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BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with LHP Mark Hendrickson on a one-year contract and LHP Will Ohman on a minor league contract. Designated RHP Armando Gabino for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jamey Wright on a minor league contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with OF Jacque Jones on a minor league contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Released OF Willy Taveras.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Schoeneweis on a minor league contract.
NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with OF Angel Pagan on a one-year contract. Claimed OF Jason Pridie off waivers from Minnesota. Designated RHP Jack Egbert for assignment.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with C Yorvit Torrealba on a one-year contract. Released RHP Greg Burke.
BASKETBALL
Women's
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Signed G Ticha Penicheiro.
SEATTLE STORM—Signed F Le'coe Willingham.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Named Eric Ciano and John Gamble co-strength and conditioning coaches.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed P Adam Graessle and WR Brandon London.
COLLEGE
CAMPBELLSVILLE—Announced naming of freshman OL Alex Zimmerman of Louisville, sophomore NG Henri Baynham-Bkaer of Elizabethtown, junior PR Calvin Bini of Radcliff, LB Trey Mayes, DL Sherman Williams, and WR Harold Small to the All-NCCAA team.
ARIZONA—Named Frank Scelfo quarterbacks coach. Promoted Bill Bedenbaugh and Seth Littrell to co-offensive coordinators.
RUTGERS—Suspended women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer for one game for misusing practice players.
STANFORD—Named Vic Fangio defensive coordinator, Brian Polian special teams coordinator and Randy Hart defensive line coach.
SYRACUSE—Announced the resignation of running backs coach Roger Harriott.
Basketball
nba
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 32 17 .653 —
Boston 32 17 .653 —
Toronto 28 23 .549 5
Philadelphia 20 31 .392 13
New York 19 31 .380 13½
New Jersey 4 47 .078 29
Southeast Division
Orlando 35 17 .673 —
Atlanta 32 17 .653 1½
Charlotte 25 25 .500 9
Miami 24 27 .471 10½
Washington 17 33 .340 17
Central Division
Cleveland 42 11 .792 —
Chicago 25 25 .500 15½
Milwaukee 23 26 .469 17
Detroit 17 32 .347 23
Indiana 18 34 .346 23½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 32 19 .627 —
San Antonio 29 21 .580 2½
Houston 27 23 .540 4½
Memphis 26 24 .520 5½
New Orleans 27 25 .519 5½
Northwest Division
Denver 34 17 .667 —
Utah 31 18 .633 2
Oklahoma City 29 21 .580 4½
Portland 30 23 .566 5
Minnesota 13 39 .250 21½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 40 13 .755 —
Phoenix 31 21 .596 8½
L.A. Clippers 21 29 .420 17½
Sacramento 16 34 .320 22½
Golden State 13 37 .260 25½
Monday's games
Orlando 123, New Orleans 117
Dallas 127, Golden State 117
L.A. Lakers 101, San Antonio 89
Tuesday's games
Charlotte 94, Washington 92
Chicago 109, Indiana 101
Cleveland 104, New Jersey 97
Philadelphia 119, Minnesota 97
Houston at Miami (n)
Sacramento at New York (n)
Detroit at Milwaukee (n)
Atlanta at Memphis (n)
Dallas at Denver (n)
Oklahoma City at Portland (n)
Utah at L.A. Clippers (n)
Wednesday's games
Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
76ers 119, Timberwolves 97
MINNESOTA (97) — Gomes 4-8 2-2 10, Jefferson 5-12 2-3 12, Hollins 1-4 2-2 4, Flynn 4-10 6-8 14, Brewer 5-10 2-3 14, Love 3-8 3-5 10, Ellington 7-10 0-0 16, Cardinal 1-2 0-0 2, Sessions 4-6 1-2 9, Wilkins 0-1 0-0 0, Pecherov 2-3 1-1 6, Pavlovic 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 19-26 97.
PHILADELPHIA (119) — Iguodala 9-18 4-5 24, Brand 8-15 5-5 21, Dalembert 2-3 0-0 4, Holiday 3-4 0-0 6, Green 7-11 0-0 15, Young 6-10 3-3 15, Ivey 4-6 0-0 9, Williams 4-6 7-9 16, Smith 3-3 3-3 9, Speights 0-2 0-0 0, Kapono 0-0 0-0 0, Brezec 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 46-80 22-25 119.
Minnesota 23 28 25 21— 97
Philadelphia 30 43 24 22—119Three-point goals—Minnesota 6-15 (Ellington 2-2, Brewer 2-4, Pecherov 1-1, Love 1-3, Pavlovic 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Gomes 0-1, Flynn 0-2), Philadelphia 5-14 (Iguodala 2-5, Williams 1-1, Ivey 1-2, Green 1-4, Young 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 41 (Jefferson 10), Philadelphia 43 (Young 8). Assists—Minnesota 21 (Sessions 4), Philadelphia 30 (Williams 7). Total fouls—Minnesota 17, Philadelphia 22. A—11,038 (20,318).
Bobcats 94, Wizards 92
WASHINGTON (92) — Butler 10-23 2-2 23, Jamison 6-18 3-4 16, Haywood 3-5 6-8 12, Foye 2-9 1-2 5, Miller 8-10 0-0 19, McGuire 0-1 0-0 0, Blatche 5-8 4-4 15, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Boykins 0-3 0-0 0, McGee 0-0 0-0 0, Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-81 16-20 92.
CHARLOTTE (94) — Wallace 6-14 5-8 17, Diaw 7-14 0-0 16, Mohammed 2-5 0-0 4, Felton 4-9 3-3 11, Jackson 8-17 5-6 22, Chandler 1-2 3-4 5, Augustin 1-3 0-0 3, Murray 6-10 4-6 16. Totals 35-74 20-27 94.
Washington 27 22 21 22—92
Charlotte 24 26 23 21—94
Three-point goals—Washington 6-18 (Miller 3-3, Blatche 1-1, Jamison 1-4, Butler 1-6, Stevenson 0-1, Foye 0-3), Charlotte 4-16 (Diaw 2-4, Augustin 1-2, Jackson 1-5, Wallace 0-1, Felton 0-2, Murray 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Washington 44 (Haywood 11), Charlotte 52 (Wallace 13). Assists—Washington 21 (Butler 8), Charlotte 21 (Felton, Augustin 5). Total fouls—Washington 19, Charlotte 14. A—12,376 (19,077).
Bulls 109, Pacers 101
CHICAGO (109) — Deng 9-18 5-7 23, Gibson 1-2 2-2 4, Miller 5-10 2-6 13, Rose 9-18 3-3 21, Hinrich 6-13 2-2 17, Thomas 4-5 1-1 9, Richard 0-3 1-2 1, Salmons 7-10 7-10 21, Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-81 23-33 109.
INDIANA (101) — Granger 9-23 6-7 27, Murphy 7-12 3-4 18, Hibbert 4-13 1-2 9, Watson 6-11 1-2 14, Rush 3-10 0-0 7, Dunleavy 1-7 0-0 2, S.Jones 2-3 2-2 6, Head 0-1 0-0 0, Ford 4-6 0-0 9, D.Jones 4-6 1-2 9. Totals 40-92 14-19 101.
Chicago 29 28 24 28—109
Indiana 28 32 26 15—101
Three-point goals—Chicago 4-13 (Hinrich 3-6, Miller 1-3, Rose 0-1, Deng 0-1, Salmons 0-2), Indiana 7-19 (Granger 3-7, Watson 1-1, Ford 1-1, Murphy 1-3, Rush 1-5, Dunleavy 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 54 (Deng 11), Indiana 53 (Murphy 16). Assists—Chicago 16 (Rose 7), Indiana 17 (Watson 6). Total fouls—Chicago 16, Indiana 23. Technicals—Chicago defensive three-second, Indiana defensive three-second. A—12,945 (18,165).
Cavaliers 104, Nets 97
NEW JERSEY (97) — Hayes 8-13 0-1 19, Yi 5-9 1-2 11, Lopez 8-15 7-9 23, Dooling 4-10 2-2 11, Lee 9-15 5-5 24, T.Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Humphries 1-1 0-0 2, Battie 2-5 0-0 4, Hassell 1-2 0-0 2, Quinn 0-0 1-1 1. Totals 38-74 16-20 97.
CLEVELAND (104) — James 13-21 5-9 32, Hickson 3-5 2-2 8, O'Neal 3-5 1-2 7, Gibson 4-7 2-3 11, Parker 2-4 2-4 7, Ilgauskas 1-10 0-0 2, Varejao 6-7 3-4 15, Moon 1-3 2-2 5, J.Williams 6-12 2-3 17. Totals 39-74 19-29 104.
New Jersey 27 22 23 25— 97
Cleveland 26 29 23 26—104
Three-point goals—New Jersey 5-11 (Hayes 3-6, Lee 1-2, Dooling 1-3), Cleveland 7-18 (J.Williams 3-5, Moon 1-2, Gibson 1-2, Parker 1-3, James 1-4, Ilgauskas 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 39 (Lopez 14), Cleveland 46 (Varejao 9). Assists—New Jersey 23 (Dooling 7), Cleveland 27 (James 11). Total fouls—New Jersey 21, Cleveland 13. Technicals—New Jersey defensive three-second, Ilgauskas, Varejao, Cleveland defensive three-second. A—20,562 (20,562).
college men
tuesday's scores
SEC
No. 22 Vanderbilt 90No. 12 Tennessee 71
AlabamaNo. 3 Kentucky (n)
OVC
Tenn.-Martin 73 SE Missouri St. 70
STATE
Kentucky St. 72 Lane 58
Houston 74 Western Ky. 72
TOP 25
No. 7 Georgetown 79 Providence 70
Illinois 63No. 11 Wisconsin 56
kentucky st. 72, lane 58
LANE (12-7, 10-7 SIAC) — Chatman 13, Collier 4, Lott 10, Morrison 11, Greene 3, Hicks 9, Jones 5, Edmonds 3.
KENTUCKY ST. (6-13, 6-12) — Gay 14, Dawson 11, Somerville 4, Marsh 4, Munroe 16, Charles 9, Johnson 14.
Halftime—Kentucky St. 33-28.
No. 22 VANDERBILT 90No. 12 TENNESSEE 71
TENNESSEE (18-5) — Woolridge 2-5 1-2 5, Chism 5-12 5-7 16, Maze 2-6 4-4 8, Prince 8-12 0-1 19, Hopson 4-14 1-2 10, McBee 0-1 0-1 0, Hall 1-1 0-0 2, Goins 4-9 2-4 11, Pearl 0-2 0-0 0, Bone 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 13-21 71.
VANDERBILT (18-5) — Walker 2-4 4-4 8, Taylor 7-11 12-12 26, Ogilvy 3-8 5-7 11, Beal 5-10 7-8 20, Tinsley 1-4 6-6 8, Ezeli 1-2 3-4 5, Goulbourne 3-6 0-1 7, Meriwether 0-0 0-0 0, Smart 0-0 0-0 0, Noll 0-0 0-0 0, McClellan 1-2 0-0 3, Tchiengang 1-3 0-1 2, Duffy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 37-43 90.
Halftime—Vanderbilt 44-27. Three-point goals—Tennessee 6-17 (Prince 3-3, Chism 1-2, Goins 1-3, Hopson 1-5, McBee 0-1, Maze 0-1, Woolridge 0-2), Vanderbilt 5-15 (Beal 3-6, McClellan 1-2, Goulbourne 1-3, Tchiengang 0-1, Tinsley 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Tennessee 31 (Chism 7), Vanderbilt 40 (Walker 9). Assists—Tennessee 11 (Goins 5), Vanderbilt 13 (Tinsley 4). Total fouls—Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 19. Technicals—Tennessee Bench, Ogilvy. A—14,316.
ILLINOIS 63, No. 11 WISCONSIN 56
ILLINOIS (17-8) — Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Cole 1-3 2-4 4, Tisdale 8-11 3-3 19, Richardson 3-6 2-2 9, McCamey 11-17 2-4 27, Paul 0-3 0-0 0, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Keller 0-0 0-0 0, Griffey 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 24-45 11-15 63.
WISCONSIN (18-6) — Jarmusz 1-3 2-2 5, Nankivil 4-14 0-1 9, Hughes 4-16 1-1 12, Taylor 3-9 0-0 8, Bohannon 6-10 0-0 15, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 2-4 2-5 7, Berggren 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 5-9 56.
Halftime—Wisconsin 35-33. Three-point goals—Illinois 4-11 (McCamey 3-4, Richardson 1-3, Cole 0-1, Tisdale 0-1, Paul 0-2), Wisconsin 11-29 (Bohannon 3-6, Hughes 3-8, Taylor 2-4, Wilson 1-2, Jarmusz 1-3, Nankivil 1-6). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Illinois 35 (Cole, Davis 8), Wisconsin 27 (Bohannon, Nankivil 6). Assists—Illinois 8 (McCamey 7), Wisconsin 9 (Bohannon, Taylor 3). Total fouls—Illinois 15, Wisconsin 15. A—17,230.wednesday's games
(All times p.m.)
SEC—Louisiana St. at Arkansas, 8; Florida at South Carolina, 8; Georgia at Auburn, 9
STATE—Thomas More at Waynesburg, 7:30; Transylvania at Mt. St. Joseph, 7:30; Tenn. Wesleyan at Union, 7:30
TOP 25 —Connecticut at No. 2 Syracuse, 7; No. 8 Duke at North Carolina, 9; No. 13 Ohio St. at Indiana, 6:30; No. 15 New Mexico at No. 23 UNLV, 11; No. 19 Northern Iowa at Drake, 8:05; No. 20 Georgia Tech at Miami, 7; No. 24 Baylor at Nebraska, 9
nabc Division II poll
With first-place votes in parentheses and records:
W-L
1. Arkansas Tech (8) 21-0
2. So. Indiana 21-0
3. Central Missouri 20-1
4. Minnesota St. 21-1
5. Valdosta St. 21-2
6. Midwestern St. 21-1
7. Augusta St. 19-2
8. Ky. Wesleyan 23-3
9. Mesa St. 19-1
10. Fort Hays St. 18-3
11. Indiana (Pa.) 18-2
12. East Stroudsburg 19-1
13. Bentley 19-3
14. Ga. College & St. 18-2
15. Seattle Pacific 17-3
16. Florida Southern 19-3
17. W. Washington 21-3
18. Quincy 19-3
19. Metropolitan St. 18-3
20. West Liberty 16-1
21. Kutztown 17-3
22. Drury 18-4
23. Rollins 17-4
24. Augustana (S.D.) 17-4
25. Stonehill 18-4
college women
tuesday's scores
State
Kentucky St. 73Lane 58
TOP 25
No. 4 Notre Dame 66 Cincinnati 50
kentucky st. 73, lane 58
LANE (8-12, 8-8 SIAC) — Shen.Crater 9, Riley 12, Freeman 10, Jackson 10, Shel.Crater 14, Thompson 3.
KENTUCKY ST. (14-6, 14-3) — Morgan 15, McCombs 9, Nelson 6, Vaughn 9, Harper 17, Baker 5, Gaywood 2, Smith 10.
Halftime—Kentucky St. 33-22.
wednesday's games
(All times p.m., unless noted otherwise)
STATE—Tennessee Wesleyan at Union, 5:30; Thomas More at Waynesburg, 5:30; Louisville at No. 25 St. John's, 7 Mt. St. Joseph at Transylvania, 7:30
TOP 25—No. 1 Connecticut at DePaul, 8; No. 3 Nebraska at Kansas, 8; St. Joseph's at No. 6 Xavier, 11:30 a.m.; No. 11 Baylor at No. 12 Oklahoma, 8; No. 13 Texas A&M at Texas Tech, 8; No. 14 Texas at Colorado, 9; No. 16 Georgetown (D.C.) at Pittsburgh, 7; No. 24 TCU at Utah, 9
usa today/espn poll
The USA Today-ESPN Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (31) 23-0 775 1
2. Stanford 21-1 741 2
3. Notre Dame 21-1 697 3
4. Nebraska 21-0 696 4
5. Tennessee 21-2 654 5
6. Xavier 18-3 610 7
7. Duke 19-4 567 6
8. West Virginia 21-3 551 8
9. Ohio St. 23-3 543 9
10. Florida St. 20-4 485 12
11. Texas A&M 16-5 442 10
12. Oklahoma 16-6 399 13
13. Georgetown 19-3 395 16
14. Oklahoma St. 18-5 336 11
15. Baylor 17-5 331 17
16. Kentucky 20-3 319 18
17. Iowa St. 18-4 255 19
18. Georgia 19-5 244 14
19. Texas 16-6 217 23
20. North Carolina 16-6 171 15
21. Virginia 17-6 121 24
22. Vanderbilt 17-7 117 22
23. Gonzaga 19-4 72 —
24. St. John's 19-4 67 25
25. Hartford 20-3 49 —
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-Green Bay 46, Georgia Tech 42, Louisiana St. 40, TCU 38, Gardner-Webb 13, Dayton 10, Miami (Fla.) 7, Syracuse 6, DePaul 5, Vermont 5, Marist 4, Fresno St. 2, James Madison 1, Marquette 1, Middle Tennessee 1.
Golf
college men
jacksonville invitational
At Ponte Verde Beach, Fla.
7,122-yd., par-72 Players Stadium Course
Teams—E. Tennessee St. 893, Wake Forest 900, Clemson 901, E. Carolina 916, Liberty 920, Charleston Southern 920, Jacksonville 928, Jacksonville St. 938, Winthrop 944, Idaho 949, Old Dominion 950, USC-Upstate 954, Kentucky 954, Georgia St. 956, Murray St. 961.
Top individuals—Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest, 218; Kelvin Day, Charleston Southern, 219; Ben Martin, Clemson, 222.
Kentucky scores—t32. Ben Fuqua, 235; 34. Chase Parker, 236; t42. Brian Belden, 239; t58. Jordan Blann, 244; 73. James Kania, 256.
Hockey
nhl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 36 20 2 74 153 134
Pittsburgh 35 22 2 72 187 171
Philadelphia 29 25 3 61 167 154
N.Y. Rangers 26 26 7 59 152 163
N.Y. Islanders 24 27 8 56 150 183
Northeast Division
Buffalo 32 18 7 71 158 144
Ottawa 33 22 4 70 164 165
Montreal 28 26 6 62 154 162
Boston 24 22 11 59 138 146
Toronto 19 30 11 49 162 204
Southeast Division
Washington 41 12 6 88 234 161
Tampa Bay 25 21 11 61 147 166
Atlanta 25 24 8 58 172 183
Florida 24 26 9 57 153 171
Carolina 22 30 7 51 159 189
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 38 15 5 81 185 135
Nashville 31 22 5 67 162 164
Detroit 27 21 10 64 150 156
St. Louis 25 25 9 59 151 166
Columbus 24 27 9 57 156 194
Northwest Division
Vancouver 35 20 2 72 184 140
Colorado 33 19 6 72 172 151
Calgary 29 21 9 67 150 149
Minnesota 29 25 4 62 161 170
Edmonton 18 34 6 42 145 199
Pacific Division
San Jose 39 11 9 87 200 145
Phoenix 36 19 5 77 163 151
Los Angeles 36 20 3 75 180 163
Anaheim 28 24 7 63 166 181
Dallas 26 21 11 63 166 181
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's games
San Jose 3, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2
Colorado 5, St. Louis 2
Phoenix 6, Edmonton 1
Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 2
Tuesday's games
N.Y. Islanders 4, Nashville 3 (SO)
Carolina 4, Florida 1
Boston at Buffalo (n)
Calgary at Ottawa (n)
Vancouver at Tampa Bay (n)
Detroit at St. Louis (n)
Dallas at Chicago (n)
Wednesday's games
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Odds
glantz-culver line
NCAA basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
Ohio St. 9 at Indiana
at Hofstra 1 Drexel
at William & Mary 13 Delaware
at Syracuse 11 Connecticut
at Miami 1½ Georgia Tech
at Maryland 9½ Virginia
at Memphis 17 UCF
at Northeastern 16½ Georgia St.
at Clemson 5 Florida St.
at Rhode Island 5½ Richmond
at St. Bonaventure 17 Fordham
at Miami (Ohio) 19 Toledo
at Bowling Green 6 N. Illinois
at Buffalo 6½ E. Michigan
at Kent St. 14 Ball St.
at East Carolina 3 Tulane
at Dayton 8 Charlotte
Old Dominion 9½ at James Madison
at Towson 2½ UNC Wilmington
at Missouri 16 Iowa St.
at Tulsa 7½ Southern Miss.
at Missouri St. 5 S. Illinois
Utah 1½ at TCU
N. Iowa 3½ at Drake
UTEP 3 at SMU
at South Carolina 2 Florida
at Arkansas 7½ LSU
Northwestern 2½ at Iowa
at N.C. State pk Virginia Tech
Baylor 1½ at Nebraska
Duke 4 at North Carolina
at Auburn 4 Georgia
at UC Irvine 1½ Cal St.-Fullerton
Pacific 5 at UC Davis
at San Diego St. 16 Wyoming
at UNLV 5½ New Mexico
Nevada 1½ at Idaho
Wofford 6 at Furman
at Chattanooga 3 Samford
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
at Atlanta 7½ Miami
at Toronto 7 Philadelphia
Milwaukee 6 at New Jersey
at Detroit 4 Sacramento
Orlando 2½ at Chicago
Boston 3 at New Orleans
Charlotte 2 at Minnesota
at Utah 5½ L.A. Lakers
at Phoenix 7 Portland
L.A. Clippers 2 at Golden State
