Sports Scoreboard: 3.4.08
Published 8:13 am Tuesday, March 4, 2008
PRO SPORTSNational Basketball AssociationToday – Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. (CSN)
Friday – Portland at Milwuakee, 5:30 p.m. (CSN)
Saturday – Portland at New York, 4:30 p.m. (KGW)
Western Hockey LeagueToday – Everett at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Friday – Tri-CIty at Spokane, 7 p.m.
Saturday – Tri-City at Kelowna, 7 p.m.
Sunday – Portland at Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.
COLLEGE SPORTSMen’s basketballToday – Cascade Conference final (campus site), TBA;
Thursday – Arizona at Oregon State, 6 p.m.; Arizona State at Oregon, 6 or 8 p.m.
Saturday – Arizona at Oregon, TBA; Arizona State at Oregon State, 2:30 p.m.
Women’s basketballFriday-Tuesday, March 10 – Pac-10 Tournament (San Jose, Calif.), TBA.
BaseballToday – Oregon State at Portland, 2 p.m.
Friday – Oregon State vs. Loyola Maymount (San Diego State tourney), 2 p.m.; Kent State at Washington State, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday – Oregon State vs. San Diego (SDS tourney), 11 a.m.; Kent State at Washington State (DH), noon
Sunday – Kent State at Washington State, noon; Oregon State vs Santa Clara (SDS tourney), 2 p.m.
SoftballWednesday – Portland State at Oregon, 2:30 p.m.
Friday – Oregon State vs. Ball State (FIU tourney), 9 a.m.; Oregon vs. Ohio State (UNLV Invitational), 3:45 p.m.
Saturday -Oregon Sate vs. Ball State (FIU tourney), 10:30 a.m.; BMCC at Chemeketa C.C. (DH), noon; Oregon State vs. Florida International (FIU tourney), 1 p.m.
Sunday – Oregon vs. New Mexico State (UNLV Invitational), 9 a.m.; Oregon State vs. Florida International (FIU tourney), 10 a.m.; BMCC at Clark C.C. (DH), noon.
GolfToday – Oregon State women at Spartan Invitational, TBA; Oregon State, Oregon men at USC Invitational, TBA.
Sunday-Tuesday, March 11 – Oregon State women at College of Charlston Invitational, TBA.
GymnasticsFriday – Oregon State at Utah, 6 p.m.
LacrosseThursday – Oregon vs. Notre Dame (East-West Challenge, San Diego), 8 p.m.
Saturday – Oregon vs. Temple (East-West Challenge, Pasadena), 4 p.m.
Track and FieldWednesday-Friday – NAIA Indoor National Championships
Saturday – Oregon, Washington State at Last Chance Qualifier (Seattle), all day.
TennisFriday – Pacific at Oregon men, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday – Nevada at Oregon men, 10 a.m.; Washington Sate women at USC, noon; Portland State at Oregon men, 6 p.m.
PREP SPORTSBoys’ basketballFriday – Crater at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Girls’ basketballWednesday – Hermiston vs. Corvallis (Chiles Center, Portland), 3:15 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday – Class 5A girls’ state tournament
College basketballMen’s scores
EAST
West Virginia 76, Pittsburgh 62
SOUTH
Florida A&M 85, S. Carolina St. 72
Hampton 71, N. Carolina A&T 55
Jackson St. 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 49
MVSU 69, Grambling St. 63
Norfolk St. 54, Howard 52
UNC Greensboro 60, W. Carolina 55
Virginia 76, Georgia Tech 74
Winston-Salem 76, Bethune-Cookman 71, 2OT
MIDWEST
Kansas 109, Texas Tech 51
SOUTHWEST
Alabama A&M 73, Texas Southern 58
Alabama St. 61, Prairie View 57
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 88, Santa Clara 54
Saint Mary’s, Calif. 64, Portland 50
San Diego 86, Loyola Marymount 65
San Francisco 88, Pepperdine 63
Utah St. 79, Fresno St. 66
Weber St. 89, Sacramento St. 69
Women’s scores
EAST
Cincinnati 66, Providence 59
Connecticut 66, Rutgers 46
DePaul 97, Seton Hall 74
Fairleigh Dickinson 58, Wagner 52
Long Island U. 62, St. Francis, NY 49
Monmouth, N.J. 65, St. Francis, Pa. 50
Pittsburgh 70, Georgetown 33
Quinnipiac 68, Cent. Connecticut St. 51
Robert Morris 66, Sacred Heart 52
St. John’s 61, Notre Dame 51
Syracuse 73, West Virginia 51
SOUTH
Ark.-Pine Bluff 53, Jackson St. 52
Bethune-Cookman 66, Winston-Salem 39
Hampton 85, N. Carolina A&T 84
Howard 93, Norfolk St. 84
Louisville 84, Villanova 52
MVSU 73, Grambling St. 61
S. Carolina St. 67, Florida A&M 59
MIDWEST
IPFW 86, UMKC 67
N. Dakota St. 93, Centenary 64
Ohio 72, N. Illinois 68
S. Dakota St. 88, Oral Roberts 67
South Florida 61, Marquette 56
SOUTHWEST
Alabama A&M 57, Texas Southern 50
Prairie View 78, Alabama St. 56
FAR WEST
Oakland, Mich. 61, S. Utah 43
Pro basketballNational Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 46 12 .793 –
Toronto 32 26 .552 14
Philadelphia 28 33 .459 19 1/2
New Jersey 26 33 .441 20 1/2
New York 18 42 .300 29
Southeast Division W L Pct GB
Orlando 38 23 .623 –
Washington 29 30 .492 8
Atlanta 24 33 .421 12
Charlotte 20 39 .339 17
Miami 11 46 .193 25
Central Division W L Pct GB
Detroit 43 16 .729 –
Cleveland 34 26 .567 9 1/2
Indiana 24 36 .400 19 1/2
Chicago 23 36 .390 20
Milwaukee 22 38 .367 21 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division W L Pct GB
San Antonio 41 17 .707 –
New Orleans 40 19 .678 1 1/2
Houston 39 20 .661 2 1/2
Dallas 39 22 .639 3 1/2
Memphis 14 45 .237 27 1/2
Northwest Division W L Pct GB
Utah 39 22 .639 –
Denver 35 24 .593 3
Portland 31 29 .517 7 1/2
Seattle 16 43 .271 22
Minnesota 12 46 .207 25 1/2
Pacific Division W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 42 18 .700 –
Phoenix 39 20 .661 2 1/2
Golden State 36 22 .621 5
Sacramento 27 32 .458 14 1/2
L.A. Clippers 19 39 .328 22
Sunday’s Games
Cleveland 95, Chicago 86
L.A. Lakers 108, Dallas 104, OT
Boston 98, Atlanta 88
Indiana 128, Milwaukee 106
San Antonio 93, New Jersey 83
Charlotte 110, Toronto 98
Washington 101, New Orleans 84
Seattle 111, Minnesota 108, OT
Houston 102, Denver 89
Sacramento 120, Miami 109
Golden State 110, Portland 104
Monday’s Games
New Orleans 100, New York 88
Utah 116, Dallas 110
Philadelphia 106, L.A. Clippers 80
Today’s Games
Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Golden State at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Seattle at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
New Jersey at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
BASEBALLAmerican LeagueSEATTLE MARINERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Felix Hernandez, RHP Sean White, OF Mike Morse and OF Jeremy Reed on one-year contracts.
National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES-Renewed the contract of OF Jeff Francouer. Agreed to terms with C Brayan Pena, 1B Scott Thorman, RHP Peter Moylan, RHP Jeff Bennett and RHP Anthony Lerew on one-year contracts.
CINCINNATI REDS-Agreed to terms with OF Corey Patterson and INF Jerry Hairston Jr. on minor league contracts.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Agreed to terms with RHP James McDonald on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Agreed to terms with RHP Heath Bell, RHP Kevin Cameron, RHP Ernesto Frieri, RHP Mike Gardner, RHP Justin Germano, RHP Carlos Guevara, RHP Clay Hensley, RHP Wilton Lopez, RHP Cla Meredith, RHP Tim Stauffer, RHP Jared Wells, RHP Mauro Zarate, LHP Justin Hampson, LHP Joe Thatcher, C Colt Morton, INF Callix Crabbe, INF Chase Headley, INF Kevin Kouzmanoff, INF Paul McAnulty, INF Brian Myrow, INF Oscar Robles, INF Luis Rodriguez, INF Craig Stansberry and OF Scott Hairston on one-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Reassigned C Pablo Sandoval, C Jackson Williams, OF Ben Copeland, OF Brian Horwitz and OF Mike McBryde to their minor league camp.
FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueATLANTA FALCONS-Released RB Warrick Dunn.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Agreed to terms with G Keydrick Vincent on a two-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed DE Antwan Odom to a five-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS-Signed WR Keary Colbert and LB Niko Koutouvides. Re-signed DE Ebenezer Ekuban.
DETROIT LIONS-Signed TE Michael Gaines. Re-signed TE John Owens to a one-year contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS-Signed LB Kevin Bentley.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Released G Chris Naeole.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed LB Demorrio Williams to a five-year contract. Claimed FB Oliver Hoyte off waivers from Dallas.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Re-signed S Yeremiah Bell.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Agreed to terms with WR Randy Moss on a three-year contract. Signed WR Sam Aiken.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Agreed to terms with WR David Patten on a two-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed S Sammy Knight to a three-year contract.
NEW YORK JETS-Signed OL Damien Woody and LB Calvin Pace.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS-Signed QB Ben Roethlisberger to an eight-year contract and RB Mewelde Moore to a three-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Signed RB DeShaun Foster, QB J.T. O’Sullivan and LB Dontarrious Thomas.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Acquired QB Brian Griese from Chicago for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick.
TENNESSEE TITANS-Agreed to terms with TE Alge Crumpler on a two-year contract.
HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueEDMONTON OILERS-Recalled C Marc Pouliot from Springfield (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES-Recalled RW Enver Lisin from San Antonio (AHL).
COLLEGEMIDWESTERN STATE-Announced the resignation of Shannon Burks, women’s basketball coach.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE-Announced the resignation of Amy Ruley, women’s basketball coach, to become an associate athletic director.