CENTRAL COLLEGIATEHOCKEY ASSOCIATIONQUARTERFINALS(Best-of-3)Today-Saturday-SundayNo. 9 BOWLING
GREEN (15-19-5) at No. 2 Notre Dame (21-12-3), 7:05 p.m.No. 11 Michigan State (13-23-3) at No. 1 Miami
(22-9-5)No. 7 Michigan (15-18-3) at No. 3 Western Michigan (19-9-8)No. 5 Ferris State (15-14-5) at No. 4
Ohio State (14-15-7)MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCEWOMEN’S BASKETBALLTOURNAMENTat Quicken Loans Arena,
ClevelandThursday’s GamesThird roundNo. 4 Central Michigan 81, No. 5 BOWLING GREEN 48No. 3 Akron 83, No. 7
Buffalo 79Today’s GamesSemifinalsNo. 1 Toledo (27-2) vs. No. 4 Central Michigan (19-11), noonNo. 2 Ball
State (15-14) vs. No. 3 Akron (22-8), 2:30 p.m.Saturday’s GameChampionshipSemifinal winners, 1
p.m.MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCEMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThursday’s GamesThird roundat Quicken Loans Arena,
ClevelandNo. 4 Kent State 70, No. 8 Buffalo 68No. 3 Western Michigan 70, No. 7 Eastern Michigan 55Friday’s
GamesSemifinalsat Quicken Loans ArenaNo. 1 Akron (24-6) vs. No. 4 Kent State (20-12), 6:30 p.m.No. 2 Ohio
(23-8) vs. No. 3 Western Michigan (20-11), 9 p.m.Saturday’s GameChampionshipat Quicken Loans ArenaSemifinal
winners, 6:30 p.m.Big Ten ConferenceAt The United Center, ChicagoFirst RoundThursday’s GamesIllinois 51,
Minnesota 49Michigan 83, Penn State 66Nebraska 57, Purdue 55Iowa 73, Northwestern 59QuarterfinalsFriday’s
GamesIndiana vs. Illinois, NoonWisconsin vs. Michigan, 2:30 p.m.Ohio State vs. Nebraska, 6:30 p.m.Michigan
State vs. Iowa, 9 p.m.SemifinalsSaturday’s GamesIndiana-Illinois winner vs. Wisconsin-Michigan winner, 1:40
p.m.Ohio State-Nebraska winner vs. Michigan State-Iowa winner, 4 p.m.ChampionshipSunday’s GameSemifinal
winners, 3:30 p.m.AP MEN’S BASKETBALL TOP 25Thursday’s GamesNo. 4. Louisville 74, Villanova 55No. 5.
Georgetown 62, Cincinnati 43No. 6. Michigan 83, Penn State 66No. 7. Kansas 91, Texas Tech 63No. 11. Kansas
State 66, Texas 49No. 14. Oklahoma State 74, Baylor 72No. 18. Arizona 79, Colorado 69No. 19. Syracuse 62,
No. 17 Pittsburgh 59No. 20. Memphis 81, Tulane 68No. 21. UCLA 80, Arizona State 75No. 24. Notre Dame 73, No.
12 Marquette 65AP Women’s Basketball TOP 25Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduledGIRLS BASKETBALLState
TournamentAt ColumbusDivision IToday’s GamesTwinsburg vs. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange, 6Toledo Notre Dame
vs. Kettering Fairmont, 8State Final: Saturday, 8:30Division IIThursday’s GamesMillersburg West Holmes 69,
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne 44Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 57, Clyde 38State Final: Millersburg West Holmes
vs. Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, Saturday, 2Division IIIThursday’s GamesAnna 80, Orrville 59Columbus
Africentric 43, Beverly Ft. Frye 40State Final: Columbus Africentric vs. Anna, Saturday, 10:45 amDivision
IVToday’s GamesReedsville Eastern vs. Berlin Hiland, 1Ottoville vs. Fort Loramie, 3State Final: Saturday,
5:15National BasketballAssociationEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionW L Pct GBNew York 38 25 .603 -Brooklyn
38 27 .585 1Boston 35 29 .547 31‚Ñ2Toronto 25 40 .385 14Philadelphia 24 40 .375 141‚Ñ2Southeast DivisionW L
Pct GBx-Miami 49 14 .778 -Atlanta 35 29 .547 141‚Ñ2Washington 21 42 .333 28Orlando 18 47 .277 32Charlotte 14
50 .219 351‚Ñ2Central DivisionW L Pct GBIndiana 40 24 .625 -Chicago 35 29 .547 5Milwaukee 32 31 .508
71‚Ñ2Cleveland 22 42 .344 18Detroit 23 44 .343 181‚Ñ2WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest DivisionW L Pct GBx-San
Antonio 50 16 .758 -Memphis 44 19 .698 41‚Ñ2Houston 35 30 .538 141‚Ñ2Dallas 30 34 .469 19New Orleans 22 43
.338 271‚Ñ2Northwest DivisionW L Pct GBOklahoma City 48 17 .738 -Denver 44 22 .667 41‚Ñ2Utah 33 32 .508
15Portland 30 34 .469 171‚Ñ2Minnesota 22 40 .355 241‚Ñ2Pacific DivisionW L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 45 21 .682
-Golden State 37 29 .561 8L.A. Lakers 34 32 .515 11Sacramento 23 43 .348 22Phoenix 22 43 .338
221‚Ñ2x-clinched playoff spotThursday’s GamesSan Antonio 92, Dallas 91Portland 105, New York 90Today’s
GamesCharlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Washington, 7 p.m.Phoenix at
Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30
p.m.Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m.Chicago at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Saturday’s
GamesPhoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Indiana at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland
at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m.Memphis at Utah, 10 p.m.National Hockey LeagueEASTERN
CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 28 20 8 0 40 103 79New Jersey 27 13 9 5 31 70
77N.Y. Rangers26 13 11 2 28 65 64N.Y. Islanders27 12 12 3 27 79 88Philadelphia28 12 15 1 25 77 87Northeast
DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 27 18 5 4 40 88 69Boston 25 18 4 3 39 76 54Ottawa 27 13 8 6 32 64
58Toronto 28 15 12 1 31 82 78Buffalo 27 10 14 3 23 70 84Southeast DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GACarolina 26 15
10 1 31 81 72Winnipeg 27 14 11 2 30 71 77Tampa Bay 27 11 15 1 23 88 83Washington 26 11 14 1 23 72 78Florida
28 7 15 6 20 67 105WESTERN CONFERENCECentral DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 27 22 2 3 47 87 59St. Louis
27 15 10 2 32 83 79Detroit 27 12 10 5 29 70 71Nashville 27 11 10 6 28 62 68Columbus 28 10 12 6 26 63
76Northwest DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 26 13 7 6 32 75 72Minnesota 26 14 10 2 30 64 64Edmonton 26
10 11 5 25 64 76Calgary 25 10 11 4 24 69 84Colorado 26 10 12 4 24 65 78Pacific DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF
GAAnaheim 26 20 3 3 43 89 64Los Angeles26 14 10 2 30 76 69San Jose 26 12 8 6 30 62 64Phoenix 27 13 11 3 29
77 77Dallas 26 12 11 3 27 68 73NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.Thursday’s
GamesChicago 2, Columbus 1, SOAnaheim 2, Dallas 1, SOBoston 4, Florida 1Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 1Washington 3,
Carolina 2N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 0Winnipeg 3, N.Y. Rangers 1St. Louis 3, Phoenix 0Minnesota 5, Colorado
3Vancouver 7, Nashville 4San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3Today’s GamesNew Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Nashville
at Calgary, 9 p.m.Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.Saturday’s GamesWashington at Boston, 1 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at
Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Ottawa at Buffalo, 3 p.m.Minnesota at Colorado, 3 p.m.Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.Montreal
at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7:30
p.m.Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.San Jose at Los
Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Blackhawks 2,Blue Jackets 1, SoChicago 0 1 0 0 – 2Columbus 0 1 0 0 – 1Chicago won
shootout 2-1First Period-None.Second Period-1, Chicago, Oduya 1 (Kane, Hjalmarsson), 16:45. 2, Columbus,
Johnson 4 (Brassard, Dubinsky), 17:37 (pp).Third Period-None.Overtime-None.Shootout-Chicago 2 (Toews G, Kane
G), Columbus 1 (Anisimov G, Johansen NG, Brassard NG).Shots on Goal-Chicago 10-10-13-7-40. Columbus
11-10-3-6-30.Goalies-Chicago, Crawford. Columbus, Bobrovsky. A-15,009 (18,144). T-2:38.Major League
SoccerSaturday’s GamesD.C. United at New York, 12:30 p.m.Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 3 p.m.Toronto FC
at Montreal, 4 p.m.New England at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.San Jose at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.Colorado at Real Salt
Lake, 6 p.m.Portland at Seattle FC, 8 p.m.Sunday’s GamesHouston at FC Dallas, 1 p.m.Chivas USA at Los
Angeles, 5 p.m.MLB SPRING TRAININGThursday’s GamesDetroit 9, N.Y. Mets 1Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3Today’s
GamesToronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.Colorado
vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.World Baseball ClassiCSECOND ROUNDGROUP TWOAt MiamiThursday’s
GameDominican Republic 3, United States 1Today’s GamePuerto Rico vs. United States, 7 p.m.Saturday’s
GameGame 5 winner vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m.TODAYAUTO RACINGNoonSPEED – NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for
Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn.2 p.m.SPEED – NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Jeff Foxworthy’s
Grit Chips 300, at Bristol, Tenn.3:30 p.m.SPEED – NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Food City 500, at
Bristol, Tenn.2 a.m.NBCSN – Formula One, qualifying for Australian Grand Prix, at Melbourne,
AustraliaBASEBALL7 p.m.MLB – World Baseball Classic, second round, at MiamiGOLF3 p.m.TGC – PGA Tour, Tampa
Bay Classic, second round, at Tampa Bay, Fla.6:30 p.m.TGC – LPGA, Founders Cup, second round, at Phoenix8:30
p.m.TGC – Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, first round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape)MEN’S
COLLEGE BASKETBALLNoonESPN – Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, at ChicagoESPN2 – Atlantic Coast Conference,
quarterfinal, at Greensboro, N.C.2 p.m.ESPN – Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, at ChicagoESPN2 – Atlantic
Coast Conference, quarterfinal, at Greensboro, N.C.6:30 p.m.STO – Mid-American Conference, Akron vs, Kent
State, semifinal, at Cleveland7 p.m.ESPN – Big East Conference, semifinal, at New YorkESPN2 – Atlantic Coast
Conference, quarterfinal, at Greensboro, N.C.9 p.m.ESPN – Big East Conference, semifinal, at New YorkESPN2 –
Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, at Greensboro, N.C.STO – Mid-American Conference, Ohio cvs. Western
Michigan, semifinal, at Cleveland11:30 p.m.ESPN – Pac-12 Conference, semifinal, at Las VegasMEN’S COLLEGE
HOCKEY7 p.m.NBCSN – Hockey East Tournament, quarterfinals, Vermont at Boston CollegeNBA BASKETBALL8:30
p.m.FOXSN – Cleveland at Dallas (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)10:30 p.m.WGN – Chicago at Golden
StateTENNIS4:30 p.m.ESPN2 – ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, men’s quarterfinal, at Indian Wells,
Calif.11:30 p.m.ESPN2 – ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, women’s semifinal, at Indian Wells,
Calif.WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLNoonSTO – Mid-American Conference, Toledo vs. Central Michigan, semifinal,
at Cleveland2:30 p.m.STO – Mid-American Conference, Akron vs. Ball State, semifinal, at
ClevelandSATURDAYAUTO RACING9 a.m.SPEED – NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Food City 500, at Bristol,
Tenn.NoonSPEED – NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Food City 500, at
Bristol, Tenn.2 p.m.ESPN2 – NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300, at Bristol,
Tenn.1:30 a.m.ESPN2 – NHRA, qualifying for Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (delayed tape)NBCSN –
Formula One, Australian Grand Prix, at Melbourne, AustraliaBASEBALL1 p.m.MLB – World Baseball Classic,
second round, at MiamiBOXING10:15 p.m.HBO – Welterweights, Jessie Vargas (21-0-0) vs. Wale Omotoso (23-0-0);
champion Timothy Bradley Jr. (29-0-0) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1-0), for WBO welterweight title, at
Carson, Calif.GOLF1 p.m.TGC – PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, third round, at Tampa Bay, Fla.3 p.m.NBC – PGA
Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, third round, at Tampa Bay, Fla.4 p.m.TGC – LPGA, Founders Cup, third round, at
Phoenix7:30 p.m.TGC – Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, second round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day
tape)MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL11:30 a.m.CBS – Conference USA, championship, at Tulsa, Okla.ESPN2 – America
East Conference, championship, Albany at Vermont1 p.m.ABC – Southeastern Conference, semifinal, at
Nashville, Tenn.ESPN – Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, at Greensboro, N.C.1:40 p.m.CBS – Big Ten
Conference, semifinal, at Chicago3 p.m.ABC – Southeastern Conference, semifinal, at Nashville, Tenn.ESPN –
Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, at Greensboro, N.C.4 p.m.CBS – Big Ten Conference, semifinal, at
Chicago4:30 p.m.ESPN2 – Southwestern Athletic Conference, championship, at Garland, Texas5:30 p.m.ESPN – Big
12 Conference, championship, at Kansas City, Mo.6 p.m.CBS – Mountain West Conference, championship, at Las
Vegas6:30 p.m.ESPN2 – Mid-American Conference, championship, at Cleveland8:30 p.m.ESPN – Big East
Conference, championship, at New YorkESPN2 – Southland Conference, championship, at Katy, Texas10:30
p.m.ESPN2 – Big West Conference, championship, at Anaheim, Calif.11 p.m.ESPN – Pac-12 Conference,
championship, at Las VegasNBA BASKETBALL8:30 p.m.FOXSN – Cleveland at San Antonio (may not be shown by all
FOXSN affiliates)NHL HOCKEY7 p.m.FOXSN – Phoenix at Columbus (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)SOCCER8:30 a.m.ESPN2 – Premier League, Manchester City at Everton12:30 p.m.NBC – MLS, D.C. United
at New York3 p.m.NBCSN – MLS, Chicago at Kansas City5:30 p.m.FOXSN – MLS, San Jose at Columbus (may not be
shown by all FOXSN affiliates)8 p.m.NBCSN – MLS, Portland at SeattleWOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL1 p.m.STO –
Mid-American Conference, championship, at Cleveland