Scoreboard: 3-6
3/6/2012HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys Districts
Division I
At University of Toledo
St. John’s vs. Whitmer, Thursday, 6:15
Southview vs. Central Catholic, Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday at 7
At Liberty-Benton
Anthony Wayne vs. Findlay, Thursday, 7
Final, Saturday at BGSU, 7
Division II
At BGSU
Scott vs. Defiance, Wednesday, 6:15
Wauseon vs. Perkins, Wednesday, 8
Final, Saturday, 2
Division III
At Norwalk
Lake vs. Ontario, Thursday, 6:15
Final, Saturday, 4
At Napoleon
Patrick Henry vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, Thursday, 6:15
Archbold vs. Tinora, Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7
At Lima Senior
Liberty-Benton vs. Spencerville, Thursday, 6:15
Elmwood vs. Lima CC, Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7
Division IV
At Lakota
Toledo Christian vs. New Riegel, Tuesday, 6:15
Maumee Valley vs. Tiffin Calvert, Tuesday, 8
Final, Friday, 7
At Liberty-Benton
McComb vs. Arlington, Tuesday, 8
Final, Friday, 7
At Napoleon
Pettisville vs. Kalida, Tuesday, 6:15
Final, Friday, 7
Michigan Districts
Whiteford 18 10 12 22 – 62
Britton-Deerfield 11 14 13 13 – 51
WHITEFORD: Lake 3-2-11-23, Kellerbauer 3-0-6, Roberts 1-0-2, Bunge 1-3-5, Lowler 1-2-4, Hill 2-0-4, LaRoy 1-2-4, Gardner 1-0-2, Bischoff 4-4-12. Totals: 17-2-22-62.
BRITTON-DEERFIELD: Hoffman 1-0-2, Osbun 6-4-16, Szeimhagen 1-0-2, Gilson 2-0-4, Handy 3-2-1-13, Gruber 6-2-14. Totals: 19-2-7-51.
Bedford 20 10 14 17 – 61
Monroe 15 5 10 9 – 39
BEDFORD: Guss 3-0-6, Renius 1-0-2, McFadden 3-1-7, Wise 1-1-0-5, Boss 1-0-2, Rightnowar 1-1-6-11, Lamb 11-1-23, Nagley 1-0-2, Harris 1-1-3. Totals: 23-2-9-61.
MONROE: March 0-3-0-9, Daniels 0-2-1-7, Antwih 1-0-2, Pouncy 1-3-5, harris 3-1-0-9, Zawacki 1-0-2, Scharar 1-1-0-5. Totals: 7-7-4-39.
Girls Regionals
Division I
Canton
Solon (21-3) vs. Mentor (11-13), Tuesday, 6:15
Twinsburg (21-3) vs. Middleburg Heights Midpark (21-2), Tuesday, 8
Final, Friday, 7:30
Norwalk
Notre Dame (20-4) vs. Perrysburg (19-4), Tuesday at Central Catholic, 7
Wadsworth (21-3) vs. Rocky River Magnificat (20-4), Tuesday at Strongsville, 7
Final, Saturday at Norwalk, Noon
Westerville
Reynoldsburg (24-0) vs. Canton McKinley (20-4), Tuesday, 6:15
Columbus Northland (23-1) vs. Gahanna Lincoln (18-6), Tuesday, 8
Final, Saturday, 1
Wright St.
Mason (17-6) vs. Cin. Sycamore (23-1), Thursday, 6:15
Cin. Princeton (21-3) vs. Kettering Fairmont (21-3), Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7:30
Division II
Barberton
Mentor Lake Catholic (17-7) vs. Rocky River (17-7), Tuesday, 6:15
Hathaway Brown vs. Canfield (17-7), Tuesday, 8
Final, Friday, 7:30
Ontario
Rogers (19-4) vs. Lima Bath (21-2), Tuesday at Ohio Northern, 6:15
Clyde (22-1) vs. Akron Manchester (24-0), Tuesday, 7
Final, Friday, 7:30
Zanesville
Marietta (19-4) vs. Jonathan Alder (18-5), Tuesday, 6:15
Millersburg West Holmes (21-3) vs. Vincent Warren (17-5), Tuesday, 8
Final, Friday, 7:30
Springfield
Columbus St. Francis (17-7) vs. Dayton Carroll (22-2), Tuesday, 6:15
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne (22-2) vs. Bellbrook (20-4), Tuesday, 8
Final, Friday, 7:30
Division III
Cuyahoga Falls
Burton Berkshire (16-8) vs. Shaker Heights Laurel (19-4), Wednesday, 6:15
Hanoverton United (21-3) vs. Smithville, Wednesday, 8
Final, Saturday, 1:30
Lexington
Archbold (24-0) vs. Liberty-Benton (21-2), Tuesday at Ohio Northern, 8:30
Western Reserve (21-3) vs. Centerburg (20-4), Wednesday, 7
Final, Saturday at Lexington, 1:30
Athens
Oak Hill (21-3) vs. Proctorville Fairland (23-0), Wednesday, 6:15
Columbus Africentric (19-4) vs. Beverly Fort Frye (22-2), Wednesday, 8
Final, Saturday, 1:30
Springfield
Anna (24-0) vs. Hamilton Badin (19-5), Wednesday, 6:15
Middletown Madison (21-3) vs. Casstown Miami East (23-1), Wednesday, 8
Final, Saturday, 1:30
Division IV
Massillon
Lowellville (22-2) vs. Berlin Hiland (16-8), Thursday, 6:15
Windham (16-7) vs. Akron Our Lady of the Elms, Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7:30
Elida
New Riegel (20-3) vs. Stryker (21-2), Thursday, 6:15
Ottoville (23-0) vs. Arlington (23-1), Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7:30
Pickerington
Mansfield St. Peter’s (19-4) vs. Reedsville Eastern, Thursday, 6:15
Newark Catholic (23-1) vs. Shekinah Christian (19-4), Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7:30
Tipp City
New Madison Tri-Village (23-1) vs. New Knoxville (21-3), Thursday, 6:15
Russia (14-9) vs. Fort Loramie (18-6), Thursday, 8
Final, Saturday, 7:30
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 36 21 2 2 76 187 182
Wheeling 33 20 3 3 72 191 167
Reading 27 26 3 4 61 185 202
Trenton 19 32 3 5 46 183 216
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 31 21 2 5 69 214 203
Cincinnati 29 21 1 7 66 190 183
Chicago 26 23 6 4 62 176 199
Toledo 26 28 2 3 57 166 198
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Gwinnett 33 17 7 4 77 182 172
Greenville 36 20 2 2 76 199 181
S. Carolina 32 23 4 1 69 157 145
Florida 29 23 2 5 65 207 189
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 37 15 2 7 83 194 145
Colorado 31 20 1 5 68 212 200
Utah 25 30 0 5 55 141 195
Idaho 23 29 2 5 53 161 200
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Ontario 37 16 4 2 80 210 164
x-Las Vegas 37 19 1 4 79 200 166
Stockton 29 24 1 4 63 163 170
Bakersfield 18 35 4 2 42 160 201
x-clinched Playoff Berth
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
MONDAY
Ontario 3, Utah 2
SUNDAY
Cincinnati 4, Toledo 3, SO
Gwinnett 5, Trenton 4
Elmira 3, Reading 0
Wheeling 2, Chicago 0
Stockton 4, Alaska 3, SO
TUESDAY
Trenton at South Carolina, 7:05
Gwinnett at Greenville, 7:35
Stockton at Colorado, 9:05
WEDNESDAY
Cincinnati at Kalamazoo, 10:30 a.m.
Stockton at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Utah, 9:05
Bakersfield at Idaho, 9:10 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 42 15 7 91 179 133
Pittsburgh 39 21 5 83 209 168
Philadelphia 36 21 7 79 210 191
New Jersey 36 24 5 77 180 175
N.Y. Islanders 28 29 9 65 155 195
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 38 23 3 79 209 150
Ottawa 34 25 8 76 202 198
Buffalo 30 28 8 68 163 186
Toronto 30 28 7 67 194 201
Montreal 25 31 10 60 170 184
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 31 22 12 74 163 184
Winnipeg 32 27 8 72 176 187
Washington 32 28 5 69 172 184
Tampa Bay 31 28 6 68 184 219
Carolina 24 27 14 62 171 197
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 41 18 7 89 169 131
Detroit 43 20 3 89 209 153
Nashville 38 20 7 83 184 166
Chicago 36 24 7 79 202 195
Columbus 20 38 7 47 153 214
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 41 17 8 90 209 161
Colorado 34 29 4 72 171 180
Calgary 29 25 12 70 159 181
Minnesota 28 28 10 66 143 180
Edmonton 25 33 6 56 170 192
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 35 26 5 75 174 178
Phoenix 33 24 9 75 171 167
San Jose 33 24 7 73 179 163
Los Angeles 30 23 12 72 142 139
Anaheim 28 28 10 66 166 186
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
MONDAY
Pittsburgh 2, Phoenix 1
Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 1
Edmonton at Anaheim, late
SUNDAY
Chicago 2, Detroit 1
Dallas 3, Calgary 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3
N.Y. Islanders 1, New Jersey 0
Florida 4, Ottawa 2
Philadelphia 1, Washington 0
Colorado 2, Minnesota 0
TUESDAY
Boston at Toronto, 7
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7
Carolina at Washington, 7
Phoenix at Columbus, 7
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Chicago at St. Louis, 8
Los Angeles at Nashville, 8
Minnesota at Colorado, 9
Montreal at Calgary, 9
Dallas at Vancouver, 10
Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Carolina at Buffalo, 7
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Boston 2 0 1.000
Detroit 3 0 1.000
Kansas City 2 0 1.000
Los Angeles 1 0 1.000
Seattle 3 1 .750
New York 2 1 .667
Toronto 2 1 .667
Oakland 3 2 .600
Baltimore 1 1 .500
Minnesota 2 2 .500
Chicago 0 1 .000
Cleveland 0 2 .000
Tampa Bay 0 3 .000
Texas 0 2 .000
National League
W L Pct
Cincinnati 2 0 1.000
Colorado 1 0 1.000
Los Angeles 1 0 1.000
Miami 1 0 1.000
Houston 2 1 .667
San Francisco 1 1 .500
Arizona 1 2 .333
Atlanta 1 2 .333
Philadelphia 1 2 .333
Pittsburgh 1 2 .333
Washington 1 2 .333
Milwaukee 0 0 .000
Chicago 0 2 .000
New York 0 1 .000
San Diego 0 2 .000
St. Louis 0 1 .000
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.
MONDAY
Detroit 4, Toronto 2
Cincinnati 12, Cleveland 7
Miami 4, St. Louis 3
Baltimore (ss) 3, Tampa Bay 1
Atlanta 10, Houston 5
Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Yankees 3
L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Kansas City 7, Texas 6
L.A. Angels 9, Oakland (ss) 1
Seattle 13, San Diego 7
Oakland (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Colorado 6, Arizona 5
Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1
Pittsburgh 10, Baltimore (ss) 3
Boston 10, Minnesota 2
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., late
SUNDAY
Detroit 18, Atlanta 3
Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 6
Houston 10, Washington 2
Minnesota (ss) 5, Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 8, Pittsburgh 5
N.Y. Yankees 7, Philadelphia 4
Boston 8, Minnesota (ss) 3
Kansas City 6, Texas 1
Oakland 12, Chicago Cubs 10
Milwaukee 1, San Francisco (ss) 1, tie
Seattle 5, San Diego 4
San Francisco (ss) 11, Arizona 1
TUESDAY
N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Houston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
At Lakeland, Fla.
Toronto 000?001?100 2 10 0
Detroit 010?000?21x 4 ?7 1
H.Alvarez, A.Carpenter (2), E.Crawford (4), Frasor (5), Hoey (6), Gil (7), Figueroa (8) and T.d’Arnaud, Y.Gomes; Verlander, Wilk (3), Benoit (5), Coke (6), Pauley (7), Bootcheck (8), Balester (9) and Avila, O.Santos, R.Brantly. W–Pauley. L–Gil. Sv–Balester.
At Goodyear, Ariz.
Cleveland 100?003?102 ?7 ?9 0
Cincinnati 150?024?00x 12 14 0
Masterson, C.Allen (2), D.Lowe (3), Sipp (5), D.Wheeler (6), McAllister (7) and C.Santana, M.Hernandez Cueto, Francis (3), LeCure (5), Reineke (7), Judy (9) and Mesoraco, C.Miller. W–Cueto. L–Masterson. HRs–Cleveland, C.Santana (1). Cincinnati, C.Miller (1).
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Owens 021 011 3 - 8 8 3
Catonsville 500 000 0 - 5 3 3
WP: Sheets LP: Rogers Barron (O) 2-3, RBI, 2 2B.
Olney Central 000 020 0 - 2 3 3
Owens 220 100 X - 5 6 2
WP: Michalak LP: Kreher Iacoangeli(O) 1-2, RBI.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Georgetown 001 100 010 - 3 9 1
Bowling Green 000 002 02x - 4 7 2
WP-Bruns. LP-Vinent. Kubuski (BG) 2-4, 2 RBI.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 13 3 .813 21 10 .677
Buffalo 12 4 .750 18 9 .667
Ohio 11 5 .688 24 7 .774
Kent St. 10 6 .625 20 10 .667
Bowling Green 9 7 .562 16 15 .516
Miami 5 11 .313 9 21 .300
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
E. Michigan 9 7 .563 14 18 .438
Toledo 7 9 .438 17 15 .531
Ball St. 6 10 .375 15 15 .500
W. Michigan 6 10 .375 13 19 .406
C. Michigan 5 11 .313 11 20 .355
N. Illinois 3 13 .188 5 25 .167
TOURNAMENT
MONDAY
Toledo 60, Miami 53
C. Michigan 54, Bowling Green 53
W. Michigan 69, Ball St 63
N. Illinois 55, E. Michigan 52
WEDNESDAY
Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 7
Toledo vs. Central Michigan, 9:30
THURSDAY
Kent St. vs. TBA, 7
Ohio vs. TBA, 9:30
FRIDAY
Akron vs. TBA, 7
Buffalo vs. TBA, 9:30
SATURDAY
Championship, 8
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Michigan St. 13 5 .722 24 7 .774
Michigan 13 5 .722 23 8 .742
Ohio St. 13 5 .722 25 6 .806
Wisconsin 12 6 .667 23 8 .742
Indiana 11 7 .611 24 7 .774
Purdue 10 8 .556 20 11 .645
Northwestern 8 10 .444 18 12 .600
Iowa 8 10 .444 16 15 .516
Illinois 6 12 .333 17 14 .548
Minnesota 6 12 .333 18 13 .581
Nebraska 4 14 .222 12 17 .414
Penn St. 4 14 .222 12 19 .387
SUNDAY
Michigan 71, Penn St. 65
Wisconsin 70, Illinois 56
Ohio St. 72, Michigan St. 70
Indiana 85, Purdue 74
TOURNAMENT
THURSDAY
Iowa vs. Illinois, 11:30 a.m.
Indiana vs. Penn St., 2
Northwestern vs. Minnesota, 5:30
Purdue vs. Nebraska, 8
FRIDAY
Michigan St. vs. TBA, 12
Wisconsin vs. TBA, 2:30
Michigan vs. TBA, 6:30
Ohio State vs. TBA, 9
SATURDAY
TBA, 1:40
TBA, 4
SUNDAY
Championship, 3:30
Ohio State
Player FG% 3% FT% Reb A/TO Pts
Sullinger .535 .379 .749 9.3 35/58 16.9
Thomas .526 .349 .744 4.9 29/34 15.1
Buford .434 .366 .835 4.9 90/67 15.1
Craft .503 .383 .702 3.0 140/64 8.6
Smith .471 .364 .561 4.6 66/37 6.0
Ravenel .545 .000 .698 2.3 9/21 3.9
Weatherspoon .659 .000 .581 1.2 3/8 3.5
Sibert .286 .260 .625 1.5 18/13 3.0
Thompson .508 .083 .556 1.2 24/18 2.41
Ross .308 .250 .857 0.6 1/3 2.3
Williams .545 .000 .391 2.4 1/6 2.0
Scott .267 .063 .286 1.1 56/32 1.2
McDonald .000 .000 .000 0.4 1/4 0.0
TEAM .481 .331 .698 36.7 473/367 74.6
OPPONENTS .407 .319 .693 29.3 306/482 58.5
National
TOURNAMENT
Colonial Athletic Association
VCU 59, Drexel 56
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championship
Loyola (Md.) 48, Fairfield 44
Summit League
Semifinals
North Texas 76, Arkansas St. 72
W. Illinois 54, Oral Roberts 53
Women
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY
Akron 96, Buffalo 82
Cent. Michigan 86, Ball St. 62
N. Illinois 68, W. Michigan 51
Ohio 58, Kent St. 40
At Cleveland
WEDNESDAY
Ohio vs. Central Michigan, noon
Akron vs. Northern Illinois, 2:30
THURSDAY
TBD vs. Miami, noon
TBD vs. Toledo, 2:30
FRIDAY
TBD vs. Bowling Green, noon
TBD vs. TBD
SATURDAY
Championship, 1
National
EAST
Marist 61, Fairfield 35
SOUTH
Campbell 64, Gardner-Webb 51
High Point 74, UNC Asheville 56
Presbyterian 77, Charleston Southern 68
Winthrop 84, Coastal Carolina 47
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
Dayton 56, St. Bonaventure 53
Big East Conference
Semifinals
Notre Dame 73, West Virginia 45
Horizon League
First Round
Cleveland St. 59, Youngstown St. 56
Valparaiso 47, Milwaukee 39
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Coppin St. 76, NC Central 37
Md.-Eastern Shore 51, Savannah St. 28
NC A&T 66, Morgan St. 53
Norfolk St. 51, Bethune-Cookman 41
Patriot League
Semifinals
Holy Cross 67, American U. 52
Navy 64, Lehigh 59
Southern Conference
Championship
Samford 54, Appalachian St. 43
Summit League
Semifinals
S. Dakota St. 79, IUPUI 54
UMKC 71, W. Illinois 56
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
Middle Tennessee 63, FIU 53
UALR 59, FAU 42
West Coast Conference
Championship
BYU 78, Gonzaga 66
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Princeton 5 Penn
Big East Conference
At New York
First Round
UConn 10½ DePaul
Pittsburgh 4 at St. John’s
Seton Hall 4 Providence
Villanova 1 Rutgers
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
at Saint Joseph’s 9½ Charlotte
at UMass 6½ Duquesne
at Dayton 9 George Washington
at La Salle 7 Richmond
Sun Belt Conference
At Hot Springs, Ark.
Championship
Denver 7½ Arkansas St.
or
Denver 6 North Texas
or
Arkansas St. 1 W. Kentucky
or
North Texas 2½ W. Kentucky
Horizon League
Championship
at Valparaiso 1 Detroit
Big Sky Conference
At Missoula, Mont.
Semifinals
Weber St. 5½ Portland St.
at Montana 10½ E. Washington
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
At Winston-Salem, N.C.
First Round
Morgan St. 2 Hampton
NC A&T 4 Howard U.
NC Central 10 Md.-E. Shore
Bethune-Cookman 11 SC State
Coppin St. 7½ Florida A&M
Summit League
At Sioux Falls, S.D.
Championship
S. Dakota St. 9½ W. Illinois
or
S. Dakota St. 1½ Oral Roberts
or
W. Illinois 1½ S. Utah
or
Oral Roberts 9½ S. Utah
Tomorrow
Conference USA
At Memphis, Tenn.
First Round
Rice 1 East Carolina
Marshall 6½ SMU
UTEP 3½ Houston
UAB 6 Tulane
Pac-12 Conference
At Los Angeles
First Round
Oregon St. 3½ Washington St.
UCLA 12½ Southern Cal
Stanford 10 Arizona St.
Colorado 11½ Utah
Big 12 Conference
at Kansas City, Mo.
First Round
Oklahoma 1 Texas A&M
Oklahoma St. 8½ Texas Tech
Southland Conference
At Katy, Texas
Quarterfinals
Stephen F. Austin 8 Sam Houston St.
Lamar 11 Northwestern St.
Texas-Arlington 17 Nicholls St.
UTSA 2 McNeese St.
Southwestern Athletic Conference
At Garland, Texas
Quarterfinals
Texas Southern 6½ Alabama A&M
MVSU 10½ Jackson St.
Northeast Conference
Championship
at LIU Pk RobertMorris
Patriot League
Championship
at Bucknell 5 Lehigh
Thursday
Big Ten Conference
At Indianapolis
First Round
Illinois 2½ Iowa
Indiana 11½ Penn St.
Northwestern Pk Minnesota
Purdue 8 Nebraska
Atlantic Coast Conference
At Atlanta
First Round
Maryland 3½ Wake Forest
NC State 12 Boston College
Clemson 2½ Virginia Tech
Miami 4 at Georgia Tech
Big 12 Conference
At Kansas City, Mo.
Quarterfinals
Baylor Pk Kansas St.
Texas 1 Iowa St.
Southeastern Conference
at New Orleans
First Round
LSU 1 Arkansas
Alabama 8 South Carolina
Mississippi 2½ Auburn
Mississippi St. 5 Georgia
Mountain West Conference
At Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
San Diego St. 6 Boise St.
Colorado St. 3½ TCU
New Mexico 14½ Air Force
at UNLV 10½ Wyoming
Western Athletic Conference
At Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
Idaho 5 Hawaii
New Mexico St. 7 Fresno St.
Nevada 10½ San Jose St.
Utah St. 4½ Louisiana Tech
Big West Conference
At Anaheim, Calif.
Quarterfinals
UC Santa Barbara 9½ Pacific
Cal St.-Fullerton 7½ UC Irvine
Long Beach St. 20½ UC Davis
Cal Poly 5 UC Riverside
Southwestern Athletic Conference
At Garland, Texas
Quarterfinals
Prairie View 2½ Alcorn St.
Alabama St. Pk Ark.-Pine Bluff
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Indiana 6½ Atlanta
Orlando 9½ at Charlotte
at Boston 5 Houston
at Miami 12 New Jersey
L.A. Lakers 5 at Detroit
at Dallas 4½ New York
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Phoenix -160 at Columbus +140
at Philadelphia -135 Detroit +115
at Washington -150 Carolina +130
N.Y. Rangers -115 at New Jersey -105
Boston -155 at Toronto +135
at Tampa Bay -120 Ottawa +100
at St. Louis -150 Chicago +130
at Nashville -145 Los Angeles +125
at Colorado -175 Minnesota +155
at Calgary -145 Montreal +125
at Vancouver -180 Dallas +160
at San Jose -200 Edmonton +170
SPORTLIGHT
March 6
1920–Mickey Roach of Toronto scores five goals to lead the St. Patricks to an 11-2 rout of the Quebec Bulldogs.
1976–Dorothy Hamill wins the World Figure Skating Championships in Goteberg, Sweden.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 22 17 .564 –
Boston 19 17 .528 1½
New York 18 19 .486 3
New Jersey 12 26 .316 9½
Toronto 12 26 .316 9½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 28 9 .757 –
Orlando 25 14 .641 4
Atlanta 22 15 .595 6
Washington 8 29 .216 20
Charlotte 4 31 .114 23
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 32 8 .800 –
Indiana 23 13 .639 7
Milwaukee 15 23 .395 16
Cleveland 13 23 .361 17
Detroit 12 26 .316 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 25 12 .676 –
Memphis 22 15 .595 3
Dallas 22 17 .564 4
Houston 21 17 .553 4½
New Orleans 9 28 .243 16
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 30 8 .789 –
Denver 21 17 .553 9
Minnesota 20 19 .513 10½
Utah 18 19 .486 11½
Portland 18 19 .486 11½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 23 14 .622 –
L.A. Clippers 22 14 .611 ½
Phoenix 17 20 .459 6
Golden State 15 20 .429 7
Sacramento 12 25 .324 11
MONDAY
Utah 109, Cleveland 100
Orlando 92, Toronto 88
Golden State 120, Washington 100
Chicago 92, Indiana 72
Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 91
Minnesota 95, L.A. Clippers 94
Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 93
Sacramento at Denver, late
New Orleans at Portland, late
SUNDAY
Boston 115, New York 111, OT
L.A. Lakers 93, Miami 83
New Jersey 104, Charlotte 101
Toronto 83, Golden State 75
L.A. Clippers 105, Houston 103, OT
Chicago 96, Philadelphia 91
Phoenix 96, Sacramento 88
Denver 99, San Antonio 94
TUESDAY
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Houston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Utah 28 28 29 24 – 109
Cleveland 26 15 31 28 – 100
UTAH: Howard 6-14 2-3 14, Millsap 5-12 3-5 13, Jefferson 9-16 7-8 25, D.Harris 2-4 5-6 9, Bell 1-3 0-0 2, Favors 4-6 0-0 8, Hayward 8-11 5-5 23, Watson 1-2 2-2 5, Miles 0-2 0-0 0, Kanter 1-6 0-0 2, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Burks 1-1 0-0 2, Tinsley 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 40-80 24-29 109.
CLEVELAND: Gee 5-11 2-4 15, Jamison 8-18 5-6 22, Hollins 1-2 1-4 3, Irving 10-19 1-1 22, Parker 2-5 0-0 5, Gibson 2-3 1-2 6, Sessions 5-12 3-3 14, Thompson 1-6 1-3 3, Samuels 2-3 2-2 6, Casspi 1-2 1-2 4. Totals 37-81 17-27 100.
Note: 3-Point Goals – Utah 5-9 (Tinsley 2-2, Hayward 2-3, Watson 1-2, Bell 0-2), Cleveland 9-23 (Gee 3-5, Gibson 1-2, Parker 1-2, Sessions 1-2, Casspi 1-2, Irving 1-4, Jamison 1-6). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Utah 54 (Jefferson 13), Cleveland 45 (Jamison, Hollins, Gee, Irving, Samuels 4). Assists –Utah 24 (Jefferson 7), Cleveland 20 (Jamison 6). Total Fouls–Utah 25, Cleveland 18. Technicals –Bell, Cleveland defensive three second. A – 13,190 (20,562).
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
National League
CHICAGO CUBS–Agreed to terms with RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Lendy Castillo, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Rafael Dolis, RHP Marcos Mateo, RHP Jeff Samardzija, RHP Casey Weathers, LHP Jeff Beliveau, LHP John Gaub, LHP Scott Maine, LHP James Russell, LHP Travis Wood, C Welington Castillo, C Steve Clevenger, INF Darwin Barney, INF Adrian Cardenas, INF Starlin Castro, INF Bryan LaHair, INF Junior Lake, INF Anthony Rizzo, INF Josh Vitters, OF Tony Campana, OF Dave Sappelt and OF Matt Szczur on one-year contracts.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS–Signed INF Uriak Marquez.
LAREDO LEMURS–Signed INF Antoin Gray.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS–Signed INF John Alonso.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS–Signed RHP Josh Cephas and LHP Matt Zielinski to contract extensions. Signed SS Kevin Lovelace.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES–Signed 3B Jake Overstreet.
RIVER CITY RASCALS–Signed RHP Casey Edelbrock and LHP Matt Evers.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS–Placed 1B Ernie Banks on the suspended list.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS–Traded INF Wes Kartch to Roswell (Pecos) for a player to be named. Acquired C Michael Surnia from Abilene (NAL) to complete an earlier trade. Signed OF Doug Thennis to a contract extension. Signed C Michael Surnia.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS–Signed coach Keith Smart to a contract extension through the 2012-13 season.
Women’s National Basketball Association
TULSA SHOCK–Signed C Chanel Mokango.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS–Released CB Domonique Foxworth.
BUFFALO BILLS–Signed WR Stevie Johnson to a contract extension.
DALLAS COWBOYS–Desginated LB Anthony Spencer as the franchise player.
DENVER BRONCOS–Designated K Matt Prater as the franchise player.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–Agreed to terms with DE Robert Mathis.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Designated K Josh Scobee as the franchise player.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Designated WR Dwayne Bowe as the franchise player.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Designated WR Wes Welker as the franchise player.
NEW YORK GIANTS–Designated P Steve Weatherford as the franchise player.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS–Released DE Luis Castillo.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–Named Kunal Malik chief technology officer.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Re-signed OL Jeremy Zuttah to a four-year contract. Designated K Connor Barth as the franchise player.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Designated S Michael Griffin as the franchise player.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS–Released OL Junius Coston.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS–Signed G Marty Turco to a one-year contract.
DALLAS MAVERICKS–Recalled F Sean Williams from Texas (NBADL).
DETROIT RED WINGS–Recalled D Doug Janik, F Chris Conner and G Jordan Pearce from Grand Rapids (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS–Recalled F Andreas Engqvist from Hamilton (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS–Recalled G Ben Bishop from Binghamton (AHL). Assigned G Robin Lehner to Binghamton.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Assigned G Braden Holtby to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPID GRIFFINS–Announced G Tom McCollum was reassigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL). Recalled D Bryan Rufenach from Toledo.
ECHL
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS–Announced G Matt Keetley was loaned to Houston (AHL).
Central Hockey League
EVANSVILLE ICEMEN–Placed F Mark Cody on leave of absence. Announced F Mario Boilard was placed on league suspension for two games.
QUAD CITY MALLARDS–Announced G David Brown was assigned to the team by Abbotsford (AHL). Placed G Justin Grant on waivers.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION–Waived MF Ryan Kinne and forward Zack Schilawski.
PHILADELPHIA UNION–Signed F Cristhian Hernandez.
COLLEGE
BROWN–Announced it will not renew the contract of men’s basketball coach Jesse Agel.
GEORGE WASHINGTON–Fired women’s basketball coach Mike Bozeman.
NEBRASKA-KEARNEY–Named Andy Siegal offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S–Fired men’s basketball coach Ken Spencer.
WINTHROP–Fired men’s basketball coach Randy Peele.