ODDS

Glant-Culver Line

NCAA Basketball
Today's Games
Big East Conference
(At New York)
First Round
FAVORITE LINEUNDERDOG

Syracuse 11/2Villanova
West Virginia 9Providence
Pittsburgh 71/2Cincinnati
Marquette 101/2Seton Hall
Atlantic 10 Conference
(At Atlantic City, N.J.)
First Round

Dayton 21/2Saint Louis
Saint Joseph's 61/2Fordham
Duquesne 61/2La Salle
Rhode Island 1Charlotte
Mid-American Conference
(At Cleveland)
First Round

E. Michigan PkBall St.
Cent. Michigan 5N. Illinois
Toledo PkBowling Green
Miami (Ohio) 91/2Buffalo
Conference USA
(At Memphis, Tenn.)
First Round

Tulsa 11East Carolina
UTEP 11SMU
Marshall 4Tulane
Southern Miss. 14Rice
Mountain West Conference
(At Las Vegas)
First Round

Wyoming 7Colorado St.
Big West Conference
(At Anaheim, Calif.)
First Round

UC Irvine 9Long Beach St.
Cal Poly 31/2UC Riverside
Pac-10 Conference
(At Los Angeles)
First Round

California 1Washington
Arizona 18Oregon St.
Northeast Conference
(At Fairfield, Conn.)
Championship

Mount St. Mary's 1at Sacred Heart
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NBA
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINEUNDERDOG

Houston 6at Atlanta
at Orlando 15L.A. Clippers
at Detroit 9Philadelphia
at Boston 171/2Seattle
New York 4at Miami
Cleveland 5at New Jersey
Utah 71/2at Milwaukee
at New Orleans 11/2San Antonio
at Dallas 111/2Charlotte
at Denver 161/2Memphis
at Golden State 9Toronto
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NHL
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINEUNDERDOGLINE

at Philadelphia -155Toronto+135
at Washington -110Calgary-110
at Pittsburgh -160Buffalo+140
at Florida -165N.Y. Islanders+145
at Chicago -110Carolina-110
at Anaheim -160Vancouver+140

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Assigned RHP Jose Arredondo to their minor league camp.
• NEW YORK YANKEES—Optioned INF Juan Miranda to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Reassigned C P.J. Pilittere, OF Colin Curtis, OF Austin Jackson and OF Jose Tabata to their minor league camp.
• OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Assigned INF Jeff Baisley and INF Wes Bankston to their minor league camp.
• TAMPA BAY RAYS—Optioned LHP David Price, OF Justin Ruggiano and RHP Jae Kuk Ryu to their minor league camp.
• TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Armando Benitez on a minor league contract. Optioned INF Russ Adams and INF Sergio Santos to Syracuse (IL). Assigned INF Pedro Lopez and C Jamie Jeroloman to their minor league camp.
National League• CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned RHP Juan Mateo and OF Jake Fox to Iowa (PCL) and RHP Jeff Samardzija to Tennessee (SL). Assigned LHP Ed Campusano, INF Luis Figueroa and C JD Closser to their minor league camp. Released RHP Shingo Takatsu.
•  COLORADO ROCKIES—Reassigned INF Christian Colonel, INF Chris Nelson, OF Dexter Fowler, OF Joe Gaetti and C Neil Wilson to their minor league camp.
• FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned RHP Carlos Martinez to Albuquerque (PCL).
• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Mark Worrell, RHP Blake Hawkesworth and INF Jarrett Hoffpauir to Memphis (PCL). Assigned RHP John Wasdin and INF Josh Phelps to their minor league camp.
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Assigned OF John Bowker, RHP Osiris Matos, RHP Kelvin Pichardo, OF Clay Timpner to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Exercised their 2008-09 option on the contract of Don Nelson, coach.
• SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Signed G Mike Wilks to a 10-day contract.
Women's National Basketball Association• SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS—Signed C Ruth Riley to a two-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with WR Larry Fitzgerald on a four-year contract.
• CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released C Justin Hartwig.
•  CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed OL Lennie Friedman to a one-year contract.
• DETROIT LIONS—Signed DT Chuck Darby to a three-year contract.
• KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed WR Devard Darling.
• MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed DB Keith Davis.
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed S Ray Ventrone.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed RW Dan Cleary to a five-year contract.
• ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Roman Polak from Peoria (AHL). Assigned G Ben Bishop to Peoria.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer• NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Signed F Argenis Fernandez.
COLLEGE• NCAA—Placed BYU on three years probation for major and secondary violations in its men's volleyball program.
• ALABAMA—Fired Stephany Smith, women's basketball coach.

BASEBALL

MLB

Spring Training

AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Tampa Bay 8 3 .727
Detroit 10 5 .667
Los Angeles 8 4 .667
Oakland 9 5 .643
Minnesota 8 5 .615
New York 6 4 .600
Baltimore 6 5 .545
Kansas City 7 6 .539
Texas 7 6 .539
Cleveland 6 7 .461
Chicago 7 9 .438
Seattle 5 8 .385
Boston 4 8 .333
Toronto 4 9 .308
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Milwaukee 9 5 .643
Florida 10 6 .625
Atlanta 8 5 .615
New York 8 5 .615
San Diego 7 5 .583
Colorado 7 6 .539
Cincinnati 8 7 .533
Los Angeles 6 7 .461
Washington 6 7 .461
Arizona 6 8 .429
Houston 6 9 .400
St. Louis 5 8 .385
Chicago 5 9 .357
Pittsburgh 4 8 .333
Philadelphia 4 9 .308
San Francisco 4 10 .286

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Tuesday's Results
Boston 4, N.Y. Mets 3
Baltimore 2, St. Louis 2, tie (10)
Florida 7, L.A. Dodgers 6
Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 1
Cincinnati (ss) 5, Houston 4
Detroit (ss) 4, Cleveland 2 (10)
Detroit (ss) 5, Cincinnati (ss) 4
N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 1
Colorado 4, Seattle 1
Oakland 6, Chicago Cubs 4
L.A. Angels 8, San Diego 4
San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 4
Texas 7, Chicago White Sox 5 (10)
Kansas City 8, Arizona 7
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., late
Today's GamesSt. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Los Angeles (NL) at Vero Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. (AL) vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. (NL) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago (AL) at Tucson, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Los Angeles (AL) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago (NL) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Box Score

TIGERS 4, INDIANS 2 (10)

Detroit abrhbi Cleve. abrhbi
Grndrsn cf 3000 Sizmre cf 3222
Thomas cf 2010 Snydr cf 2010
Polnco 2b 3010 Barfld 2b 5030
Hollmn 2b 2000 Dellcci lf 3000
Rentria ss 3000 Martnez c 3000
Lorg ss 3010 Wallce c 1000
Jones lf 3000 Blake 1b 3000
Laster lf 2000 Brown 1b 1000
Joyce rf 4210 Frncsco rf 4010
Hssmn 3b 4110 Marte 3b 4010
Perez dh 3130 Mills dh 3000
Mlin ph-dh 1000 Sndval ss 3000
Wrth ph-dh 0000 Rdrguz ss 1000
Larish 1b 4023 
Srdnha c 1001 
Skltn ph-c 2010 
Tot. 404114 Tot. 36282
Detroit (ss) 000 000 110 2 —4
Cleveland 101 000 000 0 —2

E—Marte 2, Wallace. DP—Detroit 1. LOB—Detroit 14, Cleveland 6. 2B—Hessman, Perez 2, Francisco. HR—Sizemore 2. CS—Barfield. S—Worth. SF—Sardinha, Larish.

Detroit iphrerbbso

Bazardo 352211
Bautista 210004
Porcello 200001
Lambert, W 220001
Ostlund, S 100011

Cleveland iphrerbbso

Lee 320013
Borowski 110002
Mujica 210001
Ginter 141100
Bauer 111120
Elarton, L 222121

PB—Wallace.

T—2:56. A—5,722.
COLLEGE

Scoreboard

Tuesday's Results
EASTCatholic 7, Messiah 6
John Jay 8, Old Westbury 6
Pace 9, Purchase 1
Rider 9, Hofstra 7
SOUTHAlabama 17, North Alabama 2
Armstrong Atlantic 5, Kutztown 2
Bethune-Cookman 2, Mercer 1
Francis Marion 15, Limestone 5
Manhattanville 14, Penn St.-Beaver 2
Old Dominino 7, VMI 6
Rollins 2, American International 1
Mississippi St. 15, MVSU 0
Tennessee 5, Middle Tennessee 3
Vanderbilt 5, W. Carolina 3
MIDWESTBaker 6-4, Central Methodist 2-3
Kansas 8, Tabor 1
Nebraska-Omaha 10-0, NW Missouri St. 2-2
Taylor, Ind. 8, Butler 2
Washburn 10-1, Upper Iowa 3-5
York, Neb. 12, Nebraska Wesleyan 2
Collegiate Baseball
Top 25

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 9, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Arizona St. 12-0 497 1
2. Arizona 10-1 496 2
3. Florida St. 12-0 492 8
4. Kentucky 11-0 489 9
5. South Carolina 8-2 487 3
6. North Carolina 10-2 484 5
7. Long Beach State 9-2 481 11
8. U.C. Irvine 10-1 479 13
9. Baylor 10-1 475 14
10. Miami, Fla. 9-1 473 16
11. Georgia Tech. 12-1 471 19
12. Vanderbilt 8-3 468 10
13. Mississippi 10-3 466 4
14. Rice 8-5 462 6
15. Texas 9-4 460 7
16. Virginia 11-2 458 12
17. Missouri 9-2 457 18
18. California 9-1-1 455 —
19. Stanford 8-4 453 —
20. Central Florida 11-1 450 25
21. Arkansas 11-1 447 —
22. Cal. St. Fullerton 8-4 446 —
23. UCLA 7-4 444 15
24. Texas A&M 11-3 442 21
25. Oklahoma 12-2 441 —

BASKETBALL

COLLEGE MEN

Scoreboard

Tuesday's Results
EASTPenn 60, Princeton 47
TOURNAMENT
Horizon League
Championship
Butler 70, Cleveland State 55
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First RoundCoppin St. 55, Howard 54
S. Carolina St. 78, Bethune-Cookman 69
Summit League
ChampionshipOral Roberts 71, IUPUI 64
NCAA Automatic Bids

(Through Tuesday's Games)
Austin Peay, Ohio Valley Conference
Belmont, Atlantic Sun Conference
Butler, Horizon League
Cornell, Ivy League
Davidson, Southern Conference
Drake, Missouri Valley Conference
George Mason, Colonial Athletic Association
Oral Roberts, Summit League
San Diego, West Coast Conference
Siena, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Winthrop, Big South Conference
Conference Tournament
Glance

America East Conference
(At The Events Center, Vestal, N.Y.)
Championship
Saturday
Hartford at Maryland-Baltimore County, Noon
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Atlantic Coast Conference
(At Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, N.C.)
First Round
Thursday's Games
Wake Forest vs. Florida State, Noon
Miami vs. N.C. State, 2:20 p.m.
Georgia Tech vs. Virginia, 7 p.m.
Maryland vs. Boston College, 9:20 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday's Games
North Carolina vs. Wake Forest-Florida State winner, Noon
Virginia Tech vs. Miami-N.C. State winner, 2:20 p.m.
Duke vs. Georgia Tech-Virginia winner, 7 p.m.
Clemson vs. Maryland-Boston College winner, 9:20 p.m.
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Atlantic 10 Conference
(At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.)
First Round
Today's Games
Dayton vs. Saint Louis, Noon
Saint Joseph's vs. Fordham, 2:30 p.m.
La Salle vs. Duquesne, 6:30 p.m.
Charlotte vs. Rhode Island, 9 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
Xavier vs. Dayton-Saint Louis winner, Noon
Richmond vs. Saint Joseph's-Fordham winner, 2:30 p.m.
Temple vs. La Salle-Duquesne, 6:30 p.m.
Massachusetts vs. Charlotte-Rhode Island winner, 9 p.m.
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Big East Conference
(At Madison Square Garden, New York)
First Round
Today's Games
Villanova vs. Syracuse, Noon
West Virginia vs. Providence, 2:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Marquette vs. Seton Hall, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
Georgetown vs. Villanova-Syracuse winner, Noon
Connecticut vs. West Virginia-Providence winner, 2:30 p.m.
Louisville vs. Pittsburgh-Cincinnati winner, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Marquette-Seton Hall winner, 9:30 p.m.
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Big Sky Conference
(At The Rose Garden, Portland, Ore.)
Championship
Today's Game
Northern Arizona-Weber State winner vs. Portland State-Idaho State winner, 9 p.m.
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Big Ten Conference
(At Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)
First Round
Today's Games
Iowa vs. Michigan, Noon
Penn State vs. Illinois, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday's Games
Wisconsin vs. Iowa-Michigan winner, Noon
Michigan State vs. Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Penn State-Illinois winner, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana vs. Minnesota-Northwestern winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday's Games
Wisconsin—Iowa-Michigan winner vs. Michigan State-Ohio State, 1:40 p.m.
Purdue—Penn State-Illinois winner vs. Indiana—Minnesota-Northwestern winner, 4:05 p.m.
Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
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Big 12 Conference
(At The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.)
First Round
Thursday''s Games
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m.
Baylor vs. Colorado, 3 p.m.
Nebraska vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Iowa State, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday's Games
Texas vs. Texas Tech-Oklahoma State winner, 12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma vs. Baylor-Colorado winner, 3 p.m.
Kansas vs. Nebraska-Missouri winner, 7 p.m.
Kansas State vs. Texas A&M-Iowa State winner, 9:20 p.m.
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Big West Conference
(At Anaheim Convention Center Arena, Anaheim, Calif.)
First Round
Today's Games
UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State, 9 p.m.
Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside, 11:30 p.m.
Second Round
Thursday's Games
Cal State Fullerton vs. lower-seeded first-round winner, 9 p.m.
Pacific vs. higher-seeded first-round winner, 11:30 p.m.
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Conference USA
(At The FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.)
First Round
Today's Games
Tulsa vs. East Carolina, 1 p.m.
UTEP vs. SMU, 3:30 p.m.
Marshall vs. Tulane, 7 p.m.
Southern Mississippi vs. Rice, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
UAB vs. Tulsa-East Carolina winner, 1 p.m.
Houston vs. UTEP-SMU winner, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis vs. Marshall-Tulane winner, 7 p.m.
UCF vs. Southern Mississippi-Rice winner, 9:30 p.m.
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Mid-American Conference
(At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland)
First Round
Today's Games
Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 12:30 p.m.
Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3 p.m.
Toledo vs. Bowling Green, 5:30 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) vs. Buffalo, 8 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan-Ball State winner, Noon
Akron vs. Central Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 2:30 p.m.
Kent State vs. Toledo-Bowling Green winner, 7 p.m.
Ohio vs. Miami (Ohio)-Buffalo winner, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday's Games
Western Michigan—Eastern Michigan-Ball State winner vs. Akron—Central Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 7 p.m.
Kent State—Toledo-Bowling Green winner vs. Ohio—Miami (Ohio)-Buffalo winner, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
(At The RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.)
First Round
Today's Game
Florida A&M vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 3 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Today's Games
Morgan State vs. South Carolina State-Bethune-Cookman winner, 7 p.m.
Hampton vs. Coppin State, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M-Maryland-Eastern Shore winner, 6 p.m.
Delaware State vs. North Carolina A&T, 8:30 p.m.
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Mountain West Conference
(At The Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas)
First Round
Today's Game
Wyoming vs. Colorado State, 2 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
BYU vs. Wyoming-Colorado State winner, 3 p.m.
San Diego State vs. Air Force, 5:30 p.m.
UNLV vs. TCU, 9 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Utah, 11:30 p.m.
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Northeast Conference
Championship
Today's Game
Mount St. Mary's, Md. at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.
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Pacific-10 Conference
(At The Staples Center, Los Angeles)
First Round
Today's Games
Washington vs. California, 9 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oregon State, 11:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
Southern Cal vs. Arizona State, 3 p.m.
UCLA vs. Washington-California winner, 5:30 p.m.
Washington State vs. Oregon, 9 p.m.
Stanford vs. Arizona-Oregon State winner, 11:30 p.m.
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Patriot League
Championship
Friday's Game
Colgate at American, 4:45 p.m.
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Southeastern Conference
(At The Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
First Round
Thursday's Games
LSU vs. South Carolina, 1 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Auburn, 3:15 p.m.
Florida vs. Alabama, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi vs. Georgia, 9:45 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday's Games
Tennessee vs. LSU-South Carolina winner, 1 p.m.
Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt-Auburn winner, 3:15 p.m.
Miss. State vs. Florida-Alabama winner, 7:30 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Mississippi-Georgia winner, 9:45 p.m.
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Southwestern Athletic Conference
(At State Fair Arena, Birmingham, Ala.)
First Round
Today's Games
Mississippi Valley State vs. Grambling State, 3:30 p.m.
Alabama State vs. Texas Southern, 9 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Alabama A&M vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 3:30 p.m.
Jackson State vs. Southern U., 9 p.m.
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Western Athletic Conference
(At The Pan American Center,
Las Cruces, N.M.)
Quarterfinals
Thursday's Games
Boise State vs. Hawaii, 2 p.m.
Utah State vs. San Jose State-Louisiana Tech winner, 4:30 p.m.
Nevada vs. Fresno State, 8 p.m.
New Mexico State vs. Idaho, 10:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN

Scoreboard

Tuesday's Results
EASTPenn 85, Princeton 78
TOURNAMENT
Big 12 Conference
First RoundIowa State 76, Colorado 50
Missouri 70, Oklahoma 64 (OT)
Texas 75, Texas Tech 63
Big East Conference
ChampionshipConnecticut 65, Louisville 59
Mid-American Conference
QuarterfinalsMiami (Ohio) 65, W. Michigan 60
Ohio 76, E. Michigan 62
Toledo 65, Ball State 60
Bowling Green 85, Kent State 57
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First RoundFlorida A&M 69, Howard 59
Morgan St. 86, Norfolk St. 65
S. Carolina St. 66, Bethune-Cookman 45
Summit League
ChampionshipOral Roberts 66, IUPUI 53
Sun Belt Conference
ChampionshipW. Kentucky 65, Middle Tennessee 49
Western Athletic Conference
First RoundSan Jose St. 70, Idaho 63
Scoring Summary


Mid-American Conference Tournament
BOWLING GREEN 85, KENT STATE 57

KENT STATE (9-21) — Kowalska 4-7 2-3 10, Harris 6-12 0-3 13, Harkins 2-5 2-2 6, Bennett 1-6 0-0 2, Gibson 2-8 1-2 6, Pribich 0-3 1-2 1, Shields 7-12 5-10 19, Brinkman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 22-54 11-22 57.

BOWLING GREEN (25-6) — Murdaugh 3-7 1-2 7, Achter 3-8 3-4 9, Breske 6-14 4-4 16, Prochaska 3-10 2-2 10, Goldsberry 3-4 0-0 9, Pontius 0-2 3-5 3, Taylor 1-5 0-0 2, Hooten 4-5 2-2 13, Uhl 6-9 3-3 15, Bugher 0-1 1-2 1, Zuercher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 29-66 19-24 85.

Halftime score—Bowling Green 44, Kent State 20. 3-Point Goals—Kent State, 2-8 (Harris 1-3, Harkins 0-1, Bennett 0-1, Gibson 1-2, Pribich 0-1); Bowling Green, 8-23 (Achter 0-1, Prochaska 2-8, Goldsberry 3-4, Pontius 0-1, Taylor 0-3, Hooten 3-4, Uhl 0-2). Rebounds—Kent State, 33 (Brinkman 7); Bowling Green, 45 (Breske 11). Assists—Kent State, 13 (Gibson 7); Bowling Green, 18 (Achter 11). Total fouls—Kent State 19; Bowling Green 18. Att—1,149.
Women's NCAA
Automatic Bids

(Through Tuesday's Games)
Chattanooga, Southern Conference
Connecticut, Big East Conference
East Tennessee State, Atlantic Sun Conference
Marist, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference
North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference
Oral Roberts, Summit League
Purdue, Big Ten
San Diego, West Coast Conference
SMU, Conference USA
Stanford, Pacific-10 Conference
Tennessee, Southeastern Conference
Western Kentucky, Sun Belt Conference
Xavier, Atlantic 10 Conference
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 March 9, 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 (49) 30-1 1,249 1
2. North Carolina (1) 30-2 1,189 2
3. Tennessee 30-2 1,157 3
4. Stanford 29-3 1,087 6
5. Maryland 30-3 1,012 5
6. LSU 27-5 1,010 7
7. Rutgers 24-6  953 4
8. California 26-5  879 10
9. Baylor 24-5  773 8
10. Duke 23-9  759 12
11. Texas A&M 23-7  691 17
12. Utah 27-3  657 15
13. Oklahoma 21-7  641 11
14. Old Dominion 26-4  621 16
15. Kansas St. 21-8  505 19
16. West Virginia 24-6  485 14
17. Notre Dame 23-7  466 9
18. Oklahoma State 23-6  456 20
19. George Washington 25-6  380 13
20. Vanderbilt 23-8  241 21
21. Marist 31-2  209 24
22. UTEP 27-3  205 18
23. Louisville 23-8  141  —
24. Virginia 23-9  114 25
25. Ohio State 22-8   82 22

Others receiving votes: Georgia 75, Pittsburgh 56, Wyoming 54, Hartford 16, Arizona St. 13, Chattanooga 12, Xavier 10, DePaul 8, SMU 8, Syracuse 8, Liberty 6, Purdue 6, Wis.-Green Bay 4, Iowa 3, Boise St. 2, Michigan St. 2, N. Carolina A&T 2, Temple 2, TCU 1.

HOCKEY



AHL

Tuesday's Results
Philadelphia 3, Norfolk 0
Milwaukee 3, Hamilton 0
Iowa 7, Lake Erie 3
Today's GamesPortland at Albany, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Manchester, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
San Antonio at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Bridgeport, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Lake Erie at Quad City, 8:05 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 March 9 and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Michigan (19) 27- 5-4 964 2
2. North Dakota (20) 23- 8-4 936 1
3. Colorado College (9) 26- 9-1 898 5
4. Miami (2) 29- 6-1 857 4
5. New Hampshire 23- 8-3 843 3
6. Michigan State 23- 9-5 726 6
7. Clarkson 20-10-4 676 8
8. Denver 22-13-1 623 7
9. St. Cloud State 17-14-5 541 11
10. Boston College 17-11-8 538 10
10. Minnesota State 18-14-4 538 9
12. Notre Dame 22-12-4 432 12
13. Wisconsin 15-14-7 383 13
14. Boston University 17-15-4 330 16
15. Minnesota 15-14-9 299 14
16. Princeton 17-12-0 257 15
17. Harvard 14-11-4 164 19
18. Minnesota-Duluth 13-15-6 156 18
19. Vermont 14-13-7 103 NR
20. Providence 14-15-5 46 17

Others Receiving Votes: Niagara 45, Ferris State 29, Army 23, Massachusetts 17, Michigan Tech 14, Cornell 13, Northeastern 12, Quinnipiac 10, Air Force 8, Union 7, Bemidji State 4, RIT 3, Bowling Green 2, Nebraska-Omaha 2, Mass.-Lowell 1.

FOOTBALL

ARENA LEAGUE

Friday's Games
Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.