Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Friday
Dayton, Ohio
Temple 76, N.C. State 72
Indiana 83, James Madison 62
Austin, Texas
Miami 78, Pacific 49
Illinois 57, Colorado 49
Thursday
Lexington, Ky.
Butler 68, Bucknell 56
Marquette 59, Davidson 58
San Jose, Calif.
California 64, UNLV 61
Syracuse 81, Montana 34
Third Round
Today
Lexington, Ky.
Marquette (24-8) vs. Butler (27-8), 30 minutes following
San Jose, Calif.
Syracuse (27-9) vs. California (21-11), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Dayton, Ohio
Indiana (28-6) vs. Temple (24-9)
Austin, Texas
Miami (28-6) vs. Illinois (23-12)
SOUTH REGIONAL
Second Round
Friday
Philadelphia
Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68
San Diego State (22-10) vs. Oklahoma (20-11), 30 minutes following
Kansas City, Mo.
North Carolina 78, Villanova 71
Kansas (29-5) vs. Western Kentucky (20-15), 30 minutes following
Austin, Texas
Florida 79, Northerwestern State 47
UCLA (25-9) vs. Minnesota (20-12), 30 minutes following
Thursday
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan 71, South Dakota State 56
VCU 88, Akron 42
Third Round
Today
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan (27-7) vs. VCU (27-8), 12:15 p.m.
Sunday
Philadelphia
Florida Gulf Coast (25-10) vs. San Diego State-Oklahoma winner
Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas-Western Kentucky winner vs. North Carolina (25-10)
Austin, Texas
Florida (27-7) vs. UCLA-Minnesota winner
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Friday
Philadelphia
Duke 73, Albany (N.Y.) 61
Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63
Thursday
Lexington, Ky.
Louisville 79, N.C. A&T 48
Colorado State 84, Missouri 72
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan State 65, Valparaiso 54
Memphis 54, Saint Mary's (Cal) 52
San Jose, Calif.
Saint Louis 64, New Mexico State 44
Oregon 68, Oklahoma State 55
Third Round
Today
Lexington, Ky.
Louisville (30-5) vs. Colorado State (26-8), 5:15 p.m.
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan State (26-8) vs. Memphis (31-4), 30 minutes following
San Jose, Calif.
Saint Louis (28-6) vs. Oregon (27-8), 7:10 p.m.
Sunday
Philadelphia
Duke (28-5) vs. Creighton (28-7)
WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Friday
Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State 95, Iona 70
Iowa State 76, Notre Dame 58
following
Kansas City, Mo.
Mississippi 57, Wisconsin 46
La Salle 63, Kansas State 61
Thursday
Salt Lake City
Wichita State 73, Pittsburgh 55
Gonzaga 64, Southern 58
Arizona 81, Belmont 64
Harvard 68, New Mexico 62
Third Round
Today
Salt Lake City
Harvard (20-9) vs. Arizona (26-7), 6:10 p.m.
Gonzaga (32-2) vs. Wichita State (27-8), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State (27-7) vs. Iowa State (23-11)
Kansas City, Mo.
La Salle (23-9) vs. Mississippi (27-8)
NIT
Second Round
Friday
Baylor 89, Arizona State 86
Stony Brook (25-7) at Iowa (22-12), 9:30 p.m.
Today
Stanford (19-14) at Alabama (22-12), Noon
Sunday
St. John's (17-15) at Virginia (22-11), 11 a.m.
Monday
Robert Morris (24-10) at Providence (18-14), 7 p.m.
Mercer (24-11) at BYU (22-11), 9 p.m.
Louisiana Tech (27-6) at Southern Mississippi (26-9), 10 p.m.
CBI
Quarterfinals
Monday
Houston (20-12) at George Mason (19-14), 7 p.m.
Santa Clara (22-11) at Purdue (16-17), 7 p.m.
Richmond (19-14) at Wright State (22-12), 7 p.m.
Western Michigan (21-12) at Wyoming (20-13), 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday
George Mason-Houston winner, vs. Santa Clara-Purdue winner, TBA
Wright State-Richmond winner, vs. Wyoming-Western Michigan winner, TBA
CIT
Second Round
Today
Eastern Kentucky (25-9) at Evansville (19-14), 1:30 p.m.
Rider (19-14) at East Carolina (19-12), 5 p.m.
Canisius (19-13) at Youngstown St. (18-15), 7:05 p.m.
Tulane (20-14) at Bradley (17-16), 8 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago (18-15) at Northern Iowa (19-14), 8 p.m.
Air Force (18-13) at Weber State (27-6), 9 p.m.
Sunday
Kent State (21-13) at Loyola (Md) (22-11), 3 p.m.
Monday
UC Irvine (21-15) at Oral Roberts (19-14), 8 p.m.
Women
NCAA Tournament
OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Central Michigan (21-11), 12:10 p.m.
UCLA (25-7) vs. Stetson (24-8), 30 minutes following
Knoxville, Tenn.
Syracuse (24-7) vs. Creighton (24-7), 11:20 a.m.
Tennessee (24-7) vs. Oral Roberts (18-12), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Waco, Texas
Florida State (22-9) vs. Princeton (22-6), 5:10 p.m.
Baylor (32-1) vs. Prairie View (17-14), 30 minutes following
Louisville, Ky.
Purdue (24-8) vs. Liberty (27-6), 12:10 p.m.
Louisville (24-8) vs. Middle Tennessee (25-7), 30 minutes following
SPOKANE REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Spokane, Wash.
Iowa State (23-8) vs. Gonzaga (27-5), 4:15 p.m.
Georgia (25-6) vs. Montana (23-7), 30 minutes following
Lubbock, Texas
California (28-3) vs. Fresno State (24-8), 4:30 p.m.
Texas Tech (21-10) vs. South Florida (21-10), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford (31-2) vs. Tulsa (16-16), 5:20 p.m.
Michigan (21-10) vs. Villanova (21-10), 30 minutes following
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State (25-5) vs. Cal Poly (21-10), 5:10 p.m.
LSU (20-11) vs. Green Bay (29-2), 30 minutes following
NORFOLK REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Boulder, Colo.
South Carolina (24-7) vs. South Dakota State (25-7), 4:10 p.m.
Colorado (25-6) vs. Kansas (18-13), 30 minutes following
College Station, Texas
Texas A&M (24-9) vs. Wichita State (24-9), 4:05 p.m.
Nebraska (23-8) vs. Chattanooga (29-3), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Iowa City
Notre Dame (31-1) vs. UT-Martin (19-14), 5:05 p.m.
Miami (21-10) vs. Iowa (20-12), 30 minutes following
Durham, N.C.
Duke (30-2) vs. Hampton (28-5), 12:05 p.m.
Oklahoma State (21-10) vs. DePaul (21-11), 30 minutes following
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Storrs, Conn.
Vanderbilt (20-11) vs. Saint Joseph's (23-8), 11:05 a.m.
Connecticut (29-4) vs. Idaho (17-15), 30 minutes following
College Park, Md.
Maryland (24-7) vs. Quinnipiac (30-2), 11:15 a.m.
Michigan State (24-8) vs. Marist (26-6), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Newark, Del.
Delaware (30-3) vs. West Virginia (17-13), 12:15 p.m.
North Carolina (28-6) vs. Albany (NY) (27-3), 30 minutes following
Queens, N.Y.
Kentucky (27-5) vs. Navy (21-11), 12:05 p.m.
Dayton (27-2) vs. St. John's (18-12), 30 minutes following
WNIT
First Round
Friday
Ball State 54, Minnesota 51
Northern Iowa 61, Marquette 59
Eastern Washington (19-12) at Washington (20-11), 10 p.m.
UALR (24-8) at Pacific (25-7), 10 p.m.
Thursday
Toledo 63, Butler 49
Drexel 59, Iona 50
Harvard 61, Hartford 57
Duquesne 71, Akron 66
Bowling Green 76, SMU 70
Boston U. 61, Sacred Heart 49
Fordham 55, Army 46
James Madison 77, NC A&T 64
NC State 60, Richmond 55
Davidson 82, Old Dominion 73
Charlotte 79, Appalachian State 61
Florida 75, Florida International 68
Winthrop 65, Florida Gulf Coast 51
Youngstown St. 63, Indiana State 51
Kansas State 72, Texas Southern 44
Illinois 73, Miami (Ohio) 60
Western Kentucky 88, East Carolina 77, OT
Arkansas 67, Memphis 57
Tulane 65, Sam Houston State 57
Illinois State 63, IUPUI 47
Northern Colorado 71, Wyoming 63
San Diego 61, Hawaii 49
St. Mary's (Cal) 68, Seattle 51
Today
Youngstown State at Toledo, 2
Duquesne at Bowling Green, 5
BASEBALL
Exhibition
FRIDAY
Detroit 4, Washington 3
Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay (ss) 4
N.Y. Yankees 9, Minnesota 7
Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay (ss) 3
Toronto 1, Boston 0
Houston 3, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 6
Colorado (ss) 14, Texas 9
Cincinnati 6, L.A. Dodgers 5
Kansas City 13, L.A. Angels 9
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 1
San Francisco 11, Colorado (ss) 6
N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 2
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
TODAY
Houston vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 p.m.
At Viera, Fla.
Detroit 010?020?100– 4 8 1
Washington 000?010?200– 3 7 1
Smyly, J.Alvarez (6), Coke (7), Villarreal (8), L.Marte (9) and B.Pena, B.Davis. Strasburg, H.Rodriguez (7), Mattheus (8), Clippard (9) and K.Suzuki. W–Smyly. L–Strasburg. Sv–L.Marte. HRs–Detroit, Tuiasosopo (4). Washington, Desmond (2).
PREP BASKETBALL
Boys
State tournament
At Value City Arena, Columbus
Division I
Mentor 80, Cols. Northland 69
Rogers 58, Cincinnati Walnut Hills 51
Final: today, 8:30
Division II
Akr. SVSM 70, Vincent Warren 51, Thursday
Cols. Watterson 53, Kettering Alter 42, Thursday
Final: today, 1:30
Division III
Ottawa-Glandorf 61, Ironton 60, OT, Thursday
Versailles 63, Leavittsburg LaBrae 52, Thursday
Final: today, 10:45 am
Division IV
Cle. VASJ 67, Troy Christian 36
Leipsic 61, Fairfield Christian 58
Final: today, 4:30
Rogers 14 15 8 21 - 58
Cin. Walnut Hills 17 11 11 12 - 51
ROGERS: Kynard 9-2-1-25, Owens 0-2-4-10, Dailey 3-2-8, Pratt 1-1-1-6, Robinson 2-0-4, Gilmer 2-1-5. Totals: 17-5-9-58.
WALNUT HILLS: Burton 1-0-2, Wingfield 7-1-3-20, Hill 2-0-4, Johnson 6-5-17, Gilmore 1-2-4, Brown 2-0-4. Totals: 19-1-10-51.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Toledo 020 014 100 - 8 11 2
Ohio 020 010 200 - 5 ?8 3
WP: Shaw (2-3). LP: Miller (1-3). T: Delewski 2-5, RBI, Langhals 2-3, RBI.
Western Michigan 013 200 034 - 13 17 0
Bowling Green 300 010 101 - ?6 13 1
WP-Moyer. LP-Apthorpe (0-2). BG: Shay 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, Lancaster 3-5, 2B, RBI.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 41 26 .612 —
Brooklyn 40 28 .588 11/2
Boston 36 31 .537 5
Philadelphia 26 42 .382 151/2
Toronto 26 43 .377 16
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 54 14 .794 —
Atlanta 38 31 .551 161/2
Washington 24 43 .358 291/2
Orlando 18 52 .257 37
Charlotte 16 52 .235 38
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 43 26 .623 —
Chicago 36 31 .537 6
Milwaukee 34 34 .500 81/2
Detroit 23 47 .329 201/2
Cleveland 22 47 .319 21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 53 16 .768 —
Memphis 46 22 .676 61/2
Houston 38 31 .551 15
Dallas 32 36 .471 201/2
New Orleans 24 46 .343 291/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 51 19 .729 —
Denver 48 22 .686 3
Utah 34 35 .493 161/2
Portland 33 36 .478 171/2
Minnesota 23 43 .348 26
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 47 22 .681 —
Golden State 39 31 .557 81/2
L.A. Lakers 36 33 .522 11
Sacramento 25 44 .362 22
Phoenix 23 46 .333 24
Friday
Oklahoma City 97, Orlando 89
New York 99, Toronto 94
Indiana 102, Milwaukee 78
Portland 104, Atlanta 93
Miami 103, Detroit 89
Houston 116, Cleveland 78
New Orleans 90, Memphis 83
Boston at Dallas, 8:30
San Antonio 104, Utah 97, OT
Minnesota at Phoenix, 10
Washington at L.A. Lakers, 10:30
Thursday
Portland 99, Chicago 89
Denver 101, Philadelphia 100
Sacramento 101, Minnesota 98
Today
Detroit at Charlotte, 7
Toronto at New York, 7:30
Boston at Memphis, 8
Indiana at Chicago, 8
Sacramento at Denver, 9
Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
Washington at Golden State, 10:30
Sunday
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 3
Charlotte at Miami, 6
Chicago at Minnesota, 7
Portland at Oklahoma City, 7
San Antonio at Houston, 7
Utah at Dallas, 7:30
Philadelphia at Sacramento, 9
Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9
Detroit 28 26 14 21 – 89
Miami 22 29 22 30 – 103
Detroit: Singler 8-14 0-0 18, Maxiell 2-6 2-4 6, Monroe 10-19 3-5 23, Calderon 7-11 1-1 18, Stuckey 4-15 2-2 11, Jerebko 2-8 4-4 9, Bynum 1-5 0-0 2, English 0-3 0-0 0, Villanueva 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 34-83 14-18 89.
Miami: James 12-15 4-6 29, Haslem 2-3 0-0 4, Bosh 1-7 3-6 5, Wade 7-17 4-6 19, Chalmers 3-6 2-2 11, Battier 3-7 3-3 11, Cole 4-5 2-2 10, Allen 1-3 0-0 2, Andersen 4-4 1-1 9, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-68 19-26 103.
Rebounds – Detroit 47 (Monroe 15), Miami 33 (James 8). Assists – Detroit 21 (Calderon 7), Miami 21 (James 8). A – 20,350.
Cleveland 25 18 18 17 – 78
Houston 28 30 29 29 – 116
Cleveland: Gee 3-9 4-4 11, Thompson 3-6 2-4 8, Zeller 1-3 0-0 2, Livingston 5-10 4-5 14, Ellington 6-13 0-0 13, Gibson 0-9 0-0 0, Walton 3-5 0-0 7, Quinn 2-5 0-0 4, Speights 3-8 0-0 6, Miles 3-8 2-2 9, Jones 2-7 0-0 4, Casspi 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-86 12-15 78.
Houston: Parsons 5-11 2-3 13, Motiejunas 3-5 3-6 10, Asik 6-8 1-3 13, Harden 5-9 7-9 20, Lin 2-7 0-1 4, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Robinson 6-7 3-3 15, Beverley 4-7 2-2 11, Delfino 3-7 0-0 8, Anderson 5-6 0-0 11, Garcia 3-5 0-0 7, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 44-77 18-27 116.
Rebounds – Cleveland 32 (Thompson 8), Houston 54 (Smith 13). Assists – Cleveland 14 (Quinn 2), Houston 26 (Lin 6). A – 15,694.
AUTO RACING
Auto Club 400 Lineup
Race Sunday
Fontana, Calif.
1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 187.451. 2. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 187.217. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 187.149. 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 187.13. 5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 186.688.
6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 186.514. 7. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 186.273. 8. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 185.864. 9. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 185.792. 10. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 185.677.
11. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 185.157. 12. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 185.085. 13. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 184.876. 14. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 184.715. 15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 184.625.
16. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 184.374. 17. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 184.233. 18. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 184.044. 19. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 184.011. 20. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 183.988.
21. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 183.852. 22. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 183.702. 23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 183.697. 24. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 183.57. 25. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 183.248.
26. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 183.113. 27. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.02. 28. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 182.825. 29. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 182.658. 30. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 182.639.
31. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 182.519. 32. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 182.473. 33. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 182.44. 34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 181.493. 35. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 181.087.
36. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 181.087. 37. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 38. (44) Scott Riggs, Ford, Owner Points. 39. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, Owner Points. 40. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
41. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, Owner Points. 42. (34) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 24 8 0 48 114 83
New Jersey 14 11 6 34 78 85
N.Y. Rangers 15 13 2 32 71 73
N.Y. Islanders 13 15 3 29 90 105
Philadelphia 13 16 1 27 81 92
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 20 5 5 45 97 75
Boston 20 6 3 43 84 61
Ottawa 16 9 6 38 78 67
Toronto 16 12 3 35 94 90
Buffalo 12 15 4 28 84 99
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 16 14 2 34 81 96
Carolina 15 13 2 32 85 86
Washington 14 16 1 29 89 88
Tampa Bay 13 16 1 27 98 90
Florida 9 16 6 24 77 111
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 24 3 3 51 102 66
St. Louis 16 11 2 34 87 83
Detroit 14 11 5 33 80 79
Columbus 13 12 6 32 73 80
Nashville 12 13 6 30 75 84
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 17 10 2 36 77 71
Vancouver 15 9 6 36 83 83
Edmonton 11 11 7 29 72 85
Calgary 11 14 4 26 82 101
Colorado 11 14 4 26 75 92
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 22 3 4 48 99 71
Los Angeles 17 11 2 36 88 75
San Jose 13 10 6 32 71 77
Dallas 14 13 3 31 78 88
Phoenix 13 14 4 30 80 87
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
FRIDAY
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Columbus 5, Calgary 1
Washington 6, Winnipeg 1
Detroit at Anaheim, 10
THURSDAY
Buffalo 5, Toronto 4, SO
Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
New Jersey 4, Carolina 1
Boston 2, Ottawa 1
Washington 4, Winnipeg 0
Nashville 5, Calgary 3
Vancouver 2, Phoenix 1
Dallas 2, Los Angeles 0
TODAY
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 2
San Jose at Minnesota, 2
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4
Boston at Toronto, 7
Buffalo at Montreal, 7
Florida at New Jersey, 7
Columbus at Nashville, 8
Colorado at Dallas, 8
St. Louis at Edmonton, 10
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Reading 44 18 3 3 94 235 175
Elmira 37 23 3 4 81 234 202
Wheeling 29 27 3 8 69 174 202
Trenton 28 31 4 4 64 200 232
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Cincinnati 41 19 5 3 90 220 180
Toledo 35 24 5 4 79 212 183
Kalamazoo 32 29 4 2 70 190 200
Fort Wayne 32 33 1 2 67 196 236
Evansville 23 39 2 4 52 193 259
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 41 26 2 1 85 205 189
Greenville 36 25 2 6 80 223 207
S. Carolina 36 25 5 3 80 189 167
Florida 34 22 4 7 79 233 232
Orlando 27 33 3 4 61 187 230
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 47 14 3 4 101 216 160
x-Idaho 42 18 1 6 91 251 189
x-Colorado 32 29 3 3 70 220 204
x-Utah 26 29 4 8 64 199 261
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Ontario 44 16 3 4 95 235 182
x-Stockton 34 26 5 4 77 213 212
x-Las Vegas 33 29 2 3 71 181 181
x-San Francisco 24 35 1 6 55 183 237
Bakersfield 21 42 2 3 47 163 232
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
FRIDAY
Elmira 5, Fort Wayne 2
South Carolina 5, Gwinnett 1
Trenton 5, Wheeling 2
Toledo 4, Kalamazoo 1
Cincinnati 6, Florida 2
Reading 3, Evansville 1
Alaska at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Idaho, 9:10
Las Vegas at Bakersfield, 10
Stockton at San Francisco, 10:15
TODAY
Reading at Toledo, 7:05
Cincinnati at Florida, 7
Wheeling at Trenton, 7:05
Fort Wayne at Elmira, 7:05
South Carolina at Gwinnett, 7:05
Kalamazoo at Evansville, 8:15
Alaska at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Idaho, 9:10
Utah at Las Vegas, 10:05
Stockton at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Third Round
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Marquette 2 (126½) Butler
Louisville 10½ (134) Colorado St.
Michigan St. 5½ (130½) Memphis
Michigan 3 (142½) VCU
Gonzaga 6½ (128½) Wichita St.
Arizona 10 (133) Harvard
Saint Louis 4 (123½) Oregon
Syracuse 7½ (125) California
Today
NIT
Second Round
at Alabama 4 (129) Stanford
College Insider Tournament
Second Round
at East Carolina 3½ (143½) Rider
at Evansville 4½ (143½) E. Kentucky
at Bradley 2½ (144) Tulane
at N. Iowa 12½ (130) Ill. Chicago
at Youngstown St. 1½ (151½) Canisius
at Weber St. 8 (137½) Air Force
GOLF
PGA-Bay Hill
Orlando, Fla., par 72
Bill Haas 69-66 – 135
Justin Rose 65-70 – 135
John Huh 67-69 – 136
Ken Duke 70-68 – 138
J.J. Henry 71-67 – 138
Jimmy Walker 69-69 – 138
Mark Wilson 71-68 – 139
Vijay Singh 71-68 – 139
Tiger Woods 69-70 – 139
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 69-71 – 140
Luke Guthrie 73-67 – 140
Brad Fritsch 68-72 – 140
Bob Estes 71-69 – 140
John Rollins 68-72 – 140
Rickie Fowler 73-67 – 140
Sang-Moon Bae 71-69 – 140
Hunter Mahan 71-70 – 141
Sergio Garcia 72-69 – 141
Matt Jones 71-70 – 141
Ian Poulter 72-69 – 141
Thorbjorn Olesen 69-73 – 142
Charles Howell III 73-69 – 142
Retief Goosen 73-69 – 142
Ben Curtis 72-70 – 142
Ben Kohles 69-73 – 142
Boo Weekley 72-70 – 142
Henrik Stenson 71-71 – 142
Chris Kirk 71-72 – 143
Stewart Cink 70-73 – 143
Chris Stroud 72-71 – 143
John Senden 71-72 – 143
Keegan Bradley 74-69 – 143
Gary Woodland 70-73 – 143
Richard H. Lee 73-70 – 143
Brian Stuard 74-69 – 143
Tag Ridings 70-74 – 144
Ben Crane 70-74 – 144
William McGirt 74-70 – 144
Chad Campbell 77-67 – 144
Carl Pettersson 72-72 – 144
Erik Compton 72-72 – 144
LPGA
Carlsbad, Calif., par 72
Beatriz Recari 69-67 – 136
Paula Creamer 69-68 – 137
Karrie Webb 67-70 – 137
I.K. Kim 71-67 – 138
Cristie Kerr 70-68 – 138
Haeji Kang 69-69 – 138
Inbee Park 69-69 – 138
Jane Park 66-72 – 138
Lizette Salas 69-70 – 139
Caroline Hedwall 67-72 – 139
Jeong Jang 72-68 – 140
Stacy Lewis 70-70 – 140
So Yeon Ryu 70-70 – 140
Mo Martin 69-71 – 140
Jee Young Lee 72-69 – 141
Chella Choi 71-70 – 141
Stacy Prammanasudh 71-70 – 141
Jenny Shin 70-71 – 141
Amanda Blumenherst 69-72 – 141
Azahara Munoz 72-70 – 142
Suzann Pettersen 71-71 – 142
Carlota Ciganda 70-72 – 142
Jacqui Concolino 70-72 – 142
Sandra Gal 70-72 – 142
Giulia Sergas 68-74 – 142
Pornanong Phatlum 75-68 – 143
Alison Walshe 74-69 – 143
Na Yeon Choi 72-71 – 143
Paola Moreno 71-72 – 143
Hee Kyung Seo 71-72 – 143
Jodi Ewart Shadoff 69-74 – 143
Jessica Korda 68-75 – 143
Nicole Castrale 74-70 – 144
Gerina Piller 74-70 – 144
Marcy Hart 73-71 – 144
Ai Miyazato 72-72 – 144
Moriya Jutanugarn 71-73 – 144
Dewi Claire Schreefel 71-73 – 144
Jiyai Shin 71-73 – 144
Austin Ernst 69-75 – 144
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
HOUSTON ASTROS – Optioned INF Jake Elmore to Oklahoma City (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS – Placed LHP Scott Diamond and RHP Anthony Swarzak on the 15-day DL.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Optioned OF Carlos Peguero to Tacoma (PCL). Reassigned RHP Carson Smith and INF Nick Franklin to their minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS – Optioned RHP Justin Grimm to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Claimed RHP Todd Redmond off waivers from Baltimore and optioned him to Buffalo (IL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS – Optioned LHP Chris Rusin to their minor league camp. Assigned RHP Drew Carpenter, Jaye Chapman, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Jensen Lewis, RHP Blake Parker, INF Edwin Maysonet, INF Brad Nelson, OF Brian Bogusevic, OF Johermyn Chavez and OF Darnell McDonald to their minor league camp.
CINCINNATI REDS – Reassigned RHP Armando Galarraga to their minor league camp.
FLORIDA MARLINS – Re-assigned OF Christian Yelich, RHP Jonathan Albaladejo and C Jake Jeffries to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Tom Koehler to New Orleans (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Optioned RHP Bryan Morris to Indianapolis (IL). Reassigned INF Ivan DeJesus Jr. and INF Jared Goedert to their minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – Released RHP Ramon Ramirez and INF Wilson Valdez.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Optioned RHP Cole Kimball to Syracuse (IL). Re-assigned RHP Jeremy Accardo to their minor league camp. Agreed to terms with LHP J.C. Romero on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MIAMI HEAT – Signed F Juwan Howard for the remainder of the season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS – Agreed to terms with LB D.J. Williams on a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Signed TE Kellen Davis and DB Chris Owens to one-year contracts.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Signed S Ed Reed.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES – Reassigned C Riley Nash to Charlotte (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS – Assigned F Craig Smith to Milwaukee (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.
PHOENIX COYOTES – Assigned D Chris Summers to Portland (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES – Traded F Matt D'Agostini and a conditional 2015 seventh-round draft pick to New Jersey for a conditional 2015 fifth-round draft pick.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – Assigned G Mark Owuya from Toronto (AHL) to Reading (AHL).
COLLEGE
ALABAMA – Named Bill Battle athletic director.
RICE – Signed football coach David Bailiff to a three-year contract extension through the 2016 season.