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All Hawaii times

All Hawaii times

Pro basketball

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

z-Chicago 50 16 .758 —

y-Miami 46 20 .697 4

x-Indiana 42 24 .636 8

y-Boston 39 27 .591 11

x-Atlanta 40 26 .606 10

x-Orlando 37 29 .561 13

x-New York 36 30 .545 14

x-Philadelphia 35 31 .530 15

Milwaukee 31 35 .470 19

Detroit 25 41 .379 25

Toronto 23 43 .348 27

New Jersey 22 44 .333 28

Cleveland 21 45 .318 29

Washington 20 46 .303 30

Charlotte 7 59 .106 43

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

z-San Antonio 50 16 .758 —

y-Oklahoma City 47 19 .712 3

y-L.A. Lakers 41 25 .621 9

x-Memphis 41 25 .621 9

x-L.A. Clippers 40 26 .606 10

x-Denver 38 28 .576 12

x-Dallas 36 30 .545 14

x-Utah 36 30 .545 14

Houston 34 32 .515 16

Phoenix 33 33 .500 17

Portland 28 38 .424 22

Minnesota 26 40 .394 24

Golden State 23 43 .348 27

Sacramento 22 44 .333 28

New Orleans 21 45 .318 29

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Thursday’s results

Toronto 98, New Jersey 67

Utah 96, Portland 94

Chicago 107, Cleveland 75

Houston 84, New Orleans 77

Denver 131, Minnesota 102

Memphis 88, Orlando 76

Atlanta 106, Dallas 89

Boston 87, Milwaukee 74

New York 104, Charlotte 84

Detroit 108, Philadelphia 86

Washington 104, Miami 70

San Antonio 107, Golden State 101

Sacramento 113, L.A. Lakers 96

Playoff glance

FIRST ROUND

(x-if necessary)

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago vs. Philadelphia

Saturday, April 28: Philadelphia at Chicago , 7 a.m

Tuesday, May 1: Philadelphia at Chicago, 2 p.m.

Friday, May 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 6: Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 a.m.

x-Tuesday, May 8: Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD

x-Thursday, May 10: Chicago at Philadelphia, TBD

x-Saturday, May 12: Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD

Miami vs. New York

Saturday, April 28: New York at Miami, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, April 30: New York at Miami, 1 p.m.

Thursday, May 3: Miami at New York, 1 p.m.

Sunday, May 6: Miami at New York, 9:30 a.m.

x-Wednesday, May 9: New York at Miami, TBD

x-Friday, May 11: Miami at New York, TBD

x-Sunday, May 13: New York at Miami, TBD

Indiana vs. Orlando

Saturday, April 28: Orlando at Indiana, 1 p.m.

Monday, April 30: Orlando at Indiana, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 2: Indiana at Orlando, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 5: Indiana at Orlando, 8 a.m.

x-Tuesday, May 8: Orlando at Indiana, TBD

x-Friday, May 11: Indiana at Orlando, TBD

x-Sunday, May 13: Orlando at Indiana, TBD

Boston vs. Atlanta

Sunday, April 29: Boston at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1: Boston at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, May 4: Atlanta at Boston, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 6: Atlanta at Boston, 1 p.m.

x-Tuesday, May 8: Boston at Atlanta, TBD

x-Thursday, May 10: Atlanta at Boston, TBD

x-Saturday, May 12: Boston at Atlanta, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio vs. Utah

Sunday, April 29: Utah at San Antonio, 7 a.m.

Wednesday, May 2: Utah at San Antonio, 1 p.m.

Saturday, May 5: San Antonio at Utah, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 7: San Antonio at Utah, TBD

x-Wednesday, May 9: Utah at San Antonio, TBD

x-Friday, May 11: San Antonio at Utah, TBD

x-Sunday, May 13: Utah at San Antonio, TBD

Oklahoma City vs. Dallas

Saturday, April 28: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, April 30: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 3: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 5: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 1:30 p.m.

x-Monday, May 7: Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD

x-Thursday, May 10: Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBD

x-Saturday, May 12: Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD

L.A. Lakers vs. Denver

Sunday, April 29: Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, May 1: Denver at L.A. Lakers, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 4: L.A. Lakers at Denver, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 6: L.A. Lakers at Denver, 3:30 p.m.

x-Tuesday, May 8: Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD

x-Thursday, May 10: L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBD

x-Saturday, May 12: Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD

Memphis vs. L.A. Clippers

Sunday, April 29: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 2: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 5: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 a.m.

Monday, May 7: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD

x-Wednesday, May 9: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD

x-Friday, May 11: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD

x-Sunday, May 13: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD

Pro baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Baltimore 12 7 .632 —

Tampa Bay 12 7 .632 —

New York 10 8 .556 1½

Toronto 10 9 .526 2

Boston 8 10 .444 3½

Central Division

Cleveland 9 8 .529 —

Chicago 10 9 .526 —

Detroit 10 9 .526 —

Kansas City 5 14 .263 5

Minnesota 5 14 .263 5

West Division

Texas 15 4 .789 —

Oakland 10 10 .500 5½

Seattle 10 10 .500 5½

Los Angeles 6 13 .316 9

Thursday’s results

Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2

Seattle 5, Detroit 4

Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 3

Baltimore 5, Toronto 2

Boston 10, Chicago White Sox 3

Today’s games

Detroit (Verlander 2-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 3-0), 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-0) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-2), 1:05 p.m.

Oakland (McCarthy 0-3) at Baltimore (Arrieta 1-1), 1:05 p.m.

Seattle (Beavan 1-2) at Toronto (R.Romero 3-0), 1:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Shields 3-0) at Texas (M.Harrison 3-0), 2:05 p.m.

Boston (Bard 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-2), 2:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Teaford 0-1) at Minnesota (Pavano 1-2), 2:10 p.m.

National League

East Division

Washington 14 5 .737 —

Atlanta 12 7 .632 2

New York 11 8 .579 3

Philadelphia 9 10 .474 5

Miami 7 11 .389 6½

Central Division

St. Louis 12 7 .632 —

Cincinnati 9 10 .474 3

Milwaukee 9 10 .474 3

Pittsburgh 8 10 .444 3½

Houston 7 12 .368 5

Chicago 6 13 .316 6

West Division

Los Angeles 13 6 .684 —

San Francisco 10 9 .526 3

Colorado 9 9 .500 3½

Arizona 9 10 .474 4

San Diego 6 14 .300 7½

Thursday’s results

San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 5

N.Y. Mets 3, Miami 2

San Diego 2, Washington 1

Today’s games

Chicago Cubs (Maholm 1-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 3-1), 1:05 p.m.

Arizona (J.Saunders 1-1) at Miami (Zambrano 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

Houston (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 0-2), 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 1-0) at Atlanta (Hanson 2-2), 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 1-1) at St. Louis (Westbrook 2-1), 2:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Schwinden 0-0) at Colorado (Pomeranz 0-1), 2:40 p.m.

Washington (Detwiler 2-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Luebke 2-1) at San Francisco (Hacker 0-0), 4:15 p.m.

Hockey

National Hockey League playoffs

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday’s result

Washington 2, Boston 1, OT, Washington wins series 4-3

Thursday’s results

NY Rangers 2, Ottawa 1, NY Rangers wins series 4-3

New Jersey 3, Florida 2, 2OT, New Jersey wins series 4-3

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Today

Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Saturday, April 28

Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA

Sunday, April 29

Nashville at Phoenix, TBA

Monday, April 30

Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA

Wednesday, May 2

Phoenix at Nashville, TBA

Thursday, May 3

St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA

Friday, May 4

Phoenix at Nashville, TBA

Sunday, May 6

St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA

Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Cleveland LHP Harold Guerrero (Mahoning-NYP) and Chicago White Sox RHP Andre Rienzo (Winston-Salem-Car) 50 games each for testing positive for performance-enhancing substances in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.

American League

DETROIT TIGERS—Released 3B Brandon Inge. Recalled RHP Brayan Villarreal from Toledo (IL). Selected the contractsof RHP Luke Putkonen and 1B Brad Eldred from Toledo. Optioned RHP Thad Weber to Toledo.

National League

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed RHP Micah Owings on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Dale Thayer from Tucson (PCL). Transferred RHP Dustin Moseley from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association

ATLANTA DREAM—Signed F Chelsea Regins, F Aishah Sutherland and G Brittany Johnson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed WR Jerome Simpson.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed DT Shaun Rogers.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Agreed to terms with QB Byron Leftwich on a one-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Assigned G Jacob Markstrom to San Antonio (AHL).

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

COLORADO MAMMOTH—Activated F Joey Cupido from the practice squad.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

MLS—Suspended Philadelphia Union Executive Vice President and Team Manager Peter Nowak for one game and has been fined $5,000 for leaving his team’s technical area, entering the field of play and initiating contact with an opposing player. Fined Chivas USA Head Coach Robin Fraser $500 for leaving his team’s technical area and crossing midfield. Fined Philadelphia Union $5,000 for the behavior of its players and team staff. Fined Chivas USA $2,500 for the behavior of its players and team staff.

COLORADO RAPIDS—Signed F Luis Eduardo Schmidt.

COLUMBUS CREW—Signed F Jairo Arrieta.

COLLEGE

NORTH TEXAS—Named Bart Lundy men’s assistant basketball coach.

OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN—Named Lonny Cobble baseball coach.

SMU—Named Tim Jankovich men’s associate head basketball coach.

WEBER STATE—Named Jody Sears interim football coach.

Soccer

Major League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Sport. K.C. 7 1 0 21 12 3

D.C. 3 2 3 12 12 8

New York 3 3 1 10 17 14

Chicago 2 1 2 8 6 6

Houston 2 1 2 8 5 5

Philadelphia 2 3 1 7 4 6

Columbus 2 3 1 7 6 9

N.England 2 4 0 6 5 8

Montreal 1 5 2 5 7 15

Toronto FC 0 6 0 0 4 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Jose 5 1 1 16 13 5

Real S.L. 5 3 1 16 13 9

Vancouver 3 2 2 11 6 6

FC Dallas 3 3 2 11 9 11

Seattle 3 1 1 10 6 2

Los Angeles 3 3 0 9 10 10

Chivas USA 3 4 0 9 4 5

Colorado 3 4 0 9 8 10

Portland 2 4 1 7 9 11

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s result

FC Dallas 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie

Saturday’s games

Portland at Montreal, 8 a.m.

New England at New York, 9:30 a.m.

San Jose at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.

Houston at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.

Seattle FC at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.

Chivas USA at Colorado, 3 p.m.

FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis

WTA: Porsche Grand Prix At Stuttgart, Germany

Singles first round

Mona Barthel, Germany, def. Marion Bartoli (7), France, 6-3, 6-1.

Li Na (8), China, def. Agkul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-4.

Petra Kvitova (3), Czech Republic, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-2, 6-2.

Samantha Stosur (5), Australia, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-2, 4-4, retired.

Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (6), Denmark, 6-1, 6-2.

ATP: Barcelona Open

At Barcelona, Spain

Singles

First Round

Milos Raonic (11), Canada, def. Nicolas Almagro (6), Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

Kei Nishikori (8), Japan, def. Albert Ramos (17), Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-1, 6-2.

Feliciano Lopez (7), Spain, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-3, 6-1.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Robert Farah, Colombia, 6-2, 6-3.

Janko Tipsarevic (5), Serbia, def. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 6-2, 6-2.

David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-0, 6-2.

Fernando Verdasco (9), Spain, def. Kevin Anderson (13), South Africa, 6-4, 6-4.

WTA: SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

At Fez, Morocco

Singles

Quaterfinals

Simona Halep (5), Romania, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (1), Spain, 6-2, 6-1.

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Mathilde Johansson, France, def. Petra Cetkovska (3), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, def. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-4, 6-1.

Golf

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

At TPC Louisiana

Avondale, La.

Purse: $6.4 million

Yardage: 7,425; Par 72 (36-36)

First Round

Ken Duke 33-32—65

Cameron Tringale 34-31—65

Daniel Chopra 33-33—66

Steve Stricker 31-35—66

Ernie Els 31-35—66

Chris Stroud 33-33—66

Ben Curtis 34-33—67

John Rollins 33-34—67

Jason Dufner 33-34—67

David Hearn 35-33—68

Webb Simpson 34-34—68

Graham DeLaet 34-34—68

Daniel Summerhays 34-34—68

Jonas Blixt 33-35—68

Briny Baird 34-35—69

Tim Herron 34-35—69

Graeme McDowell 36-33—69

Camilo Villegas 35-34—69

Bob Estes 34-35—69

Kevin Streelman 36-33—69

J.J. Henry 34-35—69

Kyle Reifers 33-36—69

Miguel Angel Carballo 35-34—69

Kris Blanks 35-34—69

Vaughn Taylor 35-34—69

Charley Hoffman 35-34—69

Scott Verplank 33-36—69

Stuart Appleby 34-35—69

Mark Anderson 36-33—69

Troy Kelly 35-34—69

Erik Compton 36-33—69

Russell Knox 34-35—69

George McNeill 35-35—70

Brian Gay 35-35—70

Lucas Glover 34-36—70

Alex Cejka 36-34—70

Jason Kokrak 34-36—70

Garth Mulroy 34-36—70

Greg Owen 36-34—70

Greg Chalmers 35-35—70

Stephen Ames 35-35—70

Jimmy Walker 35-35—70

Mathew Goggin 35-35—70

Brian Harman 32-38—70

Colt Knost 36-34—70

Michael Putnam 36-34—70

William McGirt 36-34—70

Seung-Yul Noh 34-36—70

Hank Kuehne 34-37—71

Bubba Watson 34-37—71

Rocco Mediate 36-35—71

John Mallinger 35-36—71

Brian Davis 36-35—71

Nick O’Hern 35-36—71

J.B. Holmes 37-34—71

Bud Cauley 35-36—71

Sunghoon Kang 34-37—71

Bobby Gates 36-35—71

Nathan Green 36-35—71

Rickie Fowler 36-35—71

Chris DiMarco 35-36—71

Roland Thatcher 35-36—71

Rod Pampling 35-36—71

K.J. Choi 36-35—71

Charles Howell III 35-36—71

Jeff Maggert 37-34—71

John Peterson 36-35—71

Patrick Reed 35-36—71