BASKETBALL
Scoreboard
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstLove1739.424.913.91.7Beasley731.712.97.01.0Ridnour1732.412.62.03.8Barea618.710.81.81.8Rubio1732.610.74.58.5Williams1720.18.14.50.8Ellington1521.76.92.00.4Randolph1312.46.22.50.1Johnson1623.16.12.90.9Milicic1718.65.84.00.4Pekovic812.45.11.80.1Tolliver1721.04.63.10.3Team17240.095.042.717.9Opponents17240.094.642.919.7 DALLAS STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstNowitzki1630.817.55.42.3Terry1829.413.71.53.6Marion1828.611.86.11.8Carter1421.49.52.72.1Mahinmi1820.48.45.20.3West1822.78.22.23.4Odom1821.37.84.71.6Beaubois1613.95.92.51.4Wright88.55.32.40.1Haywood1821.25.26.40.3Williams35.84.72.00.0Kidd1430.24.14.45.4Jianlian47.42.02.00.0Jones94.01.80.90.2Cardinal169.11.11.30.6Team18240.091.942.120.8Opponents18240.088.342.817.6 GOPHERS MEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstMbakwe728.714.09.11.4Williams2029.910.75.82.2Welch2024.810.62.22.6Au. Hollins2026.48.82.02.0Sampson1722.98.35.12.2Coleman2013.46.01.80.9Armelin2014.96.01.61.0An. Hollins1915.85.41.31.4Ahanmisi2018.14.31.92.2Osenieks1910.93.11.40.4Eliason2013.12.43.70.9Ingram167.21.61.10.1Halvorsen62.20.21.50.3Shell61.80.00.00.2Team20200.070.234.515.9Opponents20200.062.830.810.7 COLLEGE MEN
NCAA DIVISION III TOP 25
As chosen by D3hoops.com, with first-place votes in parentheses.
RecordPtsPrv
1. Middlebury (24)16-062312. Wis.-Whitewater (1)17-159553. Hope16-154974. Emory15-151485. Virginia Wesleyan13-251126. MIT16-148837. Amherst15-248248. Cabrini16-1446109. Franklin & Marshall16-14091310. Mary Hardin-Baylor16-1403611. Whitworth14-3339912. Birmingham-Southern16-13231413. Williams15-32961514. William Paterson16-22561815. Claremont-M-S15-12471216. Wis.-Stevens Point14-42221117. New York U.14-11922318. E. Connecticut14-11552519. Wooster14-31472420. Augustana13-41361921. Illinois Wesleyan14-31281722. Wheaton (Ill.)14-31232223. Wabash (Ind.)14-31151624. Rhode Island College14-276--25. Transylvania15-268--Others receiving votes: Lake Forest 49; WPI 48; Oswego St. 40; Wittenberg 36; Randolph-Macon 20; St. Thomas 19; Bethany 16; St. Joseph's (L.I.) 9; Christopher Newport 8; Wis.-River Falls 7; Washington U. 7; Albertus Magnus 4; Lycoming 4; St. Mary's (Md.) 4; Wesleyan 4; W. Connecticut 4; DePauw 1; Grinnell 1; Hampden-Sydney 1. COLLEGE WOMEN
NCAA DIVISION III TOP 25
As chosen by D3hoops.com, with first-place votes in parentheses.
RecordPtsPrv
1. Amherst (22)17-062012. Chicago (2)16-059823. George Fox (1)17-057934. Calvin17-054845. Rochester16-052656. DePauw15-148667. Washington U.14-244878. Lewis and Clark16-142689. William Paterson17-1423910. Mount Union (Ohio)16-13801011. Mary Washington18-03701112. Wis.-Stevens Point15-33361513. Juniata17-13171314. Wis.-Eau Claire15-32861615. Franklin16-12651816. Babson14-21722017. Lebanon Valley15-21662118. Muhlenberg14-21541419. St. Thomas15-11512420. Hope15-31401221. Williams16-21202322. Illinois Wesleyan13-41062523. Louisiana College14-299--24. Kean16-3901925. Wis.-River Falls14-47217 Others receiving votes: Centre 52; Tufts 32; Colby 31; Messiah 28; Johns Hopkins 24; Ithaca 19; Carthage (Wis.) 12; Christopher Newport 9; Millsaps 8; Wis.-La Crosse 6; Greensboro 5; Gustavus 3; St. Vincent 2; St. Norbert 1; Thomas More 1.
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)
SCORINGGPGAPTS+/-PIM
Heatley49151934714Cullen48111627-318Brodziak49131326-643Clutterbuck4512719358Setoguchi3610818-916Spurgeon473141726Johnson4561016531Zidlicky3401111-618Powe49459-826Prosser20066018Peters27145-420Falk29145133Zanon2614508Stoner37033742Lundin1502202Schultz49022-718McMillan411222Ortmeyer6011-20Rau210110Kassian6000125Staubitz41000-773Totals49110184299-5579Opponents491211993245612GOALIESWLOLShSv%GAAHarding9631.9252.42Backstrom131242.9212.43Totals241873.9232.43Opponents251862.9162.18 COLLEGE MEN
WCHAWLTPtsGFGA
Gophers1350266135Minn. Duluth1132246637Colorado College1170226957Neb.-Omaha963215756Denver853195650North Dakota990184749Michigan Tech871175349St. Cloud State783175452Wisconsin792165155Bemidji State592124155MSU Mankato413194670Anchorage314173773Overall: Minn. Duluth 17-4-3, Gophers 17-9-1, Denver 13-8-3, Colorado College 14-9-1, North Dakota 13-10-2, Neb.-Omaha 12-10-4, Wisconsin 12-10-2, Bemidji St. 11-11-2, St. Cloud State 10-12-4, Michigan Tech 11-12-1, MSU Mankato 8-17-1, Anchorage 6-14-2. GAMES FRIDAY
St. Cloud State at Gophers, 7:07 pm
Michigan Tech at Minn. Duluth, 7:07 pm
MSU Mankato at Bemidji State, 7:37 pm
Wisconsin at North Dakota, 7:37 pm
Denver at Alaska Anchorage, 10:07 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Gophers at St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm
MSU Mankato at Bemidji St., 7:07 pm
Michigan Tech at Minn. Duluth, 7:07 pm
Wisconsin at North Dakota, 7:07 pm
Denver at Alaska Anchorage, 10:07 pm
MIACConf.All
WLTWLTSt. Thomas8111332St. Olaf422845Concordia442883Bethel4426112Hamline4517102Gustavus4401052St. John's440692Augsburg2516101St. Mary's1614121 GAME THURSDAY
Hamline at St. John's, 7 pm
GAMES FRIDAY
St. John's at Hamline, 7 pm
Concordia at Gustavus, 7:05 pm
St. Thomas at St. Olaf, 7:30 pm
Augsburg at St. Mary's, 7:30 pm
COLLEGE WOMEN
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Wisconsin16221517833Gophers14421457030North Dakota11721368754Ohio State10911325261Minn. Duluth91011296550Bemidji State81020265457St. Cloud State416001225108MSU Mankato3170092563 Overall: Wisconsin 22-2-2, Gophers 20-4-2, North Dakota 15-8-2, Bemidji State 14-10-3, Ohio State 13-9-4, Minn. Duluth 12-11-1, MSU Mankato 7-19-0, St. Cloud State 5-19-2.
Note: Three points for win in regulation or OT, two for shootout win and one for tie.
GAMES FRIDAY
Gophers at MSU Mankato, 7:07 pm
North Dakota at Ohio State, 6:07 pm
Bemidji State at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm
Minn. Duluth at St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Gophers at MSU Mankato, 3:07 pm
Minn.-Duluth at St. Cloud State, 2:07 pm
North Dakota at Ohio State, 3:07 pm
Bemidji State at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm
MIACConf.All
WLTWLTGustavus8001301Concordia512922St. Olaf521573St. Catherine332752Bethel440672St. Thomas341662St. Benedict143393Hamline251672St. Mary's152483Augsburg260563 GAMES FRIDAY
Gustavus at Concordia, 7 pm
St. Benedict at Hamline, 7 pm
St. Catherine at Bethel, 7 pm
St. Mary's at Augsburg, 7 pm
St. Olaf at St. Thomas, 7 pm
LACROSSE
NLL
EASTWLPctGB Buffalo201.000--
Rochester11.5001 Philadelphia11.5001
Toronto02.0002 WestWLPctGB
Colorado301.000--Calgary21.667 1/2Edmonton01.0002Swarm01.0002 Washington02.0002 1/2
GAMES FRIDAY
Rochester at Toronto, 6 pm
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 6:30 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Buffalo at Swarm, 7 pm
Rochester at Colorado, 8 pm
Toronto at Calgary, 8 pm
Edmonton at Washington, 9:30 pm
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Commissioner's Office: Suspended free-agent minor league RHP Michael Hart 50 games for a second violation for a drug of abuse and free-agent minor league RHP Steven Shell 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Agreed to terms with INF Wilson Betemit on a two-year contract.
New York: Announced the retirement of C Jorge Posada. Agreed to terms with with C Russell Martin on a one-year contract.
Oakland: Agreed to terms with RHP Bartolo Colon on a one-year contract.
Tampa Bay: Agreed to terms with 1B Carlos Pena on a one-year contract.
Toronto: Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Morrow on a three-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston: Designated INF Angel Sanchez for assignment.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Saints: Signed RHP Alberto Rolon.
BASKETBALL
NBA
Sacramento: Recalled F Tyler Honeycutt from Reno (NBADL).
Washington: Fired coach Flip Saunders. Promoted assistant coach Randy Wittman to head coach.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Jacksonville: Named Andy Heck offensive line coach, Josh Hingst assistant strength and conditioning coach and Charlie Skalaski assistant to the head coach/offensive assistant.
N.Y. Jets: Named Dave DeGuglielmo offensive line coach.
San Diego: Promoted Rich Bisaccia to assistant head coach-special teams. Named Ron Meeks secondary coach.
San Francisco: Signed C Chase Beeler, OT Derek Hall, FS Mark LeGree, DB Cory Nelms, WR Kyle Nelson, TE Konrad Reuland and LB Michael Wilhoite.
HOCKEY
NHL
Carolina: Reassigned F Zac Dalpe to Charlotte (AHL).
Chicago: Recalled F Brandon Pirri from Rockford (AHL). Placed F Jonathan Toews on injured reserve.
Columbus: Assigned LW Tomas Kubalik to Springfield (AHL).
N.Y. Rangers: Recalled G Chad Johnson from Connecticut (AHL) on an emergency basis.
St. Louis: Assigned D Ian Cole to Peoria (AHL).
Tampa Bay: Recalled D Evan Oberg and C Mike Angelidis from Norfolk (AHL).
Winnipeg: Recalled F Aaron Gagnon from St. John's (AHL). Placed F Evander Kane on injured reserve.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Chivas USA: Acquired D John Alexander Valencia and M Marvin Iraheta.
COLLEGE
Big East Conference: Announced Navy will become a football member for the 2015 season.
Cincinnati: Signed football coach Butch Jones to a three-year contract extension through the 2017 season.
East Carolina: Suspended baseball coach Billy Godwin two weeks, effective Feb. 1, for an NCAA violation regarding improper housing benefits for volunteer coaches.
Macalester: Announced men's soccer coach Ian Barker has resigned to become director of coaching education for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Ohio: Named Jesse Williams defensive line coach.
AWARDS
NSIC: Announced the following athletes of the week: MSU Moorhead's Derek Bredy (men's track); MSU Mankato's Chris Reed (men's field); MSU Mankato's Megan Olson (women's track); and Winona State's Michelle Potter (women's field).
UMAC: Announced the following athletes of the week: St. Scholastica F Brett Tester (men's basketball); Presentation G Hannah Phillips (women's basketball); St. Scholastica's Tom Lyscio (men's track and field); and St. Scholastica's Laurel Ohaju (women's track and field).
TODAY'S LINE
SUPER BOWL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGSunday, Feb. 5 At IndianapolisNew England3 (55 1/2)N.Y. Giants NBA
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGTODAYDALLAS5TimberwolvesWASHINGTON5CharlotteNew York3CLEVELANDPHILADELPHIA13New JerseyMiami9DETROITCHICAGO7 1/2IndianaOKLAHOMA CITY14 1/2New OrleansHOUSTON5MilwaukeeSAN ANTONIO3 1/2AtlantaUTAH9TorontoDenver7SACRAMENTOGOLDEN STATE3PortlandL.A. LAKERS4 1/2L.A. Clippers NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG TODAY
Detroit-160/+140MONTREAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG TODAY
OHIO STATE23 1/2Penn StateNORTHEASTERN8DelawareGeorge Mason4HOFSTRAVa. C'wealth20 1/2TOWSONPITTSBURGH12ProvidenceLOUISVILLE9 1/2VillanovaWest Virginia7ST. JOHN'SDREXEL5 1/2Georgia StateRICHMOND12 1/2FordhamSt. Bonaventure4 1/2RHODE ISLANDFlorida St.9WAKE FORESTLA SALLE10Geo. WashingtonST. JOSEPH'S5 1/2DaytonILLINOIS STATE1 1/2Missouri StateVIRGINIA TECH1Brigham YoungS. Mississippi1 1/2E. CAROLINAXAVIER1 1/2St. LouisOld Dominion3N.C.-WILMINGTONRUTGERS11DePaulWRIGHT STATE8 1/2Ill.-ChicagoMARSHALL9 1/2Ala.-BirminghamDETROIT14Loyola-ChicagoMIAMI (OHIO)11 1/2ToledoBOWLING GREEN7Central MichiganOHIO11 1/2W. MichiganKENT STATE23N. IllinoisINDIANA STATEpickNorthern IowaTCU4 1/2Air ForceTemple1CHARLOTTEMissouri8OKLAHOMA ST.TULSA2 1/2Central FloridaSETON HALL6 1/2Notre DameMISSISSIPPI ST. 9Louisiana St.Creighton5DRAKEWICHITA STATE16EvansvilleMEMPHIS11 1/2RiceTULANE4 1/2S. MethodistAlabama5 1/2S. CAROLINALA.-LAFAYETTE6 1/2North TexasMICHIGAN ST.11 1/2GophersKansas State9 1/2TEXAS TECHDuke11 1/2MARYLANDARKANSAS11AuburnNev.-Las Vegas9BOISE STATENEW MEXICO12 1/2Colorado St. Note: Home teams in capital letters unless site noted otherwise.
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