Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned OF L.J. Hoes to Norfolk (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Reassigned LHP Sergio Escalona, RHP C.J. Fick, OF Che-Hsuan Lin, C Carlos Perez and RHP Josh Zeid to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens, OF Robbie Grossman, LHP Dallas Keuchel, OF Jimmy Paredes and INF Jonathan Villar to Oklahoma City (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Reassigned C Eric Fryer, INF Chris Colabello, INF Mark Sobolewski, OF Brian Dinkelman, OF Clete Thomas, RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP Shairon Martis to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Released OF Matt Diaz. Reassigned OF Slade Heathcott to their minor league camp.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Announced LHP Braulio Lara was returned by the Miami Marlins.

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned RHP Justin DeFratus and LHP Jake Diekman to Lehigh Valley (IL). Assigned LHP Cesar Jimenez and INF Josh Fields to their minor league camp

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Keith Butler and INF Ryan Jackson to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned LHP John Gast to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Fined Milwaukee F Larry Sanders $50,000 for using a derogatory and offensive term and publicly criticizing the officials during a game on March 15.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed TE Brandon Myers.

Auto racing

nascar

sprint: food city 500

At Bristol, Tenn.

.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (2) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 47 points.

2. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500, 43.

3. (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 500, 42.

4. (19) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 500, 41.

5. (23) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 500, 39.

6. (32) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 38.

7. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 37.

8. (4) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 0.

9. (5) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 36.

10. (6) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 34.

11. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 33.

12. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 32.

13. (29) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 500, 31.

14. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 30.

15. (15) Casey Mears, Ford, 500, 29.

16. (28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 500, 28.

17. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 500, 28.

18. (21) Carl Edwards, Ford, 499, 26.

19. (22) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 499, 25.

20. (26) David Stremme, Toyota, 498, 24.

21. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 498, 24.

22. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 498, 22.

23. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 498, 23.

24. (14) David Gilliland, Ford, 496, 20.

25. (43) Terry Labonte, Ford, 496, 19.

26. (40) Josh Wise, Ford, 496, 0.

27. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 495, 17.

28. (41) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 495, 16.

29. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 490, 0.

30. (17) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 487, 14.

31. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 464, 13.

32. (16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 458, 12.

33. (42) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 410, 11.

34. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 390, 11.

35. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 390, 10.

36. (33) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, accident, 321, 8.

37. (20) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 245, 7.

38. (37) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, engine, 234, 6.

39. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, engine, 184, 5.

40. (27) Scott Speed, Ford, electrical, 184, 4.

41. (39) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, engine, 159, 3.

42. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, accident, 26, 2.

43. (36) Mike Bliss, Toyota, engine, 3, 0.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Bra.Keselowski, 166; 2. D.Earnhardt Jr., 157; 3. J.Johnson, 151; 4. C.Bowyer, 128; 5. G.Biffle, 126; 6. D.Hamlin, 125; 7. K.Kahne, 124; 8. C.Edwards, 124; 9. P.Menard, 118; 10. Ky.Busch, 115; 11. R.Stenhouse Jr., 115; 12. J.Logano, 104.

Baseball

mlb

preseason

At Goodyear, Ariz.

Cleveland 001 201 003—7 12 2

Cincinnati 500 000 200—7 8 4

Masterson, Huff (5), M.Capps (6), C.Allen (7), Shaw (8) and Jeroloman, O.Santos; Latos, Villarreal (6), W.De La Rosa (7), Broxton (8), D.Wolford (9) and Mesoraco, Olivo. HRs—Cleveland, C.Moncrief (1), O.Santos (1). Cincinnati, Paul (2), Heisey (2), Phipps (1), Frazier (2).

college

Hendrix 13 Centre 6

Butler 101 200 220—8 12 2

Northern Ky. 001 000 002—3 9 3

Allen, Napoleon (8) and Haddad; Cooper, Campbell (8) and Hyde. W—Allen (1-0). L—Cooper (0-2). 2B—B: Fries, Risi. NK: Hyde. 3B—B: Calderon.

Records: Butler 8-10, Northern Ky. 2-18.

Morehead St. 101 000 000—2 9 0

Tenn. Tech 020 100 20x—5 5 0

Keele, Anderson (4), Duncan (7), Cirbo (8) and Williams; Honea, Taylor (7), Lucio (9) and Parris. W—Honea (1-1). L—Keele (2-1). S—Lucio (2).

Records: Tenn. Tech 13-6 (5-1 OVC), Morehead St. 7-12 (2-4).

Basketball

nba

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 51 14 .785 —

d-Indiana 40 26 .606 11½

d-New York 38 25 .603 12

Brooklyn 38 27 .585 13

Chicago 36 29 .554 15

Boston 36 29 .554 15

Atlanta 36 29 .554 15

Milwaukee 33 32 .508 18

Toronto 26 41 .388 26

Philadelphia 25 40 .385 26

Washington 23 42 .354 28

Detroit 23 45 .338 29½

Cleveland 22 44 .333 29½

Orlando 18 49 .269 34

Charlotte 14 52 .212 37½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 51 16 .761 —

x-Oklahoma City 49 17 .742 1½

d-L.A. Clippers 45 21 .682 5½

Memphis 44 21 .677 6

Denver 45 22 .672 6

Golden State 37 30 .552 14

Houston 36 30 .545 14½

L.A. Lakers 35 32 .522 16

Utah 34 32 .515 16½

Dallas 31 34 .477 19

Portland 31 34 .477 19

Minnesota 22 41 .349 27

Sacramento 23 43 .348 27½

New Orleans 22 44 .333 28½

Phoenix 22 45 .328 29

d-division leader; x-clinched playoff spot

Sunday's games

Milwaukee 115, Orlando 109

Miami 108, Toronto 91

L.A. Clippers 93, New York 80

Golden State 108, Houston 78

Minnesota 97, New Orleans 95

Oklahoma City at Dallas (n)

Atlanta at Brooklyn (n).

Sacramento at L.A. Lakers (n)

Monday's games

Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Miami at Boston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

New York at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday's games

Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

bucks 115, magic 109

ORLANDO (109) — Harkless 9-17 3-5 23, Harris 4-8 5-6 14, Vucevic 10-16 0-0 20, Nelson 7-19 1-2 16, Afflalo 11-20 1-2 24, O'Quinn 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 2-4 0-0 4, Udrih 4-8 0-0 8, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 47-93 10-15 109.

MILWAUKEE (115) — Daniels 2-5 2-2 6, Ilyasova 7-13 4-4 20, Sanders 6-13 1-1 13, Jennings 4-15 4-5 15, Ellis 13-22 8-8 39, Dunleavy 3-10 0-0 8, Redick 1-5 2-2 4, Udoh 3-4 1-2 7, Henson 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 40-90 23-26 115.

Orlando 25 29 27 28—109

Milwaukee 18 26 26 45—115

Three-point goals—Orlando 5-21 (Harkless 2-4, Harris 1-4, Nelson 1-6, Afflalo 1-6, Udrih 0-1), Milwaukee 12-27 (Ellis 5-6, Jennings 3-8, Dunleavy 2-4, Ilyasova 2-5, Redick 0-4). Fouled out—Harris. Rebounds—Orlando 48 (Vucevic 15), Milwaukee 56 (Sanders, Ilyasova 11). Assists—Orlando 21 (Nelson 7), Milwaukee 25 (Jennings 14). Total fouls—Orlando 21, Milwaukee 13. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three-second. A—15,591 (18,717).

clippers 93, knicks 80

NEW YORK (80) — Copeland 5-11 0-0 13, Martin 2-6 0-1 4, Thomas 1-5 0-0 2, Felton 7-15 0-0 16, Shumpert 2-6 1-2 5, Smith 4-20 8-9 17, Camby 0-6 1-2 1, Kidd 4-7 0-0 11, Novak 3-3 0-0 9, Prigioni 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-81 10-14 80.

L.A. CLIPPERS (93) — Butler 5-9 0-0 14, Griffin 6-14 0-5 12, Jordan 4-5 0-4 8, Paul 6-12 7-8 20, Billups 2-9 8-9 12, Crawford 5-15 0-0 12, Barnes 2-6 0-0 5, Odom 3-4 1-2 7, Hollins 1-1 1-3 3. Totals 34-75 17-31 93.

New York 18 19 23 20—80

L.A. Clippers 21 23 28 21—93

Three-point goals—New York 12-26 (Novak 3-3, Copeland 3-4, Kidd 3-5, Felton 2-4, Smith 1-7, Shumpert 0-3), L.A. Clippers 8-28 (Butler 4-6, Crawford 2-9, Paul 1-3, Barnes 1-5, Odom 0-1, Billups 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New York 49 (Martin 9), L.A. Clippers 62 (Griffin 12). Assists—New York 21 (Felton 9), L.A. Clippers 20 (Paul 8). Total fouls—New York 27, L.A. Clippers 18. Flagrant Fouls—Martin. A—19,412 (19,060).

Hawks 105, nets 93

ATLANTA (105) — Stevenson 2-5 0-0 6, Smith 9-14 1-3 21, Horford 11-21 0-1 22, Harris 1-4 1-2 4, Korver 5-7 0-0 12, Teague 4-14 3-3 11, Jones 6-7 1-1 13, Petro 1-3 0-0 2, Jenkins 2-4 2-2 7, I.Johnson 3-4 1-1 7, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Mack 0-0 0-0 0, Tolliver 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-84 9-13 105.

BROOKLYN (93) — Wallace 1-8 2-2 4, Evans 6-7 2-2 14, Lopez 7-19 3-4 17, D.Williams 7-14 3-4 18, J.Johnson 7-16 0-0 18, Watson 1-6 0-0 2, Bogans 1-4 0-0 3, Blatche 3-6 3-4 9, Teletovic 2-5 0-0 6, Brooks 1-1 0-0 2, Shengelia 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 13-16 93.

Atlanta 21 30 20 34—105

Brooklyn 24 25 24 20— 93

Three-point goals—Atlanta 8-21 (Smith 2-3, Stevenson 2-4, Korver 2-4, Jenkins 1-2, Harris 1-3, Petro 0-1, Tolliver 0-1, Teague 0-3), Brooklyn 8-23 (J.Johnson 4-8, Teletovic 2-2, Bogans 1-4, D.Williams 1-5, Wallace 0-1, Watson 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 42 (Horford 11), Brooklyn 55 (Evans 22). Assists—Atlanta 30 (Teague 15), Brooklyn 17 (D.Williams 8). Total fouls—Atlanta 20, Brooklyn 14. Technicals—Evans. A—17,732 (17,732).

heat 108, raptors 91

MIAMI (108) — James 6-12 8-11 22, Haslem 1-1 0-0 2, Bosh 7-10 2-4 18, Chalmers 0-5 1-1 1, Wade 10-15 4-6 24, Allen 7-10 2-2 20, Andersen 3-3 1-1 7, Battier 2-4 0-0 6, Cole 2-3 2-4 6, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Lewis 0-2 0-0 0, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-67 20-29 108.

TORONTO (91) — Gay 11-20 3-3 27, Johnson 9-18 0-0 18, Valanciunas 7-8 4-4 18, Lowry 0-7 0-0 0, DeRozan 5-17 2-3 12, Ross 5-10 2-2 12, Telfair 0-3 0-0 0, Anderson 0-6 0-0 0, Fields 2-2 0-0 4, Lucas 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 39-94 11-12 91.

Miami 27 28 21 32—108

Toronto 19 24 30 18— 91

Three-point goals—Miami 10-22 (Allen 4-6, Battier 2-3, Bosh 2-3, James 2-6, Jones 0-1, Chalmers 0-3), Toronto 2-20 (Gay 2-6, DeRozan 0-1, Lucas 0-1, Telfair 0-2, Ross 0-2, Anderson 0-3, Lowry 0-5). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Miami 36 (James 12), Toronto 57 (Johnson 18). Assists—Miami 31 (Wade 9), Toronto 15 (Gay 4). Total fouls—Miami 14, Toronto 21. Technicals—Toronto defensive three-second 2. A—18,564 (19,800).

timberwolves 97, hornets 95

NEW ORLEANS (95) — Aminu 3-4 1-4 7, Davis 7-13 3-3 17, Lopez 8-14 4-4 20, Vasquez 10-25 2-2 24, Gordon 3-6 1-1 7, Mason 2-7 0-0 4, Anderson 2-10 1-2 7, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Amundson 2-3 0-0 4, Roberts 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 39-85 12-16 95. MINNESOTA (97) — Kirilenko 3-6 2-3 8, Williams 9-16 7-10 28, Pekovic 5-8 3-6 13, Rubio 7-11 1-1 16, Ridnour 5-8 0-0 10, Gelabale 0-2 0-0 0, Stiemsma 1-1 3-3 5, Shved 1-3 0-0 3, Barea 1-3 4-4 6, Cunningham 3-5 0-0 6, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-64 20-27 97.

New Orleans 27 25 21 22—95

Minnesota 28 22 26 21—97

Three-point goals—New Orleans 5-13 (Anderson 2-4, Vasquez 2-5, Roberts 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Mason 0-2), Minnesota 5-15 (Williams 3-5, Rubio 1-1, Shved 1-2, Barea 0-1, Ridnour 0-2, Kirilenko 0-2, Gelabale 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 52 (Lopez 11), Minnesota 33 (Williams 7). Assists—New Orleans 20 (Vasquez 5), Minnesota 18 (Rubio, Ridnour 6). Total fouls—New Orleans 26, Minnesota 19. A—14,246 (19,356).

thunder 107, mavericks 101

OKLAHOMA CITY (107) — Durant 10-19 9-9 31, Ibaka 7-11 3-8 18, Perkins 0-2 1-2 1, Westbrook 13-23 9-9 35, Sefolosha 2-6 0-0 4, N.Collison 2-5 0-0 4, Martin 4-9 0-0 9, Fisher 0-1 2-2 2, Jackson 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 39-80 24-30 107.

DALLAS (101) — Crowder 4-8 2-2 11, Nowitzki 8-10 4-4 23, Brand 2-7 0-0 4, M.James 5-11 2-2 14, Mayo 4-10 1-1 9, B.Wright 4-12 0-0 8, D.Collison 4-9 4-4 12, Carter 6-12 3-3 18, Kaman 1-3 0-0 2, Beaubois 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-83 16-16 101.

Oklahoma City 24 26 23 34—107

Dallas 26 23 23 29—101

Three-point goals—Oklahoma City 5-21 (Durant 2-5, Ibaka 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Martin 1-4, Fisher 0-1, Sefolosha 0-2, Westbrook 0-4), Dallas 9-21 (Nowitzki 3-4, Carter 3-5, M.James 2-3, Crowder 1-5, B.Wright 0-1, D.Collison 0-1, Mayo 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 55 (Ibaka 16), Dallas 37 (B.Wright, Nowitzki 7). Assists—Oklahoma City 17 (Westbrook 6), Dallas 18 (M.James 4). Total fouls—Oklahoma City 17, Dallas 20. A—20,284 (19,200).

warriors 108, rockets 78

GOLDEN STATE (108) — Barnes 4-10 0-0 9, Lee 4-13 2-3 10, Bogut 4-8 4-4 12, Curry 12-22 0-0 29, Thompson 10-18 0-0 26, Jack 3-11 1-1 8, Ezeli 1-2 0-0 2, Landry 3-6 0-1 6, Green 1-3 0-0 2, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Bazemore 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 44-96 7-9 108.

HOUSTON (78) — Parsons 2-13 4-4 9, Motiejunas 2-11 0-0 4, Asik 3-5 0-0 6, Lin 9-16 0-3 21, Harden 6-16 6-6 21, Beverley 0-4 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 2-4 1-1 5, Delfino 4-11 2-2 12, Garcia 0-2 0-0 0, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-86 13-16 78.

Golden State 18 36 21 33—108

Houston 10 21 29 18— 78

Three-point goals—Golden State 13-26 (Thompson 6-9, Curry 5-11, Barnes 1-2, Jack 1-2, Green 0-2), Houston 9-35 (Lin 3-5, Harden 3-7, Delfino 2-7, Parsons 1-6, Anderson 0-1, Garcia 0-2, Beverley 0-3, Motiejunas 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 59 (Bogut 12), Houston 56 (Asik 11). Assists—Golden State 27 (Curry 11), Houston 16 (Harden 8). Total fouls—Golden State 17, Houston 15. A—18,219 (18,023).

college men

sunday's tournament scores

ACC at Greensboro, N.C.

No. 9 Miami (Fla.) 87North Carolina 77

SEC at Nashville

Mississippi 66No. 13 Florida 63

Big Ten at Chicago

No. 10 Ohio St. 50No. 22 Wisconsin 43

Atlantic 10 at Brooklyn, N.Y.

No. 16 St. Louis 62No. 25 VCU 56

Bellarmine 78, southern ind. 55

NCAA Division II Tournament

Midwest regional semifinal

BELLARMINE (24-7) — Hall 16, Jones 14, Dowe 12, Johnson 8, Thelen 2, Burton 12, Clemons 9, Suggs 3, Ross 2.

SOUTHERN IND. (23-8) — DeWitt 24, Rutledge 9, Wischmeier 6, Little 7, Davis 5, Ogunfolu 2, Jones 2.

Halftime—Bellarmine 37-22.

Golf

college men

schenkel invitational

At Statesboro, Ga.

6,947-yard, par-72 Forest Heights C.C.

Teams—1. Alabama 848, 2. Texas 858, 3. North Fla. 868, 4. Florida 873, 5. Central Fla. 877, t6. Kentucky 883, t6. Ga. Southern 883, 8. Vanderbilt 887, t9. UAB 889, t9. Mississippi 889, 11. Virginia 891, 12. North Texas 892, 13. Maryland 895, 14. College of Charleston 899, 15. Notre Dame 900.

Top individuals—1. Justin Thomas, Alabama, 207; 2. Brandon Stone, Texas, 210.

Kentucky golfers—t9. Ben Stow 215, t30. Chase Parker 222, t46. Stephen Powers 225, t46. Will Bishop 225, t70. Cody Martin.

jekyll island collegiate

At Jekyll Island, Ga.

6,772-yard, par-72 Pine Lakes G.C.

Teams—1. Ill. Wesleyan 882, 2. Methodist 890, 3. Oglethorpe 893, 4. Emory 902, 5. Transylvania 904, 6. Berry 906, 7. La Verne 907, 8. Centre 911, 9. Christopher Newport 913, 10. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 917, 11. Skidmore 922, t12. Greensboro 923, t12. LaGrange 923, t14. Millsaps 924, t14. Trinity 924, 16. Texas-Tyler 927, 17. St. John Fisher 933, 18. Rhodes 934, 19. Randolph-Macon 938, 20. Otterbein 939, 21, Hampden-Sydney 941, t22. Bridgewater 944, t22. Huntingdon 944, 24. Birmingham 945, 25. Carnegie Mellon 948, 26. Maryville (Tenn.) 954, 27. Ferrum 975, 28. Piedmont 980, 29. Roanoke 994, 30. Sewabee 995.

Top individuals—t1. Brad Shigezawa, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 217; t1. Stefan Johnson, Ill. Wesleyan, 217; 3. Anthony Maccaglia 218.

Transylvania golfers—5. Jantzen Latham 220, t29. Clay Hinton 228, t29. Hunter Frazier 228, t45. Stephen Montgomery 230, t80. Ben Fister 236.

college women

insperity lady Jaguar intercollegiate

At Augusta, Ga.

6,214-yard, par-72 Forest Hills G.C.

Teams—1. Purdue 876, 2. Vanderbilt 877, 3. Notre Dame 888, 4. Texas 899, 5. Augusta St. 906, 6. East Carolina 907, 7. Coastal Carolina 910, 8. East Tennessee St. 920, t9. Kentucky 921, t9. Texas-San Antonio 921, 11. Lamar 926, 12. Georgia 947, 13. Maryland 949, 14. Southern Miss. 950, 15. Illinois 952, 16. Kennesaw St. 959, 17. Charleston Southern 969, 18. Memphis 978.

Top individuals—1. Ashley Armstrong 215, 2. Paula Reto 217.

Kentucky golfers—t19. Betsie Johnson 225, t45. Ashleigh Albrecht 234, t48. Heather Lott 235, t50. Cylia Damerau 236, 67. Liz Breed 240.

Hockey

nhl

Sunday's games

Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1

Ottawa 4, Winnipeg 1

Washington 5, Buffalo 3

Nashville at Edmonton (n)

Monday's games

Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday's games

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Horse racing

thoroughbreds

sunday's gulfstream result

10th—$150,000, stk, 4YO up F&M, 7 f, cloudy.

Inside Information Stakes

3 (3) Aubby K (E.Prado) 15.00 7.00 5.00

1 (1) Spectacular Sky (J.Rosario) 7.60 5.40

6 (6) Emma's Encore (J.Rocco, Jr.) 7.80

Off 5:38. Time 1:23.85. Fast. Also ran—Nakano, Catch a Thief, Burban, Ice Cream Silence, Prize Informant, Starship Truffles, Golden Mystery. $1 Pick 3 (3-7-3) 3 correct paid $323.40. Daily Double (7-3) paid $157.40. Exacta (3-1) paid $86.60. $1 Superfecta (3-1-6-7) paid $1,806.70. $1 Trifecta (3-1-6) paid $287.60.

Softball

college

Kentucky 020 000 0—2 2 0

Louisiana St. 000 003 x—3 6 1

Nunley and Joiner; Czechner and Houston. W—Czechner (6-0). L—Nunley (12-3). 2B—LS: Blades, Bell.

Records: Louisiana St. 23-5 (5-1 SEC), Kentucky 19-7 (2-4).

Eastern Ky. 100 053 3—12 14 5

Belmont 010 112 2— 7 8 4

Pittsenbarger, Robb (6), Perry (7) and Tackett; Albright, Vierra (5), Moon (5), Clancy (7) and Johnson. W—Pittsenbarger (9-5). L—Albright (1-4). 2B—EK: Costa, Tackett, Fobbs, Joyce, Ciolek. HR—EK: Fobbs. B: Turner.

Records: Eastern Ky. 14-9 (3-0 OVC), Belmont 7-12 (0-3).

Mercer 200 76—15 14 1

Northern Ky. 020 30—5 8 3

Bretscher, Rice (2) and Santana; Schwaeble, Benhase (4) and Speakman. W—Rice (9-5). L—Schwaeble (1-9). 2B—M: Rea. HR—M: Woody. NK: Speakman.

Records: Mercer 17-14 (6-2 A-Sun), Northern Ky. 6-18 (0-6).

Fla. Atlantic 000 001 0—1 5 0

Western Ky. 000 010 1—2 7 0

Fawbush, Call (1) and Milam; Rousseau and Dew. W—Rousseau (8-3). L—Call (5-5). 2B—FA: Martinez 2, Shell. WK: Cruce.

Records: Western Ky. 15-8 (5-1 A-Sun), Fla. Atlantic 14-18 (3-3).

Tennis

college men

At Mississippi St.

Kentucky 4, Mississippi St. 2

SINGLES

Anthony Rossi (K) def. Romain Bogaerts (MS) 7-6 (3), 6-3. Tom Jomby (K) vs. Malte Stropp (MS) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 4-4 (Abd.). Jordan Angus (MS) def. Alejandro Gomez (K) 7-5, 6-2. Charles Minc (K) def. Zach White (MS) 6-1, 6-4. Grant Roberts (K) def. Pedro Dumont (MS) 6-3, 6-1. Kevin Lai (K) def. Stefan Vinti (MS) 6-1, 6-3.

DOUBLES

Angus/Stropp (MS) def. Jomby/Lai (K) 9-8 (0). White/Ethan Wilkinson (MS) def. Gomez/Ryuji Hirooka (K) 8-5. Roberts/Rossi (K) def. Bogaerts/Dumont (MS) 8-5.At Austin Peay

Austin Peay 6, Morehead St. 1

SINGLES

Sean Bailey (AP) def. Ji Hoon Heo (MS) 6-1, 6-2. Jasmin Ademovic (AP) def. Nathan Martin (MS) 6-0, 6-1. Dimitar Ristovski (AP) def. Giovanni Samaha (MS) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. Aleksas Tverijonas (AP) def. David Clifford (MS) 7-5, 6-4. John Storie (AP) def. Nick Mercer (MS) 6-3, 7-6. Kevin Deligny (MS) def. Evan Borowski (AP) 6-1, 6-4.

DOUBLES

Bailey/Ademovic (AP) def. Heo/Mercer (MS) 8-3. Iago Seffrin/Ristovski (AP) def. Clifford/Deligny (MS) 8-6. Martin/Hugo Almonte (MS) def. Storie/Tverijonas (AP) 9-8.

college women

At Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex

Kentucky 7, Mississippi St. 0

SINGLES

Nadia Ravita (K) def. Georgiana Patrasc (MS) 6-3, 6-1. Jessica Stiles (K) def. Alexandra Perper (MS) 6-2, 7-5. Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff (K) def. Naomi Tran (MS) 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (7). Caitlin McGraw (K) def. Petra Ferancova (MS) 6-3, 6-4. Kirsten Lewis (K) def. Lien Van Geel (MS) 6-1, 6-3. Stephanie Fox (K) def. Roseline Dion (MS) 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES

McGraw/Ravita (K) def. Perper/Tran (MS) 8-6. Ferancova/Patrasc (MS) def. Morin-Kougoucheff/CeCe Witten (UK) 8-5. Khristina Blajkevitch/Fox (K) def. Sarai Flores/Dion (MS) 8-5.

At Austin Peay

Austin Peay 6, Morehead St. 1

SINGLES

Alison Carre (AP) def. Victoria Cran (MS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Andra Cornea (AP) def. Lissa Pacheco-Brousseau (MS) 7-5, 6-1. Ornella Di Salvo (AP) def. Dominique McLean (MS) 6-1, 6-1. Vanessa Tavares (AP) def. Sandrine Beaule (MS) 6-1, 6-1. Jovana Karac (AP) def. Morgan Wright (MS) 6-2, 6-1. Julie Covington (AP) def. Briar Preston (MS) 4-6, 2-0, retired.

DOUBLES

Cran/McLean (MS) def. Di Salvo/Cornea (AP) 8-5. Tavares/Carre (AP) def. Pacheco-Brousseau/Beaule (MS) 8-5. Wright/Preston (MS) def. Karac/Mary Theresa Kubek.

Odds

glantz-culver line

ncaa tournament

First round

At Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday's games

Favorite Line Underdog

NC A&T 2 Liberty

St. Mary's (Calif.) 2½ Middle Tenn.

Wednesday's games

James Madison Pk LIU-Brooklyn

Boise St. Pk La Salle

Second Round

Thursday, March 21

At Lexington, Ky.

Louisville 28 Liberty

OR

Louisville 26 NC A&T

Missouri 2½ Colorado St.

Marquette 3 Davidson

Butler 3½ Bucknell

At Auburn Hills, Mich.

Michigan St. 10½ Valparaiso

Memphis 4½ Middle Tenn.

OR

Memphis 1½ St.Mary's (Calif.)

VCU 7½ Akron

Michigan 11½ S. Dakota St.

At Salt Lake City

Gonzaga 23 Southern U.

Pittsburgh 4 Wichita St.

New Mexico 11 Harvard

Arizona 4 Belmont

At San Jose, Calif.

Oklahoma St. 3 Oregon

Saint Louis 9 New Mexico St.

UNLV 3 California

Syracuse 13 Montana

Friday, March 22

At Philadelphia

Duke 19 Albany (NY)

Creighton 3 Cincinnati

Georgetown 13½ Fla. Gulf Coast

San Diego St. 2 Oklahoma

At Dayton, Ohio

Indiana 20 LIU-Brooklyn

OR

Indiana 20 James Madison

NC State 3½ Temple

Ohio St. 13½ Iona

Notre Dame 1 Iowa St.

At Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas 20 Western Ky.

North Carolina 4 Villanova

Wisconsin 4 Mississippi

Kansas St. 4 Boise St.

OR

Kansas St. 4 La Salle

At Austin, Texas

Florida 19 Northwestern St.

Minnesota 3 UCLA

Miami 13 Pacific

Illinois 1 Colorado

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