Scoreboard
Area events
Monday
Spring sports
Opening day of boys tennis practice
TV and radio
Radio guide
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Monday
BASEBALL
8:30 p.m., ESPN: World Baseball Classic, championship game, Venezuela-South Korea winner vs. Japan-United States winner
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: NIT, second round, Kentucky at Creighton
10:30 p.m., ESPN2: NIT, second round, Davidson at St. Mary's, Calif.
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., VERSUS: New Jersey at Philadelphia
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, second round
8:30 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, second round
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m., FSN: Timberwolves at Atlanta
Men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 17
Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Texas 76, Minnesota 62
Duke 86, Binghamton 62
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 80, American 67
UCLA 65, Virginia Commonwealth 64
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 77, Portland State 59
Wisconsin 61, Florida State 59, OT
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma State 77, Tennessee 75
Pittsburgh 72, ETSU 62
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 89, UCLA 69
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Duke 74, Texas 69
Sunday, March 22
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 60, Wisconsin 49
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Pittsburgh 84, Oklahoma State 76
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Pittsburgh (30-4) vs. Xavier (27-7), 6:27 p.m.
Duke (30-6) vs. Villanova (28-7), after conclusion of first game
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
LSU 75, Butler 71
North Carolina 101, Radford 58 At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Michigan 62, Clemson 59
Oklahoma 82, Morgan State 54
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 77, Akron 64
Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72
Friday, March 20
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 59, Stephen F. Austin 44
Arizona State 66, Temple 57
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 84, LSU 70
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 78, Arizona State 67
At FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Oklahoma (29-5) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 6:27 p.m.
North Carolina (30-4) vs. Gonzaga (28-5), after conclusion of first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 20
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 74, Morehead State 54
Siena 74, Ohio State 72, 2OT
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 84, Utah 71
Cleveland State 84, Wake Forest 69
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 84, North Dakota State 74
Dayton 68, West Virginia 60
Southern California 72, Boston College 55
Michigan State 77, Robert Morris 62
Second Round
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 71, Cleveland State 57
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 79, Siena 72
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 60, Dayton 43
Michigan State 74, Southern California 69
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Louisville (30-5) vs. Arizona (21-13), 6:07 p.m.
Michigan State (28-6) vs. Kansas (27-7), after conclusion of first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70
Maryland 84, California 71
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Texas A&M 79, BYU 66
Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 47
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56
Washington 71, Mississippi State 58
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Marquette 58, Utah State 57
Missouri 78, Cornell 59
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 89, Maryland 70 At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut 92, Texas A&M 66
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 76, Washington 74
Sunday, March 22
Second Round
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Missouri 83, Marquette 79
At University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Connecticut (29-4) vs. Purdue (27-9), 6:07 p.m.
Missouri (30-6) vs. Memphis (33-3), after conclusion of first game
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 4
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 6
Semifinal winners
NIT
First Round
Tuesday, March 17
Davidson 70, South Carolina 63
Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62
Penn State 77, George Mason 73, OT
Notre Dame 70, UAB 64
Kentucky 70, UNLV 60
San Diego State 65, Weber State 49
New Mexico 83, Nebraska 71
St. Mary's, Calif. 68, Washington State 57
Wednesday, March 18
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
Second Round
Thursday, March 19
Penn State 83, Rhode Island 74
Notre Dame 70, New Mexico 68
Friday, March 20
Florida 74, Miami 60
Auburn 74, Tulsa 55
San Diego State 70, Kansas State 52
Saturday, March 21
Baylor 82, Virginia Tech 66
Monday, March 23
Kentucky (21-12) at Creighton (27-7), 6 p.m.
Davidson (27-7) at St. Mary's, Calif. (26-6), 10:30 a.m.
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 24
Auburn (24-11) vs. Baylor (22-14), 6 p.m.
Florida (25-10) vs. Penn State (24-11), 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25
Creighton-Kentucky winner at Notre Dame (20-14), 6 p.m.
San Diego State (25-9) vs. Davidson-St. Mary's, Calif. winner, 8 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 30
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinal, 6 p.m.
Semifinal, 9:30 p.m. Championship
Thursday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Women's basketball
NCAA tournament
TRENTON REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 21
At Galen Center
Los Angeles
California 70, Fresno State 47
Virginia 68, Marist 61 At Arena at Gwinnett
Duluth, Ga.
Arizona State 58, Georgia 47
Florida State 83, North Carolina A&T 71
Sunday, March 22
At Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Connecticut 104, Vermont 65
Florida 70, Temple 57
At Joyce Center
South Bend, Ind.
Texas A&M 80, Evansville 45
Minnesota 79, Notre Dame 71
Second Round
Monday, March 23
At Arena at Gwinnett
Duluth, Ga.
Arizona State (24-8) vs. Florida State (26-7), 6 p.m.
At Galen Center
Los Angeles
California (26-6) vs. Virginia (24-9), 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
At Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Connecticut (34-0) vs. Florida (24-7), TBA
At Joyce Center
South Bend, Ind.
Texas A&M (26-7) vs. Minnesota (20-11), TBA
Regional Semifinals
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Sunday, March 29
Connecticut-Florida winner vs. California-Virginia winner, TBA
Arizona State-Florida State winner vs. Texas A&M-Minnesota winner, TBA Regional Championship
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Tuesday, March 31
Semifinal winners, TBA
BERKELEY REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 21
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Mississippi State 71, Texas 63
Ohio State 77, Sacred Heart 63
At Cox Arena
San Diego
San Diego State 76, DePaul 70
Stanford 74, UC Santa Barbara 39 Sunday, March 22
At Jack Breslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State 60, Middle Tennessee 59
Duke 83, Austin Peay 42
At E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Ky.
Iowa State 85, ETSU 53
Tennessee (22-10) vs. Ball State (25-8), 8:30
Second Round
Monday, March 23
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Mississippi State (23-9), vs. Ohio State (28-5), 6 p.m.
At Cox Arena
San Diego
San Diego State (24-7) vs. Stanford (30-4), 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
At Jack Breslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State (21-10) vs. Duke (27-5), TBA
At E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Ky.
Iowa State (25-8) vs. Tennessee-Ball State winner, TBA
Regional Semifinals
At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, March 28
Michigan State-Duke winner vs. Iowa State-Tennessee-Ball State winner, TBA
Mississippi State-Ohio State winner vs. San Diego State-Stanford winner, TBA Regional Championship
At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Monday, March 30
Semifinal winners, TBA
RALEIGH REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Pit/Bob King Court
Albuquerque, N.M.
Vanderbilt 73, Western Carolina 44
Kansas State 68, Drexel 44 Sunday, March 22
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Utah 60, Villanova 30
Maryland 82, Dartmouth 53
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, La.
LSU 69, Wisconsin-Green Bay 59
Louisville (29-4) vs. Liberty (24-8), 8:30 p.m.
At United Spirit Arena
Lubbock, Texas
South Dakota State 90, TCU 55
Baylor (27-5) vs. UTSA (24-8), 8:30 p.m.
Second Round
Monday, March 23
At The Pit/Bob King Court
Albuquerque, N.M.
Vanderbilt (25-8) vs. Kansas State (25-7), 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Utah (23-9) vs. Maryland (29-4), TBA
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, La.
LSU (19-10) vs. Louisville-Liberty winner, TBA
At United Spirit Arena
Lubbock, Texas
South Dakota State (32-2) vs. Baylor-UTSA winner, TBA
Regional Semifinals
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Saturday, March 28
Vanderbilt-Kansas State winner vs. Utah-Maryland winner, TBA
LSU-Louisville-Liberty winner vs. South Dakota State-Baylor-UTSA winner, TBA Regional Championship
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Monday, March 30
Semifinal winners, TBA
OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 21
At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Pittsburgh 64, Montana 35
Gonzaga 74, Xavier 59 At McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tenn.
North Carolina 85, UCF 80
Purdue 65, Charlotte 52
At Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, N.J.
Auburn 85, Lehigh 49
Rutgers 57, Virginia Commonwealth 51
Sunday, March 22
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City
Oklahoma 76, Prairie View 47
Iowa (21-10) vs. Georgia Tech (21-9), 8:30 p.m.
Second Round
Monday, March 23
At McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tenn.
North Carolina (28-6) vs. Purdue (23-10), 6 p.m.
At Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, N.J.
Auburn (30-3) vs. Rutgers (20-12), 6 p.m.
At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Pittsburgh (24-7) vs. Gonzaga (27-6), 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City
Oklahoma (29-4) vs. Iowa-Georgia Tech winner, TBA
Regional Semifinals
At Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Sunday, March 29
Pittsburgh-Gonzaga winner vs. Oklahoma-Iowa-Georgia Tech winner, TBA
North Carolina-Purdue winner vs. Auburn-Rutgers winner, TBA
Regional Championship
At Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Tuesday, March 31
Semifinal winners, TBA
FINAL FOUR
At Scottrade Center
St. Louis
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 5
Trenton champion vs. Berkeley champion, TBA
Raleigh champion vs. Oklahoma City champion, TBA National Championship
Tuesday, April 7
Semifinal winners, TBA
Girls' basketball
State tournament
CLASS 1A
Thursday, March 19
QUARTERFINALS
At Williams Arena, Minneapolis
Bigfork 38, Goodhue 35
Cedar Mountain-Comfrey 49, New Life Academy of Woodbury 40
Ada-Borup 66, Red Lake County Central 27
Barnum 65 , Adrian 63
Friday, March 20
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Cedar Mountain-Comfrey 65, Bigfork 60
Ada-Borup 57, Barnum 36
Saturday, March 21
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
Bigfork 66, Barnum 39
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center
Ada-Borup 61, Cedar Mountain-Comfrey 31
CLASS 2A
Wednesday, March 18
QUARTERFINALS
At Target Center
Caledonia 75, Braham 54
Jordan 49, Blue Earth Area 40
At Williams Arena, Minneapolis
New London-Spicer 57, East Grand Forks 53
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 42, Pipestone Area 37
Friday, March 20
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center
Caledonia 71 Jordan 59
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 46, New London-Spicer 31
Saturday, March 21
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
New London-Spicer 67, Jordan 53
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center
Caledonia 54, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 50
CLASS 3A
Wednesday, March 18
QUARTERFINALS
At Williams Arena, Minneapolis
New Prague 54, Worthington 50
Minneapolis North 61, Grand Rapids 33
Totino-Grace 51, Detroit Lakes 38
Saint Michael-Albertville 42, Minnehaha Academy 29
Thursday, March 19
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Minneapolis North 44, New Prague 43
Saint Michael-Albertville 63, Totino-Grace 60
Saturday, March 21
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
New Prague 53, Totino-Grace 48
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center
Saint Michael-Albertville, 63 Minneapolis North 50
CLASS 4A
Wednesday, March 18
QUARTERFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Minneapolis South 73, Blaine 34
Eastview 69, White Bear Lake Area 52
Centennial 62, Buffalo 58
Eden Prairie 67, Rochester John Marshall 48
Thursday, March 19
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center
Minneapolis South 58. Eastview 54
Centennial 65. Eden Prairie 56
Saturday, March 21
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
Eastview 50, Eden Prairie 47
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center
Minneapolis South 68, Centennial 61
Pro basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 53 18 .746 -
Philadelphia 34 33 .507 17
New Jersey 30 40 .429 22 1/2
New York 28 41 .406 24
Toronto 25 45 .357 27 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
y-Orlando 51 18 .739 -
Atlanta 41 29 .586 10 1/2
Miami 37 32 .536 14
Charlotte 31 39 .443 20 1/2
Washington 16 55 .225 36
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Cleveland 57 13 .814 -
Detroit 34 35 .493 22 1/2
Chicago 32 38 .457 25
Milwaukee 31 40 .437 26 1/2
Indiana 29 42 .408 28 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 47 25 .653 -
San Antonio 45 24 .652 1/2
New Orleans 44 25 .638 1 1/2
Dallas 42 28 .600 4
Memphis 17 52 .246 28 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 45 25 .643 -
Portland 44 26 .629 1
Utah 43 26 .623 1 1/2
Minnesota 20 50 .286 25
Oklahoma City 20 50 .286 25
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
x-L.A. Lakers 55 14 .797 -
Phoenix 38 31 .551 17
Golden State 25 45 .357 30 1/2
L.A. Clippers 17 53 .243 38 1/2
Sacramento 15 54 .217 40
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Saturday's Games
Cleveland 102, Atlanta 96
Orlando 110, New York 103
Indiana 108, Charlotte 83
Boston 105, Memphis 87
Portland 96, Milwaukee 84
L.A. Lakers 117, Chicago 109
Phoenix 128, Washington 96
Sunday's Games
Miami 101, Detroit 96
Houston 87, San Antonio 85
Toronto 100, L.A. Clippers 76
Oklahoma City 97, Minnesota 90
Cleveland 96, New Jersey 88
New Orleans 99, Golden State 89
Philadelphia at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Monday's Games
Chicago at Washington, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 9 p.m.
Pro hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 47 22 3 97 223 177
Philadelphia 39 22 10 88 229 204
Pittsburgh 39 27 8 86 233 222
N.Y. Rangers 38 27 8 84 187 198
N.Y. Islanders 24 40 8 56 182 234
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Boston 46 17 10 102 243 171
Montreal 36 27 9 81 214 220
Buffalo 34 30 8 76 212 208
Ottawa 32 30 10 74 193 207
Toronto 30 30 13 73 219 257
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 45 23 6 96 238 216
Carolina 39 28 7 85 213 210
Florida 35 27 10 80 198 203
Atlanta 30 37 6 66 223 249
Tampa Bay 23 33 16 62 189 240
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Detroit 48 15 9 105 270 212
Chicago 38 22 11 87 233 191
Columbus 38 28 6 82 201 200
Nashville 35 30 7 77 184 199
St. Louis 33 30 9 75 199 212
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 41 24 6 88 233 218
Vancouver 38 24 9 85 214 196
Edmonton 35 28 9 79 207 219
Minnesota 34 30 8 76 183 178
Colorado 31 39 2 64 188 229
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 47 14 10 104 230 175
Anaheim 34 31 6 74 197 206
Dallas 33 31 8 74 204 222
Los Angeles 30 32 10 70 187 213
Phoenix 30 35 7 67 179 219
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Saturday's Games
San Jose 5, Dallas 2
Toronto 5, Montreal 2
Carolina 4, Washington 1
Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
N.Y. Rangers 5, Buffalo 3
Columbus 3, Florida 1
Atlanta 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO
Phoenix 5, Vancouver 1
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1
Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1
Boston 4, New Jersey 1
Minnesota 3, Edmonton 0
Ottawa 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 8 p.m.
Monday's Games
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Optioned RHP Michael Bowden to Pawtucket (IL) and RHP Junichi Tazawa to Portland (EL). Reassigned RHP Marcus McBeth and LHP Billy Traber to their minor league camp.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Agreed to terms with RHP Gavin Floyd on a four-year contract. Traded C Chris Stewart to the New York Yankees for future considerations.
DETROIT TIGERS-Optioned RHP Freddy Dolsi to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Casey Fien and LHP Fu-Te Ni to their minor league camp.