|TODAY|
|COLLEGE SOFTBALL|
Presentation at Bethany Lutheran Triangular in Rosemount, Minn., day two of two, vs. Finlandia, 12:30 p.m, and vs. Bethany Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.
|TV SPORTS|
Major League Baseball-Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles, Noon (ESPN); St. Louis Cardinals vs. Minnesota Twins, Noon (FXSP)
Men's College Basketball-National Invitation Tournament, Robert Morris at Providence, 6 p.m. (ESPN), Mercer at Brigham Young, 8 p.m. (ESPN), Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)
Women's College Basketball-NCAA Division I Tournament, Regional coverage, 6 p.m. (ESPN2), Regional coverage, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
NHL Hockey-Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, 7 p.m. (NBCSN); Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m. (FXSP)
|TRIATHLON|
|Aberdeen Family Y|
|Indoor Triathlon|
|March 23|
|Youth Division|
Team: 1, Alexa Feickert, Erika Laducer, Catherine Laducer, 15:54.
Individual: 1, Maria Jenkins, 14:54; 2, Aby Lang, 15:54; 3, Logan Chamberland 16:29; 4, Maria Martens, 16:48; 5, Allie Bauer, 17:24; 6, Genevieve Jorgenson, 17:36; 7, Tailyn Bendewald, 18:30; 8, Matthew Fahrni, 18:40; 9, Brandelyn Clark, 19:25; 10, Olivia Goetz, 20:10;11, Maggie Adams, 20:35; 12, Elizabeth Wolfgram, 20:36; 13, Sophie Langbehn, 20:36; 14, Braydon Jones, 20:56; 15, Andrew Jorgenson, 22:06; 16, Travis Sharp, 27:31; 17, Charlee Pumpkinseed 27:52.
|Teen Division|
Team: 1, Cole Martens, Mason Trapp, 20:10.
Individual: 1, Dominic Myers, 20:54; 2, Zach Chamberland, 26:33; 3, Landon Kopecky, 28:22; 4, Dan Sharp, 30:10.
|Adult Division|
Individual Male: 1, Mitchell Weideman, 40:00; 2, Anthony White, 47:53; 3, Josh Wisniewski, 56:50; 4, Ted Miller, 57:56.
Individual Female: 1, Brook Larson, 44:57; 2, Kristina Kessler, 47:10; 3, Carrie Locken, 47:53; 4, Hannah Wickard, 49:33; 5, Rayce Dahleen, 50:03; 6, Dana Locken, 54:33; 7, Michelle Adams, 55:47; 8, Nichele Canavan, 56:40; 9, Ann Langbehn, 58:44; 10, Shannon Cutler, 1:01.25; 11, Gretchen Sharp, 1:01.40; 12, Lisa Jorgenson, 1:04.15; 13, Roxie Price, 1:14:34; 14, Priscilla Nelson, 1:18.40.
|NHL|
EASTERN CONFERENCE|
|Atlantic Division|
|GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Pittsburgh 3325805011684
New Jersey 3215116368086
N.Y. Rangers 3115133337376
N.Y. Islanders 32141533193105
Philadelphia 3113162288294
|Northeast Division|
|GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Montreal 312065459877
Boston 302073438664
Ottawa 321796408370
Toronto 3217123379792
Buffalo 32131543086100
|Southeast Division|
|GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Winnipeg 3317142368498
Carolina 3015132328586
Washington 3215161319290
Tampa Bay 32131812710398
Florida 3391862478116
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|
|Central Division|
|GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Chicago 3024335110266
St. Louis 3017112369083
Detroit 3115115358580
Nashville 3213136328086
Columbus 3213136327585
|Northwest Division|
|GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver 321796408785
Minnesota 3018102387971
Edmonton 3011127297288
Calgary 29111442682101
Colorado 31111642679100
|Pacific Division|
|GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim 3022444810076
Los Angeles 3117122368876
Dallas 3115133338390
San Jose 3013116327179
Phoenix 3113144308087
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.|
|Saturday's Games|
St. Louis 3, Edmonton 0|
|Sunday's Games|
Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO
N.Y. Islanders 3, Florida 0
Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1, OT
Winnipeg 3, Tampa Bay 2
Vancouver 3, Colorado 2
Calgary 3, St. Louis 2
Detroit 2, Anaheim 1
|Monday's Games|
Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 9 p.m.|
|Tuesday's Games|
Florida at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Carolina, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 9 p.m.|
|BASEBALL|
College
|Late Saturday|
|at Metrodome in Minneapolis|
North Dakota State|051703000-16172
Northern State|001010000-2113
Trevor Jaunich, Adam Lambrecht (6), Simon Anderson (7), Parker Trewin (8), Kyle Kingsley (9) and Michael Leach; Nathan Nietfeld, Sean Winslow (3), Hayden Rovengo (4), Andrew Crisman (6) John Eckstein (8), Adam Thompson (9) and Buddy Traxler, Maurice Rodriguez. 2B - NDSU, Jon Hechtner, Aiden Hook, Kyle Kleinendorst 2; NSU, Traxler. 3B - NDSU, Blake Turbak 2, Kleinendorst; NSU, Brent Lawrence. HR - NDSU, Turbak.
Highlights: Turbak had three hits and drove in five runs for the Bison, and Kleinendorst was 5-for-6 as six players had at least two hits each. Cameron Lehner went 3-for-4 for NSU (7-7).
|MLB|
|AMERICAN LEAGUE|
|WLPct
Kansas City 216.778
Baltimore 177.708
Seattle 1810.643
Detroit 1711.607
Cleveland 1611.593
Texas 1513.536
Minnesota 1413.519
Boston 1514.517
Oakland 1212.500
Tampa Bay 1414.500
Chicago 1112.478
Houston 1214.462
New York 1217.414
Toronto 1116.407
Los Angeles 717.292
|NATIONAL LEAGUE|
|WLPct
Atlanta 1813.581
Colorado 1412.538
Chicago 1615.516
Arizona 1414.500
New York 1212.500
Philadelphia 1314.481
San Francisco 1213.480
San Diego 1416.467
St. Louis 1214.462
Washington 1214.462
Pittsburgh 1215.444
Miami 1114.440
Los Angeles 1116.407
Milwaukee 1016.385
Cincinnati 917.346
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
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|Saturday's Games|
L.A. Dodgers 10, Chicago White Sox 4
Colorado 10, San Diego 4
Sunday's Games|
N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 6, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets (ss) 10, St. Louis 7
Minnesota 14, Toronto 5
Washington 9, Atlanta 3, 8 innings
Baltimore 12, Pittsburgh 10
Boston 7, Philadelphia 6
Houston 4, Miami 1, 5 innings
Detroit 9, N.Y. Mets (ss) 4
Kansas City 8, Chicago White Sox 2
Milwaukee (ss) 7, Colorado 5
Oakland 7, L.A. Dodgers 4
Texas 7, Cincinnati 2
Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland 3
San Diego 6, Milwaukee (ss) 4
San Francisco 5, L.A. Angels 4
|Monday's Games|
St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 5:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.
|Tuesday's Games|
Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.
Linescores
At Tampa, Fla.|
Tampa Bay 1004000010-6130
New York (A) 2010010201-7101
(10 innings)|
Hellickson, J.Wright (8), Lueke (10) and C.Gimenez, J.Molina; Warren, V.Nuno (4), Eppley (5), M.Rivera (6), Chamberlain (7), Logan (8), Aardsma (9), Spence (10), P.Claiborne (10) and Cervelli, B.Wilson. W-P.Claiborne. L-Lueke. HRs-New York (A), R.Mustelier (2), Youkilis 2 (5), Hafner (2).
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At Fort Myers, Fla.|
Toronto 020210000-580
Minnesota 42071000x-14150
Bush, Jeffress (3), Moscoso (4), Brummett (5), Loup (7), J.Stilson (8) and Thole, S.Ochinko; Walters, Duensing (4), Burton (6), Roenicke (7), B.Pugh (9) and Mauer, Butera. W-Walters. L-Bush. HRs-Toronto, R.Davis (2), L.Jimenez 2 (2). Minnesota, Dozier (2), Mauer (1), Butera (1), Morneau (3).
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At Glendale, Ariz.|
Kansas City 001041011-8101
Chicago (A) 100010000-262
Guthrie, Crow (7), D.Joseph (8), K.Herrera (9) and Kottaras; E.Johnson, Purcey (5), Gray (6), M.Zaleski (9) and H.Gimenez, Bry.Anderson. W-Guthrie. L-Purcey. HRs-Kansas City, A.Gordon (5). Chicago (A), De Aza (1).
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At Clearwater, Fla.|
Boston 033000001-7142
Philadelphia 002010030-673
B.Workman, A.Bailey (4), Bard (5), Henn (6), N.Ramirez (7), Rowland-Smith (8), M.Duarte (9) and Lavarnway, D.Butler; C.Lee, Papelbon (6), Stutes (7), Horst (8) and Quintero. W-Rowland-Smith. L-Horst. Sv-M.Duarte. HRs-Boston, Bradley (2). Philadelphia, Utley (4), Howard (7).
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At Bradenton, Fla.|
Baltimore 810010101-12150
Pittsburgh 202105000-10174
Matusz, Ayala (5), Patton (6), J.Pettit (6), Z.Zinicola (9) and Teagarden, L.Martinez; Leroux, J.Wilson (1), J.Hughes (4), R.Reid (5), Zagurski (6), D.Bromberg (7) and R.Martin, May. W-J.Pettit. L-Zagurski. Sv-Z.Zinicola. HRs-Baltimore, Pearce (6), Dickerson (2). Pittsburgh, A.McCutchen (3).
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At Kissimmee, Fla.|
Miami 10000-1100
Houston 02200-450
(5 innings)|
Ja.Turner, Z.Phillips (5) and Brantly; D.Martinez, Veras (5) and Corporan. W-D.Martinez. L-Ja.Turner. HRs-Houston, Wallace (3).
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At Port St. Lucie, Fla.|
Detroit 011200500-9130
New York (N) (ss) 011000020-492
Fister, D.Downs (5), Alburquerque (6), J.Alvarez (7), L.Marte (8) and Avila, B.Pena; Harvey, Parnell (6), Lyon (7), Atchison (7), J.Leathersich (9) and J.Buck, Powell. W-Fister. L-Harvey. HRs-Detroit, D.Kelly (3).
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At Goodyear, Ariz.|
Chicago (N) 000100030-450
Cleveland 000000021-370
Rusin, Bowden (6), Coleman (8), Putnam (8), Lewis (9) and W.Castillo; U.Jimenez, Allen (8), Shaw (9) and C.Santana, Jeroloman. W-Rusin. L-U.Jimenez. Sv-Lewis.
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At Phoenix, Ariz.|
Los Angeles (N) 201010000-470
Oakland 20500000x-770
Beckett, Gregg (5), Belisario (6), P.Rodriguez (7), Wall (8) and Federowicz, M.Wallach; Griffin, Blevins (5), Balfour (6), Okajima (7), Ekstrom (8) and Montz, D.Norris. W-Griffin. L-Beckett. Sv-Ekstrom. HRs-Los Angeles (N), C.Crawford (1), Ethier (1). Oakland, Lowrie (3), D.Norris (5).
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At Surprise, Ariz.|
Cincinnati 000000020-250
Texas 10020004x-7120
Arroyo, Arredondo (6), Ondrusek (8), Texeira (8) and Hanigan, Olivo; Ogando, Nathan (7), N.Robertson (8), Burns (9) and Pierzynski. W-Ogando. L-Arroyo. HRs-Texas, Berkman (2).
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At Tempe, Ariz.|
San Francisco 000000131-5110
Los Angeles (A) 000100300-4120
Zito, Proctor (6), Mijares (7), Gaudin (7), Affeldt (8), H.Hembree (9) and Quiroz; Vargas, Coello (7), S.Downs (8), M.Morin (8), Frieri (9), T.Kelley (9) and Iannetta, Snyder. W-Affeldt. L-Frieri. Sv-H.Hembree.
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At Scottsdale, Ariz.|
Seattle 103000000-471
Arizona 10502000x-890
J.Saunders, Loe (6), Luetge (8) and Shoppach, J.Sucre; Miley, Ziegler (4), D.Hernandez (6), Sipp (7), Paterson (8), M.Gorgen (9) and T.Gosewisch, M.Montero. W-Miley. L-J.Saunders. HRs-Seattle, F.Gutierrez (4), K.Morales (6). Arizona, Goldschmidt (2).
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At Jupiter, Fla.|
New York (N) (ss) 000012601-10111
St. Louis 112200100-7141
Laffey, Burke (4), Familia (5), Hampson (7), D.Owen (9) and d'Arnaud, Recker; Westbrook, S.Freeman (7), Choate (7), M.Harris (7), Cleto (7), Mujica (8), Salas (9) and Y.Molina, Ro.Johnson. W-Familia. L-M.Harris. Sv-D.Owen. HRs-New York (N), Hoffmann (2), Baxter (1), Lutz (1).
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At Viera, Fla.|
Atlanta 00010200-361
Washington 2130012x-9121
(8 innings)|
Medlen, Avilan (6), D.Carpenter (7) and Pagnozzi; Zimmermann, Mattheus (7), Clippard (8) and K.Suzuki. W-Zimmermann. L-Medlen. HRs-Washington, LaRoche (2), Espinosa (1).
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At Peoria, Ariz.|
Milwaukee (ss) 002020000-483
San Diego 11202000x-6110
W.Peralta, Gorzelanny (6), Axford (7), Badenhop (8) and M.Maldonado, D.Buller; Stults, Street (7), Layne (8), O'Sullivan (9) and Jo.Baker. W-Stults. L-W.Peralta. Sv-O'Sullivan. HRs-Milwaukee, Do.Murphy (2). San Diego, Alonso (5), Ransom (4).
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At Phoenix, Ariz.|
Colorado 110000120-561
Milwaukee (ss) 00200500x-7111
Nicasio, Belisle (6), Ottavino (7), Volstad (8) and Ra.Hernandez, Torrealba; M.Rogers, H.Burgos (4), Kintzler (7), Asencio (8), Figaro (8), Henderson (9) and Lucroy, Lalli. W-H.Burgos. L-Belisle. Sv-Henderson.
NASCAR
Sprint Cup-Auto Club 400 Results |
|By The Associated Press |
|Sunday |
|At Auto Club Speedway |
|Fontana, Calif. |
|Lap length: 2 miles |
|(Start position in parentheses) |
1. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200 laps, 148 rating, 48 points.
2. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 104.1, 42.
3. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 127, 42.
4. (24) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 98.2, 40.
5. (10) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 95.5, 39.
6. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 94.2, 38.
7. (5) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 108.6, 38.
8. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 85.4, 36.
9. (16) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 97.1, 35.
10. (20) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 81.7, 34.
11. (19) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 75.2, 33.
12. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 81.2, 32.
13. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 110.4, 32.
14. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 70.2, 30.
15. (11) Casey Mears, Ford, 200, 66.1, 29.
16. (26) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200, 75.7, 28.
17. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 65.1, 27.
18. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 85.7, 26.
19. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 80.5, 25.
20. (31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 66.1, 24.
21. (29) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 200, 55.1, 23.
22. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200, 95.3, 23.
23. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 77.5, 21.
24. (42) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 53.2, 21.
25. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 199, 101.6, 20.
26. (40) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 199, 44.2, 18.
27. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 199, 46.3, 17.
28. (25) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 198, 50.1, 16.
29. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 198, 46.4, 15.
30. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 194, 36.5, 14.
31. (32) David Stremme, Toyota, 193, 34.7, 13.
32. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 193, 29.8, 0.
33. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota, oil leak, 192, 51.4, 11.
34. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 188, 42, 11.
35. (13) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, engine, 184, 88.1, 9.
36. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 182, 55.5, 8.
37. (9) Mark Martin, Toyota, 179, 62.4, 7.
38. (12) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 169, 59, 6.
39. (39) Timmy Hill, Ford, rear gear, 108, 28.9, 5.
40. (30) Josh Wise, Ford, overheating, 103, 40.1, 0.
41. (38) Scott Riggs, Ford, vibration, 66, 27.1, 3.
42. (35) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 60, 33, 2.
43. (41) Mike Bliss, Toyota, fuel pump, 44, 27.4, 0.
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|Race Statistics |
Average Speed of Race Winner: 135.351 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 19 seconds.
Margin of Victory: Under Caution.
Caution Flags: 9 for 35 laps.
Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-10; Ky.Busch 11-30; T.Kvapil 31; Ky.Busch 32-43; J.Logano 44-67; Ky.Busch 68; K.Harvick 69; T.Stewart 70-75; Ky.Busch 76-92; D.Hamlin 93-95; Ky.Busch 96-121; J.Logano 122-132; D.Ragan 133; T.Stewart 134-145; Ky.Busch 146-193; J.Logano 194-199; Ky.Busch 200.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 7 times for 125 laps; J.Logano, 3 times for 41 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 18 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 10 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Kvapil, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. D.Earnhardt Jr., 199; 2. Bra.Keselowski, 187; 3. J.Johnson, 183; 4. C.Edwards, 164; 5. G.Biffle, 164; 6. Ky.Busch, 163; 7. K.Kahne, 159; 8. P.Menard, 154; 9. J.Logano, 146; 10. D.Hamlin, 145; 11. M.Kenseth, 141; 12. R.Stenhouse Jr., 139.
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|NASCAR Driver Rating Formula |
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
BASKETBALL
NCAA Tournament |
|EAST REGIONAL|
|Third Round |
|Saturday, March 23 |
|At Rupp Arena |
Lexington, Ky.|
Marquette 74, Butler 72|
|At HP Pavilion|
|San Jose, Calif.|
Syracuse 66, California 60|
|Sunday, March 24|
|At UD Arena|
|Dayton, Ohio|
Indiana 58, Temple 52|
|At The Frank Erwin Center|
|Austin, Texas|
Miami 63, Illinois 59|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Thursday, March 28|
|At The Verizon Center|
|Washington|
Indiana (29-6) vs. Syracuse (28-9), TBA
Miami (29-6) vs. Marquette (25-8), TBA|
|Regional Championship|
|Saturday, March 30|
Semifinal winners
|SOUTH REGIONAL |
|Third Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
|At The Palace of Auburn Hills|
|Auburn Hills, Mich.|
Michigan 78, VCU 53|
|Sunday, March 24|
|At Wells Fargo Center|
|Philadelphia|
Florida Gulf Coast 81, San Diego State 71|
|At The Sprint Center|
|Kansas City, Mo.|
Kansas 70, North Carolina 58|
|At The Frank Erwin Center|
|Austin, Texas|
Florida 78, Minnesota 64|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Friday, March 29|
|At Cowboys Stadium|
|Arlington, Texas|
Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), TBA
Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), TBA|
|Regional Championship|
|Sunday, March 31|
Semifinal winners
|MIDWEST REGIONAL|
|Third Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
|At Rupp Arena|
|Lexington, Ky.|
Louisville 82, Colorado State 56|
|At The Palace of Auburn Hills|
|Auburn Hills, Mich.|
Michigan State 70, Memphis 48|
|At HP Pavilion|
|San Jose, Calif.|
Oregon 74, Saint Louis 57|
Sunday, March 24|
|At Wells Fargo Center|
|Philadelphia|
Duke 66, Creighton 50|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Friday, March 29|
|At Lucas Oil Stadium|
|Indianapolis|
Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), TBA
Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), TBA|
|Regional Championship|
|Sunday, March 31|
Semifinal winners
|WEST REGIONAL|
|Third Round|
Saturday, March 23|
|At EnergySolutions Arena|
|Salt Lake City|
Arizona 74, Harvard 51
Wichita State 76, Gonzaga 70|
|Sunday, March 24|
|At UD Arena|
|Dayton, Ohio|
Ohio State 78, Iowa State 75|
|At The Sprint Center|
|Kansas City, Mo.|
La Salle 76, Mississippi 74|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Thursday, March 28|
|At The Staples Center|
|Los Angeles|
Wichita State (28-8) vs. La Salle (24-9), TBA
Arizona (27-7) vs. Ohio State (28-7), TBA|
|Regional Championship|
|Saturday, March 30|
Semifinal winners
|FINAL FOUR|
|At The Georgia Dome|
|Atlanta|
|National Semifinals|
|Saturday, April 6|
Midwest champion vs. West champion, 5 or 7:30 p.m.
South champion vs. East champion, 5 or 7:30 p.m.|
|National Championship|
|Monday, April 8|
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
NCAA Women's Basketball
Tournament|
|OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL|
|First Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
|Columbus, Ohio|
Oklahoma 78, Central Michigan 73
UCLA 66, Stetson 49
|Knoxville, Tenn.|
Creighton 61, Syracuse 56
Tennessee 83, Oral Roberts 62|
|Sunday, March 24|
|Waco, Texas|
Florida State 60, Princeton 44
Baylor 82, Prairie View 40|
|Louisville, Ky.|
Purdue 77, Liberty 43
Louisville 74, Middle Tennessee 49|
|Second Round|
|Monday, March 25|
|Columbus, Ohio|
Oklahoma (23-10) vs. UCLA (26-7), 6:15 p.m.|
|Knoxville, Tenn.|
Creighton (25-7) vs. Tennessee (25-7), 6:10 p.m.|
|Tuesday, March 26|
|Waco, Texas|
Florida State (23-9) vs. Baylor (33-1), TBA|
|Louisville, Ky.|
Purdue (25-8) vs. Louisville (25-8), 6:10 p.m.|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Oklahoma City|
|Sunday, March 31|
Florida St.-Baylor winner vs. Purdue-Louisville winner
Oklahoma-UCLA winner vs. Creighton-Tennessee winner|
|Tuesday, April 2|
|Regional Championship|
Semifinal winners
|
|SPOKANE REGIONAL|
|First Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
|Spokane, Wash.|
Iowa State 72, Gonzaga 60
Georgia 70, Montana 50|
|Lubbock, Texas|
California 90, Fresno State 76
South Florida 71, Texas Tech 70|
|Sunday, March 24|
|Stanford, Calif.|
Stanford 72, Tulsa 56
Michigan 60, Villanova 52|
|Baton Rouge, La.|
Penn State 85, Cal Poly 55
LSU 75, Green Bay 71|
|Second Round|
|Monday, March 25|
|Spokane, Wash.|
Iowa State (24-8) vs. Georgia (26-6), 8:50 p.m.|
|Lubbock, Texas|
California (29-3) vs. South Florida (22-10), 8:45 p.m.|
|Tuesday, March 26|
|Stanford, Calif.|
Stanford (32-2) vs. Michigan (22-10), TBA|
|Baton Rouge, La.|
Penn State (26-5) vs. LSU (21-11), TBA|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Spokane, Wash.|
|Saturday, March 30|
Stanford-Michigan winner vs. Iowa State-Georgia winner
California-South Florida winner vs. Penn State-LSU winner|
|Regional Championship|
|Monday, April 1|
Semifinal winners
|NORFOLK REGIONAL|
|First Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
|Sunday, March 24|
|Iowa City|
Notre Dame 97, UT-Martin 64
Iowa 69, Miami 53|
|Durham, N.C.|
Duke 67, Hampton 51
Oklahoma State 73, DePaul 56|
|Second Round|
|Monday, March 25|
|Boulder, Colo.|
South Carolina (25-7) vs. Kansas (19-13), 8:35 p.m.|
|College Station, Texas|
Texas A&M (25-9) vs. Nebraska (24-8), 8:40 p.m.|
|Tuesday, March 26|
|Iowa City|
Notre Dame (32-1) vs. Iowa (21-12), TBA|
|Durham, N.C.|
Duke (31-2) vs. Oklahoma State (22-10), 6:10 p.m.|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Norfolk, Va.|
|Sunday, March 31|
Notre Dame-Iowa winner vs. South Carolina-Kansas winner|
Duke-Oklahoma State winner vs. Texas A&M-Nebraska winner|
|Regional Championship|
|Tuesday, April 2|
Semifinal winners
|BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL|
|First Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
|Storrs, Conn.|
Vanderbilt 60, Saint Joseph's 54
Connecticut 105, Idaho 37|
|College Park, Md.|
Maryland 72, Quinnipiac 52
Michigan State 55, Marist 47|
|Sunday, March 24|
|Newark, Del.|
Delaware 66, West Virginia 53
North Carolina 59, Albany (N.Y.) 54|
|Queens, N.Y.|
Kentucky 61, Navy 41
Dayton 96, St. John's 90, 2OT|
|Second Round|
|Monday, March 25|
|Storrs, Conn.|
Vanderbilt (21-11) vs. Connecticut (30-4), 6:05 p.m.|
|College Park, Md.|
Maryland (25-7) vs. Michigan State (25-8), 6:20 p.m.|
|Tuesday, March 26|
|Newark, Del.|
Delaware (31-3) vs. North Carolina (29-6), 6:05 p.m.|
|Queens, N.Y.|
Kentucky (28-5) vs. Dayton (28-2), 6:15 p.m.|
|Regional Semifinals|
|Bridgeport, Conn.|
|Saturday, March 30|
Vanderbilt-Connecticut winner vs. Maryland-Michigan State winner|
Delaware-North Carolina-Albany (NY) winner vs. Kentucky-Dayton winner|
|Regional Championship|
|Monday, April 1|
Semifinal winners
|FINAL FOUR|
|At New Orleans Arena|
|New Orleans|
|National Semifinals|
|Sunday, April 7|
Oklahoma City champion vs. Spokane champion, 4:30 or 7 p.m.
Norfolk champion vs. Bridgeport champion, 4:30 or 7 p.m.
|National Championship|
|Tuesday, April 9|
Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.
National Invitation
Tournament
|Tuesday, March 19|
Maryland 86, Niagara 70
St. John's 63, Saint Joseph's 61
Louisiana Tech 71, Florida State 66
Robert Morris 59, Kentucky 57
Alabama 62, Northeastern 43
Virginia 67, Norfolk State 56
Denver 61, Ohio 57
BYU 90, Washington 79
Stanford 58, Stephen F. Austin 57|
|Wednesday, March 20|
Iowa 68, Indiana State 52
Providence 75, Charlotte 66
Stony Brook 71, Massachusetts 58
Mercer 75, Tennessee 67
Baylor 112, Long Beach State 66
Southern Mississippi 78, Charleston Southern 71
Arizona State 83, Detroit 68
|
|Second Round|
|Thursday, March 21|
Maryland 62, Denver 52|
|Friday, March 22|
Baylor 89, Arizona State 85
Iowa 75, Stony Brook 63|
|Saturday, March 23|
Alabama 66, Stanford 54|
|Sunday, March 24|
Virginia 68, St. John's 50|
|Monday, March 25|
Robert Morris (24-10) at Providence (18-14), 6 p.m.
Mercer (24-11) at BYU (22-11), 8 p.m.
Louisiana Tech (27-6) at Southern Mississippi (26-9), 9 p.m.|
|
|Quarterfinals|
|Saturday, March 28 or Sunday, March 29|
Robert Morris-Providence winner vs. Baylor (20-14), TBA
Southern Mississippi-Louisiana Tech winner vs. BYU-Mercer winner, TBA
Alabama (23-12) vs. Maryland (24-12), TBA
Virginia (23-11) vs. Iowa (23-12), TBA
|
|At Madison Square Garden|
|New York|
|Semifinals|
|Tuesday, April 2|
Semifinal, 6 p.m.
Semifinal, 8:30 p.m.|
|Championship|
|Thursday, April 4|
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
Women's National
Invitation
Tournament
|First Round|
Wednesday, March 20|
Auburn 80, UAB 57
Eastern Illinois 60, Missouri 58
BYU 69, Idaho State 54
Utah 56, Long Beach State 49
San Diego State 69, UC Santa Barbara 46|
|Thursday, March 21|
Toledo 63, Butler 49
Drexel 59, Iona 50
Harvard 61, Hartford 57
Duquesne 71, Akron 66
Bowling Green 76, SMU 70
Boston U. 61, Sacred Heart 49
Fordham 55, Army 46
James Madison 77, NC A&T 64
NC State 60, Richmond 55
Davidson 82, Old Dominion 73
Charlotte 79, Appalachian State 61
Florida 75, Florida International 68
Winthrop 65, Florida Gulf Coast 51
Youngstown St. 63, Indiana State 51
Kansas State 72, Texas Southern 44
Illinois 73, Miami (Ohio) 60
Western Kentucky 88, East Carolina 77, OT
Arkansas 67, Memphis 57
Tulane 65, Sam Houston State 57
Illinois State 63, IUPUI 47
Northern Colorado 71, Wyoming 63
San Diego 61, Hawaii 49
St. Mary's (Cal) 68, Seattle 51|
|Friday, March 22|
Ball State 54, Minnesota 51
Northern Iowa 61, Marquette 59
Washington 65, Eastern Washington 60, 2OT
Pacific 69, UALR 65
|
|Second Round|
|Saturday, March 23|
Toledo 61, Youngstown State 43
Fordham 58, Boston U. 44
BYU 69, San Diego State 58
Bowling Green 61, Duquesne 54
Drexel 82, Harvard 72|
|Sunday, March 24|
James Madison 72, N.C. State 66
Charlotte 72, Davidson 60
Ball State 53, Northern Iowa 48
Auburn 84, Western Kentucky 66
Tulane 60, Arkansas 48
Saint Mary's (Cal) 68, Northern Colorado 58
Pacific 85, Washington 78|
|Monday, March 25|
Florida (19-14) at Winthrop (21-12), 6 p.m.
Eastern Illinois (20-11) at Illinois (17-13), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (24-10) at Kansas State (16-17), 7 p.m.
San Diego (22-9) at Utah (19-13), 8 p.m.
|
|Third Round|
|Wednesday March 27|
Fordham (26-8) at James Madison (24-10), 6 p.m.
Florida-Winthrop winner at Charlotte (26-5), 6 p.m.
Tulane (24-8) at Auburn (18-14), 6 p.m.
Saint Mary's (Cal) (22-10) at BYU (23-10), TBA|
|Thursday, March 28|
Drexel at Bowling Green, 6 p.m.|
|Dates & Times TBA|
Pacific (27-7) vs. Utah-San Diego winner
Ball State (17-15) vs. Kansas State-Illinois State winner
Toledo (29-3) vs. Eastern Illinois-Illinois winner
|
|Quarterfinals|
|Saturday, March 30-Monday, April 1|
TBD|
|Semifinals|
|Wednesday, April 3|
TBD|
|Championship|
|Saturday, April 6|
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
|NBA|
|EASTERN CONFERENCE|
|Atlantic Division|
|WLPctGB
x-New York 4226.618-
x-Brooklyn 4029.5802
Boston 3633.5226
Philadelphia 2742.39115
Toronto 2644.37117
|Southeast Division|
|WLPctGB
y-Miami 5514.797-
Atlanta 3931.55716
Washington 2544.36230
Orlando 1852.25737
Charlotte 1654.22939
|Central Division|
|WLPctGB
x-Indiana 4327.614-
Chicago 3831.5514
Milwaukee 3435.4938
Detroit 2447.33819
Cleveland 2247.31920
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|
|Southwest Division|
|WLPctGB
x-San Antonio 5317.757-
x-Memphis 4722.6815
Houston 3931.55714
Dallas 3436.48619
New Orleans 2446.34329
|Northwest Division|
|WLPctGB
x-Oklahoma City 5219.732-
x-Denver 4922.6903
Utah 3436.48617
Portland 3337.47118
Minnesota 2444.35326
|Pacific Division|
|WLPctGB
x-L.A. Clippers 4822.686-
Golden State 4031.5638
L.A. Lakers 3634.51412
Sacramento 2546.35223
Phoenix 2347.32925
x-clinched playoff spot|
y-clinched division|
| ---|
|Saturday's Games|
Denver 101, Sacramento 95
Golden State 101, Washington 92
L.A. Clippers 101, Brooklyn 95|
|Sunday's Games|
Atlanta 104, Milwaukee 99
Miami 109, Charlotte 77
Houston 96, San Antonio 95
Chicago 104, Minnesota 97
Oklahoma City 103, Portland 83
Dallas 113, Utah 108
Philadelphia 117, Sacramento 103
Brooklyn at Phoenix, N
|Monday's Games|
Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Washington, 6 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.|
|Tuesday's Games|
New York at Boston, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.|
CHARLOTTE (77)
Kidd-Gilchrist 5-8 3-4 13, Mullens 2-8 0-0 5, Biyombo 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 7-21 4-6 20, Henderson 8-18 2-4 18, Gordon 0-7 0-0 0, Taylor 4-12 0-0 8, Pargo 2-7 0-0 5, Adrien 0-3 3-4 3, Williams 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 30-89 12-18 77.|
MIAMI (109)
James 11-14 10-11 32, Haslem 0-3 1-2 1, Bosh 5-12 5-6 15, Chalmers 0-4 2-2 2, Miller 2-7 0-0 6, Battier 2-6 0-0 6, Allen 5-9 0-0 14, Andersen 3-3 0-0 6, Cole 5-9 2-2 15, Lewis 3-7 0-0 7, Howard 1-1 0-0 2, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-76 20-23 109.|
Charlotte 19201820-77
Miami 23242636-109
3-Point Goals-Charlotte 5-25 (Walker 2-7, Williams 1-1, Mullens 1-5, Pargo 1-5, Gordon 0-3, Taylor 0-4), Miami 13-30 (Allen 4-5, Cole 3-4, Battier 2-5, Miller 2-6, Jones 1-1, Lewis 1-3, Bosh 0-1, James 0-1, Chalmers 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Charlotte 54 (Biyombo 11), Miami 52 (James 8). Assists-Charlotte 9 (Walker 3), Miami 28 (James 10). Total Fouls-Charlotte 20, Miami 16. A-20,350 (19,600).
TRANSACTIONS
|BASEBALL|
|American League|
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Released RHP Diasuke Matsuzaka from his minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS - Agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract. Optioned OF J.D. Martinez to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned C Jason Jaramillo to their minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Optioned OF Scott Cousins and INF Tommy Field to Salt Lake (PCL) and LHP Nick Maronde to Arkansas (TL). Reassigned RHP Fernando Cabrera, C Luke Carlin, RHP Chad Cordero, LHP Kevin Johnson and OF Matt Young to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Reassigned INF Walter Ibarra, INF Addison Maruszak and INF Jose Pirela to their minor league camp.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Optioned INF Jemile Weeks and OF Shane Peterson to Sacramento (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS - Claimed LHP Brad Mills off waivers from the L.A. Angels. Placed RHP Neftali Feliz on the 60-day DL. Assigned RHP Johan Yan to their minor league camp.|
|National League|
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS - Reassigned RHP Eddie Bonine and INF Mark Teahen to their minor league camp.
CHICAGO CUBS - Optioned RHP Rafael Dolis to Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES - Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Garland on a one-year contract. Optioned RHP Tyler Chatwood, RHP Rob Scahill, LHP Christian Friedrich, LHP Josh Outman, INF Charlie Culberson and OF Charlie Blackmon to their minor league camp. Reassigned C Gustavo Molina, INF Ben Paulsen and OF Corey Dickerson to their minor league camp. Returned LHP Danny Rosenbaum to the Washington Nationals.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Released RHP Mark Lowe.
NEW YORK METS - Optioned C Travis d'Arnaud to their minor league camp. Reassigned OF Andrew Brown, OF Jamie Hoffmann, LHP Aaron Laffey and INF Brian Bixler to their minor league camp. Sent INF Brandon Hicks outright to their minor league camp.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Released INF Yuniesky Betancourt. Traded RHP Julio Rodriguez to Baltimore for OF Ronnie Welty.
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Optioned RHP Nick Vincent to Tucson (PCL). Released RHP Freddy Garcia.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Optioned LHP Dan Runzler to Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Placed RHP Christian Garcia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22. Sent INF Carlos Rivero outright to Syracuse (IL).|
|FOOTBALL|
|National Football League|
BALTIMORE RAVENS - Agreed to terms with DE Elvis Dumervil on a five-year contract.
CHICAGO BEARS - Agreed to terms with LB James Anderson on a one-year contract.|
|HOCKEY|
|National Hockey League|
NHL - Fined Los Angeles F Jordan Nolan $1,436.94 for cross-checking Vancouver F Henrik Sedin in a March 23 game.
BOSTON BRUINS - Assigned F Ryan Spooner to Providence (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS - Recalled C Greg Rallo from San Antonio (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Placed LW Alexei Ponikarovsky on injured reserve, retroactive to March 19. Recalled LW Harri Pesonen from Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS - Assigned D Stu Bickel to Connecticut (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Acquired F Brenden Morrow and a 2013 third-round draft pick from Dallas for D Joe Morrow and a 2013 fifth-round draft pick.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Fired coach Guy Boucher.|
|American Hockey League|
PEORIA RIVERMEN - Signed D Daniel Tetrault to a professional tryout contract.|
|ECHL|
ECHL - Suspended Toledo D Cody Lampl one game and fined him an undisclosed amount.
|COLLEGE|
UCLA - Fired men's basketball coach Ben Howland.