Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned RHP Brandon Erbe and LHP Troy Patton to Norfolk (IL) and RHP Luis Lebron and RHP Chorye Spoone to Bowie (EL). Reassigned RHP Armando Gabino, LHP Chris George and LHP Michael Hinckley to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned LHP Kelvin De La Cruz to Akron (IL). Reassigned RHP Jason Grilli, RHP Zach Putnam and RHP Alex White to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Optioned RHP Ivan Nova to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) and RHP Hector Noesi to Tampa (FSL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen to Sacramento (PCL) and LHP Pedro Figueroa and RHP Fautino De Los Santos to Midland (Texas). Returned Rule 5 Draft Pick, RHP Bobby Cassevah, back to Los Angeles (AL). National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned INF Pedro Ciriaco, LHP Leyson Septimo, RHP Daniel Stange and RHP Cesar Valdez to their minor league camp. Reassigned LHP Tom Layne, RHP Kyler Newby, RHP Wes Roemer, RHP Bryan Shaw, RHP Matt Torra, C Konrad Schmidt, INF Mark Hallberg and OF Collin Cowgill to their minor league camp.
ATLANTA BRAVES—Optioned RHP Steve Marek, RHP James Parr, RHP Todd Redmond and LHP Lee Hyde to Gwinnett (IL) and RHP Juan Abreu, RHP Kyle Cofield and LHP Jose Ortegano to Mississippi (SL). Reassigned RHP Erik Cordier, RHP Chris Resop, LHP Mike Minor, C Braeden Schlehuber, C Jesus Sucre and OF Cody Johnson to their minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Reassigned RHP Eric Gagne, RHP Scott Dohmann, OF Michael Restovich and OF John Lindsey to their minor league camp. Optioned LHP Scott Elbert to their minor league camp. Announced Rule 5 draft pick LHP Armando Zerpa was reclaimed by Boston (AL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Optioned RHP Amaury Rivas and RHP Mark Rogers to Huntsville (SL). Reassigned C Martin Maldonado and LHP A.J. Murray to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK METS—Optioned C Josh Thole, RHP Eddie Kunz and RHP Clint Everts to Buffalo (IL) and INF Shawn Bowman to Binghamton (EL). Reassigned RHP R.A. Dickey, RHP Jack Egbert, RHP Josh Fogg, LHP Travis Blackley, LHP Arturo Lopez, LHP Eric Niesen, LHP Bobby Livingston, INF Andy Green, INF Luis Hernandez, INF Mike Hessman, INF Mike Cervenak, OF Jesus Feliciano and OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to their minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned RHP Brad Lincoln and LHP Donnie Veal to Indianapolis (IL) and RHP Bryan Morris to Bradenton (FSL). Reassigned C Tony Sanchez, RHP Jeff Sues, LHP Justin Thomas and RHP Virgil Vasquez to their minor league camp.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned LHP Aaron Poreda and LHP Cesar Ramos to Portland (PCL) and LHP Steve Garrison and RHP Craig Italiano to San Antonio (Texas). Reassigned C Mitch Canham, C Mike Collins and RHP Jackson Quezada to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Released LHP Ron Villone. Optioned RHP Collin Balester and LHP Atahualpa Severino to Syracuse (IL), RHP Ryan Mattheus and LHP Aaron Thompson to Harrisburg (EL) and RHP Juan Jaime to Potomac (Carolina). American Association
Basketball
National Basketball Association
PHOENIX SUNS—Assigned F Earl Clark to Iowa (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with LB Paris Lenon on a three-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Agreed to terms with S Roy Williams on a one-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Re-signed OT Mark Tauscher to a two-year contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed QB Bruce Gradkowski and LS Jon Condo.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed LB Larry Foote to a three-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed QB David Carr to a two-year contract. Traded QB Shaun Hill to Detroit for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Chris Baker to a multiyear contract and WR Ruvell Martin to a one-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with P-K Ricky Schmitt.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended Washington F Alex Ovechkin for two games for a reckless hit on Chicago D Brian Campbell during a March 14 game.
Baseball
MLB
Spring Training
Monday's Games
Florida 5, Minnesota 4
Baltimore 8, Boston 4
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1
Detroit 10, Toronto 7
N.Y. Mets 6, St. Louis 5
L.A. Dodgers 4, L.A. Angels 0
Arizona 13, Seattle 5
Milwaukee 5, Cleveland 4
Cincinnati 13, Oakland 5
Colorado 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Atlanta 5, Washington 2
San Francisco (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., (n)
San Francisco (ss) vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., (n)
Kansas City vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., (n)
Tuesday's Games
Detroit vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida (ss) vs Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida (ss) vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Texas vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Reds 13, Athletics 5
At Goodyear, Ariz.
Oakland 004 001 000—5 9 1
Cincinnatti (10)00 012 00x—13 16 1
Sheets, Hernandez (1), Jennings (3), Blevins (5), Ziegler (7), Rodriguez (8) and Suzuki, Powell; Lincoln, Cordero (4), Wood (5), M.Leake (8) and Castillo, D.Mesoraco. W—Lincoln. L—Sheets. HRs—Cincinnati, Dickerson (1), Balentien (1).
College
Baseball America poll
The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through March 14 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):
Team Record Pv
1. Virginia 12-3 1
2. Texas 13-3 3
3. Georgia Tech 13-1 4
4. Texas Christian 12-2 7
5. Florida State 13-2 5
6. Florida 11-3 6
7. Louisiana State 13-2 2
8. Coastal Carolina 15-2 8
9. Louisville 14-1 10
10. Arizona State 15-0 11
11. Clemson 13-1 12
12. UCLA 13-0 15
13. Arkansas 12-3 14
14. Rice 10-7 9
15. UC Irvine 9-6 16
16. South Carolina 11-4 19
17. Miami 10-4 20
18. Oregon State 10-3 21
19. Vanderbilt 14-1 24
20. East Carolina 8-6 13
21. Mississippi 12-4 18
22. Kentucky 13-2 22
23. Stanford 7-4 23
24. North Carolina 12-4 17
25. Oklahoma 15-2 25
Collegiate baseball poll
The Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 14, points and previous rank. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
Team Record Pts Pv
1. Arizona St. 15-0 494 2
2. Virginia 12-3 492 4
3. Louisiana St. 13-2 490 1
4. Georgia Tech 13-1 489 5
5. Florida St. 13-2 488 3
6. Texas 13-3 486 6
7. UCLA 13-0 484 10
8. Coastal Carolina15-2 480 7
9. Louisville 14-1 477 8
10. Clemson 13-1 476 13
11. Florida 11-3 475 9
12. Texas Christian12-2 474 11
13. Oregon St. 10-3 472 12
14. Oklahoma 15-2 469 16
15. Miami, Fla. 10-4 466 15
16. Arkansas 12-3 463 19
17. S.E. Louisiana15-1 460 26
18. Vanderbilt 14-1 458 27
19. Kansas 11-4 457 —
20. Mississippi 12-4 455 18
21. Alabama 12-1 453 30
22. North Carolina12-4 450 14
23. South Carolina11-4 449 23
24. New Mexico 13-5 447 22
25. Wichita St. 10-3 444 21
26. Kentucky 13-3 442 24
27. Ohio St. 9-4 439 17
28. Texas A&M 13-3 437 —
29. Stanford 7-4 432 29
30. VMI 14-1 429 —
Basketball
nba
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 42 24 .631 —
Toronto 32 33 .492 9
New York 24 43 .358 18
Philadelphia 23 44 .343 19
New Jersey 7 59 .106 34½
Southeast Division
Orlando 47 21 .691 —
Atlanta 42 23 .646 3½
Charlotte 34 31 .523 11½
Miami 35 32 .522 11½
Washington 21 43 .328 24
Central Division
x-Cleveland 52 15 .776 —
Milwaukee 36 29 .554 15
Chicago 31 34 .477 20
Detroit 23 44 .348 29
Indiana 21 45 .318 30½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 45 22 .672 —
San Antonio 39 25 .609 4½
Memphis 35 32 .522 10
Houston 33 31 .516 10½
New Orleans 32 35 .478 13
Northwest Division
Denver 45 21 .682 —
Utah 42 24 .636 3
Oklahoma City 41 24 .631 3½
Portland 41 28 .594 5½
Minnesota 14 53 .209 31½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 48 18 .727 —
Phoenix 41 26 .612 7½
L.A. Clippers 25 42 .373 23½
Sacramento 23 44 .343 25½
Golden State 18 47 .277 29½
x-clinched playoff spot
Monday's games
Boston 119, Detroit 93
New York 94, Philadelphia 84
Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, (n)
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, (n)
Tuesday's games
Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Celtics 119, Pistons 93
DETROIT (93) — Prince 0-3 0-0 0, Jerebko 4-9 2-2 10, Maxiell 4-8 3-4 11, Bynum 6-11 4-4 16, Hamilton 4-7 5-7 14, Villanueva 1-4 2-2 4, Daye 3-3 0-1 6, Gordon 4-10 2-2 11, Brown 1-5 1-6 3, Summers 4-5 2-2 12, Atkins 2-3 1-1 6. Totals 33-68 22-31 93.
BOSTON (119) — Pierce 4-6 6-7 15, Garnett 6-9 2-2 14, Perkins 4-8 3-6 11, Rondo 1-5 1-2 3, R.Allen 6-9 1-1 15, Davis 6-8 1-2 13, Daniels 5-7 1-2 11, R.Wallace 3-4 2-2 8, Robinson 3-8 1-2 8, Finley 6-7 0-0 15, T.Allen 0-1 2-2 2, Williams 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 46-74 20-28 119.
Detroit 15 20 35 23— 93
Boston 31 33 25 30—119
Three-point goals—Detroit 5-16 (Summers 2-2, Atkins 1-2, Hamilton 1-3, Gordon 1-3, Villanueva 0-1, Bynum 0-1, Jerebko 0-4), Boston 7-16 (Finley 3-4, R.Allen 2-4, Pierce 1-3, Robinson 1-3, Daniels 0-1, R.Wallace 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 36 (Maxiell 10), Boston 44 (Garnett, Perkins 8). Assists—Detroit 17 (Bynum 7), Boston 34 (Rondo 6). Total fouls—Detroit 21, Boston 25. Technicals—Detroit defensive three-second, Perkins, Robinson. A—18,624 (18,624).
Knicks 94, 76ers 84
NEW YORK (94) — Chandler 6-9 0-0 12, Gallinari 8-15 2-3 21, Lee 4-6 0-2 8, Douglas 7-13 4-4 20, McGrady 5-12 0-0 14, Harrington 4-10 5-6 15, Walker 1-5 0-0 2, Rodriguez 1-3 0-0 2, House 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 11-15 94.
PHILADELPHIA (84) — Young 2-8 1-2 6, Brand 3-8 1-2 7, Dalembert 4-8 3-3 11, Holiday 7-14 2-2 18, Iguodala 5-22 4-8 14, Green 8-14 0-2 17, Kapono 3-9 0-0 8, Smith 0-0 1-2 1, Carney 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-86 12-21 84.
New York 26 18 29 21—94
Philadelphia 25 30 14 15—84
Three-point goals—New York 11-25 (McGrady 4-5, Gallinari 3-6, Harrington 2-6, Douglas 2-6, Walker 0-2), Philadelphia 6-25 (Kapono 2-6, Holiday 2-6, Green 1-2, Young 1-3, Carney 0-1, Iguodala 0-7). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New York 43 (Lee 16), Philadelphia 63 (Dalembert 18). Assists—New York 21 (Douglas 7), Philadelphia 14 (Holiday 6). Total fouls—New York 18, Philadelphia 19. A—13,563 (20,318).
College men
College Basketball Invitational
Tuesday's first round games
Virginia Commonwealth (22-9) at George Washington (16-14), 7 p.m.
Indiana State (17-14) at Saint Louis (20-11), 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 17
Wednesday's first round games
Duquesne (16-15) at Princeton (20-8), 7 p.m.
IUPUI (24-10) at Hofstra (19-14), 7 p.m.
Wisconsin-Green Bay (21-12) at Akron (24-10), 7 p.m.
College of Charleston (21-11) at Eastern Kentucky (20-12), 7 p.m.
Colorado State (16-15) at Morehead State (23-10), 9 p.m.
Boston U. (19-13) at Oregon State (14-17), 10 p.m.
National Invitation Tournament
Tuesday's first round
Northeastern (20-12) at Connecticut (17-15), 7 p.m.
N.C. State (19-15) at South Florida (20-12), 8 p.m.
Coastal Carolina (28-6) at UAB (23-8), 8 p.m.
Texas Tech (17-15) at Seton Hall (19-12), 9 p.m.
William & Mary (22-10) at North Carolina (16-16), 9:30 p.m.
Jackson State (19-12) at Mississippi State (23-11), 10 p.m.
Jacksonville (19-12) at Arizona State (22-10), 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 17
Tulsa (23-11) at Kent State (23-9), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (22-10) at Dayton (20-12), 7 p.m.
Weber State (20-10) at Cincinnati (18-15), 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac (23-9) at Virginia Tech (23-8), 7 p.m.
Northwestern (20-13) at Rhode Island (23-9), 7 p.m.
Troy (20-12) at Mississippi (21-10), 8 p.m.
Nevada (20-12) at Wichita State (25-9), 8:05 p.m.
Illinois (19-14) at Stony Brook (22-9), 9 p.m.
St. John's (17-15) at Memphis (23-9), 9 p.m.
college women
Espn/USA Today
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (31)33-0 775 1
2. Stanford 31-1 744 2
3. Tennessee 30-2 701 4
4. Nebraska 30-1 678 3
5. Xavier 27-3 648 5
6. Duke 27-5 604 6
7. Notre Dame 27-5 568 7
8. Ohio State 30-4 550 9
9. Texas A&M 25-7 524 11
10. West Virginia 28-5 522 8
11. Florida State 26-5 472 10
12. Oklahoma 23-10 426 12
13. Georgetown 25-6 409 13
14. Gonzaga 27-4 326 15
15. Kentucky25-7 322 16
16. Iowa State 23-7 309 14
17. St. John's 24-6 285 17
18. Baylor 23-9 227 18
19. Oklahoma St. 23-10 197 21
20. Texas 22-10 167 20
21. Virginia 21-9 127 22
22. UCLA 24-8 119 23
23. Hartford 27-4 101 19
24. Middle Tenn.25-5 76 25
25. Michigan State 22-9 60 24
Others receiving votes: Princeton 28; Vermont 15; Lehigh 13; Vanderbilt 11; Dayton 10; Georgia 8; James Madison 8; Marist 7; Iowa 6; Arkansas-Little Rock 5; DePaul 5; Gardner-Webb 5; TCU 5; LSU 4; Rutgers 2; Fresno State 1; Georgia Tech 1; Syracuse 1; Temple 1; Tulane 1; Wisconsin-Green Bay 1.
Associated press
The top 25 teams in the final 2009-10 The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (40)33-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 31-1 960 2
3. Tennessee 30-2 911 4
4. Nebraska 30-1 880 3
5. Xavier 27-3 807 5
6. Duke 27-5 775 7
7. Notre Dame 27-5 755 6
8. Ohio St. 30-4 728 8
9. Texas A&M 25-7 704 11
10. West Virginia 28-5 639 9
11. Florida St. 25-5 605 10
12. Oklahoma 23-10 565 12
13. Georgetown 25-6 466 13
14. Baylor 23-9 393 16
15. St. John's 24-6 383 17
16. Iowa St. 23-7 381 14
17. Texas 22-10 369 15
18. Gonzaga 27-4 339 18
19. Kentucky 25-7 328 19
20. Oklahoma St. 22-10 266 20
21. LSU 20-9 143 22
22. UCLA 24-8 126 23
23. Georgia 23-8 109 24
24. Michigan St. 22-9 82 25
25. Hartford 27-4 60 21
Others receiving votes: Virginia 48, Middle Tennessee 47, Georgia Tech 36, Iowa 20, Vanderbilt 12, DePaul 10, Princeton 10, Ark.-Little Rock 7, Fresno St. 6, Temple 6, TCU 5, Tulane 4, Wis.-Green Bay 4, Bowling Green 3, San Diego St. 2, Vermont 2, North Carolina 1, Rutgers 1, Syracuse 1, Wisconsin 1.
RPI rankings
The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) has been used by the NCAA since 1984 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA women's basketball tournament. This is an independent duplication of the RPI without input from the NCAA. It is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (25%), schedule strength (50%); and opponent's schedule strength (25%). Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI.
a-NCAA Automatic qualifier
x-NCAA at-large bid
Record RPI
1. a-Connecticut 33-0 .7476
2. a-Stanford 31-1 .7098
3. a-Tennessee 30-2 .7098
4. x-Nebraska 30-1 .6847
5. a-Duke 27-5 .6815
6. a-Texas A&M 25-7 .6736
7. x-Notre Dame 27-5 .6693
8. x-Oklahoma 23-10 .6659
9. a-Ohio St. 30-4 .6573
10. x-West Virginia 28-5 .6486
11. a-Xavier 27-3 .6446
12. x-Oklahoma St. 23-10 .6434
13. x-Texas 22-10 .6347
14. x-Florida St. 26-5 .6333
15. x-Baylor 23-9 .6306
16. x-Michigan St. 22-9 .6257
17. x-Virginia 21-9 .6252
18. x-Georgetown 24-6 .6238
19. x-Kentucky 25-7 .6227
20. x-St. John's 24-6 .6212
21. x-Vanderbilt 22-10 .6209
22. x-UCLA 24-8 .6169
23. a-Middle Tenn. 25-5 .6133
24. x-Rutgers 18-14 .6113
25. x-Georgia 23-8 .6084
26. x-Iowa St. 23-7 .6074
27. x-Hartford 27-4 .6059
28. x-Wisconsin 21-10 .6045
29. x-LSU 20-9 .6042
30. a-Gonzaga 27-4 .6017
31. x-DePaul 21-11 .6013
32. x-Georgia Tech 23-9 .6010
33. x-Temple 24-8 .6008
34. x-N.C. St. 20-13 .6000
35. x-Fresno St. 27-6 .5986
36. Southern Cal 19-12 .5986
37. a-James Madison 26-6 .5973
38. x-North Carolina 19-11 .5955
39. a-Vermont 26-6 .5946
40. x-Dayton 24-7 .5941
41. a-Tulane 26-6 .5896
42. x-TCU 22-8 .5887
43. x-Iowa 19-13 .5875
44. Kansas 15-15 .5866
45. x-Mississippi St. 19-12 .5839
46. Maryland 19-12 .5838
47. a-Bowling Green 27-6 .5834
48. Boston College 17-15 .5830
49. a-Marist 26-7 .5819
50. Illinois St. 24-7 .5813
Others
78. Louisville 14-17 .5571
82. Western Ky. 21-10 .5551
161. Morehead St. 21-10 .4967
264. Eastern Ky.11-17 .4306
281. Murray St. 12-17 .4213
Golf
Professional
World Golf Rankings
Through March 14
CountryRating
1. Tiger Woods USA 11.91
2. Steve Stricker USA 7.78
3. Phil Mickelson USA 7.30
4. Lee Westwood Eng 6.79
5. Paul Casey Eng 6.33
6. Ian Poulter Eng 6.19
7. Martin Kaymer Ger 5.43
8. Ernie Els SAf 5.12
9. Jim Furyk USA 5.11
10. Padraig Harrington Irl 5.00
11. Rory McIlroy NIr 4.81
12. Camilo Villegas Col 4.73
13. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 4.63
14. Henrik Stenson Swe 4.58
15. Robert Allenby Aus 4.26
16. Kenny Perry USA 4.22
17. Sergio Garcia Esp 4.15
18. Sean O'Hair USA 3.97
19. Retief Goosen SAf 3.94
20. Stewart Cink USA 3.83
21. Hunter Mahan USA 3.83
22. Robert Karlsson Swe 3.69
23. Luke Donald Eng 3.66
24. Ross Fisher Eng 3.58
25. Lucas Glover USA 3.54
26. Anthony Kim USA 3.53
27. Charl Schwartzel SAf 2.50
28. Zach Johnson USA 3.42
29. Dustin Johnson USA 3.34
30. Y.E. Yang Kor 3.31
31. Angel Cabrera Arg 3.11
32. Vijay Singh Fji 3.03
33. Alvaro Quiros Esp 3.00
34. Nick Watney USA 2.93
35. Matt Kuchar USA 2.88
36. Oliver Wilson Eng 2.72
37. Miguel A Jimenez Esp 2.69
38. Tim Clark SAf 2.68
39. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.67
40. Yuta Ikeda Jpn 2.66
41. Graeme McDowell NIr 2.54
42. Michael Sim Aus 2.53
43. Thongchai Jaidee Tha 2.51
44. Mike Weir Can 2.49
45. Francesco Molinari Ita 2.49
46. Soren Hansen Dnk 2.49
47. Adam Scott Aus 2.43
48. Edoardo Molinari Ita 2.38
49. Anders Hansen Dnk 2.36
50. Brian Gay USA 2.30
Other
56. J.B. Holmes USA 2.17
Hockey
nhl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 41 23 5 87 217 197
New Jersey 41 24 3 85 183 164
Philadelphia 36 28 4 76 203 185
N.Y. Rangers 31 29 9 71 181 188
N.Y. Islanders 28 32 9 65 180 214
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 36 21 10 82 183 170
Ottawa 37 27 5 79 186 197
Montreal 35 29 6 76 191 194
Boston 30 26 12 72 169 175
Toronto 23 34 12 58 183 234
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Washington 46 14 9 101 270 195
Tampa Bay 28 28 12 68 182 209
Atlanta 28 29 11 67 200 221
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 6 94 225 170
Nashville 38 26 5 81 193 198
Detroit 33 23 12 78 185 185
St. Louis 32 27 9 73 186 188
Columbus 28 31 11 67 183 226
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 43 23 3 89 228 176
Colorado 39 23 6 84 204 179
Calgary 34 25 9 77 173 170
Minnesota 33 29 6 72 188 197
Edmonton 21 41 7 49 174 241
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 43 15 10 96 224 172
Phoenix 42 22 5 89 187 169
Los Angeles 40 23 5 85 206 182
Dallas 29 26 13 71 191 218
Anaheim 31 29 8 70 189 209
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
y-clinched division
Sunday's late games
Anaheim 4, San Jose 2
Vancouver 3, Calgary 1
Monday's games
New Jersey 3, Boston 2
Columbus 5, Edmonton 3
Detroit at Calgary (n)
Tuesday's games
Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Softball
College
STATE
Asbury 1 Mid-Continent 0
Asbury 3 Mid-Continent 2
Cumberlands 10 St. Catharine 1
Cumberlands 10 St. Catharine 0
Odds
Glantz-Culver line
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
at Philadelphia 3 New York
at Boston 11 Detroit
Denver 2½ at Houston
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Opening Round at Dayton, Ohio
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Winthrop 4 Ark.-Pine Bluff
First Round
Thursday
At Providence, R.I.
Georgetown 13½ Ohio
Tennessee 2½ San Diego St.
Villanova 18½ Robert Morris
Richmond 1½ Saint Mary's
At New Orleans
Kentucky 20 ETSU
Texas 4½ Wake Forest
Baylor 11½ Sam Houston St.
Notre Dame 2 Old Dominion
At Oklahoma City
Kansas 26 Lehigh
UNLV 1½ N. Iowa
Kansas St. 16 North Texas
BYU 4½ Florida
At San Jose, Calif.
Butler 3 UTEP
Vanderbilt 3 Murray St.
New Mexico 9 Montana
Marquette 2 Washington
Friday
At Buffalo, N.Y.
Syracuse 17½ Vermont
Florida St. 1½ Gonzaga
West Virginia 17½ Morgan St.
Clemson 1 Missouri
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Temple 4 Cornell
Wisconsin 10 Wofford
Duke OFF Winthrop
Duke OFF Ark.-Pine Bluff
Louisville 1 California
At Milwaukee
Ohio St. 17UC Santa Barbara
Oklahoma St. 1½ Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh 10 Oakland
Minnesota 1 Xavier
At Spokane, Wash.
Michigan St. 13 New Mexico St.
Maryland 9 Houston
Texas A&M 2½ Utah St.
Purdue 4 Siena
NIT
First Round
Tuesday
at Connecticut 8½ Northeastern
at South Florida 4 N.C. State
at UAB 10½ Coastal Carolina
at Seton Hall 8½ Texas Tech
at North Carolina 8½ William & Mary
at Mississippi St. 23 Jackson St.
at Arizona St. 15½ Jacksonville
Wednesday
at Dayton 6½ Illinois St.
at Cincinnati 13½ Weber St.
at Rhode Island 6 Northwestern
at Virginia Tech 18½ Quinnipiac
at Kent St. 2 Tulsa
at Wichita St. 8½ Nevada
at Mississippi 13½ Troy
at Memphis 9 St. John's
Illinois 7½ at Stony Brook
College Basketball Invitational
First round
Va. Commonwealth 2½
at George Washington
at Saint Louis 7½ Indiana St.
at Princeton 3 Duquesne
at Akron 5½ Wis.-Green Bay
at Hofstra 3½ IUPUI
at E. Kentucky 1 Coll. of Charleston
at Morehead St. 4 Colorado St.
at Oregon St. 7½ Boston U.
College Insider Tournament
First round
at George Mason 1½ Fairfield
at Marshall 11½ W. Carolina
at Creighton 14 South Dakota
at Appalachian St. 2 Harvard
at Missouri St. 8 Middle Tenn.
Portland 2½ at N. Colorado
at Loyola Marymount1 Pacific
at Louisiana Tech 4½ Southern Miss.
NBA
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Charlotte 1 at Indiana
at Miami Pk San Antonio
Cleveland 9½ at Detroit
Atlanta 8 at New Jersey
at Memphis 9½ Chicago
at Denver 14 Washington
at Phoenix 13 Minnesota
L.A. Lakers 7 at Sacramento
