Scoreboard

BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PDT

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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

Monday’s Results

Minnesota 4, Florida 2

Detroit 4, Washington 3

Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1

Houston 4, Toronto (ss) 3

L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 4

Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 5

Cleveland 12, Tampa Bay (ss) 10

Boston 1, N.Y. Mets 1, tie, 10 innings

Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Arizona 10, Colorado 9

L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4

Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle 8

Kansas City 15, San Francisco 6

N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 0

Texas 5, San Diego 2

Today’s Games

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

Florida vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 10:05

Baltimore vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05

Tampa vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05

Houston vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Sarasota, Fla. 10:05

Detroit (ss) vs. Clev. at Winter Haven, Fla., 10:05

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, 10:05

Toronto vsYankees at Tampa. Fla., 10:15

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

Oakland vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05

Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05

San Francisco vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05

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

Kansas City vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 1:05

Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 4:05

White Sox 9, Mariners 8

Bedard, Dickey (5), Feierabend (6), Morrow (7), Huber (7), Green (9) and Johjima, Clement; Buehrle, Jenks (5), Linebrink (6), Wassermann (7), Logan (8), OPerez (9), Vasquez (9) and Pierzynski, Lucy. W—Vasquez. L—Green. HR—Chicago, Thome, Konerko.

College Non-conference Gonzaga 7, Indiana 4

Proszek, Harmon (6), Stumetz (7) and Kveder; Tufts, Agnew (8), Squires and Phegley. W—Stumetz (1-0). L—Agnew.

HITS: Gonzaga (7-5)—Wells, McKimmy 3, Wiegand 2, Nicholas, Winston, Kveder 2, Rhodes 2. Indiana (3-5)—Means 2, Crawford 3, Phegley, Earley 2, Sabourin, Cox. 2B—Wiegand, Nicholas, Phegley, Sabourin, Cox. 3B—. HR—Wiegand (3).

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Results

Orlando 123, Atlanta 112

Boston 100, Philadelphia 86

Cleveland 88, Portland 80

L.A. Clippers 99, Miami 98

Houston 91, New Jersey 73

San Antonio 107, Denver 103

Dallas 108, New York 79

Today’s Games

Seattle at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 4 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Utah at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

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

Magic 123, Hawks 112

Atlanta (112)—Williams 5-10 1-1 11, Smith 7-13 2-2 16, Horford 4-10 1-2 9, Bibby 9-13 0-0 23, Johnson 11-20 3-4 27, Pachulia 0-4 0-0 0, Childress 3-7 0-0 6, Stoudamire 5-9 2-3 16, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 1-1 0-0 2, West 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 46-90 9-13 112.

Orlando (123)—Turkoglu 9-17 2-2 23, Lewis 8-16 2-2 22, Howard 8-14 10-15 26, Nelson 5-10 1-2 13, Evans 3-7 0-0 7, Cook 0-2 0-2 0, Bogans 7-8 2-3 19, Arroyo 4-7 1-2 11, Foyle 1-1 0-0 2, Gortat 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 45-84 18-28 123.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 11-17 (Bibby 5-6, Stoudamire 4-6, Johnson 2-3, Jones 0-1, Childress 0-1), Orlando 15-28 (Lewis 4-7, Bogans 3-4, Turkoglu 3-6, Arroyo 2-3, Nelson 2-4, Evans 1-2, Cook 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 45 (Smith 12), Orlando 52 (Howard 16). Assists—Atlanta 26 (Johnson 11), Orlando 27 (Turkoglu 13). Total Fouls—Atlanta 23, Orlando 18. Technical—Howard. A—15,921 (17,519).

Cavaliers 88, Trail Blazers 80

Portland (80)—Webster 3-8 0-0 7, Aldridge 11-19 3-5 25, Przybilla 2-2 2-2 6, Blake 2-9 1-1 7, Roy 5-13 3-6 15, Frye 3-5 0-0 6, Jack 0-5 3-4 3, J.Jones 1-7 0-0 3, Outlaw 4-10 0-0 8. Totals 31-78 12-18 80.

Cleveland (88)—James 7-18 9-13 24, Wallace 0-4 0-2 0, Varejao 7-11 2-3 16, West 4-7 0-0 10, Brown 3-9 1-1 8, Smith 5-10 8-8 18, Szczerbiak 2-5 4-4 8, Da.Jones 1-3 1-2 4, Dw.Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 25-33 88.

3-Point Goals—Portland 6-21 (Roy 2-4, Blake 2-6, J.Jones 1-4, Webster 1-5, Jack 0-2), Cleveland 5-14 (West 2-4, Brown 1-3, Da.Jones 1-3, James 1-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Aldridge, Webster 10), Cleveland 52 (James 10). Assists—Portland 17 (Blake 8), Cleveland 19 (James 11). Total Fouls—Portland 23, Cleveland 15. Technical—Cleveland defensive three second. Flagrant Foul—Outlaw. A—20,213 (20,562).

Celtics 100, 76ers 86

Boston (100)—Pierce 6-11 2-2 17, Garnett 11-14 4-4 26, Perkins 2-7 3-4 7, Rondo 3-9 0-0 6, R.Allen 8-12 1-2 21, Davis 1-3 0-2 2, House 1-7 1-1 4, Posey 2-5 0-0 5, T.Allen 1-2 4-4 6, Powe 1-4 2-2 4, Cassell 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-78 17-21 100.

Philadelphia (86)—Iguodala 5-14 5-8 17, Evans 2-6 1-4 5, Dalembert 1-9 0-0 2, Miller 7-20 8-9 22, Green 2-5 0-0 4, Williams 3-15 4-4 10, Smith 4-7 4-6 12, Young 5-10 1-2 11, Ollie 0-2 0-0 0, Carney 0-5 1-2 1, Booth 1-1 0-0 2, Randolph 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-95 24-35 86.

3-Point Goals—Boston 9-23 (R.Allen 4-6, Pierce 3-7, Posey 1-4, House 1-5, Cassell 0-1), Philadelphia 2-17 (Iguodala 2-6, Young 0-1, Smith 0-1, Miller 0-1, Green 0-2, Carney 0-2, Williams 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 56 (Garnett 12), Philadelphia 65 (Evans 11). Assists—Boston 24 (Rondo 8), Philadelphia 18 (Iguodala 7). Total Fouls—Boston 30, Philadelphia 17. Technical—Philadelphia defensive three second. A—20,438 (20,444).

Clippers 99, Heat 98

L.A. Clippers (99)—Powell 0-4 0-0 0, Thornton 9-14 3-4 22, Maggette 5-7 9-9 22, Knight 2-4 0-0 4, Ross 0-4 0-0 0, Thomas 3-8 2-2 8, Mobley 11-15 5-7 29, Fazekas 2-4 0-0 4, Dickau 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 36-66 21-24 99.

Miami (98)—R.Davis 10-14 3-5 27, Marion 7-18 3-3 17, Blount 5-8 1-3 11, J.Williams 4-8 0-0 11, Cook 9-20 0-0 23, Johnson 0-2 5-8 5, Quinn 2-6 0-0 4, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 12-19 98.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 6-10 (Maggette 3-3, Mobley 2-2, Thornton 1-2, Dickau 0-1, Thomas 0-2), Miami 12-21 (Cook 5-10, R.Davis 4-5, J.Williams 3-5, Marion 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 43 (Thornton 10), Miami 36 (Marion 17). Assists—L.A. Clippers 17 (Dickau 4), Miami 23 (R.Davis 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 17, Miami 16. Technicals—L.A. Clippers defensive three second, Miami defensive three second 2. A—19,014 (19,600).

Mavericks 108, Knicks 79

New York (79)—Chandler 1-5 0-0 2, Lee 5-10 4-4 14, Randolph 9-18 3-5 21, Crawford 5-15 2-2 13, Richardson 0-5 2-2 2, Robinson 2-14 0-0 5, Jeffries 0-1 0-0 0, Rose 1-5 0-0 2, F.Jones 4-6 2-2 10, Morris 2-3 0-0 4, Balkman 0-2 0-0 0, Collins 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 31-86 15-17 79.

Dallas (108)—Jo.Howard 5-10 4-5 14, Nowitzki 6-9 5-5 18, Dampier 2-4 1-2 5, Kidd 3-7 2-4 8, Stackhouse 4-9 0-0 8, Bass 4-7 0-0 8, Terry 7-9 3-4 18, Wright 3-6 0-0 6, Allen 2-6 6-6 10, Barea 1-5 0-0 2, Ju.Howard 2-4 0-0 4, Magloire 2-2 3-5 7. Totals 41-78 24-31 108.

3-Point Goals—New York 2-13 (Crawford 1-5, Robinson 1-5, Richardson 0-1, F.Jones 0-2), Dallas 2-6 (Terry 1-1, Nowitzki 1-1, Wright 0-1, Kidd 0-1, Barea 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 39 (Randolph 14), Dallas 62 (Bass 9). Assists—New York 13 (Crawford, F.Jones 4), Dallas 32 (Kidd 9). Total Fouls—New York 22, Dallas 20. A—20,203 (20,468).

Rockets 91, Nets 73

New Jersey (73)—Jefferson 4-12 4-6 12, Krstic 3-12 0-0 6, Boone 0-5 0-0 0, D.Harris 3-10 4-6 10, Carter 5-15 3-3 13, Diop 2-6 3-4 7, M.Williams 3-6 2-3 8, Nachbar 1-6 3-5 5, Hassell 1-2 3-4 5, S.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Swift 1-3 3-5 5. Totals 24-79 25-36 73.

Houston (91)—Battier 3-8 0-1 9, Scola 5-11 2-6 12, Mutombo 1-2 0-0 2, Alston 5-11 1-2 12, McGrady 6-14 6-7 19, Jackson 2-6 1-2 5, Novak 4-6 0-0 11, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, M.Harris 2-7 2-4 6, Head 4-4 0-0 9, J.Williams 1-3 1-4 3, Brooks 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 34-74 13-26 91.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 0-6 (Jefferson 0-2, M.Williams 0-2, D.Harris 0-2), Houston 10-20 (Novak 3-4, Battier 3-6, Brooks 1-1, Head 1-1, Alston 1-2, McGrady 1-3, Jackson 0-3). Fouled Out—Hayes. Rebounds—New Jersey 59 (Carter, Diop 8), Houston 60 (Hayes 10). Assists—New Jersey 12 (Carter, Diop, Jefferson 3), Houston 21 (McGrady 4). Total Fouls—New Jersey 19, Houston 26. Technicals—Carter, New Jersey Coach Frank, Jefferson, Scola. A—18,271 (18,500).

Spurs 107, Nuggets 103

Denver (103)—Anthony 8-15 2-2 18, Martin 7-15 2-5 16, Camby 1-5 1-2 3, Carter 4-7 0-0 10, Iverson 9-22 7-7 28, Smith 9-13 3-5 22, Najera 1-3 2-2 4, Atkins 0-1 0-0 0, Kleiza 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 40-85 17-23 103.

San Antonio (107)—Bowen 4-8 1-2 11, Duncan 7-15 9-10 23, Thomas 6-8 1-4 13, Parker 6-14 4-4 16, Ginobili 4-11 4-4 13, Udoka 4-11 1-2 9, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2, Bonner 4-8 1-2 10, Finley 3-6 1-1 8, Stoudamire 1-1 0-0 2, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-84 22-29 107.

3-Point Goals—Denver 6-16 (Iverson 3-6, Carter 2-2, Smith 1-4, Anthony 0-1, Atkins 0-1, Najera 0-2), San Antonio 5-14 (Bowen 2-2, Finley 1-2, Bonner 1-3, Ginobili 1-4, Udoka 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 55 (Camby 14), San Antonio 47 (Duncan 18). Assists—Denver 18 (Camby, Anthony, Iverson 4), San Antonio 27 (Ginobili 14). Total Fouls—Denver 22, San Antonio 20. Technicals—Anthony, Camby. A—18,797 (18,797).

College men

TOURNAMENT

Colonial Athletic Association Championship

George Mason 68, William & Mary 59

Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship

LSU-Shreveport 80, Xavier, NO 76

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf. Championship

Siena 74, Rider 53

Southern Conference Championship

Davidson 65, Elon 49

Summit League Semifinal

Oral Roberts 58, IPFW 42

Sun Belt Conference Semifinals

Middle Tennessee 82, South Alabama 73

Western Kentucky 70, Arkansas Little Rock 55

West Coast Conference Championship

San Diego 69, Gonzaga 62

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Clemson 64, Southern Cal 57, South Alabama 43, Mississippi St. 21, Kent St. 11, Baylor 7, Pittsburgh 6, Oklahoma 4, Cornell 3, Kentucky 3, West Virginia 3, Kansas St. 1, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 1, W. Kentucky 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Clemson 33; Mississippi State 26; Southern California 24; Saint Mary’s 17; Kentucky 10; South Alabama 10; Arizona State 6; Kent State 2; Western Kentucky 2; Pittsburgh 1.

All-Pac-10 Team

Listed by name, school, position and year:

First team

Ryan Anderson, California, F, So.

James Harden, Arizona St. G, Fr.

Brook Lopez, Stanford, F, So.

Kevin Love, UCLA, C, Fr.

O.J. Mayo, Southern California, G, Fr.

Second team

Jerryd Bayless, Arizona, G, Fr.

Jon Brockman, Washington, F, Jr.

Darren Collison, UCLA, Jr.

Maarty Leunen, Oregon, F, Sr.

Kyle Weaver, Washington St. G, Sr.

Also

Derrick Low, Washington St., G. Sr., Third Team.

Aron Baynes, Washington St., Jr., C, Honorable Mention.

Venoy Overton, Washington, G, All-Freshman Team.

Kyler Weaver, All-Defensive Team.

Robbie Cowgill, Washington St. Sr., F, and Brockman, Washington, All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention.

Player of the Year—Kevin Love, UCLA.

Freshman of the Year—Kevin Love, UCLA.

Defensive Player of the Year—Russell Westbrook, UCLA.

Coach of the Year—Trent Johnson, Stanford.

Division II Tournament

First Round

Friday’s West Region at Anchorage, Alaska

Ala-Anchorage (25-5) vs. UC San Diego (18-11)

Central Wash. (21-6) vs. Seattle Pacific (18-9)

Chaminade (20-7) vs. Humboldt State (20-8)

Cal St-San Brndno. (22-7) vs. BYU-Hawaii (18-7)

Division III Tournament

Friday’s Sectional Semifinals

Ohio Wesleyan (22-7) vs. Hope (25-3)

Whitworth (21-6) vs. Wheaton, Ill. (21-7)

Washington, Mo. (21-6) vs. Buena Vista (23-6)

St. Mary’s, Md. (19-11) vs. Millsaps (27-3)

Coast Guard (23-6) vs. Rochester (22-5)

Ursinus (28-2) vs. Gettysburg (24-4)

Brandeis (22-5) vs. Plattsburgh St. (27-2)

Amherst (24-3) vs. Richard Stockton (22-6)

College women

TOP 25

(No. 1) Connecticut 74, Pittsburgh 47

(4) Stanford 56, (8 ) California 35

(23) Louisville 67, (16) West Virginia 60

The Women’s AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Georgia 75, Pittsburgh 56, Wyoming 54, Hartford 16, Arizona St. 13, Chattanooga 12, Xavier 10, DePaul 8, SMU 8, Syracuse 8, Liberty 6, Purdue 6, Wis.-Green Bay 4, Iowa 3, Boise St. 2, Michigan St. 2, N. Carolina A&T 2, Temple 2, TCU 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1, UConn. 2, Tennessee. 3, North Carolina. 4, Stanford. 5, LSU. 6, Maryland. 7, Rutgers. 8, California. 9, Utah. 10, Old Dominion. 11, Kansas State. 12, Baylor. 13, Oklahoma State. 14, Texas A&M. 15, Oklahoma. 16, Marist. 17, Notre Dame. 18, West Virginia. 19, Duke. 20, UTEP. 21, Chattanooga. 22, Wyoming. 23, George Washington. 24, Boise State. 25, Wisconsin Green Bay.

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Results

San Jose 66, Grand Rapids 58

Los Angeles 64, Arizona 33

Friday’s Games

Chicago at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Utah at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 2, SO

Calgary 7, St. Louis 3

Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1, OT

Today’s Games

Colorado at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Rangers 3, Sabres 2 (SO)

N.Y. Rangers won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, Buffalo, Pominville 23 (Gaustad, Hecht), :16. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Tyutin 5 (Dawes, Shanahan), 1:22. Second Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 18 (Avery, Dubinsky), 8:26. 4, Buffalo, Vanek 28 (Pominville, Afinogenov), 14:14 (pp). Third Period—None Shootout—N.Y. Rangers 2 (Shanahan G, Dawes NG, Gomez G); Buffalo 1 (Stafford NG, Kotalik NG, Pominville G). A—18,690 (18,690).

Flames 7, Blues 3

First Period—1, Calgary, Tanguay 15 (Nolan, Conroy), :21. 2, Calgary, Huselius 22 (Iginla, Phaneuf), 7:13. 3, St. Louis, Backes 10 (McDonald, Rucinsky), 9:06 (pp). 4, Calgary, Iginla 41 (Huselius, Phaneuf), 18:27 (pp). Second Period—5, St. Louis, Boyes 35 (Jackman, Kariya), 6:38. 6, Calgary, Lombardi 11 (Tanguay, Sarich), 9:02 (sh). Third Period—7, Calgary, Nilson 3 (Godard, Boyd), 6:51. 8, Calgary, Langkow 26 (Iginla, Phaneuf), 7:56. 9, St. Louis, Boyes 36 (Janssen), 11:47. 10, Calgary, Tanguay 16 (Vandermeer), 15:09 (sh-en). A—19,289 (19,289).

Canucks 2, Kings 1 (OT)

First Period—None. Second Period—None. Third Period—1, Los Angeles, O’Sullivan 19 (Brown, Kopitar), 8:27. 2, Vancouver, Kesler 18 (Burrows, Ohlund), 17:19. Overtime—3, Vancouver, Kesler 19 (Mitchell, Burrows), :46. A—14,653 (18,118).

WHL

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled.

Today’s Game

Medicine Hat at Red Deer

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders

Through March 9

1, Kyle Busch, 665. 2, Greg Biffle, 592. 3, Kevin Harvick, 574. 4, Ryan Newman, 571. 5, Jeff Burton, 555. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 531. 7, Kasey Kahne, 528. 8, Tony Stewart, 525. 9, Brian Vickers, 491. 10, Kurt Busch, 478.

11, Martin Truex Jr., 471. 12, Matt Kenseth, 470. 13, Jimmie Johnson, 467. 14, Bobby Labonte, 462. 15, Jeff Gordon, 444. 16, Clint Bowyer, 436. 17, Carl Edwards, 433. 18, Mark Martin, 421. 19, Denny Hamlin, 413. 20, Elliott Sadler, 402

Money

1, Ryan Newman, $1,946,140. 2, Tony Stewart, $1,435,830. 3, Kurt Busch, $1,352,620. 4, Carl Edwards, $1,246,090. 5, Kyle Busch, $1,123,940. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,029,250. 7, Reed Sorenson, $930,001. 8, Jimmie Johnson, $911,214. 9, Jeff Gordon, $856,757. 10, Kasey Kahne, $832,577.

11, Kevin Harvick, $795,707. 12, Elliott Sadler, $768,473. 13, Jeff Burton, $767,795. 14, Greg Biffle, $764,188. 15, Denny Hamlin, $759,839. 16, Matt Kenseth, $743,477. 17, Mark Martin, $726,595. 18, Martin Truex Jr., $717,545. 19, Bobby Labonte, $703,739. 20, Sam Hornish Jr., $688,584.

TENNIS

USTA Tennis Channel Open

ATP TOUR

At The Darling Memorial Tennis Center

Las Vegas

Purse: Men, $436,000 (Intl. Series)

Women, $50,000 (Challenger)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Men’s Singles Championship

Sam Querrey, United States, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Women’s Singles Championship

Camille Pin (5), France, def. Asia Muhammed, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

College women

WASHINGTON ST. 5, UC SANTA BARBARA 2. No. 1 Singles—Ekaterina Burkuli (WSU) d. Marta Simic 6-2, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles—Burkuli-Ekaterina Kamendova (WSU) d. Simic-Charlotte Scatliffe 9-8 (6).

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned RHP Adam Miller and LHP Reid Santos to Buffalo (IL) and 1B Michael Aubrey and LHP Scott Lewis to Akron (EL). Assigned LHP Chuck Lofgren to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with C Chad Moeller on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Assigned P Chris Gissell, C Anthony Recker and OF Aaron Cunningham to their minor league camp.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Assigned RHP Wade Davis, LHP Jake McGee, C Matt Spring, OF Fernando Perez, LHP James Houser and C John Jaso to their minor league camp.

TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned SS Joaquin Arias to Oklahoma (PCL), OF Julio Borbon to Bakersfield (Cal), RHP Thomas Diamond and C Max Ramirez to Frisco (Texas). Assigned SS Elvis Andrus, 1B Chris Davis, INF German Duran, RHP Kea Kometani, OF John Mayberry, C Chris Stewart and LHP Bill White to their minor league camp.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Traded RHP Sergio Valenzuela to Monclova (Mexican) for future considerations.

CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned RHP Adam Harben to Tennessee (SL).

CINCINNATI REDS—Sold Rule 5 draftee RHP Sergio Valenzuela back to Atlanta. Optioned RHP Ramon Ramirez to Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Esmil Rogers and RHP Pedro Strop to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Alberto Arias, RHP Brandon Hynick, RHP Greg Reynolds, RHP Casey Weathers and RHP Zach McClellan to their minor league camp.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned RHP Eulogio De La Cruz, RHP Scott Nestor and OF Jai Miller to Albuquerque (PCL). Assigned INF Chris Coughlan to their minor league camp.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned RHP Paul Estrada, RHP Fernando Nieve, RHP Chad Reineke and OF Yordany Ramirez to Round Rock (PCL), and RHP Sammy Gervacio and RHP Brad James to Corpus Christi (Texas). Assigned INF Tommy Manzella, INF Lance Niekro and LHP Josh Muecke to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Assigned RHP Mario Alvarez, RHP James McDonald, RHP Jon Meloan and RHP Justin Orenduff to their minor league camp. Released LHP Tom Martin.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned LHP Dave Davidson, RHP Luis Munoz and RHP Romulo Sanchez to Indianapolis (IL); RHP Yoslan Herrera, RHP Jimmy Barthmaier and Ron Belisario to Altoona (EL) and RHP Olivo Astacio to Lynchburg (SAL). Assigned LHP Daniel Moskos, RHP Adam Bernero, RHP Jesse Chavez, INF Jose Macias, C Miguel Perez and RHP Mike Thompson to their minor league camp. Renewed the contracts of LHP Zach Duke, RHP Ian Snell and OF Kevin Thompson. Agreed to terms with RHP Olivo Astacio, RHP Jimmy Barthmaier, RHP Jonah Bayliss, RHP Ronald Belisario, INF Brian Bixler, RHP Bryan Bullington, RHP Matt Capps, LHP Dave Davidson, C Ryan Doumit, OF Chris Duffy, LHP Phil Dumatrait, LHP Tom Gorzelanny, LHP Paul Maholm, OF Nate McLouth, RHP Evan Meek, OF Nyjer Morgan, RHP Luis Munoz, RHP Franquelis Osoria, C Ronny Paulino, OF Steve Pearce, LHP Juan Perez, INF Romulo Sanchez, RHP Ty Taubenheim, RHP John Van Benschoten and INF Josh Wilson on one-year contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Assigned RHP Collin Balester, RHP Rob Bell, LHP Eude Brito, RHP Bobby Brownlie, RHP Adam Carr, SS Ian Desmond, OF Jason Dubois, C Javier Herrera, 1B Luis Jimenez, INF Ed Rogers, RHP Brian Sanches, LHP Jason Stanford and RHP Dennis Tankersley to their minor league camp. Optioned OF Rogeravin Bernadina and OF Justin Maxwell to Harrisburg (EL); RHP Tyler Clippard, RHP Garrett Mock and 1B Josh Whitesell to Columbus (IL) and LHP Ross Detwiler to Potomac (Carolina). Released C Chad Moeller.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS—Signed G Jeremy Richardson for the remainder of the season.

MIAMI HEAT—Waived G Smush Parker.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Re-signed DT Tim Anderson.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed OL Rex Hadnot to a two-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Agreed to terms with DB Brian Kelly on a three-year contract. Re-signed OT George Foster to a one-year contract.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Re-signed TE Mark Bruener and S Glenn Earl.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Re-signed TE Eric Johnson to a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Agreed to terms with QB Trent Green on a three-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed RB Julius Jones to a multiyear contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed TE Ben Troupe, WR Antonio Bryant and RB Warrick Dunn.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with OL Jake Scott on a multiyear contract. Named Earnest Byner running backs coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS—Assigned D Dan Jancevski to Iowa (AHL).