All a(score)board — March 22, 2012

Today’s TV SCHEDULE AUTO RACING 8 p.m. Formula One: Practice for Malaysia Grand Prix SPEED GOLF 5 a.m. European PGA Tour: Trophee Hassan II (first round) TGC 9 a.m. PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational (first round) TGC 12:30 p.m. LPGA Tour: Kia Classic (first round) TGC HORSE RACING 9 a.m. Racing Coast to Coast FOXSP2 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 10 a.m. Spring training: L.A. Angels vs. Kansas City FOXSP 1 p.m. Spring training: N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston ESPN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. NCAA tournament: Wisconsin vs. Syracuse (regional semifinals) CBS 1:15 p.m. NCAA tournament: Louisville vs. Michigan St. (regional semifinals) TBS 3:30 p.m. NCAA tournament: Cincinnati vs. Ohio St. (regional semifinals) CBS 4 p.m. NCAA tournament: Florida vs. Marquette (regional semifinals) TBS NBA BASKETBALL 2 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans FOXSP2 NHL HOCKEY 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles FOXSP

Friday’s TV SCHEDULE AUTO RACING 9 a.m. Spring Cup: Practice for Auto Club 400 SPEED 10:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Final practice for Royal Purple 300 SPEED 1 p.m. Spring Cup: Pole qualifying for Auto Club 400 SPEED 10 p.m. Formula One: Qualifying for Malaysia Grand Prix SPEED BOXING 3 p.m. Junior middleweights: Antwone Smith vs. Roberto Garcia ESPN2 5 p.m. Junior welterweights: Yordenis Ugas vs. Johnny Garcia SHO Super featherweights: Diego Magdaleno vs. Miguel Beltran Jr.

College Softball 6 p.m. San Jose State at Hawaii OCSP GOLF 5 a.m. European PGA Tour: Trophee Hassan II (second round) TGC 6:30 a.m. Champions Tour: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic (first round) TGC 9 a.m. PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational (second round) TGC 12:30 p.m. LPGA Tour: Kia Classic (second round) TGC HORSE RACING 9 a.m. Racing Coast to Coast FOXSP2 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. NCAA tournament: Xavier vs. Baylor (regional semifinals) CBS 1:15 p.m. NCAA tournament Ohio vs. North Carolina (regional semifinals) TBS 3:30 p.m. NCAA tournament: Indiana vs. Kentucky (regional semifinals) CBS 4 p.m. NCAA tournament: North Carolina St. vs. Kansas (regional semifinals) TBS NBA BASKETBALL 2 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia ESPN 4:30 p.m. Denver at Utah ESPN 4:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers FOXSP SOCCER 4 p.m. MLS: Houston at Seattle NBCSN

Wednesday’s BIIF results Boys Volleyball Honokaa def. Joseph 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 Ka‘u def. Konawaena 25-10, 25-12, 25-23

Today’s BIIF Schedule Softball Hilo at Waiakea, 3 p.m. Ka‘u at Kamehameha, 3 p.m. Keaau at Pahoa, 3 p.m. Kohala at Konawaena, 3 p.m. Kealakehe at Honokaa, 3 p.m.

men’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament Glance EAST REGIONAL Regional semifinals At TD Garden, Boston Today’s games Syracuse (33-2) vs. Wisconsin (26-9). 1:15 p.m. Ohio State (29-7) vs. Cincinnati (25-10), 3:45 p.m.

Regional championship Saturday’s game Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONAL Regional semifinals At The Georgia Dome, Atlanta Friday’s games Baylor (29-7) vs. Xavier (23-12), 1:15 p.m. Kentucky (34-2) vs. Indiana (27-8), 3:45 p.m.

Regional championship Sunday’s game Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL Regional semifinals At Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis Friday’s games North Carolina (31-5) vs. Ohio (29-7), 1:47 p.m. N.C. State (24-12) vs. Kansas (29-6), 4:17 p.m.

Regional championship Sunday’s game Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL Regional semifinals Today’s games At US Airways Center, Phoenix Michigan State (29-7) vs. Louisville (28-9), 1:47 p.m. Marquette (27-7) vs. Florida (25-10), 4:17 p.m.

Regional championship Saturday’s game Semifinal winners

Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament Glance DES MOINES REGIONAL Second round Monday’s result At Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. Tennessee 63, DePaul 48

Tuesday’s results At Stroh Center, Bowling Green, Ohio Baylor 76, Florida 57

At Carmichael Arena, Chapell Hill, N.C. Georgia Tech 76, Georgetown 64

At Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock, Ark. Kansas 70, Delaware 64

Regional Semifinals At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Saturday’s games Kansas (21-12) vs. Tennessee (26-8), 6:04 a.m. Baylor (36-0) vs. Georgia Tech (26-8), 8 a.m.

Regional Championship Monday, March 26 Semifinal winners FRESNO REGIONAL Second round Monday’s results At Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Va. Stanford 72, West Virginia 55

At Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind. South Carolina 72, Purdue 61

Tuesday’s results At Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla. St. John’s 74, Oklahoma 70

At Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tenn. Duke 96, Vanderbilt 80

Regional Semifinals At Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif. Saturday’s games St. John’s (24-9) vs. Duke (26-5), 3:04 p.m. Stanford (33-1) vs. South Carolina (25-9), 5:32 p.m.

Regional Championship Monday, March 26 Semifinal winners

RALEIGH REGIONAL Second round Monday’s results At Reed Arena, College Station, Texas Texas A&M 61, Arkansas 59

At Comcast Center, College Park, Md. Maryland 72, Louisville 68

Tuesday’s results At Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame 73, California 62

At Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla. St. Bonaventure 66, Marist 63

Regional Semifinals At PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C. Sunday’s games Texas A&M (24-10) vs. Maryland (30-4), TBA Notre Dame (32-3) vs. St. Bonaventure (31-3), TBA

Tuesday, March 27 Regional Championship Semifinal winners

KINGSTON REGIONAL Second round Monday’s results At Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. UConn 72, Kansas State 26

At McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga 65, Miami 54

At Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa Kentucky 65, Green Bay 62

Tuesday’s result At Maravich Center, Baton Rouge, La. Penn State 90, LSU 80

Regional Semifinals At The Ryan Center, Kingston, R.I. Sunday’s games UConn (31-4) vs. Penn State (26-6), TBA Gonzaga (28-5) vs. Kentucky (27-6), TBA

Regional Championship Tuesday, March 27 Semifinal winners, TBA

Pro Baseball Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Detroit 13 3 .813 Toronto 15 4 .789 Oakland 14 5 .737 Kansas City 11 7 .611 Minnesota 12 8 .600 Seattle 12 8 .600 Boston 9 7 .563 Los Angeles 9 8 .529 New York 10 9 .526 Baltimore 6 9 .400 Chicago 6 11 .353 Cleveland 5 11 .313 Tampa Bay 5 11 .313 Texas 5 12 .294

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct San Francisco 12 6 .667 St. Louis 10 6 .625 Los Angeles 9 6 .600 San Diego 11 8 .579 Colorado 9 8 .529 Houston 9 8 .529 Philadelphia 9 9 .500 Miami 7 8 .467 Arizona 8 11 .421 Cincinnati 8 11 .421 Milwaukee 7 10 .412 Pittsburgh 7 10 .412 Chicago 8 12 .400 Washington 5 10 .333 Atlanta 6 13 .316 New York 4 12 .250

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.

Tuesday’s results Detroit 7, Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 4, Baltimore 1 St. Louis 6, Houston 1 Tampa Bay 3, Miami 2 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 4 L.A. Dodgers 7, Milwaukee 6 Oakland 5, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5, tie, 10 innings Seattle 8, Cincinnati 1 Texas 6, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 Arizona 4, San Francisco 3 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 0 Toronto 9, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 10, Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 10, Colorado 6

Wednesday’s results Minnesota 7, Detroit 3 St. Louis 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5 Toronto 6, Baltimore 3 Atlanta 3, Washington 2, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 13, Seattle 8 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 3 San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Kansas City 8, Oakland 3 Arizona 0, Milwaukee 0, tie

Today’s games Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 a.m. Cleveland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. Kansas City (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. Kansas City (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. Colorado vs. San Diego at Tucson, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Friday’s games St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 a.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 a.m. Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 a.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 10:05 a.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 10:05 a.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 a.m. Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Pro Soccer MLS Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting Kansas City 2 0 0 6 4 0 Houston 2 0 0 6 2 0 Chicago 0 0 1 1 1 1 Montreal 0 1 1 1 1 3 Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 1 3 Columbus 0 1 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia 0 2 0 0 2 5 D.C. 0 2 0 0 1 4 New York 0 2 0 0 1 4 New England 0 2 0 0 0 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 2 0 0 6 5 1 Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 1 Vancouver 2 0 0 6 3 0 Portland 1 0 1 4 4 2 FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 3 2 Seattle 1 0 0 3 3 1 Los Angeles 1 1 0 3 4 4 San Jose 1 1 0 3 1 1 Chivas USA 0 2 0 0 0 2

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s game Houston at Seattle FC, 10 a.m.

Saturday’s games San Jose at Toronto FC, 7 a.m. Montreal at Columbus, 10 a.m. Portland at New England, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 2:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m. D.C. United at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Sunday’s games Colorado at New York, 10 a.m. FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Hockey NHL Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-N.Y. Rangers 73 46 20 7 99 201 161 Pittsburgh 72 45 21 6 96 239 184 Philadelphia 73 42 23 8 92 232 206 New Jersey 74 42 27 5 89 201 191 N.Y. Islanders 73 30 32 11 71 174 218

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 72 42 27 3 87 236 178 Ottawa 74 37 27 10 84 221 214 Buffalo 74 35 29 10 80 190 207 Toronto 74 32 34 8 72 210 232 Montreal 74 28 33 13 69 191 206

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 73 36 24 13 85 183 201 Washington 73 37 30 6 80 198 208 Winnipeg 73 34 31 8 76 196 211 Carolina 74 30 29 15 75 197 218 Tampa Bay 72 32 33 7 71 202 247

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-St. Louis 74 46 20 8 100 192 146 Detroit 74 44 25 5 93 225 181 Nashville 73 42 23 8 92 209 192 Chicago 75 42 25 8 92 229 214 Columbus 73 23 43 7 53 167 236

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 73 43 21 9 95 224 184 Colorado 75 40 30 5 85 196 196 Calgary 74 34 26 14 82 183 201 Minnesota 72 30 32 10 70 155 199 Edmonton 73 29 36 8 66 196 216

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 73 40 28 5 85 193 195 Los Angeles 73 36 25 12 84 172 160 Phoenix 74 36 26 12 84 194 192 San Jose 73 36 27 10 82 199 191 Anaheim 75 32 32 11 75 189 209

x-clinched playoff spot

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s results Boston 8, Toronto 0 N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 2 Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 3 Washington 5, Detroit 3 Minnesota 2, Vancouver 0 Anaheim 5, San Jose 3

Tuesday’s results Dallas 4, Phoenix 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 2 Florida 2, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 8, Winnipeg 4 Chicago 5, Columbus 1 New Jersey 1, Ottawa 0 Edmonton 6, Nashville 3 Colorado 2, Calgary 1, OT Los Angeles 5, San Jose 2

Wednesday’s results Buffalo 3, Montreal 0 Carolina 3, Florida 1 N.Y. Rangers 2, Detroit 1, OT Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT Anaheim 4, St. Louis 3

Today’s games Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m. Calgary at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 2:30 p.m. Colorado at Phoenix, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m. Boston at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Toronto at New Jersey, 1 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m. Winnipeg at Washington, 1 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 1 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 1:30 p.m. Edmonton at Florida, 1:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Reassigned RHP Willie Eyre, RHP Jon Link, RHP Miguel Socolovich and RHP Oscar Villarreal to their minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Claimed RHP Rick Vandenhurk off waivers from Toronto. Designated LHP Kelvin De La Cruz for assignment. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reassigned OF Brandon Boggs, RHP Daniel Cabrera, INF Jeff Clement and RHP Tim Wood to minor league camp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived F Boris Diaw. HOUSTON ROCKETS—Reassigned F Greg Smith to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). INDIANA PACERS—Announced the retirement of F-C Jeff Foster. MIAMI HEAT—Signed C Ronny Turiaf. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Derek Fisher. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Claimed F J.J. Hickson off waivers from Sacramento. SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed F Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season, general manager Mickey Loomis eight regular-season games, former Saints and current St. Louis defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely and assistant head coach Joe Vitt six regular-season games, in addition to the forfeiture of second-round draft picks in 2012 and 2013 for violations of the NFL’s long-standing “bounty” rule. BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with S Bryan Scott. Signed DE Mark Anderson to a four-year contract. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed C Samson Satele. MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Re-signed DT Fred Evans. Signed RB Lex Hilliard. Released NT Remi Ayodele. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with DT Broderick Bunkley on a five-year contract. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Agreed to terms with OT Khalif Barnes and CB Pat Lee on one-year contracts. PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE Wes Lyons and FB Will Johnson. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Re-signed QB Alex Smith to a three-year contract. Arena Football League SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Acquired DB Tanner Varner from Kansas City for the second and fifth position in the AFL’s claim order. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed QB Rex Grossman to a one-year contract. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Announced the retirement of DT Doug Brown. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled F Trent Whitfield from Providence (AHL). Assigned F Max Sauve to Providence. Traded D Yury Alexandrov to the N.Y. Islanders for future considerations. CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated D Joni Pitkanen from injured reserve. DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled G Ty Conklin from Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with G Evgeni Nabokov on a one-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW—Signed D Nemanja Vukovic to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE APPALACHIAN STATE—Named Mark Ivey defensive assistant football coach. COLGATE—Announced the resignation of women’s ice hockey coach Scott Wiley. DUKE—Announced the resignation of wrestling coach Clar Anderson. IOWA STATE—Announced sophomore F Royce White will enter the NBA draft. MICHIGAN—Announced sophomore F Evan Smotrycz, sophomore F Colton Christian and freshman G Carlton Brundidge are transferring. MISSISSIPPI—Named Ross Bjork athletic director. WAKE FOREST—Announced the resignation of men’s volunteer assistant soccer coach Jamie Franks to become a men’s assistant soccer coach at Denver.