COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Women
USA Today Women's Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. UConn (32) 32-1 800 1
2. Notre Dame 31-2 766 2
3. Maryland 30-2 727 3
4. South Carolina 30-2 715 4
5. Tennessee 27-5 652 5
6. Baylor 30-3 646 7
7. Florida State 29-4 622 6
8. Louisville 25-6 531 10
9. Arizona State 27-5 522 8
10. Oregon State 26-4 489 9
11. Kentucky 23-9 479 11
12. North Carolina 24-8 424 12
13. Princeton 29-0 397 14
14. Mississippi State 26-6 374 13
15. Iowa 24-7 322 15
16. Duke 21-10 298 16
17. Stanford 24-9 285 20
18. Chattanooga 29-3 243 18
19. George Washington 29-3 203 19
19. Texas A&M 23-9 203 17
21. Florida Gulf Coast 28-2 155 21
22. Seton Hall 28-4 130 23
23. Rutgers 22-9 70 22
24. Ohio State 23-10 61 –
25. Northwestern 23-8 55 –
Others receiving votes: South Florida 52, James Madison 29, Nebraska 28, Texas 27, DePaul 26, California 22, Syracuse 21, Western Kentucky 17, UALR 4, St. John's 3, Quinnipiac 2.
MAC TOURNAMENT
First Round
Monday
Game 1: Western Michigan 65, Bowling Green 42
Game 2: Central Michigan 49, Northern Illinois 44
Game 3: Eastern Michigan 70, Kent St. 52
Game 4: Toledo 62, Miami 47
At Cleveland
Second Round
Today
Game 5: Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan, Noon
Game 6: Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 30 minutes after completion of first game
Third Round
Thursday
Game 7: Buffalo vs. Game 5 winner, Noon
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Akron, 30 minutes after completion of first game
Semifinals
Friday
Game 9: Ohio vs. Game 7 winner, Noon
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Ball St., 30 minutes after completion of first game
Championship
Saturday
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m.
NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Coppin St. 71, Morgan St. 56
Md.-Eastern Shore 67, NC Central 47
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals
Boise St. 64, UNLV 46
San Jose St. 64, Colorado St. 55
Summit League
Championship
S. Dakota St. 72, South Dakota 57
West Coast Conference
Championship
BYU 76, San Francisco 65
Men
MAC TOURNAMENT
First Round
Monday
Bowling Green 88, Ball State 75
Akron 76, Northern Illinois 52
Eastern Michigan 62, Miami 61, OT
Western Michigan 82, Ohio 74
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Second Round
Today
Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Western Michigan vs. Akron, 9 p.m.
Third Round
Thursday
Toledo vs. Bowling Green-Ball State_Eastern Michigan-Miami winner, 6:30 p.m.
Kent State vs. Western Michigan-Ohio_Akron-Northern Illinois winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday
Central Michigan vs. Toledo_Bowling Green-Ball State_Eastern Michigan-Miami winner, 6:30 pm.
Buffalo vs. Kent State_Western Michigan-Ohio_Akron-Northern Illinois winner, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
Big Ten Conference
Tournament
United Center, Chicago
Today
Game 1: Nebraska vs. Penn St., 4:30 p.m.
Game 2: Minnesota vs. Rutgers, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Game 3: Illinois vs. Michigan, Noon
Game 4: Iowa vs. Game 1 winner, 25 minutes after Game 3
Game 5: Indiana vs. Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.
Game 6: Ohio State vs. Game 2 winner, 25 minutes after Game 5
Friday
Game 7: Wisconsin vs. Game 3 winner, Noon
Game 8: Purdue vs. Game 4 winner, 25 minutes after Game 7
Game 9: Maryland vs. Game 5 winner, 6:30 p.m.
Game 10: Michigan St. vs. Game 6 winner, 25 minutes after Game 9
Saturday
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 25 minutes after Game 11
Sunday
Game 13: Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner, 3:30 p.m.
NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Coast Conference
First Round
Boston College 66, Georgia Tech 65
Virginia Tech 81, Wake Forest 80
Horizon League
Championship
Valparaiso 54, Green Bay 44
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Coppin St. 64, Bethune-Cookman 60
Northeast Conference
Championship
Robert Morris 66, St. Francis (NY) 63
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Florida 37 13 2 4 80 209 169
Reading 38 15 2 2 80 207 163
S. Carolina 34 18 1 6 75 177 141
Greenville 31 25 1 2 65 174 181
Orlando 28 21 4 2 62 176 168
Elmira 28 24 0 6 62 155 171
Gwinnett 17 36 3 2 39 145 207
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Fort Wayne 37 12 2 4 80 196 153
Toledo 36 13 3 2 77 219 142
Kalamazoo 27 24 2 3 59 170 179
Cincinnati 26 24 1 5 58 151 162
Indy 24 25 4 4 56 157 180
Wheeling 27 27 1 0 55 162 167
Evansville 14 35 5 3 36 144 208
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Allen 38 11 4 3 83 230 161
Quad City 29 23 4 3 65 170 156
Wichita 28 21 2 6 64 178 187
Rapid City 29 25 2 3 63 177 177
Tulsa 28 25 1 3 60 200 205
Missouri 22 29 3 3 50 145 183
Brampton 19 34 3 0 41 146 220
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Idaho 38 16 2 3 81 204 154
Colorado 38 19 0 3 79 208 170
Ontario 31 17 4 5 71 175 151
Utah 29 22 5 3 66 167 180
Alaska 27 23 3 3 60 186 186
Bakersfield 24 27 3 5 56 171 200
Stockton 17 41 1 0 35 159 237
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
TUESDAY
Wheeling at Evansville, 8:15
Allen at Rapid City, 8:35
MONDAY
Orlando 2, Cincinnati 0
Wichita 5, Brampton 2
Utah 4, Ontario 3
Bakersfield 4, Idaho 3, OT
TODAY
Orlando at Toledo, 7:15
Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo, 7
Greenville at Florida, 7:30
Missouri at Quad City, 8:05
Bakersfield at Idaho, 9:10
Stockton at Ontario, 10
Colorado at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
March 10
1913–The Quebec Bulldogs win the Stanley Cup in two games over Sydney.
1920–Quebec's Joe Malone scores six goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 10-4 rout of the Ottawa Senators.
1961–Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors becomes the first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season. Chamberlain scores 32 points in a 120-103 loss to Detroit to bring his season total to 3,016.
1985–Dick Motta becomes the fourth NBA coach to record 700 victories as Dallas beats New Jersey 126-113.
1991–Eddie Sutton of Oklahoma State becomes the first coach to lead four schools into the NCAA tournament. Sutton also coached Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky in the tournament.
1992–New York Islanders coach Al Arbour becomes the second coach in NHL history to win 700 games with a 5-2 victory over Philadelphia.
2001–With Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark looking on, Hermann Maier wins the giant slalom for his 13th victory this season, equaling one of the mightiest alpine skiing records. Maier, winner of the overall World Cup title three of the last four years, ties the record Stenmark set in 1979.
2002–John Stockton, the NBA's career assist leader, has 13 assists in Utah's 95-92 loss at Houston to give him exactly 15,000 for his career.
2004–Orlando's Tracy McGrady scores a franchise record 62 points in a 108-99 win over Washington.
2007–Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, 19, becomes the youngest player in NHL history with two 100-point seasons after scoring a goal in a 3-2 overtime win over the New York Rangers.
2011–Veteran referees Jim Burr, Tim Higgins and Earl Walton, cited for two errors in the final seconds of the St. John's-Rutgers game, withdraw from the rest of the Big East tournament. The three officials missed two calls–a travel and stepping out of bounds–in the final 1.7 seconds of St. John's 65-63 win in the second-round of Big East tournament. The Big East acknowledged after the game the officials blew the calls.
2012–Ashton Eaton of the United States sets a heptathlon world record and wins the gold at the world indoor championships in Istanbul. The American dominates the two-day competition, capping it with an overwhelming 1,000 meters. He breaks the record he set last year by 77 points with a total of 6,645.
2014–The game between Dallas and the Columbus Blue Jackets is postponed by the NHL after Stars forward Rich Peverley collapses on the bench during the first period.
TENNIS
WTA Money Leaders
Through Sunday
1. Serena Williams $2,710,749
2. Maria Sharapova $1,559,000
3. Simona Halep $854,471
4. Ekaterina Makarova $686,206
5. Madison Keys $596,948
6. Lucie Safarova $486,271
7. Karolina Pliskova $457,902
8. Venus Williams $391,773
9. Bethanie Mattek-Sands $372,810
10. Dominika Cibulkova $336,266
high school basketball
Girls Regionals
Division I
Tuesday
At Norwalk
Notre Dame vs. Rocky River Magnificat, 7 p.m.
At Strongsville
Wadsworth 44, N. Royalton 39, OT
Saturday finals at Norwalk--Notre Dame vs. Wadsworth, 1
Division II
Tuesday
At Ohio Northern
Rogers 56, Lima Bath 41
At Ontario
Bellevue 56, Akr. Hoban 38
Friday final at Ontario, Rogers vs. Bellevue, 7:30
Division III
Tuesday
At Ohio Northern
Ottawa-Glandorf 43, Archbold 20
Today
At Lexington
Oak Harbor vs. Richwood North Union, 7 p.m.
Final at Lexington, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Division IV
Thursday
At Elida
New Riegel vs. Ottoville, 6:15 p.m.
St. Wendelin vs. Pettisville, 8 p.m.
Final Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Magnificat 8 9 6 3 - 26
Notre Dame 6 12 13 16 - 47
ROCKY RIVER MAGNIFICAT: Spicer 1-0-2, Roggenburk 3-0-6, Bebie 0-1-1, Woidke 1-0-2, Sterba 1-0-2, Keshock 3-1-7, Schwind 3-1-7. Totals: 11-4-26.
NOTRE DAME: Copeland 0-1-0-3, Huth 1-0-2, Miller 3-0-6, Delaney 1-1-3, McIntyre 10-5-25, Goedde 1-1-3, Jefferson 1-3-5. Totals: 17-1-10-47.
Lima Bath 11 8 11 11 - 41
Rogers 8 13 17 18 - 56
Lima Bath: Smith 3-6, E. Dackin 1-1-4, M. Dackin 3-4-4-22, Best 2-2-6, Ulmer 1-1-3. Totals 8-6-7-41.
Rogers: Petty 2-6-10, Hampton-Bey 4-5-13, Johnson 3-1-8-17, Peace 5-10, Beacham 2-2-6. Totals 16-1-21-56.
Archbold 5 2 7 6 - 20
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 16 12 9 - 43
ARCHBOLD: Williams 1-3-5, Hesterman 1-2-4, Repp 0-2-2, Fricke 0-1-0-3, Hostetler 1-0-2, Peterson 0-2-2, Coressel 1-0-2. Totals 4-1-9-20.
OTTAWA-GLANDORF: D. Ellerbrock 1-2-4, E. Ellerbrock 3-9-15, Basinger 3-0-6, D. Schroeder 2-0-4, White 1-0-2, Bellman 3-0-6, L. Schroeder 1-1-3, Hempfling 0-3-3. Totals 14-15-43.
Boys Districts
Division I
Thursday
At University of Toledo
Southview vs. Springfield, 6:15 p.m.
Central Catholic vs. St. John's, 8 p.m.
Final Saturday, 7 p.m.
At Liberty-Benton
Ashland vs. Mansfield Senior, 6:15 p.m.
Lima Senior vs. Findlay, 8 p.m.
Final Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division II
Today
At Central Catholic
Scott vs. Lake, 6:15 p.m.
Wauseon vs. Defiance, 8:15 p.m.
Final Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division III
Thursday
At Ashland Univ.
Eastwood vs. Huron, 6:15 p.m.
Colonel Crawford vs. Willard, 8 p.m.
Final Saturday, 7 p.m.
At Anthony Wayne
Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Paulding, 6:15 p.m.
Delta vs. Swanton, 8 p.m.
Final Saturday, 7 p.m.
At Ohio Northern
Lima Central Catholic vs. Coldwater, 6:15 p.m.
St. Henry vs. Liberty-Benton, 8 p.m.
Final Saturday, 7 p.m.
Division IV
Tuesday
At Lakota
Ottawa Hills 43, Toledo Christian 36
Cardinal Stritch 66, Gibsonburg 60
Final Friday, 7 p.m.
Toledo Christian 11 6 7 12 - 36
Ottawa Hills 11 12 9 10 - 43
TOLEDO CHRISTIAN : Brumbaugh 2-2-0-10, Hecklinger 2-1-0-7, Kempton 5-2-12, Adesi 1-0-2, Ochoa 2-1-5. Totals 12-3-3-36.
OTTAWA HILLS: Hoffman 0-1-1, Sieben 4-2-10, Crider 0-2-2-8, Roman 6-4-16, Hauck 3-2-8. Totals 13-2-11-43.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FRIDAY
Orlando City at Houston, 7
SATURDAY
Vancouver at Chicago, 6
Toronto FC at Columbus, 7:30
Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 8:30
Philadelphia at Real Salt Lake, 9:30
San Jose at Seattle, 10
SUNDAY
New England at New York City FC, 5
Los Angeles at Portland, 7 p.m.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Kansas City 6 1 .857
Boston 5 2 .714
Oakland 5 2 .714
Houston 4 2 .667
Detroit 5 3 .625
New York 5 3 .625
Minnesota 3 2 .600
Chicago 3 3 .500
Los Angeles 3 3 .500
Seattle 4 4 .500
Texas 4 4 .500
Cleveland 3 4 .429
Baltimore 3 6 .333
Toronto 3 6 .333
Tampa Bay 1 5 .167
National League
W L Pct
Los Angeles 4 1 .800
Arizona 5 2 .714
Miami 4 2 .667
Pittsburgh 4 2 .667
San Diego 4 3 .571
Cincinnati 4 4 .500
Colorado 3 3 .500
St. Louis 3 3 .500
Washington 3 3 .500
Atlanta 3 4 .429
Philadelphia 3 4 .429
New York 3 5 .375
San Francisco 2 6 .250
Milwaukee 1 5 .167
Chicago 0 6 .000
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings, games against non-major league teams do not.
TUESDAY
Boston 5, Tampa Bay (ss) 1
Houston 7, St. Louis 6
Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay (ss) 3
Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 1
Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 2
Miami 2, Washington 1
Detroit 6, Philadelphia 0
Minnesota 5, Toronto 3
San Diego 10, San Francisco 5
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City 2
Cleveland 10, Chicago Cubs 6
L.A. Dodgers 2, Colorado (ss) 2, tie
Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 3
Oakland 6, Arizona 5
L.A. Angels 5, Texas 4
Colorado (ss) 9, Seattle 3
MONDAY
Detroit 6, Toronto (ss) 4
Boston 3, St. Louis 0
Philadelphia 1, Baltimore 0
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 3
Pittsburgh 1, Minnesota 1, tie
Atlanta 2, Washington 1
Houston 1, Toronto (ss) 0
Miami 13, N.Y. Mets 2
San Diego 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati (ss) 7, L.A. Angels 5
Texas 4, Oakland 1
Chicago White Sox 3, Arizona 3, tie
Kansas City 5, Milwaukee 4
San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 5, tie
Seattle 4, Cleveland 3
Colorado 2, Cincinnati (ss) 2, tie
TODAY
Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
THURSDAY
Miami vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:00 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 5:10 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
At Clearwater, Fla.
Detroit 021?002?010– 6 11 0
Philadelphia 000?000?000– 0 5 0
Simon, Chamberlain (4), Alburquerque (5), B.Hardy (6), Nesbitt (7), Farmer (8), J.Mantiply (9) and Holaday, Pina, Miguel Alfredo.Gonzalez, Rosin (3), O'Sullivan (4), N.Ogando (6), Diekman (8), Giles (9) and C.Ruiz, R.Garcia. W–Simon. L–Miguel Alfredo.Gonzalez. HRs–Detroit, J.Martinez (1), Moya (1), D.Fields (2).
At Goodyear, Ariz.
Chicago (N) 000?301?002– 6 12 4
Cleveland 022?001?41x – 10 16 1
T.Wood, P.Johnson (4), B.Parker (6), J.Ortiz (7), C.Black (7), Roach (8) and Teagarden, W.Castillo, Bauer, Marcum (5), Atchison (7), Manship (8), A.Adams (9) and Hayes, R.Perez. W–Marcum. L–B.Parker. HRs–Chicago (N), Soler (1), J.Baez (1), Bryant (2), W.Castillo (1).
COLLEGE LACROSSE
Men
Palm Beach Atlantic d. Lourdes, 15-10
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 38 25 .603 –
Boston 26 36 .419 11½
Brooklyn 25 37 .403 12½
Philadelphia 14 49 .222 24
New York 12 50 .194 25½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta 50 13 .794 –
Washington 36 28 .563 14½
Charlotte 28 34 .452 21½
Miami 28 35 .444 22
Orlando 21 44 .323 30
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 40 25 .615 –
Chicago 39 26 .600 1
Milwaukee 33 30 .524 6
Indiana 29 34 .460 10
Detroit 23 39 .371 15½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 45 18 .714 –
Houston 43 20 .683 2
Dallas 41 24 .631 5
San Antonio 39 23 .629 5½
New Orleans 36 29 .554 10
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 41 20 .672 –
Oklahoma City 35 28 .556 7
Utah 26 36 .419 15½
Denver 23 41 .359 19½
Minnesota 14 48 .226 27½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 50 12 .806 –
L.A. Clippers 41 23 .641 10
Phoenix 33 32 .508 18½
Sacramento 21 41 .339 29
L.A. Lakers 16 46 .258 34
x-clinched playoff spot
TUESDAY
Indiana 118, Orlando 86
New Orleans 111, Brooklyn 91
Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Utah, 9 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Washington 95, Charlotte 69
Atlanta 130, Sacramento 105
Boston 100, Miami 90
Memphis 101, Chicago 91
New Orleans 114, Milwaukee 103
Denver 106, New York 78
Golden State 98, Phoenix 80
L.A. Clippers 89, Minnesota 76
TODAY
Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Leaders
THROUGH MONDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Westbrook, OKC 48 445 377 1316 27.4
Harden, HOU 62 500 520 1681 27.1
James, CLE 54 499 313 1402 26.0
Davis, NOR 52 499 283 1282 24.7
Curry, GOL 61 501 243 1452 23.8
Cousins, SAC 48 390 340 1122 23.4
Aldridge, POR 54 493 243 1255 23.2
Griffin, LAC 51 448 245 1149 22.5
Thompson, GOL 61 476 185 1324 21.7
Irving, CLE 60 459 246 1285 21.4
Lillard, POR 61 441 273 1304 21.4
Wade, MIA 45 366 201 953 21.2
Gay, SAC 58 430 264 1190 20.5
Butler, CHI 55 361 329 1110 20.2
Vucevic, ORL 56 482 139 1105 19.7
Hayward, UTA 62 407 297 1212 19.5
Ellis, DAL 65 492 188 1249 19.2
Rose, CHI 46 316 142 846 18.4
Gasol, CHI 61 437 232 1113 18.2
Paul, LAC 64 433 202 1165 18.2
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball
Atlantic Coast Conference
Second Round
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Clemson 2 Florida St.
North Carolina 10 Georgia Tech
or North Carolina 10 Boston College
NC State 4 Pittsburgh
Miami 9 Virginia Tech
or Miami 4½ Wake Forest
Conference USA
First Round
UTSA 4 FIU
Charlotte 1 Middle Tenn.
W. Kentucky 6½ Marshall
North Texas 1 Rice
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Kansas St. Pk TCU
Texas 11 Texas Tech
Pac-12 Conference
First Round
California 4 Washington St.
Arizona St. 6 Southern Cal
Colorado 1 Oregon St.
Stanford 8 Washington
Mountain West Conference
First Round
New Mexico 3 Air Force
at UNLV 9½ Nevada
Big Ten Conference
First Round
Penn St. 1 Nebraska
Minnesota 10 Rutgers
Mid-American Conference
Second Round
Bowling Green 2 E. Michigan
W. Michigan Pk Akron
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
George Mason 2 Fordham
Duquesne 3 Saint Louis
Big East Conference
First Round
Seton Hall Pk Marquette
Creighton 3 DePaul
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Mississippi St. 1 Auburn
South Carolina 7½ Missouri
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Alabama St. 12½ MVSU
Texas Southern 26 Grambling St.
or Texas Southern 16 Alcorn St.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES – Agreed to terms with RHPs Brad Brach, Jason Garcia, Kevin Gausman, Logan Verrett, Tyler Wilson and Mike Wright; LHPs Tim Berry and T.J. McFArland; Cs Steve Clevenger and Caleb Joseph; INFs Manny Machado, Jimmy Paredes, Jonathan Schoop, and Christian Walker; and OFs David Lough and Henry Urrutia on one-year contracts.
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Agreed to terms with INFs Jesus Aguilar and Erik Gonzalez, OF Tyler Holt, C Roberto Perez, LHP TJ House and RHPs Austin Adams, Trevor Bauer, Charles Brewer, C.C. Lee, Zach McAllister and Danny Salazar on one-year contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES – Named Hideki Matsui special adviser to the general manager.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS – Optioned OF Yorman Rodriguez to Louisville (IL) and OF Juan Duran to Pensacola (SL). Reassigned RHP Jonathon Crawford, LHP Ismael Guillon, RHP Nick Howard, RHP Robert Stephenson, RHP Nick Travieso, INF Neftali Soto, OF Ryan LaMarre and OF Jesse Winker to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Reassigned LHP Matt Purke to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Suspended Miami C Hassan Whiteside for elbowing Boston C Kelly Olynyk in the back of the neck.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS – Signed LB LaMarr Woodley to a one-year contract.
ATLANTA FALCONS – Signed QB T.J. Yates to a contract extension. Agreed to terms with LB Justin Durant, G Mike Person, LB Brooks Reed and RB Antone Smith.
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Traded DT Haloti Ngata and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick to Detroit for a 2015 fourth-and fifth-round draft pick.
BUFFALO BILLS – Acquired RB LeSean McCoy from Philadelphia for LB Kiko Alonso and signed McCoy to a contract extension.
CAROLINA PANTHERS – Re-signed DT Dwan Edwards to a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Ed Dickson on a three-year contract. Released RB DeAngelo Williams.
CHICAGO BEARS – Traded WR Brandon Marshall and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick to the New York Jets for a 2015 fifth-round draft pick.
CINCINNATI BENGALS – Agreed to terms with LB A.J. Hawk.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Signed WR Brian Hartline.
DENVER BRONCOS – Re-signed TE Virgil Green to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Owen Daniels on a three-year contract and LB Steven Johnson on a one-year contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Signed QB Ryan Mallett and LB Jeff Tarpinian to contract extensions.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Agreed to terms with G Joe Reitz, S Colt Anderson and S Mike Adamson on contract extensions. Signed LB Cam Johnson and RB Frank Gore. Agreed to terms with LB Trent Cole.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed S Tyvon Branch.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Re-signed LB Kelvin Sheppard to a one-year contract. Signed S Michael Thomas. Released G Shelley Smith and LB Philip Wheeler.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Re-signed RB Matt Asiata.
NEW YORK JETS – Released WR Percy Harvin.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Agreed to terms with G Orlando Franklin on a five-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Announced the retirement of LB Patrick Willis. Re-signed TE-LS Kyle Nelson to a four-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Acquired TE Jimmy Graham and 2015 fourth-round draft pick from New Orleans for C Max Unger and a 2015 first-round draft pick. Signed CB Cary Williams.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Re-signed CB Leonard Johnson and S Major Wright.
TENNESSEE TITANS – Announced the retirment of QB Jake Locker.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Re-signed S Trenton Robinson.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 42 18 6 90 177 146
Tampa Bay 41 20 6 88 222 177
Detroit 37 17 11 85 192 172
Boston 33 22 10 76 176 170
Florida 29 23 14 72 163 188
Ottawa 30 23 11 71 184 173
Toronto 26 35 6 58 179 209
Buffalo 19 42 5 43 126 224
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 43 22 4 90 219 194
N.Y. Rangers 41 17 7 89 200 156
Pittsburgh 38 18 10 86 189 162
Washington 36 21 10 82 200 165
Philadelphia 28 27 13 69 178 197
New Jersey 28 28 10 66 151 170
Columbus 28 34 4 60 170 210
Carolina 25 32 8 58 155 178
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Nashville 42 19 7 91 199 166
St. Louis 41 19 5 87 204 163
Chicago 39 21 6 84 190 154
Minnesota 36 23 7 79 186 168
Winnipeg 33 21 12 78 183 176
Colorado 30 25 11 71 177 185
Dallas 30 27 10 70 209 221
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 42 19 7 91 199 186
Vancouver 38 24 4 80 189 179
Calgary 36 25 5 77 191 172
Los Angeles 31 21 13 75 175 168
San Jose 33 26 8 74 189 187
Arizona 21 38 8 50 143 224
Edmonton 18 38 11 47 152 227
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
TUESDAY
Columbus 4, Carolina 3, SO
N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Dallas 2, Philadelphia 1
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30
Boston at Ottawa, 7:30
Winnipeg at St. Louis, 8
New Jersey at Minnesota, 8
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9
MONDAY
San Jose 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO
N.Y. Islanders 4, Toronto 3, OT
Detroit 5, Edmonton 2
Vancouver 2, Anaheim 1
Nashville 2, Arizona 1, OT
TODAY
Buffalo at Toronto, 7
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 8
Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30
First Published March 11, 2015, 1:09 p.m.
