WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017 E6 SPORTS7C
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: George Washington at VCU
(ESPN2, 6 p.m.); Houston at East Carolina (ESPNews, 6 p.m.); South
Carolina at Tennessee (SEC Network, 6:30 p.m.); Minnesota at
Michigan State (Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.); Dayton at Massachu-
setts (CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.); Georgia at Mississippi (ESPNU,
7 p.m.); Seton Hall at Marquette (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.); North Caro-
lina at Wake Forest (ESPN2, 8 p.m.); Memphis at Tulsa (ESPNews,
8 p.m.); LSU at Texas A&M (SEC Network, 8:30 p.m.); Michigan at
Illinois (Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.); Temple at Connecticut (CBS
Sports Network, 9 p.m.); Iowa State at Oklahoma State (ESPNU,
9 p.m.); Butler at Creighton (Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.)
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: St. Bonaventure at Saint Louis
(NBC Sports Network, noon)
GOLF: Web.com Tour, The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, final
round, in Great Exuma (Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.); European PGA
Tour, BMW South African Open, first round, in Gauteng (Golf
Channel, 3 a.m. Thursday)
MOTOR SPORTS: Dakar Rally, Stage 8 (Uyuni, Bolivia, to Salta, Ar-
gentina) (NBC Sports Network, 6:30 p.m., tape delay)
NBA: Memphis at Oklahoma City (ESPN, 8 p.m.); Cleveland at
Portland (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.)
NHL: Pittsburgh at Washington (NBC Sports Network, 8 p.m.)SPORTS ON TV
Times Eastern. Programs live unless noted. Check local listings.FOR THE RECORD
NFL
Playoff Schedule
All Times ET
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday
Seattle at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1:05 p.m. (NBC)
Green Bay at Dallas, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
NFC
TBD, 3:05 p.m.
AFC
TBD, 6:40 p.m.
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Houston
TBD, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
NBA
All Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WL PctGB
Toronto 25 13 .658 —
Boston 23 15 .605 2
New York 17 21 .447 8
Philadelphia 10 25 .286 13½
Brooklyn 8 29 .216 16½
Southeast Division
WL PctGB
Atlanta 22 16 .579 —
Washington 19 18 .514 2½
Charlotte 20 19 .513 2½
Orlando 16 23 .410 6½
Miami 11 28 .282 11½
Central Division
WL PctGB
Cleveland 28 8 .778 —
Indiana 20 18 .526 9
Milwaukee 19 18 .514 9½
Chicago 19 20 .487 10½
Detroit 18 21 .462 11½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
WL PctGB
San Antonio 30 8 .789 —
Houston 31 9 .775 —
Memphis 24 16 .600 7
New Orleans 15 24 .385 15½
Dallas 11 27 .289 19
Northwest Division
WL PctGB
Utah 23 16 .590 —
Oklahoma City 23 16 .590 —
Portland 16 23 .410 7
Denver 14 23 .378 8
Minnesota 12 26 .316 10½
Pacific Division
WL PctGB
Golden State 32 6 .842 —
L.A. Clippers 26 14 .650 7
Sacramento 15 22 .405 16½
L.A. Lakers 15 26 .366 18½
Phoenix 12 26 .316 20
Monday’s Games
New Orleans 110, New York 96
Minnesota 101, Dallas 92
Oklahoma City 109, Chicago 94
Tuesday’s Games
Washington 101, Chicago 99
Atlanta 117, Brooklyn 97
Toronto 114, Boston 106
Houston 121, Charlotte 114
Milwaukee 109, San Antonio 107
Cleveland at Utah
Detroit at Sacramento
Miami at Golden State
Portland at L.A. Lakers
Wednesday’s Games
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Wizards 101, Bulls 99
CHICAGO
McDermott 2-11 0-0 4, Gibson 3-11 3-3 10,
Lopez 5-10 4-5 14, Carter-Williams 4-12 6-7
14, Grant 2-5 4-4 9, Felicio 1-3 2-2 4, Portis
5-8 0-0 13, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0, Rondo 6-13
0-0 12, Valentine 7-15 0-0 19. Totals 35-88
19-21 99.
WASHINGTON
Porter 5-10 0-0 11, Morris 8-12 0-0 19, Gor-
tat 5-8 0-0 10, Wall 11-21 3-4 26, Beal 7-15
2-3 19, Oubre 1-6 1-2 3, Smith 3-7 0-0 7,
Burke 2-4 0-0 6, McClellan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
42-83 6-9 101.
Chicago 36 25 16 22 — 99
Washington 26 23 32 20 — 101
3-Point Goals— Chicago 10-27 (Valentine
5-11, Portis 3-4, Gibson 1-1, Grant 1-1, Car-
ter-Williams 0-2, Rondo 0-3, McDermott
0-5), Washington 11-22 (Morris 3-3, Beal
3-6, Burke 2-2, Wall 1-2, Smith 1-2, Porter
1-4, Oubre 0-3). Fouled Out— Morris. Re-
bounds— Chicago 44 (Gibson 12), Wash-
ington 42 (Gortat 12). Assists— Chicago 19
(Rondo, Grant 6), Washington 24 (Wall 14).
Total Fouls— Chicago 18, Washington 24.
Technicals— Gibson. A— 14,361 (20,356).
Hawks 117, Nets 97
ATLANTA
Bazemore 1-7 4-6 6, Sefolosha 5-10 0-0 10,
Millsap 6-14 2-4 14, Howard 6-9 2-8 14,
Schroder 7-14 3-3 19, Bembry 1-3 1-2 3,
Prince 2-6 2-2 8, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Humphries
5-8 3-4 13, Muscala 3-6 2-2 9, Delaney 5-6
1-3 12, Hardaway Jr. 3-9 2-4 9. Totals 44-92
22-38 117.
BROOKLYN
Lopez 8-14 2-4 20, Whitehead 3-8 0-0 7,
Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Bogdanovic 5-10 3-3 16,
Hollis-Jefferson 2-9 6-6 10, Scola 2-6 0-0 5,
Acy 1-1 1-3 4, Hamilton 2-8 0-0 4, Dinwiddie
1-5 2-2 4, Kilpatrick 6-14 1-2 14, LeVert 4-9
2-3 11, Foye 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-87 17-23
97.
Atlanta 35 26 25 31 — 117
Brooklyn 29 14 27 27 — 97
3-Point Goals— Atlanta 7-23 (Schroder 2-4,
Prince 2-4, Muscala 1-2, Delaney 1-2, Har-
daway Jr. 1-3, Bembry 0-1, Humphries 0-1,
Millsap 0-1, Sefolosha 0-2, Bazemore 0-3),
Brooklyn 10-29 (Bogdanovic 3-5, Lopez 2-6,
Whitehead 1-1, Acy 1-1, Scola 1-2, Kilpat-
rick 1-3, LeVert 1-4, Harris 0-1, Foye 0-1,
Hamilton 0-5). Fouled Out— None. Re-
bounds— Atlanta 53 (Howard 16), Brooklyn
48 (Scola, Hollis-Jefferson, Dinwiddie 7). As-
sists— Atlanta 25 (Schroder 10), Brooklyn
22 (Dinwiddie 5). Total Fouls— Atlanta 17,
Brooklyn 24. Technicals— Brooklyn coach
Kenny Atkinson, Brooklyn team. A— 13,279
(17,732).
Raptors 114, Celtics 106
BOSTON
Crowder 4-10 0-0 9, Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Hor-
ford 5-11 2-2 14, Smart 6-11 3-3 16, Thom-
as 8-19 8-9 27, Green 6-12 2-2 14, Brown
1-3 0-0 2, Jerebko 2-3 2-2 7, Olynyk 6-10 0-2
13, Rozier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-85 17-20
106.
TORONTO
Carroll 4-10 0-0 11, Patterson 0-3 0-0 0, Va-
lanciunas 6-18 6-6 18, Lowry 7-12 5-8 24,
DeRozan 16-29 8-9 41, Ross 1-4 0-0 2, No-
gueira 3-4 1-2 7, Poeltl 1-1 0-0 2, Joseph 2-5
2-2 7, Powell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-87 22-27
114.
Boston 18 37 29 22 — 106
Toronto 23 23 34 34 — 114
3-Point Goals— Boston 9-27 (Thomas 3-8,
Horford 2-4, Jerebko 1-1, Olynyk 1-2, Smart
1-2, Crowder 1-5, Rozier 0-1, Johnson 0-1,
Green 0-3), Toronto 10-22 (Lowry 5-6, Car-
roll 3-6, DeRozan 1-2, Joseph 1-2, Nogueira
0-1, Patterson 0-2, Ross 0-3). Fouled Out—
None. Rebounds— Boston 33 (Horford 9),
Toronto 50 (Valanciunas 23). Assists— Bos-
ton 21 (Thomas 7), Toronto 17 (Lowry 9). To -
tal Fouls— Boston 20, Toronto 21. Techni-
cals— Thomas, DeRozan. A— 19,800
(19,800).
Rockets 121, Hornets 114
CHARLOTTE
Kidd-Gilchrist 0-6 0-0 0, Williams 6-10 1-2
16, Hibbert 2-2 0-0 4, Walker 9-20 2-3 25,
Lamb 4-12 2-2 11, Hawes 7-10 0-0 16, Ka-
minsky 8-14 2-2 22, Sessions 2-5 0-0 5, Beli-
nelli 6-13 0-0 15, Graham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
44-92 7-9 114.
HOUSTON
Ariza 5-10 3-5 16, Anderson 5-12 0-0 13,
Harrell 5-5 4-6 14, Beverley 2-10 2-2 8,
Harden 11-24 11-14 40, Brewer 7-10 0-0
15, Dekker 2-5 0-0 5, Hilario 3-6 4-6 10. To -
tals 40-82 24-33 121.
Charlotte 26 21 32 35 — 114
Houston 32 35 29 25 — 121
3-Point Goals— Charlotte 19-43 (Walker 5-
11, Kaminsky 4-9, Williams 3-5, Belinelli 3-9,
Hawes 2-4, Sessions 1-1, Lamb 1-4), Hous-
ton 17-39 (Harden 7-14, Ariza 3-6, Ander-
son 3-7, Beverley 2-8, Brewer 1-2, Dekker
1-2). Fouled Out— Hawes. Rebounds—
Charlotte 43 (Williams 8), Houston 44
(Harden 15). Assists— Charlotte 30 (Walker
10), Houston 25 (Harden 10). Total Fouls—
Charlotte 21, Houston 17. A— 16,196
(18,055).
NHLAll Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 41 25 10 6 56 125 97
Boston 44 22 17 5 49 110 108
Ottawa 39 21 14 4 46 99 102
Toronto 39 18 13 8 44 120 116
Florida 42 18 16 8 44 98 113
Tampa Bay42 19 19 4 42 118 127
Buffalo 40 16 15 9 41 93 110
Detroit 40 17 18 5 39 100 115
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Columbus 40 28 8 4 60 135 90
Pittsburgh 39 26 8 5 57 139 109
Washington 40 26 9 5 57 115 84
N.Y. Rangers 42 28 13 1 57 146 107
Phildelphia43 21 16 6 48 124 133
Carolina 41 19 15 7 45 109 111
New Jersey42 16 18 8 40 95 124
N.Y. Islnders 38 15 15 8 38 106 117
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 43 26 12 5 57 120 104
Minnesota 39 25 9 5 55 123 85
St. Louis 41 21 15 5 47 117 123
Winnipeg 43 20 20 3 43 118 126
Nashville 41 18 16 7 43 114 111
Dallas 41 17 16 8 42 109 125
Colorado 39 13 25 1 27 79 130
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 40 24 14 2 50 105 90
Anaheim 42 21 13 8 50 113 113
Edmonton 42 21 14 7 49 120 113
Calgary 43 22 19 2 46 114 119
Los Angeles 41 20 17 4 44 102 105
Vancouver 43 20 19 4 44 106 123
Arizona 40 12 22 6 30 86 128
Monday’s Games
Florida 3, New Jersey 0
Washington 4, Montreal 1
Winnipeg 2, Calgary 0
Dallas 6, Los Angeles 4
Tuesday’s Games
Carolina 5, Columbus 3
Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 1
Boston 5, St. Louis 3
Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, OT
Detroit at Chicago
San Jose at Edmonton
Dallas at Anaheim
Wednesday’s Games
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 3
Columbus 120— 3
Carolina 032— 5
First Period— 1, Columbus, Atkinson 20
(Johnson, Jenner), 1:08. Penalties—Jenner,
CBJ, (hooking), 3:29; Aho, CAR, (slashing),
8:30; Dubinsky, CBJ, (high sticking), 13:57;
Skinner, CAR, (tripping), 14:27.
Second Period— 2, Carolina, Skinner 15
(Ryan, Rask), 2:01. 3, Carolina, Ryan 8 (Skin-
ner, Rask), 4:57. 4, Columbus, Anderson 9,
8:01. 5, Carolina, Mcginn 2 (Tennyson, Han-
ifin), 13:58. 6, Columbus, Saad 15 (Wenn-
berg), 19:05. Penalties—Stalberg, CAR,
(high sticking), 2:15; Pesce, CAR, (holding),
15:41.
Third Period— 7, Carolina, Staal 8 (Lind-
holm), 3:50. 8, Carolina, Rask 12 (Faulk,
Skinner), 19:39. Penalties—None.
Shots on Goal— Columbus 6-8-13—27. Car-
olina 4-14-10—28.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of
4; Carolina 0 of 2.
Goalies— Columbus, Forsberg 0-1-0 (27
shots-23 saves). Carolina, Ward 16-12-6
(27-24). A— 9,351 (18,680). T— 2:33.
Sabres 4, Flyers 1
Philadelphia 001— 1
Buffalo 031— 4
First Period— None. Penalties—Deslauriers,
BUF, Major (fighting), 5:28; Manning, PHI,
Major (fighting), 5:28; Falk, BUF, (holding),
17:03.
Second Period— 1, Buffalo, Reinhart 9
(O’reilly, Ristolainen), 5:15 (pp). 2, Buffalo,
Carrier 2 (Fedun, O’reilly), 8:39. 3, Buffalo,
Kane 10 (Reinhart, Bogosian), 19:51. Penal-
ties—Schenn, PHI, (hooking), 3:57; Del zotto,
PHI, (holding), 15:13.
Third Period— 4, Philadelphia, Schenn 13
(Provorov, Giroux), 17:53 (pp). 5, Buffalo,
Foligno 8 (Reinhart, Mccabe), 19:56. Penal-
ties—Mccabe, BUF, (hooking), 16:32.
Shots on Goal— Philadelphia 13-13-14—- Buffalo 8-13-6—27.
Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 1
of 2; Buffalo 1 of 2.
Goalies— Philadelphia, Mason 14-14-6 (26
shots-23 saves). Buffalo, Nilsson 7-3-4 (40-
39). A— 18,920 (18,690). T— 2:44.
NHL All-Star Games Rosters
Sunday, Jan. 29
At The Staples Center,
Los Angeles
c-captain
Atlantic Division
Forwards — Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay;
Brad Marchand, Boston; Auston Matthews,
Toronto; Frans Nielsen, Detroit; Kyle Okpo-
so, Buffalo; Vincent Trocheck, Florida.
Defensemen — Victor Hedman, Tampa
Bay; Erik Karlsson, Ottawa; Shea Weber,
Montreal.
Goalies — c-Carey Price, Montreal; Tuukka
Rask, Boston.
Metropolitan Division
Forwards — c-Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh;
Taylor Hall, New Jersey; Evgeni Malkin,
Pittsburgh; Alex Ovechkin, Washington;
Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia; John Ta-
vares, N.Y. Islanders.
Defensemen — Justin Faulk, Carolina; Seth
Jones, Columbus; Ryan McDonagh, N.Y.
Rangers.
Goalies — Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus;
Braden Holtby, Washington.
Central Division
Forwards — Patrick Kane, Chicago; Patrik
Laine, Winnipeg; Nathan MacKinnon, Col-
orado; Tyler Seguin, Dallas; Vladimir Tara-
senko, St. Louis; Jonathan Toews, Chicago.
Defensemen — Duncan Keith, Chicago; c-
P.K. Subban, Nashville; Ryan Suter, Minne-
sota.
Goalies — Corey Crawford, Chicago; Devan
Dubnyk, Minnesota.
Pacific Division
Forwards — Jeff Carter, Los Angeles; Johnny
Gaudreau, Calgary; Bo Horvat, Vancouver;
Ryan Kesler, Anaheim; c-Connor McDavid,
Edmonton; Joe Pavelski, San Jose.
Defensemen — Brent Burns, San Jose; Drew
Doughty, Los Angeles; Cam Fowler, Ana-
heim.
Goalies — Martin Jones, San Jose; Mike
Smith, Arizona.
COLLEGE FOOTBALLMonday’s Game
College Football Playoff
Championship
Clemson 35, Alabama 31
Clemson 0 7 7 21 — 35
Alabama 7 7 10 7 — 31
First Quarter
BAMA—Scarbrough 25 run (Griffith kick),
9:23
Second Quarter
BAMA—Scarbrough 37 run (Griffith kick),
10:42
CLE—Watson 8 run (Huegel kick), 6:09
Third Quarter
BAMA—FG Griffith 27, 12:25
CLE—Renfrow 24 pass from Watson (Hue-
gel kick), 7:10
BAMA—Howard 68 pass from Hurts (Grif-
fith kick), 1:53
Fourth Quarter
CLE—M.Williams 4 pass from Watson (Hue-
gel kick), 14:00
CLE—Gallman 1 run (Huegel kick), 4:38
BAMA—Hurts 30 run (Griffith kick), 2:07
CLE—Renfrow 2 pass from Watson (Huegel
kick), :01
A—74,512.
CLE BAMA
First downs 31 16
Rushes-yards 42-9134-221
Passing 420 155
Comp-Att-Int 36-57-0 14-32-0
Return Yards 133 66
Punts-Avg. 9-37.33 10-41.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 3-35 9-82
Time of Possession 34:44 25:16
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Clemson, Gallman 18-46, Wat-
son 21-43, Fuller 1-3, A.Scott 1-0, (Team) 1-
(minus 1). Alabama, Scarbrough 16-93,
Hurts 10-63, A.Stewart 1-25, D.Harris 5-24,
Jacobs 2-16.
PASSING—Clemson, Watson 36-56-0-420,
(Team) 0-1-0-0. Alabama, Hurts 13-31-0-
131, A.Stewart 1-1-0-24.
RECEIVING—Clemson, Renfrow 10-92,
M.Williams 8-94, Leggett 7-95, Cain 5-94,
Gallman 3-39, A.Scott 3-6. Alabama, Ridley
5-36, Howard 4-106, A.Stewart 2-12, Scar-brough 2-7, D.Harris 1-(minus 6).
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Final AP Top 25 Poll
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press
college football poll, with first-place votes
in parentheses, final records, total points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote,
and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv- Clemson (60) 14-1 1500 3
- Alabama 14-1 1440 1
- Southern Cal 10-3 1292 9
- Washington 12-2 1277 4
- Oklahoma 11-2 1252 7
- Ohio St. 11-2 1240 2
- Penn St. 11-3 1130 5
- Florida St. 10-3 1105 10
- Wisconsin 11-3 1032 8
- Michigan 10-3 1001 6
- Oklahoma St. 10-3 920 13
- Stanford 10-3 730 16
- LSU 8-4 651 19
- Florida 9-4 640 20
- W. Michigan 13-1 619 12
- Virginia Tech 10-4 610 18
- Colorado 10-4 585 11
- West Virginia 10-3 368 14
- South Florida 11-2 358 25
- Miami 9-4 338 NR
- Louisville 9-4 277 15
- Tennessee 9-4 253 NR
- Utah 9-4 222 NR
- Auburn 8-5 206 17
- San Diego St. 11-3 113 NR
Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 83, Geor-
gia Tech 47, Nebraska 38, W. Kentucky 32,
Air Force 30, Pittsburgh 21, Boise St. 19,
Iowa 14, Minnesota 12, Tulsa 10, BYU 9,
Temple 8, Houston 8, North Carolina 8, Na-
vy 1, Washington St. 1.
Recent AP
National Champions
The annual winners of the Associated Press
college football poll’s top ranking with final
records.
2016—Clemson (14-1)
2015—Alabama (14-1)
2014—Ohio State (14-1)
2013—Florida State (14-0)
2012—Alabama (13-1)
2011—Alabama (12-1)
2010—Auburn (14-0)
2009—Alabama (14-0)
2008—Florida (13-1)
2007—LSU (12-2)
2006—Florida (13-1)
2005—Texas (13-0)
2004—Southern Cal (13-0)
2003—Southern Cal (12-1)
2002—Ohio State (14-0)
2001—Miami (12-0)
2000—Oklahoma (13-0)
COLLEGE BASKETBALLMen’s Major Scores
EAST
Canisius 86, Fairfield 72
George Mason 75, Saint Joseph’s 67
Harvard 70, McGill University 45
Manhattan 78, Niagara 69
Ohio 74, Buffalo 72
Villanova 79, Xavier 54
West Virginia 89, Baylor 68
SOUTH
Delaware St. 69, NC Central 68
Jacksonville St. 81, Fort Valley State 69
Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81
Morgan St. 62, Florida A&M 59
Virginia Tech 83, Syracuse 73
MIDWEST
Akron 89, Cent. Michigan 85
Auburn 77, Missouri 72
Ball St. 85, Miami (Ohio) 74
E. Michigan 81, Bowling Green 53
N. Illinois 74, Kent St. 70
SE Missouri 83, Tennessee Tech 78
W. Michigan 90, Toledo 74
Women’s Major Scores
EAST
Dayton 75, Duquesne 64
DePaul 78, St. John’s 66
Georgetown 71, Providence 39
Marquette 83, Seton Hall 77
Quinnipiac 81, Manhattan 38
Siena 58, Iona 46
UConn 102, South Florida 37
SOUTH
Charleston Southern 74, High Point 68
Gardner-Webb 77, Longwood 43
Liberty 68, Presbyterian 60
NC Central 68, Delaware St. 63
Radford 61, Campbell 42
UNC-Asheville 68, Winthrop 53
MIDWEST
Creighton 60, Villanova 46
Michigan 78, Indiana 74
AP Women’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’
women’s college basketball poll, with first-
place votes in parentheses, records
through Jan. 8, total points based on 25
points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s
ranking:
Record Pts Prv- UConn (33) 14-0 825 1
- Baylor 15-1 783 2
- Maryland 15-1 745 3
- Mississippi St. 17-0 726 4
- South Carolina 13-1 699 5
- Notre Dame 15-2 670 7
- Florida St. 15-2 595 6
- Washington 16-2 544 12
- Louisville 15-3 540 8
- Oregon St. 15-1 509 16
- Ohio St. 14-4 488 11
- Duke 14-2 436 13
- Stanford 13-3 429 10
- Miami 13-3 388 14
- Virginia Tech 15-0 347 18
- Texas 10-4 346 15
- UCLA 11-4 326 9
- West Virginia 14-2 269 17
- Arizona St. 12-3 263 19
- South Florida 13-1 181 22
- DePaul 13-4 142 23
- Oklahoma 12-4 139 20
- N.C. State 13-4 104 —
- California 13-3 50 20
- Kansas St. 12-4 46 25
Others receiving votes: Syracuse 37, Ten-
nessee 33, Colorado 15, Green Bay 14, Tex-
as A&M 11, Kentucky 9, Southern Cal 6, LSU
4, Oregon 3, Alabama 2, Charlotte 1.
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Second Round
Nicholas Thompson ....................75-67—142
Dan McCarthy ..............................72-71—143
Abraham Ancer............................74-71—145
D.J. Trahan ....................................78-68—146
Kent Bulle ......................................79-67—146
Kyle Thompson .............................76-70—146
Chesson Hadley ...........................76-71—147
Chase Parker ................................75-72—147
Andrew Putnam ...........................77-70—147
Jake Younan .................................78-70—148
Michael Gellerman......................76-72—148
Taylor Moore ................................78-71—149
Nate Lashley .................................79-70—149
Michael Putnam ...........................78-71—149
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Andrew Yun...................................77-72—149
Anders Albertson .........................72-77—149Talor Gooch...................................73-76—149
Corey Conners ..............................79-70—149
Rob Oppenheim ..........................77-73—150
Ted Potter, Jr..................................80-70—150
Seth Fair.........................................78-72—150
Vince Covello ................................76-74—150TENNISApia International
In Sydney, Australia
Surface: Hard; Purse: Men, $437,380;
Women, $710,900
Men’s Singles — First round: Alex de Mi-
naur, Australia, def. Benoit Paire, France,
6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1); Mischa Zverev, Germany,
def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-4, 6-2; An-
drey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Martin Klizan
(7), Slovakia, 2-6, 6-1, 3-0, retired; Gilles
Muller (6), Luxembourg, def. Alexandr Dol-
gopolov, Ukraine, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Marcel Gra-
nollers (8), Spain, def. Santiago Giraldo,
Colombia, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3; Jordan Thomp-
son, Australia, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili,
Georgia, 7-5, 6-2.
Women’s Singles — Second round: Ana-
stasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Svetla-
na Kuznetsova (5), Russia, 7-5, 6-3; Barbora
Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Roberta Vin-
ci (9), Italy, 6-2, 6-3; Eugenie Bouchard, Can-
ada, def. Dominika Cibulkova (3), Slovakia,
6-4, 6-3; Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. An-
gelique Kerber (1), Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-2;
Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def. Yu-
lia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-0, 7-5; Johan-
na Konta (6), Britain, def. Daria Gavrilova,
Australia, 6-1, 6-3; Duan Ying-Ying, China,
def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3,
6-2; Agnieszka Radwanska (2), Poland, def.
Christina McHale, United States, 7-6 (1),
6-1;
ATP World Tour ASB Classic
In Auckland, New Zealand
Surface: Hard; Purse: $450,110
Singles — First round: Joao Sousa, Portu-
gal, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (5), Spain,
6-1, 7-5; Ryan Harrison, United States, def.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2;
Brydan Klein, Australia, def. Facundo Bag-
nis, Argentina, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3); Yen-hsun
Lu, Taiwan, def. Karen Khachanov, Russia,
4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9); Marcos Baghdatis (8),
Cyprus, def. Adrian Mannarino, France,
6-4, 6-4; Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Artem
Sitak, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-2.
WTA Hobart International
In Hobart, Australia
Surface: Hard; Purse: $226,750
Singles — Second round: Veronica Cepede
Royg, Paraguay, def. Andrea Petkovic, Ger-
many, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4; Elise Mertens, Belgium,
def. Sachia Vickery, United States, 0-1, re-
tired; Monica Niculescu (3), Romania, def.
Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2; Jana
Fett, Croatia, def. Lizette Cabrera, Aus-
tralia, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles — Quarterfinals: Mandy Minella,
Luxembourg, and Anastasija Sevastova,
Latvia, def. Sara Errani, Italy, and Kirsten
Flipkens, Belgium, walkover.ODDSPregame.com Line
NBA
Wednesday
Favorite Line O/U Underdog
New York 2 (210) PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON OFF OFF Washington
OKLAHOMA CITY 4 204 Memphis
MINNESOTA OFF OFF Houston
PORTLAND OFF OFF Cleveland
LA CLIPPERS 9 209 Orlando
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday
Favorite Line Underdog
VA COM 101 ⁄ 2 George Washington
Houston 9 EAST CAROLINA
South Carolina 1 TENNESSEE
MISSISSIPPI 2 Georgia
SOUTH FLORIDA 6 Tulane
WICHITA ST 16 Loyola of Chicago
DUQUESNE 101 ⁄ 2 Saint Louis
MICHIGAN ST 2 Minnesota
Dayton 6 UMASS
RICHMOND OFF St. Bonaventure
DAVIDSON 14 Fordham
LOUISVILLE 12 Pittsburgh
MARQUETTE 4 Seton Hall
North Carolina 71 ⁄ 2 WAKE FOREST
Memphis 21 ⁄ 2 TULSA
TEXAS PK TCU
Illinois St 6 S. ILLINOIS
MISSOURI ST 5 Evansville
Indiana St 21 ⁄ 2 DRAKE
TEXAS A&M 9 LSU
BRADLEY OFF N. Iowa
Michigan 11 ⁄ 2 ILLINOIS
WYOMING 4 Utah St
CREIGHTON 3 Butler
NC State 6 BOSTON COLLEGE
UCONN 2 Temple
OKLAHOMA ST PK Iowa St
AIR FORCE PK Fresno St
LONG BEACH ST 5^1 ⁄ 2 CS Northridge
National Hockey League
Wednesday
Favorite LineUnderdog Line
NY ISLANDERS -120 Florida +110
WINNIPEG OFF Montreal OFF
WASHINGTON -119 Pittsburgh +109
CALGARY OFF San Jose OFF
NFL
Playoffs Saturday
Favorite Line O/U Underdog
ATLANTA 4 51 Seattle
NEW ENGLAND 15 44 Houston
Playoffs Sunday
Favorite Line O/U Underdog
KANSAS CITY 1 44 Pittsburgh
DALLAS 41 ⁄ 2 52 Green BayDEALSBASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Released LHP Ed-
win Escobar.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned INF/OF
Max Muncy outright to Nashville (PCL).
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms
with RHP Kenley Jansen on a five-year con-
tract and Vidal Nuno on a one-year con-
tract.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with
RHP Jennry Mejia on a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
NBA
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Chasson
Randle to a 10-day contract.
Women’s National Basketball
Association
NEW YORK LIBERTY — Named Swin Cash di-
rector of franchise development.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Rueben
Randle to a reserve/future contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Fired defensive
backs coach Louie Cioffi, inside linebackers
coach Johnny Holland, offensive line coach
Hal Hunter, assistant defensive backs
coach Cannon Matthews and outside line-
backers coach Ryan Slowik.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA STATE — OT Rod Johnson will enter
the NFL draft.
IOWA STATE — Signed athletic director Ja-
mie Pollard through 2024.
MICHIGAN — LB/DB Jabrill Peppers will en-
ter the NFL draft.
WISCONSIN — OT Ryan Ramczyk will enter
the NFL draft.Super 25 boys basketball rankings1. La Lumiere, La Porte, Ind. (16-0)
Previous ranking (PR): 1. Result: Biggest win a 69-54 defeat of then-No. 8 Findlay Prep
(Henderson, Nev.); Jaren Jackson had 24 points and 17 rebounds.
2. Montverde (Fla.) Academy (13-1)
PR: 4. Result: Lost 75-73 to then-unranked Memphis East (Memphis) in the ARS Rescue Root-
er Penny Hardaway National Hoopfest in Arlington, Tenn.
3. Memphis East, Memphis (11-2)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Chandler Lawson had the game-winning dunk in a 75-73 defeat of
then-No. 4 Montverde (Fla.) Academy in the ARS Rescue Rooter Penny Hardaway National
Hoopfest.
4. Findlay Prep, Henderson, Nev. (18-1)
PR: 8. Result: Lost 69-54 to No. 1 La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) in the Cancer Research Classic in
Wheeling, W.Va.
5. Chino Hills, Calif. (16-0)
PR: 6. Result: LiAngelo Ball had 25 points in an 84-73 defeat of then-No. 7 Mater Dei (Santa
Ana, Calif.) in the championship game of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.
6. IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. (16-1)
PR: 3. Result: Trevon Duval had 23 points and five assists in a 70-65 defeat of then-No. 10
Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.) in the City of Palms Classic.
7. Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson, Va. (16-2)
PR: 5. Result: Lost 78-62 to then-No. 8 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) in the championship
game of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu.
8. Nathan Hale, Seattle (11-0)
PR: 13. Result: Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points and 15 rebounds in a 67-65 defeat of then-
No. 2 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) in the championship game of the Les Schwab In-
vitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
9. Simeon, Chicago (12-0)
PR: 9. Result: Evan Gilyard had 20 points in a 52-50 defeat of Benet Academy (Lisle) in the
championship game of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament in Pontiac, Ill.
10. Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth, Calif. (7-1)
PR: 2. Result: Lost 67-65 to then-No. 13 Nathan Hale (Seattle) in the Les Schwab Invitation-
al.
11. Hamilton Heights Christian, Chattanooga,
Tenn. (15-4)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Won 56-52 at Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.) as Therren
Shelton-Szmidt had 22 points.
12. Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. (17-1)
PR: 7. Result: Lost 84-73 to then-No. 6 Chino Hills in the championship game of the Tarka-
nian Classic.
13. DeMatha Catholic, Hyattsville, Md. (11-1)
PR: 11. Result: D.J. Harvey had 16 points and 11 rebounds in a 66-61 defeat of then-No. 15
Roselle (N.J.) Catholic in the Cancer Research Classic.
14. The Patrick School, Hillside, N.J. (6-2)
PR: 10. Result: Lost 70-65 to then-No. 3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) in the City of Palms
Classic.
15. Shadow Mountain, Phoenix (16-0)
PR: 16. Result: Marcus Shaver had 22 points in a 69-59 defeat of Hamilton (Chandler) in the
championship game of the McClintock Shootout Classic in Tempe.
16. Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant, Utah
(15-2)
PR: 19. Result: Josip Vrankic had 18 points in a 68-54 defeat of Village Christian (Sun Valley,
Calif.) in the championship game of the San Fernando Valley Invitational in Granada Hills,
Calif.
17. Bishop Montgomery, Torrance, Calif. (14-1)
PR: 20. Result: Ethan Thompson had 19 points in a 71-43 defeat of Westchester (Los Ange-
les) in the Westchester Challenge.
18. Gonzaga, Washington, D.C. (12-2)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Prentiss Hubb had 25 points in a 76-73 defeat of Westlake (Atlanta)
in the Cancer Research Classic.
19. Sunrise Christian Academy, Wichita (13-3)
PR: 18. Result: Lost 39-37 to Providence Day (Charlotte) in the Hoodies Hoops Classic.
20. Klein Forest, Houston (19-0)
PR: 23. Result: The Eagles are averaging 81 points per game.
21. Newton, Covington, Ga. (13-0)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Isaiah Miller had 24 points in a 73-64 defeat of Spartanburg Day
(Spartanburg, S.C.) in the Farm Bureau Insurance Classic in Roebuck, S.C.
22. Moeller, Cincinnati (11-0)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Miles McBride had 15 points in a 41-35 defeat of Centerville.
23. Jonesboro, Ark. (12-0)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Tony Hutson and Desi Sills each had 17 points in a 74-41 defeat of
West Memphis.
24. Union, Tulsa (9-0)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Adrian Rodriguez had 26 points in a 68-65 defeat of then-No. 25
Edmond North (Edmond).
25. North Central, Indianapolis (10-0)
PR: Not ranked. Result: Closest recent win was a 75-71 defeat of Crispus Attucks (Indian-
apolis); Emmanuel Little had 29 points and 16 rebounds.
Dropped out: No. 12 Curie, Chicago; No. 14 Norcross, Ga.; No. 15 Roselle (N.J.) Catholic;
No. 17 Neumann-Goretti, Philadelphia; No. 21 Hudson Catholic, Jersey City; No. 22 Lin-
coln, Brooklyn, N.Y.; No. 24 Westerville South, Westerville, Ohio.; No. 25 Edmond (Okla.)
North.
The rankings are compiled by USA TODAY Sports’ Jim Halley, based on results, tradition,
quality of players and strength of schedule. The regional rankings are available at
usatodayhss.com. Next rankings: Jan. 18.
The rankings take into account a fighter’s
wins/losses, quality of competition, finish-
ing rate/dominance and frequency of
fights. Fighters are ineligible to be ranked
after they’ve been inactive for 24 months,
either because of injuries, drug/conduct
suspensions, contract disputes or self-im-
posed hiatuses. Fighters will be ranked in
their primary weight class. Catchweight
fights and bouts outside of the fighter’s pri-
mary weight class can have a positive or
negative impact on the ranking. However,
non-titleholders can be ranked in only one
weight class and, in most cases, they won’t
be ranked in a new weight class until
they’ve had their first fight at that weight.
POUND-FOR-POUND- Demetrious Johnson (25-2-1) UFC
- Jon Jones (22-1-0) UFC
- Daniel Cormier (18-1-0) UFC
- Conor McGregor (21-3-0) UFC
- Jose Aldo (26-2-0) UFC
- Stipe Miocic (16-2-0) UFC
- Cody Garbrandt (11-0-0) UFC
- Dominick Cruz (22-2-0) UFC
- Tyron Woodley (16-3-1) UFC
- Anthony Johnson (22-5-0) UFC
HEAVYWEIGHT - Stipe Miocic (16-2-0) UFC
- Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1) UFC
- Cain Velasquez (14-2-0) UFC
- Junior Dos Santos (18-4-0) UFC
- Ben Rothwell (36-10-0) UFC
- Alistair Overeem (41-15-0) UFC
- Vitaly Minakov (18-0-0) Bellator
- Josh Barnett (35-8-0) UFC
- Andrei Arlovski (25-13-0) UFC
- Derrick Lewis (17-4-0) UFC
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT - Jon Jones (22-1-0) UFC
- Daniel Cormier (18-1-0) UFC
- Anthony Johnson (22-5-0) UFC
- Phil Davis (17-3-0) Bellator
- Ryan Bader (22-5-0) UFC
- Glover Teixeira (25-5-0) UFC
- Alexander Gustafsson (17-4-0) UFC
- Jimi Manuwa (16-2-0) UFC
- Ovince Saint Preux (19-9-0) UFC
- Liam McGeary (11-1-0) Bellator
MIDDLEWEIGHT - Michael Bisping (30-7-0) UFC
- Yoel Romero (12-1-0) UFC
- Luke Rockhold (15-3-0) UFC
- Ronaldo Souza (23-4-0) UFC
- Chris Weidman (13-2-0) UFC
- Robert Whittaker (17-4-0) UFC
- Gegard Mousasi (41-6-2) UFC
- David Branch (20-3-0) WSOF
- Derek Brunson (16-4-0) UFC
- Vitor Belfort (25-13-0) UFC
WELTERWEIGHT - Tyron Woodley (16-3-1) UFC
- Stephen Thompson (13-1-1) UFC
- Robbie Lawler (27-11-0) UFC
- Rory MacDonald (18-4-0) Bellator
- Demian Maia (24-6-0) UFC
- Ben Askren (15-0-0) One
- Donald Cerrone (32-7-0) UFC
- Dong Hyun Kim (22-3-1) UFC
- Lorenz Larkin (18-5-0) UFC
- Neil Magny (19-5-0) UFC
LIGHTWEIGHT- Conor McGregor (21-3-0) UFC
- Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0-0) UFC
- Tony Ferguson (22-3-0) UFC
- Eddie Alvarez (28-5-0) UFC
- Rafael dos Anjos (25-8-0) UFC
- Edson Barboza (18-4-0) UFC
- Nate Diaz (19-11-0) UFC
- Justin Gaethje (17-0-0) WSOF
- Michael Chiesa (14-2-0) UFC
- Beneil Dariush (14-2-0) UFC
FEATHERWEIGHT - Jose Aldo (26-2-0) UFC
- Max Holloway (17-3-0) UFC
- Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) UFC
- Chad Mendes (17-4-0) UFC
- Ricardo Lamas (17-5-0) UFC
- Cub Swanson (24-7-0) UFC
- Daniel Straus (24-6-0) Bellator
- Patricio Freire (25-4-0) Bellator
- Anthony Pettis (19-6-0) UFC
- Charles Oliveira (21-7-0) UFC
BANTMAWEIGHT - Cody Garbrandt (11-0-0) UFC
- Dominick Cruz (22-2-0) UFC
- T.J. Dillashaw (14-3-0) UFC
- Raphael Assuncao (23-5-0) UFC
- Bibiano Fernandes (20-3-0) One
- Marlon Moraes (18-4-1) WSOF
- Eduardo Dantas (19-4-0) Bellator
- Jimmie Rivera (20-1-0) UFC
- John Lineker (29-8-0) UFC
- Bryan Caraway (21-7-0) UFC
FLYWEIGHT - Demetrious Johnson (25-2-1) UFC
- Joseph Benavidez (25-4-0) UFC
- Henry Cejudo (10-2-0) UFC
- Kyoji Horiguchi (18-2-0) UFC
- Jussier Formiga (19-4-0) UFC
- Ali Bagautinov (14-5-0) UFC
- Wilson Reis (21-6-0) UFC
- Ian McCall (13-5-1) UFC
- John Moraga (16-5-0) UFC
- Dustin Ortiz (16-6-0) UFC
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND - Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0-0) UFC
- Cristiane Justino (17-1-0) UFC
- Amanda Nunes (14-4-0) UFC
- Claudia Gadelha (14-2-0) UFC
- Barb Honchak (10-2-0) Invicta
- Julianna Pena (8-2-0) UFC
- Jessica Aguilar (19-5-0) UFC
- Ayaka Hamasaki (13-1-0) Invicta
- Valentina Shevchenko (13-2-0) UFC
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1-0) UFC
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT - Amanda Nunes (14-4-0) UFC
- Julianna Pena (8-2-0) UFC
- Valentina Shevchenko (13-2-0) UFC
- Holly Holm (10-2-0) UFC
- Ronda Rousey (12-2-0) UFC
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT - Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0-0) UFC
- Claudia Gadelha (14-2-0) UFC
- Jessica Aguilar (19-5-0) UFC
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1-0) UFC
- Carla Esparza (11-3-0) UFC
USA TODAY SPORTS/MMAJUNKIE MMA RANKINGS