ODDS

Glantz-Culver Line

NCAA Basketball Tournament
Today' Game
(At Dayton, Ohio)

FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG

Mnt St. Mary's 61/2 (1271/2) Coppin St.
First Round
Thursday
(At Washington)

Duke 191/2 (OFF) Belmont
West Virginia 2 (135) Arizona
Xavier 71/2 (1291/2) Georgia
Purdue 21/2 (143) Baylor
(At Omaha, Neb.)

Kansas 24 (145) Portland St.
Kent St. 11/2 (1251/2) UNLV
Wisconsin 11 (1331/2) Fullerton St.
Southern Cal 21/2 (1411/2) Kansas St.
(At Denver)

Notre Dame 7 (141) George Mason
Wash. St. 9 (OFF) Winthrop
Michigan St. 61/2 (1331/2) Temple
Pittsburgh 10 (OFF) Oral Roberts
(At Anaheim, Calif.)

Stanford 141/2 (1361/2) Cornell
Marquette 41/2 (130) Kentucky
UCLA 32 (122) MVSU
Texas A&M 2 (129) BYU
(Friday)
(At Tampa, Fla.)

Clemson 6 (142) Villanova
Vanderbilt 71/2 (1531/2) Siena
Drake 5 (1401/2) W. Kentucky
Connecticut 111/2 (131) San Diego
(At Raleigh, N.C.)

Indiana 1 (141) Arkansas
Georgetown 161/2 (130) UMBC
Davidson 2 (139) Gonzaga
(At Little Rock, Ark.)

Memphis 25 (1421/2) Texas-Arlington
Mississippi St. 21/2 (143) Oregon
Texas 161/2 (1401/2) Austin Peay
Miami Pk (1381/2) Snt. Mry's, Calif.
(At Birmingham, Ala.)

Tennessee 20 (141) American U.
Butler 4 (1251/2) South Alabama
Louisville 13 (144) Boise St.
Oklahoma 11/2 (127) Saint Joseph's
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NBA

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG

at Indiana 71/2 New York
at Washington 6 Atlanta

at Orlando 61/2 Cleveland

at Minnesota 6 L.A. Clippers
Charlotte 2 at Memphis
at New Orleans 51/2 Chicago
at San Antonio 31/2 Boston
at Utah 131/2 Toronto
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NHL

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Minnesota -125 Colorado +105
at Vancouver -150 Phoenix +130

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League•  OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reassigned LHP Gio Gonzalez and LHP Greg Smith to their minor league camp.
National League•  LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Steven W. Spartin vice president, partnership and consumer development.

•  PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned OF Steve Pearce, RHP Bryan Bullington, RHP Ty Taubenheim and SS Brian Bixler to Indianapolis (IL). Assigned 3B Neil Walker, OF Andrew McCutchen, RHP T.J. Beam, RHP Brian Rogers, RHP Marino Salas and INF Luis Cruz to their minor league camp.

•  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Mike Parisi, RHP Jason Motte and OF Joe Mather to Memphis (PCL). Re-assigned RHP Clayton Mortensen, C Mark Johnson and OF Colby Rasmus to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association•  PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Sent F Josh McRoberts to Idaho (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League•  CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with WR D.J. Hackett on a two-year contract.

•  DETROIT LIONS—Signed DE Corey Smith to a one-year contract.

•  PHILADELPHIA EAEGLES—Signed DT-FB Dan Klecko to a two-year contract.

BASEBALL

MLB

Spring Training

AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct

Tampa Bay 13 3 .812
Oakland 14 5 .737
Los Angeles 11 7 .611
New York 9 7 .562
Texas 10 8 .556
Detroit 11 9 .550
Kansas City 10 9 .526
Minnesota 10 9 .526
Baltimore 8 8 .500
Chicago 9 11 .450

Cleveland 9 11 .450

Seattle 8 11 .421
Boston 7 10 .412
Toronto 7 12 .368
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct

Milwaukee 14 6 .700
Florida 15 7 .682
New York 13 7 .650
Atlanta 11 8 .579
Cincinnati 11 10 .524
San Diego 9 9 .500
St. Louis 9 10 .474
Colorado 8 9 .471
Houston 9 12 .429
Arizona 8 12 .400
Washington 8 12 .400
Chicago 7 12 .368
Philadelphia 7 12 .368
Pittsburgh 7 12 .368
Los Angeles 7 13 .350
San Francisco 6 14 .300

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

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Monday's ResultsFlorida 5, Minnesota 3
Cincinnati 5, Detroit 3
Houston 12, L.A. Dodgers 10
Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 1
St. Louis 4, Atlanta 2
N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 3
Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 4
N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 4
Seattle (ss) 5, Texas 2
Arizona 8, San Diego 4
Milwaukee (ss) 17, Seattle (ss) 3
Colorado 4, San Francisco 2, 10 innings
Oakland 6, Kansas City 2
Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee (ss) 4, tie, 10 innings
Today's GamesMinnesota vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Virginia Tech, 3 p.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Wednesday's GamesSt. Louis vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Box Score

PHILLIES 6, INDIANS 4

Cleveland ab r h bi  Philly ab r h bi
Cabrera 2b 3 0 1 0   Rollins ss 3 1 2 1
Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0   Taguchi rf 2 0 0 0
Dellucci lf 3 0 0 0   Victrno cf 2 1 2 3
Peralta ss 3 1 2 0   Olmdo ss 2 0 0 0
Tyner rf 1 0 0 0   Utley 2b 2 0 2 1
Martinez c 4 1 1 1   Snlling lf 2 0 0 0
Garko 1b 4 0 0 1   Hwrd 1b 3 0 0 0
Fracisco cf 4 0 1 0   Smith 2b 1 0 0 0
Marte 3b 1 1 0 0   Burrell lf 3 0 1 0
Snyder rf 3 0 0 0   Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
Herr ph 1 1 1 2   Werth rf 3 1 1 0
Caroll ss 1 0 0 0   Helms 1b 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz c 4 2 3 1
Cleveland 000 120 001—4
Philadelphia 050 100 00x—6

E—Lee, Howard. DP—Cleveland 1. LOB—Philadelphia 4. 2B—Peralta, Rollins. 3B—Utley. HR—Herr, Martinez. SF—Victorino.

Cleveland ip h r er bb so

Lee, L 4 11 6 6 1 2
Kobayashi 1 0 0 0 1 0
Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 3
Julio 1 0 0 0 1 4
Elarton 1 1 0 0 0 0

Philadelphia ip h r er bb so

Durbin, W 5 4 3 3 2 1
Condrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
Romero 1 0 0 0 1 0
Darensbourg 1 0 0 0 1 1
Gordon, S 1 1 1 1 0 1

HBP—by Elarton (Bruntlett). WP—Lee.

T—2:37. Att—10,119.

BASKETBALL

COLLEGE MEN

Tournament Schedule

Opening Round
(At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio)
Today's GameCoppin State (16-20) vs. Mount St. Mary's, Md. (18-14), 7:30 p.m.
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EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday's Games
(At The Pepsi Center, Denver)Washington State (24-8) vs. Winthrop (22-11)
Notre Dame (24-7) vs. George Mason (23-10)
Friday's Games
(At The RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.)North Carolina (32-2) vs. Coppin State-Mount St. Mary's, Md. winner
Indiana (25-7) vs. Arkansas (22-11)
(At BJCC Arena, Birmingham, Ala.)Tennessee (29-4) vs. American (22-11)
Butler (29-3) vs. South Alabama (26-6)
Louisville (24-8) vs. Boise State (26-6)
Oklahoma (22-11) vs. Saint Joseph's (21-12)
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SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday's Games
(At The Pepsi Center, Denver)Pittsburgh (26-9) vs. Oral Roberts (24-8)
Michigan State (25-8) vs. Temple (21-12)
(At The Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.)Stanford (26-7) vs. Cornell (22-5)
Marquette (24-9) vs. Kentucky (18-12)
Friday's Games
(At Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Ark.)Memphis (33-1) vs. Texas-Arlington (21-11)
Mississippi State (22-10) vs. Oregon (18-13)
Texas (28-6) vs. Austin Peay (24-10)
Miami (22-10) vs. Saint Mary's, Calif. (25-6)
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MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday's Games
(At Qwest Center Omaha, Omaha, Neb.)Kansas (31-3) vs. Portland State (23-9)
UNLV (26-7) vs. Kent State (28-6)
Wisconsin (29-4) vs. Cal State Fullerton (24-8)
Southern Cal (21-11) vs. Kansas State (20-11)
Friday's Games
(At The RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.)Georgetown (27-5) vs. Maryland-Baltimore County (24-8)
Gonzaga (25-7) vs. Davidson (26-6)
(At The St. Pete Times Forum,
Tampa, Fla.)Vanderbilt (26-7) vs. Siena (22-10)
Clemson (24-9) vs. Villanova (20-12)
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WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday's Games
(At The Verizon Center, Washington)Duke (27-5) vs. Belmont (25-8)
West Virginia (24-10) vs. Arizona (19-14)
Xavier (27-6) vs. Georgia (17-16)
Purdue (24-8) vs. Baylor (21-10)
(At The Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.)UCLA (31-3) vs. Miss. Valley State (17-15)
BYU (27-7) vs. Texas A&M (24-10)
Friday's Games
(At The St. Pete Times Forum,
Tampa, Fla.)Connecticut (24-8) vs. San Diego (21-13)
Drake (28-4) vs. Western Kentucky (27-6)
National Invitation
Tournament

First Round
Today's GamesStephen F. Austin (26-5) at Massachusetts (21-10), 6 p.m.
UNC Asheville (23-9) at Ohio State (19-13), 7 p.m.
Robert Morris (26-7) at Syracuse (19-13), 8 p.m.
Akron (23-10) at Florida St. (19-14), 9 p.m.
Oklahoma State (17-15) at Southern Illinois (17-14), 9 p.m.
Maryland (18-14) at Minnesota (20-13), 9:30 p.m.
Rhode Island (21-11) at Creighton (21-10), 10 p.m.
Alabama State (20-10) at Arizona State (19-12), 11 p.m.
Wednesday's GamesCleveland State (21-12) at Dayton (21-10), 6 p.m.
Morgan State (22-10) at Virginia Tech (19-13), 7 p.m.
UAB (22-10) at Virginia Commonwealth (24-7), 7 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (23-8) at Mississippi (21-10), 8 p.m.
Charlotte (20-13) at Nebraska (19-12), 9 p.m.
San Diego State (20-12) at Florida (21-11), 9 p.m.
Utah State (24-10) at Illinois State (24-9), 10 p.m.
New Mexico (24-8) at California (16-15), 11 p.m.
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Second Round
March 20-24New Mexico-California winner vs. UNC Asheville-Ohio State winner, TBD
Dayton-Cleveland State winner vs. Utah State-Illinois State winner, TBD
Morgan State-Virginia Tech winner vs. UAB-Virginia Commonwealth winner, TBD
Charlotte-Nebraska winner vs. UC Santa Barbara-Mississippi winner, TBD
Alabama State-Arizona State winner vs. Oklahoma State-Southern Illinois winner, TBD
Rhode Island-Creighton winner vs. San Diego State-Florida winner, TBD
Robert Morris-Syracuse winner vs. Maryland-Minnesota winner, TBD
Akron-Florida State winner vs. Stephen F. Austin-Massachusetts winner, TBD
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Quarterfinals
March 25-27TBD
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Semifinals
April 1 Games
(At Madison Square Garden, New York)TBD, 7 p.m.
TBD, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
April 3 GameTBD, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN

Tournament Schedule

GREENSBORO REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 22
(At Wells Fargo Arena)
Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa State (20-12) vs. Georgia Tech (22-9), Noon

Rutgers (24-6) vs. Robert Morris (23-9), 30 minutes following
(At Maples Pavilion)
Stanford, Calif.

George Washington (25-6) vs. Auburn (20-11), 2 p.m.

California (26-6) vs. San Diego (19-12), 30 minutes following
Sunday, March 23
(At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard)
Bridgeport, Conn.

Connecticut (32-1) vs. Cornell (20-8), 7 p.m.

Texas (21-12) vs. Minnesota (20-11), 30 minutes following
(At Ted Constant Convocation Center)
Norfolk, Va.

Old Dominion (29-4) vs. Liberty (28-3), 7 p.m.

Virginia (23-9) vs. UC Santa Barbara (23-7), 30 minutes following
Second Round
Monday, March 24
(At Wells Fargo Arena)
Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa State-Georgia Tech winner vs. Rutgers-Robert Morris winner, TBA
(At Maples Pavilion)
Stanford, Calif.

George Washington-Auburn winner vs. California-San Diego winner, TBA
Tuesday, March 25
(At Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard)
Bridgeport, Conn.

Connecticut-Cornell winner vs. Texas-Minnesota winner, TBA (At Ted Constant Convocation Center)
Norfolk, Va.

Old Dominion-Liberty winner vs. Virginia-UC Santa Barbara winner, TBA.

FOOTBALL

ARENA LEAGUE

Standings

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 3 0 0 1.000 186 169

Philly 3 0 0 1.000 200 147
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 97 77
New York 1 2 0 .333 141 171
Columbus 0 3 0 .000 140 155
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA

N. Orleans 2 1 0 .667 172 167
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 175 173
Georgia 1 2 0 .333 147 154
Orlando 1 2 0 .333 178 192
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA

Colorado 1 0 0 1.000 50 47
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 183 142
Grnd Rpds 0 2 0 .000 93 130
Kan. City 0 2 0 .000 96 101
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA

L.A. 2 1 0 .667 158 133
San Jose 2 1 0 .667 176 171
Arizona 1 2 0 .333 139 190
Utah 0 3 0 .000 186 198
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Monday's ResultColorado at Dallas, late
Thursday, March 20Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, March 21Cleveland at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Utah, 9 p.m.
New York at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 22Georgia at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Monday, March 24Grand Rapids at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

GOLF

PGA Tour Statistics

Though March 16
Scoring Average

1, Tiger Woods, 66.35. 2, Luke Donald, 68.22. 3, Phil Mickelson, 69.05. 4, Steve Marino, 69.30. 5, Stuart Appleby, 69.33. 6, Ryuji Imada, 69.37. 7, Justin Rose, 69.40. 8, Bart Bryant, 69.50. 9, Robert Allenby, 69.55. 10, Steve Stricker, 69.59.
Driving Distance

1, Bubba Watson, 312.6. 2, J.B. Holmes, 307.4. 3, Dustin Johnson, 304.0. 4, Brett Wetterich, 303.9. 5, Anthony Kim, 301.6. 6, Robert Garrigus, 301.3. 7, Tag Ridings, 298.8. 8, Fred Couples, 298.6. 9, Jason Gore, 298.2. 10, Sergio Garcia, 297.4.
Driving Accuracy Percentage

1, Scott Verplank, 81.17%. 2, Mark Brooks, 80.91%. 3, Olin Browne, 79.17%. 4, Fred Funk, 77.34%. 5, Justin Leonard, 76.42%. 6, Paul Goydos, 75.86%. 7, Corey Pavin, 75.69%. 8, Billy Mayfair, 75.49%. 9, Glen Day, 75.26%. 10, Robert Gamez, 75.15%.
Greens in Regulation Pct.

1, Tiger Woods, 75.00%. 2, Justin Leonard, 74.00%. 3, K.J. Choi, 73.46%. 4, Mark Calcavecchia, 73.08%. 5, Stewart Cink, 72.96%. 6, Vijay Singh, 72.01%. 7, Joe Durant, 71.74%. 8, Brett Wetterich, 71.72%. 9, Robert Allenby, 71.60%. 10, Hunter Mahan, 71.56%.
Total Driving

1, Jason Bohn, 40. 2, J.J. Henry, 61. 3, Mathew Goggin, 69. 4, Boo Weekley, 70. 5, Sergio Garcia, 72. 6, Joe Durant, 73. 7, Charles Warren, 75. 8, Brett Wetterich, 77. 9, Billy Mayfair, 95. 10, 2 tied with 98.
Putting Average

1, Tiger Woods, 1.685. 2, Luke Donald, 1.708. 3, Ryuji Imada, 1.715. 4, Nathan Green, 1.719. 5, Jeff Quinney, 1.721. 6, Anthony Kim, 1.725. 7, Aaron Baddeley, 1.729. 8, Parker McLachlin, 1.731. 9, Len Mattiace, 1.733. 10, 3 tied with 1.736.
Birdie Average

1, Tiger Woods, 5.00. 2, Rory Sabbatini, 4.50. 3, Phil Mickelson, 4.21. 4, Justin Leonard, 4.20. 5 (tie), Scott Verplank, Ryuji Imada, Steve Marino and Anthony Kim, 4.00. 9, Tommy Gainey, 3.93. 10, Brett Wetterich, 3.91.
Eagles (Holes per)

1, Nick Watney, 86.4. 2 (tie), Stewart Cink, Mathias Gronberg and Charles Warren, 90.0. 5, Matt Jones, 96.0. 6, Anthony Kim, 102.0. 7 (tie), John Riegger and Tom Scherrer, 108.0. 9, Rod Pampling, 114.0. 10, Rory Sabbatini, 120.0.
Sand Save Percentage

1, Justin Rose, 77.78%. 2, Paul Stankowski, 72.73%. 3, Scott Verplank, 70.59%. 4, Rod Pampling, 70.00%. 5, Fredrik Jacobson, 68.97%. 6, Camilo Villegas, 68.57%. 7, Carlos Franco, 67.65%. 8, Billy Mayfair, 65.85%. 9, Phil Mickelson, 65.22%. 10, Lee Janzen, 65.00%.
All-Around Ranking

1, Phil Mickelson, 317. 2, Anthony Kim, 330. 3, Rory Sabbatini, 336. 4, Justin Leonard, 351. 5, Chad Campbell, 357. 6, Steve Marino, 391. 7, Robert Allenby, 392. 8, Steve Stricker, 426. 9, Fredrik Jacobson, 427. 10, Mike Weir, 432.