Scoreboard: 3-2
3/1/2012HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys Sectionals
Division I
At Whitmer
Southview vs. Rogers, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Bowsher vs. Central Catholic, Friday, 8 p.m for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to University of Toledo district, March 8
At Central Catholic
Start vs. St. John’s, Friday, 6:15 for sectional title
Northview vs. Whitmer, Friday, 8 p.m
Sectional winners advance to University of Toledo district, March 8
At Willard
Sandusky vs. Norwalk, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Ashland vs. Mansfield Senior, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners meet in district semifinals at Willard, March 8, 7
District semifinal winners advance to Bowling Green State University, March 10, 7
At Liberty-Benton
Perrysburg vs. Anthony Wayne, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Fremont Ross vs. Findlay, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners meet in district semifinals at Liberty-Benton, March 8, 7
District semifinal winners advance to Bowling Green State University, March 10, 7
Division II
At Swanton
Defiance vs. Bowling Green Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Napoleon vs. Wauseon, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Bowling Green State University district, March 7
At Clay
Scott vs. Clyde, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Woodward vs. Sandusky Perkins meet Friday. 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Bowling Green State University district, March 7
At Lima Senior
Elida vs. Wapakoneta Friday, 6:15 for sectional title
Lima Bath vs. Van Wert, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectiona title
Sectional winners advance to Ohio Northern University district, March 7
At Bucyrus
Willard vs. Shelby, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Upper Sandusky vs. Lexington, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Ohio Northern University district, March 7
Division III
At Defiance
Fairview vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Wayne Trace vs. Tinora, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Napoleon district, March 8
At Anthony Wayne
Evergreen vs. Archbold, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Patrick Henry vs. Delta, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Napoleon district, March 8
At Findlay
Van Buren vs. Liberty-Benton, Friday (split session), 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Elmwood vs. Fostoria, Friday (split session), 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Lima Senior district, March 8
At Wapakoneta
Delphos Jefferson vs. Lima Central Catholic, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Delphos Jefferson vs. Coldwater. Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Lima Senior district, March 8
At Lexington
Seneca East vs. Ontario, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Wynford vs. New London, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Norwalk district, March 8
At Sandusky
Margaretta vs. Western Reserve, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Huron vs. Lake, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Norwalk district, March 8
Division IV
At Coldwater
Minster vs. Fort Recovery, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
St. Henry vs. New Bremen, Friday, 7:45 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Elida district, March 6
At Van Wert
Lincolnview vs. Convoy Crestview, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Delphos St.John’s vs. Fort Jennings Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Elida district, March 6
At Kenton
Ada vs. Vanlue, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Ridgemont vs. Upper Scioto Valley, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Winners meet Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Liberty-Benton district, March 6
At Ottawa-Glandorf
McComb vs. Leipsic, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Columbus Grove vs. Cory-Rawson Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Liberty-Benton district, March 6
At Bryan
Fayette vs. Pettisville, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
N. Central vs. Stryker Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Napoleon district, March 6
At Paulding
Holgate vs. Edgerton (17-0), Friday, 6:15 p.m.
Kalida vs. Miller City, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Napoleon district, March 6
At Ontario
Mansfield Christian vs. Colonel Crawford, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Crestline vs. Buckeye Central, Friday, 8 p.m for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Willard district, March 6
At Norwalk
Sandusky St. Mary vs. South Central, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Norwalk St. Paul vs. Plymouth, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Willard district, March 6
At Fostoria
Hopewell-Loudon vs. New Riegel, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Calvert vs. Old Fort, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Lakota district, March 6
At Eastwood
Ottawa Hills vs. Maumee Valley, Friday, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
Toledo Christian vs. Gibsonburg, Friday, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Sectional winners advance to Lakota district, March 6
Michigan
Lincoln 16 8 10 12 – 46
Bedford 18 17 22 18 – 75
LINCOLN: Hinton 1-0-2; Stoval 5-1-3-16; Kilgo 3-0-1-7; Williams 1-0-2; Motle-Vimuke 1-2-0-8; Griffith 2-0-4; O’Bryan 2-0-4; Roberson 0-1-0-3. Totals 15-4-4-46.
BEDFORD: Guss 1-0-2-4; Renius 2-1-0-7; McFadden 5-0-5-15; Wise 0-1-0-3; Boss 3-0-6; Tanner 1-2-4; Welch 1-0-2; Rightnowar 3-2-4-16; Lamb 5-0-6-16; Harris 1-0-2. Totals 22-4-19-75.
Girls Districts
Division I
At Northwood
Northview 68, Central Catholic 64
At Central Catholic
Notre Dame 82, Start, 47
Final, Saturday at Perrysburg, 7
At Galion
Mansfield Sr. 53, Ashland 45
At Otsego
Perrysburg 54, Bowling Green 44
Final, Saturday at Liberty-Benton, 2
Division II
At Clay
Bellevue 47, Rossford 28
Rogers 45, Perkins 32
Final, Saturday at Clay, 7
At Paulding
Lima Bath 49, Bryan 27
Celina 48, Napoleon 42
Final, Saturday at Paulding, 7
Division III
At Anthony Wayne
Liberty Benton 68, Woodmore 33
Evergreen 36, Lake 19
Final, Saturday at Anthony Wayne, 7
At Kalida
Coldwater 62, Delta 47
Archbold 40, Lima CC 30
Final, Saturday at Kalida, 7
Division IV
At Archbold
Pettisville 40, Edgerton 37
Stryker 64, Edon 32
Final, Saturday at Archbold, 7
At Liberty-Benton
Leipsic 51, Riverdale 34
Arlington 53, Holgate 46
Final, Saturday at Liberty-Benton, 7
At Lakota
Arcadia 48, Sandusky St. Mary 31
New Riegel 46, Toledo Christian 32
Final, Saturday at Lakota, 7
Central 15 15 16 16 – 64
Northview 14 20 15 19 – 68
Central Catholic: Sobczak 4-3-2-24, Delp 0-2-6, Shaffer 0-2-6, Murdock 7-3-17, Scott 2-0-4, Harmon 2-0-4, Murnen 1-1-3. Totals 15-8-10-64.
Northview: 1-2-2-10, Rose 3-3-9, Justinger 6-2-1-19, Yurjevic 2-0-4, McCoy 3-2-3-15, Cole 1-0-2, Jessing 4-1-9. Totals 20-6-10-68.
Start 7 5 18 17 – 47
Notre Dame 27 21 13 21 – 82
START: Jones 1-2-4, Kynard 0-1-1, Williams 2-0-4, Bobo 1-0-2, McDuffie 3-5-11, Hicks 6-2-14, Jackson 1-1-3, Mosby 4-0-8. Totals: 18-11-47.
NOTRE DAME: Battle 1-0-2, Whitaker 2-2-2-12, Ohlinger 1-0-2, McIntyre 5-0-10, Young 1-0-2, Worthy 7-5-19, Kynard 5-1-11, Wells 5-1-0-13, Parker 1-1-3, Holmes 3-1-7. Totals: 31-3-11-82.
Perrysburg 19 11 8 16 – 54
Bowling Green 11 6 11 16 – 44
PERRYSBURG: Williams 2-0-4, Knight 4-7-15, Tudor 4-2-10, Perry 1-0-2, Gremler 1-0-2, Treece 3-2-8, Baer 1-1-3, Newman 3-1-1-10. Totals: 19-1-13-54.
BOWLING GREEN: Glandorff 1-0-2, Stoner 5-3-13, Williford 2-4-4-10, Vazquez 1-02, Milligan 2-3-7. Totals: 11-4-10-44.
Woodmore 7 9 6 11 – 33
Liberty Benton 15 20 17 16 – 68
WOODMORE: Wolford 1-2-4, Bouldin 1-1-5-10, Johnson 1-0-2, Tate 3-7-13, Wank 0-2-2, Avers 1-0-2. totals: 7-1-6-33.
LIBERTY-BENTON: Trevino 0-2-2, Rhodes 0-1-2-5, Myers 4-1-2-13, Craft 14-1-5-36, burkett 2-0-4, Simon 2-2-6, Colchagoff 1-0-2. Totals: 23-3-13-68.
Rogers 18 12 7 8 – 45
Perkins 4 8 16 4 – 32
ROGERS: Sweeney 2-4-8; Dailey 6-0-12; Nix 3-3-9; Walker 2-2-6; Evans 1-1-3; Austin 2-1-0-7. Totals 16-1-10-45.
PERKINS: Darcy 0-4-4; Ebert 6-0-1-13; Yost 0-1-0-3; Smith 0-1-1; Farley 3-5-11. Totals 9-1-11-32.
Bellevue 9 7 14 17 – 47
Rossford 8 5 6 9 – 28
BELLEVUE: Lilly 1-0-2; Santoro 6-1-6-21; Hartley 1-0-2; Raifsnider 5-2-12; Watson 1-0-2; Marissa 4-0-8. Totals 18-1-8-47.
ROSSFORD: Hotz 2-1-5; Morris 4-0-8; Destate 1-0-2; Geraghty 1-1-0-5; marcinek 1-0-2; Mitchell 3-0-6. Totals 12-1-1-28.
Evergreen 6 14 9 7 – 36
Lake 3 4 3 9 – 19
EVERGREEN: Langenderfer 4-5-13, Babcock 2-0-4, Herr 0-1-0-3, Truckor 4-0-8, Marvin 4-0-8. Totals: 14-1-5-36.
LAKE: Swartz 0-2-2, Woodull 0-1-1, Johnson 2-1-5, Cox 0-1-1, Hanson 0-1-0-3, Shaffer 2-1-5, Laplante 0-2-2. Totals: 4-1-8-19.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 12 3 .800 20 10 .667
Buffalo 11 4 .733 17 9 .654
Ohio 10 5 .667 23 7 .767
Kent St. 10 5 .667 20 9 .690
Bowling Green 9 6 .600 16 13 .552
Miami 5 10 .333 9 19 .321
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
E. Michigan 9 6 .600 14 16 .467
Toledo 6 9 .400 15 15 .500
W. Michigan 6 9 .400 12 18 .400
Ball St. 5 10 .333 14 14 .500
C. Michigan 4 11 .267 9 20 .310
N. Illinois 3 12 .200 4 24 .143
FRIDAY
Akron at Kent St., 7
Ohio at Miami, 7
W. Michigan at C. Michigan, 7
SATURDAY
E. Michigan at Toledo, 2 p.m.
Bowling Green at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
N. Illinois at Ball St., 2 p.m.
W. Michigan at Cent. Michigan, 7 p.m.
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Michigan St. 13 4 .765 24 6 .800
Ohio St. 12 5 .706 24 6 .800
Michigan 12 5 .706 22 8 .733
Wisconsin 11 6 .647 22 8 .733
Indiana 10 7 .588 23 7 .767
Purdue 10 7 .588 20 10 .667
Iowa 8 9 .471 16 14 .533
Northwestern 7 10 .412 17 12 .586
Illinois 6 11 .353 17 13 .567
Minnesota 5 12 .294 17 13 .567
Nebraska 4 13 .235 12 16 .429
Penn St. 4 13 .235 12 18 .400
THURSDAY
Michigan 72, Illinois 61
WEDNESDAY
Purdue 80, Penn St. 56
Ohio St. 75, Northwestern 73
Iowa 62, Nebraska 53
SATURDAY
Nebraska at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Iowa, 2:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Michigan at Penn St., Noon
Ohio St. at Michigan St., Noon
Illinois at Wisconsin, 1 p.m.
Purdue at Indiana, 6 p.m.
National
SOUTH
Delaware St. 82, SC State 71
Florida St. 63, Virginia 60
Morgan St. 74, Florida A&M 68
NC Central 60, Hampton 45
Norfolk St. 72, NC A&T 65
Shorter 85, Mobile 64
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Sun Conference
First Round
ETSU 68, North Florida 66
Big South Conference
Semifinals
VMI 75, Winthrop 55
Missouri Valley Conference
First Round
Indiana St. 66, S. Illinois 51
Northeast Conference
First Round
LIU 80, Sacred Heart 68
Quinnipiac 80, St. Francis (NY) 72
Robert Morris 87, Monmouth (NJ) 68
Wagner 87, CCSU 77
Ohio Valley Conference
Second Round
Tennessee Tech 77, SE Missouri 73
Women
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY
Kent State at Ohio, 12
Ball State at Central Michigan, 2
Buffalo at Akron, 2
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, 3:05
National
SOUTH
East Carolina 70, Southern Miss. 57
Marshall 69, UCF 60
Tulane 71, Houston 43
UTEP 47, UAB 45
MIDWEST
Bradley 56, Wichita St. 46
Detroit 57, Butler 52
Green Bay 85, Loyola of Chicago 56
Ill.-Chicago 57, Milwaukee 52
Illinois St. 62, Evansville 59
Indiana St. 69, S. Illinois 46
Missouri St. 80, N. Iowa 68
Valparaiso 70, Wright St. 60
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
NC State 74, Florida St. 71
North Carolina 90, Clemson 51
Wake Forest 80, Virginia Tech 74
Big Ten Conference
First Round
Michigan 68, Illinois 53
Minnesota 81, Wisconsin 49
Nebraska 88, Northwestern 56
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Arkansas 67, Mississippi 47
Florida 70, Auburn 60
Vanderbilt 67, Mississippi St. 51
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA Tournament
Friday
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan 7:35
Alaska at Lake Superior, 7:05
Ohio State at Notre Dame 7:35
Saturday
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan, 7:35
Alaska at Lake Superior, 7:05
Ohio State at Notre Dame, 7:35
Sunday
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan 7:35 (if necessary)
Ohio State at Notre Dame 7:05 (if necessary)
Alaska at Lake Superior 7:05 (if necessary)
GOLF
Honda Classic
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., par 70
Davis Love III 30-34 – 64
Rory McIlroy 34-32 – 66
Justin Rose 32-34 – 66
Ryan Palmer 32-34 – 66
Dicky Pride 32-34 – 66
Martin Flores 33-33 – 66
Kevin Stadler 33-33 – 66
Seung-Yul Noh 33-33 – 66
Harris English 32-34 – 66
Tom Pernice Jr. 34-33 – 67
Ken Duke 35-32 – 67
Ben Crane 33-34 – 67
Keegan Bradley 33-34 – 67
Louis Oosthuizen 34-33 – 67
Jimmy Walker 34-33 – 67
Bob Estes 33-34 – 67
Carl Pettersson 33-34 – 67
Erik Compton 34-33 – 67
Greg Chalmers 34-34 – 68
Brendon de Jonge 35-33 – 68
Brian Davis 33-35 – 68
Jim Furyk 34-34 – 68
Charles Howell III 34-34 – 68
Brendan Steele 34-34 – 68
Tom Gillis 34-34 – 68
K.T. Kim 33-35 – 68
John Huh 35-33 – 68
Vaughn Taylor 34-34 – 68
Rory Sabbatini 36-33 – 69
Rocco Mediate 34-35 – 69
Matt Bettencourt 34-35 – 69
Stuart Appleby 35-34 – 69
Richard H. Lee 36-33 – 69
Kris Blanks 34-35 – 69
Rickie Fowler 34-35 – 69
Nick O’Hern 34-35 – 69
Rod Pampling 34-35 – 69
William McGirt 34-35 – 69
Bo Hoag 34-35 – 69
George McNeill 36-34 – 70
Hank Kuehne 34-36 – 70
Marc Leishman 36-34 – 70
Jason Bohn 35-35 – 70
Kenny Perry 35-35 – 70
Y.E. Yang 34-36 – 70
Henrik Stenson 36-34 – 70
Fredrik Jacobson 35-35 – 70
Mark Wilson 36-34 – 70
Michael Bradley 34-36 – 70
Ryan Moore 35-35 – 70
J.B. Holmes 33-37 – 70
Brandt Jobe 36-34 – 70
Chris Couch 34-36 – 70
Kevin Streelman 34-36 – 70
Scott Langley 34-36 – 70
Matt Every 35-35 – 70
Chris Stroud 35-35 – 70
Troy Matteson 35-35 – 70
Anthony Kim 33-37 – 70
Lee Westwood 36-34 – 70
Ernie Els 34-36 – 70
Sean O’Hair 37-33 – 70
Heath Slocum 36-34 – 70
Padraig Harrington 38-32 – 70
Stewart Cink 36-34 – 70
Sang-Moon Bae 36-34 – 70
Michael Allen 35-36 – 71
Jeff Maggert 35-36 – 71
Thomas Bjorn 35-36 – 71
David Hearn 35-36 – 71
Jhonattan Vegas 36-35 – 71
Chad Collins 35-36 – 71
Jason Kokrak 34-37 – 71
Charlie Wi 36-35 – 71
Richard S. Johnson 34-37 – 71
Tim Herron 37-34 – 71
Jeff Overton 35-36 – 71
Chris Kirk 37-34 – 71
Cameron Beckman 36-35 – 71
Tiger Woods 35-36 – 71
D.A. Points 34-37 – 71
Charl Schwartzel 37-34 – 71
Robert Garrigus 33-38 – 71
Greg Owen 34-37 – 71
John Rollins 34-37 –71
CULVER-GLANTZ LINE
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Kent St. 3 Akron
Ohio 3 at Miami
Harvard 6½ at Columbia
at Cornell 10 Dartmouth
at Penn 15 Brown
at Princeton 4½ Yale
at Notre Dame 12 Providence
W. Michigan 1 at Cent. Michigan
Colonial Athletic Association
At Richmond, Va.
First Round
James Madison 3 UNC Wilmington
Delaware 11 Towson
Northeastern 4½ William & Mary
Georgia St. 6 Hofstra
Missouri Valley Conference
At St. Louis
Quarterfinals
N. Iowa 2 Illinois St.
Missouri St. 2 Evansville
Horizon League
At Valparaiso, Ind.
Quarterfinals
Detroit 6 Youngstown St.
Butler 1 Milwaukee
Southern Conference
At Asheville, N.C.
First Round
Coll. of Charleston 5 Appalachian St.
W. Carolina 7 The Citadel
Furman 1 Samford
Georgia Southern 2 Chattanooga
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 34 20 2 2 72 179 178
Wheeling 32 19 3 2 69 182 157
Reading 26 24 3 4 59 181 194
Trenton 19 29 3 5 46 170 197
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 31 20 2 4 68 207 189
Cincinnati 27 21 1 7 62 179 175
Chicago 26 22 6 3 61 173 193
Toledo 24 28 2 2 52 156 189
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Greenville 34 20 2 2 72 191 177
Gwinnett 30 17 7 4 71 167 161
S. Carolina 32 22 3 1 68 155 141
Florida 27 23 2 5 61 193 182
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 36 14 2 6 80 187 135
Colorado 30 19 1 5 66 204 190
Utah 25 27 0 5 55 135 179
Idaho 23 27 2 5 53 158 192
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Las Vegas 35 19 1 4 75 192 163
x-Ontario 34 16 4 2 74 194 158
Stockton 27 23 1 4 59 153 163
Bakersfield 17 34 4 2 40 150 193
x-clinched Playoff Berth
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
THURSDAY
Cincinnati 4, Chicago 2
Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05
FRIDAY
Wheeling at Toledo, 7
Kalamazoo at Florida, 7:30
Reading at Elmira, 7:35
Trenton at Gwinnett, 7:35
South Carolina at Greenville, 7:35
Las Vegas at Idaho, 9:10
Utah at Ontario, 10
Alaska at Stockton, 10:30
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 21 15 .583 –
Boston 17 17 .500 3
New York 18 18 .500 3
Toronto 11 24 .314 9½
New Jersey 11 25 .306 10
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 27 7 .794 –
Orlando 23 14 .622 5½
Atlanta 20 15 .571 7½
Washington 7 28 .200 20½
Charlotte 4 29 .121 22½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 29 8 .784 –
Indiana 22 12 .647 5½
Milwaukee 14 21 .400 14
Cleveland 13 20 .394 14
Detroit 12 25 .324 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 24 11 .686 –
Dallas 21 15 .583 3½
Houston 21 15 .583 3½
Memphis 20 15 .571 4
New Orleans 8 27 .229 16
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 29 7 .806 –
Denver 19 17 .528 10
Portland 18 17 .514 10½
Minnesota 18 18 .500 11
Utah 16 18 .471 12
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 20 12 .625 –
L.A. Lakers 21 14 .600 ½
Golden State 14 18 .438 6
Phoenix 14 20 .412 7
Sacramento 12 22 .353 9
THURSDAY
Oklahoma City 105, Orlando 102
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Orlando 102, Washington 95
Oklahoma City 92, Philadelphia 88
Golden State 85, Atlanta 82
Boston 102, Milwaukee 96
Detroit 109, Charlotte 94
New York 120, Cleveland 103
Toronto 95, New Orleans 84
Memphis 96, Dallas 85
Denver 104, Portland 95
Utah 104, Houston 83
Chicago 96, San Antonio 89
L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 85
FRIDAY
Memphis at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX – Announced the retirement of C Jason Varitek.
TEXAS RANGERS – Agreed to terms with LHP Kelvin De La Cruz, RHP Cody Eppley, OF Craig Gentry, C Luis Martinez, 1B/OF Mitch Moreland, RHP Neil Ramirez, INF Brandon Snyder and RHP Matt West on one-year contracts.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – Agreed to terms with C Yadier Molina on a six-year contract.
American Association
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS – Signed INF Yasutsugu Nishimoto.
LAREDO LEMURS – Released OF Brian Fryer. Signed RHP Chris Chavez.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES – Signed INF Adam Buschini.
WICHITA WINGNUTS – Signed INF Jared McDonald.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS – Released RHP Mike C. Moore.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS – Signed LHP Jeff Gogal.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM – Signed C Patrick Terry.
LONDON RIPPERS – Signed RHP Jamie Richmond. Placed C Robby Alcombrack on the retired list.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS – Signed INF Jovan Rosa.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS – Signed RHP Gary Lee to a contract extension.
North American League
SAN ANGELO COLTS – Signed RHP Jason Corder.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS – Signed C Erick Dampier for the remainder of the season.
Women’s National Basketball Association
INDIANA FEVER – Traded F Tangela Smith to San Antonio for G Roneeka Hodges.
International Basketball League
SALEM STAMPEDE – Announced they have rejoined the league.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS – Released DT Anthony Adams and OL Frank Omiyale.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed WR Zeke Markshausen.
NEW YORK GIANTS – Named Sean Ryan quarterbacks coach. Promoted offensive quality control coach Kevin M. Gilbride to receivers coach.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Designated WR DeSean Jackson their franchise player.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Announced the retirement of G Kris Dielman.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS – Reassigned D Gleason Fournier from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS – Released D Brandon Gentile. Signed G Nick Niedert to a professional tryout agreement.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – Reassigned F Mike Angelidis to Norfolk (AHL). Signed F Cory Conacher to a two-year contract.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS – Recalled D Bryan Rufenach from Toledo (ECHL).
PEORIA RIVERMEN – Assigned G David McKee to Quad City (CHL).
Central Hockey League
ALLEN AMERICANS – Waived D Erik Adams.
QUAD CITY MALLARDS – Signed G Justin Grant.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
WASHINGTON STEALTH – Signed G Kevin Croswell. Activated D Justin Salt from the practice squad.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW – Agreed to terms with D Aubrey Perry and M Kirk Urso.
MONTREAL IMPACT – Signed D Matteo Ferrari.
PORTLAND TIMBERS – Signed D Ryan Kawulok.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 41 15 6 88 172 126
Pittsburgh 37 21 5 79 202 166
Philadelphia 35 21 7 77 209 191
New Jersey 35 23 5 75 175 174
N.Y. Islanders 26 29 9 61 151 193
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 38 21 3 79 204 143
Ottawa 34 23 8 76 199 192
Toronto 29 28 7 65 191 200
Buffalo 28 27 8 64 156 180
Montreal 25 30 10 60 169 181
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 30 21 12 72 158 179
Winnipeg 31 27 8 70 173 186
Washington 32 26 5 69 172 178
Tampa Bay 29 28 6 64 176 213
Carolina 24 27 13 61 168 193
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 40 17 7 87 166 128
Detroit 42 19 3 87 202 151
Nashville 37 20 7 81 181 165
Chicago 34 24 7 75 198 193
Columbus 18 38 7 43 146 212
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 40 16 8 88 204 156
Colorado 33 27 4 70 168 173
Calgary 28 24 11 67 151 173
Minnesota 28 26 10 66 143 172
Edmonton 25 32 6 56 169 189
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Phoenix 33 21 9 75 166 156
San Jose 33 22 7 73 178 159
Dallas 33 26 5 71 168 175
Los Angeles 29 23 12 70 138 137
Anaheim 27 27 10 64 161 180
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
THURSDAY
Montreal 5, Minnesota 4, SO
Boston 4, New Jersey 3, OT
Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
N.Y. Rangers 3, Carolina 2
Winnipeg 7, Florida 0
Columbus at Colorado, 9
Calgary at Phoenix, 9
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10
Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Pittsburgh 4, Dallas 3, SO
Chicago 5, Toronto 4
St. Louis 5, Edmonton 2
Buffalo 2, Anaheim 0
FRIDAY
New Jersey at Washington, 7
Chicago at Ottawa, 7
N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30
Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
State Tournament
DIVISION I
Championship Preliminaries
106: Conner Ziegler, Cin. Arch. Moeller dec. Michael Irvine, St. Francis 5-3SV, Eddie Noble, Lebanon dec. Jared Davis, Clay 4-3
113: Brenden Watson, Centerville dec. Richie Screptock, Clay 6-3
126: Mike Screptock, Clay dec. Sam Wakser, N. Canton Hoover 4-1
132: Jacob Conine, Clay dec. Cole Nace, Ashville Teays Valley 8-5
138: Angelo Amenta, Clay tech. fall Mason Calvert, Sidney 15-0, Ryan Roth, Perrysburg dec. Adam Sams, Fairfield 7-4
170: Micheal Weber, Loveland maj. dec. Rocco Caywood, Maumee 16-6
182: Luke Boff, Perrysburg dec. Austin Pfarr, Marysville 5-0
195: Ted Schoen, St. John’s Jesuit tech. fall J.J. Chowoe, Pickerington Central 16-1, Micah Carter, Perrysburg dec. Thomas Taylor, Marysville 5-3
220: Almonte Patrick, Maple Hts. pin Jarred Gray, Clay 0:54
285: Garrett Gray, Clay pin Chuck Morgan, Ashtabula Lakeside 2:51
DIVISION II
Championship Preliminaries
106: Cameron Kelly, Bellbrook maj. dec. Matt Pool, Central Cath. 12-0
113: Anthony Tutolo, Mentor Lake Cath. dec. Wade Hodges, Wauseon 7-3
120: Nate Hagan, Central Cath. dec. Isaac Hammonds, Dover 3-1
132: Alex Mossing, Central Cath. dec. Stanley Hendricks, Col. Centennial 7-5
138: Shelden Struble, Bryan dec. Benjamin Schram, Bellbrook 5-3SV, Luke Cramer, Oak Harbor dec. Joseph Jones, Hamilton Ross 5-4
152: Alex Bergman, Oak Harbor dec. Justin Stitzlein, Millersburg W. Holmes 2-1SV
160: Marshall Overholt, Millersburg W. Holmes dec. Jared Chambers, Oak Harbor 5-3
182: Stephen Suglio, Richfield Revere maj. dec. Kyle Patterson, Eastwood 11-3
220: Zane Krall, Wauseon pin Chase Henderson, Franklin 1:28
285: Levi Pickerel, Central Cath. dec. William Corso, Uhrichsville Claymont 5-3
DIVISION III
Championship Preliminaries
106: Kyle Keller, Delta pin Logan Hartman, Mechanicsburg 3:12, Evan Ulinski, Woodmore dec. Alec Logsdon, Waynesville 10-4
113: Dexter Lee, Elmwood pin Derek Thomas, Williamsport Westfall 2:54
120: Zack Nelson, Apple Creek Waynedale pin Tivo Ysasi, Fremont St. Joseph C.C. 1:56, Dustin Ferguson, Elmwood maj. dec. Casey Johns, Middlefield Cardinal 11-2
132: Jeremy Border, Caldwell pin Dexter Emch, Woodmore 3:32, Zach Niner, Liberty Center maj. dec. Hayden Fulton, W. Jefferson 14-6
138: Luke Kern, Delta maj. dec. Dylan Kleman, Columbus Grove 17-4
145: Tyler Fahrer, Delta pin Jimmy Sandlin, Carlisle 6:51SV, Jordan Marshall, Troy Christian dec. Mitchell Emmitt, Elmwood 5-2
152: Jared Mattin, Delta tech. fall Colin Visconti, Galion Northmor 16-1, Jordan Cowell, Archbold tech. fall Jared Leasure, Caldwell 17-2, Alex Quinn, Shadyside tech. fall Damen Escobedo, Gibsonburg 16-1
160: Austin Ripke, Archbold pin Max Brooke, N. Lima South Range 3:10
170: Kaleb Matchett, Versailles dec. Ryan Patchin, Evergreen 7-3
182: Jake Sheehy, Genoa pin Mark Hilty, Smithville 0:55, Evan Brettrager, Kirtland dec. Zach Sharpe, Lake 10-4, Brandon Heidinger, Columbia St. Columbia dec. Christian Peters, Cardinal Stritch 4-3
195: Dan Barrett, Bedford St. Peter Chanel dec. Travis Jaramillo, Archbold 8-3
220: Jake Baker, Elmwood dec. Jared Panstingel, Spring. Cath. Central 2-1
285: Mimmo Lytle, Swanton pin Michael Douglas, Albany Alexander 0:42, Justin Gillen, Liberty Center dec. Anthoney Verhovec, Johnstown Northridge 4-3
SPORTLIGHT
March 2
1962–Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA-record 100 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 triumph over the New York Knicks.
Chamberlain scores 59 second-half points and 28 points from the free-throw line for records. Both teams combine for 316 points to surpass the record of 312 set by Boston-Minneapolis on Feb. 27, 1959.
1966–Kelso, Horse of the Year 1960-64, runs his last race, finishing fourth at Hialeah (Fla.) Park. Kelso leaves the track as racing’s all-time leading money winner with lifetime earnings of $1,977,896. These earnings hold for a record 13 years.