Area events
Thursday
college softball
Central Lakes vs. Hibbing at Irish Dome, Rosemount, 7:15 a.m.
Central Lakes vs. Itasca at Irish Dome, Rosemount, 9 a.m.
Central Lakes vs. Mesabi at Irish Dome, Rosemount 10:45 a.m.
Friday
college softball
Central Lakes vs. Fond Du Lac at Irish Dome, Rosemount, 7:15 a.m.
Central Lakes vs. Itasca at Irish Dome, Rosemount, 9 a.m.
Central Lakes vs. Hibbing at Irish Dome, Rosemount, 10:45 a.m.
Saturday
BOYS TENNIS
Aitkin at Becker Tournament, Aitkin vs. Foley 10:30 a.m., Aitkin vs. Becker noon, Aitkin vs. Hutchinson 1:30 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Brainerd, Little Falls in Central Lakes Conference indoor meet at St. Cloud State University 9 a.m.
College baseball
Central Lakes in Crossover tournament at Rochester vs. Rochester 1 p.m.
Central Lakes in Crossover tournament at Rochester vs. Hibbing 3:30 p.m.
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Thursday
GOLF
10 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, first round,
11 a.m., TGC: LPGA, Kraft Nabisco Championship, first round, part I,
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Houston Open, first round,
5:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Kraft Nabisco Championship, first round, part II,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, ESPN: Detroit at N.Y. Yankees
3 p.m., ESPN: San Diego at St. Louis
7 p.m., ESPN: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: NIT, championship game, Wichita State vs. Alabama,
8 p.m., ESPN2: Exhibition, Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships,
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., TNT: Boston at San Antonio
9:30 p.m., TNT: Dallas at L.A. Lakers
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., VERSUS: Columbus at Washington
7 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild vs. Edmonton
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: ATP/WTA Tour, Sony Ericsson Open, women’s semifinal and men’s quarterfinal,
10 p.m., ESPN2: ATP/WTA Tour, Sony Ericsson Open, women’s semifinal,
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 0 0 .000 —
Boston 0 0 .000 —
New York 0 0 .000 —
Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 —
Toronto 0 0 .000 —
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 0 0 .000 —
Chicago 0 0 .000 —
Cleveland 0 0 .000 —
Detroit 0 0 .000 —
Kansas City 0 0 .000 —
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 —
Oakland 0 0 .000 —
Seattle 0 0 .000 —
Texas 0 0 .000 —
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
Detroit (Verlander 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0), 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0), 3:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.
Boston at Texas, 3:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 0 0 .000 —
Florida 0 0 .000 —
New York 0 0 .000 —
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 —
Washington 0 0 .000 —
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 0 0 .000 —
Cincinnati 0 0 .000 —
Houston 0 0 .000 —
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 —
Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 —
St. Louis 0 0 .000 —
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 0 0 .000 —
Colorado 0 0 .000 —
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 —
San Diego 0 0 .000 —
San Francisco 0 0 .000 —
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta (Lowe 0-0) at Washington (Hernandez 0-0), 12:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-0) at Cincinnati (Volquez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 0-0) at St. Louis (Carpenter 0-0), 3:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0), 7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Houston at Philadelphia, 1:205 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Florida, 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 20 10 .667
Minnesota 20 12 .625
Detroit 20 14 .588
Los Angeles 18 13 .581
Seattle 16 12 .571
Toronto 16 13 .552
Cleveland 15 14 .517
Baltimore 15 15 .500
Tampa Bay 14 14 .500
New York 13 15 .464
Texas 13 16 .448
Boston 13 19 .406
Oakland 12 20 .375
Chicago 11 20 .355
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
San Francisco 22 12 .647
Colorado 20 11 .645
Milwaukee 19 11 .633
Philadelphia 21 13 .618
Atlanta 17 13 .567
Cincinnati 17 14 .548
New York 17 15 .531
Washington 15 14 .517
Florida 15 15 .500
St. Louis 14 16 .467
San Diego 13 17 .433
Chicago 14 19 .424
Los Angeles 13 21 .382
Pittsburgh 11 21 .344
Arizona 12 25 .324
Houston 11 23 .324
Wednesday’s Games
Minnesota 2, Atlanta 0
N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 3
Oakland at San Francisco
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Toronto at Tampa Bay
Boston at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 53 20 .726 —
y-Boston 51 22 .699 2
x-Miami 51 23 .689 2 1/2
x-Orlando 47 27 .635 6 1/2
x-Atlanta 42 32 .568 11 1/2
Philadelphia 38 36 .514 15 1/2
New York 36 38 .486 17 1/2
Indiana 33 42 .440 21
Charlotte 31 42 .425 22
Milwaukee 29 44 .397 24
Detroit 26 47 .356 27
New Jersey 23 50 .315 30
Toronto 20 53 .274 33
Washington 18 55 .247 35
Cleveland 15 58 .205 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 57 17 .770 —
y-L.A. Lakers 53 20 .726 3 1/2
x-Dallas 52 21 .712 4 1/2
x-Oklahoma City 49 24 .671 7 1/2
Denver 44 29 .603 12 1/2
Portland 43 31 .581 14
New Orleans 42 32 .568 15
Memphis 41 33 .554 16
Houston 39 35 .527 18
Phoenix 36 37 .493 20 1/2
Utah 36 39 .480 21 1/2
Golden State 32 43 .427 25 1/2
L.A. Clippers 29 45 .392 28
Sacramento 21 52 .288 35 1/2
Minnesota 17 57 .230 40
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland 102, Miami 90
Houston 112, New Jersey 87
Oklahoma City 115, Golden State 114, OT
Sacramento 116, Phoenix 113
Wednesday’s Games
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Boston at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
NCAA Men
FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
Butler (27-9) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (28-11), 5:09 p.m.
Kentucky (29-8) vs. Connecticut (30-9), 40 minutes after first game
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners
NCAA women
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 29
UConn 75, Duke 40
DAYTON REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Monday, March 28
Notre Dame 73, Tennessee 59
SPOKANE REGIONAL
Monday, March 28
Regional Championship
Stanford 83 , Gonzaga 60
DALLAS REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 29
Texas A&M 58, Baylor 46
NIT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Wichita State 75, Washington State 44
Alabama 62, Colorado 61
Championship Thursday, March 31
Wichita State vs. Alabamar, 6 p.m.
Women’s NIT
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 30
Charlotte (27-9) at Toledo (27-8), 7p.m.
Southern Cal (23-12) at Illinois State (24-10), 7:05 p.m.
