Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Max Scherzer on a one-year contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded SS Jed Lowrie adn RHP Fernando Rodriguez to Oakland for 1B Chris Carter, RHP Brad Peacock and C Max Stassi.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES — Named Bob Apodaca assistant minor league pitching coordinator; Mark Strittmatter minor league catching coordinator; Andy Stover assistant minor league rehabilitation coordinator; Andy McKay minor league peak performance coordinator; Glenallen Hill manager, Dave Schuler pitching coach, Dave Hajek coach and Mike Jasperson strength and conditioning trainer for Colorado Springs (PCL); Duane Espy development supervisor, Kevin Riggs manager, Darryl Scott pitching coach, Darin Everson hitting coach, Chris Dovey medical trainer and Brian Buck strength and conditioning trainer for Tulsa (TL); Fred Nelson development supervisor and Dave Burba pitching coach for Modesto (Cal); Marv Foley development supervisor and Fred Ocasio manager of Asheville (SAL); Ron Gideon development supervisor, Drew Saylor manager, Frank Gonzales pitching coach, Warren Schaeffer coach and Casey Papas medical trainer for Tri-City (NWL); and Tony Diaz development supervisor, Anthony Sanders manager, Lee Stevens hitting coach and John Duff medical trainer for Grand Junction (Pioneer).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed INF Tony Abreu off waivers from Kansas City.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Recalled C Aron Baynes from Austin (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Reinstated LB Brandon Joiner from the reserve/did not report list.

DETROIT LIONS — Released WR Titus Young.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS — Recalled F Ryan Spooner from Providence (AHL) on an emergency basis.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed D Adrian Aucoin on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 29. Recalled D Cody Goloubef from Springfield (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Activated F Derek Roy and G Cris Nilstorp from injured reserve. Assigned Nilstorp and D Jordie Benn to Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Petr Mrazek and F Tomas Tatar from Grand Rapids (AHL). Reassigned G Thomas McCollum to Grand Rapids. Placed D Brendan Smith on injured reserve.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Traded F Mike Rupp to Minnesota for F Darroll Powe and F Nick Palmieri. Recalled F J.T. Miller and F Brandon Mashinter from Connecticut (AHL).

COLLEGE

BOISE STATE — Suspended S Lee Hightower and TE Hayden Plinke from school.

CINCINNATI — Named Dan McNally men's assistant soccer coach.

College

Southeastern conference — Named Kentucky's Nerlen's Noel men's basketball freshman of the week.

Mid-south conference — Named Lindsey Wilson senior Ashley Rainey women's basketball player of the week.

President's athletic conference — Named Thomas More junior D'Carlo Hayes men's basketball player of the week.

Appalachian athletic conference — Named Union senior Lindsey Waters women's basketball player of the week.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE — Named Eastern Kentucky junior Glenn Cosey men's basketball newcomer of the week.

Kentucky intercollegiate athletic conference — Named Alice Lloyd junior Ariel Nickell women's basketball player of the week.

Basketball

nba

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

d-Miami 31 14 .689 —

d-New York 31 15 .674 ½

d-Indiana 29 19 .604 3½

Chicago 29 19 .604 3½

Brooklyn 28 19 .596 4

Atlanta 26 20 .565 5½

Milwaukee 25 21 .543 6½

Boston 24 23 .511 8

Philadelphia 21 26 .447 11

Detroit 18 31 .367 15

Toronto 17 31 .354 15½

Orlando 14 34 .292 18½

Cleveland 14 34 .292 18½

Washington 12 35 .255 20

Charlotte 11 36 .234 21

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

d-San Antonio 38 11 .776 —

d-Oklahoma City 36 12 .750 1½

d-L.A. Clippers 34 16 .680 4½

Memphis 30 16 .652 6½

Golden State 30 17 .638 7

Denver 30 18 .625 7½

Utah 26 22 .542 11½

Houston 26 23 .531 12

Portland 25 23 .521 12½

L.A. Lakers 22 26 .458 15½

Dallas 20 28 .417 17½

Minnesota 18 27 .400 18

Sacramento 17 32 .347 21

Phoenix 16 32 .333 21½

New Orleans 15 33 .313 22½

d-division leader

Monday's games

Philadelphia 78, Orlando 61

Washington 98, L.A. Clippers 90

Indiana 111, Chicago 101

New York 99, Detroit 85

Miami 99, Charlotte 94

Portland 100, Minnesota 98

Oklahoma City 112, Dallas 91

Sacramento at Utah (n)

Tuesday's games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday's games

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New York at Washington, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Heat 99, Bobcats 94

CHARLOTTE (94) — Taylor 4-8 0-0 10, Adrien 4-7 0-1 8, Biyombo 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 4-9 2-2 11, Henderson 5-11 2-2 12, Sessions 4-9 10-10 18, Mullens 5-14 0-0 12, Gordon 6-16 2-3 16, Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Haywood 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 34-80 18-20 94.

MIAMI (99) — James 13-14 5-6 31, Haslem 1-2 0-0 2, Bosh 11-18 1-3 23, Chalmers 1-6 1-1 3, Wade 7-19 6-10 20, Andersen 2-3 0-1 4, Battier 2-5 0-0 5, Allen 2-8 3-3 7, Cole 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 41-81 16-24 99.

Charlotte 21 22 20 31—94

Miami 22 25 19 33—99

Three-point goals—Charlotte 8-25 (Taylor 2-5, Mullens 2-5, Gordon 2-7, Williams 1-2, Walker 1-4, Sessions 0-1, Henderson 0-1), Miami 1-12 (Battier 1-4, Wade 0-1, Chalmers 0-3, Allen 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 47 (Biyombo, Mullens 9), Miami 49 (Wade 12). Assists—Charlotte 13 (Gordon 4), Miami 23 (James 8). Total fouls—Charlotte 24, Miami 18. Technicals—Sessions, Taylor. A—19,600 (19,600).

Knicks 99, Pistons 85

DETROIT (85) — Maxiell 1-4 0-0 2, Singler 2-5 0-0 5, Monroe 6-13 1-2 13, Calderon 7-12 0-0 15, Knight 2-10 0-0 5, Stuckey 6-15 2-4 14, Jerebko 4-7 0-0 8, Drummond 1-6 0-2 2, Bynum 5-8 3-4 13, Villanueva 3-9 0-0 6, Kravtsov 1-1 0-0 2, English 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-90 6-12 85.

NEW YORK (99) — Anthony 10-17 4-4 27, Shumpert 2-3 2-2 8, Chandler 4-9 0-2 8, Kidd 1-7 0-0 3, Felton 2-5 0-0 4, Smith 5-15 1-2 16, Stoudemire 8-14 4-4 20, Prigioni 1-2 0-0 3, Novak 2-5 0-0 6, Copeland 1-1 2-2 4, White 0-1 0-0 0, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 13-16 99.

Detroit 13 23 22 27—85

New York 28 29 19 23—99

Three-point goals—Detroit 3-13 (Singler 1-1, Calderon 1-4, Knight 1-6, Villanueva 0-1, Stuckey 0-1), New York 14-34 (Smith 5-13, Anthony 3-5, Shumpert 2-2, Novak 2-5, Prigioni 1-1, Kidd 1-7, Felton 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 52 (Monroe 10), New York 52 (Chandler 20). Assists—Detroit 15 (Stuckey 4), New York 22 (Felton 9). Total fouls—Detroit 13, New York 16. A—19,033 (19,763).

Pacers 111, Bulls 101

CHICAGO (101) — Deng 4-18 5-5 13, Boozer 4-12 2-2 10, Gibson 5-9 0-2 10, Robinson 7-15 2-2 19, Hamilton 5-9 0-0 10, Teague 1-2 0-0 2, Belinelli 9-13 5-6 24, Butler 3-8 4-4 10, Cook 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 39-88 19-22 101.

INDIANA (111) — George 6-14 7-8 21, West 11-18 7-10 29, Hibbert 3-11 0-0 6, Hill 7-10 5-5 22, Stephenson 6-9 2-3 15, T.Hansbrough 3-7 2-4 8, Johnson 0-0 2-2 2, Augustin 0-1 2-2 2, Mahinmi 3-4 0-0 6, Young 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-74 27-34 111.

Chicago 29 25 22 25—101

Indiana 28 32 27 24—111

Three-point goals—Chicago 4-16 (Robinson 3-7, Belinelli 1-3, Hamilton 0-1, Butler 0-1, Cook 0-1, Deng 0-3), Indiana 6-14 (Hill 3-5, George 2-4, Stephenson 1-4, Augustin 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 41 (Gibson 11), Indiana 53 (George 11). Assists—Chicago 18 (Robinson 9), Indiana 23 (Hill 6). Total fouls—Chicago 25, Indiana 19. Technicals—Hamilton. A—18,165 (18,165).

Thunder 112, Mavericks 91

DALLAS (91) — Marion 10-14 2-2 23, Nowitzki 3-11 4-4 10, B.James 1-3 0-0 2, D.Collison 3-7 2-2 8, Mayo 4-10 0-0 8, Brand 2-7 0-2 4, Crowder 3-11 3-3 10, M.James 0-2 0-0 0, Da.Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Wright 2-4 0-0 4, Do.Jones 5-8 5-7 15, Beaubois 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 36-87 16-20 91.

OKLAHOMA CITY (112) — Durant 6-11 5-6 19, Ibaka 4-7 3-4 12, Perkins 2-3 3-4 7, Westbrook 8-16 8-9 24, Sefolosha 3-9 0-0 7, Martin 7-12 0-0 17, N.Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Thabeet 3-5 0-0 6, Jackson 3-7 0-2 8, Liggins 2-4 1-2 5, P.Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Maynor 1-5 0-0 3, Orton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-87 20-27 112.

Dallas 22 22 23 24— 91

Oklahoma City 29 39 24 20—112

Three-point goals—Dallas 3-16 (Marion 1-2, Beaubois 1-3, Crowder 1-4, Nowitzki 0-3, Mayo 0-4), Oklahoma City 10-25 (Martin 3-5, Durant 2-2, Jackson 2-5, Ibaka 1-1, Maynor 1-3, Sefolosha 1-6, Liggins 0-1, P.Jones 0-1, Westbrook 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 50 (Wright, Brand 7), Oklahoma City 58 (Durant 10). Assists—Dallas 21 (Mayo 6), Oklahoma City 25 (Westbrook 7). Total fouls—Dallas 18, Oklahoma City 19. Technicals—Durant, Perkins, Thabeet. A—18,203 (18,203).

Trailblazers 100, Timberwolves 98

PORTLAND (100) — Batum 2-4 0-0 4, Aldridge 12-17 1-5 25, Hickson 4-6 0-0 8, Lillard 9-17 3-3 21, Matthews 7-11 4-4 22, Claver 1-2 0-0 2, Leonard 1-2 0-0 2, Smith 2-3 2-2 7, Barton 1-4 0-0 2, Babbitt 2-4 1-2 7. Totals 41-70 11-16 100.

MINNESOTA (98) — Kirilenko 1-4 0-0 2, D.Williams 0-5 1-2 1, Pekovic 5-11 3-3 13, Rubio 4-9 7-8 15, Ridnour 5-9 0-0 10, Shved 3-10 1-2 8, Barea 7-13 2-2 17, Cunningham 11-17 1-2 23, Stiemsma 2-2 0-0 4, Gelabale 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 40-85 15-19 98.

Portland 25 24 28 23—100

Minnesota 18 20 20 40— 98

Three-point goals—Portland 7-18 (Matthews 4-8, Babbitt 2-4, Smith 1-1, Batum 0-1, Barton 0-1, Claver 0-1, Lillard 0-2), Minnesota 3-13 (Gelabale 1-2, Barea 1-4, Shved 1-4, D.Williams 0-1, Ridnour 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Portland 45 (Aldridge 13), Minnesota 38 (Pekovic 11). Assists—Portland 23 (Lillard 6), Minnesota 23 (Rubio 14). Total fouls—Portland 24, Minnesota 20. A—13,446 (19,356).

Wizards 98, Clippers 90

L.A. CLIPPERS (90) — Butler 6-16 2-2 15, Odom 1-3 1-2 3, Jordan 3-4 1-2 7, Bledsoe 7-14 3-3 17, Green 3-6 0-0 6, Ja.Crawford 10-20 5-6 28, Barnes 4-10 0-0 8, Turiaf 0-1 0-0 0, Hill 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 37-79 12-15 90.

WASHINGTON (98) — Webster 6-10 4-4 21, Nene 5-11 5-7 15, Okafor 4-9 1-4 9, Wall 6-18 1-3 13, Temple 7-12 1-2 15, Price 2-4 1-2 5, Seraphin 1-6 1-2 3, Ariza 3-7 3-3 10, Jo.Crawford 1-3 0-0 3, Singleton 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 37-84 17-27 98.

L.A. Clippers 16 30 20 24—90

Washington 24 27 21 26—98

Three-point goals—L.A. Clippers 4-17 (Ja.Crawford 3-7, Butler 1-6, Odom 0-1, Green 0-1, Barnes 0-2), Washington 7-12 (Webster 5-6, Jo.Crawford 1-2, Ariza 1-2, Singleton 0-1, Price 0-1). Fouled out—Odom. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 51 (Jordan 22), Washington 51 (Okafor 14). Assists—L.A. Clippers 21 (Bledsoe 9), Washington 27 (Wall 8). Total fouls—L.A. Clippers 24, Washington 16. A—16,246 (20,308).

76ers 78, Magic 61

ORLANDO (61) — Harkless 4-13 2-2 10, McRoberts 2-12 0-0 5, Vucevic 3-10 3-4 9, Smith 2-10 0-0 4, Moore 9-17 0-0 18, O'Quinn 1-3 0-0 2, Nicholson 5-9 1-2 11, Turkoglu 0-3 0-0 0, Ayon 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-80 6-8 61.

PHILADELPHIA (78) — Turner 2-6 0-0 4, T.Young 3-5 0-0 6, Hawes 9-17 2-3 21, Holiday 6-15 1-2 13, N.Young 7-15 0-0 15, Allen 5-9 0-0 10, Ivey 2-4 0-0 5, Wright 0-3 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-2 0-0 0, Moultrie 2-3 0-0 4, Mack 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 3-5 78.

Orlando 16 19 11 15—61

Philadelphia 28 14 18 18—78

Three-point goals—Orlando 1-12 (McRoberts 1-5, Turkoglu 0-1, Harkless 0-2, Moore 0-4), Philadelphia 3-20 (Hawes 1-3, Ivey 1-3, N.Young 1-7, Holiday 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Turner 0-2, Wright 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 50 (Vucevic 14), Philadelphia 50 (Hawes 14). Assists—Orlando 20 (Turkoglu, McRoberts 6), Philadelphia 26 (Holiday 14). Total fouls—Orlando 5, Philadelphia 10. A—14,630 (20,328).

college men

scores, schedule

Tuesday's games

SEC—South Carolina at Kentucky, 9; No. Florida at Arkansas, 7

OVC—Crowley's Ridge at Eastern Kentucky, 7

STATE—Asbury at Berea, 8; Boyce at Welch, 7; Brescia at Indiana East, 6; Kentucky Christian at Ohio Christian, 8; Mid-Continent at Trevecca Nazarene, 7;

TOP 25—No. 10 Ohio State at No. 3 Michigan, 9; Boston College at No. 8 Miami, 7; No. 13 Kansas State at Texas Tech, 8

No. 9 SYRACUSE 63, No. 25 NOTRE DAME 47

NOTRE DAME (18-5) — Grant 5-8 2-2 15, Cooley 4-8 2-5 10, Atkins 3-8 1-3 9, Connaughton 2-6 0-0 4, Knight 1-8 0-0 2, Biedscheid 3-12 0-0 7, Auguste 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-52 5-10 47.

SYRACUSE (19-3) — Fair 5-10 7-8 18, Grant 6-8 2-2 14, Christmas 6-9 0-0 12, Triche 2-9 3-3 7, Carter-Williams 1-3 2-2 5, Cooney 2-6 0-0 6, Keita 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-45 15-17 63.

Halftime—Syracuse 30-24. Three-point goals—Notre Dame 6-20 (Grant 3-5, Atkins 2-4, Biedscheid 1-8, Connaughton 0-3), Syracuse 4-15 (Cooney 2-5, Carter-Williams 1-2, Fair 1-3, Triche 0-5). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Notre Dame 28 (Cooley 11), Syracuse 32 (Fair 10). Assists—Notre Dame 14 (Grant 5), Syracuse 16 (Carter-Williams 8). Total fouls—Notre Dame 16, Syracuse 13. A—23,982.

Campbellsville 95, West Virginia Tech 83

WEST VIRGINIA TECH (14-10) — Donnell 3, Rawlinson 24, Marino 22, Clark 7, Burgraff 5, Gordon 13, Campbell 9. Totals 27-63 17-21 83.

Campbellsville (14-9) — Payne 40, Myers 4, Smith 4, Scott 15, Ennis 12, Clement 6, Taylor 2, Thomas 10, Smith 2. Totals 35-64 16-27 95.

Halftime—Campbellsville 47-35.

college women

scores, schedule

MONDAY'S SCORES

OVC

Belmont 59 Morehead State 45

TOP 25

No. 8 Penn State 69No. 13 Purdue 61

TUESDAY'S GAMES

STATE—Asbury at Berea, 5:30; Brescia at St. Mary of the Woods, 6; Kentucky Christian at Ohio Christian, 6;

TOP 25—Marquette at No. 3 Connecticut, 7; No. 2 Notre Dame at Villanova, 7; No. 24 Syracuse at Cincinnati, 7; Texas Christian at No. 22 Oklahoma State, 8

Tenn-Martin 75, Eastern Kentucky 60

Eastern Kentucky (13-8) — Gray 3-7 1-2 9, Coles 1-7 0-0 3, Carpenter 6-14 0-0 17, Barber 5-9 1-3 11, Jones 5-7 5-8 15, Stafford 0-0 0-1 0, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Bryant 0-5 0-3 0, Maples 1-4 1-2 3, Allen 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 21-55 10-18 60.

Tenn-Martin (11-13) — Butler 8-24 6-7 24, Newsome 5-16 15-16 27, Schubert 1-4 0-0 3, Bryant 6-6 0-0 12, Crawford 0-3 0-0 0, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Vanlandingham 2-5 3-4 9, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Bassett-Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 24-27 75.

Halftime—Tenn-Martin 31-24. Three-point goals—Eastern Kentucky 8-23 (Gray 2-5, Coles 1-4, Carpenter 5-10, Bryant 0-3, Allen 0-1), Tenn-Martin 7-27 (Butler 2-11, Newsome 2-6, Schubert 1-3, Crawford 0-2, Vanlandingham 2-5.) Rebounds—Eastern Kentucky 44 (Jones 16), Tenn-Martin 33 (Bryant 8). Assists—Eastern Kentucky 15 (Gray 7), Tenn-Martin 16 (Newsome 9). Total fouls—Eastern Kentucky 23, Tenn-Martin 17. A—2014.

Associated Press poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Baylor (37) 20-1 997 1

2. Notre Dame 20-1 955 2

3. UConn (3) 20-1 928 3

4. Stanford 20-2 862 4

5. Duke 20-1 845 5

6. California 19-2 807 6

7. Maryland 18-3 753 10

8. Penn St. 17-3 642 7

9. Georgia 19-3 632 13

10. Kentucky 19-3 630 8

11. Louisville 19-4 553 12

12. Tennessee 17-5 512 9

13. Purdue 18-3 502 14

14. Texas A&M 17-5 497 16

15. South Carolina 19-3 480 15

16. North Carolina 20-3 458 11

17. UCLA 17-4 409 18

18. Dayton 19-1 397 17

19. Florida St. 18-4 223 20

20. Delaware 18-3 205 25

21. Colorado 16-5 162 22

22. Oklahoma St. 15-5 128 19

23. Oklahoma 16-5 127 21

24. Syracuse 18-3 80 —

25. Iowa St. 15-5 71 23

Others receiving votes: Green Bay 31, Nebraska 20, West Virginia 20, Michigan St. 19, Michigan 13, Toledo 11, Kansas 7, UTEP 5, Villanova 4, Washington 4, Miami 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Pacific 2, SMU 2, Creighton 1, Iowa 1, Wyoming 1.

high school boys

AP top 10

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball poll, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:

Rec. Pts. Prvs.

1. Trinity (10) 20-4 142 1     

2. Bullitt East (2) 20-4 131 2     

3. Ballard (2) 19-4 126 3     

4. Madison Central 18-4 92 4     

5. Holmes (1) 24-0 90 5     

6. Hopkinsville 21-4 69 6     

7. Scott Co. 16-6 50 9     

8. John Hardin 18-3 39 10   

9. Henry Clay 18-6 28 8     

10. PRP 17-6 25 7     

Others receiving votes: Montgomery Co. 6, Newport Central Catholic 6, Central 5, Fairdale 4, Henderson Co. 4, Pulaski Co. 3, Breckinridge Co. 2, North Hardin 2, Pulaski Southwestern 1.

high school girls

AP top 10

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball poll, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:

Rec. Pts. Prvs.

1. Marion Co. (15) 27-0 150 1     

2. Anderson Co. 22-1 131 2     

3. Henderson Co. 19-1 120 3     

4. Madison Central 20-3 104 5     

5. Ballard 19-3 72 4     

6. DuPont Manual 13-8 66 7     

7. Elizabethtown 17-6 43 6     

8. Bowling Green 21-4 38 8     

9. Mercy 12-9 30 9     

10. Owensboro Catholic

16-5 25 10   

Others receiving votes: Butler 8, Clay Co. 8, Allen Co.-Scottsville 7, Monroe Co. 5, Notre Dame 4, Sacred Heart 3, North Hardin 3, Lincoln Co. 3, Murray 2, Assumption 2, Webster Co. 1.

Voting panel: Daily News, Bowling Green; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The Advocate-Messenger, Danville; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer; The Paducah Sun; Appalachian News Express, Pikeville; The Commonwealth-Journal; The Winchester Sun; WKYX; WSON.

Golf

professional

world gold rankings

Through Feb. 3

1. Rory McIlroy 12.23

2. Tiger Woods 9.16

3. Luke Donald 7.76

4. Justin Rose 6.53

5. Louis Oosthuizen 6.52

6. Brandt Snedeker 6.25

7. Adam Scott 5.97

8. Lee Westwood 5.62

9. Bubba Watson 5.26

10. Phil Mickelson 5.24

11. Jason Dufner 5.05

12. Ian Poulter 5.01

13. Steve Stricker 4.95

14. Keegan Bradley 4.87

15. Sergio Garcia 4.79

16. Dustin Johnson 4.78

17. Webb Simpson 4.76

18. Charl Schwartzel 4.55

19. Graeme McDowell 4.50

20. Peter Hanson 4.45

21. Nick Watney 4.39

22. Matt Kuchar 4.33

23. Bo Van Pelt 4.17

24. Ernie Els 4.13

25. Zach Johnson 3.91

26. Hunter Mahan 3.65

27. Jim Furyk 3.61

28. Martin Kaymer 3.60

29. Branden Grace 3.48

30. Jamie Donaldson 3.37

31. Paul Lawrie 3.33

32. Rickie Fowler 3.33

33. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 3.31

34. Carl Pettersson 3.28

35. Francesco Molinari 3.24

36. Bill Haas 3.17

37. Scott Piercy 3.08

38. Robert Garrigus 3.00

39. Nicolas Colsaerts 2.95

40. Thorbjorn Olesen 2.88

Hockey

nhl

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 6 3 0 12 30 22

New Jersey 4 1 3 11 20 19

N.Y. Islanders 4 3 1 9 27 26

N.Y. Rangers 4 4 0 8 19 22

Philadelphia 3 6 0 6 21 26

Northeast Division

Boston 6 1 1 13 24 19

Montreal 6 2 0 12 26 17

Ottawa 5 3 1 11 25 16

Toronto 4 5 0 8 22 27

Buffalo 3 5 1 7 27 33

Southeast Division

Tampa Bay 6 2 0 12 39 21

Carolina 4 4 0 8 22 24

Winnipeg 3 4 1 7 24 32

Florida 3 5 0 6 20 30

Washington 2 6 1 5 21 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 7 0 2 16 28 20

St. Louis 6 2 0 12 31 19

Detroit 4 3 1 9 22 24

Nashville 3 2 3 9 14 20

Columbus 3 5 1 7 18 28

Northwest Division

Vancouver 4 2 2 10 21 20

Edmonton 4 3 1 9 20 21

Minnesota 4 3 1 9 20 22

Colorado 4 4 0 8 19 20

Calgary 1 3 2 4 16 24

Pacific Division

San Jose 7 0 1 15 30 14

Anaheim 5 1 1 11 27 22

Phoenix 3 4 2 8 27 26

Dallas 3 5 1 7 17 23

Los Angeles 2 3 2 6 16 23

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday's games

Carolina 4, Toronto 1

Dallas at Colorado (n)

Minnesota at Phoenix (n)

Vancouver at Edmonton (n)

San Jose at Anaheim (n)

Tuesday's games

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday's games

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Horse racing

thoroughbreds

kentucky derby point standings

A 36-race series that awards points to the top 4 finishers in each race. The top 20 points earners nominated to the Triple Crown will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4.

(Earnings rounded to nearest thousand)

Rank Horse PtsEarnings

1. Shangahi Bobby 24 $1,731

2. Goldencents 24 740

3. Oxbow 11 180

4. Violence 10 495

5. Itsmyluckday 10 394

6. Overanalyze 10 296

7. Uncaptured 10 292

8. Den's Legacy 10 265

9. Power Broker 10 210

10. Will Take Charge 10 152

11. Falling Sky 11 123

t12. Revolutionary 10 120

t12. Flashback 10 120

14. Dynamic Sky 8 272

15. He's Had Enough 6 430

16. Teseron 5 49

17. Bern Identity 4 572

18. Capo Bastone 4 246

t19. Know More 4 210

t19. Texas Bling 4 210

21. Fury Kapcori 4 205

22. Normandy Invasion 4 50

23. Frac Daddy 4 41

t24. Golden Soul 4 40

t24. Escapefromreality 4 40

26. Fortify 3 220

27. Mylute 2 159

28. Java's War 2 131

29. Siete de Oros 2 60

30. Clearly Now 2 55

31. My Name Is Michael 2 50

32. Always in a Tiz 2 30

33. Delhomme 2 25

34. Fear the Kitten 2 25

35. Dewey Square 2 16

36. Manando 2 12

37. Carving 1 134

38. Pataky Kid 1 111

39. Amerigo Vespucci 1 70

40. Dry Summer 1 66

41. Joshua's Comprise 1 56

42. Ive Struck a Nerve 1 28

43. Quinzieme Monarque 1 20

t44. Speak Logistics 1 13

t44. Little Jerry 1 12

Odds

glantz-culver line

ncaa basketball

Favorite Line Underdog

at North Carolina 13 Wake Forest

Purdue 3 at Penn St.

Villanova 1½ at DePaul

Youngstown St. 1 at Cleveland St.

at Akron 20 Cent. Michigan

at Miami 15 Boston College

Florida 9 at Arkansas

at Bradley Pk Evansville

Wichita St. 9 at S. Illinois

at N. Iowa 14 Missouri St.

at Valparaiso 12½ Ill.-Chicago

Kansas St. 10 at Texas Tech

at Georgia Tech 3 Florida St.

at Michigan 6½ Ohio St.

at Kentucky 17 South Carolina

Focus on: College basketball polls

Focus on: College basketball polls

USA Today (Coaches)

The USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, 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. Kansas (16) 18-1 760 2

2. Michigan (14) 19-1 757 3

3. Indiana 18-2 686 8

4. Florida (1) 16-2 685 7

5. Duke 17-2 644 1

6. Syracuse 18-2 624 4

7. Gonzaga 19-2 580 10

8. Arizona 17-2 557 6

9. Michigan State 17-4 459 11

10. Butler 17-3 447 9

11. Ohio State 15-4 438 15

12. Oregon 18-2 435 19

13. Louisville 16-4 422 5

14. Wichita State 19-2 340 21

15. Miami 15-3 326 —

16. Mississippi 17-2 252 24

17. Creighton 18-3 249 12

18. Missouri 15-4 234 22

19. N.C. State 16-4 194 18

20. San Diego State 16-4 171 25

21. Kansas State 15-4 166 13

22. New Mexico 17-3 159 17

23. Cincinnati 16-4 134 20

24. Minnesota 15-5 87 14

25. Marquette 14-4 75 —

Others receiving votes: Georgetown 33, UNLV 32, VCU 27, Wisconsin 25, Pittsburgh 18, Notre Dame 13, UCLA 10, Baylor 7, Southern Miss. 7, Colorado State 6, Saint Mary's 5, La Salle 3, Oklahoma State 3, Arizona State 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Louisiana Tech 1.

The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, 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. Michigan (51) 19-1 1,611 2

2. Kansas (13) 18-1 1,572 3

3. Indiana 18-2 1,457 7

4. Florida (1) 16-2 1,420 8

5. Duke 17-2 1,328 1

6. Syracuse 18-2 1,322 3

7. Gonzaga 19-2 1,177 10

8. Arizona 17-2 1,160 6

9. Butler 17-3 1,023 9

10. Oregon 18-2 969 16

11. Ohio St. 15-4 945 14

12. Louisville 16-4 905 5

13. Michigan St. 17-4 897 13

14. Miami 15-3 894 25

15. Wichita St. 19-2 621 20

16. Mississippi 17-2 473 23

17. Missouri 15-4 464 22

18. Kansas St. 15-4 463 11

19. NC State 16-4 431 18

20. New Mexico 17-3 333 15

21. Creighton 18-3 312 17

22. San Diego St. 16-4 302 —

23. Minnesota 15-5 281 12

24. Cincinnati 16-4 220 21

25. Marquette 14-4 216 —

Others receiving votes: Georgetown 121, UNLV 56, Wisconsin 45, UCLA 34, Arizona St. 14, Notre Dame 12, Pittsburgh 10, Louisiana Tech 8, Villanova 6, Baylor 5, Iowa St. 4, Memphis 4, VCU 4, La Salle 3, Saint Mary's (Cal) 2, Colorado St. 1.USA Today (Coaches)

The USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, 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. Kansas (16) 18-1 760 2

2. Michigan (14) 19-1 757 3

3. Indiana 18-2 686 8

4. Florida (1) 16-2 685 7

5. Duke 17-2 644 1

6. Syracuse 18-2 624 4

7. Gonzaga 19-2 580 10

8. Arizona 17-2 557 6

9. Michigan State 17-4 459 11

10. Butler 17-3 447 9

11. Ohio State 15-4 438 15

12. Oregon 18-2 435 19

13. Louisville 16-4 422 5

14. Wichita State 19-2 340 21

15. Miami 15-3 326 —

16. Mississippi 17-2 252 24

17. Creighton 18-3 249 12

18. Missouri 15-4 234 22

19. N.C. State 16-4 194 18

20. San Diego State 16-4 171 25

21. Kansas State 15-4 166 13

22. New Mexico 17-3 159 17

23. Cincinnati 16-4 134 20

24. Minnesota 15-5 87 14

25. Marquette 14-4 75 —

Others receiving votes: Georgetown 33, UNLV 32, VCU 27, Wisconsin 25, Pittsburgh 18, Notre Dame 13, UCLA 10, Baylor 7, Southern Miss. 7, Colorado State 6, Saint Mary's 5, La Salle 3, Oklahoma State 3, Arizona State 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Louisiana Tech 1.