Basketball
Professional
Standings and schedule
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Utah 51 27 .654 --
x-Denver 50 27 .649 ½
x-Oklahoma City 48 29 .623 2½
x-Portland 47 30 .610 3½
Minnesota 15 62 .195 35½
Southwest Division
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x-Dallas 50 27 .649 --
x-San Antonio 48 29 .623 2
Houston 39 38 .506 11
Memphis 39 38 .506 11
New Orleans 35 43 .449 15½
Pacific Division
y-L.A. Lakers 55 22 .714 --
x-Phoenix 50 27 .649 5
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L.A. Clippers 27 50 .351 28
Sacramento 24 54 .308 31½
Golden State 23 54 .299 32
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
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y-Boston 48 29 .623 --
Toronto 38 39 .494 10
New York 28 49 .364 20
Philadelphia 26 51 .338 22
New Jersey 11 66 .143 37
Southeast Division
y-Orlando 54 23 .701 --
x-Atlanta 49 28 .636 5
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x-Miami 43 34 .558 11
Charlotte 41 36 .532 13
Washington 24 53 .312 30
Central Division
z-Cleveland 61 17 .782 --
x-Milwaukee 43 34 .558 17½
Chicago 37 40 .481 23½
Indiana 29 48 .377 31½
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Detroit 24 53 .312 36½
Monday
No games scheduled
Tuesday
Charlotte 109, Atlanta 100
Washington 112, Golden State 94
Cleveland 113, Toronto 101
Detroit 124, Philadelphia 103
New York 104, Boston 101
Milwaukee 79, Chicago 74
Houston 113, Memphis 103
Utah 140, Oklahoma City 139, OT
San Antonio 95, Sacramento 86
Today
Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Washington at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday
Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
College men
Schedule
NCAA Division I Tournament
FINAL FOUR
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Saturday
Butler 52, Michigan State 50
Duke 78, West Virginia 57
National Championship
Monday
Duke 61, Butler 59
College women
Schedule
FINAL FOUR
At Alamodome
San Antonio
National Semifinals
Sunday
Stanford 73, Oklahoma 66
Connecticut 70, Baylor 50
National Championship
Tuesday
Connecticut 53, Stanford 47
Hockey
Professional
Standings and schedule
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 79 48 27 4 100 260 211
Colorado 78 42 29 7 91 233 218
Calgary 80 40 31 9 89 200 201
Minnesota 80 37 36 7 81 214 241
Edmonton 79 25 46 8 58 203 270
Central Division
y-Chicago 79 50 22 7 107 258 199
x-Nashville 80 46 28 6 98 221 219
x-Detroit 79 41 24 14 96 221 211
St. Louis 79 39 31 9 87 213 212
Columbus 80 32 34 14 78 213 254
Pacific Division
x-San Jose 80 49 20 11 109 257 211
x-Phoenix 79 48 25 6 102 215 195
x-Los Angeles 78 44 27 7 95 229 207
Anaheim 78 38 31 9 85 222 235
Dallas 80 35 31 14 84 230 249
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-New Jersey 79 46 26 7 99 211 186
x-Pittsburgh 79 45 27 7 97 244 228
Philadelphia 80 40 34 6 86 231 220
N.Y. Rangers 79 36 33 10 82 212 212
N.Y. Islanders 79 34 35 10 78 213 244
Northeast Division
y-Buffalo 79 44 25 10 98 228 200
x-Ottawa 80 44 31 5 93 220 229
Montreal 80 39 32 9 87 212 214
Boston 79 36 30 13 85 195 194
Toronto 80 29 37 14 72 209 259
Southeast Division
z-Washington 80 53 15 12 118 310 227
Atlanta 80 34 33 13 81 231 251
Carolina 80 34 36 10 78 223 250
Florida 79 31 36 12 74 201 235
Tampa Bay 79 31 36 12 74 206 253
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Monday
Edmonton 4, Minnesota 1
Washington 3, Boston 2, OT
St. Louis 2, Columbus 1, OT
Tuesday
N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO
Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0
New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0
Ottawa 5, Florida 2
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3
Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 5
Chicago 5, Dallas 2
San Jose 2, Calgary 1
Colorado at Vancouver, late
Los Angeles at Anaheim, late
Wednesday
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Thursday
Minnesota at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Boston, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Junior
Playoff schedule
United States Hockey League
West Division
No. 2 Fargo Force vs. No. 3 Sioux Falls Stampede
Today: Fargo at Sioux Falls, 7:05 p.m.
Friday: Sioux Falls at Fargo, 7:35 p.m.
Saturday: Sioux Falls at Fargo, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, April 13: Fargo at Sioux Falls, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Wednesday, April 14: Sioux Falls at Fargo, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
No. 1 Omaha Lancers vs. No. 4 Tri-City Storm
Today: Tri-City at Omaha, 7:05 p.m.
Friday: Omaha at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday: Tri-City at Omaha, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, April 12: Omaha at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Wednesday April 14: Tri-City at Omaha, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
East Division
No. 1 Green Bay Gamblers vs. No. 4 Waterloo Black Hawks
Today: Waterloo at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.
Friday: Waterloo at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday: Green Bay at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, April 12: Green Bay at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Wednesday, April 14: Waterloo at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
No. 2 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. No. 3 Indiana Ice
Today: Indiana at Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m.
Friday: Indiana at Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday: Cedar Rapids at Indiana, 6:05 p.m.
Monday, April 12: Cedar Rapids at Indiana, 6:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Wednesday, April 14: Indiana at Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
College men
Pairings
NCAA Division I tournament
FROZEN FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
Semifinals
Thursday
Rochester Tech (28-11-1) vs. Wisconsin (27-10-4), 4 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) (29-7-7) vs. Boston College (27-10-3), 7:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Golf
Professional
Tee times
Masters
Thursday-Friday
First-Second Rounds
At Augusta, Ga.
a-amateur
Thursday
6:50 a.m.-9:57 a.m. - Nathan Green, Heath Slocum, Louis Oosthuizen
7:01 a.m.-10:08 a.m. - Craig Stadler, John Merrick, Jerry Kelly
7:12 a.m.-10:19 a.m. - Ian Woosnam, Brian Gay, Marc Leishman
7:23 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Bernhard Langer, Scott Verplank, a-Brad Benjamin
7:34 a.m.-10:41 a.m. - John Senden, David Toms, Graeme McDowell
7:45 a.m.-10:52 a.m. - Mark O'Meara, Rory Sabbatini, a-Nathan Smith
7:56 a.m.-11:14 a.m. - Martin Kaymer, Geoff Ogilvy, Luke Donald
8:07 a.m.-11:25 a.m. - Tom Watson, Tim Clark, Steve Marino
8:18 a.m.-11:36 a.m. - Bill Haas, Todd Hamilton, Anders Hansen
8:29 a.m.-11:47 a.m. - Dustin Johnson, Oliver Wilson, Alvaro Quiros
8:40 a.m.-11:58 a.m. - Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, a-Matteo Manassero
9:02 a.m.-12:09 p.m. - Chad Campbell, Francesco Molinari, Paul Casey
9:13 a.m.-12:20 p.m. - Ernie Els, Anthony Kim, Ryo Ishikawa
9:24 a.m.-1:3noon. - Angel Cabrera, Jim Furyk, a-Byeong-Hun An
9:35 a.m.-12:42 p.m. - Phil Mickelson, Robert Allenby, Y.E. Yang
9:46 a.m.-12:53 p.m. - Retief Goosen, Hunter Mahan, Robert Karlsson
9:57 a.m.-7:50 a.m. - Ben Crane, Simon Dyson, Michael Campbell
10:08 a.m.-7:01 a.m. - Larry Mize, Ryan Palmer, Chris Wood
10:19 a.m.-7:12 a.m. - Sandy Lyle, Justin Leonard, Kevin Na
10:30 a.m.-7:23 a.m. - Ben Crenshaw, Steve Flesch, a-Ben Martin
10:41 a.m.-7:34 a.m. - Ryan Moore, Ross Fisher, Nick Watney
10:52 a.m.-7:45 a.m. - Trevor Immelman, Soren Hansen, John Rollins
11:14 p.m.-7:56 a.m. - Vijay Singh, Jason Dufner, Sean O'Hair
11:25 a.m.-8:07 a.m. - Thongchai Jaidee, Ben Curtis, Soren Kjeldsen
11:36 a.m.-8:18 a.m. - Camilo Villegas, Kenny Perry, Rory McIlroy
11:47 a.m.-8:29 a.m. - Zach Johsnon, Henrik Stenson, a-Chang-won Han
11:58 a.m.-8:40 a.m. - Fred Couples, Sergio Garcia, Shingo Katayama
12:09 p.m.-9:02 a.m. - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Edoardo Molinari, Lucas Glover
12:20 p.m.-9:13 a.m. - Charl Schwartzel, Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington
12:31 p.m.-9:24 a.m. - Yuta Ikeda, Ian Poulter, Steve Stricker
12:42 p.m.-9:35 a.m. - Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, K.J. Choi
12:53 p.m.-9:46 a.m. - Adam Scott, David Duval, Ricky Barnes.
College men
Results Tuesday
University of South Dakota Invite
At The Bluffs, Vermillion, S.D.
Team scores: 1, Concordia College-Moorhead 613. 2, South Dakota 'A' 624. 3, Northwestern 'A' 634. 4, South Dakota 'B' 647. 5, Morningside 'A' 649. 6, Northern State 655. 7, Northwestern 'B' 677. 8, Morningside 'B' 685.
Top 10 scores: 1, Vermeer, NW-A, 148. 2, Deitz, CC, 150. 3, Witchurch, CC, 152. 4, Heller, SD-A, 153. 5, Champ, CC, 154. 6, Walsh, SD-A, 155. 7, Jacobs, M-A, 156. 8 (tie), Huth, SD-B, 158. 8 (tie), Kappes, CC, 158. 10 (tie), Campbell, SD-A, 159. 10 (tie), Scanlon, SD-A, 159.
Other Conccordia finishers: 12 (tie), Weiss, 160. 15 (tie), Siverson, 161.
Auto Racing
Professional
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Through March 29
Points
1, Jimmie Johnson, 898. 2, Greg Biffle, 884. 3, Matt Kenseth, 882. 4, Kevin Harvick, 837. 5, Jeff Burton, 785. 6, Kurt Busch, 776. 7, Jeff Gordon, 773. 8, Tony Stewart, 770. 9, Clint Bowyer, 747. 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 739.
11, Paul Menard, 735. 12, Brian Vickers, 734. 13, Joey Logano, 728. 14, Carl Edwards, 727. 15, Denny Hamlin, 710. 16, Kyle Busch, 703. 17, Mark Martin, 684. 18, Martin Truex Jr., 668. 19, Jamie McMurray, 654. 20, Kasey Kahne, 620.
Money
1, Jamie McMurray, $2,163,753. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,610,229. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $1,586,632. 4, Kevin Harvick, $1,522,683. 5, Greg Biffle, $1,369,104. 6, Matt Kenseth, $1,176,285. 7, Jeff Gordon, $1,153,435. 8, Clint Bowyer, $1,151,170. 9, David Reutimann, $1,111,791. 10, Kasey Kahne, $1,107,704.
11, Kurt Busch, $1,100,567. 12, Jeff Burton, $1,079,919. 13, Joey Logano, $1,065,270. 14, Kyle Busch, $1,057,090. 15, Tony Stewart, $1,053,142. 16, Juan Pablo Montoya, $1,019,490. 17, Carl Edwards, $1,015,142. 18, Brian Vickers, $982,167. 19, Mark Martin, $949,179. 20, Denny Hamlin, $930,979.
Baseball
High school
North Dakota
Results Tuesday
Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 3-7, Kindred-Richland 5-1
Softball
High school
Minnesota
Park Rapids 3, Bagley 1
North Dakota
Results Tuesday
West Fargo 12, Central Cass 0, 4 innings
Track and field
High school boys
Results Tuesday
Little Amik2 2010
At Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minn.
Team scores: 1, Bemidji 71½. 2, Roseau 63. 3, East Grand Forks 62. 4, Pillager 51½. 5, International Falls 50. 6, Pequot Lakes 46½. 7, Bagley/Fosston 37½. 8, West Marshall 34. 9, Frazee 31. 10, Cromwell 28. 11, Bigfork 26. 12, Wadena-Deer Creek 21. 13, Deer River/Northland War E. 18. 14, Thief River Falls 16. 15, Crookston 13. 16, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 10. 17, Clearbrook-Gonvick 9. 18, United North Central 8. 19, Park Rapids Area 7. 20 (tie), Warroad 6. 20 (tie), Nevis 6. 22, Northome-Blackduck 5. 23, Pine River-Backus 4.
High school girls
Results Tuesday
Little Amik2 2010
At Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minn.
Team scores: 1, Park Rapids Area 79. 2, Bagley/Fosston 67. 3, Bemidji 66. 4, Warroad 57. 5, East Grand Forks 48. 6, Crookston 46. 7, Wadena-Deer Creek 33. 8, International Falls 28. 9 (tie), Pillager 25. 9 (tie), Roseau 25. 11, Pequot Lakes 23. 12, West Marshall 21. 13, Cass Lake-Bena 20. 14, Cromwell 18. 15, Nevis 15. 16, Frazee 14. 17, Lake of the Woods/Rainy River 13. 18, Northome-Blackduck 6. 19 (tie), Clearbrook-Gonvick 5. 19 (tie), United North Central 5. 21, Bigfork 4. 22 (tie), Deer River/Northland 3. 22 (tie), Thief River Falls 3.
