SPORTS AGATE — MARCH 25, 2023
KING PIN LANES John Lenihan Memorial League Larry DeFrees, 288 and 810. Doug Williams II, 754; Taylor McDowell, 738; Willy Oppermann Jr., 722; James Oakes, 686; Bobby Folsom, 682; Dave York, 671; …
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SPORTS AGATE — MARCH 25, 2023
KING PIN LANES
John Lenihan Memorial League
Larry DeFrees, 288 and 810. Doug Williams II, 754; Taylor McDowell, 738; Willy Oppermann Jr., 722; James Oakes, 686; Bobby Folsom, 682; Dave York, 671; Calvin Hooper, 666; George Marsh III, 659; BJ Borst, 639; Patrick Hitchcock, 638; Buddy Paprocki, 631; Richard Presky II, 627; Dan Maggio, 617; Dick Larkin, 616; Christopher Pape, 615; Daryl Clark, 614; Hal Arsic, 612; Shane Chastain, 608; Jason Berdanier, 601.
Elizabeth Van Slyke, 227 and 641. Christy McHenry, 578; Millie Seaton, 564; Kal Larsen, 563; Gina Kierpiec, 562.
Jack Spencer Memorial Revere League
Joseph Lopez and Dave Nimmo, 299 and 744. Jim Giordano, 715; Rick Nasci, 699; Larry DeFrees, 690; Lopez, 668; Dan Kenny, 666; Busby Hawkins, 627; Rory Montgomery, 623; Steve Snow, 623; Ed Horvath, 603.
National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 50 23 .685 —
x-Philadelphia 49 23 .681 .5
New York 42 33 .560 9
Brooklyn 39 34 .534 11
Toronto 35 38 .479 15
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 40 34 .541 —
Atlanta 36 37 .493 3.5
Washington 32 41 .438 7.5
Orlando 31 43 .419 9
Charlotte 23 51 .311 17
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Milwaukee 52 20 .722 —
Cleveland 47 28 .627 6.5
Chicago 34 38 .472 18
Indiana 33 40 .452 19.5
Detroit 16 57 .219 36.5
Western Conference
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
y-Memphis 45 27 .625 —
New Orleans 36 37 .493 9.5
Dallas 36 37 .493 9.5
San Antonio 19 54 .260 26.5
Houston 18 55 .247 27.5
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
y-Denver 49 24 .671 —
Minnesota 37 37 .500 12.5
Oklahoma City 36 37 .493 13
Utah 35 37 .486 13.5
Portland 32 40 .444 16.5
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Sacramento 43 29 .597 —
Phoenix 38 34 .528 5
L.A. Clippers 39 35 .527 5
Golden State 38 36 .514 6
L.A. Lakers 36 37 .493 7.5
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Games
Orlando 111, New York 106
Cleveland 116, Brooklyn 114
New Orleans 115, Charlotte 96
Clippers 127, Oklahoma City 105
Friday’s Games
Indiana at Boston, late
San Antonio at Washington, late
Detroit at Toronto, late
Houston at Memphis, late
Charlotte at Dallas, late
Milwaukee at Utah, late
Chicago at Portland, late
Philadelphia at Golden State, late
Phoenix at Sacramento, late
Oklahoma City at. Lakers, late
Saturday’s Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Brooklyn at Miami, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Dallas at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Lakers, 3:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Boston, 6 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Houston at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.
Chicago at Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA Men’s Tournament
East Regional
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 23
FAU 62, Tennessee 55
Kansas St. 98, Michigan St. 93, OT
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 25
Kansas St. vs. FAU, 6:09 p.m.
South Regional
At KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Alabama vs. San Diego St., late
Creighton vs. Princeton, late
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 26
Alabama-San Diego St. winner vs. Creighton-Princeton winner, TBA
Midwest Regional
At T-Mobile CenterKansas City, Mo.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Houston vs. Miami, late
Texas vs. Xavier, late
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 26
Houston-Miami winner vs. Texas-Xavier winner, TBA
West Regional
At T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 23
UConn 88, Arkansas 65
Gonzaga 79, UCLA 76
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 25
Gonzaga vs. UConn, 8:49 p.m.
Men’s NIT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 28
At Orleans Arena
Las Vegas
North Texas vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
UAB vs. Utah Valley St., 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 30
North Texas-Wisconsin winner vs. UAB-Utah Valley St. winner, TBA
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
SEATTLE 4
At Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Iowa vs. Colorado, late
Louisville vs. Mississippi, late
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 26
Louisville-Mississippi winner vs. Iowa-Colorado winner, TBA
GREENVILLE 2
At Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, S.C.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Miami 70, Villanova 65
LSU 66, Utah 63
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 26
Miami vs. LSU, TBA
GREENVILLE 1
At Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, S.C.
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 25
Maryland vs. Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m.
South Carolina vs. UCLA, 2 p.m.
Regional Championship
Monday, March 27
South Carolina-UCLA winner vs. Maryland-Notre Dame winner, TBA
SEATTLE 3
At Climate Pledge Aren
Seattle
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 25
UConn vs. Ohio St., 4 p.m.
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee, 6:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
Monday, March 27
Virginia Tech-Tennessee winner vs. UConn-Ohio St. winner, TBA
Women’s NIT
Third Round
Thursday, March 23
Oregon 81, San Diego 61
Kansas 64, Nebraska 55
Harvard 74, Rhode Island 63
Bowling Green 73, Memphis 60
Florida 73, Clemson 63
Friday, March 24
Washington vs. Kansas St., late
Arkansas vs. Texas Tech, late
Columbia vs. Syracuse, late
National Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Boston 71 55 11 5 115 269 153
Toronto 71 43 19 9 95 245 196
Tampa Bay 73 42 25 6 90 252 228
Florida 72 36 29 7 79 252 247
Ottawa 72 35 32 5 75 228 233
Buffalo 70 33 31 6 72 251 263
Detroit 71 31 31 9 71 209 235
Montreal 72 28 38 6 62 203 268
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Carolina 70 46 16 8 100 233 181
New Jersey 71 45 18 8 98 247 193
Rangers 72 42 20 10 94 243 195
Islanders 72 37 27 8 82 215 198
Pittsburgh 72 35 27 10 80 231 233
Washington 73 34 31 8 76 233 227
Philadelphia 71 27 32 12 66 192 236
Columbus 70 22 41 7 51 189 273
Western Conference
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 72 39 19 14 92 250 201
Minnesota 72 41 22 9 91 216 197
Colorado 70 41 23 6 88 233 196
Winnipeg 73 41 29 3 85 221 205
Nashville 70 36 26 8 80 200 206
St. Louis 71 32 33 6 70 224 258
Arizona 72 27 33 12 66 203 250
Chicago 71 24 41 6 54 176 255
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas 72 45 21 6 96 238 202
Los Angeles 71 41 20 10 92 247 229
Edmonton 72 41 23 8 90 283 243
Seattle 71 39 24 8 86 246 229
Calgary 73 32 26 15 79 233 229
Vancouver 71 32 34 5 69 244 267
Anaheim 72 23 39 10 56 186 291
San Jose 72 19 38 15 53 206 281
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 4, SO
Washington 6, Chicago 1
Rangers 2, Carolina 1
St. Louis 4, Detroit 3
Toronto 6, Florida 2
Ottawa 7, Tampa Bay 2
Boston 4, Montreal 2
Nashville 2, Seattle 1, SO
Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2
Vegas 3, Calgary 2
Vancouver 7, San Jose 2
Winnipeg 3, Anaheim 2
Friday’s Games
Islanders at Columbus, late
New Jersey at Buffalo, late
Arizona at Colorado, late
Saturday’s Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Nashville, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Islanders, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Rangers at Florida, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Vegas at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Colorado at Arizona, 3 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Nashville, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Florida at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Arizona, 10 p.m.
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American Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA
Providence 61 37 14 8 2 84 184 165
Hershey 60 37 16 5 2 81 178 153
Charlotte 61 35 20 3 3 76 198 177
Springfield 61 32 22 2 5 71 186 174
Lehigh Valley 62 31 25 3 3 68 187 190
Bridgeport 62 29 25 7 1 66 203 210
Hartford 61 26 24 4 7 63 185 196
WB/Scranton 61 25 26 5 5 60 167 181
North Division
GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA
Toronto 62 40 18 2 2 84 207 187
Syracuse 60 30 22 5 3 68 207 194
Utica 61 30 23 6 2 68 183 184
Rochester 60 28 25 4 3 63 195 202
Belleville 62 27 28 6 1 61 199 223
Laval 62 25 27 7 3 60 214 222
Cleveland 59 26 26 5 2 59 192 221
Western Conference
Central Division
GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA
Texas 62 34 17 8 3 79 227 178
Milwaukee 61 36 20 3 2 77 200 173
Manitoba 61 33 19 5 4 75 193 187
Rockford 62 30 23 5 4 69 189 204
Iowa 63 30 24 5 4 69 187 189
Grand Rapids 62 26 29 4 3 59 175 222
Chicago 60 26 28 3 3 58 181 211
Pacific Division
GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA
Calgary 62 43 15 3 1 90 223 155
Coach Valley 60 41 13 4 2 88 220 162
Colorado 62 34 20 5 3 76 185 164
Abbotsford 63 35 22 2 4 76 207 184
Ontario 62 31 26 4 1 67 186 181
Bakersfield 61 30 27 2 2 64 183 188
Tucson 62 27 29 6 0 60 185 208
San Jose 62 26 31 1 4 57 175 216
Henderson 62 23 34 0 5 51 164 184
San Diego 62 19 41 1 1 40 159 239
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Top four teams in each division advance to playoffs.
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
Syracuse at Utica, late
Milwaukee at Laval, late
Springfield at Hartford, late
Toronto at Cleveland, late
Bridgeport at Belleville, late
Hershey at Rochester, late
Grand Rapids at Iowa, late
Rockford at Manitoba, late
San Diego at Calgary, late
Abbotsford at Ontario, late
Coachella Valley at Henderson, late
Saturday’s Games
Grand Rapids at Iowa, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Providence at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Springfield at Hartford, 6 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at WB/Scranton, 6:05 p.m.
Rochester at Utica, 7 p.m.
Hershey at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Belleville, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago at Texas, 8 p.m.
Bakersfield at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Henderson at Coachella Valley, 9 p.m.
Tucson at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Providence at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Laval at Manitoba, 3 p.m.
Cleveland at Rochester, 3:05 p.m.
Utica at Syracuse, 5 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Hershey, 5 p.m.
Hartford at WB/Scranton, 5:05 p.m.
Tucson at Colorado, 5:05 p.m.
Abbotsford at Ontario, 6 p.m.
Bakersfield at San Jose, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Texas, 6 p.m.
San Diego at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Atlanta 3 0 1 10 11 3
New England 3 1 0 9 5 4
Cincinnati 2 0 2 8 6 4
Nashville 2 1 1 7 4 1
NYC FC 2 1 1 7 5 5
Philadelphia 2 2 0 6 7 6
Inter Miami CF 2 2 0 6 4 3
Toronto FC 1 1 2 5 6 5
New York 1 1 2 5 3 3
Orlando City 1 1 2 5 3 3
D.C. United 1 2 1 4 6 8
Columbus 1 2 1 4 5 7
CF Montréal 1 3 0 3 3 7
Charlotte FC 1 3 0 3 3 8
Chicago 0 1 2 2 4 5
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
St. Louis City 4 0 0 12 11 4
Los Angeles FC 2 0 1 7 7 2
Seattle 2 1 1 7 6 1
FC Dallas 2 1 1 7 6 4
Minnesota Utd 2 0 1 7 4 2
Austin FC 2 2 0 6 5 6
San Jose 2 2 0 6 4 6
Houston 1 2 0 3 3 5
Real Salt Lake 1 2 0 3 3 5
Portland 1 3 0 3 5 10
Vancouver 0 2 2 2 4 6
LA Galaxy 0 1 2 2 2 4
Sporting KC 0 2 2 2 1 3
Colorado 0 3 1 1 1 7
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, March 25
LA Galaxy at Portland, 4:30 p.m.
New York at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
New England at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando City at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Austin FC, 8:30 p.m.
New York City FC at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Seattle at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
Saint Louis City SC at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
NWSL
Saturday, March 25
Kansas City at North Carolina, 2 p.m.
Chicago at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
OL Reign at Washington, 4 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 5 p.m.
Louisville at Houston, 7 p.m.
Gotham FC at Angel City, 9 p.m.
XFL
North Division
W L Pct PF PA
DC 5 0 1.000 134 90
St. Louis 3 2 .600 110 106
Seattle 3 2 .600 102 88
Vegas 1 4 .200 105 134
South Division
W L Pct PF PA
Houston 4 1 .800 136 76
Arlington 3 2 .600 69 86
San Antonio 1 4 .200 74 79
Orlando 0 5 .000 81 152
Saturday’s Games
Seattle at Orlando, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Vegas, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
San Antonio at Arlington, 3 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Houston at DC, 7 p.m.
Home team in CAPS
NBA
Favorite Points Underdog
ATLANTA 8 Indiana
MIAMI 51/2 Brooklyn
DENVER 11/2 Milwaukee
Philadelphia 1 PHOENIX
SACRAMENTO 9 Utah
CLIPPERS 41/2 New Orleans
NHL
Favorite Goals Underdog
PHILADELPHIA Even-1/2 Detroit
BOSTON Even-1/2 Tampa Bay
Seattle Even-1/2 NASHVILLE
LOS ANGELES Even-1/2 Winnipeg
CALGARY 1-11/2 San Jose
FLORIDA Pick'em Rangers
MINNESOTA 1-11/2 Chicago
ISLANDERS Even-1/2 Buffalo
NEW JERSEY Even-1/2 Ottawa
DALLAS 1/2-1 Vancouver
CAROLINA Even-1/2 Toronto
MONTREAL Even-1/2 Columbus
PITTSBURGH Even-1/2 Washington
EDMONTON Even-1/2 Vegas
St. Louis Even-1/2 ANAHEIM
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Friday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Will Vest and C Donny Sands to Toledo (IL). Reassigned INF Andy Ibanez to minor league camp.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Luis Frias and LHP Kyle Nelson to Reno (PCL). Reassigned RHP Jeurys Famila go minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned INF Tucupita Marcano and OF Travis Swaggerty to Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Miles Mikolas on a two-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Phoenix head coach Monty Williams an undisclosed amount for public criticism of the officiating during a March 22nd game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Fined Dallas G Luka Doncic an undisclosed amount for directing inappropriate and unprofessional gestures toward a game official during a March 22nd game against Golden State.
ORLANDO MAGIC — Signed G Jay Scrubb to a two-way contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed WR Nelson Agholor.
DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed QB Nate Sudfeld.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed WR Steven Sims.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DT Byron Cowart. Re-signed DT Phil Hoskins.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed DT John Jenkins.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Re-signed CB Justin Bethel.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed FB C.J. Ham to a two-year contract extension.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed RT Lane Johnson to a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OT Le’Raven Clark.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL — Suspended Boston F A.J. Greer for one game without pay for crsoo-checking during a March 23rd game against Montreal.
ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled LW Milos Kelemen and D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL).
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Reassigned C Ville Koivunen and RW Tuuka Tieksola from Karpat (Liiga) to Chicago (AHL).
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Activated D Erik Johnson from injured reserve.
DALLAS STARS — Recalled G Matthew Murray from Texas. Returned G Remi Poirier to Texas.
MINNESOTA WILD — Returned F Sammy Walker to Iowa (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Returned LW Filip Hallander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Returned D Derrick Pouliot to San Jose (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned G Clay Stevenson from Hershey (AHL) to South Carolina (ECHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Signed G Dylan St. Cyr to an amateur tryout contract (ATO).
HERSHEY BEARS — Returned D Benton Maass to South Carolina (ECHL).
IOWA WILD — Released C Tyler Busch from a professional tryout contract (PTO).
ROCKFORD ICEHOGS — Acquired LW Kyle Maksimovich.
SAN JOSE BARRACUDA — Acquired D Ethan Frisch.
SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS — Loaned F Steven Jandric to Worcester (ECHL).
SOCCER
MLS Next Pro
NEW YORK RED BULLS II — Acquired F Frank Ssebuufu via transfer from Wakisco Giants FC (Uganda Premier League).
COLLEGE
FORDHAM — Signed men’s head basketball coach Keith Urgo to a four-year contract extension.
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