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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PST

Tuesday’s Games

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

Tampa vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, 10:05

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

Clev. (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, 10:05 a.m.

Florida (ss) vs. Wash (ss) at Viera, 10:05 a.m.

Wash (ss) vs. Florida (ss) at Jupiter, 10:05 a.m.

Tor. (ss) vs. Clev(ss) at Win.Haven, 10:05

Balt.vs. Mets at Port St. Lucie, 10:10 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 10:15 a.m.

Seattle vs. Cubs at Mesa, 12:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Tucson, 12:05 p.m.

Texas vs. San Fran at Scottsdale, 12:05 p.m.

Angels vs. Kan. City at Surprise, 12:05

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

Houston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Blue Jays 7, Astros 6

WRodriguez, Hirsh (5), Valentine (8) and Munson, House; Burnett, Schoeneweis (5), Ryan (6), Walker (7), Chulk (8), Burnside (9) and Molina, Thigpen. W—Walker. L—Hirsh. Sv—Burnside. HR—Houston, Orie. Toronto, Glaus, Cosby.

Orioles 5, Marlins 0

Chen, Britton (5), Rodriguez (6), Mitchell (8), Darensbourg (9) and Hubele, Marsters; Moehler, Gaillard (4), Kensing (5), Rupe (7), Bump (8), Herges (9) and Olivo, Wilson. W—Chen. L—Moehler.

Cardinals 9, Braves 0

Carpenter, Nelson (5), Hancock (6), Thompson (8) and Bennett, Hernandez; Thomson, Obermueller (5), Reitsma (7), Ascanio (8), Barry (9) and Pratt, BPena. W—Carpenter. L—Thomson. HR—St. Louis, Spiezio, Duncan.

Dodgers 7, Red Sox 5

Houlton, Saito (3), Billingsley (4), Miller (6), Broxton (7), Hamulack (8), Meadows (9) and RaMartin, Navarro; Clement, Seanez (5), Delcarmen (6), Hansen (7), Bumatay (8), Ginter (9), Serrano (10) and Bard, Brown. W—Meadows. L—Serrano. HR—Los Angeles, Aybar. Boston, Gonzalez, Youkilis, Calloway.

Indians 8, Devil Rays 7

Kazmir, Harper (4), Seddon (6), Camp (7), Corcoran (8), Franklin (8) and Hall, Christianson; Carmona, Sauerbeck (5), Brown (6), Slocum (7), Tadano (8), Sipp (9) and Diaz, Herrera. W—Carmona. L—Kazmir. Sv—Sipp. HR—Cleveland, Boone 2, Dubois, Diaz.

Phillies 3, Tigers (ss) 2

Verlander, Grilli (4), Seay (8) and Rabelo, Sanchez; Rodriguez, Mathieson (5), Geary (7), Hernandez (8), Lopez (9) and Ruiz, Coste. W—Hernandez. L—Seay. Sv—Lopez. HR—Detroit, Granderson. Philadelphia, Howard.

Pirates (ss) 9, Yankees 8

Wright, Proctor (4), Villone (6), Childers (7), Mendoza (8) and Posada, Nieves; Burnett, Snell (4), Gonzalez (7), Adams (8), Strickland (9), Whiteside (9) and Doumit, Chiaffredo, Reyes. W—Burnett. L—Wright. Sv—Whiteside. HR—New York, Crosby, Jones 2, Duncan, KThompson. Pittsburgh, Randa, Burnitz.

Pirates (ss) 9, Tigers (ss) 2

Maholm, Gorzelanny (5), Hernandez (8), Vasquez (9) and Cota, Maldonado; Ledezma, Spurling (3), Lewis (5), Mercado (8), Hodge (9) and VWilson, St. Pierre. W—Maholm. L—Ledezma. HR—Pittsburgh, Sadler, Furmaniak. Detroit, Shelton.

Brewers 9, Padres 5

Brazelton, Etherton (4), Linebrink (5), Hensley (6), Anderson (7), Sikorski (8), Cassidy (8) and Ross, Mirabelli; Bush, Jackson (5), Fernandez (8), Turnbow (9) and Miller, Moeller. W—Jackson. L—Hensley. HR—San Diego, Mirabelli, Greene.

Angels 6, Mariners 3

Santana, Moseley (5), Rouwenhorst (8), Dunn (9) and Molina, Wilson; Meche, Blackley (3), Burba (5), Harris (6), Atchison (8), Cortez (9) and Jojima, Rivera. W—Santana. L—Blackley.

Royals 3, Rangers 2

Wood, Keppel (6), Nelson (7), Snyder (8), Elder (9) and Buck, Tupman; Volquez, Mahay (5), Alfonseca (7), Castro (8) and Burke, Laird. W—Wood. L—Volquez. Sv—Elder.

Athletics 9, White Sox 8

Haeger, JLopez (2), Logan (4), Broadway (6), Liotta (7), Phillips (8) and Pierzynski, Stewart; Blanton, Witasick (4), Flores (6), AJohnson (7), Santos (8), Mabeus (8) and Kendall, Melhuse. W—Mabeus. L—Phillips. HR—Chicago, Borchard, PLopez. Oakland, Chavez.

Rockies 10, Cubs 6

Jennings, King (6), Colyer (7), Esposito (8), Sierra (9) and Closser, Conway; Rusch, Marshall (5), Wuertz (6), Boehringer (7), Koronka (7), Wellemeyer (8), Eyre (9) and Soto, Fox. W—Jennings. L—Rusch.

Diamondbacks 7, Giants 4

Kinney, Liriano (4), Tejera (5), Anderson (6), Accardo (7), Valdez (8) and Alfonzo, Knoedler, Haad; Vargas, Valverde (5), Grimsley (6), Mock (7), Bruney (8), White (9) and Hill, Snyder. W—Vargas. L—Kinney. Sv—White. HR—Arizona, Clark.

Twins 10, Reds 3

Lohse, Crain (4), Neshek (5), Eyre (7), Durbin (8), Cameron (9) and Heintz, Wooten; Williams, White (4), Bailey (5), Salmon (6), Mercker (7), Weathers (8), Hammond (9) and LaRue. W—Lohse. L—Williams.

Mets 10, Nationals 4

(6 innings)

Astacio, Denney (3), Bergmann (6) and DeFelice; Glavine, Iriki (5) and Lo Duca. W—Iriki. L—Denney. HR—Washington, Byrd, Harris. New York, Nady.

Rockies (ss) 10, D-backs (ss) 7

Yabu, Acevedo (4), Mesa (6), Morillo (7), Corpas (8), Ramirez (9) and Iannett; Halsey, Freed (3), Jarvis (4), Musser (7), EGonzalez (8), Bajenaru (9) and Montero. W—Yabu. L—Halsey. Sv—Ramirez. HR—Colorado, Stewart, Baker, Arizona, Quentin.

World Baseball Classic

All Times PST

SECOND ROUND

Sunday’s Results

At Anaheim, Calif.

United States 4, Japan 3

South Korea 2, Mexico 1

Monday’s Results

At Anaheim, Calif.

South Korea 7, United States 3

Today’s Game

At Anaheim, Calif.

Mexico vs. Japan, 4 p.m.

Monday’s Results

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dominican Republic 7, Cuba 3

Venezuela 6, Puerto Rico

Today’s Game

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m.

Dom. Republic 7, Cuba 3

Perez, Sosa (5), Sanchez (7), Tejeda (9), Rodney (9) and Paulino; Odelin, Pedroso (3), Martinez (5), Borroto (6), NGonzalez (6) Suarez (8), YGonzalez (8) and Pestano. W—Perez 2-0. L—Odelin 0-1. Sv—Rodney (1). HR—Dominican Republic, Ortiz. Cuba, Gourriel.

Venezuela 6, Puerto Rico 0

CZambrano, Silva (5), Betancourt (7), Chacin (7), VZambrano (8), Julio (8), Rodriguez (9); Pineiro, Feliciano (5), Baez (6), Collazo (7), Oquendo (8), Santiago (8), Cabrera (9). W—CZambrano 1-0. L—Pineiro 0-1. HR—Venezuela, Chavez, Martinez.

South Korea 7, United States 3

Wills, Wheeler (4), Timlin (5), Street (6), Majewski (7); Son, Jun (4), B.Kim (4), Koo (5), Chong (8), Oh (9). W—Son (2-0). L—Wills (0-2). HR—Lee, Choi, Griffey.

College Johnny Quik Classic Washington St. 7, Bucknell 1

Mittag, Rainey (7), Snyder (8), Futrick (8) and Hirsch; Prince, Way (8) and Lagreid, Franklin. W—Prince (3-0). L—Mittag (1-2).

HITS: Bucknell (3-6)—Gryskevicz 2, Grandizio 2, Capece. WSU (16-4)—Coulter 2, Jeff Miller 2, Murphy, Thomas, Lagreid, Franklin. 2B—Grandizio

Miami-Ohio 4, Gonzaga 1

Mortenson, Williams (8) and Colcough, Merriman; Shorts, Long (8) and Darlage. W—Shorts (1-0). L—Mortenson (2-4). S—Long (1).

HITS: Miami-Ohio—Robinson, Hillier 2, Orr 3, Franzese, Reynolds, Petraitis 2, Niro 2, Radley. Gonzaga—Campbell, Van Winkle, Brennan, Carlson, Parrott, Weigand, Wayt. 2B—Orr.

Non-conference Lewis-Clark St. 9, Westmont 2

White, Evans (6), Stretz (8) and Paluso; Joaquin, Hibbs (4) and Morrow. W—Hibbs (2-1). L—White (2-3).

HITS: Westmont (4-18)—Valle, Gaustad 2, McGill, Daneshforooz, Fouret. LCSC (16-3)—Thompson, Vogel 2, Fuller, Castenon, Currin, Koken 3, Morrow 2. 2B—Gaustad, Daneshforooz, Castenon, Kooken, Morrow. 3B—Kooken. HR—Kooken (1).

BASKETBALL

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

Today’s Games

Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Portland at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Seattle, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Pacers 97, Magic 83

Orlando (83)—Turkoglu 4-12 0-0 8, Howard 10-17 2-3 22, Battie 3-7 3-3 9, Stevenson 3-7 3-4 9, Nelson 3-7 1-2 7, Arroyo 3-10 4-4 10, Dooling 2-7 0-0 4, Milicic 4-8 0-0 8, Outlaw 1-1 0-0 2, Augmon 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 35-79 13-16 83.

Indiana (97)—Stojakovic 4-11 4-4 14, Foster 1-2 0-0 2, Pollard 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 1-8 1-2 3, Johnson 7-11 5-6 21, Harrison 6-10 2-6 14, Tinsley 3-11 6-6 12, Granger 9-12 3-4 21, Jones 3-7 0-0 6, Gill 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 35-75 23-30 97.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 0-4 (Arroyo 0-1, Turkoglu 0-3), Indiana 4-13 (Johnson 2-4, Stojakovic 2-5, Jones 0-1, Tinsley 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 43 (Howard 11), Indiana 51 (Granger 12). Assists—Orlando 22 (Nelson 10), Indiana 19 (Tinsley 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 21, Indiana 19. A—14,109. (18,345).

Nuggets 108, Knicks 96

Denver (108)—Anthony 13-21 9-12 35, Martin 1-3 2-2 4, Camby 5-12 0-0 10, Miller 5-7 6-9 16, Patterson 1-4 0-0 2, Evans 1-3 5-8 7, Buckner 3-8 0-0 9, Boykins 5-11 4-4 15, Najera 5-8 0-0 10, Kleiza 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 26-35 108.

New York (96)—J.Rose 3-8 0-0 6, M.Rose 2-5 0-0 4, James 6-11 1-1 13, Marbury 11-17 1-1 25, Richardson 0-8 3-6 3, Butler 1-3 0-0 2, Francis 3-5 0-0 6, Lee 3-5 1-3 7, Crawford 2-3 0-0 5, Frye 8-13 0-1 16, Robinson 3-3 1-1 8, Woods 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 42-83 8-15 96.

3-Point Goals—Denver 4-10 (Buckner 3-6, Boykins 1-4), New York 4-12 (Marbury 2-5, Robinson 1-1, Crawford 1-2, J.Rose 0-1, Woods 0-1, Richardson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds

Bucks 88, Hawks 87

Atlanta (87)—Harrington 2-11 2-2 7, Jos.Smith 10-15 4-6 25, Pachulia 1-6 0-0 2, Ivey 6-8 0-0 12, J.Johnson 3-13 3-4 9, Ma.Williams 3-6 3-4 9, Stoudamire 8-14 3-3 21, Batista 0-0 2-2 2, D.Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-73 17-21 87.

Milwaukee (88)—Bogut 4-8 2-2 10, Simmons 6-10 5-5 18, Magloire 3-7 3-8 9, Ford 5-10 4-6 14, Redd 6-12 3-3 16, J.Smith 2-5 2-4 6, Bell 2-5 0-0 5, Mo.Williams 4-7 2-2 10, Gadzuric 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-64 21-30 88.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 4-17 (Stoudamire 2-4, Jos.Smith 1-4, Harrington 1-5, Ma.Williams 0-1, J.Johnson 0-3), Milwaukee 3-8 (Simmons 1-1, Bell 1-3, Redd 1-4). Fouled Out—Jos.Smith. Rebounds—Atlanta 43 (J.Johnson 9), Milwaukee 42 (Magloire 15). Assists—Atlanta 24 (J.Johnson 17), Milwaukee 20 (Ford 8). Total Fouls—Atlanta 32, Milwaukee 23. Technicals—Atlanta coach Woodson. Flagrant fouls—Simmons. A—13,189. (18,717).

—Denver 48 (Camby 18), New York 47 (Richardson, M.Rose 7). Assists—Denver 18 (Miller 8), New York 24 (Marbury 7). Total Fouls—Denver 21, New York 27. Technicals—Denver Defensive Three Second, Miller. A—19,763 (19,763).

Nets 90, Rockets 77

New Jersey (90)—Jefferson 3-8 4-4 12, Collins 0-2 0-0 0, Krstic 3-9 1-2 7, Kidd 3-7 3-3 11, Carter 10-20 5-7 29, Robinson 6-11 1-2 15, Vaughn 1-2 1-2 3, Murray 4-10 0-0 8, Planinic 1-1 0-0 3, Wright 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 32-73 15-20 90.

Houston (77)—Bogans 1-12 0-0 2, Howard 3-13 3-3 9, Ming 9-17 18-20 36, Head 4-10 0-0 9, Alston 6-13 1-2 14, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0, Brunson 2-5 0-0 4, Swift 1-5 0-0 2, Hayes 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 26-76 23-27 77.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 11-22 (Carter 4-8, Kidd 2-3, Robinson 2-3, Jefferson 2-5, Planinic 1-1, Murray 0-2), Houston 2-11 (Head 1-2, Alston 1-5, Bogans 0-2, Brunson 0-2). Fouled Out—Collins. Rebounds—New Jersey 45 (Kidd 10), Houston 55 (Howard 13). Assists—New Jersey 23 (Kidd 10), Houston 16 (Alston 8). Total Fouls—New Jersey 21, Houston 17. Technicals—New Jersey Defensive Three Second, Houston Defensive Three Second 2. A—16,047. (17,982).

Clippers 95, Timberwolves 87

Minnesota (87)—Hassell 5-10 2-4 13, Garnett 5-12 3-4 13, Blount 7-14 4-4 18, Davis 9-15 2-2 20, Banks 1-6 0-0 2, Jaric 4-10 3-4 11, McCants 2-4 1-1 6, Reed 0-4 4-4 4. Totals 33-75 19-23 87.

L.A. Clippers (95)—Ross 2-5 0-0 4, Brand 7-14 0-0 14, Kaman 7-15 10-12 24, Mobley 5-13 1-4 12, Cassell 5-11 6-6 17, Maggette 5-9 5-5 15, Radmanovic 1-6 0-0 3, Livingston 1-4 4-4 6. Totals 33-77 26-31 95.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 2-13 (Hassell 1-1, McCants 1-3, Banks 0-1, Garnett 0-2, Davis 0-3, Jaric 0-3), L.A. Clippers 3-10 (Cassell 1-2, Mobley 1-3, Radmanovic 1-4, Maggette 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 41 (Garnett 16), L.A. Clippers 54 (Kaman 23). Assists—Minnesota 17 (Davis 6), L.A. Clippers 21 (Cassell 5). Total Fouls—Minnesota 25, L.A. Clippers 18. A—17,258. (18,964).

College men The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Bucknell 91, Michigan St. 57, Arkansas 46, N.C. State 28, S. Illinois 28, San Diego St. 17, Texas A&M 17, Marquette 14, N.C.-Wilmington 13, Wichita St. 9, Kentucky 5, Arizona 4, California 3, Cincinnati 2, Kent St. 2, Missouri St. 2, Montana 1, Pacific 1, Utah St. 1, Winthrop 1.

NCAA Tournament

All Times PST

OPENING ROUND

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 14

Monmouth, N.J. (18-14) vs. Hampton (16-15), 4:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 16

At Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro, N.C.

Wichita St. (24-8) vs. Seton Hl. (18-11), 9:20 a.m.

Tennessee (21-7) vs. Winthrop (23-7), 11:40 a.m.

At Cox Arena

San Diego

Illinois (25-6) vs. Air Force (24-6), 4:25 p.m.

Washington (24-6) vs. Utah St. (23-8), 6:45 p.m.

Friday, March 17

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Mich. St. (22-11) vs. Geo.Mason (23-7), 4:10 p.m.

N.Carolina (22-7) vs. Murray St. (24-6), 6:30

At The Wachovia Center

Philadelphia

Connecticut (27-3) vs. Albany, (21-10), 4:25 p.m.

Kentucky (21-12) vs. UAB (24-6), 6:45 p.m.

ATLANTA REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 16

At Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro, N.C.

George Washington (26-2) vs. NC-Wilmington (25-7), 4:10 p.m.

Duke (30-3) vs. Southern (19-12), 6:30 p.m.

At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Jacksonville, Fla.

LSU (23-8) vs. Iona (23-7), 4:10 p.m.

Syracuse (23-11) vs. Texas A&M (21-8), 6:40

Friday, March 17

At American Airlines Center

Dallas

California (20-10) vs. N.C. State (21-9), 4:20 p.m.

Texas (27-6) vs. Pennsylvania (20-8), 6:40 p.m.

At The Palace of Auburn Hills

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Iowa (25-8) vs. N’western St. (25-7), 9:25 a.m.

West Va. (20-10) vs. S.Illinois (22-10), 11:45 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 16

At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida (27-6) vs. So.Alabama (24-6), 11:45 a.m.

Okla. (20-8) vs. Wisc-Milw.(21-8), 9:25 a.m.

At The Jon M. Huntsman Center

Salt Lake City

Boston Col. (26-7) vs. Pacific (24-7), 9:40 a.m.

Nevada (27-5) vs. Montana (23-6), noon

Friday, March 17

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Ohio State (25-5) vs. Davidson (20-10), 9:15 a.m.

Georgetown (21-9) vs. No. Iowa (23-9), 11:35

At The Wachovia Center

Philadelphia

Villanova (25-4) vs. Monmouth, N.J.-Hampton winner, 11:50 a.m.

Arizona (19-12) vs. Wisconsin (19-11), 9:30 a.m.

OAKLAND REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 16

At The Jon M. Huntsman Center

Salt Lake City

Gonzaga (27-3) vs. Xavier (21-10), 4:20 p.m.

Indiana (18-11) vs. San Diego St. (24-8), 6:40

At Cox Arena

San Diego

UCLA (27-6) vs. Belmont (20-10), 1:55 p.m.

Marquette (20-10) vs. Alab. (17-12), 11:40 a.m.

Friday, March 17

At American Airlines Center

Dallas

Memph.(30-3) vs. Or.Roberts (21-11), 11:50 a.m.

Arkansas (22-9) vs. Bucknell (26-4), 9:30 a.m.

At The Palace of Auburn Hills

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Kansas (25-7) vs. Bradley (20-10), 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh (24-7) vs. Kent State (25-8), 4:10 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

Opening Round

Today’s Games

Fair.Dickin. (20-11) at Manhattan (18-10), 4 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) (18-10) at Butler (19-12), 4 p.m.

Akron (22-9) at Temple (17-14), 4 p.m.

Ga.Southern (20-9) at Charlotte (18-12), 4:30

Rutgers (18-13) at Penn State (15-14), 5 p.m.

Delaware St. (20-13) at N.Arizona (21-10), 6:30

Lipscomb (21-10) at UTEP (20-9), 6 p.m.

Virginia (15-14) at Stanford (15-13), 6:30 p.m.

College women The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 53, Florida 51, Kentucky 44, Tulsa 33, Chattanooga 26, St. John’s 20, N.C. State 17, George Washington 15, Virginia Tech 14, Boston College 11, Florida St. 7, Indiana St. 6, Old Dominion 6, Hartford 4, Virginia 3, Wyoming 3, Liberty 2, Army 1.

National Invitation Tournament

Preliminary Round

Wednesday, March 15

Jackson State at Rice

Western Illinois at Illinois

Stony Brook at Hofstra

Belmont at Tennessee Tech

Thursday, March 16

Northern Iowa at Kansas

Cincinnati at Florida International

Santa Clara at Oregon State

UC-Santa Barbara at Fresno State

First Round

Thursday, March 16

Eastern Michigan at Indiana State

Wisconsin-Green Bay at Iowa State

Friday, March 17

Western Illinois-Illinois winner at Marquette

South Carolina at Xavier

James Madison at Charlotte

Belmont-Tennessee Tech winner at W.Kentucky

Drake at Nebraska

Idaho State at Kansas State

Saturday, March 18

Jackson State-Rice winner at Indiana

Northern Iowa-Kansas winner vs. Mississippi

Delaware at Pittsburgh

St. Joseph’s (Pa.) at Virginia

Cincinnati-Florida International winner at Miami

Stony Brook-Hofstra winner at Villanova

Santa Clara-Oregon State winner at Wyoming

UC-Santa Barbara-Fresno State winner at UNLV

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Today’s Games

Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Lightning 2, Canadiens 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 28 (Prospal, Fedotenko), 11:52. 2, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 20 (Modin), 19:44 (sh). Third Period—3, Montreal, Ribeiro 14 (Bouillon, Kovalev), 17:38 (pp). Shots on goal—Tampa Bay 9-6-9—24. Montreal 7-7-18—32. Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 0 of 3; Montreal 1 of 7. Goalies—Tampa Bay, Burke 11-9-3 (32 shots-31 saves). Montreal, Huet 11-7-4 (24-22). A—21,273 (21,273). T—2:23.

Blues 3, Blue Jackets 2 (OT)

First Period—1, Columbus, Nash 19 (Fedorov, Hainsey), 7:51.

Second Period—2, St. Louis, Young 14 (McAmmond, McClement), 10:23 (pp). 3, St. Louis, Glumac 3 (McAmmond, McClement), 12:53 (pp). 4, Columbus, Chimera 14 (Letowski, Westcott), 17:21. Third Period—None. Overtime—5, St. Louis, Backman 6 (Tkachuk, McClement), 3:49. Penalties—None. Shots on goal—Columbus 11-8-8-3—30. St. Louis 7-13-8-3—31. Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 4; St. Louis 2 of 7. Goalies—Columbus, Leclaire 7-12-2 (31 shots-28 saves). St. Louis, Sanford (15-14), Lalime 4-11-6 (12:08 second, 15-14). A—12,130 (19,022). T—2:30.

Stars 4, Canucks 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Jokinen 15 (Modano, Zubov), :59 (pp). 2, Dallas, Lehtinen 29 (Jokinen, Modano), 5:03. 3, Vancouver, Carter 26 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 11:10. 4, Vancouver, D.Sedin 17 (Carter, H.Sedin), 13:24. Third Period—5, Dallas, Modano 24 (Zubov), 3:08. 6, Dallas, Arnott 25 (Jokinen, Zubov), 14:40 (pp). Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 1 of 7; Dallas 2 of 9. Goalies—Vancouver, Auld 27-20-4 (28 shots-24 saves). Dallas, Turco 34-16-3 (29-28). A—18,584 (18,532). T—2:39.

Flames 4, Avalanche 3

First Period—1, Calgary, Iginla 29 (Leopold, Langkow), 8:43. 2, Calgary, Marchment 1 (McCarty, Yelle), 10:07. Second Period—3, Calgary, Iginla 30 (Huselius, Langkow), 2:52 (pp). Third Period—4, Colorado, Sakic 26 (Tanguay, Brisebois), 4:33. 5, Colorado, Hejduk 20 (McLean, Turgeon), 8:02 (pp). 6, Calgary, Kobasew 17 (Simon, Lombardi), 16:06. 7, Colorado, Tanguay 26 (Blake, Turgeon), 18:34. Shots on goal—Colorado 9-7-13—29. Calgary 10-9-11—30. Power-play opportunities—Colorado 1 of 4; Calgary 1 of 4. Goalies—Colorado, Budaj 9-7-4 (30 shots-26 saves). Calgary, Kiprusoff 33-17-7 (29-26). A—19,289 (17,409). T—2:21.

Sharks 4, Kings 3

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Los Angeles, Belanger 15 (Gleason, Miller), :54. 2, San Jose, Cheechoo 38 (J.Thornton), 8:10 (sh). Third Period—3, San Jose, Cheechoo 39 (J.Thornton, Ekman), 3:18. 4, San Jose, Marleau 29 (Michalek), 3:43. 5, Los Angeles, Corvo 14 (Armstrong, Cammalleri), 7:26. 6, San Jose, Cheechoo 40 (J.Thornton, Hannan), 7:42. 7, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 23 (Armstrong, Brown), 8:11. Shots on goal—Los Angeles 11-4-7—22. San Jose 9-9-11—29. Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 0 of 7; San Jose 0 of 3. Goalies—Los Angeles, Garon 27-17-3 (29 shots-25 saves). San Jose, Toskala 12-6-2 (22-19). A—15,684 (17,496). T—2:18.

WHL

Monday Games

No games scheduled.

Tuesday Game

Brandon at Swift Current, 4 p.m.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through March 12

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 540. 2, Matt Kenseth, 488. 3, Kasey Kahne, 455. 4, Casey Mears, 454. 5, Mark Martin, 430. 6, Kyle Busch, 403. 7, Clint Bowyer, 389. 8, Elliott Sadler, 385. 9, Jeff Gordon, 374. 10, Jeff Burton, 373.

11, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 369. 12, Brian Vickers, 362. 13, Dale Jarrett, 352. 14, Robby Gordon, 336. 15, Martin Truex, Jr., 336. 16, Denny Hamlin, 334. 17, Kevin Harvick, 332. 18, Ryan Newman, 307. 19, Tony Stewart, 304. 20, Jamie McMurray, 301.

Money

1, Jimmie Johnson, $2,179,373. 2, Casey Mears, $1,38,4007. 3, Ryan Newman, $1,076,301. 4, Matt Kenseth, $969,033. 5, Elliott Sadler, $964,294. 6, Tony Stewart, $850,310. 7, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $742,353. 8, Kasey Kahne, $694,677. 9, Denny Hamlin, $682,438.

10, Jeff Gordon, $661,203. 11, Kyle Busch, $629,210. 12, Dale Jarrett, $627,735. 13, Clint Bowyer, $617,908. 14, Jeff Burton, $606,843. 15, Jamie McMurray, $588,560. 16, Kevin Harvick, $588,368. 17, Ked Schrader, $581,177. 18, Brian Vickers, $572,735. 19, Mark Martin, $566,510. 20, Carl Edwards, $562,034.

GOLF

College women Pinehurst Challenge

At Pinehurst, N.C.

Second Round

TEAM SCORES—1, Maryland 612. 2, Iowa 620; UNC-Wilmington 620; Mississippi St. 620. 5, Charleston 622. 6, Washington St. 623.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1, Anastasia Kostina (WSU) 147. 2, Katie Trotter (Maryland) 149. WSU results— T8, Amy Eneroth 153. T38, Jessica Black 160. T52, Heather O’Leary, 162. T58 Brooke Henderson, 163. T75, Tracy Broders, 167.

SOCCER

High school boys Non-league Cheney 8, Medical Lake 0

First half — 1, Che, Gibb (Merrill) 11:00. 2, Che, Weller (Merrill) 15:00. 3, Che, Zakrezewski (Merrill) 26:00. 4, Che, Weller (Bray) 32:00.

Second half — 5, Che, Hale (Retan) 42:00. 6, Che, Coulston (Merrill) 46:00. 7, Che, Merrill 59:0. 8, Che, Retan 64:00.

Shots on goal — Cheney 23, Medical Lake 4.Saves — Cheney, Hooley 1; Sigley 0. Medical Lake, Melvin 7.

East Valley 2, Mead 1

Second half — 1, Mead, Malmoe 43:00. 2, EV, Abramson, 68:00. 3, EV, Abramson, 79:00.

Shots on goal — East Valley 8, Mead 10. Saves — East Valley, Peck 7. Mead, Gass 2; Knetchges 3.

Lewis and Clark 4, Deer Park 0

First half — 1, LC, Craig (Dunau) 16:00. 2, LC, B.Reed (Dunau) 20:00. 3, LC, Gallagher (Ames) 24:00.

Second half — 4, Gallagher (penalty kick) 45:00.

Shots on goal — Deer Park 7, Lewis and Clark 17.Saves — Deer Park, Lawson 11. Lewis and Clark, E.Reed 2; Gaul 2.

University 2, Ferris 0

Second half — 1, U-Hi, Burchak (Frobe) 67:00. 2, U-Hi, Smith (Holloway) 79:00.

Shots on goal — Ferris 14, University 11. Saves — Ferris, Hollman 4. University Moquist 2; Flood 5.

North Central 3, Lakeside 2 (SO)

First half – 1, NC, R.Matern (J.Matern) 25:00.

Second half – 2, Lak, Jer.Tate (Brittain) 53:00. 3, Lak, Duclos (Brittain) 69:00. 4, NC, Green (Henning) 81. Shootout – Lakeside: Duclos, Koch. NC: R.Matern, J.Matern, Green, Lo.

Shots on goal–NC 14, Lakeside 17. Saves—Lakeside, Gibson 9. NC, Warner 2; Jaugen 5.

Riverside 2, Gonzaga Prep 0

First half – 1, Riv, Rebuelta 25:00. 2, Riv, Kuno 39:00.

Shots on goal — Riverside 11, Gonzaga Prep 8. Saves — Riverside, Scott 7. Gonzaga Prep York 2; Davidson 1.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned LHP Jon Lester, LHP Abe Alvarez, RHP Edgar Martinez, RHP David Pauley, RHP Jermaine Van Buren, OF Brandon Moss and OF David Murphy to Pawtucket of the IL. Assigned RHP Tim Bausher, RHP Franklin Nunez, INF Luis A. Jiminez, INF Rodney Nye, INF Josh Pressley and OF Tyler Minges to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Reassigned RHP Nick Adenhart, RHP Jose Arredondo, RHP Bob Zimmermann, C Brenton Del Chiaro and C Brett Martinez to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned OF Javier Herrera to Sacramento of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Adam Johnson, RHP Alex Santos, RHP Mac Suzuki, C Raul Casanova, OF Hiram Bocachica and OF Danny Putnam to their minor league camp.

TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned RHP Wes Littleton to Oklahoma of the PCL and RHP Armando Galarraga to Frisco of the TL. Reassigned RHP Ryan Bukvich to their minor league camp.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired LHP Clint Brannon from the Texas Rangers to complete and earlier trade.

CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned RHP Elizardo Ramirez, INF Ray Olmedo to Louisville of the IL and RHP Travis Chick, LHP Phil Dumatrait, C Miguel Perez and 1B Joey Votto to Chattanooga of the SL. Reassigned RHP Jimmy Journell and LHP Ben Kozlowski to their minor league camp.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Optioned LHP Manny Parra to Huntsville of the SL.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned LHP Mike Johnston, RHP Jonah Bayliss and RHP Josh Sharpless to Indianapolis of the IL. Optioned RHP Josh Sharpless, INF Javier Guzman and INF Craig Stansberry to Altoona of the EL. Assigned LHP Matt Peterson and OF Andrew McCutchen to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned 1B-OF Paul McAnulty and OF Freddy Guzman to Portland of the PCL and RHP Jared Wells, LHP Sean Thompson and C George Kottaras to Mobile of the Southern League. Assigned RHP Kenny Baugh, RHP Cesar Carrillo, RHP Mike Thompson, LHP Erick Burke and INF Matt Bush to their minor league camp.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Assigned RHP Jeff Miller, RHP Billy Sadler, RHP Brian Wilson, LHP Jonathan Sanchez, C Todd Jennings, INF Derin McMains and OF Adam Shabala to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Kelyn Acosta, RHP Alfredo Simon, LHP Jon Coutlangus, LHP Jesus Reina, LHP Erick Threets, INF Travis Ishikawa, OF Frederick Lewis to Fresno of the PCL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Recalled G Eddie Basden from Tulsa of the NBA Development League.

DENVER NUGGETS—Signed G Howard Eisley to a second 10-day contract.

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Signed F Noel Felix to a second 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Re-signed WR Brian Finneran to a four-year contract.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agreed to terms with RB Jamal Lewis on a three-year contract.

BUFFALO BILLS—Re-signed OL Greg Jerman to a two-year contract.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with C Justin Hartwig on a five-year contract and DT Damione Lewis.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed S Dexter Jackson to a four-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed NT Ted Washington to a two-year contract.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed LB Akin Ayodele to a five-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed WR Corey Bradford to a four-year contract.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed S Marquand Manuel to a multiyear contract. Claimed WR Harry Williams off waivers from the New York Jets.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed LT L.J. Shelton to four-year contract. Agreed to terms with LB Sedrick Hodge and CB Andre Goodman to multiyear contracts.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed G Jason Whittle.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Chad Brown and G Ryan Krug.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with LB Scott Fujita.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed CB R.W. McQuarters.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed DE Darren Howard to a six-year contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS— Signed LB Will Witherspoon.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed WR Antonio Bryant.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with LB David Thornton on a five-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Agreed to terms with S Adam Archuleta.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended San Jose F Scott Parker for two games as a result of being assessed a game misconduct penalty during a March 11 game against Nashville.

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Reassigned D Mark Popovic to Chicago of the AHL.

EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled F Marc-Antoine Pouliot from Hamilton of the AHL.

MINNESOTA WILD—Assigned D Chris Heid to Cleveland of the AHL and D Dustin Wood to Syracuse of the AHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Reassigned D Greg Zanon and D Kevin Klein to Milwaukee of the AHL.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned RW Cam Paddock to Wheeling of the ECHL from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.