COLLEGE BASKETBALLMenTOURNAMENTMid-American ConferenceChampionshipOhio 81, Akron 75, OT

OHIO 81, AKRON 75, OTOHIO (21-14)Keely 1-3 2-2 4, van Kempen 4-10 2-2 10, Bassett 8-16 7-12 25, Cooper 7-16 4-4 23, Freeman 1-3 0-0 3, Washington 3-6 2-4 8, Baltic 2-3 0-1 4, Sayles 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 28-60 17-25 81.AKRON (24-10)C.McKnight 6-16 5-5 18, Conyers 7-13 5-5 19, Marshall 4-7 0-1 8, McNees 4-13 0-0 12, Hitchens 0-3 0-0 0, Steward 0-0 0-0 0, McClanahan 0-3 0-0 0, Roberts 5-10 0-0 11, Cvetinovic 0-4 1-2 1, B.McKnight 2-9 0-1 6. Totals 28-78 11-14 75.Halftime–Ohio 36-34. end Of Regulation–Tied 68. 3-Point Goals–Ohio 8-17 (Cooper 5-9, Bassett 2-4, Freeman 1-3, Sayles 0-1), Akron 8-30 (McNees 4-9, B.McKnight 2-6, C.McKnight 1-3, Roberts 1-5, McClanahan 0-2, Hitchens 0-2, Conyers 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Ohio 42 (van Kempen 9), Akron 48 (Conyers 12). Assists–Ohio 12 (Cooper 6), Akron 12 (Conyers 3). Total Fouls–Ohio 15, Akron 23. A–9,533. 115

Big Ten ConferenceSemifinalsMinnesota 69, Purdue 42Ohio St. 88, Illinois 81, 2OT

ChampionshipTodayOhio State vs. Minnesota, 3:30

TOURNAMENTAmerica East ConferenceChampionshipVermont 83, Boston U. 70Atlantic 10 ConferenceSemifinalsRichmond 89, Xavier 85, OTTemple 57, Rhode Island 44Atlantic Coast ConferenceSemifinalsDuke 77, Miami 74Georgia Tech 57, N.C. State 54Big 12 ConferenceChampionshipKansas 72, Kansas St. 64Big West ConferenceChampionshipUC Santa Barbara 69, Long Beach St. 64Conference USAChampionshipHouston 81, UTEP 73Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceChampionshipMorgan St. 68, S. Carolina St. 61Mountain West ConferenceChampionshipSan Diego St. 55, UNLV 45NCAA Division II RegionalsSemifinalsBYU-Hawaii 77, CS San Bernardino 58NCAA Division III RegionalsChampionshipGuilford 90, E. Mennonite 80Randolph-Macon 73, Franklin & Marshall 65Wis.-Stevens Pt. 72, Illinois Wesleyan 56Pacific-10 ConferenceChampionshipWashington 79, California 75Southeastern ConferenceSemifinalsKentucky 74, Tennessee 45Mississippi St. 62, Vanderbilt 52Southland ConferenceChampionshipSam Houston St. 64, Stephen F.Austin 48Southwestern Athletic ConferenceChampionshipArk.-Pine Bluff 50, Texas Southern 38WomenTOURNAMENTMid-American ConferenceChampionshipBowling Green 62, Toledo 53Big 12 ConferenceSemifinalsOklahoma 74, Oklahoma St. 69Texas A&M 80, Nebraska 70Big Sky ConferenceChampionshipPortland St. 62, Montana St. 58Big South ConferenceSemifinalsGardner-Webb 64, Coastal Carolina 56Liberty 73, High Point 55Big West ConferenceChampionshipUC Riverside 71, UC Davis 67Colonial Athletic AssociationSemifinalsJames Madison 79, Va. Commonwealth 70Old Dominion 50, Delaware 49Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceChampionshipHampton 57, S. Carolina St. 46Missouri Valley ConferenceSemifinalsN. Iowa 61, Illinois St. 59Mountain West ConferenceChampionshipSan Diego St. 70, Utah 60, OTNCAA Division II RegionalsFirst RoundFindlay 54, Wis.-Parkside 51NCAA Division III RegionalsChampionshipAmherst 80, Babson 65Rochester 68, Kean 65Pacific-10 ConferenceSemifinalsStanford 64, California 44Patriot LeagueChampionshipLehigh 58, American U. 42Southwestern Athletic ConferenceChampionshipSouthern U. 60, Alabama St. 47Western Athletic ConferenceChampionshipLouisiana Tech 68, Fresno St. 66

SPORTS NOTESSOFTBALL: LineDrive Sportz and Lucas County Rec Center have a few openings left for USSSA men’s Class D and Class E softball teams. If interested, call LineDrive Sportz at 419-794-7150.TICKETS: for the Ottawa Hills vs. Miller City Boys Regional basketball game Tuesday at 6:15 at BGSU will be on sale at Ottawa Hills Athletic Office tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PREP BASKETBALLGirls RegionalsDIVISION IAt NorwalkWaite 54, Perrysburg 31At Wright StateKettering Fairmont 39, Vandalia Butler 37DIVISION IIIAt Lexington H.S.Liberty-Benton 73, Collins Western Reserve 42Ironton 43, Oak Hill 31Middletown Madison 62, Versailles 53Smithville 58, Elyria Cath. 30Division IVBerlin Hiland 43, Cuyahoga Hts. 22Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 65, Waterford 59Ft. Loramie 42, New Madison Tri-Village 26Minster 51, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 41Perrysburg 6 9 11 5 – 31Waite 12 14 15 13 – 54PERRYSBURG: Knight 1-2-4, Matolyak 0-1-0-3, Treece 0-2-2, Delas 3-0-6, Newman 0-4-2-14, Mesker 1-0-2. Totals: 5-5-6-31.WAITE: Combs 0-1-0-3, Hunt 1-1-0-5, Jackson 0-1-0-3, Haynes 4-2-2-16, Howard 5-1-4-17, McNeal 5-0-10. Totals: 15-6-6-54.Boys DistrictsDIVISION ISt. John’s 49, Central 41Lima Senior 57, vs Mansfield Sr. 49DIVISION IIDefiance 48, Libbey 33Port Clinton 48, Bellevue 41DIVISION IIIArchbold 54. Delta 36State scoresDivision IAkr. East 63, Kent Roosevelt 62Avon Lake 52, Medina 46Cin. Colerain 69, Clayton Northmont 63Cin. La Salle 61, Cin. Woodward 42Cin. Moeller 51, Trotwood-Madison 47Cin. Princeton 59, Kettering Fairmont 44Cin. St. Xavier 46, Huber Hts. Wayne 40Cle. St. Ignatius 79, Warren Harding 66Cols. Northland 61, Westerville Cent. 42Dublin Coffman 78, Cols. Marion-Franklin 59Gahanna Lincoln 60, Westerville N. 54, OTLakewood St. Edward 67, Richfield Revere 46Massillon Jackson 55, N. can. Hoover 52Mentor 88, Lyndhurst Brush 73Division IIAkr. SVSM 68, Akr. Buchtel 59, OTCelina 54, Elida 53Cle. Benedictine 46, Hunting Valley University 35Cle. Collinwood 73, Cle. E. Tech 52Lorain Clearview 61, Bay Village Bay 29Poland Seminary 75, Youngs. Mooney 65Division IIIChesapeake 43, Chillicothe Zane Trace 40Lima Cent. Cath. 48, Ottawa-Glandorf 40Newton Falls 50, Leavittsburg LaBrae 45, OTPlymouth 50, Ontario 37Sardinia Eastern 72, Wheelersburg 56Division IVNewark Cath. 68, Cols. Wellington 37Shadyside 60, Zanesville Rosecrans 57Central 10 6 13 12 – 41St. John’s 11 10 13 15 – 49CENTRAL: Muniz 1-0-2, Lehman 7-6-20, Mays 3-2-8, Dent 0-5-5, Hobbs 1-1-0-5, Marquette 0-1-1. Totals: 12-1-14-41.ST. JOHN’S: Loving 2-1-0-7, Steinmetz 2-1-5, Gillespie 2-4-0-16, Springs 2-2-7-17, Norrils 1-2-4. Totals: 9-7-10-49.

Defiance 12 7 8 21 – 48Libbey 6 11 10 6 – 33DEFIANCE: Nofziger 3-0-6, Kime 0-1-1, Hammersmith 3-0-6, Herrett 0-3-4-13, Stapleton 0-5-5, Scott 3-2-8, Kidston 0-1-6-9. Totals: 9-4-18-48.LIBBEY: Hawkins 0-2-2, Williams 2-0-4, Taylor 3-5-11, Utley 3-1-7, Underwood 0-3-3, Lawson 0-2-2, Birdsong 1-2-4. Totals: 9-0-15-33.

Delta 11 6 10 9 – 36Archbold 10 12 13 19 – 54DELTA: Jackson 1-1-1-6, Callahan 1-0-2, Salsbury 0-1-1, Green 2-0-4, Turner 6-7-19, Beverly 2-0-4. Totals: 12-1-9-36.ARCHBOLD: Cor.Walker 0-1-0-3, Fricke 0-8-8, Morton 5-4-14, Miller 3-4-10, Kammeyer 7-2-16, Goering 0-1-0-3. Totals: 15-2-18-54.

Port Clinton 12 9 11 16 – 48Bellevue 6 13 14 8 – 41PORT CLINTON: Brown 1-1-1-6, Colston 1-2-2-10, Tigner 3-1-7, Hicks 6-0-12, Francis 5-3-13. Totals: 16-3-7-48.BELLEVUE: Santoro 0-2-2, Sears 2-0-4, Ruhlman 3-0-6, Watson 5-4-14, Haynes 5-1-11, Berkey 2-0-4. Totals: 17-7-41.

TENNISBNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells, Calif.SinglesMenSecond RoundFernando Verdasco (10) d. Ramon Delgado 6-4, 6-1.Brian Dabul d. Gilles Simon (16) 7-5, 6-4.Viktor Troicki (29), Serbia, d. Pablo Cuevas 1-0 retired.Nikolay Davydenko (5) d. Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4.Mario Ancic d. Julien Benneteau (31) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.Ivan Ljubicic (20) d. Ryan Harrison 6-2, 7-6(2).WomenSecond RoundVictoria Azarenka (3) d. Sybille Bammer 6-1, 7-5.Yanina Wickmayer (13) d. Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-4.Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (28) d. Alexandra Dulgheru 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.Agnes Szavay (27) d. Chan Yung-jan 6-3, 6-2.Carla Suarez Navarro d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (1) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.Alisa Kleybanova (23) d. Tszvetana Pironkova 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1.Kim Clijsters (14) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 6-1.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25) d. Karolina Sprem 6-3, 6-1.

LATEST LINENBAMILWAUKEE 9 (203) Indianaa-CLEVELAND Off (OFF) Bostonb-MIAMI Off (OFF) Philadelphiac-ORLANDO Off (OFF) CharlotteOKLAHOMA CITY 11/2 (205) UtahPHOENIX 81/2 (211) New Orleansd-SACRAMENTO Off (OFF) MinnesotaPORTLAND 8 (203) Toronto

BASEBALLExhibitionAmerican League W L PctCleveland 5 1 .833Tampa Bay 9 2 .818Boston 7 3 .700Toronto 6 3 .667Kansas City 5 3 .625Minnesota 5 4 .556Seattle 5 5 .500Texas 4 4 .500Detroit 5 6 .455New York 5 6 .455Chicago 4 5 .444Oakland 4 5 .444Los Angeles 2 6 .250Baltimore 2 8 .200National League W L PctSan Francisco 9 2 .818Philadelphia 5 3 .625Atlanta 6 4 .600Chicago 6 4 .600Florida 6 4 .600New York 7 5 .583Arizona 5 5 .500Cincinnati 4 4 .500Colorado 6 6 .500Milwaukee 6 6 .500Houston 4 5 .444St. Louis 4 5 .444Pittsburgh 3 7 .300Los Angeles 2 5 .286San Diego 2 8 .200Washington 0 9 .000Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.YESTERDAYN.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Baltimore 3Detroit (ss) 6, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 2St. Louis 8, Houston (ss) 5Florida 8, Tampa Bay 5Houston (ss) 8, Washington 7Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2Toronto 3, Atlanta 0Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 4N.Y. Mets 9, Detroit (ss) 1San Francisco (ss) 8, Seattle 4Texas 5, Cleveland 0Milwaukee (ss) 7, Chicago White Sox 2Oakland (ss) vs San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Arizona 7, L.a. Dodgers 3Chicago Cubs 11, Cincinnati 4Kansas City 12, L.a. Angels 3Milwaukee (ss) 7, Colorado 6Oakland (ss) 10, San Diego 9, 10 inningsChicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, lateFRIDAYTampa Bay , Philadelphia (ss)Toronto , HoustonMinnesota , N.Y. MetsDetroit , Philadelphia (ss)Washington , N.Y. YankeesSt. Louis , BostonAtlanta , PittsburghBaltimore , FloridaSeattle 6, Kansas City 6, tieCleveland 7, L.a. Angels (ss) 7, tieCincinnati 3, L.a. Dodgers 2Arizona 10, Oakland 1Texas 6, San Diego 2Chicago White Sox (ss) 10, L.a. Angels (ss) 7Milwaukee 12, Chicago Cubs (ss) 3San Francisco 9, Colorado 2Chicago Cubs (ss) 6, Chicago White Sox (ss) 5TODAYPhiladelphia vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Atlanta (ss) vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.St. Louis vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Boston vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Atlanta (ss) vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Texas (ss) vs L.a. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Kansas City vs Oakland at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Cleveland vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Colorado (ss) vs Arizona (ss) at Hermosillo, , 4:05 p.m.Arizona (ss) vs Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs L.a. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Seattle vs Colorado (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.MONDAYMinnesota vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Toronto vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Baltimore vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.St. Louis vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.Seattle vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Cleveland vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Oakland vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.L.a. Dodgers vs L.a. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.Atlanta vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.San Francisco (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.San Francisco (ss) vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.Kansas City vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.YESTERDAYAt Lakeland, Fla.New York (ss) 001010000–2 10 1Detroit (ss) 03003000x–6 10 0Gaudin, Mitre (4), Logan (8) and Cervelli, a.Romine; Willis, Bonderman (4), Robertson (7), Valverde (9) and Laird, Rabelo. W–Willis. L–Gaudin. HRs–Detroit, Damon (1).

At Port St. Lucie, Fla.Detroit (ss) 000000010–1 4 1New York 00000090x–9 9 0Scherzer, a.Oliver (5), Perry (7), Miner (7) and Avila, Diaz; Perez, Takahashi (5), Mejia (8) and Blanco, Barajas. W–Takahashi. L–Perry. HRs–New York, Wright (3), Bay (1), Murphy (1), Matthews Jr. (2).

At Goodyear, Ariz.Texas 100100210–5 12 1Cleveland 000000000–0 4 1McCarthy, Oliver (4), Mendoza (5), Moscoso (8) and Ramirez, Richardson; Masterson, Gosling (4), Carrasco (6), Sipp (9) and Marson, Santana. W–McCarthy. L–Masterson.

BOWLING300 GamesCorey Rischman, GlassBowl 300-214-277-791Jeremy Oats, GlassBowl 217-169-300-686Men 750+Travis patchen, GlassBowl 852Ralph Lewandowski, GlassBowl 782Glenn Pawlowski, GlassBowl 780Robert Allen, Rossford 773Jake Monto, GlassBowl 764Eric Pawlowski, Rossford 758Lynus Close, GlassBowl 753Women 650+Jodi Woessner, GlassBowl 678

GOLFCA-ChampionshipsDoral, Fla., par 72Charl Schwartzel 67-70-67–204Ernie Els 68-66-70–204Padraig Harrington 70-68-67–205Robert Allenby 68-67-71–206Bill Haas 71-66-70–207Martin Kaymer 70-72-66–208Matt Kuchar 71-71-67–209Paul Casey 69-72-68–209Vijay Singh 68-71-70–209Soren Hansen 69-69-71–209Alvaro Quiros 72-69-69–210Camilo Villegas 72-68-70–210John Senden 69-70-71–210Hunter Mahan 72-70-69–211Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 72-68-71–211Graeme McDowell 74-68-70–212Wen-Chong Liang 72-69-71–212Francesco Molinari 69-71-72–212Phil Mickelson 71-69-72–212J.B. Holmes 69-70-73–212Steve Stricker 73-69-71–213Tim Clark 70-69-74–213Yuta Ikeda 71-68-74–213Luke Donald 70-75-69–214Henrik Stenson 71-72-71–214Adam Scott 74-69-71–214Alistair Presnell 72-70-72–214Peter Hanson 74-66-74–214Mike Weir 73-66-75–214Kenny Perry 73-74-68–215Jim Furyk 70-76-69–215Ross Fisher 73-72-70–215Angel Cabrera 74-71-70–215Heath Slocum 74-71-70–215Lucas Glover 72-72-71–215Anthony Kim 71-73-71–215Jerry Kelly 70-72-73–215Ben Crane 74-73-69–216Nick Watney 73-72-71–216David Toms 72-72-72–216Sean O’Hair 71-71-74–216Lee Westwood 74-68-74–216Scott Verplank 76-72-69–217Ross McGowan 76-71-70–217Sergio Garcia 74-72-71–217Zach Johnson 76-70-71–217Brian Gay 74-69-74–217Jason Dufner 73-69-75–217Dustin Johnson 69-72-76–217Kevin Na 78-70-70–218Edoardo Molinari 72-74-72–218Thongchai Jaidee 73-72-73–218Simon Dyson 72-73-73–218Geoff Ogilvy 72-71-75–218Ryan Palmer 79-68-72–219PGA Puerto Rico OpenRio Grande, Puerto Rico, par 72Partial second Round(a-amatuer)Paul Stankowski 66-70–136Guy Boros 71-67–138Steve Elkington 68-70–138Jay Delsing 71-74–145Grant Waite 75-71–146Tom Kite 73-73–146Leaderboard at time of suspended play SCORETHRU1. Chad Collins -9112. Paul Stankowski -8F2. Jeff Overton -8142. Jhonattan Vegas -8135. Nicholas Thompson -7175. James Nitties -7125. Skip Kendall -7DNS5. Kris Blanks -7DNS9. Guy Boros -6F9. Steve Elkington -6F9. Woody Austin -6149. Kent Jones -6139. Peter Gustafsson -6914. Chris DeMarco -51414. Brendon de Jonge -5814. Alex Cejka -5DNS14. Matt Bettencourt -5DNS14. Kevin Streelman -5DNS14. Graham DeLaet -5DNSNote: 122 golfers did not complete the second round.

NHLEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 40 23 5 85 215 196New Jersey 40 24 3 83 180 162Philadelphia 36 27 4 76 202 182N.Y. Rangers 30 29 9 69 178 187N.Y. Islanders 27 32 9 63 176 213Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GABuffalo 36 21 10 82 183 170Ottawa 37 26 5 79 185 192Montreal 35 29 6 76 191 194Boston 30 25 12 72 167 172Toronto 23 33 12 58 182 230Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GAy-Washington 45 14 9 99 266 192Tampa Bay 28 27 12 68 181 207Atlanta 28 29 10 66 198 218Florida 28 29 10 66 174 193Carolina 28 32 8 64 189 211WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 44 18 5 93 222 166Nashville 37 26 5 79 190 196Detroit 33 23 12 78 185 185St. Louis 32 26 9 73 184 184Columbus 27 31 11 65 178 223Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 41 23 3 85 220 174Colorado 38 23 6 82 199 176Calgary 34 24 9 77 172 167Minnesota 32 29 6 70 184 195Edmonton 21 40 7 49 171 236Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 43 14 10 96 222 168Phoenix 41 22 5 87 184 167Los Angeles 40 22 5 85 204 179Dallas 29 25 13 71 188 213Anaheim 30 29 8 68 185 207Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.y-clinched divisionYESTERDAYDetroit 3, Buffalo 2, OTPhiladelphia 3, Chicago 2Florida 3, San Jose 2, OTToronto 6, Edmonton 4Montreal 3, Boston 2N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 2Phoenix 4, Carolina 0St. Louis 5, Columbus 1Ottawa at Vancouver, lateTODAYWashington at Chicago, 12:30Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 3Colorado at Dallas, 3Nashville at Los Angeles, 3Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 5Phoenix at Atlanta, 5Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 5St. Louis at Minnesota, 6San Jose at Anaheim, 8Calgary at Vancouver, 10Buffalo 1 1 0 0 – 2Detroit 2 0 0 1 – 3First Period–1, Detroit, Datsyuk 21 (Stuart, Kronwall), 2:02. 2, Detroit, Eaves 10 (Helm), 3:15. 3, Buffalo, Hecht 15 (Pominville, Connolly), 7:02. Penalties–Grier, Buf (slashing), 8:45; Datsyuk, Det (interference), 9:25; Myers, Buf (boarding), 18:38.Second Period–4, Buffalo, Hecht 16 (Pominville, Connolly), 5:30. Penalties–Cleary, Det (hooking), 17:01.Third Period–None. Penalties–Roy, Buf (interference), 4:41; Kronwall, Det (hooking), 9:10; Myers, Buf (delay of game), 18:47.Overtime–5, Detroit, Rafalski 6 (Lidstrom, Zetterberg), :31 (pp). Penalties–None.Shots on Goal–Buffalo 8-6-12-0–26. Detroit 17-9-9-2–37. Power-play opportunities–Buffalo 0 of 3; Detroit 1 of 4.Goalies–Buffalo, R.Miller 33-15-8 (37 shots-34 saves). Detroit, Howard 26-15-8 (26-24).A–20,066 (20,066). T–2:15.

NBAEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L Pct GBBoston 41 23 .641 –Toronto 32 31 .508 81/2Philadelphia 23 42 .354 181/2New York 22 43 .338 191/2New Jersey 7 58 .108 341/2Southeast Division W L Pct GBOrlando 47 20 .701 –Atlanta 42 23 .646 4Charlotte 33 31 .516 121/2Miami 34 32 .515 121/2Washington 21 43 .328 241/2Central Division W L Pct GBx-Cleveland 51 15 .773 –Milwaukee 35 29 .547 15Chicago 31 34 .477 191/2Detroit 23 43 .348 28Indiana 21 44 .323 291/2WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division W L Pct GBDallas 45 21 .682 –San Antonio 38 25 .603 51/2Memphis 35 32 .522 101/2Houston 32 31 .508 111/2New Orleans 32 34 .485 13Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 45 21 .682 –Utah 42 23 .646 21/2Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 4Portland 40 28 .588 6Minnesota 14 52 .212 31Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.a. Lakers 48 18 .727 –Phoenix 40 26 .606 8L.a. Clippers 25 41 .379 23Sacramento 22 44 .333 26Golden State 17 47 .266 30x-clinched playoff spotLAST NIGHTAtlanta 112, Detroit 99Orlando 109, Washington 95Denver 125, Memphis 108New York at Dallas, lateNew Jersey at Houston, lateL.a. Clippers at San Antonio, lateToronto at Golden State, lateFRIDAYCharlotte 106, L.a. Clippers 98Cleveland 100, Philadelphia 95Boston 122, Indiana 103Miami 108, Chicago 95Memphis 119, New York 112San Antonio 103, Minnesota 85Denver 102, New Orleans 95Oklahoma City 104, New Jersey 102Detroit 101, Washington 87Milwaukee 95, Utah 87L.a. Lakers 102, Phoenix 96Portland 110, Sacramento 94TODAYIndiana at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.Boston at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Miami, 6 p.m.Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Sacramento, 9 p.m.Toronto at Portland, 9 p.m.New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m.MONDAYNew York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Detroit at Boston, 8 p.m.Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.L.a. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.New Orleans at L.a. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.Detroit 12 29 36 22 – 99Atlanta 30 39 23 20 – 112DETROIT: Prince 4-10 0-0 8, Jerebko 4-12 1-2 9, Maxiell 6-9 7-9 19, Bynum 7-10 2-4 16, Hamilton 6-13 4-4 18, Gordon 3-8 5-6 12, Brown 2-2 0-2 4, Daye 1-4 0-0 3, Villanueva 4-7 0-0 9, Summers 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 37-75 20-29 99.ATLANTA: Williams 5-11 1-2 12, Jos.Smith 8-14 2-2 18, Horford 7-8 1-4 15, Bibby 2-6 2-2 7, Johnson 10-15 4-5 26, Crawford 7-8 0-0 17, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Pachulia 1-1 0-0 2, Teague 2-3 2-2 6, West 0-0 0-0 0, J. Smith 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 46-73 13-18 112.Note: 3-point goals — Detroit 5-14 (Hamilton 2-5, Daye 1-2, Villanueva 1-2, Gordon 1-3, Prince 0-2), Atlanta 7-14 (Crawford 3-3, Johnson 2-4, Williams 1-3, Bibby 1-4). Fouled out – None. Rebounds — Detroit 45 (Maxiell 12), Atlanta 34 (Horford 7). Assists — Detroit 18 (Bynum 7), Atlanta 35 (Jos.Smith 11). Total Fouls – Detroit 16, Atlanta 23. Technicals — Bynum, Detroit Coach Kuester. a — 18,214.

ECHLAMERICAN CONFERENCEEast Division W L OL SL Pts GF GAElmira 33 21 4 2 72 239 188Reading 31 26 1 3 66 207 237Trenton 28 26 4 5 65 209 220Johnstown 16 36 7 4 43 193 267North Division W L OL SL Pts GF GACincinnati 39 21 1 2 81 204 173Kalamazoo 35 18 5 3 78 228 205Toledo 31 26 2 4 68 223 241Wheeling 29 28 2 4 64 209 217South Division W L OL SL Pts GF GAS. Carolina 37 16 6 6 86 225 198Charlotte 34 20 4 3 75 216 199Florida 33 21 4 5 75 205 191Gwinnett 28 27 4 3 63 217 239NATIONAL CONFERENCEPacific Division W L OL SL Pts GF GABakersfield 32 23 4 1 69 191 191Las Vegas 28 26 4 3 63 192 218Stockton 27 24 2 6 62 187 190Ontario 26 26 3 6 61 175 191West Division W L OL SL Pts GF GAx-Idaho 41 13 1 4 87 215 155Victoria 31 25 4 2 68 204 208Alaska 29 26 3 3 64 195 208Utah 27 25 2 5 61 201 199x-clinched Playoff BerthYESTERDAYReading 5, Toledo 4, SOFlorida 2, South Carolina 1, OTCharlotte 4, Gwinnett 2Trenton 5, Kalamazoo 4Wheeling 4, Johnstown 1Cincinnati 4, Elmira 3, OTStockton at Utah, lateIdaho at Victoria, lateBakersfield at Las Vegas, lateOntario at Alaska, lateFRIDAYTrenton 3, Toledo 2, OTJohnstown 7, Reading 2South Carolina 3, Florida 1Kalamazoo 5, Elmira 2Utah 5, Stockton 2Idaho 7, Victoria 1Las Vegas 5, Bakersfield 4Alaska 2, Ontario 0TONIGHTGwinnett at Charlotte, 2Kalamazoo at Wheeling, 3:05Florida at South Carolina, 4Bakersfield at Las Vegas, 5:05Elmira at Reading, 5:05Stockton at Utah, 6:05

COLLEGE HOCKEYTOURNAMENTSCCHAQuarterfinalsFerris State 3, Nebraska-Omaha 2, OTMichigan 5, Michigan State 3ECACQuarterfinalsSt. Lawrence 4, Colgate 3Yale 6, Brown 3Union 3, Quinnipiac 1Cornell 3, Harvard 0

SPORTLIGHTMarch 141954–Baltimore loses 65-54 at Milwaukee, giving the Bullets their 20th consecutive road loss for the season, and making them the first team in NBA history to go an entire season without winning a game on the road.1960–Rookie Wilt Chamberlain scores a playoff record 53 points in Philadelphia’s 132-112 triumph over the Syracuse Nationals to send the Warriors to the Eastern Division finals against the Boston Celtics.1962–Detroit’s Gordie Howe becomes the second player in NHL history to score 500 goals in the Red Wings’ 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers.1963–Guy Rodgers of the San Francisco Warriors hands out 28 assists in a 114-109 loss to the St. Louis Hawks, tying an NBA record set by Bob Cousy of Boston in 1959.1965–Bill Russell of Boston scores 20 points and grabs 41 rebounds, and the Celtics set an NBA record with their 61st victory of the season, a 106-98 triumph over San Francisco.1976–Bill Shoemaker posts his 7,000th career victory, aboard Royal Derby II, in the fifth race at Santa Anita Park.1986–Edmonton’s Paul Coffey has two goals and six assists to tie an NHL record for most points by a defenseman in a 12-3 rout of Detroit.1987–Katarina Witt of East Germany wins her third world figure skating championship.1997–Pittsburgh Penguins forward Joey Mullen becomes the first American-born player to score 500 career goals, with a goal in the second period against the Colorado Avalanche. The New York native is the 25th player in NHL history to reach the milestone.1998–Harvard women become the first 16th-seeded team, men or women, to win an NCAA tournament game by defeating top-seeded Stanford 71-67.2004–Hermann Maier, racing in his first full season since nearly losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, wins his fourth overall World Cup title. Maier also clinches the World Cup super-G title.2008–Lindsey Vonn wins the overall World Cup title to complete the first American sweep of the men’s (Bode Miller) and women’s titles in 25 years. Vonn secures the title by finishing tied for 11th in the giant slalom, the penultimate race of the season. It’s the first time Americans took both titles since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney accomplished the feat in 1983.2009–Miami’s Dwyane Wade scores 50 points, grabs 10 rebounds and has nine assists in a 140-129, triple-overtime win over Utah.

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALLAmerican LeagueBOSTON RED SOX–Announced OF Ryan Westmoreland has taken medical leave from minor league camp.MINNESOTA TWINS–Agreed to terms with OF Denard Span on a five-year contract.SEATTLE MARINERS–Optioned OF Greg Halman to Tacoma (PCL). Re-assigned INF Tommy Everidge, INF Brad Nelson and OF Mike Wilson to their minor league camp.TEXAS RANGERS–Claimed INF Hernan Iribarren off waivers from Milwaukee (NL). Placed RHP Eric Hurley on the 60-day DL.BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationNBA–Suspended Chicago G Kirk Hinrich one game for making contact with a game official during a March 12 game against Miami. Fined Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry $25,000 for improper conduct towards a game official during a March 12 game against the Los Angeles Lakers.CHARLOTTE BOBCATS–Signed G Larry Hughes.SAN ANTONIO SPURS–Signed G Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueCLEVELAND BROWNS–Agreed to terms with QB Jake Delhomme on a two-year contract.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–Agreed to terms with TE Chris Baker.WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Re-signed OL will Montgomery.HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueNASHVILLE PREDATORS–Reassigned D Alexander Sulzer to Milwaukee (AHL).PHOENIX COYOTES–Recalled F Viktor Tikhonov from Cherepovets (KHL).American Hockey LeagueAHL–Suspended Syracuse LW Jon Mirasty for one game as a result of his actions in a March 12 game vs. Lowell.CHICAGO WOLVES–Signed D Brett Blatchford.HAMILTON BULLDOGS–Assigned F Maxime Lacroix to Cincinnati (ECHL).ECHLECHL–Suspended Reading F Stefano Giliati for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a March 12 game at Johnstown.READING ROYALS–Announced D Joey Ryan has been re-assigned to the team by Toreonto (AHL). Traded G Josh Johnson to Alaska.COLLEGECALIFORNIA–Named Akili Smith and Ronnie Bradford administrative assistants on the football coaching staff.

COLLEGE BASEBALLToledo 120 204 000 – 9 13 3Canisius 100 061 02x – 10 10 2WP-Van’tWout (2-0). LP-Locke (0-1). Delewski (T) 2-4, 2 RBI; Dudley (T) 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI.

Monroe, N.Y. 000 000 40 – 4 3 3Owens 201 010 01 – 5 8 0WP-Dorsten. LP-Poncho. Engle (O) 2-4, 2 RBI.

SOUTHKentucky 11, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 2Louisiana-Monroe 8, Middle Tennessee 5LSU-Shreveport 9-3, Loyola, N.O. 8-11Rio Grande 7-12, Lindsey Wilson 2-8Saint Louis 18, Murray St. 7Siena Heights at Berea, ppd.rain.Stillman 25-18, Tuskegee 1-0Tennessee 3, Connecticut 2Union, Ky. 5, Montreat 4Vanderbilt 7, Ohio 4SOUTHWESTArkansas 7, Wis.-Milwaukee 0Baylor 10, Ill.-Chicago 1Oklahoma 11, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2Rice 26, California 11TCU 9, Texas Tech 1Washington St. 7, Texas A&M 5

PREP HOCKEYState SemifinalsNORTHVIEW 4, DUBLIN COFFMAN 0Felser, Culver 2, Harding. Saves: Gryca (N) 15; Rogers (DC) 26

CLEVELAND ST. IGNATIUS 5, HUNTING VALLEY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 1CSI: Riemenschneider, Spellacy, Frebes, Jeziorowski, Wells. US: Wipper. Saves: Potts (CSI) 30; Regan (US) 22FinalsAt Nationwide ArenaNorthview (21-8-3) vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius (30-7-3), today, noon

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