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COLLEGEMEN'S BASKETBALL Michigan at Ohio State:4 p.m., ESPN. Creighton at Butler: 4p.m., FS1. West Virginia at Texas: 4p.m., ESPN2, Wake Forest at Pittsburgh: 4 p.m., ESPNU. Florida at Georgia: 6p.m., ESPN. Iowa State at Baylor: 6p.m., ESPN2. Mississippi at Texas A&M: 6 p.m., ESPNU. BOXING Premier Champions, Alexis Santiago vs. Erik Ruiz: 6p.m., FS1. NHL San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning: 4:30p.m., CSN. Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues: 5p.m., NBCSN. SOCCER UEFA, Champions League, Chelsea vs. Paris Saint- Germain, Round of 16, Leg 1: 11:30a.m., FS1. TENNIS WTA, Dubai Championship Early Round: 7a.m., TENNIS. WTA, Dubai Championship Early Round: 8:30a.m., TEN- NIS. ATP, Delray Beach Open Early Round: 10a.m., TENNIS. ATP, Rio Open Early Round: 1 p.m., TENNIS. ATP, Delray Beach Open Early Round: 4:30p.m., TENNIS. Ontheair 2012, was so inconsistent after a midseason trade to the Kansas City Royals that there were whispers he might have been injured. The Giants love Sa- mardzija's stuff — he had the 11th highest av- erage fastball velocity of any major league starter at 94.1 mph, right there with the New York Mets' Matt Harvey, according to PITCHf/x — and believe his arm is fresher than most because he spent so much time catching footballs at Notre Dame. Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti likens Cue- to's improvisational cre- ativity and mound pres- ence to Livan Hernandez, "but with better stuff." The Giants don't need Samardzija and Cueto to split Cy Young Award votes, but they absolutely require them to pitch reli- ably deep into games — the club's biggest issue from last season. 2. HOW MUCH DO CAIN AND PEAVY HAVE LEFT? The Giants know that Peavy al- ways will give them every- thing he has, and he com- peted well in the second half after finally getting his arthritic hip and back to loosen up. But the fiery right-hander didn't have much left when the oppos- ing lineup came around a third time (.203 average, two home runs in 315 at- bats while facing Peavy the first two times in a start, .350 with eight homers in 100 at-bats thereafter). Cain, who was coming off elbow surgery, strained his flexor tendon near the end of spring, didn't return to the rotation until July and didn't resemble his former self while posting a 5.79 ERA in 13 games (11 starts). He professed to be in a much better place now. Thankfully for the Giants, Peavy and Cain will be re- lied upon to contribute in a more appropriate place — the Nos. 4-5 spots and not 2-3. And the club has depth with Chris Heston and Clayton Blackburn. 3. CAN THE OUTFIELD STAY HEALTHY? Any actuary would agree: The older your outfield, the more likely you'll be dealing with injuries. And the Giants have a trio of thirtysome- things in Denard Span, An- gel Pagan and Pence. Span, similar to Sa- mardzija and Cueto, came to the Giants at a reduced rate because the leadoff man and defensive dy- namo had undergone three surgeries in just more than a year to repair sports her- nias and a torn hip labrum. If healthy, he provides a top-of-the-order presence and a much-needed de- fensive upgrade in center field over Pagan, who has missed chunks of time the past two seasons and will be coming off another knee procedure as he transi- tions to left field. Although Pence's injuries were of the freak variety last season, he did end the year with a strained oblique, and he'll be 33 in April. 4. WILL THE GIANTS EXTEND BRANDON BELT? It helps that the two sides avoided an arbitration hearing by a mere 45 minutes, agreeing to a $6.2 million contract in what Sabean called the "joy spot," not far from the midpoint of their respec- tive filing numbers. It also helps that Buster Posey shows no signs of slowing down as the full- time catcher. The Giants need a long-term plan at first base. They feel that they haven't seen the best of Belt. This spring might be the best chance to lock him up, since next season is his final one before free agency. 5. NOW THAT THE "CORE FOUR"HASBROKENUP,WILL THE BULLPEN COME TO- GETHER? You don't nor- mally fret over replacing a relief pitcher who had a 5.86 ERA the previous sea- son. But with Jeremy Af- feldt's retirement, the Gi- ants' heralded relief quar- tet — collective owners of 12 World Series rings — of- ficially has broken up. And this is a bullpen that has thrived because of its ex- perience rather than high- octane stuff. But the Giants still have matchup masters Javier Lopez and Sergio Romo, along with an underap- preciated closer in San- tiago Casilla — plus Josh Osich and Hunter Strick- land leading a next-wave charge of hard throwers from the system. So maybe it's not a huge concern that other clubs feature more firepower at the back end. Or maybe it's just less of a concern be- cause the Dodgers didn't end up with Aroldis Chap- man to pitch alongside Kenley Jansen. Giants FROM PAGE 1 shifted back and forth be- fore Lassen went up 49-47 at the end of the quarter. The Cardinals would take the lead early in the final frame and hold it through most of the pe- riod until the Grizzlies went ahead with less than a minute to go and held on for the win. As of 4 p.m. Monday no individual stats had been posted for the game. The Cardinals (12-11 overall, 4-4 league) are scheduled to face the Central Valley Falcons (14-10 overall, 7-1 league) at 7:30 tonight in Shasta Lake. The Cardinals will finish the season at home Friday against the Anderson Cubs (18-6 overall, 6-2 league). Girls FROM PAGE 1 in what's become perhaps the league's testiest rivalry. The NBA record of 72 wins, set 20 years ago by Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, could be in reach. "If it's there for us we want to get it, but at the end of the day we're trying to win a championship," Thompson said. There are a couple of teams in the West, and a front-runner in the East that could pose the tough- est challenges to the War- riors. San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Cleveland seem to have the best chances to prevent Golden State from repeating, though the Warriors blew out the Spurs and Cavaliers last time they met. Business comes before basketball this week, as the trade deadline is Thursday afternoon, a few hours be- fore the season resumes. Contenders will try to load up and disappointments can break up. From there, there's less than two months before the playoffs begin. LeBron James dismissed a report this week that the Cavaliers were discussing trading Kevin Love, say- ing they had enough to win after a turbulent first half that included the firing of coach David Blatt not long after Kyrie Irving had re- turned from knee surgery. "Every piece that we have means a lot to the process," James said. "Ob- viously with myself, Kyrie and Kev, we spearhead the whole thing. We're focused on the main thing and knowing what the main thing is every day, we're go- ing to have a great chance." So will the Spurs, who are just 3 games be- hind Golden State at 45-8, and like the Warriors are unbeaten at home. They have won six in a row even while Manu Ginobili is re- covering from surgery, as star offseason acquisition LaMarcus Aldridge looks more comfortable playing for his new team. "We've been winning and we're putting ourselves in a position to be special," Aldridge said. "So that's what it's about." There's plenty more to watch down the stretch, from Kobe Bryant's final games before retirement to the rookie of the year race between Minnesota's Karl- Anthony Towns and New York's Kristaps Porzingis. But the focus will never be too far from the War- riors and Curry, who seems headed for a sec- ond straight MVP award. Their record-setting start to the season brought un- usually high attention to the NBA's pre-Christmas schedule, and a strong fin- ish and a chance at 73 wins would do the same during March Madness. The record would be nice. The Warriors would prefer another ring. Warriors FROM PAGE 1 JOHN GREEN — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy answers questions from reporters on media day at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Friday. MARK BLINCH — THE CANADIAN PRESS Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson hugs Stephen Curry a er winning the three point competition at the NBA all-star weekend in Toronto on Saturday. Scoreboard Basketball WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB GoldenState 48 4 .923 — Clippers 35 18 .660 131/2 Sacramento 22 31 .415 261/2 Phoenix 14 40 .259 35 Lakers 11 44 .200 381/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 45 8 .849 — Memphis 31 22 .585 14 Dallas 29 26 .527 17 Houston 27 28 .491 19 New Orleans 20 33 .377 25 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 40 14 .741 — Portland 27 27 .500 13 Utah 26 26 .500 13 Denver 22 32 .407 18 Minnesota 17 37 .315 23 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 35 17 .673 — Boston 32 23 .582 41/2 New York 23 32 .418 131/2 Brooklyn 14 40 .259 22 Philadelphia 8 45 .151 271/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 31 24 .564 — Miami 29 24 .547 1 Charlotte 27 26 .509 3 Washington 23 28 .451 6 Orlando 23 29 .442 61/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 38 14 .731 — Indiana 28 25 .528 101/2 Chicago 27 25 .519 11 Detroit 27 27 .500 12 Milwaukee 22 32 .407 17 Sunday's game West 196, East 173 Monday's games No games scheduled Tuesday's games No games scheduled Wednesday's games No games scheduled LEADERS SCORING AVERAGE G FG FT Pts Avg Curry, GOL 50 498 248 1489 29.8 Harden, HOU 55 449 489 1542 28.0 Durant, OKC 47 445 297 1302 27.7 Cousins, SAC 44 401 325 1179 26.8 James, CLE 51 484 253 1275 25.0 Lillard, POR 47 387 230 1142 24.3 Westbrook, OKC54 459 319 1301 24.1 DeRozan, TOR 52 412 362 1219 23.4 Davis, NOR 47 422 231 1098 23.4 George, IND 53 391 307 1236 23.3 Butler, CHI 48 357 307 1074 22.4 Thomas, BOS 55 383 312 1185 21.5 Anthony, NYK 48 360 242 1026 21.4 K. Thompson, GOL50386 131 1064 21.3 Lowry, TOR 52 344 257 1090 21.0 Wiggins, MIN 53 392 285 1100 20.8 McCollum, POR 52 420 110 1075 20.7 Walker, CHA 52 366 235 1066 20.5 Leonard, SAN 51 375 189 1031 20.2 Lopez, Bro 54 430 230 1090 20.2 Wall, WAS 51 381 181 1021 20.0 Hayward, UTA 52 341 257 1033 19.9 Gallinari, DEN 48 261 344 947 19.7 Knight, PHX 42 309 122 827 19.7 Paul, LAC 48 334 183 927 19.3 Jackson, DET 53 376 181 1013 19.1 Bosh, MIA 53 358 213 1010 19.1 Wade, MIA 50 365 199 936 18.7 Gay, SAC 46 324 126 824 17.9 Middleton, MIL 54 334 193 965 17.9 Millsap, ATL 54 341 229 958 17.7 Nowitzki, DAL 49 310 160 860 17.6 Okafor, PHL 47 345 116 806 17.1 Towns, MIN 54 380 144 922 17.1 Vucevic, ORL 49 383 68 835 17.0 Aldridge, SAN 49 337 160 834 17.0 Gasol, CHI 49 332 154 834 17.0 Drummond, DET 54 385 145 917 17.0 Bryant, LAL 45 262 147 761 16.9 Monroe, MIL 52 352 164 868 16.7 Anderson, NOR 51 301 144 851 16.7 Gasol, MEM 52 328 203 861 16.6 Redick, LAC 49 267 140 804 16.4 Rose, CHI 45 293 102 714 15.9 Ante..., MIL 52 312 185 825 15.9 Love, CLE 51 270 153 799 15.7 Barton, DEN 54 307 141 837 15.5 Williams, LAL 52 223 275 803 15.4 Clarkson, LAL 53 321 117 814 15.4 Horford, ATL 55 357 70 839 15.3 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FG FGA Pct Jordan, LAC 223 317 .703 Whiteside, MIA 229 371 .617 Howard, HOU 237 387 .612 Kanter, OKC 256 457 .560 Faried, DEN 246 443 .555 Towns, MIN 380 699 .544 Gortat, WAS 257 475 .541 Noel, PHL 204 383 .533 Lopez, NYK 218 411 .530 Monroe, MIL 352 675 .521 J. Hill, IND 196 378 .519 Drummond, DET 385 743 .518 Favors, UTA 236 457 .516 Parker, SAN 241 467 .516 Young, Bro 365 711 .513 Leonard, SAN 375 735 .510 Griffin, LAC 281 553 .508 Durant, OKC 445 876 .508 Curry, GOL 498 981 .508 Horford, ATL 357 704 .507 Antetokounmpo, MIL 312 618 .505 Aldridge, SAN 337 669 .504 James, CLE 484 961 .504 Lopez, Bro 430 856 .502 Warren, PHX 221 441 .501 Davis, NOR 422 845 .499 Vucevic, ORL 383 769 .498 Okafor, PHL 345 699 .494 Randolph, MEM 287 585 .491 Ibaka, OKC 292 598 .488 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct Leonard, SAN 92 191 .482 Redick, LAC 130 273 .476 Dudley, WAS 75 161 .466 Curry, GOL 245 540 .454 Bayless, MIL 72 165 .436 G. Hill, IND 87 201 .433 Dellavedova, CLE 64 148 .432 McDermott, CHI 70 165 .424 Casspi, SAC 89 211 .422 K. Thompson, GOL 161 383 .420 Green, GOL 68 162 .420 Olynyk, BOS 69 167 .413 Teague, ATL 64 157 .408 Calderon, NYK 59 145 .407 Morrow, OKC 58 143 .406 Teletovic, PHX 107 264 .405 Middleton, MIL 104 257 .405 Beverley, HOU 73 181 .403 Booker, PHX 56 139 .403 Smith, CLE 129 321 .402 Parsons, DAL 70 175 .400 Fournier, ORL 104 261 .398 Beal, WAS 62 156 .397 Durant, OKC 115 292 .394 Mills, SAN 77 196 .393 Lowry, TOR 145 370 .392 McCollum, POR 125 319 .392 Bazemore, ATL 80 205 .390 Korver, ATL 103 266 .387 Thompson, PHL 89 230 .387 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct Crawford, LAC 165 180 .917 Curry, GOL 248 272 .912 Nowitzki, DAL 160 177 .904 Thomas, BOS 312 348 .897 Durant, OKC 297 332 .895 Jack, Bro 100 112 .893 Williams, DAL 126 142 .887 Martin, MIN 117 132 .886 Gordon, NOR 100 113 .885 Paul, LAC 183 208 .880 Gallinari, DEN 344 391 .880 Hood, UTA 124 141 .879 Afflalo, NYK 85 97 .876 Leonard, SAN 189 216 .875 Middleton, MIL 193 221 .873 Redick, LAC 140 161 .870 Harden, HOU 489 563 .869 Thomas, NYK 92 106 .868 Anderson, NOR 144 167 .862 Belinelli, SAC 106 123 .862 Lillard, POR 230 267 .861 George, IND 307 358 .858 Lowry, TOR 257 300 .857 Barton, DEN 141 165 .855 Towns, MIN 144 169 .852 Walker, CHA 235 276 .851 Teague, ATL 174 205 .849 Porzingis, NYK 139 164 .848 Knight, PHX 122 144 .847 Collison, SAC 126 149 .846 REBOUNDS PER GAME G Off Def Tot Avg Drummond, DET 54 272 535 807 14.9 Jordan, LAC 51 189 527 716 14.0 Howard, HOU 44 157 371 528 12.0 Cousins, SAC 44 102 387 489 11.1 Whiteside, MIA 45 136 358 494 11.0 Gasol, CHI 49 110 423 533 10.9 Pachulia, DAL 50 182 353 535 10.7 Love, CLE 51 109 418 527 10.3 Towns, MIN 54 150 397 547 10.1 Randle, LAL 54 118 420 538 10.0 Da vis , N OR 4 7 99 3 69 4 68 1 0. 0 Gortat, WAS 45 125 322 447 9.9 Monroe, MIL 52 160 343 503 9.7 Thompson, CLE 52 180 315 495 9.5 Green, GOL 51 90 395 485 9.5 Young, Bro 54 133 356 489 9.1 Vucevic, ORL 49 142 296 438 8.9 Faried, DEN 47 163 253 416 8.9 Millsap, ATL 54 132 330 462 8.6 Chandler, PHX 45 117 264 381 8.5 Sullinger, BOS 54 133 324 457 8.5 Aldridge, SAN 49 122 288 410 8.4 Lopez, Bro 54 156 288 444 8.2 Noel, PHL 46 100 275 375 8.2 Biyombo, TOR 52 114 309 423 8.1 Randolph, MEM 48 135 249 384 8.0 Durant, OKC 47 26 347 373 7.9 Anthony, NYK 48 68 310 378 7.9 Kanter, OKC 54 157 260 417 7.7 Porzingis, NYK 54 111 304 415 7.7 ASSISTS PER GAME G Ast Avg Rondo, SAC 51 608 11.9 Westbrook, OKC 54 540 10.0 Wall, WAS 51 507 9.9 Paul, LAC 48 450 9.4 Rubio, MIN 48 414 8.6 Lillard, POR 47 344 7.3 Green, GOL 51 369 7.2 Harden, HOU 55 387 7.0 Smith, PHL 48 319 6.6 Thomas, BOS 55 365 6.6 Curry, GOL 50 329 6.6 James, CLE 51 333 6.5 Lowry, TOR 52 325 6.3 Jackson, DET 53 330 6.2 Conley, MEM 47 286 6.1 Mudiay, DEN 40 235 5.9 Payton, ORL 48 279 5.8 Batum, CHA 44 245 5.6 Holiday, NOR 47 259 5.5 Teague, ATL 52 285 5.5 Carter-Williams, MIL 49 268 5.5 Williams, DAL 46 247 5.4 Dragic, MIA 44 231 5.3 Knight, PHX 42 215 5.1 Parker, SAN 48 244 5.1 Walker, CHA 52 262 5.0 Nelson, DEN 38 190 5.0 Ellis, IND 53 257 4.8 Dellavedova, CLE 46 223 4.8 Rose, CHI 45 215 4.8 STEALS PER GAME G Stl Avg Westbrook, OKC 54 125 2.31 Lowry, TOR 52 116 2.23 Rubio, MIN 48 106 2.21 Paul, LAC 48 103 2.15 Curry, GOL 50 107 2.14 Wall, WAS 51 105 2.06 Ariza, HOU 54 104 1.93 Rondo, SAC 51 98 1.92 Millsap, ATL 54 100 1.85 George, IND 53 98 1.85 Ellis, IND 53 97 1.83 Walker, CHA 52 94 1.81 Leonard, SAN 51 91 1.78 Crowder, BOS 55 97 1.76 Butler, CHI 48 81 1.69 Noel, PHL 46 77 1.67 Porter, WAS 44 72 1.64 Drummond, DET 54 88 1.63 Covington, PHL 44 70 1.59 Allen, MEM 46 73 1.59 Harden, HOU 55 87 1.58 Carter-Williams, MIL 49 76 1.55 Bradley, BOS 50 76 1.52 Caldwell-Pope, DET 50 75 1.50 Young, Bro 54 78 1.44 James, CLE 51 70 1.37 G. Hill, IND 46 62 1.35 Teague, ATL 52 70 1.35 Cousins, SAC 44 59 1.34 Oladipo, ORL 48 64 1.33 Green, GOL 51 68 1.33 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME G Blk Avg Whiteside, MIA 45 175 3.89 Jordan, LAC 51 116 2.27 Davis, NOR 47 105 2.23 Ibaka, OKC 54 118 2.19 Gasol, CHI 49 97 1.98 Henson, MIL 42 83 1.98 Porzingis, NYK 54 105 1.94 Towns, MIN 54 98 1.81 Lopez, Bro 54 98 1.81 Bogut, GOL 45 77 1.71 Grant, PHL 51 83 1.63 Noel, PHL 46 74 1.61 Biyombo, TOR 52 81 1.56 Hibbert, LAL 54 83 1.54 Drummond, DET 54 82 1.52 Howard, HOU 44 65 1.48 Horford, ATL 55 81 1.47 Millsap, ATL 54 75 1.39 Lopez, NYK 55 76 1.38 Duncan, SAN 38 52 1.37 Gasol, MEM 52 70 1.35 Cousins, SAC 44 57 1.30 Gortat, WAS 45 58 1.29 Green, GOL 51 65 1.27 Withey, UTA 38 48 1.26 Capela, HOU 53 65 1.23 Ezeli, GOL 40 49 1.23 Okafor, PHL 47 56 1.19 Durant, OKC 47 56 1.19 Antetokounmpo, MIL 52 60 1.15 Adams, OKC 52 60 1.15 Cauley-Stein, SAC 39 45 1.15 COLLEGE MEN'S TOP 25 FARED Monday 1. Villanova (22-3) did not play. 2. Kansas (21-4) vs. Oklahoma State. 3. Oklahoma (20-4) did not play. 4. Iowa (20-5) did not play. 5. North Carolina (21-4) did not play. 6. Maryland (22-4) did not play. 7. Virginia (21-5) beat N.C. State 73-53. 8. Michigan State (21-5) did not play. 8. Xavier (22-3) did not play. 10. West Virginia (20-5) did not play. 11. Miami (20-4) did not play. 12. Arizona (21-5) did not play. 13. Iowa State (18-7) did not play. 14. Kentucky (19-6) did not play. 15. Dayton (21-3) did not play. 16. Oregon (20-6) did not play. 17. Purdue (20-6) did not play. 18. Louisville (19-6) did not play. 19. Notre Dame (18-7) did not play. 20. Duke (19-6) did not play. 21. SMU (21-3) did not play. 22. Indiana (20-6) did not play. 23. Providence (19-7) did not play. 24. Texas (16-9) did not play. 25. Baylor (18-7) did not play. COLLEGE WOMEN'S TOP 25 FARED Monday 1. UConn (24-0) did not play. 2. Notre Dame (24-1) did not play. 3. South Carolina (24-1) beat No. 24 Ten- nessee 62-56. 4. Baylor (25-1) did not play. 5. Ohio State (21-4) did not play. 6. Maryland (23-3) did not play. 7. Oregon State (22-3) did not play. 8. Texas (22-2) did not play. 9. Arizona State (22-4) did not play. 10. Florida State (21-4) did not play. 11. Louisville (20-6) beat No. 19 South Florida 67-50. 12. Texas A&M (18-7) beat Mississippi 62-48. 12. UCLA (19-6) did not play. 14. Mississippi State (21-5) did not play. 15. Stanford (20-6) did not play. 16. Kentucky (17-6) did not play. 17. Oklahoma State (19-5) did not play. 18. Miami (21-5) did not play. 19. South Florida (18-7) lost to No. 11 Louisville 67-50. 20. Oklahoma (17-7) did not play. 21. DePaul (21-7) did not play. 22. Florida (19-6) did not play. 23. Syracuse (20-6) did not play. 24. Tennessee (15-10) lost to No. 3 South Carolina 62-56. 25. Michigan State (18-7) did not play. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 55 33 19 3 69 153 131 Anaheim 55 28 19 8 64 131 134 San Jose 54 29 20 5 63 160 146 Arizona 55 25 24 6 56 145 169 Vancouver 55 22 21 12 56 131 152 Calgary 55 25 27 3 53 150 168 Edmonton 57 22 29 6 50 143 171 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 57 37 15 5 79 187 154 Chicago 59 36 18 5 77 163 137 St. Louis 58 32 17 9 73 143 138 Nashville 57 26 21 10 62 151 152 Colorado 59 29 26 4 62 158 164 Minnesota 55 23 22 10 56 135 140 Winnipeg 55 25 27 3 53 142 160 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 57 33 18 6 72 160 134 Detroit 57 29 19 9 67 146 147 Boston 56 30 20 6 66 172 157 Tampa Bay 55 30 21 4 64 147 135 Montreal 56 27 25 4 58 155 152 Ottawa 57 25 26 6 56 163 181 Buffalo 57 23 28 6 52 136 160 Toronto 54 20 25 9 49 132 156 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 54 40 10 4 84 181 125 N.Y. Rangers 56 32 18 6 70 163 143 N.Y. Islanders 55 30 19 6 66 161 141 New Jersey 57 29 21 7 65 127 130 Pittsburgh 55 28 19 8 64 142 141 Carolina 56 25 21 10 60 137 149 Philadelphia 55 24 21 10 58 131 148 Columbus 57 23 28 6 52 148 178 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday's games Buffalo 4, Colorado 1 New Jersey 1, Los Angeles 0 Detroit 6, Boston 5 St. Louis 2, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 1 Monday's games Florida 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 4, Detroit 1 Anaheim 6, Calgary 4 Dallas 3, Nashville 2, OT Toronto at Chicago, (n.) Montreal at Arizona, (n.) Minnesota at Vancouver, (n.) Tuesday's games Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Washington, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Carolina, 4 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Odds PR EG AME .C OM L INE College Basketball Tuesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Pittsburgh 11 Wake Forest at Davidson 2 Richmond at Purdue 12 N'western at Texas 2 West Virginia So. Carolina 61/2 at Missouri Valparaiso 141/2 at Cleveland St at Akron 9 Buffalo at Butler 5 Creighton Ball St 21/2 at Miami (OHIO) at Kent St 41/2 W. Michigan at Cent. Mich 2 Toledo at Ohio 6 E. Michigan at Yngstown St 6 Ill.-Chicago Detroit 11/2 at N. Kentucky at E. Carolina 51/2 So. Florida at Ohio State 1 Michigan at Va Cmmnwl 81/2 Rhode Island at So. Alabama 4 Troy Kansas St 4 at TCU at N. Illinois 6 Bowling Green Vanderbilt 3 at Mississippi St at Georgia 1 Florida at Texas A&M 91/2 Mississippi at Illinois 151/2 Rutgers at Baylor 2 Iowa St UNLV 7 at Air Force NHL Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog at Washington OFF Los Angeles at Carolina -125/+115 Winnipeg at Columbus OFF Boston at New Jersey -125/+115 Philadelphia at Ottawa -145/+135 Buffalo at Tampa Bay -125/+115 San Jose at St. Louis OFF Dallas at Edmonton OFF Anaheim Transactions BASEBALL American League Texas Rangers: Agreed to terms with 1B Ike Davis on a minor league contract. National League Miami Marlins: Agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a minor league contract. New York Merts: Named Marc Valdes pitching coach, Valentino Pascucci hit- ting coach and Kory Wan strength and conditioning coach for St. Lucie (FSL) and Joel Fuentes hitting coach Columbia (SAL). Washington Nationals: Agreed to terms with RHP Paolo Espino and OF Logan Schafer on minor league contracts. FOOTBALL National Football League Chicago Bears: Named Curtis Johnson wide receivers coach and Ben McDaniels offensive assistant coach. Promoted Pierre Ngo to assistant strength and conditioning coach. Detroit Lions: Named Brian Callahan quarterbacks coach. SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. United: Signed M Luciano Acosta. North American Soccer League Jacksonville Armada FC: Announced owner and CEO Mark Frisch will assume oversight of day-to-day operations of the club. United Soccer League San Antonio FC: Named Andy Thomson assistant coach. Signed M Miguel Sala- zar and D Sam McBride. COLLEGE Maryland: Suspended men's freshman basketball C Diamond Stone one game for his behavior during a Feb. 13 game against Wisconsin. Rutgers: Announced mem's fresh- man basketball G Corey Sanders was suspended from basketball activities for two weeks (four games) due to a violation of team rules. Sanders will not compete in the next four games as a result of the suspension. 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