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.
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.