Area events
Thursday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Willmar at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.
Kimball at Pierz 7:30 p.m.
Pillager at Pine River-Backus 7:45 p.m.
Nevis at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS State Tournament at Fourth Baptist
Swanville at Verndale 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sartell at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS State Tournament at Fourth Baptist
Pierz at Sauk Rapids 7:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7:30 p.m.
Nevis at Staples-Motley 6 p.m.
Park Rapids at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m.
Friday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Rocori at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Pine City 7:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Staples-Motley 7:15 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS State Tournament at Fourth Baptist
Verndale at Pillager 7:45 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Bertha-Hewitt 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS State Tournament at Fourth Baptist
Little Falls at St. Cloud Cathedral 7:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Pequot Lakes 7:15 p.m.
Pierz at Kimball 7:30 p.m.
Laporte at Verndale 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Brainerd, Little Falls in Section 8-3A Individual Tournament at Sauk Rapids 5 p.m.
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Pierz in Section 7-1A Individual Tournament at Royalton 4 p.m.
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley in Section 8-2A Individual Tournament at Fergus Falls 1 p.m.
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Wadena-Deer Creek in Section 6-1A individual tournament at Barrett
Saturday
BOYS HOCKEY
No. 3 Brainerd at No. 2 Bemidji in Section 8-2A semifinals 3 p.m.
No. 1 Little Falls vs. No. 4 Sartell in Section 6-1A semifinals, Municipal Athletic Complex, St. Cloud, 6 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Lake Region Christian in MACS State Tournament at Fourth Baptist
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hill City at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m.
Pierz at Kimball 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS State Tournament at Fourth Baptist
WRESTLING
Brainerd, Little Falls in Section 8-3A Individual Tournament at Sauk Rapids 11 a.m.
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Pierz in Section 7-1A Individual Tournament at Royalton noon
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley in Section 8-2A Individual Tournament at Fergus Falls 10 a.m.
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Wadena-Deer Creek in Section 6-1A individual tournament at Barrett
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Rochester at Central Lakes 1 p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Rochester at Central Lakes 3 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Rachelle LeBlanc of Little Falls in Class 1A individual state meet, Sports Pavilion, University of Minnesota, 11 a.m.
Madison Grausam of Brainerd in Class 2A individual state meet, Sports Pavilion, University of Minnesota, 6 p.m.
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
AUTO RACING
9 a.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Drive4COPD 300,
11 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for NextEra Energy Resources 250,
1 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Duel at Daytona,
5:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for NextEra Energy Resources 250,
GOLF
9:30 a.m., TGC: LPGA, Women’Ss Champions, first round,
1 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, second round matches,
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Mayakoba ClaSic, first round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: Duke at Florida St.
6 p.m., ESPN2: Alabama at Arkansas
8 p.m., ESPN: Louisville at Cincinnati
8 p.m., ESPN2: Wisconsin at Iowa
9:30 p.m., FSN: Stanford at Colorado
10 p.m., ESPN2: BYU at Gonzaga
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m., TNT: New York at Miami
8:30 p.m., TNT: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild at Florida
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m., BTN: Minnesota a Ohio State
Friday
AUTO RACING
10 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500,
11:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500,
1 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Drive4COPD 300,
3 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for NextEra Energy Resources 250,
6:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, NextEra Energy Resources 250,
BOXING
8 p.m., ESPN2: Junior lightweights, Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Cristobal Cruz
GOLF
9:30 a.m., TGC: LPGA, Women’Ss Champions, second round,
1 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, third round matches,
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Mayakoba ClaSic, second round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: Loyola (Md.) at Rider
8 p.m., ESPN: Marquette at West Virginia
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
5:30 p.m., NBCSN: Boston U. at Vermont
7:30 p.m., FSNPLUS: Minnesota at Nebraska-Omaha
9 p.m., NBCSN: North Dakota at Denver
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., TNT: Exhibition, Rising Stars Challenge,
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m., FSN: Baylor at Kansas
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild at Dallas
Saturday
AUTO RACING
9:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, “Happy Hour Series,” final practice for Daytona 500,
12:15 p.m., ESPN: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Drive4COPD 300,
BOXING
9 p.m., HBO: Champion Adrien Broner vs. Eloy Perez for WBO junior lightweight title; welterweights, Devon Alexander vs. Marco Maidana
GOLF
11 a.m., TGC: PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, quarterfinal matches,
1 p.m., NBC: PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, quarterfinal matches,
1 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Women’Ss Champions, third round,
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Mayakoba ClaSic, third round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m., CBS: Vanderbilt at Kentucky
11 a.m., ESPN2: Notre Dame at St. John’Ss
1 p.m., CBS: UCLA at Arizona or Villanova at Georgetown
1 p.m., ESPN2: Texas A&M at Oklahoma St.
3 p.m., CBS: Missouri at Kansas
3 p.m., ESPN: North Carolina at Virginia
3 p.m., ESPN2: Creighton at Indiana St.
3 p.m., FSN: Memphis at Marshall
3 p.m., NBCSN: Air Force at UNLV
5 p.m., ESPN: MiSiSippi St. at Alabama
5 p.m., ESPN2: George Mason at VCU
7 p.m., ESPN2: Richmond at Xavier
8 p.m., ESPN: Syracuse at UConn
MOTORSPORTS
6:30 p.m., SPEED: SupercroS, at Atlanta
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m., TNT: Exhibition, Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, Three-point Contest, and Slam Dunk,
RODEO
8 p.m., NBCSN: PBR, WinStar World Casino Invitational,
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m., FSN: Oklahoma at Texas
7 p.m., FSN: Texas Tech at Texas A&M
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7 p.m., FSN: Minnesota at Nebraska-Omaha
Sunday
AUTO RACING
11 a.m., FOX: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Daytona 500,
BOWLING
2 p.m., ESPN: PBA, U.S. Open,
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, semifinal matches,
1 p.m., NBC: PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, championship match,
1 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Women’Ss Champions, final round,
6 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Mayakoba ClaSic, final round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon, ESPN, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KLTF-AM: Indiana at Minnesota
1 p.m., CBS: Pittsburgh at Louisville
3 p.m., CBS: Wisconsin at Ohio St.
4:30 p.m., FSN: California at Colorado
6:30 p.m., FSN: Oregon at Oregon St.
MOTORSPORTS
1:30 p.m., SPEED: FIM World Superbike,
NBA BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m., TNT: All-Star Game,
NHL HOCKEY
5 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild vs. San Jose
6 p.m., NBCSN: Chicago at Anaheim
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon, FSN: UCF at Houston
1 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Penn State
2 p.m., ESPN2: Duke at North Carolina
2 p.m., FSN: Washington St. at Washington
4 p.m., ESPN2: LSU at Georgia
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-N.Y. Rangers 58 38 15 5 81 161 118
d-Boston 58 36 20 2 74 194 134
d-Florida 58 27 20 11 65 144 162
New Jersey 59 35 20 4 74 168 162
Philadelphia 59 33 19 7 73 198 181
Pittsburgh 60 34 21 5 73 186 160
Ottawa 62 32 22 8 72 190 185
Toronto 60 29 24 7 65 181 184
Winnipeg 62 29 26 7 65 157 175
Washington 60 29 26 5 63 161 173
Tampa Bay 59 27 26 6 60 166 197
Buffalo 60 26 27 7 59 150 176
N.Y. Islanders 60 25 27 8 58 140 176
Montreal 61 24 27 10 58 160 167
Carolina 60 23 26 11 57 158 181
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-Detroit 61 41 18 2 84 191 141
d-Vancouver 60 38 16 6 82 195 147
d-San Jose 58 31 20 7 69 170 148
St. Louis 60 36 17 7 79 152 121
Nashville 60 35 19 6 76 168 155
Chicago 61 33 21 7 73 191 179
Phoenix 60 30 21 9 69 157 151
Los Angeles 60 27 21 12 66 128 131
Calgary 60 28 23 9 65 143 161
Dallas 60 30 26 4 64 155 167
Colorado 60 29 27 4 62 151 168
Minnesota 59 26 24 9 61 131 154
Anaheim 60 25 25 10 60 154 171
Edmonton 59 23 30 6 52 159 178
Columbus 60 18 35 7 43 142 198
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
d-division leader
Tuesday’s Games
Phoenix 5, Los Angeles 4, SO
Buffalo 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
New Jersey 4, Toronto 3, OT
Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Columbus 6, San Jose 3
Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 4, OT
Dallas 3, Montreal 0
Tampa Bay 3, Anaheim 2
Nashville 3, Vancouver 1
Chicago 2, Detroit 1
Edmonton 6, Calgary 1
Wednesday’s Games
Ottawa 5, Washington 2
Boston 4, St. Louis 2
Los Angeles at Colorado, late
Thursday’s Games
San Jose at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Vancouver at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Boston at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
College
WCHA standings
W L T Pts GF GA
Minnesota 17 7 0 34 79 48
Minn.-Duluth 14 6 4 32 90 63
Denver 13 7 4 30 82 70
Colorado College 13 10 1 27 83 75
Nebraska-Omaha 11 8 5 27 77 73
North Dakota 13 10 1 27 68 63
Michigan Tech 10 10 4 24 78 73
Bemidji State 10 11 3 23 74 65
St. Cloud St. 9 12 3 21 61 76
Wisconsin 8 14 2 18 63 76
Minn. St.-Mankato 8 16 2 18 71 95
Alaska Anchorage 5 20 1 11 55 104
OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska Anchorage 8-20-2, Bemidji State 15-14-3, Colorado College 16-12-2, Denver 18-10-4, Michigan Tech 13-15-4, Minnesota 21-11-1, Minnesota Duluth 20-7-5, Minnesota State, Mankato 12-20-2, Nebraska-Omaha 14-12-6, North Dakota 17-11-3, St. Cloud State 13-15-4, Wisconsin 13-15-2.
High school
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 (10)
2. Minnetonka
3. Maple Grove
4. Edina
5. Eagan
6. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
7. Eden Prairie
8. Wayzata
9. Hill-Murray
10. Moorhead
11. Grand Rapids
12. Lakeville South
13. Elk River/Zimmerman
14. Andover
15. Centennial
16. Blaine
17. Burnsville
18. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
19. Brainerd
20. Roseau
Class A
1. Hermantown (10)
2. St. Thomas Academy
3. Breck
4. Thief River Falls
5. St. Cloud Cathedral
6. Duluth Marshall
7. Totino-Grace
8. East Grand Forks
9. Rochester Lourdes
10. Delano/Rockford
11. Blake
12. Mahtomedi
13. Rogers
14. Hibbing/Chisholm
15. Warroad
16. Little Falls
17. International Falls
18. Mound-Westonka
19. Orono
20. New Prague
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. Minnetonka (10)
2. Roseville Area
3. Edina
4. Hill-Murray
5. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
6. Anoka
7. Lakeville North
8. Eagan
9. Elk River/Zimmerman
10. Mounds View
11. Lakeville South
12. White Bear Lake
13. Andover
14. Stillwater Area
15. Hopkins
16. Grand Rapids/Greenway
17. Roseau
18. Chaska/Chanhassen
19. Irondale
20. Blaine
Class A
1. Breck (10)
2. Warroad
3. South St. Paul
4. Thief River Falls
5. Chisago Lakes Area
6. Blake
7. Orono
8. Red Wing
9. Hutchinson
10. Mound-Westonka
11. Rogers
12. Henry Sibley
13. Mankato East/Loyola
14. Crookston
15. Visitation/SPA United
16. Simley
17. Hibbing/Chisholm
18. Silver Bay Area
19. East Grand Forks
20. International Falls
Basketball
NBA standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Miami 26 7 .788 —
d-Chicago 27 8 .771 —
Orlando 22 12 .647 4.5
d-Philadelphia 20 14 .588 6.5
Indiana 21 12 .636 5
Atlanta 19 14 .576 7
New York 17 17 .500 9.5
Boston 15 17 .469 10.5
Cleveland 13 18 .419 12
Milwaukee 13 20 .394 13
Detroit 11 24 .314 16
Toronto 10 23 .303 16
New Jersey 10 25 .286 17
Washington 7 26 .212 19
Charlotte 4 28 .125 21.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Oklahoma City 26 7 .788 —
d-San Antonio 23 10 .697 3
Dallas 21 12 .636 5
d-L.A. Clippers 19 11 .633 5.5
L.A. Lakers 19 13 .594 6.5
Houston 20 14 .588 6.5
Memphis 19 15 .559 7.5
Denver 18 15 .545 8
Portland 18 16 .529 8.5
Minnesota 17 17 .500 9.5
Utah 15 17 .469 10.5
Phoenix 14 19 .424 12
Golden State 12 17 .414 12
Sacramento 11 22 .333 15
New Orleans 8 25 .242 18
d-division leader
Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland 101, Detroit 100
Indiana 117, New Orleans 108, OT
Miami 120, Sacramento 108
Memphis 89, Philadelphia 76
Portland 137, San Antonio 97
Wednesday’s Games
Oklahoma City 119, Boston 104
Indiana 102, Charlotte 88
New Orleans 89, Cleveland 84
Toronto 103, Detroit 93
Sacramento 115, Washington 107
Orlando 108, New Jersey 91
New York 99, Atlanta 82
Chicago 110, Milwaukee 91
Houston 93, Philadelphia 87
Minnesota 100, Utah 98
Golden State at Phoenix, late
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, late
Denver at L.A. Clippers, late
Thursday’s Games
New York at Miami, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Men’s college basketball
MCAC standings
Northern Division
Hibbing 7-1 14-9
Vermilion 7-2 16-8
Northland 5-4 13-11
Mesabi Range 4-5 11-12
Itasca 4-5 8-16
Fond du Lac 3-5 3-17
Rainy River 0-8 1-20
Southern Division
Central Lakes 8-2 23-2
Rochester 7-3 18-6
Fergus Falls 7-3 16-9
Anoka-Ramsey 7-4 18-7
Minnesota West 4-6 10-13
Riverland 3-8 11-13
Ridgewater 0-1o 6-18
Women’s college basketball
MCAC standings
Northern Division
Northland 9-2 18-7
Mesabi Range 9-2 20-5
Hibbing 7-3 11-14
Rainy River 5-5 9-14
Itasca 4-6 9-14
Vermilion 2-8 4-18
Fond du Lac 0-10 0-17
Southern Division
Anoka-Ramsey 11-0 23-2
Rochester 8-2 19-5
Minnesota West 6-4 17-8
Riverland 4-7 13-13
Fergus Falls 3-7 12-13
Central Lakes 2-8 8-13
Ridgewater 2-8 5-17
High school
The Minnesota girls’ high school basketball rankings as provided by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. Records are through Feb. 22.
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (23-1)
2. Edina (22-3)
3. Eden Prairie (19-5)
4. Bloomington Kennedy (21-4)
5. Wayzata (20-5)
6. Buffalo (22-3)
7. White Bear Lake (19-6)
8. Roseville (22-3)
9. Lakeville North (17-8)
10. Eastview (20-5)
Class 3A
1. DeLaSalle (20-3)
2. Fergus Falls (24-1)
3. Richfield (21-4)
4. Benilde-St. Margaret<0x2019>s (22-3)
5. Hutchinson (21-3)
6. Mankato East (23-2)
7. Park Center (15-9)
8. Chisago Lakes (20-5)
9. Hill-Murray (18-7)
10. Alexandria (20-3)
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy (20-4)
2. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (26-0)
3. Braham (24-1)
4. Watertown-Mayer (22-3)
5. Pine Island (25-2)
6. Sauk Centre (20-4)
7. Jordan (20-3)
8. Staples-Motley (20-4)
9. Esko (22-2)
10. Southland (23-2)
Class 1A
1. Maranatha (21-4)
2. Goodhue (21-5)
3. North Woods (22-0)
4. Spring Grove (23-3)
5. Upsala (23-1)
6. Mountain Iron-Buhl (24-1)
7. Minneota (25-1)
8. Parkers Prairie (23-1)
9. Ada-Borup (21-2)
10. Isle (20-5)
The Minnesota boys’ high school basketball rankings as provided by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. Records are through Feb. 22.
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (23-1)
2. Lakeville North (22-1)
3. Eastview a(22-1)
4. Osseo (22-2)
5. Apple Valley (19-4)
6. Duluth East (15-8)
7. Tartan (18-5)
8. Woodbury (19-4)
9. St. Michael-Albertville (18-5)
10. Chanhassen (18-5)
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret<0x2019>s (22-1)
2. Minneapolis Washburn (22-2)
3. Grand Rapids (20-3)
4. DeLaSalle (16-5)
5. Blake (20-3)
6. Austin (17-5)
7. Zimmerman (19-4)
8. Waconia (17-6)
9. Mankato East (20-4)
10. St. Paul Johnson (15-7)
Class 2A
1. Braham (23-1)
2. St. Peter (22-1)
3. Pelican Rapids (20-3)
4. Perham (20-2)
5. Redwood Valley (20-1)
6. Watertown-Mayer (21-2)
7. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (20-2)
8. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (21-1)
9. St. Cloud Cathedral (17-5)
10. Litchfield (17-5)
Class 1A
1. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (22-0)
2. Southwest Minnesota Christian (20-1)
3. Battle Lake (21-0)
4. Dawson-Boyd (21-2)
5. Browerville (21-1)
6. Ashby (18-2)
7. MACCRAY (19-6)
8. Rushford-Peterson (20-4)
9. Spring Grove (23-2)
10. Cass Lake-Bena (20-3)
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS_Agreed to terms with INF Cristian Guzman on a minor league contract.
DETROIT TIGERS_Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Hoffman, LHP Andy Oliver, LHP Adam Wilk, INF Hernan Perez and OF Andy Dirks on one-year contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Agreed to terms with RHP Louis Coleman and RHP Greg Holland one-year contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES_Agreed to terms with RHP David Aardsma on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Pedro Feliciano on the 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS_Named Tony Fernandez special assistant to the general manager.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Agreed to terms with RHP Rick VandenHurk on a one-year contract. Placed RHP Alan Farina on the 60-day DL.
National League
CINCINNATI BENGALS_Named Jim McNally consultant.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES_Promoted Marti Wolever to assistant general manager, amateur scouting.
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICS_Signed G Dominique Canty.
