Boys Sectionals
Division I
At Whitmer
Rogers vs. Waite, Thursday, 6:15
Winner vs. Southview, Friday, 6:15
Maumee vs. Start, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Central Catholic, Friday, 8
At Central Catholic
Northview vs. St. Francis, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. St. John's, Friday, 6:15
Bowsher (15-5) vs. Springfield (12-6), Feb. 26, 8
Winner vs. Whitmer, Friday, 8
At Liberty-Benton
Perrysburg vs. Lima Senior, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Fremont Ross, Friday, 6:15
Findlay vs. Clay, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Anthony Wayne, Friday, 8.
At Galion
Norwalk vs. Sandusky, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Marion Harding, Friday, 6:15
Ashland vs. Mansfield Madison, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Mansfield Senior, Friday, 8
Division II
At Swanton
Defiance vs. Eastwood, Tuesday, 6:15
Otsego vs. Wauseon, Tuesday, 8
Winners meet for sectional title, Friday, 6:15
Napoleon vs. Rossford, Wednesday, 6:15
Bryan vs. Bowling Green, Wednesday, 8
Winners meet for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Clay
Sandusky Perkins vs. Edison, Tuesday, 6:15
Bellevue vs. Port Clinton, Tuesday, 8
Winners meet for sectional title, Friday, 6:15
Oak Harbor vs. Clyde, Wednesday, 6:15
Woodward vs. Scott, Wednesday, 8
Winners meet for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Lima Senior
Lima Bath vs. Lima Shawnee, Tuesday, 6:15
Kenton vs. St. Marys Memorial, Tuesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 6:15
Elida vs. Van Wert, Wednesday, 6:15
Celina vs. Wapakoneta, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Bucyrus
Shelby vs. Upper Sandusky Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Lexington, Friday, 6:15
Willard vs. Galion, Tuesday, 6:15
Clear Fork vs. Tiffin Columbian, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
Division III
At Defiance
Hicksville vs. Fairview, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, Friday, 6:15
Tinora vs. Paulding, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Wayne Trace, Friday, 8
At Otsego
Patrick Henry vs. Swanton , Tuesday, 6:15.
Winner vs. Archbold, Friday, 6:15
Delta vs. Liberty Center, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Evergreen, Friday, 8,
At Findlay
Lakota vs. Fostoria, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Liberty-Benton, Friday, 6:15
Carey vs. Van Buren Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Elmwood, Friday, 8
At Wapakoneta
Delphos Jefferson vs. Allen East, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. Lima Central Catholic, Friday, 6:15
Spencerville vs. Parkway, Wednesday, 6:15
Bluffton vs. Coldwater, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Lexington
Ontario vs. Ashland Crestview, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Bucyrus, Friday, 6:15
Seneca East vs. Wynford, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. New London, Friday, 8
At Sandusky
Castalia Margaretta vs. Genoa, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Huron, Friday, 6:15
Woodmore vs. Western Reserve, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Lake, Friday, 8
Division IV
At Coldwater
Fort Recovery vs. Marion Local, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. New Bremen, Friday, 6:15
St. Henry vs. Waynesfield-Goshen, Wednesday, 6:15
New Knoxville vs. Minster, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Van Wert
Ottoville vs. Lima Perry, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. Convoy Crestview, Friday, 6:15
Delphos St. John's vs. Fort Jennings, Wednesday, 6:15
Lima Temple Christian vs. Lincolnview, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Kenton
Ridgemont vs. Ada, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. Arlington, Friday, 6:15
Vanlue vs. Riverdale, Wednesday, 6:15
Upper Scioto Valley vs. Hardin Northern, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Ottawa-Glandorf
Pandora-Gilboa vs. McComb, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. Columbus Grove, Friday, 6:15
Leipsic vs. North Baltimore, Wednesday, 6:15
Cory-Rawson vs. Arcadia, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Bryan
North Central vs. Montpelier, Tuesday, 7.
Winner vs. Fayette, Friday, 6:15
Pettisville vs. Edon, Wednesday, 6:15.
Stryker vs. Hilltop, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Paulding
Ayersville vs. Kalida, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. Edgerton, Friday, 6:15
Holgate vs. Continental, Wednesday, 6:15.
Miller City vs. Antwerp, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Ontario
Mansfield Christian vs. Lucas, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Colonel Crawford, Friday, 6:15
Mansfield St. Peter's vs. Crestline, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Buckeye Central, Friday, 8
At Norwalk
Sandusky St. Mary's vs. Plymouth, Tuesday, 6:15
Winner vs. Monroeville , Friday, 6:15
Norwalk St. Paul vs. South Central, Tuesday, 8
Winner vs. Danbury, Friday, 8
At Fostoria
Mohawk vs. Tiffin Calvert, Tuesday, 7
Winner vs. Old Fort, Friday, 6:15
Fostoria St. Wendelin vs. Hopewell-Loudon, Wednesday, 6:15
New Riegel vs. Bettsville, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
At Eastwood
Cardinal Stritch vs. Maumee Valley, Tuesday, 7.
Winner vs. Toledo Christian, Friday, 6:15
Ottawa Hills vs. Northwood, Wednesday, 6:15
Fremont St. Joseph vs. Gibsonburg, Wednesday, 8
Winners play for sectional title, Friday, 8
State scores
Beachwood 81, Mentor Lake Cath. 64
Division I
Can. McKinley 66, Akr. Kenmore 46
Canfield 58, Can. Glenoak 52
Cle. E. Tech 87, Mayfield 57
Copley 59, Wooster 47
Eastlake N. 60, E. Cle. Shaw 51
Lorain 64, Avon 56
Olmsted Falls 69, Amherst Steele 61
Youngs. East 74, Youngs. Boardman 52
Division II
Beloit W. Branch 62, Struthers 50
Chagrin Falls 51, Peninsula Woodridge 49
Day. Dunbar 60, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 43
Franklin 66, Day. Carroll 61
Jefferson Area 64, Conneaut 58
Mantua Crestwood 54, Hubbard 36
Tallmadge 52, Mogadore Field 40
Warrensville Hts. 60, Painesville Harvey 38
Division III
Brookfield 77, Orwell Grand Valley 44
Campbell Memorial 49, Garrettsville Garfield 46
Canfield S. Range 67, Atwater Waterloo 55
Independence 62, Brooklyn 52
Louisville Aquinas 81, Rootstown 64
Newton Falls 57, Youngs. Liberty 48
Orrville 53, Sullivan Black River 32
W. Salem NW 79, Wellington 75
Wickliffe 63, Cle. St. Martin De Porres 50
Division IV
Dalton 61, Ashland Mapleton 26
Richmond Hts. 97, Newbury 46
Sebring McKinley 61, Canton Heritage Christian 53
Vienna Mathews 66, Thompson Ledgemont 52
Youngs. Christian 57, E. Can. 38
Girls Districts
Division I
Liberty-Benton
Fremont Ross vs. Ashland, Thursday, 7 at Galion
Perrysburg vs. Lima Senior, Thursday, 7 at Otsego
Winners, Saturday, 2 at Liberty Benton
Perrysburg
Notre Dame vs. Southview, Wednesday, 7 at Central Catholic
Central Catholic vs. Northview, Thursday, 7 at Clay
Winners, Saturday, 2 at Perrysburg
Division II
At Paulding
Van Wert vs.Lima Bath, Thursday, 6:15
Celina vs. Wauseon, Thursday, 8
Winners, Saturday 7
At Lake
Rogers vs. Bellevue, Thursday, 6:15
Port Clinton vs. Rossford, Thursday, 8
Winners, Saturday, 7
Division III
At Kalida
Delta vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, Thursday, 6:15
Archbold vs. Harrod Allen East, Thursday, 8
Winners, Saturday, 3
At Central Catholic
Elmwood vs. Genoa, Thursday, 6:15
Woodmore vs. Liberty-Benton, Thursday, 8
Winners, Saturday, 3
Division IV
At Archbold
North Central vs. Fayette, Thursday, 6:15
Pettisville vs. Edgerton, Thursday, 8
Wnners, Saturday, 7
At Lakota
Toledo Christian vs. Arcadia, Thursday, 6:15
Carey vs. Fremont St. Joseph, Thursday, 8
Winners, Saturday, 7
At Liberty-Benton
Patrick Henry vs. McComb, Thursday, 6:15
Riverdale vs. Leipsic, Thursday, 8
Winners, Saturday, 7
State scores
Division I
Cin. Princeton 71, Kings Mills Kings 35
Cin. Ursuline Academy 41, Cin. Mercy 38
Michigan Districts
Bedford 16 6 12 16 – 50
Milan 1 0 2 4 – 7
BEDFORD: Rightnowar 2-1-5, Lisk 1-2-4, Lewandowski 4-2-10, Bowie 1-1-0-5, Killinen 1-0-2, Andrews 3-0-6, Dey 0-1-0-3, Knauss 0-2-2, Copciac 0-1-1, Anderson 2-1-5, Schott 2-1-0-7. Totals: 16-3-9-50.
MILAN: Splitt 0-2-2, Hagan 0-3-3, McNamara 0-1-1, Baker 0-1-1. Totals: 0-7-7.
glantz-culver line
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Indiana 5 at Minnesota
at George Mason 6½ Towson
Memphis 4 at Xavier
at Alabama 12 Auburn
at Detroit 12½ Loyola of Chicago
at Green Bay 15½ Milwaukee
at Ill. Chicago Pk Wright St.
at Valparaiso 13½ Youngstown St.
at Air Force 5 Wyoming
Florida 8½ at Tennessee
at Florida St. 5½ Wake Forest
at Wisconsin 18 Nebraska
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Philadelphia 11½ Orlando
at Indiana 8 Golden State
at Miami 14½ Sacramento
at New Orleans 2 Brooklyn
at Chicago 9 Cleveland
at Dallas 5 Milwaukee
at Phoenix 4½ Minnesota
at L.A. Clippers 15½ Charlotte
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Indiana (64) 24-3 1,624 1
2. Gonzaga (1) 27-2 1,530 3
3. Duke 24-3 1,461 6
4. Michigan 23-4 1,411 7
5. Miami 22-4 1,317 2
6. Kansas 23-4 1,272 9
7. Georgetown 21-4 1,236 11
8. Florida 22-4 1,164 5
9. Michigan St. 22-6 1,105 4
10. Louisville 22-5 1,047 10
11. Arizona 23-4 998 12
12. Syracuse 22-5 915 8
13. Kansas St. 22-5 875 13
14. New Mexico 23-4 764 16
15. Oklahoma St. 20-6 692 14
16. Ohio St. 20-7 675 18
17. Wisconsin 19-8 558 19
18. Saint Louis 21-5 495 –
19. Memphis 24-3 453 21
20. Butler 22-6 351 15
21. Notre Dame 22-6 328 25
22. Marquette 19-7 317 17
23. Pittsburgh 21-7 158 20
24. Oregon 22-6 61 23
25. Louisiana Tech 24-3 54 –
Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 49, VCU 45, Akron 43, Wichita St. 35, Saint Mary's (Cal) 24, Illinois 19, UConn 18, UNLV 13, North Carolina 8, California 5, Middle Tennessee 2, Belmont 16, Missouri 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.
USA Today Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Indiana (28) 24-3 772 1
2. Gonzaga (3) 27-2 738 3
3. Duke 24-3 700 6
4. Michigan 23-4 654 7
5. Kansas 23-4 619 9
6. Florida 22-4 596 4
7. Miami 22-4 581 2
8. Georgetown 21-4 552 11
9. Louisville 22-5 535 10
10. Michigan State 22-6 520 5
11. Arizona 23-4 458 12
12. Syracuse 22-5 420 8
13. Kansas State 22-5 398 13
14. New Mexico 23-4 369 16
15. Ohio State 20-7 328 18
16. Wisconsin 19-8 284 17
17. Memphis 24-3 281 19
18. Oklahoma State 20-6 277 14
19. Saint Louis 21-5 199 –
20. Notre Dame 22-6 169 25
21. Butler 22-6 161 15
22. Marquette 19-7 104 20
23. Saint Mary's 24-5 54 –
24. Akron 22-4 53 –
25. VCU 22-6 52 24
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 38, Oregon 37, Middle Tennessee 29, Louisiana Tech 24, San Diego State 13, UNLV 12, Wichita State 12, Colorado State 10, UConn 5, Illinois 5, Oklahoma 5, California 3, North Carolina 3, UCLA 2, Belmont 1, Creighton 1, Kentucky 1.
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 12 0 1.000 22 4 .846
Ohio 11 1 .917 20 7 .741
Buffalo 6 6 .500 11 16 .407
Kent St. 5 7 .417 15 12 .556
BGSU 5 7 .417 11 16 .407
Miami 3 9 .250 8 17 .320
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
W. Michigan 8 4 .667 17 9 .654
Toledo 8 4 .667 13 11 .542
E. Michigan 5 7 .417 12 15 .444
Ball St. 4 8 .333 11 14 .440
N. Illinois 3 9 .250 5 20 .200
C. Michigan 2 10 .167 9 17 .352
WEDNESDAY
Central Michigan at Ball State, 7
Miami at Bowling Green, 7
Buffalo at Kent State, 7
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7
Akron at Ohio, 7
Western Michigan at Toledo, 7
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Indiana 12 2 .857 24 3 .889
Michigan St. 11 4 .733 22 6 .786
Michigan 10 4 .714 23 4 .852
Wisconsin 10 4 .714 19 8 .704
Ohio St. 10 5 .667 20 7 .741
Illinois 7 8 .467 20 9 .690
Minnesota 6 8 .429 18 9 .667
Iowa 6 8 .429 17 10 .630
Purdue 6 8 .429 13 14 .481
Nebraska 4 10 .286 13 14 .481
Northwestern 4 11 .267 13 15 .464
Penn St. 0 14 .000 8 18 .308
SUNDAY
Michigan 71, Illinois 58
Ohio St. 68, Michigan St. 60
Purdue 74, Northwestern 43
TODAY
Indiana at Minnesota, 7
Nebraska at Wisconsin, 9
WEDNESDAY
Michigan at Penn State, 6:30
Purdue at Iowa, 8:30
THURSDAY
Ohio State at Northwestern, 7
NATIONAL
EAST
Bryant 84, Sacred Heart 68
CCSU 67, Quinnipiac 65
SOUTH
Florida A&M 75, SC State 72, 2OT
Hampton 57, Delaware St. 50
Howard 49, Md.-Eastern Shore 45
MIDWEST
Kansas St. 75, Texas Tech 55
Marquette 74, Syracuse 71
SOUTHWEST
Houston Baptist 65, New Orleans 52
Team Won-Lost Percentage
W L Pct
Gonzaga 27 2 .931
Duke 24 3 .889
Indiana 24 3 .889
Louisiana Tech 24 3 .889
Memphis 24 3 .889
Stephen F. Austin 23 3 .885
Middle Tenn. 25 4 .862
Arizona 23 4 .852
Kansas 23 4 .852
Michigan 23 4 .852
New Mexico 23 4 .852
Akron 22 4 .846
Florida 22 4 .846
Miami (FL) 22 4 .846
Georgetown 21 4 .840
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (40) 26-1 1,000 1
2. Notre Dame 25-1 957 2
3. UConn 25-2 909 3
4. Stanford 26-2 875 4
5. Duke 26-1 850 5
6. California 25-2 804 6
7. Penn St. 23-3 755 7
8. Tennessee 22-5 676 11
9. Maryland 22-5 665 8
10. Kentucky 23-4 634 8
11. Georgia 23-4 607 13
12. Dayton 24-1 492 14
13. Texas A&M 21-7 486 10
14. South Carolina 22-5 455 15
15. North Carolina 25-4 443 16
16. Louisville 22-6 426 12
17. UCLA 21-6 417 17
18. Delaware 24-3 319 18
19. Colorado 22-5 288 20
20. Nebraska 21-6 215 24
21. Green Bay 22-2 139 25
22. Syracuse 22-4 131 21
23. Iowa St. 19-6 122 –
24. Florida St. 20-7 90 19
25. Purdue 20-7 74 22
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 58, Toledo 34, South Florida 21, Vanderbilt 13, LSU 10, SMU 7, Gonzaga 6, San Diego St. 6, Texas Tech 6, West Virginia 4, Chattanooga 3, Michigan St. 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1.
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 9 4 .692 18 8 .692
BGSU 8 5 .615 17 9 .653
Miami 8 5 .615 16 10 .615
Buffalo 7 6 .536 9 17 .346
Ohio 1 12 .076 6 19 .240
Kent St. 1 12 .076 3 23 .115
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Toledo 12 1 .923 24 2 .923
C. Michigan 10 3 .769 16 10 .615
Ball St. 10 3 .769 13 13 .500
W. Michigan 5 8 .384 9 17 .346
E. Michigan 5 8 .384 7 19 .269
N. Illinois 2 11 .153 7 19 .269
SUNDAY
Toledo 76, Central Michigan 63
THURSDAY
Ball State at Central Michigan, 7
Buffalo at Bowling Green, 7
Toledo at Western Michigan, 7
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7
Kent State at Miami, 7
Ohio at Akron, 7
NATIONAL
EAST
Monmouth (NJ) 60, Robert Morris 48
Mount St. Mary's 51, LIU Brooklyn 39
Quinnipiac 74, Bryant 61
Sacred Heart 61, CCSU 39
St. Francis (Pa.) 100, Fairleigh Dickinson 89
Wagner 52, St. Francis (NY) 48
SOUTH
Chattanooga 68, Davidson 59
Coll. of Charleston 69, Wofford 60
ETSU 65, North Florida 60
Elon 75, Appalachian St. 58
Furman 57, Georgia Southern 48
Howard 40, Md.-Eastern Shore 35
Jacksonville 73, SC-Upstate 54
Murray St. 56, Morehead St. 48
N. Kentucky 55, Kennesaw St. 49
Prairie View 54, Alabama A&M 39
SC State 63, Florida A&M 46
Samford 47, W. Carolina 41
Texas Southern 64, Alabama St. 52
Wake Forest 73, Virginia 68, OT
MIDWEST
Loyola of Chicago 72, Cleveland St. 67
Ohio St. 67, Michigan St. 60
Tennessee Tech 64, SE Missouri 51
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 70, Jackson St. 64
Baylor 86, Oklahoma 64
Team Won-Lost Percentage
W L Pct
Baylor 26 1 .963
Duke 26 1 .963
Notre Dame 25 1 .962
Dayton 24 1 .960
Stanford 26 2 .929
California 25 2 .926
Connecticut 25 2 .926
Quinnipiac 24 2 .923
Toledo 24 2 .923
Green Bay 22 2 .917
Chattanooga 24 3 .889
Delaware 24 3 .889
Albany (NY) 23 3 .885
Penn St. 23 3 .885
North Carolina 25 4 .862
Georgia 23 4 .852
Kentucky 23 4 .852
Charlotte 22 4 .846
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 13 6 0 26 65 48
New Jersey 10 5 4 24 48 49
Philadelphia 9 11 1 19 60 66
N.Y. Rangers 8 7 2 18 41 44
N.Y. Islanders 8 10 1 17 56 64
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 12 4 3 27 53 41
Ottawa 12 6 2 26 48 37
Boston 11 2 2 24 45 34
Toronto 12 8 0 24 57 46
Buffalo 6 12 1 13 48 63
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 9 7 1 19 50 51
Tampa Bay 9 8 1 19 69 58
Winnipeg 8 9 1 17 48 57
Florida 5 9 4 14 42 65
Washington 6 10 1 13 48 55
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 15 0 3 33 58 35
Nashville 9 6 5 23 44 47
St. Louis 10 6 2 22 55 52
Detroit 9 7 3 21 57 54
Columbus 5 12 2 12 40 56
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 10 4 4 24 52 48
Minnesota 8 7 2 18 37 42
Calgary 7 7 3 17 48 59
Edmonton 7 7 3 17 40 46
Colorado 7 8 2 16 42 51
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 13 2 1 27 57 42
Dallas 9 8 2 20 51 53
Phoenix 8 7 3 19 50 49
San Jose 8 6 3 19 41 39
Los Angeles 8 6 2 18 40 39
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
MONDAY
Ottawa 2, Montreal 1, SO
Toronto 4, Philadelphia 2
Nashville 5, Dallas 4, OT
Edmonton at Chicago, late
Anaheim at Los Angeles, late
SUNDAY
Boston 4, Florida 1
Detroit 8, Vancouver 3
Winnipeg 4, New Jersey 2
Chicago 1, Columbus 0
Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 3
Anaheim 4, Colorado 3, OT
Calgary 5, Phoenix 4
TUESDAY
Dallas at Columbus, 7
Carolina at Washington, 7
Winnipeg at N.Y. Rangers, 7
Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:30
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30
Calgary at Minnesota, 8
Phoenix at Vancouver, 10
Colorado at San Jose, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30
Montreal at Toronto, 7:30
Detroit at Los Angeles, 10
Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
ECHL
MONDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Cincinnati 2, Toledo 1, OT
Greenville 3, South Carolina 2
Trenton 5, Reading 3
Colorado 4, Utah 1
Kalamazoo 3, Elmira 2, OT
Wheeling 1, Fort Wayne 0
Stockton 4, Ontario 1
Alaska 1, Las Vegas 0
TUESDAY
Gwinnett at South Carolina, 5:05
San Francisco at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 33 20 .623 –
Brooklyn 33 24 .579 2
Boston 29 27 .518 5½
Philadelphia 22 32 .407 11½
Toronto 23 34 .404 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 40 14 .741 –
Atlanta 32 23 .582 8½
Washington 18 37 .327 22½
Orlando 15 41 .268 26
Charlotte 13 43 .232 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 35 21 .625 –
Chicago 32 24 .571 3
Milwaukee 26 28 .481 8
Detroit 22 37 .373 14½
Cleveland 18 38 .321 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 45 13 .776 –
Memphis 37 18 .673 6½
Houston 31 27 .534 14
Dallas 25 30 .455 18½
New Orleans 20 37 .351 24½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 41 15 .732 –
Denver 35 22 .614 6½
Utah 31 25 .554 10
Portland 26 30 .464 15
Minnesota 20 33 .377 19½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 40 18 .690 –
Golden State 33 23 .589 6
L.A. Lakers 28 29 .491 11½
Sacramento 19 38 .333 20½
Phoenix 18 39 .316 21½
MONDAY
Atlanta 114, Detroit 103
Washington 90, Toronto 84
L.A. Lakers at Denver, late
Boston at Utah, late
Sunday
Miami 109, Cleveland 105
L.A. Lakers 103, Dallas 99
Golden State 100, Minnesota 99
New Orleans 110, Sacramento 95
Memphis 76, Brooklyn 72
New York 99, Philadelphia 93
San Antonio 97, Phoenix 87
Portland 92, Boston 86
Oklahoma City 102, Chicago 72
Today
Golden State at Indiana, 7
Orlando at Philadelphia, 7
Sacramento at Miami, 7:30
Brooklyn at New Orleans, 8
Cleveland at Chicago, 8
Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9
Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
Wednesday
Sacramento at Orlando, 7
Toronto at Cleveland, 7
Detroit at Washington, 7
Golden State at New York, 8
Milwaukee at Houston, 8
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8
Dallas at Memphis, 8
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30
Atlanta at Utah, 9
Denver at Portland, 10:30
Atlanta 27 34 27 26 – 114
Detroit 24 27 19 33 – 103
ATLANTA: Korver 5-11 0-0 15, Smith 9-17 4-6 23, Horford 10-13 2-3 23, Teague 6-13 6-6 20, Stevenson 2-4 2-2 7, Jenkins 1-5 4-4 6, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Jones 1-4 0-0 2, Harris 3-6 2-3 11, Tolliver 2-5 0-0 5, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Petro 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-79 20-24 114.
DETROIT: Singler 5-11 2-2 13, Maxiell 3-7 1-2 7, Monroe 5-9 5-8 15, Calderon 3-11 0-0 7, Stuckey 10-17 2-2 22, Jerebko 9-12 2-2 21, Middleton 2-6 0-0 4, English 2-5 6-6 10, Kravtsov 1-2 0-0 2, Villanueva 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-84 18-22 103.
Note: 3-Point Goals – Atlanta 14-33 (Korver 5-7, Harris 3-5, Teague 2-4, Horford 1-1, Stevenson 1-3, Tolliver 1-3, Smith 1-4, Jones 0-2, Jenkins 0-4), Detroit 3-14 (Singler 1-3, Jerebko 1-3, Calderon 1-5, Middleton 0-1, Villanueva 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Atlanta 43 (Horford 22), Detroit 47 (Monroe 8). Assists –Atlanta 31 (Teague 12), Detroit 25 (Calderon 9). Total Fouls–Atlanta 16, Detroit 18. Technicals –Jerebko. A – 12,417 (22,076).
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB – Announced the retirements of umpires Ed Rapuano, Tim Tschida and Derryl Cousins. Promoted umpires Jim Joyce, Ted Barrett and Fieldin Culbreth to crew chiefs. Named Vic Carapazza, Manny Gonzalez and Alan Porter full-time umpires.
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Claimed 1B Lars Anderson off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER – Signed G Derek Fisher.
Women's National Basketball Association
ATLANTA DREAM – Named Julie Plank assistant coach.
NEW YORK LIBERTY – Signed F Katie Smith. Re-signed G-F Essence Carson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Released DT Cullen Jenkins.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES – Signed LB Ejiro Kuale to a three-year contract and DB Kendric Burney to a two-year contract.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS – Named Carl Franks defensive backs coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL – Suspended San Jose F Ryane Clowe two games for leaving the bench on a legal line change and starting an altercation during Friday's game against Chicago.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Assigned F Sean Collins to Springfield (AHL). Recalled C Cody Goloubef from Springfield.
DETROIT RED WINGS – Re-signed D Brian Lashoff to a three-year contract.
FLORIDA PANTHERS – Reassigned G Jacob Markstrom to San Antonio (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS – Reassigned LW Jean-Sebastien Berube from Trenton (ECHL) to Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS – Reassigned G Scott Stajcer from Connecticut (AHL) to Greenville (ECHL). Assigned F Christian Thomas to Connecticut.
PHOENIX COYOTES – Signed D David Schlemko to a two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES – Reassigned G Paul Karpowich from Peoria (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS – Re-signed D John Erskine and G Braden Holtby to two-year contract extensions.
baseball
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Cleveland 5 0 1.000
Baltimore 3 0 1.000
Chicago 1 0 1.000
Kansas City 3 0 1.000
Seattle 3 1 .750
Tampa Bay 3 1 .750
Detroit 2 1 .667
Boston 2 2 .500
Houston 1 1 .500
Toronto 2 2 .500
Minnesota 1 2 .333
New York 1 2 .333
Oakland 1 2 .333
Los Angeles 0 4 .000
Texas 0 3 .000
National League
W L Pct
Chicago 2 1 .667
Colorado 2 1 .667
Pittsburgh 2 1 .667
Los Angeles 1 1 .500
Miami 1 1 .500
New York 1 1 .500
San Diego 2 2 .500
San Francisco 1 1 .500
Washington 1 1 .500
Arizona 1 2 .333
St. Louis 1 2 .333
Atlanta 1 3 .250
Cincinnati 1 3 .250
Milwaukee 1 3 .250
Philadelphia 0 2 .000
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.
MONDAY
Cleveland 14, Oakland 10
Detroit 10, Philadelphia 1
Atlanta 7, Miami 6
Tampa Bay 6, Boston (ss) 3
Boston (ss) 4, Toronto 2
Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 4
St. Louis 10, Houston 2
Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 1
Kansas City 16, Arizona 4
L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6
San Diego 7, Milwaukee (ss) 1
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee (ss) 2
Seattle 9, L.A. Angels 8
San Francisco 9, Chicago White Sox 9, tie
Colorado 9, Texas 1
Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 4
SUNDAY
Detroit 5, Philadelphia 5, tie, 10 innings
Cleveland (ss) 3, Cincinnati 0
Cleveland (ss) 7, Milwaukee 4
Pittsburgh 9, Atlanta 2
Toronto (ss) 2, N.Y. Yankees 0
Washington 2, Miami 2, tie, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota 7, 10 innings
Houston 7, N.Y. Mets 7, tie
Boston 5, St. Louis 3
Baltimore 5, Toronto (ss) 4
Kansas City 7, Texas 5
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco 3
Oakland 7, L.A. Angels 5
Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Dodgers 2, tie
Seattle 8, San Diego 3
Arizona 8, Colorado 6
TODAY
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Boston vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
At Phoenix, Ariz.
Cleveland 102?002?360–14 10 1
Oakland 000?002?422–10 17 2
Masterson, U.Jimenez (3), Pestano (5), M.Capps (6), F.Herrmann (7), M.Langwell (8), Nieve (9) and Marson, Jeroloman. Werner, Scribner (3), Okajima (4), S.Gray (5), Norberto (7), Fisher (7), A.Granier (8), C.Hernandez (9) and Jaso, B.Taylor. W–Masterson. L–Werner. HRs–Cleveland, Y.Gomes (1), M.Carson (1). Oakland, M.Choice (1), S.Peterson (1).
At Clearwater, Fla.
Detroit 000?062?011–10 10 0
Philadelphia 000?100?000–1 5 1
Smyly, Crosby (3), T.Bell (5), D.Downs (6), K.Faulk (8), L.Marte (9) and Avila, C.Casali. C.Lee, Cloyd (3), Papelbon (5), K.Simon (5), Stutes (6), Aumont (7), Valdes (8) and Kratz, Quintero. W–Crosby. L–Papelbon. HRs–Detroit, Mi.Cabrera (2), Russo (1), Castellanos (1).
Sportlight
Feb. 26
1935–Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees and signed by the Boston Braves.
1938–Glenn Cunningham sets a world indoor record at 1,500 meters at the AAU nationals at New York's Madison Square Garden. Cunningham finishes in 3:48.4.
2008–Edmonton records its NHL-record 13th shootout win of the season with a 4-3 victory over Detroit. The mark was previously held by Dallas, which went 12-1 in 2005-06.
2010–The Americans reach 34 medals with a silver and a bronze in short-track speedskating and two more were clinched with the men's hockey team and men's team pursuit in speedskating advancing to medal events. The 36 medals top the U.S. record of 34 set at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and match the record for the most by any country at any Winter Olympics, set by Germany in Salt Lake City.
2012–Pete Weber wins a record fifth U.S. Open bowling championship, throwing a strike on his final ball to beat Mike Fagan 215-214. Weber surpasses his father, Dick Weber, who won the tournament's predecessor four times, as did Don Carter.