WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

N-B-A
Thursday's Scores
Portland Trail Blazers 92 New York Knicks 86
Los Angeles Lakers 121 Memphis Grizzlies 119
Houston Rockets 91 Detroit Pistons 85
Chicago Bulls 109 Denver Nuggets 108
Phoenix Suns 118 Sacramento Kings 100

Today's Games
Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m.
New Jersey Nets at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m.
Charlotte Bobcats at Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Hornets, 8 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Seattle SuperSonics, 10:30 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m.

N-H-L
Thursday's Scores
San Jose Sharks 5 Atlanta Thrashers 1
Carolina Hurricanes 4 Washington Capitals 3
Ottawa Senators 4 Florida Panthers 2
Montreal Canadiens 6 Boston Bruins 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Detroit Red Wings 1, SO
New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 New Jersey Devils 1
Minnesota Wild 5 St. Louis Blues 1
Calgary Flames 3 Nashville Predators 2, OT
Phoenix Coyotes 2 Anaheim Ducks 1

Today's Games
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, 9 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m.

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Thursday's Scores South Regional Semifinals at San Antonio Memphis 65 Texas A-and-M 64 Ohio State 85 Tennessee 84 West Regional Semifinals at San Jose Kansas 61 Southern Illinois 58 U-C-L-A 64 Pittsburgh 55 Today East Regional Semifinals at East Rutherford, N.J. Georgetown vs. Vanderbilt, 7:27 p.m. North Carolina vs. Southern California, 30 minutes after first game Midwest Regional Semifinals at St. Louis Butler vs. Florida, 7:10 p.m. U-N-L-V vs. Oregon, 30 minutes after first game NIT Tournament No Games Yesterday Today No games scheduled Tuesday, March 27 Semifinals at Madison Square Garden Mississippi State vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m. Clemson vs. Air Force, 9:30 p.m.

Major League Spring Training
Thursday's Scores
Atlanta Braves 7 N.Y. Mets 1
Boston Red Sox 4 Philadelphia Phillies 4, tie, 10 innings
Florida Marlins 2 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds 8 N.Y. Yankees 7
Baltimore Orioles 8 L.A. Dodgers 0
San Diego Padres 1 Chicago Cubs 0, 5 innings, rain
Seattle Mariners 11 Chicago White Sox 6
Arizona Diamondbacks 6 San Francisco Giants 0, 6 1/2 innings, rain
Detroit Tigers 5 Cleveland Indians 4
Washington Nationals 16 Houston Astros 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 Minnesota Twins 5, 10 innings
Texas Rangers vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., ccd., rain
Colorado Rockies vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Phoenix, ccd., rain
Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics at Phoenix, ccd., rain

Today's Games
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Florida Marlins at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
San Diego Padres vs. Oakland Athletics at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Seattle Mariners at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City Royals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Colorado Rockies at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians at Winter Haven, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati Reds vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays at St. Petersburg, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers vs. Texas Rangers at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.