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MLB Spring Training

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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

Thursday’s Results

Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 5

N.Y. Mets 12, St. Louis 7

Detroit 8, Cincinnati 5

Cleveland 5, Houston 2

L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 2

Florida 6, Baltimore 4

Pittsburgh 9, Washington 1

Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Yankees 3

San Diego 2, Seattle 2, tie, 10 innings

Kansas City 5, Texas 5, tie, 11 innings

Chicago Cubs 8, Oakland 7

San Francisco 10, Milwaukee 5

Colorado 8, Chicago White Sox (ss) 1

Arizona 9, Chicago White Sox (ss) 2

Minnesota 6, Boston 3

Today’s Games

Washington vs. Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m.

Houston vs. Cleveland, 10:05 a.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Minnesota, 10:05 a.m.

Toronto (ss) vs. Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Atlanta, 10:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Cincinnati (ss), 10:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Canada vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Boston College vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Northeastern U. vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

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

San Diego vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 4:10 p.m.

Padres 2, Mariners 2 (10)

Peavy, Estes (3), Linebrink (6), Hoffman (7), Anderson (9) and Mirabelli, Ross; Hernandez, Appier (2), Thornton (4), Carvajal (5), Sherrill (7), Woods (8) and Jojima, Miller. HR—San Diego, Young.

Angels 12, Brewers 1

Dillard, Zumwalt (2), Gallardo (3), Rogers (5), Hammond (5), Roberts (6), Miller (7), Hinton (8) and Rivera, Palmisano, Willcutt; Colon, Weaver (3), Shields (5), Romero (6), Shell (7), Serrano (9) and Molina, Mathis, Del Chiaro. W—Colon. L—Dillard. HR—Los Angeles, Cabrera, Mathis, Wilson.

Cubs 8, Athletics 7

Haren, Kennedy (2), Gaudin (4), Saarloos (6), Street (7), Witasick (8), Flores (9) and Melhuse, Suzuki, CThomas; Zambrano, Dempster (4), Corey (5), Ohman (5), Novoa (6), Howry (8) Wuertz (9) and Barrett, Soto, Reyes. W—Wuertz. L—Flores. HR—Oakland, Kielty, Ellis, Crosby.

Devil Rays 9, Blue Jays 5

Fossum, Orvella (3), Hammel (5), Franklin (6), Corcoran (7), Miller (7), Harper (8) and Paul, Rose; Halladay, Chacin (2), Ryan (4), Frasor (5), League (6), Perkins (7), Tallet (7), Hill (9) and Molina, Quiroz. W—Fossum. L—Halladay.

Diamondbacks 9, White Sox 2

Batista, Ortiz (3), Choate (5), EDGonzalez (6), Slaten (7), Bruney (8), Daigle (9) and Estrada, Snyder; Garcia, Cotts, Reynoso, Tucker, Malone, Montero, Bajenaru and Molina, Lucy. W—EDGonzalez. L—Malone. HR—Chicago, Fields.

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Sosa, Cormier (3), Barry (5), McBride (6), Devine (8) and Pratt, Pena; Penny, Sele (3), Baez (5), Carter (6), Hamulack (8), Wunsch (9) and Navarro, Alomar. W—Penny. L—Sosa. Sv—Wunsch.

Giants 10, Brewers 5

Lowry, Miller (2), Worrell (3), Hennessey (4), Reina (7), Anderson (8), Taschtcher (9) and Matheny, Haad, Knoedler; Capuano, Ohka (2), Eveland (3), Capellan (3), Sarfate (4), Davis (5), Kolb (6), De La Rosa (7), Kershner (8), Wise (9) and Johnson, Miller, Moeller, Corporan. W—Miller. L—Eveland. HR—San Francisco, Winn, Knoedler.

Indians 5, Astros 2

Westbrook, Sauerbeck (3), Betancourt (4), Cabrera (5), Brown (6), Mujica (7), Sipp (8), Tadano (9) and Martinez, Diaz; Wheeler, Lidge (2), Hernandez (3), Backe (4), Sparks (5), Astacio (7), Albers (8), Borkowski (9) and Quintero, Chavez. W—Betancourt. L—Sparks. Sv—Tadano. HR—Cleveland, Belliard.

Marlins 6, Orioles 4

Willis, Carlyle (3), Johnson (4), Borowski (6), Resop (7), Messenger (8), Rupe (9) and Olivo, Treanor; RLopez, Bedard (3), Loewen (5), Stephens (7), Ray (8), Mitchell (9) and Hernandez, Whiteside, Marsters. W—Johnson. L—RLopez. Sv—Rupe. HR—Florida, Willingham.

Mets 12, Cardinals 7

Trachsel, Wylie (2), Perez (4), Wagner (5), Bell (6), Perisho (7), Lavigne (8), Bradford (9) and Castro, Estalella; Suppan, Voyles (2), Riedling (5), Tankersley (7), Cali (9) and Molina, Bennett. W—Wylie. L—Suppan. HR—New York, Nady. St. Louis, Molina, Pujols.

Phillies 6, Yankees 3

Franklin, Madson (3), Floyd (5), Santana (6), Geary (8) and Ruiz, Fasano; Chacon, Henn (3), Small (5), Myers (7), Cox (8), Smith (9) and Posada, Stinnett. W—Floyd. L—Myers. Sv—Geary. HR—Philadelphia, Burrell, Coste. New York, Philips.

Pirates 9, Nationals 1

Vogelsong, Duckworth (3), Santos (4), Whiteside (6), Strickland (7), Reames (9) and Chiaffredo, Lerud; Ortiz, Watkins (4), Gryboski (6), De Los Santos (7), Ramirez (8), Hughes (9) and DiFelice, Harper. W—Duckworth. L—Watkins. HR—Pittsburgh, Eldred, Stansberry.

Rockies 8, White Sox 1

Vazquez, Jenks (4), Almanza (5), Redding (5), Randolph (6), Bentz (7), Tracey (8) and Pierzynski, Lee; Cook, Cerda (3), Yabu (4), Fuentes (5), Cortes (6), Acevedo (7), Dohmann (8), DeJean (9) and Marrero, Closser. W—Fuentes. L—Almanza. HR—Colorado, Baker.

Royals 5, Rangers 5 (11)

Redman, Affeldt (3), Dessens (4), Snyder (5), Peralta (5), Sisco (7), Elder (8), Bass (9), Nunez (10), Nelson (11) and Buck, Phillips, Tupman; Rupe, Diamond (3), Volquez (4), Walker (6), Durocher (7), Wasdin (8), Diaz (9), Masset (11) and Trzesniak, Barajas. HR—Texas, Nevin.

Tigers 8, Reds 5

Kozlowski, Ramirez (3), Hammond (5), Simpson (6), Wagner (7), Burns (8) and Perez, Sardinha; Robertson, Colon (3), Grilli (5), Durbin (7), Rodney (8), Spurling (9) and Rodriguez, St. Pierre, Robinson. W—Durbin. L—Wagner. Sv—Spurling. HR—Cincinnati, Hatteberg. Detroit, Rodriguez, Taylor.

Twins 6, Red Sox 3

Papelbon, Breslow (2), Seanez (3), Riske (4), Delcarmen (5), Hansen (6), Bumatay (7), Holtz (8) and Flaherty, Brown; Santana, Silva (3), White (5), May (6), Perkins (7), Guerrier (8) and Mauer, Wooten, Heintz. W—Santana. L—Papelbon. Sv—Guerrier. HR—Minnesota Hunter, Mauer, Ford.

World Baseball Classic

All Times PST

FIRST ROUND

Friday, March 3

At Tokyo

South Korea 2, Taiwan 0

China at Japan, 1:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 4

At Tokyo

South Korea vs. China, 6:30 p.m. Friday

Taiwan at Japan, 1:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 5

At Tokyo

Taiwan vs. China, 6:30 p.m. Saturday

South Korea at Japan, 1:30 a.m.

Tuesday, March 7

At Phoenix

Mexico at United States, 1 p.m.

At Scottsdale, Ariz.

Canada vs. South Africa, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8

At Phoenix

Canada at United States, 1 p.m.

At Scottsdale, Ariz.

Mexico vs. South Africa, 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 9

At Phoenix

Canada vs. Mexico, 5 p.m.

Friday, March 10

At Scottsdale, Ariz.

South Africa at United States, noon

Tuesday, March 7

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Panama at Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cuba vs. Panama, 10 a.m.

Netherlands at Puerto Rico, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 9

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cuba vs. Netherlands, 4 p.m.

Friday, March 10

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Panama vs. Netherlands, 10 a.m.

Cuba at Puerto Rico, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 7

At Kissimmee, Fla.

Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela, 10 a.m.

Australia vs. Italy, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8

At Kissimmee, Fla.

Venezuela vs. Italy, 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 9

At Kissimmee, Fla.

Dominican Republic vs. Italy, 10 a.m.

Venezuela vs. Australia, 5 p.m.

Friday, March 10

At Kissimmee, Fla.

Dominican Republic vs. Australia, 4 p.m.

College

FAR WEST

S. Utah 5, BYU 2

TOURNAMENTS

Banana Belt Tournament

Gonzaga 8, Lewis-Clark St. 7, 15 innings

Rainbow Baseball Tournament

Washington 6, Texas-Arlington 5

Non-conference

Gonzaga 8, Lewis-Clark St. 7 (15)

McEwen, McClure (6), Williams (9), Harmon (13), Powell (15) and Van Winkle; Wirth, Duda (4), Hibbs (9), Miller (15) and Mier. W—Haron (1-0). L—Miller (1-1). Sv—Powell (1).

HITS: Gonzaga—Campbell 2, Holcomb, Brenan 2, Woodward 3, Carlson, Wiegand 2, McGuinness, Ayala. Lewis-Clark State—Thompson 3, Vogel 3, Balmer, Mier, Currin, Verdejo, Benton 2. 2B—Brennan, Currin, Verdejo. 3B—McGuinness. HR—Brennan (6), Woodward (2), Wiegand (2).

Washington 6, Texas-Arlington 5

Parker, Haughian (7), Cribby (8), Hagadone (9) and Dunn; Riddle, Endsley (7), Cartmill (8), Gee (9) and Moore. W—Cribby (1-1). L—Gee (1-3). Sv—Hagadone (2).

HITS: Washington—Anderson, Hague 2, Rindal 2, Rife, Lane, Dunn, Burgher. Texas-Arlington—McLeod, Moore, Steven, Slinkman, Wilson. 2B—Moore.

Washington St. 16, Chicago St. 0

Marshall, Kondo (6), Neubauer (7), Frizler (7), Bernosky (8), Wieda (8) and Pires; Prince, Oye (6), Humes (9) and Lagreid, Glibert. W—Prince (1-0). L—Marshall (0-1).

HITS: Chicago State—Pazsko 2, Goya, Grow, Jackson, Latino, Hall. Washington State—Gran 2, Murphy 2, Kimbrel 2, Reynolds 2, Coulter, Ja.Miller, McCallum, Je.Miller, Yates, Lagreid. 2B—Hall, Coulter, Ja.Miller, Gran, Je.Miller, Murphy, Lagreid.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Cleveland 92, Chicago 91

San Antonio 98, Dallas 89

Today’s Games

Sacramento at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

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

Washington at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Cavaliers 92, Bulls 91

Cleveland (92)—James 11-27 11-13 33, Varejao 5-8 3-7 13, Ilgauskas 3-13 3-5 9, Murray 5-13 2-2 13, Snow 5-8 4-4 14, Jones 1-5 0-0 3, Marshall 2-3 0-0 5, Henderson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-78 23-31 92.

Chicago (91)—Deng 6-13 5-5 18, Allen 2-6 0-0 4, Chandler 1-4 0-0 2, Gordon 6-14 3-5 16, Hinrich 10-21 3-4 25, Songaila 3-5 1-2 7, Harrington 0-3 0-0 0, Nocioni 3-9 2-2 9, Duhon 1-4 4-4 6, Pargo 1-3 0-0 2, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0, Sweetney 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 33-85 20-24 91.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 3-11 (Marshall 1-2, Murray 1-2, Jones 1-4, James 0-3), Chicago 5-14 (Hinrich 2-4, Deng 1-1, Gordon 1-3, Nocioni 1-4, Duhon 0-2). Fouled Out—Ilgauskas. Rebounds—Cleveland 53 (James 11), Chicago 56 (Chandler 15). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James, Snow 8), Chicago 12 (Hinrich, Duhon 4). Total Fouls—Cleveland 24, Chicago 24. A—20,726. (21,711).

Spurs 98, Mavericks 89

Dallas (89)—Nowitzki 6-15 10-10 23, Howard 7-13 1-2 15, Diop 0-2 0-0 0, Terry 7-16 8-8 23, Griffin 1-5 0-0 2, Stackhouse 4-10 2-2 10, Dampier 3-4 0-1 6, Van Horn 2-8 1-2 6, Armstrong 1-3 0-0 2, Daniels 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 32-79 22-25 89.

San Antonio (98)—Bowen 3-3 4-4 11, Duncan 4-11 7-10 15, Mohammed 5-9 0-0 10, Parker 8-14 7-8 23, Ginobili 2-7 4-8 8, Finley 5-9 4-6 15, Nesterovic 0-1 0-0 0, Horry 5-8 0-0 12, Van Exel 0-6 0-0 0, Barry 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-70 26-36 98.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 3-16 (Van Horn 1-3, Nowitzki 1-5, Terry 1-5, Howard 0-1, Armstrong 0-1, Stackhouse 0-1), San Antonio 4-12 (Horry 2-3, Bowen 1-1, Finley 1-3, Van Exel 0-2, Ginobili 0-3). Fouled Out—Dampier. Rebounds—Dallas 52 (Nowitzki 11), San Antonio 44 (Bowen 8). Assists—Dallas 10 (Armstrong, Stackhouse, Griffin 2), San Antonio 20 (Parker 4). Total Fouls—Dallas 28, San Antonio 23. Technicals—Stackhouse, Horry. A—18,797. (18,500).

College men

SOUTH

Alabama A&M 72, Jackson St. 62

Alcorn St. 84, Texas Southern 77

Grambling St. 69, Alabama St. 67

Southern U. 81, Prairie View 62

UAB 80, Memphis 74

MIDWEST

DePaul 108, Syracuse 69

Michigan St. 74, Wisconsin 65

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 68, MVSU 57

FAR WEST

Arizona 66, Washington St. 61

CS Northridge 82, Cal Poly 77

Cal St.-Fullerton 81, UC Davis 63

Long Beach St. 82, UC Riverside 76, OT

Nevada 83, San Jose St. 60

Pacific 64, UC Santa Barbara 36

Stanford 58, Southern Cal 56

UCLA 67, California 58, OT

Utah St. 87, Fresno St. 77

Washington 91, Arizona St. 66

TOURNAMENT

Atlantic Sun Conference

First Round

Belmont 90, Campbell 76

Gardner-Webb 64, ETSU 63

Lipscomb 78, Mercer 62

Stetson 54, Florida Atlantic 44

Big South Conference

Semifinals

Coastal Carolina 73, Charleston Southern 67

Winthrop 77, High Point 65

Missouri Valley Conference

First Round

Evansville 52, Illinois St. 45

Indiana St. 72, Drake 63

Northeast Conference

First Round

Cent. Connecticut St. 86, Sacred Heart 68

Fairleigh Dickinson 66, Quinnipiac 65

Monmouth, N.J. 74, Long Island U. 63

Robert Morris 67, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 66

Southern Conference

First Round

Appalachian St. 66, Wofford 65

The Citadel 65, Furman 53

UNC-Greensboro 69, W. Carolina 65

NCAA Division III playoffs

First Round

Thursday, March 2

Farmingdale 92, Ursinus 82

Hamilton 66, Plattsburgh State 65, OT

Norwich 82, Elms 70

St. Thomas, Minn. 76, North Central, Ill. 68

Occidental 48, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 41

Friday, March 3

Illinois-Wesleyan (20-6) vs. Carroll, Wis. (21-4)

DePauw (15-12) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (22-5)

Buena Vista (15-13) at Augustana, Ill. (21-5)

Wisconsin-Stout (21-6) vs. Carleton (21-6)

Christopher Newport (20-7) at Lincoln, Pa. (23-4)

Messiah (18-9) vs. Alvernia (23-4)

Villa Julie (19-8) at Baruch (23-5)

Scranton (21-6) vs. William Paterson (20-7)

York, N.Y. (15-13) at York, Pa. (24-3)

Catholic (21-6) vs. Widener (21-5)

Massachusetts-Boston (18-10) at Cortland State (23-4)

Endicott (19-9) vs. Tufts (21-6)

Bridgewater, Mass. (17-9) at WPI (22-3)

Utica (21-6) vs. Gordon (23-4)

Maryville, Mo. (18-8) at Mississippi College (27-1)

Maryville, Tenn. (20-7) vs. Trinity, Texas (20-6)

Bethany, W.Va. (23-4) at Transylvania (24-4)

Randolph-Macon (22-6) at Wooster (25-3)

Wisconsin Lutheran (14-14) at Hope (26-2)

Calvin (22-6) vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse (20-7)

Lake Erie (21-6) at Wittenberg (25-3)

Carnegie Mellon (20-5) vs. Baldwin-Wallace (24-4)

Second Round

Saturday, March 4

St. Thomas, Minn. (23-5) at Lawrence (24-0)

DePauw-Wis.-Whitewater winner vs. Ill.-Wesleyan-Carroll, Wis. winner

Occidental (20-5) at Puget Sound (21-4)

Buena Vista-Augustana, Ill. winner vs. Wis.-Stout-Carleton winner

Farmingdale (23-5) at Virginia Wesleyan (25-3)

Christopher Newport-Lincoln, Pa. winner vs. Messiah-Alvernia winner

Villa Julie-Baruch winner vs. Scranton-William Paterson winner

York, N.Y.-York, Pa. winner vs. Catholic-Widener winner

Hamilton (23-4) at Amherst (25-2)

Mass.-Boston-Cortland St. winner vs. Endicott-Tufts winner

Bridgewater, Mass.-WPI winner vs. Utica-Gordon winner

Norwich (21-7) at St. John Fisher (24-3)

Maryville, Mo.-Mississippi Coll. winner vs. Maryville, Tenn.-Trinity, Texas winner

Bethany, W.Va.-Transylvania winner vs. Randolph-Macon-Wooster winner

Wisconsin Lutheran-Hope winner vs. Calvin-Wis.-LaCrosse winner

Lake Erie-Wittenberg winner vs. Carnegie Mellon-Baldwin-Wallace winner

College women

EAST

Delaware 77, Hofstra 58

Towson 62, Northeastern 54

SOUTH

Alabama St. 78, Grambling St. 77

Alcorn St. 69, Texas Southern 43

Campbell 66, Kennesaw St. 52

Drexel 64, William & Mary 44

Florida Atlantic 80, Lipscomb 61

Gardner-Webb 74, ETSU 50

Jackson St. 71, Alabama A&M 50

James Madison 75, Old Dominion 68

Mercer 76, Jacksonville 64

N.C.-Wilmington 61, George Mason 48

Southern U. 69, Prairie View 50

Stetson 66, North Florida 60

Va. Commonwealth 82, Georgia St. 80, OT

MIDWEST

Bradley 80, Creighton 63

Drake 60, N. Iowa 58

Indiana St. 82, S. Illinois 70

Iowa St. 56, Colorado 46

Kansas St. 62, Kansas 44

SOUTHWEST

MVSU 53, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45

FAR WEST

BYU 69, Colorado St. 67

Cal Poly 80, CS Northridge 67

Cal St.-Fullerton 71, UC Davis 66

E. Washington 67, N. Arizona 57

Fresno St. 70, Utah St. 52

Hawaii 74, New Mexico St. 71, OT

Idaho St. 71, Montana 57

Portland St. 72, Sacramento St. 60

San Jose St. 53, Nevada 48

TCU 63, Utah 62

UC Santa Barbara 76, Pacific 49

UNLV 65, New Mexico 63

Weber St. 86, Montana St. 63

Wyoming 78, San Diego St. 45

TOURNAMENT

Atlantic Coast Conference

First Round

Georgia Tech 79, Miami 62

N.C. State 67, Clemson 53

Virginia 57, Boston College 54

Virginia Tech 73, Wake Forest 60

Big Ten Conference

First Round

Illinois 60, Northwestern 49

Indiana 68, Michigan 52

Penn St. 80, Wisconsin 73

Conference USA

First Round

East Carolina 47, UAB 46

Houston 57, UTEP 40

Marshall 80, Memphis 73

Tulane 69, UCF 52

Horizon League

Quarterfinals

Ill.-Chicago 80, Wright St. 78, OT

Wis.-Green Bay 63, Youngstown St. 53

Wis.-Milwaukee 76, Loyola of Chicago 56

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

First Round

Fairfield 60, Siena 59, OT

Manhattan 89, Rider 52

Niagara 65, St. Peter’s 59

Patriot League

First Round

Army 74, Lafayette 55

Bucknell 64, Lehigh 54

Colgate 60, Navy 55

Holy Cross 57, American U. 49

Southeastern Conference

First Round

Auburn 64, South Carolina 48

Florida 98, Mississippi St. 83

Mississippi 94, Arkansas 64

Vanderbilt 84, Alabama 62

Southern Conference

First Round

Furman 66, Coll. of Charleston 63

Georgia Southern 77, Wofford 66

Sun Belt Conference

First Round

Arkansas St. 68, Troy 62

Fla. International 69, New Orleans 46

South Alabama 48, Ark.-Little Rock 34

West Coast Conference

First Round

Loyola Marymount 61, San Diego 56

Pepperdine 70, St. Mary’s, Cal. 58

Santa Clara 83, Portland 77

Big Sky Conference

E. Washington 67, N. Arizona 57

Northern Arizona (18-10), (8-5)—Viksryte 2-6 3-4 7, Wahl 3-9 2-2 9, Porter 2-8 2-2 7, Cunningham 4-6 0-0 8, Eason 5-13 6-11 16, Winkfield 2-7 2-2 8, Metz 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-3 2-3 2, Hopper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-55 17-24 57.

Eastern Washington (12-14), (6-7)—Chicane 2-6 1-2 7, Benson 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-4 0-0 0, Gonnella 0-6 2-2 2, Osborn 0-1 0-0 0, Chadd 4-8 4-4 14, Allen 3-5 0-0 6, Knight 4-4 2-3 10, Johnson 4-4 0-0 8, Chaffee 2-3 2-2 6, Page 6-7 2-4 14. Totals 25-48 13-17 67.

Halftime—Northern Arizona 29, Eastern Washington 26. 3-point goals—Northern Arizona 4-14 (Winkfield 2-5, Wahl 1-1, Porter 1-1, Metz 0-1, Hopper 0-1, Brown 0-2, Eason 0-3), Eastern Washington 4-9 (Chicane 2-2, Chadd 2-4, Gonnella 0-3). Fouled out—Winkfield, Knight. Rebounds—Northern Arizona 33 (Wahl, Winkfield 6), Eastern Washington 32 (Moore 7). Assists—Northern Arizona 8 (Eason 3), Eastern Washington 12 (Allen 5). Total fouls—Northern Arizona 17, Eastern Washington 19. A—NA.

NCAA Division III playoffs

First Round

Friday, March 3

College of New Jersey (19-8) at Mary Washington (27-1)

Muhlenberg (25-2) vs. Wesleyan, Conn. (18-7)

Colby-Sawyer (23-4) at Bowdoin (24-2)

Brandeis (19-4) vs. Salem State (23-4)

Maine Maritime (23-5) at Southern Maine (27-1)

Maine-Farmington (24-4) vs. Norwich (24-4)

Baruch (22-6) at Mount St. Mary, N.Y. (25-3)

Bates (19-8) vs. Bridgewater, Va. (22-6)

Hood (15-10) at Randolph-Macon (25-2)

Moravian (21-6) vs. Greensboro (21-7)

St. Benedict (21-5) at Simpson (23-4)

Concordia-Moorhead (21-6) vs. Wisconsin-Stout (20-7)

Chapman (18-8) at Pacific Lutheran (22-3)

Puget Sound (22-5) vs. California Lutheran (19-6)

Hardin-Simmons (20-5) at McMurry (26-2)

Howard Payne (23-4) vs. Trinity, Texas (20-7)

Oswego State (21-6) at Baldwin-Wallace (24-4)

St. John Fisher (25-2) vs. William Smith (21-5)

Springfield (22-6) at Messiah (25-2)

Williams (21-5) vs. NYU (18-7)

Marymount, Va. (20-8) at Scranton (26-1)

Gwynedd-Mercy (24-3) vs. Richard Stockton (22-5)

Cortland State (23-4) at Rochester (18-7)

Medaille (25-1) vs. Washington & Jefferson (22-4)

Oglethorpe (21-6) at Maryville, Tenn. (22-6)

Rockford (21-6) at Wheaton, Ill. (23-4)

Lakeland (21-7) vs. Maryville, Mo. (23-4)

Manchester (21-7) at Washington, Mo. (23-2)

Carroll, Wis. (21-4) vs. Calvin (23-4)

Hope (27-1) vs. Denison (22-6)

Franklin (24-4) at Capital (25-3)

High school boys

IHSAA State 5A playoffs

At Idaho Center, Nampa, Idaho

Thursday’s Results

Quarterfinals

Capital 51, Highland 49

Lewiston 53, Meridian 39

Mountain View 56, Borah 50

Twin Falls 52, Timberline 33

Today’s Games

Semifinals

Mountain View vs. Twin Falls, 5:15 p.m.

Capital vs. Lewiston, 7 p.m.

Consolation Bracket

Borah vs. Timberline, 12:15 p.m.

Highland vs. Meridian, 2 p.m.

Lewiston 53, Meridian 39

Lewiston (22-1) Guzman 0 0-0 0, B.Gregg 5 2-2 15, Moser 1 2-3 4, Blewett 4 0-2 8, Margaritov 0 0-0 0, Heckler 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Butler 1 3-4 6, Kinzer 0 0-0 0, J.Gregg 3 0-1 7, Ebel 0 1-2 1, Packwood 6 0-0 12. Totals 20 8-14 53.

Meridian Denning 2 1-2 6, Brotzman 0 0-0 0, Larsen 0 0-0 0, Perry 0 0-0 0, Hurst 4 0-1 9, Kilgore 4 1-2 11, Larson 0 0-0 0, LcLellan 1 0-0 3, Wieting 0 1-2 1, Van Beek 0 0-1 0, Law 0 0-0 0, Darden 4 0-1 9, Posey 0 0-0 0, Creech 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-9 39.

3-point goals_.Gregg 3, Butler, J.Gregg, Denning, Hurst, Kilgore 2, McLellan, Darden. Total fouls_Lewiston 15, Meridian 18. Fouled out_Hurst.

IHSAA State 4A playoffs

At Albertson College, Caldwell, Idaho

Thursday’s Results

Quarterfinals

Kuna 42, Century 41

Madison 62, Sandpoint 46

Moscow 57, Burley 48

Skyview 61, Blackfoot 39

Today’s Games

Semifinals

Moscow vs. Skyview, 5:15 p.m.

Madison vs. Kuna, 7 p.m.

Consolation Bracket

Burley vs. Blackfoot, 12:15 p.m.

Sandpoint vs. Century, 2 p.m.

Moscow 57, Burley 48

Moscow (16-7) Helbling 0 0-0 0, Wimer 1 0-02 3, Legoll 0 0-0 0, S.Miller 2 2-3 6, Williams 2 6-10 11, Line 6 1-2 16, A.Miller 1 0-0 3, Robrts 4 0-1 8, Herrenbruck 5 1-2 11. Totals 21 10-20 57.

Burley Miller 0 0-0 0, Moon 4 2-2 13, Parish 0 0-0 0, Hoggan 0 0-0 0, Kerbs 3 1-2 10, Andreasen 0 0-0 0, Turney 2 1-2 5, Preston 1 0-0 2, Greener 3 0-0 7, Essig 1 1-1 3, Hines 1 0-0 2, Searle 3 0-0 6. Totals 18 5-7 48.

3-point goals_Williams, Line 3, A.Miller, Moon 3, Kers 3, Greener. Total fouls_Moscow 8, Burley 18. Fouled out_None.

Madison 62, Sandpoint 46

Madison Gunnaway 0 1-2 1, Johnson 2 0-0 5, T.Fullmer 2 0-0 4, Hansen 4 3-6 14, Nielsen 5 7-9 20, Pena 3 1-3 7, C.Fullmer 0 0-0 0, Snell 0 2-2 2, Balls 3 3-4 9. Totals 19 17-26 62.

Sandpoint (11-14) Armbruster 3 0-0 9, Gibson 0 0-2 0, Hanson 0 0-0 0, Butler 0 0-0 0, Brewer 3 6-10 12, Henderson 2 0-0 5, Shultz6 3-6 15, A.Meaux 1 0-0 2, Allen, Lowther 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 9-18 46.

3-point goals_Johnson, Hansen 3, Nielsen 3, Armbruster 3, Lowther, Henderson. Total fouls_Madison 13, Moscow 20. Fouled out_Brewer.

IHSAA State 3A playoffs

At Meridian High Schook, Caldwell, Idaho

Thursday’s Results

Quarterfinals

Bear Lake 69, Buhl 41

Shelley 62, Kellogg 54

Snake River 68, Bonners Ferry 61

South Fremont 92, Fruitland 84, 4OT

Today’s Games

Semifinals

Snake River vs. Shelley, 5:15 p.m.

Bear Lake vs. South Fremont, 7 p.m.

Consolation Bracket

Bonners Ferry vs. Kellogg, 12:15 p.m.

Buhl vs. Fruitland, 2 p.m.

Snake River 68, Bonners Ferry 61

Bonners Ferry (16-7) Ernst 0, S.Behrens 16, Galloway 0, Hawks 4, Mendez 4, Rice 20, Simpson 13, K.Behrens 4.

Snake River Hillman 0, Talbot 18, G.Trejo 0, Christenseon 9, Ibarra 4, U.rejo 3, Lund 7, Ramos 6, Resendiz 10, Gelles 9.

Shelley 62, Kellogg 54

Shelley Simons 20, Highman 15, Leckington 3, Lot 0, Christensen 9, Hunton 0, Croft 3, Drollinger 0, Arave 4, Merrill 8.

Kellogg (17-8) Schreiber 0, Zeigler 6, Kilbourne 2, Ketchum 3, Kagarise 20, Lund 0, Conboy 15, Sauer 8.

IHSAA State 2A playoffs

At Capital High School, Boise

Thursday’s Results

Quarterfinals

Kamiah 55, New Plymouth 54

Malad 47, Grangeville 17

Soda Springs 64, Parma 48

W. Jefferson 62, Wendell 59

Today’s Games

Semifinals

Malad vs. Soda Springs, 5:15 p.m.

West Jefferson vs. Kamiah, 7 p.m.

Consolation Bracket

Grangeville vs. Parma, 12:15 p.m.

Wendell vs. New Plymouth, 2 p.m.

IHSAA State 1A playoffs

At Caldwell and Vallivue High Schools, Caldwell, Idaho

Thursday’s Results

Quarterfinals

Cascade 59, Notus 47

Mackay 48, Lapwai 25

Sho-Ban 54, Genesee 50

Troy 49, Post Falls Christian 33

Consolation Bracket

Carey 74, Horseshoe Bend 58; loser out

Castleford 43, Oakley 36; loser out

Hagerman 70, Mullan 46; loser out

Richfield 49, Council 45; loser out

Today’s Games

Semifinals

ShoBan vs. Troy, 5:15 p.m.

Lapwai vs. Cascade, 7 p.m.

Consolation Bracket

Genesee vs. Post Falls Christian, 12:15 p.m.

Mackay vs. Notus, 2 p.m.

Carey vs. Richfield, 9 a.m.

Hagerman vs. Castleford, 10:45 a.m.

Troy 49, Post Falls Christian 33

Post Falls Christian (20-1) Winslow 2, Goodall 1, Anderson 0, Munson 4, Rouse 7, Hutchins 0, Laux 2, Vick 8, Manes 3, Messier 0, Park 6, Ralls 0, Bremer 0, Heflin 0.

Troy Bollman 17, Geidl 3, Illi 2, Reagan 4, Bigford 0, Carson 0, Pesho 7, Buzga 5, Osborn 2, Acord 1, Mann 8, Nelson 0.

Hagerman 70, Mullan 46

Hagerman Wickman 0, Brown 8, Jester 4, Poter 2, Emerson 0, Talbot 26, Novak 5, Carlos 5, Vader 10, Steele 0, Billard 10.

Mullan (15-9) Auger 0 James 9, Pehan 11, Murray 16, Jo.Ploharz 7, Ja.Ploharz 1, Gray 0, Erickson 0, J.Coy 2, Henderson 0.

Washington

2A District Playoffs

West Central District

Championship

Vashon Island 61, Steilacoom 34

WIAA State 3A playoffs

At Tacoma Dome

Thursday’s Results

Consolation Bracket (loser-out)

North Central 61, Squalicum 47

Mount Rainier 66, W.F. West 63

Ellensburg 57, R.A. Long 43

West Valley (Spokane) 64, Lynnwood 54

Quarterfinals

O’Dea 63, Renton 40

Lynden 64, Rainier Beach 60

Seattle Prep 49, Mark Morris 42

Mount Si (22-5) vs. Franklin Pierce (21-4), 9 p.m.

Today’s Games

Consolation Semifinals

North Central (21-6) vs. Mount Rainier (19-9), 11 a.m.

Ellensburg (18-9) vs. West Valley (Spokane) (20-5), 12:30 p.m.

Renton (25-1) vs. Rainier Beach (21-7), 2 p.m.

Semifinals

O’Dea (23-6) vs. Lynden (25-1), 7 p.m.

High school girls

Washington

4A District Playoffs

West Central-Southwest District (8 to state)

Eighth Place

Gig Harbor 41, Skyview 36

Seventh Place

Bellarmine Prep 64, Central Kitsap 58

Sixth Place

Puyallup 48, Battle Ground 34

Fifth Place

Auburn-Riverside 65, Capital 57

2A District Playoffs

Central Washington Bi-District (4 to State)

Consolation Semifinals

Cashmere 66, Ephrata 55

Naches Valley 43, Othello 36

West Central District

Championship

Eatonville 55, Vashon Island 30

WIAA State 3A playoffs

At Tacoma Dome

Thursday’s Results

Consolation Bracket (loser-out)

Lindbergh 62, Kennedy 44

Seattle Prep 57, Clarkston 42

Black Hills 60, Holy Names 56

River Ridge 59, White River 42

Quarterfinals

Chief Sealth 61, Burlington-Edison 34

Anacortes 57, Tumwater 52

Issaquah 51, Hanford 48

Sehome (18-6) vs. Ellensburg (19-8), 9 p.m.

Today’s Games

Consolation Semifinals

Lindbergh (22-5) vs. Seattle Prep (16-14), 11 a.m.

Black Hills (19-7) vs. River Ridge (23-3), 12:30 p.m.

Burlington-Edison (20-6) vs. Tumwater (17-8), 2 p.m.

Semifinals

Chief Sealth (27-0) vs. Anacortes (22-3), 7 p.m.

Football

AFL

All Times PST

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Today’s Game

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

Saturday’s Games

Austin at Georgia, 9 a.m.

San Jose at Utah, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Dallas at Chicago, 9 a.m.

Los Angeles at Orlando, 9 a.m.

Grand Rapids at Colorado, noon

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Results

Boston 3, Atlanta 2

Montreal 1, Florida 0

N.Y. Rangers 6, Philadelphia 1

N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2, SO

Ottawa 7, Washington 1

Nashville 3, Vancouver 1

Phoenix 6, Dallas 2

Calgary 3, St. Louis 1

Colorado 1, Columbus 0

Los Angeles 3, Minnesota 2

Today’s Games

Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Avalanche 1, Blue Jackets 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Colorado, Clark 7 (Brunette, Turgeon), 15:51 (pp). Third Period—None.

Bruins 3, Thrashers 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Boston, Murray 18 (Primeau, Stuart), 4:30. 2, Atlanta, Bondra 16 (Kovalchuk, Modry), 6:20 (pp). 3, Boston, Fitzgerald 3 (Jurcina, LaCouture), 8:05. Third Period—4, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 38 (Hossa, Slater), 7:19. 5, Boston, Sturm 22 (Leetch, Boyes), 17:19 (pp).

Canadiens 1, Panthers 0

First Period—None. Second Period—None. Third Period—1, Montreal, Kovalev 15 (Higgins, Koivu), 14:11.

Coyotes 6, Stars 2

First Period—1, Phoenix, Sanderson 18 (Scatchard, Seidenberg), 18:27 (pp). 2, Phoenix, Reinprecht 12 (Comrie, Doan), 19:26. Second Period—3, Phoenix, Doan 18 (Comrie), 5:56. 4, Dallas, Guerin 12 (Modano, Zubov), 14:24. 5, Phoenix, Mara 12 (Doan, Comrie), 15:54. Third Period—6, Dallas, Arnott 22 (Miettinen, Niinimaa), 4:51. 7, Phoenix, Sanderson 19 (Johnson, Lundmark), 12:33 (pp). 8, Phoenix, Doan 19 (Mara, Comrie), 17:34 (pp).

Flames 3, Blues 1

First Period—1, Calgary, Donovan 6 (Simon, Ference), 3:18. Second Period—2, Calgary, Iginla 26 (Leclerc, Langkow), :28 (pp). Third Period—3, St. Louis, Stempniak 10 (Tkachuk, McClement), 13:47. 4, Calgary, Iginla 27 (Leclerc, Lombardi), 19:54 (en).

Islanders 3, Senators 2 (SO)

N.Y. Islanders won shootout 2-0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Sopel 2 (Zhitnik), 8:35 (pp). 2, New Jersey, Gomez 21 (Gionta, Brown), 9:53. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 22 (Parrish, Zhitnik), 12:20 (pp). Third Period—4, New Jersey, Pandolfo 9 (Rafalski, Madden), 8:45. Overtime—None. Shootout—N.Y. Islanders 2 (Satan G, Hunter G); New Jersey 0 (Kozlov NG, Madden NG).

Kings 3, Wild 2

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 20 (Corvo, Conroy), 4:05 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Gaborik 26 (Kuba, Tjarnqvist), 6:25. Second Period—3, Los Angeles, Robitaille 14 (Conroy, Roenick), 8:01. Third Period—4, Minnesota, Gaborik 27 (Robitaille, Koivu), 15:07. 5, Los Angeles, Visnovsky 15 (Kostopoulos, Belanger), 17:24.

Predators 3, Canucks 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Vancouver, Naslund 28 (Baumgartner, Bertuzzi), 2:15 (pp). 2, Nashville, Perreault 21 (Kariya, Hall), 17:01 (pp). Third Period—3, Nashville, Johnson 7, :45 (sh). 4, Nashville, Sillinger 24 (Hamhuis, Upshall), 6:09.

Rangers 6, Flyers 1

First Period—First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Nylander 15 (Jagr, Straka), 17:34 (pp). Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 41 (Rucinsky, Sykora), 3:08 (pp). 3, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 42 (Malik, Rucchin), 4:39 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Betts 5, 5:06. 5, Philadelphia, Meyer 5 (Pitkanen, Nedved), 9:32 (pp). 6, N.Y. Rangers, Ward 10, 9:54. Third Period—7, N.Y. Rangers, Rucinsky 15 (Poti, Rucchin), 18:48 (pp).

Senators 7, Capitals 1

First Period—1, Ottawa, Fisher 19 (Meszaros, Alfredsson), 1:04. 2, Ottawa, Redden 9 (Heatley, Meszaros), 12:59 (pp). Second Period—3, Ottawa, Vermette 13 (Kelly), :31 (sh). 4, Ottawa, Spezza 15 (Alfredsson, Redden), 3:27 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Schaefer 15 (Phillips), 7:42 (sh). 6, Ottawa, Pothier 3 (Chara, Schaefer), 11:40 (pp). Third Period—7, Ottawa, Smolinski 13 (Meszaros, Pothier), 5:25. 8, Washington, Ovechkin 38 (Zubrus), 14:53 (sh).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff berth

Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Thursday’s Results

No Games Scheduled

Today’s Games

Lethbridge at Moose Jaw

Saskatoon at Regina

Swift Current at Calgary

Red Deer at Kootenay

Spokane at Portland

Seattle at Everett

Prince Albert at Brandon

Tri-City at Medicine Hat

Kamloops at Prince George

Kelowna at Vancouver

Golf

Ford Championship at Doral

PGA TOUR

At Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Blue Course, Miami; Purse: $5.5 million; Yardage: 7,266; Par: 72

First Round

Tennis

Dubai Championships

ATP TOUR

At Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Purse: $1 million (Intl. Gold); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Quarterfinals

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, vs. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-3, 6-1.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, vs. Tim Henman, Britain, 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Robin Vik, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.

Rainer Schuettler, Germany, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 6-4, 6-1.

Abierto Mexicano TELCEL

ATP TOUR/WTA TOUR

At The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico; Purse: Men, $690,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $180,000 (Tier III); Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Men, Quarterfinals

Luis Horna, Peru, def. Agustin Calleri, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Gaston Gaudio (2), Argentina, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

Juan Ignacio Chela (7), Argentina, def. Alessio di Mauro, Italy, 7-5, 6-2.

Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.

Women, Quarterfinals

Emilie Loit, France, def. Natalia Gussoni, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Flavia Pennetta (1), Italy, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0.

Maret Ani, Estonia, def. Laura Pous Tio, Spain, 7-5, 6-3.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld (2), Germany, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

Qatar Total Open

WTA TOUIR

At The Khalifa Tennis Centre, Doha, Qatar; Purse: $600,000 (Tier II); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Quarterfinals

Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 6-3, 6-2.

Nadia Petrova (2), Russia, def. Li Na, China, 6-4, 6-4.

Amelie Mauresmo (1), France, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-4, 6-0.

Martina Hingis, Switzerland, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (6), Russia, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

Channel Open

ATP TOUR

At The Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center, Las Vegas; Purse: $355,000 (Intl. Series); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles, Second Round

Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, def. Nicolas Kiefer (2), Germany, walkover

Paul Goldstein, United States, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Peter Luczak, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

James Blake (5), United States, def. Brian Vahaly, United States, 6-1, 6-1.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ervin Santana, RHP Kevin Gregg, INF Casey Kotchman, INF Maicer Izturis and INF Robb Quinlan on one-year contracts.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Duchscherer, RHP Chad Gaudin, RHP Kirk Sarloos, OF Javier Herrera, OF Nick Swisher, INF Marco Scutaro and INF Antionio Perez on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of RHP Joe Blanton, RHP Huston Street and OF Charles Thomas.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Clint Nageotte, RHP J.J. Putz and OF Shin-Soo Choo. Renewed the contract of RHP pitcher Felix Hernandez.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Aquino, RHP Jason Bulger, RHP Brian Bruney, RHP Edgar Gonzalez, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Dustin Nippert, RHP Tony Pena, RHP Mike Schultz, LHP Brad Halsey, LHP Doug Slaten, INF Andy Green, INF Scott Hairston, INF Conor Jackson, INF Chad Tracy, OF Luis Terrero, OF Chris Young, C Koyie Hill, C Miguel Montero and C Chris Snyder on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of RHP Brandon Medders and RHP Jose Valverde.

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with LHP Rich Hill, RHP Michael Wuertz, RHP Roberto Novoa, RHP Todd Wellemeyer, LHP John Koronka, RHP David Aardsma, RHP Jerome Williams, INF Ronny Cedeno, INF Ryan Theriot and OF Matt Murton on one-year contracts.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Belisle on a one-year contract.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with INF-OF Miguel Cabrera and RHP Sergio Mitre on one-year contracts. Renewed the contract of LHP Jason Vargas.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Named Todd Taylor vice president of consumer marketing. Agreed to terms with INF Bill Hall on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Heilman, OF Victor Diaz, RHP Heath Bell, RHP John Maine, OF Xavier Nady, RHP Juan Padilla, RHP Steve Schmoll, LHP Royce Ring, INF Anderson Hernandez, RHP Matt Lindstrom, RHP Bartolome Fortunato, INF Jose Reyes, INF Jeff Keppinger, RHP Duaner Sanchez, RHP Brian Bannister, RHP Anderson Garcia, RHP Henry Owens, LHP Juan Perez and RHP Mitch Wylie on one-year contracts. Renewed the contract of INF David Wright.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Renewed the contract of 2B Chase Utley.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Assigned RHP Joe Bateman, RHP Justin Hedrick, C Brian Munhall, C Guillermo Rodriguez, INF Brian Buscher, INF Jake Wald, INF Pablo Sandoval, OF Clay Timpner, OF John Bowker and OF Brain Horwitz to the minor league camp. Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo, RHP Kelyn Acosta, RHP Matt Cain, RHP Kevin Correia, RHP Brad Hennessey, RHP Scott Munter, RHP Alfredo Simon, RHP Merkin Valdez, RHP Tyler Walker, LHP Jon Coutlangus, LHP Noah Lowry, LHP Jesus Reina, LHP Jack Taschner, LHP Erick Threets, C Eliezer Alfonzo, C Justin Knoedler, INF Angel Chavez, INF Travis Ishikawa, INF Lance Niekro, OF Jason Ellison, OF Fred Lewis, OF Todd Linden, OF Daniel Ortmeier and OF Nate Schierholtz on one-year contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Cordero on a one-year contract.

American Association

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Released INF Josh Schaffer.

Can-Am League

NASHUA PRIDE—Agreed to terms with LHP Terrell Wade.

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS—Signed INF Brian Colopy, INF Tim Baywal, INF Scott Lefler, OF Noah Peery, RHP Ben Lovell, RHP Marshall Plouffe and RHP Perry Cunningham.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Sold LHP KylePawelczyk to the San Diego Padres. Named Brett Myers coach.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed RHP Nick Szczur.

KALAMAZOO KINGS—Signed RHP Josh Harris and RHP Josh Underhill.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Signed 1B Gerald Miller and RHP Jonathan Barchus.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS—Signed RHP Jim Popp.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Signed C Wayne Astrauskas, C Don Gillingham, 1B Joe Hapanionek, INF Anthony Seratelli, INF Scott Vetter, OF Doug Schutt, OF Nick Ewen, OF Nathan Whitney, RHP Gregg Pleeter, RHP Chris Hayes, RHP Brandon Kellbach, RHP Josh Glynn and RHP Curt Borland. Released OF Matt Barket, RHP Scott Anderson, RHP Mike Renery and RHP Wes Mindingall.

Northern League

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Harrison and RHP Brian Stirm.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS—Signed C James Lang to a 10-day contract.

DETROIT PISTONS—Assigned G Alex Acker to Fayetteville of the NBDL.

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Claimed G Rick Brunson off waivers from the Seattle SuperSonics.

NBA Development League

ALBUQUERQUE THUNDERBIRDS—Signed F Rich Melzer. Announced that C Ken Johnson has left the team.

Continental Basketball Association

SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE—Announced the Seattle SuperSonics have signed F Noel Felix to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Tendered contract offers to RT Jason Peters, LB Mario Haggan, WR Sam Aiken, LB Josh Stamer, CB Jabari Greer, WR Jonathan Smith and RB Shaud Williams.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released LB Brandon Short.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed PK Matt Fordyce to a two-year contract.

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed T Matt Lepsis to a four-year contract.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released LB Nail Diggs and P Ryan Dutton.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Tendered contract offers to G Vince Manuwai, WR Cortez Hankton, RB LaBrandon Toefield and TE George Wrighster.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released CB Eric Warfield, CB Dexter McCleon, LB Shawn Barber and LB Gary Stills.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Released DL Ted Washington, OL Ron Stone and DB Denard Walker.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Tendered one-year contract offers to CB Roderick Hood, P Dirk Johnson, RB Reno Mahe, and S Quintin Mikell.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Tendered contract offers to WR Brandon Lloyd, QB Ken Dorsey, S Mike Adams and RB Maurice Hicks.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released CB Andre Dyson and LB Jamie Sharper.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Exercised contract options on OT Michael Roos, CB Pacman Jones and S Lamont Thompson. Tendered contract offers to QB Matt Mauch, RB Jarrett Payton, S Marcus Randall, LB Cody Spencer and S Donnie Nickey. Signed G Benji Olson to a four-year extension and signed RB Travis Henry.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled D Aaron Johnson from Syracuse of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed D James Stanford to a two-year contract.

ECHL

JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS—Signed D Jon Hedberg.

TOLEDO STORM—Traded F Jonathan Ames to Phoenix for cash.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

METROSTARS—Acquired D Steve Jolley from FC Dallas for a 2007 fourth-round supplemental draft pick.

COLLEGE

PURDUE—Announced that women’s basketball assistant coach Katrina Merriweather and junior G Cherelle George have been indefinitely suspended from the team.

VILLANOVA—Named Clint Wiley linebackers coach and Billy Crocket defensive line coach.

VIRGINIA TECH—Suspended QB Ike Whitaker indefinitely for a violation of team rules.

Rodeo

Pro Rodeo leaders

Through Feb. 26

Pro Rideo World Standings

(Number of rodeos counted in standings in parentheses)

All Around

1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $27,216

2. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas $26,724

3. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. $25,921

4. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas $23,392

5. J P Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $15,296

6. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $11,154

7. Marty Becker, Cardston, Alberta $10,770

8. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $9,577

9. Spunk Sasser, San Antonio, Fla. $6,609

Bareback Riding

1. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas (6), $22,747

2. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas (6), $22,407

3. Silas Richards, Azle, Texas (5), $16,088

4. Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas (6) $13,371

5. Royce Ford, Kersey, Colo. (5) $11,696

6. Zach Dishman, Beaumont, Texas (8) $11,242

7. J.D. Garrett Jr, Grandview, Texas (8) $11,159

8. D.V. Fennell, Stroud, Okla. (8) $11,124

9. Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo. (6) $11,075

10. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. (5) $11,053

11. Joe Gunderson, White, S.D. (7) $10,104

12. Paul Jones, Elko, Nev. (7) $8,628

13. Jess Davis, Payson, Utah (7) $7,153

14. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo. (6) $6,879

15. Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas (2) $6,789

16. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. (11) $6,783

17. Luke Walker, Vanderhoof, BC (7) $6,669

18. Rowdy Buechner, Sandpoint, Idaho (3) $6,454

19. Tigh Anderberg, Mobridge, S.D. (3) $6,379

20. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. (8) $6,321

Steer Wrestling

1. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. (6), $20,426

2. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. (6), $18,748

3. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla. (7) $17,685

4. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta (5) $17,269

5. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. (6) $14,019

6. Chad Van Campen, Granada, Colo. (7) $13,816

7. Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo. (6) $12,461

8. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. (6) $11,960

9. Garrett Nokes, Mccook, Neb. (8) $11,895

10. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. (6) $11,777

11. Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo. (5) $11,454

12. Justin Blaine Davis, Bartonville, Texas (13) $11,111

13. Dru Melvin, Tryon, Neb. (6) $10,898

14. Craig Cavaness, Brenham, Texas (4) $10,180

15. Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo. (5) $10,047

16. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. (5) $8,577

17. Rodney Burks, Benton, Ark. (9) $8,517

18. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. (6) $8,241

19. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. (7) $7,711

20. Jason Lahr, Emporia, Kan. (4) $7,685

Team Roping Header

1. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, Ariz. (8), $18,270

2. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. (8), $17,487

3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. (7) $14,170

4. Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas (5) $12,074

5. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla. (7) $11,966

6. Colter Todd, Marana, Ariz. (6) $11,710

7. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. (5) $10,202

8. Tyler Magnus, Valley Spring, Texas (7) $8,769

9. Matt Funk, Hermiston, Ore. (7) $7,889

10. Shane Schwenke, Harlem, Mont. (6) $7,845

11. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas (7) $7,684

12. Chad Masters, Adams, Tenn. (7) $7,580

13. Jimmy Tanner, Tifton, Ga. (10) $7,528

14. Tanner Bryson, Cornville, Ariz. (7) $7,370

15. Speed Williams, Llano, Texas (5) $7,152

16. John O’Connor, Loveland, Colo. (3) $6,812

17. Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev. (6) $6,478

18. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (4) $6,387

19. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. (8) $6,190

20. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. (8) $5,808

Team Roping Heeler

1. Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif. (8), $18,270

2. Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas (8), $17,487

3. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas (7) $14,170

4. Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla. (5) $12,074

5. Shannon Frascht, Alva, Okla. (6) $11,966

6. Cesar De La Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. (6) $11,710

7. Richard Durham, Poolville, Texas (5) $10,202

8. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. (6) $8,769

9. Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash. (7) $7,889

10. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. (6) $7,845

11. Marty Becker, Cardston, Alberta (7) $7,684

12. Cole Bigbee, Stephenville, Texas (7) $7,580

13. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. (10) $7,528

14. Byron Wilkerson, Duncan, Ariz. (7) $7,370

15. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas (5) $7,152

16. Jim Garson, Bosler, Wyo. (3) $6,812

17. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. (6) $6,478

18. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas (4) $6,387

19. Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M. (8) $6,190

20. York Gill, Stephenville, Texas (8) $5,808

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. (11), $37,089

2. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. (7), $30,055

3. Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont. (7), $24,780

4. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. (9) $19,547

5. Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah (7) $14,615

6. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah (5) $13,417

7. JJ Elshere, Quinn, S.D. (2) $13,010

8. Dustin Thompson, Brooks, Alberta (9) $12,830

9. Cody Martin, Waco, Texas (13) $12,762

10. Cody Horwedel, Stephenville, Texas (7) $10,973

11. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. (9) $9,284

12. Shaun Stroh, Glendive, Mont. (8) $8,778

13. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta (5) $7,823

14. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, MN (6) $7,621

15. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas (7) $7,494

16. Todd Herzog, Penhold, Alberta (4) $6,931

17. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta (11) $6,678

18. Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas (2) $6,305

19. Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D. (6) $6,171

20. Joaquin Real, Ojai, Calif. (6) $5,632

Tie Down Roping

1. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas (6), $22,892

2. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas (5) $21,234

3. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. (9) $18,823

4. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas (5) $17,024

5. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas (7) $15,707

6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (6) $15,468

7. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho (5) $13,661

8. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas (7) $13,469

9. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. (7) $12,373

10. Justin Macha, Needville, Texas (10) $12,083

11. Doug Pharr, Resaca, Ga. (8) $11,623

12. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas (7) $11,564

13. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas (7) $10,631

14. Jade Conner, Iowa, La. (10) $10,489

15. Justin Scofield, Flandreau, S.D. (6) $9,411

16. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas (7) $8,616

17. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. (8) $8,306

18. Ricky Hyde, Mount Vernon, Ark. (6) $7,969

19. Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla. (4) $7,723

20. Jeff Chapman, Athens, Texas (6) $7,612

Barrel Racing

1. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., $20,137

2. Kelly Maben, Spur, Texas, $18,539

3. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla. $15,373

4. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $13,586

5. Chani Payne, Sulphur Springs, Texas $11,376

6. Deb Renger, Okotoks, Alberta $10,590

7. Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho $9,766

8. Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif. $9,306

9. Marlene McRae, Ramah, Colo. $9,077

10. Shawna Bourne, Chapel Hill, Tenn. $8,682

11. Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla. $8,515

12. Tyra Kane, Paradise, Texas $8,502

13. Layna Kight, Summerfield, Fla. $8,492

14. Erika Harper, Pilot Point, Texas $8,298

15. Lena Floyd, Sour Lake, Texas $7,824

16. Denise Adams Fea, Lufkin, Texas $7,820

17. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas $7,784

18. Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo. $7,744

19. Terra Bynum, Lubbock, Texas $7,625

20. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M. $7,454

Bull Riding

1. Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas (16), $49,439

2. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah (11) $46,417

3. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. (13) $26,867

4. Jarrod Ford, Greeley, Colo. (10) $26,787

5. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho (10) $25,575

6. Jake Wade, Alamo, Nev. (11) $24,415

7. Travis Sellers, Wentzville, Mo. (11) $21,607

8. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. (11) $18,792

9. Myron Duarte, Auburn, Wash. (11) $18,593

10. Fred Boettcher, Tomah, Wis. (11) $18,038

11. J.W. Harris, May, Texas (12) $16,050

12. Tate Stratton, Stanley, N (10) $15,960

13. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas (9) $15,872

14. Jason McClain, Lewis, Colo. (14) $14,643

15. Joe Meling, Pendelton, Ore. (12) $14,343

16. Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash. (9) $13,914

17. Chad Eubank, Cleburne, Texas (11) $13,147

18. Sonny Murphy, Herriman, Utah (7) $13,107

19. Jerry Shepherd, Nephi, Utah (12) $12,921

20. Spud Whitman, Kiowa, Colo. (5) $12,717

Steer Roping

1. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. (3), $11,267

2. J.R. Olson, Sheridan, Wyo. (3) $7,733

3. Tyler Mayse, Ponca City, Okla. (3) $7,094

4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (3) $5,361

5. Shorty Garten, Pawhuska, Okla. (2) $4,854

6. J Paul Williams, Burbank, Okla. (2) $4,493

7. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. (3) $4,094

8. Neal Wood, Guy, Texas (2) $3,145

9. Lawson Plemons, Chilton, Texas (2) $3,118

10. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. (2) $3,006

11. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas (2) $2,645

12. Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas (2) $2,600

13. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. (3) $2,423

14. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas (3) $2,291

15. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. (3) $2,216

16. Buster Record Jr, Buffalo, Okla. (1) $2,062

17. J.R. Magdeburg III, Cushing, Okla. (3) $1,893

18. Grady Potter, Arkansas City, Kan. (2) $1,698

19. Dee Kyler Jr, Pawhuska, Okla. (2) $1,648

20. Guy Allen, Santa Anna, Texas (2) $1,610