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of a lot of goals. That's some- thing that every single team needs, and that's all he can do. Every time he goes on the national team, he scores goals. What else can he do from his perspective?" Earthquakes coach Mark Watson is convinced Won - dolowski's best soccer is ahead, and that's saying something for a forward who turned 31 in January. W h i l e Won d o l ow s k i won't necessarily say it, Watson knows past slights have only fueled his star for - ward even more. A f t er tra i n i ng w ith the national team in 2010 ahead of an exhibition game against Chile, Wondolowski got his first real chance in a January 2011 camp. He has scored eight goals in 18 matches with the Amer - icans — five of those dur- ing the Americans' run to the CONCACAF Gold Cup championship last July. That included a first-half hat trick in a 6-1 victory against Belize on July 9, when he be - came the third American to score three goals in a Gold Cup game — even if his mis- spelled jersey had an extra 'W' written on the back, as "Wondowlowski." "It was driving him to this level internationally, which is pretty unheard of, someone 30 and still com - ing on," Watson said. "It is a great story, but I think any- one who does end up play- ing for their country, any- one who does make that fi- nal roster cut, they deserve it. I think everyone knows what kind of player Wondo is. He's a 100-percent guy every day in training. In terms of work rate, I don't think anyone can match him. We know why he will be on that team, it's because he scores goals." Wondolowski has eight goals in his last nine ap - pearances with the national team. "Wondo is a wonderful example of (what happens) if you are committed, if you're hungry, if you give every - thing you have over a long period of time," Klinsmann said last month. "Sooner or later, you're going to get re - warded for it. It's nice to see a player like him is still hun- gry." Yet last season with San Jose, Wondolowski took some of the blame for the Earthquakes missing the MLS playoffs. He insists he missed key scoring chances and must do a better job fin - ishing. His 11 league goals were his lowest total in four years; a year earlier he scored a career-best 27. Watson is unconcerned. "He's done it the last four years in MLS and he's got a pretty good streak with the national team," Watson said. "He showed it once again with two very oppor - tunistic goals against South Korea." Wondolowski has proven to himself — and so many others — he thrives on the big stage of international competition. In the mean - time, he wants to carry that into a bounce-back year with his club team. There's plenty going on in his personal life these days. On Dec. 23, he and wife Lindsey welcomed a baby girl, Emersyn. His ex - perience with the national team has been a big boost professionally. "I feel like I have a great base," Wondolowski said. "I have a lot of confidence that I can play at a high level and hopefully I can bring it here and continue that. There's a lot of positives from it and I'm going to take those back here with the Earthquakes and implement them here. That's always my goal. I had a blast with it. I love playing at any level, especially when it's the highest I thoroughly enjoy it. Whatever happens, happens. Until then, just try to play to the best of my abil - ity." NOTES: The Earthqa- ukes signed former Bayern Munich D Andreas Gorlitz pending receipt of his visa and international transfer certificate. Wondo From Page 1 State ahead again, George's long 3-pointer at the buzzer was short. George fell into the scorers' table, but no foul was called and the Pac - ers didn't complain. It was an uncharacter- istic night for the usually stout Pacers defense, espe- cially at home, where they are now 29-4. Golden State shot 44 per- cent from the field and made 10 of 20 3-pointers against a defense ranked No. 3 in the NBA defending the arc. But the Warriors made their f irst four shots in the fourth quarter, then got a layup from Thomp - son, a 3-pointer from Har- rison Barnes and another 3 from Thompson to take the 13-point lead with 6:23 to go. At that point, it appeared the Pacers were finished. But down 94-82, they charged back. West hit a 15-footer, Roy Hibbert made a 19-footer and when West converted a turnover into a breakaway dunk it was sud - denly 94-88. The Pacers were just warming up. Hibbert hit an 18-footer, George knocked down a long jumper and then made two free throws to tie the score at 94 with 2:13 to go. David Lee gave the lead back to Golden State on a layup, and George tied it again at 96 with two free throws with 1:06 to play. Golden State's previous victory in Indianapolis was Feb. 5, 2007. Warriors From Page 1 Basketball WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Clippers 41 20 .672 — Golden State 37 24 .607 4 Phoenix 35 24 .593 5 Lakers 21 39 .350 19½ Sacramento 21 39 .350 19½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 44 16 .733 — Houston 41 19 .683 3 Dallas 36 25 .590 8½ Memphis 34 25 .576 9½ New Orleans 23 37 .383 21 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 46 15 .754 — Portland 41 19 .683 4½ Minnesota 30 29 .508 15 Denver 25 34 .424 20 Utah 21 39 .350 24½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 33 26 .559 — Brooklyn 29 29 .500 3½ New York 21 40 .344 13 Boston 20 40 .333 13½ Philadelphia 15 46 .246 19 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 43 15 .741 — Washington 31 29 .517 13 Charlotte 27 33 .450 17 Atlanta 26 32 .448 17 Orlando 19 43 .306 26 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 46 14 .767 — Chicago 33 27 .550 13 Detroit 24 36 .400 22 Cleveland 24 38 .387 23 Milwaukee 12 47 .203 33½ Tuesday's games Golden State 98, Indiana 96 San Antonio 122, Cleveland 101 Houston 106, Miami 103 Oklahoma City 125, Philadelphia 92 Clippers at Phoenix, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's games Houston at Orlando, 4 p.m. Utah at Washington, 4 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Memphis at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 5 p.m. New York at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Thursday's games Miami at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Clippers at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Summaries Warriors 98, Pacers 96 WARRIORS (98) Iguodala 3-9 0-0 6, Lee 4-7 3-6 11, Bogut 1-3 1-2 3, Curry 7-18 3-3 19, Thompson 10-20 2-2 25, O'Neal 2-6 3-6 7, Barnes 3-8 2-2 10, Green 4-7 0-0 10, Blake 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 37-84 14-21 98. PACERS (96) George 8-23 7-8 26, West 10-17 7-7 27, Hibbert 4-7 4-4 12, G.Hill 3-9 2-2 8, Ste- phenson 6-14 0-0 12, Mahinmi 1-2 0-0 2, Turner 0-5 0-0 0, Watson 0-2 1-1 1, Scola 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 36-86 21-22 96. Golden State 25 23 25 25 — 98 Indiana 21 21 28 26 — 96 3-Point Goals: Golden State 10-20 (Thompson 3-5, Barnes 2-3, Green 2-4, Curry 2-5, Crawford 1-2, Iguodala 0-1), Indiana 3-16 (George 3-8, Watson 0-2, G.Hill 0-2, Stephenson 0-4); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Golden State 54 (Curry 8), Indiana 51 (George 12); Assists: Golden State 24 (Blake, Curry 6), Indiana 16 (George 4); Total fouls: Golden State 21, Indiana 20; Technicals: Crawford, In dia na C oach V og el ; A : 1 8, 16 5 ( 18 ,1 65 ). Rockets 106, Heat 103 HEAT (103) Battier 1-6 0-0 2, James 9-18 4-6 22, Bosh 1-5 3-4 5, Chalmers 1-5 1-3 3, Wade 8-15 8-12 24, Allen 5-8 1-1 13, Andersen 2-3 1-1 5, Cole 2-7 0-0 5, Beasley 9-13 2-2 24, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 20-29 103. ROCKETS (106) Parsons 5-10 0-0 10, T.Jones 8-13 2-3 19, Howard 8-13 6-8 22, Beverley 6-12 2-3 19, Harden 9-15 2-5 21, Lin 2-5 2-2 7, Hamil- ton 1-3 2-2 4, Motiejunas 0-5 1-2 1, Asik 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 40-78 18-27 106. Miami 32 20 21 30 — 103 Houston 39 14 30 23 — 106 3-Point Goals: Miami 7-27 (Beasley 4-7, Allen 2-5, Cole 1-3, Wade 0-1, Chalmers 0-1, Bosh 0-2, James 0-3, Battier 0-5), Houston 8-23 (Beverley 5-8, T.Jones 1-1, Lin 1-4, Harden 1-5, Motiejunas 0-2, Par - sons 0-3); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Miami 41 (Andersen 7), Houston 57 (Howard 16); Assists: Miami 19 (James, Wade 6), Houston 24 (Harden 11); Total fouls: Miami 19, Houston 22; Technicals: Andersen, Miami defensive three second 2, Houston defensive three second 2; A: 18,523 (18,023). Thunder 125, 76ers 92 76ERS (92) Young 3-13 0-0 6, Thompson 3-6 0-0 6, Sims 2-5 6-6 10, Carter-Williams 4-12 5-8 14, Anderson 7-16 0-1 20, Varnado 3-7 0-1 6, Wroten 3-12 2-5 8, Maynor 0-4 0-0 0, Williams 2-6 3-3 7, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Mul - lens 5-9 2-2 15, Moultrie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-94 18-26 92. THUNDER (125) Durant 14-20 12-18 42, Ibaka 5-10 4-4 14, Adams 1-1 0-4 2, Westbrook 4-9 4-4 13, Jones 4-6 3-3 12, Jackson 5-9 4-4 14, Butler 1-4 0-0 2, Lamb 3-8 0-0 7, Collison 0-1 2-2 2, Fisher 2-4 2-2 8, Thabeet 3-3 1-2 7, Roberson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-76 32-43 125. Philadelphia 23 22 31 16 — 92 Oklahoma City 37 24 37 27 — 125 3-Point Goals: Philadelphia 10-30 (An- derson 6-12, Mullens 3-4, Carter-Wil- liams 1-3, Maynor 0-1, Brown 0-1, Young 0-1, Wroten 0-2, Williams 0-3, Thompson 0-3), Oklahoma City 7-20 (Fisher 2-4, Du- rant 2-6, Jones 1-1, Lamb 1-3, Westbrook 1-3, Jackson 0-1, Butler 0-2); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Philadelphia 49 (Mullens, Varnado 6), Oklahoma City 65 (Westbrook 10); Assists: Philadelphia 20 (Carter-Williams 5), Oklahoma City 31 (Westbrook 14); Total fouls: Philadelphia 28, Oklahoma City 22; Technicals: Phila- delphia Bench, Oklahoma City defensive three second; A: 18,203 (18,203). Spurs 122, Cavaliers 101 SPURS (122) Leonard 7-10 2-2 18, Duncan 2-5 3-4 7, Splitter 0-4 6-6 6, Parker 3-11 1-2 7, Green 9-15 3-3 24, Mills 6-12 0-0 16, Ginobili 3-5 2-2 11, Belinelli 3-8 5-5 11, Diaw 7-7 0-0 16, Ayres 0-0 0-0 0, Bonner 1-6 0-0 2, Joseph 1-3 0-0 2, Baynes 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 43-90 22-24 122. CAVALIERS (101) Deng 3-10 3-4 9, Thompson 2-8 1-2 5, Hawes 7-9 3-5 20, Irving 8-17 5-5 24, Jack 2-5 0-0 4, Waiters 11-18 0-0 24, Dellavedova 0-0 0-0 0, Zeller 0-2 1-2 1, Bennett 5-8 2-2 14, Gee 0-2 0-0 0, Onuaku 0-0 0-0 0, Karasev 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 15-20 101. San Antonio 13 37 35 37 _ 122 Cleveland 23 17 28 33 _ 101 3-Point Goals: San Antonio 14-33 (Mills 4-6, Ginobili 3-5, Green 3-7, Leonard 2-2, Diaw 2-2, Parker 0-1, Belinelli 0-5, Bonner 0-5), Cleveland 10-19 (Hawes 3-4, Irving 3-6, Bennett 2-2, Waiters 2-3, Deng 0-2, Jack 0-2); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: San Antonio 50 (Duncan 8), Cleveland 45 (Hawes 13); Assists: San Antonio 39 (G in ob ili 6 ), C le ve la nd 2 4 ( De ll av ed ov a 7); Total fouls: San Antonio 18, Cleveland 24; Technicals: Cleveland Coach Brown, Cleveland defensive three second; A: 17,966 (20,562). College basketball TOURNAMENT Atlantic Sun Conference First Round ETSU 89, Lipscomb 88, 2OT Florida Gulf Coast 77, Stetson 55 Mercer 85, Jacksonville 64 SC-Upstate 80, North Florida 74 Horizon League First Round Milwaukee 83, Detroit 73 Oakland 96, Youngstown St. 92, OT MEN EAST Georgetown 75, Creighton 63 Georgia Tech 67, Syracuse 62 Temple 86, UCF 78, OT SOUTH Florida 72, South Carolina 46 Maryland 64, Virginia Tech 47 MIDWEST Akron 83, Buffalo 71 E. Michigan 72, Ball St. 58 Miami (Ohio) 73, Kent St. 61 Michigan 84, Illinois 53 Ohio 72, Bowling Green 61 Toledo 73, Cent. Michigan 69 W. Michigan 61, N. Illinois 56 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 62 43 14 5 91 202 150 San Jose 62 39 17 6 84 188 151 Los Angeles 63 35 22 6 76 152 134 Vancouver 63 28 25 10 66 150 166 Phoenix 61 27 23 11 65 169 180 Calgary 61 23 31 7 53 141 185 Edmonton 62 20 34 8 48 154 204 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 61 41 14 6 88 204 141 Chicago 63 36 13 14 86 215 170 Colorado 62 40 17 5 85 192 166 Minnesota 62 34 21 7 75 153 150 Dallas 62 29 23 10 68 175 175 Winnipeg 62 30 26 6 66 174 178 Nashville 62 26 26 10 62 151 188 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 61 39 17 5 83 192 138 Montreal 63 34 22 7 75 160 154 Tampa Bay 62 34 23 5 73 179 160 Toronto 63 32 23 8 72 186 193 Detroit 61 28 21 12 68 162 169 Ottawa 61 27 23 11 65 174 199 Florida 62 23 32 7 53 152 201 Buffalo 61 18 35 8 44 124 183 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 61 41 16 4 86 195 150 Philadelphia 62 32 24 6 70 174 180 N.Y. Rangers 62 33 26 3 69 162 157 Columbus 62 32 25 5 69 184 172 Washington 62 29 23 10 68 184 186 New Jersey 63 27 23 13 67 152 156 Carolina 61 26 26 9 61 151 173 N.Y. Islanders 63 23 32 8 54 173 215 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's games Boston 4, Florida 1 New Jersey 4, Detroit 3 Columbus 4, Dallas 2 Colorado 4, Chicago 2 St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 3, Nashville 1 N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Carolina at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's games Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Montreal at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Thursday's games Washington at Boston, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 5 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Montreal at Phoenix, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING At Fort Myers, Fla. Tampa Bay 131 030 000—8 16 0 Boston 000 000 000—0 8 0 Archer, Lowe (3), McGee (4), Boxberger (5), E.Romero (6), Montgomery (7), Beliveau (9) and J.Molina, C.Casali; Buchholz, R.De La Rosa (2), A.Miller (4), B.Villarreal (5), Cordero (6), Mijares (7), M.Ott (8), C.Hernandez (9) and D.Butler, Swihart. W — Archer; L — Buchholz; HRs — Tampa Bay, Loney (1), S.Rodriguez (1). At Goodyear, Ariz. Chicago (A) 002 000 110—4 7 0 Cleveland 010 210 001—5 9 0 Er.Johnson, Surkamp (4), Rienzo (6), Pet- ricka (8), Heath (9) and Flowers, A.Nieto; McAllister, Tomlin (3), Rzepczynski (6), Axford (7), S.Barnes (8), B.Price (9) and Y.Gomes, J.Lowery. W — B.Price; L — Heath; HRs — Chicago (A), Liddi (1), Gillaspie (1). At Tempe, Ariz. Texas 002 101 000—4 7 1 Los Angeles (A) 020 002 30x—7 10 0 Darvish, Feierabend (4), L.Bonilla (7), R.Perez (7), Font (8) and Chirinos, J.Felix; Skaggs, D.Carpenter (3), J.Smith (4), Salas (5), Kohn (6), Rapada (7), Boshers (8), Lyon (9) and L.Martinez, Iannetta. W — Rapada; L — L.Bonilla; Sv — Lyon; HRs — Los Angeles (A), Ibanez (1). At Tampa, Fla. Baltimore 001 000 200—3 8 0 New York (A) 020 000 000—2 7 0 W.Chen, Stinson (3), Meek (5), Brach (6), R.Webb (7), K.de la Cruz (8), B.Huntzinger (9) and Clevenger, C.Joseph; D.Phelps, Thornton (3), B.Gordon (4), Leroux (5), C.Whitley (7), Cabral (8), Claiborne (9) and Cervelli, Gar.Sanchez. W — Brach; L — C.Whitley; Sv — B.Huntzinger; HRs — New York (A), Cervelli (1). At Lakeland, Fla. Pittsburgh 003 000 011—5 9 1 Detroit 000 200 000—2 7 1 Morton, Cumpton (4), Mazzaro (6), Y.Yang (7), Kinney (8), Eppley (9) and C.Stewart, O.Santos; Porcello, Krol (4), Nathan (5), Marinez (6), Chamberlain (7), Ju.Miller (8), B.Rondon (9) and Exposito, R.Cabrera. W — Morton; L — Porcello; Sv — Eppley; HRs — Detroit, A.Jackson (1). At Jupiter, Fla. Minnesota 010 000 000—1 4 1 Miami 010 101 00x—3 7 5 P.Hughes, Pressly (3), Deduno (5), Y.Pino (6), Kr.Johnson (8) and Fryer, D.Rohlfing; Koehler, A.Conley (3), Cishek (4), Capps (5), A.Ramos (6), Spence (7), R.Varner (8), Caminero (9) and Saltalamacchia, J.Realmuto. W — Cishek; L — Pressly; Sv — Camine- ro; HRs — Miami, Saltalamacchia (1). At Port St. Lucie, Fla. Houston 000 020 000—2 7 2 New York (N) 310 001 01x—6 11 1 Owens, De Leon (1), Fields (3), L.Cruz (4), Clemens (6), B.Doran (7), N.Tropeano (8) and R.Garcia, Corporan; Z.Wheeler, Farnsworth (4), E.Goeddel (5), Black (6), J.Walters (7), Rice (9) and T.d'Arnaud, Centeno. W — Z.Wheeler; L — Owens; HRs — Houston, Villar (1). New York (N), Granderson 2 (2). At Mesa, Ariz. Oakland (ss) 100 011 001—4 9 0 Chicago (N) 102 000 03x—6 9 2 Milone, A.Leon (4), M.Ynoa (7), Werner (8) and De.Norris, B.Taylor, R.Lipkin; K.Hendricks, C.Pimentel (3), J.Sanchez (5), N.Ramirez (7), Rosscup (8), Schlitter (9) and Whiteside, R.Lopez. W — Rosscup; L — M.Ynoa; Sv — Schlit- ter; HRs — Chicago (N), Ruggiano (1), Olt (1). At Glendale, Ariz. Seattle 003 100 000—4 8 0 Los Angeles (N) 000 000 010—1 5 2 F.Hernandez, Noesi (3), J.Gillheeney (5), J.Arias (6), A.Carraway (7), S.Kohlscheen (8), D.Leone (9) and Zunino, Buck, J.Hicks; B.Wilson, Jansen (2), Howell (3), J.Wright (4), C.Perez (5), Withrow (6), R.Patterson (8) and A.Ellis, Federowicz. W — F.Hernandez; L — Howell; Sv — D.Leone; HRs — Los Angeles (N), Robinson (1). At Phoenix, Ariz. Milwaukee 021 001 000—4 10 0 Oakland (ss) 000 001 023—6 9 2 W.Peralta, Thornburg (4), J.Nelson (7), Hellweg (9) and Lucroy, Pagnozzi; Straily, Scribner (3), Gregerson (5), R.Alcantara (6), D.Hooker (8), J.Urlaub (9) and Jaso, B.Maxwell. W — J.Urlaub; L — Hellweg; HRs — Oak - land, Jaso (1), Montz (1). At Surprise, Ariz. Cincinnati 400 000 100—5 7 0 Kansas City 015 110 01x—9 15 3 Cueto, P.Villarreal (3), Stephenson (4), Ondrusek (6), M.Lorenzen (7), C.Contreras (8) and Mesoraco, T.Barnhart; Duffy, Rauch (3), B.Chen (4), G.Holland (7), S.Alexander (8), K.Herrera (9) and S.Perez, J.Graterol. W — Rauch; L — Cueto; HRs — Cincin - nati, Ludwick (1), T.Frazier (1). Kansas City, Hosmer (1), S.Perez (1). At Clearwater, Fla. Toronto 010 102 010—5 13 0 Philadelphia 102 000 000—3 6 0 Dickey, Delabar (5), Wagner (6), J.Stilson (7), Hendriks (8) and Kratz, Nickeas; Cl.Lee, Rosenberg (4), Lu.Garcia (6), C. Jim ene z ( 7) , C am p ( 8) a nd C .R ui z, T.Joseph. W — Delabar; L — Lu.Garcia; Sv — Hen - driks; HRs — Toronto, Lind (1), D.Johnson (2). Philadelphia, Byrd (1). At Kissimmee, Fla. Washington 000 210 100—4 10 1 Atlanta 000 200 24x—8 10 3 Strasburg, Jordan (3), A.Cole (5), Storen (7), Ayala (8), Roenicke (8) and W.Ramos, K.Hill; Medlen, Gearrin (4), C.Martin (5), J.Jaime (6), Graham (7), J.Hursh (8) and Gattis, Bethancourt. W — J.Hursh; L — Ayala; HRs — Washing - ton, Desmond (1). At Peoria, Ariz. Arizona 301 100 300—8 15 0 San Diego 012 101 100—6 10 1 Delgado, M.Bolsinger (4), A.Reed (6), Putz (7), D.Hernandez (8), Collmenter (9) and M.Montero, Lalli; Stults, D.Roach (2), A.Portillo (5), P.Schuster (6), Vincent (7), Lane (7), Thayer (8), Sipp (9) and R.Gale, Rivera. W — A.Reed; L — Vincent; Sv — Col - lmenter; HRs — San Diego, Alonso (1), Quentin (1). At Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco 000 200 100—3 13 1 Colorado 000 001 001—2 8 0 Bumgarner, Vogelsong (4), Edw.Escobar (7), Kontos (8), Dunning (9) and Posey, Quiroz; Nicasio, Hawkins (4), Belisle (5), Y.Flande (6), P.Hernandez (8) and W.Rosario, D.Garneau, R.Casteel. W — Bumgarner; L — Hawkins; Sv — Dunning. odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For March 5 NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog Ohio Valley Conference At Nashville, Tenn. First Round Tennessee Tech 2½ SIU-Edwardsville SE Missouri 6 E. Illinois Big South Conference At Conway, S.C. First Round Winthrop 9 Liberty Radford 17 Presbyterian Charleston Southern 1½ Campbell Gardner-Webb 16½ Longwood PATRIOT LEAGUE Quarterfinals at Boston U. 8½ Lafayette at Bucknell 6½ Army at Holy Cross 10 Lehigh at American U. 4½ Colgate Northeast Conference First Round at Morris 12 Fairleigh Dickinson at Wagner 13 CCSU at Bryant 12 St. Francis;(Pa.) at St. Mary's 3 St. Francis NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Indiana 6 (191½) at Charlotte Houston 7 (213) at Orlando at Washington 7½ (198) Utah at Brooklyn 1 (186) Memphis Chicago 1 (196) at Detroit Golden State 5½ (200) at Boston Sacramento 2½ (207½) at Milwaukee at Minnesota 9 (208½) New York Dallas 4 (217) at Denver at Portland 10 (222½) Atlanta NHL Favorite Line Underdog at N.Y. Rangers -170/+150 Toronto at Philadelphia -135/+115 Washington at Calgary -120/+100 Ottawa at Anaheim -190/+165 Montreal Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Agreed to terms with LHP Johan Santana on a minor league contract. Cleveland Indians: Agreed to terms with RHPs Austin Adams, Corey Kluber, C.C. Lee and Bryan Shaw, LHPs T.J. House and Colt Hynes, and INF Lonnie Chisenhall on one-year contracts. Named Gregg Lang - behn major league replay coordinator. National League Chicago Cubs: Named Ted Lilly special assistant to the president of baseball operations and general manager. Los Angeles Dodgers: Optioned RHP Pedro Baez, OF Nick Buss, RHP Stephen Fife, RHP Yimi Garcia and LHP Jarret Martin to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Sam Demel, C Griff Erickson, LHP Daniel Moskos, C Chris O'brien and LHP Chris Reed to their minor league camp. Washington Nationals: Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Gonzalez on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Charlotte Bobcats: Signed C Justin Hamilton to a 10-day contract. Dallas Mavericks: Assigned G Gal Mekel to Texas (NBADL). Milwaukee Bucks: Signed F Tony Mitch- ell to a 10-day contract. By Jenna Pryor The Associated Press CHarLoTTe, N.C. » It's been 10 years since a driver last attempted running both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, a feat so grueling that only Tony Stewart has suc - cessfully completed all 1,100 miles. Now Kurt Busch wants to give "the double" a try and he will have cars capable of winning both races. He said Tuesday he will attempt to make the Indi - anapolis 500 in a fifth en- try for Andretti Autosport. Shou ld he m a ke the May 25 race, Busch would then f ly to Charlotte Mo - tor Speedway to fulfill his full-time job with Stew- art-Haas Racing — a team co-owned by Stewart — in NASCAR's longest event of the year. "I'm a fan of motors - ports, a student of motor- sports, and I view this as a challenge for myself," Busch said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Memorial Day weekend, the central focus of all mo- torsports is Monaco, India- napolis and Charlotte and this is a tremendous oppor- tunity to be right in the mid- dle of it." Only John A ndretti, Stewart and Robby Gordon have attempted the "dou - ble," and no driver has tried since Gordon in 2004. "Welcome to the club!" Gordon posted on his Twit - ter account. Stewart, Busch's new co- owner at Stewart-Haas, is the only driver to complete the double. He did it in his sec - ond and final attempt, in 2001, when he finished sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte. An Indiana native who grew up dreaming of win - ning the Indianapolis 500, Stewart long ago aban- doned that goal and passed on an offer last year from Roger Penske to drive one of his cars in the 2013 Indi - anapolis 500. But Stewart has given Busch his blessing. "It's a great opportunity for Kurt and I fully support him," Stewart said Tuesday. "He'll have a lot to learn in a short amount of time, but he has an overwhelming amount of driving talent on his side. He has a great car owner with Michael Andretti, who's not only an owner, but he's been a driver too. "Michael has so much to offer Kurt in terms of knowl - edge and firsthand experi- ence. It really seems like a natural pairing." Busch's attempt comes at a much different time than when Gordon and Stewart last tried to run both races. Social media didn't exist a decade ago, and Busch plans to utilize every ave - nue possible to let fans fol- low along with his attempt. On Tuesday, he even launched a website — www. kurtbuschdouble.com — that is expected to chroni - cle his efforts. moTor SPorTS Bu sc h to t ry I nd y 50 0, Coca Cola 600 double SCoreBoard By The Associated Press meSa, ariz. » Justin Rug- giano hit a two-run homer and an RBI double, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-4 win Tuesday over an Oak - land Athletics split-squad. Cubs infielder Mike Olt connected for a two-run shot in a three-run eighth that broke a 3-all tie. L ef t - h a nder Tom my Milone, competing for a spot in the A's rotation, gave up three runs and five hits, in - cluding Ruggiano's homer, in three innings. Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks gave up one run and one hit, a run-scoring single by Brandon Moss, in two innings. He walked three and struck out two. "My mechanics were off, even in the bullpen," Hen - dricks said. "I couldn't get a fastball where I wanted to save my life." A nt hony R i zz o dou - bled and scored on Rug- giano's double in the first, then singled and scored on Ruggiano's home run in the third. Josh Reddick went 2 for 3 for the A's, raising his aver - age to .462. Moss finished 2 for 4 to stay at .500. 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