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BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Claimed INF Russ Canzler off waivers from the New York Yankees. Designated C Luis Martinez for assignment.

BOSTON RED SOX—Named Dana Levangie bullpen coach.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with OF Jeremy Hermida and C Omir Santos on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Hiroyuki Kobayashi on a minor league contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Anthony Fernandez, RHP Yoervis Medina and INF Vinnie Catricala on one-year contracts.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Farnsworth and 2B Kelly Johnson on one-year contracts.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with OF Gerardo Parra on a one-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS—Announced RHP Lendy Castillo cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Iowa (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Rauch on a one-year contract. Designated OF Bryan Petersen for assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ramirez on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with C Chris Snyder and RHP Jeremy Accardo on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Suspended Los Angeles Lakers F Metta World Peace one game for grabbing Detroit's Brandon Knight around the neck and striking him in the jaw during a Feb. 3 game at Detroit.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Named Amos Jones special teams coordinator, James Bettcher outside linebackers coach, Brentson Buckner defensive line coach, Mike Caldwell linebackers coach, Rick Christophel tight ends coach, Darryl Drake wide receivers coach, Kevin Garver offensive assistant coach, Steve Heiden assistant special teams/assistant tight ends coach, Stump Mitchell running backs coach, Tom Pratt Pass rush specialist, Nick Rapone defensive backs coach, Kevin Ross cornerbacks coach and Larry Zierlein assistant offensive line coach. Announced Freddie Kitchens will switch from tight ends to quarterbacks coach and Ryan Slowik will switch from outside linebackers coach to defensive assistant/assistant defensive backs coach.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Named Bruce DeHaven assistant special teams coach and Lance Taylor assistant wide receivers/quality control coach.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Named Adam Zimmer assistant defensive backs coach.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Released DL Frostee Rucker.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Promoted Wes Phillips to tight ends coach. Named Frank Pollack assistant offensive line coach.

DETROIT LIONS—Released G Stephen Peterman and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Released LB Michael Boley.

NEW YORK JETS—Fired Dave DeGuglielmo. Named Mike Devlin offensive line coach, Steve Hagen tight ends coach, Ron Heller assistant offensive line coach, Pierre Ngo assistant strength and conditioning coach, Jeff Weeks assistant defensive line/linebackers coach and Louie Aguiar assistant special teams coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Sent F Devante Smith-Pelly to Norfolk (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Claimed RW Aaron Palushaj off waivers from Montreal.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated LW Matt Calvert off injured reserve. Reassigned C Jonathan Audy-Marchessault to Springfield (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with F Brett Gallant on a one-year, entry-level contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned F Brandon Mashinter to Connecticut (AHL).

COLLEGE

NOTRE DAME—Signed men's soccer coach Bobby Clark to a multiyear contract extension.

OLD DOMINION—Fired men's basketball coach Blaine Taylor. Named Jim Corrigan men's interim basketball coach through the remainder of the season.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 31 15 .674 —

Brooklyn 28 20 .583 4

Boston 24 23 .511 7½

Philadelphia 21 26 .447 10½

Toronto 17 31 .354 15

Southeast Division

Miami 31 14 .689 —

Atlanta 26 21 .553 6

Orlando 14 34 .292 18½

Washington 12 35 .255 20

Charlotte 11 36 .234 21

Central Division

Indiana 30 19 .612 —

Chicago 29 19 .604 ½

Milwaukee 25 21 .543 3½

Detroit 18 31 .367 12

Cleveland 14 34 .292 15½ WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 38 11 .776 —

Memphis 30 16 .652 6½

Houston 27 23 .540 11½

Dallas 20 28 .417 17½

New Orleans 15 33 .313 22½

Northwest Division

Oklahoma City 36 12 .750 —

Denver 30 18 .625 6

Utah 27 22 .551 9½

Portland 25 23 .521 11

Minnesota 18 27 .400 16½

Pacific Division

L.A. Clippers 34 16 .680 —

Golden State 30 18 .625 3

L.A. Lakers 23 26 .469 10½

Sacramento 17 33 .340 17

Phoenix 16 32 .333 17

Monday's late game

Utah 98, Sacramento 91 (OT)

Tuesday's games

Indiana 114, Atlanta 103

L.A. Lakers 92, Brooklyn 83

Houston 140, Golden State 109

Phoenix at Memphis (n)

Milwaukee at Denver (n)

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.

Suns 96, Grizzlies 90

PHOENIX (96) — Tucker 4-7 0-0 9, Scola 4-8 2-4 10, Gortat 8-10 4-5 20, Dragic 6-12 5-5 17, Dudley 0-5 0-0 0, Beasley 2-7 2-2 6, Marshall 4-8 0-0 11, Morris 2-5 0-0 4, O'Neal 5-7 4-4 14, Brown 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 37-73 18-22 96.

MEMPHIS (90) — Prince 5-12 1-2 11, Randolph 9-16 3-4 21, Gasol 2-8 2-2 6, Conley 3-11 3-3 9, Allen 4-6 0-0 8, Bayless 11-15 4-4 29, Arthur 1-10 2-2 4, Daye 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, C.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 15-17 90.

Phoenix 27 23 15 31—96

Memphis 27 25 19 19—90

Three-point goals—Phoenix 4-10 (Marshall 3-5, Tucker 1-2, Morris 0-1, Beasley 0-1, Dragic 0-1), Memphis 3-9 (Bayless 3-4, Randolph 0-1, Arthur 0-1, Conley 0-3). Fouled out—Gasol. Rebounds—Phoenix 49 (Gortat, Scola, Tucker 7), Memphis 39 (Randolph 13). Assists—Phoenix 19 (Dragic, Marshall 4), Memphis 15 (Conley 5). Total fouls—Phoenix 23, Memphis 20. Technicals—Gortat. A—14,933 (18,119).

Rockets 140, Warriors 109

GOLDEN STATE (109) — Barnes 3-5 1-2 7, Lee 8-10 2-2 18, Bogut 5-9 0-0 10, Curry 3-12 0-0 7, Thompson 3-5 0-0 6, Landry 4-5 4-4 12, Jack 7-14 4-4 20, Jefferson 2-6 6-6 10, Green 3-7 2-3 8, Biedrins 0-0 0-0 0, Bazemore 2-8 2-6 6, Jenkins 0-2 1-1 1, Ezeli 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 41-86 24-30 109.

HOUSTON (140) — Parsons 6-12 0-0 16, Patterson 5-13 1-2 12, Asik 3-8 5-7 11, Lin 10-16 3-4 28, Harden 5-11 4-8 18, Morris 5-10 0-0 13, Anderson 3-7 0-0 8, Douglas 3-6 6-6 14, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Beverley 2-3 6-8 11, Motiejunas 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 46-91 25-35 140.

Golden State 37 25 24 23—109

Houston 38 39 27 36—140

Three-point goals—Golden State 3-15 (Jack 2-3, Curry 1-5, Bazemore 0-1, Barnes 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Green 0-1, Jefferson 0-3), Houston 23-40 (Lin 5-8, Harden 4-5, Parsons 4-8, Morris 3-6, Douglas 2-4, Anderson 2-4, Motiejunas 1-1, Beverley 1-2, Patterson 1-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 47 (Bogut 9), Houston 59 (Asik 15). Assists—Golden State 21 (Curry 9), Houston 35 (Lin 9). Total fouls—Golden State 26, Houston 24. Technicals—Bogut, Beverley, Morris. Flagrant fouls—Green. Ejected—Green, Morris. A—15,453 (18,023).

College men

Tuesday's scores

SEC

Arkansas 80No. 2 Florida 69

OVC

E. Kentucky 97 Crowley's Ridge 31

STATE

Berea 85 Asbury 73

TOP 25

No. 13 Kansas St. 68 Texas Tech 59

No. 8 Miami 72 Boston College 50

EAST

Boston U. 79 Maine 72

Purdue 58 Penn St. 49

SOUTH

Liberty 75 Radford 70

North Carolina 87 Wake Forest 62

MIDWEST

Akron 68 Cent. Michigan 56

Cleveland St. 66 Youngstown St. 60

Valparaiso 86 Ill.-Chicago 61

Villanova 94 DePaul 71

Berea 85, Asbury 73

ASBURY (15-10) — Euton 13, Jones 4, Flannery 3, Delph 19, Morris 6, Johnson 3, McLeish 7, Penny 18. Totals 28-72 9-11 73.

BEREA (15-10) — Webster 6, Riley 2, Ponder 19, Hayden 9, Beckham 23, Garmon 4, Maddox 3, Huff 2, Banks 17. Totals 29-64 21-24 85.

Halftime—Berea 43-35.

E. KENTUCKY 97CROWLEY'S RIDGE 31

CROWLEY'S RIDGE (0-0) — Blacklor 0-3 0-0 0, Shepard 0-4 2-2 2, Walker 1-2 1-2 3, Longino 3-6 0-0 6, Stevens 1-6 1-1 3, Vandergriff 0-0 0-0 0, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Hare 1-3 0-0 2, H. Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Giersch 3-6 0-0 9, Kinnard 1-7 2-2 4, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Strode 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 11-43 6-7 31.

E. KENTUCKY (18-6) — Stutz 5-7 3-3 13, Cosey 2-6 2-2 7, Walden 4-6 1-3 11, Lewis 5-7 0-0 10, T. Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Matthews 0-3 0-0 0, Babb-Harrison 4-10 0-0 10, Stenzel 5-6 1-1 14, Knipp 3-7 2-2 9, Parsons 2-4 0-0 6, J. Johnson 3-4 0-0 7, Muff 5-6 0-1 10. Totals 38-69 9-12 97.

Halftime—E. Kentucky 52-16. Three-point goals—Crowley's Ridge 3-13 (Giersch 3-6, H. Cooper 0-1, Smith 0-1, Hare 0-1, Kinnard 0-1, Shepard 0-1, Stevens 0-2), E. Kentucky 12-31 (Stenzel 3-4, Walden 2-4, Parsons 2-4, Babb-Harrison 2-5, J. Johnson 1-2, Cosey 1-4, Knipp 1-5, Lewis 0-1, T. Johnson 0-1, Matthews 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Crowley's Ridge 29 (Shepard 7), E. Kentucky 35 (Stutz 7). Assists—Crowley's Ridge 7 (Walker 3), E. Kentucky 22 (Cosey 4). Total fouls—Crowley's Ridge 11, E. Kentucky 10. A—1,050.

Wednesday's schedule

(All times p.m.)

SEC — Alabama at Auburn, 8; Vanderbilt at LSU, 8; Georgia at Tennessee, 8; Mississippi St. at Mississippi, 9

STATE — No. 11 Louisville at Rutgers, 7:30

TOP 25 — Baylor at No. 22 Oklahoma St., 7; No. 17 Cincinnati at Providence, 7; No. 24 Marquette at South Florida, 7; St. Bonaventure at No. 14 Butler, 7; No. 18 Minnesota at No. 12 Michigan St., 7; No. 16 Creighton at Indiana St., 7:05; Air Force at No. 15 New Mexico, 9; No. 5 Kansas at TCU, 9; Stanford at No. 7 Arizona, 9

EAST — Hartford at Binghamton, 7; NJIT at Colgate, 7; George Washington at Duquesne, 7; Northeastern at Hofstra, 7; St. Francis (Pa.) at Robert Morris, 7; UConn vs. St. John's at Madison Square Garden, 7; Charlotte at Temple, 7; Delaware at Towson, 7; Albany (NY) at UMBC, 7; Rhode Island at UMass, 7; New Hampshire at Vermont, 7; Mount St. Mary's at Wagner, 7; Saint Louis at Fordham, 8

SOUTH — High Point at Campbell, 7; Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina, 7; William & Mary at James Madison, 7; VMI at Longwood, 7; Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian, 7; Southern Miss. at UCF, 7; Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 7; Georgia St. at UNC Wilmington, 7; Texas-Pan American at New Orleans, 8; Marshall at Tulane, 8

MIDWEST — Ohio at Ball St., 7; Saint Joseph's at Dayton, 7; Buffalo at E. Michigan, 7; Miami (Ohio) at Toledo, 7; Kent St. at W. Michigan, 7; Bowling Green at N. Illinois, 8; Illinois St. at Drake, 8:05; Iowa at Wisconsin, 9

SOUTHWEST — Memphis at SMU, 8; UMKC at Houston Baptist, 8:05; UAB at Tulsa, 8:05; Rice at UTEP, 9

FAR WEST — UNLV at Fresno St., 9; Wyoming at CS Bakersfield, 10; Colorado St. at Nevada, 10; Utah at Oregon St., 10; Boise St. at San Diego St., 11

College women

Tuesday's scores

STATE

Asbury 63 Berea 53

TOP 25

No. 2 Notre Dame 59 Villanova 52

No. 22 Oklahoma St. 76 TCU 59

No. 24 Syracuse 72 Cincinnati 48

No. 3 UConn 94 Marquette 37

EAST

Drexel 62 Towson 48

NJIT 53 Colgate 51

SOUTH

Hofstra 75 UNC Wilmington 69

Old Dominion 53 George Mason 39

MIDWEST

IUPUI 65 Chicago St. 30

Asbury 63, Berea 53

ASBURY (19-7) — Griffith 11, Rinehart 2, Barbee 21, Downs 14, Carroll 11, Gorby 1, Wood 3. Totals 23-56 10-12 63.

BEREA (9-15) — Romine 4, Loveless 20, Warren 8, Parks 4, Steve 5, Walker 3, Burks 9. Totals 16-50 19-23 53.

Halftime—Asbury 35-23.

Wednesday's schedule

(All times p.m.)

OVC — Murray St. at New Orleans, 6

TOP 25 — No. 23 Oklahoma at Kansas St., 8; Kansas at No. 1 Baylor, 8; No. 25 Iowa St. at Texas, 8

USA Today poll

The top teams in the USA Today Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

W-L Pts Pvs

1. Baylor (26) 20-1 768 1

2. Connecticut (4) 20-1 743 2

3. Notre Dame (1) 20-1 721 3

4. Duke 20-1 669 4

5. Stanford 20-2 658 5

6. California 19-2 625 6

7. Maryland 18-3 581 9

8. Kentucky 19-3 507 7

9. Penn St. 18-3 480 8

10. Georgia 19-3 472 14

11. Louisville 19-4 467 12

12. South Carolina 19-3 447 13

13. Tennessee 17-5 412 10

14. Purdue 18-4 409 11

15. Dayton 19-1 345 15

16. Texas A&M 18-5 326 16

17. UCLA 17-4 273 19

18. North Carolina 20-3 250 18

19. Oklahoma 16-5 155 20

20. Florida St. 18-4 151 21

21. Oklahoma St. 15-5 149 16

22. Syracuse 18-3 138 24

23. Delaware 18-3 87 NR

24. Iowa St. 15-5 68 22

25. Colorado 16-5 64 23

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-Green Bay 27; Nebraska 19; Middle Tennessee 18; DePaul 8; Villanova 7; Pacific 6; Texas Tech 6; Iowa 4; Kansas 4; Vanderbilt 4; Princeton 2; West Virginia 2; Chattanooga 1; San Diego State 1; Southern Methodist 1.

MIddle school boys

At Winburn

A: Jessie Clark 43, Winburn 35

B: Jessie Clark 56, Winburn 25

At Crawford

A: Crawford 55, Bryan Station 33

B: Bryan Station 43, Crawford 23

Golf

This week

PGA TOUR: PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM

Where: Pebble Beach, Calif.

When: Thursday-Sunday

Courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links (6,816 yards, par 72), Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Shore Course (6,838 yards, par 70) and Spyglass Hill Golf Club (6,953 yards, par 72)

Purse: $6.5 million ($1.17 million to the winner)

TV: Golf (3-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday) and CBS-27 (3-6 p.m. Saturday; 3-6:30 p.m. Sunday)

Last year: Phil Mickelson overcame a six-stroke deficit to win the event for the fourth time. Paired with Tiger Woods in the final round, Mickelson shot a 64 to beat Woods by 11 strokes. Woods finished with a 75. Charlie Wi was second, two strokes back.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: ALLIANZ CHAMPIONSHIP

Where: Boca Raton, Fla.

When: Friday-Sunday

Course: The Old Course at Broken Sound (6,807 yards, par 71)

Purse: $1.8 million ($270,000 to the winner)

TV: Golf (6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday; 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday; 7-9:30 p.m. Sunday)

Last year: Corey Pavin won his first Champions Tour title, beating Peter Senior with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

EUROPEAN TOUR/SUNSHINE TOUR JOBURG OPEN

Where: Johannesburg

When: Thursday-Sunday

Courses: Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, East Course (7,592 yards, par 72) and West Course (7,237 yards, par 71)

Purse: $1.75 million ($277,550 to the winner)

TV: Golf (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday)

Last year: South Africa's Branden Grace won the first of his four 2012 European Tour titles, beating England's Jamie Elson by a stroke.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 7 3 0 14 34 24

New Jersey 5 1 3 13 23 20

N.Y. Islanders 4 4 1 9 29 30

N.Y. Rangers 4 5 0 8 20 25

Philadelphia 4 6 0 8 23 27

Northeast Division

Boston 6 1 1 13 24 19

Ottawa 6 3 1 13 29 19

Montreal 6 2 0 12 26 17

Toronto 5 5 0 10 25 29

Buffalo 3 6 1 7 30 37Southeast Division

Tampa Bay 6 3 0 12 40 23

Winnipeg 4 4 1 9 27 34

Carolina 4 4 0 8 22 24

Florida 3 5 1 7 22 33

Washington 2 7 1 5 23 36

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 4 1 9 23 28

Nashville 3 2 3 9 14 20

Columbus 3 6 1 7 20 32

Northwest Division

Vancouver 5 2 2 12 24 22

Edmonton 4 3 2 10 22 24

Minnesota 4 4 1 9 21 24

Colorado 4 5 0 8 21 23

Calgary 2 3 2 6 20 25

Pacific Division

San Jose 7 1 1 15 31 16

Anaheim 6 1 1 13 29 23

Phoenix 4 4 2 10 29 27

Dallas 4 5 1 9 20 25

Los Angeles 3 3 2 8 20 25

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

Tuesday's games

New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 1

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2

Toronto 3, Washington 2

Los Angeles 4, Columbus 2

Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3

Philadelphia 2, Tampa Bay 1

Calgary 4, Detroit 1

Winnipeg 3, Florida 2 (OT)

Nashville at St. Louis (n)

Chicago at San Jose (n)

Wednesday's games

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Odds

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NCAA basketball

Favorite Today Underdog

Creighton 5½ at Indiana St.

Ohio 10 at Ball St.

at Toledo 6½ Miami (Ohio)

at W. Michigan 5 Kent St.

Buffalo 1 at E. Michigan

Georgia St. 2 at UNC Wilmington

George Washington 4½ at Duquesne

at Dayton 5 Saint Joseph's

at UMass 9 Rhode Island

Northeastern 6 at Hofstra

at Butler 12 St. Bonaventure

at Michigan St. 2½ Minnesota

at Oklahoma St. 6 Baylor

UConn 2 at St. John's

Southern Miss. 1 at UCF

Cincinnati 3½ at Providence

at Temple 8½ Charlotte

at Towson pk Delaware

Marquette 3 at South Florida

at James Madison 7 William & Mary

Louisville 10½ at Rutgers

Saint Louis 11 at Fordham

at Tulsa 4 UAB

Memphis 7 at SMU

at Tulane 5 Marshall

Bowling Green 2 at N. Illinois

at LSU 6½ Vanderbilt

Alabama 3 at Auburn

at Tennessee 8½ Georgia

Illinois St. 3½ at Drake

UNLV 8 at Fresno St.

at New Mexico 12 Air Force

at Mississippi 18½ Mississippi St.

at UTEP 18 Rice

Kansas 20 at TCU

at Wisconsin 8½ Iowa

at Oregon St. 8½ Utah

Colorado St. 4½ at Nevada

at San Diego St. 8½ Boise St.

at Arizona 11 Stanford