Scoreboard

Baseball

College

Non-conference

Washington 17, Portland 6

Jones and Brown, Wakfield (5), Yoakum (6), Beringhaus (7), Pressler (8); Guidos and Dunn, Snow (4), Scofield (7), Pearl (8), Wetmore (9). W—Snow (1-0). L—Jones (0-1).

HITS: Portland—Henricks, Armijo 2, Kraus 2, Carpenter 2, Shaw 2, Howard 2. Washington—Cherry, Wilcox, Lentz, Rife, Scott 2, Stevens, Pearl 2, Dunn, Bentrott, Pollard, Meehan. 2B—Henricks, Shaw, Lentz, Rife, Pearl. HR—Kraus (4), Cherry(1), Scott 2(4), Pollard(1), Meehan(2).

High school

Greater Spokane League

Gonzaga Prep 4, Ferris 3 (8 innings)

Brett, Peterson (4) and Krustangel; Perry, Page (7) and Karwacki. W-Page (1-0). L-Peterson.

HITS: Ferris-Stockton, Kittredge, Brett 2, Ewing, Roberts. Gonzaga Prep-Perry 2, Via, Karwacki, Page, Duff, Schmidlkofer 2, Albinson. 2B-Perry, Karwacki, Schmidlkofer, Stockton, Brett.

Rogers 6, Lewis and Clark 2

J.Kellog and Santos, Goodwin (5); Kelly and Douglas. W-Kelly (2-2). L-J.Kellog.

HITS: Lewis and Clark-Santos, Goodwin, J.Kellog, McNiell 2. Rogers-Kelly, Partridge 3, Campbell 2, Como 2, Douglas, Erdman. 2B-J.Kellog, Partridge. 3B-Partridge, Campbell. HR-Como (1).

Panorama League1B

Northport 16-20, Wellpinit 1-1

Ford and Muhs; Guglielmino, Kingsbury (4) and Cox. W-Gugliemino (2-0). L-Ford.

2B-Northport, Cox, Johnson. 3B-Northport, Guglielmino, Dombrowski. HR-Northport, Dombrowski, Owings.

McCoy, Sherwood (2), Flett (3) and Muhs; Meldrum, Dombrowski (5) and Cox. W-Meldrum (2-0). L-McCoy.

2B-Northport, Dombrowski, LeCaire, Zornes. 3B-Northport, Guglielmino, Cox.

Non-league

Pullman 6, Lakeside (9 Mile) 1

T.Druffel, Therrien (5), Cooper (7) and L.Scourey; LaBelle, Kelly (6) and Graham. W-T.Druffel (1-0). L-LaBelle (0-1).

HITS: Pullman-Weber 2, A.Scourey, Cooper, T.Druffel, Fertakis 2, Kirk 2. Lakeside-Graham 2, Kneeland, Tanner, Karas. 2B-Weber, Cooper, Kirk, Graham, Karas. HR-Fertakis (1).

Lind-Ritzville 6, Riverside 4

Paul and Shattuck, DeVoe and Robinson (5); Maier and C.Olson, Coon (6), Schofstoll (7). W-Coon (1-0). L-Devoe. Sv-Schofstoll (1).

HITS: Riverside- Shattuck 2, Devoe 2, Cerenzia, Robinson. Lind-Ritzville- Maier, Tyler, S.Olson, Heimbigner, Stevenson, Osborn. 2B- Shattuck, Maier.

Davenport 13-1, Tekoa-Oakesdale/Rosalia 4-4

Allen and Abel, Hills (3), Morcom (6), Pittman (7); Maley and Brown (5) Hodges (7), Hereford. W-Hill. L-Maley (0-2).

2B-Davenport, Hopkins. HR-Davenport, Hills. Tekoa-Oaksdale/Rosalia, Maley.

Morcom and Abel, Pittman (3); Young and St. John, Hovde (5). W-Young (2-0). L-Morcom.

2B-Tekoa-Oaksdale/Rosalia, Maley 2. HR-Davenport, Hills.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Tuesday’s Results

New Orleans 98, Orlando 97

Philadelphia 108, New Jersey 99

Milwaukee 119, New York 115, OT

Detroit 94, Minnesota 90

Boston 106, Chicago 92

San Antonio 116, Golden State 92

Denver 126, Phoenix 120

Sacramento 99, Houston 98

Today’s Games

Toronto at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

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

New York at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Seattle, 7 p.m.

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

Bucks 119, Knicks 115

New York (115)—Lee 5-8 1-2 11, Jeffries 3-4 1-2 7, Randolph 9-20 1-2 19, Crawford 6-17 6-8 19, Richardson 8-15 3-5 22, Robinson 4-10 0-0 9, Chandler 5-9 2-2 12, Morris 1-1 1-2 3, Rose 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 3-5 0-0 7, Balkman 2-3 0-0 4, Collins 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 47-98 15-23 115.

Milwaukee (119)—Mason 3-7 0-0 6, Villanueva 4-13 0-0 8, Bogut 9-14 6-8 24, Williams 1-6 2-2 5, Redd 12-22 8-11 36, Yi 4-9 0-0 8, Ruffin 1-1 0-0 2, Sessions 1-5 2-2 4, Simmons 9-14 5-6 24, Ivey 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 45-92 23-29 119.

3-Point Goals—New York 6-22 (Richardson 3-7, Jones 1-2, Robinson 1-4, Crawford 1-5, Collins 0-1, Randolph 0-3), Milwaukee 6-16 (Redd 4-9, Simmons 1-3, Williams 1-3, Villanueva 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 52 (Randolph 10), Milwaukee 60 (Bogut 13). Assists—New York 29 (Crawford 8), Milwaukee 27 (Redd 9). Total Fouls—New York 23, Milwaukee 17. Technicals—Richardson, New York defensive three second 2, Mason. A—13,579 (18,717).

Celtics 106, Bulls 92

Boston (106)—Garnett 8-13 4-4 20, Pierce 6-9 1-3 17, Perkins 2-4 0-0 4, Rondo 4-5 1-2 9, R.Allen 7-14 3-3 22, T.Allen 1-4 4-5 6, Powe 1-5 4-4 6, Posey 3-7 2-2 11, Cassell 1-4 3-4 6, Davis 1-2 0-1 2, House 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 35-71 22-28 106.

Chicago (92)—Deng 3-9 4-7 10, Thomas 9-16 6-7 24, Noah 2-6 2-4 6, Hinrich 3-9 1-2 9, Hughes 0-6 2-2 2, Gordon 3-8 0-0 9, Nocioni 5-9 6-6 19, Sefolosha 2-5 0-0 4, Gray 2-2 1-1 5, Duhon 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 30-72 24-31 92.

3-Point Goals—Boston 14-25 (R.Allen 5-7, Pierce 4-5, Posey 3-7, Cassell 1-1, House 1-4, T.Allen 0-1), Chicago 8-17 (Gordon 3-4, Nocioni 3-7, Hinrich 2-3, Sefolosha 0-1, Hughes 0-1, Duhon 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 50 (Perkins 9), Chicago 41 (Noah 8). Assists—Boston 24 (Rondo 10), Chicago 22 (Hinrich, Deng 5). Total Fouls—Boston 26, Chicago 20. Technicals—Chicago Coach Boylan, Gordon. A—22,225 (22,467).

Hornets 98, Magic 97

New Orleans (98)—Stojakovic 2-11 5-5 10, West 6-16 6-6 18, Chandler 5-7 2-2 12, Paul 6-19 7-10 19, Peterson 7-9 0-0 19, Pargo 3-11 0-0 6, Wells 3-7 0-0 7, Armstrong 2-5 1-4 5, Wright 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-86 21-27 98.

Orlando (97)—Turkoglu 10-19 4-6 26, Lewis 9-12 0-0 24, Howard 7-9 3-5 17, Arroyo 0-5 0-0 0, Evans 3-7 3-4 11, Garrity 1-4 0-0 2, Bogans 4-10 0-0 11, Foyle 0-1 0-0 0, Dooling 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 37-74 10-15 97.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 7-18 (Peterson 5-6, Wells 1-2, Stojakovic 1-5, West 0-1, Paul 0-4), Orlando 13-29 (Lewis 6-8, Bogans 3-8, Turkoglu 2-3, Evans 2-5, Dooling 0-1, Arroyo 0-2, Garrity 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 62 (West 11), Orlando 37 (Howard 15). Assists—New Orleans 18 (Paul 12), Orlando 20 (Turkoglu 7). Total Fouls—New Orleans 18, Orlando 25. Technicals—Orlando defensive three second 2. A—17,519 (17,519).

Kings 99, Rockets 98

Houston (98)—Battier 3-8 2-2 9, Scola 5-9 10-10 20, Mutombo 4-4 3-6 11, Alston 4-13 6-9 16, McGrady 12-31 7-8 32, Landry 0-1 0-0 0, Head 1-3 0-0 2, Hayes 1-6 0-0 2, Jackson 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 33-82 28-35 98.

Sacramento (99)—Artest 12-26 2-6 30, Moore 4-6 3-5 11, Miller 5-8 0-0 10, Johnson 1-2 0-0 3, Martin 8-14 10-11 27, Garcia 3-6 2-3 8, Williams 2-2 4-4 8, Douby 0-1 0-0 0, Salmons 1-6 0-0 2, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-71 21-29 99.

3-Point Goals—Houston 4-16 (Alston 2-5, Battier 1-2, McGrady 1-4, Head 0-1, Jackson 0-4), Sacramento 6-14 (Artest 4-7, Johnson 1-1, Martin 1-2, Salmons 0-1, Garcia 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 57 (Battier 9), Sacramento 42 (Miller 7). Assists—Houston 19 (Alston 8), Sacramento 16 (Johnson, Miller, Artest, Martin 3). Total Fouls—Houston 27, Sacramento 26. Technicals—Mutombo, Miller 2. Ejected— Miller. A—14,169 (17,317).

Nuggets 126, Suns 120

Phoenix (120)—Bell 1-6 0-0 3, Stoudemire 9-12 7-9 25, O’Neal 6-12 2-9 14, Nash 6-14 3-3 17, Barbosa 11-16 0-0 27, Skinner 4-6 1-2 9, Diaw 4-14 1-3 9, Giricek 6-9 0-0 16. Totals 47-89 14-26 120.

Denver (126)—Anthony 6-12 13-19 25, Martin 6-9 6-8 18, Camby 3-10 0-0 6, Carter 3-5 2-3 8, Iverson 9-18 11-11 31, Najera 3-6 1-2 9, Smith 6-11 2-2 17, Kleiza 3-5 0-0 8, Nene 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 40-78 37-47 126.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 12-29 (Barbosa 5-8, Giricek 4-6, Nash 2-8, Bell 1-5, Diaw 0-2), Denver 9-17 (Smith 3-5, Najera 2-3, Kleiza 2-3, Iverson 2-4, Anthony 0-1, Carter 0-1). Fouled Out—Diaw. Rebounds—Phoenix 50 (O’Neal 13), Denver 52 (Camby 11). Assists—Phoenix 33 (Nash 18), Denver 24 (Carter 10). Total Fouls—Phoenix 29, Denver 27. Technicals—Bell 2, Giricek, Stoudemire, Phoenix defensive three second, Anthony, Martin. Ejected—Bell. A—18,870 (19,155).

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Pistons 94, Timberwolves 90

Detroit (94)—Prince 5-15 5-8 15, McDyess 3-7 0-0 6, Ratliff 1-1 0-0 2, Stuckey 7-14 12-13 27, Hayes 1-5 1-2 4, Afflalo 2-8 2-3 7, Maxiell 2-7 1-2 5, Johnson 2-3 1-1 5, Hunter 0-2 0-0 0, Herrmann 3-7 4-4 11, Dixon 4-9 0-0 8, Samb 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 32-80 26-33 94.

Minnesota (90)—Brewer 5-9 0-1 10, Gomes 3-10 3-3 9, Jefferson 9-12 8-11 26, Foye 6-14 4-4 18, Jaric 3-4 2-4 10, Smith 2-10 0-0 4, McCants 1-9 0-1 2, Snyder 1-3 5-5 7, Richard 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 32-75 22-29 90.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-11 (Stuckey 1-1, Hayes 1-2, Afflalo 1-2, Herrmann 1-3, Dixon 0-1, Prince 0-2), Minnesota 4-17 (Jaric 2-3, Foye 2-7, McCants 0-2, Smith 0-2, Gomes 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 52 (McDyess 10), Minnesota 53 (Gomes, Jefferson 7). Assists—Detroit 13 (Prince 6), Minnesota 20 (Foye, Smith 4). Total Fouls—Detroit 21, Minnesota 26. Technicals—Detroit defensive three second. A—15,119 (19,443).

76ers 108, Nets 99

Philadelphia (108)—Iguodala 5-12 6-8 17, Evans 1-4 1-2 3, Dalembert 5-8 5-6 15, Miller 9-21 6-6 24, Green 7-13 2-2 16, Smith 3-4 2-2 8, L.Williams 6-9 0-0 13, Carney 2-6 1-2 7, Young 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 40-80 24-29 108.

New Jersey (99)—Jefferson 6-13 1-2 14, Krstic 4-9 0-0 8, Boone 4-8 0-0 8, Harris 8-16 5-6 22, Carter 12-21 3-4 29, Nachbar 5-11 1-1 14, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, M.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, S.Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Hassell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-84 10-13 99.

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 4-13 (Carney 2-2, L.Williams 1-2, Iguodala 1-4, Miller 0-2, Green 0-3), New Jersey 7-21 (Nachbar 3-7, Carter 2-5, Jefferson 1-3, Harris 1-3, M.Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 45 (Dalembert 13), New Jersey 46 (Krstic 9). Assists—Philadelphia 28 (Miller 11), New Jersey 25 (Carter 7). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 20, New Jersey 19. Technicals—Harris. A—14,534 (19,990).

Spurs 116, Warriors 92

Golden State (92)—Jackson 2-12 0-0 6, Azubuike 4-7 0-0 9, Harrington 4-10 0-0 9, Davis 7-17 2-2 19, Ellis 5-16 4-7 14, Biedrins 1-5 6-6 8, Watson 5-9 2-3 13, Croshere 2-4 2-2 6, Barnes 2-4 0-0 4, Perovic 0-1 2-2 2, Belinelli 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-88 18-22 92.

San Antonio (116)—Bowen 4-9 0-0 12, Duncan 8-12 1-2 17, Oberto 4-6 0-0 8, Parker 12-19 2-5 26, Finley 4-10 2-2 13, Ginobili 7-14 1-1 16, Udoka 4-7 0-0 9, Vaughn 1-2 0-0 3, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Bonner 2-4 0-0 5, Thomas 2-3 1-2 5, Stoudamire 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 49-89 7-12 116.

3-Point Goals—Golden State 8-20 (Davis 3-6, Jackson 2-5, Azubuike 1-1, Watson 1-2, Harrington 1-4, Barnes 0-1, Croshere 0-1), San Antonio 11-24 (Bowen 4-6, Finley 3-8, Vaughn 1-1, Bonner 1-2, Udoka 1-3, Ginobili 1-3, Parker 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 42 (Biedrins 7), San Antonio 62 (Duncan 12). Assists—Golden State 8 (Ellis, Davis 2), San Antonio 25 (Parker 7). Total Fouls—Golden State 11, San Antonio 16. Technicals—Davis, San Antonio Coach Popovich. A—18,797 (18,797).

College men

NIT

All Times PDT

Semifinals

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Tuesday’s Results

Massachusetts 78, Florida 66

Ohio State 81, Mississippi 69

Championship

Thursday, April 3

Massachusetts (25-10) vs. Ohio State (23-13), 4 p.m.

Massachusetts 78, Florida 66

Massachusetts (25-10)—Forbes 7-16 4-6 19, Milligan 8-12 1-2 17, Brower 3-8 0-0 8, Harris 4-12 7-10 16, Lowe 4-11 7-9 16, Correia 0-1 0-0 0, Gaffney 1-1 0-0 2, Bonner 0-2 0-0 0, Glass 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 19-27 78.

Florida (24-12)—Werner 5-12 0-0 11, Speights 7-14 2-5 16, Lucas 2-7 1-1 5, Hodge 3-8 1-2 7, Calathes 5-19 2-4 12, Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 1-2 4, Tyus 1-1 0-2 2, Parsons 4-6 1-5 9. Totals 28-71 8-21 66.

Halftime—Florida 36-27. 3-Point Goals—Massachusetts 5-24 (Brower 2-7, Lowe 1-2, Forbes 1-5, Harris 1-7, Bonner 0-1, Glass 0-1, Correia 0-1), Florida 2-12 (Allen 1-2, Werner 1-5, Hodge 0-1, Parsons 0-2, Calathes 0-2). Fouled Out—Hodge, Parsons. Rebounds—Massachusetts 41 (Milligan 12), Florida 50 (Speights 18). Assists—Massachusetts 10 (Lowe 5), Florida 15 (Werner 7). Total Fouls—Massachusetts 18, Florida 22. A—NA.

Ohio State 81, Mississippi 69

Mississippi (24-11)—Williams 5-6 1-2 11, Curtis 5-13 2-6 12, Warren 7-17 0-0 19, Polynice 2-9 2-4 6, Huertas 5-12 1-2 16, Parnell 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, White 1-1 0-0 2, Gaskins 0-1 2-2 2, Graham 0-1 1-4 1. Totals 25-60 9-20 69.

Ohio State (23-13)—Koufos 8-13 0-2 16, Hunter 4-8 1-4 9, Butler 6-17 1-1 17, Turner 6-12 5-5 17, Lighty 7-14 1-2 16, Hill 1-2 0-1 2, Diebler 0-3 0-0 0, Terwilliger 1-3 0-0 2, Lauderdale 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-73 8-15 81.

Halftime—Ohio St. 44-20. 3-Point Goals—Mississippi 10-20 (Huertas 5-8, Warren 5-11, Gaskins 0-1), Ohio St. 5-23 (Butler 4-12, Lighty 1-6, Hill 0-1, Diebler 0-1, Turner 0-1, Terwilliger 0-2). Fouled Out—Hunter. Rebounds—Mississippi 37 (Curtis 15), Ohio St. 50 (Turner 8). Assists—Mississippi 19 (Polynice 7), Ohio St. 18 (Lighty, Turner 5). Total Fouls—Mississippi 16, Ohio St. 19. A—9,823.

College women

AP All-America Teams

The 2007-08 AP women’s All-America basketball team with school, height, class and key regular-season statistics, followed in parentheses by first-team votes and points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis by a 50-member national media panel:

FIRST TEAM

Candace Parker, Tennessee, 6-foot-5 junior, 21.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.3 blocks, 2.3 steals, .548 fg pct (50 first-place votes, 250 points).

Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, junior, 18.6 ppg, 15.0 rpg, 3.5 blocks, .561 fg pct (42, 234).

Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, senior, 19.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.1 steals, 77 3-pointers (41, 232).

Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 6-6, senior, 17.1 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.8 blocks, .597 fg pct (41, 232).

Maya Moore, Connecticut, 6-0, freshman, 18.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 steals, .550 fg pct (37, 222).

SECOND TEAM

Crystal Langhorne, Maryland, 6-2, senior, 17.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.3 apg, .647 fg pct (5, 151).

Erlana Larkins, North Carolina, 6-1, senior, 13.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, .539 fg pct (11, 149).

Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, 6-1, junior, 23.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 4.1 steals, .467 fg pct (6, 126).

Kristi Toliver, Maryland, 5-7, junior, 16.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 7.5 apg, 1.5 steals, 75 3-pointers (13, 138)

Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State, 5-11, sophomore, 23.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.0 steals, 70 3-pointers (2, 107).

THIRD TEAM

Amber Holt, Middle Tennessee State, 6-0, senior, 27.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.2 rpg, 2.4 steals, .513 fg pct (1, 43)

Renee Montgomery, Connecticut, 5-7, junior, 14.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 68 3-pointers (1, 43)

Leilani Mitchell, Utah, 5-5, senior, 16.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 7.5 apg, 1.8 steals, .472 fg pct (1, 37)

Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, 5-9, sophomore, 14.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.5 steals, 37 3-pointers (0, 34)

Tina Charles, Connecticut, 6-4, sophomore, 14.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.7 blocks, .605 fg pct (0, 29)

HONORABLE MENTION

(in alphabetical order)

Charel Allen, Notre Dame; Rachel Allison, Baylor; Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin; Matee Ajavon, Rutgers; Jayne Appel, Stanford; Kimberly Beck, George Washington; Chante Black, Duke; Shannon Bobbitt, Tennessee; DeWanna Bonner, Auburn; Essence Carson, Rutgers; Kristi Cirone, Illinois State; Marissa Coleman, Maryland; Kimberly Dietz, Kansas State; Janelle Dodds, SMU.

Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Robyn Fairbanks, Utah Valley State; Claire Faucher, Portland State; A’Quonesia Franklin, Texas A{M} Devanei Hampton, California; Laura Harper, Maryland; Tasha Humphrey, Georgia.

Charde Houston, Connecticut; Briann January, Arizona State; Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky; Natasha Lacy, UTEP; Jantel Lavender, Ohio State; Jeomi Maduka, Cornell; Jackie McFarland, Colorado; Lindsey Pluimer, UCLA; LaToya Pringle, North Carolina.

Allie Quigley, DePaul; Adrianne Ross, TCU; Olayinka Sanni, West Virginia; Jenna Smith, Illinois; Takia Starks, Texas A{M} Angela Tisdale, Baylor; Ashley Walker, California.

Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh; Abby Waner, Duke; Morgan Warburton, Utah; Khadijah Whittington, N.C. State; Tierre Wilson, Fresno State; Monica Wright; Virginia; Tamera Young, James Madison; Hannah Zavecz, Wyoming.

NCAA Tournament

All Times PDT

GREENSBORO REGIONAL

Regional Championship

At Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro, N.C.

Tuesday’s Results

Connecticut 66, Rutgers 56

OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL

Regional Championship

At The Ford Center

Oklahoma City

Tuesday’s Results

Tennessee 53, Texas A&M 45

FINAL FOUR

At St. Pete Times Forum

Tampa, Fla.

National Semifinals

Sunday, April 6

Connecticut (36-1) vs. Stanford (34-3), 4 or 6:30 p.m.

LSU (31-5) vs. Tennessee (34-2), 4 or 6:30 p.m.

Connecticut 66, Rutgers 56

Rutgers (27-7)—Carson 5-12 0-0 12, Vaughn 5-7 1-3 11, Prince 2-8 2-2 7, Ajavon 8-23 0-0 18, Ray 2-4 0-0 6, Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Zurich 1-1 0-0 2, Junaid 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 3-5 56.

Connecticut (36-1)—Moore 3-7 0-0 7, McLaren 4-5 2-2 10, Hunter 1-1 0-0 2, Swanier 3-9 6-6 15, Montgomery 4-14 6-6 15, Houston 4-6 0-0 8, Dixon 0-0 0-0 0, Charles 2-5 5-7 9. Totals 21-47 19-21 66.

Halftime—Rutgers 32-27. 3-Point Goals—Rutgers 7-18 (Ray 2-3, Carson 2-4, Ajavon 2-6, Prince 1-5), Connecticut 5-19 (Swanier 3-8, Moore 1-2, Montgomery 1-9). Fouled Out—Ajavon, Prince. Rebounds—Rutgers 32 (Carson 12), Connecticut 31 (Charles 12). Assists—Rutgers 9 (Ajavon 4), Connecticut 11 (Swanier 4). Total Fouls—Rutgers 19, Connecticut 11. A—4,623.

Tennessee 53, Texas A&M 45

TEXAS A&M (29-8)—Reado 2-6 0-0 4, Micheaux 2-3 0-0 4, Starks 4-16 1-2 12, Franklin 3-8 2-3 11, Gant 4-12 2-2 10, Buchanan 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Atunrase 2-9 0-0 4, Colson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-54 5-7 45.

Tennessee (34-2)—Parker 10-16 6-10 26, Auguste 0-3 0-0 0, Anosike 1-4 0-0 2, Bobbitt 2-5 4-4 9, Hornbuckle 5-10 2-2 14, Bjorklund 1-2 0-0 2, Baugh 0-0 0-0 0, Fuller 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-41 12-16 53.

Halftime—Tennessee 29-27. 3-Point Goals—Texas A&M 6-19 (Franklin 3-6, Starks 3Associated Press-8, Gant 0-1, Atunrase 0-4), Tennessee 3-6 (Hornbuckle 2-3, Bobbitt 1-1, Bjorklund 0-1, Fuller 0-1). Fouled Out—Starks. Rebounds—Texas A&M 31 (Micheaux 9), Tennessee 31 (Anosike 8). Assists—Texas A&M 6 (Franklin, Starks 2), Tennessee 10 (Hornbuckle 4). Total Fouls—Texas A&M 18, Tennessee 14. A—9,341.

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

y-clinched division

Tuesday’s Results

Florida 3, Atlanta 2

Washington 4, Carolina 1

New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT

Montreal 3, Ottawa 0

Nashville 4, St. Louis 3, OT

Buffalo 4, Toronto 3, SO

Calgary 3, Edmonton 2

Colorado 4, Vancouver 2

San Jose 5, Los Angeles 2

Today’s Games

Boston at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Avalanche 4, Canucks 2

First Period—1, Vancouver, Mitchell 2 (Linden, D.Sedin), 8:24. Second Period—2, Vancouver, Kesler 21 (H.Sedin, Naslund), 5:50 (pp). 3, Colorado, Liles 6 (Sakic, Hejduk), 9:13 (pp). 4, Colorado, Hejduk 28 (Forsberg), 13:57. 5, Colorado, Wolski 18 (Sakic, Brunette), 14:32. Third Period—6, Colorado, Forsberg 1 (Brunette), 4:53. A—18,630 (18,630).

Canadiens 3, Senators 0

First Period—1, Montreal, Kovalev 35 (Ryder, Brisebois), 9:24 (pp). Second Period—2, Montreal, Dandenault 9 (Latendresse, Lapierre), 5:28. Third Period—3, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 26 (Kovalev, Streit), 11:22 (pp). A—20,326 (19,153).

Capitals 4, Hurricanes 1

First Period—1, Washington, Cooke 10 (Green, Fedorov), 15:00. 2, Washington, Laich 21 (Fleischmann, Kozlov), 19:01 (pp). Second Period—3, Carolina, Walker 13 (Hedican, Bayda), 2:38. 4, Washington, Semin 25 (Green, Fedorov), 14:28 (pp). Third Period—5, Washington, Ovechkin 63 (Backstrom, Schultz), 16:24. A—18,277 (18,277).

Devils 2, Islanders 1 (OT)

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Vasicek 16 (Guerin, Bergenheim), 19:08. Second Period—2, New Jersey, Elias 20 (Oduya, Martin), 5:42 (pp). Third Period—None. Overtime—3, New Jersey, Parise 32 (Oduya, Elias), :29. A—12,357 (16,234).

Flames 3, Oilers 2

First Period—1, Edmonton, Glencross 14 (Brodziak, Staios), 10:22. 2, Calgary, Aucoin 10 (Nolan, Lombardi), 14:12 (pp). Second Period—3, Calgary, Tanguay 17 (Eriksson, Phaneuf), 19:57. Penalties—Moss, Cal (hooking), 6:01; Stoll, Edm (tripping), 16:41. Third Period—4, Edmonton, Glencross 15 (Brodziak), 13:17. 5, Calgary, Nolan 16 (Lombardi, Phaneuf), 16:16. A—16,839 (16,839).

Panthers 3, Thrashers 2

First Period—1, Florida, Jokinen 34 (McLean), 4:10 (pp). Second Period—2, Atlanta, LaVallee 1 (Havelid), 13:09. Third Period—3, Florida, Bouwmeester 14, 1:02. 4, Florida, Booth 22 (Johansson, Horton), 1:19. 5, Atlanta, Recchi 14 (LaVallee), 16:48. A—15,453 (18,545).

Predators 4, Blues 3 (OT)

First Period—1, St. Louis, McDonald 18 (Perron, Backes), 1:40. 2, St. Louis, Mayers 12 (Jackman, E.Johnson), 4:50. 3, St. Louis, Perron 12 (McDonald, Backes), 6:46. Second Period—4, Nashville, Bochenski 3 (Peverley, Tootoo), 6:06. Third Period—5, Nashville, Tootoo 11 (Zidlicky, Bochenski), 1:53. 6, Nashville, Fiddler 11, 13:28. Overtime—7, Nashville, Peverley 4 (Hlavac, Suter), 1:43. A—17,357 (19,022).

Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 3 (SO)

Buffalo won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Toronto, Tucker 18 (Kubina, Bell), :31. 2, Toronto, Kaberle 8 (Blake, Tucker), 19:03 (pp). Second Period—3, Buffalo, Roy 32 (Afinogenov), 4:22. Third Period—4, Buffalo, Bernier 16 (Mair, Paetsch), 9:18. 5, Toronto, Steen 15 (Ponikarovsky, Stralman), 12:03. 6, Buffalo, Vanek 33 (Sekera, Pominville), 14:39 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Toronto 1 (Kaberle G, Steen NG, Tlusty NG, Kubina NG, Williams NG, Pohl NG); Buffalo 2 (Kotalik G, Pominville NG, Roy NG, Stafford NG, Vanek NG, Afinogenov NG). A—19,288 (18,819).

Sharks 5, Kings 2

First Period—1, San Jose, Grier 9 (Rissmiller, McLaren), 19:49. Second Period—2, Los Angeles, O’Sullivan 21, :57 (sh). 3, San Jose, Marleau 18 (Roenick, Campbell), 2:03 (pp). 4, Los Angeles, Ivanans 5 (Frolov, Armstrong), 6:56. 5, San Jose, Michalek 24 (Thornton, Clowe), 14:06. Third Period—6, San Jose, C.Brown 5 (Shelley), 16:30. 7, San Jose, Campbell 8 (Carle, Marleau), 18:59 (pp). A—17,496 (17,496).

WHL playoffs

FIRST ROUND

Conference Quarterfinals

(Best of 7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Calgary vs. Moose Jaw, Calgary wins series 4-2

Regina vs. Swift Current, Swift Current wins series 4-2

Lethbridge vs. Brandon, Lethbridge wins series 4-2

Medicine Hat vs. Kootenay, Kootenay wins series 4-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Spokane vs. Everett, Spokane wins series 4-0

Vancouver vs. Chilliwack, Vancouver wins series 4-0

Tri-City vs. Kamloops, Tri-City wins series 4-0

Saturday’s Results

Kelowna 4, Seattle 3, OT: series tied 3-3

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Result

Seattle 4, Kelowna 3; Seattle wins series 4-3

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Golf

College women

NCAA Western Regional Preview

Lincoln Hills Golf Club, par 72

TEAM SCORING–1, Denver 876. 2, Oregon 901. 3, Fresno State 904. T4, UC-Davis 905. T4, UNLV 905. Also: 6, Washington State 907. T8, Eastern Washington 913. 17, Idaho, 941.

Individuals–1, Amy Eneroth (WSU) 215. T2, Cathryn Cristow (UO) 217. T2, Alice Kim (UC-D) 217. 4, Katie Kemper (DU) 218. 5, Natasha Krishna (UNLV) 219. Also: T6, Chelsey Lollar (EWU) 220. 20, Jessica Black (WSU) 224. T24, Marli Mikulecky (EWU) 226. T32, Amanda Jacobs (UI) 230. T47, Tracy Broders (WSU) 233. T62, Brooke Henderson (WSU) 236. T66, Kelly Nakashima (UI) 237. T75, Diana Hong (WSU) 240. T75, Kellie Homlstedt (EWU) 240. T79, Chloe Nelson (EWU) 241. T79, Renee Skidmore (UI) 241. T86, Danielle Madden (UI) 243. T86, Jenna Huff (UI) 243. T90, Kristina Gargaro (EWU) 244.

Softball

College

NWAACC

Blue Mountain 7-2, CC Spokane 4-0

Densmore and Bequette, Castro (3 ; Booker and Fargher, Riddle and Topp (3). W—Densmore. L—Booker.

HITS: Blue Mountain—Fields 4, Franke 2, Bequette 3, Martinot, Castro 3, Rockstrom. Spokane—Jackson 2, Dilworth 2, Tveit, Riddle, Newell, Fargher 2, Ofterwyk. 2B—Newell, Franke. HR—Fields.

Densmore and Bequette; Colter and Fargher. W—Densmore. L—Colter.

HITS: Blue Mountain—Fields, Franke, Martinot, Rosenberg. Spokane—Fargher.

High school

Non-league

Moscow 6-2, Pullman 2-8

Lowe and Charles; Fischer and Guettinger, Hanson (8). W-Lowe. L-Honson.

HITS: Moscow-Lowe, Charles 3, Beck 2. Pullman-Levenseller 2. 2B-Charles 3, Beck.

Hanson and Guetttinger; Beck and Westberg. W-Hanson. L-Beck.

HITS: Pullman- Druffel 2, Guettinger 3, Sterk, Hanson 2, Voshell 2, Normine. Moscow- Smith, Lynn. 2B-Druffel, Voshell, Hanson. 3B-Sterk.

Tennis

Sony Ericsson Open

At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park; Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $3.77 million (Masters); Women, $3.77 million (Tier I); Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Fourth Round

James Blake (9), United States, def. Radek Stepanek (27), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Igor Andreev (31), Russia, def. Guillermo Canas (15), Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Mikhail Youzhny (11), Russia, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (16), France, 6-4, 6-4.

Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, def. Mario Ancic, Croatia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Andy Roddick (6), United States, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Women

Quarterfinals

Serena Williams (8), United States, def. Justine Henin (1), Belgium, 6-2, 6-0.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Venus Williams (6), United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles

Men

Second Round

Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra (7), France, def. Marc Gicquel and Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie, South Africa, def. Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa, Brazil, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 tiebreak.

Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Kevin Ullyett, Zimbabwe, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 10-7 tiebreak.

Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Julian Knowle (5), Austria, def. Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, and Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-0, 6-3.

Women

Second Round

Peng Shuai and Sun Tiantian, China, def. Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (6), Ukraine, 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, def. Bethanie Mattek and Mashona Washington, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Ai Sugiyama (2), Japan, def. Lucie Hradecka and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

College men

Non-conference

UC RIVERSIDE 4, GONZAGA 3. No. 1 Singles– Joe Cartledge (UCR) def. Stefan Feddersen 7-5 5-7 6-4. No. 1 Doubles– Joe Cartledge and Ahmad Shiraz (UCR) def. Roman Dojcak and Stefan Feddersen 8-0.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/4 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Wheeler on a three-year contract. Exercised a 2009 contract option on OF Carl Crawford. Declined a 2009 contract option on OF Rocco Baldelli.

American Association

FORT WORTH CATS—Signed LHP Schulyer Tripp.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP Jason Jarvis.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Released RHP Joslin Ramirez, RHP Gerson Mercedes, RHP Grant Wilson and RHP Mal Winters. Signed OF Deacon Burns.

Atlantic League

LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS—Signed LHP Ryan Cullen and LHP Patrick Cassa.

NEWARK BEARS—Signed RHP Will Cunnane and LHP Benito Baez.

Can-Am League

ATLANTIC CITY SURF—Signed LHP Adam Cox.

QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed LHP Kevin Beavers.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Signed RHP Kyle Ruwe.

WORCESTER TORNADOES—Released LHP Justin Mattison, LHP Joey Siak and RHP Kevin Brower.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Recalled G Shannon Brown and F Cedric Simmons from Iowa (NBADL).

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed F Ira Newble for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Re-signed S Brandon McGowan to a one-year contract.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed WR Ruvell Martin to a one-year, contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Re-signed CB Joselio Hanson to a one-year contract.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed WR-KR Dan Sheldon.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned F Jeff Hoggan and D Matt Lashoff to Providence (AHL).

BUFFALO SABRES—Activated D Teppo Numminen from the injury-suspended list.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated F Ray Whitney and F Justin Williams from injured reserve. Reassigned F Joe Jensen to Albany (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled C Zenon Konopka from Syracuse (AHL). Reassigned G Dan LaCosta to Syracuse.

EDMONTON OILERS—Signed C Bryan Lerg to a two-year contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed D Davis Drewiske to a multiyear contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled D Drew Fata from Bridgeport (AHL). Signed D Jack Hillen to a two-year contract.

COLLEGE

BETHANY, W.VA.—Named Mike Summey men’s basketball coach.

GEORGIA—Named Josh Brooks assistant director of football operations.

INDIANA—Dismissed G Armon Bassett and G Jamarcus Ellis from the men’s basketball team.

OKLAHOMA STATE—Announced the resignation of Sean Sutton, men’s basketball coach.

PURDUE—Announced WR D.J. Donley will transfer from Georgia Tech.

SAINT PETER’S—Named Colleen Stimpson assistant director of athletics for compliance and senior women administrator.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Named Darrin Horn men’s basketball coach.

SYRACUSE—Named Paul Flanagan women’s ice hockey coach. Signed Quentin Hillsman, women’s basketball coach, to a five-year contract extension.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: ON the NBA board, the Lakers-Blazers circle is for Los Angeles forward Pau Gasol (probable) and Portland guard Brandon Roy (doubtful)

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Heat-Hornets game due to numerous Miami injuries; there is no line on the Jazz – Warriors game due to Utah forward Andrei Kirilenko (questionable) and guard Ronnie Brewer (doubtful).

NBA

Home teams in capital letters.

College basketball