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ethicandherubsoffonthe other guys." For him, Rosales had something of a breakout year with the Padres. Even though he batted a mere .229, he hit a career-high 13 home runs and played more positions than ever, adding right field to a list that now excludes just cen- ter field and catcher. Yes, he pitched in two games for Texas in 2015, and actually struck out his ex-A's team- mate, Chris Young. What about that new- found power? "I just shortened up my swing a little bit and maybe got better pitches to hit, knowing my zone, showing more discipline and sticking to it," he said. Rosales flashed that power Thursday, hitting his first spring home run in the A's 6-5 loss to Cleve- land. And yes, he still sprints as fast as he can around the bases. It's his small claim to fame. For the last few years, Stat- cast has actually clocked the times of all major leaguers around the bases on over-the-fence home runs. Last year, Rosales had 13 of the fastest 14 times in baseball, and set a new record time of 15.96 seconds following a home run off the Giants' Madi- son Bumgarner last Sep- tember. Useless info, but kind of cool. Rosales said he's been running hard on home runs ever since he was in Little League, and he's simply glad he still gets a chance to hit them. "I just always want to stay true to my 12-year-old self," he said. A's FROMPAGE1 downs last season, dou- bling his total from the year before despite more than 70 fewer carries. Even with the lesser role, he also picked up more first downs in 2016 than his Pro Bowl year of 2015 as he better learned to use his big body in short-yardage situations. He'll be missed in the locker room, where he was a favorite of many — es- pecially Carr — and never griped about the reduction in his role following his 1,000-yard season in 2015. That season saw Murray start all 16 games and ac- count for 72 percent of the team's rushing total as the team finished 28th in the league on the ground. The Raiders drafted De- Andre Washington in the fifth round to help Mur- ray out, then lucked into a gem when bringing in Jalen Richard for a try- out. The two rookies com- bined for 170 rushing at- tempts and 958 yards. Murray had 195 for 788. The three-headed attack helped Oakland deliver the league's No. 6 ranked running game. Both Washington and Richard struggled dur- ing the two games Mur- ray missed with turf toe and the feeling remains that they're both comple- mentary backs in need of being paired with a power runner. Of course, Adrian Pe- terson — the future Hall of Famer who Murray will replace in Minnesota — re- mains out there and avail- able. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB x-GoldenState 53 14 .791 — Clippers 40 29 .580 14 Sacramento 27 41 .397 261/2 Phoenix 22 46 .324 311/2 Lakers 20 48 .294 331/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 52 15 .776 — x-Houston 47 21 .691 51/2 Memphis 39 30 .565 14 Dallas 29 38 .433 23 New Orleans 27 41 .397 251/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Utah 43 26 .623 — Oklahoma City 39 29 .574 31/2 Denver 33 35 .485 91/2 Portland 30 37 .448 12 Minnesota 28 39 .418 14 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Boston 43 25 .632 — Toronto 39 29 .574 4 New York 27 42 .391 161/2 Philadelphia 24 43 .358 181/2 Brooklyn 13 54 .194 291/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 41 26 .612 — Atlanta 37 31 .544 41/2 Miami 33 35 .485 81/2 Charlotte 29 39 .426 121/2 Orlando 24 44 .353 171/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 45 22 .672 — Indiana 35 33 .515 101/2 Milwaukee 33 34 .493 12 Detroit 33 35 .485 121/2 Chicago 32 36 .471 131/2 x-clinched playoff spot Wednesday's games Dallas 112, Washington 107 Indiana 98, Charlotte 77 Bo st on 1 17 , M in ne sot a 1 04 Miami 120, New Orleans 112 Utah 97, Detroit 83 Houston 139, Lakers 100 Memphis 98, Chicago 91 Portland 110, San Antonio 106 Sacramento 107, Phoenix 101 Milwaukee 97, Clippers 96 Thursday's games Cleveland 91, Utah 83 Oklahoma City 123, Toronto 102 Brooklyn 121, New York 110 Memphis 103, Atlanta 91 Denver 129, Clippers 114 Orlando at Golden State, n. Friday's games Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 5 p.m. Orlando at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Lakers, 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 UC Davis 67, N.C. Central 63 Southern Cal 75, Providence 71 EAST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Thursday, March 16 At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. Villanova 76, Mount St. Mary's 56 Wisconsin (25-9) vs. Virginia Tech (22-10), n. At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. Virginia 76, UNC Wilmington 71 Florida 80, ETSU 65 Friday, March 17 At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. Duke (27-8) vs. Troy (22-14), 4:20 p.m. South Carolina (22-10) vs. Marquette (19-12), 6:50 p.m. At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Baylor (25-7) vs. New Mexico State (28- 5), 9:40 a.m. SMU (29-4) vs. Southern Cal (25-9), 12:10 p.m. SOUTH REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Thursday, March 16 At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee Butler 76, Winthrop 64 Middle Tennessee 81, Minnesota 72 Friday, March 17 At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. Arkansas (25-9) vs. Seton Hall (21-11), 10:30 a.m. North Carolina (27-7) vs. Texas Southern (23-11), 1 p.m. At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Dayton (24-7) vs. Wichita State (30-4), 4:10 p.m. Kentucky (29-5) vs. Northern Kentucky (24-10), 6:40 p.m. At Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. Cincinnati (29-5) vs. Kansas State (21- 13), 4:27 p.m. UCLA (29-4) vs. Kent State (22-13), 6:57 p.m. MIDWEST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Thursday, March 16 At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee Purdue (25-7) vs. Vermont (29-5), n. Iowa State (23-10) vs. Nevada (28-6), n. Friday, March 17 At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Michigan (24-11) vs. Oklahoma State (20-12), 9:15 a.m. Louisville (24-8) vs. Jacksonville State (20-14), 11:45 a.m. At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Kansas (28-4) vs. UC Davis (23-12), 3:50 p.m. Miami (21-11) vs. Michigan State (19-14), 6:20 p.m. At Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. Oregon (29-5) vs. Iona (22-12), 11 a.m. Creighton (25-9) vs. Rhode Island (24-9), 1:30 p.m. WEST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Thursday, March 16 At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. Notre Dame 60, Princeton 58 West Virginia 86, Bucknell 80 At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. Xavier 76, Maryland 65 Florida State (25-8) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (26-7), n. At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City Gonzaga 66, South Dakota State 46 Northwestern 68, Vanderbilt 66 Saint Mary's (28-4) vs. VCU (26-8), n. Arizona (30-4) vs. North Dakota (22-9), n. NATIONALINVITATIONTOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND Saturday, March 18 Mississippi (21-13) at Syracuse (19-14), 8 a.m. Sunday, March 19 Belmont (23-6) at Georgia Tech (18-15), 9 a.m. TCU (20-15) at Iowa (19-14), 2 p.m. Oakland (25-8) at Richmond (21-12), 4:30 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. OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL FIRST ROUND Friday, March 17 At Starkville, Miss. DePaul (26-7) vs. Northern Iowa (24-8), 9 a.m. Mississippi State (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. 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. STOCKTON REGIONAL FIRST ROUND 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. Baseball WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC SECOND ROUND ROUND ROBIN Pool F At Petco Park San Diego Wednesday, March 15 United States 4, Venezuela 2 Thursday, March 16 Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela, n. Friday, March 17 United States vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m. MLB SPRING TRAINING Thursday's games Detroit 5, Atlanta 3 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1 Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1 N.Y. Yankees 11, Toronto 5 Milwaukee 8, Arizona 5 Chicago Cubs 4, L.A. Dodgers 0 Cleveland 6, A's 5 Seattle 9, Kansas City (ss) 2 Kansas City (ss) 13, San Diego 3 L.A. Angels 8, Colorado 7 Philadelphia 2, Baltimore 2 Boston 4, Pittsburgh 3 Friday's games Atlanta vs. Houston (ss) at West Palm Beach, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Houston (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char- lotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Arizona (ss) vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Seattle (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs. Texas at San Antonio, TX, 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland (ss) at Good- year, Ariz., 6:05 p.m. Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scotts- dale, Ariz., 6:05 p.m. Seattle (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Diego at Peo- ria, Ariz., 7:10 p.m. Indians 6, A's 5 Oakland 110 020 100—5 11 1 Cleveland 300 300 00x—6 12 0 Triggs, Hendriks (4), Detwiler (6), Smith (8), and Vogt, Maxwell; McAllister, Otero (3), Crockett (4), Delabar (5), Russell (6), Milner (8), Olson (9), and Kratz, Moore. W — McAllister 1-0; L — Triggs 0-1; Sv — Olson. HRs_Barreto, Healy, Rosales. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 69 42 20 7 91 194 159 Anaheim 70 37 23 10 84 183 175 Edmonton 70 37 24 9 83 205 186 Calgary 70 39 27 4 82 193 190 Los Angeles 69 33 29 7 73 171 174 Vancouver 69 28 32 9 65 159 201 Arizona 69 26 35 8 60 168 219 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 70 45 20 5 95 210 174 Minnesota 69 43 20 6 92 226 170 Nashville 70 35 24 11 81 207 197 St. Louis 69 36 28 5 77 190 192 Winnipeg 71 31 33 7 69 212 226 Dallas 69 27 32 10 64 190 228 Colorado 69 20 46 3 43 134 223 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 70 39 23 8 86 191 176 Ottawa 69 39 23 7 85 184 177 Boston 71 38 27 6 82 205 188 Toronto 69 32 23 14 78 211 206 Tampa Bay 70 34 27 9 77 191 192 Florida 69 30 28 11 71 176 197 Buffalo 70 28 30 12 68 178 207 Detroit 68 26 31 11 63 167 205 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 70 45 17 8 98 223 156 Columbus 69 45 18 6 96 221 161 Pittsburgh 69 43 17 9 95 239 194 N.Y. Rangers 70 44 24 2 90 225 183 N.Y. Islanders 70 33 26 11 77 208 215 Philadelphia 70 32 30 8 72 182 210 Carolina 68 29 27 12 70 175 197 New Jersey 69 26 31 12 64 159 199 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday's games Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 0 Boston 5, Calgary 2 Colorado 3, Detroit 1 Anaheim 2, St. Louis 1 Thursday's games Carolina 3, Minnesota 1 Winnipeg 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Nashville 2, Washington 1, OT New Jersey 6, Philadelphia 2 Columbus 2, Florida 1 Chicago 2, Ottawa 1 Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 0 Edmonton 7, Boston 4 Detroit at Arizona, n. Dallas at Vancouver, n. St. Louis at San Jose, n. Buffalo at Los Angeles, n. Friday's games New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Golf PGA ARNOLD PALMER - BAY HILL INVITATIONAL PAR Thursday At Bay Hill Lodge & Resort Orlando, Fla. Purse: $8.7 million Yardage: 7,419; Par 72 (36-36) First Round a-denotes amateur Emiliano Grillo .........................34-33—67 -5 Matthew Fitzpatrick...............33-34—67 -5 Lucas Glover............................35-33—68 -4 Paul Casey................................36-32—68 -4 Charley Hoffman.....................34-34—68 -4 Greg Chalmers ........................ 35-34—69 -3 Ryan Ruffels..............................37-32—69 -3 Francesco Molinari..................33-37—70 -2 Jason Day ..................................36-34—70 -2 Stewart Cink.............................34-36—70 -2 Kevin Kisner..............................35-35—70 -2 David Hearn ..............................35-35—70 -2 Louis Oosthuizen .....................37-33—70 -2 Trevor Immelman.....................35-35—70 -2 Adam Hadwin ...........................35-35—70 -2 Aaron Baddeley........................36-34—70 -2 Alex Noren.................................36-34—70 -2 Harold Varner III ......................36-34—70 -2 J.J. Spaun...................................34-36—70 -2 Jeunghun Wang........................36-35—71 -1 Justin Rose ................................36-35—71 -1 Vaughn Taylor...........................35-36—71 -1 Si Woo Kim ................................35-36—71 -1 Marc Leishman.........................36-35—71 -1 Kevin Na.....................................33-38—71 -1 Keegan Bradley........................37-34—71 -1 Luke List ....................................36-35—71 -1 LPGA-BANK OF HOPE FOUNDERS CUP PAR Thursday At Wildfire GC at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Phoenix Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,679; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round (a-amateur) Katie Burnett ........................... 31-33—64 -8 Sandra Changkija ................... 31-33—64 -8 In Gee Chun.............................. 32-32—64 -8 Ariya Jutanugarn .................... 32-32—64 -8 Stacy Lewis..............................29-35—64 -8 S. Santiwiwatthanaphong......34-31—65 -7 Juli Inkster.................................31-34—65 -7 Jane Park.................................. 32-33—65 -7 Michelle Wie ............................ 30-35—65 -7 Vicky Hurst ...............................31-34—65 -7 Lee Lopez..................................34-32—66 -6 Jing Yan.....................................33-33—66 -6 Ai Miyazato..............................32-34—66 -6 Pornanong Phatlum................32-34—66 -6 Mi Jung Hur .............................. 35-31—66 -6 Nelly Korda............................... 35-31—66 -6 Sandra Gal................................34-32—66 -6 Ha Na Jang................................ 32-35—67 -5 Tennis BNP PARIBAS OPEN RESULTS Thursday At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, Calif. Purse: Men, $6.99 million (Masters 1000); Women, $6.99 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor MEN Quarterfinals Pablo Carreno Busta (21), Spain, def. Pablo Cuevas (27), Uruguay, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (4). WOMEN Quarterfinals Kristina Mladenovic (28), France, def. Caroline Wozniacki (13), Denmark, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Elena Vesnina (14), Russia, def. Venus Williams (12), United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Friday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Dallas 41/2 (204) at Philadelphia at Washington OFF (OFF) Chicago at Detroit 31/2 (1991/2) Toronto Boston 9 (220) at Brooklyn at Miami 41/2 (206) Minnesota Houston 41/2 (2271/2) at N Orleans at Phoenix 3 (220) Orlando Milwaukee 7 (213) at La Lakers College Basketball Friday Favorite Line Underdog Duke 20 Troy So. Carolina 11/2 Marquette North Carolina 261/2 Texas Southern Arkansas 1 Seton Hall Louisville 20 Jacksonville St Michigan 21/2 Oklahoma St Kentucky 20 N. Kentucky Wichita St 6 Dayton Baylor 121/2 New Mexico St SMU 61/2 SOUTHERN CAL Kansas 231/2 Uc Davis Miami 2 Michigan St Oregon 141/2 Iona Creighton PK Rhode Island UCLA 18 Kent St Cincinnati 31/2 Kansas St AUTORACING NASCAR Xfinity Series DC Solar 200, Practice:10a.m., FS1. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, Camping World 500, Practice: 11a.m., FS1. NASCAR Xfinity Series, DC Solar 200, Practice: 1p.m., FS1. NASCAR Xfinity Series, DC Solar 200, Final Practice: 3 p.m., FS1. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, Camping World 500, Qualifying: 4:30p.m., FS1. BASEBALL MLB Spring Training, New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers: 10a.m., MLB. MLB Spring Training, Kansas City Royals vs. Milwaukee Brewers: 1p.m., MLB. College, West Virginia at Baylor: 6p.m., FS1. WBSC World Classic, Pool F: 7p.m., MLB. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Division I Tournament, Okla- homa State vs. Michigan, First Round: 9a.m., CBS. Division I Tournament, Seton Hall vs. Arkansas, First Round: 10a.m., TNT. Division I Tournament, Iona vs. Oregon, First Round: 10:30a.m., TBS. Division I Tournament, Jack- sonville State vs. Louisville, First Round: 11:30a.m., CBS. Division I Tournament, Baylor vs. N. Mexico, First Round: 12:30p.m., TRUTV. Division I Tournament, Texas S. vs. North Carolina, First Round: 12:50p.m., TNT. Division I Tournament, Rhode Island vs. Creighton, First Round: 1:20p.m., TBS. Division I Tournament, T.B.A. vs. SMU, First Round: 3p.m., TRUTV. Division I Tournament, T.B.A. vs. Kansas, First Round: 3:45 p.m., TNT. Division I Tournament, Wichita State vs. Dayton, First Round: 4p.m., CBS. Division I Tournament, Troy vs. Duke, First Round: 4:15 p.m., TBS. Division I Tournament, Michigan State vs. Miami, First Round: 6:15p.m., TNT. Division I Tournament, N. Kentucky vs. Kentucky, First Round: 6:30p.m., CBS. NIT Tournament, Second Round: 6:30p.m., ESPNU. Division I Tournament, Mar- quette vs. South Carolina, First Round: 6:45p.m., TBS. Division I Tournament, T.B.A. vs. Cincinnati, First Round: 7:15p.m., TRUTV. Division I Tournament, UCLA vs. Kent State, First Round: 9:55p.m., TRUTV. COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Division I Tournament, First Round: 9a.m., ESPN2. Division I Tournament, First Round: 11:30a.m., ESPN2. Division I Tournament, First Round: 2p.m., ESPN2. Division I Tournament, First Round: 4:30p.m., ESPN2. GOLF PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Round 2: 11a.m., GOLF. LPGA Tour, Founders Cup, Round 2: 3p.m., GOLF. COLLEGE WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Arizona State vs. Stanford: 1:30p.m., PAC12BA. HOCKEY NHL, Florida Panthers at New York Rangers: 4p.m., NHL. WHL, Vancouver at Kelowna: 7:30p.m., NHL. SKIING FIS Alpine Skiing, World Cup: 9a.m., NBCSN. SOCCER EPL, Arsenal at West Brom: 5:25a.m., NBCSN. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Southern vs. Mississippi Val- ley State: 3p.m., ESPNU. TENNIS ATP, BNP Paribas Open, Quarterfinal: noon, ESPN. ATP, BNP Paribas Open, Quarterfinal: 2p.m., TENNIS. ATP, BNP Paribas Open, Doubles Semifinal: 4p.m., TENNIS. WTA, BNP Paribas Open, Semifinal: 7p.m., ESPN2. COLLEGE WRESTLING Division I Tournament, Quar- terfinal: 8a.m., ESPNU. Division I Tournament, Semi- final: 5p.m., ESPN. On the air 59-58. Spencer Weisz led the Ti- gers with 15 points. The Ivy League champion Tigers (23-7) had a 19-game win- ning streak going into the NCAA Tournament. GONZAGA 66, SOUTH DA- KOTA STATE 46 Jordan Mathews scored 16 points to help Gonzaga slowly pull away from South Da- kota State for a victory and avoid the first 1 vs. 16 upset in the history of the NCAA Tournament. It looked possible for a while. The Jackrabbits (18-17), champions of the Summit League, led for the first 17 minutes of Thursday's game in the West region and stayed in range for most of the game. WEST VIRGINIA 86, BUCK- NELL 80 Nathan Adrian had 12 points and 10 re- bounds, leading West Vir- giniatoawinoverBucknell. Tarik Phillip scored 16 points for the West Re- gion's fourth-seeded Moun- taineers, who struggled at times with the outside- shooting Bison. West Vir- ginia (27-9) avoided a re- peat of last year's first- round meltdown when the third-seeded Mountaineers lost to Stephen F. Austin. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 81, MINNESOTA 72 Reggie Upshaw scored 19 points, Giddy Potts added 15 and Middle Tennessee State took down another Big Ten team in the NCAA Tourna- ment, beating Minnesota. Twelfth-seeded Middle Tennessee proved it was no one-year wonder after upsetting Michigan State as a No. 15 seed last March. VIRGINIA 76, UNC WILMING- TON 71 London Perran- tes scored 24 points, Mar- ial Shayok added a career- high 23 off the bench and No. 5 seed Virginia ral- lied from 15 points down to beat 13th-seeded UNC Wilmington. Perrantes scored 19 points in the second half as the Cavaliers (23-10) got their slow-paced offense go- ing. His biggest bucket was a driving bank shot with 1:37 remaining, which put the Cavs up 71-66. FLORIDA 80, EAST TENNES- SEE STATE 65 Devin Rob- inson tied his career-high with 24 points, Kasey Hill added 14 and No. 4 seed Florida used a second-half surge to beat 13th-seeded East Tennessee State. Robinson, an NBA pros- pect who had been rela- tively quiet late in the sea- son, scored his most points in nearly two months. He made 10 of 17 shots and chipped in seven rebounds. The speedy Hill reached double figures for the fourth consecutive game. He also added six rebounds and five assists for his most complete game in a month. BUTLER 76, WINTHROP 64 Avery Woodson scored 18 points and tied a career high with six 3-pointers in his NCAA Tournament de- but to lead Butler to a win over Winthrop. Woodson, a graduate transfer from Memphis, hit five 3s in the first half to help the fourth-seeded Bulldogs build a 14-point halftime lead. XAVIER 76, MARYLAND 65 Trevon Bluiett scored 21 points and Sean O'Mara had 18 to help No. 11 seed Xavier upset sixth-seeded Maryland. The Musketeers move on in the West region, mark- ing the third straight year they have advanced to the second round. Maryland, which has started three freshmen for much the sea- son, lost in the first round for the first time since 1997. SAINT MARY'S 85, VCU 77 Jock Landale had 18 points and13reboundsasseventh- seeded Saint Mary's held on for a victory over No. 10 Vir- ginia Commonwealth. The Gaels led most of the way, but had to fight to hold on after the VCU de- fensive pressure started to become too much in the second half. Joe Rahon and Calvin Hermanson finished with 16 points apiece for Saint Mary's. JeQuan Lewis paced VCU with 30 points. VILLANOVA 76, MOUNT ST. MARY'S 56 Donte DiVin- cenzo scored 21 points and top seed Villanova shook off a slow start and stum- bled forward in the East re- gion with a victory over No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's. The Wildcats (32-3) weren't themselves for much of the first half be- fore they opened the sec- ond half with a 21-6 run to take the first step toward defending their champion- ship. Villanova is trying to be the first back-to-back ti- tlist since Florida in 2007. PURDUE 80, VERMONT 70 Vincent Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the sec- ond half, and Purdue held off Vermont for its first vic- tory in the NCAA Tourna- ment in five years. Caleb Swanigan added 16 points, 14 rebounds and four assists for the fourth- seeded Boilermakers (26- 7), who were upset by Ar- kansas-Little Rock in dou- ble overtime in the first round of last year's tour- nament. Dakota Mathias made three of Purdue's nine 3-pointers and fin- ished with 13 points. NCAA FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017 2 B