On Deck

Today

Baseball: South Medford at Summit (DH), 1 p.m.; Madras at Crook County, 1 p.m.; Culver at Gervais (DH), noon.

Softball: Central Oregon Spring Break Tournament: Bend vs. Cascade at Bend High, 9 a.m.; Crook County vs. Ashland at Bend High, 11:30 a.m.; Mountain View vs. La Salle at Mountain View, 11:30 a.m.; Summit vs. Regis at Summit, 11:30 a.m.; La Pine vs. Hillsboro at Bend’s Stover Park, 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday

Baseball: Eagle Point at Mountain View (DH), noon

Softball: Crook County at Lebanon, 1 p.m.

Basketball

Men’s c ollege

NCAA Tournament

All Times PDT

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FINAL FOUR

At The Superdome

New Orleans

National Semifinals

Saturday’s Games

Kentucky (36-2) vs. Louisville (30-9), 3:09 p.m.

Ohio State (31-7) vs. Kansas (31-6), 5:49 p.m.

National Championship

Monday, April 2

Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

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Semifinals

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Today, March 27

UMass (24-10) vs. Stanford (24-11), 4 p.m.

Washington (24-10) vs. Minnesota (22-14), 6 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 29

Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

College Basketball Invitational

All Times PDT

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Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, March 26

Washington State 67, Pittsburgh 66, Washington State leads series 1-0

Wednesday, March 28

Washington State (19-16) at Pittsburgh (20-17), 4 p.m.

Friday, March 30

Washington State at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m., if necessary

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

All Times PDT

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Championship

Wednesday, March 28

Mercer (26-11) vs. Utah State (21-15), 6 p.m.

2011-12 AP All-America Teams

Statistics through March 13

First Team

Thomas Robinson, Kansas, 6-10, 237, junior, Washington, 17.9 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.9 apg, 53.1 fg pct. (65 first-place votes, 325 points)

Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 6-10, 220, freshman, Chicago, 14.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 64.2 fg pct., 4.6 blocks (63, 321)

Draymond Green, Michigan State, 6-7, 230, senior, Saginaw, Mich., 16.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 steals (53, 301)

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, 6-9, 280, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio, 17.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 53.9 fg pct. (30, 246)

Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-7, 220, sophomore, Ames, Iowa, 23.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 61.0 fg pct., 49.5 3-pt fg pct. (29, 237)

Second Team

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State, 6-0, 195, junior, Biloxi, Miss., 19.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.7 apg, 47.3 3-pt fg pct., 84.0 ft pct, 1.4 steals (30, 232)

Marcus Denmon, Missouri, 6-3, 185, senior, Kansas City, Mo., 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 40.9 3-pt fg pct., 89.8 ft pct., 1.6 steals (22, 220)

Tyler Zeller, North Carolina, 7-0, 250, senior, Washington, Ind., 16.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 55.5 fg pct., 80.9 ft pct., 1.3 blocks (7, 185)

Jae Crowder, Marquette, 6-6, 235, senior, Villa Rica, Ga., 17.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 50.5 fg pct., 2.4 steals (6, 140)

Kevin Jones, West Virginia, 6-8, 260, senior, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 20.1 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 38.3 minutes, 51.3 fg pct. (2, 112)

Third Team

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky, 6-7, 232, freshman, Somerdale, N.J., 11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.0 apg (0, 89)

Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas, 6-3, 185, senior, Hoboken, N.J., 17.3 ppg, 4.8 apg, 49.2 fg pct, 43.5 3-pt fg pct. (2, 83)

John Jenkins, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 220, junior, Hendersonville, Tenn., 19.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 44.8 3-pt fg pct., 84.3 ft pct. (2, 73)

Kendall Marshall, North Carolina, 6-4, 195, sophomore, Dumfries, Va., 7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 9.7 apg, 1.2 steals (5, 49)

Damian Lillard, Weber State, 6-3, 195, junior, Oakland, Calif., 24.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.1 apg, 42.1 3-pt fg pct., 88.1 ft pct., 1.5 steals (3, 45)

Honorable Mention

Harrison Barnes, North Carolina; Will Barton, Memphis; Julian Boyd, LIU Brooklyn; Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso; De’Mon Brooks, Davidson.

Trey Burke, Michigan; Deonte Burton, Nevada; Torrey Craig, S.C.-Upstate; Paul Crosby, Mississippi Valley State; Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary’s.

LaRon Dendy, Middle Tennessee; Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville; Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State; Jorge Gutierrez, California; John Henson, North Carolina.

Robbie Hummel, Purdue; Pierre Jackson, Baylor; Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette; Perry Jones III, Baylor; Kris Joseph, Syracuse.

Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut; Scott Machado, Iona; C.J. McCollum, Lehigh; Dominique Morrison, Oral Roberts; Mike Moser, UNLV.

Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure; Kyle O’Quinn, Norfolk State; Darryl Partin, Boston University; Ryan Pearson, George Mason; Mason Plumlee, Duke.

Patrick Richard, McNeese State; Austin Rivers, Duke; Zack Rosen, Pennsylvania; Mike Scott, Virginia; John Shurna, Northwestern.

Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin; Dion Waiters, Syracuse; Casper Ware, Long Beach State; Mitchell Watt, Buffalo; Royce White, Iowa State; Isaiah Wilkerson, NJIT; Nate Wolters, South Dakota State; Cody Zeller, Indiana.

Women’s college

NCAA Tournament

All Times PDT

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DES MOINES REGIONAL

At Wells Fargo Arena

Des Moines, Iowa

Regional Championship

Monday, March 26

Baylor 77, Tennessee 58

FRESNO REGIONAL

At Save Mart Center

Fresno, Calif.

Regional Championship

Monday, March 26

Stanford 81, Duke 69

RALEIGH REGIONAL

At PNC Arena

Raleigh, N.C.

Regional Championship

Today, March 27

Maryland (31-4) vs. Notre Dame (33-3), 6 p.m.

KINGSTON REGIONAL

At The Ryan Center

Kingston, R.I.

Regional Championship

Today, March 27

UConn (32-4) vs. Kentucky (28-6), 4 p.m.

FINAL FOUR

At Pepsi Center

Denver

National Semifinals

Sunday, April 1

Baylor (38-0) vs. Stanford (35-1), 3:30 or 6 p.m.

Raleigh champion vs. Kingston champion, 3:30 or 6 p.m.

National Championship

Tuesday, April 3

Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.

Women’s National Invitational Tournament

All Times PDT

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Semifinals

Wednesday, March 28

Syracuse (22-14) vs. James Madison (28-7), 4 p.m.

Oklahoma State (20-12) vs. San Diego (26-8), 5 p.m.

Championship

Saturday, March 31

Semifinal winners, noon

Soccer

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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Friday’s Game

FC Dallas at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Columbus at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.

Montreal at New York, 1 p.m.

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

San Jose at Seattle FC, 7 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Portland, 7 p.m.

New England at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chicago at Colorado, 4 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Chivas USA, 6 p.m.

Tennis

Professional

Sony Ericsson Open

Monday

At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park

Key Biscayne, Fla.

Purse: Men, $4.83 million (Masters 1000); Women, $4.83 million (Premier)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Third Round

Mardy Fish (8), United States, def. Kevin Anderson (28), South Africa, 6-4, 6-3.

Richard Gasquet (17), France, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Nicolas Almagro (12), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (20), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Viktor Troicki (27), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.

David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Julien Benneteau (30), France, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Juan Martin del Potro (11), Argentina, def. Marin Cilic (23), Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Andy Roddick (31), United States, def. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4.

Juan Monaco (21), Argentina, def. Gael Monfils (14), France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Women

Fourth Round

Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Marion Bartoli (7), France, def. Maria Kirilenko (22), Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Serena Williams (10), United States, def. Sam Stosur (6), Australia, 7-5, 6-3.

Li Na (8), China, def. Sabine Lisicki (12), Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def. Yanina Wickmayer (23), Belgium, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Dominika Cibulkova (16), Slovakia, 1-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5.

Venus Williams, United States, def. Ana Ivanovic (15), Serbia, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2.

Baseball

College

Pacific-12 Conference

All Times PDT

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Conference All Games

W L W L

UCLA 4 2 17 5

Arizona 4 2 18 7

Oregon St. 4 2 15 7

Stanford 2 1 15 3

Washington 2 1 15 7

Oregon 3 3 15 6

Arizona St. 3 3 15 8

Utah 3 3 7 15

USC 2 4 14 8

Washington St. 2 4 12 10

California 1 5 13 9

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Monday’s Games

Washington State 10, UCLA 4

USC 8, Stanford 4

x-Washington State 11, Long Beach State 1

Today’s Games

x-Stanford at UC Davis, 2:30 p.m.

x-Oregon State at Portland, 3 p.m.

x-Oregon at Texas State, 4:30 p.m.

x-California at Fresno State, 6:05 p.m.

x-Cal State Fullerton at Arizona State, 6:30 p.m.

x-BYU at Utah, 6 p.m.

x=nonleague

MLB

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Spring Training

All Times PDT

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Monday’s Games

Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota 4

N.Y. Mets 6, St. Louis 3

Washington 7, Houston 4

Boston 6, Philadelphia 0

Detroit 3, Miami 3, tie, 10 innings

Milwaukee 6, Cleveland 5

Colorado 6, L.A. Angels 2

San Francisco 4, Kansas City 2

Chicago Cubs (ss) 2, San Diego 0

L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2

Baltimore 4, Pittsburgh 1

Texas 12, Cincinnati 2

Today’s Games

Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:35 a.m.

Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

San Diego (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m.

Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-N.Y. Rangers 75 47 21 7 101 206 168

x-Pittsburgh 75 47 22 6 100 253 195

x-Philadelphia 76 44 24 8 96 241 213

New Jersey 76 42 28 6 90 206 200

N.Y. Islanders 75 31 33 11 73 180 224

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 75 44 28 3 91 244 184

Ottawa 77 39 28 10 88 236 227

Buffalo 76 37 29 10 84 197 209

Toronto 76 33 34 9 75 217 239

Montreal 76 29 34 13 71 197 211

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 75 36 24 15 87 186 206

Washington 76 38 30 8 84 205 214

Winnipeg 76 35 33 8 78 205 223

Tampa Bay 75 35 33 7 77 214 255

Carolina 76 30 31 15 75 202 228

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-St. Louis 76 47 20 9 103 196 147

x-Detroit 76 46 25 5 97 237 187

Nashville 76 44 24 8 96 219 199

Chicago 76 42 26 8 92 230 220

Columbus 76 24 45 7 55 177 250

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Vancouver 76 46 21 9 101 230 187

Colorado 78 40 32 6 86 201 207

Calgary 77 35 27 15 85 191 212

Minnesota 75 31 34 10 72 159 207

Edmonton 76 31 36 9 71 206 223

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 76 39 27 10 88 210 196

Dallas 76 41 30 5 87 202 203

Phoenix 77 37 27 13 87 200 202

Los Angeles 76 37 27 12 86 175 165

Anaheim 76 32 33 11 75 191 212

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday’s Games

Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3

Detroit 7, Columbus 2

Ottawa 6, Winnipeg 4

Calgary 5, Dallas 4

Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0

San Jose 5, Colorado 1

Today’s Games

Carolina at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Chicago at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Florida at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned INF Matt Antonelli, RHP Brad Bergesen and RHP Jason Berken to Norfolk (IL). Reassigned OF Scott Beerer, C John Hester, INF Steve Tolleson, RHP Armando Galarraga and LHP Dontrelle Willis to their minor league camp. Placed LHP Zach Britton and INF Brian Roberts on the 15-day DL.

DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Jacob Turner to Toledo (IL). Reassigned RHP Chris Bootcheck, INF Audy Ciriaco, INF Argenis Diaz, INF Ryan Strieby and OF Quintin Berry to minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Reassigned RHP Brendan Wise to minor league camp.

TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned RHP Mark Hamburger to Round Rock (PCL). Assigned RHP Sean Green to their minor league camp. Released LHP Joe Beimel, LHP Mitch Stetter and OF Conor Jackson.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dustin McGowan on a three-year contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Camp on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Announced LHP John Grabow exercised his option to opt out of his minor league contract and become a free agent.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Returned C Mike Rivera to minor league camp.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Reassigned OF Adron Chambers to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed INF Logan Forsythe on the 15-day DL. Reassigned RHP Brad Boxberger to minor league camp.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with LS Mike Leach on a three-year contract and LB Reggie Walker on a two-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released FB Lousaka Polite.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed WR Steve Smith.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Assigned F Trent Whitfield to Providence (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled G Carter Hutton from Rockford (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned D Adam Almqvist to Grand Rapids (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled D Peter Harrold from Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Andrew Yogan.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA—Signed football coach Nick Saban to a two-year contract extension through Jan. 31, 2020; defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier to three-year contracts; outside linebackers coach Lance Thompson to a two-year contract; and tight ends and special teams coach Bobby Williams, strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran, defensive line coach Chris Rumph, running backs coach Burton Burns, wide receivers coach Mike Groh and secondary coach Jeremy Pruitt to one-year contract extensions.

DUKE—Announced freshman G Austin Rivers will enter the NBA draft.

MISSISSIPPI STATE—Announced junior F Renardo Sidney will enter the NBA draft.

MURRAY STATE—Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm on a one-year contract extension through the 2015-16 season.

UAB—Named Jerod Haase men’s basketball coach.

WAGNER—Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Bashir Mason to head coach.