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Basketball COLLEGE MEN NCAA Tournament FINAL FOUR At The LouisianaSuperdome New Orleans Semifinals

Saturday, April 5

Marquette (27-5) vs. Kansas (29-7), 6:07 p.m.

Syracuse (28-5) vs. Texas (26-6), 8:47 p.m.

Championship

Monday, April 7

Semifinal winners, 9:22 p.m.

NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

Championship Round

Thursday, April 3

Third Place

Minnesota (19-13) vs. Tx. Tech (21-13), 5:30 p.m.

Championship

Georgetown (19-14) vs. St. John's (20-13), 8 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMEN

NCAA TOURNAMENT

THE FINAL FOUR

At The Georgia Dome

Atlanta

Semifinals

Sunday, April 6

Tennessee (32-4) vs. Duke (35-1), 7 p.m.

Connecticut (35-1) vs. Texas (29-5), 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Tuesday, April 8

Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

Championship

Friday, April 4

Auburn (22-11) at Baylor (24-10), 9 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New Jersey 46 29 .613 -

x-Philadelphia 45 29 .608 1/2

Boston 41 34 .547 5

Orlando 39 36 .520 7

Washington 34 40 .459 111/2

New York 33 42 .440 13

Miami 23 53 .303 231/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Detroit 47 27 .635 -

x-Indiana 44 31 .587 31/2

x-New Orleans 42 34 .553 6

Milwaukee 37 39 .487 11

Atlanta 29 45 .392 18

Chicago 26 50 .342 22

Toronto 24 50 .324 23

Cleveland 14 60 .189 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Dallas 56 18 .757 -

x-San Antonio 55 20 .733 11/2

x-Minnesota 47 29 .618 10

Utah 44 30 .595 12

Houston 38 37 .507 181/2

Memphis 26 49 .347 301/2

Denver 17 59 .224 40

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-Sacramento 54 22 .711 -

x-Portland 46 27 .630 61/2

L.A. Lakers 43 31 .581 10

Phoenix 39 35 .527 14

Seattle 36 38 .486 17

Golden State 36 39 .480 171/2

L.A. Clippers 23 51 .311 30

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday's Games

Boston 90, Miami 62

Indiana 103, Cleveland 82

Philadelphia 108, Chicago 101

Toronto 89, Detroit 78

Milwaukee 106, Houston 99

San Antonio 105, Memphis 87

Sacramento 105, Washington 99

Minnesota 91, Seattle 86

New Orleans 106, New Jersey 97

New York 83, Denver 75

Today's Games

Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.

Friday's Games

San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Boston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

New York at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

At Boston

MIAMI (62)

C.Butler 8-16 2-2 18, Stepania 5-11 0-0 10, Grant 3-8 0-0 6,Carter 1-3 0-0 2, R.Butler 1-10 0-0 3, House 3-11 0-0 7, Best 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 1-3 0-0 2, Lampley 1-1 1-2 3, James 1-2 0-0 3, Ellis 3-8 1-1 8, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-76 4-5 62.

BOSTON (90)

Walker 5-11 0-2 11, Williams 3-7 2-2 9, Blount 2-2 1-2 5, Bremer 3-10 0-0 9, Pierce 11-19 3-6 28, Battie 4-6 0-0 8, K.Brown 1-7 0-0 2,Delk 3-11 2-2 10, Long 1-3 0-0 2, McCarty 1-3 0-0 2, Coles 2-3 0-0 4,Bryant 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 8-14 90.

Miami 18 10 16 18-62

Boston 27 19 27 17-90

3-Point Goals-Miami 4-17 (James 1-1, R.Butler 1-4, House 1-5,Ellis 1-5, C.Butler 0-2), Boston 10-30 (Pierce 3-7, Bremer 3-8, Delk2-6, Williams 1-2, Walker 1-4, Coles 0-1, McCarty 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 50 (Grant 12), Boston 52 (Bremer 8). Assists-Miami 20 (Carter 8), Boston 26 (Pierce 5). Total fouls-Miami 16,Boston 13. A-17,156 (18,624).

At Memphis, Tenn.

SAN ANTONIO (105)

Bowen 2-3 0-0 6, Duncan 13-16 7-8 33, Robinson 1-6 1-2 3, Parker 6-13 4-4 16, Jackson 3-5 0-1 6, Rose 4-10 10-10 18, Ginobili 2-7 2-2 7,Claxton 2-5 1-2 5, Smith 3-6 2-2 9, Willis 0-1 0-0 0, Kerr 0-0 0-0 0,Ferry 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-73 27-31 105.

MEMPHIS (87)

Miller 2-7 3-3 7, Gasol 2-9 1-4 5, Wright 9-19 6-7 24, Williams 2-6 0-0 5, Person 6-11 0-0 14, Battier 2-6 3-3 7, Batiste 7-13 0-0 14,Watson 2-5 0-0 4, Knight 1-2 1-2 3, Humphrey 0-1 0-2 0, Archibald 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 34-80 16-25 87.

San Antonio 29 20 34 22-105

Memphis 25 15 27 20- 87

3-Point Goals-San Antonio 4-9 (Bowen 2-2, Smith 1-2, Ginobili 1-3, Parker 0-2), Memphis 3-14 (Person 2-3, Williams 1-4, Battier 0-1,Batiste 0-3, Miller 0-3). Fouled out-Gasol. Rebounds-San Antonio 54(Duncan 19), Memphis 41 (Wright 8). Assists-San Antonio 17 (Parker6), Memphis 22 (Williams 7). Total fouls-San Antonio 23, Memphis 26.Technicals-Duncan, Memphis coach H.Brown, Wright. A-12,116 (19,000).

NHL STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

x-New Jersey 45 20 8 6 104 211 162

x-Philadelphia 43 20 13 4 103 201 163

N.Y. Islanders 34 32 11 2 81 218 222

N.Y. Rangers 32 34 10 4 78 205 224

Pittsburgh 27 43 6 5 65 186 250

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Ottawa 50 21 8 1 109 255 180

x-Toronto 43 27 7 3 96 233 204

x-Boston 35 31 10 4 84 236 231

Montreal 29 35 8 9 75 201 230

Buffalo 27 36 9 8 71 183 209

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

x-Tampa Bay 36 23 16 5 93 216 200

x-Washington 38 28 8 6 90 218 212

Atlanta 29 39 7 5 70 217 280

Florida 23 35 13 9 68 170 230

Carolina 22 41 11 6 61 169 234

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Detroit 47 20 9 3 106 256 192

x-St. Louis 41 22 10 6 98 245 209

Chicago 28 33 12 6 74 195 217

Nashville 27 33 13 7 74 183 203

Columbus 29 41 7 3 68 205 254

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

x-Vancouver 45 22 13 1 104 264 206

x-Colorado 40 19 13 8 101 242 189

x-Minnesota 41 28 10 1 93 193 173

x-Edmonton 36 25 10 9 91 227 223

Calgary 27 36 13 4 71 180 226

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Dallas 45 17 15 4 109 243 169

x-Anaheim 40 27 9 5 94 200 189

Los Angeles 32 37 6 5 75 200 219

Phoenix 30 35 10 5 75 200 227

San Jose 28 37 7 8 71 208 233

Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Wednesday's Games

Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1

Columbus 3, Minnesota 0

Buffalo 4, Atlanta 3

Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2

Dallas 2, Anaheim 1

San Jose 2, Calgary 2, tie

Vancouver 3, Phoenix 3, tie

Los Angeles 5, Colorado 3

Today's Games

Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

NASCAR Winston Cup Leaders

Points

1, Matt Kenseth, 1,090. 2, Kurt Busch, 935. 3, Dale Earnhardt,Jr., 924. 4, Michael Waltrip, 898. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 885. 6, JeffGordon, 864. 7, Tony Stewart, 849. 8, Ryan Newman, 848. 9, RickyCraven, 840. 10, Kevin Harvick, 802.

11, Bobby Labonte, 784. 12, Ricky Rudd, 780. 13, Mark Martin, 773.14, Rusty Wallace, 771. 15, Dale Jarrett, 752. 16, Johnny Benson,748. 17, Joe Nemechek, 741. 18, Jeff Burton, 740.

19, Robby Gordon, 737. 20, Elliott Sadler, 725.

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^Money=

1, Michael Waltrip, $1,999,356. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,717,231. 3, DaleEarnhardt, Jr, $1,416,235. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $1,254,301. 5, KevinHarvick, $1,211,408. 6, Jeff Gordon, $1,147,366. 7, Matt Kenseth,$1,138,680. 8, Ryan Newman, $1,134,673. 9, Mark Martin, $1,124,376.10, Tony Stewart, $1,057,927.

11, Bobby Labonte, $1,009,792. 12, Dale Jarrett, $992,251. 13,Robby Gordon, $883,224. 14, Sterling Marlin, $857,395. 15, RickyCraven, $838,999. 16, Jeff Burton, $823,324. 17, Rusty Wallace,$823,029. 18, Ward Burton, $820,417. 19, Bill Elliott, $815,120. 20,John Andretti, $780,657.

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