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BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Named Sandy Alderson to serve as a consultant, focusing on the implementation of reform to the sport's operations in the Dominican Republic. American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Daniel Bard, RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Clay Buchholz, LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Ramon A. Ramirez, LHP Dustin Richardson, C Dusty Brown, C Mark Wagner, 1B Aaron Bates, 2B Tug Hulett and SS Jed Lowrie, OF Jacoby Ellsbury and OF Josh Reddick on one-year contracts.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Anderson, RHP Andrew Bailey, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Dallas Braden, LHP Craig Breslow, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Bobby Cassevah, RHP Fautino De Los Santos, RHP Pedro Figueroa, LHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Brad Kilby, RHP Vin Mazzaro, RHP John Meloan, RHP Clayton Mortensen, LHP Josh Outman, RHP Henry Rodriguez, RHP Justin Souza, RHP Brad Ziegler, 1B Daric Barton, OF Travis Buck, 1B Chris Carter, 3B Jake Fox, 2B Eric Patterson, SS Cliff Pennington, C Landon Powell, 3B Adam Rosales, C Kurt Suzuki, OF Ryan Sweeney and 2B Steve Tolleson on one-year contracts. National League
NEW YORK METS—Signed RHP Kyle Snyder to a minor-league contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with OT Cornell Green on a three-year contract.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released FB Brad Hoover.
DETROIT LIONS—Re-signed TE Will Heller to a three-year deal. Signed WR Brian Clark to a one-year contract. Released DE Dewayne White. Acquired CB Chris Houston from Atlanta for 2010 fifth- and sixth-round draft picks.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Re-signed WR Kevin Walter and P Matt Turk.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Agreed to terms with QB Chad Pennington on a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Agreed to terms with WR Jason Avant on a five-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed WR Arnaz Battle and S Will Allen.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed DT Fred Robbins.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed C Casey Rabach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed D Brian Lee to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
APPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE—Named Union sophomore Brandon Hendrick of Corbin baseball Pitcher of the Week.
BIG EAST CONFERENCE—Named Louisville junior IF Phil Wunderlich baseball Player of the Week.
KENTUCKY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE—Named Asbury sophomore 3B Miranda Drury of Lawrenceburg softball Player of the Week, and freshman P Maris Harreld of Brandenberg softball Pitcher of the Week.
MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE—Named Campbellsville senior Alex Ponich baseball Player of the Week, and Lindsey Wilson sophomore Derek Cape of Bolumbia baseball Pitcher of the Week. Named Cumberlands junior Oscar Pantoja men's tennis Player of the Week, and Lindsey Wilson senior Jessica Weyreuter women's tennis Player of the Week.
KENTUCKY—Announced naming of junior RP Matt Little as a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Player of the Week.
MOREHEAD STATE—Signed MF/D Meghan Klyczek of Louisville (North Oldham) to women's soccer.
BOISE STATE—Suspended senior football S Jason Robinson indefinitely for violating team rules.
HAWAII—Fired men's basketball coach Bob Nash.
MASSACHUSETTS—Fired women's basketball coach Marnie Dacko.
SEATTLE—Announced F Charles Garcia is entering the NBA draft effective the end of the season.
Baseball
major league
pre-season scores
Monday's games
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6, Pittsburgh (ss) 0
Toronto 4, Houston 1
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0
Florida (ss) 11, Washington 2
N.Y. Mets 11, Florida (ss) 2
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 7, Philadelphia 5
Atlanta 12, Detroit 4
Boston 7, St. Louis 6
Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh (ss) 3 (10)
L.A. Angels 13, Texas 9
Seattle (ss) 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Cleveland 3, Arizona 2
San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 (10)
Colorado 5, San Diego 4
Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 3
Milwaukee 6, Seattle (ss) 2
Cincinnati 14, Kansas City 5
Tuesday's games
Pittsburgh vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Texas vs Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
At Goodyear, Ariz.
Kansas City 000 030 002— 5 10 0
Cincinnati 002 343 20x—14 13 0
Bannister, Farnsworth (3), Hughes (4), Rosario (6), Rosa (7), Lerew (8) and Pena, Bellorin; Arroyo, Chapman (3), Masset (5), Herrera (6), Burton (7), Owings (8), Viola (9) and Hernandez, Miller, C.Denove. W—Chapman. L—Farnsworth. HRs—Kansas City, Fields (1), Ka'aihue (1). Cincinnati, Stubbs (1), D.Dorn (1), Gomes (1).
college
monday's scores
Mt. Union 10 Thomas More 5
Basketball
nba
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 40 21 .656 —
Toronto 32 29 .525 8
Philadelphia 23 39 .371 17½
New York 22 41 .349 19
New Jersey 7 56 .111 34
Southeast Division
Orlando 44 20 .688 —
Atlanta 40 23 .635 3½
Miami 32 31 .508 11½
Charlotte 30 31 .492 12½
Washington 21 39 .350 21
Central Division
Cleveland 50 15 .769 —
Milwaukee 33 29 .532 15½
Chicago 31 31 .500 17½
Detroit 22 41 .349 27
Indiana 20 43 .317 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 44 21 .677 —
San Antonio 36 25 .590 6
Memphis 33 31 .516 10½
New Orleans 32 32 .500 11½
Houston 31 31 .500 11½
Northwest Division
Denver 42 21 .667 —
Utah 40 22 .645 1½
Oklahoma City 38 24 .613 3½
Portland 37 28 .569 6
Minnesota 14 50 .219 28½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 46 18 .719 —
Phoenix 40 25 .615 6½
L.A. Clippers 25 38 .397 20½
Sacramento 21 42 .333 24½
Golden State 17 46 .270 28½
Monday's games
Cleveland 97, San Antonio 95
New York 99, Atlanta 98
Memphis 107, New Jersey 101
New Orleans 135, Golden State 131
Dallas 125, Minnesota 112
Tuesday's games
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Houston at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Cavaliers 97, Spurs 95
SAN ANTONIO (95) — Ginobili 12-23 7-7 38, Duncan 6-12 1-2 13, McDyess 2-8 0-0 4, Hill 8-13 5-8 23, Bogans 0-2 0-0 0, Bonner 4-7 0-0 9, Jefferson 1-3 1-2 3, Mason 1-10 0-1 2, Blair 0-3 0-0 0, Hairston 1-2 0-0 2, Mahinmi 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 35-84 15-22 95.
CLEVELAND (97) — J.Williams 6-11 0-1 13, Jamison 6-12 2-4 17, Hickson 5-12 2-2 12, M.Williams 7-16 2-2 17, A.Parker 3-3 2-2 8, West 5-13 6-6 16, Varejao 3-5 5-7 11, Moon 0-1 0-0 0, Gibson 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 36-76 19-24 97.
San Antonio 26 26 24 19—95
Cleveland 28 21 23 25—97
Three-point goals—San Antonio 10-29 (Ginobili 7-11, Hill 2-3, Bonner 1-3, Bogans 0-2, Jefferson 0-2, Mason 0-8), Cleveland 6-14 (Jamison 3-4, J.Williams 1-2, Gibson 1-2, M.Williams 1-5, Hickson 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 51 (Jefferson 9), Cleveland 50 (Varejao 9). Assists—San Antonio 21 (Ginobili, Duncan 5), Cleveland 21 (M.Williams 8). Total fouls—San Antonio 19, Cleveland 17. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three-second. A—20,562 (20,562).
Knicks 99, Hawks 98
ATLANTA (98) — Williams 3-6 2-2 8, Jos.Smith 11-22 3-7 25, Horford 6-14 6-6 18, Bibby 0-4 1-1 1, Johnson 8-17 5-6 22, Crawford 5-16 4-5 16, Evans 3-6 0-0 6, Pachulia 0-1 0-0 0, Teague 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-87 21-27 98.
NEW YORK (99) — Gallinari 9-14 5-6 27, Chandler 2-8 0-0 5, Lee 9-15 1-1 19, Rodriguez 4-10 1-2 9, Walker 3-5 0-0 8, Harrington 5-10 2-2 14, Douglas 4-8 2-2 11, House 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 39-77 11-13 99.
Atlanta 27 19 24 28—98
New York 27 17 32 23—99
Three-point goals—Atlanta 3-17 (Crawford 2-8, Johnson 1-4, Williams 0-1, Evans 0-2, Bibby 0-2), New York 10-15 (Gallinari 4-5, Harrington 2-3, Walker 2-3, Douglas 1-1, Chandler 1-2, Rodriguez 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 51 (Horford 12), New York 45 (Lee 13). Assists—Atlanta 15 (Jos.Smith 6), New York 20 (Rodriguez, House 4). Total fouls—Atlanta 17, New York 23. Technicals—New York defensive three-second 2. A—19,763 (19,763).
Grizzlies 107, Nets 101
NEW JERSEY (101) — Hassell 0-1 0-0 0, Boone 3-5 0-2 6, Lopez 3-10 4-5 10, Harris 9-18 8-10 28, Lee 13-20 2-3 30, Humphries 1-7 0-0 2, Douglas-Roberts 1-2 0-0 2, Hayes 2-7 1-2 6, Dooling 1-4 0-0 3, T.Williams 6-11 1-2 14. Totals 39-85 16-24 101.
MEMPHIS (107) — Gay 7-18 7-9 21, Arthur 3-4 1-2 7, Gasol 8-13 3-5 19, Conley 9-18 1-2 21, Mayo 2-8 4-4 8, Haddadi 1-1 1-2 3, Young 3-11 4-4 10, Carroll 5-8 0-0 10, M.Williams 3-6 0-0 8. Totals 41-87 21-28 107.
New Jersey 27 24 26 24—101
Memphis 32 35 14 26—107
Three-point goals—New Jersey 7-23 (Harris 2-6, Lee 2-6, T.Williams 1-2, Dooling 1-3, Hayes 1-6), Memphis 4-12 (M.Williams 2-3, Conley 2-5, Gay 0-1, Young 0-1, Mayo 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 50 (Boone 9), Memphis 57 (Gasol 13). Assists—New Jersey 23 (T.Williams, Lopez 6), Memphis 16 (Mayo 6). Total fouls—New Jersey 20, Memphis 18. Technicals—Gasol, Memphis defensive three-second 2. A—10,317 (18,119).
Hornets 135, Warriors 131
GOLDEN STATE (131) — Morrow 11-13 0-1 28, Maggette 7-10 4-4 18, Hunter 5-8 0-0 10, Curry 5-13 0-0 12, Watson 4-9 4-4 12, George 7-11 0-0 18, Williams 10-16 7-8 28, Tolliver 1-5 3-4 5. Totals 50-85 18-21 131.
NEW ORLEANS (135) — Stojakovic 6-14 3-4 16, West 11-16 6-7 28, Okafor 10-12 2-3 22, Collison 7-12 0-2 16, Peterson 4-8 0-0 12, Songaila 3-6 1-1 7, Thornton 11-19 4-5 28, J.Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Posey 1-3 1-2 4. Totals 54-92 17-24 135.
Golden State 25 37 33 36—131
New Orleans 36 31 33 35—135
Three-point goals—Golden State 13-25 (Morrow 6-6, George 4-7, Curry 2-4, Williams 1-3, Tolliver 0-2, Watson 0-3), New Orleans 10-22 (Peterson 4-7, Collison 2-3, Thornton 2-6, Posey 1-3, Stojakovic 1-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 29 (Tolliver 5), New Orleans 54 (West 13). Assists—Golden State 26 (Watson 7), New Orleans 38 (Collison 20). Total fouls—Golden State 23, New Orleans 18. A—13,889 (17,188).Mavericks 125, Timberwolves 112
DALLAS (125) — Butler 9-19 2-2 23, Marion 14-25 1-2 29, Nowitzki 8-15 8-10 24, Kidd 4-8 2-2 12, Beaubois 4-12 3-4 11, Najera 3-5 2-2 9, Barea 4-8 0-0 9, Stevenson 1-2 2-2 4, Carroll 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 48-96 22-26 125.
MINNESOTA (112) — Gomes 5-12 2-2 12, Jefferson 15-21 6-7 36, Hollins 5-8 3-5 13, Flynn 4-12 3-3 13, Brewer 3-10 4-5 11, Love 1-7 4-4 6, Pavlovic 3-10 0-3 7, Milicic 1-3 1-2 3, Sessions 5-5 1-2 11, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-88 24-33 112.
Dallas 34 37 26 28—125
Minnesota 27 34 23 28—112
Three-point goals—Dallas 7-21 (Butler 3-6, Kidd 2-5, Barea 1-2, Najera 1-3, Stevenson 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Beaubois 0-3), Minnesota 4-22 (Flynn 2-6, Pavlovic 1-6, Brewer 1-7, Gomes 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 44 (Marion 14), Minnesota 63 (Jefferson 13). Assists—Dallas 30 (Kidd 10), Minnesota 26 (Flynn 8). Total fouls—Dallas 24, Minnesota 20. Technicals—Nowitzki, Stevenson, Minnesota defensive three-second. Flagrant Fouls—Hollins. Ejected— Hollins. A—14,007 (19,356).
college men
conference tournaments
SUN BELT
Monday's semifinals
Troy 54 Western Ky. 48
North Texas 63 Denver 56
WEST COAST
Monday's finals
St. Mary's 81No. 18 Gonzaga 62
TROY 54, Western Ky. 48
SBC Tournament semifinals at Hot Springs, Ark.
Western Ky. (21-13) — Kerusch 5-16 2-5 12, Slaughter 2-11 0-2 5, Pettigrew 6-14 1-2 14, Evans 3-5 0-1 6, Sally 1-3 0-0 2, Dixon 0-1 1-2 1, Dickerson 3-6 0-1 8, Crook 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 4-13 48.
TROY (20-11) — Hazzard 7-19 0-0 17, Jones 3-6 0-0 7, Vogler 3-8 1-2 7, Delk 3-12 0-0 7, Coleman 3-7 0-0 6, Taylor 4-7 0-1 8, Patsatsia 1-1 0-0 2, Toombs 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 1-3 54.
Halftime—Troy 38-25. Three-point goals—Western Ky. 4-22 (Dickerson 2-4, Pettigrew 1-2, Slaughter 1-9, Sally 0-1, Kerusch 0-6), Troy 5-24 (Hazzard 3-11, Jones 1-3, Delk 1-6, Taylor 0-2, Vogler 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Western Ky. 40 (Evans 12), Troy 43 (Coleman 11). Assists—Western Ky. 11 (Sally, Slaughter 3), Troy 9 (Jones 4). Total fouls—Western Ky. 9, Troy 13. A—n/a.
ncaa automatic bids
Through Monday. By conference:
Atlantic Sun — East Tennessee St.
Big South — Winthrop
Colonial Athletic — Old Dominion
Ivy League — Cornell
Metro Atlantic Athletic — Siena
Missouri Valley — Northern Iowa
Ohio Valley — Murray St.
Southern — Wofford
West Coast — St. Mary's
national tournaments
NAIA
March 17-23 at Kansas City, Mo.
(Pairings announced Wednesday)
NCAA DIVISION II
Midwest Regional at Owensboro
(In bracket order)
Saturday's first round
Quincy (21-8) vs. Drury (23-6), noon
Central St. (22-5) vs. Bellarmine (22-8), 2:30 p.m.
St. Joseph's (17-11) vs. Ky. Wesleyan (29-4), 6 p.m.
Grand Valley St. (21-8) vs. Findlay (24-6), 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Sunday, March 14
First round winners, 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Finals — Tuesday, March 16
Semifinals winners, 7
college women
conference TOURNAMENTS
SUN BELT
At Hot Springs, Ark.
Monday's semifinals
Ark.-Little Rock 73 New Orleans 43
Middle Tenn. 76 Western Ky. 63
middle tenn. 76, western Ky. 63
SBC Tournament semifinals at Hot Springs, Ark.
WESTERN KY. (21-10) — Duck 4-9 2-2 10, A.Brown 2-7 0-0 4, Magley 2-5 0-1 4, McNear 6-14 3-4 15, Rich 6-13 5-5 20, Mosley 0-5 0-0 0, H.Brown 0-4 0-1 0, Obafemi 2-3 2-2 8, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-65 12-15 63.
MIDDLE TENN. (24-5) — Brown 5-12 0-0 12, Clark 16-27 11-14 44, Lymon 2-4 3-4 8, Pickel 0-3 0-0 0, Lanning 3-5 4-4 12, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 18-22 76.
Halftime—Middle Tenn. 37-22. Three-point goals—Western Ky. 5-14 (Rich 3-7, Obafemi 2-3, Davis 0-1, McNear 0-3), Middle Tenn. 6-17 (Lanning 2-3, Brown 2-6, Lymon 1-2, Clark 1-4, Pickel 0-2). Rebounds—Western Ky. 35 (McNear 6), Middle Tenn. 38 (Clark 14). Assists—Western Ky. 12 (McNear 8), Middle Tenn. 19 (Lanning 8). Fouled out—Johnson, Pickel. Total fouls—Western Ky. 21, Middle Tenn. 15. Turnovers—Western Ky. 17, Middle Tenn. 19. A—n/a.
national tournaments
NAIA
March 17-23 at Jackson, Tenn.
(Pairings announced Tuesday)
NCAA DIVISION II
Midwest Regional at Houghton, Mich.
Friday's first round
Indianapolis (26-3) vs. N. Michigan (21-9), noon
Drury (26-6) vs. So. Indiana (22-8), 2:30 p.m.
Michigan Tech (28-2) vs. Northern Ky. (20-9), 6 p.m.
Wis.-Parkside (23-7) vs. Findlay (21-8), 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 13
First round winners, 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Finals — Monday, March 15
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.AP poll
The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 7, total points (based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote), and previous ranking:
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (40) 31-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 28-1 959 2
3. Nebraska 29-0 920 3
4. Tennessee 30-2 880 4
5. Xavier 26-3 821 5
6. Notre Dame 26-4 770 6
7. Duke 27-5 764 9
8. Ohio St. 30-4 734 10
9. West Virginia 27-4 669 7
10. Florida St. 25-5 616 8
11. Texas A&M 22-7 588 15
12. Oklahoma 21-9 553 11
13. Georgetown 25-6 457 12
14. Iowa St. 23-6 431 13
15. Texas 21-9 415 18
16. Baylor 22-8 382 14
17. St. John's 24-5 373 16
18. Gonzaga 26-4 346 17
19. Kentucky 25-7 324 19
20. Oklahoma St. 20-9 203 20
21. Hartford 27-3 187 23
22. LSU 20-9 113 21
23. UCLA 22-7 107 —
24. Georgia 23-8 86 22
25. Michigan St. 22-9 44 25
Others receiving votes: Fresno St. 42, Georgia Tech 35, Virginia 33, Wis.-Green Bay 31, Iowa 19, Ark.-Little Rock 18, Middle Tennessee 17, TCU 17, Vanderbilt 13, Princeton 11, North Carolina 4, Syracuse 4, Bowling Green 3, Illinois St. 3, Temple 3, BYU 2, DePaul 1, Rutgers 1, Wisconsin 1.
ncaa automatic bids
Through Monday. By conference:
Atlantic Coast — Duke
Atlantic Sun — East Tennessee St.
Atlantic 10 — Xavier
Big Ten — Ohio St.
Ivy League — Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic — Marist
Ohio Valley — Austin Peay
Southeastern — Tennessee
Southern — Chattanooga
West Coast — Gonzaga
middle school boys
At Beaumont
B: Beaumont 59, Morton 58
At Lexington Traditional
B: LTMS 46, Crawford 37
Hockey
nhl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 40 22 4 84 211 189
New Jersey 38 23 3 79 169 154
Philadelphia 34 26 4 72 195 173
N.Y. Rangers 29 28 9 67 170 179
N.Y. Islanders 26 31 8 60 169 206
Northeast Division
Buffalo 35 20 9 79 174 161
Ottawa 36 25 5 77 181 189
Montreal 32 29 6 70 178 185
Boston 29 24 11 69 157 164
Toronto 20 33 12 52 168 220
Southeast Division
Washington 44 13 9 97 260 186
Atlanta 28 26 10 66 194 209
Tampa Bay 27 26 11 65 172 196
Florida 26 28 10 62 168 186
Carolina 27 31 7 61 182 200
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 43 17 5 91 217 161
Nashville 35 25 5 75 182 187
Detroit 31 22 12 74 175 178
St. Louis 30 26 9 69 177 182
Columbus 25 29 11 61 170 209
Northwest Division
Vancouver 40 23 2 82 211 166
Colorado 37 22 6 80 192 170
Calgary 32 24 9 73 166 165
Minnesota 31 28 5 67 178 185
Edmonton 21 38 6 48 162 221
Pacific Division
San Jose 42 14 9 93 212 160
Phoenix 39 22 5 83 176 164
Los Angeles 38 22 4 80 194 175
Dallas 29 24 12 70 184 206
Anaheim 30 27 8 68 183 201
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's games
Dallas 4, Washington 3 (SO)
Columbus at Los Angeles (n)
Tuesday's games
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Ottawa at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Softball
college
monday's scores
Coe 10 Thomas More 0
Saginaw Valley 2-3 Northern Ky. 0-2
Thomas More 5 Albion 4Odds
glantz-culver line
NCAA basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
at Princeton 13½ Penn
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Tuesday
Big East at New York
First round
South Florida 7 DePaul
Connecticut 3 at St. John's
Seton Hall 5 Providence
Cincinnati 7 Rutgers
Atlantic 10
First round
at St. Bonaventure 2½ Duquesne
at Rhode Island 15 Saint Joseph's
at Dayton 11½ George Washington
at Charlotte 8 Massachusetts
Sun Belt at Hot Springs, Ark.
Finals
North Texas pk Troy
Horizon League at Indianapolis
Finals
at Butler 7 Wright St.
Big Sky at Ogden, Utah
Semifinals
Montana 2 N. Colorado
at Weber St. 8½ Portland St.
Summit League at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Finals
IUPUI 1½ Oakland
Mid-Eastern Athletic at Winston-Salem, N.C.
First round
Bethune-Cookman 5½ Florida A&M
N. Carolina A&T 8 Howard U.
Wednesday
Big 12 at Kansas City, Mo.
First round
Colorado pk Texas Tech
Missouri 9 Nebraska
Oklahoma St. 6½ Oklahoma
Texas 7½ Iowa St.
Conference USA at Tulsa, Okla.
First round
Houston 12½ East Carolina
Southern Miss. 7 Tulane
Tulsa 14½ Rice
SMU 1½ UCF
Mountain West at Las Vegas
First round
Wyoming 1 Air Force
Pacific-10 at Los Angeles
First round
Washington St. 1½ Oregon
Big West at Anaheim, Calif.
First round
Cal St.-Fullerton 1½ CS Northridge
UC Irvine 1½ Cal Poly
Northeast
Finals
at Quinnipiac 1 Robert Morris
Mid-Eastern Athletic at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Second round
Md.-E. Shore 4½ Coppin St.
Southland at Katy, Texas
Quarterfinals
Stephen F. Austin 2½ Texas-Arlington
Texas-San Antonio 2½ Texas A&M-C.C.
Sam Houston St. 12½ Nicholls St.
SE Louisiana 1½ Texas St.
Southwestern Athletic at Shreveport, La.
Quarterfinals
Ark.-Pine Bluff 8 MVSU
Jackson St. 11 Grambling St.
Thursday
Atlantic Coast at Greensboro, N.C.
First round
Boston College 3 Virginia
Wake Forest 3 Miami
Georgia Tech 3 North Carolina
Clemson 7 N.C. State
Mid-American at Cleveland
Quarterfinals
W. Michigan 1 Cent. Michigan
Akron 5 E. Michigan
Kent St. 3½ Ohio
Miami (Ohio) pk Buffalo
Sotheastern at Nashville, Tenn.
First round
Alabama 2½ South Carolina
Tennessee 9½ LSU
Florida 4 Auburn
Arkansas pk Georgia
Big Ten at Indianapolis
First round
Michigan 7½ Iowa
Northwestern 8½ Indiana
Minnesota 6 Penn St.
Pacific-10 at Los Angeles
Quarterfinals
Arizona pk UCLA
Washington 9 Oregon St.
Arizona St. 7½ Stanford
Mountain West at Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
San Diego St. 9 Colorado St.
BYU 15 TCU
at UNLV 12 Utah
Western Athletic at Reno, Nev.
First Round
Utah St. 10½ Boise St.
Louisiana Tech 4 Fresno St.
at Nevada 10½ Idaho
New Mexico St. 4 San Jose St.
Mid-Eastern Athletic at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Quarterfinals
Norfolk St. pk Hampton
Southwestern Athletic at Shreveport, La.
Quarterfinals
Alabama St. 5 Alabama A&M
Texas Southern 1 Prairie View
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
Houston 3½ at Washington
at Orlando 14 L.A. Clippers
at Indiana 1½ Philadelphia
at Charlotte 4 Miami
at Milwaukee pk Boston
Utah 3½ at Chicago
at Portland 9 Sacramento
at L.A. Lakers 10 Toronto
