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 29 19 .604 —
L.A. Clippers 28 22 .560 2
Sacramento 25 25 .500 5
Phoenix 25 25 .500 5
Golden State 25 25 .500 5
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 35 16 .686 —
Houston 32 18 .640 2 1/2
Dallas 26 25 .510 9
San Antonio 22 26 .458 11 1/2
New Orleans 12 39 .235 23
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 40 9 .816 —
Denver 32 19 .627 9
Minnesota 28 23 .549 13
Portland 22 29 .431 19
Utah 12 37 .245 28
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 36 15 .706 —
New York 34 17 .667 2
Philadelphia 20 30 .400 15 1/2
Brooklyn 17 34 .333 19
Toronto 16 35 .314 20
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 25 24 .510 —
Orlando 25 27 .481 1 1/2
Atlanta 23 28 .451 3
Charlotte 12 36 .250 12 1/2
Washington 9 41 .180 16 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 41 10 .804 —
Indiana 28 21 .571 12
Milwaukee 27 22 .551 13
Detroit 25 26 .490 16
Chicago 22 30 .423 19 1/2
Wednesday's games
Milwaukee 112, Charlotte 102
San Antonio 126, Atlanta 125
Cleveland 118, Detroit 115
Washington 119, Brooklyn 102
Memphis 138, Toronto 107
Miami 108, Philadelphia 101
Minnesota 127, Chicago 108
Denver 144, New Orleans 119
Utah 131, Golden State 128
Oklahoma City 140, Phoenix 109
Orlando 130, Sacramento 111
Thursday's games
Dallas at Boston, n.
Houston at Minnesota, n.
Orlando at Denver, n.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, n.
Sacramento at Portland, n.
Indiana at L.A. Clippers, n.
Friday's games
Cleveland at Washington, 4 p.m.
San Antonio at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Miami at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 54 34 16 4 72 178 147
Vegas 54 31 17 6 68 178 151
Los Angeles 51 28 17 6 62 145 130
Vancouver 53 24 18 11 59 151 164
Calgary 53 26 20 7 59 144 158
Anaheim 53 23 24 6 52 135 164
Seattle 55 23 28 4 50 165 178
San Jose 55 15 34 6 36 144 206
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 55 38 14 3 79 198 131
Dallas 53 34 18 1 69 170 131
Minnesota 54 31 19 4 66 155 155
Colorado 55 31 22 2 64 177 168
Utah 53 22 22 9 53 147 157
St. Louis 54 24 25 5 53 146 163
Nashville 52 18 27 7 43 136 169
Chicago 53 16 31 6 38 138 183
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 55 32 20 3 67 184 162
Toronto 53 32 19 2 66 165 153
Ottawa 54 29 21 4 62 156 146
Detroit 54 28 21 5 61 157 165
Tampa Bay 52 28 20 4 60 181 146
Boston 56 27 23 6 60 154 178
Montreal 54 25 24 5 55 160 185
Buffalo 53 22 26 5 49 167 179
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 53 35 11 7 77 188 132
Carolina 54 32 18 4 68 176 149
New Jersey 55 30 19 6 66 170 139
Columbus 54 26 21 7 59 179 179
N.Y. Islanders 53 25 21 7 57 146 152
N.Y. Rangers 53 26 23 4 56 159 162
Pittsburgh 55 22 24 9 53 159 196
Philadelphia 55 23 25 7 53 156 186
Wednesday's games
N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2
Edmonton 4, Chicago 3, OT
Los Angeles 6, Montreal 3
Thursday's games
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, n.
Utah at Columbus, n.
Vegas at New Jersey, n.
Washington at Philadelphia, n.
Carolina at Minnesota, n.
Florida at St. Louis, n.
Colorado at Calgary, n.
Toronto at Seattle, n.
Vancouver at San Jose, n.
Friday's games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Nashville at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
College basketball
Men’s top 25 fared
Thursday’s games
No. 18 Maryland at Ohio St., n.
Women’s top 25 fared
Wednesday’s games
No. 2 South Carolina at Georgia, n.
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Stanford, n.
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt, n.
No. 5 UConn at No. 19 Tennessee, n.
No. 6 LSU at Missouri, n.
No. 10 Duke vs. Clemson, n.
No. 15 Oklahoma vs. Mississippi, n.
No. 16 Maryland at Oregon, n.
No. 17 Georgia Tech vs. SMU, n.
No. 21 Cal at Louisville, n.
No. 22 Florida St. at Virginia, n.
No. 23 Alabama vs. Florida, n.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB
American League
ATHLETICS: Assigned RHP Anthony Maldonado and C Kyle McCann outright to Las Vegas (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS: Agreed to the terms with RF Ben Gamel.
National League
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Acquired INF Osleivis Basabe from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
BASKETBALL
NBA
HOUSTON ROCKETS: Acquired G Jaden Springer and draft consideration from the Boston Celtics in exchange for draft consideration.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS: Acquired G Reggie Jackson and draft consideration from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for draft consideration.
CONNECTICUT SUNS: Signed G Yvonne Anderson to a contract.
GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES: Signed G Tiffany Hayes to a contract.
FOOTBALL
NFL
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Restructured the contract of DL Leonard Williams.
HOCKEY
NHL
CALGARY FLAMES: Reassigned C Clark Bishop to Calgary (AHL). Recalled LW Dryden Hunt to Calgary.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Promoted RW Joakim Kemell from Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Placed C Nico Hischier on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 25. Recalled D Simon Nemec from Utica (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS: Activated C Ty Dellandrea from injured reserve.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: Recalled F Conor Sheary from Syracuse (AHL). Placed G Brandon Halverson on waivers.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS: Placed LW Tanner Pearson on injured reserve.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CINCINNATI FC: Loaned LW Alvaro Barreal to Santos FC (Brazilian Serie A) through December 2025.
MINNESOTA UNITED: Loaned D Matus Kmt to Gornik Zabrze (Ekstraklasa) for the 2025 season, which includes an option to buy.
NEW YORK RED BULLS: Signed D Tim Parker to a one-year MLS contract through the 2025 MLS season with an option for 2026.
PHILADELPHIA UNION: Signed D Frankie Westfield to a Homegrown player contract through 2028, with an option for 2029.
Odds
BetMGM Sportsbook
NFL
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Sunday
Kansas City 1 1/2 (48 1/2) at Philly
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