Scoreboard: 3-08
3/8/2012PREP 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
Defiance 73, Scott 53
Sandusky Perkins 49, Wauseon 45
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
Final, Toledo Christian vs. Maumee Valley, Friday, 7
At Liberty-Benton
Final, Arlington vs. Columbus Grove, Friday, 7
At Napoleon
Final, Kalida vs. Edgerton, Friday, 7
Scott 15 16 11 11 – 53
Defiance 23 12 18 20 – 73
SCOTT: Allen 4-1-0-11, Collins 3-0-6, Lane 1-0-2, Pratt 0-1-2-5, Kynard 4-2-3-17, Norwood 3-1-7, Crosby 0-0-1-1, Gilmer 2-0-4. Totals 17-4-7-53.
DEFIANCE: Kidston 2-2-4-12, Herrett 2-0-4, Tobias 4-0-2-10, Moore 0-1-3, Scott 4-0-4-12, Murray 1-0-1-3, To. Gulliam 7-1-3-20, Tr. Gulliam 2-0-1-5, Shankle 1-0-2. Totals 23-4-15-73.
Wauseon 14 10 11 7 3 – 45
Perkins 18 10 10 4 7 – 49
WAUSEON: Bzovi 1-1-5-10, Woten 3-1-1-6, Wooley 6-0-1-13, Dietrich 0-1-3, Henricks 3-1-9. Totals 13-4-7-45.
SANDUSKY PERKINS: Smith 0-1-3, Williams 7-0-2-16, Ebert 4-0-1-9, Doster 3-2-1-13, Benkey 3-0-6, Genter 1-0-2. Totals 18-3-4-49.
State scores
Division I
Akr. Firestone 57, Stow-Munroe Falls 53, OT
Can. Timken 46, Massillon Jackson 43
Cols. Northland 73, Zanesville 34
Grafton Midview 68, N. Royalton 60
Lakewood St. Edward 56, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 34
Lyndhurst Brush 62, Eastlake N. 52
Pickerington Cent. 72, Westerville S. 55
Powell Olentangy Liberty 53, Gahanna Lincoln 50
Shaker Hts. 70, Cle. St. Ignatius 61
Warren Harding 63, Youngs. East 44
Division II
Akr. East 69, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 40
Alliance 56, Akr. Hoban 52
Chardon NDCL 69, Orange 56
Cin. Taft 73, St. Paris Graham 47
Cle. Benedictine 59, Cle. Cent. Cath. 50
Cols. Eastmoor 51, Cols. DeSales 42
Cols. Watterson 45, Cols. Hartley 43
Day. Dunbar 67, Cin. Aiken 60
Elida 72, Willard 46
Lexington 65, Lima Bath 40
New Philadelphia 38, New Concord John Glenn 36
Poland Seminary 53, Ravenna SE 40
Division III
Beachwood 57, Gates Mills Hawken 50
Bedford St. Peter Chanel 86, Rocky River Lutheran W. 46
Coshocton 59, Lore City Buckeye Trail 40
Division IV
Cle. VASJ 66, Dalton 49
Newark Cath. 52, Shekinah Christian 48
Richmond Hts. 55, Cuyahoga Hts. 44
Zanesville Rosecrans 53, Malvern 44
Michigan districts
Milan 9 6 18 16 – 49
Bedford 9 11 12 21 – 53
MILAN: Tjrnage 5-3-13, Neely 0-1-0-3, Martinsen 0-3-3, Duffin 3-2-5-17, .Elam 1-0-2, Novak 1-0-2, Davis 3-1-0-9. Totals: 13-4-11-49.
BEDFORD: Guss 2-2-6, McFadden 2-2-6, Wise 0-1-0-3, Boss 0-1-1, Rightnowar 3-2-8, Lamb 6-8-20, Harris 2-5-9. totals: 15-1-20-53.
Girls Regionals
Division I
Final, Notre Dame vs. Wadsworth, Saturday, Noon
Division II
Ontario
Final, Lima Bath vs. Clyde, Friday, 7:30
Division III
Lexington
Liberty-Benton 40, Archbold 32
Centerburg 43, Collins Western Reserve 36
Final, Liberty-Benton vs. Centerburg, Saturday at Lexington, 1:30
Division IV
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
State scores
Division III
Cols. Africentric 66, Beverly Ft. Frye 54
Oak Hill 50, Proctorville Fairland 33
Smithville 45, Hanoverton United 29
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Driver Standings
1. Denny Hamlin, 89.
2. Greg Biffle, 83.
3. Kevin Harvick, 81.
4. Matt Kenseth, 79.
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 72.
6. Martin Truex Jr., 71.
(tie) Mark Martin, 71.
8. Joey Logano, 70.
9. Kyle Busch, 66.
10. Carl Edwards, 63.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Boston 3 0 1.000
Detroit 5 0 1.000
Seattle 5 1 .833
Los Angeles 2 1 .667
Oakland 4 2 .667
Kansas City 3 2 .600
Toronto 3 2 .600
Baltimore 2 2 .500
Cleveland 2 2 .500
Minnesota 3 3 .500
Texas 2 2 .500
New York 2 3 .400
Tampa Bay 1 4 .200
Chicago 0 3 .000
National League
W L Pct
Houston 4 1 .800
Milwaukee 2 1 .667
San Francisco 3 2 .600
Chicago 2 2 .500
Cincinnati 2 2 .500
Los Angeles 1 1 .500
New York 2 2 .500
Washington 2 2 .500
Philadelphia 2 3 .400
Pittsburgh 2 3 .400
Colorado 1 2 .333
Miami 1 2 .333
Arizona 1 4 .200
Atlanta 1 4 .200
San Diego 1 4 .200
St. Louis 0 2 .000
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.
WEDNESDAY
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 0
Washington 3, St. Louis 3, tie
Houston 10, Philadelphia 3
N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 0
Baltimore 6, Minnesota 0
Detroit 5, Atlanta 1
Toronto (ss) 3, Boston 3, tie
Toronto (ss) 8, Pittsburgh 6
Chicago Cubs 6, Kansas City 4
San Francisco 8, Colorado 6
Texas 6, San Diego (ss) 2
Milwaukee 10, Chicago White Sox 6
Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 4
Oakland 3, L.A. Dodgers 3, tie
San Diego (ss) 5, Cincinnati 0
Cleveland 10, Arizona 2
TUESDAY
Detroit 3, Miami 1
Washington 5, Atlanta 2
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 0
Houston 4, N.Y. Mets (ss) 1
Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2
Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Yankees 4
N.Y. Mets (ss) 8, St. Louis 6
Boston 5, Baltimore 4
Chicago Cubs 11, Colorado 4
San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers 4
Kansas City (ss) 7, San Diego 4
Oakland 6, Milwaukee 0
Seattle 8, Cincinnati 6
Cleveland 3, Kansas City (ss) 2
L.A. Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Texas 16, Arizona 3
THURSDAY
N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
FRIDAY
St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
At Lakeland, Fla.
Atlanta 000 000 100– 1 5 1
Detroit 041 000 00x– 5 7 0
Beachy, Asencio (3), Gearrin (4), D.Hughes (5), Rice (6), E.Cordier (7), Z.Spruill (8) and McCann, Boscan Ja.Turner, L.Marte (2), A.Oliver (4), Dotel (7), Valverde (8), Benoit (9) and Avila, B.Holaday. W–L.Marte. L–Beachy. HRs–Detroit, Mi.Cabrera (1).
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cleveland 304 020 010– 10 11 0
Arizona 020 000 000– 2 4 0
D.Huff, J.Smith (4), Ambriz (5), C.Allen (7), Herrmann (8) and C.Santana, Carlin Cahill, Skaggs (3), Breslow (3), Ziegler (5), B.Lorin (6), Jo.Martinez (7), K.Munson (8), Albaladejo (9) and H.Blanco, Tatum. W–D.Huff. L–Cahill. HRs–Cleveland, Kipnis (1), Choo (1), Hannahan (1).
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Toledo 004 000 000 - 4 3 2
Coastal Caro. 206 000 20x -m 10 13 2
WP-Reynoso. LP-Schmenk. Lapikas (T) 1-4, 4 RBI, HR.
Owens 030 021 000 - 6 9 3
USC Sumter 005 203 00x-10 12 2
WP: Black, LP: Jones, Hotmer: 3-5, 2 RBI
EAST
Centenary, N.J. 13, N.J. City 7
Rutgers-Camden 6, John Jay 3
Seton Hall 3, Manhattan 0
SOUTH
Armstrong Atlantic 9, Urbana 5
Ausgutsa St. 3, St. Andrew’s 0
Belmont 3, Murray St. 2
Campbellsville 6, Bellarmine 0
Christian Brothers 5, LeMoyne-Owen 1
Maryland 4, Navy 2
Methodist 5, Emory & Henry 0
Misericordia 8, Susquehanna 7
North Carolina 3, Elon 0
N.C. State 11, Davidson 0
St. Catharine 15, Brescia 5, 7 innings
San Diego 3, Lipscomb 2
Union, Ky. 16, Cumberlands 7, 7 innings
Wake Forest 3, Valparaiso 0
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 23 17 .575 –
Boston 20 18 .526 2
New York 18 21 .462 4½
Toronto 13 26 .333 9½
New Jersey 13 27 .325 10
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 30 9 .769 –
Orlando 25 15 .625 5½
Atlanta 23 16 .590 7
Washington 9 29 .237 20½
Charlotte 5 32 .135 24
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 33 8 .805 –
Indiana 23 14 .622 8
Milwaukee 15 24 .385 17
Cleveland 14 23 .378 17
Detroit 13 26 .333 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 26 12 .684 –
Memphis 22 15 .595 3½
Dallas 23 17 .575 4
Houston 21 19 .525 6
New Orleans 9 29 .237 17
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 31 8 .795 –
Denver 22 18 .550 9½
Minnesota 21 19 .525 10½
Utah 19 19 .500 11½
Portland 19 20 .487 12
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 22 15 .595 –
L.A. Lakers 23 16 .590 –
Phoenix 17 21 .447 5½
Golden State 15 20 .429 6
Sacramento 12 26 .316 10½
WEDNESDAY
Utah 99, Charlotte 93
Toronto 116, Houston 98
Washington 106, L.A. Lakers 101
Philadelphia 103, Boston 71
Miami 89, Atlanta 86
Oklahoma City 115, Phoenix 104
Minnesota 106, Portland 94
Chicago 106, Milwaukee 104
New Jersey 101, L.A. Clippers 100
San Antonio 118, New York 105
Cleveland 100, Denver 99
New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Charlotte 100, Orlando 84
Atlanta 101, Indiana 96
Boston 97, Houston 92, OT
Detroit 88, L.A. Lakers 85, OT
Miami 108, New Jersey 78
Dallas 95, New York 85
THURSDAY
Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
New Jersey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Utah at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Leaders
THROUGH TUESDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL 38 397 246 1090 28.7
Durant, OKC 38 377 242 1066 28.1
James, MIA 37 376 240 1022 27.6
Love, MIN 36 298 257 913 25.4
Westbrook, OKC 38 337 193 899 23.7
Wade, MIA 29 249 152 653 22.5
D. Williams, NJN 38 283 197 853 22.4
Ellis, GOL 34 284 142 754 22.2
Aldridge, POR 36 318 140 777 21.6
Griffin, LAC 36 310 143 764 21.2
Howard, ORL 40 309 210 828 20.7
Nowitzki, DAL 36 260 166 726 20.2
Paul, LAC 31 224 121 610 19.7
Lee, GOL 34 268 116 652 19.2
Parker, SAN 36 263 155 690 19.2
Jennings, MIL 38 263 113 720 18.9
Gay, MEM 37 283 103 698 18.9
Jefferson, UTA 34 278 80 636 18.7
Irving, CLE 32 223 108 596 18.6
Bosh, MIA 35 250 140 647 18.5
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Chandler, NYK 147 214 .687
Pekovic, MIN 144 252 .571
Howard, ORL 309 545 .567
Gortat, PHX 249 442 .563
Bynum, LAL 229 411 .557
James, MIA 376 679 .554
Nash, PHX 183 340 .538
Griffin, LAC 310 587 .528
McGee, WAS 188 358 .525
Boozer, CHI 271 519 .522
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Howard, ORL 40 149 450 599 15.0
Love, MIN 36 150 343 493 13.7
Bynum, LAL 34 115 323 438 12.9
Cousins, SAC 37 170 253 423 11.4
Griffin, LAC 36 115 283 398 11.1
Gortat, PHX 37 101 291 392 10.6
Humphries, NJN 36 132 244 376 10.4
Noah, CHI 39 150 257 407 10.4
Gasol, LAL 38 115 278 393 10.3
Monroe, DET 39 162 236 398 10.2
Assists
G AST AVG
Nash, PHX 34 369 10.9
Rondo, BOS 27 276 10.2
Calderon, TOR 38 327 8.6
Paul, LAC 31 258 8.3
Rubio, MIN 39 322 8.3
D. Williams, NJN 38 309 8.1
Parker, SAN 36 286 7.9
Wall, WAS 37 289 7.8
Rose, CHI 30 231 7.7
Lowry, HOU 37 269 7.3
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 33 3 5 46 185 220
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 32 21 2 5 71 220 208
Cincinnati 29 21 2 7 67 195 189
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 34 17 7 4 79 185 173
Greenville 36 21 2 2 76 200 184
S. Carolina 33 23 4 1 71 161 147
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
x-Colorado 32 20 1 5 70 217 204
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 25 1 4 63 167 175
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.
WEDNESDAY
Kalamazoo 6, Cincinnati 5, OT
Stockton at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Utah, 9:05
Bakersfield at Idaho, 9:10
THURSDAY
No games scheduled
FRIDAY
Toledo at Reading, 7:05
Elmira at Trenton, 7
Greenville at South Carolina, 7:05
Chicago at Kalamazoo, 7:30
Florida at Wheeling, 7:35
Stockton at Utah, 9:05
Bakersfield at Idaho, 9:10
Las Vegas at Ontario, 10
Colorado at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
WEDNESDAY
Western Michigan 71, Northern Illinois 54
Toledo 75, Central Michigan 72
THURSDAY
Kent St. vs. Western Michigan, 7
Ohio vs. Toledo, 9:30
FRIDAY
Akron vs. TBA, 7
Buffalo vs. TBA, 9:30
SATURDAY
Championship, 8
All-MAC First Team
Mitchell Watt, Buffalo
Javon McCrea, Buffalo
Justin Greene, Kent State
Julian Mavunga, Miami
D.J. Cooper, Ohio
All-MAC Second Team
Zeke Marshall, Akron
Alex Abreu, Akron
Jarrod Jones, Ball State
A’uston Calhoun, Bowling Green
Rian Pearson, Toledo
All-MAC Third Team
Nikola Cvetinovic, Akron
Scott Thomas, Bowling Green
Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan
Darrell Lampley, Eastern Michigan
Michael Porrini, Kent State
Honorable Mention
Randal Holt, Kent State
Carlton Guyton, Kent State
Ivo Baltic, Ohio
Walter Offutt, Ohio
Curtis Dennis, Toledo
Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan
All-Freshman Team
Aaron Adeoye, Ball State
Austin McBroom, Central Michigan
Brian Sullivan, Miami
Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois
Julius Brown, Toledo
Big Ten Conference
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
National
TOURNAMENT
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Texas A&M 62, Oklahoma 53
Big East Conference
Second Round
Georgetown 64, Pittsburgh 52
Louisville 61, Seton Hall 55
UConn 71, West Virginia 67, OT
Conference USA
First Round
East Carolina 68, Rice 66
Marshall 74, SMU 56
UTEP 67, Houston 62, OT
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Hampton 59, Savannah St. 46
Northeast Conference
Championship
LIU 90, Robert Morris 73
Pacific-12 Conference
First Round
Oregon St. 69, Washington St. 64
UCLA 55, Southern Cal 40
Patriot League
Championship
Lehigh 82, Bucknell 77
Southland Conference
Quarterfinals
Lamar 76, Northwestern St. 69
Southwestern Athletic Conference
First Round
Texas Southern 75, Alabama A&M 62
Women
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
At Cleveland
WEDNESDAY
Cent. Michigan 58, Ohio 55
N. Illinois 61, Akron 60
THURSDAY
Central Michigan vs. Miami, noon
N. Illinois vs. Toledo, 2:30
FRIDAY
TBD vs. Bowling Green, noon
TBD vs. TBD
SATURDAY
Championship, 1
National
TOURNAMENT
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Texas Tech 81, Texas 58
Conference USA
First Round
East Carolina 59, Tulsa 49
SMU 53, Marshall 52
Southern Miss. 71, UCF 49
Horizon League
Quarterfinals
Detroit 79, Cleveland St. 43
Green Bay 77, Valparaiso 53
Ill.-Chicago 66, Butler 53
Wright St. 91, Loyola of Chicago 67
Pacific-12 Conference
First Round
Arizona 61, UCLA 57
Colorado 55, Utah 41
Washington 72, Oregon 56
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 42 16 7 91 180 137
Pittsburgh 40 21 5 85 212 170
Philadelphia 37 21 7 81 213 193
New Jersey 37 24 5 79 184 176
N.Y. Islanders 28 29 9 65 155 195
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 39 23 3 81 214 154
Ottawa 35 25 8 78 209 201
Buffalo 31 28 8 70 166 188
Toronto 30 30 7 67 200 209
Montreal 25 32 10 60 174 189
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 6 70 175 188
Tampa Bay 31 29 6 68 187 226
Carolina 25 27 15 65 177 203
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 42 18 7 91 174 132
Detroit 43 21 3 89 211 156
Nashville 38 21 7 83 188 171
Chicago 36 25 7 79 203 200
Columbus 21 38 7 49 156 216
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 41 18 8 90 211 166
Colorado 35 29 4 74 178 181
Calgary 30 25 12 72 164 185
Minnesota 28 29 10 66 144 187
Edmonton 26 34 6 58 175 198
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 36 26 5 77 179 180
Phoenix 33 25 9 75 173 170
San Jose 33 24 8 74 181 166
Los Angeles 31 23 12 74 147 143
Anaheim 29 28 10 68 170 188
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
WEDNESDAY
Buffalo 3, Carolina 2, OT
Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 2
TUESDAY
Edmonton 3, San Jose 2, SO
Boston 5, Toronto 4
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2
Carolina 4, Washington 3, OT
Columbus 3, Phoenix 2
Ottawa 7, Tampa Bay 3
St. Louis 5, Chicago 1
Los Angeles 5, Nashville 4
Colorado 7, Minnesota 1
Calgary 5, Montreal 4
Dallas 5, Vancouver 2
THURSDAY
Buffalo at Boston, 7
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7
Florida at Philadelphia, 7
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30
Anaheim at St. Louis, 8
Colorado at Nashville, 8
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9
Montreal at Edmonton, 9:30
Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10
FRIDAY
Florida at Pittsburgh, 7
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7:30
N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 8:30
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES – Agreed to terms with 2B David Adams, OF Zoilo Almonte, RHP Dellin Betances, LHP Cesar Cabral, C Francisco Cervelli, 2B Corban Joseph, RHP George Kontos, 3B Brandon Laird, OF Justin Maxwell, OF Melky Mesa, RHP Brad Meyers, RHP William Mitchell, RHP Ivan Nova, SS Eduardo Nunez, SS Ramiro Pena, RHP David Phelps, RHP Michael Pineda, C Austin Romine and RHP Cory Wade on one-year contracts.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Announced the retirement of INF Carlos Guillen.
International League
SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE YANKEES – Announced team will be called Empire State Yankees this season.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS – Signed LHP Jon Kibler.
WORCESTER TORNADOES – Released C Anthony Sosnoskie.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM – Signed RHP Sean Gregory.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES – Signed RHP Patrick Arnold.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS – Signed RHP Blake Brewer and 1B Steven Felix.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS – Signed C Mike Valadez.
North American League
SAN ANGELO COLTS – Traded 1B Daryl Jones to Bridgeport (Atlantic) for future considerations.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Fined Dallas G Jason Kidd $25,000 for for public criticism of officiating after Monday’s game.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS – Re-signed WR Ruvell Martin.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Released QB Peyton Manning.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Released CB Marcus Trufant.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS – Assigned F Chris Connor to Grand Rapids (AHL). Extended their affiliation agreement with Grand Rapids (AHL) for five years through the 2016-17 season.
MONTREAL CANADIENS – Reassigned F Andreas Engqvist and F Louis Leblanc to Hamilton (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – Recalled G Dustin Tokarski from Norfolk (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL – Suspended Norfolk RW Eric Neilson three games, Norfolk LW Pierre-Cedric Labrie two games, Springfield C Adam Mair three games and Springfield D Greg Amadio two games and fined each club undisclosed amounts for their actions during pregame warm-ups before Saturday’s games.
BINGHAMTON SENATORS – Recalled F Corey Cowick from Elmira (ECHL).
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS – Assigned G Mike Spillane to Arizona (CHL).
Central Hockey League
FORT WAYNE KOMETS – Waived G Larkin Saalfrank.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE – Signed D Arne Friedrich.
D.C. UNITED – Signed M Lance Rozeboom.
FC DALLAS – Named Fernando Clavijo technical director.
COLLEGE
NEBRASKA – Named Terry Joseph defensive secondary coach.
FOOTBALL
Arena League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Iowa 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
San Antonio 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
San Jose 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Spokane 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 .000 0 0
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Georgia 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Orlando 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
FRIDAY
Pittsburgh at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Utah at San Antonio, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Cleveland at Georgia, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa at Spokane, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
Georgia at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH1 7
Spokane at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Utah at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 18
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 4 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
March 8
1971–Joe Frazier wins the world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali.
2004–Air Force punctuates a record-setting season when it moved into The Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 for the first time in the program’s 48-year history. Air Force (22-5) has a team record for wins, five more than previous record in 1957-58.
2005–Oakland (Mich.) upsets top-seeded Oral Roberts 61-60 to win the Mid-Continent Conference tournament and an automatic bid to the NCAAs. It’s the fourth straight season a team with a losing record has made the men’s NCAA tournament.
2008–At age 60, Saoul Mamby loses a unanimous 10-round decision to Anthony Osbourne in Grand Cayman. Mamby, a former super lightweight champion, becomes the oldest boxer in a sanctioned fight.
2008–Kevin Garnett scores 17 points to reach the 20,000-point plateau in Boston’s 119-89 victory over Memphis.
2010–The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies set an NCAA women’s record by winning their 71st straight game, a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. UConn surpasses its own mark set from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.
CULVER-GLANTZ LINE
NCAA Basketball
Big Ten Conference
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Illinois 2 Iowa
Indiana 13½ Penn St.
Northwestern 2½ Minnesota
Purdue 9½ Nebraska
Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland 4 Wake Forest
NC State 12½ Boston College
Clemson 2½ Virginia Tech
Miami 6½ Georgia Tech
Big East Conference
Syracuse 6 UConn
Georgetown 3 Cincinnati
Marquette 5 Seton Hall
or Marquette 1 Louisville
Notre Dame 4 Villanova
or Notre Dame 1 South Florida
Big 12 Conference
Baylor 2 Kansas St.
Kansas 14 Texas A&M
or Kansas 13 Oklahoma
Missouri 19 Texas Tech
or Missouri 10½ Oklahoma St.
Texas 1 Iowa St.
Southeastern Conference
LSU 2 Arkansas
Alabama 9 South Carolina
Mississippi 4 Auburn
Mississippi St. 5 Georgia
Conference USA
Southern Miss. 6½ East Carolina
Tulsa Pk Marshall
at Memphis 20 Houston
or at Memphis 16½ UTEP
UCF 7½ Tulane
or UCF 1½ UAB
Pac-12 Conference
Washington 1 Oregon St.
Arizona 11½ Southern Cal
or UCLA 1 Arizona
California 14 Arizona St.
or California 4 Stanford
Oregon 14½ Utah
or Oregon 2 Colorado
Mountain West Conference
San Diego St. 7½ Boise St.
Colorado St. 4 TCU
New Mexico 15 Air Force
at UNLV 9½ Wyoming
Western Athletic Conference
Idaho 5 Hawaii
New Mexico St. 7½ Fresno St.
Nevada 11½ San Jose St.
Utah St. 3½ Louisiana Tech
Big West Conference
UC Santa Barbara 10½ Pacific
Cal St.-Fullerton 7½ UC Irvine
Long Beach St. 19½ UC Davis
Cal Poly 5½ UC Riverside
Mid-American Conference
Kent St. 4½ W. Michigan
or Kent St. 14½ N. Illinois
Ohio 10 Toledo
or Ohio 12 Cent. Michigan
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Chicago 7 Orlando
Dallas 3 at Phoenix
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at New Jersey -180 N.Y. Islanders +160
at Washington -160 Tampa Bay +140
at Philadelphia -180 Florida +160
at Boston -200 Buffalo +170
Los Angeles -140 at Columbus +120
N.Y. Rangers -130 at Ottawa +110
at St. Louis -180 Anaheim +160
at Nashville -160 Colorado +140
at Dallas -110 San Jose -110
at Phoenix -200 Minnesota +170
at Edmonton -135 Montreal +115
at Vancouver -200 Winnipeg +170