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SPORTS AGATE — MARCH 25, 2023

Posted 3/25/23

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

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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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