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Baseball

MLB

Spring Training

All Times PDT

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

Wednesday’s Results

Boston 7, Pittsburgh 3

Baltimore 4, St. Louis 1

Minnesota 5, Cincinnati 3

Chicago Cubs 11, Texas 7

Seattle 7, Colorado 4

San Diego 4, Milwaukee 3

L.A. Angels 8, Arizona 3

Chicago White Sox 10, San Francisco 9

Washington 6, Atlanta 5

Tampa Bay 9, Houston 2

N.Y. Mets 6, L.A. Dodgers 2

Philadelphia 10, Toronto 6

Oakland 11, Kansas City 10

Today’s Games

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

Florida vs. St. Louis, 10:05 a.m.

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

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

N.Y. Yankees vs. Cincinnati, 10:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. L.A. Dodgers, 10:05 a.m.

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

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

Kansas City vs. Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Houston, 4:05 p.m.

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

Red Sox 7, Pirates 3

Matsuzaka, Delcarmen (6), Snyder (8), Okajima (9) and Varitek, Cash; Gorzelanny, Kolb (5), Perez (6), Brower (7), Marte (8), Gryboski (9) and Paulino, Doumit. W—Matsuzaka, 1-1. L—Gorzelanny, 0-1. HR—Pittsburgh, Paulino (3).

Orioles 4, Cardinals 1

Loewen, Bradford (6), Walker (7), Baez (8), Leicester (9) and Donachie, Bako; Wainwright, Isringhausen (6), Springer (7), Franklin (8), Flores (9) and Bennett. W—Loewen, 2-1. L—Wainwright, 2-2. Sv—Leicester (1).

Twins 5, Reds 3

Milton, Burton (6), Coutlangus (7), Coffey (8) and Valentin, Hanigan; Ponson, Garza (5), Crain (8), Reyes (9) and Mauer, Heintz. W—Ponson, 2-1. L—Milton, 0-1. Sv—Reyes (1). HR—Minnesota, Cuddyer (3).

Cubs 11, Rangers 7

Wright, Williams (4), Bauer (6), Benoit (7), Ingram (9) and Laird, Quiroz; Marquis, Cherry (6), Novoa (7), Eyre (7), Walrond (8), Wuertz (9) and Blanco, Hill. W—Wuertz, 1-0. L—Ingram, 0-1. HRS—Texas, Laird 2 (4), RVazquez (2). Chicago, JJones (2), Ward (2).

Mariners 7, Rockies 4

Batista, Green (6), White (7), Woods (8) and Burke, Rivera; Fogg, Martin (6), Herges (7), Gallo (8), Hawkins (9) and Iannetta, Gil. W—Green, 1-1. L—Martin, 0-2. Sv—Woods (1). HR—Seattle, Ibanez (4).

Padres 4, Brewers 3

Vargas, Shouse (5), Spurling (6), Capellan (7), Cordero (8) and Miller, Closser; Hensley, Linebrink (6), Meredith (7), Brocail (8), Cassidy (9) and Bowen, Laforest. W—Brocail, 1-0. L—Cordero, 0-1. Sv—Cassidy (1). HR—Milwaukee, Hardy. San Diego, Laforest (3).

Angels 8, Diamondbacks 3

EnGonzalez, Slaten (6), Daigle (7), Julio (8) and Montero, Johnson (8); Saunders, Gwyn (5), FRodriguez (6), Oliver (7), Jones (8), Madrigal (9) and JMolina, Mathis (7). W—Saunders 1-0. L—EnRodriguez, 2-1.

White Sox 10, Giants 9

Cain, Correia (6), Kim (7), Wilson (9) and Alfonzo; Vazquez, Jenks (6), Sisco (8) and Pierzynski, Gonzalez. W—Sisco, 1-1. L—Wilson, 1-1. HR—Chicago, Iguchi.

Nationals 6, Braves 5

Redman, Soriano (6), Yates (7), McBride (8), JJohnson (9) and BPena, Miller; Redding, Bergmann (4), Traber (7), Bacsik (8) and Fick, Brito. W—Bacsik, 1-1. L—JJohnson, 0-3. HR—Atlanta, AJones (2). Washington, Lopez.

Devil Rays 9, Astros 2

Shields, McClung (6), Orvella (8), Stokes (9) and Riggans, Casanova; Williams, Albers (5), Lidge (7), Wheeler (8), Miller (9) and Ausmus, Quintero. W—Shields, 1-1. L—Williams, 0-2.

Mets 6, Dodgers 2

OPerez, Burgos (7), Urdaneta (8), Sosa (9) and RCastro, DiFelice; Kuo, Dessens (4), Hamulack (7), Eckert (8), Saenz (9) and Lieberthal, Stinnett. W—OPerez, 2-2. L—Kuo, 0-1. HR—New York, RCastro.

Phillies 10, Blue Jays 6

FGarcia, FCastro (2), Condrey (5), Brito (7), Gordon (8), Warden (9) and Wathan; Towers, Accardo (5), Downs (7), Wolfe (8), Neal (9) and Zaun, Fasano (6). W—Condrey, 2-0. L—Accardo, 0-2. HR—Philadelphia, Utley (3), Victorino (2), Helms (3). Toronto, Glaus (2), Thomas.

Athletics 11, Royals 10

Blanton, Embree (5), Flores (6), Calero (7), Street (8), Sharpe (9) and Melhuse, JBrown; Bannister, Soria (4), Wellemeyer (7), Peralta (8), CSmith (9), Giron (9) and Buck. W—Street, 2-0. L—CSmith, 0-1. Sv—Sharpe (1). HRS—Oakland, Piazza (2), Swisher (4), Ellis, DJohnson (2). Kansas City, EBrown.

College

NWAACC

Scotsdale CC 8, Big Bend 3

Biagi, Price (6), Fitzgerald (7), Stutesman (8) and Olinger, Dagon (7); Hubell, Munoz (4), Torrey (7), Alvarez (8) and Hensley. W—Alvarez. L—Stutesman (0-1).

HITS: Big Bend—Lange, Bernsen, Wickstrom, C. Bridgman. Scotsdale—Grace, Hensley, Miller 2, Ortez, Frasard, Van Dufen. 2B—Lange, Ortez. HR—C. Bridgman, Hensley, Frasard.

Non-conference

Gonzaga 12, Washington 0

Geoff Nichols, Jason Erickson (5), Harrison Bishop (6), Brandon McKerney (7) Elliott Cribby (8) and Joey Dunn, Bryce Anderson; Jeremy Stumetz and Dustin Colclough . W—Stumetz (1-0). L—Nichols (0-1).

HITS: HR— GU, Darin Holcomb (1).

High school

Greater Spokane League

Shadle Park 5, University 4 (8)

Shontell, Roginski (8) and Dominguez; Moon, Holmes (8) and LaPlant. W-Shontell (1-1). L-Holmes (0-1). Sv-Roginski.

HITS: Shadle Park-Hughs 2, Roginski, Zacher, Edgerton, Turner 2, McCanna. University-J. Olsufka, LaPlant 2, Boardman, Barker, Moon, Shryock, Clark. 2B-Hughs, McCanna, Shryock.

Inland Empire League

Coeur d’Alene 2, Sandpoint 1 (8)

Lichty and Rivos; A. Seaman, J. Seaman (5), Vucinich and Lupinacci. W-Vucinich (1-0). L-Lichty.

HITS: Sandpoint-Fisher, Hawkins, Keichart, Stewart. Coeur d’Alene- Lupinacci, Reyes, Turbin, Snider, J. Seaman (2). 2B- J. Seaman.

Panorama League

Northport 10-15, Curlew 0-3

Stranberg and D’lerma; Avey and Guglielmino. W-Avey (1-0). L-Stranberg (0-1). 2B- Northport, Bombrowki, Brunette. HR-Northport, Currigan (1).

Somday and D’lerma; Guglielmino and Cox. W-Guglielmino. L-Somday. 2B-Curlew, Somday. Northport, Cox, Guglielmino.

St. Michael’s 11-13, Springdale 10-1

Ca. Pardun, Thompson (4) and Reinhart; Czapla, T. Johnson(5), Cysewski(8) and T. Johnson, Cysweski (5), T. Johnson (8). W-Cyskewski (1-0). L-Thompson (0-1). 2B-Springdale, Kohlstedt; St. Michael’s, T. Johnson. 3B-. HR-Springdale, Thompson.

Cysewski and T. Johnson; Presho, Ca. Pardun and Reinhart. W-Cysewski (2-0). L-Presho. 2B-St. Michael’s, T. Johnson, 2; Springdale, Kohlstedt.

Cusick 16-14, Inchelium 5-3

Condon, Warren (4), Swan (5) and Seastrom; Pontius and Smith. W-Pontius. L-Condon. 2B-Cusick, Scott, Hendershot. HR-Inchelium, Jacobson (1); Cusick, Pontius (1).

Scott and T. Stang; Jackson and Louis. W-Scott. L-Jackson. 2B- Cusick, Pontius. 3B-Cusick, M. Hendershott, Shanholtzer.

Non-league

Cheney 16, Timberlake 1

Eastim, Gonzales (4) and Greeves; Christianson, Teigen (4), Wedde (5) and Hennessy, Ward (5). W-Christianson (1-0). L-Eastim. HITS: Timberlake-Eastim. Cheney-Ableman 2, Wedde, Gibson 2, Walker, Shelabarger 3, Ybarra 2, Hennessy. 2B-Walker, Hennessy.

Freeman 3, Liberty 2

Reilly, Mega (3), Kertell (5), Hedges (6), Miller (7) and Sullivan; Thies, Salsbury (5) and Jones. W-Hedges. L-Salsbury. Sv-Miller.

2B-Freeman, Sullivan.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Wednesday’s Results

Miami 91, Atlanta 83

Toronto 92, Orlando 85

Charlotte 92, Boston 84

San Antonio 90, Indiana 72

Dallas 98, Cleveland 90

L.A. Clippers 104, Milwaukee 103

Washington 108, Seattle 106

Minnesota 95, Sacramento 89

Today’s Games

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

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

Denver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Wizards 108, SuperSonics 106

Percentages: FG .443, FT .704. 3-Point Goals: 11-31, .355 (Arenas 6-12, Jamison 3-10, Daniels 1-2, Mason 1-4, Stevenson 0-3). Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 7 (1 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Booth 2, Ruffin 2, Arenas, Blatche, Haywood, Jamison). Turnovers: 7 (Arenas 2, Blatche, Jamison, Thomas, Stevenson, Mason). Steals: 5 (Arenas 2, Jamison, Songaila, Stevenson). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 5:04 first.

Percentages: FG .407, FT .774. 3-Point Goals: 8-23, .348 (Watson 4-7, Ras.Lewis 3-12, Wilkins 1-2, Ridnour 0-1, Gelabale 0-1). Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 15 (18 PTS). Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 14 (Collison 2, Petro 2, Watson 2, Wilcox 2, Wilkins 2, Gelabale 2, Ras.Lewis, Ridnour). Steals: 5 (Wilcox 2, Petro, Ridnour, Watson). Technical Fouls: Wilkins, 5:33 first; Coach Hill, 1:20 third.

A—15,498 (17,072). T—2:19.

Bobcats 92, Celtics 84

Charlotte (92)- Carroll 5-13 3-4 15, Wallace 5-15 3-5 13, Brezec 0-2 0-0 0, Morrison 1-7 0-0 2, Felton 8-14 0-0 19, Voskuhl 3-6 1-1 7, A.Anderson 5-7 3-3 14, Herrmann 2-5 3-4 8, McInnis 1-4 0-0 2, Knight 4-5 2-2 10, Hollins 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-79 15-19 92.

Boston (84)- Scalabrine 0-1 0-0 0, Jefferson 9-15 4-4 22, Perkins 3-5 7-8 13, West 5-13 0-0 10, Pierce 9-16 3-4 23, Rondo 0-2 0-0 0, Green 2-9 4-7 8, Gomes 1-8 2-2 4, Ray 0-3 0-0 0, Powe 1-3 2-2 4, Telfair 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-76 22-27 84.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 7-21 (Felton 3-7, Carroll 2-4, A.Anderson 1-2, Herrmann 1-3, Wallace 0-1, Morrison 0-4), Boston 2-11 (Pierce 2-5, Scalabrine 0-1, Ray 0-1, Green 0-2, West 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 42 (Wallace 8), Boston 57 (Jefferson, Perkins 11). Assists—Charlotte 22 (Knight 8), Boston 20 (West, Rondo 5). Total Fouls—Charlotte 20, Boston 20. A—14,743. (18,624).

Clippers 104, Milwaukee 103

L.A. Clippers (104)- Brand 9-14 3-5 21, Ross 2-7 0-1 4, Kaman 2-10 5-6 9, Mobley 7-15 4-4 19, Hart 6-9 0-0 12, Maggette 7-14 7-8 22, Ewing 2-5 0-0 4, Cassell 3-3 0-0 7, Singleton 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 40-79 21-26 104.

Milwaukee (103)- Bell 5-7 1-2 13, Skinner 4-7 3-4 11, Reiner 0-2 0-0 0, Redd 7-15 11-11 27, M.Williams 9-16 2-2 20, Patterson 7-13 6-8 20, Noel 1-7 0-0 2, Greer 1-4 4-4 6, Ilyasova 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 35-74 29-33 103.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 3-5 (Cassell 1-1, Maggette 1-2, Mobley 1-2), Milwaukee 4-10 (Bell 2-4, Redd 2-4, Ilyasova 0-1, Greer 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 39 (Brand 8), Milwaukee 48 (Skinner 11). Assists—L.A. Clippers 21 (Maggette 5), Milwaukee 19 (M.Williams 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 25, Milwaukee 20. Technicals—Milwaukee Defensive Three Second 2. A—14,113. (18,717).

Heat 91, Hawks 83

Miami (91)- Posey 4-7 2-2 10, Haslem 5-10 0-2 10, O’Neal 4-8 4-6 12, E.Jones 5-10 3-3 14, J.Williams 7-14 4-4 21, Doleac 5-7 0-0 10, D.Wright 2-3 0-0 4, Walker 2-7 1-4 6, Payton 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 36-72 14-21 91.

Atlanta (83)- M.Williams 7-15 2-4 16, Smith 12-26 2-6 27, Pachulia 4-6 2-4 10, Childress 3-8 3-4 9, A.Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, L.Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Lue 0-3 0-0 0, S.Williams 2-7 0-0 4, Stoudamire 3-11 6-6 13, S.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-82 15-24 83.

3-Point Goals—Miami 5-18 (J.Williams 3-6, Walker 1-3, E.Jones 1-5, Posey 0-2, Payton 0-2), Atlanta 2-10 (Smith 1-2, Stoudamire 1-4, Lue 0-1, A.Johnson 0-1, Childress 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 47 (Doleac, Haslem, D.Wright 7), Atlanta 54 (M.Williams 12). Assists—Miami 25 (J.Williams 8), Atlanta 25 (Childress, Lue 5). Total Fouls—Miami 21, Atlanta 23. Technicals—Haslem. A—19,089. (18,729).

Mavericks 98, Cavaliers 90

Dallas (98)- Nowitzki 9-24 3-3 23, Howard 2-9 2-2 7, Dampier 4-5 5-5 13, Dev.Harris 8-11 0-0 17, Terry 8-16 3-3 21, Diop 2-2 0-0 4, Stackhouse 3-8 4-4 10, Croshere 1-3 0-0 3, Mensah-Bonsu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 17-17 98.

Cleveland (90)- James 12-28 6-7 31, Gooden 7-13 5-6 19, Ilgauskas 4-8 2-2 10, Pavlovic 5-8 3-4 16, Hughes 3-12 5-8 11, Varejao 0-3 0-2 0, Marshall 1-6 0-0 3, Snow 0-0 0-0 0, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-80 21-29 90.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 7-19 (Terry 2-5, Nowitzki 2-7, Dev.Harris 1-1, Howard 1-3, Croshere 1-3), Cleveland 5-14 (Pavlovic 3-3, Marshall 1-2, James 1-6, Hughes 0-1, Gibson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 46 (Dampier, Nowitzki 9), Cleveland 51 (Gooden 8). Assists—Dallas 25 (Dev.Harris, Nowitzki, Stackhouse 6), Cleveland 18 (Hughes 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 24, Cleveland 16. A—20,562. (20,562).

Raptors 92, Magic 85

Orlando (85)- Turkoglu 1-11 1-2 4, Battie 2-6 2-3 6, Howard 6-8 5-13 17, G.Hill 8-14 8-9 24, Nelson 4-12 4-5 15, Ariza 2-4 3-4 7, Dooling 3-12 0-0 6, Milicic 1-4 0-0 2, Redick 1-4 1-1 4. Totals 28-75 24-37 85.

Toronto (92)- Garbajosa 1-7 0-0 3, Bosh 10-21 14-16 34, Nesterovic 1-1 0-0 2, Peterson 2-5 3-3 7, Ford 6-15 3-4 16, Graham 4-8 1-3 9, Dixon 4-8 6-6 15, Humphries 2-5 2-6 6, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Sow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-71 29-38 92.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-10 (Nelson 3-5, Turkoglu 1-1, Redick 1-3, Dooling 0-1), Toronto 3-12 (Ford 1-1, Dixon 1-4, Garbajosa 1-5, Peterson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 47 (Howard 12), Toronto 63 (Bosh 16). Assists—Orlando 16 (Dooling 6), Toronto 21 (Ford 12). Total Fouls—Orlando 25, Toronto 26. Technicals—Dooling, Milicic, Toronto Defensive Three Second. A—18,326. (19,800).

Spurs 90, Pacers 72

Indiana (72)- Granger 3-8 1-1 7, Foster 0-2 0-0 0, O’Neal 5-15 0-0 10, Dunleavy 5-9 1-3 11, Tinsley 2-10 2-3 6, Murphy 4-11 2-2 10, Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Armstrong 2-5 0-1 4, Diogu 3-7 8-9 14, McLeod 0-3 0-0 0, Baston 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 28-79 16-21 72.

San Antonio (90)- Bowen 1-5 0-0 2, Duncan 11-16 5-8 27, Elson 6-8 2-2 14, Barry 3-3 1-1 9, Parker 3-7 4-7 10, Ginobili 1-7 5-5 8, Finley 3-9 0-0 6, Horry 0-0 0-0 0, Vaughn 1-2 0-0 2, Bonner 4-8 2-2 10, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2, Udrih 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 19-25 90.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 0-5 (Tinsley 0-1, Armstrong 0-2, Williams 0-2), San Antonio 3-15 (Barry 2-2, Ginobili 1-5, Duncan 0-1, Udrih 0-1, Bowen 0-3, Finley 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 46 (Diogu 9), San Antonio 52 (Bonner 9). Assists—Indiana 10 (Tinsley 4), San Antonio 25 (Ginobili 5). Total Fouls—Indiana 23, San Antonio 21. Technicals—Indiana Defensive Three Second, Tinsley, San Antonio Defensive Three Second. Ejected—Tinsley. A—18,580. (18,797).

Timberwolves 95, Kings 89

Minnesota (95)- Hassell 2-5 0-0 4, Garnett 7-18 3-3 17, Blount 4-7 1-3 9, R.Davis 5-14 2-4 14, James 5-8 1-2 12, Smith 2-5 4-5 8, Foye 9-12 6-6 24, Jaric 1-4 2-2 4, McCants 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 36-76 20-27 95.

Sacramento (89)- Artest 5-12 0-0 11, Williamson 7-13 3-4 17, Abdur-Rahim 8-12 2-2 19, Martin 2-10 5-7 9, Bibby 8-19 4-5 23, Salmons 1-5 2-2 5, Williams 1-3 0-2 2, Garcia 1-6 1-1 3, Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 17-23 89.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 3-12 (R.Davis 2-5, James 1-3, Jaric 0-1, McCants 0-1, Foye 0-2), Sacramento 6-22 (Bibby 3-11, Abdur-Rahim 1-1, Salmons 1-1, Artest 1-2, Martin 0-3, Garcia 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 54 (Garnett 18), Sacramento 46 (Williamson 10). Assists—Minnesota 17 (R.Davis 7), Sacramento 18 (Bibby 7). Total Fouls—Minnesota 19, Sacramento 20. Technicals—Garnett, Minnesota coach Wittman, Sacramento Defensive Three Second. A—17,317 (17,317).

College men

National Invitation tournament

At A Glance

All Times PDT

Wednesday’s results

SOUTH

Clemson 74, Syracuse 70

WEST

Air Force 52, DePaul 51

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 27

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Mississippi State (21-13) vs. West Virginia (25-9), 4 or 6:30 p.m.

Clemson (24-10) vs. Air Force (26-8), 4 or 6:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 29

Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

College women

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

Third Round

Wednesday’s Results

Hofstra 64, South Carolina 59

Today’s Games

Auburn at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.

South Florida at Virginia, 4 p.m.

Illinois at Kansas State, 5 p.m.

Mississippi State at Western Kentucky, 5 p.m.

Kentucky at Wisconsin, 5 p.m.

Indiana at South Dakota State, 5 p.m.

Oregon at Wyoming, 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals

March 23-25

Oregon-Wyoming winner vs. Indiana-South Dakota State winner, TBA

Auburn-Virginia Tech winner vs. Illinois-Kansas State winner, TBA

Hofstra vs. Mississippi State-Western Kentucky winner, TBA

South Florida-Virginia winner vs. Kentucky-Wisconsin winner, TBA

Semifinals

March 26-29

TBD

Championship

Saturday, March 31

Semifinal winners, 12 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s Results

Buffalo 5, Washington 2

N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 0

San Jose 4, Chicago 1

Colorado 5, Edmonton 1

Vancouver 2, Nashville 0

Dallas 4, Los Angeles 2

Today’s Games

San Jose at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Montreal at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Toronto at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

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

Colorado at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Avalanche 5, Oilers 1

First Period—1, Colorado, Laperriere 7 (Arnason), 1:29. 2, Colorado, Sakic 31 (Brunette), 4:23. Second Period—3, Colorado, Laperriere 8 (Arnason, Richardson), 2:22. 4, Colorado, Liles 13 (Arnason, Wolski), 14:17 (pp). 5, Colorado, Clark 9 (Brunette), 15:59. Third Period—6, Edmonton, Thoresen 3 (Pisani), 5:33 (sh).

Canucks 2, Predators 0

First Period—1, Vancouver, Bulis 12 (Naslund, Krajicek), 10:58. 2, Vancouver, Santala 1 (Linden, Edler), 17:57. Second Period—None. Third Period—None.

Rangers 5, Flyers 0

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 19 (Girardi), 3:40. Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 26 (Rozsival, Nylander), 1:26 (pp). 3, N.Y. Rangers, Avery 15 (Pock, Shanahan), 7:50 (pp). Third Period—4, N.Y. Rangers, Ortmeyer 2 (Cullen, Girardi), 10:06. 5, N.Y. Rangers, Avery 16 (Shanahan, Callahan), 12:34.

Sabres 5, Capitals 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Buffalo, Roy 16 (Kalinin, Vanek), :40 (pp). 2, Buffalo, MacArthur 3 (Mair, Zubrus), 8:29. 3, Washington, Pothier 3 (Clark, Laich), 15:00. 4, Buffalo, Briere 30 (Zubrus, Drury), 17:09 (pp). Third Period—5, Buffalo, Stafford 10 (Vanek, Paetsch), 8:59. 6, Buffalo, Stafford 11, 13:10. 7, Washington, Brashear 4 (Green, Clymer), 18:25.

Sharks 4, Blackhawks 1

First Period—1, San Jose, Cheechoo 26 (Hannan, Thornton), 7:12. 2, Chicago, Sharp 17 (Havlat, Bourque), 15:30. Second Period—3, San Jose, Michalek 21 (Carle, Rivet), 10:03 (pp). Third Period—4, San Jose, Cheechoo 27 (Carle, Thornton), 5:43 (pp). 5, San Jose, Michalek 22 (Thornton, Cheechoo), 12:48.

Stars 4, Kings 2

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Lundmark 7 (Visnovsky, Frolov), 19:25. Second Period—2, Dallas, Ribeiro 14 (Nagy, Modano), 10:35 (pp). Third Period—3, Los Angeles, Brown 14 (O’Sullivan, Weaver), :11. 4, Dallas, Miettinen 10 (Boucher, Nagy), 2:52. 5, Dallas, Barch 3 (Lundqvist, Norstrom), 4:11. 6, Dallas, Halpern 7 (Morrow), 19:02 (en).

Auto Racing

All Times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Food City 500

Site: Bristol, Tenn. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (FOX, 10:30 a.m.). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, .533 miles, 36 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 266.5 miles, 500 laps. Last race: Jimmie Johnson used a late-race charge to catch and pass Tony Stewart three laps from the end and drive away with a victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Johnson, the reigning Cup champion, made it two in a row after beating Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon the previous week in Las Vegas. Last year: Kurt Busch brashly bumped Matt Kenseth — his old teammate — out of his way with four laps to go to win the Food City 500, his fifth victory in the last nine races on the half-mile track. It was also his first win with Roger Penske Racing. Fast facts: Mark Martin has had four straight top-10 finishes since leaving longtime employer Jack Roush for Ginn Racing, but he will sit out this race and the one next week at Martinsville, ending a string of 621 consecutive starts. … Juan Pablo Montoya finished fifth at Atlanta — his best in Cup and on an oval. He leads the rookie of the year standings by one point over David Ragan and is the first driver to lead the Cup and Busch rookie standings simultaneously. … Kevin Harvick snapped a 55-race winless streak by taking the 2005 event. That day, Harvick’s crew chief, Todd Berrier, was serving the second of a four-race suspension for rigging the car’s gas tank earlier in the year in Las Vegas. Next race: Goody’s 500, April 1, Martinsville, Va.

NASCAR BUSCH

Sharpie Mini 300

Site: Bristol, Tenn. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 9 a.m.); race (ABC, 12 p.m.). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, .533 miles, 36 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 159.9 miles, 300 laps. Last race: Jeff Burton made it two victories in a row, easily holding off Richard Childress Racing teammate and reigning champion Kevin Harvick to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Last year: Kyle Busch benefitted from Greg Biffle’s late tire problem to take the lead with 12 laps to go and held on to win the Sharpie Mini 300 on a cold, snowy day. Fast facts: Carl Edwards is the only driver to finish among the top 10 in all five races this season. He has not placed worse than sixth. … Harvick has four career Busch wins at Bristol, including the 2005 event from the 38th starting position. He finished second in both events at the track last year Next race: Pepsi 300, April 7, Lebanon, Tenn.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

XM Satellite Radio 300

Site: Homestead, Fla. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, race (ESPN2, 5 p.m.). Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles, 18-degree banking at bottom, 19-degree banking in middle, 20-degree banking at top). Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps. Last year: Rookie Paul Dana died in a two-car crash during the warmup for the season-opening race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. While streaking around the oval during a warmup session, Dana failed to notice the car of Ed Carpenter had spun to a stop, slamming into it at close to 200 mph. The race went on as planned, with Dan Wheldon beating Helio Castroneves by a nose cone. Fast facts: Sam Hornish Jr. is trying to become the sixth driver in Indy history to repeat as champion, something his teammate Helio Castroneves accomplished in 2001-02. He has won three of the six Homestead races, including the 2002 event from the pole. … Danica Patrick joins Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Bryan Herta on Andretti Green Racing this year. She has yet to record her first win on the circuit. … Wheldon also won the 2005 event. … Marco Andretti, the son of Michael Andretti and the grandson of Mario Andretti, made his series debut in last year’s event and finished 15th. At 19 years, 13 days, he was the youngest driver to start an IRL race since A.J. Foyt IV at Homestead in 2002. Next race: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Fla., April 1.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Last race: Mike Skinner bumped past Clint Bowyer to take the lead on a restart seven laps from the finish and raced away to his second straight victory. Todd Bodine, last spring’s winner at Atlanta, followed Skinner past Bowyer to grab second place on lap 124 of the 130-lap event, but the leader was just too strong, pulling away to a five-length victory. Next race: Kroger 250, March 31, Martinsville, Va.

FORMULA ONE

Last year: Kimi Raikkonen won in his first race for Ferrari, dominating the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for his 10th Formula One victory. Raikkonen started from pole position, and led almost throughout the race to edge world champion Fernando Alonso, who was making his McLaren debut. Next race: Malaysian Grand Prix, April 8, Kuala Lumpur.

NHRA

Last event: Teammates Tony Schumacher and Ron Capps won the top two divisions in the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, giving team owner Don Schumacher a sweep at historic Gainesville Raceway. Also, Greg Anderson won the Pro Stock division, and Karen Stoffer topped the Pro Stock Motorcycle competition. Next event: O’Reilly Spring Nationals, April 1, Houston.

Golf

High school boys

Greater Spokane League

Rogers Pirate Invite

At Esmeralda Golf Course, par 72

Shadle Park 313, East Valley 314, University 326, Colville 339, Mead 339, Ferris 348, Deer Park 351, Rogers 355, Cheney 356, Central Valley 364, Mt. Spokane 373, West Valley 400, Medical Lake 456.

1, David Miller (Rog) 72. 2, Danny Marshall (EV) 73. 3, Brian Copley (SP) 77; Kyle Baker (SP) 77; Alex Hurlman (U-Hi) 77. 6, Casey Cox (Col) 78. 7, Ted Alexander (U-Hi) 79. 8, Spencer Williams (MtS) 80. 9, Kyle Lynch (U-Hi) 81. 10, Corey Myers (DP) 83; Michael Hanson (EV) 83.

Tuesday’s Results

Jim Shriver Cup

Ferris 307, Lewis and Clark 317, Gonzaga Prep 319, University 325, East Valley 328, Mead 335, Mt. Spokane 336, Shadle Park 336, Ferris 2 344, Central Valley 346, Lewis and Clark 2 357.

1, Dustin Poe (Fer) 72. 2, Carl Brophy (GP) 74. 3, Ryan Jones (Fer), 76. 4, Connor Moore (LC), 77. 4, Justin Haase (LC), 77. 4, Tate Kelly (GP), 77. 4, Bobby Moore (MS), 77. 4, Hank Frame (U-Hi), 77. 9, Elliot Bosch (Fer), 78. 9, Sean Greany (GP), 78.

Soccer

High school boys

Greater Spokane League

Central Valley 3, Mt. Spokane 1

First half — 1, MtS, McCloskey, 4:00. Second half — 2, CV, Busby, 58:00. 3, CV, Busby (penalty kick) 65:00. 4, CV, Stevens (unknown)75:00.

Shots on goal — Central Valley 11, Mt. Spokane 6. Saves — Central Valley, Piger 3. Mt. Spokane, Schaefer 9.

East Valley 4, Shadle Park 0

First half — 1, EV, Valdez (Abramson) 12:00. 2, EV, Abramson (Valdez) 30:00. Second half — 3, EV, Abramson 51:00. 4, EV, Polello (PK) 58:00.

Shots on goal — Shadle Park 9, East Valley 12.Saves — Shadle Park, Mjelde 6. East Valley, Bolster 5, Peck 1.

Mead 2, Ferris 1

First half — 1, Mea, Tarkington (Doggett) 9:00. 2, Fer, Crain (Hartfield) 24:00. Second half — 3, Mea, Doggett (Shriver) 66:00.

Shots on goal —Mead 6, Ferris 10. Saves — Mead, Knechtges 6. Ferris, Bray 3.

Lewis and Clark 2, University 1

First half — 1, LC, Ames (Wigert), 25:00. 2, U-Hi, Anderberg (McElroy), 33:00 Second half — 3, LC, Dunau, 76:00.

Shots on goal — Lewis and Clark 5, University 14.Saves — Lewis and Clark, Gaul 4. University, Dixon 3.

Rogers 2, North Central 1 (SO)

First half — 1, Rog, Chevez (Moua) 12:00 Second half — 2, NC, Groom (Green) 80:00. First overtime — None. Second overtime — None. Shootout — Rogers 5 (Shakirov, Rasic, Coomes, Murray, Grebic), North Central 3 (Pelton, Green, Cummings).

Shots on goal — Rogers 8, North Central 22.Saves — Rogers, Aarnes 7. North Central, Brickey 4.

Softball

High school

Greater Spokane League

Gonzaga Prep 9, Lewis and Clark 0

Binger, White (3), Baird (5) and Ornsby; Rambo and Anderson. W-Rambo (1-1). L-Binger.

HITS: Lewis and Clark-Beats, Ornsby. Gonzaga Prep-Hamer, Rambo, Anderson 2, Wilcoxen, Reyes, Cunningham, Romasko, Benyola, Pupo 2. 2B-Ornsby. HR-Anderson 2, Pupo.

Inland Empire League

Coeur d’Alene 12-14, Moscow 0-1

DeLong and Horton; Hawley and Charles. W-DeLong. L-Hawley.

HITS: Coeur d’Alene-Brouillard, Krast, Stark 3, DeLong, Chandler, Erickson 2, Horton. Moscow-Smith, Hawley, Charles, Beck, Strunn. 2B-CdA Stark 3B-cdA Craft.

Coburn and Horton; Strunn and Charles. W-Coburn. L-Strunn.

HITS: Coeur d’Alene-Brouillard, Stark, DeLong, Chandler, Erickson, Coburn 4, Bologna. Moscow-Bender, Beck. HR-DeLong.

Panorama League

Curlew 12-12, Northport 0-10

Grumbach and Kirkendall; Hargrave and Kingsbury. W-Grumbach. L-Hargrave. 2B-Curlew, Kirkendall, Miller.

Johnson and Kingsbury; Somday and Kirkendall. W-Somday. L-Johnson. 2B-Curlew, Miller. 3B-Curlew, Grumbach.

Inchelium 10-15, Cusick 0-8

Smith and Abrahamson; Christianson and Flett. W-Christianson. L-Smith.

Pope, Treischel and Adson, Pope; Signor, Che.Pakootas and Phillips. W-Pope. L-Signor. Sv-Che.Pakootas.

2B-Inchelium, Christianson. 3B-Inchelium, Christianson, Che.Pakootas.

Springdale 12-9, St. Michael’s 2-6

A.Kreig and Unknown; Romero and South. W-A.Krieg. L-Romero. 2B-Springdale, A.Kreig. 3B-Springdale, Rainbolt.

Urann and South; A. Krieg, S.Rainbott (6) and unknown. W-S.Rainbott. L-Urann (0-1). 2B-St. Michael’s, Raynor. Springdale, Barr. 3B-St. Michael’s, Uila. Springdale, Krieg.

Non-league

Medical Lake 4, Kettle Falls 3

Daniels and Setters; Shoben and Campbell. W-Shoben. L-Daniels. HITS: Kettle Falls-Rogalette, Beardsley 2, Pritcher, Coots, Burns 2, Daniels 2, Mckern 2. Medical Lake-Hardenbrook, Coldwell, Campbell, Walker. 2B-Daniels. 3B-Walker.

Freeman 2, Liberty 1 (8)

Mangis, Bethel (5) and Troyer; Olson and Oakshott. W-Olson. L-Bethel.

HITS: Liberty- Gerard, Dufur 2, Huggins. Freeman- Cory, Raines 2, Scott. 2B-Raines.

Lakeside (WA) 7, Lakeland 6

Bridge, Klopatek (2) and North; Bassen and Beeler. W-Bassen. L-Bridge.

HITS: Lakeland- Heuett 2, Campbell, O’Hara 2, Klopatek 2, Thomas. Lakeside- H.Hesselgesser 2, B.Hesselgesser, Bassen, Renner. 2B- Heuett, Klopatek, H.Hesselgesser, B.Hesselgesser, Renner. 3B- O’Hara, Klopatek.

Tennis

Sony Ericsson Open

ATP/WTA Tour

At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $3.45 million (Masters); Women, $3.45 million (Tier I) Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Men Singles, First Round

Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 6-1, 6-1. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, def. Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, 6-4, 6-2. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Paul Goldstein, United States, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Luis Horna, Peru, def. Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, 5-2, retired. Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-4, 6-2. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. Ricardo Mello, Brazil, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 6-4, 6-3. Michael Llodra, France, def. Stefan Koubek, Austria, 6-4, 6-0. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-3, 6-3. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, led Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 4-2, susp., darkness.

Women Singles, First Round

Akiko Morigami, Japan, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-1, 7-5. Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Vasilisa Bardina, Russia, def. Sanja Ancic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2. Meilen Tu, United States, def. Romina Oprandi, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Alina Jidkova, Russia, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Jill Craybas, United States, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0. Virginie Razzano, France, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-4, 6-2. Anastasia Yakimova, Belarus, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2. Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 6-3, 6-4. Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, def. Aravane Rezai, France, 6-1, 6-4. Nathalie Dechy, France, def. Camille Pin, France, 6-1, 6-3.

High school boys

Non-league

CHENEY 4, LAKESIDE 3. No. 1 Singles Joe Kreilkamp (Che) def. Sam Russell 6-2 6-3. No. 1 Doubles Alex Morley and Nick Tellez (Lak) def. Layne Bennett and Tanner Bennett 6-2 6-3.

High school girls

Great Northern League

PULLMAN 5, COLVILLE 2. No. 1 Singles Brina Smith (Col) def. Raquel Marcelo 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles Amy Wells and Stacey Field (Pul) def. Brittani Thompson and Abby Lentz 7-5 6-4.

Track and Field

High school

Non-league

At West Valley

BOYS

East Valley 81, West Valley 59, Eastmont 35

100-Pring, WV 11.70 200-Paker, EV 23.20 400-Paker, EV 50.20 800-Keroack, WV 2:03 1,600-Keroack, WV 4:36 3,200-Degenhardt, WV 10:18 110 high hurdles-Armstrong, EV 15.10 300 low hurdles-Armstrong, EV 40.00 400 relay-East Valley 44.80 1,600 relay-East Valley 3:32 High jump-Lipp, Eas 5-8 Long jump-Bunkelman, EV 21-0 Triple jump-Lindsley, WV 34-7 Pole vault-Nell, Eas 13-6 Discus-Stevens, EV 137-2 Javelin-Rose, WV 152-9 Shot put-Weed, EV 45-10 1/2

GIRLS

East Valley 91, West Valley 61, Eastmont 36

100-Bourgeous, EV 13.00 200-Bourgeous, EV 27.00 400-Lafayette, EV 1:04.20 800-Dotter, Eas 2:34 1,600-Hughes, WV 5:30 3,200-Rubright, WV 12:50.80 100 high hurdles-Bourgeous, EV 16.40 300 low hurdles-Mauro, WV 50.30 400 relay-East Valley 51.20 800 relay-Eastmont 1:55.90 1,600 relay-West Valley 4:27 High jump-Wold, WV 5-2 Long jump-Schuerch, EV 16-7 Triple jump-Schuerch, EV 16-7 1/2 Pole vault-Radach, Eas 9 Discus-Kenney, WV 134-10 1/2 Javelin-Eatock, EV 112-8 Shot put-Kenney, WV 35-5

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Optioned INF Josh Fields, OF Jerry Owens, OF Ryan Sweeney and RHP Sean Tracey to Charlotte of the IL. Reassigned LHP Gio Gonzalez, C Gustavo Molina and INF Robert Valido to their minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Reassigned LHP Randy Choate to their minor league camp.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned LHP Sean Marshall, RHP Carlos Marmol and C Geovany Soto to Iowa of the PCL. Reassigned LHP Ryan O’Malley, LHP Carmen Pignatiello, INF Casey McGehee, INF Micah Hoffpauir and C Jake Fox to their minor league camp.

CINCINNATI REDS—Released RHP Paul Wilson.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Reassigned OF Hunter Pence to their minor league camp.

American Association

FORT WORTH CATS—Agreed to terms with INF Marc Mirizzi.

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Released RHP Donovan Graves, C Mikaela Dworken and RHP Matt Johnson.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Agreed to terms with RHP-OF Alexander Francisco.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Sold the contract of 1B Tim Dorn to Southern Illinois of the Frontier League.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Traded C-OF George Branch to Yuma of the Golden League.

Atlantic League

LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Stevens, LHP Jason Norderum, RHP Gustavo Martinez, RHP Manny Vazquez Santiago, INF Bo Hart, INF Michael Woods and OF Clyde Williams.

NEWARK BEARS—Signed RHP Delvis Pacheco and INF Josh Arteaga.

Can-Am League

ATLANTIC CITY SURF—Named Chris Carminucci manager.

GRAYS—Acquired RHP Clint Hosford and RHP Kieran Mattison from Calgary of the Northern League for future considerations.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Derek Forbes. Traded C Jason Belcher to Fargo-Moorhead of the Northern League for OF Brent Krause and a player to be named.

WORCESTER TORNADOES—Agreed to terms with RHP PJ Bevis.

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS—Agreed to terms with INF Adrian Cantu, OF Sean Dobson and RHP Tyler Meigs.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Haggarty.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Agreed to terms with INF Brandon Morgan and RHP Nathan Roush.

KALAMAZOO KINGS Signed INF Joe Ramos and OF Simon Williams.

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Agreed to terms with INF Mike Just.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS—Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Kane and C Ryan Hanson.

Northern League

CALGARY VIPERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Groeger.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Signed F Mike Hall for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Named Dedric Ward offensive quality control coach and promoted Mike Miller to wide receivers coach.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed Ron Turner, offensive coordinator, Bob Babich, defensive coordinator, Rob Boras, tight ends coach, Darryl Drake, wide receivers coach, Harry Hiestand, offensive line coach, Tim Spencer, running backs coach, Steven Wilks, defensive backs coach, and Rusty Jones, strength and conditioning coordinator, to three-year contracts.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Re-signed DT Dan Klecko to a one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Re-signed DE Jimmy Wilkerson to a one-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed S Rashad Baker, OL Gene Mruczkowski, OL Mike Wright and LB Corey Mays.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed DT Montae Reagor to a three-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed S Omar Stoutmire.

NFL Players Association

NFLPA—Announced the re-election of Gene Upshaw for a three-year term as executive director.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Returned D Dustin Byfuglien to Norfolk of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS—Reassigned LW John Lammers to Idaho of the ECHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed D Joe Piskula.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Agreed to terms with G Brian Elliott and assigned him to Binghamton of the AHL. Agreed to terms with LW Nick Foligno. Assigned D Tomas Kudelka and F Kaspars Daugavins to Binghamto.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled F Darren Reid from Philadelphia of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed D Steve Wagner.

American Hockey League

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Recalled D James Sanford from Utah of the ECHL.

ECHL

ECHL—Suspended Phoenix LW Greg Hornby two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a March 15 game.

JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS—Announced D P.J. Atherton and F Radek Smolenak were reassigned from Springfield of the AHL.

LACROSSE

Major League Lacrosse

MLL—Announced Washington traded A Mikey Powell, M Ben DeFelice and a conditional 2008 draft pick to Boston for A Conor Gill and D Ryan Curtis.

COLLEGE

DENVER—Named Joe Scott men’s basketball coach and signed him to a five-year contract.

DRAKE—Announced the retirement of Tom Davis, men’s basketball coach, who will remain at the school as special assistant to the athletic director. Named Keno Davis men’s basketball coach.

GANNON—Named Brad Rzyczycki assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator, Randy Zimmerman linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, Shuan Curtiss offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator, Nick Postma defensive backs coach and Mike Crawford wide receivers coach.

JOHN JAY—Named Robert Fernandez and Sean Perrett assistant baseball coaches.

KANSAS—Named Danny Manning assistant coach, effective for the 2007-08 season.

NIAGARA—Named Susan Clements women’s volleyball coach.

RUTGERS—Named Craig Ver Steeg running backs coach, John McNulty offensive coordinator, Kyle Flood run game coordinator, Robert Jackson receivers coach, Joe Susan tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator, Darren Rizzi outside linebackers/special teams/associate head coach, Bob Fraser inside linebackers coach, Chris Demarest secondary coach/assistant head coach, and Todd Greineder assistant to the head coach.

ST. JOHN’S—Announced basketball G Avery Patterson and G Ricky Torres will transfer from the school following the spring semester.

SKIDMORE—Announced the retirement of John Quattrocchi, men’s basketball coach.

WESTMINSTER, PA.—Named Scott Coy offensive line coach and special teams coordinator.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Pistons – Rockets circle is for Detroit guard Chauncey Billups (questionable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Knicks – Blazers game due to New York guard Stephon Marbury (questionable), guard Quentin Richardson (questionable) and forward Channing Frye (questionable).

NBA

NCAA men’s basketball tournament

South Regional at San Antonio, Texas

West Regional at San Jose, Calif.

Friday’s Games

East Regional at East Rutherford, NJ

Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri

Odds to win the NCAA men’s tournament:

Florida 3-1, North Carolina 5-1, Kansas 5-1, Ohio State 8-1, Georgetown 8-1, UCLA 10-1, Texas A&M 12-1, Memphis 15-1, Oregon 20-1, Pittsburgh 22-1, Tennessee 25-1, USC 35-1, UNLV 40-1, S. Illinois 60-1, Vanderbilt 60-1, Butler 60-1