BOWLING

TEN PIN TALK

MEN

Top 10 point leaders - 1. Bruce Lang 715; 2. Orin Baugher 666; 3. Carl Wilson 414; 4. Jon Stewart 408; 5. John Vanatta 378; 6. Terry Stricker 372; 7. Elmer Wessels 351; 8. Jae Durham 328; 9. Brian Raymond 278; 10. Bill Flatt 238.

600-plus series - Orin Baugher 771-764-713; Michael Wendt 747; Skip Olson 740-614; Bruce Lang 725-725-688; Verlon Cook 725; Gary Garrett 702; John Vanatta 701-638-611; Brian Raymond 698; Tim Morton 691; Erick Glasson 687; Kyle Post 683; Mike Ketchum 676; Joe Dickenson 673; Steve Beckner 672; Tyson Roe 671-613; Lee Howard 668; Jon Stewart 668; Craig Miller 667; Joe Mingo 667; Aaron Henson 663; Joe Armour 661; Curtis Baker 661; Chris Schaeffer 661; Mike Ralstin 660; Lance Rinard 656-632; Bud Lawen 654; Bill Flatt 654-622; Ed Jubert 653-636; Joe Leitner 652; Randy Isbelle 652; Jason Halvorson 652; Darryl Ricci 651; Marvin Mendenhall 649; Hale Betschart 649; Dave Cattron 647; Lysandro Perez 646; Shane Post 645; Rick Myers 644; Kelly Crabb 642-612; Jae Durham 641-631; Robert Doyle 640; Elmer Wessels 637-610; Dave Gomez 634; Mike Anderson 631; Karl Kratzberg 630; Emerald Hutchins 629-609; Brain Bair 625; Ben Hosley 623; Scott Olander 621; Steve Sander 620; Ryan Knieriem 619; David Dufvenberg 619; Ronnie Cook 617; Jarred Hansen 616; Carl Wilson 616-609; Robert Grijalva 615; Steve McGraw 614; Rick Savage 614; Mark Spears 611; Wayne Hirschel 610-608; Ed Randall 608; Charlie Keener 603; Buck Walker 603; Herb Post 602.

230-plus games - Michael Wendt 296-235; Orin Baugher 296-279-279-267-258-257; Verlon Cook 279-247; Bruce Lang 278-258-258-253-239-234; Hale Betschart 269; Rick Myers 269; Aaron Henson 269; Kyle Post 268; Lee Howard 267-231; Jason Halvorson 267; Terry Wyckoff 266; Robert Doyle 266; Skip Olson 259-258; Bud Lawen 258; Jon Stewart 258-234-230; Mike Ketchum 258; Dale Clugey 258; Joe Mingo 255; Jae Durham 255; John Vanatta 254-236-234; Brian Raymond 252-236; David Ogle 248-233; Lance Rinard 248; Mike Ralstin 247; Ed Jubert 247-230; Elmer Wessels 246; Marvin Mendenhall 246; Tyson Roe 246; Tom Glockner 246; Steve Beckner 246; Dave Cattron 246-233; Gary Garrett 246-238; Joe Dickenson 246; Erick Glasson 245-235; Rich Carignan 244; Ryan Knieriem 244; Kelly Crabb 243; Tim Morton 241; Jason Peart 240; Emerald Hutchins 238; Kyle Mills 237; Roger Witters 237; Chris Schaeffer 237-236; Lee Gilbert 237; Bill Flatt 237-237; Joe Leitner 236-233; Randy Isbelle 236; Curtis Baker 235; Shane Post 235; Craig Miller 234; Jared Hasenoehrl 234; Carl Wilson 234; Scott Olander 233; Robert Johnson 233; Joe Vandever 233; Joe Armour 233; Mark Spears 232; Robert Grijalva 232; Lysandro Perez 232.

WOMEN

Top 10 point leaders - 1. Audra Stewart 369; 2. Lyndsey Moran 261; 3. Barb Wendt 233; 4. Lisa Ristau 229; 5. Lauren Grijalva 158; 6. Pam Ingram 129; 7. Geri Waters 119; 8. Debbie Harris 111; 9. Teresa Crabb 110; 10. Debbie Schwab 85.

550-plus series - Lauren Grijalva 650-618; Teresa Crabb 629; Barb Wendt 621-606; Audra Stewart 600; Leeann Mingo 595; Tammie Miller 593; Pam Ingram 590; Debbie Harris 585; Terry Lester 573; Linda Burnett 567; Lynda Martin 564; Debbie Ellis 562; Lyndsey Moran 557; Sheila Schmitz 555; Judy Watson 551; Juanita Hasfurther 550.

210-plus games - Lauren Grijalva 267-244-211; Jackie Richardson 228; Teresa Crabb 225-212; Lisa Ristau 224; Barb Wendt 223-221-214; Debbie Harris 217; Marlene Lucas 216; Leeann Mingo 215-212; Lynda Martin 214; Tammie Miller 213; Terry Lester 213; Juanita Hasfurther 213; Linda Burnett 212; Pam Ingram 211.

SENIORS

500-plus series - Jae Durham 740-730-719; Gary Garrett 695; Leo Thivierge 694-534; Aubry Bly 691; Don Profitt 655-631-558; John Vanatta 654-614-603; Dennis Stearns 649; Jerry Schwab 648; Debbie Schwab 641; Herold Johnston 640-573-500; Curt Sandau 640-597-587; Gary Carson 635-570; Don Waite 634-556; Elmer Wessels 633-572; John Hume 629-623; Bill Kauffman 628-606; Geri Waters 619; Craig Miller 614; Jim Kauffman 611; Dave Ogle 609; Jim Schwab 602-590; Ed Randall 596-575; Larry Schwab 595-567-563; Bob Slette 585-575; Donna Roy 576-509; Pat Woodruff 576; Wayne Hirschel 567; Yvonne Profitt 559; Lee Howard 558; Sam Cash 556; Jack Carson 553-541-503; Gerry Devorak 544-500; Jesse Bly 532; Sue Knoll 528; Gene Schwab 526; Stan Gehrke 520; Dick Derganc 519-517; Sonny Swift 518; Dean Lodge 517; Chuck Waters 514; Tom Robinson 512; Bill Morton 511; Myrton Foredyce 504; Jim Snelson 503; Robert Miles 503; Yvette Freeman 500.

200-plus games - Jerry Schwab 269; Craig Miller 268; Don Waite 267-210; Jae Durham 258-256-256-256-255-243-239-218-208; Leo Thivierge 257-223-214; Gary Carson 257-203-200; John Vanatta 257-239-216-212-208-204; Geri Waters 257; John Hume 256-213-211; Gary Garrett 256-235-204; Dennis Stearns 255-217; Ed Randall 248-200; Elmer Wessels 248-224-203; Don Profitt 242-237-222-215-203; Debbie Schwab 239-221; Aubry Bly 237-232-222; Herold Johnston 236-212-211; Jim Schwab 234-227-211; Curt Sandau 234-226-204-204; Pat Woodruff 229; Larry Schwab 227-226-217-214-201; Dick Derganc 226; Bill Kauffman 223-214-212-200; Bill Morton 219; Bob Slette 218-204-202; Dave Ogle 218-202; Jim Kauffman 214; Lee Howard 214; Wayne Hirschel 213; Donna Roy 211; Jack Carson 205; Chuck Waters 204; Gerry Devorak 203; Yvonne Profitt 202; Sam Cash 201; Stan Gehrke 200.

JUNIORS

Series - Chris Uptmor 668; Andrew Charles 580; David Williams 554; Landon Ristau 545; TJ Henry 528; Amy Buswell 520; Dakota Willman 508; Alisha Weaver 506; Jacklyn Mingo 493; Shelby Schwab 486; Damyan Williams 477; David Caddell 477; Colby Savage 453.

Games - Chris Uptmor 268-204-196; Andrew Charles 229-204; Dakota Willman 224-170; Landon Ristau 214-204; Tj Henry 196-172-160; David Williams 193-185-176; Amy Buswell 193-181; Jacklyn Mingo 189-153-151; Alisha Weaver 183-182; Shelby Schwab 178-157-151; David Caddell 171-163; Julia Ristau 168; Mekellti Reitmeier 168; Damyan Williams 168-167; Colby Savage 164-164; Julie Dygert 160; Jamie Schacher 160-150.

BASEBALL

NAIA RANKINGS

(First-place votes in parentheses)

SCHOOL RECORD POINTS

1. Lewis-Clark State (23) 28-2 684

2. Oklahoma City 30-6 646

3. Cumberland, Tenn. 28-7 636

4. Southern Poly, Ga. (1) 36-5 634

5. California Baptist 28-9 578

6. British Columbia 25-6 568

7. Lee, Tenn. 29-9 549

8. Lubbock Christian, Texas 26-10 523

9. Vanguard, Calif. 25-6 522

10. Bellevue, Neb. 20-6 470

11. Embry-Riddle, Fla. 26-13 439

12. Point Loma, Calif. 25-8-1 437

13. Bethel, Tenn. 22-4-1 405

14. Rio Grande, Ohio 33-4 402

15. Belhaven, Miss. 27-10 384

16. LSU-Shreveport 28-8 339

17. Union, Tenn. 24-7 302

18. Madonna, Mich. 20-5 271

19. York, Neb. 26-6 261

20. Milligan, Tenn. 23-10 228

21. Fresno Pacific, Calif. 20-8 208

22. Avila, Mo. 22-9 193

23. College of Idaho 23-9 172

T24. Brewton-Parker, Ga. 28-12 128

T24. Tennessee Wesleyan 26-10 128.

Others receiving votes - Missouri Baptist, 122; Wayland Baptist, Texas, 97; Jamestown, N.D., 90; Taylor, Ind., 73; Malone, Ohio, 61; Lambuth, Tenn.; 53; Union, Ky., 43; South Carolina-Beaufort, 43; Lindenwood, Mo., 41; Texas Wesleyan, 33; Oklahoma Baptist, 22; Trevecca Nazarene, Tenn., 22; Judson, Ill., 12; Northwood, Texas, 7; Thomas, Ga., 7; Biola, Calif., 6; Savannah College of Art and Design, Ga., 4; Spring Arbor, Mich., 3; Faulkner, Ala., 1; William Jewell, Mo., 1; Campbellsville, Ky., 1; Mount Marty, S.D., 1; Concordia, Calif., 1.

COLLEGE

East

Bryant 5, Harvard 0

E. Mennonite 21, Stevenson 17

Elizabethtown 5, Susquehanna 3

Manhattanville 7, John Jay 4

Merchant Marine 13, Baruch 4

South

Ala.-Huntsville 12, Martin Methodist 7

Armstrong Atlantic 6, Pfeiffer 1

Bellarmine 14, Spalding 10

Bryan 10-16, Tenn. Temple 3-6

Carson-Newman 16-10, Belmont Abbey 14-3

Charleston Southern 8, Citadel 7

Charlotte 10, S.C.-Upstate 8

Coastal Carolina 20, UNC-Wilmington 1

Coker 18, Newberry 5

Covenant 11, Sewanee 1

Cumberland, Tenn. 17, Lee 16

Cumberlands 13, Asbury 7

E. Kentucky 20, ETSU 16

Emory & Henry 9, Roanoke 6

Florida Southern 9, Warner 6

Francis Marion 6, Limestone 5

Freed-Hardeman 10, Lambuth 0

George Mason 3, Maryland 1

Hampden-Sydney 11, Lynchburg 8

Kentucky 5, Louisville 0

Maryville, Tenn. 8, Emory 6

Methodist 8, Guilford 7

N. Carolina St. 11, Coppin St. 2

N. Kentucky 8, Lincoln Memorial 5

Rollins 5, Flagler 4

Tenn.-Martin 17, Arkansas St. 12

Tennessee Tech 15, Lipscomb 14

Thomas More 13, Centre 1

Tusculum 17, Stillman 7

Union, Ky. 14, Berea 4

Union, Tenn. 13-7, Lindsey Wilson 12-8, 1st game 8 innings

Virginia St. 9-10, St. Augustine's 8-8

W. Kentucky 12, Murray St. 2

Wingate 5, Barton 2

Midwest

St. Scholastica 19, Northland 5

Southwest

Abilene Christian 12-6, Texas Wesleyan 3-0

Austin 6, Hardin-Simmons 3

Baylor 12, Texas St. 3

Coll. of the Ozarks 12-4, Williams Baptist 1-3

Dallas Baptist 7, Rice 6

E. Texas Baptist 8-2, Dallas 7-3

Henderson St. 3-8, SE Oklahoma 1-11

Houston 4, Sam Houston St. 2

Houston Baptist 2, Lamar 0

Incarnate Word 27, Angelo St. 18

Lyon 9-6, Harding 5-7

Oklahoma 4, TCU 2

St. Edward's 13, Texas A&M-Kingsville 3

Southwestern 19, McMurry 12

Texas 16, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3

Texas A&M 14, Texas-San Antonio 5

Texas Tech 11, UNLV 9

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

American League

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 1 0 1.000 -

Boston 1 1 .500 1/2

New York 1 1 .500 1/2

Baltimore 0 1 .000 1

Toronto 0 1 .000 1

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 1 0 1.000 -

Detroit 1 0 1.000 -

Minnesota 1 1 .500 1/2

Cleveland 0 1 .000 1

Kansas City 0 1 .000 1

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 1 0 1.000 -

Los Angeles 1 1 .500 1/2

Oakland 1 1 .500 1/2

Seattle 1 1 .500 1/2

Tuesday's Games

Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3

N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 4

Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 3

Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings

Today's Games

Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0) at Boston (Lackey 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Toronto (Tallet 0-0) at Texas (Harden 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Carmona 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Santana 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-0) at Oakland (Duchscherer 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 1 0 1.000 -

New York 1 0 1.000 -

Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 -

Florida 0 1 .000 1

Washington 0 1 .000 1

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 -

St. Louis 1 0 1.000 -

Milwaukee 1 1 .500 1/2

Chicago 0 1 .000 1

Cincinnati 0 1 .000 1

Houston 0 2 .000 11/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 2 0 1.000 -

Arizona 1 1 .500 1

Colorado 1 1 .500 1

San Diego 1 1 .500 1

Los Angeles 0 1 .000 11/2

Tuesday's Games

San Francisco 3, Houston 0

Milwaukee 7, Colorado 5

San Diego 6, Arizona 3

Today's Games

Colorado (Cook 0-0) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-0), 10:10 a.m.

San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at Houston (Myers 0-0), 11:05 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0) at Washington (Marquis 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Florida (Nolasco 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Correia 0-0) at Arizona (Kennedy 0-0), 6:40 p.m.

BASKETBALL

COLLEGE MEN

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the final USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final record, 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. Duke (31) 35-5 775 3

2. Butler 33-5 739 8

3. West Virginia 31-7 696 5

4. Michigan State 28-9 654 12

5. Kentucky 35-3 650 2

6. Kansas 33-3 604 1

7. Kansas State 29-8 573 7

8. Syracuse 30-5 554 4

9. Tennessee 28-9 494 14

10. Baylor 28-8 487 21

11. Ohio State 29-8 483 6

12. Purdue 29-6 448 11

13. Northern Iowa 30-5 344 24

14. Xavier 26-9 271 -

15. Villanova 25-8 267 9

16. New Mexico 30-5 229 10

17. Cornell 29-5 225 -

18. Maryland 24-9 201 20

19. Saint Mary's 28-6 198 -

20. Pittsburgh 25-9 182 16

21. Washington 26-10 163 -

22. BYU 30-6 161 16

23. Gonzaga 27-7 141 18

24. Wisconsin 24-9 140 19

25. Texas A&M 24-10 136 23

Others receiving votes: Georgetown 92, Temple 83, Georgia Tech 29, Vanderbilt 21, California 14, Murray State 12, Missouri 5, Dayton 3, Old Dominion 1.

National Basketball Association

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

y-Boston 48 29 .623 -

Toronto 38 39 .494 10

New York 28 49 .364 20

Philadelphia 26 51 .338 22

New Jersey 11 66 .143 37

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Orlando 54 23 .701 -

x-Atlanta 49 28 .636 5

x-Miami 43 34 .558 11

Charlotte 41 36 .532 13

Washington 24 53 .312 30

Central Division

W L Pct GB

z-Cleveland 61 17 .782 -

x-Milwaukee 43 34 .558 171/2

Chicago 37 40 .481 231/2

Indiana 29 48 .377 311/2

Detroit 24 53 .312 361/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Dallas 50 27 .649 -

x-San Antonio 48 29 .623 2

Houston 39 38 .506 11

Memphis 39 38 .506 11

New Orleans 35 43 .449 151/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Utah 51 27 .654 -

x-Denver 50 27 .649 1/2

x-Oklahoma City 48 29 .623 21/2

x-Portland 47 30 .610 31/2

Minnesota 15 62 .195 351/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

y-L.A. Lakers 55 22 .714 -

x-Phoenix 50 27 .649 5

L.A. Clippers 27 50 .351 28

Sacramento 24 54 .308 311/2

Golden State 23 54 .299 32

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Tuesday's Games

Charlotte 109, Atlanta 100

Washington 112, Golden State 94

Cleveland 113, Toronto 101

Detroit 124, Philadelphia 103

New York 104, Boston 101

Milwaukee 79, Chicago 74

Houston 113, Memphis 103

Utah 140, Oklahoma City 139, OT

San Antonio 95, Sacramento 86

Today's Games

New York at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Washington at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

GOLF

Masters Tee Times

All Times PDT

First-Second Rounds (Thursday times-Friday times)

At Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta, Ga.

a-amateur

4:50 a.m.-7:57 a.m. - Nathan Green, Heath Slocum, Louis Oosthuizen

5:01 a.m.-8:08 a.m. - Craig Stadler, John Merrick, Jerry Kelly

5:12 a.m.-8:19 a.m. - Ian Woosnam, Brian Gay, Marc Leishman

5:23 a.m.-8:30 a.m. - Bernhard Langer, Scott Verplank, a-Brad Benjamin

5:34 a.m.-8:41 a.m. - John Senden, David Toms, Graeme McDowell

5:45 a.m.-8:52 a.m. - Mark O'Meara, Rory Sabbatini, a-Nathan Smith

5:56 a.m.-9:14 a.m. - Martin Kaymer, Geoff Ogilvy, Luke Donald

6:07 a.m.-9:25 a.m. - Tom Watson, Tim Clark, Steve Marino

6:18 a.m.-9:36 a.m. - Bill Haas, Todd Hamilton, Anders Hansen

6:29 a.m.-9:47 a.m. - Dustin Johnson, Oliver Wilson, Alvaro Quiros

6:40 a.m.-9:58 a.m. - Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, a-Matteo Manassero

7:02 a.m.-10:09 a.m. - Chad Campbell, Francesco Molinari, Paul Casey

7:13 a.m.-10:20 a.m. - Ernie Els, Anthony Kim, Ryo Ishikawa

7:24 a.m.-10:31 a.m. - Angel Cabrera, Jim Furyk, a-Byeong-Hun An

7:35 a.m.-10:42 a.m. - Phil Mickelson, Robert Allenby, Y.E. Yang

7:46 a.m.-10:53 a.m. - Retief Goosen, Hunter Mahan, Robert Karlsson

7:57 a.m.-4:50 a.m. - Ben Crane, Simon Dyson, Michael Campbell

8:08 a.m.-5:01 a.m. - Larry Mize, Ryan Palmer, Chris Wood

8:19 a.m.-5:12 a.m. - Sandy Lyle, Justin Leonard, Kevin Na

8:30 a.m.-5:23 a.m. - Ben Crenshaw, Steve Flesch, a-Ben Martin

8:41 a.m.-5:34 a.m. - Ryan Moore, Ross Fisher, Nick Watney

8:52 a.m.-5:45 a.m. - Trevor Immelman, Soren Hansen, John Rollins

9:14 a.m.-5:56 a.m. - Vijay Singh, Jason Dufner, Sean O'Hair

9:25 a.m.-6:07 a.m. - Thongchai Jaidee, Ben Curtis, Soren Kjeldsen

9:36 a.m.-6:18 a.m. - Camilo Villegas, Kenny Perry, Rory McIlroy

9:47 a.m.-6:29 a.m. - Zach Johsnon, Henrik Stenson, a-Chang-won Han

9:58 a.m.-6:40 a.m. - Fred Couples, Sergio Garcia, Shingo Katayama

10:09 a.m.-7:02 a.m. - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Edoardo Molinari, Lucas Glover

10:20 a.m.-7:13 a.m. - Charl Schwartzel, Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington

10:31 a.m.-7:24 a.m. - Yuta Ikeda, Ian Poulter, Steve Stricker

10:42 a.m.-7:35 a.m. - Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, K.J. Choi

10:53 a.m.-7:46 a.m. - Adam Scott, David Duval, Ricky Barnes.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-New Jersey 79 46 26 7 99 211 186

x-Pittsburgh 79 45 27 7 97 244 228

Philadelphia 80 40 34 6 86 231 220

N.Y. Rangers 79 36 33 10 82 212 212

N.Y. Islanders 79 34 35 10 78 213 244

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Buffalo 79 44 25 10 98 228 200

x-Ottawa 80 44 31 5 93 220 229

Montreal 80 39 32 9 87 212 214

Boston 79 36 30 13 85 195 194

Toronto 80 29 37 14 72 209 259

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

z-Washington 80 53 15 12 118 310 227

Atlanta 80 34 33 13 81 231 251

Carolina 80 34 36 10 78 223 250

Florida 79 31 36 12 74 201 235

Tampa Bay 79 31 36 12 74 206 253

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Chicago 79 50 22 7 107 258 199

x-Nashville 80 46 28 6 98 221 219

x-Detroit 79 41 24 14 96 221 211

St. Louis 79 39 31 9 87 213 212

Columbus 80 32 34 14 78 213 254

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Vancouver 80 48 27 5 101 263 215

Colorado 79 43 29 7 93 237 221

Calgary 80 40 31 9 89 200 201

Minnesota 80 37 36 7 81 214 241

Edmonton 79 25 46 8 58 203 270

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-San Jose 80 49 20 11 109 257 211

x-Phoenix 79 48 25 6 102 215 195

x-Los Angeles 79 45 27 7 97 234 211

Anaheim 79 38 31 10 86 226 240

Dallas 80 35 31 14 84 230 249

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Tuesday's Games

N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO

Colorado 4, Vancouver 3, SO

Los Angeles 5, Anaheim 4, SO

Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0

New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0

Ottawa 5, Florida 2

Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3

Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 5

Chicago 5, Dallas 2

San Jose 2, Calgary 1

Today's Games

Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-Promoted Patrick Courtney to senior vice president of public relations.

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Sent 3B Alex Gordon to Wilmington (Carolina) for a rehabilitation assignment.

American Association

ST. PAUL SAINTS-Signed RHP Jason Godin.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS-Signed LHP Rhett Barber.

SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS-Traded RHP Patrick Lawler to San Angelo (United) for OF Hunter Jobes.

Can-Am League

QUEBEC CAPITALES-Released LHP Mike Joyce, INF Tony Lewis, OF Issael Gonzalez and INF Pat Scalabrini.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS-Signed RHP Eduardo Perez and 1B Jonathan Waltenbury.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES-Signed RHP Greg Krause and LHP Nick Walters.

KALAMAZOO KINGS-Signed RHP Guido Fonseca.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS-Released C Todd Balduf.

OAKLAND COUNTY CRUISERS-Placed RHP Arshwin Asjes on the suspended list. Signed LHP Alex Szymanski. United League

AMARILLO DILLAS-Signed OF Stephen Douglas. Re-signed RHP Ralph Roberts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MIAMI HEAT-Signed F Shavlik Randolph.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS-Signed PK Todd Carter.

DALLAS COWBOYS-Signed DE Marcus Spears and LB Steve Octavien.

DETROIT LIONS-Signed CB Dante Wesley to a two-year contract.

NEW YORK JETS-Signed PK Clint Stiser.

OAKLAND RAIDERS-Signed DL Chris Cooper.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Waived RB Xavier Omon. Terminated the contract of TE John Owens.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed F David Dziurzynski to a three-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Recalled F Blair Jones and D Matt Lashoff from Norfolk (AHL). Signed LW Johan Harju to a one-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Recalled F Matt Pettinger from Manitoba.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Recalled D Karl Alzner and F Jay Beagle from Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League

BINGHAMTON SENATORS-Returned F Yannick Tifu to Elmira (ECHL).

HARTFORD WOLF PACK-Signed F Roman Horak. Announced D Tysen Dowzak has been reassigned to the team from Charlotte (ECHL).

LAKE ERIE MONSTERS-Returned F Randy Rowe and F Mike Bartlett to Charlotte (ECHL) and D Travis Gawryletz to Elmira (ECHL).

PROVIDENCE BRUINS-Reassigned D Rob Kwiet to Reading (ECHL).

ROCHESTER AMERICANS-Returned F Maxime Gratchev to Elmira (ECHL).

SYRACUSE CRUNCH-Signed D Sam Roberts and LW Tom Zanoski.

TORONTO MARLIES-Reassigned D Todd Perry, F Alex Berry and F Greg Scott to Reading (ECHL).

ECHL

ECHL-Fined Elmira an undisclosed amount for playing an illegal player in and April 2 game at Trenton.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

TORONTO FC-Signed G Milos Kocic.

COLLEGE

BOSTON COLLEGE-Named Steve Donahue men's basketball coach.

DELAWARE-Named Mark Urick associate director of annual giving for intercollegiate athletics.

DEPAUL-Named Oliver Purnell men's basketball coach.

LSU-Announced the resignation of swimming and diving coach Adam Schmitt.

MASSACHUSETTS-Named Sharon Dawley women's basketball coach.

VIRGINIA-Announced junior men's basketball G Jeff Jones is transferring.

WESTERN MICHIGAN-Named Jeff Blashill men's ice hockey coach.