TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010

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HOCKEY

TRACEE HAMILTON

To rest or not to rest? It depends on the situation.

hamilton from D1

hurt. It’s got to be more on feel, if guys need a day they’re going to get a day, if they don’t need a day or if their game’s not going the way it’s supposed to be you play them more to get them going to where they’re supposed to be. So there’s so many things that go into that.” As Boudreau points out,

sometimes rest works, sometimes it doesn’t. The Indianapolis Colts drew fire for pulling their starters in their penultimate game, despite being unbeaten at the time, in order to rest them for the playoffs. The Colts made it to the Super Bowl before losing to New Orleans, but an undefeated regular season might have been some solace during the offseason. With the plethora of March

Madness upsets, we’re hearing a lot of theories about teams beating up on each other in conference tournaments, only to fizzle when they get to the Big Dance. That one I’m not buying. Mid-majors play conference tournaments too; the Horizon League isn’t as competitive as, say, the Big East or Big 12, but it’s not like Butler spent the second week of March at Canyon Ranch. And the Horizon League has as many teams in the Final Four as does the Big East and ACC, and more than the Big 12, to my chagrin. The injuries, and the rest question, are a real concern in one area: establishing playoff lines. With just seven games to go, Boudreau is running out of opportunities to experiment. “It sort of messes with it a

tad,” he said. “Hopefully if we get the last couple games in, or practice, everybody’s played with everybody during the course of the season. I’m hoping I’m not putting too much emphasis on it and it will take care of itself.”

So when do you need to put those lines together, worst-case scenario? “Probably two of the last three games, I would think,” he said.

So that leaves four or five games in which to rest players, if you’re going to. But it’s not like these games mean anything. With 109 points, the Caps are ahead in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy, for instance. That may be more curse than blessing — since it was first awarded after the 1985-86 season, only seven Presidents’ Trophy winners have gone on the win the

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STANDINGS AND BOX SCORES

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team W L OL Pts. GF GA

1. vWashington (SE) 49 15 11 109 292 214 2. yPittsburgh (A) 44 25 7 95 237 217 3. yBuffalo (NE)

4. yNew Jersey (A) 5. Ottawa (NE)

6. Philadelphia (A) 7. Montreal (NE) 8. Boston (NE)

Atlanta (SE)

N.Y. Rangers (A) Carolina (SE)

N.Y. Islanders (A) Tampa Bay (SE) Florida (SE) Toronto (NE)

Team

1. ySan Jose (P) 2. yChicago (C)

42 23 10 94 215 189 44 26 5 93 203 183 41 30 5 87 205 216 38 32 6 82 221 210 37 31 8 82 204 208 34 29 12 80 190 189

33 31 12 78 224 240 33 32 10 76 197 203 32 35 9 73 210 236 31 34 10 72 196 232 30 33 12 72 197 237 30 33 12 72 195 220 28 35 13 69 202 250

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L OL Pts. GF GA

47 19 10 104 247 198 46 21 7 99 241 191

3. Vancouver (NW) 45 26 4 94 244 195 4. yPhoenix (P) 5. Nashville (C) 6. Detroit (C)

x7. Los Angeles (P) 8. Colorado (NW)

Calgary (NW) St. Louis (C) xDallas (P)

xMinnesota (NW) xAnaheim (P) Columbus (C) Edmonton (NW)

47 23 6 100 210 187 44 27 6 94 214 212 39 23 13 91 207 197 42 26 6 90 216 199 41 27 7 89 225 207

38 29 9 85 194 193 36 30 9 81 203 205 33 28 14 80 215 235 36 33 6 78 205 224 35 31 8 78 208 226 31 32 13 75 205 244 24 44 7 55 190 255

x-Late game; y-clinched playoff spot; v-clinched conference

Top 8 teams in conference—denoted by line— make playoffs. Division leaders are top 3 seeds. NOTE: Two points for win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Results

Buffalo 3 .................................................... at Boston 2 Carolina 4 ................................................. at Atlanta 1 Nashville 3 ....................................... at Florida 2 (OT) Los Angeles at Minnesota .................................. Late Dallas at Anaheim ................................................ Late

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa at Washington .............................................. 7 Atlanta at Toronto ..................................................... 7 Boston at New Jersey ................................................ 7 N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders ................................ 7 Tampa Bay at Columbus .......................................... 7 Edmonton at Detroit ............................................ 7:30 Chicago at St. Louis ................................................... 8 Los Angeles at Nashville .......................................... 8 Phoenix at Vancouver ............................................. 10

Wednesday’s Games

TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST

Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau: “Actually, right now we can’t rest anybody because everybody’s hurt.”

Stanley Cup — but it would guarantee the Caps home ice throughout the playoffs, including the Stanley Cup finals.

Still, you have to make it to the Stanley Cup finals for that to be of any use. It’s a little akin to entering the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 team in the country. Once the tournament starts, that doesn’t mean a lot. Trust me. There also are individual

awards to consider. For instance, Boudreau isn’t going to give Alex Ovechkin a breather; he’s easily the leader in plus-minus but he’s second in both points and goals. “You can’t rest our top guys too much because they’re in a scoring race,” forward Mike Knuble said. At 37, Knuble would be forgiven for wanting a breather as March winds down, but that’s hardly the case. Hockey players “have a short window

when we can play, so you don’t want to not play games when you’re around,” he said. As for days off, Knuble said, as long as everyone gets them, it’s not a problem. “It’s kind of a luxury, maybe,” he said. “I’m sure it depends on your philosophy. Sometimes, like in our situation, guys understand if it’s a systematic thing where everybody’s going to get a rest. If you’re playing well, you don’t want to come out. If you’re struggling a little bit, it might be nice to step back for a second. I think as players you want to play as much as you can.

“If you start picking and choosing guys, that’s hard for a player. Nobody likes to be singled out to miss a game.” So there you have it, Bruce.

Days off don’t matter, except when they do. Rest is good, rust is bad. Don’t single out certain guys for time off, but your top scorers can’t sit. Do whatever

you’re going to do quickly, because no one should get a breather for the final regular season game, and you need the final two or three games for line experimentation. Admitting you have a problem is the first step, coach. After that, you’re on your own.

hamiltont@washpost.com

Capitals’ next three

vs. Ottawa

Tuesday, 7 (Comcast SportsNet)

vs. Atlanta

Thursday, 7 (CSN, Versus)

at Columbus

Saturday, 7 (Comcast SportsNet)

Online: More Capitals coverage at

washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider

Florida at Buffalo ....................................................... 7 Carolina at Montreal ................................................. 7 Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh .................................... 7:30 Chicago at Minnesota ............................................... 8 San Jose at Dallas ................................................. 8:30 Anaheim at Colorado ................................................ 9 Phoenix at Calgary ............................................... 9:30

SABRES 3, BRUINS 2

Tyler Myers had a goal and set up

Paul Gaustad’s score to lift surging Buffalo to its sixth win in seven games.

Ryan Miller made 40 saves, includ-

ing one on Marco Sturm’s penalty shot in the first period, in a matchup of last month’s U.S. Olympic goaltend- ers. Bruins G Tim Thomas was pulled following the Sabres’ third goal.

SCORING

Buffalo ...................................... 2 1 0 — 3 Boston ....................................... 1 0 1 — 2

FIRST PERIOD

Scoring: 1, Boston, Krejci 17 (Chara), 7:43. 2, Buffa- lo, Myers 11, 9:56. 3, Buffalo, Gaustad 12 (Myers), 11:34.

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring: 4, Buffalo, Kennedy 9 (Roy, Stafford), 6:08.

THIRD PERIOD

Scoring: 5, Boston, Seidenberg 4 (Rask), 14:23.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Buffalo ............................................ 11 14 8 — 33 Boston ............................................ 14 14 14 — 42

Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 0 of 1; Boston 0 of 2. Goalies: Buffalo, Miller 38-16-8 (42 shots-40 saves). Boston, Thomas 16-18-8 (14-11), Rask (6:08 second, 19-19). A: 17,565 (17,565). T: 2:18.

HURRICANES 4, THRASHERS 1

Carolina G Cam Ward made a bril-

liant return after being out nearly two months, Erik Cole scored an impor- tant goal with 4:11 left and the Hurri- canes dealt a blow to Atlanta’s playoff hopes. The Thrashers missed a chance to pull even with Boston for the final playoff spot in the East.

SCORING

Carolina .................................... 0 2 2 — 4 Atlanta ...................................... 1 0 0 — 1

FIRST PERIOD

Scoring: 1, Atlanta, Antropov 23 (Bergfors, Little), 14:06 (pp).

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring: 2, Carolina, Sutter 19 (Whitney, Pitkanen), 1:52. 3, Carolina, Jokinen 28 (Sutter, LaRose), 9:23.

THIRD PERIOD

Scoring: 4, Carolina, Cole 10 (Whitney), 15:49. 5, Carolina, Jokinen 29 (Staal, Carson), 17:52 (en).

SHOTS ON GOAL

Carolina .......................................... 9 8 5 — 22 Atlanta ............................................ 4 13 10 — 27

Power-play opportunities: Carolina 0 of 4; Atlanta 1 of 6. Goalies: Carolina, Ward 15-21-5 (27 shots-26 saves). Atlanta, Hedberg 20-15-5 (21-18). A: 13,440 (18,545). T: 2:22.

Late Sunday

FLYERS 5, DEVILS 1

Brian Boucher stopped 32 shots, and five players scored as Philadel- phia broke out of the doldrums. The Flyers scored more than three goals for the first time in 15 games.

SCORING

New Jersey ............................... 0 0 1 — 1 Philadelphia ............................ 2 2 1 — 5

FIRST PERIOD

Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Carle 5 (Hartnell, Asham), :53. 2, Philadelphia, Leino 6 (Briere, Gagne), 8:18.

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring: 3, Philadelphia, Timonen 5 (Pronger, Gi- roux), :45 (pp). 4, Philadelphia, Krajicek 1 (Laper- riere, Betts), 19:20.

THIRD PERIOD

Scoring: 5, New Jersey, Kovalchuk 39 (Rolston, Greene), 10:20. 6, Philadelphia, Gagne 17 (Leino, Briere), 10:52.

SHOTS ON GOAL

New Jersey .................................... 8 14 11 — 33 Philadelphia .................................. 12 7 6 — 25

Power-play opportunities: New Jersey 0 of 5; Philadel- phia 1 of 3. Goalies: New Jersey, Brodeur 41-24-4 (19 shots-15 saves), Danis (0:00 third, 6-5). Phila- delphia, Boucher 6-15-3 (33-32). A: 19,769 (19,537).

T: 2:28.

PREDATORS 3, PANTHERS 2

Francis Bouillon scored in overtime

to lift Nashville to a win over Florida. David Legwand and Patric Hornq- vist also scored for the Predators. Keith Ballard and Stephen Weiss had third-period goals for the Panthers, who lost their third straight game.

SCORING

Nashville ............................... 0111 — 3 Florida ................................... 0020 — 2

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring: 1, Nashville, Legwand 11 (Co.Wilson, We- ber), 2:41.

THIRD PERIOD

Scoring: 2, Florida, Ballard 6 (Weiss, Frolik), 3:12. 3, Florida, Weiss 27 (Garrison, Frolik), 5:53. 4, Nash- ville, Hornqvist 30 (Sullivan, Goc), 16:53.

OVERTIME

Scoring: 5, Nashville, Bouillon 3 (Goc, Sullivan), 1:00.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Nashville .................................... 4 9 11 1 — 25 Florida ........................................ 6 12 11 0 — 29

Power-play opportunities: Nashville 0 of 1; Florida 0 of 3. Goalies: Nashville, D.Ellis 15-13-1 (29 shots-27 saves). Florida, Clemmensen 7-6-1 (25-22). A: 13,679 (19,250). T: 2:21.

SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA Women

Women’s NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals Sunday’s Results

Connecticut 74, Iowa State 36 Florida State 74, Mississippi State 71 Oklahoma 77, Notre Dame 72 (OT) Kentucky 76, Nebraska 67

Regional Championships Monday’s Games In Memphis, Tenn.

Baylor 51, Duke 48

Stanford (34-1) vs. Xavier (30-3), Late

Tuesday, March 30 In Kansas City, Mo.

Connecticut (36-0) vs. Florida State (29-5), 7 Kentucky (28-7) vs. Oklahoma (26-10, 9

Women’s NIT Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 27

California 76, BYU 50

Sunday, March 28

Miami 73, Providence 65 Michigan 78, Syracuse 52 Illinois State 53, Illinois 51

Semifinals Wednesday, March 31

Miami (21-13) vs. Michigan (21-13), 7

Thursday, April 1

California (22-13) at Illinois State (28-7), 8:05

Championship Saturday, April 3

Semifinal winners

NCAA Men

National Invitation Tournament Semifinals

Tuesday, March 30 In New York Semifinals

Mississippi (24-10) vs. Dayton (23-12), 7 UNC (19-16) vs. Rhode Island (26-9), 9:30

Championship Thursday, April 1

Semifinal winners, 7

College Insider.com Tournament Championship

Tuesday, March 30

Pacific (23-11) at Missouri State (23-12)

College Basketball Invitational Best-of-Three Championship Series Monday’s Game

at VCU 68, Saint Louis 56

Wednesday’s Game

VCU at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.

Friday’s Game

VCU at Saint Louis, 8 p.m., if necessary

2009-10 AP All-America Basketball Teams

Men

First Team

Evan Turner, Ohio State, Jr. John Wall, Kentucky, Fr. Wes Johnson, Syracuse, Jr. Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, Sr. DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, Fr.

SECOND TEAM

James Anderson, Oklahoma State, Jr. Sherron Collins, Kansas, Sr. Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, Sr. Jon Scheyer, Duke, Sr.

Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia, Sr.

THIRD TEAM

Greg Monroe, Georgetown, So. Cole Aldrich, Kansas, Jr. Damion James, Texas, Sr. Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, Sr. Darington Hobson, New Mexico, Jr.

Dan Steinberg’s D.C. Sports Bog at washingtonpost.com

NBA LEADERS

SCORING AVERAGE

Player,Team .................... G FG FT Pts. Avg.

James, CLE .................... 72 731 557 2147 29.8 Durant, OKC .................. 72 691 646 2132 29.6 Anthony, DEN ............... 61 620 469 1760 28.9 Bryant, L.A.L. ................ 68 673 408 1844 27.1 Wade, MIA ..................... 70 649 484 1850 26.4 Ellis, GOL ........................ 61 603 280 1556 25.5 Nowitzki, DAL ............... 72 636 458 1766 24.5 Granger, IND ................. 54 424 308 1295 24.0 Bosh, TOR ...................... 65 558 426 1550 23.8 Stoudemire, PHX ......... 73 616 442 1675 22.9 Roy, POR ........................ 59 458 320 1306 22.1 Johnson, ATL ................. 71 593 211 1512 21.3 Randolph, MEM ............ 72 593 309 1508 20.9 Jackson, CHA ................ 72 543 306 1504 20.9 Evans, SAC .................... 64 473 318 1296 20.3 Rose, CHI ....................... 69 584 213 1393 20.2 Lee, NYK ......................... 71 595 237 1427 20.1 Maggette, GOL ............. 63 416 414 1257 20.0 Gay, MEM ...................... 71 539 266 1407 19.8

Sony Ericsson Open

At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla.

Purse: Men, $4.5 million (Masters 1000) Singles

Men — Third Round

Mardy Fish, United States, def. Feliciano Lopez (29), Spain, 7-5, 6-3; Roger Federer (1), Switzer- land, def. Florent Serra, France, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3); To- mas Berdych (16), Czech Republic, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-4, 7-5; Mikhail Youzhny (13), Russia, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (19), Swit- zerland, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5; Marin Cilic (7), Croatia, def. Marcos Baghdatis (25), Cyprus, 6-3, 6-4; Fer- nando Verdasco (10), Spain, def. Jurgen Melzer (23), Austria, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1; Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.

Women — Fourth Round

Marion Bartoli (13), France, def. Svetlana Kuz- netsova (1), Russia, 6-3, 6-0; Yanina Wickmayer (12), Belgium, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzer- land, 6-0, 6-1; Agnieszka Radwanska (6), Poland, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 6-4; Venus Williams (3), United States, def. Daniela Hantuchova (19), Slovakia, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4; Sam Sto- sur (9), Australia, def. Jelena Jankovic (7), Serbia, 6-1, 7-6 (9); Kim Clijsters (14), Belgium, def. Victo- ria Azarenka (4), Belarus, 6-4, 6-0.

Women’s NCAA Tournament Box Score

Baylor 51, Duke 48

Baylor (27-9)

Washington 1-3 2-2 4, Medlock 0-4 0-0 0, Griner 6-13 3-8 15, Jones 4-13 2-2 10, Griffin 3-5 0-0 7, Hay- den 1-5 5-6 7, Madden 3-10 1-2 8, Condrey 0-0 0-0 0,

Field 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 13-20 51. Duke (30-6)

Mitchell 3-8 0-0 6, Cheek 2-10 2-2 7, K.Thomas 2-7 0-2 4, J.Thomas 4-18 7-8 16, Jackson 1-8 0-0 3, Sel- by 0-3 0-0 0, Christmas 2-9 6-8 10, Vernerey 1-2 0-0

2. Totals 15-65 15-20 48. Halftime: Duke 26-21. Three-point goals: Baylor

2-12 (Griffin 1-1, Madden 1-4, Hayden 0-2, Jones 0-5), Duke 3-17 (Jackson 1-2, Cheek 1-3, J.Thomas 1-7, Selby 0-2, Christmas 0-3). Fouled out: K.Thomas. Rebounds: Baylor 42 (Griner 11), Duke 48 (Christmas 12). Assists: Baylor 12 (Griffin 4), Duke 7 (K.Thomas 2). Total fouls: Baylor 18, Duke 16. A: 3,263.

TENNIS BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

National W L American W L

San Francisco20 9 xCleveland 16 6 Atlanta

Chicago 15 9 Detroit

15 9 Tampa Bay 18 7 14 10

xSan Diego 15 10 Minnesota 13 11 Philadelphia 12 10 Kansas City 12 11 St. Louis 13 11 Boston Colorado 14 12 Toronto

13 14 10 11

New York 13 12 Oakland 11 13 Houston 12 12 New York 11 13 Milwaukee 13 13 Baltimore 10 15 xArizona 12 13 xLos Angeles 9 14 Florida

12 13 Seattle

Washington 8 17 Pittsburgh 7 16

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (ss) vs Washington ................. ccd., Rain N.Y. Yankees 11........................................ Baltimore 7 Toronto 2 .........................................................Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 13................................................Houston 1 St. Louis 5..................................................Minnesota 2 Atlanta 5 ................................................Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Mets (ss) 7...............................................Florida 6 Texas 7 ....................................................... Colorado 6 Seattle 3 ....................................................... Oakland 2 L.A. Angels (ss) 10 ............................... Kansas City 2 Chi. Cubs 8 ............................................... Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 8......................................Milwaukee 6 Tampa Bay 9 .................................................. Boston 3 Arizona vs San Diego in Peoria, Ariz. ................Late L.A. Angels (ss) vs Chi. (AL) in Glendale, Ariz. Late L.A. Dodgers vs Cleveland in Goodyear, Ariz. .Late

Tuesday’s Games

Washington vs Florida in Jupiter, Fla. .....................1 N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs Atlanta in Kissimmee, Fla....1 Boston vs Tampa Bay in Port Charlotte, Fla. .........1 Detroit vs Baltimore in Sarasota, Fla. .....................1 Philadelphia vs Houston in Kissimmee, Fla...........1 Pittsburgh vs Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla...........1 St. Louis vs N.Y. Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla. ......1:10 Oakland vs Chi. White Sox in Glendale, Ariz..........4 Milwaukee vs L.A. Angels in Tempe, Ariz...............4 Texas vs Arizona in Tucson, Ariz..............................4 San Diego vs Cincinnati in Goodyear, Ariz.............4 Chi. Cubs vs San Francisco in Scottsdale, Ariz. ....4 L.A. Dodgers vs Colorado in Tucson, Ariz.........4:10 Toronto vs N.Y. Yankees (ss) in Tampa, Fla. .........7 Cleveland vs Kansas City in Surprise, Ariz. ...........9

HOCKEY

Ice Hockey Tournament

Regional Championships

Saturday’s Results EAST REGIONAL

Rochester Tech 6, New Hampshire 2

WEST REGIONAL

Wisconsin 5, St. Cloud State 3

Sunday’s Results Northeast Regional

Boston College 9, Yale 7

Midwest Regional

Miami (Ohio) 3, Michigan 2 (2OT)

FROZEN FOUR

At Ford Field; In Detroit Semifinals — Thursday, April 8

Miami (Ohio) vs. Boston College, 5 or 8:30 p.m. Rochester Tech vs. Wisc. , 5 or 8:30 p.m.

NCAA Division I

10 16

xLos Angeles 10 11 xChicago 8 15 Cincinnati 9 14 Texas

8 16

Yankees 11, Orioles 7

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Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 Montane ph-cf1 0 1 0 Winfree pr-1b 3 1 1 4 X.Avery ph-cf 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 Pena ss Cano 2b

J.Snyder pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Turner 2b 1 0 1 1 Johnson dh 2 2 0 0 Jones cf

5 0 0 1 Roberts 2b 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 3

1 0 0 0 Wigginton 1b 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 Tejada 3b 4 1 2 0

J.Weber rf 1 0 0 0 Waring pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Thames lf 4 1 1 1 Scott 1b-lf 5 1 2 2 R.Kruml lf 1 0 0 0 Wieters c 3 0 1 1 Winn rf

Vechionacc 3b 1 0 0 0 Atkins dh 2 0 0 0 Cervelli c

Totals

New York Baltimore

38 11 9 11 Totals

P.Pilittere c 1 1 1 1 Reimold lf-rf 5 2 3 0 Golson cf 5 0 1 0 Izturis ss

Andino ss 2 0 0 0

40 7 13 7

310 103 201 — 11 010 030 012 — 7

E: Pena (2), Izturis (1), Andino (2). DP: Baltimore 1. LOB: New York 7, Baltimore 11. 2B: Winn (2), Rob- erts (1), Tejada (3), Wieters (2), Moore (1), Rei- mold 2 (3). HR: D.Winfree (1), Cano (2), Thames (2), P.Pilittere (1), Jones (5), Scott (3). SB: Cervelli (1).

New York

Vazquez (W,3-0) Chamberlain Park

Robertson Ring

Baltimore

Guthrie (L,0-4) Hendrickson Albers P.Egan

IP H R ER BB SO

5B 74433 C 10001

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HBP: by Guthrie (Teixeira, Cervelli). WP: Rob- ertson. PB: Cervelli. Umpires: Home, Tim Welke; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Mark Lollo. A: 8,208 (7,500).

AUTO RACING

Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 Results

At Martinsville Speedway In Ridgeway, Va. Lap length: .526 miles (Start position in parentheses)

1. (19) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 508 laps, 130.9 rat- ing, 195 poi.

2. (17) Joey Logano, Toyota, 508, 100.7, 170. 3. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 508, 121.3, 170. 4. (26) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 508, 97.3, 160. 5. (20) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 508, 90.9, 155. 6. (14) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 508, 86.6, 150. 7. (12) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 508, 102.7, 146. 8. (13) Carl Edwards, Ford, 508, 88.9, 142. 9. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 508, 105.1, 138. 10. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 508, 71.9, 134. 11. (31) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 508, 66.6, 130. 12. (30) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 508, 72.7, 127. 13. (33) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 508, 65.7, 124. 14. (9) Paul Menard, Ford, 508, 74.1, 121. 15. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 508, 91, 118. 16. (27) David Ragan, Ford, 508, 70.6, 115. 17. (23) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 508, 73.4, 112. 18. (2) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 508, 84.3, 109. 19. (35) David Gilliland, Ford, 508, 51.5, 111. 20. (7) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 508, 118, 108. 21. (16) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 507, 97.1, 105. 22. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 507, 91.6, 97. 23. (6) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 506, 95, 99. 24. (25) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 506, 54.5, 91. 25. (39) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 506, 45.8, 88. 26. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 506, 67.7, 85. 27. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 506, 43.1, 87. 28. (24) David Reutimann, Toyota, 503, 64.9, 79. 29. (29) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 499, 50.4, 76. 30. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 498, 71.6, 73.

NASCAR Sprint Cup

3 2 1 0 A.Donachie ph1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 Moore ph-dh 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

TRANSACTIONS

Major League Baseball

Oakland Athletics—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Gaudin on a one-year contract. Placed RHP John Meloan on the 60-day DL. Florida Marlins—Reassigned RHP Scott Strick- land and INF Logan Morrison to the minor league camp.

Pittsburgh Pirates—Claimed RHP Hayden Penn off waivers from Florida (NL). Designated OF Brandon Moss for assignment. San Francisco Giants—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Cain on a three-year contract extension, RHP Brian Wilson on a two-year contract exten- sion and LHP Jeremy Affeldt on a one-year con- tract extension. Washington Nationals—Claimed C Chris Coste off

waivers from New York (NL).

American Association

El Paso Diablos—Signed RHP Ramon Sanchez. Grand Prairie Airhogs—Signed RHP Robert Leon-

hardt.

United League

San Angelo Colts—Re-signed INF Aaron Cone.

NFL

Seattle Seahawks—Signed WR Sean Morey to a multiyear contract.

Canadian Football League

CFL—Suspended Toronto DT Adriano Belli for the team’s first regular-season game for a pattern of inappropriate behavior.

NHL

New York Rangers—Recalled F Corey Locke from

Hartford (AHL).

Ottawa Senators—Signed F Bobby Butler to a two-year contract.

American Hockey League

AHL—Fined Abbotsford coach Jim Playfair an un- disclosed amount for his actions during a March 27 game.

Norfolk Admirals—Signed G Tyler Sims and D Matt Case. Released G Zane Kalemba. Syracuse Crunch—Signed LW John Kurtz.

ECHL

Victoria Salmon Kings—Announced D Taylor El- lington has been reassigned to Manitoba (AHL).

Colleges

Clemson—Named Itoro Umoh women’s basket- ball coach. Michigan—Announced junior G Manny Harris will enter the NBA draft.

SOCCER

MLS Standings

Team W L T Pts GF GA

Kansas City ................ 1 0 0 3 4 0 Columbus ................... 1 0 0 3 2 0 New York .................... 1 0 0 3 1 0 Chicago ....................... 0 1 0 0 0 1 New England .............. 0 1 0 0 0 1 Toronto FC .................. 0 1 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia ............... 0 1 0 0 0 2 D.C. ............................... 0 1 0 0 0 4

Team W L T Pts GF GA

Seattle ......................... 1 0 0 3 2 0 Real Salt Lake ............ 1 0 0 3 3 0 Colorado ..................... 1 0 0 3 1 0 Los Angeles ................ 1 0 0 3 1 0 Houston ....................... 0 0 1 1 1 1 Dallas ........................... 0 0 1 1 1 1 Chivas USA ................. 0 1 0 0 0 1 San Jose ...................... 0 1 0 0 0 3

Thursday’s Games

Real Salt Lake at Houston, 9 Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 11

Saturday’s Games

New England at D.C. United, 7:30 Chicago at Colorado, 4 New York at Seattle FC, 11:30

GOLF

PGA Tour

Ernie Els (500), $1,080,000 ......68 69 69 71 — 277 -11 E. Molinari (0), $528,000 .........70 70 70 69 — 279 -9 Kevin Na (245), $528,000 .........68 70 72 69 — 279 -9 R. Goosen (123), $264,000 ......71 67 73 69 — 280 -8 Chris Couch (123), $264,000 ...70 70 69 71 — 280 -8 Ben Curtis (100), $216,000 ......70 67 70 74 — 281 -7 J.P. Hayes (83), $180,750 ........70 72 70 70 — 282 -6 D.J. Trahan (83), $180,750 ......69 68 75 70 — 282 -6 Ryuji Imada (83), $180,750 .....73 70 69 70 — 282 -6 K. Streelman (83), $180,750 ...68 75 68 71 — 282 -6 Steve Marino (65), $138,000 ..70 70 72 72 — 284 -4 Derek Lamely (65), $138,000 ..71 70 70 73 — 284 -4 Jim Furyk (65), $138,000 .........71 74 66 73 — 284 -4 Bo Van Pelt (56), $108,000 ......72 70 73 70 — 285 -3 R. Allenby (56), $108,000 ........68 73 72 72 — 285 -3 Davis Love III (56), $108,000 ...66 71 74 74 — 285 -3 D.A. Points (53), $87,000 .........73 72 72 69 — 286 -2 Briny Baird (53), $87,000 .........72 72 70 72 — 286 -2 K.J. Choi (53), $87,000 ..............71 69 73 73 — 286 -2 Bill Haas (53), $87,000 .............72 71 70 73 — 286 -2 C. Howell III (49), $67,200 .......72 72 71 72 — 287 -1 Sean O’Hair (49), $67,200 .......70 73 71 73 — 287 -1 J.B. Holmes (49), $67,200 ........66 74 77 70 — 287 -1 Brian Davis (47), $57,600 ........74 71 73 70 — 288 E John Senden (44), $46,800 ......71 74 70 74 — 289 +1 Ben Crane (44), $46,800 ..........69 74 73 73 — 289 +1 Jason Day (44), $46,800 ...........71 70 73 75 — 289 +1 Hunter Mahan (44), $46,800 ..71 73 75 70 — 289 +1 Boo Weekley (44), $46,800 .....70 73 68 78 — 289 +1 Stephen Ames (37), $33,420 ..73 71 71 75 — 290 +2 Erik Compton (0), $33,420 ......72 71 73 74 — 290 +2 Scott Verplank (37), $33,420 ..75 70 70 75 — 290 +2 Jerry Kelly (37), $33,420 ..........71 74 72 73 — 290 +2 B. Snedeker (37), $33,420 .......72 72 70 76 — 290 +2 Phil Mickelson (37), $33,420 ..71 67 75 77 — 290 +2 Stuart Appleby (37), $33,420 .70 74 70 76 — 290 +2 Rory Sabbatini (37), $33,420 ..75 70 74 71 — 290 +2 Tim Petrovic (37), $33,420 ......74 68 71 77 — 290 +2 Tim Clark (37), $33,420 ...........74 70 75 71 — 290 +2 Rod Pampling (27), $20,484 ...74 70 71 76 — 291 +3 M. Leishman (27), $20,484 ......70 73 72 76 — 291 +3 Ryo Ishikawa (0), $20,484 .......74 70 71 76 — 291 +3 Nathan Green (27), $20,484 ...69 73 72 77 — 291 +3 Pat Perez (27), $20,484 ...........69 74 74 74 — 291 +3 Mike Weir (27), $20,484 ..........67 73 77 74 — 291 +3 G. McNeill (27), $20,484 ..........69 71 73 78 — 291 +3 Ryan Moore (27), $20,484 .......72 72 74 73 — 291 +3 Dustin Johnson (27), $20,484 .71 70 72 78 — 291 +3 Bryce Molder (27), $20,484 ....74 70 75 72 — 291 +3 Rickie Fowler (21), $14,940 ....73 72 74 73 — 292 +4 Sam Saunders (0), $14,940 .....73 70 77 72 — 292 +4 H. Stenson (16), $13,851 .........67 78 71 77 — 293 +5 Kris Blanks (16), $13,851 ........74 69 73 77 — 293 +5 C. Schwartzel (0), $13,851 ......74 71 72 76 — 293 +5 C. Montgomerie (0), $13,851 .72 71 71 79 — 293 +5 Matt Every (16), $13,851 .........74 70 70 79 — 293 +5 Steve Stricker (16), $13,851 ...69 71 79 74 — 293 +5 Tim Herron (16), $13,851 ........73 72 76 72 — 293 +5

Arnold Palmer Invitational Par Scores

Bay Hill Club & Lodge In Orlando

HIGH SCHOOLS

BASEBALL OTHERS

McLean 15, Madison 2

BOYS’ GOLF

St. John’s 7.5, Holy Cross 1.5 Episcopal 207, Paul VI 215

BOYS’ LACROSSE

West Springfield 9, Madison 4 Langley 16, Mount Vernon 3 Loudoun Valley 7, Chantilly 6 (OT) Christian Brothers 14, Yorktown 7 Episcopal (Pa.) 9, Bullis 7

BOYS’ TENNIS

Hayfield 5, Edison 4

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

Good Counsel 21, O’Connell 1 Ireton 13, Loudoun Valley 12

SOFTBALL

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