Scoreboard: 4-5
4/5/2011NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
y-Boston 53 23 .697 -
x-Philadelphia 40 37 .519 13 1/2
x-New York 38 38 .500 15
New Jersey 23 53 .303 30
Toronto 21 55 .276 32
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
y-Miami 54 23 .701 -
x-Orlando 48 29 .623 6
x-Atlanta 44 33 .571 10
Charlotte 32 44 .421 21 1/2
Washington 20 56 .263 33 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 56 20 .737 -
Indiana 35 43 .449 22
Milwaukee 31 45 .408 25
Detroit 26 50 .342 30
Cleveland 15 61 .197 41
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
y-San Antonio 58 19 .753 -
x-Dallas 53 24 .688 5
Memphis 44 33 .571 14
New Orleans 44 33 .571 14
Houston 41 36 .532 17
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oklahoma City 50 26 .658 -
x-Denver 47 29 .618 3
Portland 45 32 .584 5 1/2
Utah 36 41 .468 14 1/2
Minnesota 17 60 .221 33 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
y-L.A. Lakers 55 21 .724 -
Phoenix 37 39 .487 18
Golden State 33 44 .429 22 1/2
L.A. Clippers 30 47 .390 25 1/2
Sacramento 22 54 .289 33
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
YESTERDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Boston 101, Detroit 90
New York 123, Cleveland 107
San Antonio 114, Phoenix 97
Denver 95, L.A. Lakers 90
Sacramento 106, Utah 97
Washington 97, Charlotte 91
Miami 108, New Jersey 94
Toronto 102, Orlando 98
Houston 114, Atlanta 109
New Orleans 108, Indiana 96
Portland 104, Dallas 96
TONIGHT
San Antonio at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Philadelphia 46 22 11 103 247 210
x-Pittsburgh 46 25 8 100 225 192
N.Y. Rangers 43 32 5 91 228 193
New Jersey 36 37 5 77 163 196
N.Y. Islanders 30 37 12 72 220 250
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Boston 44 24 11 99 238 189
Montreal 42 30 7 91 208 204
Buffalo 40 29 10 90 232 220
Toronto 37 32 10 84 213 240
Ottawa 30 39 10 70 183 243
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Washington 46 22 11 103 216 192
x-Tampa Bay 44 24 11 99 235 232
Carolina 38 30 11 87 225 232
Atlanta 33 33 12 78 214 252
Florida 29 38 12 70 190 220
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Detroit 46 23 10 102 255 231
Nashville 42 26 11 95 209 188
Chicago 42 28 8 92 246 214
St. Louis 36 33 10 82 232 229
Columbus 34 32 13 81 210 246
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
z-Vancouver 52 18 9 113 254 181
Calgary 40 29 11 91 242 233
Minnesota 37 34 8 82 198 224
Colorado 29 41 8 66 218 275
Edmonton 24 43 11 59 186 256
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 46 23 9 101 234 201
Los Angeles 45 27 6 96 213 185
Phoenix 42 25 12 96 224 217
Anaheim 44 30 5 93 228 231
Dallas 39 28 11 89 214 224
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
LAST NIGHT
N.Y. Rangers 5, Boston 3
Los Angeles at San Jose, late
SUNDAY
Detroit 4, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2, SO
Buffalo 2, Carolina 1, OT
St. Louis 6, Columbus 1
Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 0
Calgary 2, Colorado 1
Dallas 4, Anaheim 3
TONIGHT
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7
Washington at Toronto, 7
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:30
Chicago at Montreal, 7:30
Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7:30
Colorado at St. Louis, 8
Atlanta at Nashville, 8
Columbus at Dallas, 8:30
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9
TOMORROW
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7
Toronto at New Jersey, 7
Florida at Washington, 7
Detroit at Carolina, 7
St. Louis at Chicago, 8
Edmonton at Calgary, 9:30
San Jose at Anaheim, 10
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Suppan on a minor league contract and assigned him to Omaha (PCL).
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS-Signed LHP Josh Blanco.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS-Released RHP Aaron Cook and LHP Brad Halsey.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES-Released RHP Cody McAllister, LHP/OF Hunter Mense and LHP Ryan Knippschild.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS-Signed RHP Tim Brown.
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Signed RHP Robert Manuel.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES-Signed LHP Isaac Hess and LHP Mike Williams.
FOOTBALL
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS-Signed K Jamie Boreham and OL Scott Ferguson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS-Reassigned RW Willie Coetzee and D Sebastien Piche from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (ECHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS-Recalled F Kris Newbury from Connecticut (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Reassigned F Victor Oreskovich to Manitoba (AHL).
ECHL
ECHL-Suspended Bakersfield LW Guillaume Lefebvre and Utah F Simon Ferguson one game and fined them an undisclosed amount as a result of their actions during Friday's game.
UTAH GRIZZLIES-Announced D Nick Tuzzolino has been assigned to the team from Portland (AHL).
COLLEGE
CHARLOTTE-Named Jeff Mullen offensive coordinator and James Adams defensive positions coach.
MIAMI-Announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Frank Haith.
MISSOURI-Announced junior G Kim English and junior F Laurence Bowers have declared for the NBA draft.
PITTSBURGH-Named Pat Skerry men's basketball coach.
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH-Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Shaka Smart on a contract extension.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Championship
Last night
Connecticut 53, Butler 41
CONNECTICUT 53, BUTLER 41
BUTLER (28-10): Howard 1-13 4-4 7, Smith 2-9 1-2 5, Mack 4-15 1-2 13, Vanzant 2-10 0-0 5, Stigall 3-11 0-0 9, Hahn 0-2 0-0 0, Nored 0-2 2-4 2, Hopkins 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-2 0-2 0, Butcher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-64 8-14 41.
CONNECTICUT (32-9): Olander 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Oriakhi 5-6 1-1 11, Lamb 4-8 3-4 12, Walker 5-19 6-7 16, Beverly 1-2 0-0 2, Coombs-McDaniel 0-3 0-0 0, Giffey 1-3 2-2 4, Napier 1-6 2-2 4, Okwandu 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-55 14-16 53.
Halftime-Butler 22-19. 3-Point Goals-Butler 9-33 (Mack 4-11, Stigall 3-9, Vanzant 1-5, Howard 1-6, Hahn 0-1, Nored 0-1), Connecticut 1-11 (Lamb 1-2, Coombs-McDaniel 0-1, Giffey 0-1, Smith 0-1, Napier 0-2, Walker 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Butler 41 (Mack, Smith 9), Connecticut 53 (Oriakhi 11). Assists-Butler 5 (Vanzant 2), Connecticut 6 (Lamb, Napier 2). Total Fouls-Butler 17, Connecticut 15. A-70,376.
Championship scores
2011 -- Connecticut 53, Butler 41
2010 -- Duke 61, Butler 59
2009 -- North Carolina 89, Michigan State 72
2008 -- Kansas 75, Memphis 68, OT
2007 -- Florida 84, Ohio State 75
2006 -- Florida 73, UCLA 57
2005 -- North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
2004 -- Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 73
2003 -- Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
2002 -- Maryland 64, Indiana 52
2001 -- Duke 82, Arizona 72
2000 -- Michigan State 89, Florida 76
1999 -- Connecticut 77, Duke 74
1998 -- Kentucky 78, Utah 69
1997 -- Arizona 84, Kentucky 79, OT
1996 -- Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
1995 -- UCLA 89, Arkansas 78
1994 -- Arkansas 76, Duke 72
1993 -- North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
1992 -- Duke 71, Michigan 51
1991 -- Duke 72, Kansas 65
1990 -- UNLV 103, Duke 73
1989 -- Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79, OT
1988 -- Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79
1987 -- Indiana 74, Syracuse 73
1986 -- Louisville 72, Duke 69
1985 -- Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
1984 -- Georgetown 84, Houston 75
1983 -- N.C. State 54, Houston 52
1982 -- North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62
1981 -- Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
1980 -- Louisville 59, UCLA 54
1979 -- Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64
1978 -- Kentucky 94, Duke 88
1977 -- Marquette 67, North Carolina 59
1976 -- Indiana 86, Michigan 68
1975 -- UCLA 92, Kentucky 85
1974 -- N.C. State 76, Marquette 64
1973 -- UCLA 87, Memphis State 66
1972 -- UCLA 81, Florida State 76
1971 -- UCLA 68, Villanova 62
1970 -- UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69
1969 -- UCLA 92, Purdue 72
1968 -- UCLA 78, North Carolina 55
1967 -- UCLA 79, Dayton 64
1966 -- Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65
1965 -- UCLA 91, Michigan 80
1964 -- UCLA 98, Duke 83
1963 -- Loyola of Chicago 60, Cincinnati 58, OT
1962 -- Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
1961 -- Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65, OT
1960 -- Ohio State 75, California 55
1959 -- California 71, West Virginia 70
1958 -- Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
1957 -- North Carolina 54, Kansas 53, 3OT
1956 -- San Francisco 83, Iowa 71
1955 -- San Francisco 77, La Salle 63
1954 -- La Salle 92, Bradley 76
1953 -- Indiana 69, Kansas 68
1952 -- Kansas 80, St. John's 63
1951 -- Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58
1950 -- CCNY 71, Bradley 68
1949 -- Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36
1948 -- Kentucky 58, Baylor 42
1947 -- Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
1946 -- Oklahoma A&M 43, North Carolina 40
1945 -- Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45
1944 -- Utah 42, Dartmouth 40, OT
1943 -- Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34
1942 -- Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
1941 -- Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34
1940 -- Indiana 60, Kansas 42
1939 -- Oregon 46, Ohio State 34
Women
NCAA Tournament
FINAL FOUR
At at Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Sunday
TEXAS A&M 63, STANFORD 62
TEXAS A&M (32-5): Carter 5-19 0-0 14, Bellock 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 1-3 0-0 2, White 8-16 1-1 18, Elonu 2-8 0-0 4, Adams 5-12 5-5 16, Pratcher 0-0 0-0 0, Gilbert 0-1 0-0 0, Assarian 1-1 0-0 2, Colson 1-5 4-4 7. Totals 23-65 10-10 63.
STANFORD (33-3): Murphy 3-5 2-2 8, Ruef 2-5 0-0 4, C. Ogwumike 2-7 0-2 4, Pedersen 2-6 0-0 4, La Rocque 0-0 0-0 0, Pohlen 4-8 0-1 11, N. Ogwumike 10-15 11-14 31, Kokenis 0-0 0-0 0, Boothe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 13-19 62.
Halftime_Stanford 27-23. 3-Point Goals_Texas A&M 7-20 (Carter 4-8, Colson 1-3, Adams 1-4, White 1-4, Baker 0-1), Stanford 3-6 (Pohlen 3-4, Ruef 0-1, Pedersen 0-1). Fouled Out_Murphy, C. Ogwumike. Rebounds_Texas A&M 29 (Elonu 8), Stanford 39 (Pedersen 10). Assists_Texas A&M 10 (Colson 6), Stanford 13 (Murphy, Pedersen, Pohlen 4). Total Fouls_Texas A&M 19, Stanford 18. A_NA.
NOTRE DAME 72, CONNECTICUT 63
NOTRE DAME (31-7) Diggins 10-14 6-6 28, Achonwa 2-4 0-2 4, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Peters 3-8 2-3 8, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Novosel 8-13 5-7 22, Mallory 3-6 1-2 8, Bruszewski 1-6 0-2 2. Totals 27-52 14-22 72.
CONNECTICUT (36-2) Hayes 2-7 0-0 4, Hartley 4-10 1-2 10, Moore 14-30 3-7 36, Dixon 1-2 0-0 2, Dolson 2-4 3-4 7, Buck 0-0 0-0 0, Faris 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 25-59 7-13 63.
3-Point Goals - Notre Dame 4-8 (Diggins 2-4, Novosel 1-1, Mallory 1-3), Connecticut 6-18 (Moore 5-13, Hartley 1-2, Hayes 0-1, Faris 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds -Notre Dame 39 (Bruszewski 8), Connecticut 27 (Moore 8). Assists -Notre Dame 10 (Diggins 6), Connecticut 16 (Faris 5). Total Fouls-Notre Dame 13, Connecticut 19. A - NA.
National Championship
Tonight
Texas A&M (32-5) vs. Notre Dame (31-7), 8:30 p.m.
CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Chicago -135 Arizona +125
at San Diego -105 San Fran. -105
at Philadelphia -200 New York +185
at Cincinnati -135 Houston +125
at Florida -155 Washington +145
at Milwaukee -125 Atlanta +115
at St. Louis -145 Pittsburgh +135
at Colorado -105 Los Angeles -105
American League
at Tampa Bay -105 Los Angeles -105
at New York -190 Minnesota +180
Boston -145 at Cleveland +135
at Toronto -105 Oakland -105
at Texas -170 Seattle +160
Chicago -130 at Kan. City +120
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at New Jersey 6 Minnesota
San Antonio 3 at Atlanta
at Orlando 8 1/2 Milwaukee
at Washington 1 1/2 Detroit
Charlotte 2 1/2 at Cleveland
at Boston 8 Philadelphia
at New York 10 1/2 Toronto
at Chicago 10 Phoenix
at Memphis 9 L.A. Clippers
at Houston 9 1/2 Sacramento
at Denver 4 Oklahoma City
at Portland 11 Golden State
at L.A. Lakers 15 1/2 Utah
PREP BASEBALL
Bedford 102 26 - 11 9 0
Northville 000 10 - 1 4 1
WP-Szkutnik. LP-Stojkov. Kujawa (B) 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI.
Bedford 202 213 0 - 10 12 4
Northville 000 002 0 3 3 1
WP_Przeniczny. LP-Hansen. Lamb (B) 3-4, 3B, HR, 3 RBI.
Archbold 204 002 0 - 8 10 2
North Central 100 211 0 - 5 11 1
WP-Miller. LP-Ferguson. Bontrager (A) 2-4, HR, 2 RBI.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 4 0 0 1.000 234 150
Utah 2 1 0 .667 194 144
San Jose 2 2 0 .500 246 235
Spokane 1 3 0 .250 206 214
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 213 165
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 157 155
Iowa 2 1 0 .667 147 169
Tulsa 1 3 0 .250 152 208
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 137 174
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 241 175
Georgia 2 1 0 .667 177 153
Orlando 2 1 0 .667 162 135
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 138 232
New Orleans 0 4 0 .000 142 224
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 3 0 0 1.000 182 129
Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 181 178
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 86 114
Milwaukee 0 3 0 .000 119 160
LAST NIGHT
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, late
THURSDAY
Utah 69, Dallas 40
FRIDAY
Jacksonville 54, Tampa Bay 30
Iowa 76, San Jose 69
Spokane 61, Kansas City 34
SATURDAY
Cleveland 55, Chicago 48
Tulsa 45, Pittsburgh 22
Georgia 67, New Orleans 35
Arizona 48, Orlando 47
FRIDAY, APRIL8
Dallas at Georgia, 8:05 p.m.
Utah at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL9
Philadelphia at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 2 1 0 6 2 1
New England 1 0 2 5 4 3
New York 1 0 2 5 2 1
Chicago 1 0 1 4 4 3
Sporting KCity 1 1 1 4 8 8
Toronto FC 1 1 1 4 5 5
Columbus 1 1 1 4 3 3
D.C. 1 2 0 3 5 7
Houston 0 1 2 2 2 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Colorado 3 0 0 9 8 2
Los Angeles 2 1 1 7 4 5
Real Salt Lake 2 0 0 6 5 1
Vancouver 1 1 1 4 7 6
San Jose 1 1 1 4 4 3
Seattle 0 2 2 2 3 5
Chivas USA 0 2 1 1 3 5
Portland 0 2 1 1 2 6
FC Dallas 0 2 1 1 1 5
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday
Colorado 4, D.C. United 1
Saturday'
Toronto FC 1, Chivas USA 1, tie
Vancouver 3, Sporting Kansas City 3, tie
New York 1, Houston 1, tie
New England 1, Portland 1, tie
San Jose 2, Seattle FC 2, tie
Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 0
Tomorrow
New England at Vancouver, 10
Friday, April 8
Colorado at FC Dallas, 9
Saturday, April 9
Chicago at Seattle FC, 4
New York at Philadelphia, 7
Los Angeles at D.C. United, 7:30
Real Salt Lake at New England, 7:30
Columbus at Chivas USA, 10:30
Toronto FC at San Jose, 10:30
BOWLING
300 Game
Russ Jennings, SportsCenter 227-257-300-784
Men 775+
John Hancock, Miracle 800
Chris Smigelski, Miracle 782
Erik Rodgers, SportsCenter 780
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Frozen Four
At St. Paul, Minn.
Thursday, April 7
Semifinals
Notre Dame vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 5 p.m.
North Dakota vs. Michigan, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 9
Championship, 7 p.m.
SPORTS NOTES
COACHING POSITIONS OPEN: Genoa High School is seeking applicants for boys head soccer coach, boys head golf coach, head wrestling coach, and head cheerleading advisor. Deadline for resumes is April 15. Send to Mike Thomas, athletic director, Genoa High School, 2980 N. Genoa Clay Center Rd., Genoa, Ohio 43430 or e-mail to msthomas@genoaschools.com.
BOYS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH: Bedford is accepting applications for the varsity boys basketball coach position. Applications can be sent to mark.german@bedford.k12.mi.us or call 734-850-6080 for more information.
TENNIS
Family Circle Cup
Charleston, S.C.
Singles
First Round
Vania King, United States, d. Vera Dushevina (16), Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
Julie Goerges (12), Germany, d. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 7-5, 6-4.
Ayumi Morita, Japan, d. Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, 6-2, 6-4.
Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, d. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-1.
Jill Craybas, United States, d. Shelby Rogers, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Christina McHale, United States, d. Heather Watson, Britain, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, d. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
Eva Birnerova, Czech Republic, d. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, d. Patty Schnyder (13), Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, d. Rebecca Marino, Canada, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3.
Irina Falconi, United States, d. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 7-6 (9), 7-5.
Sania Mirza, India, d. Alison Riske, United States, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (14), United States, d. Alexandra Stevenson, United States, 6-2, 6-1.
Peng Shuai (11), China, d. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-2, 6-1.
Zheng Jie, China, d. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 3-6, 7-6 (10), 7-5.
Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, d. Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
SPORTLIGHT
April 5
1997-Bruce Baumgartner wins a record eighth World Cup wrestling gold medal, beating David Musolbes 2-1 in overtime at 275.5 pounds as the United States routs Russia 25-7.
2004-Led by 24 points from Emeka Okafor and 21 from Ben Gordon, the Connecticut Huskies outclass Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the men's national championship.
2006-New Jersey reaches 40 wins for the ninth straight season after beating Pittsburgh 6-4. The Devils join Montreal and Boston as the only NHL franchises to accomplish the feat.
2008-The Boston Celtics sets an NBA record for biggest single-season turnaround with a 101-78 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. The Celtics improve to 61-15, 37 more wins than last season.
2008-Memphis beats UCLA 78-63 in the NCAA men's semifinals to become, at 38-1, the winningest team ever in a single season. Kansas' Brandon Rush scores 25 points as the Jayhawks stun North Carolina 84-66 in the second semifinal.