Scoreboard: 3-29
3/29/2012BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Toronto 21 4 .840
Oakland 14 5 .737
Detroit 15 6 .714
Los Angeles 15 10 .600
Seattle 12 8 .600
New York 13 10 .565
Kansas City 14 11 .560
Minnesota 15 12 .556
Boston 12 10 .545
Baltimore 10 11 .476
Chicago 11 15 .423
Texas 8 16 .333
Tampa Bay 7 15 .318
Cleveland 6 17 .261
National League
W L Pct
St. Louis 14 7 .667
San Diego 17 12 .586
San Francisco 15 11 .577
Colorado 14 11 .560
Los Angeles 12 10 .545
Houston 13 12 .520
Chicago 14 14 .500
Milwaukee 11 13 .458
Miami 9 11 .450
Philadelphia 11 14 .440
Cincinnati 11 16 .407
Arizona 10 15 .400
Atlanta 9 14 .391
Washington 8 14 .364
Pittsburgh 8 15 .348
New York 6 16 .273
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.
WEDNESDAY
Toronto 9, Baltimore 3
St. Louis 9, Detroit 5
Minnesota 11, Philadelphia 7
Atlanta 5, N.Y. Yankees 5, tie, 10 innings
Houston 6, Miami 3
Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 2
Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 0
Cincinnati 5, L.A. Angels 4
Milwaukee 7, Arizona 1
San Francisco 4, L.A. Dodgers 1
San Diego 13, Chicago White Sox (ss) 2
Colorado 8, Chicago White Sox (ss) 5
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
TUESDAY
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 4
Miami 3, Washington 1
Houston 14, Detroit 7
Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 0
San Diego (ss) 6, L.A. Dodgers 5
Texas 10, San Diego (ss) 9
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 4
Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 7
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 1
L.A. Angels 5, San Francisco 3
Arizona 7, Colorado 3
Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
THURSDAY
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boston vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, 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.
Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 p.m.
At Jupiter, Fla.
Detroit 003 101 000– 5 10 2
St. Louis 002 012 31x – 9 9 2
D.Smyly, Villarreal (5), Coke (6), Schlereth (7), J.Gayhart (8) and Avila, Laird Wainwright, J.Romero (5), Boggs (6), Salas (8), Motte (9) and Y.Molina, Bry.Anderson. W–Boggs. L–Coke. HRs–St. Louis, Greene (2).
At Mesa, Ariz.
Cleveland 000 000 000– 0 5 0
Chicago (N) 000 002 00x– 2 10 0
Tomlin, R.Perez (6), Herrmann (7), D.Wheeler (8) and C.Santana, Carlin Samardzija, Marmol (7), J.Russell (8), Dolis (9) and Soto, Clevenger. W–Samardzija. L–Tomlin. Sv–Dolis.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Boston
Saturday
Ohio State 77, Syracuse 70
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Atlanta
Sunday
Kentucky 82, Baylor 70
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Championship
St. Louis
Sunday
Kansas 80, North Carolina 67
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Phoenix
Saturday
Louisville 72, Florida 68
FINAL FOUR
At The Superdome
New Orleans
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 31
Kentucky (36-2) vs. Louisville (30-9), 6:09
Ohio State (31-7) vs. Kansas (31-6), 9:15
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
NIT
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
Tuesday
Stanford 74, UMass 64
Minnesota 68, Washington 67, OT
Championship
Thursday
Stanford (25-11) vs. Minnesota (23-14), 7 p.m.
CBI
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday
Washington State 67, Pittsburgh 66, Washington St. leads series 1-0
Wednesday
Washington State (19-16) at Pittsburgh (20-17), 7 p.m.
Friday
Washington State at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., if necessary
CIT
Championship
Wednesday
Mercer (26-11) at Utah State (21-15), 9 p.m.
Women
NCAA Tournament
FINAL FOUR
Denver
National Semifinals
Sunday
Notre Dame (34-3) vs. UConn (33-4), 6:30 p.m.
Baylor (38-0) vs. Stanford (35-1), 9 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday, April 3
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
WNIT
Semifinals
Wednesday
James Madison 74, Syracuse 71
Oklahoma State 73, San Diego 57
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.
TENNIS
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Andy Murray (4), Britain, d. Janko Tipsarevic (9), Serbia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Quarterfinals
Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, d. Venus Williams, United States, 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (7), Czech Republic, d. David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Women
Quarterfinals
Vania King, United States, and Monica Niculescu, Romania, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 7-5, 6-2.
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova, Russia, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 49 21 7 105 213 172
x-Pittsburgh 47 23 6 100 256 200
x-Philadelphia 44 24 8 96 241 213
New Jersey 43 28 6 92 208 201
N.Y. Islanders 32 33 11 75 185 227
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 45 28 3 93 249 186
Ottawa 39 28 10 88 236 227
Buffalo 38 29 10 86 202 210
Toronto 33 35 9 75 217 242
Montreal 29 34 14 72 199 214
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 37 24 15 89 189 208
Washington 38 31 8 84 206 219
Winnipeg 35 34 8 78 207 227
Tampa Bay 35 34 7 77 216 260
Carolina 31 31 15 77 205 228
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 48 20 9 105 199 147
x-Detroit 46 26 5 97 239 191
Nashville 44 25 8 96 219 202
Chicago 42 26 9 93 231 222
Columbus 25 45 7 57 181 252
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 46 21 9 101 230 187
Colorado 40 32 6 86 201 207
Calgary 35 27 15 85 191 212
Minnesota 31 35 10 72 161 210
Edmonton 31 36 9 71 206 223
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 39 27 10 88 210 196
Dallas 41 30 5 87 202 203
Phoenix 37 27 13 87 200 202
Los Angeles 37 27 12 86 175 165
Anaheim 32 33 11 75 191 212
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
WEDNESDAY
N.Y. Rangers 4, Winnipeg 2
Columbus 4, Detroit 2
Los Angeles at Calgary, 9:30
Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30
Colorado at Vancouver, 10
San Jose at Anaheim, 10
TUESDAY
New Jersey 2, Chicago 1, SO
Florida 3, Montreal 2, SO
Carolina 3, Toronto 0
N.Y. Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 3
Buffalo 5, Washington 1
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 2
St. Louis 3, Nashville 0
N.Y. Rangers 3, Minnesota 2
THURSDAY
Washington at Boston, 7
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7
Florida at Minnesota, 8
St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30
San Jose at Phoenix, 10
Detroit 1 0 1 – 2
Columbus 2 2 0 – 4
First Period – 1, Columbus, Prospal 14 (Nash), 6:26. 2, Columbus, Dorsett 11 (Johansen), 14:17. 3, Detroit, Zetterberg 22 (Datsyuk, Holmstrom), 16:23 (pp).
Second Period – 4, Columbus, Brassard 14 (Nikitin, Umberger), 14:30. 5, Columbus, Umberger 15 (Atkinson, Nikitin), 15:57.
Third Period – 6, Detroit, Kronwall 15 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk), 9:34 (pp).
Shots on goal – Detroit 5-8-18–31. Columbus 14-8-9–31.
Goalies – Detroit, Conklin. Columbus, York. A–12,432 (18,144). T–2:29.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Elmira 44 22 2 2 92 222 198
Wheeling 35 26 4 5 79 211 198
Reading 35 28 3 4 77 221 228
Trenton 21 39 4 6 52 206 261
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 37 25 2 6 82 259 231
Cincinnati 33 27 2 7 75 219 219
Chicago 32 26 7 4 75 206 228
Toledo 28 36 2 4 62 185 250
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 41 18 7 4 93 209 190
x-Greenville 41 23 2 4 88 228 207
x-Florida 37 26 2 5 81 250 213
S. Carolina 35 28 4 3 77 183 176
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Alaska 42 17 2 8 94 219 162
x-Colorado 36 27 1 5 78 239 242
x-Utah 32 32 0 6 70 178 219
x-Idaho 29 31 2 7 67 186 229
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Ontario 41 20 5 3 90 233 188
x-Las Vegas 41 22 1 6 89 226 190
x-Stockton 33 31 1 4 71 197 208
Bakersfield 23 39 4 3 53 193 233
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
WEDNESDAY
Kalamazoo 6, Toledo 1
Elmira 2, Trenton 1, OT
Reading 3, Wheeling 0
Gwinnett 2, Florida 0
Cincinnati at Chicago, 8
Ontario at Colorado, 9:05
Stockton at Idaho, 9:10
Alaska at Bakersfield, 10
THURSDAY
No games scheduled
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 28 22 .560 –
Boston 28 22 .560 –
New York 26 25 .510 2½
Toronto 17 34 .333 11½
New Jersey 17 35 .327 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 35 13 .729 –
Orlando 32 19 .627 4½
Atlanta 30 22 .577 7
Washington 11 38 .224 24½
Charlotte 7 41 .146 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Chicago 41 11 .788 –
Indiana 29 20 .592 10½
Milwaukee 23 27 .460 17
Detroit 18 32 .360 22
Cleveland 17 31 .354 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 34 14 .708 –
Dallas 29 22 .569 6½
Memphis 27 21 .563 7
Houston 27 24 .529 8½
New Orleans 12 37 .245 22½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 38 12 .760 –
Utah 27 24 .529 11½
Denver 27 24 .529 11½
Minnesota 25 27 .481 14
Portland 23 27 .460 15
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 31 19 .620 –
L.A. Clippers 28 21 .571 2½
Phoenix 25 25 .500 6
Golden State 20 28 .417 10
Sacramento 17 32 .347 13½
x-clinched playoff spot
WEDNESDAY
Detroit 87, Cleveland 75
Minnesota 88, Charlotte 83
Toronto 105, Denver 96
New York 108, Orlando 86
Chicago 98, Atlanta 77
Boston 94, Utah 82
New Jersey 100, Indiana 84
San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Philadelphia 103, Cleveland 85
Memphis 93, Minnesota 86
Milwaukee 108, Atlanta 101
Dallas 90, Houston 81
Oklahoma City 109, Portland 95
San Antonio 107, Phoenix 100
L.A. Lakers 104, Golden State 101
THURSDAY
Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Denver at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
New Jersey at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Detroit 21 28 19 19 – 87
Cleveland 23 21 17 14 – 75
DETROIT: Prince 11-21 3-4 29, Maxiell 6-9 0-0 12, Monroe 4-13 0-2 8, Knight 7-15 0-0 16, Stuckey 0-2 0-0 0, Bynum 3-9 2-2 8, Jerebko 0-2 3-4 3, Wilkins 1-4 0-0 2, Wallace 0-1 1-2 1, Daye 3-7 1-2 8. Totals 35-83 10-16 87.
CLEVELAND: Gee 1-6 0-0 3, Jamison 7-21 1-1 17, Thompson 3-12 3-4 9, Irving 9-19 3-3 22, Parker 2-5 0-0 5, Samuels 2-3 0-0 4, Harris 3-10 3-3 9, Walton 0-0 0-0 0, Casspi 2-7 0-1 4, Sloan 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 30-87 10-12 75.
3-Point Goals – Detroit 7-15 (Prince 4-4, Knight 2-3, Daye 1-4, Bynum 0-1, Jerebko 0-1, Stuckey 0-2), Cleveland 5-17 (Jamison 2-4, Gee 1-2, Parker 1-3, Irving 1-5, Harris 0-1, Casspi 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Detroit 57 (Monroe 10), Cleveland 56 (Thompson 11). Assists –Detroit 18 (Knight 5), Cleveland 20 (Irving 6). Total Fouls–Detroit 13, Cleveland 17. A – 14,486 (20,562).
Leaders
THROUGH TUESDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL 50 501 340 1415 28.3
Durant, OKC 50 489 317 1391 27.8
James, MIA 47 464 289 1255 26.7
Love, MIN 47 410 327 1238 26.3
Westbrook, OKC 50 458 245 1210 24.2
Wade, MIA 39 342 198 895 22.9
D. Williams, NJN 46 339 221 1002 21.8
Aldridge, POR 48 414 194 1023 21.3
Howard, ORL 50 398 258 1054 21.1
Nowitzki, DAL 47 350 232 987 21.0
Ellis, MIL 44 346 173 917 20.8
Griffin, LAC 49 410 199 1021 20.8
Parker, SAN 45 340 188 881 19.6
Paul, LAC 44 310 180 859 19.5
Jefferson, UTA 45 383 105 872 19.4
SPORTS NOTE
St. Francis is accepting applications for a head varsity basketball coach through this Saturday, March 31. E-mail resume to Carl Janke at cjanke@sfstoledo.org.
PREP BASEBALL
Dundee 220 001 1 — 6 9 2
Evergreen 001 002 0 — 3 5 2
WP--Vreeland. LP-Wright. Anson (D), 2-4.
Eastwood 002 023 0 — 7 10 1
AW 000 050 3— 8 8 2
WP-Lindke. LP-Luther. Lonseth (AW), 2-3, HR, RBI.
St. Francis 001 001 7 — 9 12 0
Otsego 121 100 1 — 6 11 1
WP-Greenoe. LP-Smoyer. Drzewiecki (SF), 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI.
Springfield 101 300 0 — 5 4 5
Stritch 200 001 0 — 3 4 2
WP-Petiniot. LP-Scott. Miles (Sp) 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI.
Swanton 210 000 0 — 3 6 2
Bowsher 003 100 x — 4 4 0
WP-Cousino. LP-Pelland. Cousino (B) 1-3, 2 RBI.
Fremont St. Joe 000 03 — 3 3 3
Genoa 610 7x — 14 11 0
WP-Adkins. LP-Spadar. Espinoza (G) 2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI.
North Baltimore 000 220 0 — 4 4 3
Lake 130 013 x — 8 9 4
WP-Materni. LP-Stewart. Vancena (L) 2-4, 3 RBI.
Fostoria St. Wendelin 010 00 — 1 5 2
Gibsonburg 460 1x — 11 9 2
WP-Hickman. LP-Iannantuono. Molina (G) 2-3, 2B.
Whitmer 200 202 0 - 6 9 1
Ottawa Hills 001 010 3 - 5 9 3
WP-Cottrell. LP-Mackey. LaFountain (W) 2-4 HR.
PREP SOFTBALL
St. Ursula 301 010 3 — 8 5 2
Maumee 010 022 1 — 6 8 7
WP-Tylicki. LP-Fowls. Lewandowski (S), 2-3, 3 runs.
Scott 010 00 — 1 2 5
Rogers 32(11) 5x — 21 11 4
WP-Stull. LP-Ross. Minnfield (R), 2-2, 3 RBI.
Northview 304 000 00 — 7 8 0
Whitmer 510 001 01 — 8 16 1
WP-Shively. LP-Quinonez. Derr (W) 3-4, 2 RBI, GW run.
Oak Harbor 010 002 0 — 3 8 2
Lake 004 010 x — 5 8 4
WP-Kranz. LP-Durivage. Schnell (L) 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Fostoria St. Wendelin 000 00 — 0 1 4
Gibsonburg 462 2x — 14 14 2
WP-Fisher. LP-Reiter. Potts (G) 2-4, 2 2B, 2 runs, 4 RBI.
Sandusky 100 10 - 2 3 5
Bowling Green 032 34 - 12 16 0
WP: Akenberger; LP: Hayberger. Williford (BG) 4-4, 2B.
SPORTLIGHT
March 29
1940–Joe Louis knocks out Johnny Paychek in the second round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.
1960–Boston’s Bill Russell pulls down an NBA finals record 40 rebounds, as the Celtics lose to St. Louis, 113-103.
1962–Elgin Baylor (45) and Jerry West (41) of the Los Angeles Lakers become the first teammates to both score 40 or more points in an NBA Playoff game. It isn’t enough as the Lakers lose to Detroit, 118-117, in a Western Division Finals game.
1966–Muhammad Ali retains the world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over George Chuvalo at Maple Leaf Garden in Toronto.
1981–Louisiana Tech routs Tennessee 79-59 for the AIAW basketball title.
1984–The NFL Colts leave the city of Baltimore in the early hours of the morning, headed for Indianapolis.
1987–Tennessee routs Louisiana Tech 67-44 to win the NCAA women’s basketball championship.
1990–Houston’s Akeem Olajuwon is the third player in NBA history to achieve a quadruple double during a 120-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. He scores 18 points, 16 rebounds, 11 blocked shots and 10 assists.
1992–Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi becomes the first American woman to win consecutive world figure skating championships since Peggy Fleming in 1968.
PREP LACROSSE
Notre Dame 17, Bedford 2
ST. JOHN’S 19, AW 4: St John’s – Hock - 5, Wanamaker – 4, Whitney – 4, Lonseth - 3, Wheeler – 1, Johnson - , Miller - 1 Goalie - Sattler – 14 saves. Anthony Wayne –Higgins – 1, Keim – , Yost – , Hassenfratz – 1 Goalie – Yost – 3 saves
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB–Suspended free agent minor league SS Jose Torres 50 games after testing positive for Dehydroepiandrosterone.
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS–Released INF Cristian Guzman. Reassigned OF Fred Lewis to their minor league camp.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS–Placed RHP Felipe Paulino on the 15-day DL.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Released RHP Joel Zumaya.
NEW YORK YANKEES–Claimed C Craig Tatum off waivers from Arizona.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS–Optioned RHP Enerio Del Rosario to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned INF Brian Bixler, INF Scott Moore and INF Angel Sanchez to minor league camp. Released INF Joe Thurston from his minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Agreed to terms with OF Tito Polo, 2B Fredys Padilla, 3B Gustavo Barrios, SS Jesus Ronco and OF Angelo Del Castillo on minor league contracts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES–Optioned C Yasmini Grandal to Tucson (PCL). Reassigned LHP Alex Hinshaw to minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–PLaced RHP Drew Storen on the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA–Fined Orlando F Glen Davis $35,000 for making an obscene gesture during a March 26 game at Toronto.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MINNESOTA VIKINGS–Re-signed WR Devin Aromashodu to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Signed CB Ronde Barber.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS–Assigned G Carter Hutton to Rockford (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS–Signed C Boone Jenner and G Shawn Hunwick.
COLLEGE
ARIZONA STATE–Announced the resignation of athletic director Lisa Love. Named Steve Patterson athletic director.
ILLINOIS–Named Matt Bollant women’s basketball coach.
WISCONSIN–Announced graduate QB Danny O’Brien is transferring from Maryland.
CULVER-GLANTZ LINE
Major League Baseball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Oakland-x -110 Seattle +100
x-Home team
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Saturday
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Kentucky 8½ (137) Louisville
Ohio St. 2½ (136½) Kansas
NIT
Championship
Minnesota Pk (131) Stanford
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Indiana 12 Washington
at Miami 5½ Dallas
at Portland 8½ New Orleans
Oklahoma City 1 at L.A. Lakers
PREP TENNIS
ST. JOHN’S 5, CLAY 0: Adusumilli (SJ) d. Demeo 6 -0, 6 -0. Crawford (SJ) d. Brown 6 - 1, 6 -0. K. Brown (SJ) d. Hess 6 -0, 6 -0. Mehta -R. Brown (SJ) d. Wisniewski -Hyndman 6 -0, 6 -0. Mickler -Zychowicz (SJ) d. Flores - Vincent 6-0, 6-0.
MAUMEE 3, ROSS 2: Leake (R) d. Pauken, 6-1, 6-2, Maples (M) d. Alexander, 6-4, 6-1, Joerg (R) d. Howells, 6-7, 6-4, 6-1, Utz-Rubini (M) d. Rodriguez-Hinsch, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, Lawson-Bergquist (M) d. Woughter-Rellinger, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
FINDLAY 5, BOWLING GREEN 0: Schaible Findlay def. Mota 6-0, 6-1, Teatsorth (F) def. Moughamain 6-1,6-1, Mcdonald (F) def. Hammer 6-0,6-0, Jones/Iliff (F) def. Motsinger/ Ezzone 6-2,6-2, Lewis/Ronald (F) Foster/Wahrman 6-0, 6-1
NORTHVIEW 4, ST. FRANCIS 1: Rachwal (N) d. White, 6-3, 7-6; Stevens (N) d. Unnerstall, 6-3. 2-6, 6-3; Shah (N) d. Spang, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1; Georgetti-Hering (N) d. Britsch-C. Filipiak, 6-2, 6-2; L. Filipiak-Bevingon (S) d. Mo. Sharma-Mu. Sharma, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
ROSSFORD 5, SPRINGFIELD 0: Joe Hotz d. Cox, 6-3, 6-2; R. Fairbanks d. B. Chamberlain, 6-2, 6-1; John Hotz d. Cancilis, 7-5, 6-0; Vollmar-Sloan d. Henderzak-Knauss, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7; Kreiger-L. Fairbanks d. Ian-Chamberlain, 10-7.
Lima Shawnee 3, PERRYSBURG 2: -Schorsch (PBRG) d. Rutter (LS) 6-2, 6-0, Weider (PBRG) d. Barton (LS) 6-1, 6-0, Diltz (LS) d. Mills (PBRG) 6-2, 6-0, Smith/Diltz (LS) d. Freeman/Laurer (PBRG) 6-2, 6-0, Rajasekaran/Guillen (LS) d. Skotynsky/Walbom (PBRG) 6-1, 6-1