March 31 scoreboard
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Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 29 22 .569 —
Philadelphia 28 23 .549 1
New York 26 26 .500 3½
New Jersey 18 35 .340 12
Toronto 17 35 .327 12½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 37 13 .740 —
Orlando 32 20 .615 6
Atlanta 31 22 .585 7½
Washington 12 39 .235 25½
Charlotte 7 42 .143 29½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Chicago 42 11 .792 —
Indiana 30 20 .600 10½
Milwaukee 24 27 .471 17
Detroit 18 33 .353 23
Cleveland 17 32 .347 23
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 35 14 .714 —
Dallas 30 23 .566 7
Memphis 27 22 .551 8
Houston 28 24 .538 8½
New Orleans 13 38 .255 23
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 39 12 .765 —
Denver 28 24 .538 11½
Utah 27 25 .519 12½
Minnesota 25 28 .472 15
Portland 24 28 .462 15½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 31 20 .608 —
L.A. Clippers 30 21 .588 1
Phoenix 25 26 .490 6
Golden State 20 30 .400 10½
Sacramento 18 33 .353 13
| Friday’s results |
|---|
Denver 99, Charlotte 88
Miami 113, Toronto 101
Washington 97, Philadelphia 76
Atlanta 100, New York 90
Milwaukee 121, Cleveland 84
Chicago 83, Detroit 71
Houston 98, Memphis 89
Boston 100, Minnesota 79
Dallas 100, Orlando 98
Sacramento 104, Utah 103
New Jersey 102, Golden State 100
L.A. Clippers 98, Portland 97
| Today’s games |
|---|
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 a.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Cleveland at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Indiana at San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.
Memphis at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m.
Glantz-Culver line
NCAA basketball tournament
Today
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
April 5
Boston at Detroit, 7 a.m.
Toronto at Cleveland, 9 a.m.
National League
April 4
St. Louis at Florida, 1 p.m.
Spring training
Friday’s results
Detroit 6, Baltimore 3
Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 3, tie
Minnesota (ss) 4, Toronto 1
St. Louis 4, N.Y. Mets 3
Boston 9, Minnesota (ss) 7
Cincinnati 6, Cleveland 5
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee 9, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 4
L.A. Angels 9, Arizona 2
Atlanta (ss) 3, Houston (ss) 1
Washington 3, Miami 2
Houston (ss) 5, Atlanta (ss) 1
N.Y. Yankees 13, Philadelphia 9
Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 2
San Diego 8, San Francisco 7
Texas 5, Colorado 3
College basketball
MEN
NCAA tournament
FINAL FOUR
At New Orleans
National Semifinals
Today
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
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
College Basketball Invitational
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Friday
Pittsburgh 71, Washington State 65, Pittsburgh wins championship 2-1
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.
Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended free agent minor league LHP Lary Vasquez 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, effective upon signing with a major league organization.
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone and INF Russ Canzler to Columbus (IL). Reassigned C Luke Carlin, INF Andy LaRoche, LHP Chris Seddon, RHP Chris Ray and RHP Robinson Tejeda to minor league camp. Placed RHP Matt Bush on the restricted list.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with OF Alex Gordon on a four-year contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Selected the contract of RHP Jason Isringhausen from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned OF Mike Trout to Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with OF-DH Jack Cust on a minor league contract. Released INF Russell Branyan from his minor league contract, then re-signed him to a new minor league contract. Assigned C Craig Tatum outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with RHP Livan Hernandez on a one-year contract.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Guillermo Moscoso and LHP Drew Pomeranz to Colorado Springs (PCL). Assigned C Wilkin Castillo and OF Andrew Brown to their minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Released RHP Livan Hernandez.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Traded INF/OF Matt Rizzotti to Minnesota for cash considerations.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Traded RHP Ryota Igarashi to Toronto for a player to be named or cash considerations.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agree to terms with RHP Cory Luebke on a four-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Released INF Mike Fontenot. Placed 2B Freddy Sanchez, RHP Ryan Vogelsong, LHP Eric Surkamp and LHP Dan Runzler on the 15-day DL; Sanchez, Surkamp and Runzler retroactive to March 26, and Vogelsong to March 27.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Selected the contract of OF Rick Ankiel from Syracuse (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Fined L.A. Clippers F Reggie Evans $25,000 for making an obscene gesture during Monday’s game against New Orleans.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed G Lester Hudson to a 10-day contract.
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Assigned F Malcolm Thomas to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Dennis Horner to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Suspended N.Y. Giants RB Andre Brown four games for violating the league policy on performance enhancing substances.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Traded RB Mike Goodson to Oakland for OT Bruce Campbell.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Agreed to terms with LB Manny Lawson.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed WR Deion Branch. Signed FB Tony Fiammetta and FB Spencer Larsen.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived WR Dontavia Bogan.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned D Zach McKelvie to Reading (ECHL) from Providence (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned F Phillip Danault to Rockford (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled LW Magnus Paajarvi from Oklahoma City (AHL) and then returned him to Ohlahoma City.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Returned G Kevin Poulin to Bridgeport (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed C Travis Oleksuk to an entry-level contract.
SOCCER
FIFA—Suspended Salvadoran player Alexander Larin for three games.
Major League Soccer
MLS—Suspended Houston M Adam Moffat one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for a reckless challenge which endangered the safety of his opponent during a game against Seattle on March 23. Fined Seattle M Alvaro Fernandez an undisclosed amount for embellishment of contact during the same game.
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Terminated the contract of F Luke Rodgers.
COLLEGE
MONTANA—Named Mick Delaney interim football coach and Jean Gee interim athletic director.
Pro hockey National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 78 50 21 7 107 217 173
x-Pittsburgh 78 48 24 6 102 264 208
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
x-Boston 77 45 28 4 94 251 189
Ottawa 77 39 28 10 88 236 227
Buffalo 78 38 30 10 86 205 215
Toronto 78 33 36 9 75 218 249
Montreal 78 29 35 14 72 200 218 Southeast Division
Florida 78 37 25 16 90 192 215
Washington 78 39 31 8 86 209 221
Winnipeg 78 36 34 8 80 211 230
Carolina 78 31 31 16 78 208 232
Tampa Bay 77 35 35 7 77 220 266
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 78 48 20 10 106 202 151
x-Nashville 78 45 25 8 98 223 203
x-Detroit 78 46 27 5 97 240 195
Chicago 78 43 26 9 95 235 225
Columbus 78 26 45 7 59 185 253 Northwest Division
y-Vancouver 78 48 21 9 105 236 189
Colorado 80 41 33 6 88 205 209
Calgary 79 35 29 15 85 192 219
Minnesota 77 32 35 10 74 164 212
Edmonton 78 31 38 9 71 208 230
Pacific Division
Los Angeles 78 39 27 12 90 182 166
Dallas 78 42 31 5 89 207 209
Phoenix 78 38 27 13 89 202 202
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.
Friday’s results
Winnipeg 4, Carolina 3, OT
Columbus 4, Florida 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Montreal 1
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 3
Nashville 4, Detroit 1
Colorado 4, Calgary 1
Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 1
Vancouver 5, Dallas 2
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
Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, walkover.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Juan Monaco (21), Argentina, 6-0, 7-6 (5).
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Friday’s result
D.C. United 4, FC Dallas 1
Golf
LPGA-Kraft Nabisco Championship
At Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Yardage: 6,738; Par: 72—142
Second round
Yani Tseng 68-68—136
Haeji Kang 69-68—137
Sun Young Yoo 69-69—138
Lindsey Wright 67-71—138
Na Yeon Choi 72-67—139
Karin Sjodin 72-67—139
Se Ri Pak 70-69—139
Eun-Hee Ji 71-69—140
Momoko Ueda 71-69—140
Vicky Hurst 70-70—140
I.K. Kim 70-70—140
Amy Yang 66-74—140
Maria Hjorth 73-68—141
Cristie Kerr 71-70—141
Hee Kyung Seo 69-72—141
Shanshan Feng 72-70—142
Ha-Neul Kim 71-71—142
Nicole Castrale 69-73—142
Paula Creamer 69-73—142
Jodi Ewart 69-73—142
Katherine Hull 69-73—142
Christina Kim 74-69—143
Mi Jung Hur 73-70—143
Jennifer Johnson 72-71—143
Hee Young Park 72-71—143
Jiyai Shin 72-71—143
Jennifer Song 72-71—143
Angela Stanford 72-71—143
Sandra Gal 71-72—143
Ai Miyazato 71-72—143
Pornanong Phatlum 71-72—143
Karrie Webb 71-72—143
Among failed to qualify
Michelle Wie 73-77—150
Shell Houston Open
At Humble, Texas
Second round
Yardage: 7,457; Par: 72 (36-36)
Note: Play suspended by darkness with 79 golfers still on the course
Leaderboard
1. Brian Davis -11 F
1. Louis Oosthuizen -11 F
3. Jeff Maggert -10 10
4. Tommy Gainey -9 F
4. Greg Owen -9 F
4. Phil Mickelson -9 F
4. J.B. Holmes -9 F
4. James Driscoll -9 7
9. John Huh -8 F
9. Jonas Blixt -8 F
9. Angel Cabrera -8 8
12. Brandt Jobe -7 F
12. John Senden -7 F
12. Henrik Stenson -7 F
12. Kyle Reifers -7 F
12. Harris English -7 F
12. Carl Pettersson -7 8
