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Baseball
MLB
Spring Training
Thursday’s Results
Toronto 4, Boston 1
Florida 8, Baltimore 6
Atlanta 7, L.A. Dodgers 2
Cleveland 13, Houston 2
Detroit 9, Philadelphia 7
Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 7
N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 3
N.Y. Yankees 6, Minnesota 1
Milwaukee 14, Oakland 8
San Francisco 9, Chicago Cubs 2
L.A. Angels 7, Kansas City 6
Colorado 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Arizona 8, Chicago White Sox 5
College
Non-conference
Lewis-Clark St. 10, S Utah 4
| Southern Utah | 011 | 011 | 000 | — | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Lewis-Clark State | 120 | 230 | 20X | — | 10 | 11 | 1 |
WitterWilsonHudson, Hulet and Nelson; Fitts, Morgan, Guntz and Mier and Georgius. W—Fitts (2-0). L—Wittwer (1-1).
HITS: Southern Utah— Libke, Zablan, Aona, Nelson (2), Wilson (2), Nelson, Richards, Nielsen. Lewis-Clark State— Thomspon (3), Wyatt, Martin, Mier (2), Greene (2), Lebster (2), Evangelho (2). 2B—Libke, Thomspon, M. Mier. 3B— Thompson, Mier.
WSU 17, Utah Valley St. 7
| Utah Valley St. | 200 | 030 | 110 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Washington St. | 012 | 460 | 40X | — | 17 | 13 | 3 |
Christensen, Ratliff 4, Jensen 5, Brimhall 5, Pulley 7, Cook 8, Thomas, Arendse; Daman Jr., Kost 5, Kanyer 7, Kimbrel 8, Cebula 9, Lagreid. W—Kost (1-0). L—Christensen (0-1).
HITS: Utah Valley State—Brinkerhoff, Bulow, Hinckley 2, Anderson, Jones 2. Washington State—Krauser 2, Borba, Prince, Hall, Miller, Lagreid 3, Fanelli, Ashenbrenner 2, Bartlett. 2B—Hinckley, Lagreid 2.
Basketball
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Toronto | 32 | 26 | .552 | — |
| New Jersey | 28 | 30 | .483 | 4 |
| New York | 26 | 33 | .441 | 6 1/2 |
| Philadelphia | 20 | 38 | .345 | 12 |
| Boston | 15 | 42 | .263 | 16 1/2 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Washington | 31 | 25 | .554 | — |
| Miami | 28 | 29 | .491 | 3 1/2 |
| Orlando | 28 | 31 | .475 | 4 1/2 |
| Atlanta | 22 | 36 | .379 | 10 |
| Charlotte | 22 | 37 | .373 | 10 1/2 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 36 | 19 | .655 | — |
| Cleveland | 33 | 25 | .569 | 4 1/2 |
| Chicago | 33 | 27 | .550 | 5 1/2 |
| Indiana | 29 | 27 | .518 | 7 1/2 |
| Milwaukee | 21 | 37 | .362 | 16 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Dallas | 49 | 9 | .845 | — |
| San Antonio | 39 | 18 | .684 | 9 1/2 |
| Houston | 35 | 22 | .614 | 13 1/2 |
| New Orleans | 28 | 30 | .483 | 21 |
| Memphis | 15 | 44 | .254 | 34 1/2 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Utah | 38 | 19 | .667 | — |
| Denver | 28 | 28 | .500 | 9 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 31 | .456 | 12 |
| Portland | 25 | 34 | .424 | 14 |
| Seattle | 23 | 35 | .397 | 15 1/2 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Phoenix | 44 | 14 | .759 | — |
| L.A. Lakers | 33 | 25 | .569 | 11 |
| L.A. Clippers | 28 | 30 | .483 | 16 |
| Golden State | 26 | 33 | .441 | 18 1/2 |
| Sacramento | 25 | 32 | .439 | 18 1/2 |
Thursday’s Games
Dallas 95, Cleveland 92
Portland 127, Charlotte 90
Seattle 77, L.A. Clippers 75
Friday’s Games
Milwaukee at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m.
Memphis at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Golden State at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 5 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Orlando at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Indiana at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
SuperSonics 77, Clippers 75
| FG | FT | Reb | ||||
| L.A.CLIPPERS | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Maggette | 5-13 | 4-6 | 0-4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| Thomas | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Brand | 6-10 | 10-13 | 5-8 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| Mobley | 6-14 | 3-3 | 1-6 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Ewing | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Kaman | 5-9 | 0-4 | 2-9 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| AaWilliams | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conroy | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Singleton | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-67 | 17-26 | 9-36 | 23 | 23 | 75 |
Percentages: FG .403, FT .654. 3-Point Goals: 4-14, .286 (Mobley 3-5, Maggette 1-2, Singleton 0-1, Ewing 0-2, Thomas 0-4). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 14 (11 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Mobley 2, Brand). Turnovers: 14 (Brand 3, Maggette 3, Ewing 2, Kaman 2, Thomas 2, Mobley, Conroy). Steals: 9 (Mobley 3, Maggette 2, Thomas 2, Brand, Ewing). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 9:26 third.
| FG | FT | Reb | ||||
| SEATTLE | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| RasLewis | 10-19 | 9-10 | 2-7 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| Wilcox | 4-12 | 4-6 | 5-13 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Collison | 4-6 | 3-4 | 3-10 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Wilkins | 1-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ridnour | 5-12 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Watson | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Petro | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gelabale | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 27-70 | 21-27 | 13-41 | 11 | 21 | 77 |
Percentages: FG .386, FT .778. 3-Point Goals: 2-9, .222 (Ras.Lewis 2-5, Ridnour 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Watson 0-2). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 14 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Collison, Ras.Lewis, Wilcox). Turnovers: 14 (Ras.Lewis 5, Ridnour 5, Wilcox 3, Watson). Steals: 6 (Ras.Lewis 2, Ridnour 2, Watson, Brown). Technical Fouls: Ridnour, 4:03 first.
| L.A. Clippers | 21 | 13 | 23 | 18—75 |
| Seattle | 26 | 15 | 16 | 20—77 |
A—14,601 (17,072). T—2:31.
Mavericks 95, Cavaliers 92
Cleveland (92)- James 17-27 4-8 39, Gooden 2-6 0-0 4, Ilgauskas 0-3 0-2 0, Pavlovic 4-11 2-2 11, Gibson 3-5 0-0 7, Varejao 4-6 0-0 8, Snow 0-3 0-0 0, Marshall 7-13 0-0 14, Wesley 1-4 1-2 4, S.Brown 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 40-82 7-14 92.
Dallas (95)- Howard 7-15 1-2 17, Nowitzki 9-19 6-6 24, Dampier 3-4 4-6 10, Buckner 0-2 0-0 0, Terry 8-15 2-2 20, Stackhouse 5-11 0-0 10, Dev.Harris 2-6 0-1 4, Diop 3-4 2-2 8, Croshere 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 38-80 15-19 95.
| Cleveland | 23 | 19 | 20 | 30 | — | 92 |
| Dallas | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | — | 95 |
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-18 (S.Brown 1-1, Wesley 1-2, Gibson 1-3, James 1-4, Pavlovic 1-5, Marshall 0-3), Dallas 4-12 (Howard 2-3, Terry 2-4, Nowitzki 0-1, Buckner 0-1, Croshere 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 45 (Varejao 12), Dallas 50 (Nowitzki 11). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 5), Dallas 22 (Nowitzki 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Dallas 17. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second. A—20,428 (19,200).
Trailblazers 127, Bobcats 90
Charlotte (90)- D.Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Wallace 6-10 0-2 13, Brezec 3-6 0-0 6, Carroll 7-10 2-2 20, Felton 2-10 2-4 6, Voskuhl 3-9 1-1 7, Morrison 4-11 3-4 12, Knight 2-7 1-1 5, E.Williams 1-4 3-3 5, Hollins 2-3 2-2 6, McInnis 3-6 2-2 8, Herrmann 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-81 16-21 90.
Portland (127)- Udoka 4-4 1-1 11, Randolph 7-14 5-5 20, Aldridge 12-19 6-6 30, Roy 6-8 0-0 14, Jack 1-4 1-1 4, Jones 2-6 0-0 4, Webster 7-10 2-4 20, Magloire 3-6 0-2 6, T.Outlaw 5-9 3-4 14, Rodriguez 1-2 0-0 2, Dickau 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 49-84 18-23 127.
| Charlotte | 16 | 24 | 26 | 24 | — | 90 |
| Portland | 31 | 29 | 43 | 24 | — | 127 |
3-Point Goals—Charlotte 6-12 (Carroll 4-4, Wallace 1-1, Morrison 1-3, E.Williams 0-1, Felton 0-3), Portland 11-20 (Webster 4-6, Roy 2-2, Udoka 2-2, T.Outlaw 1-2, Jack 1-3, Randolph 1-3, Dickau 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1). Fouled Out—Hollins. Rebounds—Charlotte 39 (Voskuhl, Herrmann 5), Portland 53 (Roy 8). Assists—Charlotte 13 (Knight 4), Portland 34 (Roy 9). Total Fouls—Charlotte 23, Portland 22. Technicals—Charlotte Defensive Three Second 2. A—15,063 (19,980).
College men
SOUTH
George Washington 62, Charlotte 60
Grambling St. 93, Alabama A&M 69
McNeese St. 63, SE Louisiana 45
Virginia 69, Virginia Tech 56
MIDWEST
Kent St. 77, Bowling Green 64
N. Dakota St. 104, N.J. Tech 52
Ohio 52, Miami (Ohio) 45
Toledo 71, Ball St. 61
W. Michigan 68, N. Illinois 54
SOUTHWEST
Memphis 78, UTEP 67
Sam Houston St. 73, Texas-San Antonio 61
Southern U. 64, Texas Southern 55
FAR WEST
Arizona 70, California 65
Cal Poly 86, CS Northridge 70
Fresno St. 78, Boise St. 77
Long Beach St. 85, UC Irvine 80
New Mexico St. 79, Louisiana Tech 64
Stanford 63, Arizona St. 53
UC Riverside 80, UC Davis 76
UC Santa Barbara 64, CS Northridge 49
UCLA 53, Washington St. 45
Utah St. 79, Nevada 77, OT
Washington 85, Southern Cal 70
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Sun Conference
First Round
Belmont 79, Gardner-Webb 61
Campbell 90, Jacksonville 85, OT
ETSU 77, Stetson 61
Lipscomb 85, Mercer 49
Big South Conference
Semifinals
VMI 91, High Point 81
Winthrop 79, UNC Asheville 60
Missouri Valley Conference
First Round
Drake 101, Evansville 96, OT
Indiana St. 68, Illinois St. 65
Northeast Conference
First Round
Cent. Connecticut St. 79, St. Francis, NY 61
Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 78, Robert Morris 61
Quinnipiac 78, Fairleigh Dickinson 77
Sacred Heart 100, Wagner 68
Southern Conference
Quarterfinals
Appalachian St. 78, W. Carolina 59
Coll. of Charleston 77, Georgia Southern 66
Davidson 78, Chattanooga 68
Furman 73, UNC Greensboro 71
Pacific-10 conference
Washington 85, Southern Cal 70
Southern Cal (21-9, 11-5)- Gibson 4-6 2-5 10, Wilkinson 4-6 1-2 9, Pruitt 5-13 1-2 13, Young 11-15 2-3 26, Stewart 4-9 0-0 9, Penrose 0-0 0-0 0, Hackett 0-1 1-2 1, Lewis 0-4 0-0 0, Austin 0-1 0-0 0, N’Diaye 1-1 0-0 2, Wetherell 0-0 0-0 0, Cromwell 0-1 0-0 0, Doucette 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 7-14 70.
Washington (17-12, 7-10)- Pondexter 3-5 2-2 9, Brockman 7-9 3-3 17, Hawes 4-11 5-6 13, Dentmon 4-7 1-2 12, Appleby 6-10 5-6 22, Oliver 0-2 0-0 0, Wallace 0-0 5-10 5, Gasser 0-1 0-0 0, Nelson 2-5 2-2 7. Totals 26-50 23-31 85.
Halftime—Washington 48, Southern California 37. 3-Point Goals—Southern Cal 5-18 (Young 2-4, Pruitt 2-8, Stewart 1-3, Hackett 0-1, Lewis 0-2), Washington 10-18 (Appleby 5-7, Dentmon 3-6, Nelson 1-1, Pondexter 1-2, Oliver 0-1, Hawes 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Southern Cal 26 (Gibson 9), Washington 29 (Brockman 9). Assists—Southern Cal 18 (Pruitt 4), Washington 15 (Oliver 5). Total Fouls—Southern Cal 21, Washington 20. A—10,000.
College women
EAST
Delaware 65, Northeastern 35
Drexel 70, George Mason 67, OT
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 68, Grambling St. 61
Jackson St. 59, Alabama St. 49
Jacksonville 65, Belmont 58
James Madison 62, Towson 42
Old Dominion 80, Georgia St. 70
William & Mary 75, Va. Commonwealth 53
MIDWEST
Butler 59, Youngstown St. 45
Illinois St. 67, Drake 61
Kansas 70, Missouri 66
S. Dakota St. 70, IPFW 58
S. Illinois 60, Missouri St. 47
Wis.-Green Bay 78, Loyola of Chicago 60
Wis.-Milwaukee 89, Ill.-Chicago 83
Wright St. 63, Cleveland St. 55
SOUTHWEST
Iowa St. 72, Texas Tech 68
Lamar 70, Nicholls St. 52
Prairie View 67, Alcorn St. 47
Texas Southern 60, Southern U. 56
Texas-San Antonio 65, Sam Houston St. 48
FAR WEST
Boise St. 69, Fresno St. 63
CS Northridge 67, Cal Poly 60
Cal St.-Fullerton 62, UC Davis 53
E. Washington 68, N. Colorado 47
Hawaii 64, Idaho 43
Idaho St. 81, Weber St. 56
Montana 76, Sacramento St. 43
Nevada 61, Utah St. 49
Portland St. 73, N. Arizona 65
UC Santa Barbara 79, Pacific 67
UNLV 70, New Mexico 59
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
Florida St. 70, Wake Forest 53
Georgia Tech 66, Miami 52
Virginia 89, Clemson 82
Virginia Tech 60, Boston College 54, OT
Big Ten Conference
First Round
Indiana 67, Iowa 53
Minnesota 60, Northwestern 43
Wisconsin 81, Michigan 59
Conference USA
First Round
Houston 71, Marshall 58
SMU 79, UCF 58
Tulsa 73, Southern Miss. 64
UTEP 84, Memphis 75
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
First Round
Manhattan 57, Niagara 53
St. Peter’s 74, Rider 53
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Florida 69, Mississippi St. 63
Kentucky 72, Arkansas 57
Mississippi 78, Alabama 49
South Carolina 65, Auburn 63
West Coast Conference
First Round
Gonzaga 68, Portland 55
Loyola Marymount 65, Santa Clara 49
San Francisco 80, San Diego 69
Big Sky Conference
Eastern Washington 68, Northern Colorado 47
Northern Colorado (5-23, 2-13)—Barbour 5-17 10-13 20, Drangmeister 2-6 2-2 8, Ford 1-1 3-6 5, Dillon 2-7 1-2 6, Cox 1-4 0-0 2, Lambrecht 0-3 3-6 3, Martinson 0-4 2-2 2, Hemmings 0-1 0-0 0, Hoover 0-0 0-0 0, Veal 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 11-44 22-33 47.
Eastern Washington (10-18, 5-10)—Benson 1-4 2-2 4, Scott 4-10 0-1 8, Chadd 1-6 0-0 2, Baker 3-6 0-0 6, Allen 3-5 2-4 10, Gonnella 1-1 2-2 5, Murdoch 5-9 0-0 12, Knight 0-2 0-0 0, Osborn 7-11 2-3 16, Huntington 1-2 0-0 3, Holgate 1-1 0-0 2, Darnell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 8-12 68.
Halftime—Eastern Washington 38, Northern Colorado 20. 3-point goals—Northern Colorado 3-17 (Drangmeister 2-4, Dillon 1-5, Martinson 0-1, Lambrecht 0-2, Barbour 0-5), Eastern Washington 6-18 (Allen 2-4, Murdoch 2-5, Gonnella 1-1, Huntington 1-2, Knight 0-2, Chadd 0-4). Fouled out—Baker. Rebounds—Northern Colorado 36 (Ford 9), Eastern Washington 37 (Benson 5). Assists—Northern Colorado 4 (Barbour, Dillon, Ford, Martinson 1). Eastern Washington 12 (Allen, Osborn 3). Total fouls—Northern Colorado 13, Eastern Washington 24. A—1,009.
Western Athletic Conference
Hawaii 64, Idaho 43
Hawaii (15-12, 9-6)—Taylor 4-6 0-0 9, Kotani 5-8 0-0 12, Smith 6-12 0-2 12, Tambini 5-12 2-2 15, Lee 1-7 0-0 2, Tinnin 2-6 1-2 7, Cariaga 0-2 0-0 0, Chretien 1-2 1-2 3, Liepkalne 0-2 1-2 1, Zagrobelna 0-2 3-4 3. Totals 24-59 8-14 64.
Idaho (5-21, 2-13)—Otero 0-2 0-0 0, Witte 1-6 0-0 2, Koppen 1-10 0-0 3, Dennehy 3-10 2-2 8, Madison 10-22 6-10 26, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Malone 0-0 0-0 0, Wells 1-2 0-2 2, Schlotthauer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 17-54 8-14 43.
Halftime—Hawaii 34, Idaho 16. 3-point goals—Hawaii 8-16 (Tambini 3-4, Kotani 2-4, Tinnin 2-5, Taylor 1-2, Zagrobelna 0-1), Idaho 1-16 (Koppen 1-6, Madison 0-1, Dennehy 0-4, Witte 0-5). Fouled out—Zagrobelna. Rebounds—Hawaii 43 (Smith, Tambini 11), Idaho 35 (Dennehy, Madison 7). Assists—Hawaii 11 (Kotani, Tambini, Taylor 2), Idaho 7 (Dennehy 3). Total fouls—Hawaii 16, Idaho 10. A—366.
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga 68, Portland 55
Portland (10-20, 2-12)- Sievers 0-7 2-4 2, Graner 4-6 0-0 9, Warren 9-17 1-2 19, Dollente 1-8 2-2 4, Burris 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 7-15 2-3 17, Wassom 0-0 0-0 0, Koebel 0-1 0-0 0, Rose 0-1 2-2 2, Larson 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 22-60 9-13 55.
Gonzaga (22-9, 13-1)- Bowman 5-7 9-10 19, Hawk 7-13 0-0 15, Kane 1-2 0-0 3, Tidenour 3-7 0-0 9, Bjorklund 3-9 0-0 6, Polischuk 0-0 0-0 0, Hassett 1-2 3-6 5, Elliott 1-5 1-1 3, Frieson 1-2 0-0 2, Santos 2-4 2-3 6. Totals 24-51 15-20 68.
Halftime—Gonzaga 33, Portland 28. 3-Point Goals—Portland 2-10 (Graner 1-1, Morris 1-3, Sievers 0-2, Thomas 0-2, Dollente 0-1), Gonzaga 5-8 (Ridenour 3-4, Hawk 1-1, Kane 1-2, Elliott 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 31 (Warren 6), Gonzaga 38 (Hawk 9). Assists—Portland 10 (Thomas, Rowe, Graner, Warren 2), Gonzaga 19 (Hawk, Kane, Ridenour 4). Total Fouls—Portland 17, Gonzaga 14. A—N/A.
High school boys
WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington
State 4A playoffs
At Tacoma Dome
Thursday’s Results
Edmonds-Woodway 65, Garfield 63; loser out
Snohomish 55, Curtis 41; loser out
Kentwood 70, Federal Way 60; loser out
Bethel 56, Mariner 52, OT; loser out
Kentridge 56, Prairie 42; quarterfinals
Pasco 52, Decatur 49; quarterfinals
Ferris 57, Redmond 48; quarterfinals
Franklin 62, Eisenhower 49
Today’s games
Edmonds-Wood vs. Snohomish, 11 a.m.; loser out
Kentwood vs. Bethel, 12:30 p.m.; loser out
Prairie vs. Decatur, 2 p.m.; loser out
Redmond vs. Eisenhower, 3:30 p.m.; loser out
Kentridge vs. Pasco, 7 p.m.; semifinals
Ferris vs. Franklin, 8:30 p.m.; semifinals
Ferris 57, Redmond 48
| Ferris | 7 | 17 | 15 | 18 | - 57 |
| Redmond | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | - 48 |
Ferris (27-0) Minnerly 3 0-0 6, Cheadle 0 2-2 2, Lynn 0 2-2 2, Stockton 4 8-8 16, Karstetter 4 8-11 17, Jennings 0 0-0 0, Casto 6 2-7 14, Brett 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 22-30 57.
Redmond Squires 5 2-3 13, Doleac 0 0-0 0, Acker 5 0-0 14, Flynn 4 3-3 12, Bircher 3 0-1 9, Amick 0 0-0 0, Aaron 0 0-0 0, Lindquist 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-7 48.
3-point goals_Karstetter, Squires, Acker 4, Flynn 1, Bircher 3. Total fouls_Ferris 13, Redmond 26. Fouled out_Bircher.
3A Eastern Regional playoffs
Thursday’s Results
West Valley (Yakima) 68, North Central 56, 2OT
Southridge 56, Kennewick 54, 2OT
At Richland High School
Today’s Games
West Valley (Yakima) vs. Southridge, 7 p.m.; winner No. 1 to state
North Central vs. Kennewick, 8:30 p.m.; loser out
West Valley (Yakima) 68, North Central 56 (2OT)
| West Valley (Yakima) | 10 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 26 | - 68 | |
| North Central | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 14 | - 56 |
West Valley (Yakima) Cherry 2 8-11 12, Hacker 0 7-10 7, Berndt 4 2-2 12, Borton 2 0-1 5, Robinson 2 4-7 9, Hancock 1 4-4 6, Wagar 4 9-14 17. Totals 25 34-49 68.
North Central (6-17) Plager 3 2-6 9, Grigsby 3 1-2 7, Hatch 0 0-0 0, Rijon 5 8-10 22, Butler 0 0-0 0, Scott 1 0-0 2, Hauenstein 3 2-3 9, Lamanna 0 0-0 0, Swennumson 1 3-5 5, Anderson 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 16-26 56.
3-point goals_Burndt 2, Borton, Robinson, Plager, Rijon 4, Hauenstein. Total fouls_West Valley (Yakima) 21, North Central 34. Fouled out_Borton, Plager, Grigsby, Swennumson, Anderson.
District 7 2A playoffs
Today’s Games
Pullman vs. Clarkston at West Valley High, 7:30 p.m.; winner No. 2 to state, loser out
WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington
State 1A playoffs
At Yakima SunDome
Thursday’s Results
Mabton 32, Onalaska 28; loser out
Tonasket 73, Granger 37; loser out
Columbia (Burbank) 66, Stevenson 51; loser out
River View 65, Tenino 64; loser out
Nooksack Valley 39, Cashmere 30; quarterfinals
Toledo 60, University Prep 35; quarterfinals
Brewster 59, Bellevue Christian 51; quarterfinals
Meridian 54, King’s 46
Today’s Games
Mabton vs. Tonasket, 9 a.m.; loser out
Columbia (Burbank) vs. River View, 10:30 a.m.; loser out
Cashmere vs. University Prep, 12:30 p.m.; loser out
Bellevue Christian vs. King’s, 2 p.m.; loser out
Nooksack Valley vs. Toledo, 5:30 p.m.; semifinals
Brewster vs. Meridian, 9 p.m.; semifinals
Idaho State tournaments
CLASS 5A
At the Idaho Center, Nampa
Thursday’s Results
Mountain View 81, Lewison 73
Madison 70, Vallivue 55
Timberline 72, Coeur d’Alene 63, OT
Borah 64, Highland 54
Today’s Games
Lewiston vs. Vallivue, 12:15 p.m.; loser out
Coeur d’Alene vs. Highland, 2 p.m.; loser out
Mountain View vs. Madison, 5:15 p.m.; semifinals
Timberline vs. Borah, 7 p.m.; semifinals
CLASS 4A
At Albertson College, Caldwell
Thursday’s Results
Moscow 55, Preston 49
Skyview 63, Century 44
Burley 60, Middleton 40
Bishop Kelly 60, Hillcrest 41
Today’s Games
Preston vs. Century, 12:15 p.m.; loser out
Middleton vs. Hillcrest, 2 p.m.; loser out
Moscow vs. Skyview, 5:15 p.m.; semifinals
Burley vs. Bishop Kelly, 7 p.m.; semifinals
CLASS 3A
At Meridian High School
Thursday’s Results
Buhl 56, Weiser 46
Bonners Ferry 67, South Fremont 56
Shelley 52, Fruitland 46
Snake River 52, Kimberly 46
Today’s Games
Weiser vs. South Fremont, 12:15 p.m.; loser out
Fruitland vs. Kimberly, 2 p.m.; loser out
Buhl vs. Bonners Ferry, 5:15 p.m.; semifinals
Shelley vs. Snake River, 7 p.m.; semifinals
CLASS 2A
At Capital High School, Boise
Thursday’s Results
Firth 91, Marsing 40
Aberdeen 58, New Plymouth 50
Glenns Ferry 64, West Jefferson 54
West Side 47, Kamiah 37
Today’s Games
Marsing vs. New Plymouth, 12:15 p.m.; loser out
West Jefferson vs. Kamiah, 2 p.m.; loser out
Firth vs. Aberdeen, 5:15 p.m.; semifinals
Glenns Ferry vs. West Side, 7 p.m.; semifinals
CLASS 1A
At Caldwell HS and Vallivue HS
Thursday’s Results
Richfield 59, Mackay 50; loser out
Murtaugh 49, Troy 45; loser out
Carey 62, Clark Fork 54; loser out
Tri-Valley 62, Lapwai 61; loser out
Greenleaf Friends 50, Notus 30; quarterfinals
Coeur d’Alene Charter 62, Council 51; quarterfinals
Genesee 53, Sho-Ban 30; quarterfinals
Cascade 64, Hagerman 39; quarterfinals
Today’s Games
Mackay vs. Troy, 9 a.m.; loser out
Carey vs. Tri-Valley, 10:45 a.m.; loser out
Notus vs. Council, 12:15 p.m.; loser out
Sho-Ban vs. Hagerman, 2 p.m.; loser out
Greenleaf Friends vs. Coeur d’Alene Charter, 5:15 p.m.; semifinals
Genesee vs. Cascade, 7 p.m.; semifinals
Idaho State 5A playoffs
Mountain View 81, Lewiston 73
| Mountain View | 25 | 13 | 22 | 21 | - 81 |
| Lewiston | 14 | 13 | 14 | 32 | - 73 |
Mountain View Banister 4 5-8 13, Shoemaker 2 3-4 7, Thompson 6 8-8 20, Lewis 4 2-2 12, Burnham 4 2-2 12, Wiskus 0 0-0 0, Wellman 2 0-2 4, Tolman 4 3-5 11. Totals 27 23-32 81.
Lewiston (17-6) Guzman 0 0-0 0, Paluso 0 0-0 0, Packwood 4 1-1 10, Moser 6 12-12 27, Heitzman 2 4-4 8, O’Harra 0 0-0 0, Strerath 6 1-1 16, Gregg 3 1-2 7, Smith 0 0-0 0, Ebel 2 1-2 5, Hasenoehrl 0 0-1 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 20-23 73.
3-point goals_Lewis 2, Burnham 2, Packwood, Moser 3, Strerath 3. Total fouls_Mountain View 23, Lewiston 20. Fouled out_Packwood, Banister, Tolman.
Timberline 72, Coeur d’Alene 63 (OT)
| Coeur d’Alene | 13 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 4 | - 63 | |
| Timberline | 14 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 13 | - 72 |
Coeur d’Alene (18-5) Prohaska 2 0-0 4, Clinton 4 2-2 14, Duplessis 2 0-0 9, C.Peterson 1 3-5 6, Carlson 0 0-0 0, Heleker 3 0-1 8, Bligh 9 6-7 25, Latorre 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-15 63.
Timberline Clements 6 8-12 20, Larsen 1 0-0 2, Gross 4 14-18 25, PZ.eterson 2 0-1 5, Hall 0 0-0 0, Shearry 5 4-7 14, Hamilton 2 2-3 6. Totals 20 28-41 72.
3-point goals_Clinton 4, Duplessis 2, C.Peterson, Heleker 2, Bligh, Gross 3, Z.Peterson. Total fouls_Coeur d’Alene 29, Timberline 16. Fouled out_Prohaska, C.Peterson, Bligh, Shearry. Technicals_Clements.
Idaho State 4A playoffs
Moscow 55, Preston 49
| Moscow | 18 | 12 | 10 | 15 | - 55 |
| Preston | 12 | 17 | 6 | 14 | - 49 |
Moscow (16-7) LeBeau 0 0-0 0, Wimer 6 4-10 17, Helbling 3 2-3 9, Miller 5 9-10 21, Williams 3 1-3 8, Farr 0 0-0 0, Mosman 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-26 55.
Preston Doney 2 0-0 5, Coats 1 1-4 3, Adams 2 0-0 4, Talbot 2 0-0 5, Kelley 3 0-1 6, Yardley 6 2-4 16, Moser 5 0-2 10. Totals 21 2-7 49.
3-point goals_Wimer, Helbling, Miller 2, Williams, Doney, Coats, Talbot, Yardley 2. Total fouls_Moscow 11, Preston 23. Fouled out_Yardley.
Idaho State 3A playoffs
Bonners Ferry 67, South Fremont 56
| Bonners Ferry | 14 | 25 | 13 | 15 | - 67 |
| South Fremont | 14 | 11 | 13 | 18 | - 56 |
Bonners Ferry (19-4) Pluid 4, Bennett 12, Krejei 7, J.Mendez 13, M.Mendez 4, Galloway 4, Winebark 5, Hawks 16, Newhouse 2.
South Fremont Adams 2, Forbush 0, Freeman 23, Austin 12, Dalling 5, Kunz, 0, Stapleton 6, Ili 0, Bair 8.
Idaho State 1A playoffs
CdA Charter Academy 62, Council 51
| Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy | 13 | 15 | 8 | 26 | - 62 |
| Council | 11 | 7 | 10 | 23 | - 51 |
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy (21-3) Menzies 8, Shaw 19, Folnagy 4, Gleixner 7, Baker 24, Francovich 0, Hjeltness 0.
Council Edmunson 14, Yates 11, Green 9, Paradis 9, Shelton 4, Clagg 4, Heil 0, Kesler 0.
Carey 62, Clark Fork 54
| Carey | 16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | - 62 |
| Clark Fork | 18 | 14 | 5 | 18 | - 54 |
Carey Hunt 20, Peck 17, Whitby 0, Rivera 2, Parke 0, Baird 0, Brooks 0, Ellsworth 0, Carlson 6, Simpson 17, Peterson 0.
Clark Fork (15-9) Anderson 0, Baugh 0, Broggi 10, Cornwall 0, Gustafson 4, C.Jeffres 11, J.Jeffres 2, Martin 12, McMahon 8, Wilkinson 7, Young 0.
High school girls
WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington
State 4A playoffs
At Tacoma Dome
Thursday’s Results
Puyallup 50, Central Kitsap 38; loser out
Jackson 59, Skyview 55; loser out
Mt. Tahoma 69, Bellarmine Prep 52; loser out
Lake Stevens 51, Kentlake 34; loser out
Lewis and Clark 50, Roosevelt 43; quarterfinals
Kentwood 70, Mead 60; quarterfinals
Prairie 54, Snohomish 33; quarterfinals
University 60, Bothell 22; quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Puyallup vs. Jackson, 11 a.m.; loser out
Mt. Tahoma vs. Lake Stevens, 12:30 p.m.; loser out
Roosevelt vs. Mead, 2 p.m.; loser out
Snohomish vs. Bothell, 3:30 p.m.; loser out
Lewis and Clark vs. Kentwood, 7 p.m.; semifinals
Prairie vs. University, 8;30 p.m.; semifinals
Lewis and Clark 50, Roosevelt 43
| Lewis and Clark | 20 | 12 | 6 | 12 | - 50 |
| Roosevelt | 11 | 9 | 6 | 17 | - 43 |
Lewis and Clark (24-3) Burke 0 0-0 0, Redmon 6 3-4 15, January 0 3-4 3, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Tauala 4 3-4 11, Kennedy 2 0-0 4, Seidensticker 5 1-2 11, Baker 0 2-2 2, Marks 0 2-2 2, Kleimer 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-18 50.
Roosevelt Boyd 1 2-2 4, Koerner 2 2-2 7, Reiman 4 0-0 10, Evans 1 2-3 4, Harris 1 0-0 3, Hemmelgarn 3 0-0 8, Argens 3 1-2 7. Totals 15 7-9 43.
3-point goals_Koerner, Reiman 2, Harris, Hemmelgarn 2. Total fouls_Lewis and Clark 15, Roosevelt 18. Fouled out_Hemmelgarn.
Kentwood 70, Mead 60
| Mead | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | - 60 |
| Kentwood | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | - 70 |
Mead (22-7) Redmon 7 2-2 18, Green 5 1-1 14, Clark 1 1-2 4, Valentine 5 4-5 14, Altena 1 1-2 3, Olgard 1 0-1 2, Puthoff 2 1-2 5. Totals 22 10-15 60.
Kentwood Genger 0 0-0 0, Moore 3 5-7 13, Vandersloot 13 7-8 35, Session 1 0-0 2, Rodgers 5 1-2 14, Ross 0 0-0 0, McCann-Soushek 0 0-0 0, Rider 0 0-0 0, Johnson 3 0-0 6. Totals 25 13-17 70.
3-point goals_ Redmon 2, Green 3, Clark, Moore 2, Vandersloot 2, Rodgers 3. Total fouls_Mead 15, Kentwood 14.
University 60, Bothell 22
| Bothell | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - 22 |
| University | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | - 60 |
Bothell Barclay 0 1-2 1, D’Amelio 0 0-4 0, Moss 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0, McBride 0 0-0 0, Anderson 5 3-5 13, Wright 0 0-0 0, Saintz 1 0-0 2, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 4-7 22.
University (25-2) Pearman-Gillman 0 0-0 0, Zack 6 0-0 14, Bjorklund 5 3-4 14, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Mickelson 1 0-0 3, D.Schiermeister 1 0-0 3, Millard 0 0-2 0, Scott 0 4-4 4, Jurich 2 1-2 6, Carr 0 0-0 0, R.Schiermeister 4 0-2 11, Archibald 2 0-0 5. Totals 21 8-14 60.
3-point goals_Zack 2, Bjorklund, Mickelson, D. Schiermeister, Jurich, R. Schiermeister, Archibald. Total fouls_Bothell 16, University 13. Fouled out_None. Technicals_None.
3A Eastern Regional playoffs
Thursday’s Results
West Valley (Yakima) 59, East Valley 56
Kamiakin 63, Kennewick 52
At Richland High School
Today’s Games
West Valley (Yakima) vs. Kamiakin, 4 p.m.; winner No. 1 to state
East Valley vs. Kennewick, 5:30 p.m.
West Valley (Yakima) 59, East Valley 56
| West Valley (Yakima) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 20 | - 59 |
| East Valley | 10 | 18 | 13 | 15 | - 56 |
West Valley (Yakima) Gillian 3 0-0 6, Murillo 3 2-4 9, Fannin 0 0-0 0, Olander 2 6-6 10, Tikriti 5 0-0 12, Curtis 0 0-0 0, Sillery 0 0-0 0, Richardson 2 0-0 4, Hawkins 6 6-6 18. Totals 21 14-16 59.
East Valley (8-14) M.Manchester 1 0-0 2, Jacobson 5 2-4 13, Grater 4 0-0 9, Williamson 6 1-2 15, Schuerch 5 0-1 10, B.Manchester 0 0-0 0, Parvey 0 0-0 0, Bittner 2 1-1 5, Burger 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 4-8 56.
3-point goals_Murillo, Tikriti 2, Jacobson, Grater, Williamson 2. Total fouls_West Valley 11, East Valley 15.
District 7 2A playoffs
Today’s Games
Cheney vs. Pullman at West Valley H.S., 6:00 p.m.; winner No. 2 to state, loser out
WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington
State 1A playoffs
At Yakima SunDome
Thursday’s Results
Seattle Academy 64, Kalama 60; loser out
Zillah 65, Forks 48; loser out
Seattle Christian 32, White Salmon 30; loser out
Columbia (Burbank) 55, Bellevue Christian 44; loser out
King’s 55, Brewster 46; quarterfinals
Chelan 51, Connell 45; quarterfinals
Colfax 67, Naches Valley 39; quarterfinals
Lynden Christian 57, Toledo 40; quarterfinals
Today’s Games
Seattle Academy vs. Zillah, 9 a.m.; loser out
Seattle Christian vs. Columbia (Burbank), 10:30 a.m.; loser out
Brewster vs. Connell, 12:30 p.m.; loser out
Naches Valley vs. Toledo, 2 p.m.; loser out
King’s vs. Chelan, 4 p.m.; semifinals
Colfax vs. Lynden Christian, 7:30 p.m.; semifinals
Colfax 67, Naches Valley 39
| Colfax | 16 | 13 | 14 | 24 | - 67 |
| Naches Valley | 7 | 12 | 16 | 4 | - 39 |
Colfax (25-2) Markley 2, Mellor 8, Doering 5, Bruya 9, Shaw 4, Teade 18, Lazzarini 9, Harazin 9, Largent 1, Hart 2, Paulson 0, Morgan 0.
Naches Valley Mortimer 10, Wickenhagen 12, Evans 0, Root 0, Pierson 0, Schmidt 2, Risley 0, Powers 6, Huck 9, Elston 0.
Hockey
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| New Jersey | 40 | 18 | 6 | 86 | 171 | 149 |
| Pittsburgh | 34 | 20 | 9 | 77 | 215 | 197 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 32 | 23 | 9 | 73 | 191 | 182 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 30 | 27 | 7 | 67 | 187 | 182 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 37 | 10 | 44 | 170 | 244 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Buffalo | 42 | 16 | 5 | 89 | 240 | 183 |
| Ottawa | 38 | 22 | 4 | 80 | 221 | 173 |
| Montreal | 33 | 27 | 6 | 72 | 191 | 200 |
| Toronto | 30 | 25 | 9 | 69 | 203 | 211 |
| Boston | 30 | 28 | 5 | 65 | 183 | 228 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Tampa Bay | 37 | 25 | 4 | 78 | 212 | 202 |
| Atlanta | 32 | 23 | 10 | 74 | 196 | 206 |
| Carolina | 32 | 27 | 7 | 71 | 195 | 204 |
| Florida | 26 | 26 | 13 | 65 | 188 | 208 |
| Washington | 24 | 29 | 12 | 60 | 197 | 230 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Nashville | 43 | 18 | 4 | 90 | 223 | 167 |
| Detroit | 40 | 16 | 8 | 88 | 199 | 156 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 27 | 9 | 65 | 167 | 193 |
| Columbus | 24 | 33 | 7 | 55 | 158 | 200 |
| Chicago | 23 | 32 | 9 | 55 | 156 | 196 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Vancouver | 37 | 22 | 5 | 79 | 169 | 162 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | 6 | 78 | 187 | 163 |
| Calgary | 34 | 21 | 9 | 77 | 207 | 172 |
| Colorado | 31 | 29 | 5 | 67 | 214 | 208 |
| Edmonton | 30 | 29 | 6 | 66 | 172 | 190 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Anaheim | 37 | 17 | 11 | 85 | 207 | 171 |
| Dallas | 38 | 21 | 4 | 80 | 168 | 149 |
| San Jose | 38 | 24 | 2 | 78 | 192 | 166 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 34 | 3 | 57 | 171 | 218 |
| Los Angeles | 22 | 32 | 10 | 54 | 182 | 222 |
Thursday’s Results
Philadelphia 4, Boston 3, OT
Tampa Bay 5, Washington 4, SO
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO
Florida 2, Dallas 1, OT
St. Louis 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Colorado 6, Chicago 1
Minnesota 5, Edmonton 0
Vancouver 4, Phoenix 3
Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 3, OT
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Avalanche 6, Blackhawks 1
| Colorado | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—1, Chicago, Ruutu 14 (Havlat, Aucoin), 1:11. 2, Colorado, Richardson 9 (Liles, Finger), 7:43. 3, Colorado, McLean 10 (Hejduk, Klee), 10:44. Second Period—None. Third Period—4, Colorado, Arnason 14 (Richardson, Laperriere), 12:24. 5, Colorado, Klee 3 (Sakic, Laperriere), 18:08 (en). 6, Colorado, Rycroft 6 (Guite, Parker), 18:43. 7, Colorado, Finger 1 (Stastny, Guite), 19:43.
Blues 3, Islanders 2
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Sillinger 21 (Smyth, Hill), 10:16 (pp). Second Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Bergeron 9 (Blake, Robitaille), :40. Third Period—3, St. Louis, McClement 7 (Stempniak, Woywitka), 17:29. 4, St. Louis, Cajanek 9 (Weight, Woywitka), 18:07. Overtime—5, St. Louis, Stempniak 20 (Brewer, Weight), :25 (pp).
Canucks 4, Coyotes 3
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Vancouver, D.Sedin 28 (H.Sedin, Luongo), 5:04 (pp). 2, Phoenix, B.Thomas 1 (Doan, Roche), 10:52 (pp). Second Period—3, Vancouver, Cowan 1, 7:54 (sh). 4, Phoenix, Thomas 2 (Lehoux, Taffe), 9:00 (pp). Third Period—5, Phoenix, Doan 21 (Reinprecht), 2:54. 6, Vancouver, D.Sedin 29 (H.Sedin, Bieksa), 5:46 (pp). 7, Vancouver, Naslund 21 (Sopel, Smolinski), 15:46.
Flyers 4, Bruins 3
| Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Boston, Mowers 3 (Wideman), 4:10. 2, Boston, Mowers 4 (Reich), 8:09. 3, Philadelphia, Pitkanen 3 (York, Richards), 10:39. Second Period—4, Philadelphia, Umberger 15 (Hatcher, Sanderson), 4:53 (pp). 5, Philadelphia, Richards 5 (Kapanen, Gauthier), 11:33 (sh). 6, Boston, Chara 10 (Sturm, Savard), 12:36 (pp). Third Period—None. Overtime—7, Philadelphia, Upshall 5 (Kapanen), 4:50.
Kings 4, Ducks 3
| Anaheim | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Los Angeles, Frolov 33, 4:24. 2, Anaheim, Penner 22 (S.Niedermayer, Pronger), 16:29 (pp). Second Period—3, Anaheim, S.Niedermayer 12 (Pronger, Kunitz), 3:43 (pp). 4, Anaheim, McDonald 19 (Selanne), 15:39. 5, Los Angeles, Ivanans 3 (Brown, O’Sullivan), 16:00. Third Period—6, Los Angeles, Lundmark 3 (Heward, Brown), 11:11. Overtime—7, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 25 (Visnovsky, Blake), 3:17 (pp).
Lightning 5, Capitals 4
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
Tampa Bay won shootout 1-0
First Period—1, Washington, Morrisonn 3 (Jurcina, Fleischmann), 11:35. Second Period—2, Tampa Bay, Prospal 10 (Lecavalier, St. Louis), 2:17. 3, Washington, Ovechkin 38 (Novotny, Eminger), 10:11. 4, Washington, Pettinger 15 (Gordon, Bradley), 14:04. 5, Tampa Bay, Fedotenko 12 (Tarnasky, Sarich), 19:32. Third Period—6, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 42 (St. Louis), 12:44 (sh). 7, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 39 (Lecavalier, O’Brien), 16:42. 8, Washington, Semin 33 (Ovechkin, Beech), 19:49 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Tampa Bay 1 (Lecavalier NG, Richards NG, St. Louis NG, Prospal NG, Kuba NG, Fedotenko NG, Perrin NG, Craig NG, Boyle NG, Tarnasky G); Washington 0 (Laich NG, Fleischmann NG, Semin NG, Ovechkin NG, Novotny NG, Beech NG, Clymer NG, Pothier NG, Brashear NG, Bradley NG).
Panthers 2, Stars 1
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Florida, Stumpel 17 (Bouwmeester, Jokinen), 5:38 (pp). Third Period—2, Dallas, Sydor 4 (Zubov, Lehtinen), 8:59. Overtime—3, Florida, Jokinen 29 (Weiss, Belfour), 2:11 (pp). Penalty—Boucher, Dal (slashing), 1:16.
Penguins 4, Rangers 3
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
Pittsburgh won shootout 1-0
First Period—None. Second Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 24 (Avery, Malik), 17:36. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Nylander 20 (Hossa, Rozsival), 18:45. Third Period—3, Pittsburgh, Staal 26 (Malone, Whitney), 1:16 (sh). 4, Pittsburgh, Armstrong 8, 3:45 (sh). 5, N.Y. Rangers, Betts 8 (Avery, Hossa), 4:43 (pp). 6, Pittsburgh, Gonchar 11 (Talbot, Armstrong), 14:00 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Pittsburgh 1 (Christensen NG, Malkin NG, Crosby G); N.Y. Rangers 0 (Nylander NG, Jagr NG, Prucha NG).
Wild 5, Oilers 0
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
First Period—1, Minnesota, Demitra 20 (Skoula), 11:23. 2, Minnesota, Gaborik 21 (Demitra, Rolston), 16:13 (pp). Second Period—3, Minnesota, Radivojevic 8 (Parrish, Johnsson), 5:30. Third Period—4, Minnesota, Gaborik 22, 13:21. 5, Minnesota, Demitra 21 (Burns, Gaborik), 16:11 (pp).
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| x-Brandon | 65 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 82 |
| Regina | 63 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
| Swift Current | 64 | 28 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Prince Albert | 63 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| Moose Jaw | 63 | 24 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| Saskatoon | 62 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| x-Medicine Hat | 66 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| x-Kootenay | 65 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 92 |
| Calgary | 65 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 77 |
| Red Deer | 64 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 72 |
| Lethbridge | 65 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 67 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| x-Vancouver | 63 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 88 |
| x-Kamloops | 63 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| x-Prince George | 64 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 66 |
| Chilliwack | 64 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| Kelowna | 64 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 45 |
| U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| y-Everett | 64 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 103 |
| x-Tri-City | 63 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| x-Seattle | 63 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 75 |
| x-Spokane | 65 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Portland | 62 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff berth.
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Results
No Games Scheduled.
Today’s Games
Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.
Kootenay at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.
Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:35 p.m.
Golf
Honda Classic
PGA Tour
At PGA National Resort and Spa, Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Purse: $5.5 million. Yardage: 7,241; Par: 70
First Round
Charlie Wi 32-33—65
Bernhard Langer 32-34—66
Marco Dawson 33-34—67
Robert Allenby 31-36—67
Joe Ogilvie 32-35—67
Cliff Kresge 33-34—67
Charles Warren 34-34—68
Brian Davis 36-32—68
Padraig Harrington 34-34—68
Arron Oberholser 33-35—68
Brett Wetterich 33-35—68
Steve Stricker 33-35—68
Brandt Snedeker 35-33—68
Davis Love III 33-35—68
Will MacKenzie 33-35—68
Anders Hansen 32-36—68
Jose Coceres 33-36—69
Jim Furyk 35-34—69
Chris DiMarco 34-35—69
Glen Day 34-35—69
Tennis
Dubai Tennis Championships
ATP Tour
At Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Purse: $1.43 million (Intl. Gold) Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles, Quarterfinals
Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-0. Tommy Haas (5), Germany, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-0, 6-2. Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Novak Djokovic (7), Serbia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Moves
BASEBALL
American League
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to term with RHP Shawn Camp, INF Jorge Cantu, RHP Jason Hammel, LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Jae Kuk Ryu, RHP Juan Salas, RHP James Shields and INF BJ Uptonall on one-year contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with OF Jason Botts, INF Ian Kinsler, LHP John Koronka, and LHP C.J. Wilson on one-year contracts.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Keppinger, OF Norris Hopper, RHP Elizardo Ramirez and 3B Edwin Encarnacion on one-year contracts and RHP Dustin Hermanson on a minor league contract.
FLORIDA MARLINS—Released RHP Travis Bowyer. Re-signed Bowyer to a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Juan Gutierrez, RHP Fernando Nieve, RHP Felipe Paulino and LHP Wandy Rodriguez on one-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Cain on a four-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Announced the resignation of Steve Patterson, president and general manager. Named chief executive officer Tod Leiweke interim president and general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Re-signed CB Jabari Greer. Released G Chris Villarrial and S Matt Bowen.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed Lovie Smith, coach, to a four-year contract extension through 2011 and Jerry Angelo, general manager, to a contract through 2013.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Named Brian Stewart defensive coordinator. Released QB Drew Bledsoe, TE Ryan Hannam and G E.J. Whitley.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed RB Fred Taylor to a three-year contract extension. Tendered contract offers to CB Ahmad Carroll, LB Jorge Cordova, QB Quinn Gray, DE Bobby McCray, K Josh Scobee, DE Kenny Pettway and FB Derrick Wimbush.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Released CB Fred Smoot, TE Jermaine Wiggins, and T Mike Rosenthal. Tendered contract offers to LB Heath Farwell and P Chris Kluwe.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released TE Ernie Conwell and WR Joe Horn.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Jerricho Cotchery to a contract extension.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named Jeff Nixon special teams quality control coach.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Agreed to terms with DL Bryant Young.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Tendered contract offers to OT Sean Locklear, WR D.J. Hackett, DB Jordan Babineaux, LB Niko Koutovides, DT Craig Terrill and FB Leonard Weaver.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Released TE Erron Kinney. Tendered a contract offer to LG Jacob Bell, TE Ben Hartsock, LB Robert Reynolds, DT Randy Starks, C Eugene Amano, DT Tony Brown, DT Marcus White, TE Casey Cramer. Agreed to terms with G Justin Geisinger.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Traded RW Aaron Voros to Minnesota for a 2008 seventh-round draft pick.
COLLEGE
ARMY—Named John Mumford defensive coordinator, Wally Ake cornerbacks coach, Dan Baranik wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator, Tyree Foremen offensive assistant, Justin Hardin defensive assistant, Clarence Holmes defensive line coach, Robert Lyles linebackers, Gary Miller special teams coach, John Misciagna tight ends coach, John Tice offensive line coach, Adam Waugh safeties coach and Tucker Waugh running backs coach.
NORTHWESTERN STATE—Promoted assistant football coach Kurt Corbin to defensive coordinator. Named Roy Locks defensive ends coach.
TODAY’S ODDS
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Wizards – Hawks circle is for Washington forwards Caron Butler (questionable) and Antawn Jamison (questionable); the Magic – Spurs circle is for Orlando forward Grant Hill (questionable); the Kings – Lakers circle is for Sacramento forward Ron Artest (questionable) as well as numerous Laker injuries.
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Pistons – Heat game due to Detroit forward Rasheed Wallace (questionable); there is no line on the Suns – Pacers game due to Phoenix guard Steve Nash (questionable) and forward Shawn Marion (questionable).
NBA
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| 76ERS | 5.5 | Grizzlies |
| WIZARDS | (8) | Hawks |
| RAPTORS | 66 | Bucks |
| KNICKS | 5.5 | Warriors |
| Jazz | 2.5 | T’WOLVES |
| HEAT | NL | Pistons |
| SPURS | (10) | Magic |
| BULLS | 5.5 | Hornets |
| NUGGETS | 2 | Rockets |
| SUNS | NL | Pacers |
| LAKERS | (7) | Kings |
College Basketball
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| COLUMBIA | 8 | Dartmouth |
| CORNELL | 10 | Harvard |
| PENN | 10.5 | Yale |
| PRINCETON | 3.5 | Brown |
| C MICHIGAN | 6 | E Michigan |
| Missouri Valley Conference Tournament | ||
| So Illinois | NL | TBA |
| Bradley | 1 | Northern Iowa |
| Creighton | NL | TBA |
| Missouri St | 5.5 | Wichita St |
| Colonial Athletic Association Tournament | ||
| WM & Mary | 4 | Georgia St |
| Northeastern | 8.5 | Delaware |
| Towson | 4 | NC-Wilmington |
| George Mason | 11.5 | James Madison |
| Horizon League Tournament | ||
| Loyola-Chicago | 5 | Illinois-Chi |
| Wisc-Green Bay | 3 | Youngstown St |
| West Coast Conference Tournament | ||
| San Diego | 5 | Pepperdine |
| PORTLAND | 1.5 | Loyola-M’mount |
| Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | ||
| Austin Peay | 3.5 | Samford |
| Tennessee Tech | 2.5 | E Kentucky |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament | ||
| Canisius | 2.5 | St. Peter’s |
| Rider | 5.5 | Iona |
Home teams in capital letters