NFL Playoffs
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 26
Kansas City 32, Buffalo 29
Philadelphia 55, Washington 23
Super Bowl LIX
Sunday, Feb. 9 at New Orleans
Philadelphia vs. Kansas City, 3:30 p.m.
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 26 19 .578 —
L.A. Clippers 26 20 .565 1/2
Phoenix 24 21 .533 2
Sacramento 24 23 .511 3
Golden State 23 23 .500 3 1/2
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 32 14 .696 —
Memphis 31 16 .660 1 1/2
Dallas 25 22 .532 7 1/2
San Antonio 20 23 .465 10 1/2
New Orleans 12 35 .255 20 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 37 8 .822 —
Denver 28 19 .596 10
Minnesota 25 21 .543 12 1/2
Portland 18 29 .383 20
Utah 10 35 .222 27
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 33 15 .688 —
New York 32 16 .667 1
Philadelphia 19 27 .413 13
Toronto 15 32 .319 17 1/2
Brooklyn 15 33 .313 18
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 24 24 .500 —
Miami 23 23 .500 —
Atlanta 22 25 .468 1 1/2
Charlotte 12 32 .273 10
Washington 6 40 .130 17
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 38 9 .809 —
Milwaukee 26 19 .578 11
Indiana 26 20 .565 11 1/2
Detroit 23 24 .489 15
Chicago 20 28 .417 18 1/2
Tuesday’s games
Houston 100, Atlanta 96
Philadelphia 118, L.A. Lakers 104
Golden State 114, Utah 103
Portland 125, Milwaukee 112
Wednesday’s games
Brooklyn 104, Charlotte 83
Toronto 106, Washington 82
Indiana 133, Detroit 119
Cleveland 126, Miami 106
Philadelphia 117, Sacramento 104
Boston 122, Chicago 100
New York 122, Denver 112
Dallas at New Orleans, n.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, n.
Minnesota at Phoenix, n.
Oklahoma City at Golden State, n.
Thursday’s games
Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Washington, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Utah, 6 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m.
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 50 32 15 3 67 166 135
Vegas 51 31 15 5 67 174 143
Los Angeles 48 26 16 6 58 135 122
Calgary 49 24 18 7 55 133 146
Vancouver 49 22 17 10 54 140 155
Anaheim 50 21 23 6 48 129 157
Seattle 52 22 27 3 47 153 168
San Jose 53 15 32 6 36 139 196
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 52 35 14 3 73 184 125
Dallas 50 32 17 1 65 159 123
Minnesota 51 30 17 4 64 151 146
Colorado 52 29 21 2 60 170 165
St. Louis 51 23 24 4 50 142 154
Utah 49 21 21 7 49 139 147
Nashville 48 18 23 7 43 130 154
Chicago 50 16 29 5 37 132 171
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 52 30 19 3 63 170 152
Toronto 51 30 19 2 62 155 147
Ottawa 50 26 20 4 56 137 136
Boston 52 25 21 6 56 141 166
Tampa Bay 49 26 20 3 55 172 140
Detroit 50 24 21 5 53 143 156
Montreal 50 24 21 5 53 151 169
Buffalo 50 19 26 5 43 156 171
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 50 34 11 5 73 174 119
Carolina 51 31 16 4 66 171 140
New Jersey 53 29 18 6 64 164 133
Columbus 50 24 19 7 55 169 168
N.Y. Rangers 50 24 22 4 52 149 152
Philadelphia 52 23 23 6 52 154 178
N.Y. Islanders 49 22 20 7 51 135 143
Pittsburgh 52 20 24 8 48 151 191
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
Tuesday’s games
Carolina 4, N.Y. Rangers 0
Buffalo 7, Boston 2
Winnipeg 4, Montreal 1
Chicago 4, Tampa Bay 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, Colorado 2
Washington 3, Calgary 1
Anaheim 6, Seattle 4
Dallas 4, Vegas 3, OT
Wednesday’s games
Minnesota 3, Toronto 1
Florida 3, Los Angeles 0
New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 0
Vancouver at Nashville, n.
Pittsburgh at Utah, n.
Thursday’s games
Chicago at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Washington at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Boston, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Vegas, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
College basketball
Men’s top 25 fared
Wednesday’s games
No. 1 Auburn (19-1) beat LSU, 87-74.
No. 4 Alabama (17-3) at No. 14 Miss. St., n.
No. 6 Houston (17-3) beat West Virginia, 63-49.
No. 17 Wisconsin (16-5) lost to Maryland, 76-68.
No. 22 Texas Tech (16-4) beat TCU, 71-57.
No. 23 Ole Miss (15-5) vs. Texas, n.
No. 25 UCONN (14-6) vs. DePaul, n.
women’s top 25 fared
Wednesday’s games
No. 6 UCONN (10-2) beat DePaul, 84-58.
No. 14 Maryland (17-4) beat Penn. St. 82-73.
No. 24 Oklahoma St. (18-3) beat Ariz. St., 83-71.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB
American League
SEATTLE MARINERS: Sent LHP Tyler Jay outright to Tacoma (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Kloffenstein on a minor league contract.
National League
MIAMI MARLINS: Claimed RHP Connor Gillispie off waivers from Atlanta.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Requested unconditional release waivers on LHP Joe La Sorsa.
BASKETBALL
NBA
NBA: Fined F Dillon Brooks $25,000 for using profane language during a live television interview.
FOOTBALL
NFL
DALLAS COWBOYS: Re-signed vice president of player personnel Will McClay to a multi-year contract extension.
HOCKEY
NHL
LOS ANGELES KINGS: Sent C Samuel Helenius to Ontario (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD: Recalled F Ben Jones from Iowa (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS: Recalled D Jayden Struble from Laval (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS: Reassigned RW Scott Sabourin and G Vitek Vanecek to San Jose (AHL).
SEATTLE KRAKEN: Placed Philipp Grubauer on waivers for the purpose of reassignment to Coachella Valley (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Reinstated C Dakota Joshua off injured reserve.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NASHVILLE SC: Acquired $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Inter Miami CF in exchange for one international roster spot.
UTAH ROYALS: Signed D Nuria Rabano to a three-year contract.
Odds
BetMGM Sportsbook
NFL
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Sunday
Kansas City 1 1/2 (49 1/2) at Philadel.
NHL
Favorite Line Underdog
Thursday
at Ottawa Off/Off Washington
at Montreal -120/+100 Minnesota
at Tampa Bay -152/+126 Los Angeles
Winnipeg -134/+112 at Boston
at Carolina -430/+330 Chicago
at Philadelphia -115/-104 NY Islanders
at Edmonton -285/+230 Detroit
at Calgary -182/+150 Anaheim
at Vegas -245/+198 Columbus
at Seattle -210/+172 San Jose
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