March 24 scoreboard
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Pro basketball
Standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 27 21 .563 —
Boston 25 22 .532 1½
New York 23 25 .479 4
Toronto 16 32 .333 11
New Jersey 15 34 .306 12½
Southeast Division
Miami 35 11 .761 —
Orlando 31 18 .633 5½
Atlanta 28 20 .583 8
Washington 11 35 .239 24
Charlotte 7 38 .156 27½
Central Division
Chicago 39 10 .796 —
Indiana 27 19 .587 10½
Milwaukee 22 25 .468 16
Cleveland 17 28 .378 20
Detroit 16 31 .340 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 31 14 .689 —
Memphis 25 20 .556 6
Dallas 27 22 .551 6
Houston 26 22 .542 6½
New Orleans 12 35 .255 20
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 36 12 .750 —
Utah 26 22 .542 10
Denver 26 22 .542 10
Minnesota 23 26 .469 13½
Portland 22 26 .458 14
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 30 18 .625 —
L.A. Clippers 26 21 .553 3½
Phoenix 24 24 .500 6
Golden State 19 26 .422 9½
Sacramento 17 30 .362 12½
Friday’s results
Milwaukee 112, Charlotte 92
Phoenix 113, Indiana 111
Toronto 96, New York 79
Orlando 93, Cleveland 80
Atlanta 93, New Jersey 84
Miami 88, Detroit 73
Oklahoma City 149, Minnesota 140,2OT
Philadelphia 99, Boston 86
San Antonio 104, Dallas 87
L.A. Lakers 103, Portland 96
Utah 121, Denver 102
Today’s games
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9 a.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m.
Charlotte at New Jersey, 1:30 p.m.
Detroit at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 2 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans, 2 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.
College basketball
MEN
All Times HST
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Boston
Thursday’s results
Syracuse 64, Wisconsin 63
Ohio State 81, Cincinnati 66
Regional Championship
Today
Syracuse (34-2) vs. Ohio State (30-7), 1:05 p.m
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Atlanta
Friday
Baylor 75, Xavier 70
Kentucky 102, Indiana 90
Regional Championship
Today
Baylor (30-7) vs. Kentucky (35-2), 8:20 a.m.
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At St. Louis
Friday
North Carolina 73, Ohio 65, OT
Kansas 60, N.C. State 57
Regional Championship
Today
North Carolina (32-5) vs. Kansas (30-6), 11:05 a.m.
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
At Phoenix
Louisville 57, Michigan State 44
Florida 68, Marquette 58
Regional Championship
Today
Louisville (29-9) vs. Florida (26-10), 10:30 a.m.
FINAL FOUR
At New Orleans
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 31
East champion vs. Midwest champion, noon or 2:30 p.m.
South champion vs. West champion, noon or 2:30 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.
WOMEN
NCAA tournament
DES MOINES REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Des Moines, Iowa
Today
Kansas (21-12) vs. Tennessee (26-8), 6:04 a.m.
Baylor (36-0) vs. Georgia Tech (26-8), 8 a.m.
FRESNO REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Fresno, Calif.
Today
St. John’s (24-9) vs. Duke (26-5), 3:04 p.m.
Stanford (33-1) vs. South Carolina (25-9), 5:32 p.m.
RALEIGH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Raleigh, N.C.
Sunday
Texas A&M (24-10) vs. Maryland (30-4), 6 a.m.
Notre Dame (32-3) vs. St. Bonaventure (31-3), 8:30 a.m.
KINGSTON REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Kingston, R.I.
Sunday
UConn (31-4) vs. Penn State (26-6), 10:34 a.m.
Gonzaga (28-5) vs. Kentucky (27-6), 1 p.m.
WNIT
Third Round
Friday
James Madison 72, South Florida 45
Division II tournament
At San Antonio
Friday’s championship
Shaw 88, Ashland 82, OT
Women’s Basketball Invitational
Friday’s semifinal
Minnesota 67, Manhattan 54
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Announced Joe Torre has rejoined Major League Baseball as executive vice president for baseball operations.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Junichi Tazawa and C Luis Exposito to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Brandon Duckworth, LHP Jesse Carlson, C Max St. Pierre and OF Alex Hassan to their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS—Claimed LHP Kelvin De La Cruz off waivers from Cleveland and optioned him to Erie (EL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned RHP Sam Demel, RHP Barry Enright and OF David Winfree to Reno (PCL) and RHP Trevor Bauer to Mobile (SL). Reassigned RHP Chris Jakubauskas and INF Rusty Ryal to Reno and RHP Charles Brewer and INF Matt Davidson to Mobile.
CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned INF Adrian Cardenas and INF Anthony Rizzo to Iowa (PCL). Reassigned RHP Jay Jackson, INF Bobby Scales, OF Jim Adduci, OF Brett Jackson and C Michael Brenly to their minor league camp.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Zach Putnam INF and INF D.J. LeMahieu to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Carlos Torres, OF Tim Wheeler, INF Nolan Arenado and INF Chad Tracy to their minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned 3B Jimmy Paredes, OF Fernando Martinez and RHP Aneury Rodriguez to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned LHP Xavier Cedeno, RHP Jose Valdez and OF Brad Snyder to their minor league camp.
MIAMI MARLINS—Reassigned OF Scott Cousins to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK METS—Optioned 2B Josh Satin to Buffalo (IL). Reassigned RHP Fernando Cabrera and SS Omar Quintanilla to their minor league camp. Transferred OF Matt den Dekker to their major league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Suspended New Orleans F Jason Smith two games for his Flagrant Foul Two against Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers in a March 22 game.
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed G-F Kelenna Azubuike.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed F Boris Diaw.
TORONTO RAPTORS—Waived F Rasual Butler.
NBA Development League
IDAHO STAMPEDE—Signed F Willie Jenkins. Waived F Antoine Walker.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with K Jay Feely on a two-year contract. Re-signed OL D’Anthony Batiste on a one-year contract.
ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed DT Vance Walker his tender as a restricted free agent. Re-signed LS Joe Zelenka.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agreed to terms with LB Brendon Ayanbadejo on a three-year contract, CB Corey Graham on a two-year contract and S Sean Considine on a one-year contract. Re-signed LB Jameel McClain.
CHICAGO BEARS—Announced the retirement of RB Marion Barber.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Named Robert Livingston and Steven Radicevic scouts. Re-signed CB Adam Jones and OT Anthony Collins. Signed DE Derrick Harvey.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed WR Kevin Ogletree to a one-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS—Agreed to terms with TE Joel Dreessen and TE Jacob Tamme.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Agreed to terms with C Jeff Saturday on a two-year contract.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—OL Ryan Diem announced his retirement.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed WR Donte’ Stallworth and QB Brian Hoyer.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed LB Chris Chamberlain.
NEW ORK JETS—Traded QB Drew Stanton and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick to Indianapolis for a 2012 sixth-round draft pick.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Agreed to terms with RB Kregg Lumpkin.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended Chicago D Duncan Keith five games for an elbow to the head of Vancouver F Daniel Sedin during a March 21 game.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed F Joonas Rask to a two-year contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed F Scott Arnold to a two-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled F Cody Eakin from Hershey (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW—Signed F Aaron Schoenfeld. Placed D Rich Balchan on the disabled list.
MONTREAL IMPACT—Traded the rights to F Aaron Schoenfeld to Columbus for a conditional 2012 draft pick.
COLLEGE
DUQUESNE—Fired men’s basketball coach Ron Everhart.
IOWA STATE—Announced freshman G Tavon Sledge and sophomore C Jordan Railey are leaving the men’s basketball program.
MINNESOTA—Announced men’s basketball F Trevor Mbakwe was granted a sixth season of eligibility.
NEBRASKA—Named Tim Miles men’s basketball coach.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Friday’s result
Seattle FC 2, Houston 0
Tennis
Sony Ericsson Open At Key Biscayne, Fla.
Men’s second round
Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-2, 6-3.
Gilles Simon (13), France, def. Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.
Jurgen Melzer (22), Austria, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4.
Janko Tipsarevic (9), Serbia, def. David Nalbandian, Argentina, 7-5, 6-3.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 7-5, 7-5.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (18), Ukraine, def. Antonio Veic, Croatia, 6-4, 7-5.
Florian Mayer (19), Germany, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-4, 7-5.
Philipp Kohlschreiber (32), Germany, def. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 6-2, 7-5.
Radek Stepanek (25), Czech Republic, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Milos Raonic (26), Canada, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 7-6 (7), 6-2.
John Isner (10), United States, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Kei Nishikori (16), Japan, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3.
Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Marcel Granollers (24), Spain, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Juan Ignacio Chela (29), Argentina, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (7), Czech epublic, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-1.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-2, 6-0.
Women’s second round
Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, def. Vera Zvonareva (9), Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
Dominika Cibulkova (16), Slovakia, def. Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, 7-5, 6-1.
Zheng Jie, China, def. Angelique Kerber (18), Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Monica Niculescu (28), Romania, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Kaia Kanepi (31), Estonia, 7-5, 6-3.
Ana Ivanovic (15), Serbia, def. Vania King, United States, 6-4, 7-5.
Flavia Pennetta (24), Italy, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.
Maria Kirilenko (22), Russia, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, 6-3, 7-5.
Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Madison Keys, United States, 6-1, 6-1.
Heather Watson, Britain, def. Lucie Safarova (27), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.
Simona Halep, Romania, def. Nadia Petrova (32), Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Ksenia Pervak, Kazakhstan, def. Francesca Schiavone (11), Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Daniela Hantuchova (20), Slovakia, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Marion Bartoli (7), France, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.
Venus Williams, United States, def. Petra Kvitova (3), Czech Republic, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Golf
LPGA Kia Classic
At Carlsbad, Calif.
Yardage: 6,490; Par: 72—142
Second round
67-68—135
Se Ri Pak 71-66—137
Alison Walshe 73-66—139
Jodi Ewart 70-69—139
Jiyai Shin 68-71—139
Caroline Hedwall 67-72—139
Jennifer Johnson 68-73—141
Brittany Lincicome 68-73—141
Ai Miyazato 72-70—142
Inbee Park 72-70—142
Chella Choi 71-71—142
Amy Yang 69-73—142
Sun Young Yoo 69-73—142
Also
Ayaka Kaneko 75-73—148
Among failed to qualify
Michelle Wie 77-79—156
Stephanie Kono 77-79—156
PGA Tour: Bay Hill
At Orlando, Fla.
Yardage: 7,419; Par: 72—142
Second round
Tiger Woods 69-65—134
Charlie Wi 66-68—134
Jason Dufner 66-69—135
Graeme McDowell 72-63—135
Justin Rose 69-69—138
Bubba Watson 69-70—139
Sergio Garcia 72-67—139
Vijay Singh 71-68—139
Chris Stroud 70-69—139
Webb Simpson 73-66—139
Zach Johnson 71-68—139
Ian Poulter 71-69—140
Johnson Wagner 71-69—140
Martin Laird 72-68—140
Marc Leishman 70-71—141
Kevin Na 73-68—141
Charles Howell III 73-68—141
Jimmy Walker 69-72—141
Ernie Els 71-70—141
Nick Watney 68-73—141
K.J. Choi 69-72—141
Sean O’Hair 69-72—141
Pro baseball
Major League spring training
Friday’s results
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6, Minnesota 4
Baltimore 6, Boston 5
St. Louis 2, Miami 1
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Philadelphia 3
Atlanta 9, N.Y. Mets 4
Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 2
Houston 5, Washington 1
Dodgers (ss) 17, White Sox (ss) 4
L.A. Angels (ss) 6, Milwaukee 3
Kansas City 2, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 0
Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado 8
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 5
L.A. Angels (ss) 4, Cleveland 1
Texas 4, San Francisco 1
Chicago White Sox 6, Arizona 3
San Diego 5, Cincinnati 2
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
Friday’s results
Toronto 4, New Jersey 3, SO
Edmonton 2, Florida 1, SO
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Winnipeg 4, Washington 3, OT
Columbus 5, Carolina 1
Montreal 5, Ottawa 1
Today’s games
Calgary at Dallas, 8 a.m.
Minnesota at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
Montreal at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Winnipeg at Nashville, 1 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at San Jose, 4 p.m.
