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2B – Daily News – Monday, March 7, 2011 Scoreboard NBA At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Boston 45 15 .750 — New York 32 29 .52513 1/2 Philadelphia32 30 .516 14 New Jersey 19 43 .306 27 Toronto 17 46 .27029 1/2 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 43 20 .683 — Miami Orlando 40 23 .635 3 Atlanta 37 26 .587 6 Charlotte 26 36 .41916 1/2 Washington 16 46 .25826 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 43 18 .705 — Indiana 27 35 .43516 1/2 Milwaukee 23 37 .38319 1/2 Detroit 23 41 .35921 1/2 Cleveland 12 50 .19431 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio51 12 .810 — Dallas 45 16 .738 5 New Orleans37 28 .569 15 Memphis 34 29 .540 17 Houston 32 32 .50019 1/2 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Oklahoma City 38 22 .633 — Denver 37 27 .578 3 Portland 35 27 .565 4 Utah 33 30 .5246 1/2 Minnesota 15 49 .234 25 Pacific Division WL Pct GB L.A. Lakers 45 19 .703 — Phoenix 32 28 .533 11 Golden State2735 .435 17 L.A. Clippers23 40 .36521 1/2 8 Continued from page 1B Some kids are in awe of the large arena and the more than 5,000 fans at the 10-mat extravaganza. But Reid said his previous experiences at the state meet taught him to treat it like any other tournament. Meister had a good VEGAS Continued from page 1B good right now.’’ Juan Pablo Montoya finished third and was followed by Marcos Ambrose, Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr. Denny Hamlin was seventh, while Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch and Brian Vickers rounded out the top 10. It was a rough day for most of the contenders, starting with pole-sitter Sacramento15 45 .250 28 ——— Saturday’s Games New Jersey 137, Toronto 136,3OT Washington 103, Minnesota 96 Houston 112, Indiana 95 Utah 109, Sacramento 102, OT Portland 93, Charlotte 69 L.A. Clippers 100, Denver 94 Sunday’s Games Chicago 87, Miami 86 L.A. Lakers 99, San Antonio 83 Detroit 113, Washington 102 Philadelphia 125, Golden State 117, OT New York 92, Atlanta 79 New Orleans 96, Cleveland 81 Phoenix at Oklahoma City, late Memphis at Dallas, late Boston at Milwaukee, 9late Monday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Portland at Orlando, 4 p.m. Utah at New York, 4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Chicago, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Houston at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Golden State at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 4 p.m. Portland at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 6 p.m. NHL At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT GF GA Philadelphia65 40 19 6 208 174 Pittsburgh 67 38 21 8 193 166 N.Y. Rangers68 35 29 4 193 164 New Jersey 65 30 31 4 139 168 N.Y. Islanders6725 32 60 184 213 tournament, reaching the championship quarterfi- nals with two straight wins to open the festivities. He finished 2-2. “I wanted to go and win a match to know I could win at state. I was really surprised,” Meister said. “I never thought I would get that far.” Meister posted a 7-4 triumph over Santa Tere- Northeast Division GP W L OT GF GA Boston 65 38 19 8 199 152 Montreal 66 36 23 7 176 167 Buffalo 65 32 25 8 189 187 Toronto 66 29 28 9 173 202 Ottawa 65 22 34 9 147 206 Southeast Division GP W L OT GF GA Washington 66 36 20 10 176 166 Tampa Bay 65 37 21 7 195 198 Carolina 66 31 26 9 191 201 Atlanta 66 27 28 11 184 214 Florida 66 26 31 9 165 184 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT GF GA Detroit 66 39 19 8 219 193 Chicago 66 37 23 6 218 182 Nashville 65 33 23 9 165 153 Columbus 64 31 26 7 176 191 St. Louis 65 28 28 9 177 194 Northwest Division GP W L OT GF GA Vancouver 66 41 16 9 213 155 Calgary 67 34 24 9 204 191 Minnesota 66 34 25 7 171 174 Colorado 65 26 31 8 185 224 Edmonton 66 23 35 8 169 215 Pacific Division GP W L OT GF GA San Jose 66 38 22 6 185 167 Phoenix 67 34 23 10 191 194 Dallas 65 35 23 7 180 183 Los Angeles65 36 25 4 180 159 Anaheim 65 35 25 5 182 190 Saturday’s Games Phoenix 5, Detroit 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, St. Louis 2 Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2, OT Chicago 5, Toronto 3 Atlanta 4, Florida 3, OT Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 2 Edmonton 5, Colorado 1 Dallas 3, San Jose 2 sa’s Johny Gonzalez, the Central Coast Section champ, and then pinned Greg Meline of Edison, the No. 2 from the South- ern Section, in 1:40. But he dropped into consola- tion when state finalist Bryce Hammond of Bak- ersfield pinned him in 47 seconds in his final Friday match. “It’s pretty heartbreak- Matt Kenseth’s flat tire early in the race. Las Vegas native Kyle Busch also had an early tire problem while run- ning second to Stewart, and an engine failure ended his race and sent him to a 38th-place finish. Greg Bif- fle had a car capable of winning until a fuel issue took him out of con- tention. Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton were both penalized for speeding on pit road, and on the same stop, Stew- art was flagged for taking equipment Sunday’s Games New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO N.Y. Rangers 7, Philadelphia 0 Washington 3, Florida 2, OT Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2, OT Nashville at Calgary, late Vancouver at Anaheim, late Monday’s Games Washington at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Boston at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup — Kobalt Tools 400 Results By The Associated Press Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267 laps, 134.4 rating, 47 points, $401,541. 2. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 133.4, 44, $300,308. 3. (23) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267, 118.5, 42, $236,908. 4. (2) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 108.4, 41, $187,866. 5. (8) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 93.7, 39, $173,575. 6. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 108, 39, $128,300. 7. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 83.8, 37, $159,300. 8. (33) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 92.3, 36, $126,125. 9. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 267, 93.3, 36, ing (to lose to Reid) but I came out in the top 12 in the state and it’s a good accomplishment and I’m pretty proud of myself,” Meister said. Corning’s Matt Boles, a sophomore at 130 pounds, lost his first two matches Friday. Alex Anunciation of Marina beat Boles 14-0 and Orland’s Jimmy Gam- boa pinned him in 2:04. out of his pit box. ‘‘I don’t know what happened on the pit stop there, but we had a mis- cue and had a penalty and had to go to the back, and unfortunately it kind of dealt our cards for us,’’ Stewart said. ‘‘Darian made a good (two-tire) call getting us the track position back, but it also showed everybody else that they could do it, too.’’ Jeff Gordon, the winner last week in Phoenix, had a tire problem while running 10th and crashed his car. He finished 36th. $150,700. 10. (19) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 267, 88.1, 34, $133,614. 11. (1) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 83.3, 34, $149,311. 12. (18) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 94.4, 33, $103,375. 13. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, 267, 88.6, 32, $130,933. 14. (30) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 267, 70.6, 30, $127,083. 15. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 73.3, 30, $145,358. 16. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 73.8, 28, $148,761. 17. (26) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 76.8, 27, $143,561. 18. (10) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 70.6, 26, $104,625. 19. (7) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 267, 76.3, 25, $132,461. 20. (16) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 68.1, 0, $103,600. 21. (21) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 62.1, 23, $101,325. 22. (42) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 59.5, 22, $100,775. 23. (6) Joey Logano, Toyota, 266, 88.5, 21, $100,075. 24. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 266, 57.2, 20, $116,345. 25. (27) Casey Mears, Toyota, 266, 48.8, 19, $89,425. 26. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 265, 53, 18, $112,308. 27. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 264, 51.9, 17, $122,414. 28. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 264, 105.3, 17, $101,150. 29. (29) Mike Skinner, Ford, 262, 42.3, 0, $83,575. 30. (37) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 262, 40.2, 14, $100,958. 31. (38) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 261, 42.3, 13, $96,258. 32. (40) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 261, 35.6, 12, $91,400. 33. (39) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 261, 34.3, 0, HONDA Continued from page 1B to do to hold us off,’’ Kelly said, ‘‘and we just didn’t hit it good enough to make enough birdies.’’ Lee Westwood shot 70- 284 and tied for 29th place, meaning Martin Kaymer will remain ranked No. 1. Westwood fell to No. 2 on Feb. 28 and needed a top-three fin- ish to regain the top spot Monday. Sabbatini is known for his fiery personality, out- spoken nature and occa- sional digs at Tiger Woods, who skipped the event. But Sabbatini’s demeanor was even-keel from the time he took the lead to stay on the front nine Saturday. ‘‘I’m a passionate golfer,’’ he said. ‘‘I love Help Our Friends & Place Your business Info in the Daily News for only $35 “Paws & Claws” Adopt A Pet Page runs the last Saturday of every month. To be a Pet Sponsor call Sue at the Red Bluff Daily (530) 527-2151 ext. 122 Let’s all help the Tehama County & Corning Animal Shelters find homes for these pets. 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(31) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, transmis- sion, 34, 27.8, 0, $79,780. 43. (36) Landon Cassill, Toyota, rear gear, 32, 29.1, 0, $80,044. MOVES By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Thornton on a three- year contract. National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Reassigned C Nick Derba, C Steven Hill, C Audry Perez, C Robert Stock, RHP Scott McGregor, RHP Shelby Miller and RHP Kevin Thomas to their minor league camp. Optioned INF Zack Cox to their minor league camp. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recall C Kyle Wilson from Springfield (AHL). the game of golf, and I’ve had my moments. I’m not proud of everything I’ve done out here, but I’m try- ing to learn. I’m trying to be a role model for my children, and I know as my wife has said to me, I wouldn’t want my son doing some of the things that I’ve done in the past.’’ The Sabbatinis have three children ranging in age from 7 years to 5 1/2 months. Dad started the final round up by five shots, and after No. 8 the lead remained the same. But Yang was within one stroke seven holes later, thanks to birdies on Nos. 12 and 14 and two bogeys by Sabbatini. Then came treacherous Nos. 15-17, the water- laden stretch known as the Bear Trap. But there would be no collapse by the leader. In fact, Yang said he was more shaky than Sab- batini down the stretch. ‘‘Usually if you’re in front, if you’re running away from somebody, you tend to be a bit nervous,’’ the South Korean said through an interpreter. ‘‘But in Rory’s case, apart from No. 14, he seemed really calm. I commend him for being, I guess, so emotionally stable. I was- n’t.’’ A change in putters before the tournament gave Sabbatini’s game a lift, and the new club came through again on No. 16. He sank a 16-foot birdie putt to go back up by two. Then Sabbatini put his tee shot on the dangerous par-3 17th in the middle of the green. Moments later, a horn signaled a stoppage in play because of light- ning in the area. ‘‘It was good for him that he actually put it on the green before the horn went off,’’ Yang said. The players found refuge in a van as heavy rain fell during a 28- minute delay. But the threat to Sabbatini’s lead had passed, and when the round resumed he easily closed out the win. Sabbatini played the Bear Trap 1 under for the tournament, while the rest of field was 1 over. ‘‘I just really tried to play those holes as smart- ly as I could and just try to eliminate any opportunity for some big numbers,’’ Sabbatini said. ‘‘There’s a pretty good reason they call it the Bear Trap, because if it doesn’t get you one way, it’s going to get you another. It defi- nitely caused some stress for me today.’’ Scores were lower Sun- day because the winds of earlier in the week fell off, but the average round for the tournament was still 2 1/2 strokes above par. Since the beginning of 2010, only last year’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach has had a higher average — 4 over par.