Scoreboard

basketball

National Basketball Association

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

y-Boston 49 29 .628 -

Toronto 38 40 .487 11

New York 28 50 .359 21

Philadelphia 26 52 .333 23

New Jersey 11 67 .141 38

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Orlando 55 23 .705 -

x-Atlanta 49 29 .628 6

x-Miami 44 34 .564 11

x-Charlotte 42 36 .538 13

Washington 24 54 .308 31

Central Division

W L Pct GB

z-Cleveland 61 17 .782 -

x-Milwaukee 44 34 .564 17

Chicago 37 40 .481 231/2

Indiana 30 48 .385 31

Detroit 25 53 .321 36

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Dallas 51 27 .654 -

x-San Antonio 48 30 .615 3

Houston 40 38 .513 11

Memphis 39 39 .500 12

New Orleans 35 44 .443 161/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Denver 51 27 .654 -

x-Utah 51 28 .646 1/2

x-Oklahoma City 48 30 .615 3

x-Portland 48 30 .615 3

Minnesota 15 63 .192 36

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

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

x-Phoenix 51 27 .654 41/2

L.A. Clippers 27 51 .346 281/2

Golden State 24 54 .308 311/2

Sacramento 24 54 .308 311/2

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Wednesday's Games

Indiana 113, New York 105

Boston 115, Toronto 104

Orlando 121, Washington 94

Detroit 90, Atlanta 88

Miami 99, Philadelphia 95

Houston 113, Utah 96

Milwaukee 108, New Jersey 89

Golden State 116, Minnesota 107

Charlotte 104, New Orleans 103

Denver 98, Oklahoma City 94

Dallas 110, Memphis 84

Portland 93, L.A. Clippers 85

Phoenix 112, San Antonio 101

Today's Games

Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE

East

Chestnut Hill 6-6, Sciences, Pa. 5-4, 1st game, 10 innings

Farmingdale St. 6, Oneonta St. 2

Haverford 10, Rutgers-Camden 9

Long Island U. 3, St. Peters 2

Manhattan 9, Albany, N.Y. 8

Messiah 14, Susquehanna 12

N.Y. Tech 9, Fordham 8

Rider 19, N.J. Tech 3

Washington & Lee 11, E. Mennonite 2

South

Bethany, W.Va. 9, Thiel 8

Brescia at Mid-Continent, ppd., rain

Campbellsville 5, Cumberland, Tenn. 4

Catawba 20, Barton 8

Charleston Southern 9, Furman 8

E. Kentucky 7, ETSU 6

George Mason 20, George Washington 6

Lambuth 7-7, Shepard 0-0, forfeit

Lincoln Memorial 18-17, Kentucky St. 3-5

Louisiana-Monroe at Memphis, ppd. due to rain.

McNeese St. 13, Prairie View A&M 4

N. Carolina St. 18, Coppin St. 1

Newberry 12, Gardner-Webb 11

Pfeiffer 6, Lander 4

Presbyterian 3, S.C.-Upstate 1

Rhodes 5, Christian Brothers 4

S.C.-Aiken 20, St. Andrews 4

Tennessee Tech 12, Lipscomb 8

Tusculum 9, Stillman 6

UNC Pembroke 13, Lenoir-Rhyne 9, 10 innings

Wake Forest 8, High Point 7

W. Carolina 14, Tennessee 9

W. Kentucky 3, Belmont 2

Midwest

Jamestown 14, Minot St. 0

Southwest

Angelo St. 5, St. Edward's 1

Baylor 15, Northwestern St. 3

Houston Baptist 12, Lamar 4

Stephen F. Austin 10-3, Texas-Pan American 4-1, 2nd game, 5 innings

Texas 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2

TCU 5, UC Irvine 2

Far West

St. Mary's, Calif. 7, Stanford 3

San Francisco 5, Sacramento St. 4, 11 innings

baseball

American League

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 2 0 1.000 -

New York 2 1 .667 1/2

Toronto 1 1 .500 1

Boston 1 2 .333 11/2

Baltimore 0 2 .000 2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 2 1 .667 -

Chicago 1 1 .500 1/2

Cleveland 1 1 .500 1/2

Detroit 1 1 .500 1/2

Kansas City 1 1 .500 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 2 1 .667 -

Texas 1 1 .500 1/2

Los Angeles 1 2 .333 1

Seattle 1 2 .333 1

Wednesday's Games

Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3

N.Y. Yankees 3, Boston 1, 10 innings

Toronto 7, Texas 4

Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Kansas City 3, Detroit 2, 11 innings

Minnesota 4, L.A. Angels 2

Oakland 6, Seattle 5

Today's Games

Toronto (Romero 0-0) at Texas (C.Wilson 0-0), 11:05 a.m.

Detroit (Willis 0-0) at Kansas City (Bannister 0-0), 11:10 a.m.

Seattle (Fister 0-0) at Oakland (Anderson 0-0), 12:35 p.m.

Baltimore (Matusz 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

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

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

National League

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 2 0 1.000 -

Philadelphia 2 0 1.000 -

Florida 1 1 .500 1

New York 1 1 .500 1

Washington 0 2 .000 2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Pittsburgh 2 0 1.000 -

St. Louis 2 0 1.000 -

Milwaukee 2 1 .667 1/2

Chicago 0 2 .000 2

Cincinnati 0 2 .000 2

Houston 0 3 .000 21/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 3 0 1.000 -

Arizona 2 1 .667 1

Colorado 1 2 .333 2

San Diego 1 2 .333 2

Los Angeles 0 2 .000 21/2

Wednesday's Games

Milwaukee 5, Colorado 4

San Francisco 10, Houston 4

Pittsburgh 4, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings

Philadelphia 8, Washington 4

Atlanta 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings

St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 3

Arizona 5, San Diego 3

Today's Games

L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-0), 12:35 p.m.

St. Louis (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 12:35 p.m.

Philadelphia (Kendrick 0-0) at Washington (Stammen 0-0), 4:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Wells 0-0) at Atlanta (Hanson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Florida (Robertson 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

golf

QUAIL RIDGE

Ladies' least putts

A: Gross - Jan Sullivan 84. Net - Colleen Fritch 73.

B: Gross - Holly Munn 90. Net - Barb Brown 68.

C: Gross - Vicki Scherette 102. Net - Carolyn Bloom 63.

CLARKSTON COUNTRY CLUB

Ladies' day

Scramble - Sharon Vahlkamp/Sidne Walton/Rae Alisch 74, Karen Rosenquist/Donna Harris/Carol Servatius 81, Alison Spellman/Marge Freeberg/Linda Ruthruff 82, Toni Mason/Sirley Applegate/Phyllis Himmelright 82.

9 holes: Gross - Vivian Bacharach 58. Net - Joy Zipse 43.

LEWISTON COUNTRY CLUB

Best Side

Gross - Kevin Krack 36.

Net - Bob Grossklaus 35, Phil Waggoner 35.

tennis

WTA Tour The MPS Group Championships

Wednesday

At Sawgrass Country Club

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Purse: $220,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Aleksandra Wozniak (6), Canada, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (5), Russia, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2.

Dominika Cibulkova (3), Slovakia, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles

First Round

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Yan Zi (1), China, def. Nathalie Grandin, South Africa, and Abigail Spears, United States, 7-5, 6-2.

Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, def. Julie Ditty and Carly Gullickson, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 10-7.

Quarterfinals

Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Belarus, and Marie-Eve Pelletier, Canada, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 tiebreak.

ATP World Tour U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

At River Oaks Country Club

Houston

Purse: $607,200 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, def. Eduardo Schwank (7), Argentina, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Nicolas Massu, Chile, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4.

Doubles

First Round

Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, and Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Scott Lipsky and Travis Rettenmaier, United States, 7-5, 6-4.

Quarterfinals

Stephan Huss, Australia, and Wesley Moodie (3), South Africa, def. Ryan Harrison and Donald Young, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-8.

Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Martin Damm, Czech Republic, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3.

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 80 37 33 10 84 217 213

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 81 29 38 14 72 210 264

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 80 51 22 7 109 264 204

x-Detroit 80 42 24 14 98 225 214

x-Nashville 81 46 29 6 98 223 224

St. Louis 80 39 32 9 87 218 218

Columbus 81 32 35 14 78 216 258

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Vancouver 80 48 27 5 101 263 215

x-Colorado 80 43 29 8 94 241 226

Calgary 80 40 31 9 89 200 201

Minnesota 80 37 36 7 81 214 241

Edmonton 80 26 46 8 60 208 274

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-San Jose 80 49 20 11 109 257 211

x-Phoenix 80 49 25 6 104 220 197

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

Wednesday's Games

N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 1

Detroit 4, Columbus 3

Chicago 6, St. Louis 5

Edmonton 5, Colorado 4, OT

Phoenix 5, Nashville 2

Today's Games

Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALITMORE ORIOLES-Announced that INF Robert Andino cleared waivers and was sent outright Norfolk (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Announced RHP Anthony Lerew cleared waivers and was outrighted to Omaha (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES-Claimed OF Chad Huffman off waivers from San Diego and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Claimed RHP Nelson Figueroa off waivers from New York (NL).

American Association

FORT WORTH CATS-Signed RHP Jason Fernandez, RHP Brian Cloud and RHP Scott Migl.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS-Signed RHP Luke Prihoda.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS-Signed OF Rafael Alvarez, OF Argelis Nunez and LHP Nolan Chestnut.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS-Traded OF Jose G. Torres and INF Isa Garcia to San Angelo (United) for future considerations.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS-Signed OF Jon Owings.

SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS-Signed LHP Peter VandenBout.

WICHITA WINGNUTS-Signed RHP Adam Cowart, INF Josh Horn, INF Mike L. Thompson and LHP Justin Dowdy.

Atlantic League

CAMDEN RIVERSHARKS-Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan McKeller, RHP Ryan Muldowney and OF Chris Walker.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS-Signed LHP AJ Wideman.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS-Signed RHP Mike McGuire.

Frontier League

OAKLAND COUNTY CRUISERS-Signed RHP Brad Reid.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS-Signed C Tommy Johnson.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS-Signed OF Jacob Dempsey and LHP Jason Neitz to contract extensions.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS-Signed RHP Nick Hall and LHP Matt Jernstad.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER-Assigned F D.J. White to Tulsa of the NBA Development League.

Women's National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON MYSTICS-Signed F Kristen Mann.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS-Signed RB Walter Mendenhall.

CINCINNATI BENGALS-Re-signed C Kyle Cook.

DALLAS COWBOYS-Signed LB Pat McQuistan to a tender offer.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Agreed to terms with DE Alex Brown on a two-year contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS-Signed LB Na'il Diggs.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled D Brendan Mikkelson from Toronto (AHL). Assigned G Joey MacDonald to Toronto.

ATLANTA THRASHERS-Reassigned D Chris Chelios and RW Tim Stapleton to Chicago (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Recalled LW Bryan Bickell from Rockford (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Assigned D Karl Alzner and F Jay Beagle to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League

MANITOBA MOOSE-Released D Ryan McGinnis.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH-Announced LW Tom Sestito has been recalled by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

ECHL

ECHL-Suspended Toledo F Akim Aliu one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in an April 6 game against Charlotte.

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS-Named Ron Eberle business development manager.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

TORONTO FC-Announced the retirement of D Jim Brennan and named him assistant general manager.

COLLEGE

CHOWAN-Named Dan DeRose men's basketball coach.

CINCINNATI-Announced freshman G Lance Stephenson will enter the NBA draft.

DAYTON-Announced junior F Chris Wright will enter the NBA draft.

INDIANA STATE-Named Teri Moren women's basketball coach.

KANSAS-Announced freshman G Xavier Henry will enter the NBA draft.

KENT STATE-Named Thomas Kleinlein executive associate athletic director.

OHIO STATE-Announced junior G Evan Turner will enter the NBA draft.

PRESBYTERIAN-Named Brian Reese athletic director.

ROCHESTER-Announced the retirement of men's basketball coach Mike Neer, effective at the end of the academic year.

SAMFORD-Announced resignation of softball coach Beanie Ketcham, effective at the end of the season.

SAN JOSE STATE-Named Tim Landis offensive coordinator and John DeFilippo quarterbacks coach.

ST. FRANCIS, N.Y.-Announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Brian Nash.

TRINITY, TEXAS-Named Caroline Keener coordinator of intramural and club sports.

UNLV-Named Rick Ryerson men's soccer coach.

UTAH-Announced freshman G guard Marshall Henderson is leaving the men's basketball team.

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH-Dismissed sophomore F Terrance Saintil from the men's basketball team.

WAKE FOREST-Fired men's basketball coach Dino Gaudio.

XAVIER-Announced sophomore G Jordan Crawford is entering the NBA draft.