Scoreboard March 28
Today’s TV SCHEDULE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Preseason: N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta ESPN
NBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m. Orlando at New York ESPN
4:30 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
NHL HOCKEY
1:30 p.m. Detroit at Columbus NBCSN
3:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary FOXSP
4 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim NBCSN
prep BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m. McDonald’s All-American Game ESPN
SOCCER
8:30 a.m. UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich at Marseille foxsp
Tennis
7 a.m. ATP World Tour/WTA: Sony Ericsson Open (quarterfinals) ESPN2
1 p.m. ATP World Tour/WTA: Sony Ericsson Open (quarterfinals) ESPN2
Thursday’s TV SCHEDULE
golf
2:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Sicilian Open (first round) TGC
6 a.m. TGC LPGA: Kraft Nabisco Championship (first round) tgc
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Houston Open (first round) TGC
12:30 p.m. LPGA: Kraft Nabisco Championship (first round) TGC
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Preseason: Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia ESPN
10 a.m. Preseason: Kansas City at L.A. Angels foxsp
10 a.m. Preseason: Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers foxsp2
Men’s college basketball
1 p.m. NIT: championship game ESPN
3 p.m. State Farm Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships ESPN
NBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Dallas at Miami TNT
4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers TNT
Tennis
7 a.m. ATP World Tour/WTA: Sony Ericsson Open ESPN2
1 p.m. ATP World Tour/WTA: Sony Ericsson Open ESPN2
Today’s BIIF schedule
Softball
Hilo at Ka‘u, 3 p.m.
Pahoa at Kamehameha, 3 p.m.
Keaau at Waiakea, 3 p.m.
Hawaii Prep at Kealakehe, 3 p.m.
Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m.
Tennis
Laupahoehoe at Hilo, 2 p.m.
men’s College Basketball
NCAA Tournament Glance
FINAL FOUR
At The Superdome, New Orleans
National semifinals
Saturday’s games
Roundup>Kentucky (36-2) vs. Louisville (30-9), 12:09 p.m.
Roundup>Ohio State (31-7) vs. Kansas (31-6),
2:49 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Roundup>Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball
NCAA Tournament Glance
DES MOINES REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday’s results
Roundup>Tennessee 84, Kansas 73
Roundup>Baylor 83, Georgia Tech 68
Regional Championship
Monday’s result
Roundup>Baylor 77, Tennessee 58
FRESNO REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.
Saturday’s results
Roundup>Duke 74, St. John’s 47
Roundup>Stanford 76, South Carolina 60
Regional Championship
Monday’s result
Roundup>Stanford 81, Duke 69
RALEIGH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.
Sunday’s results
Roundup>Maryland 81, Texas A&M 74
Roundup>Notre Dame 79, St. Bonaventure 35
Regional Championship
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>Notre Dame 80, Maryland 49
KINGSTON REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At The Ryan Center, Kingston, R.I.
Sunday’s results
Roundup>UConn 77, Penn State 59
Roundup>Kentucky 79, Gonzaga 62
Regional Championship
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>UConn 80, Kentucky 65
FINAL FOUR
At Pepsi Center, Denver
National semifinals
Sunday’s games
Roundup>Notre Dame (34-3) vs. UConn (33-4), 12:30 p.m.
Roundup>Baylor (38-0) vs. Stanford (35-1), 3 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday, April 3
Roundup>Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Pro Baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Toronto 20 4 .833
Detroit 15 5 .750
Oakland 14 5 .737
Los Angeles 15 9 .625
Seattle 12 8 .600
New York 13 10 .565
Kansas City 14 11 .560
Boston 12 10 .545
Minnesota 14 12 .538
Baltimore 10 10 .500
Chicago 11 13 .458
Texas 8 16 .333
Tampa Bay 7 15 .318
Cleveland 6 16 .273
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
St. Louis 13 7 .650
Los Angeles 12 9 .571
San Diego 16 12 .571
San Francisco 14 11 .560
Colorado 13 11 .542
Houston 12 12 .500
Chicago 13 14 .481
Miami 9 10 .474
Philadelphia 11 13 .458
Milwaukee 10 13 .435
Arizona 10 14 .417
Atlanta 9 14 .391
Cincinnati 10 16 .385
Pittsburgh 8 15 .348
Washington 7 14 .333
New York 6 15 .286
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.
Tuesday’s results
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 4
Houston 14, Detroit 7
Miami 3, Washington 1
Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 0
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 4
Texas 10, San Diego (ss) 9
L.A. Angels 5, San Francisco 3
San Diego (ss) 6, L.A. Dodgers 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 1
Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 7
Arizona 7, Colorado 3
Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Today’s games
Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla.,
7:05 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Miami vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla.,
7:05 a.m.
Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 a.m.
Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 a.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
American league Glance
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
W L Pct GB
Chicago 0 0 .000 —
Cleveland 0 0 .000 —
Detroit 0 0 .000 —
Kansas City 0 0 .000 —
Minnesota 0 0 .000 —
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 —
Oakland 0 0 .000 —
Seattle 0 0 .000 —
Texas 0 0 .000 —
Today’s games
Seattle (Hernandez 0-0) vs. Oakland (McCarthy 0-0) at Tokyo, 12:10 a.m.
Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo, 11:10 p.m.
Pro Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 3 0 0 9 6 1
Houston 2 1 0 6 2 2
Chicago 1 0 1 4 2 1
New York 1 2 0 3 5 5
Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 2
New England 1 2 0 3 1 4
D.C. 0 2 1 1 1 4
Montreal 0 2 1 1 1 5
Philadelphia 0 3 0 0 2 6
Toronto FC 0 2 0 0 1 6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver 2 0 1 7 3 0
Seattle 2 0 0 6 5 1
Real Salt Lake 2 1 0 6 5 2
San Jose 2 1 0 6 4 1
Colorado 2 1 0 6 5 5
Portland 1 1 1 4 4 3
FC Dallas 1 1 1 4 4 4
Los Angeles 1 1 0 3 4 4
Chivas USA 1 2 0 3 1 2
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s game
FC Dallas at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Columbus at Toronto FC, 8 a.m.
Montreal at New York, 10 a.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
San Jose at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Portland, 4 p.m.
New England at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Chicago at Colorado, 1 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Chivas USA, 3 p.m.
Hockey
NHL Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 77 49 21 7 105 212 172
x-Pittsburgh 76 47 23 6 100 256 200
x-Philadelphia 76 44 24 8 96 241 213
New Jersey 77 43 28 6 92 208 201
N.Y. Islanders 76 32 33 11 75 185 227
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 76 45 28 3 93 249 186
Ottawa 77 39 28 10 88 236 227
Buffalo 77 38 29 10 86 202 210
Toronto 77 33 35 9 75 217 242
Montreal 77 29 34 14 72 199 214
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 76 37 24 15 89 189 208
Washington 77 38 31 8 84 206 219
Winnipeg 76 35 33 8 78 205 223
Tampa Bay 76 35 34 7 77 216 260
Carolina 77 31 31 15 77 205 228
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 76 47 20 9 103 196 147
x-Detroit 76 46 25 5 97 237 187
Nashville 76 44 24 8 96 219 199
Chicago 77 42 26 9 93 231 222
Columbus 76 24 45 7 55 177 250
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 76 46 21 9 101 230 187
Colorado 78 40 32 6 86 201 207
Calgary 77 35 27 15 85 191 212
Minnesota 77 31 36 10 72 163 213
Edmonton 76 31 36 9 71 206 223
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 76 39 27 10 88 210 196
Dallas 76 41 30 5 87 202 203
Phoenix 77 37 27 13 87 200 202
Los Angeles 76 37 27 12 86 175 165
Anaheim 76 32 33 11 75 191 212
x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s results
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3
Detroit 7, Columbus 2
Ottawa 6, Winnipeg 4
Calgary 5, Dallas 4
Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0
San Jose 5, Colorado 1
Tuesday’s results
New Jersey 2, Chicago 1, SO
Florida 3, Montreal 2, SO
Carolina 3, Toronto 0
N.Y. Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 3
Buffalo 5, Washington 1
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Minnesota 2
Today’s games
N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Calgary, 3:30 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 3:30 p.m.
Colorado at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 4 p.m.
Auto racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Points
Roundup>1, Greg Biffle, 195. 2, Kevin Harvick, 188. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 178. 4, Tony Stewart, 177. 5, Martin Truex Jr., 175. 6, Matt Kenseth, 173. 7, Denny Hamlin, 171. 8, Clint Bowyer, 157. 9, Jimmie Johnson, 156. 10, Ryan Newman, 155.
Roundup>11, Paul Menard, 148. 12, Carl Edwards, 146. 13, Joey Logano, 146. 14, Kyle Busch, 143. 15, Jeff Burton, 142. 16, Brad Keselowski, 139. 17, Mark Martin, 129. 18, Juan Pablo Montoya, 123. 19, Regan Smith, 118. 20, Bobby Labonte, 108.
Money
Roundup>1, Matt Kenseth, $2,192,126. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,599,240. 3, Tony Stewart, $1,488,135. 4, Greg Biffle, $1,430,003. 5, Denny Hamlin, $1,412,900. 6, Kyle Busch, $1,204,833. 7, Kevin Harvick, $1,132,860. 8, Jeff Burton, $1,125,395. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $1,089,338. 10, Jimmie Johnson, $1,077,368.
Roundup>11, Carl Edwards, $1,038,735. 12, Ryan Newman, $998,756. 13, Brad Keselowski, $944,585. 14, Jeff Gordon, $897,638. 15, Clint Bowyer, $886,713. 16, A J Allmendinger, $874,395. 17, Marcos Ambrose, $859,210. 18, Paul Menard, $853,945. 19, Jamie McMurray, $841,625. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, $829,275.
Golf
PGA Tour statistics
Scoring Average
1, Rory McIlroy, 67.53. 2, Tiger Woods, 68.27. 3, Lee Westwood, 69.15. 4, Justin Rose, 69.26. 5, Dicky Pride, 69.43. 6, Jim Furyk, 69.46. 7, Keegan Bradley, 69.47. 8, John Senden, 69.64. 9, Chris Stroud, 69.67. 10, Steve Stricker, 69.70.
Driving Distance
1, Bubba Watson, 316.9. 2, Robert Garrigus, 306.9. 3, Jason Kokrak, 306.7. 4, Dustin Johnson, 305.9. 5, Kyle Stanley, 305.8. 6, Jamie Lovemark, 303.8. 7, Charlie Beljan, 302.8. 8, Ryan Palmer, 302.1. 9 (tie), Gary Woodland and Harris English, 301.5.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
1, Paul Goydos, 73.76%. 2, Jim Furyk, 73.68%. 3, Heath Slocum, 72.85%. 4, Hunter Mahan, 72.04%. 5, Colt Knost, 71.18%. 6, Scott McCarron, 71.13%. 7, David Toms, 70.40%. 8, John Mallinger, 69.19%. 9, Zach Johnson, 68.57%. 10, John Huh, 68.35%.
Greens in Regulation Percentage
1, Bubba Watson, 73.61%. 2, Lee Westwood, 72.92%. 3, John Senden, 71.94%. 4, Tiger Woods, 71.85%. 5, Steve Stricker, 71.76%. 6, Will Claxton, 71.74%. 7, Robert Garrigus, 71.50%. 8, Bryce Molder, 71.37%. 9, Martin Laird, 70.99%. 10, Kyle Stanley, 70.44%.
Total Driving
1, Tiger Woods, 34. 2 (tie), John Rollins and Hunter Mahan, 76. 4, John Senden, 78. 5, Graham DeLaet, 79. 6 (tie), Bo Van Pelt and Rickie Fowler, 80. 8, Jason Dufner, 84. 9 (tie), Jeff Maggert and Roberto Castro, 89.
Strokes Gained — Putting
1, Scott McCarron, 1.168. 2, Bo Van Pelt, 1.115. 3, Phil Mickelson, .966. 4, Aaron Baddeley, .911. 5, Martin Flores, .882. 6, Richard H. Lee, .843. 7, Johnson Wagner, .834. 8, Derek Lamely, .823. 9, Chris Stroud, .799. 10, Tiger Woods, .786.
Birdie Average
1, Steve Stricker, 4.67. 2, Bo Van Pelt, 4.64. 3 (tie), Rory McIlroy and Webb Simpson, 4.63. 5, John Senden, 4.55. 6, Tiger Woods, 4.47. 7, Aaron Baddeley, 4.46. 8, Martin Laird, 4.37. 9, Kyle Stanley, 4.36. 10, Robert Garrigus, 4.30.
Eagles (Holes per)
1, Rory McIlroy, 48.0. 2, Ben Crane, 54.0. 3, Gary Woodland, 60.8. 4 (tie), Steve Wheatcroft and Danny Lee, 63.0. 6 (tie), Bubba Watson and Jason Day, 72.0. 8 (tie), Johnson Wagner and Bobby Gates, 76.5. 10, Keegan Bradley, 84.0.
Sand Save Percentage
1, Lee Westwood, 73.68%. 2, Billy Mayfair, 72.97%. 3, Rory McIlroy, 69.23%. 4, Aaron Baddeley, 67.65%. 5, Brian Gay, 67.24%. 6 (tie), Tiger Woods and Jonas Blixt, 66.67%. 8, Geoff Ogilvy, 65.85%. 9, David Toms, 65.22%. 10, Steve Stricker, 64.71%.
All-Around Ranking
1, Tiger Woods, 128. 2, Rory McIlroy, 174. 3, Lee Westwood, 193. 4, Bo Van Pelt , 202. 5, Keegan Bradley, 233. 6, John Senden, 300. 7, Jason Dufner, 301. 8 (tie), Justin Rose and Kyle Stanley, 312. 10, Bubba Watson, 323.
PGA TOUR Official Money Leaders
1, Rory McIlroy (3), $2,392,000. 2, Kyle Stanley (8), $1,985,390. 3, Johnson Wagner (9), $1,970,865. 4, Justin Rose (7), $1,943,206. 5, Phil Mickelson (7), $1,895,231. 6, Mark Wilson (10), $1,880,375. 7, Hunter Mahan (6), $1,857,240. 8, Tiger Woods (5), $1,779,000. 9, Bill Haas (8), $1,769,059. 10, Bubba Watson (7), $1,684,138.
LPGA Tour Statistics
Scoring
1, Ai Miyazato, 68.50. 2, Yani Tseng, 69.31. 3 (tie), Na Yeon Choi and Shanshan Feng, 69.50. 5 (tie), Jiyai Shin and Lizette Salas, 70.50. 7, So Yeon Ryu, 70.58. 8, Amy Yang, 70.60. 9, Jenny Shin, 70.69. 10, two tied with 70.75.
Driving Distance
1, Brittany Lincicome, 296.0. 2, Paige Mackenzie, 278.5. 3, Brittany Lang, 277.0. 4 (tie), Hee Young Park and Vicky Hurst, 276.5. 6, Lexi Thompson, 275.0. 7 (tie), Sophie Gustafson, Jessica Korda and Pernilla Lindberg, 274.0. 10, Wendy Doolan, 272.5.
Greens in Regulation Pct.
1, So Yeon Ryu, 80.60%. 2, Jenny Shin, 79.20%. 3 (tie), Lexi Thompson, Karine Icher and Katie Futcher, 77.80%. 6 (tie), Lorie Kane and Brittany Lincicome, 76.40%. 8, Karin Sjodin, 75.00%. 9, Five tied with 73.60%.
Birdie Average
1, Yani Tseng, 5.00. 2 (tie), Stacy Lewis and Jiyai Shin, 3.81. 4 (tie), Jenny Shin and Hee Young Park, 3.69. 6 (tie), Ai Miyazato and Jimin Kang, 4.83. 8, Katherine Hull, 3.50. 9, Four tied with 3.44.
Eagle Average
1, Tiffany Joh, 0.29. 2 (tie), Stacy Lewis, Caroline Hedwall and Yani Tseng, 0.25. 5 (tie), Vicky Hurst, Janice Moodie, Christina Kim, Suzann Pettersen, Jenny Shin and Reilley Rankin, 0.13.
Sand Save Percentage
1, Jiyai Shin, 80.00%. 2 (tie), Jenny Shin and Beatriz Recari, 75.00%. 4, Sandra Gal, 72.73%. 5, Azahara Munoz, 68.42%. 6 (tie), Lexi Thompson, Dori Carter, Sun Young Yoo, Tiffany Joh and Numa Gulyanamitta, 66.67%.
Rounds Under Par
1, Shanshan Feng, 1.000. 2, Ai Miyazato, .917. 3, Na Yeon Choi, .833. 4, Eight tied with .750.
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Suspended St. Louis minor league C Cody Stanley (Quad Cities-MWL) 50 games after testing positive for methylhexaneamine and tamoxifen and Minnesota minor league LHP Aaron Thompson (Rochester-IL) 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned 1B Lars Anderson and SS Jose Iglesias to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Justin Germano, RHP Doug Mathis and OF Josh Kroeger to minor league camp.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Reassigned OF Jordan Danks, INF Jim Gallagher, INF Dan Johnson, INF Dallas McPherson, C Josh Phegley and INF Tyler Saladino to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned INF Lonnie Chisenhall and INF Matt Laporta to Columbus (IL). Reassigned OF Chad Huffman to their minor league camp.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned RHP Jeff Manship and OF Joe Benson to Rochester (IL). Reassigned C Rene Rivera and INF Pedro Florimon to minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Released 1B-OF Preston Mattingly.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Released 3B Casey Blake unconditionally.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Released 1B-OF Jack Cust unconditionally and LHP Zach Duke from his minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Optioned INF-OF Jerry Sands to their minor league camp. Placed RHP Blake Hawksworth on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Jamey Wright.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with C Jonathan Lucroy on a five-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Patrick Mills.
TORONTO RAPTORS—Signed G Ben Uzoh to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Agreed to terms with C Todd McClure on a one-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS—Agreed to terms with RB Kevin Smith on a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Re-signed LB Erin Henderson to a one-year contract. Signed CB Zack Bowman to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed WR Scotty McKnight.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed CB Pat Lee.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with C Drew Shore and assigned him to San Antonio (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled D Simon Despres and D Brian Strait from Wilkes Barre/Scranton (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed D Cameron Schilling to a two-year contract.
WINNIPEG JETS—Signed D Will O’Neill.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GROFFINS—Signed D Ryan Sproul. Assigned D Bryan Rufenach to Toledo (ECHL). Announced D Gleason Fournier was reassigned to Toledo.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Reassigned LW Justin Vaive to Cincinnati (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MONTREAL IMPACT—Announced the retirement of D Nevio Pizzolitto.
COLLEGE
CINCINNATI—Named Shannon Morrison cornerbacks coach.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON—Named Natasha Adair women’s basketball coach.
GEORGETOWN—Announced junior F Hollis Thompson will enter the NBA draft.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN—Named Chris Vozab women’s basketball coach.
MEMPHIS—Signed men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner to a one-year contract extension through the 2017 season.
