Glantz-Culver Line NFL ADVERTISING Super Bowl Feb. 5 at Indianapolis New England 31/2 3 (541/2) N.Y. Giants Pro football NFL playoffs Super Bowl Sunday at Indianapolis New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 1:20 p.m. Pro basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE
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NFL
Super Bowl
Feb. 5 at Indianapolis
New England 31/2 3 (541/2) N.Y. Giants
Pro football
NFL playoffs
Super Bowl
Sunday at Indianapolis
New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 1:20 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 16 6 .727 —
Boston 11 10 .524 4 1/2
New York 8 13 .381 7 1/2
New Jersey 8 15 .348 8 1/2
Toronto 7 16 .304 9 1/2
Southeast Division
Atlanta 16 6 .727 —
Miami 16 6 .727 —
Orlando 13 9 .591 3
Washington 4 18 .182 12
Charlotte 3 20 .130 13 1/2
Central Division
Chicago 18 6 .750 —
Indiana 15 6 .714 1 1/2
Milwaukee 10 11 .476 6 1/2
Cleveland 8 12 .400 8
Detroit 4 20 .167 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 14 9 .609 —
San Antonio 14 9 .609 —
Houston 12 10 .545 1 1/2
Memphis 11 10 .524 2
New Orleans 4 18 .182 9 1/2
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 17 4 .810 —
Denver 14 7 .667 3
Utah 12 8 .600 4 1/2
Portland 13 9 .591 4 1/2
Minnesota 10 12 .455 7 1/2
Pacific Division
L.A. Clippers 13 6 .684 —
L.A. Lakers 13 9 .591 1 1/2
Phoenix 8 13 .381 6
Golden State 7 12 .368 6
Sacramento 6 15 .286 8
Wednesday’s results
Orlando 109, Washington 103
Philadelphia 98, Chicago 82
Boston 100, Toronto 64
New Jersey 99, Detroit 96
Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 86
Phoenix 120, New Orleans 103
Indiana 109, Minnesota 99
Milwaukee 105, Miami 97
San Antonio 99, Houston 91
Portland 112, Charlotte 68
L.A. Clippers 107, Utah 105
Today’s games
Memphis at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 3 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 5 p.m.
Utah at Golden State, 5:30 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 5:30 p.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 49 32 12 5 69 136 100
Philadelphia 49 29 14 6 64 163 144
Pittsburgh 51 29 18 4 62 157 132
New Jersey 49 27 19 3 57 133 139
N.Y. Islanders 49 20 22 7 47 120 145
Northeast Division
Boston 48 32 14 2 66 175 105
Ottawa 53 27 20 6 60 160 164
Toronto 51 26 19 6 58 156 152
Buffalo 51 21 24 6 48 122 151
Montreal 50 19 22 9 47 131 137
Southeast Division
Florida 49 23 15 11 57 126 138
Washington 50 26 20 4 56 141 145
Winnipeg 51 23 22 6 52 126 144
Tampa Bay 49 22 23 4 48 140 168
Carolina 52 18 25 9 45 132 164
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 51 34 16 1 69 163 118
Nashville 51 31 16 4 66 145 131
St. Louis 49 29 13 7 65 124 102
Chicago 51 29 15 7 65 164 147
Columbus 51 13 32 6 32 117 172
Northwest Division
Vancouver 50 31 15 4 66 161 124
Minnesota 50 24 19 7 55 119 131
Colorado 52 26 24 2 54 133 147
Calgary 51 23 22 6 52 121 140
Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 125 144
Pacific Division
San Jose 48 28 14 6 62 137 110
Los Angeles 51 25 16 10 60 114 113
Dallas 49 26 21 2 54 132 138
Phoenix 51 22 21 8 52 131 138
Anaheim 50 19 24 7 45 130 151
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s results
N.Y. Rangers 1, Buffalo 0, SO
Toronto 1, Pittsburgh 0
Florida 4, Washington 2
Dallas 6, Anaheim 2
Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2
Today’s games
Carolina at Boston, 2 p.m.
Montreal at New Jersey, 2 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 3:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
College basketball
MEN
WEST
New Mexico St. 78, CS Bakersfield 57
San Diego St. 58, Boise St. 56
UNLV 82, Colorado St. 63
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 63, Texas A&M 60
McNeese St. 67, Sam Houston St. 61
Northwestern St. 79, Cent. Arkansas 68
Rice 77, UTEP 75
Stephen F. Austin 71, Texas St. 63
TCU 58, Wyoming 52
Texas-Arlington 67, UTSA 66
MIDWEST
Akron 86, Toledo 72
Bowling Green 72, W. Michigan 48
Creighton 102, Illinois St. 74
Duquesne 83, Dayton 73
Evansville 92, Bradley 62
IUPUI 79, Oakland 75
Indiana St. 61, Drake 54
Iowa 63, Minnesota 59
Kansas 84, Oklahoma 62
Miami (Ohio) 62, E. Michigan 57, OT
Michigan 68, Indiana 56
Ohio 67, N. Illinois 58
Saint Louis 86, St. Bonaventure 62
St. John’s 87, DePaul 81
Wichita St. 74, Missouri St. 67
SOUTH
Auburn 59, Georgia 51
Davidson 71, Furman 53
East Carolina 62, SMU 43
Florida St. 68, Georgia Tech 54
Georgia St. 68, UNC Wilmington 53
Lamar 83, SE Louisiana 59
Marshall 63, Tulane 44
Miami 90, Maryland 86, 2OT
Nicholls St. 65, Texas A&M-CC 61
Saint Joseph’s 70, Richmond 60
Southern Miss. 75, Memphis 72
UAB 80, Houston 69
VCU 87, William & Mary 78
EAST
Albany (NY) 87, UMBC 76
Buffalo 73, Ball St. 57
Colgate 76, NJIT 73
Delaware 65, George Mason 60
Drexel 61, Northeastern 53
Georgetown 58, UConn 44
Hofstra 74, Towson 49
La Salle 85, Charlotte 72
NC State 56, Boston College 51
New Hampshire 52, Hartford 51
Providence 78, Rutgers 67
Rhode Island 81, UMass 78, OT
Stony Brook 82, Binghamton 48
Temple 78, Fordham 60
Vermont 68, Boston U. 67
Xavier 59, George Washington 58
WOMEN
TOP 25
No. 1 Baylor 71, Missouri 41
No. 18 Tex. A&M 67. No. 25 Tex. Tech 55
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES—Sent RHP Kevin Whelan outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with INF Carlos Guillen on a minor league contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Francisco Cordero on a one-year contract. Designated OF Darin Mastroianni for assignment.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Juan Cruz on a minor league contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Durbin on a minor-league contract.
Florida State League
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS—Name Jim Pfander general manager.
American Association
KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Released LHP Reid Santos, INF Jim Fasano, INF Gerardo Caceres and C John Bowden.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed INF Mike Provencher.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed LHP Isaac Pavlik. Released LHP AJ Wideman.
ROCKLAND BOULDERS—Signed OF Norm Hutchins.
Frontier League
LONDON RIPPERS—Signed RHP Eric Berkowitz and RHP Nick Schreiber. Acquired 1B Mitch Delaney from Quebec (Can-Am) for a player to be named.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Signed UTL Justin Smith.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Recalled F Luke Harangody from Canton (NBADL).
Women’s National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Acquired G Noelle Quinn from Los Angeles for F Marissa Coleman.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined New York Giants DE Osi Umenyiora $20,000 for missing a mandatory Super Bowl media session Wednesday morning.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Announced the retirement of offensive coordinator Bill Muir.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Jim Turner offensive line coach.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Greg Knapp offensive coordinator.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed P/K Eric Wilbur. Released K Damon Duval.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Re-signed QB Joey Elliott.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Fined Columbus F Jared Boll $2,500 for an illegal check to the head of San Jose F Joe Thornton in a Jan. 31 game. Fined New Jersey F Eric Boulton $2,500 for slashing New York Rangers F Mike Rupp in a Jan. 31 game.
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled RW Kyle Palmieri from Syracuse (AHL).
BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled F Zack Kassian from Rochester (AHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Drayson Bowman from Charlotte (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled G Brian Foster from San Antonio (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F Louis Leblanc from Hamilton (AHL).
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS—Announced Binghamton (AHL) assigned G Brian Stewart to the team. Re-signed F Kelly Miller. Loaned F Mike Radja to Houston (AHL).
GWINNETT GLADIATORS—Announced Houston (AHL) recalled F Chris Clackson.
IDAHO STEELHEADS—Announced D Jace Coyle was reassigned to Texas (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS—Signed technical director Paul Bravo to a three-year contract extension.
LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Signed F Edson Buddle.
PHILADELPHIA UNION—Traded MF Kyle Nakazawa and a 2013 second-round draft pick to the LA Galaxy for an international roster spot.
COLLEGE
NCAA—Placed Nebraska on two years’ probation and endorsed the school’s self-imposed fine of $38,000 as part of an impermissible benefits case involving textbooks and school supplies.
GEORGIA TECH—Announced the resignation of assistant football coach Todd Spencer.
MEMPHIS—Named Tim Billings defensive line coach.
PROVIDENCE—Announced fresham basketball F Sidiki Johnson will transfer from Arizona.
