Scoreboard
Baseball
Spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Los Angeles 13 7 .650
Toronto 11 6 .647
Tampa Bay 11 8 .579
Detroit 10 8 .556
Chicago 11 11 .500
Cleveland 10 10 .500
Baltimore 9 9 .500
Minnesota 9 11 .450
New York 9 11 .450
Oakland 10 13 .435
Boston 8 11 .421
Kansas City 7 11 .389
Seattle 7 11 .389
Texas 7 14 .333
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
San Francisco 14 7 .667
New York 12 6 .667
Colorado 13 9 .591
St. Louis 11 8 .579
San Diego 12 9 .571
Washington 10 8 .556
Cincinnati 12 10 .545
Atlanta 10 9 .526
Arizona 11 11 .500
Chicago 11 11 .500
Houston 9 9 .500
Milwaukee 10 12 .454
Los Angeles 8 10 .444
Philadelphia 9 12 .429
Pittsburgh 8 11 .421
Florida 6 15 .286
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Dodgers 5, Florida 3
Houston 8, Washington 2
Detroit 15, Pittsburgh 2
Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore 0
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 6, 10 innings
Oakland 15, Texas 9
Arizona 6, L.A. Angels 6, tie
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 4
Seattle 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Cincinnati 6, Boston 4
N.Y. Yankees 5, Philadelphia 1
San Francisco 5, San Diego 3
Wednesday's Games
Baltimore 6, Boston 1, 6 innings, rain
Minnesota 2, Toronto 0, 7 innings, rain
Houston 14, Philadelphia 8
Cleveland 8, Pittsburgh 6
L.A. Dodgers 3, Tampa Bay 2
Texas 13, Oakland 10
Chicago Cubs 11, Arizona 6
Chicago White Sox 17, Milwaukee 9
San Francisco 7, Colorado 5, 10 innings
Kansas City (ss) 15, Seattle (ss) 15, tie
St. Louis 3, N.Y. Mets 2
Cincinnati 9, N.Y. Yankees 4
L.A. Angels vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Boston vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 12:15 p.m.
Seattle vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.
Friday's Games
Detroit (ss) vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 11:05 a.m.
Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
St. Louis (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 5:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 8:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
xy-Phoenix 51 16 .761 --
xy-San Antonio 50 18 .735 1 1/2
y-Seattle 46 20 .697 4 1/2
Dallas 44 22 .667 6 1/2
Sacramento 42 27 .609 10
Houston 40 27 .597 11
Memphis 38 28 .576 12 1/2
Denver 36 30 .545 14 1/2
Minnesota 35 34 .507 17
L.A. Lakers 32 35 .478 19
L.A. Clippers 30 37 .448 21
Portland 23 43 .348 27 1/2
Golden State 23 44 .343 28
Utah 21 46 .313 30
New Orleans 15 52 .224 36
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
xy-Miami 52 17 .754 --
y-Detroit 42 25 .627 9
y-Boston 38 30 .559 13 1/2
Washington 36 29 .554 14
Cleveland 35 30 .538 15
Chicago 35 31 .530 15 1/2
Indiana 34 33 .507 17
Philadelphia 33 34 .493 18
Orlando 32 35 .478 19
New Jersey 32 36 .471 19 1/2
New York 29 37 .439 21 1/2
Toronto 28 39 .418 23
Milwaukee 27 39 .409 23 1/2
Charlotte 13 53 .197 37 1/2
Atlanta 11 56 .164 40
x-clinched playoff spot
y-division leader
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 91, Detroit 76
Phoenix 105, Atlanta 94
New Jersey 98, Indiana 91
Utah 115, L.A. Lakers 107
Denver 127, Washington 98
Houston 84, Miami 82
Seattle 92, Milwaukee 84
Sacramento 112, Portland 93
Wednesday's Games
Chicago 94, Toronto 85
Phoenix 120, Charlotte 105
Indiana 100, San Antonio 93
New York 107, Boston 82
Philadelphia 107, Detroit 84
Minnesota 107, New Orleans 102
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Memphis at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 9 p.m.
Friday's Games
Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Miami, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
College men
2004-05 AP All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Andrew Bogut, Utah, 7-0, 240, sophomore, Melbourne, Australia, 20.4 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 62.9 fg pct, 1.9 blocks (60 first-place votes, 330 points).
J.J. Redick, Duke, 6-4, 190, junior, Roanoke, Va., 22.1 ppg, 37.3 minutes, 40.5 3-pt fg pct, 93.7 ft pct (53, 308).
Chris Paul, Wake Forest, 6-0, 175, sophomore, Lewisville, N.C., 15.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 6.6 apg, 83.4 ft pct, 47.4 3-pt, fg pct, 2.4 steals (44, 289).
Wayne Simien, Kansas, 6-9, 255, senior, Leavenworth, Kan., 20.3 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 55.2 fg pct, 81.6 ft pct (45, 289).
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, 6-8, 209, senior, Wynnewood, Pa., 21.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 37.5 minutes, 54.8 fg pct (44, 283).
SECOND TEAM
Dee Brown, Illinois, 6-0, 185, junior, Maywood, Ill., 13.2 ppg, 4.5 apg, 50.8 fg pct, 44.6 3-pt fg pct (32, 242).
Sean May, North Carolina, 6-9, 266, junior, Bloomington, Ind., 16.8 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 55.4 fg pct (23, 237).
Salim Stoudamire, Arizona, 6-1, 179, senior, Portland, Ore., 18.6 ppg, 51.1 fg pct, 51.3 3-pt fg pct, 91.4 ft pct (18, 189).
Ike Diogu, Arizona State, 6-8, 250, junior, Garland, Texas, 22.6 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 36.4 minutes, 57.5 fg pct, 2.3 blocks (12, 164).
Luther Head, Illinois, 6-3, 185, senior, Chicago, 15.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 41.0 3-pt fg pct (6, 102).
THIRD TEAM
Deron Williams, Illinois, 6-3, 210, junior, The Colony, Texas, 12.1 ppg, 6.6 apg (3, 88).
Shelden Williams, Duke, 6-9, 250, junior, Forest Park, Okla., 15.4 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 58.5 fg pct, 3.8 blocks, (2, 81).
Nate Robinson, Washington, 5-9, 180, junior, Seattle, 16.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.6 apg (1, 73).
Raymond Felton, North Carolina, 6-1, 198, junior, Latta, S.C., 12.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 44.1 3-pt fg pct (3, 69).
Joey Graham, Oklahoma State, 6-7, 225, senior, Brandon, Fla., 17.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 53.2 fg pct, 46.0 3-pt fg pct, 88.9 ft pct (1, 61).
HONORABLE MENTION
Eddie Basden, Charlotte; Brandon Bass, LSU; Turner Battle, Buffalo; Tim Begley, Pennsylvania; Mike Bell, Florida Atlantic.
Josh Boone, Connecticut; Seamus Boxley, Portland State; Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois; Pat Carroll, Saint Joseph's; Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont.
Travis Diener, Marquette; David Doubley, Pacific; Jared Dudley, Boston College; Nick Fazekas, Nevada; Channing Frye, Arizona.
Francisco Garcia, Louisville; Ryan Gomes, Providence; Danny Granger, New Mexico; Caleb Green, Oral Roberts; Blake Hamilton, Monmouth.
Kevin Hamilton, Holy Cross; Chuck Hayes, Kentucky; Chakowby Hicks, Norfolk State; Julius Hodge, North Carolina State; Jarrett Jack, Georgia Tech.
Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech; Alex Loughton, Old Dominion; John Lucas III, Oklahoma State; Ed McCants, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Rashad McCants, North Carolina.
Juan Mendez, Niagara; Adam Morrison, Gonzaga; Yemi Nicholson, Denver; Pele Paelay, Coastal Carolina; Anthony Roberson, Florida.
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State; Craig Smith, Boston College; Steven Smith, La Salle; Joe Thompson, Sam Houston State; Obie Trotter, Alabama A&M.
Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga; Eric Williams, Wake Forest; Kennedy Winston, Alabama; Brendan Winters, Davidson.
NCAA Tournament
SYRACUSE REGIONAL
Semifinals
Friday, March 25
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
Wisconsin (24-8) vs. North Carolina State (21-13), 6:27 p.m.
North Carolina (29-4) vs. Villanova (24-7), 8:57 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 27
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
Semifinal winners
CHICAGO REGIONAL
Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
Illinois (34-1) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (26-5), 6:27 p.m.
Oklahoma State (26-6) vs. Arizona (29-6), 8:57 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 26
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
Semifinal winners
AUSTIN REGIONAL
Semifinals
Friday, March 25
At The Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Duke (27-5) vs. Michigan State (24-6), 6:10 p.m.
Kentucky (27-5) vs. Utah (29-5), 8:40 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 27
At The Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Semifinal winners
ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL
Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Washington (29-5) vs. Louisville (31-4), 6:10 p.m
West Virginia (23-10) vs. Texas Tech (22-10), 8:40 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 26
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Semifinal winners
National Invitation Tournament
Second Round
Tuesday, March 22
Georgetown 74, CS Fullerton 57
South Carolina 77, UNLV 66
Wednesday, March 23
Maryland 78, Davidson 63
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 23
Saint Joseph's 58, Texas A&M 51
Memphis 81, Vanderbilt 68
Thursday, March 24
Georgetown (19-12) at South Carolina (17-13), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 26
Texas Christian (21-13) at Maryland (18-12), 11 a.m.
NCAA Division II Tournament
Quarterfinals
At Grand Forks, N.D.
Wednesday, March 23
Bryant 84, Mount Olive 69
Tarleton State 58, Cal Poly Pomona 56
Lynn 75, Findlay 66
Virginia Union 78, Metro State 63
Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Bryant (24-8) vs. Tarleton State (25-8), 6 p.m.
Virginia Union (28-4) vs. Lynn (29-5), 8:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners, noon
College women
2004-05 AP Women's All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, junior, 20.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, .554 fg pct (45 first-team votes, 225 total points).
Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, 5-11, senior, 20.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, .839 ft pct (36, 192).
Monique Currie, Duke, 6-0, junior, 17.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 69 steals (29, 180).
Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, 6-4, sophomore, 19.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 109 blocks, .594 fg pct (22, 163).
Sandora Irvin, TCU, 6-3, senior, 20.1 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 144 blocks, 81 steals (20, 153).
SECOND TEAM
Janel McCarville, Minnesota, 6-2, senior, 16.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 3.8 apg (17, 148).
Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, freshman, 17.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 79 steals (9, 104).
Sophia Young, Baylor, 6-1, junior, 17.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 56 steals (8, 99).
Temeka Johnson, LSU, 5-3, senior, 10.0 ppg, 7.5 apg, 56 steals (8, 95).
Tan White, Mississippi State, 5-7, senior, 23.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 61 3-pointers (6, 82).
THIRD TEAM
Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame, 6-2, senior, 17.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.7 apg (5, 79).
Ivory Latta, North Carolina, 5-6, sophomore, 16.9 ppg, 4.5 apg, 80 3-pointers, 52 steals (4, 70).
Tiffany Jackson, Texas, 6-3, sophomore, 18.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg, .563 fg pct, 57 blocks (1, 68).
Khara Smith, DePaul, 6-2, junior, 18.4 ppg, 11.8 rpg, .619 fg pct, 64 steals (3, 49).
Steffanie Blackmon, Baylor, 6-2, senior, 15.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 35 steals (4, 46).
Tanisha Wright, Penn State, 5-11, senior, 19.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 54 steals (1, 46).
HONORABLE MENTION
(In alphabetical order)
Nikita Bell, North Carolina; Nikki Blue, UCLA; Lindsay Bowen, Michigan State; Jessalyn Deveny, Boston College; Megan Duffy, Notre Dame; Candice Dupree, Temple.
Ashley Earley, Vanderbilt; Shyra Ely, Tennessee; Katie Feenstra, Liberty; Sylvia Fowles, LSU; Kristin Haynie, Michigan State; Roneeka Hodges, Florida State; Tasha Humphrey, Georgia.
Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma; Tamara James, Miami; Sancho Lyttle, Houston; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Shannon Mathews, Gonzaga; Caity Matter, Ohio State; Anne O'Neil, Iowa State; Yolanda Paige, West Virginia.
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Liz Shimek, Michigan State; Kim Smith, Utah; Ann Strother, Connecticut; Barbara Turner, Connecticut; Dee-Dee Wheeler, Arizona.
NCAA Tournament
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday, March 22
Tennessee 75, Purdue 54
Rutgers 61, Temple 54
Ohio State 75, Maryland 65
Semifinals
At The Liacouras Center
Philadelphia
Sunday, March 27
Texas Tech (24-7) vs. Tennessee (28-4), 11 a.m.
Rutgers (27-6) vs. Ohio State (30-4), 1 p.m.
Championship
At The Liacouras Center
Philadelphia
Tuesday, March 29
Texas Tech-Tennessee winner vs. Rutgers-Ohio State winner, TBA
CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday, March 22
LSU 76, Arizona 43
Liberty 88, DePaul 79
Duke 70, Boston College 65
Semifinals
At McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday, March 26
LSU (31-2) vs. Liberty (25-6), 11 a.m.
Georgia (24-9) vs. Duke (30-4), 1 p.m.
Championship
At McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Monday, March 28
LSU-Liberty winner vs. Georgia-Duke winner, TBA
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday, March 22
Connecticut 70, Florida State 52
Semifinals
At Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Mo.
Sunday, March 27
Michigan State (30-3) vs. Vanderbilt (24-7), 6:30 p.m.
Connecticut (25-7) vs. Stanford (31-2), 8:30 p.m.
Championship
At Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesday, March 29
Michigan State-Vanderbilt winner vs. Connecticut-Stanford winner, TBA
TEMPE REGIONAL
Second Round
Tuesday, March 22
North Carolina 71, George Washington 47
Semifinals
At Wells Fargo Arena
Tempe, Ariz.
Saturday, March 26
Minnesota (26-7) vs. Baylor (29-3), 8 p.m.
North Carolina (29-3) vs. Arizona State (24-9), 10 p.m.
Championship
At Wells Fargo Arena
Tempe, Ariz.
Monday, March 28
Minnesota-Baylor winner vs. North Carolina-Arizona State winner, TBA
National Invitation Tournament
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 24
Xavier (22-9) at Kentucky (17-15), 6 p.m.
Wake Forest (16-13) at West Virginia (19-12), 6 p.m.
Texas A&M (16-14) at Southwest Missouri State (22-8), 7 p.m.
Arkansas State (21-10) at Iowa (22-9), 7 p.m.
NCAA Division II Tournament
Quarterfinals
At Hot Springs, Ark.
Wednesday, March 23
Merrimack 79, St. Cloud State 78
Seattle Pacific 67, Grand Valley State 55
Washburn 73, Charleston, W. Va. 60
Central Arkansas 87, Shaw 73
Semifinals
At Hot Springs, Ark.
Thursday, March 24
Seattle Pacific (29-2) vs. Merrimack (29-5), 6 p.m.
Central Arkansas (28-6) vs. Washburn (32-2), 8 p.m.
Championship
At Hot Springs, Ark.
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
Transactions
AUTO RACING
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES--Signed an agreement with Beijing Auto and Motor Sports Association to hold a race next year in Beijing.
NASCAR--Lifted the two-race suspensions of Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, and Alan Gustafson, crew chief for Kyle Busch, and placed both on 90 days probation after their cars failed inspection following the March 13 Nextel Cup race in Las Vegas.
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Optioned LHP Lenny DiNardo and LHP Mark Malaska to Pawtucket of the IL. Reassigned C-OF Jeff Bailey, RHP Scott Cassidy, INF Tim Hummel and LHP Jason Kershner to their minor league camp. Released RHP Josias Manzanillo.
TEXAS RANGERS--Optioned RHP Travis Hughes to Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Released RHP Albie Lopez.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS--Placed F Theron Smith on the injured list. Activated F Gerald Wallace from the injured list.
ORLANDO MAGIC--Placed G-F Hedo Turkoglu on the injured list. Signed G Mark Jones to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Released LB Tommy Hendricks. Re-signed S Deke Cooper.
CHICAGO BEARS--Signed WR Eddie Berlin to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Released OL Barry Stokes, WR Tony Johnson and P Eddie Johnson.
COLLEGE
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE--Fined Vanderbilt $5,000 for a violation of the league's access to competition area policy during Tuesday night's men's basketball game against Wichita State.
FLORIDA--Announced women's junior basketball F Bernice Mosby will not return to the team next season.
MIAMI--Signed Frank Haith, men's basketball coach, to a five-year contract.
TULSA--Named Dave Wojcik men's assistant basketball coach.
UC IRVINE--Named Molly Tuter women's basketball coach.