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MLBSPRINGTRAINING Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets:10a.m.,MLB. Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees: 3:30p.m., MLB. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Nebraska vs. Minnesota: 4 p.m., ESPN. Houston at Cincinnati: 4p.m., ESPN2. C. Florida at S. Florida: 4p.m., ESPNU. Iowa at Wisconsin: 6p.m., ESPN. Stanford at Colorado: 6p.m., ESPN2. Tulane at Memphis: 6p.m., ESPNU. California at Utah: 8p.m., ESPNU. NBA BASKETBALL Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls: 5p.m.,TNT. Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trailblazers: 7:30 p.m.,TNT. GOLF PGA, Mexico Championship Round 1: 11a.m., GOLF. LPGA, HSBC Champions Round 2: 9p.m., GOLF. EPGA, Tshwane Open Round 2: 4:30a.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY New York Rangers at Boston Bruins: 4p.m., NBCSN. Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., CSN- CA. AHL HOCKEY Binghamton at Toronto: 8 a.m., NHL. TENNIS ATP, Mexican Open Quarterfi- nal: 2p.m., TENNIS. ATP, Dubai Championship Semifinal: 5a.m., TENNIS. Ontheair We've got a team coming in that is setting records for attendance in Atlanta, and a team in Minnesota that's similar to Portland in that it is coming into Major League Soccer after many decades of support for the professional game. "I think you'll continue to see more and more sto- ries coming out of our league that are about growth, but I try to focus as much on celebrating all the great things that have gone on in so many mar- kets for the last number of years." The 12 bids, along with Atlanta United's season- ticket sales topping 30,000, are proof that soccer con- tinues to gain a foothold in the American sports land- scape. "It just speaks to the overall development and growth of our sport in our country and Canada," Gar- ber said. "I continue to be impressed by how many of our clubs prove that it is irrelevant how big your market is or where it's lo- cated. It really is about your plan, your focus, your commitment. ... If the in- gredients are right I'm con- vinced we can be success- ful in any city, any state in the United States. And that's not something we be- lieved 10 years ago." GAME OF THE WEEK MLS officially opens its sea- son on Friday night with a match between the host Portland Timbers and the expansion Minnesota United on national tele- vision. The Timbers were the MLS Cup champions in 2015 but failed to make the playoffs last season. MLS FROM PAGE 1 top-heavy Pelicans team trying to figure out the De- Marcus Cousins-Anthony Davis pairing on the fly. None of those three (or any of the other eight- seed options) are nearly as dangerous as what would likely await in a 2-7 opening round match-up. Right now, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Mem- phis Grizzlies are jostling for the sixth and seventh spots. Both are unappeal- ing for Golden State. A match-up with the Grizzlies would be a phys- ical slugfest, sure to wear down Draymond Green if he were forced to wres- tle those Memphis bears without Durant and sure to test Durant's knee if he was forced to stand sta- ble against a heavy dose of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol post-ups. How about Oklahoma City? What a mental test that would be. The Thun- der upgraded at the trade deadline, adding Taj Gib- son to pair in the front- court with Steven Adams, the two serving as sturdy, playoff-tested bodyguards for their whirling, venge- ful point guard Russell Westbrook. Toss in two or three games in that hostile, attacking OKC atmosphere and a five-game series may feel like a five-week series. The Warriors, with Du- rant at half-speed or even without him, would still be clearly favored to ad- vance in either match-up. But both would likely leave them a bit woozy for Round 2. And awaiting them then would likely be the third- seeded, frenetically-paced, run-and-gun Rockets (in- stead of what right now would be the winner of a 4-5 match up between Utah and the Clippers). That's the second unap- pealing side-effect of fall- ing to the No. 2 seed. The third, of course, would be losing home court in the West Finals. But the Warriors are still in the driver's seat for the top spot. They made a smart re-route late Tuesday night to add Matt Barnes, for wing depth, instead of Jose Calderon. They're still four games up on the Spurs. And they still have three All-Stars and two of their best bench pieces from last season's 73-win team. Instead of boredom, they now have motivation and a task, which typically cultivates strong play from this group. But the road there is tougher than it may appear. Warriors FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB x-GoldenState 50 10 .833 — Clippers 36 23 .610 131/2 Sacramento 25 35 .417 25 Lakers 19 42 .311 311/2 Phoenix 18 42 .300 32 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 46 13 .780 — Houston 42 19 .689 5 Memphis 36 25 .590 11 Dallas 24 36 .400 221/2 New Orleans 24 37 .393 23 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Utah 37 24 .607 — Oklahoma City 35 25 .583 11/2 Denver 28 33 .459 9 Minnesota 25 36 .410 12 Portland 24 35 .407 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Boston 39 22 .639 — Toronto 36 25 .590 3 New York 25 36 .410 14 Philadelphia 22 38 .367 161/2 Brooklyn 9 49 .155 281/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 36 23 .610 — Atlanta 34 26 .567 21/2 Miami 28 33 .459 9 Charlotte 26 34 .433 101/2 Orlando 22 39 .361 15 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 41 18 .695 — Indiana 31 30 .508 11 Chicago 30 30 .500 111/2 Detroit 29 32 .475 13 Milwaukee 26 33 .441 15 x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday's games Washington 112, Golden State 108 Detroit 120, Portland 113, OT Denver 125, Chicago 107 Memphis 130, Phoenix 112 Oklahoma City 109, Utah 106 Charlotte 109, Lakers 104 Wednesday's games New York 101, Orlando 90 Atlanta 100, Dallas 95 Miami 125, Philadelphia 98 Washington 105, Toronto 96 Boston 103, Cleveland 99 Denver 110, Milwaukee 98 New Orleans 109, Detroit 86 San Antonio 100, Indiana 99 Minnesota 107, Utah 80 Brooklyn at Sacramento, n. Houston at Clippers, n. Thursday's games Golden State at Chicago, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Friday's games Cleveland at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 4 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m. Clippers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Memphis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Utah, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 6 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Boston at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday's games Detroit at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Cleveland at Miami, 5 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Clippers at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Charlotte at Denver, 6 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 6 p.m. Minnesota at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Portland, 7 p.m. LEADERS Through FEBRUARY 28 SCORING G FG FT Pts Avg Westbrook, OKC60 606 527 1872 31.2 Thomas, BOS 56 512 450 1655 29.6 Harden, HOU 61 497 570 1757 28.8 Davis, NOR 56 578 390 1575 28.1 DeRozan, TOR 53 528 401 1478 27.9 Cousins, SAC 55 505 423 1528 27.8 Lillard, POR 54 462 342 1406 26.0 Leonard, SAN 53 455 350 1365 25.8 James, CLE 54 518 259 1387 25.7 Durant, GOL 59 528 326 1494 25.3 Curry, GOL 59 491 251 1466 24.8 Irving, CLE 52 476 205 1280 24.6 Towns, MIN 60 559 258 1443 24.0 Butler, CHI 54 399 433 1295 24.0 Anthony, NYK 59 507 248 1389 23.5 Wiggins, MIN 60 521 289 1406 23.4 Akounmpo, MIL 57 480 331 1331 23.4 McCollum, POR 59 515 201 1375 23.3 Walker, CHA 59 473 234 1345 22.8 Lowry, TOR 56 403 284 1275 22.8 MEN'S AP TOP 25 FARED Wednesday 1. Kansas (27-3) did not play. 2. Villanova (27-3) did not play. 3. UCLA (26-3) vs. Washington. 4. Gonzaga (29-1) did not play. 5. North Carolina (25-6) did not play. 6. Oregon (26-4) did not play. 7. Arizona (26-4) did not play. 8. Louisville (23-7) lost to Wake Forest 88-81. 9. Kentucky (25-5) did not play. 10 . W est V ir gi ni a ( 23 -7 ) d id n ot p la y. 11. Baylor (24-6) did not play. 12. Florida (24-6) beat Arkansas 78-65. 13. Butler (23-6) did not play. 14. SMU (25-4) did not play. 15. Florida State (23-7) did not play. 16. Purdue (24-6) did not play. 17. Duke (23-7) did not play. 18. Cincinnati (25-4) did not play. 19. Notre Dame (23-7) beat Boston College 82-66. 20. Saint Mary's (26-3) did not play. 21. Wichita State (27-4) did not play. 22. Wisconsin (22-7) did not play. 23. Virginia (20-9) did not play. 24. Iowa State (20-9) did not play. 25. Miami (20-9) did not play. WOMEN'S FAR WEST SCORES Cal Poly 73, Cal St.-Fullerton 57 MLB SPRING TRAINING Wednesday's games Baltimore 12, Boston 5 Miami 9, Houston 5 St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 1 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 5 Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 1 Washington 9, Detroit (ss) 1 Detroit (ss) 5, Toronto 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Arizona 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Kansas City 3 Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2 Seattle 7, Cleveland 4 San Diego (ss) 5, Oakland 0 Colorado 3, San Diego (ss) 1 L.A. Angels 3, Texas 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Atlanta 7 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Francisco 6 Thursday's games Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sara- sota, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:07 a.m. Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Giants (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Texas vs. A's at Mesa, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. San Diego vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. Giants (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 3:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Arizona at Scotts- dale, Ariz., 6:10 p.m. Padres 5, A's 0 Oakland 000 000 000—0 2 0 San Diego (ss) 001 100 12x—5 6 0 Gray, Coulombe (3), Smith (4), Brady (6), Healy (7), Kurcz (8), and Maxwell, Murphy; Cahill, Bawcom (3), Stammen (5), Fisher (6), Torres (7), Bethancourt (8), Maton (9), and Hedges, Torrens. W: Bawcom 1-0. L: Coulombe 0-1. HRs: Myers, Blash. Dodgers 7, Giants 6 LA Dodgers 030 030 100—7 8 0 San Francisco 023 000 010—6 6 2 Kazmir, Ravin (2), Younginer (3), Cash (5), Schuster (6), Spitzbarth (7), Hooper (8), Johnson (9), and Wilson, Murphy; Cain, Blach (3), Kontos (5), Gomez (6), Okert (7), Hernandez (8), Ramirez (9), and Federowicz, Garcia. W: Younginer 1-0; L: Kontos 1-1; Sv: Johnson. HRs: Pederson; Parker. NHL WE ST ER N C ON FE RE NCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 62 37 18 7 81 173 146 Edmonton 64 34 22 8 76 183 167 Anaheim 63 32 21 10 74 162 161 Calgary 64 34 26 4 72 171 178 Los Angeles 63 30 27 6 66 155 158 Vancouver 62 26 29 7 59 145 179 Arizona 62 22 33 7 51 149 200 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Mi nn es ot a 61 4 1 14 6 8 8 20 9 14 7 Chicago 63 40 18 5 85 191 160 Nashville 63 32 22 9 73 188 177 St. Louis 62 31 26 5 67 173 179 Winnipeg 64 28 30 6 62 189 205 Dallas 63 25 28 10 60 176 203 Colorado 61 17 41 3 37 121 203 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 64 35 21 8 78 177 163 Ottawa 61 33 22 6 72 161 162 Bo st on 6 3 33 2 4 6 72 1 76 1 66 Toronto 62 28 21 13 69 190 185 Florida 62 29 23 10 68 158 174 Tampa Bay 62 29 25 8 66 175 174 Buffalo 63 26 26 11 63 156 181 Detroit 61 25 26 10 60 153 180 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 62 42 13 7 91 207 134 Columbus 61 39 16 6 84 199 146 Pittsburgh 62 38 16 8 84 214 175 N.Y. 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