Scoreboard: 3/15
3/15/2013
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Kansas City 15 2 .882
Baltimore 11 5 .688
Cleveland 12 7 .632
Seattle 12 7 .632
Tampa Bay 12 7 .632
Detroit 11 8 .579
Chicago 8 7 .533
Texas 9 8 .529
Boston 10 9 .526
Minnesota 10 9 .526
Oakland 8 9 .471
Toronto 8 10 .444
Houston 7 10 .412
New York 7 12 .368
Los Angeles 4 11 .267
National League
W L Pct
Colorado 9 7 .563
St. Louis 9 8 .529
Washington 9 8 .529
San Diego 10 9 .526
Atlanta 11 10 .524
San Francisco 7 8 .467
Arizona 8 10 .444
Philadelphia 8 10 .444
Miami 7 9 .438
New York 6 8 .429
Chicago 8 11 .421
Pittsburgh 8 11 .421
Milwaukee 7 10 .412
Los Angeles 6 9 .400
Cincinnati 5 13 .278
THURSDAY
St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4
Washington 6, Houston 3
Boston 7, Minnesota 3
Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3
Toronto 17, N.Y. Yankees 5
Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1
Detroit 9, N.Y. Mets 1
Texas 6, Oakland 2
Chicago Cubs 8, L.A. Dodgers 1
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3
Seattle 8, Cincinnati 7
L.A. Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 4
TODAY
N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
SATURDAY
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, Nev., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 5:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City 010?200?020– 5 12 0
Cleveland 010?100?010– 3 7 1
Guthrie, Bueno (5), J.Gutierrez (7), G.Holland (8), M.Mariot (9) and S.Perez, Hayes. McAllister, M.Langwell (4), Bauer (6) and O.Santos, Jeroloman. W–Guthrie. L–McAllister. Sv–M.Mariot. HRs–Cleveland, M.Carson (4), Chisenhall (3).
Detroit 240?300?000– 9 11 0
New York (N) 010?000?000– 1 6 2
Fister, Crosby (5), Coke (7), D.Downs (8), B.Rondon (9) and Avila, Holaday. Gee, Hawkins (3), Edgin (4), Burke (5), Feliciano (7), S.Rice (8), R.Carson (9) and Recker, Powell. W–Fister. L–Gee. HRs–Detroit, Tuiasosopo (1).
SOCCER
MLS
SATURDAY
D.C. United at New York, 12:30
Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 3
Toronto FC at Montreal, 4
New England at Philadelphia, 5
San Jose at Columbus, 5:30
Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 6
Portland at Seattle FC, 8
Sunday
Houston at FC Dallas, 1
Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 5
Saturday, March 23
Columbus at D.C. United, 3:30
Sporting Kansas City at New England, 4
New York at Montreal, 4:30
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 8:30
Vancouver at Houston, 8:30
Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30
Seattle FC at San Jose, 10:30
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 38 24 .613 –
Brooklyn 38 27 .585 1½
Boston 35 29 .547 4
Toronto 25 40 .385 14½
Philadelphia 24 40 .375 15
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 49 14 .778 –
Atlanta 35 29 .547 14½
Washington 21 42 .333 28
Orlando 18 47 .277 32
Charlotte 14 50 .219 35½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 40 24 .625 –
Chicago 35 29 .547 5
Milwaukee 32 31 .508 7½
Cleveland 22 42 .344 18
Detroit 23 44 .343 18½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 50 16 .758 –
Memphis 44 19 .698 4½
Houston 35 30 .538 14½
Dallas 30 34 .469 19
New Orleans 22 43 .338 27½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 48 17 .738 –
Denver 44 22 .667 4½
Utah 33 32 .508 15
Portland 29 34 .460 18
Minnesota 22 40 .355 24½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 45 21 .682 –
Golden State 37 29 .561 8
L.A. Lakers 34 32 .515 11
Sacramento 23 43 .348 22
Phoenix 22 43 .338 22½
x-clinched playoff spot
THURSDAY
San Antonio 92, Dallas 91
New York at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Indiana 107, Minnesota 91
Miami 98, Philadelphia 94
Washington 106, Milwaukee 93
Atlanta 96, L.A. Lakers 92
Boston 112, Toronto 88
Houston 111, Phoenix 81
Oklahoma City 110, Utah 87
Sacramento 121, Chicago 79
Denver 117, New York 94
Golden State 105, Detroit 97
Memphis 96, L.A. Clippers 85
Today
L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7
New Orleans at Washington, 7
Charlotte at Toronto, 7
Phoenix at Atlanta, 7:30
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8
Minnesota at Houston, 8
Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30
Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30
Memphis at Denver, 9
Chicago at Golden State, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Detroit 20 30 23 24 – 97
Golden State 28 22 30 25 – 105
DETROIT: Singler 8-16 0-0 17, Maxiell 4-7 0-0 8, Monroe 4-16 5-6 13, Calderon 2-5 0-0 6, Stuckey 8-18 5-6 22, Jerebko 4-9 2-2 11, Middleton 2-5 0-0 4, Bynum 8-13 0-0 16. Totals 40-89 12-14 97.
GOLDEN STATE: Barnes 6-7 1-2 13, Lee 9-13 2-5 20, Bogut 2-5 3-6 7, Curry 11-17 4-4 31, Thompson 4-15 1-2 10, Jack 7-11 3-4 19, Ezeli 0-0 1-2 1, Green 0-0 0-0 0, Landry 2-4 0-0 4, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Bazemore 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-72 15-25 105.
Rebounds –Detroit 44 (Maxiell 14), Golden State 48 (Lee 15). Assists –Detroit 26 (Calderon 6), Golden State 27 (Curry 8). A – 19,596 (19,596).
GOLF
PGA-Tampa Bay
Palm Harbor, Fla., par 71
Shawn Stefani 33-32 – 65
Brian Harman 33-34 – 67
Tag Ridings 33-35 – 68
Brendan Steele 36-32 – 68
Harris English 32-36 – 68
Chez Reavie 34-35 – 69
Vijay Singh 34-35 – 69
K.J. Choi 37-32 – 69
Dicky Pride 37-32 – 69
Peter Tomasulo 36-33 – 69
Roberto Castro 36-33 – 69
Lucas Glover 35-34 – 69
Geoff Ogilvy 33-36 – 69
J.J. Henry 35-35 – 70
Luke Donald 37-33 – 70
Nick Watney 34-36 – 70
Patrick Cantlay 37-33 – 70
Billy Horschel 38-32 – 70
Marc Leishman 36-34 – 70
Scott Brown 37-33 – 70
Adam Scott 37-33 – 70
Jason Day 36-34 – 70
Jerry Kelly 37-33 – 70
Trevor Immelman 34-36 – 70
Justin Hicks 36-34 – 70
Greg Chalmers 35-36 – 71
Daniel Summerhays 36-35 – 71
Troy Matteson 38-33 – 71
Brian Davis 36-35 – 71
Colt Knost 38-33 – 71
Ryan Palmer 38-33 – 71
John Senden 38-33 – 71
Charlie Wi 34-37 – 71
Ryo Ishikawa 36-35 – 71
Sergio Garcia 36-35 – 71
Brendon de Jonge 36-35 – 71
David Skinns 38-33 – 71
Cameron Tringale 36-35 – 71
George Coetzee 39-32 – 71
Justin Leonard 33-38 – 71
Jason Dufner 34-37 – 71
Gary Woodland 36-35 – 71
Tim Herron 35-36 – 71
Charley Hoffman 37-34 – 71
Pat Perez 38-33 – 71
Brad Fritsch 35-36 – 71
Troy Kelly 36-36 – 72
John Daly 36-36 – 72
Richard H. Lee 39-33 – 72
Jesper Parnevik 38-34 – 72
George McNeill 36-36 – 72
Jim Furyk 36-36 – 72
Bryce Molder 37-35 – 72
Stephen Ames 37-35 – 72
Jeff Overton 37-35 – 72
Casey Wittenberg 37-35 – 72
Jim Herman 38-34 – 72
D.H. Lee 38-34 – 72
Boo Weekley 37-35 – 72
Will Claxton 38-34 – 72
Tom Gillis 38-34 – 72
Scott Langley 37-35 – 72
Matt Kuchar 35-37 – 72
Aaron Baddeley 38-34 – 72
Robert Garrigus 37-35 – 72
Greg Owen 38-34 – 72
Camilo Villegas 38-34 – 72
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 20 8 0 40 103 79
New Jersey 13 9 5 31 70 77
N.Y. Rangers 13 10 2 28 64 61
N.Y. Islanders 12 12 3 27 79 88
Philadelphia 12 15 1 25 77 87
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 18 5 4 40 88 69
Boston 18 4 3 39 76 54
Ottawa 13 8 6 32 64 58
Toronto 15 12 1 31 82 78
Buffalo 10 14 3 23 70 84
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 15 10 1 31 81 72
Winnipeg 13 11 2 28 68 76
Tampa Bay 11 15 1 23 88 83
Washington 11 14 1 23 72 78
Florida 7 15 6 20 67 105
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 22 2 3 47 87 59
St. Louis 15 10 2 32 83 79
Detroit 12 10 5 29 70 71
Nashville 11 9 6 28 58 61
Columbus 10 12 6 26 63 76
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 12 7 6 30 68 68
Minnesota 13 10 2 28 59 61
Edmonton 10 11 5 25 64 76
Calgary 10 11 4 24 69 84
Colorado 10 11 4 24 62 73
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 19 3 3 41 87 63
Los Angeles 14 9 2 30 73 65
Phoenix 13 11 3 29 77 77
San Jose 11 8 6 28 58 61
Dallas 12 11 2 26 67 71
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
THURSDAY
Chicago 2, Columbus 1, SO
Boston 4, Florida 1
Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 1
Washington 3, Carolina 2
N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 0
St. Louis 3, Phoenix 0
N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 8
Colorado at Minnesota, 8
Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30
Nashville at Vancouver, 10
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Montreal 4, Ottawa 3, SO
New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 2
Calgary 5, Detroit 2
TODAY
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7
Nashville at Calgary, 9
Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30
WEDNESDAY
Detroit 1 1 0 – 2
Calgary 2 0 3 – 5
First Period – 1, Detroit, Kronwall 4 (Datsyuk), 3:20. 2, Calgary, Tanguay 8 (Cammalleri, Wideman), 5:55 (pp). 3, Calgary, Bouwmeester 5 (Stempniak, Stajan), 9:52.
Second Period – 4, Detroit, Filppula 5 (Quincey, Nyquist), 16:39 (pp).
Third Period – 5, Calgary, Stempniak 7 (Glencross, Stajan), 5:37. 6, Calgary, Glencross 9, 9:12. 7, Calgary, Comeau 2 (Backlund), 10:00.
Missed Penalty Shot–Backlund, Cal, 12:17 third.
Shots on goal – Detroit 15-12-11–38. Calgary 6-5-11–22.
Power-play opportunities–Detroit 1 of 2 Calgary 1 of 2.
Goalies – Detroit, Gustavsson 1-2-1 (22 shots-17 saves). Calgary, Kiprusoff 4-5-2 (38-36).
A – 19,289 (19,289). T–2:18.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 40 18 3 3 86 219 170
Elmira 34 22 3 4 75 216 194
Wheeling 27 24 3 8 65 163 186
Trenton 26 29 4 4 60 189 216
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 40 17 5 2 87 208 168
Toledo 31 23 5 4 71 195 175
Kalamazoo 31 26 4 1 67 181 179
Fort Wayne 30 30 1 2 63 178 212
Evansville 22 36 2 3 49 181 240
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Gwinnett 38 25 2 1 79 193 178
Florida 33 20 4 7 77 225 219
S. Carolina 34 25 4 3 75 177 160
Greenville 33 24 2 5 73 203 191
Orlando 26 31 3 3 58 176 219
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 46 12 3 4 99 211 153
x-Idaho 40 17 1 6 87 242 181
x-Colorado 31 27 3 3 68 217 200
x-Utah 25 29 4 6 60 185 249
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Ontario 42 16 3 3 90 225 174
x-Stockton 32 25 5 4 73 206 206
x-Las Vegas 31 28 2 3 67 177 178
San Francisco 23 34 1 6 53 175 226
Bakersfield 20 40 2 3 45 157 225
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
THURSDAY
Gwinnett 5, Orlando 4
WEDNESDAY
Greenville 4, Toledo 1
Reading 7, Wheeling 1
Fort Wayne 6, Evansville 3
Florida 2, South Carolina 1
Colorado 3, Las Vegas 1
Bakersfield 2, Utah 1, SO
San Francisco 7, Stockton 2
Idaho 4, Alaska 3, OT
TODAY
Toledo at Wheeling, 7
Elmira at Reading, 7:05
Cincinnati at Trenton, 7:05
Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo, 7:30
Orlando at Gwinnett, 7:35
Greenville at Evansville, 8:15
Las Vegas at Colorado, 9:05
Utah at Bakersfield, 10
Stockton at Ontario, 10
Idaho at Alaska, 11:15
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
Third Round
Thursday
Kent State 70, Buffalo 68
Western Michigan 70, Eastern Michigan 55
Semifinals
Today
Akron vs. Kent State, 6:30 p.m.
Ohio vs. Western Michigan, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.
BIG TEN
TOURNAMENT
First Round
Thursday
Illinois 51, Minnesota 49
Michigan 83, Penn State 66
Nebraska 57, Purdue 55
Iowa 73, Northwestern 59
Quarterfinals
Today
Indiana vs. Illinois, Noon
Wisconsin vs. Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Nebraska, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Iowa, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday
Indiana-Illinois-Minnesota winner vs. Wisconsin-Michigan-Penn State winner, 1:40 p.m.
Ohio State-Purdue-Nebraska winner vs. Michigan State-Iowa-Northwestern winner, 4 p.m.
Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
National
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
Butler 73, Dayton 67
Charlotte 68, Richmond 63
Saint Joseph's 58, Xavier 57
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
Boston College 84, Georgia Tech 64
Maryland 75, Wake Forest 62
NC State 80, Virginia Tech 63
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Iowa St. 73, Oklahoma 66
Kansas 91, Texas Tech 63
Kansas St. 66, Texas 49
Big East Conference
Quarterfinals
Georgetown 62, Cincinnati 43
Louisville 74, Villanova 55
Syracuse 62, Pittsburgh 59
Big Sky Conference
First Round
North Dakota 69, S. Utah 52
Weber St. 84, N. Arizona 58
Big West Conference
First Round
Cal Poly 64, UC Davis 41
Pacific 71, UC Santa Barbara 68
Conference USA
Quarterfinals
Memphis 81, Tulane 68
Southern Miss. 81, UAB 66
UTEP 80, Houston 69
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals
San Diego St. 73, Boise St. 67
Pacific-12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Arizona 79, Colorado 69
UCLA 80, Arizona St. 75
Southeastern Conference
Second Round
LSU 68, Georgia 63
Tennessee 69, Mississippi St. 53
Western Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
New Mexico St. 65, Idaho 49
Texas St. 72, Denver 68
Women
Mid-American Conference
Tournament At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Third Round
Thursday
Central Michigan 81, Bowling Green 48
Akron 83, Buffalo 79
Semifinals
Today
Toledo vs. Central Michigan, Noon
Ball State vs. Akron, 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
Colonial Athletic Association
First Round
UNC Wilmington 60, George Mason 46
Conference USA
Quarterfinals
Tulsa 75, Tulane 67
UCF 70, SMU 66
UTEP 61, UAB 59
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Coppin St. 55, SC State 53
Howard 62, Morgan St. 60
Missouri Valley Conference
First Round
Drake 81, Missouri St. 66
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals
New Mexico 72, UNLV 59
San Diego St. 67, Nevada 39
Southland Conference
Second Round
Lamar 69, Stephen F. Austin 65
McNeese St. 86, Nicholls St. 70
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball
Atlantic Coast Conference
At Greensboro, N.C.
Quarterfinals
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Miami 8 Boston College
Virginia Pk NC State
Duke 14½ Wake Forest
or Duke 8½ Maryland
North Carolina 7 Clemson
or North Carolina 6 Florida St.
Big Ten Conference
At Chicago
Quarterfinals
Indiana 9 Illinois
Michigan 2 Wisconsin
Ohio St. 15½ Nebraska
or Ohio St. 10 Purdue
Michigan St. 14 Northwestern
or Michigan St. 5½ Iowa
Atlantic 10 Conference
At Brooklyn, N.Y.
Quarterfinals
Saint Louis 11 Charlotte
La Salle Pk Butler
VCU 8½ Saint Joseph's
or VCU 8½ Xavier
Temple 5½ George Washington
or Temple 2½ UMass
Southeastern Conference
at Nashville, Tenn.
Quarterfinals
Florida 15 LSU
Alabama Pk Tennessee
Kentucky 5 Vanderbilt
or Kentucky 2 Arkansas
Mississippi 4½ Texas A&M
or Missouri 5 Mississippi
Conference USA
At Tulsa, Okla.
Semifinals
Southern Miss. 3 UTEP
Tulane 2 Tulsa
or Memphis 12½ Tulsa
or Tulane 1 East Carolina
or Memphis 11½ East Carolina
Mid-American Conference
At Cleveland
Semifinals
Akron 8 Buffalo
or Akron 5½ Kent St.
Ohio 12 E. Michigan
or Ohio 5½ W. Michigan
Big East Conference
At New York
Semifinals
Syracuse 1 Georgetown
Villanova Pk Notre Dame
or Louisville 8 Notre Dame
or Marquette 2 Villanova
or Louisville 5½ Marquette
Big 12 Conference
at Kansas City, Mo.
Semifinals
Kansas 5½ Iowa St.
Baylor 3 Texas
or Kansas St. 3½ Baylor
or Oklahoma St. 7 Texas
or Kansas St. Pk Oklahoma St.
Pac-12 Conference
At Las Vegas
Semifinals
UCLA 1 Colorado
or Arizona 4 UCLA
Washington 5 Utah
or California 2½ Washington
or Oregon 8½ Utah
or Oregon 1 California
Western Athletic Conference
At Las Vegas
Semifinals
Idaho 6 Texas St.
or Denver 9 Idaho
or New Mexico St. 12 Texas St.
or Denver 3 New Mexico St.
Utah St. 8 UTSA
or Louisiana Tech 2 Utah St.
or Texas-Arlington 5½ UTSA
or La Tech 4½ Texas-Arlington
Mountain West Conference
At Las Vegas
Semifinals
New Mexico 1 San Diego St.
at UNLV 4½ Colorado St.
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Washington 2 New Orleans
at Indiana 10 L.A. Lakers
at Toronto 12½ Charlotte
at Atlanta 6½ Phoenix
at Houston 14½ Minnesota
at Oklahoma City 15½ Orlando
at Dallas 9 Cleveland
Miami 6 at Milwaukee
at Denver 7½ Memphis
at Golden State 6 Chicago
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Philadelphia -145 New Jersey +125
at Calgary -125 Nashville +105
at Edmonton -125 Detroit +105
SPORTLIGHT
March 15
1869–The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball team, is organized by George Ellard and Harry Wright.
1940–Colorado, led by Bob Doll's 15 points, beats Duquesne 51-40 for the NIT championship.
1985–Larry Holmes scores a 10th-round knockout of David Bey in Las Vegas to retain the world heavyweight title.
1987–Don Pooley aces the 192-yard 17th hole at the Bay Hill Classic in Orlando and wins $1 million. Pooley receives half and the other half is donated to the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital.
1997–North Carolina's Dean Smith becomes the career victory leader when the Tar Heels beat Colorado 73-56. Smith, with 877 victories, passes Kentucky coaching legend Adolph Rupp.
2001–The NCAA men's basketball tournament opens with a series of close calls and upsets, with 15th-seeded Hampton beating second-seeded Iowa State 58-57 in the biggest surprise of the day.
2004–Alexander Mogilny has three assists in Toronto's 6-5 overtime victory at Buffalo, becoming the second Russian to reach the NHL's 1,000-point plateau.
2008–Georgia Southern sets an NCAA record for all Divisions, hitting 14 home runs in a 26-8 win over Columbia. In all, 12 different Eagles hit a home run.
PREP BASKETBALL
GIRLS
State Tournament
At Columbus
Division I
Twinsburg vs. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange, today, 6
Notre Dame vs. Kettering Fairmont, today, 8
Final: Saturday, 8:30
Division II
Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 57, Clyde 38
Millersburg W. Holmes 69, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 44
Final: Saturday, 2
Division III
Columbus Africentric 43, Beverly Fort Frye 40
Anna 80, Orrville 59
Final: Saturday, 10:45 am
Division IV
Reedsville Eastern vs. Berlin Hiland, today, 1
Ottoville vs. Fort Loramie, today, 3
Final: Saturday, 5:15
BOYS
Regionals
Division I
Rogers 68, Anthony Wayne 62
Brecksville Broadview Heights 71, Macedonia Nordonia 68, Wednesday
Final: Rogers vs. Brecksville Broadview Heights, Saturday, 3 at Savage Arena
Division II
At BGSU Stroh Center
Sandusky Perkins vs. Columbus Bishop Watterson, Thursday
Lima Bath vs. Cleveland Benedictine, Thursday
Final: Saturday, 3
Division III
At BGSU Stroh Center
Carroll Bloom-Carroll 62, Huron 54, Wednesday
Ottawa-Glandorf 60, Lima Central Catholic 52, Wednesday
Final: Saturday, 7:30
Division IV
At BGSU Stroh Center
Final: Ottawa Hills vs. Leipsic, today, 7:30
Rogers 12 15 18 23 – 68
Anthony Wayne 12 11 13 26 – 62
ROGERS: Dailey 4-5-13, Pratt 4-1-4-15, Kynard 3-5-11, Owens 3-4-1-19, Gilmer 3-0-6, Jeffery 2-0-4. Totals: 19-5-15-68
ANTHONY WAYNE: Reid 1-2-4, Omofoma 2-1-5, Donnal 6-7-19, Fox 7-2-1-21, Debo 2-1-4-11, Johnson 0-2-2. Totals: 18-3-17-62
State scores
Division I
Gahanna Lincoln 53, Pickerington Cent. 50
Division II
Akr. SVSM 54, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 37
Cols. Watterson 53, Sandusky Perkins 34
Day. Dunbar 69, Cin. Hughes 60
Kettering Alter 65, Cols. Marion-Franklin 40
Lima Bath 60, Cle. Benedictine 41
New Philadelphia 65, St. Clairsville 50
Vincent Warren 74, Athens 69, OT
Warrensville Hts. 69, Youngs. Mooney 61
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS – Optioned RHP Kyle Gibson and LHP Caleb Thielbar to Rochester (IL). Reassigned RHP Anthony Slama, C Kyle Knudson and INF James Beresford to their minor league camp.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Optioned RHP Chase Anderson, RHP Charles Brewer, LHP Eury De la Rosa and OF Alfredo Marte to Reno (PCL) and RHP Keon Broxton, RHP Eric Smith and RHP Zeke Spruill to Mobile (SL). Reassigned INF Nick Ahmed, RHP Josh Booty, INF Matt Davidson, C Ed Easley, LHP David Holmberg, RHP Garrett Mock, INF Chris Owings and RHP Bo Schultz to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Optioned OF Eury Perez to Syracuse (IL) and RHP Nathan Karns, C Sandy Leon and INF Anthony Rendon to Harrisburg (EL). Reassigned LHP Pat McCoy, INF Will Rhymes and INF Matt Skole to their minor league camp.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS – Agreed to terms with RB Steven Jackson on a three-year contract.
CHICAGO BEARS – Signed DT Nate Collins to a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Agreed to terms with RB Chris Ogbonnaya on a two-year contract and TE Gary Barnidge on a three-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS – Re-signed LS Don Muhlbach to a one-year contract. Announced the retirement of OT Jeff Backus.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Signed DL Ricky Jean Francois.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Released QB Matt Cassel. Agreed to terms with CB Sean Smith on a three-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Signed C Joe Berger and DB Jamarca Sanford.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Signed WR Danny Amendola.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Signed CB Keenan Lewis to a five-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS – Re-signed CB Aaron Ross. Signed S Ryan Mundy.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Signed CB Cary Williams to a three-year contract and S Kenny Phillips.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Signed DE Cliff Avril to a multiyear contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Signed OT Jeremy Trueblood.
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BOSTON BRUINS – Reassigned G Adam Morrison from Utah (ECHL) to Providence (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – Assigned F Rostislav Olesz to Rockford (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD – Traded D Chay Genoway to Washington for a conditional 2014 seventh-round draft pick.
MONTREAL CANADIENS – Recalled D Jarred Tinordi from Hamilton (AHL).