Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with LHP Alan Embree on a minor league contract. Optioned LHP Felix Doubront and C Mark Wagner to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned INF Gil Velazquez to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned INF Wes Hodges and INF Jason Donald to Columbus (IL). Reassigned INF Lonnie Chisenhall to their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Alfredo Figaro to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Cody Satterwhite, LHP Andy Oliver, C Mike Rabelo, INF Kory Casto and INF Gustavo Nunez to their minor league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Assigned INF Starlin Castro and OF Brad Snyder to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK METS—Released RHP Josh Fogg.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned RHP Stephen Strasburg to Harrisburg (EL) and LHP Matt Chico to Syracuse (IL). Re-assigned RHP Drew Storen, LHP Doug Slaten and C Jamie Burke to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Assigned F Darnell Jackson to Erie (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Named Ron Turner wide receivers coach and Ron Prince assistant offensive line coach.
Auto racing
nascar
Sprint Cup-Food City 500 Lineup
After Friday qualifying; race Sunday
At Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: .533 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 124.63
2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 123.857
3. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 123.849
4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 123.818
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 123.698
6. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 123.626
7. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 123.499
8. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 123.403
9. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 123.308
10. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 123.269
11. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 123.245
12. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 123.166
13. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 123.103
14. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 122.929
15. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 122.905
16. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 122.898
17. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 122.89
18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 122.89
19. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 122.803
20. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 122.787
21. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 122.701
22. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 122.631
23. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 122.537
24. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 122.411
25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 122.388
26. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 122.341
27. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 122.232
28. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 122.209
29. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 122.131
30. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 121.96
31. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 121.574
32. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 121.551
33. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 121.505
34. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 121.267
35. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 121.19
36. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 121.129
37. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 121.106
38. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 121.098
39. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 121.075
40. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 121.06
41. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 120.923
42. (37) Kevin Conway, Ford, owner pts.
43. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, past champion
Failed to qualify
44. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 120.452
45. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 119.82
Baseball
major league
pre-season
Saturday's games
Boston 6, Baltimore (ss) 0
Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 2
Toronto 7, Atlanta 6 (10)
Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 6
Baltimore (ss) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Florida 5, Washington 3
Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0
St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Milwaukee 1, Kansas City (ss) 0
San Diego (ss) 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Seattle 4, Arizona 0
Chicago Cubs (ss) 4, Kansas City (ss) 0
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 5, Texas 4
Cleveland 12, Oakland (ss) 4
San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 0
Oakland (ss) 7, Chicago Cubs (ss) 4
Colorado 11, L.A. Angels 10
San Diego (ss) vs L.A. Dodgers (ss) (n)
Sunday's games
Cincinnati (ss) vs Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cincinnati 000 000 000—0 4 1
San Francisco 300 012 00x—6 11 0
Wood, M.Leake (4), L.Ondrusek (7) and Hernandez, Castillo, B.Yarbrough; Wellemeyer, Hinshaw (6), F.Romero (7), Romo (8), Casilla (9) and Whiteside, Molina. W—Wellemeyer. L—Wood. HRs—San Francisco, Renteria (1), Huff (3).
college
saturday's scores
Asbury 7-13 Cincinnati Christian 1-1
Bluffton 6-6 Thomas More 3-3
Bowling Green St. 19-7 Eastern Ky. 10-6
Mississippi 7 Kentucky 6
Northern Ky. 7-6 Bellarmine 5-8
Piedmont 6 Transylvania 3
St. Catharine 12-9 Cumberlands 2-1
Western Ky. 15 Va. Commonwealth 3
Ball St. 000 100 011—3 9 2
Louisville 150 100 01x—8 12 1
Bowling, Grabner (4) and Franchetti; Kiekhefer, (lea (8), McCombs (9) and Arnold. W—Kiekhefer (2-1). L—Bowling (0-3). 2B—Dygert (B), Duvall (L), Haynes (L). HR—Wright (L), Wunderlich (L).
Ball St. 021 010 100—5 12 1
Louisville 000 010 000—1 7 1
Vitek, Garner (5), Hobbs (9) and Dygert; Zych, Self (6), Shaw (8) and Ethel. W—Garner (1-0). L—Zych (1-1). 2B—Vitek (B), Dygert (B), Issler (B).
Records—Ball St. 6-13, Louisville 17-2.
BGS 002 302 390—19 18 1
Eastern Ky. 011 024 200—10 11 6
Frank, Martin (6), O'Brien (7), Gerdeman (8) and Schlater, Elkins; Bazzani, Harris (7), Rexroat (8), Alvey (9) and Shrimpton. W—O'Brien (1-1). L—Harris (0-3). 2B—Berti (B), Schlater (B), Faidley (E), Garcia (E). 3B—Meisler (B). HR—Pitzulo (B), Blanton 3 (B), Rodrigeuz (E), Langfels (E), Faidley (E), Garcia (E).
BGS 021 004 00—7 11 1
Eastern Ky. 131 001 0x—6 8 1
Leady, Wooten (6), O'Brien (7) and Vannett; Duncan, Terry (5), Purcell (6) and Shrimpton. W—Leady (2-1). L—Terry (1-1). 2B—Schlater (B), Langfels (E), Ottrando (E), Garcia (E). HR—Schlater (B), Duncan (B), Blanton (B).
Records—Bowling Green St. 6-7-1, Eastern Ky. 7-10.
Transylvania000 100 200—3 9 3
Piedmont200 120 10x—6 9 1
Colyer, Florence (6), Bugh (8) and Derringer; McEachin, Cochran (3), Black (5), Cook (7), Collins (9) and Stein. W—McEachin (1-1). L—Colyer (2-2). S—Collins (2). 2B—Cowley (T), Davis (P), McConnell (P). HR—McConnell.
Records—Piedmont 10-4, Transylvania 9-10.
Western Ky. 103 504 110—15 17 1
VCU 000 002 001— 3 7 2
Cameron, Haydel (7), Davis (9) and Rice; Graham, Farrar (4), Watson (6) and Furry, Perkins. W—Cameron (2-1). L—Graham (2-2). 2B—Payton (W), Andreoli (W), Rice 3 (W), Dykes (W), Otto (V), Mikionis (V). HR—Payton 2 (W).
Records—Western Ky. 15-5, Va. Commonwealth 9-9.
Basketball
Nba
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 44 24 .647 —
Toronto 34 34 .500 10
New York 25 44 .362 19½
Philadelphia 24 46 .343 21
New Jersey 7 62 .101 37½
Southeast Division
x-Orlando 49 21 .700 —
Atlanta 44 24 .647 4
Miami 36 34 .514 13
Charlotte 35 34 .507 13½
Washington 21 46 .313 26½
Central Division
y-Cleveland 55 15 .786 —
Milwaukee 37 30 .552 16½
Chicago 32 37 .464 22½
Detroit 23 46 .333 31½
Indiana 23 46 .333 31½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 46 22 .676 —
San Antonio 41 26 .612 4½
Memphis 37 33 .529 10
Houston 35 32 .522 10½
New Orleans 33 37 .471 14
Northwest Division
Denver 47 22 .681 —
Utah 44 25 .638 3
Oklahoma City 42 25 .627 4
Portland 42 28 .600 5½
Minnesota 14 56 .200 33½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 51 18 .739 —
Phoenix 43 26 .623 8
L.A. Clippers 26 43 .377 25
Sacramento 23 46 .333 28
Golden State 19 50 .275 32
x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division
Friday's games
Indiana 106, Detroit 102
Oklahoma City 115, Toronto 89
Atlanta 93, Charlotte 92 (OT)
New York 92, Philadelphia 88
Cleveland 92, Chicago 85
Boston 94, Houston 87
San Antonio 147, Golden State 116
Milwaukee 114, Sacramento 108 (2OT)
Portland 76, Washington 74
Phoenix 110, Utah 100
L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 96
Saturday's games
Chicago 98, Philadelphia 84
Toronto 100, New Jersey 90
Miami 77, Charlotte 71
Memphis 123, Golden State 107
Milwaukee at Denver (n)
New Orleans at Utah (n)
Boston at Dallas (n)
Sunday's games
Houston at New York, 1 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Bulls 98, 76ers 84
CHICAGO (98) — Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Gibson 3-8 1-1 7, Miller 5-8 5-7 16, Rose 9-16 1-1 23, Hinrich 7-15 1-2 17, Murray 3-10 0-0 6, Warrick 5-9 3-4 13, Pargo 1-4 2-2 4, Noah 1-4 5-8 7, Richard 0-0 0-0 0, Law 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 36-80 19-27 98.
PHILADELPHIA (84) — Iguodala 3-11 5-10 11, Brand 1-4 0-0 2, Dalembert 7-8 2-4 16, Holiday 4-10 2-3 10, Green 3-8 0-0 6, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Speights 6-14 5-6 17, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Carney 2-6 3-3 8, Meeks 2-8 0-0 4, Kapono 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 33-82 17-26 84.
Chicago 21 31 25 21—98
Philadelphia 17 23 22 22—84
Three-point goals—Chicago 7-18 (Rose 4-6, Hinrich 2-6, Miller 1-2, Johnson 0-1, Pargo 0-1, Warrick 0-1, Murray 0-1), Philadelphia 1-17 (Carney 1-5, Green 0-2, Williams 0-2, Kapono 0-2, Holiday 0-3, Meeks 0-3). Fouled out—Speights. Rebounds—Chicago 55 (Gibson 7), Philadelphia 55 (Speights 11). Assists—Chicago 29 (Hinrich 11), Philadelphia 16 (Green, Williams 4). Total fouls—Chicago 19, Philadelphia 23. Technicals—Richard. A—16,098 (20,318).
Raptors 100, Nets 90
TORONTO (100) — Turkoglu 4-13 2-2 13, Bosh 16-27 4-4 36, Bargnani 2-5 1-2 5, Calderon 3-7 1-1 7, DeRozan 2-5 0-0 4, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Weems 3-4 0-0 6, Jack 7-11 1-1 15, Wright 4-8 2-2 11, Evans 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 42-83 12-14 100.
NEW JERSEY (90) — Williams 5-11 3-6 13, Yi 3-10 3-5 9, Lopez 7-15 4-4 18, Harris 8-19 5-6 22, Lee 1-3 0-0 2, Hayes 6-12 3-3 18, Humphries 2-5 2-4 6, Dooling 0-4 0-0 0, Douglas-Roberts 1-3 0-0 2, Boone 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-83 20-28 90.
Toronto 29 19 32 20—100
New Jersey 29 22 19 20— 90
Three-point goals—Toronto 4-12 (Turkoglu 3-6, Wright 1-1, Bargnani 0-1, Calderon 0-1, Bosh 0-1, Jack 0-2), New Jersey 4-17 (Hayes 3-6, Harris 1-3, Williams 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-1, Lee 0-2, Dooling 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 50 (Jack, Bosh 8), New Jersey 51 (Lopez 13). Assists—Toronto 17 (Calderon 8), New Jersey 22 (Harris 7). Total fouls—Toronto 25, New Jersey 13. Technicals—Banks, Evans, Turkoglu, New Jersey defensive three-second 2. A—11,048 (18,974).
Grizzlies 123, Warriors 107
GOLDEN STATE (107) — R.Williams 6-14 3-3 15, Maggette 9-14 2-2 20, Tolliver 5-12 1-2 12, Curry 4-10 0-0 9, Ellis 12-20 2-2 28, George 1-4 0-0 2, Watson 6-13 1-2 13, C.Hunter 0-0 2-2 2, Morrow 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 45-93 11-13 107.
MEMPHIS (123) — Gay 9-17 3-3 25, Z.Randolph 8-16 3-3 20, Thabeet 2-4 0-1 4, Conley 6-12 2-2 15, Mayo 7-15 5-6 21, M.Williams 3-8 0-0 8, Arthur 8-12 0-0 16, Young 5-10 1-2 11, Brewer 1-3 1-1 3, Carroll 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 49-98 15-18 123.
Golden State 31 33 26 17—107
Memphis 30 39 38 16—123
Three-point goals—Golden State 6-21 (Morrow 2-2, Ellis 2-4, Curry 1-3, Tolliver 1-5, Watson 0-1, R.Williams 0-3, George 0-3), Memphis 10-18 (Gay 4-6, M.Williams 2-3, Mayo 2-3, Z.Randolph 1-2, Conley 1-3, Young 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 44 (Tolliver 11), Memphis 58 (Z.Randolph, Arthur 13). Assists—Golden State 20 (Curry 6), Memphis 23 (Mayo 5). Total fouls—Golden State 19, Memphis 15. Technicals—Arthur. A—14,897 (18,119).
Heat 77, Bobcats 71
CHARLOTTE (71) — Wallace 4-12 7-8 15, Diaw 5-15 1-2 12, Ratliff 0-1 0-0 0, Felton 4-8 1-1 9, Jackson 4-21 10-10 18, Chandler 1-3 2-2 4, Augustin 3-5 1-1 8, Thomas 0-4 3-4 3, Hughes 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 0-2 2-6 2. Totals 21-72 27-34 71.
MIAMI (77) — Richardson 6-14 0-0 18, Beasley 6-16 4-4 16, Anthony 3-6 3-4 9, Arroyo 0-2 0-0 0, Wade 6-18 2-4 14, Haslem 4-6 1-2 9, Chalmers 0-8 4-6 4, Wright 3-5 0-0 7, Jones 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-78 14-20 77.
Charlotte 21 24 11 15—71
Miami 20 27 14 16—77
Three-point goals—Charlotte 2-13 (Augustin 1-1, Diaw 1-3, Wallace 0-3, Jackson 0-6), Miami 7-28 (Richardson 6-12, Wright 1-3, Beasley 0-1, Jones 0-3, Wade 0-3, Chalmers 0-6). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 56 (Chandler 11), Miami 58 (Haslem 13). Assists—Charlotte 8 (Felton 5), Miami 19 (Wade 9). Total fouls—Charlotte 21, Miami 27. Technicals—Beasley. A—18,766 (19,600).college men
nIT
Second round
Friday's games
Mississippi 90 Memphis 81
Saturday's games
North Carolina 76 Mississippi St. 74
Texas Tech 69 Jacksonville 64
UAB 72 N.C. State 52
Monday's games
Nevada (21-12) at Rhode Island (24-9), 6 p.m.; Connecticut (18-15) at Virginia Tech (24-8), 7 p.m.; Kent St. (24-9) at Illinois (20-14), 8 p.m.; Dayton (21-12) at Cincinnati (19-15), 9 p.m.
CBI tournament
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 22
College of Charleston (22-11) at Virginia Commonwealth (23-9), 7 p.m.
Wis.-Green Bay (22-12) at Saint Louis (21-11), 8 p.m.
Morehead St. (24-10) at Boston U. (20-13), 7 p.m.
Princeton (21-8) at IUPUI (25-10), 7 p.m.
college women
naia tournament
At Jackson, Tenn.
QUARTERFINALS
Saturday's games
Oklahoma City 86 Campbellsville 77 (OT)
Lee 65 Vanguard 50
Union, Tenn. 83 Okla. Christian 55
Azusa Pacific 73 St. Xavier 69
Oklahoma City 86campbellsville 77 (OT)
NAIA Tournament quarterfinals at Jackson, Tenn.
OKLA CITY (32-3) — Hardin 5-9 6-6 16, Fairbanks 5-15 7-8 17, Walter 4-11 5-6 14, Cosby 5-13 0-1 12, Duncan 5-10 0-0 14, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Gober 1-7 3-4 5, Johnson 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 29-73 12-25 86.
CAMPBELLSVILLE (33-3) — Ballinger 18-29 12-19 48, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Heaton 0-2 0-0 0, Messer 5-10 0-0 14, Danis 1-9 0-2 2, Lee 0-4 1-2 1, Isaacs 2-3 0-1 4, Dunn 0-0 0-0 0, Ensminger 4-9 0-0 8. Totals 30-67 13-24 77.
Halftime—Okla. City 39-31. End of regulation—60-60. Three-point goals—Okla. City 7-19 (Duncan 4-9, Cosby 2-6, Walter 1-3, Davis 0-1), Campbellsville 4-15 (Messer 4-8, Ballinger 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Danis 0-1, Heaton 0-2, Lee 0-2). Rebounds—Okla. City 48 (Hardin 12), Campbellsville 43 (Ballinger 18). Assists—Okla. City 15 (Walter 6), Campellsville 17 (Four tied with 3). Fouled out—Ballinger, Heaton. Total fouls—Okla. City 24, Campbellsville 21. Turnovers—Okla. City 17, Campbellsville 22. A—n/a.
high school boys
east 132, west 107
East/West Senior Charity All-Star Game at Lexington
EAST — Stamper 6-11 0-0 15, Polson 2-5 0-0 5, Wilson 3-8 0-0 7, Cox 0-4 0-0 0, Watts 6-8 2-2 17, Johnson 6-13 4-4 17, Hamilton 5-9 2-2 16, Hall 9-12 4-4 23, Reiger 4-6 0-0 11, Evans 6-13 0-0 13, Barnhill 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 51-96 12-12 132.
WEST — Hall 6-12 0-0 16, Johnston 3-9 0-0 8, Blakemore 1-3 0-0 3, Gray 2-8 0-0 4, Gabbard 5-9 0-1 11, hardy 7-9 0-0 14, Anderson 1-3 3-6 15, Gibbs 3-8 5-6 14, Russell 4-12 0-0 8, Johnson 3-11 3-3 9. Totals 42-97 11-16 107.
East 35 28 42 27—132
West 23 27 27 30—107
Three-point goals—East 18-42 (Hamilton 4-8, Reiger 3-4, Watts 3-4, Stamper 3-7, Hall 1-1, Polson 1-3, Wilson 1-3, Johnson 1-4, Evans 1-4, Barnhill 0-1, Cox 0-3), West 12-42 (Hall 4-8, Taylor 3-6, Johnston 2-8, Gibbs 1-2, Blakemore 1-3, Gabbard 1-5, Gray 0-1, Russell 0-2, Anderson 0-3). Rebounds—East 47 (Evans 8), West 55 (Anderson 9). Assists—East 29 (Hall 7), West 19 (Gibbs 3). Total fouls—East 14, West 10. Turnovers—East 12, West 18. A—n/a.
Golf
professional
pga:transitions championship
At Palm Harbor, Fla.
7,340-yd., par-71 Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course
Jim Furyk 67-68-67—202-11
K.J. Choi 69-69-67—205-8
Retief Goosen 67-68-70—205-8
Bubba Watson 70-65-70—205-8
Carl Pettersson 67-68-70—205-8
Luke Donald 71-68-67—206-7
Jeff Maggert 67-69-70—206-7
Padraig Harrington 69-65-72—206-7
Webb Simpson 73-69-65—207-6
John Senden 69-72-66—207-6
Nick O'Hern 72-68-67—207-6
Jonathan Byrd 67-70-70—207-6
Steve Stricker 70-66-71—207-6
Nick Watney 73-70-65—208-5
Justin Rose 73-68-67—208-5
Jerry Kelly 70-70-68—208-5
Rickie Fowler 67-71-70—208-5
Geoff Ogilvy 73-71-65—209-4
Brett Quigley 70-73-66—209-4
Jimmy Walker 70-71-68—209-4
Others
David Duval 72-69-69—210-3
Kenny Perry 71-72-68—211-2
Justin Leonard 71-68-72—211-2
Steve Flesch 70-72-70—212-1
John Daly 70-71-72—213 E
Sergio Garcia 73-71-71—215 +2
Scott McCarron 71-72-72—215 +2
Josh Teater 69-73-73—215 +2
J.B. Holmes 68-74-73—215 +2
Hockey
nhl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 42 24 6 90 224 205
New Jersey 42 25 4 88 189 169
Philadelphia 37 29 5 79 211 196
N.Y. Rangers 31 31 9 71 185 195
N.Y. Islanders 29 32 10 68 189 221
Northeast Division
Buffalo 38 22 10 86 195 177
Ottawa 37 30 5 79 194 212
Montreal 36 29 7 79 196 198
Boston 31 27 12 74 174 180
Toronto 26 34 12 64 192 238
Southeast Division
y-Washington 48 14 10 106 283 203
Atlanta 31 29 11 73 215 229
Carolina 30 33 8 68 198 221
Tampa Bay 28 31 12 68 186 220
Florida 28 31 11 67 181 207
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 45 19 6 96 230 174
Nashville 40 26 5 85 202 201
Detroit 34 23 13 81 189 189
St. Louis 34 28 9 77 194 196
Columbus 29 31 11 69 187 228
Northwest Division
Vancouver 44 24 3 91 233 183
Colorado 40 24 6 86 211 185
Calgary 36 26 9 81 181 177
Minnesota 34 31 6 74 194 208
Edmonton 22 42 7 51 179 247
Pacific Division
San Jose 43 18 10 96 231 187
Phoenix 44 22 5 93 193 173
Los Angeles 40 24 5 85 206 185
Dallas 31 27 13 75 206 227
Anaheim 33 29 8 74 198 215
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
y-clinched division
Saturday's games
Toronto 3, Montreal 2 (SO)
Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT)
Dallas 5, Ottawa 4
St. Louis 1, New Jersey 0
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2
Buffalo 3, Florida 1
Washington 3, Tampa Bay 1
Columbus at Nashville (n)
Chicago at Phoenix (n)
Detroit at Vancouver (n)
N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles (n)
Sunday's games
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 12:30 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 5 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Monday's games
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
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 and bold indicates best days:
March 21-27
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.
March 28-April 3
Sunday 12:20 a.m. —
Monday — 12:45 p.m.
Tuesday 1:10 a.m. 1:35 p.m.
Wednesday 2:05 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 2:55 a.m. 3:20 p.m.
Friday 3:50 a.m. 4:20 p.m.
Saturday 4:50 a.m. 5:15 p.m.
Sunday 5:40 a.m. 6:05 p.m.
Softball
college
saturday's scores
Kentucky 5-4 Arkansas 0-2
Concord 8-3 Asbury 2-0
Maryville 7 Centre 4
Muskingum 6-8 Thomas More 3-6
Ohio Northern 11 Centre 3
Reinhardt 7-2 Union 0-3
Arkansas 000 000 0—0 2 2
Kentucky 202 100 x—5 6 2
McLemore, Dixon (5) and Waddle, Dixon; Riley and Yocke, Cervantes. W—Riley (6-2). L—McLemore (9-4). 2B—Johnson (K). HR—Cervantes (K), Mordecai (K).
Arkansas 000 100 1—2 2 1
Kentucky 101 020 x—4 8 0
McGuirt, Dixon (6) and Waddle; Bell and Cervantes. W—Bell (11-5). L—McGuirt (5-3). 2B—Johnson (K), Yocke (K). HR—Smith (K), Breault (A).
Records—Kentucky 19-9 (4-3 SEC), Arkansas 17-10 (2-2).
Eastern Ky. 100 000 1—2 4 5
Tenn.-Martin 400 000 x—4 4 1
Toups and Handley; Lintz and Lindow. W—Lintz (8-1). L—Toups (0-3).
Eastern Ky. 000 000 0—0 3 0
Tenn.-Martin000 100 x—1 4 0
Perry and Handley; Vanderham and Lindow. W—Vanderham (6-1). L—Perry (4-6). 2B—Vanderham (T), Mathis (T).
Records—Tennessee-Martin 20-3 (2-0 OVC), Eastern Ky. 5-19 (0-2).
Tennis
professional
bnp paribas open
At Indian Wells, Calif.
Surface: hard-outdoor
Singles
Men
Semifinals
Ivan Ljubicic (20), Croatia, def. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Andy Roddick (7), United States, def. Robin Soderling (6), Sweden, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
college men
At Barbourville
Union 9, Va.-Wise 0
At Highland Heights
Westminster 6, Thomas More 3
Waynesburg 8, Thomas More 1
At Richmond
Eastern Ky. 7, Tennessee St. 0
Singles
Niklas Schroeder d. Lawrence Washington 7-6 (3), 6-4; Hugo Klientovsky d. Justin Hamm 6-1, 6-0; Carlos Valdenebro d. Aaron Fields 6-2, 6-0; Emilio Piriz d. Austin Fields 6-1, 6-0;
Carles Pons d. Micah Poole 3-0, ret.; Parul Verma, default
Doubles
Klientovsky-Schroeder d. Hamm-Washington 8-2; Piriz-Verma d. AaFields-AuFields 8-4; Pons-Valdenebro, default.
college women
At Barbourville
Union 5, Va.-Wise 4
At Richmond
Eastern Ky. 5, Murray St. 2
Singles
Myriem Mhirit (EK) d. Angela McGahee 6-4, 6-1; Jessica Albuquerque (EK) d. Cassidy Cunitz 6-1, 6-2; Anouk Faure (EK) d. Alexis Webb 6-3, 6-2; Alyze Pagal (EK) d. Ashley Canty 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
Anais Hamel (EK) d. Lindsey Wiseman 6-3, 7-5; Lyndsay Ottosen (MR) d. Catarina Branco 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
McGahee-Wiseman (MR) d. Faure-Hamel 8-3; Albuquerque-Pagal (EK) d. Obukhova-Ottosen 8-2; Canty-Webb (MR) d. Branco-Mhirit 8-4
Eastern Ky. 7, Tennessee St. 0
Singles
Jessica Albuquerque d. Meagan Haynes 6-3, 6-0; Anouk Faure d. Lia Stewart 6-1, 6-1; Alyze Pagal d. Penelope Johnson 6-1, 6-1; Anais Hamel d. Kryston Mason 6-0, 6-1.
Catarina Branco d. Cherrelle Coleman 6-0, 6-0; Esmira Gheisary d. Lezlie Knight 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
Faure-Hamel d. Haynes-Johnson 8-0; Albuquerque-Pagal d. Mason-Stewart 8-0; Branco-Gheisary d. Mensah-Williams 8-0.
Odds
glantz-culver line
NCAA basketball
SUNDAY
NCAA Tournament
Second round
At Buffalo, N.Y.
Favorite Line Underdog
West Virginia 5½ Missouri
Syracuse 7 Gonzaga
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Wisconsin 4½ Cornell
Duke 6 California
At Milwaukee
Pittsburgh pk Xavier
Ohio St. 6½ Georgia Tech
At Spokane, Wash.
Texas A&M 1½ Purdue
Maryland pk Michigan St.
MONDAY
NIT
Second round
at Rhode Island 7½ Nevada
at Virginia Tech 4½ Connecticut
at Illinois 8½ Kent St.
at Cincinnati 3½ Dayton
CBI
Quarterfinals
at Va. Commonwealth13 Coll. of Charleston
at IUPUI 6½ Princeton
at Boston U. 1½ Morehead St.
at Saint Louis 7 Wis.-Green Bay
College Insider Tournament
Quarterfinals
at Marshall 9½ Appalachian St.
at Creighton 5 Fairfield
at Missouri St. 8½ Louisiana Tech
at N. Colorado 1 Pacific
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
Houston 3 at New York
Oklahoma City 3½ at Indiana
at L.A. Clippers 5 Sacramento
at Atlanta 3½ San Antonio
at Cleveland 13½ Detroit
at L.A. Lakers 15 Washington
at Phoenix 5 Portland
