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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PST

AMERICAN LEAGUEWLPct
Los Angeles116.647
Cleveland138.619
Detroit138.619
Kansas City117.611
Minnesota1110.524
Tampa Bay99.500
Texas88.500
New York912.429
Oakland811.421
Baltimore711.389
Boston611.353
Seattle612.333
Toronto615.286
Chicago514.263
NATIONAL LEAGUEWLPct
Los Angeles115.688
Arizona136.684
Philadelphia126.667
Pittsburgh137.650
Florida116.647
New York118.579
Cincinnati129.571
St. Louis108.556
San Diego87.533
Milwaukee109.526
Chicago99.500
San Francisco99.500
Colorado910.474
Houston711.389
Atlanta713.350
Washington516.238

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)000010100280
Detroit40423002x15192

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

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Tampa Bay00000020000250

(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

Toronto201000000350
Cincinnati0000010034153

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

Minnesota110002100581
Philadelphia01030400x8121

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

Atlanta0012000148120
St. Louis000001000141

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)0500001006100
Kansas City2000300005100

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

Seattle010000000152
Oakland03000220x790

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)40020300110160
Arizona200000000221

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)00000470011110
Washington200000012591

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 Diego0000040004100
Colorado06000200x8101

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

Japan400020004-10103
Cuba100002021-6111

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

Pullman1102042-10111
Moscow0200000-242

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

Davenport1013303-11118
Soap Lake242033x-14113

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

WLPctGB
New Jersey3728.569
Philadelphia3135.4706 1/2
Boston2840.41210 1/2
Toronto2442.36413 1/2
New York1946.29218

Southeast Division

WLPctGB
x-Miami4521.682
Washington3431.52310 1/2
Orlando2442.36421
Atlanta2144.32323 1/2
Charlotte1849.26927 1/2

Central Division

WLPctGB
x-Detroit5313.803
Cleveland3829.56715 1/2
Indiana3331.51619
Milwaukee3433.50719 1/2
Chicago2938.43324 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

WLPctGB
x-San Antonio5214.788
x-Dallas5215.776 1/2
Memphis3729.56115
New Orleans3133.48420
Houston2938.43323 1/2

Northwest Division

WLPctGB
Denver3830.559
Utah3135.4706
Minnesota2739.40910
Seattle2639.40010 1/2
Portland2047.29917 1/2

Pacific Division

WLPctGB
Phoenix4520.692
L.A. Clippers3926.6006
L.A. Lakers3534.50712
Sacramento3333.50012 1/2
Golden State2837.43117

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. Lakers32242623105
Boston2614342397

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.

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Detroit3023191991

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. Clippers2422272699
Houston2817252191

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.

Milwaukee23283118100
Portland2427162693

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

WLOTPtsGFGA
N.Y. Rangers39191088219167
Philadelphia37211084223220
New Jersey3425876187193
N.Y. Islanders3132466196231
Pittsburgh17391246194267

Northeast Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa4615698266160
Buffalo4418593231194
Montreal3226973193209
Toronto3130668205224
Boston27311165194218

Southeast Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina4516696253207
Tampa Bay3628577216219
Atlanta3329672225226
Florida2930967196212
Washington2237852193263

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit4715599252172
Nashville4119890216189
Columbus2639355171238
Chicago2137951171232
St. Louis20351151174235

Northwest Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Calgary3821884175170
Colorado3825682244211
Edmonton34231179220218
Vancouver3627678218215
Minnesota3130769197180

Pacific Division

WLOTPtsGFGA
Dallas4520393225180
Anaheim34211280198183
Los Angeles3728579226234
San Jose33231076211201
Phoenix3133466203224

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

Montreal1304
Washington1012

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

Boston0112
N.Y. Rangers1225

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

Buffalo0000
Atlanta2305

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 Bay01405
Florida14016

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. Louis0112
Nashville1304

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

Anaheim0022
Dallas0101

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

Colorado2215
Los Angeles0000

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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
WIZARDS3Nets
BOBCATS1.5Magic
KNICKSPKRaptors
MAVERICKS11.5Rockets
Heat4.5T’WOLVES
GRIZZLIES5Pacers
Clippers2HORNETS
SPURS10.5Warriors
KINGS10Sonics
Suns5JAZZ

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Favorite Points Underdog
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta Region
Duke6.5 (148)Lsu
Texas5.5 (131)W Virgina
Oakland Region
Memphis6.5 (141)Bradley
Ucla3 (138)Gonzaga
Friday’s Games
Washington, D.C. Region
G Mason1.5 (124)Wichita St.
Connecticut6 (155)Washington
Minneapolis Region
Villanova2.5 (141)Boston Coll
Florida3 (129)Georgetown
NIT
FLORIDA ST3.5 (129)S Carolina
CINCINNATI8.5 (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