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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PDT

AMERICAN LEAGUE

WLPct
New York82.800
Baltimore72.778
Cleveland84.667
Los Angeles85.615
Texas64.600
Detroit75.583
Oakland65.545
Boston66.500
Kansas City66.500
Toronto46.400
Minnesota48.333
Chicago410.286
Seattle210.167
Tampa Bay110.091

NATIONAL LEAGUE

WLPct
Atlanta82.800
Cincinnati82.800
San Francisco94.692
Colorado84.667
Houston74.636
St. Louis74.636
Arizona75.583
Los Angeles86.571
Chicago65.545
Milwaukee67.461
Philadelphia57.417
San Diego47.364
New York48.333
Pittsburgh38.273
Washington38.273
Florida39.250

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

Sunday’s Results

Baltimore 5, Boston 3

Minnesota 8, Toronto 5

Atlanta 6, St. Louis 3

Houston 5, Tampa Bay 3

Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 8

L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 9

N.Y. Mets (ss) 4, Detroit (ss) 2

Detroit (ss) 5, Philadelphia 3

Florida 5, N.Y. Mets (ss) 5, tie, 11 innings

Cleveland 4, N.Y. Yankees 3

Arizona 10, San Diego 7

Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee 3

Colorado 5, Kansas City 4

L.A. Angels (ss) 2, Texas 0

Oakland (ss) 7, L.A. Angels (ss) 6

Chicago White Sox 12, Seattle (ss) 7

Oakland (ss) 3, San Francisco (ss) 2

San Francisco (ss) 8, Seattle (ss) 3

Today’s Games

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

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

Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Tampa at St. Petersburg, 10:05 a.m.

Houston vs. Phila. at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

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

Dodgers vs. Balt. at Fort Lauderdale, 10:05 a.m.

Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. White Sox at Tucson, 1:05 p.m.

Angels vs. Kan. City at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Cubs vs. San Fran at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

White Sox 12, Mariners (ss) 7

Chicago (A)00000083112120
Seattle (ss)002010400790

Russell, Phillips (4), Whisler (7), Day (8) and Molina; Ramirez, White (5), Parque (7), Blackley (7), Green (8), Woerman (9) and Johjima. W—Phillips, 1-0. L—Parque, 0-1. HR—Seattle, Balentien.

Giants (ss) 8, Mariners (ss) 3

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Woods, Campillo (2), Alvarado (4), Foppert (5), Sandoval (5), Perisho (7), Cortez (8) and RRivera, Clement; Cain, Benitez (5), Lincecum (6), Chulk (9) and Molina, Knoedler. W—Benitez, 1-0. L—Foppert, 0-1. HR—Seattle, Morse.

College

FAR WEST

Cal Poly 2, UNLV 1

California 4, Indiana St. 1

College of N.J. 8, Springfield 5

Long Beach St. 16, Arizona St. 9

New Mexico 21, Rhode Island 4

New Mexico St. 7, Utah Valley St. 5

Santa Clara 8, Fresno St. 4

UC Davis 7, Sacramento St. 3

UC Irvine 7, Nevada 4

UC Riverside 13, Portland 5

UC Santa Barbara 2, CS Northridge 1

Wright St. 9, Air Force 2

Northwest Conference Lewis & Clark 10, Whitworth

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Lewis & Clark32012200x10113

Hauck, Baranowski (2), Nelson (4), Weatherman (7) and Ramsay; Muraoka, Smit (6), Lowell (8), Morgan (9) and Brown. W—Muraoka (2-0). L—Hauck (0-2)who. Sv—Morgan (1).

HITS: Whitworth (5-10, 3-3)—Lierman, Scarpelli 3, Tampien, Ramsay 2, Rodland, Jones. Lewis & Clark—Morgan 3, Shibata 3, Williams, Brown, Giardina 2, Marthinsen. 2B—Scarpelli, Jones. HR—Lierman (1), Williams 92), Giardina (2).

Non-conference Rider 4, Washington St. 1

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Petrowski, Hayes (9) and Olson; Lambert, Harvey (6), Jayson Miller (8) and Gilbert. W—Petrowski (2-0). L—Lambert (1-1). Sv—Hayes (1).

HITS: Rider—McCollum 2, Leise 2, States 2, J.Hayes, D.Hayes, Williams. Washington St.—Murphy 2, Gilbert, Lagreid, Jeff Miller. 2B—Murphy, States 2, J.Hayes.

Spokane Invitational Tournament Lane 2, Spokane 0

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Carpenter and Rector; Brubaker, Higgins (9) and Smith. W—Carpenter (1-1). L—Brubaker (0-2).

HITS: Lane—LeClair, Borchus, Razor, Solders, Smith. Spokane—Crespo, Yardley. 2B—Crespo.

Bellevue 5, Spokane 4 (10)

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Spokane1000300000484

Buckhan, Hudson (5) and Stephson, Torgensen (9); Serino, Erickson (7) and Friesz. W—Hudson. L—Erickson (1-1).

HITS: Bellevue—Schuermeyer, Wight, Hoey, Villalobos, Stephenson, Torgensen, Moseby 2. Spokane—Yardley, Brubaker 3, Barlow 2, Janini, Berland. 2B—Brubaker, Moseby.

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Toronto3429.540
New York2934.4605
New Jersey2835.4446
Philadelphia2538.3979
Boston1844.29015 1/2
SoutheastWLPctGB
Washington3428.548
Miami3329.5321
Orlando2935.4536
Atlanta2539.39110
Charlotte2241.34912 1/2
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit3922.639
Cleveland3825.6032
Chicago3728.5694
Indiana2933.46810 1/2
Milwaukee2340.36517

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
x-Dallas529.852
San Antonio4518.7148
Houston3924.61914
New Orleans2835.44425
Memphis1648.25037 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah4319.694
Denver3031.49212 1/2
Minnesota2735.43516
Portland2636.41917
Seattle2538.39718 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
Phoenix4814.774
L.A. Lakers3331.51616
L.A. Clippers2933.46819
Sacramento2834.45220
Golden State2936.44620 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

Sunday’s Results

Toronto 120, Seattle 119, OT

Detroit 98, L.A. Clippers 80

Denver 113, Sacramento 101

Chicago 94, Boston 78

Cleveland 99, Indiana 88

Miami 106, Washington 104

Houston 103, Orlando 92

Dallas 108, L.A. Lakers 72

Portland 106, Golden State 87

Today’s Games

Orlando at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

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

Pistons 98, Clippers 80

Detroit (98)—Prince 4-13 0-0 8, Maxiell 4-6 1-2 9, Webber 7-12 5-10 19, Hamilton 10-12 2-3 23, Billups 6-12 2-2 17, McDyess 6-9 5-5 17, Delfino 1-2 0-0 3, Murray 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 39-72 15-22 98.

L.A. Clippers (80)—Maggette 8-12 3-4 19, Brand 4-12 3-4 11, Kaman 2-3 2-2 6, Ross 1-5 0-0 2, Hart 5-10 0-0 10, Mobley 4-9 3-4 12, Thomas 5-12 2-3 16, Cassell 1-3 0-0 2, Aa.Williams 1-1 0-0 2, P.Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-67 13-17 80.

Detroit2720242798
L.A. Clippers2221142380

3-Point Goals—Detroit 5-11 (Billups 3-5, Delfino 1-1, Hamilton 1-1, Murray 0-1, Prince 0-3), L.A. Clippers 5-14 (Thomas 4-9, Mobley 1-3, Hart 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 41 (Webber 11), L.A. Clippers 39 (Brand 12). Assists—Detroit 28 (Billups 12), L.A. Clippers 26 (Brand, Cassell 6). Total Fouls—Detroit 13, L.A. Clippers 19. Technicals—L.A. Clippers coach Dunleavy 2. Ejected—L.A. Clippers coach Dunleavy. A—18,397. (18,964).

Nuggets 113, Kings 101

Denver (113)—Anthony 11-24 7-8 29, Hilario 4-7 1-1 9, Camby 8-13 0-0 16, Iverson 8-17 7-9 24, Blake 1-6 0-0 2, Kleiza 8-11 4-4 24, Najera 3-10 0-0 6, Diawara 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Sampson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-90 19-22 113.

Sacramento (101)—Artest 5-15 6-10 17, Thomas 4-9 0-0 8, Miller 4-8 3-4 11, Kev.Martin 5-14 8-8 19, Bibby 12-20 5-7 34, Salmons 0-3 0-0 0, Garcia 1-2 0-0 2, Abdur-Rahim 1-5 0-0 2, Williamson 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 36-83 22-29 101.

Denver27322430113
Sacramento29162828101

3-Point Goals—Denver 6-15 (Kleiza 4-7, Diawara 1-2, Iverson 1-3, Anthony 0-1, Blake 0-2), Sacramento 7-25 (Bibby 5-9, Kev.Martin 1-5, Artest 1-6, Abdur-Rahim 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Salmons 0-1, Miller 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 57 (Camby 10), Sacramento 46 (Artest 8). Assists—Denver 25 (Iverson 7), Sacramento 20 (Miller 5). Total Fouls—Denver 23, Sacramento 20. Technicals—Denver Defensive Three Second, Iverson, Sacramento coach Musselman. A—17,317. (17,317).

Bulls 94, Celtics 78

Chicago (94)—Deng 8-11 1-2 17, P.Brown 1-8 2-4 4, Wallace 4-6 2-5 10, Gordon 9-14 1-1 21, Hinrich 10-16 3-4 26, Duhon 2-3 0-0 6, Thomas 3-10 2-6 8, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2, Khryapa 0-2 0-0 0, Sefolosha 0-0 0-0 0, Sweetney 0-1 0-0 0, Barrett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-74 11-22 94.

Boston (78)—Pierce 2-14 4-5 8, Jefferson 5-10 0-0 10, Perkins 1-2 0-0 2, Green 5-14 4-4 15, Rondo 5-15 2-7 12, Telfair 2-5 3-3 7, Powe 4-5 3-4 11, Scalabrine 2-5 0-0 6, Ray 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 29-75 16-23 78.

Chicago2424182894
Boston1724221578

3-Point Goals—Chicago 7-12 (Hinrich 3-6, Duhon 2-2, Gordon 2-3, Wallace 0-1), Boston 4-14 (Scalabrine 2-5, Ray 1-1, Green 1-5, Telfair 0-1, Pierce 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 51 (Wallace 14), Boston 49 (Powe, Rondo 7). Assists—Chicago 25 (Hinrich 7), Boston 17 (Rondo 8). Total Fouls—Chicago 18, Boston 19. Technicals—Chicago coach Skiles, Boston Defensive Three Second. A—16,602. (18,624).

Cavaliers 99, Pacers 88

Indiana (88)—Diogu 6-13 4-4 16, Granger 5-15 7-7 17, Murphy 2-11 3-4 7, Dunleavy 8-16 9-11 25, Tinsley 2-7 0-0 4, Harrison 5-8 1-1 11, Armstrong 1-3 0-0 2, Foster 2-4 0-0 4, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, McLeod 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-80 24-27 88.

Cleveland (99)—James 10-22 4-5 26, Gooden 7-11 5-6 19, Ilgauskas 4-5 2-2 10, Pavlovic 4-8 0-4 9, Hughes 8-15 5-6 23, Varejao 1-7 1-2 3, Snow 1-2 0-0 2, D.Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, S.Brown 3-7 1-1 7, Newble 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-78 18-26 99.

Indiana1819242788
Cleveland3124271799

3-Point Goals—Indiana 0-10 (Armstrong 0-1, Greene 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Granger 0-3, Dunleavy 0-4), Cleveland 5-15 (Hughes 2-3, James 2-6, Pavlovic 1-3, D.Marshall 0-1, Varejao 0-1, S.Brown 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 52 (Foster 11), Cleveland 47 (Gooden 8). Assists—Indiana 18 (Tinsley 8), Cleveland 22 (Hughes 7). Total Fouls—Indiana 26, Cleveland 23. Technicals—Cleveland Defensive Three Second. A—20,562. (20,562).

Rockets 103, Magics 92

Orlando (92)—Turkoglu 3-9 2-2 10, Milicic 6-12 3-3 15, D.Howard 6-12 4-5 16, G.Hill 8-14 1-2 17, Nelson 2-7 0-0 4, Ariza 3-6 1-4 7, Bogans 4-9 0-2 8, Arroyo 1-5 1-2 4, Dooling 3-7 0-0 6, Redick 1-2 0-0 3, Garrity 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-84 12-20 92.

Houston (103)—Battier 4-6 0-1 12, Hayes 2-3 2-2 6, Yao 14-22 9-11 37, McGrady 6-17 6-8 19, Alston 2-8 0-0 5, Mutombo 0-0 1-2 1, J.Howard 5-5 4-4 14, Head 0-4 0-0 0, Tsakalidis 1-1 2-2 4, Snyder 2-2 0-0 5, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-68 24-30 103.

Orlando2322212692
Houston31272520103

3-Point Goals—Orlando 4-10 (Turkoglu 2-3, Arroyo 1-1, Redick 1-1, Dooling 0-1, Nelson 0-1, Bogans 0-3), Houston 7-18 (Battier 4-5, Snyder 1-1, McGrady 1-4, Alston 1-5, Head 0-3). Fouled Out—Milicic. Rebounds—Orlando 45 (D.Howard 12), Houston 47 (Battier 8). Assists—Orlando 23 (Nelson 5), Houston 30 (McGrady 10). Total Fouls—Orlando 20, Houston 23. A—18,135. (17,982).

Heat 106, Wizards 104

Washington (104)—Butler 2-8 0-0 4, Jamison 9-19 6-6 26, Haywood 3-6 6-7 12, Stevenson 3-8 2-4 8, Arenas 7-16 16-17 33, Thomas 3-4 3-5 9, Daniels 2-2 2-2 6, Mason 0-1 0-0 0, Songaila 1-3 0-0 2, Blatche 1-2 0-0 2, Hayes 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 32-73 35-41 104.

Miami (106)—Posey 3-11 2-2 10, Haslem 5-11 1-2 11, O’Neal 5-7 2-8 12, Jones 8-15 0-0 18, Williams 3-13 2-3 11, Mourning 7-11 2-6 16, Payton 7-12 1-3 17, Walker 5-11 0-1 11, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-91 10-25 106.

Washington14293823104
Miami28281634106

3-Point Goals—Washington 5-14 (Arenas 3-6, Jamison 2-5, Blatche 0-1, Hayes 0-1, Stevenson 0-1), Miami 10-29 (Williams 3-9, Payton 2-3, Posey 2-4, Jones 2-8, Walker 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 58 (Jamison 15), Miami 52 (Haslem 10). Assists—Washington 10 (Arenas 6), Miami 25 (Payton 7). Total Fouls—Washington 22, Miami 27. Technicals—Stevenson, Miami Defensive Three Second. A—19,600. (19,600).

Trail Blazers 106, Warriors 87

Golden State (87)—Jackson 1-6 3-4 5, Harrington 6-10 2-2 16, Biedrins 3-7 2-2 8, Ja.Richardson 6-14 0-0 14, Ellis 4-8 2-4 11, Barnes 4-12 2-2 11, Foyle 0-3 0-0 0, Pietrus 3-9 0-0 6, Azubuike 2-8 2-2 6, Powell 1-2 2-2 4, Jasikevicius 1-4 3-4 6. Totals 31-83 18-22 87.

Portland (106)—Udoka 6-9 0-1 15, Randolph 11-21 2-3 25, Aldridge 3-7 1-1 7, Roy 9-18 5-5 26, Jack 3-7 1-3 8, Jones 3-6 0-0 6, Outlaw 3-6 3-4 9, Magloire 1-2 0-0 2, Webster 2-5 0-0 5, Rodriguez 0-3 0-0 0, Dickau 1-2 0-0 3, Je.Richardson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-86 12-17 106.

Golden State2520212187
Portland27253519106

3-Point Goals—Golden State 7-25 (Harrington 2-3, Ja.Richardson 2-6, Ellis 1-1, Jasikevicius 1-3, Barnes 1-7, Azubuike 0-1, Pietrus 0-2, Jackson 0-2), Portland 10-23 (Udoka 3-4, Roy 3-7, Dickau 1-1, Jack 1-2, Randolph 1-3, Webster 1-3, Outlaw 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Jones 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 49 (Biedrins 9), Portland 56 (Randolph 13). Assists—Golden State 17 (Ellis 6), Portland 22 (Jack 8). Total Fouls—Golden State 18, Portland 18. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second, Jackson 2. Ejected—Jackson. A—14,875. (19,980).

Mavericks 108, Lakers 72

Dallas (108)—Howard 7-16 7-7 24, Nowitzki 6-13 7-7 19, Dampier 0-1 2-2 2, Buckner 1-5 0-0 2, Terry 6-11 0-1 14, Dev.Harris 5-7 0-1 10, George 1-6 2-2 4, Stackhouse 6-10 0-0 13, Diop 2-3 0-0 4, Croshere 3-6 5-6 13, Barea 0-0 0-0 0, Mensah-Bonsu 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 38-79 24-28 108.

L.A. Lakers (72)—Evans 2-8 0-0 4, Cook 4-10 0-0 9, Bynum 1-4 0-0 2, Bryant 6-19 13-18 25, S.Parker 0-1 2-2 2, Brown 3-4 4-9 10, Williams 3-4 0-0 7, Turiaf 3-4 1-4 7, Vujacic 0-5 0-0 0, McKie 0-1 0-0 0, Farmar 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 25-68 20-33 72.

Dallas28312623108
L.A. Lakers2411231472

3-Point Goals—Dallas 8-16 (Howard 3-3, Terry 2-3, Croshere 2-4, Stackhouse 1-1, Buckner 0-2, George 0-3), L.A. Lakers 2-16 (Williams 1-1, Cook 1-3, Bryant 0-2, Farmar 0-2, Evans 0-3, Vujacic 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 56 (Diop 13), L.A. Lakers 45 (Bryant 9). Assists—Dallas 18 (Dev.Harris 4), L.A. Lakers 13 (Bryant 3). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, L.A. Lakers 23. Technicals—L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second 2, S.Parker 2. Ejected—S.Parker. A—18,997. (18,997).

College men

TOURNAMENT

Atlantic Coast Conference

Championship

North Carolina 89, N.C. State 80

Big 12 Conference

Championship

Kansas 88, Texas 84, OT

Big Ten Conference

Championship

Ohio St. 66, Wisconsin 49

Southeastern Conference

Championship

Florida 77, Arkansas 56

Southland Conference

Championship

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81, Northwestern St. 78

NCAA tournament

All Times PDT

OPENING ROUND

Tuesday’s Game

Florida A&M (21-13) vs. Niagara (22-11), 4:30 p.m.

EAST REGIONAL

Thursday, March 15

At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Boston College (20-11) vs. Texas Tech (21-12), 9:25 a.m.

Georgetown (26-6) vs. Belmont (23-9), 30 minutes after previous game.

Marquette (24-9) vs. Michigan State (22-11), 4:20 p.m.

North Carolina (28-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky (21-11), 30 minutes after previous game.

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

Washington State (25-7) vs. Oral Roberts (23-10), 11:40 a.m.

Vanderbilt (20-11) vs. George Washington (23-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

Friday, March 16

At Spokane Memorial Arena

Spokane, Wash.

Texas (24-9) vs. New Mexico State (25-8), 4:25 p.m.

Southern California (23-11) vs. Arkansas (21-13), 30 minutes after previous game.

SOUTH REGIONAL

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 15

At Rupp Arena

Lexington, Ky.

Louisville (23-9) vs. Stanford (18-12), 9:40 a.m.

Texas A&M (25-6) vs. Pennsylvania (22-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

Ohio State (30-3) vs. Central Connecticut State (22-11), 4:10 p.m.

Brigham Young (25-8) vs. Xavier (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

Friday, March 16

At Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

Virginia (20-10) vs. Albany, N.Y. (23-9), 9:15 a.m.

Tennessee (22-10) vs. Long Beach State (24-7), 30 minutes after previous game.

At New Orleans Arena

New Orleans

Memphis (30-3) vs. North Texas (23-10), 9:30 a.m.

Nevada (28-4) vs. Creighton (22-10), 30 minutes after previous game.

MIDWEST REGIONAL

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 15

At HSBC Arena

Buffalo, N.Y.

Maryland (24-8) vs. Davidson (29-4), 9:20 a.m.

Butler (27-6) vs. Old Dominion (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

Friday, March 16

At The United Center

Chicago

UNLV (28-6) vs. Georgia Tech (20-11), 9:25 a.m.

Wisconsin (29-5) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (26-6), 30 minutes after previous game.

At Spokane Memorial Arena

Spokane, Wash.

Notre Dame (24-7) vs. Winthrop (28-4), 11:35 a.m.

Oregon (26-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (18-14), 30 minutes after previous game.

At New Orleans Arena

New Orleans

Arizona (20-10) vs. Purdue (21-11), 4:20 p.m.

Florida (29-5) vs. Jackson State (21-13), 30 minutes after previous game.

WEST REGIONAL

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 15

At HSBC Arena

Buffalo, N.Y.

Duke (22-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (27-6), 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (27-7) vs. Wright State (23-9), 30 minutes after previous game.

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

UCLA (26-5) vs. Weber State (20-11), 4:25 p.m.

Indiana (20-10) vs. Gonzaga (23-10), 30 minutes after previous game.

Friday, March 16

At The United Center

Chicago

Kansas (30-4) vs. Florida A&M-Niagara winner, 4:10 p.m.

Kentucky (21-11) vs. Villanova (22-10), 30 minutes after previous game.

At Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

Virginia Tech (21-11) vs. Illinois (23-11), 4:10 p.m.

Southern Illinois (27-6) vs. Holy Cross (25-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

First Round

NORTH

Tuesday, March 13

Toledo (19-12) at Florida State (20-12), 3 p.m.

Utah State (23-11) at Michigan (21-12), 4 p.m.

MVSU (18-15) at Mississippi State (18-13), 5 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14

Providence (18-12) at Bradley (21-12), 5:05 p.m.

EAST

Tuesday, March 13

Delaware State (21-12) at West Virginia (22-9), 4 p.m.

N.C. State (18-15) at Drexel (23-8), 5 p.m.

Alabama (20-11) at Massachusetts (23-8), 6:30 p.m.

Marist (24-8) at Oklahoma State (22-12), 7 p.m.

WEST

Wednesday, March 14

Fresno State (22-9) at Georgia (18-13), 4 p.m.

Vermont (25-7) at Kansas State (22-11), 5 p.m.

Austin Peay (21-11) at Air Force (23-8), 8 p.m.

Hofstra (22-9) at DePaul (18-13), TBA

SOUTH

Wednesday, March 14

ETSU (24-9) at Clemson (21-10), 3 p.m.

South Alabama (20-11) at Syracuse (22-10), 4 p.m.

San Diego State (21-10) at Missouri State (22-10), 7 p.m.

Appalachian State (25-7) at Mississippi (20-12), TBA

College women

TOURNAMENT

America East Conference

Championship

UMBC 48, Hartford 46

Colonial Athletic Association

Championship

Old Dominion 78, James Madison 70

Horizon League

Championship

Wis.-Green Bay 91, Butler 64

Missouri Valley Conference

Championship

Drake 65, Creighton 64, OT

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PDT

Sunday’s Result

Georgia 60, Austin 51

Today’s Game

Los Angeles at Orlando, 4 p.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey4219892186167
Pittsburgh37211084232213
N.Y. Islanders34241078204190
N.Y. Rangers3427876198190
Philadelphia19381149183255
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Buffalo4419593256200
Ottawa3923785238191
Toronto3327975216225
Montreal3430674203220
Boston3331571198241
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Tampa Bay3927482221216
Atlanta36241082215216
Carolina3428876203211
Florida29271371201217
Washington24331260201247

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Nashville4618698242181
Detroit4317995218173
St. Louis29291068179207
Columbus2735761169212
Chicago2633961172210
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver4123587186173
Minnesota3924785200174
Calgary36221082220185
Colorado3429674225216
Edmonton3033666176205
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Anaheim42171195224178
San Jose4125385204171
Dallas4023585180164
Phoenix2738357182235
Los Angeles22341357192241

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

Sunday’s Results

Boston 6, Detroit 3

N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1, SO

Minnesota 3, Colorado 2, OT

Dallas 4, Los Angeles 3, OT

San Jose 3, Edmonton 0

Anaheim 4, Vancouver 2

Today’s Games

Washington at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Bruins 6, Red Wings 3

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First Period—1, Boston, Sturm 22 (Ference, Bochenski), 5:26. 2, Detroit, Hudler 11 (Calder), 7:36. 3, Detroit, Lidstrom 12 (Datsyuk, Samuelsson), 8:14 (pp). Second Period—4, Boston, Sturm 23 (Savard, Bergeron), 5:43 (pp). 5, Boston, Tenkrat 8, 11:38. Third Period—6, Boston, Bergeron 19 (Ward, Bochenski), 2:35. 7, Boston, Kobasew 5 (Sturm, Savard), 8:34 (pp). 8, Detroit, Lang 17 (Hudler, Kronwall), 12:13. 9, Boston, Kessel 9 (Kobasew, Savard), 14:19.

Rangers 2, Hurricanes 1 (SO)

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N.Y. Rangers won shootout 2-0

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Malik 1 (Jagr, Rozsival), 9:13. Second Period—2, Carolina, Williams 33 (Brind’Amour, Whitney), 10:04. Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—Carolina 0 (Williams NG, Whitney NG), N.Y. Rangers 2 (Nylander NG, Cullen G, Jagr G).

Wild 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)

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First Period—1, Minnesota, Koivu 15 (Parrish, Bouchard), 11:20 (pp). 2, Colorado, Hejduk 28 (Brunette, Stastny), 16:16 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Colorado, Laperriere 6 (Guite, Clark), 9:47. 4, Minnesota, Koivu 16 (Demitra, Gaborik), 10:09. Overtime—5, Minnesota, Burns 4 (Gaborik, Demitra), 4:41.

Stars 4, Kings 3 (OT)

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First Period—1, Los Angeles, Brown 12 (O’Sullivan, Visnovsky), 12:56 (pp). 2, Dallas, Nagy 11 (Zubov, Ribeiro), 15:20 (pp). 3, Dallas, Daley 4 (Jokinen, Boucher), 19:56. Second Period—None. Third Period—4, Los Angeles, Willsie 9 (Thornton, Kostopoulos), 1:24. 5, Dallas, Hagman 15 (Jokinen, Zubov), 4:13. 6, Los Angeles, Brown 13 (Frolov, Blake), 5:17. Overtime—7, Dallas, Modano 14 (Zubov), :35.

Sharks 3, Oilers 0

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First Period—1, San Jose, Bernier 13 (Vlasic, Clowe), 12:50. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, San Jose, McLaren 5 (Rissmiller, Brown), 16:09. 3, San Jose, Carle 10 (Rivet, Thornton), 19:20 (en).

Ducks 4, Canucks 2

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First Period—1, Anaheim, Selanne 40 (Beauchemin, Getzlaf), 6:01 (pp). 2, Vancouver, Burrows 2 (Santala, Linden), 9:27. 3, Anaheim, McDonald 21 (Kunitz, Beauchemin), 15:44. 4, Anaheim, McDonald 22 (Selanne, Kunitz), 16:46. Second Period—5, Vancouver, Sopel 5 (Sedin, Sedin), 8:43. Third Period—6, Anaheim, Selanne 41 (McDonald, Beauchemin), 6:04 (pp).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLPts
y-Brandon7040202890
x-Regina6934272676
Swift Current7032351267
Prince Albert6926373358
Moose Jaw6927393057
Saskatoon6925402254
CentralGPWLOTLSOLPts
z-Medicine Hat70511630105
x-Kootenay70471733100
x-Calgary6938243483
Red Deer6833264575
Lethbridge6932322369

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLPts
x-Vancouver6943163796
x-Kamloops6940244185
x-Prince George6932293572
Chilliwack6923404252
Kelowna7020415449
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLPts
z-Everett69531312109
x-Tri-City6843231188
x-Seattle68351931184
x-Spokane6935264478
Portland6816491235

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

x-clinched playoff berth.

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Today’s Games

Calgary 5, Saskatoon 1

Red Deer 6, Lethbridge 4

Swift Current 2, Prince Albert 1

Seattle 4, Chilliwack 3

Tri-City 5, Kelowna 0

Monday Games

No Games Scheduled.

Tuesday Game

Red Deer at Calgary

Wednesday Games

Spokane at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Everett

Regina at Prince Albert

Calgary at Red Deer

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon

Kamloops at Seattle

Portland at Tri-City

AUTO RACING

UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES

At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas

Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (23) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 128.183 mph., $415,386.

2. (36) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, $287,011.

3. (17) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 267, $212,225.

4. (37) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, $208,941.

5. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, $180,783.

6. (13) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, $128,625.

7. (25) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, $158,436.

8. (39) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 267, $143,225.

9. (12) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 267, $116,250.

10. (33) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 267, $117,825.

11. (28) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, $144,233.

12. (26) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, $128,170.

13. (42) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 267, $138,461.

14. (3) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 267, $125,170.

15. (5) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, $135,716.

16. (18) Greg Biffle, Ford, 266, $111,575.

17. (38) Robby Gordon, Ford, 266, $96,375.

18. (24) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 266, $123,183.

19. (27) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 266, $104,675.

20. (2) David Stremme, Dodge, 266, $95,925.

21. (21) David Gilliland, Ford, 265, $119,189.

22. (4) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 265, $126,950.

23. (6) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 265, $98,725.

24. (15) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 265, $85,550.

25. (29) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 265, $112,308.

26. (10) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 265, $120,708.

27. (20) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 265, $131,286.

28. (22) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 265, $98,708.

29. (41) Jon Wood, Ford, 264, $104,064.

30. (40) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 264, $112,608.

31. (7) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 263, $100,533.

32. (19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 263, $80,675.

33. (43) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 263, $81,425.

34. (8) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 251, engine, $89,822.

35. (1) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, accident, 251, $138,741.

36. (16) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 239, $87,850.

37. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 236, $115,450.

38. (9) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 156, accident, $79,425.

39. (32) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 147, $79,225.

40. (34) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 141, $86,975.

41. (31) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 46, accident, $78,775.

42. (11) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 17, accident, $86,630.

43. (30) Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 15, accident, $79,452.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 7 minutes, 28 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.795 seconds. Caution Flags: Nine for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 28 among 16 drivers.

Lap Leaders: K.Kahne 1-13; E.Sadler 14-21; J.Johnson 22-40; M.Kenseth 41; M.Martin 42-49; E.Sadler 50-57; M.Martin 58-61; J.Johnson 62-78; M.Martin 79; J.Yeley 80; R.Newman 81; B.Labonte 82; J.Johnson 83-107; E.Sadler 108; J.Gordon 109-146; C. Edwards 147-149; M.Martin 150; S.Marlin 151; B.Labonte 152; Ky.Busch 153-156; M.Truex Jr. 157-158; J.Gordon 159-210; M.Martin 211; D.Earnhardt Jr. 212; C.Bowyer 213; B.Labonte 214; J.Gordon 215-235; J. Burton 236-239; J.Johnson 240-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J.Gordon, 3 times for 111 laps; J.Johnson, 4 times for 89 laps; E.Sadler, 3 times for 17 laps; M.Martin, 5 times for 15 laps; K.Kahne, 1 time for 13 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 4 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 4 laps; B.Labonte, 3 times for 3 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 3 laps; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 2 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Yeley, 1 time for 1 lap; S.Marlin, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 1 lap.

Point Standings: 1. M.Martin, 495. 2. J.Gordon, 489. 3. J.Burton, 453. 4. J.Johnson, 406. 5. M.Kenseth, 397. 6. K.Harvick, 389. 7. Ky.Busch, 382. 8. D.Hamlin, 374. 9. J.Yeley, 365. 10. E.Sadler, 342.

GOLF

College S. Highlands Championship

At Southern Highlands Golf Course, Las Vegas

Par: 72. Yardage: 7,510

TEAM RESULTS (top 5)—1, UCLA 874. 2, Georgia 877. 3, Arizona 885. 4, UNLV 886. 5, Minnesota 888. Also: 12, Washington 902.

1, Lucas Lee, UCLA 69-72-72—213. Washington results: T28, Alex Prugh, 75-75-74—224. T34, Erik Olson, 73-78-75—226. T39, Zach Bixler, 75-75-77—227. T45, Nick Taylor, 77-77-75—229. T56, John Wise, 76-82-74—232.

RUNNING

Bloomsday Road Runners Club St. Paddy’s Day Five

MEN—1, Justin Rose, 27:14. 2, Jesse Stevick, 27:26. 3, Thomas Pileggi, 27:56. 4, Andrew McDiruid, 27:58. 5, Michael Bergquist, 28:05. 6, Carl Combs, 28:14. 7, Steve Somers, 28:43. 8, Allan Schroeder, 28:55. 9, Kyle McNaught-Davis 28:57. 10, Jeff Rahn, 28:58.

WOMEN—1, Jodi Suter, 29:55. 2, Kristi Dickey, 30:42. 3, Amber Hamilton, 30:45. 4, Heather Harmon, 31:30. 5, Heather McLaughlin, 31:59. 6, Lori Buratto, 32:51. 7, Jan Janke, 33:20. 8, Kari Cardon, 33:21. 9, Heidi Bresson, 33:57. 10, Jenny Stevick, 34:03.

SKIING

World Cup Men’s Super G

At Kvitfjell, Norway

1. Hans Grugger, Switzerland, 1 minute, 29.57 seconds. 2. Mario Scheiber, Austria, 1:30.29. 3. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 1:30.48. 4. Michael Walchhofer, Austria, 1:30.51. 5. Hermann Maier, Austria, 1:30.52.

Also (United States):

7. Bode Miller, 1:30.55. 17. Scott Macartney, 1:31.20. 26. Steven Nyman, 1:31.49. 39. Andrew Weibrecht, 1:32.19. 45. T.J. Lanning, 1:32.71. 46. Erik Fisher, 1:33.00. 52. Marco Sullivan, 1:33.71. 55. Justin Johnson, 1:34.59.

Overall World Cup Standings

(After 32 of 36 races)

1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 1,055 points. 2. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 963. 3. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 952. 4. Bode Miller, United States, 743. 5. Peter Fill, Italy, 694.

Women’s Slalom

At Zwiesel, Germany

1. Marlies Schild, Austria, 1:36.67 (46.65-50.02). 2. Anna Ottosson, Sweden, 1:38.90 (47.62-51.28). 2. Sarka Zahrobska, Czech Republic, 1:38.90 (48.27-50.63). 4. Nicole Gius, Italy, 1:39.20 (47.79-51.41). 5. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 1:39.24 (47.56-51.68).

Also (United States)

19. Kaylin Richardson, 1:41.61 (50.05-51.56). 24. Julia Mancuso, 1:41.93 (49.91-52.02). Resi Stiegler, did not finish first run.

Overall World Cup Standings

(After 31 of 35 races)

1. Marlies Schild, Austria, 1,302. 2. Nicole Hosp, Austria, 1,287. 3. Julia Mancuso, United States, 1,251. 4. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 1,200. 5. Lindsey Kildow, United States, 808.

Also (United States)

23. Resi Stiegler, 276. 39. Stacey Cook, 178. 43. Kaylin Richardson, 167. 49. Kirsten Clark, 144. 70. Libby Ludlow, 65. 93. Jessica Kelley, 24. 122. Megan McJames, 3.

SOFTBALL

College Northwest Conference Whitworth 9-9, PLU 3-1

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Schmitt and Bryant; Eckhoff, Case (5) and Davis. W—Case (4-0). L—Schmit (3-2).

HITS: Pacific Lutheran—Schmitt, Starke 2, Schutt 2, Kenck, Bryant 2, Waldron. Whitworth—Case, Davis 3, Thomsen, Kerr 3, Parry, Cey. 2B—Schutt, Bryant, Kerr.

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Canales and Bryant; LaPlante and Davis. W—LaPlante (6-0). L—Canales (3-2).

HITS: Pacific Lutheran (6-4, 4-4)—Johnston 2, Gilbert, Bryant, Canales 2. Whitworth (11-0, 8-0)—Case, Davis, Thomsen 2, Parry, Schock. 2B—Parry.

TENNIS

Pacific Life Open

ATP-WTA TOUR

At The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort

Indian Wells, Calif.

Purse: Men, $3.285 million (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Men’s singles second round

Ivan Ljubicic (8), Croatia, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

Michael Russell, United States, def. Tomas Berdych (11), Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Robin Soderling (26), Sweden, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Dominik Hrbaty (24), Slovakia, 7-5, 6-3.

Juan Ignacio Chela (30), Argentina, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Mardy Fish (21), United States, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5).

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Radek Stepanek (25), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Andy Murray (13), Britain, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, 6-3, 6-3.

Evgeny Korolev, Russia, def. Dmitry Tursunov (20), Russia, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3.

David Nalbandian (10), Argentina, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1).

David Ferrer (14), Spain, def. Luis Horna, Peru, 6-3, 6-1.

Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, def. Agustin Calleri (28), Argentina, 6-3, 6-3.

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Marat Safin (23), Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Fernando Gonzalez (5), Chile, def. Frank Dancevic, Canada, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 7-5.

Gilles Simon, France, def. Tommy Robredo (7), Spain, 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-0.

Novak Djokovic (12), Serbia, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Guillermo Canas, Argentina, def. Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, 7-5, 6-2.

Marcos Baghdatis (17), Cyprus, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7-5, 7-5.

Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Nicolas Almagro (31), Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Julien Benneteau, France, def. Jurgen Melzer (27), Austria, 6-4, 6-4.

Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Lleyton Hewitt (19), Australia, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2.

Women’s singles third round

Daniela Hantuchova (14), Slovakia, def. Francesca Schiavone (18), Italy, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Li Na (12), China, def. Alona Bondarenko (23), Ukraine, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Shahar Peer (11), Israel, def. Lucie Safarova (19), Czech Republic, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 7-5, 6-2.

Vera Zvonareva (15), Russia, def. Viktoria Azarenka, Belarus, 6-3, 6-3.

College women

EASTERN WASH. 7, LEWIS-CLARK ST. 0. No. 1 Singles–Kasey Knox (EWU) d. Maria Resende 6-1, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles–Rachel Berger-Illiana Petrova (EWU) d. Jamie Chan-Maria Resende 8-3.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Nick Debarr, RHP Manny Delcarmen, LHP Kason Gabbard, RHP Devern Hansack, RHP Kyle Jackson, LHP Jon Lester, RHP Edgar Martinez, RHP Jonathan Papelbon, RHP David Pauley, C George Kottaras, INF Dustin Pedroia, OF Brandon Moss, OF David Murphy, LHP Javier Lopez and INF Kevin Youkilis on one-year contracts.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned OF Brad Snyder to Buffalo of the IL. Assigned LHP Chuck Lofgren, LHP Aaron Laffey, LHP Scott Lewis and C Javier Herrera to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Assigned C Tim Duff, C Ben Johnson, C Brett Martinez, C Flint Wipke, RHP Ryan Aldridge, RHP Nick Green and RHP Kasey Olenberger to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with 2B Robinson Cano on a one-year deal. Renewed the contract of RHP Chien-Ming Wang.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned LHP Dan Meyer, RHP Santiago Casilla, and RHP David Shafer to Sacramento of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Kaz Tadano, LHP Dallas Braden, RHP Connor Robertson and OF Vince Faison to their minor league camp.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Assigned RHP Josh Banks, RHP Ismael Ramirez and INF Sergio Santos to Syracuse of the IL and RHP Beau Kemp to their minor league camp.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Juan Morillo to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Alberto Arias, RHP Greg Reynolds, LHP Eric DuBose, LHP Franklin Morales and LHP Josh Newman to their minor league camp.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced RHP Lincoln Holdzkom cleared waivers and was returned to the Chicago Cubs.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Released INF Damian Jackson. Optioned RHP Eric Hull, RHP Zach Hammes and LHP Mike Megrew to Las Vegas of the PCL. Assigned LHP Scott Elbert, C A.J. Ellis, SS Chin-lung Hu, C Ken Huckaby, RHP Travis Smith, 3B Fernando Tatis and RHP Dario Veras to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK METS—Assigned RHP Steve Schmoll to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned LHP Sean Thompson to Portland of the PCL. Assigned LHP Erick Burke, RHP Jack Cassel, C Justin Hatcher and C Nick Hundley to their minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Renewed contract of 3B Ryan Zimmerman.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed F Mike Hall to a second 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed LB Ryan Fowler to an four-year offer sheet.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended N.Y. Islanders LW Chris Simon 25 games for his two-handed stick attack to the face of N.Y. Rangers C Ryan Hollweg Thursday.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Dimitri Patzold to Worcester of the AHL.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Magic2BOBCATS
Nets1.5GRIZZLIES
BUCKS3Raptors
SUNS6.5Rockets
Mavericks6WARRIROS

NCAA men’s basketball tournament

Tuesday’s play-in game

At Dayton, Ohio

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Niagara8Florida A&M

Thursday’s Games

At Buffalo, NY

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Butler2Old Dominion
Maryland7.5Davidson
Duke7Va Comm
Pittsburgh10Wright St

At Winston-Salem, NC

FavoritePtsUnderdog
North Carolina26.5E Kentucky
Michigan ST1.5Marquette
Boston Co2.5Texas Tech
Georgetown17Belmont

At Lexington, KY

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Ohio St21.5C Conn St
Xavier1Byu
Louisville5.5Stanford
Texas A&M13.5Penn

At Sacramento, CA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Indiana1Gonzaga
Ucla19.5Weber St
Vanderbilt3.5George Wash
Wash St7Oral Roberts

Friday’s Games

At Columbus, OH

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Virginia Tech2.5Illinois
So Illinois7Holy Cross
Tennessee8Long Beach St
Virginia7.5Albany

At Chicago

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Georgia Tech1.5Unlv
Wisconsin13.5Texas A&M-CC
KansasNLNiagra or Fla A&M
KentuckyPKVillanova

At New Orleans

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Florida29Jackson St
Arizona2Purdue
Nevada-RenoPKCreighton
Memphis17.5North Texas

At Spokane

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Notre Dame4Winthrop
Oregon9Miami-Ohio
Usc1.5Arkansas
Texas9.5New Mexico St