ON DECK

Today

Baseball: Mountain View at Sisters, 4 p.m.; Hillsboro at Ridgeview, 4:30 p.m.; Redmond at Willamette, 5 p.m.; La Pine at Summit JV, 4 p.m.; Grant Union at Culver, 2 p.m.

Softball: Mountain View at Sisters, 4 p.m.; Crook County at Cascade, 4:30 p.m.; Grant Union/Dayville/Prairie City at Culver (DH), 2 p.m.

Boys tennis: The Dalles at Madras, 4 p.m.; Sisters at Crook County. 3:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: Sisters at Crook County, 3:30 p.m.; Madras at The Dalles, 4 p.m.

Track and field: Summit, Crook County, Madras, La Pine, Culver at Breaking the Ice-Ice Breaker in Prineville, 3:30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse: Ridgeview at West Albany, 8 p.m.

Girls lacrosse: Sisters at Crescent Valley, 6 p.m.

Friday

Baseball: Madras at Mountain View, 4 p.m.; Crook County at Treasure Valley Invitational in Ontario, TBD; Hidden Valley at Sisters, 4 p.m.

Softball: Mountain View at Madras, 4 p.m.; Ridgeview at Reynolds, 4:30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse: Glencoe at Summit, 8 p.m.; Mountain View at Grant, 8 p.m.; Liberty at Sisters, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Baseball: Bend at The Dalles (DH), noon; Crook County at Treasure Valley Invitational in Ontario, TBD; Eagle Point at Summit (DH), 1 p.m.

Softball: The Dalles at Bend (DH), noon; Sisters at Cascade, noon; West Salem at Redmond (DH), 11 a.m.; Summit at Eagle Point (DH), noon

HOCKEY

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 71 44 20 7 95 187 159

Tampa Bay 71 43 21 7 93 230 184

Detroit 68 38 19 11 87 200 183

Boston 70 36 23 11 83 185 177

Ottawa 69 34 24 11 79 196 181

Florida 70 31 25 14 76 172 195

Toronto 71 27 38 6 60 188 226

Buffalo 70 20 43 7 47 134 235

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 69 44 18 7 95 207 159

N.Y. Islanders 72 43 25 4 90 222 203

Pittsburgh 70 39 21 10 88 196 175

Washington 71 38 23 10 86 209 175

Philadelphia 72 29 28 15 73 187 206

New Jersey 70 30 29 11 71 160 179

Columbus 70 31 35 4 66 184 221

Carolina 69 26 34 9 61 162 189

Western Conference

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 70 45 20 5 95 218 170

Nashville 72 43 21 8 94 205 176

Chicago 70 43 21 6 92 203 158

Minnesota 70 39 24 7 85 199 175

Winnipeg 70 35 23 12 82 196 188

Colorado 69 32 26 11 75 184 193

Dallas 70 32 28 10 74 218 229

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 72 45 20 7 97 211 197

Vancouver 69 40 25 4 84 197 185

Los Angeles 70 34 22 14 82 188 175

Calgary 70 38 27 5 81 205 185

San Jose 70 34 28 8 76 195 198

Edmonton 71 19 39 13 51 167 243

Arizona 70 21 41 8 50 145 231

Wednesday’s Games

Columbus 4, Edmonton 3, SO

Chicago 1, N.Y. Rangers 0

Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2, OT

Today’s Games

San Jose at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

New Jersey at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

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

Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

BASEBALL

MLB preseason

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

All Times PDT

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Wednesday’s Games

Miami 5, Washington 4

Baltimore 3, Minnesota (ss) 2

Boston 3, Minnesota (ss) 2

Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 3

Chicago White Sox 9, Cincinnati 4

Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 5

Seattle 4, Oakland 0

Milwaukee 8, Kansas City 4

San Diego 10, Colorado 3

Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 6

N.Y. Yankees 12, Atlanta 5

Arizona 6, Colorado 2

Today’s Games

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

N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:07 a.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m.

L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

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

San Francisco vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 6:40 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

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

Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

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

Oakland (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at San Antonio, 5:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL

Men’s college

NCAA tournament

All Times PDT

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First round

Wednesday’s Games

Robert Morris 81, North Florida 77

Dayton 56, Boise State 55

EAST REGIONAL

Second Round

Today’s Games

Villanova (32-2) vs. Lafayette (20-12), 3:50 p.m.

N.C. State (20-13) vs. LSU (22-10), 6:20 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Michigan St. (23-11) vs. Georgia (21-11), 9:40 a.m.

Northern Iowa (30-3) vs. Wyoming (25-9), 10:40 a.m.

Virginia (29-3) vs. Belmont (22-10), 12:10 p.m.

Louisville (24-8) vs. UC Irvine (21-12), 1:10 p.m.

Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Albany (24-8), 4:27 p.m.

Providence (22-11) vs. Dayton, 6:57 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL

Second Round

Today’s Games

Iowa St. (25-8) vs. UAB (19-15), 9:40 a.m.

SMU (27-6) vs. UCLA (20-13), 12:10 p.m.

Utah (24-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (29-4), 4:27 p.m.

Georgetown (21-10) vs. E. Washington (26-8), 6:57 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Duke (29-4) vs. Robert Morris, 4:10 p.m.

Iowa (21-11) vs. Davidson (24-7), 4:20 p.m.

San Diego St. (26-8) vs. St. John’s (21-11), 6:40 p.m.

Gonzaga (32-2) vs. N. Dakota St. (23-9), 9:50 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Second Round

Today’s Games

Notre Dame (29-5) vs. Northeastern (23-11), 9:15 a.m.

Butler (22-10) vs. Texas (20-13), 11:45 a.m.

Cincinnati (22-10) vs. Purdue (21-12), 4:10 p.m.

Kentucky (34-0) vs. Hampton, 6:40 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Kansas (26-8) vs. New Mexico St. (23-10), 9:15 a.m.

West Virginia (23-9) vs. Buffalo (23-9), 11:10 a.m.

Wichita St. (28-4) vs. Indiana (20-13), 11:45 a.m.

Maryland (27-6) vs. Valparaiso (28-5), 1:50 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL

Second Round

Today’s Games

Baylor (24-9) vs. Georgia State (24-9), 10:40 a.m.

Arizona (31-3) vs. Texas Southern (22-12), 11:10 a.m.

Xavier (21-13) vs. Mississippi, 1:10 p.m.

VCU (26-9) vs. Ohio St. (23-10), 1:40 p.m.

North Carolina (24-11) vs. Harvard (22-7), 4:20 p.m.

Arkansas (26-8) vs. Wofford (28-6), 6:50 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Oregon (25-9) vs. Oklahoma St. (18-13), 3:50 p.m.

Wisconsin (31-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (24-9), 6:20 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

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First Round

Today’s Games

Arizona State 68, UConn 61

Temple 73, Bucknell 67

Old Dominion 65, Charleston Southern 56

Richmond 84, St. Francis (NY) 74

Illinois State 69, Green Bay 56

Vanderbilt 75, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 64

South Dakota State 86, Colorado State 76

College Basketball Invitational

All Times PDT

First Round

Wednesday’s Games

Loyola, Chicago 62, Rider 59

Wednesday, March 18

Mercer 72, Stony Brook 70

Vermont 85, Hofstra 81

Louisiana-Monroe 71, Eastern Michigan 67

Oral Roberts 91, UC Santa Barbara 87

Radford 78, Delaware State 57

Colorado 87, Gardner-Webb 78

Seattle 62, Pepperdine 45

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

All Times PDT

First Round

Today’s Games

High Point 70, Maryland-Eastern Shore 64

Canisius 87, Dartmouth 72

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75, Florida Gulf Coast 69

Cleveland State 86, Western Michigan 57

Kent State 68, Middle Tennessee 56

Sam Houston State 87, UNC Wilmington 71

Evansville 82, IPFW 77

Northern Arizona 75, Grand Canyon 70

Sacramento State 73, Portland 66

Women’s college

NCAA tournament

All Times PDT

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ALBANY REGIONAL

First Round

Friday’s Games

Dayton (25-6) vs. Iowa State (18-12), 9 a.m.

Kentucky (23-9) vs. Tennessee St. (18-12), 11:30 a.m.

Texas (22-10) vs. Western Kentucky (30-4), 2 p.m.

California (23-9) vs. Wichita State (29-4), 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Louisville (25-6) vs. BYU (23-9), 1 p.m.

South Florida (26-7) vs. LSU (17-13), 3:30 p.m.

Rutgers (22-9) vs. Seton Hall (28-5), 3:30 p.m.

Connecticut (32-1) vs. Francis (N.Y.) (15-18), 6 p.m.

SPOKANE REGIONAL

First Round

Friday’s Games

Duke (21-10) vs. Albany (NY) (24-8), 9 a.m.

Mississippi St. (26-6) vs. Tulane (22-10), 11:30 a.m.

Oregon St. (26-4) vs. South Dakota St. (24-8), 2 p.m.

George Washington (29-3) vs. Gonzaga (24-7), 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Princeton (30-0) vs. Green Bay (28-4), 8 a.m.

Chattanooga (29-3) vs. Pittsburgh (19-11), 8 a.m.

Maryland (30-2) vs. New Mexico St. (22-7), 10:30 a.m.

Tennessee (27-5) vs. Boise State (22-10), 10:30 a.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL

First Round

Friday’s Games

Washington (23-9) vs. Miami (19-12), 9 a.m.

Northwestern (23-8) vs. Arkansas (17-13), 9 a.m.

Iowa (24-7) vs. American (24-8), 11:30 a.m.

Baylor (30-3) vs. Northwestern St. (19-14), 11:30 a.m.

Minnesota (23-9) vs. DePaul (26-7), 2 p.m.

Notre Dame (31-2) vs. Montana (24-8), 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Oklahoma (20-11) vs. Quinnipiac (31-3), 4 p.m.

Stanford (24-9) vs. CS Northridge (23-9), 6:30 p.m.

GREENSBORO REGIONAL

First Round

Friday’s Games

South Carolina (30-2) vs. Savannah St. (21-10), 2 p.m.

Syracuse (21-9) vs. Nebraska (21-10), 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

North Carolina (24-8) vs. Liberty (26-6), 8 a.m.

FGCU (30-2) vs. Oklahoma St. (20-11), 8 a.m.

Ohio St. (23-10) vs. James Madison (29-3), 10:30 a.m.

Florida St. (29-4) vs. Alabama St. (17-14), 10:30 a.m.

Texas A&M (23-9) vs. Ark.-Little Rock (28-4), 1 p.m.

Arizona State (27-5) vs. Ohio (27-4), 3:30 p.m.

Women’s National Invitation Tournament

All Times PDT

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First Round

Wednesday’s Games

Michigan 72, Cleveland State 50

East Carolina 74, Radford 52

Mississippi 80, Tenn.-Martin 70

Arkansas State 61, Western Michigan 49

Eastern Washington 67, Washington State 65

Today’s Games

Virginia (17-13) at Old Dominion (20-12), 4 p.m.

Army (23-7) at St. John’s (21-10), 4 p.m.

Central Connecticut St. (19-12) at Fordham (20-11), 4 p.m.

Hampton (18-12) at Drexel (20-10), 4 p.m.

Buffalo (19-12) at West Virginia (18-14), 4 p.m.

NC State (16-14) at ETSU (21-11), 4 p.m.

Hofstra (20-12) at Penn (20-8), 4 p.m.

Temple (16-16) at Marist (21-11), 4 p.m.

Duquesne (21-10) at Youngstown State (21-10), 4:05 p.m.

Elon (19-12) at Georgia Tech (18-14), 4:05 p.m.

Creighton (17-13) at South Dakota (25-7), 5 p.m.

Akron (22-8) at Kansas State (18-13), 5 p.m.

Missouri (17-13) at Northern Iowa (17-14), 5 p.m.

Texas Southern (19-10) at Southern Mississippi (22-10), 5 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (23-7) at TCU (17-13), 5 p.m.

Ball State (17-13) at Middle Tennessee (21-9), 5 p.m.

N. Colorado (20-12) at Colorado State (23-7), 6 p.m.

Long Beach State (22-9) at San Diego (24-6), 6 p.m.

CS Bakersfield (23-8) at UCLA (13-18), 7 p.m.

Sacramento State (16-15) at Pacific (21-9), 7 p.m.

San Francisco (19-13) at Fresno State (22-9), 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Wright State (25-8) at Toledo (18-13), 4 p.m.

Maine (23-8) at Villanova (19-13), 4 p.m.

Richmond (18-13) at Stetson (23-7), 4 p.m.

Tulsa (17-13) at Missouri State (18-14), 5 p.m.

Eastern Michigan (22-12) at Drake (20-10), 5:05 p.m.

Hawaii (23-8) at St. Mary’s (Cal) (20-10), 6 p.m.

SOCCER

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

New York City FC 1 0 1 4 3 1

Orlando City 1 0 1 4 2 1

Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 1

D.C. United 1 0 0 3 1 0

Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 3 3

Philadelphia 0 0 2 2 3 3

New York 0 0 1 1 1 1

Montreal 0 1 0 0 0 1

Chicago 0 2 0 0 0 3

New England 0 2 0 0 0 5

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

FC Dallas 2 0 0 6 4 1

Los Angeles 1 0 1 4 4 2

Seattle 1 1 0 3 5 3

San Jose 1 1 0 3 3 3

Houston 1 1 0 3 1 1

Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3

Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3

Portland 0 0 2 2 2 2

Colorado 0 0 1 1 0 0

Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 1 2 4

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Friday’s Game

FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Montreal at New England, noon

New York City FC at Colorado, 1 p.m.

Vancouver at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m.

Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

TENNIS

Professional

BNP Paribas Open

Wednesday at Indian Wells, Calif.

Men

Fourth Round

Feliciano Lopez (12), Spain, def. Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-3, 6-3.

Tomas Berdych (9), Czech Republic, def. Lukas Rosol (27), Czech Republic, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Milos Raonic (6), Canada, def. Tommy Robredo (17), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. Gilles Simon (13), France, 6-2, 6-4.

Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Jack Sock, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Bernard Tomic (32), Australia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. John Isner (18), United States, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Women

Quarterfinals

Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Timea Bacsinszky (27), Switzerland, 7-5, 6-3.

ATP money leaders

Through March 8

Player YTD Money

1. Novak Djokovic $2,818,190

2. Andy Murray $1,366,842

3. Stan Wawrinka $1,033,685

4. David Ferrer $1,024,727

5. Tomas Berdych $927,208

6. Roger Federer $669,011

7. Kei Nishikori $569,607

8. Rafael Nadal $488,062

9. Fabio Fognini $455,747

10. Milos Raonic $421,156

11. Simone Bolelli $394,539

12. Kevin Anderson $309,797

13. Gilles Simon $305,729

14. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez $302,655

15. Andreas Seppi $302,299

16. Nick Kyrgios $289,854

17. Feliciano Lopez $255,938

18. Richard Gasquet $255,388

19. Gilles Muller $253,018

20. Bernard Tomic $252,187

21. Ivo Karlovic $249,529

22. Viktor Troicki $235,642

23. Ivan Dodig $234,917

24. Sergiy Stakhovsky $225,606

25. Grigor Dimitrov $209,319

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Promoted Kathleen Torres to executive vice president-finance, Mike Mellis to executive vice president and general counsel, Lara Pitaro Wisch to senior vice president-business and legal affairs for MLB Advanced Media, Steven Gonzalez to senior vice president and deputy general counsel-labor and human resources and Bernadette McDonald to senior vice president-broadcasting. Named Chris Park senior vice president-growth and strategy.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned INFs Travis Shaw and Sean Coyle to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHPs Miguel Celestino, Keith Couch and Noe Ramirez and 1B/OF Bryan LaHair to minor league camp.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned INFs Matt Davidson and Tyler Saladino, Cs Adrian Nieto and Kevan Smith and OF Trayce to Charlotte (IL) and RHPs Raul Fernandez and Michael Ynoa to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned RHP J.D. Martin and Tyler Danish, OF Jared Mitchell and INFs Dan Black, Andy LaRoche and Tim Anderson to minor league camp.

DETROIT TIGERS — Assigned RHP Luke Putkonen and LHPs Omar Duran and Joe Mantiply to minor league camp.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned RHP Aaron Brooks, INF Orlando Calixte and OFs Lane Adams and Jorge Bonifacko to Omaha (PCL). Reassigned RHPs Brian Broderick and Casey Coleman, LHPs Buddy Baumann and Joe Paterson, OF Bubba Starling and INFs Hunter Dozier, Matt Fields and Raul Mondesi to minor league camp.

TEXAS RANGERS — Released LHP Scott Cousins from a minor league contract.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned OF Scott Schebler to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned INFs Buck Britton and Corey Seager, INF/OF Darnell Sweeney, Cs Shawn Zarraga and Chris O’Brien to their minor league camp.

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Andre Rienzo, C J.T. Realmuto and INFs Derek Dietrich, Justin Bour and Miguel Rojas to New Orleans (PCL). Reassigned LHP Chris Narveson to minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned RHP A.J. Cole to Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Michael Beasley for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS — Re-signed DE Kroy Biermann.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Agreed to terms with DEs Chris Canty and Lawrence Guy on two-year contracts. Released RB Bernard Pierce.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Percy Harvin.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LS Thomas Gafford to a one-year contract.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Agreed to terms with DE Greg Hardy.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed team president Mark Lampingave to a five-year contract extension.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed DL Alan Branch. Signed CBs Bradley Fletcher and Robert McClain.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DT Kenrick Ellis.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS— Signed DL Mitch Unrein to a two-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed RB Reggie Bush to a one-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Toronto F Nazem Kadri four games for an illegal check to the head of Edmonton F Matt Fraser.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Danny Biega from Charlotte (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Reassigned G Joonas Korpisalo to Springfield (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Recalled G Henri Kiviaho from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned D Alexey Marchenko to Grand Rapids (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Reassigned F Stefan Fournier from Wheeling (ECHL) to Hamilton (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Recalled D Jeremie Blain from Kalamazoo (ECHL) to Utica (AHL).

TENNIS

ITF — Banned American Wayne Odesnik 15 years for a second doping violation.

COLLEGE

FORDHAM — Fired men’s basketball coach Tom Pecora.

MARQUETTE — Announced F Steve Taylor Jr. is leaving the men’s basketball team and will transfer.

ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) — Announced the retirement of men’s basketball coach Jim Smith.

SYRACUSE — Announced men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim will retire in three years. Announced the resignation of athletic director Daryl Gross.

UALR — Fired men’s basketball coach Steve Shields.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE — Named Carl Pelini defensive line coach.