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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
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WOMEN’S BOWLING NCAA Championships: at Skore Lanes, Taylor, Mich. ... Arkansas State is one of eight teams in the field, which also includes Central Missouri, Fairleigh Dickinson, Kutztown, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Nebraska, Sam Houston State and Vanderbilt. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Brookland at Nettleton, 4 p.m.; Blytheville at Rivercrest, 4 p.m.; Greene County Tech at Poplar Bluff, Mo., 4 p.m.; Pocahontas at Cave City, 4 p.m.; Manila at Tuckerman, 4 p.m.; Marmaduke at Marked Tree, 4 p.m.; East Poinsett County at Buffalo Island Central, 3:30 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL West Memphis at Jonesboro, 5 p.m.; Nettleton at Valley View, 4 p.m.; Nettleton vs. Trumann, 5:30 p.m. at Valley View; Westside at Wynne, 4:30 p.m.; Newport at Blytheville, 4 p.m.; Marked Tree at Cross County, 4 p.m.; Harrisburg at Gosnell, 4 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER Valley View at Westside (girls and boys), 5 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD Ram Relays, 4 p.m. at Paragould.
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BASEBALL | Major Leagues
By The Associated Press All times CDT NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 8 3 .727 — Florida 6 5 .545 2 Washington 5 6 .455 3 Atlanta 5 7 .4173 1/2 New York 4 7 .364 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 8 4 .667 — Milwaukee 6 5 .5451 1/2 Chicago 6 6 .500 2 Pittsburgh 5 6 .4552 1/2 St. Louis 5 7 .417 3 Houston 3 9 .250 5 West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 8 2 .800 — Los Angeles 6 5 .5452 1/2 Arizona 5 6 .4553 1/2 San Diego 5 6 .4553 1/2 San Francisco 5 6 .4553 1/2 Tuesday’s late games Cincinnati 8, San Diego 2, 11 innings San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 Wednesday’s games San Diego 3, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 Colorado 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Florida 5, Atlanta 1 Chicago Cubs 9, Houston 5 St. Louis 15, Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, (n) Today’s games Colorado (De La Rosa 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-1), 11:10 a.m., 1st game Colorado (G.Reynolds 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Capuano 1-0), 2:40 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee (Wolf 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-1), 6:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 1-1) at Washington (Zimmermann 1-1), 6:05 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 1-0) at Atlanta (Beachy 0-1), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (Moseley 0-2) at Houston (Norris 0-1), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 2-0), 9:10 p.m. Friday’s games Florida at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. San Diego at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 6 4 .600 — New York 6 4 .600 — Toronto 6 6 .500 1 Tampa Bay 3 8 .2733 1/2 Boston 2 9 .1824 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 8 4 .667 — Kansas City 7 4 .636 1/2 Chicago 7 5 .583 1 Detroit 5 7 .417 3 Minnesota 4 7 .3643 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 9 3 .750 — Los Angeles 7 5 .583 2 Oakland 6 6 .500 3 Seattle 4 8 .333 5 Wednesday’s games Detroit 3, Texas 2 Kansas City 10, Minnesota 5 Oakland 7, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 innings Toronto 8, Seattle 3 N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 4 L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3, 12 innings Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd., rain Today’s games Minnesota (Pavano 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Shields 0-1), 5:40 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-1), 6:05 p.m. Seattle (Fister 0-2) at Kansas City (Chen 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Coke 0-2) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 2-0), 9:05 p.m. Friday’s games Baltimore at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m. Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Cardinals boxscore
CARDINALS 15, DIAMONDBACKS 5 St. Louis Arizona ab r hbi ab r hbi Theriot ss 4 2 2 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 0 0 0 ESnchz p 1 0 0 0 S.Drew ss 4 0 1 0 Rasms cf 6 3 3 2 JGutrrz p 0 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 3 3 2 2 Patersn p 0 0 0 0 Dcals ph-3b2 0 2 0 Mirand ph 1 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 2 1 0 0 J.Upton rf 4 2 1 0 Jay lf 2 0 0 0 Branyn 1b 4 2 2 2 Brkmn rf 3 2 1 5 CYoung cf 5 1 1 1 Craig rf 1 0 0 0 Monter c 3 0 1 1 Frse 3b-1b 5 1 2 1 HBlnc ph-c 1 0 0 0 Schmkr 2b 5 1 1 3 Mora 3b 4 0 2 1 Laird c 5 2 3 0 GParra lf 4 0 1 0 Westrk p 4 0 1 1 IKnndy p 0 0 0 0 Batista p 0 0 0 0 Nady ph 1 0 0 0 Grne ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Heilmn p 1 0 0 0 Vasquz p 0 0 0 0 RRrts ph-ss 2 0 1 0 Totals 44151714 Totals 38 5 10 5 St. Louis 261 330 000 — 15 Arizona 000 230 000 — 5 E—Pujols (3), Theriot (4), J.Upton (1). DP—St. Louis 1. LOB—St. Louis 7, Arizona
9. 2B—Theriot (2), Rasmus 2 (2), Pujols (1), Descalso (2), Laird 2 (2), Westbrook (1), J.Upton (3), Montero (5). HR—Berkman (4), Schumaker (1), Branyan (1). IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Westbrook W,1-15 1-3 9 5 2 2 3 Batista 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 E.Sanchez 2 1 0 0 0 5 Arizona I.Kennedy L,1-1 3 7 9 9 2 1 Heilman 1 2-3 7 6 6 1 2 Vasquez 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 J.Gutierrez 2 1 0 0 0 3 Paterson 1 1 0 0 0 2 HBP—by I.Kennedy (Theriot, Holliday). WP—E.Sanchez, I.Kennedy. Umpires—Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Jerry Layne; Third, Bob Davidson. T—3:02. A—17,660 (48,633).
Major League linescores By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 000 002 000 — 2 8 0 Detroit 000 002 001 — 3 8 1 Bush, Tobin (4), M.Lowe (6), Rhodes (7), Oliver (8) and Napoli; Scherzer, Villarreal (7), Valverde (9) and Avila. W—Valverde 2-0. L—Oliver 1-1. HRs—Detroit, Inge (1). ——— Kansas City 000 601 003—10 14 1 Minnesota 100 040 000— 5 12 2 Davies, Texeira (6), Collins (6), Jeffress (8) and Treanor; Liriano, Perkins (6), Al.Burnett (8), D.Hughes (9), Manship (9) and Butera. W— Davies 1-1. L—Liriano 0-3. Sv—Jeffress (1). ——— Oakland 000 100 003 3 — 7 11 2 Chicago 000 012 010 0 — 4 9 1 Anderson, Breslow (6), Ziegler (8), Balfour (9), Fuentes (10) and K.Suzuki; Danks, Sale (9), Crain (9), Thornton (9), T.Pena (10) and R.Castro. W—Balfour 1-1. L—Thornton 0-2. Sv—Fuentes (5). HRs—Oakland, Matsui (2). ——— Toronto 001 000 061 —8 14 1 Seattle 001 001 010 —3 7 0 Drabek, Rzepczynski (6), Rauch (8) and J.Molina; Vargas, J.Wright (7), Ray (8), Lueke (8), Wilhelmsen (9) and C.Gimenez. W—Rzepczynski 10. L—Ray 1-1. HRs—Toronto, Bautista (3). Seattle, Smoak (1). ——— Cleveland 100 010 010 000—3 7 1 Los Angeles 000 300 000 001—4 6 0 C.Carrasco, Pestano (8), Sipp (9), C.Perez (10), Durbin (12) and C.Santana; E.Santana, S.Downs (8), Rodney (8), Walden (10), Takahashi (11) and Conger, Mathis. W—Takahashi 1-0. L—Durbin 0-1. HRs—Los Angeles, Tor.Hunter (3). ——— Baltimore 000 000 400 —4 8 0 New York 330 010 00x —7 12 0 Tillman, Jakubauskas (2), Bergesen (6), Accardo (8) and Wieters; A.J.Burnett, Robertson (7), R.Soriano (8), M.Rivera (9) and Martin. W—A.J.Burnett 3-0. L—Tillman 0-1. Sv—M.Rivera (5). HRs—Baltimore, Wieters (1), B.Roberts (3). New York, Al.Rodriguez (4), Posada (4). NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 110 000 — 2 8 2 San Diego 000 000 111 — 3 7 0 T.Wood, Jor.Smith (7), Chapman (8), Masset (8) and R.Hernandez, Hanigan; Stauffer, Qualls (5), Frieri (6), Adams (8), Bell (9) and Ro.Johnson, Hundley. W—Bell 1-0. L—Masset 0-3. ——— Philadelphia000 120 000 — 3 6 0 Washington000 000 002 — 2 6 2 Halladay and Ruiz; Lannan, Gaudin (7), Slaten (8), Broderick (9) and I.Rodriguez. W—Halladay 2-0. L—Lannan 1-1. ——— Milwaukee 000 004 200 — 6 6 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 — 0 4 1 Marcum, Braddock (8), Loe (8), Stetter (9) and Lucroy; Correia, Crotta (7), Resop (8), Meek (9) and Doumit. W—Marcum 2-1. L—Correia 2-1. HRs—Milwaukee, Fielder (3). ——— Florida 131 000 000 — 5 8 0 Atlanta 000 000 001 — 1 2 0 Jo.Johnson, R.Webb (8), Choate (9) and J.Buck; T.Hudson, C.Martinez (7), Sherrill (9) and McCann. W— Jo.Johnson 2-0. L—T.Hudson 2-1. HRs—Florida, Morrison (3). Atlanta, C.Jones (1). ——— Colorado 000 131 000 — 5 8 0 New York 110 100 100 — 4 9 0 Rogers, Mat.Reynolds (6), F.Paulino (7), Lindstrom (8), Street (9) and Iannetta; Niese, T.Buchholz (7), Beato (8), D.Carrasco (9) and Thole. W—Rogers 2-0. L—Niese 02. Sv—Street (6). HRs—Colorado, Tulowitzki (5), Spilborghs (1). ——— Chicago 500 001 003 — 9 14 0 Houston 000 005 000 — 5 7 1 Zambrano, Mateo (6), Marshall (7), K.Wood (8), Marmol (9) and Soto; W.Rodriguez, Abad (6), Del Rosario (7), Melancon (8), W.Lopez (9), An.Rodriguez (9) and Towles. W—Zambrano 2-0. L—W.Rodriguez 0-2. HRs—Chicago, A.Soriano (4), Zambrano (1). Houston, M.Downs (1).
Major League leaders By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—Kemp, Los Angeles, .472; Votto, Cincinnati, .444; Montero, Arizona, .444; Hundley, San Diego, .406; SCastro, Chicago, .389; Fielder, Milwaukee, .385; AngSanchez, Houston, .383. RUNS—Phillips, Cincinnati, 13; Votto, Cincinnati, 13; Bourn, Houston, 11; Braun, Milwaukee, 11; SCastro, Chicago, 11; AngSanchez, Houston, 11; Tabata, Pittsburgh,
11; CYoung, Arizona, 11. RBI—Fielder, Milwaukee, 14; Howard, Philadelphia, 13; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 12; Berkman, St. Louis, 11; IDavis, New York, 11; CYoung, Arizona, 11; Gomes, Cincinnati, 10; Polanco, Philadelphia, 10; Rolen, Cincinnati, 10; ASoriano, Chicago, 10. HITS—SCastro, Chicago, 21; Votto, Cincinnati, 20; Byrd, Chicago, 18; Rasmus, St. Louis, 18; AngSanchez, Houston, 18; Kemp, Los Angeles, 17; Phillips, Cincinnati, 17; Polanco, Philadelphia, 17; JosReyes, New York, 17. DOUBLES—Bourn, Houston, 6; Byrd, Chicago, 6; Coghlan, Florida, 6; Kemp, Los Angeles, 5; Montero, Arizona, 5; Prado, Atlanta, 5; 15 tied at 4. TRIPLES—SCastro, Chicago, 2; CaLee, Houston, 2; Morgan, Milwaukee, 2; JosReyes, New York, 2; 24 tied at 1. HOME RUNS—Tulowitzki, Colorado, 5; Berkman, St. Louis, 4; Braun, Milwaukee, 4; Burrell, San Francisco, 4; ASoriano, Chicago, 4; 8 tied at 3. STOLEN BASES—Kemp, Los Angeles, 7; Bloomquist, Arizona, 6; OHudson, San Diego, 5; Tabata, Pittsburgh, 5; Bourn, Houston, 4; Desmond, Washington, 4; Herrera, Colorado, 4; Pagan, New York, 4. PITCHING—17 tied at 2. STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 24; Halladay, Philadelphia, 22; Dempster, Chicago, 22; Lincecum, San Francisco, 22; Garza, Chicago, 20; JGarcia, St. Louis, 18; JoJohnson, Florida, 18; Volquez, Cincinnati, 18. SAVES—Street, Colorado, 6; Broxton, Los Angeles, 5; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 4; Marmol, Chicago, 4; SBurnett, Washington, 3; LNunez, Florida, 3; Putz, Arizona, 3; Axford, Milwaukee, 3; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—YEscobar, Toronto, .438; Betemit, Kansas City, .379; Pedroia, Boston, .366; Konerko, Chicago, .362; Abreu, Los Angeles, .357; AlRodriguez, New York, .355; Bautista, Toronto, .353. RUNS—Beckham, Chicago, 10; Gordon, Kansas City, 10; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 10; AlRamirez, Chicago, 10; AlRodriguez, New York, 10; 7 tied at 9. RBI—NCruz, Texas, 12; Konerko, Chicago, 12; ACabrera, Cleveland, 10; MiCabrera, Detroit, 10; Quentin, Chicago, 10; BRoberts, Baltimore, 10; Teixeira, New York, 10. HITS—Gordon, Kansas City, 18; Konerko, Chicago, 17; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 16; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 16; Pierre, Chicago, 16; MiYoung, Texas, 16; 5 tied at 15. DOUBLES—Quentin, Chicago, 7; Gordon, Kansas City, 6; Barton, Oakland, 5; Cano, New York, 5; MarReynolds, Baltimore, 5; Smoak, Seattle, 5; MiYoung, Texas, 5. TRIPLES—Arencibia, Toronto, 2; Borbon, Texas, 2; Crisp, Oakland, 2; YEscobar, Toronto, 2; 18 tied at 1. HOME RUNS—NCruz, Texas, 5; ACabrera, Cleveland, 4; MiCabrera, Detroit, 4; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 4; Kinsler, Texas, 4; Posada, New York, 4; AlRodriguez, New York, 4; Teixeira, New York, 4. STOLEN BASES—Fuld, Tampa Bay, 6; Crisp, Oakland, 5; DavMurphy, Texas, 4; Pierre, Chicago, 4; ISuzuki, Seattle, 4; JWilson, Seattle, 4; 5 tied at 3. PITCHING—Weaver, Los Angeles, 3-0; Haren, Los Angeles, 3-0; AJBurnett, New York, 3-0; 12 tied at 2. STRIKEOUTS—Weaver, Los Angeles, 27; EJackson, Chicago, 24; Verlander, Detroit, 21; Haren, Los Angeles, 21; RRomero, Toronto, 20; Danks, Chicago, 20; Cahill, Oakland, 18. SAVES—MRivera, New York, 5; Fuentes, Oakland, 5; CPerez, Cleveland, 4; Feliz, Texas, 4; Nathan, Minnesota, 3; Soria, Kansas City, 3; 5 tied at 2.
College scores WEDNESDAY’S BASEBALL By The Associated Press EAST Columbia 6, Manhattan 5 SOUTH Alabama 10, Mississippi Valley St. 0 UAB 6, Mississippi St. 4 Belmont 17, Austin Peay 16 Charlotte 18, S.C.-Upstate 6 Charleston Southern 4, Coll. of Charleston 3 ETSU 12, Furman 9 Jackson St. 7, Louisiana-Monroe 6 LSU 7, Alcorn St. 1 Miami 10, Barry 5 Middle Tennessee 6, Tennessee Tech 5 North Florida 7, Georgia Southern 3 Northwestern St. 7, Louisiana-Lafayette 1 UNC Asheville 4, Wofford 0 UNC Wilmington 9, N.C. State 1 S. Alabama 8, Tulane 6 Virginia 8, Coastal Carolina 7 Winthrop 6, Wake Forest 5, 10 innings W. Kentucky 3, Murray St. 2 MIDWEST Kansas St. 5, Wichita St. 2 SIU-Edwardsville 7, Missouri 2 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 5, Memphis 4 Texas-Arlington 13, Mary HardinBaylor 3 FAR WEST Texas Tech 7, New Mexico 6
BASKETBALL | National Basketball Assn. By The Associated Press All times CDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 56 26 .683 — x-New York 42 40 .512 14 x-Philadelphia 41 41 .500 15 New Jersey 24 58 .293 32 Toronto 22 60 .268 34 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Miami 58 24 .707 — x-Orlando 52 30 .634 6 x-Atlanta 44 38 .537 14 Charlotte 34 48 .415 24 Washington 23 59 .280 35 Central Division W L Pct GB z-Chicago 62 20 .756 — x-Indiana 37 45 .451 25 Milwaukee 35 47 .427 27 Detroit 30 52 .366 32 Cleveland 19 63 .232 43 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB z-San Antonio 61 21 .744 — x-Dallas 57 25 .695 4 x-Memphis 46 35 .568 14 1/2 x-New Orleans 46 36 .561 15 Houston 43 39 .524 18 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Okla. City 55 27 .671 — x-Denver 50 32 .610 5 x-Portland 48 34 .585 7 Utah 39 43 .476 16 Minnesota 17 65 .207 38 Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-L.A. Lakers 56 25 .691 — Phoenix 40 42 .488 16 1/2 Golden State 36 46 .439 20 1/2 L.A. Clippers 31 50 .383 25 Sacramento 24 57 .296 32
x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Tuesday’s late game L.A. Lakers 102, San Antonio 93 Wednesday’s games Utah 107, Denver 103 Chicago 97, New Jersey 92 Dallas 121, New Orleans 89 Houston 121, Minnesota 102 Milwaukee 110, Oklahoma City 106, OT Boston 112, New York 102 Charlotte 96, Atlanta 85 Cleveland 100, Washington 93 Orlando 92, Indiana 74 Detroit 104, Philadelphia 100 Miami 97, Toronto 79 Golden State 110, Portland 86 Phoenix 106, San Antonio 103 Memphis at L.A. Clippers, (n) L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, (n)
HOCKEY | NHL playoffs By The Associated Press All times CDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Wednesday Detroit 4, Phoenix 2, Detroit leads series 1-0 Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 0, Pittsburgh leads series 1-0 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT, Washington leads series 1-0 Vancouver 2, Chicago 0, Vancouver leads series 1-0 Nashville at Anaheim, (n) Today Montreal at Boston, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m. Friday Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. Saturday Phoenix at Detroit, noon Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Montreal at Boston, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m. Sunday Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 7 p.m.
SOLUNAR PERIODS | Periods begin at the times shown. Major periods last for an hour-anda-half or two hours thereafter. Minor periods are of somewhat shorter duration. A.M. P.M. Today............1:45 7:55 2:05 8:20 Friday ...........2:35 8:45 2:55 9:10 Saturday .......3:25 9:30 3:40 10:00 Sunday .........4:15 10:20 4:35 10:50 Monday ........5:05 11:15 5:30 11:45 Tuesday ........6:00 ---- 6:30 12:20 Wednesday ..7:05 12:55 7:40 1:25
TRANSACTIONS | BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL— Named Chuck Meriwether and Ed Montague umpire supervisors. 1B Carlos Delgado announced his retirement. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed SS J.J. Hardy on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 10. Recalled RHP Brad Bergesen from Norfolk (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed RHP Luis Ayala on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Hector Noesi from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). TEXAS RANGERS—Placed OF Josh Hamilton on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Chris Davis from Round Rock (PCL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled RHP Esmerling Vasquez from Reno (PCL). Optioned RHP Kam Mickolio to Reno. NEW YORK METS—Announced RHP Blaine Boyer has cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled C Chris Snyder from Bradenton (FSL) and activated him from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Jason Jaramillo to Indianapolis (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Brian Tallet and RHP Bryan Augenstein on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Fernando Salas and RHP Eduardo Sanchez from Memphis (PCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Assn. NBA—Suspended Detroit F Charlie Villanueva five games for initiating an on-court altercation with Cleveland F Ryan Hollins and attempting to escalate the altercation by entering the Cavaliers’ locker room on two occasions following his ejection during Monday’s game. Fined L.A. Lakers G Kobe Bryant $100,000 for using a derogatory term at an official during Tuesday’s game against San Antonio. LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Trey Johnson. Recalled F Derrick Caracter from Bakersfield (NBADL). HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled G Igor Bobkov, D Mat Clark, LW Nicolas Deschamps, LW Josh Green, D Nate Guenin, C Peter Holland, LW Patrick Maroon and RW Kyle Palmieri from Syracuse (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled F Mathieu Beaudoin, F Dane Byers, F Bracken Kearns, F Alexandre Picard, F Viktor Tikhonov, D Maxim Goncharov, D Brandon Gormley, D Garrett Stafford, D Chris Summers and G Matt Climie from San Antonio (AHL). COLLEGE ARIZONA—Announced junior F Derrick Williams has declared for the NBA draft. CHARLOTTE—Announced F Gokhan Sirin is leaving the men’s basketball program. FLORIDA STATE—Announced junior F Chris Singleton has declared for the NBA draft. MISSOURI—Named Ernie Nestor men’s assistant basketball coach. UNC GREENSBORO—Named Sandy Davison women’s assistant soccer coach. U N LV — N a m e d Mashallah Farokhmanesh and Nels Rydberg women’s assistant volleyball coaches.
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Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (right) talks to teammate Kyle Korver during the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game against the New Jersey Nets in Chicago. The Bulls won 97-92.
Bulls post ninth consecutive win CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Korver scored 19 points, Derrick Rose added 15 and the Chicago Bulls closed the regular season with their ninth straight victory, beating the New Jersey Nets 97-92 on Wednesday. The top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls had to wait to see if they would get home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. They were tied with San Antonio for the NBA’s best record when the night began. If the Spurs beat Phoenix Wednesday, a random drawing will decide the overall No. 1 seed. Joakim Noah finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls finished 62-20, equaling their best showing since the 1997-98 championship season. That also put Tom Thibodeau in a tie with Paul Westphal (Phoenix, 1992-93) for the most victories by a first-year coach.
Heat 97, Raptors 79 TORONTO (AP) — Eddie House scored a career-high 35 points, Juwan Howard added 18 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 97-79 in the regular-season finale. With the Heat assured of the second seed in the East, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra rested LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Heat also were without forward Mike Miller, who sat out the second half Sunday against Boston because of a sore thumb and injured his ankle Monday against Atlanta.
Celtics 112, Knicks 102 BOSTON (AP) — Avery Bradley scored a careerhigh 20 points to help Boston’s “B” team beat New York’s second string in a regular-season finale both teams used to rest their starters. Glen “Big Baby” Davis had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Sasha Pavlovic added a season-high 19 points as the Celtics snapped a 2-game losing streak despite resting their starters for the second straight game. Amare Stoudemire played 20 minutes and scored 14 points for New York, which will return to Boston to open the Eastern Conference postseason Sunday night.
Magic 92, Pacers 74 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Anderson scored 14 points, and Dwight Howard had 13 points and 13 rebounds in a short night in Orlando’s victory over Indiana. Mike Dunleavy and Brandon Rush both scored 16 points for Indiana.
Mavericks 121, Hornets 89 DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 12 of his 32 points in the third quarter, leading Dallas past New Orleans in the regular-season finale — and
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leaving both teams waiting a few hours for their playoff seed and first-round foe to be determined. Dallas will be seeded second or third in the Western Conference, depending on whether the Lakers beat the Kings Wednesday. Los Angeles would be No. 2 if it wins. New Orleans will be seventh or eighth, depending on whether Memphis beats the Clippers in Los Angeles Wednesday. The Hornets would be No. 7 if the Grizzlies lose, No. 8 if the Grizzlies win. Jarrett Jack led New Orleans with 22 points.
Bucks 110, Thunder 106
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brandon Jennings scored 16 points and Milwaukee sent Michael Redd into free agency with a victory over Oklahoma City. Jennings outscored the Thunder 8-2 in the final 2:21, hitting the go-ahead reverse layup with 56.8 seconds left and then hitting two free throws to put the game away. Redd, in possibly his final game with Milwaukee, hit a 3-pointer to spark a 9-0 flurry in the final 1:26 and send the game into overtime.
Jazz 107, Nuggets 103
S A LT L A K E C I T Y (AP) — Rookie Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 34 points and hit five 3-pointers to lift Utah past playoff-bound Denver. The game meant little to the Nuggets, who already had locked up the Western Conference’s No. 5 seed and rested many of their players. They probably wish they had sat starting guard Ty Lawson as well. He had to be helped off the court after spraining his left ankle early in the second quarter and did not return.
Bobcats 96, Hawks 85
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Henderson scored 20 points, D.J. Augustin added 17 points and seven assists and Charlotte sent Atlanta to the playoffs on a 6-game losing streak. With no starter playing more than 25 minutes and only Kirk Hinrich (10 points) scoring in double figures, coach Larry Drew got the Hawks rest, but no momentum heading into the playoffs at Orlando on Saturday. Atlanta last lost six straight games midway through the 2007-08 season.
Pistons 104, 76ers 100
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points, and Tayshaun Prince had 14 to help Detroit hand playoff-bound Philadelphia its fifth loss in six games. Jrue Holiday led the 76ers with 21 points. They will open the playoffs against Miami.