ODDS

Glantz-Culver Line

NCAA Basketball

Today's Games
FAVORITE LINEUNDERDOG
at VCU 13UNC Wilmington
at Delaware 5Hofstra
at East Carolina 7SMU
Richmond 2at St.Bonaventure
at Temple 51/2Charlotte
at N.C. State 2Florida St.
at Penn St. 4Iowa
Kansas 13at Iowa St.
at UCF 61/2Tulane
at Old Dominion 61/2Northeastern
at Clemson 9Miami
at Georgia St. 41/2Towson
Rhode Island 6at GWU
at Georgia 1Florida
at Pittsburgh 11Cincinnati
at South Carolina 71/2LSU
at Drexel 41/2James Madison
W. Kentucky 81/2at Fla. Int.
at Fordham 31/2La Salle
at Texas A&M 101/2Texas Tech
at N. Iowa 51/2Indiana St.
at Nebraska 1Oklahoma
at Illinois St. 3Creighton
Utah 31/2at TCU
at Mississippi St. 121/2Auburn
at Houston 8Southern Miss.
at Kentucky 3Mississippi
at Alabama 11/2Arkansas
at Colorado St. 1Wyoming
at Troy 21/2Fla. Atlantic
West Virginia 4at DePaul
at Purdue 6Minnesota
at Duke 151/2Georgia Tech
at Georgetown 191/2St. John's
at George Mason 15William & Mary
at UTEP 21/2UAB
at Memphis 191/2Tulsa
Baylor 31/2at Colorado
at Davidson 15Appalachian St.
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NBA

Today's Games
FAVORITE LINEUNDERDOG
at Toronto 13Minnesota
at Atlanta 2Sacramento
at Indiana 3Chicago
Orlando 2at Philadelphia
at New York 5Charlotte
at Boston 7Cleveland
at New Orleans 4Phoenix
at Utah 2Detroit
Denver 8at Seattle
at L.A. Clippers 31/2Portland
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NHL

Today's Games

FAVORITE LINEUNDERDOGLINE

at Buffalo -145Nashville+125
San Jose -140at Columbus+120
Minnesota -130at Tampa Bay+110
at Florida -125Toronto+105
at Chicago -140Phoenix+120
at Vancouver -160Colorado+140

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
National League• COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with INF Neifi Perez on a minor league contract.
• HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with OF Reggie Abercrombie on a one-year contract.
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Tony Gwynn Jr. on a one-year contract.
• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Claimed INF Ray Olmedo off waivers from Pittsburgh. Released RHP John Ennis.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed G-F Bobby Jones to a 10-day contract. Released G Adam Haluska.
NBA Development League• ANAHEIM ARSENAL—Signed G Derrick Dial.
• FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS—Signed F James Peters.
• LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS—Signed G Wendell White. Waived C Abdoulaye N'Diaye.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• BUFFALO BILLS—Signed P-K D.J. Fitzpatrick.
• CINCINNATI BENGALS—Agreed to terms with WR Antonio Chatman on a two-year contract extension and DE Jonathan Fanene on a three-year contract extension.
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Rosevelt Colvin and LB Oscar Lua.
• NEW YORK JETS—Released WR Justin McCareins, CB Andre Dyson and G Adrien Clarke.
• SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Re-signed LB Roderick Green.
• WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released WR Brandon Lloyd.
Canadian Football League• MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Signed FB Dahrran Diedrick.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ANAHEIM DUCKS—Traded RW Brian Bochenski to Nashville for future considerations. Acquired D Jay Leach from Tampa Bay for RW Brandon Segal and a 2008 seventh-round draft pick. Assigned Segal to Norfolk (AHL).
• ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned RW Joe Motzko to Chicago (AHL). Recalled F Bryan Little, F Colin Stuart and D Joel Kwiatkowski from Chicago.
• BUFFALO SABRES—Traded D Brian Campbell and 2008 seventh-round draft pick to San Jose for RW Steve Bernier and a 2008 first-round draft pick.
• CAROLINA HURRICANES—Acquired F Tuomo Ruutu from Chicago for LW Andrew Ladd. Activated RW Patrick Eaves from injured reserve. Assigned F Jeff Hamilton to Albany (AHL).
• COLORADO AVALANCHE— Acquired D Ruslan Salei from Florida for the rights to D Karlis Skrastins and a 2008 third-round draft pick.
• COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Traded D Adam Foote to Colorado for a first-round pick in either 2008 or 2009 and a 2009 conditional fourth-round draft pick. Recalled C Derek MacKenzie and D Aaron Rome from Syracuse (AHL). Assigned C Derick Brassard to Syracuse.
• DALLAS STARS—Acquired C Brad Richards and G Johan Holmqvist from Tampa Bay for C Jeff Halpern, F Jussi Jokinen, G Mike Smith and a 2009 fourth-round draft pick. Recalled D Dan Jancevski and G Tobias Stephan from Iowa (AHL).
• DETROIT RED WINGS—Assigned G Jimmy Howard to Grand Rapids (AHL). Acquired D Brad Stuart from Los Angeles for a 2008 second-round draft pick and a 2009 fourth-round draft pick.
• LOS ANGELES KINGS—Traded G Jean-Sebastien Aubin to Anaheim for a 2008 seventh-round draft pick. Assigned F Teddy Purcell to Manchester (AHL).
• MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F Mikhail Grabovski and G Jaroslav Halak from Hamilton (AHL).
• NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Acquired LW Jan Hlavac from Tampa Bay for a 2008 seventh-round draft pick.
• NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed C Mike Comrie to a one-year contract extension. Traded F Chris Simon to Minnesota for a 2008 sixth-round draft pick. Traded D Marc-Andre Bergeron to Anaheim for a 2008 third-round draft pick.
• NEW YORK RANGERS—Acquired D Christian Backman from St. Louis for a 2008 fourth-round draft pick.
• OTTAWA SENATORS—Acquired RW Martin Lapointe from Chicago for a 2008 sixth-round draft pick.
• PHOENIX COYOTES—Acquired LW Marcel Hossa and G Al Montoya from the New York Rangers for RW Fredrik Sjostrom, G David LeNeveu, LW Josh Gratton and a 2009 conditional draft pick.
• PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Acquired F Marian Hossa and LW Pascal Luis from Atlanta for F Colby Armstrong, C Eric Christensen, C Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-round draft pick. Acquired D Hal Gill from Toronto for 2008 second- and fifth-round draft picks.
• ST. LOUIS BLUES—Traded D Bryce Salvador to New Jersey for F Cam Janssen. Recalled D Jeff Woywitka from Peoria (AHL).
• SAN JOSE SHARKS— Signed G Brian Boucher. Traded D Rob Davison to the New York Islanders for a 2008 seventh-round draft pick.
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Traded F Vaclav Prospal to Philadelphia for D Alexandre Picard and a conditional draft pick. Assigned Picard to Norfolk (AHL).
• TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Traded RW Wade Belak and LW Chad Kilger to Florida for 2008 third- and fifth-round draft picks.
• VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Acquired F Matt Pettinger from Washington for F Matt Cooke. Assigned D Luc Bourdon to Manitoba (AHL). Recalled C Rick Rypien from Manitoba.
• WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Acquired G Cristobal Huet from Montreal for a 2009 second-round draft pick. Acquired C Sergei Fedorov from Columbus for D Theo Ruth. Acquired LW Alexandre Giroux from Atlanta for RW Joe Motzko. Recalled LW Chris Bourque from Hershey (AHL).
ECHL• ECHL—Suspended Bakersfield coach Marty Raymond one game and fined him and Bakersfield G Michel Robinson undisclosed amounts for their actions during Sunday's game against Fresno. Suspended Victoria F Ryan Wade two games for his actions in a Feb. 22 game. Suspended Stockton F Jason Beeman one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Feb. 25 game.
COLLEGE• CONNECTICUT—Signed Randy Edsall, football coach, to a five-year contract.
• KENTUCKY—Suspended junior CB Paul Warford indefinitely for a violation of team rules.
• TEMPLE—Named Ed Foley assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator.
• VILLANOVA—Named John Byford women's soccer coach.

BASKETBALL

CBA

American Conference
W L QW PTS AVG
Minot 31 10 103.0 196.0 4.8
Pittsburgh 23 18 92.5 161.5 3.9
East Kentucky 21 21 85.0 148.0 3.5
Albany 19 19 74.0 131.0 3.4
Atlanta 9 30 46.5 73.5 1.9
National Conference
W L QW PTS AVG
Yakama 37 4 115.0 226.0 5.5
Oklahoma 24 15 88.0 160.0 4.1
Butte 15 27 74.0 119.0 2.8
x-Great Falls 13 23 57.5 96.5 2.7
Rio Grande Valley 8 33 65.5 89.5 2.2

x-suspended operations

Teams receive three points for a win, one point for each quarter won and 1/2 point for any quarter tied. No points awarded during overtime.
Tuesday's Result
Minot 119, Butte 117 (5, 2)
Today's GameYakama at Great Falls, ppd.
Thursday's GamesMinot at Albany
Oklahoma at East Kentucky
COLLEGE MEN

Scoreboard

Tuesday's Results
EASTConnecticut 79, Rutgers 61
Grove City 88, Waynesburg 73
Pace 81, Assumption 75
Shepherd 69, W. Va. Wesleyan 64
SOUTHSeton Hall 79, South Florida 75
Transylvania 66, Rose-Hulman 50
VMI 81, Liberty 79
Virginia Tech 67, Boston College 48
Winthrop 63, Charleston Southern 49
MIDWESTAnderson, Ind. 65, Hanover 52
Indiana 72, Ohio State 69
Missouri St. 86, Drake 83
S. Illinois 71, Bradley 60
W. Michigan 56, N. Illinois 49
Wabash 86, Kenyon 73
Wichita St. 68, Evansville 54
TOURNAMENT
American Mideast Conference
ChampionshipWalsh 82, Malone 60
Florida Sun Conference
First RoundEdward Waters 70, Savannah Art 65
NCAC Tournament
QuarterfinalsWooster 104, Oberlin 71
NJAC Tournament
First RoundMontclair St. 83, Rowan 72
Ramapo 60, Kean 59
SUNYAC Tournament
First RoundBrockport 77, Oneonta 70
Geneseo State 63, Cortland St. 60
Oswego State 71, Potsdam 56
Plattsburgh 72, Fredonia State 62
Skyline Conference
First RoundYeshiva 88, Old Westbury 82, OT
Scoring Summaries


No. 12 INDIANA 72, OHIO STATE 69

OHIO STATE (17-11) — Koufos 8-18 3-3 21, Hunter 6-9 0-0 12, Butler 5-12 0-0 12, Turner 5-9 2-3 13, Lighty 2-5 1-2 6, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Diebler 1-6 0-0 3, Terwilliger 1-3 0-0 2, Lauderdale 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 6-8 69.

INDIANA (24-4) — D.White 7-13 2-4 16, Stemler 1-7 0-0 2, Bassett 7-11 5-5 23, Ellis 2-5 1-2 5, Gordon 4-16 8-9 17, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Crawford 3-6 3-4 9, Taber 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 19-24 72.

Halftime—Indiana 30-21. 3-Point Goals—Ohio State 7-25 (Koufos 2-3, Butler 2-8, Lighty 1-3, Turner 1-4, Diebler 1-6, Terwilliger 0-1), Indiana 5-25 (Bassett 4-8, Gordon 1-8, Ellis 0-1, Crawford 0-2, Stemler 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio State 37 (Turner 7), Indiana 41 (D.White 8). Assists—Ohio State 15 (Butler 8), Indiana 10 (Gordon 3). Total Fouls—Ohio State 18, Indiana 10. A—17,389.


American Mideast Conference
ChampionshipWALSH 82, MALONE 60

MALONE (20-9) — Humphrey 4-15 3-4 11, Renner 8-16 2-2 21, Carver 2-4 5-5 11, J. Ferwerda 1-4 0-0 2, Weaver 1-3 0-0 2, E. Ferwerda 1-1 0-0 3, Dailey 1-2 0-0 2, Fanning 3-4 0-0 6, Te. Lawver 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 22-55 10-11 60.

WALSH (25-4) — Jones 3-8 2-2 9, Weems 8-14 1-1 22, Araujo 6-12 3-3 16, Johnson 2-5 4-4 8, Cescato 5-11 0-0 10, Dallas 1-1 0-0 3, Speck 1-3 0-0 3, Skeeter 4-4 0-1 9, Shardo 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 31-64 10-13 82.

Halftime score—Walsh 41, Malone 28. 3-Point Goals—Malone 6-16 (Renner 3-7, Carver 2-3, E. Ferwerda 1-1, Weaver 0-2, J. Ferwerda 0-1, Dailey 0-1, Fanning 0-1); Walsh 10-23 (Weems 5-6, Jones 1-5, Araujo 1-4, Speck 1-2, Skeeter 1-1, Dallas 1-1, Jo. Shardo 0-2, Je. Shardo 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Malone 31 (Humphrey 7); Walsh 38 (Cescato 10). Assists—Malone 10 (J. Ferwerda 2); Walsh 16 (Jones 4, Weems 4). Total fouls—Malone 13, Walsh 10. Att—900.


NCAC Tournament
WOOSTER 104, OBERLIN 71

OBERLIN (5-21) — Hall 1-13 0-0 22, Godwin 4-9 2-2 12, Loll 5-12 2-2 13, Bernhard 4-6 0-0 10, Magiera 1-6 2-2 5, Goldman 1-3 2-2 4, Francois 1- 1-2 3, Chiu 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 27-55 9-10 71.

WOOSTER (23-3) — Cooper 7-14 12-15 28, bidwell 6-9 0-0 14, johnson 3-8 2-3 8, wickliffe 3-4 2-4 8, Will 3-4 0-0 6, Geitgey 1-2 0-0 2, Mangano 1-2 0-0 3, Fulk 2-2 0-0 6, Franks 2-4 3-4 8, Reed 0-0 2-2 2, elam 2-7 3-4 7, Melick 4-5 4-4 12. Totals: 34-61 28-37 104.

Halftime score—Wooster 51, Oberlin 32. 3-Point Goals—Oberlin 8-22 (Hall 2-3, Bernhard 2-4, Godwin 2-5, Loll 1-5, Magiera 1-3, Goldman 0-1, Palmer 0-1), Wooster 8-18 (Bidwell 2-5, Cooper 2-5, Fulk 2-2, Mangano 1-1, Franks 1-2, Will 0-1). Fouled out—Palmer. Rebounds—Oberlin 18 (Loll 5), Wooster 40 (Wickliffe 9). Assists—Oberlin 18 (Godwin 7), Wooster 17 (Will, Johnson 4). Total fouls—Oberlin 24, Wooster 13. Att—717.
COLLEGE WOMEN

Scoreboard

Tuesday's Results
EASTSt. John's 73, Seton Hall 45
Syracuse 68, Georgetown 67
SOUTHHigh Point 72, Charleston Southern 57
Louisville 82, Providence 57
Morehead St. 68, E. Kentucky 65
Radford 70, UNC Asheville 58
MIDWESTIndianapolis 93, St. Joseph's, Ind. 47
Kenyon 73, Earlham 45
Park 78, Philander Smith 74
FAR WESTNew Mexico 55, BYU 45
Associated Press
Women's Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (39) 26-1 1,232 1
2. North Carolina (2) 25-2 1,170 2
3. Tennessee (1) 25-2 1,116 3
4. Rutgers (8) 22-4 1,084 5
5. Maryland 28-2 1,076 4
6. LSU 23-3 1,023 6
7. Stanford 25-3  996 7
8. Baylor 23-3  883 9
9. California 23-4  812 8
10. Oklahoma 20-5  784 11
11. Old Dominion 24-3  751 10
12. Duke 21-7  702 12
13. West Virginia 22-4  677 13
14. Notre Dame 21-6  559 14
15. George Washington 22-5  489 17
16. Utah 23-3  462 18
17. Oklahoma State 21-5  407 16
18. Ohio State 20-6  324 20
19. UTEP 23-2  321 19
20. Texas A&M 20-7  305 21
21. Kansas State 18-8  299 15
22. Georgia 20-7  178 24
23. Vanderbilt 20-7  150 25
24. Wyoming 22-4   94  —
25. Marist 26-2   82  —

Others receiving votes: Virginia 68, Syracuse 60, Louisville 44, Liberty 32, Pittsburgh 16, Arizona State 12, DePaul 11, Hartford 8, Michigan State 5, Chattanooga 4, Montana 4, Illinois St. 3, SMU 3, Iowa 2, TCU 1, Wis.-Green Bay 1.

BASEBALL

MLB

Spring Training

Tuesday's Results
N.Y. Mets 4, Michigan 4, tie
Detroit 17, Florida Southern 4
Florida 7, Miami 2
Florida State vs. Philadelphia, ccd., rain
Today's GamesManatee CC vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Saint Louis U. vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Georgia vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
COLLEGE

Scoreboard

Tuesday's Results
SOUTHAugusta St. at Coker, ppd., weather
Jackson St. 11, Millsaps 3
Louisiana Tech 8-8, Texas-Arlington 4-1
Mississippi 15, Northwestern St. 4
Mississippi St. 9, UAB 2
Rollins 7, Tampa 7, 7 innings, rain
St. John's 2, Winthrop 0
MIDWESTWichita St. 6, Emporia St. 3
SOUTHWESTE. Arizona 8, Arizona Western 3
Oklahoma City 7, Texas Wesleyan 1
Scottsdale 5, Arizona Western 4
Texas 10, Texas-Pan American 3
FAR WESTSan Diego St. 7, San Diego 1
Collegiate Baseball
Top 25

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through Feb. 24, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Arizona State 3-0 496 3
2. Arizona 2-1 494 1
3. South Carolina 2-1 492 2
4. Mississippi 3-0 490 4
5. North Carolina 3-0 489 5
6. Texas 3-0 487 8
7. Wichita State 1-0 486 9
8. Michigan 3-0 484 10
9. Vanderbilt 2-1 480 11
10. Long Beach State 2-1 479 17
11. Rice 1-2 478 6
12. Florida State 3-0 476 12
13. Clemson 3-0 473 13
14. Miami, Fla. 3-0 470 14
15. Missouri 3-0 468 15
16. Cal. St. Fullerton 2-1 465 16
17. Kentucky 3-0 462 20
18. San Diego 1-2 460 7
19. UCLA 1-1 457 18
20. Oregon State 1-2 455 19
21. Virginia 4-0 452 24
22. Georgia Tech. 3-0 449 25
23. U.C. Irvine 2-0 446 26
24. Baylor 3-0 443 28
25. Oklahoma State 4-0 439 —

TENNIS

RMK Championships &
the Cellular South Cup

(At The Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. Purse: Men, $769,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $175,000 (Tier III); Surface: Hard-Indoor)
Tuesday's Results
Singles
Men
First Round

Radek Stepanek (4), Czech Republic, def. Jesse Levine, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Sam Querrey (5), United States, def. Michael Russell, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Benjamin Becker, Germany, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 7-5, 7-6 (1).

Donald Young, United States, def. Sam Warburg, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Women
First Round

Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Alina Jidkova, Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Caroline Wozniacki (6), Denmark, def. Milagros Sequera, Venezuela, 6-0, 6-2.

Shahar Peer (3), Israel, def. Ahsha Rolle, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Bethanie Mattek, United States, def. Tatiana Golovin (2), France, 6-4, 6-4.

Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Venus Williams (1), United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Second Round

Olga Govortsova (5), Belarus, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Sofia Arvidsson (7), Sweden, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Doubles
Men
First Round

Chris Haggard, S. Africa, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Alex Kuznetsova and Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 12-10 tiebreak.
Women
First Round

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, and Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Liga Demeijere, Latvia, and Ipek Senolu, Turkey, 2-6, 6-2, 10-2 tiebreak.

Maret Ani, Estonia, and Severine Bremond, France, def. Alina Jidkova, Russia, and Bryanne Stewart, Australia, 6-1, 6-3.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel

(At The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico. Purse: Men, $794,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $185,000 (Tier III); Surface: Clay-Outdoor)
Tuesday's Results
Singles
Men
First Round

Peter Luczak, Australia, def. Sergio Roitman, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Luis Horna, Peru, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-4, 7-5.

Nicolas Massu, Chile, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Oscar Hernandez, Spain, 6-4, 6-0.

Potito Starace (8), Italy, def. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-4, 6-2.

Guillermo Canas (4), Argentina, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

Santiago Ventura, Spain, def. Cesar Ramirez, Mexico, 6-3, 6-1.

Juan Ignacio Chela (5), Argentina, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Women
First Round

Klara Zakopalova (3), Czech Rep., def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Sara Errani (5), Italy, def. Tetjana Malek, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Nadja Roma, Sweden, 6-1, 6-1.

Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Jorgelina Cravero, Argentina, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

Edina Gallovits (8), Romania, def. Daniela Munoz Gallegos, Mexico, 6-1, 6-0.

Olivia Sanchez, France, def. Martina Muller (4), Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

Kaia Kanepi (7), Estonia, def. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.

Alize Cornet (2), France, def. Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, 7-5, 6-3.
Doubles
Men
First Round

Oscar Hernandez, Spain, and Sergio Roitman, Argentina, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, and Martin Vassallo Arguello, Arg., 6-4, 7-5.
Women
First Round

Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja (2), Spain, def. Tetjana Malek and Julia Schruff, Ger., 6-7 (7), 6-1, 10-8 tiebreak.

Maria Elena Camerin and Flavia Pennetta (1), Italy, def. Valeria Pulido Velasco and Melissa Torres Sandoval, Mexico, 6-1, 6-2.

Iveta Benesova and Petra Cetkovska, Czech Rep., def. Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, and Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, 6-1, 6-4.

HOCKEY

AHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Providence 41122185205149
Hartford 36152680191153
Portland 34192474179160
Springfield 26225562156176
Manchester 25254458169182
Worcester 21264349147181
Lowell 18297447133191
East Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Philadelphia 37182278178147
Hershey 31191568178164
Albany 31241366155150
Wilkes-Barre 31220365150132
Bridgeport 30261162157160
Binghamton 26235461161176
Norfolk 21312549160196
WESTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Toronto 37141479172143
Manitoba 31232266161148
Hamilton 29212565154154
Syracuse 27262460170165
Grand Rapids 23282553144174
Lake Erie 19254749136170
Rochester 17354442136206
West Division
WLOLSLPtsGFGA
Chicago 40132082208145
Rockford 32174674181173
San Antonio 31163772179161
Peoria 29214466183171
Houston 30222365151135
Milwaukee 30243265172163
Quad City 28222765157160
Iowa 26293257149187

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
Tuesday's Results
Lowell 7, Manchester 3
Portland 5, Norfolk 1
Today's Games
Binghamton at Albany, 7 p.m.
Houston at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Springfield at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Hershey at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
COLLEGE

NCAA Division I Poll

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The top 20 teams in the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey poll, compiled by U.S. College Hockey Online, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 25 and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Michigan (35) 26- 4-4 963 1
2. North Dakota (10) 21- 8-2 931 2
3. New Hampshire (5) 21- 7-2 899 3
4. Colorado College 23- 8-1 862 4
5. Miami 27- 6-1 821 5
6. Michigan State 21- 9-5 737 6
7. Denver 21-10-1 693 8
8. Boston College 16- 9-7 614 7
9. Minnesota State 16-11-4 561 11
10. Clarkson 18-10-4 542 12
11. Notre Dame 21-11-4 505 9
12. St. Cloud State 16-13-3 417 16
13. Wisconsin 14-13-7 410 10
14. Princeton 17-10-0 383 17
15. Minnesota-Duluth 12-12-6 293 13
16. Boston University 14-14-4 163 NR
17. Minnesota 13-13-8 147 NR
18. Northeastern 14-13-3 115 14
19. Providence 13-13-4 101 14
20. Harvard 13-11-3 96 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Quinnipiac 54, Vermont 50, Niagara 39, Cornell 30, Union 27, Air Force 11, Mass.-Lowell 11, Michigan Tech 8, Army 6, Bemidji State 5, RIT 4, Bowling Green 1, Ferris State 1.

FOOTBALL

ARENA LEAGUE

Friday's GameNew Orleans at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's GamesDallas at Georgia, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sunday's GameColumbus at Colorado, 4 p.m.
Monday's Games
New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 9 p.m.

FYI

LEAGUE REGISTRATIONS• First Friends Church in North Canton is accepting registrations for its basketball, softball and baseball leagues. Basketball leagues will be held for boys in grades 9-12 and girls in grades 7-12. Baseball leagues will be set up in age divisions for 5-6 (T-ball), 7-8 (machine pitch), 9-10, 11-12 and 13-15. Softball will be for girls ages 7-12. For more information, go to http://www.firstfriends.org/sports or call 330-966-6868.
• Portage Lakes Fastpitch Softball has openings remaining for the 2008 season. There are no residency requirements. The league is open to girls ages 5-18. Sign-ups can be done online at http://www.portagelakesfastpitch.com or at Portage Lakes Library on Manchester Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday A birth certificate copy is needed. Cost is $45 and includes uniforms, clinics with Kent State and Akron Racers players and other perks. For more information, call 330-644-9769.
• Registration has begun for the 19th season of Northeast Ohio Roy Hobbs Baseball, a hardball league with about 60 teams over five age divisions: 18+, 28+, 38+, 48+ and 55+. Costs will be based on number of teams and fees. Complete teams or individual players may register. For more information, call the league offices at 330-923-1099, send an e-mail to tw@royhobbs.com or go to http://www.royhobbs.com and click on the NE Ohio Roy Hobbs icon.
BASKETBALL PLAYERS NEEDEDThe Shooting Stars ninth-grade boys basketball team is looking for two post players. Interested boys should attend Saturday's practice at 3:30 p.m. at the Tallmadge Rec Center, 46 N. Munroe Road.