Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Announced OF Ryan Westmoreland has taken medical leave from minor league camp.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with OF Denard Span on a five-year contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Optioned OF Greg Halman to Tacoma (PCL). Re-assigned INF Tommy Everidge, INF Brad Nelson and OF Mike Wilson to their minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS—Claimed INF Hernan Iribarren off waivers from Milwaukee (NL). Placed RHP Eric Hurley on the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Suspended Chicago G Kirk Hinrich one game for making contact with a game official during a March 12 game against Miami. Fined Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry $25,000 for improper conduct towards a game official during a March 12 game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Larry Hughes.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Agreed to terms with QB Jake Delhomme on a two-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Agreed to terms with TE Chris Baker.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed OL Will Montgomery.
COLLEGE
LINDSEY WILSON—Signed QB Corey Carpenter of Fisherville (Louisville Christian), DB Cameron Chaney of Elizabethtown (Central Hardin), OL Tyler Curley of Lousiville (Butler), LB Stanley Johnson of Radcliff (John Hardin), LB Justin McMillian of Tompkinsville (Monroe County), OL Teaven Meredith of Paducah (Reidland), OL Cody Smith of Somerset, and DL Troy Wyatt of Fountain Run (Monroe County) to football. Signed Natalie Sneed of Columbia (Adair County) to women's golf.
CALIFORNIA—Named Akili Smith and Ronnie Bradford administrative assistants on the football coaching staff.
Baseball
major league
pre-season
Saturday's games
Chicago Cubs 11, Cincinnati 4
Sunday's games
Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati 010 210000— 4 5 0
Chicago 001 03340x—11 18 0
Bailey, Owings (4), Adkins (6), Viola (7), L.Ondrusek (8) and Hanigan, Miller; Marshall, C.Coleman (4), Parisi (6), Stevens (8), Caridad (9) and Hill, C.Robinson. W—Parisi. L—Adkins. HRs—Cincinnati, Francisco 2 (2), Janish (1). Chicago, LaHair (1).
college
saturday's scores
High Point 6 Eastern Ky. 4
Kentucky 11 IPFW 2
Northern Ky. 7-12 Rockhurst 1-2
Rio Grande 12-7 Lindsey Wilson 8-2
Western Ky. 7 New Orleans 6
Eastern Ky. 000 030 100—4 9 2
High Point 100 100 13x—6 10 2
Hefler, Sanders (7), Duncan (8) and Shrimpton; Jones, Swickle (5), Rodenberg (9) and Mahoney. W—Swickle (3-0). L—Duncan (1-1). 2B—Daniel (E), Langfels (E), Fulginiti (H). 3B—Fulginiti (H). HR—Langfels (E).
Records—High Point 10-3, Eastern Ky. 6-5.
Western Ky. 010 030 003—7 9 2
New Orleans 300 030 000—6 13 1
Perkins, Stem (5), Gilliland (5), Edelen (7), Krueger (7), Hammons (8), Davis (9) and Huck; Pivach, Richardson (8), Mattson (9), DeGrouttola (9) and Sanford. W—Hammonds (1-0). L—Mattson (1-1). 2B—Payton (W), Schwaner (N). 3B—Petello (N), Sanford (N). HR—Carter (W).
Records—Western Ky. 11-4 (2-0 SBC), New Orleans 3-8 (0-2).
Basketball
nba
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 41 23 .641 —
Toronto 32 31 .508 8½
Philadelphia 23 42 .354 18½
New York 23 43 .348 19
New Jersey 7 58 .108 34½
Southeast Division
Orlando 47 20 .701 —
Atlanta 42 23 .646 4
Charlotte 33 31 .516 12½
Miami 34 32 .515 12½
Washington 21 43 .328 24½
Central Division
x-Cleveland 51 15 .773 —
Milwaukee 35 29 .547 15
Chicago 31 34 .477 19½
Detroit 23 43 .348 28
Indiana 21 44 .323 29½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 45 22 .672 —
San Antonio 39 25 .609 4½
Memphis 35 32 .522 10
Houston 32 31 .508 11
New Orleans 32 34 .485 12½
Northwest Division
Denver 45 21 .682 —
Utah 42 23 .646 2½
Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 4
Portland 40 28 .588 6
Minnesota 14 52 .212 31
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 48 18 .727 —
Phoenix 40 26 .606 8
L.A. Clippers 25 42 .373 23½
Sacramento 22 44 .333 26
Golden State 17 47 .266 30
x-clinched playoff spot
Saturday's games
Orlando 109, Washington 95
Atlanta 112, Detroit 99
Denver 125, Memphis 108
San Antonio 118, L.A. Clippers 88
New York 128, Dallas 94
New Jersey at Houston (n)
Toronto at Golden State (n)
Sunday's games
Indiana at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Portland, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Magic 109, Wizards 95
ORLANDO (109) — Barnes 1-4 0-0 3, Lewis 1-4 0-0 3, D.Howard 11-13 6-9 28, Nelson 4-8 1-1 9, Carter 8-18 0-0 18, Bass 6-10 4-5 16, Williams 4-9 0-0 9, Redick 5-9 6-6 18, Pietrus 1-3 0-0 3, Gortat 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 41-79 19-23 109.
WASHINGTON (95) — Thornton 6-15 3-4 15, Blatche 14-23 3-5 32, McGee 1-6 3-4 5, Foye 2-7 0-0 4, Miller 2-3 0-0 4, Oberto 1-1 0-0 2, Livingston 8-11 2-2 18, Singleton 2-5 0-0 4, Young 2-3 0-0 4, Ross 0-3 0-0 0, Gee 2-5 2-2 7. Totals 40-82 13-17 95.
Orlando 20 41 27 21—109
Washington 33 22 21 19— 95
Three-point goals—Orlando 8-14 (Redick 2-3, Carter 2-4, Lewis 1-1, Barnes 1-2, Williams 1-2, Pietrus 1-2), Washington 2-9 (Gee 1-1, Blatche 1-3, Livingston 0-1, Singleton 0-1, Thornton 0-1, Foye 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 51 (D.Howard 15), Washington 37 (Gee 5). Assists—Orlando 20 (Nelson 8), Washington 24 (Livingston 8). Total fouls—Orlando 20, Washington 19. Technicals—Orlando defensive three-second, Washington defensive three-second. A—20,173 (20,173).
Hawks 112, Pistons 99
DETROIT (99) — Prince 4-10 0-0 8, Jerebko 4-12 1-2 9, Maxiell 6-9 7-9 19, Bynum 7-10 2-4 16, Hamilton 6-13 4-4 18, Gordon 3-8 5-6 12, Brown 2-2 0-2 4, Daye 1-4 0-0 3, Villanueva 4-7 0-0 9, Summers 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 37-75 20-29 99.
ATLANTA (112) — Williams 5-11 1-2 12, Jos.Smith 8-14 2-2 18, Horford 7-8 1-4 15, Bibby 2-6 2-2 7, Johnson 10-15 4-5 26, Crawford 7-8 0-0 17, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Pachulia 1-1 0-0 2, Teague 2-3 2-2 6, West 0-0 0-0 0, J. Smith 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 46-73 13-18 112.
Detroit 12 29 36 22— 99
Atlanta 30 39 23 20—112
Three-point goals—Detroit 5-14 (Hamilton 2-5, Daye 1-2, Villanueva 1-2, Gordon 1-3, Prince 0-2), Atlanta 7-14 (Crawford 3-3, Johnson 2-4, Williams 1-3, Bibby 1-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 45 (Maxiell 12), Atlanta 34 (Horford 7). Assists—Detroit 18 (Bynum 7), Atlanta 35 (Jos.Smith 11). Total fouls—Detroit 16, Atlanta 23. Technicals—Bynum, Detroit Coach Kuester. A—18,214 (18,729).
Nuggets 125, Grizzlies 108
DENVER (125) — Anthony 12-22 0-0 24, Nene 5-9 3-5 13, Petro 2-3 1-2 5, Billups 8-15 4-4 22, Afflalo 2-7 0-0 4, Allen 3-4 1-1 7, Andersen 2-3 4-4 8, Smith 11-16 1-2 30, Graham 2-2 2-2 6, Carter 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 50-85 16-20 125.
MEMPHIS (108) — Gay 5-11 1-2 12, Randolph 8-17 5-6 22, Gasol 6-8 5-8 17, Conley 3-10 0-0 6, Mayo 9-16 6-6 25, Thabeet 0-0 3-4 3, Williams 5-6 1-2 13, Young 2-7 4-4 8, Arthur 0-2 0-0 0, Carroll 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-78 25-32 108.
Denver 24 33 28 40—125
Memphis 33 30 22 23—108
Three-point goals—Denver 9-22 (Smith 7-10, Billups 2-6, Carter 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Afflalo 0-4), Memphis 5-17 (Williams 2-3, Randolph 1-3, Gay 1-3, Mayo 1-4, Young 0-1, Conley 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Denver 47 (Afflalo, Anthony 6), Memphis 38 (Randolph 12). Assists—Denver 22 (Carter 7), Memphis 19 (Williams, Gasol 6). Total fouls—Denver 25, Memphis 19. Technicals—Anthony. A—17,023 (18,119).
Knicks 128, Mavericks 94
NEW YORK (128) — Chandler 9-20 4-4 22, Gallinari 2-4 1-1 6, Lee 6-12 3-5 15, Douglas 8-10 1-2 21, McGrady 4-7 1-1 11, Walker 9-12 0-0 23, Harrington 8-15 2-4 20, House 3-7 0-0 7, Duhon 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 50-89 12-17 128.
DALLAS (94) — Marion 6-15 2-2 14, Nowitzki 5-13 10-10 20, Haywood 1-2 1-2 3, Kidd 5-12 1-2 15, Butler 2-6 3-6 7, Dampier 0-0 0-0 0, Beaubois 6-11 0-2 13, Najera 2-6 0-0 4, Barea 6-10 0-0 14, Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0, Carroll 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 34-80 19-26 94.
New York 30 28 33 37—128
Dallas 25 23 18 28— 94
Three-point goals—New York 16-30 (Walker 5-8, Douglas 4-4, McGrady 2-4, Harrington 2-5, Gallinari 1-1, Duhon 1-1, House 1-4, Chandler 0-3), Dallas 7-21 (Kidd 4-7, Barea 2-4, Beaubois 1-4, Nowitzki 0-1, Stevenson 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Butler 0-1, Najera 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New York 47 (Lee 14), Dallas 50 (Nowitzki 12). Assists—New York 28 (Douglas 8), Dallas 14 (Kidd 6). Total fouls—New York 19, Dallas 15. Technicals—Nowitzki. A—20,224 (19,200).
Spurs 118, Clippers 88
L.A. CLIPPERS (88) — Outlaw 7-15 1-1 17, Gooden 3-8 3-4 9, Kaman 3-9 0-0 6, Davis 9-17 3-3 22, Butler 1-3 0-0 2, Jordan 4-5 0-2 8, Collins 3-5 0-0 6, Smith 1-6 1-2 3, Novak 2-2 0-0 5, Blake 3-6 0-0 8, Brown 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 37-82 8-12 88.
SAN ANTONIO (118) — Jefferson 8-14 2-2 18, Duncan 4-9 0-0 8, McDyess 2-6 0-0 4, Hill 6-8 1-1 14, Ginobili 6-9 0-0 14, Bogans 0-1 0-0 0, Bonner 8-9 0-0 21, Blair 4-8 0-1 8, Hairston 6-8 0-0 12, Mason 4-8 2-2 11, Jackson 0-2 1-2 1, Mahinmi 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 51-87 7-9 118.
L.A. Clippers 18 30 20 20— 88
San Antonio 32 33 25 28—118
Three-point goals—L.A. Clippers 6-14 (Blake 2-3, Outlaw 2-4, Novak 1-1, Davis 1-2, Butler 0-1, Brown 0-3), San Antonio 9-14 (Bonner 5-6, Ginobili 2-3, Hill 1-1, Mason 1-3, Bogans 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 39 (Smith 7), San Antonio 48 (Jefferson 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 16 (Outlaw 6), San Antonio 32 (Hill 11). Total fouls—L.A. Clippers 14, San Antonio 12. A—18,581 (18,797).
ABA
BLUEGRASS STALLIONS 99JERSEY EXPRESS 91
Playoffs
Jersey — Mosby 9-19 1-2 22, Fowler 8-20 1-2 20, Ailey 2-3 2-2 6, Thorpe 3-8 0-0 6, Battle 6-13 3-5 15, Davis 3-9 0-2 6, Jones 1-2 1-2 3, Morgano 4-9 3-4 11, Geary 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-84 11-19 91.
BLUEGRASS — Moss 4-12 0-0 10, Brown 2-4 0-0 4, Turner 1-7 2-2 4, Perry 7-14 3-4 18, Murrell 2-4 0-0 4, McLeish 5-12 5-6 17, Dialls 3-8 3-4 9, Taylor 1-8 2-2 5, Harris 7-13 4-4 18, Thompson 2-3 0-0 4, Camara 0-0 0-0 0, Obrzut 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 36-89 21-26 99.
Jersey 23 18 26 24—61
Bluegrass 34 19 22 24—99
Three-point goals—Jersey 6-18 (Mosby 3-7, Fowler 3-7, Thorpe 0-4), Bluegrass 6-23 (Moss 2-4, McLeish 2-5, Perry 1-3, Taylor 1-5, Turner 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Harris 0-3). Rebounds—Jersey 48 (Davis 13), Bluegrass 59 (Dialls 14). Assists—Jersey 11 (Four tied with 2), Bluegrass 17 (McLeish 4, Harris 4). Total fouls—Jersey 22, Bluegrass 21. Turnovers—Jersey 18, Bluegrass 19. A—n/a.
college men
conference tournaments
America East
Saturday's finals
Vermont 83 Boston University 70
Atlantic Coast
At Greensboro, N.C.
Saturday's semifinals
No. 4 Duke 77 Miami 74
Georgia Tech 57 N.C. State 54
Sunday's finals
Duke vs. Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.
Atlantic Sun
March 6 finals
East Tennessee St. 72 Mercer 66
Atlantic 10
At Atlantic City, N.J.
Saturday's semifinals
No. 17 Temple 57 Rhode Island 44
Richmond 89No. 24 Xavier 85 (OT)
Sunday's finals
Temple vs. Richmond, 1 p.m.
Big East
Saturday's finals
No. 22 GeorgetownNo. 7 West Virginia (n)
Big Sky
March 10 finals
Montana 66 Weber St. 65
Big South
March 6 finals
Winthrop 64 Coastal Carolina 53
Big Ten
At Indianapolis
Saturday's semifinals
No. 5 Ohio St. 88 Illinois 81 (2OT)
Minnesota 69No. 6 Purdue 42
Sunday's finals
Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
Big 12
Saturday's finals
No. 1 Kansas 72No. 9 Kansas St. 64
Big West
Saturday's finals
UC Santa Barbara 69 Long Beach St. 64
Colonial Athletic Association
March 8 finals
Old Dominion 60 William & Mary 53
Conference USA
Saturday's finals
Houston 81No. 25 UTEP 73
Horizon League
March 9 finals
Butler 70 Wright St. 45
Metro Atlantic Athletic
March 9 finals
Siena 72 Fairfield 65 (OT)
Mid-American
Saturday's finals
Ohio 81 Akron 75 (OT)
Mid-Eastern Athletic
Saturday's finals
Morgan St. 65 South Carolina St. 57
Missouri Valley
March 7 finals
Northern Iowa 67 Wichita St. 52
Mountain West
Saturday's finals
San Diego St. 55 UNLV 45
Northeast
March 10 finals
Robert Morris 52 Quinnipiac 50
Ohio Valley
March 6 finals
Murray St. 62 Morehead St. 51
Pacific-10
Saturday's finals
Washington 79 California 75
Patriot League
Friday's finals
Lehigh 74 Lafayette 59
Southeastern
At The Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Saturday's semifinals
No. 2 Kentucky 74No. 15 Tennessee 45
Mississippi St. 62No. 20 Vanderbilt 52
Sunday's finals
Kentucky vs. Mississippi St., 1 p.m.
Southern
March 8 finals
Wofford 56 Appalachian St. 51
Southland
Saturday's finals
Sam Houston St. 64 Stephen F. Austin 48
Southwestern Athletic
Saturday's finals
Ark.-Pine Bluff Texas Southern (n)
Summit League
March 9 finals
Oakland (Mich.) 76 IUPUI 64
Sun Belt
March 9 finals
North Texas 66 Troy 63
West Coast
March 8 finals
Saint Mary's (Calif.) 81 Gonzaga 62
Western Athletic
Saturday's finals
Utah St. New Mexico St. (n)
National Tournaments
NAIA
First round — Wednesday, March 17
Azusa Pacific vs. Cumberlands, 12:30 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Park, 6:15 p.m.
NCAA DIVISION II
Midwest Regional at Owensboro
(In bracket order)
Saturday's first round
Quincy 71 Drury 58
Bellarmine 70 Central St. 66
St. Joseph's 72 Ky. Wesleyan 70
Findlay Grand Valley St. (n)
Grand Valley St. Findlay (n)
Sunday's semifinals
Quincy (22-8) vs. Bellarmine (23-8), 5 p.m.
First round winners, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday's finals
Semifinals winners, 7
college women
conference tournaments
AMERICA EAST
Saturday's finals
Vermont 55No. 21 Hartford 50
BIG 12
At
Saturday's semifinals
No. 11 Texas A&M 80No. 3 Nebraska 70
No. 12 Oklahoma 74No. 20 Oklahoma St. 69
Sunday's finals
No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m.
PACIFIC-10
At Los Angeles
Saturday's semifinals
No. 2 Stanford 64 California 44
No. 23 UCLA 59 Southern Cal 53
Sunday's finals
No 23 Stanford vs. No. 23 UCLA, 6 p.m.
ncaa automatic bids
By conference:
Atlantic Coast— Duke
America East— Vermont
Atlantic Sun—E. Tennessee St.
Atlantic 10— Xavier
Big East— Connecticut
Big Sky— Portland St.
Big Ten— Ohio St.
Big West— UC Riverside
Conference USA— Tulane
Eastern Athletic— Hampton
Ivy League— Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic
— Marist
Mid-American— Bowling Green
Mid-Eastern Athletic— Hampton
Mountain West— San Diego St.
Ohio Valley— Austin Peay
Patriot League— Lehigh
Southeastern— Tennessee
Southern— Chattanooga
Southland— Lamar
Southwestern Athletic— Southern
Summit League—South Dakota St.
Sun Belt—Mid. Tennessee
West Coast— Gonzaga
Western Athletic— Louisiana Tech
naia tournament
At Jackson, Tenn.
Wednesday's first round
Campbellsville vs. LSU-Shreveport, 10:15 a.m.
Vanguard vs. Lindsey Wilson, 2:15 p.m.
Cumberlands vs. Xavier, 4:30 p.m.
high school girls
west 79, east 75
East/West Charity All-Star Game at Bowling Green
EAST — Dean 6, Sexton 2, Upchurch 10, Coleman 6, Marshall 3, Thompson 3, Hovee 6, Barnette 5, Craig 9, Rowe 25.
WEST — Daniel 7, Barclay 3, Smith 16, Foster 8, McGuffin 4, Foreman 5, Tyra 12, Lape 4, Thacker 2, Bramblett 9, Drake 9.
East 19 21 21 14—75
West 23 14 17 25—79
youth
At Mill Creek
7-9 year-old girls
PAL Angels 24, Lady Cats 3; Lady Cast 7, Raptors 6
Golf
professional
pga: puerto rico open
At Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
7,569-yd., par-72 (36-36) Trump International G.C.
Partial second round
(a-amatuer)
Paul Stankowski 66-70—136-8
Guy Boros 71-67—138-6
Steve Elkington 68-70—138-6
Jay Delsing 71-74—145 +1
Grant Waite 75-71—146 +2
Tom Kite 73-73—146 +2
Leaderboard at time of suspended play
Score Through
1. Chad Collins-9 11
2. Paul Stankowski-8 F
2. Jeff Overton-8 14
2. Jhonattan Vegas-8 13
5. Nicholas Thompson-7 17
5. James Nitties-7 12
5. Skip Kendall-7 DNS
5. Kris Blanks-7 DNS
9. Guy Boros-6 F
9. Steve Elkington-6 F
9. Woody Austin-6 14
9. Kent Jones-6 13
9. Peter Gustafsson-6 9
Others
(Projected cut: -1)
t73. Steve Flesch E DNS
t124. Robert Damron +5 13
Note: 122 golfers did not complete the second round.
World Golf CA-Championships
At Doral, Fla.
7,334-yd., par-72 TPC Blue Monster at Doral
Charl Schwartzel 67-70-67—204-12
Ernie Els 68-66-70—204-12
Padraig Harrington 70-68-67—205-11
Robert Allenby 68-67-71—206-10
Bill Haas 71-66-70—207-9
Martin Kaymer 70-72-66—208-8
Matt Kuchar 71-71-67—209-7
Paul Casey 69-72-68—209-7
Vijay Singh 68-71-70—209-7
Soren Hansen 69-69-71—209-7
Alvaro Quiros 72-69-69—210-6
Camilo Villegas 72-68-70—210-6
John Senden 69-70-71—210-6
Hunter Mahan 72-70-69—211-5
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano72-68-71—211-5
Others
Phil Mickelson 71-69-72—212-4
J.B. Holmes 69-70-73—212-4
Steve Stricker 73-69-71—213-3
Kenny Perry 73-74-68—215-1
Jim Furyk 70-76-69—215-1
Angel Cabrera 74-71-70—215-1
Heath Slocum 74-71-70—215-1
Anthony Kim 71-73-71—215-1
Ben Crane 74-73-69—216 E
Sergio Garcia 74-72-71—217 +1
Zach Johnson 76-70-71—217 +1
Dustin Johnson 69-72-76—217 +1
Stewart Cink 75-74-72—221 +5
Steve Marino 75-71-77—223 +7
Handa Women's Australian Open
At Melbourne, Australia
6,673-yd., par-73 Commonwealth G.C.
Karrie Webb 73-70-70—213 -6
Giulia Sergas 70-69-75—214 -5
Laura Davies 68-76-71—215 -4
Katherine Hull 72-72-72—216 -3
Yani Tseng 74-71-72—217 -2
Yang Soo-jin 70-72-75—217 -2
Melissa Reid 72-76-70—218 -1
A.M. Guijarro 76-72-70—218 -1
Stacy Lewis 75-71-72—218 -1
Anna Nordqvist 75-70-73—218 -1
local
At Lakeside G.C.
Bruce Walcott aced the 162-yard 3rd hole with a 5-iron. Witness: Greg Whitaker.
Hockey
nhl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 40 23 5 85 215 196
New Jersey 40 24 3 83 180 162
Philadelphia 36 27 4 76 202 182
N.Y. Rangers 30 29 9 69 178 187
N.Y. Islanders 27 32 9 63 176 213
Northeast Division
Buffalo 36 21 10 82 183 170
Ottawa 37 26 5 79 185 192
Montreal 35 29 6 76 191 194
Boston 30 25 12 72 167 172
Toronto 23 33 12 58 182 230
Southeast Division
y-Washington 45 14 9 99 266 192
Tampa Bay 28 27 12 68 181 207
Atlanta 28 29 10 66 198 218
Florida 28 29 10 66 174 193
Carolina 28 32 8 64 189 211
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 44 18 5 93 222 166
Nashville 37 26 5 79 190 196
Detroit 33 23 12 78 185 185
St. Louis 32 26 9 73 184 184
Columbus 27 31 11 65 178 223
Northwest Division
Vancouver 41 23 3 85 220 174
Colorado 38 23 6 82 199 176
Calgary 34 24 9 77 172 167
Minnesota 32 29 6 70 184 195
Edmonton 21 40 7 49 171 236
Pacific Division
San Jose 43 14 10 96 222 168
Phoenix 41 22 5 87 184 167
Los Angeles 40 22 5 85 204 179
Dallas 29 25 13 71 188 213
Anaheim 30 29 8 68 185 207
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
y-clinched division
Saturday's games
Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2
Florida 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
Toronto 6, Edmonton 4
Montreal 3, Boston 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 2
Phoenix 4, Carolina 0
Detroit 3, Buffalo 2 (OT)
St. Louis 5, Columbus 1
Ottawa at Vancouver (n)
Sunday's games
Washington at Chicago, 12:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 3 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Lacrosse
high school boys
At Lexington Catholic
Hamilton SE (Ind.) 10, Lex. Catholic 9 (OT)
Goals—HSE: Sanders 3, Holst 3, Ryan, Cheslyn, Churalis, Miller; LC: Bennett 3, Fish 2, Cunningham 2, Christman, Dalhstrom.
Goalkeepers—HSE: Loftus; LC: Bodziony.
Records—Hamilton SE 2-0, Lex. Catholic 2-2.
At Shillito Park
Lafayette 10, Oldham Co. 5
Goals—L: Kelly 5, Bonfert 3, Hoots, Campbell; OC: Donnell 2, Mayer 2, Lovelace.
Outdoors
solar-lunar table
This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones (bold indicates best days).
March 14-20
Sunday 12:20 p.m. 12:40 a.m.
Monday 1:00 p.m. 1:20 a.m.
Tuesday 1:45 p.m. 2:05 a.m.
Wednesday 2:30 p.m. 2:50 a.m.
Thursday 3:15 p.m. 3:35 a.m.
Friday 4:00 p.m. 4:25 a.m.
Saturday 4:55 p.m. 5:20 a.m.
March 21-28
Sunday 5:50 p.m. 6:20 a.m.
Monday 6:50 p.m. 7:15 a.m.
Tuesday 7:45 p.m. 8:15 a.m.
Wednesday 8:45 p.m. 9:10 a.m.
Thursday 9:40 p.m. 10:05 a.m.
Friday 10:35 p.m. 11:05 a.m.
Saturday 11:35 p.m. 11:55 a.m.
Sunday 12:20 a.m. ---
Softball
college
saturday's scores
Asbury 25-17 Ohio Christian 0-0
Auburn 3 Kentucky 2
Eastern Ky. 8 Winston-Salem St. 0
Lindsey Wilson 3-1 W.Va. Tech 0-0
Missouri S&T 3-6 Bellarmine 1-5
Moravian 11 Transylvania 6
Towson 9 Eastern Ky. 2
Western Ky. 2 Iowa 1
Western Ky. 2 Virginia Tech 0
At Rock Hill, S.C.
Towson 004 120 2—9 13 1
Eastern Ky. 100 001 0—2 11 1
Lingmai and Donnelly; Mockbee, Toups (2), Flores (3), Perry (7) and Pounds. W—Lingmai (3-1). L—Flores (1-5). 2B—Stevenson (T), Horswill (E). HR—Delp (T).
Records—Towson 10-3, Eastern Ky. 4-15.
Eastern Ky. 200 230 1—8 9 0
W-S St. 000 000 0—0 2 1
Perry and Handley; Burgess, Lane (5) and Woodbury. W—Perry (4-4). L—Burgess (1-2). 2B—Handley (E), Horswill (E). HR—Horswill (E).
Records—Eastern Ky. 5-15, Winston-Salem St. 2-6.
Kentucky 000 002 0—2 3 0
Auburn 001 020 x—3 7 1
Bell, Riley (6) and Yocke; Thompson and Eisterhold. W—Thompson (6-4). L—Bell (8-4). 2B—Johnson (K), Yocke (K). HR—Stangl (A), Guzman (A).
Records—Auburn 14-7 (1-0 SEC), Kentucky 14-6 (0-1).
At Panama City Beach, Fla.
Moravian 320 310 40—13 11 4
Transylvania 000 0312x— 6 5 4
Carmon, Gonzalez (5) and Thomas; DeArk, Foree (3), Wall (4), LeCompte (5) and Kallenborn. W—Carmon. L—DeArk. 2B—Gross (M), Dizinno (M), Lynn (M), Battersby (M), McCarty (T). HR—Pierce (T).
Western Ky. 000 000 02—2 3 2
Virginia Tech 000 000 00—0 4 3
Nathanson and Williams; Harrell and Liddle. W—Nathanson. L—Harrell. 2B—Reed (W), McGarva (V).
Iowa 000 010 0—1 2 0
Western Ky. 010 010 x—2 6 1
Zust and Watkins; Wagner and Williams. W—Wagner. L—Zust. 2B—Valentine (I), Dowling 2 (I).
Odds
glantz-culver line
NCAA basketball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT finals
Atlantic Coast at Greensboro, N.C.
Favorite Line Underdog
Duke 8 Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 at Atlantic City, N.J.
Temple 4 Richmond
Southeastern at Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky 5½ Mississippi St.
Big Ten at Indianapolis
Ohio St. 6 Minnesota
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
at Milwaukee 9 Indiana
at Cleveland 6 Boston
at Miami 6 Philadelphia
at Orlando 10 Charlotte
at Oklahoma City 2½ Utah
at Phoenix 9½ New Orleans
at Sacramento 6½ Minnesota
at Portland 7 Toronto
