National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 34 24 .586 —
Philadelphia 31 27 .534 3
New York 30 28 .517 4
New Jersey 21 38 .356 13½
Toronto 20 39 .339 14½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 40 17 .702 —
Atlanta 34 24 .586 6½
Orlando 34 24 .586 6½
Washington 14 44 .241 26½
Charlotte 7 50 .123 33
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 45 14 .763 —
Indiana 36 22 .621 8½
Milwaukee 28 30 .483 16½
Detroit 22 36 .379 22½
Cleveland 19 37 .339 24½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 41 16 .719 —
Memphis 34 24 .586 7½
Dallas 33 26 .559 9
Houston 32 26 .552 9½
New Orleans 16 42 .276 25½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
y-Oklahoma City 42 16 .724 —
Denver 32 26 .552 10
Utah 31 28 .525 11½
Portland 28 31 .475 14½
Minnesota 25 35 .417 18
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 37 22 .627 —
L.A. Clippers 36 23 .610 1
Phoenix 30 28 .517 6½
Golden State 22 36 .379 14½
Sacramento 19 40 .322 18
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 109, Charlotte 85
Chicago 96, Miami 86, OT
L.A. Clippers 95, Minnesota 82
San Antonio 107, Memphis 97
Dallas 112, Golden State 103
Today’s Games
Cleveland at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Orlando, 1 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 1:30 p.m.
Washington at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 2 p.m.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 2 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Placed OF Lorenzo Cain on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jarrod Dyson from Omaha (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Traded LB Keith Rivers to the N.Y. Giants for a 2012 fifth-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with CB Terence Newman. Waived CB Rico Murray.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Named Joe Vitt interim coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Fined Nashville D Shea Weber $2,500 for slamming Detroit F Henrik Zetterberg’s head against the glass at the end of Wednesday’s game.
COLLEGE
COLORADO STATE—Named Larry Eustachy men’s basketball coach.
MICHIGAN STATE—Reinstated junior C Derrick Nix to the men’s basketball team.
NORTHERN ARIZONA—Named Jack Murphy men’s basketball coach.
TULSA—Named Brett Ballard and Steve Woodberry men’s assistant basketball coaches and Justin Bauman director of basketball operations.
VILLANOVA—Announced junior G Dominic Cheek will enter the NBA draft.
GOLF
Nationwide-TPC Stonebrae
Championship Top Scores
Thursday
At TPC Stonebrae Course
Hayward, Calif.
Purse: $600,000
Yardage: 7,100 ; Par: 70 (35-35)
Partial First Round
Play was suspended and will be completed today
Ben Martin 32-33—65
Josh Broadaway 33-33—66
Michael Putnam 35-31—66
Brian Stuard 34-32—66
Camilo Benedetti 34-33—67
Duffy Waldorf 32-35—67
Alex Aragon 34-33—67
Paul Haley II 33-35—68
Shawn Stefani 33-35—68
Bubba Dickerson 34-34—68
James Nitties 35-33—68
Steve Allan 35-33—68
Matt Weibring 37-31—68
Tom Hoge 29-39—68
Guy Boros 35-34—69
Paul Stankowski 33-36—69
Rob Oppenheim 35-34—69
Tyrone Van Aswegen 35-34—69
Wes Roach 35-34—69
Richard Scott 35-34—69
Chris Riley 33-37—70
Brian Smock 32-38—70
Billy Horschel 34-36—70
Carlos Franco 36-34—70
Travis Hampshire 35-35—70
Rahil Gangjee 33-37—70
Matthew Giles 35-35—70
John Chin 35-35—70
PGA-RBC Heritage
Top Par Scores
Thursday
At Harbour Town Golf Links
Hilton Head, S.C.
Purse: $5.7 million
Yardage: 7,101; Par: 71 (36-35)
First Round
a-denotes amateur
Chad Campbell 32-35—67 -4
Vaughn Taylor 32-35—67 -4
Colt Knost 35-32—67 -4
Jim Furyk 35-33—68 -3
Charlie Wi 34-34—68 -3
Harris English 34-34—68 -3
Matt Every 33-35—68 -3
Blake Adams 36-33—69 -2
John Mallinger 34-35—69 -2
Chez Reavie 36-33—69 -2
Tommy Gainey 35-35—70 -1
Jason Bohn 37-33—70 -1
Rory Sabbatini 34-36—70 -1
Kevin Na 34-36—70 -1
Tom Gillis 33-37—70 -1
Joe Durant 35-35—70 -1
Kevin Chappell 36-34—70 -1
John Rollins 35-35—70 -1
Boo Weekley 35-35—70 -1
Carl Pettersson 34-36—70 -1
John Daly 37-33—70 -1
Will Claxton 34-36—70 -1
Glen Day 36-34—70 -1
TENNIS
ATP World Tour
U.S. Men’s Clay Court
Championships Results
Thursday
At River Oaks Country Club
Houston
Purse: $442,500 (WT250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Kevin Anderson (5), South Africa, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Juan Monaco (4), Argentina, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-3, 6-3.
Ryan Sweeting, United States, def. Bobby Reynolds, United States, 6-3, 6-2.
Michael Russell, United States, def. Mardy Fish (1), United States, 6-3, 6-1.
John Isner (2), United States, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2.
Ryan Harrison, United States, def. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Second Round
Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, and Frank Moser, Germany, def. Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Waske (3), Germany, 7-5, 7-5.
James Blake and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, and Scott Lipsky (1), United States, 6-3, 6-3.
WTA Barcelona Ladies Open
Thursday’s results
At Centre Municipal Tennis
Vall d’Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
Purse: $220,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Yuliya Beygelzimer, Ukraine, def. Flavia Pennetta (5), Italy, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
Dominika Cibulkova (3), Slovakia, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Julia Goerges (3), Germany, def. Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2.
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
Second Round
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, def. Simona Halep, Romania, and Janette Husarova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-1.
Petra Cetkovska and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 7-5.
Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Shahah Peer, Israel, and Paola Suarez, Argentina, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8 tiebreak.
National Hockey League
Playoff Glance
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
N.Y. Rangers 1, Ottawa 0
Thursday, April 12: NY Rangers 4, Ottawa 2
Saturday, April 14: Ottawa at NY Rangers, 1 p.m.
Monday, April 16: NY Rangers at Ottawa, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18: NY Rangers at Ottawa, 1:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 21: Ottawa at NY Rangers, 1 p.m.
x-Monday, April 23: NY Rangers at Ottawa, TBD
x-Thursday, April 26: Ottawa at NY Rangers, TBD
Boston 1, Washington 0
Thursday, April 12: Boston 1, Washington 0, OT
Saturday, April 14: Washington at Boston, 9 a.m.
Monday, April 16: Boston at Washington, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 19: Boston at Washington, 1:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 21: Washington at Boston, 9 a.m.
x-Sunday, April 22: Boston at Washington, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 25: Washington at Boston, TBD
Florida vs. New Jersey
Friday, April 13: New Jersey at Florida, 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 15: New Jersey at Florida, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17: Florida at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 19: Florida at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 21: New Jersey at Florida, 12:30 p.m.
x-Tuesday, April 24: Florida at New Jersey, TBD
x-Thursday, April 26: New Jersey at Florida, TBD
Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 0
Wednesday, April 11: Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT
Friday, April 13: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 15: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 9 a.m.
Wednesday, April 18: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
x-Friday, April 20: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
x-Sunday, April 22: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, TBD
x-Tuesday, April 24: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles 1, Vancouver 0
Wednesday, April 11: Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 2
Friday, April 13: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 15: Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18: Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
x-Sunday, April 22: Los Angeles at Vancouver, TBD
x-Tuesday, April 24: Vancouver at Los Angeles, TBD
x-Thursday, April 26: Los Angeles at Vancouver, TBD
San Jose 1, St. Louis 0
Thursday, April 12: San Jose 3, St. Louis 2, 2OT
Saturday, April 14: San Jose at St. Louis, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, April 16: St. Louis at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 19: St. Louis at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 21: San Jose at St. Louis, 1:30 p.m.
x-Monday, April 23: St. Louis at San Jose, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 25: San Jose at St. Louis, TBD
Phoenix 1, Chicago 0
Thursday, April 12: Phoenix 3, Chicago 2, OT
Saturday, April 14: Chicago at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17: Phoenix at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 19: Phoenix at Chicago, 2 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 21: Chicago at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
x-Monday, April 23: Phoenix at Chicago, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 25: Chicago at Phoenix, TBD
Nashville 1, Detroit 0
Wednesday, April 11: Nashville 3, Detroit 2
Friday, April 13: Detroit at Nashville, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 15: Nashville at Detroit, 6 a.m.
Tuesday, April 17: Nashville at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
x-Friday, April 20: Detroit at Nashville, 2 p.m.
x-Sunday, April 22: Nashville at Detroit, TBD
x-Tuesday, April 24: Detroit at Nashville, TBD
