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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
SCOREBOARD
Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION
TV, RADIO
Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit Indiana
TODAY
6 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Thailand Classic First Round from Hua Hin, Thailand (GOLF). 9 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Daytona 500 Media Day from Daytona Beach, Fla. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Pebble Beach National Pro-Am First Round from Pebble Beach, Calif. (GOLF). 5 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Rising Stars Practice from Brooklyn, N.Y. (NBA TV). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: American at Lehigh (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi at Florida (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Tulsa at Connecticut (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Purdue at Rutgers (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Florida State at North Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Northeastern at Hofstra (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Mississippi State at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louisiana State at South Carolina (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Chicago (TNT). 8 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louisiana State at South Carolina (Joined In Progress) (WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Tennessee-Martin at Southeast Missouri State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Michigan at Illinois (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Brigham Young (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Houston (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: California at Colorado (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida International at Southern Mississippi (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Arkansas at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Missouri at Alabama (SPORTSOUTH). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: Santa Clara at San Francisco (ESPNU). 11 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Anaheim at Carolina (SPORTSOUTH).
PREP SCHEDULE TODAY
Varsity and JV Basketball Scott’s Branch at East Clarendon (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball Sumter at Socastee, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Varsity Basketball Socastee at Sumter, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TODAY
EAST Bryant at Fairleigh Dickinson, 7 p.m. Northeastern at Hofstra, 7 p.m. American U. at Lehigh, 7 p.m. Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary’s, 7 p.m. LIU Brooklyn at Robert Morris, 7 p.m. Purdue at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Wagner at St. Francis (NY), 7 p.m. CCSU at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. Tulsa vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m. Siena at Marist, 8 p.m. SOUTH E. Illinois at Austin Peay, 6:15 p.m. Mississippi at Florida, 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Kennesaw St., 7 p.m. W. Carolina at Mercer, 7 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at N. Kentucky, 7 p.m. North Florida at SC-Upstate, 7 p.m. Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. ETSU at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 7 p.m. Chattanooga at Wofford, 7 p.m. UALR at Appalachian St., 7:30 p.m. Arkansas St. at Georgia Southern, 7:30 p.m. Stetson at Lipscomb, 7:30 p.m. FAU at Louisiana Tech, 7:30 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at LouisianaMonroe, 8 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville at Murray St., 8 p.m. The Citadel at Samford, 8 p.m. Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. South Alabama at Troy, 8:30 p.m. FIU at Southern Miss., 9 p.m. MIDWEST Minnesota at Iowa, 7 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Wright St., 7 p.m. South Dakota at Nebraska-Omaha, 8 p.m. Montana at North Dakota, 8 p.m. Michigan at Illinois, 9 p.m. UT-Martin at SE Missouri, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST UAB at North Texas, 8 p.m. W. Illinois at Oral Roberts, 8 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Rice, 8 p.m. CS Bakersfield at Texas-Pan American, 8 p.m. Old Dominion at UTSA, 8 p.m. Texas-Arlington at Texas St., 8:30 p.m. SMU at Houston, 9 p.m. Charlotte at UTEP, 9 p.m. FAR WEST Saint Mary’s (Cal) at BYU, 9 p.m. California at Colorado, 9 p.m. N. Dakota St. at Denver, 9 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga, 9 p.m. Montana St. at N. Colorado, 9 p.m. Seattle at New Mexico St., 9 p.m. Stanford at Utah, 9 p.m. S. Utah at Weber St., 9 p.m. Sacramento St. at E. Washington, 9:05 p.m. N. Arizona at Idaho St., 9:05 p.m. CS Northridge at Cal Poly, 10 p.m. Portland St. at Idaho, 10 p.m. Pepperdine at Portland, 10 p.m. Pacific at San Diego, 10 p.m. Cal St.-Fullerton at UC Davis, 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at UC Santa Barbara, 10:30 p.m. Santa Clara at San Francisco, 11 p.m. UC Riverside at Hawaii, Mid Friday EAST Columbia at Harvard, 6 p.m. Rider at Canisius, 7 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. Albany (NY) at NJIT, 7 p.m. St. Peter’s at Niagara, 7 p.m. Yale at Penn, 7 p.m. Brown at Princeton, 7 p.m. Quinnipiac at Fairfield, 8 p.m. Iona at Manhattan, 10 p.m. MIDWEST Kent St. at Toledo, 6 p.m. Green Bay at Valparaiso, 7 p.m. Cleveland St. at Detroit, 8 p.m. SOUTHWEST Incarnate Word at Cent. Arkansas, 8 p.m. FAR WEST Arizona at Washington, 9 p.m. Arizona St. at Washington St., 11 p.m.
NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 35 Brooklyn 21 Boston 19 Philadelphia 12 New York 10 Southeast Division W Atlanta 43 Washington 33 Miami 22
L 17 31 31 41 42
Pct .673 .404 .380 .226 .192
GB – 14 15 231/2 25
L 10 20 29
Pct .811 .623 .431
GB – 10 20
THE SUMTER ITEM
22 16
30 .423 201/2 39 .291 28
GIRLS ROUNDUP
W 33 32 29 21 20
L 20 21 23 32 33
SCS opens playoffs today
Pct .623 .604 .558 .396 .377
GB – 1 31/2 12 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Memphis 39 Houston 36 Dallas 35 San Antonio 33 New Orleans 27 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Portland 35 Oklahoma City 27 Denver 20 Utah 19 Minnesota 11 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 41 L.A. Clippers 34 Phoenix 29 Sacramento 18 L.A. Lakers 13
L 13 16 19 19 25
Pct .750 .692 .648 .635 .519
GB – 3 5 6 12
L 17 25 33 33 41
Pct .673 .519 .377 .365 .212
GB – 8 151/2 16 24
L 9 19 25 33 39
Pct .820 .642 .537 .353 .250
GB – 81/2 14 231/2 29
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Detroit 106, Charlotte 78 Houston 127, Phoenix 118 Chicago 104, Sacramento 86 Memphis 95, Brooklyn 86 Denver 106, L.A. Lakers 96
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Miami at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAME
Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Tampa Bay 56 34 Montreal 53 35 Detroit 52 31 Boston 54 28 Florida 52 24 Ottawa 52 21 Toronto 55 23 Buffalo 55 16 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W N.Y. Islanders 54 35 Pittsburgh 53 30 N.Y. Rangers 52 31 Washington 54 28 Philadelphia 54 23 New Jersey 54 21 Columbus 52 23 Carolina 52 19
L OT Pts GF GA 16 6 74 181 148 15 3 73 143 118 12 9 71 155 130 19 7 63 142 136 17 11 59 133 147 22 9 51 141 145 28 4 50 157 170 36 3 35 103 191 L OT Pts GF GA 18 1 71 170 151 15 8 68 151 134 16 5 67 157 127 16 10 66 157 135 22 9 55 146 157 24 9 51 122 148 26 3 49 135 161 26 7 45 116 139
WESTERN CONFERENCE
The Sumter Christian School varsity girls basketball team will play host to Grace Christian today at 5:30 p.m. in the first round of the SCACS 2A state tournament. The Lady Bears lost Emmanuel Christian 34-33 on Tuesday at the SCS gymnasium. Susanna Hutson led Sumter Christian, which is 11-8 overall and finished 6-2 in Coastal Region Region 2 play, with 20 points. Dixie Jones added eight. Emily Howell and Emily Beisecker both had 14 to lead Emmanuel. WILSON HALL 40 BEN LIPPEN 33
COLUMBIA – Holly Scott scored 11 points and Hannah Jordan added nine as Wilson Hall earned a 40-33 non-region victory over Ben Lippen on Wednesday at the BL gymnasium. The Lady Barons, who improved to 19-4 overall, will host Laurence Manning Academy on Friday in their final regular season game of the year.
WILSON HALL Scott 11, Jordan 9, Sannella 6, Cunningham 5, Goodson 5, Smoak 3, Fisher 3. BEN LIPPEN Carter 17, Hester 9, Rew 3, Trawick 2, Montgomery 2.
LEE CENTRAL 46 ANDREWS 43
ANDREWS – Lee Cen-
tral High School improved to 6-3 in Region VII-2A with a 46-43 victory over Andrews on Tuesday at the Andrews gymnasium. Alexus McMillian led the Lady Stallions with 14 points. Asia Wright had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL WILSON HALL 34 THOMAS SUMTER 18
DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy lost to Wilson Hall 34-18 on Tuesday at Edens Gymnasium. Victoria Bundy led TSA with six points.
BOYS ROUNDUP
Bears go unbeaten in region Sumter Christian School finished an undefeated season in SCACS 2A Coastal Region Region 2 with a 77-53 varsity boys basketball victory over Emmanuel Christian on Tuesday at the SCS gymnasium. The Bears, who are 18-2 overall and finished 8-0 in region play, will play at home on Tuesday in a quarterfinal game in the state tournament. Desmond Sigler led the Bears with 24 points, while TJ Barron had 20. Lamel Sanders added 15.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN 56 EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN 42
Sumter Christian School defeated Emmanuel Christian 56-42 on Tuesday at the SCS gymnasium. The Bears, who improved to 18-2 on the season, were led by Desmond Sigler with 20 points. Grayson Dennis added 16 and Donzell Metz had 14. SCS will play in the state tournament on Feb. 27.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
CENTRAL DIVISION Nashville St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION
GP 54 54 54 56 53 54 54
W 36 35 33 28 26 25 22
L OT Pts GF GA 12 6 78 164 129 15 4 74 170 133 18 3 69 163 124 18 10 66 154 146 20 7 59 145 145 21 8 58 172 175 21 11 55 137 152
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 55 34 14 7 75 164 154 Calgary 54 30 21 3 63 156 137 San Jose 55 28 20 7 63 154 153 Vancouver 52 29 20 3 61 143 136 Los Angeles 53 23 18 12 58 144 144 Arizona 55 20 28 7 47 126 180 Edmonton 55 15 31 9 39 125 181 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Dallas 5, Boston 3 Ottawa 2, Buffalo 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Edmonton 2 N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 4 Montreal 2, Philadelphia 1, OT Florida 6, Anaheim 2 St. Louis 2, Arizona 1 Nashville 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1, OT
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. Washington at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Nashville, 8 p.m. Florida at Minnesota, 8 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 9 p.m. Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 9 p.m. Boston at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL
American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with 1B Cody Daily on a minor league contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with 2B Nicolas Miranda, 3B Anthony Rodriguez, OF Jose Hernandez and RHPs Luidin Toribio and Luis Castro on minor league contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Derek Gordon on a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHP Oliver Ortega on a minor league contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Named James Vilade coach of Frisco (TL), Alberto Puello coach of High Desert (Cal), Francisco Matos hitting coach and Chad Comer coach of Hickory (SAL) and Chase Lambin coach of Spokane (NWL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with LHP Oscar Abreu, OF Frank Polanco and RHP Diony Rodriguez on minor league contracts. ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with LHP Omar Camilo, C William Contreras, SS Luis Mejia and RHP Carlos Lopez on minor league contracts. CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with INF Chris Dominguez on a minor league contract. American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Released 1B Kyle Nichols. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released INF Ron Bourquin. KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed LHP Derek Loera and RHP Fernando Hernandez. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Named Marty Janzen pitching coach. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed INF Peter Mooney. SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS— Signed OF Reggie Abercrombie. Frontier League WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Traded OF Kyle Robinson to Kansas City (AA) for a player to be named.
FOOTBALL
National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Named Cameron Turner assistant wide receivers coach. CHICAGO BEARS — Named Ben Wilkerson assistant offensive line coach. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released S LaRon Landry.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virginia Commonwealth guard JeQuan Lewis, right, looks to pass as La Salle forward Jerrell Wright defends during the Explorers’ 74-69 double overtime victory on Wednesday in Richmond, Va.
Price leads La Salle past VCU in 2 OTs RICHMOND, Va. — Jordan Price scored 34 points, including 12 in the second overtime, and grabbed 17 rebounds and La Salle beat No. 20 VCU 74-69 on Wednesday night. Price, who also had five assists, hit a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left PRICE in regulation that forced overtime. The Explorers (1410, 6-5 Atlantic 10) also got 12 points each from Jerrell Wright and Cleon Roberts in winning for the fourth time in five games. JeQuan Lewis scored a career-high 26 points, including 14 of his team’s 15 points in the two overtimes, for the Rams (18-6, 8-3). VCU played again without scoring leader Treveon Graham because of a high left ankle sprain and struggled offensively. Melvin Johnson added 13 points for the Rams, but VCU shot just 30 percent. (21) WEST VIRGINIA 76 K-STATE 72
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— Reserve Brandon Watkins scored a career-high 14 points and No. 21 West Virginia surrendered a doubledigit lead before recovering for a 76-72 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night. (23) OHIO STATE 75 PENN ST 55
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sam Thompson scored a careerhigh 22 points and D’Angelo Russell flirted with his second straight triple-double to lead No. 23 Ohio State past Penn State 75-55 on Wednesday night. ACC WAKE FOREST 72 MIAMI 70 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Dinos Mitoglou scored 21 points and Wake Forest held on to beat Miami 72-70 on Wednesday night. SYRACUSE 70 BOSTON COLLEGE 56
BOSTON — Michael Gbinije scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Trevor Cooney had 15 points and Syracuse pulled away for a 70-56 victory over
Boston College on Wednesday night. SEC GEORGIA 62 TEXAS A&M 53 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kenny Gaines scored 15 points, on 6-of-12 shooting, and Charles Mann added 14 to help Georgia beat Texas A&M 62-53 on Wednesday night. STATE HIGH POINT 73 WINTHROP 72 HIGH POINT, N.C. — John Brown tied a career high with 34 points, including a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining, to lift High Point over Winthrop 73-72 on Wednesday night. NBA MAGIC 89 KNICKS 83 ORLANDO, Fla. — Nik Vucevic had 28 points and 18 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the New York Knicks 89-83 on Wednesday night.
From wire reports