Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Third Round
SATURDAY, March 17
Pittsburgh
Syracuse 75, Kansas State 59
Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66
Albuquerque, N.M.
Wisconsin 60, Vanderbilt 57
SUNDAY, March 18
Nashville, Tenn.
Cincinnati 62, Florida State 56
Regional Semifinals
Boston
THURSDAY, March 22
Syracuse (33-2) vs. Wisconsin (26-9), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (29-7) vs. Cincinnati (25-10), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
SATURDAY, March 24
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Third Round
SATURDAY, March 17
Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky 87, Iowa State 71
Albuquerque, N.M.
Baylor 80, Colorado 63
Portland, Ore.
Indiana 63 VCU 61
SUNDAY, March 18
Greensboro, N.C.
Xavier 70, Lehigh 58
Regional Semifinals
Atlanta
FRIDAY, March 23
Baylor (29-7) vs. Xavier (23-12), 7:15 p.m.
Kentucky (34-2) vs. Indiana (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
SUNDAY, March 25
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Third Round
SUNDAY, March 18
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 87, Creighton 73
Columbus, Ohio
N.C. State 66, Georgetown 63
Nashville, Tenn.
Ohio 62, South Florida 56
Omaha, Neb.
Kansas 63, Purdue 60
Regional Semifinals
St. Louis
FRIDAY, March 23
North Carolina (31-5) vs. Ohio (29-7), 7:47 p.m.
N.C. State (24-12) vs. Kansas (29-6), 10:17 p.m.
Regional Championship
SUNDAY, March 25
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Third Round
SATURDAY, March 17
Louisville, Ky.
Marquette 62, Murray State 53
Portland, Ore.
Louisville 59, New Mexico 56
SUNDAY, March 18
Columbus, Ohio
Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61
Omaha, Neb.
Florida 84, Norfolk State 50
Regional Semifinals
THURSDAY, March 22
Phoenix
Michigan State (29-7) vs. Louisville (28-9), 7:47 p.m.
Marquette (27-7) vs. Florida (25-10), 10:17 p.m.
Regional Championship
SATURDAY, March 24
Semifinal winners
NIT
Second Round
SUNDAY, March 18
Drexel 65, Northern Iowa 63
Nevada 75, Bucknell 67
Oregon 108, Iowa 97
MONDAY, March 19
Middle Tennessee 71, Tennessee 64
Minnesota (20-14) at Miami (20-12), late
Stanford (22-11) vs. Illinois State (21-13), late
Quarterfinals
March 20-21
TUESDAY, March 20
WEDNESDAY, March 21
Washington (23-10) vs. Oregon (24-9),
Middle Tennessee (27-6) vs. Minnesota-Miami winner
UMass (23-10) vs. Drexel (29-6)
Nevada (28-6) vs. Stanford-Illinois State-winner
CIT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 20
Rice (19-15) at Oakland (19-15), 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
Robert Morris (26-10) at Fairfield (21-14) 7 p.m.
Mercer (24-11) at Old Dominion (22-13) 7 p.m.
Utah State (19-15) vs. Loyola Marymount (21-12), TBA
Note: Future-round matchups are determined by previous round results.
CBI
Quarterfinals
Monday
Pittsburgh 82, Princeton 61
Butler 63, Penn 53
TCU (18-14) at Oregon State (20-14), late
Wyoming (21-11) at Washington State (16-16), late
Women
NCAA Tournament
DES MOINES REGIONAL
First Round
Sunday, March 18
Bowling Green, Ohio
Florida 69, Ohio State 65
Baylor 81, UC Santa Barbara 40
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgetown 61, Fresno State 56
Georgia Tech 76, Sacred Heart 50
Little Rock, Ark.
Delaware 73, UALR 42
Kansas 57, Nebraska 49
Second Round
Monday, March 19
Rosemont, Ill.
DePaul (23-10) vs. Tennessee (25-8), late
Tuesday, March 20
Bowling Green, Ohio
Baylor (35-0) vs. Florida (20-12), 7:05 p.m.
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgetown (23-8) vs. Georgia Tech (25-8), 7:15 p.m.
Little Rock, Ark.
Kansas (20-12) vs. Delaware (31-1), 9:40 p.m.
FRESNO REGIONAL
Sunday, March 18
Norman, Okla.
St. John's 69, Creighton 67
Oklahoma 88, Michigan 67
Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt 60, Middle Tennessee 46
Duke (24-5) 82, Samford 47
Second Round
Monday, March 19
Norfolk, Va.
Stanford 72, West Virginia 55
West Lafayette, Ind.
South Carolina 72, Purdue 61
Tuesday, March 20
Norman, Okla.
St. John's (23-9) vs. Oklahoma (21-12), 9:45 p.m.
Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (23-9) vs. Duke (25-5), 9:35 p.m.
RALEIGH REGIONAL
Sunday, March 18
Notre Dame, Ind.
California 84, Iowa 74
Notre Dame 74, Liberty 43
Tallahassee, Fla.
Marist 76, Georgia 70
St. Bonaventure 72, Florida Gulf Coast 65, OT
Second Round
Monday, March 19
College Station, Texas
Arkansas (24-8) vs. Texas A&M (23-10), 9:35 p.m.
College Park, Md.
Maryland 72, Louisville 68
Tuesday, March 20
Notre Dame, Ind.
California (25-9) vs. Notre Dame (31-3), 7:30 p.m.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Marist (26-7) vs. St. Bonaventure (30-3)
KINGSTON REGIONAL
First Round
Spokane, Wash.
Miami 70, Idaho State 42
Ames, Iowa
Green Bay 71, Iowa State 57
Sunday, March 18
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State 85, UTEP 77
LSU 64, San Diego State 56
Second Round
Monday, March 19
Bridgeport, Conn.
UConn 72, Kansas State 26
Spokane, Wash.
Gonzaga (27-5) vs. Miami (26-5), 9:40 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
Kentucky (26-6) vs. Green Bay (31-1), 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State (25-6) vs. LSU (23-10), 9:40 p.m.
WNIT
Second Round
Monday, March 19
Virginia 68, Richmond 55
Syracuse 65, Drexel 43
Toledo 72, Cincinnati 51
Colorado 64, South Dakota 55
Third Round
Tuesday, March 20
Washington (19-13) at Oregon State (20-12), 10 p.m.
Thursday, March 22
Syracuse (20-14) at Temple (23-9), 7 p.m.
Appalachian State (27-6) at Virginia (24-10), 7 p.m.
VCU (19-14) at Toledo (23-9), 7 p.m.
San Diego (24-8) at Texas Tech (21-13), 8 p.m.
Missouri State (24-8) at Oklahoma State (18-12), 8 p.m.
Villanova (19-14) vs. Colorado (20-13), 9 p.m.
Friday, March 23
South Florida (19-15) at James Madison (26-7), 7 p.m.
college hockey
Division I
Northeast Regional
At Worcester, Mass.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 24
Boston College (29-10-1) vs. Air Force 21-10-7), 4 p.m.
Minnesota-Duluth (24-9-6) vs. Maine (23-13-3), 7:30 p.m.
Final
Sunday, March 25
Boston College-Air Force winner vs. Minnesota-Duluth-Maine winner, 8 p.m.
East Regional
At Bridgeport, Conn.
Semifinals
Friday, March 23
Union (NY) (24-7-7) vs. Michigan State (19-15-4), 3 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) (24-14-2) vs. UMass-Lowell (23-12-1), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 24
Final
Union (NY)-Michigan State winner vs. Miami (Ohio)-UMass-Lowell winner, 6:30 p.m.
Midwest Regional
At Green Bay, Wis.
Semifinals
Friday, March 23
Ferris State (23-11-5) vs. Denver (25-13-4), 5:30 p.m.
Cornell (18-8-7) vs. Michigan (24-12-4), 9 p.m.
Final
Sunday, March 25
Ferris State-Denver winner vs. Cornell-Michigan winner, 9 p.m.
West Regional
At St. Paul, Minn.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 24
Western Michigan (21-13-6) vs. North Dakota (25-12-3), 1:30 p.m.
Minnesota (26-13-1) vs. Boston University (23-14-1), 5 p.m.
Final
Sunday, March 25
Western Michigan-North Dakota winner vs. Minnesota-Boston University winner, 5:30 p.m.
FROZEN FOUR
At Tampa, Fla.
Thursday, April 5
Semifinals
Northeast champion vs. West champion, 4:30 or 8 p.m.
East champion vs. Midwest champion, 4:30 or 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 7
Championship, 7 p.m.
bowling
Men
775+
Jim Stoner, SportsCenter 782
Women
675+
Rachael Albright, Timbers 758
Kelly Bartolet, Timbers 680
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 40 22 2 2 84 207 193
Wheeling 35 23 4 4 78 206 184
Reading 31 28 3 4 69 203 223
Trenton 21 37 3 5 50 200 244
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 35 23 2 6 78 240 220
Cincinnati 30 26 2 7 69 206 209
Chicago 29 25 7 4 69 193 216
Toledo 28 32 2 4 62 181 231
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 38 18 7 4 87 201 186
Greenville 40 22 2 3 85 220 198
S. Carolina 35 24 4 3 77 173 159
Florida 34 25 2 5 75 237 204
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Alaska 41 16 2 7 91 211 152
x-Colorado 33 25 1 5 72 226 227
Utah 30 32 0 5 65 164 214
Idaho 27 30 2 7 63 179 219
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Ontario 39 18 5 3 86 223 178
x-Las Vegas 39 22 1 4 83 213 179
x-Stockton 32 29 1 4 69 188 196
Bakersfield 22 37 4 3 51 183 222
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
MONDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Kalamazoo 9, Toledo 1
Elmira 3, Wheeling 2, SO
Greenville 5, Cincinnati 1
Florida 4, Reading 2
Trenton 5, Chicago 4, OT
Bakersfield 4, Las Vegas 3
Stockton 4, Utah 2
TUESDAY
Colorado at Las Vegas, 10:05
WEDNESDAY
South Carolina at Florida, 7:30
Chicago at Cincinnati, 7:35
Utah at Idaho, 9:10
Stockton at Ontario, 10
Colorado at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 45 20 7 97 199 160
Pittsburgh 44 21 6 94 231 180
Philadelphia 42 22 8 92 231 204
New Jersey 41 27 5 87 200 191
N.Y. Islanders 29 32 11 69 169 216
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 42 27 3 87 236 178
Ottawa 37 26 10 84 221 213
Buffalo 34 29 10 78 187 207
Toronto 32 33 8 72 208 227
Montreal 28 32 13 69 191 203
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 35 23 13 83 180 197
Washington 37 30 6 80 198 208
Winnipeg 34 30 8 76 192 203
Carolina 29 29 15 73 194 217
Tampa Bay 32 33 7 71 202 247
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 46 19 8 100 189 142
Nashville 42 22 8 92 206 186
Detroit 44 25 4 92 224 179
Chicago 40 25 8 88 222 212
Columbus 23 42 7 53 166 231
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 43 20 8 94 223 180
Colorado 39 30 5 83 194 195
Calgary 34 26 13 81 182 199
Minnesota 29 32 10 68 153 199
Edmonton 28 36 8 64 190 213
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 39 28 5 83 189 192
Phoenix 36 26 11 83 191 188
San Jose 36 25 10 82 194 181
Los Angeles 35 25 12 82 167 158
Anaheim 30 32 11 71 180 203
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
MONDAY
Washington 5, Detroit 3
Boston 8, Toronto 0
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 2
Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 3
Minnesota 2, Vancouver 0
Anaheim at San Jose, late
SUNDAY
Columbus 2, Calgary 1, SO
Phoenix 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
Chicago 5, Washington 2
Nashville 3, Anaheim 1
Carolina 4, Winnipeg 3
TUESDAY
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7
Florida at Philadelphia, 7
Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 7
Chicago at Columbus, 7
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30
Edmonton at Nashville, 8
Phoenix at Dallas, 8
Calgary at Colorado, 9
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Montreal at Buffalo, 7
Florida at Carolina, 7
Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30
Vancouver at Chicago, 8
St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Washington 3 1 1 – 5
Detroit 0 1 2 – 3
First Period – 1, Washington, Ovechkin 31 (Johansson, Wideman), 7:48 (pp). 2, Washington, Knuble 6 (Chimera, Perreault), 11:25. 3, Washington, Ovechkin 32 (Laich, Semin), 14:51 (pp).
Penalties – Kronwall, Det (high-sticking), 7:03 Holmstrom, Det (interference), 13:04 Halpern, Was (hooking), 17:57.
Second Period – 4, Detroit, Quincey 7 (Smith, Hudler), 5:15 (pp). 5, Washington, Aucoin 3 (Semin, Johansson), 17:24.
Penalties – Hendricks, Was (holding), 3:20 Bertuzzi, Det (hooking), 11:29.
Third Period – 6, Detroit, Bertuzzi 13 (Nyquist, Stuart), :36. 7, Detroit, Cleary 12 (Abdelkader, Smith), 12:52. 8, Washington, Chimera 17 (Knuble, Green), 19:39 (en-pp).
Penalties – Knuble, Was (tripping), 16:45 Zetterberg, Det (holding), 17:45.
Shots on goal – Washington 10-9-3–22. Detroit 12-10-11–33.
Power-play opportunities–Washington 3 of 4 Detroit 1 of 3.
Goalies – Washington, Holtby 1-1-0 (33 shots-30 saves). Detroit, Howard 33-15-3 (21-17).
A – 20,066 (20,066). T–2:22.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 26 20 .565 –
Boston 24 21 .533 1½
New York 21 24 .467 4½
Toronto 15 30 .333 10½
New Jersey 15 32 .319 11½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 33 11 .750 –
Orlando 29 18 .617 5½
Atlanta 26 20 .565 8
Washington 10 34 .227 23
Charlotte 7 37 .159 26
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 38 10 .792 –
Indiana 25 18 .581 10½
Milwaukee 20 24 .455 16
Cleveland 17 26 .395 18½
Detroit 16 29 .356 20½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 29 14 .674 –
Memphis 25 18 .581 4
Dallas 26 20 .565 4½
Houston 24 22 .522 6½
New Orleans 11 34 .244 19
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 34 11 .756 –
Denver 25 20 .556 9
Utah 23 22 .511 11
Minnesota 22 24 .478 12½
Portland 21 24 .467 13
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 28 17 .622 –
L.A. Clippers 26 18 .591 1½
Phoenix 23 22 .511 5
Golden State 18 24 .429 8½
Sacramento 16 29 .356 12
MONDAY
Cleveland 105, New Jersey 100
Philadelphia 105, Charlotte 80
Boston 79, Atlanta 76
Chicago 85, Orlando 59
Minnesota at Golden State, late
Dallas at Denver, late
SUNDAY
Atlanta 103, Cleveland 87
L.A. Clippers 87, Detroit 83, OT
Sacramento 115, Minnesota 99
Memphis 97, Washington 92
Miami 91, Orlando 81
Phoenix 99, Houston 86
Utah 103, L.A. Lakers 99
Oklahoma City 111, Portland 95
TUESDAY
L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m.
Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Cleveland 30 23 23 29 – 105
New Jersey 17 33 24 26 – 100
CLEVELAND: Gee 3-6 2-4 8, Jamison 5-20 2-2 13, Thompson 12-16 3-4 27, Irving 8-20 7-8 26, Parker 2-6 0-2 4, Sloan 4-6 2-2 11, Samuels 5-5 0-3 10, Gibson 1-5 2-2 4, Casspi 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 41-89 18-27 105.
NEW JERSEY: Wallace 8-14 10-11 27, Humphries 5-10 3-3 13, S.Williams 4-5 1-2 9, D.Williams 8-23 8-9 28, Brooks 3-10 4-6 10, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Green 2-6 0-0 5, Morrow 3-10 0-0 6, Petro 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-81 26-31 100.
Note: 3-Point Goals – Cleveland 5-15 (Irving 3-6, Sloan 1-1, Jamison 1-3, Gibson 0-1, Casspi 0-2, Parker 0-2), New Jersey 6-23 (D.Williams 4-10, Green 1-2, Wallace 1-4, Smith 0-1, Brooks 0-2, Morrow 0-4). Fouled Out–Gee. Rebounds –Cleveland 62 (Jamison 13), New Jersey 47 (Wallace 12). Assists –Cleveland 21 (Irving 7), New Jersey 15 (D.Williams 8). Total Fouls–Cleveland 25, New Jersey 24. Technicals –D.Williams. A – 11,254 (18,711).
Sportlight
March 20
1939–In a game of unbeaten teams, Long Island U. defeats Loyola of Chicago 44-32 to win the National Invitation Tournament title.
1940–Springfield College makes only eight of 63 shots from the field (12.7 percent) against Indiana, setting the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament record for both fewest field goals made and lowest field-goal shooting percentage.
1954–In the first televised NCAA championship game, La Salle defeats Bradley 92-76 and sets a record for most points in the title game.
1965–Gail Goodrich's 42 points lead UCLA to a 91-80 victory over Michigan in the NCAA basketball championship.
1965–St. John's sends Joe Lapchick out a winner, as the Redmen beat Villanova 55-51 to win their fifth National Invitation Tournament championship.
1965–Bill Bradley scores 58 points to lead Princeton to a 118-82 rout of Wichita State in the NCAA third-place game. UCLA beats Michigan 91-80 to win its second National championship.
1968–Dave Bing of the Detroit Pistons finishes the season with a league-leading 27.1 ppg. average, becoming the first guard in 20 years to lead the NBA in scoring.
1969–Less than two months after she becomes the first woman to ride in a pari-mutuel race in America, Diane Crump rides her first winner at Gulfstream Park.
1971–Milwaukee's Lew Alcindor is named NBA Most Valuable Player for the first of his record-breaking six times. Alcindor averaged 31.7 points and 16 rebounds per game.
1976–Boston's John Havlicek becomes the first NBA player to score more than 1,000 points per season for 14 consecutive years.
1988–Mike Tyson knocks out Tony Tubbs in the second round to retain his world heavyweight title in Tokyo.
1994–Jockey Penny Chavez returns to the winner's circle after a 19-year hiatus from the saddle. The 42-year-old rider wins aboard Singer Slew, a 50-1 long shot, at Turfway Park, Florence, Ky.
2003–Shaquille O'Neal becomes the 28th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points during the Los Angeles Lakers' game against Sacramento.
2005–Liz Johnson becomes the first woman to advance to the championship match of a Professional Bowlers Association tour event, but loses by 27 pins to Tommy Jones in the final of the PBA Banquet Open.
2005–LeBron James, 20, becomes the youngest player to score 50 points in an NBA game, when he scores 56 in the Cavaliers' 105-98 loss to the Raptors.
2006–Japan beats Cuba 10-6 in the title game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
2009–Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria becomes the first ski jumper to win 13 World Cup events and reach more than 2,000 points in a season. Schlierenzauer, who claimed the overall World Cup title last week, jumps 203 meters to edge Adam Malysz of Poland by 1.1 points and win the season-ending meet and finish with 2,038 points.
baseball
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Detroit 12 2 .857
Oakland 14 4 .778
Toronto 13 4 .765
Boston 9 5 .643
Seattle 11 7 .611
Minnesota 11 8 .579
Kansas City 9 7 .563
Los Angeles 9 7 .563
New York 8 9 .471
Baltimore 6 7 .462
Cleveland 5 10 .333
Chicago 5 11 .313
Tampa Bay 4 10 .286
Texas 4 12 .250
National League
W L Pct
San Francisco 11 5 .688
Los Angeles 8 5 .615
St. Louis 8 6 .571
Colorado 9 7 .563
Houston 9 7 .563
San Diego 9 8 .529
Miami 7 7 .500
Philadelphia 8 9 .471
Cincinnati 8 10 .444
Milwaukee 7 9 .438
Chicago 8 11 .421
Pittsburgh 6 9 .400
Arizona 7 11 .389
Washington 5 8 .385
Atlanta 5 12 .294
New York 3 11 .214
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.
MONDAY
Cleveland 4, L.A. Dodgers 3
Philadelphia 4, Detroit 3
St. Louis 4, Atlanta 3
Houston 7, Miami 4
Minnesota 8, Boston 4
Chicago Cubs 12, Seattle 7
Oakland 6, Arizona 5
Cincinnati 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Milwaukee 5, Texas 3
Colorado 4, L.A. Angels 3
SUNDAY
Detroit 11, Washington 7
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4
Houston 9, N.Y. Mets 5
Toronto 10, Philadelphia 2
Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 0
St. Louis 4, Miami 2
Atlanta 2, Baltimore (ss) 2, tie, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs (ss) 3, Texas (ss) 2
L.A. Dodgers 1, L.A. Angels 1, tie, 6 innings
Colorado (ss) vs. San Diego (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., ppd., Rain
Colorado (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Arizona (ss) 8, Cincinnati 7
San Diego (ss) 5, San Francisco 1
Texas (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Chicago White Sox 7, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5, 10 innings
Oakland 11, Arizona (ss) 2
Baltimore (ss) 6, N.Y. Yankees 3
TUESDAY
Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
At Clearwater, Fla.
Detroit 102?000?000 3 7 0
Philadelphia 000?040?00x 4 6 1
Scherzer, Balester (6), Dotel (7), Valverde (8) and Avila, O.Santos. Elarton, Valdes (3), Savery (5), Sanches (7), J.Diekman (8), Purcey (9) and Ruiz, Schneider. W–Savery. L–Scherzer. Sv–Purcey. HRs–Detroit, Boesch (3).
At Goodyear, Ariz.
Los Angeles (N) 000?000?012 3 9 3
Cleveland 100?001?02x 4 7 3
Kershaw, Guerra (6), Jansen (7), Elbert (8) and J.Bard, Treanor. J.Gomez, J.Smith (5), Pestano (6), D.Wheeler (7), Ray (8), Seddon (9) and C.Santana, Marson. W–J.Gomez. L–Kershaw. Sv–Seddon. HRs–Cleveland, C.Santana (2).
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Reassigned RHP Will Inman to their minor league camp.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Optioned RHP Carlos Gutierrez, OF Rene Tosoni and INF Tsuyoshi Nishioka to Rochester (IL). Assigned RHP Jason Bulger, RHP Luis Perdomo, RHP Daryl Thompson, RHP Esmerling Vasquez, RHP P.J. Walters, C Chris Herrmann, C Dan Rohlfing, INF Aaron Bates and OF Wilkin Ramirez to their minor league camp.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES–Optioned LHP Christian Friedrich and INF D.J. LeMahieu to their minor league camp. Assigned RHP Rob Scahill and RHP Josh Sullivan to their minor league camp. Announced OF Jamie Hoffman refused hit outright assignment and elected free agency.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS–Reassigned RW Andrej Nestrasil to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Signed G Sebastien Caron to a one-year contract. Recalled F Pierre-Cedric Labrie from Norfolf (AHL). Released F Bryan Brutlag.
glantz-culver line
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
At Boston
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Syracuse 4 (121) Wisconsin
Ohio St. 7½ (130½) Cincinnati
At Phoenix
Marquette 1½ (146) Florida
Michigan St. 4½ (125) Louisville
Friday
At Atlanta
Kentucky 9 (144½) Indiana
Baylor 6 (139½) Xavier
At St. Louis
North Carolina 10½ (142½) Ohio
Kansas 8 (141½) NC State
Tonight
NIT
Quarterfinals
at Drexel 6½ (140) UMass
at Washington 4½ (151) Oregon
Tomorrow
College Insider Tournament
Quarterfinals
at Old Dominion 7½ (128) Mercer
at Fairfield 4 (124) Robert Morris
at Utah St. 5 (130) Loyola Marymount
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Indiana 3½ L.A. Clippers
at Miami 11½ Phoenix
at New York 9 Toronto
L.A. Lakers 3 at Houston
Oklahoma City 3½ at Utah
Memphis 3½ at Sacramento
at Portland 4½ Milwaukee
high school basketball
Boys
All-Ohio
DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM: Jalen Robinson, Cols. Northland, 6-8, sr., 19.1; Josh Lemons, Cin. La Salle, 5-11, sr., 18.0; Marc Loving, St. John's, 6-8, jr., 22.9; Justin Fritts, Mentor, 6-2, sr., 28.1; David Walker, Stow, 6-7, sr., 25.6.
Players of the year: Jalen Robinson, Cols. Northland; Marc Loving, St. John's; Justin Fritts, Mentor.
Coaches of the year: Steve Gray, Norwalk; Greg Nossaman, Powell Olentangy Liberty.
SECOND TEAM: Caris LeVert, Pickerington Central, 6-4, sr., 18.4; Nigel Hayes, Whitmer, 6-7, jr., 13.8; Myles Hamilton, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-1, sr., 16.1; Devaugntah Williams, Canton McKinley, 6-3, sr., 21.9; Terry Rozier, Shaker Hts., 6-2, sr., 25.6.; Tony Farmer, Garfield Hts., 6-7, jr., 20.4; Devon Scott, Cols. Northland, 6-8, sr., 17.2.
THIRD TEAM: Mike Wells, Delaware Hayes, 5-7, jr., 25.2; Geovonie McKnight, Middletown, 6-3, sr., 19.5; C.J. Gettys, Findlay, 6-11, sr., 20.6; Mark Donnal, Anthony Wayne, 6-9, jr., 19.6; Evan Bailey, Massillon Jackson, 6-5, soph., 20.3; Jerome Lane, Akron Firestone, 6-4, jr., 18.0; Tyree Gaiter, Cleve. Hts., 5-6, sr., 19.1; Pharoah Brown, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-7, sr., 18.3.
Special Mention: Nick Archer, Powell Olentangy Liberty; Jacob Phillis, Zanesville; Kade Haddox, Zanesville; Avery Williams, Dresden Tri-Valley; Maverick Morgan, Springboro; Josh Davenport, Cin. Moeller; Max Mischkulnig, Hamilton Ross; Luke Miller, Logan; Keon Johnson, Mansfield Senior; Jordan Marrow, Cleve. JFK; Eric Truog, Chagrin Falls Kenston; Mike Davis, Garfield Hts.; Jordan Humphrey, Massillon Perry; Taylor Moore, North Canton Hoover; Kyle Scelza, Stow; Jarrett Ruffin, Macedonia Nordonia; Antonio Hearn, Akron Kenmore; Jesse Hardin, Warren Harding.
Honorable Mention (area): Mookie Mustafaa, Bowsher; Clemmye Owens, Rogers; Keith Towbridge, Central Cath.
DIVISION II
FIRST TEAM: Eric Roby, Plain City Jonathan Alder, 6-5, sr., 17.9; Dan Monteroso, St. Clairsville, 6-2, jr., 26.4; Adolphus Washington, Cin. Taft, 6-5, sr., 23.1; Reggie McAdams, Elida, 6-5, sr., 20.2; Jake Kretzer, Waverly, 6-7, sr., 26.8; Joey Vuyancih, Mentor Lake Cath., 6-2, sr., 18.5; Jake Jacubec, Struthers, 6-0, sr., 26.2; Gary Akbar, Day. Dunbar, 6-5, sr., 17.4.
Players of the year: Dan Monteroso, St. Clairsville; Adolphus Washington, Cin. Taft; Reggie McAdams, Elida; Joey Vuyancih, Mentor Lake Cath.; Gary Akbar, Day. Dunbar.
Coaches of the year: Brian Bates, Franklin; Mark Chicone, Mentor Lake Cath.; Larry Kukura, Alliance; Kirk Lehman, Defiance.
SECOND TEAM: Eric Siefert, Cols. Hartley, 6-2, sr., 11.8; Mason Mamarella, Dover, 5-10, jr., 20.4; Jordan Lauf, Napoleon, 6-5, jr., 21.9; Malike London, Chillicothe, 6-8, sr., 13.6; Davonte Brunson, Akron East, 5-10, sr., 22.8; Jordan Barham, Hunting Val. Univ. School, 6-3, sr., 25.0.
THIRD TEAM: Zack Atkins, New Concord John Glenn, 6-3, sr., 16.9; Anthony Kidston, Defiance, 6-2, sr., 16.4; Jacob Horsley, Thornville Sheridan, 6-4, sr., 18.7; Colt Chapman, Jackson, 6-5, sr., 21.5; Lucas Strouble, Alliance Marlington, 6-4, jr., 22.1; David Blanks, Akron SVSM, 6-2, sr., 19.2; Devon Carter, Cleve. John Hay, 6-2, sr., 20.0; Desmond Ridenour, Cleve. Benedictine, 6-2, sr., 18.0.
Special Mention: John Draper, Cols. Eastmoor Acad.; Khalid King, Cols. Brookhaven; Boo Osborne, Cols. Centennial; Joe Bowers, Wintersville Indian Creek; Marky Thompkins, East Liverpool; Fletcher Watt, Cadiz Harrison Central; Luke Kennard, Franklin; Zack Denny, Germantown Valley View; John Staley, Day. Chaminade-Julienne; Evan Salyers, Proctorville Fairland; Evan French, Vincent Warren; Dillon Young, Circleville Logan Elm; Ryan Chesser, McArthur Vinton County; Wade Wooley, Wauseon; Vitto Brown, Bowling Green; Rasheed Brooks, Lexington; Mike Roberts, Cleve. Benedictine; Robert Jackson, Painesville Harvey; Vernon Martin, Alliance; Mycle Shadie, Akron East; Eddy Grenert, Wooster Triway; Ben Gency, Streetsboro; Bob Peters, CVCA; Colin Reardon, Poland Seminary.
Honorable Mention (area): Dontonio Kynard, Scott.
State tournament
At Schottenstein Center, Columbus
Division I
Whitmer (23-2) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (18-7), Friday, 5:15 p.m.
Pickerington Central (24-2) vs. Fairfield (21-5), Friday, 8:30 p.m.
Final, Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
Division II
Mentor Lake Catholic (23-2) vs. Dayton Dunbar (26-0), Friday, 10:45 a.m.
St. Clairsville (23-2) vs. Elida (23-3), Friday, 2 p.m.
Final, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
Division III
Bedford St. Peter Chanel (23-3) vs. Cincinnati Summit Country Day (24-1), Thursday, 5:15 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf (19-6) vs. Portsmouth (23-2), Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Final, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Division IV
Jackson Center (26-0) vs. Columbus Africentric (22-3), Thursday, 10:45 a.m.
Arlington (23-3) vs. Berlin Hiland (25-1), Thursday, 2 p.m.
Final, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.