Scoreboard
Baseball
Major League
Spring training
Tuesday's Games
Toronto 2, Detroit 2, tie, 10 innings
L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 3, tie, 10 innings
Minnesota 2, Florida (ss) 2, tie, 11 innings
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5
St. Louis 5, Baltimore 4
Washington (ss) 4, Cleveland (ss) 3
N.Y. Mets 7, Cleveland (ss) 5
N.Y. Yankees 11, Florida (ss) 5
Chicago White Sox 8, L.A. Angels 5
Seattle 11, Oakland 4
Texas (ss) 1, Colorado 0, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 6, Kansas City 1
Houston 6, Washington (ss) 5
Milwaukee (ss) 6, Texas (ss) 4
San Francisco 3, Milwaukee (ss) 2, 7 1/2 innings
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 4, Florida 3
Minnesota 5, Toronto 0
Boston 9, St. Louis 3
Houston 11, Cleveland 5
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 5
Pittsburgh 9, N.Y. Yankees 4
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3
Seattle 4, San Francisco 1
Oakland 13, San Diego 1
Colorado 4, L.A. Angels 2
Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Atlanta 4, Washington 0
Texas 9, Arizona 2
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Houston vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 2:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Colorado (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Arizona (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. Colorado (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:15 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 36 29 .554 --
Philadelphia 31 33 .484 4 1/2
New Jersey 29 36 .446 7
Toronto 27 37 .422 8 1/2
New York 26 36 .419 8 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 50 16 .758 --
Washington 35 27 .565 13
Orlando 31 32 .492 17 1/2
Charlotte 12 50 .194 36
Atlanta 11 53 .172 38
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 40 23 .635 --
Cleveland 34 28 .548 5 1/2
Chicago 32 30 .516 7 1/2
Indiana 32 31 .508 8
Milwaukee 26 37 .413 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 49 15 .766 --
Dallas 41 22 .651 7 1/2
Houston 39 25 .609 10
Memphis 37 27 .578 12
New Orleans 14 49 .222 34 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Seattle 43 20 .683 --
Denver 33 30 .524 10
Minnesota 33 33 .500 11 1/2
Portland 23 39 .371 19 1/2
Utah 20 44 .313 23 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 48 15 .762 --
Sacramento 40 25 .615 9
L.A. Lakers 32 31 .508 16
L.A. Clippers 28 35 .444 20
Golden State 20 44 .313 28 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 92, Utah 73
Philadelphia 108, L.A. Lakers 91
Miami 98, New York 96
Seattle 99, Chicago 93
Minnesota 100, Dallas 91
Sacramento 105, Orlando 94
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 103, Utah 84
Boston 110, Toronto 109
Washington 122, Atlanta 93
New Jersey 100, Chicago 84
Detroit 102, Seattle 95
Milwaukee 96, Cleveland 88
Memphis 88, New Orleans 82
Houston 108, Portland 77
Denver 120, Charlotte 101
San Antonio 89, Minnesota 73
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Miami, 7 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
New York at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
College men
NCAA Tournament
OPENING ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
Oakland, Mich. 79, Alabama A&M 69
SYRACUSE REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 18
At DCU Center
Worcester, Mass.
Charlotte (21-7) vs. North Carolina State (19-13), 11:15 a.m.
Connecticut (22-7) vs. Central Florida (24-8), 1:45 p.m.
At Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, N.C.
Minesota (21-10) vs. Iowa State (18-11), 11:30 a.m.
North Carolina (27-4) vs. Oakland, Mich. (13-18), 2 p.m.
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
Florida (23-7) vs. Ohio (21-10), 11:25 a.m.
Villanova (22-7) vs. New Mexico (26-6), 1:55 p.m.
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Wisconsin (22-8) vs. Northern Iowa (21-10), 6:20 p.m.
Kansas (23-6) vs. Bucknell (22-9), 8:50 p.m.
CHICAGO REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Wolstein Center
Cleveland
Alabama (24-7) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (24-5), 11:25 a.m.
Boston College (24-4) vs. Pennsylvania (20-8), 1:55 p.m.
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
Texas (20-10) vs. Nevada (24-6), 6:10 p.m.
Illinois (32-1) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (20-12), 8:40 p.m.
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Arizona (27-6) vs. Utah State (24-7), 6:20 p.m.
LSU (20-9) vs. Alabama-Birmingham (21-10), 8:50 p.m.
Friday, March 18
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State (24-6) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (24-8), 11:30 a.m.
Southern Illinois (26-7) vs. Saint Mary's, Calif. (25-8), 3 p.m.
AUSTIN REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 17
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
Kentucky (25-5) vs. Eastern Kentucky (22-8), 11:20 a.m.
Cincinnati (24-7) vs. Iowa (21-11), 1:50 p.m.
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Oklahoma (24-7) vs. Niagara (20-9), 11:45 a.m.
Utah (27-5) vs. Texas-El Paso (27-7), 2:15 p.m.
Friday, March 18
At DCU Center
Worcester, Mass.
Syracuse (27-6) vs. Vermont (24-6), 6:10 p.m.
Michigan State (22-6) vs. Old Dominion (28-5), 8:40 p.m.
At Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke (25-5) vs. Delaware State (19-13), 6:25 p.m.
Stanford (18-12) vs. Mississippi State (22-10), 8:55 p.m.
ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Wolstein Center
Cleveland
Wake Forest (26-5) vs. Chattanooga (20-10), 6:10 p.m.
West Virginia (21-10) vs. Creighton (23-10), 8:40 p.m.
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Pacific (26-3) vs. Pittsburgh (20-8), 11:40 a.m.
Washington (27-5) vs. Montana (18-12), 2:10 p.m.
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Gonzaga (25-4) vs. Winthrop (27-5), 6:25 p.m.
Texas Tech (20-10) vs. UCLA (18-10), 8:55 p.m.
Friday, March 18
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
Louisville (29-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (20-10), 6:10 p.m.
Georgia Tech (19-11) vs. George Washington (22-7), 8:40 p.m.
National Invitation Tournament
Opening Round
Wednesday, March 16
Buffalo 81, Drexel 76, OT
Saint Joseph's 53, Hofstra 44
Davidson 77, Virginia Commonwealth 62
Wichita State 85, Houston 69
Southwest Missouri State 105, Rice 82
Western Kentucky 88, Kent State 80, OT
San Francisco 69, Denver 67
CS Fullerton 85, Oregon State 83, OT
First Round
Monday, March 14
Western Michigan 54, Marquette 40
Tuesday, March 15
Holy Cross 78, Notre Dame 73
South Carolina 69, Miami 67
Virginia Tech 60, Temple 50
DePaul 75, Missouri 70
Wednesday, March 16
Texas Christian 60, Miami (Ohio) 58
Georgetown 64, Boston U. 34
Memphis 90, Northeastern 65
Vanderbilt 67, Indiana 60
Texas A&M 82, Clemson 75
Maryland 85, Oral Roberts 72
Thursday, March 17
Arizona State (18-13) at UNLV (16-13), Mid.
College women
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 19
At Reunion Arena
Dallas
North Carolina State (21-7) vs. Middle Tennessee State (23-8), 6 p.m.
Texas Tech (22-7) vs. Texas-Arlington (21-9), 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
At Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
New Mexico (26-4) vs. Purdue (16-12), 6 p.m.
Tennessee (26-4) vs. Western Carolina (18-13), 8:30 p.m.
At The Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Temple (27-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (20-9), 11 a.m.
Rutgers (25-6) vs. Hartford (22-8), 1:30 p.m.
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Ohio State (28-4) vs. Holy Cross (20-10), 11 a.m.
Maryland (21-9) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-3), 1:30 p.m.
CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 19
At Reunion Arena
Dallas
Texas (21-8) vs. Oral Roberts (22-8), 11 a.m.
Georgia (22-9) vs. Rice (24-8), 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
At Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Oklahoma (17-12) vs. Arizona (19-11), 11 a.m.
LSU (29-2) vs. Stetson (17-13), 1:30 p.m.
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
DePaul (25-4) vs. Virginia Tech (17-11), 6 p.m.
Penn State (19-10) vs. Liberty (24-6), 8:30 p.m.
At The Dean E. Smith Center
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Duke (28-4) vs. Canisius (21-9), 11 a.m.
Boston College (19-9) vs. Houston (21-8), 1:30 p.m.
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 19
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Southern California (19-10) vs. Louisville (22-8), 11 a.m.
Michigan State (28-3) vs. Alcorn State (21-8), 1:30 p.m.
At Save Mart Center
Fresno, Calif.
Iowa State (23-6) vs. Utah (25-7), 7 p.m
Stanford (29-2) vs. Santa Clara (17-13), 9:30 p.m.
At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Kansas State (23-7) vs. Bowling Green (23-7), 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt (22-7) vs. Montana (22-7), 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
At The Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Connecticut (23-7) vs. Dartmouth (17-10), 6 p.m.
Florida State (23-7) vs. Richmond (23-7), 8:30 p.m.
TEMPE REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 19
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Virginia (20-10) vs. Old Dominion (22-8), 6 p.m.
Minnesota (24-7) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (21-9), 8:30 p.m.
At Save Mart Center
Fresno, Calif.
Arizona State (22-9) vs. Eastern Kentucky (23-7), 1 p.m.
Notre Dame (26-5) vs. UC Santa Barbara (21-8), 3:30 p.m.
At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Baylor (27-3) vs. Illinois State (13-17), 1 p.m.
Texas Christian (23-9) vs. Oregon (20-9), 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
At The Dean E. Smith Center
Chapel Hill, N.C.
North Carolina (27-3) vs. Coppin State (23-7), 6 p.m.
Mississippi (19-10) vs. George Washington (22-8), 8:30 p.m.
Women's National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Wednesday, March 16
Texas A&M 73, Tulsa 62
Xavier 87, Western Kentucky 85
Indiana State 72, Illinois 60
Gonzaga 71, BYU 57
Thursday, March 17
Florida (14-14) at South Florida (20-10), 6 p.m.
St. John's (19-10) at Delaware (25-5), 7 p.m.
Mississippi State (17-11) at Arkansas State (19-10), 7 p.m.
SMU (19-10) at Southwest Missouri State (20-8), 7 p.m.
Nebraska (17-13) at Marquette (18-11), 7 p.m.
Friday, March 18
Eastern Michigan (23-7) at Kentucky (15-15), 6 p.m.
Villanova (19-11) at Chattanooga (24-4), 6 p.m.
Charlotte (22-8) at Wake Forest (14-13), 6 p.m.
Maine (20-9) at West Virginia (17-12), 6 p.m.
UNLV (16-13) at Arkansas (16-13), 7 p.m.
Creighton (19-9) at Iowa (20-9), 7 p.m.
Fresno State (20-10) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (22-6), 7 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Assigned LHP Ryan Meaux, LHP David Sanders and LHP Josh Stewart to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with manager Eric Wedge on a two-year contract extension through 2007 and Buddy Bell, bench coach; Eddie Murray, hitting coach; Carl Willis, pitching coach; Joel Skinner, third-base coach; Jeff Datz, first-base coach; Luis Isaac, bullpen coach; and Dan Williams, bullpen assistant coach, on one-year contract extensions through the 2006 season.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Optioned SS Andres Blanco to Omaha of the PCL.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Assigned RHP Jon Huber and INF Mickey Lopez to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Clint Nageotte, INF Justin Leone, INF Michael Morse and OF Shin-Soo Choo to Tacoma of the PCL, C Rene Rivera and INF Yuniesky Betancourt to San Antonio of the Texas League and OF Wladimir Balentien to Inland Empire of the California League.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Assigned INF Travis Chapman, INF A.J. Zapp, OF Kenny Kelly, C Brian Peterson and RHP Jared Fernandez to their minor league camp. Optioned INF William Bergolla, RHP Daylan Childress and LHP Brian Shackelford to Louisville of the IL, LHP Ben Kozlowski, RHP Bubba Nelson and RHP Elizardo Ramirez to Chattanooga of the Southern League and LHP Phil Dumatrait and C Miguel Perez to Sarasota of the Florida State League.
FLORIDA MARLINS-- Assigned LHP Chad Bentz, RHP J.B. Miadich, C Jason Hill and OF Matt Padgett to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Randy Messenger, RHP Justin Wayne and INF Jason Stokes to Albuquerque of the PCL and RHP Yorman Bazardo and OF Eric Reed to Carolina of the Southern League.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Released RHP Pete Munro.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Assigned C John Wilson and C Hector Ortiz to their minor league camp. Optioned 1B Larry Broadway and RHP Danny Rueckel to New Orleans of the PCL and RHP Darrell Rasner to Harrisburg of the Eastern League. Placed INF Henry Mateo and RHP Claudio Vargas on the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS--Activated C Jared Peiner from the injured list. Placed G Frank Williams on the injured list.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS--Activated C Jamaal Magloire and F David West from the injured list. Placed F Chris Andersen on the injured list.
Women's National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA LYNX--Signed C Petra Ujhelyi.
PHOENIX MERCURY--Named Julie Brase assistant coach.
SEATTLE STORM--Signed C Suzy Batkovic.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Signed RB Rudi Johnson to a five-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Agreed to terms with LB Matt Stewart on a three-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Re-signed TE David Martin.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Signed RB Edgerrin James to a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Agreed to terms with QB Brad Johnson on a four-year contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Named Chuck Pagano defensive assistant.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Agreed to terms with OT Orlando Pace on a seven-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed LB Steve Foley to a three-year contract extension through the 2009 season.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Signed S Pierson Prioleau.
COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA--Fired Caren Horstmeyer, women's basketball coach.
DARTMOUTH--Named Matt Smiley, James Jones and Mike Hodgson assistant football coaches.
EAST CAROLINA--Named Ricky Stokes men's basketball coach and Mack McCarthy men's associate basketball coach.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC--Named Dale Williams offensive line coach.
IDAHO STATE--Named Rance Pugmire senior associate athletic director in charge of development.
KEYSTONE--Named Josh Roberts women's volleyball coach and Todd Hoskins assistant softball coach.
MISSISSIPPI--Named Melinda Smith women's assistant soccer coach.
NORTHEASTERN--Announced the contract of Bruce Crowder, hockey coach, will not be renewed.
TUSCULUM--Announced the resignation of Bobby Rhoades, receivers coach.
VALDOSTA STATE--Named Sia Poyer volleyball coach.
WAGNER--Announced the resignation of Adam Fuller, defensive backs-special teams coach. Named Bill Lacey offensive line coach.
WAKE FOREST--Named Daan Polders assistant field hockey coach.