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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

Orioles 5, Marlins 0

Florida (ss)000000000050
Baltimore00201002x572

Leiter, Miadich (4), Resop (5), Hagerty (6), Riedling (7), Jones (8) and Defelice; Baldwin, Riley (5), Rakers (5), Parish (6), Reed (8), Ryan (9) and Lopez, Fasano. W—Baldwin, 1-0. L—Leiter, 0-1. HRs—Baltimore, Cummings, Fasano.

Blue Jays 12, Indians 9

Toronto50000004312141
Cleveland (ss)0001021329150

Batista, Gaudin (3), Glynn (5), Burnside (6), Nannini (7), Perkins (8), Whiteside (9) and Huckaby, Quiroz (6); Millwood, Riske (2), Wickman (3), Denney (4), Guthrie (6), Cabrera (8), Robbins (8) and Martinez, Wathan (6). W—Batista, 1-0. L—Millwood, 0-1. HRs—Toronto, Gross (3), Tablado (1). Cleveland, Kouzmanoff (1).

Nationals 6, Tigers 5

Washington001100301681
Detroit102002000581

Armas Jr. Eischen (4), Kim (5), Smith (7), Bray (8), Carrasco (9) and Osik, Wilson (5); Bonderman, Percival (4), Urbina (5), Farnsworth (6), Douglass (7), Walker (8), Spurling (9) and Rodriguez, S.Martinez (7). W—Bray, 1-0. L—Spurling, 0-1. Sv—Carrasco (1). HRs—Washington, Davis. Detroit, Higginson, Palmer.

Twins 5, Devil Rays 1

Tampa Bay000000001161
Minnesota10121000x5142

Hendrickson, Bell (4), Harper (7), Carter (8) and Cash, Hoover; Silva, Nathan (3), Nitkowski (4), Guerrier (6), Liriano (9) and Miller, Heintz. W–Silva, 1-0. L–Hendrickson, 0-1.

Phillies 9, Astros 8

Houston3003002008110
Philadelphia0130111029134

Hernandez, Munro (4), Redding (8) and Tremie, Norris; Lidle, Liriano (4), Franco (6), Cormier (7), Adams (8), Wagner (9) and Lieberthal, Hinch. W—Wagner, 1-0. L—Redding, 0-1. HRs—Houston, Rivera. Philadelphia, Rollins, Polanco, Burrell.

Reds 10, Pirates 2

Cincinnati (ss)21015000110140
Pittsburgh (ss)010000001243

Wilson, Robertson (4), Belisle (6), Keisler (8), Wagner (9) and Sardinha, Peterson (6); Ritchie, Bullington (3), Bullinger (5), Torres (7), Johnston (8), White (9) and Santiago, Chiaffredo (6). W—Wilson, 1-1. L—Ritchie, 0-1. HRs—Cincinnati, Stratton 2 (2). Pittsburgh, C.Wilson (1).

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1

Los Angeles (ss)001000000192
St. Louis20201100x6120

Weaver, Rupe (4), Carrara (7), Wunsch (8) and Ross, Navarro; Marquis, Eldred (4), Pulsipher (6), Isringhausen (7), Myers (8), Journell (9) and Mahoney, Molina. W—Marquis, 1-0. L—Weaver, 0-1. HRs—Los Angeles, Repko. St. Louis, Pujols 2.

Braves 5, Mets 0

Atlanta002000030551
New York (N)000000000071

Hudson, Kolb (3), Martin (4), Lerew (5), B.Hernandez (8) and Estrada, Boscan (3); Glavine, Stewart (4), R.Hernandez (6), Strickland (7), Heilman (8), Campos (9) and Phillips, Hietpas (6). W—Hudson, 1-0. L—Glavine, 0-1. HRs—Atlanta, Orr.

Indians 3, Yankees 1

Cleveland (ss)000000210392
New York (A) (ss)001000000140

Westbrook, Sauerbeck (4), Stark (5), Cruceta (7), Carmona (8), Bartosh (9) and Bard, Garko; Wright, Sturtze (3), Rivera (6), Karsay (7), Bean (8), Stanton (9) and Flaherty, Santos. W—Star, 1-0. L—Karsay, 0-1. Sv—Bartosh (1).

Cubs 9, Rangers 4

Chicago (N)1003140009162
Texas020011000480

Maddux, Hawkins (3), Borowski (4), Oropesa (5), Wellemeyer (7), Leicester (9) and Barrett, Cancel, Reyes; Regilio, Pote (3), Masset (5), Hughes (6), Bukvich (8), Nunez (9) and Barajas, Machado. W—Hawkins, 1-0. L—Pote, 0-1. HRs—Chicago, Dubois, Hairston, Echevarria.

Padres 4, Angels 0

San Diego0020010104121
Anaheim000000000040

Eaton, Otsuka (4), Linebrink (5), Seanez (6), Patterson (7), Tovar (8), Tucker (9) and R.Hernandez, M.Hernandez; Washburn, Bergman (3), Rodriguez (4), Saunders (5), Watson (7), Cyr (8), Dunn (9) and Napoli, Budde. W—Eaton, 1-0. L—Bergman, 0-1.

Giants 6, White Sox 5

San Francisco0040200006103
Chicago (A)0200030005132

Tomko, Puffer (3), Hennessey (4), Aardsma (6), Villafuerte (7), Fikac (8), Almanza (9) and Matheny, Knoedler; Tracey, Cotts (3), Politte (5), Walker (6), Pancheco (8), Munoz (8) and Davis, Widger. W—Tomko, 1-0. L—Tracey, 0-1. Sv—Almanza (1). HRs—Chicago, Borchard 2.

Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 0

Arizona (ss)000000000050
Oakland30000110x570

Ortiz, Cormier (3), Daigle (6), Acevedo (7) and Hill, Stinnet; Harden, Street (4), Saarloos (5), Rincon (7), T.Johnson (8), Calero (9) and Kendall, Suzuki. W—Harden, 1-0. L—Ortiz, 0-1. HR—Oakland, Durazo.

Rockies 8, Royals 7

Kansas City0000040037110
Colorado (ss)12200300x8131

George, Anderson (3), MacDougal (5), Carrasco (6), Giron (7), Sisco (8) and Buck, Phillips; Wright, Tsao (5), Fuentes (6), Coggin (7), Phelps (8), Gaillard (9), Speier (9) and Greene, Closser. W—Wright, 1-0. L—George, 0-1. Sv—Speier (1). HRs—Kansas City, Brown, Teahan.

Yankees 9, Red Sox 2

New York (A) (ss)0202110309140
Boston000100100280

Wang, Graman (4), Small (7), Voyles (8), Marsonek (9) and Parrish, Rojas (7); Alvarez, Cedeno (3), Halama (5), Mendoza (6), Bausher (7), Wilson (8), Tomori (9) and Mirabelli, Wooten (7). W—Wang, 1-0. L—Alvarez, 0-1. HRs—New York, Giambi, Matsui. Boston, Nixon.

Pirates 12, Reds 1

Pittsburgh (ss)00600051012141
Cincinnati (ss)000100000161

Maholm, Snell (2), Stewart (4), Bradley (5), Harts (7), Chiavacci (8), Corey (9) and Cota, Maldonado; Hancock, Acevedo (3), Weber (4), Childress (6), Fernandez (7), Valentine (8) and Perez, Valentin. W—Snell, 1-0. L—Acevedo, 0-1. HRs—Pittsburgh, Leon, Koonce.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 2

Los Angeles (ss)000004000490
Florida (ss)000000020270

Houlton, Dessens (4), Osoria (6), Venafro (7), Brooks (8), Lopez (9) and Bako, Martin; Beckett, Bump (5), Bentz (6), Corey (7), Mecir (8), Alfonseca (9) and Jorgensen, Willingham. W—Dessens, 1-0. L—Bentz, 0-1. Sv—Lopez(1). HRs—Florida, Dillon.

Rockies 9, Diamondback 6

Colorado (ss)1400120109120
Arizona (ss)0103010016106

Young, Simpson (4), Drew (5), Jimenez (7), Esposito (9) and Johnson, Ardoin; Gosling, Tolar (3), Pena (5), E.Gonzalez (7), Stockman (8) and Snyder, Brito. W—Young, 1-0. L—Gosling, 0-1. HRs—Colorado, Salazar. Arizona, Cintron, Kroeger.

Brewers 14, Mariners 8

MILWAUKEESEATTLE
abrhbiabrhbi
Krynzel cf3020Suzuki rf4130
Magruder cf2121Reed dh4112
Spivey 2b2100Beltre 3b3120
Erickson 2b3111Blqst 3b2112
Overbay 1b3131Ibanez 1b5122
Branyan 1b3011Boone 2b3000
Jenkins rf2111Gutrrz 2b0000
Hart rf3111Winn lf3011
Cirillo dh6120Gil lf1000
Helms 3b2100Olivo c2210
Durrngtn 3b2110Rivera c1000
N.Cruz lf3113Spiezio rf3110
Nelson lf0200Reese ss3000
Hardy ss3000Jones ss1000
E.Cruz ss2114
Moeller c3020
Mosqra c2111
Totals44141914Totals258127
Milwaukee02102040514
Seattle3001001038

E—Huber. DP—Milwaukee 1. LOB—Milwaukee 9, Seattle 5. 2B—Mosquera, Branyan, Ibanez, Beltre, Suzuki. HRs—Cruz, Overbay, N.Cruz, E.Cruz, Bloomquist. SB—Olivo. CS—Krynzel, Spiezio. SF—Jenkins, Reed.

MilwaukeeIPHRERBBSO
Davis243300
Wise W, 1-0231102
De La Rosa210004
Kieschnick111110
Eveland110010
Novinsky123311
SeattleIPHRERBBSO
Madritsch353321
Huber L, 0-1252201
Thornton1 2/3 44421
Oldham 1/3 00000
Reichert2 0/0 55510

HBP—by Kieschnick (Olivo). WP—Huber. PB—Rivera.

T—3:10. A—5,203.

College

Dallas Baptist 5, Gonzaga 4

Dallas Baptist003000110581
Gonzaga0031000004101

Wilson, Rowland (3), Plilfer (6), Sparks (8) and Thornton; McEwen, Albrecht (7), Williams (9) and Thibault. W–Pliler (2-1). L–McEwen (0-1). S–Sparks (2).

HITS: Dallas Baptist– Montgomery 2, Holder 2, Goldschmeding, Burgess, Magness, Throton. Gonzaga–Holcomb 2, Campbell 3, Thibault, Carlson, Culpepper, Adala, McGuiness. 2B–Goldschmedin, Thornton, Culpepper. 3B–Montgomery. HR–Montgomery (3).

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Boston3129.517
Philadelphia2931.4832
New Jersey2634.4335
New York2534.4245 1/2
Toronto2535.4176
SoutheastWLPctGB
Miami4616.742
Washington3325.56911
Orlando3127.53413
Charlotte1245.21131 1/2
Atlanta1048.17234
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit3622.621
Cleveland3127.5345
Chicago3027.5265 1/2
Indiana2930.4927 1/2
Milwaukee2434.41412

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
San Antonio4613.780
Dallas3920.6617
Houston3425.57612
Memphis3425.57612
New Orleans1346.22033
NorthwestWLPctGB
Seattle4117.707
Denver3129.51711
Minnesota3030.50012
Portland2236.37919
Utah2039.33921 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix4614.767
Sacramento3724.6079 1/2
L.A. Lakers3028.51715
L.A. Clippers2634.43320
Golden State1841.30527 1/2

Monday’s Games

Miami 108, Philadelphia 100

Chicago 90, Milwaukee 85

Dallas 113, Toronto 105

Denver 111, Portland 98

Memphis 105, L.A. Clippers 102

Tuesday’s Games

Orlando at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 6 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

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

Nuggets 111, Trail Blazers 98

PORTLAND (98)

Miles 7-15 2-5 16, Abdur-Rahim 7-12 1-1 15, Przybilla 2-3 3-3 7, Stoudamire 9-17 2-2 24, Telfair 2-8 2-2 6, Outlaw 3-11 1-1 7, Ratliff 2-5 5-5 9, Khryapa 3-7 0-0 6, Frahm 3-3 0-0 8. Totals 38-81 16-19 98.

DENVER (111)

Martin 3-8 1-1 7, Anthony 9-18 5-6 23, Elson 6-9 3-4 15, D.Johnson 2-6 2-2 6, Miller 3-5 4-4 10, Buckner 4-5 4-4 16, Boykins 4-12 1-1 10, Person 8-15 0-0 18, Najera 0-7 3-4 3, Russell 1-4 0-0 3, Pope 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 40-93 23-26 111.

Portland2624242498
Denver31253421111

3-Point Goals—Portland 6-13 (Stoudamire 4-8, Frahm 2-2, Abdur-Rahim 0-1, Khryapa 0-1, Telfair 0-1), Denver 8-14 (Buckner 4-4, Person 2-4, Boykins 1-1, Russell 1-3, Anthony 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 52 (Ratliff, Khryapa 8), Denver 50 (Najera 8). Assists—Portland 27 (Telfair 9), Denver 33 (Boykins 8). Total Fouls—Portland 24, Denver 18. Technicals—Portland Defensive Three Second, Abdur-Rahim, Przybilla 2, Denver Defensive Three Second, Elson, Martin, Najera. Ejected—Przybilla. A—18,707. (18,227).

Heat 108, 76ers 100

Philadelphia (100)—Korver 3-4 1-1 8, Webber 4-13 1-2 10, Dalembert 8-14 5-6 21, Iverson 8-19 8-10 27, Iguodala 3-5 1-2 7, McKie 0-0 0-0 0, Rogers 2-4 5-6 9, Jackson 2-5 0-0 4, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Salmons 1-2 0-0 3, Green 4-8 3-3 11, Ollie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-76 24-30 100.

Miami (108)—E.Jones 0-5 0-1 0, Haslem 6-8 0-0 12, O’Neal 11-14 3-8 25, D.Jones 3-10 0-0 8, Wade 7-14 18-23 32, Anderson 5-7 2-2 13, Doleac 1-5 0-0 2, Dooling 4-5 2-2 11, Laettner 2-3 0-0 4, Mourning 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 39-71 26-38 108.

Philadelphia27232129100
Miami31322817108

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 6-14 (Iverson 3-6, Korver 1-1, Webber 1-1, Salmons 1-2, Davis 0-1, Green 0-3), Miami 4-13 (D.Jones 2-7, Anderson 1-1, Dooling 1-1, E.Jones 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 40 (Webber 7), Miami 51 (Haslem 10). Assists—Philadelphia 17 (Iverson 6), Miami 23 (Wade 7). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 25, Miami 22. Technicals—Philadelphia Defensive Three Second 2, Dalembert, Miami Defensive Three Second, Mourning 2. Ejected—Mourning. A—20,261 (19,600).

Bulls 90, Bucks 85

Milwaukee (85)—J.Smith 2-8 5-8 9, Mason 6-9 1-2 13, Gadzuric 3-4 0-1 6, Redd 10-20 6-6 26, M.Williams 2-9 0-0 5, Pachulia 2-4 1-2 5, Strickland 5-8 1-2 13, Kukoc 3-5 1-2 8, Fizer 0-5 0-2 0, Booth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 15-25 85.

Chicago (90)—Nocioni 5-7 2-4 13, Davis 3-7 0-0 6, Curry 6-11 4-4 16, Hinrich 6-16 4-5 17, Duhon 4-8 2-2 13, Piatkowski 2-2 0-0 5, Chandler 0-2 1-2 1, Gordon 5-16 1-2 11, Harrington 2-4 4-4 8. Totals 33-73 18-23 90.

Milwaukee2217182885
Chicago2124202590

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-11 (Strickland 2-3, Kukoc 1-3, M.Williams 1-3, Redd 0-2), Chicago 6-16 (Duhon 3-5, Piatkowski 1-1, Nocioni 1-2, Hinrich 1-4, Gordon 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 44 (J.Smith 12), Chicago 50 (Nocioni 8). Assists—Milwaukee 24 (M.Williams 8), Chicago 25 (Duhon 10). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Chicago 23. Technicals—Milwaukee coach Porter, Chicago coach Skiles. A—20,042. (21,711).

Mavericks 113, Raptors 105

Toronto (105)—Bosh 5-11 3-4 13, Peterson 7-10 9-11 23, Araujo 2-4 0-0 4, Rose 6-14 2-2 16, Alston 4-10 3-3 12, Marshall 2-2 0-0 5, Bonner 6-10 1-1 13, Palacio 8-15 3-5 19, Sow 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-77 21-26 105.

Dallas (113)—Van Horn 8-13 1-1 19, Howard 10-18 1-1 22, Bradley 1-1 0-0 2, Daniels 13-30 6-6 32, Terry 8-15 6-6 23, Henderson 4-5 1-2 9, Harris 2-7 0-0 4, Armstrong 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 46-90 17-18 113.

Toronto28252329105
Dallas32252729113

3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-13 (Rose 2-5, Marshall 1-1, Alston 1-4, Peterson 0-1, Bonner 0-2), Dallas 4-15 (Van Horn 2-3, Howard 1-1, Terry 1-7, Armstrong 0-1, Harris 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 43 (Bosh 8), Dallas 44 (Henderson 11). Assists—Toronto 18 (Alston 7), Dallas 17 (Terry 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 20, Dallas 15. A—19,509 (19,200).

Grizzlies 105, Clippers 102

Memphis (105)—Battier 3-8 7-8 14, Cardinal 6-12 6-7 20, Wright 8-12 7-7 23, Miller 6-9 3-5 17, Williams 4-8 2-3 12, Watson 1-6 1-2 3, Posey 3-10 2-2 10, Humphrey 1-3 0-0 2, Emmett 0-0 0-0 0, Tsakalidis 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 33-70 30-36 105.

L.A. Clippers (102)—Simmons 9-18 0-0 19, Brand 8-11 1-2 17, Kaman 0-1 0-0 0, Maggette 11-18 13-16 37, Brunson 4-9 0-0 9, Wilcox 1-2 0-0 2, Chalmers 1-3 0-0 3, Moore 1-5 2-2 4, Ross 4-6 1-2 9, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Rebraca 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 40-76 17-22 102.

Memphis29163327105
L.A. Clippers25252131102

3-Point Goals—Memphis 9-22 (Miller 2-3, Williams 2-4, Cardinal 2-5, Posey 2-6, Battier 1-2, Watson 0-2), L.A. Clippers 5-10 (Maggette 2-3, Chalmers 1-1, Simmons 1-3, Brunson 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 33 (Battier 6), L.A. Clippers 51 (Moore 8). Assists—Memphis 20 (Williams, Miller, Cardinal 5), L.A. Clippers 28 (Brunson 8). Total Fouls—Memphis 23, L.A. Clippers 29. Technical—Maggette. A—15,754 (18,964).

College men

Old Dominion 73, Va. Commonwealth 66, OT

Niagara 81, Rider 59

Akron 78, E. Michigan 66

Bowling Green 75, Ball St. 73

Buffalo 73, N. Illinois 66

Kent St. 91, Cent. Michigan 60

Ohio 72, Marshall 66

Oakland, Mich. 56, Chicago St. 53

Oral Roberts 80, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 69

Florida A&M 80, Howard 56

Morgan St. 77, Md.-Eastern Shore 56

Creighton 75, SW Missouri St. 57

Denver 77, W. Kentucky 68

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Illinois (48)29-11,7251
2. NCarlina (22)26-31,7012
3. Wake Forest26-41,5964
4. Kentucky23-41,4453
5. Duke22-51,3936
6. Louisville26-41,3509
7. Boston Coll24-31,2865
8. Arizona25-51,19211
9. Kansas22-51,1347
10. Oklhma St.21-61,0678
11. Gonzaga24-41,05412
12. Connecticut21-61,02115
13. Michgn St.22-591914
14. Washington24-589510
15. Utah25-469716
16. Syracuse24-664813
17. Oklahoma23-663020
18. Pacific25-258317
19. Villanova21-655219
20. Alabama23-645621
21. Cincinnati24-633322
22. Pittsburgh20-728824
23. Wisconsin20-726023
24. Nevada24-514925
25. Charlotte21-611218

Others receiving votes: Florida 96, LSU 58, S. Illinois 43, Texas 28, Wis.-Milwaukee 9, Georgia Tech 5, New Mexico 5, Texas A&M 4, UCLA 3, Holy Cross 2, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 2, Winthrop 2, Minnesota 1, Ohio St. 1, Old Dominion 1, Penn 1, Texas Tech 1, UTEP 1, Vermont 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Illinois (21)29-17611
2. N.Carolina (10)26-37542
3. Wake Forest26-47044
4. Kentucky23-46563
5. Duke22-56226
6. Louisville26-46029
7. Boston College24-35935
8. Arizona25-553111
9. Kansas22-55037
10. Michigan. St22-546912
11. Oklahoma St21-64618
12. Gonzaga24-4436t13
13. Washington24-541410
14. Connecticut21-637916
15. Utah25-435515
16. Pacific25-228817
17. Oklahoma23-627420
18. Syracuse24-6269t13
19. Alabama23-622819
20. Cincinnati24-618021
21. Villanova21-615122
22. Wisconsin20-712223
23. Pittsburgh20-79724
24. Charlotte21-68518
25. Florida20-742NR

Others receiving votes: Nevada 25; Southern Illinois 17; Holy Cross 12; New Mexico 9; Texas 9; Wisconsin-Milwaukee 8; Saint Mary’s 6; LSU 5; Old Dominion 3; Texas Tech 3; Minnesota 1; Texas-El Paso 1.

Pac-10 All-Conference Team

NameSchoolPosYear
Ike DioguArizona St.F/CJr.
Chaning FryeArizonCSr
Dan GrunfeldStanfordGJr
Chris HernandezStanfordGJr
Thomas KelatiWashington St.GSr
David LucasOregon St.FSr
Nate RobinsonWashingtonGJr
Tre SimmonsWashingtonGSr
Salim StoudamireArizonaGSr
Dijon ThompsonUCLAG/FSr

Honorable mention—Hassan Adams, Arizona, F, Jr; Aaron Brooks, Oregon, G, Soph; Will Conroy, Washington, G, Sr; Nick DeWitz, Oregon St., F, Jr; Jordan Farmar, UCLA, G, Fr; Matt Haryasz, Stanford, F, Jr; Brandon Roy, Washington, G, Jr.

All-freshmen team—Arron Afflalo, UCLA, G; Jordan Farmar, UCLA, G; Malik Hairston, Oregon, G; Gabe Pruitt, USC, G; Bryce Taylor, Oregon, G. Honorable mention — Robbie Cowgill, Washington St. C; Sasa Cuic, Oregon St, F/C; Derrick Low, Washington St., G; Josh Ship, UCLA, G/F; Joel Smith, Washington, G/F; Nick Young, USC, G/F.

Player of the year—Ike Diogu, Arizona St. Freshman of the year—Jordan Farmar, UCLA. Coach of the year—Lorenzo Romar, Washington.

Big West Conference Team

NameSchoolPosYear
First team
Ian BoylanCal St. NorthridgeG/FSr
David DoubleyPacificGSr
Nate HarrisUtah St.FJr
Christian MarakerPacificFJr
Spencer NelsonUtah StFSr
Guillaume YangoPacificF/CSr
Second team
Jaycee CarrollUtah StGFr
Ralphy HolmesCal St. FullertonFSr
Dandrick JonesIdahoFSr
Yaphett KingCal St FullertonFSr
Davin WhiteCal St. NorthridgeGSr

Honorable mention—Bobby Brown, Cal St. Fullerton, G, Soph; Jamaal Brown, Cal St. Fullerton, F, Jr; Aaron Fitzgerald, UC Irvine, G, Jr; Jibril Hodges, Long Beach St., G, Jr; Jasko Korajkic, Pacific, F, Sr; Anton Lyons, Idaho, F, Sr; Marko Mihailovic, Pacific, G, Sr; Tyler Newton, Pacific, C, Sr; Chrismen Oliver, UC Santa Barbara, G, Sr; Ross Schraeder, UC Irvine, G, Jr; Tanoris Shepard, Idaho, G, Sr.

All-freshman team—Jaycee Carroll, Utah St., G; Calvin Chitwood, Cal St. Northridge, F; Larry Cunningham, UC Riverside, G; Alex Harris, UC Santa Barbara, G; Jonathan Heard, Cal St. Northridge, G/F; Dawin Whiten, Cal Poly

Player of the year—David Doubley, Pacific. Freshman of the year—Jaycee Carroll, Utah St. Coach of the year—Bob Thomason, Pacific.

College women

Temple 70, George Washington 62

North Carolina 88, Duke 67

Connecticut 67, Notre Dame 54

Rutgers 64, Villanova 59

Michigan St. 55, Minnesota 49

Wis.-Green Bay 58, Wright St. 48

Oral Roberts 43, W. Illinois 37

UMKC 56, Oakland, Mich. 53

Florida A&M 81, Morgan St. 64

S. Carolina St. 70, N. Carolina A&T 60

Stanford 56, Arizona St. 42

Louisiana-Monroe 72, Nicholls St. 68

McNeese St. 78, Texas St. 71, OT

Northwestern St. 51, Texas-San Antonio 48

Texas-Arlington 75, Stephen F.Austin 45

Louisiana-Lafayette 61, Arkansas St. 49

Middle Tennessee 65, W. Kentucky 61

AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Stanford28-21,0892
2. LSU29-21,0591
3. Tennessee26-41,0225
4. NCarolina26-39714
5.Duke28-39096
6.Baylor24-38947
7. Michigan27038718
8. Ohio St.28-48293
9. Rutgers24-58139
10. Notre Dame26-473010
11. Texas20-764611
12. Minnesota24-662315
13. Connecticut21-757614
14. Texas Tech21-651813
15. Temple26-348516
16. DePaul25-442612
17. Kansas St21-640217
18. Iowa St.22-532720
19. Vanderbilt22-732218
20. N Carlina St21-721519
21. Georgia22-920621
22. Penn St19-1015223
23. Boston Coll19-99122
24. Green Bay26-38-
25. TCU23-966

Others receiving votes: Maryland 62, New Mexico 52, Arizona St. 44, Florida St. 35, Gonzaga 32, Virginia 28, George Washington 12, Southern Cal 10, Villanova 7, Louisville 6, Houston 5, Utah 5, Oregon 4, Iowa.

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

Big West Conference Team

NameSchoolPosYear
First team
Kristen MannUC Santa BarbaraFSr
Emilhy FaurholtIdahoPJr
Aisha Hollans Long Beach StGSr
Leilani MitchellIdahoGSo
Kemie NkeleUC RiversideFFr
Ofa TulikihihifoCal St NorthridgeFJr
Second team
Mia FisherUC Santa BarbaraGSr
Petra GlaserLong Beach StCSr
C. McCutcheonLong Beach StGJr
Angie NedUC IrvineFSo
Brandy RichardsonUC Santa BarbaraFSr

Honorable mention—Ali Aird, Utah St, C, Jr; Jessica Eggleston, Cal Poly, G, Soph; Agy Frankovits, UC Riverside, F, Sr; LaJoyce King, Cal St. Northridge, G/F, Soph; Casandra Reeves, UC Riverside, G, Sr; Taylor Richards, Utah St. G, Fr; Tina Sanerivi, Pacific, C, Jr; Heather Thoelke, Idaho, W, Sr; Brittany Tressler, Utah St. F, Soph, Charlee Underwood, Cal St Fulerton, G/F, Soph; Candic Wilson, Long Beach St., G, Sr. All-freshman team—Kemie Nkele, UC Riverside, F; Katie Holloway, Cal St. Northridge, C; Taylor Richards, Utah St., G; Jeannie Saunders, Long Beach St, G; Jessica Wilson, G. Player of the rear—Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara. Freshman of the year—Kemie Nkele, UC Riverside. Coach of the year—Tammy Holder, Cal State Northridge

HOCKEY

WHL

Tuesday Games

Brandon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7:30 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.

MISCELLANY

Sullivan Award

Finalists for the James E. Sullivan Award, which has gone annually since 1930 to the athlete judged to be the top amateur athlete in the United States:

Michael Phelps, swimming; Carly Patterson, gymnastics; Paul Hamm, gymnastics; Matt Leinart, football; Elisha Au, karate; Natalie Coughlin, swimming; Steven Lopez, taekwondo; Cael Sanderson, wrestling; Andre Ward, boxing Jeremy Wariner, track and field

TENNIS

College men

UC SAN DIEGO 9, GONZAGA 0. No. 1 Singles–Bryan Swatt (UCSD) def. Dru Ernst 6-2, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles– Molden- Spector (UCSD) def. Ernst-Reid Aruthur 8-5.

College women

PACIFIC 7, GONZAGA 0. No. 1 Singles–Vana Mrazovic (Pac) def. Amanda Becker 6-3, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles–Mrazovic- Heil (Pac) def. Angela Fry-Sirrah Wiliams 8-2.

MOVES

BASEBALL

National League

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Assigned RHP Seth Greisinger, RHP Chad Durbin, RHP Luis Pineda, RHP Josh Karp, LHP Micah Bowie, LHP Bill Bray, C Drew McMillian, INF Rick Short, INF Jared Sandberg, OF Brandon Watson and INF-OF Phil Hiatt to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MIAMI HEAT—Placed C Wang Zhi-Zhi on the injured list. Activated G Steve Smith from the injured list.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed G Anthony Goldwire. Placed C Daniel Santiago on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed DE Chike Okeafor to a five-year contract. Re-signed RB Troy Hambrick to a two-year contract.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed S Rich Coady and PK Todd Peterson. Re-signed KR-PR Allen Rossum.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agreed to terms with CB Samari Rolle on a six-year contract.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed OT Fred Miller to a five-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed RB Rudi Johnson to a one-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed S Kenoy Kennedy and TE Marcus Pollard.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed DE Kevin Carter to a five-year contract. Released WR David Boston.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed FB Patrick Pass. Named Pete Mangurian tight ends coach.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed S Dwight Smith to a five-year contract.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Re-signed CB Willie Williams to a two-year contract.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed A.J. Smith, general manager, to a three-year contract extension through the 2009 season.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Agreed to terms with RB Mike Sellers.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
76ERS 4.5 Warriors
CAVALIERS 5 Magic
KNICKS NL Wizards
BUCKS 8.5 Hawks
T’WOLVES 9.5 Bobcats
SPURS NL Nets
JAZZ 3.5 Pacers
KINGS NL Grizzlies
SONICS 4.5 Rockets
LAKERS 5 Clippers

College basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
BROWN PK Yale
Penn 1 PRINCETON
WISC-MILW 10 Detroit
Hawaii 8.5 San Jose St
Tulsa 3 Boise St
Montana 2 Montana St
PORTLAND ST 7.5 Weber St

Home team in capital letters.