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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PDT

Monday’s Results

Washington 9, N.Y. Mets 6

Minnesota 9, Florida 1

St. Louis 3, Atlanta 1

Cincinnati 3, Toronto 0

Houston 6, Philadelphia 6, tie, 10 innings

Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2

Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 1

L.A. Dodgers 4, Baltimore 2

Texas 11, Milwaukee 7

Seattle 6, Oakland 5

Arizona 6, Colorado 5, 10 innings

San Diego 10, Chicago White Sox 8

L.A. Angels 11, Kansas City 4

Chicago Cubs 10, San Francisco 5

N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston

Today’s Games

Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

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

Mets vs. Cleve. at Winter Haven, Fla., 10:05 a.m..

Detroit vs.Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Minn. at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

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

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

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

Cubs vs. Arizona at Tucson, 1:05 p.m.

White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 4:15 p.m.

Oak. vs. San Fran at Scottsdale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

Mariners 6, Athletics 5

Kennedy, Gaudin (4), Flores (6), Ramos (8), and Kendall, JBrown; Hernandez, Feierabend (5), Sherrill (8), Reitsma and Johjima, Burke, RRivera. W—Sherrill, 1-0. L—Ramos, 0-1. Sv—Reitsma (1). HRs—Oakland, JBrown, Durazo. Seattle, Sexson.

College

FAR WEST

College of N.J. 17, Denison 4

Gonzaga at Utah, ccd. field conditions

Washington St. 11, Rider 6

Non-conference Washington St. 11, Rider 6

O’Conner, Miller (4), Holck (8) and Olson; Ratigan, Kost (5), Humes (8) and Lagreid. W—Kost (1-0). L—O’Connor (0-1). Sv—Humes (4).

HITS: Rider—Leise 3, hayes 3, Reynolds, Hayes, McCollum, Olson, States. Washington St.—Prince 3, Gran 2, Murphy, Jeff Miller, Lagreid, Gilbert. 2B—Prince 2, Gran McCollum, Leise. HR—Leise (2), Jeff Miller (4).

Baseball America Top 25 Poll

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through March 11 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 11, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

High school Inland Empire League Coeur d’Alene 15, Post Falls 2

Shaffer, Morfitt (4), and Hansen; Seaman, Turbin (5) and Lupinacci. W-Seaman (1-0). L-Shaffer (0-1).

HITS: Post Falls-Shaffer, Douglas, Hansen, Haas. Coeur d’Alene-Vucinich 3, Lupinacci, Snider, Turbin, Seaman, Cleave, Jackson, Spencer. 2B-Vucinich 2, Cleave. 3B-Vucinich.

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Results

Charlotte 119, Orlando 108

Toronto 108, Milwaukee 93

New Jersey 113, Memphis 102

Golden State 117, Dallas 100

Phoenix 103, Houston 82

Today’s Games

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

New Jersey vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Boston at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Bobcats 119, Magic 108

Orlando (108)—Turkoglu 8-15 6-7 23, Milicic 3-9 2-2 8, Howard 8-11 10-19 26, G.Hill 3-8 2-2 8, Nelson 6-14 4-5 17, Ariza 6-7 0-2 12, Bogans 1-5 0-0 3, B.Outlaw 1-1 0-0 2, Arroyo 0-3 0-0 0, Redick 1-2 0-0 2, Diener 1-1 0-0 3, Garrity 1-3 1-1 4. Totals 39-79 25-38 108.

Charlotte (119)—Wallace 5-10 6-7 20, May 6-8 2-2 14, Brezec 8-13 1-2 17, Carroll 2-4 3-4 9, Felton 6-11 6-6 21, Morrison 5-12 0-0 11, Voskuhl 1-1 1-2 3, D.Anderson 9-15 2-2 24, Knight 0-1 0-0 0, McInnis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-75 21-25 119.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-13 (Diener 1-1, Garrity 1-2, Nelson 1-2, Turkoglu 1-3, Bogans 1-3, Arroyo 0-1, Redick 0-1), Charlotte 14-22 (Wallace 4-4, D.Anderson 4-7, Felton 3-5, Carroll 2-3, Morrison 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 53 (Howard 11), Charlotte 37 (Voskuhl, Wallace, D.Anderson 5). Assists—Orlando 21 (Nelson 5), Charlotte 39 (D.Anderson 10). Total Fouls—Orlando 24, Charlotte 25. Technicals—Charlotte Defensive Three Second, Wallace. A—13,762. (19,077).

Raptors 108, Bucks 93

Toronto (108)—Garbajosa 3-7 0-0 7, Bosh 9-18 7-9 25, Nesterovic 4-5 0-0 8, Parker 2-4 1-2 5, Ford 7-14 5-5 19, Bargnani 5-15 1-1 12, Dixon 4-7 0-0 10, Peterson 3-6 0-0 9, Calderon 3-6 0-0 7, Humphries 2-2 2-3 6, Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Slokar 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-85 16-20 108.

Milwaukee (93)—Bell 11-18 3-4 25, Skinner 1-1 0-0 2, Bogut 3-5 0-2 6, Redd 9-18 10-12 29, Williams 6-15 6-6 18, Patterson 5-10 3-4 13, Villanueva 0-1 0-0 0, Greer 0-1 0-0 0, Noel 0-0 0-0 0, Ilyasova 0-0 0-0 0, Reiner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-70 22-28 93.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 8-22 (Peterson 3-6, Dixon 2-4, Calderon 1-1, Garbajosa 1-3, Bargnani 1-7, Ford 0-1), Milwaukee 1-11 (Redd 1-4, Bell 0-1, Greer 0-1, Williams 0-5). Fouled Out—Bogut. Rebounds—Toronto 46 (Bosh 10), Milwaukee 42 (Bogut, Williams 8). Assists—Toronto 22 (Ford 9), Milwaukee 20 (Bogut 8). Total Fouls—Toronto 21, Milwaukee 25. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second, Bosh, Peterson, Ford. Flagrant fouls—Bogut. Ejected—Bogut. A—13,411. (18,717).

Nets 113, Grizzlies 102

New Jersey (113)—Jefferson 6-12 6-7 18, Moore 10-19 4-6 24, Collins 1-3 0-0 2, Carter 10-19 7-8 30, Kidd 3-10 2-6 8, Nachbar 5-8 2-2 14, Williams 3-6 1-2 7, Boone 1-4 0-0 2, House 3-5 0-0 8, Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-86 22-31 113.

Memphis (102)—Miller 3-11 0-0 7, Warrick 4-6 2-2 10, Gasol 7-13 5-7 19, Gay 5-12 7-8 17, Stoudamire 3-5 1-1 7, Atkins 6-12 5-7 17, Swift 4-10 2-2 10, Roberts 0-1 2-2 2, Kinsey 6-10 0-0 13, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 24-29 102.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 7-19 (Carter 3-6, Nachbar 2-3, House 2-3, Jefferson 0-1, Moore 0-1, Williams 0-1, Kidd 0-4), Memphis 2-11 (Kinsey 1-1, Miller 1-3, Stoudamire 0-1, Gay 0-2, Atkins 0-4). Fouled Out—Collins. Rebounds—New Jersey 53 (Carter 10), Memphis 47 (Swift 10). Assists—New Jersey 23 (Kidd 12), Memphis 16 (Atkins 5). Total Fouls—New Jersey 23, Memphis 21. Technicals—New Jersey Defensive Three Second. A—12,165. (18,119).

Suns 103, Rockets 82

Houston (82)—Battier 3-4 0-0 7, Hayes 5-8 3-4 13, Yao 1-9 8-9 10, McGrady 8-28 2-5 19, Alston 3-14 0-0 7, Head 5-13 0-0 12, Howard 7-7 0-0 14, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-83 13-18 82.

Phoenix (103)—Diaw 7-12 1-2 15, Marion 6-13 1-2 14, Stoudemire 6-15 0-0 12, Bell 2-8 2-2 7, Nash 4-7 1-2 10, Barbosa 12-18 3-3 32, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Ja.Jones 5-7 0-0 11, Piatkowski 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 43-86 8-11 103.

3-Point Goals—Houston 5-19 (Head 2-7, Battier 1-1, McGrady 1-4, Alston 1-7), Phoenix 9-15 (Barbosa 5-6, Nash 1-1, Marion 1-2, Bell 1-3, Ja.Jones 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 43 (Hayes 10), Phoenix 59 (Marion 15). Assists—Houston 13 (Alston, McGrady 4), Phoenix 18 (Nash 8). Total Fouls—Houston 12, Phoenix 13. Technicals—Houston Defensive Three Second, Phoenix coach M.D’Antoni 2, Bell. Ejected—Phoenix coach M.D’Antoni. A—18,422. (18,422).

Warriors 117, Mavericks 100

Dallas (100)—Howard 5-15 0-0 11, Nowitzki 3-11 7-9 13, Dampier 1-3 2-2 4, Buckner 4-7 3-4 11, Terry 5-8 5-6 16, Diop 1-1 2-2 4, Stackhouse 3-8 2-2 9, Dev.Harris 5-13 3-4 16, Croshere 1-5 3-3 5, George 0-1 0-0 0, Mensah-Bonsu 1-1 0-2 2, Barea 4-5 0-1 9. Totals 33-78 27-35 100.

Golden State (117)—Jackson 6-10 4-8 16, Harrington 5-5 4-6 16, Biedrins 8-8 0-0 16, Richardson 6-15 3-5 16, Davis 4-10 1-1 9, Ellis 4-9 0-1 8, Pietrus 6-9 5-5 20, Barnes 3-8 4-4 11, Powell 1-2 0-0 2, Azubuike 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 44-77 21-30 117.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 7-20 (Dev.Harris 3-5, Barea 1-1, Terry 1-2, Stackhouse 1-3, Howard 1-4, Nowitzki 0-1, Buckner 0-1, Croshere 0-3), Golden State 8-21 (Pietrus 3-5, Harrington 2-2, Azubuike 1-1, Richardson 1-4, Barnes 1-4, Ellis 0-1, Davis 0-2, Jackson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 58 (Croshere 13), Golden State 37 (Richardson 8). Assists—Dallas 21 (Dev.Harris 5), Golden State 31 (Davis, Richardson, Jackson 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 25, Golden State 26. Technicals—Nowitzki, Golden State Defensive Three Second. A—18,377. (19,596).

College men The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Creighton 104, Duke 103, Virginia 89, Va. Commonwealth 53, Virginia Tech 42, Vanderbilt 34, Xavier 30, Arizona 19, New Mexico St. 12, Boston College 10, Arkansas 8, Indiana 8, Davidson 7, Georgia Tech 6, Wright St. 6, Illinois 4, Michigan St. 4, George Washington 3, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3, Villanova 3, Akron 2 26-7, Kentucky 2, Old Dominion 2, Holy Cross 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 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Duke 70; Davidson 55; Virginia Tech 45; Va. Commonwealth 19; Vanderbilt 13; Tennessee 12; Villanova 10; Boston College 7, West Virginia 6; George Wash. 3; Xavier 3; Air Force 1; Akron 1; Arizona 1; Syracuse 1.

NCAA men’s tournament

All Times PDT

OPENING ROUND

At UD Arena; Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Today’s Game

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

EAST REGIONAL

FIRST ROUND

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 Mex St. (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.

NIT

All Times PDT

First Round

NORTH

Today’s Games

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

Today’s Games

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.

Hofstra (22-9) at DePaul (18-13), 5:30 p.m.

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

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.

Appalachian State (25-7) at Mississippi (20-12), 5 p.m.

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

College women The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Old Dominion 53, California 46, Montana 17, Xavier 15, New Mexico 7, James Madison 3, Pittsburgh 3, Temple 3, Mississippi 2, DePaul 1, Marist 1.

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

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 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: California 28; Xavier 15; New Mexico 14; Montana 9; Old Dominion 7; Pittsburgh 4; James Madison 3; Nebraska 3; Brigham Young 2; Temple 2; Hartford 1; Louisiana-Lafayette 1; Tulane 1.

NCAA women’s tournament

All Times PDT

GREENSBORO REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At The Galen Center, Los Angeles

Louisville (26-7) vs. BYU (23-9), 2 p.m.

Arizona State (24-6) vs. UC Riverside (21-10), 30 minutes after previous game

Sunday, March 18

At The Breslin Student Events Center

East Lansing, Mich.

Vanderbilt (27-5) vs. Delaware State (20-12), 9 a.m.

Bowling Green (29-3) vs. Oklahoma State (20-10), 30 minutes after previous game

Michigan State (22-10) vs. Delaware (26-5), 4 p.m.

Rutgers (22-8) vs. East Carolina (19-13), 30 minutes after previous game

At The RBC Center

Raleigh, N.C.

Duke (30-1) vs. Holy Cross (15-17), 4 p.m.

Temple (24-7) vs. Nebraska (22-9), 30 minutes after previous game

DAYTON REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

Oklahoma (26-4) vs. Southeast Missouri State (24-7), 8 a.m.

Marquette (25-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (25-8), 30 minutes after previous game

At Maples Pavilion

Stanford, Calif.

Middle Tennessee (29-3) vs. Gonzaga (24-9), 4 p.m.

Ohio State (28-2) vs. Marist (27-5), 30 minutes after previous game

Sunday, March 18

At The Hartford Civic Center

Hartford, Conn.

Mississippi (21-10) vs. TCU (21-10), 9 a.m.

Maryland (27-5) vs. Harvard (15-12), 30 minutes after previous game

At The Petersen Events Center

Pittsburgh

Tennessee (28-3) vs. Drake (14-18), 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh (23-8) vs. James Madison (27-4), 30 minutes after previous game

DALLAS REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Williams Arena

Minneapolis

Iowa State (25-8) vs. Washington (18-12), 8 a.m.

Georgia (25-6) vs. Belmont (25-6), 30 minutes after previous game

Georgia Tech (20-11) vs. DePaul (19-12), 4 p.m.

Old Dominion (24-8) vs. Purdue (28-5), 30 minutes after previous game

At The Galen Center

Los Angeles

Texas A&M (24-6) vs. Texas Arlington (24-8), 8 a.m.

George Washington (26-3) vs. Boise State (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game

Sunday, March 18

At The Petersen Events Center

Pittsburgh

California (23-8) vs. Notre Dame (19-11), 9 a.m.

North Carolina (30-3) vs. Prairie View (19-13), 30 minutes after previous game

FRESNO REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

Xavier (26-7) vs. West Virginia (20-10), 4 p.m.

LSU (26-7) vs. North Carolina-Asheville (21-11), 30 minutes after previous game

At Maples Pavilion

Stanford, Calif.

Old Dominion (23-8) vs. Florida State (22-9), 8 a.m.

Stanford (28-4) vs. Idaho State (17-13), 30 minutes after previous game

Sunday, March 18

At The Hartford Civic Center

Hartford, Conn.

New Mexico (24-8) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (28-3), 4 p.m.

Connecticut (29-3) vs. UMBC (16-16), 30 minutes after previous game

At The RBC Center

Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina State (23-9) vs. Robert Morris (24-7), 9 a.m.

Baylor (25-7) vs. Chattanooga (25-7), 30 minutes after previous game

Women’s NIT

All Times PDT

First Round

Wednesday, March 14

Jackson State at Tulane, TBA

Illinois-Chicago at Minnesota, TBA

Montana at Utah, TBA

Thursday, March 15

Bucknell at Hartford, TBA

Dartmouth at Seton Hall, TBA

High Point at Charlotte, TBA

Coppin State at St. Joseph’s, TBA

Murray at Arkansas State, TBA

Kentucky at Oakland (Mich.), TBA

Nevada at Wyoming, TBA

UC Santa Barbara at San Diego, TBA

Long Island U. at Iona, TBA

Rice at Illinois State, TBA

ETSU at Western Carolina, TBA

Davidson at UAB, TBA

Stephen F. Austin at Southern Illinois, TBA

Second Round

March 16-19

Jackson State-Tulane winner at Miss. St., TBA

Illinois-Chicago-Minnesota at Western Kentucky, TBA

Bucknell-Hartford at South Carolina, TBA

Dartmouth-Seton Hall at Hofstra, TBA

High Point-Charlotte at Virginia, TBA

Coppin State-St. Joseph’s at South Florida, TBA

Murray-Arkansas State at Wisconsin, TBA

Kentucky-Oakland (Mich.) at Ball State, TBA

Nevada-Wyoming at Missouri, TBA

UC Santa Barbara-San Diego at Oregon, TBA

Long Island U.-Iona at Indiana, TBA

Rice-Illinois State at South Dakota State, TBA

ETSU-Western Carolina at Virginia Tech, TBA

Davidson-UAB at Auburn, TBA

Montana-Utah at Illinois, TBA

Stephen F. Austin-Southern Illinois at Kansas State, TBA

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FOOTBALL

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AFL

Monday’s Result

Los Angeles 44, Orlando 37, OT

Thursday’s Game

Philadelphia at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

Atlanta 4, Washington 2

Calgary 5, St. Louis 4, SO

Phoenix 4, Philadelphia 0

Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 1

Today’s Games

Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Thrashers 4, Capitals 2

First Period—1, Atlanta, Kozlov 23 (Hossa), 11:26. 2, Atlanta, Holik 11 (Boulton), 16:51. Second Period—3, Washington, Ovechkin 40 (Novotny), 5:27. 4, Atlanta, Tkachuk 24 (Boulton), 14:30. Third Period—5, Washington, Ovechkin 41 (Clymer, Semin), 1:26 (pp). 6, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 37 (Sim), 9:35.

Flames 5, Blues 4 (SO)

Calgary won shootout 2-0

First Period—1, St. Louis, Backman 6 (Weight, Boyes), 17:55. Second Period—2, Calgary, Moss 9 (Lombardi, Huselius), 2:28. 3, Calgary, Huselius 30 (Iginla, Hamrlik), 14:01 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Stempniak 22 (Boyes, Cajanek), 19:31. Third Period—5, Calgary, Phaneuf 17 (Huselius, Hamrlik), 3:16 (pp). 6, Calgary, Langkow 28 (Huselius, Moss), 6:44. 7, St. Louis, Cajanek 11 (Boyes, Weight), 7:06. 8, St. Louis, Stempniak 23 (Backes), 10:06. Overtime—None. Shootout—St. Louis 0 (Stempniak NG, Weight NG), Calgary 2 (Huselius NG, Tanguay G, Iginla G).

Coyotes 4, Flyers 0

First Period—1, Phoenix, Kapanen 5 (Michalek, Tellqvist), 7:41. 2, Phoenix, Nolan 16 (Kapanen, Bell), 11:12. Second Period—3, Phoenix, Tjarnqvist 4 (Adams, Jones), 10:45 (sh). Third Period—4, Phoenix, Carcillo 2 (Doan), 17:57.

Kings 5, Oilers 1

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Clarke 1 (Brown, Modry), 2:05. 2, Los Angeles, Frolov 34 (Miller, Weaver), 5:27. 3, Edmonton, Petersen 5, 10:32 (sh). Second Period—4, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 28 (Blake, Visnovsky), 9:39. Third Period—5, Los Angeles, Blake 12 (Visnovsky, O’Sullivan), 13:47 (pp). 6, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 29 (Visnovsky, Blake), 15:47 (pp).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

x-clinched playoff berth.

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

Monday Result

No games scheduled.

Today’s Game

Red Deer at Calgary

Wednesday’s 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

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through March 11

Points

1, Mark Martin, 495. 2, Jeff Gordon, 489. 3, Jeff Burton, 453. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 406. 5, Matt Kenseth, 397. 6, Kevin Harvick, 389. 7, Kyle Busch, 382. 8, Denny Hamlin, 374. 9, J J Yeley, 365. 10, Elliott Sadler, 342.

11, David Stremme, 339. 12, David Gilliland, 335. 13, Tony Stewart, 332. 14, Robby Gordon, 330. 15, Ryan Newman, 328. 16, Greg Biffle, 326. 17, Carl Edwards, 325. 18, Clint Bowyer, 324. 19, David Ragan, 322. 20, Joe Nemechek, III, 308.

Money

1, Kevin Harvick, $1,831,541. 2, Mark Martin, $1,522,907. 3, Jeff Burton, $1,174,373. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $981,583. 5, Jeff Gordon, $939,519. 6, Matt Kenseth, $860,356. 7, Tony Stewart, $856,528. 8, David Ragan, $774,875. 9, David Gilliland, $723,267. 10, Kasey Kahne, $701,806.

11, Elliott Sadler, $675,993. 12, Denny Hamlin, $645,200. 13, Kurt Busch, $626,607. 14, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $624,399. 15, Mike Wallace, $615,658. 16, Ryan Newman, $587,633. 17, Bobby Labonte, $560,333. 18, J J Yeley, $556,682. 19, Kyle Busch, $550,633. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, $546,908.

GOLF

Mastercard Classic Scores

LPGA TOUR

At Bosque Real Country Club

Huixquilucan, Mexico

Purse:, $1.2 million

Yardage: 6,876; Par: 72

Final Round

High school boys Clarkston Invitational

TEAM RESULTS—Southridge 321, Coeur d’Alene 321 (Southridge defeated Coeur d’Alene in a one-hole playoff), Lewiston 322, Ferris 333, Central Valley 340, Mt. Spokane 343, Clarkston 348, Pullman 353, Lake City 362, Othello 368, Cheney 386, Moscow 391, Medical Lake 487, University 335, Sandpoint 338, Gonzaga Prep 326, East Valley 362, Deer Park 436, Lewis and Clark score unavailable.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—unavailable.

SOCCER

High school boys Non-league Ferris 1, Mt. Spokane 0

First half — 1, Fer, Crain (Matern) 23:00. Second half — None.

Shots on goal — Ferris 11, Mt. Spokane 8. Saves — Ferris, Hollman 4; Mt. Spokane, Hodapp 3, Schaefer 2.

Mead 2, University 0

First half— None. Second half — 1, Mead, Deshazo, 75:00. 2, Mead, Malmoe, 78:00.

Shots on goal—Mead 16, University 5. Saves —Mead, Faulkenberry 2; University, Dixon 8.

Shadle Park 3, West Valley 0

First half— 1, SP, Bagley 21:00. Second half — 2, SP, McGuire 50:00. 3, SP, Powell 70:00.

Shots on goal — Shadle Park 12, West Valley 4. Saves — Shadle Park, Mjelde 3; West Valley, Florance 4, Brown, 5.

Rogers 3, North Central 1

Statistics unavailable

TENNIS

Pacific Life Open

At Indian Wells, Calif.

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

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Men Singles Third Round

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Guillermo Canas, Argentina, 6-4, 6-4.

David Ferrer (14), Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbiam 6-1, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic (12), Serbia, def. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 6-2, 6-1.

Julien Benneteau, France, def. James Blake (6), United States, 6-2, 7-6 (1).

Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-1.

Andy Murray (13), Britain, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-1, 6-3.

Tommy Haas (9), Germany, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-0, 6-3.

Fernando Gonzalez (5), Chile, def. Robin Soderling (26), Sweden, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2).

Ivan Ljubicic (8), Croatia, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-4.

David Nalbandian (10), Argentina, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-0.

Richard Gasquet (15), France, def. Jarkko Nieminen (18), Finland, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Andy Roddick (3), United States, def. Olivier Rochus (33), Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Juan Ignacio Chela (30), Argentina, def. Gilles Simon, France, 6-2, 6-2.

Michael Russell, United States, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 7-5.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (22), Spain, def. Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (32), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Women Singles Third Round

Sybille Bammer (33), Austria, def. Peng Shuai (30), China, 6-3, 6-3.

Ana Ivanovic (10), Serbia, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

Nicole Vaidisova (6), Czech Republic, def. Ahsha Rolle, United States, 6-3, 4-1, retired.

Marion Bartoli (17), France, def. Dinara Safina (9), Russia, 6-4, 6-3.

Ai Sugiyama (16), Japan, def. Tathiana Garbin (20), Italy, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, def. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned INF Eider Torres, OF Val Majewski and RHP Jim Johnson to Norfolk of the IL. Reassigned C Brian Bock, INF Brandon Singh, OF Luis Montanez and LHP Chris Waters to their minor league camp. Released RHP Jose Acevedo.

BOSTON RED SOX—Returned RHP Nick Debarr to Tampa Bay. Optioned RHP Kyle Jackson to Portland of the EL. Assigned LHP Abe Alvarez, C Dusty Brown and OF Kerry Robinson to their minor league camp.

DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Jordan Tata and RHP Virgil Vasquez to Toledo of the IL; RHP Eulogio De La Cruz and RHP Kyle Sleeth to Erie of the EL; and LHP Andrew Miller to Lakeland of the FSL. Assigned RHP Jair Jurrjens, C C Gabe Johnson, C Dusty Ryan to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned RHP Steven Shell and OF Terry Evans to Salt Lake of the PCL. Optioned RHP Jose Arredondo to Arkansasof the Southern League. Reassigned INF Mike Eylward, INF Sean Rodriguez, INF Hainley Statia and OF Aaron Peel to minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS— Optioned LHP Ricky Barrett to Rochester of the IL, RHP Oswaldo Sosa to New Britain of the EL and LHP Alexander Smit to Fort Myers of the FSL. Reassigned RHP Brad Voyles, C Jeff Christy, C Korey Feiner, C Jose Morales and INF Gil Velazquez to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned RHP Shane Komine and OF Javier Herrera to Sacramento of the PCL. Reassigned LHP Derek Thompson and C John Baker to their minor league camp.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Optioned RHP Ryan Houston, RHP Jean Maci and RHP Tracy Thorpe to Syracuse of the IL.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Optioned OF Gregor Blanco, RHPs Jose Ascanio and Anthony Larue to Richmond of the IL. Reassigned INF Brent Lillibridge, C Jarrod Saltamacchia to Mississippi of the SL. Reassigned C Jose Mendez to Richmond.

CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned INF Scott Moore and LHP Clay Rapada to Iowa of the PCL. Optioned INF Brian Dopirak to Tennessee of the Southern League. Optioned RHP Jeff Samardzija to Daytona of the FSL. Assigned RHP Jason Anderson, RHP Sean Gallagher, RHP Adam Harben, RHP Ben Howard, RHP John Webb, RHP Randy Wells, INF Mike Kinkade, INF Eric Patterson, OF Tyler Colvin and OF Chris Walker to minor league camp.

CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned LHP Phil Dumatrait to Louisville of the IL and OF Chris Dickerson and RHP Calvin Medlock to Chattanooga of the SL. Reassigned LHP Jason Kershner and RHP Tom Shearn to their minor league camp.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Released C Javy Lopez. Optioned INF Jonathan Herrera, INF Jayson Nix and OF Jeff Salazar to their minor league camp. Assigned INF Joe Koshansky, OF Sean Barker, OF Matt Miller and OF Seth Smith to their minor league camp.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned LHP Paul Mildren to Albuquerque of the PCL.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned RHP Jimmy Barthmaier and RHP Felipe Paulino to Round Rock of the PCL. Reassigned LHP Stephen Randolph and LHP Kevin Walker to their minor league camp.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Reassigned C Tim Gradoville, C Jason Hill, C Jason Jaramillo, C Lou Marson, INF Andrew Beattie, OF Lou Collier, OF Greg Golson, P Jim Crowell, P John Ennis, P Jeff Farnsworth and P Brian Mazone to their minor league camp. Optioned OF Chris Roberson and P Anderson Garcia to their minor league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned LHP Dave Davidson, RHP Romulo Sanchez, LHP Josh Shortslef, INF Javier Guzman and OF Nyjer Morgan to Altoona of the EL. Optioned OF Rajai Davis to Indianapolis of the IL. Reassigned RHP Franquelis Osoria, RHP Allan Simpson, C Carlos Maldonado, INF Eddy Garabito and OF Vic Buttler to their minor league camp.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Reassigned OF Colby Rasmus, OF Cody Haerther, INF Brendan Ryan, INF Travis Hanson, LHP Troy Cate and RHP Mike Smith to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned RHP Leo Rosales and RHP Jared Wells to Portland of the PCL. Reassigned LHP Frank Brooks and LHP Adrian Burnside to their minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned RHP Jermaine Van Buren and RHP Brett Campbell to Columbus of the IL. Reassigned LHP Chris Michalak and OF Darnell McDonald to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NEW YORK KNICKS—Signed Isiah Thomas, general manager and coach, to a multiyear extension.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Re-signed RB Anthony Thomas.

DETROIT LIONS—Agreed to terms with WR Shaun McDonald on a two-year contract.

NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed OT Wade Smith.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Named Vernon Stephens assistant strength and conditioning coach.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with LB Ryan Fowler on a four-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed DL Ryan Boschetti.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released DB Donald Brady and LB Singor Mobley.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed LB Cory Huclack and FB Neil Fulgueras.

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STOCKTON LIGHTNING—Announced the league re-assigned OL-DL Anthony Bolden and OL-DL Maurice Bowers to the team.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled G Craig Kowalski from Florida of the ECHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled D Derrick Walser from Syracuse of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed C Tom Pyatt.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA

NCAA men’s basketball tournament

At Dayton, Ohio

Thursday’s Games

At Buffalo, NY

At Winston-Salem, NC

At Lexington, KY

At Sacramento, CA

Friday’s Games

At Columbus, OH

At Chicago

At New Orleans

At Spokane

Odds to win the tournament: Florida 4-1, North Carolina 5-1, Kansas 6-1, Ohio State 7-1, Georgetown 8-1, UCLA 8-1. Texas A&M 12-1, Memphis 12-1, Wisconsin 12-1, Texas 15-1

Also: Washington State 30-1,Gonzaga 200-1.

NIT

Wednesday’s Games