Scoreboard
Baseball
Major League
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Baltimore 1 0 1.000
Boston 1 0 1.000
Cleveland 1 0 1.000
Detroit 1 0 1.000
Kansas City 1 0 1.000
Tampa Bay 1 0 1.000
New York 0 0 .000
Seattle 0 0 .000
Toronto 0 0 .000
Los Angeles 0 1 .000
Minnesota 0 1 .000
Oakland 0 1 .000
Texas 0 1 .000
Chicago 0 2 .000
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Arizona 1 0 1.000
Atlanta 1 0 1.000
Chicago 1 0 1.000
Colorado 1 0 1.000
San Francisco 1 0 1.000
Washington 1 0 1.000
Los Angeles 1 1 .500
Milwaukee 0 0 .000
Pittsburgh 0 0 .000
San Diego 0 0 .000
St. Louis 0 0 .000
Cincinnati 0 1 .000
Houston 0 1 .000
New York 0 1 .000
Philadelphia 0 1 .000
Florida 0 2 .000
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 12, Manatee CC 0
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 3
L.A. Dodgers 4, Florida 2
Tampa Bay 5, Navy 2, 7 innings
Atlanta 12, Georgia Tech 0
Florida Southern 2, Detroit 2, tie, 10 innings
St. Louis 8, Florida Atlantic 2
Colorado 8, Chicago White Sox 4
Thursday's Games
Baltimore 8, Florida 4
Atlanta 9, L.A. Dodgers 8, 8 innings
Cleveland 7, Houston 3
Detroit 9, Philadelphia 1
Tampa Bay 7, Cincinnati 3
Washington 9, Bethune-Cookman 6
Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Yankees 2, tie
Chicago Cubs 2, Oakland 1
Seattle 5, San Diego 4, charity game
Kansas City 6, Texas 4
San Francisco 9, L.A. Angels 8
Arizona 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Boston 4, Minnesota 3
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., ccd., rain
Friday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Northeastern vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Boston College vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Atlanta vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 5:05 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 30 28 .517 --
Philadelphia 27 30 .474 2 1/2
New Jersey 26 33 .441 4 1/2
New York 24 33 .421 5 1/2
Toronto 24 33 .421 5 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 43 16 .729 --
Washington 32 24 .571 9 1/2
Orlando 29 27 .518 12 1/2
Charlotte 12 43 .218 29
Atlanta 10 47 .175 32
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 36 19 .655 --
Cleveland 31 25 .554 5 1/2
Chicago 29 25 .537 6 1/2
Indiana 28 28 .500 8 1/2
Milwaukee 23 32 .418 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 44 13 .772 --
Dallas 38 18 .679 5 1/2
Houston 33 25 .569 11 1/2
Memphis 32 25 .561 12
New Orleans 12 45 .211 32
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Seattle 40 16 .714 --
Denver 28 29 .491 12 1/2
Minnesota 28 30 .483 13
Portland 22 33 .400 17 1/2
Utah 20 37 .351 20 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 43 14 .754 --
Sacramento 36 23 .610 8
L.A. Lakers 28 28 .500 14 1/2
L.A. Clippers 26 32 .448 17 1/2
Golden State 17 40 .298 26
Wednesday's Games
Washington 101, Houston 98
Seattle 103, Cleveland 86
Orlando 114, Sacramento 111
New Jersey 99, Philadelphia 93
Boston 104, L.A. Lakers 101
Golden State 99, Minnesota 93
San Antonio 92, Toronto 86
Utah 96, Atlanta 74
New Orleans 94, Charlotte 85
L.A. Clippers 101, Dallas 92
Thursday's Games
Miami 106, New Jersey 90
Indiana at Denver, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
New York at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Washington, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Miami, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Chicago at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Portland, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Orlando at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Dallas at Houston, noon
Detroit at Sacramento, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Boston, 5 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 6 p.m.
Toronto at New Orleans, 6 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Golden State at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Seattle, 8 p.m.
Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
High school
Thursday's scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 4A Section 2
Quarterfinals
Eden Prairie 47, Bloomington Jefferson 33
Hopkins 61, Chaska 41
Minnetonka 59, Edina 58
Wayzata 58, Prior Lake 55
Class 4A Section 4
Quarterfinals
North St. Paul 66, Forest Lake 58
Roseville 52, St. Paul Como Park 49
St. Paul Johnson 91, White Bear Lake 47
Stillwater 64, St. Paul Arlington 46
Class 4A Section 6
Quarterfinals
Apple Valley 58, Minneapolis South 56
Burnsville 77, Minneapolis Roosevelt 66
Eastview 68, Bloomington Kennedy 39
Minneapolis Southwest 70, Minneapolis Washburn 52
Class 4A Section 7
Quarterfinals
Blaine 55, St. Francis 48
Centennial 59, Cambridge-Isanti 52
Coon Rapids 59, Duluth East 47
Class 3A Section 3
Quarterfinals
Holy Angels 61, South St. Paul 35
Richfield 93, Farmington 42
Simley 49, Hill-Murray 45, OT
St. Thomas Academy 93, St. Paul Humboldt 51
Class 3A Section 6
Quarterfinals
Andover 61, Mahtomedi 39
Chisago Lakes 72, Brooklyn Center 45
Fridley 57, North Branch 39
Spring Lake Park 54, Totino-Grace 41
Class 2A Section 2
East Semifinals
Belle Plaine 72, Hayfield 63
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 36, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 34
West Semifinals
Blue Earth 70, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 65, OT
Maple River 62, Martin County West 61
Class 2A Section 3
North Semifinals
Ortonville 55, Montevideo 53
South Semifinals
Luverne 66, Renville County West 60, OT
Pipestone 52, Redwood Valley 39
Class 2A Section 4
First Round
Breck 53, Rogers 42
Concordia Academy 58, St. Croix Lutheran 42
De La Salle 66, Blake 43
Delano 69, Holy Family Catholic 60
Jordan 67, Minnehaha Academy 58
Lake City 49, St. Paul Academy 35
Minnesota Transitions 77, Cannon Falls 49
Class 2A Section 5
First Round
Annandale 56, Maple Lake 55
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 49, Mayer Lutheran 46
Eden Valley-Watkins 48, St. Cloud Cathedral 40
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 73, Kimball 37
New London-Spicer 87, Paynesville 38
Rockford 81, BOLD 42
Sibley East 72, Norwood-Young America 55
Class 2A Section 6
First Round
Albany 51, Sauk Centre 49
Braham 90, Rush City 37
Hinckley-Finlayson 75, Pine City 60
Holdingford 60, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 52
Melrose 48, Minnewaska 39
Mora 82, East Central 64
Pierz 55, Foley 38
Staples-Motley 46, Royalton 44
Class 2A Section 7
First Round
Aitkin 53, Lake of the Woods 35
Crosby-Ironton 67, Blackduck 40
Deer River 82, Greenway 54
Duluth Marshall 80, Ely 54
Eveleth-Gilbert 51, Esko 44
Moose Lake/Willow River 46, Two Harbors 43
Pequot Lakes 51, International Falls 31
Virginia 63, Mesabi East 54
Class 2A Section 8
South Quarterfinals
Breckenridge 62, Wadena-Deer Creek 37
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 63, Frazee 36
Pelican Rapids 82, Pine River-Backus 29
Perham 46, Hawley 38
North Quarterfinals
Crookston 86, Roseau 40
East Grand Forks 67, Bagley 48
Park Rapids 51, Warroad 37
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 66, Red Lake 52
Class 1A Section 2
North Semifinals
Lester Prairie 44, Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 42
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 73, Le Center 45
South Semifinals
Granada-Huntley-East Chain 50, Nicollet 48
Mankato Loyola 74, Truman 63
Class 1A Section 3
North Semifinals
Canby 53, Dawson-Boyd 49
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 45, Red Rock Central 43
South Semifinals
Adrian 60, Ellsworth 56
Hills-Beaver Creek 51, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 29
Class 1A Section 4
First Round
Christ's Household of Faith 75, Oh Day Aki 36
Maranatha Christian 59, Ogilvie 43
Meadow Creek Christian 65, Zimmerman 42
New Life Academy 69, Minneapolis Lutheran 51
Onamia 70, Heritage Christian Academy 55
St. Agnes 80, Holy Trinity of Winsted 46
West Lutheran 75, Southwest Christian (Chaska) 58
Class 1A Section 5
Second Round
Battle Lake 61, Brandon/Evansville 21
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 69, Chokio-Alberta 55
Bertha-Hewitt 55, Ashby 43
Browerville 59, Underwood 46
Osakis 74, Hancock 41
Parkers Prairie 63, Hillcrest Lutheran 54
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 59, St. John's Prep 43
Class 1A Section 6
Second Round
Cass Lake-Bena 66, Verndale 59
Hill City 74, Laporte 52
Menahga 70, Nevis 65
Pillager 72, Northland 56
Class 1A Section 7
Second Round
Albrook 74, Cook County 47
Barnum 79, Wrenshall 43
Carlton 55, McGregor 52
Cook 61, Cotton 46
Floodwood 67, Cromwell 44
Mountain Iron-Buhl 80, Chisholm 75
Nashwauk-Keewatin 50, Littlefork-Big Falls 43
Tower-Soudan 61, Orr 44
Class 1A Section 8
East Quarterfinals
Clearbrook-Gonvick 74, Fosston 37
Fertile-Beltrami 64, Bigfork 45
Grygla-Gatzke 63, Red Lake County Central 49
Win-E-Mac 54, Kelliher/Northome 48
West Quarterfinals
Marshall County Central 44, Kittson County North 40
Norman County West 49, Kittson Central 47
Stephen-Argyle 66, Sacred Heart 43
Tri-County 56, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 54
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 4A Section 2
Championship
St. Paul Central 56, Tartan 40
Class 4A Section 4
Championship
Roseville 66, St. Paul Como Park 34
Class 4A Section 8
Championship
Moorhead 35, St. Cloud Tech 29
Class 3A Section 2
Championship
Marshall 57, Worthington 41
Class 3A Section 3
Championship
Holy Angels 59, Hill-Murray 43
Class 2A Section 1
Championship
Rochester Lourdes 40, Winona Cotter 24
Class 1A Section 1
Championship
Elgin-Millville 49, Blooming Prairie 34
Class 1A Section 6
Semifinals
Barnesville 39, Ada-Borup 29
Hockey
High school
2005 Boys State Hockey Tournament
At the Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
CLASS 1A
Wednesday, March 2
Quarterfinals
St. Thomas Academy 8, Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 2
Warroad 6, Albert Lea 1
Totino Grace 5, Shakopee 2
Duluth Marshall 9, Little Falls 2 Thursday, March 3
Consolation semifinals
At Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
Albert Lea 8, Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 4
Little Falls 4, Shakopee 3 Friday, March 4
Semifinals
St. Thomas Academy (18-10) vs. Warroad (25-0-2), noon
Totino-Grace (26-3) vs. Duluth Marshall (23-6), 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Consolation championship
At Mariucci Arena
Albert Lea (27-3) vs. Little Falls (21-9), 10 a.m.
Third place
Semifinal losers, 9 a.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, noon
CLASS 2A
Thursday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Duluth East 3, White Bear Lake 2
Moorhead 3, Rochester Century 0
Holy Angels 3, Bloomington Jefferson 2
Tartan 4, Elk River 3
Friday, March 4
Semifinals
Duluth East (18-11-0) vs. Moorhead (24-2-2), 7 p.m.
Holy Angels (24-2-2) vs. Tartan winner (24-3-2), 9 p.m.
Consolation semifinals
At Mariucci Arena
White Bear Lake (24-3-2) vs. Rochester Century (23-3-3), 10 a.m.
Bloomington Jefferson (23-5-1) vs. Elk River (18-11), noon
Saturday, March 5
Consolation championship
At Mariucci Arena
Consolation semifinal winners, noon
Third place
Semifinal losers, 4 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX -- Agreed to terms with 3B Kevin Youkilis, SS Hanley Ramirez, OF Adam Hyzdu, OF Adam Stern, C Kelly Shoppach, LHP Abe Alvarez, LHP Juan Cedeno, RHP Manny Delcarmen, LHP Mark Malaska, RHP Anastacio Martinez, RHP Luis Mendoza, RHP Anibal Sanchez and RHP Chris Smith on one-year contracts.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with C Victor Martinez, 1B-DH Travis Hafner, INF Jhonny Peralta, OF Coco Crisp, OF Franklin Gutierrez, C Josh Bard, RHP Andrew Brown, RHP Fernando Cabrera, RHP Fausto Carmona, RHP Matt Miller and RHP Kazuhito Tadano.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Agreed to terms with RHP Kiko Calero, RHP Justin Duchscherer, RHP Jairo Garcia, RHP Rich Harden, C Adam Melhuse, INF Bobby Crosby, INF Marco Scutaro, OF Charles Thomas and OF Matt Watson on one-year contracts.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jorge Campillo. Placed LHP Travis Blackley on the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS--Signed G Wesley Person. Placed G Luis Flores on the injured list.
NEW JERSEY NETS--Activated G Rodney Buford and F Brian Scalabrine from the injured list. Placed F Billy Thomas on the injured list.
Women's National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE STING--Traded G-F Nicole Powell, F-C Olympia Scott-Richardson and F Erin Buescher to the Sacramento Monarchs for F Tangela Smith and a 2006 second-round draft pick.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Traded CB Duane Starks to New England for a third-round draft pick in the 2005 draft. Claimed RB Larry Ned and CB Rhet Nelson off waivers from Minnesota. Signed WR Fabian Davis.
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed G Mike Wahle.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed G Marco Rivera.
DENVER BRONCOS--Signed DE Aaron Hunt.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Re-signed NT Seth Payne. Signed LB Morlon Greenwood to a five-year contract.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Signed DE Reggie Hayward to a five-year contract. Agreed to terms with QB Nate Hybl and DT Martin Chase. Released CB Dewayne Washington, CB Juran Bolden and FB Marc Edwards.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed LB Antonio Pierce to a six-year contract. Released WR Ike Hilliard.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Agreed to terms with RB LaMont Jordan on a five-year contract. Waived LB DeLawrence Grant and G Ron Stone.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed DE Hugh Douglas to a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Signed LB Chris Claiborne to a three-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed S Bhawoh Jue to a three-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed OT Jonas Jennings. Tendered contract offers OT Kyle Kosier and G Eric Heitmann.
COLLEGE
DELTA STATE--Named Mike Bloomgren offensive coordinator.
ILLINOIS--Named Tom Sims defensive line coach and Dino Dawson wide receivers coach.