WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NBA

Monday's Games
Milwaukee 107, New Jersey 78
Orlando 101, Miami 95
Utah 112, New York 104
Memphis 114, Golden State 109
Tuesday's Games
Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Denver, 9 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 0
San Jose 2, Calgary 1
Phoenix 6, Dallas 5, OT
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Spring Training

Monday's Games
Atlanta 4, Boston 3, 10 innings
Detroit 3, Washington 2
N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 1
St. Louis 2, Florida 1
Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2
Philadelphia 13, Houston 3
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2
Milwaukee 9, Seattle 7
Oakland 9, L.A. Dodgers 5
Texas 7, San Francisco 5, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 8, Kansas City 8, tie, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 13, Chicago White Sox 3
Colorado 10, Arizona 3
N.Y. Mets 2, Baltimore 1
Cleveland 5, San Diego 2
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Houston at Kississimme, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

NIT

First Round
Tuesday, March 17
Davidson 70, South Carolina 63
Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62
Penn State 77, George Mason 73, OT
Notre Dame 70, UAB 64
Kentucky 70, UNLV 60
San Diego State 65, Weber State 49
New Mexico 83, Nebraska 71
Saint Mary's, Calif. 68, Washington State 57
Wednesday, March 18
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
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Second Round
Thursday, March 19
Penn State 83, Rhode Island 74
Notre Dame 70, New Mexico 68
Friday, March 20
Florida 74, Miami 60
Auburn 74, Tulsa 55
San Diego State 70, Kansas State 52
Saturday, March 21
Baylor 82, Virginia Tech 66
Monday, March 23
Kentucky 65, Creighton 63
Saint Mary's, Calif. 80, Davidson 68
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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 24
Baylor 74, Auburn 72
Penn State 71, Florida 62
Wednesday, March 25
Notre Dame 77, Kentucky 67
San Diego State 70, Saint Mary's, Calif. 66
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Semifinals
Tuesday, March 31
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
Baylor (23-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), 7 p.m.
Penn State (25-11) vs. Notre Dame (21-14), 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Today's Sports-Tuesday, March 31, 2009

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

TRI VALLEY 6
MINERSVILLE 2

MAHANOY AREA 11
SHEN VALLEY 0

NATIVITY 15
WEATHERLY 1

GOVERNOR MIFFLIN 12
POTTSVILLE 2

JIM THORPE 10
NOTRE DAME EAST STROUDSBURG 7

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

MINERSVILLE 13
TRI VALLEY 3

NATIVITY 19
WEATHERLY 2

SHEN VALLEY 13
MAH AREA 1

WILLIAMS VALLEY 15
LOURDES 2

KUTZTOWN 6
TAMAQUA 5

JIM THORPE 8
NOTRE DAME-EAST STROUDSBURG 1

BASEBALL TODAY

GOVERNOR MIFFLIN AT POTTSVILLE
PANTHER VALLEY AT MARIAN

SOFTBALL

PANTHER VALLEY AT MARIAN
LINE MOUNTAIN AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

Barket named Scholar Athlete

Schuylkill Haven football standout Zach Barket added another award to his resume last night, Schuylkill County’s Scholar Athlete. The nation’s leading high school running back was one of 14 nominees from area high schools. Barket, who is planning to continue his football and academic career at Lehigh University, had some wise advice for young athletes:

ZACH BARKET

The Scholar Athlete program is given by the Schuylkill Chapter Number 25, National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

NCAA Men's Basketball
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Villanova 78, Pittsburgh 76

SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
North Carolina 72, Oklahoma 60

MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Connecticut 82, Missouri 75

FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 4
Michigan State (30-6) vs. Connecticut (31-4), 6:07 p.m.
Villanova (30-7) vs. North Carolina (32-4), 8:47 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 6
Semifinal winners

NCAA Women's Basketball

All Times EDT
TRENTON REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Sunday, March 29
Connecticut 77, California 53
Arizona State 84, Texas A&M 69
Regional Championship
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Tuesday, March 31
Connecticut (36-0) vs. Arizona State (26-8), 7 p.m.

BERKELEY REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, March 28
Iowa State 69, Michigan State 68
Stanford 84, Ohio State 66
Regional Championship
At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Monday, March 30
Iowa State (27-8) vs. Stanford (32-4), 9 p.m.

RALEIGH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Saturday, March 28
Louisville 56, Baylor 39
Maryland 78, Vanderbilt 74
Regional Championship
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Monday, March 30
Louisville (32-4) vs. Maryland (31-4) , 7 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Sunday, March 29
Purdue 67, Rutgers 61
Oklahoma 70, Pittsburgh 59
Regional Championship
At Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Tuesday, March 31
Purdue (25-10) vs. Oklahoma (31-4), 9 p.m.
NBA:
Sunday's Games
Cleveland 102, Dallas 74
Toronto 134, Chicago 129, OT
Atlanta 86, L.A. Lakers 76
Minnesota 108, New Jersey 99
Detroit 101, Philadelphia 97
Indiana 124, Washington 115
Boston 103, Oklahoma City 84
New Orleans 90, San Antonio 86
Sacramento 126, Phoenix 118
Monday's Games
All times Eastern

Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Utah, 9 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Nashville 4, Detroit 3
St. Louis 5, Columbus 2
Ottawa 3, Tampa Bay 0
Vancouver 4, Chicago 0
Boston 4, Philadelphia 3
Anaheim 4, Colorado 1
Minnesota 3, Edmonton 2
Monday's Games
All Times Eastern

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500
At Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Va.
Lap length: 0.526 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 121.6 rating, 190
points, $213,626.
2. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 141.1, 180, $149,000.
3. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 500, 117.3, 165, $119,273.
4. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, 126.6, 165, $138,951.
5. (3) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 500, 112.7, 155, $94,875.
6. (27) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 87, 150, $112,554.
7. (31) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 500, 98.7, 146, $90,750.
8. (19) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 102.8, 142, $95,725.
9. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 500, 90.4, 138, $81,425.
10. (28) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 500, 84, 134, $93,125.
MLS
Sunday's Game
Chivas USA 2, FC Dallas 0
Monday's schedule:
No games scheduled

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NBA

Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers 92, Detroit 77
Chicago 106, Miami 87
Portland 129, Phoenix 109
Friday's Games
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL

Thursday's Games
Columbus 5, Calgary 0
Florida 4, Philadelphia 2
Atlanta 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, SO
Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT
Nashville 3, San Jose 2
St. Louis 4, Vancouver 2
Los Angeles 1, Dallas 0, SO
Phoenix 3, Edmonton 2
Friday's Games
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NCAA Tournament

Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 17
Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43

EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Texas 76, Minnesota 62
Duke 86, Binghamton 62
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 80, American 67
UCLA 65, Virginia Commonwealth 64
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 77, Portland State 59
Wisconsin 61, Florida State 59, OT
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma State 77, Tennessee 75
Pittsburgh 72, ETSU 62
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 89, UCLA 69
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Duke 74, Texas 69
Sunday, March 22
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 60, Wisconsin 49
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Pittsburgh 84, Oklahoma State 76
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Pittsburgh 60, Xavier 55
Villanova 77, Duke 54
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Pittsburgh (31-4) vs. Villanova (29-7), 7:05 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
LSU 75, Butler 71
North Carolina 101, Radford 58
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Michigan 62, Clemson 59
Oklahoma 82, Morgan State 54
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 77, Akron 64
Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72
Friday, March 20
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 59, Stephen F. Austin 44
Arizona State 66, Temple 57
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 84, LSU 70
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 78, Arizona State 67
At FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Oklahoma (29-5) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 7:27 p.m.
North Carolina (30-4) vs. Gonzaga (28-5), after conclusion of
first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 20
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 74, Morehead State 54
Siena 74, Ohio State 72, 2OT
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 84, Utah 71
Cleveland State 84, Wake Forest 69
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 84, North Dakota State 74
Dayton 68, West Virginia 60
Southern California 72, Boston College 55
Michigan State 77, Robert Morris 62
Second Round
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 71, Cleveland State 57
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 79, Siena 72
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 60, Dayton 43
Michigan State 74, Southern California 69
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Louisville (30-5) vs. Arizona (21-13), 7:07 p.m.
Michigan State (28-6) vs. Kansas (27-7), after conclusion of
first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70
Maryland 84, California 71
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Texas A&M 79, BYU 66
Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 47
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56
Washington 71, Mississippi State 58
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Marquette 58, Utah State 57
Missouri 78, Cornell 59
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 89, Maryland 70
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut 92, Texas A&M 66
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 76, Washington 74
Sunday, March 22
Second Round
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Missouri 83, Marquette 79
At University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Connecticut 72, Purdue 60
Missouri 102, Memphis 91
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Connecticut (30-4) vs. Missouri (31-6), 4:40 p.m.

FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 4
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 6
Semifinal winners

Spring Training

Thursday's Games
Toronto 7, Atlanta 5
N.Y. Mets 9, St. Louis 5
N.Y. Yankees 10, Philadelphia 2
Florida 11, Baltimore 6
Milwaukee 11, Texas 10
L.A. Angels 8, Cleveland 5
Seattle 10, Kansas City 9
Arizona 3, Chicago White Sox 1
L.A. Dodgers 8, Colorado 6
Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 3
Cincinnati 6, Minnesota 4
San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 3, 7 innings, wind
Friday's Games
Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:15 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sunday night, Schuylkill County's Scholar Athlete will be selected at the 48th annual dinner at Pine View Acres. Sponsored by the Schuylkill Chapter Number 25 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, the event salutes the best of the best of county high school football players who excel on the gridiron, in the classroom and in their community. Fourteen young men will be vying for the title. Listen to WPPA Sunday night for live coverage from the 48th annual Scholar Athlete banquet.

Here are this year's nominees:
(click to view)

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Chicago 99, Detroit 91
L.A. Lakers 107, Oklahoma City 89
San Antonio 107, Golden State 106
Utah 99, Houston 86
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 90, Miami 88
Toronto 115, Milwaukee 106
San Antonio 102, Atlanta 92
Washington 95, Charlotte 93
Cleveland 98, New Jersey 87
Philadelphia 96, Minnesota 88
L.A. Clippers 140, New York 135, OT
Orlando 84, Boston 82
Denver 101, New Orleans 88
Dallas 128, Golden State 106
Phoenix 118, Utah 114

NHL

Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 2, Minnesota 1
Toronto 3, Washington 2, SO
Montreal 6, Atlanta 3
Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1, OT
Anaheim 2, Nashville 1, SO
St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 0
Vancouver 5, Dallas 2
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2
Wednesday's Games
Buffalo 5, Florida 3
Carolina 2, Ottawa 1
Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 2
Pittsburgh 2, Calgary 0
Chicago 6, San Jose 5, SO
Anaheim 7, Colorado 2

NCAA Tournament

Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 17
Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43

EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Texas 76, Minnesota 62
Duke 86, Binghamton 62
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 80, American 67
UCLA 65, Virginia Commonwealth 64
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 77, Portland State 59
Wisconsin 61, Florida State 59, OT
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma State 77, Tennessee 75
Pittsburgh 72, ETSU 62
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 89, UCLA 69
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Duke 74, Texas 69
Sunday, March 22
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 60, Wisconsin 49
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Pittsburgh 84, Oklahoma State 76
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Pittsburgh (30-4) vs. Xavier (27-7), 7:27 p.m.
Duke (30-6) vs. Villanova (28-7), after conclusion of first
game
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
LSU 75, Butler 71
North Carolina 101, Radford 58
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Michigan 62, Clemson 59
Oklahoma 82, Morgan State 54
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 77, Akron 64
Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72
Friday, March 20
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 59, Stephen F. Austin 44
Arizona State 66, Temple 57
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 84, LSU 70
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 78, Arizona State 67
At FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Oklahoma (29-5) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 7:27 p.m.
North Carolina (30-4) vs. Gonzaga (28-5), after conclusion of
first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 20
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 74, Morehead State 54
Siena 74, Ohio State 72, 2OT
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 84, Utah 71
Cleveland State 84, Wake Forest 69
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 84, North Dakota State 74
Dayton 68, West Virginia 60
Southern California 72, Boston College 55
Michigan State 77, Robert Morris 62
Second Round
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 71, Cleveland State 57
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 79, Siena 72
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 60, Dayton 43
Michigan State 74, Southern California 69
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Louisville (30-5) vs. Arizona (21-13), 7:07 p.m.
Michigan State (28-6) vs. Kansas (27-7), after conclusion of
first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70
Maryland 84, California 71
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Texas A&M 79, BYU 66
Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 47
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56
Washington 71, Mississippi State 58
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Marquette 58, Utah State 57
Missouri 78, Cornell 59
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 89, Maryland 70
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut 92, Texas A&M 66
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 76, Washington 74
Sunday, March 22
Second Round
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Missouri 83, Marquette 79
At University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Connecticut (29-4) vs. Purdue (27-9), 7:07 p.m.
Missouri (30-6) vs. Memphis (33-3), after conclusion of first
game
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 4
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 6
Semifinal winners

Spring Training

Wednesday's Games
Boston 2, Cincinnati 1
Houston 4, St. Louis 3
Detroit 10, N.Y. Mets 6
L.A. Angels 18, Colorado 11
Milwaukee 12, L.A. Dodgers 8
Cleveland 8, San Diego 4
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland 4
Washington 6, Atlanta 3
Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2
Texas 8, Arizona 5
Thursday's Games
Toronto vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:35 p.m.

NIT

Wednesday, March 18
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
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Second Round
Thursday, March 19
Penn State 83, Rhode Island 74
Notre Dame 70, New Mexico 68
Friday, March 20
Florida 74, Miami 60
Auburn 74, Tulsa 55
San Diego State 70, Kansas State 52
Saturday, March 21
Baylor 82, Virginia Tech 66
Monday, March 23
Kentucky 65, Creighton 63
Saint Mary's, Calif. 80, Davidson 68
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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 24
Baylor 74, Auburn 72
Penn State 71, Florida 62
Wednesday, March 25
Notre Dame 77, Kentucky 67
San Diego State 70, Saint Mary's, Calif. 66
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Semifinals
Tuesday, March 30
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
Baylor (23-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), 7 p.m.
Penn State (25-11) vs. Notre Dame (21-14), 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Chicago 99, Detroit 91
L.A. Lakers 107, Oklahoma City 89
San Antonio 107, Golden State 106
Utah 99, Houston 86
Wednesday's Games
Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
NHL

Monday's Games
Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 2
Carolina 3, Florida 2, OT
Calgary 5, Detroit 3
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 2, Minnesota 1
Toronto 3, Washington 2, SO
Montreal 6, Atlanta 3
Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1, OT
Anaheim 2, Nashville 1, SO
St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 0
Vancouver 5, Dallas 2
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2

Spring Training

Tuesday's Games
Houston 8, N.Y. Mets 0
Minnesota 8, Florida 1
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 6
Washington 3, Baltimore 1
Texas 7, Seattle 7, tie, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado 8
L.A. Angels 10, San Diego 5
San Francisco 7, Arizona 3
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland 2, tie, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Boston 1
Kansas City 8, Oakland 3
Seattle 8, L.A. Dodgers 6
Wednesday's Games
Boston vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

NIT

First Round
Tuesday, March 17
Davidson 70, South Carolina 63
Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62
Penn State 77, George Mason 73, OT
Notre Dame 70, UAB 64
Kentucky 70, UNLV 60
San Diego State 65, Weber State 49
New Mexico 83, Nebraska 71
St. Mary's, Calif. 68, Washington State 57
Wednesday, March 18
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
---
Second Round
Thursday, March 19
Penn State 83, Rhode Island 74
Notre Dame 70, New Mexico 68
Friday, March 20
Florida 74, Miami 60
Auburn 74, Tulsa 55
San Diego State 70, Kansas State 52
Saturday, March 21
Baylor 82, Virginia Tech 66
Monday, March 23
Kentucky 65, Creighton 63
St. Mary's, Calif. 80, Davidson 68
---
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 24
Baylor 74, Auburn 72
Penn State 71, Florida 62
Wednesday, March 25
Kentucky (22-12) at Notre Dame (20-14), 7 p.m.
St. Mary's, Calif. (27-6) at San Diego State (25-9), 9 p.m.
---
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 30
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
Baylor (23-14) vs. St. Mary's, Calif.-San Diego State winner, 7
or 9:30 p.m.
Penn State (25-11) vs. Kentucky-Notre Dame winner, 7 or 9:30
p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NBA

Sunday's Games
Miami 101, Detroit 96
Houston 87, San Antonio 85
Toronto 100, L.A. Clippers 76
Oklahoma City 97, Minnesota 90
Cleveland 96, New Jersey 88
New Orleans 99, Golden State 89
Philadelphia 112, Sacramento 100
Monday's Games
Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1
Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1
Boston 4, New Jersey 1
Minnesota 3, Edmonton 0
Ottawa 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Anaheim 6, Phoenix 2
San Jose 3, Colorado 1
Monday's Games
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

NCAA Tournament

Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 17
Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43

EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Texas 76, Minnesota 62
Duke 86, Binghamton 62
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 80, American 67
UCLA 65, Virginia Commonwealth 64
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 77, Portland State 59
Wisconsin 61, Florida State 59, OT
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma State 77, Tennessee 75
Pittsburgh 72, ETSU 62
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 89, UCLA 69
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Duke 74, Texas 69
Sunday, March 22
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier 60, Wisconsin 49
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Pittsburgh 84, Oklahoma State 76
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Pittsburgh (30-4) vs. Xavier (27-7), 7:27 p.m.
Duke (30-6) vs. Villanova (28-7), after conclusion of first
game
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
LSU 75, Butler 71
North Carolina 101, Radford 58
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Michigan 62, Clemson 59
Oklahoma 82, Morgan State 54
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 77, Akron 64
Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72
Friday, March 20
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 59, Stephen F. Austin 44
Arizona State 66, Temple 57
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 84, LSU 70
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse 78, Arizona State 67
At FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Oklahoma (29-5) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 7:27 p.m.
North Carolina (30-4) vs. Gonzaga (28-5), after conclusion of
first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 20
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 74, Morehead State 54
Siena 74, Ohio State 72, 2OT
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 84, Utah 71
Cleveland State 84, Wake Forest 69
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 84, North Dakota State 74
Dayton 68, West Virginia 60
Southern California 72, Boston College 55
Michigan State 77, Robert Morris 62
Second Round
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Arizona 71, Cleveland State 57
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville 79, Siena 72
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas 60, Dayton 43
Michigan State 74, Southern California 69
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Louisville (30-5) vs. Arizona (21-13), 7:07 p.m.
Michigan State (28-6) vs. Kansas (27-7), after conclusion of
first game
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70
Maryland 84, California 71
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Texas A&M 79, BYU 66
Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 47
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56
Washington 71, Mississippi State 58
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Marquette 58, Utah State 57
Missouri 78, Cornell 59
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 89, Maryland 70
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut 92, Texas A&M 66
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 76, Washington 74
Sunday, March 22
Second Round
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Missouri 83, Marquette 79
At University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Connecticut (29-4) vs. Purdue (27-9), 7:07 p.m.
Missouri (30-6) vs. Memphis (33-3), after conclusion of first
game
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 4
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 6
Semifinal winners

Spring Training

Sunday's Games
Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 0
Florida 2, Detroit 0
Minnesota 11, Toronto 6
Houston 1, Washington 0
Boston 3, Philadelphia 0
St. Louis 5, Baltimore 4
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 0
N.Y. Mets 12, Atlanta 1
L.A. Dodgers 11, Texas 4
Chicago Cubs 5, Seattle 3
Arizona 12, San Diego 7
Chicago White Sox 12, Oakland 10
Milwaukee 10, San Francisco 9
L.A. Angels 18, Kansas City 12
Colorado 4, Cleveland 3
Monday's Games
Detroit vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

PIAA GIRLS CLASS A FINAL

BISHOP GUILFOYLE 49
NATIVITY BVM 27

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH GEORGE FORNEY AND THE GOLDEN GIRLS ON A TERRIFIC SEASON!

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-Saturday, March 21, 2009

Today, the Nativity Golden Girls will take the floor at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State University in search of Girls Class A gold. George Forney’s squad has a tough task ahead of them, facing the 29-1 Marauders of Bishop Guilfoyle High School. WPPA and T102 and our respective websites, wpparadio-dot-com and t102radio-dot-com will have all the action from Happy Valley with an extended pregame show live at the Jordan Center. Tip off in the PIAA Class A championship is 12 noon. From all of us at the Pottsville Broadcasting Company, good luck to the Nativity Golden Girls.


NCAA

First Round
at American Airlines Arena

Final Syracuse 59 Stephen F.Austin 44
Final Arizona St. 66 Temple 57
Final Arizona 84 Utah 71
Final Cleveland St. 84 Wake Forest 69
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Final ( 1) Kansas 84 N. Dakota St. 74
Final Dayton 68 West Virginia 60
Final ( 5) Southern Cal 72 Boston College 55
Final Michigan St. 77 Robert Morris 62

at Taco Bell Arena

Final Marquette 58 Utah St. 57
Final Missouri 78 Cornell 59
Final Xavier 77 Portland St. 59
Final OT Wisconsin 61 Florida St. 59
at University of Dayton Arena
Final Oklahoma St. 77 ( 5) Tennessee 75
Final ( 3) Pittsburgh 72 ETSU 62
Final Louisville 74 Morehead St. 54
Final 2OT Siena 74 ( 1) Ohio St. 72

NIT

Second Round
at Auburn, Ala.

Final Auburn 74 Tulsa 55

at Gainesville, Fla.
Final ( 1) Florida 74 Miami 60

at San Diego
Final San Diego St. 70 Kansas St. 52

BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING

Final Houston 4 Cincinnati 2
Final Florida 8 Atlanta 6, 10 Innings
Final N-Y Mets 4 Baltimore 0
Final N-Y Yankees 4 Minnesota 2
Final Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 2, 10 Innings
Final Boston 11 Pittsburgh 4
Final Toronto 15 Tampa Bay 4
Final Detroit 5 Washington 2
Final L.A. Angels 6 Arizona 1
Final Milwaukee 6 Seattle 5
Final Cleveland 7 Oakland 6
Final Chi Cubs 5 San Diego 3
Final San Francisco 10 Chi White Sox 3
Final Texas 11 Colorado 5
Final Kansas City 9 L.A. Dodgers 4

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Charlotte 102 Toronto 89
Final Dallas 94 Indiana 92
Final New Jersey 96 Miami 88
Final Sacramento 121 New York 94
Final Detroit 108 L-A Clippers 90
Final New Orleans 96 Memphis 84
Final Utah 101 Oklahoma City 94
Final Boston 80 San Antonio 77
Final Houston 107 Minnesota 88
Final Denver 116 Washington 105
Final Golden State 119 Philadelphia 111

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final New Jersey 4 Minnesota 0
Final Carolina 5 N-Y Islanders 4
Final Detroit 6 Atlanta 3
Final Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 1
Final Philadelphia 6 Buffalo 4
Final 2OT Edmonton 5 Chicago 4 (SO Edmonton 2-0)
Final St. Louis 3 Calgary 2

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NBA
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 95, Dallas 87
Cleveland 97, Portland 92, OT
L.A. Lakers 114, Golden State 106
Friday's Games
Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Miami at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Boston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Los Angeles 3, Boston 2, OT
Ottawa 5, Montreal 4
Florida 3, Toronto 1
Washington 5, Tampa Bay 2
Edmonton 8, Colorado 1
Anaheim 3, Phoenix 2, SO
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 0
San Jose 3, Nashville 2, SO
Friday's Games
Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.

NCAA

EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Texas 76, Minnesota 62
Duke 86, Binghamton 62
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova 80, American 67
UCLA 65, Virginia Commonwealth 64
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier (25-7) vs. Portland State (23-9), 7:25 p.m.
Florida State (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (19-12), 30 minutes
following
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma State (22-11) vs. Tennessee (21-12), 12:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh (28-4) vs. ETSU (23-10), 30 minutes following
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova (27-7) vs. UCLA (26-8), 1:05 p.m.
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Duke (29-6) vs. Texas (23-11), 8:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 22
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier-Portland State winner vs. Florida State-Wisconsin winner,
2:20 p.m.
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Pittsburgh-ETSU winner vs. Oklahoma State-Tennessee winner, 2:50
p.m.
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Pittsburgh-ETSU-Oklahoma State-Tennessee winner vs.
Xavier-Portland State-Florida State-Wisconsin winner
Duke-Texas winner vs. Villanova-UCLA winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
LSU 75, Butler 71
North Carolina 101, Radford 58
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Michigan 62, Clemson 59
Oklahoma 82, Morgan State 54
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga 77, Akron 64
Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72
Friday, March 20
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse (26-9) vs. Stephen F. Austin (24-7), 12:15 p.m.
Arizona State (24-9) vs. Temple (22-11), 30 minutes following
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina (29-4) vs. LSU (27-7), 5:45 p.m.
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma (28-5) vs. Michigan (21-13), 5:50 p.m..
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Gonzaga (27-5) vs. Western Kentucky (25-8), 8:10 p.m.
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Syracuse-Stephen F. Austin winner vs. Arizona State-Temple
winner, 12:10 p.m.
At FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
North Carolina-LSU winner vs. Gonzaga-Western Kentucky winner
Oklahoma-Michigan winner vs. Syracuse-Stephen F. Austin-Arizona
State-Temple winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 20
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville (28-5) vs. Morehead State (20-15), 7:10 p.m.
Ohio State (22-10) vs. Siena (26-7), 30 minutes following
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Utah (24-9) vs. Arizona (19-13), 7:10 p.m.
Wake Forest (24-6) vs. Cleveland State (25-10), 30 minutes
following
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas (25-7) vs. North Dakota State (26-6), 12:30 p.m.
West Virginia (23-11) vs. Dayton (26-7), 30 minutes following
Boston College (22-11) vs. Southern California (21-12), 7:20
p.m.
Michigan State (26-6) vs. Robert Morris (24-10), 30 minutes
following
Second Round
Sunday, March 22
At American Airlines Arena
Miami
Wake Forest-Cleveland State winner vs. Utah-Arizona winner, 2:40
p.m.
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville-Morehead State winner vs. Ohio State-Siena winner,
5:20 p.m.
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Kansas-North Dakota State winner vs. West Virginia-Dayton
winner, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State-Robert Morris winner vs. Boston College-Southern
California winner, 5 p.m.
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 27
Louisville-Alabama State-Morehead State-Ohio State-Siena winner
vs. Wake Forest-Cleveland State-Utah-Arizona winner
Michigan State-Robert Morris-Boston College-Southern California
winner vs. Kansas-North Dakota State-West Virginia-Dayton winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70
Maryland 84, California 71
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Texas A&M 79, BYU 66
Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 47
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56
Washington 71, Mississippi State 58
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Marquette (24-9) vs. Utah State (30-4), 12:30 p.m.
Missouri (28-6) vs. Cornell (21-9), 30 minutes following
Second Round
Saturday, March 21
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis (32-3) vs. Maryland (21-13), 3:20 p.m.
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut (28-4) vs. Texas A&M (24-9), 3:35 p.m.
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Washington (26-8) vs. Purdue (26-9), 5:40 p.m.
Sunday, March 22
Regional Semifinals
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Missouri-Cornell winner vs. Marquette-Utah State winner, 4:50
p.m.
At University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 26
Connecticut-Texas A&M winner vs. Washington-Purdue winner
Memphis-Maryland winner vs. Missouri-Cornell-Marquette-Utah
State winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 28
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field
Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 4
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 6
Semifinal winners

NIT

First Round
Tuesday, March 17
Davidson 70, South Carolina 63
Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62
Penn State 77, George Mason 73, OT
Notre Dame 70, UAB 64
Kentucky 70, UNLV 60
San Diego State 65, Weber State 49
New Mexico 83, Nebraska 71
St. Mary's, Calif. 68, Washington State 57
Wednesday, March 18
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
---
Second Round
Thursday, March 19
Penn State 83, Rhode Island 74
Notre Dame 70, New Mexico 68
Friday, March 20
Miami (19-12) at Florida (24-10), 7 p.m.
Tulsa (25-10) at Auburn (23-11), 7 p.m.
Kansas State (22-11) at San Diego State (24-9), 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 21
Baylor (21-14) at Virginia Tech (19-14), 11 a.m.
Monday, March 23
Kentucky (21-12) at Creighton (27-7), 7 p.m.
Davidson (27-7) at St. Mary's, Calif. (26-6), 11:30 p.m.
---
Quarterfinals
March 24-25
San Diego State-Kansas State winner, vs. Davidson-St. Mary's,
Calif. winner, TBA
Auburn-Tulsa winner, vs. Baylor-Virginia Tech winner, TBA
Creighton-Kentucky winner vs. Notre Dame (20-14), TBA
Florida-Miami winner vs. Penn State (24-11), TBA
---
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 30
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinal, 7 p.m.
Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Spring Training

Thursday's Games
Washington 5, Baltimore 4
Philadelphia 5, Florida 1
St. Louis 9, Tampa Bay 7
N.Y. Mets 12, Houston 1
Texas 8, Oakland 5
Milwaukee 7, Cleveland 5
L.A. Dodgers 3, Colorado 2
Chicago Cubs 9, Seattle (ss) 2
San Francisco 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Atlanta 5, Detroit 2
Boston 9, Cincinnati 1
N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 4
Seattle (ss) 10, San Diego 8
Friday's Games
Florida vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Colorado at Tuscon, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA

Wednesday's Games
Boston 112, Miami 108, OT
Portland 95, Indiana 85
Charlotte 104, Sacramento 88
New Jersey 115, New York 89
Denver 111, Memphis 109
Orlando 106, Milwaukee 80
Chicago 103, Oklahoma City 96
New Orleans 94, Minnesota 93
Houston 106, Detroit 101, 2OT
Phoenix 126, Philadelphia 116
L.A. Clippers 123, Washington 108
Thursday's Games
Dallas at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Portland at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Wednesday's Games
Carolina 4, New Jersey 2
Columbus 4, Chicago 3, OT
Calgary 2, Dallas 1
Anaheim 4, Nashville 3, OT
Thursday's Games
Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING

Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 4, Houston 1
Toronto 7, Philadelphia 7, tie
Tampa Bay 7, Cincinnati 3
Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
St. Louis (ss) 3, Baltimore (ss) 2
St. Louis (ss) vs. Baltimore (ss) at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
ccd., Rain
Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 4
Texas 9, San Diego 4
Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs 6
L.A. Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Florida 7, Washington 5
Seattle 9, Kansas City 3
Thursday's Games
Baltimore vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05
p.m.
Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:15 p.m.
San Diego vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

NCAA

Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 17
Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43

EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 19
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Texas (22-11) vs. Minnesota (22-10), 7:10 p.m.
Duke (28-6) vs. Binghamton (23-8), 30 minutes following
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova (26-7) vs. American (24-7), 7:20 p.m.
UCLA (25-8) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (24-9), 30 minutes
following
Friday, March 20
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Xavier (25-7) vs. Portland State (23-9), 7:25 p.m.
Florida State (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (19-12), 30 minutes
following
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma State (22-11) vs. Tennessee (21-12), 12:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh (28-4) vs. ETSU (23-10), 30 minutes following

NIT

First Round
Tuesday, March 17
Davidson 70, South Carolina 63
Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62
Penn State 77, George Mason 73, OT
Notre Dame 70, UAB 64
Kentucky 70, UNLV 60
San Diego State 65, Weber State 49
New Mexico 83, Nebraska 71
St. Mary's, Calif. 68, Washington State 57
Wednesday, March 18
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
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Second Round
Thursday, March 19
Rhode Island (23-10) at Penn State (23-11), 7 p.m.
New Mexico (22-11) at Notre Dame (19-14), 7 p.m.
Friday, March 20
Miami (19-12) at Florida, 7 p.m.
Tulsa (25-10) at Auburn (23-11), 7 p.m.
Kansas State (22-11) at San Diego State (24-9), 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 21
Baylor (21-14) at Virginia Tech (19-14), noon
Monday, March 23
Kentucky (21-12) at Creighton (27-7), 7 p.m.
Davidson (27-7) at St. Mary's, Calif. (26-6), 11:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NBA

Monday's Games
Charlotte 112, Toronto 86
Portland 103, Memphis 92
Houston 95, New Orleans 84
Oklahoma City 78, San Antonio 76
Denver 121, New Jersey 96
Tuesday's Games
Sacramento at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Boston at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
Atlanta 5, Washington 1
Nashville 4, Los Angeles 3
Tuesday's Games
Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING

Monday's Games
Boston 6, Toronto 4
Washington 3, Florida 1
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 3
Detroit 7, St. Louis 6
N.Y. Yankees 12, Philadelphia 0
Milwaukee 9, Chicago Cubs 6
Colorado 8, Arizona 3
Cleveland 4, Seattle 1
Oakland 10, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 8
Kansas City 11, Chicago White Sox 7
L.A. Angels 8, San Francisco 5
Seattle (ss) 4, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 6, Pittsburgh 4
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz,, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:15 p.m.
National Invitation Tournament

NIT

First Round
Tuesday, March 17
Davidson (26-7) at South Carolina (21-9), 7 p.m.
Rhode Island (22-10) at Niagara (26-8), 7 p.m.
George Mason (22-10) at Penn State (22-11), 8 p.m.
UAB (22-11) at Notre Dame (18-14), 9 p.m.
UNLV (21-10) at Kentucky (20-12), 9:30 p.m.
Weber State (21-9) at San Diego State (23-9), 10 p.m.
Nebraska (18-12) at New Mexico (21-11), 10 p.m.
Washington State (17-15) at St. Mary's, Calif. (25-6), 11 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18
Duquesne (21-12) at Virginia Tech (18-14), 7 p.m.
Miami (18-12) at Providence (19-13), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (24-9) at Kansas State (21-11), 8 p.m.
Bowling Green (19-13) at Creighton (26-7), 8 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin (22-9) at Auburn (22-11), 8 p.m.
Jacksonville (18-13) at Florida (23-10), 8 p.m.
Northwestern (17-13) at Tulsa (24-10), 9 p.m.
Georgetown (16-14) at Baylor (20-14), 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NCAA Conference Tournament Glances
Sunday's Scores
Today's Games
ACC Championship
Duke 79 Florida State 69
SEC Championship
Mississippi State 64 Tennessee 61
Big 10 Championship
Purdue 65 Ohio State 61
Southland Conference Champions
Stephen F. Austin 68 Texas San Antonio 57

NBA
Sunday's Games
Toronto 110, Indiana 87
Milwaukee 86, Boston 77
Philadelphia 85, Miami 77
Atlanta 98, Portland 80
Memphis 89, Detroit 84
L.A. Lakers 107, Dallas 100
Orlando 105, Utah 87
Washington 106, Sacramento 104
Cleveland 98, New York 93
Phoenix 154, Golden State 130
L.A. Clippers 107, New Jersey 105
Monday's Games
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 4
N.Y. Islanders 4, Chicago 2
Detroit 4, Columbus 0
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 3
San Jose 1, Anaheim 0
Vancouver 4, Colorado 2
Monday's Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Sunday's Games
Japan 6, Cuba 0
United States 9, Netherlands 3
South Korea 8, Mexico 2
Monday's Games
Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m.
Cuba vs. Mexico, 11 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NCAA Conference Tournament Glances

All Times EDT

America East Conference
At SEFCU Arena
Albany, N.Y.
Championship
Saturday, March 14
UMBC at Binghamton, 11 a.m.

Atlantic Coast Conference
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
First Round
Thursday, March 12
Virginia Tech 65, Miami 47
Georgia Tech 86, Clemson 81
Maryland 74, N.C. State 69
Boston College 76, Virginia 63
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, Noon
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Wake Forest vs. Maryland, 7 p.m.
Duke vs. Boston College, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Conference
At Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, N.J.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Xavier 66, Saint Louis 47
Temple 79, Saint Joseph's 65
Duquesne 78, Rhode Island 74
Dayton 69, Richmond 64
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Xavier vs. Temple, 6:30 p.m.
Duquesne vs. Dayton, 9 p.m.

Big East Conference
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Louisville 73, Providence 55
Villanova 76, Marquette 75
West Virginia 74, Pittsburgh 60
Syracuse 127, Connecticut 117, 6OT
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Louisville vs. Villanova, 7 p.m.
West Virginia vs. Syracuse, 9:30 p.m.

Big Ten Conference
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
First Round
Thursday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Minnesota 66, Northwestern 53
Michigan 73, Iowa 45
Penn State 66, Indiana 51
Friday, March 13
Michigan State vs. Minnesota, Noon
Wisconsin vs. Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois vs. Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Penn State, 9 p.m.

Big 12 Conference
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Baylor 71, Kansas 64
Texas 61, Kansas State 58
Oklahoma State 71, Oklahoma 70
Missouri 81, Texas Tech 60
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Baylor vs. Texas, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri, 9:20 p.m.

Big West Conference
At Anaheim Convention Center Arena
Anaheim, Calif.
Second Round
Thursday, March 12
Pacific 67, UC Davis 60
UC Santa Barbara 73, Cal State Fullerton 64
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Cal State Northridge vs. UC Santa Barbara, 8:30 p.m.
Long Beach State vs. Pacific, 11 p.m.


Conference USA
At FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Tulsa 73, Rice 51
UAB 74, Southern Mississippi 73, OT
Memphis 51, Tulane 41
Houston 89, UTEP 85, OT
Semifinal winners
Friday, March 13
Memphis vs. Houston, 4 p.m.
Tulsa vs. UAB, 6:30 p.m.



Mid-American Conference
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Ball State 64, Central Michigan 61, OT
Buffalo 65, Kent State 62
Bowling Green 74, Ohio 61
Akron 73, Miami (Ohio) 63
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Ball State vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Bowling Green vs. Akron, 9:30 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Norfolk State 63, Bethune-Cookman 58
Coppin State 66, North Carolina A&T 63
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Morgan State vs. Coppin State, 6 p.m.
South Carolina State vs. Norfolk State, 8 p.m.

Mountain West Conference
At The Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
BYU 80, Air Force 69
San Diego State 71, UNLV 57
Utah 61, TCU 58
Wyoming 75, New Mexico 67
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
BYU vs. San Diego State, 9 p.m.
Utah vs. Wyoming, 11:30 p.m.



Pacific-10 Conference
At The Staples Center
Los Angeles
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Arizona State 68, Arizona 56
Washington 85, Stanford 73
Southern California 79, California 75
UCLA 64, Washington State 53
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Arizona State vs. Washington, 9 p.m.
Southern California vs. UCLA, 11:30 p.m.


Southeastern Conference
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
First Round
Thursday, March 12
Kentucky 71, Mississippi 58
Mississippi State 79, Georgia 60
Alabama 82, Vanderbilt 75
Florida 73, Arkansas 58
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
LSU vs. Kentucky, 1 p.m. South Carolina vs. Mississippi State, 3:15 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Alabama, 7:30 p.m.
Auburn vs. Florida, 9:45 p.m.


Southland Conference
At The Merrell Center
Katy, Texas
First Round
Thursday, March 12
Nicholls State 80, Texas State 75
Texas-San Antonio 83, Sam Houston State 74
Stephen F. Austin 67, Southeastern Louisiana 56
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79, Texas-Arlington 72
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Nicholls State vs. Texas-San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 9:30 p.m.

Southwestern Athletic Conference
At Fair Park Arena
Birmingham, Ala.
First Round
Wednesday, March 11
Jackson State 72, Texas Southern 65
Alabama State 70, Alabama A&M 58
Thursday, March 12
Prairie View 65, MVSU 60
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 65, Southern 58
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Jackson State vs. Prairie View, 3:30 p.m.
Alabama State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9 p.m.


Western Athletic Conference
At The Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nev.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
New Mexico State 80, Boise State 70
Utah State 85, Fresno State 68
Nevada 78, San Jose State 69
Louisiana Tech 70, Idaho 62
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
New Mexico State vs. Utah State, 9 p.m.
Nevada vs. Louisiana Tech, 11:30 p.m.


NHL
Thursday's Games
Buffalo 3, Florida 1
Boston 5, Ottawa 3
Calgary 6, Detroit 5, SO
New Jersey 5, Phoenix 2
Washington 2, Philadelphia 1
Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO
N.Y. Islanders 3, Montreal 2, OT
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Nashville 2
St. Louis 3, San Jose 1
Dallas 3, Carolina 2
Colorado 2, Minnesota 1, SO
Atlanta 4, Edmonton 3, OT
Friday's Games
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers 102, San Antonio 95
Cleveland 119, Phoenix 111
Friday's Games
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Jersey at Portland, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

MLB - SPRING TRAINING
Thursday's Games
St. Louis 4, Boston 2
Atlanta 6, Washington 2
Pittsburgh 6, Minnesota 4
Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2
Japan 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Texas 9, Seattle 1
L.A. Dodgers 4, South Korea 2
San Diego 10, Milwaukee 10, tie, 10 innings
Oakland 6, Arizona 1
Colorado 6, L.A. Angels 4
Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 3
Florida 16, N.Y. Mets 8
Friday's Games
Atlanta vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (ss) vs. Baltimore (ss) at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05
p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (ss) vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS


Atlantic 10 Conference

First Round
at Boardwalk Hall
Final OT Saint Louis 62 La Salle 60
Final Saint Joseph's 72 Charlotte 62
Final Duquesne 91 Massachusetts 81
Final Richmond 65 St. Bonaventure 49

Big 12 Conference

First Round
at Ford Center
Final Baylor 65 Nebraska 49
Final Texas 67 Colorado 56
Final Oklahoma St. 81 Iowa St. 67
Final Texas Tech 88 ( 3) Texas A&M 83

Big East Conference

Second Round
at Madison Square Garden
Final Providence 83 DePaul 74
Final Marquette 74 St. John's 45
Final West Virginia 74 Notre Dame 62
Final Syracuse 89 Seton Hall 74

Big Sky Conference

Championship
at Dee Events Center
Final Portland St. 79 Montana St. 77

Big West Conference

First Round
at Anaheim Convention Center
Final UC Davis 69 UC Irvine 68
Final Cal St.-Fullerton 59 UC Riverside 46

Conference USA

First Round
at FedExForum
Final Rice 60 Marshall 59
Final Southern Miss. 77 UCF 53
Final Tulane 69 East Carolina 59
Final Houston 85 SMU 76

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals
at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Final Morgan St. 71 Florida A&M 41
Final S. Carolina St. 57 Hampton 56

First Round
at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Final Bethune-Cookman 52 Md.-Eastern Shore 47

Mountain West Conference

First Round
at Thomas & Mack Center
Final Air Force 71 Colorado St. 67

Northeast Conference

Championship
at Moon Township, Pa.
Final Robert Morris 48 Mount St. Mary's, Md. 46

Pacific-10 Conference

First Round
at Staples Center
Final Stanford 62 Oregon St. 54
Final Washington St. 62 ( 3) Oregon 40

Southwestern Athletic Conference

First Round
at Fair Park Arena
Final Jackson St. 72 Texas Southern 65
Final Alabama St. 70 Alabama A&M 58


WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS


Big West Conference

First Round
at Anaheim Convention Center
Final CS Northridge 64 UC Davis 56
Final Cal St.-Fullerton 61 UC Irvine 43

Horizon League

Quarterfinals
at Cleveland
Final Cleveland St. 80 Ill.-Chicago 60

at Green Bay, Wis.
Final Wis.-Green Bay 60 Detroit 46

at Indianapolis
Final Wis.-Milwaukee 53 Butler 52

at Valparaiso, Ind.
Final Wright St. 64 Valparaiso 59

Mid-American Conference

First Round
at Quicken Loans Arena
Final Miami (Ohio) 75 E. Michigan 69
Final Buffalo 57 N. Illinois 52
Final Ohio 68 W. Michigan 57
Final Cent. Michigan 67 Akron 59

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals
at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Final Florida A&M 64 Coppin St. 43
Final N. Carolina A&T 80 Howard 52

Mountain West Conference

Quarterfinals
at Thomas & Mack Center
Final UNLV 84 TCU 75

Second Round
at Thomas & Mack Center
Final New Mexico 62 Colorado St. 48

Patriot League

Championship
at Bethlehem, Pa.
Final Lehigh 64 Lafayette 56

Southland Conference

First Round
at Leonard E. Merrell Center
Final Northwestern St. 51 SE Louisiana 45
Final Texas-San Antonio 71 McNeese St. 52
Final Texas-Arlington 91 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 59
Final Lamar 76 Stephen F.Austin 64

Southwestern Athletic Conference

First Round
at Fair Park Arena
Final Southern U. 57 Texas Southern 49
Final Prairie View 64 Grambling St. 35

Western Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals
at Lawlor Events Center
Final OT Utah St. 59 Idaho 58
Final Fresno St. 65 Hawaii 50
Final Louisiana Tech 81 New Mexico St. 68

at Reno, Nev.
Final Nevada 73 Boise St. 65

NBA

Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 100, Utah 93
Orlando 107, Chicago 79
Philadelphia 115, Toronto 106
New Orleans 109, Washington 98
Miami 107, Boston 99
New York 116, Detroit 111, OT
Minnesota 104, Memphis 79
L.A. Lakers 102, Houston 96
Denver 112, Oklahoma City 99
Dallas 93, Portland 89
Golden State 116, New Jersey 112
Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Wednesday's Games
Ottawa 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT
Chicago 3, Carolina 2, SO
Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3, OT
Thursday's Games
Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Carolina at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Atlanta at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

MLB-SPRING TRAINING

Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Toronto 2, tie, 11 innings
Cincinnati 8, Houston 2
St. Louis 8, Florida 4
Detroit 7, N.Y. Yankees 4
Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 10
Minnesota 4, Baltimore 3
Asia A 6, San Francisco 4
Colorado 5, Cleveland 0
Kansas City 9, Seattle 2
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee 2
San Diego 10, Asia B 4
Thursday's Games
Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Asia A vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Asia B vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 p.m.

WORLD BASEBALL

GROUP B
Wednesday, March 11
Mexico 16, Australia 1, 6 innings
Thursday, March 12
Cuba vs. Mexico, 9 p.m.

GROUP C
Wednesday, March 11
Venezuela 5, United States 3

GROUP D
Wednesday, March 11
Puerto Rico 5, Netherlands 0

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Utah 112, Indiana 100
New York 120, Milwaukee 112
San Antonio 100, Charlotte 86
Dallas 122, Phoenix 117
Oklahoma City 99, Sacramento 98
Cleveland 87, L.A. Clippers 83
Wednesday's Games
Utah at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.
New Jersey at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Tuesday's Games
Columbus 2, Boston 0
New Jersey 3, Calgary 2
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2
Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, OT
Montreal 4, Edmonton 3, OT
Pittsburgh 4, Florida 3, SO
Toronto 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
San Jose 5, Minnesota 4, OT
Washington 2, Nashville 1, OT
St. Louis 5, Dallas 2
Atlanta 3, Colorado 0
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Game
Cleveland St. 57 (16) Butler 54


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 75 ( 5) Louisville 36
(17) S. Dakota St. 79 Oakland, Mich. 69

Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NBA

Monday's Games
Atlanta 89, New Orleans 79
Detroit 98, Orlando 94
Washington 110, Minnesota 99
Miami 130, Chicago 127, 2OT
Houston 97, Denver 95
Portland 111, L.A. Lakers 94
Tuesday's Games
Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
Carolina 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Ottawa 2, Toronto 1
Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2
Tuesday's Games
Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Calgary at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Colorado, 9 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING

Monday's Games
Boston 15, Pittsburgh 14, 10 innings
Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 3
Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 4
N.Y. Mets 9, Baltimore 8
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 2
Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 4
L.A. Dodgers 13, Texas 7
San Diego 16, Arizona 3
Chicago Cubs 9, Kansas City 1
Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 3
San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 6
Florida 1, Detroit 0
Washington 8, Houston 6, 10 innings
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:15 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Game
(12) Gonzaga 83 Saint Mary's, Calif. 58

Tuesday's Game
(16) Butler vs. Cleveland State, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 72 Villanova 42
( 5) Louisville 69 (14) Pittsburgh 63
(17) S. Dakota St. 68 IUPUI 53

Tuesday's Game
(17) South Dakota State vs. Oakland, Mich. or North Dakota State
at the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Arena, 4 p.m.
Remainder of schedule TBD

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NBA

Sunday's Games
Utah 109, Toronto 101
Orlando 86, Boston 79
San Antonio 103, Phoenix 98
New Jersey 106, New York 101
Houston 93, Memphis 83
Oklahoma City 89, Philadelphia 74
Sacramento 114, Denver 106
Monday's Games
New Orleans at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3
Atlanta 5, Calgary 2
Colorado 5, Chicago 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, Phoenix 2
Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, SO
Montreal 3, Dallas 1
Minnesota 3, Anaheim 2
Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING

Sunday's Games
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 2
Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 3
Cincinnati 6, Toronto 5, 10 innings
Florida 9, St. Louis 8
N.Y. Yankees 12, Detroit 3
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 11, Houston 4
Minnesota 2, Baltimore 0
Texas 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Oakland 8, Cleveland 5
Seattle 11, Arizona 7
San Francisco 10, Oakland 1
L.A. Angels 8, San Francisco 1
Chicago White Sox 9, L.A. Dodgers 4
Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 1
Colorado 4, San Diego 2
Monday's Games
Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:15 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 2) North Carolina 79 ( 7) Duke 71
( 8) Michigan St. 62 (19) Purdue 51
(10) Wake Forest 96 (18) Clemson 88
(14) Gonzaga 94 Santa Clara 59
(24) Florida St. 63 Virginia Tech 53

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING

Final Puerto Rico 9 Boston 5
Final USA 9 Philadelphia 6
Final Baltimore 5 Florida 2
Final Houston 7 Panama 5
Final Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 6, 10 Innings
Final Detroit 10 Washington 2
Final Canada 6 N-Y Yankees 0
Final St. Louis 4 Dominican Republic 1
Final Minnesota 4 Netherlands 2
Final Atlanta 8 Venezuela 4
Final Milwaukee 10 Australia 5
Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Chicago White Sox (ss) 4
Final N-Y Mets 3 Italy 2
Final L.A. Angels 4 Seattle 2
Final Oakland (ss) 4 San Francisco 2
Final Texas 4 San Diego 3
Final Oakland (ss) 6 South Africa 1
Final Mexico 7 Colorado 3
Final Chicago White Sox (ss) 4 Chi Cubs 3


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final New Orleans 104 Dallas 88
Final Denver 106 Portland 90


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Calgary 5 Philadelphia 1
Final N-Y Rangers 4 N-Y Islanders 2
Final Phoenix 2 Boston 1
Final Toronto 2 Washington 1
Final Ottawa 4 Edmonton 2
Final Pittsburgh 4 Florida 1
Final Nashville 4 Columbus 2
Final OT Los Angeles 5 Dallas 4
Final OT Minnesota 4 San Jose 3


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (11) Villanova 97 Providence 80
Final (17) Xavier 76 Dayton 59
Final (20) UCLA 79 Oregon St. 54
Final Stanford 74 (21) Arizona St. 64
Final Penn St. 64 (23) Illinois 63

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland 91, Milwaukee 73
Miami 135, Phoenix 129
Boston 115, New Jersey 111
New York 109, Atlanta 105
Oklahoma City 88, Washington 83
Chicago 110, Golden State 88
Utah 101, Houston 94
Dallas 107, San Antonio 102
Portland 107, Indiana 105
Memphis 118, L.A. Clippers 95
Thursday's Games
Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Buffalo 5, Montreal 1
Detroit 3, Colorado 2
Thursday's Games
Phoenix at Boston, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING

Wednesday's Games

Philadelphia 9 Canada 2
Baltimore 6 Dominican Republic 1
Italy 5 Florida 1
Pittsburgh 2 Minnesota 1
Atlanta 3 N-Y Yankees 2
Washington 6 N-Y Mets 4
Panama 9 Detroit 3
Toronto 6 USA 5
Venezuela 4 Houston 4
Oakland 7 Chicago White Sox (ss) 2
Cleveland 5 Chicago Cubs (ss) 4
Texas 5 Kansas City 3
San Francisco 10 L.A. Dodgers 8
L.A. Angels 13 South Africa 6
Cincinnati 4 Netherlands 3, 10 Innings
Mexico 19 Arizona 4
Puerto Rico 2 Tampa Bay 1
Australia 11 Seattle 9
Chi White Sox 7 Chi Cubs 6

Thursday's Games
Puerto Rico vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
USA vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Panama vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Italy vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Canada vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:15 p.m.
Venezuela vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 2:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Netherlands at Fort Myers, Fla., 2:05 p.m.
Dominican Republic vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 2:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Australia vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
South Africa at Oakland (ss), 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Mexico vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 2) North Carolina 86 Virginia Tech 78
( 3) Pittsburgh 90 (13) Marquette 75
(15) Missouri 73 ( 4) Oklahoma 64
( 5) Memphis 69 Houston 60
( 6) Louisville 95 Seton Hall 78
Texas Tech 84 ( 9) Kansas 65
Vanderbilt 75 (12) LSU 67
Northwestern 64 (19) Purdue 61

Thursday's Games
(11) Villanova vs. Providence, 7 p.m.
(17) Xavier vs. Dayton, 9 p.m.
(20) UCLA vs. Oregon State, 10:30 p.m.
(21) Arizona State vs. Stanford, 8:30 p.m.
(23) Illinois at Penn State, 9 p.m.