GIRLS DISTRICT FINALS
DIVISION III
At Anthony Wayne High School
Saturday’s Game
Lake 46, Genoa 31
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
At Ohio Northern University
Tuesday’s Game
Lake vs. Fort Recovery, 7 p.m.
GIRLS
DIVISION III
LAKE 46, GENOA 31
GENOA
Mock, 0-0-0; Albright, 0-0-0; Swartzmiller, 3-2-1-13; Peer, 0-0-0; Schimming, 1-1-0-5; Meis, 2-2-6;
Johnson, 0-3-3; Beck, 0-0-0; Bergman, 0-0-0; Giles, 0-0-0; Feller, 1-0-2; Adams, 1-0-2. TOTALS:
8-3-6-31.
LAKE
Brittenham, 6-3-15; Woodruff, 0-1-0-3; Dabney, 0-0-0; Johnson, 1-0-2; Cox, 0-2-3-9; Pennington, 0-0-0;
Huston, 6-3-15; Shaffer, 1-0-2; Lee, 0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-3-9-46.
GENOA 6 7 12 6 -31
LAKE 11 20 8 7 -46
BOYS DISTRICT SEMIFINALS
DIVISION I
At Liberty-Benton
Thursday’s Game
Perrysburg vs. Findlay, 7 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
MEN’S BASKETBALL
EAST
Team (Overall) W L
Kent State (21-10) 12 4
Miami (16-15) 11 5
Akron (19-12) 9 7
Ohio (17-14) 9 7
BOWLING GREEN (13-18)
3 8
Buffalo (17-12) 8 8
WEST
Team (Overall) W L
Western Michigan (19-11)
11 5
Ball State (18-12) 10 6
Central Michigan (10-20) 7 9
Northern Illinois (9-20) 5 11
Eastern Michigan (9-21) 5 11
Toledo (4-27) 1 15
Saturday’s Games
BOWLING GREEN 73, Buffalo 63
Eastern Michigan 69, Toledo 50
Western Michigan 81, Central Michigan 68
Ball State 67, Northern Illinois 57
(end of regular season)
MAC TOURNAMENT
First-round
Tuesday’s Games
No. 10 Northern Illinois (9-20) at No. 7 BOWLING GREEN (13-18), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Toledo (4-27) at No. 5 Ohio (17-14), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Eastern Michigan (9-21) at No. 6 Akron (19-12), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Central Michigan (10-20) at No. 8 Buffalo (17-12), 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Thursday’s Games
BG-NIU winner vs. No. 2 Western Michigan (19-11), noon
No. 3 Miami (16-15) vs. EMU-Akron winner, 2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Kent State (21-10) vs. Buffalo-CMU winner, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Ball State (18-12) vs. Ohio-Toledo winner, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Friday’s Games
BG-NIU-WMU winner vs. Akron-EMU-Miami winner, 7 p.m.
Buffalo-CMU-Kent State winner vs. Ball-State-Ohio-Toledo winner, 9:30 p.m.
MAC championship
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
First-round
Saturday’s Games
No. 8 Akron 76, No. 9 Western Michigan 65
No. 5 Eastern Michigan 82, No. 12 Miami 74
No. 6 Buffalo 82, No. 11 Ball State 73
Sunday’s Game
No. 10 Ohio 72, No. 7 Northern Illinois 56
Quarterfinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Wednesday’s Games
No. 2 BOWLING GREEN (25-4) vs. No. 10 Ohio (9-21), noon
No. 3 Central Michigan (19-9) vs. Buffalo (16-14), 2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Toledo (22-7) vs. No 8 Akron (14-15) , 5 p.m.
No. 4 Kent State (20-8) vs. No. 5 Eastern Michigan (20-11), 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Friday’s Games
BG-Ohio-NIU winner vs. Central Michigan-Buffalowinner, noon
Toledo-Akron winner vs. Kent State-Eastern Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
MAC championship
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
BIG TEN MEN
Team (Overall) W L
Ohio State (29-2) 16 2
Purdue (25-6) 14 4
Wisconsin (23-7) 13 5
Illinois (19-12) 9 9
Michigan (19-12) 9 9
Michigan State (17-13) 9 9
Penn State (16-13) 9 9
Northwestern (17-12) 7 11
Minnesota (17-13) 6 12
Iowa (11-19) 4 14
Indiana (12-19) 3 15
Saturday’s Games
Michigan 70, Michigan State 63
Illinois 72, Indiana 48
Iowa 67, Purdue 65
Sunday’s Games
Ohio State 93, Wisconsin 65
Penn State 66, Minnesota 63
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
First Round
Thursday’s Games
Northwestern vs. Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Iowa, 5 p.m.
Penn State vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday’s Games
Ohio State vs. Northwestern-Minnesota winner, Noon
Michigan vs. Illinois, 2:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Michigan State-Iowa winner, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Penn State-Indiana winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Ohio State-Northwestern-Minnesota winner vs. Michigan-Illinois winner, 1:40 p.m.
Purdue-Michigan State-Iowa winner vs. Wisconsin-Penn State-Indiana winner, 4 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
AP MEN’S TOP 25
Sunday’s games
No. 1. Ohio State 93, No. 10 Wisconsin 65
No. 20. Kentucky 64, Tennessee 58NCAA Automatic Bids
By The Associated Press
Belmont, Atlantic Sun Conference
Indiana State, Missouri Valley Conference
Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference
UNC Asheville, Big South Conference
Saturday’s Games
No. 2. Kansas 70, No. 22 Missouri 66
No. 3. BYU 102, Wyoming 78
No. 4. Pittsburgh 60, No. 19 Villanova 50
Iowa 67, No. 6. Purdue (25-6) 65
No. 7. Texas 60, Baylor 54
No. 8. Notre Dame 70, No. 16 Connecticut 67
No. 9. San Diego State 66, Colorado 48
West Virginia 72, No. 11. Louisville 70
No. 12. Syracuse 107, DePaul 59
No. 13. North Carolina 71, No. 4 Duke 67
No. 14. Florida 86, No. 21 Vanderbilt 76
No. 15. St. John’s 72, South Florida 56
Cincinnati 69, No. 17. Georgetown 47
No. 18. Arizona 90, Oregon 82
No. 23. Xavier 66, Saint Louis 55
No. 24. Texas A&M 66, Texas Tech 54
No. 25. Utah State 72, Louisiana Tech 30
AP Women’s Top 25
Sunday’s Games
No. 1. Connecticut 59, No. 17 Georgetown 43
No. 4. Tennessee 90, No. 16 Kentucky 65
No. 6. Xavier 69, Charlotte 53
No. 7. Notre Dame 63, Louisville 53
No. 8. Duke 81, No. 19 North Carolina 66
No. 12. DePaul 66, St. John’s 54
Rugers 68, No. 20. Marquette 62
No. 22. Gonzaga 96, Portland 71
Saturday’s Games
No. 3. Baylor 81, Colorado 59
No. 4. Tennessee 82, Georgia 58
No. 5. Texas A&M 84, Nebraska 49
No. 6. Xavier 71, Saint Joseph’s 55
No. 8. Duke 74, Georgia Tech 66
No. 9. UCLA 66, Washington State 48
Ohio State 72, No. 11. Michigan State 57
No.15. Wisconsin-Green Bay 68, Detroit 48
No. 16. Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 56
No. 17. Georgetown 61, Syracuse 60
Texas Tech 61, No. 18. Oklahoma 56
No. 19. North Carolina 83, No. 10 Miami 57
No. 20. Marquette 65, Pittsburgh 61
No. 21. Marist 60, Siena 45
Missouri 49, No. 23. Iowa State 48
No. 25. Houston 90, Tulane 84, OT
MEN’S NCAA Automatic Bids
Belmont, Atlantic Sun Conference
Indiana State, Missouri Valley Conference
Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference
UNC Asheville, Big South Conference
CENTRAL COLLEGIATE
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
First round/Best-of-3
Saturday’s Games
No. 11 BOWLING GREEN 2, No. 6 Northern Michigan 0 (series tied 1-1)
No. 7 Alaska 4, No. 10 Michigan State 3, 20T (UA wins series 2-0)
No. 8 Lake Superior 3, No. 9 Ohio State 2 (LSSU wins series 2-0)
Sunday’s Game
No. 11 BOWLING GREEN 2, No. 6 Northern Michigan 1, 2OT (BG wins series 2-1)
Quarterfinals/Best-of-3
March 11-12-13
No. 11 BOWLING GREEN (10-25-4) at No. 1 Michigan (23-9-4), 7:35 p.m. March 11-12, tba March 13
No 8. Lake Superior (12-15-9) at No. 2 Notre Dame (21-10-5)
No. 7 Alaska (16-15-5) at No. 3 Miami (19-9-6)
No. 5 Ferris State (17-14-5) at No. 4 Western Michigan (16-10-10)
SUNDAY
BGSU 2, NMU 1, 2OT
GOALS BY PERIOD
BGSU 0 1 0 0 1 -2
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
0 0 1 0 0 -1
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: None.
Penalties: Shea, BG, high-sticking, 5:06; Shea, BG, tripping, 8:16; Ludwig, NMU, roughing, 15:06;
Samuels-Thomas, BG, roughing, 15:06; Brown, NMU, roughing, 20:00.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 1, BG Sumsion 5 (Mohler, Shea) 18:25.
Penalties: Mohler, BG, kneeing, 1:43; Higby, NMU, hooking, 5:29; Ludwig, NMU, interference, 14:15.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 2, NMU Cherniwchan 9 (Macaulay) 6:40.
Penalties: Samuels-Thomas, BG, tripping, 4:00; Gron, NMU, slashing, 4:26; Epp, NMU, high-sticking, 4:29.
FIRST OVERTIME
Scoring: None.
Penalties: None.
SECOND OVERTIME
Scoring: 3, BG Williamson 4 (Sloat, Samuels-Thomas) 0:34.
Penalties: None.
SAVES BY PERIOD
Hammond, BG 12 12 11 9
0-44
Ellingson, NMU
6 6 9 10
1-32
Goalie statistics (goals against/minutes played): (BG) Hammond 1/80:34; (NMU) Ellingson 2/80:34.
Penalties-Minutes: BG 5-10, NMU 6-12. Power plays: BG 0-5, NMU 0-4. Attendance: 1,088.
SATURDAY
BGSU 2, NMU 0
GOALS BY PERIOD
BGSU 0 1 1 -2
NORTHERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 -0
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: None
Penalties: Mohler, BG, hooking, 11:14; Wojtala, BG, hooking, 19:34.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 1, BG Samuels-Thomas 9 (Wojtala) 7:44.
Penalties: Samuels-Thomas, BG, roughing, 5:18; Gron, NMU, slashing, 10:58; Fernandez, NMU,
cross-checking, 19:22.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 2, BG Viselli 2 (Fink, Sloat) 18:57 (5-6 en).
Penalties: Brown, NMU, slashing, 2:09.
SAVES BY PERIOD
Hammond, BG 9 9 11 -29
Ellingson, NMU 3 6 9 -18
Goalie statistics (goals against/minutes played): (BG) Hammond 0/60; (NMU) Ellingson 1/58:37, Empty net
0/1:03.
Penalties-Minutes: BG 3-6, NMU 3-6 Power plays: BG 0-3, NMU 0-3. Attendance: 1,434.
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
District championship games
Saturday’s Games
At Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter
Toledo St. Francis 7, Toledo St. John’s 4
At Columbus Ice Haus
Powell Olentangy Liberty 3, Dublin Jerome 2
At Brooklyn Recreation Center
Lakewood St. Edward 1, Parma Padua 0
Friday’s Game
At Kent State University
Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 4, Shaker Heights 0
State Final Four
At Columbus/Nationwide Arena
Semifinals
March 12
Toledo St. Francis vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty, noon
Lakewood St. Edward vs. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 3 p.m.
Championship
March 13
Semfinal winners, noon
BASEBALL
ILLINOIS STATE 18, BGSU 10
ILLINOIS STATE
100 515
222-18 17 3
BOWLING GREEN
020
100 340 -10 18 1
Sorkin (WP 2-0), Verbeke (6), Werderitch (7), Hauer (9) and Hollenback; Bruns (LP 0-1). Malewitz (4),
Miller (6), Fisher (6), Lancaster (9) and Schlater.
XAVIER 7, BGSU 6, 10 innings
BOWLING GREEN
011 000 004 0-6 14 4
XAVIER 001 200
102 1 -7 16 1
Apthorpe, Frank (6), Singer (10 LP 0-2) and Schlater; Koors, Kuykendoll (8), Willoughby (9 WP 1-1) and
Bellamy.
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 46 15 .754 –
New York 32 29 .525 14
Philadelphia 32 30 .516 141â„2
New Jersey 19 43 .306 271â„2
Toronto 17 46 .270 30
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 43 20 .683 –
Orlando 40 23 .635 3
Atlanta 37 26 .587 6
Charlotte 26 36 .419 161â„2
Washington 16 46 .258 261â„2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 43 18 .705 –
Indiana 27 35 .435 161â„2
Milwaukee 23 38 .377 20
Detroit 23 41 .359 211â„2
Cleveland 12 50 .194 311â„2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 51 12 .810 –
Dallas 45 17 .726 51â„2
New Orleans 37 28 .569 15
Memphis 35 29 .547 161â„2
Houston 32 32 .500 191â„2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 39 22 .639 –
Denver 37 27 .578 31â„2
Portland 35 27 .565 41â„2
Utah 33 30 .524 7
Minnesota 15 49 .234 251â„2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 45 19 .703 –
Phoenix 32 29 .525 111â„2
Golden State 27 35 .435 17
L.A. Clippers 23 40 .365 211â„2
Sacramento 15 45 .250 28
Saturday’s Games
New Jersey 137, Toronto 136,3OT
Washington 103, Minnesota 96
Houston 112, Indiana 95
Utah 109, Sacramento 102, OT
Portland 93, Charlotte 69
L.A. Clippers 100, Denver 94
Today’s Games
Chicago 87, Miami 86
L.A. Lakers 99, San Antonio 83
Detroit 113, Washington 102
Philadelphia 125, Golden State 117, OT
New York 92, Atlanta 79
New Orleans 96, Cleveland 81
Oklahoma City 122, Phoenix 118, OT
Memphis 104, Dallas 103
Boston 89, Milwaukee 83
Today’s Games
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
Portland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Hornets 96, Cavaliers 91
NEW ORLEANS
Pondexter 0-4 0-0 0, West 8-13 7-9 23, Okafor 5-7 0-0 10, Paul 5-10 2-2 13, Belinelli 7-14 2-2 18, Green
5-10 0-1 10, Jack 5-9 4-4 14, Landry 3-6 0-0 6, Gray 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-75 15-18 96.
CLEVELAND
Gee 3-7 0-0 6, Samuels 4-9 3-7 11, Hickson 5-15 5-6 15, Sessions 3-10 9-12 15, Parker 3-10 1-1 8, Davis
6-11 1-1 17, Harangody 2-5 0-0 4, Eyenga 1-5 0-0 3, Harris 1-1 0-0 2, Erden 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-76
19-27 81.
New Orleans 27 24 22 23 – 96
Cleveland 24 24 18 15 – 81
3-Point Goals-New Orleans 3-10 (Belinelli 2-5, Paul 1-1, Pondexter 0-2, Green 0-2), Cleveland 6-18 (Davis
4-7, Eyenga 1-2, Parker 1-5, Harangody 0-1, Samuels 0-1, Gee 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-New Orleans
46 (West, Okafor 7), Cleveland 49 (Hickson 10). Assists-New Orleans 21 (Paul 11), Cleveland 19 (Davis
6). Total Fouls-New Orleans 21, Cleveland 19. Technicals-New Orleans defensive three second. A-18,754
(20,562).
PISTONS 113, Wizards 102
WASHINGTON
Evans 2-7 0-0 4, Blatche 9-19 3-4 21, McGee 5-6 2-4 12, Wall 6-15 12-13 24, Young 7-16 4-7 21, Seraphin
0-1 1-2 1, Crawford 3-10 0-0 7, Booker 3-5 4-4 10, Martin 1-2 0-0 2, Shakur 0-1 0-0 0, Yi 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 36-82 26-34 102.
DETROIT
Prince 10-19 0-0 20, Wilcox 4-9 0-0 8, Monroe 5-8 2-3 12, Stuckey 8-18 3-3 19, Gordon 4-8 1-1 10,
Hamilton 3-9 3-4 10, Daye 5-6 0-0 12, Bynum 1-1 0-0 2, Maxiell 1-2 2-2 4, Villanueva 6-11 1-1 16. Totals
47-91 12-14 113.
Washington 22 29 22 29 – 102
Detroit 29 31 22 31 – 113
3-Point Goals-Washington 4-16 (Young 3-7, Crawford 1-3, Wall 0-2, Evans 0-4), Detroit 7-18 (Villanueva
3-8, Daye 2-3, Hamilton 1-1, Gordon 1-3, Stuckey 0-1, Wilcox 0-1, Prince 0-1). Fouled Out-None.
Rebounds-Washington 48 (Blatche 9), Detroit 52 (Stuckey, Monroe 7). Assists-Washington 15 (Wall 7),
Detroit 29 (Stuckey 9). Total Fouls-Washington 21, Detroit 25. Technicals-Washington defensive three
second, Maxiell. A-17,506 (22,076).
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia
65 40 19 6 86 208 174
Pittsburgh 67 38 21 8 84 193 166
N.Y. Rangers
68 35 29 4 74 193 164
New Jersey 65 30 31 4 64 139 168
N.Y. Islanders
67 25 32 10 60 184 213
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 65 38 19 8 84 199 152
Montreal 66 36 23 7 79 176 167
Buffalo 65 32 25 8 72 189 187
Toronto 66 29 28 9 67 173 202
Ottawa 65 22 34 9 53 147 206
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 66 36 20 10 82 176 166
Tampa Bay 65 37 21 7 81 195 198
Carolina 66 31 26 9 71 191 201
Atlanta 66 27 28 11 65 184 214
Florida 66 26 31 9 61 165 184
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 66 39 19 8 86 219 193
Chicago 66 37 23 6 80 218 182
Nashville 66 33 24 9 75 167 156
Columbus 64 31 26 7 69 176 191
St. Louis 65 28 28 9 65 177 194
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 67 42 16 9 93 216 155
Calgary 68 35 24 9 79 207 193
Minnesota 66 34 25 7 75 171 174
Colorado 65 26 31 8 60 185 224
Edmonton 66 23 35 8 54 169 215
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 66 38 22 6 82 185 167
Phoenix 67 34 23 10 78 191 194
Dallas 65 35 23 7 77 180 183
Los Angeles
65 36 25 4 76 180 159
Anaheim 66 35 26 5 75 182 193
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
Phoenix 5, Detroit 4, SO
N.Y. Islanders 5, St. Louis 2
Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 3
Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1
Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2, OT
Chicago 5, Toronto 3
Atlanta 4, Florida 3, OT
Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 2
Edmonton 5, Colorado 1
Dallas 3, San Jose 2
Sunday’s Games
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 7, Philadelphia 0
Washington 3, Florida 2, OT
Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2, OT
Calgary 3, Nashville 2
Vancouver 3, Anaheim 0
Today’s Games
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
COYOTES 5, RED WINGS 4, SO
Detroit 2 2 0 0 – 4
Phoenix 1 0 3 0 – 5
Phoenix won shootout 1-0
First Period-1, Detroit, Miller 7 (Helm), 2:04. 2, Detroit, Franzen 27 (Lidstrom, Modano), 16:57 (pp). 3,
Phoenix, Turris 11 (Aucoin, MacLean), 18:41. Penalties-Stuart, Det (hooking), 6:30; Stuart, Det
(high-sticking), 12:01; Rozsival, Pho (holding), 16:21.
Second Period-4, Detroit, V.Filppula 13 (Lidstrom, Stuart), 15:27. 5, Detroit, Helm 9 (Stuart), 19:47
(sh). Penalties-Kindl, Det (hooking), 1:57; Lidstrom, Det (holding), 5:54; Bertuzzi, Det (interference),
18:05.
Third Period-6, Phoenix, Boedker 2, 2:32. 7, Phoenix, Whitney 13 (Turris, Doan), 14:34. 8, Phoenix,
Hanzal 16 (Vrbata, Whitney), 18:03. Penalties-Turris, Pho (interference), 2:50; Hanzal, Pho (boarding),
15:33.
Overtime-None. Penalties-None.
Shootout-Detroit 0 (Datsyuk NG, Hudler NG, Bertuzzi NG), Phoenix 1 (Turris NG, Vrbata G, Boedker NG).
Shots on Goal-Detroit 8-6-8-4-26. Phoenix 11-11-12-2-36.
Power-play opportunities-Detroit 1 of 3; Phoenix 0 of 5.
Goalies-Detroit, Howard 31-12-5 (36 shots-32 saves). Phoenix, Bryzgalov 28-17-7 (26-22).
A-17,382 (17,135). T-2:37.
NASCAR Sprint Cup-Kobalt Tools 400
Sunday
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nev.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267 laps, 134.4 rating, 47 points, $401,541.
2. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 133.4, 44, $300,308.
3. (23) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267, 118.5, 42, $236,908.
4. (2) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 108.4, 41, $187,866.
5. (8) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 93.7, 39, $173,575.
6. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 108, 39, $128,300.
7. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 83.8, 37, $159,300.
8. (33) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 92.3, 36, $126,125.
9. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 267, 93.3, 36, $150,700.
10. (19) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 267, 88.1, 34, $133,614.
11. (1) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 83.3, 34, $149,311.
12. (18) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 94.4, 33, $103,375.
13. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, 267, 88.6, 32, $130,933.
14. (30) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 267, 70.6, 30, $127,083.
15. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 73.3, 30, $145,358.
16. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 73.8, 28, $148,761.
17. (26) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 76.8, 27, $143,561.
18. (10) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 70.6, 26, $104,625.
19. (7) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 267, 76.3, 25, $132,461.
20. (16) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 68.1, 0, $103,600.
21. (21) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 62.1, 23, $101,325.
22. (42) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 59.5, 22, $100,775.
23. (6) Joey Logano, Toyota, 266, 88.5, 21, $100,075.
24. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 266, 57.2, 20, $116,345.
25. (27) Casey Mears, Toyota, 266, 48.8, 19, $89,425.
26. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 265, 53, 18, $112,308.
27. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 264, 51.9, 17, $122,414.
28. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 264, 105.3, 17, $101,150.
29. (29) Mike Skinner, Ford, 262, 42.3, 0, $83,575.
30. (37) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 262, 40.2, 14, $100,958.
31. (38) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 261, 42.3, 13, $96,258.
32. (40) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 261, 35.6, 12, $91,400.
33. (39) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 261, 34.3, 0, $92,197.
34. (34) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 260, 40.3, 11, $81,500.
35. (41) Tony Raines, Ford, 258, 31, 9, $81,275.
36. (13) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, accident, 193, 83, 9, $118,011.
37. (35) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 147, 45.1, 7, $80,850.
38. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, engine, 107, 84.8, 6, $128,491.
39. (12) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, engine, 77, 52, 5, $106,795.
40. (32) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, rear gear, 45, 32.9, 4, $80,175.
41. (43) Michael McDowell, Toyota, brakes, 41, 29.4, 3, $79,925.
42. (31) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, transmission, 34, 27.8, 0, $79,780.
43. (36) Landon Cassill, Toyota, rear gear, 32, 29.1, 0, $80,044.
RACE STATISTICS
Average Speed of Race Winner: 135.508 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 20 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.246 seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps.
Lead Changes: 21 among 14 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-2; G.Biffle 3-9; M.Kenseth 10; J.Gordon 11-12; T.Stewart 13-50; G.Biffle 51-54;
M.Truex Jr. 55; P.Menard 56-58; D.Blaney 59; M.Skinner 60; T.Stewart 61-97; M.Ambrose 98; T.Stewart
99-150; M.Truex Jr. 151; C.Edwards 152-197; M.Truex Jr. 198; T.Stewart 199-234; J.Montoya 235-241;
Ku.Busch 242; C.Bowyer 243; D.Reutimann 244; C.Edwards 245-267.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 4 times for 163 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 69
laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 11 laps; J.Montoya, 1 time for 7 laps; M.Truex Jr., 3 times for 3 laps;
M.Kenseth, 2 times for 3 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 3 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Ambrose, 1
time for 1 lap; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Reutimann, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap;
M.Skinner, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Blaney, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 113; 2. Ku.Busch, 113; 3. C.Edwards, 106; 4. J.Montoya, 106; 5. R.Newman,
103; 6. P.Menard, 96; 7. M.Truex Jr., 95; 8. D.Hamlin, 95; 9. A.Allmendinger, 94; 10. D.Earnhardt Jr.,
91; 11. M.Martin, 91; 12. J.Johnson, 87.
MLB SPRING TRAINING
Sunday’s Games
Florida 7, St. Louis 2, 8 innings
Atlanta 5, Washington 0
N.Y. Yankees 10, Houston 8
Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 0
Minnesota 3, Baltimore 0
Detroit 2, Philadelphia (ss) 1
Philadelphia (ss) 5, Tampa Bay 4
N.Y. Mets 6, Boston 5
Texas 8, Milwaukee (ss) 1
Oakland (ss) 5, Milwaukee (ss) 4
San Diego 7, Oakland (ss) 6
Kansas City 8, Chicago White Sox 3
Cincinnati 10, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0
L.A. Angels 7, Arizona 2
San Francisco 6, Seattle 1
Chicago Cubs (ss) 5, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings
Colorado 3, Cleveland 1
Today’s Games
St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
PGA Honda Classic
At PGA National (Champions Course)
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Purse: $5.7 million
Yardage: 7,158; Par: 70
Final (Top 10 and ties_
(FedEx Cup points in parentheses)
Rory Sabbatini (500), $1,026,000
71-64-66-70 – 271 -9
Y.E. Yang (300), $615,600
68-71-67-66 – 272 -8
Jerry Kelly (190), $387,600
71-67-68-67 – 273 -7
Ricky Barnes (135), $273,600
70-68-71-67 – 276 -4
Tommy Gainey (110), $228,000
71-67-71-68 – 277 -3
Graeme McDowell (89), $184,538
73-71-70-64 – 278 -2
Jeff Overton (89), $184,538
69-72-69-68 – 278 -2
Matt Bettencourt (89), $184,538
70-70-69-69 – 278 -2
Gary Woodland (89), $184,538
71-68-68-71 – 278 -2
Luke Donald (68), $136,800
73-68-72-66 – 279 -1
Hiroyuki Fujita (0), $136,800
72-71-69-67 – 279 -1
Stuart Appleby (68), $136,800
68-70-72-69 – 279 -1
Charles Howell III (68), $136,800
71-71-67-70 – 279 -1
TODAY
CYCLING
4 p.m.
VERSUS – Paris-Nice, stage 2, Montfort l’Amaury to Amilly, France (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
3 p.m.
FOXSN – Preseason, Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati, at Goodyear, Ariz. (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN – Colonial Athletic Association, championship game, Virginai Commonwealth vs. Old Doninion, at
Richmond, Va.
ESPN2 – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, championship game, St. Peter’s vs. Iona, at Bridgeport, Conn.
9 p.m.
ESPN – West Coast Conference, championship game, Saint Mary’s, Calif. vs. Gonzaga, at Las Vegas
ESPN2 – Southern Conference, championship game, Wofford vs. College of Charleston, at Chattanooga, Tenn.
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
VERSUS – Washington at Tampa Bay
9 p.m.
FOXSN – Columbus at St. Louis (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
SOCCER
2:55 p.m.
ESPN2 – Premier League, Chelsea at Blackpool
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN2 – Atlantic 10 Conference, championship game, Xavier vs. Dayton, at Lowell, Mass.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Suspended Orlando C Dwight Howard one game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season
during Friday’s game against Chicago. Fined Miami C Erick Dampier $10,000 for flagrant foul (penalty
two) against San Antonio G Tony Parker during Friday’s game.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES – Signed F Leon Powe.
