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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

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Monday’s Games

Florida 4, Minnesota 3, 11 innings

Atlanta 5, St. Louis 1

Baltimore 5, Boston 3

N.Y. Mets vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., ccd., rain

L.A. Dodgers vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., ccd., rain

Philadelphia 10, Toronto 8

Cincinnati (ss) 7, Detroit (ss) 5

L.A. Angels 10, Texas 6

Colorado 11, Arizona 8

San Diego 4, Seattle (ss) 3

Chicago White Sox 9, Chicago Cubs 5

Milwaukee 6, Kansas City (ss) 3

Seattle (ss) 4, Kansas City (ss) 4, tie

Detroit (ss) 3, Cincinnati (ss) 2

N.Y. Yankees 5, Pittsburgh 2

Tuesday’s Games

Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Florida (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Cleveland (ss) vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Cleveland (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m.

Florida (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 10:15 a.m.

Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, 6:05 p.m.

Mariners 4, Royals 4

Sele, Putz (5), Bland (6), Huber (8), and Olivo, Gonzalez (6); Appier, Snyder (3), Stemle (6), MacDougal (7), Huisman (8), Embry (9) and Castillo , Donachie (8). HR—Seattle, Reed.

Padres 4, Mariners 3

Baek, Hernandez (5), Nageotta (7) and Wilson, Christianson (7); Lawrence, Hammond (5), Neal (6), Otsuka (7), Williams (8), Tovar (9) and R.Hernandez, Ojeda (7). W—Williams, 1-0. L—Nageotte, 0-1. Sv—Tovar (1). HR—Seattle, Spiezio.

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Halama, Manzanillo (3), Cassidy (5), Kershner (6), Malaska (7), Martinez (8) and Varitek, Brown; Cabrera, Chen (5), Witasick (7), Reed (8), Ryan (9) and Gil, Whiteside. W—Witasick, 1-0. L—Malaska, 0-1. Sv—Ryan (1). HR—Baltimore, Gil.

Marlins 4, Twins 3 (11)

Willis, Smith (5), Mecir (6), Perisho (7), Mota (8), Corey (9), Resop (11) and LoDuca, Treanor; Mays, Rincon (5), Nathan (6), Crain (7), Bonser (9), Hodges (11) and Redmond, Heintz, Torres. W—Corey, 1-0. L—Hodges, 0-3. Sv—Resop (1). HR—Florida, W.Delgado (1).

Phillies 10, Blue Jays 8

Chacin, Lightenberg (4), Schoeneweis (6), Speier (7), Frasor (8) and Myers, Huckaby; Myers, Madson (5), Fultz (7), Brito (7), Giese (8), Adams (8) and Lieberthal, Hinch. W—Myers, 1-0. L—Chacin, 1-1. Sv—Adams (1).

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Thomson, Colon (5), Martin (7), Hernandez (8), Barry (9) and Estrada, Pena; Suppan, Wainwright (4), Jarvis (6), Rust (7), Cali (8), Reyes (9) and Diaz, McKay. W—Thomson, 1-0. L—Suppan, 0-1. HRs—Atlanta, Mondesi (1), Furcal (2), A.Jones (3).

Reds 7, Tigers 5

Grilli, Douglass (3), Verlander (7), Bynum (8), Ennis (9), and Wilson, Rabelo; Milton, Wagner (6), Acevedo (7), Weber (8), Stone (9) and LaRue, Sardinha. W—Weber, 1-0. L—Bynum, 0-1. Sv—Stone (1). HR—Cincinnati, Stratton.

Angels 10, Rangers 6

Park, Almanzar (5), Nunez (6), Standridge (7), Loe (8) and Barajas, Hatcher; Byrd, Peralta (5), Bootcheck (6), James (8), Dunn (9) and Paul, Gregorio. W—James, 1-0. L—Standridge, 0-1.

Rockies 11, Diamondbacks 8

Kennedy, Tsao (5), Fuentes (6), Carvajal (7), Gaillard (9), and Johnson, Wilson; Villareal, Jimenez (4), Pena (5), Valverde (7), Acevedo (7), Bruney (8), Choate (9) and Snyder, Stinnett. W—Fuentes, 1-0. L—Valverde, 0-1. HRs—Colorado, Olson. Arizona, Stinnett, D’Antona.

White Sox 9, Cubs 5

Buehrle, Adkins (6), Marte (8), Walker (9) and Pierzynski, Burke; Dempster, Rusch (5), Remlinger (9) and Barrett, Soto. W—Buehrle 2-0. L—Dempster 0-1. HRs—Chicago (A), Uribe (1), Rowand 2 (2), Konerko (2), Borchard (3), Pierzynski (2). Chicago (N), Barrett (1).

Brewers 6, Royals 3

Lima, Giron (3), Tankersley (5), Sisco (8) and Buck, Tupman (6); Hendrickson, Obermueller (3), Wise (7), Adams (8), Lehr (9) and Miller, Borders (7). W—Hendrickson, 1-0. L—Lima, 1-1. Sv—Lehr (1). HR—Milwaukee, Branyan (2).

Tigers 3, Reds 2

Ortiz, Robertson (5), Coffey (9), and Valentin, Estalella (8); Knotts, Spurling (4), Good (5), German (8) and Rodriguez, Rivera (6). W—Good, 1-0. L—Robertson, 0-1. Sv—German (1). HR—Detroit, Granderson.

Yankees 5, Pirates 2

Williams, Reid (5), Snell (6), Grabow (7), Torres (8) and Santiago, Cota (6); Pavano, Small (5), Karsay (7), Rodriguez (8), Stanton (9) and Flaherty, DePastino (8) W—Pavano, 1-0. L—Williams, 0-1. Sv—Stanton (1). HR—New York, Martinez (1).

Tino Martinez capped a four-run first inning with a two-run homer for the Yankees. Rob Mackowiak went 3-for-3 with a run scored and stolen base for the Pirates.

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Games

Boston 119, Charlotte 110

Washington 95, L.A. Lakers 81

Detroit 114, Atlanta 108, OT

Miami 110, Milwaukee 71

Memphis 104, Portland 83

San Antonio 112, New Orleans 89

Houston 97, Golden State 94

Tuesday’s Games

Utah at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

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

Seattle at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Celtics 119, Bobcats 110

Boston (119)—Pierce 2-9 11-12 15, Walker 11-21 0-0 25, LaFrentz 6-10 1-2 15, Payton 6-9 0-0 12, T.Allen 4-5 2-3 11, Davis 12-15 1-3 27, Blount 4-8 1-1 9, West 0-0 0-0 0, Banks 0-1 1-1 1, Jefferson 1-2 0-0 2, Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Perkins 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 47-81 17-22 119.

Charlotte —Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Okafor 7-14 2-2 16, Brezec 5-8 1-2 11, Knight 6-12 4-5 16, Bogans 5-11 4-6 16, Hart 2-5 2-2 6, Kapono 7-18 0-0 17, M.Allen 1-2 2-2 4, Carroll 4-11 8-8 18, Ely 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 40-89 23-27 110.

3-Point Goals—Boston 8-16 (Walker 3-5, Davis 2-2, LaFrentz 2-6, T.Allen 1-1, Pierce 0-2), Charlotte 7-16 (Kapono 3-4, Bogans 2-3, Carroll 2-6, Smith 0-1, Knight 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 45 (Walker 9), Charlotte 47 (Okafor 12). Assists—Boston 27 (Pierce 9), Charlotte 22 (Knight 6). Total Fouls—Boston 27, Charlotte 19. Technicals—Boston coach Rivers, Walker, Charlotte Defensive Three Second 2, Knight, Charlotte coach Bickerstaff 2. Ejected—Charlotte coach Bickerstaff. A—11,103. (23,319).

Wizards 95, Lakers 81

L.A. Lakers (81)—Butler 9-18 1-2 20, Odom 5-11 0-0 11, Mihm 0-2 1-2 1, Bryant 6-22 2-2 18, Atkins 5-13 2-2 15, T.Brown 0-3 3-4 3, Grant 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 1-6 0-0 3, Cook 1-4 0-0 2, Walton 0-2 0-0 0, Medvedenko 3-5 0-0 6, Vujacic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-88 9-12 81.

Washington (95)—Jamison 1-4 0-0 2, Jeffries 3-5 3-4 9, Haywood 7-7 2-3 16, Hughes 7-23 6-8 21, Arenas 6-17 7-8 21, K.Brown 2-5 5-9 9, Thomas 4-6 0-0 8, Blake 2-5 3-4 9, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0, Profit 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 26-36 95.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 10-34 (Bryant 4-12, Atkins 3-9, Odom 1-1, Butler 1-2, Jones 1-5, Walton 0-1, Cook 0-2, T.Brown 0-2), Washington 5-17 (Blake 2-4, Arenas 2-6, Hughes 1-7). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 52 (Butler 11), Washington 58 (Hughes 12). Assists—L.A. Lakers 23 (Bryant 6), Washington 21 (Hughes 7). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 26, Washington 19. Technicals—L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second, Odom. A—20,173. (20,173).

Heat 110, Bucks 71

Milwaukee (71)—Mason 1-7 5-5 7, J.Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Gadzuric 3-4 0-0 6, M.Williams 4-8 2-2 10, Redd 5-13 3-4 14, Pachulia 0-7 3-4 3, Kukoc 1-1 0-0 3, Goldwire 2-9 2-2 7, Strickland 2-11 0-0 5, Fizer 5-8 1-2 11, Booth 1-6 1-2 3, Gaines 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-78 17-21 71.

Miami (110)—E.Jones 4-9 2-2 10, Haslem 3-4 2-4 8, O’Neal 9-16 3-8 21, D.Jones 6-8 0-0 15, Wade 10-12 8-9 29, Dooling 1-5 0-0 2, Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Doleac 1-4 3-4 5, Laettner 0-0 3-4 3, Butler 1-4 0-0 3, Mourning 3-5 2-4 8, S.Smith 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 41-74 23-35 110.

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-15 (Kukoc 1-1, Redd 1-2, Strickland 1-5, Goldwire 1-5, M.Williams 0-1, Gaines 0-1), Miami 5-14 (D.Jones 3-5, Wade 1-1, Butler 1-2, Anderson 0-1, S.Smith 0-1, E.Jones 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 43 (Fizer, Booth 7), Miami 59 (Anderson 10). Assists—Milwaukee 9 (M.Williams 3), Miami 24 (Anderson, Wade, D.Jones 4). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Miami 18. Technicals—Miami Defensive Three Second. A—19,600. (19,600).

Pistons 114, Hawks 108

Detroit (114)—Prince 13-19 5-6 31, R.Wallace 10-18 4-4 28, B.Wallace 1-6 2-8 4, Billups 7-16 3-3 22, Hamilton 8-14 7-7 23, Arroyo 0-4 0-0 0, McDyess 2-6 2-2 6, Dupree 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-83 23-30 114.

Atlanta (108)—J.Smith 1-5 3-3 5, Harrington 17-28 3-3 37, Ekezie 4-5 0-0 8, Lue 10-18 7-7 27, Childress 4-14 0-0 8, Gugliotta 6-11 0-0 14, Collier 1-1 0-0 2, Ivey 2-2 1-2 5, D.Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Delk 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 46-89 14-15 108.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 9-19 (Billups 5-10, R.Wallace 4-6, Prince 0-1, Hamilton 0-2), Atlanta 2-8 (Gugliotta 2-3, Childress 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Lue 0-1, Delk 0-2). Fouled Out—Harrington. Rebounds—Detroit 51 (R.Wallace 12), Atlanta 42 (Childress 10). Assists—Detroit 25 (Billups 7), Atlanta 23 (Lue 10). Total Fouls—Detroit 15, Atlanta 24. Technicals—Billups, R.Wallace, Atlanta Defensive Three Second, Harrington. A—15,733 (19,445).

Grizzlies 104, Trail Blazers 83

Portland (83)—Khryapa 0-3 0-0 0, Abdur-Rahim 6-14 2-2 14, Przybilla 5-10 0-0 10, Telfair 5-11 1-2 11, Stoudamire 6-13 4-4 20, Outlaw 6-12 0-0 12, Ratliff 2-2 1-2 5, Frahm 3-6 3-3 11, Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Seung-Jin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 11-13 83.

Memphis (104)—Battier 6-11 2-4 14, Cardinal 3-13 6-7 12, Wright 7-9 5-6 19, Watson 7-12 0-0 16, Miller 8-12 8-8 27, Burks 2-4 0-0 4, Posey 2-5 0-0 5, Humphrey 2-3 1-1 5, Jones 0-1 0-2 0, Tsakalidis 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 37-71 24-30 104.

3-Point Goals—Portland 6-14 (Stoudamire 4-8, Frahm 2-4, Outlaw 0-1, Abdur-Rahim 0-1), Memphis 6-18 (Miller 3-6, Watson 2-3, Posey 1-4, Cardinal 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 40 (Przybilla 14), Memphis 40 (Wright 9). Assists—Portland 21 (Telfair 7), Memphis 22 (Watson 7). Total Fouls—Portland 19, Memphis 16. Technicals—Portland Defensive Three Second. A—16,165. (18,119).

Spurs 112, Hornets 89

New Orleans (89)—Nailon 5-15 0-0 10, Vroman 8-12 1-1 17, P.Brown 4-11 2-2 10, Dickau 2-13 1-1 5, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Claxton 7-11 2-2 16, Jacobsen 4-8 1-1 11, Nachbar 5-10 2-2 12, Lampe 2-5 0-1 4. Totals 39-90 9-10 89.

San Antonio (112)—Bowen 5-8 5-6 18, Duncan 6-11 6-7 18, Nesterovic 2-5 0-0 4, Udrih 9-13 4-5 25, Barry 6-11 2-3 17, Horry 3-4 0-0 8, D.Brown 3-7 0-0 8, Mohammed 4-10 0-0 8, Wilks 2-5 0-0 4, Massenburg 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-75 17-21 112.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 2-5 (Jacobsen 2-3, Nachbar 0-2), San Antonio 13-19 (Udrih 3-3, Bowen 3-4, Barry 3-6, D.Brown 2-2, Horry 2-3, Wilks 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 40 (P.Brown 8), San Antonio 50 (Duncan 13). Assists—New Orleans 21 (Dickau, Claxton 7), San Antonio 29 (Barry 7). Total Fouls—New Orleans 18, San Antonio 15. A—18,797. (18,500).

Rockets 97, Warriors 94

Houston (97)—Howard 8-14 2-2 18, McGrady 9-29 0-1 20, Yao 5-12 4-5 14, Wesley 4-10 6-6 16, Sura 3-4 0-0 9, Mutombo 1-2 2-2 4, James 3-10 0-0 7, Barry 1-4 2-2 5, Padgett 2-5 0-0 4, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-90 16-18 97.

Golden State (94)—Murphy 8-14 5-8 24, Richardson 5-17 1-2 13, Foyle 0-2 0-0 0, Fisher 0-10 0-0 0, Davis 2-12 4-6 8, Biedrins 1-4 0-2 2, Pietrus 7-13 3-6 21, Cabarkapa 8-13 5-6 26, White 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-86 18-30 94.

3-Point Goals—Houston 9-24 (Sura 3-3, Wesley 2-4, McGrady 2-6, Barry 1-4, James 1-5, Padgett 0-2), Golden State 14-33 (Cabarkapa 5-7, Pietrus 4-8, Murphy 3-4, Richardson 2-7, Davis 0-3, Fisher 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 65 (Yao 15), Golden State 58 (Richardson 11). Assists—Houston 18 (Sura 7), Golden State 25 (Richardson 8). Total Fouls—Houston 21, Golden State 20. A—19,147. (19,596).

College men AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 124, LSU 79, West Virginia 51, Nevada 48, Charlotte 44, S. Illinois 28, New Mexico 22, Wis.-Milwaukee 16, Old Dominion 8, Creighton 7, Vermont 6, Stanford 4, Texas 3, UTEP 3, Utah St. 3, Bucknell 2, Ohio 2, Winthrop 2, George Washington 1, Iowa 1, Minnesota 1, N.C. State 1, Penn 1, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 1, UCLA 1.

NCAA Tournament

All Times PST

OPENING ROUND

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 15

Oakland, Mich. (12-18) vs. Alabama A&M (18-13), 4 p.m.

SYRACUSE REGIONAL

First Round

Friday, March 18

At DCU Center

Worcester, Mass.

Charlotte (21-7) vs. North Carolina State (19-13), 9:15 a.m.

Connecticut (22-7) vs. Central Florida (24-8), 11:45 a.m.

At Charlotte Coliseum

Charlotte, N.C.

Minesota (21-10) vs. Iowa State (18-11), 9:30 a.m.

North Carolina (27-4) vs. Oakland,

Mich.-Alabama A&M winner, noon.

At The Gaylord Entertainment Center

Nashville, Tenn.

Florida (23-7) vs. Ohio (21-10), 9:25 a.m.

Villanova (22-7) vs. New Mexico (26-6), 11:55 a.m.

At The Ford Center

Oklahoma City

Wisconsin (22-8) vs. Northern Iowa (21-10), 4:20 p.m.

Kansas (23-6) vs. Bucknell (22-9), 6:50 p.m.

CHICAGO REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 17

At The Wolstein Center

Cleveland

Alabama (24-7) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (24-5), 9:25 a.m.

Boston College (24-4) vs. Pennsylvania (20-8), 11:55 a.m.

At The RCA Dome

Indianapolis

Texas (20-10) vs. Nevada (24-6), 4:10 p.m.

Illinois (32-1) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (20-12), 6:40 p.m.

At Taco Bell Arena

Boise, Idaho

Arizona (27-6) vs. Utah State (24-7), 4:20 p.m.

LSU (20-9) vs. Alabama-Birmingham (21-10), 6:50 p.m.

Friday, March 18

At The Ford Center

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma State (24-6) vs. SE Louisiana (24-8), 9:30 a.m.

Southern Illinois (26-7) vs. Saint Mary’s, Calif. (25-8), noon.

AUSTIN REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 17

At The RCA Dome

Indianapolis

Kentucky (25-5) vs. Eastern Kentucky (22-8), 9:20 a.m.

Cincinnati (24-7) vs. Iowa (21-11), 11:50 a.m.

At The McKale Center

Tucson, Ariz.

Oklahoma (24-7) vs. Niagara (20-9), 9:45 a.m.

Utah (27-5) vs. Texas-El Paso (27-7), 12:15 p.m.

Friday, March 18

At DCU Center

Worcester, Mass.

Syracuse (27-6) vs. Vermont (24-6), 4:10 p.m.

Michigan State (22-6) vs. Old Dominion (28-5), 6:40 p.m.

At Charlotte Coliseum

Charlotte, N.C.

Duke (25-5) vs. Delaware State (19-13), 4:25 p.m.

Stanford (18-12) vs. Mississippi State (22-10), 6:55 p.m.

ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 17

At The Wolstein Center

Cleveland

Wake Forest (26-5) vs. Chattanooga (20-10), 4:10 p.m.

West Virginia (21-10) vs. Creighton (23-10), 6:40 p.m.

At Taco Bell Arena

Boise, Idaho

Pacific (26-3) vs. Pittsburgh (20-8), 9:40 a.m.

Washington (27-5) vs. Montana (18-12), 12:10 p.m.

At The McKale Center

Tucson, Ariz.

Gonzaga (25-4) vs. Winthrop (27-5), 4:25 p.m.

Texas Tech (20-10) vs. UCLA (18-10), 6:55 p.m.

Friday, March 18

At The Gaylord Entertainment Center

Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (29-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (20-10), 4:10 p.m.

Ga. Tech (19-11) vs. George Washington (22-7), 6:40 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

Opening Round

Wednesday, March 16

Drexel (17-11) at Buffalo (22-9), 4 p.m.

Hofstra (21-8) at Saint Joseph’s (19-11), 4 p.m.

Davidson (21-8) at Va. Commonwealth (19-12), 4:30 p.m.

Houston (18-13) at Wichita State (20-9), 5 p.m.

Rice (19-11) at Southwest Missouri State (18-12), 5 p.m.

Kent State (20-12) at Western Kentucky (21-8), 6 p.m.

Denver (20-10) at San Francisco (16-13), 7 p.m.

CS Fullerton (19-10) at Oregon State (17-14), 7 p.m.

First Round

Western Michigan 54, Marquette 40

Tuesday, March 15

Holy Cross (24-6) at Notre Dame (17-11), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Miami (16-12) at South Carolina (15-13), 4:30 p.m.

Temple (16-13) at Virginia Tech (15-13), 5 p.m.

DePaul (19-10) at Missouri (16-16), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, March 16

Texas Christian (19-13) at Miami (Ohio) (19-10), 4 p.m.

Boston U. (20-8) at Georgetown (17-12), 4:30 p.m.

Northeastern (21-9) at Memphis (19-15), 5 p.m.

Vanderbilt (18-13) at Indiana (15-13), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Clemson (16-15) at Texas A&M (19-9), 5:30 p.m.

Oral Roberts (25-7) at Maryland (16-12), 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 17

Arizona State (18-13) at UNLV (16-13), 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Division II Tournament

All Times PST

Regional Finals

Monday, March 14

West

At Bellingham, Wash.

Cal Poly Pomona (23-6) vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (21-8), 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15

Northeast

At Waltham, Mass.

Bryant (22-8) vs. Bentley (30-5), 4 p.m.

East

At Misenheimer, N.C.

Mount Olive (28-4) vs. Salem International (24-6), 4:30 p.m.

South Central

At Commerce, Texas

Tarleton St. (23-8) vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (28-4), 5:30

South

At Montevallo, Ala.

Lynn (27-5) vs. Montevallo (26-6), 5:30 p.m.

Great Lakes

At Findlay, Ohio

Ferris State (24-6) vs. Findlay (29-3), 4 p.m.

North Central

At Denver

South Dakota (27-5) vs. Metro State (28-3), 7 p.m.

South Atlantic

At Bowie, Md.

Virginia Union (26-4) vs. Bowie State (26-4), 4:30 p.m.

Division III Tournament

Friday, March 18

Semifinals

At Salem, Va.

Rochester (24-4) vs. Calvin (26-6), 3 p.m.

Wis.-Stevens Pt. (27-3) vs. York, Pa. (27-3), 5 p.m.

NAIA Division I Tournament

All Times EST

At Kansas City, Mo.

First Round

Wednesday, March 16

Oklahoma City (19-11) vs. Mobile (30-5), 6 a.m.

Langston (25-7) vs. St. Xavier (28-6), 7:45 a.m.

Lindsey Wilson (29-3) vs. Faulkner (19-14), 9:30 p.m.

Concordia, Calif. (26-8) vs. Carroll, Mont. (25-6), 11:15 a.m.

Lewis-Clark St. (25-8) vs. Trevecca Nazarene (24-7), 1:30

Brescia (24-7) vs. Oklahoma Christian (26-6), 3:15 p.m.

Mountain St. (29-3) vs. Columbia, Mo. (21-13), 5:45 p.m.

Azusa Pacific (25-9) vs. Houston Baptist (23-9), 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 17

Xavier, NO (24-9) vs. Robert Morris-Chicago (26-4), 6 a.m.

Oklahoma Baptist (23-10) vs. Westminster (23-9), 7:45 a.m.

Georgetown, Ky. (26-5) vs. Ga. Southwestern (22-8), 9:30.

Lubbock Christian (21-9) vs. Cal. Baptist (23-9), 11:15 a.m.

Cumberland, Ky. (22-8) vs. LSU-Shreveport (26-8), 1:30

Voorhees (14-16) vs. Southern Poly St. (31-3), 3:15 p.m.

Union, Tenn. (24-8) vs. John Brown (19-11), 5 p.m.

Missouri Baptist (24-8) vs. Biola (26-7), 6:45 p.m.

NAIA Division II Tournament

All Times PST

At Point Lookout, Mo.

Semifinals

Monday, March 14

Cedarville (28-9) vs. Concordia, Neb. (31-5), 4 p.m.

Oregon Tech (28-9) vs. Walsh (25-8), 6 p.m.

College women AP Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: New Mexico 59, Arizona St. 53, Maryland 42, Virginia 22, Gonzaga 13, Florida St. 12, George Washington 8, Utah 7, Oregon 4, Villanova 4, Louisville 2, Southern Cal 2, Oklahoma 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Stanford. 2. LSU. 3. North Carolina. 4. Tennessee. 5. Baylor. 6. Michigan St. 7. Duke. 8. Ohio St. 9. Uconn. 10. Rutgers. 11. Temple. 12. DePaul. 13. Notre Dame. 14. Minnesota. 15. Texas. 16. New Mexico. 17. Kansas St. 18. Texas Tech. 19. Arizona St. 20. Gonzaga. 21. Green Bay. 22. Oregon. 23. Utah. 24. TCU. 25. North Carolina St.

NCAA Tournament

All Times PST

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 19

At Reunion Arena

Dallas

North Carolina St. (21-7) vs. Middle Tennessee St. (23-8), 4

Texas Tech (22-7) vs. Texas-Arlington (21-9), 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 20

At Thompson-Boling Arena

Knoxville, Tenn.

New Mexico (26-4) vs. Purdue (16-12), 4 p.m.

Tennessee (26-4) vs. Western Carolina (18-13), 6:30 p.m.

At The Gampel Pavilion

Storrs, Conn.

Temple (27-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (20-9), 9 a.m.

Rutgers (25-6) vs. Hartford (22-8), 11:30 a.m.

At Comcast Center

College Park, Md.

Ohio State (28-4) vs. Holy Cross (20-10), 9 a.m.

Maryland (21-9) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-3), 11:30

CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 19

At Reunion Arena

Dallas

Texas (21-8) vs. Oral Roberts (22-8), 9 a.m.

Georgia (22-9) vs. Rice (24-8), 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 20

At Thompson-Boling Arena

Knoxville, Tenn.

Oklahoma (17-12) vs. Arizona (19-11), 9 a.m.

LSU (29-2) vs. Stetson (17-13), 11:30 a.m.

At Comcast Center

College Park, Md.

DePaul (25-4) vs. Virginia Tech (17-11), 4 p.m.

Penn State (19-10) vs. Liberty (24-6), 6:30 p.m.

At The Dean E. Smith Center

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Duke (28-4) vs. Canisius (21-9), 9 a.m.

Boston College (19-9) vs. Houston (21-8), 11:30 a.m.

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 19

At Williams Arena

Minneapolis

Southern California (19-10) vs. Louisville (22-8), 9 a.m.

Michigan State (28-3) vs. Alcorn State (21-8), 11:30 a.m.

At Save Mart Center

Fresno, Calif.

Iowa State (23-6) vs. Utah (25-7), 5 p.m

Stanford (29-2) vs. Santa Clara (17-13), 7:30 p.m.

At Bank of America Arena

Seattle

Kansas State (23-7) vs. Bowling Green (23-7), 5 p.m.

Vanderbilt (22-7) vs. Montana (22-7), 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 20

At The Gampel Pavilion

Storrs, Conn.

Connecticut (23-7) vs. Dartmouth (17-10), 4 p.m.

Florida State (23-7) vs. Richmond (23-7), 6:30 p.m.

TEMPE REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 19

At Williams Arena

Minneapolis

Virginia (20-10) vs. Old Dominion (22-8), 4 p.m.

Minnesota (24-7) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (21-9), 6:30 p.m.

At Save Mart Center

Fresno, Calif.

Arizona State (22-9) vs. Eastern Kentucky (23-7), 11 a.m.

Notre Dame (26-5) vs. UC Santa Barbara (21-8), 1:30 p.m.

At Bank of America Arena, Seattle

Baylor (27-3) vs. Illinois State (13-17), 11 a.m.

Texas Christian (23-9) vs. Oregon (20-9), 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 20

At The Dean E. Smith Center

Chapel Hill, N.C.

North Carolina (27-3) vs. Coppin State (23-7), 4 p.m.

Mississippi (19-10) vs. George Washington (22-8), 6:30

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

First Round

Wednesday, March 16

Tulsa (19-10) at Texas A&M (14-14), 3 p.m.

Xavier (20-9) at Western Kentucky (20-9), 3 p.m.

Illinois (17-12) at Indiana State (22-8), 4 p.m.

BYU (19-10) at Gonzaga (27-3), 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 17

Florida (14-14) at South Florida (20-10), 4 p.m.

St. John’s (19-10) at Delaware (25-5), 4 p.m.

Mississippi State (17-11) at Arkansas State (19-10), 5 p.m.

SMU (19-10) at Southwest Missouri State (20-8), 5 p.m.

Nebraska (17-13) at Marquette (18-11), 5 p.m.

Friday, March 18

Eastern Michigan (23-7) at Kentucky (15-15), 4 p.m.

Villanova (19-11) at Chattanooga (24-4), 4 p.m.

Charlotte (22-8) at Wake Forest (14-13), 4 p.m.

Maine (20-9) at West Virginia (17-12), 4 p.m.

UNLV (16-13) at Arkansas (16-13), 5 p.m.

Creighton (19-9) at Iowa (20-9), 5 p.m.

Fresno State (20-10) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (22-6), 5

HOCKEY

WHL

Monday Games

No games scheduled.

Tuesday Games

Swift Current at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.

Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup leaders

Through March 13

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 525. 2, Kurt Busch, 510. 3, Greg Biffle, 428. 4, Jeff Gordon, 418. 5, Carl Edwards, 408. 6, Tony Stewart, 402. 7, Rusty Wallace, 395. 8, Kevin Harvick, 394. 9, Ryan Newman, 389. 10, Mark Martin, 374.

11, Dale Jarrett, 357. 12, Mike Bliss, 351. 13, Elliott Sadler, 348. 14, Jamie McMurray, 345. 15, Casey Mears, 328. 16, Kyle Petty, 324. 17, Sterling Marlin, 323. 18, Kyle Busch, 318. 19, Dave Blaney, 311. 20, Jeff Green, 301.

Money

1, Jeff Gordon, $1,884,446. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,611,783. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $1,409,631. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,122,402. 5, Scott Riggs, $824,743. 6, Tony Stewart, $776,057. 7, Greg Biffle, $748,308. 8, Ryan Newman, $706,051. 9, Mark Martin, $653,533. 10, Kevin Harvick, $617,096.

11, Rusty Wallace, $612,757. 12, Kyle Busch, $607,088. 13, Dale Jarrett, $601,182. 14, Elliott Sadler, $577,611. 15, Matt Kenseth, $570,521. 16, Sterling Marlin, $566,082. 17, Bobby Labonte, $556,894. 18, Casey Mears, $556,482. 19, Joe Nemechek, $548,954. 20, Kasey Kahne, $548,613.

GOLF

College men Willamette Invitational

At Creek Side Country Club, par 72

TEAM SCORES—1. Willamette 300-305–605. 2. Central Oregon 306-303–609. 3. Whitworth 310-309–619. 4. Pacific 316-306–622. 5. Puget Sound 307-318–625. 6. Linfield 318-316–634. 7. Pacif 324-312–635. 8. Western Baptist 346-346-692. 9. Whitman 338-363–701. 10. Central Washington 364-347-711. 11. Lewis and Clark 380-380–760.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1. Kurt Inouwe (PLU) 147. 2. Rio Kuteria (Wil) 148. 3. Kris Hunt (Wil) 150. 4. Joe Finley (Whitw) 151. Also: Scott Kramer (Whitw) 153; Mike Van Wingerden (Whitw) 157; Jordan Carter (Whitw) 158; Sean Thompson (Whitw) 160; Andrew Parrott (Whitw) 165.

High school girls Clarkston Invitational

At Quail Ridge, par 72

TEAM SCORES—Lewis and Clark 327. Gonzaga 333. Mead 339. Central Valley 356. University 358. Lewiston 367. Southridge 375. Clarkston 378. Post Falls 385. Coeur d’Alene 390. Ferris 391. Lewis and Clark 398. Lake City 410. Shadle Park 412. Moscow 413. Mt. Spokane 443. East Valley 452. North Central 464. Cheney 481. Sandpoint 496.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—Amy Enroth, (Mead) 72. Annie Brophy (Gonzaga Prep) 73. Molly Fuhs (Lewis and Clark); Mandy Parsons 76 (University) . Lisa Cannon (Lewiston) 78. Allison Moran 79 (Lewis and Clark) . Nikki Barham (Central Valley), Katie Sorenson (Central Valley), Nicole Berland (Lewis and Clark) , Haley Parsons (University), 80.

TENNIS

College men

POINT LOMA NAZARENE 7, WHITWORTH 0. No. 1 Singles–P.Wulf (PLN) def. C.Dierickx 6-3, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles–Wolf-C.Gerloff (PLN) def. Dierickx-E.Anegon 8-2.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned 1B Walter Young, RHP John Maine and C Eli Whiteside to Ottawa of the IL and LHP Adam Loewen to Frederick of the Carolina League. Reassigned RHP Hayden Penn, RHP Brian Forystek and RHP Marino Salas to their minor league camp.

BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned LHP Abe Alvarez and INF Alejandro Machado to Pawtucket of the IL, RHP Chris Smith to Portland of the Eastern League, and RHP Manny Delcarmen, RHP Anibal Sanchez, RHP Luis Mendoza and LHP Juan Cedeno to Wilmington of the Carolina League. Reassigned INF Kenny Perez and OF Chip Ambres to their minor league camp.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned RHP Jeremy Guthrie and RHP Fausto Carmono to Buffalo of the IL and RHP Jake Dittler to Akron of the EL. Reassigned C Javi Herrera, INF Jose Morban and INF Jake Gautreau to their minor league camp.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Optioned 1B Justin Huber and C Paul Phillips to Omaha of the PCL and RHP Brian Bass, RHP Leo Nunez, RHP Devon Lowery and 2B Donnie Murphy to Wichita of the Texas League. Reassigned RHP Byron Embry, OF Adrian Brown, RHP Steve Stemle and RHP Roberto Giron to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Reassigned RHP Von Stertzbach, RHP Bob Zimmerman, RHP Delvin James, LHP Tim Bittner, C Ryan Budde and C Bobby Wilson to their minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned RHP Travis Bowyer, C Rob Bowen, 1B Garrett Jones and INF Luis Rodriguez to Rochester of the IL. Optioned LHP Francisco Liriano to New Britain of the EL and RHP Scott Tyler to Fort Myers of the FSL. Reassigned 2B Luis Maza and INF Glenn Williams and OF Josh Rabe to their minor league camp.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Reassigned C Tim Whittaker to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Jason Arnold and INF John Hattig to Syracuse of the IL and INF Raul Tablado, RHP Ismael Ramirez, OF Miguel Negron and RHP Vince Perkins to New Hampshire of the EL.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Reassigned LHP Ryan Ketchner, LHP Derek Thompson, LHP Orlando Rodriguez, RHP Joel Hanrahan, INF James Loney, INF Delwyn Young, OF Tydus Meadows and OF Jon Weber to their minor league camp.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned RHP Keith Bucktrot, RHP Zack Segovia, 3B Juan Richardson and OF Chris Roberson to their minor league camp. Reassigned INF-OF John Castellano, C Tim Gradoville and OF Jorge Padilla to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned RHP Brad Baker and RHP Chris Oxspring, LHP Rusty Tucker, INF Josh Barfield, INF Tagg Bozied and INF Corey Smith to Portland of the PCL and LHP Sean Thompson to Mobile of the SL. Reassigned RHP Michael Brunet, RHP Travis Chick, C George Kottaras and INF Michael Johnson to their minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed RHP Francis Beltran on the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Josh Karp to New Orleans of the PCL and LHP Mike Hinckley to Harrisburg of the EL. Reassigned RHP Dan Smith to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS—Placed C Michael Stewart on the injured list. Activated G Tony Delk from the injured list.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Placed G Andre Emmett on the injured list. Activated G Dahntay Jones from the injured list.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Placed C Ervin Johnson on the injured list. Activated F Eddie Griffin from the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Released S Pierson Prioleau. Re-signed TE Ryan Neufeld.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed DT Bryan Robinson to a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Terminated the contract of DE Courtney Brown. Signed DT Jason Fisk to a three-year contract.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Re-signed S Lynn Scott and LB Keith O’Neil.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Released FB Rob Konrad.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Released DT Norman Hand.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Re-signed DE Bobby Hamilton to a three-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived WR Bosley Allen. Named Duane Carlisle assistant strength and conditioning coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NBA