Thursday
BOYS BASKETBALL
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
Menahga at Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m.
Verndale vs. Bertha-Hewitt at Bertha 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Onamia at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m.
Milaca at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.
Pierz vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Howard Lake 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Brainerd at St. Cloud Apollo 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls, Rocori at Sauk Rapids Triangular 6:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Pierz Triangular, Staples-Motley vs. Pierz 5 p.m., Staples-Motley vs. Osakis 6:30 p.m., Pierz vs. Osakis 8 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at New York Mills 7:30 p.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
Willmar at Brainerd 7:15 p.m.
Sauk Rapids at Little Falls 7 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Detroit Lakes 7 p.m.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Brainerd/Little Falls at Willmar 7 p.m.
Northern Lakes vs. LP-GE/Wadena-Deer Creek at Wadena 7 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Little Falls at Brainerd 6 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Brainerd at Sauk Rapids 6 p.m.
NORDIC SKIING
Little Falls at Granite Ridge Conference meet
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL 103.5, KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430).
Thursday
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Qatar Masters, first round,
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, first round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: Duke at Virginia Tech
6 p.m., ESPN2: Nebraska at Northwestern
8 p.m., ESPN: UCLA at Washington
8 p.m., ESPN2: South Carolina at Florida
10 p.m., ESPN2: Gonzaga at BYU
10 p.m., FSN: Arizona at California
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., TNT: Chicago at New York
9:30 p.m., TNT: Denver at L.A. Clippers
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Illnois
8 p.m., FSN: Stanford at Arizona St.
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild at Colorado
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.
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.
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.
OAKLAND RAIDERS_Named Greg Knapp offensive coordinator.
Canadian Football League
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).
FLORIDA PANTHERS_Recalled G Brian Foster from San Antonio (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS_Recalled F Louis Leblanc from Hamilton (AHL).
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS_Announced C Andreas Engqvist was reassigned to the team from Montreal (NHL).
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE_Signed G Rejean Beauchemin.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS_Announced G Brian Stewart was assigned to the team by Binghamton (AHL). Re-signed F Kelly Miller. Loaned F Mike Radja to Houston (AHL).
GWINNETT GLADIATORS_Announced F Chris Clackson was recalled by Houston (AHL).
Wrestling
State polls
Rankings provided by The Guillotine
Class 3A Teams
1-Apple Valley (3)
2-Hastings (1)
3-Saint Michael-Albertville (7)
4-Cambridge-Isanti (7)
5-Albert Lea Area (1)
6-Coon Rapids (7)
7-Forest Lake (7)
8-Owatonna (1)
9-Prior Lake (2)
10-Shakopee (2)
11-Centennial (5)
12-Anoka (7)
Lean and Mean: Lakeville North (2), Little Falls (8), White Bear Lake Area (4), Henry Sibley (3), Rochester Mayo (1)
Class 3A Individuals
120 pounds
8-Frank Wilczek, Little Falls (8) 12
132 pounds
10-Conner Scherping, Little Falls (8) 11
138 pounds
8-Dillon Kifer, Little Falls (8) 12
285 pounds
10-Conor Swanson, Little Falls (8) 11
Class 2A Teams
1-Simley (4)
2-Scott West (2)
3-Foley (6)
4-Kasson-Mantorville (1)
5-New London-Spicer (6)
6-Adrian (3)
7-Milaca (7)
8-Becker (6)
9-Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (2)
10-Monticello (5)
11-Perham (8)
12-Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley (3)
Lean and Mean: New Prague (2), Thief River Falls/Goodridge (8), Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove (1), Plainview-Elgin-Millville (1), Windom Area/Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin (3), Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus (8), Annandale/Maple Lake (6), Mora (7), Grand Rapids (7), Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson (1), Chisago Lakes Area (7), WEM/JWP (1), Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City/East Central (7)
Class 2A Individuals
160 pounds
3-Peter Harrison, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus (8) 12
182 pounds
1-Blake Petrich, Staples-Motley (8) 12
Class 1A Teams
1-Jackson County Central (2)
2-Kimball Area (5)
3-Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (5)
4-Minneota (3)
5-Wabasso/Red Rock Central (3)
6-Frazee (8)
7-Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (4)
8-Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (3)
9-Badger/Greenbush-Middle River (8)
10-Pierz (7)
11-Holdingford (7)
12-Maple River (2)
Lean and Mean: Kenyon-Wanamingo (1), New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (2), Chatfield (1), Saint James (4), Canby (3), Wabasha-Kellogg (1), Zumbrota-Mazeppa (1), Blue Earth Area (2), Paynesville Area (5), New York Mills (6), Border West (6), Barnesville (6), Aitkin (7)
Class 1A Individuals
113 pounds
5-Mitch Steffens, Wadena-Deer Creek (6) 12
120 pounds
8-Chris Ortman, Pierz (7) 10
145 pounds
2-Jordan Chouanard, Aitkin (7) 12
152 pounds
9-Brad Meyer, Pierz (7) 11
170 pounds
4-Nathan Tomala, Pierz (7) 12
182 pounds
6-Dillon Card, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale (6) 9
195 pounds
9-Dustin Waytashek, Pierz (7) 12
220 pounds
6-Tony Reurink, Wadena-Deer Creek (6) 11
285 pounds
2-Collin Turchin, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale (6) 12
10-Cooper Blau, Aitkin, (7) 12
Boys hockey
State polls
The Associated Press poll for Minnesota boys’ high school hockey, provided by Let’s Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class AA
1. Duluth East (9)
2. Minnetonka (1)
3. Maple Grove
4. Eagan
5. Edina
6. Moorhead
7. Eden Prairie
8. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
9. Wayzata
10. Hill-Murray
11. Grand Rapids
12. Andover
13. Blaine
14. Lakeville South
15. Elk River/Zimmerman
16. Burnsville
16. Centennial
18. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
19. Roseau
20. Prior Lake
Class A
1. Hermantown (10)
2. St. Thomas Academy
3. Breck
4. Thief River Falls
5. Duluth Marshall
6. Totino-Grace
7. East Grand Forks
8. St. Cloud Cathedral
9. Blake
10. Mahtomedi
11. Rochester Lourdes
12. Delano/Rockford
13. Little Falls
14. Warroad
15. Hibbing/Chisholm
16. Rogers
17. Duluth Denfeld
18. Orono
19. International Falls
20. Mound-Westonka
Girls hockey
State polls
The Associated Press poll for Minnesota girls’ high school hockey, provided by Let’s Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class AA
1. Hill-Murray (7)
2. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (2)
3. Anoka (1)
4. Minnetonka
5. Roseville Area
6. Edina
7. Elk River/Zimmerman
8. Lakeville North
9. Eagan
10. Lakeville South
11. Mounds View
12. White Bear Lake
13. Andover
14. Stillwater Area
15. Irondale
16. Centennial
17. Hopkins
18. North Wright County
19. Chaska/Chanhassen
20. Grand Rapids/Greenway
Class A
1. Breck (9)
2. Warroad (1)
3. South St. Paul
4. Thief River Falls
5. Orono
6. Blake
7. Chisago Lakes Area
8. Mound-Westonka
9. Rogers
10. Red Wing
11. Mankato East/Loyola
12. Visitation/SPA United
13. Crookston
14. Hibbing/Chisholm
15. Hutchinson
16. Simley
17. Henry Sibley
18. East Grand Forks
19. Alexandria
20. Silver Bay Area
Boys basketball
State polls
The Minnesota boys high school basketball rankings as provided by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. Records are through Feb. 1.
Class 4A
1. Eastview (17-0)
2. Hopkins (16-1)
3. Lakeville North (16-1)
4. Wayzata (16-0)
5. Apple Valley (14-3)
6. Osseo (16-2)
7. Eden Prairie (13-4)
8. Edina (14-4)
9. Owatonna (15-3)
10. Roseville (15-3)
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (16-1)
2. Spring Lake Park (16-1)
3. Minneapolis Washburn (15-2)
4. Blake (14-2)
5. DeLaSalle (11-3)
6. Grand Rapids (15-3)
7. Austin (12-4)
8. Kasson-Mantorville (14-4)
9. Zimmerman (13-4)
10. Waconia (12-6)
Class 2A
1. Braham (16-1)
2. St. Peter (16-1)
3. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (16-1)
4. Pelican Rapids (14-3)
5. Perham (14-2)
6. Redwood Valley (15-1)
7. Litchfield (15-2)
8. Watertown-Mayer (17-2)
9. Montevideo (13-4)
10. Maple River (17-2)
Class 1A
1. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (16-0)
2. Southwest Minnesota Christian (14-1)
3. Battle Lake (16-0)
4. MACCRAY (14-3)
5. Dawson-Boyd (14-2)
6. Ulen-Hitterdal (16-2)
7. Ashby (14-1)
8. Browerville (14-1)
9. Rushford-Peterson (14-4)
10. Ada-Borup (15-2)
Girls basketball
State polls
The Minnesota girls high school basketball rankings as provided by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. Records are through Feb. 1.
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (18-0)
2. Eden Prairie (14-3)
3. Edina (17-2)
4. Wayzata (17-2)
5. Bloomington Kennedy (15-4)
6. Buffalo (17-3)
7. Eastview (15-4)
8. White Bear Lake (14-6)
9. Lakeville North (12-7)
10. Roseville (16-3)
Class 3A
1. Richfield (16-3)
2. DeLaSalle (15-3)
3. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (16-2)
4. Fergus Falls (19-1)
5. Hutchinson (17-3)
6. Mankato East (16-2)
7. Park Center (10-7)
8. Chisago Lakes (15-4)
9. Hill-Murray (14-6)
10. New Prague (13-6)
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy (16-3)
2. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (21-0)
3. Braham (18-1)
4. Esko (15-1)
5. Hawley (15-1)
6. Watertown-Mayer (16-3)
7. Pine Island (20-1)
8. Staples-Motley (14-3)
9. St. Peter (17-2)
10. Jordan (13-3)
Class 1A
1. Maranatha (15-3)
2. Goodhue (18-3)
3. Parkers Prairie (18-0)
4. North Woods (17-0)
5. Spring Grove (18-3)
6. Upsala (15-1)
7. Mountain Iron-Buhl (19-1)
8. Minneota (17-1)
9. Ada-Borup (15-1)
10. Isle (15-4)
Pro hockey
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-N.Y. Rangers 49 32 12 5 69 136 100
d-Boston 48 32 14 2 66 175 105
d-Washington 49 26 19 4 56 139 141
Philadelphia 49 29 14 6 64 163 144
Pittsburgh 51 29 18 4 62 157 132
Ottawa 53 27 20 6 60 160 164
Toronto 51 26 19 6 58 156 152
New Jersey 49 27 19 3 57 133 139
Florida 48 22 15 11 55 122 136
Winnipeg 51 23 22 6 52 126 144
Tampa Bay 49 22 23 4 48 140 168
Buffalo 51 21 24 6 48 122 151
N.Y. Islanders 49 20 22 7 47 120 145
Montreal 50 19 22 9 47 131 137
Carolina 52 18 25 9 45 132 164
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-Detroit 51 34 16 1 69 163 118
d-Vancouver 50 31 15 4 66 161 124
d-San Jose 48 28 14 6 62 137 110
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
Los Angeles 50 24 16 10 58 111 111
Minnesota 50 24 19 7 55 119 131
Colorado 52 26 24 2 54 133 147
Dallas 48 25 21 2 52 126 136
Calgary 51 23 22 6 52 121 140
Phoenix 51 22 21 8 52 131 138
Anaheim 49 19 23 7 45 128 145
Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 125 144
Columbus 50 13 31 6 32 115 169
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
d-division leader
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 1, Buffalo 0, SO
Toronto 1, Pittsburgh 0
Washington at Florida, late
Dallas at Anaheim, late
Columbus at Los Angeles, late
Thursday’s Games
Carolina at Boston, 6 p.m.
Montreal at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
NBA standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Chicago 18 6 .750 —
d-Philadelphia 16 6 .727 1
d-Atlanta 16 6 .727 1
Miami 16 6 .727 1
Indiana 15 6 .714 1½
Orlando 13 9 .591 4
Boston 11 10 .524 5½
Milwaukee 10 11 .476 6½
Cleveland 8 12 .400 8
New York 8 13 .381 8½
New Jersey 8 15 .348 9½
Toronto 7 16 .304 10½
Washington 4 18 .182 13
Detroit 4 20 .167 14
Charlotte 3 19 .136 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Oklahoma City 16 4 .800 —
d-L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 3
Denver 14 7 .667 2½
d-Dallas 14 8 .636 3
Utah 12 7 .632 3½
L.A. Lakers 13 9 .591 4
San Antonio 13 9 .591 4
Houston 12 9 .571 4½
Portland 12 9 .571 4½
Memphis 11 10 .524 5½
Minnesota 10 12 .455 7
Phoenix 8 13 .381 8½
Golden State 7 12 .368 8½
Sacramento 6 15 .286 10½
New Orleans 4 18 .182 13
d-division leader
Wednesday’s Games
Orlando 109, Washington 103
Philadelphia 98, Chicago 82
Boston 100, Toronto 64
New Jersey 99, Detroit 96
Phoenix 120, New Orleans 103
Indiana 109, Minnesota 99
Milwaukee 105, Miami 97
Oklahoma City at Dallas, late
Houston at San Antonio, late
Charlotte at Portland, late
L.A. Clippers at Utah, late
Thursday’s Games
Memphis at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Utah at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers,9:30 p.m.
