National Football League
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m.
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle, 4:40 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday
Baltimore at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago at New Orleans, 4:40 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m.
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 17
lowest seed remaining at Green Bay
lowest seed remaining at Kansas City
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Heisman Voting
Voting for the 2020 Heisman Trophy, with first-, second- and third-place votes and total points (voting on 3-2-1 basis):
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Smith, Ala 447 221 73 1,856
Lawrence, C 222 176 169 1,187
Jones, Ala 138 248 220 1,130
Trask, Fla 61 164 226 737
Harris, Ala 16 47 74 216
Hall, Iowa St. 6 10 26 64
Fields, Ohio St. 5 6 21 48
Wilson, BYU 3 6 21 42
Book, ND 5 5 13 38
Pitts, Florida 0 7 10 24
National Basketball Association
Monday’s Games
Orlando 103, Cleveland 83
Philadelphia 118, Charlotte 101
Miami 118, Oklahoma City 90
New York 113, Atlanta 108
Boston 126, Toronto 114
Milwaukee 125, Detroit 115
Dallas 113, Houston 100
Indiana 118, New Orleans 116, OT
Golden State 137, Sacramento 106
Tuesday’s Games
Brooklyn 130, Utah 96
L.A. Lakers 94, Memphis 92
Minnesota at Denver, late
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, late
Chicago at Portland, late
Wednesday’s Games
Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Houston at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday’s Scores
East
Boston U. 83, Holy Cross 76
Siena 76, Monmouth (NJ) 62
South
Campbell 70, Gardner-Webb 61
Coppin St. 86, Delaware St. 78
Jackson St. 60, Alabama St. 44
Radford 79, Hampton 66
SC-Upstate 71, Longwood 69
Winthrop 85, Charleston Southern 69
Midwest
Drake 86, S. Illinois 55
Indiana 63, Maryland 55
S. Dakota St. 93, Mount Marty 50
Southwest
Texas 78, Iowa St. 72
West Virginia 87, Oklahoma St. 84
Far West
Fresno St. 81, Wyoming 61
Montana 56, N. Colorado 54
San Diego St. 78, Colorado St. 65
San Jose St. 80, Benedictine at Mesa 64
Stanford 81, Oregon St. 71
Tuesday’s Scores
East
Davidson 61, Duquesne 48
Fordham 55, Dayton 54
Holy Cross 68, Boston U. 66
South
Alabama 86, Florida 71
Clemson 74, NC State 70, OT
Gardner-Webb 85, Campbell 70
James Madison 79, FAU 70
Kentucky 77, Vanderbilt 74
North Carolina 67, Miami 65
Radford 76, Hampton 65
SC-Upstate 65, Longwood 59
Winthrop 78, Charleston Southern 76
Midwest
Bowling Green 90, Cent. Michigan 69
Ohio 76, N. Illinois 73
Toledo 84, Kent St. 82
Southwest
Texas Tech 82, Kansas St. 71
The AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
Record Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (63) 10-0 1599 1
2. Baylor (1) 9-0 1537 2
3. Villanova 8-1 1453 4
4. Texas 8-1 1415 8
5. Iowa 9-2 1298 10
6. Kansas 8-2 1224 3
7. Creighton 8-2 1140 11
8. Wisconsin 9-2 1085 6
9. Tennessee 7-1 1076 7
10. Michigan 9-0 1039 16
11. Houston 8-1 977 5
12. Illinois 8-3 878 15
13. Missouri 7-1 747 12
14. West Virginia 8-3 706 9
15. Rutgers 7-2 703 14
16. Minnesota 10-2 559 21
17. Oregon 8-1 545 21
18. Texas Tech 8-3 445 13
19. Clemson 8-1 411 -
19. Virginia Tech 8-1 411 24
21. Duke 3-2 280 20
22. Virginia 5-2 258 23
23. Saint Louis 7-1 133 -
23. Michigan St. 7-3 133 17
25. Florida St. 5-2 120 18
Others receiving votes: Florida 110, Louisville 103, Ohio St. 96, Northwestern 86, Oklahoma St. 68, Arizona 25, Colorado 19, BYU 18, Drake 17, NC State 16, Oklahoma 15, Arkansas 14, Seton Hall 11, UCLA 6, Xavier 5, San Diego St. 4, UConn 4, LSU 3, Boise St. 3, Indiana 2, Alabama 2, Syracuse 1.
The AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
Record Pts Prv
1. Stanford (27) 9-0 745 1
2. Louisville 7-0 695 2
3. NC State (2) 10-0 680 3
3. UConn (1) 6-0 680 4
5. South Carolina 6-1 647 5
6. Baylor 8-1 590 7
7. Arizona 8-1 535 6
8. Texas A&M 10-0 534 9
9. UCLA 6-2 505 11
10. Kentucky 9-1 497 13
11. Oregon 8-1 453 8
12. Maryland 6-1 392 14
13. Arkansas 10-2 372 10
14. Mississippi St. 6-2 365 12
15. Michigan 7-0 349 16
16. Ohio St. 4-0 256 17
17. Texas 8-1 251 19
18. South Florida 7-1 204 21
19. Indiana 5-2 193 20
20. DePaul 5-3 173 18
21. Gonzaga 8-2 113 23
22. Northwestern 4-2 108 15
23. Michigan St. 8-0 106 25
24. Syracuse 5-1 98 22
25. Missouri St. 4-2 66 24
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 32, South Dakota St. 27, Georgia 25, Iowa 18, Tennessee 10, Rice 9, Alabama 8, Arizona St. 7, Washington St 3, Oregon St. 2, Iowa St. 2.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Monday’s Scores
East
Air Force 1, Niagara 1, OT (Niagara wins shootout 2-1)
UMass Lowell 9, Maine 5
Midwest
Michigan St. 5, Penn St. 1
Minnesota 6, Arizona St. 4
Home team in caps
PRO FOOTBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Wild Card Playoffs
Saturday
BUFFALO 61/2 Indianapolis
SEATTLE 4 LA Rams
Tampa Bay 81/2 WASH
Sunday
Baltimore 3 TENN
NEW ORLEANS 91/2 Chicago
PITTSBURGH 6 Cleveland
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
Monday, Jan. 11
National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium- Miami Gardens, FL.
ALABAMA 8 Ohio St
PRO BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
INDIANA 21/2 Houston
PHILADELPHIA 61/2 Washington
ORLANDO 51/2 Cleveland
MIAMI 21/2 Boston
ATLANTA 6 Charlotte
Utah 6 NEW YORK
N. ORLEANS 71/2 Ok City
MILWAUKEE 131/2 Detroit
PHOENIX 31/2 Toronto
SACRAMENTO 7 Chicago
LA Clippers 51/2 GOLDEN ST
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Favorite Points Underdog
ST. BONNIES 12 St. Joseph’s
SOUTH FLA 1 Tulsa
SYRACUSE 101/2 Pittsburgh
Massachusetts 41/2 GEO WASH
RICHMOND 51/2 Rhode Island
LOUISVILLE 31/2 Va Tech
CHATTANOOGA 7 Samford
Vcu 61/2 G MASON
BUTLER 5 Georgetown
TENNESSEE 7 Arkansas
LSU 10 Georgia
WOFFORD 2 NC Gr’boro
HOUSTON 12 Wichita St
XAVIER 7 St. John’s
DUKE 121/2 Boston Co
MICHIGAN 6 Minnesota
CREIGHTON 5 Seton Hall
BAYLOR 111/2 Oklahoma
S. CAROLINA 4 Texas A&M
MISSISSIPPI 6 Auburn
VIRGINIA 14 Wake Forest
Utah St 131/2 N. MEXICO
BOISE ST 19 Air Force
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Monday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with C Christian Bethancourt, INF Ronald Torreyes and RHPs Neftali Feliz and Michael Ynoa.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sign C Curt Casali to a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Named Josh Proctor Chief Financial Officer. Promoted Liz Cardenas to Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed G Tim Frazier.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed CB Delrick Abrams Jr., OLs Willie Wright and Willier Beavers, QB Kurt Benkert, RB Tony Brooks-James, WRs Greg Dortch and Chris Rowland, K Elliott Fry, DBs T.J. Green and Chris Williamson and DT Chris Slayton to reserve/future contracts.
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WRs Tanner Gentry and Kenny Still to the practice squad. Activated WR Tyler Kroft from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Released WRs Gary Jennings and J.J. Nelson from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed DT Freedom Akinmoladun, LS Dan Godsil, S Trayvon Henderson, WRs Trenton Irwin and Scotty Washington, LB Keandre Jones, CBs Donnies Lewis and Winston Rose, HB Jacques Patrick and QB Kyle Shurmur to reserve/future contracts.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed CB Brian Allen off Cincinnati’s practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed OTs Isaac Alarcon, Eric Smith and Wiliam Sweet, DB Kemon Hall, LB Ladarius Hamilton, Cs Marcus Henry and Adam Redmond, TE Cole Hikutini, WRs Jon’Vea Johnson, Chris Lacy and Aaron Parker, DT Walter Palmore, WB Cooper Rush and CB Saivion Smith to reserve/future contracts.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed C/G Beau Benzschawel, ILB Curtis Bolton, C Cohl Cabral, LS Anthony Kukwa, WR J’Mon Moore and CB Brandon Williams to reserve/future contracts.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed OL Zack Bailey, FB Jake Bargas, T Blake Brandel, QBs Jake Browning and Nate Stanley, S Luther Kirk and CBs Tae Hayes and Cordrea Tankersley to reserve/future contracts.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed Ks Roberto Aguayo and Justin Rohrwasser, QB Jake Dolegala, DLs Bill Murray and Nick Thurman, OL Ross Reynolds, DB D’Angelo Foss and WRs Devin Smith, Kristian Wilkerson and Isaiah Zuber to reserve/future contracts.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Re-signed DB Madre Harper and T Jackson Barton. Signed WR Alex Bachman, LB Trent Harris, DBs Montre Hartage, Jarren Williams and Quincy Wilson, QBs Alex Tanney and Clayton Thorson, LS Carson Tinker, Gs Kenny Wiggins and Chad Slade, TE Rysen John and RB Taquan Mizzell to reserve/future contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed CBs Adonis Alexander and Tim Harris Jr., DLs Josiah Coatney and Daeshon Hall, S Chris Edwards, LB Jonas Griffith, FB Josh Hokit, WRs Jauan Jennings, Austin Proehl and Kevin White, DB Obi Melifonwu and OLs Dakoda Shepley and Isaiah Williams to reserve/future contracts.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Announced the team has opted out of the 2020-2021 season due to the financial and related implications caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic.
ECHL
GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Loaned D Jack Sadek to Ontario Reign (AHL).
COLLEGE
PENN STATE — Named Nick Ziccardi men’s assistant golf coach.
SYRACUSE — Named Maddie Kobelt assistant tennis coach.
Tuesday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Tony Mansolino third base coach, Darren Holmes assistant pitching coach and Chris Holt pitching coach/director of pitching.
TEXAS RANGERS — Named chief operating officer Neil Leibman to also assume the role of president of business operations. Acquired OF Carl Chester from Tampa Bay to complete a Dec. 8 trade. Signed RHP Drew Anderson to a minor league contract.
National League
NEW YORK METS — Named Luis Rojas manager, Dave Jauss bench coach, Tony Tarasco first base/outfield and baserunning coach and Brian Schneider moves from quality control to major league field coordinating/catching coach.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS — Named vice president of public relations Amy Phuong chief operating officer for Saving Our Atlanta Region’s Residents.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed TE Ian Bunting, DL Michael Dogbe, WRs Krishawn Hogan, A.J. Richardson, JoJo Ward and Isaac Whitney, K Brett Maher, OL Koda Martin, S Chris Miller, RB Khalfani Muhammad, LBs Terrance Smith, Reggie Walker and Evan Weaver and CBs Jace Whittaker and Picasso Nelson to reserve/future contracts for the 2021 season. Activated DB Chris Banjo from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Activated TE Sean Culkin from the practice squad injured reserve. Released LB James Crawford.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed K Joey Slye to a one-year extension.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed G Joel Bitonio and WR KhaDarel Hodge on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed C Nick Harris and DE Olivier Vernon on injured reserve.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed C Patrick Morris to a reserve/future contracts for the 2021 season.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed WRs Tom Kennedy, Victor Bolden, G Evan Brown, S Jalen Elliott and LB Anthony Pittman to reserve/future contracts for the 2021 season.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed S Nick Nelson and TE Jordan Thomas to reserve/future contracts for the 2021 season.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Waived P Dustin Colquitt. Activated OL Ben Bartch from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed TE Nick Bowers, K Dominik Eberle, DB Rashaan Gaulden, DE Gerri Green, OLs Jaryd Jones-Smith and Erik Magnuson, LBs James Onwaualu and Javin White, DT Niles Scott, OT Kamaal Seymour and CB Kemah Siverand to reserve/future contracts for the 2021 season.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Waived K Kai Forbath from injured reserve.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DEs Nick Coe and Tyshun Render, S Brian Cole, CBs Javaris Davis and Tino Ellis, C Tyler Gauthier, T Jonathan Hubbard, LB Kylan Johnson, TE Chris Myarick, G Durval Queiroz Neto, QB Reid Sinnett and LS Rex Sunahara to reserve/future contracts for the 2021 season.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TE Brandon Dillon to a reserve/future contract for the 2021 season.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed WR Derrick Dillon to a reserve/future contract for the 2021 season.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Activated OT Brandon Shell from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Released G Wyatt Miller from the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed RB C.J. Prosise to the practice squad. Released CB Mazzi Wilkins from practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Waived C Zack Smith.
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Announced LW Colin Wilson retired.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Waived RW Denis Malgin.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Announced D Aaron Long has been called to a training camp by U.S. Men’s National Soccer team’s head coach Gregg Berhalter.