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MLB Spring Training

All Times PST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

WLPct
New York501.000
Baltimore41.800
Los Angeles41.800
Oakland31.750
Texas31.750
Toronto31.750
Detroit42.667
Cleveland32.600
Kansas City23.400
Chicago25.286
Tampa Bay13.250
Boston14.200
Minnesota14.200
Seattle05.000

NATIONAL LEAGUE

WLPct
Cincinnati501.000
Atlanta41.800
Arizona42.667
Colorado32.600
Houston32.600
San Francisco32.600
Los Angeles33.500
Milwaukee33.500
St. Louis33.500
San Diego22.500
Philadelphia23.400
New York24.333
Chicago13.250
Washington14.200
Florida15.167
Pittsburgh04.000

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

Monday’s Results

Pittsburgh 8, Toronto 8, tie, 10 innings

Atlanta 14, Washington 5

L.A. Dodgers 2, Boston 1

Houston 5, St. Louis 0

Baltimore 5, Florida 3

Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 8

Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2

Cleveland 2, N.Y. Mets 1

N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 5

Texas 8, Colorado 2

Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle 5

Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 7

Kansas City 9, San Diego 4

Arizona 9, San Francisco 0

Milwaukee 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Today’s Games

Boston vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m

Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m

Atlanta vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 10:05 a.m

Dodgers vs. Minnes. at Ft. Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m

Yankees vs. Clev. at Winter Hv., Fla., 10:05 a.m

Cincinnati vs. Tampa at St. Pete., Fla., 10:05 a.m

St. Louis vs. Balt. at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 10:05 a.m

Phila. vs. Pitts. at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05 a.m

Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

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

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

Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 6:05 p.m.

Cubs 6, Mariners 5

Chicago (N)0012021006120
Seattle0400001005121

Prior, Howard (2), Lilly (3), Wood (5), Cotts (6), RWells (8), Cherry (8) and Barrett, Soto; Batista, Woods (3), Reitsma (5), Putz (6), Sherrill (7), Morrow (8), Green (9) and Johjima, RJohnson. W—Wood, 1-0. L—Putz, 0-1. Sv—Cherry (1). HR—Chicago (N), Kinkade.

Braves 14, Nationals 5

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Atlanta06070001014170

JWilliams, FDiaz (2), LMartinez (3), Redding (4), Hall (5), Bowie (8), Colome (8) and Flores, Ardoin; Cormier, Wickman (4), Harrison (5), Paronto (6), Villarreal (8), MGonzalez (9) and McCann, Sammons. W—Cormier, 2-0. L—JWilliams, 0-1. HR—Washington, Fick.

Dodgers 2, Red Sox 1

Los Angeles (N)000011000282
Boston000000010151

Wolf, Billingsley (3), White (5), Seanez (7), Beimel (8), MSmith (9) and Martin, SMartinez; Beckett, Okajima (4), Donnelly (5), Tavarez (6), Corey (8), EMartinez (9) and Castillo, Mirabelli. W—Billingsley, 1-1. L—Donnelly, 0-1. Sv—MSmith (1).

Pirates 8, Blue Jays 8 (tie)

Pittsburgh01030020208101
Toronto00210102208120

(10 innings)

Duke, Sharpless (4), Torres (5), Bouknight (6), Chavez (7), Rogers (8), Davidson (9), Bullington (10) and and Paulino, Cota; Towers, Ryan (3), Frasor (4), Downs (5), Accardo (6), Tallet (7), Neal (8), Machi (9) and Phillips, Thigpen. HR—Pittsburgh, Eldred (3), Garabito. Toronto, Wells.

Astros 5, Cardinals 0

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St. Louis000000000072

Nieve, Gutierrez (3), Qualls (5), Asencio (6), White (7), Paulino Del Guidice (9) and Santangelo, Munson; Wainwright, Smith (5), Kinney (7), Rincon (8), Jimenez (9) and Molina, Bennett. W—Gutierrez, 1-0. L—Smith, 1-0. HR—Houston, MRodriguez.

Orioles 5, Marlins 3

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Baltimore04100000x591

George, ERodriguez (2), Garcia (3), Marceaux (5), Tucker (6), Owens (7), Delgado (8) and Treanor, Hoover; Loewen, Guthrie (3), Johnson (5), Hoey (7), Williams (7), Baez (9) and House, Donachie. W—Loewen, 1-0. L—George, 0-1. Sv—Baez (1).

Reds 9, Phillies 8

Philadelphia3110201008131
Cincinnati00220032x9141

Lieber, Simon (3), Germano (4), Crowell (7), Ennis (8) and Ruiz, Hill; Wilson, Saarloos (3), Bray (6), Stanton (7), Meadows (8), Ligtenberg (9) and Valentin, Moeller. W—Meadows, 1-0. L—Ennis, 0-1. Sv—Ligtenberg (1). HR—Philadelphia, Ruiz. Cincinnati, Phillips (3), Gil.

Twins 4, Devil Rays 2

Minnesota000000013490
Tampa Bay000110000251

Silva, Garza (4), Crawford (4), Slowey (6), Crain (7), Neshek (8), Miller (9) and Mauer, Morales; Seo, Jackson (3), Howell (4), Corcoran (5), Dohmann (6), Camp (7), Lugo (8), Seddon (9) and Riggans, Paul. W—Neshek, 1-0. L—Seddon, 0-1. Sv—Miller (1). HR—Tampa Bay, Mohr.

Indians 2, Mets 1

Cleveland010100000261
New York (N)000010000140

Westbrook, Byrd (3), Betancourt (5), Fultz (6), Davis (7), Perez (8), Mujica (9) and Shoppach, Herrera; Perez, Soler (4), Schoenweis (7), Smith (8) and Nickeas, Lo Duca. W—Westbrook, 2-0. L—Perez, 0-2. Sv—Mujica, (1).

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Detroit110120000580
New York (A)0310000026100

Verlander, Miller (3), Miner (5), Zumaya (7), Rodney (8), Heredia (9) and IRodriguez, Rabelo; Igawa, Kennard (2), Rivera (3), Jackson (4), Britton (5), Clippard (6), Proctor (8), Villone (9) and Posada, Davis. W—Villone, 2-0. L—Heredia, 0-1. HR—New York (A), Matsui, Sardinha.

Rangers 8, Rockies 2

Texas003200300891
Colorado000020000281

Tejeda, Rupe (3), Francisco (5), Benoit (6), Littleton (7), Murray (8), Rice (9) and Ojeda, CStewart; UJimenez, Rivera (4), Affeldt (7), Ramirez (8), Corpas (9) and JLopez, Gil. W—Tejeda, 1-0. L—UJimenez, 0-1. HR—Texas, Ojeda.

Athletics 8, Angels 7

Oakland0000132118152
Los Angeles (A)020032000780

Halsey, Calero (3), Street (4), Tadano (5), Witasick (6), Windsor (7), Ramirez (8), McBeth (9) and Kendall, Baker; Santana, Oliver (4), GJones (5), Hensley (7), Olenberger (8), Arredondo (9) and Napoli, BWilson. W—Ramirez, 1-0. L—Arrendondo, 0-1. Sv—McBeth (1). HR—Oakland, DJohnson, Swisher.

Royals 9, Padres 4

San Diego1010010014101
Kansas City02200140x9141

Peavy, MThompson (3), KCameron (5), Brooks (6), Burke (7), Rosales (7) and Bowen, Carlin; De La Rosa, Shiell (3), Duckworth (4), Riske (6), Gobble (7), Franklin (9) and Tupman, Buck. W—Shiell, 1-0. L—MThompson, 0-1. HR—San Diego, Sledge (2), MCameron. Kansas City, Shealy, (2).

Diamondbacks 9, Giants 0

San Francisco000000000042
Arizona00100710x970

Zito, Ortiz (4), Threets (6), AMontero (6), Palmer (6), Taschner (7), Wilson (8) and Molina, Knoedler; EnGonzalez, Eveland (4), Lyon (7), Julio (8), Schultz (9) and Hammock, MMontero. W—EnGonzalez, 1-0. L—Zito, 0-1. HR—Arizona, JUpton.

Brewers 4, White Sox 3

Chicago (A)1000200003100
Milwaukee01000201x490

Buehrle, MacDougal (4), Broadway (5), Whisler (7), Vasquez (8), Day (8) and Pierzynski, Lucy; Suppan, Parra (4), Sarfate (5), Oxspring (6), Shouse (7), MJones (8), LPena (9) and Estrada, Rivera. W—MJones, 1-0. L—Vasquez, 0-1. Sv—LPena (1). HR—Milwaukee, BHall.

College

FAR WEST

Washington 7, S. Utah 1

TOURNAMENTS

Domino’s Pizza Aggie Classic

New Mexico 17, Saint Louis 5

Oregon St. 6, Texas A&M 5, (8), travel curfew

Non-conference Washington 7, Southern Utah 1

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Washington42001000x7100

Noyes, Hudson (2), Everett (7) and Nelson; Erickson, Hagadone (6), and Dunn. W—Erickson (1-1). L—Noyes (0-4). Sv—Hagadone (2).

2B—SU: Nelson. UW: Boyer, Conley. HR—UW: Hague (1), Pearl (1).

Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 4, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

RecordPtsPv
1. Vanderbilt14-04951
2. Florida St.17-04942
3. North Carolina11-14923
4. South Carolina10-14914
5. Virginia14-14878
6. Clemson7-34845
7. Oregon St.13-34809
8. Cal. St. Fullerton12-547611
9. Texas A&M15-147219
10. Rice11-64716
11. Arkansas10-546810
12. Pepperdine13-446613
13. Auburn13-246424
14. Arizona St.12-546212
15. Miami, Fla.9-546115
16. Mississippi9-445816
17. Nebraska5-44557
18. Kentucky12-0454
19. Texas12-645322
20. Long Beach St.8-445220
21. Georgia Tech.8-645014
22. Alabama12-2448
23. Texas Christian10-444723
24. Arizona13-544517
25. Wichita St.10-444218

Baseball America Top 25 Poll

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through March 4 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

RecordPvs
1. North Carolina11-11
2. Vanderbilt14-03
3. South Carolina10-14
4. Virginia14-17
5. Florida State17-08
6. Clemson7-32
7. Cal State Fullerton12-510
8. Rice11-66
9. Oregon State13-39
10. Arkansas10-45
11. Miami9-512
12. Texas12-613
13. Pepperdine13-417
14. Wichita State10-411
15. Arizona State12-514
16. Oklahoma State10-321
17. Coastal Carolina12-222
18. Texas A&M15-125
19. Long Beach State8-419
20. Southern California13-7NR
21. Georgia Tech8-615
22. San Diego12-816
23. UCLA7-723
24. Auburn10-1NR
25. Evansville8-4NR

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Toronto3228.533
New Jersey2832.4674
New York2833.4594 1/2
Philadelphia2238.36710
Boston1742.28814 1/2
SoutheastWLPctGB
Washington3325.569
Miami3029.5083 1/2
Orlando2933.4686
Atlanta2239.36112 1/2
Charlotte2239.36112 1/2
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit3721.638
Cleveland3525.5833
Chicago3527.5654
Indiana2929.5008
Milwaukee2239.36116 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Dallas509.847
San Antonio4218.7008 1/2
Houston3624.60014 1/2
New Orleans2832.46722 1/2
Memphis1546.24636
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah4119.683
Denver2829.49111 1/2
Minnesota2633.44114 1/2
Portland2535.41716
Seattle2435.40716 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix4614.767
L.A. Lakers3327.55013
L.A. Clippers2931.48317
Sacramento2732.45818 1/2
Golden State2735.43520

Monday’s Results

Orlando 99, Milwaukee 81

Cleveland 91, Houston 85

Miami 88, Atlanta 81

Golden State 111, Detroit 93

Utah 120, Charlotte 95

San Antonio 88, L.A. Clippers 74

Today’s Games

Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m.

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

L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 7 p.m.

Magic 99, Bucks 81

Milwaukee (81)—Redd 3-16 9-12 15, Skinner 1-2 0-0 2, Bogut 0-1 0-0 0, Bell 4-11 0-0 10, Williams 4-7 0-0 8, Patterson 6-9 2-2 14, Villanueva 3-13 5-5 11, Greer 5-9 0-0 11, Ilyasova 3-5 0-0 7, Noel 1-2 0-0 2, Reiner 0-1 1-1 1. Totals 30-76 17-20 81.

Orlando (99)—Turkoglu 10-14 2-2 25, Milicic 4-11 1-1 9, Howard 4-5 2-2 10, Bogans 2-7 2-2 7, Nelson 4-7 1-1 9, Ariza 6-11 8-9 20, Dooling 4-5 0-0 8, Arroyo 1-5 0-0 2, Outlaw 0-2 0-0 0, Redick 3-7 0-0 7, Garrity 1-2 0-0 2, Diener 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-78 16-17 99.

Milwaukee1024212681
Orlando2029262499

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-17 (Bell 2-6, Ilyasova 1-2, Greer 1-2, Noel 0-1, Redd 0-3, Villanueva 0-3), Orlando 5-15 (Turkoglu 3-5, Redick 1-2, Bogans 1-5, Diener 0-1, Nelson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 40 (Williams, Villanueva 6), Orlando 49 (Howard, Turkoglu 9). Assists—Milwaukee 11 (Williams 4), Orlando 23 (Nelson 6). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 20, Orlando 19. Technicals—Williams, Orlando Defensive Three Second 2, Ariza. A—15,461. (17,248).

Cavaliers 91, Rockets 85

Houston (85)—Battier 5-9 2-2 15, Hayes 4-8 0-0 8, Yao 5-15 6-8 16, McGrady 10-32 2-5 25, Alston 2-8 1-2 7, Mutombo 1-1 1-2 3, Head 2-7 0-0 5, Howard 1-4 0-0 2, Snyder 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 32-89 12-19 85.

Ceveland (91)—James 12-24 5-9 32, Gooden 4-9 0-0 8, Ilgauskas 4-10 0-0 8, Pavlovic 1-8 0-0 2, Hughes 7-15 6-9 22, Marshall 2-5 0-0 6, Snow 2-2 0-0 4, Varejao 2-3 0-0 4, S.Brown 2-5 0-0 5, Newble 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-81 11-18 91.

Houston2013242885
Cleveland1924252391

3-Point Goals—Houston 9-25 (Battier 3-5, McGrady 3-10, Alston 2-5, Head 1-5), Cleveland 8-17 (James 3-6, Marshall 2-3, Hughes 2-4, S.Brown 1-3, Pavlovic 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 63 (Yao 11), Cleveland 53 (James 12). Assists—Houston 18 (Head, McGrady 4), Cleveland 20 (James 8). Total Fouls—Houston 16, Cleveland 16. Technicals—Cleveland coach Mike.Brown. A—20,562. (20,562).

Heat 88, Hawks 81

Atlanta (81)—M.Williams 1-5 2-2 4, Smith 7-17 1-4 16, Pachulia 3-4 1-2 7, J.Johnson 4-14 3-4 12, A.Johnson 7-12 0-0 16, Childress 6-11 2-2 14, L.Wright 0-1 0-0 0, S.Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Batista 0-1 0-0 0, Lue 1-7 5-6 7, S.Jones 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 31-76 15-22 81.

Miami (88)—Kapono 3-8 0-0 7, Haslem 1-3 3-4 5, O’Neal 5-11 4-12 14, E.Jones 7-12 3-4 21, J.Williams 2-9 0-0 5, Posey 4-7 1-1 10, Walker 2-7 4-4 8, Mourning 2-2 3-6 7, Payton 3-8 4-6 11. Totals 29-67 22-37 88.

Atlanta1714232781
Miami1623202988

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 4-13 (A.Johnson 2-3, Smith 1-3, J.Johnson 1-4, Lue 0-1, Childress 0-2), Miami 8-19 (E.Jones 4-7, Posey 1-2, J.Williams 1-2, Payton 1-2, Kapono 1-3, Walker 0-3). Fouled Out—Smith. Rebounds—Atlanta 49 (Childress, J.Johnson 8), Miami 56 (Mourning, O’Neal 9). Assists—Atlanta 13 (J.Johnson, Lue, Smith, A.Johnson 3), Miami 20 (Payton 4). Total Fouls—Atlanta 30, Miami 17. Technicals—Miami Defensive Three Second 3. Flagrant fouls—O’Neal. A—19,600. (19,600).

Warriors 111, Pistons 93

Golden State (111)—Jackson 5-14 3-4 14, Harrington 7-16 0-0 16, Biedrins 6-6 0-0 12, Richardson 9-17 6-6 29, B.Davis 5-9 4-5 15, Azubuike 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis 5-6 3-3 13, Pietrus 2-5 0-0 4, Barnes 3-3 1-2 8, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-77 17-20 111.

Detroit (93)—Prince 8-18 0-0 18, Maxiell 4-9 2-3 10, Webber 5-13 0-0 10, Hamilton 2-4 2-2 6, Billups 2-5 7-7 11, McDyess 1-2 3-8 5, Delfino 5-13 1-3 11, Hunter 7-13 2-2 20, Dupree 0-2 0-0 0, Murray 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-81 17-25 93.

Golden State26352723111
Detroit2827162293

3-Point Goals—Golden State 10-24 (Richardson 5-10, Harrington 2-5, Barnes 1-1, B.Davis 1-2, Jackson 1-4, Pietrus 0-1, Azubuike 0-1), Detroit 6-14 (Hunter 4-7, Prince 2-4, Billups 0-1, Delfino 0-1, Murray 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 47 (Biedrins, Harrington 10), Detroit 45 (Maxiell 8). Assists—Golden State 24 (Jackson 7), Detroit 20 (Billups, Hamilton 5). Total Fouls—Golden State 22, Detroit 15. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second, B.Davis, Detroit coach Saunders, Billups, Maxiell. A—22,076. (22,076).

Jazz 120, Bobcats 95

Charlotte (95)—D.Anderson 2-5 0-1 4, Wallace 13-19 7-8 33, Brezec 2-2 0-0 4, Carroll 1-6 3-3 5, Felton 3-10 4-5 12, Voskuhl 3-5 0-0 6, Morrison 2-9 1-1 6, Knight 1-5 3-4 5, Herrmann 3-4 2-2 10, Hollins 1-1 2-5 4, McInnis 1-4 0-0 2, E.Williams 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 34-73 22-29 95.

Utah (120)—Kirilenko 2-5 3-4 7, Boozer 6-9 0-2 12, Okur 13-15 5-7 32, Fisher 2-7 2-2 6, D.Williams 2-6 8-9 12, Harpring 7-10 5-7 19, Collins 3-6 2-3 8, Giricek 3-4 9-9 15, Brown 0-3 1-2 1, Millsap 0-4 2-2 2, Araujo 1-2 0-0 2, Miles 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 41-73 37-47 120.

Charlotte2523222595
Utah32262834120

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 5-17 (Herrmann 2-2, Felton 2-5, Morrison 1-4, Knight 0-1, D.Anderson 0-2, Carroll 0-3), Utah 1-5 (Okur 1-2, Fisher 0-1, D.Williams 0-2). Fouled Out—Knight. Rebounds—Charlotte 26 (Voskuhl 5), Utah 62 (Boozer, Okur 9). Assists—Charlotte 16 (McInnis 5), Utah 29 (D.Williams 6). Total Fouls—Charlotte 30, Utah 24. Technicals—Charlotte Defensive Three Second 2, Charlotte assistant coach J.Bickerstaff, Knight, Miles, Fisher. A—19,911. (19,911).

Spurs 88, Clippers 74

San Antonio (88)—Bowen 2-6 1-1 6, Duncan 4-9 1-2 9, Elson 1-4 1-2 3, Barry 4-8 2-2 11, Vaughn 4-9 2-2 10, Ginobili 4-8 7-8 16, Horry 0-1 0-0 0, Udrih 5-7 2-2 14, Finley 3-8 3-4 10, Oberto 1-1 0-0 2, Bonner 2-2 0-0 4, Ely 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 30-63 22-27 88.

L.A. Clippers (74)—Maggette 7-17 5-6 19, Brand 6-15 3-4 15, Kaman 2-10 2-3 6, Mobley 4-8 1-2 9, Ewing 1-4 0-0 2, Thomas 5-16 0-0 10, Hart 3-7 2-2 9, Ross 2-3 0-0 4, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-80 13-17 74.

San Antonio2221212488
L.A. Clippers1618152574

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 6-17 (Udrih 2-3, Ginobili 1-2, Bowen 1-3, Barry 1-4, Finley 1-4, Horry 0-1), L.A. Clippers 1-9 (Hart 1-2, Maggette 0-1, Mobley 0-1, Thomas 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 50 (Duncan 12), L.A. Clippers 42 (Brand 8). Assists—San Antonio 24 (Vaughn 6), L.A. Clippers 19 (Brand, Maggette 4). Total Fouls—San Antonio 17, L.A. Clippers 24. A—18,655. (18,964).

College men

Colonial Athletic Assoc. Championship

Va. Commonwealth 65, George Mason 59

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Championship

Niagara 83, Siena 79

Mid-Continent Conference Semifinals

Oakland, Mich. 83, UMKC 79

Oral Roberts 75, IUPUI 55

Sun Belt Conference Semifinals

Arkansas St. 80, W. Kentucky 73

North Texas 59, Middle Tennessee 52

West Coast Conference Championship

Gonzaga 77, Santa Clara 68

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Ohio St. (70)27-31,7981
2. Kansas (2)27-41,7063
3. Wisconsin27-41,5994
4. UCLA26-41,5832
5. Memphis27-31,4816
6. Florida26-51,4335
7. Texas A&M25-51,3837
8. North Carolina25-61,3318
9. Georgetown23-61,2059
10. Nevada27-31,01310
11. Washington St.24-698613
12. Louisville22-889216
13. Pittsburgh25-688212
14. S. Illinois27-687811
15. Texas22-886815
16. Oregon23-766217
17. Maryland24-763924
18. Marquette23-853620
19. Butler27-551718
20. Notre Dame23-644222
21. Duke22-928414
22. Tennessee22-9243
23. BYU23-7186
24. Winthrop28-4162
25. UNLV25-6125

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 124, Virginia 104, Xavier 68, Creighton 53, Arizona 42, Southern Cal 25, Va. Commonwealth 21, Georgia Tech 20, Indiana 18, Air Force 17, Virginia Tech 16, Massachusetts 11, Villanova 9, Michigan St. 8, Davidson 6, Akron 4, Kansas St. 4, Appalachian St. 3, Fresno St. 3, Kentucky 3, Syracuse 3, Washington 2, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1, Vermont 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. OhioSt (30)27-37741
2. Kansas (1)27-47313
3. UCLA26-46782
4. Wisconsin27-46755
5. Memphis27-36417
6. Florida26-56294
7. Tex A&M25-55946
8. N. Carolina25-65578
9. Geotwn23-650210
10. Nevada27-34389
11. Pittsburgh25-641812
12. Wash St24-641313
13. So. Illinois27-635511
14. Texas22-834715
15. Louisville22-831319
16. Notre Dm23-630317
17. Butler27-528316
18. Oregon23-725418
19. Marquette23-8192t21
20. Maryland24-7191NR
21. Duke22-911814
22. Winthrop28-4114NR
23. BYU23-783NR
24. Virginia20-98125
25. UNLV25-658NR

Others receiving votes: Davidson 49; Creighton 47; Vanderbilt 44; Air Force 33; Virginia Tech 32; Tennessee 25; Arizona 23; West Virginia 18; Southern California 16; Virginia Commonwealth 10; Syracuse 9; Villanova 7; Xavier 7; Michigan State 5; Boston College 3; Vermont 3; Indiana 1; Massachusetts 1.

College men’s standings

Atlantic 10 Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Massachusetts133.813237.767
Xavier133.813237.767
George Wash115.688208.714
Fordham106.6251711.607
Rhode Island106.6251713.567
Saint Joseph’s97.5631713.567
Dayton88.5001811.621
Saint Louis88.5001812.600
Charlotte79.4381415.483
Temple610.3751217.414
Duquesne610.3751018.357
Richmond412.250821.276
St. Bonaventure412.250722.241
La Salle313.1881020.333

Atlantic Coast Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
North Carolina115.688256.806
Virginia115.688209.690
Maryland106.625247.774
Virginia Tech106.6252010.667
Boston College106.6251910.655
Duke88.500229.710
Georgia Tech88.5002010.667
Clemson79.438219.700
Florida St.79.4381911.633
N.C. State511.3131514.517
Wake Forest511.3131415.483
Miami412.2501119.367

Big 12 Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Kansas142.875274.871
Texas A&M133.813255.833
Texas124.750228.733
Kansas St.106.6252110.677
Texas Tech97.5632011.645
Missouri79.4381811.621
Oklahoma St.69.4002010.667
Oklahoma610.3751514.517
Iowa St.610.3751515.500
Nebraska510.3331613.552
Baylor412.2501415.483
Colorado313.188719.269

Big East Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Georgetown133.813236.793
Pittsburgh124.750256.806
Louisville124.750228.733
Notre Dame115.688236.793
Marquette106.625238.742
Syracuse106.625219.700
West Virginia97.563218.724
Villanova97.563219.700
DePaul97.5631812.600
Providence88.5001811.621
St. John’s79.4381614.533
Connecticut610.3751713.567
Seton Hall412.2501316.448
South Florida313.1881218.400
Rutgers313.1881019.345
Cincinnati214.1251119.367

Big Sky Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Weber St.115.6881811.621
N. Arizona115.6881711.607
Montana106.6251714.548
Portland St.97.5631912.613
E. Washington88.5001514.517
Idaho St.88.5001317.433
Montana St.88.5001119.367
Sacramento St.511.3131019.345
N. Colorado214.125424.143

Big Ten Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Ohio St.151.938273.900
Wisconsin133.813274.871
Indiana106.625209.690
Illinois97.5632110.677
Purdue97.5632010.667
Iowa97.5631713.567
Michigan St.88.5002110.677
Michigan88.5002011.645
Minnesota313.188921.300
Northwestern214.1251317.433
Penn St.214.1251118.379

Big West Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Long Beach St.122.857227.759
Cal St.-Fullerton95.643199.679
Cal Poly95.6431810.643
UC Santa Barbara95.6431810.643
UC Irvine68.4291317.433
CS Northridge59.3571416.467
Pacific59.3571118.379
UC Riverside113.071723.233

Conference USA

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Memphis1601.000273.900
UCF115.688228.733
Houston106.6251614.533
Southern Miss.97.5631910.655
Tulsa97.5631910.655
Tulane97.5631612.571
Rice88.5001415.483
UAB79.4381515.500
Marshall79.4381218.400
UTEP610.3751416.467
SMU313.1881416.467
East Carolina115.063623.207

Mid-American Conference

East

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Akron133.813246.800
Kent St.124.7502010.667
Miami (Ohio)106.6251514.517
Ohio97.5631812.600
Buffalo412.2501218.400
Bowling Green313.1881317.433

West

Toledo142.8751811.621
W. Michigan97.5631515.500
Cent. Michigan79.4381217.414
E. Michigan610.3751218.400
Ball St.511.313921.300
N. Illinois412.250722.241

Mountain West Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
BYU133.813237.767
UNLV124.750256.806
Air Force106.625237.767
San Diego St.106.625219.700
Wyoming79.4381614.533
Colorado St.610.3751612.571
Utah610.3751118.379
New Mexico412.2501516.484
TCU412.2501216.429

Pacific-10 Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
UCLA153.833264.867
Washington St.135.722246.800
Oregon117.611237.767
Arizona117.611209.690
Southern Cal117.6112110.677
Stanford108.5561811.621
Washington810.4441812.600
California612.3331416.467
Oregon St.315.1671120.355
Arizona St.216.111821.276

Southeastern Conference

East

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Florida133.813265.839
Tennessee106.625229.710
Vanderbilt106.6252010.667
Kentucky97.5632010.667
Georgia88.5001712.586
South Carolina412.2501415.483

West

Mississippi88.5001911.633
Mississippi St.88.5001712.586
Alabama79.4382010.667
Arkansas79.4381812.600
Auburn79.4381714.548
LSU511.3131614.533

Western Athletic Conference

ConferenceAll Games
WLPct.WLPct.
Nevada142.875273.900
New Mexico St.115.688228.733
Fresno St.106.625228.733
Utah St.97.5632110.677
Hawaii88.5001812.600
Boise St.88.5001613.552
Louisiana Tech79.4381019.345
San Jose St.412.250524.172
Idaho115.063326.103

Pac-10 All-Conference Team

First Team

Arron Afflalo, UCLA, G, Jr; Jon Brockman, Washington, F, So; Aaron Brooks, Oregon, G, Sr; Darren Collison, UCLA, G, So; Lawrence Hill, Stanford, F, So; Derrick Low, Washington State, G, Jr; Kyle Weaver, Washington State, G, Jr; Marcus Williams, Arizona , F, So; Nick Young, USC, G/F, Jr.

Honorable Mention

Ryan Anderson, California, Fr., F; Maarty Leunen, Oregon, Jr., F; Spencer Hawes, Washington, Fr., C; Brook Lopez, Stanford, Fr., F; Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA, So., F; Jeff Pendergraph, Arizona State, So., F; Gabe Pruitt, USC, Jr., G; Ivan Radenovic, Arizona, Sr., F; Mustafa Shakur, Arizona, Sr., G; Josh Shipp UCLA, So., F; Lodrick Stewart, USC, Sr., G; Ayinde Ubaka, California, Sr., G.

Freshman Team

Ryan Anderson, California, F; Chase Budinger, Arizona, F; Taj Gibson, USC, F; Spencer Hawes, Washington, C; Brook Lopez, Stanford, F; Tajuan Porter, Oregon, G. Honorable Mention: Quincy Pondexter, Washington, F.

Player of the Year: Aaron Afflalo, UCLA. Freshman of the Year: Chase Budinger, Arizona. Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State

College women

TOURNAMENT

Atlantic 10 Conference

Championship

Xavier 65, Saint Joseph’s 59

Big East Conference

Semifinals

Connecticut 76, Louisville 50

Rutgers 63, Marquette 55

Big Ten Conference

Championship

Purdue 64, Ohio St. 52

Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

Championship

Loyola, NO 73, Xavier, NO 68

Horizon League

First Round

Detroit 75, Loyola of Chicago 68

Mid-Continent Conference

Semifinals

Oakland, Mich. 75, IUPUI 60

Oral Roberts 69, Valparaiso 63

Pac-10 Conference

Championship

Stanford 62, Arizona St. 55

Sooner Athletic Conference

Championship

S. Nazarene 68, Oklahoma City 57

Sun Belt Conference

Semifinals

Louisiana-Lafayette 62, Arkansas St. 59

Middle Tennessee 76, Denver 50

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (39)30-11,2251
2. Connecticut (7)28-21,1773
3. N.Carolina (4)30-31,1604
4. Tennessee28-31,1102
5. Ohio St.28-21,0225
6. Stanford27-49427
7. Maryland27-59366
8. Arizona St.28-38879
9. Vanderbilt27-584913
10. LSU26-778511
11. Oklahoma23-475112
12. Purdue27-564015
13. Texas A&M23-563814
14. Georgia25-662710
15. Geo Wash26-36118
16. Mid Tenn27-348817
17. N.C. State23-942924
18. Baylor24-642516
19. Rutgers20-830418
20. Bowling Green26-325819
21. Marquette25-523823
22. Wis.-Green Bay25-321721
23. Louisville26-615520
24. Michigan St.23-815222
25. Montana27-267

Others receiving votes: California 57, Iowa St. 34, Old Dominion 28, Delaware 8, James Madison 7, Pittsburgh 7, Temple 6, Xavier 3, Mississippi 2, West Virginia 2, Coppin St. 1, DePaul 1, Tulane 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. UConn 2. Duke 3. Ohio State 4. Tennessee 5. North Carolina 6. Stanford 7. Arizona State 8. Oklahoma 9. Vanderbilt 10. Maryland 11. LSU 12. George Washington 13. Middle Tennessee 14. Texas A&M 15. Purdue 16. Georgia 17. Montana 18. Bowling Green 19. Baylor 20. Wisconsin Green Bay 21. Bowling Green 22. North Carolina State 23. Rutgers 24. Louisville 25. Delaware

Big Sky All-Conference Team

First Team

Mandy Morales, Montana; Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Andrea Lightfoot, Idaho State; Alyssa Wahl, Northern Arizona; Kelsey Kahle, Portland State; Sara Tuomi, Weber State

Second Team

Sonya Rogers, Montana; Chelsey Warburton, Weber State; Rebecca Mercer, Montana State; Kim Winkfield, Northern Arizona; Britney Lohman, Montana; Jeni Boesel, Idaho State

Honorable Mention

Phynique Allen, Eastern Washington; Sydney Benson, Eastern Washington; Johanna Closson, Montana; Sade Cunningham, Northern Arizona; Heather Barbour, Northern Colorado; Whitley Cox, Northern Colorado; Kim Sheehy, Sacramento State

Most Valuable Player: Mandy Morales, Montana. Defensive Player of the Year: Laura Dinkins, Northern Arizona. Top Newcomer: Rebecca Mercer, Montana State. Outstanding Freshman: Claire Faucher, Portland State.

WAC All-Conference Team

First Team

Dellena Criner, Nevada; Shan Moore, Louisiana Tech; Ty Moore, Louisian Tech; Chantella Perera, Fresno State; Tanya Smith, Hawai’i ; Jessica Thompson, Boise State.

Second Team

Traci Graham, Nevada; Michelle Hessing, Boise State; Katie Madison, Idaho; Sherell Neal,New Mexico State; Tierre Wilson, Fresno State.

Player of the Year: Shan Moore, Louisiana Tech. Coach of the Year: Gordy Presnell, Boise State. Newcomer of the Year: Katie Madison, Idaho

All-Defensive Team: Amber Metoyer, Louisiana Tech; Dellena Criner, Nevada; Brittany Grice, Hawai’I; Ty Moore, Louisiana Tech; Sherell Neal, New Mexico State. All-Freshman Team: Shanavia Dowdell, Louisiana Tech; Marianne Lombardi,Nevada; Katie Madison, Idaho; Charlotte Otero, Idaho; Brittany Powell, San Jose State

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey4019787175157
Pittsburgh3521979221203
N.Y. Islanders33231076198186
N.Y. Rangers3227771192185
Philadelphia17371145173248
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo4416593251189
Ottawa3823581226181
Montreal3329672197211
Toronto3126971208217
Boston3228569190230
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Tampa Bay3726478214208
Atlanta34231078203209
Carolina3328773199209
Florida27261367194210
Washington24301260199236

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville4418593231173
Detroit4116991208162
St. Louis28271066169196
Columbus2633759165205
Chicago2433957162205
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver3822581173165
Calgary3521979211174
Minnesota3623779190167
Colorado3229569218211
Edmonton3030666174194
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim39171189213174
Dallas3822581170156
San Jose3925280197169
Phoenix2735357174222
Los Angeles22331054185228

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

Monday’s Results

N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO

Today’s Games

Florida at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Boston, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Calgary at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Rangers 2, Islanders 1 (SO)

N.Y. Islanders10001
N.Y. Rangers00102

N.Y. Rangers won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 33 (Bergeron, Poti), 18:17 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 16 (Ortmeyer, Cullen), 0:26. Overtime—None. Shootout—N.Y. Islanders 0 (Satan NG, Kozlov NG, Robitaille NG); N.Y. Rangers 1 (Nylander NG, Cullen G, Jagr NG).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
y-Brandon6738192886
Regina6632272571
Swift Current6629341261
Prince Albert6526333358
Moose Jaw6625383053
Saskatoon6524372252
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
x-Medicine Hat68511520104
x-Kootenay6744173394
Calgary6736243479
Red Deer6632254573
Lethbridge6631312367

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
x-Vancouver6540153790
x-Kamloops6539223182
x-Prince George6630283568
Chilliwack6522383249
Kelowna6719405447
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
y-Everett66511212105
x-Tri-City6440221182
x-Seattle65331921179
x-Spokane6634254375
Portland6516471134

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

x-clinched playoff berth.

y-clinched division

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Everett at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Prince George

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through Feb. 25

Points

1, Mark Martin, 335. 2, Jeff Burton, 330. 3, Jeff Gordon, 309. 4, Kevin Harvick, 307. 5, David Ragan, 270. 6, Clint Bowyer, 264. 7, Joe Nemechek, III, 259. 8, J J Yeley, 251. 9, Kyle Busch, 239. 10, David Stremme, 236.

11, David Gilliland, 235. 12, Matt Kenseth, 232. 13, Johnny Sauter, 224. 14, Robby Gordon, 218. 15, Jimmie Johnson and Elliott Sadler, 216. 17, Greg Biffle, 211. 18, Denny Hamlin, 209. 19, Kurt Busch, 196. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, 191.

Money

1, Kevin Harvick, $1,700,255. 2, Mark Martin, $1,342,124. 3, Jeff Burton, $1,038,657. 4, Tony Stewart, $698,092. 5, David Ragan, $659,425. 6, Jeff Gordon, $652,508. 7, Matt Kenseth, $651,415. 8, Mike Wallace, $615,658. 9, David Gilliland, $604,078. 10, Jimmie Johnson, $566,197.

11, Kasey Kahne, $563,065. 12, Elliott Sadler, $550,823. 13, Kurt Busch, $505,899. 14, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $480,166. 15, Ryan Newman, $444,408. 16, Kyle Busch, $434,383. 17, J J Yeley, $433,499. 18, Denny Hamlin, $432,975. 19, Greg Biffle, $425,475. 20, Bobby Labonte, $421,872.

TENNIS

College men

NOTRE DAME 6, WASHINGTON 1: No. 1 Singles–Stephen Bass (ND) d. Alex Slovic 6-1, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles–Daniel Chu-Slovic (UW) d. Ryan Keckley-Sheeva Parbu 8-4.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Assigned LHP Garrett Olson, RHP Radhames Liz, RHP Freddy Deza and OF Corey Keylor to their minor league camp.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Rocky Cherry, RHP Angel Guzman, RHP Carlos Marmol, RHP Juan Mateo, RHP Roberto Novoa, RHP Michael Wuertz, LHP Rich Hill, LHP Sean Marshall, LHP Clay Rapada, INF Ronny Cedeno, INF Brian Dopirak, INF Scott Moore, INF Ryan Theriot, OF Buck Coats, OF Felix Pie, OF Matt Murton, OF Angel Pagan, and C Geovany Soto on one-year contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Reassigned RHP Chris Lambert, RHP Mike Parisi, RHP Mike Sillman, RHP Mark Worrell, C Bryan Anderson, C Ryan Christianson, C Danilo Sanchez, C Michel Hernandez to their minor league camp.

American Association

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed G Jason Hart. Released G Will Conroy.

Women’s National Basketball Association

CONNECTICUT—Signed F Laura Summerton.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Named Pep Hamilton quarterbacks coach and Charles London offensive quality control coach.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed OL Leonard Davis to a seven-year contract. Re-signed K Martin Gramatica to a two-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Re-signed DE Corey Smith to a one-year contract.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed RB Ahman Green. Re-signed CB Roc Alexander, DE N.D. Kalu and OT Ephraim Salaam.

GREEN BAY—Re-signed OL Tyson Walter.

INDIANAPOLIS—Re-signed LB Rob Morris.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Terminated the contracts of QB Joey Harrington and TE Randy McMichael. Signed TE David Martin to a three-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Acquired WR-KR Wes Welker from Miami for an undisclosed draft pick.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed WR Ashley Lelie to a two-year contract. Re-signed FB Moran Norris and OL Tony Wragge.

TAMPA BAY—Signed DE Kevin Carter.

TENNESSEE Agreed to terms with QB Kerry Collins.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG—Signed QB Justin Holland.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled D Anton Babchuk from Albany of the AHL.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled C Dave Bolland from Norfolk of the AHL.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled RW Darryl Bootland from Grand Rapids of the AHL.

EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled C Kyle Brodziak from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled F Noah Clarke from Manchester of the AHL. Assigned F Shay Stephenson to Manchester.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled D Mike Green from Hershey of the AHL.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: The Spurs - Blazers for San Antonio guard Tony Parker (questionable).

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
WIZARDS3.5Raptors
KNICKS2Sonics
T’WOLVESPKLakers
MAVERICKS11Nets
NUGGETS5.5Hornets
Spurs(6)BLAZERS
KINGS4.5Pacers

College Basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Penn8PRINCETON
Butler2Wright St
San Jose ST5Idaho
New Mexico4.5Tcu
No Arizona1Montana
WEBER ST2Portland St