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All Times PST
AMERICAN LEAGUE | W | L | Pct |
Los Angeles | 11 | 6 | .647 |
Cleveland | 13 | 8 | .619 |
Detroit | 13 | 8 | .619 |
Kansas City | 11 | 7 | .611 |
Minnesota | 11 | 10 | .524 |
Tampa Bay | 9 | 9 | .500 |
Texas | 8 | 8 | .500 |
New York | 9 | 12 | .429 |
Oakland | 8 | 11 | .421 |
Baltimore | 7 | 11 | .389 |
Boston | 6 | 11 | .353 |
Seattle | 6 | 12 | .333 |
Toronto | 6 | 15 | .286 |
Chicago | 5 | 14 | .263 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE | W | L | Pct |
Los Angeles | 11 | 5 | .688 |
Arizona | 13 | 6 | .684 |
Philadelphia | 12 | 6 | .667 |
Pittsburgh | 13 | 7 | .650 |
Florida | 11 | 6 | .647 |
New York | 11 | 8 | .579 |
Cincinnati | 12 | 9 | .571 |
St. Louis | 10 | 8 | .556 |
San Diego | 8 | 7 | .533 |
Milwaukee | 10 | 9 | .526 |
Chicago | 9 | 9 | .500 |
San Francisco | 9 | 9 | .500 |
Colorado | 9 | 10 | .474 |
Houston | 7 | 11 | .389 |
Atlanta | 7 | 13 | .350 |
Washington | 5 | 16 | .238 |
Monday’s Results
Atlanta 8, St. Louis 1
Cincinnati 4, Toronto 3
Detroit 15, N.Y. Yankees 2
Pittsburgh 2, Tampa Bay 2, tie, 11 innings
Philadelphia 8, Minnesota 5
Oakland 7, Seattle 1
Chicago Cubs 10, Arizona 2
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City 5
L.A. Dodgers 11, Washington 5
Colorado 8, San Diego 4
Today’s Games
Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, 10:05 a.m.
Dodgers vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.
Mets vs. Balt. at Fort Lauderdale, 10:05 a.m.
Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, 10:05 a.m.
Phila (ss) vs. Pittsb at Bradenton, 10:05 a.m.
Detroit (ss) vs. Phila (ss) at Clearwater, 10:05
Angels vs. Texas at Surprise, 12:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Cubs at Mesa, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. San Fran at Scottsdale, 12:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. White Sox at Tucson, 12:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, 3:05 p.m.
Tigers 15, Yankees 2
New York (A) | 000 | 010 | 100 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Detroit | 404 | 230 | 02x | — | 15 | 19 | 2 |
Mussina, Bergman (5), Corey (5), Proctor (6), Villone (8) and Posada, Nieves; Bonderman, Woodyard, Walker, Hodge and IRodriguez, St. Pierre. W—Bonderman. L—Mussina. HRs—New York, Cairo. Detroit, Young, Inge, Gomez, Ordonez.
Pirates 2, Devil Rays 2
Pittsburgh | 000 | 000 | 200 | 00 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 000 | 000 | 200 | 00 | — | 2 | 5 | 0 |
(11 innings, tie)
Duckworth, Vogelsong (6), Adams (8), Gonzalez (9), Vasquez (9) and Doumit, Paulino; Jackson, Miceli (6), Orvella (7), Miadich (8), Camp (9), Driskill (11) and Paul, Rose. HR—Pittsburgh, Eldred.
Reds 4, Blue Jays 3
Toronto | 201 | 000 | 000 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Cincinnati | 000 | 001 | 003 | — | 4 | 15 | 3 |
Lilly, Speier (6), Tallet (7), Weber (8), Gronkiewicz (9) and Molina, Mahoney; Weathers, Wagner (3), Shackelford (4), Standridge (5), Burns (6), Robbins (8), Coffey (9) and LaRue, Sardinha. W—Coffey. L—Gronkiewicz.
Phillies 8, Twins 5
Minnesota | 110 | 002 | 100 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Philadelphia | 010 | 304 | 00x | — | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Santana, Eyre (4), May (6), Bonilla (7) and Redmond, Bowen; Myers, Hernandez (6), Cormier (7), Geary (8) and Wathan, Lieberthal. W—Hernandez. L—May. Sv—Geary. HRs—Minnesota, Ford, Batista. Philadelphia, Abreu.
Braves 8, Cardinals 1
Atlanta | 001 | 200 | 014 | — | 8 | 12 | 0 |
St. Louis | 000 | 001 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Smoltz, Remlinger (6), Villarreal (7), Reitsma (8), Lerew (9); Reyes, Isringhausen (5), Looper (6), Flakenborg (7), Johnson (8), Cali (9) and Hernandez. W—Smoltz. L—Reyes. HRs—Atlanta, Renteria, Francoeur.
White Sox 6, Royals 5
Chicago (A) | 050 | 000 | 100 | — | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Kansas City | 200 | 030 | 000 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Nomo, Lumsden (3), McCarthy (5), Logan (5), Politte (7), Jenks (8), Cotts (9) and Pierzynski, Molina; Tamayo, Peralta (2), Hudson (4), Gobble (6), Burgos (7), Stemle (8), Huisman (9) and Buck. W—Logan. L—Burgos. Sv—Cotts. HR—Kansas City, Mientkiewicz.
Athletics 7, Mariners 1
Seattle | 010 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Oakland | 030 | 002 | 20x | — | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Pineiro, Green (6), Sherrill (7), Nageotte (8) and Johjima, Rivera; Harden, Kennedy (6), Duchscherer (6), Calero (7), Rheinecker (8) and Melhuse, Baker. W—Harden. L—Pineiro. HRs—Oakland, Perez, Payton.
Cubs 10, Diamondbacks 2
Chicago (N) | 400 | 203 | 001 | — | 10 | 16 | 0 |
Arizona | 200 | 000 | 000 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Guzman, RHill (4), Koronka (7), Eyre (8), Aardsma (9) and Soto; Hernandez, Mulholland (5), Grimsley (8), Lyon (9) and KHill. W—Guzman. L—Hernandez. HR—Chicago, Perez.
Dodgers 11, Nationals 5
Los Angeles (N) | 000 | 004 | 700 | — | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Washington | 200 | 000 | 012 | — | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Penny, Hamulack (6), Houlton (7), Saito (9) and RuMartin, Borders; Armas, Stanton (4), Rodriguez (5), Eischen (6), De Los Santos (7), Bergmann (7), Bray (9) and Schneider, DiFelice. W—Penny. L—Eischen. HR—Los Angeles, RuMartin. Washington, Ward.
Rockies 8, Padres 4
San Diego | 000 | 004 | 000 | — | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Colorado | 060 | 002 | 00x | — | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Estes, Hensley (6), Anderson (7), Junge (8) and Piazza, Ross; Cook, McClellan (6), Fuentes (7), DeJean (8), Cortes (9) and Torealba, Ardoin. W—Cook. L—Estes. HRs—Colorado, Gonzalez, Sullivan, Hawpe.
World Baseball Classic Japan 10, Cuba 6
Japan | 400 | 020 | 004 | - | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Cuba | 100 | 002 | 021 | - | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Matsuzaka, Watanabe (5), Fujita (8), Otsuka (8) and Satozaki; Romero, Odelin (1), N.Gonzalez (1), Y.Pedroso (5), Palma (5), Maya (9), Y.Gonzalez (9), Martinez (9) and Pestano. W—Matsuzaka 3-0. L—Romero 2-1. Sv—Otsuka (1). HRs—Cuba, Paret, Cepeda.
High school Non-league
Pullman 10, Moscow 2
Pullman | 110 | 204 | 2 | - | 10 | 11 | 1 |
Moscow | 020 | 000 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 |
R.Druffel, J.Cooper (4), Levenseller (7) and Riddle; Steele, Harrenbruck (3), Randall (5), Miller (7) and Stone, Steele (3). W-J.Cooper (1-0). L-Harrenbruck (0-1).
HITS: Pullman-Erwin 2, Levenseller 2, J.Cooper 4, R.Druffel, Snyder, Riddle. Moscow-Steele, Randall, Stone, Miller. 2B-J.Cooper, R.Druffel, Riddle, Randall, Stone.
Soap Lake 14, Davenport 11
Davenport | 101 | 330 | 3 | - | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Soap Lake | 242 | 033 | x | - | 14 | 11 | 3 |
Nelson, Allen (4) and Fisk; Hitzroth, Davis (4), LaPlante (6) and Dennis. W-Davis. L-Allen (0-1). HITS: 2B-Davenport, Nelson; Soal Lake, LaPlante. 3B-Davenport, Fisk.
BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
New Jersey | 37 | 28 | .569 | — |
Philadelphia | 31 | 35 | .470 | 6 1/2 |
Boston | 28 | 40 | .412 | 10 1/2 |
Toronto | 24 | 42 | .364 | 13 1/2 |
New York | 19 | 46 | .292 | 18 |
Southeast Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
x-Miami | 45 | 21 | .682 | — |
Washington | 34 | 31 | .523 | 10 1/2 |
Orlando | 24 | 42 | .364 | 21 |
Atlanta | 21 | 44 | .323 | 23 1/2 |
Charlotte | 18 | 49 | .269 | 27 1/2 |
Central Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
x-Detroit | 53 | 13 | .803 | — |
Cleveland | 38 | 29 | .567 | 15 1/2 |
Indiana | 33 | 31 | .516 | 19 |
Milwaukee | 34 | 33 | .507 | 19 1/2 |
Chicago | 29 | 38 | .433 | 24 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
x-San Antonio | 52 | 14 | .788 | — |
x-Dallas | 52 | 15 | .776 | 1/2 |
Memphis | 37 | 29 | .561 | 15 |
New Orleans | 31 | 33 | .484 | 20 |
Houston | 29 | 38 | .433 | 23 1/2 |
Northwest Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
Denver | 38 | 30 | .559 | — |
Utah | 31 | 35 | .470 | 6 |
Minnesota | 27 | 39 | .409 | 10 |
Seattle | 26 | 39 | .400 | 10 1/2 |
Portland | 20 | 47 | .299 | 17 1/2 |
Pacific Division
W | L | Pct | GB | |
Phoenix | 45 | 20 | .692 | — |
L.A. Clippers | 39 | 26 | .600 | 6 |
L.A. Lakers | 35 | 34 | .507 | 12 |
Sacramento | 33 | 33 | .500 | 12 1/2 |
Golden State | 28 | 37 | .431 | 17 |
x-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Results
Detroit 91, Atlanta 84
L.A. Lakers 105, Boston 97
L.A. Clippers 99, Houston 91
Milwaukee 100, Portland 93
Today’s Games
New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Orlando at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.
Indiana at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Houston at Dallas, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Seattle at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 7:30 p.m.
Lakers 105, Celtics 97
L.A. Lakers (105)—Odom 6-10 2-2 17, Cook 3-6 0-0 6, Brown 5-7 1-2 11, Parker 6-11 0-0 14, Bryant 18-39 7-10 43, Walton 3-9 2-2 9, Vujacic 1-1 0-0 3, J.Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Bynum 0-3 0-0 0, George 1-3 0-0 2, Turiaf 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-90 12-16 105.
Boston (97)—Gomes 4-9 0-0 8, Pierce 8-19 8-11 26, LaFrentz 2-5 3-4 7, West 5-14 2-2 13, Szczerbiak 6-14 1-1 15, Allen 5-11 8-9 18, Perkins 2-4 1-1 5, Jefferson 1-3 0-0 2, Greene 1-1 0-0 2, G.Green 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 34-80 24-30 97.
L.A. Lakers | 32 | 24 | 26 | 23 | — | 105 |
Boston | 26 | 14 | 34 | 23 | — | 97 |
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 7-19 (Odom 3-5, Parker 2-5, Vujacic 1-1, Walton 1-2, George 0-1, Bryant 0-5), Boston 5-21 (Szczerbiak 2-6, Pierce 2-8, West 1-3, Allen 0-2, LaFrentz 0-2). Fouled Out—Pierce. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 54 (Brown, Odom 9), Boston 49 (LaFrentz 10). Assists—L.A. Lakers 27 (Brown, Parker 5), Boston 22 (West 7). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 25, Boston 18. Technicals—L.A. Lakers coach P.Jackson. A—18,624. (18,624).
Pistons 91, Hawks 84
Atlanta (84)—J.Smith 6-16 0-1 14, Harrington 10-19 1-3 23, Pachulia 5-10 1-4 11, J.Johnson 8-18 0-0 17, Ivey 2-8 0-0 4, Childress 5-8 2-4 13, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0, Batista 1-1 0-0 2, D.Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 4-12 84.
Detroit (91)—Prince 9-14 0-0 18, R.Wallace 9-18 5-5 26, B.Wallace 2-6 1-4 5, Billups 5-17 2-2 14, Hamilton 5-11 4-5 14, McDyess 2-4 0-0 4, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 4-8 0-0 10, Delfino 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 12-16 91.
Atlanta | 20 | 14 | 26 | 24 | — | 84 |
Detroit | 30 | 23 | 19 | 19 | — | 91 |
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-17 (Harrington 2-4, J.Smith 2-4, Childress 1-2, J.Johnson 1-6, Ivey 0-1), Detroit 7-24 (R.Wallace 3-8, Evans 2-3, Billups 2-8, Delfino 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Prince 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 53 (Pachulia 11), Detroit 45 (B.Wallace 13). Assists—Atlanta 20 (J.Johnson 6), Detroit 22 (Billups, Hamilton 5). Total Fouls—Atlanta 24, Detroit 14. Technicals—Detroit Defensive Three Second. A—22,076. (22,076).
Clippers 99, Rockets 91
L.A. Clippers (99)—Ross 0-2 2-2 2, Brand 7-13 1-2 15, Kaman 4-8 1-1 9, Cassell 9-16 4-4 24, Mobley 4-12 5-6 14, N’Dong 0-1 0-0 0, Livingston 2-3 4-4 8, Maggette 7-12 4-8 20, Radmanovic 2-6 2-2 7, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 23-29 99.
Houston (91)—Bogans 4-10 1-2 10, Howard 8-12 0-1 16, Ming 7-16 11-11 25, Alston 4-14 1-2 9, Head 8-17 2-4 20, Swift 5-8 0-0 10, Hayes 0-1 1-2 1, Bowen 0-1 0-0 0, Frahm 0-1 0-0 0, Brunson 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 36-84 16-22 91.
L.A. Clippers | 24 | 22 | 27 | 26 | — | 99 |
Houston | 28 | 17 | 25 | 21 | — | 91 |
3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 6-15 (Maggette 2-2, Cassell 2-3, Mobley 1-4, Radmanovic 1-5, Ross 0-1), Houston 3-16 (Head 2-6, Bogans 1-3, Brunson 0-1, Frahm 0-1, Alston 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 47 (Radmanovic 11), Houston 51 (Ming 17). Assists—L.A. Clippers 18 (Livingston 6), Houston 24 (Alston 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 21, Houston 22. Technical—L.A. Clippers Defensive Three Second. A—12,395 (17,982).
Bucks 100, Trail Blazers 93
Milwaukee (100)—Simmons 6-12 2-4 16, Bogut 5-10 1-2 11, Magloire 4-7 1-4 9, Redd 8-17 5-5 23, Ford 6-11 7-7 19, Bell 5-7 1-2 13, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 2-4 1-2 5, Gadzuric 0-1 2-4 2, Welsch 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-72 20-30 100.
Portland (93)—Khryapa 3-6 1-2 7, Randolph 8-19 4-6 23, Przybilla 6-8 1-2 13, Telfair 4-12 1-3 10, Blake 2-5 1-1 7, Miles 0-4 0-0 0, Dixon 2-11 5-5 10, Skinner 0-0 0-0 0, Jack 3-4 0-0 6, Webster 4-11 1-1 11, Outlaw 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 35-87 14-20 93.
Milwaukee | 23 | 28 | 31 | 18 | — | 100 |
Portland | 24 | 27 | 16 | 26 | — | 93 |
3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 6-14 (Bell 2-4, Simmons 2-4, Redd 2-5, Ford 0-1), Portland 9-27 (Randolph 3-8, Blake 2-4, Webster 2-4, Dixon 1-5, Telfair 1-5, Outlaw 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 54 (Magloire 13), Portland 49 (Przybilla 12). Assists—Milwaukee 20 (Ford 10), Portland 23 (Blake 9). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Portland 23. Technicals—Milwaukee Defensive Three Second, Bogut, Przybilla. A—12,589. (19,980).
College men NCAA tournament
All Times PST
WASHINGTON REGIONAL
Semifinals
Friday, March 24
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Wichita St. (26-8) vs. George Mason (25-7), 4:27 p.m.
UConn (29-3) vs. Washington (26-6), 6:57
ATLANTA REGIONAL
Semifinals
Thursday, March 23
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
Duke (32-3) vs. LSU (25-8), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (29-6) vs. W.Virginia (22-10), 6:40 p.m.
MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL
Semifinals
Friday, March 24
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Villanova (27-4) vs. Boston Col. (28-7), 4:10
Georgetown (23-9) vs. Florida (29-6), 6:40
OAKLAND REGIONAL
Semifinals
Thursday, March 23
At Oakland Arena
Oakland
Memphis (32-3) vs. Bradley (22-10), 4:27 p.m.
UCLA (29-6) vs. Gonzaga (29-3), 6:57 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 25
At Oakland Arena
Oakland
Semifinal winners
NIT
All Times PST
Second Round
Monday’s Results
Hofstra 77, Saint Joseph’s 75, OT
Michigan 87, Notre Dame 84, 2OT
Louisville 74, Clemson 68
Miami 53, Creighton 52
Missouri State 60, Houston 59
Old Dominion 70, Manhattan 66
Today’s Games
S.Carolina (19-15) at Florida St. (20-9), 4 p.m.
Minnesota (16-14) at Cincinnati (20-12), 6 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 22
Hofstra (26-6) vs. Old Dominion (23-9), 4 p.m.
Miami (18-15) at Michigan (20-10), 5 p.m.
Missouri St. (22-8) at Louisville (20-12), 6 p.m.
South Carolina-Florida State winner vs. Minnesota-Cincinnati winner, TBA
College women NCAA tournament
All Times PST
CLEVELAND REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tenn.
North Carolina 89, Vanderbilt 70
Today’s Games
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue (25-6) vs. UCLA (21-10), 4 p.m.
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Rutgers (26-4) vs. TCU (19-11), 6:30 p.m.
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Tennessee (29-4) vs. George Washington (23-8), 4 p.m.
ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Baylor 87, New Mexico 67
Utah 86, Arizona State 65
Today’s Games
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
Boston College (20-11) vs. Ohio State (29-2), 6:30 p.m.
At Bryce Jordan Center
State College, Pa.
St. John’s (22-7) vs. Maryland (29-4), 4 p.m.
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
Michigan State 67, Kentucky 63
Today’s Games
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Duke (27-3) vs. Southern Cal (19-11), 6:30 p.m.
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Hartford (27-3) vs. Georgia (22-8), 4 p.m.
At Bryce Jordan Center
State College, Pa.
Virginia Tech (21-9) vs. Connecticut (30-4), 6:30 p.m.
SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tenn.
LSU 72, Washington 49
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
DePaul 71, Tulsa 67
At Pepsi Center
Denver
Oklahoma 86, BYU 70
Stanford 88, Florida State 70
Semifinals
Saturday, March 25
At AT&T Center
San Antonio
LSU (29-3) vs. DePaul (27-6), TBA
Oklahoma (31-4) vs. Stanford (25-7), TBA
LSU 72, Washington 49
Washington (19-11)—Watson 3-10 0-0 6, Plouffe 3-11 0-0 6, Banks 0-2 2-2 2, Florence 0-2 0-0 0, Hicks 8-17 1-1 17, Bell 2-9 0-0 4, Schelly 0-0 0-0 0, McNeill 0-0 0-0 0, Castro 0-0 0-0 0, Craddock 1-4 0-0 3, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, O’Hara 1-3 0-0 2, O’Neill 2-3 4-4 9. Totals 20-61 7-7 49.
LSU (29-3)—Augustus 11-21 4-7 26, Thomas 2-8 2-2 6, Fowles 2-7 6-6 10, Hoston 4-9 2-2 13, White 3-8 3-4 9, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, LeBlanc 1-2 0-0 2, Chaney 1-6 0-0 2, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Whitfield 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-68 17-21 72.
Halftime—Washington 26-23. 3-Point Goals—Washington 2-11 (O’Neill 1-2, Craddock 1-4, Bell 0-1, Florence 0-1, Hicks 0-1, Plouffe 0-2), LSU 3-8 (Hoston 3-6, Augustus 0-1, Chaney 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 42 (Florence, Hicks 8), LSU 44 (Augustus 9). Assists—Washington 9 (Hicks 3), LSU 14 (Augustus, LeBlanc 4). Total Fouls—Washington 20, LSU 10. A—5,051.
WNIT
All Times PST
Second Round
Monday’s Results
Indiana 68, Indiana State 62
Marquette 69, Iowa State 63, OT
Western Kentucky 81, Charlotte 68
Today’s Games
Xavier at Villanova, 4:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Wyoming, ppd., travel problems
Wednesday, March 22
Miami at Virginia, 4 p.m.
Mississippi at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Fresno State at Kansas State, 5 p.m.
Nebraska at Wyoming, 6 p.m.
Quarterfinals
March 22-24
Indiana vs. Marquette, TBA
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
N.Y. Rangers | 39 | 19 | 10 | 88 | 219 | 167 |
Philadelphia | 37 | 21 | 10 | 84 | 223 | 220 |
New Jersey | 34 | 25 | 8 | 76 | 187 | 193 |
N.Y. Islanders | 31 | 32 | 4 | 66 | 196 | 231 |
Pittsburgh | 17 | 39 | 12 | 46 | 194 | 267 |
Northeast Division
W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
Ottawa | 46 | 15 | 6 | 98 | 266 | 160 |
Buffalo | 44 | 18 | 5 | 93 | 231 | 194 |
Montreal | 32 | 26 | 9 | 73 | 193 | 209 |
Toronto | 31 | 30 | 6 | 68 | 205 | 224 |
Boston | 27 | 31 | 11 | 65 | 194 | 218 |
Southeast Division
W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
Carolina | 45 | 16 | 6 | 96 | 253 | 207 |
Tampa Bay | 36 | 28 | 5 | 77 | 216 | 219 |
Atlanta | 33 | 29 | 6 | 72 | 225 | 226 |
Florida | 29 | 30 | 9 | 67 | 196 | 212 |
Washington | 22 | 37 | 8 | 52 | 193 | 263 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
Detroit | 47 | 15 | 5 | 99 | 252 | 172 |
Nashville | 41 | 19 | 8 | 90 | 216 | 189 |
Columbus | 26 | 39 | 3 | 55 | 171 | 238 |
Chicago | 21 | 37 | 9 | 51 | 171 | 232 |
St. Louis | 20 | 35 | 11 | 51 | 174 | 235 |
Northwest Division
W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
Calgary | 38 | 21 | 8 | 84 | 175 | 170 |
Colorado | 38 | 25 | 6 | 82 | 244 | 211 |
Edmonton | 34 | 23 | 11 | 79 | 220 | 218 |
Vancouver | 36 | 27 | 6 | 78 | 218 | 215 |
Minnesota | 31 | 30 | 7 | 69 | 197 | 180 |
Pacific Division
W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | |
Dallas | 45 | 20 | 3 | 93 | 225 | 180 |
Anaheim | 34 | 21 | 12 | 80 | 198 | 183 |
Los Angeles | 37 | 28 | 5 | 79 | 226 | 234 |
San Jose | 33 | 23 | 10 | 76 | 211 | 201 |
Phoenix | 31 | 33 | 4 | 66 | 203 | 224 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday’s Results
Atlanta 5, Buffalo 0
N.Y. Rangers 5, Boston 2
Montreal 4, Washington 2
Florida 6, Tampa Bay 5, OT
Nashville 4, St. Louis 2
Anaheim 2, Dallas 1
Colorado 5, Los Angeles 0
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at Columbus, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Canadiens 4, Capitals 2
Montreal | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 |
Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Montreal, Komisarek 1 (Kovalev), 5:47. 2, Washington, Sutherby 14 (Clymer, Bradley), 16:17. Second Period—3, Montreal, Ryder 25 (Higgins, Koivu), 7:28 (pp). 4, Montreal, Perezhogin 8 (Komisarek, Markov), 9:08. 5, Montreal, Dandenault 3 (Zednik, Ribeiro), 9:34. Third Period—6, Washington, Ovechkin 44 (Willsie, Clymer), 19:49 (pp).
Rangers 5, Bruins 2
Boston | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
N.Y. Rangers | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Rozsival 5 (Rucchin, Sykora), 12:44 (pp). Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Betts 6 (Ward, Rozsival), 4:20 (sh). 3, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 14 (Rucchin, Sykora), 8:26. 4, Boston, Gill 1 (Primeau, Green), 8:50. Third Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, Nylander 19 (Prucha, Jagr), 6:18. 6, Boston, Boyes 22 (Sturm), 6:29. 7, N.Y. Rangers, Moore 9 (Straka, Rozsival), 14:44.
Thrashers 5, Sabres 0
Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Atlanta | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 43 (Savard, Petrovicky), 15:47. 2, Atlanta, Bondra 17 (Sutton), 19:31. Second Period—3, Atlanta, Kozlov 20 (Bondra, Sutton), 7:57. 4, Atlanta, McCarthy 3 (Kozlov, Kovalchuk), 11:53 (pp). 5, Atlanta, Modry 7 (Holik, Slater), 13:47 (pp). Third Period—None.
Panthers 6, Lightning 5 (OT)
Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 |
Florida | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | 6 |
First Period—1, Florida, Jackman 7 (Kolnik, Campbell), 13:13. Second Period—2, Tampa Bay, Fedotenko 22 (Modin), :09. 3, Florida, Stumpel 12 (Jokinen, Roberts), 4:14. 4, Florida, Montador 2 (Jokinen), 15:44. 5, Florida, Kolnik 11 (Kwiatkowski, Nieuwendyk), 18:24 (pp). 6, Florida, Stumpel 23 (Roberts), 19:23. Third Period—7, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 22 (Richards, Craig), 1:12 (pp). 8, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 23 (Boyle, Pratt), 6:34. 9, Tampa Bay, Craig 13 (Sydor, Sarich), 7:55. 10, Tampa Bay, Richards 21 (Fedotenko, Modin), 11:55. Overtime—11, Florida, Jokinen 33 (Stumpel), 3:16.
Predators 4, Blues 2
St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nashville | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Nashville, Nichol 2 (Kariya, Hartnell), 12:50. Second Period—2, Nashville, Nichol 3, 4:08 (sh). 3, Nashville, Kariya 25 (Sullivan, Zidlicky), 5:40 (pp). 4, Nashville, Timonen 10 (Erat), 14:14 (pp). 5, St. Louis, Young 16 (Wideman, Tkachuk), 19:56 (pp). Third Period—6, St. Louis, McClement 6 (Whitfield), 19:39.
Mighty Ducks 2, Stars 1
Anaheim | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
Dallas | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Miettinen 9 (Boucher, Zubov), 3:19 (pp).
Third Period—2, Anaheim, McDonald 25 (Selanne), 5:57. 3, Anaheim, Pahlsson 6, 16:45.
Avalanche 5, Kings 0
Colorado | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
First Period—1, Colorado, Sakic 25 (Hejduk, Liles), 9:19. 2, Colorado, Sakic 26 (Brunette), 14:02. Second Period—3, Colorado, Laperriere 19 (Sakic, Clark), 8:30. 4, Colorado, Brunette 18 (Sakic), 11:37. Third Period—5, Colorado, Laaksonen 15 (McLean, Brisebois), 10:41.
AUTO RACING
Golden Corral 500
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES
At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Ga.
Lap length: 1.54 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 325, $203,664.
2. (11) Mark Martin, Ford, 325, $127,800.
3. (26) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev, 325, $138,841.
4. (12) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 325, $137,236.
5. (21) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 325, $154,961.
6. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, 325, $121,761.
7. (22) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 325, $78,625.
8. (32) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 325, $108,133.
9. (31) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 325, $109,850.
10. (15) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 325, $89,225.
11. (29) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 325, $74,650.
12. (17) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 325, $88,025.
13. (27) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 325, $118,616.
14. (34) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 325, $108,350.
15. (5) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 325, $109,050.
16. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford, 325, $104,175.
17. (13) Joe Nemechek, Chev, 325, $99,020.
18. (2) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 325, $115,033.
19. (35) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, 324, $92,608.
20. (24) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 324, $85,158.
21. (10) Casey Mears, Dodge, 324, $105,908.
22. (43) Terry Labonte, Chev, 324, $67,850.
23. (37) Brian Vickers, Chev, 324, $80,200.
24. (25) Ken Schrader, Ford, 324, $98,164.
25. (3) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 324, $97,870.
26. (39) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 324, $90,033.
27. (16) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 324, $78,060.
28. (36) Robby Gordon, Chev, 324, $69,810.
29. (28) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 324, $97,433.
30. (42) Scott Wimmer, Chev, 323, $69,900.
31. (7) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 323, $70,125.
32. (30) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 323, $75,797.
33. (38) David Stremme, Dodge, 322, $75,125.
34. (33) Sterling Marlin, Chev, 322, $66,130.
35. (23) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 322, $66,190.
36. (40) Brent Sherman, Dodge, 322, $66,055.
37. (9) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 321, $99,153.
38. (19) Bill Lester, Dodge, 319, $65,985.
39. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 313, $102,876.
40. (18) Carl Edwards, Ford, 313, $85,700.
41. (20) J.Mayfield, Dodge, 235, $95,846.
42. (41) H.Sadler, Ford, 166, suspension, $65,815.
43. (4) B.Labonte, Dodge, 56, engine failure, $103,725.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 3 hours, 28 minutes, 24 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.928 seconds. Winner’s Average Speed: 144.098 mph. Caution Flags: Eight for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K.Kahne 1; R.Newman 2-3; B.Labonte 4-16; K.Kahne 17-19; G.Biffle 20-43; Kurt Busch 44-63; D.Hamlin 64-67; Kurt Busch 68; K.Lepage 69; D.Hamlin 70-73; G.Biffle 74; D. Hamlin 75-79; G.Biffle 80-118; Kurt Busch 119; T.Stewart 120-141; D.Hamlin 142-144; T.Stewart 145-165; J.Burton 166; M.Waltrip 167; T.Stewart 168-171; G.Biffle 172-188; J.Gordon 189; T.Labonte 190-194; T.Stewart 195-197; G.Biffle 198-220; K.Kahne 221; G.Biffle 222-245; K.Kahne 246-325.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Greg Biffle, 6 times for 128 laps; Kasey Kahne, 4 times for 85 laps; Tony Stewart, 4 times for 50 laps; Kurt Busch, 3 times for 22 laps; Denny Hamlin, 4 times for 16 laps; Bobby Labonte, 1 time for 13 laps; Terry Labonte, 1 time for 5 laps; Ryan Newman, 1 time for 2 laps; Kevin Lepage, 1 time for 1 lap; Jeff Burton, 1 time for 1 lap; Michael Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap; Jeff Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap.
Point Standings: 1. J.Johnson, 690. 2. K.Kahne, 640. 3. M.Kenseth, 612. 4. M.Martin, 600. 5. C.Mears, 554. 6. J.Gordon, 539. 7. D.Earnhardt Jr., 534. 8. Kyle Busch, 530. 9. D.Jarrett, 490. 10. C.Bowyer, 471.
SOCCER
High school boys Greater Spokane League
North Central 4, Rogers 2
First half — 1, NC, Stockinger, 20:00. 2, Rog, Rasic, 31:00. 3, NC, R.Matern (penatly kick) 34:00. 4, Rog, Rasic, 40:00.
Second half — 5, NC, Stockinger (R.Matern)55:00. 6, NC, R.Matern (J.Matern) 60:00.
Shots on goal — North Central, 21. Rogers, 3.Saves — North Central, Saugen 1. Rogers, Erickson 9.
Mead 3, Lewis and Clark 2 (OT)
First half — 1, LC, F.Gilles (J.Gilles)15:00.
Second half — 2, Mead, Stulc (Windahm) 56:00. 3, Mead, Stulc, 65:00. 4, F.Gilles (Dunau), 72:00.
Overtime — 5, Mead, Bushey (Matson), 84:00.
Shots on goal — Mead 13, Lewis and Clark 8.Saves — Mead, Gass 5. Lewis and Clark, E. Reed 6.
Cheney 7, Shadle Park 0
First half — 1, Che, Zakschewzki (Merrill) 2:00.
Second half — 2, Che, Pulido (Lewis) 43:00. 3, Che, Retan, 65:00. 4, Che, Merrill (Retan), 66:00. 5, Che, Merrill (Weller), 69:00. 6, Che, Gibb 75:00. 7, Che, Gibb, Parker 79:00.
Shots on goal — Shadle Park, 4. Cheney 29. Saves — Shadle Park, Bellotty 12. Cheney, Hooley 2; Sigley 0.
University 7, Clarkston 0
First half — 1, U-Hi, Smith (Holloway), 9:00. 2, U-Hi, Realing (Ramos), 15:00. 3, U-Hi, Burchak (Holloway), 27:00. 4, U-Hi, Holloway, 37:00.
Second half — 5, U-Hi, Anderberg (Realing), 43:00. 6, U-Hi, Realing (Ramos), 45:00. 7, U-Hi, Moquist (Realing), 54:00.
Shots on goal — University 30, Clarkston 7.Saves — University, Moquist 2, Dixon 5. Clarkston, Davinport 20.
Central Valley 4, Mt. Spokane 0
First half — 1, CV, Chesher (Bunch, Vela) 8:00.
Second half — 2, CV, Wilcox 48:00. 3, CV, Antles (Dunbar) 60:00. 4, CV, Antles (Grinalds) 80:00.
Shots on goal — Mt. Spokane 5, Central Valley 19.Saves — Mt. Spokane, Kurimura 11. Central Valley, Skay 4.
Ferris 6, West Valley 1
First half — 1, Fer, Yonago (Crain) 15:00. 2, Fer, Taff, (Hennessey) 16:00. 3, Fer, Stimpson (Yonago) 19:00. 4, Fer, Yonago (Crain) 21:00. 5, WV, Bachman 37:00.
Second half — 6, Fer, Yonago (Taff) 47:00. 7, Fer, Anderson, (Palmer) 53:00.
Shots on goal — Ferris 22, West Valley 5.Saves — Ferris, Bray 2. West Valley, Richardson 3; Murphy 6.
East Valley 6, Gonzaga Prep 1
First half — 1, GP, Roberts (Brady), 4:00. 2, EV, Schneidmiller, 9:00. 3, EV, Abramson, 20:00. 4, EV, Eatock, 22:00. 5, EV, Abramson, 29:00. 6, EV, Abramson, 36:00.
Second half — 7, EV, Eatock, 56:00.
Shots on goal — East Valley 21, Gonzaga Prep 9. Saves — East Valley, Peck 6; Abramson 1. Gonzaga Prep, Davidson 7, York 5.
SOFTBALL
High school Greater Spokane League
Cheney 14, Ferris 3
Cheney | 402 | 026 | - | 14 | 11 | 0 | |
Ferris | 000 | 030 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Pitts and Hatch; Connor, Camp (6) and Rose. W-Pitts. L-Connor (0-1).
HITS: Cheney - Hatch, Ch. Lowe, Pitts 2, Proctor 2, Labish 3, Schoengold, Ca. Lowe. Ferris - Allen, Ellis, Rose, Harris. 2B-Ellis, Rose, Proctor. 3B-Ch. Lowe, Labish.
University 8, Mead 6
University | 031 | 110 | 2 | - | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Mead | 000 | 105 | 0 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Mikelson and Fargher; Ponder and Bronson. HITS: University-Schiermeister 2, Schnibbe 3, Treit, Mikelson 3, Warren, Marquard. Mead-Shanholtzer, Thigpen 2, Kine 2, Norris. 2B-Schnibbe, Mikelson. 3B-Norris.
Non-league
Medical Lake 12-1, Freeman 0-5
Freeman | 000 | 000 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medical Lake | 280 | 002 | x | - | 12 | 8 | 0 |
Nooher and Olson; Smith and Campbell. W-Smith (3-0). L-Nooher (0-1).
Freeman: Moberg, Nooner. Medical Lake-Hardenbrook, Daily 2, Smith, Campbell, Maddoxx, Walle. 2B-Daily, Campbell. 3B-Smith.
Freeman | 100 | 13 | - | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
Medical Lake | 010 | 00 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Olson and Nooher; Johnson and Campbell. W-Olson (1-0). L-Johnson (0-1).
HITS: Freeman-Caimont, Moberg, Raines 2, Nooner, Trejbal. Medical Lake-Maddoxx.
TENNIS
High school boys
LAKESIDE (Wash.) 5, WEST VALLEY 2. No. 1 Singles–Tom Griner (WV) d. Sam Russell 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles–Nick Tellez/Alex Morley (Lak) d. Ryan Payne/Grant Whipple 6-2, 6-0.
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Traded RHP Bronson Arroyo to the Cin. Reds for OF Wily Mo Pena.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Acquired LHP Matt Thornton from the Seattle Mariners for OF Joe Borchard.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Reassigned RHP Kyle Snyder, LHP J.P. Howell, SS Andres Blanco and 1B Justin Huber to Omaha of PCL and C Matt Tupman, RHP Adam Bernero, RHP David Elder, RHP Bobby Keppel, RHP Joe Nelson and OF Kerry Robinson to Wichita of the Texas League.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned RHP Boof Bonser, C Chris Heintz and 1B Garrett Jones to Rochester of the IL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reassigned OF Doug Clark to their minor league camp.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Released RHP Jimmy Journell and LHP Ty Howington. Reassigned LHP Tommy Phelps to their minor league camp.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Assigned RHP Nate Field, RHP Bret Prinz, RHP Keiichi Yabu, LHP Steve Colyer, LHP Randy Williams, and C Dan Conway to their minor league camp.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Reassigned RHP Clay Condrey, RHP Travis Minix, RHP Brian Sanches, RHP Ryan Cameron, INF Bobby Scales, INF Joe Thurston, OF Peter Bergeron and OF Shawn Garrett to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Fined Miami C Shaquille O’Neal $5,000 after upgrading a flagrant foul he committed in a March 18 game at Chicago to a flagrant foul penalty two.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Announced the retirement of Paul Tagliabue, commissioner, effective July 2006.
BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with QB Craig Nall on a three-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Traded S Chris Crocker to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2006 fourth-round draft pick. Signed TE Darnell Dinkins.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed LB Rocky Boiman and CB Jacques Reeves.
DETROIT LIONS—Signed QB Jon Kitna to a four-year contract and G Rex Tucker to a three-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Re-signed FB William Henderson.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Re-signed DE Carlos Hall to a one-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed CB Will Allen to a four-year contract and TE Justin Peelle to a three-year contract. Signed WR Kelly Campbell and DT Josh Shaw.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed CB Tyrone Poole to a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Released QB Mike McMahon and QB Andy Hall.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Re-signed WR Lee Mays.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Recalled LW Ramzi Abid and C Derek Mackenzie from Chicago of the AHL.
MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled C Erik Westrum from Houston of the AHL.
TODAY’S ODDS
America’s Line
NBA
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
WIZARDS | 3 | Nets |
BOBCATS | 1.5 | Magic |
KNICKS | PK | Raptors |
MAVERICKS | 11.5 | Rockets |
Heat | 4.5 | T’WOLVES |
GRIZZLIES | 5 | Pacers |
Clippers | 2 | HORNETS |
SPURS | 10.5 | Warriors |
KINGS | 10 | Sonics |
Suns | 5 | JAZZ |
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
NCAA TOURNAMENT | ||
Thursday’s Games | ||
Atlanta Region | ||
Duke | 6.5 (148) | Lsu |
Texas | 5.5 (131) | W Virgina |
Oakland Region | ||
Memphis | 6.5 (141) | Bradley |
Ucla | 3 (138) | Gonzaga |
Friday’s Games | ||
Washington, D.C. Region | ||
G Mason | 1.5 (124) | Wichita St. |
Connecticut | 6 (155) | Washington |
Minneapolis Region | ||
Villanova | 2.5 (141) | Boston Coll |
Florida | 3 (129) | Georgetown |
NIT | ||
FLORIDA ST | 3.5 (129) | S Carolina |
CINCINNATI | 8.5 (136) | Minnesota |
ODDS TO WIN NCAA REGIONALS
Atlanta—Duke 1/2, Texas 9/5, LSU 6/1, West Virginia 10/1
Oakland—Memphis even, UCLA 3/1, Gonzaga 7/2, Bradley 20/1
Wasington, D.C.—Connecticut 1/4, Washington 6/1, George Mason 18/1, Wichita State 18/1
Minneapolis—Villanova 3/5, Boston College 2/1, Florida 3/1, Georgetown 8/1