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MLB Spring Training

All Times PDT

AMERICAN LEAGUE

WLPct
Tampa Bay133.812
Oakland145.737
Los Angeles117.611
New York97.562
Texas108.556
Detroit119.550
Kansas City109.526
Minnesota109.526
Baltimore88.500
Chicago911.450
Cleveland911.450
Seattle811.421
Boston710.412
Toronto712.368

NATIONAL LEAGUE

WLPct
Milwaukee146.700
Florida157.682
New York137.650
Atlanta118.579
Cincinnati1110.524
San Diego99.500
St. Louis910.474
Colorado89.471
Houston912.429
Arizona812.400
Washington812.400
Chicago712.368
Philadelphia712.368
Pittsburgh712.368
Los Angeles713.350
San Francisco614.300

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

Monday’s Results

Florida 5, Minnesota 3

Cincinnati 5, Detroit 3

Houston 12, L.A. Dodgers 10

Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 1

St. Louis 4, Atlanta 2

N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 3

Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 4

N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 4

Seattle (ss) 5, Texas 2

Arizona 8, San Diego 4

Milwaukee (ss) 17, Seattle (ss) 3

Colorado 4, San Francisco 2, 10 innings

Oakland 6, Kansas City 2

Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee (ss) 4, tie, 10 innings

Today’s Games

Minnesota vs. Balt. at Fort Lauderdale, 10:05 a.m.

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

Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05

Tampa vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05

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

N.Y. Yankees at Virginia Tech, noon

San Diego vs. White Sox at Tucson, 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs.Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 1:05

Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Mariners (ss) 5, Rangers 2

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Texas000000002261

Baek, Dickey (5), O’Flaherty (8), Jimenez (9) and Clement, Burke; Jennings, Tejeda (5), Rupe (6), Littleton (8), Mathis (9) and Saltalamacchia, Stewart. W—Baek. L—Jennings. Sv—Jimenez.

Brewers (ss) 17, Mariners (ss) 3

Milwaukee (ss)00127013317250
Seattle (ss)0003000003101

Capuano, Narveson (4), Bray (8) and Munson, Maldonado; Silva, Feierbend (5), White (7), Huber (9) and Johjima, Moore. W—Narveson. L—Silva. HR—Milwaukee, Munson, Katin. Seattle, Sexson, Balentien.

College Non-conference Gonzaga 9, Utah Valley 3

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Gonzaga21030102x-9150

Brady, Sundwall (6) and Arendse; Proszek, Harmon (8), Martin (9) and Kveder. W-Proszek (1-0). L-Brady (1-1).

HITS: Utah Valley (3-11-1)-Garretson, Jones, Brinkerhoff, Arendse, Hinckley 2, Croshaw. Gonzaga (11-7)-Wells 2, McKimmy 2, Wiegand 2, Van Winkley 3, Kveder 2, Winston, Castellitto 2, Rhodes. 2B-Jones, Arendse, Wiegand, Van Winkle, Kveder.

NWAACC CC Spokane 17-8, Green River 0-4

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Richard, Bradshaw (7), Crawford (8) and Friesz, LaPlante (8); Van Hoof, Olsen (5) and Schuster. W-Richard. L–Van Hoof.

HITS: CCS–Gau 3, Kreighbaum 2, Sstarr 4, Friesz 2, Ricker, Reeves. Green River–Shadle, Lind, Voekel, Johnson, Van Hoof, Shuster. 2B-Gau, Krieghbaum, Starr, Friesz, Voekel.

CC Spokane012400010-8131
Green River100201000-471

Riggin, Seitz, Brueske (9) and Friesz; Voekel, Owens (7) and Schuster. W-Seitz (2-0). L-Voelkel.

HITS: CCS–Gau 2, Atkinson 4, Johnson, Ricker, Reeves 4. Green River–Line, Voelkel 2, Owens, Bearis, Shuster, Baskett. 2B-Ricker, Owens.

Baseball America Top 25 Poll

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through March 16 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

RecordPvs
1. Arizona State17-02
2. Arizona12-21
3. North Carolina14-33
4. Missouri13-24
5. Vanderbilt12-46
6. Miami13-27
7. Long Beach State12-39
8. Mississippi13-55
9. UC Irvine14-113
10. Florida State16-114
11. UCLA10-511
12. California13-212
13. South Carolina11-58
14. Baylor13-410
15. Rice12-615
16. Kentucky18-017
17. Stanford8-418
18. Texas12-519
19. San Diego12-721
20. Wichita State11-324
21. Coastal Carolina15-2NR
22. Nebraska14-2NR
23. East Carolina13-4NR
24. Virginia14-416
25. Michigan8-625

Collegiate Top 25 Poll

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 16, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Arizona St.17-04981
2. Kentucky18-04974
3. Florida St.16-14963
4. Arizona12-24952
5. U.C. Irvine14-14928
6. North Carolina14-34896
7. Long Beach St.12-34857
8. Missouri13-248017
9. Vanderbilt12-447812
10. Miami, Fla.13-247310
11. South Carolina11-54715
12. California13-2-146918
13. Texas12-546315
14. Rice12-646214
15. Baylor13-44599
16. Central Florida16-145820
17. Georgia Tech13-445711
18. Mississippi13-545613
19. Stanford8-445319
20. UCLA10-545023
21. Virginia14-444716
22. Nebraska14-2446
23. Texas A&M15-444324
24. Wichita St.11-3440
25. Washington State13-5438

High school Greater Spokane League

University 11, East Valley 1

East Valley10000-133
University50231-1190

Mills, Rademaker (4) and Sinn; Moon and Keeton. W-Moon (1-0). L-(0-1).

HITS: East Valley-Stewart 2, Bittner. University-Olsufka, Olson, Shryock 2, P.Hyndman, Keeton 2, Holmes, Schnibbe. 2B-Stewart, Bittner, Holmes. 3B-Olsufka. HR-Stewart (1).

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
y-Boston5313.803
Toronto3433.50719 1/2
Philadelphia3334.49320 1/2
New Jersey2838.42425
New York1948.28434 1/2
SoutheastWLPctGB
x-Orlando4524.652
Washington3333.50010 1/2
Atlanta2938.43315
Charlotte2443.35820
Miami1154.16932
CentralWLPctGB
x-Detroit4818.727
Cleveland3830.55911
Chicago2640.39422
Indiana2641.38822 1/2
Milwaukee2343.34825

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
Houston4620.697
New Orleans4521.6821
Dallas4423.6572 1/2
San Antonio4423.6572 1/2
Memphis1650.24230
NorthwestWLPctGB
Utah4524.652
Denver4026.6063 1/2
Portland3532.5229
Minnesota1650.24227 1/2
Seattle1651.23928
PacficWLPctGB
L.A. Lakers4521.682
Phoenix4422.6671
Golden State4124.6313 1/2
Sacramento3036.45515
L.A. Clippers2145.31824

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday’s Results

Orlando 104, Cleveland 90

Indiana 110, New York 98

Atlanta 105, Washington 96

Memphis 98, Charlotte 80

New Orleans 108, Chicago 97

Minnesota 99, L.A. Clippers 90

Boston 93, San Antonio 91

Utah 96, Toronto 79

Today’s Games

Denver at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Hawks 105, Wizards 96

Atlanta (105)—Williams 3-7 1-3 7, Smith 7-10 3-3 17, Horford 6-9 0-0 12, Johnson 8-20 1-1 18, Bibby 7-13 4-4 23, Childress 5-7 4-6 16, Law 2-4 0-0 4, Pachulia 3-4 1-2 7, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, West 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 41-74 15-21 105.

Washington (96)—Butler 4-13 4-4 12, Jamison 10-21 4-5 25, Haywood 7-10 2-5 16, Stevenson 3-8 4-4 13, Daniels 3-5 2-2 8, Blatche 0-1 0-0 0, Songaila 2-6 0-0 4, Mason 6-8 0-0 14, Young 2-7 0-0 4, McGuire 0-0 0-0 0, Pecherov 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 16-20 96.

Atlanta29253021105
Washington2429241996

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 8-15 (Bibby 5-6, Childress 2-2, Johnson 1-6, Smith 0-1), Washington 6-17 (Stevenson 3-7, Mason 2-4, Jamison 1-3, Daniels 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 45 (Horford 15), Washington 42 (Jamison, Haywood 9). Assists—Atlanta 25 (Johnson 10), Washington 20 (Butler 8). Total Fouls—Atlanta 19, Washington 15. Technicals—Washington defensive three second 2. Flagrant Foul—Butler. A—16,227 (20,173).

Pacers 110, Knicks 98

New York (98)—Chandler 6-15 2-2 15, Lee 3-7 2-2 8, Randolph 7-18 4-4 21, Crawford 5-13 4-6 16, Robinson 3-7 1-2 9, Jones 2-8 3-5 7, Morris 0-0 0-2 0, Jeffries 1-4 1-2 3, Balkman 2-4 7-9 11, Collins 3-10 0-2 8. Totals 32-86 24-36 98.

Indiana (110)—Dunleavy 12-20 8-9 36, Murphy 5-12 3-3 13, Foster 3-5 1-1 7, Granger 10-21 4-6 26, Murray 5-12 3-4 14, Diener 0-6 0-0 0, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, Diogu 4-7 0-0 8, Daniels 3-11 0-0 6, Rush 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-96 19-23 110.

New York3224231998
Indiana38222129110

3-Point Goals—New York 10-21 (Randolph 3-5, Robinson 2-3, Collins 2-3, Crawford 2-4, Chandler 1-2, Lee 0-1, Jones 0-3), Indiana 7-27 (Dunleavy 4-7, Granger 2-7, Murray 1-4, Daniels 0-1, Rush 0-1, Graham 0-1, Murphy 0-2, Diener 0-4). Fouled Out—Jeffries. Rebounds—New York 64 (Randolph 14), Indiana 60 (Granger 11). Assists—New York 12 (Collins 4), Indiana 21 (Dunleavy, Diener, Granger, Murray 4). Total Fouls—New York 20, Indiana 23. Technical—Indiana defensive three second. A—10,691 (18,345).

Magic 104, Cavaliers 90

Cleveland (90)—James 11-22 7-11 30, Wallace 1-1 0-0 2, Ilgauskas 2-10 0-2 4, Pavlovic 6-11 1-2 14, West 5-12 5-5 16, Varejao 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 3-6 1-2 7, Brown 3-6 0-0 7, Da.Jones 2-6 0-0 6, Szczerbiak 1-4 0-0 2, Dw.Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Allred 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-80 14-22 90.

Orlando (104)—Turkoglu 5-16 5-6 18, Lewis 7-11 4-4 21, Howard 6-14 11-15 23, Evans 4-5 0-0 10, Nelson 2-12 1-1 6, Cook 2-7 0-0 5, Garrity 2-3 0-0 5, Dooling 3-8 1-2 8, Bogans 2-8 0-0 6, Foyle 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-86 22-28 104.

Cleveland2322271890
Orlando20203331104

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-19 (Da.Jones 2-6, Brown 1-1, Pavlovic 1-3, James 1-4, West 1-5), Orlando 14-32 (Lewis 3-5, Turkoglu 3-6, Evans 2-2, Bogans 2-6, Dooling 1-1, Garrity 1-2, Cook 1-4, Nelson 1-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 54 (James 9), Orlando 57 (Howard 13). Assists—Cleveland 17 (James 6), Orlando 21 (Nelson 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 22, Orlando 16. A—17,519 (17,519).

Grizzlies 98, Bobcats 80

Charlotte (80)—Richardson 4-18 0-0 8, Wallace 3-8 3-4 10, Okafor 3-6 2-2 8, Carroll 0-2 2-2 2, Felton 3-14 2-3 8, Dudley 6-8 2-3 14, Mohammed 3-4 0-0 6, Boykins 0-2 2-2 2, Anderson 7-10 0-0 17, Davidson 2-3 0-0 4, Hollins 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 31-76 14-18 80.

Memphis (98)—Miller 7-14 2-3 18, Gay 4-10 0-0 8, Milicic 4-13 3-6 11, Navarro 7-11 4-5 21, Conley 3-8 2-4 8, Crittenton 3-7 1-1 7, Warrick 7-11 5-11 19, Collins 1-3 0-0 2, Lowry 2-6 0-1 4, K.Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Jacobsen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 17-31 98.

Charlotte2423171680
Memphis2121302698

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 4-21 (Anderson 3-5, Wallace 1-3, Boykins 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Felton 0-4, Richardson 0-7), Memphis 5-13 (Navarro 3-5, Miller 2-4, Conley 0-1, Gay 0-1, Lowry 0-2). Fouled Out—Dudley. Rebounds—Charlotte 50 (Wallace, Mohammed 7), Memphis 59 (Miller 13). Assists—Charlotte 14 (Boykins 5), Memphis 15 (Conley 5). Total Fouls—Charlotte 26, Memphis 19. Technical—Memphis defensive three second. A—10,971 (18,400).

Timberwolves 99, Clippers 90

L.A. Clippers (90)—Maggette 9-18 13-15 34, Thomas 8-15 4-6 22, Powell 5-12 0-0 10, Mobley 3-15 4-6 10, Knight 1-3 2-3 4, Ross 1-3 0-0 2, Dickau 1-2 0-0 2, Thornton 2-7 0-0 4, Fazekas 1-1 0-0 2, Parker 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 31-80 23-30 90.

Minnesota (99)—Snyder 5-10 4-6 14, Gomes 6-9 6-6 19, Jefferson 10-15 2-4 22, Jaric 2-4 1-2 6, Foye 3-9 0-0 7, McCants 6-10 2-3 16, Brewer 1-7 0-0 2, Richard 1-2 0-0 2, Smith 4-10 3-4 11. Totals 38-76 18-25 99.

L.A. Clippers2321222490
Minnesota2324213199

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 5-21 (Maggette 3-8, Thomas 2-5, Parker 0-1, Thornton 0-2, Mobley 0-5), Minnesota 5-11 (McCants 2-4, Jaric 1-1, Gomes 1-1, Foye 1-2, Snyder 0-1, Brewer 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 48 (Powell 12), Minnesota 53 (Jefferson 14). Assists—L.A. Clippers 17 (Knight 7), Minnesota 24 (Jaric 10). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 20, Minnesota 23. Technical—Thomas. A—10,034 (19,443).

Hornets 108, Bulls 97

Chicago (97)—Deng 6-14 4-6 16, Gooden 8-17 7-8 23, Noah 2-3 0-0 4, Hughes 7-15 0-1 16, Hinrich 0-6 0-0 0, Gordon 10-17 6-7 31, Thomas 0-2 3-4 3, Gray 0-0 0-2 0, Sefolosha 1-4 1-2 4, Nocioni 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-79 21-30 97.

New Orleans (108)—Stojakovic 6-19 6-6 21, Bowen 0-3 0-0 0, Chandler 3-8 2-4 8, Peterson 2-5 0-2 4, Paul 15-21 5-7 37, Wright 6-8 1-1 14, Wells 6-13 7-8 19, Ely 0-0 0-0 0, Pargo 2-5 1-1 5. Totals 40-82 22-29 108.

Chicago2723341397
New Orleans27242433108

3-Point Goals—Chicago 8-18 (Gordon 5-10, Hughes 2-3, Sefolosha 1-2, Gooden 0-1, Hinrich 0-2), New Orleans 6-18 (Stojakovic 3-11, Paul 2-3, Wright 1-1, Pargo 0-1, Peterson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 54 (Gooden 12), New Orleans 49 (Chandler 11). Assists—Chicago 19 (Hinrich 5), New Orleans 21 (Paul 13). Total Fouls—Chicago 23, New Orleans 23. Technical—Chicago defensive three second. A—14,337 (17,200).

Jazz 96, Raptors 79

Toronto (79)—Moon 2-3 0-0 4, Bargnani 2-11 0-0 5, Nesterovic 6-13 1-2 13, Parker 5-12 0-0 11, Calderon 6-12 2-2 16, Humphries 2-6 1-2 5, Ford 3-9 1-1 7, Baston 0-1 1-2 1, Kapono 4-6 0-0 9, Delfino 0-3 4-4 4, Martin 0-2 0-0 0, Graham 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 32-80 10-13 79.

Utah (96)—Kirilenko 2-7 3-6 8, Boozer 6-10 1-2 13, Okur 0-1 1-2 1, Brewer 3-5 0-0 6, Williams 8-17 3-6 21, Millsap 3-5 0-0 6, Price 5-8 1-1 13, Harpring 4-6 1-1 9, Collins 1-1 0-0 2, Korver 6-7 4-4 17, Miles 0-2 0-0 0, Hart 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-69 14-22 96.

Toronto1622271479
Utah1631183196

3-Point Goals—Toronto 5-13 (Calderon 2-2, Kapono 1-1, Parker 1-3, Bargnani 1-3, Martin 0-1, Ford 0-1, Delfino 0-2), Utah 6-9 (Williams 2-2, Price 2-3, Kirilenko 1-1, Korver 1-1, Miles 0-1, Brewer 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 44 (Nesterovic 12), Utah 46 (Boozer 10). Assists—Toronto 19 (Calderon 7), Utah 23 (Price 5). Total Fouls—Toronto 23, Utah 18. Technicals—Ford 2, Williams, Utah defensive three second 2. Ejected—Ford. A—19,911 (19,911).

Celtics 93, Spurs 91

Boston (93)—Pierce 8-13 5-6 22, Garnett 7-15 7-8 21, Perkins 0-2 0-0 0, T.Allen 1-4 2-2 4, Rondo 9-18 2-2 20, Cassell 7-13 2-3 17, Posey 0-3 2-2 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, House 1-4 2-2 5, Brown 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-73 22-25 93.

San Antonio (91)—Bowen 2-5 1-2 6, Duncan 4-8 2-2 10, Oberto 1-4 2-2 4, Finley 1-5 0-0 2, Parker 7-14 2-2 17, Udoka 2-7 1-2 6, Ginobili 10-18 8-8 32, Horry 2-6 2-2 7, Vaughn 2-4 0-0 4, Thomas 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 32-73 19-22 91.

Boston1132252593
San Antonio2825172191

3-Point Goals—Boston 3-11 (House 1-2, Cassell 1-3, Pierce 1-4, T.Allen 0-1, Posey 0-1), San Antonio 8-22 (Ginobili 4-7, Bowen 1-2, Parker 1-2, Udoka 1-4, Horry 1-5, Finley 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 46 (Garnett, Pierce 8), San Antonio 40 (Duncan 8). Assists—Boston 13 (Pierce 5), San Antonio 19 (Parker 8). Total Fouls—Boston 24, San Antonio 21. A—18,797 (18,797).

College men The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. North Carolina (53)32-21,7791
2. Memphis (13)33-11,7102
3. UCLA (5)31-31,6743
4. Kansas (1)31-31,5965
5. Tennessee29-41,4494
6. Wisconsin29-41,4128
7. Texas28-61,3906
8. Georgetown27-51,2719
9. Duke27-51,2237
10. Stanford26-71,12211
11. Butler29-31,00412
12. Xavier27-695710
13. Louisville24-889413
14. Drake28-479416
15. Notre Dame24-767214
16. Connecticut24-867015
17. Pittsburgh26-9586
18. Michigan State25-852319
19. Vanderbilt26-749318
20. Purdue24-841817
21. Washington State24-837721
22. Clemson24-9364
23. Davidson26-625323
24. Gonzaga25-723220
25. Marquette24-917425

Others receiving votes: Indiana 135, Southern Cal 70, BYU 49, UNLV 37, Kent St. 26, Arkansas 11, West Virginia 7, Cornell 6, Mississippi St. 4, Texas A&M 4, W. Kentucky 4, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 3, Georgia 2, Saint Joseph’s 2, Boise St. 1, South Alabama 1, UMBC 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 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. North Carolina (23)32-27671
2. UCLA (5)31-37352
3. Memphis (3)33-17283
4. Kansas31-36825
5. Wisconsin29-46306
6. Tennessee29-46164
7. Texas28-65818
8. Georgetown27-55389
9. Duke27-55357
10. Butler29-349910
11. Stanford26-747611
12. Xavier27-637312
13. Louisville24-835813
14. Drake28-431018
15. Notre Dame24-730914
16. Vanderbilt26-724617
17. Connecticut24-823915
18. Purdue24-821816
19. Pittsburgh26-9216NR
20. Michigan State25-819419
21. Washington State24-814921
22. Clemson24-9123NR
23. Davidson26-610825
24. Indiana25-710620
24. Marquette24-910624

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 77; Brigham Young 49; Southern California 21; Kent State 20; UNLV 16; Saint Mary’s, Calif. 13; Arkansas 8; Kentucky 8; Mississippi State 8; Arizona State 4; West Virginia 4; Western Kentucky 4; Temple 1.

NCAA Tournament

All Times PDT

Opening Round

At UD Arena; Dayton, Ohio

Today’s Game

Coppin State (16-20) vs. Mount St. Mary’s, Md. (18-14), 4:30 p.m.

East Regional

First Round

Thursday’s Games

At The Pepsi Center, Denver

Washington State (24-8) vs. Winthrop, (22-11), 4:20 p.m.

Notre Dame (24-7) vs. George Mason, (23-10), 30 minutes following

Friday’s Games

At The RBC Center; Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina (32-2) vs. Coppin State-Mount St. Mary’s, Md. winner, 4:10 p.m.

Indiana (25-7) vs. Arkansas, (22-11), 30 minutes following

At BJCC Arena; Birmingham, Ala.

Tennessee (29-4) vs. American, (21-11), 9:15 a.m.

Butler (29-3) vs. South Alabama, (26-6), 30 minutes following

Oklahoma (22-11) vs. Saint Joseph’s, (21-12), 4:10 p.m.

Louisville (24-8) vs. Boise State, (25-8), 30 minutes following

South Regional

First Round

Thursday’s Games

At The Pepsi Center, Denver

Michigan State (25-8) vs. Temple, (21-12 9:30 a.m.

Pittsburgh (26-9) vs. Oral Roberts, (24-8), 30 minutes following

At The Honda Center; Anaheim, Calif.

Marquette (24-9) vs. Kentucky, (18-12), 11:30 a.m.

Stanford (26-7) vs. Cornell, (22-5), 25 minutes following

Friday’s Games

At Alltel Arena; North Little Rock, Ark.

Miami (22-10) vs. Saint Mary’s, Calif., (25-6), 9:30 a.m.

Texas (28-6) vs. Austin Peay, (24-10), 30 minutes following

Mississippi State (22-10) vs. Oregon, (18-13), 4:25 p.m.

Memphis (33-1) vs. Texas-Arlington, (21-11), 30 minutes following

Midwest Regional

First Round

Thursday’s Games

At Qwest Center Omaha; Omaha, Neb.

Kansas (31-3) vs. Portland State, (23-9), 9:25 a.m.

UNLV (26-7) vs. Kent State, (28-6), 30 minutes following

Southern Cal (21-11) vs. Kansas State, (20-11), 4:10 p.m.

Wisconsin (29-4) vs. Cal State Fullerton, (24-8), 30 minutes following

Friday’s Games

At The RBC Center; Raleigh, N.C.

Gonzaga (25-7) vs. Davidson, (26-6), 9:25 a.m.

Georgetown (27-5) vs. Maryland-Baltimore County, (24-8), 30 minutes following

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

Vanderbilt (26-7) vs. Siena, (22-10), 4:20 p.m.

Clemson (24-9) vs. Villanova, (20-12), 30 minutes following

West Regional

First Round

Thursday’s Games

At The Verizon Center, Washington

Xavier (27-6) vs. Georgia, (17-16), 9:20 a.m.

Purdue (24-8) vs. Baylor, (21-10), 30 minutes following

Duke (27-5) vs. Belmont, (25-8), 4:10 p.m.

West Virginia (24-10) vs. Arizona, (19-14), 30 minutes following

At The Honda Center; Anaheim, Calif.

BYU (27-7) vs. Texas A&M, (24-10), 4:25 p.m.

UCLA (31-3) vs. Mississippi Valley State, (17-15), 30 minutes following

Friday’s Games

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

Drake (28-4) vs. Western Kentucky, (27-6), 9:30 a.m.

Connecticut (24-8) vs. San Diego, (21-13), 30 minutes following

NIT

All Times PDT

First Round

Today’s Games

Stephen F. Austin (26-5) at Massachusetts (21-10), 3 p.m.

UNC Asheville (23-9) at Ohio State, (19-13), 4 p.m.

Robert Morris (26-7) at Syracuse, (19-13), 5 p.m.

Akron (23-10) at Florida St., (19-14), 6 p.m.

Oklahoma State (17-15) at Southern Illinois, (17-14), 6 p.m.

Maryland (18-14) at Minnesota, (20-13), 6:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (21-11) at Creighton, (21-10), 7 p.m.

Alabama State (20-10) at Arizona State, (19-12), 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland State (21-12) at Dayton, (21-10), 3 p.m.

Morgan State (22-10) at Virginia Tech, (19-13), 4 p.m.

UAB (22-10) at Virginia Commonwealth, (24-7), 4 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara (23-8) at Mississippi, (21-10), 5 p.m.

Charlotte (20-13) at Nebraska19-12, 6 p.m.

San Diego State (20-12) at Florida, (21-11), 6 p.m.

Utah State (24-10) at Illinois State, (24-9), 7 p.m.

New Mexico (24-8) at California, (16-15), 8 p.m.

College Basketball Invitational

All Times PDT

First Round

WEST

Today’s Game

Houston (22-9) at Nevada (21-11), 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s Game

Valparaiso (21-13) at Washington, (16-16), 6 p.m.

EAST

Today’s Games

Richmond (16-14) at Virginia, (15-15), 4 p.m.

Rider (23-10) at Old Dominion (17-15), 4 p.m.

SOUTH

Wednesday’s Games

Miami (Ohio) (17-15) at Tulsa, (20-13), 5:05 p.m.

Utah (17-14) at Texas-El Paso, (19-13), 6:05 p.m.

MIDWEST

Today’s Game

Brown (19-19) at Ohio, (19-12), 4 p.m.

Wednesday’s Game

Cincinnati (13-18) at Bradley,(17-15), 4 p.m.

NAIA Tournament

At Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Mo.

All Times PDT

First Round

Wednesday’s Games

Martin Methodist (25-7) vs. Wayland Baptist (19-12), 7 a.m.

Mountain State (30-2) vs. Olivet Nazarene, (17-14), 8:45 a.m.

LSU-Shreveport (30-2) vs. Science & Arts, (17-15), 10:30 a.m.

Azusa Pacific (22-10) vs. Columbia, Mo., (25-8), 12:15 p.m.

Georgetown, Ky. (32-0) vs. Emmanuel, Ga., (16-17), 2:30 p.m.

Trevecca Nazarene (24-8) vs. Mobile, Ala., (22-9), 4:15 p.m.

Robert Morris, Ill. (26-3) vs. Carroll, Mont., (23-8), 6:45 p.m.

Southern Nazarene (23-8) vs. Point Loma Nazarene, (23-9), 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Auburn-Montgomery (19-8) vs. Oklahoma Baptist, (22-9), 7 a.m.

Lambuth, Tenn. (29-3) vs. St. Xavier (24-8), 8:45 a.m.

McKendree (26-6) vs. Texas Wesleyan, (19-10), 10:30 a.m.

Concordia, Calif. (28-4) vs. Campbellsville, Ky., (23-9), 12:15 p.m.

Lee, Tenn. (31-1) vs. Langston, Okla., (15-12), 2:30 p.m.

Lewis-Clark State (22-9) vs. Cumberlands, Ky., (19-13), 4:15 p.m.

Oklahoma City (26-7) vs. Cumberland, Tenn., (21-11), 6 p.m.

California Baptist (23-8) vs. Xavier, La., 7:45 p.m.

College women

The Women’s AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Connecticut (49)32-11,2491
2. North Carolina (1)30-21,1882
3. Tennessee30-21,1583
4. Stanford30-31,0914
5. Maryland30-31,0275
6. LSU27-51,0146
7. Rutgers24-69527
8. Texas A&M26-785811
9. Duke23-981710
10. California26-67888
11. Old Dominion29-471114
12. Baylor24-67059
13. Oklahoma St.25-755218
14. Oklahoma21-853513
15. Notre Dame23-747717
16. Kansas St.21-943615
17. West Virginia24-743416
18. Utah27-442612
19. Louisville24-937123
20. George Washington25-635219
21. Vanderbilt23-826320
22. Marist31-222221
23. UTEP27-321822
24. Virginia23-911324
25. Ohio St.22-88625

Others receiving votes: Georgia 34, Pittsburgh 31, Texas 24, Xavier 18, Hartford 16, Chattanooga 15, Wyoming 13, Purdue 12, Arizona St. 11, SMU 8, Illinois St. 7, DePaul 5, Liberty 5, Iowa 3, TCU 2, W. Kentucky 2, Syracuse 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, Texas A&M. 9, Old Dominion. 10, California. 11, Oklahoma State. 12, Duke. 13, Notre Dame. 14, Baylor. 15, Utah. 16, Marist. 17, Kansas State. 18, Oklahoma. 19, George Washington. 20, UTEP. 21, Chattanooga. 22, Louisville. 23, West Virginia. 24, Western Kentucky. 25, Liberty.

USA Today/ESPN Women’s Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Connecticut (30)32-17731
2. North Carolina (1)30-27412
3. Tennessee30-27143
4. Stanford30-36734
5. LSU27-56445
6. Maryland30-36216
7. Rutgers24-65997
8. California26-65089
9. Texas A&M26-749612
10. Duke23-949210
11. Baylor24-64838
12. Old Dominion29-442314
13. Oklahoma21-835411
14. Oklahoma State25-733117
15. Kansas State21-928115
16. George Washington25-627716
17. Utah27-427113
18. West Virginia24-724318
19. Notre Dame23-821619
20. Vanderbilt23-819920
21. Louisville24-917022
22. Marist31-216521
23. Virginia23-910523
24. Georgia22-96224
25. Texas-El Paso27-34425

Others receiving votes: Liberty 35; Hartford 30; Pittsburgh 20; Texas 20; DePaul 18; Western Kentucky 18; Ohio State 12; Chattanooga 10; Wyoming 6; Iowa 4; Middle Tennessee 4; Xavier 3; Iowa State 2; Southern Methodist 2; Temple 2; Arizona State 1; Syracuse 1; TCU 1; Wisconsin-Green Bay 1.

NCAA Women’s Tournament

All Times PDT

Greensboro Regional

First Round

Saturday’s Games

At Wells Fargo Arena; Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa State (20-12) vs. Georgia Tech (22-9), 9 a.m.

Rutgers (24-6) vs. Robert Morris (23-9), 30 minutes following

At Maples Pavilion; Stanford, Calif.

George Washington (25-6) vs. Auburn (20-11), 11 a.m.

California (26-6) vs. San Diego (19-12), 30 minutes following

Sunday’s Games

At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard

Bridgeport, Conn.

Connecticut (32-1) vs. Cornell (20-8), 4 p.m.

Texas (21-12) vs. Minnesota (20-11), 30 minutes following

At Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Va.

Old Dominion (29-4) vs. Liberty (28-3), 4 p.m.

Virginia (23-9) vs. UC Santa Barbara (23-7), 30 minutes following

New Orleans Regional

First Round

Saturday’s Games

At Wells Fargo Arena; Des Moines, Iowa

Oklahoma State (25-7) vs. ETSU (21-11), 5 p.m.

Ohio State (22-8) vs. Florida State (18-13), 30 minutes following

At Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Baton Rouge, La.

Marist (31-2) vs. DePaul (20-11), 5 p.m.

LSU (27-5) vs. Jackson State (18-13), 30 minutes following

Sunday’s Games

At Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Va.

North Carolina (30-2) vs. Bucknell (16-15), 9 a.m.

Georgia (22-9) vs. Iowa (21-10), 30 minutes following

At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard

Bridgeport, Conn.

Kansas State (21-9) vs. Chattanooga (29-3), 9 a.m.

Louisville (24-9) vs. Miami (Ohio), 30 minutes following

Oklahoma City Regional

First Round

Saturday’s Games

At Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Baton Rouge, La.

Texas A&M (26-7) vs. Texas-San Antonio (23-9), 9 a.m.

Syracuse (22-8) vs. Hartford (27-6), 30 minutes following

Sunday’s Games

At Comcast Center; College Park, Md.

Duke (23-9) vs. Murray State (24-7), 4 p.m.

Arizona State (21-10) vs. Temple (21-12), 30 minutes following

At Mackey Arena; West Lafayette, Ind.

Oklahoma (21-8) vs. Illinois State (26-6), 9 a.m.

Notre Dame (23-8) vs. SMU (24-8), 30 minutes following

Utah (27-4) vs. Purdue (18-14), 4 p.m.

Tennessee (30-2) vs. Oral Roberts (19-13), 30 minutes following

Spokane Regional

First Round

Saturday’s Games

At The Pit; Albuquerque, N.M.

Baylor (24-6) vs. Fresno State (22-10), 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh (22-10) vs. Wyoming (24-6), 30 minutes following

West Virginia (24-7) vs. New Mexico (20-12), 5:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt (23-8) vs. Montana (25-6), 30 minutes following

At Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.

Stanford (30-3) vs. Cleveland State (19-13), 5:30 p.m.

UTEP (27-3) vs. Western Kentucky (26-7), 30 minutes following

Sunday’s Games

At Comcast Center; College Park, Md.

College Park, Md.

Nebraska (20-11) vs. Xavier (24-8), 9 a.m.

Maryland (30-3) vs. Coppin State (22-11), 30 minutes following

Women’s NIT

All Times to be determined unless noted

First Round

Wednesday’s Game

American (19-12) at Villanova (15-15)

Western Carolina (25-8) at Middle Tennessee (21-11)

Iona (19-13) at Quinnipiac (25-5)

Thursday’s Games

Prairie View (21-10) at Texas State (20-10)

Creighton (20-11) at South Dakota State (23-6)

Radford (23-11) at James Madison (22-9)

Arkansas-Little Rock (23-8) at Southern Mississippi (19-13)

Southeast Missouri (23-8) at Evansville (20-11)

Dayton (25-8) at Bowling Green (25-7)

Dartmouth (15-15) at Vermont (23-8)

Idaho State (20-9) at Boise State (23-6)

UC Davis (19-11) at Gonzaga (24-8), 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

North Carolina A&T (24-6) at South Carolina (15-15)

South Florida (16-15) at Florida Gulf Coast (19-8)

Saturday’s Games

Wisconsin-Green Bay (26-5) at Drake (22-10)

Va Commonwealth (25-7) at Charlotte (18-13)

Second Round

Friday’s Game

Western Carolina-Middle Tennessee winner at Kentucky (15-15), 4 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Prairie View-Texas State winner at Texas Tech (16-15)

Radford-James Madison winner at Indiana (18-14)

Dayton-Bowling Green winner at Michigan State (19-13), 11 a.m.

American-Villanova winner at Wisconsin (16-13), 5 p.m.

Monday, March 24

UC Davis-Gonzaga winner at Colorado (16-14)

Creighton-South Dakota State winner at Marquette (16-14)

Wisconsin-Green Bay-Drake winner at Illinois (19-14)

Virginia Commonwealth-Charlotte winner at Michigan (17-13)

Southeast Missouri-Evansville winner at Kansas (16-15)

Iona-Quinnipiac winner at St. John’s (16-14)

Dartmouth-Vermont winner at Boston College (20-10)

North Carolina A&T-South Carolina winner at N.C. State (18-12)

South Florida-Florida Gulf Coast winner at Florida (18-13)

TBA

Idaho State-Boise State winner at TCU (21-11)

Arkansas-Little Rock-Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State (16-14)

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EasternWLTPFPA
Cleveland300186169
Dallas300148117
Philadelphia300200147
New York120141171
Columbus030140155
SouthernWLTPFPA
New Orleans210172167
Tampa Bay210175173
Georgia120147154
Orlando120178192

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

CentralWLTPFPA
Chicago210183142
Colorado110183142
Grand Rapids02093130
Kansas City02096101
WesternWLTPFPA
Los Angeles210158133
San Jose210176171
Arizona120139190
Utah030186198

Monday’s Result

Dallas 51, Colorado 40

Thursday’s Game

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

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders

Through March 16

Points

1, Kyle Busch, 782. 2, Greg Biffle, 752. 3, Kevin Harvick, 749. 4, Jeff Burton, 745. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 686. 6, Kasey Kahne, 674. 7, Tony Stewart, 656. 8, Ryan Newman, 635. 9, Clint Bowyer, 606. 10, Kurt Busch, 605.

11, Matt Kenseth, 604. 12, Martin Truex Jr., 595. 13, Jimmie Johnson, 581. 14, Jeff Gordon, 574. 15, Denny Hamlin, 568. 16, Carl Edwards, 548. 17, Brian Vickers, 537. 18, Bobby Labonte, 511. 19, Juan Montoya, 509. 20, Elliott Sadler, 508.

Money

1, Ryan Newman, $2,070,290. 2, Tony Stewart, $1,575,750. 3, Kurt Busch, $1,444,440. 4, Carl Edwards, $1,379,210. 5, Kyle Busch, $1,235,940. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,141,020. 7, Jimmie Johnson, $1,050,400. 8, Reed Sorenson, $1,043,120. 9, Jeff Gordon, $992,393. 10, Jeff Burton, $978,153.

11, Kasey Kahne, $952,893. 12, Denny Hamlin, $888,430. 13, Greg Biffle, $887,813. 14, Elliott Sadler, $884,343. 15, Matt Kenseth, $882,500. 16, Kevin Harvick, $865,718. 17, Martin Truex Jr., $840,878. 18, Bobby Labonte, $822,500. 19, Sam Hornish Jr., $817,509. 20, Clint Bowyer, $767,420.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey4224690188168
Pittsburgh4124789220196
N.Y. Rangers3726983188177
Philadelphia35281080220214
N.Y. Islanders3234771176219
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Montreal4024989230200
Ottawa4026787231215
Boston3727983189202
Buffalo34281179227214
Toronto32311074205227
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina3930583225229
Washington3530878212213
Florida3531878200205
Atlanta3135870196246
Tampa Bay2935866203230

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
x-Detroit47206100229165
Nashville3629880210209
Chicago3432775210212
Columbus32291175177191
St. Louis29321169176210
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Minnesota3926886195195
Calgary37251084205201
Vancouver37261084193184
Colorado3929684202195
Edmonton3632577203222
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
San Jose4221993192169
Anaheim4125890187176
Dallas4227589218185
Phoenix3632577190195
Los Angeles2839662204237

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

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Results

Minnesota 3, Colorado 1

Vancouver 3, Phoenix 1

Today’s Games

Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

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

Washington at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Wild 3, Avalanche 1

Colorado0101
Minnesota1113

First Period—1, Minnesota, Burns 14 (Rolston, Sheppard), 8:54 (pp). Second Period—2, Colorado, Sakic 11 (Stastny, Liles), 4:51 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Radivojevic 5 (Burns, Koivu), 9:42. Third Period—4, Minnesota, Veilleux 10, 19:53 (en). A—18,568 (18,568).

Canucks 3, Coyotes 1

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Vancouver2103

First Period—1, Vancouver, H.Sedin 14 (D.Sedin, Salo), 8:55. 2, Vancouver, Pyatt 14 (Bieksa, Salo), 12:28 (pp). 3, Phoenix, Carcillo 8 (Reinprecht), 18:05. Second Period—4, Vancouver, H.Sedin 15 (D.Sedin, Bieksa), 13:37 (pp). Third Period—None. A—18,630 (18,630).

GOLF

College LCSC Invitational

At Clarkston Country Club, Par 72

Men

TEAM SCORES—Concordia 290, Lewis-Clark St. 298, Victoria 307, Rocky Mountain 324, Alberta 333, Calgary 317, Whitworth 311, North Idaho 362.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—T1, T.Austin, Con, 73; M.Evan, Vic, 73. T3, C.Kneen, LC, 74; J.Carter 74. T5, B.Bachman, Con, 75; B.Scobie, Con, 75.

North Idaho results—David Kilbourne, 85; Ryan Carden, 87.

Women

TEAM SCORES—Rocky Mountain 324, Victoria 330, Lewis-Clark St. 341, Concordia 349, Whitworth 366, Calgary 371, Carroll 396, North Idaho 506.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1, A.Balser, Vic, 80. T2, K.Chew, Vic. 81; R.Warren, RM, 81; J.Villa, LC, 81; L.Aho, Con, 81.

High school Lewiston Invitational

Boys

At Lewiston Country Club

TEAM SCORES—Coeur d’Alene 299, Lewiston 309, East Valley 329, Shadle Park 340, Clarkston 341.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—Medalist not available. T3, Taylor Porter, CdA, 72; Tyler Johnson, Cda 72. 4, Kyler Gable, Cda, 76. 5, Ben Johnson, EV, 78. 6, Cody Mee, CdA, 79.

Girls

At Bryden Canyon Golf Course

TEAM SCORES—Lewiston 389, Coeur d’Alene 390.

Medalist-Alyssa Nilsson, Lew, 81.

SOCCER

High school boys Non-league

Central Valley 6, Shadle Park 1

First half — 1, SP, Leech 13:00. 2, CV, Stevens (Newberg) 18:00. 3, CV, Franks (Stevens)37:00.

Second half — 4, CV, Northington 46:00. 5, CV, Grinalds 52:00. 6, CV, Northington 55:00. 7, CV, Delmedico (Wulf) 67:00.

Shots on goal — Shadle Park 7, Central Valley 17.Saves — Shadle Park, Ambriz 4; Shephard 4. Central Valley, Piger 3; Wurz 2.

Ferris 2, East Valley 1

First half — None. Second half — 1, EV, Mastronardi (penalty kick) 59:00. 2, Fer, Matern (penalty kick) 79:00.

Shootout-Ferris 5 (Matern, Hartfield, Proctor, Cutter, Palmer), East Valley 4 (Mastronardi, Selland, Kunz, Eatock).

Shots on goal — Ferris 14, East Valley 3.Saves — Ferris, Stebbins 3. East Valley, Bolster 5; Barbieri 7.

Mead 2, University 1

First half — 1, Mead, Tarkington, 3:00. 2, Mead, Landry (Johnstone) 10:00. 3, U-Hi, Kenny (Frobe) 38:00.

Second half — None.

Shots on goal — Mead 9, U-Hi 7.Saves — Mead, Knechtges 3, Carpenter 2. U-Hi, Dixon 5.

SOFTBALL

High school girls Greater Spokane League

Central Valley 11, East Valley 0

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East Valley00000-012

Mandler and White; R. Riggin, Mauro (1) and Kurtz. W-Mandler. L-Riggin (0-1).

HITS: Central Valley-Aman 3, Holt, White, Morales, Ford 2, Gummersall. East Valley-M. Manchester. 2B-Morales. 3B-Gummersall.

Gonzaga Prep 9, Lewis and Clark 1

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Kellogg and Anderson; Binger, Faber and Nesss. W-Kellogg. L-Binger.

HITS: Gonzaga Prep-Rambo 2, Little 2, Wilkenson, Anderson 2, Romasko 3, Arnold 2, McBride, Kellogg. Lewis and Clark- Head, Houser, McLeod 2, Modica 1. 2B-Kellogg. 3B- Rambo. HR-Anderson.

TENNIS

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 Third Round

Richard Gasquet (8), France, def. Juan Ignacio Chela (28), Argentina, 6-2, 6-1.

James Blake (9), United States, def. Carlos Moya (19), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-1, 6-3.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (17), France, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (14), France, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Marcos Baghdatis (18), Cyprus, 6-3, 6-7 (1) 6-0.

Singles Women Third Round

Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def, Ai Sugiyama (27), Japan, 6-1, 6-1.

Francesca Schiavone (13), Italy, def. Flavia Pennetta (19), Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Tamira Paszek (32), Austria, 6-1, 4-0, retired.

Marion Bartoli (6), France, def. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Vera Zvonareva (12), Russia, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-0, 6-3.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (20), Spain, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-3, 7-5.

Lindsay Davenport (24), United States, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Ana Ivanovic (1), Serbia, def. Tathiana Garbin (31), Italy, 6-3, 6-0.

High school boys Great Northern League

CLARKSTON 7, CHENEY 0.

No. 1 Singles—Richard Muszynski,III, (Cla) d. Joe Kreilkamp 6-3, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles—Travis Shriver-Dan Benjamin (Cla) d. Tanner Tait-Paul Kauwe 6-2,6-3.

High school girls Great Northern League

CLARKSTON 7, CHENEY 0.

No. 1 Singles—Elise Rooney (Cla) d. Missy Gill 6-1, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles—Katie VanCleave-Erica Leblod (Cla) d. Trista Neilson-Cara Elam 6-4, 6-2.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Craig Hansen, RHP Lincoln Holdzkom, C George Kottaras and INF-OF Chris Carter to Pawtucket (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reassigned LHP Gio Gonzalez and LHP Greg Smith to their minor league camp.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Juan Morillo to their minor league camp. Assigned LHP John Koronka, C Michael McKenry and OF Sean Barker to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Steven W. Spartin vice president, partnership and consumer development.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned C Jason Jaramillo to their minor league camp and reassigned INF Brennan King and C Pete Laforest to the minor league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned OF Steve Pearce, RHP Bryan Bullington, RHP Ty Taubenheim and SS Brian Bixler to Indianapolis (IL). Assigned 3B Neil Walker, OF Andrew McCutchen, RHP T.J. Beam, RHP Brian Rogers, RHP Marino Salas and INF Luis Cruz to their minor league camp.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Mike Parisi, RHP Jason Motte and OF Joe Mather to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned RHP Clayton Mortensen, C Mark Johnson and OF Colby Rasmus to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Assigned F Josh McRoberts to Idaho (NBADL).

NBA Development League

COLORADO 14ERS—Waived G Milone Clark.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with WR D.J. Hackett on a two-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed DE Corey Smith to a one-year contract.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Acquired C Chris Myers from Denver for a 2008 sixth-round draft pick.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with WR Robert Ferguson, LB Dallas Sartz and DT Ellis Wyms.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed TE Bubba Franks to a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed DT-FB Dan Klecko to a two-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed WR Bryant Johnson and OT Qasim Mitchell.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed DT Matthias Askew. Released WR Mike Espy and WR Steven Harris.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Recalled D Boris Valabik from Chicago (AHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled RW Jeff Hamilton from Albany (AHL). Assigned RW Pat Dwyer to Albany.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled G Dan LaCosta from Syracuse (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS—Assigned C Darren Helm and LW Mattias Ritola to Grand Rapids (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled D Nathan McIver from Manitoba (AHL).

COLLEGE

ARIZONA—Fired Joan Bonvincini, women’s basketball coach.

TOLEDO—Fired Stan Joplin, men’s basketball coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Heat - Bucks due to numerous Miami injuries.

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
PISTONS6Nuggets
BUCKSNLHeat
BULLS4.5Nets
MAVERICKS5Lakers
ROCKETS3.5Celtics
Warriors1KINGS
Suns3.5BLAZERS

Home teams in capital letters.

NCAA College Basketball Tournament

FavoritePtsO/UUnderdog
Opening Round
Mt. St. Mary’s7127Coppin St.
Thursday
West Regional at Washington, D.C.
Xavier8129Georgia
Purdue2.5143Baylor
Duke19.5153Belmont
West Virginia2135Arizona
Midwest Regional at Omaha
Kansas25.5145Portland St.
Kent St.2126Unlv
Usc2.5141Kansas St
Wisconsin11.5133CS-Fullerton
East Regional at Denver
Washington St.8.5112Winthrop
Notre Dame6.5142George Mason
South Regional at Denver
Michigan St6.5134Temple
Pittsburgh10127Oral Roberts
South Regional at Anaheim
Marquette6130Kentucky
Stanford14.5136Cornell
West Regional at Anaheim
Texas A&M2129Byu
Ucla32122Miss Valley St
Friday
West Regional at Tampa
Drake4.5140W Kentucky
Connecticut11130San Diego
Midwest Regional at Tampa
Vanderbilt7153Siena
Clemson6.5142Villanova
Midwest Regional at Raleigh, N.C.
Davidson2139Gonzaga
Georgetown16.5130Maryland-BC
East Regional at Raleigh, N.C.
North CarolinaNLNLMSM or Copp St
Indiana1141Arkansas
South Regional at Little Rock, Ark.
Miami-Fla1137St. Mary’s
Texas16140Austin Peay
Mississippi St2.5143Oregon
Memphis24.5143TX-Arlington
East Regional at Birmingham, Ala
Tennessee20141American
Butler4125South Alabama
Oklahoma1.5127St. Joseph’s
Louisville13144Boise St

NIT

FavoritePtsO/UUnderdog
UMASS9.5NLStephen Austin
OHIO ST15NLNC-Asheville
SYRACUSE14.5NLRobert Morris
FLORIDA ST8135Akron
SO ILLINOIS5.5123Oklahoma St
MINNESOTA3.5138Maryland
CREIGHTON7151Rhode Island
ARIZONA ST19NLAlabama St
Wednesday
DAYTON7.5125Cleveland St
VIRGINIA TECH18124Morgan St
VIRGINIA COMM5.5131Uab
MISSISSIPPI1312Cal-Santa Barb
FLORIDA9139San Diego St
NEBRASKA8.5128NC-Charlotte
ILLINOIS ST8129Utah St
CALIFORNIA 3149New Mexico

CBI

FavoritePtsO/UUnderdog
VIRGINIA13140Richmond
OHIO U7.5128Brown
OLD DOMINION5.5139Rider
NEVADA-RENO3156Houston
Wednesday
BRADLEY5.5139Cincinnati
TULSA2.5122Miami-Ohio
UTEP1144Utah
WASHINGTON10145Valparaiso

Home teams in capital letters.