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SPORTS 3Bwww.livingstondaily.com LOCALSPORTS Baseball Golf Softball BASEBALL KLAAWestWLWL x-Brighton142258 Howell133287 Hartland124248 GrandBlanc610816 Milford6101216 Pinckney214821 x-Divisionchampion 0000 017 1618 15100 Wig- Wiggins(H). 0000000 004 003020x 581 R.McClellandandPokorski;Gonzalezand Walczyk. 0001000 152 000600x 661 andCadman.2B Kesson(H). 00000200 271 00200001 361 SOFTBALL KLAAWESTWLWL xy-GrandBlanc133176 Hartland124259 Howell106189 Milford791012 Brighton4121020 Pinckney4121218 x-Wondivision y-Wonconference 0000 023 3(10)05 18120 McClellan (H). 0000200 272 100020x 380 2B 3000040 7123 1000000 113 HR Wallace(P).

974 20191 022 461 Gary2(P), MHSAATOURNAMENTS BASEBALL Division1DistrictatHowell Wednesday'sGames St.Johns7,LansingEastern3 Saturday'sGames Howellvs.Okemos,9a.m. St.Johnsvs.EastLansing,11:30a.m. Division1DistrictatAnnArborHuron Tuesday'sGame Saturday'sGames AnnArborSkylinevs.Pinckney,10a.m. Division1DistrictatLakeland Tuesday'sGame Saturday'sGames Hartlandvs.Fenton,10a.m. Milfordwinnervs.Holly,12:30p.m.

Division1DistrictatWalledLakeNorth- ern Wednesday'sGame Saturday'sGames WalledLakeWesternatWalledLakeNorth- WalledLakeCentralvs.SouthLyon,1p.m. Division2atMason Wednesday'sGames Saturday'sGames Game1winnervs.Haslett,10a.m. DeWittvs.Fowlerville,noon SOFTBALL Division1DistrictatHowell Wednesday'sGames St.Johns13,LansingEastern0 Saturday'sGames St.Johnsvs.EastLansing,9a.m. Division1DistrictatLakeland Thursday'sGame Saturday'sGames Hartlandvs.Fenton,10a.m. a.m.

Division1DistrictatWalledLakeNorth- ern Wednesday'sGame Saturday'sGames WalledLakeCentralvs.SouthLyon,11a.m. WalledLakeWesternatWalledLakeNorth- Division1DistrictatAnnArborHuron Tuesday'sGame Saturday'sGames AnnArborPioneervs.Pinckney,10a.m. Division2atMason Tuesday'sGames Saturday'sGames Masonvs.Fowlerville,10a.m. Williamstonvs.Haslett,11:30a.m. SOCCER Division1atAnnArborHuron Tuesday'sGames Wednesday'sGame AnnArborPioneervs.Pinckney,7p.m.

Today'sGame AnnArborSkylineatAnnArborHuron, Friday'sGame Division1atWalledLakeNorthern Tuesday'sGame Wednesday'sGames Friday'sGames Game3winnervs.WalledLakeCentral, Hartlandvs.Game2winner,7p.m. Saturday'sGame Division2atDexter Tuesday'sGames Today'sGames Masonvs.ParmaWestern,3p.m. Saturday'sGame BOYSLACROSSE Division1atWestBloomfield Tuesday'sGames Friday'sGames GIRLSLACROSSE Division1RegionalatLakeOrion Tuesday'sGames Brighton19Waterford6 Friday'sGame BASEBALL DetroitABRHBIBBSOAvg. Tor.Hunterrf301000.312 A.Garciacf100001.231 Mi.Cabrera3b511201.368 Fielder1b401000.272 Jh.Peraltass401002.337 Avilac200011.175 Infante2b400000.296 D.Kellycf010030.186 Ani.Sanchezp100001.000 Smylyp000000--- Totals3237346 PittsburghABRHBIBBSOAvg. S.Martelf401001.296 Walker2b412101.266 McCutchencf401000.289 G.Jones1b311001.270 Watsonp000000--- Grillip000000--- R.Martinc310012.250 P.Alvarez3b311202.200 Sniderrf311100.263 Mercerss301102.291 A.J.Burnettp100000.000 Morrisp000000.000 ph-1b 100001.232 Totals31585111 Detroit000030000 370 Pittsburgh00010040x 582 struckoutforMorrisinthe7th.c-singledfor Avilainthe8th.d-fliedoutforD.Kellyinthe 8th.e-struckoutforWatsoninthe8th.f-sin- gledforSmylyinthe9th.

G.Jones(3),P.Alvarez(8).LOB Detroit Mi.Cabrera(15),offA.J.Bur- Dirks S.Marte An- i.Sanchez2.Runnersleftinscoringposition- Detroit2for7; Pittsburgh4for6.Runnersmovedup Tor- Mi.Cabrera.= DP DetroitIPHRERBBSONPERA Ani.SanchezL, 5-5 6 2 3 75519932.79 Smyly1 1 3 10002152.20 PittsburghIPHRERBBSONPERA A.J.Burnett653344972.72 Inheritedrunners-scored Smyly2-0. HBP Ani.San- PittsburghABRHBIBBSOAvg. S.Martelf500001.297 Walker2b513101.259 McCutchencf501003.290 G.Jonesdh500001.269 R.Martinc401002.255 P.Alvarez3b301002.197 Inge3b000000.227 G.Sanchez1b400003.234 Sniderrf200020.262 Barmesss300001.212 Totals37161214 DetroitABRHBIBBSOAvg. Dirkslf500001.252 Tor.Hunterrf501002.312 Mi.Cabrera3b501001.373 Fielder1b501002.273 V.Martinezdh400000.225 Jh.Peraltass401001.339 Avilac101010.177 Infante2b300010.303 D.Kellycf200000.186 Totals3805028 Pittsburgh00000000001 161 Detroit00000000000 051 groundedoutforD.Kellyinthe8th.c-fliedout forBarmesinthe10th. Pitts- ga.RBIs Walker(1).

J.Harrison.Runnersleftinscoringposi- tion for4.Runnersmovedup A.Garcia.GIDP- Pittsburgh1 Fielder). PittsburghIPHRERBBSONPERA J.Gomez730012732.30 Ju.Wilson210002271.45 MelanconW, 1-0 110011220.96 DetroitIPHRERBBSONPERA Porcello8300111995.29 Benoit110002171.57 IBB H- 33,473 NHLPLAYOFFS WESTERNCONFERENCE 0 3 0 1 NBAPLAYOFFS CONFERENCEFINALS EASTERNCONFERENCE p.m. p.m. p.m. WESTERNCONFERENCE phis83 phis86 MAJORLEAGUESOCCER EASTERNCONFERENCE WLTPtsGFGA NewYork744252217 Montreal722232014 KansasCity644221711 Houston643211813 Philadelphia553181823 Columbus444161512 NewEngland44416109 Chicago2728717 TorontoFC17471118 D.C.1925622 WESTERNCONFERENCE WLTPtsGFGA FCDallas823272115 Portland517222214 RealSaltLake653211815 LosAngeles642202110 Colorado544191310 Seattle443151413 SanJose356151320 Vancouver344131416 ChivasUSA372111324 tie.

Sunday'sGames D.C.UnitedatChicago,5p.m. MINORLEAGUES MidwestLeague EasternDivisionWLPct.GB SouthBend3416.680 BowlingGreen3022.5775 FortWayne2922.5695 1 2 WestMichigan2525.5009 Lansing2128.42912 1 2 Dayton2230.42313 GreatLakes1834.34617 LakeCounty1633.32717 1 2 WesternDivisionWLPct.GB CedarRapids3119.620 Beloit3121.5961 QuadCities2923.5583 Peoria2624.5205 Clinton2526.4906 1 2 KaneCounty2427.4717 1 2 Wisconsin2226.4588 Burlington2027.4269 1 2 game game InternationalLeague NorthDivisionWLPct.GB Pawtucket3221.604 Buffalo2823.5493 LehighValley2428.4627 1 2 Rochester2330.4349 Syracuse2230.4239 1 2 SouthDivisionWLPct.GB Durham3320.623 Norfolk3320.623 Gwinnett2430.4449 1 2 Charlotte2133.38912 1 2 WestDivisionWLPct.GB Indianapolis3519.648 Columbus2924.5475 1 2 Louisville2627.4918 1 2 Toledo1737.31518 game p.m. p.m. TODAYINSPORTS 1903 Flocarlinebecomesthefirstfilly towinthePreaknessStakes. 1908 JockeyJoeNottermisjudgesthe finishoftheBelmontStakesandeasesupon withinaheadofdefeatingColin.Whenhe manystarts.

1911 RayHarrounwinsthefirstIndian- ondswithanaveragespeedof74.59mph. 1912 JoeDawsonwinsthesecondIndi- hehastocompletetheracefor10thplace money.Ittakeshim8hoursand53minutes ashemakesseveralstopsforfriedchicken. Thefinishingruleischangedthenextyear. 1985 TheEdmontonOilerswinthe StanleyCupforthesecondstraightyearwith an8-3victoryoverthePhiladelphiaFlyersin Game5. 2004 lybeatstheUnitedStatesinathree-daycrick- soilsanctionedbytheInternationalCricket Council.

2005 JohnsHopkinswinsitsfirst 9-8tocompleteanundefeatedseason. 2010 DarioFranchittigetsahugebreak fromaspectacularcrashonthelastlapto climbbackontopoftheopen-wheelworldto wintheIndianapolis500.Franchitti’ssecond Brickyardvictoryinfouryearshelpshisboss, year. 2011 signsamidNCAAviolationsfromatattoo- parlorscandalthatsulliedtheimageofoneof 2012 RogerFedererbreaksJimmyCon- matchwinsbybeatingAdrianUngurofRo- roundoftheFrenchOpen. GLANTZ-CULVERLINE MajorLeagueBaseball Interleague NBAPlayoffs atMiami7 1 2 185Indiana NHLPlayoffs Saturday FavoriteLineUnderdog atPittsburgh-170Boston OddstoWinSeries FavoriteLineUnderdog Pittsburgh-185Boston TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL AmericanLeague BALTIMOREORIOLES OptionedINF RyanFlahertyfromNorfolk. BOSTONREDSOX OptionedRHPAlex BradleyJr.fromPawtucket.

CHICAGOWHITESOX Agreedtoterms withOFAlexLlanosonaminorleaguecon- tract. CLEVELANDINDIANS SentCLouMar- sontoAkron(EL)forarehabassignment. HOUSTONASTROS OptionedOFRob- calledRHPBradPeacockfromOklahoma City.SentRHPJoshFieldstoOklahomaCity forarehabassignment. LOSANGELESANGELS AssignedRHP BillyBuckneroutrighttoSaltLake(PCL). PlacedLHPSeanBurnettonthe15-dayDL, retroactivetoMonday.ReinstatedRHPTom- myHansonfromtherestrictedlist.

MINNESOTATWINS OptionedOFChris TrevorPlouffefromtheseven-dayDL. NEWYORKYANKEES Sent1BMark Teixeiraand3BKevinYoukilistoTrenton(EL) forrehabassignments. OAKLANDATHLETICS SentOFJosh ReddicktoSacramento(PCL)forarehabas- signment. SEATTLEMARINERS OptionedRHP INFAlexLiddifromTacoma. TAMPABAYRAYS OptionedRHPJake ColomefromDurham.

TEXASRANGERS OptionedLHPMartin PereztoRoundRock(PCL). TORONTOBLUEJAYS DesignatedRHP RamonOrtizand1BClintRobinsonforas- signment.OptionedRHPThadWebertoBuf- RedmondfromBuffalo.Selectedthecon- tractsofRHPNeilWagnerandLHPJuanPerez fromBuffalo. NationalLeague ARIZONADIAMONDBACKS Optioned LHPTylerSkaggstoReno(PCL). ATLANTABRAVES OptionedRHPCory BrandonBeachytoRome(SAL)forarehab assignment. COLORADOROCKIES RecalledRHP tionedOFCharlieBlackmontoColorado Springs.

LOSANGELESDODGERS SentRHP StephenFifetoRanchoCucamonga(Cal)for arehabassignment. MIAMIMARLINS Designated2BNick Greenforassignment.Selectedthecontract of3BEdLucasfromNewOrleans(PCL). PHILADELPHIAPHILLIES Placed3BMi- chaelYoungonthebereavementlist.Re- calledINFCesarHernandezfromLehighVal- ley(IL). SANFRANCISCOGIANTS Optioned ferredLHPEricSurkampandINFTonyAbreu hamtoFresno.PurchasedthecontractofRHP RamonRamirezfromFresno. WASHINGTONNATIONALS Optioned JaysonWerthtoPotomac(Carolina)forare- habassignment.

BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation CHARLOTTEBOBCATS NamedSteve Cliffordcoach. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague ATLANTAFALCONS WaivedFBDeon Goggins. CLEVELANDBROWNS NamedJim Brownspecialadvisor. DALLASCOWBOYS ReleasedLSChar- leyHughlettandWRCarltonMitchell.Signed LSJacksonAndersonandOTJ.B.Shugarts. DENVERBBRONCOS SignedDBQuen- tinJammer.

DETROITLIONS ClaimedQBThaddeus LewisoffwaiversfromCleveland.Released QBAlexCarder. MINNESOTAVIKINGS SignedLBStan- fordKeglar. SEATTLESEAHAWKS ReleasedWR MattAustinandGJordonRoussos.Signed WRGregHerd.ClaimedDTMichaelBrooks offwaiversfromDetroit. TAMPABAYBUCCANEERS Announced theretirementofWRSteveSmith. TENNESSEETITANS Agreedtoterms KhalidWootenandSDaimionStafford.

WASHINGTONREDSKINS NamedLar- ryCoyeradvancescoutandAubreyPleasant offensiveassistant. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague NEWYORKRANGERS FiredcoachJohn Tortorella. PHOENIXCOYOTES SignedDJames COLLEGE ALABAMA tantbasketballcoachesandGrantFaussetdi- ALASKA-ANCHORAGE AskedAthletic DirectorSteveCobbtostepdownfromhis Rangersfire Tortorellaafterloss The RangersfiredcoachJohn afterNewYorkwaselim- inatedfromtheStanley Cupplayoffs.Heledthe RangerstotheEastern Conferencefinalslast yearandintothesecond roundthisyearbefore NewYorkwaseliminated infivegamesbythe BostonBruins.Thecom- hiredtoreplaceTom RenneyinFebruary successwiththeRangers StanleyCuptitlehe earnedin2004withthe TampaBayLightning. LionsclaimQB Lewisoffwaivers The DetroitLionsclaimed quarterbackThaddeus Lewisoffwaivers Wednesdayandreleased quarterbackAlexCarder. Lewisstartedlastseason asanundraftedfree agentinSt.Louisbut spentmostoftheyearon squad.Hestartedthe seasonandthrewfor204 yardswithatouchdown andinterception.

EnglandandIreland tieinmatch England andIrelandplayedtoa 1-1tieWednesdayina scrappybutpeaceful exhibitiongameintheir firstmatchupsincehooli- ganismforcedtheaban- donmentofagame18 yearsago.Englandfans riotedduringthe1995 gameinDublin.On thewarningofEngland managerRoyHodgson bylargelyrefraining fromanti-Irishchanting atWembleyStadium. Bobcatsname Cliffordnewcoach TheCharlotteBobcats hiredlongtimeNBA assistantcoachSteve Cliffordastheirnew headcoach.Anassistant coachwiththeLosAnge- lesLakerslastseason, Cliffordbecomesthe coachsincethe2006-07 season.Hespentfive seasons(2007-12)work- ingasanassistantunder StanVanGundyinOrlan- do.Hewasalsoasan assistantcoachwiththe HoustonRocketsforfour yearsandwiththeNew YorkKnicksforthree. Williamssisterspull outofdoubles Serenaand VenusWilliamshave pulledoutofdoublesat theFrenchOpenbefore playingamatch.The sistersweresupposedto competeinthateventat RolandGarrosforthe firsttimesince2010after receivingawildcard fromthetournament. Venussaidshewasboth- eredbypaininherback duringathree-setlossin singlesSunday.Serenais intothethirdroundof singles.Thesistershave playedinonlyonedou- blestournamentthis Openquarterfinalsin January. Menfacecharges overNFLprank Two 20-year-oldMassachu- settsmenaccusedof secretlyrecordingand sellingaprankphonecall involvingtwoNFLgener- almanagersarefacing federalwiretapping chargesinwesternNew York.Prosecutorssaid WednesdaythatJoshua BarberandNicholas havebeenchargedwith arrangingtheMarch8 callbetweenBuddyNix, thenGMoftheBuffalo BuccaneersGMMark Dominikthatendedup beingpostedontheweb- siteDeadspin.com.They faceuptofiveyearsin prison.

-AssociatedPress BRIEFS DETROITTIGERS UPCOMING Homegamesin bold BASEBALL ChicagoWhiteSoxatChicagoCubs WGN 7p.m. DetroitatPittsburgh FSD 7p.m. N.Y.MetsatN.Y.Yankees MLB GOLF 9a.m. GOLF GOLF SOFTBALL Noon ESPN2 2p.m. ESPN 7p.m.

ESPN2 9p.m. ESPN2 TENNIS 5a.m. FrenchOpen ESPN2 SPORTSONTV AMERICANLEAGUE N.Y.Mets2,N.Y.Yankees1 St.Louis4,KansasCity1 L.A.Dodgers3,L.A.Angels0 N.Y.MetsatN.Y.Yankees,(n) KansasCityatSt.Louis,(n) L.A.DodgersatL.A.Angels,(n) Arizona(McCarthy2-3)atTexas(Grimm ChicagoWhiteSox(Peavy6-2)atChicago Oakland(Griffin5-3)atSanFrancisco(Zito Boston(Morales0-0)atPhiladelphia(Petti- Detroit(Fister5-2)atPittsburgh(Locke5-1), N.Y.Mets(Gee2-6)atN.Y.Yankees(Nuno Washington(Haren4-5)atBaltimore (F.Garcia1-2),7:05p.m. Toronto(Dickey4-6)atAtlanta(Minor6-2), Milwaukee(Lohse1-5)atMinnesota(Wal- Houston(Harrell3-6)atColorado(Nicasio L.A.Dodgers(Lilly0-1)atL.A.Angels(Var- BostonatN.Y.Yankees,7:05p.m. HoustonatL.A.Angels,10:05p.m.

BASEBALLSTANDINGS AMERICANLEAGUE EastDivisionWLPctGBWCGBL10StrHomeAway Boston3221.604 6-4L-117-1215-9 NewYork3021.5881 5-5L-315-915-12 Baltimore2824.538 31 2 11 2 5-5L-111-1217-12 TampaBay2724.529426-4W-317-1010-14 Toronto2230.423 91 2 71 2 5-5L-114-168-14 Central DivisionWLPctGBWCGBL10StrHomeAway Detroit2921.580 6-4L-117-912-12 Cleveland2724.529 21 2 23-7L-515-1012-14 Chicago2426.4805 41 2 5-5L-213-1111-15 KansasCity2128.429 71 2 71-9L-710-1411-14 Minnesota2128.429 71 2 73-7W-29-1312-15 WestDivisionWLPctGBWCGBL10StrHomeAway Texas3220.615 5-5L-315-717-13 Oakland3023.566 21 2 9-1W-515-1015-13 LosAngeles2329.4429 61 2 8-2L-212-1311-16 Seattle2230.42310 71 2 2-8L-113-129-18 Houston1537.28817 141 2 4-6L-19-216-16 NATIONALLEAGUE EastDivisionWLPctGBWCGBL10StrHomeAway Atlanta3120.608 8-2W-115-516-15 Washington2725.519 41 2 54-6W-115-1112-14 Philadelphia2527.481 61 2 75-5W-111-1214-15 NewYork2029.40810 101 2 4-6W-312-178-12 Miami1339.250 181 2 192-8L-77-186-21 Central DivisionWLPctGBWCGBL10StrHomeAway St.Louis3417.667 7-3W-314-820-9 Cincinnati3319.635 11 2 8-2W-220-713-12 Pittsburgh3220.615 21 2 7-3W-118-914-11 Chicago2130.41213 101 2 4-6W-311-1410-16 Milwaukee1931.380 141 2 123-7L-412-177-14 WestDivisionWLPctGBWCGBL10StrHomeAway Arizona3022.577 6-4W-316-1214-10 Colorado2824.538246-4W-116-912-15 SanFrancisco2824.538244-6L-219-99-15 SanDiego2328.451 61 2 81 2 5-5W-113-1210-16 LosAngeles2228.440795-5W-214-158-13 NATIONALLEAGUE N.Y.Mets2,N.Y.Yankees1 St.Louis4,KansasCity1 L.A.Dodgers3,L.A.Angels0 N.Y.MetsatN.Y.Yankees,(n) KansasCityatSt.Louis,(n) L.A.DodgersatL.A.Angels,(n) Arizona(McCarthy2-3)atTexas(Grimm ChicagoWhiteSox(Peavy6-2)atChicago Oakland(Griffin5-3)atSanFrancisco(Zito Boston(Morales0-0)atPhiladelphia(Petti- Detroit(Fister5-2)atPittsburgh(Locke5-1), N.Y.Mets(Gee2-6)atN.Y.Yankees(Nuno Washington(Haren4-5)atBaltimore (F.Garcia1-2),7:05p.m. Toronto(Dickey4-6)atAtlanta(Minor6-2), Milwaukee(Lohse1-5)atMinnesota(Wal- Houston(Harrell3-6)atColorado(Nicasio L.A.Dodgers(Lilly0-1)atL.A.Angels(Var- N.Y.MetsatMiami,7:10p.m. SanFranciscoatSt.Louis,8:15p.m. L.A.DodgersatColorado,8:40p.m..