March 9 scoreboard
Pro hockey
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National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 66 42 17 7 91 181 141
Pittsburgh 66 40 21 5 85 212 170
Philadelphia 66 38 21 7 83 218 193
New Jersey 67 38 24 5 81 189 177
N.Y. Islanders 67 28 30 9 65 156 200
Northeast Division
Boston 66 40 23 3 83 217 155
Ottawa 69 36 25 8 80 213 202
Buffalo 68 31 29 8 70 167 191
Toronto 67 30 30 7 67 200 209
Montreal 68 26 32 10 62 179 192
Southeast Division
Florida 66 31 23 12 74 163 189
Washington 67 33 28 6 72 178 190
Winnipeg 68 32 28 8 72 178 190
Tampa Bay 67 31 29 7 69 189 229
Carolina 67 25 27 15 65 177 203
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 68 43 18 7 93 177 133
Detroit 67 43 21 3 89 211 156
Nashville 67 39 21 7 85 192 173
Chicago 68 36 25 7 79 203 200
Columbus 67 22 38 7 51 159 217
Northwest Division
Vancouver 68 42 18 8 92 214 168
Colorado 69 35 30 4 74 180 185
Calgary 67 30 25 12 72 164 185
Minnesota 68 29 29 10 68 147 189
Edmonton 67 26 35 6 58 178 203
Pacific Division
Dallas 68 37 26 5 79 183 183
Phoenix 68 33 25 10 76 175 173
San Jose 66 33 24 9 75 184 170
Los Angeles 67 31 24 12 74 148 146
Anaheim 68 29 29 10 68 171 191
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s results
Dallas 4, San Jose 3, SO
Minnesota 3, Phoenix 2, SO
Boston 3, Buffalo 1
New Jersey 5, N.Y. Islanders 1
Philadelphia 5, Florida 0
Washington 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT
Columbus 3, Los Angeles 1
Ottawa 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
St. Louis 3, Anaheim 1
Nashville 4, Colorado 2
Montreal 5, Edmonton 3
Vancouver 3, Winnipeg 2
Today’s games
Florida at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m.
College basketball
MEN
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
Maryland 82, Wake Forest 60
Miami 54, Georgia Tech 36
NC State 78, Boston College 57
Virginia Tech 68, Clemson 63
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Baylor 82, Kansas St. 74
Kansas 83, Texas A&M 66
Missouri 88, Oklahoma St. 70
Texas 71, Iowa St. 65
Big East Conference
Quarterfinals
Cincinnati 72, Georgetown 70, 2OT
Louisville 84, Marquette 71
Notre Dame 57, South Florida 53, OT
Syracuse 58, UConn 55
Big Ten Conference
First Round
Indiana 75, Penn St. 58
Iowa 64, Illinois 61
Minnesota 75, Northwestern 68, OT
Purdue 79, Nebraska 61
Big West Conference
First Round
Cal Poly 66, UC Riverside 54
Long Beach St. 80, UC Davis 48
UC Irvine 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 59
UC Santa Barbara 72, Pacific 52
Conference USA
Quarterfinals
Marshall 105, Tulsa 100, 3OT
Memphis 65, UTEP 47
Southern Miss. 81, East Carolina 78, OT
UCF 64, UAB 54
Great West Conference
First Round
NJIT 65, Houston Baptist 64
Mid-American Conference
Third Round
Kent St. 76, W. Michigan 72
Ohio 65, Toledo 57
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Bethune-Cookman 60, NC Central 59
Florida A&M 65, Delaware St. 55, OT
Mountain West Conference
First Round
Colorado St. 81, TCU 60
New Mexico 79, Air Force 64
San Diego St. 65, Boise St. 62
UNLV 56, Wyoming 48
Pacific-12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Colorado 63, Oregon 62
Arizona 66, UCLA 58
California 77, Stanford 71
Oregon St. 86, Washington 84
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Alabama 63, South Carolina 57
Georgia 71, Mississippi St. 61
LSU 70, Arkansas 54
Mississippi 68, Auburn 54
Southland Conference
Semifinals
Lamar 55, Stephen F. Austin 44
McNeese St. 92, Texas-Arlington 72
Southwestern Athletic Conference
First Round
Alcorn St. 103, Prairie View 79
Ark.-Pine Bluff 60, Alabama St. 56, OT
Women
TOURNAMENT
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Baylor 72, Texas Tech 48
Kansas St. 67, Iowa St. 63
Oklahoma 70, Missouri 59
Texas A&M 78, Kansas 63
Big Sky Conference
First Round
Montana St. 68, Montana 59
Sacramento St. 71, E. Washington 61
Colonial Athletic Association
First Round
George Mason 70, Northeastern 60
Old Dominion 72, Towson 58
UNC Wilmington 66, Georgia St. 59
VCU 78, William & Mary 69
Conference USA
Quarterfinals
Memphis 77, SMU 67
Tulane 67, East Carolina 51
UAB 72, Rice 46
UTEP 92, Southern Miss. 79
Great West Conference
First Round
NJIT 61, Houston Baptist 42
Texas-Pan American 57, Chicago St. 51
Mid-American Conference
Third Round
Cent. Michigan 78, Miami (Ohio) 64
Toledo 72, N. Illinois 62
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Coppin St. 78, NC A&T 74
Florida A&M 50, Md.-Eastern Shore 48
Missouri Valley Conference
First Round
Bradley 85, S. Illinois 67
Drake 52, Evansville 48
Pacific-12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Arizona St. 68, Arizona 53
California 68, Colorado 59
Stanford 76, Washington 57
Washington St. 69, Southern Cal 55
Southland Conference
Semifinals
McNeese St. 76, Texas St. 46
Stephen F. Austin 66, Nicholls St. 57
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Grambling St. 73, Alabama A&M 68, OT
Prairie View 62, Alabama St. 35
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with LHP Glen Perkins on a four-year contract.
National League
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with RHP Anthony Bass, RHP Brad Brach, RHP Andrew Cashner, RHP Ernesto Frieri, RHP Erik Hamren, RHP Nick Vincent, LHP Jose De Paula, LHP Cory Luebke, LHP Juan Oramas, LHP Josh Spence, INF Everth Cabrera, INF James Darnell, INF Logan Forsythe, INF Jesus Guzman, INF Andy Parrino, INF Edinson Rincon, INF Jeudy Valdez, OF Kyle Blanks, OF Rymer Liriano and OF Blake Tekotte on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Gerald Green to a second 10-day contract.
NEW YORK KNICKS—Recalled C Jerome Jordan from Erie (NBADL).
Women’s National
Basketball Association
ATLANTA DREAM—Signed C Erika de Souza and G Armintie Price to multi-year contracts.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Re-signed RB Jason Snelling.
BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with TE Scott Chandler on a two-year contract.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed OL Jake Kirkpatrick and QB Trevor Vittatoe.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed CB Rashean Mathis to a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to terms with LB Demorrio Williams on a one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed DT Will Tukuafu to a two-year contract extension.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Named Bob Ligashesky special teams coordinator, Phil Galiano assistant special teams coach, Jay Butler strength and conditioning coach, Joe Vaughn assistant strength and conditioning coach and Kevin MacConnell director of football operations.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled F Max Sauve from Providence (AHL) on an emergency basis. Assigned G Michael Hutchinson to Providence.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled F Maksim Mayorov from Springfield (AHL) on an emergency basis.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalleed F Gustav Nyquist from Grand Rapids (AHL).
COLLEGE
IDAHO STATE—Named Bill Evans men’s basketball coach.
MINNESOTA—Dismissed WR Ge’Shun Harris from the football team after being charged with felony credit card fraud.
MONTANA STATE—Named Toby Neinas secondary coach.
NEW ORLEANS—Announced it is halting its transition to NCAA Division II to remain in Division I.
WESTERN KENTUCKY—Fired women’s basketball coach Mary Taylor Cowles.
Pro baseball
Major League spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Detroit 6 0 1.000
Seattle 6 1 .857
Boston 3 1 .750
Los Angeles 3 1 .750
Kansas City 4 2 .667
Toronto 4 2 .667
Baltimore 3 2 .600
Oakland 4 3 .571
Minnesota 3 4 .429
Cleveland 2 3 .400
Texas 2 3 .400
New York 2 4 .333
Tampa Bay 2 5 .286
Chicago 1 3 .250
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Houston 4 2 .667
Los Angeles 2 1 .667
San Francisc o 4 2 .667
Cincinnati 3 2 .600
Washington 3 2 .600
Miami 2 2 .500
Milwaukee 2 2 .500
Philadelphia 3 3 .500
Chicago 2 3 .400
New York 2 3 .400
Pittsburgh 2 4 .333
St. Louis 1 2 .333
Colorado 1 3 .250
Arizona 1 4 .200
Atlanta 1 5 .167
San Diego 1 5 .167
Thursday’s results
Tampa Bay (ss) 1, Minnesota 0
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 1
Detroit 8, Tampa Bay (ss) 1
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 4, 10 innings
St. Louis 9, Boston 3
Baltimore 2, Atlanta 1
Washington 8, Houston 0
Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 4
L.A. Dodgers 7, Oakland 2
Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 6
Chicago White Sox 6, Texas 3
L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 5
San Francisco 5, San Diego 2
Seattle 10, Chicago Cubs 3
Kansas City 5, Colorado 0
Golf
Cadillac Championship
At Doral, Fla.
Yardage: 7,334; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Adam Scott 34-32—66
Jason Dufner 32-34—66
Thomas Bjorn 34-34—68
Charl Schwartzel 34-34—68
Alvaro Quiros 33-36—69
Kyle Stanley 33-36—69
Keegan Bradley 33-36—69
Aaron Baddeley 35-34—69
Justin Rose 36-33—69
Juvic Pagunsan 35-34—69
Steve Stricker 31-38—69
Miguel A. Jimenez 35-34—69
Charles Howell III 34-36—70
Johnson Wagner 36-34—70
Peter Hanson 37-33—70
Luke Donald 34-36—70
Bubba Watson 35-35—70
Anders Hansen 36-34—70
Paul Lawrie 34-36—70
Zach Johnson 33-37—70
Greg Chalmers 35-36—71
Gary Woodland 35-36—71
Hunter Mahan 37-34—71
Nick Watney 35-36—71
Also
Tiger Woods 36-36—72
Puerto Rico Open
At Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Yardage: 7,506; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Matt Jones 33-33—66
George McNeill 33-33—66
Ben Curtis 32-35—67
Jeff Overton 31-37—68
Kevin Kisner 35-33—68
Todd Hamilton 34-34—68
Daniel Summerhays 34-34—68
Lee Janzen 34-35—69
Gavin Coles 35-34—69
Angel Cabrera 35-34—69
Shaun Micheel 32-37—69
Mathew Goggin 34-35—69
Kevin Stadler 35-34—69
Scott Brown 34-35—69
Roland Thatcher 37-32—69
Brendon de Jonge 35-34—69
Brian Davis 34-35—69
Graham DeLaet 33-36—69
Roberto Castro 37-32—69
Will Claxton 35-34—69
