March 30 scoreboard
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Pro basketball
Standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 28 22 .560 —
Boston 28 22 .560 —
New York 26 25 .510 2½
Toronto 17 34 .333 11½
New Jersey 17 35 .327 12
Southeast Division
Miami 36 13 .735 —
Orlando 32 19 .627 5
Atlanta 30 22 .577 7½
Washington 11 39 .220 25½
Charlotte 7 41 .146 28½
Central Division
x-Chicago 41 11 .788 —
Indiana 30 20 .600 10
Milwaukee 23 27 .460 17
Detroit 18 32 .360 22
Cleveland 17 31 .354 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 35 14 .714 —
Memphis 27 21 .563 7½
Dallas 29 23 .558 7½
Houston 27 24 .529 9
New Orleans 13 38 .255 23
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 39 12 .765 —
Utah 27 24 .529 12
Denver 27 24 .529 12
Minnesota 25 27 .481 14½
Portland 24 27 .471 15
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 31 20 .608 —
L.A. Clippers 29 21 .580 1½
Phoenix 25 26 .490 6
Golden State 20 29 .408 10
Sacramento 17 33 .340 13½
Thursday’s results
Indiana 93, Washington 89
Miami 106, Dallas 85
Portland 99, New Orleans 93
Oklahoma City 102, L.A. Lakers 93
Today’s games
Denver at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Miami at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m.
New York at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 1:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 2 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Orlando, 2 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m.
Glantz-Culver line
NCAA basketball tournament
Saturday
Final Four
At New Orleans
Favorite Line O/U Underdog
Kentucky 8½ (138) Louisville
Ohio St. 2½ (136½) Kansas
Pro baseball
Major leagues
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 0 0 .000 —
Boston 0 0 .000 —
New York 0 0 .000 —
Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 —
Toronto 0 0 .000 —
Central Division
Chicago 0 0 .000 —
Cleveland 0 0 .000 —
Detroit 0 0 .000 —
Kansas City 0 0 .000 —
Minnesota 0 0 .000 —
West Division
Oakland 1 1 .500 —
Seattle 1 1 .500 —
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 —
Texas 0 0 .000 —
Wednesday’s result
Seattle 3, Oakland 1, 11 innings
Thursday’s result
Oakland 4, Seattle 1
Spring training
Thursday’s results
Philadelphia 2, Tampa Bay 1
Miami 3, St. Louis 1
Washington (ss) 6, Atlanta 3
Minnesota 11, Pittsburgh 6
Toronto 3, Boston 2
Colorado 6, Cleveland (ss) 3
Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 3
L.A. Angels 11, Kansas City 8
San Diego 12, Chicago Cubs 11
Chicago White Sox 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Arizona 5, Cleveland (ss) 4
Washington (ss) 5, Detroit 3
N.Y. Mets 9, Houston 1
Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
San Francisco 6, Texas 2
College basketball
MEN
NCAA tournament
FINAL FOUR
At New Orleans
National Semifinals
Saturday
Kentucky (36-2) vs. Louisville (30-9), 12:09 p.m.
Ohio State (31-7) vs. Kansas (31-6), 2:49 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
NIT
At New York
Thursday’s championship
Stanford 75, Minnesota 51
College Basketball Invitational
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Wednesday
Pittsburgh 57, Washington State 53, series tied 1-1
Today
Washington State at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
WOMEN
NCAA tournament
FINAL FOUR
At National Semifinals
Sunday
Notre Dame (34-3) vs. UConn (33-4), 12:30 p.m.
Baylor (38-0) vs. Stanford (35-1), 3 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
WNIT
Saturday’s championship
James Madison (29-7) at Oklahoma State (21-12), 9 a.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Claimed INF Zelous Wheeler off waivers from Milwaukee and optioned him to Norfolk (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Optioned RHP Louis Coleman and RHP Jeremy Jeffress to Omaha (PCL). Assigned LHP Francisley Bueno, LHP Tommy Hottovy, C Max Ramirez and INF Kevin Kouzmanoff to their minor legue camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with INF/OF Steve Pearce on a minor league contract.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Assigned RHP Jensen Lewis to Reno (PCL) and OF Adam Eaton to Mobile (SL).
ATLANTA BRAVES—Traded RHP Jairo Asencio to Cleveland for cash.
CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned RHP Randy Wells, LHP Scott Maine, LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave Sappelt and C Welington Castillo to Iowa (PCL). Assigned RHP Blake Parker, INF Edgar Gonzalez, INF Matt Tolbert and C Blake Lalli to minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced senior vice president of communications Jay Lucas has left the club, and his duties will be assumed by vice president of marketing and strategy Kathleen Clark.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Released OF Cory Sullivan and C Josh Bard from their minor league contracts.
NEW YORK METS—Optioned INF Jordany Valdespin to Buffalo (IL). Reassigned LHP Garrett Olson, C Lucas May, C Rob Johnson, OF Matt den Dekker and OF Adam Loewen to minor league camp. Agreed to terms with SS Josh Rodriguez on a minor league contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Selected the contract of OF Juan Pierre from Lehigh Valley (IL). Optioned C Erik Kratz to minor league camp. Reassigned UT Tim Kennelly to minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reassigned 1B/OF Nick Evans, C Jake Fox, C Eric Fryer and RHP Ryota Igarashi to minor league camp. Released SS Josh Rodriguez.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Announced bullpen C Mark Merila has taken a job within the organization as a professional scout.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Selected the contract of RHP Scott Linebrink from Memphis (PCL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Optioned LHP Alahualpa Severino and RHP Ryan Perry to Syracuse (IL). Reassigned INF Andres Blanco to minor league camp. Released OF Jason Michaels.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS—Re-signed DE Jason Hunter.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to terms with DT Antonio Garay on a two-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES—Agreed to terms with F Brian Flynn on a one-year entry level contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed F Sean Collins to a two-year entry level contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned G Jordan Pearce to Grand Rapids (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Fired general manager Pierre Gauthier and adviser Bob Gainey.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with G John Grahame for the remainder of the season. Recalled G Kevin Poulin from Bridgeport (AHL) on an emergency basis. Returned F David Ullstrom to Bridgeport.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned D Tim Erixon to Connecticut (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed F Chris Brown and G Mike Lee to three-year entry level contracts.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed D Matt Tennyson to an entry-level contract.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA—Reinstated TE A.C. Leonard to the football team.
ILLINOIS—Named John Groce men’s basketball coach.
MONTANA—Fired football coach Robin Pflugrad and athletic director Jim O’Day.
NORTH CAROLINA—Announced F Harrison Barnes, F John Henson and G Kendall Marshall will enter the NBA draft.
TULSA—Named Danny Manning men’s basketball coach.
WINTHROP—Named Pat Kelsey men’s basketball coach.
WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH—Announced the retirement of men’s basketball coach Ted Van Dellen.
Pro hockey National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 77 49 21 7 105 213 172
x-Pittsburgh 77 47 24 6 100 259 205
x-Philadelphia 77 45 24 8 98 248 214
New Jersey 78 44 28 6 94 214 205
N.Y. Islanders 77 33 33 11 77 190 230
Northeast Division
Boston 77 45 28 4 94 251 189
Ottawa 77 39 28 10 88 236 227
Buffalo 77 38 29 10 86 202 210
Toronto 78 33 36 9 75 218 249
Montreal 77 29 34 14 72 199 214
Southeast Division
Florida 77 37 24 16 90 191 211
Washington 78 39 31 8 86 209 221
Winnipeg 77 35 34 8 78 207 227
Tampa Bay 77 35 35 7 77 220 266
Carolina 77 31 31 15 77 205 228
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 78 48 20 10 106 202 151
x-Detroit 77 46 26 5 97 239 191
x-Nashville 77 44 25 8 96 219 202
Chicago 78 43 26 9 95 235 225
Columbus 77 25 45 7 57 181 252 Northwest Division
y-Vancouver 77 47 21 9 103 231 187
Colorado 79 40 33 6 86 201 208
Calgary 78 35 28 15 85 191 215
Minnesota 77 32 35 10 74 164 212
Edmonton 77 31 37 9 71 207 226
Pacific Division
Dallas 77 42 30 5 89 205 204
Phoenix 78 38 27 13 89 202 202
Los Angeles 77 38 27 12 88 178 165
San Jose 78 39 29 10 88 211 201
Anaheim 77 33 33 11 77 194 213
x-clinched playoffs; y-clinched division
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s results
Washington 3, Boston 2, SO
Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, SO
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 1
New Jersey 6, Tampa Bay 4
N.Y. Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 3
Minnesota 3, Florida 2, OT
Phoenix 2, San Jose 0
Today’s games
Winnipeg at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Florida at Columbus, 1 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1:30 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton, 3:30 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tennis
Sony Ericsson Open At Key Biscayne, Fla.
Men’s quarterfinals
Juan Monaco (21), Argentina, def. Mardy Fish (8), United States, 6-1, 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. David Ferrer (5), Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (1).
Women’s quarterfinals
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Marion Bartoli (7), France, 6-4, 6-2.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Today’s game
FC Dallas at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Golf
LPGA-Kraft Nabisco Championship
At Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Yardage: 6,738; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
a-denotes amateur
Amy Yang 33-33—66
Lindsey Wright 31-36—67
Yani Tseng 34-34—68
Nicole Castrale 33-36—69
Paula Creamer 35-34—69
Jodi Ewart 35-34—69
Katherine Hull 34-35—69
Haeji Kang 35-34—69
Hee Kyung Seo 34-35—69
Sun Young Yoo 35-34—69
Cydney Clanton 37-33—70
Julieta Granada 36-34—70
Hee-Won Han 36-34—70
Vicky Hurst 34-36—70
I.K. Kim 35-35—70
Candie Kung 34-36—70
Se Ri Pak 36-34—70
Sandra Gal 35-36—71
a-Jaye Marie Green 35-36—71
a-Charley Hull 35-36—71
Eun-Hee Ji 37-34—71
a-Ariya Jutanugarn 35-36—71
Sarah Kemp 35-36—71
Cristie Kerr 34-37—71
Ha-Neul Kim 38-33—71
Ai Miyazato 36-35—71
Inbee Park 36-35—71
Pornanong Phatlum 37-34—71
Momoko Ueda 35-36—71
Wendy Ward 35-36—71
Karrie Webb 36-35—71
Chella Choi 35-37—72
Na Yeon Choi 37-35—72
Shanshan Feng 35-37—72
Katie Futcher 37-35—72
Jennifer Johnson 35-37—72
Jimin Kang 39-33—72
Hee Young Park 35-37—72
Suzann Pettersen 34-38—72
Beatriz Recari 34-38—72
Jiyai Shin 34-38—72
Karin Sjodin 36-36—72
Jennifer Song 36-36—72
Angela Stanford 36-36—72
Kris Tamulis 34-38—72
Lexi Thompson 35-37—72
Also
Michelle Wie 35-38—73
Shell Houston Open
At Humble, Texas
Yardage: 7,457; Par: 72 (36-36)
92 players were unable to finish the round due to thunderstorms
Leaderboard
Carl Pettersson -7 thru 18
Angel Cabrera -7 thru 18
Ricky Barnes -6 thru 18
Jim Herman -6 thru 15
Jeff Maggert -6 thru 18
James Driscoll -5 thru 18
Keegan Bradley -5 thru 18
Bud Cauley -5 thru 18
Graham DeLaet -5 thru 17
Johnson Wagner -4 thru 18
Rickie Fowler -4 thru 18
Steve Stricker -4 thru 18
Steve Wheatcroft -4 thru 16
Lee Westwood -4 thru 18
Pat Perez -4 thru 18
Partial first round
Carl Pettersson 31-34—65
Angel Cabrera 32-33—65
Jeff Maggert 33-33—66
Ricky Barnes 33-33—66
Bud Cauley 32-35—67
Keegan Bradley 31-36—67
James Driscoll 32-35—67
Pat Perez 34-34—68
Lee Westwood 34-34—68
Johnson Wagner 35-33—68
Steve Stricker 34-34—68
Rickie Fowler 33-35—68
