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FRIDAY'S LINESCORES

at Baton Rouge, La..

OLE MISS 7, LOUISIANA STATE 4

Ole Miss 010 013 110 - 7 9 1

LSU 100 000 210 - 4 7 0

WP: Drew Pomeranz (2-0). LP: Anthony Ranaudo (2-2).

Multiple hits:(OM) Matt Snyder, Zach Miller.

2B: (OM) Jordan Henry, Tim Ferguson; (LS) Jaren Mitchell, Chris McGhee, Leon Landry.

HR: (OM) Snyder, Jeremy Travis, Matt Smith.

Records: OM 16-6, 5-2; LSU 19-6, 4-3.

at Orlando, Fla.

SOUTHERN MISS 6, CENTRAL FLORIDA 3

USM 000 210 012 - 6 8 3

UCF 200 010 000 - 3 7 0

WP: Cody Schlagel (4-1). SV:Collin Cargill (3). LP: Anthony Figliolia (1-1).

Multiple hits: (SM) Joey Archer. (CF) Josh Siebenaler. D.J. Hicks. 2B: (SM) Archer, Taylor Walker. (CF) Colin Arnold. HR: (SM) Brian Dozier, Travis Graves.

Notes: Brian Dozier (Fulton) hit a solo home run with two outs in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie. .... The teams will play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. today to try and avoid incoming inclement weather on Sunday.

Records: USM 14-9 (2-2), UCF 7-18 (0-4).

SEC STANDINGS

SEC ALL

East W L Pct. W L Pct.

Georgia 5 2 .714 20 3 .870

Kentucky 3 3 .500 15 7 .682

Florida 4 3 .571 16 8 667

South Carolina 2 4 .333 16 6 .714

Vanderbilt 3 4 .429 17 8 .680

Tennessee 1 6 .143 11 13 .458

West W L Pct. W L Pct.

Arkansas 6 0 1.00 17 4 .800

Ole Miss 5 2 .714 16 6 .838

Louisiana State 4 3 .571 19 6 .760

Alabama 3 4 .429 16 8 .667

Miss. State 2 4 .333 14 10 .583

Auburn 2 5 .286 16 9 .640

Friday

Florida 11, Alabama 4

Georgia 12, Tennessee 6

Vanderbilt 12, Auburn 3

South Carolina at Kentucky, ppd., rain

Arkansas 10, Mississippi State 3, suspended, middle fifth inning, rain

Ole Miss 7, LSU 4

Today

South Carolina at Kentucky (DH), 11 a.m.

Mississippi State at Arkansas, 2:05 p.m., completion of suspended game.

Mississippi State at Arkansas, regularly scheeduled game followed suspended game.

Alabama at Florida, 3 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Auburn, 3 p.m.

Georgia at Tennessee, 3 p.m.

Ole Miss at LSU, 3 p.m.

Sunday

Alabama at Florida, noon

Georgia at Tennessee, noon

South Carolina at Kentucky, noon

Mississippi State at Arkansas, 1 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Auburn 1 p.m.

Ole Miss at LSU, 1 p.m.

PREP BASEBALL

TUPELO 10, STARKVILLE 0

Starkville 000 00 - 0 2 2

Tupelo 020 71 - 10 11 0

WP: Lex Rutledge (2-0). LP: Colin Olsen (5-2).

Multiple hits: (S) None; (T) Kirk Roberts 3, Jacob McGregor, John Gatlin. 2B: (T) Chris Stratton. HR: (T) Lex Rutledge.

Records: Tupelo 7-3, 2-1 (2-5A); Starkville 11-3, 3-1 (2-5A).

GAMe 1: Lafayette 10, Clarksdale 3

Clarksdale 000 002 1 - 3 5 3

Lafayette Co. 011 224 x - 10 11 3

WP: Daniel Harwell (3-2); LP: Hampton

Multiple hits: (C) Belton. (LC) Montez Phillips , Luke McCollough, Drew Robinson 3, Ontario Phillips. 2B: (LC) M. Phillips, McCollough. HR: (LC) Josh Mills, McCollough.

GAMe 2: Lafayette 13, Clarksdale 0

Clarksdale 000 00 - 0 3 6

Lafayette Co. 420 7x - 10 8 3

WP: Robert Ales (1-0); LP: Belton

Multiple hits: (LC) John Jewffery Nelson, Drew Robinson. 2B: (LC) Montez Phillips, Robinson, HR: (LC) Denel Goolsby.

Records: Lafayette Co,. 11-5, 3-2.

S. Pontotoc 7, Nettleton 6 (10 inn)

S. Pontotoc 003 012 000 1 - 7 9 3

Nettleton 033 000 000 0 - 6 11 1

WP: Sam Cruse (4-2); LP: Colby Chaney Save: David Bowen

Multiple hits: (SP) Bowen, Lance Carter, Justin Dillard. (N) Darius Smith, Devin Richardson, Johnny Young 3, Grant Franklin. 2B: (N) Smith. HR: (SP) Bowen.

Records: South Pontotoc 10-8, 5-1.

Booneville 7, North Pontotoc 5

N. Pontotoc 000 400 0 - 5 6 3

Booneville 300 301 0 - 7 10 4

WP: Hunter Maness. LP: Jeremy Ferguson. Save: Kyle Stephenson.

Multiple hits: (B) Stephenson, Tyler Johnson, Jeiron Jones. 2B: (NP) Josh Swords, Allen Pettit; (B) Johnson, Corey McPhail, Jordan Ryan. HR: (B) Jones.

Records: Booneville 13-3-2, 5-1 div. 1-3A, North Pontotoc 12-2, 4-2 div.

Note: Jeiron Jones hit a 3-run homer to put Booneville ahead.

GAME 1: TCPS 7, Victory Christian 3

Victory Christian 110 10 - 3 4 4

TCPS 401 2x - 7 2 0

WP: Brett Pierce (1-0). LP: Hairston.

Multiple hits: (VC) Bell, Hairston. 2B: (VC) Bell; (T) Darius Garrett. HR: (VC) Bell, Hairston; (T) Will Cockrell.

GAME 2: TCPS 10, Victory Christian 2

Victory Christian 100 01 - 2 2 3

TCPS 114 4x - 10 4 1

WP: Will Cockrell (2-0). LP: Bell.

Multiple hits: (T) Zac Tucker. 2B: (T) Tucker 2.

Record: TCPS 8-4.

Pine Grove 11, Thrasher 1

Thrasher 100 00 - 1 3 4

Pine Grove 640 01 - 11 7 0

WP: Trent Collins (2-4). LP: A.J. Lambert.

Multiple hits: (PG) Josh Smart. HR: (PG) Jacob Ralph.

Records: Pine Grove 4-8, 2-2.

Saltillo 13, Center Hill 3

Center Hill 011 10 - 3 6 1

Saltillo 330 52 - 13 13 1

WP: Dylan Payne (4-2). LP: Hacket.

Multiple hits: (CH) Dougher, Byars; (S) Payne, Colby Adams, Jake Littlejohn, Wesley Rhudy, Hunter Hill. 3B: (CH) Dougher. HR: (CH) Byars; (S) Adams, Drew Chism.

Records: Saltillo 8-9 (4-3).

East Union 6, Mantachie 3

East Union 301 200 0 - 6 12 1

Mantachie 000 111 0 - 3 7 3

WP: McBrayer; LP: Minga (3-2)

Multiple hits: (EU) C.J. Armstrong, McBrayer, Chandler Coleman, Austin Epting. (M) Dillon Edmondson, Jake Layman. 2B: (EU) Matthew Carder. (M) Layman. HR: (EU) Jimmy Marshall.

Records: Mantachie 9-6-1 (5-1)

Itawamba AHS 9, Shannon 2

Shannon 101 000 0 - 2 7 4

Itawamba 120 600 x - 9 9 1

WP: Luke Hargett. LP: Zach Scott.

Multiple hits: (IAHS) Collin Chatham, Mikhail Miller; (S) Jake Scott, Jimmy McPhearson. 2B: (S) Jake Scott, McPhearson. HR: (S) Jake Scott, Zach Scott.

Records: Itawamba 9-7 (6-1).

UPCOMING GAMES

Today

Booneville at Biggersville

New Site at Baldwyn

Biggersville at Baldwyn

Mooreville at Hamilton

Saltillo at Tishomingo County

Smithville at Amory

Corinth at Myrtle

Corinth at Tupelo

West Union at Ripley

Walnut at East Union

Nettleton at East Union

Walnut at West Union

French Camp at East Webster

East Webster Alumni Game

Houston at East Webster

Oxford at Clarksdale

Itawamba AHS at New Albany

Lafayette County at South Panola

Shannon at Pontotoc

Bruce Tournament

PREP SOFTBALLL

Pontotoc 5, Saltillo 4 (12 inn)

Pontotoc 000 000 011 012 - 5 6 3

Saltillo 000 000 011 011 - 4 6 1

WP: Brooke Denton; LP: Chelsa Lukens (12-6)

Multiple hits: (S) Courtney Stanford, Anna Jones.

Records: Saltillo 12-6, 6-2.

Mantachie 12, Belmont 2

Mantachie 200 82 - 12 14 0

Belmont 100 10 - 2 2 2

WP: Taylor; LP: Lynch

Multiple hits: (M) Taylor, Hale 3, Hilery M. 2B: (M) Allisa P, Williams, Malory B. (B) Tona Hall.

Records: Belmont 0-14.

Baldwyn 14, New Site 4

New Site 020 200 - 4 4 4

Baldwyn 328 001 - 14 15 0

WP: Kayla Carpenter (5-8). LP: Reese.

Multiple hits: (B) Kayleigh Bishop, Merica Turner 3, Mallory Hill 3, Oriana Smith 3, Andrea Underwood, Consuela Starks; (NS) Jackson. 3B: (B) Bishop, Smith 2.

Records: Baldwyn 9-9 (3-1).

Booneville 2, Corinth 1

Corinth 000 100 0 - 1 4 3

Booneville 100 010 x - 2 6 0

WP: Anna Katherine Ward. LP: Stennett Smith.

Multiple hits: (B) Raleigh Downs. 2B: (B) Downs; (C) Bailee Kramer. 3B: (C) Portia Patterson.

Records: Booneville 13-3.

UPCOMING GAMES

Today

Monroe County Tournament, cancelled

Houston Tournament

Union County Tournament

Prentiss County Tournament

Booneville at Corinth

Mantachie at IAHS

North Pontotoc at Mooreville

Kossuth at Ripley

Pine Grove at Walnut

prep golf

THURSDAY'S LATE SCORES

Boys

Houston (195): Hunter Powell 43, Mabry Wilkinson 48, Charlie Uhiren 44, Nick Callahan 67, Chanee Crawford 60.

South Pontotoc (206): Corey Sewell 44, Chase Washington 46, Blake Pannell 56, Corey Chunn 60, Chase Tidmore 64.

Ingomar (208): Tanner Golding 62, Matt Hale 53, Sam Rorie 46, Jackson Browning 52, Jon Logan Little 57.

West Union (210): Austin Byrum 44, Jonathan Martin 45, Will Wooten 58, Zack Brook 63, Devin Pearce 65.

North Pontotoc (224): Chase Culver 52, Reece Ward 58, Josh Mattox 56, Luke Werner 61, Justin Malone 58.

Girls

West Union (144): Hannah Jennings 72; Bailey Bates 75

Ingomar: Molly Hale 48 (medalist)

PREP Tennis

New Albany 6, Lafayette 1

Boys Singles: Luke Wilson (NA) def. Matt Jacobson 6-0, 6-0.

Girls Singles: Mallory Davis (LC) def. Megan Trexler 6-2, 7-6, 10-8.

Boys Doubles: Carl Capaning and Luke Lawrence (NA) def. Brad Davis and Barron Pruitt 6-4, 6-4.

Jacob Rowland and Cam Clark (NA) def. Kyle Sherman and Ethan Delk 6-2, 6-3.

Girls Doubles: Kristin Buskirk and Ann Maxwell (NA) def. Lauren Cullen and Ashley Smith 6-0, 6-1.

Caroline Stroud and Emily Kirkland (NA) def. Hannah Barkley and Skye Edwards 6-3, 6-0.

Mixed: Devin Mils and Savannah Horgan (NA) def. Jacob Roberts and Hardy McGonagil 6-2, 6-2.

PREP BOWLING

MHSAA State Tournament

Class II

At Rebelanes, Tupelo

(Rosters of Northeast Mississippi teams entered today's tournaments)

Tupelo Boys: Nic Duke, Bradley Duncan, Tim Hartigan, Justin Long, Cullen McBride, Tyler Russell, Jaycee Turnquist.

Tupelo Girls: Danielle Butler, Ali Long, Amanda Pannel, Leah Sloan, Z. Young.

IAHS Boys: Mac Beane, Willie Bowling, Carl Coker, Bud Davis, Joel Farmer, T.J. Senter, Kevin Stanphill, Brent Tull.

IAHS Girls: Rachel Carpenter, Ashley Cromeans, Lynnsy Cromeans, Bridgitte Farmer, Destin McMurry, Katelyn Senter, Deaven Tomlin, Jessica Tull.

Class I

At Paradise Lanes, Jackson

West Union Girls: Ashley Alexander, Jessica Clark, April Joyner, Jessica Joyner, Amber Maxey, Jenna Nolley, April Rollins, Miranda Simmons.

West Union Boys: Dalton Baggett, Zax Jumper, Thad Moody, Sam Nanney, Jonathan Potts, Brandon Scott, Austin Speck.

East Union Boys: Jacob Charlwood, Austin Copeland, Stephen Dawe, David Hannaford, Daniel Hardy, John Pannell, John Pracher.

East Union Girls: Whitley Blankenship, Jessica Burks, Kayla Cole, Ashley Lee, Marilyn McGill, Kimmie McCoy.

East Webster Boys: Trey Allen, Brandon Allred, Matt Brasher, Jacob Frost, Taylor Peacock, Austin Raybourne, Brian Smith, David Smith.

Pontotoc Boys: Jamal Bankston, Bo Cermack, Thomas Cermack, Robbie King, Trip Walton, Kenan Watkins.

Pontotoc Girls: Tatterya Dixon, Dollie Gill, Chiquita Pulliam, Brittany Rush, Shumonica Woods.

JUCO BASEBALL

Upcoming games

Today

Coahoma at Northeast, ppd., weather concerns

Northwest at ICC, 3 p.m.

Monday

Coahoma at Northeast, noon

Dyersburg State at ICC, 3 p.m.

Tuesday

ICC at Northeast, 1 p.m.

JUCO SOFTBALL

UPCOMING GAMES

Today

ICC at Northeast, noon

Monday

Northeast at East Central, 1 p.m.

Tuesday

Holmes at Northeast, 2 p.m.

Coahoma at ICC, 2 p.m.

JUCO TENNIS

FRIDAY'S MATCH

at Fulton

(W) Snead State 7, ICC 2

Singles: 1, Boast (ICC) d. Cox 6-4, 6-3. 2, Bohlman (S) d. Thomas 6-0, 6-0. 3, Machen (S) d. Wilburn 1-6, 6-0 (10-5). 4, Frye (S) d. Randle 4-6, 6-4 (10-7). 5, Collie (S) d. Byrd 6-2, 6-1. 6, Hargett (S) d. Dunlap 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: 1, Boast-Thomas (ICC) d. Cox-Bohlman 8-6. 2, Frye-Collie (S) d. Wilburn-Randle 8-4. 3, Machen-Hargett (S) d. Byrd-Dunlap 8-5.

Record: ICC 4-2

Note: ICC vs. Jones today, at Meridian on Monday. ICC at Northeast on Tuesday. Snead State at Northeast today.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MEN

National Invitation Tournament

Tuesday's semifinals

At Madison Square Garden, New York

Baylor (23-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), 6 p.m.

Penn State (25-11) vs. Notre Dame (21-14), 8:30 p.m.

Thursday's Championship

Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

College Basketball Invitational

Championship Series (Best-of-3)

Monday

UTEP (22-12) at Oregon State (16-17), 9 p.m.

Wednesday

Oregon State at UTEP, 9 p.m.

Friday

Oregon State at UTEP, 9 p.m., if necessary

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

Tuesday's championship

Old Dominion (24-10) at Bradley (21-14), 7 p.m.

WOMEN

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Friday's third round

New Mexico 61, Oregon State 56

Sunday's quarterfinals

South Florida (24-10) at St. Bonaventure (23-10), 1 p.m.

Indiana (21-10) at Illinois State (26-7), 3 p.m.

Georgetown (20-13) at Boston College (22-11), 5 p.m.

Monday's quarterfinals

Kansas (20-13) at New Mexico (25-10), 8 p.m.

PRO BASEBALL

SPRING TRAINING

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct

Los Angeles 21 5 .808

New York 17 10 .630

Kansas City 15 10 .600

Boston 15 11 .577

Minnesota 14 11 .560

Texas 15 12 .556

Seattle 14 13 .519

Tampa Bay 12 12 .500

Toronto 11 12 .478

Oakland 12 15 .444

Chicago 12 16 .429

Detroit 10 14 .417

Baltimore 10 16 .385

Cleveland 9 16 .360

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct

Atlanta 17 8 .680

St. Louis 16 9 .640

Milwaukee 15 9 .625

Chicago 17 13 .567

Pittsburgh 14 11 .560

San Francisco 17 14 .548

New York 12 13 .480

Los Angeles 13 15 .464

Washington 11 13 .458

Cincinnati 12 15 .444

Colorado 11 15 .423

Florida 10 14 .417

Philadelphia 10 14 .417

Arizona 10 16 .385

Houston 8 16 .333

San Diego 5 17 .227



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

Friday

Baltimore 9, Florida 7

Minnesota 16, Tampa Bay 2

Boston 11, St. Louis 8, 10 innings

Atlanta 3, Detroit 2

Houston 6, Philadelphia 5

Chicago Cubs 9, Chicago White Sox 3

Arizona 9, L.A. Angels 3

Colorado 8, Seattle 3

Kansas City 4, L.A. Dodgers 1

San Francisco 10, Cleveland 3

Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 1

N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 1

N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 1

Milwaukee 7, Texas 4

San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, late

Today

Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.

Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix,3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona at Tuscon, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

GOLF

Bay Hill-Arnold Palmer Invitational

At Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Fla.

Purse: $6 million

Yardage: 7,162; Par: 70

after Frday's Second Round

Sean O'Hair 67-65 -- 132

Jason Gore 65-70 -- 135

Robert Allenby 71-65 -- 136

Ryuji Imada 70-66 -- 136

Tiger Woods 68-69 -- 137

Vaughn Taylor 70-68 -- 138

Lee Janzen 67-71 -- 138

Nick Watney 67-71 -- 138

Mark Wilson 67-71 -- 138

Padraig Harrington 70-68 -- 138

Hunter Mahan 67-71 -- 138

Tim Herron 66-72 -- 138

Kevin Na 69-70 -- 139

Jeff Overton 66-73 -- 139

Jeev M. Singh 71-68 -- 139

Stuart Appleby 67-72 -- 139

J.J. Henry 68-71 -- 139

Ben Crane 70-69 -- 139

Charles Howell III 71-68 -- 139

Scott Verplank 70-69 -- 139

Daniel Chopra 68-71 -- 139

John Senden 70-69 -- 139

Graeme McDowell 71-69 -- 140

Steve Lowery 69-71 -- 140

Pat Perez 70-70 -- 140

Todd Hamilton 72-68 -- 140

Bob Estes 74-67 -- 141

Zach Johnson 72-69 -- 141

James Nitties 70-71 -- 141

Steve Marino 73-68 -- 141

Skip Kendall 68-73 -- 141

Kenny Perry 70-71 -- 141

Stewart Cink 70-71 -- 141

Webb Simpson 70-71 -- 141

PRO BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

y-Cleveland 59 13 .819 --

y-Orlando 54 18 .750 5

y-Boston 55 19 .743 5

Atlanta 42 31 .575 171/2

Miami 38 34 .528 21

Philadelphia 37 34 .521 211/2

Chicago 35 38 .479 241/2

Detroit 34 37 .479 241/2

Charlotte 32 40 .444 27

Milwaukee 31 42 .425 281/2

Indiana 30 42 .417 29

New Jersey 30 42 .417 29

New York 29 43 .403 30

Toronto 27 45 .375 32

Washington 17 56 .233 421/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

y-L.A. Lakers 58 14 .806 --

d-San Antonio 48 24 .667 10

d-Denver 47 26 .644 111/2

Houston 47 26 .644 111/2

Portland 45 27 .625 13

New Orleans 44 27 .620 131/2

Utah 44 27 .620 131/2

Dallas 43 29 .597 15

Phoenix 40 32 .556 18

Golden State 25 47 .347 33

Oklahoma City 20 52 .278 38

Minnesota 20 53 .274 381/2

L.A. Clippers 18 55 .247 401/2

Memphis 17 53 .243 40

Sacramento 15 55 .214 42

d-division leader; y-clinched division

Friday

Orlando 110, Milwaukee 94

Toronto 112, Oklahoma City 96

Charlotte 100, Philadelphia 95

Cleveland 107, Minnesota 85

L.A. Lakers 103, New Jersey 95

New York 103, New Orleans 93

Boston 99, Atlanta 93

Denver 103, Dallas 101

San Antonio 111, L.A. Clippers 98

Memphis at Sacramento, late

Today

Indiana at Chicago, 2 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

PRO HOCKEY

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Boston 46 17 10 102 243 171

dx-Washington 46 23 7 99 245 222

dx-New Jersey 47 23 4 98 227 184

Philadelphia 40 23 10 90 235 210

Carolina 41 28 7 89 218 213

Pittsburgh 40 27 8 88 235 222

N.Y. Rangers 39 27 9 87 193 204

Montreal 38 27 9 85 223 225

Florida 36 28 11 83 207 213

Buffalo 36 30 8 80 222 214

Toronto 31 31 13 75 225 264

Ottawa 32 31 10 74 194 209

Atlanta 31 38 6 68 231 259

Tampa Bay 24 34 17 65 196 249

N.Y. Islanders 25 41 8 58 186 240

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L OT Pts GF GA

y-San Jose 48 15 11 107 240 185

dx-Detroit 49 17 9 107 276 221

d-Calgary 42 26 6 90 238 228

Chicago 40 22 11 91 242 198

Vancouver 40 25 9 89 225 203

Columbus 39 28 7 85 207 202

Anaheim 37 31 6 80 212 211

Nashville 36 30 8 80 188 203

Edmonton 35 30 9 79 211 225

St. Louis 35 30 9 79 205 214

Minnesota 35 31 8 78 190 182

Dallas 33 32 9 75 206 228

Los Angeles 31 33 10 72 188 215

Phoenix 31 36 7 69 184 227

Colorado 31 42 2 64 192 2439

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss; d-division leader; x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Friday

Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3

Buffalo 5, Toronto 3

N.Y. Islanders 2, Detroit 0

Chicago 3, New Jersey 2, OT

Vancouver 4, Colorado 1

Edmonton at Anaheim, late

Today

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, noon

Los Angeles at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Carolina at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Florida at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Columbus at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Central Hockey League Playoffs

Confererence Semifinals (Best-of-7)

Northern Conference

Colorado vs. Bossier-Shreveport

Sunday: Bossier-Shreveport at Colorado

Monday: Bossier-Shreveport at Colorado

Mississippi vs. Oklahoma City

Thursday: Mississippi 5, Oklahoma City 3, series tied 1-1

Wednesday: Mississippi at Oklahoma City

Thursday: Mississippi at Oklahoma City

Southern Conference

Texas vs. Rio Grande Valley

Today: Rio Grande Valley at Texas

Sunday: Rio Grande Valley at Texas

Odessa vs. Laredo

Friday: Laredo 3, Odessa 2, OT, Laredo leads series 1-0

Today: Laredo at Odessa

Wednesday: Odessa at Laredo

April 3: Odessa at Laredo

AUTO RACING

NASCAR-Sprint Cup

Goody's 500 Lineup

Qualifying Friday, race Sunday

Note: Qualifying rained out; lineup set by rules. (Car number in parenthesis)

1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

3. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

5. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2009 Owner Points.

6. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

7. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

10. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 2009 Owner Points.

11. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

12. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

13. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

14. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

15. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

16. (44) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

17. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

18. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 2009 Owner Points.

19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

20. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

21. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

22. (12) David Stremme, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

23. (96) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 2009 Owner Points.

24. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

25. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

26. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 2009 Owner Points.

27. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

28. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 2009 Owner Points.

29. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

30. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

31. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

32. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 2009 Owner Points.

33. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

34. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points.

35. (71) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points.

36. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 5 Owner Attempts.

37. (8) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 5 Owner Attempts.

38. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 5 Owner Attempts.

39. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 5 Owner Attempts.

40. (36) Scott Riggs, Toyota, 5 Owner Attempts.

41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 5 Owner Attempts.

42. (41) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 5 Owner Attempts.

43. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 5 Owner Attempts.

SPORTS MOVES

Friday's TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Acquired C Curtis Thigpen from Toronto for a player to be named or cash considerations. Signed C Eric Munson to a minor league contract.

National League

NEW YORK METS--Released LHP Valerio de los Santos.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NEW YORK KNICKS--Signed G Joe Crawford to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Agreed to terms with OL Duke Preston.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Matched Cincinnati's offer of a one-year contract to FB Naufahu Tahi.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Released OT Jonas Jennings.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS--Named Chris Litt assistant athletic trainer.

HIGH POINT--Named Scott Cherry men's basketball coach.

IOWA--Announced sophomore basketball G Jake Kelly, sophomore G Jeff Peterson and junior F David Palmer will transfer.

Daily Journal, The Associated Press