Big Ten Conference Undergoes Divisional Realignment

David Dermer/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) --  The Big Ten conference underwent more changes this weekend, with the schools approving new East and West divisions for the 2014 season.

The schools' presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to approve the recommendations during a conference call on Sunday morning.

Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, along with new members Maryland and Rutgers will make up the Big Ten East division.

The Big Ten West will include: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin.

"We thought the geography was a good way to bind the conference together," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said. "We also wanted to preserve as much tradition as we could, and we do that through the protection of the rivalries. Everybody will play everybody at least once in a four-year cycle, even though it's a bigger conference."

Each team will also have a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2016.

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(9) Wichita State Stuns Ohio State 70-66

Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) --  The Shockers have shocked the basketball world.

Malcolm Armstead scored 14 points as (9) Wichita State stunned (2) Ohio State 70-66 on Saturday night to advance to their first Final Four since 1965.

Fred Van Fleet added 12 points for the Shockers (30-8), who followed up last week's win over top-ranked Gonzaga with a nail-biting victory over the second-seeded Buckeyes.

"Last year we were watching all this on television," said Cleanthony Early, who scored 12 points for the Shockers. "Now I'm looking at a hat that says `Final Four Atlanta' with my team on it. It's crazy. I still can't believe we're here. You try to expect it, but you expect a lot of things that don't happen. This really happened."

Ohio State (29-8) was led by Deshaun Thomas' 21 points.

Wichita State is the first team from the Missouri Valley Conference to make the Final Four since Larry Bird led Indiana State there in 1979.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/28/13

Joe Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Sweet 16 – West Region: (2) Ohio State (29-7) edged (6) Arizona (27-8), 73-70.

(9) Wichita State (29-8) crushed La Salle (24-10), 72-58.

East Region: (3) Marquette (26-8) bounced (2) Miami (29-7), 71-61.

(4) Syracuse (29-9) knocked off (1) Indiana (29-7), 61-50.

NBA: The Milwaukee Bucks (35-36) stopped the Los Angeles Lakers (37-36), 113-103.

The Indiana Pacers (46-27) outpaced the Dallas Mavericks (35-37), 103-78.

The Sacramento Kings (27-46) buried the Phoenix Suns (23-50), 117-103.

NHL: The Pittsburgh Penguins (27-8-0; 54pts) blanked the Winnipeg Jets (18-15-2; 38pts), 4-0 for their 14 straight win.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (19-12-4; 42pts) doubled up the Carolina Hurricanes (15-15-2; 32pts), 6-3.

The Florida Panthers (10-19-6; 26pts) took care of the Buffalo Sabres (13-16-5; 31pts) in a shootout, 5-4.

The New York Islanders (16-15-3; 35pts) stranded the Philadelphia Flyers (13-17-3; 29pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Phoenix Coyotes (14-15-5; 33pts) tamed the Nashville Predators (14-14-6; 34pts), 7-4.

The Ottawa Senators (19-9-6; 44pts) shut down the New York Rangers (16-14-3; 35pts), 3-0.

The Los Angeles Kings (19-12-2; 40pts) crowned the St. Louis Blues (17-14-2; 36pts), 4-2.

The Edmonton Oilers (13-13-7, 33pts) smacked the Columbus Blue Jackets (13-14-7, 33pts), 6-4.

The Vancouver Canucks (19-9-6, 44pts) melted the Colorado Avalanche (11-18-4, 26pts), 4-1.

The San Jose Sharks (16-11-6, 38pts) blanked the Detroit Red Wings (17-12-5, 39pts), 2-0.

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(2) Ohio State Edges (6) Arizona, 73-70, In Sweet 16 Tilt

Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) --  LaQuinton Ross hit a three-pointer with two seconds left to lift (2) Ohio State to a thrilling 73-70 win over (6) Arizona in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Ross scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half to help the Buckeyes (29-7) rally from a double-digit deficit and advance to their second-consecutive Elite Eight appearance.

"It feels great, man," said Ross. "I think this is what every player grows up looking at on TV, wanting to hit that big shot for an NCAA tournament team. It just feels great right now."

Deshaun Thomas paced Ohio State with 20 points while Aaron Craft added 13.

Mark Lyons led the Wildcats (27-8) with 23 points.

Ohio State advances to play either (9) Wichita State or (13) La Salle in the West Regional final.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/17/13

Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (51-14) topped the Toronto Raptors (26-41), 108-91.  Miami extended their winning streak to 22 straight.

The Milwaukee Bucks (33-32) bopped the Orlando Magic (18-49), 115-109.

The Los Angeles Clippers (46-21) popped the New York Knicks (38-26), 93-80.

The Golden State Warriors (38-30) crushed the Houston Rockets (36-31), 108-78.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (23-41) sliced the New Orleans Hornets (22-45), 97-95.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (50-17) trimmed the Dallas Mavericks (31-35), 107-101.

The Atlanta Hawks (37-29) trumped the Brooklyn Nets (38-28), 105-93.

The Los Angeles Lakers (36-32) downed the Sacramento Kings (23-44), 113-102.

NHL: The Pittsburgh Penguins (22-8-0, 44 pts) edged the Boston Bruins (19-5-3, 41 pts), 2-1.

The Ottawa Senators (15-8-6, 36 pts) skated past the Winnipeg Jets (15-12-2, 32 pts), 4-1.

The Washington Capitals (12-15-1, 25pts) socked the Buffalo Sabres (10-15-4, 24 pts), 5-3.

The Edmonton Oilers (11-11-6, 28 pts) one up'ed the Nashville Predators (11-12-6, 28 pts), 3-2.

Top 25 Men's Basketball: (9) Miami (27-6) downed North Carolina (24-10), 87-77.  Miami wins the ACC tournament title.

(10) Ohio State (26-7) dropped Wisconsin (23-11), 50-43.  Ohio State wins the Big 10 tournament title.

Ole Miss (26-8) surprised (13) Florida (26-7), 66-63.  Ole Miss wins the Southeastern Conference tournament title.

(16) Saint Louis (27-6) got by (25) Virginia Commonwealth (26-8), 62-56.  Saint Louis wins the Atlantic 10 tournament title.

NASCAR: Kasey Kahne held off Kyle Busch to win his first Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Scoreboard Roundup 3/16/13

Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) --  Top 25 Men's College Basketball - Big East Tournament Championship:  (4) Louisville (29-5) soared past (19) Syracuse (26-9), 78-61.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship:  (7) Kansas (29-5) rocked (11) Kansas State (27-7), 70-54.

Big Ten Semifinals:  (22) Wisconsin (23-10) stunned (3) Indiana (27-6), 68-56.

(10) Ohio State (25-7) ousted (8) Michigan State (25-8), 61-58.

SEC Semifinals:  (13) Florida (26-6) chomped Alabama (21-12), 61-51.

ACC Semifinals:  (9) Miami (FL) (26-6) dunked North Carolina State (24-10), 81-71.

North Carolina (24-9) stopped Maryland (22-12), 79-76.

Atlantic-10 Semifinals:  (16) Saint Louis (26-6) knocked off Butler (26-8), 67-56.

(25) VCU (26-7) thwarted Massachusetts (21-11), 71-62.

Mountain West Championship:  (15) New Mexico (29-5) took care of UNLV (29-5), 63-56.

Conference USA Championship:  (20) Memphis (30-4) outlasted Southern Miss (25-9), 91-79 in double overtime.

Pac-12 Championship: Oregon (26-8) put away (21) UCLA (25-9), 78-69.

NBA:  The Washington Wizards (23-42) mystified the Phoenix Suns (22-45), 127-105.

The Boston Celtics (36-29) creamed the Charlotte Bobcats (14-52), 105-88.

The Philadelphia 76ers (25-40) outpaced the Indiana Pacers (40-26), 98-91.

The San Antonio Spurs (51-16) lassoed the Cleveland Cavaliers (22-44), 119-113.

The Utah Jazz (34-32) got past the Memphis Grizzlies (44-21), 90-84.

The Portland Trail Blazers (31-34) topped the Detroit Pistons (23-45), 112-101.

NHL:  The Pittsburgh Penguins (21-8-0, 42 pts) blanked the New York Rangers (13-12-2, 28 pts), 3-0.

The Boston Bruins (19-4-3, 41 pts) skated past the Washington Capitals (11-15-1, 23 pts), 4-1.

The Chicago Blackhawks (23-2-3, 49 pts) crushed the Dallas Stars (12-12-3, 27 pts), 8-1.

The Ottawa Senators (14-8-6, 34 pts) one-upped the Buffalo Sabres (10-14-4, 24 pts), 4-3 in overtime.

The Minnesota Wild (15-10-2, 32 pts) sliced the Colorado Avalanche (10-13-4, 24 pts), 6-4.

The Tampa Bay Lightning (12-15-1, 25 pts) struck the Carolina Hurricanes (15-11-1, 31 pts), 4-1.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (11-12-6, 28 pts) bested the Phoenix Coyotes (13-11-4, 30 pts), 1-0 in a shootout.

The New York Islanders (13-12-3, 29 pts) stranded the Florida Panthers (7-16-6, 20 pts), 4-3.

The Montreal Canadiens (19-5-4, 42 pts) whooped the New Jersey Devils (13-10-6, 32 pts), 2-1.

The Winnipeg Jets (15-11-2, 32 pts) squeezed past the Toronto Maple Leafs (15-12-2, 32 pts), 5-4 in a shootout.

The St. Louis Blues (16-10-2, 34 pts) silenced the Anaheim Ducks (20-3-4, 44 pts), 2-1.

The Detroit Red Wings (14-10-5, 33 pts) cruised past the Vancouver Canucks (13-8-6, 32 pts), 5-2.

The Los Angeles Kings (15-10-2, 32 pts) took down the San Jose Sharks (12-9-6, 30 pts), 5-2.

World Baseball Classic:  The Dominican Republic (3-0) shut down Puerto Rico (2-2), 2-0.

NASCAR Nationwide Series:  Kyle Busch won the Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Indiana Stuns Michigan For Big Ten Title

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images(ANN ARBOR, MI) --  Cody Zeller scored with 13 seconds left to give No. 2 Indiana a 72-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan on Sunday, as the Hoosiers win the Big Ten championship.

It was the first outright Big Ten title in two decades for the Hoosiers (26-5, 14-4), who were down by five points in the final minute of play.

The Wolverines (25-6, 12-6) could not ice the game from the free-throw line, allowing the Hoosiers to come back and take the lead in the final seconds.

"We've been working on that all year, closing out games," said Zeller.  He led the Hoosiers with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

With the loss, Michigan fell to fourth place in the Big Ten thanks to Sunday victories by Michigan State and Ohio State.  Trey Burke scored 20 points for the Wolverines.

The Hoosiers finish the regular-season with a 5-0 record against top-10 teams.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/5/13

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Top 25 Men's College Basketball:(14) Ohio State (22-7)  stopped  (2) Indiana (25-5), 67-58.

(3) Duke (26-4) defeated Virginia Tech (13-17), 85-57.

(9) Kansas State (25-5) bounced T-C-U (10-20), 79-68.

(15) Marquette (22-7) took care of Rutgers (13-15), 60-54.

(24) Notre Dame (23-7) topped St. John's (16-13), 66-40.

(25) Memphis (26-4)  nipped UTEP (16-13), 56-54.

NBA: The Boston Celtics (32-27) stopped the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers (23-36), 109-101.

The Denver Nuggets (40-22) dethroned the Sacramento Kings (21-41), 120-113.

The Oklahoma Thunder (44-16) dumped the Los Angeles Lakers (30-31), 122-105.

NHL: The New York Rangers (11-8-2, 24pts) doubled up the Philadelphia Flyers (11-12-1, 23pts), 4-2.

The Florida Panthers (7-11-5, 19pts) cooled off the Winnipeg Jets (10-11-1, 21pts), 4-1.

The Washington Capitals (9-11-1, 19pts) outlasted the Boston Bruins (14-3-3, 31pts) in overtime, 4-3.

The New York Islanders (10-11-2, 22pts) stranded the Montreal Canadiens (14-5-4, 32pts), 6-3.

The Detroit Red Wings (11-8-4, 26pts) rocked the Colorado Avalanche (8-9-4, 20pts), 2-1.

The Carolina Hurricanes (13-8-1, 27pts) stormed past the Buffalo Sabres (9-13-2, 20pts), 4-3.

The Tampa Bay Lightning (10-12-1, 21pts) zapped the New Jersey Devils (10-8-5, 25pts), 5-2.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (7-12-4, 18pts) stung the Edmonton Oilers (8-9-5, 21pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Chicago Blackhawks (20-0-3, 43pts) tamed the Minnesota Wild (11-9-2, 24pts), 5-3.

The San Jose Sharks (11-6-4, 26pts) tipped the Vancouver Canucks (11-6-5, 27pts) in a shootout, 3-2.

The Los Angeles Kings (12-7-2, 26pts) dumped the St. Louis Blues (11-9-2, 24pts), 6-4.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/28/13

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NHL: The Chicago Blackhawks (17-0-3, 37pts) shut down the St. Louis Blues (10-7-2, 22pts), 3-0. The Blackhawks have now earned at least a point in a league record 20 straight opening games.

The Boston Bruins (13-2-2, 28pts) outlasted the Ottawa Senators (12-6-3, 27pts) in overtime, 2-1.

The Carolina Hurricanes (10-8-1, 21pts) iced the Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-0, 26pts), 4-1.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (13-9-0, 26pts) stranded the New York Islanders (8-11-2, 18pts) in overtime, 5-4.

The New York Rangers (9-8-2, 20pts) zapped the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-10-1, 19pts), 4-1.

The Buffalo Sabres (8-12-1, 17pts) tamed the Florida Panthers (6-9-5, 17pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Winnipeg Jets (10-9-1, 21pts) cooled off the New Jersey Devils (10-6-4, 24pts), 3-1.

The Edmonton Oilers (8-7-4, 20pts) blasted the Dallas Stars (10-9-2, 22pts), 5-1.

The Colorado Avalanche (8-8-3, 19pts) trumped the Calgary Flames (7-8-4, 18pts), 5-4.

The Minnesota Wild (10-7-2, 22pts) quieted the Phoenix Coyotes (9-8-3, 21pts), 4-3.

The Detroit Red Wings (10-8-3, 23pts) netted the San Jose Sharks (9-6-4, 22pts) in a shootout, 2-1.

NBA: The Los Angeles Clippers (42-18) clipped the Indiana Pacers (36-22), 99-91.

The Chicago Bulls (33-25) stopped the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers (22-34), 93-82.

The Los Angeles Lakers (29-30) slammed the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-35), 116-94.

Top 25 Men’s College Basketball: (2) Gonzaga (28-2) nipped BYU (20-10), 70-65.

Virginia (20-8) vaulted (3) Duke (24-4), 73-68. 

(16) Ohio State (21-7) bounced Northwestern (13-16), 63-53.

(24) Oregon (23-6) overwhelmed Oregon State (13-16), 85-75.

(25) Louisiana Tech (25-3) pounded Utah State (19-8), 84-61.

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No. 18 Ohio State Takes Down Michigan State

Jamie Sabau/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) --  Aaron Craft scored a career-high 21 points to lead the No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes to a 68-60 win over No. 4 Michigan State in a battle of Big Ten powerhouses.

"Give Aaron Craft credit. In the second half, he tore us apart," Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. "It was Aaron Craft. He beat us every way you could beat us."

The Buckeyes (20-7, 10-5 Big Ten), were also aided by 14 points from Deshaun Thomas.  They currently sit at fifth-place in the Big Ten standings.

Counting a 56-53 win over No. 2-ranked Michigan on Jan. 13, it was the first time that the Buckeyes ever knocked off two top-5 teams at home in the same season.

Gary Harris scored 14 points for the Spartans (22-6, 11-4), who have now lost two straight games after winning 11 of their previous 12.

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