National Football League
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 9
Buffalo 27, Indianapolis 24
Los Angeles Rams 30, Seattle 20
Tampa Bay 31, Washington 23
Sunday, Jan. 10
Baltimore 20, Tennessee 13
New Orleans 21, Chicago 9
Cleveland 48, Pittsburgh 37
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 16
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay, 4:35 p.m.
Baltimore at Buffalo, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 17
Cleveland at Kansas City, 3:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m.
National Basketball Association
Wednesday’s Games
Dallas 104, Charlotte 93
Milwaukee 110, Detroit 101
Brooklyn 116, New York 109
L.A. Lakers 128, Oklahoma City 99
Memphis 118, Minnesota 107
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, late
Portland at Sacramento, late
Orlando at Boston, ppd.
Utah at Washington, ppd.
Atlanta at Phoenix, ppd.
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Denver, 10 p.m.
Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Washington at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Houston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Atlanta at Portland, 10 p.m.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s Scores
East
St. Bonaventure 68, Fordham 54
UMass 80, Rhode Island 78, OT
VCU 84, George Washington 77
South
Auburn 95, Georgia 77
Chattanooga 83, Mercer 80
Florida St. 105, NC State 73
Furman 94, The Citadel 88
George Mason 75, La Salle 42
Louisville 77, Wake Forest 65
LSU 92, Arkansas 76
Norfolk St. 80, NC Wesleyan 58
Virginia 80, Notre Dame 68
Wofford 80, VMI 78
Southwest
Sam Houston St. 96, Lamar 71
Midwest
Dayton 72, Duquesne 63
Ohio St. 81, Northwestern 71
Wichita St. 72, Tulsa 53
Tuesday’s Summary
North Carolina 81, Syracuse 75
SYRACUSE (7-2)
Dolezaj 2-3 2-2 6, Griffin 6-12 1-2 16, Guerrier 9-18 4-5 23, Boeheim 7-15 0-0 18, Girard 2-7 0-0 6, Richmond 1-2 0-0 2, Braswell 1-3 2-2 4, Edwards 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 28-60 9-12 75.
NORTH CAROLINA (7-4)
Brooks 5-12 6-6 16, Bacot 7-13 1-3 15, Love 2-10 2-2 7, Walton 4-9 0-0 9, Black 1-7 3-4 5, Davis 3-8 4-4 12, Platek 3-5 0-0 7, Sharpe 3-6 2-4 8, Kessler 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-73 18-23 81.
Halftime_40-40. 3-Point Goals_Syracuse 10-29 (Boeheim 4-9, Griffin 3-8, Girard 2-4, Guerrier 1-6, Braswell 0-2), North Carolina 5-24 (Davis 2-6, Platek 1-3, Love 1-5, Walton 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Black 0-4). Fouled Out_Guerrier. Rebounds_Syracuse 28 (Guerrier 11), North Carolina 43 (Bacot 12). Assists_Syracuse 13 (Boeheim 4), North Carolina 18 (Black 7). Total Fouls_Syracuse 16, North Carolina 17.
National Hockey League
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3
Toronto 5, Montreal 4, OT
Chicago at Tampa Bay, late
Vancouver at Edmonton, late
St. Louis at Colorado, late
Thursday’s Games
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Florida, ppd.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Florida, ppd.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY
Wednesday’s Score
American International 5, Long Island 2
Northeastern 7, New Hampshire 0
Home team in caps
PRO FOOTBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday
GREEN BAY 61/2 LA Rams
BUFFALO 21/2 Baltimore
Sunday
KANSAS CITY 10 Cleveland
NEW ORLEANS 3 Tampa Bay
PRO BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
PHILADELPHIA 7 Miami
TORONTO 7 Charlotte
SAN ANTONIO 21/2 Houston
DENVER 51/2 Golden St
PORTLAND 11/2 Indiana
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Central Florida 3 TEMPLE
COLORADO 15 California
Santa Clara 1 PACIFIC
Stanford 11/2 UTAH
GONZAGA 251/2 Pepperdine
UCLA 10 Wash St
FLORIDA INTL 5 Fla Atlantic
MONTANA 111/2 No. Arizona
INDIANA 3 Purdue
Houston 81/2 S. FLA
San Francisco 12 PORTLAND
MONTANA ST 8 Portland St
J’VILLE ST 71/2 Tennessee St
UTAH ST 2 San Diego St
Murray St 7 SE MISS ST
Northern Colorado 8 IDAHO
Belmont 12 TENN TECH
Sacramento St 1 IDAHO ST
IOWA 81/2 Michigan St
E. WASHINGTON 7 So. Utah
E. ILLINOIS 6 Morehead St
Colorado St 181/2 S. JOSE ST
SOUTHERN CAL 15 Washington
ST MARY’S, CA 1 Byu
Arizona 61/2 ORGON ST
NC Greensboro 6 SAMFORD
HOCKEY
Favorite Goals Underdog
Boston 1/2-1 N. JERSEY
Washington Even-1/2 BUFFALO
Islanders Even-1/2 RANGERS
Carolina 1/2-1 DETROIT
Calgary Even-1/2 WINNIPEG
NASHVILLE Even-1/2 Columbus
ARIZONA Even-1/2 San Jose
EDMONTON Even-1/2 Vancouver
Minnesota Even-1/2 L.A. Kings
VEGAS 1/2-1 Anaheim
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Wednesday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Signed Mark Shapiro to a five-year contract extension as president/chief executive officer.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Anderson on a two-year minor league contract and C Drew Butera on a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Activated CBs Kevin Johnson and Denzel Ward from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to terms with George Paton to be general manager.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed T Jared Veldheer on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed QB Jordan Ta’amu and WR Marcus Kemp to the practice squad. Released DT Tyler Clark. Placed CB Deandre Baker on the practice squad injured reserve.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Designated WR Tre’Quan Smith to return from injured reserve. Signed WRs Austin Carr and Jake Kumerow and DT Anthony Zettel to the practice squad. Released LS John Denney, WR Jake Lampman and K Blair Walsh.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Manasseh Bailey to a reserve/futures contract for the 2021 season.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed WR John Ursua to a reserve/futures contract for the 2021 season.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed P Arryn Siposs and WR Khalil Tate to reserve/futures contracts for the 2021 season.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with TE Jared Pinkney to a reserve/futures contract for the 2021 season.
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Signed LB Justin Phillips to a reserve/futures contract for the 2021 season.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned G Olle Eriksson Ek, Cs Sam Carrick, Trevor Zegras and Andrew Agozzino to San Diego (AHL). Designated Ds Andy Welinski and Kodie Curran, G Anthony Stolarz, RW Vinni Lettieri, C David Backes and LW Max Comtois for assignment taxi squad. Placed LW Max Jones on undisclosed injury.
ARIZONA COYOTES — Released D Jordan Schmaltz and Zane McIntyre. Designated Ds Victor Soderstrom and Jordan Gross, LW Dryden Hunt, Cs Frederik Gauthier and Michael Chaput and RW Hudson Fasching for assignment taxi squad. Assigned LWs Nate Sucese, Michael Bunting and Brayden Burke, Cs Blake Speers, Lane Pederson and Ryan McGregor, G Ivan Prosvetov, Ds Aaron Ness, Dysin Mayo, Cam Dineen and Cam Crotty to Tucson (AHL)
BOSTON BRUINS — Waived C Par Lindholm. Designated G Dan Vladar, D Urho Vaakanainen, Cs Jack Studnicka, Greg McKegg and Trent Fredric for assignment taxi squad. Assigned D Nick Wolff, Stehen Kampfer and Jack Ahcan, Gs Jeremy Swayman and Callum Booth, Cs Oskar Steen and Cameron Hughes, RWs Zach Senyshyn, Paul Carey and Robert Lantosi, LWs Matt Filipe and Anton Blidh to Providence (AHL).
BUFFALO SABRES — Designated C Casey Mittelstadt, G Jonas Johansson, Ds Brandon Davidson and William Borgen, RW Rasmus Asplund and LW Brandon Biro for assignment taxi squad.
CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned C Connor Zary, G Dustin Wolf and C Mathias Emilio Pettersen to Stockton (AHL). Assigned LW Jakob Pelletier to junior club Moncton (QMJHL).
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Designated G Hunter Miska, D Dennis Gilbert, RWs Martin Kaut, Kiefer Sherwood and Logan O’Connor, C Shane Bowers for assignment taxi squad.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Designated LWs Stefan Matteau, Nathan Gerbe, Ds Andrew Peeke, Adam Clendening, RW Ryan Macinnis for assignment taxi squad. Assigned RWs Kole Sherwood, Cliff Pu and Trey Fix-Wolansky, G Cam Johnson, C Zac Dalpe, Ds Jake Christiansen and Gavin Bayreuther to Cleveland (AHL).
DALLAS STARS — Designated LW Riley Tufte, Ds Ryan Shea and Joseph Cecconi, Gs Colton Point and Lando Bow and C Tye Felhaber for assignment taxi squad. Assigned D Dawson Barteaux to Texas (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS — Signed C Devin Shore to a one-year, two-way contract.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Waived C Rodrigo Abols. Designated LW Mason Marchment, D Brady Keeper, C Aleksi Heponiemi and G Philippe Desrosiers for assignment taxi squad. Assigned LWs Scott Wilson and Grigori Denisenko, RW Cole Schwindt and D Chase Priskie to Syracuse (AHL)
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Designated D Austin Strand, G Matt Villalta, Cs Lias Andersson and Jaret Anderson-Dolan for assignment taxi squad. Assigned RW Arthur Kaliyev and C Quinton Byfield to Ontario (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Designated Cs Kyle Rau and Luke Johnson, Ds Dakota Mermis, Louie Belpedio and Matt Bartkowski and G Andrew Hammond for assignment taxi squad.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Designated RWs Eeli Tovanen and Mathieu Olivier, LW Cole Smith, G Connor Ingram and D Alexandre Carrier for assignment taxi squad. Assigned Cs Josh Wilkins and Anthony Richard, Rem Pitlick, Tommy Novak, Sean Malone, Patrick Harper and Michael McCarron, Ds Tyler Lewington, Ben Harpur, Brandon Fortunato and Jeremy Davies, Gs Kasimir Kaskisuo and Connor Ingram and LW Tanner Jeannot to Chicago (AHL). Assigned RW Luke Evangelista to junior club London (OHL)
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Designated G Giles Senn, RW Nicholas Merkley, LWs Mikhail Maltsev and Nolan Foote for assignment taxi squad. Assigned Ds Colton White and Josh Jacobs, LW Ben Street, Michael Carcone and C Brandon Gignac to Binghamton (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Waived LW Dmytro Timashov. Designated G Jakub Skarek, Cs Otto Koivula, Tanner Fritz and Cole Bardreau, RWs Austin Czarnik, Kieffer Bellows and Simon Holmstrom, Ds Parker Wotherspoon, Bode Wilde, Grant Hutton and Samuel Bolduc, LWs Andrew Ladd and A.J. Greer to Bridgeport (AHL). Placed LW Michael Dal Colle and D Sebastian Aho on undisclosed injury.
OTTAWA SENATORS — Designated C Matthew Peca, LW Michael Haley and Filip Chlapik, G Joey Daccord and D Jonathan Aspirot for assignment taxi squad. Assigned Ds Lassi Thomson, Christian Jaros, Erick Brannstrom and Olle Alsing, LWs Egor Sokolov and Alex Formenton, RWs Logan Shaw and Jonothan Davidsson, Gs Kevin Mandolese and Filip Gustavsson, Cs Zachary Magwood, Parker Kelly, Mark Kastelic, Ridly Greig, Logan Brown and J.C. Beaudin to Belleville (AHL).
St. LOUIS BLUES — Promoted LW MacKenzie MacEachern and RW Jordan Kyrou to the active roster.
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Designated Ds Brinson Pasichnuk and Nicolas Meloche, G Alexei Melnichuk, LW John Leonard, C Fredrik Handemark and RW Noah Gregor for assignment taxi squad. Assigned LW Jeffrey Viel and C Sasha Chmelevski to San Jose (AHL) Assigned D Artemi Kniazev to the junior club Chicoutimi(QMJHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Designated RW Tyler Johnson, LW Gemel Smith, D Luke Schenn, G Christopher Gibson for assignment taxi squad. Assigned RW Luke Witkowski, Ds Daniel Walcott and Ben Thomas, G Spencer Martin and C Otto Somppi to Syracuse (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Designated Ds Rasmus Sandin and Mikko Lehtonen, LW Nicholas Robertson, C Adam Brooks and RW Travis Boyd for assignment taxi squad. Assigned Ds Calle Rosen and Martin Marincin and LW Kenny Agostino to Toronto (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANNUCKS — Designated Ds Jake Rathbone and Brogan Rafferty, LW ils Noglander and RW Justin Bailey for assignment taxi squad. Assigned Ds Ashton Sautner and Guillaume Grisebois, LW Marc Michaelsi, C Tyler Gravac and G Arturs Silvos to Utica (AHL). Placed RW Jayce Hawryluk on undisclosed injury.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Designated C Gage Quinney, LW Tomas Jurco, Ds Nick Holden, Nicolas Hague and Dylan Coghlan, G Oscar Dansk for assignment taxi squad.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed G Craig Anderson to a one-year contract. Assigned C Connor McMichael to Hershey (AHL). Designated C Brian Pinho, Gx Zach Fucale and Pheonix Copley, D Martin Fehervary and LW Daniel Carr for assignment taxi squad.
WINNIPEG JETS — Designated Ds Dylan Sandberg and Logan Stanley, LW Mathieu Perrault, C David Gustafsson and G Mikhail Berdin for assignment taxi squad. Assigned LW C.J. Suess, Ds Nelson Nogler and Ville Heinola to Manitoba (AHL). Placed LW Marko Dano on undisclose injury.