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it "for collective bargaining purposes," according to the NLRB decision. The specif ic goals of CAPA include guarantee - ing coverage of sports-re- lated medical expenses for current and former play- ers, ensuring better proce- dures to reduce head inju- ries and potentially letting players pursue commercial sponsorships. But critics have argued that giving college athletes employee status and allow - ing them to unionize could hurt college sports in nu- merous ways, including by raising the prospects of strikes by disgruntled play- ers or lockouts by athletic departments. For now, the push is to unionize athletes at private schools, such as Northwest - ern, because the federal la- bor agency does not have ju- risdiction over public uni- versities. Outgoing Wildcats quar- terback Kain Colter took a leading role in establishing CAPA. The United Steel- workers union has been footing the legal bills. Colter, whose eligibil- ity has been exhausted and who has entered the NFL draft, said nearly all of the 85 scholarship players on the Wildcats roster backed the union bid, though only he expressed his support publicly. "It is important that play - ers have a seat at the table when it comes to issues that affect their well-be- ing," Colter said in a state- ment issued by CAPA after the ruling. The NCAA has been un- der increasing scrutiny over its amateurism rules and is fighting a class-action fed- eral lawsuit by former play- ers seeking a cut of the bil- lions of dollars earned from live broadcasts, memora- bilia sales and video games. Other lawsuits allege the NCA A failed to protect players from debilitating head injuries. NCAA President Mark Emmert has pushed for a $2,000-per-player sti - pend to help athletes de- fray some of their expenses. Critics say that isn't nearly enough, considering play- ers help bring in millions of dollars to their schools and conferences. In a written statement, the NCAA said it was dis - appointed with the NLRB decision. "We strongly disagree with the notion that stu - dent-athletes are employ- ees," the NCAA said. "We frequently hear from stu- dent-athletes, across all sports, that they participate to enhance their overall col- lege experience and for the love of their sport, not to be paid." The developments are coming to a head at a time when major college pro - grams are awash in cash generated by new television deals that include separate networks for the big con - ferences. The NCAA tour- nament generates an aver- age of $771 million a year in television rights itself, much of which is distributed back to member schools by the NCAA. Attorneys for the CAPA argued that college foot - ball is, for all practical pur- poses, a commercial enter- prise that relies on players' labor to generate billions of dollars in profits. The NLRB ruling noted that from 2003 to 2013 the Northwestern program generated $235 million in revenue — prof - its the university says went to subsidize other sports. During the NLRB's five days of hearings in Feb - ruary, Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald took the stand for union opponents, and his testimony sometimes was at odds with Colter's. Colter told the hearing that players' performance on the field was more im - portant to Northwestern than their in-class perfor- mance, saying, "You fulfill the football requirement and, if you can, you fit in aca- demics." Asked why North- western gave him a scholar- ship of $75,000 a year, he re- sponded: "To play football. To perform an athletic ser- vice." But F itzgera ld sa id he tells players academ- ics come first, saying, "We want them to be the best they can be ... to be a cham- pion in life." An attorney represent- ing the university, Alex Bar- bour, noted Northwestern has one of the highest grad- uation rates for college foot- ball players in the nation, around 97 percent. Union From Page 1 AUTO RACING Formula One, practice for Malaysia Grand Prix: 11 p.m., NBCSN COLLEGE BASEBALL Missouri at Auburn: 4:30 p.m., ESPNU MLB BASEBALL Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants: 7 p.m., 21, 31 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Division I tournament, regional semi- finals Stanford vs. Dayton: 4:15 p.m., CBS Wisconsin vs. Baylor: 4:47 p.m., TBS Florida vs. UCLA: 6:45 p.m., CBS Arizona vs. San Diego State: 7:07 p.m., TBS GOLF PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, First Round: Noon, GOLF LPGA Tour, Kia Classic, First Round: 3:30 p.m., GOLF European PGA Tour, EurAsia Cup, Day Two: 9 p.m., GOLF NHL HOCKEy Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks: 7:30 p.m., CSN ATP TENNIS Sony Open, Women's First Semifinal and Men's Quarterfinal: 10 a.m., ESPN2 Sony Open, Men's Quarterfinals and Women's Semifinal: 4 p.m., ESPN2 on the air A.J. MAST — ThE ASSOCiATEd PrESS indiana Pacers center roy hibbert (55) reacts aer defeating the Miami heat on Wednesday in indianapolis. The Pacers won 84-83. The Associated Press i n D i a n a P o L i S » P a u l George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert had 21, leading the Indiana Pacers back from a seven-point fourth- quarter deficit for an 84-83 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The NBA's best home team ended a two-game los - ing streak, took a 2-1 lead in the season series against the two-time defending champions and rebuilt a three-game advantage in the race for the Eastern Conference's top seed. In - diana (52-20) also clinched its second straight Central Division crown, something it hadn't done since 1998-99 and 1999-2000. LeBron James scored 38 points, but missed a poten - tial go-ahead 3-pointer late. Chris Bosh had a jumper at the buzzer to win it but it hit nothing but air. George had two monster dunks — one over James — to get the Pacers back in the game. SPUrS 108, nUggetS 103 » Tim Duncan had 29 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and San Antonio overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to beat Denver for its 15th straight victory. Danny Green scored 16 points before leaving with a foot injury early in the second half. Tiago Splitter, Tony Parker and Manu Gi - nobili had 10 points apiece for San Antonio (55-16), wh ich ma i nta i ned the league's best record. raPtorS 99, CeLtiCS 90 » Terrence Ross scored 24 points, Kyle Lowry 23 and Toronto beat Boston to edge closer to its first play - off berth since 2008. Jared Sullinger led Bos- ton with 26 points, going 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Bos- ton lost for the seventh time in eight games. timBerWoLVeS 107, haWKS 83 » Gorgui Dieng had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Minnesota dealt slumping Atlanta another costly loss. Paul Millsap had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which has lost four straight and has the New York Knicks right in their rear - view mirror for the eighth and final playoff spot. Jeff Teague, who had averaged more than 23 points over the previous four games, went scoreless for the first time this season on 0-for-5 shooting. PeLiCanS 98, CLiPPerS 96 » Anthony Davis had 16 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks, and under-manned New Orleans beat Los An - geles for its fourth straight win. SUnS 99, WiZarDS 93 » Go- ran Dragic and Eric Bled- soe combined to finish with 48 points, 13 assists and 13 rebounds, helping Phoenix beat Washington for its fifth consecutive victory. CaVaLierS 97, PiStonS 96 » Dion Waiters hit a con- tested baseline jumper at the buzzer to complete a rally that lifted Cleveland over the Detroit. BoBCatS 116, netS 111 (ot) » Al Jefferson scored 35 points, Kemba Walker had a double-double and Char- lotte defeated Brooklyn in overtime. Pacers defeat Heat George scores 23 for Indiana, which ends two-game skid nBa roUnDUP Scoreboard Basketball Western ConferenCe Pacific Division W L Pct GB Clippers 50 22 .694 — Golden State 44 27 .620 51/2 Phoenix 43 29 .597 7 Sacramento 25 45 .357 24 Lakers 24 46 .343 25 southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 55 16 .775 — Houston 48 22 .686 61/2 Memphis 42 28 .600 121/2 Dallas 43 29 .597 121/2 New Orleans 31 40 .437 24 northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 52 19 .732 — Portland 45 27 .625 71/2 Minnesota 35 35 .500 161/2 Denver 32 40 .444 201/2 Utah 23 48 .324 29 eastern ConferenCe atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 40 31 .563 — Brooklyn 37 33 .529 21/2 New York 29 42 .408 11 Boston 23 48 .324 17 Philadelphia 15 56 .211 25 southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Miami 48 22 .686 — Washington 36 35 .507 121/2 Charlotte 35 37 .486 14 Atlanta 31 39 .443 17 Orlando 20 52 .278 29 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Indiana 52 20 .722 — Chicago 40 31 .563 111/2 Cleveland 29 44 .397 231/2 Detroit 26 45 .366 251/2 Milwaukee 13 58 .183 381/2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division tuesday's games Orlando 95, Portland 85 Cleveland 102, Toronto 100 Dallas 128, Oklahoma City 119, OT Lakers 127, New York 96 Wednesday's games Phoenix 99, Washington 93 Charlotte 116, Brooklyn 111, OT Toronto 99, Boston 90 Cleveland 97, Detroit 96 Minnesota 107, Atlanta 83 New Orleans 98, Clippers 96 In dia na 8 4, M ia mi 8 3 San Antonio 108, Denver 103 New York at Sacramento, (n) Memphis at Utah, (n) thursday's games Portland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 5 p.m. Lakers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Clippers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. friday's games Charlotte at Orlando, 4 p.m. Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Chicago, 5 p.m. Lakers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 6 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Pelicans 98, Clippers 96 CLiPPers (96) Barnes 5-7 0-0 14, Griffin 6-13 9-15 21, Jordan 4-6 0-4 8, Paul 0-12 2-2 2, Collison 4-9 2-2 11, Crawford 10-23 4-5 31, Grang - er 0-4 0-0 0, G.Davis 3-3 0-0 6, Turkoglu 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 33-80 17-28 96. PeLiCans (98) Aminu 4-7 0-0 8, A.Davis 5-19 6-8 16, Stiemsma 2-5 0-0 4, Evans 5-16 0-0 10, Morrow 9-17 7-8 27, Withey 0-3 2-2 2, Ajinca 6-11 2-2 14, Babbitt 0-3 1-2 1, Miller 7-9 1-3 16. Totals 38-90 19-25 98. Clippers 27 25 23 21 — 96 new orleans 29 26 21 22 — 98 3-Point Goals: Clippers 13-30 (Crawford 7-15, Barnes 4-5, Collison 1-2, Turkoglu 1-3, Granger 0-2, Paul 0-3), New Orleans 3-12 (Morrow 2-5, Miller 1-2, Withey 0-1, A.Davis 0-1, Evans 0-1, Babbitt 0-2); fouled out: None; rebounds: L.A. Clippers 52 (Jordan 16), New Orleans 64 (A.Davis 13); assists: L.A. Clippers 25 (Paul 12), New Orleans 24 (Evans 9); total fouls: L.A. Clippers 21, New Or le an s 20 ; t ech ni ca ls : B ar ne s, L .A. C li p - pers defensive three second; a: 16,363 (17,188). Cavaliers 97, Pistons 96 CavaLiers (97) Deng 3-14 1-1 7, Thompson 0-3 6-10 6, Hawes 2-4 0-1 4, Jack 7-15 1-1 17, Waiters 8-20 2-3 18, Dellavedova 7-9 2-4 21, Vare- jao 5-9 2-4 12, Zeller 2-5 0-0 4, Gee 3-6 0-0 8. Totals 37-85 14-24 97. Pistons (96) Smith 11-23 1-3 24, Monroe 6-9 2-2 14, Drummond 3-6 0-4 6, Jennings 6-14 0-0 17, Singler 7-11 0-0 18, Stuckey 2-10 2-2 6, Jerebko 2-6 0-0 4, Caldwell-Pope 2-4 0-0 5, Bynum 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 39-84 7-13 96. Cleveland 24 26 16 31 — 97 Detroit 33 18 31 14 — 96 3-Point Goals: Cleveland 9-26 (Del- lavedova 5-7, Gee 2-3, Jack 2-4, Hawes 0-2, Deng 0-4, Waiters 0-6), Detroit 11-26 (Jennings 5-9, Singler 4-6, Caldwell-Pope 1-2, Smith 1-5, Jerebko 0-2, Stuckey 0-2); fouled out: None; rebounds: Cleveland 56 (Varejao 16), Detroit 53 (Drummond 11); assists: Cleveland 18 (Dellavedova 6), Detroit 27 (Jennings 13); total fouls: Cleveland 13, Detroit 18; technicals: Zeller, Drummond; a: 15,979 (22,076). timberwolves 107, Hawks 83 HaWks (83) Scott 6-11 1-2 15, Millsap 4-13 3-4 12, Antic 1-5 0-0 3, Teague 0-5 0-0 0, Carroll 4-9 2-2 11, Brand 3-5 0-0 6, Williams 3-10 3-3 10, Mack 3-8 2-2 9, Muscala 3-8 2-2 8, C.Martin 3-6 1-1 7, Schroder 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-82 14-16 83. timBerWoLves (107) Brewer 8-16 2-2 18, Love 5-9 2-2 14, Dieng 6-8 3-4 15, Rubio 1-6 2-4 4, K.Martin 8-17 1-1 18, Barea 3-8 1-1 8, Cunningham 2-3 0-0 4, Budinger 5-8 0-0 12, Hummel 3-6 1-2 9, Shved 0-2 0-0 0, Mbah a Moute 1-2 0-0 2, Muhammad 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 43-86 12-16 107. atlanta 19 22 20 22 — 83 minnesota 20 28 27 32 — 107 3-Point Goals: Atlanta 7-28 (Scott 2-3, Carroll 1-2, Antic 1-4, Millsap 1-4, Mack 1-4, Williams 1-5, Schroder 0-1, Muscala 0-1, C.Martin 0-2, Teague 0-2), Minnesota 9-22 (Hummel 2-3, Love 2-4, Budinger 2-5, Muhammad 1-1, Barea 1-2, K.Martin 1-3, Brewer 0-1, Rubio 0-1, Shved 0-2); fouled out: None; rebounds: Atlanta 50 (Millsap 10), Minnesota 50 (Dieng 15); assists: Atlanta 21 (Williams, Teague 6), Minnesota 31 (Rubio 10); total fouls: Atlanta 16, Minnesota 14; technicals: Antic, Minnesota defensive three sec - ond; a: 11,632 (19,356). raptors 99, Celtics 90 raPtors (99) Ross 9-16 1-1 24, A.Johnson 4-6 1-2 10, Valanciunas 7-12 1-1 15, Lowry 8-17 3-3 23, DeRozan 5-13 10-11 20, Vasquez 3-10 0-0 7, Hayes 0-4 0-0 0, Salmons 0-1 0-0 0, De Colo 0-1 0-0 0, Hansbrough 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 16-18 99. CeLtiCs (90) Green 3-9 0-0 6, Bass 2-3 0-0 4, Humphries 1-6 2-2 4, Rondo 3-9 3-4 9, Bradley 6-15 2-2 16, Sullinger 8-17 6-8 26, Babb 0-0 0-0 0, Olynyk 3-7 0-0 7, Bayless 1-3 0-0 3, C.Johnson 5-8 2-4 13, Pressey 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 32-79 17-22 90. toronto 31 24 22 22 _ 99 Boston 22 24 16 28 _ 90 3-Point Goals: Toronto 11-23 (Ross 5-9, Lowry 4-8, A.Johnson 1-2, Vasquez 1-3, DeRozan 0-1), Boston 9-22 (Sullinger 4-6, Bradley 2-6, Olynyk 1-1, Bayless 1-1, C.Johnson 1-3, Pressey 0-1, Rondo 0-2, Green 0-2); fouled out: None; rebounds: Toronto 56 (Valanciunas 14), Boston 42 (Sullinger 8); assists: Toronto 17 (Lowry 4), Boston 23 (Rondo 15); total fouls: Toronto 21, Boston 16; a: 18,341 (18,624). suns 99, Wizards 93 suns (99) Tucker 3-5 0-0 8, Frye 4-9 0-0 10, Plumlee 2-3 0-0 4, Bledsoe 8-18 4-4 23, Dragic 11-17 0-0 25, Mark.Morris 3-8 2-2 8, Green 5-13 5-6 18, Len 0-0 0-0 0, Marc.Morris 1-2 0-0 3, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-75 11-12 99. WizarDs (93) Ariza 6-14 1-2 14, Booker 1-4 0-0 2, Gortat 8-11 1-4 17, Wall 10-22 7-10 29, Beal 3-11 2-2 8, Webster 3-4 1-2 10, Gooden 3-5 0-0 6, Seraphin 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 3-6 1-1 7, Har - rington 0-2 0-0 0, Temple 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 13-21 93. Phoenix 25 29 25 20 — 99 Washington 23 21 25 24 — 93 3-Point Goals: Phoenix 14-28 (Bledsoe 3-4, Dragic 3-5, Green 3-7, Tucker 2-3, Frye 2-6, Marc.Morris 1-2, Mark.Morris 0-1), Washington 6-19 (Webster 3-4, Wall 2-6, Ariza 1-4, Harrington 0-2, Beal 0-3); fouled out: None; rebounds: Phoenix 44 (Tucker 9), Washington 47 (Ariza 8); assists: Phoenix 22 (Bledsoe 7), Wash - ington 21 (Wall 6); total fouls: Phoenix 18, Washington 13; a: 18,805 (20,308). Bobcats 116, nets 111 (ot) nets (111) Johnson 7-16 0-0 18, Pierce 3-7 1-1 8, Plumlee 2-3 0-0 4, Williams 11-21 2-2 29, Livingston 3-6 1-2 7, Anderson 3-8 3-3 10, Blatche 2-7 3-4 7, Teletovic 6-12 4-4 22, Gutierrez 3-3 0-0 6, Collins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 14-16 111. BoBCats (116) Kidd-Gilchrist 2-5 3-5 7, McRoberts 5-6 2-2 12, Jefferson 15-27 5-7 35, Walker 8-21 2-2 20, Henderson 3-8 0-2 7, Douglas-Roberts 6-14 1-1 16, Zeller 2-3 2-2 6, Ridnour 4-5 0-0 9, Biyombo 0-0 1-2 1, Tolliver 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 46-92 16-23 116. Brooklyn 28 31 19 27 6 _ 111 Charlotte 24 34 25 22 11 _ 116 3-Point Goals: Brooklyn 17-37 (Teletovic 6-12, Williams 5-11, Johnson 4-7, Pierce 1-3, Anderson 1-4), Charlotte 8-21 (Doug- las-Roberts 3-8, Walker 2-6, Henderson 1-2, Ridnour 1-2, Tolliver 1-3); fouled out: None; rebounds: Brooklyn 40 (Blatche 7), Charlotte 58 (Jefferson 15); assists: Brooklyn 29 (Livingston, Williams 7), Charlotte 27 (Walker 12); total fouls: Brooklyn 25, Charlotte 16. Flagrant Fouls_Gutierrez. Ejected: Gutierrez; a: 15,943 (19,077). Pacers 84, Heat 83 Heat (83) James 11-19 14-15 38, Bosh 3-11 0-0 8, Oden 1-1 0-0 2, Chalmers 2-10 1-4 5, Wade 6-11 3-6 15, Cole 2-3 0-0 5, Ander- sen 1-1 1-2 3, Lewis 1-2 2-2 5, Douglas 0-0 0-0 0, Haslem 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-61 21-29 83. PaCers (84) George 8-19 4-4 23, West 3-11 6-6 13, Hibbert 7-15 7-9 21, G.Hill 1-4 0-2 2, Ste- phenson 6-12 0-0 15, Turner 4-10 0-0 8, Scola 0-5 0-0 0, Sloan 0-2 0-0 0, Mahinmi 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 30-81 17-21 84. miami 17 28 23 15 — 83 indiana 23 21 19 21 — 84 3-Point Goals: Miami 6-19 (James 2-6, Bosh 2-6, Cole 1-2, Lewis 1-2, Chalmers 0-3), Indiana 7-14 (Stephenson 3-4, George 3-6, West 1-1, G.Hill 0-1, Sloan 0-2); fouled out: None; rebounds: Miami 48 (James 8), Indiana 48 (West 9); assists: Miami 13 (James 5), Indiana 18 (West 5); total fouls: Miami 22, Indiana 21; technicals: Wade, Stephenson 2. Flagrant Fouls_James. Ejected: Stephen - son; a: 18,165 (18,165). College basketball nCaa tournament east reGionaL regional semifinals at madison square Garden new York friday, march 28 UConn (28-8) vs. Iowa State (28-7), 4:27 p.m. Michigan State (28-8) vs. Virginia (30-6), 6:57 p.m. regional Championship sunday, march 30 Semifinal winners soutH reGionaL regional semifinals at fedexforum memphis, tenn. thursday, march 27 Dayton (25-10) vs. Stanford (23-12), 4:15 p.m. Florida (34-2) vs. UCLA (28-8), 6:45 p.m. regional Championship saturday, march 29 Semifinal winners miDWest reGionaL regional semifinals at Lucas oil stadium indianapolis friday, march 28 Michigan (27-8) vs. Tennessee (24-12), 4:15 p.m. Kentucky (26-10) vs. Louisville (31-5), 6:45 p.m. regional Championship sunday, march 30 Semifinal winners West reGionaL regional semifinals at the Honda Center anaheim, Calif. thursday, march 27 Wisconsin (28-7) vs. Baylor (26-11), 4:47 p.m. San Diego State (31-4) vs. Arizona (32-4), 10:17, p.m. regional Championship saturday, march 29 Semifinal winners finaL four at at&t stadium arlington, texas national semifinals saturday, april 5 East champion vs. South champion Midwest champion vs. West champion national Championship monday, april 7 Semifinal winners nationaL invitation tournament Quarterfinals Wednesday, march 26 Florida State 78, Louisiana Tech 75 California (21-13) at SMU (25-9), (n) at madison square Garden new York semifinals tuesday, april 1 Clemson (23-13) vs. California-SMU win - ner, 7 or 6:30 p.m. Minnesota (23-13) vs. Florida State (22- 13), 7 or 6:30 p.m. Championship thursday, april 3 Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. nCaa Women's BasketBaLL tournament LinCoLn reGionaL regional semifinals at Lincoln, neb. saturday, march 29 UConn (36-0) vs. BYU (28-6), 4:30 or 3:30 p.m. DePaul (29-6) vs. Texas A&M (26-8), 4:30 or 3:30 p.m. monday, march 31 regional Championship Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. stanforD reGionaL regional semifinals at stanford sunday, march 30 South Carolina (29-4) vs. North Carolina (26-9), 4:30 or 3:30 p.m. Stanford (30-3) vs. Penn State (24-7), 4:30 or 3:30 p.m. regional Championship tuesday, april 1 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. notre Dame reGionaL regional semifinals at notre Dame, ind. saturday, march 29 Kentucky (26-8) vs. Baylor (31-4), 9 a.m. Notre Dame (34-0) vs. Oklahoma State (25-8), 11:30 a.m. regional Championship monday, march 31 Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m. LouisviLLe reGionaL regional semifinals at Louisville, ky. sunday, march 30 Tennessee (28-5) vs. Maryland (26-6), 9 a.m. or 11~a.m. Louisville (32-4) vs. LSU (21-12), 9 a.m. or 11~a.m. regional Championship tuesday, april 1 Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. finaL four at nashville, tenn. national semifinals Lincoln regional champion vs. Stanford regional champion, 6:30 or 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame regional champion vs. Louisville regional champion, 6:30 or 5:30 p.m. sunday, april 6 national Championship tuesday, april 8 Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m. nhL Western ConferenCe Pacific Division GP W L ot Pts Gf Ga x-San Jose 74 47 18 9 103 227 177 x-Anaheim 71 46 18 7 99 228 180 Los Angeles 73 42 25 6 90 182 155 Phoenix 73 35 26 12 82 202 207 Vancouver 74 34 30 10 78 181 198 Calgary 72 30 35 7 67 183 211 Edmonton 73 25 39 9 59 180 241 Central Division GP W L ot Pts Gf Ga x-St. Louis 72 49 16 7 105 233 163 Chicago 73 42 16 15 99 244 188 Colorado 72 45 21 6 96 221 198 Minnesota 73 37 25 11 85 182 183 Dallas 72 34 27 11 79 203 207 Nashville 73 31 31 11 73 177 218 Winnipeg 73 32 32 9 73 202 213 eastern ConferenCe atlantic Division GP W L ot Pts Gf Ga x-Boston 72 49 17 6 104 230 153 Montreal 74 41 26 7 89 190 184 Tampa Bay 72 39 24 9 87 214 193 Detroit 72 33 25 14 80 191 204 Toronto 74 36 30 8 80 216 231 Ottawa 72 29 29 14 72 205 243 Florida 73 27 38 8 62 178 237 Buffalo 72 20 44 8 48 138 212 metropolitan Division GP W L ot Pts Gf Ga Pittsburgh 72 46 21 5 97 224 180 N.Y. Rangers 73 40 29 4 84 194 178 Philadelphia 71 38 26 7 83 205 201 Columbus 72 37 29 6 80 204 196 Washington 73 34 27 12 80 212 218 New Jersey 72 31 28 13 75 175 187 Carolina 72 31 32 9 71 181 205 N.Y. Islanders 72 28 35 9 65 202 243 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. tuesday's games Los Angeles 5, Washington 4, SO Florida 3, Ottawa 2, SO Colorado 5, Nashville 4, SO St. Louis 5, Toronto 3 Phoenix 3, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Carolina 4 Montreal 2, Buffalo 0 Columbus 4, Detroit 2 Chicago 4, Dallas 2 San Jose 5, Edmonton 2 Wednesday's games Vancouver 5, Minnesota 2 Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, (n) Anaheim at Calgary, (n) thursday's games Chicago at Boston, 4 p.m. Phoenix at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Montreal at Detroit, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Nashville, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. major LeaGue BaseBaLL sPrinG traininG at Phoenix, ariz. Los angeles (a) 001 000 311—6 6 1 oakland 001 000 010—2 6 1 C.Wilson, J.Smith (8), Jepsen (9) and Conger; Gray, J.Urlaub (6), A.House (7), T.Barham (8), R.Dull (9) and Jaso, C.Gimenez, R.Ortiz. W — C.Wilson; L — J.Urlaub; Hrs — Los Angeles (A), Green (1), Boesch (1). Oakland, D.Coleman (1). at scottsdale, ariz. Colorado 201 030 000—6 11 1 san francisco 000 000 242—8 9 0 J.De La Rosa, Hawkins (7), Masset (8), Ottavino (8), Brothers (9) and McKenry, J.Williams; M.Cain, J.Osich (6), Petit (6), Casilla (8), Machi (9) and Quiroz, H.Sanchez. W — Machi; L — Brothers; Hrs — San Francisco, Pence (5), J.Parker (1), H.Sanchez (2). odds GLantz-CuLver Line nCaa tournament regional semifinals toniGHt at memphis, tenn. favorite Line (o/u) underdog Florida 41/2 (137) UCLA Stanford 3 (133) Dayton at anaheim Wisconsin 31/2 (137) Baylor Arizona 71/2 (122) San Diego St. tomorroW at new York Iowa St. 11/2 (146) UConn Michigan St. 2 (1261/2) Virginia at indianapolis Michigan 21/2 (1331/2) Tennessee Louisville 41/2 (1381/2) Kentucky transactions BaseBaLL american League Los angeles angels: Waived RHP Joe Blanton for the purpose of granting him his unconditional release. national League san Diego Padres: Agreed to terms with OF Jeff Francoeur on a minor league contract. footBaLL national football League kansas City Chiefs: Signed DT Cory Grissom. new orleans saints: Agreed to terms with QB Luke McCown on a one-year contract. | SPORTS | rEdBLUFFdAiLYNEWS.COM ThUrSdAY, MArCh 27, 2014 2 B