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Tuesday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament, championship

8 p.m.

ESPN -- Sun Belt Conference Tournament, championship

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Mid-Continent Conference Tournament, championship

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- Phoenix at Houston

MSC -- Timberwolves vs Washington

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Big East Conference Tournament, championship

Wednesday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

10 a.m.

ESPN2 -- Big East Conference Tournament

12 p.m.

ESPN -- Big East Conference Tournament

2 p.m.

ESPN -- Big East Conference Tournament

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Mid-American Conference Tournament, championship

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Big East Conference Tournament

8 p.m.

ESPN -- Big East Conference Tournament

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament

SOCCER

1:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid CF

Area standings

Central Lakes Conference

Boys basketball

Final Regular Season

CLC All

St. Cloud Apollo 12-2 19-3

Alexandria 12-2 17-5

Willmar 8-6 16-6

Rocori 8-6 13-9

Little Falls 6-8 11-11

St. Cloud Tech 4-10 7-14

Sartell 3-11 8-14

Brainerd 3-11 6-16

Area boys basketball

Final Regular Season

Staples-Motley 21-1

Pine River-Backus 18-3

Aitkin 17-5

Verndale 15-6

Pillager 11-11

Crosby-Ironton 9-13

Wadena-Deer Creek 8-13

Pequot Lakes 8-14

Pierz 3-18

Darts

Monday Cricket A

PB Bar and Grill I 45-20

Zorbaz on Gull I 42-23

Kelly's Flashes Army 30-22

Shep's Wild Boyz 34-31

Last Turn Turnstyles 27-38

Winnipeg Hot Shots 26-39

Iron Rail Saloon I 17-48

Monday Cricket B

Last Turn Bandits 38-27

Last Turn Shooters 37-28

Winnipeg Used To Bes 44-34

Zorbaz Flighterz 27-25

Shep's On 6th II 21-31

Winni Whippersnapper 15-37

Wed. Mixed Couples

Poncho's 69ers 41-24

Shep's Mixed Rebels 38-27

PB Bowl Goof Troup 37-28

Zorbaz Mixed I 33-32

PB Bar and Grill I 32-33

Zorbaz Ztick Umz 18-34

Shep's Mixed I 22-43

301 B Division

Shep's Drinkers 67-41

Last Turn Shooters 59-49

Shep's Young Guns 57-51

Bierstube Sourkrauts 52-56

Shep's Rox 52-56

Poncho's Head Honchos 50-58

PBB Pity Other Guy 49-59

Poncho's I 46-62

301 C Division

T Roses Booze Crew 40-25

Tomahawk Choppers 38-27

Robin's Night Owls 35-30

Eagles Shooters 34-31

Old Waterfall I 34-31

W Fall Off Wagon 34-31

The Pitstop I 19-59

301 D Division

Poncho's Sud Suckers 34-18

Pitstop Bar I 45-33

Eagles I 37-28

PBB Paul & Babes 41-37

The Pickles 32-33

Trop N Bahama Mamas 35-43

Shep's Elbowetts 33-45

Kelly's Krew 29-49

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Reassigned C Bryan Graves to their minor-league camp.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Signed INF Enrique Wilson to a one-year contract.

DETROIT TIGERS--Signed RHP Jeff Weaver, LHP Sean Runyan, LHP Ramon Tatis, C Javier Cardona, C Robert Fick and CF Juan Encarnacion. Renewed the contract of RHP Matt Anderson. Released OF Marc Newfield.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS--Named Dave Littlefield vice president-assistant general manager, Scott Reid vice president-assistant to the general manager, Al Avila vice president of scouting, Susan Jaison vice president of finance, Mike Whittle director of administration and corporate counsel, Lucinda Treat vice president of legal affairs for the Marlins Ballpark Development Company and corporate counsel, and Patricia McConnell executive assistant to the president and general manager.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Reassigned OF Chin-Feng Chen to their minor-league camp.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Reassigned RHP David Coggin to their minor-league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Named Rod Scott director of community development.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS--Signed F Donny Marshall to a second 10-day contract.

DETROIT PISTONS--Fired Alvin Gentry, coach. Named George Irvine interim coach.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Signed G Ira Bowman to a second 10-day contract.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS--Activated G Gary Grant from the injured list. Placed C Joe Kleine on the injured list.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS--Activated G Derrick Dial from the injured list. Placed G Steve Kerr on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS--Signed S Shawn Wooden.

DENVER BRONCOS--Signed CB Jimmy Spencer.

MIAMI DOLPHINS--Agreed to terms with RB Thurman Thomas on a three-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed C Jason McEndoo and WR Robert Wilson to one-year contracts.

NEW YORK GIANTS--Released C Derek Engler and OT Toby Myles.

NEW YORK JETS--Announced the retirement of LT Jumbo Elliott.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Agreed to terms with CB Darryll Lewis on a two-year contract. Released RB Natrone Means.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS--Traded D Ray Bourque and D Dave Andreychuk to the Colorado Avalanche for LW Brian Rolston, D Martin Grenier, C Sami Pahlsson and Boston's choice of a first-round draft pick in either 2000 or 2001.

CALGARY FLAMES--Acquired C Marc Bureau from the Philadelphia Flyers for LW Travis Brigley and a 2001 sixth-round draft pick.

COLORADO AVALANCHE--Recalled C Serge Aubin from Hershey of the AHL.

DETROIT RED WINGS--Placed F Darren McCarty on injured reserve. Activated D Yan Golubovsky from injured reserve.

LOS ANGELES KINGS--Placed G Stephane Fiset on injured reserve, retroactive to March 5. Recalled G Marcel Cousineau from Long Beach of the IHL.

OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed LW Shawn McEachern to a three-year contract extension.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Recalled C Peter White and D Mark Eaton from Philadelphia of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES--Recalled D Rudy Poeschek from Houston of the IHL. Assigned D Ricard Persson to Worcester of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Recalled D Alexei Tezikov and D Rob Zettler from Portland of the AHL. Assigned LW Jeff Toms to Portland.

COLLEGE

COLORADO--Suspended senior DB Damion Barton indefinitely. Signed Ricardo Patton, men's basketball coach, to a five-year contract extension.

EASTERN MICHIGAN--Fired Milton Barnes, men's basketball coach.

EAST TENNESSEE STATE--Named Stephanie DeFeo softball coach.

HOUSTON--Named Chip Huston assistant golf coach and Norm Miller director of baseball operations.

INDIANA--Fired Jim Izard, women's basketball coach.

RUTGERS--Extended the contract of Kevin Bannon, men's basketball coach, through the 2000-2006 season.

TEMPLE--Named Paul Kelley equipment manager.

UTAH--Suspended freshman WR Anthony Arceneaux, WR Justin Walterscheid and LB Jay Ossai from the football team pending criminal charges.

WESTERN MICHIGAN--Fired Bob Donewald, men's basketball coach.

Basketball

AP top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1.Cincinnati(66) 28-2 1,743 2

2.Stanford(2) 25-2 1,634 1

3.Duke 24-4 1,617 4

4.OhioSt.(2) 22-5 1,497 6

5.MichiganSt. 23-7 1,455 7

6.Temple 23-5 1,275 5

7.IowaSt. 26-4 1,272 10

8.Tennessee 24-5 1,211 11

9.Arizona 24-6 1,178 3

10. LSU 25-4 1,154 12

11. Florida 23-6 1,015 8

12. Syracuse 24-4 910 9

13. Texas 22-7 877 16

14. Tulsa 27-3 802 15

15. Oklahoma 24-5 719 21

16. Kentucky 22-8 709 22

17. OklahomaSt. 23-5 687 13

18. Indiana 20-7 651 14

19. St.John's 21-7 440 18

20. Maryland 22-8 429 17

21. Connecticut 21-8 316 24

22. Purdue 21-8 314 20

23. Miami 20-9 185 --

24. Kansas 22-8 164 23

25. Illinois 19-8 141 25

Others receiving votes: Auburn 130, Oregon 116, Utah St. 31, Louisville 18, UCLA 17, Fresno St. 15, Utah 7, Pepperdine 6, Navy 4, Virginia 4, Kent 2, Penn 2, Butler 1, St. Bonaventure 1, Vanderbilt 1.

College scores

TOURNAMENT

Colonial Athletic Association

Championship

N.C.-Wilmington 57, Richmond 47

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Championship

Iona 84, Siena 80

Mid-American Conference

Semifinals

Ball St. 70, Ohio 67

Miami, Ohio 69, Marshall 63

Mid-Continent Conference

Semifinals

S. Utah 72, UMKC 54

Valparaiso 71, Oral Roberts 56

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

First Round

Md.-Eastern Shore 60, Morgan St. 58

N. Carolina A&T 94, Howard 69

Missouri Valley Conference

Championship

Creighton 57, SW Missouri St. 45

Northeast Conference

Championship

Cent. Connecticut St. 63, Robert Morris 46

Sun Belt Conference

Semifinals

Louisiana-Lafayette 73, Louisiana Tech 58

South Alabama 64, W. Kentucky 61

West Coast Conference

Championship

Gonzaga 69, Pepperdine 65

Boys' high school

Mahtomedi 65, St. Paul Harding 63

Moundsview 62, Forest Lake 39

Park (Cottage Grove) 81, Henry Sibley 46

Tartan 83, Simley 49

White Bear Lake 59, Stillwater 53

Woodbury 69, South St. Paul 52

Non-Metro

Pierz 71, Rockford 52

SECTION 5AAA

First Round

Columbia Heights 55, Minneapolis Roosevelt 39

SECTION 8AAA

First Round

Pelican Rapids 55, Frazee 49

SECTION 1A

Quarterfinals

Bethany Academy 49, Dover-Eyota 33

Rushford-Peterson 58, Mabel-Canton 32

Spring Grove 56, Southland 51 (OT)

Trinity Bloomington 68, Goodhue 67

SECTION 4A

First Round

Right Step Academy 64, Olgive 57

Winsted Holy Trinity 78, International School 35

SECTION 5A

First Round

Brandon/Evansville 49, Underwood 41

Browerville 63, Parkers Prairie 49

St. John's Prep 64, Upsala 46

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 58, Hancock 45

SECTION 6A

Quarterfinals

Cass Lake-Bena 76, Isle 43

Lake Park-Audubon 71, Menahga 48

Laporte 70, Northland (Remer) 39

Pillager 54, Lake Region 45

Sebeka 82, Circle of Life 43

Walker-Hackensack-Ackely 87, Nevis 58

SECTION 8A

Second Round

Clearbrook-Gonvick 70, Fosston 56

Fertile-Beltrami 67, Ada-Borup 50

Grygla-Gatzke 65, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 63(OT)

Kittson Central 68, Kittson County North 43

Red Lake 86, Lake of the Woods 51

Red Lake Falls 58, Marshall County Central 57

Stephen-Argyle Central 72, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 37

Win-E-Mac 94, Climax/Fisher 62

Girls' high school

SECTION 2AA

Semifinals

Blue Earth Area 48, LeSueur-Henderson 47

Hayfield 45, Blooming Prairie 39

SECTION 7AA

Semifinals

Chisolm 55, Mesabi East 37

Pequot Lakes 55, Eveleth-Gilbert 49 (OT)

SECTION 6A

Quarterfinals

Hawley 50, Menahga 31

SECTION 7A

Semifinals

Cherry 45, Carlton 42

Duluth Marshall 64, Cook 42

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 37 23 .617 --

New York 35 23 .603 1

Philadelphia 33 25 .569 3

Orlando 28 32 .467 9

Boston 24 35 .407 12 1/2

New Jersey 24 36 .400 13

Washington 18 42 .300 19

Central Division

Indiana 40 19 .678 --

Toronto 34 25 .576 6

Charlotte 32 27 .542 8

Milwaukee 29 31 .483 11 1/2

Detroit 28 30 .483 11 1/2

Cleveland 25 34 .424 15

Atlanta 23 35 .397 16 1/2

Chicago 12 46 .207 27 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 38 20 .655 --

San Antonio 38 22 .633 1

Minnesota 35 24 .593 3 1/2

Denver 26 32 .448 12

Dallas 24 35 .407 14 1/2

Houston 24 35 .407 14 1/2

Vancouver 18 41 .305 20 1/2

Pacific Division

L.A. Lakers 50 11 .820 --

Portland 46 13 .780 3

Phoenix 38 21 .644 11

Seattle 36 25 .590 14

Sacramento 34 25 .576 15

Golden State 16 42 .276 32 1/2

L.A. Clippers 12 48 .200 37 1/2

Monday's Games

Orlando 87, Washington 85

Phoenix 100, Miami 92

Milwaukee 111, Atlanta 78

San Antonio 106, New Jersey 104

L.A. Lakers 123, L.A. Clippers 103

Sacramento 130, Dallas 109

Toronto 109, Portland 90

Tuesday's Games

Denver at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 7 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah,8 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Milwaukee at Boston, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

New York at Washington, 6 p.m.

Portland at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 6:30 p.m.

Denver at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Hockey

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T RT Pts GF GA

New Jersey 38 21 8 5 89 202 162

Philadelphia 34 20 11 2 81 190 149

Pittsburgh 27 30 8 6 68 192 189

N.Y. Rangers 27 30 10 3 67 188 187

N.Y. Islanders 19 39 8 1 47 155 216

Northeast Division

W L T RT Pts GF GA

Toronto 36 23 7 3 82 201 176

Ottawa 33 22 11 2 79 193 168

Montreal 28 31 7 3 66 155 155

Buffalo 26 31 10 2 64 166 173

Boston 19 30 17 4 59 164 196

Southeast Division

W L T RT Pts GF GA

Florida 35 26 5 5 80 196 162

Washington 34 21 11 1 80 176 156

Carolina 28 29 9 0 65 173 183

Tampa Bay 15 42 7 6 43 161 242

Atlanta 12 47 6 4 34 140 242

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T RT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 42 16 7 0 91 201 133

Detroit 39 20 7 1 86 222 173

Chicago 24 34 7 2 57 193 207

Nashville 22 38 6 6 56 167 197

Northwest Division

W L T RT Pts GF GA

Edmonton 25 26 15 8 73 185 173

Colorado 30 27 10 1 71 183 171

Calgary 28 30 8 5 69 176 197

Vancouver 23 31 12 7 65 174 193

Pacific Division

W L T RT Pts GF GA

Dallas 36 24 6 3 81 163 144

Phoenix 33 25 7 1 74 192 180

Los Angeles 31 26 8 3 73 207 188

San Jose 28 32 8 7 71 186 178

Anaheim 28 29 10 1 67 177 185

Overtime losses count as a loss and a regulation tie.

Monday's Games

Ottawa 5, Boston 1

Montreal 3, Atlanta 2

Toronto 6, Vancouver 5, OT

San Jose 2, N.Y. Rangers 1

Tuesday's Games

Florida at Washington, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Detroit at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

State hockey pairings

Pairings for the Minnesota boys' high school hockey tournament, which opens Wednesday, March 8, at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Class 2A

Quarterfinals

Target Center, Thursday

Game 1: No. 9 Roseau (Section 8, 19-4-2) vs. No. 3 Duluth East (7, 21-4), 12:05 p.m.

Game 2: Edina (6, 18-7) vs. Hill-Murray (3, 17-7), 12:45 p.m.

Game 3: Hastings (2, 20-4-1) vs. No. 7 Bloomington Jefferson (5, 18-6-1), 7:05 p.m.

Game 4: No. 6 Blaine (4, 18-5-2) vs. No. 8 Rochester Mayo (1, 23-2), 9:45 p.m

Semifinals

Target Center, Friday

Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7:05 p.m.

Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 9:45 p.m. Consolation

Mariucci Arena, Friday

Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 10 a.m.

Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m. Championship

Target Center, Saturday

Semifinal winners, 8:15 p.m.

Third Place

Target Center, Saturday

Semifinal losers, 6 p.m.

Consolation Championship

Mariucci Arena, Saturday

Consolation semifinal winners, 12:30 p.m.

Class 1A

Quarterfinals

Target Center, Wednesday

Game 5: Sauk Rapids-Rice (2, 19-5-1) vs. No. 7 Rochester Lourdes (1, 21-3-1), 12:05 p.m.

Game 6: Fergus Falls(4, 13-11) vs. No. 2 Breck (5, 21-3-1), 2:45 p.m.

Game 7: No. 5 Farmington (3, 20-4-1) vs. No. 1 Warroad (8, 19-5-2), 7:05 p.m.

Game 8: No. 4 International Falls (7, 18-7) vs. Hutchinson (6, 12-14), 9:45 p.m.

Semifinals

Target Center, Friday

Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 12:05 p.m

Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:45 p.m. Consolation

Mariucci Arena, Thursday

Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 10 a.m.

Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 12:30 p.m. Championship

Target Center, Saturday

Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.

Third Place

Target Center, Saturday

Semifinal losers, 10 a.m.

Consolation championship

Mariucci Arena, Saturday

Consolation semifinal winners, 10 a.m.

Baseball

Monday's Games

Houston 8, St. Louis 7

Pittsburgh 11, Cincinnati 4

Baltimore 17, Los Angeles 3

Philadelphia 5, Detroit 4

Florida 6, Kansas City 4

Atlanta 12, Toronto 2

Cleveland 15, New York Yankees 1

Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 1

Texas 13, Boston 6

Montreal 11, New York Mets 6

San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., ccd., rain

Anaheim vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., ppd., rain

Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox, ccd., rain

Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, ccd., rain

Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., ccd., rain

Tuesday's Games

All times EST

St. Louis (ss) vs. Los Angeles (ss) at Vero Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (ss) vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Los Angeles (ss) vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Anaheim at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Montreal vs. Florida at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

New York Mets vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. New York Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:15 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Florida (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

New York Mets (ss) vs. Florida (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Los Angeles at Vero Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Montreal at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

New York Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. New York Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Anaheim (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Anaheim (ss) vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Arizona (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

seball

Twins linescore

At Fort Myers, Fla.

Tampa Bay 100 000 000 -- 1 6 1

Minnesota 000 110 02x -- 4 10 1

Traschel, Burkett (4), Seay (7), Eiland (8), Belitz (9), Sparks (9) and DiFelice, Figga (7); Radke, Redman (4), Wells (5), Guardado (6), Gandarillas (7), Rizzo (8), Randall (9) and Jensen. W--Wells. L--Burkett. Sv--Randall (1).

Radke turns in strong showing

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Twins manager Tom Kelly was pleased with the effort of staff ace Brad Radke, who ignored trade rumors and pitched three solid innings in Minnesota's 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.

''I thought (Radke) threw terrific and did a real nice job,'' Kelly said after Monday's game. ''You could see the professionalism and the maturity, and he didn't let it bother him that he was putting the ball in some great spots and wasn't getting any calls.''

Radke, who was unable to come to terms on a new contract before a self-imposed Feb. 20 deadline, allowed one run on three hits to a Devil Rays lineup that played without sluggers Jose Canseco, Vinny Castilla and Greg Vaughn, who did not make the trip.

Radke surrendered a walk, two hits and a run in the top of the first.

''I think I need to have somebody throw the first inning for me,'' he said. ''I'm averaging about 30 pitches in the first, but other than that I thought I threw the ball well.''

Devil Rays first baseman Steve Cox drove in second baseman Tony Graffanino with a one-out single to right to account for Tampa Bay's only run in the first inning. Radke struck out Jose Guillen swinging and then catcher Marcus Jensen threw out Herbert Perry at third on an attempted stolen base to end the inning.

Twins second baseman Todd Walker went 2-for-3 with a single, a double and a run scored and Brian Richardson hit a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth to provide the final margin.

Right-handed reliever Bob Wells (1-0) earned the win in front of 3,507 fans, while Devil Rays right-hander John Burkett (0-1) took the loss.

The Twins travel to Tampa today to face the world champion New York Yankees in a 6:15 p.m. CST start. Left-hander Eric Milton will start for Minnesota against New York right-hander Jake Westbrook.

Minnesota would also like to extend Milton's contract. The 24-year-old emerged last season as a reliable starter. ''If they can give me what I want, I'd sign in a second,'' he said Monday. ''But they're not even close.''

Twins general manager Terry Ryan said he might make another effort during the season to sign Milton to a long-term deal.

Radke, a native of Tampa who lives in Largo, said he would enjoy the opportunity to play in his hometown again but is committed to the Twins right now.

''I'm just trying to go about my business, have some fun and win some games,'' Radke said. ''When the time comes, if they trade me to Tampa, then so be it. Until then I'll just keep doing my job.''

Ryan said there have been no talks between Radke's agent, Ron Simon, and the club since training camp began, and any talk about Radke being traded anywhere is speculation at this point.

''I'm probably 100 percent sure I'll still be with the Twins on opening day,'' Radke said. ''But it changes every day. Last week I wasn't sure, but I don't see why I won't be around on opening day.''

Radke rejected a three-year contract worth $21 million last month because he and his agent want a trade clause after the first year of the new deal.