SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
Boys' basketball
Class 3A state semifinals
Target Center, Minneapolis, 6 and 8 p.m.
College softball
Central Lakes at Irish Dome, Rosemount
Track and field
Wadena-Deer Creek at Bemidji State University indoor, 1 p.m.
TV-Radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Thursday
Boys' basketball
Noon, KSTC: Semifinals Class 4A
2 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 4A
6 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 3A
8 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 3A
GOLF
9:30 a.m.
TGC - European PGA Tour, Open de Andalucia, first round, at Marbella, Spain
2 p.m.
TGC - PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, first round, at Avondale, La.
5:30 p.m.
TGC - LPGA Tour, Safeway International, first round, at Superstition Mountain, Ariz.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon
ESPN - Preseason, N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta, at Orlando, Fla.
2 p.m.
WGN - Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee, at Mesa, Ariz.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
CBS - NCAA Division I tournament, doubleheader, East regional semifinal, Washington State vs. North Carolina and Tennessee vs. Louisville, at Charlotte, N.C.; West regional semifinal, West Virginia vs. Xavier and UCLA vs. Western Kentucky, at Phoenix
NBA BASKETBALL
7:15 p.m.
TNT - Dallas at Denver
9:30 p.m.
TNT - Portland at Golden State
Basketball
NCAA Men's Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Thursday, March 27
Washington State (26-8) vs. North Carolina (34-2), 6:27 p.m.
Tennessee (31-4) vs. Louisville (26-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Saturday, March 29
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
Friday, March 28
Texas (30-6) vs. Stanford (28-7), 6:27 p.m.
Memphis (35-1) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
Sunday, March 30
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Ford Field
Detroit
Friday, March 28
Davidson (28-6) vs. Wisconsin (31-4), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas (33-3) vs. Villanova (22-12), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At Ford Field
Detroit
Sunday, March 30
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At US Airways Center
Phoenix
Thursday, March 27
West Virginia (26-10) vs. Xavier (29-6), 6:10 p.m.
UCLA (33-3) vs. Western Kentucky (29-6), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At US Airways Center
Phoenix
Saturday, March 29
Semifinal winners
NCAA Women's Tournament
NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Tuesday's Late Game
North Carolina 80, Georgia 66
Men's NIT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 25
Massachusetts 81, Syracuse 77
Florida 70, Arizona State 57
Wednesday, March 26
Mississippi 81, Virginia Tech 72
Ohio State 74, Dayton 63
Women's NIT
Third Round
Wednesday, March 26
Kentucky 84, James Madison 76
TCU 81, Texas Tech 74
Marquette 72, Illinois 64
Thursday, March 27
Southern Mississippi (21-13) at Michigan (18-13), 6 p.m.
Kansas (17-15) at Michigan State (20-13), 6 p.m.
Boston College (21-10) at St. John's (17-14), 6 p.m.
Florida (19-13) at N.C. State (19-12), 6 p.m.
Villanova (17-15) at Colorado (17-14), 8 p.m.
College Basketball Invitational
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 26
Bradley 96, Virginia 85
Tulsa 73, Houston 69
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
y-Boston 56 15 .789 -
xd-Detroit 50 21 .704 6
xd-Orlando 46 27 .630 11
Cleveland 40 32 .556 16 1/2
Philadelphia 37 35 .514 19 1/2
Washington 36 34 .514 19 1/2
Toronto 36 35 .507 20
Atlanta 31 40 .437 25
New Jersey 31 41 .431 25 1/2
Indiana 29 43 .403 27 1/2
Chicago 28 43 .394 28
Charlotte 25 45 .357 30 1/2
Milwaukee 24 46 .343 31 1/2
New York 20 51 .282 36
Miami 13 58 .183 43
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-New Orleans 49 21 .700 -
d-L.A. Lakers 49 22 .690 1/2
Houston 49 23 .681 1
d-Utah 47 25 .653 3
San Antonio 49 23 .681 1
Phoenix 47 24 .662 2 1/2
Dallas 45 26 .634 4 1/2
Golden State 43 27 .614 6
Denver 43 28 .606 6 1/2
Portland 38 34 .528 12
Sacramento 31 39 .443 18
L.A. Clippers 21 50 .296 28 1/2
Memphis 18 52 .257 31
Minnesota 18 52 .257 31
Seattle 17 54 .239 32 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
d-division leader
Tuesday's Games
San Antonio 107, Orlando 97
New Orleans 114, Indiana 106
Chicago 103, Atlanta 94
Dallas 103, L.A. Clippers 90
Utah 128, Charlotte 106
Portland 102, Washington 82
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 115, Milwaukee 96
Boston 117, Phoenix 97
Toronto 89, Detroit 82
Philadelphia 121, Chicago 99
New Orleans 100, Cleveland 99
New Jersey 124, Indiana 117
New York 103, Miami 96, OT
Houston 97, Minnesota 86
San Antonio 97, L.A. Clippers 88
Memphis at Sacramento
Washington at Seattle
Charlotte at L.A. Lakers
Thursday's Games
Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L OT Pts GF GA
dx-Montreal 43 24 10 96 247 213
dx-Pittsburgh 44 26 7 95 236 208
d-Carolina 41 30 6 88 234 236
New Jersey 42 27 7 91 191 182
Ottawa 42 28 7 91 249 232
N.Y. Rangers 39 26 11 89 199 186
Philadelphia 39 28 10 88 233 221
Boston 38 28 10 86 199 211
Washington 38 31 8 84 224 225
Florida 36 32 9 81 206 212
Buffalo 35 30 11 81 238 228
Toronto 35 32 10 80 219 239
N.Y. Islanders 34 36 7 75 185 228
Atlanta 31 38 8 70 204 259
Tampa Bay 30 38 8 68 214 246
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Detroit 51 20 6 108 244 171
dx-San Jose 45 21 10 100 204 179
d-Minnesota 41 28 9 91 210 211
Anaheim 43 26 8 94 192 180
Calgary 40 27 10 90 215 213
Dallas 42 29 5 89 221 191
Colorado 41 31 6 88 216 207
Vancouver 38 29 10 86 203 196
Nashville 38 31 8 84 220 220
Edmonton 39 34 5 83 225 241
Phoenix 37 34 6 80 205 215
Chicago 36 33 8 80 220 221
Columbus 34 32 11 79 186 201
St. Louis 30 34 12 72 186 222
Los Angeles 30 40 6 66 215 246
d-division leader
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa 6, Buffalo 3
Washington 3, Carolina 2, SO
Pittsburgh 2, New Jersey 0
Boston 6, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 3, Florida 1
Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Nashville 3, Columbus 0
Detroit 2, St. Louis 1
Calgary 3, Vancouver 2
Phoenix 5, San Jose 4, OT
Wednesday's Games
Columbus 4, Chicago 0
Minnesota 3, Edmonton 1
Colorado 6, Vancouver 3
Los Angeles at Anaheim
Thursday's Games
Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 1 1 .500 -
Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 -
Toronto 0 0 .000 -
New York 0 0 .000 -
Baltimore 0 0 .000 -
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 0 0 .000 -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 -
Detroit 0 0 .000 -
Kansas City 0 0 .000 -
Minnesota 0 0 .000 -
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 1 1 .500 -
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 -
Seattle 0 0 .000 -
Texas 0 0 .000 -
Tuesday's Game
Boston 5, Oakland 4, 10 innings
Wednesday's Game
Oakland 5, Boston 1
Monday, March 31
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 6:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 7:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 0 0 .000 -
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 -
Washington 0 0 .000 -
Florida 0 0 .000 -
Atlanta 0 0 .000 -
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 0 0 .000 -
Cincinnati 0 0 .000 -
Houston 0 0 .000 -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 -
Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 -
St. Louis 0 0 .000 -
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 0 0 .000 -
Colorado 0 0 .000 -
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 -
San Diego 0 0 .000 -
San Francisco 0 0 .000 -
Sunday, March 30
Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, March 31
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Florida, 3:10 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 3:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
Houston at San Diego, 905 p.m.
Linescores
At Tokyo
Boston 000 001 000 - 1 5 0
Oakland 013 000 01x - 5 9 1
Lester, Aardsma (5), Lopez (6), Delcarmen (7), Corey (8) and Varitek; Harden, Casilla (7), Foulke (8), Embree (9) and Suzuki. W-Harden 1-0. L-Lester 0-1. HRs-Boston, Ramirez (1). Oakland, Brown (1).
Spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Tampa Bay 17 6 .739
Los Angeles 18 8 .692
Oakland 15 7 .682
Texas 16 10 .615
New York 13 10 .565
Kansas City 15 12 .556
Cleveland 14 12 .539
Minnesota 14 13 .518
Detroit 13 13 .500
Seattle 11 15 .423
Boston 7 11 .389
Toronto 10 16 .385
Baltimore 9 15 .375
Chicago 10 17 .370
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Florida 18 9 .667
New York 18 10 .643
Milwaukee 17 10 .630
St. Louis 16 10 .615
Atlanta 14 13 .518
Chicago 14 14 .500
Colorado 12 12 .500
Cincinnati 14 15 .483
San Diego 11 13 .458
Philadelphia 12 15 .444
Houston 12 16 .429
Pittsburgh 11 16 .407
Arizona 11 17 .393
Washington 10 18 .357
Los Angeles 9 17 .346
San Francisco 8 19 .296
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 0
Baltimore 8, Florida 1
Pittsburgh 7, Minnesota 3
Cleveland 7, N.Y. Yankees 5
St. Louis 3, Washington 0
Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 3
N.Y. Mets 5, Atlanta 4
L.A. Angels 9, Arizona 8
Chicago White Sox 5, Colorado 2
L.A. Dodgers 3, Milwaukee 3, tie
Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco 5
Detroit 10, Houston 9
Texas 5, Seattle 1
Kansas City 8, San Diego 4
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 4
Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2
Cleveland 7, Houston 6
St. Louis 8, Baltimore 2
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Yankees 0
Atlanta 10, Washington 2
Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Texas 12, San Diego 7
Arizona 11, Colorado 8
Seattle 8, Kansas City 5
Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Angels 5
Milwaukee 12, Chicago White Sox 10
Toronto 6, Cincinnati 3
Fresno (AAA) 4, San Francisco 3
Thursday's Games
Minnesota vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Friday's Games
Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Optioned OF Brandon Moss to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Optioned RHP Tom Mastny to Buffalo (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS-Placed LHP Tim Byrdak on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Traded 1B-OF Justin Huber to San Diego for a player to be named. Designated LHP Jorge De La Rosa for assignment. Optioned RHP Kyle Davies to Omaha (PCL). Assigned RHP Roman Colon, RHP Chin-hui Tsao and C Ken Huckaby to their minor league camp.
MINNESOTA TWINS-Assigned C Drew Butera to their minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS-Optioned LHP Ryan Feierabend to Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS-Assigned RHP Kameron Loe and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia to their minor league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Released INF Alex Cintron.
CINCINNATI REDS-Optioned RHP Homer Bailey to Louisville (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES-Traded RHP Ramon Ramirez to Kansas City for a player to be named.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Released RHP Rudy Seanez.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Sent C Eric Munson outright to Nashville (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Purchased the contract of 1B Doug Mientkiewicz from Indianapolis (IL). Traded RHP Todd Redmond to Atlanta for RHP Tyler Yates. Designated INF Josh Wilson for assignment. Placed RHP Byung-Hyun Kim and LHP Juan Perez on waivers for the purpose of giving them their unconditional release. Assigned INF Jorge Velandia and RHP Jaret Wright to their minor league camp. Released RHP Hector Carrasco. Announced the retirement of RHP Masumi Kuwata.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Assigned RHP Hugo Castellanos, RHP Chris Perez and RHP Cliff Politte to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Placed C Johnny Estrada on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 21. Optioned LHP John Lannan and RHP Chris Schroder to Columbus (IL). Sent OF Ryan Langerhans outright to Columbus. Assigned INF Pete Orr to Columbus.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Announced the retirement of F Chris Webber.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Re-signed DT Jason Jefferson, CB Dustin Fox and WR Scott Mayle.
GREEN BAY PACKERS-Announced the retirement of LS Rob Davis, who was named director of player development.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed Bill Polian, president, to a contract extension through 2011.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES-Signed TE Kris Wilson to a three-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed CB Marcus Trufant to a six-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS-Agreed to terms with LB Josh Stamer. HOCKEY
COLLEGE
ALABAMA-Announced junior F Richard Hendrix plans to enter the NBA draft.
CALIFORNIA-Fired Ben Braun, men's basketball coach.
COLUMBIA-Announced the retirement of Paul Fernandes, associate athletic director, effective July 1.
ILLINOIS-Extended the contract of Ron Guenther, athletic director, through 2010.
MISSOURI STATE-Named Cuonzo Martin men's basketball coach.
SYRACUSE-Named Phil Wheddon women's soccer coach.
WICHITA STATE-Named Jody Adams women's basketball coach.