BASEBALL
COLLEGE
UPPER MIDWEST
Concordia (St. Paul) 4-4, Wayne St. 3-3
Haverford 4, St. John's 1, 10 inn.
Minn.-Crookston 6, Mo.-St. Louis 5
Minot State 4, Concordia (St. Paul) 0
Northern St. 23, Winnipeg 3
St. Cloud State 20, Malone 5
St. John's 8, Defiance 6
SW Minnesota St. 3, Northern St. 1
Walsh (Ohio) 3, Minn. Duluth 1
Wis.-Whitewater 5-10, St Thomas 2-1
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Thursday)
Player G Min Pts Reb Ast
Towns 63 36.7 24.1 12.3 2.9
Wiggins 63 37.2 23.2 4.1 2.4
LaVine 47 37.2 18.9 3.4 3.0
Dieng 63 31.9 10.0 8.0 1.8
Muhammad 59 19.4 9.5 2.8 0.5
Rubio 57 32.3 9.2 4.1 8.7
Bjelica 61 17.8 6.0 3.5 1.2
Stephenson 5 13.1 4.2 2.0 1.0
Payne 12 7.7 4.0 1.7 0.3
Rush 28 19.5 4.0 2.1 0.7
Dunn 59 16.5 3.7 2.1 2.4
Jones 41 12.7 3.7 1.0 2.4
Hill 5 7.9 2.0 2.6 0.0
Aldrich 56 8.7 1.6 2.7 0.4
Lucas III 5 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.2
Totals 63 241.5 104.9 43.2 23.5
Opponents 63 241.5 104.9 40.6 22.4
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Thursday)
Player GP G A TP +/- PIM
Granlund 65 21 39 60 27 8
Koivu 64 18 32 50 29 22
Staal 65 19 29 48 7 22
Niederreiter 65 20 26 46 19 43
Coyle 65 14 30 44 8 34
Zucker 65 20 23 43 31 30
Pominville 62 10 29 39 1 4
Suter 65 8 27 35 34 24
Spurgeon 61 8 22 30 32 18
Parise 53 15 14 29 -4 30
Dumba 59 7 18 25 18 49
Haula 55 13 9 22 7 20
Stewart 65 11 6 17 2 79
Brodin 51 3 14 17 2 18
Schroeder 29 4 7 11 7 0
Scandella 54 4 7 11 1 25
Graovac 49 7 1 8 6 10
Folin 44 2 5 7 8 24
Eriksson Ek 9 2 3 5 2 2
Prosser 30 0 4 4 -4 6
Dalpe 10 1 2 3 0 9
Hanzal 6 0 3 3 -3 2
White 6 2 1 3 -1 0
Olofsson 10 0 2 2 -1 0
Bertschy 5 0 1 1 0 4
Gabriel 13 0 1 1 0 29
Pulkkinen 9 1 0 1 -1 2
Reilly 17 1 0 1 1 2
Cannone 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell 11 0 0 0 -1 0
Tuch 6 0 0 0 -3 0
Totals 65 211 356 567 0 544
Opponents 65 153 270 423 0 562
GOALIES W L OT SO SV% GAA
Dubnyk 35 14 3 5 .932 2.03
Kemper 7 3 3 0 .905 3.22
Totals 42 17 6 5 .924 2.33
Opponents 23 35 7 4 .892 3.26
COLLEGE • MEN
BIG TEN W L T SW Pts GF GA
Gophers 13 5 0 0 39 74 57
Wisconsin 12 6 0 0 36 70 58
Penn State 10 7 1 0 31 69 56
Ohio State 9 8 1 1 29 68 60
Michigan 4 12 2 2 16 46 73
Michigan St. 3 13 2 0 11 46 69
Overall: Gophers 22-10-2, Wisconsin 19-12-1, Penn State 21-9-2, Ohio State 18-10-6, Michigan 11-18-3, Michigan St. 7-22-3.
GAMES FRIDAY
Michigan St. at Gophers, 6:30 pm
Penn State at Michigan, 6:35 pm
Ohio State at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Michigan St. at Gophers, 7 pm
Penn State at Michigan, 6:35 pm
Ohio State at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm
NCHC PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals • Best-of-three
Colorado College at Denver
G1: Friday, 8:35 pm
G2: Saturday, 8:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 8:05 pm (if nec.)
Miami (Ohio) at Minn. Duluth
G1: Friday, 7:07 pm
G2: Saturday, 7:37 pm
G3: Sunday, 7:07 pm (if nec.)
Omaha at Western Michigan
G1: Friday, 6:05 pm
G2: Saturday, 6:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 6:05 pm (if nec.)
St. Cloud State at North Dakota
G1: Friday, 7:37 pm
G2: Saturday, 7:07 pm
G3: Sunday, 7:07 pm (if nec.)
WCHA PLAYOFFS
Semifinals • Best-of-three
Bowling Green at Bemidji State
G1: Friday, 7:07 pm
G2: Saturday, 7:07 pm
G3: Sunday, 7:07 pm (if nec.)
MSU Mankato at Michigan Tech
G1: Friday, 6:07 pm
G2: Saturday, 6:07 pm
G3: Sunday, 6:07 pm (if nec.)
ATLANTIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals • Best-of-three
Bentley at Air Force
G1: Friday, 8:05 pm
G2: Saturday, 8:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 8:05 pm (if nec.)
Holy Cross at Robert Morris
G1: Friday, 6:05 pm
G2: Saturday, 6:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 6:05 pm (if nec.)
Mercyhurst at Army
G1: Friday, 6:05 pm
G2: Saturday, 6:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 6:05 pm (if nec.)
Niagara at Canisius
G1: Friday, 6:35 pm
G2: Saturday, 7:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 5:35 pm (if nec.)
ECAC TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals • Best-of-three
Clarkson at Cornell
G1: Friday, 6 pm
G2: Saturday, 6 pm
G3: Sunday, 3 pm (if nec.)
Princeton at Union
G1: Friday, 6 pm
G2: Saturday, 6 pm
G3: Sunday, 6 pm (if nec.)
Quinnipiac at St. Lawrence
G1: Friday, 6 pm
G2: Saturday, 6 pm
G3: Sunday, 6 pm (if nec.)
Yale at Harvard
G1: Friday, 6 pm
G2: Saturday, 6 pm
G3: Sunday, 6 pm (if nec.)
HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals • Best-of-three
New Hampshire at Mass.-Lowell
G1: Friday, 6:15 pm
G2: Saturday, 6:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 3 pm (if nec.)
Northeastern at Boston U
G1: Friday, 6 pm
G2: Saturday, 6 pm
G3: Sunday, 6 pm (if nec.)
Providence at Notre Dame
G1: Friday, 6:35 pm
G2: Saturday, 6:05 pm
G3: Sunday, 6:05 pm (if nec.)
Vermont at Boston College
G1: Friday, 6 pm
G2: Saturday, 6 pm
G3: Sunday, 4 pm (if nec.)
COLLEGE • WOMEN
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals • Saturday
Gophers at Minn. Duluth, 2:30 pm
St. Lawrence at Boston College, noon
Cornell at Clarkson, 2 pm
Robert Morris at Wisconsin, 3 pm
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
UPPER MIDWEST
Gustavus 7, Aurora 0
Gustavus 7, Thomas More 5
Hamline 5-5, Northland 3-0
Hillsdale 3, Minn. Duluth 2
Minn. Duluth 3, Northwood 2
MSU Mankato 7, Northwood 1
MSU Mankato 9, Hillsdale 1
Notre Dame (Ohio) 4, SW Minn. St. 1
St. Cloud State 12, Felician 0
St. Cloud State 4, Assumption 1
S. Indiana 2, SW Minnesota St. 0
Walsh (Ohio) 5, MSU Moorhead 2
Wayne St. 7, Concordia (Moorhead) 2
Wayne St. 4, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 2
Wilmington 10, MSU Moorhead 2
Winona St. 10, Bentley 0
Winona St. 2, Grand Valley St. 0
TENNIS
COLLEGE • MEN
UPPER MIDWEST
Cedarville (Ohio) 6, St. John's 3
COLLEGE • WOMEN
UPPER MIDWEST
Cedarville (Ohio) 7, SW Minn. St. 2
Grand Valley St. 8, MSU Mankato 1
Lee 9, Minn. Duluth 0
MSU Moorhead 5, John Carroll 4
Saginaw Valley St. 9, MSU Moorhead 0
St. Benedict 8, Meredith 1
SW Minnesota St. 6, St. Francis (Ill.) 3
Wayne St. (Mich.) 8, Minn. Duluth 1
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Optioned RHPs Jason Garcia and Parker Bridwell to Norfolk (IL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago: Agreed to terms with RHPs Aaron Brooks, Jake Buchanan, Eddie Butler, Carl Edwards Jr., Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Alec Mills, Felix Pena, Jose Rosario and Duane Underwood Jr.; LHPs Jack Leathersich, Mike Montgomery, Caleb Smith and Rob Zastryzny; Cs Victor Caratini, Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber; INFs Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Jeimer Candelario, Tommy La Stella and Addison Russell; and OFs Albert Almora Jr., Jacob Hannemann and Matt Szczur.
Colorado: Assigned RHPs Ryan Castellani and Johendi Jiminian, LHP Sam Howard, C Chris Rabago, INF Ryan McMahon and OF Rosell Herrera to minor league camp.
Milwaukee: Optioned RHP Adrian Houser to Biloxi (SL).
BASKETBALL
NBA: Fined New Orleans F/C DeMarcus Cousins $50,000 for directing inappropriate language towards fans. Fined Phoenix F Jared Dudley $35,000 for escalating an altercation by confronting and making contact with Washington Wizards F/C Jason Smith and Washington G Brandon Jennings $35,000 for making menacing gestures on the playing court as part of the same incident.
Dallas: Signed G Manny Harris and F Jarrod Uthoff to 10-day contracts.
FOOTBALL
NFL: Suspended Baltimore RB Kenneth Dixon four games for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.
Arizona: Agreed to terms with S Antoine Bethea on a three-year contract and C A.Q. Shipley on a two-year contract.
Atlanta: Agreed to terms with QB Matt Schaub and DT Courtney Upshaw on contract extensions. Agreed to terms with DL Jack Crawford, LB LaRoy Reynolds and TE Levine Toilolo. Released DE Tyson Jackson.
Baltimore: Agreed to terms with NT Brandon Williams on a five-year contract.
Buffalo: Released S Aaron Williams. Agreed to terms with FB Patrick DiMarco, G Vladimir Ducasse, PK Stephen Hauschka and Ss Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer.
Chicago: Released QB Jay Cutler.
Cincinnati: Re-signed WR Brandon LaFell to a two-year contract.
Cleveland: Signed G Joel Bitonio to a five-year contract extension. Acquired Houston Texans' 2018 second-round pick, 2017 sixth-round pick and QB Brock Osweiler for Cleveland's 2017 fourth-round compensatory pick. Claimed OL Marcus Martin off waivers from San Francisco.
Detroit: Re-signed DT Khyri Thornton. Released LB DeAndre Levy.
Green Bay: Re-signed LB Nick Perry.
Houston: Re-signed P Shane Lechler and K Nick Novak.
L.A. Chargers: Re-signed S Jahleel Addae and LS Mike Windt to four-year contracts and QB Kellen Clemens to a one-year contract.
Miami: Signed TE Anthony Fasano. Signed S Reshad Jones to a contract extension through the 2021 season.
New England: Acquired TE Dwayne Allen from the Indianapolis Colts for an undisclosed draft selection.
Philadelphia: Agreed to terms with WR Torrey Smith on a three-year contract and WR Alshon Jeffery and G Chance Warmack on one-year contracts. Released DE Connor Barwin.
Pittsburgh: Re-signed TE David Johnson and QB Landry Jones to two-year contracts.
Tampa Bay: Agreed to terms with DT Chris Baker.
Tennessee: Agreed to terms with DL Karl Klug and LB Nate Palmer on multi-year contracts.
Washington: Fired general manager Scot McCloughan.
HOCKEY
NHL: Suspended Pittsburgh Penguins F Tom Sestito for four games without pay for boarding Winnipeg Jets D Toby Enstrom on Wednesday.
Detroit: Assigned G Jared Coreau to Grand Rapids (AHL). Removed G Jimmy Howard from injured reserve.
N.Y. Rangers: Recalled G Brandon Halverson from Greenville (ECHL) on a emergency basis.
TODAY'S LINE
NBA
FAVORITE LINE (O/U) UNDERDOG
FRIDAY
Golden State 5 TIMBERWOLVES
CHARLOTTE 8 Orlando
Houston 4½ CHICAGO
ATLANTA 2 Toronto
MILWAUKEE 2½ Indiana
DENVER off Boston
DALLAS 9 Brooklyn
Washington 8 SACRAMENTO
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
FRIDAY
FLORIDA off/off Wild
COLUMBUS -245/+225 Buffalo
DETROIT off/off Chicago
ST. LOUIS off/off Anaheim
Pittsburgh -110/+100 EDMONTON
COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
FRIDAY
Purdue 2 Michigan
Dayton 5 Davidson
C. Florida 1 Memphis
Texas-Arlington 8 Coastal Carolina
Texas State 4 La.-Monroe
Georgia St. 1 La.-Lafayette
Troy 1 Georgia Southern
Kentucky 9½ Georgia
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