«« THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL « Thursday, March 31, 2016 « 5C AROUND SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL 69 — Jay Barnhart Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 2 THELEAGUE 70 — John Carlson San Diego 11, L.A. Dodgers 9 NCAA TOURNAMENT Dandy dozen THIRD FLIGHT Colorado 6, Arizona 1 62 — Leon Haag Baltimore 4, Atlanta 4, tie, 10 innings EAST REGIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 62 — Joe Hall Kansas City 16, San Francisco 10 Spurs set REGIONAL SEMIFINALS 66 — Red Bassan Cleveland (ss) 4, Seattle 1 At Philadelphia Harding pitching staff: If pitching wins championships, 67 — Gordon Gettings Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia, ccd., rain Friday, March 25 the Lions have a great chance to lift some hardware later 68 — Bill Rogers Washington vs. St. Louis, ccd., rain Notre Dame 61, Wisconsin 56 68 — Steve Beale Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit, ccd., rain North Carolina 101, Indiana 86 this spring. The staff of Nathan Ruble, Jake Criswell, Evin 69 — Charley Harty Tampa Bay vs. Toronto (ss), ccd., rain record, REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Olds, Jacob Simmons and Noah Sharp led the team to five Thursday’s Games Sunday, March 27 HOLES-IN-ONE Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, victories at least week’s Flag City Classic, combining for At Galloway North Carolina 88, Notre Dame 74 Fla., 12:05 p.m. Cliff Sorrels aced the 110-yard No. 7 an 0.57 ERA. The most impressive performances were by N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Detroit at Lake- using a wedge. beat SOUTH REGIONAL Ruble, who allowed two hits and struck out 14 to shut out land, Fla., 12:05 p.m. REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char- Millington, and Criswell, who blanked MHEA on two hits At Fair Oaks Golf Club At Louisville, Ky. lotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Danny Doyle, of Bartlett, aced the 157- Thursday, March 24 while fanning 13. On Tuesday, Criswell got the win against St. Louis vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, yard No. 17 using an 8-iron. Villanova 92, Miami 69 CBHS to tie the school’s career mark with 21. Fla., 12:05 p.m. Pelicans Kansas 79, Maryland 63 LATEST LINE Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL DANDY DOZEN Ariz., 2:05 p.m. From Our Press Services Saturday, March 26 (Home team in caps) Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., Villanova 64, Kansas 59 1. Arlington (10-2) 7. Covington (10-2) NBA 2:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, MIDWEST REGIONAL (Thursday) SANANTONIO— Manu Gino- 2. Harding (11-1) 8. Center Hill (11-5) Favorite Pts Underdog Ariz., 2:10 p.m. REGIONAL SEMIFINALS N.Y. Mets vs. Chicago Cubs at Las Ve- bili scored 20 points and At Chicago x-INDIANA — Orlando 3. Houston (6-3) 9. ECS (7-3) CLEVELAND 14 Brooklyn gas, 7:05 p.m. the San Antonio Spurs beat Friday, March 25 Milwaukee at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Virginia 84, Iowa State 71 4. DeSoto Central (10-5) 10. CBHS (5-7) y-HOUSTON — Chicago ½ L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. the injury-depleted New Syracuse 63, Gonzaga 60 Denver 6 NEW ORLEANS ½ Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. Orleans Pelicans 100-92 on REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 5. Munford (9-1) 11. St. George’s (8-3) OKLAHOMA CITY 8 LA Clippers PORTLAND 3½ Boston Friday’s Games Wednesday night for their Sunday, March 27 6. Bolton (9-2) 12. (tie) MUS (6-4) TampaBay(ss)vs.DetroitatLakeland, Syracuse 68, Virginia 62 x-Orlando Center N. Vucevic is ques- NBA-record 38th straight tionable; y-Chicago Point Guard D. Rose Fla., 12:05 p.m. Collierville (7-6) is questionable. Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Atlanta at Kissim- home victory to open a WEST REGIONAL mee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. season. REGIONAL SEMIFINALS SOFTBALL GREAT EIGHT COLLEGE BASKETBALL Milwaukee at Houston, 1:10 p.m. At Anaheim, Calif. (Thursday) Chicago Cubs vs. N.Y. Mets at Las Ve- San Antonio topped the Thursday, March 24 1. Brighton (9-4) 5. Munford (6-6) gas, 3:05 p.m. 37-0 start by the Chicago Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 63 NIT TOURNAMENT Baltimore at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Oregon 82, Duke 68 2. DeSoto Central (10-3) 6. Tipton-Rosemark (8-6) Favorite Pts Underdog Minnesota at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Bulls during their record REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Valparaiso 2 Geo. Washington Boston vs. Toronto at Montreal, 6:05 72-victory season in 1995- Saturday, March 26 3. Collierville (7-4) 7. Southaven (8-5) (Saturday) p.m. 96. Golden State (67-7) has Oklahoma 80, Oregon 68 N.Y. Yankees at Miami, 6:10 p.m. 4. Arlington (9-6) 8. Covington (5-4) NCAA TOURNAMENT Cleveland at Texas, 7:05 p.m. an existing 36-game home FINAL FOUR Favorite Pts Underdog Kansas City at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. winning streak to open the At Houston BOYS SOCCER GREAT EIGHT Villanova 2 Oklahoma L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. NATIONAL SEMIFINALS North Carolina 9½ Syracuse Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., season,givingthe Warriors Saturday, April 2 1. Houston (3-0-2) 5. Arlington (4-2-0) 9:10 p.m. achancetoendupwiththe Villanova (33-5) vs. Oklahoma (29-7), 2. Collierville (5-0-0) 6. ECS (1-2-0) HOCKEY Chicago White Sox at San Diego, 9:10 record. 5:09 p.m. p.m. North Carolina (32-6) vs. Syracuse (23- 3. CBHS (1-0-0) 7. Kingsbury (3-0-0) NHL STANDINGS Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. San Antonio’s Kawhi 13), 7:49 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE 4. MUS (3-1-0) 8. (tie) Bartlett (2-1-0) Atlantic Division TRANSACTIONS Leonard had 16 points in NATIONAL INVITATION GP W L OT Pts GF GA his return from a three- TOURNAMENT St. George’s (1-2-0) TampaBay 76 44 27 5 93 214182 BASEBALL game absence, showing SEMIFINALS Florida 76 42 25 9 93 218 189 American League At New York Boston 77 40 29 8 88 223 209 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Released RHP no discomfort after bruis- Tuesday, March 29 Detroit 77 38 28 11 87 198 212 36. Brooks Koepka 486 $1,050,516 Miguel Gonzalez. Reassigned C Audry Valparaiso 72, BYU 70 GIRLS TENNIS SUMMARY Ottawa 77 35 33 9 79 219 235 ing his right quadriceps on 37. William McGirt 484 $988,628 Perez to their minor league camp. George Washington 65, San Diego State 46 CRAIGMONT 4, KINGSBURY 0 Montreal 77 35 36 6 76 205 224 38. Louis Oosthuizen 483 $1,390,988 BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP March 23. The 6-foot-7 for- CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES: Akira Loyd (C) beat Joanne Buffalo 77 31 35 11 73 185 210 39. Alex Cejka 481 $897,782 Roenis Elias to Pawtucket (IL). ward hit three long jump- Thursday, March 31 Nava, 8-0; Morgan Morris (C) beat Mireya Toronto 76 28 37 11 67 186222 40. Jimmy Walker 475 $1,031,996 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the Valparaiso (30-6) vs. George Washing- Lira, 8-0; Shintorrius Turner (C) beat Sa- Metropolitan Division ers to open the game, in- 41. Peter Malnati 473 $1,127,515 contract of INF Jimmy Rollins from Char- ton (27-10), 6 p.m. mantha Salinas, 8-0. DOUBLES: Loyd/ GP W L OT Pts GF GA 42. Scott Brown 465 $870,855 lotte (IL). Optioned RHP Scott Carroll to cluding his only 3-pointer Turner (C) beat Nava/Salinas, 8-0. z-Washington76 54 16 6 114 237177 NCAA WOMEN’S 43. Harris English 459 $821,399 Charlotte. Assigned RHP Jacob Turner Rangers 76 43 24 9 95 219 199 in five attempts. LATE TUESDAY 44. Si Woo Kim 448 $790,521 outright to Charlotte. TOURNAMENT Pittsburgh 76 43 25 8 94 219 190 45. Jonas Blixt 430 $850,253 DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned LHP Matt GIRLS TENNIS SUMMARY Islanders 75 41 25 9 91 210 193 BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL 46. Kevin Streelman 420 $814,710 Boyd to Toledo (IL). Agreed to terms with ECS 7, FACS 0 Philadelphia 76 38 25 13 89 198 200 OTHER GAMES 47. John Huh 420 $758,451 RHP Bobby Parnell on a minor league REGIONAL SEMIFINALS SINGLES: Cameron Touliatos (E) beat New Jersey 77 37 32 8 82 173 194 Raptors 105, Hawks 97 at 48. Brendan Steele 420 $750,117 At Bridgeport, Conn. Haley Littlefield, 8-0; Georgia Peeler (E) Carolina 77 33 28 16 82 187 208 contract. 49. Justin Rose 402 $889,667 Toronto: DeMar DeRozan Saturday, March 26 beat Annie Posey, 8-1; Kelsey Crunk (E) Columbus 76 30 38 8 68 195 237 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Released 50. J.B. Holmes 400 $912,485 UConn 98, Mississippi State 38 beat Maddie VanHorn, 8-0; Kathleen WESTERN CONFERENCE OF Travis Snider from a minor league scored 26 points, Jonas Va- 51. Scott Piercy 387 $706,168 Texas 72, UCLA 64 Parrish (E) beat GraceAnn Grisham, 8-0; Central Division contract. 52. Patrick Rodgers 384 $695,206 lanciunas added 19 points REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Mabry Mokros (E) beat Madison Turner, GP W L OT Pts GF GA NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHPs 53. Zach Johnson 380 $823,121 Monday, March 28 8-0. DOUBLES: Virginia Stanley/Samantha x-Dallas 77 46 22 9 101252220 Nick Goody and Branden Pinder and LHP and nine rebounds, and To- 54. Zac Blair 373 $648,387 UConn 86, Texas 65 Hyneman (E) beat VanHorn/Haley, 8-2; x-St. Louis 77 46 22 9 101 206 186 Tyler Olson to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).