Scoreboard: 3-24
3/24/2010BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Cleveland 12 6 .667
Tampa Bay 13 7 .650
Detroit 12 8 .600
Toronto 9 7 .563
Minnesota 10 8 .556
Kansas City 8 8 .500
Oakland 9 10 .474
Boston 9 12 .429
New York 8 11 .421
Seattle 8 11 .421
Baltimore 8 12 .400
Chicago 6 11 .353
Texas 6 12 .333
Los Angeles 5 12 .294
National League
W L Pct
San Francisco 16 6 .727
Atlanta 11 7 .611
Colorado 13 9 .591
Philadelphia 10 7 .588
Chicago 11 8 .579
Houston 11 8 .579
Milwaukee 12 9 .571
Florida 11 9 .550
New York 11 9 .550
Arizona 10 10 .500
San Diego 10 10 .500
Cincinnati 8 9 .471
St. Louis 8 10 .444
Los Angeles 7 10 .412
Pittsburgh 5 12 .294
Washington 5 14 .263
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Philadelphia 4, Tampa Bay 3
Houston 11, Pittsburgh 1
Florida 5, Baltimore 2
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 6
Milwaukee 10, Cleveland 2
Kansas City 5, Chicago Cubs 5, tie
Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 4
San Francisco 6, Chicago White Sox 1
San Diego 9, Colorado 6
Detroit 6, Washington 2
Minnesota 7, Boston 2
MONDAY
St. Louis (ss) 13, Boston (ss) 8
Tampa Bay 11, Boston (ss) 9
Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Detroit 8, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Yankees 7
St. Louis (ss) 6, Houston 4
Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 5
Oakland 7, Seattle 2
San Francisco 5, Texas 4
L.A. Angels 4, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 2
Arizona 5, San Diego 4, 10 innings
Cleveland 9, Chicago Cubs 2
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 8, Milwaukee 4
Colorado 9, Cincinnati 1
TODAY
Philadelphia vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Arizona vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Washington vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Seattle vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs Oakland at Phoenix, 10:35 p.m.
THURSDAY
N.Y. Mets vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (ss) vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Oakland vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
YESTERDAY
Milwaukee 450000001–10 12 0
Cleveland 000100100–2 7 1
Bush, Axford (7), Smith (8), Villanueva (9) and Zaun, Lucroy; Sowers, Lewis (2), Carrasco (4), Perez (9) and Toregas. W–Bush. L–Sowers. HRs–Milwaukee, Kottaras (3).
Washington 000010100–2 5 0
Detroit 00123000x–6 15 1
Olsen, Batista (5), Capps (7), Burnett (8) and Rodriguez, D.Ivany; Scherzer, Perry (6), B.Thomas (7), Schlereth (8), E.Gonzalez (9) and Avila. W–Scherzer. L–Olsen. HRs–Detroit, Inge (2), Laird (3).
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 45 25 .643 –
Toronto 35 34 .507 91/2
New York 26 45 .366 191/2
Philadelphia 24 47 .338 211/2
New Jersey 7 63 .100 38
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Orlando 50 21 .704 –
Atlanta 45 25 .643 41/2
Miami 37 34 .521 13
Charlotte 36 34 .514 131/2
Washington 21 48 .304 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Cleveland 56 15 .789 –
Milwaukee 39 30 .565 16
Chicago 33 37 .471 221/2
Indiana 25 46 .352 31
Detroit 23 48 .324 33
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 46 24 .657 –
San Antonio 42 27 .609 31/2
Memphis 38 33 .535 81/2
Houston 36 33 .522 91/2
New Orleans 34 38 .472 13
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 47 24 .662 –
Utah 46 25 .648 1
Oklahoma City 42 27 .609 4
Portland 42 29 .592 5
Minnesota 14 57 .197 33
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
x-L.A. Lakers 52 18 .743 –
Phoenix 45 26 .634 71/2
L.A. Clippers 26 44 .371 26
Sacramento 24 47 .338 281/2
Golden State 19 51 .271 33
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
LAST NIGHT
Charlotte 95, Washington 86, OT
Indiana 98, Detroit 83
New York 109, Denver 104
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, late
MONDAY
Orlando 109, Philadelphia 93
Miami 99, New Jersey 89
Chicago 98, Houston 88
Milwaukee 98, Atlanta 95
Toronto 106, Minnesota 100
New Orleans 115, Dallas 99
San Antonio 99, Oklahoma City 96
Utah 110, Boston 97
Memphis 102, Sacramento 85
Phoenix 133, Golden State 131
TONIGHT
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Denver at Boston, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Indiana 29 23 25 21 – 98
Detroit 18 31 17 17 – 83
INDIANA: Granger 8-20 11-14 32, Murphy 4-11 2-3 10, Hibbert 2-6 1-6 5, Watson 3-9 0-2 7, Rush 7-9 1-1 20, S.Jones 2-5 0-0 4, Dunleavy 4-8 5-7 13, D.Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Price 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 33-76 20-33 98.
DETROIT: Prince 6-12 1-1 14, Jerebko 2-9 2-2 7, Maxiell 2-5 2-3 6, Bynum 5-6 0-0 11, Hamilton 3-12 2-2 9, Brown 1-4 0-2 2, Stuckey 3-9 4-4 11, Villanueva 4-12 2-2 11, Gordon 5-14 1-1 12, Summers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-84 14-17 83.
3-point goals — Indiana 12-31 (Rush 5-6, Granger 5-11, Price 1-2, Watson 1-5, Dunleavy 0-3, Murphy 0-4), Detroit 7-23 (Bynum 1-1, Stuckey 1-1, Jerebko 1-3, Hamilton 1-3, Prince 1-3, Gordon 1-6, Villanueva 1-6). Fouled Out – Stuckey. Rebounds — Indiana 61 (Murphy 12), Detroit 51 (Brown 15). Assists — Indiana 24 (Watson 13), Detroit 22 (Prince 6). Total Fouls – Indiana 14, Detroit 26. A — 17,109 (22,076).
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 35 23 4 3 77 254 202
Reading 33 27 1 4 71 223 249
Trenton 28 29 4 5 65 218 234
Johnstown 16 39 7 4 43 194 282
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Cincinnati 41 23 1 2 85 217 182
x-Kalamazoo 38 19 5 3 84 242 216
Toledo 33 27 2 4 72 231 249
Wheeling 31 31 2 4 68 225 233
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-S. Carolina 38 18 6 6 88 234 208
x-Charlotte 39 20 4 3 85 236 210
Florida 35 23 4 5 79 217 206
Gwinnett 30 28 4 3 67 229 249
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 34 26 4 1 73 206 213
Stockton 30 26 2 7 69 211 215
Las Vegas 31 28 4 3 69 216 236
Ontario 29 27 3 7 68 196 211
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Idaho 45 15 1 4 95 243 181
Alaska 31 26 4 4 70 211 224
Victoria 32 28 4 2 70 216 224
Utah 30 28 3 5 68 233 228
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Charlotte 6, Florida 2
Cincinnati 3, Elmira 2
TONIGHT
Elmira at Kalamazoo, 7
Johnstown at Trenton, 7
Reading at Gwinnett, 7:05
Bakersfield at Utah, 9:05
Victoria at Idaho, 9:10
Alaska at Ontario, 10
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 43 25 4 90 195 172
Pittsburgh 42 25 6 90 225 208
Philadelphia 37 31 5 79 212 201
N.Y. Rangers 31 32 9 71 186 197
N.Y. Islanders 29 33 10 68 189 222
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 39 22 10 88 200 180
Ottawa 39 30 5 83 198 212
Montreal 36 30 7 79 196 200
Boston 33 27 12 78 180 181
Toronto 26 35 12 64 193 242
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Washington 48 14 10 106 283 203
Atlanta 32 30 11 75 218 234
Florida 30 31 11 71 190 210
Tampa Bay 29 32 12 70 191 227
Carolina 30 34 9 69 203 229
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 46 19 7 99 236 179
Nashville 42 27 5 89 207 206
Detroit 36 23 13 85 196 193
St. Louis 34 29 9 77 196 199
Columbus 29 32 12 70 190 235
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 44 24 4 92 236 187
Colorado 40 25 7 87 216 194
Calgary 36 27 9 81 184 181
Minnesota 35 32 6 76 199 215
Edmonton 23 42 7 53 184 248
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 44 19 10 98 236 193
Phoenix 46 23 5 97 201 181
Los Angeles 42 24 5 89 211 188
Dallas 32 27 14 78 211 231
Anaheim 34 29 8 76 203 217
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
y-clinched division
LAST NIGHT
Florida 4, Toronto 1
New Jersey 6, Columbus 3
Boston 4, Atlanta 0
Ottawa 2, Philadelphia 0
Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2, OT
Dallas 3, Nashville 1
San Jose 4, Minnesota 1
Chicago 2, Phoenix 0
Anaheim at Calgary, late
Vancouver at Edmonton, late
SUNDAY
Phoenix 3, Dallas 2, SO
Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Minnesota 4, Calgary 3
Buffalo 5, Carolina 3
Florida 5, Tampa Bay 2
Nashville 3, St. Louis 2
Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 1
Edmonton 5, San Jose 1
Anaheim 5, Colorado 2
MONDAY
Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 2, Montreal 0
Los Angeles 4, Colorado 3, OT
TONIGHT
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7
Montreal at Buffalo, 7:30
St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10
Columbus 0 2 1 – 3
New Jersey 1 4 1 – 6
First Period–1, New Jersey, Parise 34 (Langenbrunner, Elias), 13:01 (pp).
Second Period–2, New Jersey, Martin 2 (Elias, Kovalchuk), 1:14 (pp). 3, Columbus, Vermette 23 (Huselius, Methot), 3:40. 4, New Jersey, Kovalchuk 37 (Parise, Mottau), 12:32. 5, New Jersey, Zajac 22 (Kovalchuk, Martin), 15:40. 6, New Jersey, Zajac 23 (Mottau, Kovalchuk), 19:07. 7, Columbus, Voracek 13 (Brassard, Umberger), 19:40.
Third Period–8, Columbus, Huselius 21 (Vermette), 6:00. 9, New Jersey, Parise 35 (Langenbrunner, Elias), 12:52.
Shots on Goal–Columbus 10-8-4–22. New Jersey 9-10-11–30.
Power-play opportunities–Columbus 0 of 3; New Jersey 2 of 6.
Goalies–Columbus, Mason 17-23-8 (30 shots-24 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 40-23-3 (22-19).
A–14,202 (17,625). T–2:23.
PREP LACROSSE
St. John’s 12-Perrysburg 3
SJ--Kennedy-3, Hart-2, Searles-2, Hock-1, Kosik-1, Smith-1, Walsh-1, Vowles-1
St. John’s saves-Connors 14
P--Clayton-1, Parthimer 1, Kerscher-1
TENNIS
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Singles
Women
First Round
Polona Hercog d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-3, 6-0.
Sorana Cirstea d. Michelle Larcher de Brito 7-5, 7-6 (9).
Magdalena Rybarikova d. Lucie Hradecka 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, d. Ajla Tomljanovic 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Petra Martic d. Julie Coin 5-7, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Toledo 004 030 611 - 15 21 0
Dayton 020 001 000 - 3 8 2
WP- Umbright (1-0), LP- Lahrman (1-2). T- Hoying 3-6, 2b, 2HR, 7 RBI; Vahalik 4-6, 2B; Edwards 3-4, 2RBI.
SPORTLIGHT
March 24
1962–Paul Hogue scores 22 points and Tom Thacker adds 21 to lead Cincinnati to a 71-59 victory over Ohio State for its second NCAA basketball championship.
1970–Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers wins his only NBA scoring title, accumulating 2,309 points in 74 games for a 31.2 ppg. average.
1973–Kansas City-Omaha’s Nate “Tiny” Archibald becomes the first player in NBA history to lead the NBA in both scoring (34.0 ppg.) and assists (11.4 apg.) in the same season.
1975–Muhammad Ali knocks out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Cleveland.
1980–Louisville beats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA basketball title.
1991–Dean Smith becomes the first coach to win regional titles in four different decades when North Carolina beats Temple 75-72 in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament.
1992–Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux becomes the 36th player in NHL history with 1,000 points, getting an assist in the second period of the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
1994–Kansas State’s Askia Jones scores 62 points in 28 minutes in a 115-77 victory over Fresno State in the NIT quarterfinals. Kansas State ties an NCAA record for three pointers in a game, making 23-of-36. Jones shoots 18-for-25 from the floor, including 14-of-18 on three-pointers, and 12-for-16 from the line.
1996–Vancouver loses its 18th consecutive game, 90-85 to Cleveland. The Grizzlies, with losing streaks of 18 and 19 games in 1995-96, are the first team in NBA history to have two losing streaks of 18 or more games in the same season.
2000–Michael Johnson slices more than a half-second off the world record in the rarely run 300 meters at the Engen Grand Prix in Pretoria, South Africa. Johnson is timed in 30.85 seconds, breaking the mark of 31.48 set in 1990.
2005–Auburn senior Fred Bousquet swims the two fastest 50-yard freestyles in history, breaking a record in the preliminaries and winning the final in the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championship at Minneapolis. Bousquet swims the preliminary in 18.74 seconds, breaking the old NCAA mark of 19.05 set by Anthony Ervin in 2002. Hours later, he returns to win the final in 18.90 seconds–the second time anyone swam the event in under 19 seconds.
2006–Davis Love III makes history at The Players Championship as he finishes 18 shots worse than his opening round to enter the PGA Tour record books as the only player in the 33-year history of its showcase event to go from first to the weekend off. Love has a quadruple-bogey 9 on his final hole for an 11-over 83, missing the cut by four shots.
2008–Houston beats the Sacramento Kings 108-100 to give coach Rick Adelman his 800th career victory. Adelman, who won 395 games coaching the Kings from 1998-2006, is the 13th coach to reach the milestone.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MEN
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
West Virginia (29-6) vs. Washington (26-9), 7:27
Kentucky (34-2) vs. Cornell (29-4), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
Regional Semifinals
Friday
Saint Mary’s, Calif. (28-5) vs. Baylor (27-7), 7:27
Duke (31-5) vs. Purdue (29-5), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Regional Semifinals
Friday
Ohio State (29-7) vs. Tennessee (27-8), 7:07
Northern Iowa (30-4) vs. Michigan State (26-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
At Energy Solution Arena
Salt Lake City
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Syracuse (30-4) vs. Butler (30-4), 7:07
Kansas State (28-7) vs. Xavier (26-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 3
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 5
Semifinal winners
NIT
Quarterfinals
Last night
Mississippi 90, Texas Tech 87, 2 OT
North Carolina 60, UAB 55
Tonight
Rhode Island (25-9) at Virginia Tech (25-8), 7
Dayton (22-12) at Illinois (21-14), 9
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 30
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
First Game, 7
Second Game, 9:30
Championship
Thursday, April 1
Semifinal winners, 7
CBI
Semifinals
Tonight
Boston U. (21-13) at Virginia Commonwealth (24-9), 7
Princeton (22-8) at Saint Louis (22-11), 9
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, March 29
TBD
Wednesday, March 31
TBD
Friday, April 2
TBD
College Insider.com
Semifinals
Tonight
Pacific (22-11) at Appalchian State (24-10), TBA
Creighton (18-15) at Missouri State (22-12), TBA
Championship
Tuesday, March 30
Semifinal winners
Division II
Quartefinals
Today
St. Cloud State vs. Midwestern State, Noon
Indiana, Pa. vs. Valdosta State, 2:30
St. Joseph’s, Ind. vs. Cal Poly Pomona, 6
Bentley vs. Augusta State, 8:30
Semifinals
Friday
St. Cloud State-Midwestern State winner vs. Indiana, Pa.-Valdosta State winner, 6
St. Joseph’s, Ind.-Cal Poly Pomona winner vs. Bentley-Augusta State winner, 8:30
Saturday
Championship
Semifinal winners, 1
WOMEN
NCAA Tournament
DAYTON REGIONAL
Second Round
Last night
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Connecticut 90, Temple 36
At Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh
Mississippi St. 87, Ohio State 67
At James H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Iowa State 60, Wisconsin-Green Bay 56
Monday
At Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Fla.
Florida State 66, St. John’s 65, OT
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
At University of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Connecticut–Temple-James Madison winner vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay-Iowa State winner, TBA
Florida State (28-5) vs. Ohio State-Mississippi State winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 30
At University of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Semifinal winners, TBA
MEMPHIS REGIONAL
Second Round
Last night
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
San Diego State (22-10) vs. West Virginia (29-5), late
Monday
At Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee 92, Dayton 64
At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Baylor 49, Georgetown 33
At Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, N.C.
Duke 60, LSU 52
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
At FedExForum
Memphis, Tenn.
Tennessee (32-2) vs. Baylor (25-9), TBA
San Diego State-West Virginia winner vs. Duke (29-5), TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, March 29
At FedExForum
Memphis, Tenn.
Semifinal winners, TBA
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL
Second Round
Last night
At Cintas Center
Cincinnati
Xavier 63, Vanderbilt 62
Monday
Tempe, Ariz.
Georgia 74, Oklahoma State 71, OT
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford 96, Iowa 67
At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Gonzaga 72, Texas A&M 71
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Georgia (25-8) vs. Stanford (33-1), TBA
Gonzaga (29-4) vs. Vanderbilt-Xavier winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, March 29
Sacramento, Calif.
Semifinal winners, TBA
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
Last night
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Nebraska (31-1) vs. UCLA (25-8), late
At Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
Arkansas-Little Rock (27-6) vs. Oklahoma (24-10), late
At Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Ind.
Notre Dame 84, Vermont 66
Second Round
Monday
At Freedom Hall
Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky 70, Michigan State 52
Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 28
At Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Nebraska-UCLA winner vs. Kentucky (27-7), TBA
Arkansas-Little Rock-Oklahoma winner vs. Vermont-Notre Dame winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 30
At Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Semifinal winners, TBA
FINAL FOUR
At Alamodome
San Antonio
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 4
Dayton champion vs. Memphis champion
Sacramento champion vs. Kansas City champion
National Championship
Tuesday, April 6
Semifinal winners
WNIT
Last night
Wyoming 68, Texas Tech 57, OT
BYU 61, Arizona State 53
Oregon 93, New Mexico 67
California 64, Utah 54
Third Round
Thursday
Providence (18-14) at Maryland (21-12), 7
Northwestern (18-14) vs. Michigan (19-13), 7
Illinois (18-14) at Missouri State (22-10), 8:05
Friday
Virginia Commonwealth (22-12) at Syracuse (24-10), 7
March 24-26
North Carolina A&T (23-10) vs. Miami (19-13), 7
Kansas (17-15) at Illinois State (26-7), 8:05
Oregon-New Mexico winner vs. California-Utah winner, TBA
Arizona State-BYU winner vs. Texas Tech-Wyoming winner, TBA
Quarterfinals
March 27-29
Oregon-New Mexico-California-Utah winner vs. Arizona State-BYU-Texas Tech-Wyoming winner
Illinois State-Kansas winner vs. Marquette-Illinois-Missouri State winner
Maryland-Old Dominion-Providence winner vs. North Carolina A&T-Miami winner
St. Bonaventure-Northwestern-Michigan winner vs. Syracuse-Richmond-Virginia Commonwealth winner
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 31
TBD
Thursday, April 1
TBD
Championship
Saturday, April 3
Semifinal winners
PREP BASKETBALL
Boys
State tournament
At Value City Arena, Columbus
Division I
Cincinnati Moeller (21-4) vs. Mentor (23-3), Friday, 5:15 p.m.
Massillon Jackson (23-2) vs. Gahanna Lincoln, Friday, 8:30 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
Division II
Cleveland Benedictine (22-4) vs. Dayton Dunbar (23-3), Thursday, 5:15 p.m.
Zanesville (17-6) vs. Port Clinton (25-0), Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division III
Chesapeake (21-4) vs. Lima Central Catholic (21-4), Thursday, 10:45 a.m.
Orrville (19-6) vs. Columbus Ready (19-6), Thursday, 2 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
Division IV
Ottawa Hills (24-1) vs. Newark Catholic (24-1), Friday,10:45 a.m.
Bedford St. Peter Chanel (14-11) vs. Dayton Jefferson Township (15-10), Friday, 2 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
All-Ohio
DIVISION III
FIRST TEAM: Aaron Craft, Liberty-Benton, 6-2, sr., 26.7; Jacob Bolyard, Orrville, 6-1, sr., 20.8; DeMonte Flannigan, Cle. VASJ, 6-7, fresh., 13.1; Adolphus Washington, Cin. Taft, 6-6, soph., 24.0; Joe Graessle, Cols. Ready, 6-3, sr., 22.1; Paul Honigford, Sugarcreek Garaway, 6-8, jr., 16.0; Kyle Ondera, Oak Hill, 6-1, sr., 20.3.
Player of the year: Aaron Craft, Liberty-Benton.
Coaches of the year: Chad Spurgeon, E. Canton; Mark Short, Blanchester.
SECOND TEAM: Chall Montgomery, Cle. Cent. Cath., 6-3, sr., 18.9; Riley Thomas, Cardington-Lincoln, 5-11, sr., 25.9; Tim Kochendoerfer, Ironton, 6-3, sr., 20.4; Derek Billing, Anna, 6-3, sr., 20.4; Brook Turson, Plymouth, 6-3, sr., 25.2; Ryan Snyder, Louisville Aquinas, 6-0, sr., 23.2.
THIRD TEAM: Matthew McCollister, London Madison-Plains, 5-9, sr., 17.9; Dan Monteroso, St. Clairsville, 6-1, fresh., 21.5; Levi Crosier, Bellaire, 6-2, sr., 16.2; Jess Chadwell, Georgetown, 6-4, sr., 22.0; Chad Mossing, Evergreen, 6-3, sr., 19.8; Hank Leslie, McDermott Northwest, 6-4, sr., 23.0; Jerah’me Williams, Campbell Memorial, 5-9, sr., 23.0.
Honorable Mention (area)
Jordan Turner, Delta.
DIVISION IV
FIRST TEAM: Matt Dawson, Newark Cath., 6-1, sr., 17.2; Justin Andes, Shadyside, 6-2, sr., 17.5; Blake Blevins, Manchester, 6-6, jr., 18.4; Adreian Payne, Day. Jefferson, 6-10, sr., 15.9; Greg Kahlig, Ft. Recovery, 6-5, sr., 26.7; Casey Carroll, Youngs. Christian, 6-8, sr., 18.2.
Player of the year: Adreian Payne, Day. Jefferson.
Coaches of the year: Drew Meister, Newark Cath.; John Lindsay, Ottawa Hills.
SECOND TEAM: Justin Young, Richmond Hts., 6-4, sr., 14.1; Bryan Redic, Cols. Tree of Life, 6-4, sr., 18.5; Dylan Kaufman, Berlin Hiland, 6-4, soph., 18.9; Jake Davis, Cin. Seven Hills, 6-6, sr., 16.0; Jordan Basinger, Kalida, 6-4, sr., 16.1; Eliot Browarsky, Ottawa Hills, 6-0, sr. 19.2; Kris Tibbs, Willow Wood Symmes Val., 6-3, sr., 15.0; Matthias Tayala, McDonald, 6-1, jr., 17.0.
THIRD TEAM: Seger Bonifant, Strasburg-Franklin, 6-7, soph., 17.7; Frankie Young, Lockland, 6-5, sr., 17.0; Michael Dennis, Carey, 6-8, sr., 23.2; T.J. Short, Antwerp, 6-5, sr., 19.5; Devonta Brooks, Bedford Chanel, 6-4, Jr., 13.1; Chris Cox, Leesburg Fairfield, 6-5, sr., 22.8.
Honorable Mention (area)
Mason Roth, McComb.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB–Suspended Colorado minor league RHP Jose Belen (Dominican Summer League) 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Optioned RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Ramon A. Ramirez and 1B Aaron Bates to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Jorge Sosa to their minor league camp.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Optioned C Tyler Flowers and RHP Carlos Torres to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned RHP Ryan Braun, OF Jordan Danks, OF Josh Kroeger, INF Brent Morel and INF C.J. Retherford to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS–Optioned RHP Jess Todd to Columbus (IL). Reassigned LHP Mike Gosling, RHP Josh Judy, RHP Frank Herrmann, RHP Yohan Pino, C Damaso Espino, INF Brian Bixler and OF Shelley Duncan to their minor league camp.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES–Optioned RHP Jhoulys Chacin and RHP Samuel Deduno to their minor league camp. Reassigned LHP Jimmy Gobble to their minor league camp. Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Beimel on a minor league contract.
FLORIDA MARLINS–Optioned LHP Hunter Jones to New Orleans (PCL). Released RHP Mike MacDougal.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS–Reassigned RHP Tim Dillard to their minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Optioned INF Neil Walker, RHP Kevin Hart and RHP Chris Jakubauskas to Indianapolis (IL). Reassigned LHP Brian Burres, LHP Wil Ledezma, RHP Jean Machi, C Hector Gimenez and OF Brian Myrow to their minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS–Optioned LHP Madison Bumgarner and RHP Joe Martinez to Fresno (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS–Signed C Zydrunas Ilgauskas for the remainder of the season. Waived F Darnell Jackson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS–Signed TE Ben Patrick and WR Darren Mougey. Re-signed S Hamza Abdullah and FB Nehemiah Broughton.
NEW YORK JETS–Signed OL Wayne Hunter to a one-year tender.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Signed DT William Joseph, LB Ricky Brown and FB Luke Lawton.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–Re-signed OL Barry Sims to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Signed P Josh Bidwell.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL–Suspended Colorado F Darcy Tucker for one game for making excessive physical contact on an icing play during a March 22 game against Los Angeles.
ANAHEIM DUCKS–Signed C Rob Bordson to two-year contract. Recalled D Brendan Mikkelson from Toronto (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Recalled F Nick Spaling from Milwaukee (AHL).
COLLEGE
HOUSTON–Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Joe Curl.
PHILADELPHIA–Named Dick DeLaney assistant baseball coach.
VIRGINIA–Announced sophomore basketball G Sylven Landesberg is leaving the school.
LATEST LINE
NBA
CHARLOTTE 101/2 (196) Minnesota
Utah 3 (214) TORONTO
BOSTON 41/2 (206) Denver
ATLANTA 1 (195) Orlando
INDIANA 6 (200) Washington
Sacramento 11/2 (197) NEW JERSEY
OKLAHOMA CITY 7 (206) Houston
MILWAUKEE 91/2 (190) Philadelphia
Cleveland 6 (201) NEW ORLEANS
SAN ANTONIO 1 (197) LA Lakers
GOLDEN STATE 1 (233) Memphis
College Basketball
NIT Tournament
Quarterfinals
VIRGINIA TECH 6 Rhode Island
ILLINOIS 31/2 Dayton
CBI Tournament
Semifinals
VA COMMONWEALTH 11 Boston U
ST. LOUIS 4 Princeton
College Insider Tournament
Semifinals
APPALACHIAN ST 3 Pacific
MISSOURI ST 51/2 Creighton
(Thursday)
NCAA Tournament
Carrier Dome-Syracuse, NY.
East Regional Semifinals
Kentucky 81/2 Cornell
West Virginia 51/2 Washington
NCAA Tournament
Energy Solutions Arena-Salt Lake City
West Regional Semifinals
Syracuse 6 Butler
Kansas St 5 Xavier
(Friday)
NCAA Tournament
Edward Jones Dome-St. Louis, MO.
Midwest Regional Semifinals
Michigan St 11/2 Northern Iowa
Ohio St 41/2 Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Reliant Stadium-Houston, TX.
South Regional Semifinals
Baylor 4 St. Mary’s, CA
Duke 8 Purdue
NHL
WASHINGTON 1/2 -1 Pittsburgh
NY RANGERS Even-1/2 NY Islanders
BUFFALO 1/2 -1 Montreal
DETROIT 1/2 -1 St. Louis
COLORADO Even-1/2 Los Angeles
VANCOUVER 1/2 -1 Anaheim
Home Team in CAPS
BOWLING
300 games
Joe Hill, Forest View 279-248-300-827
Steve Smith, Jug’s 300-247-280-827
Raymond Lopez, Sp. Cen. 300-213-298-811
Rob Grakczyk, Jug’s 300-279-199-778
Ken Alexander Jr., Jug’s 238-213-300-757
Keith Syrja, Interstate 300-219-204-723
Chris Janowicz, Forest View 207-300-192-699
Dave Ulrick, Timbers 300-195-171-666
Men 760+
Joe Perry, Sports Center 824
Ed Isaac, Jug’s 790
Brian Dick, Forest View 783
Jeff Owens, Forest View 782
Zach Maiden, Jug’s 780
Don Spino, Jug’s 776
Scott Christy, Interstate 773
Tim Baker, Southwyck 772
Steve Brown, Southwyck 767
Rick Knapp, Jug’s 766
Russ Jennings, Sports Center 764
Bob Tice, Forest View 764
Matt Waterford, Miracle 761
Alan Bak, Forest View 760
William Furfaro, Lido 758
Dana Reed, Southwyck 757
Todd Hartman, Forest View 753
Greg Townsend, Forest View 753
Will Templin, Sports Center 753
Val Kops, Jug’s 752
Leroy LaPlante, Forest View 752
Scott Galdeen, Forest View 752
Chris Curley. Forest View 751
Charlie Teel, Forest View 750
Ralph Lewandowski, Southwyck 750
Women 650+
Shari Gorski, Southwyck 713
Patty Pruss, Southwyck 708
Natalie Miskiel, Southwyck 696
Katie Woessner, Southwyck 688
Maria Griswold, Southwyck 681
Lisa Materni, Rossford 667
Tonya Krell, Jug’s 667
Nicole Monto, Timbers 664
Patty Pruss, Southwyck 662
Kellie Short, Jug’s 661
SPORTS NOTES
SLOW_PITCH SOFTBALL: The City of Toledo recreation division is holding open registration for 18-U, 20-U, and 23-U girls slow-pitch softball teams on April 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the recreation office, 2201 Ottawa Parkway. Information: Shawn at 419-936-3887 or shawn.sobel@toledo.oh.gov
DANBURY COACHING VACANCIES: Danbury High School has openings for girls’ basketball head coach and girls’ volleyball head coach. Send resume and letter of intent to Drew Davie, athletic director, 9451 E. Harbor Rd., Lakeside OH, 43440 or davied@danbury.k12.us
TIFFIN TOURNAMENTS: Base Knox Softball will have a Class D & E double elimination state qualifying USSA softball tournament April 17 at Hedges Boyer Park, Entry fee $140 (additional $10 for teams not already state registered) Registration deadline April 13. It is also holding a single elimination corn hole tournament. Fee $20, Entry deadline April 16. Information: Joe Roth 419-310-1193.
SYLVANIA SOFTBALL: Deadline for entry in Sylvania Recreation Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday men’s and coed adult softball leagues is April 19. Information: Rob at 419-882-1500 or www.playsylvania.com
HOLE-IN-ONE
DAVE BARGER at Bedford Hills, Irish No. 9, 157 yards, 7-iron.