Preceding losses at Orlando and Atlanta leaves the Celtics with a three-game losing streak against contenders and a 6-8 January record in which they were outscored in a dozen of those fourth quarters. They’re playing like a team without a bullpen …

Recent developments on the 2010 N.F.L. Playoffs with background, analysis, timelines and earlier events from NYTimes.com and Google. Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and everything else N.F.L on the Times’s pro football blog. Anthony Hargrove was …

FRIDAY’S GAMES Los Angeles 3, Boston 2 (SO) Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Ottawa 3, Montreal 2 (OT) Vancouver 5, Toronto 3 Carolina 4, Chicago 2 Columbus 3, St. Louis 2 (OT) Nashville 4, Atlanta 3 Phoenix 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Calgary 6, Edmonton 1 …