Scoreboard (March 7)
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
10 a.m. Spring training: L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas FOXSP2
10 a.m. World Baseball Classic Italy vs. Mexico (first round) MLB
1:30 p.m. World Baseball Classic Venezuela vs. Dominican Rep. (first round) MLB
5 p.m. World Baseball Classic (second round) MLB
CYCLING
11:30 a.m. Paris-Nice (stage 4) * NBCSN
GOLF
9 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Cadillac Championship (first round) TGC
1:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open (first round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
1 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia ESPN
2 p.m. Virginia at Florida State ESPN2
2 p.m. Butler at Massachusetts NBCSN
4 p.m. Wisconsin at Michigan State ESPN
4 p.m. Oregon at Colorado ESPN2
6 p.m. Long Beach State at UC Davis ESPN2
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Oklahoma City at New York TNT
5:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver TNT/FOXSP2
NHL HOCKEY
5:30 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles FOXSP
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
8 a.m. Nationwide Series: Practice for Sam’s Town 300 SPEED
10 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for KOBALT Tools 400 SPEED
11:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Final practice for Sam’s Town 300 SPEED
1:30 p.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for KOBALT Tools 400 SPEED
BASEBALL
Midnight World Baseball Classic (second round) MLB
11 a.m. Spring training: L.A. Angels vs. Arizona FOXSP
9:30 p.m. World Baseball Classic Canada vs. Italy (first round) MLB
12:30 p.m. World Baseball Classic Spain vs. Puerto Rico (first round) MLB
4 p.m. World Baseball Classic Mexico vs. United States (first round) MLB
BOXING
4 p.m. Junior welterweights: Victor Cayo vs. Emmanuel Taylor ESPN2
6 p.m. Junior middleweights: Hugo Centeno vs. Keandrae Leatherwoood SHO
COLLEGE WRESTLING
3 p.m. Oklahoma at Oklahoma St. FOXSP
CYCLING
11:30 a.m. Paris-Nice (stage 5) * NBCSN
GOLF
9 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Cadillac Championship (second round) TGC
1:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open (second round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Kent State at Akron ESPN2
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Maine at New Hampshire NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Atlanta at Boston ESPN
5:30 p.m. Houston at Golden State ESPN
5:30 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers TWCS
NHL HOCKEY
5:30 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim FOXSP2
TENNIS
9 a.m. BNP Paribas Open TEN
* Tape-delayed broadcast
Today’s BIIF games
SOFTBALL
Ka‘u at Hilo, 3 p.m.
Waiakea at Keaau, 3 p.m.
Kealakehe at Hawaii Prep, 3 p.m.
Honokaa at Konawaena, 3 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Wednesday’s results
east
Charlotte 89, Duquesne 87, OT
La Salle 84, George Washington 70
Saint Joseph’s 81, Rhode Island 44
Syracuse 78, DePaul 57
Temple 74, Fordham 55
Villanova 67, Georgetown 57
SOUTH
East Carolina 88, Tulane 85
Florida 66, Vanderbilt 40
Georgia Tech 71, Miami 69
NC State 81, Wake Forest 66
North Carolina 79, Maryland 68
South Carolina 79,Mississippi St. 72
South Florida 65, UConn 51
Tennessee 82, Auburn 75
UCF 74, UAB 70
VCU 93, Richmond 82
MIDWEST
Dayton 75, St. Bonaventure 63
Iowa St. 87, Oklahoma St. 76
Michigan 80, Purdue 75
Nebraska 53, Minnesota 51
Xavier 77, Saint Louis 66, OT
SOUTHWEST
Houston 84, Rice 62
LSU 68, Texas A&M 57
Oklahoma 83, West Virginia 70
SMU 71, Tulsa 65
FAR WEST
CS Bakersfield 75, Seattle 74, OT
Colorado St. 78, Wyoming 56
New Mexico 75, Nevada 62
San Diego St. 58, Air Force 51
Stanford 83, California 70
Washington 65, Southern Cal 57
Washington St. 73, UCLA 61
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Sun Conference
First Round
Florida Gulf Coast 73, North Florida 63
Mercer 82, Lipscomb 48
Northeast Conference
First Round
LIU Brooklyn 91, Quinnipiac 83
Mount St. Mary’s 75, Bryant 69
Robert Morris 75, St. Francis (NY) 57
Wagner 72, CCSU 50
Ohio Valley Conference
First Round
Morehead St. 73, UT-Martin 66
SE Missouri 78, E. Illinois 68
Patriot League
First Round
Army 65, American U. 44
Bucknell 58, Navy 42
Lafayette 77, Holy Cross 54
Lehigh 71, Colgate 64
West Coast Conference
First Round
Loyola Marymount 65, Portland 54
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Wednesday’s results
EAST
Akron 77, Buffalo 60
Delaware 86, Georgia St. 58
James Madison 62, Drexel 53
Northeastern 88, Hofstra 81
SOUTH
Towson 66, UNC Wilmington 57
William & Mary 63, George Mason 53
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 51, Kent St. 43
Cent. Michigan 63, E. Michigan 56
Miami (Ohio) 66, Ohio 61
Toledo 63, Ball St. 39
W. Michigan 58, N. Illinois 50
FAR WEST
New Mexico 66, Nevada 43
San Diego St. 73, Air Force 55
UNLV 70, Boise St. 60
Wyoming 65, Colorado St. 51
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Sun Conference
First Round
Florida Gulf Coast 73, Kennesaw St. 47
Stetson 66, ETSU 55
Big South Conference
First Round
Gardner-Webb 64, Coastal Carolina 60
Longwood 70, Charleston Southern 63
Radford 56, UNC Asheville 39
Ohio Valley Conference
First Round
E. Kentucky 62, Murray St. 51
SIU-Edwardsville 73, Tennessee St. 61
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Alabama 63, Mississippi St. 36
West Coast Conference
First Round
San Francisco 80, Pepperdine 48
Pro Baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 10 0 1.000
Seattle 10 1 .909
Baltimore 7 2 .778
Tampa Bay 8 4 .667
Chicago 5 3 .625
Cleveland 8 5 .615
Boston 6 5 .545
Minnesota 6 5 .545
Houston 5 5 .500
Toronto 5 5 .500
Detroit 5 6 .455
Oakland 5 6 .455
Texas 3 7 .300
New York 3 8 .273
Los Angeles 2 8 .200
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Washington 5 3 .625
Miami 4 3 .571
Colorado 6 5 .545
San Diego 7 6 .538
Arizona 5 5 .500
Atlanta 6 6 .500
Philadelphia 5 5 .500
Los Angeles 4 5 .444
San Francisco 4 5 .444
St. Louis 4 5 .444
Chicago 5 7 .417
Milwaukee 4 6 .400
Pittsburgh 3 7 .300
New York 2 5 .286
Cincinnati 2 11 .154
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.
Wednesday’s results
Detroit 4, Toronto 1
St. Louis 7, Miami 2
Philadelphia 6, Washington 3
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 3
Milwaukee 7, Seattle 6
Cleveland 4, L.A. Dodgers 0
Texas 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Kansas City 8, Arizona 1
Today’s games
Roundup>Boston vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Minnesota (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>N.Y. Yankees vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 8:10 a.m.
Roundup>Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>San Francisco vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Seattle (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Seattle (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 1 0 0 3 3 0
Kansas City 1 0 0 3 3 1
Houston 1 0 0 3 2 0
Montreal 1 0 0 3 1 0
New York 0 0 1 1 3 3
New England 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 1 3
D.C. 0 1 0 0 0 2
Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 1 0 0 3 4 0
Real Salt Lake 1 0 0 3 2 0
Vancouver 1 0 0 3 1 0
FC Dallas 1 0 0 3 1 0
Portland 0 0 1 1 3 3
Colorado 0 1 0 0 0 1
Seattle 0 1 0 0 0 1
San Jose 0 1 0 0 0 2
Chivas USA 0 1 0 0 0 3
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s games
Kansas City at Toronto FC, 8:30 a.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado, 1 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 2 p.m.
New England at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 2:30 p.m.
Montreal at Portland, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
FC Dallas at Chivas USA, 11 a.m.
New York at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Hockey
NHL glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 23 15 8 0 30 81 67
New Jersey 23 10 8 5 25 56 65
N.Y. Rangers 21 11 8 2 24 55 53
Philadelphia 24 11 12 1 23 68 72
N.Y. Islanders 23 10 11 2 22 70 78
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 23 14 5 4 32 71 59
Boston 20 14 3 3 31 60 46
Toronto 24 15 9 0 30 73 61
Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 56 49
Buffalo 24 9 13 2 20 63 77
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 22 13 8 1 27 67 62
Tampa Bay 23 10 12 1 21 81 73
Winnipeg 22 10 11 1 21 56 68
Florida 23 7 11 5 19 59 83
Washington 21 9 11 1 19 59 62
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 24 21 0 3 45 78 46
Detroit 23 11 8 4 26 63 60
St. Louis 22 11 9 2 24 64 67
Nashville 23 9 9 5 23 47 59
Columbus 23 7 12 4 18 53 69
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 22 11 6 5 27 63 61
Minnesota 22 11 9 2 24 52 56
Calgary 21 9 8 4 22 61 69
Edmonton 22 8 9 5 21 54 62
Colorado 22 8 10 4 20 53 65
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 22 16 3 3 35 77 60
Los Angeles 21 12 7 2 26 60 52
San Jose 22 11 7 4 26 51 50
Phoenix 23 11 9 3 25 67 65
Dallas 22 11 9 2 24 61 63
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s results
Toronto 5, Ottawa 4
Chicago 3, Colorado 2
Calgary 4, San Jose 1
Anaheim 2, Phoenix 0
Today’s games
Toronto at Boston, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at New Jersey, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 2 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Vancouver at Columbus, 2 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 2:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Derek Lowe on a minor league contract.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Named Willie McGee special assistant to the general manager.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Corey Brown, RHP Erik Davis, INF Danny Espinosa, RHP Christian Garcia, RHP Nathan Karns, RHP Cole Kimball, C Sandy Leon, INF Steve Lombardozzi, 1B Chris Marrero, RHP Ryan Mattheus, 1B/OF Tyler Moore, OF Eury Perez, RHP Ryan Perry, C Wilson Ramos, INF Carlos Rivero, RHP Henry Rodriguez, C Jhonatan Solano and RHP Stephen Strasburg on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball League
ATLANTA HAWKS—Recalled F Mike Scott from Bakersfield (NBADL). Waived F-C Jeremy Tyler. Signed G Shelvin Mack to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Tendered an offer to TE Dorin Dickerson.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Named Alonzo Dotson college scout.
SAN FRANCISCO 49EWRS—Released K David Akers.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Darren Fells.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Hired A.J. Smith as a senior executive.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned F Brandon Bollig to Rockford (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned C Nick Drazenovic to Springfield (AHL).
DALLAS STARS—Recalled F Francis Wathier from Texas (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled D Victor Bartley from Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Claimed RW Tom Kostopoulos off waivers from Pittsburgh. Assigned RW Cam Janssen and G Keith Kinkaid to Albany (AHL). Recalled G Jeff Frazee from Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS—Claimed D Roman Hamrlik off waivers from Washington.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed D Mathieu Brisebois to a three-year entry-level contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled G Jake Allen from Peoria (AHL). Signed D Joel Edmundson and F Yannick Veilleux to three-year entry level contracts.
LUGE
USA LUGE—Announced the resignation of executive director and chief executive officer Ron Rossi.
