Scoreboard
Baseball
American League
Sunday's Game
Boston (Wells 12-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Johnson 16-14), 7:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Kansas City at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 2:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 3:15 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:15 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 3:15 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle, 5:35 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.
National League
Monday's Games
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta at Florida, 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 6:05 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 7:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Toronto 16 9 .640
Los Angeles 19 11 .633
Baltimore 14 11 .560
Cleveland 15 13 .536
Minnesota 15 13 .536
New York 14 15 .483
Detroit 13 14 .481
Boston 13 15 .464
Seattle 13 15 .464
Tampa Bay 13 15 .464
Chicago 14 17 .452
Kansas City 12 15 .444
Oakland 14 18 .438
Texas 12 18 .400
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
San Francisco 19 11 .633
New York 15 11 .577
St. Louis 15 11 .577
Colorado 17 14 .548
San Diego 16 14 .533
Arizona 17 15 .531
Houston 13 12 .520
Cincinnati 16 15 .516
Los Angeles 13 13 .500
Milwaukee 15 16 .484
Pittsburgh 13 14 .481
Atlanta 12 14 .461
Washington 12 14 .461
Chicago 14 17 .452
Philadelphia 11 17 .393
Florida 11 19 .367
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Friday's Games
Detroit 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Washington 3, Tampa Bay 2
Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 4
Arizona 10, Boston 3
Texas 11, Colorado 7
Cincinnati 6, Toronto 2
Houston 8, Round Rock (AAA) 2
Cleveland at Atlanta, ccd., rain
Florida 11, N.Y. Mets 9
Baltimore 3, St. Louis 1
Milwaukee 7, Chicago White Sox 6
L.A. Angels 8, L.A. Dodgers 3
Seattle 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings
San Francisco 4, Oakland 3, 10 innings
Saturday's Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, ccd., weather
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 11:05 a.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Louisville, Ky., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Albuquerque, N.M., 2:05 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.
Colorado at Colorado Springs (AAA), 2:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Las Vegas, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Springfield (AA), 3:05 p.m.
San Diego at Lake Elsinore (A), 4 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
y-Phoenix 55 17 .764 --
xz-San Antonio 53 19 .736 2
xz-Seattle 50 22 .694 5
x-Dallas 49 23 .681 6
Sacramento 45 29 .608 11
Houston 44 29 .603 11 1/2
Denver 40 31 .563 14 1/2
Memphis 40 31 .563 14 1/2
Minnesota 38 35 .521 17 1/2
L.A. Lakers 33 38 .465 21 1/2
L.A. Clippers 32 41 .438 23 1/2
Golden State 27 45 .375 28
Portland 24 47 .338 30 1/2
Utah 22 50 .306 33
New Orleans 17 54 .239 37 1/2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
y-Miami 54 19 .740 --
xz-Detroit 45 27 .625 8 1/2
z-Boston 39 33 .542 14 1/2
Washington 41 30 .577 12
Chicago 40 31 .563 13
Cleveland 37 34 .521 16
Indiana 37 34 .521 16
Philadelphia 35 37 .486 18 1/2
New Jersey 35 38 .479 19
Orlando 34 38 .472 19 1/2
Toronto 30 42 .417 23 1/2
New York 29 42 .408 24
Milwaukee 27 45 .375 26 1/2
Charlotte 15 56 .211 38
Atlanta 11 61 .153 42 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-division leaders
Thursday's Games
Indiana 114, Miami 108, OT
Chicago 102, Cleveland 90, OT
Minnesota 105, L.A. Lakers 96
Friday's Games
Toronto 119, Charlotte 107
Dallas 100, Philadelphia 83
Washington 111, Orlando 102
Boston 116, Atlanta 100
Sacramento 128, Cleveland 109
New Jersey 93, New York 91
Detroit 97, L.A. Clippers 84
Memphis 93, Milwaukee 82
New Orleans 76, Houston 73
Golden State 108, Utah 91
Phoenix 107, Minnesota 98
Denver 102, San Antonio 84
Seattle 89, Portland 87
Saturday's Games
Orlando at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 9 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Indiana at Washington, noon
Philadelphia at Boston, noon
New York at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 2:30 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Seattle at Golden State, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
College men
FINAL FOUR
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
Illinois (36-1) vs. Louisville (33-4), 5:07 p.m.
North Carolina (31-4) vs. Michigan State (26-6), 7:47 p.m.
Championship
Monday, April 4
Illinois-Louisville winner vs. North Carolina-Michigan State winner, 8:18 p.m.
National Invitation Tournament
Championship
Thursday, March 31
South Carolina 60, Saint Joseph's 57
Player of the Year Voting
Andrew Bogut, Utah 31
J.J. Redick, Duke 15
Wayne Simien, Kansas 9
Dee Brown, Illinois 5
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse 4
Sean May, North Carolina 3
Chris Paul, Wake Forest 2
Francisco Garcia, Louisville 1
Luther Head, Illinois 1
Salim Stoudamire, Arizona 1
AP Coach of the Year Voting
Bruce Weber, Illinois 54
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 6
Al Skinner, Boston College 5
Lorenzo Romar, Washington 4
Ray Giacoletti, Utah 1
Billy Gillispie, Texas A&M 1
Tubby Smith, Kentucky 1
College women
THE FINAL FOUR
At RCA Dome
Indianapolis
Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
LSU (33-2) vs. Baylor (31-3), 6 p.m.
Tennessee (30-4) vs. Michigan State (32-3), 8:30 p.m.
Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
National Invitation Tournament
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Southwest Missouri State 78, West Virginia 70
Hockey
College men
THE FROZEN FOUR
At The Schottenstein Center
Columbus, Ohio
Semifinals
Thursday, April 7
Denver (30-9-2) vs. Colorado College (31-8-3), 1 p.m.
North Dakota (24-14-5) vs. Minnesota (28-14-1), 6 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, April 9
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Auto racing
NASCAR
Nextel Cup-Food City 500
Lineup
After Friday's qualifying; race Sunday
At Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: .533 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 127.733 mph.
2. (07) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 127.444.
3. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 127.048.
4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 126.964.
5. (77) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 126.955.
6. (43) Jeff Green, Dodge, 126.603.
7. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 126.537.
8. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 126.537.
9. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 126.503.
10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 126.503.
11. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 126.461.
12. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 126.403.
13. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 126.312.
14. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 126.303.
15. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 126.245.
16. (44) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 126.179.
17. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 126.104.
18. (32) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Chevrolet, 126.013.
19. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 125.947.
20. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 125.947.
21. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 125.897.
22. (4) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 125.897.
23. (92) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 125.782.
24. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 125.716.
25. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 125.642.
26. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 125.568.
27. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 125.436.
28. (10) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 125.354.
29. (50) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 125.313.
30. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 125.281.
31. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 125.003.
32. (22) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 124.954.
33. (08) Shane Hmiel, Chevrolet, 124.954.
34. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 124.922.
35. (66) Hermie Sadler, Ford, 124.889.
36. (11) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 124.646.
37. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 124.581.
38. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 124.259.
39. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 124.210.
40. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, owner points.
41. (0) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, owner points.
42. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, owner points.
43. (00) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 124.387.
Failed to Qualify
44. (09) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 124.162.
45. (37) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 123.945.
46. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 123.190.
47. (27) Brad Teague, Ford, 121.813.
48. (34) Randy LaJoie, Chevrolet, 120.999.
49. (89) Jason Jarrett, Dodge.
Formula One
Bahrain GP
Lineup
After Saturday's qualifying; race Sunday
At Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Lap length: 3.37 mile road course
1. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 1 minute, 29.848 seconds.
2. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 1:29.993.
3. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 1:30.237.
4. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Williams-BMW, 1:30.390.
5. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 1:30.445.
6. Mark Webber, Australia, Williams-BMW, 1:30.592.
7. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:30.594.
8. Christian Klien, Austria, Red Bull-Cosworth, 1:30.646.
9. Pedro De la Rosa, Spain, McLaren Mercedes, 1:30.725.
10. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber, 1:30.933.
11. Jenson Button, Britain, BAR-Honda, 1:30.957.
12. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 1:30.952.
13. Takuma Sato, Japan, BAR-Honda, 1:31.113.
14. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull-Cosworth, 1:31.211.
15. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 1:31.826.
16. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Sauber, 1:32.318.
17. Narain Karthikeyan, India, Jordan-Toyota, 1:33.190.
18. Tiego Monteiro, Portugal, Jordan-Toyota, 1:33.424.
19. Christijan Albers, Netherlands, Minardi-Cosworth, 1:34.005.
20. Patrick Friesacher, Austria, Minardi-Cosworth, 1:34.848.
Bowling
Paul Bunyan Bowl
MONDAY AFTERNOON 3/28
PTS. Crust Construction 3, Triangle Oil 2, Lakes Area Eyecare 4, Artcraft 3, Loran Knack 1, Gary Hill Siding 2, Reichert Bus 0, Edward Jones 1.
Team Leaders Artcraft 34, Lakes Area Eyecare 30.5, Triangle Oil 27.5, Gary Hill Siding 27.5, Edward Jones 24, Loran Knack C 21 24, Crust Construction 20.5, Reichert Bus 20.
HIGH GAME Bev Gryz 195, Doris Moede 192, Mariann Enfield 190.
HIGH SERIES Barb Johnson 498, Mariann Enfield 497, Doris Moede 492.
SPORTSMAN'S 3/28
PTS. Low Rollers 11, Bar Harbor 21.5, Yde's 16, Liquor Pigz 8, Culver's 11, Bye 0, Keystone Auto 19, Woodchucks 8.5, Rafferty's 14, Open Frame 21, SJMC 19, Blue Ox Bar 24.
Team Leaders Bar Harbor 101.5, Keystone Automotive 95, Woodchucks 92.5, Yde's 89.5, Open Frame 88, SJMC 81, Rafferty's 69.5, Culver's 68, Low Rollers 67, Blue Ox Bar 51.5, Liquor Pigz 50.5, Bye 0.
HIGH GAME Jason Allord 255, Brandon Goettig 255, Rick Drakeley 235.
HIGH SERIES Jason Allord 693, Brandon Goettig 680, Aaron Blood 670.
FRIDAY NITE MIXED 3/25
PTS. Ball Doctor 2, The Underdogs 18.5, Professional Drywall 15, PBB 15, Lefty's 15, Blue Goose 9, Almost Free 2, Dave's Auto Rep 9, Kennedy Transmission 22, Shep's Scooby's 5.5, Huber Dock Service 9, Kenwood 9, Little Adventures 9, Crystal Pierz 15, Handy-Capt 22, Kustom Kreation 14.
Team Leaders Huber Dock 89.5, Professional Drywall 83, PBB 81.5, Blue Goose 81, Kustom Kreations 80, Crystal Pierz Marine 78.5, Shep's Scooby's 75, The Underdogs 74, Handy-Capt 72.5, Kennedy Transmission 72, Kenwood 68, Dave's Auto Repair 67, Little Adventures 64, Ball Doctor 57, Almost Free 54.5, Lefty's 52.5.
HIGH GAME (Women) Laurie Ramsdell 230, Shelly Boser 223, Karen Thiesse 212, (Men) Craig Wagner 268, Dan Faust 257, Kevin Pedersen 243.
HIGH SERIES (Women) Sandee Brooks 574, Shelly Boser 565, Laurie Ramsdell 565, (Men) Dan Faust 689, Doug Weise 663, Craig Wagner 623.
GUTTERDUSTERS 3/29
End of season
First-half winners Safety Caps
Second-half winners Pelican Squares
HIGH GAME Caralee Bjerkness 209, Ruth Tiedeman 193, Val Holstein 191.
HIGH SERIES Caralee Bjerkness 567, Doris Mezzenga 542, Val Holstein 540.
TUESDAY MORNING DOUBLES 4/3
PTS. Reither-Anderson 18, Zitur-Oatey 17, Bloomquist-Jans 16, Anderson-Adamson 15, Wagner-Carlson 14, Juaire-Geschwill 13, Bunnell-Berg 12, Kramer-Schmitz 11, Corner-Hanson 10, Wlasiuk-Rother 9.
Team Leaders Berg-Bunnell 411.5 - 92.5, Reither-Anderson 403.5-100.5, Anderson-Adamson 403.5-100.5.
HIGH GAME K. Reither 222, J. Berg 189, G. Oatey 187.
HIGH SERIES K. Reither 563, G. Oatey 543, J. Berg 511.
FOUR/FIFTHS 3/31
PTS. Famous Dave's 15.5, Susan's Top Drawer 14.5, Mercantile 3, Amigos 27, Motley Crue 2 2, TNA 28, Mach 3 5, Daylight Graphics 25.
Team Leaders Susan's Top Drawer 128-52, Amigos 120.5 - 59.5, Mercantile 114-66, Famous Dave's 95-81, TNA 84.5 - 95.2, Daylight Graphics 75.5 - 104.5, Mach 3 56-84, Motley Crue 2 34.5-144.5.
HIGH GAME (Women) Crystal Caird 224, Sue Volkmuth 202, Connie Tretter 180. (Men) Sonny Klabo 239, Jon Hervey 234 (2), Dave Nelson 216.
HIGH SERIES (Women) Sue Volkmuth 582, Crystal Caird 549, Connie Tretter 523, (Men) Jon Hervey 675, Sonny Klabo 663, Dave Nelson 609.
Jack's House
LUCKY STRIKERS 3/31
Team Standing: Huber Dock Service 69, Mattson Lumber 65, First Choice 60, The Insurance Office 56, Northern Eye Center 54, Rohlfing 53, Chet's TV 52, Ben Franklin Crafts 51, Versatile Golf 51, Brainerd Glass 49, Paul Bunyan Bowl 40, Gary's Painting 30.
Scratch Game: Janet Hanneken 198, Heather Schelander 191, Chris Huber 191.
Scratch Series: Janet Hanneken 559, Stephanie Winegarner 505, Joyce Bible 494
Pool
Women's league
3/30
Oak Lawn (II) 8, Paradise Shores 3
9th St. (II) 8, Oak Lawn (I) 3
9th St. (I) 6, Lakeside 5
St. Mathias 6, John's (I) 5
Blue Goose 7, John's Also 4
Yesterday's Gone 6, Eagles 5
Green Lantern bye
Standings
9th St. (II) 168, Blue Goose 165, Oak Lawn (II) 146, Lakeside 139, John's also 133, St. Mathias 132, Oak Lawn (I) 131, John's (I) 129, Eagles 128, Yesterday's Gone 123, Paradise Shores 119, 9th St. (I) 106, Green Lantern 97
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Placed RHP Wade Miller, RHP Curt Schilling and OF Adam Stern on the 15-day DL.
DETROIT TIGERS--Sent RHP Gary Knotts and LHP Steve Colyer outright to Toledo of the IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Placed 3B Chris Truby and RHP Scott Sullivan on the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Announced LHP Alex Graman cleared waivers and was sent outright to Columbus of the IL. Optioned INF Felix Excalona, RHP Scott Proctor and C Wil Nieves to Columbus. Reassigned INF Russ Johnson, INF Damien Rolls, LHP Buddy Groom, RHP Aaron Small, C Joe DePastino and OF Colin Porter to their minor league camp.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Signed Billy Beane, general manager, to a contract extension through 2012 and Michael Crowley, president, to a contract extension through 2008.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Claimed INF Wilson Valdez off waivers from the New York Mets. Placed RHP Rafael Soriano on the 60-day DL.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Agreed to terms with OF Carl Crawford on a four-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Placed LHP Ted Lilly on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 25. Released RHP Kerry Ligtenberg.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Announced Lon Rosen, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, and Gary Miereanu, vice president of communications, are no longer with the team. Placed RHP Eric Gagne on the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK METS--Optioned RHP Heath Bell to Norfolk of the IL. Reassigned RHP Jose Santiago, 1B Luis Garcia and OF Ron Calloway to their minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Released OF Ben Grieve from a minor league contract. Placed RHP John Van Benschoten on the 60-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Reassigned INF Carlos Baerga to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
Women's National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA LYNX--Signed G April McDivitt.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS--Released LB Chris Draft.
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Re-signed CB Reggie Myles to a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Released S Earl Little.
DENVER BRONCOS--Re-signed DT Luther Elliss, DT Monsanto Pope and TE Patrick Hape. Signed RB Ron Dayne.
DETROIT LIONS--Signed RB Jamel White.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Re-signed RB Najeh Davenport.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Released LB Jamie Sharper.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Agreed to terms with RB Antowain Smith on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Re-signed LB Stephen Cooper to a one-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed CB Omare Lowe.
COLLEGE
MINNESOTA-MANKATO--Named Dennis Amundson women's volleyball coach.
MONTANA--Announced the retirement of Don Read, director of athletics.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE--Announced senior volleyball MH Sheri Swanson will not return for the 2005 season.
PURDUE--Promoted defensive tackles and special teams coordinator Mark Hagen to assistant head coach.
TULANE--Named Dave Dickerson men's basketball coach.
UNC-GREENSBORO--Announced the resignation of Fran McCaffery, men's basketball coach, to take the same position at Siena.