Scoreboard
BASEBALL
MLB Spring Training
All Times PDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
| W | L | Pct | |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 5 | .762 |
| Los Angeles | 17 | 7 | .708 |
| Oakland | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| New York | 13 | 8 | .619 |
| Texas | 14 | 10 | .583 |
| Kansas City | 14 | 11 | .560 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| Cleveland | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Detroit | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Seattle | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| Boston | 7 | 11 | .389 |
| Toronto | 9 | 15 | .375 |
| Baltimore | 8 | 14 | .364 |
| Chicago | 9 | 16 | .360 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| W | L | Pct | |
| Florida | 17 | 8 | .680 |
| New York | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| Milwaukee | 16 | 10 | .615 |
| St. Louis | 14 | 10 | .583 |
| Colorado | 12 | 10 | .545 |
| Atlanta | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| San Diego | 11 | 11 | .500 |
| Cincinnati | 13 | 14 | .481 |
| Chicago | 12 | 14 | .461 |
| Houston | 12 | 14 | .461 |
| Philadelphia | 11 | 14 | .440 |
| Arizona | 10 | 16 | .385 |
| Washington | 10 | 16 | .385 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 16 | .360 |
| Los Angeles | 9 | 17 | .346 |
| San Francisco | 8 | 18 | .308 |
Monday’s Results
Houston 10, Florida 10, tie, 10 innings
Cleveland 8, Atlanta 0
N.Y. Mets 1, Baltimore 0
St. Louis 8, Minnesota 4
Detroit 5, Washington 3
Tampa Bay 13, Pittsburgh 4
Chicago Cubs 7, Texas 6
San Diego 4, L.A. Angels 4, tie, 10 innings
Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5
Arizona 6, San Francisco 5
Seattle 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Cincinnati 5, Toronto 3
N.Y. Yankees 13, Philadelphia 4
Kansas City 10, L.A. Dodgers 9
Today’s Games
Florida vs. Balt. at Fort Lauderdale, 10:05 a.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05
Yankees vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, 10:05
Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:05
Cincinnati vs. Phila. at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05
Minnesota vs. Pitts. at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05
Atlanta vs. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:05
Angels vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.
White Sox vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 1:05
L.A. Dodgers vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05
Cubs vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05
Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05
Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 3:05
Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 7:05
Mariners 3, White Sox 1
| Chicago (A) | 000 | 000 | 010 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Seattle | 200 | 001 | 00x | — | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Contreras, Carrasco (6), Logan (8) and Hall, Phillips; Washburn, Lowe (8), O’Flaherty (9) and Johjima. W—Washburn. L—Contreras. Sv—O’Flaherty.
College Non-conference UC Davis 8, Gonzaga 2
| Gonzaga | 000 | 100 | 001 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| UC Davis | 000 | 043 | 10X | — | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Proszek, Danner (6), Harmon (8) and Van Winkle; McAtee, McChesney (5) Gamboa (9) and Jefferies. W—McChesney (1-0). L—Proszek (1-1). HITS: Gonzaga—Kveder, Chatwood 4, McKimmy 3, Wiegand, Van Winkle, Winston, Heid 2. UC Davis—Royster 3, Kelly, Jefferies, Scoma, James 2, Hirneise, Dempsey, Heylman. 2B—Royster, Jefferies, James.
Washington 5, Hawaii-Hilo 0
| Hawaii-Hilo | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington | 000 | 000 | 32x | — | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Davis, Stephenson (7) and Rodgers; Nobles, Dickey (8) and Dunn. W—Nobels (2-0). L—Davis (1-3). Sv—Dickey (3).
HITS: Hawaii-Hilo (7-12)–Trias, Satele, Ogawa, Kessel. Washington (14-6)–Rife, Scott, Conley, Pearl, Dunn, Burgher 2. 2B–Trias, Burgher, Pearl. HR–Conley (3), Dunn (3).
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):
| Record | Pvs | |
| 1. Arizona State | 17-0 | 2 |
| 2. Arizona | 12-2 | 1 |
| 3. North Carolina | 14-3 | 3 |
| 4. Missouri | 13-2 | 4 |
| 5. Vanderbilt | 12-4 | 6 |
| 6. Miami | 13-2 | 7 |
| 7. Long Beach State | 12-3 | 9 |
| 8. Mississippi | 13-5 | 5 |
| 9. UC Irvine | 14-1 | 13 |
| 10. Florida State | 16-1 | 14 |
| 11. UCLA | 10-5 | 11 |
| 12. California | 13-2 | 12 |
| 13. South Carolina | 11-5 | 8 |
| 14. Baylor | 13-4 | 10 |
| 15. Rice | 12-6 | 15 |
| 16. Kentucky | 18-0 | 17 |
| 17. Stanford | 8-4 | 18 |
| 18. Texas | 12-5 | 19 |
| 19. San Diego | 12-7 | 21 |
| 20. Wichita State | 11-3 | 24 |
| 21. Coastal Carolina | 15-2 | NR |
| 22. Nebraska | 14-2 | NR |
| 23. East Carolina | 13-4 | NR |
| 24. Virginia | 14-4 | 16 |
| 25. Michigan | 8-6 | 25 |
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 info. directors:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Arizona St. | 17-0 | 498 | 1 |
| 2. Kentucky | 18-0 | 497 | 4 |
| 3. Florida St. | 16-1 | 496 | 3 |
| 4. Arizona | 12-2 | 495 | 2 |
| 5. U.C. Irvine | 14-1 | 492 | 8 |
| 6. North Carolina | 14-3 | 489 | 6 |
| 7. Long Beach St. | 12-3 | 485 | 7 |
| 8. Missouri | 13-2 | 480 | 17 |
| 9. Vanderbilt | 12-4 | 478 | 12 |
| 10. Miami, Fla. | 13-2 | 473 | 10 |
| 11. South Carolina | 11-5 | 471 | 5 |
| 12. California | 13-2-1 | 469 | 18 |
| 13. Texas | 12-5 | 463 | 15 |
| 14. Rice | 12-6 | 462 | 14 |
| 15. Baylor | 13-4 | 459 | 9 |
| 16. Central Florida | 16-1 | 458 | 20 |
| 17. Georgia Tech | 13-4 | 457 | 11 |
| 18. Mississippi | 13-5 | 456 | 13 |
| 19. Stanford | 8-4 | 453 | 19 |
| 20. UCLA | 10-5 | 450 | 23 |
| 21. Virginia | 14-4 | 447 | 16 |
| 22. Nebraska | 14-2 | 446 | — |
| 23. Texas A&M | 15-4 | 443 | 24 |
| 24. Wichita St. | 11-3 | 440 | — |
| 25. Washington St. | 13-5 | 438 | — |
High school boys Greater Spokane League
Central Valley 4, Rogers 1
| Central Valley | 100 | 010 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rogers | 000 | 100 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Schull and KC.Mack; Partridge, Harris (6) and Douglas. W-Schull. L-Partridge (1-1).
HITS: Central Valley-Borgman, Richards, Pau. Rogers-Kelly, Partridge, Como. 2B-Kelley, Richards, Pau. 3B-Partridge.
East Valley 4, Lewis and Clark 1
| East Valley | 011 | 100 | 1 | - | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Lewis and Clark | 000 | 100 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Barbier, Ellis (7) and Sinn; Kellogg and Santos. W-Barbier. L-Kellogg. Sv-Ellis.
HITS: East Valley-Stewart, Slocum 2, Sinn, Bittner, Awbery 3, Mills, Novakovich, Pugsley. Lewis and Clark-McNeill, Santos, Altberg, Grow, Little. 2B-Slocum. HR-Sinn, Mills, Donnie Santos.
Ferris 10, Shadle Park 0
| Shadle Park | 000 | 00 | - | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ferris | 107 | 02 | - | 10 | 11 | 2 |
Hayes, Flores, Carlson and Ennis; Ewing and Krustangel, Cornwell. W-Ewing. L-Hayes.
HITS: Shadle Park- Raynor, McKanna 2, Jordan. Ferris- Roberts, Minnerly, Peterson, Kittredge 2, Brett 2, Murphy, Stockton, Yoshihara, Haney. 2B- McKanna, Kittredge.
Mead 12, Mt. Spokane 3
| Mt. Spokane | 011 | 010 | 0 | - | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Mead | 012 | 702 | x | - | 12 | 9 | 0 |
Fowler, Powles, Leonard and Jackson; Allen, Balbini and McNaghten. W-Allen. L-Fowler.
HITS: Mt. Spokane- Fowler, Leonard 3, Powles. Mead- Murphy, Peterson, McNaghten 3, Fink 2, Schrader, Allen. 2B- Leonard, McNaghten 2, Peterson. 3B- Murphy, Allen. HR- McNaghten.
Non-league
ACH 15, Eastmont 2
| ACH | 011 | 231 | 7 | - | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Eastmont | 000 | 200 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Ashley, McKay (5) and Grenier, Ashley (5); Melton and Winger. W-Ashley (2-0). L-Melton.
HITS: 2B-ACH, Hughes, Starkenburg, Ashley.
Columbia-Burbank 3, Colfax 0
| Colfax | 000 | 000 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Columbia-Burbank | 102 | 000 | x | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Gay, Hoadley (5) and Morse; Werlinger and Wilber. W-Werlinger (1-1). L-Gay (0-1).
HITS: Colfax-Gay. Columbia-Burbank-Werlinger, Glazier, Byrd. 2B-Werlinger.
BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
| y-Boston | 55 | 15 | .786 | — |
| Philadelphia | 36 | 35 | .507 | 19 1/2 |
| Toronto | 35 | 35 | .500 | 20 |
| New Jersey | 30 | 41 | .423 | 25 1/2 |
| New York | 19 | 51 | .271 | 36 |
| Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
| x-Orlando | 46 | 26 | .639 | — |
| Washington | 36 | 33 | .522 | 8 1/2 |
| Atlanta | 30 | 39 | .435 | 14 1/2 |
| Charlotte | 25 | 44 | .362 | 19 1/2 |
| Miami | 13 | 57 | .186 | 32 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| x-Detroit | 50 | 20 | .714 | — |
| Cleveland | 40 | 31 | .563 | 10 1/2 |
| Indiana | 29 | 41 | .414 | 21 |
| Chicago | 27 | 42 | .391 | 22 1/2 |
| Milwaukee | 24 | 45 | .348 | 25 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| New Orleans | 47 | 21 | .691 | — |
| Houston | 48 | 23 | .676 | 1/2 |
| San Antonio | 47 | 23 | .671 | 1 |
| Dallas | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 |
| Memphis | 18 | 52 | .257 | 30 |
| Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Utah | 46 | 25 | .648 | — |
| Denver | 43 | 28 | .606 | 3 |
| Portland | 37 | 34 | .521 | 9 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 51 | .261 | 27 |
| Seattle | 17 | 54 | .239 | 29 |
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
| L.A. Lakers | 49 | 22 | .690 | — |
| Phoenix | 47 | 23 | .671 | 1 1/2 |
| Golden State | 43 | 27 | .623 | 5 1/2 |
| Sacramento | 31 | 39 | .443 | 17 1/2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 21 | 48 | .304 | 27 |
x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division
Monday’s Results
Miami 78, Milwaukee 73
Detroit 110, Phoenix 105, OT
Philadelphia 95, Boston 90
New Jersey 106, New York 91
Denver 120, Memphis 106
Houston 108, Sacramento 100
Seattle 97, Portland 84
L.A. Lakers 123, Golden State 119, OT
Today’s Games
San Antonio at Orlando, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Utah, 6 p.m.
Washington at Portland, 7 p.m.
Sonics 97, Trail Blazers 84
Portland (84)—Webster 8-20 1-1 22, Aldridge 5-13 0-0 10, Przybilla 2-4 1-2 5, Roy 5-17 1-2 11, Blake 3-8 0-0 7, Frye 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Jack 2-6 5-5 10, Outlaw 5-12 3-4 13. Totals 33-86 11-14 84.
Seattle (97)—Green 5-17 4-4 16, Collison 6-8 1-4 13, Petro 4-9 2-3 10, Durant 9-13 4-5 23, Ridnour 6-12 3-4 15, Elson 0-2 0-0 0, Wilkins 7-11 3-4 20, Gill 0-2 0-0 0, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-74 17-24 97.
| Portland | 25 | 28 | 10 | 21 | — | 84 |
| Seattle | 21 | 28 | 22 | 26 | — | 97 |
3-Point Goals—Portland 7-17 (Webster 5-9, Jack 1-1, Blake 1-5, Roy 0-2), Seattle 6-12 (Wilkins 3-3, Green 2-4, Durant 1-2, Gill 0-1, Ridnour 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 50 (Przybilla 13), Seattle 50 (Collison 11). Assists—Portland 21 (Blake 9), Seattle 21 (Ridnour 9). Total Fouls—Portland 21, Seattle 15. Technicals—Portland defensive three second, Seattle defensive three second. A—11,292 (17,072).
Heat 78, Bucks 73
Milwaukee (73)—Mason 1-6 3-6 5, Villanueva 2-11 1-2 5, Bogut 6-14 4-6 16, Redd 8-20 5-5 24, M.Williams 7-16 0-0 15, Yi 1-6 0-0 2, Gadzuric 0-0 0-0 0, Sessions 0-1 2-2 2, Ivey 0-0 0-0 0, Ruffin 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 27-76 15-21 73.
Miami (78)—Davis 4-14 1-2 10, Barron 4-10 3-4 11, Blount 1-5 0-0 2, Cook 4-12 2-2 10, Quinn 8-13 5-5 24, Anthony 2-3 7-8 11, Powell 2-6 0-0 4, Lasme 1-3 4-4 6, Ahearn 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 22-25 78.
| Milwaukee | 25 | 12 | 13 | 23 | — | 73 |
| Miami | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | — | 78 |
3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-13 (Redd 3-9, M.Williams 1-3, Bogut 0-1), Miami 4-15 (Quinn 3-5, Davis 1-2, Powell 0-2, Cook 0-3, Ahearn 0-3). Fouled Out—M.Williams. Rebounds—Milwaukee 62 (Bogut 17), Miami 39 (Anthony 7). Assists—Milwaukee 11 (M.Williams 5), Miami 15 (Quinn 4). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Miami 20. A—19,024 (19,600).
Pistons 110, Suns 105 (OT)
Phoenix (105)—Stoudemire 9-18 15-16 33, Hill 7-12 1-3 15, O’Neal 5-11 2-3 12, Bell 2-5 0-0 5, Nash 9-14 2-2 23, Barbosa 4-9 0-0 9, Giricek 3-4 0-0 6, Diaw 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 40-80 20-24 105.
Detroit (110)—McDyess 3-5 3-4 9, Prince 5-12 1-2 11, Wallace 9-21 0-0 23, Afflalo 3-7 0-0 6, Billups 8-18 15-16 32, Stuckey 6-12 1-2 13, Hayes 1-4 0-0 2, Ratliff 1-3 2-2 4, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, Hunter 1-2 0-0 3, Maxiell 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 40-89 23-28 110.
| Phoenix | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 9 | — | 105 |
| Detroit | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | — | 110 |
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 5-13 (Nash 3-4, Bell 1-2, Barbosa 1-4, Stoudemire 0-1, Diaw 0-1, Hill 0-1), Detroit 7-21 (Wallace 5-10, Hunter 1-2, Billups 1-7, Hayes 0-1, Afflalo 0-1). Fouled Out—Bell. Rebounds—Phoenix 46 (O’Neal 10), Detroit 52 (Wallace 9). Assists—Phoenix 24 (Nash 9), Detroit 19 (Billups 6). Total Fouls—Phoenix 19, Detroit 23. Technical—Stoudemire. A—22,076 (22,076).
76ers 95, Celtics 90
Philadelphia (95)—Iguodala 10-17 8-15 28, Evans 2-6 2-2 6, Dalembert 2-4 2-4 6, Green 1-7 2-2 4, Miller 8-20 4-6 20, Young 6-8 4-5 16, Carney 2-4 0-0 5, Williams 1-5 7-8 9, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Booth 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 32-72 30-44 95.
Boston (90)—Pierce 4-6 1-4 12, Garnett 7-13 4-4 18, Perkins 2-3 0-0 4, R.Allen 6-13 1-1 14, Rondo 3-8 0-0 6, Cassell 2-6 1-1 5, House 4-9 0-0 11, Powe 5-8 6-8 16, Davis 1-4 2-2 4, T.Allen 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 15-20 90.
| Philadelphia | 22 | 26 | 18 | 29 | — | 95 |
| Boston | 28 | 24 | 19 | 19 | — | 90 |
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 1-9 (Carney 1-2, Williams 0-1, Green 0-2, Iguodala 0-2, Miller 0-2), Boston 7-20 (Pierce 3-5, House 3-5, R.Allen 1-8, T.Allen 0-1, Cassell 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 56 (Dalembert 12), Boston 44 (Powe 7). Assists—Philadelphia 15 (Miller 6), Boston 28 (Rondo 7). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 16, Boston 28. Technicals—Philadelphia defensive three second. A—18,624 (18,624).
Nets 106, Knicks 91
New Jersey (106)—Jefferson 7-10 8-12 26, Krstic 9-15 4-5 22, Boone 4-6 0-0 8, Harris 4-11 0-0 8, Carter 7-13 8-9 27, S.Williams 1-3 1-2 3, Nachbar 2-4 1-2 6, Diop 2-4 0-0 4, M.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Ager 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-69 22-30 106.
New York (91)—Jeffries 3-6 0-2 7, Lee 5-13 2-2 12, Randolph 8-18 1-2 17, Crawford 8-22 8-10 26, Chandler 6-10 0-0 13, Jones 3-7 0-0 7, Collins 2-6 0-0 4, Balkman 0-1 0-0 0, Rose 2-10 1-2 5. Totals 37-93 12-18 91.
| New Jersey | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | — | 106 |
| New York | 22 | 23 | 18 | 28 | — | 91 |
3-Point Goals—New Jersey 10-17 (Carter 5-6, Jefferson 4-5, Nachbar 1-3, M.Williams 0-1, Harris 0-2), New York 5-17 (Crawford 2-5, Jeffries 1-1, Chandler 1-3, Jones 1-3, Rose 0-1, Randolph 0-2, Collins 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 56 (Boone 11), New York 46 (Lee 13). Assists—New Jersey 22 (Carter 7), New York 17 (Crawford 8). Total Fouls—New Jersey 14, New York 20. Technical—New York coach Thomas. A—19,763 (19,763).
Nuggets 120, Grizzlies 106
Denver (120)—Anthony 8-15 6-8 23, Martin 7-8 0-0 14, Camby 1-5 3-4 5, Iverson 8-21 7-7 26, Carter 5-7 2-2 12, Smith 9-15 2-3 27, Najera 2-3 0-0 6, Kleiza 3-9 0-0 7, Atkins 0-2 0-0 0, Diawara 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-86 20-24 120.
Memphis (106)—Gay 13-28 2-2 30, Warrick 10-13 7-8 29, Milicic 0-4 0-0 0, Miller 7-20 1-1 19, Conley 1-5 1-2 3, Collins 1-1 0-2 2, Navarro 0-5 0-0 0, Lowry 4-11 1-2 9, Crittenton 6-9 1-2 14, Jacobsen 0-0 0-0 0, Cardinal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-97 13-19 106.
| Denver | 28 | 23 | 37 | 32 | — | 120 |
| Memphis | 31 | 26 | 22 | 27 | — | 106 |
3-Point Goals—Denver 14-34 (Smith 7-12, Iverson 3-9, Najera 2-3, Anthony 1-3, Kleiza 1-5, Atkins 0-1, Carter 0-1), Memphis 9-24 (Miller 4-10, Warrick 2-2, Gay 2-7, Crittenton 1-2, Lowry 0-1, Navarro 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 49 (Camby 15), Memphis 59 (Miller 14). Assists—Denver 29 (Carter, Iverson 7), Memphis 18 (Conley, Lowry 4). Total Fouls—Denver 19, Memphis 19. Technicals—Anthony, Memphis defensive three second 2. A—12,317 (18,400).
Rockets 108, Kings 100
Sacramento (100)—Artest 7-17 0-0 17, Moore 3-8 1-2 7, Miller 3-6 0-0 7, Martin 7-11 3-4 18, Udrih 1-4 0-0 2, Salmons 4-7 7-8 15, Hawes 3-4 0-2 6, Johnson 3-5 0-0 7, Garcia 7-13 0-0 17, Douby 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 40-77 11-16 100.
Houston (108)—Battier 5-12 5-8 15, Scola 5-9 1-2 11, Mutombo 2-2 2-2 6, McGrady 5-16 7-9 17, Alston 9-17 7-8 28, Hayes 3-4 4-5 10, Landry 1-2 4-4 6, Head 3-5 0-0 7, Jackson 2-3 3-4 8. Totals 35-70 33-42 108.
| Sacramento | 24 | 25 | 23 | 28 | — | 100 |
| Houston | 26 | 27 | 24 | 31 | — | 108 |
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 9-17 (Artest 3-4, Garcia 3-5, Miller 1-2, Johnson 1-2, Martin 1-3, Salmons 0-1), Houston 5-17 (Alston 3-6, Jackson 1-1, Head 1-2, Battier 0-4, McGrady 0-4). Fouled Out—Martin. Rebounds—Sacramento 37 (Miller 7), Houston 49 (Mutombo 9). Assists—Sacramento 25 (Artest, Moore 6), Houston 18 (McGrady 6). Total Fouls—Sacramento 27, Houston 16. Technical—Houston defensive three second. A—18,241 (18,500).
Lakers 123, Warriors 119 (OT)
L.A. Lakers (123)—Odom 10-15 3-5 23, Radmanovic 3-7 2-2 10, Turiaf 4-9 3-4 11, Bryant 11-30 7-7 30, Fisher 7-18 0-0 18, Walton 2-3 4-4 8, Farmar 2-7 0-1 4, Vujacic 7-13 0-0 19. Totals 46-102 19-23 123.
Golden State (119)—Jackson 9-21 6-8 29, Harrington 7-15 3-4 19, Biedrins 2-7 1-2 5, Ellis 7-20 3-3 18, Davis 12-28 3-4 30, Barnes 0-0 0-0 0, Azubuike 8-12 2-3 18, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-103 18-24 119.
| L.A. Lakers | 20 | 32 | 35 | 24 | 12 | — | 123 |
| Golden State | 28 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 8 | — | 119 |
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 12-35 (Vujacic 5-11, Fisher 4-10, Radmanovic 2-5, Bryant 1-5, Farmar 0-4), Golden State 11-29 (Jackson 5-10, Davis 3-9, Harrington 2-4, Ellis 1-3, Azubuike 0-3). Fouled Out—Biedrins. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 60 (Odom 21), Golden State 64 (Harrington 12). Assists—L.A. Lakers 27 (Bryant 7), Golden State 22 (Ellis 9). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 18, Golden State 24. Technicals—L.A. Lakers defensive three second, Golden State defensive three second. A—20,713 (19,596).
College NCAA Tournament
All Times PDT
East Regional
Regional Semifinals
At Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Thursday’s Games
Washington State (26-8) vs. North Carolina (34-2), 4:27 p.m.
Tennessee (26-8) vs. Louisville (26-8), 30 minutes following
Saturday, March 29
Semifinal winners
South Regional
Regional Semifinals
At Reliant Stadium, Houston
Friday’s Games
Texas (30-6) vs. Stanford (28-7), 4:27 p.m.
Memphis (35-1) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following
Sunday, March 30
Semifinal winners
Midwest Regional
Regional Semifinals
At Ford Field, Detroit
Friday’s Games
Davidson (28-6) vs. Wisconsin (31-4), 4:10 p.m.
Kansas (33-3) vs. Villanova (22-12), 30 minutes following
Sunday, March 30
Semifinal winners
West Regional
Regional Semifinals
At US Airways Center, Phoenix
Thursday’s Games
West Virginia (26-10) vs. Xavier (29-6), 4:10 p.m.
UCLA (33-3) vs. Western Kentucky (29-6), 30 minutes following
Saturday, March 29
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At The Alamodome, San Antonio
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 5
East champion vs. Midwest champion
South champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 7
Semifinal winners
NIT
All Times PDT
Second Round
Monday’s Results
Ohio State 73, California 56
Dayton 55, Illinois State 48
Virginia Tech 75, UAB 49
Mississippi 85, Nebraska 75, OT
Quarterfinals
Today’s Games
Massachusetts (23-10) at Syracuse (21-13), 4 p.m.
Florida (23-11) at Arizona State (21-12), 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Mississippi (23-10) at Virginia Tech (21-13), 4 p.m.
Dayton (23-10) at Ohio State (21-13), 6 p.m.
CBI
All Times PDT
Quarterfinals
Monday’s Results
Houston 91, Valparaiso 67
Virginia 80, Old Dominion 76
Tulsa 69, Utah 60
Bradley 79, Ohio 73
Semifinals
Wednesday’s Games
Bradley (19-15) at Virginia (17-15), 4 p.m.
Houston (24-9) at Tulsa (22-13), 6 p.m.
College women NCAA Tournament
All Times PDT
Greensboro Regional
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Rutgers 69, Iowa State 58
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
George Washington 55, California 53
Today’s Games
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Old Dominion (30-4) vs. Virginia (24-9), 4 p.m.
At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport, Conn.
Connecticut (33-1) vs. Texas (22-12), 6:30 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Sunday’s Games
Connecticutl-Texas winner vs. Old Dominion-Virginia winner, TBA
Rutgers (26-6) vs. George Washington (27-6), TBA
New Orleans Regional
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Oklahoma State 73, Florida State 72, OT
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, La.
LSU 68, Marist 49
Today’s Games
At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport, Conn.
Kansas State (22-9) vs. Louisville (25-9), 4 p.m.
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
North Carolina (31-2) vs. Georgia (23-9), 6:30 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At New Orleans Arena
Saturday’s Games
Oklahoma State (27-7) vs. LSU (29-5), TBA
North Carolina-Georgia winner vs. Kansas State-Louisville winner,
Oklahoma City Regional
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, La.
Texas A&M 63, Hartford 39
Today’s Games
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Duke (24-9) vs. Arizona State (22-10), 4 p.m.
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue (19-14) vs. Tennessee (31-2), 4 p.m.
Oklahoma (22-8) vs. Notre Dame (24-8), 6:30 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Sunday’s Games
Texas A&M (28-7) vs. Duke-Arizona State, TBA
Oklahoma-Notre Dame winner vs. Purdue-Tennessee winner, TBA
Spokane Regional
Second Round
Monday’s Results
At The Pit; Albuquerque, N.M.
Pittsburgh 67, Baylor 59
Vanderbilt 64, West Virginia 46
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford 88, UTEP 54
Today’s Games
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Nebraska (21-11) vs. Maryland (31-3), 6:30 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Saturday, March 29
Nebraska-Maryland winner vs. Vanderbilt (25-8), 4 or 6:30 p.m.
Stanford (32-3) vs. Pittsburgh (24-10), 4 or 6:30 p.m.
Women’s NIT
All Times PDT
Second Round
Monday’s Results
St. John’s 65, Iona 59
Boston College 76, Vermont 64
Florida 60, Florida Gulf Coast 55
Michigan 75, Virginia Commonwealth 57
N.C. State 72, South Carolina 69
Illinois 48, Drake 44
Kansas 82, Evansville 60
Southern Mississippi 62, Mississippi State 61
Marquette 75, Creighton 69
Colorado 82, Gonzaga 68
Third Round
Wednesday’s Games
James Madison (24-9) at Kentucky (16-15), 4 p.m.
TCU (22-11) at Texas Tech (17-15), 5 p.m.
Illinois (20-14) at Marquette (17-14), 5 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Southern Mississippi (21-13) at Michigan (18-13), 4 p.m.
Kansas (17-15) at Michigan State (20-13), 4 p.m.
Boston College (21-10) at St. John’s (17-14), 4 p.m.
Florida (19-13) at N.C. State (19-12), 4 p.m.
Villanova (17-15) at Colorado (17-14), 6 p.m.
Colorado 82, Gonzaga 68
Gonzaga (25-9)—Bowman 7-11 2-2 16, Frieson 5-17 0-0 10, Vandersloot 2-13 2-2 6, Elliott 2-8 1-1 6, Bjorklund 2-7 0-0 4, Lorenzo 0-0 0-0 0, Bekkering 4-6 0-0 10, Hassett 0-0 0-0 0, Renius 2-6 0-0 4, Shives 5-11 0-0 12, Raap 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 29-79 5-5 68.
Colorado (17-14)—Spears 9-15 0-1 22, McFarland 9-14 3-7 21, Richards 3-9 0-2 6, Smith 4-8 0-0 12, Powers 0-1 0-0 0, Houston 4-6 1-2 9, Skildum 1-5 0-1 2, Piterniece 1-1 0-0 3, Putnina 2-3 2-2 7, Dun 0-3 0-0 0, Dow 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 33-65 6-15 82.
Halftime–Colorado 42, Gonzaga 35. 3-point goals—Gonzaga 5-18 (Shives 2-4, Bekkering, 2-2, Elliott 1-5, Bjorklund 0-1, Vandersloot 0-5, Frieson 0-1.), Colorado 10-21 (Smith, 4-6, Spears 4-7, Piterniece 1-1, Putnina 1-1, Skildum, 0-3, Dunn 0-1, Powers 0-1, Houston 0-1). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Gonzaga 44 (Frieson 11), Colorado 43 (Spears 10). Assists–Gonzaga 11 (Vandersloot 5), Colorado 17 (Smith 6). Total fouls–Gonzaga 15, Colorado 13. Technical fouls–None. A–1,666.
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Pittsburgh | 43 | 26 | 7 | 93 | 234 | 208 |
| New Jersey | 42 | 26 | 7 | 91 | 191 | 180 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 39 | 26 | 10 | 88 | 198 | 184 |
| Philadelphia | 38 | 28 | 10 | 86 | 231 | 220 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 34 | 36 | 7 | 75 | 185 | 228 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| x-Montreal | 43 | 24 | 10 | 96 | 247 | 213 |
| Ottawa | 41 | 28 | 7 | 89 | 243 | 229 |
| Boston | 37 | 28 | 10 | 84 | 193 | 209 |
| Buffalo | 35 | 29 | 11 | 81 | 235 | 222 |
| Toronto | 35 | 31 | 10 | 80 | 217 | 233 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Carolina | 41 | 30 | 5 | 87 | 232 | 233 |
| Washington | 37 | 31 | 8 | 82 | 221 | 223 |
| Florida | 36 | 31 | 9 | 81 | 205 | 209 |
| Atlanta | 31 | 38 | 8 | 70 | 204 | 259 |
| Tampa Bay | 29 | 38 | 8 | 66 | 211 | 245 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Detroit | 50 | 20 | 6 | 106 | 242 | 170 |
| Nashville | 37 | 31 | 8 | 82 | 217 | 220 |
| Chicago | 36 | 32 | 8 | 80 | 220 | 217 |
| Columbus | 33 | 31 | 11 | 77 | 182 | 198 |
| St. Louis | 30 | 33 | 12 | 72 | 185 | 220 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Minnesota | 40 | 28 | 9 | 89 | 207 | 210 |
| Calgary | 39 | 27 | 10 | 88 | 212 | 211 |
| Vancouver | 38 | 27 | 10 | 86 | 198 | 187 |
| Colorado | 40 | 31 | 6 | 86 | 210 | 204 |
| Edmonton | 39 | 33 | 5 | 83 | 224 | 238 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| x-San Jose | 45 | 21 | 9 | 99 | 200 | 174 |
| Anaheim | 43 | 26 | 8 | 94 | 192 | 180 |
| Dallas | 42 | 29 | 5 | 89 | 221 | 191 |
| Phoenix | 36 | 34 | 6 | 78 | 200 | 211 |
| Los Angeles | 30 | 40 | 6 | 66 | 215 | 246 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Monday’s Results
N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1
Montreal 7, Ottawa 5
Edmonton 5, Minnesota 3
Colorado 2, Calgary 0
Today’s Games
Ottawa at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Detroit at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.
Islanders 4, Penguins 1
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Park 10 (Okposo, Spiller), 3:22 (sh). 2, Pittsburgh, Sykora 28 (Kennedy, Taffe), 3:58 (pp). Second Period—3, N.Y. Islanders, Guerin 23 (Vasicek, Martinek), 11:45. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Bergenheim 10 (Guerin, Satan), 14:53 (pp). Third Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Hunter 12 (Satan, Tambellini), 12:41. A—16,234 (16,234).
Canadiens 7, Senators 5
| Ottawa | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Montreal | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 |
First Period—1, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 24 (Plekanec, Hamrlik), 1:40. 2, Montreal, Higgins 23 (Lapierre), 13:26. 3, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 25 (Streit, Kovalev), 18:24 (pp). Second Period—4, Ottawa, Vermette 19 (Robitaille, Lapointe), 9:43. 5, Montreal, Bouillon 2 (Smolinski), 11:29. 6, Montreal, Markov 16 (Ryder, Kovalev), 15:04 (pp). 7, Montreal, Grabovski 3 (S.Kostitsyn), 15:46. 8, Montreal, Kostopoulos 6 (Markov, Lapierre), 19:14 (sh).
Third Period—9, Ottawa, Heatley 38 (Alfredsson, Richardson), 3:04. 10, Ottawa, Lapointe 6 (Donovan, Robitaille), 4:33. 11, Ottawa, Heatley 39 (Commodore, Alfredsson), 9:23. 12, Ottawa, Spezza 32 (Stillman, Alfredsson), 18:02 (pp). A—21,273 (21,273).
Avalanche 2, Flames 0
| Calgary | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Colorado, Leopold 4 (Forsberg, Wolski), 6:36 (pp). Third Period—2, Colorado, Hejduk 24 (Stastny, Smyth), 12:19. A—18,007 (18,007).
Oilers 5, Wild 3
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Edmonton | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 |
First Period—1, Edmonton, Glencross 12 (Brodziak, Stortini), 1:59. 2, Edmonton, Cogliano 17 (Nilsson, Gilbert), 4:44. 3, Edmonton, Penner 22 (Hemsky, Stoll), 5:02. 4, Minnesota, Schultz 2 (Parrish, Sheppard), 5:41. Second Period—5, Edmonton, Brodziak 14, 3:54. 6, Minnesota, Hill 1 (Belanger), 5:04. 7, Edmonton, Cogliano 18 (Gagner, Nilsson), 8:59. Third Period—8, Minnesota, Fedoruk 4 (Skoula, Hill), 7:30. A—16,839 (16,839).
WHL playoffs
FIRST ROUND
Conference Quarterfinals
(Best of 7)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Saturday’s Results
Lethbridge 4, Brandon 3; Lethbridge leads series 2-0
Kootenay 4, Medicine Hat 3 (OT); Kootenay leads series 2-0
Swift Current 5, Regina 3; series tied 1-1
Sunday’s Results
Moose Jaw 4, Calgary 2; series tied 1-1
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Calgary at Moose Jaw
Lethbridge at Brandon
Medicine Hat at Kootenay
Regina at Swift Current
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Saturday’s Results
Vancouver 3, Chilliwack 2; Vancouver leads series 2-0
Spokane 4, Everett 1; Spokane leads series 2-0
Tri-City 4, Kamloops 1; Tri-City leads series 2-0
Kelowna 3, Seattle 1
Monday’s Results
Seattle 3, Kelowna 2, OT, Kelowna leads series 2-1
Today’s Games
Seattle at Kelowna
Tri-City at Kamloops
Vancouver at Chilliwack
SOFTBALL
College Non-conference Whitworth 10, La Sierra 3
| La Sierra | 003 | 000 | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Whitworth | 014 | 320 | x | - | 10 | 12 | 2 |
Westerhoff and Vasquez; Mangis, Owens (7) and Anderson. W–Mangis. L–Westerhoff.
HITS: La Sierra–Saenz, Vasquez 2, Camacho, Fischer, Tapia 2, Westerhoff. Whitworth–Cey 3, Kerr 2, Anderson 2, Rylaarsdam 4, Edwards. 2B–Kerr, Rylaarsdam. 3B–Cey. HR–Kerr.
Wellesley 4, Whitworth 3
| Whitworth | 003 | 00 | 00 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Wellesley | 000 | 003 | 01 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Ayers, Mangis (7) and Lieseke; Gola, Gurndlock (3) and Townsend, Davis. W–Grundlock. L–Mangis.
HITS: Whitworth–Cey, Kerr 2, Ball, Edwards. Wellesley–Tai 2, Houghtalin 2, Bakacs, Orloff.
High school Greater Spokane League
Mead 13, University 12
| University | 121 | 401 | 3 | - | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| Mead | 000 | 427 | x | - | 13 | 15 | 2 |
S.Bethel, Johnson (4), Buelow (4), Johnson (6) and A.Bethel; Pounder, Meade (5) and Parker. W-Meade (1-0). L-Buelow.
HITS: University-R.Schiermeister 3, Hawley 4, Warren 2, Obenchain 2, Moon, Roberts, D.Schiermeister, Marbel. Mead-Brown, Yuen, Cey 2, Kine 3, T.Lookabill 2, Parker 3, B.Lookabill, Pecka 2. 2B-Hawley 2, Obenchain, Moon, T.Lookabill 2, Parker. 3B-Pecka.
Central Valley 9, Rogers 1
| Rogers | 000 | 001 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Central Valley | 141 | 120 | x | - | 9 | 10 | 2 |
Trembley and Burney; Mandler and Saxby. W-Mandler (3-0). L-Trembley.
HITS: Rogers-Sledge 2, Burney, Trembley, Dodd. Central Valley-Aman, Holt 2, Belknap, Morales 2, Ford, Saxby, Gummersall, Erickson. 3B-Sledge, Morales. HR-Morales.
Northeast A League
Lakeside 14, Newport 0
| Newport | 000 | 00 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lakeside (WA) | 227 | 3x | - | 14 | 10 | 1 |
Savage, Bussler (3) and Bussler and Hunter (3); Zidack and Barcellos. W-Zidack (3-1). L-Savage.
HITS: Newport-none. Lakeside (WA)-Beeler 3, Zidack, Barcellos 3, Lesser 2, Vavra. 3B-Beeler, Barcellos 2. HR-Zidack.
Non-league Lakeland 7, West Valley 1
| Lakeland | 020 | 302 | 0 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| West Valley | 100 | 000 | 0 | - | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Klopatek, Watson (4) and O’Hara; Meagley, Bowman (5), Shephard (7) and Love. W-Klopatek. L-Meagley.
HITS: Lakeland-Watson, Thomas, O’Hara 2, Campbell. West Valley-Hjortedal, Boyd, Carey 2, Garbe, Emerson, Love. 2B-Campbell.
Kettle Falls 13, Medical Lake 1
| Medical Lake | 000 | 01 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kettle Falls | 343 | 3x | - | 13 | 6 | 3 |
Paulson, Shoden and King; Higgs and Campbell. W-Higgs. L-Paulson.
HITS: Medical Lake- King 2, Walker. Kettle Falls- Coots 2, Rogolette 2, Brisbois, Beardslee.
FOOTBALL
AFL
All Times PDT
Monday’s Result
Grand Rapids 92, Kansas City 52
Friday’s Game
Arizona at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
TENNIS
High school boys Greater Spokane League
MT. SPOKANE 7, ROGERS 0
No. 1 Singles Zach Caldwell def. Nate Cramer 6-0, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles Jared Dahl and Justin McClain (Mt. Spokane) def., Rogers 6-0, 6-1.
High school girls
Great Northern League
COLVILLE 6, RIVERSIDE 1
No. 1 Singles Abby Lentz (C) def., Sierra Irvine 6-1, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles Andrea Waltson, Martha Graves (C) def., Jennifer Hunt and Jessica Hogue, 6-2, 6-1.
WEST VALLEY 7, CHENEY 0
No. 1 Singles Stephani Starmer (WV) def., Missy Gill 6-3, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles Anh Phan and Drew Sanchez (WV) def., Leslie Martin and Amy Schroeder 6-0, 6-1.
Greater Spokane League
FERRIS 4, CENTRAL VALLEY 3.
No. 1–Singles Katie Griffith (Fer) d. Candice Mihlke 6-2, 6-0. No. 1–Doubles Carrie Barrber and Macy McLaughlin (Fer) d. Ashley Durkee and Randi Wilson 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
MT. SPOKANE 7, ROGERS 0.
No. 1 Singles–Valerie Nauditt (MtS) d. Jade Butler 6-1, 6-0. No. 1–Doubles Katie Bates and Savahanna Robertson (MtS) d. Myriah Kukuk-Allie Haase 6-0, 6-0.
LEWIS AND CLARK 7, NORTH CENTRAL 0.
No. 1 Singles–Brynn Hand (LC) def. Ellen Phaneuf (NC) 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 DoublesVally Moua and Olivia Arguinchona (LC) def. Krysten Carl and Monica Anderson (NC) 6-4, 6-0.
MEAD 7, EAST VALLEY 0.
No. 1 Singles–Britta Stime (Mea) def. Miranda Brother (EV) 6-1, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles–Erica Norris and Sara Hair (Mea) def. Jade Charbonneau and Rachel Duckett (EV) 6-1, 6-3.
Fish counts
The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Sunday, 3/23 and year-to-date totals:
| Site | Chinook | Steelhd | Shad |
| Bonneville | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 78 | 741 | 0 |
| Lower Granite | NC | 223 | NC |
| Year totals | 0 | 2,883 | 0 |
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Pacers - Hornets game due to Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal (out) and guard Jamaal Tinsley (out).
NBA
| Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
| Hornets | NL | PACERS |
| MAGIC | 1 | Spurs |
| MAVERICKS | 11.5 | Clippers |
| BULLS | 4 | Hawks |
| JAZZ | 13 | Bobcats |
| BLAZERS | 1 | Wizards |
Home teams in capital letters.
NCAA Tournament
Thursday East Regional at Charlotte, N.C. | |||
| North Carolina | 7.5 | 142 | Washington St. |
| Louisville | 2.5 | 146 | Tennessee |
| West Regional at Phoenix | |||
| West Virginia | 1 | 136 | Xavier |
| Ucla | 12.5 | 133 | W Kentucky |
Friday Midwest Regional at Detroit | |||
| Wisconsin | 4.5 | 127 | Davidson |
| Kansas | 11.5 | 142 | Villanova |
| South Regional at Houston | |||
| Texas | 1.5 | 135 | Stanford |
| Memphis | 4.5 | 134 | Michigan St |
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.
SOCCER
High school boys Greater Spokane League
Ferris 6, Rogers 1
First half — 1, Fer, Cutter (Matern), 3:00. 2, Fer, Cutter (Proctor), 5:00. 3, Fer, Cutter (Proctor), 13:00. 4, Fer, Hennessey (Taff), 18:00. 5, Fer, Orozco (Bray), 23:00. 6, Fer, Cano, 29:00.
Second half — 7, Rog, Geyer (Moua), 57:00.
Shots on goal — Rogers 10, Ferris 17.Saves — Rogers, Thorlacius 5, Meese 3. Ferris, Stebbins 4, Hartfield 4.
Lewis and Clark 4, Shadle Park 0
First half — 1, LC, Olivares (Ellingsen) 34:00. 2, LC, Angell (Olivares) 38:00.
Second half — 3, LC Olivares (Ames) 59:00. 4, LC, Olivares 68:00.
Shots on goal — Shadle Park 4, Lewis and Clark 19. Saves — Shadle Park, Ambriz 15. Lewis and Clark, Hollman 1, Beckstead 3.
Gonzaga Prep 3, NC 2 (SO)
First half — 1, GP, Payton, 12:00.
Second half — 2, NC, Pelton, 47:00. 3, NC, Groom (Wordell), 74:00. 4, GP, Payton (Wakely), 77:00.
Shootout — Gonzaga Prep 4 (Bartich, Hanson, Gates, Cortes), North Central 2 (Pelton, Leach).
Shots on goal — Gonzaga Prep 17, North Central 12.Saves — Gonzaga Prep, Barker 11. North Central, Brickey 13.
Central Valley 2, East Valley 0
First half — 1, CV, T.Delmedico, 20:00.
Second half — 2, CV, Wulf (Stevens), 68:00.
Shots on goal — East Valley 4, Central 16.Saves — East Valley, Barbieri 3. Central Valley, Piger 3.
Mead 2, Mt. Spokane 0
First half — 1, Mead, Etten (Antonious) 27:00.
Second half — 2, Mead, Tarkington (Johnstone) 49:00.
Shots on goal — Mead 12, Mt. Spokane 4Saves — Mead, Knechtges 2. Mt. Spokane, Baker 5.
GOLF
WGC-CA Championship
At Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Course); Doral, Fla.
Purse: $8 million; Yardage: 7,266; Par: 72
Final
(FedEx Cup points in parentheses)
| Geoff Ogilvy (4725), $1,350,000 | 65-67-68-71—271 |
| Retief Goosen (1960), $530,000 | 71-69-64-68—272 |
| Jim Furyk (1960), $530,000 | 69-71-64-68—272 |
| Vijay Singh (1960), $530,000 | 73-68-63-68—272 |
| Tiger Woods (1050), $285,000 | 67-66-72-68—273 |
| Steve Stricker (879), $198,333 | 71-68-73-63—275 |
| Nick O’Hern (879), $198,333 | 67-75-67-66—275 |
| Graeme Storm (0), $198,333 | 71-70-63-71—275 |
| Zach Johnson (735), $147,500 | 69-72-67-68—276 |
| Adam Scott (735), $147,500 | 67-68-69-72—276 |
| Soren Kjeldsen (0), $125,000 | 69-71-71-66—277 |
| K.J. Choi (551), $106,167 | 70-70-67-71—278 |
| Anders Hansen (0), $106,167 | 67-71-67-73—278 |
| Tim Clark (551), $106,167 | 71-69-66-72—278 |
| Aaron Baddeley (420), $86,700 | 69-74-70-66—279 |
| Justin Rose (420), $86,700 | 70-71-70-68—279 |
| Sergio Garcia (420), $86,700 | 69-73-69-68—279 |
| Stephen Ames (420), $86,700 | 73-68-68-70—279 |
| Gregory Havret (0), $86,700 | 68-74-68-69—279 |
| John Rollins (284), $75,000 | 74-71-67-68—280 |
| Stewart Cink (284), $75,000 | 66-74-71-69—280 |
| Phil Mickelson (284), $75,000 | 67-74-70-69—280 |
| Luke Donald (284), $75,000 | 68-72-70-70—280 |
| Robert Allenby (284), $75,000 | 69-75-66-70—280 |
| Mike Weir (284), $75,000 | 73-69-67-71—280 |
| Toru Taniguchi (0), $66,500 | 68-73-72-68—281 |
| Camilo Villegas (198), $66,500 | 71-72-68-70—281 |
| Miguel A. Jimenez (0), $66,500 | 65-74-71-71—281 |
| Jeev M. Singh (0), $66,500 | 68-70-70-73—281 |
| Andres Romero (167), $62,500 | 68-72-73-69—282 |
| Boo Weekley (167), $62,500 | 72-73-69-68—282 |
| Mark Calcavecchia (167), $62,500 | 68-71-71-72—282 |
| Robert Karlsson (0), $62,500 | 68-70-70-74—282 |
| Ryuji Imada (133), $57,500 | 68-73-73-69—283 |
| Justin Leonard (133), $57,500 | 69-74-70-70—283 |
| Stuart Appleby (133), $57,500 | 73-71-68-71—283 |
| Lee Westwood (133), $57,500 | 71-72-72-68—283 |
| Ross Fisher (0), $57,500 | 68-73-70-72—283 |
| Daniel Chopra (133), $57,500 | 72-70-69-72—283 |
| Trevor Immelman (105), $52,500 | 70-74-70-70—284 |
| Scott Verplank (105), $52,500 | 71-70-74-69—284 |
| J.B. Holmes (105), $52,500 | 69-72-75-68—284 |
| Brendan Jones (0), $52,500 | 76-75-66-67—284 |
| Woody Austin (84), $48,875 | 70-70-74-71—285 |
| Hunter Mahan (84), $48,875 | 72-72-71-70—285 |
| Niclas Fasth (0), $48,875 | 72-69-70-74—285 |
| Richard Sterne (0), $48,875 | 71-77-67-70—285 |
| Graeme McDowell (0), $47,000 | 72-71-70-73—286 |
| Brandt Snedeker (69), $47,000 | 74-70-72-70—286 |
| Andrew McLardy (0), $47,000 | 74-74-70-68—286 |
| Nick Dougherty (0), $44,750 | 70-73-71-73—287 |
| Arron Oberholser (62), $44,750 | 72-70-72-73—287 |
| Paul Casey (62), $44,750 | 72-75-67-73—287 |
| S.S.P. Chowrasia (0), $44,750 | 74-73-68-72—287 |
| Charles Howell III (62), $44,750 | 69-76-72-70—287 |
| Richard Green (0), $44,750 | 74-72-71-70—287 |
| Ian Poulter (59), $42,250 | 71-72-72-73—288 |
| Martin Kaymer (0), $42,250 | 68-74-73-73—288 |
| Henrik Stenson (0), $42,250 | 72-72-76-68—288 |
| D.J. Trahan (59), $42,250 | 74-73-75-66—288 |
| Chapchai Nirat (0), $40,250 | 70-70-74-77—291 |
| Paul Sheehan (0), $40,250 | 72-73-72-74—291 |
| Peter Hanson (0), $40,250 | 71-74-73-73—291 |
| Brett Wetterich (56), $40,250 | 70-74-76-71—291 |
| Colin Montgomerie (0), $38,500 | 75-74-70-73—292 |
| Jonathan Byrd (55), $38,500 | 74-74-72-72—292 |
| Anton Haig (0), $38,500 | 72-80-73-67—292 |
| Louis Oosthuizen (0), $37,625 | 74-72-70-77—293 |
| W.C. Liang (0), $37,625 | 74-74-71-74—293 |
| Rory Sabbatini (52), $37,000 | 72-74-69-79—294 |
| James Kingston (0), $37,000 | 74-75-68-77—294 |
| Soren Hansen (0), $37,000 | 77-77-68-72—294 |
| Craig Parry (51), $36,375 | 73-75-72-75—295 |
| Shingo Katayama (0), $36,375 | 75-76-72-72—295 |
| Ernie Els (50), $36,000 | 74-75-73-74—296 |
| Mark Brown (0), $35,750 | 73-74-76-74—297 |
| Heath Slocum (49), $35,500 | 74-72-78-74—298 |
High school boys Greater Spokane League Shriver Cup
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TEAM SCORES—Lewis and Clark 287, University 298, East Valley 304, Mead 305, gonzaga 309, Central Valley 310, Ferris (2) 312, Ferris 313, Mt. Spokane 337, Shadle 349, Lewis and Clark (2) 350, North Central 362.
TOP INDIVIDUALS—Medalist-Justin Haase, LC, 68. T2, Hank Frame, Uni, 69; Matt Montecucco, Uni, 69. T4, Garrett Howard, Fer, 71; Connor Halliday, Fer (2), 71. T6, Johnny Dimmler, EV, 73; Connor Moran, LC, 73; Christian Alfaro, LC 73; Paul Heiskell, LC, 73, Nick McCaslin, Mead, 73. T11, Tate Kelly, GP, 74; Rob Seibly, GP, 74; Peter Gullickson, LC, 74; Matt Penny, Mead, 74.
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned LHP Jeremy Sowers and LHP Aaron Laffey to Buffalo (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Nathan on a three-year contract extension.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Purchased the contract of DH Mike Sweeney from Sacramento (PCL). Placed RHP Kiko Calero on the 60-day DL. Placed 3B Eric Chavez and RHP Chad Gaudin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 19. Optioned INF Gregorio Petit to Sacramento.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Optioned OF Wladimir Balentien and C Rob Johnson to Tacoma (PCL). Assigned LHP Jake Woods to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Assigned 3B Evan Longoria and INF Reid Brignac to Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP John Patterson on a minor league contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Recalled OF Buck Coats from Syracuse (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned RHP Billy Buckner and RHP Leo Rosales to Tucson (PCL).
FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned OF Cameron Maybin to Carolina (SL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed RHP Brad Lidge on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Reassigned INF Ryan Rohlinger to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
INDIANA PACERS—Announced the resignation of Donnie Walsh, chief executive officer, effective at the end of the season.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Brent Barry.
Women’s National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA LYNX—Signed G Megan Vogel and G Monique Martin.
WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Waived G Nikki Teasley.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Announced San Francisco violated the NFL Anti-Tampering Policy by contacting the agent for Chicago LB Lance Briggs during the 2007 season without the Bears’ permission. San Francisco will forfeit its 2008 fifth-round draft pick and will will switch 2008 third-round draft picks with Chicago.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Re-signed WR Glen Holt, LB Rashad Jeanty and LB Corey Mays. Waived CB Brandon Williams.
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed C Casey Wiegmann to a two-year contract. Re-signed FB Cecil Sapp.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed QB Quinn Gray to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Agreed to terms with OL Jason Fabini.
Arena Football League
ARIZONA RATTLERS—Activated OL Steve Edwards from refused to report list. Activated DB Rufus Brown from injured reserve. Placed DB Rufus Brown and WR Atnaf Harris on recallable waivers.
GEORGIA FORCE—Waived OL Aqua Etefia.
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO—Activated OL Konrad Dean from injured reserve. Waived WR-DB BJ Barre and OL Konrad Dean.
SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Signed DB Clarence Lawson. Released DB Kelvin Hunter.
TAMPA BAY STORM—Signed QB Jon Beujtjer to the practice squad.
UTAH BLAZE—Signed DB Kevin Adams to the practice squad.
arenafootball2 league
STOCKTON LIGHTNING—Announced OL David Lose, LB Carl Walker and WR-DB Thyron Lewis have been assigned to the team by the af2 league office.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled D Matt Lashoff from Providence (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled D Clay Wilson from Syracuse (AHL).
DALLAS STARS—Recalled RW B.J. Crombeen from Iowa (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled G Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids (AHL). Assigned C Darren Helm to Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled RW Tim Jackman from Bridgeport (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed F Jesse Winchester to a one-year contract. Reassigned RW Jim McKenzie to Binghamton (AHL).