Area events
Monday
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Opening day of baseball, boys and girls golf practice
Thursday
TRACK AND FIELD
Pillager at Becker indoor meet
Friday
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Central Lakes vs. Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi at Irish Sports Dome, Rosemount, 7:15 a.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference Invite, St. Cloud State University, 6 p.m.
Saturday
TRACK AND FIELD
Brainerd in Huskie Classic, St. Cloud State University, 9 a.m.
Crosby-Ironton in St. John’s University Invite, Collegeville, 5 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Central Lakes vs. St. Cloud Technical College at Husky Dome, St. Cloud State University, 8 a.m.
TV and radio
Monday
GOLF
11 a.m., TGC: Tavistock Cup, first round,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, ESPN: Preseason, Detroit vs. Philadelphia,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: NIT, second round, Middle Tennessee at Tennessee
8 p.m., ESPN, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KLTF-AM: NIT, second round, Minnesota at Miami
10:30 p.m., ESPN2: NIT, second round, Illinois St. at Stanford
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., TNT: Chicago at Orlando
9:30 p.m., FSN, WCCO-AM: Timberwolves at Golden State
9:30 p.m., TNT: Dallas at Denver
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 p.m., NBCSN: New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers
7 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild vs. Vancouver
9 p.m., NBCSN: Anaheim at San Jose
SOCCER
2:55 p.m., ESPN2: Premier League, Chelsea at Manchester City
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, second round,
8:30 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, second round, teams
Tuesday
GOLF
11 a.m., TGC: Tavistock Cup, final round,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, ESPN: Preseason, Atlanta vs. Detroit,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: NIT, quarterfinal,
8 p.m., ESPN: NIT, quarterfinal,
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m., NBCSN: Phoenix at Dallas
9:30 p.m., NBCSN: San Jose at Los Angeles
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, second round,
8:30 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, second round,
Basketball
NBA standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Chicago 37 10 .787 —
d-Miami 33 11 .750 2.5
Orlando 29 17 .630 7.5
d-Philadelphia 25 20 .556 11
Indiana 25 18 .581 10
Atlanta 26 19 .578 10
Boston 23 21 .523 12.5
New York 21 24 .467 15
Milwaukee 20 24 .455 15.5
Cleveland 16 26 .381 18.5
Detroit 16 29 .356 20
Toronto 15 30 .333 21
New Jersey 15 31 .326 21.5
Washington 10 34 .227 25.5
Charlotte 7 36 .163 28
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Oklahoma City 33 11 .750 —
d-San Antonio 29 14 .674 3.5
d-L.A. Lakers 28 16 .636 5
L.A. Clippers 26 18 .591 7
Memphis 25 18 .581 7.5
Dallas 26 20 .565 8
Denver 25 20 .556 8.5
Houston 24 21 .533 9.5
Phoenix 22 22 .500 11
Utah 22 22 .500 11
Minnesota 22 24 .478 12
Portland 21 23 .477 12
Golden State 18 24 .429 14
Sacramento 16 29 .356 17.5
New Orleans 11 34 .244 22.5
d-division leader
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Clippers 95, Houston 91
Charlotte 107, Toronto 103
New York 102, Indiana 88
Chicago 89, Philadelphia 80
New Orleans 102, New Jersey 94
Denver 98, Boston 91
Utah 99, Golden State 92, OT
Dallas 106, San Antonio 99
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta 103, Cleveland 87
L.A. Clippers 87, Detroit 83, OT
Sacramento 115, Minnesota 99
Memphis 97, Washington 92
Miami 91, Orlando 81
Houston at Phoenix, late
Utah at L.A. Lakers, late
Portland at Oklahoma City, late
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Portland, 9 p.m.
College
NCAA Tournament
FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 13
Western Kentucky 59, MVSU 58
BYU 78, Iona 72
Wednesday, March 14
Vermont 71, Lamar 59
South Florida 65, California 54
EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 15
At The CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh
Kansas State 70, Southern Mississippi 64
Syracuse 72, UNC Asheville 65
Gonzaga 77, West Virginia 54
Ohio State 78, Loyola (Md.) 59
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Wisconsin 73, Montana 49
Vanderbilt 79, Harvard 70
Friday, March 16
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
Cincinnati 65, Texas 59
Florida State 66, St. Bonaventure 63
Third Round
Saturday, March 17
At The CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh
Syracuse 75, Kansas State 59
Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Wisconsin 60, Vanderbilt 57
Sunday, March 18
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
Florida State (25-9) vs. Cincinnati (24-10), 9:40 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At TD Garden
Boston
Thursday, March 22
Syracuse (33-2) vs. Wisconsin (26-9)
Ohio State (29-7) vs. Florida State-Cincinnati winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 15
At The KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky 81, Western Kentucky 66
Iowa State 77, UConn 64
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Baylor 68, South Dakota State 60
Colorado 68, UNLV 64
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
VCU 62, Wichita State 59
Indiana 79, New Mexico State 66
Friday, March 16
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Lehigh 75, Duke 70
Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63
Third Round
Saturday, March 17
At The KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky 87, Iowa State 71
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Baylor 80, Colorado 63
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Indiana 63 VCU 61
Sunday, March 18
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Lehigh (27-7) vs. Xavier (22-12), 7:40 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
Friday, March 23
Kentucky (34-2) vs. Indiana (27-8)
Baylor (29-7) vs. Lehigh-Xavier winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Friday, March 16
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Creighton 58, Alabama 57
North Carolina 77, Vermont 58
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
N.C. State 79, San Diego State 65
Georgetown 74, Belmont 59
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
Ohio 65, Michigan 60
South Florida 58, Temple 44
At CenturyLink Center
Omaha, Neb.
Purdue 72, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 69
Kansas 65, Detroit 50
Third Round
Sunday, March 18
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 87, Creighton 73
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
N.C. State 66, Georgetown 63
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
Ohio 62, South Florida 56
At CenturyLink Center
Omaha, Neb.
Kansas (28-6) vs. Purdue (22-12), 8:40 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Friday, March 23
North Carolina (31-5) vs. Ohio (29-7)
N.C. State (24-12) vs. Kansas-Purdue winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 15
At The KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Murray State 58, Colorado State 41
Marquette 88, BYU 68
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Louisville 69, Davidson 62
New Mexico 75, Long Beach State 68
Friday, March 16
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Saint Louis 61, Memphis 54
Michigan State 89, LIU 67
At CenturyLink Center
Omaha, Neb.
Florida 71, Virginia 45
Norfolk State 86, Missouri 84
Third Round
Saturday, March 17
At The KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Marquette 62, Murray State 53
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Louisville 59, New Mexico 56
Sunday, March 18
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61
At CenturyLink Center
Omaha, Neb.
Florida 84, Norfolk State 50
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 22
At US Airways Center
Phoenix
Michigan State (29-7) vs. Louisville (28-9)
Marquette (27-7) vs. Florida (25-10)
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At The Superdome
New Orleans
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 31
East champion vs. Midwest champion
South champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners
High school
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 4A
Wednesday, March 14
At Target Center
Quarterfinal
Hopkins 51, Lakeville North 29
Eastview 54, St. Michael-Albertville 41
Edina 50, Duluth East 46
Osseo 68, White Bear Lake 41
Thursday, March 15
Semifinal
Hopkins 55, Eastview 31
Osseo 57, Edina 47
Saturday, March 17
At Concordia Univ.
Third Place
Edina 52, Eastview 43
At Target Center
Championship
Hopkins 77, Osseo 55
Class 3A
At Williams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota
Wednesday, March 14
Quarterfinal
Richfield 68, Red Wing 53
Hutchinson 68, Hill-Murray 51
Fergus Falls 68, Chisago Lakes 37
DeLaSalle 79, Monticello 50
Thursday, March 15
At Target Center
Semifinal
Richfield 45, Hutchinson 28
DeLaSalle 59, Fergus Falls 51
Saturday, March 17
At Concordia Univ.
Third Place
Fergus Falls 65, Hutchinson 54
At Target Center
Championship
Richfield vs. DeLaSalle, 6 p.m.
Class 2A
At Target Center
Wednesday, March 14
Quarterfinal
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 75, Braham 45
Sauk Centre 65, Worthington 51
At Williams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota
Providence 60, Minnehaha Academy 33
Pequot Lakes 57, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 46
Friday, March 16
Semifinal
Sauk Centre 56, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 39
Providence 61, Pequot Lakes 32
Saturday, March 17
At Concordia Univ.
Third Place
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 73, Pequot Lakes 59
At Target Center
Championship
Providence 46, Sauk Centre 40
Class 1A
At Williams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota
Thursday, March 15
Quarterfinal
Mountain Iron-Buhl 50, Sleepy Eye 31
Ada-Borup 67, Minneota 63
Maranatha Christian 77, Isle 59
Spring Grove 68, Warren-Alverado-Oslo 66
Friday, March 16
Semifinal
Mountain Iron-Buhl 49, Ada-Borup 45
Maranatha Christian 65, Spring Grove 61
Saturday, March 17
At Concordia Univ.
Third Place
Ada-Borup 70, Spring Grove 59
At Target Center
Championship
Maranatha Christian 49, Mountain Iron-Buhl 37
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-N.Y. Rangers 71 44 20 7 95 195 158
d-Boston 71 41 27 3 85 228 178
d-Florida 71 35 23 13 83 180 197
Pittsburgh 71 44 21 6 94 231 180
Philadelphia 72 42 22 8 92 231 204
New Jersey 72 41 26 5 87 198 187
Ottawa 73 37 26 10 84 221 213
Washington 72 36 30 6 78 193 205
Winnipeg 71 34 29 8 76 189 199
Buffalo 72 33 29 10 76 180 204
Toronto 72 32 32 8 72 208 219
Tampa Bay 71 32 32 7 71 199 240
Carolina 72 28 29 15 71 190 214
N.Y. Islanders 72 29 32 11 69 169 216
Montreal 73 28 32 13 69 191 203
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 73 46 19 8 100 189 142
d-Vancouver 71 43 20 8 94 223 180
d-Dallas 72 39 28 5 83 189 192
Nashville 72 42 22 8 92 206 186
Detroit 72 44 24 4 92 221 174
Chicago 73 40 25 8 88 222 212
Colorado 74 39 30 5 83 194 195
San Jose 71 36 25 10 82 194 181
Los Angeles 72 35 25 12 82 167 158
Phoenix 72 35 26 11 81 188 186
Calgary 72 34 26 12 80 181 197
Anaheim 73 30 32 11 71 180 203
Minnesota 71 29 32 10 68 153 199
Edmonton 71 28 36 7 63 188 210
Columbus 71 22 42 7 51 164 230
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
d-division leader
x-clinched playoff spot
Saturday’s Games
Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, SO
N.Y. Islanders 3, Montreal 2, SO
Florida 3, Buffalo 2, SO
Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2
Carolina 5, Minnesota 3
Toronto 3, Ottawa 1
Colorado 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
St. Louis 3, Tampa Bay 1
Vancouver 4, Columbus 3
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 2
San Jose 3, Detroit 2, OT
Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
Chicago 5, Washington 2
Nashville 3, Anaheim 1
Columbus at Calgary, late
Phoenix at Edmonton, late
Carolina at Winnipeg, late
Monday’s Games
Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Florida at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
College
WCHA Tournament
Friday, March 9
Minnesota Duluth 4, Minnesota St. 2
Minnesota 2, Alaska Anchorage 1
St. Cloud St. 4, Nebraska Omaha 0
North Dakota 4, Bemidji St. 1
Michigan Tech 3, Colorado College 1
Wisconsin 1, Denver 0
Saturday, March 10
North Dakota 4, Bemidji St. 3
St. Cloud St. 3, Nebraska-Omaha 1
Minnesota 7, Alaska-Anchorage 3
Minnesota Duluth 3, Minnesota St. 2, OT
Michigan Tech 4, Colorado College 3, OT
Denver 3, Wisconsin 1
Sunday, March 11
Denver 3, Wisconsin 2, OT
At St. Paul, Minn.
Thursday, March 15
Quarterfinals
Denver 3, Michigan Tech 2, OT
North Dakota 4, St. Cloud St. 1
Friday, March 16
Semifinals
Denver 4, Minn.-Duluth 3, 2OT
North Dakota 6, Minnesota 3
Saturday, March 17
Championship
North Dakota 4, Denver 0
Golf
Transitions Championship
At Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla.
Final Round
(x-won on first playoff hole)
x-Luke Donald 67-68-70-66—271
Sang-Moon Bae 69-66-68-68—271
Jim Furyk 66-70-66-69—271
Robert Garrigus 67-72-68-64—271
Ken Duke 68-67-69-68—272
Ernie Els 70-67-68-67—272
Jeff Overton 68-69-69-66—272
Scott Piercy 69-68-73-62—272
Bo Van Pelt 70-68-69-66—273
Jason Dufner 66-66-71-71—274
Matt Kuchar 73-67-69-65—274
Webb Simpson 68-69-69-68—274
Kevin Streelman 68-69-69-68—274
Chris DiMarco 70-67-69-69—275
Charley Hoffman 69-71-67-68—275
Bud Cauley 68-71-69-68—276
Sergio Garcia 68-68-70-70—276
Geoff Ogilvy 72-68-70-66—276
Michael Thompson 68-70-71-67—276
Jason Day 69-72-67-69—277
Padraig Harrington 61-73-72-71—277
Jerry Kelly 69-68-71-69—277
John Mallinger 72-66-66-73—277
Bryce Molder 67-71-73-66—277
Louis Oosthuizen 73-68-68-68—277
Chez Reavie 68-70-67-72—277
David Toms 67-72-67-71—277
Retief Goosen 69-68-65-75—277
Kris Blanks 73-68-70-67—278
Greg Chalmers 70-70-68-70—278
Justin Leonard 69-70-72-67—278
Kenny Perry 66-70-72-70—278
Justin Rose 67-70-75-66—278
Will Claxton 64-74-68-72—278
William McGirt 66-68-73-71—278
Brandt Snedeker 69-72-67-70—278
Gary Woodland 68-71-68-71—278
Brian Davis 69-71-69-70—279
Racing
NASCAR
Sunday
At Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: .533 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 500 laps, 142.8 rating, 48 points, $186,770.
2. (21) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 500, 119.7, 43, $179,821.
3. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 104.4, 41, $147,149.
4. (16) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 500, 107.2, 40, $135,124.
5. (25) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 120.4, 40, $98,535.
6. (33) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500, 107.3, 38, $139,810.
7. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 93.1, 37, $127,793.
8. (30) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 500, 84.5, 36, $124,351.
9. (22) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 95, 35, $136,596.
10. (11) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 88.7, 34, $102,060.
11. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 80.4, 33, $139,546.
12. (3) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 85.9, 32, $132,818.
13. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 98.7, 32, $111,085.
14. (23) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 500, 84.6, 30, $140,810.
15. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 102.5, 30, $100,035.
16. (9) Joey Logano, Toyota, 498, 76.9, 28, $99,935.
17. (2) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 498, 94, 28, $132,635.
18. (27) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 498, 67.9, 26, $116,893.
19. (7) Aric Almirola, Ford, 498, 77.1, 25, $127,446.
20. (20) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 498, 69.8, 24, $132,901.
21. (19) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 497, 63.6, 23, $90,010.
22. (32) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 496, 63.4, 22, $97,735.
23. (31) David Ragan, Ford, 496, 55, 21, $105,618.
24. (6) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 496, 64.3, 20, $111,343.
25. (24) Casey Mears, Ford, 496, 58.8, 19, $101,068.
26. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, 496, 55.8, 18, $98,207.
27. (34) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 496, 51.8, 17, $96,510.
28. (36) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 495, 55, 16, $95,860.
29. (29) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 495, 52.7, 15, $111,605.
30. (40) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 493, 38.3, 14, $86,410.
31. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, 492, 40.9, 13, $84,110.
32. (13) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 423, 35.9, 12, $131,243.
33. (42) Ken Schrader, Ford, 420, 41.4, 11, $91,985.
34. (35) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 417, 49.7, 10, $83,935.
35. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 395, 94.4, 10, $131,921.
36. (12) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 389, 35.3, 8, $111,743.
37. (10) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 366, 44, 7, $91,780.
38. (28) David Stremme, Toyota, accident, 334, 43.7, 6, $83,703.
39. (8) Carl Edwards, Ford, 245, 35, 5, $127,191.
40. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, brakes, 57, 32.4, 0, $80,875.
41. (43) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, vibration, 26, 31.1, 3, $80,800.
42. (38) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, vibration, 17, 28.1, 0, $80,720.
43. (37) Josh Wise, Ford, rotor, 16, 27.1, 1, $80,289.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Released RHP Carlos Silva. Optioned RHP Stolmy Pimental to Portland (EL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS_Optioned OF Ezequiel Carrera, INF Juan Diaz and RHP Corey Kluber to Columbus (IL). Reassigned RHP Hector Ambriz and C Michel Hernandez to minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY RAYS_Assigned INF Tim Beckham to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Matt Bush, RHP Dane De La Rosa, OF Brandon Guyer and C Stephen Vogt to the minor leagues.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES_Optioned RHP Todd Redmond, RHP Jaye Chapman, RHP J.J. Hoover and LHP Luis Avilan to Gwinnett (IL). Assigned LHP Sean Gilmartin and C Evan Gattis to their minor league camp.
CINCINNATI REDS_Optioned INF Kristopher Negron, INF Neftali Soto and RHP Josh Judy to Louisville (IL); INF Didi Gregorius, INF Henry Rodriguez and RHP Pedro Villarreal to Pensacola (SL); and INF/OF Donald Lutz and RHP Kyle Lotzkar to Bakersfield (Cal). Reassigned C Tucker Barnhart, RHP Nick Christiani, RHP Daniel Corcino, C Brian Esposito, RHP Sean Gallagher, LHP Donnie Joseph, RHP Chad Reineke and RHP Brett Tomko to minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS_Released LHP Alberto Castillo unconditionally. Reassigned RHP Ryan Tucker, LHP Matt Chico, RHP Will Savage, INF Lance Zawadzki, INF Jeff Baisley, C Gorman Erickson and C Matt Wallach to minor league camp.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS_Optioned RHP Mike Fiers, RHP Wily Peralta and RHP Mark Rogers to Nashville (PCL).
NEW YORK METS_Optioned OF Cesar Puello and RHP Jeremy Hefner to the minor leagues.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Optioned C Jhonatan Solano, 1B Tyler Moore and OF Bryce Harper to Syracuse (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Optioned OF Gorkys Hernandez, OF Starling Marte, RHP Kyle McPherson, RHP Bryan Morris and LHP Justin Wilson to Indianapolis (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Waived F Jason Kapono. Signed G Manny Harris for the remainder of the season.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS_Released G T.J. Ford.
NEW YORK KNICKS — Named Jim Todd and Darrell Walker assistant coaches.
