Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper Archives Mar 17 2015, Page 30

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 17, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE D6 S APPORO, Japan — Canada’s Jennifer Jones earned two victories Monday to move into a first- place tie at the women’s world curling championship. The Winnipeg skip topped China’s Sijia Liu 7- 1 in the morning draw and the held off Russia’s Anna Sidorova 7- 5 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium. “ I was happy with how we played — we finally had two games back to back where we played well and made some big shots and some big draws,” Jones said. “ It was a big win so we’re happy.” Jones and her team of third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen were tied with Russia, Japan and Switzerland at 4- 1 after eight draws. In the late game, Canada went ahead to stay in the seventh end when Lawes made an inturn draw behind cover that the Russians couldn’t remove. That allowed Jones to make an open hit for two for a 6- 3 lead. Russia would pull within one with a pair in the ninth. But two perfect ticks from McEwen started the 10th end and Jones finished it with a draw to the button for the victory. “ That was a fun day, it felt good,” said McEwen. “ We picked it up after our loss to Sweden ( on Sunday) and it feels like things are starting to fall into place. We made some shots and Jen made a pistol there for the win, so that felt great.” Against China, Jones scored a deuce in the third and added singles in four of the next five ends. McEwen was solid in both games. She threw at an 88 per cent clip against China and 87 per cent against Russia. Her teammates had shooting percentages in the mid- 70s. However, they managed to get results when needed, especially against Russia. “ We had a great day today,” Jones said. “ We made a ton of draws, a ton of big shots and I felt really good with the speed of the ice this game. I felt like we had a lot more control. “ In the other games, it felt like we were chasing a lot and having to make big shots to save ends instead of big shots for extra points. That changed today and hopefully that change will stay for the rest of the week.” — The Canadian Press D 6 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 SPORTS winnipegfreepress. com Television 11 a. m. ( 159) ( 187) [ 418] 110 UCI Cycling Tirreno to Adriatico. ( Taped) 1 p. m. ( 159) ( 187) [ 418] 110 ATP Tennis BNP Paribas Open. Third Round. 2: 30 p. m. ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 119 UEFA Soccer Champions League. Arsenal vs. Monaco. 5: 30 p. m. ( 147) ( 170) [ 401] 112 NCAA Basketball Division I Tournament. Teams TBA. First Four. 7 p. m. ( 13) ( 22) [ 400] 111 NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets. 8 p. m. ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 119 NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames. 11 p. m. ( 159) ( 187) [ 418] 110 Darts Premier League. 5 a. m. ( 13) ( 22) [ 400] 111 Curling World Championship. Women’s Canada vs. Switzerland. Radio 7 p. m. TSN 1290 National Hockey League San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets. 8 p. m. CKLQ 880 Western Hockey League Brandon Wheat Kings at Regina Pats. TODAY’S TV/ RADIO HIGHLIGHTS HOCKEY National Hockey League — San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets, 7 p. m., the MTS Centre. Manitoba Junior playoffs — Steinbach at Selkirk; Winnipeg vs. Swan Valley, at Swan River; Winkler at Virden. All games 7: 30 p. m. Manitoba Major Junior playoffs — St. Vital vs. Charleswood, 7: 30 p. m., Eric Coy Arena. High school girls playoffs — Miles Macdonell vs. Lorette, 4: 15 p. m.; St. Mary’s vs. Dakota, 6 p. m.; Both games at MTS Iceplex. BASKETBALL High school — AAA junior varsity finals. Girls: Sisler vs. Vincent Massey ( Wpg), 6 p. m. Boys: Garden City vs. Sisler, 8 p. m. Both games at Duckworth Centre, University of Winnipeg. ON TAP... TODAY scores@ freepress. mb. ca SPORTS RECORD No email attachments please winnipegfreepress. com HOCKEY BASKETBALL BASEBALL SOCCER GOLF PRO- LINE ODDS POINTSPREAD In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information from Western Canada Lottery Corporation ( WCLC), the latter shall prevail. At a glance SAPPORO, Japan — Standings and results after Draw 9 at the 2015 women’s world curling championship: ROUND ROBIN Country ( Skip) W L Switzerland ( Paetz) 5 1 Canada ( Jones) 4 1 Germany ( Driendl) 4 2 Japan ( Ogasawara) 4 2 Russia ( Sidorova) 4 2 Scotland ( Muirhead) 3 2 China ( S. Liu) 3 3 Sweden ( Sigfridsson) 3 3 Finland ( Puustinen) 2 3 Denmark ( L. Neilsen) 1 4 U. S. ( Sormunen) 1 5 Norway ( Skaslien) 0 6 Monday’s Results Sixth Draw Canada 7 China 1 Scotland 9 U. S. 2 Denmark 8 Switzerland 7 Germany 7 Finland 6 Seventh Draw Switzerland 7 China 3 Russia 9 Sweden 3 Germany 6 U. S. 5 Japan 6 Norway 5 Eighth Draw Sweden 7 Denmark 5 Scotland 8 Norway 7 Japan 8 Finland 5 Canada 7 Russia 5 Tuesday games Ninth Draw Germany 8 Norway 4 U. S. 5 Japan 4 Switzerland 8 Russia 4 Sweden 9 China 3 Draw 10, 11 p. m. Monday CDT Canada vs. U. S. Switzerland vs. Finland China vs. Scotland Germany vs. Denmark Draw 11, 4 a. m. Tuesday CDT Russia vs. Japan Canada vs. Denmark Sweden vs. Norway Scotland vs. Finland Wednesday games Draw 12, 6 p. m. Tuesday CDT Sweden vs. Finland Scotland vs. Russia Denmark vs. Japan Canada vs. Norway Draw 13, 11 p. m. Tuesday CDT Norway vs. Switzerland Japan vs. China Germany vs. Russia Sweden vs. U. S. Draw 14, 4 a. m. Scotland vs. Germany Finland vs. U. S. Switzerland vs. Canada Denmark vs. China RYOSUKE UEMATSU / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES Team Canada skip Jennifer Jones is happy with the way her team is playing after defeating China and Russia Monday. DARRON CUMMINGS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Drawing a crowd The Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan ( 10) goes to the hoop against Ian Mahinmi of the Indiana Pacers during the first half of an NBA game at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Monday. The Raptors won, 117- 98. Canada on cruise control Two- win day has Jones rink in second at world curling championship WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East G W L OL SL F A P y- Brandon 69 51 11 4 3 321 209 109 x- Regina 69 37 22 5 5 257 224 84 Swift Current 69 32 32 1 4 208 235 69 Central G W L OL SL F A P x- Calgary 69 42 22 1 4 281 198 89 x- Medicine Hat 69 42 23 2 2 253 208 88 x- Red Deer 69 37 22 4 6 230 219 84 Wild Card G W L OL SL F A P x- Kootenay 69 36 29 1 3 236 240 76 x- Edmonton 70 33 30 4 3 212 196 73 Moose Jaw 69 30 34 4 1 206 249 65 Prince Albert 69 29 36 2 2 203 246 62 Lethbridge 69 20 41 5 3 194 287 48 Saskatoon 70 19 47 2 2 192 299 42 WESTERN CONFERENCE B. C. G W L OL SL F A P y- Kelowna 69 51 13 4 1 294 175 107 x- Victoria 70 38 28 3 1 237 212 80 Prince George 69 29 35 2 3 213 287 63 U. S. G W L OL SL F A P x- Everett 69 41 20 3 5 230 188 90 x- Portland 68 41 21 2 4 270 220 88 x- Seattle 68 34 25 4 5 195 191 77 Wild Card G W L OL SL F A P x- Spokane 68 34 30 3 1 208 208 72 Tri- City 68 29 36 0 3 178 227 61 Kamloops 69 27 35 4 3 206 249 61 Vancouver 70 27 40 1 2 184 242 57 x- clinched playoff berth; y- clinched division Monday: No games scheduled Sunday’s Results Vancouver 4 Victoria 1 Calgary 4 Lethbridge 1 Prince Albert 4 Medicine Hat 3 ( OT) Portland 8 Spokane 6 Tuesday’s Games Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p. m. Brandon at Regina, 7 p. m. Tri- City at Seattle, 7: 05 p. m. Wednesday’s Games Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 7 p. m. Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p. m. Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p. m. Kamloops at Prince George, 7 p. m. Seattle at Kelowna, 7: 05 p. m. Portland at Spokane, 7: 05 p. m. Thursday: No games scheduled All Times Local MMJHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND Monday: No games scheduled Sunday’s Results Raiders 3 Stonewall 2 ( Raiders win series 4- 2) Charleswood 6 St. Vital 2 Tuesday’s Game St. Vital at Charleswood, 7: 30 p. m. ( Series tied 3- 3) SEMIFINALS Friday, March 20 River East at Raiders, 7: 30 p. m. Sunday, March 22 Raiders at River East, 2: 30 p. m. Wednesday, March 25 River East at Raiders, 7: 30 p. m. Friday, March 27 Raiders at River East, 7: 30 p. m. Sunday, March 29 River East at Raiders, 2: 30 p. m. Tuesday, March 31 Raiders at River East, 7: 30 p. m. Dates TBA St. Boniface vs. Charleswood/ St. Vital winner Note: Series are best of seven. High School Playoffs GIRLS CTV A DIVISION Dakota 4 St. Mary’s 2 ( Best- of- 3 final series tied) FREE PRESS B DIVISION Miles Macdonell 3 Lorette 2 ( OT) ( Best- of- 3 final series tied) BOYS AAAA FINAL Oak Park 3 St. Paul’s 2 ( OT) AHL CONFERENCE STANDINGS East G W L OL SL F A P d- Manchester 61 38 15 6 2 192 141 84 d- Hershey 62 37 18 5 2 178 142 81 d- Syracuse 61 36 17 8 0 178 172 80 WB/ Scranton 62 36 20 2 4 171 133 78 Providence 63 34 20 7 2 171 150 77 Portland 61 35 22 3 1 163 141 74 Hartford 62 33 21 5 3 176 184 74 Springfield 63 33 23 7 0 165 171 73 Worcester 60 32 22 4 2 177 157 70 St. John’s 64 29 27 6 2 154 194 66 Lehigh Valley 60 29 24 6 1 167 184 65 Albany 62 27 24 5 6 156 173 65 Binghamton 62 26 28 7 1 197 209 60 Norfolk 62 22 32 5 3 130 181 52 Bridgeport 61 22 32 6 1 170 207 51 West G W L OL SL F A P d- Gr. Rapids 62 37 17 6 2 201 147 82 d- Oklahoma 61 37 18 3 3 190 165 80 d- Utica 62 36 19 6 1 171 152 79 San Antonio 61 35 20 5 1 197 184 76 Rockford 60 34 19 5 2 160 141 75 Milwaukee 62 31 22 5 4 172 165 71 Texas 60 28 18 13 1 182 173 70 Hamilton 63 30 24 9 0 171 165 69 Adirondack 60 30 23 6 1 183 177 67 Chicago 60 29 24 6 1 161 155 65 Toronto 61 28 24 9 0 155 169 65 Lake Erie 60 27 25 5 3 160 191 62 Rochester 61 25 30 5 1 180 195 56 Charlotte 63 25 32 5 1 139 189 56 Iowa 62 21 38 1 2 141 202 45 d- division leaders seeded 1- 2- 3. Monday No games scheduled Sunday’s Results Toronto 2 Hamilton 0 Springfield 1 Albany 0 Syracuse 2 Bridgeport 0 Providence 4 Norfolk 1 Rockford 4 Chicago 3 Hartford 5 WB/ Scranton 2 Oklahoma 6 Charlotte 1 Binghamton 8 Adirondack 7 ( OT) Texas 6 Milwaukee 2 Utica 4 Iowa 3 ( SO) Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 7 p. m. Charlotte at San Antonio, 7 p. m. Lake Erie at Texas, 7: 30 p. m. Wednesday’s Games Norfolk at Albany, 6 p. m. Hershey at Worcester, 6 p. m. Adirondack at Rockford, 7 p. m. Thursday’s Game Texas at Chicago, 7 p. m. MJHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND Monday No games scheduled Sunday’s Results Portage 8 Wayway 0 ( Portage leads series 3- 0) Winnipeg 5 Swan Valley 3 ( Winnipeg leads series 3- 0) Winkler 2 Virden 1 ( OT) ( Winkler leads series 2- 1) Steinbach 4 Selkirk 0 ( Steinbach leads series 3- 0) Tuesday’s Games Steinbach at Selkirk, 7: 30 p. m. Winnipeg at Swan Valley, 7: 30 p. m. Winkler at Virden, 7: 30 p. m. Wednesday’s Game Portage at Wayway, 7: 30 p. m. Thursday’s Games Virden at Winkler, 7: 30 p. m. x- Selkirk at Steinbach, 7: 30 p. m. Note: Series are best of seven. x- game played only if necessary. Manitoba AAA Midget Brandon 4 Winnipeg Thrashers 2 ( Brandon wins semfinal series 3- 1) PGA Tour MONEY LEADERS Through March 15 Trn Money 1. Bubba Watson ( 1) 5 $ 2,680,950 2. Dustin Johnson ( 1) 5 $ 2,440,666 3. Jimmy Walker ( 1) 9 $ 2,353,350 4. Patrick Reed ( 1) 9 $ 2,168,233 5. Ryan Moore ( 1) 9 $ 1,961,126 6. Jordan Spieth ( 1) 7 $ 1,907,796 7. Jason Day ( 1) 5 $ 1,888,177 8. Brandt Snedeker ( 1) 10$ 1,867,881 9. Sang- Moon Bae ( 1) 11$ 1,863,411 10. Robert Streb ( 1) 11$ 1,791,266 11. J. B. Holmes 9 $ 1,754,521 12. Hideki Matsuyama 10$ 1,696,905 13. Brooks Koepka ( 1) 6 $ 1,693,981 14. Charley Hoffman ( 1) 11$ 1,686,707 15. James Hahn ( 1) 11$ 1,490,639 16. Ben Martin ( 1) 11$ 1,430,452 17. Bill Haas ( 1) 7 $ 1,425,386 18. Nick Watney 11$ 1,240,359 19. Daniel Berger 12$ 1,188,404 20. Padraig Harrington ( 1) 10$ 1,132,282 21. Harris English 11$ 1,110,964 22. Shawn Stefani 11$ 1,107,932 23. Russell Knox 11$ 1,047,686 24. Scott Piercy 11$ 1,041,268 25. Paul Casey 7 $ 1,039,180 35. Nick Taylor ( 1) 12 $ 884,408 75. Graham DeLaet 9 $ 468,372 81. David Hearn 11 $ 447,197 106. Adam Hadwin 13 $ 337,192 Note: Tournament wins in parentheses. European Tour MONEY LEADERS Through March 15 Trn Euros 1. Danny Willett ( 1) 6 1,081,481 2. Rory McIlroy ( 1) 3 778,138 3. Ross Fisher 6 753,511 4. Branden Grace ( 2) 6 682,975 5. Anirban Lahiri ( 2) 5 651,601 6. Bernd Wiesberger 5 641,583 7. Louis Oosthuizen 3 540,484 8. Gary Stal ( 1) 7 529,852 9. Andy Sullivan ( 2) 9 491,947 10. Marc Warren 7 482,424 37. Richard T. Lee 3 161,202 Note: Tournament wins in parentheses. Web. com Tour MONEY LEADERS Through March 15 Trn Earnings 1. Patrick Rodgers ( 1) 4 $ 160,101 2. Peter Malnati ( 1) 4 $ 156,891 3. Andrew Landry ( 1) 4 $ 131,751 4. Mathew Goggin ( 1) 4 $ 117,345 5. Steve Marino 4 $ 91,813 6. Harold Varner III 4 $ 89,840 7. John Mallinger 4 $ 73,379 8. Miguel Angel Carballo 4 $ 71,272 9. Steve Allan 4 $ 70,059 10. Henrik Norlander 4 $ 69,260 103. Brad Fritsch 4 $ 4,669 118. Ted Brown 4 $ 3,612 Note: Tournament wins in parentheses. # SPT VIS HOME V T H OV O/ U LN UN NBA Tuesday 1 BKT MEM DET 1.50 3.00 5.00 - - - 2 BKT SA NY 1.10 4.25 7.00 1.70 196.5 1.70 3 BKT ORL HOU 7.00 4.25 1.10 1.70 202.5 1.70 4 BKT MIL NWO 5.00 3.00 1.50 - - - 5 BKT CHL LAC 6.50 3.75 1.30 1.70 198.5 1.70 NHL Tuesday 62 HKY PIT NJ 1.75 5.80 2.30 1.95 5.5 1.50 63 HKY OTT CAR 1.80 5.70 2.25 1.90 5.5 1.55 64 HKY BUF BOS 4.40 6.50 1.25 1.95 5.5 1.50 65 HKY MTL FLA 1.70 5.90 2.40 1.90 5.5 1.55 66 HKY MIN NSH 2.40 5.90 1.70 1.55 4.5 1.90 67 HKY SJ WPG 2.25 5.70 1.80 1.90 5.5 1.55 68 HKY NYI CHI 2.50 6.00 1.65 1.80 5.5 1.60 69 HKY STL CGY 1.85 5.60 2.20 1.90 5.5 1.55 70 HKY PHI VAN 2.50 6.00 1.65 1.90 5.5 1.55 # SPT VIS HOME V H NBA Tuesday 1 BKT MEM DET - 7.5 2 BKT SA NY - 13.5 3 BKT ORL HOU - 11.5 4 BKT MIL NWO - 7.5 5 BKT CHL LAC - 9.5 NHL Tuesday 62 HKY PIT NJ - 0.5 63 HKY OTT CAR - 0.5 64 HKY BUF BOS - 1.5 65 HKY MTL FLA - 0.5 66 HKY MIN NSH - 0.5 67 HKY SJ WPG - 0.5 68 HKY NYI CHI - 0.5 69 HKY STL CGY - 0.5 70 HKY PHI VAN - 0.5 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x- Atlanta 52 14 .788 — d- Cleveland 43 26 .623 10.5 d- Toronto 40 27 .597 12.5 Chicago 40 28 .588 13 Washington 39 28 .582 13.5 Milwaukee 34 32 .515 18 Indiana 30 36 .455 22 Miami 30 36 .455 22 Boston 30 36 .455 22 Charlotte 29 36 .446 22.5 Brooklyn 27 38 .415 24.5 Detroit 23 43 .348 29 Orlando 21 47 .309 32 Philadelphia 15 52 .224 37.5 New York 13 53 .197 39 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d- Golden State 52 13 .800 — d- Memphis 47 20 .701 6 d- Portland 44 21 .677 8 Houston 44 22 .667 8.5 Dallas 43 25 .632 10.5 San Antonio 41 24 .631 11 L. A. Clippers 42 25 .627 11 Oklahoma City 37 30 .552 16 New Orleans 36 30 .545 16.5 Phoenix 35 33 .515 18.5 Utah 30 36 .455 22.5 Denver 26 42 .382 27.5 Sacramento 22 43 .338 30 L. A. Lakers 17 48 .262 35 Minnesota 14 52 .212 38.5 d- division leader; x- clinched playoff berth Monday’s Results Toronto 117 Indiana 98 Boston 108 Philadelphia 89 Brooklyn 122 Minnesota 106 Miami 106 Cleveland 92 Washington 105 Portland 97 Memphis 92 Denver 81 Dallas 119 Oklahoma City 115 Utah 94 Charlotte 66 Atlanta at Sacramento L. A. Lakers at Golden State Sunday’s Results Portland 113 Toronto 97; Atlanta 91 L. A. Lakers 86; Cleveland 123 Orlando 108; Denver 118 New Orleans 111 ( 2OT); Houston 100 L. A. Clippers 98; Oklahoma City 109 Chicago 100; Phoenix 102 New York 89; San Antonio 123 Minnesota 97 Tuesday’s Games Memphis at Detroit, 6: 30 p. m. San Antonio at New York, 6: 30 p. m. Milwaukee at New Orleans, 7 p. m. Orlando at Houston, 7 p. m. Charlotte at L. A. Clippers, 9: 30 p. m. Raptors 117 Pacers 98 TORONTO ( 117) Ross 3- 6 0- 0 9, A. Johnson 3- 7 4- 5 11, Valanciunas 7- 10 0- 1 14, Lowry 7- 13 1- 3 20, DeRozan 6- 19 10- 11 22, Patterson 1- 1 2- 2 4, Vasquez 3- 8 0- 0 8, Hansbrough 1- 1 3- 4 5, Williams 8- 17 7- 7 24, Fields 0- 0 0- 0 0. Totals 39- 82 27- 33 117. INDIANA ( 98) S. Hill 4- 8 3- 4 11, West 3- 8 1- 1 7, Hibbert 5- 13 7- 8 17, G. Hill 9- 15 4- 5 23, Miles 4- 12 3- 4 12, Mahinmi 0- 2 0- 0 0, Stuckey 9- 16 2- 2 20, Scola 1- 3 0- 0 2, Watson 3- 8 0- 1 6, Allen 0- 0 0- 0 0, Copeland 0- 2 0- 0 0, Rudez 0- 0 0- 0 0, Sloan 0- 1 0- 0 0. Totals 38- 88 20- 25 98. Toronto 29 29 30 29— 117 Indiana 24 30 27 17— 98 3- Point Goals— Toronto 12- 23 ( Lowry 5- 8, Ross 3- 4, Vasquez 2- 4, A. Johnson 1- 1, Williams 1- 6), Indiana 2- 19 ( G. Hill 1- 3, Miles 1- 7, Sloan 0- 1, S. Hill 0- 2, Copeland 0- 2, Watson 0- 2, Stuckey 0- 2). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds— Toronto 58 ( Valanciunas 12), Indiana 46 ( West 9). Assists— Toronto 19 ( Lowry 10), Indiana 21 ( S. Hill, Stuckey 4). Total Fouls— Toronto 24, Indiana 22. Technicals— DeRozan. Attendance— 17,060 ( 18,165). NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR Tuesday’s Games Hampton vs. Manhattan, 5: 40 p. m. BYU vs. Mississippi, 8: 10 p. m. Wednesday’s Games Boise State vs. Dayton, 5: 40 p. m. North Florida vs. Robert Morris, 8: 10 p. m. SECOND ROUND Thursday’s Games East Regional ( 1) Villanova vs. ( 16) Lafayette, 5: 50 p. m. ( 8) N. C. State vs. ( 9) LSU, 8: 20 p. m. South Regional ( 3) Iowa State vs. ( 14) UAB, 11: 40 a. m. ( 6) SMU vs. ( 11) UCLA, 2: 10 p. m. ( 5) Utah vs. ( 12) Stephen F. Austin, 6: 27 p. m. ( 4) Georgetown vs. ( 13) Eastern Washington, 8: 57 p. m. Midwest Regional ( 3) Notre Dame vs. ( 14) N’eastern, 11: 15 a. m. ( 6) Butler vs. ( 11) Texas, 1: 45 p. m. ( 8) Cincinnati vs. ( 9) Purdue, 6: 10 p. m. ( 1) Kentucky vs. ( 16) Hampton- Manhattan winner, 8: 40 p. m. West Regional ( 3) Baylor vs. ( 14) Georgia State, 12: 40 p. m. ( 2) Arizona vs. ( 15) Texas Southern, 1: 10 p. m. ( 6) Xavier vs. ( 11) BYU- Mississippi winner, 3: 10 p. m. ( 7) VCU vs. ( 10) Ohio State, 3: 40 p. m. ( 4) North Carolina vs. ( 13) Harvard, 6: 20 p. m. ( 5) Arkansas vs. ( 12) Wofford, 8: 50 p. m. Friday’s Games East Regional ( 7) Michigan State vs. ( 10) Georgia, 11: 40 a. m. ( 5) Northern Iowa vs. ( 12) Wyoming, 12: 40 p. m. ( 2) Virginia vs. ( 15) Belmont, 2: 10 p. m. ( 4) Louisville vs. ( 13) UC Irvine, 3: 10 p. m. ( 3) Oklahoma vs. ( 14) Albany, 6: 27 p. m. ( 6) Providence vs. ( 11) Boise State- Dayton winner, 8: 57 p. m. South Regional ( 1) Duke vs. ( 16) North Florida- Robert Morris winner, 6: 10 p. m. ( 7) Iowa vs. ( 10) Davidson, 6: 20 p. m. ( 8) San Diego St. vs. ( 9) St. John’s, 8: 40 p. m. ( 2) Gonzaga vs. ( 15) North Dakota St., 8: 50 p. m. Midwest Regional ( 2) Kansas vs. ( 15) New Mexico St., 11: 15 a. m. ( 5) West Virginia vs. ( 12) Buffalo, 1: 10 p. m. ( 7) Wichita State vs. ( 10) Indiana, 1: 45 p. m. ( 4) Maryland vs. ( 13) Valparaiso, 3: 50 p. m. West Regional ( 8) Oregon vs. ( 9) Oklahoma State, 5: 50 p. m. ( 1) Wisconsin vs. ( 16) Coastal Carolina, 8: 20 p. m. THIS DATE IN NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY MARCH 17 2006 — Jermaine Wallace hits a fadeaway 3- pointer with a split second left, and Northwestern State pulls off a shocker with a furious rally, beating No. 3 seed Iowa 64- 63 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. TRANSACTIONS MLB SPRING TRAINING Grapefruit League W L T Pct Miami 8 3 0 .727 Minnesota 6 3 2 .636 NY Yankees 9 5 1 .633 Boston 8 5 0 .615 Houston 6 4 3 .577 Philadelphia 8 6 1 .567 St. Louis 6 5 1 .542 Pittsburgh 6 5 2 .538 Toronto 7 7 0 .500 Tampa Bay 5 6 1 .458 NY Mets 6 8 0 .429 Washington 5 7 1 .423 Detroit 6 10 0 .375 Atlanta 4 9 2 .333 Baltimore 4 11 0 .267 Cactus League W L T Pct Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 L. A. Dodgers 8 2 4 .714 Colorado 7 4 2 .615 Oakland 9 6 1 .594 Arizona 8 6 1 .567 San Diego 7 6 0 .538 Texas 7 6 1 .536 Cincinnati 6 7 2 467 L. A. Angels 6 7 0 .462 Seattle 6 7 0 .462 Cleveland 6 8 1 .433 Chicago Sox 5 7 2 .429 Chicago Cubs 5 9 1 .367 San Francisco 4 11 1 .281 Milwaukee 3 9 0 .250 Notes: Split- squad games count in the standings, games against non- major league teams do not; All games played at parks in Florida and Arizona unless otherwise noted. Monday’s Results Baltimore 16 Philadelphia 4 Boston 4 N. Y. Mets 3 St. Louis 1 Detroit 0 Atlanta 2 Houston ( ss) 2 Washington 2 Houston ( ss) 1 Arizona 6 Chicago Sox 2 Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 4 Kansas City 6 Cleveland 5 L. A. Angels 5 Texas 3 L. A. Dodgers 10 Oakland 5 San Diego 7 Chicago Cubs 0 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta vs. Boston, 12: 05 p. m. Washington vs. Detroit, 12: 05 p. m. Houston vs. Pittsburgh, 12: 05 p. m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore, 12: 05 p. m. St. Louis vs. Miami ( ss), 12: 05 p. m. Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia, 12: 05 p. m. Miami ( ss) vs. N. Y. Mets, 12: 10 p. m. L. A. Dodgers vs. Texas, 3: 05 p. m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland, 3: 05 p. m. Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs, 3: 05 p. m. Arizona vs. San Francisco, 3: 05 p. m. Milwaukee vs. San Diego ( ss), 3: 05 p. m. San Diego ( ss) vs. Oakland, 3: 05 p. m. Seattle vs. Chicago Sox, 3: 05 p. m. L. A. Angels vs. Colorado, 3: 10 p. m. Toronto vs. N. Y. Yankees, 6: 05 p. m. Major League Soccer Monday- Thursday No games scheduled Sunday’s Results N. Y. City 2 New England 0 Los Angeles 2 Portland 2 Friday’s Game Dallas at Philadelphia, 6 p. m. England FA CUP QUARTER- FINAL REPLAYS Monday’s Result Reading 3 Bradford 0 Wednesday, April 8 Blackburn vs. Liverpool, 1: 45 p. m. PREMIER LEAGUE G W D L F A P Chelsea 28 19 7 2 58 23 64 Man. City 29 17 7 5 59 28 58 Arsenal 29 17 6 6 56 30 57 Man. United 29 16 8 5 50 26 56 Liverpool 29 16 6 7 43 30 54 Southampton 29 15 5 9 40 21 50 Tottenham 29 15 5 9 46 42 50 Stoke 29 12 6 11 33 35 42 Swansea 29 11 7 11 33 38 40 West Ham 29 10 9 10 39 37 39 Newcastle 29 9 8 12 32 46 35 Crystal Palace 29 8 9 12 34 40 33 West Brom 29 8 9 12 27 36 33 Everton 29 7 10 12 36 41 31 Hull City 29 6 10 13 26 37 28 Aston Villa 29 7 7 15 19 38 28 Sunderland 29 4 14 11 23 43 26 Burnley 29 5 10 14 26 47 25 Queens Park 29 6 4 19 30 52 22 Leicester City 28 4 7 17 24 44 19 Monday’s Result Swansea 0 Liverpool 1 Spain LA LIGA Monday’s Result Getafe 0 Real Sociedad 1 Italy SERIE A Monday’s Results Fiorentina 2 AC Milan 1 Torino 0 Lazio 2 Roma 0 Sampdoria 2 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 - SECOND LEG Tuesday’s Games Atletico ( Spa) vs. Leverkusen ( Ger), 2: 45 p. m. ( Leverkusen won first leg 1- 0) Monaco ( Mon) vs. Arsenal ( Eng), 2: 45 p. m. ( Monaco won first leg 3- 1) Wednesday’s Games Barcelona ( Spa) vs. Man. City ( Eng), 2: 45 p. m. ( Barcelona won first leg 2- 1) Dortmund ( Ger) vs. Juventus ( Ita), 2: 45 p. m. ( Juventus won first leg 2- 1) Previous Results Bayern ( Ger) def. Shakhtar ( Ukr), 7- 0 aggr. PSG ( Fra) def. Chelsea ( Eng), 2- 1 away goals Real ( Spa) def. Schalke ( Ger), 5- 4 aggr. Porto ( Por) def. Basel ( Sui), 5- 1 aggr. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINALS - FIRST LEG Tuesday’s Game Herediano ( Cos) vs. Club America ( Mex), 9 p. m. Wednesday’s Game Montreal ( Can) vs. Alajuelense ( Cos), 7 p. m. SEMIFINALS - SECOND LEG Tuesday, April 7 Alajuelense ( Cos) vs. Montreal ( Can) , 8 p. m. Wednesday, April 8 Club America ( Mex) vs. Herediano ( Cos), 8 p. m. HOCKEY NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Recalled G Jacob Markstrom from the Utica ( AHL). Reassigned G Joacim Eriksson to Utica. NATIONAL LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed LHP Cliff Lee on the 60- day DL. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Benji Waite and RHP Jon Fitzsimmons. FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed Kurt Coleman to a two- year contract. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed G Vladimir Ducasse to a one- year contract. D_ 06_ Mar- 17- 15_ FP_ 01. indd D6 3/ 16/ 15 10: 48: 54 PM