Scoreboard: 3/27
3/27/2013
Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Washington
Miami (29-6) vs. Marquette (25-8), 7:15 p.m.
Indiana (29-6) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, TBA
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Friday
Arlington, Texas
Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), 7:37 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 31
Semifinal winners, TBA
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Friday
Indianapolis
Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), 7:15 p.m.
Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 31
Semifinal winners, TBA
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Los Angeles
Arizona (27-7) vs. Ohio State (28-7), 7:47 p.m.
Wichita State (28-8) vs. La Salle (24-9), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 30
Semifinal winners, TBA
FINAL FOUR
Atlanta
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 6
Midwest champion vs. West champion, 6 or 8:30 p.m.
South champion vs. East champion, 6 or 8:30 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 8
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
NIT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
Maryland 58, at Alabama 57
Today
Iowa (23-12) at Virginia (23-11), 7 p.m.
BYU (23-11) at Southern Mississippi (27-9), 8 p.m.
Providence (19-14) at Baylor (20-14), 9 p.m.
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
Tuesday, April 2
Semifinal, 7 p.m.
Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 4
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
CBI
Quarterfinals
Monday
George Mason 88, Houston 84, OT
Santa Clara 86, Purdue 83
Wright State 57, Richmond 51
Western Michigan 75, Wyoming 67, OT
Semifinals
Today
Western Michigan (22-12) at George Mason (20-14), 7 p.m.
Santa Clara (23-11) at Wright State (23-12), 9 p.m.
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
(x-if necessary)
Monday, April 1
TBD
Wednesday, April 3
TBD
Friday, April 5
x-TBD
CIT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
East Carolina 70, Loyola (Md.) 58
Evansville 84, Canisius 83
Northern Iowa 90, Bradley 77
Today
Oral Roberts (20-14) at Weber State (28-6), 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 30
TBD
Sunday, March 31
TBD
Championship
Wednesday, April 3
TBD
Women
NCAA Tournament
OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday
Waco, Texas
Florida State (23-9) vs. Baylor (33-1), 9:30 p.m.
Louisville, Ky.
Louisville 76, Purdue 63
Monday
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma 85, UCLA 72
Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee 68, Creighton 52
Regional Semifinals
Oklahoma City
Sunday, March 31
Florida St.-Baylor winner vs. Purdue-Louisville winner, TBA
Oklahoma (24-10) vs. Tennessee (26-7), TBA
Tuesday, April 2
Regional Championship
Semifinal winners
SPOKANE REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford (32-2) vs. Michigan (22-10), 9:30 p.m.
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State (26-5) vs. LSU (21-11), 9:30 p.m.
Monday
Spokane, Wash.
Georgia 65, Iowa State 60
Lubbock, Texas
California 82, South Florida 78, OT
Regional Semifinals
Spokane, Wash.
Saturday
Stanford-Michigan winner vs. Georgia (27-6), TBA
California (30-3) vs. Penn State-LSU winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, April 1
Semifinal winners
NORFOLK REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday
Iowa City
Notre Dame (32-1) vs. Iowa (21-12), 9:30 p.m.
Durham, N.C.
Duke 68, Oklahoma State 59
Monday
Boulder, Colo.
Kansas 75, South Carolina 69
College Station, Texas
Nebraska 74, Texas A&M 63
Regional Semifinals
Norfolk, Va.
Sunday, March 31
Notre Dame-Iowa winner vs. Kansas (20-13), TBA
Duke-Oklahoma State winner vs. Nebraska (25-8), TBA
Regional Championship
Tuesday, April 2
Semifinal winners
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday
Newark, Del.
Delaware 78, North Carolina 69
Queens, N.Y.
Kentucky 84, Dayton 70
Monday
Storrs, Conn.
Connecticut 77, Vanderbilt 44
College Park, Md.
Maryland 74, Michigan State 49
Regional Semifinals
Bridgeport, Conn.
Saturday, March 30
Connecticut (31-4) vs. Maryland (26-7), TBA
Delaware-North Carolina winner vs. Kentucky-Dayton winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, April 1
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 7
Oklahoma City champion vs. Spokane champion, 5:30 or 8 p.m.
Norfolk champion vs. Bridgeport champion, 5:30 or 8 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday, April 9
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
WNIT
Third Round
Today
Saint Mary's (Cal) (22-10) at BYU (23-10), 5 p.m.
Fordham (26-8) at James Madison (24-10), 7 p.m.
Florida (20-14) at Charlotte (26-5), 7 p.m.
Tulane (24-8) at Auburn (18-14), 7 p.m.
Thursday
Illinois (18-13) at Toledo (29-3), 7 p.m.
Drexel (24-10) at Bowling Green (24-10), 7 p.m.
Ball State (17-15) at Kansas State (17-17), 8 p.m.
Utah (20-13) at Pacific (27-7), 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 30-Monday, April 1
Utah-Pacific winner vs. Saint Mary's (Cal)-BYU winner
Fordham-James Madison winner vs. Florida-Charlotte winner
Tulane-Auburn winner vs. Drexel-Bowling Green winner
Illinois-Toledo winner vs. Ball State-Kansas State winner
Semifinals
Wednesday, April 3
TBD
Championship
Saturday, April 6
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Kansas City 23 6 .793
Baltimore 18 8 .692
Seattle 19 11 .633
Detroit 18 12 .600
Cleveland 16 13 .552
Oakland 14 12 .538
Minnesota 15 14 .517
Boston 15 15 .500
Tampa Bay 15 15 .500
Texas 15 15 .500
Houston 13 14 .481
Chicago 12 13 .480
Toronto 13 16 .448
New York 12 17 .414
Los Angeles 8 17 .320
National League
W L Pct
Atlanta 19 14 .576
Colorado 15 12 .556
San Francisco 14 13 .519
Arizona 14 14 .500
Chicago 16 16 .500
New York 13 13 .500
St. Louis 14 14 .500
Philadelphia 14 15 .483
San Diego 15 17 .469
Miami 12 15 .444
Washington 12 16 .429
Pittsburgh 12 17 .414
Los Angeles 11 17 .393
Milwaukee 10 17 .370
Cincinnati 9 18 .333
TUESDAY
Miami 8, Washington 5
Philadelphia 10, Tampa Bay 1
Minnesota 9, Baltimore 5
Toronto 6, Pittsburgh 3
Atlanta 6, Detroit 5
St. Louis 11, N.Y. Mets 4
Oakland 7, Cleveland 6, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 11, Texas 3
Kansas City 11, Seattle 6
San Francisco 4, San Diego 2
Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees
Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers
Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs
L.A. Angels vs. Arizona
MONDAY
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 4
Toronto 13, Philadelphia 4
Detroit 6, Miami 3
St. Louis 4, Minnesota 3
Baltimore 12, Boston 9
Seattle 16, Cincinnati 0
San Francisco 9, Chicago Cubs 3
San Diego 3, Texas 1
Oakland 9, Milwaukee 7
L.A. Angels 11, Chicago White Sox 5
Houston 6, Washington 4
Tampa Bay 6, Pittsburgh 2
Kansas City 8, L.A. Dodgers 2
Colorado 18, Cleveland 4
TODAY
Atlanta vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.
THURSDAY
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Oakland 200?030?000?2– 7 12 1
Cleveland 110?100?002?1 – 6 11 1
Bre.Anderson, Scribner (6), Balfour (7), Norberto (8), Blackley (9) and Jaso, Montz. McAllister, Hagadone (6), C.Perez (7), Gil (8), J.Flores (10) and Jeroloman, C.Santana. W–Blackley. L–J.Flores. HRs–Oakland, Cespedes (4). Cleveland, Raburn (5).
Atlanta 000?110?301– 6 10 0
Detroit 001?003?010– 5 11 0
T.Hudson, Walden (5), Venters (6), A.Russell (6), W.Obispo (7), R.Buchter (8), Gearrin (8) and G.Laird, Pagnozzi. Sh.Hill, B.Rondon (6), Dotel (7), Coke (8), Villarreal (9) and B.Pena, Z.Maggard. W–Gearrin. L–Villarreal. HRs–Atlanta, R.Pena (1), J.Francisco (6). Detroit, D.Kelly (4).
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 43 26 .623 —
Brooklyn 41 29 .586 21/2
Boston 36 34 .514 71/2
Philadelphia 27 43 .386 161/2
Toronto 26 44 .371 171/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 56 14 .800 —
Atlanta 39 32 .549 171/2
Washington 26 44 .371 30
Orlando 18 53 .254 381/2
Charlotte 16 54 .229 40
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 44 27 .620 —
Chicago 38 31 .551 5
Milwaukee 34 35 .493 9
Detroit 24 48 .333 201/2
Cleveland 22 47 .319 21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 53 17 .757 —
Memphis 47 23 .671 6
Houston 39 31 .557 14
Dallas 34 36 .486 19
New Orleans 25 46 .352 281/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 52 19 .732 —
Denver 49 23 .681 31/2
Utah 35 36 .493 17
Portland 33 37 .471 181/2
Minnesota 25 44 .362 26
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 48 22 .686 —
Golden State 41 31 .569 8
L.A. Lakers 36 35 .507 121/2
Sacramento 25 46 .352 231/2
Phoenix 23 48 .324 251/2
Tuesday
New York 100, Boston 85
Minnesota 105, Detroit 82
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 9:30
Monday
Washington 107, Memphis 94
Indiana 100, Atlanta 94
Miami 108, Orlando 94
New Orleans 110, Denver 86
Utah 107, Philadelphia 91
Golden State 109, L.A. Lakers 103
Today
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7
Atlanta at Toronto, 7
Boston at Cleveland, 7
Orlando at Charlotte, 7
Memphis at New York, 7:30
Washington at Oklahoma City, 8
Indiana at Houston, 8
Miami at Chicago, 8
L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8
Denver at San Antonio, 8:30
Phoenix at Utah, 9
Brooklyn at Portland, 10:30
Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30
Thursday
L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8
Indiana at Dallas, 8:30
Sacramento at Phoenix, 10
Minnesota 19 25 38 23 – 105
Detroit 16 22 16 28 – 82
Minnesota: Kirilenko 4-9 0-0 9, Williams 2-3 0-0 6, Pekovic 7-10 4-5 18, Rubio 6-9 0-0 14, Ridnour 6-7 1-1 15, Cunningham 4-10 0-0 8, Budinger 2-9 2-2 7, Barea 8-11 0-0 21, Shved 2-5 0-0 5, Stiemsma 1-5 0-0 2, Gelabale 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-79 7-8 105.
Detroit: Singler 2-7 2-2 8, Maxiell 3-5 0-0 6, Monroe 5-13 1-2 11, Calderon 5-9 2-2 14, Knight 3-10 0-0 7, Middleton 5-10 0-0 10, Stuckey 2-7 3-3 7, Jerebko 2-4 0-0 5, Villanueva 1-7 0-0 2, English 3-4 0-0 7, Kravtsov 1-3 3-4 5. Totals 32-79 11-13 82.
Rebounds – Minnesota 41 (Pekovic 11), Detroit 37 (Monroe 12). Assists – Minnesota 26 (Rubio 9), Detroit 18 (Villanueva 4). A – 16,877.
Leaders
THROUGH MONDAT
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 71 641 604 2011 28.3
Anthony, NYK 55 517 353 1518 27.6
Bryant, LAL 69 659 431 1870 27.1
James, MIA 70 703 371 1869 26.7
Harden, HOU 68 516 602 1788 26.3
Westbrook, OKC 71 586 397 1652 23.3
Curry, GOL 68 534 232 1527 22.5
Wade, MIA 64 535 287 1374 21.5
Aldridge, POR 68 582 261 1427 21.0
Parker, SAN 58 477 243 1219 21.0
Ellis, MIL 69 510 251 1339 19.4
Lillard, POR 70 477 221 1336 19.1
Lopez, BRO 63 477 246 1200 19.0
Pierce, BOS 68 424 297 1273 18.7
Lee, GOL 69 526 229 1281 18.6
Williams, BRO 67 416 258 1233 18.4
Griffin, LAC 68 503 243 1253 18.4
Holiday, PHX 66 490 160 1217 18.4
Jennings, MIL 69 441 212 1242 18.0
George, IND 70 448 183 1235 17.6
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Jordan, LAC 264 417 .633
Koufos, DEN 266 447 .595
Splitter, SAN 275 479 .574
Ibaka, OKC 385 673 .572
McGee, DEN 267 469 .569
Howard, LAL 387 683 .567
Hickson, POR 368 653 .564
Johnson, TOR 288 515 .559
James, MIA 703 1262 .557
Griffin, LAC 503 919 .547
TENNIS
Sony Open
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
David Ferrer (3), Spain, d. Kei Nishikori (13), Japan, 6-4, 6-2.
Jurgen Melzer, Austria, d. Albert Ramos, Spain, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Richard Gasquet (8), France, d. Nicolas Almagro (10), Spain, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, d. Sam Querrey (17), United States, 6-1, 6-1.
Andy Murray (2), Britain, d. Andreas Seppi (16), Italy, 6-2, 6-4.
Women
Quarterfinals
Serena Williams (1), United States, d. Li Na (5), China, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
SPORTS NOTE
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: Lake High School is accepting applications for a Head Varsity Football Coach. Applicants should download an application form from the school web site: www.lakeschools.org. Application form can be found under athletic department. Email application with resume and qualifications to: Dave Shaffer, Director of Athletics: DShaffer@lakeschools.org. Deadline for applicants is April 8th.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 26 8 0 52 117 84
New Jersey 15 11 7 37 82 89
N.Y. Rangers 16 13 3 35 78 78
N.Y. Islanders 15 15 3 33 96 107
Philadelphia 13 17 2 28 84 99
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 21 7 3 45 89 66
Montreal 20 7 5 45 98 78
Ottawa 18 9 6 42 86 72
Toronto 18 12 4 40 102 97
Buffalo 13 16 4 30 87 102
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 18 14 2 38 88 99
Carolina 15 14 2 32 86 90
Washington 15 17 1 31 94 93
Tampa Bay 14 18 1 29 105 99
Florida 9 19 6 24 80 119
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 24 4 3 51 106 71
Detroit 17 11 5 39 90 83
St. Louis 17 13 2 36 92 89
Nashville 14 13 6 34 83 88
Columbus 13 13 6 32 75 85
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 19 10 2 40 86 75
Vancouver 17 9 6 40 87 85
Edmonton 12 13 7 31 77 91
Calgary 12 14 4 28 85 103
Colorado 11 16 4 26 79 100
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 22 6 4 48 104 83
Los Angeles 18 12 2 38 93 80
San Jose 14 11 6 34 76 82
Dallas 15 14 3 33 87 97
Phoenix 13 15 4 30 82 90
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
TUESDAY
Toronto 3, Florida 2
Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 0
N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 2
Winnipeg 4, Carolina 1
N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2
Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 1
Edmonton 3, St. Louis 0
Calgary at Chicago, 8:30
Columbus at Vancouver, 10
Monday
Boston 3, Toronto 2, SO
Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, SO
Los Angeles 5, Chicago 4
Nashville 3, Edmonton 2
Minnesota 7, Dallas 4
Detroit 3, Phoenix 2
San Jose 5, Anaheim 3
TODAY
Montreal at Boston, 7:30
Phoenix at Minnesota, 9
Colorado at Calgary, 10
Anaheim at San Jose, 10
MONDAY
Detroit 1 1 1—3
Phoenix 2 0 0—2
First Period — 1, Detroit, White 2 (Kindl, Cleary), 4:01. 2, Phoenix, Hanzal 8 (Vrbata, Ekman-Larsson), 7:56 (PP). 3, Phoenix, Klinkhammer 3 (Moss, Yandle), 12:17.
Second Period — 4, Detroit, Franzen 7 (Kronwall, Datsyuk), 19:21 (PP).
Third Period — 5, Detroit, Datsyuk 11 (Zetterberg, Kronwall), 6:12 (PP).
Shots on goal — Detroit 14-12-9—35. Phoenix 15-6-10—31.
Power-play opportunities — Detroit 2 of 5. Phoenix 1 of 3.
Goalies — Detroit, Gustavsson (W, 2-2-1) (31 shots-29 saves). Phoenix, LaBarbera (L, 1-5-0) (35-32).
A — 17,428.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Reading 46 18 3 3 98 240 176
x-Elmira 38 24 3 4 83 238 211
Wheeling 30 28 3 8 71 179 211
Trenton 30 31 4 4 68 215 236
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Cincinnati 41 21 5 3 90 222 187
x-Toledo 35 26 5 4 79 213 188
Kalamazoo 33 29 4 3 73 197 205
Fort Wayne 32 33 1 3 68 197 238
Evansville 23 40 2 4 52 195 264
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 42 26 2 1 87 207 190
x-Florida 36 22 4 7 83 246 236
x-Greenville 36 25 2 6 80 223 207
x-S. Carolina 36 26 5 3 80 190 169
Orlando 28 34 3 4 63 192 239
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Alaska 48 15 3 4 103 223 167
x-Idaho 43 19 1 6 93 254 194
x-Colorado 33 30 3 3 72 227 211
x-Utah 27 29 4 9 67 204 265
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Ontario 45 17 3 4 97 240 185
x-Stockton 36 26 5 4 81 219 214
x-Las Vegas 35 30 2 3 75 189 187
x-San Francisco 24 37 1 7 56 186 245
Bakersfield 22 43 2 3 49 166 237
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
TUESDAY
Florida 8, Orlando 3
Ontario at Las Vegas, 10:05
MONDAY
No games scheduled
TODAY
Toledo at Fort Wayne, 7:30
Florida at Orlando, 7
Evansville at Kalamazoo, 7
Elmira at Wheeling, 7
Colorado at Utah, 9:05
Idaho at San Francisco, 10:15
THURSDAY
South Carolina at Greenville, 7
Trenton at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
PREP LACROSSE
OTTAWA HILLS 16, PERRYSBURG 6
OH: Boesel 6, Hahn 4, Zakeri 3, Bogart 3. P: Clayton 4, Carter, Griffin.
college volleyball
Lourdes d. Siena Heights, 25-23, 25-11, 25-21
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Reassigned OF Lew Ford to their minor league camp.
BOSTON RED SOX–Released 1B Lyle Overbay.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Placed LHP John Danks and LHP Leyson Septimo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22. Reassigned LHP David Purcey to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS–Agreed to terms with RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka and RHP Matt Capps on minor league contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS–Placed OF Avisail Garcia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Optioned Luke Putkonen to Toledo (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS–Released SS Tyler Greene.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Reassigned RHP P.J. Walters and RHP Samuel Deduno to minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES–Acquired OF Vernon Wells from the Los Angeles Angels for OF Exircado Cayones and LHP Kramer Sneed. Claimed RHP Dan Otero off waivers from San Francisco. Agreed to terms with 1B Lyle Overbay on a minor league contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Placed INF Adam Rosales on the 15-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Optioned LHP Ricky Romero to Dunedin (FSL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES–Optioned INF Tyler Pastornicky, OF Jose Constanza and RHP David Carpenter to Gwinnett (IL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Assigned OF Yasiel Puig to Chattanooga (SL) and SS Dee Gordon to Albuquerque (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS–Optioned RHP Jacob Turner and LHP Dan Jennings to New Orleans (PCL). Reassigned INF Nick Green, INF Matt Downs, OF Jordan Brown, LHP Zach Phillips and INF Kevin Kouzmanoff to their minor league camp. Agreed to terms with OF Matt Diaz on a minor league contract.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS–Placed INF Taylor Green on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22 and RHP Mark Rogers on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 25.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES–Released RHP Aaron Cook.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS–Placed 3B David Freese on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Optioned LHP Sam Freeman to Memphis (PCL). Recalled INF Ryan Jackson from Memphis.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS–Selected the contract of RHP Chad Gaudin from Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–Released RHP Chris Young.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER–Assigned G DeAndre Liggins and C Daniel Orton to Tulsa (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS–Signed K Giorgio Tavecchio.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Re-signed OT Sebastian Vollmer.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Signed OT Alex Barron.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS–Signed D Matt Bartkowski to a one-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season and D Chris Casto to an entry-level contract.
DALLAS STARS–Assigned F Reilly Smith and D Joe Morrow to Texas (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS–Reassigned F Dave Dziurzynski to Binghamton (AHL). Recalled F Mike Hoffman from Binghamton.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Assigned D Brian Lee to Syracuse (AHL).
ECHL
ECHL–Suspended Florida's Brent Henley one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in March 23 game against Cincinnati. Fined Fort Wayne's Tim Hegarty an undisclosed amount for his actions in a March 23 game at Elmira. Fined Orlando's Ryan Cruthers an undisclosed for his actions in a March 24 game against Cincinnati. Fined Wheeling coach Clark Donatelli an undisclosed amount for his actions in March 24 game at Kalamazoo.
FLORIDA EVERBLADES–Announced F David Rutherford was returned to the team from Charlotte (AHL). Agreed to terms with F Adam Brace.
COLLEGE
BUFFALO–Named Bobby Hurley men's basketball coach.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE–Fired women's basketball coach Kellie Harper.
WASHINGTON–Agreed to terms with women's basketball coach Kevin McGuff on a contract extension through the 2020 season.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Tomorrow
Regional Semifinals
At Washington
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Indiana 5½ (135½) Syracuse
Miami 5½ (127) Marquette
At Los Angeles
Ohio St. 3½ (133½) Arizona
Wichita St. 4 (135) LaSalle
Friday
At Indianapolis
Louisville 10 (129) Oregon
Duke 2 (134) Michigan St.
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas 2 (136) Michigan
Florida 13 (133½) Fla. Gulf Coast
Tonight
NIT
Quarterfinals
at Virginia 4 (123) Iowa
at Southern Miss. 3 (148½) BYU
at Baylor 8 (145) Providence
CBI Tournament
Semifinals
at George Mason 4 (137) W. Michigan
at Wright St. Pk (129½) Santa Clara
College Insider Tournament
Quarterfinals
at Weber St. 8½ (139) Oral Roberts
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Boston 3 at Cleveland
at Charlotte 4 Orlando
at Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee
at Toronto 1 Atlanta
at New York 2 Memphis
L.A. Clippers 7 at New Orleans
L.A. Lakers 5 at Minnesota
at Houston 6 Indiana
Miami 6 at Chicago
at Oklahoma City 13 Washington
at San Antonio 6 Denver
at Utah 10 Phoenix
at Golden State 10 Sacramento
at Portland 2½ Brooklyn
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Boston -175 Montreal +155
at Minnesota -170 Phoenix +150
at San Jose -120 Anaheim +100
at Calgary -135 Colorado +115
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.