SportsMarch 27, 2012

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 27 22 .551 -

Boston 27 22 .551 -

New York 25 25 .500 21/2

Toronto 16 34 .320 111/2

New Jersey 16 35 .314 12

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 35 13 .729 -

Orlando 32 18 .640 4

Atlanta 30 20 .600 6

Washington 11 38 .224 241/2

Charlotte 7 40 .149 271/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Chicago 40 11 .784 -

Indiana 29 19 .604 91/2

Milwaukee 22 27 .449 17

Cleveland 17 29 .370 201/2

Detroit 17 32 .347 22

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 33 14 .702 -

Dallas 28 22 .560 61/2

Memphis 26 21 .553 7

Houston 27 23 .540 71/2

New Orleans 12 37 .245 22

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 37 12 .755 -

Utah 27 23 .540 101/2

Denver 27 23 .540 101/2

Minnesota 24 26 .480 131/2

Portland 23 26 .469 14

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 30 19 .612 -

L.A. Clippers 28 21 .571 2

Phoenix 25 24 .510 5

Golden State 20 27 .426 9

Sacramento 17 32 .347 13

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday's Games

Boston 102, Charlotte 95

Indiana 105, Miami 90

Orlando 117, Toronto 101

Detroit 79, Washington 77

Utah 105, New Jersey 84

New York 89, Milwaukee 80

Denver 108, Chicago 91

Houston 113, Sacramento 106, OT

L.A. Clippers 97, New Orleans 85

Today's Games

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE MEN

AP All-America

Statistics through March 13

First Team

Thomas Robinson, Kansas, 6-10, 237, junior, Washington, 17.9 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.9 apg, 53.1 fg pct. (65 first-place votes, 325 points)

Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 6-10, 220, freshman, Chicago, 14.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 64.2 fg pct., 4.6 blocks (63, 321)

Draymond Green, Michigan State, 6-7, 230, senior, Saginaw, Mich., 16.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 steals (53, 301)

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, 6-9, 280, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio, 17.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 53.9 fg pct. (30, 246)

Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-7, 220, sophomore, Ames, Iowa, 23.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 61.0 fg pct., 49.5 3-pt fg pct. (29, 237)

Second Team

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State, 6-0, 195, junior, Biloxi, Miss., 19.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.7 apg, 47.3 3-pt fg pct., 84.0 ft pct, 1.4 steals (30, 232)

Marcus Denmon, Missouri, 6-3, 185, senior, Kansas City, Mo., 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 40.9 3-pt fg pct., 89.8 ft pct., 1.6 steals (22, 220)

Tyler Zeller, North Carolina, 7-0, 250, senior, Washington, Ind., 16.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 55.5 fg pct., 80.9 ft pct., 1.3 blocks (7, 185)

Jae Crowder, Marquette, 6-6, 235, senior, Villa Rica, Ga., 17.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 50.5 fg pct., 2.4 steals (6, 140)

Kevin Jones, West Virginia, 6-8, 260, senior, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 20.1 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 38.3 minutes, 51.3 fg pct. (2, 112)

Third Team

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky, 6-7, 232, freshman, Somerdale, N.J., 11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.0 apg (0, 89)

Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas, 6-3, 185, senior, Hoboken, N.J., 17.3 ppg, 4.8 apg, 49.2 fg pct, 43.5 3-pt fg pct. (2, 83)

John Jenkins, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 220, junior, Hendersonville, Tenn., 19.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 44.8 3-pt fg pct., 84.3 ft pct. (2, 73)

Kendall Marshall, North Carolina, 6-4, 195, sophomore, Dumfries, Va., 7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 9.7 apg, 1.2 steals (5, 49)

Damian Lillard, Weber State, 6-3, 195, junior, Oakland, Calif., 24.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.1 apg, 42.1 3-pt fg pct., 88.1 ft pct., 1.5 steals (3, 45)

Honorable Mention

Harrison Barnes, North Carolina; Will Barton, Memphis; Julian Boyd, LIU Brooklyn; Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso; De'Mon Brooks, Davidson; Trey Burke, Michigan; Deonte Burton, Nevada; Torrey Craig, S.C.-Upstate; Paul Crosby, Mississippi Valley State; Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's; LaRon Dendy, Middle Tennessee; Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville; Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State; Jorge Gutierrez, California; John Henson, North Carolina; Robbie Hummel, Purdue; Pierre Jackson, Baylor; Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette; Perry Jones III, Baylor; Kris Joseph, Syracuse; Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut; Scott Machado, Iona; C.J. McCollum, Lehigh; Dominique Morrison, Oral Roberts; Mike Moser, UNLV; Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure; Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State; Darryl Partin, Boston University; Ryan Pearson, George Mason; Mason Plumlee, Duke; Patrick Richard, McNeese State; Austin Rivers, Duke; Zack Rosen, Pennsylvania; Mike Scott, Virginia; John Shurna, Northwestern; Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin; Dion Waiters, Syracuse; Casper Ware, Long Beach State; Mitchell Watt, Buffalo; Royce White, Iowa Stat; Isaiah Wilkerson, NJIT; Nate Wolters, South Dakota State; Cody Zeller, Indiana.

NCAA WOMEN

All Times PDT

DES MOINES REGIONAL

Regional Championship

Monday

Baylor 77, Tennessee 58

FRESNO REGIONAL

Regional Championship

Monday

RALEIGH REGIONAL

Today

Regional Championship

Maryland (31-4) vs. Notre Dame (33-3), 6 p.m.

KINGSTON REGIONAL

Regional Championship

Today

UConn (32-4) vs. Kentucky (28-6), 4 p.m.

BASEBALL

PRESEASON

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Toronto 19 4 .826

Detroit 15 4 .789

Oakland 14 5 .737

Los Angeles 14 9 .609

Seattle 12 8 .600

New York 13 9 .591

Kansas City 13 11 .542

Baltimore 10 9 .526

Boston 11 10 .524

Minnesota 13 12 .520

Chicago 10 13 .435

Tampa Bay 7 14 .333

Texas 7 16 .304

Cleveland 6 15 .286

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

St. Louis 13 7 .650

Los Angeles 12 8 .600

San Francisco 14 10 .583

San Diego 15 11 .577

Colorado 13 10 .565

Houston 11 12 .478

Chicago 12 14 .462

Milwaukee 10 12 .455

Miami 8 10 .444

Philadelphia 10 13 .435

Cincinnati 10 15 .400

Arizona 9 14 .391

Atlanta 8 14 .364

Pittsburgh 8 14 .364

Washington 7 13 .350

New York 6 14 .300

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.

Monday's Games

Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota 4

N.Y. Mets 6, St. Louis 3

Washington 7, Houston 4

Boston 6, Philadelphia 0

Detroit 3, Miami 3, tie, 10 innings

Milwaukee 6, Cleveland 5

Colorado 6, L.A. Angels 2

San Francisco 4, Kansas City 2

Chicago Cubs (ss) 2, San Diego 0

L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2

Baltimore 4, Pittsburgh 1

Texas 12, Cincinnati 2

Today's Games

Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:35 a.m.

Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

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San Diego (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m.

Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

COLLEGE

EAST

Dominican (NY) 9-7, Chestnut Hill 6-4

SOUTH

Campbellsville 7-13, WVU Tech 0-3

Ferrum 6-12, Averett 2-6

New Orleans 7, Spring Hill 4

North Carolina 7, N.C. State 4

MIDWEST

Harris-Stowe 7-1, William Woods 4-7

TENNIS

Sony Ericsson Open

At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park

Key Biscayne, Fla.

Purse: Men, $4.83 million (Masters 1000) Women, $4.83 million (Premier)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Third Round

Mardy Fish (8), United States, def. Kevin Anderson (28), South Africa, 6-4, 6-3.

Richard Gasquet (17), France, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Nicolas Almagro (12), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (20), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Viktor Troicki (27), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.

David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Julien Benneteau (30), France, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Juan Martin del Potro (11), Argentina, def. Marin Cilic (23), Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Andy Roddick (31), United States, def. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4.

Juan Monaco (21), Argentina, def. Gael Monfils (14), France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Women

Fourth Round

Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Marion Bartoli (7), France, def. Maria Kirilenko (22), Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Serena Williams (10), United States, def. Sam Stosur (6), Australia, 7-5, 6-3.

Li Na (8), China, def. Sabine Lisicki (12), Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def. Yanina Wickmayer (23), Belgium, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Dominika Cibulkova (16), Slovakia, 1-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5.

Venus Williams, United States, def. Ana Ivanovic (15), Serbia, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2.

Gymnastics

IDAHO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Boise

Palouse Empire Gymnastics results

Top teams - 1, Palouse Empire Gymnastics, 113.975, 2, Idaho Falls Gymnastics, 113.125, 3, Danik Gymnastics, 112.725.

Xcell team scores - 1, Palouse Empire Gymnastics, 105.725, 2, Magic Valley, 101.425, 3, Nampa Rec. Center, 99.525.

Level 4

10 - Brynnli Pupunu, 1st, all-around, 37.55.

12 - Brianna Lyon, 1st, all-around, 38.40

10-11 - Abby Sebold, 1st, all-around, 37.525.

XCELL DIVISION

Other event placers: First -Hyun Hwang at Level 6; Abby Webb at Level 9. Third: Level 9 team of Webb, Casy Mai, Elizbeth Wray.

golf

Men's Opening Day

Clarkston Golf and Country Club

Top three teams - 1, Ross Button, Orin Baugher, Ron Aldrich, Gene Hardgrove, 63. 2 (tie), Jared Mraz, Scott Radkleve, Pat Crook, Kelly Crook, 64; Chuck Turnbow, Jerry Curtis, Mike Henry, Bob Fackler, 64.

HOCKEY

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-N.Y. Rangers 75 47 21 7 101 206 168

x-Pittsburgh 75 47 22 6 100 253 195

x-Philadelphia 76 44 24 8 96 241 213

New Jersey 76 42 28 6 90 206 200

N.Y. Islanders 75 31 33 11 73 180 224

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 75 44 28 3 91 244 184

Ottawa 77 39 28 10 88 236 227

Buffalo 76 37 29 10 84 197 209

Toronto 76 33 34 9 75 217 239

Montreal 76 29 34 13 71 197 211

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 75 36 24 15 87 186 206

Washington 76 38 30 8 84 205 214

Winnipeg 76 35 33 8 78 205 223

Tampa Bay 75 35 33 7 77 214 255

Carolina 76 30 31 15 75 202 228

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 76 42 26 8 92 230 220

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 75 31 34 10 72 159 207

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

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

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday's Games

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

Today's Games

Carolina at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Chicago at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

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

Florida at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Optioned INF Matt Antonelli, RHP Brad Bergesen and RHP Jason Berken to Norfolk (IL). Reassigned OF Scott Beerer, C John Hester, INF Steve Tolleson, RHP Armando Galarraga and LHP Dontrelle Willis to their minor league camp. Placed LHP Zach Britton and INF Brian Roberts on the 15-day DL.

DETROIT TIGERS-Optioned RHP Jacob Turner to Toledo (IL). Reassigned RHP Chris Bootcheck, INF Audy Ciriaco, INF Argenis Diaz, INF Ryan Strieby and OF Quintin Berry to minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS-Reassigned RHP Brendan Wise to minor league camp.

TEXAS RANGERS-Optioned RHP Mark Hamburger to Round Rock (PCL). Assigned RHP Sean Green to their minor league camp. Released LHP Joe Beimel, LHP Mitch Stetter and OF Conor Jackson.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Agreed to terms with RHP Dustin McGowan on a three-year contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Camp on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Announced LHP John Grabow exercised his option to opt out of his minor league contract and become a free agent.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Returned C Mike Rivera to minor league camp.

NEW YORK METS-Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Reassigned OF Adron Chambers to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES-Placed INF Logan Forsythe on the 15-day DL. Reassigned RHP Brad Boxberger to minor league camp.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS-Agreed to terms with LS Mike Leach on a three-year contract and LB Reggie Walker on a two-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Released FB Lousaka Polite.

ST. LOUIS RAMS-Signed WR Steve Smith.

Canadian Football League

CALGARY STAMPEDERS-Signed RB Matt Walter.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS-Re-elected Jeff Thompson to the board of directors.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned F Trent Whitfield to Providence (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Recalled G Carter Hutton from Rockford (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS-Reassigned D Adam Almqvist to Grand Rapids (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Recalled D Peter Harrold from Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS-Agreed to terms with F Andrew Yogan.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-Waived F Birahim Diop.

TENNIS

WTA-Named Bessie Lee, Winston Lord, Bruce Rockowitz and William Pfeiffer to the Global Advisory Council.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA-Signed football coach Nick Saban to a two-year contract extension through Jan. 31, 2020; defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier to three-year contracts; outside linebackers coach Lance Thompson to a two-year contract; and tight ends and special teams coach Bobby Williams, strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran, defensive line coach Chris Rumph, running backs coach Burton Burns, wide receivers coach Mike Groh and secondary coach Jeremy Pruitt to one-year contract extensions.

DRAKE-Announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Amy Stephens.

DREXEL-Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Bruiser Flint on a multiyear contract extension.

DUKE-Announced freshman G Austin Rivers will enter the NBA draft.

MISSISSIPPI STATE-Announced junior F Renardo Sidney will enter the NBA draft.

MURRAY STATE-Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Steve Prohm on a one-year contract extension through the 2015-16 season.

UAB-Named Jerod Haase men's basketball coach.

WAGNER-Promoted men's assistant basketball coach Bashir Mason to head coach.

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