BASEBALL
American League
W L Pct
Cleveland 11 2 .846
Seattle 11 4 .733
Tampa Bay 7 3 .700
Baltimore 9 4 .692
New York 7 5 .583
Detroit 7 6 .538
Kansas City 7 6 .538
Houston 6 6 .500
Los Angeles 7 7 .500
Oakland 6 6 .500
Toronto 6 7 .462
Chicago 5 6 .455
Minnesota 5 6 .455
Boston 5 8 .385
Texas 3 9 .250
National League
W L Pct
Miami 8 4 .667
San Francisco 9 5 .643
Pittsburgh 8 5 .615
Washington 8 6 .571
Arizona 8 7 .533
Colorado 8 7 .533
Chicago 6 7 .462
Los Angeles 5 7 .417
New York 5 7 .417
San Diego 5 7 .417
Atlanta 6 9 .400
Milwaukee 6 9 .400
St. Louis 3 7 .300
Cincinnati 4 12 .250
Philadelphia 3 10 .231
WEDNESDAY
Philadelphia 6, Baltimore 5
Houston 10, Washington (ss) 9
Atlanta (ss) 3, Miami 1
Atlanta (ss) 3, Washington (ss) 2
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4
N.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit 7, tie, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 8, Minnesota 4
St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 4
San Francisco 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland 12, San Diego 7
Kansas City 3, Oakland 1
L.A. Angels (ss) 12, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 9, L.A. Dodgers 2
L.A. Angels (ss) 12, Texas 1
Colorado 3, Cincinnati 2
TUESDAY
Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 1
Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 1
Boston (ss) 6, Baltimore 5
Toronto 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings
Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
Miami 5, Boston (ss) 4
N.Y. Mets 9, St. Louis 8
L.A. Dodgers 7, Kansas City 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas 6
San Francisco 8, Cincinnati 5
Seattle 10, L.A. Angels 6
San Diego 6, Oakland 5
Colorado 13, Chicago Cubs 0
Cleveland 7, Arizona 1
TODAY
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Colorado (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Detroit 402?000?001?0 – 7 13 0
New York (A) 001?010?032?0 – 7 12 3
An.Sanchez, E.Reed (5), Putkonen (7), Krol (8), Ortega (9), Marinez (10) and J.Murrian, Avila. Kuroda, C.Whitley (4), Kelley (5), J.Campos (6), F.Lewis (7), D.Burawa (8), Coello (9), Tateyama (10) and Cervelli, Au.Romine. HRs–New York (A), Z.Almonte (1), Cervelli 2 (3).
San Diego 000?301?003– 7 12 2
Cleveland 201?100?17x – 12 16 0
T.Ross, L.Campos (4), Wisler (5), Vincent (6), Thayer (7), A.Carter (8), K.Quackenbush (8) and Rivera, R.Gale. Kluber, Axford (5), Rzepczynski (6), Outman (7), C.C.Lee (8), F.Herrmann (9) and Y.Gomes, Carlin. W–Outman. L–Thayer. HRs–San Diego, R.Liriano (1), Nady (1). Cleveland, C.Santana (1).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SATURDAY
Colorado at New York, 4
New England at Philadelphia, 4
Toronto FC at Seattle FC, 4:30
Montreal at Houston, 8:30
FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
Real Salt Lake at San Jose, 10:30
Sunday
Chicago at Portland, 3
Vancouver at Chivas USA, 7
Saturday, March 22
Vancouver at New England, 2
Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 4
Seattle FC at Montreal, 4
D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4:30
Philadelphia at Columbus, 6
Portland at Colorado, 6
Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 8:30
San Jose at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
CLEVELAND
WEDNESDAY
Ohio 63, Miami 55
Eastern Michigan 53, Northern Illinois 48
Third Round
Today
Akron vs. Ohio, 6:30
Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan, 9
Semifinals
Friday
Western Michigan vs. Akron–Ohio-Miami winner, 6:30
Toledo vs. Buffalo–Eastern Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 9
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 6:30
Big Ten Conference
Indianapolis
First Round
Today
Indiana vs. Illinois, Noon
Ohio State vs. Purdue, 2:25 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
Iowa vs. Northwestern, 8:55 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday
Michigan vs. Indiana-Illinois winner, Noon
Nebraska vs. Ohio State-Purdue winner, 2:25 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota-Penn State winner, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Iowa-Northwestern winner, 8:55 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday
Michigan_Indiana-Illinois winner vs. Nebraska_Ohio State-Purdue winner, 1:40 p.m.
Wisconsin_Minnesota-Penn State winner vs. Michigan State_Iowa-Northwestern winner, 4:05 p.m.
Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
National
TOURNAMENT
American Athletic Conference
First Round
Rutgers 72, South Florida 68
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
Fordham 70, George Mason 67
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
Miami 57, Virginia Tech 53
Wake Forest 81, Notre Dame 69
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Oklahoma St. 80, Texas Tech 62
Big East Conference
First Round
Seton Hall 51, Butler 50
Conference USA
Second Round
Old Dominion 73, Marshall 58
Tulane 66, North Texas 61
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
NC Central 92, Howard 46
Mountain West Conference
First Round
Utah St. 73, Colorado St. 69
Pacific-12 Conference
First Round
Colorado 59, Southern Cal 56
Utah 67, Washington 61
Patriot League
Championship
American U. 55, Boston U. 36
Southeastern Conference
First Round
South Carolina 74, Auburn 56
Southland Conference
First Round
Nicholls St. 71, SE Louisiana 64
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Texas Southern 79, Grambling St. 54
Women
TOLEDO 72, WESTERN MICHIGAN 61
WESTERN MICHIGAN (13-18): Harris 4-9 2-2 10, Woods 10-22 3-3 23, Windham 3-5 1-2 7, Johnson 1-6 0-0 2, Morton 2-7 0-0 5, Shipman 1-2 0-0 2, Henson 3-11 1-2 10, O'Brien 0-2 0-0 0, Jessing 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 25-66 7-9 61.
TOLEDO (16-15): Reed-Lewis 5-13 0-0 10, Capotosto 8-10 0-1 21, Jones 2-9 0-0 4, Dortch 3-8 5-6 12, Zanoguera 4-11 3-3 11, Monakana 4-7 1-1 10, Recker 1-2 0-0 2, De Alfredo 0-0 0-0 0, Reecher 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 28-63 9-11 72.
Halftime: Toledo 30-28. 3-pointers: Western Michigan 4-19 (Windham 0-1, Johnson 0-4, Morton 1-2, Shipman 0-1, Henson 3-11). Toledo 7-13 (Reed-Lewis 0-3, Capotosto 5-6, Dortch 1-2, Monakana 1-1, Recker 0-1) Rebounds: Western Michigan 38 (Harris 13) Toledo 40 (Capotosto, Zanoguera 7), Assists: Western Michigan 12 (Harris 3) Toledo 14 (Dortch 5). Fouls: Western Michigan 13, Toledo 11. A: 201.
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
Cleveland
Second Round
Wednesday
Ball State 61, Northern Illinois 47
Toledo 72, Western Michigan 61
Third Round
Today
Buffalo vs. Ball State, Noon
Akron vs. Toledo, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday
Bowling Green vs. Buffalo-Ball State winner, Noon
Central Michigan vs. Akron-Toledo winner, 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
March 13
1982–Elaine Zayak of the United States wins the world figure skating championship.
1983–Randy Smith's consecutive game streak ends at 906 games, the longest in NBA history. Smith played for Buffalo, San Diego (twice), Cleveland and New York during the streak.
1997–The America's Cup, the oldest trophy in international sports and yachting's most coveted prize, is all but destroyed by a Maori protester who struck it repeatedly with a sledgehammer in Auckland, New Zealand.
1998–Bryce Drew hits a leaning 3-pointer as time expires to give Valparaiso a shocking 70-69 upset of Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2001–Philadelphia's Mark Recchi picks up his 1,000th career point during 5-2 win over St. Louis. He's the 60th player in NHL history to reach the mark.
PREP BASKETBALL
Girls state tournament
At Value City Arena, Columbus
Division I
Cin. Princeton (26-2) vs. Notre Dame (24-3), Friday, 6 p.m.
North Canton Hoover (25-2) vs. Dublin Coffman (22-6), Friday, 8 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 8:30 pm
Division II
Rogers (24-4) vs. Kettering Arch. Alter (28-0), today, 1 p.m.
Millersburg West Holmes (27-0) vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (25-2), today, 3 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
Division III
Smithville (26-2) vs. Cols. Africentric (24-3), Friday, 1 p.m.
Proctorville Fairland (22-3) vs. Versailles (23-3), Friday, 3 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
Division IV
Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (26-1) vs. Holgate (23-4), today, 6 p.m.
Reedsville Eastern (25-1) vs. Fort Loramie (26-2), today, 8 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Boys regionals
Division I
Bowsher vs. Mansfield Senior, ppd. to today, 7 at Lima Sr. HS
St. Ignatius vs. St. Edward, today, 7 at Univ. of Akron
Championship: Saturday, 7 at Univ. of Akron
Division II
Norwalk vs. Vermilion, today, 6:15 at BGSU
Lima Bath vs. Defiance, today, 8 at BGSU
Championship: Saturday, 3 at BGSU
Division III
Worthington Christian vs. Lima Central Catholic, today, 6:15 at Ohio Northern
Huron vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, today, 8 at Ohio Northern
Championship: Saturday, 7 at BGSU
Division IV
Championship: Wayne Trace vs. Crestview, 7 at BGSU
State
Division I
Cin. Moeller 53, Middletown 47
Cols. Northland 57, Dublin Coffman 47
Trotwood-Madison 60, Huber Hts. Wayne 58, OT
Division III
Cin. Summit Country Day 47, Day. Chaminade Julienne 38
Cols. Ready 47, Wheelersburg 35
Lucasville Valley 69, Martins Ferry 49
St. Bernard Roger Bacon 79, Day. Stivers 52
Michigan
Whiteford 8 21 13 19 – 61
Consortium 24 30 28 9 – 91
WHITEFORD: Sims 1-0-2, Lake 5-8-13-47, Perry 2-0-4, Diller 3-0-6, Iott 1-0-2. Totals 12-8-13-61.
DETROIT CONSORTIUM: Turner 1-0-2, Booth 3-2-8, Johnson 4-0-8, Jackson 10-2-3-29, Miles 2-0-4, Figueroa 1-1-3, Smith 8-1-2-21, Dawson 6-2-14, Moore 1-0-2. Totals 36-3-10-91.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 37 19 1 1 76 183 148
Wheeling 29 24 1 5 64 167 173
Elmira 22 28 3 5 52 146 185
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 35 18 2 3 75 180 155
Cincinnati 32 20 2 4 70 198 169
Fort Wayne 26 20 6 5 63 164 172
Evansville 26 22 3 7 62 176 184
Toledo 18 34 3 1 40 158 213
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 35 18 2 3 75 160 131
Orlando 35 18 2 2 74 183 165
Greenville 32 21 2 3 69 175 159
Florida 28 22 3 4 63 184 178
Gwinnett 23 31 2 2 50 152 183
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 37 16 2 3 79 194 132
Idaho 30 22 3 4 67 179 176
Colorado 28 18 6 4 66 176 167
Utah 29 20 3 5 66 147 144
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Ontario 36 17 2 3 77 175 158
Bakersfield 28 24 2 3 61 158 157
Stockton 27 22 0 6 60 178 180
Las Vegas 15 35 4 2 36 133 195
c-San Francisco 15 20 4 1 35 101 143
c-Ceased operations
WEDNESDAY
Toledo at Wheeling, ppd., Weather
Reading 3, Elmira 1
Idaho at Ontario, 10
TODAY
Gwinnett at Greenville, 7
Utah at San Francisco, Cancelled
Colorado at Alaska, 11:15
SPORTS NOTES
Genoa High School is seeking applicants to fill their head girls soccer coaching position. Interested persons should send a cover letter and resume to Mike Thomas, Athletic Director at Genoa High School, 2980 N. Genoa Clay Center Rd. Genoa, OH 43430. Deadline to receive applications is March 28.
TENNIS
BNP Paribas Open
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
Milos Raonic (10), Canada, d. Andy Murray (5), Britain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (28), Ukraine, d. Fabio Fognini (13), Italy, 6-2, 6-4.
Ernests Gulbis (20), Latvia, d. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-2.
Kevin Anderson (17), South Africa, d. Stanislas Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1.
John Isner (12), United States, d. Fernando Verdasco (30), Spain, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3.
Women
Quarterfinals
Simona Halep (6), Romania, d. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-2, 6-2.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball
Atlantic Coast Conference
Second Round
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Maryland 1 Florida St.
Pittsburgh 8½ Wake Forest
NC State 6 Virginia Tech
or Miami 1 NC State
Clemson 4 Boston College
or Clemson 3½ Georgia Tech
Big Ten Conference
First Round
Indiana 2 Illinois
Ohio St. 8½ Purdue
Minnesota 4½ Penn St.
Iowa 12 Northwestern
Atlantic 10 Conference
Second Round
St. Bonaventure 1½ LaSalle
Dayton 11 Fordham
or Dayton 5 George Mason
Richmond 2 Duquesne
UMass 5½ Rhode Island
American Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
SMU 8½ Houston
Louisville 19½ South Florida
or Louisville 18½ Rutgers
Cincinnati 11 UCF
or Cincinnati 12 Temple
at Memphis 3 UConn
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Iowa St. 2½ Kansas St.
Kansas 11½ Texas Tech
or Kansas 3½ Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma 17 TCU
or Oklahoma 1 Baylor
Texas 2½ West Virginia
Big East Conference
Quarterfinals
Villanova 10½ Butler
or Villanova 8½ Seton Hall
at St. John's 5½ Providence
Creighton 15 DePaul
or Creighton 6 Georgetown
Xavier 1 Marquette
Southeastern Conference
Second Round
Missouri 4 Texas A&M
Arkansas 7½ South Carolina
or Arkansas 4½ Auburn
LSU 2½ Alabama
Mississippi 8 Mississippi St.
or Mississippi 1 Vanderbilt
Pacific-12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Arizona 8½ Utah
or Arizona 12½ Washington
California 10 Southern Cal
or California 1 Colorado
UCLA 8 Oregon St.
or UCLA 2 Oregon
Arizona St. 8½ Washington St.
or Stanford 2½ Arizona St.
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals
San Diego St. 9½ Colorado St.
or San Diego St. 6½ Utah St.
at UNLV 8 Wyoming
New Mexico 15 Air Force
or New Mexico 8½ Fresno St.
Nevada 8½ San Jose St.
or Boise St. 6½ Nevada
Big West Conference
Quarterfinals
UC Santa Barbara 7½ Cal Poly
Long Beach St. 6 Cal St. Fullerton
UC Irvine 11 UC Riverside
Hawaii 5½ CS Northridge
Mid-American Conference
Quarterfinals
Akron 5 Miami
or Akron Pk Ohio
Buffalo 6½ N. Illinois
or Buffalo 3½ E. Michigan
Western Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Utah Valley St. 7½ Texas-Pan American
Idaho 2½ Mo. Kansas City
CS Bakersfield 3 Chicago St.
New Mexico St. 11 Seattle
NBA
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Houston 4½ (195) at Chicago
at Atlanta 9 (209) Milwaukee
at Oklahoma City 16½ (228½) L.A. Lakers
BOWLING
Metro High School Standings
Clay Green 207, Whitmer Blue 170, Maumee 164, Rogers 162.5, Start 161, Bowsher Red 155, Clay Gold 148.5, St. Francis 112, Northwood 111, Whiteford 106, Northview #1 106, Northview #2 102, Toledo Technical Academy 101.5, Central Catholic 92.5, Cardinal Stritch 85.5, Whitmer Gold 75, Northview #3 74.5, Bowsher Blue 49.
Boys Honor Roll (Series)
Kagen Schroyer (Clay) 239-247-216-702; Keith Arnold Jr. (Whitmer) 259-206-236-701; Quintin Donly (Start) 235-226-227-688; Jacob Koles (Clay) 225-267-195-687; David Scott (Clay) 247-207-222-676; Cameron Adamski (Maumee) 204-221-224-649; Trevor Stopher (Whitmer) 236-176-211-623.
Boys Honor Roll (Game)
Adam Blaisdell (Bowsher) 232; Ryan Freeman (Maumee) 226; Tavon Hall Owens (Rogers) 225.
Girls Honor Roll (Series)
Lexie Erd (Central Catholic) 223-186-161-570; Baleigh Fleck (Notre Dame) 159-177-233-569; Maya Betts (St. Ursula) 199-199-168-566; Cooper Isbell (Clay) 174-192-192-558
300 games
Rudy Sibberson, Sports Center 222-300-231-753
Clarence Liggons, Sports Center 212-237-300-749
Ronnie Ziethlow, Timbers 227-300-212-739
Men 775+
Aaron Hawkins, Sports Center 836
Matt Wagner, Sports Center 835
Ken Vicary, Sports Center 801
Vinnie Mensing, Timbers 798
Alan Bak, Forest View 795
Jeff Webb, Timbers 785
Brian Dick, Southwyck 784
Steve Jones, Southwyck 781
Pete Iwinski, Southwyck 779
Women 675+
Natalie Miskiel, Southwyck 766
Brooke Summers, Lido Lanes 750
G.G. Williams, Sports Center 750
Wendy Sinclair, Southwyck 723
Dee Dee Smith, Southwyck 714
Kelley Bartolet, Timbers 686
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 36 27 .571 –
Brooklyn 33 30 .524 3
New York 26 40 .394 11½
Boston 22 43 .338 15
Philadelphia 15 49 .234 21½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 44 18 .710 –
Washington 33 31 .516 12
Charlotte 31 34 .477 14½
Atlanta 27 35 .435 17
Orlando 19 47 .288 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Indiana 47 17 .734 –
Chicago 35 29 .547 12
Detroit 25 40 .385 22½
Cleveland 24 40 .375 23
Milwaukee 13 51 .203 34
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 47 16 .746 –
Houston 44 20 .688 3½
Memphis 38 26 .594 9½
Dallas 38 27 .585 10
New Orleans 26 38 .406 21½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 47 17 .734 –
Portland 42 22 .656 5
Minnesota 32 31 .508 14½
Denver 28 36 .438 19
Utah 22 42 .344 25
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 45 20 .692 –
Golden State 41 24 .631 4
Phoenix 36 27 .571 8
Sacramento 23 42 .354 22
L.A. Lakers 22 42 .344 22½
x-clinched playoff spot
WEDNESDAY
Denver 120, Orlando 112
Sacramento 115, Philadelphia 98
Charlotte 98, Washington 85
Brooklyn 96, Miami 95
Toronto 101, Detroit 87
New York 116, Boston 92
Memphis 90, New Orleans 88
Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m.
Portland at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Indiana 94, Boston 83
Detroit 99, Sacramento 89
San Antonio 104, Chicago 96
Minnesota 112, Milwaukee 101
Oklahoma City 106, Houston 98
Memphis 109, Portland 99
Golden State 108, Dallas 85
TODAY
Houston at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Detroit 21 24 24 18 – 87
Toronto 29 23 22 27 – 101
DETROIT: Smith 5-17 1-5 13, Monroe 5-10 3-4 13, Drummond 6-10 4-8 16, Jennings 10-15 0-4 24, Singler 1-5 0-0 2, Stuckey 0-6 0-0 0, Bynum 4-9 2-3 12, Caldwell-Pope 1-4 0-0 3, Jerebko 2-2 0-0 4, Datome 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 10-24 87.
TORONTO: Ross 4-9 0-0 9, Johnson 8-14 4-6 20, Valanciunas 3-8 2-2 8, Lowry 6-13 4-6 19, DeRozan 8-20 8-9 25, Hansbrough 0-3 1-2 1, Salmons 4-7 0-0 9, Vasquez 3-9 0-0 7, Hayes 0-3 0-0 0, Novak 1-2 0-0 3, De Colo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-88 19-25 101.
3-Point Goals – Detroit 9-22 (Jennings 4-6, Bynum 2-4, Smith 2-5, Caldwell-Pope 1-4, Stuckey 0-1, Singler 0-2), Toronto 8-20 (Lowry 3-6, Novak 1-2, Vasquez 1-2, Salmons 1-2, DeRozan 1-3, Ross 1-5). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Detroit 49 (Monroe 10), Toronto 66 (Valanciunas 13). Assists –Detroit 15 (Bynum 7), Toronto 19 (Lowry 6). Total Fouls–Detroit 17, Toronto 20. Technicals –Monroe. A – 18,247 (19,800).
Leaders
THROUGH TUESDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 63 659 545 2007 31.9
Anthony, NYK 62 619 357 1736 28.0
James, MIA 59 591 323 1592 27.0
Love, MIN 60 513 417 1590 26.5
Harden, HOU 56 427 415 1396 24.9
Griffin, LAC 65 592 388 1583 24.4
Aldridge, POR 59 566 256 1391 23.6
Curry, GOL 62 504 239 1446 23.3
DeRozan, TOR 60 469 368 1358 22.6
Cousins, SAC 55 434 355 1223 22.2
George, IND 64 478 310 1414 22.1
Irving, CLE 61 472 258 1313 21.5
Nowitzki, DAL 63 488 272 1344 21.3
Jefferson, CHA 55 513 142 1171 21.3
Lillard, POR 64 441 286 1344 21.0
Davis, NOR 55 429 274 1134 20.6
Dragic, PHX 59 426 269 1214 20.6
Thomas, SAC 64 444 300 1302 20.3
Gay, SAC 58 438 239 1173 20.2
Wall, WAS 63 445 263 1231 19.5
Assists
G AST AVG
Paul, LAC 46 506 11.0
Lawson, DEN 50 449 9.0
Wall, WAS 63 555 8.8
Curry, GOL 62 533 8.6
Rubio, MIN 63 534 8.5
Jennings, DET 62 491 7.9
FOOTBALL
Arena League
FRIDAY
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Iowa at Spokane, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY
Jacksonville at Orlando, 4 p.m.
MONDAY
San Jose at Portland, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
Los Angeles at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
Spokane at Arizona, 6 p.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 24
Iowa at Portland, 10 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 43 17 5 91 208 144
Toronto 35 24 8 78 198 205
Montreal 35 25 7 77 167 170
Tampa Bay 34 24 7 75 186 171
Detroit 29 23 13 71 172 183
Ottawa 28 25 12 68 185 213
Florida 24 34 7 55 157 209
Buffalo 19 38 8 46 129 192
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 44 17 4 92 206 159
N.Y. Rangers 35 27 4 74 172 165
Columbus 34 26 5 73 190 179
Philadelphia 33 25 7 73 184 190
New Jersey 29 24 13 71 163 168
Washington 30 27 10 70 193 202
Carolina 28 28 9 65 163 185
N.Y. Islanders 25 33 9 59 188 228
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 44 14 7 95 213 148
Chicago 38 13 14 90 223 172
Colorado 42 18 5 89 199 172
Minnesota 34 22 9 77 161 161
Dallas 32 23 10 74 188 181
Winnipeg 30 28 8 68 182 192
Nashville 28 28 10 66 160 195
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 43 15 7 93 208 160
San Jose 42 17 7 91 205 159
Los Angeles 38 22 6 82 162 139
Phoenix 31 24 11 73 184 189
Vancouver 29 28 10 68 157 181
Calgary 25 33 7 57 152 194
Edmonton 23 35 8 54 166 215
WEDNESDAY
Boston 4, Montreal 1
Vancouver at Winnipeg, 7:30
Chicago at Colorado, 9:30
Anaheim at Calgary, 10
TODAY
Phoenix at Boston, 7
Buffalo at Carolina, 7
San Jose at Columbus, 7
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8
N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8
Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLS – Assigned RHP Brock Huntzinger, LHP Eduardo Rodriguez and INF Ivan De Jesus to minor league camp.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Optioned LHP Charlie Leesman to Charlotte (IL) and OFs Jared Mitchell and Trayce Thompson to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned C Miguel Gonzalez, RHPs Deunte Heath and Omar Poveda, LHP Scott Snodgress and OF Keenyn Walker to minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Optioned RHP Austin Adams, LHP T.J. House, INFs Jesus Aguilar and Jose Ramirez and OF Carlos Moncrief to Columbus (IL) and INF Erik Gonzalez to Carolina (Carolina). Reassigned INFs Francisco Lindor and Joey Wendle, Cs Jake Lowery and Roberto Perez, OF Tyler Naquin and C/INF Tony Wolters to minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES – Optioned LHP Nik Turley and OF Slade Heathcott to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) and C Gary Sanchez to Trenton (EL).
TEXAS RANGERS – Assigned RHPs Nate Adcock and Armando Rodriguez and INF Rougned Odor to minor league camp. Optioned RHPs Wilmer Font and Ben Rowen to Round Rock (PCL) and RHP Lisalverto Bonilla and INF Luis Sardinas to Frisco (TL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES – Agreed to terms with RHP Ervin Santana on a one-year contract.
MIAMI MARLINS – Optioned RHP Michael Brady and OF Kyle Jensen to New Orleans (PCL) and LHP Grant Dayton, RHPs Angel Sanchez and Jose Urena, C J.T. Realmuto and OF Brent Keys to Jacksonville (SL). Reassigned RHPs Anthony DeSclafani, Jesus Sanchez and Colby Suggs; LHP Justin Nicolino and INF Avery Romero to minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – Signed F Jarvis Varnado.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS – Signed OT Jared Veldheer to a five-year contract.
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Agreed to terms with OT Eugene Monroe on a five-year contract and WR Jacoby Jones on a four-year contract.
BUFFALO BILLS – Signed OL Chris Williams. Agreed to terms with CB Corey Graham.
CHICAGO BEARS – Agreed to terms with S M.D. Jennings on a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Released QBs Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell. Signed LB Karlos Dansby and DBs Donte Whitner and Isaiah Trufant.
DALLAS COWBOYS – Signed DT Terrell McClain and DE Jeremy Mincey.
DENVER BRONCOS – Agreed to terms with DE DeMarcus Ware on a three-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS – Re-signed RB Joique Bell to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with WR Golden Tate on a five-year contract.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed DB Husain Abdullah, LB Joe Mays and OL Jeff Linkenbach.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Signed OT Branden Albert to a five-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Agreed to terms with DT Linval Joseph. Signed LB Jasper Brinkley. Re-signed OL Joe Berger.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Re-signed TE Michael Hoomanawanui. Released DT Isaac Sopoaga and OL Markus Zusevics.
NEW YORK GIANTS – Placed C David Baas on the waived/failed physical list. Re-signed PK Josh Brown, S Stevie Brown, RB Peyton Hillis, CB Trumaine McBride and QB Curtis Painter. Waived LB Marcus Dowtin. Signed G Geoff Schwartz and C J.D. Walton.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Agreed to terms with LB Bryan Braman on a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Re-signed OL Cody Wallace to a three-year contract and S Will Allen and LS Greg Warren to one-year contracts.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Signed TE David Johnson to a two-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Agreed to terms with S Antoine Bethea on a four-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Released DE Chris Clemons. Agreed to terms with WR Taylor Price on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Released CB Darrelle Revis.
TENNESSEE TITANS – Agreed to terms with RB Dexter McCluster on a multi-year contract. Waived OT David Stewart.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Signed LB Adam Hayward.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS – Recalled RW Teemu Pulkkinen from Grand Rapids (AHL).