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BASEBALL MLB Spring Training, Balti- more Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates:10a.m.,MLB. ML B S pri ng T ra inin g, L os Angeles Angels vs. San Fran- cisco Giants: 1p.m., MLB. WBSC World Classic, Pool F: 6p.m., MLB. WBSC World Classic, Pool E Tiebreaker: 3a.m., MLB. COLLEGE MEN'S BA SK ET BA LL North Carolina Central vs. UC Davis: 3:30p.m., truTV. Providence vs. USC: 6p.m., truTV. NBA Portland Trailblazers at San Antonio Spurs: 5p.m., ESPN. Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns: 7p.m., CSN-CA. Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Clippers: 7:30p.m., ESPN. GOLF PGA, Arnold Palmer Invita- tional Pro-Am: 2p.m., GOLF. NHL Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers: 4:30p.m., NBCSN. Detroit Redwings at Colorado Avalanche: 7p.m., NBCSN. SKIING FIS, Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill: 9a.m., NBCSN. SOCCER UEFA Champions League Manchester C. vs. Monaco Round of 16Leg 2: 12:30p.m., FS1. TENNIS BNP Paribas Open Men's Fourth Round and Women's Quarterfinal: 11a.m., TENNIS. Ontheair yard seasons, Patterson shouldn't threaten them for targets, but the Raid- ers could use a boost from a No. 3 receiver. In the fi- nal nine games last season, Seth Roberts managed 1.9 catches for 17 yards per game. Patterson confirmed that he wanted to return to Minnesota, but he also sought "to start fresh," and the Raiders' encour- agement to use him as a receiver helped sway him in free agency; he also vis- ited Washington and Chi- cago. "It was one of the decid- ing factors," Patterson said. "We sat down and talked, saying how they could work on getting me better." Patterson met quarter- back Derek Carr on Sunday night and exchanged text messages with him Mon- day, vowing to promptly get to work. Although Patterson had a career-high 52 catches last season, he averaged only 8.7 yards per recep- tion, the league's lowest mark among qualifying wide receivers, according to the Associated Press. Patterson has only seven career touchdown catches (132 career receptions), but he also has scored four as a rusher (31 career car- ries). In his only playoff ap- pearance, Patterson re- turned three kickoffs for 65 yards in a 10-9, wild- card loss to the Seattle Se- ahawks two years ago. Now Patterson could play a key role in returning the Raiders to the playoffs after last season's one-and- done show, although their postseason capability has yet to sink in on him. "I haven't looked at it like that," Patterson said. "I just want to go anywhere to compete and play." Raiders FROM PAGE 1 plane to getting off the plane was just tremen- dous," said Patrick Cole, a senior guard who led NC Central (25-8) with 19.5 points per game. "It just had me thinking about how there's a lot of student-athletes out there that didn't get this oppor- tunity through four years of their college experience," he said. At the other end of the range, players from Prov- idence and Southern Cali- fornia were a little calmer, even with a revenge narra- tive swirling around their matchup. Ninth-seeded Providence took down the No. 8-seeded Trojans in the opening round of 64 last year when Rodney Bullock got free and turned an in- bounds pass into an easy layup. "The experience helps a lot," said Southern Cal junior guard Jordan McLaughlin, who was on the court for the deflat- ing loss last year. "This is my third year, second time in the tournament. And I'm just trying to be leader and lead our younger guys, especially our freshmen." Southern Cal's leading scorers Bennie Boatwright and Chimezie Metu were freshmen last year. Boat- wright said another year makes a difference when it comes to playing in the postseason. "Being freshmen, last year we didn't know what to expect coming into the game. Now we know what to expect," he said. "Tough loss, tough way to end the year, but we're excited to be back in the same position, and we're ready to play," he said. "Sometimes there's a lot of jitters around this game," Providence junior guard Kyron Cartwright said. "Some people are young. Sometimes they get nervous. The NCAA Tour- nament, it's not like any other. It's not even like a conference game, it's some- thing different. You just gotta play in one to expe- rience it." First Four FROM PAGE 1 gave up 13 hits and 8 runs, 7 earned, while fanning 4 Panthers in 5 innings. Saturday morning the Spartans would win again, taking a 7-2 victory over the Las Plumas Thunder- birds. Emily Tatro had 3 RBI and Alexis Zamora had a double. Aikins pitched 6.1 innings and gave up 2 earned while striking out 11. Reineman pitched 0.2 innings and stuck out 1. The Spartans closed out the tournament with a 5-4 win over the Shasta Wolves Saturday afternoon. Akins, Aubrey Zamora and Bac- cala each had doubles. Reineman gave up an earned run and 7 hits while striking out 4 in the com- plete game win. The Spartans (6-4) are schedule to face the Foot- hill Cougars (8-0-1) at 3 p.m. Friday at the Cubs Classic Tournament in An- derson. LadyCardinals4-2 The Corning Lady Car- dinals opened with a loss Friday and then won their next 4 at the Colusa Tour- nament. The Cards fell 9-3 to the host Colusa Red Hawks to open the tournament after giving up 3 in the first and 5 in the fourth. Friday afternoon the Cards moved to the win column with a 13-8 victory over the Winters Warriors, posting 6 in the third and 4 in the fourth. In the late game against the Pierce Bears, the Cards put up 15 runs over the first three innings to win in 4 by a score of 15-3. Resuming play Saturday, afternoon the Cards shut- out the Trinity Wolves 12-0 with all 12 runs coming in the first. To close out the tour- nament the Cards cruised past the Colfax Falcons 12-5 with 5 runs in each of the first two innings. The Cardinals (4-2) were scheduled to host the Or- land Trojans Tuesday after- noon. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday no score had been posted for the game. So ball FROM PAGE 1 By Jim Armstrong The Associated Press TOKYO Tetsuto Yamada hit two home runs to lead Japan to an 8-5 win over Cuba in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday. Pinch hitter Seiichi Uchikawa broke a 5-5 tie on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Yamada made it 8-5 with a two-run shot to center field at To- kyo Dome. Yamada also hit a lead- off homer in the first in- ning. "I wasn't pleased with my batting in the first four games," Yamada said. "I was determined to do bet- ter today. I felt good in bat- ting practice and felt this could be my day." Two-time champion Ja- pan improved to 2-0 in Pool E and can advance to the March 20-22 champi- onship round in Los Ange- les with a win over Israel (1-1) on Wednesday. The top two teams in the group ad- vance. The Netherlands (1-1) faces Cuba (0-2) in Wednes- day's other game. Cuba took a 4-2 lead in the fourth on Victor Me- sa's single to left. Japan tied it in the fifth on RBIs by Norichika Aoki and Yo- shitomo Tsutsugo. Each team scored a run in the sixth. Tsutsugo also had a big game at the plate for Japan. His three hits in his first three at-bats in- cluded game-tying singles in the third and fifth in- nings. Japan, which finished third at the 2013 WBC, im- proved to 5-0 including first round games and will be looking to head to the semifinals in Los Angeles on a winning note. "We have some regrets from the last tournament," Uchikawa said. "So we'll be looking to win tomorrow's game and go to the U.S. un- defeated." Even a win over the Dutch wouldn't guaran- tee the Cubans a chance to move on. They will need to wait for the result of the Ja- pan-Israel game. WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC Yamada hits two home runs to lead Japan over Cuba SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Japan's leadoff man Tetsuto Yamada, right, celebrates with coach Toshihisa Nishi a er hitting a solo home run off Cuba's starter Vladimir Banos during the first inning of their second round game at the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Tuesday. Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L P ct G B x-GoldenState 52 14 .788 — Clippers 40 27 .597 121/2 Sacramento 26 41 .388 261/2 Phoenix 22 45 .328 301/2 Lakers 20 47 .299 321/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 52 14 .788 — Houston 46 21 .687 61/2 Memphis 37 30 .552 151/2 Dallas 28 38 .424 24 New Orleans 27 40 .403 251/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Utah 42 25 .627 — Oklahoma City 38 29 .567 4 Denver 32 35 .478 10 Portland 29 37 .439 121/2 Minnesota 28 38 .424 131/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Boston 42 25 .627 — Toronto 39 28 .582 3 New York 27 41 .397 151/2 Philadelphia 24 42 .364 171/2 Brooklyn 12 54 .182 291/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 41 25 .621 — Atlanta 37 30 .552 41/2 Miami 32 35 .478 91/2 Charlotte 29 38 .433 121/2 Orlando 24 44 .353 18 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 44 22 .667 — Indiana 34 33 .507 101/2 Detroit 33 34 .493 111/2 Milwaukee 32 34 .485 12 Chicago 32 35 .478 121/2 x-clinched playoff spot Monday's games Chicago 115, Charlotte 109 Toronto 100, Dallas 78 Memphis 113, Milwaukee 93 Minnesota 119, Washington 104 San Antonio 107, Atlanta 99 Utah 114, Clippers 108 Denver 129, Lakers 101 Sacramento 120, Orlando 115 Tuesday's games Cleveland 128, Detroit 96 New York 87, Indiana 81 Oklahoma City 122, Brooklyn 104 New Orleans 100, Portland 77 Philadelphia at Golden State, n. Wednesday's games Charlotte at Indiana, 4 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Lakers at Houston, 5 p.m. Memphis at Chicago, 5 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. College Basketball NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 14 Mount St. Mary's 67, New Orleans 66 Kansas State 95, Wake Forest 88 Wednesday, March 15 N.C. Central (25-8) vs. UC Davis (22-12), 3:40 p.m. Providence (20-12) vs. Southern Cal (24-9), 6:10 p.m. NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND Tuesday, March 14 Illinois 82, Valparaiso 57 Mississippi 91, Monmouth 83 Oakland 74, Clemson 69 Georgia Tech 75, Indiana 63 Colorado State 81, College of Charleston 74 Richmond 71, Alabama 64 Boise St. (19-11) at Utah (20-11), n. CS Bakersfield (22-9) at California (21-12), n. Wednesday, March 15 South Dakota (22-11) at Iowa (18-14), 4 p.m. UNC-Greensboro (25-9) at Syracuse (18-14), 4 p.m. Belmont (22-6) at Georgia (19-14), 4 p.m. Colorado (19-14) at UCF (21-11), 4 p.m. Akron (26-8) at Houston (21-10), 4:30 p.m. Fresno St. (20-12) at TCU (19-15), 5 p.m. Texas-Arlington (25-8) at BYU (22-11), 6 p.m. UC Irvine (21-14) at Illinois State (27-6), 6:30 p.m. NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Friday, March 17 At College Park, Md. Maryland (30-2) vs. Bucknell (27-5), 9 a.m. West Virginia (23-10) vs. Elon (27-6), 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18 At Storrs, Conn. UConn (32-0) vs. Albany (NY) (21-10), 8 a.m. Syracuse (21-1) vs. Iowa State (18-12), 10:30 a.m. At Los Angeles UCLA (23-8) vs. Boise State (25-7), 3:30 p.m. Texas A&M (21-11) vs. Penn (22-7), 6 p.m. At Durham, N.C. Temple (24-7) vs. Oregon (20-13), 3:30 p.m. Duke (27-5) vs. Hampton (20-12), 6 p.m. SECOND ROUND Sunday, March 19 At College Park, Md. Maryland-Bucknell winner vs. West Virginia-Elon winner Monday, March 20 At Storrs, Conn. UConn-Albany (NY) winner vs. Syracuse- Iowa State winner At Los Angeles UCLA-Boise State winner vs. Texas A&M- Penn winner At Durham, N.C. Temple-Oregon winner vs. Duke-Hamp- ton winner Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 25 At Bridgeport, Conn. UConn-Albany (NY)-Syracuse-Iowa State winner vs. UCLA-Boise State-Texas A&M-Penn winner Maryland-Bucknell-West Virginia-Elon winner vs. Temple-Oregon-Duke-Hamp- ton winner Regional Championship Monday, March 27 Semifinal winners OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Friday, March 17 At Starkville, Miss. DePaul (26-7) vs. Northern Iowa (24-8), 9 a.m. Mississippi (29-4) vs. Troy (22-10), 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18 At Waco, Texas Baylor (30-3) vs. Texas Southern (23-9), 3:30 p.m. LSU (20-11) vs. California (19-13), 6 p.m. At Louisville, Ky. Louisville (27-7) vs. Chattanooga (21-10), 10:30 a.m. Tennessee (19-11) vs. Dayton (22-9), 1 p.m. At Seattle Oklahoma (22-9) vs. Gonzaga (26-6), 3:30 p.m. Washington (27-5) vs. Montana State (25-6), 6 p.m. SECOND ROUND Sunday, March 19 At Starkville, Miss. DePaul-Northern Iowa winner vs. Mississippi-Troy winner Monday, March 20 At Waco, Texas Baylor-Texas Southern winner vs. LSU- California winner At Louisville, Ky. Louisville-Chattanooga winner vs. Tennessee-Dayton winner At Seattle Oklahoma-Gonzaga winner vs. Washing- ton-Montana State winner Regional Semifinals Friday, March 24 At Oklahoma City Baylor-Texas Southern-LSU-California winner vs. Louisville-Chattanooga- Tennessee-Dayton winner DePaul-Northern Iowa-Mississippi-Troy winner vs. Oklahoma-Gonzaga-Wash- in gt on -M on ta na S ta te w in ner Regional Championship Sunday, March 26 Semifinal winners LEXINGTON REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Friday, March 17 At South Bend, Ind. Green Bay (27-5) vs. Purdue (22-12), 2 p.m. Notre Dame (30-3) vs. Robert Morris (22-10), 4:30 p.m. At Lexington, Ky. Kentucky (21-10) vs. Belmont (27-5), 9 a.m. Ohio State (26-6) vs. Western Kentucky (27-6), 11:30 a.m. At Austin, Texas NC State (22-8) vs. Auburn (17-14), 9 a.m. Texas (23-8) vs. Central Arkansas (26-4), 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18 At Manhattan, Kan. Stanford (28-5) vs. New Mexico State (24-6), 10:30 a.m. Kansas State (22-10) vs. Drake (28-4), 1 p.m. SECOND ROUND Saturday, March 19 At South Bend, Ind. Green Bay-Purdue winner vs. Notre Dame-Robert Morris winner At Lexington, Ky. Kentucky-Belmont winner vs. Ohio State-Western Kentucky winner At Austin, Texas NC State-Auburn winner vs. Texas- Central Arkansas winner Sunday, March 20 At Manhattan, Kan. Stanford-New Mexico State winner vs. Kansas State-Drake winner Regional Semifinals Friday, March 24 At Lexington, Ky. Green Bay-Purdue-Notre Dame-Robert Morris winner vs. Kentucky-Belmont- Ohio State-Western Kentucky winner NC State-Auburn-Texas-Central Arkan- sas winner vs. Stanford-New Mexico State-Kansas State-Drake winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 26 Semifinal winners STOCKTON REGIONAL Friday, March 17 At Columbia, S.C. South Carolina (27-4) vs. UNC-Asheville (19-14), 2 p.m. Arizona State (19-12) vs. Michigan State (21-11), 4:30 p.m. At Tallahassee, Fla. Missouri (21-10) vs. South Florida (24-8), 2 p.m. Florida State (25-6) vs. Western Illinois (26-6), 4:30 p.m. Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State (29-4) vs. Long Beach State (23-10), 2 p.m. Creighton (23-7) vs. Toledo (25-8), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18 At Coral Gables, Fla. Marquette (25-7) vs. Quinnipiac (27-6), 10:30 a.m. Miami (23-8) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (26-8), 1 p.m. SECOND ROUND Saturday, March 19 At Columbia, S.C. South Carolina-UNC Asheville winner vs. Arizona State-Michigan State winner At Tallahassee, Fla. Missouri-South Florida winner vs. Florida State-Western Illinois winner Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State-Long Beach State winner vs. Creighton-Toledo winner Sunday, March 20 At Coral Gables, Fla. Marquette-Quinnipiac winner vs. Miami- Florida Gulf Coast winner Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 25 South Carolina-UNC Asheville-Arizona State-Michigan State winner vs. Marquette-Quinnipiac-Miami-Florida Gulf Coast winner Missouri-South Florida-Florida State- Western Illinois winner vs. Oregon State-Long Beach State-Creighton- Toledo winner Regional Championship Monday, March 27 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At Dallas National Semifinals Friday, March 31 Bridgeport winner vs. Oklahoma City winner Lexington winner vs. Stockton winner National Championship Sunday, April 2 Semifinal winners Baseball WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC FIRST ROUND Pool D At Estadio Charros de Jalisco Guadalajara, Mexico Monday, March 13 Venezuela 4, Italy 3, Tiebreaker SECOND ROUND Pool E At Tokyo Dome Monday, March 13 Netherlands 12, Israel 2, 8 innings Tuesday, March 14 Japan 8, Cuba 5 Wednesday, March 15 Netherlands vs. Cuba, 8 p.m. Israel vs. Japan, 3 a.m. Pool F At Petco Park San Diego Tuesday, March 14 Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, n. Wednesday, March 15 United States vs. Venezuela, 6 p.m. MLB SPRING TRAINING Tuesday's games Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 0 Detroit 7, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 2, Houston 1 Tampa Bay (ss) 10, N.Y. Yankees 6 Tampa Bay (ss) 9, Baltimore 6 Boston 5, Toronto 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 4, Oakland 3 Kansas City 8, L.A. Angels 4 Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 7 San Francisco 6, Cleveland 5 Seattle 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Arizona 12, Texas 0 Wednesday's games Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Cleveland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Giants at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ar iz ., 1 :1 0 p .m . Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 3:35 p.m. Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 7:05 p.m. Giants 6, Indians 5 San Francisco 510 000 000—6 13 1 Cleveland 020 100 200—5 15 1 Suarez, Crick (3), Sitton (6), Coonrod (7), Kontos (8), Law (9), and Brown, Federowicz; Tomlin, Martin (4), Frias (5), Logan (6), Narveson (7), Whitehouse (9), and Kratz, Mejia. W — Suarez 1-1; L — Tomlin 0-1; Sv — Law. HRs_Parker, Ruggiano. Rockies 4, A's 3 Colorado 000 000 004—4 12 0 Oakland 000 030 000—3 5 0 Gray, Vasto (4), Hoffman (10), Dunn (12), Estevez (13), Carasiti (5), and Garneau, Bemboom; Manaea, Castro (4), Madson (5), Doolittle (6), Axford (7), Coulombe (8), Finnegan (9), and Phegley, Maxwell. W — Estevez 1-0; L — Coulombe 0-2; Sv — Carasiti. HRs_Bemboom. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 68 41 20 7 89 190 158 Calgary 69 39 26 4 82 191 185 Anaheim 69 36 23 10 82 181 174 Edmonton 69 36 24 9 81 198 182 Los Angeles 68 33 29 6 72 169 171 Vancouver 69 28 32 9 65 159 201 Arizona 68 25 35 8 58 165 217 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 69 44 20 5 93 208 173 Minnesota 68 43 19 6 92 225 167 Nashville 69 34 24 11 79 205 196 St. Louis 68 36 27 5 77 189 190 Winnipeg 70 30 33 7 67 208 224 Dallas 69 27 32 10 64 190 228 Colorado 68 19 46 3 41 131 222 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 70 39 23 8 86 191 176 Ot ta wa 6 8 39 2 2 7 85 1 83 1 75 Boston 69 37 26 6 80 196 179 Tampa Bay 69 34 26 9 77 191 187 Toronto 68 31 23 14 76 206 206 Florida 68 30 27 11 71 175 195 Buffalo 69 28 29 12 68 177 203 Detroit 67 26 30 11 63 166 202 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 69 45 17 7 97 222 154 Pittsburgh 68 43 16 9 95 239 190 Columbus 68 44 18 6 94 219 160 N.Y. Rangers 70 44 24 2 90 225 183 N.Y. Islanders 69 33 25 11 77 206 211 Philadelphia 68 31 29 8 70 176 204 Carolina 67 28 27 12 68 172 196 New Jersey 68 25 31 12 62 153 197 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games Columbus 5, Philadelphia 3 Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 8, N.Y. Islanders 4 Nashville 5, Winnipeg 4, OT Calgary 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Arizona 1, Colorado 0 St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 1 Boston 6, Vancouver 3 Tuesday's games Washington 4, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 2, OT Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa 1, OT Florida 7, Toronto 2 Chicago 4, Montreal 2 Edmonton 7, Dallas 1 Winnipeg at New Jersey, ppd. Buffalo at San Jose, n. Arizona at Los Angeles, n. Wednesday's games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Calgary, 6 p.m. Detroit at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Tennis BNP PARIBAS OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, Calif. Purse: Men, $6.99 million (Masters 1000); Women, $6.99 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Si ng les MEN Fourth Round Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, def. Gilles Muller (25), Luxembourg, 6-2, 6-2. Donald Young, United States, def. Lucas Pouille (14), France, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (26), Spain, 6-3, 7-5. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Taylor Fritz, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Nick Kyrgios (15), Australia, def. Alexan- der Zverev (18), Germany, 6-3, 6-4. Roger Federer (9), Switzerland, def. Steve Johnson (24), United States, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4). Jack Sock (17), United States, def. Grigor Dimitrov (12), Bulgaria, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7). WOMEN Fouth Round Svetlana Kuznetsova (8), Russia, def. Caroline Garcia (21), France, 6-1, 6-4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (19), Russia, def. Dominika Cibulkova (5), Slovakia,, 6-5, 3-6, 6-2. Karolina Pliskova (3), Czech Republic, def. Timea Bacsinszky (15), Switzerland, retired. Venus Williams (12), United States, def. Peng Shuai, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Garbine Muguruza (7), Spain, def. Elina Svitolina (10), Ukraine, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-0. Kristina Mladenovic (28), France, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-3, 6-3. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Wednesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Indiana OFF (OFF) Charlotte at Washington OFF (OFF) Dallas at Boston 6 (2101/2) Minnesota at Miami 6 (208) New Orleans Utah 3 (199) at Detroit Memphis 2 (2001/2) at Chicago at San Antonio 101/2 (2121/2) Portland at Houston 171/2 (2341/2) LA Lakers at Phoenix 6 (2211/2) Sacramento at La Clippers 8 (210) Milwaukee College Basketball Wednesday Favorite Line Underdog Nc Central 31/2 Uc Davis USC 21/2 Providence | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 2 B