MINNESOTA WILD—Placed F Carson McMillan on injured reserve. Recalled F Cody Almond and F Jeff Taffe from Houston. TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE ADVERTISING GOLF 4 a.m. European PGA Tour: Avantha Masters (first round) TGC 7:30 a.m. LPGA Thailand: First round TGC
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
GOLF
4 a.m. European PGA Tour: Avantha Masters (first round) TGC
7:30 a.m. LPGA Thailand: First round TGC
10 a.m. PGA Tour: Northern Trust Open (first round) TGC
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
5 p.m. OIA boys tournament (White Division championship) oc16
7 p.m. OIA boys tournament (Red Division championship) oc16
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Wisconsin at Michigan St. ESPN
2 p.m. Virginia Tech at Florida St. ESPN2
4 p.m. West Virginia at Pittsburgh ESPN
4 p.m. Vanderbilt at Ole Miss ESPN2
4 p.m. Arizona at Washington St. FOXSP2
6 p.m. Gonzaga at Santa Clara ESPN2
6 p.m. Arizona St. at Washington FOXSP2
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Boston at Chicago TNT
5:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland TNT
NHL HOCKEY
5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles FOXSP
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m. Hawaii at New Mexico State OCSP
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
Noon NASCAR Sprint Cup: Practice for Budweiser Shootout SPEED
1:30 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Final practice for Budweiser Shootout SPEED
3:30 p.m. Selection Show for Budweiser Shootout SPEED
BOXING
4 p.m. Junior welterweights, Miguel Gonzalez (20-2-0) ESPN2
vs. Mike Dallas Jr. (17-2-1)
6 p.m. Welterweights, Thomas Dulorme (13-0-0) vs. Jose Reynoso (15-3-0) SHO
GOLF
4 a.m. European PGA Tour: Avantha Masters (second round) TGC
7:30 a.m. LPGA Thailand: second round TGC
10 a.m. PGA Tour: Northern Trust Open (second round) TGC
1:30 p.m. Champions Tour: ACE Group Classic (first round) TGC
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
5 p.m. HHSAA boys state semifinal oc16
7:30 p.m. HHSAA boys state semifinal oc16
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. N. Iowa at VCU ESPN2
MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
7 p.m. UCLA at Hawaii OCSP
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Dartmouth at Yale NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia ESPN
5:30 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers ESPN/FOXSP
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MAJOR SCORES
Wednesday’s results
EAST
American U. 69, Navy 47
Army 79, Colgate 59
Duquesne 77, Fordham 67
Fairfield 61, St. Peter’s 38
Hartford 64, Maine 50
Holy Cross 70, Lafayette 63
Iona 75, Rider 62
Marist 72, Loyola (Md.) 54
New Hampshire 56, Boston U. 54
Niagara 60, Canisius 57, OT
Saint Joseph’s 80, Rhode Island 69
Temple 76, St. Bonaventure 70
UConn 80, DePaul 54
UMBC 70, Binghamton 56
Vermont 50, Albany (NY) 47
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 79, Chattanooga 70
Davidson 81, Samford 54
Delaware St. 73, Norfolk St. 63, OT
Hampton 82, Md.-Eastern Shore 62
McNeese St. 58, UTSA 54
Memphis 82, Tulane 64
Morehead St. 52, Austin Peay 48
North Carolina 73, Miami 64
South Carolina 57, Georgia 56
South Florida 65, Villanova 51
Southern Miss. 77, Tulsa 69, OT
Tennessee 77, Arkansas 58
Tennessee Tech 74, E. Kentucky 67
UNC Greensboro 78,
Coll. of Charleston 63
Wake Forest 59, Georgia Tech 50
Wofford 72, Elon 59
MIDWEST
Akron 74, Miami (Ohio) 59
Cincinnati 81, Providence 66
Dayton 75, Charlotte 65
Detroit 71, Wright St. 55
Drake 62, Bradley 55
E. Illinois 73, SIU-Edwardsville 66
Evansville 63, N. Iowa 62
IUPUI 88, South Dakota 70
Indiana 71, Northwestern 66
Missouri 83, Oklahoma St. 65
Murray St. 75, SE Missouri 66
Notre Dame 71, Rutgers 53
Oakland 76, S. Utah 68, OT
Ohio 72, Bowling Green 59
Oral Roberts 75, IPFW 71
Purdue 67, Illinois 62
S. Dakota St. 80, N. Dakota St. 57
Saint Louis 64, Richmond 50
Toledo 63, Ball St. 55
W. Illinois 47, UMKC 42
W. Michigan 78, N. Illinois 53
Wichita St. 73, Missouri St. 58
SOUTHWEST
Lamar 70, SE Louisiana 54
Sam Houston St. 76, Cent. Arkansas 59
Texas St. 79, Texas A&M-CC 61
Texas-Arlington 51, Stephen F. Austin 47
UAB 47, SMU 28
FAR WEST
Air Force 58, Wyoming 53
Boise St. 70, Colorado St. 69
CS Northridge 94, Cal Poly 81
Cal St.-Fullerton 77, UC Riverside 64
E. Washington 79, N. Colorado 76
Loyola Marymount 75,
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 60
New Mexico 77, San Diego St. 67
Portland St. 85, Sacramento St. 67
UC Santa Barbara 85, UC Irvine 62
UCLA 64, Southern Cal 54
Weber St. 79, Montana St. 70
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MAJOR SCORES
Wednesday’s results
EAST
Albany (NY) 59, Vermont 56
American U. 55, Navy 52
Army 62, Colgate 47
Boston U. 63, New Hampshire 52
Bucknell 62, Lehigh 56
Dayton 58, La Salle 49
Duquesne 56, Fordham 50
Hartford 59, Maine 40
Holy Cross 61, Lafayette 52
LIU 60, St. Francis (NY) 53
Manhattan 59, Iona 54
Monmouth (NJ) 64, Fairleigh Dickinson 60
Mount St. Mary’s 68, Wagner 60
Quinnipiac 58, CCSU 49
Robert Morris 75, St. Francis (Pa.) 63
Sacred Heart 74, Bryant 67
Saint Joseph’s 64, Rhode Island 53
Temple 75, George Washington 54
UMBC 63, Binghamton 50
West Virginia 60, Rutgers 50
SOUTH
Duke 67, Virginia Tech 45
Lamar 71, SE Louisiana 69
North Carolina 71, Florida St. 66
W. Kentucky 71, FAU 60
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 62, Buffalo 52
E. Michigan 83, W. Michigan 56
Iowa St. 66, Kansas 47
Miami (Ohio) 69, Kent St. 65, OT
Saint Louis 63, UMass 59
Toledo 80, Cent. Michigan 62
Xavier 76, Richmond 60
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 62, Troy 39
Baylor 83, Oklahoma St. 51
Louisiana-Monroe 70, North Texas 67, OT
McNeese St. 65, UTSA 54
Oklahoma 68, Kansas St. 62
Stephen F. Austin 59, Texas-Arlington 54
Texas 63, Texas Tech 54
Texas St. 74, Texas A&M-CC 61
UALR 63, FIU 58
FAR WEST
Denver 71, Louisiana-Lafayette 47
San Diego St. 57, New Mexico 44
Wyoming 71, Air Force 58
HOCKEY
NHL GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 55 37 13 5 79 156 110
Philadelphia 56 31 18 7 69 182 169
Pittsburgh 57 32 20 5 69 176 150
New Jersey 56 32 20 4 68 158 156
N.Y. Islanders 56 24 24 8 56 134 160
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 55 35 18 2 72 188 126
Ottawa 60 30 22 8 68 179 183
Toronto 58 29 23 6 64 176 174
Montreal 58 23 25 10 56 155 158
Buffalo 56 24 26 6 54 137 162
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 56 27 18 11 65 143 158
Washington 56 28 23 5 61 156 160
Winnipeg 58 26 26 6 58 140 164
Tampa Bay 56 24 26 6 54 155 189
Carolina 57 21 25 11 53 147 175
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 58 39 17 2 80 185 136
St. Louis 56 34 15 7 75 140 113
Nashville 57 33 18 6 72 161 150
Chicago 57 29 21 7 65 176 174
Columbus 57 17 34 6 40 133 186
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 57 36 15 6 78 183 140
Calgary 57 27 22 8 62 139 152
Colorado 58 28 26 4 60 147 162
Minnesota 56 25 23 8 58 126 146
Edmonton 56 22 28 6 50 150 169
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 54 31 17 6 68 158 130
Los Angeles 57 27 19 11 65 124 124
Phoenix 57 27 21 9 63 149 146
Dallas 56 28 25 3 59 146 160
Anaheim 57 24 24 9 57 148 165
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s results
Vancouver 2, Phoenix 1, SO
San Jose 5, Washington 3
Carolina 5, Montreal 3
Tuesday’s results
N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 0
New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1
Columbus 2, St. Louis 1
Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 0
Detroit 3, Dallas 1
Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1
Nashville 3, Chicago 2
N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 1
Calgary 5, Toronto 1
Wednesday’s results
Boston 4, Montreal 3, SO
Anaheim 2, Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 6, Florida 2
Toronto 4, Edmonton 3, OT
Vancouver 3, Colorado 1
Today’s games
Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Tampa Bay, 2:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 3 p.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.
Friday’s games
Anaheim at New Jersey, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 2:30 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 2:30 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
Boston at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with INF Alexi Casilla on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with manager Joe Maddon on a three-year contract extension through 2015.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Assigned RHP Carlos Fisher outright to Louisville (IL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Promoted pitching coach Chris Hook from Wisconsin (MWL) to Huntsville (TL). Named Dave Chavarria pitching coach of Wisconsin. Announced the resignation of pitching coach John Curtis of Huntsville.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with LHP Travis Blackley on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Fined L.A. Clippers assistant coach Howard Eisley $15,000 for verbal abuse of an official during Monday’s game against Dallas.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Signed F Solomon Jones to a 10-day contract.
Women’s National Basketball Association
ATLANTA DREAM—Re-signed G Coco Miller and C Courtney Paris.
WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Signed F Kerri Gardin, F-C Laura Harper and F-C Ashley Walker.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed G C.J. Davis.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed RB Jerome Messam.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Released DL Albert Haynesworth.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed WR Cary Koch and DT Don Oramasionwu.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Re-signed OL Glenn January.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Jerome Samson from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with D Tyson Strachan on a one-year contract extension.
MINNESOTA WILD—Placed F Carson McMillan on injured reserve. Recalled F Cody Almond and F Jeff Taffe from Houston.
