Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with LHP Casey Fossum on a minor league contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a one-year contract.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Brandon Sisk on a minor league contract.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Gilmartin, LHP Dusty Hughes, RHP Peter Moylan, RHP Zeke Spruill, C Christian Bethancourt, C Evan Gattis, C Matt Kennelly, INF Andrelton Simmons, INF Joe Terdoslavich, OF Todd Cunningham and OF Stefan Gartrell on minor league contracts.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Bettis, INF Nolan Arenado, OF Andrew Brown, C Wilkin Castillo, RHP Stephen Dodson, INF Brendan Harris, OF Kent Matthes, C Lars Davis, RHP Mike Ekstrom, INF Ben Paulsen, OF Tim Wheeler, C Matt McBride, RHP Joe Gardner, INF Chad Tracy, C Wil Nieves, RHP Dustin Molleken, INF Brandon Wood, RHP Rob Scahill and RHP Josh Sullivan on minor league contracts.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced INF Angel Sanchez and RHP Henry Villar cleared waivers and were assigned outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson on one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ORLANDO MAGIC—Signed G Ish Smith.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Named Don Martindale linebackers coach.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Named Greg Manusky defensive coordinator.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Frank Pollack offensive line coach, Steve Wisniewski assistant offensive line coach, Justin Griffith offensive quality control coach, Eric Sanders defensive quality control coach, Kelly Skipper running backs coach, Al Miller strength and conditioning coach and John Greico assistant strength and conditioning coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES—Sent D Brayden McNabb to Rochester (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated C Jeff Carter from injured reserve. Placed D Nikita Nikitin on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 21.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled G Tyson Sexsmith from Worcester (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Acquired D Kevin Marshall from Philadelphia for RW Matt Ford. Acquired C Mike Carman from Colorado for D Danny Richmond. Assigned Marshall, Carman and F Cody Eakin to Hershey (AHL).
COLLEGE
BUFFALO—Named Lou Tepper defensive coordinator.
JACKSONVILLE STATE—Named Ed Lett associate athletic director for external affairs.
MINNESOTA—Announced the retirement of athletics director Joel Maturi, effective June, 2012.
MONTANA STATE—Named Demo Odems running backs coach.
WEST VIRGINIA—Announced the resignation of defensive assistant coach Mike Smith.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 16 6 .727 —
Boston 11 10 .524 4½
New York 8 14 .364 8
New Jersey 8 15 .348 8½
Toronto 7 16 .304 9½
Southeast Division
Miami 16 6 .727 —
Atlanta 16 7 .696 ½
Orlando 13 9 .591 3
Washington 4 18 .182 12
Charlotte 3 20 .130 13½
Central Division
Chicago 19 6 .760 —
Indiana 15 6 .714 2
Milwaukee 10 11 .476 7
Cleveland 8 12 .400 8½
Detroit 4 20 .167 14½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 14 9 .609 —
San Antonio 14 9 .609 —
Memphis 12 10 .545 1½
Houston 12 10 .545 1½
New Orleans 4 18 .182 9½
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 17 4 .810 —
Denver 14 7 .667 3
Utah 12 8 .600 4½
Portland 13 9 .591 4½
Minnesota 10 12 .455 7½
Pacific Division
L.A. Clippers 13 6 .684 —
L.A. Lakers 13 9 .591 1½
Phoenix 8 13 .381 6
Golden State 7 12 .368 6
Sacramento 6 15 .286 8
Wednesday's late games
Orlando 109, Washington 103
Philadelphia 98, Chicago 82
Boston 100, Toronto 64
New Jersey 99, Detroit 96
Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 86
Phoenix 120, New Orleans 103
Indiana 109, Minnesota 99
Milwaukee 105, Miami 97
San Antonio 99, Houston 91
Portland 112, Charlotte 68
L.A. Clippers 107, Utah 105
Thursday's games
Memphis 96, Atlanta 77
Chicago 105, New York 102
New Orleans at San Antonio (n)
Portland at Sacramento (n)
Utah at Golden State (n)
Denver at L.A. Clippers (n)
Friday's games
Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New York at Boston, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
All-Star voting
Game: Feb. 26 at Orlando, Fla.
(x-denotes starter)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards — x-LeBron James, Miami, 1,360,680; x-Carmelo Anthony, New York, 1,041,290; Amare Stoudemire, New York, 383,734; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 367,914; Chris Bosh, Miami, 324,605; Luol Deng, Chicago, 276,205; Paul Pierce, Boston, 215,020; Carlos Boozer, Chicago, 175,828; Andrea Bargnani, Toronto, 152,362; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 119,638.
Guards — x-Derrick Rose, Chicago, 1,514,723; x-Dwyane Wade, Miami, 1,334,223; Rajon Rondo, Boston, 547,110; Ray Allen, Boston, 382,147; Deron Williams, New Jersey, 208,697; Jose Calderon, Toronto, 132,167; Richard Hamilton, Chicago, 111,368; John Wall, Washington, 96,606; Kyrie Irving, Cleveland, 96,346; Joe Johnson, Atlanta, 66,145.
Centers — x-Dwight Howard, Orlando, 1,600,390; Joakim Noah, Chicago, 236,497; Tyson Chandler, New York, 163,077; Joel Anthony, Miami, 101,307; JaVale McGee, Washington, 63,765; Al Horford, Atlanta, 50,396.WESTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: x-Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 1,345,566; x-Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, 876,451; Pau Gasol, L.A. Lakers, 470,353; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 468,435; Kevin Love, Minnesota, 373,880; LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 279,500; Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 185,069; Lamar Odom, Dallas, 142,830; Danilo Gallinari, Denver, 110,245; Rudy Gay, Memphis, 95,228.
Guards: x-Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 1,555,479; x-Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers, 1,138,743; Ricky Rubio, Minnesota, 397,456; Steve Nash, Phoenix, 276,268; Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 262,186; Kyle Lowry, Houston, 185,584; Monta Ellis, Golden State, 156,603; Chauncey Billups, L.A. Clippers, 120,961; Jason Kidd, Dallas, 114,924; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 111,273.
Centers: x-Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers, 1,051,945; DeAndre Jordan, L.A. Clippers, 322,056; Marc Gasol, Memphis, 285,525; Nenê, Denver, 207,102; Marcin Gortat, Phoenix, 136,168; Kendrick Perkins, Oklahoma City, 99,811.
Note: The East and West All-Star coaches and coaching staffs will be determined by the best record in the conference through games played Feb. 15.
Leaders
(Through Wednesday's games)
Scoring
G FG FT Pts Avg
Bryant, LAL 22 243 143 659 30.0
James, MIA 21 225 156 623 29.7
Durant, OKC 21 198 129 558 26.6
Love, MIN 22 178 159 556 25.3
Anthony, NYK 18 143 115 426 23.7
Rose, CHI 19 154 104 438 23.1
Aldridge, POR 22 201 94 497 22.6
Westbrook, OKC 21 175 96 459 21.9
Griffin, LAC 19 169 71 410 21.6
Martin, HOU 20 144 82 419 21.0
Ellis, GOL 18 139 79 375 20.8
Jennings, MIL 21 162 56 432 20.6
D. Williams, NJN 22 154 98 452 20.5
Bosh, MIA 22 172 97 448 20.4
Howard, ORL 22 158 127 443 20.1
J. Johnson, ATL 22 156 65 421 19.1
Lee, GOL 18 140 54 334 18.6
Granger, IND 20 123 83 366 18.3
Irving, CLE 20 137 64 361 18.1
Gay, MEM 21 155 49 376 17.9
FG percentage
FG FGA Pct
Gortat, PHX 139 247 .563
Howard, ORL 158 285 .554
James, MIA 225 407 .553
Okafor, NOR 90 163 .552
Nash, PHX 115 209 .550
Bynum, LAL 119 217 .548
Hilario, DEN 92 172 .535
Griffin, LAC 169 321 .526
Lee, GOL 140 266 .526
Hibbert, IND 126 240 .525
Rebounds
G Off Def Tot Avg
Howard, ORL 22 82 257 339 15.4
Love, MIN 22 91 209 300 13.6
Bynum, LAL 18 57 161 218 12.1
Varejao, CLE 20 93 136 229 11.5
Griffin, LAC 19 63 150 213 11.2
Cousins, SAC 20 87 134 221 11.1
Gasol, MEM 21 46 177 223 10.6
Humphries, NJN 21 82 138 220 10.5
Chandler, NYK 21 72 140 212 10.1
Gortat, PHX 21 49 163 212 10.1
Assists
G Ast Avg
Nash, PHX 19 189 9.9
Rondo, BOS 13 122 9.4
Paul, LAC 14 127 9.1
Rubio, MIN 22 192 8.7
D. Williams, NJN 22 186 8.5
Calderon, TOR 23 193 8.4
Lowry, HOU 20 159 8.0
Rose, CHI 19 147 7.7
Parker, SAN 23 176 7.7
Wall, WAS 22 159 7.2
Grizzlies 96, Hawks 77
MEMPHIS (96) — Gay 9-18 3-5 21, Speights 1-5 0-0 2, Gasol 5-8 1-2 11, Conley 7-13 1-2 15, Allen 7-12 3-5 18, Cunningham 4-6 0-0 8, Mayo 7-13 3-3 18, Pondexter 1-5 0-0 2, Je.Pargo 0-1 1-2 1, Selby 0-1 0-0 0, Young 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-85 12-19 96.
ATLANTA (77) — Williams 4-6 0-0 9, Smith 5-9 1-3 11, Pachulia 3-3 1-2 7, Teague 2-7 2-2 6, J.Johnson 4-10 0-0 10, Hinrich 1-4 0-0 3, McGrady 0-1 0-0 0, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, I.Johnson 4-11 2-2 10, Radmanovic 2-4 0-0 4, Green 4-11 0-0 9, Ja.Pargo 3-7 0-0 6, Stackhouse 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-75 6-9 77.
Memphis 21 32 26 17—96
Atlanta 19 24 12 22—77
Three-point goals—Memphis 2-7 (Allen 1-1, Mayo 1-2, Je.Pargo 0-1, Pondexter 0-1, Gay 0-2), Atlanta 5-15 (J.Johnson 2-4, Hinrich 1-2, Williams 1-2, Green 1-4, Radmanovic 0-1, Ja.Pargo 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 56 (Cunningham 12), Atlanta 40 (I.Johnson 9). Assists—Memphis 22 (Conley 6), Atlanta 23 (Ja.Pargo, McGrady, Teague 4). Total fouls—Memphis 10, Atlanta 17. Technicals—I.Johnson. A—14,211 (18,729).
Bulls 105, Knicks 102
CHICAGO (105) — Boozer 7-12 2-2 16, Korver 4-7 5-5 16, Noah 5-7 0-0 10, Rose 12-26 6-9 32, Brewer 2-3 2-4 6, Gibson 1-4 1-2 3, Watson 5-9 1-1 12, Butler 2-5 3-4 7, Asik 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 39-74 21-29 105.
NEW YORK (102) — Anthony 10-26 6-6 26, Stoudemire 16-27 2-4 34, Chandler 4-5 1-2 9, Shumpert 5-9 0-0 10, Fields 7-10 0-1 17, Jeffries 0-4 0-0 0, Douglas 2-7 1-1 6, Balkman 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-90 10-14 102.
Chicago 29 26 22 28—105
New York 25 19 31 27—102
Three-point goals—Chicago 6-13 (Korver 3-5, Rose 2-5, Watson 1-3), New York 4-16 (Fields 3-5, Douglas 1-3, Shumpert 0-1, Walker 0-1, Stoudemire 0-2, Anthony 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 47 (Noah, Boozer 9), New York 46 (Stoudemire 11). Assists—Chicago 22 (Rose 13), New York 20 (Shumpert 8). Total fouls—Chicago 15, New York 23. Technicals—Chicago defensive three-second 2, Chandler. A—19,763 (19,763).
College men
Friday's schedule
(All times p.m.)
STATE — Boyce at Crown, 7
Thursday's scores
SEC
No. 12 Florida 74 South Carolina 66
OVC
E. Kentucky 47 E. Illinois 43
Jacksonville St. 84 Tenn.-Martin 74
No. 10 Murray St. 81 SE Missouri St. 73
SIU-Edwardsville 61 Morehead St. 53
Tennessee Tech 94 Austin Peay 88
STATE
Asbury 88 Cincinnati Christian 71
Georgetown 74 Pikeville 49
Ky. Wesleyan 84 Indianapolis 67
Northern Ky. 76 Lewis 70
Union 79 Montreat 72
Brescia IU-East (n)
LeMoyne-Owen Ky. State (n)
St. Catharine W. Virginia Tech (n)
Campbellsville Rio Grande (n)
Bellarmine UW-Parkside (n)
TOP 25
No. 7 Duke 75 Virginia Tech 60
San DiegoNo. 18 St. Mary's (n)
No. 24 Gonzaga BYU (n)
EAST
Iona 105 Canisius 86
LIU 75, Bryant 70
Monmouth (NJ) 63 Sacred Heart 56
Mount St. Mary's 64 St. Francis (Pa.) 51
Quinnipiac 65 Fairleigh Dickinson 48
St. Francis (NY) 73 CCSU 67
Wagner 80 Robert Morris 69SOUTH
Campbell 62 Charleston Southern 57
Elon 99 Coll. of Charleston 98 (2OT)
Liberty 63 Gardner-Webb 58
Longwood 103 S. Virginia 84
Old Dominion 80 James Madison 71
Presbyterian 65 High Point 62
Samford 53 Appalachian St. 52
UNC Asheville 89 VMI 86
UNC Greensboro 82 The Citadel 71
W. Carolina 82 Chattanooga 76
Winthrop 77 Radford 63
MIDWEST
Butler 64 Wright St. 53
Ill.-Chicago 72 Youngstown St. 68
N. Dakota St. 85 S. Utah 64
Northwestern 84 Nebraska 74
S. Dakota St. 75 Oral Roberts 60
Valparaiso 78 , Detroit 73
W. Illinois 62 IPFW 52
SOUTHWEST
Utah Valley 77 Texas-Pan American 69
Asbury 88Cincinnati Christian 71
CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN (6-15) — Bowsheir 5, McClintic 4, Mitchell 16, Shumake 12, Mckenzie 18, Mason 2, Grant 9, Russ 2, West 3. Totals 30-71 6-9 71.
ASBURY (9-12) — Euton 16, Jones 4, Blair 8, Flannery 23, Johnson 21, Brauner 4, Hurtle 8, Vogel 2, Pohl 2. Totals 29-62 19-27 88.
Halftime—Asbury 41-38.
E. KENTUCKY 47, E. ILLINOIS 43
E. KENTUCKY (13-11) — Stutz 0-1 2-2 2, DiNunno 4-7 2-3 11, Jo. Jones 4-11 2-4 12, Ja. Jones 3-10 1-2 7, Riggs 1-6 6-6 8, Newby 0-0 0-0 0, Allgood 1-2 0-0 3, Knipp 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Filipek 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 15-41 13-17 47.
E. ILLINOIS (9-13) — McKinnie 3-5 0-0 6, Sanders 0-3 1-2 1, Joe. Miller 1-5 0-0 3, Granger 5-12 0-0 12, Doss 1-5 2-2 5, Hollowell 2-4 0-0 4, Woods 1-2 2-2 4, Akers 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 3-4 0-0 8, McFarlin 0-0 0-0 0, Piper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-41 5-6 43.
Halftime—E. Illinois 18-16. Three-point goals—E. Kentucky 4-13 (Jo. Jones 2-4, Allgood 1-2, DiNunno 1-3, Riggs 0-1, Ja. Jones 0-1, Knipp 0-2), E. Illinois 6-16 (Jones 2-3, Granger 2-4, Doss 1-4, Joe. Miller 1-5). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—E. Kentucky 25 (Johnson 8), E. Illinois 28 (McKinnie 7). Assists—E. Kentucky 7 (Johnson, Riggs 2), E. Illinois 12 (Joe. Miller 4). Total fouls—E. Kentucky 13, E. Illinois 17. A—653.
Ky. Wesleyan 84, Indianapolis 67
KY. WESLEYAN (17-3) — Young 26, Johnson 16, Oxley 13, Walker 12, Stewart 12, Gilstrap 3, Dawson 2. Totals 25-46 28-35 84.
INDIANAPOLIS (15-5) — Cheatham 29, Mitchell 10, O'Neal 9, Brown 8, Hamilton 6, Daniels 3, Moss 2. Totals 25-64 12-26 67.
Halftime—Ky. Wesleyan 37-26.
No. 10 MURRAY ST. 81SE MISSOURI 73
SE MISSOURI (12-10) — Stone 5-9 3-6 13, Powell 5-9 2-4 12, Brister 7-12 3-7 17, Lu. Nutt 3-7 0-0 6, Smith 1-5 4-4 6, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Wilford 5-14 2-2 15, Porter 2-5 0-0 4, Lo. Nutt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 14-23 73.
MURRAY ST. (22-0) — Daniel 0-2 2-2 2, Mushatt 2-4 1-2 5, Canaan 8-17 10-12 32, Poole 1-8 8-10 11, Long 5-11 2-2 13, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 1-3 4-6 6, Garrett 1-1 0-1 2, Aska 5-10 0-0 10. Totals 23-57 27-35 81.
Halftime—SE Missouri 39-33. Three-point goals—SE Missouri 3-14 (Wilford 3-9, Stone 0-1, Smith 0-2, Lu. Nutt 0-2), Murray St. 8-21 (Canaan 6-11, Long 1-2, Poole 1-6, Jackson 0-1, Wilson 0-1). Fouled out—Daniel, Smith, Wilford. Rebounds—SE Missouri 34 (Brister 8), Murray St. 43 (Aska 11). Assists—SE Missouri 9 (Lu. Nutt 3), Murray St. 11 (Canaan, Long, Poole 3). Total fouls—SE Missouri 26, Murray St. 21. A—8,369.
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 61MOREHEAD ST. 53
MOREHEAD ST. (12-12) — Kelly 3-9 4-5 10, Austin 2-6 0-0 5, Proffitt 2-8 0-0 4, Warner 0-3 0-0 0, Chavis 7-12 2-2 16, Owens 3-7 1-2 7, Holden 3-12 0-0 9, Atkinson 1-3 0-0 2, Percell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 7-9 53.
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE (6-14) — Davis 3-7 3-4 12, Wickware 5-11 6-7 19, Shaffer 0-2 2-2 2, Yelovich 10-11 0-0 20, Jones 2-5 1-2 5, Reed 0-1 0-0 0, Stineman 1-1 0-0 3, Birts 0-0 0-0 0, Joy 0-1 0-0 0, Schneider 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-39 12-15 61.
Halftime—SIU-Edwardsville 24-19. Three-point goals—Morehead St. 4-20 (Holden 3-10, Austin 1-2, Kelly 0-1, Atkinson 0-2, Warner 0-2, Proffitt 0-3), SIU-Edwardsville 7-17 (Davis 3-5, Wickware 3-8, Stineman 1-1, Joy 0-1, Jones 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Morehead St. 33 (Owens 10), SIU-Edwardsville 28 (Davis, Wickware, Yelovich 5). Assists—Morehead St. 13 (Austin 6), SIU-Edwardsville 17 (Davis, Jones, Wickware 4). Total fouls—Morehead St. 17, SIU-Edwardsville 12. A—1,158.
Union 79, Montreat 72
MONTREAT (10-13) — Harris 17, Adams 22, Mosley 4, Hayes 5, Buff 12, Tonkins 12. Totals 32-69 6-10 72.
UNION (6-20) — Davis 12, Hurd 9, Young 12, Strange 17, Smith 15, Sanford 10, Juzbasic 4. Totals 28-60 19-23 79.
Halftime—Union 31-30.
Mid-South Conference standings
MSC Overall
Georgetown 8-3 18-5
Lindsey Wilson 7-3 15-6
St. Catharine 6-4 10-9
Pikeville 6-5 14-8
Cumberlands 5-5 13-8
Campbellsville 5-6 16-7
UVA-Wise 5-6 8-10
Shawnee St. 3-8 8-14
Rio Grande 2-7 11-12
West Virginia U. Tech 0-0 15-7
College women
Friday's schedule
(All times p.m.)
STATE — Asbury at Ky .Christian, 5:30; Alice Lloyd vs. St. Louis Pharmacy at Wilmore, 6
TOP 25 — Virginia at No. 23 North Carolina, 8:30
Thursday's scores
SEC
No. 6 Kentucky 82 Mississippi 41
Arkansas 70 Alabama 52
Florida 73 LSU 64
No. 21 Georgia 70 Mississippi St. 60
South Carolina 64No. 8 Tennessee 60
Vanderbilt 66 Auburn 61
STATE
Georgetown 66 Pikeville 51
Indianapolis 76 Ky. Wesleyan 72
Montreat 81 Union 65
Northern Ky. 63 Lewis 61
LeMoyne-Owen Ky. State (n)
St. Catharine W. Virginia Tech (n)
Bellarmine UW-Parkside (n)
TOP 25
No. 5 Duke 75 Wake Forest 43
No. 12 Delaware 62 UNC-Wilmington 53
No. 24 Georgia Tech 75 N.C. State 68 (ot)
No. 20 Gonzaga 77 Portland 56
No. 9 Maryland 86 Boston College 44
No. 16 Nebraska 93No. 15 Purdue 89 (3ot)
No. 19 Penn St. 76 Indiana 44
No. 4 Stanford 62 Arizona St. 49
No. 22 BYU Pepperdine (n)
Indianapolis 76, Ky. Wesleyan 72
KY. WESLEYAN (12-8) — Behrens 11, Ko.Rhoads 10, Ka.Rhoads 9, Smith 9, Rowe 9, Phelps 7, Ogle 6, Barton 3, Goffinet 3, Gambill 3, Tyra 2. Totals 28-66 7-10 72.
INDIANAPOLIS (15-5) — McIntosh 19, Weinert 14, Wortman 12, Jovanovic 9, Turner 5, Gonser 5, Lecher 4, Gardner 4, Birchmeier 4. Totals 29-58 16-20 76.
Halftime—Indianapolis 37-33.
Montreat 81, Union 65
MONTREAT (16-6) — Thomas 3, Wallace 8, Battle 27, Russell 18, Clontz 17, Chambers 5, Singleton 3. Totals 30-65 15-21 81.
UNION (17-7) — Thomas 5, Waters 18, Clark 2, Perkins 11, Roberts 10, Rice 8, Johnson 3, Hill 8. Totals 21-62 17-27 65.
Halftime—Montreat 36-27.
Northern Ky. 63, Lewis 61
NORTHERN KY. (16-4) — Bowling 8, Simpson 10, Holton 14, Bennett 3, Mogan 13, Hamlet 6, Thacker 6, Hopper 3. Totals 26-54 7-9 63.
LEWIS (4-16) — Carbaugh 2, J.Reinhart 8, Johnson 11, Nellen 6, Kish 11, Grayer 17, S.Rinehart 6. Totals 21-56 12-14 61.
Halftime—Tied at 27.
Mid-south conference standings
MSC Overall
Cumberlands 10-0 20-1
Shawnee St. 10-2 20-4
Georgetown 8-3 16-7
Campbellsville 6-5 15-9
Lindsey Wilson 5-5 16-7
Rio Grande 4-5 15-8
St. Catharine 4-6 18-6
UVA-Wise 1-11 5-18
West Virginia U. Tech 0-0 6-17
Pikeville 0-11 4-19
Middle school boys
At LTMS
A: LTMS 54, Southern 32
B: LTMS 53, Southern 32
At Beaumont
A: EJ Hayes 50, Beaumont 37
B: Beaumont 48, EJ Hayes 32
At Tates Creek
A: Tates Creek 54, Leestown 51
B: Leestown 55, Tates Creek 43
At Bryan Station
A: Bryan Station 48, Crawford 34
B: Crawford 41, Bryan Station 34
Football
NFL
Playoff schedule
Super Bowl
Sunday at Indianapolis
New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 6:20 p.m.
Golf
Professional
Phoenix Open
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
7,216-yard, 35-36—71 TPC Scottsdale
Note: Play was suspended with 84 golfers unable to complete the first round.
Ryan Palmer 32-32—64-7
Webb Simpson 33-32—65-6
Derek Lamely 35-31—66-5
Jarrod Lyle 35-31—66-5
Kevin Na 32-34—66-5
Harrison Frazar 31-35—66-5
Chez Reavie 32-34—66-5
Kris Blanks 34-33—67-4
James Driscoll 34-33—67-4
Trevor Immelman 35-32—67-4
Rod Pampling 34-33—67-4
Sunghoon Kang 34-33—67-4
Jeff Overton 34-33—67-4
Billy Mayfair 35-33—68-3
Chris Stroud 32-36—68-3
Josh Teater 36-32—68-3
Dustin Johnson 35-33—68-3
Phil Mickelson 35-33—68-3
Keegan Bradley 33-35—68-3
Justin Leonard 32-36—68-3
Scott Piercy 35-33—68-3
Greg Chalmers 34-34—68-3
Others
Kyle Stanley 36-33—69-2
Rickie Fowler 36-33—69-2
Matt Kuchar 35-34—69-2
Bill Haas 34-35—69-2
J.B. Holmes 37-34—71 E
Robert Allenby 35-36—71 E
Vijay Singh 37-39—76 +5
Stewart Cink 43-40—83 +12
Failed to finish
(Holes completed in parentheses)
Bubba Watson-5 (15)
Spencer Levin-5 (15)
Jason Dufner-5 (13)
Seung-yul Noh-4 (12)
Bo Van Pelt-4 (14)
Johnson Wagner -3(16)
Others
Mark Wilson -1(16)
Kenny Perry E(16)
Brandt Snedeker E(16)
Ian Poulter E(15)
Anthony Kim E(15)
Qatar Masters
At Doha, Qatar
7,381-yard, par 72 Doha G.C.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 33-33—66-6
John Daly 33-34—67-5
Jason Day 34-34—68-4
KJ Choi 35-33—68-4
Danny Willett 35-34—69-3
Richard Finch 36-33—69-3
Nicolas Colsaerts 36-33—69-3
Paul Lawrie 36-33—69-3
Peter Hanson 35-34—69-3
George Coetzee 35-35—70-2
Richard Green 35-35—70-2
Oliver Fisher 35-35—70-2
Anders Hansen 35-35—70-2
James Kingston 34-36—70-2Others
Francesco Molinari 38-33—71-1
Lee Westwood 35-36—71-1
Jose Maria Olazabal 38-33—71-1
Martin Kaymer, 37-34—71-1
Ben Curtis 37-34—71-1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 39-34—73 +1
Retief Goosen 38-35—73 +1
Thomas Bjorn 39-40—79 +7
Australian Ladies Masters
At Gold Coast, Australia
6,647-yard, par 72 Royal Pines
Lee Bo-mee 33-32—65-7
So Yeon Ryu 33-33—66-6
Seo Hee Kyung 32-34—66-6
Christel Boeljon 32-34—66-6
Nikki Campbell 35-32—67-5
Felicity Johnson 34-33—67-5
Lexi Thompson 32-35—67-5
Stephanie Na 34-33—67-5
Frances Bondad 33-35—68-4
Courtney Massey 35-33—68-4
Sarah Kemp 35-33—68-4
Others
Sophie Gustafson 34-35—69-3
Christina Kim 34-35—69-3
Laura Davies 36-35—71-1
Cindy LaCrosse 37-37—74+2
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 32 12 5 69 136 100
Philadelphia 29 14 6 64 163 144
Pittsburgh 29 18 4 62 157 132
New Jersey 27 19 3 57 133 139
N.Y. Islanders 20 22 7 47 120 145
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 32 14 2 66 175 105
Ottawa 27 20 6 60 160 164
Toronto 26 19 6 58 156 152
Buffalo 21 24 6 48 122 151
Montreal 19 22 9 47 131 137
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 23 15 11 57 126 138
Washington 26 20 4 56 141 145
Winnipeg 23 22 6 52 126 144
Tampa Bay 22 23 4 48 140 168
Carolina 18 25 9 45 132 164
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 34 16 1 69 163 118
Nashville 31 16 4 66 145 131
St. Louis 29 13 7 65 124 102
Chicago 29 15 7 65 164 147
Columbus 13 31 6 32 115 169
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 31 15 4 66 161 124
Minnesota 24 19 7 55 119 131
Colorado 26 24 2 54 133 147
Calgary 23 22 6 52 121 140
Edmonton 19 26 5 43 125 144
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 28 14 6 62 137 110
Los Angeles 24 16 10 58 111 111
Dallas 25 21 2 52 126 136
Phoenix 22 21 8 52 131 138
Anaheim 19 23 7 45 128 145
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday's games
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 (SO)
Winnipeg 2, Philadelphia 1 (SO)
Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 4 (SO)
Boston 4, Ottawa 3
N.Y. Islanders 5, Carolina 2
Buffalo 3, Montreal 1
Tampa Bay 4, Washington 3 (OT)
Nashville 5, Minnesota 4
Detroit 3, Calgary 1
Anaheim 4, Phoenix 1
Edmonton 3, Colorado 2
Vancouver 3, Chicago 2 (OT)
San Jose 6, Columbus 0
Wednesday's games
N.Y. Rangers 1, Buffalo 0 (SO)
Toronto 1, Pittsburgh 0
Florida 4, Washington 2
Dallas at Anaheim (n)
Columbus at Los Angeles (n)
Thursday's games
Carolina at Boston, 7 p.m.
Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Odds
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NFL
Sunday
Super Bowl at Indianapolis
Favorite Open Today Underdog
New England 3½ 3 N.Y. Giants
NCAA basketball
Favorite Today Underdog
at Yale 1½ Penn
Princeton 9 at Brown
at Harvard 15 Cornell
Columbia 4½ at Dartmouth
Cleveland St. 10½ at Loyola of Chicago
at Siena 7 St. Peter's
at Loyola (Md.) 9 Rider
at Fairfield 12 Niagara
NBA
Favorite Today Underdog
Miami 3½ at Philadelphia
at Toronto 3 Washington
at Orlando 8 Cleveland
Milwaukee 2½ at Detroit
Minnesota 3 at New Jersey
at Oklahoma City 8½ Memphis
at Boston 5 New York
at Houston 7 Phoenix
at Dallas 4 Indiana
at Denver 4½ L.A. Lakers















