TV SPORTS
Soccer--Women's National Teams, exhibition, United States vs. Brazil, 6 a.m. (ESPN2); UEFA Champions League, Marseille at Bayern Munich, 1:30 p.m. (FXSP)
NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, 7 p.m. (FXSP); Anaheim Mighty Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, 9 p.m. (NBCSN)
Women's College Basketball--NCAA Division I Tournament, Championship Game, Notre Dame vs. Baylor, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
TODAY
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
Aberdeen Christian at Britton-Hecla Early Bird, 2 p.m.
Aberdeen Roncalli at Whetstone Invitational at Milbank, 3:30 p.m.
Eureka Early Bird, 2:30 p.m.
Dakota Clash Meet at Pierre, 1 p.m.
Hamlin Early Bird at Hayti, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Presentation vs. Minnesota-Morris, Fossum Field, 3 p.m. doubleheader
Northern State at Mary, 1:30 p.m. doubleheader
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF
Aberdeen Central and Roncalli at Huron Quadrangular (Watertown), 1 p.m.
MEN'S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL
at Washington Street Gym
6:30 p.m. -- F League Playoff, Doctors Orders vs. Titan Machinery/S&S Lumber.
7:45 p.m. -- H League Playoff, Sound Decisions vs. 3M.
9 p.m. -- D League Playoff, Coke Zero vs. Miller Lite/Kessler's.
STANDINGS
Baseball
Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference
Team (Overall)
W L
Minnesota State, Mankato (16-4)É4 0
St. Cloud State (21-6)É6 2
Augustana College (11-8)É6 2
Southwest Minnesota State (13-6)É3 1
Concordia-St. Paul (13-7)É5 3
Bemidji State (12-10)É5 3
Wayne State (13-9)É4 4
Upper Iowa (8-15)É4 4
Winona State (8-11)É3 5
Northern State (8-13)É3 5
Minnesota-Duluth (7-13)É2 6
Minnesota-Crookston (7-13)É2 6
University of Mary (2-20)É1 7
Upper Midwest
Athletic Conference
Team (Overall)
W L
St. Scholastica (11-8)É3 0
Minnesota-Morris (3-10)É3 0
Northwestern (8-9)É2 1
Northland (5-11)É2 1
Presentation College (5-12)É1 2
Martin Luther (1-10)É1 2
Bethany Lutheran (7-13)É0 3
Crown College (0-3)É0 3
Softball
Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference
Team (Overall)
W L
Winona State (27-2)É8 0
Augustana College (31-4)É9 1
Minnesota State, Mankato (29-6)É9 1
Southwest Minnesota State (16-10)É7 3
Concordia-St. Paul (20-11)É5 3
Minnesota-Duluth (22-16)É6 4
University of Mary (14-11)É5 5
St. Cloud State (18-16)É4 4
Upper Iowa (11-24)É3 5
Wayne State (17-15)É3 7
Northern State (12-18)É3 7
Minnesota-Crookston (9-18)É3 7
Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-20)É1 9
Bemidji State (7-20)É0 10
Upper Midwest
Athletic Conference
Team (Overall)
W L
St. Scholastica (9-6)É1 0
Northwestern (6-10)É1 0
Bethany Lutheran (5-12)É1 0
Minnesota-Morris (2-9)É1 0
Northland College (7-8)É0 1
Presentation College (4-12)É0 1
Martin Luther (1-8)É0 1
Crown College (0-1)É0 1
BASKETBALL
College Women
NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
FINAL FOUR
At Pepsi Center
Denver
National Championship
Today's Games
Notre Dame (35-3) vs. Baylor (39-0), 7:30 p.m.
College Men
NCAA TOURNAMENT
FINAL FOUR
At The Superdome
New Orleans
National Championship
Monday's Games
Kentucky 67, Kansas 59
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB BostonÉ30 22 .577 - PhiladelphiaÉ29 23 .558 1 NewYorkÉ27 26 .509 3 NewJerseyÉ19 35 .352 12 TorontoÉ18 35 .340 12
W L Pct GB MiamiÉ37 14 .725 - OrlandoÉ32 21 .604 6 AtlantaÉ31 23 .574 7 WashingtonÉ12 41 .226 26 CharlotteÉ7 43 .140 29
W L Pct GB x-ChicagoÉ42 13 .764 - IndianaÉ31 21 .596 9 MilwaukeeÉ25 28 .472 16 DetroitÉ19 33 .365 21 ClevelandÉ17 33 .340 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB SanAntonioÉ36 14 .720 - MemphisÉ29 22 .569 7 DallasÉ30 24 .556 8 HoustonÉ29 25 .537 9 NewOrleansÉ13 40 .245 24
W L Pct GB x-OklahomaCityÉ40 13 .755 - DenverÉ29 24 .547 11 UtahÉ27 26 .509 13 PortlandÉ25 28 .472 15 MinnesotaÉ25 29 .463 15
W L Pct GB L.A.LakersÉ33 20 .623 - L.A.ClippersÉ32 21 .604 1 PhoenixÉ26 26 .500 6 GoldenStateÉ20 31 .392 12 SacramentoÉ18 34 .346 14 x-clinched playoff spot
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Monday's Games
Milwaukee 112, Washington 98
Houston 99, Chicago 93
Memphis 94, Oklahoma City 88
L.A. Clippers 94, Dallas 75
Minnesota at Sacramento, N
Utah at Portland, N
Today's Games
San Antonio at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Indiana at Washington, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Miami, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Portland, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-N.Y.RangersÉ79 50 22 7 107 218 175 x-PittsburghÉ79 48 25 6 102 268 214 x-PhiladelphiaÉ79 46 24 9 101 257 222 x-NewJerseyÉ79 45 28 6 96 219 205 N.Y.IslandersÉ79 33 35 11 77 194 241
GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-BostonÉ79 47 28 4 98 259 193 x-OttawaÉ79 41 28 10 92 245 231 BuffaloÉ79 38 31 10 86 208 219 TorontoÉ79 34 36 9 77 222 252 MontrealÉ79 29 35 15 73 202 221
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA FloridaÉ79 37 25 17 91 193 217 WashingtonÉ80 40 32 8 88 214 227 TampaBayÉ79 37 35 7 81 227 270 WinnipegÉ79 36 34 9 81 213 233 CarolinaÉ79 31 32 16 78 208 237
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-St.LouisÉ79 48 21 10 106 204 156 x-DetroitÉ79 47 27 5 99 242 196 x-ChicagoÉ80 44 26 10 98 244 234 x-NashvilleÉ79 45 26 8 98 227 208 ColumbusÉ79 27 45 7 61 190 255
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-VancouverÉ79 49 21 9 107 239 191 ColoradoÉ80 41 33 6 88 205 209 CalgaryÉ80 35 29 16 86 194 222 MinnesotaÉ79 34 35 10 78 173 219 EdmontonÉ79 32 38 9 73 210 231
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA LosAngelesÉ79 39 27 13 91 185 170 PhoenixÉ79 39 27 13 91 206 202 SanJoseÉ79 40 29 10 90 214 201 DallasÉ79 42 32 5 89 207 212 AnaheimÉ79 33 35 11 77 195 219 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, Washington 2
Edmonton at Los Angeles, N
Today's Games
Toronto at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Carolina at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
College
EAST
Bentley 4, St. Anselm 2
Kutztown 7-2, Chestnut Hill 1-4
Manhattan 8, Iona 6
SOUTH
Brescia 7, St. Catharine 6
Georgetown (Ky.) 15, Asbury 0
UNC-Pembroke 5, Francis Marion 2
MIDWEST
Bellevue 6, Doane 5
SOUTHWEST
Wayland Baptist 5, Lubbock Christian 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct TorontoÉ23 7 .767 DetroitÉ20 7 .741 OaklandÉ14 5 .737 SeattleÉ15 8 .652 LosAngelesÉ17 11 .607 NewYorkÉ17 11 .607 BostonÉ15 11 .577 MinnesotaÉ18 14 .563 KansasCityÉ15 15 .500 BaltimoreÉ11 13 .458 ChicagoÉ13 18 .419 TexasÉ12 17 .414 TampaBayÉ9 16 .360 ClevelandÉ7 22 .241
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct St.LouisÉ16 9 .640 SanDiegoÉ19 15 .559 ColoradoÉ16 14 .533 SanFranciscoÉ16 14 .533 LosAngelesÉ14 13 .519 MilwaukeeÉ15 14 .517 ChicagoÉ16 16 .500 CincinnatiÉ15 17 .469 HoustonÉ14 16 .467 PhiladelphiaÉ13 16 .448 MiamiÉ11 14 .440 WashingtonÉ12 16 .429 ArizonaÉ13 18 .419 AtlantaÉ10 18 .357 PittsburghÉ9 19 .321 NewYorkÉ8 19 .296 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
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Monday's Games
N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 2
Detroit 11, Toronto 8
Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 6, tie
Boston 4, Washington 2
Milwaukee 13, Chicago White Sox 7
Cincinnati 2, Cleveland 1
Seattle 7, Colorado 2
Chicago Cubs 8, Arizona 3
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3
N.Y. Yankees 5, Miami 2
L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., N
Oakland at San Francisco, N
Tuesday's Games
Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 11:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 2:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Houston, 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 9:35 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 11:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Houston, 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Kansas City vs. San Diego at Lake Elsinore, Calif., 4:05 p.m.
RODEO
Money Leaders
By The Associated Press
Through April 1
ALL-AROUND
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $58,381; 2. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. $30,776; 3. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $21,800; 4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $19,715; 5. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $16,916; 6. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas $15,760; 7. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $15,160; 8. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. $14,876; 9. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga. $12,867; 10. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $10,219; 11. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $7,515; 12. Ivan Bruised Head, Okeechobee, Fla. $6,715; 13. Cutter Parsons, Marana, Ariz. $6,401
BAREBACK RIDING
1. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas $49,533; 2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $33,964; 3. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $29,169; 4. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah $27,195; 5. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. $24,301; 6. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $21,734; 7. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas $21,491; 8. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas $19,188; 9. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. $18,735; 10. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. $15,222; 11. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan. $14,264; 12. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah $13,046; 13. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas $13,021; 14. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas $12,832; 15. Matthew Smith, Clinton, Miss. $11,658; 16. Dustin Smith, Rome, Ga. $10,292; 17. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. $10,269; 18. Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta $10,102; 19. Heath Ford, Slocum, Texas $9,915; 20. Richie Champion, The Woodlands, Texas $8,561
STEER WRESTLING
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $30,239; 2. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. $22,089; 3. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. $20,456; 4. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. $17,429; 5. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. $16,130; 6. Ben Shofner, Jasper, Texas $15,919; 7. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $15,756; 8. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $15,470; 9. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $14,961; 10. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho $14,647; 11. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. $14,234; 12. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan. $14,103; 13. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $13,878; 14. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. $13,843; 15. Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas $13,643; 16. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. $13,434; 17. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah $11,770; 18. Justin Blaine Davis, Argyle, Texas $11,586; 19. Jake Shaw, Marshall, Texas $11,539; 20. Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta $10,689
TEAM ROPING (HEADER)
1. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas $29,200; 2. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $28,188; 3. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $26,290; 4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. $23,815; 5. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $23,065; 6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $22,248; 7. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. $21,169; 8. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas $18,826; 9. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $16,485; 10. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. $15,840; 11. Dustin Davis, Marshall, Texas $14,713; 12. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $14,089; 13. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. $13,296; 14. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $12,814; 15. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $12,596; 16. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $12,449; 17. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $12,260; 18. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas $11,410; 19. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Madison, Ga. $11,229; 20. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. $11,165
TEAM ROPING (HEELER)
1. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas $26,458; 2. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. $26,290; 3. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. $23,815 4. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $23,723; 5. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $23,065; 6. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $22,248; 7. John Philipp, Washington, Texas $18,826; 8. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $18,788; 9. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $17,540; 10. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas $16,485; 11. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. $14,831; 12. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. $14,777; 13. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. $14,701; 14. Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas $14,529; 15. B.J. Campbell, Wickenburg, Ariz. $13,923; 16. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. $13,618; 17. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas $12,955; 18. Tyler Barton, Buckner, Ark. $12,952; 19. Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga. $12,626; 20. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. $12,048
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
1. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $33,711; 2. Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D. $24,737; 3. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $23,466; 4. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa $22,805; 5. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. $22,332; 6. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas $20,817; 7. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. $20,509; 8. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $19,001; 9. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. $18,967; 10. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas $18,898; 11. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D. $18,275; 12. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $17,402; 13. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas $14,529; 14. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $13,240; 15. Joaquin Real, Woody, Calif. $13,005; 16. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $12,658; 17. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia $12,110; 18. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. $11,253; 19. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $10,992; 20. Curtis Garton, Kaitaia, New Zealand $10,667
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $39,568; 2. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas $24,209; 3. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $22,784; 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $19,190; 5. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas $19,001; 6. E.J. Roberts, Stephenville, Texas $18,389; 7. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb. $18,052; 8. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas $17,991; 9. Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah $17,460; 10. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. $17,115; 11. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $15,805; 12. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas $15,550; 13. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $15,219; 14. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. $14,916; 15. Jared Kempker, Eugene, Mo. $13,975; 16. Logan Hofer, Magrath, Alberta $13,333; 17. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. $13,323; 18. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $11,822; 19. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $11,808; 20. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. $11,780
STEER ROPING
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $26,831; 2. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $22,480; 3. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. $20,814; 4. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas $15,359; 5. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $15,000; 6. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. $13,226; 7. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $11,283; 8. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M. $10,979; 9. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $10,698; 10. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. $10,020; 11. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $9,639; 12. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $7,452; 13. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $7,376; 14. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $6,566; 15. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas $6,509; 16. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $6,276; 17. Ty Herd, Irene, Texas $6,174; 18. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $5,868; 19. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $5,848; 20. Walter Priestly, Robstown, Texas $5,784
BULL RIDING
1. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $55,520; 2. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. $44,815; 3. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $40,962; 4. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas $35,432; 5. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas $32,062; 6. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $30,257; 7. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. $23,266; 8. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. $22,667; 9. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $20,840; 10. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. $20,832; 11. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $18,617; 12. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas $17,980; 13. Patrick Geipel, Elbert, Colo. $17,121; 14. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas $17,012; 15. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. $16,900; 16. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. $16,735; 17. Nile Lebaron, Hamilton, Texas $15,724; 18. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah $15,500; 19. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. $14,979; 20. Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho $14,136
BARREL RACING
1. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas $68,045; 2. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas $64,641; 3. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta $60,328; 4. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla. $53,365; 5. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $27,619; 6. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D. $25,470; 7. Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo. $22,876; 8. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas $22,407; 9. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. $22,249; 10. Angie Meadors, Blanchard, Okla. $21,740; 11. Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas $21,633; 12. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla. $19,295; 13. Karen Little, San Saba, Texas $18,355; 14. Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas $18,141; 15. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $17,538; 16. Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas $16,635; 17. Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif. $15,896; 18. Liz Combs, Eltopia, Wash. $15,864; 19. Savanah Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas $15,737; 20. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $14,719
TENNIS
WTA Tour
FAMILY CIRCLE CUP
By The Associated Press
Monday
At The Family Circle Tennis Center
Charleston, S.C.
Purse: $740,000 (Premier)
Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 7-6 (10), 7-5.
Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 4-3, retired.
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-1, 6-4.
Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, def. Chanelle Scheepers (15), South Africa, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.
Vera Dushevina, Russia, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.
Polona Hercog (14), Slovenia, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-4, 6-3.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (10), Spain, def. Melanie Oudin, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, def. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 7-5, 7-5.
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-1, 6-3.
Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, def. Jarmila Gajdosova (16), Australia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Christina McHale (11), United States, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-1, 7-5.
Jamie Hampton, United States, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 7-5, 7-6 (1).
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB--Suspended Cleveland RHP Ubaldo Jimenez five games and fine him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki during an April 1 game.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Designated LHP Dana Eveland for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Designated RHP Rick VandenHurk for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS--Optioned LHP Duane Below, LHP Andy Oliver and RHP Brayan Villarreal to Toledo (IL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS--Optioned LHP Brad Mills and SS Andrew Romine to Salt Lake (PCL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Optioned INF Adam Rosales to Sacramento (PCL). Placed LHP Dallas Braden and RHP Joey Devine on the 15-day DL.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Placed RHP Mike Carp, OF Franklin Gutierrez and C Adam Moore on the 15-day DL. Selected the contracts of RHP Kevin Millwood, RHP Erasmo Ramirez and INF Munenori Kawasaki from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned RHP Chance Ruffin to Tacoma.
TAMPA BAY RAYS--Optioned RHP Brandon Gomes to Durham (IL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES--Placed 3B Chipper Jones, LHP Robert Fish, RHP Anthony Varvaro and RHP Arodys Vizcaino on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. Optioned RHP Cory Gearrin and RHP Julio Teheran to Gwinnett (IL), Reassigned C J.C. Boscan, C Jose Yepez, INF Andrelton Simmons, INF Drew Sutton, INF Josh Wilson, OF Luis Durango and OF Jordan Parraz to their minor league camp.
CINCINNATI REDS--Optioned INF Paul Janish to Louisville (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES--Optioned RHP Alex White.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Optioned RHP Jordan Lyles to Oklahoma City (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS--Selected the contract of OF Austin Kearns from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned LHP Wade LeBlanc and RHP Bryan Peterson to New Orleans.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Optioned LHP Zach Braddock, OF Caleb Gindl, 3B Taylor Green, C Martin Maldonado and OF Logan Schafer to Nashville (PCL). Placed RHP Brandon Kinztler on the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK METS--Optioned RHP Chris Schwinden to Buffalo (IL). Agreed to terms with INF Bobby Scales on a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Optioned LHP Jake Diekman to Lehigh Valley (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Optioned C Bryan Anderson to Memphis (PCL). Placed RHP Chris Carpenter, OF Allen Craig and 2B Skip Schumaker on the 15-day DL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Reassigned RHP Casey Kelly, RHP Jeff Suppan, RHP Joe Wieland and INF-OF Matt Clark to their minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Optioned 3B Conor Gillaspie to Fresno (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Cain on a six-year contract.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AMARILLO SOX--Signed C Chris Hannick and RHP Chase Johnson.
LAREDO LEMURS--Traded RHP Jorge L. Vasquez to Newark (Can-Am) for INF Danny Bomback.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS--Signed INF Mike Murphy and INF Ryan Priddy.
CAN-AM LEAGUE
NEW JERSEY JACKALS--Signed RHP Keith Cantwell.
QUEBEC CAPITALE--Traded INF Shawn Williams to Long Island (Atlantic) for future considerations.
FRONTIER LEAGUE
EVANSVILLE OTTERS--Signed INF Danny Hernandez.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Released RHP J.R. Boling.
RIVER CITY RASCALS--Signed INF Jon Myers. Released RHP Martin Dewald.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS--Signed LHP Daniel Calhoun.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS--Placed RHP Brett Durand on the suspended list.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL--Fined Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette $10,000 and Pittsburgh assistant coach Tony Granato $2,500 for their actions in an April 1 game. Suspended Detroit D Kyle Quincey one game for charging Florida F Tomas Kopecky during an April 1 game.
BOSTON BRUINS--Recalled G Anton Khudobin from Providence (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Recalled D Matt Donovan from Bridgeport (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Recalled C Joe Colborne from Toronto (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS--Recalled F Patrice Cormier from St. John's (AHL).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
NORFOLK ADMIRALS--Signed F Maxime Langelier-Parent to a one-year contract. Released F Bryan Brutlag.
ECHL
ECHL--Suspended Elmira's Mario Larocque two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for being assessed an elbowing penalty in a March 31 game at Wheeling.
ELMIRA JACKALS--Announced G Timo Pielmeier was reassigned to the team from Albany (AHL).
College
AUBURN--Named Terri Williams-Flournoy women's basketball coach.
CANISIUS--Named Jim Baron men's basketball coach and signed him to a five-year contract.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN--Named Keno Davis men's basketball coach.
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE--Named Garry Brodhead women's basketball coach.
MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO--Reassigned men's hockey coach Troy Jutting to special assistant to the school president.
OREGON--Announced sophomore RB Tre Carson has not enrolled in spring classes and intends to transfer.
TENNESSEE--Announced the resignation of women's assistant basketball coach Mickie DeMoss to take a position with the Indiana of the WNBA.
TEXAS--Announced junior G J'Covan Brown will enter the NBA draft.