SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Aitkin at Onamia 7:30 p.m.
Pierz vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Howard Lake 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS state tournament at Woodcrest
GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Isle 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Alexandria 7:30 p.m.
Royalton at Pillager 7:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Deer River 7:30 p.m.
Park Rapids at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m.
Verndale vs. Eagle Valley at Clarissa 7:30 p.m.
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS state tournament at Fourth Baptist
ADAPTED FLOOR HOCKEY
Brainerd at Mounds View 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
GOLF
9:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Indonesia Open, first round
1 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour/WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, second round matches
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Mayakoba Classic, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, ESPN: Preseason, Houston vs. Atlanta
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
4 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: CIAA Tournament, quarterfinal,
6 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Illinois
6 p.m., ESPN: West Virginia at Cincinnati
6 p.m., ESPN2: Xavier at Saint Joseph's
6 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: CIAA Tournament, quarterfinal,
8 p.m., ESPN: Purdue at Michigan
8 p.m., ESPN2: Memphis at UAB
8 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: CIAA Tournament, quarterfinal,
10 p.m., ESPN2: Gonzaga at Santa Clara
10 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: CIAA Tournament, quarterfinal,
NBA BASKETBALL
7:15 p.m., TNT: Cleveland at Houston
9:30 p.m., TNT: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Michigan State
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 46 12 .793 -
Philadelphia 28 28 .500 17
New Jersey 26 32 .448 20
New York 24 33 .421 21 1/2
Toronto 23 36 .390 23 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 42 15 .737 -
Atlanta 32 24 .571 9 1/2
Miami 30 26 .536 11 1/2
Charlotte 22 35 .386 20
Washington 13 44 .228 29
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 44 11 .800 -
Detroit 27 29 .482 17 1/2
Milwaukee 28 32 .467 18 1/2
Chicago 26 32 .448 19 1/2
Indiana 25 35 .417 21 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 39 17 .696 -
Houston 36 21 .632 3 1/2
New Orleans 34 22 .607 5
Dallas 34 23 .596 5 1/2
Memphis 15 42 .263 24 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 37 20 .649 -
Portland 35 22 .614 2
Utah 35 23 .603 2 1/2
Minnesota 18 39 .316 19
Oklahoma City 13 44 .228 24
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 47 10 .825 -
Phoenix 32 24 .571 14 1/2
Golden State 20 37 .351 27
L.A. Clippers 14 43 .246 33
Sacramento 12 46 .207 35 1/2
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 104, Memphis 99
Philadelphia 106, Washington 98
New Jersey 111, Chicago 99
Orlando 114, New York 109
Utah 120, Minnesota 103
New Orleans 90, Detroit 87
Dallas 116, Milwaukee 96
San Antonio 99, Portland 84
Atlanta at Denver
Charlotte at Sacramento
Boston at L.A. Clippers
Thursday's Games
Cleveland at Houston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan St. 11 3 .786 21 5 .808
Purdue 10 4 .714 21 6 .778
Illinois 10 5 .667 22 6 .786
Minnesota 8 7 .533 20 7 .741
Ohio St. 8 7 .533 18 8 .692
Penn St. 8 7 .533 19 9 .679
Wisconsin 8 7 .533 17 10 .630
Michigan 7 8 .467 17 11 .607
Northwestern 5 9 .357 14 11 .560
Iowa 4 10 .286 14 13 .519
Indiana 1 13 .071 6 20 .231
Tuesday's Games
Ohio St. 73, Penn St. 59
Wednesday's Games (not in standings)
Northwestern 75, Indiana 53
Michigan St. 62, Iowa 54
Boys' prep rankings
Minnesota Basketball News
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (22-0)
2. Henry Sibley (21-2)
3. St. Cloud Tech (23-0)
4. Robbinsdale Cooper (22-1)
5. Osseo (21-2)
6. Eden Prairie (19-4)
7. Tartan (19-4)
8. Wayzata (18-4)
9. Edina (20-3)
10. Buffalo (18-5)
Class 3A
1. Mankato West (21-1)
2. St. Paul Johnson (20-3)
3. St. Cloud Apollo (21-3)
4. Minneapolis Washburn (17-5)
5. Delano (18-3)
6. Grand Rapids (19-3)
7. Annandale (16-5)
8. Waconia (16-6)
9. Monticello (16-6)
10. Marshall (17-7)
Class 2A
1. Pelican Rapids (23-0)
2. Plainview/Elgin-Millville (25-1)
3. St. Bernards (20-3)
4. Minnehaha Academy (22-2)
5. Virginia (22-1)
6. MACCRAY (23-0)
7. Minnesota Valley Lutheran (24-1)
8. Crosby-Ironton (21-2)
9. Morris Area (18-3)
10. Redwood Valley (17-5)
Class 1A
1. Granada-Huntley-East Chain (20-0)
2. Minnesota Transitions (22-2)
3. Chisholm (22-1)
4. Bethlehem Academy (23-2)
5. Ellsworth (21-2)
6. Park Christian (21-1)
7. Sebeka (18-2)
8. Bertha-Hewitt (21-1)
9. Norman County East (20-3)
10. Spring Grove (19-3)
Girls' prep rankings
Class 4A
1. Minneapolis South (23-2)
2. Centennial (23-2)
3. Hopkins (24-2)
4. Lakeville North (19-6)
5. Chaska (21-4)
6. Armstrong (20-4)
7. Woodbury (21-3)
8. Eden Prairie (16-9)
9. St. Paul Central (19-5)
10. Richfield (22-3)
Class 3A
1. New Prague (21-4)
2. Totino-Grace (23-2)
3. Hill-Murray (20-5)
4. Minnehaha Academy (23-2)
5. DeLaSalle (20-5)
6. Waconia (19-5)
7. Orono (21-4)
8. Worthington (21-2)
9. Willmar (20-3)
10. Minneapolis North (14-7)
Class 2A
1. Jordan (23-2)
2. East Grand Forks (24-1)
3. Caledonia (24-0)
4. New London-Spicer (24-1)
5. Eden Valley-Watkins (23-1)
6. Fairmont (21-1)
7. Dover-Eyota (24-2)
8. Rochester Lourdes (20-4)
9. Winona Cotter (21-4)
10. Hayfield (19-6)
Class 1A
1. Barnum (25-0)
2. Ada-Borup (23-1)
3. Adrian (24-1)
4. New Life Academy (21-4)
5. Brandon-Evansville (21-1)
6. Hancock (17-3)
7. Parkers Prairie (19-3)
8. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey (23-2)
9. Bigfork (21-2)
10. Red Lake County Central (22-1)
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 38 19 3 79 182 151
Philadelphia 33 17 9 75 195 171
N.Y. Rangers 31 23 8 70 152 172
Pittsburgh 30 26 6 66 186 191
N.Y. Islanders 18 36 6 42 144 199
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 41 12 8 90 206 138
Montreal 32 22 7 71 187 184
Buffalo 31 24 6 68 181 171
Toronto 23 26 12 58 182 220
Ottawa 23 27 9 55 148 170
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 38 18 5 81 203 176
Florida 30 22 8 68 167 165
Carolina 31 26 5 67 164 180
Tampa Bay 20 29 12 52 155 196
Atlanta 22 33 6 50 180 214
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 40 13 8 88 232 178
Chicago 34 17 8 76 197 148
Columbus 30 25 6 66 166 173
Nashville 29 28 4 62 147 171
St. Louis 26 26 8 60 167 179
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 36 18 6 78 191 174
Vancouver 30 22 8 68 181 173
Minnesota 30 24 5 65 152 137
Edmonton 30 25 5 65 170 185
Colorado 28 32 1 57 168 190
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 41 9 9 91 201 144
Dallas 29 23 7 65 174 180
Anaheim 30 27 5 65 176 179
Los Angeles 26 25 9 61 157 173
Phoenix 27 29 5 59 157 186
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 2, Los Angeles 0
Detroit 4, San Jose 1
Pittsburgh 1, N.Y. Islanders 0
Toronto 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, SO
Thursday's Games
Anaheim at Boston, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m.
Colorado at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Nashville, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas,7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Agreed to terms with RHP Lance Broadway, RHP D.J. Carrasco, LHP John Danks, RHP Jack Egbert, RHP Gavin Floyd, RHP Lucas Harrell, RHP Kelvin Jimenez, RHP Jon Link, RHP Jeff Marquez, RHP Jhonny Nunez, LHP Clayton Richard, RHP Adam Russell, RHP Clevelan Santeliz, RHP Ehren Wassermann, C Cole Armstrong, INF Brandon Allen, INF Josh Fields, INF Chris Getz, INF Brent Lillibridge, OF Brian Anderson, OF Jerry Owens and OF Carlos Quentin on one-year contracts.
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Assigned INF Andy Marte outright to Columbus (IL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Agreed to terms with INF Reid Brignac, RHP Wade Davis, RHP Jason Hammel, LHP James Houser, LHP J.P. Howell, C John Jaso, INF Elliot Johnson, OF Matt Joyce, LHP Jake McGee, OF Fernando Perez, C Shawn Riggans, OF Justin Ruggiano, RHP Mitch Talbot and RHP Dale Thayer on one-year contracts. Renewed the one-year contracts of RHP Matt Garza, RHP Andy Sonnanstine and OF B.J. Upton.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Ascanio, RHP Mitch Atkins, RHP Justin Berg, RHP Angel Guzman, RHP Kevin Hart, RHP Carlos Marmol, RHP Marcos Mateo, RHP David Patton, RHP Jeff Stevens, RHP Randy Wells, LHP Sean Marshall, C Koyie Hill, C Geovany Soto, INF Mike Fontenot, INF Micah Hoffpauir, INF Ryan Theriot, OF Jake Fox, OF Sam Fuld, OF Richie Robnett and OF Brad Snyder on one-year contracts.
Baseball
Spring training
Wednesday's games
Detroit 5, Atlanta 4
Florida 5, St. Louis 5, tie, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 1
Houston 6, Washington 3
N.Y. Mets 9, Baltimore 3
Cincinnati 7, Tampa Bay 0
Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 2
Oakland 3, Milwaukee 3, tie, 10 innings
Texas 12, Kansas City 7
Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
San Francisco 10, Cleveland 7
L.A. Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 3
Arizona 5, Colorado 3
Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Game Thursday: Minnesota vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.