Scoreboard
Baseball
Spring training
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 8, N.Y. Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 12, Detroit 4
Cleveland 21, Houston 4
Florida 3, L.A. Dodgers 0
Boston 7, Minnesota (ss) 4
Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 4
St. Louis 9, Washington 7
Toronto (ss) 6, Philadelphia 4
Toronto (ss) 2, Minnesota (ss) 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Baltimore 4
San Francisco 5, Texas 1
San Diego 18, Milwaukee (ss) 5
Arizona 10, Oakland (ss) 2
Colorado 6, Chicago White Sox 1
L.A. Angels 11, Seattle (ss) 5
Seattle 8, Milwaukee (ss) 4
Oakland (ss) 6, Chicago Cubs (ss) 4
Chicago Cubs (ss) 4, Kansas City 0
Wednesday's Games
Texas 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Colorado 6, Milwaukee 3
Oakland 5, San Francisco 1
Kansas City 6, Seattle 0
L.A. Angels (ss) 16, Arizona 2
Chicago White Sox 7, San Diego (ss) 3
L.A. Angels (ss) 2, San Diego (ss) 1
Boston vs. Florida at Jupiter Fla., ccd., rain
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., ccd., rain
Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., ccd., rain
N.Y. Yankees vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., ccd., rain
Detroit (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., ccd., rain
L.A. Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., ccd., rain
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., ccd., rain
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., ccd., rain
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., ccd., rain
Houston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., rain
Thursday's Games
Detroit vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs. Cleveland (ss) at Winter Haven, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:15 p.m.
Friday's Games
Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Texas vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Phoenix 47 14 .770 --
x-San Antonio 47 14 .770 --
x-Seattle 41 18 .695 5
Dallas 39 20 .661 7
Sacramento 38 24 .613 9 1/2
Houston 35 25 .583 11 1/2
Memphis 34 26 .567 12 1/2
Denver 31 29 .517 15 1/2
Minnesota 31 30 .508 16
L.A. Lakers 30 29 .508 16
L.A. Clippers 27 34 .443 20
Portland 22 36 .379 23 1/2
Utah 20 40 .333 26 1/2
Golden State 19 42 .311 28
New Orleans 13 47 .217 33 1/2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 46 16 .742 --
x-Detroit 37 22 .627 7 1/2
x-Boston 32 29 .525 13 1/2
Washington 33 26 .559 11 1/2
Cleveland 32 27 .542 12 1/2
Chicago 30 27 .526 13 1/2
Orlando 31 29 .517 14
Indiana 30 30 .500 15
Philadelphia 29 32 .475 16 1/2
New Jersey 27 35 .435 19
New York 26 34 .433 19
Toronto 26 35 .426 19 1/2
Milwaukee 25 34 .424 19 1/2
Charlotte 12 46 .207 32
Atlanta 10 50 .167 35
x-division leader
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 111, Orlando 92
Golden State 104, Philadelphia 85
New York 93, Washington 83
Milwaukee 105, Atlanta 101
Minnesota 102, Charlotte 97
San Antonio 90, New Jersey 74
Indiana 89, Utah 83
Houston 97, Seattle 95
Sacramento 85, Memphis 82
L.A. Clippers 110, L.A. Lakers 101
Wednesday's Games
Toronto 106, Orlando 96
Boston 95, Atlanta 91
Detroit 92, Golden State 88
New Jersey 86, New Orleans 85, OT
Phoenix 107, San Antonio 101
Chicago at Portland, 9 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Minnesota at Miami, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Utah, 8 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
College men
NCAA Automatic Bids
Central Florida, Atlantic Sun Conference
Chattanooga, Southern Conference
Creighton, Missouri Valley Conference
Eastern Kentucky, Ohio Valley Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson, Northeast Conference
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Louisiana-Lafayette, Sun Belt Conference
Montana, Big Sky Conference
Niagara, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Oakland, Mich., Mid-Continent Conference
Old Dominion, Colonial Athletic Association
Pennsylvania, Ivy League
Winthrop, Big South Conference
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Horizon League
TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
Dayton 78, St. Bonaventure 48
Fordham 65, Duquesne 53
La Salle 70, Massachusetts 64, OT
Richmond 68, Rhode Island 60
Big East Conference
First Round
Georgetown 56, Seton Hall 51
Rutgers 72, Notre Dame 65
West Virginia 82, Providence 59
Big Sky Conference
Championship
Montana 63, Weber St. 61
Big West Conference
First Round
UC Irvine 80, Idaho 67
Conference USA
First Round
DePaul 81, Tulane 71
Memphis 79, Saint Louis 59
South Florida 69, Houston 64
TCU 60, Marquette 57, OT
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Delaware St. 66, Bethune-Cookman 43
Hampton 81, Florida A&M 72
Northeast Conference
Championship
Fairleigh Dickinson 58, Wagner 52
College women
NCAA Automatic Bids
Canisius, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Connecticut, Big East Conference
Eastern Kentucky, Ohio Valley Conference
Holy Cross, PAtriot League
Michigan State, Big Ten Conference
Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt Conference
North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference
Oral Roberts, Mid-Continent Conference
Santa Clara, West Coast Conference
Stanford, Pacific-10 Conference
Temple, Atlantic 10 Conference
Tennessee, Southeastern Conference
Texas Christian, Conference USA
Western Carolina, Southern Conference
Wisconsin-Green Bay, Horizon League
Top 25 Fared
Wednesday
6. Baylor (25-3) beat Missouri 70-52. Next: vs. No. 14 Texas Tech, Thursday.
11. Texas (21-7) beat Oklahoma 65-59. Next: vs. No. 17 Kansas State, Thursday.
14. Texas Tech (22-6) beat No. 18 Iowa State 61-59. Next: vs. No. 6 Baylor, Thursday.
17. Kansas State (22-6) beat Nebraska 71-45. Next: vs. No. 11 Texas, Thursday.
18. Iowa State (23-6) lost to No. 14 Texas Tech 61-59. Next: TBA.
TOURNAMENTS
America East Conference
First Round
Boston U. 85, Stony Brook 74
Northeastern 49, UMBC 48
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Baylor 70, Missouri 52
Texas 65, Oklahoma 59
Texas Tech 61, Iowa St. 59
Big West Conference
First Round
UC Irvine 75, Utah St. 63
UC Riverside 63, Cal St.-Fullerton 37
Colonial Athletic Association
First Round
Hofstra 68, William & Mary 52
Va. Commonwealth 53, N.C.-Wilmington 40
Mid-American Conference
Quarterfinals
Bowling Green 84, Miami (Ohio) 68
E. Michigan 72, Ball St. 64
Kent St. 93, Ohio 74
Marshall 68, Toledo 56
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Coppin St. 66, S. Carolina St. 60
Norfolk St. 64, Hampton 53
Mountain West Conference
First Round
New Mexico 81, San Diego St. 52
UNLV 64, Wyoming 59
Utah 63, Air Force 42
Patriot League
Championship
Holy Cross 79, Colgate 70
Southland Conference
Semifinals
Louisiana-Monroe 50, McNeese St. 41
Texas-Arlington 74, Northwestern St. 45
Southwestern Athletic Conference
First Round
Alabama St. 71, Jackson St. 52
Alcorn St. 72, Texas Southern 44
Grambling St. 81, Alabama A&M 73
Southern U. 59, MVSU 54
Western Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Fresno St. 71, SMU 53
Louisiana Tech 81, Boise St. 68
San Jose St. 63, Tulsa 60
High school boys
Wednesday's scores
Class 4A Section 5
Championship
Mounds View 53, Minneapolis North 47
High school girls
State tournament
CLASS 1A
Wednesday, March 9
QUARTERFINALS
At Williams Arena, Minneapolis
Fosston 51, Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's 38
Minneota 66, Tower-Soudan 64
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Meadow Creek Christian 46, Cass Lake-Bena 43
Elgin-Millville 41, Underwood 21
Friday, March 11
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center
Meadow Creek Christian (29-2) vs. Elgin-Millville (29-2), 1 p.m.
Fosston (28-0) vs. Minneota (22-6), 3 p.m.
Saturday March 12
THIRD PLACE
At Augsburg College, Minneapolis
Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Loser of Semifinal 2, 10 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, noon
CLASS 2A
Thursday, March 10
QUARTERFINALS
At Williams Arena, Minneapolis
Albany (24-5) vs. Minnehaha Academy (24-2), 11 a.m.
Rockford (25-5) vs. Rochester Lourdes (27-1), 1 p.m.
Hawley (24-2) vs. Minnesota Valley Lutheran (27-1), 3 p.m.
Pequot Lakes (28-1) vs. Pipestone (19-9), 5 p.m.
Friday, March 11
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Albany-Minnehaha winner vs. Rockford-Rochester Lourdes winner, 7 p.m.
Hawley-Minnesota Valley winner vs. Pequot Lakes-Pipestone winner, 9 p.m.
Saturday March 12
THIRD PLACE
At Augsburg College, Minneapolis
Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Loser of Semifinal 2, noon
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, 2 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Wednesday, March 9
QUARTERFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Sartell-St. Stephen 38, North Branch 34
Minneapolis North 56, Red Wing 41
Marshall 41, Detroit Lakes 33
Holy Angels 56, Hermantown 51
Thursday, March 10
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Sartell-St. Stephen (21-8) vs. Minneapolis North (22-4), 1 p.m.
Marshall (25-5) vs. Holy Angels (23-6), 3 p.m.
Saturday March 12
THIRD PLACE
At Augsburg College, Minneapolis
Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Loser of Semifinal 2, 2 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, 6:30 p.m.
CLASS 4A
Wednesday, March 9
QUARTERFINALS
At Williams Arena, Minneapolis
Bloomington Kennedy 58, Roseville 43
Lakeville 54, Minneapolis South 49
Hopkins 57, Moorhead 39
St. Paul Central 58, Blaine 40
Thursday, March 10
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center
Bloomington Kennedy (26-2) vs. Lakeville (16-14), 7 p.m.
Hopkins (27-2) vs. St. Paul Central (27-2), 9 p.m.
Saturday March 12
THIRD PLACE
At Augsburg College, Minneapolis
Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Loser of Semifinal 2, 4 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, 8:30 p.m.
Hockey
College men
WCHA playoffs
First Round
(Best-of-3)
Friday, March 11
Michigan Tech at Denver
St. Cloud St. at Colorado College
Minn.-Mankato at Minnesota
Alaska-Anchorage at Wisconsin
Minn.-Duluth at North Dakota
Saturday, March 12
Michigan Tech at Denver
St. Cloud St. at Colorado College
Minn.-Mankato at Minnesota
Alaska-Anchorage at Wisconsin
Minn.-Duluth at North Dakota
Sunday, March 13
Michigan Tech at Denver, if necessary
St. Cloud St. at Colorado College, if necessary
Minn.-Mankato at Minnesota, if necessary
Alaska-Anchorage at Wisconsin, if necessary
Minn.-Duluth at North Dakota, if necessary
The Final Five
At Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minn.
Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 17
TBA, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 18
TBA, 2:30 p.m.
TBA, 7:30 TBA
Saturday, March 19
Championship
TBA, 7:30 p.m.
Third Place
TBA, 2:30 p.m.
CHA
At IRA Civic Center
Grand Rapids, Minn.
First Round
Friday, March 11
Robert Morris vs. Niagara, 3:30 p.m.
Air Force vs. Wayne, Mich., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
Semifinals
Robert Morris-Niagara winner vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 3:30 p.m.
Air Force-Wayne, Mich. winner vs. Bemidji St., 7:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 13
TBA, 7 p.m.
NCAA Division III Tournament
First Round
Wednesday, March 9
St. Thomas, Minn. 4, St. John's, Minn. 1
Second Round Saturday, March 12
St. Thomas, Minn. (18-5-5) at St. Norbert (24-2-3)
Trinity, Conn. (20-3-2) at Geneseo State (18-6-4)
Curry (19-5-3) at Middlebury (20-4-3)
New England College (17-11-10) at Manhattanville (21-3-1)
High school boys
Final Poll
Let's Play Hockey newspaper
Class 2A
1. Holy Angels (5)
2. Moorhead
3. Duluth East
4. White Bear Lake
5. Centennial
6. Bloomington Jefferson
7. Tartan
8. Apple Valley
9. Eden Prairie
10. Elk River
Others receiving votes: Rochester Century, Osseo, Wayzata, Roseville and Cloquet/Esko/Carlton.
Class 1A
1. Warroad (5)
2. Totino-Grace
3. Breck
4. Duluth Marshall
5. Albert Lea
6. Thief River Falls
7. Benilde-St. Margaret's
8. Blake
9. St. Thomas Academy
10. Virginia/Mt. Iron/Buhl
Others receiving votes: Hibbing, Hermantown, Orono, St. Cloud Cathedral and Lake of the Woods.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Reassigned C Jonathan Aceves, OF Tony Alvarez, RHP Enemencio Pacheco, 1B Jorge Toca and RHP Eduardo Villacis to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Reassigned RHP Tim Corcoran, RHP Gerardo Garcia, RHP Jimmy Haynes, RHP John Webb, LHP Joe Beimel, C Paul Hoover, C Dan Massiatte, INF Brandon Larson, INF Earl Snyder, OF Brian Buchanan and OF Damon Hollins to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Carlos Hines and LHP Jon Switzer to Montgomery of the Southern League.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Named Scott Cunningham director of game entertainment.
NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with 1B-OF Brian Daubach and RHP Joey Hamilton on minor league contracts. Reassigned RHP Bobby Keppel, INF Aarom Baldiris, INF Craig Brazell, RHP Joe Nelson, C Andy Dominique, INF Danny Garcia and INF Anderson Hernandez to their minor league camp.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Re-signed DE Peppi Zellner to a two-year contract. Released QB Shaun King and WR Karl Williams.
ATLANTA FALCONS--Signed LB Ike Reese.
BALTIMORE RAVENS--Released DB Corey Fuller and FB Harold Morrow.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Re-signed OL Brad Bedell.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed CB Lewis Sanders, FB Jarrod Baxter, DE Corey Sears and S Jason Simmons.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed LB Donnie Spragan to a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Re-signed TE Jermaine Wiggins to a five-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed QB Jim Miller.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Re-signed G Darnell Alford and TE Roland Williams to one-year contracts.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Agreed to terms with WR Keenan McCardell on a two-year contract extension through the 2007 season.
COLLEGE
MARSHALL--Announced the retirement of Bob Pruett, football coach.
MINNESOTA STATE--Named Ken Gordon defensive coordinator.
MISSISSIPPI--Agreed to terms with Rod Barnes, men's basketball coach, on a four-year contract through the 2008-09 season.
OHIO STATE--Signed Thad Matta, men's basketball coach, to an eight-year contract.