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BASEBALL

MLB Spring Training

All Times PST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

WLPct
Toronto115.688
Los Angeles137.650
Tampa Bay107.588
Detroit98.529
Chicago1010.500
Baltimore88.500
Cleveland910.474
Boston89.471
New York810.444
Oakland912.429
Minnesota811.421
Kansas City711.389
Seattle611.353
Texas613.316

NATIONAL LEAGUE

WLPct
New York115.688
San Francisco127.632
Colorado138.619
San Diego128.600
Washington107.588
Atlanta108.556
St. Louis108.556
Arizona1110.524
Cincinnati1010.500
Milwaukee1010.500
Philadelphia910.474
Pittsburgh89.471
Chicago911.450
Houston79.438
Los Angeles610.375
Florida614.300

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

Monday’s Games

Washington 1, Florida 0

Atlanta 9, St. Louis 0

Toronto 6, Pittsburgh 5

Cincinnati 5, Tampa Bay 3

Minnesota 3, Philadelphia 2

Boston 7, L.A. Dodgers 3

San Diego 4, Milwaukee 3

Kansas City 12, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco 9, Oakland 4

Arizona 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Houston 7, Detroit 4

N.Y. Yankees 6, Cleveland 2

Seattle 12, Colorado 4

Tuesday’s Games

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

Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, 10:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 10:15 a.m.

Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

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

Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 6:05 p.m.

Mariners 12, Rockies 4

Seattle21120150012161
Colorado0000100034124

Meche, Thornton (5), Putz (7), Atchison (8) and D.Wilson, W.Gonzalez; Young, Cortes (5), Simpson (6), Carvajal (7), Speier (7), Dohmann (8) and Closser, Greene. W—Meche, 2-0. L—Young, 2-1. HR—Seattle, Ibanez.

Blue Jays 6, Pirates 5

Pittsburgh0401000005132
Toronto200200011690

Wells, Vogelson (3), Chiavacci (8) and Santiago, Doumit (8); Halladay, Whiteside (2), Speier (4), Burnside (5), Nannini (7), Walker (8), Batista (9) and Myers, Huckaby (7). W—Batista, 2-0. L—Chiavacci, 0-1. HRs—Pittsburgh, Ward (2). Toronto, Hudson, Gross (7).

Braves 9, Cardinals 0

St. Louis000000000072
Atlanta20130102x9130

Marquis, Myers (5), File (6), Pulsipher (7), Isringhausen (8) and Molina, McKay (6); Smoltz, Childers (6), Miner (8), Colon (9) and Estrada, Boscan (8). W—Smoltz, 2-0. L—Marquis, 2-2. HRs—Atlanta, A.Jones (7), Langerhans (1).

Reds 5, Devil Rays 3

Tampa Bay201000000351
Cincinnati00000023x5121

Kazmir, Miller (5), Garcia (7), Nunez (8) and Cash, LaForest; Claussen, Acevedo (3), Keisler (6), Coffey (7), Valentine (9) and Valentin, Estalella. W—Coffey, 2-0. L—Nunez, 0-1. Sv—Valentine (1).

Nationals 1, Marlins 0

Florida000000000042
Washington01000000x152

Beckett, Mecir (7), Alfonseca (8) and DiFelice; Day, Osuna (6), Eischen (7), Ayala (8)and Schneider, Bennett (7). W—Day, 1-2. L—Beckett, 0-1. Sv—Ayala (1).

Twins 3, Phillies 2

Minnesota000100110351
Philadelphia110000000280

Baker, Romero (4), Gassner (5), Crain (7), Kemp (9) and Mauer, Miller (4); Floyd, Fultz (6), Adams (7), Wagner (9) and Hinch. W—Crain, 1-1. L—Adams, 0-1. Sv—Kemp (1).

Red Sox 7, Dodgers 3

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Los Angeles (N)000100200360

Arroyo, Perez (7), Martinez (8), Cassidy (9) and Wooten, Buckley; Lowe, Gagne (6), Sanchez (7), Brooks (7), Carlyle (8) and Navarro, Grabowski. W—Arroyo, 1-1. L—Lowe, 1-1. HR—Boston, Youkilis.

Diamondbacks 5, White Sox 4

Arizona0300010105110
Chicago (A)0000003014110

Gosling, Bruney (5), Acevedo (7), Nance (7), Cormier (9) and Hill, Stinnett; Garcia, Politte (6), Marte (7), Vizcaino (8), Hermanson (9) and Burke, Widger, Pierzynski. W—Gosling, 2-1 . L—Garcia, 1-1. Sv—Cormier (2). HRs—Arizona, Tracy, Hairston. Chicago, Everett (4).

Royals 12, Cubs 5

Chicago (N)0000212005102
Kansas City07020300x12162

Dempster, Randolph (2), Borowski (4), Hawkins (5), Van Buren (6), Wuertz (8) and Blanco, Kopitzke (6); Greinke, Burgos (5), Gobble (6), Field (9) and Tupman, Phillips (7). W—Greinke, 2-1 . L—Dempster, 0-2. HRs—Kansas City, Stairs, Sweeney (2), Brown (4).

Padres 4, Brewers 3

Milwaukee001010100380
San Diego0000011024110

Capuano, Phelps (6), Kieschnick (7), Bennett (8), Turnbow (9) and Miller; May, Reyes, Dawley, Hoffman, Linebrink and R.Hernandez, M.Hernandez (8). W—Linebrink, 1-0. L—Turnbow, 0-1.

Giants 9, Athletics 4

Oakland000000004450
San Francisco3110202009130

Yabu, Street (4), Etherton (5) and Kendall, Melhuse (6); Rueter, Herges (6), Eyre (7), Benitez (8), Franklin (9), Fikac (9) and Haad, Alfonzo (7), Curry (9). W—Rueter, 2-1. L—Yabu, 1-2. HRs—San Francisco, Feliz (2), Grissom (1).

Astros 7, Tigers 4

Houston1002000407110
Detroit0000020024100

Oswalt, Gallo (7), Harville (8), Norton (9) and Chavez, Tremie (7); Maroth, Urbina (6), Farnsworth (7), James (8), Ennis (8), Percival (9) and Rodriguez, Martinez (6). W—Oswalt, 2-0. L—Maroth, 0-2.

Yankees 6, Indians 2

Cleveland010000000250
New York (A)00301200x6123

Watkins, Tallet (3), Rhodes (6), Betancourt (7) and Bard; Brown, Karsay (6), Groom (8), FRodriguez (9) and Flaherty. W—Brown 1-1. L—Watkins 0-1.

College

Collegiate Baseball Top 25

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the 2005 Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 20, points and previous ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Cal. St. Fullerton16-44943
2. Tulane19-34924
3. Louisiana St.17-44905
4. Georgia Tech.19-24896
5. Arkansas18-24867
6. South Carolina17-34852
7. Texas21-44821
8. Florida St.24-447916
9. Nebraska18-247421
10. Miami, Fla.20-547211
11. North Carolina15-54709
12. Florida16-646810
13. Baylor15-746426
14. Stanford12-746315
15. Texas A&M17-746212
16. Arizona16-946013
17. Mississippi St.13-345918
18. Mississippi17-445820
19. Louisiana-Laf.19-445419
20. Central Florida23-445222
21. Wichita St.19-545014
22. Michigan11-344823
23. Southern Calif.13-644724
24. Rice15-84458
25. Coastal Carolina17-3443NR

Baseball America Top 25

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through March 20 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

RecordPvs
1. Cal State Fullerton16-42
2. Tulane19-33
3. Louisiana State17-45
4. Texas21-41
5. Georgia Tech19-210
6. Miami20-57
7. Mississippi17-414
8. Arkansas18-215
9. South Carolina17-34
10. Baylor15-716
11. Florida16-66
12. Stanford12-712
13. Arizona16-99
14. Texas A&M17-78
15. Rice15-811
16. North Carolina15-513
17. Florida State24-420
18. Oregon State16-322
19. College of Charleston16-418
20. Nebraska18-223
21. Texas Tech17-6NR
22. Texas Christian14-724
23. Southern California13-6NR
24. Mississippi State13-3NR
25. Central Florida23-4NR

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Boston3829.567
Philadelphia3234.4855 1/2
New Jersey3136.4637
New York2837.4319
Toronto2838.4249 1/2
SoutheastWLPctGB
x-Miami5216.765
Washington3628.56314
Orlando3235.47819 1/2
Charlotte1352.20037 1/2
Atlanta1155.16740
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit4223.646
Cleveland3430.5317 1/2
Chicago3431.5238
Indiana3332.5089
Milwaukee2738.41515

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
x-San Antonio5017.746
Dallas4422.6675 1/2
Houston3927.59110 1/2
Memphis3828.57611 1/2
New Orleans1551.22734 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Seattle4520.692
Denver3530.53810
Minnesota3434.50012 1/2
Portland2342.35422
Utah2046.30325 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
x-Phoenix4916.754
Sacramento4127.6039 1/2
L.A. Lakers3234.48517 1/2
L.A. Clippers3037.44820
Golden State2344.34327

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Games

Charlotte 102, Orlando 97

New York 88, San Antonio 75

Chicago 105, Atlanta 91

Dallas 103, New Orleans 86

L.A. Clippers 96, Portland 89

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

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

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 6 p.m.

Washington at Denver, 6 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Bobcats 102, Magic 97

Orlando (97)—Hill 9-18 7-7 25, Howard 8-12 5-6 21, Cato 0-3 4-4 4, Nelson 7-16 4-5 18, Stevenson 3-10 1-2 7, Turkoglu 3-7 5-8 11, Battie 2-8 1-1 5, Augmon 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 3-5 0-2 6, Kasun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-79 27-35 97.

Charlotte (102)—Kapono 2-7 1-2 7, Okafor 7-18 3-9 17, Brezec 7-9 2-4 16, Knight 7-15 5-5 19, Bogans 2-9 3-4 8, Carroll 4-9 4-4 12, Ely 1-4 0-0 2, Hart 2-5 4-6 9, Robinson 5-7 1-2 12. Totals 37-83 23-36 102.

Orlando3124182497
Charlotte24202830102

3-Point Goals—Orlando 0-1 (Turkoglu 0-1), Charlotte 5-9 (Kapono 2-2, Robinson 1-1, Bogans 1-2, Hart 1-2, Knight 0-1, Carroll 0-1). Fouled Out—Robinson. Rebounds—Orlando 51 (Howard 13), Charlotte 60 (Okafor 13). Assists—Orlando 15 (Nelson 6), Charlotte 23 (Hart, Knight 8). Total Fouls—Orlando 25, Charlotte 28. A—10,727. (23,319).

Knicks 88, Spurs 75

San Antonio (75)—Bowen 0-1 0-0 0, Horry 3-10 2-2 10, Nesterovic 4-8 0-0 8, Ginobili 2-4 2-3 6, Parker 6-15 2-4 14, Barry 0-5 0-0 0, Mohammed 3-7 1-4 7, Brown 7-12 6-8 22, Udrih 2-6 0-0 5, Glover 1-4 1-1 3, Marks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-73 14-22 75.

New York (88)—Rose 6-18 6-7 18, T.Thomas 5-17 3-4 14, Sweetney 1-3 0-0 2, Crawford 3-9 1-2 9, Marbury 10-19 11-12 31, Ariza 3-6 1-2 7, Taylor 1-3 0-0 2, J.Williams 0-0 3-4 3, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Butler 1-1 0-0 2, Sundov 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 25-31 88.

San Antonio2126131575
New York2122212488

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 5-22 (Brown 2-6, Horry 2-6, Udrih 1-3, Bowen 0-1, Parker 0-1, Glover 0-1, Ginobili 0-2, Barry 0-2), New York 3-7 (Crawford 2-2, T.Thomas 1-3, Marbury 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 49 (Nesterovic 11), New York 57 (Ariza 10). Assists—San Antonio 13 (Parker 6), New York 16 (Marbury 10). Total Fouls—San Antonio 26, New York 21. Technicals—New York Defensive Three Second. A—19,763. (19,763).

Bulls 105, Hawks 91

Atlanta (91)—A.Harrington 6-19 3-3 15, J.Smith 7-12 2-6 16, Ekezie 2-4 1-2 5, Childress 6-10 5-6 17, Lue 5-12 4-4 14, Gugliotta 2-4 0-0 4, Drobnjak 2-6 3-4 8, Diaw 2-4 2-2 7, Ivey 1-1 0-0 2, D.Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Collier 0-2 0-0 0, Delk 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 34-78 21-29 91.

Chicago (105)—Nocioni 1-6 4-4 6, Davis 4-6 2-2 10, Curry 8-13 8-9 24, Hinrich 6-12 0-0 12, Duhon 2-8 0-0 6, Deng 4-8 1-2 9, Chandler 0-5 5-6 5, Gordon 6-11 3-4 17, O.Harrington 5-6 0-0 10, Piatkowski 1-1 2-2 4, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2, Pargo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 25-29 105.

Atlanta2123281991
Chicago27282822105

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 2-5 (Diaw 1-1, Drobnjak 1-1, Childress 0-1, J.Smith 0-1, Lue 0-1), Chicago 4-16 (Gordon 2-5, Duhon 2-6, Deng 0-2, Hinrich 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 49 (Childress, A.Harrington 7), Chicago 49 (Chandler 13). Assists—Atlanta 22 (Lue 8), Chicago 24 (Hinrich 10). Total Fouls—Atlanta 27, Chicago 25. Technicals—Ekezie. A—21,945. (21,711).

Mavericks 103, Hornets 86

New Orleans (86)—Nailon 0-6 0-0 0, Brown 3-6 2-2 8, Magloire 2-6 9-14 13, Dickau 5-11 2-3 14, Smith 8-16 10-11 27, Jacobsen 1-5 2-6 5, Nachbar 2-7 1-1 5, Vroman 2-3 0-0 4, Lynch 1-2 1-2 4, Lampe 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 26-66 29-41 86.

Dallas (103)—Howard 7-14 1-1 15, Nowitzki 6-11 11-11 25, Bradley 2-3 1-2 5, Finley 6-15 3-5 16, Terry 1-5 1-1 3, Harris 5-7 4-5 17, Henderson 1-2 0-0 2, Van Horn 3-12 4-4 13, Daniels 2-9 2-2 6, Podkolzin 0-0 1-2 1, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Mbenga 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 28-33 103.

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Dallas20362720103

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 5-12 (Dickau 2-4, Lynch 1-1, Jacobsen 1-3, Smith 1-4), Dallas 9-18 (Harris 3-3, Van Horn 3-5, Nowitzki 2-4, Finley 1-4, Howard 0-1, Terry 0-1). Fouled Out—Brown. Rebounds—New Orleans 51 (Magloire 12), Dallas 52 (Nowitzki, Van Horn 8). Assists—New Orleans 15 (Jacobsen 4), Dallas 20 (Finley 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 27, Dallas 29. Technicals—Magloire, Nachbar, Vroman, Bradley. A—19,997. (19,200).

Clippers 96, Trail Blazers 89

Portland (89)—Miles 7-16 6-8 20, Abdur-Rahim 7-18 9-9 23, Przybilla 3-7 1-4 7, Stoudamire 3-13 0-0 8, Telfair 4-11 4-6 12, Khryapa 2-5 2-4 6, Ratliff 1-7 1-2 3, Frahm 1-6 4-4 7, Outlaw 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 29-85 28-39 89.

L.A. Clippers (96)—Simmons 6-13 2-4 15, Brand 10-17 2-4 22, Kaman 4-5 2-2 10, Maggette 6-13 10-14 22, Brunson 0-3 0-0 0, Livingston 2-5 2-3 6, Ross 4-6 1-1 9, Rebraca 2-7 1-2 5, Moore 0-3 0-0 0, Jaric 2-3 2-2 7. Totals 36-75 22-32 96.

Portland2125202389
L.A. Clippers2824251996

3-Point Goals—Portland 3-12 (Stoudamire 2-7, Frahm 1-4, Telfair 0-1), L.A. Clippers 2-7 (Jaric 1-1, Simmons 1-2, Brunson 0-1, Maggette 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 63 (Abdur-Rahim 14), L.A. Clippers 53 (Kaman 10). Assists—Portland 17 (Stoudamire 5), L.A. Clippers 25 (Maggette, Jaric 6). Total Fouls—Portland 26, L.A. Clippers 26. A—16,498. (18,964).

College men

NCAA Tournament

Syracuse Regional

All Times PST

Semifinals

Friday, March 25

At The Carrier Dome

Syracuse, N.Y.

North Carolina (29-4) vs. Villanova (24-7), 6:57 p.m.

Wisconsin (24-8) vs. North Carolina State (21-13), 4:27

Chicago Regional

All Times PST

Semifinals

Thursday, March 24

At Allstate Arena

Rosemont, Ill.

Illinois (34-1) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (26-5), 4:27

Oklahoma State (26-6) vs. Arizona (29-6), 6:57 p.m.

Austin Regional

All Times PST

Semifinals

Friday, March 25

At The Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

Duke (27-5) vs. Michigan State (24-6), 4:10 p.m.

Kentucky (27-5) vs. Utah (29-5), 6:40 p.m.

Albuquerque Regional

All Times PST

Semifinals

Thursday, March 24

At The Pit

Albuquerque, N.M.

Washington (29-5) vs. Louisville (31-4), 4:10 p.m

West Virginia (23-10) vs. Texas Tech (22-10), 6:40 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

Second Round

Monday, March 21

Saint Joseph’s 68, Holy Cross 60

Texas Christian 78, Western Michigan 76, OT

Vanderbilt 65, Wichita State 63

Tuesday, March 22

CS Fullerton (21-10) at Georgetown (18-12), 4 p.m.

UNLV (17-13) at South Carolina (16-13), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 23

Davidson (23-8) at Maryland (17-12), 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, March 23

Saint Joseph’s (22-11) at Texas A&M (21-9), 5 p.m.

Vanderbilt (20-13) at Memphis (21-15), 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 24, or Friday, March 25

Texas Christian (21-13) vs. Maryland-Davidson winner, TBA

UNLV-South Carolina winner vs. Georgetown-CS Fullerton winner, TBA

NCAA Division II Tournament

All Times PST

Quarterfinals

At Grand Forks, N.D.

Wednesday, March 23

Bryant (23-8) vs. Mount Olive (29-4), 10 a.m.

Tarleton State (24-8) vs. Cal Poly Pomona (24-6), 12:30 p.m.

Metro State (29-3) vs. Virginia Union (27-4), 4 p.m.

Lynn (28-5) vs. Findlay (30-3), 6:30 p.m.

College women

NCAA Tournament

All Times PST

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL

Second Round

Monday, March 21

At Reunion Arena, Dallas

Texas Tech 80, Middle Tennessee State 69

Tuesday, March 22

At Thompson-Boling Arena; Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee (27-4) vs. Purdue (17-12), 6:30 p.m.

At The Gampel Pavilion; Storrs, Conn.

Temple (28-3) vs. Rutgers (26-6), 4 p.m.

At Comcast Center; College Park, Md.

Maryland (22-9) vs. Ohio State (29-4), 6:30 p.m.

Semifinals

At The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia

Sunday, March 27

Texas Tech (24-7) vs. Tenn. or Purdue, 9 or 11:30 a.m.

Temple-Rutgers vs. Maryland or Ohio St., 9 or 11:30 a.m.

CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL

Second Round

Monday, March 21

At Reunion Arena, Dallas

Georgia 70, Texas 68

Tuesday, March 22

At Thompson-Boling Arena; Knoxville, Tenn.

LSU (30-2) vs. Arizona (20-11), 4 p.m.

At Comcast Center; College Park, Md.

DePaul(26-4) vs. Liberty (24-6), 4 p.m.

At The Dean E. Smith Center

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Boston College (20-9) vs. Duke (29-4), 6:30 p.m.

Semifinals

At McKenzie Arena

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Saturday, March 26

LSU-Arizona winner vs. DePaul—Penn State-Liberty winner, 9 or 11:30 a.m.

Georgia (24-9) vs. Boston or Duke, 9 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL

Second Round

Monday, March 21

At Williams Arena, Minneapolis

Michigan State 61, Southern California 59

At Save Mart Center; Fresno, Calif.

Stanford 88, Utah 62

At Bank of America Arena, Seattle

Vanderbilt 63, Kansas State 60

Tuesday, March 22

At The Gampel Pavilion

Storrs, Conn.

Florida State (24-7) vs. Connecticut (24-7), 6:30 p.m.

Semifinals

At Municipal Auditorium

Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday, March 27

Michigan State (30-3) vs. Vanderbilt (24-7) 4:30 or 7 p.m.

Florida State-Connecticut winner vs. Stanford (31-2) 4:30 or 7 p.m.

TEMPE REGIONAL

Second Round

Monday, March 21

At Williams Arena

Minneapolis

Virginia 79, Old Dominion 57

At Save Mart Center

Fresno, Calif.

Arizona State (23-9) vs. Notre Dame (27-5), 6 p.m.

At Bank of America Arena

Seattle

Oregon (21-9) vs. Baylor (28-3), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22

At The Dean E. Smith Center

Chapel Hill, N.C.

North Carolina (28-3) vs. George Washington (23-8), 4 p.m.

Semifinals

At Wells Fargo Arena

Tempe, Ariz.

Saturday, March 26

North Carolina-George Washington winner vs. Arizona State-Notre Dame winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.

Virginia-Old Dominion-Minnesota winner vs. Oregon-Baylor winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PST

Second Round

Monday, March 21

Second Round

Monday, March 21

West Virginia 68, St. John’s 63

Wake Forest 78, South Florida 63

Xavier 79, Indiana State 70

Texas A&M 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 59

Southwest Missouri State 85, Gonzaga 66

Arkansas State 98, Arkansas 84

Iowa 71, Nebraska 67

SW Missouri St. 85, Gonzaga 66

Gonzaga (28-4)—Laney 0-2 0-0 0, Burke 4-11 1-2 9, Hawk 6-11 4-6 16, Mathews 1-8 0-0 3, Jewell 5-8 0-0 13, Harris 0-4 0-0 0, Kane 1-3 0-0 3, Ridenour 3-4 0-0 8, Bailey 6-10 0-0 12, Lecoultre 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-62 5-8 66.

SW Missouri St. (22-8)—Lingor 7-12 5-6 22, Lehman 3-6 3-4 11, Terwelp 2-4 3-4 7, Koch 4-16 6-6 16, Klaassen 4-5 0-0 9, Cowgill 3-8 0-0 9, Balerio 0-1 0-0 2, Kirk 5-8 1-2 2 Totals 28-60 18-22 85.

Halftime–SW Missouri St. 44, Gonzaga 36. 3-point goals–Gonzaga 7-21 (Laney 0-2, Mathews 1-7, Jewell 3-4, Harris 0-1, Kane 1-3, Ridenour 2-3. SW Missouri St 11-19 (Lingor 3-6, Lehman 2-3, Koch 2-4, Klaassen 1-1, Cowgill 3-5). Fouled out–Jewell. Rebounds–Gonzaga 32 (Burke, Jewell 6). SW Missouri St–38 (Lehman 7). Assists–Gonzaga 17 (Mathews 7). SW Missouri St. 19 (Lingor 7). Total fouls–Gonzaga 16, SW Missouri St. 11. A–5,005.

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 24

Xavier (22-9) at Kentucky (17-15), 4 p.m.

Dates and Times TBA

Texas A&M (16-14) vs. Southwest Missouri State (22-8)

Arkansas State (21-10) vs. Iowa (22-9)

Wake Forest (16-13) vs. West Virginia (19-12)

NCAA Division II Tournament

All Times PST

Quarterfinals

At Hot Springs, Ark.

Wednesday, March 23

St. Cloud State (23-9) vs. Merrimack (28-5), 10 a.m.

Seattle Pacific (28-2) vs. Grand Valley State (28-5), noon

Charleston, W. Va. (29-4) vs. Washburn (31-2), 4 p.m.

Shaw (32-1) vs. Central Arkansas (27-6), 6 p.m.

NAIA Division I Tournament

All Times PST

Semifinals

Monday, March 21

Oklahoma City 81, Houston Baptist 74, OT

Union, Tenn. 84, Point Loma 58

Championship

Tuesday, March 22

Oklahoma City (32-6) vs. Union, Tenn. (34-5), 4 p.m.

Hockey

WHL playoffs

First Round

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday, March 23

Prince Albert at Saskatoon

Friday, March 25

Calgary at Lethbridge

Kamloops at Kootenay

Vancouver at Kelowna

Everett at Portland

Moose Jaw at Brandon

WHL leaders

Final

SCORING

GAP
Fehr, Bdn 5952111
Stone, Bdn 336699
Brule, Vcr 394887
Konsorada, Bdn 295887
Yellow Horn, Leth 355186
Filewich, Leth 423880
Courchaine, Vcr 285078
Meyer, MH 344377
Dawes, Ktn 502676
McArdle, MJ 373774
MacArthur, MH 304474

GOALTENDERS

Minimum 1200 minutes played

MPGASOAVG
Keetley, MH 18465161.66
Glass, Ktn 30609081.76
Bridges, Sea 3377100131.78
Yeomans, Kel 327710061.83
Wall, Ever 3191102101.92

Auto racing

NASCAR Nextel Cup leaders

Through March 20

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 680. 2, Greg Biffle, 598. 3, Carl Edwards, 593. 4, Kurt Busch, 577. 5, Mark Martin, 539. 6, Ryan Newman, 515. 7, Tony Stewart, 514. 8, Elliott Sadler, 482. 9, Rusty Wallace, 477. 10, Jamie Mcmurray, 475.

11, Kevin Harvick, 469. 12, Jeff Gordon, 464. 13, Mike Bliss, 460. 14, Dave Blaney, 458. 15, Dale Jarrett, 456. 16, Sterling Marlin, 438. 17, Casey Mears, 434. 18, Scott Riggs, 432. 19, Kyle Busch, 420. 20, Jeff Burton, 417.

Money

1, Jeff Gordon, $1,997,772. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,729,093. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $1,582,872. 4, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $1,235,920. 5, Scott Riggs, $925,726. 6, Tony Stewart, $891,918. 7, Greg Biffle, $870,108. 8, Ryan Newman, $836,317. 9, Mark Martin, $758,683. 10, Kevin Harvick, $723,922.

11, Rusty Wallace, $722,310. 12, Dale Jarrett, $705,800. 13, Elliott Sadler, $700,677. 14, Kyle Busch, $694,263. 15, Matt Kenseth, $688,517. 16, Carl Edwards, $674,038. 17, Sterling Marlin, $665,715. 18, Casey Mears, $651,130. 19, Kasey Kahne, $664,488. 20, Bobby Labonte, $656,139.

GOLF

High school boys

Jim Shriver Cup

At Manito Golf Course, par 71

Ferris 305, richaldn 307, Mead 318, Clarkston 326, Gonzaga Prep 330, University 330, Shadle Park 342, Cenral Valley 346, Lewis and Clark 367.

Top individuals—Ash Miles, (Ric) 72, Ryan Jones (Fer) 72, Joel Dahmen (Cla) 73, Dustin Poe (Fer) 73, Ryan Dahl (Ric) 73, Sean King (GP) 74, Jeff Wilcox (Mea) 75, Nick Grigsby (CV) 76, Jordan Lee (Mea) 77, Bryce Sanman (Uni) 77.

SOCCER

High school boys Non-league Shadle Park 2, Lewis and Clark 1.

First half—1, LC, Harnetiaux (penalty kick), 35:00. 2, SP, Largent (Mason), 37:00.

Shots on goal — Shadle Park 8, Lewis & Clark 10. Saves — Shadle Park, Northcott, 6. Lewis & Clark, Reynolds, 5.

Rogers 6, Chewelah 0

First half—1, Rog, Pavlovic (Bridges), 6:00. 2, Rog, Bridges (Pavlovic), 13:00. 3, Rasic (Pavlovic), 16:00. 4, Rog, Rasic, 23:00. 5, Rog, Ways (Rasic), 30:00. Second half—6, Rog, Schmidt (Nazarenko), 62:00.

Shots on goal—Chewelah 4, Rogers 14. Saves–Chewelah, Dorow, 9. Rogers, Erickson, 2.

North Central 2, Lakeside 1 (OT)

First half—1, Lak, Thompson 10. 2, NC, Matern 32.00. Overtime—3, NC, Stockinger (Tamura) 84.

Shots on goal—Lakeside 6, North Central 23. Saves—Lakeside, Cresswell 15. North Central, Dreyer 3.

Cheney 2, Medical Lake 1

First half—1, Che, Johnson (Davis) 23. Second half—2, Che, Retan 49. 3, ML, Gomez (penalty kick) 62.

Shots on goal—Medical Lake 9, Cheney 20. Saves—Medical Lake, Massey 12. Cheney, Hooley 2.

East Valley 1, Ferris 0 (OT)

Overtime– 1, EV, Klaiber 82.

Shots on goal—East Valley 14, Ferris 16. Saves—East Valley, Gillespie 6; Peck 3. Ferris, Bray 6.

Central Valley 8, Deer Park 0.

First half—1, CV, Chesher, (Dunbar, Coyle) 7. 2, CV, Chesher 8. 3, CV, Chesher (Dunbar) 20. 4, Vela (Dunbar) 27. 5, CV, Bela (Fyhrie) 33. 6, CV, Trimmer (Vela) 37. Second half–7, CV, Cameron, 47. 8, CV, Wilcox 75.

Shots on goal—Deer Park 3, Central Valley 27. Saves–Deer Park, Lawson 9. Central Valley, Skay 3.

Riverside 3, Mead JV 2

First half—1, Riv, Ostendorf 13. 2, Riv, Dornquast (Ostendorf) 15. 3, Mea, Sittser 32. 4, Mea, Andytuk 40. Second half–5, Riv, Bland (Woodman) 77.

Shots on goal—Riverside 11, Mead JV 8. Saves–Riverside, Irwin 3. Mead JV, Faulkenberry 10

SOFTBALL

High school Non-league

Odessa 22, Tri-Cities Prep 4

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Hoppes, Cuevas (4) and Faucher; Harp, Jo.Frederick (5) and Smith, Evans (2). W—Harp (1-0). L—Hoppes (0-1).

HITS: Tri-Cities Prep—Castaner. Odessa—W.Frederick, Jo.Frederick, Smith, Evans, Harp 4, Largent, Iksic 3, Greenwalt, Galloway, Anderson. 2B—W.Frederick, Iksic, Anderson. 3B—Harp. HR—Haro.

ACH 6-17, Waterville 2-1

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Logan and Glover; Bodeau and Westover. W–Bodeau (1-0) . L–Logan (0-1).

HITS: Almira/Coulee-Hartline, 2B–D.Edwards.

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Peter and Baker; Bodeau and Westover. W–Bodeau (2-0). L–Peter (0-1).

HITS: Almira/Coulee-Hartline, 2B–A.Edwards.

TENNIS

High school boys Non-league

LAKESIDE 7, ROGERS 0. No. 1 Singles—Kevin Tellez (Lak) def. Don Vu 6-0, 6-0. CENTRAL VALLEY 4, CHENEY 3. No. 1 Singles–Jessie Gibb (CV) def. Jerrod Watson 6-2, 6-4. No. 1 Doubles–Bryce Kingsley-Ryan Grimmett (CV) def. Ben Scheidt-Mike Snowden 6-0, 7-5.

LEWIS AND CLARK 5, MEDICAL LAKE 2. No. 1 Singles–Zak Nelson (ML) def. Ben Gullickson 6-1, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles–Nick Johnson-Elliot Boswell (LC) def. Tanner Taveski-Dallon Bogart 7-5, 6-3.

Saturday’s results

Non-league

MT. SPOKANE 7, SOUTHRIDGE 0. No. 1 Singles—Logan Napolsky (MtS) def. Nick Ashjian 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles—Edwin Miller-Andy Vanderpool (MtS) def. Kevin White-Mike Salibury 2-6, 6-0, 7-5.

High school girls Non-league

CENTRAL VALLEY 6, CHENEY 1—No. 1 Singles–Lucia Romera (Che) d. Rochelle Moore 6-0, 6-2.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Chris Spurling to Toledo of the IL. Reassigned RHP Craig Dingman and RHP Sean Douglass to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Released INF Homer Bush.

TEXAS RANGERS—Released LHP J.D. Cockroft, LHP Ben Foster, LHP Ken Holubec, LHP Justin Lensch, RHP Nick Seely and RHP Joldy Watts.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Reassigned LHP Jesse Carlton, RHP Spike Lundberg and RHP Michael Nannini to their minor league camp.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Promoted Michael Hill to vice president, assistant general manager.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned LHP Carlos Hernandez to Round Rock of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Turk Wendell and OF Charles Gipson to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Reassigned RHP Marty McLeary and RHP Danny Patterson to Portland of the PCL.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Optioned RHP Brad Hennessey and OF Todd Linden to Fresno of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Matt Kinney and RHP Jeremy Fikac to their minor league camp

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned INF Brendan Harris to New Orleans of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Hector Carrasco and INF George Arias to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Announced the suspension of Orlando G Steve Francis for kicking a photographer in a March 18 game against Seattle will be for three games. Announced the National Basketball Development League will have teams in Albuquerque, N.M., Austin and Fort Worth, Texas, and Tulsa, Okla., for the 2005-06 season.

CHICAGO BULLS—Placed C Jared Reiner on the injured list. Activated F Luol Deng from the injured list.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Fired Paul Silas, coach, and Stephen Silas, assistant coach. Named Brendan Malone interim coach.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Placed G-F Anfernee Hardaway on the injured list. Activated C Jackie Butler from the injured list.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Placed C Tim Duncan on the injured list. Activated F-C Sean Marks from the injured list.

Women’s National Basketball Association

WNBA—Named Aaron Salking director of communications.

WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Traded F Chamique Holdsclaw to Los Angeles for F DeLisha Milton-Jones and the 13th overall pick in this year’s draft.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed LB Ed Hartwell to a four-year contract.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Matched Cleveland’s offer sheet for RB Chester Taylor.

BUFFALO BILLS—Resigned RB Joe Burns.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed G Damion Cook to a one-year contract. Released WR James Newson.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Re-signed QB Jesse Palmer.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed LB Chris Clemons and WR Gari Scott. Released LB Maurice Jones.

COLLEGE

BLOOMSBURG—Announced the resignation of Monica Starrett, women’s basketball coach.

CINCINNATI—Named Dan Roushar offensive line coach.

DUQUESNE—Named Jerry Schmitt football coach.

JACKSONVILLE—Announced the retirement of Hugh Durham, men’s basketball coach.

VMI—Named Jon Genson running backs coach and Greg Shockley wide receivers coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

INJURY REPORT: On the college basketball board, Villanova forward Curtis Sumpter is out.

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Pistons-Cavaliers game due to Detroit guard Richard Hamilton (questionable); there is no line on the Sonics-Bucks game due to Seattle guard Ray Allen (questionable); there is no line on the Kings-Blazers game due to Sacramento guard Cuttino Mobley (questionable).

NBA

FavoritePointsUnderdog
CAVALIERSNLPistons
NETS5Pacers
Suns10HAWKS
JAZZ1Lakers
NUGGETS8.5Wizards
Heat1ROCKETS
SONICSNLBucks
KINGSNLBlazers

College Basketball

NCAA Tournament

Thursday

FavoritePoints (O/U)Underdog
Illinois10.5 (142)Wisc-Milw
Oklahoma St.1 (151)Arizona

Louisville1.5 (161)Washington
Texas Tech1.5 (142)W Virginia

Friday

Nc State2 (125)Wisconsin
N Carolina10 (154)Villanova

Duke4.5 (140)Michigan St
Kentucky4.5 (123)Utah

NIT

GEORGETOWN8.5 (133)CS-Fullerton
S CAROLINA5.5 (141)Unlv

Wednesday

MARYLAND9.5 (157)Davidson

Home teams in capital letters