March 6 scoreboard
Pro basketball
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 22 17 .564 —
Boston 19 17 .528 1½
New York 18 19 .486 3
New Jersey 12 26 .316 9½
Toronto 12 26 .316 9½
Southeast Division
Miami 28 9 .757 —
Orlando 25 14 .641 4
Atlanta 22 15 .595 6
Washington 8 29 .216 20
Charlotte 4 31 .114 23
Central Division
Chicago 32 8 .800 —
Indiana 23 13 .639 7
Milwaukee 15 23 .395 16
Cleveland 13 23 .361 17
Detroit 12 26 .316 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 25 12 .676 —
Memphis 22 15 .595 3
Dallas 22 17 .564 4
Houston 21 17 .553 4½
New Orleans 9 29 .237 16½
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 30 8 .789 —
Denver 22 17 .564 8½
Minnesota 20 19 .513 10½
Portland 19 19 .500 11
Utah 18 19 .486 11½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 23 14 .622 —
L.A. Clippers 22 14 .611 ½
Phoenix 17 20 .459 6
Golden State 15 20 .429 7
Sacramento 12 26 .316 11½
Monday’s results
Utah 109, Cleveland 100
Orlando 92, Toronto 88
Golden State 120, Washington 100
Chicago 92, Indiana 72
Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 91
Minnesota 95, L.A. Clippers 94
Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 93
Denver 119, Sacramento 116, OT
Portland 86, New Orleans 74
Today’s games
Orlando at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Atlanta at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 2:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 64 42 15 7 91 179 133
Pittsburgh 65 39 21 5 83 209 168
Philadelphia 64 36 21 7 79 210 191
New Jersey 65 36 24 5 77 180 175
N.Y. Islanders 66 28 29 9 65 155 195
Northeast Division
Boston 64 38 23 3 79 209 150
Ottawa 67 34 25 8 76 202 198
Buffalo 66 30 28 8 68 163 186
Toronto 65 30 28 7 67 194 201
Montreal 66 25 31 10 60 170 184
Southeast Division
Florida 65 31 22 12 74 163 184
Winnipeg 67 32 27 8 72 176 187
Washington 65 32 28 5 69 172 184
Tampa Bay 65 31 28 6 68 184 219
Carolina 65 24 27 14 62 171 197
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 66 41 18 7 89 169 131
Detroit 66 43 20 3 89 209 153
Nashville 65 38 20 7 83 184 166
Chicago 67 36 24 7 79 202 195
Columbus 65 20 38 7 47 153 214
Northwest Division
Vancouver 66 41 17 8 90 209 161
Colorado 67 34 29 4 72 171 180
Calgary 66 29 25 12 70 159 181
Minnesota 66 28 28 10 66 143 180
Edmonton 65 25 34 6 56 172 196
Pacific Division
Dallas 66 35 26 5 75 174 178
Phoenix 66 33 24 9 75 171 167
San Jose 64 33 24 7 73 179 163
Los Angeles 65 30 23 12 72 142 139
Anaheim 67 29 28 10 68 170 188
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s results
Pittsburgh 2, Phoenix 1
Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 1
Anaheim 4, Edmonton 2
Today’s games
Boston at Toronto, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 2 p.m.
Phoenix at Columbus, 2 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 5:30 p.m.
College basketball
MEN
TOURNAMENT
Colonial Athletic Association
Championship
VCU 59, Drexel 56
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championship
Loyola (Md.) 48, Fairfield 44
Mid-American Conference
First Round
Cent. Michigan 54, Bowling Green 53
Toledo 60, Miami (Ohio) 53
W. Michigan 69, Ball St. 63
N. Illinois 55, E. Michigan 52
Southern Conference
Championship
Davidson 93, W. Carolina 91, 2OT
Summit League
Semifinals
S. Dakota St. 63, S. Utah 47
W. Illinois 54, Oral Roberts 53
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
North Texas 76, Arkansas St. 72
W. Kentucky 67, Denver 63
West Coast Conference
Championship
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78, Gonzaga 74, OT
AP top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (63) 30-1 1623 1
2. Syracuse (2) 30-1 1,561 2
3. Kansas 26-5 1,482 3
4. North Carolina 27-4 1,442 6
5. Missouri 27-4 1,343 7
6. Duke 26-5 1,262 4
7. Ohio St. 25-6 1,251 10
8. Michigan St. 24-7 1,149 5
9. Marquette 25-6 1,087 8
10. Michigan 23-8 945 13
11. Murray St. 30-1 922 12
12. Baylor 25-6 909 9
13. Georgetown 22-7 873 11
14. Wisconsin 23-8 853 14
15. Indiana 24-7 707 18
16. Wichita St. 27-5 492 15
17. Florida St. 21-9 468 22
18. San Diego St. 24-6 441 21
19. Creighton 28-5 364 25
20. UNLV 25-7 360 17
21. Temple 24-6 343 23
22. Florida 22-9 305 16
23. Notre Dame 21-10 256 20
24. Gonzaga 25-5 170 —
25. Iowa St. 22-9 127 —
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (Cal) 88, Louisville 84, Drexel 83, New Mexico 64, Virginia 34, Memphis 13, VCU 6, Vanderbilt 6, Cincinnati 5, Long Beach St. 3, Kansas St. 2, Harvard 1, Saint Louis 1.
Women
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
Dayton 56, St. Bonaventure 53
Big East Conference
Semifinals
Notre Dame 73, West Virginia 45
UConn 74, St. John’s 43
Horizon League
First Round
Cleveland St. 59, Youngstown St. 56
Valparaiso 47, Milwaukee 39
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championship
Marist 61, Fairfield 35
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Coppin St. 76, NC Central 37
Md.-Eastern Shore 51, Savannah St. 28
NC A&T 66, Morgan St. 53
Norfolk 51, Bethune-Cookman 41
SC State 72, Delaware St. 66, OT
Patriot League
Semifinals
Holy Cross 67, American U. 52
Navy 64, Lehigh 59
Southern Conference
Championship
Samford 54, Appalachian St. 43
Summit League
Semifinals
S. Dakot yieka St. 79, IUPUI 54
UMKC 71, W. Illinois 56
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
Middle Tennessee 63, FIU 53
UALR 59, FAU 42
West Coast Conference
Championship
BYU 78, Gonzaga 66
AP top 25
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (40) 31-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 28-1 946 2
3. Notre Dame 29-2 931 3
4. UConn 27-4 866 4
5. Maryland 28-4 848 6
6. Duke 24-5 751 5
7. Delaware 27-1 737 8
8. Miami 25-5 691 7
9. Tennessee 24-8 661 13
10. Green Bay 27-1 637 11
11. Penn St. 24-6 585 9
12. Kentucky 25-6 560 10
13. St. John’s 22-8 509 18
14. Purdue 23-8 447 21
15. Georgia Tech 24-8 433 15
16. St. Bonaventure 29-2 367 19
17. Ohio St. 25-6 349 14
18. Georgetown 22-8 252 12
19. Louisville 22-9 242 20
20. Nebraska 24-8 228 24
21. Georgia 22-8 227 16
22. Texas A&M 20-9 191 17
23. Gonzaga 26-4 149 22
24. Rutgers 22-9 88 23
25. West Virginia 23-7 85 —
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 83, Princeton 67, Middle Tennessee 18, LSU 17, Florida Gulf Coast 13, DePaul 10, California 6, Arkansas 4, Dayton 1, Fresno St. 1.
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Lendy Castillo, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Rafael Dolis, RHP Marcos Mateo, RHP Jeff Samardzija, RHP Casey Weathers, LHP Jeff Beliveau, LHP John Gaub, LHP Scott Maine, LHP James Russell, LHP Travis Wood, C Welington Castillo, C Steve Clevenger, INF Darwin Barney, INF Adrian Cardenas, INF Starlin Castro, INF Bryan LaHair, INF Junior Lake, INF Anthony Rizzo, INF Josh Vitters, OF Tony Campana, OF Dave Sappelt and OF Matt Szczur on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed coach Keith Smart to a contract extension through the 2012-13 season.
Women’s National
Basketball Association
TULSA SHOCK—Signed C Chanel Mokango.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Released CB Domonique Foxworth.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Stevie Johnson to a contract extension.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Desginated LB Anthony Spencer as the franchise player.
DENVER BRONCOS—Designated K Matt Prater as the franchise player.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Agreed to terms with DE Robert Mathis.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Designated K Josh Scobee as the franchise player.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Designated WR Dwayne Bowe as the franchise player.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Designated WR Wes Welker as the franchise player.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Designated P Steve Weatherford as the franchise player.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Released DE Luis Castillo.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Named Kunal Malik chief technology officer.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Re-signed OL Jeremy Zuttah to a four-year contract. Designated K Connor Barth as the franchise player.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Designated S Michael Griffin as the franchise player.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Signed G Marty Turco to a one-year contract.
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Recalled F Sean Williams from Texas (NBADL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled D Doug Janik, F Chris Conner and G Jordan Pearce from Grand Rapids (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F Andreas Engqvist from Hamilton (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled G Ben Bishop from Binghamton (AHL). Assigned G Robin Lehner to Binghamton.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned G Braden Holtby to Hershey (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Waived MF Ryan Kinne and forward Zack Schilawski.
PHILADELPHIA UNION—Signed F Cristhian Hernandez.
COLLEGE
BROWN—Announced it will not renew the contract of men’s basketball coach Jesse Agel.
GEORGE WASHINGTON—Fired women’s basketball coach Mike Bozeman.
NEBRASKA-KEARNEY—Named Andy Siegal offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S—Fired men’s basketball coach Ken Spencer.
WINTHROP—Fired men’s basketball coach Randy Peele.
Pro baseball
Major League spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Boston 2 0 1.000
Detroit 3 0 1.000
Kansas City 2 0 1.000
Los Angeles 1 0 1.000
Seattle 3 1 .750
New York 2 1 .667
Toronto 2 1 .667
Oakland 3 2 .600
Baltimore 1 1 .500
Minnesota 2 2 .500
Chicago 0 1 .000
Cleveland 0 2 .000
Tampa Bay 0 3 .000
Texas 0 2 .000
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Cincinnati 2 0 1.000
Colorado 1 0 1.000
Los Angeles 1 0 1 .000
Miami 1 0 1 .000
Milwaukee 1 0 1.000
Houston 2 1 .667
Arizona 1 2 .333
Atlanta 1 2 .333
Philadelphia 1 2 .333
Pittsburgh 1 2 .333
San Francisco 1 2 .333
Washington 1 2 .333
Chicago 0 2 .000
New York 0 1 .000
San Diego 0 2 .000
St. Louis 0 1 .000
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Monday’s results
Miami 4, St. Louis 3
Detroit 4, Toronto 2
Baltimore (ss) 3, Tampa Bay 1
Atlanta 10, Houston 5
Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Yankees 3
L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Kansas City 7, Texas 6
L.A. Angels 9, Oakland (ss) 1
Seattle 13, San Diego 7
Oakland (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Cincinnati 12, Cleveland 7
Colorado 6, Arizona 5
Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1
Pittsburgh 10, Baltimore (ss) 3
Boston 10, Minnesota 2
Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 3
