C2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 SCOREBOARD LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER | .COM UK SPORTS Transactions HIGH SCHOOL WEDNESDAY’S LINEUP

BASEBALL UK softball freshman throws American League — Named Legends host teams from Nelson Norman director of baseball op- no-hitter in rout of Tar Heels erations for the Dominican Republic. 1 p.m. Mark Maloney tweets from the girls’ Sweet Sixteen. — Optioned OF tornado-struck towns : @MarkMaloneyHL Alex Hassan and RHP Steven Wright to 1 p.m. Videos of all girls’ Sweet Sixteen games on Kentucky.com Freshman Katie Henderson threw the ninth no-hitter in Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Pedro Sixteen high school baseball teams whose school history, striking out four batters with only one walk, while Beato, 1B/OF Mark Hamilton, OF Jer- communities were affected by the 2012 tornadoes sophomore catcher Griffin Joiner went 4-for-4 with two home emy Hazelbaker and OF Juan Carlos Linares to their minor league camp. will participate in the Hits for Home Invitational TV, radio runs and a career-high six RBI in the 17th-ranked Kentucky softball — Optioned at Whitaker Bank Ballpark this week BASEBALL team’s 18-0 victory against No. 24 North Carolina on Tuesday at the LHP Chris Dwyer and LHP Justin Marks The and Whitaker Bank 7 p.m. MLB pre-season: Braves at Marlins FS South UK Softball Complex. to Omaha (PCL) and LHP John Lamb to Northwest Arkansas (TL). are serving as hosts for the event. Proceeds will 7 p.m. World Baseball Classic: second round MLB Henderson allowed a two-out walk in the first inning and the — Optioned leadoff batter for UNC in the second inning reached on an LHP Anthony Fernandez to Jackson go to the Salvation Army, which will distribute before Henderson retired the next 12 batters she faced to clinch the (SL). funds to the communities. Noon Men’s Big East: Providence vs. Cincinnati ESPN National League Tickets are $5 per session, and prizes will be no-hitter for the Cats (19-4, 2-1 Southeastern Conference). BRAVES — Optioned RHP 1 p.m. Girls’ Sweet 16: Bowling Green vs. Marion Co. WVLK-FM 101.5 “It feels good,” Henderson said. “I am not even for sure what to Cory Rasmus to Gwinnett (IL) and RHP raffled off. Kentucky.com say right now. I was able to get my inside going, as well as my Juan Jaime and RHP Aaron Northcraft 2 p.m. Men’s Big East: Syracuse vs. Seton Hall ESPN to Mississippi (SL). Reassigned LHP HITS FOR HOME INVITATIONAL , screw ball and . I was a lot more relaxed (after 2:30 p.m. Girls’ Sweet 16: Montgomery Co. vs. Ashland Blazer WVLK-FM 101.5 Ryan Buchter, LHP Yohan Flande, RHP Wed: Elliott Co. vs. Menifee Co., 5 p.m.; Powell Co. vs. South Laurel, 7. Kentucky.com UK jumped out to a 12-0 lead after the first inning) and just threw Gus Schlosser, C Luis De La Cruz, C Thu.: Johnson Central vs. North Laurel, 5 p.m., Prestonsburg vs. Lawrence Co., 7. my game and didn’t have to worry about it.” Braeden Schlehuber, C Jose Yepez and Fri.: Hazard vs. Sheldon Clark, 5 p.m.; Montgomery Co. vs. Nicholas Co., 7. 7 p.m. Men’s Big East: Villanova vs. St. John’s ESPN2 INF Joe Leonard to their minor league Kentucky’s 18 runs and four home runs both tied school records. Sat.: Wolfe Co. vs. Morgan Co., 11 a.m.; Paintsville vs. Bath Co., 7. 7:30 p.m. Men’s SEC: South Carolina vs. Mississippi St. WKYT-27 camp. “It is always good to have a midweek game because you can —Optioned LHP HERALD-LEADER STAFF REPORT 7:30 p.m. Girls’ Sweet 16: Anderson Co. vs. Henderson Co. WVLK-FM 101.5 find yourself and get some momentum into the weekend,” Joiner Tony Cingrani and RHP Daniel Cor- Kentucky.com said. “I think that our entire team did that tonight and hopefully we cino to Louisville (IL). Optioned RHP 8 p.m. NBA: Jazz at Thunder ESPN Kyle Lotzkar and RHP Josh Ravin to can keep it rolling this weekend.” Double-A (SL). Optioned RHP Carlos Serey, Lange (5) and W. Graham. Lay, Oklahoma City (26-3) vs. Central 9 p.m. Girls’ Sweet 16: Corbin vs. Shelby Valley WVLK-FM 101.5 Due to the expectation of winter weather in the Lexington area Contreras and OF Yorman Rodriguez Sanborn (5), Bingham (7) and Imel. Methodist (25-7), noon Kentucky.com W—Serey (1-0). L—Lay (0-1). 2B—Wil- The Master’s (25-5) vs. Carroll (20- over the next two days, the UK softball team canceled Wednesday’s to Bakersfield (Calif.). Optioned LHP 9 p.m. Men’s Big East: Notre Dame vs. Rutgers-DePaul winner ESPN2 Ismael Guillon to Dayton (MW). Reas- liams (D), Mahan (D), Bingham (KC). 9), 1:45 game against Southern Illinois. The Cats’ next game is at 7 p.m. signed RHP Nick Christiani, RHP Chad Vanguard (23-3) vs. Southern Poly 10 p.m. Men’s SEC: Texas A&M vs. Auburn WKYT-27 (25-5), 4 Friday at No. 13 LSU. Rogers, C Nevin Ashley, INF Kristopher 10:30 p.m. NBA: Knicks at Nuggets ESPN Negron and OF Ryan LaMarre to their Basketball Freed-Hardeman (31-1) vs. WVU Tech minor league camp. (17-13), 5:45 HOCKEY Bat Cats Gott breaks school record ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned Campbellsville (24-9) vs. Wiley NBA (29-3), 8 7:30 p.m. NHL: Flyers at Devils NBC Sports Junior Trevor Gott broke a Kentucky baseball record with his LHP Kevin Siegrist to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned LHP Barret Browning and MidAmerica Nazarene (30-2) vs. Wil- EASTERN CONFERENCE SOCCER 16th career and senior Zac Zellers hit a two- C Cody Stanley to their minor league liam Woods (25-6), 9:45 Atlantic Division 3:30 p.m. UEFA Champions League: Porto at Malaga FSN camp. THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND in the ninth-ranked Wildcats’ 6-3 victory against Ohio on Tuesday W L Pct GB BASKETBALL Rogers St. (23-9) vs. Our Lady of the 8 p.m. UEFA Champions League: Arsenal at Bayern Munich (taped) FSN evening at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Gott, who tied the record held by New York ...... 38 23 .623 — National Basketball Association Lake (30-3), 9 a.m. Brooklyn ...... 38 27 .585 2 Xavier (La.) (24-5) vs. Faulkner (25- Lorhn Frazier (1990-93) with his 15th career save on Sunday, came — As- Boston ...... 34 29 .540 5 6), 10:45 a.m. on to get the final two outs of the game. signed G Kent Bazemore and F Mal- Toronto ...... 25 39 .391 14½ Westminster (27-3) vs. St. Catha- Around town colm Thomas to Santa Cruz (NBADL). “It is an honor, all the good arms that have thrown here, even to Philadelphia . . . 24 39 .381 15 rine (19-11), 12:30 — Signed F Juwan BASEBALL Southeast Division Westmont (25-4) vs. Cumberlands be mentioned in that category is an honor,” said Gott, the 2010 Ga- Howard to a second 10-day contract. x-Miami ...... 48 14 .774 — (18-12), 2:15 9:30 a.m. College men: Mt Union vs. Transylvania at Marquard Field torade Kentucky High School Player of the Year out of Tates Creek NEW ORLEANS HORNETS — Signed Atlanta ...... 34 29 .540 14½ Lubbock Christian (29-3) vs. South- F Lou Amundson for the remainder of 5 p.m. High school boys: Hits for Home Invitational High School. In his three-year career, Gott has a 7-4 record, a 2.49 Washington ....20 42 .323 28 ern-New Orleans (20-4), 4:30 the season. Released F/C Henry Sims. at Whitaker Bank Ballpark: Elliott Co. vs. Menifee Co.; ERA and has saved 16 of 17 games. Orlando ...... 18 47 .277 31½ Cumberland (Tenn.) (30-2) vs. FOOTBALL Powell Co. vs. South Laurel, 7 p.m. Charlotte ...... 14 50 .219 35 Coastal Georgia (24-8), 6:15 “There is some comfort in there from a coaching perspective,” Central Division Georgetown (22-9) vs. Lyon (28-4), 8 HORSE RACING — Agreed UK Gary Henderson said about Gott. “There is some real Indiana ...... 39 24 .619 — Benedictine (27-5) vs. Bethel (21- to terms with S Rashad Johnson on a 12:40 p.m. Simulcasting begins at The Red Mile confidence from a player perspective. It has been really fun to Chicago...... 35 28 .556 4 10), 9:45 three-year contract. Milwaukee .....32 30 .516 6½ FRIDAY’S SECOND ROUND 1:30 p.m. Simulcasting begins at Keeneland watch him and he keeps getting better.” — Signed LS Detroit ...... 23 43 .348 17½ Games at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:30; Morgan Cox and WR/KR David Reed to Kentucky (14-2) picked up the win behind the strength of a four- Cleveland .....22 42 .344 17½ 2:15, 4:30, 6:15, 8 and 9:45 two-year contracts. run second inning and a two-run third — which included Zellers’ WESTERN CONFERENCE SATURDAY’S QUARTERFINALS BUFFALO BILLS — Released QB Southwest Division Games at 2, 4, 6 and 8 first homer of the year. Ryan Fitzpatrick. W L Pct GB SEMIFINALS Kentucky freshman Ryne Combs worked a career-high four CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed San Antonio . . . 49 16 .754 — Monday, March 18 Derick Durham 8-1. Ben Armbruster (L) innings in his second career start, allowing five hits and one run, DE Wallace Gilberry to a contract ex- Memphis ...... 42 19 .689 5 Softball Quarterfinals winners at 6 and 8 def. Zach Owsley 8-0. Rylan Toland (L) tension. Houston ...... 34 30 .531 14½ walking one and striking out three. CHAMPIONSHIP def. Dustin Richmon 8-2. Hayden Mar- — Agreed to terms Dallas ...... 30 33 .476 18 ■ Three Kentuckians — Kaelon Fox (St. Xavier), Napo Matsoso Tuesday, March 19 inaro (L) def. Spencer Austad 8-6 with S Amari Spievey on a one-year New Orleans . . . 22 43 .338 27 Semifinals winners, 6:30 [CBS Sports] COLLEGE (St. Francis) and Sam Miller (East Jessamine) — were part of a contract. Northwest Division Doubles — Griggs/Money (L) def. five-player incoming class announced by men’s soccer coach Johan — Released WR Oklahoma City .. 47 17 .734 — SEC Glass/Culatta 8-4. Marinaro/Toland (L) Kevin Walter. Denver ...... 43 22 .662 4½ Golf Kentucky 18 ...... North Carolina 0 def. Durham Owsley 8-0. S. Armbrust- Cedergren. The other newcomers are Ohio native Alex Bumpus and — Traded WR Utah ...... 33 31 .516 14 STATE er/Swayze (L) def. Ellis/Austad 8-1. Wright State transfer Justin Laird. Fox is Kentucky’s Mr. Soccer. to Seattle for 2013 first- Portland ...... 29 33 .468 17 Louisville 7 ...... Western Ky. 2 and seventh-round draft picks and a Minnesota .....22 39 .361 23½ PROFESSIONAL USC Upstate 3 ...... Northern Ky. 1 2014 third-round draft pick. Terminated Pacific Division Odds NBA the contract of CB Antoine Winfield. Re- L.A. Clippers . . . 45 20 .692 — N. Carolina ...... 0 00 00— 0 0 1 PGA TOUR: TAMPA BAY Kentucky ...... (12)30 3x—18 17 1 signed T Phil Loadholt. Golden State . . . 36 29 .554 9 CHAMPIONSHIP — Released L.A. Lakers ....34 31 .523 11 Spingola, Bone (2), Buchholz (3), Orr GLANTZ-CULVER LINE (4) and Parrish. Henderson and Joiner. Cousins defends elbowing of Dunleavy CB Nnamdi Asomugha. Phoenix ...... 22 42 .344 22½ Where: Palm Harbor, Fla. W—HEnderson (2-0). L—Spingola (11- SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released Sacramento . . . 22 43 .338 23 When: Thursday-Sunday NCAA BASKETBALL When discussing the latest blowup involving DeMarcus Cousins, 5). 2B—Steed (K). HR—Joiner 2 (K), TE Randy McMichael. x-clinched playoff spot Course: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Cumbess (K), Stokes (K). WEDNESDAY Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie said there was “no defense TENNESSEE TITANS — Announced Tuesday’s games Club, Copperhead Course (7,340 yards, Records — Kentucky 19-4, N. Caro- the retirement of G Steve Hutchinson. Cleveland 95, Washington 90 par 71) Big East Conference at New York for the indefensible.” But Cousins spent about four minutes defending lina 18-7 Second round his elbow to the back of Milwaukee forward Mike Dunleavy’s head HOCKEY Charlotte 100, Boston 74 Purse: $5.5 million ($990,000 to the L.A. Lakers 106, Orlando 97 winner) Favorite Line Underdog Western Ky. ....000 020 0—2 3 1 that led to a flagrant foul 2 and an automatic ejection Sunday. — Re- Brooklyn 108, New Orleans 98 TV: Golf (3-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday; Cincinnati .....3½ .....Providence Louisville ...... 202 102 x—7 11 2 Syracuse ...... 12 .....Seton Hall called F Jimmy Hayes from Rockford Miami 98, Atlanta 81 1-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday) and NBC-18 Cousins spoke after Tuesday’s practice, which he sat out because Rousseau and Dew. Connell and Villanova ...... 4½ ....at St. John’s (AHL). Assigned D Steve Montador to Minnesota 107, San Antonio 83 (3-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday) of a bruised left leg suffered when Dunleavy went low to box out Ruckenbrod. W–Connell (13-2). L— Notre Dame ....6½ ...... Rutgers Rockford. Dallas 115, Milwaukee 108 Last year: Luke Donald won to regain Rousseau (6-3). 2B—Kiyohara (L). or Cousins. That maneuver triggered the Dunleavy-Cousins incident. — Acti- Memphis at Portland (n) the No. 1 spot in the world from Rory 3B—Keller (L). HR—Keller (L), Rucken- Notre Dame . . .10½ ...... DePaul vated F Brandon Dubinsky from injured Wednesday’s games McIlroy. Donald beat Jim Furyk, Robert The NBA did not announce Tuesday if it will discipline Cousins, brod (L). Pac-12 Conference at Las Vegas reserve. Assigned F Matthew Ford to Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Garrigus and Sang-Moon Bae with a but he is expected to be suspended for Wednesday night’s game Records — Louisville 21-3, Western First round Springfield (AHL). Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m. birdie on the first hole of a playoff. Ky. 11-8 Stanford...... 3½ .....Arizona St. against the . DALLAS STARS — Recalled F Tomas Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Notes: Donald tops the field along Colorado ...... 4½ .....Oregon St. Vincour from Texas (AHL). Assigned F Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m. with Louis Oosthuizen, Adam Scott, Cousins said he is a victim of a negative perception by league HIGH SCHOOL Southern Cal .... 2 ...... Utah Matt Fraser to Texas. L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Matt Kuchar, Jason Dufner, U.S. Open officials that led to the flagrant foul 2 and ejection, his league- Washington ....1½ ..Washington St. — Recalled Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m. champion Webb Simpson, Sergio Gar- KHSAA COACHES’ POLL Mountain West Conference at Las Vegas leading fourth this season. “The whole decision was based off my F Gustav Nyquist from Grand Rapids Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. cia and Nick Watney. ... Scott Brown Quarterfinals (AHL). Reassigned F Tomas Tatar to Chicago at Sacramento, 10 p.m. earned a two-year exemption with his (First-place votes in parentheses) reputation, which is unfair,” Cousins said. at UNLV ...... 10 ...... Air Force Grand Rapids and D Gleason Fournier Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. victory Sunday in the won the Puerto Rank, School ...... Points Cousins yelled angrily at the Bucks’ bench after the boxout but Colorado St.....9½ ...... Fresno St. from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL). Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Rico Open. He entered the year plan- 1. Greenwood (8) ...... 704 New Mexico . . .11½ ...... Nevada maintained he was calm and in control of the situation. After a MINNESOTA WILD — Traded F Matt New York at Denver, 10:30 p.m. ning to play a full Web.com Tour sched- 2. Owensboro Cath (10) .....694 or ule this season after finishing 148th on 3. Mercy (7) ...... 680 timeout, Cousins confronted Dunleavy while walking back onto the Kassian to Ottawa for a 2014 sixth- New Mexico ....9½ ...... Wyoming COLLEGE MEN the money list. 4. Ballard (3) ...... 608 court, where Cousins asked if the low boxout was intentional. round draft pick. San Diego St. .... 4 ...... Boise St. — Placed D 5. North Laurel ...... 539 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS Conference USA at Tulsa, Okla. “Actually, I was cool about it because I really didn’t know if he Henrik Tallinder on injured reserve, LPGA TOUR: LPGA FOUNDERS CUP 6. Scott Co...... 512 7. Oldham Co...... 482 First round did it on purpose,” Cousins said. “And that’s what I asked him, ‘Was retroactive to March 7. Recalled F Harri (All times p.m. In bracket order) Where: Phoenix 8. Christian Co. (1) ...... 459 UAB...... 1½ ...... SMU Pesonen from Albany (AHL). BIG EAST When: Thursday-Sunday that on purpose?’ And his response was, ‘What if it was? What you 9. Lafayette ...... 424 Houston...... 11 ...... Rice — Traded F At New York Course: JW Marriott Phoe- Tulane ...... 3½ ...... Marshall going to do about it?’” Matthew Ford to Columbus for future 10. Bowling Green ...... 401 Tuesday’s first round nix Desert Ridge Resort Mid-American Conference at Cleveland considerations. 11. Reidland ...... 393 Eight seconds after play resumed, Cousins caught Dunleavy with Seton Hall 46 . . . South Florida 42 (OT) & Spa, Wildfire Golf Club (6,583 yards, Second round PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled D 12. Ryle ...... 390 an elbow to the back of the head. “He got him good,” Kings guard DePaul ...... vs. Rutgers (n) par 72) Buffalo...... 3 ...... Ball St. Chris Summers from Portland (AHL). 13. Boyle Co...... 387 Wednesday’s second round Purse: $1.5 million ($225,000 to the Miami (Ohio) . . .2½ .....E. Michigan Isaiah Thomas said. “That’s all I can say. He got him with an elbow. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reas- 14. Male ...... 306 Cincinnati vs. Providence, noon winner) Big 12 Conference at Kansas City, Mo. Hopefully, his consequences aren’t too bad.” signed G Cedrick Desjardins to Syra- 15. Lone Oak ...... 304 (ESPN/2) TV: Golf (6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday- First round cuse (AHL). 16. Marshall Co...... 229 Cousins said the elbow wasn’t “really” intentional. Seton Hall vs. No. 17 Syracuse, 2 Friday; 4-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday) West Virginia . . .8½ ..... Texas Tech — Re- 17. PRP ...... 227 (ESPN/2) Last year: Yani Tseng won the second Texas ...... 11 ...... TCU “If you see the replay, it’s really not as hard as he acted it out to called D Cameron Schilling from Her- 18. Dunbar ...... 211 St. John’s vs. Villanova, 7 (ESPN/2) of her three 2012 titles. The top-ranked Southeastern Conference be,” Cousins said. “It really wasn’t.” shey (AHL). 19. Livingston Central ...... 152 Rutgers-DePaul winner vs. No. 24 Taiwanese star held off Ai Miyazato and At Nashville COLLEGE Notre Dame, 9 (ESPN/2) 20. Madison Central ...... 146 So if the elbow wasn’t meant for Dunleavy’s head, what was Na Yeon Choi by a stroke in cold, rain, First round BIG EAST CONFERENCE — Reached Thursday’s quarterfinals 21. South Laurel ...... 146 Cousins doing? Did he know Dunleavy was there? wind and hail in the final round. South Carolina . .5½ . . Mississippi St. a definitive agreement for Notre Dame Second-round winner vs. No. 5 22. Boyd Co...... 94 Texas A&M.....5½ ...... Auburn “I was just trying to get around the screen,” Cousins said. to leave the conference, effective July 1. Georgetown, noon (ESPN) CHAMPIONS TOUR: TOSHIBA CLASSIC 23. Central Hardin ...... 92 Southland Conference at Katy, Texas EAST TENNESSEE STATE — An- Second-round winner vs. No. 20 24. Bullitt East ...... 80 If there was no intent, was it just a coincidence the elbow came Where: Newport Beach, Calif. First round nounced the retirement of women’s Pittsburgh, 2 (ESPN) 25. Harrison Co...... 77 right after Cousins confronted Dunleavy? When: Friday-Sunday. Others receiving votes: Allen Co. 69, Nicholls St...... pk ....McNeese St. basketball coach Karen Kemp. Second-round winner vs. No. 8 Lou- Course: Newport Beach Country Apollo 68, Ashland 65, Collins 53, As- Sam Houston St. 4½ . .Cent. Arkansas “It was really bad timing,” Cousins said. GEORGIA SOUTHERN — Announced isville, 7 (ESPN) Club (6,584 yards, par 71) sumption 47, Heath 41, Green Co. 39, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s basketball coach Charlton “C.Y.” Second-round winner vs. No. 15 Mar- ■ Brook Lopez scored 26 points and had a big dunk over twin Purse: $1.75 million ($262,500 to Franklin Co. 37, Johnson Central 34, At Norfolk, Va. Young will not return. quette, 9 (ESPN) brother Robin, Deron Williams added 21 points and 13 assists, the winner) Third round Friday’s semifinals Eastern 33, Butler 32, Meade Co. 30, TV: Golf (8:30-10:30 p.m. Friday; Norfolk St...... 6½ Bethune-Cookman and the beat the New Orleans Hornets 108-98 on Quarterfinals winners, 7 and 9 Henderson Co. 28, Montgomery Co. 25, Tuesday. Former Kentucky star had 17 points, 10 (ESPN) 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday; 7:30-9:30 Bourbon Co. 23, Madisonville 20, Estill NC Central ...... 4 ...... NC A&T Baseball p.m. Sunday) Co. 18, Holy Cross 18, Sacred Heart 16, Patriot League rebounds and five blocked shots for New Orleans. “He’s learning Saturday’s finals Semifinals winners, 8:30 (ESPN) Last year: Loren Roberts won his Louisville Christian 15, Conner 15, Gray- Championship how to play at this level,” Williams said. “You can just tell he’s going MAJOR LEAGUE 13th Champions Tour title. Bernhard son Co. 15, Henry Clay 15, Boone Co. at Bucknell.....11 ...... Lafayette to be a real special player.” NAIA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT Langer, Mark Calcavecchia and Tom 13, Daviess Co. 12, Jeffersontown 10. Southwestern Athletic Conference Kite tied for second, two strokes back. At Garland, Texas ■ John Wall led Washington with a season-high 27 points in a At Kansas City, Mo. First round (All times p.m. unless noted) EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR: 95-90 loss to the . Wall also had season highs Tuesday’s games Tennis Alabama A&M . . 17 . . . Grambling St. WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND AVANTHA MASTERS Houston 9, Miami 4 THURSDAY with 14 assists and seven rebounds. Science & Arts vs. SAGU, 9 a.m. Atlanta 12, St. Louis 3 Atlantic Coast Conference ■ Dwight Howard scored a season-high 39 points, had 16 re- Lee (Tenn.) vs. Voorhees, 10:45 a.m. Where: New Delhi N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 1 COLLEGE MEN At Greensboro, N.C. Westmont vs. Martin Methodist, 1:15 When: Thursday-Sunday bounds and was sent to the free-throw line 39 times by his former Detroit 10, Philadelphia 6 First round Philander Smith vs. Montana West- Course: Jaypee Greens Golf Club At Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Boston 5, Toronto 3 Georgia Tech .... 1 .. team as the Lakers beat the Magic 106-97. The win came in How- ern, 3 (7,347 yards, par 72) Troy 4, Eastern Kentucky 3 Arizona (ss) 5, Seattle 4 NC State .....11½ ....Virginia Tech ard’s first return to Orlando since his drama-filled off-season Emmanuel vs. Hope International, 5:15 Purse: $2.35 million ($390,930 to Singles — Anas Rouchdi (TROY) def. Oakland 6, Kansas City 3 Maryland ...... 5½ .... Wake Forest Columbia (Mo.) vs. Oklahoma City, 7 the winner) Daridge Saidi 7-6 (5), 6-4. Alex Alvaro to the Lakers. He endured a chorus of boos throughout, and tied his Texas 12, Milwaukee 3 Florida St...... 2 ...... Clemson LSU Shreveport vs. Pikeville, 8:45 TV: Golf (9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thurs- (EKU) def. Mansingh Athare 6-3, 7-6. own NBA record for free-throw attempts. He made 25 of them. Colorado 4, Arizona (ss) 3 Big Ten Conference at Chicago Evangel (Mo.) vs. Montana State- day-Friday; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday- Sami Ghorbel (TROY) def. Lucas Smets San Diego vs. San Francisco (n) First round ■ Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and the Heat extended their Northern, 10:30 Sunday 6-0, 6-2. Daniel Bustamante (TROY) L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati (n) Minnesota ...... 2 ...... Illinois winning streak to 19 games, beating the 98-81. THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND Last event: South Africa’s Jbe Kruger def. Juanjo de la Llera 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Wednesday’s Reds game won his first European Tour title, beat- Michigan .....14½ ...... Penn St. Georgetown vs. St. Thomas, 9 a.m. Joao Maio (EKU) def. Tadju Davies 6-4, Purdue...... 5½ ...... Nebraska San Francisco vs. Cincinnati at Good- Concordia vs. William Carey, 10:45 a.m. ing Spain’s Jorge Campillo and Ger- 5-7, 6-1. Andre Stabile (TROY) def. Igna- Iowa...... 9½ ...Northwestern year, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Life vs. John Brown, 12:30 many’s Marcel Siem by two strokes at NFL cio Moreno 6-2, 6-2. Atlantic 10 Conference at Brooklyn, N.Y. Lewis-Clark St. vs. Culver-Stockton, 2:15 DLF Golf & Country Club Doubles — Athare/Ghorbel (TROY) COLLEGE Firstr Arizona Christian vs. Oklahoma Bap- ASSOCIATED PRESS def. Alvaro/Saidi 8-2. de la Llera/Maio Richmond .....4½ ...... Charlotte tist, 4:30 Bills cut Fitzpatrick; Gonzalez not retiring SEC LOCAL (EKU) def. Eichler/Rouchdi 8-4. Dom- Butler ...... 3½ ...... Dayton Kentucky 6 ...... Ohio 3 Cal St. San Marcos vs. MidAmerica browski/Smets (EKU) def. Bustamante/ Saint Joseph’s . . . 1 ...... Xavier New coach Doug Marrone and the Buffalo Bills are moving on Nazarene, 6:15 Tennessee 4 ...... Western Ky. 0 HOLE-IN-ONE Stabile 8-5. UMass...... 2½ George Washington Rocky Mountain vs. Lindsey Wilson, 8 without Ryan Fitzpatrick by releasing the after two- OVC Big 12 Conference at Kansas City, Mo. Xavier (La.) vs. Faulkner, 9:45 COLLEGE WOMEN plus inconsistent seasons as starter. The team announced the move Furman 7 ...... Eastern Ky. 3 At Lakeside G.C. Quarterfinals FRIDAY’S SECOND ROUND Marcus Manning aced the 165-yard At Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Oklahoma ...... 1 ...... Iowa St. Tuesday, shortly after the NFL’s free agency period opened, and a Games at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:30, 11th hole with a 5-iron. Witnesses: Ohio ...... 000 102 000—3 9 1 Troy 4, Eastern Kentucky 1 Oklahoma St.. . .2½ ...... Baylor 2:15, 4:30, 6:15, 8 and 9:45 Marty Walker, Dave Wilcox day before Fitzpatrick was due a $3 million bonus. Fitzpatrick went Kentucky ....042 000 00x—6 9 0 Singles — Karoline Grymel (TROY) Southeastern Conference SATURDAY’S QUARTERFINALS 20-33 as a starter over four seasons in Buffalo. Kennedy, Przebieda (3), Barber def. Amandine Faouzi 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Kris- At Nashville Games at 2, 4, 6 and 8 Sunday (5), Cozart (7) and Dean. Combs, Cox tina Labeja (EKU) def. Lyubov Dorofeeva Second round ■ Tony Gonzalez announced he is returning for another year SEMIFINALS At The Brook G.C., Versailles (5), Strecker (7), Gott (9) and Arnold, 6-0, 7-5. Anja Cosovic (TROY) def. Saioa Georgia ...... 1 ...... LSU after his near-retirement. Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff said the Monday, March 18 Travis Perry aced the 150-yard 13th Fettes. W—Strecker (1-0). L—Kennedy Oscoz 6-1, 6-1. Hannah Toro (TROY) def. Arkansas ...... 2 ...... Vanderbilt Quarterfinals winners at 6 and 8 hole with an 8-iron. Witnesses: Taylor new contract for Gonzalez “is not done but it will be done quickly.” (2-1). 2B—Riddle (K), Kuhn (K), Reed Melissa Gerritsen 6-0, 6-0. Milena Poffo Conference USA at Tulsa, Okla. CHAMPIONSHIP West, Justin Atwood, Mike Marinaro (K). HR—Zellers (K). (EKU) led Candela Munoz Giron 7-6 (2), Gonzalez had said he was 95 percent sure he would retire after the Tuesday, March 19 Quarterfinals Records — Kentucky 14-2, Ohio 3-11 3-5 DNF. Carmen Rodriguez (EKU) led 2012 season. The future Hall of Famer, who turned 37 last month, Semifinals winners, 7:30 [CBS Sports] Tulsa ...... pk ...East Carolina Rosaura Ramirez-Vega 7-5, 5-7, 4-1 DNF. Western Athletic Conference at Las Vegas Eastern Ky. . . 000 020 001—3 6 1 led the Falcons with 93 catches for 930 yards and eight touch- COLLEGE WOMEN Hockey Doubles — Dorofeeva/Grymel Quarterfinals downs. Each total set a high for his four seasons in Atlanta. Furman .....100 501 00x—7 11 1 (TROY) def. Gerritsen/Labeja 8-4. New Mexico St....7 ...... Idaho Langfels, Nerl (5) and Ferraro, Wil- CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS Ramirez-Vega/Toro (TROY) def. Oscoz/ Utah St...... 3½ ..Texas-Arlington son. Wood, Dittmar (6), Abrams (8), NHL Poffo 8-1. Cosovic/Munoz Giron (TROY) Big West Conference at Anaheim, Calif. Solter (9) and MacLatchie. W—Wood (All times p.m. In bracket order; led Faouzi/Kinnen 6-5 DNF. First round (2-0). L—Langfels (0-1). 2B—Grisham television broadcast Monday’s games Pacific ...... 5½ UC Santa Barbara (EK), Johnson (F). HR—Phipps (EK), of future games in brackets) Boston 3, Ottawa 2 (SO) HIGH SCHOOL BOYS Los Angeles 3, Calgary 1 Cal Poly ...... 1½ ...... UC Davis Muzika (F), Abrams (F). BIG EAST The last word Tuesday’s games At Scott Co. Long Beach St.. . . 7 . Cal St.-Fullerton Records— Furman 12-4, EKU 4-8 At Hartford, Conn. Vancouver 2, Columbus 1 (SO) Scott Co. 5, Mason Co. 0 UC Irvine ...... 4½ ...... Hawaii Steve Stricker, in semi-retirement from the PGA Tour, has made Monday’s semifinals Buffalo 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Singles — Trevor Wrobleski def. Ian Big Sky Conference at Missoula, Mont. Western Ky. . . 000 000 000—0 9 1 No. 2 Notre Dame 83 .No. 16 Louisville 59 $1.82 million in three starts this season. And now he is jokingly Carolina 4, Washington 0 O’Cull 6-3, 6-3. Frankie Wallace def. Quarterfinals Tennessee . . . 300 000 01x—4 6 0 No. 3 Connecticut 64 . No. 22 Syracuse 51 referred to as the part-time putting guru of Tiger Woods. During a Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2 Luke Morris 6-4, 6-2. Weber St...... 13 .....N. Arizona Clay, Pearson (6) and Kelly. Bet- Tuesday’s finals North Dakota .... 2 ...... S. Utah practice session Wednesday, Stricker noticed that Woods had his tencourt, Saberhagen (4), Owenby (7), Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2 Doubles — Drew Crum and Palmer No. 2 Notre Dame 61 . . No. 3 Connecticut 59 Winnipeg 5, Toronto 2 N. Colorado ..... 4 ....Montana St. Martin (8), Williams (9) and Houser. Ward def. B. Pitakis/Justin Conrad 6-0, hands behind the ball and his posture was out of sync. Over the St. Louis 4, San Jose 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference W—Bettencourt (1-1). L—Clay (2-1). NAIA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT 6-4. Jim Dick/Dylan Renfrow def. Jacob Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1 Conley/Matt Dentley 6-0, 6-0. Nick At Garland, Texas next four days at Doral, Woods had his fewest number of putts (100) 2B—Lavelle (WK). At Frankfort Nashville at Dallas (n) Wrobleski/Matthew Wallace def. Ryan Quarterfinals ever on the PGA Tour, made 27 birdies and won by two shots — over Records — Tennessee 8-7, Western (All times p.m. unless noted) Edmonton at Colorado (n) Clancy/Timmy Douglas 6-4, 6-3. Jackson St...... 4 ....Alabama St. Ky. 7-8 Stricker, no less. Woods said of Stricker, who is known for putting well: WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND Los Angeles at Phoenix (n) Alcorn St...... 2 ....Prairie View “Now I know how he feels every day. No wonder he’s always in HIGH SCHOOL Lee (Tenn.) (30-2) vs. LSU Shreve- Wednesday’s games Lafayette 9, Madison Central 0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference a good mood.” port (25-5), 8:30 a.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Singles — Taylor Harris (L) def. Lu- At Norfolk, Va. Danville ...... 002 101 5—9 14 1 Columbia (Mo.) (27-6) vs. Shawnee Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. cas Glass 8-1. Jonathan Griggs (L) def. Quarterfinals WIRE, STAFF AND SPECIAL REPORTS Knox Central . . .200 000 0—2 3 2 St. (23-9), 10:15 a.m. Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p. David Culatta 8-2. Alex Money (L) def. Savannah St. .... 3 .....Morgan St.