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All Hawaii times

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.