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Baseball

MLB

Spring Training

All Times PST

ALWLPct
New York51.833
Baltimore41.800
Toronto41.800
Cleveland42.667
Los Angeles42.667
Oakland32.600
Texas32.600
Detroit43.571
Kansas City33.500
Boston24.333
Chicago26.250
Tampa Bay14.200
Minnesota15.167
Seattle15.167
NLWLPct
Cincinnati601.000
Atlanta51.833
Colorado42.667
San Francisco42.667
San Diego32.600
Arizona43.571
Los Angeles43.571
Houston33.500
Philadelphia33.500
St. Louis33.500
Milwaukee34.429
New York34.429
Chicago23.400
Washington15.167
Florida16.143
Pittsburgh05.000

Tuesday’s Results

Boston 14, Florida 6, 10 innings

N.Y. Mets 7, Houston 2

Toronto 6, Detroit 4, 10 innings

Atlanta 10, Washington 6

St. Louis 2, Baltimore 2, tie, 10 innings

L.A. Dodgers 7, Minnesota 4

Cleveland 6, N.Y. Yankees 5

Cincinnati 3, Tampa Bay 1

Philadelphia 11, Pittsburgh 10, 10 innings

Seattle 10, Texas 3

Kansas City 3, Oakland 2, 10 innings

Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 2

Colorado 6, Chicago White Sox 3

San Francisco 8, L.A. Angels 4

San Diego 5, Arizona 3

Today’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Boston, 10:05 a.m.

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

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

Baltimore vs. Florida (ss), 10:05 a.m.

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

Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota, 10:05 a.m.

Cleveland vs. Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss), 10:05 a.m.

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

Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. Colorado, 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Seattle, 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox, 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Milwaukee (ss), 12:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati vs. N.Y. Yankees, 4:15 p.m.

Red Sox 14, Marlins 6

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Florida00002001306112

(10 innings)

Matsuzaka, Pineiro (4), Delcarmen (5), Romero (6), RHernandez (7), Burns (8), James (10) and Varitek, Brown; Petit, Obermueller (4), Lindstrom (6), FRodriguez (7), Pinto (8), Gregg (9), Tyler (10), Mildren (10), Koplove (10) and Olivo, Ashby. W—Burns, 1-0. L—Tyler, 0-1. HR—Florida, HRamirez.

Mets 7, Astros 2

New York (N)0004000217101
Houston000000020281

Glavine, Sosa (4), Wagner (6), Heilman (7), Adkins (8), Collazo (9) and Alomar, Castro; Moehler, Borkowski (4), Estrada (6), Sauerbeck (7), Walker (8), Randolph (9) and Ausmus, Quintero. W—Glavine, 1-0. L—Borkowski, 0-1. HR—New York, Gomez.

Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4

Toronto0000020202691
Detroit00103000004102

(10 innings)

Halladay, GGonzalez (4), Wolfe (6), Kemp (7), Banks (8), Houston (9), MacDonald (10) and Zaun, Fasano; Maroth, Mesa (4), Ledezma (5), Eischen (6), Tankersley (6), Byrdak (8), Jones (9), Bazardo (10) and IRodriguez, Wilson. W—Houston, 1-0. L—Bazardo, 0-1. Sv—MacDonald (1).

Braves 10, Nationals 6

Atlanta22012021010141
Washington204000000691

Davies, McBride (3), Boyer (5), Barry (6), Devine (8) and Miller, Franco; Lewis, Michalak (3), Fruto (4), Van Buren (6), Traber (8), Wagner (9) and Schneider, Brito. W—McBride, 1-0. L—Fruto, 0-1. HR—Atlanta, Escobar, Langerhans, Miller. Washington, Schneider.

Dodgers 7, Twins 4

Los Angeles (N)0000141107131
Minnesota0101011004111

Schmidt, Hendrickson (3), Miller (5), Veras (7), Meloan (8), Hull (9) and Stinnet, Huckaby; Ortiz, Perkins (4), Choate (6), DePaula (7), Cali (8), Venafro (9) and Redmond, Heintz. W—Miller, 2-0. L—Choate, 0-1. Sv—Hull (2). HR—Los Angeles, Valdez. Minnesota, Williams.

Indians 6, Yankees 5

New York (A)000022001581
Cleveland10100031x6121

Wang, PHughes (4), Ohlendorf (6), Farnsworth (8) and Nieves, RChavez; Carmona, Borowski (3), RHernandez (4), FCabrera (5), Sikorski (6), Sipp (7), Laffey (8), Harris (9) and VMartinez, MRamirez. W—Sipp, 1-0. L—Ohlendorf, 0-1. Sv—Harris (1). HR—New York (A), Reese, Phelps. Cleveland, Sizemore.

Reds 3, Devil Rays 1

Cincinnati000003000381
Tampa Bay100000000181

Milton, Belisle (4), Shackelford (7), VSantos (8) and Ross, Jorgensen; Shields, Stokes (3), AReyes (5), Glover (6), Sonnanstine (8), Salas (9) and Casanova, Navarro. W—Belisle, 2-0. L—Glover, 0-1. Sv—VSantos (1).

Orioles 2, Cardinals 2

St. Louis0100000010263
Baltimore1000010000281

(10 innings)

Carpenter, Hawksworth (4), Dove (7), Flores (8), Hancock (9), TJohnson (10) and Molina, Esposito; Trachsel, Burres (4), Ray (6), JWalker (7), Bradford (8), Shuey (9) and Donachie, Whiteside, Hubele.

Phillies 11, Pirates 10

Philadelphia012060000211105
Pittsburgh000002205110121

(10 innings)

Moyer, Geary (4), FCastro (6), Bisenius (7), Gordon (8), MSmith (9), Farnsworth (9) and Barajas, Budde; Snell, Gorzelanny (4), Brower (5), Capps (7), JPerez (8), Gryboski (9), Osoria (10) and Doumit, Maldonado. W—Farnsworth, 2-0. L—Osoria, 0-1. HR—Pittsburgh, Eldred (4).

Mariners 10, Rangers 3

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Texas000003000382

HRamirez, Mateo (4), Rhodes (5), O’Flaherty (6), Huber (7), Lehr (8) and Burker, RRivera; Wright, Otsuka (3), Volquez (4), Diamond (6), Eyre (7), CWilson (9), Rowe (9) and Laird, Richardson. W—HRamirez, 1-0. L—Wright, 0-1. Sv—Lehr (1).

Royals 3, A’s 2

Kansas City01000100013111
Oakland0011000000250

(10 innings)

Bannister, Soria (4), Ray (6), Braun (7), Standridge (8), Nunez (9), Wright (10) and LaRue, Phillips; Blanton, Embree (3), Gaudin (4), Flores (5), Komine (6), Casilla (8), Mitchell (9), Shafer (10) and Melhuse, Powell. W—Nunez, 1-0. L—Shafer, 0-1. Sv—Wright (2). HRs—Kansas City, LaRue 2(2).

Cubs 3, Brewers 2

Milwaukee000001100260
Chicago (N)2000000013114

Vargas, Balfour (4), Spurling (5), ZJackson (6), Capellan (8), Hackman (9) and Closser, Estrada; Marquis, Dempster (4), Guzman (5), Gallagher (7), Pignatiello (8), Walrond (9) and Blanco, Hill. W—Walrond, 1-0. L—Hackman, 0-1. HR—Chicago (N), Hoffpauir.

Rockies 6, White Sox 3

Colorado2200020006100
Chicago (A)003000000390

RLopez, Hirsh (4), Gallo (7), Speier (8), Reynolds (9) and Iannetta, Bellorin; Vazquez, Thornton (4), Russell (5), Phillips (7), Logan (8), Bukvich (9) and Pierzynski, WGonzalez. W—RLopez, 1-0. L—Vazquez, 0-2. Sv—Reynolds (1). HR—Colorado, Hawpe. Chicago, Pierzynski.

Giants 8, Angels 4

Los Angeles (A)120001000490
San Francisco02040110x8131

Saunders, Seibel (4), Gwyn (5), Green (7) and Mathis, Molina; Cain, Meaux (3), Hennessey (4), Misch (6), Munter (8), Cortes (9) and Knoedler, GRodriguez. W—Hennessey, 1-0. L—Seibel, 1-1.

Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3

Arizona010100001380
San Diego20020010x580

Webb, Harville (4), MacLane (5), Valverde (7), JCruz (8) and Snyder, Castillo; Young, Linebrink (4), Hampson (5), Strickland (6), Ring (7), Rakers (8), Bell (9) and Bard, Hundley. W—Linebrink, 1-0. L—Harville, 0-1. Sv—Bell (1). HR—Arizona, Hairston (2).

College

Non-conference

Washington 6, Southern Utah 2

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Washington 40000002X681

Dustin Wittwer, Matt Wilson (8) and Matthew Bezzant; Bryce Mooney, Johnny DuRocher (6), Elliott Cribby (8) and Joey Dunn.. W—Mooney (1-1). L—Wittwer (1-2). Sv—Cribby (1).

HITS: 2B— Cameron Nelson, Curt Rindal, Brian Pearl. HR— Bucky Aona (1), Bradley Boyer (1), Ty Rasmussen (3), Rindal (3).

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Toronto3229.525
New Jersey2833.4594
New York2834.4524 1/2
Philadelphia2238.3679 1/2
Boston1742.28814
WashingtonWLPctGB
Washington3425.576
Miami3029.5084
Orlando2933.4686 1/2
Atlanta2239.36113
Charlotte2239.36113
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit3721.638
Cleveland3525.5833
Chicago3527.5654
Indiana2930.4928 1/2
Milwaukee2239.36116 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
x-Dallas519.850
San Antonio4318.7058 1/2
Houston3624.60015
New Orleans2833.45923 1/2
Memphis1546.24636 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah4119.683
Denver2929.50011
Minnesota2733.45014
Seattle2535.41716
Portland2536.41016 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix4614.767
L.A. Lakers3328.54113 1/2
L.A. Clippers2931.48317
Sacramento2832.46718
Golden State2735.43520

x-clinched playoff spot

Tuesday’s Results

Washington 129, Toronto 109

Seattle 100, New York 99

Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 107, 2OT

Dallas 102, New Jersey 89

Denver 106, New Orleans 91

Sacramento 102, Indiana 98

San Antonio 99, Portland 94

Today’s Games

Washington at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Seattle at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

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

Indiana at Utah, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

SuperSonics 100, Knicks 99

FGFTReb
SEATTLEM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
RasLewis 10-220-03-87224
Wilcox 6-70-00-50312
Collison 2-20-02-5354
Allen 9-228-91-87429
Watson 8-131-10-19323
Wilkins 0-00-00-1010
Petro 4-80-00-3058
Wilks 0-10-00-0010
Brown 0-00-01-2010
Gelabale 0-00-00-0000
Totals 39-759-107-332625100

Percentages: FG .520, FT .900. 3-Point Goals: 13-24, .542 (Watson 6-8, Ras.Lewis 4-7, Allen 3-9). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: 15 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Petro 2, Wilcox 2, Ras.Lewis). Turnovers: 14 (Allen 3, Wilkins 3, Collison 2, Ras.Lewis 2, Brown 2, Watson, Wilcox). Steals: 8 (Allen 2, Collison 2, Wilkins 2, Watson, Brown). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 8:46 third.

FGFTReb
NEWYORKM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Frye 2-71-11-4125
Jeffries 2-30-42-4314
Curry 5-95-104-82215
Marbury 13-226-70-13140
Richardson 5-110-02-95012
Francis 2-95-71-63310
Balkman 1-10-10-0212
Collins 1-10-01-1012
Rose 1-17-81-4219
Totals 32-6424-3812-37211299

Percentages: FG .500, FT .632. 3-Point Goals: 11-24, .458 (Marbury 8-11, Richardson 2-10, Francis 1-3). Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 17 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Curry, Francis, Frye, Jeffries). Turnovers: 15 (Curry 5, Francis 3, Marbury 2, Collins 2, Jeffries 2, Richardson). Steals: 7 (Francis 2, Jeffries 2, Curry, Rose, Collins). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 9:09 second.

Seattle 31241827—100
New York 18242433—99

A—18,530 (19,763). T—2:18.

Kings 102, Pacers 98

Indiana (98)- Granger 5-11 1-1 11, Murphy 8-12 3-6 19, O’Neal 8-16 6-6 22, Dunleavy 10-14 3-4 24, Tinsley 5-13 1-1 11, Greene 1-4 0-0 2, Foster 1-1 0-0 2, Armstrong 2-8 0-0 4, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Diogu 1-2 1-3 3, S.Williams 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-84 15-21 98.

Sacramento (102)- Salmons 2-10 3-3 7, Thomas 2-5 1-2 5, Miller 4-10 0-0 8, Martin 8-17 9-11 27, Bibby 8-15 4-4 22, Garcia 1-2 2-3 5, Price 1-3 2-2 5, Abdur-Rahim 4-6 2-4 10, Williamson 6-7 1-1 13. Totals 36-75 24-30 102.

Indiana2220322498
Sacramento30272421102

3-Point Goals—Indiana 1-16 (Dunleavy 1-2, O’Neal 0-1, S.Williams 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Granger 0-3, Armstrong 0-3, Tinsley 0-5), Sacramento 6-17 (Bibby 2-5, Martin 2-7, Garcia 1-1, Price 1-2, Salmons 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 49 (O’Neal 12), Sacramento 45 (Martin, Miller, Thomas 7). Assists—Indiana 20 (Tinsley 7), Sacramento 21 (Salmons 8). Total Fouls—Indiana 24, Sacramento 19. Technicals—Foster. A—17,317. (17,317).

Mavericks 102, Nets 89

New Jersey (89)- Adams 2-3 0-0 4, Moore 9-12 2-3 20, Collins 2-2 0-2 4, Carter 10-25 12-13 32, Kidd 4-11 1-1 11, C.Robinson 1-4 0-0 3, Nachbar 1-6 3-5 5, Boone 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, House 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 33-76 18-24 89.

Dallas (102)- Howard 4-10 2-2 10, Nowitzki 8-17 6-6 22, Dampier 5-7 2-3 12, Buckner 4-7 0-0 10, Terry 9-15 3-3 24, Stackhouse 4-11 2-2 10, Dev.Harris 5-9 0-0 11, George 1-4 0-0 3, Croshere 0-1 0-0 0, Diop 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 15-16 102.

New Jersey1823272189
Dallas25222530102

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 5-18 (Kidd 2-4, House 2-5, C.Robinson 1-2, Williams 0-1, Carter 0-2, Nachbar 0-4), Dallas 7-17 (Terry 3-6, Buckner 2-2, Dev.Harris 1-2, George 1-2, Nowitzki 0-1, Howard 0-2, Stackhouse 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 44 (Kidd 8), Dallas 48 (Dampier 14). Assists—New Jersey 20 (Carter, Kidd 8), Dallas 18 (Nowitzki 5). Total Fouls—New Jersey 20, Dallas 22. Technicals—Kidd, Dallas Defensive Three Second 2. A—20,360. (19,200).

Nuggets 106, Hornets 91

New Orleans (91)- Mason 3-12 2-2 8, West 2-10 0-0 4, Chandler 7-10 1-3 15, Brown 3-6 1-2 7, Paul 4-14 4-6 13, B.Jackson 3-10 0-0 8, L.Johnson 4-7 0-0 9, M.Jackson 1-4 1-1 3, Butler 4-9 0-0 11, Pargo 3-7 0-0 6, Armstrong 2-3 3-5 7, Simmons 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-92 12-19 91.

Denver (106)- Anthony 8-18 4-6 21, Nene 5-8 5-6 15, Camby 4-6 0-0 8, Diawara 2-4 0-0 5, Iverson 8-17 7-7 25, Blake 6-12 0-0 13, Najera 5-9 0-0 10, Kleiza 3-7 1-2 9, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Sampson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-81 17-21 106.

New Orleans2518222691
Denver24293419106

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 7-18 (Butler 3-6, B.Jackson 2-5, L.Johnson 1-1, Paul 1-5, Brown 0-1), Denver 7-16 (Iverson 2-3, Kleiza 2-6, Anthony 1-1, Diawara 1-2, Blake 1-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 54 (Chandler 18), Denver 53 (Nene 14). Assists—New Orleans 20 (Paul 14), Denver 28 (Anthony, Camby, Blake 6). Total Fouls—New Orleans 18, Denver 21. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second, Denver Defensive Three Second, Anthony. A—16,409 (19,099).

Spurs 99, Trail Blazers 94

San Antonio (99)- Bowen 1-5 0-0 2, Duncan 10-17 4-5 24, Elson 2-4 1-2 5, Barry 3-5 1-1 8, Parker 2-5 0-0 4, Vaughn 0-5 0-0 0, Ginobili 8-15 5-5 23, Oberto 0-0 0-0 0, Finley 8-16 1-1 20, Bonner 1-1 2-2 5, Udrih 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 38-78 14-16 99.

Portland (94)- Udoka 6-8 0-0 13, Randolph 6-14 1-2 14, Aldridge 7-11 0-0 14, Roy 8-18 2-3 19, Jack 3-6 0-1 6, Magloire 1-3 4-8 6, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Webster 1-5 1-4 3, Outlaw 4-8 2-2 10, Rodriguez 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 40-80 10-20 94.

San Antonio2225183499
Portland2925202094

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 9-21 (Finley 3-8, Udrih 2-3, Ginobili 2-4, Bonner 1-1, Barry 1-3, Bowen 0-2), Portland 4-11 (Roy 1-1, Randolph 1-2, Rodriguez 1-2, Udoka 1-2, Jack 0-2, Webster 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 39 (Duncan 8), Portland 53 (Randolph 12). Assists—San Antonio 22 (Finley 5), Portland 24 (Roy 9). Total Fouls—San Antonio 15, Portland 17. Technicals—San Antonio Defensive Three Second, Bowen, Portland Defensive Three Second. A—15,911. (19,980).

Timberwolves 117, Lakers 107

L.A. Lakers (107)- Evans 2-11 1-2 5, Cook 4-15 4-4 14, Bynum 4-7 2-4 10, Bryant 13-30 11-13 40, Parker 8-14 6-10 24, Brown 1-5 0-0 2, Turiaf 3-4 2-3 8, Vujacic 0-1 0-0 0, McKie 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 37-93 26-36 107.

Minnesota (117)- Jaric 5-8 1-2 12, Garnett 9-20 8-9 26, Blount 6-13 3-4 18, R.Davis 10-23 12-12 33, Hudson 2-7 0-0 4, Foye 5-10 0-0 10, Smith 2-10 3-3 7, McCants 2-4 1-2 5, James 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 42-99 28-32 117.

L.A. Lakers2825252072107
Minnesota23272127712117

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 7-27 (Bryant 3-10, Parker 2-4, Cook 2-7, Vujacic 0-1, Williams 0-1, Evans 0-4), Minnesota 5-21 (Blount 3-6, Jaric 1-2, R.Davis 1-7, Garnett 0-1, James 0-1, Hudson 0-2, Foye 0-2). Fouled Out—Jaric. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 59 (Bryant 13), Minnesota 68 (Garnett 17). Assists—L.A. Lakers 17 (Bryant 8), Minnesota 29 (R.Davis 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 24, Minnesota 26. Technicals—Cook, Parker, Smith. A—15,197. (19,006).

Wizards 129, Raptors 109

Toronto (109)- Garbajosa 3-6 0-0 6, Bosh 8-14 9-10 25, Nesterovic 2-3 2-2 6, Dixon 7-13 0-0 14, Ford 3-10 8-9 14, Bargnani 2-7 3-4 9, Calderon 6-7 1-2 13, Peterson 3-4 2-3 10, Graham 2-4 0-0 4, Humphries 2-5 0-0 4, Slokar 2-3 0-0 4, Martin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-77 25-30 109.

Washington (129)-Butler 2-8 8-8 12, Jamison 10-18 4-5 25, Haywood 3-4 4-4 10, Stevenson 3-7 3-4 9, Arenas 9-13 2-4 25, Mason 1-6 0-0 3, Booth 1-2 0-0 2, Daniels 7-9 2-3 18, Hayes 3-5 3-3 10, Blatche 1-5 3-4 5, Taylor 1-4 0-0 2, Songaila 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 45-88 29-35 129.

Toronto28292626109
Washington31403028129

3-Point Goals—Toronto 4-14 (Peterson 2-2, Bargnani 2-5, Calderon 0-1, Martin 0-1, Ford 0-1, Dixon 0-1, Garbajosa 0-3), Washington 10-23 (Arenas 5-5, Daniels 2-2, Hayes 1-2, Jamison 1-5, Mason 1-5, Blatche 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Stevenson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 33 (Humphries 5), Washington 58 (Butler 12). Assists—Toronto 21 (Ford 6), Washington 29 (Arenas, Daniels 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 29, Washington 24. Technicals—Washington Defensive Three Second, Songaila. Flagrant fouls—Peterson. A—15,529. (20,173).

College men

EAST

Penn 64, Princeton 48

TOURNAMENT

Big Sky Conference

Semifinals

N. Arizona 78, Montana 71

Weber St. 77, Portland St. 74

Horizon League

Championship

Wright St. 60, Butler 55

Mid-Continent Conference

Championship

Oral Roberts 71, Oakland, Mich. 67

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

First Round

Coppin St. 56, Bethune-Cookman 44

Hampton 76, Howard 61

Mountain West Conference

First Round

TCU 62, New Mexico 54

Sun Belt Conference

Championship

North Texas 83, Arkansas St. 75

Western Athletic Conference

First Round

Idaho 50, San Jose St. 49

College women

EAST

Harvard 72, Dartmouth 54

Princeton 61, Penn 51

TOURNAMENT

Big 12 Conference

First Round

Colorado 71, Texas Tech 67

Iowa St. 57, Kansas St. 45

Kansas 71, Oklahoma St. 62

Texas 70, Missouri 57

Big East Conference

Championship

Rutgers 55, Connecticut 47

Mid-American Conference

Quarterfinals

Ball St. 56, W. Michigan 53

Bowling Green 71, Toledo 62

E. Michigan 79, Ohio 69

N. Illinois 72, Kent St. 68

Mid-Continent Conference

Championship

Oral Roberts 72, Oakland, Mich. 55

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

First Round

Florida A&M 59, Bethune-Cookman 46

Howard 77, S. Carolina St. 74

Md.-Eastern Shore 58, Norfolk St. 54

Mountain West Conference

First Round

Air Force 47, Colorado St. 46

Northeast Conference

Semifinals

Robert Morris 77, St. Francis, NY 68

Sacred Heart 50, Monmouth, N.J. 46

Sun Belt Conference

Championship

Middle Tennessee 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 67

Western Athletic Conference

First Round

San Jose St. 72, Idaho 66

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women’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 previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (23)30-17631
2. Connecticut (7)29-27433
3. North Carolina30-37094
4. Tennessee (1)28-36992
5. Maryland27-56225
6. Stanford28-46178
7. Ohio State28-35456
8. Arizona State28-45367
9. Vanderbilt27-552913
10. LSU26-748510
11. Oklahoma23-447911
12. Purdue28-545714
13. George Washington26-34129
14. Georgia25-636312
15. Texas A&M23-535416
16. Middle Tennessee28-330717
17. Baylor24-627715
18. Bowling Green26-321318
19. Rutgers21-818021t
20. N.C. State23-915525
21. Marquette25-614719
22. Wis.-Green Bay25-314620
23. Michigan St.23-88923
24. Louisville26-78621t
25. California23-84624

Others receiving votes: Montana 44, Nebraska 11, Xavier 10, Iowa State 9, James Madison 8, Delaware 6, Brigham Young 5, Pittsburgh 4, Southern Illinois 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3, Old Dominion 3, TCU 3, Temple 3, New Mexico 1, Oklahoma State 1, Tulane 1.

High school boys

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington State 2A Tournament

At the Tacoma Dome, Tacoma

Today’s Games

Fife vs. Anacortes, 9 a.m.

Clarkston vs. Mark Morris, 10:30 a.m.

Burlington-Edison vs. Sequim, noon

River Ridge vs. East Valley (Yakima), 2 p.m.

Foster vs. Lynden, 3:30 p.m.

Wapato vs. W.F. West, 5 p.m.

Mount Baker vs. West Valley (Spokane), 7 p.m.

Centralia vs. Grandview, 8:30 p.m.

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington State 3A Tournament

At University of Washington, Seattle

Today’s Games

Rainier Beach vs. Lakes, 9 a.m.

Renton vs. O’Dea, 10:30 a.m.

Squalicum vs. Southridge, 12:30 p.m.

Seattle Prep vs. Mt. Rainier, 2 p.m.

North Central vs. Hudson’s Bay, 4 p.m.

Auburn vs. Mt. Vernon, 5:30 p.m.

Bellevue vs. Port Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

North Thurston vs. Bainbridge, 9 p.m.

High school girls

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington State 3A Tournament

At Key Arena, Seattle

Today’s Games

Issaquah vs. Auburn Riverside, 9 a.m.

Capital vs. Skyline, 10:30 a.m.

East Valley (Spokane) vs. Hudson’s Bay, 12:30 p.m.

Kennedy vs. Meadowdale, 2 p.m.

Bellevue vs. White River, 4 p.m.

Auburn Mountainview vs. West Valley (Yakima), 5:30 p.m.

Seattle Prep vs. Lakes, 7:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon vs. Chief Sealth, 9 p.m.

WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington State 2A Tournament

At Tacoma Dome, Tacoma

Today’s Games

River Ridge vs. Burlington-Edison, 9 a.m.

Foster vs. Prosser, 10:30 a.m.

Cheney vs. Eatonville, noon

Lynden vs. A.G. West Black Hills, 2 p.m.

Ridgefield vs. East Valley (Yakima), 3:30 p.m.

Sequim vs. Sehome, 5 p.m.

Ellensburg vs. Tumwater, 7 p.m.

Anacortes vs. Clarkston, 8:30 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey4019888179162
Pittsburgh3621981226207
N.Y. Islanders33231076198186
N.Y. Rangers3227771192185
Philadelphia18371147178252
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo4416593251189
Ottawa3823682230186
Toronto3226973211217
Montreal3329672197211
Boston3229569190232
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Atlanta35231080207211
Tampa Bay3727478215213
Carolina3328773199209
Florida27271367196214
Washington24311260199239

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville4418694234177
Detroit4216993212165
St. Louis28281066171200
Columbus2633759165205
Chicago2533959165205
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver3922583178166
Calgary3621981215176
Minnesota3624779190170
Colorado3329571220211
Edmonton3030666174194
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim39171189213174
San Jose4025282200169
Dallas3822581170156
Phoenix2735357174222
Los Angeles22341054185231

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

Tuesday’s Results

Atlanta 4, Florida 2

Colorado 2, Boston 0

Philadelphia 5, New Jersey 4, OT

Detroit 4, Nashville 3, SO

Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 4, SO

Toronto 3, Washington 0

Calgary 4, St. Louis 2

San Jose 3, Minnesota 0

Chicago 3, Los Angeles 0

Vancouver 5, Tampa Bay 1

Today’s Games

Colorado at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Avalanche 2, Bruins 0

Colorado0022
Boston0000

First Period—None. Second Period—None. Third Period—1, Colorado, Clark 8 (Hejduk, Stastny), 2:57. 2, Colorado, Hejduk 26, 19:21 (en).

Blackhawks 3, Kings 0

Los Angeles0000
Chicago1203

First Period—1, Chicago, Bourque 5 (Hamilton, Seabrook), :22. Second Period—2, Chicago, Sharp 12 (Seabrook), 1:38. 3, Chicago, Sharp 13 (Ruutu, Hamilton), 19:51 (pp). Third Period—None.

Canucks 5, Lightning 1

Tampa Bay0101
Vancouver1135

First Period—1, Vancouver, Cowan 4 (Morrison, Krajicek), 8:44. Second Period—2, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 43 (Kuba, Boyle), 6:51 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Bieksa 11 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 15:19. Third Period—4, Vancouver, D.Sedin 30 (H.Sedin, Bieksa), :21 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Smolinski 15, 6:57 (sh). 6, Vancouver, Cowan 5 (Bulis, Cooke), 19:04.

Flames 4, Blues 2

Calgary0134
St. Louis2002

First Period—1, St. Louis, Cajanek 10 (Boyes, Weight), 3:22. 2, St. Louis, Dvorak 9 (Brewer), 9:36. Second Period—3, Calgary, Tanguay 19 (Iginla, Hamrlik), 19:14 (pp). Third Period—4, Calgary, Conroy 9 (Tanguay, Iginla), :36. 5, Calgary, Primeau 10 (Conroy), 6:34 (sh). 6, Calgary, Conroy 10 (Iginla, Phaneuf), 16:40.

Flyers 5, Devils 4

New Jersey12104
Philadelphia04015

First Period—1, New Jersey, Parise 27 (Gomez, Gionta), 4:41. Second Period—2, Philadelphia, Sanderson 10 (Umberger), 0:56. 3, New Jersey, Elias 21 (Gomez, Martin), 12:36. 4, Philadelphia, Kapanen 11 (Pitkanen, Upshall), 13:53 (pp). 5, New Jersey, Brylin 14 (Elias, Oduya), 17:19. 6, Philadelphia, Richards 6 (Kapanen, Afanasenkov), 18:01. 7, Philadelphia, Upshall 6 (Gagne, Carter), 19:26. Third Period—8, New Jersey, Lukowich 4 (Gomez, Elias), 14:25. Overtime—9, Philadelphia, Gagne 36 (Jones, Richards), 1:47.

Maple Leafs 3, Capitals 0

Washington0000
Toronto0213

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Toronto, Tucker 20 (Pohl, Gill), 3:08. 2, Toronto, Perreault 20 (Kilger, McCabe), 14:39. Third Period—3, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 18 (Antropov, Kubina), 2:47.

Penguins 5, Senators 4

Pittsburgh10305
Ottawa31004

Pittsburgh won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Armstrong 9 (Malone, Scuderi), 5:56. 2, Ottawa, Fisher 15 (Schaefer, Preissing), 9:27 (pp). 3, Ottawa, Schubert 6 (McAmmond, Saprykin), 11:22. 4, Ottawa, Kelly 13 (Alfredsson, Volchenkov), 18:38 (sh). Second Period—5, Ottawa, Heatley 41 (Comrie, Alfredsson), 4:32 (pp). Third Period—6, Pittsburgh, Staal 27, 9:22 (sh). 7, Pittsburgh, Roberts 15 (Christensen), 11:02. 8, Pittsburgh, Malone 14 (Staal, Laraque), 12:10. Overtime—None. Shootout—Pittsburgh 2 (Christensen G, Malkin NG, Crosby G), Ottawa 1 (Heatley NG, Vermette NG, McAmmond G).

Red Wings 4, Predators 3

Nashville11103
Detroit12004

Detroit won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Detroit, Datsyuk 20 (Franzen), 4:23. 2, Nashville, Erat 15 (Kariya, Timonen), 15:08 (pp). Second Period—3, Nashville, Arnott 22 (Smithson, Dumont), 5:10. 4, Detroit, Lang 16 (Calder, Schneider), 12:30 (pp). 5, Detroit, Schneider 11 (Lang, Hudler), 12:55. Third Period—6, Nashville, Zanon 2 (Erat, Legwand), 11:42. Overtime—None. Shootout—Nashville 1 (Radulov NG, Kariya G, Dumont NG, Erat NG), Detroit 2 (Datsyuk G, Hudler NG, Filppula NG, Franzen G).

Sharks 3, Wild 0

San Jose0303
Minnesota0000

First Period—None. Second Period—1, San Jose, Michalek 18 (Thornton, Vlasic), 7:57. 2, San Jose, Clowe 15 (Bernier, Hannan), 10:38. 3, San Jose, Cheechoo 23 (Michalek, Thornton), 13:48. Third Period—None.

Thrashers 4, Panthers 2

Florida0022
Atlanta0134

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Atlanta, Tkachuk 21 (Kovalchuk, de Vries), 2:41. Third Period—2, Florida, Weiss 17 (Van Ryn, Gelinas), 1:04 (pp). 3, Atlanta, Hossa 39 (Zhitnik, Kovalchuk), 3:01 (pp). 4, Florida, Kolnik 9 (Gratton, Bouwmeester), 7:55. 5, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 35 (Mellanby, Zhitnik), 13:36. 6, Atlanta, Tkachuk 22 (Mellanby, Dupuis), 18:09 (pp).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
y-Brandon6738192886
x-Regina6632272571
Swift Current6629341261
Prince Albert6626343358
Moose Jaw6726383055
Saskatoon6524372252
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
z-Medicine Hat68511520104
x-Kootenay6744173394
x-Calgary6837243481
Red Deer6632254573
Lethbridge6731312367

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
x-Vancouver6640163790
x-Kamloops6640223184
x-Prince George6730293568
Chilliwack6622393249
Kelowna6619385447
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
y-Everett67521212107
x-Tri-City6440221182
x-Seattle65331921179
x-Spokane6734264375
Portland6516471134

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

x-clinched playoff berth.

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Tuesday Results

Calgary 4 Prince George 3

Moose Jaw 5 Prince Albert 1

Everett 6, Spokane 2

Today’s Games

Prince Albert at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Regina, 7 p.m.

Everett at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Golf

College men

Braveheart Classic

Par: 72, Yardage: 6,089

Final Results

Team Results (Top 5): Jacksonville Univ 896, UCLA 905, Utah 924, Southern Utah 926, Portland 926. Local Teams: 11. Idaho 942; 15. Gonzaga 966.

Individuals: Matt Kleinrock, Jack’ville, 220. Local Finishers: Idaho: T28. Colter Kautzmann 235; T36. Troy Merritt 237; T55. Gabriel Wilson 240; T65. Russel Grove 242; T65 Ben Weyland, 242. Gonzaga: T6. Brandon Crick 228; T75. Trevor Loe 245; T77. Bowdy Ehler 246; T84. Reyn Tanaka 252; T89. Jimmy Hayes 257.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Javier Vazquez on a three-year contract extension through 2010.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Re-assigned RHP Shinji Mori and RHP Doug Waechter to their minor-league camp.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Assigned LHP Jo Matumoto to their minor-league camp.

National League

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reassigned RHP Yoslan Herrera, RHP Bryan Bullington, RHP John Van Benschoten, RHP Brad Lincoln, LHP Michael Tejeram RHP Kip Bouknight, C Steve Lerud and C David Parrish to their minor-league camp.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Assigned RHP Justin Hedrick, RHP Oscar Montero, C Steve Holm, C Todd Jennings, OF Ben Copeland, OF Brian Horwitz, OF Eddy Martinez-Esteve and OF Clay Timpner to their minor league camp. Optioned IF Travis Ishikawa to Fresno of the PCL. American Association

FORT WORTH CATS—Agreed to terms with RHP Cory Walters.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Nowlin.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Re-signed RB Musa Smith to a one-year contract.

BUFFALO BILLS—Released G Tutan Reyes.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released QB Chris Weinke.

CHICAGO BEARS—Traded RB Thomas Jones and a 2007 second-round draft pick to the New York Jets for a 2007 second-round draft pick.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed QB Brad Johnson.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed LB Napoleon Harris to a six-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed LB Larry Izzo.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with LB Brian Simmons on a three-year contract.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed DE Bobby Hamilton and DE Kenyon Coleman.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Tully Banta-Cain.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Brandon Dubinski and D David Liffiton from Hartford of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled C David Steckel from Hershey of the AHL.

COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON—Named Kaleena Walters women’s assistant volleyball coach.

MICHIGAN—Announced the resignation of Cheryl Burnett, women’s basketball coach.

OHIO STATE—Named Taver Johnson cornerbacks coach.

PURDUE—Reinstated freshman F Johnathan Uchendu to the men’s basketball team after serving a suspension that followed an arrest for public intoxication.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Suspended QB Stephen Garcia from all football team activities through the end of this semester, after being arrested and accused of damaging a professor’s car with a key.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE—Signed John Ishee, women’s basketball coach, to a three-year contract.

UCLA—Named Eric Scott wide receiver coach.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE—Named Jeff Mills defensive coordinator and secondary coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Nuggets – Warriors circle is for Denver forward Carmelo Anthony (questionable).

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
HAWKS1Wizards
RAPTORS8.5Grizzlies
76ERS3Sonics
PISTONS4.5Cavaliers
Rockets5.5CELTICS
HEAT1.5Bulls
BUCKS3.5Lakers
SUNS15.5Bobcats
JAZZ10.5Pacers
WARRIORS(2)Nuggets

College Basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Big East Conference Tournament
Villanova4DePaul
Syracuse4.5UConn
West Virginia3Providence
Marquette6St. John’s
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
Dayton1.5NC-Charlotte
Fordham7.5Richmond
Saint Louis9Duquesne
St. Joseph’s2.5Temple
Mid-American Conference Tournament
Ball St2E Michigan
Ohio U7Bowling Green
Buffalo2C Michigan
W Michigan6.5No Illinois
Conference USA Conference Tournament
Texas-El Paso4Rice
Southern Miss4Smu
Ala-Birmingham4.5Marshall
Tulsa11.5E Carolina
Pac 10 Conference Tournament
California4.5Oregon St
Washington6Arizona St
Big West Conference Tournament
Cal-Irvine11Cal-Riverside
Pacific1.5CS-Northridge