NFL Playoffs
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 26
Buffalo at Kansas City, n.
Philadelphia 55, Washington 23
Super Bowl LIX
Sunday, Feb. 9 at New Orleans
Philadelphia vs. Buffalo or Kansas City, 3:30 p.m.
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 25 18 .581 —
L.A. Clippers 26 19 .578 —
Phoenix 23 21 .523 2 1/2
Sacramento 23 22 .511 3
Golden State 22 23 .489 4
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 30 14 .682 —
Memphis 31 15 .674 —
Dallas 24 22 .522 7
San Antonio 20 23 .465 9 1/2
New Orleans 12 34 .261 19
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 36 8 .818 —
Denver 28 17 .622 8 1/2
Minnesota 24 21 .533 12 1/2
Portland 17 28 .378 19 1/2
Utah 10 33 .233 25 1/2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 32 14 .696 —
New York 30 16 .652 2
Philadelphia 17 27 .386 14
Brooklyn 14 32 .304 18
Toronto 13 32 .289 18 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 24 23 .511 —
Miami 22 22 .500 1/2
Atlanta 22 23 .489 1
Charlotte 12 30 .286 9 1/2
Washington 6 38 .136 16 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 36 9 .800 —
Milwaukee 25 18 .581 10
Indiana 25 20 .556 11
Detroit 23 22 .511 13
Chicago 19 27 .413 17 1/2
Saturday's games
Indiana 136, San Antonio 98
Minnesota 133, Denver 104
Boston 122, Dallas 107
Miami 106, Brooklyn 97
Charlotte 123, New Orleans 92
Orlando 121, Detroit 113
Toronto 117, Atlanta 94
New York 143, Sacramento 120
Houston 135, Cleveland 131
Philadelphia 109, Chicago 97
Memphis 125, Utah 103
L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 108
Phoenix 119, Washington 109
L.A. Clippers 127, Milwaukee 117
Sunday's games
Oklahoma City at Portland, n.
Monday's games
Detroit at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Memphis at New York, 4:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Orlando at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Denver at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Utah, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m.
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 49 31 15 3 65 162 133
Vegas 49 30 15 4 64 167 138
Los Angeles 46 26 14 6 58 133 114
Calgary 47 24 16 7 55 130 138
Vancouver 48 21 17 10 52 135 153
Seattle 50 22 25 3 47 147 158
Anaheim 49 20 23 6 46 123 153
San Jose 52 14 32 6 34 137 195
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 50 33 14 3 69 175 122
Dallas 49 31 17 1 63 155 120
Minnesota 49 28 17 4 60 144 143
Colorado 51 29 20 2 60 168 160
St. Louis 50 23 23 4 50 140 149
Utah 48 21 20 7 49 138 144
Nashville 48 18 23 7 43 130 154
Chicago 48 15 28 5 35 126 166
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 50 30 18 2 62 154 144
Florida 50 29 18 3 61 166 148
Boston 51 25 20 6 56 139 159
Tampa Bay 48 26 19 3 55 171 136
Ottawa 49 25 20 4 54 134 135
Montreal 49 24 20 5 53 150 165
Detroit 49 23 21 5 51 138 154
Buffalo 49 18 26 5 41 149 169
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 49 33 11 5 71 171 118
Carolina 50 30 16 4 64 167 140
New Jersey 51 28 17 6 62 157 129
Columbus 50 24 19 7 55 169 168
N.Y. Rangers 49 24 21 4 52 149 148
Philadelphia 50 22 22 6 50 150 171
N.Y. Islanders 48 21 20 7 49 130 141
Pittsburgh 51 20 23 8 48 150 189
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.
Saturday's games
Boston 3, Colorado 1
Seattle 4, Pittsburgh 1
Edmonton 3, Buffalo 2
Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0
Columbus 3, Los Angeles 2, OT
Dallas 2, St. Louis 0
Ottawa 2, Toronto 1
Calgary 5, Minnesota 4
New Jersey 4, Montreal 3, OT
N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 2, OT
Vancouver 2, Washington 1
Florida 7, San Jose 2
Anaheim 5, Nashville 2
Sunday's games
Colorado 5, N.Y. Rangers 4
Utah at Ottawa, n.
Calgary at Winnipeg, n.
Minnesota at Chicago, n.
Florida at Vegas, n.
Monday's games
Los Angeles at Detroit, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.
Seattle at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
College basketball
Men’s TOP 25 fared
No. 17 Illinois (14-6) beat Northwestern, 83-74.
No. 18 Wisconsin (16-4) beat Nebraska 83-55.
No. 24 Memphis (16-4) beat UAB 100-77.
woMen’s TOP 25 fared
No. 1 UCLA (20-0) beat No. 8 Maryland 82-67.
No. 5 LSU (21-1) beat Texas A&M 64-51.
No. 7 Texas (20-2) beat Mississippi 61-58.
No. 9 TCU (20-2) beat No. 25 Baylor 80-75.
No. 11 Kentucky (17-2) beat Arkansas 89-69.
No. 12 Ohio St. (19-1) beat Nebraska 72-66.
No. 13 North Carolina (18-4) lost to Florida St. 86-84.
No. 14 Duke (17-4) beat No. 18 Georgia Tech 55-50.
No. 15 Oklahoma (16-4) beat Georgia 86-55.
No. 19 Alabama (17-4) lost to Vanderbilt 66-64.
No. 20 NC State (15-4) vs. Virginia Tech, n.
No. 23 Minnesota (18-3) beat Wisconsin 71-50.
Tennis
Australian Open
Sunday
At Melbourne Park
Melbourne, Australia
Purse: AUD43,250,000
Surface: Hardcourt outdoor
Men's Singles
Championship
Jannik Sinner (1), Italy, def. Alexander Zverev (2), Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Women's Doubles
Championship
Taylor Townsend, United States, and Katerina Siniakova (1), Czechia, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Jelena Ostapenko (3), Latvia, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3.
Transactions
HOCKEY
NHL
COLORADO AVALANCHE: Assigned LW Jere Innala to Colorado (AHL).
DALLAS STARS: Loaned RW Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS: Loaned D Tobias Bjornfot to Charlotte (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Reassigned D Spencer Stastney to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS: Placed D Noah Dobson on long-term injured reserve.
SAN JOSE SHARKS: Recalled D Jack Thompson form San Jose (AHL). Placed D Jan Rutta on injured reserve.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Reassigned D Mark Friedman to Abbotsford (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LA GALAXY: Signed M Elijah Wynder to a three-year contract.
Odds
BetMGM Sportsbook
NFL
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Sunday
at Kansas City 1 1/2 (49 1/2) Buffalo
NBA
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Monday
LA Lakers 6 (220) at Charlotte
at Cleveland 10 1/2 (233) Detroit
Sacramento 10 (222 1/2) at Brooklyn
at Boston 6 1/2 (222) Houston
at Toronto 2 (232) New Orleans
at Miami 1 (207) Orlando
at New York 4 (242) Memphis
Denver 7 1/2 (244 1/2) at Chicago
at Minnesota 7 (224 1/2) Atlanta
at Dallas 11 1/2 (230 1/2) Washington
Milwaukee 8 1/2 (233 1/2) at Utah
LA Clippers 1 (222 1/2) at Phoenix
College Basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
Monday
at Little Rock 9 1/2 E Illinois
Bethune-C 2 1/2 at Alcorn St
at Troy 12 1/2 S Miss
at Michigan 8 1/2 Penn St
at Se Louisiana 6 1/2 Houston Christian
Grambling 5 1/2 at UAPB
at Boston Uni. 4 1/2 Holy Cross
at UT Rio GV 1 1/2 Nicholls St
S Alabama 13 1/2 at UL Monroe
at Jackson St 7 1/2 Florida A&M
Incarnate Word 3 1/2 at New Orleans
at Ohio St 6 1/2 Iowa