Scoreboard
Baseball
Major League
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 2 0 1.000 --
Toronto 2 0 1.000 --
Baltimore 1 0 1.000 1/2
Boston 0 2 .000 2
Tampa Bay 0 2 .000 2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 1 0 1.000 --
Detroit 1 0 1.000 --
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
Kansas City 0 1 .000 1
Minnesota 0 1 .000 1
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 --
Seattle 1 0 1.000 --
Oakland 0 1 .000 1
Texas 0 1 .000 1
Monday's Games
Detroit 11, Kansas City 2
Baltimore 4, Oakland 0
Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland 0
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 2
Seattle 5, Minnesota 1
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 3
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 3
L.A. Angels 3, Texas 2
Minnesota at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Boston (Wakefield 12-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 12-9), 12:05 p.m.
Kansas City (R.Hernandez 0-0) at Detroit (Maroth 11-13), 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Millwood 9-6) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 13-11), 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (Towers 9-9) at Tampa Bay (Hendrickson 10-15), 3:15 p.m.
Minnesota (Silva 14-8) at Seattle (Madritsch 6-3), 5:35 p.m.
Oakland (Harden 11-7) at Baltimore (Cabrera 12-8), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Rogers 18-9) at L.A. Angels (Washburn 11-8), 9:05 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Kansas City at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 1 0 1.000 --
Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 --
Atlanta 0 1 .000 1
New York 0 1 .000 1
Washington 0 1 .000 1
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 1 0 1.000 --
Milwaukee 1 0 1.000 --
St. Louis 1 0 1.000 --
Chicago 1 1 .500 1/2
Houston 0 1 .000 1
Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1
West Division
W L Pct GB
Colorado 1 0 1.000 --
San Francisco 1 0 1.000 --
Arizona 1 1 .500 1/2
Los Angeles 0 1 .000 1
San Diego 0 1 .000 1
Monday's Games
Milwaukee 9, Pittsburgh 2
Cincinnati 7, N.Y. Mets 6
Philadelphia 8, Washington 4
Colorado 12, San Diego 10
Chicago Cubs 16, Arizona 6
Tuesday's Games
Florida 9, Atlanta 0
San Francisco 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
St. Louis 7, Houston 3
Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee (D.Davis 12-12) at Pittsburgh (K.Wells 5-7), 11:35 a.m.
St. Louis (Marquis 15-7) at Houston (Pettitte 6-4), 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Hampton 13-9) at Florida (Leiter 10-8), 6:05 p.m.
Washington (Day 5-10) at Philadelphia (Wolf 5-8), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Glavine 11-14) at Cincinnati (Milton 14-6), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Eaton 11-14) at Colorado (Jennings 11-12), 7:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Od.Perez 7-6) at San Francisco (Rueter 9-12), 9:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 1-1) at Arizona (Webb 7-16), 9:10 p.m.
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday's Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 000 100 101 -- 3 11 1
New York 003 000 001 -- 4 7 0
Clement, Halama (5), Mantei (6), MMyers (7), Embree (7), Foulke (8) and Varitek; Pavano, Stanton (7), Gordon (8), MRivera (9) and Posada. W--MRivera 1-0. L--Foulke 0-1. HRs--Boston, DOrtiz (1), Varitek (1). New York, Jeter (1), Matsui (2).
Toronto 100 005 000 -- 6 10 0
Tampa Bay 000 010 200 -- 3 7 0
Chacin, League (6), Schoeneweis (7), Speier (8), MBatista (9) and Zaun; Kazmir, McClung (6), Fossum (6), Harper (8) and THall. W--Chacin 1-0. L--McClung 0-1. Sv--MBatista (2). HRs--Tampa Bay, Cantu (1), ASGonzalez (1).
Texas 001 000 010 -- 2 7 0
Los Angeles 100 001 10x -- 3 6 0
Drese, Mahay (8) and Barajas; Colon, Shields (7), FRodriguez (9) and BMolina. W--Colon 1-0. L--Drese 0-1. Sv--FRodriguez (1). HRs--Texas, Teixeira (1). Los Angeles, VGuerrero (1).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0 5 0
Florida 520 002 00x -- 9 13 0
Smoltz, JoSosa (2), Bernero (5), Colon (7), TMartin (8) and JEstrada, EddPerez (4); Beckett, Mecir (7), TJones (8), Mota (9) and Lo Duca. W--Beckett 1-0. L--Smoltz 0-1. HR--Florida, JEncarnacion (1).
Los Angeles 110 000 000 -- 2 5 2
San Francisco 000 200 11x -- 4 10 0
DLowe, Carrara (8), Wunsch (8) and JPhillips; Schmidt, Eyre (8), Benitez (9) and Matheny. W--Schmidt 1-0. L--DLowe 0-1. Sv--Benitez (1). HRs--Los Angeles, Izturis (1). San Francisco, Alfonzo (1).
St. Louis 300 003 100 -- 7 11 0
Houston 001 000 020 -- 3 7 0
Carpenter, Al Reyes (8), Tavarez (8), King (9), Isringhausen (9) and YMolina; Oswalt, Springer (7), Harville (8), Wheeler (9) and Ausmus. W--Carpenter 1-0. L--Oswalt 0-1. Sv--Isringhausen (1). HRs--St. Louis, LWalker (1), Edmonds (1), RSanders (1).
Chicago 030 000 010 -- 4 8 0
Arizona 200 120 00x -- 5 7 0
Maddux, Remlinger (6), Wuertz (7), CFox (8) and Barrett; RuOrtiz, Koplove (7), Lyon (8) and Snyder. W--RuOrtiz 1-0. L--Maddux 0-1. Sv--Lyon (1). HRs--Chicago, Hollandsworth (1). Arizona, LGonzalez 2 (2).
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 39 34 .534 --
Philadelphia 36 37 .493 3
New Jersey 35 39 .473 4 1/2
Toronto 30 43 .411 9
New York 29 43 .403 9 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
y-Miami 55 19 .743 --
Washington 41 31 .569 13
Orlando 35 38 .479 19 1/2
Charlotte 15 57 .208 39
Atlanta 11 62 .151 43 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Detroit 46 27 .630 --
Chicago 41 31 .569 4 1/2
Cleveland 38 34 .528 7 1/2
Indiana 38 34 .528 7 1/2
Milwaukee 28 45 .384 18
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 54 19 .740 --
x-Dallas 49 24 .671 5
Houston 44 30 .595 10 1/2
Memphis 41 31 .569 12 1/2
New Orleans 17 55 .236 36 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Seattle 50 23 .685 --
Denver 41 31 .569 8 1/2
Minnesota 39 35 .527 11 1/2
Portland 24 48 .333 25 1/2
Utah 22 50 .306 27 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
y-Phoenix 56 17 .767 --
Sacramento 45 30 .600 12
L.A. Lakers 33 40 .452 23
L.A. Clippers 33 41 .446 23 1/2
Golden State 28 45 .384 28
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 6:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at Boston, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 9 p.m.
Thursday's Games
New York at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
College men
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the final USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Carolina (31) 33-4 775 3
2. Illinois 37-2 744 1
3. Louisville 33-5 704 4
4. Michigan State 26-7 676 15
5. Kentucky 28-6 637 5
6. Arizona 30-7 612 9
7. Duke 27-6 560 2
8. Oklahoma State 26-7 515 8
9. Washington 29-6 511 7
10. Wisconsin 25-9 489 19
11. Wake Forest 27-6 399 6
12. West Virginia 24-11 364 --
13. Villanova 24-8 355 22
14. Utah 29-6 333 17
15. Kansas 23-7 253 10
16. Texas Tech 22-11 251 24
17. Connecticut 23-8 249 14
18. Gonzaga 26-5 239 11
19. Boston College 25-5 234 12
20. Oklahoma 25-8 218 16
21. Syracuse 27-7 179 13
22. North Carolina State 21-14 137 --
23. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 26-6 123 --
24. Florida 24-8 118 18
25. Cincinnati 25-8 96 23
Others receiving votes: Pacific 84, Alabama 45, Georgia Tech 45, Vermont 34, South Carolina 12, Texas 11, Iowa 10, Minnesota 10, Southern Illinois 10, Saint Joseph's 9, Bucknell 8, Nevada 7, UAB 5, Iowa State 4, Pittsburgh 4, New Mexico 3, Charlotte 2, Memphis 1.
College women
THE FINAL FOUR
At RCA Dome
Indianapolis
Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
Baylor 68, LSU 57
Michigan State 68, Tennessee 64
Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Baylor 84, Michigan State 62
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.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with C Victor Martinez on a five-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Purchased the contract of C Greg Myers from Syracuse of the IL. Sent RHP Justin Miller outright to Syracuse.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES--Released LHP Darren Oliver from his minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Placed OF Rick Ankiel on waivers for the purpose of his unconditional release. Purchased the contracts of LHP Bill Pulsipher and 2B Abraham Nunez from Memphis of the PCL. Placed RHP Matt Morris on the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS--Placed F Luol Deng on the injured list. Activated C Jared Reiner from the injured list.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS--Placed C Chris Mihm on the injured list. Activated C Vlade Divac from the injured list.
NEW JERSEY NETS--Named Petra Pope senior director of entertainment marketing.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS--Signed F Glenn Robinson. Waived G Dion Glover.
Women's National Basketball Association
NEW YORK LIBERTY--Re-signed G-F Vickie Johnson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Re-signed DL Carl Powell to a one-year contract.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Traded an undisclosed 2005 draft choice to Tennessee for DE Carlos Hall. Signed WR Darrell Hill to a two-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Waived FB James Lynch.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Signed WR David Terrell.
NEW YORK JETS--Re-signed TE Chris Baker, DT Josh Evans, LB Kenyatta Wright, WR Jonathan Carter, OL Jonathan Goodwin, G Dave Yovanovits and S Oliver Celestin.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Re-signed S Jarrod Cooper.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Signed S Tyrone Carter to a two-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed LB Byron Hardmon and S Eli Ward.
COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA--Named Dennis Gates men's assistant basketball coach.
CARNEGIE MELLON--Named Kim Kelly women's volleyball coach.
DAYTON--Extended the contract of Jim Jabir, women's basketball coach, through the 2008-09 season.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT--Named Rodney Tention men's basketball coach.
MEMPHIS--Named Amos Mansfield athletic trainer. Promoted Eddie Cantler to assistant athletic director for support services.
MUSKINGUM--Named Geno Ford men's basketball coach.
PURDUE--Named Kent Williams supervisor of men's basketball operations.
TEXAS A&M--Announced junior G-F Antoine Wright will forego his senior year and make himself available for the NBA draft.
TUSCULUM--Named Missy Tiber women's basketball coach.
VILLANOVA--Announced the resignation of Fred Hill, men's associate head basketball coach.