Friday night scoreboard

April 23, 2016 at 5:34AM

auto racing

Sprint Cup

TOYOTA OWNERS 400 LINEUP

Race Sunday

At Richmond International Raceway

Richmond, Va.

Lap length: .75 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

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1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevy 129.069 mph.

2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford 128.694.

3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy 128.187.

4. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota 128.181.

5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 128.156.

6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford 128.011.

7. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevy 127.799.

8. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevy 127.334.

9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota 127.298.

10. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevy 127.220.

11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevy 127.208.

12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford 125.517.

13. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota 125.307.

14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevy 124.913.

15. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevy 124.861.

16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy 24.775.

17. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford 124.775.

18. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevy 124.700.

19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford 124.527.

20. (44) Brian Scott, Ford 124.516.

21. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevy 124.487.

22. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 124.481.

23. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevy 124.464.

24. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford 124.064.

25. (13) Casey Mears, Chevy 123.734.

26. (27) Paul Menard, Chevy 123.598.

27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevy 123.553.

28. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford 123.125.

29. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 122.566.

30. (23) David Ragan, Toyota 122.266.

31. (30) Josh Wise, Chevy, 121.995.

32. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevy 121.990.

33. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford 121.891.

34. (7) Regan Smith, Chevy 121.496.

35. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevy, 121.250.

36. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota 121.131.

37. (93) Ryan Ellis(i), Toyota, 120.182.

38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford 119.458.

39. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevy 117.842.

40. (46) Michael Annett, Chevy 0.000.

XFINITY

TOYOTACARE 250 HEAT RACE 1 LINEUP

Race Saturday

At Richmond International Raceway

Richmond, Va.

Lap length: .75 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (18) Matt Tifft, Toyota.

2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet.

3. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.

4. (1) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet.

5. (33) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet.

6. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet.

7. (48) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet.

8. (6) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford.

9. (43) Jeb Burton, Ford.

10. (28) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota.

11. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet.

12. (44) J.J. Yeley, Toyota.

13. (07) Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet.

14. (14) Jeff Green, Toyota.

15. (5) Cole Custer, Chevrolet.

16. (25) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet.

17. (97) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet.

18. (70) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet.

19. (40) Carl Long, Dodge.

20. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet.

TOYOTACARE 250 HEAT RACE 2 LINEUP

1. (2) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

2. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota.

3. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet.

4. (22) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

5. (3) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.

6. (42) Justin Marks, Chevrolet.

7. (16) Ryan Reed, Ford.

8. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet.

9. (4) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet.

10. (11) Blake Koch, Chevrolet.

11. (01) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet.

12. (88) Regan Smith, Chevrolet.

13. (78) B.J. McLeod, Ford.

14. (90) Todd Peck, Ford.

15. (52) Joey Gase, Chevrolet.

16. (15) Travis Kvapil, Ford.

17. (74) Mike Harmon, Dodge.

18. (13) Timmy Hill, Dodge.

19. (93) Josh Wise, Chevrolet.

20. (21) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet.

BASEBALL

TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT

ROCHESTER RED WINGS (CLASS AAA)

Rochester 8, Buffalo (Blue Jays) 3

Buffalo000 010 020 — 3 7 1

Rochester400 002 11x — 8 13 0

W: Darnell (1-2, 4.58). L: Leroux (0-1, 5.14). HR: Buffalo, Dominguez (2); Rochester, Walker (2). Highlights: Adam Walker went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored as the Red Wings (6-9) defeated Buffalo.

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CLASS AA)

Chattanooga 4, Birmingham (W. Sox) 0

Birmingham000 000 000 — 0 5 0

Chattanooga001 000 30x — 4 9 0

W: Wheeler (1-1, 1.88). L: Danish (1-2, 5.06). Highlights: Jason Wheeler struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and one walk as the Lookouts (6-10) defeated Birmingham. Zach Granite went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI to pace the offense.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE (CLASS A)

Charlotte (Rays) 4, Fort Myers 2

Charlotte020 011 000 — 4 9 2

Fort Myers002 000 000 — 2 6 1

W: Honeywell (1-0, 0.73). L: Steele (0-2, 3.24). SV: Bird (1). HR: Charlotte, Kay (1). Highlights: Keaton Steele allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits and one walk over six innings to take his second loss for the Miracle (8-8).

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (CLASS A)

Clinton (Marines) 5, Cedar Rapids 1

Cedar Rapids000 001 000 — 1 5 0

Clinton000 122 00x — 5 10 1

W: Wells (1-2, 7.53). L: Gibbons (1-2, 5.74). Sv: Morlaes (2). HR: Clinton, Bishop (1). Highlights: Braden Bishop went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBI as Clinton defeated the Kernels (9-6).

COLLEGE

BIG TENConf.Overall

WLWL

Gophers722311

Michigan62269

Michigan St.73269

Indiana732214

Penn State852316

Nebraska752414

Iowa661717

Maryland551918

Illinois561916

Ohio State462413

Rutgers461919

Northwestern2111028

Purdue211728

RESULTS FRIDAY

Gophers 6, Northwestern 5

Illinois 1, Ohio State 0, 15 inn.

Indiana 3, Michigan State 2

Michigan 8, Iowa 4

Purdue 7, Maryland 1

Rutgers 5, Penn State 0

Nonconference

Nebraska 6, Nicholls St. 1

Gophers Linescore

Gophers 6, Northwestern 5

Gophers001 014 000 – 6 8 0

Northwestern010 000 400 – 5 5 1

• Fiedler, Gilbreath (7), Jess (9) and Athmann; Mason, Bordignon (6), Lass (7), Fordon (8), Schindler (9) and Jones, Claeys. W: Fiedler (6-2). L: Mason (2-5). Sv: Jess (6). HR: Gophers, Schaefbauer (3), To. Hanson (3). T: 2:58. A: 247.

GAMES SATURDAY

Gophers at Northwestern, 2 pm

Penn State at Rutgers, noon

Indiana at Michigan St., 12:05 pm

Purdue at Maryland, 1 pm

Michigan at Iowa, 2:05 pm

Ohio State at Illinois, 3 pm

Nonconference

Nicholls St. at Nebraska, 2 pm

MIAC

Concordia 4-14, Carleton 2-11

Macalester 9-10, Gustavus 4-6

NSIC

Augustana 23-11, Wayne St. 10-1

Minn.-Crookston 5-13, Mary 3-11

UMAC

Northwestern 14-5, Bethany Lutheran 6-4

St. Scholastica 9-1, Wis.-Superior 3-4

SOCCER

NASL

SPRING SEASONWDLGFGAPts

Carolina300639

Minn. United FC201626

New York201626

Indy120325

Tampa Bay120215

Jacksonville FC101233

Miami FC021342

Rayo OKC011231

Fort Lauderdale011141

FC Edmonton012031

Ottawa012151

RESULT FRIDAY

Rayo OKC at Miami FC, ppd.

GAMES SATURDAY

New York at Minn. United FC, 7 pm

Jacksonville at Fort Lauderdale, 6 pm

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 6:30 pm

GAME SUNDAY

Ottawa at FC Edmonton, 3 pm

MLS

EASTERNWLTPtsGFGA

Montreal42012106

Philadelphia330987

Orlando City2139118

Toronto FC222865

New England1158810

New York City FC1236910

Chicago123667

D.C. United1336710

Columbus132569

New York1603515

WESTERNWLTPtsGFGA

FC Dallas512171510

Real Salt Lake40214106

Colorado4211375

Sporting K.C.4301297

Los Angeles31211125

San Jose322111010

Portland23281114

Seattle231767

Vancouver2417611

Houston13251313

Note: Three points for win, one for tie.

GAMES SATURDAY

Toronto FC at Montreal, 3 pm

New York City FC at Philadelphia, 3 pm

New England at D.C. United, 4:30 pm

Houston at Columbus, 6:30 pm

Seattle at Colorado, 8 pm

FC Dallas at Vancouver, 9:30 pm

Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 9:30 pm

GAMES SUNDAY

Sporting K.C. at San Jose, 2:30 pm

Orlando City at New York, 6:30 pm

SOFTBALL

COLLEGE

BIG TENConf.Overall

WLWL

Michigan132354

Gophers1233112

Penn State1232517

Ohio State952712

Nebraska962815

Wisconsin862318

Northwestern871723

Purdue782620

Illinois692718

Indiana692420

Rutgers5102126

Michigan St.4112223

Maryland3121133

Iowa2131231

RESULTS FRIDAY

Gophers 6, Nebraska 0

Illinois 4, Wisconsin 3

Michigan 9, Maryland 1

Northwestern 8, Michigan St. 0

Penn State 8, Iowa 3

Purdue 3, Ohio State 0

Rutgers 8, Indiana 3

Gophers linescore

Nebraska000 000 0 - 0 1 1

Minnesota010 230 x - 6 9 0

• McClure, Bartsch and Cassidy, Unzicker; Groenewegen and LeMay. W: Groenewegen (22-5). L: McClure (16-7). HR: Gophers, Wenner (3), Fabian (5). T: 1:49. A: 708.

GAMES SATURDAY

Nebraska at Gophers, 1 pm

Indiana at Rutgers, noon

Michigan St. at Northwestern, noon

Maryland at Michigan, 1 pm

Illinois at Wisconsin, 1 pm

Purdue at Ohio State, 1 pm

Penn State at Iowa, 2 pm

NSIC

MSU Moorhead 8-4, Minn.-Crookston 0-6

UMAC

St. Scholastica 9-1, Wis.-Superior 3-4

TENNIS

PRO • MEN

BARCELONA OPEN

Quarterfinals • Barcelona, Spain

• Benoit Paire (6) def.

Malek Jaziri, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

• Kei Nishikori (2) def.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (11), 7-5, 6-0.

• Rafael Nadal (1) def.

Fabio Fognini (12), 6-2, 7-6 (1).

• Philipp Kohlschreiber (10) def.

Andrey Kuznetsov (16), 6-3, 6-1.

BRD NASTASE TIRIAC TROPHY

Quarterfinals • Bucharest, Romania

• Federico Delbonis (3) def.

Marco Cecchinato, 6-2, 6-2.

• Lucas Pouille def.

Paolo Lorenzi (7), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

• Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (4) def.

Guido Pella (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (6).

• Fernando Verdasco def.

Robin Haase, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

PRO • WOMEN

BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL CUP

Quarterfinals • Istanbul

• Danka Kovinic (5) def.

Maria Sakkari, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2.

• Cagla Buyukakcay, def.

Nao Hibino, 6-1, 6-2.

• Stefanie Voegele def.

Kristina Kucova, 7-5, 6-2.

• Kateryna Kozlova def.

Anastasija Sevastova, 6-2, 6-3.

WTA PORSCHE GRAND PRIX

Quarterfinals • Stuttgart, Germany

• Angelique Kerber (2) def.

Carla Suarez Navarro (7), 6-2, 6-4.

• Petra Kvitova (5) def.

Garbine Muguruza (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.

• Laura Siegemund def.

Roberta Vinci (6), 6-1, 6-4.

• Agnieszka Radwanska (1) def.

Karolina Pliskova, 6-2, 7-6 (8).

college • men

BIG TEN

Purdue 4, Gophers 2

UMAC

St. Scholastica 9, Bethany Lutheran 0

college • women

UMAC

St. Scholastica 9, Bethany Lutheran 0

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

Commissioner's Office: Suspended Toronto 1B Chris Colabello 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Twins: Sent OF Danny Santana to Fort Myers (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

Boston: Optioned RHP William Cuevas to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled LHP Roenis Elias from Pawtucket.

Cleveland: Sent OF Michael Brantley to Columbus (IL) for a rehab assignment.

New York: Placed RHP Branden Pinder on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled RHP Nick Goody from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

Oakland: Placed 3B Danny Valencia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled INF Tyler Ladendorf from Nashville (PCL).

Toronto: Placed 1B Chris Colabello on the restricted list. Selected the contract of LHP Chad Girodo from Buffalo (IL). Agreed to terms with OF Michael Bourn on a minor league contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati: Designated RHP Tim Melville for assignment. Assigned RHP Keyvius Sampson outright to Louisville. Selected the contract of RHP JC Ramirez from Louisville. Sent RHP Homer Bailey to Louisville (IL) for a rehab assignment.

Colorado: Placed RHP Miguel Castro on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Optioned LHP Jason Gurka to Albuquerque (PCL). Designated RHP David Hale for assignment. Reinstated RHP Jon Gray from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Carlos Estevez from Albuquerque. Selected the contract of RHP Gonzalez Germen from Albuquerque.

Philadelphia: Assigned LHP James Russell outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).

Pittsburgh: Released 1B Michael Morse. Optioned INF Cole Figueroa to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled INF Jason Rogers from Indianapolis.

San Diego: Optioned RHP Leonel Campos to El Paso (PCL). Recalled OF Jose Pirela from El Paso.

San Francisco: Optioned OF Mac Williamson to Sacramento (PCL). Selected the contract of 3B Conor Gillaspie from Sacramento. Transferred SS Ehire Adrianza from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

New England: Signed LB Tony Steward and LS Christian Yount.

HOCKEY

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Carolina: Agreed to terms with F Joakim Nordstrom on a two-year contract and D Jake Chelios on a one-year, two-way contract.

Winnipeg: Announced the contract of coach Keith McCambridge of Manitoba (AHL) will not be renewed.

COLLEGE

North Dakota State: Signed football coach Chris Klieman to a six-year contract through the 2021 season.

South Dakota: Named Dawn Plitzuweit women's basketball coach.

Wisconsin: Extended the contracts of women's hockey coach Mark Johnson through June 30, 2021; wrestling coach Barry Davis through May 31, 2019; and men's and women's swimming and diving coach Whitney Hite through June 14, 2019.

TODAY'S LINE

MLB

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

Interleague

WASHINGTON-130/+120Twins

American League

NEW YORKOFF/OFFTampa Bay

TORONTO-150/+140Oakland

Cleveland-111/+101DETROIT

CHICAGO-139/+129Texas

HOUSTON-118/+108Boston

KANSAS CITYOFF/OFFBaltimore

Los Angeles-120/+110Seattle

National League

Chicago-160/+150CINCINNATI

New York-148/+138ATLANTA

MILWAUKEE-134/+124Philadelphia

Los Angeles-131/+121COLORADO

Pittsburgh-110/+100ARIZONA

SAN DIEGOOFF/OFFSt. Louis

Miami-118/+108SAN FRAN.

NBA

FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG

Toronto1½ (193)INDIANA

CHARLOTTE2 (201)Miami

Oklahoma City10 (201½)DALLAS

LA Clippers2 (207½)PORTLAND

nhl

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

PITTSBURGH-180/+165NY Rangers

CHICAGO-136/+126St. Louis

ANAHEIM-158/+148Nashville

Note: Home teams in CAPS

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