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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, March 9, 2010 BOWLING Lariat Bowl High Scores March 1 — Monday Mixed Nuts Bill Clark, 255 Travis Zumalt, 696 Rebecca Palmer, 217, 567 March 3 —Wednesday Mens Commercial Ken Hartman, 289, 710 Chris Goddard, 258, 720 Travis Zumalt, 247, 656 Glenn Moline, 236, 652 March 5 — Friday Adam & Eve Fred Zastrow, 206, 604 Rob Givens, 187, 511 Chris Gulliford, 223 Paula Grossman, 200, 469 Gary Antone, 194 March 6 — Saturday Jumbled Juniors Courtney Crisel, 225 Andrew Serrano, 227 MLB Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Cleveland 3 0 1.000 Tampa Bay 5 1 .833 Toronto 5 1 .833 Boston 4 2 .667 Chicago 2 2 .500 Detroit 3 3 .500 Kansas City 2 2 .500 Minnesota 3 3 .500 A's 2 2 .500 Seattle 3 3 .500 New York 3 4 .429 Angels 1 2 .333 Texas 1 3 .250 Baltimore 1 5 .167 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GIANTS 5 1 .833 Chicago 3 1 .750 New York 6 2 .750 Atlanta 5 2 .714 Colorado 5 2 .714 Florida 4 2 .667 Houston 2 3 .400 Milwaukee 2 3 .400 Cincinnati 1 2 .333 Dodgers 1 2 .333 Pittsburgh 2 4 .333 Philadelphia 1 3 .250 Paders 1 3 .250 St. Louis 1 4 .200 Arizona 1 5 .167 Washington 0 6 .000 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the stand- ings; games against non-major league teams do not. ——— Monday's results Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 3 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings Atlanta 12, Detroit 4 Boston 7, St. Louis 6 Cincinnati 14, Kansas City 5 Cleveland 3, Arizona 2 Colorado 5, San Diego 4 Florida (ss) 11, Washington 2 Milwaukee 6, Seattle (ss) 2 Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0 L.A. Angels 13, Texas 9 N.Y. Mets 11, Florida (ss) 2 N.Y.Yankees (ss) 7, Philadelphia 5 N.Y.Yankees (ss) 6, Pittsburgh (ss) 0 Seattle (ss) 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh (ss) 3, 10 innings Toronto 4, Houston 1 Tuesday's Grapefruit League games Boston vs Florida, 10:05 a.m. Detroit vs Washington, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh vs N.Y.Yankees, 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs Minnesota, 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. Houston vs N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Philadelphia vs Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. Tuesday's Cactus League games Chi.White Sox vs San Francisco, 12:05 p.m. Oakland (ss) vs Kansas City, 12:05 p.m. Texas vs Oakland (ss), 12:05 p.m. Arizona vs Cincinnati, 12:05 p.m. Cleveland vs Seattle, 12:05 p.m. Colorado vs L.A. Dodgers, 12:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m. San Diego vs L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 46 18 .719 — Phoenix 40 25 .615 6.5 L.A. Clippers 25 38 .397 20.5 KINGS 21 42 .333 24.5 WARRIORS 17 46 .270 28.5 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 44 21 .677 — San Antonio 36 25 .590 6 Memphis 33 31 .516 10.5 New Orleans 32 32 .500 11.5 Houston 31 31 .500 11.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 42 21 .667 — Utah 40 22 .645 1.5 Okla. City 38 24 .613 3.5 Portland 37 28 .569 6 Minnesota 14 50 .219 28.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 40 21 .656 — Toronto 32 29 .525 8 Philadelphia 23 39 .371 17.5 New York 22 41 .349 19 New Jersey 7 56 .111 34 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 44 20 .688 — Atlanta 40 23 .635 3.5 Miami 32 31 .508 11.5 Charlotte 30 31 .492 12.5 Washington 21 39 .350 21 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 50 15 .769 — Milwaukee 33 29 .532 15.5 Chicago 31 31 .500 17.5 Detroit 22 41 .349 27 Indiana 20 43 .317 29 ——— Monday's results New Orleans 135, Golden State 131 Cleveland 97, San Antonio 95 Dallas 125, Minnesota 112 Memphis 107, New Jersey 101 New York 99, Atlanta 98 Today's games Sacramento at Portland, 7 p.m., CSNCA Houston at Washington, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 4 p.m. Miami at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 4 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 5 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's late results Oklahoma City 108, Sacramento 102 Denver 118, Portland 106 NCAA The AP Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (63) 29-2 1,623 2 2. Kentucky (2) 29-2 1,553 3 3. Syracuse 28-3 1,500 1 4. Duke 26-5 1,348 4 5. Ohio St. 24-7 1,344 6 6. Purdue 26-4 1,252 7 7. West Virginia 24-6 1,231 10 8. New Mexico 28-3 1,188 8 9. Kansas St. 24-6 1,063 5 10. Villanova 24-6 1,016 9 11. Michigan St. 24-7 1,015 11 12. Butler 27-4 796 12 13. Wisconsin 23-7 710 15 14. BYU 28-4 690 14 15. Tennessee 23-7 650 16 16. Pittsburgh 24-7 644 17 17. Temple 26-5 552 20 18. Gonzaga 26-5 534 18 19. Maryland 23-7 499 22 20. Vanderbilt 23-7 480 13 21. Baylor 24-6 474 21 22. Georgetown 20-9 277 19 23. Texas A&M 22-8 271 23 24. Xavier 23-7 136 25 25. UTEP 24-5 134 24 Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 48, Richmond 41, Utah St. 12, Virginia Tech 12, Texas 10, Marquette 6, Notre Dame 6, Cornell 3, Louisville 3, California 2, Oklahoma St. 1, Siena 1. Monday's Top 25 result Saint Mary's, Calif 81, No. 18 Gonzaga 62 Today's Top 25 game No. 12 Butler vs. Wright State, 6 p.m. Conference Tournaments America East Conference Championship — Saturday Boston University at Vermont, 9 a.m. Atlantic Coast Conference At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. First Round — Thursday 1)Boston College vs. Virginia, 9 a.m. 2)Wake Forest vs. Miami, 11:30 a.m. 3)Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina, 4 p.m. 4)Clemson vs. N.C. State, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Friday Duke vs Winner 1, 9 a.m. Virginia Tech vs Winner 2, 11:30 a.m. Maryland vs Winner 3, 4 p.m. Florida State vs. Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Atlantic Sun Conference Championship East Tennessee State 72, Mercer 66 Atlantic 10 Conference First Round — Tuesday 1)Saint Joseph's at Rhode Island, 4 p.m. 2)Massachusetts at Charlotte, 4 p.m. 3)George Washington at Dayton, 4 p.m. 4)Duquesne at St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m. Quarterfinals — Friday At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. Temple vs Winner 4, 9 a.m. Saint Louis vs Winner 1, 11:30 a.m. Xavier vs Winner 3, 3:30 p.m. Richmond vs Winner 2, 6 p.m. Big East Conference At Madison Square Garden, New York First Round — Tuesday 1)South Florida vs DePaul, 9 a.m. 2)Connecticut vs St. John's, 11:30 a.m. 3)Seton Hall vs Providence, 4 p.m. 4)Cincinnati vs Rutgers, 6:30 p.m. Second Round — Wednesday 5)Georgetown vs Winner 1, 9 a.m. 6)Marquette vs Winner 2, 11:30 a.m. 7)Notre Dame vs Winner 3, 4 p.m. 8)Louisville vs Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday Syracuse vs Winner 5, 9 a.m. Villanova vs Winner 6, 11:30 a.m. Pittsburgh vs Winner 7, 4 p.m. West Virginia vs Winner 8, 6:30 p.m. Big Sky Conference At The Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah Semifinals — Tuesday Northern Colorado vs Montana, 3:30 p.m. Weber State vs. Portland State, 6 p.m. Championship — Wednesday Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. Big South Conference Championship Winthrop 64, Coastal Carolina 53 Big Ten Conference At Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis First Round — Thursday 1)Michigan vs Iowa, 11:30 a.m. 2)Northwestern vs Indiana, 2 p.m. 3)Minnesota vs Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Friday Ohio State vs Winner 1, 9 a.m. Wisconsin vs Illinois, 11:30 a.m. Purdue vs Winner 2, 3:30 p.m. Michigan State vs Winner 3, 6 p.m. Big 12 Conference At The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. First Round — Wednesday 1)Colorado vs Texas Tech, 9:30 a.m. 2)Missouri vs Nebraska, Noon 3)Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma, 4 p.m. 4)Texas vs Iowa State, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday Kansas vs Winner 1, 9:30 a.m. Texas A&M vs Winner 2, Noon Kansas State vs Winner 3, 4 p.m. Baylor vs Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Big West Conference At Anaheim Convention Center Arena, Ana- heim First Round — Wednesday CalState Fullerton vs CalState Northridge, 6 p.m. Cal Poly vs UC Irvine, 8:30 p.m. Second Round — Thursday Long Beach State vs lowest seed, 6 p.m. UC Davis vs higher seed, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday UC Santa Barbara vs lowest seed, 6:30 p.m. Pacific vs higher seed, 9 p.m. Colonial Athletic Conference Championship — Monday Old Dominion 60, William & Mary 53 Conference USA At BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. First Round — Wednesday 1)Houston vs East Carolina, 10 a.m. 2)Southern Mississippi vs Tulane, 12:30 p.m. 3)Tulsa vs Rice, 4 p.m. 4)SMU vs UCF, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday Memphis vs Winner 1, 10 a.m. UAB vs Winner 2, 12:30 p.m. Marshall vs Winner 3, 4:30 p.m. UTEP vs Winner 4, 7 p.m. Horizon League Championship — Tuesday Wright State at Butler, 6 p.m. Ivy League No Tournament League Champions — Cornell Metro Atlantic Athletic Championship — Monday Siena 72, Fairfield 65, OT Mid-American Conference At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland Quarterfinals — Thursday Central Michigan vs Western Michigan, 9 a.m. Akron vs Eastern Michigan, 11:30 a.m. Kent State vs Ohio, 4 p.m. Miami (Ohio) vs Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Mid-Eastern Athletic At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Colise- um, Winston-Salem, N.C. First Round — Tuesday 1)Bethune-Cookman vs Florida A&M, 3:30 p.m. 2)Howard vs North Carolina A&T, 6 p.m. First Round — Wednesday 3)Maryland-Eastern Shore vs Coppin State, Noon Quarterfinals — Wednesday Morgan State vs Winner 2, 4 p.m. Delaware State vs Winner 1, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday South Carolina State vs Winner 3, 3 p.m. Norfolk State vs Hampton, 5 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Championship Northern Iowa 67, Wichita State 52 Mountain West Conference At The Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas First Round — Wednesday 1)Wyoming vs Air Force, 2 p.m. Quarterfinals —Thursday New Mexico vs Winner 1, Noon San Diego State vs Colorado State, 2:30 p.m. BYU vs TCU, 6 p.m. UNLV vs Utah, 8:30 p.m. Northeast Conference Championship — Wednesday Robert Morris at Quinnipiac, 4 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference Championship Murray State 62, Morehead State 51 Pacific-10 Conference At The Staples Center, Los Angeles First Round — Wednesday 1)Oregon vs Washington State, 8 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday Arizona vs UCLA, Noon California vs Winner 1, 2:30 p.m. Washington vs Oregon State, 6 p.m. Arizona State vs Stanford, 8:30 p.m. Patriot League Championship — Friday Lafayette at Lehigh, 1:45 p.m. Southeastern Conference At the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. First Round — Thursday 1)South Carolina vs Alabama, 10 a.m. 2)Tennessee vs LSU, 12:15 p.m. 3)Florida vs Auburn, 4:30 p.m. 4)Arkansas vs Georgia, 6:45 p.m. Quarterfinals —Friday Kentucky vs Winner 1, 10 a.m. Mississippi vs Winner 2, 12:15 p.m. Mississippi State vs Winner 3, 4:30 p.m. Vanderbilt vs Winner 4, 6:45 p.m. Southern Conference Championship — Monday Wofford 56, Appalachian State 51 Southland Conference At The Merrell Center, Katy, Texas First Round — Wednesday Stephen F. Austin vs Texas-Arlington, 10 a.m. Tex-Corpus Christi vs Tex-S. Antonio, 12:30 p.m. Sam Houston State vs Nicholls State, 4 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana vs Texas St., 6:30 p.m. Southwestern Athletic At Fair Park Arena, Birmingham Ala. First Round — Wednesday Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs MVSU, 12:30 p.m. Jackson State vs Grambling State, 6 p.m. First Round — Thursday Alabama State vs Alabama A&M, 12:30 p.m. Prairie View vs Texas Southern, 6 p.m. Summit League At Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, S.D. Semifinals — Monday Oakland, Mich. 71, IPFW 58 IUPUI 69, Oral Roberts 65 Championship — Tuesday Oakland, Mich. vs IUPUI, 6 p.m. Sun Belt Conference At Summit Arena, Hot Springs, Arks. Semifinals — Monday Troy 54, Western Kentucky 48 North Texas 63, Denver 56 Championship — Tuesday Troy vs North Texas, 4 p.m. West Coast Conference Championship — Monday Saint Mary's Calif. 81, Gonzaga 62 Western Athletic Conference At The Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nev. First Round — Thursday Utah State vs Boise State, Noon Louisiana Tech vs Fresno State, 2:30 p.m. Nevada vs Idaho, 6 p.m. New Mexico St. vs San Jose St., 8:30 p.m. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 42 14 9 93 212 160 Phoenix 39 22 5 83 176 164 Kings 38 22 4 80 194 175 Dallas 29 24 12 70 184 206 Ducks 30 27 8 68 183 201 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 43 17 5 91 217 161 Nashville 35 25 5 75 182 187 Detroit 31 22 12 74 175 178 St. Louis 30 26 9 69 177 182 Columbus 25 29 11 61 170 209 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 40 23 2 82 211 166 Colorado 37 22 6 80 192 170 Calgary 32 24 9 73 166 165 Minnesota 31 28 5 67 178 185 Edmonton 21 38 6 48 162 221 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 40 22 4 84 211 189 New Jersey 38 23 3 79 169 154 Philadelphia 34 26 4 72 195 173 N.Y. Rangers 29 28 9 67 170 179 N.Y. Islanders26 31 8 60 169 206 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 35 20 9 79 174 161 Ottawa 36 25 5 77 181 189 Montreal 32 29 6 70 178 185 Boston 29 24 11 69 157 164 Toronto 20 33 12 52 168 220 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 44 13 9 97 260 186 Atlanta 28 26 10 66 194 209 Tampa Bay 27 26 11 65 172 196 Florida 26 28 10 62 168 186 Carolina 27 31 7 61 182 200 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's results Dallas 4, Washington 3, SO Columbus at Los Angeles, late Today's games Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m. Calgary at Detroit, 4 p.m. Nashville at Atlanta, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Florida at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at Anaheim, 7 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1. Kevin Harvick 644 2. Matt Kenseth 618 3. Greg Biffle 585 4. Jimmie Johnson 570 5. Clint Bowyer 558 6. Jeff Burton 538 7. Mark Martin 521 8. Tony Stewart 510 9. Paul Menard 505 10. Kurt Busch 502 11. Jeff Gordon 482 11. Scott Speed 482 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 475 14. Joey Logano 471 15. Kyle Busch 468 16. Brian Vickers 466 17. Kasey Kahne 447 18. David Reutimann 440 19. Jamie McMurray 439 20. Carl Edwards 435 21. Juan Pablo Montoya 418 22. Denny Hamlin 409 23. AJ Allmendinger 398 24. Martin Truex Jr. 386 25. Elliott Sadler 380 26. Regan Smith 373 27. David Ragan 360 28. Marcos Ambrose 349 29. Ryan Newman 337 30. Bobby Labonte 328 31. Sam Hornish Jr. 325 32. Travis Kvapil 318 33. Brad Keselowski 295 34. Mike Bliss 276 35. Boris Said 252 36. Robby Gordon 249 37. David Gilliland 248 38. Max Papis 247 39. Bill Elliott 202 40. Kevin Conway 195 41. Michael McDowell 175 42. Joe Nemechek 171 43. Dave Blaney 161 44. Michael Waltrip 109 45. Robert Richardson Jr. 70 46. Aric Almirola 68 47. John Andretti 49 Upcoming Schedule March 21 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. March 28 — Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. April 10 — Subway Fresh Fit 600, Avondale, Ariz. April 18 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas PGA FedExCup Leaders Name Pts Money 1. Dustin Johnson 793 $1,727,450 2. Steve Stricker 780 $1,731,000 3. Camilo Villegas 773 $1,764,000 4. Ben Crane 617 $1,132,703 5. Ian Poulter 592 $1,442,525 6. Ryan Palmer 580 $1,106,202 7. Hunter Mahan 570 $1,174,793 8. Geoff Ogilvy 553 $1,227,660 9. J.B. Holmes 532 $1,081,665 10. Bill Haas 532 $923,850 DEALS National Basketball Association MEMPHIS—Recalled C Hasheem Thabeet from Dakota (NBADL). National Hockey League NASHVILLE—Recalled D Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee (AHL). OTTAWA—Signed D Brian Lee to a two-year contract. Major League Baseball MLB—Named Sandy Alderson to serve as a consultant, focusing on the implementation of reform to the sport's operations in the Domini- can Republic. American League OAKLAND—Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Anderson, RHP Andrew Bailey, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Dallas Braden, LHP Craig Bres- low, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Bobby Casse- vah, RHP Fautino De Los Santos, RHP Pedro Figueroa, LHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Brad Kilby, RHP Vin Mazzaro, RHP John Meloan, RHP Clayton Mortensen, LHP Josh Outman, RHP Henry Rodriguez, RHP Justin Souza, RHP Brad Ziegler, 1B Daric Barton, OF Travis Buck, 1B Chris Carter, 3B Jake Fox, 2B Eric Patterson, SS Cliff Pennington, C Landon Powell, 3B Adam Rosales, C Kurt Suzuki, OF Ryan Sweeney and 2B Steve Tolleson on one-year contracts. BOSTON—Agreed to terms with RHP Daniel Bard, RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Clay Buchholz, LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Ramon A. Ramirez, LHP Dustin Richardson, C Dusty Brown, C Mark Wagner, 1B Aaron Bates, 2B Tug Hulett and SS Jed Lowrie, OF Jacoby Ellsbury and OF Josh Reddick on one-year contracts. National League NEW YORK—Signed RHP Kyle Snyder to a minor-league contract. National Football League OAKLAND—Released WR Javon Walker and DE Greg Ellis. ATLANTA—Re-signed C Joe Zelenka. BUFFALO—Agreed to terms with OT Cornell Green on a three-year contract. CAROLINA—Released FB Brad Hoover. DETROIT—Re-signed TE Will Heller to a three-year contract. Signed WR Brian Clark to a one-year contract. Released DE Dewayne White. Acquired CB Chris Houston from Atlanta for 2010 fifth- and sixth-round draft picks. HOUSTON—Re-signed WR Kevin Walter and P Matt Turk. MIAM-Agreed to terms with QB Chad Pen- nington on a one-year contract. PHILADELPHIA—Agreed to terms with WR Jason Avant on a five-year contract. PITTSBURGH—Signed WR Arnaz Battle and S Will Allen. SAN DIEGO—Claimed RB Marcus Mason off waivers from Washington. SEATTLE—Traded QB Seneca Wallace to Cleveland for a 2011 undisclosed draft pick. ST. LOUIS—Signed DT Fred Robbins. TAMPA BAY—Acquired WR Reggie Brown from Philadelphia for a 2011 sixth-round draft pick. WASHINGTON—Signed C Casey Rabach. Major League Soccer DALLAS—Signed G Kevin Hartman. KANSAS CITY—Traded G Kevin Hartman to FC Dallas for a 2012 second-round draft pick. College BOISE STATE—Suspended senior football S Jason Robinson indefinitely for violating team rules. HAWAII—Fired men's basketball coach Bob Nash. SEATTLE—Announced F Charles Garcia is entering the NBA draft effective the end of the season. Scoreboard Scoreboard Edwards paints NASCAR into corner CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The boys sure backed NASCAR into a cor- ner on this one. Determined to give drivers more leeway this season when it came to policing each other on the track, NASCAR opened the year with a relaxed ''boys, have at it'' attitude. It was interpreted to mean NASCAR would look the other way at a nudge here, a spin there, and all the retaliato- ry bumping and banging that goes on over a very long season. No one could have predicted, though, that NASCAR's first true test would come a mere four races into the season following a frightening accident at Atlanta. NASCAR on Monday found itself smack in the center of a dilemma over what to do with Carl Edwards, whose intentional wrecking of Brad Keselowski late in Sunday's race ignit- ed a heated debate about just what's permitted under this new policy. Emotions are high in almost every corner, and no decision NASCAR makes will satisfy everyone. What first must be figured out, though, is what is everyone is so upset about? Is it that Edwards returned to the track down 153 laps, intent on retaliat- ing against Keselowski, and after try- ing for at least one full lap, finally suc- ceeded with a deliberate nudge? Is it that the high-speed contact sent Keselowski airborne in a spectacular flip that could have caused serious harm to Keselowski or any number of fans in the grandstands? Or, maybe, the issue is that NASCAR wasn't properly prepared to deal with the ramifications of allowing drivers free rein on the race track. All three are valid arguments. First up is Edwards, who is on a long list of drivers who have been on the losing end of Keselowski's aggres- sive charge into NASCAR's top level. Although Denny Hamlin had the most public feud with Keselowski, there is no shortage of top-name drivers who privately pledged they'd exact their revenge this season. Edwards' most obvious run-in with Keselowski was on the final lap of last April's race at Talladega, where Keselowski's nudge sent Edwards fly- ing into the fence in a wreck that some may argue was more frightening than Atlanta. But the two race against each other weekly in two series, and Edwards' hinted at a far deeper history with the unapologetic Keselowski. So when early contact between the two knocked Edwards out Sunday, at a track where he's won four times in two series, he was ready for revenge. He 100 percent deliberately wrecked Keselowski and has so far been rather unrepentant about his action. Edwards, who was immediately parked for his actions, had little to say after a postrace meeting with NASCAR. But he minced no words in a Facebook posting late Sunday night. ''My options,'' he wrote, ''Consid- ering that Brad wrecks me with no regard for anyones safety or hard work, should I: A-Keep letting him wreck me? B-Confront him after the race? C- Wait til bristol and collect other cars? or D-Take care of it now? ''I want to be clear that I was sur- prised at his flight and very relieved when he walked away. Every person has to decide what code they want to live by and hopefully this explains mine.'' Opinions were split, though, per- haps fueled by the severity of Keselowski's crash. There was no similar outrage when Hamlin fulfilled his promise of pay- back on Keselowski in last year's Nationwide Series finale at Home- stead. And it sure seemed that the cheers far outweighed the jeers when Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Stewart played retaliatory bumper-cars a day later. But because Keselowski went air- borne, bounced hood-first off the retaining wall, and had to climb from a cockpit so crumpled it looked more like an accordion than a car, there's a been cry for NASCAR to issue serious sanctions against Edwards. Fans want him suspended, and many analysts have agreed. Even Keselowski seemed to taunt NASCAR into cracking down on Edwards. ''It'll be interesting to see how NASCAR reacts to it,'' he said after the wreck. ''They have the ball. If they're going to allow people to intentionally wreck each other at tracks this fast, we will hurt someone either in the cars or the grandstands. It's not cool to inten- tionally wreck someone at 195 mph.'' It's left NASCAR to sift through the evidence. On one hand, this is no dif- ferent than a traffic infraction: run a red light and nothing happens, you maybe get a ticket. Run a red light and kill someone, now you're looking at vehic- ular homicide. So now NASCAR plays judge, jury and executioner, and its decision will reverberate through the rest of the sea- son. A severe punishment against Edwards is akin to a death sentence on the ''have at it'' attitude. If the first dri- ver who actually ''had at it'' is hit with a stiff penalty, then other drivers won't ever dare test the limits. A significant fine, points deduction or probation will likely back Edwards into a conservative mode that could alter the way he races the rest of the year. And no action at all, aside from infuriating an enraged mass of fans, well, that could promote repeat behav- ior from Edwards or others. Giants beat Dodgers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Kemp hit his first homer of the spring in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the San Francis- co Giants on Monday. Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw each pitched two solid innings for Los Angeles in their exhibition debuts. San Francisco's Ryan Rohlinger singled in the winning run with two out in the 10th. Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis worked six innings in his first start since Russell Martin was sidelined by a pulled groin that likely will keep him out through opening day. Giants starter Barry Zito had better control in his second spring outing, allowing three hits in three innings — includ- ing Kemp's first-inning solo shot. ''It's definitely good to see their guys, see their main line- up,'' Zito said. The Dodgers sent out their usual lineup. Slugger Manny Ramirez was 0 for 2 and got hit by a pitch. NOTES: Giants LF Mark DeRosa could make his spring debut as soon as Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, but might wait until Wednesday. ... The teams agreed to use a DH — with Ramirez taking advantage of it. ... Giants RF Nate Schierholtz sat out after fouling a ball off his knee dur- ing a simulated game Sunday. ''He's pretty banged up,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. ... Boxing icon Muhammad Ali is scheduled to visit the Giants' clubhouse Tuesday morning. Dempster slows down A's PHOENIX (AP) — Ryan Dempster tossed two perfect innings in his spring debut and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oak- land Athletics 10-3 on Monday. Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez each drove in a run for the Cubs. Ryan Theriot had two hits, walked once and scored twice. Brett Anderson pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings and Kurt Suzuki homered for the A's. Anderson allowed one hit, walked two and struck out three. The Cubs scored seven runs in the seventh, sending 11 hitters to the plate. Mike Fontenot drove in two and Chad Tracy and Bobby Scales also drove in runs in the inning. Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the A's.