BOYS SECTIONAL BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
At Liberty-Benton
Today’s Game
Bowling Green vs. Perrysburg, 6:15 p.m.
DIVISION II
At Clay
Today’s Game
Rossford vs. Toledo Scott, 8 p.m.
DIVISION III
At Findlay High School
Today’s Game
Elmwood vs. Patrick Henry, 8 p.m.
At Toledo Whitmer
Today’s Game
Otsego vs. Delta, 8 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICTS
DIVISION I
at Otsego High School
Thursday’s Game
Anthony Wayne 56, Perrysburg 50
DIVISION III
At Anthony Wayne High School
Thursday’s Game
Lake 71, Elmwood 40
Saturday’s Game
Lake vs. Genoa, 7 p.m.
GIRLS
DIVISION I
ANTHONY WAYNE 56,
PERRYSBURG 50
ANTHONY WAYNE
Bedard, 1-3-5; Barrett, 3-3-9; Tyre, 3-2-8; Ricketts, 5-7-17; Hilfinger, 0-1-1; Kreft, 3-5-11; Smith,
0-5-5. TOTALS: 15-26-56.
PERRYSBURG
K. Tudor, 1-1-0-5; Knight, 1-2-4; B. Tudor, 3-0-6; Matolyak, 0-2-2; Kaczinski, 0-0-0; Treece, 5-0-10;
Delas, 2-4-8; Newman, 3-2-8; Diehl, 1-0-2; VanderVlucht, 2-1-5; Mufti, 0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-1-11-50.
ANTHONY WAYNE 17 11 10 18 -56
PERRYSBURG 6 16 17 11 -50
DIVISION III
LAKE 71, ELMWOOD 40
ELMWOOD
Hickman, 1-0-2; Auchmuty, 3-2-8; Morlock, 0-0-0; Briggs, 3-1-2-11; Gross, 1-0-2; Beckford, 4-1-9;
Hillard, 0-0-0; Foster, 0-0-0; Wink, 4-0-8. TOTALS: 16-1-5-40.
LAKE
Brittenham, 14-3-0-37; Woodruff, 0-2-0-6; Dabney, 1-0-2; Johnson, 0-0-0; Cox, 1-2-0-8; Pennington, 0-0-0;
Huston, 5-2-12; Shaffer, 3-0-6; LaPlante, 0-0-0; Lee, 0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-7-2-71.
ELMWOOD 12 6 13 9 -40
LAKE 13 16 25 17 -71
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
MEN’S BASKETBALL
EAST
Team (Overall) W L
Kent State (20-10) 11 4
Miami (15-15) 10 5
Akron (19-11) 9 6
Ohio (17-13) 9 6
Buffalo (17-11) 8 7
BOWLING GREEN (12-18)
7 8
WEST
Team (Overall) W L
Ball State (18-11) 10 5
Western Michigan (17-12)
9 6
Central Michigan (10-19) 7 8
Northern Illinois (9-19) 5 10
Eastern Michigan (8-21) 4 11
Toledo (4-26) 1 14
Today’s Games
Akron at Kent State
Ohio at Miami
Saturday’s Games
Buffalo at BOWLING GREEN, 1 p.m.
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Northern Illinois at Ball State
(end of regular season)
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
First-round
Saturday’s Games
No. 9 Western Michigan (9-20) at No. 8 Akron (13-15)
No. 12 Miami (11-17) at No. 5 Eastern Michigan (19-11)
No. 11 Ball State (9-20) at No. 6 Buffalo
Sunday’s Game
No. 10 Ohio at No. 7 Northern Illinois (15-14)
Quarterfinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Wednesday’s Games
No. 2 BOWLING GREEN (25-4) vs. Ohio-NIU winner, noon
No. 3 Central Michigan (19-9) vs. Buffalo-Ball State winner, 2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Toledo (22-7) vs. Akron-Western Michigan winner, 5 p.m.
No. 4 Kent State (20-8) vs. Eastern Michigan-Miami winner, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Friday’s Games
BG-Ohio-NIU winner vs. Central Michigan-Buffalo-Ball State winner, noon
Toledo-Akron-Western Michigan winner vs. Kent State-Eastern Michigan-Miami winner, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
BIG TEN MEN
Team (Overall) W L
Ohio State (28-2) 15 2
Purdue (25-5) 14 3
Wisconsin (23-6) 13 4
Michigan State (16-12) 9 8
Illinois (18-12) 8 9
Michigan (18-12) 8 9
Penn State (15-12) 8 9
Minnesota (17-12) 6 11
Northwestern (17-12) 5 11
Indiana (12-18) 3 14
Iowa (10-19) 3 14
Thursday’s Game
Wisconsin 77, Indiana 67
Saturday’s Games
Michigan State at Michigan, 2 p.m.
Indiana at Illinois
Purdue at Iowa
Sunday’s Games
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 4 p.m.
Penn State at Minnesota
(end of regular season)
AP MEN’S TOP 25
Thursday’s Games
No. 10. Wisconsin 77, Indiana 67
Seton Hall 84, No. 15. St. John’s 70
No. 18. Arizona 70, Oregon State 59
AP Women’s Top 25
Thursday’s Games
No. 2. Stanford 75,California 51
No. 9. UCLA 60, Washington 42
No. 15. Wisconsin-Green Bay 75, Wright State 54
No. 19. North Carolina 78, Clemson 64
CENTRAL COLLEGIATE
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
First round/Best-of-3
Today-Saturday-Sunday
No. 11 BOWLING GREEN (8-24-4) at No. 6 Northern Michigan (14-17-5), 7:35 p.m.
No. 10 Michigan State (15-17-4) at No. 7 Alaska (14-15-5)
No. 9 Ohio State (15-16-4) at No. 8 Lake Superior (10-15-9)
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
At Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter
Championship
Saturday’s Game
St. Francis vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m.
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 44 15 .746 –
New York 31 28 .525 13
Philadelphia 30 30 .500 141â„2
New Jersey 17 43 .283 271â„2
Toronto 17 44 .279 28
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 43 18 .705 –
Orlando 40 22 .645 31â„2
Atlanta 37 24 .607 6
Charlotte 26 34 .433 161â„2
Washington 15 45 .250 271â„2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 41 18 .695 –
Indiana 27 33 .450 141â„2
Milwaukee 23 36 .390 18
Detroit 22 41 .349 21
Cleveland 11 49 .183 301â„2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 50 11 .820 –
Dallas 44 16 .733 51â„2
New Orleans 35 28 .556 16
Memphis 34 28 .548 161â„2
Houston 31 32 .492 20
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 37 22 .627 –
Denver 37 26 .587 2
Portland 34 27 .557 4
Utah 32 30 .516 61â„2
Minnesota 15 47 .242 231â„2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 43 19 .694 –
Phoenix 31 28 .525 101â„2
Golden State 27 33 .450 15
L.A. Clippers 22 40 .355 21
Sacramento 15 44 .254 261â„2
Thursday’s Games
Orlando 99, Miami 96
Denver 103, Utah 101
Today’s Games
Toronto vs. New Jersey at London, England, 3 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at New York, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Toronto vs. New Jersey at London, England, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia
63 40 17 6 86 205 162
Pittsburgh 65 37 21 7 81 189 162
N.Y. Rangers
66 33 29 4 70 182 163
New Jersey 63 28 31 4 60 134 165
N.Y. Islanders
65 24 32 9 57 177 208
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 64 38 19 7 83 197 149
Montreal 65 35 23 7 77 172 165
Buffalo 63 30 25 8 68 181 182
Toronto 65 29 27 9 67 170 197
Ottawa 64 22 33 9 53 146 202
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 64 37 20 7 81 193 194
Washington 65 35 20 10 80 173 164
Carolina 65 31 25 9 71 189 196
Atlanta 65 26 28 11 63 180 211
Florida 64 26 31 7 59 160 177
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 65 39 19 7 85 215 188
Chicago 64 35 23 6 76 208 177
Nashville 65 33 23 9 75 165 153
Columbus 63 31 25 7 69 173 187
St. Louis 64 28 27 9 65 175 189
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 65 40 16 9 89 210 154
Calgary 66 33 24 9 75 200 188
Minnesota 65 34 25 6 74 169 171
Colorado 64 26 30 8 60 184 219
Edmonton 65 22 35 8 52 164 214
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 65 38 21 6 82 183 164
Los Angeles
64 36 24 4 76 179 156
Phoenix 66 33 23 10 76 186 190
Dallas 63 34 23 6 74 174 177
Anaheim 64 34 25 5 73 178 187
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1
Minnesota 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2
Washington 3, St. Louis 2
Carolina 3, Buffalo 2, OT
Ottawa 3, Atlanta 1
Montreal 4, Florida 0
Edmonton 4, Columbus 2
Nashville 3, Vancouver 0
Los Angeles 1, Phoenix 0
San Jose 3, Detroit 1
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
SHARKS 3, RED WINGS 1
Detroit 1 0 0 – 1
San Jose 1 1 1 – 3
First Period-1, San Jose, Heatley 21 (I.White, Marleau), 3:51. 2, Detroit, Holmstrom 14 (Modano,
Lidstrom), 18:19 (pp). Penalties-Draper, Det (boarding), 5:58; Couture, SJ (hooking), 10:10; Braun, SJ
(delay of game), 16:59; Franzen, Det (roughing), 18:07; Vlasic, SJ (roughing), 18:07; Kronwall, Det
(slashing), 20:00; Thornton, SJ (roughing), 20:00.
Second Period-3, San Jose, Heatley 22 (Pavelski, Thornton), 3:54 (pp). Penalties-Holmstrom, Det
(hooking), 3:14; Mitchell, SJ (holding), 12:43.
Third Period-4, San Jose, Marleau 25, 15:48. Penalties-Kindl, Det (hooking), 13:07.
Power-play opportunities-Detroit 1 of 3; San Jose 1 of 3.
Goalies-Detroit, MacDonald 3-4-1 (28 shots-25 saves). San Jose, Niemi 25-15-3 (27-26).
A-17,562 (17,562). T-2:24.
OILERS 4, BLUE JACKETS 2
Columbus 0 1 1 – 2
Edmonton 2 1 1 – 4
First Period-1, Edmonton, Gagner 14 (Paajarvi, Gilbert), 12:06 (pp). 2, Edmonton, Hall 22 (Horcoff,
Strudwick), 16:52. Penalties-Petiot, Edm (interference), 3:01; Dorsett, Clm, major (fighting), 5:45;
Strudwick, Edm, major (fighting), 5:45; Moreau, Clm (interference), 6:47; Dorsett, Clm (goaltender
interference), 11:06.
Second Period-3, Edmonton, Eberle 15 (Horcoff, Hall), :14. 4, Columbus, Calvert 11 (Pahlsson, Dorsett),
1:34. Penalties-Vandermeer, Edm (high-sticking), 4:27; Hall, Edm (tripping), 11:01; Dorsett, Clm, major
(fighting), 13:33; Hall, Edm, served by Omark, minor-major (roughing, fighting), 13:33; Calvert, Clm
(holding), 18:37.
Third Period-5, Columbus, Upshall 18 (Umberger, Russell), 15:38. 6, Edmonton, Cogliano 10, 19:48 (en).
Penalties-Clitsome, Clm (hooking), 2:17; Brule, Edm (roughing), 3:47; Vermette, Clm (holding), 19:12;
Eberle, Edm (tripping), 19:31.
Missed Penalty Shot-Umberger, Clm, 10:15 first.
Power-play opportunities-Columbus 0 of 5; Edmonton 1 of 5.
Goalies-Columbus, Mason 22-15-3 (14 shots-11 saves), Garon (0:14 second, 23-23). Edmonton, Dubnyk 9-9-6
(28-26).
A-16,839 (16,839). T-2:36.
MLB SPRING TRAINING
Thursday’s Games
Houston 5, Florida 3
Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 1
Atlanta 4, Detroit 3
Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 1, tie, 10 innings
Minnesota 2, Baltimore 0
Philadelphia 2, Boston 0
St. Louis (ss) 7, Washington 5
N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis (ss) 0
Milwaukee 11, Oakland 9
Texas (ss) 11, Cleveland 9
Texas (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle 1
Kansas City 8, L.A. Angels 2
San Diego 6, Arizona 4
San Francisco 7, Colorado 5
Cincinnati 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Today’s Games
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 35 17 2 3 75 195 172
Elmira 26 23 6 1 59 205 202
Trenton 21 31 1 4 47 179 208
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 30 20 2 4 66 202 188
Wheeling 29 25 0 3 61 187 171
Cincinnati 25 22 6 3 59 162 182
Toledo 26 26 3 1 56 183 207
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Greenville 35 20 2 1 73 197 157
South Carolina
32 22 2 2 68 164 166
Florida 30 25 1 3 64 200 185
Gwinnett 26 25 2 5 59 170 199
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 33 19 2 1 69 175 147
Idaho 18 4 8 66 179 166
Utah 28 22 4 2 62 159 165
Victoria 27 27 1 2 57 171 178
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 33 18 3 2 71 178 152
Stockton 28 19 4 5 65 174 165
Bakersfield 29 25 2 1 61 175 178
Ontario 20 32 2 4 46 151 218
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
Thursday’s Game
Toledo 4, Reading 1
Today’s Game
Kalamazoo at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Toledo at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
WOOD COUNTY DARTBALL
Regular Season
Team W L
Pemberville Methodist 42 15
Bethlehem #2 39 21
Zion Luckey 36 21
Bethlehem #1 34 23
Stony Ridge 35 25
Pemberville Presbyterian
31 26
New Rochester 30 27
BG Trinity United Methodist
25 32
BG Nazarene 21 36
BG St. Mark’s 21 36
BG Cloverdale 18 39
Salem 13 44
TODAY
BOXING
9 p.m.
ESPN2 – Light heavyweights, Ismayl Syllakh (14-0-0) vs. Yordanis Despaigne (8-0-0), at Kissimmee, Fla.
GOLF
3 p.m.
TGC – PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, second round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 – Akron at Kent State
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN – Chicago at Orlando
9:30 p.m.
ESPN – Miami at San Antonio
NHL HOCKEY
9 p.m.
FOXSN – Columbus at Calgary (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
SATURDAY
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
ABC – NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sam’s Town 300, at Las Vegas
BOXING
10:30 p.m.
HBO – Junior lightweights, Daniel Ponce De Leon (41-2-0) vs. Adrien Broner (19-0-0); Saul Alvarez
(35-0-1) vs. Matthew Hatton (41-4-2), for vacant WBC junior middleweight title, at Anaheim, Calif.
GOLF
1 p.m.
TGC – PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, third round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
3 p.m.
NBC – PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, third round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
GYMNASTICS
1 p.m.
NBC – American Cup, at Jacksonville, Fla.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
CBS – Kansas at Missouri
ESPN – Louisville at West Virginia
ESPN2 – Virginia Tech at Clemson
2 p.m.
CBS – Oregon at Arizona or Michigan State at Michigan
ESPN – Notre Dame at Connecticut
ESPN2 – South Carolina at Mississippi State
4 p.m.
CBS – Villanova at Pittsburgh
ESPN –
ESPN2 – Big South Conference, championship game
VERSUS – UNLV at Utah
5:30 p.m.
FOXSN – UCLA at Washington State (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
6 p.m.
ESPN – Florida at Vanderbilt
ESPN2 – Atlantic Sun Conference, championship game, at Macon, Ga.
8 p.m.
CBS – Duke at North Carolina
ESPN2 – Ohio Valley Conference, championship game, at Nashville, Tenn.
9 p.m.
ESPN – Texas at Baylor
10:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Southern Cal at Washington (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
SOCCER
7:30 a.m.
ESPN2 – Premier League, West Bromwich Albion at Birmingham City
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
FOXSN – Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, at Greensboro, N.C. (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)
3:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, at Greensboro, N.C. (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)
7:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Kansas State at Kansas (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Signed F Dominic McGuire. Waived C Sean Marks.
CHICAGO BULLS-Signed G-F Rasual Butler.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Signed F Al Thornton.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS-Signed OT Will Svitek and P Ken Parrish.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Signed TE Jeremy Shockey to a one-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS-Signed LB A.J. Hawk to a five-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS-Released DL Justin Bannan and DL Jamal Williams.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed DB Tyron Brackenridge and CB David Jones.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Tendered qualifying offers to WR Sidney Rice, S Husain Abdullah, DE Ray Edwards, LB
Erin Henderson, OL Ryan Cook, S Eric Frampton. Signed DE Brian Robison to a three-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Tendered contracts to RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis and S Jarrad Page. Tendered an
exclusive rights contract to CB Kyle Arrington.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Agreed to terms with RB Pierre Thomas on a four-year contract and K Garrett Hartley on
a five-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed KR Domenik Hixon and KR Darius Reynaud to contract extensions. Tendered one-year
contracts to DL Mathias Kiwanuka, DL Barry Cofield, DL Dave Tollefson, WR Steve Smith, HB Ahmad
Bradshaw, TE Kevin Boss and OL Kevin Boothe. Tendered one-year contracts to TE-FB Bear Pascoe and OL
Jamon Meredith as exclusive rights players.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Released TE Chris Baker and QB Nate Davis.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed S Oshiomogho Atogwe.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY-Fired men’s basketball coach Dave Balza.
SAMFORD-Named Rory Segrest defensive line coach and special teams coordinator.
