MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — A glance at the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: Match of the day: Ernie Els, in the 64-man field only because Phil Mickelson took his family on a ski vacation, beat top-ranked defending champion Luke Donald 5 and 4. Donald lost in the opening round for […]

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Tee Times, Thursday At Dove Mountain, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Marana, Ariz. Yardage: 7,791; Par: 72 Second Round, Seeds in parentheses 11:25 a.m. — Steve Stricker (5), United States, vs. Louis Oosthuizen (28), South Africa 11:37 a.m. — Y.E. Yang (53), South Korea, vs. Hunter Mahan (21), United States 11:49 a.m. […]

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 20 14 .588 — New York 17 17 .500 3 Boston 15 17 .469 4 Toronto 10 23 .303 9 1/2 New Jersey 10 25 .286 10 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 26 7 .788 — Orlando 22 12 .647 […]

BOSTON (104)Pietrus 5-11 4-4 16, Pierce 5-15 12-16 23, Garnett 8-11 7-8 23, Bradley 5-9 2-2 12, Allen 7-144-4 21, Johnson 3-4 0-0 6, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0,Dooling 1-4 0-0 3, Stiemsma 0-0 0-0 0, Moore0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 29-34 104.OKLAHOMA CITY (119)Durant 9-22 8-9 28, Ibaka 1-5 2-2 4, Perkins 4-5 0-2 8, […]

NBA Development League East Conference W L Pct GB Iowa 21 11 .656 — Springfield 21 13 .618 1 Dakota 17 14 .548 3 1/2 Canton 17 17 .500 5 Erie 15 17 .469 6 Maine 13 22 .371 9 1/2 Fort Wayne 10 25 .286 12 1/2 Sioux Falls 9 25 .265 13 West […]

Wednesday’s Men’s College BasketballMajor ScoresBy The Associated PressEASTBoston U. 73, UMBC 52CS Bakersfield 72, NJIT 70, OTDayton 74, Duquesne 62Delaware 76, Towson 69Drexel 78, James Madison 61Holy Cross 82, Army 51Lafayette 84, Colgate 67Lehigh 58, Navy 41MAINE 71, New Hampshire 58Northeastern 85, George Mason 82, OTOhio 88, Buffalo 77Richmond 52, Saint Joseph’s 49St. Bonaventure 89, […]

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 58 38 15 5 81 161 118 New Jersey 59 35 20 4 74 168 162 Philadelphia 59 33 19 7 73 198 181 Pittsburgh 60 34 21 5 73 186 160 N.Y. Islanders 60 25 27 8 58 […]

Boston 301—4St.Louis 200—2First Period — 1, Boston, Marchand 20, 2:29.2, Boston, Lucic 21 (Corvo, Kelly), 6:19. 3, St.Louis, Stewart 12 (Porter, Arnott), 7:17. 4, St.Louis, Reaves 2 (Crombeen, Shattenkirk),12:15. 5, Boston, Kelly 15 (Lucic, Boychuk),19:20. Penalties—McQuaid, Bos, major (fighting), 2:38; Crombeen, StL, major (fighting),2:38; Chara, Bos (hooking), 14:00.Second Period — None. Penalties—None.Third Period — 6, […]

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with INF Cristian Guzman on a minor league contract. DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Hoffman, LHP Andy Oliver, LHP Adam Wilk, INF Hernan Perez and OF Andy Dirks on one-year contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Louis […]

THURSDAY 11:30 10 12 26 Girls High School Basketball MPA Western Class D Tournament, Semifinal: Richmond vs. Seacoast From Augusta. AFTERNOON 2:00 10 12 26 High School Basketball MPA Class D Tournament, Eastern Semifinal: Teams TBA. From Bangor. (GOLF) PGA Tour Golf WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, Day Two. From the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at […]