Scoreboard March 18
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
3 p.m. World Baseballl Classic (semifinals) MLB
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Spring training: Philadelphia vs. Atlanta ESPN
10 a.m. Spring training: Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
10 a.m. Spring training: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland MLB
NBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Miami at Boston ESPN
4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Phoenix TWCS
4:30 p.m. New York at Utah ESPN
NHL HOCKEY
1:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay NBCSN
4 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim FOXSP2
4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles FOXSP
TUESDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
2 p.m. World Baseball Classic (championship game) MLB
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Spring training: N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia ESPN
10 a.m. Spring training: L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee FOXSP
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
12:30 p.m. NCAA tournament (first round) TRUTV
1 p.m. NIT (first round) ESPN2
1:30 p.m. NIT (first round) ESPN
3 p.m. NIT (first round) ESPN2
3 p.m. NCAA tournament (first round) TRUTV
3:30 p.m. NIT (first round) ESPN
5 p.m. NIT (first round) ESPN2
NBA BASKETBALL
4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento FOXSP2
NHL HOCKEY
1:30 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh NBCSN
4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles FOXSP
* Tape-delayed broadcast
Today’s BIIF Game
Softball
Waiakea at Pahoa, 3:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 30 22 8 0 44 108 80
New Jersey 29 13 10 6 32 72 81
N.Y. Islanders 28 13 12 3 29 83 91
N.Y. Rangers 27 13 12 2 28 65 67
Philadelphia 29 13 15 1 27 79 88
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 28 19 5 4 42 90 70
Boston 27 19 5 3 41 81 57
Ottawa 29 15 8 6 36 72 62
Toronto 29 15 12 2 32 86 83
Buffalo 29 10 15 4 24 76 93
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 29 15 12 2 32 77 85
Carolina 27 15 11 1 31 82 76
Tampa Bay 28 12 15 1 25 92 84
Washington 28 12 15 1 25 78 85
Florida 29 7 16 6 20 70 109
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 28 23 2 3 49 95 60
St. Louis 28 16 10 2 34 85 80
Detroit 29 14 10 5 33 78 75
Columbus 29 11 12 6 28 64 76
Nashville 29 11 12 6 28 67 77
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 27 15 10 2 32 70 68
Vancouver 27 13 8 6 32 77 77
Edmonton 28 11 11 6 28 69 81
Calgary 26 11 11 4 26 75 87
Colorado 27 10 13 4 24 69 84
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 27 20 3 4 44 90 66
Los Angeles 27 15 10 2 32 81 71
Phoenix 28 13 11 4 30 77 78
San Jose 27 12 9 6 30 64 69
Dallas 27 12 12 3 27 69 81
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Friday’s results
Philadelphia 2, New Jersey 1, SO
Calgary 6, Nashville 3
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2, OT
Saturday’s results
Winnipeg 5, Toronto 4, SO
Columbus 1, Phoenix 0, SO
Boston 4, Washington 1
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3, OT
Minnesota 6, Colorado 4
Montreal 2, New Jersey 1
Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3
St. Louis 2, Anaheim 1, OT
Chicago 8, Dallas 1
Detroit 5, Vancouver 2
Los Angeles 5, San Jose 2
Sunday’s results
Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1
Ottawa 4, Winnipeg 1
Washington 5, Buffalo 3
Edmonton 3, Nashville 2
Today’s games
Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Sunday’s results
TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
Saint Louis 62, VCU 56
Atlantic Coast Conference
Championship
Miami 87, North Carolina 77
Big Ten Conference
Championship
Ohio St. 50, Wisconsin 43
Southeastern Conference
Championship
Mississippi 66, Florida 63
NCAA Automatic Bids
Akron, Mid-American Conference
Albany (NY), America East Conference
Belmont, Ohio Valley Conference
Bucknell, Patriot League
Creighton, Missouri Valley Conference
Davidson, Southern Conference
Florida Gulf Coast, Atlantic Sun Conference
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Harvard, Ivy League
Iona, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
James Madison, Colonial Athletic Association
Kansas, Big 12 Conference
Liberty, Big South Conference
LIU Brooklyn, Northeast Conference
Louisville, Big East Conference
Memphis, Conference USA
Miami, Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi, Southeastern Conference
Montana, Big Sky Conference
New Mexico, Mountain West Conference
New Mexico State, Western Athletic Conference
N.C. A&T, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northwestern State, Southland Conference
Ohio State, Big Ten Conference
Oregon, Pacific-12 Conference
Pacific, Big West Conference
South Dakota State, Summit League
Southern U., Southwestern Athletic Conference
St. Louis, Atlantic 10 Conference
Valparaiso, Horizon League
Western Kentucky, Sun Belt Conference
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Sunday’s results
TOURNAMENTS
Colonial Athletic Association
Championship
Delaware 59, Drexel 56
Horizon League
Championship
Green Bay 54, Loyola of Chicago 38
Missouri Valley Conference
Championship
Wichita St. 69, Illinois St. 65
Northeast Conference
Championship
Quinnipiac 72, St. Francis (Pa.) 33
NCAA Automatic Bids
Albany (N.Y.), America East Conference
Baylor, Big 12 Conference
Cal Poly, Big West Conference
Central Michigan, Mid-American Conference
Chattanooga, Southern Conference
Delaware, Colonial Athletic Association
Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference
Fresno State, Mountain West Conference
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Green Bay, Horizon League
Hampton, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Idaho, Western Athletic Conference
Liberty, Big South Conference
Marist, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee State, Sun Belt Conference
Montana, Big Sky Conference
Navy, Patriot League
Notre Dame, Big East Conference
Oral Roberts, Southland Conference
Princeton, Ivy League
Prairie View, Southwestern Athletic Conference
Purdue, Big Ten Conference
Quinnipiac, Northeast Conference
Saint Joseph’s, Atlantic 10 Conference
South Dakota State, Summit League
Stanford, Pacific-12 Conference
Stetson, Atlantic Sun Conference
Texas A&M, Southeastern Conference
Tulsa, Conference USA
UT Martin, Ohio Valley Conference
Wichita State, Missouri Valley Conference
Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal 3 0 0 9 5 2
Philadelphia 2 1 0 6 4 4
Columbus 1 1 1 4 5 3
Kansas City 1 1 1 4 4 3
D.C. 1 1 1 4 1 2
Houston 1 1 0 3 4 3
Toronto FC 1 2 0 3 3 4
New England 1 1 0 3 1 1
New York 0 1 2 2 4 5
Chicago 0 2 1 1 0 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 2 1 0 6 5 5
Vancouver 2 0 0 6 3 1
Los Angeles 1 0 1 4 5 1
Chivas USA 1 1 1 4 4 5
Real Salt Lake 1 1 1 4 3 2
San Jose 1 1 1 4 3 4
Portland 0 1 2 2 5 6
Colorado 0 2 1 1 2 4
Seattle 0 1 1 1 1 2
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s results
New York 0, D.C. United 0, tie
Sporting Kansas City 0, Chicago 0, tie
Montreal 2, Toronto FC 1
Philadelphia 1, New England 0
Columbus 1, San Jose 1, tie
Real Salt Lake 1, Colorado 1, tie
Seattle FC 1, Portland 1, tie
Sunday’s results
FC Dallas 3, Houston 2
Los Angeles 1, Chivas USA 1, tie
Pro Baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 17 4 .810
Baltimore 13 6 .684
Seattle 15 7 .682
Cleveland 13 8 .619
Boston 13 9 .591
Detroit 13 9 .591
Tampa Bay 13 9 .591
Chicago 10 8 .556
Minnesota 11 11 .500
Texas 11 11 .500
Oakland 9 10 .474
Houston 9 11 .450
New York 9 14 .391
Toronto 8 13 .381
Los Angeles 5 12 .294
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Atlanta 13 11 .542
Colorado 10 9 .526
San Diego 12 12 .500
St. Louis 10 10 .500
Washington 10 10 .500
Arizona 10 11 .476
Philadelphia 10 11 .476
Miami 9 10 .474
San Francisco 9 10 .474
Milwaukee 8 11 .421
Chicago 10 14 .417
New York 7 10 .412
Pittsburgh 9 13 .409
Los Angeles 8 12 .400
Cincinnati 6 14 .300
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.
Sunday’s results
N.Y. Yankees 11, Pittsburgh 9
Washington 12, Detroit 10
Baltimore (ss) 7, Minnesota 1
Houston 11, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 5, Baltimore (ss) 3
Miami 6, St. Louis 0
Atlanta 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1
Oakland 12, Chicago Cubs (ss) 6
Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 7, tie
Kansas City 10, Chicago White Sox 0
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 11, Milwaukee 1
Texas (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5
Seattle 4, Texas (ss) 3
Arizona (ss) 8, San Diego (ss) 6
L.A. Angels 7, San Diego (ss) 4
Arizona (ss) 9, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 1
San Francisco 9, Colorado 7
Today’s games
Roundup>Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>Philadelphia vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>Miami vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Seattle vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Roundup>Cincinnati vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Golf
Tampa Bay Scores
Sunday’s final-round scores
Kevin Streelman 73-69-65-67—274
Boo Weekley 72-70-71-63—276
Cameron Tringale 71-70-70-66—277
Luke Donald 70-72-67-69—278
Greg Chalmers 71-68-69-70—278
Justin Leonard 71-69-67-71—278
Harris English 68-69-73-69—279
Sergio Garcia 71-67-72-69—279
Pat Perez 71-71-70-67—279
Jordan Spieth 72-68-69-70—279
Shawn Stefani 65-70-74-70—279
Jim Furyk 72-69-67-71—279
Ben Kohles 72-67-69-71—279
Stewart Cink 76-68-68-68—280
Brian Harman 67-70-72-71—280
Matt Kuchar 72-68-71-69—280
George Coetzee 71-68-68-74—281
Graham DeLaet 73-71-70-67—281
Tag Ridings 68-70-70-73—281
Webb Simpson 73-69-71-68—281
Roberto Castro 69-73-68-72—282
K.J. Choi 69-67-76-70—282
James Driscoll 74-66-72-70—282
Jason Dufner 71-66-74-71—282
Jerry Kelly 70-70-73-69—282
Dicky Pride 69-73-70-70—282
Scott Brown 70-70-72-71—283
Justin Hicks 70-71-69-73—283
Rory Sabbatini 73-71-68-71—283
Stephen Ames 72-71-69-72—284
Erik Compton 75-65-72-72—284
Scott Langley 72-70-70-72—284
George McNeill 72-72-70-70—284
Bryce Molder 72-69-68-75—284
Ryan Palmer 71-70-72-71—284
Adam Scott 70-66-76-72—284
Jimmy Walker 73-68-70-73—284
Jonas Blixt 75-69-72-69—285
Lucas Glover 69-74-70-72—285
Marc Leishman 70-70-75-70—285
Vijay Singh 69-73-72-71—285
Charlie Wi 71-72-71-71—285
Sang-Moon Bae 73-70-71-72—286
Jason Day 70-72-75-69—286
Brendon de Jonge 71-73-72-70—286
Tim Herron 71-71-72-72—286
Jeff Overton 72-72-70-72—286
Brendan Steele 68-75-74-69—286
Brian Stuard 75-68-74-69—286
Nick Watney 70-72-70-74—286
Martin Flores 73-69-73-72—287
J.J. Henry 70-74-72-71—287
David Lingmerth 74-70-70-73—287
Robert Streb 73-70-69-75—287
Peter Tomasulo 69-68-75-75—287
Aaron Baddeley 72-71-72-73—288
Brian Davis 71-69-73-75—288
Robert Garrigus 72-71-72-73—288
Billy Horschel 70-73-74-71—288
John Mallinger 74-70-71-73—288
Toshiba Classic Scores
Sunday’s final-round scores
David Frost 63-66-65—194
Fred Couples 64-66-69—199
Jay Haas 69-66-67—202
Peter Senior 68-68-66—202
Tom Watson 70-67-66—203
Rocco Mediate 70-68-66—204
Esteban Toledo 68-68-68—204
Steve Elkington 70-70-65—205
Jim Rutledge 72-71-62—205
Michael Allen 70-68-67—205
Dan Forsman 68-68-69—205
Jim Gallagher Jr. 66-68-71—205
Scott Simpson 71-69-65—205
Fred Funk 70-67-69—206
Jeff Sluman 73-68-65—206
Bob Tway 68-67-71—206
Mark Brooks 68-71-68—207
Chien Soon Lu 67-72-68—207
D.A. Weibring 67-68-72—207
Tommy Armour III 68-70-70—208
Mark McNulty 73-68-67—208
Steve Pate 71-68-69—208
Corey Pavin 71-68-69—208
Scott Hoch 71-64-73—208
Bernhard Langer 67-70-71—208
Jay Don Blake 70-68-71—209
Russ Cochran 70-72-67—209
Jeff Freeman 68-70-71—209
Barry Lane 67-71-71—209
Andrew Magee 76-67-66—209
Mark O’Meara 75-69-65—209
Olin Browne 69-71-70—210
Brad Bryant 69-70-71—210
John Cook 72-69-69—210
Morris Hatalsky 72-70-68—210
Gil Morgan 68-72-70—210
Tom Pernice Jr. 72-66-72—210
Mark Wiebe 70-72-68—210
David Eger 72-69-70—211
Mike Goodes 73-69-69—211
Tom Lehman 70-71-70—211
Loren Roberts 69-70-72—211
Rod Spittle 68-73-70—211
Roger Chapman 69-71-72—212
Joe Daley 72-69-71—212
Bruce Fleisher 74-70-68—212
John Jacobs 72-72-68—212
Craig Stadler 73-68-71—212
Duffy Waldorf 72-68-72—212
Willie Wood 69-69-74—212
Gary Hallberg 73-70-70—213
Gene Jones 73-72-68—213
Larry Nelson 71-70-72—213
Kirk Triplett 71-73-69—213
LPGA-Founders Cup Scores
Sunday’s final-round scores
Stacy Lewis 68-65-68-64—265
Ai Miyazato 63-67-67-71—268
Angela Stanford 68-70-65-68—271
Jessica Korda 70-67-69-66—272
Giulia Sergas 69-69-66-68—272
Lizette Salas 69-68-66-69—272
Jee Young Lee 65-64-72-71—272
Lindsey Wright 68-67-72-66—273
Candie Kung 66-69-71-67—273
Nicole Castrale 71-67-66-69—273
Sydnee Michaels 70-67-67-69—273
Gerina Piller 66-69-68-70—273
Paula Creamer 69-70-69-66—274
Jiyai Shin 67-70-71-66—274
Pernilla Lindberg 72-66-69-67—274
I.K. Kim 69-67-69-69—274
Jimin Kang 68-69-67-70—274
Caroline Hedwall 70-70-68-67—275
Mina Harigae 70-68-69-68—275
Juli Inkster 68-70-69-68—275
Sandra Gal 67-69-70-69—275
Amy Yang 68-67-71-69—275
Thidapa Suwannapura 69-68-68-70—275
Karrie Webb 70-69-66-70—275
Jacqui Concolino 70-70-70-66—276
Austin Ernst 70-72-66-68—276
Stacy Prammanasudh 69-72-67-68—276
Inbee Park 69-71-64-72—276
Na Yeon Choi 69-72-68-68—277
Cristie Kerr 71-65-72-69—277
So Yeon Ryu 72-70-66-69—277
Daniela Iacobelli 71-65-70-71—277
Katherine Hull-Kirk 67-70-71-70—278
Belen Mozo 74-66-68-70—278
Azahara Munoz 69-72-70-68—279
Hee Kyung Seo 71-70-70-68—279
Karine Icher 71-68-71-69—279
Hee-Won Han 69-68-71-71—279
Hee Young Park 71-69-67-72—279
Danielle Kang 68-67-70-74—279
Beatriz Recari 70-70-65-74—279
Anna Nordqvist 70-66-67-76—279
Lauren Doughtie 69-71-74-66—280
Jodi Ewart Shadoff 71-71-68-70—280
Moriya Jutanugarn 70-68-71-71—280
Pornanong Phatlum 66-74-68-72—280
Heather Bowie Young 72-66-70-72—280
Mo Martin 69-70-74-68—281
Chie Arimura 71-71-70-69—281
Brittany Lang 66-72-72-71—281
Julieta Granada 69-72-72-69—282
Paige Mackenzie 70-70-71-71—282
Veronica Felibert 69-69-72-72—282
Eun-Hee Ji 68-70-75-70—283
Kris Tamulis 68-74-71-70—283
Jennifer Johnson 70-71-71-71—283
Maria Hjorth 72-69-70-72—283
Brooke Pancake 71-71-69-72—283
I
Auto Racing
Sprint Cup
Food City 500
Sunday’s results
(Start position in parentheses)
Roundup>1. (2) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 137.4 rating, 47 points, $171,760.
Roundup>2. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500, 114.3, 43, $188,893.
Roundup>3. (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 500, 108.4, 42, $163,451.
Roundup>4. (19) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 500, 106.1, 41, $134,255.
Roundup>5. (23) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 500, 97.6, 39, $144,543.
Roundup>6. (32) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 89.2, 38, $115,185.
Roundup>7. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 83.6, 37, $135,368.
Roundup>8. (4) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 82.6, 0, $107,385.
Roundup>9. (5) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 90.9, 36, $129,526.
Roundup>10. (6) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 82.2, 34, $126,030.
Roundup>11. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 90.5, 33, $112,210.
Roundup>12. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 90.4, 32, $129,560.
Roundup>13. (29) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 500, 75.1, 31, $123,418.
Roundup>14. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 99.2, 30, $139,446.
Roundup>15. (15) Casey Mears, Ford, 500, 72.2, 29, $121,718.
Roundup>16. (28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 500, 71.6, 28, $142,271.
Roundup>17. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 500, 89.9, 28, $123,643.
Roundup>18. (21) Carl Edwards, Ford, 499, 59.4, 26, $130,035.
Roundup>19. (22) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 499, 64.2, 25, $122,449.
Roundup>20. (26) David Stremme, Toyota, 498, 56.3, 24, $110,318.
Roundup>21. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 498, 51.7, 24, $114,293.
Roundup>22. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 498, 93.3, 22, $139,996.
Roundup>23. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 498, 103.7, 23, $116,485.
Roundup>24. (14) David Gilliland, Ford, 496, 66.5, 20, $103,557.
Roundup>25. (43) Terry Labonte, Ford, 496, 38.2, 19, $94,260.
Roundup>26. (40) Josh Wise, Ford, 496, 46.4, 0, $93,485.
Roundup>27. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 495, 56.1, 17, $93,235.
Roundup>28. (41) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 495, 41.4, 16, $90,085.
Roundup>29. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 490, 34.4, 0, $89,985.
Roundup>30. (17) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 487, 59.1, 14, $121,349.
Roundup>31. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 464, 32.5, 13, $135,660.
Roundup>32. (16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 458, 39.9, 12, $99,260.
Roundup>33. (42) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 410, 35, 11, $88,710.
Roundup>34. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, accident, 390, 99.8, 11, $135,596.
Roundup>35. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 390, 102.8, 10, $123,601.
Roundup>36. (33) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, accident, 321, 54.5, 8, $88,560.
Roundup>37. (20) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 245, 57.6, 7, $125,439.
Roundup>38. (37) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, engine, 234, 53, 6, $91,700.
Roundup>39. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, engine, 184, 41.6, 5, $79,700.
Roundup>40. (27) Scott Speed, Ford, electrical, 184, 32.5, 4, $75,700.
Roundup>41. (39) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, engine, 159, 43.1, 3, $79,700.
Roundup>42. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, accident, 26, 29.4, 2, $67,700.
Roundup>43. (36) Mike Bliss, Toyota, engine, 3, 26.8, 0, $64,200.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned OF L.J. Hoes to Norfolk (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Reassigned LHP Sergio Escalona, RHP C.J. Fick, OF Che-Hsuan Lin, C Carlos Perez and RHP Josh Zeid to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens, OF Robbie Grossman, LHP Dallas Keuchel, OF Jimmy Paredes and INF Jonathan Villar to Oklahoma City (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Reassigned C Eric Fryer, INF Chris Colabello, INF Mark Sobolewski, OF Brian Dinkelman, OF Clete Thomas, RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP Shairon Martis to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Released OF Matt Diaz. Reassigned OF Slade Heathcott to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Announced LHP Braulio Lara was returned by the Miami Marlins.
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned RHP Justin DeFratus and LHP Jake Diekman to Lehigh Valley (IL). Assigned LHP Cesar Jimenez and INF Josh Fields to their minor league camp
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Keith Butler and INF Ryan Jackson to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned LHP John Gast to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Fined Milwaukee F Larry Sanders $50,000 for using a derogatory and offensive term and publicly criticizing the officials during a game on March 15.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed TE Brandon Myers.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Alexander Fallstrom to an entry-level contract.
BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled D Mark Pysyk from Rochester (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed D Darren Dietz to a three-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned C Stefan Matteau to Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL).
