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.

Sunday’s Results

San Diego (ss) 6, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3

Florida 7, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6

Toronto 8, Minnesota 3

Pittsburgh 6, Boston 3

N.Y. Mets (ss) 6, Houston 4

Atlanta 3, St. Louis 2

Tampa Bay 7, Detroit 2

Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 2

Baltimore 11, Washington 3

N.Y. Mets (ss) 7, Detroit (ss) 4

N.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 6

San Diego (ss) vs. Colorado, ccd., rain

Oakland 9, Texas 7

Chicago Cubs 4, L.A. Angels (ss) 1

Milwaukee 8, Seattle 4

L.A. Angels (ss) 5, San Francisco (ss) 2

Kansas City 13, San Francisco (ss) 3

Arizona 6, Chicago White Sox 5

Today’s Games

Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

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

N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 10:05

Cleveland vs. Phila. at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05

Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05

Detroit vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05

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

Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 10:15

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

San Francisco vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 1:05

Kansas City vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 1:05

White Sox vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 1:05

Seattle (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05

Milwaukee (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, 1:05

Brewers 8, Mariners 4

Sheets, McClung (4), Shouse (8) and Kendall, Rottino; Hernandez, Reitsma (5), Rhodes (6), Lowe (7), Putz (8), Corcoran (9) and Burke. W—McClung. L—Hernandez. HR—Milwaukee, Hart, Hardy, Gross. Seattle, Ibanez.

College Northwest Conference Pacific 11-10, Whitworth 3-6

Reed and Yost; Snell, Hauck (4), O’Brien (5), Valle (7) and D.Ramsey. W—Reed (2-1). L—Snell (0-3).

HITS: Pacific (6-9, 5-6)—Johnston 3, Gantengein, Hendryx 2, McNeely, Lau hee, Pulito, Yost, Curtin 3. Whitworth (5-12, 4-7)—Whiteside, M.Ramsey, D.Ramsey 2, Ward, Nelson 2. 2B—Lau Hee, Yost, M.Ramsey, Nelson. HR—Pulito, Whiteside, D.Ramsey.

Larson, Fransen (7) and Yost; Knighton, Gibbs (3) and George. W—Larson. (2-2). L—Knighton (0-1).

HITS: Pacific (7-9, 6-6)—Johnston, Gantenbein, Hendryx 2, McNeely, Lau Hee 2, Pulito, Kon 2, Curtin. Whitworth (5-13, 4-8)—Belet 2, Whiteside 2, M.Ramsey, D.Ramsey, Collette 2. 2B—Hendryx, Kon. HR—Gantenbein (2), Whitside (1).

Non-conference Oklahoma 14, Washington St. 2

J.Wise, Lambert (3), Argyropoulos (4), Tribbett (7), Kimbrel (8) and Lagreid; Doyle, Richards (8) and J.T.Wise. W—Doyle (4-1). L—J.Wise (0-1).

HITS: Washington (13-5)—Desmarais, Murphy, Prince, Lagreid. Oklahoma (15-5)—Gosse 2, Baker 2, J.T.Wise 2, Freeman, Selby 3, Johnson, Seng 2, Harughty 3, Sperring 2. 2B—Desmarais, Baker, Freeman, Harughty, Sperring. HR—J.T. Wise (3), Selby (5).

Washington 14-8, Holy Cross 0-0

Holmes, O’Brien (6), Thran (8) and Akashian; Merry (Scofield (7), Clem (9) and Dunn, Scott (7). W—Merry (2-0). L—Holmes (1-2).

HITS: Holy Cross (4-8)—Lister, Gomez, Cupelo. Washington (8-6)—Boyer 3, Rife, Rasmussen, Scott 2, Russell, Conley, Pearl 2, Dunn 2, Burgher. 2B—Scott, Burher, Boyer, Conley, Pearl. 3B—Cupelo.

Thater, Seredenko (7) and Hughes; Nobles, Cribby (7), Cheney (8), Pearl (9) and Wilcox, Dunn (7). W—Nobles (1-0). L—Thater (0-1).

HITS: Holy Cross (4-9)—McCrea, Lister 2, Gomez, Oxford 2. Washington (9-6)—Wilcox 2, Dunn, Scott, Conley, Jackson 3, Lentz, Meehan, Burgher 2. 2B—Oxford, Lister, Gomez, Scott, Burgher, Dunn, Meehan. HR—Lentz (3).

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Sunday’s Results

Detroit 105, New Orleans 84

Houston 104, L.A. Lakers 92

Dallas 98, Miami 73

Atlanta 109, New York 98

Cleveland 98, Charlotte 91

Sacramento 106, Toronto 100

Denver 168, Seattle 116

Today’s Games

Cleveland at Orlando, 4 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Chicago at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Utah, 6 p.m.

Nuggets 168, SuperSonics 116

Seattle (116)—J.Green 4-12 0-0 8, Wilcox 7-12 3-7 17, Petro 7-14 0-0 14, Durant 8-12 7-9 23, Watson 6-11 2-2 14, Ridnour 0-4 4-4 4, Collison 1-7 1-2 3, Wilkins 2-11 0-0 4, Gelabale 6-12 2-4 16, Marshall 0-4 0-0 0, Wilks 3-5 0-0 6, Sene 2-3 3-4 7. Totals 46-107 22-32 116.

Denver (168)—Anthony 10-17 6-8 26, Martin 11-13 0-1 23, Camby 4-6 5-5 13, Iverson 8-14 8-8 24, Carter 2-3 3-4 8, Atkins 7-10 0-0 19, Najera 0-3 1-2 1, Kleiza 6-11 4-4 17, Smith 7-15 1-1 19, Diawara 3-5 2-2 11, Hunter 1-2 0-0 2, T.Green 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 61-101 30-35 168.

3-Point Goals—Seattle 2-10 (Gelabale 2-6, Wilkins 0-1, Marshall 0-3), Denver 16-31 (Atkins 5-8, Smith 4-10, Diawara 3-5, Carter 1-1, Martin 1-1, T.Green 1-1, Kleiza 1-3, Najera 0-1, Anthony 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle 54 (Wilcox 12), Denver 62 (Camby 15). Assists—Seattle 28 (Watson 7), Denver 44 (Camby 10). Total Fouls—Seattle 24, Denver 19. Technicals—Watson. A—19,155 (19,155).

Pistons 105, Hornets 84

New Orleans (84)—Stojakovic 8-15 3-3 21, Ely 7-11 1-3 15, Chandler 4-9 0-2 8, Paul 6-12 1-2 14, Peterson 2-6 0-0 4, Wright 4-12 2-2 10, Wells 3-6 2-2 8, Pargo 1-8 2-2 4, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-81 11-16 84.

Detroit (105)—Prince 5-13 2-2 13, McDyess 2-4 0-0 4, Wallace 4-7 0-0 10, Billups 6-10 3-3 17, Hamilton 3-10 1-1 8, Maxiell 3-6 3-6 9, Hayes 10-13 2-2 29, Stuckey 3-6 2-2 8, Ratliff 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Afflalo 1-1 0-0 2, Dixon 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 39-74 13-16 105.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 3-18 (Stojakovic 2-6, Paul 1-3, Peterson 0-2, Wright 0-3, Pargo 0-4), Detroit 14-21 (Hayes 7-8, Wallace 2-3, Billups 2-4, Dixon 1-2, Prince 1-2, Hamilton 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 47 (Stojakovic 9), Detroit 42 (McDyess 11). Assists—New Orleans 17 (Paul 14), Detroit 25 (Hamilton 6). Total Fouls—New Orleans 17, Detroit 17. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second, Billups, Wallace. A—22,076 (22,076).

Rockets 104, Lakers 92

L.A. Lakers (92)—Radmanovic 1-3 2-2 5, Odom 7-10 3-6 17, Turiaf 3-4 7-9 13, Fisher 2-6 1-1 6, Bryant 11-33 2-4 24, Farmar 3-8 0-0 8, Mbenga 1-4 1-2 3, Vujacic 2-5 2-2 7, Walton 3-7 3-4 9. Totals 33-80 21-30 92.

Houston (104)—Battier 5-12 2-2 14, Scola 3-9 7-9 13, Mutombo 0-1 0-0 0, Alston 10-22 3-4 31, McGrady 4-16 3-6 11, Hayes 1-4 1-1 3, Harris 3-6 0-0 6, Jackson 7-9 3-3 19, Head 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 35-83 22-29 104.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-16 (Farmar 2-6, Radmanovic 1-1, Vujacic 1-1, Fisher 1-3, Walton 0-1, Bryant 0-4), Houston 12-26 (Alston 8-11, Jackson 2-4, Battier 2-7, McGrady 0-4). Fouled Out—Turiaf. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 53 (Odom 11), Houston 58 (Scola 11). Assists—L.A. Lakers 15 (Farmar, Fisher 3), Houston 16 (McGrady 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 20, Houston 21. Technicals—Odom, Radmanovic, Vujacic, Alston, Houston defensive three second. A—18,409 (18,500).

Mavericks 98, Heat 73

Dallas (98)—Jo.Howard 7-14 1-2 15, Nowitzki 7-11 5-7 21, Dampier 1-2 1-2 3, Kidd 2-3 0-0 5, Stackhouse 3-6 5-5 12, Terry 5-10 3-3 14, Lue 2-7 0-0 4, George 0-6 1-2 1, Bass 7-9 0-0 14, Allen 3-4 0-0 6, A.Wright 1-3 0-0 3, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-75 16-21 98.

Miami (73)—Davis 2-5 0-2 5, Johnson 3-7 1-1 7, Blount 4-10 1-2 9, Williams 3-11 0-0 6, Cook 5-12 0-0 11, Barron 9-14 3-5 21, B.Jones 1-2 2-3 4, Anthony 1-5 0-2 2, Quinn 1-3 6-6 8. Totals 29-69 13-21 73.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 6-17 (Nowitzki 2-2, Kidd 1-1, A.Wright 1-2, Stackhouse 1-3, Terry 1-3, Lue 0-1, Jo.Howard 0-2, George 0-3), Miami 2-9 (Davis 1-1, Cook 1-4, B.Jones 0-1, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 51 (Kidd, Jo.Howard, Dampier 6), Miami 39 (Cook 8). Assists—Dallas 19 (Kidd 5), Miami 17 (Quinn 6). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, Miami 15. Technicals—Miami Bench. A—19,304 (19,600).

Hawks 109, Knicks 98

Atlanta (109)—Smith 6-11 2-2 15, Williams 12-19 1-4 25, Horford 3-6 2-2 8, Bibby 2-11 0-0 4, Johnson 10-21 3-3 28, Pachulia 1-1 1-2 3, Childress 6-8 9-10 22, Law 0-3 2-4 2, S.Jones 0-2 2-2 2, J.Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 22-29 109.

New York (98)—Chandler 1-9 2-2 4, Lee 6-7 0-0 12, Randolph 5-11 3-3 13, Crawford 1-7 2-2 4, Robinson 9-22 4-5 23, Morris 4-8 0-5 8, Balkman 3-4 3-10 9, Jeffries 2-6 0-0 4, F.Jones 6-16 1-1 14, Collins 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 40-94 15-28 98.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 7-16 (Johnson 5-9, Childress 1-1, Smith 1-1, S.Jones 0-1, Bibby 0-4), New York 3-16 (Collins 1-1, Robinson 1-3, F.Jones 1-5, Jeffries 0-1, Randolph 0-2, Crawford 0-4). Fouled Out—Morris. Rebounds—Atlanta 61 (Horford 10), New York 55 (Lee 9). Assists—Atlanta 24 (Johnson 11), New York 17 (Robinson 5). Total Fouls—Atlanta 20, New York 24. A—19,763 (19,763).

Cavaliers 98, Bobcats 91

Charlotte (91)—Richardson 13-24 1-1 33, Okafor 4-13 2-4 10, Mohammed 4-10 1-2 9, Felton 6-14 1-4 14, Carroll 2-4 0-0 4, G.Wallace 5-13 0-1 10, Dudley 0-3 0-0 0, Boykins 2-4 0-1 5, Davidson 1-2 0-0 2, Hollins 0-0 2-2 2, Anderson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-88 7-15 91.

Cleveland (98)—James 11-24 10-16 33, B.Wallace 2-4 0-0 4, Ilgauskas 7-11 2-2 16, West 3-12 0-0 7, Pavlovic 4-9 2-4 11, Varejao 0-3 2-2 2, Brown 3-7 3-4 10, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Da.Jones 2-3 2-2 8, Szczerbiak 1-4 1-1 3. Totals 35-82 22-31 98.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 8-23 (Richardson 6-11, Boykins 1-1, Felton 1-3, Dudley 0-1, Carroll 0-1, G.Wallace 0-6), Cleveland 6-21 (Da.Jones 2-3, James 1-3, Brown 1-3, Pavlovic 1-4, West 1-6, Szczerbiak 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 54 (Mohammed, Okafor 12), Cleveland 60 (B.Wallace 15). Assists—Charlotte 20 (Felton 9), Cleveland 23 (James 10). Total Fouls—Charlotte 22, Cleveland 16. Technicals—Charlotte defensive three second, Cleveland defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

Kings 106, Raptors 100

Toronto (100)—Moon 3-7 2-2 9, Nesterovic 10-18 0-0 20, Bargnani 2-7 0-0 5, Parker 5-12 0-2 11, Calderon 3-8 0-0 6, Delfino 1-4 5-8 8, Humphries 4-9 0-0 8, Ford 3-8 1-1 7, Kapono 12-19 0-0 26. Totals 43-92 8-13 100.

Sacramento (106)—Artest 8-15 2-2 19, Moore 7-8 3-3 17, Miller 6-12 2-2 14, K.Martin 9-21 12-15 32, Udrih 6-15 2-3 15, Hawes 0-0 0-0 0, Garcia 2-6 1-1 5, Douby 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 2-2 0-0 4, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 22-26 106.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 6-16 (Kapono 2-6, Delfino 1-2, Bargnani 1-2, Moon 1-3, Parker 1-3), Sacramento 4-14 (K.Martin 2-3, Udrih 1-3, Artest 1-4, Douby 0-1, Miller 0-1, Garcia 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 43 (Nesterovic 8), Sacramento 58 (Miller 11). Assists—Toronto 26 (Calderon 9), Sacramento 20 (Udrih 7). Total Fouls—Toronto 23, Sacramento 19. A—13,963 (17,317).

College men

Atlantic Coast Conference Championship

North Carolina 86, Clemson 81

Big 12 Conference Championship

Kansas 84, Texas 74

Big Ten Conference Championship

Wisconsin 61, Illinois 48

Southeastern Conference Championship

Georgia 66, Arkansas 57

NCAA Tournament

All Times PDT

Opening Round

At UD Arena; Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 18

Coppin State vs. Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 4:30 p.m.

EAST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 20

At The Pepsi Center, Denver

Washington State vs. Winthrop, 4:20 p.m.

Notre Dame vs. George Mason, 30 minutes following

Friday, March 21

At The RBC Center; Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina vs. Coppin State-Mount St. Mary’s, Md. winner, 4:10 p.m.

Indiana vs. Arkansas, 30 minutes following

At BJCC Arena; Birmingham, Ala.

Tennessee vs. American, 9:15 a.m.

Butler vs. South Alabama, 30 minutes following

Oklahoma vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4:10 p.m.

Louisville vs. Boise State, 30 minutes following

SOUTH REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 20

At The Pepsi Center, Denver

Michigan State vs. Temple, 9:30 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Oral Roberts, 30 minutes following

At The Honda Center; Anaheim, Calif.

Marquette vs. Kentucky, 11:30 a.m.

Stanford vs. Cornell, 25 minutes following

Friday, March 21

At Alltel Arena; North Little Rock, Ala.

Miami vs. Saint Mary’s, Calif., 9:30 a.m.

Texas vs. Austin Peay, 30 minutes following

Mississippi State vs. Oregon, 4:25 p.m.

Memphis vs. Texas-Arlington, 30 minutes following

MIDWEST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 20

At Qwest Center Omaha; Omaha, Neb.

Kansas vs. Portland State, 9:25 a.m.

UNLV vs. Kent State, 30 minutes following

Southern Cal vs. Kansas State, 4:10 p.m.

Wisconsin vs. Cal State Fullerton, 30 minutes following

Friday, March 21

At The RBC Center; Raleigh, N.C.

Gonzaga vs. Davidson, 9:25 a.m.

Georgetown vs. Maryland-Baltimore County, 30 minutes following

At The St. Pete Times Forum; Tampa, Fla.

Vanderbilt vs. Siena, 4:20 p.m.

Clemson vs. Villanova, 30 minutes following

WEST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 20

At The Verizon Center, Washington

Xavier vs. Georgia, 9:20 a.m.

Purdue (vs. Baylor, 30 minutes following

Duke vs. Belmont, 4:10 p.m.

West Virginia vs. Arizona, 30 minutes following

At The Honda Center; Anaheim, Calif.

BYU vs. Texas A&M, 4:25 p.m.

UCLA vs. Mississippi Valley State, 30 minutes following

Friday, March 21

At The St. Pete Times Forum; Tampa, Fla.

Drake vs. Western Kentucky, 9:30 a.m.

Connecticut vs. San Diego, 30 minutes following

NIT

All Times PDT

First Round

Tuesday, March 18

Stephen F. Austin at Massachusetts , 3 p.m.

UNC Asheville at Ohio State, 4 p.m.

Robert Morris at Syracuse, 5 p.m.

Akron at Florida St., 6 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Southern Illinois, , 6 p.m.

Maryland at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

Rhode Island at Creighton, 7 p.m.

Alabama State at Arizona State, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 19

Cleveland State at Dayton, 3 p.m.

Morgan State at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.

UAB at Virginia Commonwealth, 4 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara at Mississippi, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Nebraska, 6 p.m.

San Diego State at Florida, 6 p.m.

Utah State (at Illinois State, 7 p.m.

New Mexico at California, 8 p.m.

College women

TOP 25

(No. 14) Old Dominion 71, Virginia Commonwealth 64

FOOTBALL

AFL

Sunday’s Results

Philadelphia 63, New York 42

New Orleans 76, Tampa Bay 55

Today’s Game

Colorado at Dallas, 5 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

Sunday’s Results

Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 1

Calgary 4, Chicago 2

Carolina 5, Ottawa 1

Columbus 4, Detroit 3

Washington 2, Boston 1, SO

Florida 3, Atlanta 1

Edmonton 2, San Jose 1, SO

Today’s Games

Colorado at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Penguins 7, Flyers 1

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Malkin 40 (Sykora), 4:33. 2, Pittsburgh, Sykora 24 (Dupuis, Malkin), 8:38. Second Period—3, Pittsburgh, Kennedy 10 (Talbot, Gill), 4:15. 4, Philadelphia, Knuble 27 (Thoresen), 12:43. 5, Pittsburgh, Malkin 41 (Sykora, Malone), 14:54. 6, Pittsburgh, Hossa 27 (Gonchar, Dupuis), 15:25. Third Period—7, Pittsburgh, Sykora 25 (Malkin, Malone), 9:00. 8, Pittsburgh, Gill 3 (Dupuis, Staal), 15:38. A—17,132 (16,940)

Flames 4, Blackhawks 2

First Period—1, Calgary, Aucoin 9 (Tanguay, Nolan), 1:51 (pp). 2, Chicago, Toews 20 (Kane, Williams), 10:25 (pp). Second Period—3, Calgary, Iginla 45, 1:13. 4, Calgary, Huselius 24 (Nolan, Regehr), 4:54. 5, Calgary, Phaneuf 15 (Tanguay), 13:47. Third Period—6, Chicago, Lang 20 (Byfuglien, Wisniewski), 4:41.

A—20,717 (20,500).

Hurricanes 5, Senators 1

First Period—1, Ottawa, Heatley 36 (Spezza, Stillman), 3:16 (pp). 2, Carolina, Eaves 5 (Kaberle, Walker), 7:00 (pp). 3, Carolina, Corvo 10 (Samsonov, Staal), 10:24 (pp). Second Period—4, Carolina, Walker 12 (Gleason, Staal), 5:54. Third Period—5, Carolina, Corvo 11 (Samsonov, Staal), 2:09 (pp). 6, Carolina, Corvo 12 (Ruutu), 17:50. A—18,680 (18,730).

Capitals 2, Bruins 1 (SO)

Washington won shootout 2-0

First Period—1, Washington, Fedorov 10 (Backstrom, Laich), 18:42 (pp). Second Period—2, Boston, Kobasew 22 (Lucic, Lashoff), 10:13 (pp). Third Period—None. Shootout—Boston 0 (Kobasew NG, Kessel NG). Washington 2 (Semin G, Ovechkin NG, Kozlov G). A—18,277 (18,277).

Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 3

First Period—1, Columbus, Malhotra 7 (Nash, Modin), 3:23. Second Period—2, Columbus, Tollefsen 2 (Chimera, Boll), 6:07. 3, Columbus, Malhotra 8 (Nash), 7:19. 4, Detroit, Kopecky 5 (Ritola, Hartigan), 9:15. 5, Columbus, Zherdev 25 (Malhotra, Rome), 11:54. 6, Detroit, Franzen 19 (Datsyuk, Zetterberg), 15:11 (pp). Third Period—7, Detroit, Franzen 20 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk), 17:58 (pp). A—18,188 (18,136).

Panthers 3, Thrashers 2

First Period—1, Florida, Dvorak 6 (Peltonen, Kreps), 2:07. 2, Florida, Jokinen 32 (Montador, McLean), 13:38 (pp). Second Period—3, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 49 (Little, Kwiatkowski), 1:00. Third Period—4, Florida, Olesz 14 (Jokinen, McLean), :17 (pp). 5, Atlanta, Kozlov 17, 19:34. A—15,704 (19,250).

Oilers 2, Sharks 1 (SO)

Edmonton won shootout 2-1

First Period—1, San Jose, Marleau 16 (Pavelski, Campbell), 17:55 (pp). Second Period—2, Edmonton, Hemsky 20 (Nilsson, Gagner), 14:06 (pp). Third Period—None. Shootout—Edmonton 2 (Nilsson G, Gagner NG, Hemsky NG, Pisani G); San Jose 1 (Pavelski NG, Roenick NG, Marleau G, Cheechoo NG). A—17,496 (17,496).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

*Conference standings reflect the order in which teams would qualify for the playoffs (1st thru 8th). Division leaders (marked with a *) are automatically seeded first and second.

x-clinched playoff spot.

Sunday’s Results

Portland 3, Spokane 2

Calgary 6, Kootenay 1

Vancouver 5, Chilliwack 3

Seattle 5, Everett 2

Prince George 4, Kamloops 2

Lethbridge 4, Edmonton 1

End of regular season

Winter Hawks 3, Chiefs 2 (SO)

Portland won shootout 1-0.

First Period—None. Second Period—1. Portland, M. Schmermund (8) (R. Valchar, T. Ehrhardt) 11:38 2. Spokane, J. Blackwater (30) (O. Roman, D. Bowman) 15:08 3. Spokane, J. Blackwater (31) 18:56. Third Period—4. Portland, T. Ehrhardt (10) (T. Swystun, C. Francis) 12:53 PP. Shootout—Spokane 0 (Blackwater NG, Bowman NG, Roman NG, Bruton NG, Johnson NG) Portland 1 (Dietrich NG, Voytechek NG, Francis NG, King NG, Schmermund G) Power-play Opp.—Spokane 0 of 3; Portland 1 of 6. Saves—Armstrong, 4-13-7-2—26. Portland, Mucha 17-11-5-2—35 A—10,407.

Chiefs vs. Everett playoff schedule

Friday’s Game

At Spokane, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

At Spokane, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26

At Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, March 28

At Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, March 29 (if necessary)

At Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 1 (if necessary)

At Spokane, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 2 (if necessary)

At Spokane, 7 p.m.

AUTO RACING

Food City 500

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

At Bristol Motor Speedway

Lap length: .533 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (8) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 506 laps, 118.6 rating, 190 points, $209,558. 2. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 506, 122.9, 175, $167,011. 3. (3) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 506, 121.0, 170, $139,125. 4. (14) Greg Biffle, Ford, 506, 105.7, 160, $123,525. 5. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 506, 92.3, 155, $106,475.

6. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 506, 115.8, 155, $128,591. 7. (20) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 506, 83.9, 146, $122,916. 8. (16) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 506, 90.6, 142, $126,483. 9. (32) David Gilliland, Ford, 506, 80.9, 138, $116,083. 10. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 506, 94.5, 134, $139,016.

11. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 506, 91.4, 130, $135,636. 12. (36) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 506, 82.7, 127, $91,825. 13. (11) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 506, 84.3, 124, $122,133. 14. (6) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 506, 130.2, 131, $139,911. 15. (21) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 505, 77.4, 118, $118,633.

16. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 504, 92.0, 115, $133,125. 17. (22) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 504, 94.4, 117, $97,000. 18. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 504, 102.6, 114, $139,186. 19. (27) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 504, 59.2, 106, $114,970. 20. (39) David Reutimann, Toyota, 504, 58.1, 103, $106,308.

21. (24) David Ragan, Ford, 504, 54.0, 100, $96,900. 22. (31) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 503, 62.4, 97, $101,958. 23. (40) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 503, 59.1, 99, $96,833. 24. (28) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 503, 47.5, 91, $104,897. 25. (25) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 503, 55.9, 88, $95,575.

26. (17) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 503, 55.6, 85, $96,350. 27. (30) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 503, 45.9, 82, $113,814. 28. (35) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 501, 36.0, 79, $86,450. 29. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 501, 56.0, 76, $128,925. 30. (33) Jeremy Mayfield, Chevrolet, 500, 31.8, 73, $86,000.

31. (23) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 500, 60.8, 70, $109,414. 32. (29) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 499, 58.9, 67, $90,125. 33. (13) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 499, 55.6, 64, $124,150. 34. (34) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 498, 31.7, 61, $82,975. 35. (42) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 498, 31.9, 58, $81,975.

36. (26) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 497, 37.7, 55, $89,925. 37. (37) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 496, 39.1, 52, $81,875. 38. (19) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 489, 43.3, 49, $118,761. 39. (38) Brian Vickers, Toyota, Accident, 486, 46.3, 46, $81,775. 40. (43) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 441, 31.3, 43, $81,700.

41. (41) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 420, 48.9, 40, $81,625. 42. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 417, 69.7, 37, $99,540. 43. (18) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 373, 39.2, 34, $89,000.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 89.775 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 0 minutes, 15 seconds Margin of Victory: .588 seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 68 laps. Lead Changes: 17 among eight drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1-13; C.Bowyer 14-52; J.Johnson 53; C.Bowyer 54-95; T.Stewart 96; M.Waltrip 97-101; T.Stewart 102-189; D.Hamlin 190-193; T.Stewart 194-197; D.Hamlin 198-283; Ky.Busch 284-290; T.Stewart 291-345; K.Harvick 346-350; T.Stewart 351-387; K.Harvick 388-414; T.Stewart 415-496; D.Hamlin 497-504; J.Burton 505-506.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Tony Stewart 6 times for 267 laps; Denny Hamlin 3 times for 98 laps; Clint Bowyer 2 times for 81 laps; Kevin Harvick 2 times for 32 laps; Jimmie Johnson 2 times for 14 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 7 laps; Michael Waltrip 1 time for 5 laps; Jeff Burton 1 time for 2 laps.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky. Busch, 782. 2. G.Biffle, 752. 3. K.Harvick, 749. 4. J.Burton, 745. 5. D.Earnhardt Jr., 686. 6. K.Kahne, 674. 7. T.Stewart, 656. 8. R.Newman, 635. 9. C.Bowyer, 606. 10. Ku.Busch, 605. 11. M.Kenseth, 604. 12. M.Truex Jr., 595.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

Australian Grand Prix

FORMULA ONE

At Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne

Lap length: 3.30 miles

x-excluded after race stewards investigation

1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 58 laps, 1 hour, 34 minutes, 50.616 seconds, 120.904 mph. 2. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW-Sauber, 58, 1:34:56.094. 3. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 58, 1:34:58.779. 4. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 58, 1:35:07.797. 5. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 58, 1:35:08.630.

6. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 57, 1:35:04.685. 7. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 55, 1:30:37.541. 8. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 53, 1:17:46.665.

Drivers Standings

1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 10 points. 2. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW-Sauber, 8. 3. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 6. 4. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 5. 5. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 4.

6. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Honda, 3. 7. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 2. 8. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 1.

Constructors Standings

McLaren-Mercedes, 14 points. 2. BMW-Sauber, 8 3. Williams 8. 4. Renault, 5. 5. Honda, 3. 6. Toro Rosso 1.

ACDelco Gatornationals

NHRA

At Gainesville Raceway; Gainesville, Fla.

Top Fuel Final

Tony Schumacher, 4.603 seconds, 325.37 mph., def. Brandon Bernstein, 4.665, 323.27.

Funny Car Final

Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.921, 315.27, def. Gary Densham, Impala, 4.924, 309.13.

Pro Stock Final

Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6.652, 208.07, def. Jason Line, Pontiac GXP, 6.656, 209.10.

SOFTBALL

College

Northwest Conferecne Whitworth 14-6, George Fox 3-4

LaPlante and Anderson; White, Weatherman (2) and Olson. W—LaPlante (3-5). L—Weatherman (0-9).

HITS: Whitworth (4-10, 4-8)—Cey 2, Parry 3, Kerr, Stuby, Thomsen 2, Carlon, LaPlanted 2, Ball 2, Anderson, Rylaarsdam 2. George Fox (0-17-1, 0-11)—Jeffris 2, Tsuruda, Griffith, Philliber. 2B—Cey, Kerr, Stuby, Philliber. HR—Parry, LaPlante, Ball.

Ayers, LaPlante (3) and Lieseke; White and Olson. W—LaPlante (4-5). L—White (0-10).

HITS: Whitworth (6-10, 5-7)—Cey 3, Parry, Thomsen, Ball 2, Gibson, Anderson, Fowler 2, Edwards 2. George Fox (0-18-1, 0-12)—Jeffris, Tsuruda, Griffith, Olson 2, Briske 2, Lee. 2B—Cey, Gibson, Olson, Briske.

Non-conference Washington 9-5, Utah St. 3-4

Macon and Fleischman; Landon, Dunn (4) and Tyteca. W—Macon (8-3). L—Landon (0-1).

HITS: Washington (18-6-1)—Stenson 2, Koziol 2, Williams 3, Blake, McWherter 3, Fleischman 2. Utah St. (3-11)—Price 2, Dunn, Stroman, Kelley. 2B—Stenson, Williams, McWherter, Fleischman, Stroman, Kaneshiro. HR–Williams (3), Blake (5)

Benson and Haak; Noble and Blake. W—Noble (11-3). L—Benson (3-9).

HITS: Utah St (3-12)—Kelley, McDonald, Rupp. Washington (19-6-1)—Koziol, Williams 2, Stuart 2, Watson 2, Blake 3, Fleischman. 2B—Williams, Blake. HR—Williams (4), Stuart (4), Watson (4).

TENNIS

Outback Champions Oliver Group Champions Cup

At The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort

Naples, Fla.

Purse: $150,000 (Champions)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Championship

Todd Martin, United States, def. John McEnroe, United States, 6-3, 6-1.

Third Place

Jim Courier, United States, def. Mikael Pernfors, Sweden, 6-2, 6-2.

Pacific Life Open

At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Indian Wells, Calif.

Purse: Men, $3.589 million (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles Men’s Second Round

Andy Murray (11), Britain, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Ivo Karlovic (20), Croatia, def. Rik de Voest, South Africa, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Tommy Robredo (15), Spain, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5).

Tommy Haas, Germany, def. Andy Roddick (6), United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 7-6 (1), 6-2.

Radek Stepanek (29), Czech Republic, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-4, 6-2.

David Nalbandian (7), Argentina, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Mario Ancic, Croatia, def. Fernando Gonzalez (12), Chile, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.

Mikhail Youzhny (13), Russia, def. Gilles Simon, France, 7-5, 6-4.

Fernando Verdasco (30), Spain, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (22), Spain, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 6-4, 6-4.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Ivan Ljubicic (23), Croatia, vs. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 7-6 (7), 7-5.

Mardy Fish, United States, def. Igor Andreev (31), Russia, 6-4, 6-3.

Singles Women’s Third Round

Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, def. Dominika Cibulkova (28), Slovakia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Aiko Nakamura, Japan, 6-0, 6-2.

Alona Bondarenko (15), Ukraine, def. Amelie Mauresmo (17), France, 6-1, 6-2.

Agineszka Radwanska (10), Poland, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Maria Sharrapova (4), Russia, def. Eleni Daniilidou (25), Greece, 7-5, 6-3.

Ashley Harkleroad, United States, def. Dinara Safina (8), Russia, 7-5, 6-2.

Sania Mirza (21), India, def. Shahar Peer (9), Israel, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-3.

Daniela Hantuchova (5), Slovakia, def. Zheng Jie, China, 6-4, 6-2.

College women

WHITWORTH 7, LEWIS & CLARK 2. No. 1 Singles—Amalia Nilsson (LC) d. Rachel Burns, 6-1, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles—Nilsson-Whitney DeBree (LC) d. Linh Aven-Lexy Harrington 8-6.

TRACK AND FIELD

College Dusty Lane Open

At Spokane Community College

Women

100—James, CC Spokane, 12.28. 2, Long, Eastern Washington, 12.79. 3, Deyo, EWU, 12.96. 200—1, Long, EWU, 25.82. 2, McNairy, EWU, 26.36. 3, Shearer, CCS, 26.73. 400—1, McNairy, EWU, 58.32. 2, Shearer, CCS, 60.97. 3, Nida, CCS, 61.30. 800—Matthews, EWU, 2:24.08. 2, Sanchez, CCS, 2:26.03. 3, Frederick, CCS, 2:26.35. 1,500—1, Eckstein, unattached, 5:04.94. 2, Williams, unattached, 5:06.91. 3, Durrance, CCS, 5:14.00. 5,000—1, Wrightman, Whitworth, 19:13.50 2, Morehouse, Whit, 19:22.87. 3, Volcheff, Gonzaga, 19:24.00. 100 hurdles—1, Friese, EWU, 15:52. 2, Mattila, Whit, 15:58. 3, Hays, Whit, 16:03. 400 hurdles—1, Mattila, Whit, 65:14. 2, Hays, Whit, 68:19. 3, Pridgen, Whit, 71.11. 3,000 steeplechase—1, Owens, CCS, 12:28.30. 2, Anderson, Whit, 12:44.80. 3, Thomsen, Whit, 12:56.51. 4x100—1, EWU A, 49.03. 2, CCS 49.22. 3, Whitworth, 51.50. 4x400—1, Whitworth A, 4:18.41. 2, Whitworth C, 4:27.57. High jump—1, Moss, unattached, 4-11. 2, Duran, EWU, 4-09. 3, Hughes, Whit, 4-07. Pole vault—1, Turner, Whit, 9-06.25. 2, Lane, Whit, 8-06.25. Long jump—1, Dugan, Whit, 5.20. 2, Dormaier, Whit, 4.95. 3, Cook, CCS, 4.84. Triple jump—1, Halsen, EWU, 19.47. 2, Pridgen, Whit, 10.06. 3, Rose, Central Washington, 10.01. Shot put—1, Chaney, unat., 14.06. 2, Tandle, unat., 13.56. 3, Brown, CCS, 12.51. Discus—1, Hutchingson, CCS, 45.51. 2, Millard, EWU, 42.09. 3, LaPlante, EWU, 41.45. Hammer—1, EWU, 50.64. 2, Kirley-Price, EWU, 48.55 3, Carroll, EWU, 46.53. Javelin—1, Peterson, EWU, 46.48. 2, Braun, CCS, 44.44. 3, McMeel, unat., 40.32.

Men

100—1, Vetter, CCS, 11.00. 2, Holley, CCS, 11.22. 3, Keith, EWU, 11.28. 200—1, Vetter, CCS, 22.09. 2, Butorac, EWU, 22.16. 3, Jones, EWU, 22.79. 400—1, Butorac, EWU, 49.13. 2, Rogstad, CWU, 49.94. 3, Jones, EWU, 51.10. 800—1, Howell, Whit, 1:59.59. 2, Dawkins, CCS, 2:00.25. 3, Ulrey, EWU, 2:03:34. 1,500—1, Olsen, CCS, 4:10.97. 2, Moeller, CCS, 4:11.20. 3, Rapp, unat., 4:11.70. 5,000—1, Gallagher, Whit, 15:28.36. 2, Kulvi, CWU, 15:43.57. 3, Roberts, unat., 15:50.30. 110 hurdles—1, Walden, CCS, 14.81. 2, Spaun, Whit, 15.11. 3, Blackwell, EWU, 15.93. 400 hurdles—1, Walden, CCS, 56.55. 2, Armstrong, CCS, 57.16. 3, Velasquez, CWU, 57.87. 3,000 steeplechase—1, Blount, CWU, 10:19.17. 2, Evans, Whit, 10:22.67. 3, Kratzer, CWU, 10:50.82. 4x100—1, CCS A, 42.53. 2, EWU A 42.58. 3, Whitworth, 43.95. 4x400—1, Whitworth A, 3:25.92. 2, CCS A 3:28.54. 3, CCS B 3:32.23. High jump—1, Praast, EWU, 6-09. 2, Widman, CCS 6-03.25. 3, Gaines, CCS, 5-09.25. Pole vault—1, McCoy, CWU, 15-03. 2, Grant, CCS, 13.11.25. 3, Neace, CCS 13-05.25. Long jump—1, Hopkins, unat., 6.62. 2, Penrod, EWU, 6.54. 3, Williams, CCS, 6.53. Triple jump—1, Moore, EWU, 13.91. 2, Hopkins, unat., 13.60. 3, Williams, CCS, 12.75. Shot put—1, Howard, CCS, 16.32. 2, Faire, EWU, 15.48. 3, Kintner, Whit, 15.27. Discus—1, Ulrick, unat., 56.41. 2, Dixon, Bigfoot, 50.84. 3, Whitley, CCS, 43.82. Hammer—1, Smith, unat., 51.51. T2, Fischer, CWU, 51.33; VanHoomison, Whit, 51.33. Javelin—1, Irby, EWU, 59.33. 2, Flemmer, CS, 56.35. 3, Mettler, unat., 55.38.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned RHP Radhames Liz to Norfolk (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Optioned RHP Ryan Braun to Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Reassigned RHP Henry Bonilla, RHP Nick Green, RHP Jeff Kennard, RHP Kasey Olenberger, RHP Matt Wilhite, INF Matt Brown, INF Sean Rodriguez, and INF Freddy Sandoval to their minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Sent LHP Carmen Cali outright to Rochester (IL). Reassigned RHP Kevin Mulvey to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned LHP Jerry Blevins and RHP Henry Rodriguez to Sacramento (PCL). Assigned RHP Kirk Saarloos, C Matt LeCroy to their minor league camp. Released C Matt LeCroy.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned INF Emilio Bonifacio, C Wilkin Castillo and RHP Emiliano Fruto to Tucson (PCL). Reassigned OF Tim Raines, Jr. to their minor league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Ian Snell on a three-year contract.

SAN FRACISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Randy Messenger on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

MINNESOTA LYNX—Signed G Ashley Awkward.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned F Ryan Stone to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

American Hockey League

CHICAGO WOLVES—Called up RW Chad Painchaud from Gwinnett (ECHL).

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Recalled F James Sixsmith from Cincinnati (ECHL).

WORCESTER SHARKS—Signed C Oren Eizenman.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: The Hornets - Bulls circle * for New Orleans guard Chris Paul (probable/questionable) and forward David West (questionable); Celtics-Spurs for Boston guard Ray Allen (questionable).

NBA

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NCAA College Basketball Tournament