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MLBSPRINGTRAINING New York Mets vs. New York Yankees:10a.m.,MLB. Oakland Athletics vs. Milwau- kee Brewers: 1p.m., MLB. Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals: 6p.m., MLB. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL NIT Tournament Quarterfinal: 4p.m., ESPN2. NIT Tournament Quarterfinal: 6p.m., ESPN2. NBA BASKETBALL Chicago Bulls at Toronto Rap- tors: 4p.m., ESPN. Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs: 6:30p.m., ESPN. Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns: 7p.m., CSN. GOLF EPGA Trophee Hassan II Round 1: 4a.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY Chicago Blackhawks at Phila- delphia Flyers: 5p.m., NBCSN. SOCCER FIFA International Friendly United States vs. Denmark: noon, ESPN. TENNIS ATP Miami Open Men's and Women's First Round: 8a.m., TENNIS. Ontheair getitright." Indeed, many of today's brightest stars are fresh- men and sophomore, play- ers unaccustomed to the game's biggest stage. That dearth of veteran leaders, several coaches have ar- gued, is also one of the big reasons that scoring con- tinued its downward trend this season. Another reason for the late-game flubs: Low- and mid-majors are often try- ing to upset a heavyweight, and the talent gap becomes more pronounced when the game is on the line. That appeared to be the case last Thursday, when UC Irvine had Louisville on the ropes. The Anteaters were in- bounding the ball near midcourt, trailing 57-55 with about 6 seconds left. Alex Young was promptly stripped by the Cardinals' Terry Rozier, a turnover 40 feet from the hoop that prevented the Big West champs from even at- tempting a tying shot. "We had a quick play lined up and unfortunately I lost the ball," Young said. "We couldn't get a time- out, and it just happens. It's basketball." Speaking of timeouts, Northeastern burned through its allotment in the second half against Notre Dame, leaving coach Bill Coen unable to set up a final play with the Huskies trailing by two in the closing sec- onds. Instead of getting a tying shot off, Quincy Ford coughed up the ball, and the Fighting Irish added a couple of free throws to seal the victory. Asked about his timeout dilemma, Coen replied: "I wish we'd had one left." Irvine and Northeastern weren't the only teams that failed to get shots off with the game on the line, either. The same thing happened to Valparaiso, whose coach Bryce Drew knocked down that infamous 3-pointer that sent the Crusaders past Ole Miss in 1998. Valpo was trailing Mary- land 65-62 with time run- ning out on Friday, and Keith Carter got stuck in the corner in front of his own bench. He never even got a 3-pointer off. "I'll take the blame from that," Drew said afterward. "I thought Maryland did a really good job. We tried to do something a little differ- ent off one of the plays we usually run." When the Jayhawks flawlessly ran "Chop" in the 2008 title game, they had practiced that exact play hundreds of times. And the person who took the 3-pointer? Chalmers, a seasoned junior. "There is a lot of pres- sure," acknowledged Wil- liams, whose Tar Heels sur- vived a tense finish against Harvard in their NCAA opener. "You've got to find some kids that can block all that out, and especially if they're really, really tal- ented, you've got a better chance." North Carolina took a 67-65 lead on the Crimson on a run-out with 23.8 sec- onds left. But rather than go to the basket for a layup or to draw a foul, Harvard's Wesley Saunders let loose a tightly guarded 3-pointer with almost no time left that bounced off the back of the rim. The Tar Heels advanced. The Crimson headed home. "We certainly have situa- tions that we go over when we're down one possession and things that we're look- ing for," Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. "Wesley is our playmaker. ... If he was going to get a three, get a drive, get a two, we were going to live with his decision there." Just like many other teams that now have to live with their last-second slipups. APSportsWriterJoedy McCreary contributed to this report. NCAA FROM PAGE 1 By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press LASVEGAS The first ticket has yet to be sold, but the richest fight in boxing his- tory is getting richer by the day. New estimates show Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s pay- off for fighting Manny Pac- quiao could easily be $180 million, up substantially from earlier predictions of $120 million. Pacquiao gets the short end of the purse, but even that is expected to be well over $100 million by the time everything is tallied up. The money is stagger- ing, though not exactly unexpected. Five years of waiting seem to have only piqued the public's demand for the one fight even ca- sual fans of the sport want to see. "For whatever it's worth, the buildup over these years has certainly enhanced the fight," promoter Bob Arum. "Everybody knows about it now, even people who don't follow boxing. Plus we have a good economy, unlike in 2009 when people were out of work and didn't have the money to spend." Fans will certainly have to pay a price to see the May 2 welterweight title bout, es- pecially those lucky enough to score a ticket inside the MGM Grand arena itself. Ticket prices there range from $1,500 in the upper deck to $7,500 at ringside — and only a small percentage of the tickets will actually be put on public sale. Arum said Tuesday the gate at the MGM alone will be more than $72 million, obliterating the previous live gate record of $20 mil- lion in Nevada set by May- weather's 2013 fight with Canelo Alvarez. Though the MGM will provide some tickets for its biggest gamblers, Arum said even the celebrities who can normally get free tickets to sit ringside will have to pay full fare for the fight — if they can get their hands on tickets at all. Promoters announced a deal Tuesday with Sky Sports to televise the fight on pay-per-view in England and parts of Europe, part of another $35 million ex- pected to come in from for- eign rights. Add in another $10 million in sponsorships — Tecate beer will be the main sponsor — and the fight will gross more than $100 million before a sin- gle home in North Amer- ica buys the pay-per-view. Less certain is how many people will spend what is expected to be $100 or so for the pay-per-view in the U.S., but that could easily break records, too. Mayweather's 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya currently tops the charts with 2.44 million buys, but many think Mayweather- Pacquiao could do more than 3 million homes. BOXING Purses for Mayweather, Pacquiao soaring higher Estimatesshow champ's payoff could be $180M Melvin said before the shot was administered. "We've seen him come right off the disabled list and get going. We just have to get to the finish line (opening day) with him healthy." While that's problem- atic, at least the A's know that it's an injury that is slowing the 35-year-old Crisp. With Cook, 27, it's not at all clear what the problem is. He's repeat- edly been hit hard despite repeatedly saying he feels good. Melvin said sending Cook down was difficult and that Cook was sur- prised when he was told, "The timing of it is to try and get it worked out," Mel- vin said. "Cookie has been an instrumental part of our success. We just felt a break from this might re- juvenate him. Certainly it wasn't fun for anybody, especially him. He was shocked and I don't blame him, but we expect him to be back here." Cook took a look at his 16.88 ERA early in the day Tuesday and said it was a good thing he was a vet- eran, "because if I wasn't I might not be here right now." As it happened, being a veteran didn't change that. The right-hander says he's healthy and feeling stronger than he has in a couple of years, even if his lack of success is making for some hard times. "I'm really feeling good, and it's not trans- lating into results right now," Cook said. "That's frustrating, waiting for that translating." Cook watched video and de- cided he needed to get his fingers on top of the ball to keep the ball down. "I need to get the ball to drop more," he said. "I need to put myself in a position where I have a higher prob- ability of success." Whatever Cook does, he'll have to do it in the mi- nor league camp. Meanwhile, that opens the door for the A's to carry two other right-handers, R.J. Alvarez, whose 99- mph fastball has been im- pressive, and Evan Scrib- ner, who is out of options and who likely will be lost to the team if they don't keep him on the roster. • The A's beat the Cubs 14-2 on Tuesday with Ste- phen Vogt getting three hits, including a two-run homer, and Billy Butler adding a two-run homer. Starter Drew Pomeranz threw 2 2/3 innings in which he battled hip dis- comfort, but after he came out of the game, the A's medical team was able to get him straight. Barry Zito pitched four scoreless in- nings and now has 11 con- secutive innings without allowing a run in his bid to get back to the majors. • Right fielder Josh Red- dick has a chance to get in games by this weekend as he attempts to overcome a right oblique strain and re- turn for opening day April 6. • Third baseman Brett Lawrie was given Tues- day off with some linger- ing soreness, but he should play Wednesday. • First baseman Ike Da- vis's time off for back pain hasn't slowed him much. He had hits his first three times up Tuesday and his average sits at .500 (11 for 22). A's FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-GoldenState 57 13 .814 — Clippers 46 25 .648 111/2 Phoenix 38 33 .535 191/2 Sacramento 24 45 .348 321/2 Lakers 18 51 .261 381/2 Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-Memphis 50 21 .704 — Houston 47 23 .671 21/2 San Antonio 44 26 .629 51/2 Dallas 45 27 .625 51/2 New Orleans 37 33 .529 121/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 44 24 .647 — Oklahoma City 41 30 .577 41/2 Utah 31 39 .443 14 Denver 27 44 .380 181/2 Minnesota 16 54 .229 29 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 42 29 .592 — Boston 31 39 .443 101/2 Brooklyn 29 40 .420 12 Philadelphia 17 53 .243 241/2 New York 14 57 .197 28 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Atlanta 53 17 .757 — Washington 40 31 .563 131/2 Miami 32 38 .457 21 Charlotte 30 39 .435 221/2 Orlando 22 50 .306 32 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Cleveland 46 26 .639 — x-Chicago 43 29 .597 3 Milwaukee 35 36 .493 101/2 Indiana 30 40 .429 15 Detroit 27 44 .380 181/2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday's games Houston 110, Indiana 100 Boston 110, Brooklyn 91 Memphis 103, New York 82 Chicago 98, Charlotte 86 Minnesota 106, Utah 104, OT Golden State 107, Washington 76 Tuesday's games Detroit 108, Toronto 104 Oklahoma City 127, Lakers 117 Dallas 101, San Antonio 94 Milwaukee 89, Miami 88 Philadelphia at Sacramento, (n.) Golden State at Portland, (n.) Wednesday's games Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Clippers at New York, 4 p.m. Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Memphis, 5 p.m. Lakers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 6 p.m. Portland at Utah, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Thursday's games Indiana at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT At The Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 N.C. State (22-13) vs. Louisville (26-8), 4:37 p.m. Michigan State (25-11) vs. Oklahoma (24-10), 7:07 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL At NRG Stadium Houston Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 UCLA (22-13) vs. Gonzaga (34-2), 4:15 p.m. Duke (31-4) vs. Utah (26-8), 6:45 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Wichita State (30-4) vs. Notre Dame (31-5), 4:15 p.m. Kentucky (36-0) vs. West Virginia (25-9), 6:45 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Semifinal winners At The Staples Center Los Angeles Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Wisconsin (33-3) vs. North Carolina (26- 11), 4:47 p.m. Arizona (33-3) vs. Xavier (23-13), 7:17 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Midwest champion vs. West champion East champion vs. South champion National Championship Monday, April 6 Semifinal winners MEN'S NIT QUARTERFINALS Tuesday, March 24 Miami 63, Richmond 61 Stanford 78, Vanderbilt 75 Wednesday, March 25 Murray State (29-5) at Old Dominion (26-7), 4 p.m. Louisiana Tech (27-8) at Temple (25-10), 6 p.m. Stanford 78, Vanderbilt 75 VANDERBILT (21-14) Baldwin Iv 2-6 2-2 8, Fisher-Davis 6-13 0-0 18, LaChance 2-13 2-2 6, Jones 3-6 2-4 8, Siakam 3-5 7-9 14, Mitchell 1-3 2-2 4, Kornet 4-8 2-2 12, Roberson 2-3 0-0 5, Henderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 17-21 75. STANFORD (22-13) Nastic 4-7 4-6 12, Randle 6-15 2-2 16, Mar. Allen 2-3 5-10 9, Brown 9-15 5-5 26, R. Allen 1-8 4-4 7, Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Cart- wright 1-3 0-0 2, Travis 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 26-55 20-27 78. NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT ALBANY REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Albany, N.Y. Saturday, March 28 UConn (34-1) vs. Texas (24-10), 9 a.m. Dayton (27-6) vs. Louisville (27-6), 11:30 a.m. SPOKANE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Spokane, Wash. Saturday, March 28 Maryland (32-2) vs. Duke (23-10), 1:30 p.m. Gonzaga (26-7) vs. Tennessee (29-5), 4 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Monday, March 23 Regional Semifinals At Oklahoma City Friday, March 27 Iowa (26-7) vs. Baylor (32-3), 4:30 p.m. Notre Dame (33-2) vs. Stanford (26-9), 7 p.m. GREENSBORO REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Greensboro, N.C. Friday, March 27 South Carolina (32-2) vs. North Carolina (26-8), 4 p.m. Arizona State (29-5) vs. Florida State (31-4), 6:30 p.m. WOMEN'S NIT Tuesday, March 24 West Virginia 57, Hampton 39 Duquesne 48, Richmond 47 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 75 46 22 7 99 219 211 Vancouver 72 42 26 4 88 206 193 Calgary 73 40 27 6 86 214 191 Los Angeles 73 36 23 14 86 196 182 San Jose 73 35 30 8 78 201 206 Edmonton 73 20 40 13 53 173 251 Arizona 74 22 44 8 52 154 246 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 74 46 21 7 99 226 182 Nashville 74 45 21 8 98 211 178 Chicago 72 44 22 6 94 206 163 Minnesota 74 42 25 7 91 211 183 Winnipeg 73 38 23 12 88 205 190 Dallas 73 35 28 10 80 228 233 Colorado 72 33 27 12 78 193 201 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 74 46 20 8 100 195 162 Tampa Bay 74 46 21 7 99 242 191 Detroit 72 39 21 12 90 208 195 Ottawa 72 37 24 11 85 212 190 Boston 73 36 25 12 84 193 190 Florida 73 33 26 14 80 180 201 Toronto 74 27 41 6 60 193 237 Buffalo 73 20 46 7 47 138 245 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 72 46 19 7 99 219 167 N.Y. Islanders 74 44 25 5 93 226 205 Pittsburgh 73 40 22 11 91 202 181 Washington 73 39 24 10 88 212 180 Philadelphia 74 29 29 16 74 192 215 New Jersey 73 31 31 11 73 164 186 Columbus 73 34 35 4 72 198 228 Carolina 72 26 36 10 62 165 199 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games Los Angeles 3, New Jersey 1 Chicago 3, Carolina 1 Minnesota 2, Toronto 1 Ottawa 5, San Jose 2 Dallas 4, Buffalo 3 Calgary 3, Colorado 2 Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 1 Tuesday's games Minnesota 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Columbus 5, Anaheim 3 Arizona 5, Detroit 4, OT Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3 Nashville 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg at Vancouver, (n.) Wednesday's games Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 7 p.m. Thursday's games Anaheim at Boston, 4 p.m. Arizona at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Baseball MLB SPRING TRAINING Tuesday's games Minnesota 6, Toronto 5 Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 3 Miami 9, Boston 4 Houston 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Colorado 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Texas 15, Angels 8 San Diego 6, Seattle 4 Oakland 14, Chicago Cubs 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Detroit 8 Milwaukee vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., (n.) San Francisco vs. Cleveland at Good- year, Ariz., (n.) Wednesday's games Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Houston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Miami vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Mets vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 10:05 a.m. San Diego vs. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado at Scotts- dale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 6:05 p.m. Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 7:05 p.m. At Mesa, Ariz. Chicago (N) 101000000— 2 6 2 Oakland 22612010x— 14 18 1 B.Parker, E.Jackson (2), F.Cruz (3), Bueno (4), De Leon (5), J.Ortiz (6), D.Britton (7), F.Batista (8) and M.Montero, B.Carhart; Pomeranz, R.Doolittle (3), Zito (4), R.Alvarez (8), J.Urlaub (9) and Vogt, Carlin. W — Pomeranz; L — B.Parker; HRs — Chicago (N), Bryant (9). Oakland, B.Butler (3), Vogt (1). Tennis MIAMI OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $6.27 million (Masters 1000); Women, $5.38 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles WOMEN First Round Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-2. Madison Brengle, United States, vs. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 6-0, 6-2. Catherine Bellis, United States, def. Indy de Vroome, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-2. Paula Badosa Gibert, Spain, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-1. Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Katerina Sinia- kova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-0. Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Shelby Rogers, United States, 7-6 (1), 6-1. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Francoise Abanda, Canada, 6-2, 6-3. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, def. Yaro- slava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Ajla Tomlja- novic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-3. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 3 0 0 9 6 1 San Jose 2 1 0 6 5 4 Vancouver 2 1 0 6 3 3 Los Angeles 1 0 2 5 5 3 Houston 1 1 1 4 2 2 Seattle 1 1 0 3 5 3 Portland 0 0 3 3 2 2 Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3 Colorado 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kansas City 0 1 2 2 2 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA NYC FC 1 0 2 5 3 1 New York 1 0 1 4 3 1 Orlando City 1 1 1 4 2 2 Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 1 Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 3 3 D.C. United 1 1 0 3 1 2 Philadelphia 0 1 2 2 3 5 Montreal 0 1 1 1 0 1 New England 0 2 1 1 0 5 Chicago 0 3 0 0 1 5 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Sunday's games New York 2, D.C. United 0 San Jose 2, Chicago 1 Saturday, March 28 San Jose at New England, noon Orlando City at Montreal, 1 p.m. Kansas City at New York City FC, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at D.C. United, 4 p.m. New York at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Vancouver, 5 p.m. Seattle at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29 Philadelphia at Chicago, 2 p.m. Toronto FC at Salt Lake, 4 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For March 25 NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals TOMORROW At Cleveland Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Kentucky 131/2 (1361/2) W. Virginia Wichita St. 2 (137) Notre Dame At Los Angeles Arizona 101/2 (1351/2) Xavier Wisconsin 6 (1431/2) North Carolina FRIDAY At Syracuse, N.Y. Louisville 21/2 (130) NC State Michigan St. 2 (1341/2) Oklahoma At Houston Gonzaga 81/2 (144) UCLA Duke 5 (135) Utah TONIGHT NIT Quarterfinals at Temple 31/2 (1511/2) Loui. Tech at Old Dominion 21/2 (1381/2) Murray St. CBI Tournament Semifinals Vermont 1 (132) at La.-Monroe at Loy. of Chi. 91/2 (1351/2) Seattle College Insider Tournament Quarterfinals TONIGHT at E. Kentucky 51/2 (139) UT-Martin TOMORROW at La.-Lafayette 21/2 (154) Evansville FRIDAY Kent St. 11/2 (137) at N. Arizona SATURDAY at NJIT 21/2 (140) Canisius NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Charlotte 4 (196) Brooklyn Clippers 15 (1971/2) at New York at Washington 3 (194) Indiana Atlanta 8 (2031/2) at Orlando at Toronto 1 (201) Chicago at Boston 3 (202) Miami Cleveland 21/2 (194) at Memphis Houston 3 (205) at New Orleans at Minnesota 2 (199) Lakers at Utah 5 (184) Portland at Denver 101/2 (208) Philadelphia at San Antonio 71/2 (213) Oklahoma City at Phoenix 71/2 (212) Sacramento NHL Favorite Line Underdog Chicago -175/+155 at Flyers Colorado -135/+115 at Edmonton at Calgary -135/+115 Dallas Transactions BASEBALL American League Chicago White Sox: Optioned INF Leury Garcia, LHP Onelki Garcia and INF Andy Wilkins to Charlotte (IL) and RHP Frankie Montas to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned RHP Logan Kensing, RHP Nolan Sanburn and LHP Joe Savery to minor league camp. Detroit Tigers: Optioned LHP Kyle Lobstein, RHP Alex Wilson and RHP Josh Zeid to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Alberto Cabrera to minor league camp. Minnesota Twins: Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Dozier on a four-year contract. Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Rochester (IL). Reassigned C Tyler Grimes, INFs James Beresford and Jose Martinez, and Ofs Eric Farris and Danny Ortiz to minor league camp. Texas Rangers: Optioned INF Hanser Alberto to Round Rock (PCL). Assigned RHPs Alex Gonzalez and Ross Wolf to minor league camp. National League Miami Marlins: Optioned RHP Carter Capps to New Orleans (PCL). Reassigned RHP Vin Mazzaro, RHP Ryan Chaffee, LHP Pat Misch, LHP Pat Urckfitz and C Vinny Rottino to minor league camp. Milwaukee Brewers: Assigned INF Pete Orr and OF Bryan Petersen to minor league camp. New York Mets: Optioned LHP Jack Leathersich to minor league camp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Memphis Grizzlies: Re-assigned G Russ Smith to Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League Chicago Bears: Agreed to terms with DT Ray McDonald and DE Jarvis Jenkins on one-year contracts. Houston Texans: Re-signed LB Akeem Dent. Minnesota Vikings: Agreed to terms with LB Casey Matthews and S Taylor Mays. New York Jets: Signed Des Stephen Bowen and Kevin Vickerson and OT Corey Hilliard. HOCKEY National Hockey League Nashville Predators: Recalled F Kevin Fiala from Milwaukee (AHL). Vancouver Canucks: Signed D Chris Tanev to a five-year contract extension. Washington Capitals: Reassigned D Nate Schmidt to Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer Sporting Kansas City: Loaned M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL). | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 2 B