Major League baseball

BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PST

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Tuesday’s games

L.A. Dodgers 5, Florida 3

Houston 8, Washington 2

Detroit 15, Pittsburgh 2

Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore 0

N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 6, 10 innings

Oakland 15, Texas 9

Arizona 6, L.A. Angels 6, tie

Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 4

Seattle 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Cincinnati 6, Boston 4

N.Y. Yankees 5, Philadelphia 1

San Francisco 5, San Diego 3

Today’s games

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. L.A. (N) at Vero Beach, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Texas vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, 12:05 p.m.

KC (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 6:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 6:05 p.m.

Mariners 6, White Sox 4

DP—Seattle 1. LOB—Seattle 8, Chicago 7. 2B—Lopez, Iguchi, Konerko, Pierzynski, Sweeney. HR—Dye (2). SB—Olivo.

HBP—by Contreras (Olivo, Bloomquist). WP—Walker 2. Balk—Contreras 2. T—2:41. A—5,857.

Astros 8, Nationals 2

Armas, Majewski (4), Horgan (7), Bowie (8) and Schneider, Bennett; Pettitte, Franco (4), Springer (5), Lidge (7), Driskill (9) and Ausmus, Chavez. W—Pettitte, 1-0. L—Armas, 0-1.

Athletics 15, Rangers 9

Harden, Duchscherer (5), Cruz (7), Kohn (9) and Melhuse, Suzuki; Regilio, Hughes (3), Mahay (5), Montero (7), Bukvich (8), Littleton (9) and Barajas, Alomar, Laird. W—Harden, 2-1. L—Regilio, 0-1. HRs—Oakland, Ginter, Thomas. Texas, Alomar, Nix.

Cubs 5, Brewers 4

Capellan, Wise (4), Bottalico (6), Helling (7), Adams (8) and Miller, Johnson; Koronka, Leicester (5), Ohman (6), Remlinger (7), Wellemeyer (8), Fox (9) and Barrett. W—Koronka, 2-1. L—Capellan, 0-1. Sv—Fox (2). HRs—Milw, Branyan (4). Chic, Burnitz (2), Garciaparra (6).

Devil Rays 12, Orioles 0

Hendrickson, McClung (6), Sosa (8), Colome (9) and Hall, Cash; Ponson, Bauer (5), Kline (7), Witasick (8), Ryan (8) and Lopez, McDonald. W—Hendrickson, 1-2. L—Ponson, 0-1. HRs—Tampa Bay, Gonzalez, Hall, Ordaz.

Diamonbacks 6, Angels 6

Webb, Aquino (7), Koplove (7), Lyon (9) and Snyder, Stinnett (8); Washburn, Woods (5), Shields (6), Rodriguez (7), Yan (8) and Molina, Nieves (7). HR—Los Angeles, Anderson (2).

Dodgers 5, Marlins 3

O.Perez, Carrara (3), Venafro (5), Dessens (6), Wunsch (8), Brazoban (9) and Phillips, Bako (6); Burnett, Crowell (7), Perisho (8), Mota (9) and LoDuca. W—Carrara, 1-0. L—Burnett, 1-3. Sv—Brazoban (1). HRs—Florida, Delgado (2), Lowell.

Giants 5, Padres 3

Tomko, Foppert (6), Brower (9) and Torrealba, Lunsford (6); Eaton, Tovar (6), Hammond (7), Otsuka (8), Falkenborg (9) and R.Hernandez, Ojeda (5). W—Tomko, 3-1. L—Tovar, 0-1. Sv—Brower (1). HRs—San Francisco, Shabala. San Diego, R.Hernandez.

Mets 7, Braves 6 (10)

Hudson, Martin (5), White (6), Kolb (8), Barry (9), B.Hernandez (9), Mears (10) and Perez, Boscan; Glavine, Heredia (6), Matthews (8), Santiago (9), Ring (10) and Piazza, Castro. W—Ring, 1-0. L—Mears, 0-1. HRs—Atlanta, Betemit 2 (3), Langerhans (2). NY, Diaz (2), Piazza, Castro (3).

Reds 6, Red Sox 4

Robertson, Valentine (3), Wagner (4), Weathers (6), Mercker (7), Graves (8), Belisle (9) and Estalella; Wakefield, Foulke (4), Timlin (7), Cressend (8), DiNardo (9) and Mirabelli, Brown (8). W—Robertson, 1-0. L—Wakefield, 1-1 . Sv—Belisle (1). HRs—Cincinnati, Dunn (3). Boston, Ortiz (5).

Tigers 15, Pirates 2

Bonderman, Grilli (6), Creek (8), Rodney (9) and Wilson; M.Redman, Roa (6), Mesa (8), Gonzalez (9), McDade (9) and Cota, Doumit (8). W—Bonderman, 3-0. L—M.Redman, 1-2. HRs—Detroit, White (3), Monroe 2 (5), Hessman, Giarratano (2). Pittsburgh, Doumit (5), Koonce (3).

Yankees 5, Phillies 1

Liriano, Telemaco (4), Bacsik (7), Franco (8) and Lieberthal, Hinch; Wright, Rivera (7), Quantrill (8), Stanton (9) and Posada. W—Wright, 2-0. L—Liriano, 0-1.

High school

Inland Empire League

Sandpoint 3-1, Lewiston 1-10

Poelstra and Howell; Masters, Miller (6) and Carson. W-Poelstra. L-Masters.

HITS: Sandpoint-Manor, Montgomery, Klontz. Lewiston-Maurer, Hill, Roth. 2B-Roth.

Manor, Lattin (2), Lichty (3), D’orazi (4) and Pearlstein; Gibbs, Roth (6) and George. W-Gibbs. L-Manor.

HITS: Sandpoint-Howell, Brown, Montgomery. Lewiston-Malor 2, Hill, Butler, Squires, Roth, Chance, Harris, Miller. 2B-Brown, Malor, Hill, Squires.

Coeur d’Alene 10, Moscow 3

Benson, Sampson (5), Winter (6) and Georgius; Maxwell and Steele. W-Benson (1-0). L-Maxwell (0-1). Sv-none.

HITS: Coeur d’Alene-Hall, Georgius 2, Winter, Wadsworth 2, Seaman, Duman. Moscow-Flanigan, Harrenbruck, Steele, Wimer 2, Gardes. 2B-Hall, Georgius 2, Seaman, Wimer.

Non-league

Post Falls 8, Ferris 2

Rath, Kittridge (4), Bozo (6) and Bozo, Brett (6); Shaffer, Haas (5), Hamilton (7) and Hansen, Hall (5). W-Schaffer. L-Rath. Sv-none.

HITS: Ferris-Brett, Krustangel, Burke, Murphy. Post Falls-Haas, Parker, Hall, Hamilton, J.Aune. 2B-Brett, Hamilton.

Lake City 8, Lewis and Clark 2

Bemis, Seebeck (5) and Arnold; Roan, Wrk (2), Kraft (4), Konopka (6), B.Capaul (7) and Broesch, Scoggins (4). W-Kraft (1-0). L-Bemis (0-1). Sv-none.

HITS: Lewis and Clark-Luby, Alexander, O’Neel. Lake City-Harris 2, A.Capaul, Barlow 2, Harmon 2, Hart, Everson, Scoggins. 3B-Barlow.

St. Maries 7, Potlatch 0

Eberlin, Avalos (7) and T.Baker; Struland, Sapp (7), Kearns (7) and Palmer. W-Eberlin (2-0). L-Struland. Sv-none.

St.Maries-Shelden, Christiansen, D.Baker, Benda. Potlatch-Struland 2, Palmer, Sapp. 2B-Shelden. HR-Christiansen.

Mt. Spokane 9, North Central 5

Richardson, Swennumson (3), Aspenleiter (5), Swanson (6) and Carnahan; Joslyn, Smith (5) and L.Raynor, Sturm (5). W-Joslyn (1-0). L-Richardson (0-1). Sv-Smith (1).

HITS: North Central-Hare 3, Richardson 3, Stanifer, Aspenleiter, Seidel, Johnson. Mt. Spokane-Joslyn 2, L.Raynor, Tappe, Petrie. 2B-Richardson, Seidel, Johnson, Tappe. 3B-L.Raynor. HR-Joslyn 2.

Newport 16, Deer Park 3

Curtis, D.Neace (2), Pierce (3) and E.Jensen; Umbarger, Milton (3) and Tiede. W-Umbarger. L-Curtis.

HITS: Deer Park-Huffman, D.Neace, Curtis, Erskine 2. Newport-Collison 3, Hargrove, Umbarger 2, Tiede 3, Chunt, Z.Green, Miltner 2. 2B-Curtis, Erskine, Hargrove, Umbarger, Tiede, Chunt, Z.Green, Miltner. HR-Collison 2 (2), Miltner (1).

Reardan 13-17, St. George’s 5-0

Back and Barker; Garner, Teaford (4) and Klein, Mischler (6). W-Teaford (1-0). L-Back (0-1). Sv-none.

2B-Rea, Garner, Helmke. 3B-Rea, Westerman.

Hauff and Barker; Westerman and Garner. W-Westerman (1-0). L-Hauff (0-1). Sv-none.

2B-St.Geo, T.Annan. Rea, Ackerman, Teaford. 3B-Rea, Garner 2, Teaford. HR-Rea, Alberts.

Wilbur-Creston 10, Columbia 4

Andersen, Hopkins (4), E.Hopkins (7) and Sherwood; Turner, Mi.St. John(3), Ma.St. John (5) and Dashiell. W-Andersen. L-Turner. Sv-E.Hopkins.

HITS: 2B-Sheffels, E.Hopkins, Ma.St. John. 3B-Johnson, Sherwood.

LaCrosse-Washtucna 6, Dayton 5

Himmelberger and Luther; Koller, Martin (4), Ayers-Stamper (6) and D.Wiggin. W-Ayers-Stamper (1-0). L-Himmelberger.

HITS: 2B-Day, Luther. 3B-Day; Milroy. L-W, Stanley.

Liberty 24, Garfield-Palouse 4

(Monday’s results)

Iverson, Lawson (3), Roper (5) and Wernecke; Bethel, Yerta (5) and Thies. W—Bethel (1-0). L—Iverson (0-1).

HITS: Garfield-Palouse—Iverson 2, Lawson. Liberty—Huber, Bethel 2, Raugust 2, Weis 3, Anderson, McGuire 2, Ballard, Marburger, Jackson 2. 2B—Weis, McGuire. 3B—Bethel, Weis.

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

Tuesday’s games

Cleveland 91, Detroit 76

Phoenix 105, Atlanta 94

New Jersey 98, Indiana 91

Utah 115, L.A. Lakers 107

Denver 127, Washington 98

Houston 84, Miami 82

Seattle 92, Milwaukee 84

Sacramento 112, Portland 93

Today’s games

Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Indiana, 4 p.m.

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

Detroit at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

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

Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Cavaliers 91, Pistons 76

Detroit (76) – Prince 8-19 6-6 22, R.Wallace 10-19 3-5 25, B.Wallace 3-11 2-4 8, Billups 2-8 1-2 6, Delfino 2-5 0-0 4, McDyess 2-9 1-4 5, L.Hunter 0-3 0-0 0, Arroyo 2-4 0-0 4, Dupree 1-3 0-0 2, Milicic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-81 13-21 76.

Cleveland (91) – James 11-24 5-8 29, Gooden 4-8 2-2 10, Ilgauskas 5-11 3-4 13, Snow 2-2 0-0 4, Newble 4-5 0-0 8, Harris 3-9 0-1 6, McInnis 1-5 2-2 4, Varejao 4-7 3-6 11, Traylor 1-3 0-0 2, Pavlovic 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 37-76 15-24 91.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 3-10 (R.Wallace 2-5, Billups 1-1, B.Wallace 0-1, L.Hunter 0-1, Prince 0-2), Cleveland 2-7 (James 2-7). Rebounds—Detroit 56 (B.Wallace 14), Cleveland 51 (Gooden 8). Assists—Detroit 15 (Billups 5), Cleveland 24 (Snow 10). Total Fouls—Detroit 17, Cleveland 18. Technicals—Billups, R.Wallace. A—20,562.

Jazz 115, Lakers 107

L.A. Lakers (107) – Butler 4-11 4-4 12, Medvedenko 2-6 1-2 5, Mihm 1-3 0-0 2, Atkins 5-10 7-8 17, Bryant 16-26 2-6 43, Jones 6-11 1-1 17, Grant 2-2 2-4 6, Walton 0-1 1-2 1, Cook 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 38-76 18-27 107.

Utah (115) – Harpring 10-12 3-3 23, Okur 7-8 11-12 27, Handlogten 2-3 0-0 4, McLeod 3-7 3-4 9, Giricek 9-21 2-2 22, Kirilenko 6-8 5-6 18, Snyder 1-4 0-0 2, Borchardt 0-2 0-0 0, Eisley 3-4 0-0 8, Humphries 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 42-71 24-27 115.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 13-25 (Bryant 9-15, Jones 4-6, Cook 0-1, Walton 0-1, Atkins 0-1, Butler 0-1), Utah 7-15 (Okur 2-2, Eisley 2-2, Giricek 2-6, Kirilenko 1-1, Snyder 0-2, McLeod 0-2). Fouled Out—Mihm, Handlogten. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 36 (Grant 8), Utah 43 (Okur 16). Assists—L.A. Lakers 22 (Butler 5), Utah 27 (McLeod 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 27, Utah 23. Technicals—L.A. Defensive Three Second, Utah coach Sloan. A—18,746 (19,911).

Kings 112, Trail Blazers 93

Portland (93) – Miles 5-14 0-0 10, Abdur-Rahim 9-14 9-10 27, Przybilla 6-9 1-3 13, Stoudamire 10-18 3-4 25, Telfair 2-7 1-1 5, Khryapa 2-6 0-0 4, Anderson 1-6 0-0 3, Ratliff 1-1 0-0 2, Outlaw 1-3 0-2 2, Seung-Jin 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 37-79 16-22 93.

Sacramento (112) – Stojakovic 9-17 3-3 23, Thomas 9-17 6-10 24, Ostertag 2-5 1-2 5, Mobley 5-12 7-7 19, Bibby 4-13 4-4 12, Evans 1-5 0-0 2, Songaila 2-4 0-0 4, Williamson 4-13 5-6 13, House 4-5 0-0 8, Daniels 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-92 26-32 112.

3-Point Goals—Portland 3-7 (Stoudamire 2-5, Anderson 1-2), Sacramento 4-16 (Stojakovic 2-6, Mobley 2-6, Bibby 0-2, Evans 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 57 (Przybilla 21), Sacramento 48 (Thomas 9). Assists—Portland 20 (Stoudamire, Miles 5), Sacramento 28 (Bibby 10). Total Fouls—Portland 25, Sacramento 14. Technicals—Sacramento coach Adelman. A—17,317. (17,317).

Nets 98, Pacers 91

Indiana (91) – Jackson 5-15 12-13 23, Croshere 3-7 8-9 15, D.Davis 2-4 0-0 4, Miller 5-13 8-8 18, Johnson 5-9 2-2 14, J.Jones 0-3 0-0 0, F.Jones 5-9 2-2 13, Foster 0-4 0-0 0, Gill 1-4 1-2 4, Pollard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 33-36 91.

New Jersey (98) – Carter 13-21 7-8 33, Collins 1-2 0-0 2, Krstic 6-8 3-4 15, Vaughn 3-8 2-2 8, Kidd 6-15 1-4 16, Best 2-3 5-6 9, Robinson 2-5 5-6 10, Scalabrine 1-3 1-2 3, Planinic 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Buford 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-69 24-32 98.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 6-21 (Johnson 2-4, Croshere 1-1, Gill 1-2, F.Jones 1-4, Jackson 1-4, J.Jones 0-1, Miller 0-5), New Jersey 4-11 (Kidd 3-7, Robinson 1-1, Planinic 0-1, Buford 0-1, Krstic 0-1). Fouled Out—Jackson, Carter. Rebounds—Indiana 43 (Croshere, D.Davis 9), New Jersey 45 (Kidd 7). Assists—Indiana 12 (Jackson 4), New Jersey 24 (Kidd 9). Total Fouls—Indiana 33, New Jersey 26. Technicals—New Jersey Defensive Three Second 2, Vaughn. A—14,532. (19,860).

Nuggets 127, Wizards 98

Washington (98) – Jeffries 5-6 3-5 15, K.Brown 3-5 1-4 7, Haywood 1-3 3-6 5, Arenas 7-19 8-11 25, Hughes 2-11 8-11 12, D.Brown 3-9 0-0 6, Ruffin 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 4-7 4-5 12, Blake 2-12 3-4 8, Profit 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 31-78 30-46 98.

Denver (127) – Martin 6-8 2-7 14, Anthony 6-10 1-4 14, Camby 2-8 2-6 6, D.Johnson 8-11 2-2 20, Miller 4-8 2-2 10, Nene 2-5 3-4 7, Buckner 3-7 0-1 7, Person 4-11 0-0 9, Boykins 4-6 2-2 11, Najera 7-8 2-2 16, Russell 2-5 1-2 7, Elson 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 50-90 19-34 127.

3-Point Goals—Washington 6-19 (Arenas 3-6, Jeffries 2-2, Blake 1-8, D.Brown 0-1, Hughes 0-2), Denver 8-18 (D.Johnson 2-3, Russell 2-4, Anthony 1-1, Boykins 1-1, Person 1-3, Buckner 1-4, Miller 0-1, Martin 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 57 (K.Brown 8), Denver 61 (Nene 6). Assists—Washington 15 (D.Brown 6), Denver 37 (Boykins 9). Total Fouls—Washington 27, Denver 32. A—16,712. (19,099).

Rockets 84, Heat 82

Miami (82) – E.Jones 3-6 2-2 9, Doleac 3-5 0-0 6, O’Neal 9-15 5-10 23, D.Jones 6-11 1-1 16, Wade 4-19 12-18 20, Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Butler 0-1 2-2 2, Dooling 1-6 0-0 2, Mourning 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-70 22-33 82.

Houston (84) – McGrady 8-27 8-10 26, Weatherspoon 4-6 4-4 12, Yao 5-11 2-2 12, Sura 0-4 0-0 0, Wesley 4-12 5-6 14, Mutombo 2-3 4-6 8, Padgett 0-1 0-0 0, James 3-8 0-4 8, Barry 2-6 0-0 4, Bowen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-79 23-32 84.

3-Point Goals—Miami 4-13 (D.Jones 3-5, E.Jones 1-4, Butler 0-1, Dooling 0-1, Wade 0-2), Houston 5-21 (James 2-4, McGrady 2-5, Wesley 1-8, Padgett 0-1, Sura 0-1, Barry 0-2). Fouled Out—Yao. Rebounds—Miami 58 (O’Neal 16), Houston 55 (Mutombo 15). Assists—Miami 13 (Wade 4), Houston 17 (Sura 6). Total Fouls—Miami 26, Houston 28. Technicals—Houston Defensive Three Second, Mutombo, Sura. A—18,292 (17,982).

Suns 105, Hawks 94

Phoenix (105) – Marion 10-14 0-0 21, Richardson 4-17 0-0 10, Stoudemire 14-24 12-17 40, Nash 5-11 2-2 13, Johnson 1-8 2-2 4, Barbosa 2-6 0-0 5, Jackson 1-6 0-0 3, McCarty 1-3 2-2 5, Hunter 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 40-91 18-23 105.

Atlanta (94) – J.Smith 7-14 0-3 14, Harrington 8-14 0-1 16, Ekezie 2-7 2-2 6, Lue 6-12 0-0 13, Childress 3-8 4-4 10, Diaw 3-5 2-2 8, Drobnjak 1-2 0-0 2, Gugliotta 1-4 2-4 4, Delk 4-10 3-3 13, D.Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Collier 4-5 0-1 8. Totals 39-83 13-20 94.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 7-27 (Richardson 2-11, Nash 1-1, McCarty 1-2, Marion 1-3, Barbosa 1-4, Jackson 1-4, Johnson 0-2), Atlanta 3-12 (Delk 2-6, Lue 1-3, Diaw 0-1, Drobnjak 0-1, D.Smith 0-1). Rebounds—Phoenix 49 (Stoudemire 13), Atlanta 58 (J.Smith 12). Assists—Phoenix 25 (Nash 11), Atlanta 19 (Lue 9). Total Fouls—Phoenix 13, Atlanta 18. A—14,521. (19,445).

College men

NCAA Tournament

Semifinals

All Times PST

Thursday, March 24

CHICAGO REGIONAL

Rosemont, Ill.

Illinois (34-1) vs. Wis-Milwaukee (26-5), 4:27 p.m.

Oklahoma State (26-6) vs. Arizona (29-6), 6:57 p.m.

ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL

Albuquerque, N.M.

Washington (29-5) vs. Louisville (31-4), 4:10 p.m

West Virginia (23-10) vs. Texas Tech (22-10), 6:40 p.m.

Friday, March 25

AUSTIN REGIONAL

Austin, Texas

Duke (27-5) vs. Michigan State (24-6), 4:10 p.m.

Kentucky (27-5) vs. Utah (29-5), 6:40 p.m.

SYRACUSE REGIONAL

Syracuse, N.Y.

Wisconsin (24-8) vs. NC State (21-13), 4:27 p.m.

North Carolina (29-4) vs. Villanova (24-7), 6:57 p.m.

NIT

All Times PST

Second Round

Tuesday, March 22

Georgetown 74, CS Fullerton 57

South Carolina 77, UNLV 66

Wednesday, March 23

Davidson (23-8) at Maryland (17-12), 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, March 23

Saint Joseph’s (22-11) at Texas A&M (21-9), 5 p.m.

Vanderbilt (20-13) at Memphis (21-15), 7 p.m.

NCAA Division II Tournament

At Grand Forks, N.D.

Wednesday, March 23

Quarterfinals

All Times PST

Bryant (23-8) vs. Mount Olive (29-4), 10 a.m.

Tarleton St (24-8) vs. Cal Poly-Pmna (24-6), 12:30 p.m.

Lynn (28-5) vs. Findlay (30-3), 4 p.m.

Metro State (29-3) vs. Virginia Union (27-4), 6:30 p.m.

NAIA Division I Tournament

Championship

At Kansas City, Mo.

Tuesday, March 22

John Brown 65, Azuza Pacific 55

College women

NCAA Tournament

All Times PST

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL

Second Round

Tuesday, March 22

Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee 75, Purdue 54

Storrs, Conn.

Rutgers 61, Temple 54

College Park, Md.

Ohio State 75, Maryland 65

Semifinals

Philadelphia

Sunday, March 27

Texas Tech (24-7) vs. Tennessee (28-4), 9 a.m.

Rutgers (27-6) vs. Ohio State (30-4), 9 a.m.

CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL

Second Round

Tuesday, March 22

Knoxville, Tenn.

LSU 76, Arizona 43

College Park, Md.

Liberty 88, DePaul 79

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Duke 70, Boston College 65

Semifinals

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Saturday, March 26

LSU (31-2) vs. Liberty (25-6), 9 a.m.

Georgia (24-9) vs. Duke (30-4), 9 a.m.

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL

Second Round

Tuesday, March 22

Storrs, Conn.

Connecticut 70, Florida State 52

Semifinals

Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday, March 27

Michigan St (30-3) vs. Vanderbilt (24-7), 4:30 p.m.

Connecticut (25-7) vs. Stanford (31-2), 4:30 p.m.

TEMPE REGIONAL

Second Round

Tuesday, March 22

Chapel Hill, N.C.

North Carolina 71, George Washington 47

Semifinals

Saturday, March 26

Tempe, Ariz.

North Carolina (29-3) vs. Arizona St (24-9), 6 p.m.

Minnesota (26-7) vs. Baylor (29-3), 6 p.m.

WNIT

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 24

All Times PST

Xavier (22-9) at Kentucky (17-15), 4 p.m.

Wake Forest (16-13) at West Virginia (19-12), 4 p.m.

Texas A&M (16-14) at SW Missouri State (22-8), 5 p.m.

Arkansas State (21-10) at Iowa (22-9), 5 p.m.

NCAA Division II Tournament

At Hot Springs, Ark.

Wednesday, March 23

Quarterfinals

All Times PST

St. Cloud State (23-9) vs. Merrimack (28-5), 10 a.m.

Seattle Pacific (28-2) vs. Grand Valley State (28-5), noon

Charleston, W. Va. (29-4) vs. Washburn (31-2), 4 p.m.

Shaw (32-1) vs. Central Arkansas (27-6), 6 p.m.

NAIA Division I Tournament

At Jackson, Tenn.

Tuesday, March 22

Championship

Union, Tenn. 67, Oklahoma City 63

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Friday’s Games

Austin at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

New York at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Georgia at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Nashville, 5:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

WHL playoffs

First Round

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday, March 23

Prince Albert at Saskatoon

Friday, March 25

Calgary at Lethbridge

Kamloops at Kootenay

Vancouver at Kelowna

Everett at Portland

Moose Jaw at Brandon

Saturday, March 26

Calgary at Lethbridge

Kamloops at Kootenay

Vancouver at Kelowna

Tri-City at Seattle

Saskatoon at Prince Albert

Red Deer at Medicine Hat

Sunday, March 27

Moose Jaw at Brandon

Everett at Portland

Red Deer at Medicine Hat

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through March 20

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 680. 2, Greg Biffle, 598. 3, Carl Edwards, 593. 4, Kurt Busch, 577. 5, Mark Martin, 539. 6, Ryan Newman, 515. 7, Tony Stewart, 514. 8, Elliott Sadler, 482. 9, Rusty Wallace, 477. 10, Jamie Mcmurray, 475.

11, Kevin Harvick, 469. 12, Jeff Gordon, 464. 13, Mike Bliss, 460. 14, Dave Blaney, 458. 15, Dale Jarrett, 456. 16, Sterling Marlin, 438. 17, Casey Mears, 434. 18, Scott Riggs, 432. 19, Kyle Busch, 420. 20, Jeff Burton, 417.

Money

1, Jeff Gordon, $1,997,772. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,729,093. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $1,582,872. 4, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $1,235,920. 5, Scott Riggs, $925,726. 6, Tony Stewart, $891,918. 7, Greg Biffle, $870,108. 8, Ryan Newman, $836,317. 9, Mark Martin, $758,683. 10, Kevin Harvick, $723,922.

11, Rusty Wallace, $722,310. 12, Dale Jarrett, $705,800. 13, Elliott Sadler, $700,677. 14, Kyle Busch, $694,263. 15, Matt Kenseth, $688,517. 16, Carl Edwards, $674,038. 17, Sterling Marlin, $665,715. 18, Casey Mears, $651,130. 19, Kasey Kahne, $664,488. 20, Bobby Labonte, $656,139.

GOLF

PGA Tour Money Leaders

LPGA Tour Money Leaders

Champions Tour Money Leaders

College women

Oregon Duck Invitational

At Shadow Hills Country Club, Par 72

Junction City, Ore.

Team Scoring–1, California 908. 2, Oregon 909. 3, Stanford 913. Also: 4, Washington State 917. 11, Idaho 945.

Medalist–1, Kay Hoey (Long Beach) 75-70-73–218. Also: 2, Kim Welch (WSU) 73-70-76–219. 6, Anastasia Kostina (WSU) 73-74-76–223. 13, Renee Skidmore (UI) 78-73-79–230. 20, Jay Lee Longbottom (WSU) 80-72-81–233. 32, Cassie Castleman (UI) 76-77-83–236. 40, Kelly Nakashima (UI) 82-76-81–239. 44, Jill Phillips (UI) 85-79-76–240. 69, Jennifer Tucker (UI) 88-79-83–250.

Santa Clara Colby Invitational

At Rancho Canada East, Par 71

Carmel Valley, Calif.

Team Scoring–1, UC Riverside 302. 2, Northern Colorado 311. 3, Santa Clara 314. ALSO: 4, Gonzaga 317. Eastern Washington 318.

Medalist–1, Courtney O’Neill (UCR) 72. Also: 5, Mary Kate Morgan (GU) 75. 14, Carlie Allen (EWU) 78. 14, Sheena Prante (EWU) 78. 14, Sarah Sheffield (GU) 18, Jennifer Swanson (GU) 79. 28, Andrea Folk (EWU) 81. 28, Brooke Henderson (EWU) 81. 52, Lacey Jo Manwaring (GU) 85. 57, Sarah Clarke (GU) 87. 57, Chelsey Lollor (EWU) 87.

High school girls

Jim Shriver Cup

At Manito Golf and Country Club, Par 72

Team scoring—Gonzaga Prep 350, Mead 352, Lewis and Clark 382, Central Valley 386, Lewis and Clark 2 404, Ferris 405, Richland 406, Clarkston 438, East Valley 458.

Medalist score—Haley Parsons (U-Hi) 74. Also: 2, Amy Eneroth (Mea) 76. 3, Annie Brophy (GP) 77. 4, Mandy Parsons (U-Hi) 80. 5, Ashley Lightfoot (GP) 83. 6, Molly Fuhs (LC) 84. 7, Nicole Barham (CV) 85. 8, Ashley Weiber (WV). T9, Lauren Howell (Mea) 90. T9, Brittany Wilcox (Mea) 90.

Hole-in-one

THE FAIRWAYS AT WEST TERRACE – Wes Henningsen, No. 7, 167 yards, 4-iron.

SOCCER

High school boys

Non-league

Riverside 3, Omak 0

First half–1, Riv, Ostendorf, 4:00. 2, Riv, Clark (Bland), 14:00.

Second half–3, Riv, Thompson (Ostendorf), 62:00.

Shots on goal–Omak 10, Riverside 15.Saves–Omak, Werner 9. Riverside, Scott 12.

SOFTBALL

College

Non-conference

North Idaho 6-6, Wen. Valley 5-1

Montgomery, Mildenberger (2) and James, Keeton (2); Bridgeman, Stuckey (5) and Little. W—Mildenberger. L—Stuckey.

HITS: North Idaho—Druffel 3, DuBrock, Shollenberger, St. John 2, Montgomery 2, Johnson, Riley. Wenatchee Valley—Wyss, Ramstead 3, Bowman, Little 2, Juared 2, Stuckey. 2B—DuBrock, St. John, Riley, Bowman. HR—Montgomery (4), Ramstead 2.

Byrne and Keeton; Mayo and Little, Larkin (6). W—Byrne. L—Mayo.

HITS: North Idaho—Shollenberger, Montgomery, St. John, Johnson, Keeton, Pelan, Riley 2. Wenatchee Valley—Seibert, Larkin, Stuckey, Jeffris. 2B—Shollenberger, Montgomery, St. John, Riley.

High school

Inland Empire League

Coeur d’Alene 10, Moscow 0

Helmhout and Corbey; Weaver, Hawley (5) and Jones. W-Helmout. L-Weaver (0-1).

HITS: Cd’A-Robson, Chandler, Helhmout, Ritzheimer 2, Belony, Corbey, Anderson 2, Stark, Lenz, Lyon. Moscow-Helbling, Nelson, McMillan. 2B-Ritzheimer, Lyon. 3B-Belony.

Lakeland 6, Post Falls 0

Fyfe and Twidt; Topp and Glaze. W-Fyfe. L-Topp (0-2).

HITS: Lakeland-Jahnsen, Owen 2, Fyfe. Post Falls-Glaze, Roland, Winn, Topp.

Non-league

St. Maries 13, Potlatch 11

Bentcik and Ware; Larson and Lisher. W-Bentcik (3-0). L-Larson.

HITS: St. Maries-Smith, Shelden, Lehman, Solom 3, Lee 2, R.Eisses 2, K.Eisses, Ware 2, Barden. Potlatch-Stuuland 2, Beyer 2, Lisher, Larson 2, Davis 3, Pollack, Todish 2, Sheffler. 2B-Smith, Solom, Lee, R.Eisses, Beyer, Davis 2. 3B-Solom.

Priest River 14, Deer Park 3

Timanc and White; Henderson and Troumbley. W-Henderson (1-2). L-Timanc.

HITS: Deer Park-Leliefeid, Sweeney, Bond. Priest River-Hurst, Campbell, Johnson, Troumbley, Cox, Schanilec 2, Karkoski 3. 2B-Schanilec.

Tekoa-Oakesdale 14, Liberty 7

Mangis and Crosby; Hodges and Varney. W-Hodges (1-0). L-Mangis.

3B-Lib, Mangis, Troyer.

East Valley 15, West Valley 7

Loberg, Bauman (6) and Isaac; Schrieber, Thompson (6) and Adams, Hanley (6). W-Schrieber (1-0). L-Loberg (0-1).

HITS: West Valley-Gudgel 2, Flambouras, Lobello 2, McCarthy 2, Loberg, Kern. East Valley-Dubrock 3, Petrie 2, Schrieber, Hanley, Bittner, Stewart 2. 2B-McCarthy 2, Dubrock. 3B-Flambouras, Hanley.

Gonzaga Prep 12, Ferris 0

Riviano and Rose; Tully and Anderson. W-Tully (1-0). L-Riviano (0-1). Sv-none.

HITS: Ferris-Viau. Gonzaga Prep-Antitch 3, Peterson 2, Tully, Christianson 2, Wilcoxen, Pupo 3, Norman 2, Hamer. 2B-Viau. HR-Christianson.

Mead 8, Mt. Spokane 3

DeMello, Kennedy (4) and Purcer; Watson and Foster. W-Watson (1-0). L-DeMello (0-1). Sv-none.

HITS: Mt. Spokane-Purcer, Urann, Lewis 2. Mead-Gardner, Bertelero 2, Watson, Foster 4, Thigpen. 2B-Lewis, Foster. 3B-Purcer.

Riverside 7, Newport 6

Wynn and Byrd; Symons and Kasinger. W-Symons. L-Wynn.

HITS: Newport-Byrd, O’Dell. Riverside-Tam.Davis, Smith, Kasinger 2, Robinson 2, Symons. 2B-Kasinger. 3B-Smith.

Colfax 10, Orofino 9

VanTrease and Pearson; Savage, Crawford (7) and Lott. W—VanTrease (1-0). L—Savage.

HITS: Colfax—Gylling, Largent 3, Ji.Solbrack 2, VanTrease 2, Boyd, Drewer, Ja.Solbrack. Orofino—Savage 2, Lott 3, Roby, Tanksley, Martinez 2. 2B—Ji.Solbrack, Drewer, Savage, Lott. 3B—Largent.

LaCrosse-Washtucna 10, Dayton 7

Konan and Robbins; Ayers-Stamper and Webley. W-Ayers-Stamper (1-0). L-Konan.

2B-Dayton, Schlacter. LaCrosse-Washtucna, Ayers-Stamper. 3B-LaCrosse-Washtucna, Baumann.

TENNIS

High school

Boys

Greater Spokane League

SHADLE PARK 7, NORTH CENTRAL 0. Individual results not reported.

MEAD 7, CHENEY 0. No.1 singles–Weber (Mea) def. Gibb 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. No.1 doubles–Stetson and Cokusis (Mea) def. Scheidt and Snowden 6-0, 6-0.

FERRIS 7, WEST VALLEY 0. No.1 singles–Water (Fer) def. Kret 6-2, 6-2. No.1 doubles–Coyle and Thomas (Fer) def. Smith and Weigand 6-0, 6-2.

GONZAGA PREP 6, UNIVERSITY. No.1 singles–Steele (U-Hi) def. Poppy 6-4, 6-1. No.1 doubles–Wong and Egan (GP) def. Fredrickson and Hendrickson 6-1, 6-4.

MT. SPOKANE 7, CLARKSTON 0. No.1 singles–Napolsky (MtS) def. Rooney 6-4, 6-3. No.1 doubles–Miller and Vanderpool (MtS) def. Curtis and Turnbow 6-4, 6-3.

LEWIS AND CLARK 7, EAST VALLEY 0. No.1 singles-Gullickson (LC) def. Okano 6-0, 6-0. No.1 doubles-Johnson and O’Neel (LC) def. Duford and Manly 6-0, 6-1.

CENTRAL VALLEY 7, ROGERS 0. No.1 singles-Watson (CV) def. Vu 6-2, 6-4. No.1 doubles-Kingsley and Grimmett (CV) def. Miller and Harrison 6-2, 6-3.

Girls

Greater Spokane League

NORTH CENTRAL 4, SHADLE PARK 3. Individual results not reported.

MEAD 7, CHENEY 0. No.1 singles–McCaslin (Mea) def. Romera 6-3, 6-3. No.1 doubles–Farley and Farley (Mea) def. Knox and Rule 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.

FERRIS 7, WEST VALLEY 0. No. 1 singles - Handwerk (Fer) def. Dossey 6-2, 6-1. No. 1 doubles -Greer and Geranios (Fer) def. Krum and Rose 6-0, 6-0.

GONZAGA PREP 4, UNIVERSITY 3. No. 1 singles–MacLean (GP) def. Alteneder 6-1, 6-2. No. 1 doubles - Bechtolt and Peterson (GP) def. Miles and Lowrie 6-4, 6-4.

EAST VALLEY 4, LEWIS AND CLARK 3. No. 1 Singles–Gullickson (LC) def. Lund 6-1, 6-1. No.1 Doubles–Taylor and Labrie (EV) def. Creir and Lindsay 6-3, 6-4.

CENTRAL VALLEY 6, ROGERS 1. No. 1 singles–Clarke (Rog) def. Moore 6-3, 6-2. No. 1 doubles–Severs and Fountain (CV) def. Clair and Kelso 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-0.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Traded OF Adam Hyzdu to the San Diego Padres for RHP Blaine Neal.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Reassigned OF Brian Anderson and OF Ryan Sweeney to their minor league camp.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with INF-OF Joe McEwing on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Returned LHP Tyler Johnson to St. Louis.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Acquired LHP Aaron Wideman from Washington for OF Tyrell Godwin.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned 3B Edwin Encarnacion and C Dane Sardinha to Louisville of the IL. Reassigned LHP Randy Keisler, RHP Ricky Stone and OF Rob Stratton to their minor league camp.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned RHP Geoff Geary to Scranton Wilkes-Barre of the IL. Reassigned RHP Dan Giese, INF-C Chris Coste and INF Danny Sandoval to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Fined Philadelphia G Allen Iverson $10,000 for verbal abuse of a game official at the end of a March 19 game against Chicago.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Named Mike Bratz assistant coach.

MIAMI HEAT—Placed F Christian Laettner on the injured list. Activated C Wang Zhi-Zhi from the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed S Anthony Mitchell to one-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed LB Don Davis.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed OL Barrett Brooks to a one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived WR-KR Wendall Williams. Retained exclusive rights to S Dwaine Carpenter.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Named Mike Reinfeldt vice president of football administration.

COLLEGE

EAST CAROLINA—Named Chris Ferguson men’s assistant basketball coach.

LOUISIANA-MONROE—Announced the resignation of Mike Vining, men’s basketball coach.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE—Named Craig Wederquist defensive line coach and Joe Don Rogers defensive secondary coach.

WESTERN CAROLINA—Announced the resignation of Angell Benson, volleyball coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ODDS TO WIN THE MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

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Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.