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EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Games

Indiana at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

College men

EAST

Cent. Connecticut St. 75, Quinnipiac 70

Connecticut 88, Notre Dame 74

Iona 92, Marist 88

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 82, St. Francis, Pa. 68

St. Francis, NY 110, Fairleigh Dickinson 103

St. Peter’s 84, Fairfield 78

Vermont 81, New Hampshire 67

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 80, Southern U. 77

Alcorn St. 51, Alabama St. 47

Chattanooga 78, ETSU 64

Coastal Carolina 57, Charleston Southern 54

Coppin St. 75, Bethune-Cookman 64

Delaware St. 67, S. Carolina St. 65

Florida A&M 82, Morgan St. 71

Hampton 70, Md.-Eastern Shore 55

James Madison 72, Longwood 70

N. Carolina A&T 67, Howard 63

New Orleans 69, Fla. International 55

South Alabama 77, Reinhardt 61

UCF 82, S. Dakota St. 72

Wofford 81, Georgia Southern 79, OT

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 53, Prairie View 49

Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 77, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69

Oklahoma 71, Kansas 63

Texas Southern 78, MVSU 72

Utah Valley St. 75, Texas-Pan American 71

FAR WEST

Air Force 70, BYU 39

Boise St. 72, San Jose St. 69

Long Beach St. 77, UC Davis 73, OT

Nevada 70, Tulsa 56

New Mexico 65, Utah 54

Rice 76, Fresno St. 68

UNLV 81, Colorado St. 79

W. Texas A&M 81, E. New Mexico 78

Wyoming 69, San Diego St. 65

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 51, Maryland 49, S. Illinois 48, Texas Tech 31, Texas 24, Notre Dame 22, Florida 21, Georgia Tech 19, Old Dominion 12, George Washington 10, Wis.-Milwaukee 9, Vermont 8, Miami (Ohio) 6, St. Mary’s, Cal. 3, Texas A&M 2, Holy Cross 1, LSU 1, Mississippi St. 1, Stanford 1.

USA Today/ESPN Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 20, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Maryland 22; Southern Illinois 21; Texas 13; Florida 12; Old Dominion 11; Nevada 10; George Washington 8; Iowa State 6; DePaul 4; Georgia Tech 4; Holy Cross 3; North Carolina State 3; Notre Dame 3; Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3; Iowa 2; Louisiana-Lafayette 1; LSU 1; Saint Marys 1.

College Standings

Through Feb. 20

America East Conference

Atlantic 10 Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Sun Conference

Big East Conference

Big Sky Conference

Big South Conference

x-won regular-season title

Big Ten Conference

Big 12 Conference

Big West Conference

x-won regular-season title

Colonial Athletic Association

Conference USA

Horizon League

x-won regular-season title

Ivy League

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Mid-American Conference

Mid-Continent Conference

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

Mountain West Conference

Northeast Conference

Ohio Valley Conference

Pacific-10 Conference

Patriot League

Sun Belt Conference

West Coast Conference

Western Athletic Conference

Independents

Division III Northwest Conference

Junior Colleges Scenic West Athletic Conference

NWAACC

College women

EAST

Canisius 57, Fairfield 55

Monmouth, N.J. 71, Wagner 58

Quinnipiac 69, Fairleigh Dickinson 53

St. Francis, NY 62, Long Island U. 57

SOUTH

Alcorn St. 67, Alabama St. 47

Charleston Southern 72, Radford 69

Chattanooga 70, UNC-Greensboro 57

Coll. of Charleston 64, Savannah St. 49

Coppin St. 63, Bethune-Cookman 52

Delaware St. 47, S. Carolina St. 34

ETSU 80, Elon 62

Fla. International 73, New Orleans 49

Florida A&M 75, Morgan St. 51

Georgia Southern 56, Appalachian St. 52

Howard 82, N. Carolina A&T 51

Liberty 69, Coastal Carolina 50

Md.-Eastern Shore 62, Hampton 57

Oakland, Mich. 72, Centenary 50

Southern U. 55, Alabama A&M 44

W. Carolina 79, Wofford 71

Wake Forest 68, Clemson 60

SOUTHWEST

Prairie View 54, Ark.-Pine Bluff 31

Texas Southern 65, MVSU 35

MIDWEST

Cent. Michigan 78, Akron 77, OT

Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 57, Chicago St. 54

Oral Roberts 72, UMKC 68

W. Illinois 76, S. Utah 31

FAR WEST

Long Beach St. 70, UC Davis 59

TOURNAMENT

Kansas Conference

First Round

Bethany, Kan. 80, Kansas Wesleyan 59

St. Mary, Kan. 71, Bethel, Kan. 69, OT

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Florida St. 46, Wis.-Green Bay 38, Virginia 32, New Mexico 30, TCU 18, Oregon 11, Mississippi 9, Arizona St. 6, Louisville 6, Chattanooga 3, Arizona 1, George Washington 1, Houston 1, Marshall 1, Richmond 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1. LSU. 2. Stanford. 3. Duke. 4. Baylor. 5. Michigan St.. 6. Ohio St. 7. North Carolina. 8. Tennessee. 9. Rutgers. 10. Notre Dame. 11. DePaul. 12. UConn. 13. Texas. 14. Minnesota. 15. Temple. 16. Gonzaga. 17. New Mexico. 18. Texas Tech. 19. North Carolina St. 20. Kansas St. 21. Iowa St. 22. Green Bay. 23. Chatanooga. 24. Oregon. 25. Penn St.

High school boys

DeSales 49, Garfield-Palouse 32

LaCrosse-Washtucna 62, Tekoa-Oakesdale 58 (OT)

Tri-Cities Prep 52, Liberty Christian 40 (loser out)

Lind-Ritzville 50, St. George’s 47

Selkirk 49, Liberty 41

Republic 77, Valley Christian 40

Northwest Christian 87, Wellpinit 64

Willapa Valley 70, Mossyrock 44 (winner to state)

Toutle Lake 57, Wahkiakum 40 (winner to state)

North Beach 58, Northwest Christian 37 (loser out)

Raymond 40, Pe Ell 37 (loser out)

Woodland 66, Stevenson 62 (loser out)

District 9B

DeSales 49, Garfield-Palouse 32

Garfield-Palouse (16-8) Roper 6, Wolf 0, Parrish 6, Boiyd 5, Kelnhofer 0, Bofenkamp 0, Iverson 3, Louden 12.

DeSales (3-0) Conley 6, Worth 13, Lopez 5, Fazzari 2, M.Richard 4, Spies 4, N.Richard 11, Wahl 0, Moore 4.

LaCrosse-Wash. 62, Tekoa-Oakes. 58 (OT)

Tekoa-Oakesdale (17-6) Ellis 5, Cook 16, K.Duncan 0, Young 10, T.Duncan 0, Harder 6, Flock 21, Stone 0, Hovde 0.

LaCrosse-Washtucna (19-4) Michel 1, Chastain 5, Koller 6, Ayers-Stamper 4, McKenzie 9, Wigen 0, Lepper 17, Martin 20.

Tri-Cities Prep 52, Liberty Christian 40

Tri-Cities Prep (2-2) B.Campbell 15, M.Campbell 0, J.Campbell 5, Orth 0, Ott 10, Jones 2, Soulia 20, Roach 0, Jilek 0.

Liberty Christian (0-5) A.Croskrey 19, T.Croskrey 0, Morgan 6, D.Higgins 3, W.Higgins 0, Bronniman 0, Hegarty 0, Garton 4, Price 0, Chalmers 8, Turner 0, Bodeau 0.

District 7B Republic 77, Valley Christian 40

Valley Christian (14-11) Altmeyer 6, Crooks 10, Kozubenko 4, A.McNamara 4, J.McNamara 7, Pope 7, Seeman 0, Tamura 2, Wagnild 0.

Republic (23-1) Z.Gianukakis 29, Hancock 6, Michel 2, D.Gianukakis 11, To.Orestad 0, Hodges 3, Ty.Orestad 8, Besemann 0, Ka.Lehn 0, Ciais 0, Giddings 9, Ky.Lehn 9.

Lind-Ritzville 50, St. George’s 47

Lind-Ritzville (23-1) Stevenson 6, McPherson 3, Wellsandt 7, Saetre 0, Ashley 15, J.Phillips 5, D.Phillips 2, Kragt 10, Newton 2.

St. George’s (12-13) Johnson 11, D.Vaughn 9, Deife 6, Orme 0, Livingston 3, Lawrence 6, Butler 7, Mayther 5.

Selkirk 49, Liberty 41

Liberty (14-11) Hodgson 14, Weis 9, Bullock 0, Baird 3, Canning 5, Heiydt 4, Ballard 4, Anderson 0, Templeton 2, Chemy 0.

Selkirk (16-8) N.Reed 1, Phillips 0, Corkill 4, MacArthur 5, Zimmerman 7, March 16, M.Reed 11, Cromwell 5, Scherf 0, Emrick 0.

High school girls

Dayton 47, Colton 44 (loser out)

DeSales 40, LaCrosse-Washtucna 34

Garfield-Palouse 55, Liberty Christian 38

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 68, Inchelium 46

Curlew 51, Liberty 50

Cusick 62, Lind-Ritzville 36

Sprague-Harrington 51, Republic 41

Mossyrock 56, Willapa Valley 44 (winner to state)

South Bend 56, Morton 38 (loser out)

Toutle Lake 50, Raymond 41 (winner to state)

Taholah 59, Adna 43 (loser out)

District 9B

DeSales 40, LaCrosse-Washtucna 34

LaCrosse-Washtucna (18-6) Audet 0, Ayers-Stamper 9, A.Koller 4, K.Koller 4, Martin 3, Passmore 7, K.Scheideman 0, Webley 7, Startin 0.

DeSales (3-1) Cox 6, Rusch 6, Hamada 0, Tuggle 0, Duncan 5, Robison 6, Wujek 17, Roach 0, Cole 0.

Garfield-Palouse 55, Liberty Christian 38

Garfield-Palouse (21-2) Smith 2, Neal 0, Holbrook 17, Hershaw 12, Kriebel 5, Boone 17, Westacott 2.

Liberty Christian (4-3) Foelber 0, L.Montgomery 2, Hawk 0, Peterson 2, Roberts 3, Dunham 16, King 0, Headley 6, S.Montgomery 5, Manley 2, Roberts 2, Horne 0.

Dayton 47, Colton 44

Dayton Lambert 9, Turner 20, Powell 3, Gibbons 0, Durkee 0, Weatherill 8, Saldivar 6, Robins 1.

Colton (8-17) S.Druffel 11, Broderick 2, Weber 0, Cannon 0, Stout 9, R.Druffel 4, K.Moehrle 0, Nygreen 0, Riedner 18.

District 7B Curlew 51, Liberty 50

Liberty (16-9) Hennessey 20, Hahner 11, Bullock 0, L.Davis 10, Mangis 2, Pierso 0, A.Troyer 0, S.Davis 0, Crosby 7.

Curlew (21-3) Kirkendall 0, B.Strandberg 11, Somday 0, Grumbach 15, Barkley 11, Miller 12, Wilson 2.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 68, Inchelium 46

Almira/Coulee-Hartline (22-2) A.Edwards 10, Gwinn 9, Butler 7, Thompson 0, D.Edwards 8, Clark 20, Balcom 12, Winfrey 0, Porterfield 2, Parrott 0.

Inchelium (18-7) S.Dick 0, Burch 3, Simpson 0, Pakootas 11, M.Dick 2, Christianson 2, K.Flett 2, L.Dick 7, W.Flett 0, Carson 19, Zacherle 0.

Sprague-Harrington 51, Republic 41

Sprague-Harrington (20-4) Deking, Rush, Shields, Rustemeyer, Oestreich, Larmer, Hatten, Stromberger, Roberts, Lowman,

Republic (14-10) Gubler, Whitney, Krausse, Hover, Kennedy, Lewiston, Knapton, Beck, Koontz, Lehn, Burbank.

Cusick 62, Lind-Ritzville 36

Lind-Ritzville (13-12) L.Cain 17, Hunt 1, Heidenreich 3, Kragt 1, Cole 0, M.Schmunk 4, Killian 8, J.Cain 0, K.Schmunk 2, Krause 0, Fowles 0, Steinberger 0.

Cusick (23-1) Ostlie 16, Pierre 0, Bluff 19, Johnston 7, Heinen 0, Cullooyah 14, Carney 0, Shepherd 6, King 0.

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PST

Friday’s games

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Georgia at Austin, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

WHL

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Notes: A team scoring a goal in overtime is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team giving up a goal in overtime gets one point and the game is counted in the OTL (Overtime Loss) column.

Tuesday Games

Everett at Kamloops 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Portland (MC) 7 p.m.

Wednesday Games

Regina at Brandon (at Winnipeg) 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Calgary 7 p.m.

Seattle at Kelowna 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Prince George 7:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Saskatoon 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Vancouver 7 p.m.

KIJHL

Spokane 2, Castlegar 1

SCORING: Castlegar–Passacco. Spokane–Senseman 2.

Saves–Castlegar, Fleming 13-6-4–23. Spokane, Skier 13-14-14–41.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through Feb. 20

Points

1, Jeff Gordon, 185. 2, tie, Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr., 170. 4, tie, Scott Riggs and Jimmie Johnson, 160. 6, Tony Stewart, 156. 7, Mark Martin, 150. 8, Sterling Marlin, 142. 9, Kevin Lepage, 138. 10, Rusty Wallace, 134.

11, Elliott Sadler, 130. 12, Joe Nemechek, 129. 13, Carl Edwards, 127. 14, Dave Blaney, 121. 15, Dale Jarrett, 118. 16, Kyle Petty, 117. 17, Jeff Green, 115. 18, Mike Bliss, 109. 19, Ryan Newman, 108. 20, Travis Kvapil, 106.

Money leaders

1, Jeff Gordon, $1,559,600. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,154,580. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $875,241. 4, Scott Riggs, $643,896. 5, Jimmie Johnson, $746,524. 6, Tony Stewart, $495,055. 7, Mark Martin, $440,758. 8, Ryan Newman, $418,924. 9, Rusty Wallace, $356,091. 10, Dale Jarrett, $345,041.

11, Sterling Marlin, $341,341. 12, Kasey Kahne, $332,833. 13, Joe Nemechek, $332,116. 14, Ricky Rudd, $327,447. 15, Greg Biffle, $320,058. 16, Bobby Labonte, $319,889. 17, Elliott Sadler, $318,604. 18, Jeremy Mayfield, $317,603. 19, Casey Mears, $312,766. 20, Kevin Lepage, $307,138.

SKIING

Area Resorts

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon Open Thu-Mon 5a insa clear 16 degrees packed powder machine groomed 23 - 52 base 20 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 83% open, Mon, Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p; open Thu-Mon

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 2p insa 28 degrees packed powder machine groomed 9 - 58 base 22 of 62 trails, 4 of 8 lifts, 35% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-3:50p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat/Sun 9a-3:50p

Silver Mountain — Mon 7:40a clear 18 degrees packed powder machine groomed 21 - 42 base 45 of 67 trails, 6 of 7 lifts, 78% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p; Fri: 8:30a-9p; Sat: 7:30a-9p; Sun: 7:30a-4p

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 2p insa 29 degrees packed powder machine groomed 10 - 46 base 25 of 33 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 76% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3: 30p; open Fri-Tue

Mission Ridge — Mon 5:34a clear 24 degrees variable machine groomed 12 - 13 base 4 of 35 trails, 2 of 5 lifts, 11% open, Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Feb 22-24: 9a-9p

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 7:48a variable 12 - 63 base 84 of 91 trails, 90% open, 8 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-9p

Montana Snowbowl — Mon 5:00a 2 - 3 new powder machine groomed 15 - 51 base 30 of 39 trails, 85% open, 4 of 4 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 45 - 46 base 61 of 67 trails, 90% open, 3 of 5 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:11a packed powder machine groomed 72 - 74 base 105 of 107 trails, 100% open, 10 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p

Kimberley — Mon 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 30 - 31 base 45 of 75 trails, 60% open, 6 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p, Thu-Fri: 5:30p-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p, Sat: 5:30p-9p

Red Resort — Mon 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 55 - 55 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 5 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

Silver Star — Mon 5:41a packed powder machine groomed 72 - 72 base 97 of 101 trails, 96% open, 10 of 11 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;

Whitewater — Mon 5:13a 1- 2 new packed powder machine groomed 73 - 73 base 43 of 43 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of OF Juan Gonzalez from Buffalo of the IL. Placed LHP Jason Stanford on the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with LHP Cliff Bartosh, RHP Rafael Betancourt, RHP Jake Dittler, OF Ryan Ludwick and LHP Brian Tallent on one-year contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with 1B Casey Kotchman, RHP Chris Bootcheck, RHP Steven Shell and LHP Jake Woods.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with LHP Bobby Seay on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Zimmerman on a minor league contract.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Backe, RHP Jared Gothreaux, RHP Chad Qualls and OF Charlton Jimerson on one-year contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Dave Krynzel on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Alex Escobar and RHP Francis Beltran on one-year contracts, and with INF Carlos Baerga on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed G Maurice Baker to a 10-day contract. Placed G Shaun Livingston on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed T Ryan Diem to a seven-year contract.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Released WR Derrick Mason, CB Samari Rolle, DL Kevin Carter, T Fred Miller, FB Robert Holcombe and PK Joe Nedney.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Named Bob Williams managing director of media and public relations.

DARTMOUTH—Named Angie Hind women’s soccer coach.

HOLY CROSS—Named Ali Hawk assistant field hockey coach.

NEBRASKA—Announced sophomore DT Brandon Teamer has left the football team for personal reasons.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE—Named Steve Dunlap defensive coordinator.

NORTHERN IOWA—Dismissed RB Hakim Hill from the football team after being arrested following an altercation with police on Feb. 20.

SCRANTON—Named Bill Burke men’s cross country coach.

Today’s Odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: There is no line on the Bucks - Bobcats game due to Milwaukee guard Michael Redd (questionable) and Charlotte forward Emeka Okafor (questionable); the Kings - Hawks game due to Sacramento forward Peja Stojakovic (questionable); the Lakers - Celtics game due to Los Angeles forward Lamar Odom (questionable).

NBA

College basketball