WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 76ers knocked off the Rockets 108-97
last night. The Sixers put the game away with a 10-2 run early in
the fourth. Jrue Holiday had 24 points and 12 assists, and Thaddeus
Young scored 22 points Spencer Hawes and Jodie Meeks each scored 12
points.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins center Sidney Crosby has been cleared
to return to Pittsburgh's morning skates on gamedays, but he will
not participate in full practices, according to general manager Ray
Shero. Crosby, the Penguins' captain who has been out since early
January with a concussion, will travel with the team to Florida and
partake in the morning skate today prior to the game vs. Tampa Bay.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Charlie Morton allowed one hit in five
innings, Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer and the Pirates beat the
Phillies 4-1 yesterday in the final exhibition game for both teams.
The Pirates' Number 4 starter allowed just a single to Jimmy
Rollins. The Phillies' only other hit came against Pirates closer
Joel Hanrahan.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies have released second baseman
Luis Castillo. The Phillies were looking for help at second base
because All-Star Chase Utley is still hobbled by knee trouble and
there's no timetable for his return. Castillo was cut by the Mets
earlier this month and signed a minor league contract with the
Phillies.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Police have charged four Penn State
athletes - two football players and two basketball players - with
disorderly conduct in connection with a scuffle at an off-campus
apartment building last month. State College police identified four
of those charged as football players Curtis Drake and Derrick
Thomas and basketball players Tre Bowman and Taran Buie.

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Jamie Moyer will work as an analyst for
ESPN while he rehabs toward a comeback to baseball. The 48-year-old
lefty had Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow in December but
wants to play again next season. In the meantime, the 24-year major
league veteran will serve as a commentator on "Baseball Tonight."


SPRING TRAINING
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 2, Atlanta 0
N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 3
San Francisco 2, Oakland 1
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3
Boston 10, Houston 0
L.A. Dodgers 8, Seattle 1

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 85, Orlando 82
Charlotte 98, Cleveland 97
Indiana 111, Detroit 101
Milwaukee 104, Toronto 98
Philadelphia 108, Houston 97
Miami 123, Washington 107
New York 120, New Jersey 116
Memphis 110, Golden State 91
Chicago 108, Minnesota 91
New Orleans 95, Portland 91
Denver 104, Sacramento 90
Oklahoma City 116, Phoenix 98
Dallas 106, L.A. Clippers 100
Thursday's Games
Boston at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Buffalo 1, N.Y. Rangers 0
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Carolina 6, Montreal 2
St. Louis 10, Detroit 3
Anaheim 4, Calgary 2
Thursday's Games
Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ville Leino scored twice in the third period,
and the Flyers rallied to beat the Penguins 5-2 last night and stay
atop the Eastern Conference. The Flyers also got goals from Jeff
Carter, Scott Hartnell, and Claude Giroux and 25 saves by Sergei
Bobrovsky. Philadelphia won in regulation for the second time in
seven games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Francisco hit a solo homer to lead the
Phillies to an 8-5 victory over the Pirates in an exhibition game
in Philadelphia last night. Francisco tied Ryan Howard for the team
lead with five homers. He finished 1 for 4, dropping his average to
.377.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies closer Brad Lidge is expected to
miss three to six weeks while recovering from shoulder trouble.
Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Tuesday that the
right-handed reliever will not need surgery to fix the problem.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Maya Moore scored 28 points, including the
3,000th of her career, to lead top-seed Connecticut to a 75-40 win
over Duke in Philadelphia last night and another trip to the Final
Four. UConn is now two victories away from winning its third
straight national championship.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh junior Ashton Gibbs will declare
for the NBA draft, but he will not hire an agent during the
process. Gibbs has until April 24th to formally apply and submit
his NBA paperwork. As long as he doesn't hire an agent, he would
have until May 8th to withdraw his name without losing his
eligibility with the Panthers.

SPRING TRAINING
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 2
Toronto 7, Baltimore 4
Florida 4, St. Louis 2
N.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 1
Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1, tie
Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3
Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Milwaukee 8, San Diego 7
Arizona 15, Chicago Cubs 8
Seattle 7, Colorado 2
Atlanta 4, Minnesota 2, 10 innings
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5
San Francisco 4, Oakland 1
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 1
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 102, Miami 90
Houston 112, New Jersey 87
Oklahoma City 115, Golden State 114, OT
Sacramento 116, Phoenix 113
Wednesday's Games
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Carolina 3, Washington 2, SO
Columbus 3, Florida 2, SO
Minnesota 3, St. Louis 2, SO
Toronto 4, Buffalo 3
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 2
Boston 3, Chicago 0
Montreal 3, Atlanta 1
Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2
Vancouver 3, Nashville 1
Los Angeles 2, Edmonton 0
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

NIT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Wichita State 75, Washington State 44
Alabama 62, Colorado 61
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Wichita State (28-8) vs. Alabama (25-11), 7 p.m.


NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 29
Connecticut 75, Duke 40

Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 29
Texas A&M 58, Baylor 46

FINAL FOUR
At at Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
Stanford (33-2) vs. Texas A&M (31-5), 7 p.m.
Connecticut (36-1) vs. Notre Dame (30-7), 9 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Semifinal winners, TBA

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

CHICAGO (AP) - The 76ers built a 23-point lead and held to shock
the Bulls 97-85 last night, ending Chicago's 14-game home winning
streak. Andre Iguodala added 19 points and seven assists for the
76ers, who lost at the United Center by 45 points in December.
Philly had six players in double figures.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins have signed forward Paul Thompson
to a two-year, entry level contract. Thompson, the 2010-11 Hockey
East Player of the Year while at New Hampshire, led the league with
52 points this season. He scored 28 goals, and led the Wildcats to
the NCAA Regional Finals.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - The Pirates have shipped infielder Josh
Fields to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later or
cash. Fields, a 2004 first-round pick by the Chicago White Sox, was
signed as a minor-league free agent. But the Pirates reassigned him
to minor league camp last week.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - The Pirates have wrapped up spring
training play in Florida with a 4-3 loss to the Twins. Steven
Pearce had a hit and an RBI and Jose Tabata added a hit with a run
scored for the Pirates. The Bucs head north to take on the Phillies
in an exhibition matchup in Philadelphia today.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Ben Francisco hit a three-run homer to
help the Phillies beat the Astros 7-6 before boarding a plane to
Philadelphia yesterday. The Phillies gave most of their regulars
the day off against the team they will face on opening day April
1st.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles tackle Jason Peters
is free on $628 bond after being arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana,
for violating the city's loud music ordinance and resisting arrest.
Police spokesman Bill Goodin says Peters refused to show his
driver's license after police stopped him Saturday night because of
the volume of music coming from his vehicle.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A co-defendant in the Michael Vick
dogfighting case has been returned to prison for 11 months for
violating his probation. Quanis Phillips declined to speak Monday
before a federal judge in Richmond sentenced him. Phillips admitted
lying to his probation officer when he denied contacting Vick
during the Eagles quarterback's birthday party in Virginia Beach
last summer.


SPRING TRAINING

Monday's Games
Baltimore 14, Detroit 9
Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3
Boston 3, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 7, Houston 6
Florida (ss) 7, St. Louis 0
Florida (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., ccd., Rain
Kansas City 10, Milwaukee (ss) 0
Cincinnati 9, Chicago White Sox 1
Milwaukee (ss) 5, San Diego 4
Cleveland 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Seattle 7, Colorado 6
Texas 6, Arizona 4
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain
Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., ccd., rained out
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
San Francisco 4, Oakland 3
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

NBA
Monday's Games
Charlotte 87, Milwaukee 86
Indiana 107, Boston 100
New York 113, Orlando 106, OT
Philadelphia 97, Chicago 85
Portland 100, San Antonio 92
Washington 100, Utah 95, OT
Tuesday's Games
Miami at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
Chicago 3, Detroit 2, OT
Anaheim 5, Colorado 4
Tuesday's Games
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Alex Kovalev and James Neal scored in the
shootout, Marc-Andre Fleury had 37 saves and the Penguins set an
NHL record by winning via shootout for the fourth consecutive game,
beating the Panthers 2-1 yesterday. Ben Lovejoy scored in
regulation to help the Penguins move within two points of
Philadelphia in the race for the Atlantic Division and Eastern
Conference leads.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Brad Marchand scored a power-play goal with
3:43 left in regulation to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory
over the Flyers last night. The Eastern Conference-leading Flyers
had been unbeaten in regulation in their previous nine games. They
are two points ahead of Washington and Pittsburgh for the top spot.
Kris Versteeg scored for Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Marcus Thornton scored 32 points and former
Philadelphia center Samuel Dalembert made two free throws in the
closing seconds of overtime to give the Kings a 114-111 win over
the 76ers yesterday. The Sixers were led by Jrue Holiday's 28
points and Jodie Meeks added 22. Philadelphia missed a chance
against one of the NBA's worst teams to make up ground on
fifth-place Atlanta.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Roy Halladay tuned up for his start on
opening day with three scoreless innings and had a two-run single
as the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 on Sunday. The NL Cy
Young Award winner will face the Houston Astros on Friday in
Philadelphia. Raul Ibanz and Ryan Howard homered for the Phillies.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Josh Rodriguez scored on a throwing error
in the bottom of the ninth yesterday, giving the Pirates a 5-4
victory over the Rays. Paul Maholm yielded three runs and five hits
in five innings. The left-hander walked one and struck out five.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Maya Moore had 23 points and 14 rebounds to
help Connecticut rally from a seven-point second half deficit and
beat Georgetown 68-63 yesterday in the regional semifinals in
Philadelphia. The Hoyas showed no fear of the top seed from the
start, giving the Huskies all they could handle.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Karima Christmas had 23 points and nine
rebounds, Jasmine Thomas scored 19 points and Duke beat DePaul
70-63 yesterday to reach the regional final for the second straight
year. The Blue Devils will play top-seeded Connecticut tomorrow
night with the Final Four at stake. The Huskies thumped Duke 81-57
back in January.


SPRING TRAINING

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

NBA
Sunday's Games
Sacramento 114, Philadelphia 111, OT
Memphis 111, San Antonio 104
Atlanta 99, Cleveland 83
Miami 125, Houston 119
Boston 85, Minnesota 82
Oklahoma City 99, Portland 90
Golden State 114, Washington 104
L.A. Lakers 102, New Orleans 84
Dallas 91, Phoenix 83
Monday's Games
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Florida 1, SO
Atlanta 5, Ottawa 4, SO
Vancouver 4, Columbus 1
Boston 2, Philadelphia 1
Monday's Games
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Sunday's Games
Regional Championship
at Newark, N.J.
Kentucky 76 ( 1) North Carolina 69

at San Antonio
Va. Commonwealth 71 ( 1) Kansas 61


FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
Kentucky (29-8) vs. Connecticut (30-9)
Butler (27-9) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (28-11)
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chris Kunitz's shootout goal lifted the
Penguins to a 2-1 win over the Flyers last night. Philadelphia's
Mike Richards and Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy scored goals in
regulation. The Flyers played in their fourth straight shootout and
reached overtime for the fifth time in six games.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt was in
good spirits yesterday, the day after he took a line drive under
the right ear while pitching against the Rays. Oswalt says that he
has a small lump on the back of his head, but doesn't have a
headache.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Cole Hamels had another shaky outing,
giving up six runs in the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-3 loss to the
Twins. Hamels has struggled in the latter half of spring training.
After allowing a total of three earned runs in his first three
starts, he has given up 16 runs in his last three.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Pittsburgh starter Ross Ohlendorf yielded
three homers in another ineffective outing, and the Orioles beat
the Pirates 11-7 last night. Ohlendorf (0-4) gave up six runs and
nine hits in 4 2-3 innings. Neil Walker hit two solo homers and
Lyle Overbay had a two-run shot for the Pirates. Josh Rodriguez
also homered for Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Eagles Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik is in
serious condition in a hospital near his Pennsylvania home. A
nursing supervisor at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem would not
provide additional information on the condition of the 85-year-old
former star.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State will meet Southeastern
Conference power Kentucky in an early-season tournament in 2011-12.
They'll play in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off tourney in
November in Uncasville, Connecticut. It's part of a four-game,
early-season set for Penn State in the tournament that starts with
two contests in Happy Valley - November 14th against Radford and
November 16th against Long Island.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - La Salle sophomore center Aaric Murray will
transfer at the end of the spring semester. Murray intends to
complete his spring classes. He averaged 15.2 points and 7.7
rebounds per game this season.


SPRING TRAINING
Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay 11, Houston 3
Minnesota 7, Philadelphia 3
Florida 15, Boston 7
Atlanta 5, Toronto 3
N.Y. Mets 16, St. Louis 3
Milwaukee 11, L.A. Angels 8
L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 5
Texas (ss) 15, Cincinnati 13
Kansas City 9, Seattle 8
Oakland 15, Arizona 7
Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 7
Washington 5, Detroit 2
Baltimore 11, Pittsburgh 7
San Diego 7, Texas (ss) 4, 10 innings
Cleveland 7, San Francisco 1
Friday's Games
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Arizona (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05
p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Dallas 104, Minnesota 96
New Orleans 121, Utah 117, OT
Friday's Games
Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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

NCAA Tournament

FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87
Washington 68, Georgia 65
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason 61, Villanova 57
Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
Marquette 66, Xavier 55
Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 86, Washington 83
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State 98, George Mason 66
Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Marquette (22-14), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (34-2) vs. Kentucky (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 73, UCLA 65
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Florida 83, BYU 74, OT
Butler 61, Wisconsin 54
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Florida (29-7) vs. Butler (26-9), 4:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame 69, Akron 56
Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50
Purdue 65, St. Peter's 43
Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 72, Boston University 53
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Richmond 65, Morehead State 48
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76
Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 73, Illinois 59
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas (34-2) vs. Richmond (29-7), 7:27 p.m.
Florida State (23-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (26-11), 9:57
p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81
Arizona 77, Memphis 75
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
Duke 87, Hampton 45
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke 73, Michigan 71
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Arizona 70, Texas 69
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Connecticut 74, San Diego State 67
Arizona 93, Duke 77
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Connecticut (29-9) vs. Arizona (30-7), 7:05 p.m.

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lou Williams scored 17 points, and Andre
Iguodala and Thaddeus Young each had 16 to lead the Philadelphia
76ers to 105-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks last night. The Sixers
opened the fourth quarter on a 25-6 run to send the Hawks to their
second demoralizing loss in two nights.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) - Philadelphia pitcher Roy Oswalt has
been hit behind the right ear by a line drive off the bat of Manny
Ramirez. The Phillies say Oswalt had a neck bruise but did not lose
consciousness. The team says he was not dizzy before leaving
yesterday's game 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay. X-rays turned up negative.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Hunter Pence homered for the first time
this spring and had three hits before leaving in the fifth inning
with a cut that required stitches, and the Astros beat the Pirates
10-6 Wednesday. Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer for the
Pirates.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers have signed forward Matt Read to
a free agent contract that begins at the start of next season. The
24-year-old Read was team captain during his senior season at
Bemidji State University.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - It's Duke vs. the Big East in the regional
semifinals set to get started this weekend at Temple University's
Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. The Blue Devils are the lone
outsider in a four-team regional field that includes three Big East
schools: DePaul, Georgetown and powerhouse Connecticut.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut guard Caroline Doty will have a
bit of a homecoming during the regional semifinals of the NCAA
women's basketball tournament in Philadelphia. Doty starred at
Germantown Academy in high school, which is located in suburban
Philadelphia.

SPRING TRAINING

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

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 111, Charlotte 88
New Jersey 98, Cleveland 94, OT
Philadelphia 105, Atlanta 100
Memphis 90, Boston 87
Miami 100, Detroit 94
Sacramento 97, Milwaukee 90
Oklahoma City 106, Utah 94
Orlando 111, New York 99
Houston 131, Golden State 112
Phoenix 114, Toronto 106
L.A. Clippers 127, Washington 119,2OT
Denver 115, San Antonio 112
Thursday's Games
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Vancouver 2, Detroit 1
Chicago 4, Florida 0
Anaheim 4, Dallas 3, OT
San Jose 6, Calgary 3
Thursday's Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87
Washington 68, Georgia 65
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason 61, Villanova 57
Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
Marquette 66, Xavier 55
Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 86, Washington 83
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State 98, George Mason 66
Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Marquette (22-14), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (34-2) vs. Kentucky (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 73, UCLA 65
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Florida (28-7) vs. BYU (32-4), 7:27 p.m.
Butler (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (25-8), 9:57 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame 69, Akron 56
Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50
Purdue 65, St. Peter's 43
Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 72, Boston University 53
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Richmond 65, Morehead State 48
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76
Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 73, Illinois 59
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas (34-2) vs. Richmond (29-7), 7:27 p.m.
Florida State (23-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (26-11), 9:57
p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81
Arizona 77, Memphis 75
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
Duke 87, Hampton 45
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke 73, Michigan 71
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Arizona 70, Texas 69
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
San Diego State (34-2) vs. Connecticut (28-9), 7:15 p.m.
Duke (32-4) vs. Arizona (29-7), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

NIT

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22
Colorado 81, Kent State 74
Wednesday, March 23
Wichita State 82, College of Charleston 75
Alabama 79, Miami 64
Washington State 69, Northwestern 66, OT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama (24-11), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Wichita State (27-8) vs. Washington State (22-12), 7 or 9:30
p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Alexander Semin's shootout goal lifted the
Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Flyers and pulled them within
one point of first place in the Eastern Conference. The Capitals
took an early three-goal lead and seemed on their way to tying
Philadelphia for the top spot. But the Flyers scored four straight
and earned a point by going into overtime.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers left wing Jody Shelley is slated to
undergo surgery tomorrow to repair a fractured orbital bone on the
left side of his face. Shelley was hit by a puck below the left eye
during practice Monday. The Flyers say he'll be out for four weeks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Matt Cooke says he needs to
change the way he plays after the NHL levied its stiffest
suspension of the season against him. The veteran left wing told
the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he "made a mistake" and that
he takes responsibility for elbowing defenseman Ryan McDonagh of
the Rangers in the head Sunday. Cooke has been suspended for the
remainder of the regular season and the first round of the
playoffs.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Luis Castillo has reported to Phillies'
spring training camp, four days after the second baseman was
released by the New York Mets. The 35-year-old Castillo signed a
minor league deal with the Phillies on Monday and he could earn
regular playing time with Chase Utley out because of a right knee
injury.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Cliff Lee tossed six effective innings,
Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer and the Phillies beat the Toronto
Blue Jays 5-4 yesterday. Lee gave up two runs and four hits,
including Rajai Davis' leadoff triple in the first inning and Juan
Rivera's homer in the third. Toronto touched up Danys Baez for two
runs in the ninth before Jonathan Diaz ended the game with a
double-play grounder.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Robin Roberts' Hall of Fame induction ring
and jerseys worn by Roy Halladay and Charlie Manuel are among the
items being auctioned off by the Phillies next month. The Phillies
say a portion of the proceeds from the April 12th auction will go
to Phillies charities.


SPRING TRAINING

Tuesday's Games
Washington 3, Houston 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Detroit 4
Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 2
Florida 3, Minnesota 0
Philadelphia 5, Toronto 4
Seattle 9, Chicago White Sox 5
Milwaukee 7, San Diego 0
L.A. Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1, 10 innings
Oakland 10, Cincinnati 8
Cleveland 7, Arizona 3
Tampa Bay 7, Boston 4
L.A. Angels 14, Kansas City 6
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Chicago 114, Atlanta 81
Portland 111, Washington 76
L.A. Lakers 139, Phoenix 137, 3OT
Wednesday's Games
Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

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

NCAA TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87
Washington 68, Georgia 65
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason 61, Villanova 57
Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
Marquette 66, Xavier 55
Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 86, Washington 83
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State 98, George Mason 66
Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Marquette (22-14), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (34-2) vs. Kentucky (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 73, UCLA 65
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Florida (28-7) vs. BYU (32-4), 7:27 p.m.
Butler (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (25-8), 9:57 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame 69, Akron 56
Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50
Purdue 65, St. Peter's 43
Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 72, Boston University 53
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Richmond 65, Morehead State 48
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76
Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 73, Illinois 59
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas (34-2) vs. Richmond (29-7), 7:27 p.m.
Florida State (23-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (26-11), 9:57
p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81
Arizona 77, Memphis 75
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
Duke 87, Hampton 45
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke 73, Michigan 71
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Arizona 70, Texas 69
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
San Diego State (34-2) vs. Connecticut (28-9), 7:15 p.m.
Duke (32-4) vs. Arizona (29-7), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

NIT

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22
Colorado 81, Kent State 74
Wednesday, March 23
College of Charleston (26-10) at Wichita State (26-8), 7 p.m.
Miami (21-14) at Alabama (23-11), 9 p.m.
Northwestern (20-13) at Washington State (21-12), 11 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama-Miami winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
College of Charleston-Wichita State winner vs.
Northwestern-Washington State winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

DETROIT (AP) - James Neal scored the only goal in the shootout,
and the Penguins pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Red Wings after
blowing a four-goal lead last night. Pascal Dupuis had two goals
and an assist to help Pittsburgh build its big lead. Tyler Kennedy
put Pittsburgh ahead 4-0 at 13:16 of the second period, ending
goalie Jimmy Howard's night.

TORONTO (AP) - Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended
for the remainder of the regular season and first round of the
playoffs by the NHL for elbowing Ryan McDonagh of the Rangers in
the head. Pittsburgh has 10 games to play in the regular season so
the suspension will be a minimum of 14 games.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Roy Halladay looked ready for opening
day and beyond, pitching into the eighth inning to lead the
Philadelphia Phillies past the Boston Red Sox 4-1 yesterday. The
reigning NL Cy Young Award winner flirted with a rare spring
training complete game. He held the Red Sox to one run and five
hits before being relieved by Ryan Madson in the eighth.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The Phillies have signed three-time
All-Star second baseman Luis Castillo to a minor league contract.
Castillo will report to camp as a non-roster player and compete for
playing time while five-time All-Star Chase Utley recovers from a
right knee injury. Castillo hit .235 with Mets in 86 games in 2010.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Joe Mauer had two hits and an RBI to help
the Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 yesterday. Pirates
starter Paul Maholm worked six innings, his longest outing this
spring. The left-hander gave up two runs and six hits, walked two
and struck out five. Jason Jaramillo had an RBI single for the
Pirates.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Pirates left-hander Scott Olsen is no
longer in the starting rotation mix and could begin the season on
the disabled list. Olsen missed the first month of spring training
camp with a strained left hamstring and has struggled in two relief
outings. He has a 15.43 ERA and has allowed seven base-runners in
2-plus innings.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Keisha Hampton made two foul shots
with 4.9 seconds left and scored 19 of her 26 points in the second
half to help DePaul rally from 14 down to defeat Penn State 75-73
in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Lady Lion senior Julia
Trogele had 14 points and 11 rebounds in her final game in Happy
Valley.

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - With Penn State starting up a Division I
ice hockey program, Big Ten athletic directors are proposing a
men's hockey league that would start competition in 2013-14. There
would be a 20-game conference schedule. A postseason tournament
would determine the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The proposal will be sent to the Big Ten Council of
Presidents/Chancellors in June.

SPRING TRAINING

Monday's Games
Washington 7, St. Louis 2
Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 1
Detroit 9, Houston 1
Philadelphia 4, Boston 1
N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 7
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Cleveland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., ccd., Rain
Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 1
Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 0
Chicago White Sox 8, San Diego 5
Tuesday's Games
Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

NBA
Monday's Games
Orlando 97, Cleveland 86
Indiana 102, New Jersey 98
Boston 96, New York 86
Chicago 132, Sacramento 92
Memphis 103, Utah 85
San Antonio 111, Golden State 96
Denver 123, Toronto 90
Tuesday's Games
Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 4, SO
Los Angeles 2, Calgary 1, SO
Tuesday's Games
New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NCAA TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87
Washington 68, Georgia 65
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason 61, Villanova 57
Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
Marquette 66, Xavier 55
Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 86, Washington 83
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State 98, George Mason 66
Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Marquette (22-14), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (34-2) vs. Kentucky (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 73, UCLA 65
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Florida (28-7) vs. BYU (32-4), 7:27 p.m.
Butler (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (25-8), 9:57 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame 69, Akron 56
Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50
Purdue 65, St. Peter's 43
Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 72, Boston University 53
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Richmond 65, Morehead State 48
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76
Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 73, Illinois 59
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas (34-2) vs. Richmond (29-7), 7:27 p.m.
Florida State (23-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (26-11), 9:57
p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81
Arizona 77, Memphis 75
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
Duke 87, Hampton 45
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke 73, Michigan 71
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Arizona 70, Texas 69
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
San Diego State (34-2) vs. Connecticut (28-9), 7:15 p.m.
Duke (32-4) vs. Arizona (29-7), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

NIT
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44
College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84
Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60
Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54
Missouri State 89, Murray State 76
New Mexico 69, UTEP 57
Boston College 82, McNeese State 64
Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60
Kent State 71, St. Mary's, Calif. 70
Wednesday, March 16
Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49
Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 62
Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61
Virginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54
Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74
California 77, Mississippi 74
Washington State 85, Long Beach State 74

Second Round
Friday, March 18
Colorado 89, California 72
Saturday, March 19
Northwestern 85, Boston College 67
College of Charleston 64, Cleveland State 56
Sunday, March 20
Wichita State 79, Virginia Tech 76, OT
Kent State 72, Fairfield 68
Monday, March 21
Miami 81, Missouri State 72
Alabama 74, New Mexico 67
Washington State 74, Oklahoma State 64

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22
Kent State (25-11) at Colorado (23-13), 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23
Northwestern (20-13) vs. Washington State (21-12), , TBD
College of Charleston (26-10) at Wichita State (26-8), TBD
Alabama (23-11), vs. Miami (21-14), TBD
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Kent State-Colorado winner vs. Alabama-Miami winner, 7 or 9:30
p.m.
College of Charleston-Wichita State winner vs.
Northwestern-Washington State winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan scored power
play goals 11 seconds apart as part of a four-goal third period and
the Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high four
games with a 5-2 win over the Penguins yesterday. Jordan Staal and
Chris Kuntz scored for Pittsburgh.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira hit
back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, leading the Yankees to
an 8-1 win over the Phillies yesterday. CC Sabathia held the
Phillies to one run, Jimmy Rollins' first homer, in 6 2-3 innings.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Charlie Morton pitched six shutout
innings and Ronny Cedeno hit a two-run home run to lead the Pirates
to a 3-1 victory over an Astros split-squad yesterday. Morton gave
up four singles and struck out five. He was 2-12 with a 7.57 ERA
last season.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland scored the game's first 13
points, led by 23 at halftime and cruised to a 70-48 victory over
St. Francis yesterday in the opening round of the NCAA women's
tournament. Brittany Lilley and Nickia Gibbs each scored 10 points
for 13th-seed St. Francis, the Northeast Conference champions.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Temple Owls meet Notre Dame today in
the second round of the NCAA women's tournament. The 10th-seeded
Owls are looking for a breakthrough win against an established
power in the Fighting Irish.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State is the lower seed in
tonight's matchup with third-seeded DePaul in the second round of
the NCAA women's tournament, but the sixth-seeded Lady Lions will
be on their home court in Happy Valley. The Lions will wear their
blue road uniforms as the lower seed, though the Jordan Center
crowd will most assuredly be on Penn State's side.

SPRING TRAINING

Sunday's Games
Pittsburgh 3, Houston (ss) 1
Toronto 3, Minnesota 0
Detroit 6, Washington 1
N.Y. Yankees 8, Philadelphia 1
Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 0
Atlanta 5, Houston (ss) 3
St. Louis 10, Boston 3
Baltimore 9, Tampa Bay 8
Texas 5, Kansas City 2
L.A. Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 7
Cleveland 5, Arizona (ss) 3
Oakland (ss) 6, San Francisco (ss) 4
Arizona (ss) 4, Oakland (ss) 2
Seattle 4, San Diego 1
Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 8
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco (ss) 2, 10 innings
Colorado 6, L.A. Angels 6, tie, 10 innings
Monday's Games
Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

NBA
Sunday's Games
Washington 98, New Jersey 92
Atlanta 104, Detroit 96
Milwaukee 100, New York 95
Phoenix 108, L.A. Clippers 99
Sacramento 127, Minnesota 95
Houston 110, Utah 108
Toronto 95, Oklahoma City 93
Dallas 101, Golden State 73
L.A. Lakers 84, Portland 80
Monday's Games
Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Indiana at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 2
Nashville 4, Buffalo 3, OT
New Jersey 3, Columbus 0
Montreal 8, Minnesota 1
Chicago 2, Phoenix 1
Anaheim 5, Calgary 4, OT
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87
Washington 68, Georgia 65
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason 61, Villanova 57
Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
Marquette 66, Xavier 55
Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 86, Washington 83
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State 98, George Mason 66
Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Ohio State (34-2) vs. Kentucky (27-8)
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Marquette (22-14)
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 73, UCLA 65
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Butler (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (25-8)
Florida (28-7) vs. BYU (32-4)
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame 69, Akron 56
Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50
Purdue 65, St. Peter's 43
Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 72, Boston University 53
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Richmond 65, Morehead State 48
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76
Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 73, Illinois 59
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas (34-2) vs. Richmond (29-7)
Florida State (23-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (26-11)
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81
Arizona 77, Memphis 75
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
Duke 87, Hampton 45
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke 73, Michigan 71
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Arizona 70, Texas 69
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Duke (32-4) vs. Arizona (29-7)
San Diego State (34-2) vs. Connecticut (28-9)
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

NIT
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44
College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84
Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60
Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54
Missouri State 89, Murray State 76
New Mexico 69, UTEP 57
Boston College 82, McNeese State 64
Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60
Kent State 71, St. Mary's, Calif. 70
Wednesday, March 16
Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49
Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 62
Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61
Virginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54
Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74
California 77, Mississippi 74
Washington State 85, Long Beach State 74

Second Round
Friday, March 18
Colorado 89, California 72
Saturday, March 19
Northwestern 85, Boston College 67
College of Charleston 64, Cleveland State 56
Sunday, March 20
Wichita State 79, Virginia Tech 76, OT
Kent State 72, Fairfield 68
Monday, March 21
Missouri State (26-8) at Miami (20-14), 7 p.m.
New Mexico (22-12) at Alabama (22-11), 9 p.m.
Oklahoma State (20-13) at Washington State (20-12), 11:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22
Kent State (25-11) at Colorado (23-13), 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23
Northwestern (20-13) vs. Oklahoma State-Washington State winner,
TBD
College of Charleston (26-10) at Wichita State (26-8), TBD
Alabama-New Mexico winner vs. Missouri State-Miami winner, TBD
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Game 1, 7 p.m.
Game 2, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

PIAA State Tournament

BOY'S BASKETBALL
PIAA AAA Quarterfinal
South Fayette 67, Eastern York 59

PIAA A State Tournament Quarterfinal

Constitution 55, Reading Central Catholic 53
Philadelphia MC&S 70, Church Farm School 48

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

PIAA AAAA State Tournament Quarterfinal

Boyertown 42, Mount St. Joseph 41
Mount Lebanon 65, Shaler 39

PIAA AA State Tournament Quarterfinal

Dunmore 54, Delone 45, OT
Seton-LaSalle 74, Greensburg Central Catholic 44
Villa Maria 46, Bishop Canevin 37

TODAY

BOY'S AA

PINE GROVE VS. COMM TECH, 1 P.M. GEIGLE - WPPA

GIRL'S A

TRI VALLEY VS. DELCO CHRISTIAN, 2:30 P.M. GEIGLE - T-102

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Jrue Holiday had 15 points and nine
rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers built an early double-digit
lead in coasting past the Sacramento Kings 102-80 last night. The
76ers moved ahead of the New York Knicks into sixth place in the
Eastern Conference. Philadelphia is a half-game in front of the
Knicks and three behind fifth-place Atlanta.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have claimed
left-hander Garrett Olson off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
Olson was 0-3 with one save and a 4.54 ERA while making a
career-high 35 appearances with the Mariners last season.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Brad
Lincoln was hit in his pitching arm by a line drive and left the
game with a bruise. Lincoln was struck by Jimmy Rollins' liner in
the third inning of yesterday's game against Philadelphia. He
recovered in time to field the ball near the first-base line and
tag out Rollins.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Temple has its roots firmly in the gritty
tradition of Philadelphia basketball. San Diego State has no
tradition beyond all that gorgeous beach. The meeting between
seventh-seeded Temple and No. 2 seed San Diego State in the third
round of the NCAA Southeast Regional is a contrast in styles.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Luke Hancock hit a 3-pointer with 21 seconds
left, capping George Mason's comeback and keeping the one-time
March darlings playing with a 61-57 win over Villanova in the
second round of the NCAA tournament. Villanova missed its last shot
Friday and Mike Morrison slammed home one final basket for the
Patriots.

WASHINGTON (AP) - As the top seed in the Southeast Regional,
Pittsburgh is an obvious favorite over Butler. The Panthers are
not, however, a fan favorite. That distinction goes to Butler, a
mid-major darling that has built a reputation in the NCAA
tournament as a can-do underdog. The two meet today.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State is still recovering from
its stunning last-second loss to Temple in the NCAA tournament, but
the Nittany Lions will soon turn their attention to next season.
The team will have a dramatically different look without star guard
Talor Battle and three other senior starters.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Welterweight contender Brad Solomon won a
unanimous decision over Demetrius Hopkins last night in Hollywood,
Fla. Hopkins, of Philadelphia and nephew of former middleweight
champion Bernard Hopkins, couldn't mount enough of a late-fight
attack to overtake Solomon's early advantage.

BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING

Final Detroit 8 Boston (ss) 3
Final Houston 9 Florida 2
Final Toronto 6 N-Y Yankees 5
Final Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 2
Final St. Louis 10 Washington 4
Final N-Y Mets 3 Atlanta 0
Final Arizona 8 Seattle 5
Final Cincinnati 14 Chi Cubs 13
Final Kansas City 6 Cleveland (ss) 5
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 San Francisco 3
Final L.A. Angels 7 San Diego 6
Final Colorado 9 Milwaukee 7
Final Tampa Bay 7 Boston (ss) 3
Final Minnesota 3 Baltimore 2
Final Chi White Sox 18 Oakland 1
Final Cleveland (ss) 12 Texas 6

Saturday's Games

Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final OT Indiana 115 Chicago 108
Final Orlando 85 Denver 82
Final Toronto 116 Washington 107
Final Miami 106 Atlanta 85
Final Detroit 99 New York 95
Final Oklahoma City 99 Charlotte 82
Final Houston 93 Boston 77
Final Milwaukee 110 New Jersey 95
Final San Antonio 97 Dallas 91
Final Phoenix 108 Golden State 97
Final Philadelphia 102 Sacramento 80
Final L-A Lakers 106 Minnesota 98

Saturday's Games

Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Denver at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final N-Y Rangers 6 Montreal 3
Final OT Carolina 3 N-Y Islanders 2
Final Washington 3 New Jersey 0
Final Phoenix 3 Vancouver 1

Saturday's Games

Columbus at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Atlanta at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Charlotte 3, Bridgeport 2, SO
Connecticut 1, Manchester 0
Lake Erie 7, Grand Rapids 2
Providence 4, Worcester 1
Portland 3, Binghamton 2
Syracuse 1, Toronto 0
Hershey 5, Springfield 1
Norfolk 4, Albany 1
Milwaukee 4, San Antonio 1
Oklahoma City 5, Rockford 1
Manitoba 4, Texas 3
Abbotsford 3, Hamilton 2

Saturday's Games

Adirondack at Toronto, 3 p.m.
Portland at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Providence at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Manchester at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Worcester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Albany at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Charlotte at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Erie at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Peoria at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8:35 p.m.
Hamilton at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
NCAA

Second Round
at Bank of Oklahoma Center

Final Texas 85 Oakland, Mich. 81
Final Arizona 77 ( 2) Memphis 75
Final ( 1) Kansas 72 Boston U. 53
Final Illinois 73 ( 7) UNLV 62

at Quicken Loans Arena

Final George Mason 61 Villanova 57
Final ( 1) Ohio St. 75 UTSA 46
Final Marquette 66 Xavier 55
Final Syracuse 77 Indiana St. 60

at Time Warner Cable Arena

Final Michigan 75 ( 5) Tennessee 45
Final Duke 87 Hampton 45
Final ( 1) North Carolina 102 Long Island U. 87
Final Washington 68 Georgia 65

at United Center

Final Notre Dame 69 Akron 56
Final Florida St. 57 ( 3) Texas A&M 50
Final Purdue 65 St. Peter's 43
Final Va. Commonwealth 74 ( 2) Georgetown 56

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Juan Fernandez sank an off-balance
18-footer with under a second to play yesterday to give Temple a
wild 66-64 victory over Penn State. The win ends coach Fran
Dunphy's NCAA tournament record 11-game losing streak. It was the
Nittany Lions' first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Villanova is hoping a little March magic can
rub off on them as they get ready to play George Mason this
afternoon. Former coach Rollie Massimino was a guest after the
Wildcats' practice yesterday. He led Villanova to its only national
championship in 1985.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun notched his
850th career victory last night as No. 3 seed UConn cruise past
Bucknell 81-52 in the NCAA tournament. Mike Muscala scored 14
points for 14th-seeded Bucknell, champions of the Patriot League.

ATLANTA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers overcame three one-goal
deficits, but Rob Schremp and Blake Wheeler scored for Atlanta in
the shootout, giving the Thrashers a crucial 4-3 victory last
night. Danny Briere scored two goals, including a tying shot with
1:17 left in regulation for the Eastern Conference-leading Flyers.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Cliff Lee gave up home runs to Juan
Rivera and Edwin Encarnacion in a five-run fourth inning, and the
Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 yesterday.
Lee allowed five runs - three earned - and seven hits in four
innings. He has allowed six runs earned runs in his last two
starts.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Jake Fox hit a pair of two-run home runs
Thursday, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates
13-3. Fox has eight homers, the most in the majors this spring
training. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf worked three innings and
gave up six runs on eight hits.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Penn State continued its impressive
late-season surge in the opening two rounds of the NCAA wrestling
championships at the Wells Fargo Center yesterday. The Nittany
Lions advanced seven wrestlers into the quarterfinals, ending the
night in first place in team points.

SPRING TRAINING

Thursday's Games
Boston 8, N.Y. Mets 5
Florida 5, St. Louis 2
Toronto 7, Philadelphia 6
Baltimore 13, Pittsburgh 3
Detroit 4, Minnesota 3
Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 1
L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4
Oakland 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Milwaukee 4, Chicago White Sox (ss) 0
Chicago White Sox (ss) 12, Colorado 6
Atlanta 7, Washington 6
N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2
Kansas City 9, Seattle 1
San Diego 15, Texas 5
San Francisco 4, L.A. Angels 0
Friday's Games
Houston vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
San Diego vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 84, New Jersey 73
New York 120, Memphis 99
Portland 111, Cleveland 70
Friday's Games
Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

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

NCAA Tournament

FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina (26-7) vs. Long Island University (27-5), 7:15
p.m.
Washington (23-10) vs. Georgia (21-11), 30 minutes following
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason (26-6) vs. Villanova (21-11), 2:10 p.m.
Ohio State (32-2) vs. Texas-San Antonio (20-13), 30 minutes
following
Xavier (24-7) vs. Marquette (20-14), 7:27 p.m.
Syracuse (26-7) vs. Indiana State (20-13), 30 minutes following
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia (21-11) vs. Kentucky (26-8)
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina-Long Island University winner vs.
Washington-Georgia winner
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State-Texas-San Antonio winner vs. George Mason-Villanova
winner
Syracuse-Indiana State winner vs. Xavier-Marquette winner
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Ohio State-Texas-San Antonio-George Mason-Villanova winner vs.
West Virginia-Kentucky winner
North Carolina-Long Island University-Washington-Georgia winner
vs. Syracuse-Indiana State-Xavier-Marquette winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Pittsburgh (28-5) vs. Butler (24-9)
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida (27-7) vs. UCLA (23-10)
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU (31-4) vs. Gonzaga (25-9)
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Kansas State (23-10) vs. Wisconsin (24-8)
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Pittsburgh-Butler winner vs. Kansas State-Wisconsin winner
Florida-UCLA winner vs. BYU-Gonzaga winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame (26-6) vs. Akron (23-12), 1:40, p.m.
Texas A&M (24-8) vs. Florida State (21-10), 30 minutes following
Purdue (25-7) vs. St. Peter's (20-13), 7:20 p.m.
Georgetown (21-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (24-11), 30 minutes
following
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas (32-2) vs. Boston University (21-13), 6:50 p.m.
UNLV (24-8) vs. Illinois (19-13), 30 minutes following
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State (25-9) vs. Richmond (28-7)
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame-Akron winner vs. Texas A&M-Florida State winner
Purdue-St. Peter's winner vs. Georgetown-Southern Cal-Virginia
Commonwealth winner
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas-Boston University winner vs. UNLV-Illinois winner
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas-Boston University-UNLV-Illinois winner vs. Morehead
State-Richmond winner
Notre Dame-Akron-Texas A&M-Florida State winner vs. Purdue-St.
Peter's-Georgetown-Southern Cal-Virginia Commonwealth winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas (27-7) vs. Oakland, Mich. (25-9), 12:15 p.m.
Arizona (27-7) vs. Memphis (25-9), 30 minutes following
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan (20-13) vs. Tennessee (19-14), 12:40 p.m.
Duke (30-4) vs. Hampton (24-8), 30 minutes following
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut (27-9) vs. Cincinnati (26-8)
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State (33-2) vs. Temple (26-7)
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke-Hampton winner vs. Michigan-Tennessee winner
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas-Oakland, Mich. winner vs. Arizona-Memphis winner
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Duke-Hampton-Michigan-Tennessee winner vs. Texas-Oakland,
Mich.-Arizona-Memphis winner
San Diego State-Temple winner vs. Connecticut-Cincinnati winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners

NIT

First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44
College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84
Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60
Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54
Missouri State 89, Murray State 76
New Mexico 69, UTEP 57
Boston College 82, McNeese State 64
Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60
Kent State 71, St. Mary's, Calif. 70
Wednesday, March 16
Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49
Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 62
Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61
Virginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54
Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74
California 77, Mississippi 74
Washington State 85, Long Beach State 74

Second Round
Friday, March 18
California (18-14) at Colorado (22-13), 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19
Northwestern (19-13) at Boston College (21-12), 11 a.m.
College of Charleston (25-10) at Cleveland State (27-8), 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
Wichita State (25-8) at Virginia Tech (22-11), 11 a.m.
Kent State (24-11) at Fairfield (25-7), 12:30 p.m.
Monday, March 21
Missouri State (26-8) at Miami (20-14), 7 p.m.
New Mexico (22-12) at Alabama (22-11), 9 p.m.
Oklahoma State (20-13) at Washington State (20-12), 11:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals
March 22-23
Alabama-New Mexico winner vs. Missouri State-Miami winner, TBD
Colorado-California winner vs. Fairfield-Kent State winner, TBD
Boston College-Northwestern winner vs. Oklahoma State-Washington
State winner, TBD
Virginia Tech-Nebraska-Wichita State winner vs. College of
Charleston-Cleveland State winner, TBD
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Game 1, 7 p.m.
Game 2, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.