Feb. 29 scoreboard
College basketball
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MEN
WEST
E. Washington 77, Idaho St. 64
Montana 66, Weber St. 51
Portland St. 75, N. Colorado 74
Wyoming 71, TCU 59
SOUTHWEST
Kansas St. 76, Texas A&M 70
Mississippi 77, Arkansas 75
MIDWEST
Indiana 70, Michigan St. 55
Saint Louis 70, Xavier 59
Wisconsin 52, Minnesota 45
SOUTH
Duke 79, Wake Forest 71
Memphis 84, UCF 55
Vanderbilt 77, Florida 67
EAST
Providence 72, UConn 70
West Virginia 92, DePaul 75
TOURNAMENT
Horizon League
First Round
Butler 70, Wright St. 52
Detroit 80, Loyola of Chicago 71
Milwaukee 68, Ill.-Chicago 55
Youngstown St. 77, Green Bay 60
WOMEN
WEST
Pacific 73, Long Beach St. 68
Utah Valley 71, Houston Baptist 36
SOUTHWEST
TCU 58, Wyoming 48
MIDWEST
Akron 78, Buffalo 69
Bowling Green 91, Kent St. 48
Cent. Michigan 61, E. Michigan 46
Miami (Ohio) 51, Ohio 49
Texas 75, Missouri 62
Toledo 70, Ball St. 65
W. Michigan 66, N. Illinois 64, OT
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 61 40 15 6 86 169 124
Pittsburgh 62 36 21 5 77 198 163
Philadelphia 62 34 21 7 75 203 188
New Jersey 62 35 23 4 74 172 170
N.Y. Islanders 63 26 28 9 61 148 187
Northeast Division
Boston 61 37 21 3 77 200 140
Ottawa 65 34 23 8 76 199 192
Toronto 63 29 27 7 65 187 195
Buffalo 62 27 27 8 62 154 180
Montreal 64 24 30 10 58 164 177
Southeast Division
Florida 62 30 20 12 72 158 172
Washington 63 32 26 5 69 172 178
Winnipeg 65 30 27 8 68 166 186
Tampa Bay 63 29 28 6 64 176 213
Carolina 63 24 26 13 61 166 190
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Detroit 64 42 19 3 87 202 151
St. Louis 63 39 17 7 85 161 126
Nashville 64 37 20 7 81 181 165
Chicago 64 33 24 7 73 193 189
Columbus 63 18 38 7 43 146 212
Northwest Division
Vancouver 64 40 16 8 88 204 156
Colorado 64 33 27 4 70 168 173
Calgary 63 28 24 11 67 151 173
Minnesota 63 28 26 9 65 139 167
Edmonton 62 25 31 6 56 167 184
Pacific Division
Phoenix 63 33 21 9 75 166 156
San Jose 62 33 22 7 73 178 159
Dallas 63 33 26 4 70 165 171
Los Angeles 64 29 23 12 70 138 137
Anaheim 63 27 26 10 64 161 178
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s results
Phoenix 2, Vancouver 1, SO
Ottawa 1, Boston 0
Florida 5, Toronto 3
Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Carolina 4, Nashville 3
Detroit 5, Columbus 2
Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1
Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 0
San Jose 1, Philadelphia 0
Today’s games
Pittsburgh at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 3 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
Friday’s games
New Jersey at Boston, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Montreal, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Florida at Winnipeg, 3:30 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at San Jose, 5:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms RHP Collin Balester, RHP Luis Marte, RHP David Pauley, INF Danny Worth and OF Clete Thomas on one-year contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Danny Duffy on a one-year contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Named Bryan Robinson vice president of human resources.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jorge De Leon and OF J.B. Shuck on one-year contracts.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX—Signed OF Cyle Hankerd and INF Van Pope.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed INF David Cooper.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Acquired RHP Jon Hunton from Long Island (Atlantic) to complete an earlier trade.
WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed RHP Edgar R. Martinez and OF-LHP David Peralta.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS—Signed RHP Brian Parker.
North American League
EDINBURG ROADRUNNERS—Named Ed Nottle manager.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MIAMI HEAT—Signed C Mickell Gladness to a second 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Ahmad Brooks to a six-year contract extension with through the 2017 season.
Canadian Football League
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Named John Zamberlin linebackers coach.
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS—Signed QB Colt Brennan and QB Drew Willy.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled C Max Sauve from Providence (AHL) on an emergency basis.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Brandon Bollig from Rockford (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled D Doug Janik from Grand Rapids (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled F Mike Angelidis, F Trevor Smith, F Pierre-Cedric Labrie and D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). Reassigned F Alex Hutchings from Florida (ECHL) Everblades to Norfolk.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled F Keith Aucoin from Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Acquired F Nathan Longpre from Chicago for future considerations.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS—Announced G Brian Stewart was assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
Central Hockey League
ARIZONA SUNDOGS—Signed G Nick Kasten.
BLOOMINGTON BLAZE—Suspended F Chris Chambers. Placed F Travis Granbois on leave of absence.
QUAD CITY MALLARDS—Announced Peoria (AHL) recalled G David McKee. Signed G Kyle Takacs.
TULSA OILERS—Suspended G Mike Garman. Waived D Matt Ridley.
COLLEGE
ELON—Named Jennifer Fry assistant volleyball coach.
LSU—Named Corey Raymond defensive backs coach.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE—Announced LB D.J. Green was suspended by NCAA for the season after he tested positive for using a banned substance that he did not identify.
PENN STATE—Dismissed freshman DE Shawn Oakman from the football team due to a violation of team rules.
SHENANDOAH—Announced the retirement of director of athletics Wayne Edwards, effective May 31.
ST. NORBERT—Named Derek Rhodes men’s soccer coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced the resignation of Arlo Elkins women’s tennis coach. Named Katarina Petrovic interim women’s tennis coach.
TULSA—Named Darnell Walker Sr. cornerbacks coach.
Tennis
ATP: Delray Beach International
At Delray Beach, Fla.
Singles
First round
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-4, 6-1.
Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-1, 6-4.
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Marin Cilic (2), Croatia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Viktor Troicki (3), Serbia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Matthias Bachinger, Germany, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
John Isner (1), United States, def. Jesse Levine, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (15).
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
Kevin Anderson (7), South Africa, def. Austin Krajicek, United States, 6-1, 6-4.
Marinko Matosevic, Australia, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4.
Alex Bogomolov Jr. (6), Russia, def. Michael Yani, United States, 6-3, 6-1.
Andy Roddick (4), United States, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
ATP: Dubai Duty
Free Championships
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singles
First round
Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Omar Awadhy, United Arab Emirates, 6-1, 6-2.
Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4), France, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Flavio Cipolla, Italy, def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 6-2, 7-5.
Janko Tipsarevic (7), Serbia, def. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Richard Gasquet, France, 6-3, retired.
Tomas Berdych (5), Czech Republic, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-4, 6-4.
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Michael Llodra, France, 6-0, 7-6 (6).
Juan Martin del Potro (8), Argentina, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
WTA: BMW Malaysian Open
At Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singles
First round
Jarmila Gajdosova (4), Australia, def. Kathrin Woerle, Germany, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5.
Jill Craybas, United States, def. Yurika Sema, Japan, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Sania Mirza, India, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.
Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, def. Anne Keothavong (8), Britain, 6-4, 7-5.
Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Iryna Bremond, France, 6-0, 6-2.
Peng Shuai (3), China, def. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
Ayumi Morita (6), Japan, def. Nudnida Luangnam, Thailand, 6-4, 6-0.
Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-2.
Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-0, 6-2.
Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (2).
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
At Acapulco, Mexico
Men
First Round
Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Gilles Simon (3), France, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Albert Ramos, Spain, def. Juan Monaco (6), Argentina, 5-3 retired.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Daniel Garza, Mexico, 6-1, 6-3.
Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. David Nalbandian, Argentina, 6-2, 6-2.
Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Rui Machado, Portugal, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-0, 6-2.
Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-2, 4-1, retired.
David Ferrer (1), Spain, def. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, 6-1, 6-2.
Nicolas Almagro (2), Spain, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Women
First Round
Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, def. Eva Birnerova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Alexandra Dulgheru (5), Romania, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Johanna Larsson (6), Sweden, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Sara Errani (3), Italy, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-1, 6-1.
Estrella Cabeza Candela, Spain, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
Edina Gallovits-Hall, Romania, def. Greta Arn, Hungary, 7-5, 7-5.
Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.
Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Petra Rampre, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-4.
Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, def. Nadia Abdala, Mexico, 6-1, 6-0.
Auto racing
NASCAR Sprint
Cup: Daytona 500
At Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 202 laps, 100.9 rating, 47 points, $1,589,387.
2. (5) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 202, 99.5, 42, $1,102,175.
3. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 202, 126.2, 42, $804,163.
4. (31) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 202, 124.7, 42, $702,091.
5. (9) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 202, 117.7, 40, $559,550.
6. (37) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 202, 90.4, 39, $427,900.
7. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 202, 83, 37, $415,261.
8. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 202, 81.1, 36, $403,466.
9. (12) Joey Logano, Toyota, 202, 104.4, 36, $346,063.
10. (22) Mark Martin, Toyota, 202, 90.5, 35, $323,313.
11. (30) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 202, 91.6, 33, $339,002.
12. (26) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 202, 106.7, 33, $535,052.
13. (7) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 202, 93.8, 31, $341,858.
14. (32) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 202, 67.2, 30, $331,196.
15. (24) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 202, 70.2, 30, $296,513.
16. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 202, 82.6, 29, $379,025.
17. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 202, 80.2, 27, $341,821.
18. (43) Terry Labonte, Ford, 202, 63.6, 27, $292,200.
19. (41) Tony Raines, Ford, 202, 51.8, 25, $292,763.
20. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 202, 64.9, 0, $304,275.
21. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 202, 64.5, 23, $336,221.
22. (39) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 202, 59.2, 22, $319,945.
23. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 201, 59.7, 21, $309,133.
24. (6) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 79, 21, $332,421.
25. (36) Casey Mears, Ford, 199, 64, 19, $304,746.
26. (38) David Reutimann, Toyota, accident, 196, 67.1, 18, $309,335.
27. (10) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 196, 53.1, 0, $305,788.
28. (34) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 194, 37.5, 0, $287,363.
29. (20) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 189, 68.4, 15, $297,988.
30. (11) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189, 52.4, 14, $292,175.
31. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, accident, 188, 63.6, 13, $318,608.
32. (23) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 187, 73.3, 12, $322,295.
33. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 187, 72.8, 11, $320,986.
34. (15) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 177, 45.1, 10, $328,325.
35. (40) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 164, 37.6, 0, $283,200.
36. (35) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, accident, 159, 53.9, 8, $312,391.
37. (42) David Stremme, Toyota, engine, 156, 48.2, 7, $282,075.
38. (29) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 138, 34.9, 0, $281,715.
39. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 113, 26.7, 5, $277,913.
40. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, engine, 81, 67.9, 5, $317,549.
41. (17) Robby Gordon, Dodge, engine, 25, 30.5, 3, $268,150.
42. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 1, 28.3, 2, $327,149.
43. (25) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 1, 25.9, 1, $267,637.
