baseball

Baseball

MLB

Spring Training

All Times PDT

Wednesday’s Results

Cleveland (ss) 8, Toronto (ss) 1

Detroit 2, N.Y. Mets 0

Houston 4, Atlanta 2

Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2

Florida 5, Baltimore 1

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

Cleveland (ss) 0, Toronto (ss) 0, tie, 10 innings

Texas 9, San Diego 5, 10 innings

Kansas City 6, Colorado 2

L.A. Angels 4, San Francisco 3

Chicago White Sox 11, Milwaukee 8

Cincinnati 2, Tampa Bay 1

N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 1

Thursday’s Games

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

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

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

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Pittsburgh (ss), 10:05 a.m.

Texas vs. Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Colorado, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Kansas City, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Washington (ss), 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Cincinnati (ss), 4:05 p.m.

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

Boston vs. N.Y. Mets, 4:05 p.m.

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

San Francisco (ss) vs. Seattle (ss), 7:05 p.m.

Indians 8, Blue Jays 1

Thomson, McGowan (4), Gonzalez (8) and Fasano, Kratz; Byrd, Borowski (5), Hernandez (6), Sipp (7), Harris (8), Stanford (9) and Wallace, Shoppach. W—Byrd, 1-1. L—Thomson, 0-1. HR—Cleveland, Martinez (3), Rouse (2), Blake (2), Dellucci (3).

Tigers 2, Mets 0

Maine, Pelfrey (5) and DiFelice; Rogers, Zumaya (6), Rodney (7), Ledezma (8), Jones (9) and Rodriguez, Torrealba. W—Rogers, 1-0. L—Maine, 0-1. Sv—Jones (1). HR—Detroit, Granderson, Thames (2).

Astros 4, Braves 2

James, Wickman (5), Gonzalez (6), Boyer (7) and Pena; Jennings, Asencio (5), Wheeler (7), Qualls (8), Astacio (9) and Quintero, Ausmus. W—Jennings, 1-1. L—James, 2-1. Sv—Astacio (1). HR—Houston, Burke, Berkman.

Pirates 3, Red Sox 2

Duke, Gryboski (5), Perez (5), Snell (6), Sharpless (9) and Doumit, Diaz; Gabbard, Tavarez (4), Pineiro (6), Romero (7), Okajima (8), Donnelly (9) and Varitek, Cash. W—Snell, 1-0. L—Romero, 0-1. Sv—Sharpless (2). HR—Pittsburgh, Walker (2). Boston, Lowell (2).

Marlins 5, Orioles 1

Olsen, Pinto (6), Obermueller (7), Rodriguez (8), Owens (9) and Treanor, Trzesniak; Wright, Walker (4), Williamson (5), Parrish (5), Leicester (7), Green (8), Birkins (9) and Bako, Whiteside. W—Olsen, 1-3. L—Wright, 1-1. HR—Baltimore, Huff.

Nationals 2, Cardinals 2

(10 innings)

Simontacchi, Bacsik (6), Speigner (8), Booker (10) and Schneider, Harper; Reyes, Johnson (5), Thompson (6), Jimenez (9), Hancock (10) and Bennett. HR—St. Louis, Rolen.

Indians 0, Blue Jays 0

(10 innings)

AMiller, Lara (5), Sikorski (7), Martin (8), Mujica (9), Perez (10) and Rose, Toregas; Ohka, Zambrano (5), Accardo (7), Taubenheim (9), Tallet (10) and Zaun, Thigpen.

Rangers 9, Padres 5

McCarthy, Chen (5), Feldman (8), Murray (9), Williams (10) and Laird, Richardson; Peavy, Thompson (6), Hoffman (7), Cassidy (7), Linebrink (8), Ring (9), Brown (10), Lopez (10), and Laforest, Bowen. W—Murray, 1-0. L—Brown, 0-2. HR—Texas, Kinsler (2), Vazquez. San Diego, JCruz (2), Gonzalez (2), Greene (3).

Royals 6, Rockies 2

Lopez, Herges (6), Graves (7), Speier (8) and Iannetta; Greinke, Dotel (5), Peralta (6), Gobble (7), Braun (8), Ray (9), Plummer (9) and Buck, Phillips. W—Greinke, 1-0. L—Lopez, 1-2. Sv—Plummer (1). HR—Colorado, Baker (2). Kansas City, Teahen (2).

Angels 4, Giants 3

Ortiz, Munter (4), Kline (6), Correia (7), Wilson (8), Cortes (9) and B.Molina, Knoedler; Escobar, Bootcheck (4), Olenberger (7), Serrano (8) and Wilson, J.Molina. W—Serrano, 1-0. L—Cortes, 0-1. HR—Los Angeles, Matthews (2).

White Sox 11, Brewers 8

Capuano, Sarfate (3), Balfour (4), Jackson (5), Aquino (6), Oxspring (6), Shouse (8) and Rivera, Closser; Garland, Jenks (5), G.Gonzalez (7), Nunez (8) and Pierzynski, W.Gonzalez. W—Garland, 2-1. L—Capuano, 0-1. Sv—Nunez (1). HR—Chicago, Perez (3), Dye (3).

Reds 2, Devil Rays 1

Jackson, Howell (4), Camp (7), Lugo (8) and Paul; Arroyo, Weathers (6), Bailey (7), Shackelford (8), Salmon (9) and Ross, Moeller. W—Arroyo, 1-0. L—Jackson, 0-1. Sv—Salmon (1). HR—Tampa Bay, Baldelli.

Yankees 4, Twins 1

Silva, Guerrier (5), Slowey (6), Cali (8) and Mauer, Heintz; Karstens, Wright (5), Proctor (7), Villone (8), Britton (8), Farnsworth (9) and Posada, Pratt. W—Karstens, 3-0. L—Silva, 0-2. Sv—Farnsworth (1).

College

Non-conference

Spokane CC 7-7, Miles City 2-1

Marcott and Larson; Proszek. W—Proszek (2-0). L—Marcott (0-1). Sv—none.

HITS: Miles City—Pryor, Johnson, Perez, Larson, Round, Lundeen. Spokane—Crespo, Yardley, Brubaker, Barlow, Janini, Smith (2), Bolton, Freisz, Anderson. 2B—Pryor, Yardley, Barlow. 3B—Anderson.

Pollock, Caisle and Larson; McCanna, Erickson and Smith. W—McCanna (1-0). L—Pollock.

HITS: Miles City—Pryor (2), Isbell. Spokane—Crespo (2), Yardley, Brubaker (2), Janini, Smith, Berland. 2B—Yardley. 3B—Crespo, Brubaker. HR—Janini.

High school

Non-league

Tuesday’s Results

Liberty 12, Tekeo Oakesdale/Rosalia 5

Salsbury, Weies 3rd, Yenta 3rd, Salsbury 7th and Jones; A. Hovde, Male 2nd, Hartung 6th and St. John. W-Salsbury (1-0). L-Hovde (0-1).

HITS: Liberty-2B-Anderson. HR-Weis. Rosali-HR-St. John.

Wednesday’s Results

Colville 4, Newport 3

Hargrove, Garcia, Mortenson and Phillips; Fox, Blackman, Rawlings, Pete and Smith. W-Pete. L-Mortenson. Sv- Pete.

HITS: 2B- Newport: Phillips, Garcia; Colville: Pinkhim.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s Results

Orlando 101, Utah 90

Toronto 104, New York 94

Chicago 88, Philadelphia 87

Washington 112, Indiana 96

Charlotte 111, Sacramento 108

Boston 109, Atlanta 88

Cleveland 118, Memphis 96

Houston 109, L.A. Clippers 105

Phoenix 129, Dallas 127, 2OT

Detroit 87, Portland 75

Today’s Games

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Miami at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Utah at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Houston at Toronto, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

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

Boston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

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

Bobcats 111, Kings 108

Sacramento (108)- Artest 7-14 5-8 21, Thomas 2-3 1-2 5, Miller 4-7 2-2 10, Martin 7-15 10-12 26, Bibby 5-9 3-5 15, Williamson 3-5 0-0 6, Salmons 6-8 1-2 14, Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, Abdur-Rahim 3-9 5-7 11, Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-71 27-38 108.

Charlotte (111)- Wallace 5-13 2-2 13, May 9-17 0-0 20, Brezec 2-7 2-4 6, Carroll 9-14 0-0 22, McInnis 2-5 0-0 4, Felton 4-14 7-8 16, Morrison 1-5 0-0 2, Voskuhl 3-5 0-0 6, D.Anderson 4-8 2-2 12, Herrmann 4-4 0-0 10. Totals 43-92 13-16 111.

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 7-16 (Artest 2-4, Martin 2-4, Bibby 2-5, Salmons 1-2, Garcia 0-1), Charlotte 12-20 (Carroll 4-5, May 2-2, Herrmann 2-2, D.Anderson 2-4, Felton 1-3, Wallace 1-3, Morrison 0-1). Fouled Out—Wallace. Rebounds—Sacramento 49 (Martin, Miller 7), Charlotte 48 (Voskuhl 13). Assists—Sacramento 25 (Artest 7), Charlotte 26 (Felton 8). Total Fouls—Sacramento 16, Charlotte 28. Technicals—Charlotte Defensive Three Second, Charlotte coach B.Bickerstaff. A—12,848 (19,077).

Bulls 88, 76ers 87

Chicago (88)- Deng 10-19 0-1 20, Brown 5-5 1-2 11, Wallace 4-5 2-6 10, Gordon 4-19 0-0 8, Hinrich 6-16 0-0 14, Duhon 4-13 0-0 11, Thomas 1-2 3-4 5, Sefolosha 1-3 0-0 3, Sweetney 0-2 0-0 0, Griffin 3-4 0-2 6. Totals 38-88 6-15 88.

Philadelphia (87)- Iguodala 4-16 10-10 19, Hunter 4-4 1-1 9, Dalembert 7-7 1-2 15, Green 8-14 0-0 16, Miller 3-9 0-0 6, J.Smith 3-6 1-2 7, Korver 5-10 0-0 11, Williams 1-3 2-2 4, Carney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-70 15-17 87.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 6-19 (Duhon 3-7, Hinrich 2-5, Sefolosha 1-2, Griffin 0-1, Gordon 0-4), Philadelphia 2-8 (Korver 1-2, Iguodala 1-3, Green 0-1, Williams 0-1, Carney 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 58 (Wallace 11), Philadelphia 38 (Dalembert 7). Assists—Chicago 27 (Wallace 8), Philadelphia 24 (Miller 12). Total Fouls—Chicago 17, Philadelphia 20. A—14,855. (20,444).

Cavaliers 118, Grizzlies 96

Cleveland (118)- James 11-17 3-6 29, Gooden 5-11 0-2 10, Ilgauskas 8-11 2-2 18, Pavlovic 4-5 2-2 11, Hughes 5-12 3-5 13, Varejao 4-5 2-2 10, Marshall 5-10 0-0 12, Snow 0-2 0-0 0, S.Brown 3-8 0-0 7, Newble 0-2 4-4 4, Wesley 1-2 2-2 4, Dam.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-85 18-25 118.

Memphis (96)- Miller 3-10 1-2 7, Warrick 3-8 3-4 9, Gasol 10-19 3-7 23, Gay 8-19 6-8 24, Stoudamire 2-4 1-1 5, Atkins 2-3 1-2 5, Swift 5-7 1-2 11, Kinsey 1-5 1-2 3, Dah.Jones 2-3 0-3 4, Roberts 1-2 2-2 4, Harrington 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 37-80 20-35 96.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 8-20 (James 4-7, Marshall 2-5, Pavlovic 1-1, S.Brown 1-4, Newble 0-1, Hughes 0-2), Memphis 2-9 (Gay 2-3, Stoudamire 0-2, Miller 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 53 (Gooden 12), Memphis 51 (Gasol 10). Assists—Cleveland 24 (Hughes 6), Memphis 17 (Stoudamire 4). Total Fouls—Cleveland 27, Memphis 18. Technicals—Gooden. A—14,561. (18,119).

Celtics 109, Hawks 88

Atlanta (88)- M.Williams 5-9 6-6 17, Smith 6-16 7-11 19, Pachulia 1-6 3-4 5, Childress 2-6 3-4 7, A.Johnson 4-8 8-9 17, Lue 3-4 4-4 11, Jones 2-2 2-2 6, Stoudamire 1-2 2-2 5, S.Williams 0-6 1-2 1, Wright 0-2 0-0 0, Ivey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 36-44 88.

Boston (109)- Pierce 5-13 5-6 17, Jefferson 10-15 3-6 23, Perkins 4-5 4-5 12, West 5-10 0-0 10, Rondo 5-8 2-3 13, Scalabrine 1-2 0-0 2, Green 3-9 0-0 7, Ray 4-8 0-0 10, Powe 1-6 6-7 8, Telfair 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 41-81 21-28 109.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 4-8 (Lue 1-1, Stoudamire 1-1, M.Williams 1-2, A.Johnson 1-2, Smith 0-2), Boston 6-15 (Ray 2-2, Pierce 2-6, Rondo 1-1, Green 1-2, Scalabrine 0-1, Telfair 0-1, West 0-2). Fouled Out—Ray. Rebounds—Atlanta 43 (Pachulia 9), Boston 51 (Perkins 12). Assists—Atlanta 14 (Childress, Lue 3), Boston 27 (Rondo 10). Total Fouls—Atlanta 26, Boston 32. Technicals—Atlanta Defensive Three Second, Smith, Boston Defensive Three Second. A—14,834 (18,624).

Magic 101, Jazz 90

Utah (90)- Kirilenko 0-0 0-0 0, Boozer 14-24 1-3 29, Okur 6-15 6-6 21, Fisher 4-12 3-3 13, Williams 6-15 1-1 14, Harpring 1-3 2-2 4, Giricek 0-2 2-2 2, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Millsap 1-1 0-0 2, Miles 2-5 1-2 5. Totals 34-77 16-19 90.

Orlando (101)- Turkoglu 7-16 8-11 22, Battie 4-7 0-0 8, Howard 13-16 5-7 31, G.Hill 6-9 0-0 12, Nelson 2-6 4-5 8, Dooling 1-4 2-2 4, Ariza 4-7 0-0 8, Redick 2-5 4-4 8. Totals 39-70 23-29 101.

3-Point Goals—Utah 6-12 (Okur 3-5, Fisher 2-3, Williams 1-3, Miles 0-1), Orlando 0-9 (Ariza 0-1, Nelson 0-2, Redick 0-2, Turkoglu 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 38 (Okur 12), Orlando 45 (Howard 15). Assists—Utah 20 (Williams 11), Orlando 18 (Nelson 5). Total Fouls—Utah 20, Orlando 18. Technicals—Williams, Orlando Defensive Three Second. A—17,154. (17,248).

Pistons 87, TrailBlazers 75

Detroit (87)- Prince 7-12 0-0 15, Wallace 4-10 0-0 8, Webber 2-8 1-2 5, Hamilton 9-18 3-4 21, Billups 4-9 0-0 9, Maxiell 1-2 1-4 3, McDyess 6-9 1-1 13, Delfino 3-4 3-4 9, Murray 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 38-74 9-15 87.

Portland (75)- Udoka 2-4 0-0 6, Randolph 6-15 9-9 21, Aldridge 7-15 0-0 14, Roy 4-8 5-7 15, Jack 2-6 0-1 5, Rodriguez 0-5 0-0 0, Outlaw 3-7 0-0 6, Magloire 0-2 0-0 0, Webster 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Dickau 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-71 14-17 75.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 2-11 (Prince 1-1, Billups 1-3, Wallace 0-3, Hamilton 0-4), Portland 5-14 (Roy 2-3, Udoka 2-4, Jack 1-2, Jones 0-1, Randolph 0-2, Rodriguez 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 43 (Maxiell 6), Portland 45 (Randolph 11). Assists—Detroit 24 (Billups 9), Portland 17 (Jack, Jones 5). Total Fouls—Detroit 19, Portland 14. Technicals—Murray, Detroit Defensive Three Second, Portland Defensive Three Second, Portland coach McMillan. A—19,256 (19,980).

Rockets 109, Clippers 105

L.A. Clippers (105)- Maggette 5-10 3-3 13, Brand 13-23 11-12 37, Kaman 6-13 4-4 16, Mobley 4-10 2-2 10, Hart 2-8 0-0 4, Aa.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 4-9 2-2 13, Ross 1-1 0-0 2, D.Ewing 3-6 2-2 10. Totals 38-81 24-25 105.

Houston (109)- Battier 2-6 0-0 6, Hayes 7-9 2-2 16, Yao 6-13 2-3 14, McGrady 6-17 8-10 21, Alston 7-10 2-2 20, Mutombo 0-1 0-0 0, Head 2-4 2-2 8, Howard 6-11 1-2 13, Snyder 2-5 4-4 8, Tsakalidis 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 39-77 22-27 109.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 5-13 (Thomas 3-4, D.Ewing 2-3, Aa.Williams 0-1, Hart 0-1, Mobley 0-4), Houston 9-23 (Alston 4-5, Head 2-3, Battier 2-6, McGrady 1-7, Snyder 0-2). Fouled Out—Hayes. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 46 (Brand 10), Houston 41 (Hayes, Battier, Yao 6). Assists—L.A. Clippers 24 (D.Ewing 6), Houston 25 (McGrady 9). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 19, Houston 22. A—18,082 (17,982).

Suns 129, Mavericks 127 (2OT)

Phoenix (129)- Diaw 2-5 0-0 4, Marion 7-12 0-0 15, Stoudemire 16-19 9-12 41, Bell 5-11 0-0 11, Nash 11-25 8-8 32, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Barbosa 5-11 7-10 17, Ja.Jones 3-5 0-0 9. Totals 49-88 24-30 129.

Dallas (127)- Howard 7-19 5-8 19, Nowitzki 11-28 8-12 30, Dampier 4-10 0-0 8, Terry 10-20 2-2 27, Dev.Harris 0-1 2-2 2, Stackhouse 12-20 4-5 33, Diop 2-4 1-1 5, Buckner 1-2 1-1 3, Croshere 0-0 0-0 0, Barea 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 47-104 23-31 127.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 7-17 (Ja.Jones 3-4, Nash 2-6, Marion 1-2, Bell 1-3, Barbosa 0-2), Dallas 10-18 (Stackhouse 5-6, Terry 5-7, Nowitzki 0-2, Howard 0-3). Fouled Out—Barbosa, Dampier, Howard. Rebounds—Phoenix 48 (Marion 12), Dallas 62 (Nowitzki 16). Assists—Phoenix 26 (Nash 16), Dallas 18 (Nowitzki 6). Total Fouls—Phoenix 26, Dallas 29. Technicals—Dampier, Nowitzki. A—20,525. (19,200).

Wizards 112, Pacers 96

Washington (112)- Butler 1-2 0-0 2, Jamison 12-20 2-3 27, Haywood 2-5 2-2 6, Stevenson 3-9 2-4 9, Arenas 10-22 10-13 35, Thomas 2-4 0-0 4, A.Daniels 2-2 6-6 10, Songaila 5-5 2-2 12, Hayes 3-7 0-0 7, Mason 0-2 0-0 0, Ruffin 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 40-79 24-32 112.

Indiana (96)- Granger 7-11 4-4 19, Murphy 7-12 2-2 17, O’Neal 7-14 10-15 24, Dunleavy 6-15 0-0 12, McLeod 1-4 0-0 2, Armstrong 2-6 6-7 11, Harrison 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 4-8 0-2 9, Greene 1-1 0-0 2, Diogu 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-74 22-30 96.

3-Point Goals—Washington 8-20 (Arenas 5-8, Stevenson 1-3, Hayes 1-4, Jamison 1-5), Indiana 4-16 (Williams 1-2, Granger 1-3, Armstrong 1-3, Murphy 1-3, McLeod 0-1, Dunleavy 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 50 (Jamison 8), Indiana 44 (Dunleavy 9). Assists—Washington 19 (A.Daniels 9), Indiana 20 (McLeod 6). Total Fouls—Washington 22, Indiana 28. Technicals—Washington Defensive Three Second, Stevenson, O’Neal, McLeod. A—15,918. (18,345).

Statistical Leaders

Through March 12

College men

NCAA tournament

All Times PDT

EAST REGIONAL

First Round

Today’s games

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), 11:30 a.m.

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

SOUTH REGIONAL

First Round

Today’s Games

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.

MIDWEST REGIONAL

First Round

Today’s games

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.

WEST REGIONAL

First Round

Today’s games

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.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

First Round

NORTH

Wednesday’s Results

Bradley 90, Providence 78, OT

WEST

Wednesday’s Results

Georgia 88, Fresno State 78

Kansas State 59, Vermont 57

DePaul 83, Hofstra 71

Air Force 75, Austin Peay 51

SOUTH

Wednesday’s Results

Clemson 64, ETSU 57

Syracuse 79, South Alabama 73

Mississippi 73, Appalachian State 59

San Diego State 74, Missouri State 70

Second Round

NORTH

Today’s Game

Michigan (22-12) at Florida State (21-12), 7 p.m.

EAST

Today’s Game

Massachusetts (24-8) at West Virginia (23-9), 9 p.m.

College women

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

First Round

Wednesday’s Results

Tulane 76, Jackson State 43

Minnesota 97, Illinois-Chicago 54

Utah 78, Montana 70

Today’s Games

Bucknell at Hartford, 4 p.m.

Dartmouth at Seton Hall, 4 p.m.

High Point at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Coppin State at St. Joseph’s, 4 p.m.

Kentucky at Oakland (Mich.), 4 p.m.

ETSU at Western Carolina, 4 p.m.

Long Island U. at Iona, 4:30 p.m.

Davidson at UAB, 5 p.m.

Murray at Arkansas State, 5:05 p.m.

Rice at Illinois State, 5:05 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Southern Illinois, 5:05 p.m.

Nevada at Wyoming, 6 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara at San Diego, 7 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Wednesday’s Results

Detroit 4, Nashville 2

Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey 0

Colorado 3, Calgary 2

Columbus 5, Anaheim 4, SO

Today’s Games

Washington at Boston, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

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

Calgary at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

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

Avalanche 3, Flames 2

First Period—1, Colorado, Sakic 28 (Wolski, Brunette), 1:15. 2, Calgary, Iginla 34 (Hamrlik, Langkow), 14:45 (pp). 3, Calgary, Yelle 8 (Tanguay, Hamrlik), 17:22 (pp). Second Period—4, Colorado, Hejduk 29 (Brunette, Sakic), 16:20 (pp). Third Period—5, Colorado, Stastny 23 (McLean), :50.

Blue Jackets 5, Ducks 4

Columbus won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Anaheim, Perry 16 (S.Niedermayer, O’Donnell), 10:03. 2, Columbus, Modin 17 (Nash, Hainsey), 18:51 (pp). Second Period—3, Anaheim, Beauchemin 5 (Penner, Selanne), 2:40. 4, Columbus, Zherdev 9 (Vyborny), 3:41. 5, Columbus, Zherdev 10 (Nash, Modin), 4:44. 6, Anaheim, Beauchemin 6 (Pahlsson, S.Niedermayer), 13:02. Third Period—7, Columbus, Nash 22 (Modin, Klesla), 12:49. 8, Anaheim, Kunitz 23 (Selanne, S.Niedermayer), 18:10. Overtime—None. Shootout—Columbus 1 (Hainsey NG, Chimera NG, Picard NG, Zherdev NG, Vyborny G); Anaheim 0 (Getzlaf NG, Selanne NG, McDonald NG, Kunitz NG, Perry NG).

Penguins 3, Devils 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Pittsburgh, Ruutu 7 (Crosby), 17:18. Third Period—2, Pittsburgh, Christensen 14 (Ruutu, Nasreddine), 9:31. 3, Pittsburgh, Staal 28 (Malkin, Ouellet), 17:24.

Red Wings 4, Predators 2

First Period—1, Nashville, Radulov 14, 18:06. Second Period—2, Detroit, Lidstrom 13 (Datsyuk), 1:16. 3, Nashville, Arnott 25 (Timonen, Dumont), 10:12. 4, Detroit, Hudler 13 (Calder, Lang), 16:23. Third Period—5, Detroit, Hudler 14 (Lang, Kronwall), 5:41. 6, Detroit, Maltby 5 (Draper, Datsyuk), 19:24 (en).

Scoring Leaders

Through March 13

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

Wednesday’s Results

Chilliwack 5 Spokane 3

Prince George 3 Everett 1

Red Deer 3 Calgary 2

Regina 2 Prince Albert 1

Saskatoon 3 Moose Jaw 1

Seattle 3 Kamloops 2

Tri-City 2 Portland 1

Today’s Games

No Games Scheduled.

Friday Games

Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

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

Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.

Prince George at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 7:35 p.m.

Auto Racing

Auto Racing Glance

All Times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Kobalt Tools 500

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4 p.m.); Sunday, race (FOX, 10:30 a.m.). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 500 miles, 325 laps. Last race: Jimmie Johnson beat teammate Jeff Gordon to win his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The defending series champion had few problems navigating his way around the track, which was under intense scrutiny all weekend because of changes owner Bruton Smith made to the 1.5-mile speedway. Johnson overcame a pit-road penalty and a minor brush with the wall to lead 89 of the 267 laps en route to the 150th NASCAR victory for Hendrick Motorsports. Last year: Kasey Kahne won the rain-postponed Golden Corral 500. It was the second victory of his career. Kahne held off Mark Martin’s late run 12 laps from the end of the 325-lap event. But Martin had to back off when his car began to slide and he was not able to challenge the leader again. Fast facts: There were only nine cautions during last week’s Nextel Cup race in Las Vegas, a testament to the skill and adaptability of NASCAR’s top drivers. … Formula One star and NASCAR rookie Juan Pablo Montoya is 22nd in the Nextel Cup points standings and trails David Ragan by seven points in the race for rookie of the year. Next race: Food City 500, March 25, Bristol, Tenn.

NASCAR BUSCH

Nicorette 300

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 8:30 a.m.); Saturday, race (ABC, 12 p.m.). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 300 miles, 195 laps. Last race: Jeff Burton nudged a spinning Kyle Busch across the finish line Saturday to win a chaotic, caution-marred Sam’s Town 300. The race had 12 cautions for 58 laps, and the postrace debate overshadowed a spectacular finish that denied Busch a victory on his home track. The repaved track made speeds high and forced Goodyear to bring a hard left tire to the track. Last year: Jeff Burton passed Matt Kenseth with 20 laps remaining and raced away to his first NASCAR Busch Series victory in four years. Burton beat Kasey Kahne by 1.42 seconds — nearly half the final straightaway — to take the Nicorette 300. It was Burton’s 21st Busch win but his first victory of any kind since he won at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., in October 2002. Fast facts: The race is dedicated to the memory of NASCAR great Benny Parsons, who died last month from complications of lung cancer. In celebration of “BP,” the Parsons family will be honored and recognized as grand marshals of the race. Parsons’ brother, Phil Parsons, a former Cup driver and current Speed TV broadcaster, will represent the family at the race. … Last week’s race was marred by a record 12 cautions. … Formula One star and NASCAR rookie Juan Pablo Montoya won the Busch race two weeks ago in Mexico City. Next race: Sharpie MINI 300, March 24, Bristol, Tenn.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

American Commercial Lines 200

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 9:30 a.m.), race (Speed Channel, 6 p.m.). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 200 miles, 135 laps. Last race: Five days after being passed on the last lap and losing to Kevin Harvick by the length of a hood in the Daytona 500, Mark Martin was dominating the race at California Speedway before Ron Hornaday Jr. bumped him out of the lead on a restart with five laps to go. Former series champion Mike Skinner jumped past Hornaday into the lead before the caution flag came out and stayed out front, earning his 20th truck victory. Last year: A spectacular four-wide pass gave Todd Bodine the lead and the momentum to pick up his first victory of the season. Bodine finished second behind Martin in the first two events of the season, losing both in overtime duels. Next race: Kroger 250, March 31, Martinsville, Va.

FORMULA ONE

Australian Grand Prix

Site: Melbourne Schedule: Thursday, practice (Speed Channel, 8:30 p.m.); Friday, practice, qualifying (Speed Channel, 8:30 p.m.); Saturday, race (Speed Channel, 7:30 p.m.). Track: Albert Park Circuit (3.30 miles, 16 turns) Race distance: 191.4 miles, 58 laps. Last year: Fernando Alonso held off Kimi Raikkonen at the Australian Grand Prix for his second win of the season on his way to a second consecutive F1 title. Michael Schumacher crashed in the 33rd lap. Although the final margin was 1.8 seconds, Alonso led by 25 seconds when the race was at full speed. Fast facts: Alonso will opening his title defense by taking the prestigious No. 1, signifying him as champion, to McLaren this season. … Alonso’s new teammate is Lewis Hamilton, a 21-year-old Englishman who is the sport’s first black driver. He has won the GP2 and F3 championship the last two years and took the seat that opened when Juan Pablo Montoya left for NASCAR. … This will be the first F1 season without Michael Schumacher in nearly two decades. The seven-time champion retired after 16 years in Formula One with most of the driver records, including 91 victories and 68 pole positions. … Kimi Raikkonen has moved from McLaren to Ferrari, filling Schumacher’s place. He was winless in 2006 after equaling Alonso’s seven victories in 2005. Next race: Malaysian Grand Prix, April 8, Kuala Lumpur.

NHRA

ACDelco Gatornationals

Site: Gainesville, Fla. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 8:45 a.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 8:45a.m. (Sunday, ESPN2, 11 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 3 p.m., tape). Track: Gainesville Raceway. Last event: Former Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon set a national elapsed time record en route to his 33rd career victory, highlighting a record-setting weekend at Firebird International Raceway. Pedregon’s opening-round run of 4.701 seconds certified his 4.659-second qualifying time within the required 1 percent, making it an official NHRA record worth 20 bonus points in the standings. He then defeated Robert Hight in the final. Rod Fuller and Kurt Johnson also raced to victories in the Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals. Last year: Doug Kalitta outraced Larry Dixon in the Top Fuel final. Whit Bazemore (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Steve Johnson (Pro Stock Bike) also won their divisions. Fast facts: This is the season opener for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Last season’s winner, Andrew Hines, is attempting a record fourth straight title. … Former NBA player Tom Hammonds will be making his first start of the season in the Pro Stock series. During his 12-year career, Hammonds played for Washington, Charlotte, Denver and Minnesota . … Fourteen-time Funny Car champion John Force and daughter Ashley visited Las Vegas last week for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race. Next event: O’Reilly Spring Nationals, April 1, Houston.

Golf

PGA Tour Statistics

Through March 11

Scoring Average

1, Jose Coceres, 67.95. 2, Robert Allenby, 68.56. 3, Charles Howell III, 68.94. 4, Jim Furyk, 69.05. 5, Padraig Harrington, 69.18. 6, Fred Funk, 69.30. 7, Steve Stricker, 69.39. 8, Bart Bryant, 69.41. 9 (tie), David Toms and Vijay Singh, 69.48.

Driving Distance

1, Bubba Watson, 315.8. 2, John Daly, 308.8. 3, Robert Garrigus, 305.6. 4, Lucas Glover, 305.2. 5, Anthony Kim, 304.2. 6, Brett Wetterich, 302.8. 7, Kenny Perry, 302.4. 8, Charles Howell III, 301.9. 9, Robert Allenby, 301.2. 10, Phil Mickelson, 299.3.

Driving Accuracy Percentage

1, Jim Furyk, 77.74%. 2, Jose Coceres, 77.48%. 3, Justin Leonard, 76.21%. 4, Chris Riley, 75.26%. 5, Fred Funk, 74.82%. 6, Joe Durant, 74.48%. 7 (tie), Luke Donald and Zach Johnson, 73.03%. 9, Craig Bowden, 72.60%. 10, Stephen Ames, 72.31%.

Greens in Regulation Pct.

1, Bart Bryant, 73.38%. 2, John Senden, 73.18%. 3, Stephen Ames, 72.84%. 4 (tie), Jim Furyk and Nick Watney, 72.22%. 6, Davis Love III, 71.67%. 7, Robert Allenby, 71.16%. 8, Tim Herron, 71.11%. 9, Jeff Gove, 70.89%. 10, Phil Mickelson, 70.76%.

Total Driving

1, Nick Watney, 59. 2, Greg Owen, 60. 3, Charles Warren, 68. 4, Phil Mickelson, 78. 5, Sean O’Hair, 85. 6, Hunter Mahan, 86. 7 (tie), Joe Durant and J.J. Henry, 91. 9, Kenny Perry, 97. 10, Jason Gore, 98.

Putting Average

1, Justin Rose, 1.701. 2 (tie), Bob Estes and Steve Lowery, 1.709. 4, Phil Mickelson, 1.711. 5, Padraig Harrington, 1.713. 6, Aaron Baddeley, 1.717. 7, David Toms, 1.721. 8 (tie), Charlie Wi and Jeff Quinney, 1.725. 10, David Duval, 1.728.

Birdie Average

1, Phil Mickelson, 4.79. 2, Robert Allenby, 4.57. 3, Mark Calcavecchia, 4.48. 4, J.B. Holmes, 4.45. 5, Steve Lowery, 4.42. 6, Aaron Baddeley, 4.39. 7, Padraig Harrington, 4.25. 8, Bart Bryant, 4.21. 9, Charles Howell III, 4.20. 10, David Toms, 4.15.

Eagles (Holes per)

1, Phil Mickelson, 57.0. 2, D.J. Brigman, 66.0. 3, Robert Garrigus, 69.4. 4 (tie), John Daly, Steve Lowery and Steve Flesch, 72.0. 7, Jeff Quinney, 74.6. 8 (tie), Scott Verplank and Pat Perez, 78.0. 10, Ryan Moore, 79.2.

Sand Save Percentage

1, Fred Funk, 75.00%. 2, Jonathan Byrd, 72.22%. 3, Ryuji Imada, 71.88%. 4, Jose Coceres, 68.42%. 5, Paul Azinger, 67.74%. 6, Bernhard Langer, 65.00%. 7, Ian Poulter, 64.71%. 8, Paul Gow, 64.44%. 9, Lee Janzen, 64.00%. 10, Bob Heintz, 63.27%.

All-Around Ranking

1, Phil Mickelson, 200. 2, Vijay Singh, 275. 3, John Rollins, 285. 4, Jeff Quinney, 318. 5, Charles Howell III, 320. 6, Bart Bryant, 324. 7, Robert Allenby, 327. 8, Heath Slocum, 347. 9, Charles Warren, 353. 10, Steve Lowery, 402.

PGA TOUR Official Money Leaders

1, Charles Howell III, (7), $2,327,825. 2, Phil Mickelson, (6), $1,669,642. 3, Vijay Singh, (8), $1,647,463. 4, John Rollins, (8), $1,471,066. 5, Aaron Baddeley, (6), $1,425,990. 6, Henrik Stenson, (1), $1,350,000. 7, Mark Calcavecchia, (7), $1,316,183. 8, Mark Wilson, (6), $1,118,212. 9, Tiger Woods, (2), $1,066,000. 10, Paul Goydos, (5), $1,058,173.

College

UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational, par 72

TEAM SCORING– 1, BYU 847. 2, New Mexico 857. 3, Idaho 859. 4, Indiana 864. 5, UNLV 873. 8, WSU 881. 17, EWU 908.

Individuals: Medalist score– T1, Jennifer Shipley, Fresno State 205 (won on the 3rd hole of tie breaker). T1, Kelly Nakashima, Idaho 205. 3, Rachel Newren, BYU 209. 4, Danielle von Arnim, BYU 210. 5T, Jodi Ewart, New Mexico 212. 5T, Kay Hoey, Long Beach State 210. 5T, Natalia Jimenez, BYU 212. 5T, Renee Skidmore, Idaho 212. Also: 10T, Amy Eneroth, WSU 214. T19, Diana Hong, WSU 218. T29, Chole Nelson, EWU 221. T34, Jessica Black, WSU 222. T48, Cassie Castleman, Idaho 225. T56, Marli Mikulecky, EWU 227. T60, Tracy Broders, WSU 228. T65, Amanda Jacobs, Idaho 229. T68, Sheena Prante, EWU 230. T72, Brooke Henderson, WSU 231. T76, Eva Yoe, EWU 232. T83, Beth Stonecypher, Idaho 234. 91, Katie Kofmehl, EWU 245.

Skiing

Area Resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Wed 7:00a hard packed machine groomed 25 - 82 base 93 of 93 trails, 100% open, 3000 acres, 11 of 11 lifts, Mon-Wed: 9:30a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9:30a-4p; 4: 30p-9p; Sat: 9:30a-4p; 4:30p-9p; Sun: 9:30a-4p;

Montana Snowbowl — Wed 5:00a spring snow machine groomed 39 - 71 base 39 of 39 trails, 100% open, 3 of 4 lifts, Mon, Wed-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p; open Wed-Mon;

Washington

49 Degrees North — Tue Open Fri-Tue 5:15p clear skies 41 degrees corn snow machine groomed 102 - 180 base 68 of 68 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; open Fri-Tue;,

Bluewood — Wed 12:00p overcast 31 degrees packed powder machine groomed 53 - 63 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,

Mission Ridge — Tue 7a insa hi ocstWETSN machine groomed 48 - 68 base 35 of 36 trails, 5 of 6 lifts, 97% open, Mon: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Mt Spokane — Wed 5a insa packed powder machine groomed 50 - 96 base 43 of 45 trails, 4 of 5 lifts,

96% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Wed 4:00a 1 new powder machine groomed 74 - 74 base 50 of 67 trails, 100% open, 3 of 4 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Crystal Mountain — Wed 4:00a spring snow 45 - 48 base 24 of 24 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Wed-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p; open Wed-Sun;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Wed 3:28a hard packed 26 - 31 base 14 of 14 trails, 100% open, 2 of 2 lifts Mon-Fri: 10:30a-5p; Sat/Sun: 10:30a-5p;

Fernie Alpine — Wed 8:00a frozen granular 113 - 120 base 105 of 111 trails, 95% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Wed 5:00a hard packed 40 - 60 base 70 of 80 trails, 88% open, 5 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat: 9a-4p; Sun: 9a-4p;

Panorama Mountain — Wed 10:00a spring snow 24 - 58 base 26 of 120 trails, 22% open, 7 of 9 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Wed 7:45a spring snow machine groomed 35 - 95 base 85 of 85 trails, 100% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Silver Star — Wed 6:00a hard packed 76 - 82 base 115 of 115 trails, 100% open, 12 of 12 lifts Mon-Wedi: 8:30a-3:30p; Thu: 8:30a-8p; Fri: 8:30a-9p; Sat: 8: 30a-8p; Sun: 8:30a-4p;

Whistler/Blackcomb — Wed 6:00a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 122 - 122 base 200 of 200 trails, 100% open, 8171 acres, 38 of 38 lifts, smMon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun:

Whitewater — Wed 5:00a hard packed 112 - 120 base 47 of 47 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Soccer

High school boys

Greater Spokane League

University 2, Central Valley 1 (OT)

First half — 1, U-Hi, Anderberg (Alling), 3:00.

Second half — 2, CV, Franks (Keenan), 71:00.

First OT— None

Second OT — 3, U-Hi, Halloway (Frobe), 87:00

Shots on goal — Central Valley 4, University 6. Saves — Central Valley, Piger 6. University, Dixon 5.

East Valley 1, Lewis and Clark 0

First half — 1, EV, Miller (Johnson) 24:00

Second half — None

Shots on goal — Lewis and Clark 13, East Valley 6.Saves — Lewis and Clark, Gaul 4. East Valley, Peck 9.

Ferris 4, North Central 1

First half — 1, Fer, Hauck (Orozco) 18:00. 2, Fer, Hartfield (Newell) 32:00. 3, NC, Pelton (Steeves) 38:00.

Second half — 4, Fer, Palmer (Moen) 84:00. 5, Fer, Palmer (PK) 85:00.

Shots on goal — North Central 2, Ferris 12.Saves — North Central, Groom 3; Ferris, Hollman 1.

Mead 3, Gonzaga Prep 0

First half — None.

Second half — 1, Mea, Doggett (Johnstone), 65:00. 2, Mea, Doggett, 70:00. 3, Mea, Deshazo (Sittser), 71:00.

Shots on goal — Mead 25, Gonzaga Prep 3.Saves — Mead, Knechtges 1. Gonzaga Prep, Roberts 13.

Shadle Park 7, Rogers 0

First half — 1, Sha, Schillios, 16:00. 2, Sha, Krueger, 24:00. 3, Sha, Powell (Graham), 31:00. 4, Sha, Krueger (Bagley), 39:00.

Second half — 5, Sha, Leech, 47:00. 6, Sha, Krueger (pk), 70:00. 7, Sha, Dezellum, 71:00.

Shots on goal — Rogers 6, Shadle Park 17.Saves — Rogers, Aarnes 2. Shadle Park, Mjelde 2.

Tennis

Pacific Life Open

WTA/ATP Tour

At Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, California. Purse: Men, $3.285 million (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I) Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Mens Singles, Fourth Round

Andy Murray (13), Britain. def. Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Novak Djokovic (12), Serbia, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-3, 6-1. David Ferrer (14), Spain, def. Carlos Moya, Spain, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. Tommy Haas (9), Germany, def. Fernando Gonzalez (5), Chile, 6-3, 6-2.

Women, Quarterfinals

Li Na (12), China, def. Vera Zvonareva (15), Russia, 6-4, 7-5. Daniela Hantuchova (14), Slovakia, def. Shahar Peer (11), Israel, 6-2 5-7, 7-6 (5).

College women

Washington State 4, Alabama 3. No. 1 Singles– Ekaterina Burduli (WSU) def. Mari Muller (UA) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles– Burduli and Marjolein van de Ven (WSU) def. Muller and Shelly Godwin (UA) 8-5

High school boys

Non-league

Lewis and Clark 5, Lake City 2

No. 1 Singles Byron Gray (LC) def. Nick Johnson 6-4, 7-5. No. 1 Doubles Jared St. Peter and James Soush (LC) def. Peter Gurche and Joey Halstead 6-0, 6-1.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Roberts on a two-year contract extension through 2009.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Assigned C Cole Armstrong, LHP Lance Broadway, C Donny Lucy, LHP Corwin Malone, INF Junior Spivey and LHP Wes Whisler to minor league camp. Optioned INF Andy Gonzalez, INF Pedro Lopez, LHP Heath Phillips, LHP Paulino Reynoso and INF Casey Rogowski to Charlotte of the IL and RHP Dewon Day, RHP Oneli Perez and LHP Carlos Vasquez to Birmingham of the SL.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Assigned CF Reggie Abercrombie to minor league camp.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned LHP Mark McLemore, OF Mike Rodriguez and OF Josh Anderson to Round Rock of the PCL. Assigned C Kevin Davidson to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Released 3B Fernando Tatis.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Fined Milwaukee C Andrew Bogut $25,000 for directing an obscene gesture toward fans during a March 12 game.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Fired Terry Stotts, coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed LB Mike Labinjo and QB John Navarre.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed DE John Syptak and assigned him to NFL Europe.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed TE Todd Yoder to a three-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D David Liffiton from Hartford of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Agreed to terms with Paul Homgren, general manager, on a two-year contract extension, through the 2008-09 season.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned G Frederic Cassivi to Hershey of the AHL.

American Hockey League

CHICAGO WOLVES—Announced the Atlanta Thrashers have recalled C Derek MacKenzie.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Recalled G Chris Holt from Charlotte of the ECHL. Loaned G Alex Westlund to Charlotte.

IOWA STARS—Announced the Dallas Stars have recalled RW Junior Lessard.

ECHL

FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Announced Albany of the AHL has recalled F Brad Parsons and G Justin Peters. Signed G Josh Johnson.

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS—Announced the Phoenix Coyotes reassigned C Daniel Winnik to San Antonio of the AHL.

SOCCER

CONCACAF—Announced Jack Warner of Trinidad & Tobago has been re-elected president, through 2011.

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Signed M Kasali Yinka Casal.

COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA, PA.—Named Ed Whited director of athletic facilities and services and Travis Eisentrout athletic business manager.

DEPAUL—Signed Jean Lenti Ponsetto, athletic director, to a five-year contract extension, through 2011-12 academic year.

LEBANON VALLEY—Announced the resignation of Kathleen Tierney, athletic director.

MOUNT OLIVE—Announced the resignation of Chris Shaw, women’s soccer coach, to take an assistant coaching position at Fresno State.

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE—Named Jaime Gratton men’s cross country coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA

NCAA men’s basketball tournament

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

NIT