BASEBALL
COLLEGE
BIG TEN • NONCONFERENCE
Gophers 13, Seattle 4
UPPER MIDWEST
Abilene Christian 4, North Dakota St. 1
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Friday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Towns5836.523.711.92.9
Wiggins5837.223.34.22.5
LaVine4737.218.93.43.0
Dieng5832.010.17.81.8
Muhammad5419.69.32.80.5
Rubio5232.19.03.88.5
Bjelica5617.25.73.31.1
Stephenson412.34.31.80.8
Payne127.74.01.70.3
Rush2418.23.81.80.7
Dunn5416.63.62.12.5
Jones3611.73.40.92.2
Hill57.92.02.60.0
Aldrich529.11.82.80.5
Lucas III52.10.40.00.2
Totals58241.5104.742.423.4
Opponents58241.5105.740.622.6
HOUSTON STATISTICS
(Through Friday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Harden5936.528.98.211.3
Williams125.127.02.02.0
Gordon5330.517.32.62.7
Anderson5630.713.95.00.9
Capela4423.212.07.50.9
Ariza5934.511.75.62.2
Beverley4530.59.55.84.4
Harrell4719.09.43.81.2
Nene4917.18.13.90.9
Dekker5919.77.43.91.1
Brewer5815.94.22.01.1
Onuaku24.93.01.50.5
McDaniels297.32.81.00.1
Ennis316.31.90.61.1
Brown183.01.10.30.1
Wiltjer93.31.10.80.0
Totals59241.5114.744.125.5
Opponents59241.5107.843.223.2
GYMNASTICS
COLLEGE • WOMEN
WIAC
Eau Claire 185.200, Oshkosh 184.925
La Crosse 191.675, Whitewater 191.275
UPPER MIDWEST
Wis.-Stout 185.35, Gustavus 183.00
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Friday)
PlayerGPGATP+/-PIM
Granlund59193655296
Koivu581729463022
Niederreiter591926451939
Staal59172845720
Coyle591430441334
Zucker591823413228
Pominville5910283814
Suter59825333322
Parise50141428-528
Spurgeon55820283218
Dumba55717242043
Haula4912820820
Brodin4531316416
Stewart5911314-179
Schroeder2636950
Scandella48268423
Folin41257622
Graovac4660646
Eriksson Ek923522
Prosser27044-24
Dalpe912309
Olofsson8022-10
Bertschy501104
Gabriel13011029
Pulkkinen9101-12
Reilly1710112
Cannone300000
Mitchell11000-10
Tuch6000-30
Totals591953315260510
Opponents591362413770521
GOALIESWLOTSOSV%GAA
Dubnyk321135.9332.01
Kuemper7330.9103.05
Totals391465.9262.28
Opponents203363.8903.27
COLLEGE • MEN
MIAC PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals • Thursday
#5 Concordia 3, #4 Hamline 2
Semifinals • Saturday
#5 Concordia at #1 St. Thomas, 7 pm
#3 St. Mary's at #2 Augsburg, 7:30 pm
NCHA PLAYOFFS
Semifinals • Saturday
Marian at Adrian, 1 pm
St. Scholastica at St. Norbert, 6 pm
WIAC PLAYOFFS
Semifinals
#1 Stevens Point leads #5 Superior, 1-0
Friday: Stevens Point 5, Superior 1
Saturday: at Stevens Point, 7 pm
#2 Eau Claire leads #3 River Falls, 1-0
Friday: Eau Claire 3, River Falls 1
Saturday: at Eau Claire, 7:30 pm
Championship • March 4
Semifinal winners at highest seed, TBA
COLLEGE • WOMEN
WCHA PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals • Best-of-3
Gophers lead Bemidji St., 1-0
G1: Gophers 3, Bemidji St. 1
G2: Saturday, 4:07 pm
G3: Sunday, 4:07 pm (if nec.)
Minn. Duluth def. St. Cloud State, 2-0
G1: Minn. Duluth 5, St. Cloud State 0
G2: Minn. Duluth 6, St. Cloud State 2
Wisconsin leads MSU Mankato, 1-0
G1: Wisconsin 7, MSU Mankato
G2: Saturday, 4:07 pm
G3: Sunday, 3:07 pm (if nec.)
Ohio State leads North Dakota, 1-0
G1: Ohio State 3, North Dakota 2, OT
G2: Saturday, 2:07 pm
G3: Sunday, 2:07 pm (if nec.)
MIAC PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals • Friday
#4 St. Thomas 6, #5 Hamline 1
Semifinals • Saturday
#4 St. Thomas at #1 Gustavus, 2 pm
#3 Concordia at #2 Augsburg, 2 pm
NCHA PLAYOFFS
Semifinals
Lake Forest leads St. Scholastica, 1-0
Friday: Lake Forest 2, St. Scholastica 1
Saturday: at Lake Forest, 7 pm
Adrian leads Marian, 1-0
Friday: Adrian 4, Marian 0
Saturday: at Adrian, 6 pm
WIAC PLAYOFFS
Semifinals
#1 River Falls leads #4 Superior, 1-0
Friday: River Falls 5, Superior 1
Saturday: at River Falls, 2:05 pm
#2 Eau Claire leads #3 Stevens Point, 1-0
Friday: Eau Claire 4, Stevens Point 1
Saturday: at Eau Claire, 3:30 pm
Championship • March 4
Semifinal winners at highest seed, TBA
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
BIG TEN • NONCONFERENCE
Gophers 10, UC Davis 1, 5 inn.
Gophers 9, Fresno St. 2
UPPER MIDWEST
Bethany Lutheran 1-1, St. Olaf 0-0
Carleton 10-5, Northwestern (SP) 2-2
Finlandia 11, Northland 7
Kansas 8, South Dakota St. 0
Lamar 5, South Dakota St. 2
Sioux Falls 3-1, Emporia St. 0-4
South Carolina 1, North Dakota St. 0
Winona St. 6, William Jewel 4
Winona St. 13, Wis.-Parkside 0, 5 inn.
Wis.-Oshkosh 16, Northland 0
Wis.-Oshkosh 22, Edgewood 0
Wis.-Superior 6, Wis.-Stevens Point 3
TENNIS
PRO • MEN
DELRAY BEACH OPEN
Quarterfinals • Delray Beach, Fla.
• Jack Sock (3) def.
Steve Johnson (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Milos Raonic (1) def.
Kyle Edmund (8), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Juan del Potro (7) def.
Sam Querrey (4), 7-5, 7-5
RIO OPEN
Quarterfinals • Rio de Janeiro
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas (5) def.
Nicolas Kicker, 6-2, 6-3
•Dominic Thiem (2) def.
Diego Schwartzman, 6-2, 6-3
• Pablo Carreno Busta (4) def.
A. Dolgopolov, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (2), 1-0 retired
• Casper Ruud def.
Thiago Monteiro, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
WORLD TOUR OPEN 13
Quarterfinals • Marseille, France
• Nick Kyrgios (3) def.
Norbert Gombos, 6-3, 6-3
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) def.
Gilles Simon (7), 6-4, 6-1
• Lucas Pouille (4) def.
Daniil Medvedev, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
• Richard Gasquet (6) def.
Gael Mofils (1), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
PRO • WOMEN
Dubai Duty Free Championships
Semifinals • Dubai, UAE
• Caroline Wozniacki (10) def.
Anastasija Sevastova, 6-3, 6-4
• Elina Svitolina (7) def.
Angelique Kerber (1), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
HUNGARIAN OPEN
Quarterfinals • Budapest, Hungary
• Julia Goerges (3) def.
Yanina Wickmayer (5), 6-1, 7-5
• Carina Witthoeft def.
Annika Beck (8), 6-1, 6-1
• Lucie Safarova (2) def.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-3, 7-5
• Timea Babos (1) def.
Oceane Dodin (7), 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
COLLEGE • MEN
BIG TEN • NONCONFERENCE
Oklahoma St. 5, Gophers 2
UPPER MIDWEST
Edgewood 6, Northwestern (SP) 3
Wis.-Eau Claire 5, Bethel 4
COLLEGE • WOMEN
UPPER MIDWEST
MSU Moorhead 9, SW Minnesota St. 0
Northwestern (SP) 9, Edgewood 0
TRACK AND FIELD
COLLEGE • MEN
MIAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At St. Paul
• Team scores (through 11 events): St. Thomas 103, St. Olaf 65, Bethel 45, Carleton 44, Concordia (Moorhead) 39, St. John's 33, Hamline 26, Gustavus 25, Augsburg 24, St. Mary's 15, Macalester 9.
NSIC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At Mankato
• Team scores (through 6 events): MSU Mankato 54.5, Sioux Falls 38, Wayne St. 29, Augustana 25, Minn. Duluth 23, Mary (N.D.) 22.5, (tie) Concordia (St. Paul), MSU Moorhead and SW Minnesota St. 12, Northern St. 6.
UMAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At Duluth
• Team scores (through 7 events): Wis.-Superior 116.5, Minn.-Morris 40, St. Scholastica 38, Bethany Lutheran 32, Crown 15, Northwestern (St. Paul) 14.5.
WIAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At Menomonie, Wis.
• Team scores (through 7 events): Wis.-La Crosse 60, Wis.-Stevens Point 58.5, Wis.-Eau Claire 51, Wis.-Oshkosh 39, Wis.-Platteville 30, Wis.-Whitewater 19, Wis.-Stout 14.5, Wis.-River Falls 1.
COLLEGE • WOMEN
MIAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At St. Paul
• Team scores (through 11 events): St. Thomas 114, St. Benedict 59.33, Carleton 45, Hamline 39.33, Bethel 37, St. Olaf 35, Macalester 32, Concordia (Moorhead) 29.33, St. Catherine 21, Augsburg 7, St. Mary's 6, Gustavus 4.
NSIC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At Mankato
• Team scores (through 7 events): MSU Mankato 52, Concordia (St. Paul) 35.66, Winona St. 35.5, Augustana 30, Sioux Falls 29.33, Mary (N.D.) 25, St. Cloud State 18, MSU Moorhead 15, (tie) Minn. Duluth and Northern St. 11, Wayne St. 8, SW Minnesota St. 2.5.
UMAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At Duluth
• Team scores (through 7 events): St. Scholastica 74.5, Wis.-Superior 63, Bethany Lutheran 61.5, Minn.-Morris 45, Northwestern (St. Paul) 9.
WIAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 • At Menomonie, Wis.
• Team scores (through 8 events): Wis.-La Crosse 60.5, Wis.-Stevens Point 51.5, Wis.-Stout 46.5, Wis.-Eau Claire 44.5, Wis.-Whitewater 39.5, Wis.-Oshkosh 37, Wis.-Platteville 24.5, Wis.-River Falls 8.
AUTO RACING
MONSTER CUP
PAST DAYTONA 500 WINNERS
2016: Denny Hamlin
2015: Joey Logano
2014: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2013: Jimmie Johnson
2012: Matt Kenseth
2011: Trevor Bayne
2010: Jamie McMurray
2009: Matt Kenseth
2008: Ryan Newman
2007: Kevin Harvick
2006: Jimmie Johnson
2005: Jeff Gordon
2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2003: Michael Waltrip
2002: Ward Burton
2001: Michael Waltrip
2000: Dale Jarrett
1999: Jeff Gordon
1998: Dale Earnhardt
1997: Jeff Gordon
1996: Dale Jarrett
1995: Sterling Marlin
1994: Sterling Marlin
1993: Dale Jarrett
1992: Davey Allison
1991: Ernie Irvan
1990: Derrike Cope
1989: Darrell Waltrip
1988: Bobby Allison
1987: Bill Elliott
1986: Geoff Bodine
1985: Bill Elliott
1984: Cale Yarborough
1983: Cale Yarborough
1982: Bobby Allison
1981: Richard Petty
1980: Buddy Baker
1979: Richard Petty
1978: Bobby Allison
1977: Cale Yarborough
1976: David Pearson
1975: Benny Parsons
1974: Richard Petty
1973: Richard Petty
1972: A.J. Foyt
1971: Richard Petty
1970: Pete Hamilton
1969: Lee Roy Yarbrough
1968: Cale Yarborough
1967: Mario Andretti
1966: Richard Petty
1965: Fred Lorenzen
1964: Richard Petty
1963: Tiny Lund
1962: Fireball Roberts
1961: Marvin Panch
1960: Junior Johnson
1959: Lee Petty
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
Chicago: Agreed to terms with RHPs Chris Beck, Dylan Covey, Tyler Danish, Carson Fulmer, Lucas Giolito, Brad Goldberg, Tommy Kahnle, Reynaldo Lopez, Juan Minaya and Michael Ynoa; LHPs Carlos Rodon and Giovanni Soto; Cs Omar Narvaez and Alfredo Gonzalez; INFs Tim Anderson, Matt Davidson, Leury Garcia, Yoan Moncada, Tyler Saladino and Yolmer Sanchez; OFs Adam Engel, Willy Garcia, Rymer Liriano, Jacob May and Charlie Tilson to one-year contracts.
NATIONAL League
Atlanta: Agreed to terms with OF Sanders Commings on a minor league contract.
Chicago: Agreed to terms with RHP Pedro Strop on a one-year contract for 2018.
St. Louis: Agreed to terms with OF/INF Adolis Garcia on a minor league contract.
Washington: Agreed to terms with C Matt Wieterson a two-year contract. Placed 1B Jose Marmolejos on the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
NBA
Atlanta: Signed F Ryan Kelly and G Lamar Patterson to multiyear contracts. Suspended G Dennis Schroder for one game for failing to return to the team on time following the All-Star break.
New Orleans: Signed G Jarrett Jack to a 10-day contract.
Phoenix: Waived F Mike Scott and C/F Jared Sullinger. Signed G Ronnie Price for the rest of the season.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Green Bay: Named Matt Malaspina college scout.
Kansas City: Signed RB C.J. Spiller.
N.Y. Giants: Signed LS Zak DeOssie.
San Francisco: Signed WR DeAndre Carter to a two-year contract.
HOCKEY
NHL
Anaheim: Acquired F Patrick Eaves from Dallas for a conditional 2017 second-round draft pick.
Arizona: Recalled G Adin Hill from Tucson (AHL).
Buffalo: Recalled F Justin Bailey and Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL). Assigned F Derek Grant to Rochester.
Carolina: Assigned F Bryan Bickell to Charlotte (AHL).
Chicago: Acquired F Tomas Jurco from Detroit for a 2017 third-round draft pick. Reassigned F Vinnie Hinostroza to Rockford (AHL).
Dallas: Placed F Adam Cracknell on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 18.
St. Louis: Agreed to terms with C Patrik Berglund on a five-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season.
Tampa Bay: Reassigned F Cory Conacher to Syracuse (AHL).
SOCCER
MLS
D.C. United: Signed D-M Maxim Tissot.
Philadelphia: Signed D Jack Elliott.
Sporting K.C. Signed D Colton Storm to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
Michigan State: Announced LB Jon Reschke has left the football team.
North Carolina: Named Mike Ekeler linebackers coach.
North Texas: Signed football coach Seth Littrell to a five-year contract through the 2021 season.
Wisconsin: Named Bob Bostad inside linebackers coach.
TODAY'S LINE
NBA
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SATURDAY
HOUSTON11½Timberwolves
Charlotte2½SACRAMENTO
Atlanta3ORLANDO
NEW YORK5½Philadelphia
MIAMI3½Indiana
DALLAS1New Orleans
CLEVELAND10Chicago
GOLDEN STATE22Brooklyn
NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SATURDAY
LOS ANGELESoff/offAnaheim
N.Y. Rangers-130/+120NEW JERSEY
COLUMBUS-145/+135N.Y. Islanders
NASHVILLEoff/offWashington
TORONTO-111/+101Montreal
PITTSBURGH-206/+186Philadelphia
Buffalo-127/+117COLORADO
San Jose-160/+150VANCOUVER
COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SATURDAY
GOPHERS8½Penn State
North Carolina7½PITTSBURGH
CLEMSON1Florida St.
West Virginia5½TCU
ST. JOHN's1Georgetown
TEMPLE11Tulane
J. MADISONpickHofstra
E. MICHIGAN5N. Illinois
S. Methodist5½CONNECTICUT
S. CAROLINA6½Tennessee
RHODE ISLAND2½Va. C'wealth
WM. & MARY5½Towson St.
W. MICHIGAN3½Ball State
KENTUCKY3Florida
DRAKE2Bradley
EVANSVILLE4Indiana St.
Seton Hall6DEPAUL
OKLAHOMA ST. 6Texas Tech
N.C.-WILM.11Northeastern
FORDHAMoffRichmond
INDIANA4½Northwestern
VILLANOVA10Creighton
N. TEXAS5½S. Mississippi
MIAMI (OHIO)1½Bowling Green
CLEVELAND ST. 6½Youngstown St.
APPALACH. ST.4½La.-Monroe
MARYLAND8½Iowa
MISSISSIPPI11Missouri
ST. B'VENTURE13½Duquesne
Duke2MIAMI
Virginia Tech6½BOSTON COLL.
IOWA STATE2½Baylor
San Francisco6½PEPPERDINE
TEXAS A&M5Alabama
VANDERBILT8Mississippi St.
Wichita St. 13MISSOURI ST.
Oregon7STANFORD
Loyola-Chicago1S. ILLINOIS
PROVIDENCE2½Marquette
BOISE ST. 11San Jose St.
CSTL CAROLINA1La. Lafayette
St. Joseph's1½SAINT LOUIS
Illinois St. 2½N. IOWA
CHARLESTON12Drexel
TEXAS STATE2½Troy
TX.-ARLINGTON14½S. Alabama
GEORGIA12½Lsu
WYOMING2New Mexico
Princeton9CORNELL
Marshall3CHARLOTTE
Kansas8TEXAS
Kansas St. 2½OKLAHOMA
Nevada6½UNLV
Texas-El Paso2FLORIDA INT'L
MICHIGAN1½Purdue
Virginia7½N.C. STATE
ARK.-L. ROCKpickGeorgia St.
KENT STATE1Ohio
COLUMBIA1Pennsylvania
Yale5DARTMOUTH
ELON12Delaware
OLD DOMINION10½W. Kentucky
FLA. ATLANTIC4½Texas-San Ant.
HARVARD14Brown
ARKANSAS ST. 7Ga. Southern
COLORADO ST. 3½San Diego St.
UC DAVIS4Long Beach St.
UC RIVERSIDE3Cal Poly
Louisiana Tech1RICE
Arkansas2AUBURN
SAN DIEGO5½Portland
UTAH STATE6Air Force
GONZAGA20Brigham Young
ARIZONA2½Ucla
L. Marymount2PACIFIC
ST. MARY'S15Santa Clara
UC IRVINE10CS Northridge
HAWAII3CS Fullerton
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
