23. Arizona St. 12-2 103 24
24. San Diego 15-0 91 –
25. Georgia 12-3 88 19
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 74, Oklahoma 51, Syracuse 39, Rutgers 32, Arkansas 29, Iowa 17, Georgia Tech 11, Gonzaga 10, Middle Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 7, Florida 4, UTEP 4, Texas 2, Ohio St. 1.
Last night
EAST
Brown 61, Vermont 51
Bryant 80, Wagner 63
Mount St. Mary's 63, LIU Brooklyn 62
Sacred Heart 71, Robert Morris 57
St. Francis (NY) 57, Fairleigh Dickinson 55
St. Francis (Pa.) 106, CCSU 97, OT
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 63, Wofford 43
Belmont 92, Jacksonville St. 50
Chattanooga 72, Davidson 64
Cornell 59, Morgan St. 42
Furman 76, W. Carolina 69
Georgia Southern 64, Samford 61
Grambling St. 90, Alabama A&M 77
Jackson St. 71, Alabama St. 64, OT
NC A&T 62, Campbell 47
SC State 104, Southern Wesleyan 69
Savannah St. 106, Trinity Baptist 33
UT-Martin 95, Austin Peay 81
MIDWEST
Morehead St. 57, SIU-Edwardsville 53
SOUTHWEST
Prairie View 71, Alcorn St. 68
Southern U. 70, Texas Southern 68, OT
baseball
Remaining Free Agents
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (4) – Alexi Casilla, 2b; Jason Hammel, rhp; Brian Roberts, 2b; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp.
BOSTON (4) – Stephen Drew, ss; Joel Hanrahan, rhp; John McDonald, ss; Matt Thornton, lhp.
CLEVELAND (3) – Rich Hill, lhp; Ubaldo Jimenez, rhp; Kelly Shoppach, c.
DETROIT (3) – Jeremy Bonderman, rhp; Octavio Dotel, rhp; Ramon Santiago, 2b.
HOUSTON (1) – Erik Bedard, lhp.
KANSAS CITY (4) – Bruce Chen, lhp; Carlos Pena, 1b; Ervin Santana, rhp; Miguel Tejada, 2b.
NEW YORK (5) – Travis Hafner, dh; Lyle Overbay, 1b; Andy Pettitte, lhp; Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b; Mariano Rivera, rhp.
OAKLAND (1) – Grant Balfour, rhp.
SEATTLE (4) – Endy Chavez, of; Kendrys Morales, dh; Oliver Perez, lhp; Joe Saunders, lhp.
TAMPA BAY (2) – Fernando Rodney, rhp; Delmon Young, of.
TEXAS (3) – Lance Berkman, dh; Nelson Cruz, of; Matt Garza, rhp.
TORONTO (2) – Darren Oliver, lhp; Ramon Ortiz, rhp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (6) – Luis Ayala; rhp; Freddy Garcia, rhp; Reed Johnson, of; Kameron Loe, rhp; Paul Maholm, lhp; Eric O'Flaherty, lhp.
CHICAGO (3) – Scott Baker, rhp; Kevin Gregg, rhp; Matt Guerrier, rhp.
CINCINNATI (4) – Bronson Arroyo, rhp; Zach Duke, lhp; Cesar Izturis, ss; Nick Masset, rhp.
COLORADO (5) – Rafael Betancourt, rhp; Jeff Francis, lhp; Todd Helton, 1b; Roy Oswalt, rhp; Yorvit Torrealba, c.
LOS ANGELES (4) – Chris Capuano, lhp; Jerry Hairston Jr., 3b; Carlos Marmol, rhp; Michael Young, 3b.
MIAMI (4) – Matt Diaz, of; Austin Kearns, of; Juan Pierre, of; Placido Polanco, 3b.
MILWAUKEE (2) – Yuniesky Betancourt, 1b; Mike Gonzalez, lhp.
NEW YORK (7) – David Aardsma, rhp; Tim Byrdak, lhp; Pedro Feliciano, lhp; Frank Francisco, rhp; Aaron Harang, rhp; Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp; Johan Santana, lhp.
PHILADELPHIA (1) – Roy Halladay, rhp.
PITTSBURGH (4) – John Buck, c; A.J. Burnett, rhp; Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; Jeff Karstens, rhp.
ST. LOUIS (2) – Chris Carpenter, rhp; Jake Westbrook, rhp.
SAN DIEGO (3) – Ronny Cedeno, ss; Mark Kotsay, of; Jason Marquis, rhp.
SAN FRANCISCO (3) – Chad Gaudin, rhp; Andres Torres, of; Barry Zito, lhp.
WASHINGTON (1) – Chad Tracy, 3b-1b.