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Baseball
MLB Spring Training
All Times PST
Thursday’s Results
Houston 3, N.Y. Mets 2
L.A. Dodgers 6, Boston 4
Tampa Bay 6, Atlanta 3
Detroit (ss) 3, Toronto 2
Minnesota 4, Baltimore 2
Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1
Florida (ss) 3, St. Louis 0
Florida (ss) 5, Washington (ss) 4
Cleveland 10, Washington (ss) 5
New York Yankees (ss) 8, Philadelphia 3
Detroit (ss) 6, New York Yankees (ss) 1
Oakland 7, Milwaukee 3
Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Arizona 9, San Diego 8
Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle 3
L.A. Angels 6, San Francisco 5
Kansas City 12, Texas (ss) 4
Texas 8, Japan 3
Today’s Games
Philadelphia vs. Boston, 10:05 a.m.
Atlanta vs. Cleveland, 10:05 a.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota, 10:05 a.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Cincinnati, 10:05 a.m.
Baltimore vs. Florida, 10:05 a.m.
Washington vs. Houston, 10:05 a.m.
Detroit vs. L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 a.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. L.A. Angels (ss), 12:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Kansas City, 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado, 12:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Milwaukee, 12:05 p.m.
Texas vs. San Diego (ss), 12:05 p.m.
South Korea vs. San Diego (ss), 6:05 p.m.
Japan vs. Milwaukee, 6:05 p.m.
White Sox 10, Mariners 3
Seattle | 210 | 000 | 000 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Chicago (A) | 102 | 200 | 05x | — | 10 | 14 | 2 |
Foppert, Atchison (3), Gulin (5), Cortez (7), Bazardo (8) and Jojima, Miller; McCarthy, Reynoso (5), Tracey (7), Almanza (8), Montero (9) and Pierzynski, Stewart. W—McCarthy. L—Atchison.
HITS: Seattle—Reed, Betancourt, Ibanez, Jojima, Dobbs, Lopez. Chicago (A)—Owens, Gload 2, Thome, Fields, Pierzynski 2, Stewart, Ozuna, Blakely, Sweeney 2, Valido 2. 2B—Betancourt, Gload, Stewart. 3B—Thome. HR—Seattle, Ibanez. Chicago, Gload, Sweeney, Fields, Blakely.
World Baseball Classic
All Times PST
GROUP B
Thursday’s Results
At Phoenix
Mexico 9, Canada 1
Today’s Games
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
South Africa at United States, noon
GROUP C
Thursday’s Results
At San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cuba 11, Netherlands 2
Today’s Games
At San Juan, Puerto Rico
Panama vs. Netherlands, 10 a.m.
Cuba at Puerto Rico, 4:30 p.m.
GROUP D
Thursday’s Results
At Kissimmee, Fla.
Dominican Republic 8, Italy 3
Venezuela 2, Australia 0
Today’s Games
At Kissimmee, Fla.
Dominican Republic vs. Australia, 4 p.m.
College
Non-conference
Chicago St. 6-0, Washington St. 5-8
Chicago St. | 201 | 000 | 201 | — | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Washington St. | 120 | 001 | 100 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Kohn and Pires; Ison, Miller (4), Williamson (7) and Lagreid, Gilbert. W—Kohn (1-1). L—Williamson (0-1).
HITS: Chicago State—Hall 2, Grow 2, Latino, Pazsko, Jackson, Torres, Bernosky, Pirs. Washington State—Ja.Miller 2, Coulter, Prince, Lagreid, Reynolds, Thomas.
Chicago St. | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Washington St. | 201 | 100 | 40x | — | 8 | 7 | 0 |
Weida, Kondo (7), Duncan (7) and Sandzimier; Wagner, Way (6), Cebula (7), Kost (8), Webb (9) and Franklin, Gilbert. W—Wagner (2-2). L—Weida (0-1).
HITS: Chicago State—Latino, Paszko. Washington State—Ja.Miller 2, Murphy 2, McAngus 2, Prince. 2B—Ja.Miller, Murphy, McAngus.
Basketball
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
New Jersey | 32 | 28 | .533 | — |
Philadelphia | 30 | 31 | .492 | 2 1/2 |
Boston | 26 | 35 | .426 | 6 1/2 |
Toronto | 21 | 40 | .344 | 11 1/2 |
New York | 17 | 43 | .283 | 15 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Miami | 40 | 20 | .667 | — |
Washington | 30 | 30 | .500 | 10 |
Atlanta | 20 | 39 | .339 | 19 1/2 |
Orlando | 20 | 40 | .333 | 20 |
Charlotte | 17 | 45 | .274 | 24 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Detroit | 49 | 11 | .817 | — |
Cleveland | 36 | 26 | .581 | 14 |
Indiana | 30 | 28 | .517 | 18 |
Milwaukee | 29 | 31 | .483 | 20 |
Chicago | 27 | 34 | .443 | 22 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Dallas | 48 | 13 | .787 | — |
San Antonio | 48 | 13 | .787 | — |
Memphis | 34 | 27 | .557 | 14 |
New Orleans | 31 | 29 | .517 | 16 1/2 |
Houston | 29 | 33 | .468 | 19 1/2 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Denver | 34 | 28 | .548 | — |
Utah | 30 | 31 | .492 | 3 1/2 |
Minnesota | 26 | 34 | .433 | 7 |
Seattle | 23 | 38 | .377 | 10 1/2 |
Portland | 19 | 42 | .311 | 14 1/2 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
Phoenix | 42 | 18 | .700 | — |
L.A. Clippers | 34 | 25 | .576 | 7 1/2 |
L.A. Lakers | 32 | 30 | .516 | 11 |
Sacramento | 30 | 31 | .492 | 12 1/2 |
Golden State | 25 | 36 | .410 | 17 1/2 |
x-clinched playoff spot
Thursday’s Results
Denver 97, Philadelphia 93
Dallas 109, Portland 92
San Antonio 117, Phoenix 93
Today’s Games
Denver at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Indiana vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Memphis at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
Mavericks 109, Trail Blazers 92
Dallas (109)—Griffin 2-2 0-1 4, Nowitzki 8-18 15-16 33, Diop 1-1 0-0 2, Harris 5-10 2-2 12, Terry 6-11 3-4 19, Stackhouse 4-8 3-4 11, Dampier 4-5 1-1 9, Daniels 4-7 5-5 13, Powell 1-1 2-2 4, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-65 31-35 109.
Portland (92)—Khryapa 4-8 2-4 10, Randolph 11-20 4-4 29, Ratliff 1-3 3-4 5, Dixon 3-9 0-0 6, Blake 1-3 0-0 2, Miles 4-8 1-1 9, Jack 1-3 0-0 2, Outlaw 2-4 0-0 4, Telfair 4-5 4-6 12, Skinner 0-0 1-2 1, Lenard 1-3 0-0 2, Webster 2-5 5-5 10. Totals 34-71 20-26 92.
Dallas | 25 | 29 | 25 | 30 | — | 109 |
Portland | 19 | 21 | 23 | 29 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Dallas 6-15 (Terry 4-7, Nowitzki 2-5, Armstrong 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2), Portland 4-10 (Randolph 3-3, Webster 1-2, Dixon 0-1, Lenard 0-2, Outlaw 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 41 (Nowitzki 10), Portland 35 (Khryapa 6). Assists—Dallas 22 (Harris 7), Portland 20 (Telfair 8). Total Fouls—Dallas 27, Portland 27. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second, Khryapa, Portland coach McMillan. A—15,433. (19,980).
Nuggets 97, 76ers 93
Denver (97)—Anthony 11-20 7-10 29, Elson 1-2 0-0 2, Camby 6-17 1-1 13, Patterson 6-10 8-12 20, Miller 3-7 3-4 9, Buckner 3-6 0-0 7, Boykins 2-9 0-0 5, Evans 2-4 0-0 4, Johnson 2-4 2-2 8. Totals 36-79 21-29 97.
Philadelphia (93)—Iguodala 2-3 2-3 6, Webber 5-19 6-12 17, Hunter 4-4 0-1 8, Korver 3-16 0-0 7, Iverson 13-32 11-15 38, Dalembert 3-5 0-0 6, Salmons 2-4 0-0 5, Barnes 3-8 0-0 6, Randolph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-91 19-31 93.
Denver | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 | — | 97 |
Philadelphia | 22 | 32 | 25 | 14 | — | 93 |
3-Point Goals—Denver 4-12 (Johnson 2-3, Boykins 1-3, Buckner 1-4, Anthony 0-2), Philadelphia 4-22 (Webber 1-1, Salmons 1-2, Iverson 1-5, Korver 1-12, Barnes 0-1, Iguodala 0-1). Fouled Out—Barnes. Rebounds—Denver 54 (Camby 14), Philadelphia 65 (Webber 20). Assists—Denver 26 (Miller 12), Philadelphia 18 (Iverson 6). Total Fouls—Denver 25, Philadelphia 21. Technicals—Miller. A—18,194. (20,444).
Spurs 117, Suns 93
San Antonio (117)—Bowen 4-7 0-0 9, Duncan 8-11 0-0 16, Mohammed 3-8 3-3 9, Ginobili 6-8 3-4 18, Parker 12-21 5-7 29, Horry 0-2 1-2 1, Finley 0-5 1-1 1, Barry 5-9 0-0 13, Udrih 6-10 0-0 13, Oberto 2-4 0-0 4, Marks 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 48-87 13-17 117.
Phoenix (93)—T.Thomas 5-12 1-2 11, Marion 8-17 2-2 18, Diaw 8-14 0-0 16, Jones 2-5 0-0 5, Bell 7-13 0-0 15, Barrett 3-7 3-3 9, House 5-12 0-0 11, Burke 3-5 0-0 6, Tskitishvili 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 41-86 8-9 93.
San Antonio | 38 | 26 | 25 | 28 | — | 117 |
Phoenix | 29 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — | 93 |
3-Point Goals—San Antonio 8-19 (Ginobili 3-4, Barry 3-7, Udrih 1-2, Bowen 1-3, Horry 0-1, Finley 0-2), Phoenix 3-13 (Jones 1-1, Bell 1-3, House 1-3, Barrett 0-1, Tskitishvili 0-1, Marion 0-2, T.Thomas 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 44 (Mohammed 11), Phoenix 45 (Marion 11). Assists—San Antonio 30 (Barry 7), Phoenix 17 (Diaw 9). Total Fouls—San Antonio 17, Phoenix 15. Technicals—House. A—18,422. (18,422).
College men
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
Quarterfinals
Fordham 64, La Salle 62
Saint Joseph’s 56, Saint Louis 37
Temple 68, George Washington 53
Xavier 59, Charlotte 55
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
Maryland 82, Georgia Tech 64
Miami 66, Clemson 63
Virginia 60, Virginia Tech 56
Wake Forest 78, Florida St. 66
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Colorado 65, Baylor 61
Nebraska 71, Missouri 64
Oklahoma St. 79, Iowa St. 70
Texas Tech 73, Kansas St. 65
Big East Conference
Quarterfinals
Georgetown 62, Marquette 59
Pittsburgh 68, West Virginia 57
Syracuse 86, Connecticut 84, OT
Villanova 87, Rutgers 55
Big Ten Conference
First Round
Michigan St. 70, Purdue 58
Minnesota 58, Michigan 54
Penn St. 60, Northwestern 42
Big West Conference
Second Round
Cal Poly 57, UC Santa Barbara 50
Long Beach St. 94, Cal St.-Fullerton 91
Conference USA
Quarterfinals
Houston 71, UCF 52
Memphis 75, Tulane 56
UAB 69, SMU 55
UTEP 66, Southern Miss. 47
Mid-American Conference
Quarterfinals
Akron 72, W. Michigan 57
Kent St. 76, Buffalo 67
Ohio 73, Miami (Ohio) 58
Toledo 78, N. Illinois 77
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Hampton 57, Bethune-Cookman 55
S. Carolina St. 60, Florida A&M 52
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals
San Diego St. 64, Colorado St. 52
UNLV 65, New Mexico 64
Wyoming 57, Air Force 55
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Arkansas 80, Georgia 67
Kentucky 71, Mississippi 57
South Carolina 59, Mississippi St. 44
Vanderbilt 76, Auburn 71
Southland Conference
Semifinals
Northwestern St. 80, Lamar 66
Sam Houston St. 78, Stephen F.Austin 72
Southwestern Athletic Conference
First Round
Ark.-Pine Bluff 64, Alabama A&M 54
Grambling St. 50, MVSU 49
Jackson St. 83, Alabama St. 65
Southern U. 73, Alcorn St. 52
Pacific-10 Conference tournament
At Los Angeles
Thursday’s Results
Arizona 73, Stanford 68
UCLA 79, Oregon State 47
California 82, Southern California 67
Oregon 84, Washington 73
Today’s Games
Arizona vs. UCLA, 6:20 p.m.; semifinals
California vs. Oregon, 8:50 p.m.; semifinals
Western Athletic Conference tournament
At Reno, Nev.
Thursday’s Results
Louisiana Tech 75, Boise State 64
Nevada 68, Idaho 55
Utah State 76, San Jose State 69
New Mexico State 58, Hawaii 57
Today’s Games
Louisiana Tech vs. Utah State, 6 p.m.; semifinals
Nevada vs. New Mexico State, 8:30 p.m.; semifinals
NWAACC tournament
At Kennewick
Thursday’s Results
Bellevue 81, Clackamas 69
Grays Harbor 54, Big Bend 48
Highline 69, Yakima Valley 68
Lane 71, Peninsula 67
Lower Columbia 76, Walla Walla 75
Mt. Hood 87, Whatcom 76
CC Spokane 87, Centralia 72
Chemeketa vs. Shoreline, (n)
Today’s Games
Peninsula vs. Big Bend, 8 a.m.; loser out
Yakima Valley vs. Walla Walla, 10 a.m.; loser out
Clackamas vs. Whatcom, noon; loser out
Centralia vs. Chemeketa-Shoreline loser, 10 p.m.; loser out
Lane vs. Grays Harbor, 2 p.m.; quarterfinals
Highline vs. Lower Columbia, 6 p.m.; quarterfinals
Bellevue vs. Mt. Hood, 4 p.m.; quarterfinals
CC Spokane vs. Chemeketa-Shoreline winner, 8 p.m.; quarterfinals
CC Spokane 87, Centralia 72
Centralia (14-15)–Riippi 1-2 0-0 3, Hinton 7-16 6-9 23, Ognoskie 0-0 0-0 0, Voetberg 1-1 0-0 2, Bluhm 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 2-2 0-0 6, Thompson 4-11 0-0 11, , Fulton 9-15 6-7 24, Travis 1-2 0-0 3, Samual 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 12-16 72.
CC Spokane (22-7)–Mitchell 6-8 2-2 14, Perez 3-7 2-2 11, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Ryman 3-6 0-0 8, Mangum 7-14 1-1 16, Bell 8-17 7-8 25, Hammond 2-4 1-2 5, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Leyk 3-3 0-0 6, Brooks 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-63 13-16 87.
Halftime–CC Spokane 47, Centralia 38. 3-point goals–Centralia 10-18 (Hinton 3-5, Thompson 3-7, Fisher 2-2, Riippi 1-2, Travis 1-2), CC Spokane 8-20 (Perez 3-7, Ryman 2-4, Bell 2-8, Mangum 1-1). Fouled out–Voetberg. Rebounds–Centralia 30 (Fulton 7), CC Spokane 32 (Mangum 6). Assists–Centralia 21 (Thompson 7), CC Spokane 20 (Mangum 10). Total fouls–Centralia 15, CC Spokane 20. A–NA.
Region 18 tournament
At Christianson Gym, Coeur d’Alene
Thursday’s Results
Eastern Utah 83, Snow 67
Dixie State 92, Colorado Northwestern 65
Today’s Games
Southern Idaho vs. Eastern Utah, 2 p.m.
Dixie State vs. North Idaho, 8 p.m.
College women
TOURNAMENT
America East Conference
First Round
Maine 73, Albany, N.Y. 56
Atlantic Sun Conference
First Round
Belmont 63, Stetson 49
Florida Atlantic 74, Jacksonville 61
Gardner-Webb 71, Campbell 65
Mercer 59, ETSU 56, OT
Big 12 Conference
Semifinals
Baylor 53, Texas A&M 52
Oklahoma 75, Missouri 54
Big West Conference
Second Round
CS Northridge 74, Cal St.-Fullerton 70
UC Riverside 73, Cal Poly 63
Colonial Athletic Association
Quarterfinals
Delaware 55, Northeastern 45
Hofstra 86, Georgia St. 77
James Madison 53, Drexel 51, OT
Old Dominion 66, George Mason 50
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Howard 71, S. Carolina St. 69
Md.-Eastern Shore 51, Bethune-Cookman 41
Missouri Valley Conference
First Round
Creighton 54, S. Illinois 51
Missouri St. 69, Bradley 64
Big Sky Conference tournament
At Pocatello, Idaho
Thursday’s Results
Northern Arizona 80, Portland State 68
Weber State 74, Eastern Washington 69
Today’s Games
Northern Arizona vs. Montana, 4:35 p.m.
Weber State vs. Idaho State, 6:35 p.m.
Western Athletic Conference tournament
At Reno, Nev.
Today’s Games
Boise State vs. New Mexico State, noon; semifinals
Nevada vs. Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m.; semifinals
NWAACC tournament
At Kennewick
Thursday’s Results
Bellevue 57, Chemeketa 46
CC Spokane 64, Highline 48
Umpqua 96, Skagit Valley 61
Walla Walla 53, Centralia 51
Wenatchee Valley 66, Lower Columbia 56
Lane 89, Whatcom 68
Yakima Valley 71, South Puget Sound 44
Clackamas 78, Olympic 61
Today’s Games
Skagit Valley vs. Lower Columbia, 8 a.m.; loser out
Highline vs. Centralia, 10 a.m.; loser out
Chemeketa vs. Whatcom, noon; loser out
South Puget Sound vs. Olympic, 10 p.m.; loser out
Umpqua vs. Wenatchee Valley, 2 p.m.; quarterfinals
CC Spokane vs. Walla Walla, 6 p.m.; quarterfinals
Bellevue vs. Lane, 4 p.m.; quarterfinals
Yakima Valley vs. Clackamas, 10 p.m.; quarterfinals
CC Spokane 64, Highline 48
CC Spokane (20-10)—Hatten 1-2 0-0 2, Schneider 0-0 0-1 0, Floyd 0-4 1-2 1, Petersen 2-3 0-0 5, Middleton 3-4 1-1 7, O’Neal 5-9 3-5 15, Mittlestadt 3-9 0-0 6, Taylor 0-2 2-2 2, Scates 1-8 7-8 9, Zilkoski 1-2 1-1 3, Wittkopf 4-10 2-2 10, Claflin 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 22-58 17-22 64.
Highline (21-9)—Kim 2-6 2-2 8, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Cavalleri 4-10 1-3 11, Schmidt 1-4 0-0 3, Jones 0-5 2-3 2, Dishmon 2-4 0-0 4, Boswell 1-2 0-2 2, Dobson 1-2 1-4 3, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Cain 2-8 4-4 9, Maas 2-8 0-0 6. Totals 15-51 10-18 48.
Halftime—CC Spokane 32, Highline 22. 3-point goals—CC Spokane 3-9 (O’Neal 2-3, Petersen 1-1, Hatten 0-1, Middleton 0-1, Zilkoski 0-1, Mittlestadt 0-2), Highline 8-16 (Kim 2-3, Cavalleri 2-3, Maas 2-5, Schmidt 1-1, Cain 1-3, Jones 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—CC Spokane 49 (Mittlestadt 13), Highline 31 (Cain 6). Assists—CC Spokane 13 (O’Neal 4), Highline 11 (Jones 5). Total fouls—CC Spokane 21, Highline 20. A—NA.
Region 18 tournament
At Christianson Gym, Coeur d’Alene
Today’s Games
North Idaho vs. Dixie State, 6 p.m.
Salt Lake vs. Southern Idaho, noon
Football
AFL
All Times PST
Today’s Games
Georgia (3-3) at Columbus (3-3), 4 p.m.
Colorado (5-1) at Chicago (3-3), 5:30 p.m.
Nashville (4-2) at Utah (2-4), 6 p.m.
Orlando (4-2) at Arizona (2-4), 6 p.m.
Grand Rapids (2-4) at Las Vegas (2-4), 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Dallas (5-1) at Tampa Bay (4-2), 9 a.m.
New York (3-3) at Austin (5-1), noon
Los Angeles (1-5) at San Jose (2-4), 3 p.m.
Monday, March 13
Philadelphia (3-3) at Kansas City (1-5), 5 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
N.Y. Rangers | 36 | 17 | 9 | 81 | 199 | 150 |
Philadelphia | 35 | 18 | 10 | 80 | 207 | 204 |
New Jersey | 32 | 22 | 8 | 72 | 177 | 173 |
N.Y. Islanders | 28 | 29 | 4 | 60 | 179 | 215 |
Pittsburgh | 14 | 37 | 12 | 40 | 180 | 257 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Ottawa | 41 | 15 | 5 | 87 | 244 | 149 |
Buffalo | 40 | 16 | 5 | 85 | 208 | 173 |
Montreal | 30 | 23 | 9 | 69 | 182 | 195 |
Toronto | 28 | 28 | 5 | 61 | 190 | 209 |
Boston | 25 | 28 | 10 | 60 | 178 | 195 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Carolina | 43 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 235 | 190 |
Tampa Bay | 33 | 26 | 4 | 70 | 194 | 198 |
Atlanta | 30 | 27 | 6 | 66 | 210 | 215 |
Florida | 24 | 29 | 9 | 57 | 173 | 192 |
Washington | 22 | 33 | 6 | 50 | 175 | 235 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Detroit | 42 | 15 | 5 | 89 | 227 | 158 |
Nashville | 37 | 19 | 7 | 81 | 194 | 180 |
Columbus | 25 | 36 | 2 | 52 | 158 | 222 |
Chicago | 20 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 158 | 214 |
St. Louis | 18 | 32 | 10 | 46 | 163 | 218 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Calgary | 36 | 19 | 7 | 79 | 162 | 150 |
Colorado | 36 | 23 | 6 | 78 | 228 | 201 |
Vancouver | 35 | 23 | 6 | 76 | 209 | 195 |
Edmonton | 32 | 22 | 9 | 73 | 206 | 203 |
Minnesota | 30 | 28 | 6 | 66 | 189 | 170 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Dallas | 41 | 19 | 3 | 85 | 210 | 171 |
Los Angeles | 35 | 24 | 5 | 75 | 215 | 213 |
Anaheim | 29 | 20 | 12 | 70 | 179 | 170 |
San Jose | 29 | 23 | 9 | 67 | 190 | 185 |
Phoenix | 29 | 30 | 4 | 62 | 189 | 208 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Thursday’s Results
Buffalo 8, Tampa Bay 5
Columbus 5, Phoenix 4
Montreal 3, Boston 0
Detroit 7, Los Angeles 3
Colorado 2, Chicago 1
Calgary 1, Dallas 0
Nashville 3, Vancouver 2, OT
San Jose 5, Edmonton 2
Today’s Games
Ottawa at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Florida, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 1
Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—1, Colorado, Turgeon 11 (Richardson, Liles), 1:35. 2, Chicago, Brown 2 (Vandermeer, Barnaby), 15:32. Second Period—3, Colorado, Laaksonen 14 (Skrastins, Dowd), 8:14. Third Period—None.
Blue Jackets 5, Coyotes 4
Phoenix | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
Columbus | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, Columbus, Nash 18 (Vyborny), 16:24 (pp). 2, Columbus, Hrdina 9, 19:49. Second Period—3, Columbus, Zherdev 23 (Nash, Fedorov), :17. 4, Phoenix, Sanderson 20 (Seidenberg), 7:24 (pp). 5, Phoenix, Morris 3 (Doan), 13:13 (sh). Third Period—6, Columbus, Rupp 4 (Letowski, Shelley), 5:40. 7, Columbus, Chimera 13 (Malhotra, Balastik), 6:08. 8, Phoenix, Comrie 22, 14:31. 9, Phoenix, Scatchard 14 (Ricci, Johnson), 18:13.
Canadiens 3, Bruins 0
Montreal | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Montreal, Kovalev 17 (Markov, Ryder), 6:48 (pp). Third Period—2, Montreal, Souray 7 (Koivu, Ryder), 7:19 (pp). 3, Montreal, Plekanec 8 (Souray), 14:04 (en).
Flames 1, Stars 0
Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Calgary | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—1, Calgary, Langkow 19 (Phaneuf, Amonte), 14:50. Second Period—None. Third Period—None.
Predators 3, Canucks 2 (OT)
Nashville | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Vancouver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Vancouver, Carter 25 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 7:19. Third Period—2, Nashville, Sullivan 27 (Kariya, Sillinger), 8:40 (pp). 3, Vancouver, H.Sedin 16 (Bieksa, D.Sedin), 11:05. 4, Nashville, Sullivan 28 (Erat, Legwand), 14:27. Overtime—5, Nashville, Legwand 6, :06.
Red Wings 7, Kings 3
Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Detroit | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Detroit, Lang 17 (Williams, Draper), 1:29. 2, Los Angeles, Brown 13 (Corvo, Visnovsky), 2:39 (pp). 3, Detroit, Datsyuk 23 (Holmstrom, Lidstrom), 6:48 (pp). 4, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 22 (Armstrong), 8:33. 5, Detroit, Zetterberg 30, 13:04 (pp). 6, Detroit, Zetterberg 31 (Holmstrom, Mowers), 13:56. Third Period—7, Los Angeles, Visnovsky 17 (Cammalleri, Armstrong), 9:52 (pp). 8, Detroit, Williams 14 (Yzerman, Lidstrom), 13:41. 9, Detroit, Holmstrom 21 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom), 18:55 (en). 10, Detroit, Lidstrom 13 (Lang, Shanahan), 19:53 (pp).
Sabres 8, Lightning 5
Tampa Bay | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 |
First Period—1, Buffalo, Dumont 12 (Briere, Tallinder), :27. 2, Tampa Bay, Richards 19 (Kubina, St. Louis), 12:56 (pp). 3, Tampa Bay, Fedotenko 19 (Modin, Richards), 15:11 (pp). 4, Buffalo, Dumont 13 (Briere, Campbell), 18:04 (pp). Second Period—5, Buffalo, Gaustad 8 (Drury, Grier), 8:04. 6, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 27 (Kubina, Prospal), 9:15. 7, Buffalo, Kotalik 22 (Pominville, Connolly), 15:45. 8, Tampa Bay, Prospal 22 (Kubina, Richards), 17:35 (pp). 9, Buffalo, Roy 11 (Hecht, Tallinder), 19:19 (sh). Third Period—10, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 19 (Richards, Ranger), 8:43. 11, Buffalo, Vanek 21 (Roy, Numminen), 10:38. 12, Buffalo, Roy 12 (Grier), 17:12. 13, Buffalo, Roy 13 (Grier, Tallinder), 19:16 (en).
Sharks 5, Oilers 2
Edmonton | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
San Jose | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, San Jose, Michalek 13 (J.Thornton, Ehrhoff), 1:01. 2, Edmonton, Stoll 17 (Dvorak), 8:29. 3, San Jose, Marleau 28 (Bernier, Michalek), 11:26. 4, Edmonton, Torres 22 (Tarnstrom, Dvorak), 16:08. Third Period—5, San Jose, J.Thornton 25 (Cheechoo, Ekman), :11. 6, San Jose, Bernier 3 (Hannan, Michalek), 3:42. 7, San Jose, Bernier 4 (Marleau, Gorges), 17:14.
WHL
Thursday’s Results
No Games Scheduled.
Today’s Games
Saskatoon (40-25-1-1) at Brandon (26-31-6-4)
Regina (35-26-1-4) at Calgary (45-18-2-3)
Seattle (32-28-1-4) at Kelowna (43-20-1-3)
Medicine Hat (45-14-1-7) at Kootenay (41-22-1-3)
Tri-City (27-32-4-3) at Portland (28-31-3-4)
Everett (38-23-2-3) at Prince George (34-27-1-4)
Prince Albert (24-32-1-10) at Red Deer (23-39-1-5)
Moose Jaw (42-18-5-3) at Swift Current (21-32-6-8)
Kamloops (32-31-2-3) at Vancouver (45-17-0-6)
Golf
Honda Classic
PGA TOUR
At The Country Club at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Purse: $5.5 million; Yardage: 7,384; Par: 72
First Round (Note: Play suspended due to darkness with three golfers not finishing. The round will be completed this morning.)
Mathias Gronberg | 32-35—67 |
David Toms | 31-36—67 |
Ryuji Imada | 34-33—67 |
Geoff Ogilvy | 32-35—67 |
Brian Gay | 35-33—68 |
Billy Mayfair | 33-35—68 |
Jeff Gove | 34-34—68 |
Jason Schultz | 34-34—68 |
John Cook | 35-34—69 |
Dudley Hart | 34-35—69 |
Scott Hend | 36-33—69 |
Shaun Micheel | 34-35—69 |
Moves
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Traded D Sandis Ozolinsh to the New York Rangers for a 2006 third-round draft pick; a 2006 second-round draft pick to Washington for LW Jeff Friesen; and D Keith Carney and D Juha Alen to Vancouver for D Brett Skinner and a 2006 second-round draft pick.
BUFFALO SABRES—Traded G Mika Noronen to Vancouver for a 2006 second-round draft pick.
CALGARY FLAMES—Traded a 2006 fourth-round draft pick to Phoenix for F Jamie Lundmark, and C Jason Wiemer to New Jersey for a 2006 fourth-round draft pick.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Acquired F Mark Recchi from Pittsburgh for F Niklas Nordgren, F Krys Kolanos and a 2007 second-round draft pick.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Traded D Todd Simpson to Montreal for a 2006 sixth-round draft pick, and C Tyler Arnason to Ottawa for RW Brandon Bochenski and a second-round draft pick. Recalled F Milan Bartovic from Norfolk of the AHL.
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Acquired F Jim Dowd from Chicago for a 2006 fourth-round draft pick.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled F Mark Hartigan from Syracuse of the AHL. Assigned F Cam Severson to Syracuse.
DALLAS STARS—Acquired D Willie Mitchell and 2007 second-round draft pick from Minnesota for D Martin Skoula and D Shawn Belle.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Traded D Jamie Rivers to Phoenix for a 2007 seventh-round draft pick.
EDMONTON OILERS—Acquired F Sergei Samsonov from Boston for F Marty Reasoner, F Yan Stastnya and a 2006 second-round draft pick.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with C Chris Gratton on a two-year contract extension. Re-signed F Olli Jokinen to a four-year contract.
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Traded C Yanick Lehoux to Phoenix for RW Tim Jackman.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Traded F Kris Beech and a 2006 first-round draft pick to Washington for D Brendan Witt. Recalled D Kevin Klein from Milwaukee of the AHL.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Traded a 2006 third-round draft pick to the New York Islanders for D Brad Lukowich, and D Sean Brown to Vancouver for a 2006 fourth-round draft pick.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned D Thomas Pock to Hartford of the AHL.
OTTAWA SENATORS—Claimed G Mike Morrison off waivers from Edmonton.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Traded LW Josh Gratton and two 2006 second-round draft picks to Phoenix for D Denis Gauthier.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Traded D Steve McCarthy to Atlanta for a 2007 conditional draft pick.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Claimed C Rico Fata off waivers from Atlanta.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NBA
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
RAPTORS | PK | Nuggets |
Cavaliers | 1.5 | MAGIC |
CELTICS | 3 | Bucks |
HEAT | 9.5 | Warriors |
o-HORNETS | PK | Pacers |
SPURS | 8 | Lakers |
BULLS | PK | Clippers |
KINGS | 5 | Grizzlies |
SONICS | 3.5 | T’wolves |
o-Oklahoma City
College Basketball
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
Atlantic Coast Conference tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) | ||
Duke | 12 | Miami-Fla |
NC State | 5 | Wake Forest |
Big Ten Conference tournament (Indianapolis) | ||
Ohio St | 11.5 | Penn St |
Wisconsin | PK | Indiana |
Iowa | 5 | Minnesota |
Big 12 Conference tournament (Dallas) | ||
Texas | 14 | Texas Tech |
Texas A&M | 1.5 | Colorado |
Southeastern Conference tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) | ||
Tennessee | 5 | S Carolina |
Kentucky | 1.5 | Alabama |
Atlantic 10 Conference tournament (Cincinnati) | ||
St. Joseph’s | PK | Temple |
Mid-American Conference tournament (Cleveland) | ||
Akron | 4 | Toledo |
Big East Conference tournament (New York) | ||
Georgetown | 3 | Syracuse |