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AMERICAN LEAGUE
| W | L | Pct | |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Baltimore | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Oakland | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Chicago | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Seattle | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Boston | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 3 | .000 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| W | L | Pct | |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| San Diego | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Arizona | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Atlanta | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Colorado | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| San Francisco | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| New York | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Houston | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Florida | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Chicago | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | .000 |
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Saturday’s Results
Baltimore 7, Washington 2
Chicago Cubs 5, Oakland 5, tie, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 6, Arizona 5
Cincinnati 14, Minnesota 1
Cleveland 11, Detroit 2
Houston 6, Atlanta 1
L.A. Angels 9, Colorado 8
L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 2
N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 3
Philadelphia 12, Boston 9, 10 innings
St. Louis 8, Florida 1
San Diego 1, Seattle 0
San Francisco 12, Milwaukee 8
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4, 6 innings, rain
Texas 8, Kansas City 5
Today’s Games
Boston at Minnesota, 10:05 a.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Washington (ss), 10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m.
St. Louis at Florida, 10:05 a.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m.
Washington (ss) at Houston, 10:05 a.m.
Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers (ss), 10:10 a.m.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 12:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) at Arizona (ss), 12:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) at San Francisco, 12:05 p.m.
Texas at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona (ss), 6:05 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Florida at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m.
Houston at St. Louis, 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Boston, 10:05 a.m.
Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 10:05 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 10:05 a.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 10:05 a.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 10:15 a.m.
Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 12:05 p.m.
Texas at Colorado, 12:05 p.m.
Padres 1, Mariners 0
| San Diego | 100 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Seattle | 000 | 000 | 00x | — | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Hensley, Bell (3), Watkins (4), Rakers (5), Linebrink (6), Hampson (7), Strickland (8), JWells (9) and Bowen, Carlin (5), Hundley (8); Washburn, White (3), Thomas (5), Perisho (7), Foppert (8), CJimenez (9) and Johjima, Burke (8). W—Hensley, 1-0. L—Washburn, 0-1. Sv—JWells. HR—San Diego, Sledge.
Angels 9, Rockies 8
| Los Angeles (A) | 010 | 030 | 410 | — | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Colorado | 001 | 020 | 131 | — | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Carrasco, Moseley (2), Seibel (4), Gwyn (6), Arredondo (8), Serrano (8) and Napoli, Mathis (6); Kim, Fogg (3), Martin (5), Morillo (6), Newman (7), Gallo (8), Herges (9) and YorTorrealba, JLopez (6). W—Seibel, 1-0. L—Martin, 0-1. Sv—Serrano. HR—Los Angeles, Murphy. Colorado, Salazar.
Astros 6, Braves 1
| Houston | 001 | 012 | 011 | — | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 001 | 000 | 00x | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Jennings, Borkowski (3), Estrada (5), EAstacio (7), Barthmaier (8), McLemore (9) and HQuintero, Davidson (7); Hudson, Lerew (3), Johnson (5), Barry (7), Ascanio (8), Devine (9) and Miller, McCann (7). W—Borkowski, 1-0. L—Johnson, 0-1. HR—Houston, Lane (2).
Cardinals 8, Marlins 1
| Florida | 000 | 000 | 100 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 000 | 403 | 01x | — | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Sanchez, Koplove (2), GHernandez (3), Gregg (4), Pinto (6), FRodriguez (7), MLindstrom (8) and Hayes, Davis (5); Wells, Cate (3), Keisler (5), Dove (7), Flores (8), Sillman (9) and YMolina, Bennett (7). W—Cate, 1-0. L—GHernandez, 0-1.
Cubs 5, Athletics 5 (10)
| Chicago (N) | 100 | 112 | 000 | 0 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Oakland | 010 | 200 | 200 | 0 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Miller, Dempster (3), O’Malley (4), Samardzija (6), Marmol (7), Pignatiello (8), Cherry (9), Walrond (10) and Barrett, Soto(6); Haren, Gaudin (3), Braden (4), McBeth (6), Flores (7), Tadano (8), Mitchell (9) and Kendall, Brown, KSuzuki. HR—Chicago, Cedeno, Barrett.
Devil Rays 5, Blue Jays 4 (6)
| Tampa Bay | 104 | 000 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Toronto | 210 | 001 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Kazmir, Stokes (2), Reyes (4). McClung (5), Hammel (6) and Paul, Casanova (6); Burnett, Ohka (3), Walker (5), GGonzalez (6), and Zaun, Fasano (6). W—Stokes, 1-0. L—Ohka, 0-1. Sv—Hammel. HR—Tampa Bay, Gomes 2 (2). Toronto, Glaus.
Dodgers 5, Mets 2
| Los Angeles (N) | 000 | 000 | 104 | — | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| New York (N) | 000 | 001 | 10x | — | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Penny, Kuo (3), Stults (5), Veras (7), Meloan (8), Hull (9), and Martin, SMartinez (5); Pelfrey, Vargas (3), Wagner (5), Heilman (6), Adkins (8) and Lo Duca, Butera (7). W—Meloan, 1-0. L—Adkins, 0-1. Sv—Hull. HR—New York (N), Reyes (2).
Giants 12, Brewers 8
| San Francisco | 203 | 301 | 111 | — | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 520 | 000 | 10x | — | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Morris, Atchison (2), Glese (4), Wilson (6), Munter (7), Cortes (8), Taschner (9) and GRodriguez, Knoedler (7); Sheets, Balfour (3), Zumwalt (3), Sarfate (4), Meyers (4), Parra (6), Jones (7), Salas (8), Capellan (9) and Estrada, Closser (6). W—Atchison, 1-0. L—Sarfate, 0-1.
Indians 11, Tigers 2
| Cleveland | 004 | 520 | 000 | — | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| Detroit | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Sowers, RHernandez (3), Sikorski (4), Miller (5), SLewis (7), Mujica (7), JMartin (8), Harris (9) and Rose, Ramirez (7); Robertson, Grilli (3), Mesa (4), Campusano (5), Jones (8), Jurrjens and IRodriguez, Wilson (6). W—Sowers, 1-0. L—Grilli, 0-1. HR—Detroit, Monroe.
Orioles 7, Nationals 2
| Baltimore | 105 | 000 | 001 | — | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Washington | 001 | 100 | 000 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Cabrera, Beltran (3), Green (5), Moreno (7), Parrish (8), Coyne (9) and Donachie, Hubele (7); Patterson, Hanrahan (3), Traber (3), King (6), Rauch (7), Rivera (8), Wagner (9) and Flores, Brito (6). W—Cabrera, 1-0. L—Patterson, 0-1.
Phillies 12, Red Sox 9 (10)
| Philadelphia | 200 | 022 | 003 | 3 | — | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Boston | 000 | 000 | 000 | x | — | 9 | 11 | 1 |
Eaton, Geary (4), Mazone (5), Smith (8), Farnsworth (9), Bisenius (10) and Coste, Budde (6), Wathan (9); Wakefield, Papelbon (3), Pineiro (5), Romero (6), Tavarez (7), Delcarmen (8), CSmith (8) and Mirabelli, Brown (7). W—Farnsworth, 1-0. L—CSmith, 0-1. Sv—Bisenius. HR—Philadelphia, Dobbs (2). Boston, Moss, Lowell.
Rangers 8, Royals 5
| Kansas City | 100 | 102 | 100 | — | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Texas | 220 | 003 | 10x | — | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Perez, Yarnall (2), Wellemeyer (4), Lowery (6), Ray (7), Nunez (8) and Buck, St. Pierre (7); Padilla, Mahay (3), Otsuka (4), Wilson (5), Bauer (6), AGalarraga (7), Cruceta (8) and Laird, SMariquez (6). W—Bauer, 1-0. L—Wellemeyer, 0-1 . Sv—Cruceta. HR—Kansas City, Teahen, Buck.
Reds 14, Twins 1
| Minnesota | 010 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 303 | 131 | 03x | — | 14 | 25 | 1 |
Bonser, Choate (2), DePaula (3), JMiller (4), Barrett (5), Smit (5), Simonitsch (7), Cali (8), Sosa (8), and Heintz, JMorales (5); Harang, BLivingston (3), VSantos (5), Ligtenberg (7), Shackelford (9) and Ross, Moeller, Jorgensen. W—Harang, 1-0. L—Bonser, 0-1. HR—Cincinnati, Hatteberg, Phillips (2).
White Sox 6, Diamondbacks 5
| Arizona | 001 | 010 | 012 | — | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Chicago (A) | 100 | 100 | 22x | — | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Davis, Carrasco (3), Medders (5), Murphy (6), JBajenaru (7) and Snyder, Ford (6); Floyd, Thornton (4), MacDougal (5), Sierra (6), Logan (7), Vasquez (8), Bukvich (9) and Hall, Armstrong (6). W—Logan, 1-0. L—Murphy, 0-1. Sv—Bukvich. HR—Chicago, Dye.
Yankees 4, Pirates 3
| Pittsburgh | 010 | 100 | 010 | — | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 000 | 100 | 03x | — | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Youman, McLeary (3), Wasdin (5), Brower (6), Davidson (7), Van Benschoten (8), JuPerez (8), and Paulino, Doumit (5); Mussina, DeSalvo (3), Farnsworth (5), Henn (6), JKennard (8), Veras (9) and Posada, Davis (6), Cervelli (9). W—JKennard, 1-0. L—Van Benschoten, 0-1. Sv—Veras. HR—Pittsburgh, Eldred (2). New York (A), Posada.
Free agent signings
NEW YORK (AP) — The 153 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (8) — Signed Jamie Walker, lhp, Detroit, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Bradford, rhp, New York Mets, to a $10.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Kevin Millar, 1b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Kansas City, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jay Payton, of, Oakland, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Gomez, inf, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Aubrey Huff, of, Houston, to a $20 million, three-year contract; signed Steve Trachsel, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.1 million, one-year contract.
BOSTON (5) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Julio Lugo, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $36 million, four-year contract; re-signed Doug Mirabelli, c, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract; signed J.D. Drew, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $70 million, five-year contract.
CHICAGO (2) — Signed Darin Erstad, of-1b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Eduardo Perez, 1b, Seattle, to a minor league contract ($575,000).
CLEVELAND (6) — Signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Aaron Fultz, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $1.65 million, one-year contract; signed David Dellucci, of, Philadelphia, to a $11.5 million, three-year contact; signed Joe Borowski, rhp, Florida, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Keith Foulke, rhp, Boston, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Trot Nixon, of, Boston, to a $3 million, one-year contract.
DETROIT (2) — Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Colorado to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
KANSAS CITY (4) — Signed Gil Meche, rhp, Seattle, to a $55 million, five-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed David Riske, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract; signed Alex S. Gonzalez, ss, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($700,000).
LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Justin Speier, rhp, Toronto, to an $18 million, four-year contract; signed Gary Matthews Jr., of, Texas, to a $50 million, five-year contract; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, New York Mets, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Shea Hillenbrand, 1b, San Francisco, to a $6.5 million, one-year contract.
MINNESOTA (3) — Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Rondell White, of, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Ramon Ortiz, rhp, Washington, to a $3.1 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (7) — Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, Houston, to a $16 million, one-year contract; signed Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b, Kansas City, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Jeff Nelson, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract; signed Todd Pratt, c, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($750,000); re-signed Miguel Cairo, 2b, to a $750,000, one-year contract; re-signed Ron Villone, lhp, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million).
OAKLAND (5) — Signed Alan Embree, lhp, San Diego, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Piazza, c, San Diego, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; signed Lou Merloni, 2b, Cleveland, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Ricky Ledee, of, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Shannon Stewart, of, Minnesota, to a $1 million, one-year contract.
SEATTLE (4) — Signed Jose Guillen, of, Washington, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $25 million, three-year contract; signed Arthur Rhodes, lhp, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Jeff Weaver, rhp, St. Louis, to an $8,375,000, one-year contract.
TEXAS (6) — Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $33.75 million, three-year contract; signed Kenny Lofton, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Gagne, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Jamey Wright, rhp, San Francisco, to a minor league contract ($900,000); signed Bruce Chen, lhp, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($1.1 million).
TORONTO (5) — Signed Frank Thomas, 1b, Oakland, to an $18.12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gregg Zaun, c, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; signed Royce Clayton, ss, Cincinnati, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($850,000); signed John Thomson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $500,000, one-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (3) — Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, ss, New York Mets, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Craig Wilson, of, New York Yankees, to a $2 million, one-year contract.
CHICAGO (10) — Re-signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, to a $75 million, five-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Mark DeRosa, 2b, Texas, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract; signed Alfonso Soriano, of, Washington, to a $136 million, eight-year contract; signed Ted Lilly, lhp, Toronto, to a $40 million, four-year contract; signed Daryle Ward, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.05 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, St. Louis, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Tomas Perez, ss, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($650,000); signed Cliff Floyd, of, New York Mets, to a $3 million, one-year contract.
CINCINNATI (6) — Signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $14 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Stanton, lhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed David Weathers, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Paul Wilson, rhp, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Brian Meadows, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($600,000); re-signed Eddie Guardado, lhp, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Dustin Hermanson, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract ($500,000).
COLORADO (7) — Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed John Mabry, 1b, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract ($750,000); signed Matt Herges, rhp, Florida, to a minor league contract ($600,000); re-signed Mike DeJean, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Steve Finley, of, San Francisco, to a minor league contract ($1 million).
FLORIDA (1) — Signed Aaron Boone, 3b, Cleveland, to a $925,000, one-year contract.
HOUSTON (4) — Signed Carlos Lee, of, Texas, to a $100 million, six-year contract; signed Woody Williams, rhp, San Diego, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mark Loretta, 2b, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Brian Moehler, rhp, Florida, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Rick White, rhp, Philadelphia, to a minor league contact ($600,000).
LOS ANGELES (8) — Re-signed Nomar Garciaparra, 1b, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $44 million, five-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Philadelphia, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Mike Lieberthal, c, Philadelphia, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Schmidt, rhp, San Francisco, to a $47 million, three-year contract; signed Luis Gonzalez, of, Arizona, to a $7.35 million, one-year contract; signed Rudy Seanez, rhp, San Diego, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Fernando Tatis, 3b, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($500,000).
MILWAUKEE (4) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Tony Graffanino, 2b, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, St. Louis, to a $42 million, four-year contract; signed Tomo Ohka, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (11) — Re-signed Jose Valentin, 2b, to a $3.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Hernandez, rhp, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Damion Easley, 2b, Arizona, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Moises Alou, of, San Francisco, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed left-hander Tom Glavine to a $10.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Guillermo Mota, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike DiFelice, c, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Scott Schoeneweis, lhp, Cincinnati, to a $10.8 million, three-year contract; signed Aaron Sele, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Chan Ho Park, rhp, San Diego, to a $600,000, one-year contract; signed Sandy Alomar Jr., c, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract ($700,000).
PHILADELPHIA (3) — Signed Wes Helms, 3b, Florida, to a $5.45 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Eaton, rhp, Texas, to a $24.5 million, three-year contract; signed Rod Barajas, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH (4) — Signed Einar Diaz, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Jose Hernandez, ss, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($900,000); signed Tony Armas Jr., rhp, Washington, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dan Kolb, rhp, Milwaukee, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million).
ST. LOUIS (8) — Re-signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Kip Wells, rhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Gary Bennett, c, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Russ Springer, rhp, Houston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Mark Mulder, lhp, to a $13 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Franklin, rhp, Cincinnati, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Preston Wilson, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO (7) — Re-signed Geoff Blum, 3b, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Todd Walker, 2b, to a $3.95 million, one-year contract; signed Greg Maddux, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Doug Brocail, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract; re-signed Shawn Estes, lhp, to a minor league contract ($550,000); signed Todd Greene, c, San Francisco to a minor league contract ($700,000); re-signed David Wells, lhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO (10) — Re-signed Ray Durham, 2b, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract; signed Dave Roberts, of, San Diego, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Rich Aurilia, inf, Cincinnati, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract; signed Bengie Molina, c, Toronto, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Klesko, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Barry Zito, lhp, Oakland, to a $126 million, seven-year contract; signed Russ Ortiz, rhp, Baltimore, to a $380,000, one-year contract; re-signed Barry Bonds, of, to a $15.8 million, one-year contract.
WASHINGTON (3) — Signed Ray King, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($850,000); re-signed Robert Fick, 1b, to a minor league contract ($850,000); signed Ronnie Belliard, 2b, St. Louis, to a minor league contract ($750,000).
College
FAR WEST
Arizona 8, E. Michigan 2
BYU 7, N. Colorado 5
Grand Canyon 5, Hawaii-Hilo 2
Hawaii 20-3, Chicago St. 3-2
Loyola Marymount 2, Cal Poly 0
Nevada 7, UNLV 4
Portland 5, UC Davis 2
Rice 9, Cal St.-Fullerton 3
St. Mary’s, Calif. 12-3, Columbia 1-3, 2nd game, 10 innings
Stanford 5, California 4
San Diego 8, Fresno St. 2
San Jose St. 7, Santa Clara 5, 11 innings
Washington 1-3, UC Irvine 0-17
TOURNAMENTS
Banana Belt Tournament
Utah Valley St. 7, Air Force 3
Lewis-Clark St. 12, Washington St. 1
Gonzaga 4, S. Utah 2
Northwest Conference
Pacific 22-3, Whitworth 2-2
| Pacific | 206 | 011 | 525 | — | 22 | 23 | 1 |
| Whitworth | 000 | 000 | 101 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Haner, Franzen (7), Barksdale (8) and Yost; Weatherman, Gibbs (3), Cozad (4), Flyberg (7) and D.Ramsay, Tempian (7). W—Haner. L—Weatherman.
HITS: Pacific—Gutendeim 3, Guros 2, Kon, Johnston 3, McNealy 2, Lau Hee, Bailey, Newbill, Yasumoto, Shapiro 2, Pulito, Coca, Barksdale 2, Yost 2. Whitworth—Whiteside, Webb, D.Ramsay, M.Ramsay. 2B—McNealy, Johnston, Barksdale, Webb.
| Pacific | 010 | 000 | 200 | — | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Whitworth | 010 | 000 | 001 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Knuth, Shapiro (8), Sugiyama (9) and Barksdale; Zimmerman and D.Ramsay. W—Knuth. L—Zimmerman. Sv—Sugiyama.
HITS: Pacific—Bailey, Yasumoto, Barksdale, Gutendeim. Whitworth—D.Ramsay, M.Ramsay, Tempian. 2B—Bailey, Yasumoto, D.Ramsay.
Non-conference
Washington 1-3, UC Irvine 0-17
| UC Irvine | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Washington | 000 | 000 | 10x | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Gorgen, Axelrod (7) and Lowenstein; Merry, Hagadone (8). W—Merry (2-1). L—Gorgen (2-1). Sv—Hagadone (1).
HITS: UC Irvine—Orloff 2, Cipriano, Peterson, Vaughn. Washington—Boyer, Hague, Rasmussen, Cox. 2B—Hague. HR—Rasmussen.
| UC Irvine | 161 | 003 | 402 | — | 17 | 18 | 0 |
| Washington | 100 | 010 | 010 | — | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Etheridge, Lopez (8), Hathcock (9) and Larson; Haughian, Erickson (2), Nichols (4), Pearl (7), DuRocher (8) and Dunn, Anderson (8). W—Etheridge (5-0). L—Haughian (0-2).
HITS: UC Irvine—Orloff 3, Holiday 2, Madigan 2, Cipriano 2, Asaro 2, Larson 2, Vaughn 2, Petersen, Morris, Cusick. Washington—Boyer 3, Lentz 2, Rife, Hague, Russell, Lind, Cherry, Burgher. 2B—Holiday, Orloff 2, Boyer, Cherry. 3B—Boyer. HR—Cipriano 2, Morris, Larson.
Banana Belt Tournament
Gonzaga 4, Southern Utah 2
| Gonzaga | 000 | 010 | 210 | — | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Southern Utah | 000 | 000 | 002 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Highmark, McClure (8) and Van Winkle; M.Nelson, Melling (7) and C.Nelson. W—Highmark (2-3). L—M.Nelson (1-3).
HITS: Gonzaga—Wells 2, Holcomb 2, Winston 2, Colclough, Castellitto, Van Winkle. Southern Utah—Libke 2, C.Nelson, C.Wilson, Aona. 2B—Colclough, Castellitto, Van Winkle, Winston. HR—C. Wilson.
Lewis-Clark St. 12, Washington St. 1
| Washington St. | 000 | 100 | 000 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Lewis-Clark St. | 101 | 002 | 35x | — | 12 | 12 | 2 |
Ison, Miller (6), Harvey (7), Kost (7), Cebula (8), Kanyer (8) and Lagreid; Kissock and Mier. W—Kissock (3-0). L—Ison (1-2).
HITS: Washington State—Coulter, Gran, Lagreid. Lewis-Clark State—Thompson 2, Mills 2, Mier 2, Evangelho 2, Martin, Anderson, Lester, Epperson. 2B—Coulter, Lagreid, Mier, Evangelho. 3B—Gran. HR—Thompson, Mills.
Treasure Valley Tournament
Wenatchee Valley 11, CC Spokane 6
| Wenatchee Valley | 502 | 100 | 210 | — | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| CC Spokane | 021 | 021 | 000 | — | 6 | 10 | 5 |
W—Bradley (1-0). L—Brubaker (0-1).
HR—Bray, Lamphere.
CC Spokane 12, Treasure Valley 1
| CC Spokane | 000 | 210 | 513 | — | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Treasure Valley | 000 | 000 | 100 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Proszek, Erickson (8) and Friesz; Brodrick, Snyder (5) and Rodriguez. W—Proszek (1-0). L—Brodrick (0-1).
HITS: CC Spokane—Crespo 3, Brubaker 3, Barlow 2, Janini 2, Yardley, Anderson, Freisz, Bolton, Burland. Home—Schoenfelder, Edman, Weaver. 2B—Schoenfelder, Anderson.
Basketball
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Toronto | 32 | 28 | .533 | — |
| New Jersey | 28 | 31 | .475 | 3 1/2 |
| New York | 28 | 33 | .459 | 4 1/2 |
| Philadelphia | 21 | 38 | .356 | 10 1/2 |
| Boston | 16 | 42 | .276 | 15 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Washington | 32 | 25 | .561 | — |
| Miami | 29 | 29 | .500 | 3 1/2 |
| Orlando | 28 | 33 | .459 | 6 |
| Charlotte | 22 | 37 | .373 | 11 |
| Atlanta | 22 | 38 | .367 | 11 1/2 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 37 | 20 | .649 | — |
| Cleveland | 34 | 25 | .576 | 4 |
| Chicago | 34 | 27 | .557 | 5 |
| Indiana | 29 | 29 | .500 | 8 1/2 |
| Milwaukee | 22 | 37 | .373 | 16 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Dallas | 50 | 9 | .847 | — |
| San Antonio | 41 | 18 | .695 | 9 |
| Houston | 36 | 23 | .610 | 14 |
| New Orleans | 28 | 31 | .475 | 22 |
| Memphis | 15 | 46 | .246 | 36 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Utah | 39 | 19 | .672 | — |
| Denver | 28 | 29 | .491 | 10 1/2 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 32 | .448 | 13 |
| Portland | 25 | 35 | .417 | 15 |
| Seattle | 23 | 35 | .397 | 16 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Phoenix | 45 | 14 | .763 | — |
| L.A. Lakers | 33 | 26 | .559 | 12 |
| L.A. Clippers | 29 | 30 | .492 | 16 |
| Sacramento | 27 | 32 | .458 | 18 |
| Golden State | 26 | 34 | .433 | 19 1/2 |
Saturday’s Results
Boston 96, New Jersey 88, OT
Cleveland 120, Toronto 98
Dallas 103, Orlando 98
Detroit 92, Memphis 89
L.A. Clippers 87, Indiana 64
New York 104, Atlanta 100, OT
Sacramento 104, Portland 96
San Antonio 97, Houston 74
Today’s Games
Minnesota at Boston, 9:30 a.m.
Golden State at Washington, 10 a.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, noon
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 12:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
Utah vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Seattle, 6 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Houston at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Utah, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Cavaliers 120, Raptors 97
Toronto (97)—Garbajosa 0-5 0-0 0, Bosh 9-24 7-7 25, Nesterovic 2-5 1-2 5, Peterson 2-5 0-0 5, Ford 4-10 1-1 9, Dixon 10-18 2-4 24, Humphries 4-6 4-5 12, Calderon 1-3 0-0 3, Graham 1-8 1-2 3, Tucker 2-3 2-5 6, Slokar 1-1 3-4 5, Martin 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 36-93 21-30 97.
Cleveland (120)—James 10-20 15-17 36, Gooden 1-5 1-2 3, Ilgauskas 2-7 0-0 4, Pavlovic 1-9 0-0 3, Hughes 11-17 3-4 27, Snow 2-4 0-0 4, Marshall 4-8 0-0 12, Varejao 4-7 6-7 14, S.Brown 4-6 3-4 14, Newble 1-1 0-0 3, Wesley 0-1 0-0 0, Da.Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 28-34 120.
| Toronto | 23 | 29 | 22 | 23 | — | 97 |
| Cleveland | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | — | 120 |
3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-14 (Dixon 2-4, Calderon 1-1, Peterson 1-3, Martin 0-1, Garbajosa 0-1, Bosh 0-2, Graham 0-2), Cleveland 12-22 (Marshall 4-6, S.Brown 3-3, Hughes 2-4, Newble 1-1, James 1-3, Pavlovic 1-3, Da.Jones 0-1, Wesley 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 56 (Ford 7), Cleveland 62 (Varejao 11). Assists—Toronto 20 (Ford 7), Cleveland 25 (James 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 22, Cleveland 27. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second, Toronto coach Mitchell. A—20,562. (20,562).
Celtics 96, Nets 88 (OT)
Boston (96)—Scalabrine 2-10 1-1 5, A.Jefferson 13-23 6-8 32, Perkins 2-5 1-3 5, Pierce 8-28 0-1 17, West 6-10 2-2 15, Rondo 0-4 6-8 6, Gomes 3-10 5-6 11, Green 1-9 3-3 5, Telfair 0-2 0-0 0, Powe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-102 24-32 96.
New Jersey (88)—Adams 0-2 2-2 2, Moore 5-8 3-3 13, Collins 3-4 0-0 6, Carter 8-23 9-14 25, Kidd 1-7 2-4 4, C.Robinson 3-5 1-4 7, Nachbar 3-4 2-3 8, Williams 4-8 1-1 9, House 5-8 1-2 14, Boone 0-0 0-0 0, B.Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-69 21-33 88.
| Boston | 15 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 13 | — | 96 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 5 | — | 88 |
3-Point Goals—Boston 2-16 (West 1-1, Pierce 1-7, Green 0-4, Scalabrine 0-4), New Jersey 3-13 (House 3-5, C.Robinson 0-1, Carter 0-3, Kidd 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 64 (A.Jefferson 18), New Jersey 60 (Carter 10). Assists—Boston 14 (West 6), New Jersey 20 (Kidd, Williams 6). Total Fouls—Boston 29, New Jersey 28. A—15,975. (20,098).
Clippers 87, Pacers 64
Indiana (64)—Granger 2-8 1-4 5, O’Neal 3-13 3-5 9, Foster 0-0 0-0 0, Mike.Dunleavy 4-7 0-0 8, Tinsley 7-15 0-0 16, Murphy 2-8 0-0 4, Armstrong 0-3 0-0 0, S.Williams 3-9 0-0 8, Diogu 0-1 2-2 2, Harrison 2-2 1-4 5, Marshall 1-3 1-2 3, Greene 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 25-70 10-19 64.
L.A. Clippers (87)—Maggette 5-6 10-10 20, Brand 6-14 5-8 17, Kaman 6-13 4-5 16, Mobley 2-7 2-3 7, Ewing 4-9 0-0 8, Thomas 2-6 2-4 6, Aa.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Conroy 0-0 0-2 0, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Ross 1-3 0-0 2, Singleton 2-4 0-0 4, Korolev 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 31-70 23-32 87.
| Indiana | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | — | 64 |
| L.A. Clippers | 20 | 23 | 20 | 24 | — | 87 |
3-Point Goals—Indiana 4-17 (Tinsley 2-4, S.Williams 2-6, Granger 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Armstrong 0-3), L.A. Clippers 2-4 (Korolev 1-1, Mobley 1-2, Thomas 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 45 (Mike.Dunleavy 7), L.A. Clippers 57 (Brand 12). Assists—Indiana 16 (Tinsley 5), L.A. Clippers 24 (Conroy 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 20, L.A. Clippers 26. Technicals—Indiana Defensive Three Second. A—17,835. (18,964).
Kings 104, Trail Blazers 96
Sacramento (104)—Artest 10-16 2-2 23, Thomas 2-5 2-2 6, Miller 2-5 2-2 6, Martin 11-19 9-9 33, Bibby 3-13 6-6 13, Salmons 1-4 0-0 2, Garcia 3-3 0-0 7, Abdur-Rahim 5-10 0-1 10, Williamson 2-7 0-0 4, Price 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 21-22 104.
Portland (96)—Udoka 4-7 0-0 10, Randolph 10-20 3-6 24, Aldridge 1-12 1-2 3, Roy 5-10 3-3 15, Jack 5-7 2-2 13, Jones 0-2 2-2 2, Outlaw 1-7 0-0 2, Webster 4-7 5-6 14, Magloire 3-6 3-4 9, Rodriguez 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 34-81 21-27 96.
| Sacramento | 33 | 24 | 25 | 22 | — | 104 |
| Portland | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | — | 96 |
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 5-20 (Martin 2-8, Artest 1-1, Garcia 1-1, Bibby 1-7, Miller 0-1, Salmons 0-2), Portland 7-15 (Udoka 2-3, Roy 2-5, Jack 1-1, Randolph 1-1, Webster 1-3, Jones 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 45 (Artest 9), Portland 54 (Randolph 12). Assists—Sacramento 21 (Martin 6), Portland 18 (Roy 7). Total Fouls—Sacramento 24, Portland 24. A—19,980. (19,980).
Knicks 104, Hawks 100 (OT)
New York (104)—Jeffries 3-7 0-0 6, Frye 3-6 0-0 7, Curry 3-12 3-8 9, Q.Richardson 0-3 0-0 0, Marbury 11-26 10-11 38, James 0-0 0-0 0, Balkman 5-6 2-2 12, Collins 1-7 1-2 4, Francis 8-16 8-13 26, Cato 0-0 0-0 0, Rose 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-84 24-36 104.
Atlanta (100)—M.Williams 5-11 4-6 14, Smith 5-13 10-12 20, Pachulia 3-4 6-7 12, J.Johnson 12-24 3-4 32, Claxton 0-3 0-0 0, Childress 4-7 5-5 14, A.Johnson 1-2 0-0 3, Lue 2-6 0-0 5, S.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Stoudamire 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-73 28-34 100.
| New York | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 17 | — | 104 |
| Atlanta | 31 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 13 | — | 100 |
3-Point Goals—New York 10-24 (Marbury 6-14, Francis 2-5, Frye 1-1, Collins 1-2, Q.Richardson 0-1, Jeffries 0-1), Atlanta 8-16 (J.Johnson 5-8, Childress 1-1, A.Johnson 1-1, Lue 1-3, Smith 0-1, Stoudamire 0-1, M.Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—Jeffries. Rebounds—New York 56 (Balkman 13), Atlanta 52 (Smith 11). Assists—New York 17 (Marbury 9), Atlanta 19 (J.Johnson 7). Total Fouls—New York 28, Atlanta 26. A—15,385. (18,729).
Mavericks 103, Magic 98
Orlando (98)—Turkoglu 8-14 2-2 19, Milicic 3-11 1-2 7, D.Howard 9-14 7-11 25, Bogans 2-4 2-2 7, Nelson 5-7 5-5 17, Ariza 5-8 1-3 11, Arroyo 5-7 0-0 10, Dooling 0-7 0-0 0, Garrity 0-0 0-0 0, Redick 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-74 18-25 98.
Dallas (103)—J.Howard 7-14 7-9 21, Nowitzki 10-18 2-3 24, Dampier 4-5 0-1 8, Buckner 0-3 0-0 0, Terry 11-17 1-3 29, Dev.Harris 2-3 6-6 10, Stackhouse 1-8 0-0 3, Croshere 3-3 2-2 8, Diop 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-71 18-24 103.
| Orlando | 19 | 23 | 30 | 26 | — | 98 |
| Dallas | 24 | 16 | 35 | 28 | — | 103 |
3-Point Goals—Orlando 4-10 (Nelson 2-2, Bogans 1-3, Turkoglu 1-4, Redick 0-1), Dallas 9-21 (Terry 6-11, Nowitzki 2-3, Stackhouse 1-4, J.Howard 0-3). Fouled Out—Dev.Harris. Rebounds—Orlando 44 (D.Howard 10), Dallas 38 (Nowitzki 9). Assists—Orlando 14 (Turkoglu 5), Dallas 32 (Terry 15). Total Fouls—Orlando 22, Dallas 22. Technicals—D.Howard, Diop. A—20,468. (19,200).
Pistons 92, Grizzlies 89
Detroit (92)—Prince 7-12 1-4 17, Maxiell 2-5 1-2 5, Webber 6-14 1-1 13, Hamilton 6-12 0-0 12, Billups 5-11 8-9 19, McDyess 4-7 1-2 9, Mohammed 1-2 1-1 3, Delfino 3-6 0-0 7, Dupree 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 2-6 0-0 6, Davis 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 36-75 14-21 92.
Memphis (89)—Miller 9-19 5-8 24, Roberts 0-3 2-2 2, Gasol 6-17 10-13 22, Gay 5-13 1-2 12, Stoudamire 2-7 0-0 5, Harrington 3-7 0-0 7, Kinsey 2-5 0-0 4, Warrick 5-11 3-6 13, Padgett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 21-31 89.
| Detroit | 28 | 21 | 16 | 27 | — | 92 |
| Memphis | 23 | 26 | 19 | 21 | — | 89 |
3-Point Goals—Detroit 6-14 (Prince 2-2, Hunter 2-5, Billups 1-3, Delfino 1-3, Hamilton 0-1), Memphis 4-14 (Harrington 1-2, Stoudamire 1-3, Gay 1-3, Miller 1-5, Kinsey 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 46 (McDyess, Webber 8), Memphis 60 (Gasol 15). Assists—Detroit 23 (Billups 9), Memphis 17 (Stoudamire 8). Total Fouls—Detroit 26, Memphis 15. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second. A—17,191. (18,119).
Spurs 97, Rockets 74
San Antonio (97)—Bowen 3-6 0-0 6, Duncan 10-14 6-8 26, Elson 4-7 5-6 13, Barry 1-3 2-2 5, Vaughn 4-5 0-0 8, Ginobili 1-8 2-2 5, Horry 0-2 2-2 2, Udrih 4-7 2-2 12, Finley 6-11 0-0 14, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2, Ely 1-2 0-0 2, Bonner 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-69 19-22 97.
Houston (74)—Battier 1-3 0-0 2, Howard 2-7 2-5 6, Mutombo 1-1 0-0 2, McGrady 7-17 5-6 21, Alston 3-9 0-0 8, Head 2-6 2-2 7, Tsakalidis 1-3 0-2 2, Hayes 0-2 2-2 2, Snyder 4-10 5-5 14, Spanoulis 0-1 1-2 1, Lucas 2-3 0-0 4, Novak 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 25-65 17-24 74.
| San Antonio | 30 | 24 | 27 | 16 | — | 97 |
| Houston | 15 | 27 | 17 | 15 | — | 74 |
3-Point Goals—San Antonio 6-14 (Udrih 2-2, Finley 2-4, Barry 1-3, Ginobili 1-3, Horry 0-1, Bonner 0-1), Houston 7-23 (McGrady 2-6, Alston 2-7, Novak 1-2, Snyder 1-3, Head 1-4, Battier 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 40 (Elson 8), Houston 43 (McGrady 6). Assists—San Antonio 26 (Ginobili, Vaughn 6), Houston 17 (Alston, McGrady, Battier 4). Total Fouls—San Antonio 24, Houston 21. A—18,364. (17,982).
College men
EAST
Columbia 76, Harvard 66
Cornell 76, Dartmouth 53
Fordham 80, Temple 73
George Washington 88, Duquesne 80
Georgetown 59, Connecticut 46
Massachusetts 71, Saint Joseph’s 67
Notre Dame 73, Rutgers 66
Penn 67, Brown 64
Villanova 78, Syracuse 75
West Virginia 79, Cincinnati 65
Xavier 76, La Salle 65
Yale 52, Princeton 51
SOUTH
Arkansas 82, Vanderbilt 67
Charlotte 74, St. Bonaventure 53
Coppin St. 71, Morgan St. 62
Florida A&M 68, Bethune-Cookman 62
Florida St. 98, Miami 90, OT
Grambling St. 76, Alabama St. 70
Jackson St. 81, Alabama A&M 70
LSU 61, South Carolina 52
Maryland 79, N.C. State 59
McNeese St. 77, Nicholls St. 76
Md.-Eastern Shore 63, Howard 60
Mississippi 83, Auburn 79
Richmond 71, Rhode Island 69
Southern Miss. 83, Marshall 73
Tennessee 71, Georgia 65
Tulane 76, UAB 74
UCF 77, East Carolina 64
Wake Forest 78, Virginia 72
MIDWEST
Dayton 65, Saint Louis 64, 2OT
DePaul 70, South Florida 54
Indiana 94, Penn St. 63
Iowa 60, Illinois 53
Kansas 90, Texas 86
Kansas St. 72, Oklahoma 61
Marquette 75, Pittsburgh 71
N. Dakota St. 73, IPFW 57
Ohio St. 65, Michigan 61
Purdue 73, Northwestern 50
S. Dakota St. 71, N.J. Tech 61
Texas Tech 63, Iowa St. 61
Wisconsin 52, Michigan St. 50
SOUTHWEST
Alcorn St. 70, Texas Southern 67
Baylor 86, Oklahoma St. 82
Cent. Arkansas 92, Northwestern St. 86
Houston 74, UTEP 67
Lamar 83, SE Louisiana 64
Memphis 64, SMU 61
Southern U. 66, Prairie View 51
Texas A&M 94, Missouri 78
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 85, Sam Houston St. 68
Texas-Arlington 93, Texas St. 84
Texas-San Antonio 54, Stephen F.Austin 49
Tulsa 73, Rice 65
FAR WEST
Arizona 85, Stanford 80, OT
Arizona St. 42, California 41
BYU 85, Utah 62
Cal Poly 82, Pacific 70
Colorado 73, Nebraska 69
Fresno St. 71, Utah St. 66
Hawaii 92, Boise St. 75
Long Beach St. 91, UC Riverside 75
Nevada 69, New Mexico St. 65
Oregon 70, Oregon St. 49
San Diego St. 56, TCU 51
San Jose St. 62, Idaho 57
UC Davis 77, Cal St.-Fullerton 68
UC Santa Barbara 75, CS Northridge 59
UNLV 65, Colorado St. 47
Utah Valley St. 66, Texas-Pan American 57
Washington 61, UCLA 51
Washington St. 88, Southern Cal 86, 2OT
Wyoming 76, New Mexico 67
TOURNAMENTS
America East Conference
Quarterfinals
Albany, N.Y. 64, New Hampshire 47
Boston U. 62, Binghamton 58
UMBC 70, Maine 61
Vermont 81, Hartford 62
Atlantic Sun Conference
Championship
Belmont 94, ETSU 67
Big Sky Conference
First Round
Montana 70, Idaho St. 63, OT
Portland St. 96, Montana St. 71
Big South Conference
Championship
Winthrop 84, VMI 81
Colonial Athletic Association
Quarterfinals
Drexel 64, Northeastern 50
George Mason 64, Hofstra 61
Old Dominion 58, Towson 55
Va. Commonwealth 73, Georgia St. 60
Horizon League
Semifinals
Butler 67, Loyola of Chicago 66, OT
Wright St. 67, Wis.-Green Bay 51
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Loyola, Md. 76, Fairfield 72
Marist 87, Canisius 63
Niagara 77, Rider 52
Siena 75, Manhattan 72
Mid-Continent Conference
First Round
Oakland, Mich. 74, W. Illinois 57
Oral Roberts 79, Centenary 59
Missouri Valley Conference
Semifinals
Creighton 75, Missouri St. 58
S. Illinois 53, Bradley 51
Ohio Valley Conference
Championship
E. Kentucky 63, Austin Peay 62
Southern Conference
Championship
Davidson 72, Coll. of Charleston 65
West Coast Conference
Second Round
Saint Mary’s, Calif. 87, Portland 47
San Diego 77, San Francisco 75
NCAA Division III playoffs
All Times PST
Second Round
Saturday’s Results
Amherst 87, Widener 70
Brockport State 74, St. Lawrence 49
Carroll, Wis. 86, St. Thomas, Minn. 80
Guilford 80, Johns Hopkins 73
Hope 80, Calvin 64
John Carroll 79, Lake Erie 77
Keene State 76, Salem State 75
Lincoln, Pa. 81, Catholic 50
Mississippi College 76, Maryville, Tenn. 56
Rhode Island College 70, Brandeis 67
St. John Fisher 95, Plattsburgh 87
Stevens Tech 69, Ramapo 61
Virginia Wesleyan 61, Hampden-Sydney 51
Washington, Mo. 63, Whitworth 61
Wisconsin-Stevens Point 93, St. John’s, Minn. 76
Wooster 73, Centre 56
Sectionals
Friday, March 9 or Saturday, March 10
Amherst (26-2) vs. Stevens Tech (23-6)
Hope (25-4) vs. Carroll, Wis. (18-8)
Lincoln, Pa. (20-8) vs. Guilford (23-4)
Rhode Island College (26-3) vs. Keene State (25-5)
St. John Fisher (24-5) vs. Brockport State (25-5)
Virginia Wesleyan (25-4) vs. Mississippi College (27-2)
Wisconsin-Stevens Point (26-2) vs. Washington, Mo. (22-4)
Wooster (27-3) vs. John Carroll (21-9)
Scenic West Athletic Conference
Salt Lake 63, North Idaho 56
North Idaho (16-14, 8-12)—Williams 2-7 0-0 5, Rolle 3-5 2-2 8, Stockwell 4-10 0-0 9, Livi 3-8 0-0 9, Parks 3-4 0-1 6, Henderson 4-7 0-0 11, Cossairt 0-1 0-0 0, Wesley 1-2 0-0 3, Owens 2-3 0-1 5. Totals 22-47 2-4 56.
Salt Lake (22-8, 13-7)—Lyles 2-3 0-0 5, Carter 2-6 0-0 4, Bodic 3-5 1-2 9, Green 5-9 4-4 18, Wilkinson 5-9 3-5 13, Prowse 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 3-7 2-2 8, Banny 1-4 0-0 2, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Palmer 1-1 0-0 2, Samba Guisse 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-47 10-13 63.
Halftime—Salt Lake 32, North Idaho 31. 3-point goals—North Idaho 10-24 (Henderson 3-4, Livi 3-7, Wesley 1-1, Owens 1-1, Williams 1-4, Stockwell 1-6, Cossairt 0-1), Salt Lake 7-14 (Green 4-7, Bodic 2-4, Lyles 1-1, Jackson 0-1, Banny 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—North Idaho 22 (Rolle 7), Salt Lake 29 (Wilkinson, Banny 6). Assists—North Idaho 16 (Stockwell 8), Salt Lake 13 (Green, Jackson 4). Total fouls—North Idaho 13, Salt Lake 11. A—NA.
College women
EAST
Binghamton 66, New Hampshire 61
Dartmouth 62, Cornell 51
Hartford 60, UMBC 56
Harvard 72, Columbia 65
Penn 72, Brown 56
S. Dakota St. 72, N.J. Tech 47
Stony Brook 67, Maine 56
Vermont 65, Albany, N.Y. 61
Yale 64, Princeton 49
SOUTH
Alabama St. 73, Grambling St. 65
Belmont 68, North Florida 43
Cent. Arkansas 74, Northwestern St. 60
Coastal Carolina 60, Charleston Southern 53
Coppin St. 67, Morgan St. 53
Florida A&M 71, Bethune-Cookman 55
Gardner-Webb 68, Campbell 53
High Point 57, Winthrop 49
Howard 72, Md.-Eastern Shore 56
Jackson St. 87, Alabama A&M 61
Jacksonville 69, Lipscomb 59
Nicholls St. 68, McNeese St. 66
Old Dominion 79, UNC Wilmington 56
Radford 77, Liberty 54
UNC Asheville 86, Birmingham-Southern 58
MIDWEST
Butler 83, Cleveland St. 79
Evansville 57, Missouri St. 55
Illinois St. 72, Creighton 54
Indiana St. 76, Drake 68
N. Dakota St. 85, IPFW 80
N. Iowa 64, Bradley 55
S. Illinois 72, Wichita St. 39
Wis.-Green Bay 58, Ill.-Chicago 45
Wis.-Milwaukee 80, Loyola of Chicago 66
Wright St. 47, Youngstown St. 40
SOUTHWEST
Prairie View 71, Southern U. 53
TCU 62, BYU 48
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 90, Sam Houston St. 73
Texas Southern 66, Alcorn St. 59
Texas-San Antonio 59, Stephen F.Austin 44
Utah Valley St. 60, Texas-Pan American 53
FAR WEST
Boise St. 66, Hawaii 56
Cal Poly 72, Pacific 58
Fresno St. 71, Utah St. 60
Idaho 69, San Jose St. 66
Idaho St. 93, Sacramento St. 73
Long Beach St. 77, UC Irvine 63
Montana St. 66, Weber St. 63
N. Arizona 66, E. Washington 63
New Mexico 67, San Diego St. 48
New Mexico St. 68, Nevada 57
Portland St. 77, N. Colorado 63
UC Riverside 64, UC Davis 59, OT
UC Santa Barbara 90, CS Northridge 79
UNLV 63, Colorado St. 58
Wyoming 62, Utah 53
TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic 10 Conference
Quarterfinals
George Washington 61, Dayton 45
Saint Joseph’s 76, Charlotte 64
Temple 84, St. Bonaventure 60
Xavier 64, Saint Louis 63
Atlantic Coast Conference
Semifinals
N.C. State 70, Duke 65
North Carolina 78, Maryland 72
Big East Conference
First Round
DePaul 76, Notre Dame 71
Louisville 68, St. John’s 54
Pittsburgh 76, Cincinnati 71
South Florida 79, Seton Hall 64
Conference USA
Semifinals
East Carolina 85, UAB 81
Rice 64, Tulane 52
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Semifinals
Iona 62, Loyola, Md. 58
Marist 71, Siena 59
Mid-Continent Conference
First Round
Oakland, Mich. 82, Centenary 51
Valparaiso 60, S. Utah 45
Northeast Conference
First Round
Monmouth, N.J. 63, Quinnipiac 58
Robert Morris 69, Fairleigh Dickinson 55
Sacred Heart 70, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 67
St. Francis, NY 61, Long Island U. 51
Ohio Valley Conference
Championship
SE Missouri 62, Murray St. 60
Pac-10 Conference
Quarterfinals
Arizona St. 74, UCLA 64
California 63, Oregon 51
Southern Cal 81, Washington 77
Stanford 65, Arizona 55
Patriot League
First Round
American U. 68, Navy 55
Colgate 69, Bucknell 62
Holy Cross 64, Lafayette 49
Lehigh 57, Army 53
Southeastern Conference
Semifinals
LSU 63, Tennessee 54
Vanderbilt 81, Georgia 56
Southern Conference
Championship
Chattanooga 84, W. Carolina 66
Sun Belt Conference
Quarterfinals
Arkansas St. 76, W. Kentucky 67
Denver 62, Ark.-Little Rock 60
Louisiana-Lafayette 67, Fla. International 49
Middle Tennessee 79, South Alabama 52
West Coast Conference
Semifinals
Gonzaga 59, San Francisco 38
Loyola Marymount 64, Pepperdine 61, OT
Big Sky Conference
N. Arizona 66, E. Washington 63
Northern Arizona (18-11, 11-5)—Dinkins 1-1 1-3 3, Porter 6-11 7-9 19, Wahl 7-15 1-2 15, Cunningham 3-7 2-4 8, Winkfield 3-12 0-0 7, Metz 3-6 1-1 8, Ingle 0-0 0-0 0, Schafer 1-3 0-0 2, Ben 0-0 0-0 0, Hardin 2-7 0-0 4, Boer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 12-19 66.
Eastern Washington (10-19, 5-11)—Benson 5-10 3-3 13, Scott 2-6 0-0 4, Gonnella 0-1 0-0 0, Chadd 1-3 3-4 6, Allen 7-16 10-12 25, Murdoch 1-2 0-0 2, Osborn 4-8 3-6 11, Baker 1-2 0-0 2, Huntington 0-1 0-0 0, Holgate 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 19-25 63.
Halftime—Eastern Washington 32, Northern Arizona 26. 3-point goals—Northern Arizona 2-12 (Metz 1-3, Winkfield 1-7, Wahl 0-2), Eastern Washington 2-6 (Allen 1-2, Chadd 1-3, Gonnella 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Northern Arizona 37 (Dinkins, Porter 9), Eastern Washington 34 (Benson 9). Assists—Northern Arizona 18 (Cunningham, Winkfield 6), Eastern Washington 10 (Allen 6). Total fouls—Northern Arizona 18, Eastern Washington 17. A—987.
Pacific-10 Conference playoffs
Southern Cal 81, Washington 77
Southern California (17-12, 11-8)—Murphy 4-11 6-6 14, Funn 5-5 3-5 13, Kerr 5-11 4-6 14, Hagiya 4-6 0-1 11, Jaskowiak 0-1 0-0 0, Dunham 2-4 1-3 5, Jelks 1-2 0-1 2, Berberet 0-0 0-0 0, Hughes 1-2 0-0 2, Parker 5-7 2-2 12, Medlock 4-9 0-4 8. Totals 31-58 16-28 81.
Washington (18-12, 11-8)—O’Hara 0-0 1-2 1, Plouffe 2-8 0-0 4, Florence 3-70-0 8, Hicks 6-17 5-7 18, Whitcomb 2-3 0-0 4, McLellan 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 5-9 1-2 11, Craddock 4-8 0-0 12, Watson 4-7 0-0 8, Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Schelly 0-2 6-8 6, Clark 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 28-65 13-19 77.
Halftime—Southern California 44, Washington 43. 3-point goals—Southern California 3-9 (Hagiya 3-4, Jaskowiak 0-1, Medlock 0-1, Murphy 0-3), Washington 8-21 (Craddock 4-6, Florence 2-5, Clark 1-2, Hicks 1-3, Whitcomb 0-1, Plouffe 0-2, Watson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Southern California 42 (Murphy 11), Washington 30 (Watson 6). Assists—Southern California 11 (Hagiya 5), Washington 14 (Florence 4). Total fouls—Southern California 16, Washington 24. A—4,392.
Western Athletic Conference
Idaho 69, San Jose State 66
San Jose State (4-26, 4-12)—Williams 2-3 1-2 5, Hall 3-3 0-0 6, Barnes 6-15 0-0 13, Jacobs 6-15 2-2 17, Hall 2-6 1-2 5, Goyagian 0-1 0-0 0, Lar.Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, Law.Griffin 2-3 1-2 5, White 2-11 0-0 5, Powell 4-16 2-4 10. Totals 27-73 7-12 66.
Idaho (6-21, 3-13)—Otero 5-10 2-3 14, Witte 4-16 0-0 9, Koppen 6-12 1-2 16, Wells 1-4 0-1 2, Madison 6-18 8-13 20, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Schlotthauer 2-3 2-2 8. Totals 24-64 13-21 69.
Halftime—Idaho 38, San Jose State 23. 3-point goals—San Jose State 5-17 (Jacobs 3-8, Barnes 1-1, White 1-7, Goyagian 0-1), Idaho 8-24 (Koppen 3-8, Schlotthauer 2-3, Otero 2-4, Witte 1-8, Madison 0-1). Fouled out—Hall. Rebounds—San Jose State 52 (Jacobs, Powell 11), Idaho 41 (Madison 13). Assists—San Jose State 19 (Barnes 9), Idaho 14 (Otero, Koppen 4). Total fouls—San Jose State 18, Idaho 11. A—427.
NCAA Division III playoffs
All Times PST
First Round
Saturday’s Results
Fitchburg State 79, Norwich 60
Southern Maine 68, Williams 60
Second Round
Saturday’s Results
Bowdoin 72, Keene St. 52
Calvin 73, Wilmington, Ohio 67
DePauw 74, Denison 66
Emmanuel, Mass. 71, Brandeis 66
Howard Payne 76, Chapman 37
Kean 89, Messiah 84
Luther 74, Carroll 50
Mary Washington 74, Christopher Newport 50
New York U. 72, Gwynedd-Mercy 60
Puget Sound 51, George Fox 48
Randolph-Macon 74, William Paterson 59
Rochester 68, Cortland State 51
Scranton 58, Hamilton 52
Simpson 81, Wheaton, Ill. 58
Washington, Mo. 59, Lake Forest 47
Today’s Game
Fitchburg State (26-2) vs. Southern Maine (25-2)
Sectionals
Friday, March 9 or Saturday, March 10
Bowdoin (28-1) vs. Rochester (22-5)
Mary Washington (28-2) vs. Scranton (27-2)
Emmanuel, Mass. (29-1) vs. DePauw (27-3)
Calvin (28-2) vs. Fitchburg State-Southern Maine winner
Howard Payne (28-1) vs. Puget Sound (23-6—
Luther (24-4) vs. Washington, Mo. (22-5)
Kean (26-3) vs. Randolph-Macon (26-4)
Simpson (23-6) vs. New York U. (25-3)
Scenic West Athletic Conference
Salt Lake 61, North Idaho 59
North Idaho (19-11, 11-9)—Hill 3-7 2-3 8, Thielen 5-12 1-1 11, Duerr 3-7 0-0 8, Pilkinton 5-8 3-3 16, McGowan 1-5 0-0 2, George 0-0 0-0 0, Wendt 1-2 0-1 2, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Mykines 0-3 2-2 2, Scott 4-7 2-2 10. Totals 22-52 10-12 59.
Salt Lake (25-5, 17-3)—Mulford 3-5 0-0 7, Jessop 2-2 1-3 6, Passey 4-11 0-1 9, Pace 1-3 1-2 3, King 4-6 1-2 9, Catten 2-5 0-0 5, McDonald 0-0 2-2 2, Farr 3-5 3-4 9, Law 1-4 1-2 3, Diabate 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 24-47 9-16 61.
Halftime—Salt Lake 35, North Idaho 27. 3-point goals—North Idaho 5-19 (Pilkinton 3-6, Duerr 2-5, Lee 0-1, Thielen 0-2, Scott 0-2, Mykines 0-3), Salt Lake 4-13 (Jessop 1-1, Mulford 1-3, Catten 1-3, Passey 1-5, King 0-1). Fouled out—Scott. Rebounds—North Idaho 26 (Scott 9), Salt Lake 33 (King 7). Assists—North Idaho 11 (Duerr 5), Salt Lake 15 (Mulford 8). Total fouls—North Idaho 18, Salt Lake 14. A—NA.
Football
AFL
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
| Eastern | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Columbus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 56 |
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 65 |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 |
| Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 63 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 52 |
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nashville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 58 |
| Western | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 61 |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Jose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 69 |
Saturday’s Results
Georgia 69, Arizona 65
Utah 63, New Orleans 61
Today’s Games
Chicago at Kansas City, 9:30 a.m.
Dallas at New York, 9:30 a.m.
Grand Rapids at Colorado, noon
Las Vegas at Austin, 1 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s Game
Las Vegas at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Columbus at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Nashville, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 10
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Utah at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 11
Austin at Georgia, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, March 12
Los Angeles at Orlando, 5 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| New Jersey | 40 | 18 | 7 | 87 | 174 | 153 |
| Pittsburgh | 34 | 21 | 9 | 77 | 217 | 200 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 33 | 23 | 9 | 75 | 197 | 184 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 31 | 27 | 7 | 69 | 190 | 184 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 37 | 10 | 44 | 170 | 244 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Buffalo | 44 | 16 | 5 | 93 | 251 | 189 |
| Ottawa | 38 | 23 | 4 | 80 | 223 | 177 |
| Montreal | 33 | 29 | 6 | 72 | 197 | 211 |
| Toronto | 31 | 26 | 9 | 71 | 208 | 217 |
| Boston | 31 | 28 | 5 | 67 | 186 | 229 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Tampa Bay | 37 | 26 | 4 | 78 | 214 | 208 |
| Atlanta | 33 | 23 | 10 | 76 | 200 | 208 |
| Carolina | 33 | 27 | 7 | 73 | 198 | 206 |
| Florida | 27 | 26 | 13 | 67 | 194 | 210 |
| Washington | 24 | 30 | 12 | 60 | 199 | 236 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Nashville | 44 | 18 | 4 | 92 | 229 | 170 |
| Detroit | 41 | 16 | 8 | 90 | 205 | 158 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 27 | 10 | 66 | 169 | 196 |
| Columbus | 26 | 33 | 7 | 59 | 165 | 205 |
| Chicago | 23 | 33 | 9 | 55 | 158 | 202 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Vancouver | 37 | 22 | 5 | 79 | 169 | 162 |
| Calgary | 35 | 21 | 9 | 79 | 211 | 174 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | 6 | 78 | 187 | 163 |
| Colorado | 31 | 29 | 5 | 67 | 214 | 208 |
| Edmonton | 30 | 30 | 6 | 66 | 174 | 194 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Anaheim | 38 | 17 | 11 | 87 | 210 | 172 |
| Dallas | 38 | 21 | 5 | 81 | 170 | 152 |
| San Jose | 38 | 25 | 2 | 78 | 193 | 169 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 35 | 3 | 57 | 174 | 222 |
| Los Angeles | 22 | 33 | 10 | 54 | 185 | 228 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Saturday’s Results
Boston 3, Montreal 1
Buffalo 3, Toronto 1
Calgary 4, Edmonton 2
Columbus 4, Phoenix 3
Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2
Nashville 6, Los Angeles 3
N.Y. Islanders 6, Washington 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, St. Louis 2, SO
Today’s Games
Colorado at Detroit, 9:30 a.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 9:30 a.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 11 a.m.
Ottawa at Chicago, noon
San Jose at Dallas, 12:30 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Monday’s Game
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Blue Jackets 4, Coyotes 3
| Columbus | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Columbus, Nash 20 (Vyborny, Platt), 2:37. 2, Phoenix, Doan 22 (Ballard, Reinprecht), 16:51 (pp). Second Period—3, Phoenix, Ballard 5, 1:41 (pp). 4, Columbus, Chimera 13 (Malhotra, Brule), 8:36. Third Period—5, Columbus, Modin 16 (Nash, Klesla), :27 (pp). 6, Columbus, Nash 21 (Vyborny, Platt), 5:29. 7, Phoenix, Taffe 1 (Thomas, Lehoux), 7:25.
Bruins 3, Canadiens 1
| Montreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Boston | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Boston, Tenkrat 7 (Sturm), 3:30. 2, Boston, Bochenski 9 (Kessel), 18:57. Third Period—3, Montreal, Souray 23 (Samsonov, Streit), 3:02. 4, Boston, Murray 28 (Savard, Kessel), 15:51.
Flames 4, Oilers 2
| Calgary | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Edmonton | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, Calgary, Moss 8 (Huselius), 7:07. 2, Edmonton, Pisani 13 (Pouliot, Petersen), 9:27. 3, Calgary, Yelle 7 (Tanguay, Godard), 12:04. Second Period—4, Edmonton, Pisani 14 (Pouliot, Lupul), 9:31. Third Period—5, Calgary, Langkow 27 (Huselius, Phaneuf), 1:56. 6, Calgary, Iginla 31 (Tanguay, Hamrlik), 4:29.
Islanders 6, Capitals 2
| N.Y. Islanders | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Sillinger 22 (Poti, Bergeron), 10:43 (pp). 2, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 22 (Hill, Blake), 18:28 (pp). Second Period—3, N.Y. Islanders, Bergeron 10 (Poti, Kozlov), 7:05 (pp). 4, N.Y. Islanders, Simon 9 (Asham, Park), 16:26. Third Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 23 (Zednik, Kozlov), 5:00. 6, Washington, Pothier 2, 7:39 (pp). 7, Washington, Sutherby 7 (Jurcina), 8:13. 8, N.Y. Islanders, Smyth 32 (Robitaille, Bergeron), 17:06.
Panthers 6, Lightning 2
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Florida | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
First Period—1, Florida, Horton 23 (Gelinas), 5:03. 2, Florida, Jokinen 30 (Stumpel, Olesz), 5:25. Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, Pratt 1 (St. Louis, Lecavalier), 8:16. 4, Florida, Weiss 15 (Allen), 11:11. 5, Florida, Weiss 16 (Gelinas, Semenov), 15:38 (pp). Third Period—6, Florida, Peltonen 12 (penalty shot), 7:54. 7, Florida, Horton 24 (Semenov, Bouwmeester), 8:27. 8, Tampa Bay, Prospal 11 (Perrin, Boyle), 17:20.
Predators 6, Kings 3
| Nashville | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Nashville, Weber 12 (Dumont, Radulov), 18:11 (pp). Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Lundmark 4 (Kostopoulos, Dallman), 3:36. 3, Nashville, Weber 13, 6:15. Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 27 (Brown, Blake), 5:07 (pp). 6, Nashville, Kariya 21 (Forsberg, Zidlicky), 5:47 (pp). 7, Nashville, Zidlicky 4 (Timonen, Forsberg), 9:39 (pp). 8, Nashville, Dumont 17 (Weber, Fiddler), 12:39. 9, Nashville, Kariya 22 (Erat, Forsberg), 13:23.
Rangers 3, Blues 2 (SO)
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
Rangers won shootout 3-2
First Period—1. St. Louis, Boyes 14 (Cajanek), 1:35. 2. St. Louis, Dvorak 8 (Mayers, Metropolit), 17:24. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Rachunek 5 (Mara, Immonen), 11:14 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Avery 12 (Rachunek), 17:07. Overtime—None. Shootout—St. Louis 2 (Stempniak G, Weight G, Boyes NG, Metropolit NG); N.Y. Rangers 3 (Nylander G, Prucha NG, Jagr G, Hossa G).
Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 1
| Buffalo | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Buffalo, Lydman 2 (Tallinder, Mancari), 4:52. 2, Buffalo, Stafford 6 (Campbell, Hecht), 17:53 (pp). Third Period—3, Buffalo, Paetsch 1 (Briere, Pominville), 16:18. 4, Toronto, Antropov 12 (Sundin, Ponikarovsky), 16:50.
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| East | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| y-Brandon | 67 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 86 |
| Regina | 65 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 69 |
| Swift Current | 66 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| Prince Albert | 65 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 58 |
| Saskatoon | 64 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| Moose Jaw | 65 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| Central | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| x-Medicine Hat | 68 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| x-Kootenay | 67 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 94 |
| Calgary | 67 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 79 |
| Red Deer | 66 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 74 |
| Lethbridge | 66 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 67 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| B.C. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| x-Vancouver | 65 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 90 |
| x-Kamloops | 65 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 82 |
| x-Prince George | 66 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 68 |
| Chilliwack | 65 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Kelowna | 67 | 19 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 47 |
| U.S. | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
| y-Everett | 66 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 105 |
| x-Tri-City | 64 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| x-Seattle | 64 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 77 |
| x-Spokane | 66 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Portland | 64 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff berth.
y-clinched division
Saturday’s Results
Brandon 8, Moose Jaw 5
Calgary 3, Vancouver 2
Chilliwack 3, Kamloops 2
Everett 3, Spokane 0
Medicine Hat 3, Red Deer 2 (OT)
Prince Albert 4, Lethbridge 3
Prince George 7, Kelowna 4
Saskatoon 2, Regina 1 (SO)
Seattle 5, Portland 1
Swift Current 4, Kootenay 2
Today’s Games
Seattle at Portland
Saskatoon at Regina
Lethbridge at Moose Jaw
Vancouver at Kamloops
Auto racing
Motorola Mexico 200 lineup
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
After Saturday qualifying; race today; At Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City; Lap length: 2.518 miles; (Car number in parentheses)
1. (41) Scott Pruett, Dodge, 103.647 mph. 2. (22) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 103.407. 3. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 103.391. 4. (27) Jorge Goeters, Ford, 103.203. 5. (20) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 103.086. 6. (33) Ron Fellows, Chevrolet, 103.014. 7. (9) Boris Said, Dodge, 102.668. 8. (4) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 102.594. 9. (60) Carl Edwards, Ford, 102.536. 10. (21) P.J. Jones, Chevrolet, 102.498.
11. (17) Michel Jourdain, Ford, 102.440. 12. (59) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 102.357. 13. (90) Stephen Leicht, Ford, 102.323. 14. (18) Brad Coleman, Chevrolet, 102.129. 15. (1) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 102.126. 16. (37) Greg Biffle, Ford, 102.017. 17. (5) Adrian Fernandez, Chevrolet, 101.916. 18. (35) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 101.832. 19. (29) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 101.797. 20. (28) German Quiroga Jr., Chevrolet, 101.749.
21. (25) David Gilliland, Ford, 101.331. 22. (66) Steve Wallace, Dodge, 101.179. 23. (38) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 100.992. 24. (144) Ruben Pardo, Dodge, 100.944. 25. (99) David Reutimann, Toyota, 100.935. 26. (36) Brent Sherman, Chevrolet, 100.862. 27. (88) Shane Huffman, Chevrolet, 100.858. 28. (7) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 100.744. 29. (167) Rogelio Lopez, Dodge, 100.732. 30. (47) Jon Wood, Ford, 100.692.
31. (10) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 100.626. 32. (16) Todd Kluever, Ford, 100.593. 33. (0) J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr., Chevrolet, 100.085. 34. (14) Kyle Krisiloff, Ford, 100.000. 35. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 99.980. 36. (230) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 99.637. 37. (77) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, 99.627. 38. (113) Todd Souza, Chevrolet, 99.610. 39. (34) Brian Simo, Chevrolet, 99.382. 40. (268) Antonio Perez, Dodge, 99.083.
41. (23) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, DNS. 42. (146) John Young, Ford, DNS. 43. (298) Alex Garcia, Chevrolet, DNS.
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
Third Round
| Mark Wilson | 72-66-66—204 |
| Boo Weekley | 71-68-66—205 |
| Daniel Chopra | 70-68-68—206 |
| Steve Stricker | 68-69-70—207 |
| Charlie Wi | 65-70-72—207 |
| Robert Allenby | 67-68-73—208 |
| Tripp Isenhour | 71-70-68—209 |
| Jason Dufner | 71-70-68—209 |
| Stephen Marino | 70-71-68—209 |
| Jose Coceres | 69-71-69—209 |
| Padraig Harrington | 68-71-70—209 |
| Camilo Villegas | 70-68-71—209 |
| Anthony Kim | 70-73-67—210 |
| Frank Lickliter II | 73-69-68—210 |
| Arron Oberholser | 68-73-69—210 |
| David Toms | 72-68-70—210 |
| Brett Wetterich | 68-71-71—210 |
| Glen Day | 69-70-71—210 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 70-69-71—210 |
| Johnson Wagner | 70-74-67—211 |
| J.P. Hayes | 71-73-67—211 |
| J.J. Henry | 70-73-68—211 |
| Jeff Gove | 72-69-70—211 |
| Bernhard Langer | 66-75-70—211 |
| Joe Ogilvie | 67-71-73—211 |
| Will MacKenzie | 68-69-74—211 |
| Bill Haas | 76-67-69—212 |
| Davis Love III | 68-74-70—212 |
| Charles Warren | 68-73-71—212 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 68-72-72—212 |
| Tom Pernice, Jr. | 71-73-69—213 |
| Billy Mayfair | 73-71-69—213 |
| Ryan Armour | 71-73-69—213 |
| Jason Bohn | 72-72-69—213 |
| Carl Pettersson | 73-71-69—213 |
| Bob Heintz | 73-70-70—213 |
| John Merrick | 74-69-70—213 |
| Tim Herron | 75-67-71—213 |
| Jim Furyk | 69-71-73—213 |
| Anders Hansen | 68-72-73—213 |
| Rich Beem | 73-67-73—213 |
| Mathias Gronberg | 72-66-75—213 |
Skiing
Men’s World Cup
At Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Giant Slalom
1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 2:19.03 (1:09.83-1:09.20). 2. Francois Bourque, Canada, 2:19.58 (1:10.20-1:09.38). 3. Massimiliano Blardone, Italy, 2:19.60 (1:10.47-1:09.13). 4. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 2:19.65 (1:10.26-1:09.39). 4. Ted Ligety, United States, 2:19.65 (1:10.39-1:09.26). Also: 13. Bode Miller, United States, 2:20.76 (1:10.98-1:09.78).
Giant Slalom Standings (After 5 races)
1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 319 points. 2. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 216. 3. Massimiliano Blardone, Italy, 300. 4. Kalle Palander, Finland, 259. 5. Francois Bourque, Canada, 213. 6. Ted Ligety, United States, 186. Also: 8. Bode Miller, United States, 172. 45. James Cochran, United States, 45.
Overall Standings (After 27 races)
1. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 868 points. 2. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 865. 3. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 788. 4. Bode Miller, United States, 663. 5. Peter Fill, Italy, 601. Also: 11. Ted Ligety, United States, 434. 21. Steven Nyman, United States, 317. 46. Marco Sullivan, United States, 144. 65. Scott Macartney, United States, 83. 74. James Cochran, United States, 65. 117. T.J. Lanning, United States, 12.
Women’s World Cup
At Tarvisio, Italy
Downhill
1. Julia Mancuso, United States, 1:52.67. 2. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 1:52.84. 3. Emily Brydon, Canada, 1:52.88. 4. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 1:52.99. 5. Kelly Vanderbeek, Canada, 1:53.00. Also: 8. Kirsten Clark, United States, 1:53.35. 15. Stacey Cook, United States, 1:53.90. 31. Libby Ludlow, United States, 1:55.48. 32. Resi Stiegler, United States, 1:55.52.
Overall Standings (After 28 of 35 races)
1. Marlies Schild, Austria, 1,148 points. 2. Julia Mancuso, United States, 1,139. 3. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 1,103. 4. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 1,099. 5. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 808. Also: 21. Resi Stiegler, United States, 276. 45. Kirsten Clark, United States, 144. 46. Stacey Cook, United States, 138. 49. Kaylin Richardson, United States, 131. 76. Libby Ludlow, United States, 52. 92. Jessica Kelley, United States, 24. 118. Megan McJames, United States, 3.
Downhill Standings (After 8 of 9 races)
1. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 605. 2. Julia Mancuso, United States, 491. 3. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 390. 4. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 257. 5. Ingrid Jacquemod, France, 232. Also: 21. Kirsten Clark, United States, 105. 23. Stacey Cook, United States, 103. 51. Resi Stiegler, United States, 3. 57. Libby Ludlow, United States, 1.
Softball
College
Northwest Conference
Whitworth 6-7, Pacific 5-2
| Whitworth | 600 | 000 | 0xx | — | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Pacific (Ore.) | 012 | 002 | 0xx | — | 5 | 9 | 4 |
LaPlante, Eckhoff (7) and Davis; McNealy, Bansen (3) and Mastenbroek. W—LaPlante (3-0). L—McNealy (0-1).
HITS: Whitworth—Case 2, Parry 2, Davis, Fowler, LaPlante. Pacific (Ore.)—Mastenbroek 2, Larkins 2, Whittaker 2, Croxford, Nishitomi, Walters. 2B—Davis, Fowler, Nishitomi. 3B—Croxford.
| Whitworth | 004 | 210 | 0xx | — | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Pacific (Ore.) | 000 | 002 | 0xx | — | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Case, Eckhoff (7) and Fowler; Ritenour, McNealy (5) and Mastenbroek, Cuff. W—Case (2-0). L—Ritenour (0-1).
HITS: Whitworth—Case 2, Cey 2, Davis, Thomsen, Parry, Rose, Edwards. Pacific (Ore.)—Mastenbroek 3, Croxford, Fogwell. 2B—Case 2, Cey, Rose, Croxford, Mastenbroek. 3B—Parry.
Tennis
Dubai Tennis Championships
ATP TOUR
At Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Purse: $1.43 million (Intl. Gold); Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles, Championship
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles, Championship
Fabrice Santoro, France, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 10-7 tiebreak.
Qatar Total Open
WTA TOUR
At The Khalifa Tennis Centre, Doha, Qatar; Purse: $1.34 million (Tier II); Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles, Championship
Justine Henin (1), Belgium, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles, Championship
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, and Vladimira Uhlirova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-1.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
ATP TOUR/WTA TOUR
At The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico; Purse: Men, $757,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $180,000 (Tier III); Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Men, Championship
Juan Ignacio Chela (4), Argentina, def. Carlos Moya (8), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
Women, Championship
Emilie Loit, France, def. Flavia Pennetta (5), Italy, 7-6 (0), 6-4.
Doubles
Men, Championship
Potito Starace, Italy, and Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, def. Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner (1), Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-2.
Women, Championship
Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, def. Emilie Loit, France, and Nicole Pratt (2), Australia, 6-3, 6-3.
Tennis Channel Open
ATP TOUR/USTA
At The Darling Tennis Center, Las Vegas; Purse: Men, $416,000 (Intl. Series); Women, $75,000 (Challenger); Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men, Semifinals
Jurgen Melzer (4), Austria, def. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Lleyton Hewitt (2), Australia, def. Marat Safin (3), Russia, 7-5, 6-1.
Wmen, Semifinals
Akiko Morigami (1), Japan, def. Jarmila Gajdosova (7), Slovakia, 7-5, 6-1.
Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Julia Vakulenko (4), Ukraine, 6-0, 6-7, 6-1.
Doubles
Men, Semifinals
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Ramon Delgado, Paraguay, and Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, 6-4, 6-1.
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (2), Israel, def. James Auckland, Britain, and Ashley Fisher, Australia, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Women, Championship
Viktoria Azarenka and Tatiana Poutchek (4), Belarus, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, and Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-2, 6-4.
College women
Pacific-10 Conference
UCLA 7, WASHINGTON STATE 0. No. 1 Singles–Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. Ekaterina Burduli (WSU) 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles–Alex McGoodwin and Stephanie Wetmore (UCLA) def. Ekaterina Burduli and Marjolein van de Ven (WSU) 8-4.
Non-conference
WYOMING 6, EASTERN WASHINGTON 1. No. 1 Singles–Sarah Summerfield (UW) def. Kasey Knox (EWU) 6-4, 6-3. No. 1 Doubles–Andrea House and Karolina Rowinski (UW) def. Rachel Berger and Iliana Petrova (EWU) 8-7 (3).
Track & field
Euro Indoors
Birmingham, England
(All race distances in meters)
Men
400 — 1, David Gillick, Ireland, 45.52 seconds. 2, Bastian Swillims, Germany, 45.62. 3, Robert Tobin, Britain, 46.15. 4, Johan Wissman, Sweden, 46.17. 5, Andrea Barberi, Italy, 46.47. 6, Clemens Zeller, Austria, 46.64.
3,000 — 1, Cosimo Caliandro, Italy, 8 minutes, 2.44 seconds. 2, Bouabdellah Tahri, France, 8:02.85. 3, Jesus Espana, Spain, 8:02.91. 4, Halil Akkas, Turkey, 8:03.14. 5, Mo Farah, Britain, 8:03.50. 6, Alistair Cragg, Ireland, 8:03.70. 7, Guenther Weidlinger, Austria, 8:04.19. 8, Erik Sjoqvist, Sweden, 8:07.44. 9, Arne Gabius, Germany, 8:08.51. 10, Aleksey Yefimov, Russia, 8:09.88. 11, Sergey Ivanov, Russia, 8:11.91. 12, Itai Magidi, Israel, 8:15.82.
Triple jump — 1, Phillips Idowu, Britain, 57 feet, 7 1/2 inches. 2, Nathan Douglas, Britain, 57-3 3/4 . 3, Aleksandr Sergeyev, Russia, 56-3 1/4 . 4, Mykola Savolaynen, Ukraine, 55-8 1/2 . 5, Nelson Evora, Portugal, 55-8 1/4 . 6, Aleksandr Petrenko, Russia, 55-7 3/4 . 7, Viktor Kuznetsov, Ukraine, 55-6 1/4 . 8, Yevgeniy Plotnir, Russia, 55-3 1/2 .
Pole vault — 1, Danny Ecker, Germany, 18-8 3/4 . 2, Denys Yurchenko, Ukraine, 18-8 3/4 . 3, Bjorn Otto, Germany, 18-8 3/4 . 4, Oleksandr Korchmid, Ukraine, 18-1. 5, Tim Lobinger, Germany, 18-1. 6, Dmitriy Starodubtsev, Russia, 17-9. 6, Jerome Clavier, France, 17-9. 6, Spas Bukhalov, Bulgaria, 17-9.
Women
400 — 1, Nicola Sanders, Britain, 50.02. 2, Ilona Usovich, Belarus, 51.00. 3, Olesya Zykina, Russia, 51.69. 4, Angela Morosanu, Romania, 51.93. 5, Tatyana Veshkurova, Russia, 51.96. 6, Grazyna Prokopek, Poland, 52.86.
1,500 — 1, Lidia Chojecka, Poland, 4:05.13. 2, Natalya Pantelyeva, Russia, 4:06.04. 3, Olesya Chumakova, Russia, 4:06.48. 4, Helen Clitheroe, Britain, 4:08.60. 5, Mayte Martinez, Spain, 4:09.18. 6, Nataliya Tobias, Ukraine, 4:09.62. 7, Sonja Roman, Slovakia, 4:11.57. 8, Cristina Vasiloiu, Romaia, 4:13.63. 9, Marina Muncan, Serbia, 4:14.60.
High jump — 1, Tia Hellebaut, Belgium, 6-8 3/4 . 2, Antonietta Di Martino, Italy, 6-5. 3, Venelina Veneva, Bulgaria, 6-5. 4, Ruth Beitia, Spain, 6-5. 5, Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 6-3 1/2 . 6 (tie), Melanie Skotnik, France, and Anna Chicherova, Russia, 6-3 1/2 . 8, Marta Mendia, Spain, 6-1 1/2 .
Long jump — 1, Naide Gomes, Portugal, 22-7 1/4 . 2, Concepcion Montaner, Spain, 21-11 1/2 . 3, Denisa Scerbova, Czech Republic, 21-9 1/2 . 4, Bianca Kappler, Germany, 21-9. 5, Yelena Sokolova, Russia, 21-5 1/4 . 6, Alina Militaru, Romania, 21-2. 7, Viktoriya Rybalko, Ukraine, 21-1 1/2 . 8, Ineta Radevica, Latvia, 21-0.
Moves
BASEBALL
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Ascanio, RHP Blaine Boyer, RHP Lance Cormier, RHP Kyle Davies, RHP Joey Devine, RHP Anthony Lerew, RHP Peter Moylan, RHP Chad Paronto, LHP Chuck James, LHP Macay McBride, INF Willy Aybar, INF Kelly Johnson, INF Tony Pena and INF Martin Prado on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of OF Jeff Francoeur and RHP Phil Stockman.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with INF Wilson Betemit, RHP Yhency Brazoban, RHP D.J. Houlton, OF Andre Ethier, C Russell Martin, INF Wilson Valdez, LHP Eric Stults, OF Delwyn Young, LHP Mike Megrew, INF Andy LaRoche, INF James Loney and OF Matt Kemp on one-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Assigned RHP Merkin Valdez to Fresno of the PCL, RHP Kelyn Acosta to Connecticut of the EL, and INF Julio Cordido and RHP Carlos Hines to minor-league camp.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RB Marcel Shipp and S Hanik Milligan on three-year contracts.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Re-signed LB Jarret Johnson to a three-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed OL Eric Steinbach to a seven-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS—Acquired DT Dan Wilkinson from Miami for a 2007 sixth-round draft pick.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms with OF Damion McIntosh on a six-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with LB Vinny Ciurciu and TE Visanthe Shiancoe.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with OF Jon Stinchcomb on a two-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to terms with OL Kris Dielman.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed DT Aubrayo Franklin and WR Bryan Gilmore.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed WR Drew Bennett to a six-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed QB Jeff Garcia. Acquired the rights to QB Jake Plummer from Denver for a 2008 draft pick.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Released RB Travis Henry.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended New Jersey F Cam Janssen for three games, without pay, for a late hit on Toronto D Tomas Kaberle during a game on March 2.
MINNESOTA WILD—Assigned G Miroslav Kopriva to Houston of the AHL.
COLLEGE
EVANSVILLE—Announced the resignation of Steve Merfeld, men’s basketball coach.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Suns-Lakers circle is for Phoenix forward Shawn Marion (questionable); the Sonics-Bobcats circle is for Seattle guard Ray Allen (questionable).
NBA
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| CELTICS | 2 | T’wolves |
| WIZARDS | 8 | Warriors |
| BUCKS | 2 | Bulls |
| SUNS | [8] | Lakers |
| HORNETS | PK | Jazz |
| 76ERS | 2 | Nets |
| SONICS | [6] | Bobcats |
College Basketball
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| FLORIDA | 8.5 | Kentucky |
| LOUISVILLE | 15 | Seton Hall |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 7 | Clemson |
| MISS ST | 5.5 | Alabama |
| W Michigan | 1 | BALL ST |
| Providence | 1.5 | ST. JOHN’S |
| KENT ST | 1.5 | Akron |
| TOLEDO | 11.5 | C Michigan |
| Miami-Ohio | 4.5 | BOWL GREEN |
| NO ILLINOIS | 4 | E Michigan |
| GEORGIA TECH | 7 | Boston College |
| N CAROLINA | 9.5 | Duke |
| Ohio U | 4 | BUFFALO |
| Sun Belt Conf. Tournament (Lafayette, La.) | ||
| South Alabama | 3.5 | Middle Tenn St |
| North Texas | 3 | UL-Monroe |
| Arkansas St | 2 | New Orleans |
| W Kentucky | 7.5 | Fla Atlantic |