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Free agent signings

NEW YORK (AP) — The 152 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (8) — Signed Jamie Walker, lhp, Detroit, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Bradford, rhp, New York Mets, to a $10.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Kevin Millar, 1b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Kansas City, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jay Payton, of, Oakland, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Gomez, inf, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Aubrey Huff, of, Houston, to a $20 million, three-year contract; signed Steve Trachsel, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.1 million, one-year contract.

BOSTON (5) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Julio Lugo, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $36 million, four-year contract; re-signed Doug Mirabelli, c, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract; signed J.D. Drew, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $70 million, five-year contract.

CHICAGO (2) — Signed Darin Erstad, of-1b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Eduardo Perez, 1b, Seattle, to a minor league contract ($575,000).

CLEVELAND (6) — Signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Aaron Fultz, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $1.65 million, one-year contract; signed David Dellucci, of, Philadelphia, to a $11.5 million, three-year contact; signed Joe Borowski, rhp, Florida, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Keith Foulke, rhp, Boston, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Trot Nixon, of, Boston, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

DETROIT (2) — Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Colorado to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (4) — Signed Gil Meche, rhp, Seattle, to a $55 million, five-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed David Riske, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract; signed Alex S. Gonzalez, ss, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($700,000).

LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Justin Speier, rhp, Toronto, to an $18 million, four-year contract; signed Gary Matthews Jr., of, Texas, to a $50 million, five-year contract; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, New York Mets, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Shea Hillenbrand, 1b, San Francisco, to a $6.5 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (3) — Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Rondell White, of, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Ramon Ortiz, rhp, Washington, to a $3.1 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (7) — Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, Houston, to a $16 million, one-year contract; signed Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b, Kansas City, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Jeff Nelson, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract; signed Todd Pratt, c, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($750,000); re-signed Miguel Cairo, 2b, to a $750,000, one-year contract; re-signed Ron Villone, lhp, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million).

OAKLAND (5) — Signed Alan Embree, lhp, San Diego, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Piazza, c, San Diego, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; signed Lou Merloni, 2b, Cleveland, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Ricky Ledee, of, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Shannon Stewart, of, Minnesota, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (4) — Signed Jose Guillen, of, Washington, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $25 million, three-year contract; signed Arthur Rhodes, lhp, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Jeff Weaver, rhp, St. Louis, to an $8,375,000, one-year contract.

TEXAS (6) — Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $33.75 million, three-year contract; signed Kenny Lofton, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Gagne, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Jamey Wright, rhp, San Francisco, to a minor league contract ($900,000); signed Bruce Chen, lhp, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($1.1 million).

TORONTO (5) — Signed Frank Thomas, 1b, Oakland, to an $18.12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gregg Zaun, c, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; signed Royce Clayton, ss, Cincinnati, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($850,000); signed John Thomson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $500,000, one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (3) — Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, ss, New York Mets, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Craig Wilson, of, New York Yankees, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (10) — Re-signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, to a $75 million, five-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Mark DeRosa, 2b, Texas, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract; signed Alfonso Soriano, of, Washington, to a $136 million, eight-year contract; signed Ted Lilly, lhp, Toronto, to a $40 million, four-year contract; signed Daryle Ward, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.05 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, St. Louis, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Tomas Perez, ss, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($650,000); signed Cliff Floyd, of, New York Mets, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

CINCINNATI (6) — Signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $14 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Stanton, lhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed David Weathers, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Paul Wilson, rhp, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Brian Meadows, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($600,000); re-signed Eddie Guardado, lhp, to a minor league contract ($500,000).

COLORADO (7) — Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed John Mabry, 1b, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract ($750,000); signed Matt Herges, rhp, Florida, to a minor league contract ($600,000); re-signed Mike DeJean, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Steve Finley, of, San Francisco, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

FLORIDA (1) — Signed Aaron Boone, 3b, Cleveland, to a $925,000, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (4) — Signed Carlos Lee, of, Texas, to a $100 million, six-year contract; signed Woody Williams, rhp, San Diego, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mark Loretta, 2b, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Brian Moehler, rhp, Florida, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Rick White, rhp, Philadelphia, to a minor league contact ($600,000).

LOS ANGELES (8) — Re-signed Nomar Garciaparra, 1b, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $44 million, five-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Philadelphia, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Mike Lieberthal, c, Philadelphia, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Schmidt, rhp, San Francisco, to a $47 million, three-year contract; signed Luis Gonzalez, of, Arizona, to a $7.35 million, one-year contract; signed Rudy Seanez, rhp, San Diego, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Fernando Tatis, 3b, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($500,000).

MILWAUKEE (4) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Tony Graffanino, 2b, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, St. Louis, to a $42 million, four-year contract; signed Tomo Ohka, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (11) — Re-signed Jose Valentin, 2b, to a $3.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Hernandez, rhp, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Damion Easley, 2b, Arizona, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Moises Alou, of, San Francisco, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed left-hander Tom Glavine to a $10.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Guillermo Mota, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike DiFelice, c, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Scott Schoeneweis, lhp, Cincinnati, to a $10.8 million, three-year contract; signed Aaron Sele, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Chan Ho Park, rhp, San Diego, to a $600,000, one-year contract; signed Sandy Alomar Jr., c, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract ($700,000).

PHILADELPHIA (3) — Signed Wes Helms, 3b, Florida, to a $5.45 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Eaton, rhp, Texas, to a $24.5 million, three-year contract; signed Rod Barajas, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (4) — Signed Einar Diaz, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Jose Hernandez, ss, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($900,000); signed Tony Armas Jr., rhp, Washington, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dan Kolb, rhp, Milwaukee, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million).

ST. LOUIS (8) — Re-signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Kip Wells, rhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Gary Bennett, c, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Russ Springer, rhp, Houston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Mark Mulder, lhp, to a $13 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Franklin, rhp, Cincinnati, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Preston Wilson, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (7) — Re-signed Geoff Blum, 3b, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Todd Walker, 2b, to a $3.95 million, one-year contract; signed Greg Maddux, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Doug Brocail, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract; re-signed Shawn Estes, lhp, to a minor league contract ($550,000); signed Todd Greene, c, San Francisco to a minor league contract ($700,000); re-signed David Wells, lhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (10) — Re-signed Ray Durham, 2b, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract; signed Dave Roberts, of, San Diego, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Rich Aurilia, inf, Cincinnati, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract; signed Bengie Molina, c, Toronto, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Klesko, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Barry Zito, lhp, Oakland, to a $126 million, seven-year contract; signed Russ Ortiz, rhp, Baltimore, to a $380,000, one-year contract; re-signed Barry Bonds, of, to a $15.8 million, one-year contract.

WASHINGTON (3) — Signed Ray King, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($850,000); re-signed Robert Fick, 1b, to a minor league contract ($850,000); signed Ronnie Belliard, 2b, St. Louis, to a minor league contract ($750,000).

Remaining free agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 25 remaining free agents:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (1) — Chris Widger, c.

BOSTON (1) — Gabe Kapler, of.

CHICAGO (1) — Dustin Hermanson, rhp.

DETROIT (1) — Troy Percival, rhp.

KANSAS CITY (1) — Mark Redman, lhp.

MINNESOTA (2) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp.

NEW YORK (1) — Bernie Williams, of.

OAKLAND (1) — Steve Karsay, rhp.

TEXAS (1) — Eric Young, 2b.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (1) — Brian Jordan, of.

CINCINNATI (3) — Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp.

COLORADO (1) — Vinny Castilla, 3b.

HOUSTON (2) — Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (2) — David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp.

NEW YORK (3) — Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Jeromy Burnitz, of; Joe Randa, 3b.

ST. LOUIS (1) — Jose Vizcaino, ss.

SAN DIEGO (1) — Sterling Hitchcock, lhp.

College

Non-conference

Portland 13, Washington 11

Given Kutz, Ari Ronick (2), Chris Siegfried (5), Brian Yoakum (7), Josh Roberts (8) and Paul Crowder, Rocky Gale (7); Geoff Nichols, Bryce Mooney (4), Jason Erickson (4), Tyler Cheney (6), Harrison Bishop (7), Elliott Cribby (9) and Joey Dunn. W—Ronick (1-0). L—Mooney (0-1). Sv—Roberts (2).

HITS: Portland—Pierce (2), Witshire (2), Meier, Powell, Kerr, Rodgers (3), Crowder, Gullen (3), Howard (2). Washington—Boyer, Hague (2), Rindal (2), Coley, Stevens, Cox, Pearl, Rasmussen (2), Dunn (3). 2B— Kerr, Pierce, Cullen, Hague, Rindal, Conley. 3B— Rodgers. HR— Wiltshire (1).

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Games

Phoenix 103, Indiana 92

Cleveland 97, New Orleans 89

New Jersey 113, Washington 101

Dallas 91, Minnesota 65

Milwaukee 122, Golden State 101

Wednesday’s Games

Miami at Washington, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

New York at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Golden State at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Cleveland at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Bucks 122, Warriors 101

Golden State (101)- Pietrus 5-9 0-1 11, Harrington 7-16 0-4 15, Biedrins 2-8 0-0 4, Richardson 5-12 1-2 12, Ellis 6-12 4-5 17, Azubuike 5-13 4-4 14, Powell 5-6 2-2 12, Jasikevicius 1-4 0-0 3, Barnes 3-5 0-0 7, Foyle 2-3 0-0 4, O’Bryant 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 42-90 11-20 101.

Milwaukee (122)- Bell 8-15 1-2 20, Skinner 1-2 0-0 2, Bogut 6-10 1-3 13, Redd 11-19 3-3 31, Williams 8-16 0-0 16, Patterson 9-12 1-2 19, Noel 2-4 0-0 5, Villanueva 2-9 1-2 6, Greer 2-3 2-2 8, Ilyasova 0-0 2-2 2, Reiner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 49-91 11-16 122.

3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-22 (Ellis 1-1, Jasikevicius 1-2, Pietrus 1-3, Barnes 1-3, Richardson 1-4, Harrington 1-5, Azubuike 0-4), Milwaukee 13-27 (Redd 6-11, Bell 3-6, Greer 2-3, Noel 1-1, Villanueva 1-5, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 52 (Richardson, Powell 8), Milwaukee 52 (Bogut 14). Assists—Golden State 27 (Richardson 7), Milwaukee 31 (Williams 13). Total Fouls—Golden State 19, Milwaukee 20. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second, Milwaukee Defensive Three Second. A—13,409. (18,717).

Cavaliers 97, Hornets 89

New Orleans (89)- Mason 8-15 0-2 16, West 10-21 5-6 25, Chandler 7-10 0-0 14, D.Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Paul 3-6 1-2 7, B.Jackson 4-11 1-2 9, Johnson 4-7 0-0 9, Armstrong 1-1 0-0 2, Pargo 2-7 3-3 7, Butler 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 10-15 89.

Cleveland (97)- James 14-22 4-7 35, Gooden 4-9 0-0 8, Ilgauskas 5-10 1-1 11, Hughes 5-16 0-1 11, Gibson 4-8 1-1 12, Pavlovic 3-6 0-0 6, Varejao 3-6 3-3 9, Marshall 2-5 0-0 5, Snow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 9-13 97.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 1-9 (Johnson 1-3, Butler 0-1, Pargo 0-1, D.Brown 0-1, B.Jackson 0-3), Cleveland 8-16 (James 3-4, Gibson 3-4, Hughes 1-3, Marshall 1-3, Pavlovic 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 50 (West, Chandler 10), Cleveland 44 (Ilgauskas 9). Assists—New Orleans 20 (West 6), Cleveland 23 (James 8). Total Fouls—New Orleans 19, Cleveland 17. Technicals—Snow. A—19,619. (20,562).

Mavericks 91, Timberwolves 65

Dallas (91)- Howard 7-13 1-2 17, Nowitzki 10-18 1-1 23, Dampier 1-2 4-5 6, Dev.Harris 4-9 1-2 9, Terry 8-18 0-0 18, Diop 3-4 0-0 6, Stackhouse 1-7 0-0 3, Croshere 2-8 0-0 5, Ager 0-1 0-0 0, Barea 0-1 2-2 2, Mensah-Bonsu 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-82 9-12 91.

Minnesota (65)- Hassell 1-5 0-0 2, Garnett 5-16 5-5 15, Blount 3-7 4-5 10, R.Davis 5-14 1-2 15, Foye 3-11 1-1 8, Smith 4-8 1-2 9, James 0-6 0-0 0, McCants 2-7 0-0 4, Jaric 0-3 0-0 0, Hudson 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-81 12-15 65.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 8-20 (Howard 2-3, Nowitzki 2-5, Terry 2-6, Stackhouse 1-3, Croshere 1-3), Minnesota 5-14 (R.Davis 4-5, Foye 1-2, Garnett 0-1, Hudson 0-1, James 0-1, McCants 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 60 (Nowitzki 14), Minnesota 48 (Garnett 13). Assists—Dallas 18 (Terry 7), Minnesota 16 (Hassell 6). Total Fouls—Dallas 18, Minnesota 18. Technicals—Stackhouse, Minnesota coach Wittman. A—13,326. (19,006).

Nets 113, Wizards 101

Washington (101)- Hayes 7-16 5-6 21, Blatche 3-4 0-0 6, Haywood 4-5 3-6 11, Stevenson 3-12 0-0 7, Arenas 7-25 9-11 26, Songaila 4-8 0-1 8, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2, Mason 7-11 0-0 18, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Butler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 17-24 101.

New Jersey (113)- Adams 2-2 0-0 4, Moore 1-4 3-4 5, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 9-24 7-9 27, Kidd 10-17 0-1 26, Nachbar 6-10 8-10 23, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, C.Robinson 4-7 2-2 12, House 3-10 3-3 12, Boone 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-81 23-29 113.

3-Point Goals—Washington 10-26 (Mason 4-5, Arenas 3-12, Hayes 2-6, Stevenson 1-3), New Jersey 16-32 (Kidd 6-9, Nachbar 3-5, House 3-8, C.Robinson 2-2, Carter 2-7, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 47 (Hayes 9), New Jersey 58 (Kidd 8). Assists—Washington 22 (Taylor 5), New Jersey 29 (Kidd 9). Total Fouls—Washington 22, New Jersey 19. Technicals—Songaila. A—15,102. (20,098).

Suns 103, Pacers 92

Phoenix (103)- Marion 10-18 0-0 22, Thomas 1-8 2-2 4, Stoudemire 8-22 7-10 23, Bell 4-12 2-2 11, Nash 11-18 1-1 25, Barbosa 5-10 0-0 13, Diaw 0-1 0-0 0, Ja.Jones 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 41-93 12-15 103.

Indiana (92)- Granger 4-14 5-7 13, O’Neal 13-24 2-2 28, Murphy 1-5 0-0 2, Dunleavy 6-12 3-4 16, Armstrong 6-9 0-1 17, Foster 0-3 0-0 0, McLeod 0-2 0-0 0, Daniels 4-8 1-1 9, Diogu 2-5 3-3 7, Marshall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-84 14-18 92.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 9-19 (Barbosa 3-3, Marion 2-4, Nash 2-4, Ja.Jones 1-3, Bell 1-5), Indiana 6-15 (Armstrong 5-6, Dunleavy 1-4, Marshall 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Granger 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 50 (Stoudemire 18), Indiana 57 (Foster 14). Assists—Phoenix 21 (Nash 11), Indiana 20 (O’Neal 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 19, Indiana 15. Technicals—Bell. A—13,742. (18,345).

College men

EAST

Pittsburgh 80, West Virginia 66

SOUTH

Northwestern St. 89, Lamar 82

Tennessee 86, Florida 76

MIDWEST

Michigan 67, Michigan St. 56

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma St. 84, Kansas St. 70

FAR WEST

BYU 62, Air Force 58

Idaho St. 67, Montana St. 58

N. Arizona 89, N. Colorado 77

Utah 74, San Diego St. 68

Big Sky Conference

Conference Tournament

First Round - Saturday, March 3

(on campus sites, Times Local to Site unless noted)

No. 5 Montana State (11-18) at No. 4 Portland State (18-12), 7:05 p.m.

No. 6 Idaho State (13-16) at No. 3 Montana (16-14), 7:05 p.m.

Semifinals - Tuesday, March 6

At Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah

Highest Remaining Seed vs No. 2 Northern Arizona (17-11)

Lowest Remaining Seed at No. 1 Weber State (18-11)

Championship - Wednesday, March 7

At Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah

- Semifinal Winners - Televised by ESPN2, 6:00 p.m. (Pacific)

College women

EAST

Fairleigh Dickinson 74, Monmouth, N.J. 59

Hartford 58, Maine 40

Robert Morris 71, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 58

St. Francis, NY 68, Cent. Connecticut St. 59

SOUTH

Kennesaw St. 80, Longwood 63

MIDWEST

Nebraska 90, Colorado 70

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

Others receiving votes: Montana 36; Pittsburgh 15; Iowa State 13; Nebraska 10; Brigham Young 8; James Madison 7; Delaware 6; Florida State 6; Tulane 6; Temple 5; New Mexico 4; Southern Illinois 4; Old Dominion 2; Louisiana-Lafayette 1; Oklahoma State 1; Western Kentucky 1; Xavier 1.

High school boys

3A District Playoffs

Northwest District

Consolation Semifinal

Meadowdale 62, Arlington 49

Sea King District

Semifinal

Bainbridge 52, Bellevue 51, OT

O’Dea 57, Seattle Prep 46

Consolation Finals

Cleveland 71, West Seattle 68

Issaquah 61, Newport (Bellevue) 47

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington

State 4A playoffs

At Tacoma Dome

Today’s Games

Kentridge vs. Edmonds-Woodway, 9 a.m.

Garfield vs. Prairie, 10:30 a.m.

Curtis vs. Pasco, noon

Snohomish vs. Decatur, 2 p.m.

Redmond vs. Federal Way, 3:30 p.m.

Kentwood vs. Ferris, 5 p.m.

Eisenhower vs. Bethel, 7 p.m.

Mariner vs. Franklin, 8:30 p.m.

3A Eastern Regional playoffs

Tuesday’s Results

West Valley (Yakima) 57, Eastmont 45; loser out

Kennewick 62, Mt. Spokane 40; loser out

3A Eastern Regional

Kennewick 62, Mt. Spokane 40

Mt. Spokane (9-13) Johnson 3, Reed 7, Poynor 9, Phillips 2, Vessey 6, Thies 0, Redmon 5, Madunich 4, Selland 4, Mendenz 0. Totals 16 4-9 40

Kennewick (1-0) Woelber 3, Mitchell 7, Milham 0, Ibarra 0, Perales 5, Bryant 0, Engel 2, Brown 10, Polkey 13, Faurholt 18, Westermeyer 4, Schwisow 0. Totals 23 10-14 62.

District 7 2A playoffs

Today’s Games

Pullman vs. Medical Lake at Cheney High School, 7:30 p.m.; loser out

Clarkston vs. West Valley at Eastern Washington University, 8 p.m.; winner No. 1 to state

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington

State 1A playoffs

At Yakima SunDome

Today’s games

Cashmere vs. Mabton, 9 a.m.

Onalaska vs. Nooksack Valley, 10:30 a.m.

Granger vs. Toledo, 12:30 p.m.

University Prep vs. Tonasket, 2 p.m.

Columbia-Burbank vs. Brewster, 4 p.m.

Stevenson vs. Bellevue Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Tenino vs. King’s, 7:30 p.m.

Meridian vs. River View, 9 p.m.

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington

State 2B playoffs

At Spokane Arena

Today’s Games

Napavine vs. Riverside Christian, 9 a.m.

La Conner vs. Wahkiakum, 10:30 a.m.

Mossyrock vs. Republic, 12:30 p.m.

St. George’s vs. Evergreen Lutheran, 2 p.m.

Liberty Bell vs. Mt. Vernon Christian, 4 p.m.

Willapa Valley vs. Northwest Christian, 5:30 p.m.

La Salle vs. Toutle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

DeSales vs. Darrington, 9 p.m.

Idaho State tournaments

Today’s Games

1A

At Caldwell High School

Richfield (20-5) vs. Greenleaf Friends (17-5), 12:15 p.m.

Mackay (15-5) vs. Notus (19-3), 2

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy (19-3) vs. Murtaugh (13-9), 5:15

Troy (18-5) vs. Council (17-6), 7

At Vallivue High School, Caldwell

Genesee (22-1) vs. Carey (20-4), 12:15 p.m.

Clark Fork (15-7) vs. Sho-Ban (15-4), 2

Cascade (21-4) vs. Lapwai (14-11), 5:15

Hagerman (19-5) vs. Tri-Valley (13-9), 7

High school girls

3A District Playoffs

Sea King District

Semifinal

Chief Sealth 57, Issaquah 44

Consolation Finals

Rainier Beach 54, Bainbridge 40

2A district Playoffs

Northwest District

Consolation

Mount Baker 64, Cedarcrest 56

West Central District

Semifinal

Sequim 50, Steilacoom 31

Southwest District

Semifinal

Tumwater 61, Woodland 42

Consolation

Hockinson 42, Aberdeen 30

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington

State 4A playoffs

At Tacoma Dome

Today’s Games

Puyallup vs. Lewis and Clark, 9 a.m.

Central Kitsap vs. Roosevelt, 10:30 a.m.

Skyview vs. Kentwood, noon

Mead vs. Jackson, 2 p.m.

Bellarmine Prep vs. Prairie, 3:30 p.m.

Snohomish vs. Mt. Tahoma, 5 p.m.

Bothell vs. Kentlake, 7 p.m.

Lake Stevens vs. University, 8:30 p.m.

3A Eastern Regional playoffs

Tuesday’s Results

West Valley (Yakima) 56, Hanford 40.; loser out

Kamiakin 49, Mt. Spokane 46; loser out

Kamiakin 49, Mt. Spokane 46

Mt. Spokane (6-17) Baker 5 2-4 14, Sink 1 0-0 2, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Hallman 3 0-2 6, Bergstrom 6 0-0 15, Inouye 0 0-0 0, Patrick 4 1-1 9. Totals 19 3-7 46.

Kamiakin (1-0) Martin 6 4-10 16, Miller 3 5-9 12, Hjellum 3 2-2 9, Smith 2 3-4 7, Mathews 1 0-0 3, Hutchison 1 0-0 2, Wilde 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-25 49.

3-point goals_ Baker 2, Bergstrom 3, Mathews, Hjellum, Miller. Total fouls_Mt. Spokane 19, Kamiakin 11. Fouled out_ Baker.

District 7 2A playoffs

Today’s Games

Cheney vs. West Valley at Cheney High School, 5:45 p.m.; loser out

Clarkston vs. Pullman at Eastern Washington University, 6:30 p.m.; winner No. 1 to state

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington

State 1A playoffs

At Yakima SunDome

Today’s Games

Kalama vs. King’s, 9 a.m.

Brewster vs. Seattle Academy, 10:30 a.m.

Forks vs. Connell, 12:30 p.m.

Zillah vs. Chelan, 2 p.m.

White Salmon vs. Naches Valley, 4 p.m.

Seattle Christian vs. Colfax, 5:30 p.m.

Bellevue Christian vs. Toledo, 7:30 p.m.

Columbia-Burbank vs. Lynden Christian, 9 p.m.

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington

State 2B playoffs

At Spokane Arena

Today’s Games

North Beach vs. Reardan, 9 a.m.

Toutle Lake vs. Evergreen Lutheran, 10:30 a.m.

DeSales vs. La Salle, 12:30 p.m.

Bear Creek School vs. Napavine, 2 p.m.

White Pass vs. Shoreline Christian, 4 p.m.

Waterville vs. Liberty, 5:30 p.m.

Liberty Bell vs. Mossyrock, 7:30 p.m.

St. George’s vs. King’s West, 9 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa 4, Carolina 2

Florida 6, Washington 5, SO

N.Y. Rangers 4, Montreal 0

Buffalo 6, Toronto 1

Dallas 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT

New Jersey 1, Pittsburgh 0

N.Y. Islanders 6, Philadelphia 5, OT

St. Louis 3, Vancouver 1

Detroit 4, Chicago 1

Phoenix 3, Edmonton 0

Colorado 3, Columbus 2

Wednesday’s Games

Carolina at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Avalanche 3, Blue Jackets 2

First Period—1, Colorado, Brunette 24 (Liles, Hejduk), 12:41 (pp). Second Period—2, Colorado, Stastny 22 (Hejduk, Finger), 17:53. Third Period—3, Colorado, Rycroft 5 (Guite), 17:51. 4, Columbus, Nash 18 (Hainsey, Vyborny), 18:04. 5, Columbus, Nash 19 (Eriksson, Vyborny), 19:31.

Blues 3, Canucks 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, St. Louis, Backes 8 (Dvorak, Drake), 11:55. 2, Vancouver, D.Sedin 27 (Santala, H.Sedin), 13:00. Third Period—3, St. Louis, Weight 7 (Cajanek, Brewer), 9:21. 4, St. Louis, Weight 8 (Brewer, Backes), 17:46 (pp).

Coyotes 3, Oilers 0

First Period—1, Phoenix, Nolan 15 (Morris, Doan), 13:52 (pp). Second Period—2, Phoenix, Lehoux 1 (Morris, Taffe), 4:34 (pp). 3, Phoenix, Reinprecht 7 (Doan), 8:52. Third Period—None.

Devils 1, Penguins 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 21 (Gomez, Elias), :33 (pp). Third Period—None.

Islanders 6, Flyers 5

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 30 (Campoli, Robitaille), 2:10. 2, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 31 (Robitaille), 8:34. 3, Philadelphia, Umberger 13 (Pitkanen, Ruzicka), 13:42. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Hunter 18 (Sillinger), 14:02. 5, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 32, 19:45. Second Period—6, Philadelphia, Kapanen 10 (Afanasenkov, Richards), 2:48. 7, N.Y. Islanders, Simon 8 (Blake, Robitaille), 6:20. 8, Philadelphia, Afanasenkov 8 (Picard, York), 7:10. Third Period—9, Philadelphia, Umberger 14 (Picard), 8:12. 10, Philadelphia, Gagne 35 (Pitkanen, Kukkonen), 9:07. Overtime—11, N.Y. Islanders, Hunter 19 (Sillinger, Poti), 4:29 (pp).

Panthers 6, Capitals 5

Florida won shootout 2-0

First Period—1, Florida, Kolnik 8 (Gratton), 1:46. 2, Florida, Jokinen 26 (Olesz), 7:39. 3, Florida, Weiss 14 (Gelinas, Salei), 7:59. 4, Washington, Ovechkin 36 (Pothier), 8:41. 5, Washington, Sutherby 6 (Ovechkin, Erskine), 12:14 (pp). 6, Florida, Jokinen 27 (Semenov, Gelinas), 17:45. 7, Washington, Beech 7 (Muir, Ovechkin), 19:04 (pp). Second Period—8, Florida, Jokinen 28 (Olesz, Stumpel), 3:29. 9, Washington, Ovechkin 37 (Sutherby, Brashear), 17:54. Third Period—10, Washington, Laich 8 (Clymer, Pettinger), 6:07 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Florida 2 (Jokinen NG, Stumpel G, Peltonen G); Washington 0 (Semin NG, Ovechkin NG).

Rangers 4, Canadiens

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 23 (Cullen, Prucha), 6:51 (pp). Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Hossa 9 (Immonen, Tyutin), 9:32 (pp). 3, N.Y. Rangers, Hossa 10 (Malik, Jagr), 15:44. Third Period—4, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 12 (Hossa, Rozsival), 19:05 (en).

Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1

First Period—1, Detroit, Calder 10 (Franzen), 1:46. Second Period—2, Detroit, Holmstrom 25 (Datsyuk, Kronwall), 12:51. 3, Detroit, Franzen 8 (Calder, Hasek), 19:02. Third Period—4, Detroit, Holmstrom 26 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk), 9:18 (pp). 5, Chicago, Hamilton 14 (Bondra, Seabrook), 19:00.

Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 1

First Period—1, Buffalo, Pominville 26 (MacArthur, Roy), 14:02. Second Period—2, Buffalo, Stafford 4 (Vanek, Hecht), 4:55. 3, Buffalo, Roy 12 (Kalinin, Vanek), 11:59. 4, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 17 (Pohl, White), 15:48. 5, Buffalo, Hecht 15 (Lydman, MacArthur), 18:28. Third Period—6, Buffalo, Hecht 16 (Paetsch), 5:21 (pp). 7, Buffalo, MacArthur 2 (Mair, Kaleta), 13:49.

Senators 4, Hurricanes 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Ottawa, Heatley 37 (Spezza, Corvo), 5:08. 2, Carolina, Staal 26 (Stillman, Whitney), 10:15 (pp). 3, Carolina, Vasicek 5 (Commodore, Stillman), 10:34. Third Period—4, Ottawa, Volchenkov 1 (Phillips), 10:49. 5, Ottawa, Redden 6 (Spezza, Alfredsson), 15:12. 6, Ottawa, Spezza 26 (Alfredsson, Heatley), 19:32 (en).

Stars 2, Lightning 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Lehtinen 22 (Jokinen, Modano), 10:59 (pp). 2, Tampa Bay, Richards 23 (Perrin, Ranger), 19:41 (sh). Third Period—None. Overtime—3, Dallas, Nagy 10 (Ribeiro, Boucher), 1:35.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

x-clinched playoff berth.

Tuesday’s Games

Regina 5, Tri-City 1

Lethbridge 5, Red Deer 2

Prince George 6, Everett 4

Swift Current 8, Prince Albert 3

Wednesday Game

Spokane at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Tri-City at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Everett at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Golf

College men

Inland Cup

Individual Results: 1. Cory Renfrew, University of British Columbia, 139 WSU Results: 3. Chris Collins, 140; T5. Austin Hurt, 142; T5. Chad Carlson, 142; T8. Kevin Tucker, 143; T14. Nick Grigsby, 145; T16 Jordan Madison, 146; T16. Jordan Mason, 146; T16. Max Reinland, 146; T23. Kevin Chen, 147; 25. Jordan Burns, 148; 28. Jeff Langin, 150.

College women

Wildcat Invitational

Team Results: Arizona State 868, Duke 876, Southern California 881, BYU 895, New Mexico 897, Pepperdine 897, Tennessee 903, Arizona 907, UCLA 912, Vanderbilt 914, Stanford 914, UNLV 931, Californai 934, Virginia 935, Washington 937

Individual Results: 1. Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 210 Washington Scores: T41. Christian Yoon, 231; T 45. Amber Prange, 232; T51 Molly Aronsson, 235; 61. Molly Boyle, 239; 76. Kim Shin, 256

Inland Cup

Individual Results: 1. Cassie Castleman, University of Idaho, 151 WSU Results: 2. Jessica Black, 151; 3. Mandy Parsons, 157.

Skiing

Area resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Tue 7:00a 7 new powder machine groomed 62 - 98 base 93 of 93 trails, 3000 acres, 100% open, 11 of 11 lifts, Mon-Wed: 9:30a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9:30a-4p; 4:30p-9p; Sat: 9:30a-4p; 4:30p-9p; Sun: 9:30a-4p;

Montana Snowbowl — Tue 5:00a 1 - 2 new powder machine groomed 44 - 76 base 39 of 39 trails, 100% open, 3 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Tue Open Thu-Mon 5a insa 1 new powder 100 - 153 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Tue 5a insa 3- 4 new powder machine groomed 69 - 131 base 82 of 82 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 9a-8p; Sun: 9a-4p;,

Silver Mountain — Tue 6:00a mcldy 19 degrees 2 new powder machine groomed 84 - 106 base 63 of 70 trails, 6 of 7 lifts, 90% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 8a-9p;

Washington

49 Degrees North — Tue Open Fri-Tue 5a insa 10 new powder 102 - 175 base 68 of 68 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; open Fri-Tue;,

Bluewood — Tue 2:00p sunny 22 degrees packed powder machine groomed 76 - 80 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,

Mission Ridge — Mon Open Thu-Mon 5:30a snow 24 degrees powder machine groomed 55 - 74 base 36 of 36 trails, 5 of 6 lifts, 100% open, Mon: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Mt Spokane — Sun 11a insa ocstPDR machine groomed 55 - 90 base 45 of 45 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Tue 4:00a 4 new powder machine groomed 70 - 70 base 67 of 67 trails, 100% open, 3 of 4 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Big White — Tue 5:53a 3 new powder 67 - 91 base 118 of 118 trails, 100% open, 16 of 16 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:45a-3:30p;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Tue 2:20a packed powder machine groomed 31 - 47 base 14 of 14 trails, 95% open, 2 of 2 lifts Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;

Fernie Alpine — Tue 8:00a 5 new powder machine groomed 115 - 118 base 111 of 111 trails, 100% open, 10 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Tue 6a alb 2 new packed powder machine groomed 43 - 73 base 80 of 80 trails, 100% open, 5 of 8 lifts Mon-Wed: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-4p, 5:30p-9p; Sat: 9a-4p, 5: 30p-9p; Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Tue 5:30a 1 new powder machine groomed 51 - 95 base 85 of 85 trails, 100% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Silver Star — Tue 6:00a 5 new powder 76 - 83 base 115 of 115 trails, 100% open, 12 of 12 lifts Mon-Wedi: 8:30a-3:30p; Thu: 8:30a-8p; Fri: 8: 30a-9p; Sat: 8:30a-8p; Sun: 8:30a-4p;

Whistler/Blackcomb — Tue 6:10a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 119 - 119 base 200 of 200 trails, 100% open, 38 of 38 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

Whitewater — Tue 5:00a 5 new powder machine groomed 118 - 120 base 47 of 47 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;

Tennis

Dubai Tennis Championships

ATP Tour

At Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Purse: $1.43 million (Intl. Gold) Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, First Round

Nikolay Davydenko (3), Russia, def. Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-5. Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. David Ferrer (8), Spain, 7-6 (13), 6-1. Giles Simon, France, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-0, 7-6 (5). Daniele Bracciali, Italy, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, 6-4, 6-3. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Novak Djokovic (7), Serbia, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Tommy Haas (5), Germany, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

Qatar Total Open

WTA Tour

At The Khalifa Tennis Centre, Doha, Qatar. Purse: $1.34 million (Tier II) Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, First Round

Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (7), Germany 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Alicia Molik, Australia, def. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, 0-6, 6-2, 3-1, retired. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Selima Sfar, Tunisia, 6-0, 6-3. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Anne Kremer, Luxembourg, 6-1, 6-2. Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 6-2, 6-3. Patty Schnyder (5), Switzerland, def. Aravane Rezai, France, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, def. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP David Aardsma, RHP Dewon Day, RHP Gavin Floyd, RHP Charlie Haeger, RHP Bobby Jenks, LHP Boone Logan, RHP Nick Masset, RHP Oneli Perez, LHP Heath Phillips, LHP Paulino Reynoso, LHP Andrew Sisco, LHP Matt Thornton, RHP Sean Tracey, LHP Carlos Vasquez, INF Josh Fields, INF Andy Gonzalez, INF Pedro Lopez, INF Casey Rogowski, OF Brian Anderson, OF Jerry Owens and OF Ryan Sweeney on one-year contracts.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Crain on a three-year contract.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with OF Chris Denorfia, LHP Bill Bray and LHP Brian Shackelford on one-year contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Albers, OF Josh Anderson, RHP Jimmy Barthmaier, INF Brooks Conrad, RHP Paul Estrada, RHP Lincoln Holdzkom, and LHP Mark McLemore on one-year contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Andy Cavazos, RHP Dennis Dove, RHP Brian Falkenborg, RHP Blake Hawksworth, RHP Josh Hancock, RHP Josh Kinney, RHP Anthony Reyes, RHP Brad Thompson, RHP Adam Wainwright, LHP Troy Cate, LHP Chris Narveson, LHP Tyler Johnson, OF Chris Duncan, OF Cody Haerther, OF John Rodriguez, OF Skip Schumaker, C Yadier Molina and INF Brendan Ryan to one-year contracts.

Midwest League

SWING OF THE QUAD CITIES—Named Ben Burke general manager.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS—Agreed to terms with LHP Eric Ebers, INF Brandon Haygood and INF Evan Conley.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Cunningham, RHP Jeff Little and OF Dusty Maddox.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Guy.

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Acquired C Ricky Clinton from Evansville of the Frontier League for a player to be named.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS—Assigned G Will Blalock and F Amir Johnson to Sioux Falls of the NBADL.

UTAH JAZZ—Released F Louis Amundson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with DT Hollis Thomas on a four-year contract.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Re-signed C Ryan Kuehl.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Re-signed S Quintin Mikell to a four-year contract.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed OT Jeromey Clary, TE Kelly Griffeth, RB Tyrone Gross, QB Brett Elliott, CB Gabe Franklin, LB Kurt Kahui, TE T.J. Cottrell and OT Tony Pape to one-year contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Tendered contract offers P Andy Lee and RB Maurice Hicks who are restricted free agents and OL Tony Wragge who is an exclusive-rights free agent. Canadian Football League

B.C. LIONS—Agreed to terms with WR Tony Simmons on a one-year contract.

MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Signed LB Mondoe Davis, RB Henri Childs, WR Tres Moses and WR Brian Bratton to one-year contracts.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHES—Acquired F Keith Tkachuk from St. Louis and D Alexei Zhitnik from Philadelphia. Claimed F Jason Krog off waivers from the N.Y. Rangers and assigned him to Chicago of the AHL.

BOSTON BRUINS—Traded C Brad Boyes to St. Louis for D Dennis Wideman.

BUFFALO SABRES—Acquired G Ty Conklin from Columbus for a 2007 fifth-round draft pick. Acquired F Dainius Zubrus and D Timo Helbling from Washington for F Jiri Novotny and a 2007 first-round draft pick.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Danny Richmond from Norfolk of the AHL.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Traded F Brad May to Anaheim for G Michael Wall. Acquired RW Scott Parker from San Jose for a 2008 sixth-round draft pick. Recalled D Kyle Cumiskey from Albany of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Claimed G Brian Boucher off waivers from Chicago.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Acquired F Todd Bertuzzi from Florida for F Shawn Matthias and a conditional 2007 first-, second- or third-round draft picks and a conditional 2008 draft pick.

EDMONTON OILERS—Traded F Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for C Robert Nilsson and C Ryan O’Marra and a 2007 first-round draft pick.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Traded D Mattias Norstrom, F Konstatin Pushkarev and 2007 third- and fourth-round drafts picks to Dallas for D Jaroslav Modry, the rights to D Johan Fransson, 2007 second- and third-round draft picks and a 2008 first-round draft pick.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Claimed G Michael Leighton off waivers from Philadelphia. Recalled RW Andrei Kostitsyn from Hamilton of the AHL. Announced F Aaron Downey has cleared waivers and was assigned to Hamilton.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Acquired a 2007 fourth-round draft pick from Buffalo for D Mikko Lehtonen.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Traded D David Hale and a 2007 fifth-round draft pick to Calgary for a 2007 third-round pick. Recalled D Andy Greene from Lowell of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Acquired D Paul Mara from Boston for D Aaron Ward. Acquired RW Alex Bourret from Atlanta for LW Pascal Dupuis and a 2007 third-round draft pick.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Acquired LW Oleg Saprykin and a 2007 seventh-round draft pick from Phoenix for a 2008 second-round draft pick.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Acquired G Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 second-round draft pick. Claimed LW Denis Hamel off waivers from Atlanta.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Acquired F Gary Roberts from Florida for D Noah Welch. Acquired D Joel Kwiatkowski from Florida for a 2007 fourth-round draft pick. Acquired G Nolan Schaefer from San Jose for a 2007 seventh-round draft pick and assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Traded C Dominic Moore to Minnesota for a 2007 third-round draft pick.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Acquired LW Daniel Carcillo and a 2008 third-round draft pick from Pittsburgh for RW Georges Laraque. Claimed C Niko Kapanen off waivers from Atlanta. Signed C Kevyn Adams to a one-year contract. Acquired D Brendan Bell and a 2008 second-round draft pick from Toronto for C Yanic Perreault and a 2008 fifth-round draft pick.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed F Jamal Mayers to three-year contract extension.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Acquired RW Bill Guerin from St. Louis for LW Ville Nieminen, F Jay Barriball and a 2007 first-round draft pick.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Acquired RW Jason Ward from Los Angeles for a 2007 fifth-round draft pick. Acquired RW Karl Stewart a 2008 sixth-round draft choice from Chicago for RW Nikita Alexeev. Acquired D Joe Rullier from Anaheim for D Doug O’Brien.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned F Marc Chouinard to Manitoba of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Traded D Jamie Heward to Los Angeles for a 2008 conditional draft pick.

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Bridgeport D Drew Fata three games for his actions during a Feb. 23 game; Lowell F Dan LaCouture one game for his actions during a Feb. 24 game; Lowell F Aaron Voros and Portland coach Kevin Dineen one game each for their actions during a Feb. 25 game and Hartford D Dale Purinton for one game for his actions during a Feb. 25 game.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Announced the Washington Capitals have loaned RW Jonas Johansson to the team. Loaned F Scott Barney to Hershey of the AHL.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Recalled D Ryan Constant from Charlotte of the ECHL.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Announced the Chicago Blackhawks have recalled F Martin St. Pierre.

MANITOBA MOOSE—Announced the Vancouver Canucks have assigned F Brad Moran to the team.

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Announced the St. Louis Blues has assigned D Patrick Wellar to the team from Alaska of the EHCL.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Recalled F Radek Smolenak, F Stanislav Lascek and D P.J. Atherton from Johnstown of the ECHL.

Central Hockey League

AUSTIN ICE BATS—Announced D Terry Virtue was recalled by Binghamton of the AHL.

ECHL

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Announced D Ryan Constant has been recalled by Hartford of the AHL.

JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS—Announced D P.J. Atherton, F Stanislav Lascek and F Radek Smolenak have been recalled to Springfield of the AHL.

COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS—Named Nick Sharp volleyball coach.

MCNEESE STATE—Announced the retirement of Sonny Watkins, athletic director, effective in June.

MISERICORDIA—Named Christina Carfello women’s assistant lacrosse coach and Michael Brand men’s assistant lacrosse coach.

NEW JERSEY CITY—Named James Mondesir pitching coach and Will Alvarez assistant coach/outfielders.

STONEHILL—Named Robert Talley football coach.

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE—Named Jamie Critchlow running game coordinator and offensive line coach.

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND—Named Jill Conselino athletic trainer.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Jazz – Grizzlies circle is for Utah guard Deron Williams (questionable); the Rockets- Raptors circle is for Houston forward Tracy McGrady (questionable); the Bobcats – Kings circle is for Charlotte forward Emeka Okafor (questionable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Heat- Wizards game due to Miami guard Dwyane Wade (out) and Wizards forwards Caron Butler (questionable) and Antawn Jamison (questionable).

NBA

College Basketball

Home teams in capital letters