LOCAL CALENDAR
TODAY
(No local events scheduled).
THURSDAY
High School Boys Basketball
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Austin at Mankato East, 7:30 p.m.
Dover-Eyota at Southland, 7:30 p.m.
Glenville-Emmons at Lyle/Pacelli (Lyle), 7:15 p.m.
High School Girls Basketball
Mankato East at Austin, 7:30 p.m.
High School Girls Gymnastics
Austin (individuals) at Class A State, University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.
FRIDAY
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High School Boys Basketball
Southland at Grand Meadow, 7:15 p.m.
High School Wrestling
Austin, Southland, invidiuals at Section One, Rochester Civic Center Arena.
High School Gymnastics
Austin (individuals) at Class A State, University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.
Women’s College Basketball
Riverland at MCAC State Tournament.
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TV HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY
Major League Baseball
Spring training, Minnesota vs. Boston, 6 p.m. (MLB Network).
Men’s College Basketball
Northwestern at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network).
Connecticut at Marquette, 6 p.m. (ESPN).
Virginia Tech at Clemson, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
Iowa at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network).
Duke at Maryland, 8 p.m. (ESPN).
Texas Tech at Texas, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
Pro Basketball
Utah at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (KSTC; Charter Channel 980).
Pro Golf
PGA Tour, Match Play Championship, first round, 1 p.m. (Golf Channel).
THURSDAY
Major League Baseball
Spring training, Houston vs. Atlanta, noon (ESPN).
Men’s College Basketball
Minnesota at Illinois, 6 p.m. (Big Ten Network).
West Virginia at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN).
Xavier at Saint Joseph’s, 6 p.m. (ESPN2).
Purdue at Michigan, 8 p.m. (ESPN).
Memphis at UAB, 8 p.m. (ESPN2).
Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 10 p.m. (ESPN2).
Women’s College Basketball
Minnesota at Michigan State, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network).
Pro Basketball
Cleveland at Houston, 7:15 p.m. (TNT).
Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT).
Pro Golf
European PGA Tour, Indonesia Open, first round, 9:30 a.m., taped (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour, Match Play Championship, second round, 1 p.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour, Mayakoba Classic, first round, from Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 5:30 p.m., taped (Golf Ch
BASKETBALL
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 37 20 .649 —
Portland 35 21 .625 11⁄2
Utah 34 23 .596 3
Minnesota 18 38 .321 181⁄2
Oklahoma City 13 44 .228 24
Southwest Division
San Antonio 38 17 .691 —
Houston 36 21 .632 3
New Orleans 33 22 .600 5
Dallas 33 23 .589 51⁄2
Memphis 15 41 .268 231⁄2
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 47 10 .825 —
Phoenix 32 24 .571 141⁄2
Golden State 20 37 .351 27
L.A. Clippers 14 43 .246 33
Sacramento 12 46 .207 351⁄2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 46 12 .793 —
Philadelphia 27 28 .491 171⁄2
New Jersey 25 32 .439 201⁄2
New York 24 32 .429 21
Toronto 23 36 .390 231⁄2
Southeast Division
Orlando 41 15 .732 —
Atlanta 32 24 .571 9
Miami 30 26 .536 11
Charlotte 22 35 .386 191⁄2
Washington 13 43 .232 28
Central Division
Cleveland 44 11 .800 —
Detroit 27 28 .491 17
Milwaukee 28 31 .475 18
Chicago 26 31 .456 19
Indiana 24 35 .407 22
TUESDAY
Cleveland 94, Memphis 79
Toronto 118, Minnesota 110
Miami 103, Detroit 91
Chicago 120, Orlando 102
L.A. Lakers 107, Oklahoma City 93
San Antonio 93, Dallas 76
Houston 98, Portland 94
Phoenix 112, Charlotte 102
TODAY
Memphis at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.
Chicago at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Denver, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Cleveland at Houston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
BIG TEN MEN
Conference All Games
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan St. 11 3 .786 21 5 .808
Purdue 10 4 .714 21 6 .778
Illinois 10 5 .667 22 6 .786
Minnesota 8 7 .533 20 7 .741
Ohio St. 8 7 .533 18 8 .692
Penn St. 8 7 .533 19 9 .679
Wisconsin 8 7 .533 17 10 .630
Michigan 7 8 .467 17 11 .607
Northwestern 5 9 .357 14 11 .560
Iowa 4 10 .286 14 13 .519
Indiana 1 13 .071 6 20 .231
TUESDAY
Ohio State 73, Penn St. 59
WEDNESDAY
Northwestern at Indiana, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.
HOW THE MEN’S TOP 25 FARED
Tuesday
1. Pittsburgh (25-3) lost to Providence 81-73. Next: at Seton Hall, Saturday.
2. Connecticut (25-2) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Marquette, today.
3. Oklahoma (25-3) did not play. Next: at Texas Tech, Saturday.
4. North Carolina (24-3) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday.
5. Memphis (24-3) did not play. Next: at UAB, Thursday.
6. Louisville (22-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 Marquette, Sunday.
7. Duke (22-5) did not play. Next: at Maryland, today.
8. Marquette (23-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Connecticut, today.
9. Michigan State (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa, today.
10. Villanova (22-5) did not play. Next: at DePaul, today.
11. Missouri (23-4) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, today.
12. Clemson (22-4) did not play. Next: vs. Virginia Tech, today.
13. Wake Forest (20-5) did not play. Next: vs. N.C. State, Thursday.
14. Arizona State (21-5) did not play. Next: at No. 21 Washington, Thursday.
15. Kansas (23-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Missouri, Sunday.
16. Purdue (21-6) did not play. Next: at Michigan, Thursday.
17. Gonzaga (21-5) did not play. Next: at Santa Clara, Thursday.
18. LSU (24-4) beat Florida 81-75. Next: at Kentucky, Saturday.
19. Xavier (22-5) did not play. Next: at Saint Joseph’s, Thursday.
20. Illinois (22-6) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota, Thursday.
21. Washington (20-7) did not play. Next: vs. No. 14 Arizona State, Thursday.
22. UCLA (20-7) did not play. Next: at Stanford, Thursday.
23. Florida State (21-7) lost to Boston College 72-67. Next: vs. No. 12 Clemson, Saturday.
24. Butler (23-4) did not play. Next: vs. Youngstown State, Thursday.
25. Texas (18-8) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, today.
HOCKEY
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 36 18 6 78 191 174
Vancouver 30 22 8 68 181 173
Minnesota 30 24 5 65 152 137
Edmonton 30 25 5 65 170 185
Colorado 28 32 1 57 168 190
Central Division
Detroit 39 13 8 86 228 177
Chicago 34 17 8 76 197 148
Columbus 30 25 6 66 166 173
Nashville 29 28 4 62 147 171
St. Louis 26 26 8 60 167 179
Pacific Division
San Jose 41 8 9 91 200 140
Dallas 29 23 7 65 174 180
Anaheim 30 27 5 65 176 179
Los Angeles 26 24 9 61 157 171
Phoenix 27 29 5 59 157 186
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 38 19 3 79 182 151
Philadelphia 32 17 9 73 193 171
N.Y. Rangers 31 23 7 69 151 170
Pittsburgh 29 26 6 64 185 191
N.Y. Islanders 18 35 6 42 144 198
Northeast Division
Boston 41 12 8 90 206 138
Montreal 32 22 7 71 187 184
Buffalo 31 24 6 68 181 171
Toronto 22 26 12 56 180 219
Ottawa 23 27 9 55 148 170
Southeast Division
Washington 38 18 5 81 203 176
Florida 30 22 8 68 167 165
Carolina 31 26 5 67 164 180
Tampa Bay 20 29 12 52 155 196
Atlanta 22 33 6 50 180 214
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
TUESDAY
Anaheim 3, Buffalo 2
Boston 6, Florida 1
Atlanta 4, Colorado 3
Philadelphia 4, Washington 2
Montreal 3, Vancouver 0
Ottawa 4, Carolina 2
Nashville 5, Chicago 3
Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1, SO
St. Louis 2, Phoenix 1
Edmonton 5, Tampa Bay 3
Calgary 4, Columbus 1
WEDNESDAY
Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Anaheim at Boston, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m.
Colorado at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Nashville, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN
WCHA
W L T Pts GF GA
Denver 15 7 3 33 91 64
N. Dakota 15 6 3 33 85 62
Colorado Coll. 12 8 5 29 71 73
Wisconsin 13 9 2 28 81 68
Minn. Duluth 10 8 6 26 67 56
St. Cloud St. 12 11 1 25 75 68
Minnesota 10 10 4 24 73 72
Minn. St. 9 13 2 20 72 79
Alaska-Anchorage 7 14 5 19 60 87
Michigan Tech 1 18 7 9 41 87
OVERALL RECORDS: Denver 19-9-4, Colorado College 16-9-8, Minn. Duluth 16-9-7, North Dakota 20-11-3, Minnesota 13-11-6, Wisconsin 16-13-3, St. Cloud St. 17-13-2, Minn. St., Mankato 13-15-4, Alaska-Anchorage 10-15-5, Michigan Tech 5-22-7.
TUESDAY
Minn. St., Mankato 2, Nebraska-Omaha 2, OT
FRIDAY
Alaska-Anchorage at Alaska
Minn. Duluth at Minnesota
St. Cloud St. at Denver
Wisconsin at Minn. St., Mankato
SATURDAY
Alaska at Alaska-Anchorage
Colorado College at North Dakota
Minn. Duluth at Minnesota
St. Cloud St. at Denver
Wisconsin at Minn. St., Mankato
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Freddy Dolsi, LHP Clay Rapada, OF Brent Clevlen, OF Ryan Raburn and OF Wilkin Ramirez on one-year contracts.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with OF Garret Anderson on a one-year contract.
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with OF Chris Dickerson, C Ryan Hanigan, INF-OF Jeff Keppinger and INF Danny Richar on one-year contracts.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Alberto Arias on a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with INF Ruben Gotay on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BOSTON CELTICS—Signed F Mikki Moore.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Activated C Paul Stastny from injured reserve.
DALLAS STARS—Placed C Toby Petersen on injured reserved.
Recalled G Tobias Stephan from Bridgeport (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Assigned RW Darren McCarty to Grand Rapids (AHL).
COLLEGE
RUTGERS—Named Kirk Ciarrocca and Kyle Flood co-offensive coordinators and Bob Fraser and Ed Pinkham co-defensive coordinators.
UNLV—Named DeAndre Smith running backs coach, Jed Stugart linebackers coach and defensive line coach Andre Patterson assistant head coach. Announced defensive coordinator Dennis Therrell will also coach safeties.
