Scoreboard

Originally published 04:56 a.m., February 9, 2010
Updated 04:56 a.m., February 9, 2010

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 32 17 .653 —

Toronto 28 23 .549 5

New York 19 31 .380 13 1/2

Philadelphia 19 31 .380 13 1/2

New Jersey 4 46 .080 28 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 35 17 .673 —

Atlanta 32 17 .653 1 1/2

Charlotte 24 25 .490 9 1/2

Miami 24 27 .471 10 1/2

Washington 17 32 .347 16 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 41 11 .788 —

Chicago 24 25 .490 15 1/2

Milwaukee 23 26 .469 16 1/2

Indiana 18 33 .353 22 1/2

Detroit 17 32 .347 22 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 32 19 .627 —

San Antonio 29 21 .580 2 1/2

Houston 27 23 .540 4 1/2

Memphis 26 24 .520 5 1/2

New Orleans 27 25 .519 5 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Denver 34 17 .667 —

Utah 31 18 .633 2

Oklahoma City 29 21 .580 4 1/2

Portland 30 23 .566 5

Minnesota 13 38 .255 21

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 40 13 .755 —

Phoenix 31 21 .596 8 1/2

L.A. Clippers 21 29 .420 17 1/2

Sacramento 16 34 .320 22 1/2

Golden State 13 37 .260 25 1/2

Monday’s Games

Orlando 123, New Orleans 117

Dallas 127, Golden State 117

L.A. Lakers 101, San Antonio 89

Tuesday’s Games

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Houston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Boys’ H.S. poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2010, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cols. Northland (25) 15-0 250

2, Gahanna Lincoln 16-0 212

3, Mansfield Sr. 13-0 169

4, Warren Harding 13-2 120

5, Cin. La Salle 14-2 114

6, Mentor 14-2 102

7, Dublin Coffman 13-2 82

8, N. Can. Hoover 12-2 69

9, Cle. St. Ignatius 11-3 50

10, Cin. Moeller 13-3 44

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Westerville S. 42. 12, Massillon Jackson 32. 13, Lakewood St. Edward 29. 14, Tol. St. John’s 25. 15, Can. McKinley 18. 16, Cin. Princeton 12.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (14) 11-1 246

2, Akr. Buchtel (11) 14-0 233

3, Cols. DeSales 15-2 181

4, Poland Seminary (1) 13-1 146

5, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 14-2 142

6, Port Clinton 15-0 123

7, Cle. Benedictine 13-3 81

8, Akr. SVSM 9-4 75

9, Defiance 13-2 64

10, Circleville Logan Elm 13-2 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11 (tie) Athens, Dover 14.

DIVISION III

1, Findlay Liberty-Benton (22) 15-0 253

2, Middletown Madison (2) 16-0 226

3, E. Can. 15-0 173

4, Plymouth 14-0 167

5, Oak Hill (1) 14-1 141

6, Cin. Taft 12-2 111

7, Coldwater 11-2 87

8, Cardington-Lincoln 14-1 67

9, Peebles (1) 15-0 54

10, Ironton 13-2 28

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cle. VASJ 19. 12 (tie) Cols. Grandview Hts, Campbell Memorial 17. 14 (tie) Leavittsburg Labrae, Newton Falls 13.

DIVISION IV

1, Newark Catholic (19) 14-0 251

2, Continental (1) 15-1 214

3, McDonald (1) 15-0 197

4, S. Charleston SE (1) 14-1 160

5, Ft. Recovery 13-1 122

6, Day. Jefferson (2) 12-3 116

T7, Reedsville Eastern (1) 14-1 83

T7, Berlin Hiland 12-2 83

9, Shadyside 13-0 55

10, McComb 13-2 45

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. Seven Hills 20. 12, Kalida 18. 13, Youngs. Christian (1) 14. 14, Russia 13.

Men’s basketball

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Delaware 69, UNC Wilmington 62

Longwood 83, Fairleigh Dickinson 81

Maine 84, UMBC 63

Pittsburgh 77, Robert Morris 53

Rider 70, Niagara 62

Siena 69, Fairfield 67

Towson 81, James Madison 78

Villanova 82, West Virginia 75

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 75, UNC Greensboro 69

Coppin St. 70, Florida A&M 44

Delaware St. 54, Norfolk St. 52

Elon 81, W. Carolina 76

Hampton 55, Winston-Salem 53

Jackson St. 63, Southern U. 53

King, Tenn. 85, Pikeville 77

Maryville, Tenn. 94, Milligan 73

Md.-Eastern Shore 62, N. Carolina A&T 52

Mercer 83, S.C.-Upstate 69

The Citadel 72, Coll. of Charleston 65

Xavier, NO 79, Tougaloo 68

MIDWEST

Anderson, Ind. 80, Franklin 58

Butler 62, Loyola of Chicago 47

Detroit 92, Chicago St. 72

Valparaiso 83, Ill.-Chicago 82

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 47, Alabama St. 42

Kansas 80, Texas 68

Rice 73, Texas A&M International 66

FAR WEST

New Mexico St. 70, Louisiana Tech 68

Men’s AP poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kansas (55) 22-1 1,613 1

2. Syracuse (8) 23-1 1,553 3

3. Kentucky (2) 22-1 1,514 4

4. Villanova 20-2 1,366 2

5. West Virginia 19-3 1,361 6

6. Purdue 19-3 1,301 8

7. Georgetown 17-5 1,211 7

8. Duke 19-4 1,142 10

9. Kansas St. 19-4 1,139 10

10. Michigan St. 19-5 968 5

11. Wisconsin 18-5 871 16

12. Tennessee 18-4 850 14

13. Ohio St. 18-6 845 13

14. Texas 19-4 789 9

15. New Mexico 21-3 725 15

16. Gonzaga 19-4 693 17

17. BYU 22-3 532 12

18. Butler 20-4 422 23

19. N. Iowa 21-2 298 24

20. Georgia Tech 17-6 269 21

21. Temple 19-5 223 19

22. Vanderbilt 17-5 222 18

23. UNLV 19-4 209 —

24. Baylor 17-5 202 20

25. Pittsburgh 17-6 149 22

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 115, Cornell 114, Wake Forest 109, Maryland 69, Charlotte 48, UTEP 33, Mississippi 30, Rhode Island 30, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 18, Siena 18, Illinois 16, Florida St. 15, Virginia Tech 11, Marquette 10, UAB 7, Richmond 5, Wichita St. 5, Missouri 3, South Florida 2.

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kansas (29) 22-1 773 1

2. Kentucky (1) 22-1 731 3

3. Syracuse (1) 23-1 728 4

4. West Virginia 19-3 657 6

5. Villanova 20-2 639 2

6. Purdue 19-3 599 7

7. Duke 19-4 574 9

8. Georgetown 17-5 560 8

9. Kansas State 19-4 506 11

10. Michigan State 19-5 455 5

11. Gonzaga 19-4 427 13

12. Tennessee 18-4 417 14

13. Wisconsin 18-5 401 16

14. Texas 19-4 361 10

15. Butler 20-4 326 15

16. Ohio State 18-6 302 18

17. BYU 22-3 298 12

18. Northern Iowa 21-2 221 22

19. New Mexico 21-3 211 23

20. Georgia Tech 17-6 150 19

21. Temple 19-5 131 17

22. Cornell 20-3 112 25

23. Pittsburgh 17-6 89 21

24. Vanderbilt 17-5 76 20

25. UNLV 19-4 55 —

Others receiving votes: Baylor 44, Texas A&M 37, Saint Mary’s 29, Rhode Island 28, Siena 28, Missouri 25, Maryland 18, Mississippi 16, Virginia Tech 10, Florida State 8, UAB 7, Wake Forest 7, Notre Dame 6, Clemson 4, Tulsa 4, Dayton 2, Connecticut 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Xavier 1.

Women’s AP poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (40) 23-0 1,000 1

2. Stanford 21-1 959 2

3. Nebraska 21-0 896 4

4. Notre Dame 21-1 894 3

5. Tennessee 20-2 850 5

6. Xavier 18-3 775 7

7. Ohio St. 23-3 740 8

8. Duke 18-4 709 6

9. West Virginia 21-3 627 11

10. Florida St. 20-4 593 15

11. Baylor 17-5 537 15

12. Oklahoma 16-6 511 13

13. Texas A&M 16-5 510 12

14. Texas 16-6 475 17

15. Oklahoma St. 18-5 436 10

16. Georgetown 19-3 402 18

17. Kentucky 20-3 372 20

18. North Carolina 16-5 358 9

19. Georgia 19-5 323 14

20. Iowa St. 18-4 210 22

21. Georgia Tech 19-5 205 21

22. Gonzaga 19-4 118 24

23. LSU 15-7 93 19

24. TCU 17-5 70 —

25. St. John’s 19-4 68 25

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 64, Hartford 60, Virginia 56, Wis.-Green Bay 29, Mississippi 12, Michigan St. 11, Miami 10, South Carolina 6, Princeton 5, Penn St. 4, Dayton 3, Middle Tennessee 3, East Carolina 2, Marist 2, Fresno St. 1, Syracuse 1.

Transactions

Monday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Victor Marte and INF Jeff Bianchi on one-year contracts.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with OF Randy Winn on a one-year contract and with OF Marcus Thames, OF David Winfree, OF Reid Gorecki, LHP Royce Ring, C Mike Rivera, RHP Zack Segovia and OF Jon Weber on minor league contracts.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Clay Hensley, RHP Seth McClung, RHP Kasey Olenberger, RHP Matt Peterson, RHP Chris Schroder, RHP Scott Strickland, RHP Derrick Turnbow and RHP Jose Veras, C Vinny Rottino, INF Brian Barden, INF Hector Luna, INF Donnie Murphy and INF Danny Richar on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK METS—Named Mookie Wilson minor league outfield and base running coordinator, Bob Melvin professional scout, Guy Conti senior adviser in the minor league department and Frank Fultz rehabilitation pitching coordinator.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with 2B Skip Schumaker on a two-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed G Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract after recalling him from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Released WR Donte’ Stallworth.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Named Cedric Smith strength and conditioning coach. Promoted Perry Carter to assistant defensive backs coach.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Claimed OT Herb Taylor off waivers from Denver.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Clancy Pendergast assistant coach.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Named Richard Hightower assistant special teams coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS—Activated C Mike Ribeiro from injured reserve. Recalled F Raymond Sawada and F Francis Wathier from Texas.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Assigned D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to Grand Rapids (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Activated D Davis Drewiske from injured reserve.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Named Pierre Gauthier executive-vice president and general manager and announced Bob Gainey who will remain with the team as a special counsel to Gauthier. Recalled F Tom Pyatt from Hamilton (AHL). Assigned F Brock Trotter and F Ryan White to Hamilton.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D David Hale from Norfolk Admirals (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled RW Jannik Hansen from Manitoba (AHL).

COLLEGE

PAC-10 CONFERENCE—Named Kevin Weiberg deputy commissioner and chief operating officer.

HARDIN-SIMMONS—Named Chris Jones defensive line and junior varsity football coach.

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