SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
GIRLS DIVING
State meet
University of Minnesota Aquatic Center
Class 1A prelims noon
Class 2A prelims 6 p.m.
Girls hockey
Pequot Lakes at Park Rapids 7 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)
Wednesday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: Cent. Michigan at Ball St.
GOLF
2 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Dubai World Championship, first round
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: Cleveland at Washington
7 p.m., FSN or KSTC: Timberwolves vs. Houston
8:30 p.m., ESPN: San Antonio at Dallas
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m., KSTC, KUAL-FM: Wild vs. Phoenix
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 8 3 .727 -
Toronto 5 5 .500 2 1/2
Philadelphia 4 6 .400 3 1/2
New York 1 9 .100 6 1/2
New Jersey 0 11 .000 8
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 9 2 .818 -
Orlando 8 3 .727 1
Miami 7 3 .700 1 1/2
Charlotte 3 7 .300 5 1/2
Washington 2 7 .222 6
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 8 3 .727 -
Indiana 5 3 .625 1 1/2
Milwaukee 5 3 .625 1 1/2
Chicago 5 4 .556 2
Detroit 5 5 .500 2 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 8 3 .727 -
Houston 6 5 .545 2
San Antonio 4 4 .500 2 1/2
New Orleans 4 8 .333 4 1/2
Memphis 2 8 .200 5 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 7 3 .700 -
Portland 8 4 .667 -
Oklahoma City 6 5 .545 1 1/2
Utah 4 6 .400 3
Minnesota 1 10 .091 6 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 10 2 .833 -
L.A. Lakers 7 3 .700 2
Sacramento 5 4 .556 3 1/2
L.A. Clippers 4 8 .333 6
Golden State 3 7 .300 6
Monday's Games
Orlando 97, Charlotte 91
Atlanta 99, Portland 95, OT
Dallas 115, Milwaukee 113, OT
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 114, Golden State 108
Oklahoma City 100, Miami 87
Indiana 91, New Jersey 83
New Orleans 110, L.A. Clippers 102
Phoenix 111, Houston 105
Toronto at Denver
Chicago at Sacramento
Detroit at L.A. Lakers
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Orlando, 6 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Utah, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.
College men
EAST
Army 63, Long Island U. 56
Boston College 72, St. Francis, NY 44
Brandeis 90, Lasell 79
Bridgewater, Mass. 86, W. New England 83
Central St., Ohio 72, Wayne, Mich. 68
Clarion 124, Penn St.-New Kensington 50
DeSales 73, Penn St.-Berks 35
George Washington 69, Boston U. 59
Georgetown 46, Temple 45
Hilbert 72, Waynesburg 67, OT
Niagara 76, Drexel 69
Norwich 76, Mass.-Boston 64
Notre Dame Coll. 77, Mount Vernon Nazarene 64
Pittsburgh 71, Binghamton 46
Rutgers-Camden 62, Gwynedd-Mercy 60
Saint Joseph's 69, Holy Cross 67
Scranton 73, Kean 64
Siena 59, Northeastern 53
St. John's 69, St. Bonaventure 68
St. Peter's 58, Monmouth, N.J. 34
Thomas More 90, Bluffton 78
Walsh 84, Houghton 49
West Chester 77, Sciences, Pa. 52
Yeshiva 61, Purchase 55
SOUTH
Alabama 86, Jackson St. 69
Appalachian St. 77, Lees-McRae 44
Armstrong Atlantic 77, St. Augustine's 72, OT
Asbury 100, Johnson Bible 52
Bethune-Cookman 74, Edward Waters 55
Campbell 74, East Carolina 68
Campbellsville 57, Union 50
Centenary 71, Grambling St. 66
Charleston Southern 61, The Citadel 60
Chattanooga 85, ETSU 76
Clemson 79, Liberty 39
Coll. of Charleston 69, Winthrop 57
Cumberlands 77, King, Tenn. 59
Fla. International 88, Florida Memorial 82
Freed-Hardeman 68, Lindsey Wilson 61
Furman 68, Presbyterian 64
Georgia St. 77, Carver Bible 53
Guilford 91, Methodist 72
Iona 68, Hampton 63
LeMoyne-Owen 98, Christian Brothers 93
Lincoln Memorial 87, Tenn. Temple 65
Louisville 96, Arkansas 66
Marshall 63, Middle Tennessee 60
Maryland 71, Fairfield 42
Old Dominion 98, Longwood 59
Radford 94, Lynchburg 70
Southern Miss. 73, Loyola, N.O. 62
Tennessee 124, UNC Asheville 49
Transylvania 77, Berea 66
Trevecca Nazarene 89, Free Will Baptist 61
UAB 87, Jacksonville St. 62
UCF 68, Howard 59
Virginia Tech 59, UNC Greensboro 46
Wofford 60, Georgia 57
MIDWEST
Aquinas 69, Olivet 55
Creighton 78, Florida A&M 53
DePaul 59, Columbia 53
Duquesne 52, Iowa 50
Hamline 79, Northwestern, Minn. 78
Hope 65, Rochester, Mich. 50
IPFW 86, Madonna 57
Illinois 80, N. Illinois 61
Iowa St. 90, Drake 70
Lawrence 77, Marian, Wis. 68
Loyola of Chicago 89, Canisius 69
Macalester 77, Crown, Minn. 60
Marquette 86, Md.-Eastern Shore 60
Michigan St. 75, Gonzaga 71
Missouri 83, Tenn.-Martin 68
Northern St., S.D. 93, Jamestown 74
Ohio 93, N. Carolina A&T 82
S. Arkansas 80, Champion Baptist 54
S. Illinois 84, Indianapolis 69
SW Minnesota St. 86, Dordt 59
St. Francis, Ind. 87, Cornerstone 76
St. Scholastica 76, North Central 72
UMKC 78, Lincoln, Mo. 52
Wis.-Parkside 92, Northland Baptist 60
Wis.-Platteville 73, Clarke 66
Xavier 101, Bowling Green 57
SOUTHWEST
Houston 92, Nicholls St. 60
Oklahoma 72, Louisiana-Monroe 61
Tulsa 59, Ark.-Little Rock 45
TOURNAMENT
Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season TIp
Second Round
CS Northridge 85, Texas St. 82
Coastal Carolina 69, Elon 46
Connecticut 76, Hofstra 67
Duke 101, Charlotte 59
Indiana St. 76, Wis.-Milwaukee 63
LSU 71, W. Kentucky 60
Yale 65, Colgate 55
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 19 14 5 0 28 53 40
Pittsburgh 21 14 7 0 28 66 58
Philadelphia 17 11 5 1 23 62 43
N.Y. Rangers 21 11 9 1 23 63 58
N.Y. Islanders 21 8 6 7 23 60 64
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 17 12 4 1 25 48 37
Ottawa 18 9 6 3 21 51 54
Montreal 21 10 11 0 20 52 61
Boston 20 8 8 4 20 47 52
Toronto 19 3 11 5 11 47 71
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 21 13 4 4 30 79 64
Tampa Bay 18 8 4 6 22 48 53
Atlanta 17 10 6 1 21 63 50
Florida 18 7 9 2 16 49 63
Carolina 20 3 12 5 11 44 75
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 19 12 5 2 26 57 46
Columbus 19 11 6 2 24 58 67
Detroit 18 10 5 3 23 62 54
Nashville 19 10 8 1 21 43 51
St. Louis 18 6 8 4 16 41 47
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 20 12 5 3 27 60 54
Calgary 18 12 4 2 26 59 47
Vancouver 21 11 10 0 22 62 57
Edmonton 21 8 10 3 19 60 66
Minnesota 20 7 11 2 16 49 63
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 23 14 5 4 32 76 57
Los Angeles 22 13 7 2 28 69 67
Phoenix 20 11 9 0 22 51 49
Dallas 19 8 5 6 22 59 57
Anaheim 19 6 10 3 15 54 67
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's Games
Columbus 3, Edmonton 2, SO
N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 1
Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2
Los Angeles 4, Florida 3, SO
Pittsburgh 5, Anaheim 2
Tampa Bay 4, Phoenix 1
Tuesday's Games
Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
Montreal 3, Carolina 2, SO
Ottawa 3, Toronto 2
Nashville 4, San Jose 3
Colorado at Calgary
Wednesday's Games
Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Girls' high school
Brainerd/Little Falls 8, Detroit Lakes/Perham 4
Buffalo Bison 3, North Metro Stars 2
Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 5, Forest Lake 0
Cretin-Derham Hall 3, Coon Rapids 2
Eagan 3, Shakopee 1
East Grand Forks 3, Thief River Falls 2
Edina 9, Holy Angels 0
Hastings 3, Red Wing 2, OT
Hermantown/Proctor/Duluth Marshall 11, Hibbing/Chisholm 1
Hopkins 4, Burnsville 1
Mahtomedi 4, Minneapolis Novas 3
Mound-Westonka/Watertown-Mayer 4, Robbinsdale Armstrong 2
Rochester Mayo 5, Owatonna 3
Roseau 10, International Falls 1
Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony 8, Belle Plaine/Prior Lake 5
Totino-Grace 4, Rogers 0
Warroad 3, Crookston Pirates 1
Waseca/J-W-P 10, Rochester Century 2
Football
NJCAA poll
Record Pts Pvs
1. Fort Scott CC, Kan. 11-0 140 2
2. Blinn, Texas 10-1 131 3
3. Grand Rapids CC, Mich. 10-0 121 5
4. Navarro, Texas 10-1 118 1
5. East Mississippi CC 10-1 115 6
6. Arizona Western 9-1 110 7
7. Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 9-2 91 9
8. Snow, Utah 9-2 85 4
9. Central Lakes-Brainerd 10-1 79 10
10. Butler CC, Kan. 8-3 72 8
11. Dean, Mass. 9-1 70 12
12. Nassau CC, N.Y. 8-2 55 13
13. Ellsworth CC, Iowa 7-3 52 14
14. Rochester CTC, Minn. 10-1 50 14
15. Eastern Arizona 8-3 45 11
16. New Mexico Military 7-3 44 17. Tyler JC, Texas 7-3 35 17
18. Pearl River CC, Miss. 6-3 20 18
19. Coffeyville CC, Kan. 6-4 17 19
20. Hutchinson CC, Kan. 6-4 10 20
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Named Sandy Alomar, Jr. first-base coach.
NEW YORK YANKEES-Declined their 2010 contract option on RHP Sergio Mitre.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS-Named Dick Scott minor league field coordinator.
NEW YORK METS-Named Tim Teufel manager of Binghamton (EL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Purchased the contracts OF Quintin Berry and LHP Yohan Flande from Reading (EL) and RHP Jesus Sanchez from Lakewood (SAL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Named Steve Williams major league scout.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Named Dikembe Mutombo global ambassador.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES-Waived G Allen Iverson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL-Suspended Kansas City WR Dwayne Bowe four games for violating the league's policy against performance-enhancing substances.
BALTIMORE RAVENS-Released PK Steve Hauschka.
BUFFALO BILLS-Fired coach Dick Jauron.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Placed LT Jordan Gross on injured reserve. Signed WR Charly Martin from the practice squad. Signed OL Brian De La Puente and DE Eric Moore to the practice squad. Released TE Jason Pociask from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Agreed to terms with RB Larry Johnson. Waived DT Orien Harris.
NEW YORK JETS-Signed WR Britt Davis to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS-Signed WR Jordan Kent.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Activated G Arron Sears from the reserve/did not report list.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL-LW Brendan Shanahan announced his retirement.
COLORADO AVALANCHE-Recalled F Chris Durno from Lake Erie (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Loaned F Nikita Filatov to CSKA (KHL-Russia) for remainder of 2009-10 season.
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Reassigned G Robert Mayer from Hamilton (AHL) to Cincinnati (ECHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Recalled RW David Laliberte from Adirondack (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Recalled F Benn Ferreiro, F Frazer McLaren and F Logan Couture from Worcester (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Recalled C Jay Beagle and G Michal Neuvirth from Hershey (AHL).
COLLEGE
BCS-Promoted administrator Bill Hancock to executive director.
MURRAY STATE-Announced football coach Matt Griffin will not return next season.
PORTLAND STATE-Announced the resignation of football coach Jerry Glanville.