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MLBSPRINGTRAINING New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals:10a.m.,MLB. San Francisco Giants vs. Mil- waukee Brewers: 1p.m., MLB. Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees: 4p.m., ESPN. Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners: 7p.m., MLB. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Division I Tournament, Sec- ond Round: Northeastern vs. Notre Dame: 9a.m., CBS. Georgia State vs. Baylor: 10:30a.m., TBS. Texas Southern vs. Arizona: 11 a.m., TNT. Texas vs. Butler: 11:30a.m., CBS. UAB vs. Iowa State: 12:30 p.m., TRUTV. Mississippi vs. Xavier: 1p.m., TBS. Ohio State vs. VCU: 1:30p.m., TNT. UCLA vs. SMU: 3p.m., TRUTV. Lafayette vs. Villanova: 3:45 p.m., TBS. Purdue vs. Cincinnati: 4p.m., CBS. Harvard vs. North Carolina: 4:15p.m., TNT. LSU vs. N.C. State: 6:15p.m., TBS. Hampton vs. Kentucky: 6:30 p.m., CBS. Wofford vs. Arkansas: 6:45 p.m., TNT. Stephen F. Austin vs. Utah: 7:15p.m., TRUTV. Eastern Washington vs. Georgetown: 6:55p.m., TRUTV. GOLF PGA Arnold Palmer Invita- tional Round 1: 11a.m., GOLF. LPGA Founders Cup Round 1: 3p.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs: 4:30p.m., CSN. SOCCER UEFA Europa League Everton vs. Dynamo K. Round of 16 Leg 2: 11a.m., FS1. UEFA Europa League Wolfs- burg at I. Milan Round of 16 Leg 2: 1p.m., FS1. TENNIS ATP BNP Paribas Open Men's and Women's Quarterfinal: 11 a.m., ESPN2. ATP BNP Paribas Open Men's and Women's Quarterfinal: 5 p.m., ESPN2. WRESTLING NCAA Championship First Round: 9a.m., ESPNU. NCAA Championship Second Round: 4p.m., ESPNU. Ontheair So ball RED BLUFF 11, SHASTA 1 TheLadySpartansneeded just five innings to beat vis- iting Shasta on Tuesday. Caitlyn Igarta drove in two runs. Stefanie Brunello, Au- bree Akins and Elizabeth Baccala also drove in runs for Red Bluff. Bailey Akins, Brunello and Aubree Akins each had multi-hit games. Bailey Akins and Bac- cala drew two walks each. Igarta and Aubree Akins had doubles. Aubree Akins picked up the win on the mound. Red Bluff (3-3-1, 1-1) plays Corning at 8 a.m. Fri- day at the Anderson Tour- nament. BURNEY 20, MERCY 1 Bur- ney coasted by the Lady Warriors in the first half of a doubleheader Tuesday. Summer Schottel hom- ered in the win for Burney. BURNEY 22, MERCY 1 The second game was much the same. Joyce Ogden drove in seven runs. Mercy (0-3) visits Ches- ter at 4 p.m. Thursday. Roundup FROM PAGE 1 into a sporting contest, where it's a scraggly No. 14 seed against a polished No. 3, and the perceptions change. One of Goldschmied's studies had people watch a basketball game be- tween two relatively un- known European teams af- ter reading different write- ups about the rivalry. One group was led to believe Team A had won the last 15 meetings; the other was led to believe Team B had won all those games. Who they rooted for tilted based on who they considered the underdog. Furthermore, in both cases, the team perceived as the underdog was viewed as the team giving more ef- fort with less ability. "That's just the story we tell ourselves," Gold- schmied said. "We don't have to look too deep to figure it out." One minor detail: It's not always true. Another study con- ducted by an Ohio State professor showed that groups that felt they had more to lose actually tried harder, which basically tears apart the whole the- ory that the Lafayettes, Eastern Washingtons and Belmonts of the world will be laying more on the line this week than Kentucky, Kansas and Wisconsin. In this study, college stu- dents were asked to per- form a simple task, and were told a group of stu- dents from another spe- cific college was doing the same work. In the studies where one of the competing schools was listed appre- ciably higher in the U.S. News and World Report college rankings, the stu- dents from that school completed about 30 per- cent more of the task — in short, they worked harder — than when they were competing against a col- lege ranked better or equal to theirs. Conclusion: "The mo- tivation gains were there when students felt their group's superior status was threatened," said the study's co-author, Rob- ert Lount of Ohio State's Fisher College of Business. "We came at it from a completely different an- gle, which was, we know we like to avoid losing more than we appreciate the joy of winning," Lount said. "If you think of your own team as favored, the team may work especially hard to make sure it comes out on top." For all our love of under- dogs, there are a few excep- tions. If a person has a specific rooting interest in a team — say the college they grad- uated from — they tend to favor that team, even if the team isn't the underdog. It helps explain a study that found when big-con- ference teams are seeded better in games against mid-majors in the tour- nament, the Vegas point spread for the big-confer- ence teams is inflated by an average of about two points a game. "You look at the power conferences, and you see their following is much stronger than those of the smaller schools," said the study's co-author, Jim Lackritz, a statistics expert at San Diego State. "Peo- ple put their money where their hearts are and that drives the line up." All of which could serve as good advice for peo- ple picking against point spreads over the next few weeks. The majority of us, though, will fill out brack- ets — no point spreads in- volved — based on feel and feeling. Many will pay scant attention to the fact that double-digit seeds have won a mere 41 of 172 games during the opening week — less than 24 percent — over the past five years. Seems like more, doesn't it? Well, we're wired to re- member it that way. Quick quiz: Who won the fight at the end of the first "Rocky" movie? Answer: Apollo Creed. But in a study Gold- schmied is currently con- ducting, he said a majority of those asked answered "Rocky." "We will bend our mem- ory," Goldschmied said. "We have forced our mem- ory to change just to fit the underdog story. It's because of the underdog mode in all of us." Underdog FROM PAGE 1 drive hit by Marcus Semien and getting Craig Gentry at third base. "I told Brad he's been playing winning baseball in a lot of different ways," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "He's playing very instinctive- type of baseball and that's good." Dental dilemma Rickie Weeks led off for the Mariners, which isn't typical. But McClendon said there was good rea- son to put the veteran at the top spot in the order. Weeks had a dentist ap- pointment scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and McClendon wanted to get three at-bats. "That'stheonlyreasonhe's up there," McClendon said. Weeks' day was over by 2:22 p.m. after his third plate appearance. Austin Jackson, who bat- ted second, is in no danger of losing his leadoff spot, McClendon made clear. Starting time Athletics: Manager Bob Melvin said Pomeranz has the stuff to get strikeouts. "He's got a real tough curveball to track. His fast- ball probably plays a little better than the velocity, it's got some late movement to it," Melvin said. Mariners: Ramirez said all he can do is wait and pitch well while the Mari- ners decide who will be in the starting rotation. "Just throw strikes, keep the ball down and work on my stuff and wait," Ramirez said. "It's hard." Trainer's room Athletics: 1B Ike Davis is dealing with a sore back but will be a designated hitter in one of Friday's split-squad games. ... OF Josh Reddick took swings without facing pitches as he comes back from a strained right oblique. Mariners: James Paxton, whom the club hopes will be in the starting rotation when the season starts, will get his first spring training game action Sun- day. Paxton has dealt with forearm soreness. ... Start- ing pitcher J.A. Happ threw a simulated game. A's FROM PAGE 1 troit's loss in January. St.LouiscoachJeffFisher, a member of the powerful committee, made it clear that his peers wouldn't fa- vor such a change. "It would be our re- sponsibility on the field whether these are fouls or not fouls," Fisher said of his fellow coaches. "This (replay review) was never designed to involve fouls." Also to be discussed in Phoenix will be a proposal by the Patriots to place fixed cameras on all bound- ary lines. That would guar- antee coverage of the goal lines, end lines and side- lines regardless of where network cameras are po- sitioned. Other proposals include moving the extra point at- tempt to the 15-yard line; guaranteeing both teams a possession in overtime even if one scores a touch- down on its first drive; and a scenario that gives teams that successfully convert a 2-point conver- sion the chance to imme- diately add another point from midfield with a "bo- nus field goal." Indianapolis came up with the latter which, if approved, would make a nine-point deficit a one- possession game. The Colts also proposed allowing host teams to open a retractable roof at halftime, weather permit- ting, to enhance fan expe- rience. The catch-no catch rule so heavily debated after the Cowboys' Dez Bryant had a reception overruled in the final minutes of a play- off game at Green Bay will not be changed — except for some potential changes to the language of the rule. Almost certain to be dis- cussed is an expansion of the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams. NFL FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB x-Golden State 53 13 .803 — Clippers 43 25 .632 11 Phoenix 35 33 .515 19 Sacramento 22 44 .333 31 Lakers 17 49 .258 36 SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 47 21 .691 — Houston 45 22 .672 1½ Dallas 44 25 .638 3½ San Antonio 42 25 .627 4½ New Orleans 37 30 .552 9½ NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 44 22 .667 — Oklahoma City 38 30 .559 7 Utah 30 36 .455 14 Denver 26 42 .382 19 Minnesota 14 53 .209 30½ EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 41 27 .603 — Boston 30 37 .448 10½ Brooklyn 27 39 .409 13 Philadelphia 16 52 .235 25 Ne w Y or k 14 5 3 .2 09 2 6 ½ SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 53 14 .791 — Washington 39 28 .582 14 Miami 31 36 .463 22 Charlotte 29 37 .439 23½ Orlando 21 49 .300 33½ CentralDivision W L Pct GB Cleveland 44 26 .629 — Chicago 41 28 .594 2½ Milwaukee 34 34 .500 9 Indiana 30 37 .448 12½ Detroit 24 44 .353 19 x-clinchedplayoffspot Tuesday'sgames Detroit 105, Memphis 95 New York 104, San Antonio 100, OT New Orleans 85, Milwaukee 84 Houston 107, Orlando 94 Clippers 99, Charlotte 92 Wednesday'sgames Philadelphia 94, Detroit 83 Cleveland 117, Brooklyn 92 Toronto 105, Minnesota 100 Miami 108, Portland 104 Chicago 103, Indiana 86 Oklahoma City 122, Boston 118 Dallas 107, Orlando 102 San Antonio 114, Milwaukee 103 Clippers at Sacramento, (n.) Atlanta at Golden State, (n.) Washington at Utah, (n.) Thursday'sgames Minnesota at New York, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Houston, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Utah at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAAMEN'STOURNAMENT FIRSTROUND AtUDArena Dayton,Ohio Tuesday,March17 Hampton 74, Manhattan 64 Mississippi 94, BYU 90 Wednesday,March18 Robert Morris 81, North Florida 77 Dayton 56, Boise State 55 EASTREGIONAL SecondRound Thursday,March19 AtCONSOLEnergyCenter Pittsburgh Villanova (32-2) vs. Lafayette (20-12), 3:50 p.m. N.C. State (20-13) vs. LSU (22-10), 6:20 p.m. SOUTHREGIONAL SecondRound Thursday,March19 AtKFCYum!Center Louisville,Ky. Iowa State (25-8) vs. UAB (19-15), 9:40 a.m. SMU (27-6) vs. UCLA (20-13), 12:10 p.m. AtModaCenter Portland,Ore. Utah (24-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (29-4), 4:27 p.m. Georgetown (21-10) vs. Eastern Wash- ington (26-8), 6:57 p.m. MIDWESTREGIONAL SecondRound Thursday,March19 AtKFCYum!Center Louisville,Ky. Cincinnati (22-10) vs. Purdue (21-12), 4:10 p.m. Kentucky (34-0) vs. Hampton (17-17), 6:40 p.m. AtCONSOLEnergyCenter Pittsburgh Notre Dame (29-5) vs. Northeastern (23-11), 9:15 a.m. Butler (22-10) vs. Texas (20-13), 11:45 a.m. WESTREGIONAL SecondRound Thursday,March19 AtJacksonvilleVeteran'sMemorial Arena Jacksonville,Fla. Baylor (24-9) vs. Georgia State (24-9), 10:40 a.m. Xavier (21-13) vs. Mississippi (21-12), 1:10 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. AtModaCenter Portland,Ore. Arizona (31-3) vs. Texas Southern (22- 12), 11:10 a.m. VCU (26-9) vs. Ohio State (23-10), 1:40 p.m. NITMEN'S FirstRound Wednesday,March18 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 (23-10) at Colorado State (27-6), (n.) NCAAWOMEN'STOURNAMENT ALBANYREGIONAL FirstRound Friday,March20 AtBerkeley Texas (22-10) vs. Western Kentucky (30-4), 2 p.m. California (23-9) vs. Wichita State (29-4), 4:30 p.m. AtLexington,Ky. Dayton (25-6) vs. Iowa State (18-12), 9 a.m. Kentucky (23-9) vs. Tennessee State (18-12), 11:30 a.m. SPOKANEREGIONAL FirstRound Friday,March20 AtDurham,N.C. Duke (21-10) vs. Albany (NY) (24-8), 9 a.m. Mississippi State (26-6) vs. Tulane (22- 10), 11:30 a.m. AtCorvallis,N.C. Oregon State (26-4) vs. South Dakota State (24-8), 2 p.m. George Washington (29-3) vs. Gonzaga (24-7), 4:30 p.m. OKLAHOMACITYREGIONAL FirstRound Friday,March20 AtNotreDame,Ind. Minnesota (23-9) vs. DePaul (26-7), 2 p.m. Notre Dame (31-2) vs. Montana (24-8), 4:30 p.m. AtIowaCity Washington (23-9) vs. Miami (19-12), 9 a.m. Iowa (24-7) vs. American (24-8), 11:30 a.m. AtWaco,Texas Northwestern (23-8) vs. Arkansas (17- 13), 9 a.m. Baylor (30-3) vs. Northwestern State (1 9- 14 ), 1 1: 30 a .m . GREENSBOROREGIONAL FirstRound Friday,March20 AtColumbia,S.C. South Carolina (30-2) vs. Savannah State (21-10), 2 p.m. Syracuse (21-9) vs. Nebraska (21-10), 4:30 p.m. NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 71 44 20 7 95 208 195 Vancouver 69 40 25 4 84 197 185 Los Angeles 69 34 22 13 81 186 172 Calgary 70 38 27 5 81 205 185 San Jose 70 34 28 8 76 195 198 Arizona 70 21 41 8 50 145 231 Edmonton 70 19 39 12 50 164 239 CENTRALDIVISION 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 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION 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 METROPOLITANDIVISION 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 69 30 35 4 64 180 218 Carolina 69 26 34 9 61 162 189 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday'sgames Buffalo 2, Boston 1, SO New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 0 Ottawa 2, Carolina 1, OT Montreal 3, Florida 2 Minnesota 3, Nashville 2, OT Winnipeg 5, San Jose 2 Chicago 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 St. Louis 4, Calgary 0 Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday'sgames Chicago 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Columbus at Edmonton, (n.) Los Angeles at Anaheim, (n.) Thursday'sgames 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. Baseball MLBSPRINGTRAINING Wednesday'sgames 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, 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 vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., (n). Thursday'sgames 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 Char- lotte, 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. Angels vs. 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. AtPeoria,Ariz. Oakland 000 000 000—0 3 0 Seattle 000 100 03x—4 9 0 Pomeranz, Bassitt (5), Scribner (8) and Vogt, Carlin; E.Ramirez, J.Pries (5), T.Olson (8), C.Smith (9) and Zunino, Jo.Baker. W— E.Ramirez;L— Pomeranz. Tennis BNPPARIBASOPENRESULTS Wednesday At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, Calif. Purse: Men: $7.1 million (Masters 1000); Women: $5.38 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN FourthRound 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. Tha- nasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. WOMEN Quarterfinals Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles WOMEN Quarterfinals Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, def. Sabine Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7). Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Katarina Srebotnik (7), Slovenia, 7-5, 6-4. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE 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 Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3 Portland 0 0 2 2 2 2 Colorado 0 0 1 1 0 0 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA NY 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 Kansas City 0 1 1 1 2 4 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday,March20 FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Saturday,March21 Montreal at New England, noon Ne w Y or k C it y F C a t C ol or ado , 1 p .m . Vancouver at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Houston at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For March 19 NCAATournament SecondRound TODAY AtJacksonville,Fla. Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Arkansas 7½ (137) Wofford North Carolina 11 (133½) Harvard Baylor 9 (127½) Georgia St. Xavier 3 (145) Mississippi AtPittsburgh Notre Dame 12½ (140) Northeastern Texas 1½ (123½) Butler Villanova 23 (145) Lafayette NC State 2 (140) LSU AtLouisville,Ky. Kentucky 33 (134½) Hampton Purdue 1½ (118½) Cincinnati Iowa St. 13½ (143½) UAB SMU 3½ (133) UCLA AtPortland,Ore. Utah 6½ (131½) Stephen F. Austin Georgetown 7½ (147) E. Washington Ar iz ona 2 3 ½ ( 13 4) T ex as S ou t h Ohio St. 4 (137) VCU TOMORROW AtCharlotte,N.C. Virginia 16½ (124½) Belmont Michigan St. 5½ (127) Georgia Duke 22 (147) Robert Morris San Diego St. 3 (120) St. John AtColumbus,Ohio West Virginia 4½ (150) Buffalo Maryland 5 (124) Valparaiso Oklahoma 13 (128) Albany Providence 2½ (132) Dayton AtOmaha,Neb. Kansas 10½ (131½) N. Mex. St. Wichita St. 5½ (140) Indiana Wisconsin 19½ (129½) C. Carolina Oregon 1½ (137) Oklahoma St. AtSeattle N. Iowa 6 (110½) Wyoming Louisville 8 (124½) UC Irvine Gonzaga 18 (128½) N. Dakota St. Iowa 2½ (145½) Davidson TONIGHT CollegeInsiderTournament FirstRound at N'Western St.2 (160) UT-Martin NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at New York 2½ (195½) Minnesota at Houston 9½ (215) Denver at P ho en ix 1 ( 20 4) N ew O rl ea ns Utah 5 (185½) at Lakers NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Montreal -200/+170 Carolina San Jose -175/+155 at Toronto Detroit -120/+100 at Florida at Ottawa -125/+105 Boston at Minnesota -145/+125 Washington St. Louis -130/+110 at Winnipeg at Dallas -120/+100 Pittsburgh at Calgary -155/+135 Philadelphia at Vancouver -175/+155 Columbus Colorado -165/+145 at Arizona Transactions BASEBALL MajorLeagueBaseball: 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 gen- eral counsel-labor and human resources an d B er na de tt e M cDo na ld t o s en io r v ic e president-broadcasting. Named Chris Park senior vice president-growth and strategy. AmericanLeague BostonRedSox: 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. ChicagoWhiteSox: 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. DetroitTigers: Assigned RHP Luke Putkonen and LHPs Omar Duran and Joe Mantiply to minor league camp. KansasCityRoyals: 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. TexasRangers: Released LHP Scott Cousins from a minor league contract. NationalLeague LosAngelesDodgers: Optioned OF Scott Schebler to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reas- signed INFs Buck Britton and Corey Sea- ger, Inf/Of Darnell Sweeney, Cs Shawn Zarraga and Chris O'brien to their minor league camp. MiamiMarlins: 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. WashingtonNationals: Optioned RHP A.J. Cole to Syracuse (IL). | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 2 B