COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday
North Carolina 81, Marquette 63
Kentucky 62, Ohio State 60
Regional Championship
Today
North Carolina (29-7) vs. Kentucky (28-8), 5:05 p.m.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Florida 83, BYU 74, OT
Butler 61, Wisconsin 54
Regional Championship
Yesterday
Butler 74, Florida 71, OT

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday
Kansas 77, Richmond 57
Virginia Commonwealth 72, Florida St. 71, OT
Regional Championship
Today
Kansas (35-2) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (27-11), 2:20 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Connecticut 74, San Diego State 67
Arizona 93, Duke 77
Regional Championship
Yesterday
Connecticut 65, Arizona 63

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

NIT
Semifinals
Tuesday
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Wichita State (27-8) vs. Washington State (22-12), 7 p.m.
Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama (24-11), 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

CBI
Championship Series
(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)
Monday
Oregon (19-17) at Creighton (22-14), 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Creighton at Oregon, 10 p.m.
Friday, April 1
x-Creighton at Oregon, 10 p.m.

CIT
Semifinals
Yesterday
Iona 83, East Tennessee State 80
Championship
Wednesday
Santa Clara (23-14) at Iona (25-11), 7 p.m.

Women
NCAA Tournament
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At The Liacouras Center
Philadelphia
Today
Connecticut (34-1) vs. Georgetown (24-10), Noon
DePaul (29-6) vs. Duke (31-3), 2:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
Tuesday
Connecticut-Georgetown winner vs. DePaul-Duke winner, 7 p.m.

DAYTON REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At University of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Yesterday
Tennessee 85, Ohio State 75
Notre Dame 78, Oklahoma 53
Regional Championship
Monday
Tennessee (34-2) vs. Notre Dame (29-7), 7 p.m.

SPOKANE REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Last night
Gonzaga (30-4) vs. Louisville (22-12), late
Stanford (31-2) vs. North Carolina (27-8), late
Monday
Regional Championship
Gonzaga-Louisville winner vs. Stanford-North Carolina winner, 9 p.m.

DALLAS REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Today
Georgia (23-10) vs. Texas A&M (29-5), 4:30 p.m.
Baylor (33-2) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (34-1), 7 p.m.
Regional Championship
Tuesday
Georgia-Texas A&M winner vs. Baylor-Wisconsin-Green Bay winner, 9 p.m.
FINAL FOUR
At at Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
Philadelphia champion vs. Dayton champion, TBA
Spokane champion vs. Dallas champion, TBA
National Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Semifinal winners, TBA

TENNESSEE 85, OHIO ST. 75
OHIO ST. (24-10) Lavender 9-17 1-2 19, Adams 2-2 0-0 4, Hill 4-11 3-4 12, Prahalis 9-18 2-2 22, Johnson 6-11 0-0 16, Stokes 1-2 0-0 2, Schulze 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 6-8 75.
TENNESSEE (34-2) Johnson 3-10 3-6 9, Stricklen 7-12 5-6 20, Cain 8-10 0-0 16, Bjorklund 0-4 0-0 0, Simmons 7-13 2-4 18, Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Avant 0-1 0-0 0, Spani 3-6 0-0 6, Manning 1-4 0-0 2, Baugh 2-8 0-0 4, Brewer 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 36-77 10-16 85.
3-Point Goals – Ohio St. 7-16 (Johnson 4-8, Prahalis 2-4, Hill 1-3, Stokes 0-1), Tennessee 3-8 (Simmons 2-4, Stricklen 1-1, Bjorklund 0-1, Spani 0-1, Manning 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Ohio St. 29 (Lavender 10), Tennessee 46 (Johnson 11). Assists –Ohio St. 20 (Prahalis 7), Tennessee 20 (Bjorklund 7). Total Fouls–Ohio St. 17, Tennessee 12. A – 8,813.

WNIT
Quarterfinals
Yesterday
Charlotte 79, Virginia 74
Today
Syracuse (25-9) at Toledo (26-8), 2 p.m.
Arkansas (22-11) at Illinois State (23-10), 2:05 p.m.
Southern Cal (22-12) at Colorado (18-15), 3 p.m.


AUTO RACING
Honda GP of St. Petersburg
IRL
After Saturday qualifying; race today
St. Petersburg, Fla.
1. (12) Will Power, 104.579 mph. 2. (10) Dario Franchitti, 104.021. 3. (9) Scott Dixon, 103.85. 4. (27) Mike Conway, 103.629. 5. (6) Ryan Briscoe, 103.557.
6. (22) Justin Wilson, 103.229. 7. (26) Marco Andretti, 103.463. 8. (82) Tony Kanaan, 103.215. 9. (3) Helio Castroneves, 103.151. 10. (77) Alex Tagliani, 103.148.
11. (5) Takuma Sato, 102.97. 12. (38) Graham Rahal, 102.753. 13. (14) Vitor Meira, 102.643. 14. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 102.568. 15. (02) Oriol Servia, 102.461.
16. (17) Raphael Matos, 102.435. 17. (78) Simona de Silvestro, 102.414. 18. (19) Sebastien Bourdais, 102.339. 19. (7) Danica Patrick, 102.246. 20. (24) Ana Beatriz, 101.562.
21. (59) E.J. Viso, 102.198. 22. (18) James Jakes, 101.432. 23. (83) Charlie Kimball, 102.021. 24. (34) Sebastian Saavedra, 101.298. 25. (4) J.R. Hildebrand, 101.527.
Royal Purple 300
NASCAR Nationwide
Fontana, Calif.
1. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 150 laps, 128.5 rating, 0 points. 2. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 150, 129.8, 0. 3. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 150, 139.9, 0. 4. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 150, 116.1, 41. 5. (34) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 150, 105.9, 39.
6. (9) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 150, 109.8, 38. 7. (4) Joey Logano, Toyota, 150, 96.7, 0. 8. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 150, 104.4, 0. 9. (3) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 150, 100.5, 36. 10. (5) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 150, 97.8, 0.
11. (16) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 150, 89, 33. 12. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 150, 90.1, 32. 13. (11) Brian Scott, Toyota, 150, 89.6, 31. 14. (14) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 149, 84.1, 30. 15. (17) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 149, 81, 29.
16. (6) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 149, 78.9, 28. 17. (19) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 149, 75.8, 27. 18. (20) Michael Annett, Toyota, 149, 73.1, 26. 19. (13) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 149, 77.1, 25. 20. (25) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Ford, 147, 62.2, 24.
21. (22) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 146, 55.1, 23. 22. (18) Kevin Conway, Toyota, 146, 62.9, 0. 23. (35) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 146, 50.7, 21. 24. (23) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 145, 58.3, 20. 25. (21) Charles Lewandoski, Ford, 145, 53.6, 20.
26. (33) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 144, 41.2, 0. 27. (15) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 143, 57.2, 17. 28. (26) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 143, 54.9, 17. 29. (41) Robert Richardson Jr., Dodge, 143, 39.6, 15. 30. (30) Tim Andrews, Ford, engine, 142, 61.4, 14.
31. (36) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 140, 35.4, 13. 32. (32) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 139, 37.9, 12. 33. (29) Blake Koch, Dodge, 128, 42.5, 11. 34. (24) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 115, 63, 10. 35. (31) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, axle, 91, 62.1, 9.
36. (42) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, transmission, 86, 39.4, 0. 37. (27) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, vibration, 41, 49.4, 7. 38. (40) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, handling, 38, 34.2, 6. 39. (43) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, brakes, 31, 31.4, 5. 40. (28) Alex Kennedy, Dodge, rear end, 21, 40.5, 4.
41. (37) Carl Long, Chevrolet, steering, 12, 32.5, 3. 42. (38) Brett Rowe, Chevrolet, handling, 3. 32.4, 2. 43. (39) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, vibration, 3. 30.8, 1.
Race Statistics
Average speed of race winner: 140.772 mph.
Time of race: 2 hours, 7 minutes, 52 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.713 seconds.
Caution flags: 5 for 19 laps.
Lead changes: 21 among 8 drivers.
Lap leaders: K.Harvick 1-2; C.Edwards 3-4; K.Harvick 5-6; C.Edwards 7; K.Harvick 8-10; A.Almirola 11-12; K.Harvick 13-20; K.Lepage 21; C.Lewandoski 22-23; M.Martin 24-28; C.Edwards 29-38; K.Harvick 39-65; C.Edwards 66-68; K.Busch 69; C.Edwards 70-94; K.Harvick 95-97; C.Edwards 98; R.Stenhouse Jr. 99-108; C.Edwards 109-114; K.Harvick 115-133; K.Busch 134-150.
Leaders summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 7 times for 64 laps; C.Edwards, 7 times for 48 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 18 laps; R.Stenhouse Jr., 1 time for 10 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 5 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Lewandoski, 1 time for 2 laps; K.Lepage, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in points: 1. R.Stenhouse Jr., 181; 2. J.Leffler, 175; 3. J.Allgaier, 156; 4. A.Almirola, 155; 5. R.Sorenson, 151; 6. T.Bayne, 150; 7. E.Sadler, 149; 8. K.Wallace, 140; 9. B.Scott, 138; 10. M.Bliss, 125.


TENNIS
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Singles
Men
Second Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (15), France, d. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.
Juan Monaco (32), Argentina, d. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
Mikhail Youzhny (13), Russia, d. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-0.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Juan Ignacio Chela (26), Argentina, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4.
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, d. Marcos Baghdatis (22), Cyprus, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Gilles Simon (25), France, d. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-4, 6-3.
Alex Dolgopolov (21), Ukraine, d. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-1, 5-3, retired.
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, d. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3.
Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, d. Ernests Gulbis (28), Latvia, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Florian Mayer, Germany, d. Albert Montanes (20), Spain, 6-4, 3-1, retired.
Philipp Petzschner, Germany, d. Jurgen Melzer (10), Austria, 6-3, 6-4.
Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, d. Andy Roddick (8), United States, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Women
Third Round
Peng Shuai, China, d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (11), Russia, 6-3, 6-1.
Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, d. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.
Alexandra Dulgheru (26), Romania, d. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles
Men
First Round
Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Paul Hanley, Australia, d. Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, Brazil, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 tiebreak.
Women
First Round
Julia Goerges, Germany, and Lisa Raymond, United States, d. Maria Kirilenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-3, 5-7, 11-9 tiebreak.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy (7), United States, d. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, and Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 6-4, 6-3.


COLLEGE TENNIS
BOWLING GREEN 5, BUFFALO 2--Singles: Popescu (B) d. C. Chiricosta 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4; Eccleston (BG) d. Petrova 7-5, 6-3; N. Chiricosta (BG) d. Stoyanova 4-6, 6-0, 6-0; Hill (BG) d. Golenko 1-6, 6-3, 6-1; Reuland (BG) d. Markovic 6-3, 6-4; a Podlas (B) d. Johnson 7-6 (5), 6-3; Easdale (BG) d. Ivanyuk 8-4. Doubles: C.Chiricosta/Eccleston (BG) d. Popescu/Podlas 8-6; Petrova/Golenko (B) d. Johnson/Grubb 8-6; Chiricosta/Hill (BG) d. Stoyanova/Bates 9-8 (6).

Toledo 5, Ball State 2-- Doubles- Guimaraes/Frey (T) d. Johnson/Sanders 8-5; Anonsen/Cristello (T) d. Boulleris/Thompson , 8-7(5); Border/Carvajal (T) d. Pickriel/Hebble 8-5. Singles - Guimaraes (T) d. Thompson 6-1, 6-4; Sanders (B d. Frey 7-5, 7-5; Hebble (B) d. Anonsen 7-6(5), 6-2; Coffman (T) d. Boulleris 6-0, 6-0; Cristello (T) d. Rodriguez 6-1, 6-1; Border (T) d. Johnson 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.


CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Today
Regional Finals
At Newark, N.J.
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Kentucky 1 (146) North Carolina
Kansas 11 (146) Va.Commonwealth
Tomorrow
CBI Tournament
Championship
at Creighton 4½ (140) Oregon
Tuesday
NIT
At New York
Semifinals
Wichita St. 2½ (141½) Washington St.
Alabama 2 (142½) Colorado
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Philadelphia 8 Sacramento
at Memphis 3½ San Antonio
at Miami 9 Houston
Atlanta 5 at Cleveland
Boston 8 at Minnesota
at Oklahoma City 5½ Portland
at Golden State 11 Washington
at L.A. Lakers 10½ New Orleans
Dallas 1 at Phoenix


FOOTBALL
Arena League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 117 83
Utah 1 0 0 1.000 72 36
San Jose 2 1 0 .667 177 159
Spokane 0 3 0 .000 145 180
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 165 110
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 117 86
Iowa 1 1 0 .500 71 100
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 103 113
Tulsa 0 2 0 .000 87 117
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Orlando 1 0 0 1.000 47 34
Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 187 145
Georgia 1 1 0 .500 110 118
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 82 112
New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 107 157
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 61 55
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 86 114
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 110 86
Milwaukee 0 2 0 .000 72 111
LAST NIGHT
Jacksonville 64, New Orleans 33
Utah at Orlando, late

FRIDAY
Iowa 43, Spokane 42
Chicago 54, San Jose 41

TONIGHT
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY
Arizona at Tulsa, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.


BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Kansas City 17 10 .630
Detroit 19 12 .613
Minnesota 17 11 .607
Seattle 14 11 .560
Toronto 14 12 .538
Los Angeles 15 13 .536
Cleveland 13 12 .520
Tampa Bay 14 13 .519
Baltimore 13 13 .500
New York 12 14 .462
Oakland 12 16 .429
Texas 11 16 .407
Boston 12 18 .400
Chicago 10 18 .357
National League
W L Pct
Colorado 17 9 .654
Milwaukee 17 9 .654
San Francisco 19 11 .633
Atlanta 16 11 .593
Philadelphia 18 13 .581
Washington 15 12 .556
New York 15 14 .517
Cincinnati 14 14 .500
San Diego 13 14 .481
St. Louis 13 14 .481
Chicago 14 16 .467
Florida 12 14 .462
Los Angeles 13 18 .419
Pittsburgh 10 19 .345
Houston 11 21 .344
Arizona 11 23 .324
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Detroit 3, Philadelphia (ss) 1
Florida 6, St. Louis 5
Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 2
Washington 10, Houston 0
N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 2
Toronto 7, Philadelphia (ss) 6
N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 2
L.A. Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Chicago Cubs 6, Texas 5
L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 4
Milwaukee 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings
Kansas City 9, Arizona 6
San Francisco (ss) 9, Cincinnati 6
Minnesota 9, Boston 8
San Francisco (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., late
Colorado vs. Oakland at Phoenix, late
FRIDAY
Florida 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Minnesota 6, Baltimore 5
Tampa Bay 9, Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta (ss) 1
Arizona (ss) 6, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3
Milwaukee 7, Cleveland 4
San Diego 10, Cincinnati 4
L.A. Angels 10, Oakland 3
Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle (ss) 3
Atlanta (ss) 5, Detroit 3
Washington 3, St. Louis 2
Toronto 11, Boston 8
N.Y. Yankees 6, Houston 4
Kansas City 15, San Francisco 3
Colorado 10, Texas 3
Seattle (ss) 6, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 0
Chicago White Sox 7, Arizona (ss) 3
TODAY
Boston vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Angels, 5:05 p.m.
MONDAY
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida (ss) vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
San Diego vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

At Lakeland, Fla.
Phila. (ss) 000?010?000– 1 8 0
Detroit 000?010?02x– 3 7 0
Feierabend, Bastardo (6), Herndon (7) and Schneider, T.Gosewisch Verlander, Perry (8), M.Hoffman (9), C.Ruffin (9) and Avila, E.Roof. W–Perry. L–Herndon. Sv–C.Ruffin. HRs–Detroit, D.Scram (1), Raburn (4).


COLLEGE HOCKEY
NCAA Div I
East Regional
Yesterday
Minnesota-Duluth 5, Yale 3

West Regional
Yesterday
Michigan vs. Colorado College, late

Northeast Regional
Semifinals
Yesterday
New Hampshire 3, Miami (Ohio) 1
Merrimack vs. Notre Dame, late
Today
New Hampshire vs. Merrimack-Notre Dame winner, 8 p.m.

Midwest Regional
Semifinals
Yesterday
North Dakota 6, Rensselaer 0
Denver 3, Western Michigan 2, 2OT
Today
North Dakota vs. Denver-Western Michigan winner, 5:30 p.m.


SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 2 0 0 6 2 0
Chicago 1 0 1 4 4 3
New England 1 0 1 4 3 2
New York 1 0 1 4 1 0
D.C. 1 1 0 3 4 3
Sporting Kansas City 1 1 0 3 5 5
Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 4 4
Houston 0 1 1 1 1 2
Columbus 0 1 1 1 1 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 1 0 1 4 2 1
Colorado 1 0 0 3 3 1
Vancouver 1 1 0 3 4 3
Real Salt Lake 1 0 0 3 1 0
Seattle 0 2 1 1 1 3
FC Dallas 0 0 1 1 1 1
Chivas USA 0 1 0 0 2 3
San Jose 0 1 0 0 0 1
Portland 0 2 0 0 1 5
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
YESTERDAY
Toronto FC 2, Portland 0
Chicago 3, Sporting Kansas City 2
Philadelphia 1, Vancouver 0
Columbus 0, New York 0, tie
New England 2, D.C. United 1
Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, late
FRIDAY
Seattle FC 1, Houston 1, tie
Friday, April 1
FC Dallas at Columbus, 7:30
Saturday, April 2
Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 1
Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver, 7
Portland at New England, 7:30
Houston at New York, 7:30
Seattle FC at San Jose, 10:30
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30
Sunday, April 3
D.C. United at Colorado, 7 p.m.


NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
y-Boston 50 22 .694 –
Philadelphia 37 36 .507 13½
New York 35 39 .473 16
New Jersey 23 50 .315 27½
Toronto 20 53 .274 30½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 51 22 .699 –
x-Orlando 48 26 .649 3½
x-Atlanta 41 32 .562 10
Charlotte 31 42 .425 20
Washington 17 55 .236 33½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 53 19 .736 –
Indiana 32 43 .427 22½
Milwaukee 30 42 .417 23
Detroit 26 48 .351 28
Cleveland 15 57 .208 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 57 16 .781 –
x-Dallas 50 21 .704 6
New Orleans 43 31 .581 14½
Memphis 40 34 .541 17½
Houston 38 34 .528 18½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 48 24 .667 –
Denver 45 29 .608 4
Portland 43 30 .589 5½
Utah 36 37 .493 12½
Minnesota 17 57 .230 32
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
y-L.A. Lakers 53 20 .726 –
Phoenix 36 36 .500 16½
Golden State 32 42 .432 21½
L.A. Clippers 28 46 .378 25½
Sacramento 20 52 .278 32½
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
LAST NIGHT
Detroit 100, Indiana 88
Atlanta 98, New Jersey 87
Charlotte 114, New York 106
Chicago at Milwaukee, late
Dallas at Utah, late
Toronto at L.A. Clippers, late
FRIDAY
Sacramento 110, Indiana 93
Orlando 95, New Jersey 85
Charlotte 83, Boston 81
Cleveland 97, Detroit 91
Miami 111, Philadelphia 99
Milwaukee 102, New York 96
Chicago 99, Memphis 96
Oklahoma City 111, Minnesota 103
Denver 114, Washington 94
New Orleans 106, Phoenix 100
Portland 98, San Antonio 96
Golden State 138, Toronto 100
L.A. Lakers 112, L.A. Clippers 104
TODAY
Sacramento at Philadelphia, 12 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Houston at Miami, 6 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Golden State, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Indiana 25 22 18 23 – 88
Detroit 26 22 29 23 – 100
INDIANA: Granger 5-14 2-3 14, Hansbrough 7-12 2-4 16, Hibbert 3-10 0-0 6, Collison 2-9 0-0 4, George 2-2 0-0 5, Rush 7-10 1-2 19, Foster 3-3 0-0 6, Price 2-8 1-6 6, McRoberts 4-5 0-2 8, D.Jones 1-3 1-2 4. Totals 36-76 7-19 88.
DETROIT: Prince 6-11 0-0 13, Wilcox 1-2 0-1 2, Monroe 3-9 3-3 9, Stuckey 7-14 2-4 16, Hamilton 7-13 7-9 23, Maxiell 3-4 2-4 8, Bynum 3-6 0-0 6, Daye 3-8 0-0 7, Gordon 1-4 0-0 3, Villanueva 5-5 0-0 13. Totals 39-76 14-21 100.
Note: 3-Point Goals – Indiana 9-18 (Rush 4-6, Granger 2-5, George 1-1, D.Jones 1-2, Price 1-3, Collison 0-1), Detroit 8-14 (Villanueva 3-3, Hamilton 2-2, Prince 1-1, Daye 1-2, Gordon 1-4, Stuckey 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Indiana 49 (Hansbrough, McRoberts 8), Detroit 47 (Monroe 13). Assists –Indiana 27 (Collison 6), Detroit 23 (Hamilton, Stuckey 6). Total Fouls–Indiana 14, Detroit 20. A – 19,216 (22,076).

Leaders
THROUGH FRIDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 67 613 514 1865 27.8
James, MIA 70 659 442 1845 26.4
Stoudemire, NYK 71 695 431 1831 25.8
Wade, MIA 68 623 438 1742 25.6
Bryant, LAL 72 648 413 1808 25.1
Anthony, NYK 68 587 455 1697 25.0
Rose, CHI 70 619 389 1739 24.8
Ellis, GOL 73 663 316 1761 24.1
Nowitzki, DAL 62 526 336 1450 23.4
Martin, HOU 70 472 523 1621 23.2
Howard, ORL 70 566 484 1616 23.1
Griffin, LAC 73 613 402 1635 22.4
Westbrook, OKC 71 540 465 1572 22.1
Aldridge, POR 72 628 331 1591 22.1
Bargnani, TOR 64 517 283 1392 21.8
Granger, IND 71 484 359 1468 20.7
Williams, NJN 61 405 336 1247 20.4
Love, MIN 71 471 412 1442 20.3
Randolph, MEM 68 541 267 1356 19.9
Lopez, NJN 71 540 333 1413 19.9
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Hilario, DEN 366 588 .622
Howard, ORL 566 941 .601
A. Johnson, TOR 268 465 .576
Horford, ATL 452 803 .563
Gortat, PHX 269 478 .563
McGee, WAS 271 498 .544
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Love, MIN 71 323 773 1096 15.4
Howard, ORL 70 283 711 994 14.2
Randolph, MEM 68 304 541 845 12.4
Griffin, LAC 73 243 630 873 12.0
Humphries, NJN 71 215 524 739 10.4
Gasol, LAL 72 240 493 733 10.2
Okafor, NOR 63 193 416 609 9.7
Jefferson, UTA 73 210 493 703 9.6
Lee, GOL 64 186 422 608 9.5
Horford, ATL 67 166 470 636 9.5


SPORTS NOTE
NORTHWOOD BASEBALL- The Northwood U-10 Mothers Day baseball tournament is scheduled May 4-9. 3-game guarantee for $150 plus $30 umpire fee each game. Information www.leaguelineup.com/nrsb or Jeff at 419-697-3979.

MAUMEE SOFTBALL: Rolf Park in Maumee has openings for adult softball league teams. Monday coed, Tuesday men's D, and Wednesday men's D are available. Contact John Kolbow at 419- 893-1179.


BOWLING
Women 650+
Marita Temple, Southwyck 691
Patti Komives, Southwyck 666
Maria Griswold, Southwyck 665

TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX – Selected the contract of LHP Dennys Reyes from Pawtucket (IL). Placed RHP Junichi Tazawa on the 60-day DL.
DETROIT TIGERS – Optioned INF Danny Worth to Toledo (IL). Reassigned LHP Adam Wilk and OF Andy Dirks to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Reassigned 1B Casey Kotchman, INF Felipe Lopez, INF Joe Inglett, OF Chris Carter, OF Justin Ruggiano, C Craig Albernaz and INF Ray Olmedo to their minor league camp.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Announced the retirement of LHP Mike Hampton.
CHICAGO CUBS – Optioned HP Casey Coleman and RHP Jeff Stevens to Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS – Reassigned C Devin Mesoraco, OF Dave Sappelt andINF Chris Valaika to their minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS – Recalled SS Tommy Manzella from Oklahoma City (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – Optioned RHP John Ely to their minor league camp. Reassigned INF/OF Eugenio Velez to their minor league camp. Granted LHP Ron Mahay a release from his minor league contract.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – Placed RHP Zack Greinke and LHP Manny Parra on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Reassigned C Dusty Brown, LHP Brian Burres, INF Andy Marte and OF Corey Wimberly to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS – Signed F Patrick Ewing Jr. to a 10-day contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW JERSEY DEVILS – Recalled D Jay Leach from Albany (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS – Reassigned G Mike Brodeur to Binghamton (AHL).


NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Philadelphia 45 19 10 100 237 198
Pittsburgh 44 23 8 96 216 182
N.Y. Rangers 41 30 5 87 218 181
New Jersey 34 36 5 73 155 189
N.Y. Islanders 29 35 12 70 210 241
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 41 23 10 92 224 177
Montreal 40 29 7 87 200 196
Buffalo 38 28 9 85 222 210
Toronto 34 32 10 78 201 232
Ottawa 29 37 9 67 171 228
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Washington 44 22 10 98 205 182
Tampa Bay 40 24 11 91 223 228
Carolina 35 30 10 80 211 224
Atlanta 31 31 12 74 205 242
Florida 29 36 10 68 184 207
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 44 22 9 97 242 213
Nashville 40 25 10 90 198 177
Chicago 40 25 8 88 238 202
Columbus 33 30 11 77 199 226
St. Louis 34 32 9 77 212 219
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 49 17 9 107 243 174
Calgary 37 28 11 85 230 222
Minnesota 35 32 8 78 188 213
Colorado 28 38 8 64 207 262
Edmonton 23 41 10 56 176 244
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 43 23 9 95 220 198
Phoenix 41 24 11 93 218 208
Los Angeles 43 26 6 92 207 181
Anaheim 41 28 5 87 212 216
Dallas 38 25 10 86 206 206
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
YESTERDAY
Detroit 4, Toronto 2
N.Y. Rangers 1, Boston 0
Los Angeles 4, Colorado 1
Buffalo 2, New Jersey 0
Washington 2, Montreal 0
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 2
St. Louis 6, Minnesota 3
Dallas at Nashville, late
Anaheim at Chicago, late
San Jose at Phoenix, late
Calgary at Edmonton, late
FRIDAY
Pittsburgh 1, New Jersey 0, SO
Buffalo 4, Florida 2
Ottawa 2, Washington 0
Vancouver 3, Atlanta 1
Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 3
TODAY
Florida at Pittsburgh, 1
Ottawa at Atlanta, 2
Vancouver at Columbus, 5
Boston at Philadelphia, 7
MONDAY
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30
Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Toronto 1 0 1 – 2
Detroit 1 1 2 – 4
First Period – 1, Detroit, Zetterberg 22 (Lidstrom, Hudler), 5:05 (pp). 2, Toronto, Kadri 2 (Crabb), 17:56.
Penalties – Crabb, Tor (hooking), 4:24 Stuart, Det (tripping), 15:23.
Second Period – 3, Detroit, Holmstrom 15 (Kronwall, Rafalski), 9:17 (pp).
Penalties – Kindl, Det (holding), 3:48 Lupul, Tor (hooking), 8:45 Boyce, Tor, major (fighting), 15:56 Abdelkader, Det, major (fighting), 15:56 Helm, Det (tripping), 17:03 Hudler, Det (high-sticking), 19:53.
Third Period – 4, Toronto, Lupul 11 (Kessel, Phaneuf), 6:11. 5, Detroit, Hudler 10 (Zetterberg), 6:49. 6, Detroit, Bertuzzi 15 (Kronwall), 19:08 (en).
Penalties – None.
Shots on goal – Toronto 9-5-10–24. Detroit 15-4-10–29.
Power-play opportunities–Toronto 0 of 4 Detroit 2 of 2.
Goalies – Toronto, Reimer 17-8-4 (28 shots-25 saves). Detroit, Howard (17-15), MacDonald 5-4-2 (6:11 third, 7-7).
A – 20,066 (20,066). T–2:30.


SPORTLIGHT
March 27
1939–Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA's first national basketball tournament.
1942–Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title.
1945–Oklahoma A&M beats New York University 49-45 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1951–Bill Spivey scores 22 points to lead Kentucky to a 68-58 win over Kansas State for the NCAA basketball title.
1971–UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 for its fifth NCAA basketball title.
1978–Jack Givens scores 41 points to lead Kentucky to a 94-88 victory over Duke for the NCAA basketball title.
1983–Larry Holmes wins a unanimous 12-round decision over Lucien Rodriguez to retain his world heavyweight title in his hometown of Scranton, Pa.
1991–Kenny Ammann scores 22 points, including five 3-pointers, to help Stanford capture its first NIT title with a 78-72 victory over Oklahoma.
1994–Donna Andrews sinks a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Dinah Shore by one stroke, her second straight victory and first LPGA major.
1998–Michael Jordan scores 34 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to an 89-74 victory over the Atlanta Hawks before 62,046 at the Georgia Dome–the largest crowd in NBA history.
2003–Russia's Evgeni Plushenko wins his second World Figure Skating Championships title, edging American Tim Goebel.
2005–In the NCAA men's basketball regional finals, Michigan State makes the most of its second overtime against Kentucky, pulling away for a 94-88 win. This is the first time in tournament history that three regional finals go to overtime. North Carolina beats Wisconsin 88-82 in regulation.
2005–Annika Sorenstam shoots a final-round 68 to finish at 15-under to win the Nabisco Championship by eight shots over Rosie Jones. It's Sorenstam's fifth win in a row over two seasons, tying a record set by Nancy Lopez in 1978. It's also the 59th of the Swedish star's LPGA Tour career–and her eighth major championship win.
2007–Dallas beats New Orleans 105-89 for its 21st straight victory over the Hornets. The Hornets' losing streak is the longest for one team against an opponent in the NBA, NFL, NHL or Major League Baseball. The Mavericks' last loss in the series was Nov. 17, 1999, in Charlotte.
2010–Long shot Al Shemali wins the $5 million Dubai Duty Free, pulling away from a crowded field to pull off a surprisingly easy win in the Dubai World Cup. Al Shemali, at 40-1, starts slow then duels it out with Bankable before taking the lead for good.
2010–Joe Mazzulla scores a career-high 17 points in his first start this season and West Virginia beats Kentucky 73-66 to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1959. Butler, behind 22 points from Gordon Hayward, defeats Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final to advance to the Final Four.


GOLF
Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA
Orlando, Fla., par 72
Martin Laird 70-65-70 – 205
Spencer Levin 66-70-71 – 207
Bubba Watson 70-71-68 – 209
Steve Marino 71-67-71 – 209
David Toms 74-67-69 – 210
Rickie Fowler 69-71-70 – 210
Marc Leishman 73-72-66 – 211
Trevor Immelman 72-71-68 – 211
John Senden 71-72-68 – 211
Charles Howell III 73-65-73 – 211
Brendon de Jonge 71-71-70 – 212
Ryan Moore 74-67-71 – 212
Chris Couch 70-71-71 – 212
K.J. Choi 72-64-76 – 212
Charlie Wi 73-74-66 – 213
Kyle Stanley 74-73-66 – 213
Heath Slocum 75-70-68 – 213
Brian Davis 70-72-71 – 213
Hunter Mahan 69-69-75 – 213
Phil Mickelson 70-75-69 – 214
Justin Rose 72-72-70 – 214
J.J. Henry 75-70-69 – 214
Jim Furyk 74-69-71 – 214
Dicky Pride 77-66-71 – 214
Brian Gay 75-68-71 – 214
J.B. Holmes 73-69-72 – 214
Sergio Garcia 73-68-73 – 214
Vaughn Taylor 70-68-76 – 214
Stewart Cink 76-71-68 – 215
Rod Pampling 73-72-70 – 215
Troy Matteson 72-73-70 – 215
Henrik Stenson 73-71-71 – 215
D.J. Trahan 72-71-72 – 215
Nick O'Hern 73-70-72 – 215
Fredrik Jacobson 71-71-73 – 215
Ian Poulter 71-71-73 – 215
Tiger Woods 73-68-74 – 215
Pat Perez 74-74-68 – 216
Sam Saunders 74-73-69 – 216
Mark Wilson 74-72-70 – 216
Zach Johnson 76-70-70 – 216
D.A. Points 73-71-72 – 216
Bo Van Pelt 74-70-72 – 216
Hunter Haas 70-73-73 – 216
Arjun Atwal 72-72-72 – 216
Tom Gillis 73-70-73 – 216
William McGirt 73-68-75 – 216
Brendan Steele 76-70-71 – 217
Scott Verplank 76-69-72 – 217
Aaron Baddeley 76-69-72 – 217
Daniel Chopra 70-72-75 – 217
Rocco Mediate 70-72-75 – 217
Charl Schwartzel 76-72-70 – 218
Billy Hurley III 71-75-72 – 218
Robert Damron 73-72-73 – 218
Lee Janzen 70-73-75 – 218
Jason Dufner 70-70-78 – 218
Robert Allenby 79-69-71 – 219
Edoardo Molinari 72-75-72 – 219
Kevin Na 74-73-72 – 219
Chad Campbell 72-75-72 – 219
Robert Garrigus 71-75-73 – 219
Johnson Wagner 74-72-73 – 219
Bill Lunde 73-70-76 – 219
Colt Knost 75-73-72 – 220
Kevin Streelman 75-73-72 – 220
Ernie Els 75-72-73 – 220
Stephen Ames 75-69-76 – 220
Erik Compton 75-67-80 – 222
Skip Kendall 75-73-75 – 223
Carl Pettersson 75-73-75 – 223
Paul Goydos 78-69-76 – 223
Roland Thatcher 74-74-78 – 226


PREP BASKETBALL
Boys
STATE TOURNAMENT
At Columbus
Division I
State Championship
Cin. La Salle 59, Columbus Northland 40
Division II
State Championship
Akr. SVSM 57, Day. Thurgood Marshall 46
Division III
State Championship
Cin. Taft 95, Cle. Cent. Cath. 52
Division IV
State Championship
Berlin Hiland 63, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 48


College Baseball
Toledo 300 011 000 - 5 10 1
Kent State 200 000 000 - 2 10 0
WP- Shaw; LP- Hallock. T- Hammer 2-4, 3 RBI.

Bowling Green 100 320 100 - 7 11 0
Northern Illinois 100 000 010 - 2 5 0
WP- Apthorpe; LP- Oates. BG- Duncan 2-33, 2 RBI, 2b.

Bowling Green 010 010 204 - 8 11 0
Northern Illinois 000 000 000 - 0 3 4
WP- Bruns; LP= Barry. BG - Losby 2-5, 4 RBI, 3B.
EAST
Hofstra 3, Towson 1
Rowan 6, Albright 5
St. Augustine's at Lincoln (Pa.), ppd., weather
Worcester St. 4, Castleton St. 3
SOUTH
Austin Peay vs. Murray St., ppd., rain
Benedict 12-10, Kentucky St. 0-3
Boston College 2, Virginia Tech 1
Brescia vs. Alice Lloyd, ppd., rain
Campbellsville 15-10, Cumberlands 2-2
Charlotte 3, Rhode Island 1
Cumberland, Tenn. 5-0, Ottawa, Kan. 0-0, 2nd game, tie
East Carolina 5, Memphis 3
Flagler 2-0, Ga. Southwestern 0-4
Georgia Tech 12, Miami 3
Henderson St. 10, Christian Brothers 6
Indiana-Southeast 8-10, Berea 7-2, Game 1, 8 innings
King, Tenn. at Young Harris, ppd., rain
N.C. State 5, Clemson 3
N.C. Wesleyan 4, Greensboro 1
High Point at Gardner-Webb, ppd., rain
Milligan vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, ppd., rain
Mount Olive 8, Barton 1
North Carolina 11, Duke 2
Pikeville 4-0, Virginia-Wise 3-4
Virginia 4, Maryland 2

ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Reading 41 22 2 3 87 242 207
Elmira 32 27 6 3 73 240 246
Trenton 25 36 2 6 58 205 245
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Kalamazoo 37 23 2 6 82 242 216
Wheeling 36 29 0 4 76 219 200
Cincinnati 31 28 6 4 72 189 220
Toledo 32 30 4 2 70 223 240
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Greenville 42 22 3 1 88 236 183
Florida 36 29 1 3 76 227 214
S. Carolina 35 28 2 3 75 183 191
Gwinnett 30 31 2 5 67 194 231
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Alaska 43 21 2 1 89 222 167
x-Utah 32 28 4 3 71 183 206
x-Idaho 29 26 4 9 71 208 206
x-Victoria 30 33 2 2 64 203 214
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Bakersfield 39 25 2 1 81 209 195
x-Stockton 34 22 5 6 79 213 195
x-Las Vegas 36 26 3 2 77 204 191
Ontario 25 37 2 4 56 179 254
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
Toledo 7, Cincinnati 0
Wheeling 5, Florida 0
Reading 7, Gwinnett 1
Kalamazoo 6, Elmira 1
Ontario at Idaho, late
Las Vegas at Bakersfield, late
Victoria at Stockton, late
Utah at Alaska, late
TODAY
Greenville at South Carolina, 4
Cincinnati at Toledo, 4
Kalamazoo at Elmira, 4:05
Reading at Gwinnett, 4:05
Utah at Alaska, 6:05
Victoria at Stockton, 7
TOMORROW
No games scheduled
TUESDAY
Bakersfield at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.

First Published March 27, 2011, 4:30 a.m.