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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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

Sunday’s Result

Oakland 8, San Francisco 5

End of Spring Training

Athletics 8, Giants 5

Lowry, Atchison (4), Giese (6), Taschner (7), Chulk (8) and BMolina, Alfonzo; Kennedy, Lewis (7), Robertson (9) and Melhuse, Suzuki. W—Kennedy, 2-1. L—Atchison, 1-1. Sv—Robertson (2). HRS—Oakland, Suzuki. San Francisco, Bonds 2(7).

American League

Sunday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Toronto (Halladay 16-5) at Detroit (Bonderman 14-8), 10:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Kazmir 10-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Pavano 0-0), 10:05 a.m.

Cleveland (Sabathia 12-11) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 13-9), 11:05 a.m.

Boston (Schilling 15-7) at Kansas City (Meche 11-8), 1:10 p.m.

Oakland (Haren 14-13) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-14), 3:35 p.m.

Baltimore (Bedard 15-11) at Minnesota (J.Santana 19-6), 4:05 p.m.

Texas (Millwood 16-12) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 13-11), 7:05 p.m.

National League

Sunday’s Results

N.Y. Mets 6, St. Louis 1

Today’s Games

Atlanta (Smoltz 16-9) at Philadelphia (Myers 12-7), 10:05 a.m.

Florida (Willis 12-12) at Washington (Patterson 1-2), 10:05 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 16-8) at Milwaukee (Sheets 6-7), 11:05 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 16-7) at Cincinnati (Harang 16-11), 11:10 a.m.

Arizona (Webb 16-8) at Colorado (Cook 9-15), 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Duke 10-15) at Houston (Oswalt 15-8), 4:05 p.m.

College

FAR WEST

Arizona 17, Oregon St. 14

Arizona St. 8, Washington 5

Cal Poly 14, Pacific 6

Cal St.-Fullerton 7, CS Northridge 6

Fresno St. 5, Sacramento St. 2

Gonzaga 6, San Diego 1

Hawaii 6, San Jose St. 0

Long Beach St. 12, UC Irvine 4

Loyola Marymount 9, San Francisco 4

Nevada 15, New Mexico St. 11

Pepperdine 11, St. Mary’s, Calif. 6

San Diego St. 11, New Mexico 6

Santa Clara 6, Portland 3

UC Davis 3, UC Riverside 1

UCLA 10, Stanford 4

Utah 10, UNLV 9

Washington St. 9, California 6

Northwest Conference Whitman 9, Whitworth 5

Johnston and Rathwell; Zimmerman, Weatherman (8), Nelson (9), Baranowski (9), Farkas (9) and Ramsay. W—Johnston (1-7). L—Nelson (0-2).

HITS: Whitman (4-19, 2-10)—Babbitt 2, Marshall 2, Shackelford 2, Morris-Rosenfild, Hannoosh, Lazcano 2, Sease. Whitworth (9-15, 7-8)—Lierman, Webb 3, Scarpelli 2, Tampien, Jones, Nelson. 2B—Webb, Scarpelli. HR—Tampien (3).

Pac-10 Conference Washington St. 9, California 6

Lambert, Kost (6), Ratigan (6), Way (8) abnd Lagreid; Nunez, Fergueson (4), Bannigson (5), Watson (6), Grogen (6) and Cutler. W—Lambert (3-1). L—Nunez (2-1). Sv—Way (1).

HITS: Washington St. (1-5, 16-12)—Suttmeier 2, Borba 2, Bartlett 2, Coulter, Lagreid, Jeff Miller, Gran. California (2-1, 17-14)—Cooper 2, Karnofsky 2, Cutler, Brady, Carlson, Satin. 2B—Bartlett, Coulter, Miller. 3B—Carlson. HR—.

Arizona St. 8, Washington 5

Flores, Mueller (8), Jarvis (8) and Roling, Paramore (9); Cheney, Bishop (4), McKerney (6), Hagadone (8) and Dunn. W—Flores (5-1). L—Cheney (1-2). Sv—Jarvis (2).

HITS: Arizona State (4-2, 23-10)—Smith, Sogard, Wallace 4, Davis, Roling 3, Spencer 2, Romine, Hall. Washington (4-2, 15-11)—Boyer 3, Hague, Rindal 3, Rasmussen, Dunn 2. 2B—Wallace, Davis, Spencer, Dunn. HR—Roling (8), Rindal (6).

West Coast Conference Gonzaga 6, San Diego 1

Couch, Pecina (5), Holzhauer (6), Slama (8) and Abruzzo; Harmon and Colclough. W—Harmon (4-4). L—Couch (4-2).

HITS: San Diego (23-12, 1-2)—Buschini, Magness, Muno 2. Gonzaga (18-15, 2-1)—Winston, Wiegand 2, Colclough, McGuinness 2, Wayt 2, Greenslitt, Blank. 2B—Buschini, Wayt. HR—Wiegan (3).

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division

Sunday’s Results

Detroit 94, Miami 88

Chicago 105, Atlanta 97

Golden State 122, Memphis 117

Phoenix 126, Dallas 104

Washington 121, Milwaukee 107

Utah 86, Houston 83

Minnesota 105, Orlando 104, OT

Boston 98, Cleveland 96

Toronto 107, Charlotte 94

Indiana 100, San Antonio 99

Denver 114, Seattle 103

L.A. Lakers 126, Sacramento 103

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Pistons 94, Heat 88

Miami (88)—Posey 4-10 2-2 10, Haslem 7-21 1-4 15, O’Neal 9-13 5-11 23, Jones 3-9 0-0 8, Williams 7-9 4-5 21, Payton 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 1-2 2-2 5, Mourning 2-5 2-6 6. Totals 33-70 16-30 88.

Detroit (94)—Prince 2-9 1-2 5, Wallace 6-13 0-0 14, Webber 1-4 3-4 5, Hamilton 6-11 7-7 19, Billups 7-14 2-3 17, McDyess 5-11 2-2 12, Murray 2-5 0-0 4, Delfino 4-6 4-4 12, Hunter 2-4 0-0 6, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Maxiell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 19-22 94.

3-Point Goals—Miami 6-15 (Williams 3-3, Jones 2-6, Walker 1-2, Posey 0-4), Detroit 5-16 (Hunter 2-3, Wallace 2-5, Billups 1-3, Delfino 0-1, Prince 0-2, Murray 0-2). Fouled Out—McDyess. Rebounds—Miami 56 (Posey 9), Detroit 41 (McDyess 7). Assists—Miami 20 (Haslem 5), Detroit 19 (Murray 5). Total Fouls—Miami 20, Detroit 24. Technicals—Miami Defensive Three Second, Posey, McDyess. A—22,076 (22,076).

Bulls 105, Hawks 97

Chicago (105)—Deng 12-22 6-6 30, P.Brown 3-8 2-2 8, Wallace 2-3 1-2 5, Gordon 6-14 1-2 15, Hinrich 8-16 5-5 22, Duhon 5-9 0-0 11, Thomas 3-9 2-5 8, Allen 1-2 4-4 6, Sefolosha 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-85 21-26 105.

Atlanta (97)—M.Williams 6-14 4-4 16, Smith 9-22 5-6 24, Pachulia 4-7 1-1 9, Childress 5-12 1-3 12, A.Johnson 1-4 1-2 3, Lue 6-10 2-2 15, Jones 1-2 6-6 8, S.Williams 0-0 2-2 2, Stoudamire 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 36-78 22-26 97.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 4-12 (Gordon 2-5, Duhon 1-2, Hinrich 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1), Atlanta 3-8 (Lue 1-1, Childress 1-2, Smith 1-4, A.Johnson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 47 (P.Brown, Wallace 9), Atlanta 49 (Smith 12). Assists—Chicago 18 (Gordon 7), Atlanta 16 (Childress 5). Total Fouls—Chicago 21, Atlanta 23. A—17,687 (18,729).

Suns 126, Mavericks 104

Dallas (104)—Nowitzki 6-18 9-9 21, Howard 8-17 8-8 28, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 7-13 3-4 20, Dev.Harris 2-8 2-2 6, Stackhouse 11-16 1-1 25, George 0-3 0-0 0, Buckner 2-2 0-0 4, Croshere 0-1 0-0 0, Ager 0-0 0-0 0, Barea 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 23-24 104.

Phoenix (126)—Marion 8-10 4-4 20, Bell 3-7 0-0 9, Stoudemire 10-13 4-4 24, Barbosa 10-17 5-6 29, Nash 7-11 7-7 23, Diaw 6-9 2-2 16, Ja.Jones 2-4 0-0 5, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-71 22-23 126.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 9-18 (Howard 4-4, Terry 3-6, Stackhouse 2-4, George 0-1, Nowitzki 0-3), Phoenix 12-21 (Barbosa 4-7, Bell 3-5, Diaw 2-2, Nash 2-3, Ja.Jones 1-3, Marion 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 34 (Howard 7), Phoenix 36 (Stoudemire 9). Assists—Dallas 17 (Nowitzki 6), Phoenix 25 (Nash 11). Total Fouls—Dallas 24, Phoenix 19. Technical—Phoenix Defensive Three Second. A—18,422 (18,422).

Wizards 121, Bucks 107

Washington (121)—Butler 7-12 5-7 19, Jamison 4-11 1-2 10, Thomas 3-6 1-2 7, Stevenson 4-8 2-2 13, Arenas 6-14 4-5 19, Daniels 3-4 3-3 9, Songaila 6-8 3-3 15, Booth 5-6 1-2 11, Hayes 6-11 3-4 17, Ruffin 0-0 1-2 1, Mason 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-81 24-32 121.

Milwaukee (107)—Patterson 7-11 5-5 19, Ilyasova 4-11 0-0 10, Skinner 3-7 4-4 10, Bell 7-18 2-2 18, Williams 11-18 0-0 25, Gadzuric 3-4 0-0 6, Noel 1-3 2-2 5, Boykins 4-7 2-2 11, Greer 0-1 0-0 0, Markota 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 41-81 16-17 107.

3-Point Goals—Washington 9-16 (Stevenson 3-3, Arenas 3-7, Hayes 2-3, Jamison 1-2, Daniels 0-1), Milwaukee 9-22 (Williams 3-5, Ilyasova 2-3, Bell 2-9, Noel 1-2, Boykins 1-2, Greer 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 80 (Booth 11), Milwaukee 74 (Patterson 10). Assists—Washington 32 (Arenas 9), Milwaukee 27 (Patterson 6). Total Fouls—Washington 19, Milwaukee 27. A—17,152 (18,717).

Warriors 122, Grizzlies 117

Memphis (117)—Kinsey 6-14 8-11 21, Warrick 8-16 3-4 19, Gasol 7-11 9-11 23, Gay 5-10 3-4 15, J.Harrington 2-2 1-2 5, Swift 2-3 4-4 8, Atkins 5-12 5-6 19, Jones 2-8 3-3 7, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 36-45 117.

Golden State (122)—Richardson 9-18 6-6 26, Jackson 8-14 1-1 21, A.Harrington 7-13 0-2 17, Ellis 5-15 6-10 17, Davis 3-4 0-0 7, Barnes 4-7 0-0 9, Biedrins 6-12 1-2 13, Pietrus 4-6 0-0 12, Jasikevicius 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-89 14-21 122.

3-Point Goals—Memphis 7-16 (Atkins 4-8, Gay 2-3, Kinsey 1-4, Jones 0-1), Golden State 16-36 (Pietrus 4-6, Jackson 4-8, A.Harrington 3-5, Richardson 2-9, Davis 1-1, Ellis 1-3, Barnes 1-4). Fouled Out—Gay. Rebounds—Memphis 53 (Gasol, Warrick 9), Golden State 45 (Biedrins 18). Assists—Memphis 22 (Gasol, Kinsey 5), Golden State 39 (Ellis, Jackson 9). Total Fouls—Memphis 20, Golden State 26. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second, Golden State Defensive Three Second, Golden State coach Nelson, Davis 2. Flagrant foul—Barnes. Ejected—Davis. A—17,198 (19,596).

Jazz 86, Rockets 83

Utah (86)—Kirilenko 3-8 2-2 8, Boozer 4-13 5-9 13, Okur 7-18 5-8 20, Fisher 2-7 3-3 7, Williams 5-15 2-2 12, Millsap 1-3 0-0 2, Giricek 4-7 0-0 9, Harpring 3-6 3-3 9, Collins 1-2 4-6 6. Totals 30-79 24-33 86.

Houston (83)—Battier 2-5 0-0 6, Hayes 3-8 0-0 6, Yao 11-24 13-15 35, McGrady 9-23 0-2 20, Alston 2-10 0-0 5, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Lucas 0-2 1-2 1, Howard 4-8 2-4 10, Snyder 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-80 16-23 83.

3-Point Goals—Utah 2-7 (Giricek 1-1, Okur 1-5, Williams 0-1), Houston 5-17 (Battier 2-4, McGrady 2-5, Alston 1-7, Lucas 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 59 (Boozer, Millsap 10), Houston 55 (Yao 16). Assists—Utah 23 (Williams 11), Houston 18 (Alston 7). Total Fouls—Utah 23, Houston 24. Technicals—Alston. A—18,280 (17,982).

Timberwolves 105, Magic 104 (OT)

Minnesota (105)—Jaric 5-11 1-2 11, Garnett 6-21 10-11 22, Blount 3-9 0-0 6, R.Davis 13-21 7-7 36, James 4-8 2-4 12, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, McCants 0-0 0-0 0, Foye 3-5 0-0 9, Smith 3-5 3-4 9. Totals 37-80 23-28 105.

Orlando (104)—Turkoglu 3-12 0-0 6, Battie 1-1 1-1 3, Howard 3-5 2-4 8, G.Hill 10-16 3-4 23, Nelson 4-14 0-0 8, Milicic 6-9 6-10 18, Redick 3-8 2-3 9, Ariza 8-14 2-2 18, Dooling 3-8 5-7 11. Totals 41-87 21-31 104.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 8-16 (Foye 3-3, R.Davis 3-5, James 2-5, Jaric 0-1, Garnett 0-2), Orlando 1-11 (Redick 1-5, Dooling 0-1, Turkoglu 0-2, Nelson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 44 (Garnett 14), Orlando 60 (Howard 19). Assists—Minnesota 21 (Garnett 8), Orlando 18 (Nelson 8). Total Fouls—Minnesota 25, Orlando 22. A—17,451. (17,248).

Celtics 98, Cavaliers 96

Cleveland (96)—Pavlovic 7-20 3-3 17, Gooden 6-14 0-0 12, Ilgauskas 5-8 4-4 14, S.Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Hughes 6-16 12-12 24, Snow 3-5 1-2 7, Varejao 4-5 4-4 12, Marshall 0-2 0-0 0, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, Pollard 2-4 0-0 4, Da.Jones 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 36-84 24-25 96.

Boston (98)—Gomes 7-14 3-4 17, Jefferson 9-16 6-7 24, Perkins 5-8 2-3 12, Green 9-18 5-6 25, Rondo 2-6 0-0 4, Powe 1-2 3-4 5, Ray 0-2 0-0 0, West 4-10 3-3 11, Telfair 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 22-27 98.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 0-8 (Da.Jones 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Snow 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Hughes 0-2, Pavlovic 0-2), Boston 2-6 (Green 2-3, West 0-1, Ray 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 44 (Varejao 8), Boston 50 (Perkins, Rondo 9). Assists—Cleveland 25 (Snow 8), Boston 22 (Perkins 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 23, Boston 18. A—17,204 (18,624).

Raptors 107, Bobcats 94

Charlotte (94)—Wallace 4-10 4-6 13, Herrmann 9-13 3-4 22, Okafor 8-13 0-0 16, Carroll 1-9 0-1 3, Felton 4-15 1-2 9, Morrison 4-7 0-0 10, Knight 2-6 1-2 5, Voskuhl 1-3 0-0 2, Brezec 3-3 2-2 8, A.Anderson 1-3 4-4 6, Hollins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-82 15-21 94.

Toronto (107)—Graham 0-5 2-2 2, Bosh 9-16 6-6 24, Nesterovic 3-5 2-2 8, Parker 5-11 2-2 14, Ford 4-11 3-4 11, Dixon 7-12 1-2 15, Humphries 4-9 5-5 13, Peterson 1-6 0-0 3, Calderon 6-9 2-2 14, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Slokar 0-0 1-2 1, Martin 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 39-85 26-29 107.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 5-18 (Morrison 2-3, Wallace 1-3, Herrmann 1-4, Carroll 1-5, Felton 0-3), Toronto 3-12 (Parker 2-4, Peterson 1-5, Dixon 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 48 (Herrmann 8), Toronto 52 (Bosh 16). Assists—Charlotte 21 (Knight 7), Toronto 28 (Ford 8). Total Fouls—Charlotte 22, Toronto 23. Technical—Toronto Defensive Three Second. A—19,023 (19,800).

Pacers 100, Spurs 99

San Antonio (99)—Bowen 2-4 1-3 6, Duncan 6-11 5-9 17, Elson 1-2 0-0 2, Barry 2-7 0-0 5, Parker 9-16 4-6 22, Ginobili 4-11 4-7 13, Bonner 3-5 2-2 9, Finley 4-11 6-6 17, Vaughn 3-5 0-0 6, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-74 22-33 99.

Indiana (100)—Granger 6-13 3-3 16, Murphy 8-14 2-2 20, Foster 0-2 0-0 0, Dunleavy 6-16 8-8 21, Tinsley 9-17 1-3 20, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0, Diogu 7-13 4-4 18, Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Harrison 0-1 2-2 2, Baston 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-79 20-22 100.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-24 (Finley 3-7, Bowen 1-3, Bonner 1-3, Barry 1-4, Ginobili 1-6, Parker 0-1), Indiana 6-14 (Murphy 2-2, Tinsley 1-1, Williams 1-1, Granger 1-3, Dunleavy 1-6, Armstrong 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 48 (Duncan 11), Indiana 46 (Diogu 13). Assists—San Antonio 16 (Parker 7), Indiana 21 (Tinsley 8). Total Fouls—San Antonio 18, Indiana 21. Technicals—Duncan, Indiana coach Carlisle, Harrison. Flagrant foul—Tinsley. A—13,447 (18,165).

Lakers 126, Kings 103

Sacramento (103)—Abdur-Rahim 1-6 1-2 3, Artest 8-18 7-7 26, Miller 6-7 0-0 12, Martin 6-14 8-8 23, Bibby 3-15 2-2 8, Thomas 3-4 0-0 6, Salmons 7-11 2-2 16, Garcia 3-7 1-2 7, J.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Douby 0-1 0-0 0, Price 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-86 21-23 103.

L.A. Lakers (126)—Walton 8-11 1-2 18, Odom 3-6 0-0 7, Brown 4-4 2-3 10, Bryant 6-14 6-6 19, Parker 5-12 0-0 13, Evans 7-8 5-6 21, Cook 2-5 0-0 5, Vujacic 3-5 1-2 7, Bynum 7-7 0-1 14, Turiaf 3-4 2-2 8, Farmar 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 50-81 17-22 126.

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 6-19 (Artest 3-6, Martin 3-7, Garcia 0-2, Bibby 0-4), L.A. Lakers 9-22 (Parker 3-9, Evans 2-3, Odom 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Cook 1-2, Walton 1-2, Farmar 0-1, Vujacic 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 41 (Miller 7), L.A. Lakers 45 (Brown 7). Assists—Sacramento 22 (Martin, Salmons 5), L.A. Lakers 34 (Bryant 13). Total Fouls—Sacramento 22, L.A. Lakers 21. Technical—L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second. A—18,997 (18,997).

College women

NCAA tournament

All Times PDT

FINAL FOUR

At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

National Semifinals

Sunday’s Results

Rutgers 59, LSU 39

Tennessee 56, North Carolina 50

National Championship

Tuesday’s Game

Rutgers (27-8) vs. Tennessee (32-3), 5:30 p.m.

Rutgers 59, LSU 35

Rutgers (27-8)—Carson 5-15 2-2 15, Zurich 2-5 2-2 7, Vaughn 3-5 2-5 8, Prince 2-5 3-4 7, Ajavon 6-12 0-1 16, Jernigan 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 0-0 0-2 0, McCurdy 0-0 0-0 0, Ray 2-6 0-0 6, Junaid 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 9-16 59.

LSU (30-8)—Thomas 1-7 1-4 3, Fowles 2-10 1-2 5, White 4-10 1-2 9, LeBlanc 1-4 0-0 3, Chaney 2-10 0-0 6, Antony 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-1 0-2 0, Phillips 1-3 0-0 2, Hightower 3-5 0-0 7, Whitfield 0-0 0-0 0, M.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Morris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-53 3-10 35.

Halftime—Rutgers 37-19. 3-Point Goals—Rutgers 10-20 (Ajavon 4-5, Carson 3-6, Ray 2-6, Zurich 1-1, Prince 0-2), LSU 4-12 (Chaney 2-6, Hightower 1-1, LeBlanc 1-3, Thomas 0-1, White 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Rutgers 44 (Prince 9), LSU 33 (Chaney, Fowles, Thomas 7). Assists—Rutgers 12 (Prince 6), LSU 6 (White 3). Total Fouls—Rutgers 10, LSU 14. A—20,704.

Tennessee 56, North Carolina 50

North Carolina (34-4)—Larkins 2-4 0-0 4, McCants 6-12 0-0 13, Pringle 1-7 2-2 4, Latta 4-13 3-3 13, Little 4-9 1-2 9, Miller 1-6 0-0 3, Claytor 0-0 0-0 0, McFarland 1-3 0-1 2, Breland 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-57 6-8 50.

Tennessee (33-3)—Spencer 2-7 3-3 7, Parker 3-12 8-9 14, Anosike 3-7 8-12 14, Bobbitt 2-11 0-0 6, Hornbuckle 4-16 1-2 9, Redding 1-4 0-0 2, Auguste 2-4 0-0 4, Fuller 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-63 20-26 56.

Halftime—Tennessee 22-21. 3-Point Goals—North Carolina 4-13 (Latta 2-7, Miller 1-1, McCants 1-3, Little 0-2), Tennessee 2-15 (Bobbitt 2-5, Hornbuckle 0-1, Parker 0-1, Fuller 0-1, Redding 0-2, Spencer 0-5). Fouled Out—Little, Pringle. Rebounds—North Carolina 42 (Larkins 11), Tennessee 43 (Parker 13). Assists—North Carolina 8 (Larkins, Latta 3), Tennessee 8 (Anosike 3). Total Fouls—North Carolina 22, Tennessee 14. A—20,704.

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Results

Philadelphia 65, New York 60

Chicago 66, Los Angeles 31

Colorado 55, Nashville 48

Utah 57, Las Vegas 47

Thursday’s Game

Columbus at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

x-clinched playoff spot

Sunday’s Results

Detroit 4, Columbus 1

Chicago 2, Edmonton 1

New Jersey 3, Boston 1

Carolina 4, Florida 3, OT

San Jose 6, Los Angeles 2

N.Y. Rangers 7, Toronto 2

Today’s Game

St. Louis at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Detroit, Lebda 5 (Samuelsson, Lang), 1:57 (pp). 2, Detroit, Holmstrom 27 (Hudler, Lebda), 10:27. 3, Detroit, Datsyuk 27, 17:16 (sh). Third Period—4, Detroit, Holmstrom 28 (Draper, Cleary), :49. 5, Columbus, Nash 25 (Methot), 19:01.

Blackhawks 2, Oilers 1

First Period—1, Edmonton, Torres 15 (Pouliot, Petersen), 7:12. Second Period—2, Chicago, Ruutu 17 (Vrbata, Seabrook), 6:16. Third Period—3, Chicago, Sharp 20 (Havlat), 2:57 (sh).

Devils 3, Bruins 1

First Period—1, New Jersey, Pandolfo 12 (Rasmussen, Madden), 2:09. Second Period—2, Boston, Kalus 3 (Tenkrat, Kessel), 8:11 (pp). 3, New Jersey, Gionta 25 (Parise, Rafalski), 11:29 (pp). Third Period—4, New Jersey, Pandolfo 13 (Madden, Rasmussen), 14:18.

Hurricanes 4, Panthers 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Florida, Stumpel 22 (Jokinen, Van Ryn), 2:10 (pp). 2, Florida, Stumpel 23 (Horton, Jokinen), 7:53. Second Period—3, Carolina, Tanabe 3 (Staal, Whitney), 2:35. 4, Florida, Gratton 13 (Kolnik, Bouwmeester), 11:31. Third Period—5, Carolina, Brind’Amour 24 (Williams, Commodore), 12:33 (sh). 6, Carolina, LaRose 6 (Stillman, Kaberle), 16:35. Overtime—7, Carolina, Whitney (31) (Brind’Amour, Stillman), 1:30 (pp).

Sharks 6, Kings 2

First Period—1, San Jose, Bell 10 (Marleau, Pavelski), 2:49. 2, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 32 (O’Sullivan, Kopitar), 16:15 (pp). Second Period—3, San Jose, Cheechoo 33 (Rivet, Thornton), 2:49 (pp). 4, San Jose, Michalek 24 (Thornton, Vlasic), 6:23. 5, San Jose, Cheechoo 34 (Rivet, Thornton), 9:54 (pp). 6, San Jose, Cheechoo 35 (Thornton, Carle), 18:26. Third Period—7, Los Angeles, Frolov 35 (Miller), 8:49. 8, San Jose, Rissmiller 7 (Grier, Brown), 13:31 (pp).

Rangers 7, Maple Leafs 2

First Period—1, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 21 (Sundin), 1:48 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Avery 17, 5:19. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Nylander 25 (Isbister, Jagr), 9:14. 4, Toronto, Devereaux 8 (Kubina, Kaberle), 16:35. Second Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 4 (Ortmeyer), 1:35. 6, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 29 (Avery, Shanahan), 4:42. 7, N.Y. Rangers, Avery 18, 14:53. Third Period—8, N.Y. Rangers, Rozsival 10 (Nylander, Jagr), 6:49 (pp). 9, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 29 (Isbister), 12:14.

WHL playoffs

MNP EASTERN CONFERENCE

QUARTERFINALS (BEST-OF-7)

Saturday, March 31

Brandon 4, Prince Albert 2; Brandon wins series 4-1

Kootenay 4, Calgary 0; Calgary leads series 3-2

Sunday, April 1

Red Deer 6, Medicine Hat 5; series tied 3-3

Regina 2, Swift Current 1 (OT); Regina wins series 4-2

Monday, April 2

Kootenay at Calgary

Tuesday, April 3

Red Deer at Medicine Hat

Wednesday, April 4

Calgary at Kootenay, if necessary

KAL TIRE WESTERN CONFERENCE

QUARTERFINALS (BEST-OF-7)

Wednesday, March 28

Prince George 4, Kamloops 3, OT; Prince George wins series 4-0

Friday, March 30

Vancouver 3, Chilliwack 1; Vancouver wins series 4-1

Saturday, March 31

Seattle 7, Tri-City 2; Seattle wins series 4-2

Sunday, April 1

Everett 3, Spokane 1; Everett wins series 4-2

AUTO RACING

Goody’s Cool Orange 500

NASCAR-NEXTEL CUP SERIES

At Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville, Va.

Lap length: 0.526 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 70.258 mph. $198,736. 2. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, $153,861. 3. (1) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 500, $139,125. 4. (14) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 500, $105,375. 5. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, $141,833.

6. (19) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500, $119,316. 7. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 500, $124,486. 8. (26) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 500, $89,275. 9. (2) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 500, $88,525. 10. (33) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 500, $130,266.

11. (21) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 500, $84,325. 12. (12) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 500, $114,858. 13. (17) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 500, $107,383. 14. (24) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 500, $107,175. 15. (27) David Ragan, Ford, 500, $113,250.

16. (23) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 500, $109,850. 17. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 500, $82,050. 18. (28) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 500, $100,083. 19. (4) Ken Schrader, Ford, 500, $95,239. 20. (11) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 500, $84,550.

21. (37) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 500, $88,558. 22. (42) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 499, $86,258. 23. (5) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 499, $100,958. 24. (18) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 498, $89,845. 25. (41) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 498, $115,366.

26. (36) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 498, $91,083. 27. (30) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 497, $67,700. 28. (38) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 496, $67,500. 29. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 496, $96,670. 30. (39) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 493, $79,747.

31. (10) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 493, $67,050. 32. (34) Greg Biffle, Ford, 492, $84,925. 33. (43) David Reutimann, Toyota, 491, $67,650. 34. (25) Robby Gordon, Ford, 490, $66,575.

35. (29) David Stremme, Dodge, 490, $66,525. 36. (32) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 487, $74,475. 37. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 485, $74,400. 38. (40) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 483, $66,350. 39. (16) David Gilliland, Ford, rear end, 469, $93,514. 40. (13) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, running, 451, $66,225.

41. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, running, 445, $114,911. 42. (35) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, running, 371, $74,115. 43. (31) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, running, 265, $102,409.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 44 minutes, 36 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.065 seconds. Caution Flags: 13 for 52 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among nine drivers.

Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 1-40; E.Sadler 41-50; D.Hamlin 51-55; J.Gordon 56-92; M.Kenseth 93; J.Gordon 94-138; D. Hamlin 139-218; T.Stewart 219-224; J.Gordon 225-234; D.Earnhardt Jr. 235-303; T.Stewart 304-308; M.Truex Jr. 309; D.Earnhardt Jr. 310-377; Ky.Busch 378-387; J.Johnson 388-500.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 137 laps; D.Hamlin 3 times for 125 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 113 laps; J.Gordon, 3 times for 92 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 11 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 10 laps; E.Sadler, 1 time for 10 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap.

Point Standings: 1. J.Gordon 966. 2. J.Burton, 938. 3. J.Johnson, 906. 4. M.Kenseth, 836. 5. Ky.Busch, 804. 6. D.Hamlin, 776. 7. C.Bowyer, 751. 8. T.Stewart, 726. 9. C.Edwards, 710. 10. K.Harvick, 687.

Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

INDY RACING LEAGUE

At streets of St. Petersburg circuit

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Lap length: 1.8 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 100 laps, 89.166 mph., $140,400. 2. (4) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $98,300. 3. (6) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $81,800. 4. (2) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $65,500. 5. (3) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $59,400.

6. (8) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $53,900. 7. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $50,400. 8. (11) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $49,000. 9. (14) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $51,000. 10. (13) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $47,400.

11. (15) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 100, running, $45,800. 12. (5) Darren Manning, Dallara-Honda, 99, running, $44,400. 13. (17) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 98, running, $43,000. 14. (12) Jeff Simmons, Dallara-Honda, 97, running, $41,300. 15. (18) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 97, running, $39,900.

16. (9) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 96, running, $38,500. 17. (10) Kosuke Matsuura, Dallara-Honda, 83, running, $37,000. 18. (16) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 45, contact, $37,000.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 1 minutes, 7.3512 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.6007 of a second. Caution Flags: Five for 20 laps. Lead Changes: Four among three drivers. Lap Leaders: Castroneves 1-31, Wheldon 32-33, Castroneves 34-68, Andretti 69-71, Castroneves 72-100.

Point Standings: 1. Scott Dixon, 80. 2. Helio Castroneves, 75. 3. Dan Wheldon, 75. 4. Tony Kanaan, 65. 5. Sam Hornish Jr., 61. 6. Dario Franchitti, 56. 7. Tomas Scheckter, 52. 8. Vitor Meira, 46. 9. Marco Andretti, 44. 10. Ed Carpenter 40.

O’Reilly Spring Nationals

NHRA

At Houston Raceway; Baytown, Texas

Top Fuel Finals— J.R. Todd, 4.603 seconds, 313.80 mph., def. Joe Hartley, 4.645, 307.79.

Funny Car Finals—Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.868, 307.93, def. Cruz Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.025, 270.97.

Pro Stock Finals—Jason Line, Pontiac GTO, 6.661, 207.75, def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.712, 206.26.

Pro Stock Motorcycle Finals—Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.046, 188.91, def. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.516, 145.59.

GOLF

College men Treasure Valley Invitational

At Ontario Golf Club; Ontario, Oregon; Par 71

At Scotch Pines; Payette, Idaho; Par 72

TEAM SCORES—Walla Walla 578, Columbia Basin 596, CC Spokane 605, Central Oregon 630, Treasure Valley 653. TOP IN Brandon Black (CBCC) 71-71—142. Also from CCS: 5, Jason Azzarito 74-72—146. 7, Ryan Pitkonen 76-72—148.

College women

NWC Spring Classic

At Oakbrook Golf Course and Country Club; Lakewood, Wash.

Par: 73; Yardage: 5,820

TEAM SCORES—Puget Sound 678, Linfield 710, Whitworth 716. Pacific 721.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1, Emily Lau (UPS) 158. 2, Leslie Wheeler (Lin) 160. T3, Andienne Parrish (UPS) 165; Whitney Ueno (Willamette). 5, Alicia Bartlien (Whit), 166. Also from Whitworth: T6, Krystal Pikonen 171. Mariesa Stombough 183. Rachel Dubes 196.

Treaure Valley Invitational

At Ontario Golf Club; Ontario, Oregon; Par 72

At Scotch Pines; Payette, Idaho; Par 72

TEAM SCORES—CC Spokane 472, Columbia Basin 512, Treasure Valley forfeit, Walla Walla incomplete

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1, Sadie Green 153 (CCS). 2, Cecilia Garcia (TVCC) 157. 3, Sarah Villalovoz (CCS) 158. 4, Kara Winey 161 (CCS). 5, Amanda Bjork 168 (CBCC).

Holes-in-one

MANITO GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB—Nathan Driscoll, No. 5, 141 yards, 7-iron.

THE CREEK AT QUALCHAN—Scott Lawrence, No. 7, 132 yards, 9-iron.

SPOKANE COUNTRY CLUB—Tom Kostelecky, No. 11, 193 yards, 5-wood.

ROWING

College San Diego Crew Classic

At Mission Bay, San Diego

WOMEN

Whittier Cup, Varsity 8—1, Southern California 6:52.3. 2, California 6:59.99. 3, Stanford 7:01.08. 4, UCLA 7:01.75. 5, Oregon State 7:06.30. 6, Washington State 7:06.74. Hungess Trophy, Second Varsity 8—1, Southern California 7:06.60. 2, Oregon St 7:09.82. 3, UCLA 7:10.00. 4, Californai 7:14.06. 5, Washington State—7:18.52. 6, Stanford 7:22.03. Perpetual Trophy, Novice 8—1, UCLA 7:06.87. 2, Oregon State 7:16.29. 3, Stanford 7:17.51. 4, California 7:18.96. 5, Kansas State 7:21.24. 6, Washington State 7:26.54.

Saturday’s Results NCRC Invitational

At Lake Vancouver, Wash.

MEN

Varsity 8—1, Gonzaga 6.28.6. 2, Puget Sound 6.30.3. 3, Humboldt St. 6.36.4. 4, Lewis Clark 6.44.7. 5, Willamette 7.11.8. Varisty 4—1, Puget Sound 6.59.1 2, Gonzaga B 7.01.4. 3, SPU 7.03.6. 4, Gonzaga A 7.12.1. 5, Humboldt St. 7.20.4. 6, Pacific Lutheran 7.23.9.

Novice 8—1, Gonzaga 6.38.1. 2, Lewis Clark 6.45.2. 3, Puget Sound 7.20.7 Novice 4–1, Gonzaga A 7.26.7. 2, Gonzaga B 7.32.2. 3, Lewis Clark 7.45.3 4, Humboldt St. 7.46.0. 5, UP 7.59.3. 6, SPU 8.03.7

WOMEN

Varsity 8—1, Gonzaga 6.50.2 2, Western Washington 6.54.2. 3, Puget Sound 7.05.2. 4, UC San Diego 7.06.0. 5, Orange Coast 7.31.9. Second Varsity 8—1, Gonzaga A 7.21.0. 2, Gonzaga B 7.32.2. 3, Puget Sound 7.40.9. 4, SPU 7.57.0. 5, UC San Diego 8.01.6. 6, Western Washington 8.04.9. 7, SU 8.32.5. Varsity 4—1, Gonzaga A 8.06.5. 2, Gonzaga B 8.12.2. 3, SPU 8.14.6. 4, Orange Coast 8.24.6. 5, Humboldt St. 8.48.3. 6, UP 8.58.1. Junior Varisty 4—1, Gonzaga B 8.18.9. 2, Gonzaga A 8.19.9. 3, Western Washington 8.33.6. 4, Humboldt St. 8.42.1. 5, LBS 8.52.7. 6, PLU 9.00.9. Novice 8—1, Gonzaga A 7.31.3. 2, Humboldt St. A 7.48.1. 3, Western Washington 7.58.2 4, LBS 8.12.4. 5, SMC 8.27.0. 6, Mills 8.47.7

SOFTBALL

College Pac-10 Conference Washington 1, Arizona St. 0

Elliott, Burkhart (6) and Miller; Noble, Lawrie (5) and Matthews. W—Lawrie (14-5). L—Burkhart (18-6). HITS: Arizona St. (36-8, 2-1)—Vasquez, Elliott, Cowles. Washington (23-9, 1-2)—Greer.

Northwest Conference Whitworth 13-8, George Fox 3-1

Weatherman, McCleery (1) and Tsurdda, Yoder; LaPlante and Fowler. W—LaPlante (10-0). L—Weatherman (1-5). HITS: George Fox—Tsuruda, Winkler, McCleery, Olson, Yoder. Whitworth—Cey 2, Schock, Parry, Anderson, Case 2, Rose, Gibson 2, Edwards, Thomsen, Davis, Rylaarsdam 2, LaPlante. 2B—McCleery, Cey, Rylaarsdam. 3B—Cey. HR—Case (2).

Winkler and Yoder; Case and Fowler. W—Case (5-2). L—Winkler (3-8).

HITS: George Fox (5-17, 3-11)—Tsuruda 2, Morrison 2, Winkler, Olson, Harnish-Stadden, Lee. Whitworth (17-3, 12-0)—Cey 2, Edwards, Parry 2, Case 2, Kerr 2, Froman 2, Rylaarsdam 2, Fowler. 2B—Tsuruda, Cey, Edwards, Kerr 2, Froman, Rylaarsdam. HR—Parry (1), Case 2 (4).

TENNIS

Sony Ericsson Open

ATP-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’s Championship

Novak Djokovic (10), Serbia, def. Guillermo Canas, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles Women’s Championship

Lisa Raymond, USA, and Samantha Stosur (1), Australia, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (2), South Africa, 6-4, 3-6, 10-2 tiebreak.

College men

WHITWORTH 8, LEWIS & CLARK 1. No. 1 Singles—Ed Anegon (W) d. George Allen 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. No. 1 Doubles—Anegon-Scott Bourne (W) d. Luke Wheeler-David Lindsay 8-3.

College women

BOISE ST. 5, WASHINGTON ST. 2. No. 1 Singles—Ekaterina Burduli (WSU) d. Bianca Jochimsen 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles—Burduli-Marjolein van de Ven (WSU) d. Baum-Jana Mackova 8-4.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed OF Jay Payton and RHP Sendy Rleal on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27 and March 23, respectively.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Thornton on a three-year contract and INF-OF Pablo Ozuna on a one-year contract extension through 2009. Purchased the contracts of LHP John Danks and C Gustavo Molina from Charlotte of the IL. Placed C Toby Hall on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed RHP Matt Miller, LHP Cliff Lee, INF Joe Inglett and OF Franklin Gutierrez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Assigned C Mike Rose to their minor league.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Placed LHP John Bale, RHP Scott Elarton, RHP Luke Hudson and RHP Leo Nunez on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contracts of 3B Alex Gordon and RHP Brnadon Duckworth from Omaha of the PCL.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned C Jeff Mathis, INF Kendry Morales, OF Nick Gorneault and RHP Chris Resop to Salt Lake of the PCL. Purchased the contract of RHP Chris Bootcheck from Salt Lake. Reassigned OF Curtis Pride, RHP Alex Serrano, and RHP Matt Wilhite to minor league camp. Placed RHP Bartolo Colon, INF Chone Figgins, OF Juan Rivera and RHP Jered Weaver on the 15-day DL. Placed INF Dallas McPherson on the 60-day DL.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Optioned RHP Colter Bean and RHP Chris Britton to Scranton of the IL. Placed RHP Chien-Ming Wang, RHP Jose Veras and RHP Humberto Sanchez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23, and RHP Jeff Karstens on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. Released LHP Ron Villone and C Ben Davis.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reassigned C Kurt Suzuki to their minor league camp. Released 1B-DH Erubiel Durazo. Optioned INF Donnie Murphy and LHP Brad Halsey to Sacramento of the PCL. Designated INF Antonio Perez for assignment. Purchased the contracts of INF Todd Walker and OF Travis Buck from Sacramento. Placed RHP Esteban Loaiza and 1B Dan Johnson on the 15-day DL; Loaiza retroactive to March 25 and Johnson to March 27. Reassigned INF Lou Merloni to their minor league camp.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Traded LHP Travis Blackley to San Francisco for OF Jason Ellison. Optioned OF Mike Morse, OF Adam Jones and LHP Jake Woods to Tacoma of the PCL. Assigned INF Rey Ordonez, OF Gookie Dawkins and RHP Justin Lehr to their minor league camp. Purchased the contracts of RHP Brandon Morrow, LHP Arthur Rhodes and C Jamie Burke from Tacoma. Placed RHP Mark Lowe and LHP Cesar Jimenez on the 60-day DL. Designated INF Michael Garciaparra for assignment.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Placed INF Greg Norton on the 15-day DL and LHP Jon Switzer on the 60-day DL. Optioned 2B Jorge Cantu and C Shawn Riggins to Durham of the IL. Assigned C Raul Casanova, OF Dustan Mohr and INF Jorge Velandia to their minor league camp. Purchased the contracts of RHP Gary Glover and RHP Al Reyes from Durham. Agreed to terms with 1B Carlos Pena on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Purchased the contracts of OF-DH Sammy Sosa, LHP Bruce Chen, INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr., OF Matt Kata and RHP Mike Wood from Oklahoma of the PCL. Designated OF Marlon Byrd, RHP Ezequiel Astacio and C Guillermo Quiroz for assignment. Placed RHP Eric Gagne on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 28. Optioned C Miguel Ojeda to Oklahoma. Sent RHP Francisco Cruceta outright to Oklahoma and INF Adam Fox outright to Frisco.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned RHP Yusmeiro Petit to Tucson of the PCL.

CINCINNATI EDS—Placed LHP Bill Bray, INF Jerry Gil, OF Norris Hopper, INF Jeff Keppinger, LHP Eric Milton and RHP Elizardo Ramirez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23 and OF Chris Denorfia retroactive to March 24. Purchased the contract of LHP Eddie Guardado from Louisville of the IL and placed him on the 15-day DL retroactive to March 24. Released RHP Dustin Hermanson.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed RHP Brian Lawrence on the 15-day DL.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Purchased the contracts of INF Jason Wood, OF Alejandro De Aza and RHP Lee Gardner from Albuquerque of the PCL. Placed OF Jeremy Hermida and LHP Taylor Tankersley on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Optioned RHP Chin-hui Tsao, INF James Loney and INF Andy LaRoche to Las Vegas of the PCL. Placed LHP Hong-Chih Kuo, RHP Yhency Brazoban and OF Jason Repko on the 15-day DL. Placed SS Rafael Furcal on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Reassigned OF Larry Bigbie to their minor league camp. Purchased the contract of RHP Rudy Seanez from Las Vegas of the PCL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Optioned RHP Jose Capellan and UT Vinny Rottino to Nashville of the PCL. Returned RHP Stephen Bray, RHP Chris Spurling, INF Ozzie Chavez and C JD Closser to Nashville and LHP Joe Thatcher to Huntsville of the Texas League. Placed 3B Corey Koskie on the 15-day DL.

NEW YORK METS—Optioned RHP Mike Pelfrey to St. Lucie of the FSL. Placed RHP Pedro Martinez, RHP Juan Padilla, RHP Duaner Sanchez and LHP Dave Williams on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Placed RHP Guillermo Mota on the restricted list.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed RHP Scott Mathieson and C Chris Coste on the 15-day DL; Coste retroactive to March 23.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with INF Adrian Gonzalez on a four-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed INF Mark Sweeney on the 15-day DL retroactive March 29.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Agreed to terms with OL Cornell Green.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled G Dan LaCosta from Syracuse of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Reassigned G Chris Holt from Hartford of the AHL to Charlotte

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Tomas Mojzis to Peoria of the AHL.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NCAA Championship (Atlanta)