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BASEBALL
MLB Spring Training
All Times PST
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W | L | Pct | |
Toronto | 11 | 5 | .688 |
Los Angeles | 13 | 7 | .650 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 7 | .588 |
Detroit | 9 | 8 | .529 |
Chicago | 10 | 10 | .500 |
Baltimore | 8 | 8 | .500 |
Cleveland | 9 | 10 | .474 |
Boston | 8 | 9 | .471 |
New York | 8 | 10 | .444 |
Oakland | 9 | 12 | .429 |
Minnesota | 8 | 11 | .421 |
Kansas City | 7 | 11 | .389 |
Seattle | 6 | 11 | .353 |
Texas | 6 | 13 | .316 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W | L | Pct | |
New York | 11 | 5 | .688 |
San Francisco | 12 | 7 | .632 |
Colorado | 13 | 8 | .619 |
San Diego | 12 | 8 | .600 |
Washington | 10 | 7 | .588 |
Atlanta | 10 | 8 | .556 |
St. Louis | 10 | 8 | .556 |
Arizona | 11 | 10 | .524 |
Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | .500 |
Milwaukee | 10 | 10 | .500 |
Philadelphia | 9 | 10 | .474 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 9 | .471 |
Chicago | 9 | 11 | .450 |
Houston | 7 | 9 | .438 |
Los Angeles | 6 | 10 | .375 |
Florida | 6 | 14 | .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
Seattle | 211 | 201 | 500 | — | 12 | 16 | 1 |
Colorado | 000 | 010 | 003 | — | 4 | 12 | 4 |
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
Pittsburgh | 040 | 100 | 000 | — | 5 | 13 | 2 |
Toronto | 200 | 200 | 011 | — | 6 | 9 | 0 |
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. Louis | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Atlanta | 201 | 301 | 02x | — | 9 | 13 | 0 |
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 Bay | 201 | 000 | 000 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Cincinnati | 000 | 000 | 23x | — | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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
Florida | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Washington | 010 | 000 | 00x | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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
Minnesota | 000 | 100 | 110 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Philadelphia | 110 | 000 | 000 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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
Boston | 002 | 000 | 320 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Los Angeles (N) | 000 | 100 | 200 | — | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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
Arizona | 030 | 001 | 010 | — | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Chicago (A) | 000 | 000 | 301 | — | 4 | 11 | 0 |
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) | 000 | 021 | 200 | — | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Kansas City | 070 | 203 | 00x | — | 12 | 16 | 2 |
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
Milwaukee | 001 | 010 | 100 | — | 3 | 8 | 0 |
San Diego | 000 | 001 | 102 | — | 4 | 11 | 0 |
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
Oakland | 000 | 000 | 004 | — | 4 | 5 | 0 |
San Francisco | 311 | 020 | 200 | — | 9 | 13 | 0 |
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
Houston | 100 | 200 | 040 | — | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Detroit | 000 | 002 | 002 | — | 4 | 10 | 0 |
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
Cleveland | 010 | 000 | 000 | — | 2 | 5 | 0 |
New York (A) | 003 | 012 | 00x | — | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Cal. St. Fullerton | 16-4 | 494 | 3 |
2. Tulane | 19-3 | 492 | 4 |
3. Louisiana St. | 17-4 | 490 | 5 |
4. Georgia Tech. | 19-2 | 489 | 6 |
5. Arkansas | 18-2 | 486 | 7 |
6. South Carolina | 17-3 | 485 | 2 |
7. Texas | 21-4 | 482 | 1 |
8. Florida St. | 24-4 | 479 | 16 |
9. Nebraska | 18-2 | 474 | 21 |
10. Miami, Fla. | 20-5 | 472 | 11 |
11. North Carolina | 15-5 | 470 | 9 |
12. Florida | 16-6 | 468 | 10 |
13. Baylor | 15-7 | 464 | 26 |
14. Stanford | 12-7 | 463 | 15 |
15. Texas A&M | 17-7 | 462 | 12 |
16. Arizona | 16-9 | 460 | 13 |
17. Mississippi St. | 13-3 | 459 | 18 |
18. Mississippi | 17-4 | 458 | 20 |
19. Louisiana-Laf. | 19-4 | 454 | 19 |
20. Central Florida | 23-4 | 452 | 22 |
21. Wichita St. | 19-5 | 450 | 14 |
22. Michigan | 11-3 | 448 | 23 |
23. Southern Calif. | 13-6 | 447 | 24 |
24. Rice | 15-8 | 445 | 8 |
25. Coastal Carolina | 17-3 | 443 | NR |
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):
Record | Pvs | |
1. Cal State Fullerton | 16-4 | 2 |
2. Tulane | 19-3 | 3 |
3. Louisiana State | 17-4 | 5 |
4. Texas | 21-4 | 1 |
5. Georgia Tech | 19-2 | 10 |
6. Miami | 20-5 | 7 |
7. Mississippi | 17-4 | 14 |
8. Arkansas | 18-2 | 15 |
9. South Carolina | 17-3 | 4 |
10. Baylor | 15-7 | 16 |
11. Florida | 16-6 | 6 |
12. Stanford | 12-7 | 12 |
13. Arizona | 16-9 | 9 |
14. Texas A&M | 17-7 | 8 |
15. Rice | 15-8 | 11 |
16. North Carolina | 15-5 | 13 |
17. Florida State | 24-4 | 20 |
18. Oregon State | 16-3 | 22 |
19. College of Charleston | 16-4 | 18 |
20. Nebraska | 18-2 | 23 |
21. Texas Tech | 17-6 | NR |
22. Texas Christian | 14-7 | 24 |
23. Southern California | 13-6 | NR |
24. Mississippi State | 13-3 | NR |
25. Central Florida | 23-4 | NR |
BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
Boston | 38 | 29 | .567 | — |
Philadelphia | 32 | 34 | .485 | 5 1/2 |
New Jersey | 31 | 36 | .463 | 7 |
New York | 28 | 37 | .431 | 9 |
Toronto | 28 | 38 | .424 | 9 1/2 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Miami | 52 | 16 | .765 | — |
Washington | 36 | 28 | .563 | 14 |
Orlando | 32 | 35 | .478 | 19 1/2 |
Charlotte | 13 | 52 | .200 | 37 1/2 |
Atlanta | 11 | 55 | .167 | 40 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Detroit | 42 | 23 | .646 | — |
Cleveland | 34 | 30 | .531 | 7 1/2 |
Chicago | 34 | 31 | .523 | 8 |
Indiana | 33 | 32 | .508 | 9 |
Milwaukee | 27 | 38 | .415 | 15 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-San Antonio | 50 | 17 | .746 | — |
Dallas | 44 | 22 | .667 | 5 1/2 |
Houston | 39 | 27 | .591 | 10 1/2 |
Memphis | 38 | 28 | .576 | 11 1/2 |
New Orleans | 15 | 51 | .227 | 34 1/2 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Seattle | 45 | 20 | .692 | — |
Denver | 35 | 30 | .538 | 10 |
Minnesota | 34 | 34 | .500 | 12 1/2 |
Portland | 23 | 42 | .354 | 22 |
Utah | 20 | 46 | .303 | 25 1/2 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Phoenix | 49 | 16 | .754 | — |
Sacramento | 41 | 27 | .603 | 9 1/2 |
L.A. Lakers | 32 | 34 | .485 | 17 1/2 |
L.A. Clippers | 30 | 37 | .448 | 20 |
Golden State | 23 | 44 | .343 | 27 |
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.
Orlando | 31 | 24 | 18 | 24 | — | 97 |
Charlotte | 24 | 20 | 28 | 30 | — | 102 |
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 Antonio | 21 | 26 | 13 | 15 | — | 75 |
New York | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | — | 88 |
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.
Atlanta | 21 | 23 | 28 | 19 | — | 91 |
Chicago | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | — | 105 |
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.
New Orleans | 20 | 15 | 26 | 25 | — | 86 |
Dallas | 20 | 36 | 27 | 20 | — | 103 |
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.
Portland | 21 | 25 | 20 | 23 | — | 89 |
L.A. Clippers | 28 | 24 | 25 | 19 | — | 96 |
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
G | A | P | |
Fehr, Bdn | 59 | 52 | 111 |
Stone, Bdn | 33 | 66 | 99 |
Brule, Vcr | 39 | 48 | 87 |
Konsorada, Bdn | 29 | 58 | 87 |
Yellow Horn, Leth | 35 | 51 | 86 |
Filewich, Leth | 42 | 38 | 80 |
Courchaine, Vcr | 28 | 50 | 78 |
Meyer, MH | 34 | 43 | 77 |
Dawes, Ktn | 50 | 26 | 76 |
McArdle, MJ | 37 | 37 | 74 |
MacArthur, MH | 30 | 44 | 74 |
GOALTENDERS
Minimum 1200 minutes played
MP | GA | SO | AVG | |
Keetley, MH | 1846 | 51 | 6 | 1.66 |
Glass, Ktn | 3060 | 90 | 8 | 1.76 |
Bridges, Sea | 3377 | 100 | 13 | 1.78 |
Yeomans, Kel | 3277 | 100 | 6 | 1.83 |
Wall, Ever | 3191 | 102 | 10 | 1.92 |
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
Tri-Cities Prep | 100 | 03 | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Odessa | 347 | 8x | — | 22 | 15 | 3 |
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
Waterville | 110 | 00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
ACH | 130 | 2x | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Logan and Glover; Bodeau and Westover. W–Bodeau (1-0) . L–Logan (0-1).
HITS: Almira/Coulee-Hartline, 2B–D.Edwards.
Waterville | 001 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
ACH | 89x | 17 | 4 | 1 |
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
Favorite | Points | Underdog |
CAVALIERS | NL | Pistons |
NETS | 5 | Pacers |
Suns | 10 | HAWKS |
JAZZ | 1 | Lakers |
NUGGETS | 8.5 | Wizards |
Heat | 1 | ROCKETS |
SONICS | NL | Bucks |
KINGS | NL | Blazers |
College Basketball
NCAA Tournament
Thursday
Favorite | Points (O/U) | Underdog |
Illinois | 10.5 (142) | Wisc-Milw |
Oklahoma St. | 1 (151) | Arizona |
Louisville | 1.5 (161) | Washington |
Texas Tech | 1.5 (142) | W Virginia |
Friday
Nc State | 2 (125) | Wisconsin |
N Carolina | 10 (154) | Villanova |
Duke | 4.5 (140) | Michigan St |
Kentucky | 4.5 (123) | Utah |
NIT
GEORGETOWN | 8.5 (133) | CS-Fullerton |
S CAROLINA | 5.5 (141) | Unlv |
Wednesday
MARYLAND | 9.5 (157) | Davidson |
Home teams in capital letters