Scoreboard
Area events
Thursday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Brainerd at Fergus Falls 7:30 p.m.
Onamia at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Willmar 7:30 p.m.
New York Mills at Pillager 7:30 p.m.
Menahga at Verndale 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Aitkin at Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Pierz 7:30 p.m.
Pillager vs. Northland at Remer 7:30 p.m.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Osakis 7:45 p.m.
Verndale at Nevis 7:30 p.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
Brainerd at Duluth East 5:30 p.m.
St. Cloud Apollo at Little Falls 7:15 p.m.
ADAPTED FLOOR HOCKEY
Armstrong vs. Brainerd at Riverside Elementary 5 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-FM (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
CYCLING
3 p.m., VERSUS: Tour of California, stage 5
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Johnnie Walker Classic, first round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, first round
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Michigan
6 p.m., ESPN: Duke at St. John's
6 p.m., ESPN2: Xavier at Charlotte
8 p.m., ESPN: Wisconsin at Indiana
8 p.m., ESPN2: Rutgers at Villanova
10 p.m., ESPN2: Hawaii at Fresno St.
10 p.m., FSN: Washington at UCLA
NBA BASKETBALL
7:15 p.m., TNT: San Antonio at Detroit
9:30 p.m., TNT: Boston at Utah
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m., KSTC, KUAL-FM: Wild vs. Calgary
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
8 p.m., BTN: Minnesota vs. Ohio State
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 44 11 .800 -
Philadelphia 27 26 .509 16
New Jersey 24 31 .436 20
New York 22 31 .415 21
Toronto 21 35 .375 23 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 39 14 .736 -
Atlanta 31 22 .585 8
Miami 28 25 .528 11
Charlotte 22 32 .407 17 1/2
Washington 12 42 .222 27 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 41 11 .788 -
Detroit 27 25 .519 14
Milwaukee 27 30 .474 16 1/2
Chicago 24 30 .444 18
Indiana 22 34 .393 21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 35 17 .673 -
New Orleans 32 20 .615 3
Houston 33 21 .611 3
Dallas 32 21 .604 3 1/2
Memphis 15 38 .283 20 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 37 17 .685 -
Portland 32 20 .615 4
Utah 31 23 .574 6
Minnesota 18 35 .340 18 1/2
Oklahoma City 13 41 .241 24
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 43 10 .811 -
Phoenix 29 23 .558 13 1/2
Golden State 19 35 .352 24 1/2
L.A. Clippers 13 41 .241 30 1/2
Sacramento 11 43 .204 32 1/2
Tuesday's Games
Orlando 107, Charlotte 102, OT
Indiana 100, Philadelphia 91
Washington 111, Minnesota 103
Milwaukee 92, Detroit 86
New York 112, San Antonio 107, OT
New Orleans 100, Oklahoma City 98
Houston 114, New Jersey 88
Utah 117, Memphis 99
Phoenix 140, L.A. Clippers 100
L.A. Lakers 96, Atlanta 83
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland 93, Toronto 76
Charlotte 103, Indiana 94
Denver 101, Philadelphia 89
Minnesota 111, Miami 104
New Orleans 117, Orlando 85
Chicago 113, Milwaukee 104
Dallas 113, New Jersey 98
Atlanta at Sacramento
Memphis at Portland
Phoenix at L.A. Clippers
L.A. Lakers at Golden State
Thursday's Games
San Antonio at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Boston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Boys' prep rankings
Minnesota Basketball News
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (20-0)
2. Henry Sibley (19-2)
3. St. Cloud Tech (20-0)
4. Robbinsdale Cooper (20-1)
5. Osseo (19-2)
6. Eden Prairie (17-4)
7. Tartan (16-4)
8. Edina (19-2)
9. St. Paul Central (15-5)
10. Wayzata (16-4)
Class 3A
1. Mankato West (19-1)
2. St. Paul Johnson (18-3)
3. St. Cloud Apollo (20-2)
4. Minneapolis Washburn (14-5)
5. Spring Lake Park (18-3)
6. Grand Rapids (17-2)
7. Marshall (15-6)
8. Delano (16-3)
9. Monticello (15-5)
10. DeLaSalle (13-5)
Class 2A
1. Pelican Rapids (20-0)
2. Plainview/Elgin-Millville (23-1)
3. St. Bernard's (18-3)
4. Minnehaha Academy (20-2)
5. Virginia (19-1)
6. MACCRAY (20-0)
7. Minnesota Valley Lutheran (22-1)
8. Crosby-Ironton (20-2)
9. Redwood Valley (16-3)
10. Morris Area (15-3)
Class 1A
1. Granada-Huntley-East Chain (18-0)
2. Minnesota Transitions (19-2)
3. Chisholm (20-1)
4. Bethlehem Academy (20-2)
5. Bertha-Hewitt (20-0)
6. Ellsworth (19-2)
7. Park Christian (19-1)
8. Sebeka (15-2)
9. Norman County East (18-3)
10. Spring Grove (17-3)
Girls' prep rankings
1. Minneapolis South (22-2)
2. Centennial (21-2)
3. Armstrong (18-3)
4. Hopkins (22-2)
5. Lakeville North (18-6)
6. Chaska (19-4)
7. Richfield (20-2)
8. Bloomington Kennedy (17-5)
9. Eden Prairie (15-8)
10. Woodbury (18-3)
Class 3A
1. New Prague (18-4)
2. Totino-Grace (22-1)
3. Hill-Murray (18-4)
4. Minnehaha Academy (21-2)
5. Worthington (19-1)
6. DeLaSalle (18-5)
7. Waconia (17-5)
8. Orono (19-4)
9. Willmar (19-3)
10. Minneapolis North (12-7)
Class 2A
1. Jordan (20-2)
2. East Grand Forks (22-1)
3. Caledonia (24-0)
4. New London-Spicer (22-1)
5. Eden Valley-Watkins (21-1)
6. Rochester Lourdes (20-2)
7. Fairmont (20-1)
8. Dover-Eyota (21-2)
9. Sauk Centre (21-1)
10. Hayfield (18-5)
Class 1A
1. Barnum (21-0)
2. Ada-Borup (21-1)
3. Adrian (21-1)
4. New Life Academy (18-4)
5. Brandon-Evansville (20-0)
6. Hancock (16-2)
7. Parkers Prairie (17-3)
8. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey (22-2)
9. Bigfork (19-2)
10. Red Lake County Central (19-1)
Big Ten Conference
Conference AllGames
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Mich. St. 10 3 .769 20 5 .800
Illinois 9 4 .692 21 5 .808
Purdue 9 4 .692 20 6 .769
Ohio St. 7 5 .583 17 6 .739
Minnesota 7 6 .538 19 6 .760
Penn St. 7 6 .538 18 8 .692
Wisconsin 7 6 .538 16 9 .640
Michigan 6 7 .462 16 10 .615
NWestern 4 8 .333 13 10 .565
Iowa 3 10 .231 13 13 .500
Indiana 1 11 .083 6 18 .250
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 37 18 3 77 179 145
Philadelphia 30 16 9 69 179 161
N.Y. Rangers 31 22 6 68 147 163
Pittsburgh 27 25 6 60 173 178
N.Y. Islanders 17 34 6 40 138 192
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 40 10 8 88 197 131
Montreal 30 21 7 67 175 176
Buffalo 30 22 6 66 172 160
Ottawa 22 25 9 53 139 158
Toronto 21 26 10 52 172 210
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 37 16 5 79 195 166
Florida 29 20 8 66 164 155
Carolina 28 25 5 61 147 171
Tampa Bay 19 27 11 49 145 181
Atlanta 21 32 5 47 172 204
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 38 12 8 84 221 170
Chicago 32 15 8 72 186 140
Columbus 29 23 6 64 159 161
Nashville 27 28 3 57 140 166
St. Louis 24 26 7 55 163 176
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 33 18 6 72 181 169
Vancouver 28 21 8 64 173 166
Edmonton 29 24 4 62 161 175
Minnesota 28 24 3 59 142 129
Colorado 27 30 1 55 159 180
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 38 8 9 85 192 137
Dallas 28 21 7 63 169 174
Anaheim 28 25 5 61 163 166
Los Angeles 24 22 9 57 146 157
Phoenix 25 28 5 55 146 178
Tuesday's Games
Boston 5, Carolina 1
Buffalo 4, Toronto 1
Florida 4, New Jersey 0
Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 3
Colorado 3, Ottawa 2, OT
Vancouver 4, Calgary 3, SO
San Jose 4, Edmonton 2
Wednesday's Games
Columbus 4, St. Louis 3
N.Y. Rangers 3, N.Y. Islanders 1
Detroit 6, Nashville 2
Washington 4, Montreal 3, SO
Los Angeles at Anaheim
Thursday's Games
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Boys' prep rankings
Let's Play Hockey
Class 2A
1. Eden Prairie (4)
2. Bloomington Jefferson (3)
3. Edina (1)
4. Centennial
5. Duluth East
6. Minnetonka
7. Blaine
8. Maple Grove
9. Holy Angels
10. Benilde-St. Margaret's
11. Woodbury
12. Elk River
13. Wayzata
14. Hopkins
15. Hill-Murray
Class 1A
1. St. Thomas Academy (5)
2. Little Falls (3)
3. Breck
4. St. Cloud Cathedral
5. Warroad
6. Alexandria
7. South St. Paul
8. Thief River Falls
9. Hermantown
10. Red Wing
11. Mahtomedi
12. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl
13. International Falls
14. Hibbing
15. Duluth Marshall
Girls' prep rankings
Class 2A
1. Roseville (8)
2. Stillwater
3. Hopkins
4. Edina
5. Minnetonka
6. Centennial
7. Hill-Murray
8. Proctor/Hermantown/Marshall School
9. Eagan
10. Blaine
11. Grand Rapids/Greenway
12. Duluth
13. Irondale
14. Cloquet
15. Maple Grove
Class 1A
1. Breck (6)
2. Blake (1)
3. Warroad (1)
4. Roseau
5. Crookston/Red Lake Falls
6. Silver Bay/Two Harbors
7. Mound Westonka
8. Mankato West
9. South St. Paul
10. Fergus Falls
11. Northfield
12. East Grand Forks
13. New Ulm
14. Red Wing
15. Orono
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS-Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Ayala on a one-year contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Agreed to terms with LHP Jerry Blevins, RHP Santiago Casilla, RHP Joey Devine, RHP Jeff Gray, RHP Brad Ziegler, INF Eric Patterson, INF Gregorio Petit, OF Chris Denorfia and OF Javier Herrera on one-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Agreed to terms with 3B Willie Aybar on a two-year contract.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Claimed RHP Bobby Korecky off waivers from Minnesota.
ATLANTA BRAVES-Agreed to terms with 2B Kelly Johnson on a one-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Agreed to terms with RHP RHP Brad James, LHP Tyler Lumsden, IF Edwin Maysonet and OF Yordany Ramirez on one-year contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Agreed to terms with OF Josh Willingham on a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Suspended L.A. Clippers C Zach Randolph two games for striking Phoenix F Louis Amundson in the face during a game on Tuesday.
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Signed F Cartier Martin for the remainder of the season.
CHICAGO BULLS-Traded F Andres Nocioni, F-C Drew Gooden, F Cedric Simmons and F-C Michael Ruffin to Sacramento for C-F Brad Miller and G-F John Salmons.
SACREMENTO KINGS-Traded F-C Michael Ruffin to Portland for F Ike Diogu.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS-Designated LB Karlos Dansby as their franchise player.
BUFFALO BILLS-Re-signed LB John DiGiorgio.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Released RB-KR Maurice Hicks. Named Diron Reynolds assistant defensive line coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES-Reassigned F Nathan Gerbe to Portland (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Placed G Nikolai Khabibulin and RW Patrick Sharp on injured reserve.
DALLAS STARS-Recalled RW Chris Conner from Peoria (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS-Assigned F Carl Corrazini from Springfield (AHL) to Peoria (ECHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS-Recalled F Josh Hennessy from Binghamton (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Reassigned F Charles Linglet from Peoria (ECHL) to Springfield (AHL).
COLLEGE
CINCINNATI-Named Bob Diaco defensive coordinator. Promoted defensive backs coach Kerry Coombs to associate head coach, and special teams and recruiting coordinator-tight ends coach Mike Elston to assistant head coach, in addition to their previous duties.