Score board
Golf
Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona: Leading scores from the Phoenix Open first round at the par-71 course on Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona. Play has been suspended due to darkness.
-6 James Nitties (Australia) 65, Lucas Glover (USA) 65
-5 David Berganio Jr. (USA) 66, Charley Hoffman (USA) 66,
-4 Briny Baird (USA) 67, Kevin Na (USA) 67, Matt Kuchar (USA) 67
-3 Cliff Kresge (USA) 68, Bubba Watson (USA) 68
Jonathan Kaye (USA) 68, George McNeill (USA) 68, Cameron Beckman (USA) 68, John Senden (Australia) 68, Webb Simpson (USA) 68, Brad Adamonis (USA) 68, Rocco Mediate (USA) 68, Brian Gay (USA) 68, D.J. Trahan (USA) 68, Parker McLachlin (USA) 68, Kevin Sutherland (USA) 68
-2 Jason Gore (USA) 69, Vaughn Taylor (USA) 69
Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 69, Pat Perez (USA) 69, Brett Quigley (USA) 69, Heath Slocum (USA) 69, Scott Piercy (USA) 69, Ryan Moore (USA) 69
David Toms (USA) 69, Steve Flesch (USA) 69
Woody Austin (USA) 69, Sean O'Hair (USA) 69
J.J. Henry (USA) 69, Dean Wilson (USA) 69
NBA
NEW YORK: NBA results on Thursday (home team in CAPS):
ORLANDO 99 Cleveland 88
San Antonio 114 PHOENIX 104
Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 38 9 .809 --
Philadelphia 22 22 .500 14 1/2
New York 20 25 .444 17
New Jersey 20 26 .435 17 1/2
Toronto 19 28 .404 19
Southeast Division
Orlando 35 10 .778 --
Atlanta 26 19 .578 9
Miami 25 19 .568 9 1/2
Charlotte 19 27 .413 16 1/2
Washington 9 36 .200 26
Central Division
Cleveland 35 9 .795 --
Detroit 25 19 .568 10
Milwaukee 22 27 .449 15 1/2
Chicago 19 27 .413 17
Indiana 18 28 .391 18
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
San Antonio 31 14 .689 --
New Orleans 28 14 .667 1 1/2
Houston 28 19 .596 4
Dallas 26 19 .578 5
Memphis 11 34 .244 20
Northwest Division
Denver 30 16 .652 --
Portland 28 17 .622 1 1/2
Utah 25 21 .543 5
Minnesota 16 28 .364 13
Oklahoma City 11 35 .239 19
Pacific Division
LA Lakers 35 9 .795 --
Phoenix 25 19 .568 10
Golden State 14 32 .304 22
LA Clippers 10 35 .222 25 1/2
Sacramento 10 37 .213 26 1/2
Friday's games
Miami at Indiana
Milwaukee at Toronto
Boston at Detroit
Washington at Philadelphia
New Jersey at Atlanta
LA Clippers at Cleveland
LA Lakers at Minnesota
Charlotte at Denver
Oklahoma City at Utah
Golden State at New Orleans
Chicago at Sacramento
NHL
NEW YORK: NHL results on Thursday (home team in CAPS):
CAROLINA 3 Tampa Bay 2
NY Islanders 5 ATLANTA 4
New Jersey 4 BOSTON 3 (OT)
FLORIDA 5 Montreal 1
Dallas 4 DETROIT 2
Ottawa 3 ST LOUIS 1
Toronto 7 COLORADO 4
SAN JOSE 2 Phoenix 0
LOS ANGELES 5 Chicago 2
Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 31 15 3 65 153 122
N.Y. Rangers 29 17 4 62 132 133
Philadelphia 25 13 9 59 153 140
Pittsburgh 24 21 4 52 150 148
N.Y. Islanders 14 29 5 33 120 168
Northeast Division
Boston 35 8 6 76 174 112
Montreal 27 15 6 60 149 137
Buffalo 25 19 5 55 147 140
Toronto 18 23 8 44 144 178
Ottawa 17 22 7 41 112 134
Southeast Division
Washington 30 15 4 64 155 141
Florida 23 17 8 54 137 135
Carolina 24 21 5 53 126 147
Tampa Bay 17 22 10 44 128 151
Atlanta 17 28 5 39 148 179
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Detroit 31 10 7 69 177 140
Chicago 26 13 8 60 157 121
Columbus 23 20 5 51 132 135
Nashville 21 23 3 45 116 137
St. Louis 19 24 4 42 134 152
Northwest Division
Calgary 29 14 4 62 151 140
Edmonton 24 20 3 51 134 148
Minnesota 24 20 3 51 123 108
Vancouver 22 20 7 51 140 142
Colorado 23 25 1 47 135 150
Pacific Division
San Jose 36 6 5 77 165 108
Phoenix 24 21 5 53 129 148
Anaheim 24 22 5 53 145 143
Dallas 22 18 7 51 136 154
Los Angeles 20 20 7 47 122 133
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Friday's games
Ottawa at Columbus
Pittsburgh at New Jersey
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Edmonton
Nashville at Calgary
Soccer
Libertadores Cup
BUENOS AIRES: Results of South American Libertadores Cup preliminary round first leg games on Thursday:
At the San Martin de Porras stadium, Lima: Sporting Cristal (Peru) 2 Estudiantes (Argentina) 1
Scorers:
Sporting Cristal: Roberto Palacios 41, Hector Hurtado 54
Estudiantes: Enzo Perez 21
At the Palestra Italia, Sao Paulo: Palmeiras (Brazil) 5 Real Potosi (Bolivia) 1
Scorers:
Palmeiras - Keirrison 3, 20pen, Diego Souza 40, Cleiton Xavier 58, Edmilson 90
Real Potosi - Edemir Rodriguez 22
Tennis
Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Australian Open results on Friday (x-denotes seeding):
Men's singles semifinal
Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP x14) 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (1/7), 6-4.
Women's doubles final
Serena Williams/Venus Williams (USA x10) bt Daniela Hantuchova/Ai Sugiyama (SVK/JPN x9) 6-3, 6-3.
Mixed doubles semifinal
Sania Mirza/Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) bt Iveta Benesova/Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 6-4, 6-1.
(China Daily 01/31/2009 page11)
