COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Washington
Marquette 71, Miami 61
Indiana (29-6) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, TBA
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Today
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
Semifinal winners, TBA
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Today
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
Semifinal winners, TBA
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Los Angeles
Ohio State 73, Arizona 70
Wichita State (28-8) vs. La Salle (24-9), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Saturday
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
Wednesday
Iowa 75, Virginia 64
BYU 79, Southern Mississippi 62
Baylor 79, Providence 68
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
Tuesday, April 2
BYU (24-11) vs. Baylor (21-14), 7 p.m.
Maryland (25-12) vs. Iowa (24-12), 9:30 p.m.
CIT
Semifinals
Saturday
Evansville (21-14) at East Carolina (21-12), 5 p.m.
Sunday
Weber State (29-6) at Northern Iowa (21-14), 8 p.m.
CBI
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
(x-if necessary)
Monday, April 1
George Mason (21-14) vs. Santa Clara (24-11), TBA
Wednesday, April 3
George Mason vs. Santa Clara, TBA
Friday, April 5
x-George Mason vs. Santa Clara, TBA
Women
WNIT
Third Round
Thursday
Illinois 63, Toledo 55
Drexel 50, Bowling Green 47
Kansas State 60, Ball State 48
Utah 60, Pacific 55, OT
Wednesday
Saint Mary's (Cal) 59, BYU 55
James Madison 77, Fordham 61
Florida 67, Charlotte 65
Auburn 72, Tulane 52
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 30-Monday, April 1
Utah vs. Saint Mary's (Cal)-BYU winner
Fordham-James Madison winner vs. Florida-Charlotte winner
Tulane-Auburn winner vs. Drexel
Illinois vs. Kansas State
BASEBALL
Exhibition
THURSDAY
Atlanta 2, Houston (ss) 0
Houston (ss) 11, Detroit 4
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2
St. Louis 1, Miami 0
Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 1
Seattle 6, Chicago Cubs 4
San Diego 6, Cleveland 4
Arizona 9, Texas 3
Kansas City 8, Cincinnati 3
Milwaukee 6, Colorado 2
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 4, tie, 10 innings
Boston 6, Minnesota 1
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
TODAY
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 2:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Texas at San Antonio, Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
At Kissimmee, Fla.
Detroit 000?040?000– 4 10 0
Houston (ss) 015?122?00x– 11 15 2
Ani.Sanchez, M.Morrison (6), J.Todd (6), Benoit (7), Alburquerque (8) and Avila, T.Remes. Humber, Fick (7), W.Wright (8), J.Stoffel (9) and J.Castro, Jaramillo. W–Humber. L–Ani.Sanchez. HRs–Detroit, Fielder (3). Houston, Ankiel (4), Singleton 2 (2), J.Castro (6).
At Peoria, Ariz.
Cleveland 000?210?010– 4 7 0
San Diego 001?010?40x– 6 13 3
Masterson, Shaw (6), C.Perez (7), Allen (8), J.Smith (8) and C.Santana, Jeroloman. Richard, R.Kelly (6), Thatcher (7), K.Quackenbush (8), J.Ibarra (9) and Jo.Baker. W–Thatcher. L–C.Perez. Sv–J.Ibarra. HRs–Cleveland, Kipnis (2). San Diego, Venable (3), Jo.Baker (1).
SPORTS NOTE
Delta High School has an opening for head varsity football coach. Please send a cover letter, resume and list of references to Chad W. Smith, csmith@pdys.org. Teaching positions are potential, visit www.pdys.org for more information. Application deadline is April 26.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 44 26 .629 —
Brooklyn 42 29 .592 21/2
Boston 37 34 .521 71/2
Philadelphia 28 43 .394 161/2
Toronto 26 45 .366 181/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 56 15 .789 —
Atlanta 40 32 .556 161/2
Washington 26 45 .366 30
Orlando 18 54 .250 381/2
Charlotte 17 54 .239 39
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 45 27 .625 —
Chicago 39 31 .557 5
Milwaukee 35 36 .493 91/2
Detroit 24 48 .333 21
Cleveland 22 48 .314 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 54 17 .761 —
Memphis 47 24 .662 7
Houston 39 32 .549 15
Dallas 35 36 .493 19
New Orleans 25 47 .347 291/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 53 19 .736 —
Denver 49 24 .671 41/2
Utah 36 36 .500 17
Portland 33 38 .465 191/2
Minnesota 25 45 .357 27
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 49 23 .681 —
Golden State 41 32 .562 81/2
L.A. Lakers 37 36 .507 121/2
Sacramento 26 46 .361 23
Phoenix 23 49 .319 26
Thursday
Milwaukee 113, L.A. Lakers 103
Indiana at Dallas, 8:30
Sacramento at Phoenix, 10
Wednesday
Philadelphia 100, Milwaukee 92
Atlanta 107, Toronto 88
Boston 93, Cleveland 92
Charlotte 114, Orlando 108
New York 108, Memphis 101
Oklahoma City 103, Washington 80
Indiana 100, Houston 91
Chicago 101, Miami 97
L.A. Lakers 120, Minnesota 117
L.A. Clippers 105, New Orleans 91
San Antonio 100, Denver 99
Utah 103, Phoenix 88
Brooklyn 111, Portland 93
Sacramento 105, Golden State 98
Today
Washington at Orlando, 7
Charlotte at New York, 7:30
Atlanta at Boston, 7:30
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30
Toronto at Detroit, 7:30
Miami at New Orleans, 8
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8
Houston at Memphis, 8
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30
Brooklyn at Denver, 9
Utah at Portland, 10
GOLF
Houston Open
Humble, Texas, par 72
D.A. Points 34-30 – 64
Cameron Tringale 33-32 – 65
John Rollins 33-32 – 65
Jason Kokrak 33-33 – 66
Angel Cabrera 34-32 – 66
Jeff Overton 33-34 – 67
Brian Davis 33-34 – 67
Steve Wheatcroft 32-35 – 67
Billy Horschel 32-36 – 68
Charley Hoffman 34-34 – 68
Matt Jones 33-35 – 68
Lee Westwood 35-33 – 68
John Merrick 33-35 – 68
Bud Cauley 33-35 – 68
Jimmy Walker 34-34 – 68
Bill Haas 35-33 – 68
Greg Owen 34-34 – 68
David Lingmerth 36-33 – 69
Charles Howell III 36-33 – 69
Brandt Jobe 36-33 – 69
Harris English 35-34 – 69
Tim Herron 35-34 – 69
Jin Park 33-36 – 69
Dustin Johnson 36-33 – 69
Henrik Stenson 34-35 – 69
Ben Crane 34-35 – 69
Hunter Haas 34-35 – 69
Joe Ogilvie 36-34 – 70
Tag Ridings 36-34 – 70
Louis Oosthuizen 35-35 – 70
Aaron Baddeley 36-34 – 70
Brendan Steele 35-35 – 70
Ken Duke 37-33 – 70
Nicholas Thompson 35-35 – 70
Boo Weekley 32-38 – 70
Kevin Chappell 35-35 – 70
Kevin Stadler 36-34 – 70
Keegan Bradley 33-37 – 70
Scott Stallings 33-37 – 70
Scott Brown 35-35 – 70
Robert Streb 35-35 – 70
Kelly Kraft 33-37 – 70
Brendon de Jonge 37-34 – 71
Justin Hicks 35-36 – 71
Chris Kirk 39-32 – 71
Justin Leonard 32-39 – 71
Charlie Beljan 34-37 – 71
Arron Oberholser 37-34 – 71
Stewart Cink 35-36 – 71
Jonas Blixt 35-36 – 71
Scott Langley 36-35 – 71
Shane Lowry 37-34 – 71
Jason Bohn 35-36 – 71
Nick Watney 36-35 – 71
Jerry Kelly 34-37 – 71
Wes Short, Jr. 36-35 – 71
Troy Matteson 36-35 – 71
Graham DeLaet 36-35 – 71
Colt Knost 37-34 – 71
Chris Stroud 36-35 – 71
Bob Estes 36-35 – 71
Randy Lowry 37-34 – 71
Doug LaBelle II 34-37 – 71
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 27 8 0 54 121 84
New Jersey 15 11 7 37 82 89
N.Y. Rangers 16 14 3 35 78 81
N.Y. Islanders 16 15 3 35 100 110
Philadelphia 13 17 3 29 87 103
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 21 7 5 47 104 83
Boston 21 7 4 46 94 72
Ottawa 19 9 6 44 89 72
Toronto 19 12 4 42 108 100
Buffalo 13 16 5 31 91 107
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 18 15 2 38 88 103
Carolina 15 15 2 32 89 96
Washington 15 17 1 31 94 93
Tampa Bay 14 18 1 29 105 99
Florida 10 19 6 26 85 123
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 25 4 3 53 108 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 7 33 75 86
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 20 10 2 42 90 78
Vancouver 18 9 6 42 88 85
Edmonton 12 13 7 31 77 91
Calgary 13 15 4 30 89 108
Colorado 11 17 4 26 82 104
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 22 7 4 48 104 87
Los Angeles 18 12 2 38 93 80
San Jose 15 11 6 36 80 82
Dallas 15 14 3 33 87 97
Phoenix 13 15 5 31 85 94
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
THURSDAY
N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 3, SO
Florida 5, Buffalo 4, SO
Toronto 6, Carolina 3
Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 0
Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Phoenix at Nashville, 8
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8
Columbus at Edmonton, 9:30
Colorado at Vancouver, 10
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30
Wednesday
Montreal 6, Boston 5, SO
Minnesota 4, Phoenix 3, OT
Calgary 4, Colorado 3
San Jose 4, Anaheim 0
TODAY
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30
Columbus at Calgary, 9
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES – Placed RHP Chris Tillman on the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with 2B Tucker Nathans on a minor league contract. Reassigned OF Trayvon Robinson to their minor league camp.
BOSTON RED SOX – Placed SS Stephen Drew on the 7-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Optioned RHP Daniel Bard to Portland (EL) and 1B Mauro Gomez and INF Brock Holt to Pawtucket (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS – Optioned RHPs Bruce Rondon and Luis Marte to Toledo (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS – Assigned RHP Edgar Gonzalez to Oklahoma City (PCL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Agreed to terms with RHP Cesar Arreaza and 3B Freddy Sandoval on minor league contracts. Optioned RHP Louis Colemans to Omaha (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS – Assigned RHP Bobby Cassevah outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
NEW YORK YANKEES – Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Bootcheck on a minor league contract. Released OF Juan Rivera.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Wainwright on a five-year contract for 2014-18.
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Placed RHP Joe Wieland on the 60-day DL, retroactive to Feb. 26.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ramirez on a minor league contract and assigned him to Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Agreed to terms with OF Israel Mota on a minor league contract. Assigned 1B/OF Micah Owings and INF/OF Carlos Rivero to their minor league camp.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Signed DT Arthur Jones and DE Albert McClellan.
CHICAGO BEARS – Signed RB Armando Allen, T Jonathan Scott, LB James Anderson and DB Kelvin Hayden.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Signed QB Jason Campbell and P Jake Schum.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Signed RB Greg Jones.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Traded DE Clifton Geathers to Philadelphia for FB Stanley Havili. Re-signed OT Jeff Linkenbach.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed LB Chad Kilgore. Named Brad Childress spread game analyst.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Agreed to terms with DL Vaughn Martin.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Signed LB Marvin Mitchell.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Signed WR Michael Jenkins.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Agreed to terms with LB Victor Butler on a two-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Signed LB Darryl Tapp.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS – Announced G BJ Young will enter the NBA draft.
BUCKNELL – Signed men's basketball coach Dave Paulsen to a five-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.
N.C. STATE – Announced junior G Lorenzo Brown will enter the NBA draft.
PITTSBURGH – Announced RB Rushel Shell is taking a leave of absence from the football team.
TEXAS – Announced men's basketball G Sheldon McClellan will transfer.
WAKE FOREST – Announced men's basketball G Chase Fischer will transfer.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Reading 46 19 3 3 98 244 182
x-Elmira 38 25 3 4 83 240 217
Wheeling 31 28 3 8 73 185 213
Trenton 31 31 4 4 70 221 240
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Cincinnati 41 21 5 3 90 222 187
x-Toledo 36 26 5 4 81 216 190
Kalamazoo 33 29 4 4 74 200 209
Fort Wayne 32 34 1 3 68 199 241
Evansville 24 40 2 4 54 199 267
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 42 26 2 1 87 207 190
x-Florida 37 22 4 7 85 249 237
x-S. Carolina 37 26 5 3 82 195 170
x-Greenville 36 26 2 6 80 224 212
Orlando 28 35 3 4 63 193 242
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Alaska 48 15 3 4 103 223 167
x-Idaho 44 19 1 6 95 255 194
x-Colorado 33 31 3 3 72 229 216
x-Utah 28 29 4 9 69 209 267
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Ontario 45 18 3 4 97 241 187
x-Stockton 36 26 5 4 81 219 214
x-Las Vegas 36 30 2 3 77 191 188
x-San Francisco 24 37 2 7 57 186 246
Bakersfield 22 43 2 3 49 166 237
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
THURSDAY
South Carolina 5, Greenville 1
Trenton 6, Reading 4
TODAY
Toledo at Wheeling, 7
South Carolina at Greenville, 7
Trenton at Elmira, 7:05
Orlando at Florida, 7:30
Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo, 7:30
Fort Wayne at Cincinnati, 7:35
Colorado at Utah, 9:05
Alaska at Ontario, 10
Bakersfield at Las Vegas, 10:05
Idaho at San Francisco, 10:15
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Regional Semifinals
At Indianapolis
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Louisville 10 (129½) Oregon
Duke 2 (134) Michigan St.
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas 2 (136) Michigan
Florida 13 (135½) Fla. Gulf Coast
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Washington 2 at Orlando
Philadelphia 1 at Cleveland
at Boston 2 Atlanta
Toronto 1½ at Detroit
at New York 13½ Charlotte
Oklahoma City 8½ at Minnesota
Miami 6½ at New Orleans
at Memphis 5½ Houston
at San Antonio 5 L.A. Clippers
at Denver 8 Brooklyn
at Portland 3½ Utah
COLLEGE HOCKEY
NCAA Div. I
Midwest Regional
Huntington Center
Saturday
St. Cloud State (23-15-1) vs. Notre Dame (25-12-3), 1:30 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) (24-11-5) vs. Minnesota St. (Mankato) (24-13-3), 5 p.m.
Championship
Sunday
St. Cloud State-Notre Dame winner vs. Miami (Ohio)-Minnesota St. (Mankato) winner, 4 p.m.
East Regional
At Providence, R.I.
Semifinals
Saturday
Quinnipiac (27-7-5) vs. Canisius (19-18-5), 5:30 p.m.
Union (NY) (21-12-5) vs. Boston College (22-11-4), 9 p.m.
Northeast Regional
At Manchester, N.H.
Semifinals
Friday
Mass.-Lowell (26-10-2) vs. Wisconsin (22-12-7), 4:30 p.m.
Denver (20-13-5) vs. New Hampshire (19-11-7), 8 p.m.
West Regional
At Grand Rapids, Mich.
Semifinals
Friday
Yale (18-12-3) vs. Minnesota (26-8-5), 2 p.m.
North Dakota (21-12-7) vs. Niagara (23-9-5), 5:30 p.m.