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Baseball
MLB Spring Training
Mariners 7, Rangers 6
| Seattle | 000 | 340 | 000 | — | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Texas | 203 | 000 | 010 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Franklin, Kida (5), Sherrill (6), Atchison (8) and Wilson, W.Gonzalez; Young, Hughes (5), Brocail (6), Montero (8), Shouse (9) and Laird, Waldron. W—Franklin, 1-1. L—Hughes, 1-1. Sv—Atchison (1). HRs—Texas, Hidalgo 2 (4), Soriano.
Mets 7, Tigers 6
| N.Y. (N) | 100 | 302 | 001 | — | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit | 000 | 200 | 130 | — | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Benson, Aybar (5), Stewart (7), Padilla (8), Hernandez (9) and Castro, Hietpas (7); Robertson, James (4), Creek (5), Rodney (6), Urbina (7), Farnsworth (8), Percival (9) and Wilson, S.Martinez (6). W—Padilla, 2-0. L—Percival, 0-1. Sv—Hernandez (1). HRs—New York, Garcia (2), Diaz. Detroit, White (2).
Twins 4, Red Sox 2
| Boston | 001 | 100 | 000 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 120 | 001 | 00x | — | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Clement, Mantei (5), Embree (6), Timlin (7), Mendoza (8) and Mirabelli, Wooten; Lohse, Romero (4), Durbin (5), Eyre (6), Nitkowski (7), Bowyer (8), Rowland-Smith (9) and Mauer, Miller, Bowen. W—Lohse, 1-0. L—Clement, 0-1. Sv—Rowland-Smith (1). HR—Minnesota, Bartlett.
Blue Jays 5, Devil Rays 0
| Toronto | 000 | 301 | 010 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Bush, League (5), Arnold (7), Miller (8), Batista (9) and Quiroz, Huckaby (7); Bell, Hendrickson (4), McClung (7) and LaForest. W—Bush, 1-0. L—Hendrickson, 0-2.
Indians 10, Reds 1
| Cleveland | 521 | 000 | 002 | — | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 000 | 000 | 001 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Elarton, Rhodes (5), Watkins (6), Cabrera (8), Bartosh (9) and Bard, Wathan; Belisle, Mercker (2), Graves (4), Weather (6), Fernandez (8), Valentine (9) and LaRue, Estalella. W—Elarton, 2-0. L—Belisle, 0-1. HRs—Cleveland, Morban, Kinkade.
Yankees 8, Astros 2
| N.Y. (A) | 000 | 003 | 203 | — | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Houston | 000 | 000 | 20x | — | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Johnson, Wang (5), Quantrill (7), Gordon (8), Proctor (9) and Posado, Parrish; Burba, Norton (5), Harville (6), Gallo (7), Driskill (8) and Ausmus, Chavez. W—Wang, 2-0. L—Harville, 0-2. HRs—New York, Posada, Porter.
Dodgers 7, Marlins 2
| Florida | 001 | 000 | 010 | — | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| L.A. (N) | 500 | 001 | 10x | — | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Walrond, Jones (3), Alfonseca (5), Crowell (6), Miadich (7), Messenger (8) and DiFelica, Treanor (6), Willingham (8); Lowe, Brooks (6), Lopez (8) and Bako, Navarro (6). W—Lowe, 1-0. L—Walrond, 2-1. HRs—Los Angeles, Kent, Nakamura.
Nationals 11, Orioles 4
| Balt. (ss) | 002 | 000 | 200 | — | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Wash. | 000 | 090 | 02x | — | 11 | 9 | 3 |
Bauer, Maine (5), Fiore (5), Borkowski (6), Penn (7), Rakers (8) and Gil, McDonald (7), Whiteside (8); Loaiza, Osuna (6), Eischen (7), Ayala (8), Cordero (9) and Schneider, Osik (6). W—Loaiza, 1-0. L—Maine, 0-1. HR—Baltimore, Bigbie (2).
Phillies 9, Pirates 7
| Pittsburgh | 200 | 004 | 010 | — | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil. | 601 | 010 | 10x | — | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Fogg, Duke (4), Roa (7), White (8) and Cota, Doumit; Lidle, Telemaco (5), Franco (7), Cormier (8), Wagner (9) and Lieberthal, Ruiz. W—Lidle, 1-1. L—Fogg, 0-1. Sv—Wagner (1). HRs—Pittsburgh, Wigginton, Castillo. Philadelphia, Abreu, Burrell 2 (3), Perez.
Cardinals 7, Braves 3
| Atlanta | 100 | 020 | 000 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| St.L (ss) | 001 | 112 | 11x | — | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Hampton, Boyer (5), Vasquez (7), Childers (8) and Perez, Boscan; Mulder, Tavarez (6), Isringhausen (7), Mercado (8), Borland (9) and Molina, McKay. W—Tavarez, 1-0. L—Boyer, 0-1. HRs—Atlanta, Hampton. St. Louis, Mabry (2), Moylan.
Orioles 5, Cardinals 3
| St.L (ss) | 000 | 001 | 200 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Balt. (ss) | 110 | 210 | 00x | — | 5 | 9 | 0 |
An.Reyes, Flores (4), Gissell (6), Journell (7), File (8) and Diaz, Mahoney (6); Bedard, Rodriguez (5), Saunders (7), Parrish (8) and Fasano, Marsters (7). W—Bedard, 1-0. L—An.Reyes, 0-1. HRs—St. Louis, Rolen. Baltimore, Sosa (2).
Angels 3, Cubs 2
| Chi. (N) | 000 | 002 | 000 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| L.A. (A) | 000 | 003 | 00x | — | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Zambrano, Guzman (5), Ohman (6), Borowski (7), Fox (8) and Blanco and Kopitzke; Lackey, Shields (4), Rodriguez (5), Santana (6), Gregg (8) and Nieves, Gregorio. W—Santana, 2-0. L—Guzman, 0-1. Sv—Gregg (1).
White Sox 9, Rockies 8
| Colorado | 000 | 002 | 330 | — | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Chicago (A) | 010 | 010 | 142 | — | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Francis, Simpson (5), Speier (6), Dohmann (7), Esposito (8), Randall (8), Coggin (9) and Closser, Ardoin; Hernandez, Takatsu (5), Sanders (6), Honel (7), Meaux (7), Smith (9) and Widger, Molina. W—Smith, 1-0. L—Coggin, 0-1. HR—Colorado, Garabito.
Athletics 3, Diamondbacks 0
| Arizona (ss) | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oakland (ss) | 000 | 012 | 00x | — | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Estes, Peterson (6), Cormier (7), Nance (8) and Snyder, Avalan; Haren, Rheinecker (5), Cruz (7), Duchscherer (8), Street (9) and Kendall, Brown. W—Rheinecker, 1-0. L—Estes, 0-3. Sv—Street (1). HR—Oakland, Byrnes (3).
D’backs 15, Brewers 11
| Ariz. (ss) | 000 | 101 | 526 | — | 15 | 21 | 1 |
| Mil. | 301 | 001 | 600 | — | 11 | 17 | 2 |
Halsey, Tolar (4), Medders (5), Stockman (6), Gonzalez (7), Cannon (7), Daigle (9) and Hill, Stinnett (6); Santos, Helling (4), Bennett (6), Pratt (7), Kieschnick (8), Beltran (9), Pena (9), Paronto (9) and Moeller, Mosquera (6), Johnson (7). W—Cannon, 1-0. L—Beltran, 0-1. HRs—Arizona, Terrero, Abercrombie, Myers.
Padres 5, Athletics 1
| Oak. (ss) | 001 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego | 000 | 202 | 01x | — | 5 | 13 | 1 |
Blanton, Meyer (5), Harikkala (8) and Melhuse, Suzuki (7); Peavy, Dawley (4), Seanez (6), Hoffman (7), Falkenborg (8), Patterson (9) and Ojeda, Hernandez (7). W—Dawley, 2-0. L—Blanton, 0-2.
Royals 3, Giants 3 (10)
| K.C. | 000 | 300 | 000 | 0 | — | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| S.F. | 300 | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Hernandez, Bautista (5), Carrasco (7), Burgos (9), Ramirez (10) and Buck, Tupman; Valdez, Kinney (4), Christiansen (5), Burres (6), Villafuerte (7), Correia (9), Simon (10) and Matheny, Torrealba. HRs—Kansas City, Guiel, Brown (3), Gotay (4).
College
Non-conference
Northern Colorado 4, WSU 3
| UNC | 120 | 010 | 000 | — | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| WSU | 000 | 000 | 300 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Linn, Pearson (7), Garr (9) and Ray; Jays.Miller, Oye (5), Renkert (9) and Everett. W—Linn (1-1). L—Jays.Miller (0-3). Sv—Garr (1).
HITS: Northern Colorado—Symons, Ray 2, Chacon, Brockman 2. Washington State—Rubin, Jay.Miller, Everett, Kimbrel. 2B—Ray, Brockman 2, Jay.Miller, Everett, Kimbrel. HR—Ray (4).
CC Spokane 6-8, Prairie 1-2
| PBA | 000 | 100 | 000 | — | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| CCS | 012 | 201 | 00x | — | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Cuthheson, Bultitude (7) and Copot; Flett, Harmon (4), Farden (9) and Gizynski. W—Harmon (1-1). L—Cuthheson.
HITS: Prairie Academy—Cooper, Ewart 2, Macdonald 2, Davis, Fay 2, Greeno. CC Spokane—Winston 3, Scarpelli, Santschi, Mertens 2, Gizynski, Campo 2, Whiteside. 2B—Winston, Scarpelli, Gizynski, Campo. 3B—Santschi.
| PBA | 000 | 020 | 000 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| CCS | 000 | 031 | 04x | — | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Pelech, Ellis (6) and Davis; Byers, Moore (4), Bertholf (7), VanSickle (9) and Therrien, Gizynski (5). W—Moore (1-0). L—Pelech.
HITS: Prairie Academy—Ewart, Macdonald 2, Fay. CC Spokane—Winston 2, Webb, Scarpelli, Campo, Gizynski, Santschi. 2B—Winston. HR—Macdonald.
Basketball
College men
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Coast Conference
Championship
Duke 69, Georgia Tech 64
Big Ten Conference
Championship
Illinois 54, Wisconsin 43
Big Twelve Conference
Championship
Oklahoma St. 72, Texas Tech 68
Southeastern Conference
Championship
Florida 70, Kentucky 53
Southland Conference
Championship
SE Louisiana 49, Northwestern St. 42
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Championship
Alabama A&M 72, Alabama St. 53
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 13, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Illinois (31) | 32-1 | 775 | 1 |
| 2. Duke | 25-5 | 716 | 5 |
| 3. North Carolina | 27-4 | 708 | 2 |
| 4. Louisville | 29-4 | 651 | 6 |
| 5. Kentucky | 25-5 | 614 | 4 |
| 6. Wake Forest | 26-5 | 612 | 3 |
| 7. Washington | 27-5 | 562 | 13 |
| 8. Oklahoma State | 24-6 | 560 | 11 |
| 9. Arizona | 27-6 | 501 | 8 |
| 10. Kansas | 23-6 | 468 | 9 |
| 11. Gonzaga | 25-4 | 464 | 12 |
| 12.Boston College | 24-4 | 439 | 7 |
| 13. Syracuse | 27-6 | 426 | 18 |
| 14. Connecticut | 22-7 | 350 | 14 |
| 15. Michigan State | 22-6 | 343 | 10 |
| 16. Oklahoma | 24-7 | 293 | 17 |
| 17. Utah | 27-5 | 250 | 15 |
| 18. Florida | 23-7 | 219 | 25 |
| 19. Wisconsin | 22-8 | 204 | 22 |
| 20. Pacific | 26-3 | 202 | 16 |
| 21. Alabama | 24-7 | 162 | 19 |
| 22. Villanova | 22-7 | 129 | 21 |
| 23. Cincinnati | 24-7 | 110 | 20 |
| 24. Texas Tech | 20-10 | 70 | NR |
| 25. Georgia Tech | 19-11 | 55 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 41; Charlotte 27; New Mexico 21; Nevada 14; LSU 13; Wisconsin-Milwaukee 13; Texas 11; West Virginia 11; Old Dominion 7; Minnesota 6; Southern Illinois 6; Texas-El Paso 6; Creighton 3; Iowa 3; North Carolina State 3; George Washington 2; St. Mary’s, Cal. 2; Memphis 1; Ohio 1; Vermont 1.
NIT
All Times PST
Opening Round
Wednesday, March 16
Davidson (21-8) at Virginia Commonwealth (19-12), 4:30 p.m.
CS Fullerton (19-10) at Oregon State (17-14), 7 p.m.
Rice (19-11) at Southwest Missouri State (18-12), 5:05 p.m.
Denver (20-10) at San Francisco (16-13), 7 p.m.
Kent State (20-12) at Western Kentucky (21-8), 6 p.m.
Houston (18-13) at Wichita State (20-9), 5:05 p.m.
Drexel (17-11) at Buffalo (22-9), 4 p.m.
Hofstra (21-8) at Saint Joseph’s (19-11), 4 p.m.
First Round
Monday, March 14
Western Michigan (19-12) at Marquette (19-11), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, March 15
Holy Cross (24-6) at Notre Dame (17-11), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Miami (16-12) at South Carolina (15-13), 4:30 p.m.
Temple (16-13) at Virginia Tech (15-13), 5 p.m.
DePaul (19-10) at Missouri (16-16), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, March 16
Texas Christian (19-13) at Miami (Ohio) (19-10), 4 p.m.
Boston U. (20-8) at Georgetown (17-12), 4:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt (18-13) at Indiana (15-13), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Clemson (16-15) at Texas A&M (19-9), 5:30 p.m.
Oral Roberts (25-7) at Maryland (16-12), 6 p.m.
Northeastern (21-9) at Memphis (19-15), 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 17
Arizona State (18-13) at UNLV (16-13), 8:59 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dates TBA
Rice-Southwest Missouri State winner vs. Davidson-Virginia Commonwealth winner, TBA
CS Fullerton-Oregon State winner vs. Denver-San Francisco winner, TBA
Kent State-Western Kentucky winner vs. Houston-Wichita State winner, TBA
Drexel-Buffalo winner vs. Hofstra-Saint Joseph’s winner, TBA
College women
WNIT
All Times PST
First Round
Wednesday, March 16
Tulsa at Texas A&M
BYU at Gonzaga
Illinois at Indiana State
Xavier at Western Kentucky
Thursday, March 17
SMU at Southwest Missouri State
Mississippi State at Arkansas State
Nebraska at Marquette
Florida at South Florida
St. John’s at Delaware
Friday, March 18
Fresno State at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
UNLV at Arkansas
Creighton at Iowa
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky
Villanova at Chattanooga
Charlotte at Wake Forest
Maine at West Virginia
Football
AFL
All Times PST
Sunday’s Games
Chicago 48, Grand Rapids 45
Tampa Bay 59, Arizona 56
Orlando 63, New Orleans 52
Dallas 52, Austin 28
Friday, March 18
Dallas (5-2) at Los Angeles (4-2), 7:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids (1-5) at San Jose (3-3), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19
Orlando (5-2) at Georgia (5-2), 4 p.m.
New York (5-1) at Austin (2-5), 5:30 p.m.
Las Vegas (4-3) at Arizona (1-6), 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
Tampa Bay (4-2) at Philadelphia (2-5), 9 a.m.
New Orleans (5-2) at Chicago (4-3), 9 a.m.
Columbus (1-5) at Colorado (4-2), noon
Hockey
WHL
Eastern Conference
East Division
y-Brandon 43-20-5-1 (92 points)
x-Saskatoon 35-22-6-6 (82)
x-Prince Albert 29-31-5-4 (67)
Moose Jaw 13-45-10-1 (37)
Regina 11-49-4-6 (32)
Central Division
x-Medicine Hat 42-21-4-2 (90 points)
x-Lethbridge 38-18-12-1 (89)
x-Calgary 33-23-9-5 (80)
x-Red Deer 34-24-6-4 (78)
Swift Current 22-37-6-3 (53)
Western Conference
B.C. Division
x-Kelowna 43-12-12-2 (100 points)
x-Kootenay 44-15-7-3 (98)
x-Vancouver 32-29-4-4 (72)
Kamloops 25-36-7-2 (59)
Prince George 25-39-3-1 (54)
U.S. Division
y-Seattle 42-22-2-2 (88 points)
x-Everett 32-26-8-2 (74)
x-Portland 31-27-5-5- (72)
Tri-City 25-33-7-3 (60)
Spokane 24-35-8-2 (58)
x—clinched playoff berth.
y—clinched division.
Sunday’s Results
Kootenay 4, Calgary 2
Medicine Hat 8, Regina 1
Everett 3, Portland 1
Seattle 6, Spokane 0
Monday’s Games
No Games Scheduled.
Tuesday’s Games
Swift Current at Prince Albert
Lethbridge at Red Deer
Prince George at Vancouver
Wednesday’s Games
Moose Jaw vs. Brandon at Winnipeg
Seattle at Everett
Prince George at Kelowna
Red Deer at Medicine Hat
Swift Current at Saskatoon
Portland at Spokane
Kootenay at Tri-City
Auto racing
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, $428,066. 2. (10) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 267, $244,800. 3. (5) Kurt Busch, Ford, 267, $249,125. 4. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, $197,911. 5. (42) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, $179,486. 6. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, $139,600. 7. (15) Casey Mears, Dodge, 267, $139,083. 8. (8) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, $151,111. 9. (1) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 267, $148,511. 10. (23) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, $147,891.
11. (16) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Chevrolet, 267, $117,908. 12. (21) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 267, $129,283. 13. (29) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 267, $106,100. 14. (20) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, $104,025. 15. (22) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 267, $105,925. 16. (18) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 267, $94,925. 17. (24) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, $118,970. 18. (13) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 267, $125,683. 19. (12) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 267, $112,583. 20. (26) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 267, $117,220.
21. (36) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 266, $115,439. 22. (17) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 266, $84,425. 23. (39) Jeff Green, Dodge, 266, $115,061. 24. (30) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 266, $85,950. 25. (35) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 266, $95,958. 26. (6) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 266, $90,900. 27. (28) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 266, $98,947. 28. (37) John Andretti, Ford, 265, $77,900. 29. (2) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 265, $117,691. 30. (19) Mark Martin, Ford, 243, $95,950.
31. (4) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 243, $85,250. 32. (41) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 237, out, $77,050. 33. (40) Hermie Sadler, Ford, 226, out, $77,800. 34. (14) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 225, $76,650. 35. (25) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 219, $104,358. 36. (38) Randy LaJoie, Chevrolet, 182, out, $76,250. 37. (33) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 181, $103,239. 38. (7) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 154, out, $107,900. 39. (27) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 57, out, $75,625. 40. (43) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 39, out, $75,400.
41. (31) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 15, out, $109,780. 42. (34) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 11, out, $122,433. 43. (32) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 11, out, $83,166.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 18 minutes, 32 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.661 seconds. Winner’s Average Speed: 121.038 mph. Caution Flags: Ten for 46 laps. Lead Changes: 25 among 12 drivers. Lap Leaders: R.Newman 0; G.Biffle 1-14; M.Wallace 15; K.Petty 16-17; M. Shepherd 18-19; Kurt Busch 20-22; G.Biffle 23-60; S.Marlin 61; T.Kvapil 62-64; R.Newman 65-87; K.Kahne 88; R.Newman 89-91; T.Kvapil 92-97; R.Newman 98-102; D.Blaney 103-109; Kurt Busch 110-146; J.Johnson 147-177; J.Green 178; R.Newman 179-182; J.Johnson 183-195; R.Newman 196-200; J.Johnson 201-207; R.Newman 208-210; J.Johnson 211; R.Newman 212; J.Johnson 213-267. Point Standings: 1. J.Johnson, 525. 2. Kurt Busch, 510. 3. G.Biffle, 428. 4. J.Gordon, 418. 5. C.Edwards, 408. 6. T.Stewart, 402. 7. R.Wallace, 395. 8. K.Harvick, 394. 9. R.Newman, 389. 10. M.Martin, 374.
Running
St. Paddy’s Five
MEN
1, Justin Culver 26:30. 2, James Johnson 26:47. 3, Chris Stelzer 26:47. 4, Kyle McNaught Davis 27:26. 5, Tim Moran 27:32.
WOMEN
1, Janet Collar 29:33. 2, Megan O’Reilly 29:56. 3, Jayne McLaughlin 30:11. 4, Jennifer Ward 30:52. 5, Lori Buratto 31:02.
Skiing
Men’s World Cup
At Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Slalom
1. Mario Matt, Austria, 1 minute, 22.81 seconds (40.66 seconds-42.15 seconds). 2. Alois Vogl, Germany, 1:23.54 (40.87-42.67). 3. Rainer Schoenfelder, Austria, 1:23.55 (41.16-42.39). 4. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 1:23.59 (41.22-42.37). 5. Manfred Moelgg, Italy, 1:23.62 (41.33-42.29). 6. Bode Miller, United States, 1:23.66 (42.03-41.63).
Overall World Cup Standings
Final
1. Bode Miller, United States, 1,648 points. 2. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 1,454. 3. Hermann Maier, Austria, 1,295. 4. Michael Walchhofer, Austria, 1,012. 5. Daron Rahlves, United States, 984.
World Cup Slalom Standings
Final
1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 552 points. 2. Rainer Schoenfelder, Austria, 408. 3. Manfred Pranger, Austria, 396. 4. Giorgio Rocca, Italy, 390. 5. Alois Vogl, Germany, 310.
Men’s Nations Cup Standings
Final
1. Austria, 8,538 points. 2. United States, 3,157. 3. Italy, 3,032. 4. Switzerland, 2,704. 5. Norway, 1,594.
Women’s World Cup Finals
At Silvano Beltrametti Course
Lenzerheide, Switzerland
1. Maria-Jose Rienda-Contreras, Spain, 2 minutes, 20.18 seconds (1:09.85-1:10.33). 2. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 2:20.48 (1:09.95-1:10.53). 3. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 2:20.69 (1:10.27-1:10.42). 4. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 2:20.76 (1:09.86-1:10.90). 5. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 2:21.28 (1:11.25-1:10.03). Also: 9. Julia Mancuso, United States, 2:22.01 (1:10.87-1:11.14). 21. Kristina Koznick, United States, 2:23.17 (1:12.10-1:11.07).
Final Overall World Cup Standings
(After 33 races)
1. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 1,359. 2. Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 1,356. 3. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 1,164. 4. Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria, 1,122. 5. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 1,039. 6. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 914. Also: 9. Julia Mancuso, United States, 659. 15. Kristina Koznick, United States, 432. 17. Sarah Schleper, United States, 423. 22. Caroline Lalive, United States, 286. 30. Kirsten Clark, United States, 239.
Final World Cup Giant Slalom Standings
(After 8 races)
1. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 461. 2. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 410. 3. Maria-Jose Rienda-Contreras, Spain, 384. 4. Tina Maze, Slovenia, 366. 5. Genevieve Simard, Canada, 241. Also: 7. Julia Mancuso, United States, 230. 20. Sarah Schleper, United States, 86. 23. Kristina Koznick, United States, 77.
Final Women’s Nations Cup Standings
(After 33 races)
1. Austria, 5,915 points. 2. United States, 3,359. 3. Germany, 2,258. 4. Sweden, 1,986. 5. Croatia, 1,670.
Final Overall Nations Cup Standings (Men and Women)
(After 69 races)
1. Austria, 14,453 points. 2. United States, 6,516. 3. Italy, 4,685. 4. Switzerland, 3,697. 5. Sweden, 3,013.
Area resorts
British Columbia
Fernie Alpine — Sun 8:00a 1 new spring snow machine groomed 60 - 62 base 87 of 107 trails, 81% open, 10 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;
Kimberley — Sun 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 23 - 24 base 40 of 75 trails, 53% open, 6 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p, Thu-Fri: 5:30p-9p; Sat: 9a-9p, Sun: 9a-4p;
Red Resort — Closed for Snow Sports
Whitewater — Sun 5:03a spring snow 67 - 67 base 43 of 43 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;
Softball
College
Northwest Conference
PLU 4-4, Whitworth 1-2
| Pacific Luth. | 010 | 001 | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 000 | 001 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Stores and Marquardt; Sonnett and Davis. W—Stores (4-2). L—Sonnett (3-3).
HITS: Pacific Lutheran—Ruecker, Nuechterlein 2, Hazen, Wells, Marquardt 2, Cornwell, Stuhlmiller 3, Kenck. Whitworth—Sonnett 2, Klaus, Romag. 2B—Wells, Klaus. 3B—Sonnett. HR—Marquardt (2).
| Pacific Luth. | 003 | 000 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 000 | 002 | 0 | — | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Howard and Marquardt; Case, Klaus (4) and Davis. W—Howard (3-2). L—Case (1-1).
HITS: Pacific Lutheran—Nuechterlein, Hazen 3, Kenck, Beecroft 2. Whitworth—Romag, Case, Klaus, Sonnett 2. 2B—Kenck, Klaus. HR—Case (1).
Non-conference
NIC 8-8, Treasure Valley 0-5
| TVCC | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NIC | 001 | 232 | — | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Martin, Kite (6) and Hill; Mildenberg and Keeton. W—Mildenberg. L—Martin.
HITS: Treasure Valley—None. North Idaho—St. John, Shollenberger, McKinnon 2, Montgomery 2, Johnson, Riley 3. 2B—St. John, Shollenberger, McKinnon 2, Johnson, Riley 2. HR—Montgomery.
| TVCC | 000 | 401 | 0 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| NIC | 400 | 004 | x | — | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Tate and Hoppins; Byrne, Montgomery (4) and James. W—Montgomery. L—Tate.
HITS: Treasure Valley—Hill, Whitworth, Hoppins, Martin. North Idaho—Druffel, Wood, St. John, McKinnon, Dubrock, Montgomery 2, James, Riley 3. 2B—Martin, Riley. HR—Whitworth, Wood.
Tennis
Pacific Life Open
ATP-WTA TOUR
At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Indian Wells, Calif.
Purse: Men, $2,724,600 (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Second Round
Taylor Dent (30), United States, def. Cyril Saulnier, France, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2; Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Tommy Haas (16), Germany, 7-6 (3), 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic (13), Croatia, def. Tomas Zib, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2; Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Mario Ancic (19), Croatia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2; Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-3, 6-3; Feliciano Lopez (24), Spain, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4; Juan Ignacio Chela (22), Argentina, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1; Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Radek Stepanek (25), Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0; Guillermo Canas (14), Argentina, def. Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, 6-4, 6-3; David Ferrer, Spain, def. Sebastien Grosjean (27), France, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, def. Vince Spadea (20), United States, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (6); Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Joachim Johansson (11), Sweden, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Women
Third Round
Conchita Martinez (23), Spain, def. Jamea Jackson, United States, 6-0, 7-5; Rika Fujiwara , Japan, def. Iveta Benesova (24), Czech Republic, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3); Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (28), Spain, 6-4, 6-4; Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Severine Beltrame, France, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5); Tatiana Golovin (14), France, def. Mariana Diaz-Oliva, Argentina, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Evgenia Linetskaya (30), Russia, def. Amelie Mauresmo (2), France, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5; Svetlana Kuznetsova (5), Russia, def. Maria Vento-Kabchi (32), Venezuela, 6-2, 6-1.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Wizards - Lakers game due to numerous Washington injuries; there is no line on the Bucks - Heat game due to Milwaukee forward Desmond Mason (questionable); there is no line on the Spurs - Hornets game due to San Antonio forward Tim Duncan (questionable).
NBA
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| WIZARDS | NL | Lakers |
| Celtics | 4 | BOBCATS |
| Pistons | 9 | HAWKS |
| HEAT | NL | Bucks |
| GRIZZLIES | 8.5 | Blazers |
| SPURS | NL | Hornets |
| Rockets | 2.5 | WARRIORS |