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BASKETBALL

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Games

San Antonio 94, Cleveland 92

New York 117, L.A. Lakers 115, OT

Dallas 90, New Orleans 86

Utah 87, L.A. Clippers 86

Tuesday’s Games

Golden State at Memphis, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Portland, 7 p.m.

Spurs 94, Cavaliers 92

San Antonio (94)—Bowen 4-9 0-2 11, Duncan 9-17 2-4 20, Nesterovic 4-7 0-0 8, Parker 8-16 3-3 19, Ginobili 4-9 9-14 17, Mohammed 2-6 2-4 6, Barry 5-9 0-1 11, Horry 1-3 0-0 2, Udrih 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 16-28 94.

Cleveland (92)—James 6-22 7-10 20, Gooden 5-13 0-0 10, Ilgauskas 10-21 6-7 26, McInnis 6-12 0-0 14, Newble 4-5 2-2 10, Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Pavlovic 1-2 0-0 2, Snow 3-3 0-0 6, Traylor 2-4 0-0 4, Diop 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 15-19 92.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 4-13 (Bowen 3-4, Barry 1-4, Horry 0-1, Parker 0-2, Ginobili 0-2), Cleveland 3-8 (McInnis 2-3, James 1-4, Ilgauskas 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 58 (Duncan 11), Cleveland 49 (Gooden 12). Assists—San Antonio 22 (Parker 10), Cleveland 23 (James 7). Total Fouls—San Antonio 23, Cleveland 26. A—18,216 (20,562).

Knicks 117, Lakers 115

L.A. Lakers (115)—C.Butler 6-12 1-2 14, Odom 8-20 7-9 26, Mihm 1-3 4-4 6, Atkins 8-13 1-2 22, Bryant 7-17 14-17 30, Jones 1-4 0-0 3, Walton 1-5 0-0 2, Grant 3-6 3-3 9, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Medvedenko 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 36-82 31-38 115.

New York (117)—Sweetney 9-15 1-2 19, T.Thomas 13-19 5-7 35, K.Thomas 7-14 1-2 15, Crawford 2-8 0-0 6, Marbury 5-18 8-10 19, Hardaway 3-5 0-0 6, Rose 0-2 0-0 0, Ariza 3-3 4-4 10, Taylor 2-4 3-6 7, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-88 22-31 117.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 12-24 (Atkins 5-8, Odom 3-5, Bryant 2-5, C.Butler 1-1, Jones 1-4, Walton 0-1), New York 7-14 (T.Thomas 4-5, Crawford 2-3, Marbury 1-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 56 (Odom 15), New York 50 (K.Thomas, Sweetney 12). Assists—L.A. Lakers 21 (Bryant 8), New York 28 (Marbury 12). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 24, New York 26. Technical—Hardaway. A—19,763 (19,763).

Mavericks 90, Hornets 86

New Orleans (86)—Vroman 3-6 1-2 7, Lynch 2-4 0-0 5, Brown 4-7 4-4 12, Dickau 4-13 1-2 10, Smith 3-8 3-4 10, Jacobsen 3-8 1-2 9, Andersen 4-5 0-0 8, Nailon 7-13 0-0 14, Claxton 1-4 4-8 6, Nachbar 2-2 0-1 5. Totals 33-70 14-23 86.

Dallas (90)—Finley 5-12 0-3 11, Howard 3-8 1-2 7, Nowitzki 9-19 8-8 28, Daniels 3-8 7-9 13, Terry 5-10 0-0 11, Bradley 2-2 1-2 5, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-0 6-6 6, Van Horn 3-8 3-4 9. Totals 30-67 26-34 90.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-17 (Jacobsen 2-5, Lynch 1-1, Nachbar 1-1, Smith 1-4, Dickau 1-5, Claxton 0-1), Dallas 4-15 (Nowitzki 2-6, Finley 1-3, Terry 1-3, Daniels 0-1, Howard 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 52 (Brown 14), Dallas 39 (Nowitzki 11). Assists—New Orleans 15 (Dickau 5), Dallas 18 (Armstrong 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 31, Dallas 20. Technical—New Orleans Defensive Three Second. A—19,947 (19,200).

Jazz 87, Clippers 86

L.A. Clippers (86)—Simmons 6-17 3-3 17, Brand 4-13 2-3 10, Kaman 3-8 1-2 7, Brunson 4-7 0-0 8, Maggette 3-8 10-10 16, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Wilcox 0-2 0-0 0, Rebraca 4-5 4-5 12, Chalmers 3-4 2-2 8, Ross 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 30-70 24-27 86.

Utah (87)—Harpring 5-9 0-0 10, Kirilenko 3-9 4-4 11, Collins 4-5 0-0 8, McLeod 3-11 12-14 18, Bell 6-8 2-2 14, Okur 3-11 5-5 11, Humphries 4-11 0-0 8, Snyder 0-1 0-0 0, Eisley 0-1 0-0 0, Borchardt 0-0 0-0 0, Giricek 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 31-71 23-25 87.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 2-2 (Simmons 2-2), Utah 2-6 (Giricek 1-1, Kirilenko 1-3, Okur 0-1, McLeod 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 42 (Brand 8), Utah 43 (Humphries 12). Assists—L.A. Clippers 16 (Brunson 5), Utah 20 (McLeod 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 25, Utah 25. A—18,565 (19,911).

College men

EAST

Cent. Connecticut St. 95, Quinnipiac 85

Drexel 66, Towson 60

Monmouth, N.J. 64, St. Francis, NY 56

Pittsburgh 72, Boston College 50

Robert Morris 80, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 67

St. Francis, Pa. 77, Sacred Heart 60

Wagner 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 59

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 71, Prairie View 53

Delaware St. 64, Hampton 54

Grambling St. 61, MVSU 57

Middle Tennessee 91, Fla. International 81

N. Carolina A&T 63, Bethune-Cookman 60

Norfolk St. 59, Howard 49

Oakland, Mich. 86, Centenary 60

S. Carolina St. 79, Florida A&M 64

Texas Southern 56, Alabama St. 54

Jackson St. 78, Ark.-Pine Bluff 72

Oklahoma 74, Texas 58

MIDWEST

Creighton 64, Illinois St. 59

Drake 79, Bradley 69

N. Iowa 67, Wichita St. 66

Oral Roberts 79, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 72

S. Illinois 60, Indiana St. 52

SW Missouri St. 76, Evansville 68

UMKC 80, Valparaiso 79

W. Illinois 64, Chicago St. 53

FAR WEST

Air Force 77, San Diego St. 57

CS Northridge 99, UC Davis 72

Gonzaga 87, N. Colorado 60

Montana 77, N. Arizona 69

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: S. Illinois 65, LSU 23, Florida 19, Texas Tech 16, Texas 13, Maryland 12, Wis.-Milwaukee 12, Georgia Tech 8, New Mexico 4, Old Dominion 3, Texas A&M 3, Vermont 3, Holy Cross 2, Miami (Ohio) 2, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 2, West Virginia 2, George Washington 1, Minnesota 1, Penn 1, UCLA 1, Winthrop 1.

USA Today/ESPN Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 27, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Nevada 25; Florida 16; Maryland 11; Holy Cross 10; LSU 6; Texas 6; Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6; St. Mary’s (Calif.) 4; Old Dominion 3; Texas Tech 3; DePaul 2; New Mexico 2; George Washington 1; Minnesota 1; Texas A&M 1; Texas-El Paso 1.

West Coast All-Conference Team

Honorable Mention—Gonzaga: J.P. Batista. Loyola-Marymount: Matthew Knigh. Portland: Pooh Jeter. Saint Mary’s: E.J. Rowland. San Francisco: Tryone Riley, Jr. San Diego: Brice Vounang. Santa Clara: Kyle Bailey, Travis Niesen. Coach of the Year—Mark Few, Gonzaga. Player of the Year—Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga. Defensive Player of the Year—Erroll Knight, Gonzaga. Newcomer of the Year—J.P. Batista, Gonzaga. All-Freshmen Team—Brody Angley, Santa Clara; Kingsley Costain, Pepperdine; Russell Hicks, Pepperdine; Marcus Lewis, Portland; David Pendergraft, Gonzaga.

College Basketball Standings

Through Feb. 27

x-won regular-season title

America East Conference

Atlantic 10 Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Sun Conference

Big East Conference

Big Sky Conference

Big South Conference

Big Ten Conference

Big 12 Conference

Big West Conference

Colonial Athletic Association

Conference USA

Horizon League

Ivy League

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Mid-American Conference

Mid-Continent Conference

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

Mountain West Conference

Northeast Conference

Ohio Valley Conference

Pacific-10 Conference

Patriot League

Southeastern Conference

Southern Conference

Southland Conference

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Sun Belt Conference

West Coast Conference

Western Athletic Conference

Independents

Division III Northwest Conference

Scenic West Athletic Conference

NWAACC

College women

Alabama A&M 70, Prairie View 66

Alabama St. 66, Texas Southern 54

Ark.-Pine Bluff 59, Jackson St. 55

Chicago St. 75, Centenary 52

Delaware St. 53, Hampton 51

Florida A&M 66, S. Carolina St. 51

Grambling St. 70, MVSU 63

Howard 64, Norfolk St. 49

Liberty 79, Winthrop 26

Maryland 87, N. Colorado 79

N. Carolina A&T 54, Bethune-Cookman 47

N.C. State 69, Clemson 45

N.C.-Asheville 68, Charleston Southern 54

Oakland, Mich. 58, W. Illinois 51

Oral Roberts 73, S. Utah 71

Pittsburgh 80, Providence 43

St. Francis, Pa. 63, Long Island U. 53

UC Davis 69, Pacific 50

Valparaiso 80, UMKC 56

W. Kentucky 74, Fla. International 57

Pittsburgh 80, Providence 43

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Florida St. 52, Wis.-Green Bay 42, New Mexico 25, Virginia 16, Arizona St. 12, Oregon 7, Louisville 6, Mississippi 6, Houston 5, Chattanooga 3, TCU 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Iowa 1, SW Missouri St. 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. LSU. 2. Stanford. 3. 4. Baylor. 5. Michigan St. 6. Ohio St. 7. . 8. Tennessee. 9. Rutgers. 10. Notre Dame. 11. DePaul. 12. Minnesota. 13. Minnesota. 14. Temple. 15. UConn 16. Gonzaga. 17. New Mexico. 18. Texas Tech. 19. North Carolina St. 20. Kansas St. 21. Iowa St. 22. Green Bay. 23. Chattanooga. 24. Boston College. 25. Arizona St.

West Coast Conference Team

Honorable Mention—Gonzaga: Anne Bailey, Raeanne Jewell. Loyola Marymount: Mary Turner, Jacquelyn Woods. Pepperdine: Kelsey Ball, Jr. Daphanie Kennedy. San Diego: Tiara Harris. Amber Sprague. Santa Clara: Michelle Cozad, Kayla Huss. Coach of the Year—Kelly Graves, Gonzaga. Player of the Year—Shannon Mathews, Gonzaga. Defensive Player of the Year—Toni Russell, San Francisco. Necomer of the Year—Dominique Carter, San Francisco. All-Freshman Team—Meagan Bermingham, Portland. Dominique Carter, San Francisco. Chandice Cronk, Santa Clara, Daphanie Kennedy, Pepperdine. Valerie Ogoke, Loyola-Marymount. Amber Sprague, San Diego.

HOCKEY

WHL

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

x—clinched playoff berth.

Monday Results

No Games Scheduled.

Tuesday Games

Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through Feb. 27

Points

1, Kurt Busch, 340. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 335. 3, Mark Martin, 301. 4, Carl Edwards, 287. 5, Greg Biffle, 273. 6, Elliott Sadler, 272. 7, Tony Stewart, 268. 8, Rusty Wallace, 268. 9, Sterling Marlin, 260. 10, Jeff Gordon, 258.

11, Dale Jarrett, 248. 12, Ryan Newman, 246. 13, Kevin Harvick, 239. 14, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 237. 15, Mike Bliss, 236. 16, Kyle Petty, 231. 17, Jamie McMurray, 227. 18, Scott Riggs, 224. 19, Kevin Lepage, 208. 20, Brian Vickers, 205.

Money

1, Jeff Gordon, $1,663,847. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,340,995. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $961,781. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $960,202. 5, Scott Riggs, $713,305. 6, Greg Biffle, $587,145. 7, Tony Stewart, $564,967. 8, Mark Martin, $536,295. 9, Ryan Newman, $529,352. 10, Rusty Wallace, $462,261.

11, Dale Jarrett, $454,186. 12, Sterling Marlin, $440,061. 13, Elliott Sadler, $438,757. 14, Bobby Labonte, $425,526. 15, Kasey Kahne, $419,500. 16, Kevin Harvick, $416,297. 17, Joe Nemechek, $415,133. 18, Ricky Rudd, $404,153. 19, Jeremy Mayfield, $400,585. 20, Casey Mears, $395,936.

GOLF

Hole-in-one

The Lakes at Palm Desert, Calif. – Don Hart, Manito Golf & Country Club, No. 4, 148 yards, 7-iron. Liberty Lake Golf Course – Rick Hofmeister, No. 11, 125 yards, 8-iron.

TENNIS

College women Non-conference

DENVER 7, IDAHO 0. No. 1 Singles–Yanick Dullens (DU) def. Jessica Hubbard, 6-1, 6-3. No. 1 Doubles–Dullens-Suzana Maksovic (DU) def. Hubbard-Kareen Konishi, 8-3.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Adkins, RHP Jeff Bajenaru, LHP Neal Cotts, RHP Felix Diaz, RHP Kris Honel, RHP Bobby Jenks, LHP Arnie Munoz, LHP Paulino Reynoso, RHP Matt Smith, RHP Sean Tracey, INF Joe Crede, INF Ross Gload, INF William arris, INF Pedro Lopez, INF Casey Rogowski, INF Wilson Valdez and OF Joe Borchard on one-year contracts.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Signed Chris Antonelli and Neal Huntington, assistant general managers, John Mirabelli, scouting director, and John Farrell, director of player development, to two-year contract extensions. Signed Steve Lubratich, player personnel director, through 2007. Promoted Mike Chernoff to assistant director of baseball operations.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Francisco Rodriguez, RHP Dustin Moseley and C Wil Nieves on one-year contracts.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Named Matt Williams special assistant.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with INF Willy Aybar, 1B Hee-Seop Choi, INF Joe Thurston, OF Henri Stanley, OF Chin-Feng Chen, OF Jason Grabowski, C David Ross, RHP Joel Hanrahan, RHP Yhency Brazoban, RHP Edwin Jackson, RHP Duaner Sanchez, LHP Derek Thompson, LHP Frank Brooks and LHP Orlando Rodriguez on one-year contracts. Named Mike Marshall manager for El Paso of the Texas League.

NEW YORK METS—Named Jerry Krause and Scott Nethery professional scouts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with C Humberto Cota, LHP Dave Williams, RHP Ryan Vogelsong and C Ronny Paulino on one-year contracts.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Peavy on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Zach Day and INF Henry Mateo on one-year contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS—Activated F Justin Reed from the injured list.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Cory Alexander. Waived C Jahidi White. Placed F Bernard Robinson on the injured list.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Placed F Scott Williams on the injured list. Activated F Anderson Varejao from the injured list.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Claimed G Kenny Anderson off waivers from Atlanta. Released G Maurice Baker.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Placed C Jackie Butler on the injured list. Signed G Jermaine Jackson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Released S Cory Hall, DE Travis Hall and DT Ed Jasper.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released QB Rodney Peete and G Doug Brzezinski.

CHICAGO BEARS—Released WR David Terrell.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Released S Robert Griffith. Named Mike Haluchak linebackers coach.

DETROIT LIONS—Agreed to terms with C Dominic Raiola on a five-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Roman Phifer.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Released DT Jason Fisk.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

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