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MLBBASEBALL Spring Training, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox:noon,MLB. Spring Training, Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins: 4 p.m., MLB. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Wisconsin vs. Minnesota: 4 p.m., ESPN. Arkansas vs. South Carolina: 4p.m., ESPN2. Temple vs. East Carolina: 4 p.m., ESPNU. Marshall vs. Old Dominion: 5 p.m., CSN. California vs. Arizona: 6p.m., ESPN. Colorado vs. Washington: 6 p.m., FS1. Memphis vs. Connecticut: 6 p.m., ESPN2. VCU vs. Davidson: 6p.m., ESPNU. Stanford vs. Arizona State: 8 p.m., FS1. Utah vs. Washington State: 8 p.m., ESPNU. COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Pac-12Tournament, First Round: 11:30a.m., PAC-12. Pac-12Tournament, First Round: 2p.m., PAC-12. Pac-12Tournament, First Round: 6p.m., PAC-12. Pac-12Tournament, First Round: 8:30p.m., PAC-12. NBA BASKETBALL Oklahoma City Thunder at Chicago Bulls: 5p.m., TNT. Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers: 7:30p.m., TNT. GOLF PGA WGC-Cadillac Champi- onship Round 1: 10a.m., GOLF. EPGA Africa Open Round 2: 4:30a.m., GOLF. Ontheair By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press DORAL,FLA. Theyearisn't all that's new for Adam Scott. He makes his 2015 de- but at the Cadillac Cham- pionship with a new caddie he hired at the end of last year. He has a new daugh- ter born last month. And what grabbed even more attention was the new put- ter he plans to use at Doral. Scott had enough time off during the final months of his wife's pregnancy that he began tinkering with a conventional putter, which he last used in competition at the Sony Open just over four years ago. He switched to a long putter, and since then has won the Masters and reached No. 1 in the world. A new rule on an- choring that takes effect in 2016 means a change was going to be inevitable. "Thinking a little more objectively about it at the back end of last year, I thought because I do have to make an adjustment by the end of this year, if I'm going to spend some time doing it I should try and start now and maybe find the best solution," Scott said. "I've putted lots of different ways at home, and probably going to putt with a shorter putter this week. It's been feel- ing good. It's not that big a deal. I did it for a long time that way." Scott has gone nearly three months since he last competed and was run- ner-up at the Australian PGA Championship. He is keeping expectations at a minimum at a World Golf Championship that has brought together all the top 50 in the world rank- ing. It's the first time every- one in the top 50 has been together since the 2012 PGA Championship at Ki- awah Island. That doesn't include Ti- ger Woods, who is not el- igible for a WGC event for only the second time in his career. Woods has fallen to No. 75 after miss- ing most of last year with back issues and playing only 47 holes in two events this year before saying he would take time off to sort out his game. As much as Scott has been away from the game, he is not completely out of the loop. He is aware of Woods' struggles, espe- cially with his chipping — "It's in the papers even at home in Australia," he said — and with some of the re- cent winners. He watched Jason Day win at Torrey Pines and Brandt Snede- ker win at Pebble Beach be- fore heading to his home in The Bahamas to start pre- paring for the season. Rory McIlroy was home last week, too, at least on the weekend. Already a winner this year in Dubai, and a run- ner-up in Abu Dhabi, the world's No. 1 player made his American debut in the Honda Classic last week and bogeyed three of his last four holes to miss the cut with rounds of 73-74. GOLF Scott opens latest season of change, WGC at Doral Tournament has all of top 50 in world ranking J PAT CARTER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rory McIlroy hits on the ninth tee shot during a practice round for the Cadillac Championship on Wednesday. for September and Octo- ber," Peavy said. "I'm try- ing to get ready for April 6. I like to get that first one out of the way. About the middle of spring I will have a good idea of what I need to work on." Athletics: Reddick was impressed with the way Chavez handled himself in the first inning, get- ting two quick outs but then needing to pitch out of a minor jam. "Walk- ing Posey is never a bad idea, especially after that tough double by (Hunter) Pence," said the A's out- fielder. "It was a good start for him. Trainer'sroom Athletics: A's announcer Ken Korach has been deal- ing with a left knee injury and was unable to make it to spring training the first week. He underwent knee replacement surgery three years ago. Korach sent an open letter to the A's com- munity. "I've been holding out hope that I can make it to Arizona for the first spring training broadcast, but now I know that I won't make it," he wrote. ... Billy Butler was scratched from the starting lineup because of a stomach ailment. Giants: Former Giants pitcher and current an- nouncer Mike Krukow has been dealing with a leg problem and missed the first two days of the ex- hibition season. Accord- ing to his partner, Duane Kuiper, Krukow is doing well and is expected in Ar- izona on Friday. ... SS Bran- don Crawford has a slight shoulder problem that lim- its his playing time. He should be ready to play in the field next week. Up next RHP Ryan Vogelsong, in the mix for a spot in the ro- tation, gets the start for the Giants on Thursday when the Chicago Cubs visit. Jacob Turner is the an- nounced Cubs starter. LHP Barry Zito takes the mound against profes- sional hitters for the first time since 2013 when the A's travel to the Cubs on Thursday. Travis Wood will go for the Cubs. Baseball FROM PAGE 1 while shooting 9 for 11 from the field. His evening included a monstrous one- handed dunk over DeMar- cus Cousins late in the third quarter that stunned the sold-out crowd into a brief silence before erupt- ing in awe. Cousins had 14 points for the Kings on 5-for-12 shooting but was limited to three rebounds in a frus- trating outing. Sacramento had 20 points in the paint before Cousins was forced to sit midway through the first half after collecting his third foul. The Kings scored just five points after Cousins' exit as San Antonio closed the first half on a 21-7 run. Tip-Ins Kings: Sacramento's George Karl and San An- tonio's Gregg Popovich are the only active coaches with at least 1,000 victo- ries. Karl is sixth all-time with 1,134 wins and Popo- vich is ninth at 1,004. ... Cousins looked incredu- lously at the officials after having his layup attempt blocked by Tiago Splitter. Cousins would later yell at official Eli Roe before turn- ing to official Brian Forte and screaming at him as he walked off the court follow- ing his third foul. ... Kings G Ray McCallum landed on a fan in the third row af- ter attempting to save the ball after Cousins sent a blocked shot flying out of bounds. Spurs: Leonard, Parker, Splitter, Tim Duncan and Danny Green started for the third consecutive game. The team's projected start- ing lineup has played in just ninegamestogetherthissea- sonduetoinjuryandcoach's decision, going 7-2. ... Dun- canhadsixrebounds,break- ing his tie with Nate Thur- mond for ninth in career re- bounding. He has 14,470, which trails Kevin Garnett's 14,506 for eighth all-time. ... Duncan had three blocked shots, leaving him two shy of tying Knicks legend Pat- rick Ewing for sixth all-time in career blocks at 2,894. ... Demonstrating again how he never shows favoritism, Popovich during the first half screamed at Duncan and Manu Ginobili to get their heads out of their be- hinds. Up Next Kings: Visit Orlando on Friday. Spurs: Host Denver on Friday. Kings FROM PAGE 1 ERIC GAY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Sacramento Kings' Omri Casspi (18) scores over the San Antonio Spurs' Marco Belinelli (front right) during the first half Wednesday in San Antonio. Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 46 12 .793 — Clippers 40 21 .656 7½ Phoenix 32 30 .516 16 Sacramento 21 38 .356 25½ Lakers 16 44 .267 31 SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 43 17 .717 — Houston 41 20 .672 2½ Dallas 40 22 .645 4 San Antonio 37 23 .617 6 New Orleans 33 28 .541 10½ NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 39 19 .672 — Oklahoma City 34 27 .557 6½ Utah 24 36 .400 16 Denver 22 39 .361 18½ Minnesota 13 47 .217 27 EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 38 23 .623 — Brooklyn 25 34 .424 12 Boston 24 35 .407 13 Philadelphia 13 48 .213 25 New York 12 48 .200 25½ SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 48 12 .800 — Washington 34 27 .557 14½ Miami 27 33 .450 21 Charlotte 26 33 .441 21½ Orlando 19 43 .306 30 CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 38 23 .623 — Cleveland 39 24 .619 — Milwaukee 32 28 .533 5½ Indiana 26 34 .433 11½ Detroit 23 37 .383 14½ x-clinchedplayoffspot Tuesday'sgames Charlotte 104, Lakers 103 Cleveland 110, Boston 79 Sacramento 124, New York 86 Atlanta 104, Houston 96 Chicago 97, Washington 92 Utah 93, Memphis 82 Denver 106, Milwaukee 95 Wednesday'sgames Phoenix 105, Orlando 100 Indiana 105, New York 82 Cleveland 120, Toronto 112 Boston 85, Utah 84 Charlotte 115, Brooklyn 91 New Orleans 88, Detroit 85 Oklahoma City 123, Philadelphia 118, OT Memphis 102, Houston 100 Denver 100, Minnesota 85 Miami 100, Lakers 94 San Antonio 112, Sacramento 85 Milwaukee at Golden State, (n.) Portland at Clippers, (n.) Thursday'sgames Oklahoma City at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Friday'sgames Utah at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Orlando, 4 p.m. Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Boston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 5 p.m. Lakers at Memphis, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Denver at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Spurs112,Kings85 KINGS(85) Gay 4-16 2-4 10, Thompson 3-8 0-0 6, Cousins 5-12 4-7 14, McCallum 6-12 0-1 12 , M cL em or e 3 -8 2- 4 9 , D .W illi am s 1 -4 8-8 11, Casspi 2-6 1-2 5, Miller 1-3 2-2 4, Stauskas 3-6 0-0 7, Hollins 1-3 3-4 5, Landry 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 29-78 24-34 85. SPURS(112) Leonard 9-11 1-4 21, Duncan 2-4 1-2 5, Spl it ter 2- 4 0 -0 4 , P ar ke r 8 -1 4 3 -3 1 9, Green 3-7 5-5 13, Mills 2-7 0-0 5, Ginobili 5-9 1-1 13, Diaw 4-7 0-0 8, Baynes 2-5 0-0 4, Belinelli 5-12 0-0 13, Joseph 1-3 0-0 2, Ayres 1-1 1-1 3, Bonner 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 45-85 12-16 112. Sacramento 27 11 23 24 — 85 SanAntonio 26 28 31 27 — 112 3-PointGoals: Sacramento 3-9 (D.Williams 1-1, Stauskas 1-3, McLemore 1-3, Gay 0-1, Miller 0-1), San Antonio 10-23 (Belinelli 3-6, Ginobili 2-3, Green 2-4, Leonard 2-4, Mills 1-3, Parker 0-1, Diaw 0-2);Fouledout: None;Rebounds: Sacramento 52 (Thompson, McCallum 7), San Antonio 51 (Ayres 7);Assists: Sacramento 15 (Miller, McCallum 4), San Antonio 23 (Duncan 4);Totalfouls: Sac- ramento 13, San Antonio 23;Technicals: Gay, Thompson, Sacramento defensive three second;A: 18,581 (18,797). NCAAMEN'STOP25 Wednesday 1. Kentucky (30-0) did not play. 2. Virginia (28-1) did not play. 3. Duke (27-3) beat Wake Forest 94-51. 4. Villanova (28-2) did not play. 5. Arizona (26-3) did not play. 6. Wisconsin (26-3) did not play. 7. Gonzaga (29-2) did not play. 8. Wichita State (27-3) did not play. 9. Kansas (24-6) did not play. 10. Maryland (25-5) did not play. 11. Northern Iowa (27-3) did not play. 12. Notre Dame (25-5) beat No. 16 Louisville 71-59. 13. Utah (22-6) did not play. 14. Baylor (22-8) did not play. 15. Oklahoma (20-9) did not play. 16. Louisville (23-7) lost to No. 12 Notre Dame 71-59. 17. Iowa State (22-8) did not play. 18. Arkansas (23-6) did not play. 19. North Carolina (21-9) did not play. 20. West Virginia (22-8) did not play. 21. Butler (21-9) did not play. 22. SMU (23-6) did not play. 23. Ohio State (22-8) beat Penn State 77-67. 24. Providence (21-9) beat Seton Hall 79-66. 25. Murray State (26-4) did not play. NCAAMEN'SFARWEST Wyoming 76, Utah St. 53 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 65 41 17 7 89 193 178 Vancouver 63 36 24 3 75 182 173 Calgary 63 34 25 4 72 178 162 Los Angeles 63 30 21 12 72 171 164 San Jose 65 32 25 8 72 185 183 Arizona 64 20 37 7 47 139 218 Edmonton 64 18 36 10 46 145 213 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 65 41 17 7 89 193 158 St. Louis 63 40 18 5 85 197 159 Chicago 64 38 21 5 81 188 152 Winnipeg 65 32 21 12 76 180 175 Minnesota 63 34 22 7 75 179 163 Dallas 64 28 26 10 66 199 212 Colorado 63 27 25 11 65 167 182 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 63 41 17 5 87 171 139 Tampa Bay 65 39 20 6 84 213 171 Detroit 62 36 15 11 83 182 160 Boston 62 31 22 9 71 165 161 Florida 64 28 23 13 69 156 181 Ottawa 62 28 23 11 67 176 167 Toronto 64 26 33 5 57 173 195 Buffalo 64 19 40 5 43 123 215 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 63 39 17 7 85 197 155 N.Y. Islanders 65 41 21 3 85 207 182 Pittsburgh 62 36 17 9 81 181 155 Washington 65 35 20 10 80 193 162 Philadelphia 64 27 25 12 66 170 186 New Jersey 64 27 27 10 64 144 165 Co lu mbu s 63 2 6 33 4 5 6 16 3 20 1 Carolina 62 24 31 7 55 144 167 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday'sgames Minnesota 3, Ottawa 2, SO New Jersey 3, Nashville 1 Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Washington 5, Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 0 Toronto 3, Florida 2 Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Anaheim 4, Arizona 1 Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 2 San Jose 6, Vancouver 2 Wednesday'sgames Ottawa 3, Winnipeg 1 Detroit 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Pittsburgh at Colorado, (n.) Montreal at Anaheim, (n.) Thursday'sgames Calgary at Boston, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Florida, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Arizona, 6 p.m. Montreal at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday'sgames Columbus at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Calgary at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Baseball MLB SPRINGTRAININGGLANCE Tuesday'sGames Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Yankees 5, tie Detroit 15, Baltimore 2 Pittsburgh 8, Toronto 7 Oakland 9, San Francisco 4 Cincinnati 10, Cleveland 0 Wednesday'sGames Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 1 Detroit 5, Baltimore 4 N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 2 Cleveland 4, Cincinnati 2 Seattle 4, San Diego 3, 10 innings Oakland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City 13, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Thursday'sGames N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh at Braden- ton, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 3:05 p.m. Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 4:05 p.m. Toronto vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 4:05 p.m. Friday'sGames Miami vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char- lotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:07 a.m. Detroit vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m. San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. Oakland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 4:05 p.m. Athletics9,Giants2 Oakland SanFran AB R H B AB R H B Fuld cf 3 2 1 0 Pagan cf 1 1 0 0 Wendle 2b 2 0 1 0 Brown cf 2 0 0 0 Sogard 2b 3 1 2 0 Blanco lf 3 0 1 0 Burns ph-cf 3 0 0 0 Crbonell lf 1 0 0 0 Reddick rf 3 2 3 2 Posey c 1 0 1 2 Pridie ph-rf 3 0 0 0 Susac c 1 0 0 0 I.Davis 1b 3 1 2 0 Quiroz c 1 0 0 0 Cnha ph-1b 2 1 1 1 Pence rf 2 0 1 0 Semien ss 2 2 2 3 Maxwell rf 1 0 0 0 Prrino ss 2 0 0 0 Jr.Prker rf 1 0 0 0 Olson dh 3 0 0 1 Ishkwa 1b 2 0 0 0 Nnez ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Delfino 3b 2 0 1 0 Ldndorf 3b 4 0 1 0 McGhe 3b 2 0 2 0 Muncy 3b 1 0 1 0 Duvall pr 2 0 0 0 Anderson c 3 0 2 2 Crwfrd dh 3 0 0 0 C.Blair c 0 0 0 0 Rss ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Hassan lf 4 0 1 0 M.Duffy 2b 2 0 0 0 Crthrs ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Tmlnsn 2b 1 0 0 0 Adrnza ss 2 1 1 0 Trunfel ss 2 0 1 0 Totals 44 917 9 33 2 8 2 Oakland 211 410 000 — 9 SanFran 002 000 000 — 2 E: Partch (1);DP: Oakland 1, San Fran- cisco 2;LOB: Oakland 12, San Francisco 7;2B: Sogard (1), Posey (1), Pence (1); HR: Canha (1). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Chavez W,1-0 2 2 0 0 1 1 Hahn 1 3 2 2 1 1 E.De La Rosa 1 0 0 0 0 1 Otero 1 1 0 0 0 0 Scribner 1 0 0 0 0 1 A.Castro 1 1 0 0 0 1 A.Leon 1 0 0 0 0 1 Whelan 1 1 0 0 1 1 SanFrancisco Peavy L,0-1 1 4 2 2 0 0 B.Lara 1 2 1 1 1 2 T.Blach 1 6 5 5 1 0 J.Gregorio 1 2 0 0 0 0 S.Casilla 1 1 1 1 0 2 A.Mejia 1 0 0 0 0 2 Partch 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez 1 1 0 0 1 1 Kontos 1 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: by A.Mejia (Bry.Anderson). Umpires: Home, Jim Reynolds, First, Brian Gorman. Second, Gerry Davis. Third, Jim Wolf. T: 3:10;A: 8,838 (12,000). Tennis WTAABIERTOMONTERREY AFIRMERESULTS Wednesday At Sierra Madre Tennis Club Monterrey, Mexico Purse: $500,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles SecondRound Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 6-4, 6-2. WTABMWMALAYSIANOPEN RESULTS Wednesday At Royal Selangor Golf Club Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Purse: $250,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles SecondRound Jarmila Gajdosova (4), Australia, def. Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, 7-5, 6-2. Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russia, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-0, 6-2. Kurumi Nara (6), Japan, def. Magda Linette, Poland, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (6). Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def. Duan Ying-Ying, China, 6-4, 6-1. Julia Goerges (8), Germany, def. Kat- eryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For March 5 NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog Wisconsin 6 at Minnesota Temple 6 at East Carolina Arkansas 1 at South Carolina at Charlotte 4 W. Kentucky UAB 4½ at FAU Middle Tenn. 3½ at FIU Texas St. 2 at Appalachian St. at G. Southern 5½ Texas-Arlington at UTSA 6 Rice at Loui. Tech 19 Southern Miss. at Old Dominion 15 Marshall Georgia St. 5 at La.-Monroe at La.-Lafayette 7 UALR at Arkansas St. 6 South Alabama at UTEP 12 North Texas at Arizona 19 California at UConn 7 Memphis at Davidson 2½ VCU at Washington Pk Colorado at UC Davis 10 UC Riverside at L. Beach St. 11½ CS Northridge at UC Irvine 15 Cal St.-Fullerton at Arizona St. Pk Stanford Utah 13 at Washington St. at N. Arizona 7 Portland St. Sacramento St. 3 at S. Utah E. Washington 8 at Idaho St. at Weber St. 1½ Idaho MissouriValleyConference AtSt.Louis FirstRound S. Illinois 2 Missouri St. Drake Pk Bradley MetroAtlanticAthleticConference AtAlbany,N.Y. FirstRound Siena 3 Niagara St. Peter's 4½ Fairfield Quinnipiac 6 Marist OhioValleyConference AtNashville,Tenn. Quarterfinals UT-Martin 1 Morehead St. or UT-Martin 2½ SE Missouri Belmont 5½ E. Illinois or Belmont 5½ SIU-Edwardsville AtlanticSunConference Semifinals at Fla. Gulf C. 4½ SC-Upstate at North Florida 13½ Lipscomb PATRIOTLEAGUE Quarterfinals at Lafayette 4½ Boston U. at Bucknell 6½ Holy Cross at Colgate 7 Navy at Lehigh 4½ American U. NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Oklahoma City 5 (201½) at Chicago at Portland 5 (205) Dallas NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Boston -200/+170 Calgary at Washington -140/+120 Minnesota St. Louis -140/+120 at Flyers at Tampa Bay -300/+240 Toronto at Florida -120/+100 Dallas at Nashville -145/+125 N.Y. Islanders Vancouver -180/+160 at Arizona at Los Angeles -170/+150 Montreal Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BaltimoreOrioles: Named Ramon Martinez special assignment pitching instructor. DetroitTigers: Released RHP Joel Hanra- han from a minor league contract. TexasRangers: Agreed to terms with RHPs Luke Jackson, Phil Klein, Nick Mar- tinez, Roman Mendez, Tanner Scheppers and C Robinson Chirinos on one-year contracts. Renewed the contract of RHP Shawn Tolleson. NationalLeague MilwaukeeBrewers: Assigned RHP Brooks Hall outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). PittsburghPirates: Agreed to terms with RHPs Arquimedes Caminero, Gerrit Cole, Brandon Cumpton, John Holzdkom, Nick Kingham, Stolmy Pimentel, Casey Sadler, Rob Scahill and Jameson Taillon, Ofs Jaff Decker, Willy Garcia, Andrew Lambo and Gregory Polanco, Cs Elias Diaz and Tony Sanchez, Sss Pedro Florimon, Alen Hanson, Justin Sellers and Jordy Mercer, and LHPs Bobby LaFromboise and Jeff Locke on one-year contracts. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation NBA: Fined the New York Knicks an undisclosed amount for comments made by team president Phil Jackson for publicly discussing a player not yet eligible for the NBA draft. MiamiHeat: Assigned G Zoran Dragic to Sioux Falls (NBADL). FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague DallasCowboys: Signed WR Cole Beasley to a four-year contract and LB Keith Rivers. HoustonTexans: Released C Chris Myers. NewEnglandPatriots: Re-signed C Tyler Ott. NewYorkJets: Signed DE Ronald Talley. OaklandRaiders: Terminated the con- tract of S Tyvon Branch. PhiladelphiaEagles: Released LB Trent Cole. WashingtonRedskins: Re-signed S Duke Ihenacho. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague NHL: Suspended New York Islanders F Matt Martin for one game, for kneeing Dallas D Trevor Daley during a game on Tuesday. FloridaPanthers: Recalled Gs Dan Ellis from San Antonio (AHL) and Sam Brit- tain from Cincinnati (ECHL). SanJoseSharks: Signed G Aaron Dell for the remainder of the season. TampaBayLightning: Recalled C Vladislav Namestnikov from Syracuse (AHL). WashingtonCapitals: Signed D Tyler Lewington to a three-year, entry-level contract. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 2 B