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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

Cleveland 1, Atlanta 1, tie, 10 innings

Minnesota 4, Boston 3

Washington 1, Baltimore 0

Detroit 8, Philadelphia 7, 10 innings

St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 2

Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 2

Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 5, 10 innings

Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 3

Kansas City 7, San Diego 0

Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 4

Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle (ss) 1

Colorado 8, Arizona (ss) 4

N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., ccd.

Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 3

N.Y. Yankees 8, Houston 1

Seattle (ss) 4, Arizona (ss) 2

Today’s Games

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

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis, 10:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Baltimore, 10:05 a.m.

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

N.Y. Yankees vs. Minnesota, 10:05 a.m.

Milwaukee vs. Arizona, 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle, 12:05 p.m.

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

Washington vs. Atlanta, 4:05 p.m.

Florida vs. L.A. Dodgers, 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Oakland, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Cubs 6, Mariners 1

Nageotte, Cruceta (3), Gonzalez (5), Atchison (6), Burba (8) and Rivera, Gregorio; Rusch, Eyre (6), Williamson (7), Howry (8), Ohman (9), Dempster (9) and Barrett, Blanco. W—Rusch. L—Cruceta.

HITS: Seattle (ss)—Ibanez, Dobbs. Chicago (N)—Hairston, Perez, Lee, Ramirez 2, Barrett, Mabry 2, Pie, Murton. 2B—Ramirez 2, Mabry, Lee, Pie. HR—Perez.

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Mariners 4, Diamondbacks 2

Ortiz, Lyon (6), Vizcaino (8) and Estrada, JBrito (8); Hernandez, SGreen (6), Harris (7), Soriano (9) and Johjima, Miller (7) . W—Hernandez. L—Ortiz. Sv—Soriano.

HITS: Arizona—Byrnes, Hudson, Tracy, Frazier, Gil, Estrada. Seattle (ss)—Suzuki 3, Lawton 2, Sexson, Petagine, Everett, Johjima, Reed 2, Lopez 2. 2B—Estrada, Sexson. 3B—Lopez.

Athletics 6, Angels 5 (10)

Meyer, Calero (6), Rheinecker (6), Casilla (8), Cruz (9), Flores (10) and Kendall, Baker (6); Santana, Romero (5), Rodriguez (6), Jones (7), Dunn (9) and Napoli, Wilson (8), Mathis (10). W—Cruz. L—Dunn. Sv—Flores. HR—Los Angeles, Guerrero, Rivera.

Brewers 7, Giants 3

Hennessey, Fassero (5), Walker (7), Munter (8) and Greene, Alfonzo (6); Bush, De La Rosa (7), Adams (8), Turnbow (9) and Moeller. W—Bush. L—Hennessey.

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2

Suppan, Hancock (7), Looper (8), Falkenborg (9) and Bennett, Molina; Seo, Baez (6), Hamulack (7), Houlton (8), and Borders, Martin. W—Suppan. L—Seo. Sv—Falkenborg.

Indians 1, Braves 1 (10)

Sabathia, Mota (7), Miller (9), Howard (10) and Shoppach, Diaz (7); Thomson, Obermueller (7), Devine (8), Villarreal (9), Basner (10) and Pratt, Saltalamacchia (8).

Nationals 1, Orioles 0

Chen, Morris (6), Halama (8) and Lopez; Ortiz, Rodriguez (7), Rivera (9) and Schneider, Gonzalez (7). W—Ortiz. L—Chen. Sv—Rivera.

Reds 6, Pirates 2

Williams, Wagner (4), White (5), Bong (6), Germano (7) and Ross, Valentin; Maholm, Carrara (5), Gonzalez (6), Adams (7), Vogelsong (8) and Paulino, CWilson. W—Williams. L—Maholm. HR—Cincinnati, Womack.

Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 4

Day, Cortes (6), Martin (8), DeJean (9) and Ardoin, Closser; Vargas, Bajenaru (5), Valverde (6), Choate (7), Glant (9) and Hill, Snyder. W—Day. L—Vargas. HRs—Colorado, Helton, Sullivan. Arizona, CGonzalez.

Royals 7, Padres 0

Bautista, Burgos (6), Hudson (8), Gobble (9) and Bako, Phillips; Park, Meaux (5), Adkins (5), Cassidy (6), Andrade (7), Hensley (9) and Mirabelli, Laforest. W—Bautista. L—Park. HR—Kansas City, Brown.

Tigers 8, Phillies 7 (10)

Tejeda, Fultz (2), Booker (3), Cormier (4), Santana (6), Lopez (9) and Lieberthal, Wathan; Verlander, Walker (3), Zumaya (5), Woodyard (7), Rodney (9), Seay (10) and Wilson, Roa. W—Seay. L—Cameron. HRs—Philadelphia, Victorino, Utley, Howard.

Twins 4, Red Sox 3

Clement, Seanez (6), Delcarmen (7), Holtz (8) and Varitek, Brown (6); Lohse, Crain (6), May (8), Kemp (9) and Redmond, Bowen (7). W—Lohse. L—Clement. Sv—Kemp. HRs—Boston, Loretta. Minnesota, Wooten.

White Sox 5, Rangers 4

Nomo, Almanza (3), McCarthy (4), Logan (6), Redding (7), Lopez (9) and Molina; Millwood, Castro (5), Cordero (8), Otsuka (9) and Barajas, Burke. W—McCarthy. L—Millwood. Sv—Lopez. HRs—Texas, Mench, Kinsler, DeRosa.

Blue Jays 8, Devil Rays 3

Baldwin, Tallet (3), Blank (5), Frasor (6), Chulk (8) and BMolina, Mahoney (7); Harper, Miceli (3), Orvella (5), Camp (7), Colome (9) and Hall, Rose (8). W—Baldwin. L—Harper. HR—Toronto, Hillenbrand, Adams, Singleton. Tampa Bay, Crawford.

Yankees 8, Astros 1

Hernandez, Astacio (5) and Chavez; Proctor, Bean (5), Rivera (6), Myers (7), Sturtze (8), Farnsworth (9) and Nieves. W—Proctor. L—Hernandez. HR—Houston, Scott. New York, Rodriguez, Matsui, Garcia.

College

FAR WEST

Concordia, Ore. 2, Vanguard 0

La Verne 4, E. Connecticut 3

NWAACC

Edmonds 5-0, CC Spokane 4-8

Proszek and Gizynski; Arnold, Dedonato (5) and Hauschild. W—Dedonato . L—Proszek (1-1).

HITS: CC Spokane—Andersen 2, Zalopony, Bozo, Scarpelli, Henry, Krieger. Edmonds— Lanier, Van Wyck 2, Tomaselli, Snow, Arkell. 2B— Henry. HR— Snow, Arkel.

Farden, Tappe (7), Flett (9) and Gizynski; Dalgleish, Grimm (5), Smith (7) and Waite. W—Farden. L—Dalgleish.

HITS: CC Spokane— Kreiger, Henry 2, Andersen 2, Brubaker, Yardley 3, Gosney 2. Edmonds— Tomaselli, Snow, Hauschild 2, Lanier. 2B— Yardley 2. 3B— Lanier.

High school

Greater Spokane League

East Valley 7, Central Valley 6

Beach, Banderez (7) and Solton; Lengyel, Bittner (7) and Kelley. W-Bittner. L-Banderez.

HITS: Central Valley-Simmelink, Jonhson, Lallier, Beach, Adams. East Valley-Lengyel, Lamphere 2, Stewart 2, Labelle, Schiller, Livingston, Kurtz. 2B- Lallier, Beach, Adams, Labelle, Stewart. HR- Lamphere.

Ferris 8, Gonzaga Prep 7 (9)

Rath, Higgins (4), Brett (8) and Krustangel; Cunningham, Kries (6) and Karwacki. W-Brett (1-1). L-Kries (0-1).

HITS: Ferris-Murphy, Berland, Kittredge 4, Burke, Brett 2, Krustangel. Gonzaga Prep-Manix, Sullivan, Cummingham, Kries 2, Tschirgi 2, Joy, Karwacki 2, DeWenter, Webb. 2B-Berland, Kittredge 2, Burke, Brett 2, Cunningham, Karwacki, DeWinter. 3B-Kittredge.

Mt. Spokane 6, Mead 4

Hennessy and Mancheni; Gravos, Aspaas (7), Fowler (7) and Sotolongo. W-Gravos (1-0). L-Hennessy (0-1). Sv-Fowler (1).

HITS: Mead-Moore, Schneider, Reser, Cady. Mt. Spokane-Armendariz, Petrie, Purser, Sodolongo, Smith 2, Moritz, Aspaas. 2B-Moore, Petrie. 3B-Smith.

North Central 11, Lewis and Clark 1

Hughes, Harper (3), Houbrick (5) and Arneson; Swennumson and Hustad. W-Swennumson (1-0). L-Hughes (0-1).

HITS: Lewis and Clark-McNeill, Arnold, Hager 2, Ryan. North Central-Witt 2, Hare, Hustad 2, Voelker 2, Waddell, Sawnson. 2B-Arnold, Hustad. 3B-Witt.

University 10, Shadle Park 4

Scribner, Briscoe (4) and Dominguez; Smith, Baldwin (7) and VanSickle. W-Smith (1-0). L-Scribner (0-1).

HITS: Shadle Park-Dominguez, Hughes, Roginski, Edgerton, Shontell 2, Briscoe. University-Smith 2, VanSickle, Barker, Brooks, Moon. University-Englebert, Smith. 2B-Shontell 2, Briscoe, Brooks, Smith.

Non-league

Wallace 6, Timberlake 2

Hart, Yearbrough (5) and Perez; James and Ploharz, Lister (5). W-James (1-0). L-Hart (0-1).

HITS: Timberlake-Andersen, Hart. Wallace- Keener, Ja. Ploharz, Jo. Ploharz, Beehner 2, Griffin, Matile. 2B- Andersen, Jo. Ploharz.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday’s Results

New Jersey 86, Minnesota 82

Houston 93, New Orleans 92

Memphis 95, L.A. Clippers 85

Golden State 122, Dallas 121

Washington 109, Utah 97

Phoenix 125, Portland 108

Today’s Games

Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 7 p.m.

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

Grizzlies 95, Clippers 85

L.A. Clippers (85)—Ross 2-4 0-0 4, Brand 11-20 3-5 25, Kaman 3-9 1-2 7, Mobley 1-4 0-0 2, Cassell 8-17 4-4 21, Radmanovic 5-10 0-0 12, Livingston 3-5 0-0 6, Maggette 1-5 6-8 8, Ewing 0-1 0-0 0, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 14-19 85.

Memphis (95)—Battier 3-6 0-0 6, Gasol 5-7 5-10 15, Wright 5-9 1-2 11, E.Jones 8-14 4-4 23, Atkins 1-7 8-9 11, Miller 8-15 2-2 21, Jackson 1-10 0-0 3, D.Jones 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 33-74 21-29 95.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 3-12 (Radmanovic 2-6, Cassell 1-3, Ewing 0-1, Maggette 0-2), Memphis 8-25 (Miller 3-7, E.Jones 3-9, Jackson 1-4, Atkins 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 46 (Brand, Kaman 11), Memphis 49 (Miller 14). Assists—L.A. Clippers 13 (Maggette 6), Memphis 20 (Atkins 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 27, Memphis 20. Technicals—L.A. Clippers Defensive Three Second. A—13,872. (18,119).

Nets 86, Timberwolves 82

Minnesota (82)—Davis 3-12 5-6 12, Garnett 9-14 6-6 24, Blount 6-12 6-10 18, McCants 1-3 0-0 2, Banks 6-12 6-8 18, Jaric 1-7 1-2 3, Griffin 0-3 1-2 1, Reed 2-7 0-0 4, A.Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Dupree 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-70 25-34 82.

New Jersey (86)—Jefferson 6-14 9-13 21, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Krstic 5-15 3-4 13, V.Carter 7-18 5-8 21, Kidd 5-12 4-5 17, Vaughn 0-1 2-3 2, Robinson 4-11 0-0 10, Planinic 1-4 0-0 2, Murray 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-77 23-33 86.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 1-8 (Davis 1-3, Banks 0-1, Jaric 0-2, McCants 0-2), New Jersey 7-23 (Kidd 3-6, Robinson 2-4, V.Carter 2-6, Murray 0-1, Planinic 0-2, Jefferson 0-4). Fouled Out—Krstic. Rebounds—Minnesota 48 (Garnett 11), New Jersey 62 (Krstic 13). Assists—Minnesota 17 (Davis 9), New Jersey 21 (Kidd 9). Total Fouls—Minnesota 24, New Jersey 28. Technicals—Minnesota Defensive Three Second 2. A—15,952. (20,098).

Rockets 93, Hornets 92

Houston (93)—Bogans 4-11 4-4 14, Howard 5-7 6-6 16, Ming 9-16 4-4 22, Alston 8-16 4-4 22, Head 3-9 0-0 8, Brunson 0-0 0-0 0, Frahm 2-5 0-0 5, Swift 2-3 2-3 6, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-67 20-21 93.

New Orleans (92)—Butler 4-11 2-2 12, West 4-10 6-6 14, Brown 6-14 0-0 12, Paul 5-13 2-2 13, Snyder 3-16 2-2 9, Claxton 4-12 3-3 11, Williams 4-7 2-2 10, Smith 2-5 0-0 5, Jackson 1-3 0-2 2, Johnson 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 35-97 17-19 92.

3-Point Goals—Houston 7-22 (Alston 2-5, Bogans 2-6, Head 2-8, Frahm 1-3), New Orleans 5-21 (Butler 2-6, Smith 1-3, Paul 1-4, Snyder 1-6, Claxton 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 44 (Howard 12), New Orleans 55 (West 11). Assists—Houston 11 (Bogans, Head 4), New Orleans 20 (Claxton 10). Total Fouls—Houston 22, New Orleans 19. A—19,163 (19,163).

Suns 125, Trail Blazers 108

Portland (108)—Khryapa 8-10 6-7 22, Randolph 2-6 0-0 4, Przybilla 3-8 2-2 8, Telfair 4-13 2-4 12, Blake 3-11 0-0 6, Outlaw 6-12 0-0 14, Jack 8-11 4-5 20, Dixon 4-11 3-3 12, Skinner 2-2 1-1 5, Webster 2-4 0-1 5. Totals 42-88 18-23 108.

Phoenix (125)—Stoudemire 7-14 6-7 20, Marion 7-12 6-6 20, Diaw 2-4 0-0 4, Bell 4-11 2-4 13, Nash 6-9 1-1 15, Barbosa 6-13 3-4 17, T.Thomas 4-6 5-6 15, House 4-11 2-2 13, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Burke 2-4 0-0 5, Tskitishvili 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 43-90 26-32 125.

3-Point Goals—Portland 6-13 (Outlaw 2-3, Telfair 2-3, Dixon 1-2, Webster 1-2, Blake 0-1, Jack 0-1, Randolph 0-1), Phoenix 13-30 (Bell 3-7, House 3-7, Barbosa 2-3, T.Thomas 2-3, Nash 2-4, Burke 1-2, Jones 0-2, Marion 0-2). Fouled Out—Skinner, Barbosa. Rebounds—Portland 53 (Khryapa 12), Phoenix 51 (Stoudemire, T.Thomas 9). Assists—Portland 17 (Blake, Jack 4), Phoenix 24 (Diaw 6). Total Fouls—Portland 30, Phoenix 23. Technicals—Skinner, Portland coach McMillian. A—18,422. (18,422).

Warriors 122, Mavericks 121

Golden State (122)—Murphy 2-5 3-3 8, Dunleavy 8-17 4-4 21, Foyle 2-8 2-2 6, Fisher 4-16 7-8 17, Richardson 14-23 7-8 40, Pietrus 2-3 0-0 4, Biedrins 1-1 0-0 2, Bynum 2-4 0-1 4, Ellis 5-11 0-0 12, Diogu 3-4 2-2 8. Totals 43-92 25-28 122.

Dallas (121)—Marshall 2-4 4-4 8, Nowitzki 16-24 16-17 51, Diop 1-1 0-0 2, Daniels 6-8 0-0 12, Terry 10-18 7-8 29, Dampier 1-6 0-0 2, Stackhouse 0-6 4-4 4, Powell 1-3 1-1 3, Armstrong 3-4 3-4 10, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 35-38 121.

3-Point Goals—Golden State 11-24 (Richardson 5-10, Ellis 2-3, Fisher 2-6, Murphy 1-1, Dunleavy 1-4), Dallas 6-15 (Nowitzki 3-4, Terry 2-7, Armstrong 1-2, Marshall 0-1, Stackhouse 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 40 (Dunleavy 8), Dallas 49 (Dampier 10). Assists—Golden State 26 (Fisher 7), Dallas 24 (Terry 7). Total Fouls—Golden State 30, Dallas 25. Technicals—Dallas coach Johnson. A—20,165. (19,200).

Wizards 109, Jazz 97

Washington (109)—Butler 11-19 3-4 27, Jamison 9-21 2-2 27, Haywood 0-1 2-2 2, Arenas 10-19 5-9 31, Jeffries 2-8 5-9 9, Daniels 5-8 1-1 12, Ruffin 0-0 1-2 1, Taylor 0-1 0-0 0, E.Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 19-29 109.

Utah (97)—Harpring 4-11 4-5 12, Okur 2-13 2-2 7, Boozer 12-16 6-7 30, Williams 7-12 0-0 14, Kirilenko 8-14 4-7 21, McLeod 1-1 0-0 2, Brown 1-7 4-6 6, Humphries 0-1 2-4 2, Collins 1-2 1-2 3, Palacio 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 36-77 23-35 97.

3-Point Goals—Washington 16-25 (Jamison 7-12, Arenas 6-8, Butler 2-3, Daniels 1-1, Jeffries 0-1), Utah 2-9 (Kirilenko 1-1, Okur 1-5, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 48 (Jeffries 12), Utah 55 (Harpring 11). Assists—Washington 16 (Arenas 5), Utah 23 (Williams 9). Total Fouls—Washington 28, Utah 28. A—19,911. (19,911).

College men

NCAA tournament

All Times PST

WASHINGTON REGIONAL

Semifinals

Friday, March 24

At The Verizon Center, Washington

Wichita State (26-8) vs. George Mason (25-7), 4:27 p.m.

Connecticut (29-3) vs. Washington (26-6), 6:57 p.m.

ATLANTA REGIONAL

Semifinals

Thursday, March 23

At The Georgia Dome, Atlanta

LSU 62, Duke 54

Texas 74, West Virginia 71

Championship

Saturday, March 25

At The Georgia Dome, Atlanta

LSU (26-8) vs. Texas (30-6), 1:40 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL

Semifinals

Friday, March 24

At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis

Villanova (27-4) vs. Boston College (28-7), 4:10 p.m.

Georgetown (23-9) vs. Florida (29-6), 6:40 p.m.

OAKLAND REGIONAL

Semifinals

Thursday, March 23

At Oakland Arena, Oakland

Memphis 80, Bradley 64

UCLA 73, Gonzaga 71

Championship

Saturday, March 25

At Oakland Arena, Oakland

Memphis (33-3) vs. UCLA (30-6), 4:05 p.m.

LSU 62, Duke 54

LSU (26-8)—Davis 3-12 8-13 14, T.Mitchell 5-10 0-0 10, Thomas 3-5 3-6 9, Temple 1-6 0-0 3, D.Mitchell 6-16 1-2 14, Voogd 0-0 0-0 0, Rolle 1-4 0-2 2, Lazare 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 24-61 12-23 62.

Duke (32-4)—McRoberts 4-10 1-2 9, Williams 8-18 7-8 23, Paulus 2-8 2-2 7, Redick 3-18 2-2 11, Dockery 0-4 0-0 0, Pocius 0-0 0-0 0, Melchionni 0-2 0-0 0, Nelson 1-5 1-2 4, Boykin 0-0 0-0 0, Boateng 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-65 13-16 54.

Halftime—LSU 31-27. 3-Point Goals—LSU 2-7 (D.Mitchell 1-2, Temple 1-3, T.Mitchell 0-2), Duke 5-26 (Redick 3-9, Nelson 1-4, Paulus 1-5, Melchionni 0-1, Williams 0-1, McRoberts 0-2, Dockery 0-4). Fouled Out—McRoberts, Paulus. Rebounds—LSU 45 (Thomas 13), Duke 44 (Williams 13). Assists—LSU 14 (D.Mitchell 5), Duke 12 (Paulus 4). Total Fouls—LSU 16, Duke 18. A—NA.

Memphis 80, Bradley 64

Bradley (22-11)—Sommerville 4-13 9-10 18, O’Bryant 3-7 2-5 8, Bennett 4-13 0-0 9, Tauai 0-0 2-4 2, Ruffin 2-5 2-4 7, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Franklin 2-6 0-0 6, Crouch 0-1 0-0 0, Andrews 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 5-13 4-4 14, Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Heemskerk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-60 19-27 64.

Memphis (33-3)—S.Williams 4-8 3-4 12, Dorsey 3-9 0-2 6, Anderson 3-6 0-0 8, Washington Jr. 8-14 1-2 18, Carney 7-12 7-8 23, Wade 1-1 0-0 2, W.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Dozier 1-2 0-0 2, Douglas-Roberts 2-3 0-0 4, McGrady 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 1-2 3, Long 0-0 0-0 0, Sandridge 0-1 0-0 0, Cooper 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-60 12-18 80.

Halftime—Memphis 35-30. 3-Point Goals—Bradley 5-16 (Franklin 2-5, Ruffin 1-2, Bennett 1-2, Sommerville 1-4, Crouch 0-1, Wright 0-1, Brown 0-1), Memphis 6-15 (Anderson 2-4, Carney 2-5, S.Williams 1-2, Washington Jr. 1-3, Cooper 0-1). Fouled Out—Bennett. Rebounds—Bradley 33 (O’Bryant 14), Memphis 38 (Dorsey 11). Assists—Bradley 6 (Ruffin 4), Memphis 11 (Allen 5). Total Fouls—Bradley 18, Memphis 18. A—19,596.

Texas 74, West Virginia 71

West Virginia (22-11)—Gansey 6-12 3-3 18, Young 1-4 0-1 3, Pittsnogle 7-15 0-0 19, Collins 2-5 0-0 4, Herber 4-12 3-4 13, Beilein 5-7 0-0 14, Nichols 0-0 0-0 0, Ruoff 0-0 0-0 0, Summers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 6-8 71.

Texas (30-6)—Tucker 5-9 5-6 15, Buckman 1-3 2-2 4, Aldridge 11-15 4-8 26, Gibson 1-8 0-0 3, Paulino 3-9 0-0 8, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Abrams 3-10 2-2 9, Williams 4-4 1-2 9. Totals 28-58 14-20 74.

Halftime—Texas 39-27. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 15-33 (Pittsnogle 5-9, Beilein 4-6, Gansey 3-7, Herber 2-5, Young 1-4, Collins 0-2), Texas 4-19 (Paulino 2-7, Abrams 1-5, Gibson 1-6, Buckman 0-1). Fouled Out—Beilein. Rebounds—West Virginia 16 (Gansey 5), Texas 45 (Tucker 14). Assists—West Virginia 19 (Collins 6), Texas 19 (Abrams 7). Total Fouls—West Virginia 14, Texas 12. A—27,633.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 23

South Carolina 65, Cincinnati 62

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 28

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Old Dominion (24-9) vs. Michigan (21-10), 4 p.m.

Louisville (21-12) vs. South Carolina (21-15), 6:30 p.m.

NCAA Division II tournament

All Times PST

Semifinals

At Springfield, Mass.

Thursday, March 23

Virginia Union 68, Seattle Pacific 63

Winona State 83, Stonehill 73

Championship

At Springfield, Mass.

Saturday, March 25

Virginia Union (29-6) vs. Winona State (31-4), 10 a.m.

College women

NCAA tournament

All Times PST

CLEVELAND REGIONAL

Semifinals

Sunday, March 26

At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

Rutgers (27-4) vs. Tennessee (30-4), 9 a.m.

North Carolina (31-1) vs. Purdue (26-6), 11:30 a.m.

ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL

Semifinals

Saturday, March 25

At The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M.

Baylor (26-6) vs. Maryland (30-4), 6 p.m.

Utah (26-6) vs. Boston College (21-11), 8:30 p.m.

BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL

Semifinals

Sunday, March 26

At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn.

Michigan State (24-9) vs. Duke (28-3), 4 p.m.

Georgia (23-8) vs. Connecticut (31-4), 6:30 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL

Semifinals

Saturday, March 25

At AT&T Center, San Antonio

LSU (29-3) vs. DePaul (27-6), 9 a.m.

Oklahoma (31-4) vs. Stanford (25-7), 11:30 a.m.

Women’s National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 23

Western Kentucky 94, Villanova 81

Friday, March 24

Virginia at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Nebraska at Kansas State, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Marquette, 5 p.m.

Semifinals

March 25-28

Indiana-Marquette winner vs. Virginia-Pittsburgh winner, TBA

Western Kentucky vs. Nebraska-Kansas State winner, TBA

NCAA Division II tournament

All Times PST

Semifinals

At Hot Springs, Ark.

Thursday, March 23

American International 70, St. Cloud State 58

Grand Valley State 76, Cal State-Chico 63

Championship

At Hot Springs, Ark.

Saturday, March 25

American International (26-7) vs. Grand Valley St. (32-3), 2 p.m.

Football

NFL Europe

All Times PST

Saturday’s Games

Rhein at Berlin, 9 a.m.

Hamburg at Frankfurt, 10 a.m.

Sunday’s Game

Amsterdam at Cologne, 7 a.m.

AFL

All Times PST

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Today’s Games

Kansas City at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Las Vegas at Utah, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

San Jose at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Austin, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Georgia, noon

Grand Rapids at Chicago, noon

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

Atlanta 6, New Jersey 5, OT

Detroit 4, San Jose 0

Montreal 5, Toronto 1

Tampa Bay 4, Washington 3, OT

Calgary 7, St. Louis 2

Phoenix 4, Chicago 3

Vancouver 4, Edmonton 3, SO

Today’s Games

Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 1

First Period—1, Montreal, Higgins 14 (Koivu, Ryder), 4:35. 2, Montreal, Dandenault 4 (Bonk, Kovalev), 4:47. 3, Montreal, Souray 10 (Ribeiro, Zednik), 9:51 (pp). 4, Montreal, Kovalev 18 (Rivet, Zednik), 17:56 (pp). Second Period—5, Toronto, O’Neill 16 (Wellwood, Kaberle), 5:53 (pp). 6, Montreal, Perezhogin 9 (Plekanec), 11:05. Third Period—None.

Canucks 4, Oilers 3 (SO)

Vancouver won shootout 3-2

First Period—1, Vancouver, Bertuzzi 22 (Kesler, Cooke), 9:47. Second Period—2, Vancouver, H.Sedin 18 (Carter, D.Sedin), 4:50. 3, Edmonton, Torres 24 (Samsonov, Stoll), 8:33. 4, Edmonton, Torres 25 (Samsonov, Stoll), 18:08. 5, Edmonton, Pisani 17, 18:56. Third Period—6, Vancouver, Naslund 30 (Bertuzzi, Kesler), 11:36. Overtime—None. Shootout—Vancouver 3 (Naslund G, Ruutu G, Bertuzzi G); Edmonton 2 (Hemsky NG, Smyth G, Peca G).

Coyotes 5, Blackhawks 3

First Period—1, Phoenix, Mara 15 (Sjostrom, Reinprecht), 11:15. 2, Chicago, Wisniewski 1 (Sharp, Bartovic), 11:59. 3, Phoenix, Doan 26 (Reinprecht), 13:57. 4, Chicago, Holmqvist 9 (Lapointe, Calder), 15:39. Second Period—5, Phoenix, Reinprecht 16 (Seidenberg, Scatchard), 16:37 (pp). Third Period—6, Phoenix, Sanderson 23 (Doan), 14:34. 7, Chicago, Calder 17 (Sharp, Vrbata), 18:41 (pp).

Flames 7, Blues 2

First Period—1, Calgary, McCarty 7 (Leopold, Yelle), 12:26. Second Period—2, Calgary, Donovan 7 (Simon, Ritchie), 3:52. 3, Calgary, Leopold 1 (Lundmark, Kobasew), 10:11 (pp). 4, Calgary, Hamrlik 6 (Simon, Lundmark), 15:13. 5, Calgary, Regehr 6 (Lundmark, Leopold), 18:40 (pp). Third Period—6, St. Louis, Glumac 5 (Woywitka, Whitfield), 2:43. 7, Calgary, Kobasew 18 (Regehr, Amonte), 4:24 (pp). 8, Calgary, Hamrlik 7 (Iginla, Langkow), 8:30 (sh). 9, St. Louis, Tkachuk 13 (Young, Backman), 14:16 (pp).

Lightning 4, Capitals 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Washington, Ovechkin 45 (Morrisonn), 5:01. 2, Tampa Bay, Boyle 14 (Richards, Fedotenko), 11:14 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Washington, Pettinger 17 (Zubrus, Ovechkin), 4:30 (pp). 4, Tampa Bay, Fedotenko 23 (Ranger, Modin), 5:15. 5, Washington, Ovechkin 46 (Clark, Zubrus), 10:07. 6, Tampa Bay, Craig 14 (Richards, Prospal), 12:46 (pp). Overtime—7, Tampa Bay, Kubina 5 (Richards, Lecavalier), :37 (pp).

Red Wings 4, Sharks 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Detroit, Holmstrom 24 (Schneider, Shanahan), 1:47. Third Period—2, Detroit, Williams 17 (Lang), 1:18. 3, Detroit, Yzerman 10 (Lidstrom, Lang), 2:59 (pp). 4, Detroit, Samuelsson 21 (Zetterberg, Lidstrom), 13:42.

Thrashers 6, Devils 5 (OT)

First Period—1, New Jersey, Elias 8 (White, Martin), 15:06 (pp). Second Period—2, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 16 (Brylin, Elias), 10:21 (pp). 3, Atlanta, Hossa 33 (Savard, Modry), 12:34 (pp). 4, New Jersey, Lukowich 2 (Gomez, Rafalski), 16:34. Third Period—5, New Jersey, Parise 9 (Gomez, Brodeur), 2:41. 6, Atlanta, Holik 11 (Modry, Lehtonen), 5:55 (pp). 7, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 44 (Kozlov, Savard), 9:00. 8, Atlanta, Kozlov 21 (Hossa, de Vries), 16:53. 9, Atlanta, Stefan 10 (Hossa, Havelid), 17:59. 10, New Jersey, Gionta 38 (Gomez, White), 18:58 (pp). Overtime—11, Atlanta, Bondra 18 (Sutton, Havelid), 1:03.

WHL playoffs

CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

East Division

Friday, March 24

Brandon at Moose Jaw

Regina at Saskatoon

Saturday, March 25

Brandon at Moose Jaw

Regina at Saskatoon

Monday, March 27

Moose Jaw vs. Brandon at Winnipeg

Tuesday, March 28

Saskatoon at Regina

Wednesday, March 29

Saskatoon at Regina

Thursday, March 30

Moose Jaw vs. Brandon at Winnipeg

Friday, March 31

x-Regina at Saskatoon

Sunday, April 2

x-Brandon at Moose Jaw

Tuesday, April 4

x-Moose Jaw at Brandon

x-Saskatoon at Regina

Wednesday, April 5

x-Brandon at Moose Jaw

x-Regina at Saskatoon

Central Division

Friday, March 24

Calgary at Lethbridge

Swift Current at Medicine Hat

Saturday, March 25

Calgary at Lethbridge

Swift Current at Medicine Hat

Tuesday, March 28

Lethbridge at Calgary

Medicine Hat at Swift Current

Wednesday, March 29

Medicine Hat at Swift Current

Thursday, March 30

Lethbridge at Calgary

Friday, March 31

x-Swift Current at Medicine Hat

Saturday, April 1

x-Lethbridge at Calgary

Sunday, April 2

x-Calgary at Lethbridge

x-Medicine Hat at Swift Current

Tuesday, April 4

x-Lethbridge at Calgary

Wednesday, April 5

x-Swift Current at Medicine Hat

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C. Division

Friday, March 24

Kootenay at Kelowna

Prince George at Vancouver

Saturday, March 25

Kootenay at Kelowna

Prince George at Vancouver

Tuesday, March 28

Kelowna at Kootenay

Vancouver at Prince George

Wednesday, March 29

Kelowna at Kootenay

Vancouver at Prince George

Friday, March 31

x-Kootenay at Kelowna

Saturday, April 1

x-Prince George at Vancouver

Sunday, April 2

x-Kelowna at Kootenay

Monday, April 3

x-Vancouver at Prince George

Tuesday, April 2

x-Kootenay at Kelowna

Wednesday, April 5

x-Prince George at Vancouver

U.S. Division

Friday, March 24

Portland at Seattle

Tri-City at Everett

Saturday, March 25

Portland at Seattle

Tri-City at Everett

Tuesday, March 28

Everett at Tri-City

Seattle at Portland

Wednesday, March 29

Everett at Tri-City

Friday, March 31

Seattle at Portland

x-Tri-City at Everett

Saturday, April 1

x-Everett at Tri-City

x-Portland at Seattle

Tuesday, April 4

x-Seattle at Portland

x-Tri-City at Everett

Wednesday, April 5

x-Portland at Seattle

Figure Skating

World Championships

At Calgary, Alberta

Men

Free Skate

1. Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland, 156.58 points. 2. Brian Joubert, France, 156.47. 3. Evan Lysacek, United States, 149.97. 4. Emanuel Sandhu, Canada, 142.53. 5. Nobunari Oda, Japan, 136.73. Also: 7. Jeffrey Buttle, Canada, 133.81. 8. Johnny Weir, United States, 128.66. 9. Matt Savoie, United States, 128.08. 17. Shawn Sawyer, Canada, 120.02.

Final Standings

1. Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland, 274.22. 2. Brian Joubert, France, 270.83. 3. Evan Lysacek, United States, 255.22. 4. Nobunari Oda, Japan, 251.21. 5. Emanuel Sandhu, Canada, 249.89. 6. Jeffrey Buttle, Canada, 241.59. 7. Johnny Weir, United States, 235.57. Also: 11. Matt Savoie, United States, 227.41. 21. Shawn Sawyer, Canada, 201.05.

Ice Dancing

Original Dance

1. Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, Bulgaria, 60.94. 2. Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder, France, 60.02. 3. Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Canada, 59.81. 4. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, United States, 59.65. 5. Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas, Lithuania, 59.60. Also: 8. Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe, Canada, 52.54. 9. Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, United States, 52.24. 18. Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin, United States, 45.59.

Overall Standings (after compulsories and original dance; top 25 advance to free dance)

1. Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, Bulgaria, 99.40. 2. Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Canada, 98.12. 3. Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder, France, 97.32. 4. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, United States, 97.24. 5. Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas, Lithuania, 96.12. Also: 8. Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe, Canada, 85.44. 9. Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, United States, 84.61. 17. Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin, United States, 74.68.

Soccer

High school boys

Great Northern League

Lakeside 7, Chewelah 0

First half 1, Che, Rowe (Duclos) 18:00. 2, Che, Alexander (Thompson) 25:00. 3, Che, Brittain ( J.Tate) 35:00. 4, Che, Reeder (Stockham) 38:00. Second half — 5, Che, Alexander 48:00. 6, Che, Koch (Reeder) 58:00. 7, Che, Koch (Duclos) 68:00.

Shots on goal — Lakeside 25, Chewelah 8.Saves — Lakeside, Delong 0. Chewelah, Dorrow 5.

Pullman 2, Deer Park 1 (OT)

First half — 1, Pul, Wang (Kholer), 29:00. Second half — 2, DP, Dougherty, 80:00. Overtime— 3, Pul, Takashi, 8:00.

Shots on goal — Deer Park 5, Pullman 21. Saves — Deer Park, Lawson 21. Pullman, Nossinger 5.

Riverside 6, Colville 0

First half — 1, Riv, Bland, 2:00. 2, Riv, Kummer (Kuck), 15:00. Second half — 3, Riv, Rebuelta (Ostendorf), 44:00. 4, Riv, C. Dornquast, 54:00. 5, Riv, Bland, 56:00. 6, Riv, C. Dornquast (Spackman), 63:00.

Shots on goal — Colville 6, Riverside 18. Saves — Colville, Fortune 8. Riverside, Scott 5.

Golf

Players Championship

PGA TOUR

At TPClub at Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Purse: $8 million; Yardage: 7,098; Par: 72

First Round

College women

At Prarie Falls GC, Par 71

TEAM SCORING–CC Spokane 238, North Idaho 315.

Medalist–Kara Winey (CCS) 73.

High school boys

Pirate Open

At Esmeralda GC, Par 72

TEAM SCORING—Deer Park 312, Lakeside 317, Shadle Park 320, Rogers 329, Central Valley 329, University 329, Mead 330, East Valey 338, Colville 349, Riverside 356, Cheney 371, Mt. Spokane 381, West Valley 382.

INDIVIDUALS—1, Tyler Nelson (SP) 73. 2, David Miller (Rog) 75. 2, Aaron Byrd (Che) 75. 4, Corey Meyers (DP) 76. 5, Ryan England (Lak) 77. 5, Cody Stumph (Riv) 77. 7, Roger Risinger (CV) 79. 8, Aaron Terry (DP) 80. 8, Nick McCaslin (Mea) 80. 8, Zach Gonzales (CV) 80. 8, Jack Hluboky (U-Hi) 80.

Softball

College

Non-conference

Sun West tournament

St. Thomas 4, Whitworth 0

Sonnet and David; Nagle and Conway. W—Nagle. L—Sonnet.

HITS: Whitworth— Froman, Anderson. St. Thomas— Embree, Nagle, Evans. 2B— Evans 2, Nagle, Froman.

Whitworth 9, Williams 5

Eckhoff, Sonnett (3) and Davis; F-C, Frost (4), Ryan (7) and Powers. W—Sonnett. L—Ryan.

HITS: Whitworth— Case 3, Davis, 3, Kristin, Schock, Helbling, Mattie. Williams— Clark 2, Knox 2, Williams 2, Goodman, F-C, Lye. 2B— Case. HR— C. Williams.

High school

Greater Spokane League

Central Valley 10, Cheney 7

Mandler and Alden; Pitts and Hatch. W-Mandler. L-Pitts (1-1).

HITS: Central Valley-Siddoway, Alden 2, Erickson 2, Rockstrom, Marales 2. Cheney-Hatch 2, Hudson 2, Scheiv, Pitts 3, Olmstead 2, Proctor, Schoengold, Morrow. 2B-Alden, Marales, Scheiv, Olmstead. HR-Proctor.

Clarkston 8, East Valley 6

McKeehan, Ruark; Fredrick, Abramson (5), Hanley, Adams (6). W-McKeehan (3-1). L-Fredrick (1-2).

HITS: Clarkston-Ogden, McKeehan 3, Speer, Ruark, Malcom 2. East Valley- Burger, Bittner 2, Boucher, Manchester. 2B- Ruark, Bittner.

Ferris 6, West Valley 4

Camp and Hardin; Loberg and Taes. W-Camp (1-2). L-Loberg (1-2).

HITS: Ferris-Allen 3, Harris 2, Ellis 2, Perry, Topping 2. West Valley-Bauman 2, Mackie 2, Nordby, Garbe. 2B-Mackie.

North Central 10, Lewis and Clark 0

Urgeleit and Ormsby; Vallies and Hare. W-Vallies (2-0). L-Urgeleit (0-4).

HITS: Lewis and Clark-None. North Central-Capwell, Vallies, Kahler, Cumbie, Clary, Brown. 2B-Clary. 3B-Cumbie.

Shadle Park 6, Mt. Spokane 0

DeMello and Holcomb; Skillingstad and Predisik. W-Skillingstad (3-0). L-DeMello (2-2).

HITS: Mt. Spokane-Natwick. Shadle Park-Conrad, Lynn 2, Frost, Jackson 2.

University 10, Gonzaga Prep 1

Kellogg and Anderson; Mikelson, Schiermeister (5) and Fargher. W-Mikelson (4-0). L-Kellogg (0-2).

HITS: Gonzaga Perp-Antich, Anderson, Wilcoxen, Reyes, Norman. University-Schiermeister, Schnibbe, Fargher 2, Tveit 3, Mikelson, Warren, Wells 3, Obenchain, Marquard. 2B-Anderson, Reyes, Fargher, Tveit. 3B-Warren.

Non-league

Chewelah 8, Reardan 0

Ferderer and Christerson; Monasmith and Schalock. W-Monasmith (2-0). L-Ferderer (0-1).

HITS: Reardan-Perleberg. Chewelah-Schatz, Schallock, Monasmith 2, Smith 2, Whitley, Metlow, Gilreath.

Priest River 4, Riverside 1

Henderson and Donnerberg; Hall and Ryan, Sanders and Johnson (3), Millspaugh and Stitt (5). W-Henderson. L-Hall.

HITS: Visitors- Schanilik 2, Donnerberg 2, Cox 2. Home- Millspaugh, Robinson, Jensen, Ryan. 2B- Schanilik, Jensen. 3B- Donnerberg. HR- Donnerberg.

Tennis

Nasdaq-100 Open

ATP TOUR/WTA TOUR

At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Fla.; Purse: Men, $3.45 million (Masters); Women, $3.45 million (Tier I); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men, First Round

Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-3, 6-1.

Luis Horna, Peru, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Arnaud Clement, France, def. Peter Luczak, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.

Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, def. Boris Pashanski, Serbia & Montenegro, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-0, 6-0.

Mark Philippoussis, Australia, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic, Serbia & Montenegro, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-1, 6-3.

Vince Spadea, United States, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-1, 6-4.

Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4.

Albert Martin, Spain, def. Andrei Pavel, Romania, 6-2, 6-2.

Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, vs. Paul Capdeville, Chile, ppd.

Simon Greul, Germany, def. Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.

Feliciano Lopez, Spain, vs. Alex Kuznetsov, United States, ppd.

Daniele Bracciali, Italy, vs. George Bastl, Switzerland, ppd.

Albert Montanes, Spain, vs. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, ppd.

Women, First Round

Vania King, United States, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 0-6, 6-1, 7-5.

Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Yan Zi, China, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.

Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, 7-6 (2), 2-3, retired.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 7-5, 6-2.

Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, def. Emma Laine, Finland, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Laura Pous Tio, Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, def. Catalina Castano, Colombia, 6-4, 6-1.

Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Jill Craybas, United States, def. Jelena Kostanic, Croatia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Anna Smashnova, Israel, 5-3, retired.

Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Emilie Loit, France, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Anna Tatashvili, Georgia, def. Sania Mirza, India, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 7-6 (8).

Tathiana Garbin, Italy, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-4.

Yuan Meng, China, vs. Marta Domachowska, Poland, ppd.

Varvara Lepchenko, Uzbekistan, vs. Zheng Jie, China, ppd.

Akiko Morigami, Japan, vs. Li Na, China, ppd.

High school boys

Greater Spokane League

CENTRAL VALLEY 6, ROGERS 1. No. 1 Singles–Jared Watson (CV) def. David Muoa 6-0, 5-7, 6-3. No. 1 Doubles–Ryan Whitehead and Matt Bruhn (CV) def. Cody Hewson and Matt Cassan 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

FERRIS 7, WEST VALLEY 0. No. 1 Singles–Kevin Satrie (Fer) def. Tom Griner 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles-Tom Betts and John Cadagan (Fer) def. Ryan Payne and Grant Whipple 6-2, 6-1.

GONZAGA PREP 6, UNIVERSITY 1. No. 1 Singles—Josh Steele (U-Hi) def. Marc Poppy 6-2, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles—Lincoln Wesley and John Hackney (GP) def. Chris Bonney and Kris Mayhew 6-0, 6-4.

LEWIS AND CLARK 7, EAST VALLEY 0. No. 1 Singles–Chris Martin (LC) def. Kang-Ro Yoon 6-2, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles–Nils Ringo and Jeff Burkert (LC) def. Kengi Scroutin and Matt Mehlbreck 6-1, 6-0.

MEAD 7, CHENEY 0. No. 1 Singles–Ethan Burns (Mea) def. Joe Kreilkamp 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles–Josh Cokusis and Ryan Stetson (Mea) def. Micah Bockstruck and Stephen Kaplan 6-2, 6-2.

SHADLE PARK 7, NORTH CENTRAL 0. No. 1 Singles—Cory Heinbecker (SP) def. Seth Stradling 6-3, 6-3. No. 1 Doubles—Mattison McCord and Mike Tapp (SP) def. Justin Anderson and Nate Holstad 6-4, 7-5.

Non-league

PULLMAN 4, MOSCOW 3. No. 1 Singles—Kiran Boovaiah (Pul) def. Stephen Kwaitkoski 6-3, 5-7, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles—Dan Macy and Ryan Smith (Mos) def. Kyle Larson and Levi Herpel 7-6, 7-5.

ST. GEORGES 5, DEER PARK 2. No. 1 Singles–Matt Jackson (StG) def. Ben Graisy 3-6, 6-3, 10-6. No. 1 Doubles–Cole Taylor and John Vorhees (StG) def. Mitch Kearney and Avery Mitchell 6-3, 6-4.

WILSON CREEK 4, DAVENPORT 0. No. 1 Singles–Kendall Fisher (WC) def. Gabriel Serrito 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles–Kendall Fisher and Kevin Trepanor (WC) def. Gabriel Serrito and Mike Zellmer 8-3.

High school girls

Greater Spokane League

EAST VALLEY 4, LEWIS AND CLARK 3. No. 1 Singles – Jessica Casebier (EV) def. Nataile Cholaj 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles – Allison Lindsay and Lynda Seidensticker (LC) def. Maddie Hogan and Nicole Stiasny 6-0, 6-3.

FERRIS 7, WEST VALLEY 0. No. 1 Singles – Katie Griffith (Fer) def. Mel Dossey 6-2, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles – Michelle Curtis and Christy Curtis (Fer) def. Lisa Stoll and Paula Pitzke 6-0, 6-1.

GONZAGA PREP 4, UNIVERSITY 3. No. 1 Singles – Camin Alteneder (U-Hi) def. Mikaela Peterson 6-1, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles – Liz Hardan and Amber Rytien (GP) def. Katie Tenney and Hailey Parrish 6-4, 7-5.

MEAD 7, CHENEY 0. No. 1 Singles—Katrina Schwab (Mea) def. Gina Donnerberg 6-0, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles—Teresa Ide and Natalie Hall (Mea) def. Meghen Stevens and Katie Griegel 6-0, 6-1.

Non-league

COLVILLE 7, RIVERSIDE 0. No. 1 Singles – Nicole Whitten (Col) def. Jamie Dehaven 6-3, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles – Charity Storms and Alex Ellis (Col) def. Leah Kausman and Selma Hogan 6-4, 6-2.

DEER PARK 4, ST. GEORGE’S 3. No. 1 Singles—Katherine Kerschen (StG) def. Shelli Mitchell 6-0, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles—Natalie Baydo and Bailey Selle (DP) def. Divya Viswacith and Patsy O’Bien 6-2, 6-3.

WILSON CREEK 3, DAVENPORT 1. No. 1 Singles – Mallory Mielke (Dav) def. Nathena Christ 7-6 (8-6), 6-1. No. 1 Doubles – Nathena Christ and Kaitlyn (WC) def. Sarah Breshears and Breanna Soto 8-0.

Rodeo

Money leaders

Through March 19

Pro Rideo World Standings

(Number of rodeos counted in standings in parentheses)

All Around

1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $39,339

2. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. $31,645

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

4. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas $24,307

5. Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas $20,364

6. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. $19,512

7. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas $17,959

8. Garrett Nokes, McCook, Neb. $17,551

9. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $16,120

Bareback Riding

1. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas (11) $28,426

2. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas (10) $27,125

3. Jess Davis, Payson, Utah (10) $23,646

4. Silas Richards, Azle, Texas (10) $20,263

5. Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas (11) $18,190

6. Paul Jones, Elko, Nev. (9) $15,264

7. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. (7) $14,140

8. D.V. Fennell, Stroud, Okla. (10) $13,687

9. Royce Ford, Kersey, Colo. (11) $12,941

Steer Wrestling

1. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. (8) $33,399

2. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla. (10) $21,454

3. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. (8) $18,854

4. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta (6) $17,269

5. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. (8) $17,265

6. Dru Melvin, Tryon, Neb. (8) $16,546

7. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. (7) $16,448

8. Chad Van Campen, Granada, Colo. (9) $13,816

9. Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo. (8) $13,199

Team Roping Header

1. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, Ariz. (9) $19,150

2. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. (9) $17,744

3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. (8) $16,369

4. Colter Todd, Marana, Ariz. (8) $14,355

5. Speed Williams, Llano, Texas (7) $13,473

6. Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas (8) $13,320

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

8. David Key, Caldwell, Texas (7) $11,801

9. Shane Schwenke, Harlem, Mont. (8) $11,730

Team Roping Heeler

1. Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif. (9) $19,150

2. Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas (9) $17,744

3. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas (8) $16,369

4. Cesar De La Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. (8) $14,355

5. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas (7) $13,473

6. Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla. (8) $13,320

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

8. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. (8) $11,730

9. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas (5) $11,297

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. (15) $43,702

2. Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont. (11) $32,028

3. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. (9) $31,867

4. Shaun Stroh, Glendive, Mont. (9) $27,076

5. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. (12) $21,846

6. Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah (10) $18,420

7. Cody Martin, Waco, Texas (19) $16,748

8. Glen O’Neill, Didsbury, Alberta (9) $14,511

9. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. (7) $14,191

Tie Down Roping

1. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas (5) $33,391

2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (8) $27,590

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

4. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. (12) $22,071

5. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas (7) $21,801

6. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas (10) $16,512

7. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas (9) $16,448

8. Ricky Hyde, Mount Vernon, Ark. (10) $15,657

9. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho (8) $14,466

Barrel Racing

1. Kelly Maben, Spur, Texas $22,506

2. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $20,216

3. Tammy Key, Ledbetter, Texas $19,388

4. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla. $18,528

5. Denise Adams Fea, Lufkin, Texas $18,229

6. Kelly Kaminski, Bellville, Texas $17,529

7. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $15,798

8 . Audrey Ridgeway, Mannford, Okla. $15,297

9. Layna Kight, Summerfield, Fla. $13,996

Bull Riding

1. Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas (20) $53,491

2. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah (13) $46,417

3. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. (14) $28,018

4. Jarrod Ford, Greeley, Colo. (11) $26,787

5. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz. (20) $26,002

6. Chad Besplug, Odessa Texas (15) $26,002

7. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho (14) $25,823

8. Jake Wade, Alamo, Nev. (13) $24,523

9. Travis Sellers, Wentzville, Mo. (14) $22,796

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. (3) $4,493

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

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

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

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned INF Alejandro Machado to Pawtucket of the IL. Assigned OF Ron Calloway and RHP Jimmy Serrano to their minor league camp.

DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned LHP Wilfredo Ledezma to Toledo of the IL. Assigned RHP Chad Durbin, RHP Lee Gardner, RHP Kevin Hodge, C Brian Peterson, C Max St. Pierre, INF Josh Phelps, OF Ryan Ludwick and OF Reggie Taylor to their minor league camp.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Optioned OF Shin-Soo Choo to Tacoma of the PCL.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Optioned RHP Anthony Lerew to Richmond of the IL. Assigned RHP Chad Paronto, RHP Wes Obermueller, RHP Travis Smith, RHP Sean White, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C Steve Pyzik, INF Cesar Crespo, OF David Kelton and OF Michael Ryan to their minor league camp.

CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned C Geovany Soto to Iowa of the PCL and C Jose Reyes and INF Brian Dopirak to West Tenn of the Southern League. Assigned INF Casey McGehee and INF Augie Ojeda to their minor league camp.

CINCINNATI REDS—Sent RHP Jason Standridge outright to Louisville of the IL.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Optioned OF Andre Ethier to Las Vegas of the PCL. Assigned RHP Takashi Saito to their minor league camp.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Returned Rule 5 draftee RHP Juan Mateo to the Chicago Cubs.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned LHP Billy Traber to New Orleans of the PCL. Assigned RHP Kyle Denney, C Mike DiFelice, OF Kenny Kelly, OF George Lombard, RHP Saul Rivera and RHP Steve Watkins to their minor league camp. Released LHP Valerio de los Santos.

Atlantic League

LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Agreed to terms with INF Erick Almonte.

SOMERSET PATRIOTS—Agreed to terms with 3B Jeff Nettles.

Can-Am League

BROCKTON ROX—Traded RHP Manny Tejada to Shreveport of the American Association for a player to be named.

Golden League

CHICO OUTLAWS—Sold the contract of C Jerry Verastegui to the Atlanta Braves.

LONG BEACH ARMADA—Sold the contract of OF Mark Quinn to the Chicago White Sox.

SAN DIEGO SURF DAWGS—Agreed to terms with LHP Marcos Mendoza.

Northern League

EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS—Agreed to terms with OF Aharon Eggleston and IF Derek Patterson.

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Agreed to terms with OF Richard Austin and RHP Todd George.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Agreed to terms with RHP Chris H. Waters.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Named Ed Tapscott CEO and Peter Smul COO of the team and the Charlotte Sting of the WNBA.

DENVER NUGGETS—Signed G Howard Eisley for the remainder of the season.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Re-signed G Willie Green.

TORONTO RAPTORS—Waived C Antonio Davis.

NBA Development League

ARKANSAS RIMROCKERS—Acquired C James Lang.

FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS—Signed G Justin Johnson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Announced the retirement of CB Jerry Azumah.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed PK Mike Vanderjagt to a three-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed OT Barry Stokes to a three-year contract and OT Courtney VanBuren to a one-year contract.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Re-signed LB Shantee Orr, LB DaShon Polk, S Ramon Walker and LB Frank Chamberlin.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Re-signed C Seth McKinney to a two-year contract.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed QB Mike McMahon and to a two-year contract and S Tank Williams to a one-year contract.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed CB Duane Starks.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Re-signed LB Stephen Cooper to a one-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Re-signed DE Joe Tafoya.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed QB Steven Jyles.

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Signed OL Greg Randall.

Arena Football League

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Waived QB Dennis Gile.

DALLAS DESPERADOS—Traded WR-LB Rob Johnson to Kansas City for WR-LB Chris Brown.

GEORGIA FORCE—Traded OL-DL Gillis Wilson to Kansas City for FB-LB Dan Curran and OL-DL Abdul-Salam Noah.

KANSAS CITY BRIGADE—Traded OL-DL Aaron Hamilton and OL-DL Matt Walls to Utah for OL-DL Bryan Henderson.

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS—Released WR-LB Maurice Bryant and WR-DB Dameon Porter.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Traded WR-LB Aaron Boone and OL-DL Cyron Brown to Kansas City for OS Steve Smith.

UTAH BLAZE—Waived DS Sullivan Beard and OL-DL Bernard Holsey.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Pittsburgh D Eric Cairns three games for being assessed game a misconduct on March 21 and New York Rangers F Ryan Hollweg three games for being assessed game misconducts on March 22.

BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F P.J. Axelsson to a three-year contract extension.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled D Filip Novak from Binghamton of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Assigned D Randy Jones to the Philadelphia of the AHL. Signed D Denis Gauthier to a three-year contract extension.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned D Alain Nasreddine to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Recalled C Shane Endicott from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Placed G Ed Belfour on injured reserve.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed G Darren Machesney to a three-year contract.

American Hockey League

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Recalled D Cody Blanshan from Greenville of the ECHL.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Recalled D Doug Andress from Johnstown of the ECHL.

ECHL

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Announced LW Peter Worrell has been recalled to Hartford of the AHL.

Central Hockey League

CHL—Suspended Laredo RW James Hiebert five games for his actions in a March 21 game at Rio Grande Valley, and Youngstown D Kris Mallette two games and Fort Worth LW Chris Bain indefinitely for their actions in a March 22 game.

MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR—Fined Rodney Childers, crew chief for Scott Riggs, $10,000 and David Hyder, crew chief for Ken Schrader, $1,000 for technical violations found last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Suspended Thomas Harris, a member of the Haas/CNC race team, indefinitely for duplicating a NASCAR annual credential.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

USA Cycling

USAC—Named Doug Martin director of BMX programs.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Declared Cincinnati F James White and G Jihad Muhammad ineligible for failure to meet the standards set forth by the NCAA and the men’s basketball program.

ALBANY STATE, GA.—Announced the resignation of John I. Davis, athletic director and men’s basketball coach, effective June 30.

CINCINNATI—Named Mick Cronin men’s basketball coach.

EASTERN MICHIGAN—Named Derek DelPorto wrestling coach.

IND.-PUR.-FT. WAYNE—Named Chris Paul women’s basketball coach.

KANSAS STATE—Named Bob Huggins men’s basketball coach.

MADONNA—Announced the resignation of Marylou Jansen, women’s basketball coach.

MISSISSIPPI—Named Andy Kennedy men’s basketball coach.

MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN—Announced the resignation of Lisa Handley, volleyball coach.

PRINCETON—Named Zoltan Dudas fencing coach and David Leach director of campus recreation.

RHODE ISLAND—Named Harold Nichols associate head football coach.

SAINT MICHAEL’S—Named Molly Peters women’s cross country coach.

STONY BROOK—Agreed to terms with Steve Pikiell, men’s basketball coach, on a contract extension through the 2010-11 season.

WEBER STATE—Named Randy Rahe men’s basketball coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Bobcats-Heat game due to numerous Charlotte injuries.

NBA

College Basketball