BOYS DISTRICT SEMIFINALS
DIVISION I
at Liberty-Benton
Today’s Game
Perrysburg vs. Findlay, 7 p.m.
at Williard High School
Mansfield Senior vs. Sandusky
DISTRICT FINAL
at BGSU’s Anderson Arena
Saturday’s Game
Perrysburg-Findlay winner vs. Mansfield Senior-Sandusky winner, 7 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
MEN’S TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Today’s Games
No. 7 BOWLING GREEN (14-18) vs. No. 2 Western Michigan (19-11), noon
No. 3 Miami (16-15) vs. No. 6 Akron (20-12), 2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Kent State (21-10) vs. No. 8 Buffalo (18-12), 7 p.m.
No. 4 Ball State (18-12) vs. No. 5 Ohio (18-14), 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Friday’s Games
BG-WMU winner vs. Akron-Miami winner, 7 p.m.
Buffalo-Kent State winner vs. Ball State-Ohio winner, 9:30 p.m.
MAC championship
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MAC TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Wednesday’s Games
No. 2 BOWLING GREEN 66, No. 10 Ohio 57
No. 3 Central Michigan 80 vs. Buffalo 69
No. 1 Toledo 73, vs. No 8 Akron 65
No. 5 Eastern Michigan 69, No. 4 Kent State 65
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Friday’s Games
No. 2 BOWLING GREEN (26-4) vs. No. 3 Central Michigan (20-9), noon
No. 1 Toledo (23-7) vs. No. 5 Eastern Michigan (21-11)
MAC championship
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
First Round
Today’s Games
Northwestern vs. Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Iowa, 5 p.m.
Penn State vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday’s Games
Ohio State vs. Northwestern-Minnesota winner, Noon
Michigan vs. Illinois, 2:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Michigan State-Iowa winner, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Penn State-Indiana winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday’s Games
Ohio State-Northwestern-Minnesota winner vs. Michigan-Illinois winner, 1:40 p.m.
Purdue-Michigan State-Iowa winner vs. Wisconsin-Penn State-Indiana winner, 4 p.m.
Championship
Sunday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
AP MEN’S TOP 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 17. St. John’s 65, beat Rutgers 63
Marquette 67, No. 20. West Virginia 61
No. 21. Connecticut 79, No. 22 Georgetown 62
No. 25. Cincinnati 87, South Florida 61
AP WOMEN’S TOP 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 3. Baylor 86, Kansas 51
No. 8. Texas A&M 77, Texas 50
No. 13. Wisconsin-Green Bay 89, Loyola of Chicago 41
No. 21. Oklahoma 71, Texas Tech 69
MEN’S NCAA Automatic Bids
Arkansas-Little Rock, Sun Belt Conference
Belmont, Atlantic Sun Conference
Butler, Horizon League
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Indiana State, Missouri Valley Conference
Long Island University, Northeast Conference
Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference
Northern Colorado, Big Sky Conference
Oakland, Mich., Summit League
Old Dominion, Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Peter’s, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UNC Asheville, Big South Conference
Wofford, Southern Conference
Women’s NCAA Automatic Bids
Arkansas-Little Rock, Sun Belt Conference
Connecticut, Big East Conference
Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Marist, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ohio State, Big Ten
Princeton, Ivy League
Samford, Southern Conference
South Dakota State, Summit League
Stetson, Atlantic Sun Conference
Tennessee, Southeastern Conference
Tennessee-Martin, Ohio Valley Conference
Xavier, Atlantic 10
CENTRAL COLLEGIATE
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals/Best-of-3
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
No. 11 BOWLING GREEN (10-25-4) at No. 1 Michigan (23-9-4), 7:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday, tba Sunday
No 8. Lake Superior (12-15-9) at No. 2 Notre Dame (21-10-5)
No. 7 Alaska (16-15-5) at No. 3 Miami (19-9-6)
No. 5 Ferris State (17-14-5) at No. 4 Western Michigan (16-10-10)
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
State Final Four
At Columbus/Nationwide Arena
Semifinals
Saturday’s Games
Toledo St. Francis vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty, noon
Lakewood St. Edward vs. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 3 p.m.
Championship
Sunday’s Game
Semfinal winners, noon
BGSU 16, MT. SAINT MARY’S 4
MT. SAINT MARY’S
001 000 102 -4 13 4
BGSU 050 053
30x -16
14 0
Locondro, Stuver (2 LP 0-1), Thomason (6), Moriarty (6) and Andrews; Martin, Frank (5 WP 1-1), Parsons
(8) and Schlater, Vannett (7).
OWENS CC 5, OLNEY CENTRAL 4
OLNEY 010 011 1-4 9 1
OWENS 300 000 2-5 6 2
WP – Graham (2-0); LP – Thomas
OWENS 12, BEAVER COUNTY 0, 5 innings
OWENS 422
31-12 15 0
BEAVER COUNTY
000 00 -0 0 1
WP – Michalak (1-0); LP – Helsel.
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 46 16 .742 –
New York 34 29 .540 121â„2
Philadelphia 33 31 .516 14
New Jersey 20 43 .317 261â„2
Toronto 17 47 .266 30
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 43 21 .672 –
Orlando 41 24 .631 21â„2
Atlanta 37 27 .578 6
Charlotte 26 38 .406 17
Washington 16 47 .254 261â„2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 45 18 .714 –
Indiana 27 37 .422 181â„2
Milwaukee 25 38 .397 20
Detroit 23 42 .354 23
Cleveland 12 52 .188 331â„2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 52 12 .813 –
Dallas 46 18 .719 6
New Orleans 38 29 .567 151â„2
Memphis 36 30 .545 17
Houston 33 33 .500 20
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 40 23 .635 –
Denver 37 27 .578 31â„2
Portland 37 27 .578 31â„2
Utah 34 31 .523 7
Minnesota 16 50 .242 251â„2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 46 19 .708 –
Phoenix 33 29 .532 111â„2
Golden State 28 36 .438 171â„2
L.A. Clippers 25 40 .385 21
Sacramento 15 47 .242 291â„2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago 101, Charlotte 84
New Jersey 94, Golden State 90
Oklahoma City 110, Philadelphia 105, OT
Utah 96, Toronto 94
L.A. Clippers 108, Boston 103
New York 110, Memphis 108
Milwaukee 110, Cleveland 90
Minnesota 101, Indiana 75
New Orleans 93, Dallas 92
San Antonio 111, Detroit 104
Orlando 106, Sacramento 102
Today’s Games
L.A. Lakers at Miami, 7 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
SPURS 111, PISTONS 104
DETROIT
Prince 7-20 2-3 16, Wilcox 2-4 1-1 5, Monroe 7-13 2-3 16, McGrady 6-11 1-2 15, Gordon 4-10 1-1 12, Daye
2-6 0-0 5, Hamilton 9-15 2-2 20, Maxiell 2-3 2-4 6, Stuckey 1-5 1-2 3, Villanueva 2-6 2-2 6. Totals
42-93 14-20 104.
SAN ANTONIO
Jefferson 4-6 2-2 12, Duncan 6-9 3-4 15, McDyess 3-4 2-4 8, Parker 11-15 0-0 23, Ginobili 8-11 0-1 17,
Hill 2-6 1-2 5, Bonner 5-8 0-0 11, Neal 4-5 6-6 15, Blair 2-5 1-1 5, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Novak 0-0 0-0
0, Splitter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-70 15-20 111.
Detroit 26 26 23 29 – 104
San Antonio 40 27 21 23 – 111
3-Point Goals-Detroit 6-13 (Gordon 3-4, McGrady 2-2, Daye 1-2, Hamilton 0-1, Prince 0-1, Villanueva 0-3),
San Antonio 6-16 (Jefferson 2-4, Parker 1-1, Neal 1-2, Ginobili 1-2, Bonner 1-4, Hill 0-3). Fouled
Out-Daye. Rebounds-Detroit 48 (Monroe 10), San Antonio 39 (Duncan 12). Assists-Detroit 22 (McGrady 9),
San Antonio 21 (Parker 7). Total Fouls-Detroit 23, San Antonio 16. Technicals-Daye, San Antonio Coach
Popovich, San Antonio defensive three second. A-18,581 (18,797).
BUCKS 110, Cavaliers 90
CLEVELAND
Gee 4-8 4-4 12, Samuels 7-11 1-1 15, Hickson 2-10 0-0 4, Sessions 5-12 0-0 10, Parker 3-7 4-4 11, Hollins
2-3 2-4 6, Gibson 5-10 0-0 13, Eyenga 5-8 0-0 11, Harris 1-4 2-2 4, Graham 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 36-78 13-15
90.
MILWAUKEE
Delfino 1-4 2-2 4, Mbah a Moute 2-6 2-4 6, Bogut 1-6 1-2 3, Jennings 7-10 2-3 18, Salmons 5-11 1-2 12,
Dooling 4-6 0-0 9, Brockman 2-5 7-8 11, Douglas-Roberts 5-10 3-3 13, Sanders 6-9 0-0 12, Boykins 8-9 0-0
18, Barron 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 43-78 18-24 110.
Cleveland 27 22 18 23 – 90
Milwaukee 23 39 26 22 – 110
3-Point Goals-Cleveland 5-12 (Gibson 3-6, Eyenga 1-2, Parker 1-3, Harris 0-1), Milwaukee 6-11 (Jennings
2-3, Boykins 2-3, Dooling 1-2, Salmons 1-2, Douglas-Roberts 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 35
(Hickson 8), Milwaukee 50 (Bogut 10). Assists-Cleveland 22 (Gibson 7), Milwaukee 23 (Dooling 5). Total
Fouls-Cleveland 23, Milwaukee 20. Technicals-Cleveland defensive three second. A-12,497 (18,717).
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia
66 41 19 6 88 212 175
Pittsburgh 68 39 21 8 86 196 167
N.Y. Rangers
69 35 30 4 74 195 169
New Jersey 66 30 32 4 64 140 170
N.Y. Islanders
68 26 32 10 62 188 216
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 66 38 20 8 84 200 156
Montreal 67 37 23 7 81 180 168
Buffalo 66 32 26 8 72 190 190
Toronto 67 29 28 10 68 176 206
Ottawa 66 23 34 9 55 149 207
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 68 38 20 10 86 183 167
Tampa Bay 67 38 21 8 84 200 203
Carolina 67 31 26 10 72 193 204
Atlanta 67 28 28 11 67 187 216
Florida 67 27 31 9 63 168 186
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 67 39 20 8 86 220 195
Chicago 68 37 24 7 81 223 189
Nashville 67 33 24 10 76 169 159
Columbus 66 31 26 9 71 183 200
St. Louis 67 30 28 9 69 186 201
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 68 43 16 9 95 220 158
Calgary 69 36 24 9 81 211 196
Minnesota 67 35 25 7 77 176 176
Colorado 66 26 32 8 60 187 229
Edmonton 68 23 37 8 54 170 224
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 67 39 22 6 84 188 169
Dallas 67 36 23 8 80 187 190
Los Angeles
67 37 25 5 79 185 164
Phoenix 68 34 23 11 79 194 198
Anaheim 67 36 26 5 77 187 195
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3, SO
Calgary 4, Dallas 3, SO
Washington 5, Edmonton 0
Atlanta 3, Carolina 2, OT
St. Louis 4, Columbus 3, OT
Los Angeles 2, Detroit 1
Anaheim 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Today’s Games
Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.
KINGS 2, RED WINGS 1
Los Angeles 0 2 0 – 2
Detroit 1 0 0 – 1
First Period-1, Detroit, Helm 10 (Abdelkader, Draper), 5:57. Penalties-Jac.Johnson, LA (boarding), 2:42;
Kopitar, LA (tripping), 14:33; Hudler, Det (hooking), 15:16.
Second Period-2, Los Angeles, Kopitar 21 (Penner, Williams), 7:50. 3, Los Angeles, Brown 22
(Ponikarovsky, Martinez), 14:43 (pp). Penalties-V.Filppula, Det (hooking), 10:28; Stuart, Det (closing
hand on puck), 13:02.
Third Period-None. Penalties-None.
Shots on Goal-Los Angeles 3-14-9-26. Detroit 11-10-8-29.
Power-play opportunities-Los Angeles 1 of 3; Detroit 0 of 2.
Goalies-Los Angeles, Quick 29-17-2 (29 shots-28 saves). Detroit, Howard 31-13-5 (26-24).
A-20,066 (20,066). T-2:17.
Blues 4, Blue Jackets 3, OT
St. Louis 0 1 2 1 – 4
Columbus 0 3 0 0 – 3
First Period-None. Penalties-Pahlsson, Clm (hooking), 4:24.
Second Period-1, Columbus, Voracek 14 (Brassard, Nash), 1:43. 2, Columbus, Umberger 21 (Clitsome,
Vermette), 4:17 (pp). 3, Columbus, MacKenzie 6 (Boll, Moreau), 8:07. 4, St. Louis, Pietrangelo 9
(Steen), 13:02. Penalties-Cole, StL (delay of game), 2:55; Nikitin, StL (delay of game), 5:32; Methot,
Clm (tripping), 18:57.
Third Period-5, St. Louis, Cole 1 (Cracknell), 2:32. 6, St. Louis, Stewart 21 (Backes, Cole), 6:23.
Penalties-Jackman, StL (tripping), 7:56; Berglund, StL (holding), 12:49.
Overtime-7, St. Louis, Stewart 22 (Colaiacovo, Shattenkirk), :54. Penalties-None.
Shots on Goal-St. Louis 9-11-5-1-26. Columbus 11-6-5-0-22.
Power-play opportunities-St. Louis 0 of 2; Columbus 1 of 4.
Goalies-St. Louis, Halak 20-17-6 (22 shots-19 saves). Columbus, Garon 9-10-5 (26-22). A-11,508 (18,144).
T-2:27.
MLB SPRING TRAINING
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia 5, Detroit 3
Baltimore (ss) 11, Minnesota 2
Washington 8, Florida 4
St. Louis 6, Atlanta 1
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings
N.Y. Mets 7, Houston 2
San Diego (ss) 9, Cleveland 2
Colorado 8, L.A. Angels 1
Cincinnati 15, San Diego (ss) 5
San Francisco 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Seattle 9, L.A. Dodgers 4
Kansas City 13, Chicago Cubs 4
Texas 9, Oakland 2
Milwaukee 11, Arizona 8
N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 2
Boston 2, Baltimore (ss) 1
TODAY
CYCLING
4 p.m.
VERSUS – Paris-Nice, stage 5, Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais, France (same-day tape)
GOLF
2 p.m.
TGC – PGA Tour/WGC, Cadillac Championship, first round, at Doral, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
TGC – PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, first round, at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (same-day tape)
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
ESPN – Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Pittsburgh vs. Connecticut, at New York
STO – Mid-American Conference, quarterfinal, BOWLING GREEN vs. Western Michigan, at Cleveland
12:30 p.m.
ESPN2 – Big 12 Conference, quarterfinal, Kansas vs. Oklahoma State, at Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
ESPN – Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Syracuse vs. St. John’s, at New York
2:30 p.m.
ESPN2 – Big Ten Conference, first round, Minnesota vs. Northwestern, at Indianapolis
STO – Mid-American Conference, quarterfinal, Miami vs. Akron, at Cleveland
3 p.m.
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, quarterfinal, Southern Cal vs. California, at Los Angeles (may not be shown by
all FOXSN affiliates)
4:30 p.m.
ESPN2 – Big Ten Conference, first round, Michigan State vs. Iowa, at Indianapolis
5:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, quarterfinal, Arizona vs. Oregon State, at Los Angeles (may not be shown by
all FOXSN affiliates)
7 p.m.
ESPN – Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati,, at New York
ESPN2 – Atlantic Coast Conference, first round, Maryland vs. North Carolina State, at Greensboro, N.C.
STO – Mid-American Conference, quarterfinal, Kent State vs. Buffalo at Cleveland
7:30 p.m.
BIG TEN – Big Ten Conference, first round, Penn State vs. Indiana, at Indianapolis
9 p.m.
ESPN – Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Louisville vs. Marquette, at New York
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, quarterfinal, UCLA vs. Oregon, at Los Angeles (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)
9:30 p.m.
ESPN2 – Big 12 Conference, quarterfinal, Texas A&M vs. Missouri, at Kansas City, Mo.
STO – Mid-American Conference, quarterfinal, Ball State vs. Ohio, at Cleveland
11:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, quarterfinal, Washington vs. Washington State, at Los Angeles (may not be
shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
TNT – L.A. Lakers at Miami
9:30 p.m.
TNT – New York at Dallas
COLLEGE
NCAA-Declared Baylor freshman F Perry Jones ineligible over questions of whether he or his family
received preferential treatment or improper benefits from an AAU coach before enrolling in college.
MANHATTAN-Fired Barry Rohrssen men’s basketball coach.
SAMFORD-Named Martin Newton athletic director.
