Scoreboard
BASEBALL
MLB Spring Training
All Times PST
AMERICAN LEAGUE
| W | L | Pct | |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Baltimore | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Oakland | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Texas | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Toronto | 1 | 3 | .250 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| W | L | Pct | |
| Florida | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Atlanta | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Arizona | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Colorado | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| New York | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| San Francisco | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| San Diego | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Chicago | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Washington | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Houston | 1 | 4 | .200 |
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Sunday’s Results
Toronto 8, Cincinnati 4
Minnesota 8, Boston 2
Florida 5, St. Louis 4
N.Y. Mets 6, L.A. Dodgers 5
Cleveland 3, Detroit 1
Tampa Bay 7, Pittsburgh 5
Baltimore 11, Washington (ss) 10
Washington (ss) 8, Houston (ss) 3
Atlanta 6, Houston (ss) 4
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 7, tie
Oakland 3, Colorado 2
Seattle 6, San Diego 2
Texas 8, Kansas City 7
Milwaukee 4, L.A. Angels 2
San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs 6
Arizona (ss) 12, Chicago White Sox (ss) 5
Arizona (ss) 7, Chicago White Sox (ss) 6
Mexican National All-Stars 2, Colorado 1
Today’s Games
Boston vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.
Baltimore vs. Dodgers at Vero Beach, 10:05
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 10:05
Yankees vs. Houston at Kissimmee, 10:05
Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, 10:05
Cleveland vs. Toronto at Dunedin, 10:05
Pittsburgh vs. Phila. at Clearwater, 10:05
Cincinnati vs. Minn. at Fort Myers, 10:05
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, 10:10
Colorado vs. Arizona at Tucson, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 12:05
San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 12:05
Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, 12:05
Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05
White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, 12:05
Mariners 6, Padres 2
| San Diego | 000 | 110 | 000 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Seattle | 200 | 010 | 21x | — | 6 | 14 | 1 |
Peavy, Abraham (3), Rusch (4), Lopez (5), Bell (6), Hoffman (7), Thatcher (7) and Barrett, Hundley; Silva, Feierabend (3), Putz (5), Barzilla (6), Morrow (7), O’Flaherty (9) and Johjima, Johnson. W—Putz. L—Rusch.
College Northwest Conference Whitworth 7-6, UPS 4-11
| Puget Sound | 020 | 200 | 0 | — | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 022 | 021 | x | — | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Fogarty, Gustafson (4) and Powell; Cozad, Hauck (4) and D.Ramsey. W—Hauck. L—Gustafson.
HITS: Puget Sound—Resnik 2, Kiriu, Olsen 3, Powell 2. Whitworth—Belet, Whiteside, Rigsby, D.Ramsey, Flett 2, Ward 2, Monahan 2. 2B—Olsen, Powell, Whiteside, D.Ramsey, Flett 2.
| Puget Sound | 021 | 430 | 1 | — | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Whitworth | 051 | 000 | 0 | — | 6 | 11 | 3 |
Duvall, Nohara (4) and Powell; Snell, Knighton (5), Johnson (5) and D.Ramsey. W—Nohara. L—Snell.
HITS: Puget Sound—Kiriu 2, Nohara 3, Olsen, Newland, Beck 2, Powell, Bayha, Moylett, Ringold, Resnik 3. Whitworth—Belet 2, Whiteside 2, M.Ramsey, Flett 2, Ward, Collette, Nelson, Monahan. 2B—Kiriu 2, Nohara, Olsen, Beck, Moylett, Resnik, Ward, Nelson. 3B—Whiteside.
Non-conference Washington St. 7, Wright St. 4
| Wright St. | 000 | 013 | 000 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Wash St. | 011 | 050 | 00x | — | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Meintel, Ostrosky (6), Durket (8), Portwood (8) and ; Prince, Ratigan (6), Kost (7), Davis (7), Humes (9). W—Prince (1-0). L—Meintel (0-1). Sv—Humes (2).
HITS: Wright St. (0-4)—McGrew, Mercer 2, Vagedes 2, Loop, Twede, Kopilchack. Washington St. (7-1)—Coulter 2, Gran, Murphy 2, Weber, Burg, Kuykendall 2. 2B—Twede. HR—Vagedes (2), Gran (1), Murphy (2).
Pacific 7, Washington 4
| Washington | 001 | 003 | 000 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Pacific | 200 | 140 | 00x | — | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Cribby, Guidos (6) and Dunn; Kohnke, Berolzheimer (7) and Wideman. W—Kohnke (1-0). L—Cribby (1-1). Sv—Berolzheimer (1).
HITS: Washington (4-4)—Burgher, Boyer, Rasmussen 2, Jackson, Dunn, Lentz. Pacific (2-5)—Ching, Martin, McKeever 2, Walker 2, Wideman 2, Brown, Longmire. 2B—Burgher, Jackson, Boyer, Dunn, McKeever, Walker. 3B—Brown. HR—Lentz (2).
Linn-Benton 1-0, CCS 0-13
| Linn-Benton | 000 | 001 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| CC Spokane | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Baren and Savage; Richard, Davis (6), Riggin (6) and LaPlante, Firesz (6).
HITS: Linn-Benton—Nelson, Mills. CC Spokane—Kreighbaum, Ricker. 2B—Krieghbaum. 3B—Nelson.
| CC Spokane | 001 | 470 | 1 | — | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Linn-Benton | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Purser, Hodgins (6), Mitchell (7) and Smith; Alfred, Snyder (4), Lee (6), Jackson (8) and Jones.
HITS: CC Spokane—Starr 3, Smith, Johnson, Kreighbaum 2, Reeves 2, Loya 2, Gau 3. Linn-Benton—Delmage. 2B—Starr, Kreighbaum, Reeves, Loya. 3B—Starr.
Exhibition Lewis-Clark St. 8, Gonzaga 7
| Gonzaga | 003 | 202 | 000 | — | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| LCSC | 030 | 140 | 00x | — | 8 | 13 | 0 |
Stumetz, Adkins (5), Danner (8) and Synegal; Stabelfeld, Hardy (3), Woods (4), Mace (7) and Georgius. W—Woods. L—Stumetz. Sv—Mace.
HITS: Gonzaga—Wells 2, Winston, Wiegand 2, Nicholas 3, Castellitto 2, Synegal 2, Heid. Lewis-Clark St—Wyatt 4, Greene, Ashenbrenner 2, Adam, Georgius 2, Valencia 2, Benton. 2B—Winston, Greene, Ashenbrenner, Georgius, Valencia.
Saturday’s Results Northwest Conference Whitworth 6-1, UPS 0-20
| Puget Sound | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Whitworth | 102 | 300 | 00x | — | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Glassman, Kloppel (8) and Powell; Flett, Flyberg (9) and D.Ramsey. W—Flett (2-0). L—Glassman.
HITS: Puget Sound—Olsen, Newland 2, Ringold. Whitworth—Belet 2, Whiteside, M.Ramsey 2, Rigsby, D.Ramsey, Ward. 2B—Newland, M.Ramsey, Ward.
| UPS | 011 | 620 | 154 | — | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 100 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Kauflin and Nohara; Gibbs, Weatherman (4), O’Brien (8), Cooper (9) and D.Ramsey, George (6). W—Kauflin. L—Gibbs.
HITS: Puget Sound—Ringold, Kiriu 2, Olsen 3, Newland 4, G.Beck 2, Bayha, Hernandez 2, Nohara 3. Whitworth—Whiteside, M.Ramsey. 2B—Kiriu, Olsen, Newland, G.Beck, M.Ramsey. HR—Olsen.
SKIING
World Cup Men’s Super-G
Sunday, at Kvitfjell, Norway
1. Georg Streitberger, Austria, 1 minute, 26.68 seconds. 2. Bode Miller, United States, 1:26.88. 3. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 1:27.00. 4. Robbie Dixon, Canada, 1:27.10. 4. Ambrosi Hoffmann, Switzerland, 1:27.10.
BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Boston | 46 | 12 | .793 | — |
| Toronto | 32 | 26 | .552 | 14 |
| Philadelphia | 27 | 33 | .450 | 20 |
| New Jersey | 26 | 33 | .441 | 20 1/2 |
| New York | 18 | 41 | .305 | 28 1/2 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Orlando | 38 | 23 | .623 | — |
| Washington | 29 | 30 | .492 | 8 |
| Atlanta | 24 | 33 | .421 | 12 |
| Charlotte | 20 | 39 | .339 | 17 |
| Miami | 11 | 46 | .193 | 25 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 43 | 16 | .729 | — |
| Cleveland | 34 | 26 | .567 | 9 1/2 |
| Indiana | 24 | 36 | .400 | 19 1/2 |
| Chicago | 23 | 36 | .390 | 20 |
| Milwaukee | 22 | 38 | .367 | 21 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| San Antonio | 41 | 17 | .707 | — |
| New Orleans | 39 | 19 | .672 | 2 |
| Houston | 39 | 20 | .661 | 2 1/2 |
| Dallas | 39 | 21 | .650 | 3 |
| Memphis | 14 | 45 | .237 | 27 1/2 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Utah | 38 | 22 | .633 | — |
| Denver | 35 | 24 | .593 | 2 1/2 |
| Portland | 31 | 29 | .517 | 7 |
| Seattle | 16 | 43 | .271 | 21 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 46 | .207 | 25 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| L.A. Lakers | 42 | 18 | .700 | — |
| Phoenix | 39 | 20 | .661 | 2 1/2 |
| Golden State | 36 | 22 | .621 | 5 |
| Sacramento | 27 | 32 | .458 | 14 1/2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 19 | 38 | .333 | 21 1/2 |
Sunday’s Results
Cleveland 95, Chicago 86
L.A. Lakers 108, Dallas 104, OT
Boston 98, Atlanta 88
Indiana 128, Milwaukee 106
San Antonio 93, New Jersey 83
Charlotte 110, Toronto 98
Washington 101, New Orleans 84
Seattle 111, Minnesota 108, OT
Houston 102, Denver 89
Sacramento 120, Miami 109
Golden State 110, Portland 104
Today’s Games
New Orleans at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Sonics 111, T’wolves 108 (OT)
Seattle (111)—Green 3-4 0-0 7, Wilcox 8-15 2-3 18, Petro 3-5 0-0 6, Watson 6-7 2-2 15, Durant 8-18 9-9 25, Collison 5-10 4-6 14, Wilkins 3-7 0-0 6, Gelabale 1-3 0-0 3, Ridnour 5-8 2-2 13, Elson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 44-80 19-22 111.
Minnesota (108)—Brewer 5-10 4-6 14, Gomes 3-7 0-0 6, Jefferson 13-29 4-7 30, Telfair 1-2 0-0 2, Foye 6-13 1-2 13, Smith 6-9 3-5 15, McCants 7-14 1-2 18, Richard 3-3 0-0 6, Snyder 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 46-93 13-22 108.
| Seattle | 34 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 9 | — | 111 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 6 | — | 108 |
3-Point Goals—Seattle 4-7 (Ridnour 1-1, Green 1-1, Gelabale 1-2, Watson 1-2, Wilkins 0-1), Minnesota 3-9 (McCants 3-6, Brewer 0-1, Foye 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle 46 (Wilcox 15), Minnesota 49 (Jefferson 12). Assists—Seattle 28 (Watson 9), Minnesota 29 (Telfair 9). Total Fouls—Seattle 15, Minnesota 18. Technicals—Minnesota defensive three second 2. A—11,508 (19,443).
Cavaliers 95, Bulls 86
Chicago (86)—Deng 3-13 4-4 10, Gooden 4-10 3-4 11, Noah 2-4 7-8 11, Hinrich 2-4 0-0 5, Hughes 8-20 5-6 23, Gordon 5-13 1-1 11, Nocioni 1-4 0-0 2, T.Thomas 4-6 4-6 12, Duhon 0-0 0-0 0, Gray 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 29-74 25-31 86.
Cleveland (95)—James 15-29 7-8 37, Wallace 2-6 3-8 7, Varejao 2-5 1-4 5, West 4-8 1-2 9, D.Brown 4-6 0-0 9, Smith 3-7 2-2 8, Da.Jones 1-6 0-0 3, Szczerbiak 6-13 2-2 17, Dw.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 16-26 95.
| Chicago | 17 | 22 | 29 | 18 | — | 86 |
| Cleveland | 24 | 18 | 23 | 30 | — | 95 |
3-Point Goals—Chicago 3-17 (Hughes 2-8, Hinrich 1-2, Nocioni 0-3, Gordon 0-4), Cleveland 5-16 (Szczerbiak 3-5, D.Brown 1-1, Da.Jones 1-4, West 0-1, James 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 50 (Gooden 10), Cleveland 54 (Wallace, Varejao 8). Assists—Chicago 18 (Hughes 4), Cleveland 19 (James 6). Total Fouls—Chicago 22, Cleveland 19. Technicals—Varejao. A—20,562 (20,562).
Lakers 108, Mavericks 104
Mavericks (104)—Jo.Howard 4-15 2-3 11, Nowitzki 10-26 7-8 30, Dampier 7-7 2-5 16, Kidd 6-17 0-1 15, Terry 5-13 4-4 18, Stackhouse 2-12 0-0 4, Bass 4-7 1-2 9, George 0-5 0-0 0, Allen 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 38-103 17-25 104.
L.A. Lakers (108)—Walton 4-8 3-4 11, Odom 2-8 2-6 6, Gasol 5-14 7-8 17, Fisher 3-11 4-4 11, Bryant 15-27 20-27 52, Vujacic 3-12 1-1 8, Farmar 1-6 0-0 3, Turiaf 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-87 37-50 108.
| Dallas | 23 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 11 | — | 104 |
| L.A. Lakers | 29 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 15 | — | 108 |
3-Point Goals—Dallas 11-27 (Terry 4-8, Kidd 3-5, Nowitzki 3-7, Jo.Howard 1-3, George 0-1, Stackhouse 0-3), L.A. Lakers 5-23 (Bryant 2-3, Farmar 1-3, Fisher 1-4, Vujacic 1-10, Odom 0-1, Walton 0-2). Fouled Out—Dampier, Walton. Rebounds—Dallas 66 (Dampier 17), L.A. Lakers 74 (Gasol 14). Assists—Dallas 23 (Kidd 11), L.A. Lakers 20 (Gasol 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 29, L.A. Lakers 23. A—18,997 (18,997).
Wizards 101, Hornets 84
New Orleans (84)—Stojakovic 5-13 3-3 17, West 5-17 4-4 14, Chandler 5-8 2-4 12, Paul 7-10 2-3 16, Peterson 1-3 0-0 2, Pargo 2-11 0-0 4, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Wells 1-3 0-0 2, Bowen 0-3 0-0 0, James 4-7 3-3 12, R.Butler 1-1 0-0 3, Ely 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 32-78 14-17 84.
Washington (101)—Songaila 3-8 2-2 8, Jamison 10-20 6-6 28, Haywood 0-3 6-10 6, Daniels 3-7 2-3 8, Stevenson 5-14 4-4 16, McGuire 2-5 0-0 4, Blatche 4-8 3-4 11, Young 2-6 2-2 6, Mason 3-5 0-0 6, Pecherov 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 35-81 25-31 101.
| New Orleans | 20 | 20 | 29 | 15 | — | 84 |
| Washington | 18 | 35 | 21 | 27 | — | 101 |
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-17 (Stojakovic 4-8, R.Butler 1-1, James 1-4, Peterson 0-1, Pargo 0-3), Washington 6-21 (Pecherov 2-3, Jamison 2-5, Stevenson 2-8, Young 0-1, Mason 0-2, Daniels 0-2). Fouled Out—Songaila. Rebounds—New Orleans 47 (West 9), Washington 54 (Haywood 10). Assists—New Orleans 17 (Paul 8), Washington 19 (Stevenson 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 22, Washington 18. Technicals—West, Blatche, Haywood. A—20,173 (20,173).
Bobcats 110, Raptors 98
Toronto (98)—Moon 3-4 0-0 7, Bargnani 2-8 2-2 6, Nesterovic 7-11 2-3 16, Calderon 2-4 0-0 4, Parker 10-19 2-2 24, Graham 3-6 2-2 9, Delfino 3-6 3-4 9, Humphries 2-3 3-4 7, Kapono 3-3 0-0 6, Ford 2-9 2-2 6, Brezec 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 38-74 18-21 98.
Charlotte (110)—Richardson 10-24 7-7 30, Okafor 7-14 0-0 14, Mohammed 2-3 0-0 4, Felton 6-19 4-4 17, Carroll 4-12 6-8 15, Davidson 2-6 0-0 4, Dudley 5-7 6-6 17, Harrington 1-2 0-0 2, Boykins 2-6 0-0 4, Hollins 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 40-94 24-26 110.
| Toronto | 32 | 17 | 21 | 28 | — | 98 |
| Charlotte | 22 | 26 | 34 | 28 | — | 110 |
3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-14 (Parker 2-6, Graham 1-1, Moon 1-2, Calderon 0-1, Delfino 0-1, Bargnani 0-3), Charlotte 6-17 (Richardson 3-8, Dudley 1-1, Carroll 1-3, Felton 1-3, Boykins 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 39 (Humphries, Parker 6), Charlotte 56 (Okafor 15). Assists—Toronto 17 (Calderon 10), Charlotte 17 (Felton 8). Total Fouls—Toronto 21, Charlotte 17. Technicals—Ford, Toronto defensive three second. A—12,083 (19,201).
Spurs 93, Nets 83
San Antonio (93)—Bowen 3-5 0-0 7, Duncan 4-14 5-6 13, Thomas 3-8 0-0 6, Parker 10-18 5-6 25, Finley 2-10 0-0 4, Ginobili 6-13 3-4 17, Oberto 1-3 2-2 4, Stoudamire 0-3 0-0 0, Udoka 5-7 0-0 13, Vaughn 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 36-85 15-18 93.
New Jersey (83)—Jefferson 4-13 9-12 18, Krstic 0-4 1-2 1, Boone 3-7 0-0 6, M.Williams 3-7 0-0 8, Carter 9-18 2-3 21, Harris 6-16 5-5 21, Diop 1-4 2-2 4, Nachbar 0-2 2-2 2, Swift 1-2 0-0 2, Hassell 0-4 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0, S.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-78 21-26 83.
| San Antonio | 27 | 26 | 19 | 21 | — | 93 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | — | 83 |
3-Point Goals—San Antonio 6-14 (Udoka 3-3, Ginobili 2-4, Bowen 1-1, Stoudamire 0-1, Finley 0-5), New Jersey 8-18 (Harris 4-8, M.Williams 2-3, Carter 1-2, Jefferson 1-4, Nachbar 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 58 (Duncan 14), New Jersey 50 (Carter 8). Assists—San Antonio 16 (Parker 7), New Jersey 8 (M.Williams, Harris 2). Total Fouls—San Antonio 22, New Jersey 23. Technicals—Duncan. A—18,594 (19,990).
Celtics 98, Hawks 88
Atlanta (88)—Williams 2-4 4-4 8, Smith 8-22 5-8 22, Horford 5-9 4-6 14, Bibby 5-14 2-2 14, Johnson 4-16 1-1 9, Childress 4-8 4-6 12, Pachulia 1-4 1-1 3, Stoudamire 3-4 0-0 6, West 0-0 0-0 0, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-81 21-28 88.
Boston (98)—Pierce 10-19 7-8 30, Garnett 9-18 2-2 20, Perkins 4-5 3-5 11, Rondo 2-11 2-2 6, R.Allen 7-11 0-0 17, Powe 0-2 1-2 1, Posey 1-3 0-0 2, House 2-9 0-0 5, Davis 2-4 2-2 6, T.Allen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 17-21 98.
| Atlanta | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | — | 88 |
| Boston | 26 | 15 | 29 | 28 | — | 98 |
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 3-16 (Bibby 2-7, Smith 1-1, Stoudamire 0-1, Childress 0-1, Johnson 0-6), Boston 7-21 (R.Allen 3-6, Pierce 3-7, House 1-6, Posey 0-2). Fouled Out—Perkins. Rebounds—Atlanta 49 (Horford 11), Boston 57 (Garnett 16). Assists—Atlanta 18 (Bibby 9), Boston 26 (Rondo 8). Total Fouls—Atlanta 16, Boston 22. A—18,624 (18,624).
Pacers 128, Bucks 106
Milwaukee (106)—Mason 5-10 5-8 15, Villanueva 1-6 0-0 2, Bogut 5-9 3-6 13, M.Williams 6-10 2-2 15, Redd 9-20 8-9 28, Yi 1-4 2-2 4, Bell 2-7 0-0 6, Gadzuric 2-8 2-4 6, Ivey 3-8 0-0 7, Simmons 3-14 0-0 7, Ruffin 1-3 1-4 3, Voskuhl 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-100 23-35 106.
Indiana (128)—Dunleavy 11-17 10-12 36, Murphy 4-12 4-5 13, Foster 1-4 1-2 3, Diener 5-10 3-3 15, Granger 9-21 8-8 27, Harrison 2-3 3-4 7, Daniels 2-4 0-0 4, Rush 5-11 0-0 13, Diogu 1-3 0-0 2, Murray 2-3 0-1 4, Graham 2-3 0-0 4, Owens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-91 29-35 128.
| Milwaukee | 29 | 21 | 35 | 21 | — | 106 |
| Indiana | 29 | 35 | 33 | 31 | — | 128 |
3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 7-19 (Redd 2-5, Bell 2-5, M.Williams 1-2, Ivey 1-3, Simmons 1-4), Indiana 11-24 (Dunleavy 4-6, Rush 3-4, Diener 2-3, Murphy 1-5, Granger 1-5, Daniels 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 70 (M.Williams, Bogut 9), Indiana 57 (Foster 16). Assists—Milwaukee 12 (Bogut, M.Williams 4), Indiana 24 (Diener 6). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Indiana 24. Technicals—Murphy, Indiana defensive three second. A—11,614 (18,345).
Rockets 103, Nuggets 89
Denver (89)—Anthony 7-17 5-6 19, Martin 4-13 4-8 12, Camby 3-4 2-2 8, Carter 4-4 1-2 10, Iverson 7-22 2-3 17, Kleiza 1-5 0-0 3, Najera 2-4 0-0 5, Smith 4-8 1-2 12, Diawara 1-2 1-1 3, T.Green 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 16-24 89.
Houston (103)—Battier 7-15 1-1 20, Scola 9-18 0-0 18, Mutombo 1-2 0-0 2, Alston 7-15 0-0 16, McGrady 10-21 1-2 22, Landry 5-8 2-2 12, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 2-4 0-0 4, Head 3-5 1-1 9, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Novak 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-90 5-6 103.
| Denver | 18 | 22 | 31 | 18 | — | 89 |
| Houston | 21 | 29 | 30 | 23 | — | 103 |
3-Point Goals—Denver 7-20 (Smith 3-5, Carter 1-1, Najera 1-2, Kleiza 1-2, Iverson 1-7, Diawara 0-1, Anthony 0-2), Houston 10-26 (Battier 5-10, Head 2-3, Alston 2-4, McGrady 1-6, Jackson 0-1, Landry 0-1, Novak 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 48 (Martin 10), Houston 53 (Scola 14). Assists—Denver 19 (Carter 5), Houston 23 (Alston 8). Total Fouls—Denver 17, Houston 21. Technicals—Denver defensive three second. A—18,168 (18,500).
Kings 120, Heat 109
Miami (109)—Marion 7-12 4-4 19, Haslem 3-5 0-0 6, Blount 3-7 0-0 7, Wade 8-15 9-10 26, J.Williams 6-11 2-2 18, Barron 2-2 0-0 4, D.Wright 1-1 1-1 3, Al.Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Banks 3-5 1-2 8, Davis 5-10 1-2 14. Totals 40-71 18-21 109.
Sacramento (120)—Artest 12-22 4-4 32, Moore 2-5 0-0 4, Miller 5-12 3-4 14, Martin 6-12 14-17 29, Udrih 9-12 3-3 23, Salmons 3-4 0-0 8, An.Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Garcia 0-1 2-2 2, Hawes 2-3 0-0 4, Douby 1-1 0-0 2, S.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-73 26-30 120.
| Miami | 34 | 35 | 20 | 20 | — | 109 |
| Sacramento | 27 | 22 | 41 | 30 | — | 120 |
3-Point Goals—Miami 11-24 (J.Williams 4-5, Davis 3-6, Blount 1-2, Marion 1-3, Banks 1-3, Wade 1-5), Sacramento 12-17 (Artest 4-6, Martin 3-4, Udrih 2-2, Salmons 2-2, Miller 1-2, Garcia 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 32 (Marion 8), Sacramento 38 (Miller 9). Assists—Miami 24 (J.Williams 8), Sacramento 22 (Udrih 9). Total Fouls—Miami 25, Sacramento 19. A—15,028 (17,317).
Warriors 110, Trail Blazers 104
Portland (104)—Aldridge 6-13 3-4 15, Webster 1-4 0-0 2, Przybilla 2-2 2-3 6, Blake 4-8 2-4 11, Roy 10-23 4-5 26, Frye 3-6 0-0 6, Jack 3-7 2-3 9, Outlaw 8-15 1-2 17, Jones 3-6 5-5 12. Totals 40-84 19-26 104.
Golden State (110)—Wright 6-9 1-1 13, Jackson 9-21 5-6 29, Webber 0-1 1-2 1, Davis 6-18 5-5 18, Ellis 9-16 4-4 22, Harrington 6-10 0-0 13, Pietrus 3-8 1-2 8, Azubuike 2-3 0-0 4, Barnes 0-1 0-0 0, Croshere 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 42-90 17-20 110.
| Portland | 22 | 27 | 32 | 23 | — | 104 |
| Golden State | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 | — | 110 |
3-Point Goals—Portland 5-16 (Roy 2-6, Jones 1-2, Jack 1-2, Blake 1-4, Webster 0-1, Outlaw 0-1), Golden State 9-25 (Jackson 6-11, Pietrus 1-2, Harrington 1-3, Davis 1-6, Barnes 0-1, Azubuike 0-1, Croshere 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 57 (Przybilla 10), Golden State 45 (Ellis 10). Assists—Portland 21 (Blake 6), Golden State 19 (Ellis 6). Total Fouls—Portland 16, Golden State 23. Technicals—Portland defensive three second, Barnes. A—19,596 (19,596).
College men
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 76, Boston U. 64
Cent. Connecticut St. 100, Sacred Heart 87
Hartford 58, UMBC 57
Iona 87, Manhattan 75
Marist 82, Loyola, Md. 64
Niagara 87, Canisius 63
Rider 87, Fairfield 59
Siena 77, St. Peter’s 64
Temple 57, Saint Joseph’s 56
Vermont 89, Maine 58
SOUTH
Charlotte 89, Duquesne 82
Clemson 73, Maryland 70
LSU 71, Georgia 64
Louisville 68, Villanova 54
Tennessee 63, Kentucky 60
MIDWEST
Michigan St. 103, Indiana 74
Notre Dame 98, DePaul 91
Providence 81, Cincinnati 79, OT
FAR WEST
UCLA 68, Arizona 66
Oregon 80, Oregon St. 68
NWAACC Championship Yakima Valley 66, CC Spokane 65
CC Spokane (30-2)—Door 4-12 0-2 9, Cameron 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Clift 6-11 4-5 18, Avila 0-0 0-0 0, B.Gregg 3-10 0-0 8, Beal 1-2 2-5 5, Neil 0-1 2-2 2, J.Gregg 2-5 2-2 6, Turpin 0-0 1-2 1, Lippman 2-4 10-13 14. Totals 19-47 21-31 65.
Yakima Valley (25-7)—J.Johnson 2-6 7-9 11, Spellman 1-1 0-0 2, Sandoval 4-6 0-0 8, A.Johnson 7-16 11-14, 29, Allen 3-4 1-2 7, Adams 3-6 0-0 6, Wilson 0-2 0-0 0, Whitsett 0-1 0-0 0, Anglin 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 21-43 20-27 66.
Halftime–Yakima Valley 37, CC Spokane 31. 3-Point Goals–CC Spokane 6-19 (Clift 2-4, B.Gregg 2-7, Beal 1-2, Door 1-5, Cameron 0-1), Yakima Valley 4-11 (A.Johnson 4-8, Wilson 0-1, Adams 0-2). Fouled Out–Dorr. Rebounds–CC Spokane 30 (Clift 6), Yakima Valley 30 (J.Johnson 10). Assists–CC Spokane 7 (Dorr, Clift 2), Yakima Valley 5 (A.Johnson 2). Total Fouls–CC Spokane 23, Yakima Valley 25. A–NA.
College women
TOP 25
(No. 2) North Carolina 82, (No. 12) Duke 51
(No. 3) Tennessee 72, (No. 22) Georgia 63
(No. 5) Maryland 76, N.C. State 64
(No. 6) LSU 64, Mississippi State 49
Texas 65, (No. 10) Oklahoma 49
James Madison 76, (No. 11) Old Dominion 63
(No. 16) Utah 67, (No. 24) Wyoming 53
(No. 18) Ohio State 74, Northwestern 50
(No. 23) Vanderbilt 83, Alabama 54
FAR WEST
(No. 7) Stanford 74, Washington St. 52
Utah 67, Wyoming 53
Washington 74, (No. 9) California 66
Pac-10 Conference Stanford 74, Washington St. 52
Stanford (27-3, 16-2)—Appel 4-6 1-3 9, Pedersen 4-6 1-2 9, Hones 2-8 0-0 6, Wiggins 9-14 1-1 24, Gold-Onwude 1-6 0-0 3, Pierce 3-6 0-0 8, Donaghe 0-1 0-0 0, Pohlen 4-6 0-1 9, Cimino 2-6 0-0 4, Clyburn 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 30-64 3-7 74.
Washington St. (5-24, 2-16)—Molzen 1-3 0-0 2, Coates 5-9 4-9 14, Appleton 7-15 0-0 17, Williams 1-7 0-0 2, Kelly 1-5 4-6 6, Price 1-8 0-0 3, Calderwood 2-8 0-0 5, Dickerson 1-2 0-0 3, Shired 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-57 8-15 52.
Halftime—Stanford 40-23. 3-Point Goals—Stanford 11-22 (Wiggins 5-7, Pierce 2-3, Hones 2-7, Pohlen 1-2, Gold-Onwude 1-3), Washington St. 6-26 (Appleton 3-5, Dickerson 1-2, Calderwood 1-5, Price 1-6, Kelly 0-1, Molzen 0-2, Williams 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Stanford 42 (Pedersen 8), Washington St. 34 (Coates 11). Assists—Stanford 24 (Wiggins 6), Washington St. 10 (Calderwood, Coates, Kelly, Price 2). Total Fouls—Stanford 11, Washington St. 10. A—675.
Washington 74, California 66
California (24-5)—Walker 3-10 0-0 6, Hampton 4-9 1-2 9, Vital 3-7 1-2 8, Greif 4-9 0-0 12, Gray-Lawson 6-13 2-4 17, Adrian 0-4 0-0 0, Foster 0-1 1-2 1, N’diaye 6-9 1-2 13. Totals 26-62 6-12 66.
Washington (13-17)—Redmon 3-10 1-2 8, Plouffe 3-9 5-6 11, McLellan 5-12 3-7 13, Florence 3-7 4-4 11, Whitcomb 8-14 3-5 24, Bennett 0-2 1-2 1, Morton 1-1 1-2 3, McNeill 1-1 0-0 3, Augustavo 0-0 0-0 0, Mosiman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 18-28 74.
Halftime—Washington 33-29. 3-Point Goals—California 8-20 (Greif 4-7, Gray-Lawson 3-8, Vital 1-3, Adrian 0-2), Washington 8-15 (Whitcomb 5-9, McNeill 1-1, Redmon 1-2, Florence 1-2, Plouffe 0-1). Fouled Out—Vital. Rebounds—California 41 (Walker 11), Washington 34 (Florence 11). Assists—California 14 (Vital 7), Washington 8 (Florence 3). Total Fouls—California 24, Washington 17. Technical—Walker. A—2,775.
NWAACC Championship Columbia Basin 49, CC Spokane 37
Columbia Basin (28-3)—Depeel 4-8 4-5 18, Allen 1-7 2-4 4, Guthrie 1-2 0-0 5, Wickenhagen 2-5 0-0 7, Torbay 0-0 0-0 0, Begaii 3-4 0-0 6, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Cherry 3-8 1-2 7, Yellow 0-1 0-0 0, Radda 0-0 0-0 0, Temple 0-0 0-0 0, Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 15-37 7-11 49.
CC Spokane (22-8)—Mallory 3-7 2-6 8, Schuerch 0-4 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Bullock 0-0 0-0 0, Beardslee 4-6 1-2 9, Duncan 0-0 0-0 0, Stillar 0-2 2-3 5, Neal 0-1 2-2 8, Clough 0-1 0-0 0, Daily 2-3 1-2 5, Quayla 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 10-25 8-15 37.
Halftime–CC Spokane 22, Columbia Basin 19. 3-point goals–Columbia Basin 4-13 (Depeel 2-4, Wickenhagen 1-3, Guthrie 1-4, Bagaii 0-1, Thomas 0-1). CC Spokane 3-15 (Neal 2-2, Stillar 1-8, Mallory 0-1, Clough 0-1, Beardslee 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Columbia Basin 31 (Cherry 10), CC Spokane 38 (Beardslee 10). Assists–Columbia Basin 8 (Depeel 3), CC Spokane 9 (Schuerch 4). Total Fouls–Columbia Basin 14, CC Spokane 13. A—NA.
FOOTBALL
AFL
All Times PST
Sunday’s Result
Colorado 50, Columbus 47
Today’s Games
New York at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 6 p.m.
AUTO RACING
UAW-Dodge 400
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267 laps, 134.5 rating, 195 points, $425,675. 2. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 113.2, 175, $252,000. 3. (6) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 114.3, 165, $205,800. 4. (17) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 106.2, 160, $200,636. 5. (24) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 100.6, 160, $178,083.
6. (37) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 267, 80.9, 150, $157,616. 7. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 83.1, 146, $124,450. 8. (29) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 267, 73.6, 142, $140,264. 9. (27) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 81.8, 138, $144,441. 10. (3) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 96.4, 139, $140,983.
11. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 113.2, 135, $131,575. 12. (10) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 267, 84.3, 127, $129,170. 13. (11) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267, 76.7, 124, $116,975. 14. (15) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 267, 80.5, 121, $144,400. 15. (18) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 81.4, 118, $131,208.
16. (23) Jeremy Mayfield, Chevrolet, 267, 72.0, 115, $99,175. 17. (39) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 267, 76.3, 112, $134,311. 18. (35) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 267, 64.5, 109, $123,489. 19. (31) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 267, 50.0, 106, $123,083. 20. (13) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 117.5, 108, $141,166.
21. (19) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 267, 68.7, 100, $108,033. 22. (40) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 266, 48.1, 97, $100,075. 23. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 266, 49.5, 94, $108,083. 24. (43) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 266, 61.8, 91, $89,850. 25. (36) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 266, 46.7, 88, $97,350.
26. (26) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 266, 50.3, 85, $101,508. 27. (30) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 266, 53.3, 82, $91,850. 28. (21) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 265, 40.5, 79, $100,850. 29. (33) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 265, 47.1, 76, $136,786. 30. (5) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 265, 66.1, 73, $82,875.
31. (22) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 265, 42.1, 70, $93,833. 32. (41) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 265, 33.7, 67, $91,522. 33. (42) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 265, 30.3, 64, $92,225. 34. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 264, 35.9, 61, $89,575. 35. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, accident, 262, 103.0, 63, $130,286.
36. (7) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 260, 80.3, 60, $81,150. 37. (14) David Reutimann, Toyota, 258, 27.9, 52, $80,925. 38. (9) Kurt Busch, Dodge, accident, 255, 77.2, 49, $80,725. 39. (16) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, accident, 231, 41.4, 46, $80,525. 40. (12) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, accident, 182, 44.1, 43, $80,275.
41. (20) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 152, 47.5, 40, $125,650. 42. (32) Robby Gordon, Dodge, accident, 142, 39.5, 37, $87,930. 43. (25) Tony Stewart, Toyota, accident, 107, 68.7, 39, $128,839.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 127.729 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 08 seconds. Margin of Victory: .504 seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 44 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-20; C.Edwards 21-48; S.Riggs 49-50; M.Martin 51; T.Stewart 52-57; M.Kenseth 58-59; D.Earnhardt Jr. 60-61; C.Edwards 62-69; Ky.Busch 70; J.Burton 71-80; Ky.Busch 81-115; M.Kenseth 116-144; J.Gordon 145; M.Kenseth 146-162; J.Gordon 163-180; D.Earnhardt Jr. 181-194; C.Edwards 195-214; D.Earnhardt Jr. 215; M.Kenseth 216-237; C.Edwards 238-267.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Carl Edwards 4 times for 86 laps; Matt Kenseth 4 times for 70 laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 56 laps; Jeff Gordon 2 times for 19 laps; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3 times for 17 laps; Jeff Burton 1 time for 10 laps; Tony Stewart 1 time for 6 laps; Scott Riggs 1 time for 2 laps; Mark Martin 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1, C.Edwards, 491. 2, Ky.Busch, 470. 3, R.Newman, 450. 4, K.Kahne, 444. 5, K.Harvick, 428. 6, G.Biffle, 427. 7, J.Burton, 421. 8, M.Truex Jr., 371. 9, E.Sadler, 368. 10, D.Earnhardt Jr., 361. 11, T.Stewart, 355. 12, Ku. Busch, 348.
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Pittsburgh | 37 | 23 | 7 | 81 | 198 | 185 |
| New Jersey | 37 | 23 | 6 | 80 | 172 | 156 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 34 | 24 | 8 | 76 | 175 | 164 |
| Philadelphia | 33 | 25 | 8 | 74 | 203 | 189 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 31 | 29 | 7 | 69 | 164 | 193 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Montreal | 36 | 21 | 9 | 81 | 209 | 184 |
| Ottawa | 37 | 23 | 6 | 80 | 216 | 199 |
| Boston | 35 | 23 | 6 | 76 | 177 | 170 |
| Buffalo | 31 | 26 | 9 | 71 | 200 | 192 |
| Toronto | 29 | 28 | 10 | 68 | 186 | 208 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Carolina | 34 | 29 | 5 | 73 | 203 | 213 |
| Washington | 30 | 28 | 8 | 68 | 187 | 200 |
| Florida | 29 | 31 | 8 | 66 | 181 | 196 |
| Atlanta | 29 | 31 | 7 | 65 | 178 | 219 |
| Tampa Bay | 26 | 32 | 7 | 59 | 183 | 213 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Detroit | 43 | 18 | 6 | 92 | 209 | 150 |
| Nashville | 33 | 25 | 8 | 74 | 193 | 190 |
| Columbus | 30 | 27 | 10 | 70 | 164 | 176 |
| Chicago | 31 | 28 | 6 | 68 | 187 | 188 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 27 | 10 | 66 | 161 | 180 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Minnesota | 37 | 24 | 5 | 79 | 179 | 177 |
| Calgary | 34 | 23 | 9 | 77 | 186 | 185 |
| Colorado | 34 | 26 | 6 | 74 | 183 | 180 |
| Vancouver | 32 | 23 | 10 | 74 | 172 | 167 |
| Edmonton | 31 | 30 | 5 | 67 | 182 | 200 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Dallas | 41 | 23 | 5 | 87 | 207 | 171 |
| Anaheim | 37 | 23 | 7 | 81 | 170 | 164 |
| San Jose | 36 | 21 | 8 | 80 | 170 | 155 |
| Phoenix | 33 | 28 | 5 | 71 | 176 | 176 |
| Los Angeles | 26 | 36 | 5 | 57 | 193 | 224 |
Sunday’s Results
N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 4, SO
Chicago 4, Vancouver 1
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2, SO
Florida 1, N.Y. Islanders 0
Detroit 4, Buffalo 2
Minnesota 2, Los Angeles 1, OT
Edmonton 4, Columbus 3, SO
Today’s Games
Boston at Washington, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Montreal at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Rangers 5, Flyers 4 (SO)
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 |
N.Y. Rangers won shootout 2-0
First Period—1, Philadelphia, Prospal 30 (Briere, Umberger), 1:08. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 12 (Girardi, Jagr), 4:20 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Coburn 7 (Knuble, Timonen), 8:14 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Sjostrom 11 (Betts, Malik), 11:36. 5, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 6 (Straka, Malik), 13:58. 6, Philadelphia, Carter 22 (Upshall, Timonen), 15:47. Second Period—7, N.Y. Rangers, Backman 2 (Shanahan, Gomez), 1:51 Third Period—8, Philadelphia, Carter 23 (Jones, Upshall), 11:49. Shootout—Philadelphia 0 (Timonen NG, Carter NG). N.Y. Rangers 2 (Shanahan G, Dawes G). A—18,200
Penguins 3, Thrashers 2 (SO)
| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
Pittsburgh won shootout 1-0
First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Malone 23 (Gonchar, Malkin), :50. 2, Pittsburgh, Talbot 9 (Ruutu, Goligoski), 2:09. 3, Atlanta, Slater 4 (Boulton, Kwiatkowski), 14:25. Second Period—None. Third Period—4, Atlanta, Kozlov 15 (Armstrong, Kwiatkowski), 1:11 (pp). Shootout—Atlanta 0 (Christensen NG, Perrin NG, Kovalchuk NG), Pittsburgh 1 (Sykora NG, Letang G, Ruutu NG).
A—17,132 (16,940).
Blackhawks 4, Canucks 1
| Vancouver | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Chicago, Ladd 11 (Kane), 17:02. Second Period—2, Chicago, Kane 15 (Williams, Toews), 4:19 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Kesler 17 (Burrows), 18:31. Third Period—4, Chicago, Sharp 32 (Keith, Williams), 5:26. 5, Chicago, Kane 16 (Eager, Kontiola), 9:24. A—19,670 (20,500).
Panthers 1, Islanders 0
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
First Period—1, Florida, Booth 19 (Jokinen, Horton), 9:57. Second Period—None. Third Period—None. A—15,314 (16,234).
Red Wings 4, Sabres 2
| Detroit | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Buffalo, Kaleta 2 (Afinogenov, Mair), 2:59. 2, Detroit, Drake 3 (Kronwall, Draper), 11:56. Second Period—3, Detroit, Filppula 18 (Hudler, Franzen), 5:11 (pp). 4, Detroit, Franzen 13 (Kronwall, Samuelsson), 14:16.
Third Period—5, Buffalo, Pominville 20 (D.Stafford), 3:12 (pp). 6, Detroit, Maltby 4 (Datsyuk, Filppula), 15:52. A—18,690 (18,690).
Wild 2, Kings 1 (OT)
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 18 (Frolov, Visnovsky), 17:53. Second Period—2, Minnesota, Gaborik 34 (Burns, Bouchard), 4:59. Third Period—None. Overtime—3, Minnesota, Skoula 3 (Gaborik, Demitra), 3:45. A—18,568 (18,064).
Oilers 4, Blue Jackets 3 (SO)
| Columbus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Edmonton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 |
Edmonton won shootout 1-0
First Period—1, Columbus, Nash 35 (Malhotra, Zherdev), 16:39. 2, Edmonton, Cogliano 12 (Gagner, Grebeshkov), 17:02. Penalties—Penner, Edm (hooking), 4:04; Nash, Clm (hooking), 11:56. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Columbus, Chimera 13 (Zherdev, Murray), 10:26. 4, Edmonton, Hemsky 18 (Stoll, Penner), 11:51 (pp). 5, Edmonton, Staios 7 (Cogliano, Nilsson), 12:11. 6, Columbus, Tarnstrom 3, 17:21. Shootout—Columbus 0 (Nash NG, Zherdev NG, Brule NG), Edmonton 1 (Nilsson NG, Hemsky G).
A—16,839 (16,839).
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | |
| x-*Calgary | 67 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 93 |
| x-*Regina | 67 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 86 |
| x-Lethbridge | 65 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 87 |
| x-Kootenay | 66 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 84 |
| x-Medicine Hat | 66 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 83 |
| x-Brandon | 65 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 82 |
| x-Swift Current | 65 | 37 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 80 |
| x-Moose Jaw | 64 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 79 |
| Saskatoon | 67 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
| Prince Albert | 66 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
| Edmonton | 64 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 51 |
| Red Deer | 66 | 18 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 43 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | |
| x-*Tri-City | 65 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 98 |
| x-*Vancouver | 66 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 96 |
| x-Spokane | 64 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 94 |
| x-Seattle | 64 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 79 |
| x-Kelowna | 65 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 78 |
| x-Everett | 65 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 77 |
| x-Chilliwack | 66 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| x-Kamloops | 66 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Prince George | 65 | 18 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| Portland | 65 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
*Conference standings reflect the order in which teams would qualify for the playoffs (1st thru 8th). Division leaders (marked with a *) are automatically seeded first and second.
x-clinched playoff spot.
Sunday’s Results
Regina 3, Calgary 1
Kelowna 2, Portland 1
Moose Jaw 2, Swift Current 1 (SO)
Today’s Games
No Games Scheduled.
SOFTBALL
College Northwest Conference Linfield 9-13, Whitworth 6-2
| Linfield | 100 | 120 | 05 | — | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Whitworth | 300 | 000 | 12 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Miller and Silbernagael, Hartmann; LaPlante and Anderson. W—Miller. L—LaPlante.
HITS: Linfield—Rice, Marshall 2, Brunette, Hancock, Fujino, Fridne, Silbernagel, Hartmann, Booth 2. Whitworth—Cey 2, Parry, Kerr 2, Ball, Rylaarsdam, Thomsen. 2B—Cey, Kerr, Rylaarsdam, Thomsen.
| Linfield | 102 | 500 | 5 | — | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 000 | 020 | 0 | — | 2 | 10 | 3 |
Strahm and Keabgine; Ayers, Mangis (4) and Lieseke. W—Strahm. L—Ayers.
HITS: Visitors—Rice, Marshall 3, Brunette 2, Hancock 3, Attleberger, Hartrmann, Keagbine 2, Booth. Whitworth—Cey 2, Parry, Kerr 2, Carlon, Lieseke, Thomsen, Fowler, Edwards. 2B—Attleberger, Keagbine, Parry. 3B—Keagbine.
Saturday’s Results Linfield 5-13, Whitworth 2-2
| Linfield | 000 | 020 | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 110 | 000 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Miller, Strahm (3) and Keagbine; LaPlante and Anderson. W—Strahm. L—LaPlante.
HITS: Linfield—Rice, Marshall 3, Brunette 2, Attleberger 2, Hartmann, Friend. Whitworth—Kerr 3, Ball. 2B—Brunette, Ball. HR—Kerr.
| Linfield | 103 | 018 | — | 13 | 18 | 1 |
| Whitworth | 011 | 000 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Strahm and Friend; Mangis, Ayers (5) and Anderson. W—Strahm. L—Mangis.
HITS: Linfield—Rice 2, Marshall, Brunette 4, Hancock, Attleberger 2, Hartmann 3, Friend 2, Hubrich, Booth. Whitworth—Cey 3, Thomsen, Anderson. 2B—Rice, Marshall, Hartmann, Thomsen, Anderson. 3B—Brunette 2.
TENNIS
RMK Championships The Cellular South Cup
At The Racquet Club of Memphis
Purse: Men, $769,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $175,000 (Tier III)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Men’s Singles Championship
Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Robin Soderling (8), Sweden, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Men’s Doubles Championshp
Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (1), Bahamas, def. Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, Thailand, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
College men
Saturday’s Results
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 8, WHITWORTH 1. No. 1 Singles—Kevin Floyd (PLU) def. Josh Steele 6-0, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles—Floyd and Michael Manser (PLU) def. Ed Anegon and Joe Wales 8-5.
College women
IDAHO 7, IDAHO ST. 0. No. 1 Singles—Lisel Lewis (ISU) d. Silvia Irmescu (7-5, 6-4). No. 1 Doubles—Sophi Dan-Stephanie Roldan (ISU) d. Silvia Irmescu-Laura Leoni 8-4.
WYOMING 6, GONZAGA 0. No. 1 Singles—Corina Lazar (W) d. Emily Anderson 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Saturday’s Results
COLORADO STATE 6, GONZAGA 1. No. 1 Singles—Laura Strasburger (CSU) def. Emily Anderson 6-3, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles—Strasburger and Hillary Tyler (CSU) def. Anderson and Aglaya Kokurina 9-7.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Knicks - Hornets circle is for New York forward Zach Randolph (questionable) and New Orleans guard Bonzi Wells (questionable).
NBA
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| JAZZ | 5.5 | Mavericks |
| 76ers | 2 | CLIPPERS |
College basketball
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| GONZAGA | 16 | Santa Clara |
| SAN FRAN | 3.5 | Pepperdine |
| St. Mary’s | 13 | PORTLAND |
| SAN DIEGO | 20.5 | LMU |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 5 | Pittsburgh |
| KANSAS | 20 | Texas Tech |
| UTAH ST | 8.5 | Fresno St |
| GEORGIA TECH | 4.5 | Virginia |
| NC-GREEN. | 14 | W Carolina |
| Weber St | 7 | SAC ST |
Home teams in capital letters.
GOLF
Honda Classic
PGA TOUR
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
At PGA National Champion Course
Purse: $5.5 million
Yardage: 7,158; Par: 70
Final
| Ernie Els (4500), $990,000 | 67-70-70-67—274 |
| Luke Donald (2700), $594,000 | 64-74-66-71—275 |
| Nathan Green (1700), $374,000 | 71-70-68-67—276 |
| Robert Allenby (1033), $227,333 | 69-68-70-70—277 |
| Matt Jones (1033), $227,333 | 66-67-71-73—277 |
| Mark Calcavecchia (1033), $227,333 | 70-67-67-73—277 |
| Mathew Goggin (728), $160,050 | 71-70-68-69—278 |
| John Mallinger (728), $160,050 | 68-67-73-70—278 |
| Alex Cejka (728), $160,050 | 69-71-68-70—278 |
| Michael Letzig (728), $160,050 | 70-69-68-71—278 |
| Brian Davis (728), $160,050 | 65-67-73-73—278 |
| Brett Quigley (525), $115,500 | 67-70-70-72—279 |
| Ben Crane (525), $115,500 | 69-66-71-73—279 |
| Jose Coceres (525), $115,500 | 68-69-68-74—279 |
| Justin Rose (400), $88,000 | 72-70-71-67—280 |
| Shane Bertsch (400), $88,000 | 70-69-71-70—280 |
| John Merrick (400), $88,000 | 72-69-68-71—280 |
| Dudley Hart (400), $88,000 | 68-66-72-74—280 |
| Cliff Kresge (400), $88,000 | 70-71-66-73—280 |
| Jerry Kelly (291), $64,075 | 68-71-72-70—281 |
| Joe Durant (291), $64,075 | 68-69-73-71—281 |
| Chad Campbell (291), $64,075 | 70-73-67-71—281 |
| Kenny Perry (291), $64,075 | 73-67-69-72—281 |
| Camilo Villegas (203), $44,550 | 72-69-72-69—282 |
| Steve Marino (203), $44,550 | 69-71-72-70—282 |
| Jesper Parnevik (203), $44,550 | 68-75-69-70—282 |
| Bart Bryant (203), $44,550 | 69-72-70-71—282 |
| Carl Pettersson (203), $44,550 | 72-66-70-74—282 |
| Roland Thatcher (203), $44,550 | 68-73-67-74—282 |
| Paul Goydos (145), $31,969 | 68-74-70-71—283 |
| J.J. Henry (145), $31,969 | 69-73-70-71—283 |
| Woody Austin (145), $31,969 | 70-73-69-71—283 |
| Davis Love III (145), $31,969 | 70-73-69-71—283 |
| Peter Lonard (145), $31,969 | 71-71-69-72—283 |
| Zach Johnson (145), $31,969 | 74-69-68-72—283 |
| Justin Leonard (145), $31,969 | 69-71-69-74—283 |
| Tim Wilkinson (145), $31,969 | 67-74-67-75—283 |
| Nicholas Thompson (108), $23,650 | 71-72-72-69—284 |
| Robert Gamez (108), $23,650 | 71-68-73-72—284 |
| Kevin Sutherland (108), $23,650 | 67-74-71-72—284 |
| Jimmy Walker (108), $23,650 | 67-75-70-72—284 |
| Marc Turnesa (108), $23,650 | 70-71-69-74—284 |
| Heath Slocum (80), $17,637 | 73-71-69-72—285 |
| John Senden (80), $17,637 | 77-67-69-72—285 |
| Sergio Garcia (80), $17,637 | 73-69-70-73—285 |
| Matt Kuchar (80), $17,637 | 73-67-69-76—285 |
| Arron Oberholser (80), $17,637 | 69-75-65-76—285 |
| Kenneth Ferrie (80), $17,637 | 69-72-67-77—285 |
| Briny Baird (59), $12,980 | 70-69-76-71—286 |
| Richard Green (0), $12,980 | 72-71-71-72—286 |
| Vaughn Taylor (59), $12,980 | 70-69-74-73—286 |
| Carlos Franco (59), $12,980 | 72-72-69-73—286 |
| Eric Axley (59), $12,980 | 69-71-72-74—286 |
| Richard S. Johnson (59), $12,980 | 72-69-71-74—286 |
| Robert Garrigus (59), $12,980 | 71-70-71-74—286 |
| Alejandro Canizares (59), $12,980 | 74-68-70-74—286 |
| Mathias Gronberg (59), $12,980 | 75-69-68-74—286 |
| Anthony Kim (59), $12,980 | 72-69-70-75—286 |
| Brad Adamonis (59), $12,980 | 76-66-69-75—286 |
| Tag Ridings (54), $11,880 | 69-75-73-70—287 |
| Retief Goosen (54), $11,880 | 73-70-71-73—287 |
| David Lutterus (54), $11,880 | 74-69-71-73—287 |
| Kevin Streelman (54), $11,880 | 73-71-69-74—287 |
| Jeff Maggert (54), $11,880 | 70-71-71-75—287 |
| Patrick Sheehan (52), $11,385 | 70-74-72-72—288 |
| Scott Hoch (52), $11,385 | 75-69-72-72—288 |
| Will MacKenzie (52), $11,385 | 69-74-69-76—288 |
| Ben Curtis (52), $11,385 | 73-71-66-78—288 |
| Frank Lickliter II (50), $11,055 | 72-71-72-74—289 |
| Charlie Wi (50), $11,055 | 72-70-70-77—289 |
| Glen Day (50), $10,890 | 73-70-74-73—290 |
| Y.E. Yang (49), $10,725 | 69-71-80-71—291 |
| Pete Jordan (0), $10,725 | 75-67-72-77—291 |
| Alan Morin (0), $10,505 | 72-72-75-73—292 |
| Boo Weekley (48), $10,505 | 70-72-70-80—292 |
| Tim Herron (47), $10,340 | 69-73-73-78—293 |
| Jin Park (47), $10,230 | 73-71-71-79—294 |
HSBC Women’s Champions
LPGA TOUR
At Tanah Merah CC (Garden Course)
Singapore
Purse: $2 million
Yardage: 6,547; Par: 72
Final
a-amateur
| Lorena Ochoa, $300,000 | 66-65-69-68—268 |
| Annika Sorenstam, $183,533 | 71-67-70-71—279 |
| Paula Creamer, $133,140 | 67-71-70-73—281 |
| Laura Diaz, $102,995 | 70-71-70-71—282 |
| Stacy Prammanasudh, $75,363 | 70-69-73-71—283 |
| Karrie Webb, $75,363 | 69-70-70-74—283 |
| Ji-Yai Shin, $56,773 | 73-69-70-72—284 |
| Christina Kim, $45,050 | 73-71-73-68—285 |
| Morgan Pressel, $45,050 | 70-71-73-71—285 |
| In-Kyung Kim, $45,050 | 68-70-74-73—285 |
| Lindsey Wright, $37,681 | 76-70-74-66—286 |
| Seon Hwa Lee, $34,064 | 73-75-69-70—287 |
| Angela Stanford, $34,064 | 73-69-72-73—287 |
| Na Yeon Choi, $28,437 | 73-72-74-69—288 |
| Na Zhang, $28,437 | 70-74-75-69—288 |
| Natalie Gulbis, $28,437 | 72-68-75-73—288 |
| Birdie Kim, $28,437 | 72-71-71-74—288 |
| Diana D’Alessio, $23,151 | 72-71-76-70—289 |
| Jimin Kang, $23,151 | 73-69-76-71—289 |
| Ai Miyazato, $23,151 | 67-74-77-71—289 |
| Catriona Matthew, $23,151 | 74-72-69-74—289 |
| Pat Hurst, $23,151 | 70-71-73-75—289 |
| Jeong Jang, $20,298 | 73-72-76-69—290 |
| Katherine Hull, $20,298 | 73-70-78-69—290 |
| Juli Inkster, $17,786 | 74-74-74-69—291 |
| Jin Joo Hong, $17,786 | 74-74-73-70—291 |
| Alena Sharp, $17,786 | 75-74-69-73—291 |
| Sarah Lee, $17,786 | 70-71-76-74—291 |
| Jee Young Lee, $17,786 | 68-72-75-76—291 |
| Janice Moodie, $14,872 | 74-76-71-71—292 |
| Meaghan Francella, $14,872 | 71-74-75-72—292 |
| Maria Hjorth, $14,872 | 73-70-75-74—292 |
| Suzann Pettersen, $14,872 | 72-71-75-74—292 |
| Miho Koga, $12,611 | 73-71-78-71—293 |
| Meena Lee, $12,611 | 73-74-72-74—293 |
| Inbee Park, $12,611 | 75-70-71-77—293 |
| Karin Sjodin, $12,611 | 72-73-71-77—293 |
| Young Kim, $10,266 | 77-75-71-71—294 |
| Rachel Hetherington, $10,266 | 77-68-77-72—294 |
| Angela Park, $10,266 | 70-74-77-73—294 |
| Nicole Castrale, $10,266 | 75-71-74-74—294 |
| Mhairi McKay, $10,266 | 73-72-73-76—294 |
| Silvia Cavalleri, $10,266 | 70-71-74-79—294 |
| Heather Young, $8,240 | 72-77-74-72—295 |
| Charlotte Mayorkas, $8,240 | 72-75-76-72—295 |
| Becky Morgan, $8,240 | 76-73-73-73—295 |
| Akane Iijima, $8,240 | 74-73-75-73—295 |
| Eun-Hee Ji, $8,240 | 73-72-73-77—295 |
| Brittany Lang, $7,185 | 74-71-75-76—296 |
| Linda Wessberg, $7,185 | 68-71-81-76—296 |
| Teresa Lu, $6,733 | 74-72-76-75—297 |
| Reilley Rankin, $6,733 | 71-74-71-81—297 |
| Brittany Lincicome, $6,130 | 74-74-79-71—298 |
| Amy Hung, $6,130 | 80-68-77-73—298 |
| Gloria Park, $6,130 | 70-79-75-74—298 |
| Shi Hyun Ahn, $6,130 | 72-72-75-79—298 |
| Il Mi Chung, $5,527 | 76-75-72-76—299 |
| Momoko Ueda, $5,527 | 74-73-72-80—299 |
| Virada Nirapathpongporn, $5,125 | 72-76-77-75—300 |
| Giulia Sergas, $5,125 | 73-76-72-79—300 |
| Ashleigh Simon, $4,823 | 69-77-79-76—301 |
| Karine Icher, $4,823 | 72-72-79-78—301 |
| Sherri Steinhauer, $4,823 | 75-72-75-79—301 |
| Lisa Hall, $4,572 | 75-73-78-76—302 |
| Carri Wood, $4,572 | 77-72-76-77—302 |
| Na On Min, $4,421 | 70-76-81-76—303 |
| Julieta Granada, $4,321 | 78-75-78-73—304 |
| H.J. Choi, $4,220 | 78-77-70-80—305 |
| Emily Bastel, $4,070 | 80-74-75-77—306 |
| Kyeong Bae, $4,070 | 72-76-81-77—306 |
| Beth Bader, $3,969 | 78-76-80-74—308 |
| Siew-Ai Lim, $3,919 | 81-76-73-80—310 |
| Na Da Ye, $3,869 | 85-76-79-77—317 |
| a-Amelia Yong | 77-76-80-86—319 |
| Se Ri Pak | 79-71-72-WD |
| Cristie Kerr | 76-75-75-WD |
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Bannister, INF Billy Butler, 3B Alex Gordon, INF Ryan Shealy and OF Joey Gathright on one-year contracts.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Returned C J.P. Arencibia to their minor league camp.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with LHP Bobby Livingston on a one-year contract and OF Juan Duran on a minor league contract.
FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Rick VandenHurk, RHP Justin Miller, RHP Lee Gardner and RHP Eulogio De La Cruz on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of SS Robert Andino, OF Jeremy Hermida, 1B Mike Jacobs, RHP Matt Lindstrom, RHP Carlos Martinez, OF Cameron Maybin, LHP Renyel Pinto, SS Hanley Ramirez, OF Cody Ross, RHP Anibal Sanchez, LHP Taylor Tankersley and 2B Dan Uggla.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with INF Tony Abreu, RHP Mario Alvarez, RHP Eric Hull, RHP Jon Meloan, LHP Greg Miller, RHP Justin Orenduff, OF Xavier Paul, RHP Ramon Troncoso and RHP Cory Wade on one-year contracts.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Gabe Gross and 2B Rickie Weeks on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of OF Ryan Braun, 1B Prince Fielder and OF Corey Hart on one-year contracts. Announced the retirement of RHP Scott Cassidy.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Agreed to terms with RB Michael Turner on a six-year contract. Signed DB Erik Coleman, DB Von Hutchins and TE Ben Hartsock.
CHICAGO BEARS—Re-signed LB Lance Briggs to a six-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed LB Reggie Torbor to a four-year contract, LB Charlie Anderson to a three-year contract and DT Randy Starks and G Justin Smiley to five-year contracts.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with WR Bernard Berrian on a six-year contract.
NEW YORK JETS—Agreed to terms with G Alan Faneca on a five-year contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed K Josh Brown to a five-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed TE John Gilmore and DE Jimmy Wilkerson.
HOCKEY
ECHL
AUGUSTA LYNX—Acquired D B.J. Crum from Johnstown. Announced D Ryan Dingle was recalled by Portland (AHL).
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS—Signed D Matt Hanson.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES—Released G Lee Lansdowne.
COLUMBIA INFERNO—Released D Danny Powell.
FRESNO FALCONS—Signed D John Curley.
GWINNETT GLADIATORS—Announced F Guillaume Desbiens was assigned by Atlanta (NHL).