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NBA
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Saturday
Brooklyn 2 1/2 (216 1/2) at Charlotte
at Houston 7 1/2 (228) New Orleans
Indiana 1 1/2 (242) at Atlanta
at Toronto Off (Off) Washington
at Milwaukee 7 1/2 (216) Orlando
at Miami 5 (229) Chicago
at Golden St 5 1/2 (230) Detroit
at Boston 7 (225) LA Lakers
College Basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
Saturday
at Georgia 3 1/2 Vanderbilt
at Arkansas 1/2 Mississippi St
at Marquette 2 1/2 St. John’s
at Missouri 5 1/2 Kentucky
at Drexel 1 1/2 Elon
Loyola Chicago 2 1/2 at UMass
at Wisconsin 11 1/2 Penn St
Iowa St 6 1/2 at Kansas St
at Rhode Island 7 1/2 Fordham
at Davidson 2 1/2 St. Bonaventure
at Cornell 10 1/2 Columbia
at Louisville 11 1/2 Stanford
at Tennessee 15 1/2 S Carolina
Yale 8 1/2 at Brown
at Princeton 7 1/2 Pennsylvania
Georgetown 1 1/2 at DePaul
at Wake Forest 6 1/2 Georgia Tech
St. Joseph’s (PA) 8 1/2 at La Salle
at UConn 18 1/2 Seton Hall
at Auburn 8 1/2 Alabama
Cincinnati 3 1/2 at Oklahoma St
Liberty 3 1/2 at W Kentucky
at Maryland 11 1/2 N’western
at Sam Houston 2 1/2 New Mexico St
at Indiana 1 1/2 Ohio St
SMU 3 1/2 at Florida St
Texas A&M 5 1/2 at LSU
at Xavier 10 1/2 Providence
at Colorado 2 1/2 TCU
Grand Canyon 6 1/2 at Abilene Christian
at Notre Dame 4 1/2 Cal
at Utah St 22 1/2 Air Force
at Kansas 3 1/2 Arizona
at San Jose St 6 1/2 Fresno St
at W Virginia 7 1/2 UCF
George Mason 6 1/2 at Richmond
at Creighton 10 1/2 Butler
at Clemson 17 1/2 Virginia Tech
at Florida 10 1/2 Ole Miss
at Pittsburgh 12 1/2 Boston Col
at E Tennessee St 1 1/2 Wofford
at N’eastern 1 1/2 Hampton
Duke 10 1/2 at N Carolina
at Weber St 3 1/2 Sacramento St
Texas Tech 10 1/2 at Arizona St
at Texas 5 1/2 Oklahoma
at UCLA 9 1/2 USC
at St. Louis 6 1/2 Duquesne
at Syracuse 1 1/2 Virginia
at Samford 2 1/2 Furman
at BYU 11 1/2 Utah
Houston 4 1/2 at Baylor
UC Irvine 4 1/2 at UCSB
at N Arizona 2 1/2 E Washington
at San Diego St 5 1/2 Nevada
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 45 18 .714 —
New York 40 22 .645 4 1/2
Brooklyn 21 41 .339 23 1/2
Philadelphia 21 41 .339 23 1/2
Toronto 20 42 .323 24 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 29 32 .475 —
Atlanta 29 34 .460 1
Orlando 29 35 .453 1 1/2
Charlotte 14 47 .230 15
Washington 12 49 .197 17
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Cleveland 52 10 .839 —
Milwaukee 36 25 .590 15 1/2
Indiana 35 26 .574 16 1/2
Detroit 35 28 .556 17 1/2
Chicago 25 38 .397 27 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 38 24 .613 —
Houston 38 25 .603 1/2
Dallas 32 31 .508 6 1/2
San Antonio 26 34 .433 11
New Orleans 17 46 .270 21 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 51 11 .823 —
Denver 40 22 .645 11
Minnesota 35 29 .547 17
Portland 28 35 .444 23 1/2
Utah 15 47 .242 36
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 40 21 .656 —
Golden State 35 28 .556 6
L.A. Clippers 33 29 .532 7 1/2
Sacramento 32 29 .525 8
Phoenix 29 33 .468 11 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
Thursday’s games
Chicago 125, Orlando 123
Boston 123, Philadelphia 105
Atlanta 124, Indiana 118
Golden State 121, Brooklyn 119
Houston 109, New Orleans 97
L.A. Lakers 113, New York 109, OT
Friday’s games
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Miami, 8 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New York at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Denver at Oklahoma City, 1 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Utah at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Monday’s games
Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 10 p.m.
New York at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
Celtics 123, 76ers 105
PHILADELPHIA (105)
Edwards 5-7 2-2 14, Yabusele 2-7 0-0 4, Drummond 4-10 0-0 9, Grimes 2-11 1-2 6, Oubre Jr. 9-20 6-7 27, Bona 3-5 0-0 6, Reese 1-4 1-1 3, Butler 2-5 0-0 5, Council IV 2-7 0-0 4, Dowtin Jr. 4-6 0-0 10, Walker IV 6-13 0-0 17. Totals 40-95 10-12 105.
BOSTON (123)
Queta 4-10 0-0 8, Tatum 14-23 2-2 35, Kornet 4-4 1-2 9, Peterson 0-3 0-0 0, White 4-14 2-2 12, Craig 4-5 2-2 12, Norris 0-0 0-0 0, Tillman 2-4 0-0 5, Davison 1-2 0-0 3, Pritchard 6-13 3-3 19, Scheierman 5-10 2-2 15, Walsh 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 46-91 12-13 123.
Philadelphia 24 22 33 26 — 105 Boston 35 29 33 26 — 123
3-Point Goals: Philadelphia 15-39 (Walker IV 5-10, Oubre Jr. 3-5, Dowtin Jr. 2-2, Edwards 2-3, Drummond 1-2, Butler 1-3, Grimes 1-5, Reese 0-2, Yabusele 0-3, Council IV 0-4), Boston 19-48 (Tatum 5-11, Pritchard 4-8, Scheierman 3-7, Craig 2-2, White 2-10, Davison 1-2, Walsh 1-2, Tillman 1-3, Peterson 0-3); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Philadelphia 45 (Drummond 10), Boston 46 (Queta 9); Assists: Philadelphia 29 (Oubre Jr. 6), Boston 32 (Pritchard, White 6); Total Fouls: Philadelphia 15, Boston 16; A: 19,156 (18,624)
L.A. Lakers 113, Knicks 109, OT
NEW YORK (109)
Anunoby 7-18 2-3 20, Hart 6-13 4-7 18, Towns 3-13 5-7 12, Bridges 3-6 0-0 6, Brunson 13-26 12-13 39, Robinson 2-3 2-2 6, McBride 0-6 0-0 0, Payne 1-6 0-0 3, Shamet 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 37-94 25-32 109.
L.A. LAKERS (113)
Finney-Smith 1-5 0-0 2, L.James 11-23 7-8 31, Hayes 3-5 2-2 8, Doncic 9-23 10-12 32, Reaves 2-13 3-4 8, Knecht 4-8 0-0 11, Vanderbilt 1-3 0-0 2, Jemison III 3-4 1-2 7, Vincent 4-5 0-0 12. Totals 38-89 23-28 113.
New York 27 33 24 15 10 — 109 L.A. Lakers 31 20 25 23 14 — 113
3-Point Goals: New York 10-43 (Anunoby 4-11, Hart 2-6, Shamet 1-2, Payne 1-6, Towns 1-6, Brunson 1-7, Bridges 0-1, McBride 0-4), L.A. Lakers 14-42 (Vincent 4-4, Doncic 4-12, Knecht 3-7, L.James 2-8, Reaves 1-7, Vanderbilt 0-1, Finney-Smith 0-3); Fouled Out: New York None, L.A. Lakers 1 (Hayes); Rebounds: New York 46 (Towns 14), L.A. Lakers 49 (L.James 12); Assists: New York 20 (Brunson 10), L.A. Lakers 25 (Doncic 12); Total Fouls: New York 21, L.A. Lakers 28; A: 18,997 (18,997)
Warriors 121, Nets 119
GOLDEN STATE (121)
Butler III 7-13 10-10 25, Moody 4-7 0-0 10, Green 2-5 3-3 7, Curry 12-20 9-9 40, Podziemski 0-0 0-0 0, Looney 1-4 3-4 5, Santos 2-4 2-2 6, Post 4-8 0-2 10, Hield 0-8 0-0 0, Payton II 7-12 2-2 16, Spencer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-82 29-32 121.
BROOKLYN (119)
C.Johnson 9-16 5-6 26, K.Johnson 5-7 0-0 12, Claxton 4-7 0-0 8, Russell 3-7 0-0 7, Thomas 8-18 5-6 23, Martin 7-12 0-0 17, Williams 4-8 0-0 10, Wilson 1-3 6-6 9, Watford 2-5 0-0 5, Sharpe 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 44-87 16-18 119.
Golden State 15 40 31 35 — 121 Brooklyn 35 25 29 30 — 119
3-Point Goals: Golden State 12-32 (Curry 7-13, Post 2-4, Moody 2-5, Butler III 1-1, Looney 0-1, Santos 0-1, Payton II 0-2, Hield 0-5), Brooklyn 15-33 (Martin 3-6, C.Johnson 3-7, K.Johnson 2-3, Williams 2-5, Thomas 2-6, Watford 1-1, Wilson 1-2, Russell 1-3); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Golden State 45 (Payton II 9), Brooklyn 32 (Claxton 9); Assists: Golden State 31 (Green 10), Brooklyn 30 (Claxton 10); Total Fouls: Golden State 19, Brooklyn 24; A: 18,413 (17,732)
Leaders
Scoring
G FG FT Pts Avg
G-Alexandr, OKC 61 688 491 1998 32.8
Antkonmpo, MIL 49 599 302 1508 30.8
Jokic, DEN 56 615 276 1614 28.8
Edwards, MIN 61 552 319 1675 27.5
Durant, PHO 49 478 241 1316 26.9
Tatum, BOS 59 542 294 1589 26.9
Brunson, NY 61 558 350 1606 26.3
Maxey, PHI 52 477 254 1369 26.3
Booker, PHO 56 479 341 1448 25.9
Lillard, MIL 51 401 322 1302 25.5
Cnningham, DET 58 551 247 1479 25.5
James, LAL 57 544 208 1428 25.1
Irving, DAL 50 447 196 1234 24.7
Mitchell, CLE 58 492 222 1413 24.4
Curry, GS 54 438 199 1317 24.4
Wmbnyama, SA 46 408 158 1116 24.3
Towns, NY 55 481 260 1333 24.2
Herro, MIA 58 481 217 1387 23.9
Powell, LAC 46 380 183 1094 23.8
Fox, SA 58 507 250 1375 23.7
FG Percentage
FG FGA Pct
Kessler, UTA 234 322 .727
Allen, CLE 343 485 .707
Duren, DET 276 393 .702
Gafford, DAL 253 362 .699
Gobert, MIN 235 360 .653
Zubac, LAC 422 680 .621
Poeltl, TOR 301 492 .612
Antetokounmpo, MIL 599 990 .605
Sabonis, SAC 430 722 .596
Okongwu, ATL 281 487 .577
Rebounds
G Off Def Tot Avg
Sabonis, SAC 56 221 571 792 14.1
Towns, NY 55 169 568 737 13.4
Jokic, DEN 56 164 552 716 12.8
Zubac, LAC 60 224 525 749 12.5
Antkonmpo, MIL 49 111 483 594 12.1
Kessler, UTA 47 212 356 568 12.1
Wmbnyama, SA 46 82 424 506 11.0
Sengün, HOU 59 195 421 616 10.4
Gobert, MIN 55 194 379 573 10.4
Allen, CLE 62 165 472 637 10.3
Assists
G Ast Avg
Young, ATL 59 684 11.6
Jokic, DEN 56 580 10.4
Cunningham, DET 58 545 9.4
Haliburton, IND 59 526 8.9
Harden, LAC 59 505 8.6
James, LAL 57 486 8.5
Paul, SA 60 476 7.9
Brunson, NY 61 452 7.4
Lillard, MIL 51 367 7.2
Booker, PHO 56 385 6.9
College basketball
Men’s ap top 25 schedule
Friday’s Games
No. 16 Memphis (24-5) vs. South Florida (13-17), 9 p.m.
No. 18 Purdue (20-9) at Illinois (19-11), 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Auburn (27-2) vs. No. 7 Alabama (23-6), 2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Duke (26-3) at North Carolina (19-11), 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Houston (25-4) at Baylor (17-12), 10 p.m.
No. 4 Tennessee (24-5) vs. South Carolina (12-17), 2 p.m.
No. 5 Florida (25-4) vs. Mississippi (20-9), 6 p.m.
No. 6 St. John’s (26-4) at No. 20 Marquette (22-7), Noon
No. 9 Texas Tech (22-7) at Arizona St. (13-16), 8 p.m.
No. 10 Iowa St. (22-7) at Kansas St. (14-15), 1:30 p.m.
No. 11 Clemson (24-5) vs. Virginia Tech (13-16), 6 p.m.
No. 12 Wisconsin (22-7) vs. Penn St. (15-15), 1 p.m.
No. 13 Maryland (22-7) vs. Northwestern (16-13), 3 p.m.
No. 14 Louisville (23-6) vs. Stanford (19-10), 2 p.m.
No. 15 Missouri (21-8) vs. No. 19 Kentucky (19-10), Noon
No. 22 Texas A&M (20-9) at LSU (14-15), 4 p.m.
No. 23 BYU (21-8) vs. Utah (16-13), 10 p.m.
No. 24 Arizona (19-10) at Kansas (19-10), 4:30 p.m.
No. 25 Mississippi St. (20-9) at Arkansas (17-12), Noon
Sunday’s Games
No. 8 Michigan St. (24-5) vs. No. 17 Michigan (22-7), Noon
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 62 38 21 3 79 198 180
Florida 63 39 21 3 81 209 172
Tampa Bay 62 37 21 4 78 224 165
Detroit 62 30 26 6 66 179 197
Ottawa 61 31 25 5 67 174 176
Boston 64 28 28 8 64 172 204
Montreal 62 30 26 6 66 186 207
Buffalo 61 24 31 6 54 196 214
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 62 40 14 8 88 223 163
Carolina 63 37 22 4 78 200 173
New Jersey 63 33 24 6 72 189 158
Columbus 62 30 24 8 68 207 205
N.Y. Rangers 62 31 26 5 67 189 186
Philadelphia 63 27 28 8 62 184 212
N.Y. Islanders 61 28 26 7 63 168 182
Pittsburgh 64 24 30 10 58 184 237
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 63 43 16 4 90 220 147
Dallas 62 41 19 2 84 213 160
Minnesota 62 36 22 4 76 177 179
Colorado 63 37 24 2 76 209 186
St. Louis 63 30 27 6 66 182 189
Utah 62 28 25 9 65 176 183
Nashville 62 23 32 7 53 164 207
Chicago 62 19 35 8 46 172 218
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas 61 37 18 6 80 204 168
Edmonton 62 36 22 4 76 200 182
Los Angeles 60 31 20 9 71 169 162
Calgary 62 29 23 10 68 163 182
Vancouver 61 28 22 11 67 168 186
Anaheim 61 27 27 7 61 162 188
Seattle 63 26 33 4 56 186 207
San Jose 64 17 38 9 43 169 241
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
Thursday’s games
Winnipeg 4, Philadelphia 1
Utah 4, Detroit 2
Carolina 3, Boston 2
Florida 3, Columbus 0
Tampa Bay 6, Buffalo 5
Nashville 5, Seattle 3
Dallas 3, Calgary 2, OT
Edmonton 3, Montreal 2, OT
Colorado 7, San Jose 3
Friday’s games
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Vegas, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s games
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 12:30 p.m.
Seattle at Philadelphia, 12:30 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
Seattle at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vegas, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Monday’s games
Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Utah, 10 p.m.
Jets 4, Flyers 1
Winnipeg 2 2 0 — 4 Philadelphia 0 0 1 — 1
First Period: 1, Winnipeg, Scheifele 35 (Vilardi, Connor), 8:32 (pp). 2, Winnipeg, Ehlers 20 (Scheifele, Vilardi), 15:13 (pp). Penalties: Michkov, PHI (Interference), 7:47. Foerster, PHI (Tripping), 14:30.
Second Period: 3, Winnipeg, Connor 32 (Vilardi, Scheifele), 5:28. 4, Winnipeg, Lowry 12 (Niederreiter, Appleton), 9:03. Penalties: Niederreiter, WPG (Elbowing), 18:11.
Third Period: 5, Philadelphia, Michkov 20, 17:18. Penalties: None.
Shots on goal: Winnipeg 10-9-8: 27. Philadelphia 8-6-8: 22.
Power-play opportunities: Winnipeg 2 of 2. Philadelphia 0 of 1.
Goalies: Winnipeg, Comrie 7-8-1 (22 shots-21 saves). Philadelphia, Ersson 18-11-4 (27-23).
A: 18,619 (19,543). T: 2:16.
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Jon Mclsaac; Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brad Kovachik.
Lightning 6, Sabres 5
Buffalo 3 2 0 — 5 Tampa Bay 2 3 1 — 6
First Period: 1, Tampa Bay, Paul 19 (McDonagh, Hagel), 5:01. 2, Buffalo, Dahlin 11 (Benson, McLeod), 5:17. 3, Tampa Bay, Raddysh 4 (Girgensons), 5:53. 4, Buffalo, Tuch 24, 8:20. 5, Buffalo, Krebs 5 (Benson, McLeod), 17:09. Penalties: Thompson, BUF (High Sticking), 8:23.
Second Period: 6, Tampa Bay, Guentzel 30 (Cernak, Kucherov), 0:58. 7, Buffalo, Thompson 31 (Peterka, Dahlin), 9:35 (pp). 8, Buffalo, Peterka 19, 12:40. 9, Tampa Bay, Guentzel 31 (Point, Paul), 17:43. 10, Tampa Bay, Guentzel 32 (Raddysh, Hagel), 18:46 (pp). Penalties: Cernak, TB (Roughing), 1:57. Goncalves, TB (Tripping), 9:15. Buffalo bench, served by Lafferty (Roughing), 18:10. Cirelli, TB (Roughing), 18:10. Dahlin, BUF (Illegal Equipment), 18:10.
Third Period: 11, Tampa Bay, Bjorkstrand 17 (Kucherov, Gourde), 1:40. Penalties: Peterka, BUF (Holding), 10:25. Hagel, TB (Tripping), 18:06. McDonagh, TB (High Sticking), 19:43.
Shots on goal: Buffalo 12-8-12: 32. Tampa Bay 7-13-6: 26.
Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 1 of 4. Tampa Bay 1 of 3.
Goalies: Buffalo, Luukkonen 20-19-4 (26 shots-20 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 30-16-3 (32-27).
A: 19,092 (19,092). T: 2:39.
Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Garrett Rank; Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Bryan Pancich.
Utah 4, Red Wings 2
Utah 1 1 2 — 4 Detroit 2 0 0 — 2
First Period: 1, Utah, Guenther 23 (Kerfoot, Kesselring), 2:08. 2, Detroit, Larkin 25 (Tarasenko, Soderblom), 3:17. 3, Detroit, Berggren 10 (Kane, Motte), 8:49. Penalties: None.
Second Period: 4, Utah, Schmaltz 13 (Keller, Hayton), 13:01 (pp). Penalties: DeBrincat, DET (Tripping), 5:59. Stenlund, UTA (Tripping), 8:48. Johansson, DET (Holding), 11:43. Sergachev, UTA (Roughing), 19:06.
Third Period: 5, Utah, Stenlund 8 (Kesselring), 2:55. 6, Utah, Crouse 10 (Doan, McBain), 7:51. Penalties: Cooley, UTA (High Sticking), 3:19. Kane, DET (Holding Stick), 15:37.
Shots on goal: Utah 6-7-6: 19. Detroit 15-14-11: 40.
Power-play opportunities: Utah 1 of 3. Detroit 0 of 3.
Goalies: Utah, Vejmelka 17-16-4 (40 shots-38 saves). Detroit, Lyon 11-8-1 (19-15).
A: 19,515 (20,000). T: 2:26.
Referees: Michael Markovic, Kendrick Nicholson; Linesmen: Brandon Grillo, Tommy Hughes.
Leaders
Goal Scoring
Name Team GP G
Leon Draisaitl EDM 62 46
William Nylander TOR 62 35
Mark Scheifele WPG 63 35
Kyle Connor WPG 63 32
Jake Guentzel TBL 61 32
Alex Ovechkin WAS 46 32
David Pastrnak BOS 64 32
Brayden Point TBL 57 32
Sam Reinhart FLA 63 32
Cole Caufield MTL 62 31
Tage Thompson BUF 55 31
Brandon Hagel TBL 62 30
Alex DeBrincat DET 62 29
Rickard Rakell PIT 63 29
Nikita Kucherov TBL 59 28
Tom Wilson WAS 61 28
Jack Hughes NJD 62 27
Mikko Rantanen COL 62 27
Jason Robertson DAL 62 27
Gabriel Vilardi WPG 63 26
Assists
Name Team GP A
N. MacKinnon COL 63 73
Nikita Kucherov TBL 59 64
Mitch Marner TOR 61 58
Connor McDavid EDM 56 56
Jack Eichel VGK 60 54
Jesper Bratt NJD 63 53
Cale Makar COL 63 50
Martin Necas COL 63 49
Leon Draisaitl EDM 62 48
Clayton Keller Utah 61 48
Sidney Crosby PIT 62 47
Kyle Connor WPG 63 46
Quinn Hughes VAN 50 46
David Pastrnak BOS 64 46
Nick Suzuki MTL 62 46
Zach Werenski CBJ 61 46
Lane Hutson MTL 62 45
Tim Stutzle OTT 61 44
Jack Hughes NJD 62 43
Dylan Strome WAS 62 43
AHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Hershey 53 33 15 5 0 71 173 160
Providence 54 31 17 4 2 68 177 139
Charlotte 52 30 16 3 3 66 166 136
WB/Scranton 52 29 15 7 1 66 177 147
Lehigh Valley 56 28 21 5 2 63 171 183
Springfield 54 28 20 2 4 62 178 170
Hartford 56 23 26 5 2 53 160 188
Bridgeport 55 12 37 3 3 30 145 223
North Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Rochester 54 34 14 3 3 74 188 145
Laval 53 35 15 2 1 73 170 139
Cleveland 54 28 16 5 5 66 158 164
Toronto 53 28 16 3 6 65 157 146
Belleville 53 26 19 4 4 60 154 164
Syracuse 53 23 18 8 4 58 146 139
Utica 53 22 25 4 2 50 141 169
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Texas 52 32 17 3 0 67 184 158
Milwaukee 55 28 18 4 5 65 167 152
Grand Rapids 56 29 21 4 2 64 156 156
Chicago 52 27 22 3 0 57 153 159
Rockford 53 22 25 5 1 50 152 170
Iowa 54 20 30 3 1 44 151 195
Manitoba 53 19 30 1 3 42 121 182
Pacific Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Coach. Valley 56 32 18 1 5 70 192 164
Colorado 52 30 14 5 3 68 183 133
Calgary 56 30 20 4 2 66 184 186
Ontario 52 31 18 2 1 65 166 152
San Jose 54 28 20 3 3 62 184 170
Abbotsford 53 28 22 2 1 59 172 160
Tucson 53 26 22 3 2 57 166 170
Bakersfield 51 23 19 6 3 55 153 165
San Diego 54 21 25 5 3 50 173 194
Henderson 55 22 30 3 0 47 162 202
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Top four teams in each division advance to playoffs.
Thursday’s games
No games scheduled
Friday’s games
Hershey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Laval, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Utica, 7 p.m.
WB/Scranton at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Iowa at Rockford, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Ontario, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
Tucson at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Calgary at Manitoba, 3 p.m.
Rochester at Laval, 3 p.m.
Colorado at Henderson, 4 p.m.
Hershey at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Belleville at WB/Scranton, 6:05 p.m.
Iowa at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Providence at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Texas at Rockford, 8 p.m.
Ontario vs. San Diego at Pechanga Arena, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
Tucson at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Lehigh Valley at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Calgary at Manitoba, 3 p.m.
Springfield at Bridgeport, 3 p.m.
Syracuse at WB/Scranton, 3:05 p.m.
Colorado at Henderson, 4 p.m.
Texas at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Belleville at Hartford, 5 p.m.
Monday’s games
No games scheduled
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Trois-Rivieres 53 36 12 4 1 77 190 132
Wheeling 53 32 18 2 1 67 173 147
Norfolk 54 32 19 3 0 67 196 157
Worcester 55 26 23 2 4 58 163 185
Reading 55 24 22 8 1 57 155 175
Maine 54 21 30 3 0 45 134 188
Adirondack 55 18 33 3 1 40 146 198
South Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Florida 55 37 11 6 1 81 183 122
S. Carolina 54 35 14 3 2 75 200 129
Jacksonville 55 33 16 5 1 72 184 146
Orlando 58 29 19 10 0 68 161 165
Atlanta 55 25 23 5 2 57 144 175
Savannah 52 24 24 4 0 52 169 183
Greenville 53 21 25 5 2 49 140 179
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Toledo 57 35 14 7 1 78 187 151
Fort Wayne 55 33 17 5 0 71 185 154
Iowa 54 29 17 4 4 66 158 154
Cincinnati 55 21 25 9 0 51 138 160
Indy 51 22 23 3 3 50 123 137
Kalamazoo 53 23 26 3 1 50 135 161
Bloomington 53 22 26 3 2 49 134 150
Mountain Division
GP W L O S Pt GF GA
Kansas City 55 36 14 4 1 77 195 141
Tahoe 57 33 20 3 1 70 203 189
Tulsa 55 30 17 5 3 68 173 160
Wichita 53 29 17 6 1 65 191 156
Idaho 55 28 18 8 1 65 191 186
Rapid City 55 23 23 6 3 55 170 197
Utah 55 19 29 5 2 45 178 227
Allen 56 14 32 8 2 38 138 233
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Top four teams in each division advance to playoffs.
Thursday’s games
Jacksonville 9, Allen 1
Tahoe 5, Rapid City 4
Friday’s games
Atlanta at Kalamazoo, 7 p.m.
Fort Wayne at Indy, 7 p.m.
Wheeling at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Trois-Rivieres, 7 p.m.
Florida at Norfolk, 7:05 p.m.
Reading at Maine, 7:15 p.m.
Greenville at Savannah, 7:30 p.m.
Wichita at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.
Iowa at Bloomington, 8 p.m.
Idaho at Kansas City, 8:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Allen, 8:10 p.m.
Tulsa at Utah, 9:10 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Worcester at Trois-Rivieres, 3 p.m.
Savannah at South Carolina, 5:05 p.m.
Reading at Maine, 6 p.m.
Savannah at South Carolina, 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Kalamazoo, 7 p.m.
Greenville at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Wheeling at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Wichita at Indy, 7 p.m.
Florida at Norfolk, 7:05 p.m.
Idaho at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
Iowa at Bloomington, 8 p.m.
Jacksonville at Allen, 8:10 p.m.
Rapid City at Tahoe, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Greenville at Orlando, 3 p.m.
Wheeling at Adirondack, 3 p.m.
Worcester at Trois-Rivieres, 3 p.m.
Savannah at South Carolina, 3:05 p.m.
Wichita at Indy, 4 p.m.
Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne, 5 p.m.
Tulsa at Utah, 5:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Toledo, 5:15 p.m.
Rapid City at Tahoe, 6 p.m.
Monday’s games
No games scheduled
MLB
Spring Training
Thursday’s games
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 4
Minnesota 8, N.Y. Yankees 4
Washington 12, St. Louis 1
Toronto 7, Boston 4
San Francisco 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Texas (ss) 8, San Diego 2
L.A. Dodgers 8, Texas (ss) 4
Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 5
Miami 1, Atlanta 1
Houston 5, N.Y. Mets 1
Cleveland 4, Arizona (ss) 0
Kansas City 9, Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee 10, Athletics 0
Arizona (ss) 11, Seattle (ss) 4
L.A. Angels 5, Seattle (ss) 5
Friday’s games
Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2
Minnesota (ss) 7, Atlanta 1
Boston 20, Miami 5
Tampa Bay 9, Minnesota 9
Athletics vs Cleveland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs L.A. Angels (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Baltimore at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs Houston at Jupiter, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Washington vs N.Y. Mets at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Toronto at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m.
Colorado vs Texas at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.
Seattle vs L.A. Dodgers at Peoria, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.
Milwaukee vs San Diego, ppd.
Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs at Phoenix, canc.
Cincinnati vs San Francisco at Goodyear, Ariz., canc.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs Arizona at Tempe, Ariz., canc.
Saturday’s games
Washington vs St. Louis at West Palm Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs Tampa Bay at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Toronto (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs Pittsburgh at North Port, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (ss) vs Detroit at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Seattle at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Kansas City (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Arizona (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs Athletics (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Milwaukee vs L.A. Angels at Phoenix, 3:10 p.m.
San Diego vs Cleveland at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Athletics (ss) vs Arizona (ss) at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m.
Houston vs N.Y. Yankees at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Miami vs N.Y. Mets at Jupiter, Fla., 6:40 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Baltimore (ss) vs Minnesota at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Atlanta at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Pittsburgh at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs Miami at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Baltimore (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs N.Y. Yankees at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Toronto at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs Washington at Port St Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Athletics (ss) vs Arizona (ss) at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs Chicago White Sox at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs Milwaukee at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs Athletics (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs San Diego at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs Texas at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs Cincinnati at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Seattle vs Colorado at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 2 0 0 6 8 3
Columbus 2 0 0 6 5 2
Miami 1 0 1 4 6 3
Charlotte 1 0 1 4 4 2
NY R. Bulls 1 1 0 3 2 1
Orlando 1 1 0 3 6 6
Atlanta 1 1 0 3 3 4
Cincinnati 1 1 0 3 2 4
D.C. United 0 0 2 2 4 4
NYC 0 1 1 1 2 3
N. England 0 1 1 1 0 1
Chicago 0 1 1 1 4 6
Toronto 0 1 1 1 4 6
Nashville 0 1 1 1 0 2
Montréal 0 2 0 0 2 4
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 2 0 0 6 6 1
Vancouver 2 0 0 6 6 2
LA 2 0 0 6 2 0
San Diego 1 0 1 4 2 0
Dallas 1 0 1 4 5 4
Austin 1 1 0 3 1 1
Minnesota 1 1 0 3 1 1
Portland 1 1 0 3 2 4
Salt Lake 1 1 0 3 2 4
Colorado 0 0 2 2 3 3
St Louis City 0 0 2 2 0 0
Seattle 0 1 1 1 2 4
Kansas City 0 2 0 0 1 3
LA Galaxy 0 2 0 0 1 4
Houston 0 2 0 0 2 6
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, March 8
Houston at Columbus, 2:30 p.m.
Los Angeles FC at Seattle, 4:45 p.m.
New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando City at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Austin FC, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
San Diego FC at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
CF Montréal at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9
Charlotte FC at Miami, 4 p.m.
St Louis City at LA Galaxy, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 15
Orlando City at New York, 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto FC, 2:30 p.m.
Austin FC at Los Angeles FC, 3:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m.
CF Montréal at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
New England at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Seattle at St Louis City, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at San Diego FC, 10:30 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 16
Nashville at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
LA Galaxy at Portland, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB
American League
BOSTON RED SOX: Optioned RHP Luis Perales and OF Jhostynxon Garcia to Worcester (IL). Reassigned LHP Jovani Moran and RHPs Robert Stock, Brian Van Belle, and Jacob Webb to minor league camp. Agreed to terms with OF Wilyer Abreu, LHP Brennan Bernardino, INF Triston Casas, RHP Cooper Criswell, RHP Hunter Dobbins, RHP Richard Fitts, OF Jhostynxon Garcia, INF Romy Gonzalez, INF Vaughn Grissom, RHP Luis Guerrero, INF David Hamilton, RHP Zack Kelly, LHP Chris Murphy, C Carlos Narváez, LHP Zach Penrod, RHP Luis Perales, RHP Quinn Priester, C Blake Sabol, RHP Justin Slaten, INF Nick Sogard, RHP Greg Weissert, RHP Josh Winckowski, and C Connor Wong.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Optioned RHP Juan Carela to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned INF Jacob Gonzalez, C Adam Hackenberg and OFs Braden Montgomery and Wilfred Veras to minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS: Optioned RHP Ryan Gusto to Sugar Land (PCL). Reassigned RHP Miguel Ullola to minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS: Optioned RHPs Blas Castano and Hagen Danner to Tacoma (PCL). Reassigned LHP Josh Fleming to minor league camp.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONBACKS: Optioned RHP Joe Elbis to Amarillo (TL).
ATLANTA BRAVES: Optioned RHP Domingo Gonzalez and RHP Rolddy Munoz to Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS: Optioned RHP Ethan Roberts and LHP Luke Little to Iowa (IL). Reassigned RHPs Phil Bickford, Chris Flexen, Ben Heller, Brooks Kriske and Trevor Richards, INFs Jonathon Long and James Triantos and OFs Greg Allen and Christian Franklin to minor league camp.
SAN DIEGO PADRES: Reassigned LHP’s Austin Davis and Jake Higginbotham to minor league camp. Optioned RHP Henry Baez to minor league camp.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Optioned RHP Tink Hence to Memphis (IL).
FOOTBALL
NFL
ARIZONA CARDINALS: Re-signed LS Aaron Brewer to a one-year contract. Re-signed S Joey Blount to a two-year contract.
BUFFALO BILLS: Signed LB Terrel Bernard to a four-year contract extension.
CAROLINA PANTHERS: Placed original-round tender on OL Cade Mays. Re-signed ERFA DL LaBryan Ray.
CINCINNATI BENGALS: Signed TE Tanner Hudson to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season.
DETROIT LIONS: Signed LB Derrick Barnes to a three-year contract extension.
GREEN BAY PACKERS: Extended ERFA tenders to RB Emanuel Wilson and WR Bo Melton.
HOUSTON TEXANS: Restructured the contract of LB Azeez Al-Shaair. Released OL Shaq Mason with a post-June 1 designation.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Tendered ERFA P Matt Araiza.
NEW YORK GIANTS: Tendered EFRA OLB Tomon Fox.
NEW YORK JETS: Extended ERFA tenders to WR Irvin Charles and OL Xavier Newman-Johnson.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: Claimed CB Tre’Vius Sims off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Tendered ERFA TE Brady Russell.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: Re-signed S Kaevon Merriweather to a one-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS: Released OLB Harold Landry. Signed LB Otis Reese IV and DL Keondre Coburn to one-year contracts.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS: Released DL Jonathan Allen. Tendered ERFA RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
HOCKEY
NHL
ANAHEIM DUCKS: Acquired D Oliver Kylington from the New York Islanders for future considerations.
BUFFALO SABRES: Signed LW Jason Zucker to a two-year contract extension. Acquired C Josh Norris and D Jacob Bernard-Docker from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for C Dylan Cozens, D Dennis Gilbert, and a 2026 second-round pick. Acquired D Erik Brannstrom from the New York Rangers in exchange for RW Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
CALGARY FLAMES: Reassigned RW Adam Klapka to Calgary (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS: Acquired Ds Shea Weber and Victor Soderstrom and RW Aku Raty from the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick.
COLORADO AVALANCHE: Acquired C Charlie Coyle and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Boston Bruins in exchange for C Casey Mittelstadt, C William Zellers and a 2025 second-round pick. Acquired D Erik Johnson from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for RW Givani Smith.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: Reassigned C Joe Labate to Cleveland (AHL). Acquired C Luke Kunin from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick.
DALLAS STARS: Reassigned D Lian Bichsel to Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS: Acquired G Petr Mrazek and C Craig Smith from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for F Joe Veleno.
EDMONTON OILERS: Acquired D Jake Walman from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a conditional 2026 first-round pick and F Carl Berglund.
LOS ANGELES KINGS: Acquired LW Andrei Kuzmenko from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Re-signed D Johnathan Kovacevic to a five-year contract. Acquired D Dennis Cholowski from the New York Islanders in exchange for LW Adam Beckman.
ST. LOUIS BLUES: Recalled D Matthew Kessel from Springfield (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: Acquired F Scott Laughton, a 2024 fourth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for F Nikita Grebenkin and a 2027 first-round pick.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS: Acquired F Anthony Beauvillier from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick.
WINNIPEG JETS: Acquired D Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick. Acquired LW Brandon Tanev from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick.
On this date
March 8
1954: The Milwaukee Hawks beat the Baltimore Bullets twice 64-54 and 65-54, in the only doubleheader in NBA history involving the same two teams.
1958: Silky Sullivan, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, wins the Santa Anita Derby by three lengths after trailing by 40 early in the race and by 20 entering the final turn.
1971: Joe Frazier wins the world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1990: Kurt Browning becomes the first Canadian to defend a title in the World Figure Skating Championships as he edges early leader Viktor Petrenko of the Soviet Union.
1992: Ray Floyd, 49, holds off Fred Couples for a two-stroke victory in the Doral Open and joins Sam Snead as the only men to win PGA Tour titles in four decades.
1997: In the World Indoor Championship in Paris, Kevin Little becomes the first white American sprinter in 41 years to win a major international competition, matching the U.S. 200 record of 20.40 seconds.
2008: At age 60, Saoul Mamby loses a unanimous 10-round decision to Anthony Osbourne in Grand Cayman. Mamby, a former super lightweight champion, becomes the oldest boxer in a sanctioned fight.
2008: Lindsey Vonn wins her 10th career World Cup downhill to break the U.S. record held by Picabo Street and Daron Rahlves. Vonn breaks the record with her fifth downhill of the season in 1:23.57 on the 1.4-mile Crans-Montana, Switzerland course.
2010: The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies set an NCAA women’s record by winning their 71st straight game, a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. UConn surpasses its own mark set from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.
2013: The Big East Conference announces the departure of DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova, allowing them to separate from the football schools and create their own conference on July 1.
2014: Doug McDermott scores a career-high 45 points to become the eighth player in Division I history to go over 3,000 for a career and Creighton rolls past Providence 88-73.
2015: Leonardo Mayer defeats Joao Souza in the longest Davis Cup singles match ever, winning 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 5-7, 15-13 to keep Argentina alive against Brazil in their first round series. Mayer needed 6 hours, 42 minutes to beat Souza, which is also longer than the record for a clay-court match on the ATP tour.
2022: Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers agrees to remain with the Green Bay Packers in a reported 4-year, $200m deal that would make him the highest paid player in NFL history.
Motorsports
NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
Feb. 2: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 13: x-Duel 1 at DAYTONA (Bubba Wallace)
Feb. 13: x-Duel 2 at DAYTONA (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 16: DAYTONA 500 (William Byron)
Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400 (Christopher Bell)
March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Christopher Bell)
March 9: Shriners Children’s 500, Avondale, Ariz.
March 16: Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas
March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400, Homestead, Fla.
March 30: Cook Out 400, Ridgeway, Va.
April 6: Goodyear 400, Darlington, S.C.
April 13: Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
April 27: Jack Link’s 500, Talladega, Ala.
May 4: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Fort Worth, Texas
May 11: AdventHealth 400, Kansas City, Kan.
May 17: x-NASCAR All-Star Race Heat 1, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 17: x-NASCAR All-Star Race Heat 2, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 18: x-NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 25: Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 1: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Nashville, Lebanon, Tenn.
June 8: Firekeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City, Mexico City
June 22: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono, Long Pond, Pa.
June 28: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart, Hampton, Ga.
July 6: Grant Park 165, Chicago
July 13: Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover, Del.
July 27: Brickyard 400, Speedway, Ind.
Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Newton, Iowa
Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 16: Cook Out 400, Richmond, Va.
Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Aug. 31: Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300, Madison, Ill.
Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 5: Bank of America ROVAL 400, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 12: South Point 400, Las Vegas
Oct. 19: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at Talladega, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 26: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at Martinsville, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale, Ariz.
x-non-points race
NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders
1. William Byron 116
2. Ryan Blaney 114
3. Tyler Reddick 111
4. Christopher Bell 95
5. Chase Elliott 95
6. Bubba Wallace 94
7. Alex Bowman 87
8. Michael McDowell 85
9. Kyle Busch 81
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 80
11. Austin Cindric 80
12. Chris Buescher 77
13. Joey Logano 77
14. John H. Nemechek 76
15. Carson Hocevar 72
16. Kyle Larson 71
17. Denny Hamlin 67
18. Shane Van Gisbergen 63
19. Todd Gilliland 63
20. Ross Chastain 62
21. Riley Herbst 60
22. Erik Jones 56
23. Justin Haley 52
24. Ty Dillon 48
25. Brad Keselowski 43
26. Noah Gragson 42
27. AJ Allmendinger 42
28. Austin Dillon 41
29. Daniel Suárez 38
30. Ryan Preece 38
31. Zane Smith 35
32. Jimmie Johnson 34
33. Josh Berry 34
34. Cole Custer 31
35. Ty Gibbs 29
36. Corey LaJoie 21
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