GOLF
Match Play
Marana, Ariz., par 72
Seeds in Parentheses
Sergio Garcia (13), Spain, def. Tim Clark (36), South Africa, 2 and 1.
Oliver Wilson (37), England, def. Luke Donald (21), England, 20 holes.
Stewart Cink (19), United States, def. Charl Schwartzel (35), South Africa, 19 holes.
Paul Casey (6), England, def. Brian Gay (54), United States, 5 and 4.
Thongchai Jaidee (57), Thailand, def. Ryo Ishikawa (32), Japan, 5 and 4.
Ian Poulter (9), England, def. Jeev Milkha Singh (57), India, 5 and 4.
Retief Goosen (18), South Africa, def. Nick Watney (31), United States, 1 up.
Camilo Villegas (23), Colombia, def. Ben Crane (58), United States, 3 and 2.
Honda PTT
LPGA Tour
Pattaya, Thailand, par 72
Suzann Pettersen 66-64–130
Hee Young Park 67-66–133
Ai Miyazato 67-67–134
Momoko Ueda 70-65–135
Maria Hjorth 69-66–135
Song-Hee Kim 67-68–135
Yani Tseng 68-68–136
Catriona Matthew 70-68–138
Nontaya Srisawang 69-69–138
Karrie Webb 69-69–138
Kyeong Bae 69-70–139
Cristie Kerr 68-71–139
Stacy Prammanasudh 72-68–140
Michelle Wie 72-68–140
Seon Hwa Lee 70-70–140
Angela Stanford 68-72–140
M.J. Hur 66-74–140
Morgan Pressel 73-68–141
Katherine Hull 70-71–141
Laura Davies 70-71–141
In-Kyung Kim 70-71–141
Se Ri Pak 70-71–141
Lorena Ochoa 69-72–141
Na Yeon Choi 71-71–142
Anna Nordqvist 71-71–142
Amy Yang 70-72–142
Brittany Lincicome 68-74–142
Sun Young Yoo 70-73–143
Pat Hurst 70-73–143
Stacy Lewis 68-75–143
Brittany Lang 73-71–144
Eunjung Yi 74-71–145
Hee-Won Han 72-73–145
Amanda Blumenherst 71-74–145
Jiyai Shin 71-74–145
Natalie Gulbis 74-72–146
a-Ariya Jutanugarn 72-74–146
Shinobu Moromizato 72-74–146
Meena Lee 71-75–146
Kristy McPherson 75-72–147
Eun-Hee Ji 73-74–147
Jee Young Lee 78-70–148
Christina Kim 76-72–148
Virada Nirapathpongporn 75-73–148
Helen Alfredsson 74-74–148
Mika Miyazato 74-74–148
Maria Verchenova 73-75–148
Inbee Park 71-77–148
a-Thidapa Suwannapura 77-72–149
Ji Young Oh 75-74–149
Sandra Gal 74-75–149
Russy Gulyanamitta 74-75–149
Lindsey Wright 72-77–149
Candie Kung 72-77–149
Juli Inkster 72-77–149
Meaghan Francella 74-76–150
Wendy Ward 76-76–152
Sophie Gustafson 74-78–152
Vicky Hurst 78-75–153
Paula Creamer 69-WD
Allianz Championship
Champions Tour
Boca Raton, Fla., par 72
Tom Jenkins 33-31–64
Jay Haas 31-33–64
Corey Pavin 34-31–65
Mike Reid 34-31–65
Jim Roy 32-34–66
Tim Simpson 34-32–66
Loren Roberts 32-34–66
John Cook 35-31–66
Tom Lehman 34-32–66
Scott Simpson 35-32–67
Tommy Armour III 32-35–67
Bernhard Langer 35-32–67
Mark McNulty 34-33–67
Jay Don Blake 34-34–68
Joey Sindelar 35-33–68
Olin Browne 34-34–68
Gene Jones 33-35–68
Dan Forsman 33-35–68
Nick Price 35-33–68
Chien Soon Lu 36-33–69
Rod Spittle 35-34–69
Ronnie Black 35-34–69
Morris Hatalsky 35-34–69
Fuzzy Zoeller 37-32–69
Joe Ozaki 34-35–69
Bob Tway 35-34–69
Bob Gilder 33-36–69
Fred Funk 35-34–69
Michael Allen 35-34–69
Wayne Levi 35-35–70
Larry Mize 36-34–70
Russ Cochran 37-33–70
Keith Fergus 34-36–70
Jay Sigel 38-32–70
Jeff Sluman 34-36–70
Brad Bryant 36-34–70
Larry Nelson 33-37–70
Craig Stadler 37-33–70
Mark O'Meara 36-34–70
Ian Woosnam 34-37–71
Bruce Fleisher 35-36–71
Don Pooley 36-35–71
Mike Goodes 35-36–71
Curtis Strange 35-36–71
Jerry Pate 35-36–71
Peter Senior 36-36–72
Dana Quigley 36-36–72
Mark James 36-36–72
Hale Irwin 36-36–72
Jim Rutledge 35-38–73
David Frost 36-37–73
Jim Colbert 38-35–73
Blaine McCallister 34-39–73
Bruce Lietzke 36-37–73
David Eger 38-35–73
Mike Hulbert 37-36–73
Eduardo Romero 34-39–73
Andy Bean 35-38–73
Mark Wiebe 39-34–73
Allen Doyle 36-37–73
Phil Blackmar 34-39–73
Tom Wargo 36-38–74
D.A. Weibring 38-36–74
Peter Jacobsen 39-35–74
Lanny Wadkins 40-34–74
Steve Haskins 39-36–75
Michael Podolak 36-39–75
Dave Stockton 37-38–75
John Harris 41-34–75
Isao Aoki 37-38–75
Ben Crenshaw 36-39–75
Tom Purtzer 39-36–75
Bobby Wadkins 39-36–75
Jim Dent 37-39–76
Graham Marsh 40-36–76
Gary Player 36-40–76
Gil Morgan 38-38–76
Fulton Allem 37-39–76
Gary Hallberg 40-37–77
J.C. Snead WD
Scott Hoch DNS
PGA Mayakoba Classic
Riviera Maya, Mexico, par 70
Joe Durant 64-66–130
J.P. Hayes 65-67–132
Cameron Beckman 65-68–133
Tom Pernice, Jr. 66-68–134
Brian Stuard 67-67–134
Mark Hensby 67-68–135
Chad Collins 67-68–135
Briny Baird 65-70–135
Shaun Micheel 68-68–136
Jeff Maggert 66-70–136
Charles Warren 67-69–136
Matt Weibring 69-67–136
Thomas Levet 66-70–136
Kevin Stadler 69-67–136
Chris Riley 68-68–136
Chris Tidland 67-69–136
Billy Mayfair 72-65–137
K.J. Choi 67-70–137
Steve Wheatcroft 67-70–137
Vance Veazey 71-66–137
Michael Connell 70-67–137
Shigeki Maruyama 66-71–137
Heath Slocum 68-69–137
Jason Gore 66-71–137
John Daly 68-69–137
Jarrod Lyle 65-72–137
Dean Wilson 67-71–138
Glen Day 70-68–138
Spencer Levin 69-69–138
Jay Williamson 67-71–138
Ted Purdy 69-69–138
Garrett Willis 69-69–138
Brendon de Jonge 70-68–138
Alejandro Canizares 69-69–138
John Morse 70-68–138
Craig Bowden 68-70–138
Todd Hamilton 71-68–139
Matt Bettencourt 71-68–139
Mark Brooks 69-70–139
Boo Weekley 67-72–139
Charles Howell III 68-71–139
J.J. Henry 70-69–139
Brad Faxon 71-68–139
Skip Kendall 70-69–139
Paul Stankowski 71-68–139
Erik Compton 67-72–139
Greg Kraft 69-70–139
Richard S. Johnson 68-71–139
Craig Barlow 70-69–139
Joe Ogilvie 69-70–139
Roger Tambellini 70-69–139
Fran Quinn 72-67–139
Chris Stroud 69-71–140
Marco Dawson 69-71–140
Jonathan Kaye 70-70–140
Frank Lickliter II 72-68–140
J.L. Lewis 71-69–140
David Lutterus 72-68–140
Jerod Turner 70-70–140
Chris Wilson 70-70–140
Spike McRoy 73-67–140
Jim Carter 70-70–140
Michael Clark II 70-70–140
John Merrick 68-72–140
Jerry Kelly 68-72–140
Mark Wilson 71-69–140
Mark Calcavecchia 68-72–140
Kirk Triplett 71-69–140
Matt Every 69-71–140
Carl Pettersson 70-71–141
Robin Freeman 70-71–141
Santiago Luna 71-70–141
Tim Herron 70-71–141
Justin Bolli 73-68–141
Kris Blanks 72-69–141
Mike Small 73-68–141
Failed to qualify
Robert Damron 71-71–142
Steve Elkington 72-70–142
Andrew McLardy 71-71–142
Cameron Tringale 70-72–142
Nick Dougherty 73-69–142
Jim McGovern 71-71–142
Omar Uresti 71-71–142
Chris Smith 71-71–142
Dicky Pride 72-70–142
Kyle Stanley 70-72–142
Mathias Gronberg 67-76–143
Kevin Johnson 73-70–143
Brent Delahoussaye 74-69–143
Josh Teater 72-71–143
Graham DeLaet 73-70–143
Cliff Kresge 68-75–143
Kent Jones 71-72–143
Blake Adams 72-71–143
Robert Gamez 72-72–144
Jeff Gove 72-72–144
Jose Trauwitz 72-72–144
Grant Waite 74-70–144
Carlos Franco 71-73–144
Henrik Bjornstad 68-76–144
Pablo Martin 75-70–145
Ben Fox 73-72–145
Rich Barcelo 71-74–145
Esteban Toledo 74-72–146
Robert Garrigus 76-70–146
Pedro Oriol 76-70–146
Derek Lamely 73-73–146
Jorge Campillo 70-76–146
Bobby Clampett 74-73–147
Tim Wilkinson 74-73–147
Phil Tataurangi 71-76–147
Stuart Appleby 72-75–147
Brenden Pappas 76-71–147
Brian Bateman 76-71–147
Chris Baryla 77-70–147
Troy Merritt 74-73–147
Len Mattiace 71-77–148
Guy Boros 73-75–148
Tom Byrum 71-77–148
Harrison Frazar 74-74–148
James Nitties 75-75–150
David Duval 71-79–150
Aron Price 76-74–150
Jay Delsing 78-73–151
Garth Mulroy 74-77–151
Eric Axley 78-76–154
Alejandro Quiroz 78-76–154
Guillermo Davila 84-82–166
Cameron Percy 75–WD
BOWLING
300 games
Tim Davis, Spts. Cen. 300-289-219--803
Jonathan Reitz, Spts. Cen. 300-225-235--760
Men 750+
Gary Zaleski, Southwyck 803
Rich Wandtke, Bowlero 788
Bob Graham, Sports Center 772
Ryan Desimpelaere, Lido 769
David Merritt, Southwyck 767
Gary Zaleski, Lido 766
Bopper Richardson, Lido 763
Jonathan Reitz, sports Center 760
Scott Christy, Interstate 758
Brady Woessner, Lido 752
Chad Koepfler, Lido 750
Women 650+
Amy Bird, Sports Center 707
Penny Keeler, Eastern 679
Debra Baum, Southwyck 665
Dawn Wagner, Sports Center 655
Cheri Nopper-Hahn, Bowlero 650
SPORTS NOTE
The boys varsity basketball game between Central Catholic and Bowling Green High School that originally was set for Tues. Feb. 16 has been rescheduled for Sat. Feb. 27 at the Sullivan Center. JV game time is 1 p.m and varsity at 2:30.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 10 3 .769 20 7 .741
Kent St. 10 3 .769 19 8 .704
Buffalo 8 5 .615 15 9 .625
Miami 8 5 .615 11 15 .423
BGSU 6 7 .462 13 12 .520
Ohio 5 8 .385 14 13 .519
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ball St. 8 5 .615 14 11 .560
C. Michigan 7 6 .538 12 13 .480
E. Michigan 6 7 .462 14 12 .538
W. Michigan 6 7 .462 14 12 .538
N. Illinois 4 9 .308 8 17 .320
Toledo 0 13 .000 3 24 .111
TODAY
Valparaiso at Bowling Green, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at St. Peter's, 2 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin at Ball St., 2 p.m.
S.E. Missouri at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
W. Michigan at Southern Illinois, 3 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Detroit, 3:30 p.m.
Akron at VCU, 4 p.m.
Wright St. at Ohio, 4 p.m.
Toledo at Cleveland St., 6 p.m.
Tennessee St. at C. Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m.
Western Carolina at Kent St., 8 p.m.
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Michigan St. 11 3 .786 21 6 .778
Purdue 10 3 .769 22 3 .880
Ohio St. 10 4 .714 20 7 .741
Illinois 9 4 .692 17 9 .654
Wisconsin 9 5 .643 19 7 .769
Minnesota 6 7 .462 15 10 .600
Michigan 6 7 .462 13 12 .520
Northwestern 6 8 .429 17 9 .654
Indiana 3 10 .231 9 16 .360
Iowa 3 11 .214 9 18 .333
Penn St. 1 12 .077 9 16 .360
THURSDAY
Minnesota 68, Wisconsin 52
TODAY
Illinois at Purdue, 4 p.m.
Penn St. at Michigan, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Ohio State at Michigan St., Noon
Northwestern at Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
National
YESTERDAY
EAST
Brown 80, Penn 73
Cornell 79, Harvard 70
Dartmouth 48, Columbia 44
Princeton 82, Yale 58
SOUTH
Apprentice 57, Bluefield 53
Campbell 79, ETSU 57
St. Augustine's 71, Livingstone 52
MIDWEST
N. Iowa 71, Old Dominion 62
TODAY
EAST
North Carolina at Boston College, Noon
Temple at Saint Joseph's, Noon
Seton Hall at West Virginia, Noon
New Hampshire at Loyola, Md., 1
Louisiana Tech at Northeastern, 1
Navy at Army, 2
Boston U. at Delaware, 2
Towson at Manhattan, 2
Fairfield at Vermont, 2
Rider at Hofstra, 4
Fordham at Rhode Island, 4
Connecticut at Rutgers, 4
Sacred Heart at St. Francis, Pa., 4
Monmouth, N.J. at Long Island U., 4:30
Fairleigh Dickinson at St. Francis, NY, 4:30
Brown at Princeton, 6
James Madison at Canisius, 7
Cornell at Dartmouth, 7
Columbia at Harvard, 7
Yale at Penn, 7
Quinnipiac at Robert Morris, 7
Cent. Connecticut St. at Wagner, 7
SOUTH
Florida at Mississippi, Noon
Morgan St. at Murray St., Noon
St. John's at South Florida, Noon
UNC Greensboro at The Citadel, 1
Tennessee at South Carolina, 1:30
Xavier at Charlotte, 2
Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina, 2
Furman at Davidson, 2
Georgia Tech at Maryland, 2
Wake Forest at N.C. State, 2
Chattanooga at Samford, 3
Jacksonville at Mercer, 3:30
Hampton at Bethune-Cookman, 4
Virginia at Clemson, 4
Alabama at Georgia, 4
Mississippi St. at LSU, 4
Jackson St. at Grambling St., 5
Belmont at Florida Gulf Coast, 5:15
Texas Southern at MVSU, 5:30
Alcorn St. at Alabama St., 6
S. Carolina St. at Georgia St., 6
Winston-Salem at Norfolk St., 6
Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 6
Arkansas at Auburn, 7
Winthrop at E. Kentucky, 7
George Washington at Richmond, 7
Coll. of Charleston at George Mason, 8
SMU at Memphis, 8
South Alabama at Middle Tennessee, 8
Denver at New Orleans, 8
UCF at Southern Miss., 8
Marshall at Tulane, 8
Houston at UAB, 8
La-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:05
Oral Roberts at Austin Peay, 8:30
Florida Atlantic at Troy, 8:30
MIDWEST
Siena at Butler, 11 a.m.
Louisville at DePaul, 2
Nevada at Missouri St., 3
Texas A&M at Iowa St., 4
Colorado at Kansas, 4
Morehead St. at Illinois St., 5:05
Missouri at Nebraska, 6
N. Dakota St. at Oakland, Mich., 6
UMKC at W. Illinois, 8
Indiana St. at Wis.-Green Bay, 8
Niagara at Wis.-Milwaukee, 8
Drexel at Bradley, 8:05
Ill.-Chicago at Evansville, 8:05
Loyola of Chicago at Creighton, 9:35
SOUTHWEST
Baylor at Oklahoma St., 1:30
Texas at Texas Tech, 2
East Carolina at Rice, 3
UTEP at Tulsa, 4
Kansas St. at Oklahoma, 6
Sam Houston St. at UTSA, 8
W. Kentucky at Arkansas St., 8:05
Prairie View at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 8:30
FAR WEST
UC Davis at Boise St., TBA
Stanford at Oregon St., 3
Air Force at New Mexico, 3:30
Southern Cal at Washington St., 5
Sacramento St. at Montana, 6
California at Oregon, 6
Colorado St. at UNLV, 6
BYU at Wyoming, 6
Marist at UC Irvine, 7
SIU-Edwardsville at Cal St.-Fullerton, 7:05
Long Beach St. at Idaho, 8:30
Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 9
Utah at San Diego St., 9
Youngstown St. at UC Riverside, 9
UCLA at Washington, 9
Idaho St. at Weber St., 9
San Jose St. at Montana St., 9:05
New Mexico St. at Pacific, 10
San Francisco at Santa Clara, 10
Portland at Loyola Marymount, 10:05
UC Santa Barbara at Fresno St., 10:30
Wichita St. at Utah St., Mid
Women
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
BGSU 10 2 .833 20 6 .769
Akron 9 3 .750 15 10 .600
Kent St. 9 4 .692 16 8 .667
Miami 5 7 .417 7 18 .280
Buffalo 3 9 .250 7 18 .280
Ohio 2 10 .167 6 19 .240
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Toledo 10 2 .833 20 5 .800
E. Michigan 8 4 .667 18 6 .750
C. Michigan 7 5 .583 10 14 .417
Ball St. 4 8 .333 10 15 .400
N. Illinois 3 9 .250 9 14 .391
W. Michigan 2 10 .167 7 18 .280
TODAY
Kent St. at Ohio, Noon
Bowling Green at Akron, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 2 p.m.
Ball St. at Western Michigan, 2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Central Mich., 4 p.m.
Toledo at Northern Illinois, 4 p.m.
AUTO RACING
Auto Club 500 Lineup
NASCAR-Sprint Cup
Race Sunday
Fontana, Calif.
1. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 183.744 mph. 2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 183.477. 3. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 183.127. 4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 182.913. 5. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 182.908.
6. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 182.899. 7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 182.89. 8. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 182.811. 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 182.788. 10. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 182.741.
11. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 182.597. 12. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 182.292. 13. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 182.195. 14. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 182.085. 15. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 181.974.
16. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 181.882. 17. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 181.749. 18. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 181.726. 19. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 181.671. 20. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 181.502.
21. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 181.333. 22. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 181.324. 23. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 181.315. 24. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 181.315. 25. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.301.
26. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 181.228. 27. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 181.109. 28. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 181.055. 29. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 181.041. 30. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 180.895.
31. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 180.768. 32. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 180.755. 33. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 180.587. 34. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 180.524. 35. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 180.325.
36. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 180.081. 37. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 179.919. 38. (37) Kevin Conway, Ford, 179.292. 39. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 178.975. 40. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, Owner Points.
41. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (26) Boris Said, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 180.501.
Failed to Qualify
44. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 179.915. 45. (35) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 178.94.
46. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 178.064.
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 28 18 3 2 61 208 159
Reading 25 22 1 3 54 167 190
Trenton 20 23 4 5 49 153 181
Johnstown 14 30 5 3 36 154 216
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 35 17 1 1 72 179 143
Kalamazoo 27 17 4 2 60 179 170
Toledo 28 21 1 3 60 190 194
Wheeling 26 24 2 2 56 182 184
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 33 15 4 5 75 195 181
Florida 27 19 4 5 63 176 166
Charlotte 28 17 3 3 62 181 167
Gwinnett 25 22 3 2 55 181 194
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 27 16 4 1 59 158 150
Stockton 23 18 2 5 53 149 144
Las Vegas 21 23 3 2 47 145 173
Ontario 18 25 3 4 43 130 158
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Idaho 34 11 0 4 72 168 133
Victoria 29 18 4 2 64 182 170
Utah 23 20 2 5 53 171 168
Alaska 24 23 2 2 52 167 174
LAST NIGHT
Trenton 3, Johnstown 1
South Carolina 4, Gwinnett 0
Cincinnati 3, Wheeling 1
Kalamazoo 4, Florida 3, OT
Elmira 8, Reading 3
Victoria at Utah, late
Stockton at Bakersfield, late
Idaho at Ontario, late
Las Vegas at Alaska, late
TONIGHT
Toledo at South Carolina, 7:05
Trenton at Johnstown, 7:05
Wheeling at Cincinnati, 7:30
Kalamazoo at Florida, 7:30
Reading at Elmira, 7:35
Idaho at Ontario, 9
Victoria at Utah, 9:05
Stockton at Bakersfield, 10
Las Vegas at Alaska, 11:15
SPORTLIGHT
Feb. 20
1887–The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh.
1971–En route to a record 76-goal season, Boston's Phil Esposito becomes the first player to score his 50th goal in February, but the Bruins lose to the Los Angeles Kings 5-4.
1972–Larry Brown of the Denver Rockets set ABA records for assists in a game (23), half (18) and quarter (10) during a 146-123 win over the Pittsburgh Condors at Denver.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 34 18 .654 –
Toronto 30 24 .556 5
Philadelphia 21 33 .389 14
New York 19 34 .358 151/2
New Jersey 5 50 .091 301/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 37 19 .661 –
Atlanta 34 19 .642 11/2
Miami 29 27 .518 8
Charlotte 27 26 .509 81/2
Washington 19 33 .365 16
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 43 13 .768 –
Chicago 28 26 .519 14
Milwaukee 25 28 .472 161/2
Detroit 19 35 .352 23
Indiana 18 36 .333 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 34 21 .618 –
San Antonio 31 22 .585 2
Houston 28 25 .528 5
New Orleans 29 26 .527 5
Memphis 27 27 .500 61/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 36 19 .655 –
Utah 34 19 .642 1
Oklahoma City 31 21 .596 31/2
Portland 32 24 .571 41/2
Minnesota 13 43 .232 231/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 42 14 .750 –
Phoenix 33 23 .589 9
L.A. Clippers 21 33 .389 20
Sacramento 18 36 .333 23
Golden State 15 38 .283 251/2
LAST NIGHT
Charlotte 110, Cleveland 93
Washington 107, Denver 97
Philadelphia 106, San Antonio 94
Miami 100, Memphis 87,2OT
Chicago 100, Minnesota 94
New Orleans 107, Indiana 101
Milwaukee 91, Detroit 85
Toronto 106, New Jersey 89
Dallas 95, Orlando 85
Phoenix 88, Atlanta 80
Utah at Golden State, late
Boston at Portland, late
THURSDAY
Denver 118, Cleveland 116, OT
Boston 87, L.A. Lakers 86
TONIGHT
Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Miami at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Indiana at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Cleveland 32 18 18 25 – 93
Charlotte 27 23 32 28 – 110
CLEVELAND: James 6-14 8-10 22, Hickson 3-4 0-0 6, O'Neal 4-9 2-6 10, M.Williams 4-10 0-1 12, Parker 3-4 2-3 11, Jamison 0-12 2-2 2, West 5-10 2-2 13, Moon 2-5 0-0 5, Varejao 2-9 1-1 5, Gibson 3-4 0-0 7, J.Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 17-25 93.
CHARLOTTE: Wallace 7-11 2-2 17, Diaw 8-13 1-2 18, Mohammed 1-3 1-2 3, Felton 7-10 1-1 16, S.Jackson 9-17 8-10 29, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 3-9 3-4 9, Graham 2-4 0-0 5, Augustin 4-6 2-2 12, Henderson 0-1 1-2 1, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-75 19-25 110.
Rebounds — Cleveland 46 (Hickson, Jamison, O'Neal 7), Charlotte 52 (Thomas 12). Assists — Cleveland 15 (James 9), Charlotte 27 (Diaw 9). A — 19,568 (19,077).
Milwaukee 23 27 22 19 – 91
Detroit 29 17 19 20 – 85
MILWAUKEE: Delfino 6-10 0-0 16, Mbah a Moute 0-2 0-0 0, Bogut 6-14 0-0 12, Jennings 1-13 8-9 10, Bell 0-3 0-0 0, Ilyasova 6-6 3-6 16, Salmons 6-16 4-5 19, Thomas 0-3 0-0 0, Ridnour 2-6 2-2 6, Stackhouse 4-8 3-4 12. Totals 31-81 20-26 91.
DETROIT: Prince 6-10 0-0 12, Jerebko 6-7 0-0 12, Wallace 1-3 1-2 3, Stuckey 5-10 3-4 13, Hamilton 9-20 10-10 29, Bynum 2-4 2-2 6, Maxiell 2-4 0-0 4, Gordon 1-6 2-2 4, Villanueva 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 33-68 18-20 85.
3-point goals — Milwaukee 9-24 (Delfino 4-7, Salmons 3-6, Ilyasova 1-1, Stackhouse 1-3, Bell 0-1, Jennings 0-3, Ridnour 0-3), Detroit 1-6 (Hamilton 1-1, Jerebko 0-1, Villanueva 0-2, Gordon 0-2). Fouled Out – None. Rebounds — Milwaukee 50 (Bogut, Ilyasova 12), Detroit 43 (Wallace 12). Assists — Milwaukee 19 (Delfino 6), Detroit 23 (Prince 7). Total Fouls – Milwaukee 17, Detroit 21. Technicals — Mbah a Moute, Milwaukee defensive three second, Hamilton, Detroit defensive three second. A — 18,701 (22,076).
TENNIS
Dubai Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singles
Semifinals
Venus Williams (3) d. Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-4.
Victoria Azarenka (4) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (7) 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles
Semifinals
Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (2) d. Nadia Petrova and Sam Stosur (4) 6-2, 6-4.
Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik d. Cara Black and Liezel Huber (1) 6-4, 2-6, 11-9 tiebreak.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Agreed to terms with C Jose Molina on a one-year contract. Placed RHP Jesse Litch on the 60-day DL.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS–Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Nevarez, INF Jose Vallejo and RHP Henry Villar on one-year contracts.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Agreed to terms with RHP Eric Gagne on a minor league contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES–Agreed to terms with INF Josh Barfield on a minor league contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–Agreed to terms with RHP Chien-Ming Wang on a one-year contract. Placed RHP Jordan Zimmermann on the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS–Re-assigned G Jermaine Taylor to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES–Assigned F Nathan Jawai to Sioux Falls (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS–Named Daryl Daye assistant coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS–Re-assigned LW Michael Forney from the Gwinnett (ECHL) to Chicago (AHL).
ECHL
ECHL–Fined Toledo F Adam Keefe an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Feb. 18 game at Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS–Announced D Ethan Graham was loaned to Texas (AHL).
VICTORIA SALMON KINGS–Acquired D Bobby Davey from Bakersfield for future considerations. Announced D Jimmy Sharrow was loaned to San Antonio (AHL) and F Bryan Leitch was assigned to the team from Milwaukee (AHL).
COLLEGE
AUGUSTANA, S.D.–Announced the resignation of football coach Brad Salem to become running back coach at Michigan State. Named Mike Aldrich football coach.
CALIFORNIA–Named Clancy Pendergast defensive coordinator.
FLORIDA–Dismissed freshman DT Gary Brown from the football team following his arrest last weekend.
LATEST LINE
NBA
TORONTO Off (OFF) Washington
Oklahoma City 51/2 (202) NEW YORK
CHICAGO 5 (193) Philadelphia
DALLAS Off (OFF) Miami
HOUSTON 71/2 (205) Indiana
MILWAUKEE 21/2 (189) Charlotte
LA CLIPPERS 4 (203) Sacramento
College Basketball
BOSTON COLLEGE 4 North Carolina
Temple 9 ST. JOSEPH'S
MISSISSIPPI 5 Florida
MINNESOTA 16 Indiana
PURDUE 101/2 Illinois
WEST VIRGINIA 12 Seton Hall
SOUTH FLORIDA 5 St. John's
S. CAROLINA 1 Tennessee
OKLAHOMA ST 2 Baylor
Texas 7 TEXAS TECH
MARYLAND 8 Georgia Tech
Xavier 4 CHARLOTTE U
Wake Forest 3 N. CAROLINA ST
Louisville 101/2 DEPAUL
RICE 5 East Carolina
OREGON ST 4 Stanford
NEW MEXICO 22 Air Force
GEORGIA 21/2 Alabama
Mississippi St 6 LSU
NORTH TEXAS 10 Ark Little Rock
TULSA 1 Texas El Paso
CLEMSON 91/2 Virginia
Texas A&M 21/2 IOWA ST
KANSAS 20 Colorado
Connecticut 51/2 RUTGERS
RHODE ISLAND 23 Fordham
WASH. ST 1 Southern Cal
California 81/2 OREGON
Kentucky 1 VANDERBILT
UNLV 14 Colorado St
Byu 16 WYOMING
PRINCETON No Line Brown
Kansas St 5 OKLAHOMA
Missouri 4 NEBRASKA
MICHIGAN 9 Penn St
RICHMOND 10 Geo. Washington
DARTMOUTH No Line Cornell
HARVARD No Line Columbia
PENNSYLVANIA No Line Yale
AUBURN 31/2 Arkansas
Western Kentucky 2 ARKANSAS ST
MIDDLE TENN ST 91/2 S. Alabama
Denver 7 NEW ORLEANS
MEMPHIS 13 Smu
ALA-BIRMINGHAM 61/2 Houston
Marshall 71/2 TULANE
SOUTHERN MISS 6 Central Florida
TROY 5 Florida Atlantic
SAN DIEGO ST 12 Utah
Gonzaga 17 PEPPERDINE
WASHINGTON 11 Ucla
Portland 31/2 LOYOLA MARYMNT
SANTA CLARA 11/2 San Francisco
BUTLER 71/2 Siena
MURRAY ST 12 Morgan St
LOYOLA MARYLAND 10 New Hampshire
BALL ST 15 Tennessee Martin
BOWLING GREEN 1 Valparaiso
VERMONT 31/2 Fairfield
Boston U 1 DELAWARE
ST. PETER'S 2 Buffalo
MIAMI-OHIO 17 SE Missouri St
MISSOURI ST 5 Nevada
SO. ILLINOIS 10 Western Michigan
DETROIT 81/2 Eastern Mich.
Wright St 21/2 OHIO
VA COMMONWEALTH 9 Akron
ILLINOIS ST 7 Morehead St
CLEVELAND ST 17 Toledo
CEN. MICH. 111/2 Tennessee St
E. ILLINOIS 6 N. Illinois
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