stats
Baseball
College
FAR WEST
BYU 14, UNLV 13
Hawaii 9, Sacramento St. 6
Oregon St. 9, Southern Cal 5
Pacific 12, UC Davis 10
Pepperdine 3, Loyola Marymount 1
Portland 9, Gonzaga 1
San Diego 4, St. Mary’s, Calif. 2
Santa Clara 4, San Francisco 3
TCU 9, Air Force 2
Utah 10, Utah Valley St. 9
W. Illinois 12, S. Utah 9, 10 innings
Pacific-10 Conference
UCLA 6, Washington 5
Washington | 010 | 001 | 003 | — | 5 | 14 | 1 |
UCLA | 320 | 010 | 00x | — | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Haughian, Erickson (2) and Dunn; Brummett, Rustich (9) and Babineau. W—Brummett (5-4). L—Haughian (3-3). Sv—Rustich (5).
HITS: Washington—Boyer, Lentz, Hague 2, Petersen, Lind 2, Dunn 3, Rife 2, Burgher, Rasmussen. UCLA—Crawford, Decker, Cohen 2. HR—Rife (1), Crawford (5), Decker (6), Cohen (5).
West Coast Conference
Portland 9, Gonzaga 1
Gonzaga | 000 | 000 | 100 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Portland | 030 | 130 | 11x | — | 9 | 18 | 1 |
Monroe, McEwen (5), McClure (6), Stumetz (7), Fields (8) and Colclough; Gruener and Gale. W—Gruener (1-2). L—Monroe (4-2).
HITS: Gonzaga—McGuinness 3, Weigand 2, Holcomb, Colclough. Portland—Howard 3, Wiltshire 3, Cullen 3, Rodgers 2, Gale 2, Powell, Pierce, Meier, Allan, Arbayo. 2B—Wiltshire.
High school
Northeast A League
Freeman 11, Colfax 0
Colfax | 000 | 00 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Freeman | 131 | 15 | — | 11 | 12 | 1 |
Van Trease, Hoadley (5) and Cramm; Mega and Sullivan. W—Mega (3-0). L—Van Trease.
HITS: Colfax—Harman, Ledbetter, J.Johnson. Freeman—Hedges 2, Ferguson 2, Altmeyer 2, Sullivan 3, Mega, Reilly, Kestell. 2B—Harmon, Ledbetter, Sullivan, Reilly, Kestell. 3B—Hedges. HR—Ferguson.
Non-league
Pullman 13-6, Lakeland 3-8
Lakeland | 000 | 21 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Pullman | 116 | 23 | — | 13 | 12 | 1 |
Garcia, Long (3) and CJ.Schelin; Therrien and Scourey. W—Therrien (1-0). L—Garcia (0-1).
HITS: Lakeland—Marks 2, Brunner 2, Garcia, Ca.Schelin, Vandever, Long. Pullman—Scourey, Guettinger 2, Lane, Druffel 2, Fertakis 2, Therrien 2, Lincoln, Cure. 2B—Guettinger. HR—Garcia.
Lakeland | 012 | 032 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Pullman | 100 | 500 | 0 | — | 6 | 8 | 3 |
South, Schweikert (5) and Denoian; Fertakis, Lane (5) and Scourey. W—Schweikert (1-0). L—Lane (1-1).
HITS: Lakeland—Marks, Carr, Rohrenbach, Bandever. Pullman—Leveseller 2, Scourey, Lane 2, Druffle, Fertakis, Lincoln. 2B—Levenseller, Scoury, Lane. 3B—Rohrenbach.
Basketball
NBA
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Toronto | 42 | 33 | .560 | — |
New Jersey | 35 | 39 | .473 | 6 1/2 |
New York | 31 | 43 | .419 | 10 1/2 |
Philadelphia | 30 | 44 | .405 | 11 1/2 |
Boston | 23 | 51 | .311 | 18 1/2 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Miami | 41 | 34 | .547 | — |
Washington | 39 | 35 | .527 | 1 1/2 |
Orlando | 34 | 41 | .453 | 7 |
Charlotte | 30 | 46 | .395 | 11 1/2 |
Atlanta | 27 | 48 | .360 | 14 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Detroit | 48 | 27 | .640 | — |
x-Chicago | 45 | 31 | .592 | 3 1/2 |
x-Cleveland | 45 | 31 | .592 | 3 1/2 |
Indiana | 32 | 42 | .432 | 15 1/2 |
Milwaukee | 26 | 48 | .351 | 21 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
y-Dallas | 62 | 12 | .838 | — |
x-San Antonio | 54 | 21 | .720 | 8 1/2 |
x-Houston | 47 | 28 | .627 | 15 1/2 |
New Orleans | 35 | 40 | .467 | 27 1/2 |
Memphis | 19 | 57 | .250 | 44 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
y-Utah | 48 | 26 | .649 | — |
Denver | 38 | 36 | .514 | 10 |
Minnesota | 31 | 43 | .419 | 17 |
Portland | 30 | 44 | .405 | 18 |
Seattle | 30 | 45 | .400 | 18 1/2 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
y-Phoenix | 56 | 19 | .747 | — |
L.A. Lakers | 39 | 36 | .520 | 17 |
L.A. Clippers | 37 | 37 | .500 | 18 1/2 |
Golden State | 36 | 39 | .480 | 20 |
Sacramento | 30 | 44 | .405 | 25 1/2 |
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Results
Miami 94, Cleveland 90, OT
San Antonio 92, Phoenix 85
Today’s Games
L.A. Lakers at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Phoenix vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 5:30 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 7:30 p.m.
Heat 94, Cavaliers 90 (OT)
Miami (94)—Haslem 6-12 3-4 15, Posey 2-7 1-5 5, O’Neal 9-13 2-5 20, E.Jones 4-12 3-4 13, Williams 1-8 3-4 5, Mourning 0-0 1-4 1, Payton 2-4 0-0 4, Kapono 4-11 0-0 11, Walker 7-11 0-0 20. Totals 35-78 13-26 94.
Cleveland (90)—James 11-21 11-13 35, Gooden 7-15 0-0 14, Ilgauskas 2-10 2-2 6, Pavlovic 5-13 3-4 14, Hughes 4-9 6-8 14, Varejao 0-6 2-2 2, Snow 0-1 0-0 0, Pollard 1-1 0-0 2, Marshall 1-5 0-0 3, Gibson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-84 24-29 90.
Miami | 24 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 11 | — | 94 |
Cleveland | 24 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 7 | — | 90 |
3-Point Goals—Miami 11-26 (Walker 6-8, Kapono 3-4, E.Jones 2-8, Payton 0-1, Posey 0-2, Williams 0-3), Cleveland 4-16 (James 2-5, Marshall 1-4, Pavlovic 1-5, Hughes 0-1, Varejao 0-1). Fouled Out—Gooden. Rebounds—Miami 52 (O’Neal 8), Cleveland 62 (Gooden 14). Assists—Miami 29 (Payton, E.Jones 8), Cleveland 14 (James 5). Total Fouls—Miami 27, Cleveland 28. Technicals—Miami Defensive Three Second 3, Mourning, Ilgauskas, Pollard. A—20,562. (20,562).
Spurs 92, Suns 85
Phoenix (85)—Bell 5-8 0-0 11, Marion 6-11 5-6 17, Stoudemire 7-19 1-5 15, Barbosa 5-18 2-2 12, Nash 6-14 7-8 20, Diaw 2-9 2-2 6, Ja.Jones 0-3 1-2 1, Thomas 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 32-83 19-27 85.
San Antonio (92)—Bowen 0-4 1-2 1, Duncan 10-17 2-9 22, Elson 1-6 2-4 4, Finley 6-14 2-2 19, Parker 12-22 11-14 35, Oberto 1-1 0-0 2, Ginobili 3-11 0-0 7, Vaughn 0-2 2-2 2, Bonner 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 20-33 92.
Phoenix | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | — | 85 |
San Antonio | 20 | 16 | 35 | 21 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 2-11 (Bell 1-1, Nash 1-3, Diaw 0-1, Marion 0-1, Barbosa 0-5), San Antonio 6-14 (Finley 5-7, Ginobili 1-4, Bonner 0-1, Bowen 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 52 (Bell 13), San Antonio 66 (Duncan, Finley, Elson 10). Assists—Phoenix 14 (Nash 7), San Antonio 15 (Duncan 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 25, San Antonio 22. Technicals—San Antonio Defensive Three Second, Bowen. A—18,797. (18,797).
NBA leaders
Through April 4
Scoring | G | FG | FT | PTS | AVG |
Bryant, LAL | 70 | 723 | 601 | 2176 | 31.1 |
Anthony, Den. | 58 | 630 | 401 | 1690 | 29.1 |
Wade, Mia. | 46 | 445 | 413 | 1324 | 28.8 |
Arenas, Wash. | 74 | 647 | 606 | 2105 | 28.4 |
James, Clev. | 71 | 710 | 440 | 1952 | 27.5 |
Redd, Mil. | 52 | 468 | 341 | 1391 | 26.8 |
Iverson, Den. | 58 | 519 | 453 | 1543 | 26.6 |
Allen, Sea. | 55 | 505 | 279 | 1454 | 26.4 |
J. Johnson, Atl. | 57 | 536 | 235 | 1426 | 25.0 |
Nowitzki, Dall. | 72 | 624 | 476 | 1793 | 24.9 |
Carter, N.J. | 74 | 646 | 406 | 1833 | 24.8 |
McGrady, Hou. | 66 | 579 | 308 | 1584 | 24.0 |
Randolph, Port. | 68 | 600 | 394 | 1608 | 23.6 |
Bosh, Tor. | 63 | 503 | 419 | 1436 | 22.8 |
Garnett, Minn. | 73 | 621 | 409 | 1662 | 22.8 |
Gordon, Chi. | 76 | 560 | 354 | 1611 | 21.2 |
Boozer, Utah | 66 | 582 | 231 | 1395 | 21.1 |
Stoudemire, Phoe. | 74 | 556 | 421 | 1533 | 20.7 |
Martin, Sac. | 73 | 469 | 447 | 1504 | 20.6 |
Brand, LAC | 72 | 571 | 307 | 1450 | 20.1 |
FG Percentage | FG | FGA | PCT |
Chandler, NOk. | 292 | 468 | .624 |
Biedrins, G.S. | 335 | 556 | .603 |
Howard, Orl. | 477 | 796 | .599 |
Stoudemire, Phoe. | 556 | 945 | .588 |
Curry, N.Y. | 520 | 909 | .572 |
Boozer, Utah | 582 | 1038 | .561 |
Bogut, Mil. | 348 | 629 | .553 |
Patterson, Mil. | 423 | 765 | .553 |
Dalembert, Phil. | 325 | 597 | .544 |
Diaw, Phoe. | 276 | 511 | .540 |
Rebounds | G | OFF | DEF | TOT | AVG |
Garnett, Minn. | 73 | 178 | 760 | 938 | 12.8 |
Chandler, NOk. | 73 | 320 | 584 | 904 | 12.4 |
Howard, Orl. | 75 | 255 | 664 | 919 | 12.3 |
Boozer, Utah | 66 | 211 | 572 | 783 | 11.9 |
Camby, Den. | 64 | 145 | 591 | 736 | 11.5 |
Jefferson, Bos. | 66 | 229 | 493 | 722 | 10.9 |
Wallace, Chi. | 72 | 288 | 486 | 774 | 10.8 |
Duncan, S.A. | 74 | 198 | 588 | 786 | 10.6 |
Randolph, Port. | 68 | 199 | 489 | 688 | 10.1 |
Marion, Phoe. | 72 | 155 | 566 | 721 | 10.0 |
Assists | G | AST | AVG |
Nash, Phoe. | 68 | 786 | 11.6 |
Williams, Utah | 72 | 685 | 9.5 |
Kidd, N.J. | 72 | 655 | 9.1 |
Paul, NOk. | 58 | 504 | 8.7 |
Davis, G.S. | 56 | 461 | 8.2 |
Ford, Tor. | 68 | 543 | 8.0 |
Miller, Phil. | 72 | 569 | 7.9 |
Wade, Mia. | 46 | 362 | 7.9 |
Iverson, Den. | 58 | 427 | 7.4 |
Felton, Char. | 72 | 513 | 7.1 |
Football
AFL
All Times PDT
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern | W | L | T | Pct |
Dallas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Columbus | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
New York | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
Southern | W | L | T | Pct |
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
New Orleans | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
Orlando | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
Austin | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
Tampa Bay | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | T | Pct |
Chicago | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
Kansas City | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
Nashville | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
Grand Rapids | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
Western | W | L | T | Pct |
Utah | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
San Jose | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
Arizona | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
Las Vegas | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
Thursday’s Results
Dallas 53, Columbus 51
Today’s Games
Utah at Austin, 5:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
New York at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Kansas City at Las Vegas, 3 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Georgia at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 13
San Jose at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles at Utah, 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 14
Austin at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Kansas City, 5 p.m.
Nashville at Arizona, 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 15
Colorado at New York, 10 a.m.
Las Vegas at Georgia, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, April 16
Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m.
af2
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East | W | L | Pct. |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Mahoning Valley | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Albany | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Manchester | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Midwest | W | L | Pct. |
Fort Wayne | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Quad City | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Green Bay | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Louisville | 0 | 1 | .000 |
West | W | L | Pct. |
Spokane | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Boise | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Central Valley | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Everett | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Stockton | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Tri-Cities | 0 | 1 | .000 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | Pct. |
Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Amarillo | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Arkansas | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Lubbock | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Oklahoma City | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Southwest | W | L | Pct. |
Bossier-Shreveport | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Laredo | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Rio Grande Valley | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Texas | 0 | 0 | .000 |
South | W | L | Pct. |
Tennessee Valley | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Florida | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
South Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Alabama | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Friday’s Games
Mahoning Valley at Albany
Florida at Texas
Lubbock at Amarillo
Saturday’s Games
Quad City at Spokane, 5 p.m.
Louisville at South Georgia
Fort Wayne at Bossier-Shreveport
Rio Grande at Corpus Christi
Everett at Central Valley
af2 Coaches Poll
The top 16 teams in the arenafootball2 coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and points based on 16 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 16th-place vote:
Pts | |
1. Florida (19) | 435 |
2. Spokane (6) | 407 |
3. Quad City (5) | 384 |
4. Tulsa | 344 |
5. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 319 |
6. Bakersfield | 269 |
7. South Georgia | 222 |
8. Central Valley | 186 |
9. Boise | 168 |
10. Fort Wayne | 157 |
11. Manchester | 152 |
12. Mahoning Valley | 136 |
13. Tennessee Valley | 113 |
13. Arkansas | 113 |
15. Bossier-Shreveport | 108 |
16. Louisville | 106 |
Others receiving votes: Methodist 18, University of Texas-Tyler 17, DePauw 14, Buffalo State 9, Tufts 7, William Paterson 6, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4; five others received votes but appeared on only one ballot.
Hockey
NHL
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
y-New Jersey | 49 | 24 | 8 | 106 | 214 | 198 |
x-Pittsburgh | 46 | 24 | 11 | 103 | 275 | 245 |
x-N.Y. Rangers | 42 | 29 | 10 | 94 | 241 | 214 |
N.Y. Islanders | 38 | 30 | 12 | 88 | 241 | 236 |
Philadelphia | 21 | 47 | 12 | 54 | 208 | 296 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
yz-Buffalo | 52 | 21 | 7 | 111 | 303 | 238 |
x-Ottawa | 47 | 25 | 9 | 103 | 282 | 219 |
Montreal | 42 | 33 | 6 | 90 | 240 | 250 |
Toronto | 39 | 31 | 11 | 89 | 252 | 264 |
Boston | 35 | 40 | 6 | 76 | 216 | 283 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Atlanta | 41 | 28 | 11 | 93 | 239 | 242 |
x-Tampa Bay | 44 | 32 | 4 | 92 | 249 | 251 |
Carolina | 39 | 33 | 8 | 86 | 235 | 245 |
Florida | 34 | 31 | 15 | 83 | 236 | 250 |
Washington | 28 | 39 | 14 | 70 | 235 | 284 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
y-Detroit | 49 | 19 | 13 | 111 | 247 | 197 |
x-Nashville | 50 | 23 | 8 | 108 | 268 | 210 |
St. Louis | 34 | 34 | 13 | 81 | 213 | 249 |
Columbus | 33 | 41 | 7 | 73 | 198 | 245 |
Chicago | 31 | 40 | 9 | 71 | 197 | 248 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Vancouver | 48 | 25 | 7 | 103 | 217 | 195 |
x-Minnesota | 47 | 26 | 8 | 102 | 230 | 190 |
Calgary | 43 | 27 | 10 | 96 | 253 | 217 |
Colorado | 43 | 30 | 7 | 93 | 264 | 244 |
Edmonton | 31 | 43 | 7 | 69 | 192 | 246 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Anaheim | 47 | 20 | 13 | 107 | 253 | 203 |
x-San Jose | 51 | 26 | 4 | 106 | 255 | 195 |
x-Dallas | 48 | 25 | 7 | 103 | 221 | 194 |
Los Angeles | 26 | 41 | 14 | 66 | 224 | 281 |
Phoenix | 30 | 45 | 5 | 65 | 211 | 280 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Thursday’s Results
Buffalo 4, Boston 2
Chicago 3, Detroit 2, SO
Colorado 3, Vancouver 1
Columbus 2, Dallas 1, OT
Minnesota 3, Edmonton 0
Nashville 4, St. Louis 1
New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 2
N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Montreal 1
Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 2
Pittsburgh 3, Ottawa 2
San Jose 4, Calgary 3
Today’s Games
Atlanta at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Avalanche 3, Canucks 1
Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—1, Colorado, Hejduk 32 (Stastny, Sauer), :25. 2, Vancouver, Salo 14 (Cooke, Morrison), 7:59. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Colorado, Hejduk 33 (Stastny), 6:57. 4, Colorado, Hejduk 34 (McLean, Stastny), 10:54.
Blackhawks 3, Red Wings 2 (SO)
Detroit | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
Chicago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
Chicago won shootout 2-1
First Period—1, Chicago, Alexeev 12 (Arkhipov, Lapointe), 5:03. Second Period—2, Chicago, Bickell 1 (Nordqvist, Salmelainen), 3:04. 3, Detroit, Holmstrom 29 (Franzen, Datsyuk), 19:20. Third Period—4, Detroit, Calder 13 (Lang, Hudler), 9:36 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Detroit 1 (Datsyuk G, Lang NG, Holmstrom NG, Hudler NG), Chicago 2 (Williams G, Vrbata NG, Hamilton NG, Sharp G).
Blue Jackets 2, Stars 1 (OT)
Dallas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Columbus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Dallas, Barnes 13 (Hagman, Ribeiro), 6:50. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Columbus, Malhotra 9 (Chimera, Klesla), 13:03. Overtime—3, Columbus, Nash 26 (Platt, Fedorov), 1:04.
Coyotes 3, Kings 2
Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Phoenix, Roenick 10 (Morris, Kapanen), 9:17 (pp). 2, Phoenix, Thomas 7 (Reinprecht), 17:48. Second Period—3, Los Angeles, Kostopoulos 7 (Cammalleri, Armstrong), 17:23. 4, Phoenix, Doan 27 (Roenick, Morris), 18:38. Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 33 (Kopitar, Brown), 8:38 (pp).
Devils 3, Flyers 2
New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Philadelphia, Carter 14 (Upshall, Gagne), 1:05. 2, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 23 (Elias, Rafalski), 16:58 (pp). Second Period—3, Philadelphia, Gagne 39 (Picard, Knuble), 9:27. 4, New Jersey, Brylin 16 (Greene, Parise), 14:31 (pp). Third Period—5, New Jersey, Dowd 4 (Brylin), 8:46 (sh).
Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 2
Toronto | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
N.Y. Islanders | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Smyth 36 (Sillinger), 16:57. Second Period—2, Toronto, Pohl 13 (Tucker, Colaiacovo), 13:36. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Sillinger 26 (Trent Hunter, Tom Poti), 19:34 (pp). Third Period—4, Toronto, Colaiacovo 7 (Tucker, Gill), 2:12. 5, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 40 (Asham, Poti), 3:46. 6, N.Y. Islanders, Asham 11 (Bergeron, Poti), 11:49. 7, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 26 (Park), 18:05 (en).
Penguins 3, Senators 2
Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
Ottawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Ottawa, Spezza 32 (Alfredsson, Corvo), 7:59 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 19 (Orpik, Recchi), 14:05 (pp). 3, Pittsburgh, Roberts 19 (Melichar, Crosby), 15:00 (pp). Second Period—4, Ottawa, Heatley 49 (Spezza, Comrie), 4:11 (pp). Third Period—5, Pittsburgh, Talbot 13 (Whitney, Armstrong), 19:50.
Predators 4, Blues 1
St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Nashville | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Nashville, Legwand 25 (Tootoo), :11. 2, St. Louis, Backman 7 (McClement, Jackman), 19:49. Second Period—3, Nashville, Legwand 26 (Arnott, Kariya), 12:02 (pp). 4, Nashville, Radulov 18 (Fiddler, Hamhuis), 12:30. Third Period—5, Nashville, Forsberg 13 (Suter, Hartnell), 4:12 (pp).
Rangers 3, Canadiens 1
Montreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
N.Y. Rangers | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 21 (Cullen, Girardi), 2:53. Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 30 (Nylander, Shanahan), 11:18. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Malik 2 (Avery, Jagr), 18:26. Third Period—4, Montreal, Souray 26 (Markov, Koivu), 15:17 (pp).
Sabres 4, Bruins 2
Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Boston, Ference 3 (Kessel, Kalus), 4:01. 2, Boston, Bergeron 22 (Chara, Savard), 14:01 (pp). 3, Buffalo, Kotalik 16 (Zubrus, Drury), 14:22. 4, Buffalo, Vanek 41 (Stafford, Campbell), 18:38. Second Period—None. Third Period—5, Buffalo, Vanek 42 (Roy), 4:26. 6, Buffalo, Roy 19 (Vanek, Afinogenov), 15:46 (pp).
Sharks 4, Flames 3
Calgary | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
San Jose | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, San Jose, Michalek 25 (Carle, Thornton), 7:50. 2, San Jose, Bell 11 (Pavelski, Marleau), 9:30. 3, Calgary, Huselius 34 (Phaneuf, Iginla), 10:18 (pp). Third Period—4, San Jose, Grier 16 (Brown, McLaren), 2:29. 5, San Jose, Cheechoo 36 (Thornton, Michalek), 5:42. 6, Calgary, Iginla 38 (Stuart), 10:49. 7, Calgary, Iginla 39 (Tanguay, Langkow), 15:34.
Wild 3, Oilers 0
Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Minnesota, Parrish 19 (Koivu, Foster), 5:57. 2, Minnesota, Carney 4, 18:51. Second Period—3, Minnesota, Gaborik 30 (Walz, Burns), 9:58. Third Period—None.
College men
NCAA tournament
All Times PDT
THE FROZEN FOUR
At Scottrade Center, St. Louis
Semifinals
Thursday’s Results
Boston College 6, North Dakota 4
Michigan State 4, Maine 2
Championship
Saturday’s Game
Michigan State (25-13-3) vs. Boston College (29-11-1), 4 p.m.
WHL playoffs
MNP EASTERN CONFERENCE
SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-7)
Friday, April 6
Calgary at Brandon
Saturday, April 7
Calgary at Brandon
Regina at Medicine Hat
Monday, April 9
Regina at Medicine Hat
Tuesday, April 10
Brandon at Calgary
Wednesday, April 11
Brandon at Calgary
Medicine Hat at Regina
Friday, April 13
Calgary at Brandon, if necessary
Medicine Hat at Regina
Sunday, April 15
Regina at Medicine Hat, if necessary
Tuesday, April 17
Medicine Hat at Regina, if necessary
Wednesday, April 18
Regina at Medicine Hat, if necessary
KAL TIRE WESTERN CONFERENCE
SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-7)
Friday, April 6
Prince George at Everett
Seattle at Vancouver
Saturday, April 7
Prince George at Everett
Seattle at Vancouver
Tuesday, April 10
Everett at Prince George
Vancouver at Seattle
Wednesday, April 11
Everett at Prince George
Vancouver at Seattle
Friday, April 13
Seattle at Vancouver, if necessary
Saturday, April 14
Prince George at Everett, if necessary
Vancouver at Seattle, if necessary
Monday, April 16
Everett at Prince George, if necessary
Tuesday, April 17
Seattle at Vancouver, if necessary
Wednesday, April 18
Prince George at Everett, if necessary
Golf
The Masters
At Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.; Purse: TBA ($7 million in 2006); Yardage: 7,445; Par: 72 (36-36)
(a-amateur)
Justin Rose | 34-35—69 |
Brett Wetterich | 35-34—69 |
David Howell | 36-34—70 |
David Toms | 36-34—70 |
Tim Clark | 36-35—71 |
Vaughn Taylor | 36-35—71 |
Zach Johnson | 35-36—71 |
Rich Beem | 35-36—71 |
J.J. Henry | 36-35—71 |
Davis Love III | 36-36—72 |
Henrik Stenson | 34-38—72 |
Bart Bryant | 37-35—72 |
Tim Herron | 37-35—72 |
Jeev Milkha Singh | 33-39—72 |
Scott Verplank | 37-36—73 |
Rory Sabbatini | 37-36—73 |
Luke Donald | 37-36—73 |
Tiger Woods | 37-36—73 |
Vijay Singh | 37-36—73 |
Arron Oberholser | 35-39—74 |
Adam Scott | 37-37—74 |
Jose Maria Olazabal | 37-37—74 |
Todd Hamilton | 38-36—74 |
Craig Stadler | 35-39—74 |
Lucas Glover | 36-38—74 |
Fuzzy Zoeller | 36-38—74 |
Trevor Immelman | 37-37—74 |
Ian Poulter | 39-36—75 |
Dean Wilson | 37-38—75 |
Bradley Dredge | 38-37—75 |
Chris DiMarco | 37-38—75 |
Kenneth Ferrie | 37-38—75 |
Tom Watson | 36-39—75 |
Stuart Appleby | 39-36—75 |
Mike Weir | 36-39—75 |
K.J. Choi | 36-39—75 |
Geoff Ogilvy | 38-37—75 |
Charles Howell III | 37-38—75 |
Jim Furyk | 38-37—75 |
Yong-Eun Yang | 36-39—75 |
Tom Pernice Jr. | 37-38—75 |
Jerry Kelly | 38-37—75 |
Billy Mayfair | 40-36—76 |
Nick O’Hern | 37-39—76 |
Ben Crenshaw | 38-38—76 |
Colin Montgomerie | 37-39—76 |
Fred Couples | 37-39—76 |
Sergio Garcia | 37-39—76 |
Phil Mickelson | 40-36—76 |
a-Richie Ramsay | 38-38—76 |
Carl Pettersson | 37-39—76 |
Ben Curtis | 37-39—76 |
Jeff Sluman | 38-38—76 |
Stephen Ames | 37-39—76 |
Retief Goosen | 38-38—76 |
Michael Campbell | 40-36—76 |
Mark Calcavecchia | 38-38—76 |
Brett Quigley | 39-37—76 |
a-John Kelly | 36-41—77 |
Steve Stricker | 38-39—77 |
Niclas Fasth | 37-40—77 |
Mark O’Meara | 40-37—77 |
Chad Campbell | 39-38—77 |
Angel Cabrera | 37-40—77 |
Stewart Cink | 40-37—77 |
Robert Karlsson | 39-38—77 |
Rod Pampling | 37-40—77 |
Raymond Floyd | 37-40—77 |
John Rollins | 36-41—77 |
Thomas Bjorn | 35-42—77 |
Padraig Harrington | 37-40—77 |
Bernhard Langer | 39-39—78 |
Ernie Els | 42-36—78 |
John Edfors | 37-41—78 |
Troy Matteson | 39-40—79 |
Sandy Lyle | 38-41—79 |
Shingo Katayama | 40-39—79 |
Paul Goydos | 39-40—79 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | 38-41—79 |
Robert Allenby | 38-41—79 |
Lee Westwood | 36-43—79 |
Ben Crane | 39-40—79 |
Paul Casey | 40-39—79 |
Aaron Baddeley | 39-40—79 |
Joe Durant | 43-37—80 |
Camilo Villegas | 39—41—80 |
Fred Funk | 36-46—82 |
Shaun Micheel | 40-42—82 |
Larry Mize | 41-42—83 |
Gary Player | 39-44—83 |
a-Julien Guerrier | 42-41—83 |
Darren Clarke | 43-40—83 |
a-Dave Womack | 42-42—84 |
Hideto Tanihara | 44-41—85 |
Seve Ballesteros | 43-43—86 |
a-Casey Watabu | 40-47—87 |
Ian Woosnam | WD |
Holes-in-one
DEER PARK GC—Jeff Sprague, No. 8, 108 yards, gap wedge.
LEWISTON CC—Jack Mitchell, No. 8, 101 yards, pitching wedge.
TRAILHEAD GC—Lance Simon, No. 6, 189 yards, 3-wood.
Soccer
High school boys
Non-league
Ferris 3, Juneau Douglas 2
First half — 1, Fer, Palmer (Anderson), 15:00. 2, Fer, Belling (Anderson), 31:00. Second half — 3, JD, Flynn, 40:00. 4, Fer, Palmer, 55:00. 5, JD, Greeley (Farrington), 79:00.
Shots on goal — Juneau Douglas 16, Ferris 9. Saves — Juneau Douglas, Post 3. Ferris, Taff 8.
Moses Lake 4, Medical Lake 0
First half — 1, MoL, Bruneel (Ramirez), 10:00. 2, MoL, Aney, 19:00. Second half — 3, MoL, McGraw (penalty kick), 43:00. 4, MoL, Bruneel, 57:00.
Shots on goal — Medical Lake 8, Moses Lake 20. Saves — Medical Lake, Melvin 12. Moses Lake, Erlinmeyer 5.
Pullman 2, Walla Walla 1
First half — 1, Pul, Heim (McCain), 23:00. Second half — 2, Pul, Kinard (Hemmi), 70:00. 3, WW, Balderdeh, 78:00.
Shots on goal — Walla Walla 2, Pullman 8. Saves — Walla Walla, Ruiz 6. Pullman, Nofsinger 1, Marcelo 0.
Softball
College
NFCA Division III Top 25
The top 25 teams in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. St. Thomas (8) | 20-2 | 200 | 1 |
2. Louisiana College | 18-5 | 184 | 2 |
3. Ithaca | 14-4 | 173 | 3 |
4. Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 12-4 | 171 | 4 |
5. Linfield | 20-4 | 167 | 5 |
6. Mount Union | 17-3 | 155 | 8 |
7. Central | 14-4 | 142 | 7 |
8. Moravian | 11-3 | 140 | 9 |
9. Chapman | 24-9 | 138 | 10 |
10. Christopher Newport | 27-6 | 114 | 14 |
10. Simpson | 18-4 | 114 | 11 |
12. Ramapo | 13-3 | 108 | 12 |
13. Lynchburg | 22-4 | 104 | 15 |
14. Marietta | 17-3 | 93 | 16 |
15. Plattsburgh State | 10-6 | 89 | 13 |
16. Whitworth | 17-3 | 76 | 23 |
17. Muskingum | 16-6 | 54 | 20 |
18. Rhode Island College | 12-2 | 49 | 21 |
19. University of Chicago | 14-4 | 43 | NR |
20. Emory | 18-6 | 42 | 19 |
21. Illinois Wesleyan | 10-4 | 33 | 17 |
21. Wartburg | 15-2 | 33 | NR |
23. Montclair State | 17-2 | 32 | NR |
24. University of Redlands | 17-8 | 30 | 22 |
25. Willamette | 13-8 | 21 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Methodist 18, University of Texas-Tyler 17, DePauw 14, Buffalo State 9, Tufts 7, William Paterson 6, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4; five others received votes but appeared on only one ballot.
High school
Inland Empire League
Moscow 12-8, Lakeland 9-5
Lakeland | 040 | 131 | 0 | — | 9 | 12 | 5 |
Moscow | 204 | 312 | x | — | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Klopatek and North; Lowe, Hawley (3) and Charles. W—Hawley. L—Klopatek.
HITS: Lakeland—Aly.Watson, Ali.Watson 4, Hewitt 2, North 3, Campbell, Biggs. Moscow—Fritz, Bender, Hawley, Smith, Charles, Strunk, Lowe. 2B—Aly.Watson, Ali.Watson, Hawley, Charles.
Lakeland | 001 | 001 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Moscow | 401 | 012 | x | — | 8 | 12 | 5 |
Ali.Watson, Klopatek (3) and North, Neelon (2); Hawley and Charles. W—Hawley. L—Ali-Watson.
HITS: Lakeland—Aly.Watson 2, Thomas, Biggs. Moscow—Kleffner 2, Bender, Hawley, Smith 2, Charles 2, Strunk 3, Lish. 3B—Smith.
Tennis
Bausch & Lomb Championships
WTA TOUR
At Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Fla.; Purse: $600,000 (Tier II); Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor
Singles, Third Round
Dinara Safina (5), Russia, def. Katarina Srebotnik (11), Slovenia, 6-3, 6-1.
Nadia Petrova (1), Russia, def. Zheng Jie (15), China, 6-2, 6-3.
Sybille Bammer (13), Austria, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 6-2, 6-3.
Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, def., Alona Bondarenko (16), Ukraine, 6-2, 6-0.
Ana Ivanovic (6), Serbia, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-1, 6-1.
Venus Williams, United States, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-2, 7-5.
Tatiana Golovin (8), France, def. Samantha Stosur (12), Australia, 6-2, 6-1.
Daniela Hantuchova (3), Slovakia, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-4.
College women
Non-conference
GONZAGA 4, EASTERN WASHINGTON 3. No. 1 Singles—Kasey Knox (EWU) def. Emily Anderson 3-6, 7-6, 10-7. No. 1 Doubles—Kerstyn Dolack and Kasey Knox (EWU) def. Erin Humphrey and Sydney Lederhouse 8-3.
WASHINGTON STATE 6, SANTA CLARA 1. No. Singles–Ekaterina Burduli (WSU) def. Myra Davoudi 6-1, 6-3. No. 1 Doubles–Erika Barnes and Casey Knutson (SCU) def. Ekaterina Burduli and Marjolein van de Ven 8-7 (7-3).
Track & field
College
Pelluer Invitational
At Woodward Field, Cheney
MEN
Decathlon (After 5 events)—1, Snook (UI) 3,324. 2, Hicks (Montana) 3,214. 3, Oswald (EWU) 3,120.
WOMEN
Heptathlon (After 4 events)—1, Burt (UI) 2,941. 2, Collins (UI) 2,875. 3, Duran (EWU) 2,790.
Moves
BASEBALL
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Traded RHP Francisco Rosario to Philadelphia for cash.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Purchased the contract of Micah Owings from Tucson (PCL).
American Association
COASTAL BEND AVIATORS—Agreed to terms with INF William Lewis and INF Grant Richardson.
FORT WORTH CATS—Agreed to terms with LHP Joel Kirsten.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Agreed to terms with C Matt Duchek.
PENSACOLA PELICANS—Agreed to terms with INF-DH Larry Bethea.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Agreed to terms with LHP Ryan Ford.
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Agreed to terms with RHP Timothy Vasquez.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS—Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Mirabal.
Can-Am League
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Agreed to terms with LHP Ryan Williams and INF Gilbert Gil.
Northern League
CALGARY VIPERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathon Bryant and RHP Randy Waite.
EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS—Agreed to terms with INF George Sandel.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Michael, RHP Dane Renkert, LHP Mathew Krohe, LHP Ryan Ariail, LHP Adam Rowe and RHP Gerrit Simpson.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Paduch.
JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Agreed to terms with INF Tim Hutting.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Traded OF J.D.Foust to Coastal Bend of the American Association for a player to be named.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Agreed to terms with RHP Steve Russell and C Jordan Lundberg.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Recalled F Marcus Vinicius from the Tulsa of the NBA Development League.
TORONTO RAPTORS—Signed G-F Luke Jackson to a second 10-day contract.
Women’s National Basketball Association
SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS—Named Olaf Lange assistant coordinator of video services and player development.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed OT Wesley Britt.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released K John Carney.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Dustin Byfuglien, F Bryan Bickell and F Jonas Nordqvist from Norfolk (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled G Stefan Liv from Grand Rapids (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled D Ryan Parent from Philadelphia (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned D Derek Joslin to Worcester (AHL).
ECHL
READING ROYALS—Signed F Jason Weitzel. Released D Sheldon Wing.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA—Announced junior F Corey Brewer, junior G Taurean Green, junior F-C Al Horford and junior F-C Joakim Noah will enter the NBA draft.
GREAT FALLS—Named Tim Brooks men’s soccer coach.
HARTFORD—Signed Jennifer Rizzotti, women’s basketball coach, to a contract extension through the 2014 season.
HAWAII—Named Greg McMackin defensive coordinator.
KANSAS STATE—Announced the resignation of Bob Huggins, men’s basketball coach, to take the same position at West Virginia.
LARAMIE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE—Announced the resignation of Rodell Davis, athletics director and men’s basketball coach.
MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS—Announced the addition of men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field as varsity sports, effective for the 2007-08 academic year. Announced cross country coach Dave Coppock will also serve as track and field coach.
NORTHEASTERN—Named James Greenslit men’s assistant soccer coach.
PITTSBURG STATE—Named Lane Lord women’s basketball coach.
SAN DIEGO STATE—Named Mike Friesen women’s soccer coach.
SIENA—Named Ellen Howe women’s interim water polo coach.
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST—Named J.C. Dawkins wide receiver coach.
WASHINGTON STATE—Announced the resignation of Sherri Murrell, women’s basketball coach.
WYOMING—Named Casey Glenn director of football operations.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Bucks-Hawks circle is for Milwaukee guard Michael Redd (questionable); the Celtics-Heat circle is for Boston forward Paul Pierce (questionable).
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Hornets-Suns game due to numerous New Orleans injuries; there is no line on the Rockets-Blazers game due to Houston forward Tracy McGrady (questionable).
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
BOBCATS | 3 | Pacers |
76ERS | PK | Raptors |
KNICKS | 4 | T’wolves |
Bucks | [1] | HAWKS |
Heat | [5] | CELTICS |
Cavaliers | 3.5 | WIZARDS |
Suns | NL | HORNETS |
Warriors | 5.5 | GRIZZLIES |
ROCKETS | NL | Blazers |
BULLS | 6 | Nets |
Jazz | 2 | KINGS |
Mavericks | 3.5 | NUGGETS |
Lakers | 2 | SONICS |