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BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP Josh Beckett on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 19. Optioned C Dusty Brown to Pawtucket (IL). Purchased the contact of C Kevin Cash from Pawtucket.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Optioned INF Josh Fields to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned INF Jason Bourgeois, RHP D.J. Carrasco and C Paul Phillips to their minor league camp.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of RHP Jorge Julio from Buffalo (IL). Designated LHP Aaron Fultz for assignment. Optioned INF Josh Barfield to Buffalo. Assigned RHP Scott Elarton to their minor league camp.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with 3B Miguel Cabrera on a seven-year contract extension through the 2015 season.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Purchased the contract of DH Mike Sweeney from Sacramento (PCL). Placed 3B Eric Chavez and RHP Chad Gaudin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 19, and RHP Kiko Calero on the 60-day DL. Optioned INF Gregorio Petit to Sacramento.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed LHP Scott Kazmir and INF Ben Zobrist on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Released C Sal Fasano.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with OF Reed Johnson on a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Reassigned INF-OF Jerry Gil to their minor league camp.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Released RHP Claudio Vargas.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Reassigned RHP Gary Knotts and LHP Vic Darensbourg to their minor league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Purchased the contract of INF Luis Rivas from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned OF Kevin Thompson to Indianapolis. Reassigned LHP Casey Fossum and RHP Elmer Dessens to their minor league camp. Designated RHP Jonah Bayliss for assignment.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Chris Carpenter, LHP Mark Mulder, RHP Matt Clement, RHP Joel Pineiro, LHP Tyler Johnson, RHP Josh Kinney and OF Juan Encarnacion on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Exercised the 2009 option on the contract of Bud Black, manager.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed C Lance Allred to a second 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DETROIT LIONS—Signed LB Gilbert Gardner to a one-year contract.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Released C Steve McKinney. Re-signed P Matt Turk.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed TE Greg Estandia, S Jamaal Fudge, DE Jeremy Mincey and DE James Wyche to one-year tender offers.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed LB Heath Farwell and CB Benny Sapp to one-year contracts.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed G Rich Seubert to a three-year contract extension through 2012.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed QB Jeff Otis and QB Erik Meyer.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed C Justin Hartwig to a two-year contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Re-signed DE James Hall to a two-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed OG Jeb Terry.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed DE Chris Cooper and LB D.D. Lewis to one-year contracts.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Re-signed DE Kevin Carter.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with S Donnie Nickey.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS—Suspended junior LB Freddie Fairchild after he was charged with suspicion of third-degree battery and false imprisonment.

DAYTON—Named Kelly Sheffield women’s volleyball coach.

DETROIT—Named Autumn Rademacher women’s basketball coach.

FLORIDA A&M—Fired Debra Clark, women’s basketball coach.

GEORGE MASON—Announced the resignation of Debbie Taneyhill, women’s basketball coach.

JAMES MADISON—Named Matt Brady men’s basketball coach.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI—Named Troy Dumas linebackers coach.

VIRGINIA UNION—Announced the resignation of Arrington Jones III, football coach. Promoted Greg Richardson from assistant head coach and defensive coordinator to head football coach.

WRIGHT STATE—Announced the retirement of Michael Cusak, athletic director, effective at the end of June.



Basketball



NBA standings



EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

y-Boston 55 15 .786 —

Philadelphia 36 35 .507 19 1/2

Toronto 35 35 .500 20

New Jersey 30 41 .423 25 1/2

New York 19 51 .271 36

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Orlando 46 27 .630 —

Washington 36 33 .522 8

Atlanta 30 40 .429 14 1/2

Charlotte 25 44 .362 19

Miami 13 57 .186 31 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Detroit 50 20 .714 —

Cleveland 40 31 .563 10 1/2

Indiana 29 42 .408 21 1/2

Chicago 28 42 .400 22

Milwaukee 24 45 .348 25 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

New Orleans 48 21 .696 —

Houston 48 23 .676 1

San Antonio 48 23 .676 1

Dallas 45 26 .634 4

Memphis 18 52 .257 30 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 46 25 .648 —

Denver 43 28 .606 3

Portland 37 34 .521 9

Minnesota 18 51 .261 27

Seattle 17 54 .239 29

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 49 22 .690 —

Phoenix 47 23 .671 1 1/2

Golden State 43 27 .614 5 1/2

Sacramento 31 39 .443 17 1/2

L.A. Clippers 21 49 .304 27 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday’s Games

Miami 78, Milwaukee 73

Detroit 110, Phoenix 105, OT

Philadelphia 95, Boston 90

New Jersey 106, New York 91

Denver 120, Memphis 106

Houston 108, Sacramento 100

Seattle 97, Portland 84

L.A. Lakers 123, Golden State 119, OT

Tuesday’s Games

San Antonio 107, Orlando 97

New Orleans 114, Indiana 106

Chicago 103, Atlanta 94

Dallas 103, L.A. Clippers 90

Charlotte at Utah, (n)

Washington at Portland, (n)

Today’s Games

Phoenix at Boston, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Indiana at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.



NBA boxscores



MAVERICKS 103, CLIPPERS 90

L.A. CLIPPERS (90)

Maggette 8-14 5-7 21, Thomas 4-14 3-4 13, Powell 3-6 2-2 8, Parker 3-9 1-2 8, Mobley 5-11 1-2 11, Thornton 2-9 3-3 7, Fazekas 5-6 0-0 10, Knight 4-7 2-2 10, Dickau 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 34-77 19-24 90.

DALLAS (103)

Jo.Howard 8-22 15-15 32, Allen 3-8 0-0 6, Dampier 8-12 3-4 19, Kidd 2-7 4-4 10, Stackhouse 9-15 0-0 20, Terry 1-5 2-2 4, Bass 1-5 1-2 3, Magloire 0-0 0-2 0, George 0-1 1-2 1, Wright 3-5 0-0 6, Lue 1-2 0-0 2, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 26-31 103.

L.A. Clippers 24 20 24 22 — 90

Dallas 28 23 31 21 — 103

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 3-16 (Thomas 2-6, Parker 1-4, Maggette 0-1, Dickau 0-1, Mobley 0-2, Thornton 0-2), Dallas 5-17 (Kidd 2-4, Stackhouse 2-5, Jo.Howard 1-5, George 0-1, Terry 0-2). Fouled Out—Maggette. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 42 (Powell 8), Dallas 57 (Dampier 17). Assists—L.A. Clippers 15 (Parker 3), Dallas 16 (Kidd 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 21, Dallas 20. A—20,207 (20,468).



SPURS 107, MAGIC 97

SAN ANTONIO (107)

Bowen 4-7 0-0 11, Duncan 7-10 5-6 19, Oberto 1-1 0-2 2, Parker 4-13 3-5 11, Finley 9-13 4-4 24, Ginobili 10-19 7-7 28, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2, Udoka 1-7 0-0 3, Vaughn 3-3 1-2 7, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 20-26 107.

ORLANDO (97)

Turkoglu 1-4 0-0 2, Lewis 7-12 7-8 24, Howard 10-18 4-8 24, Nelson 1-2 0-0 2, Evans 1-5 0-0 3, Bogans 1-3 1-5 4, Dooling 7-12 4-5 19, Arroyo 7-14 2-2 17, Foyle 0-1 0-0 0, Redick 0-5 2-2 2, Cook 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-77 20-30 97.

San Antonio 28 30 22 27 — 107

Orlando 29 27 17 24 — 97

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-18 (Bowen 3-5, Finley 2-4, Udoka 1-3, Ginobili 1-5, Parker 0-1), Orlando 7-16 (Lewis 3-5, Dooling 1-2, Bogans 1-2, Arroyo 1-2, Evans 1-3, Redick 0-1, Cook 0-1). Fouled Out—Howard. Rebounds—San Antonio 40 (Duncan 15), Orlando 52 (Howard 21). Assists—San Antonio 20 (Parker 9), Orlando 15 (Evans 7). Total Fouls—San Antonio 18, Orlando 25. Technicals—San Antonio Coach Popovich, San Antonio defensive three second, Lewis. A—17,519 (17,519).



BULLS 103, HAWKS 94

ATLANTA (94)

Smith 6-12 4-6 16, Williams 3-14 4-4 10, Horford 1-5 1-2 3, Bibby 7-18 0-0 18, Johnson 7-17 1-2 15, Childress 8-11 5-5 22, Pachulia 2-4 4-7 8, Law 1-3 0-0 2, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-84 19-26 94.

CHICAGO (103)

Deng 6-14 2-2 14, Gooden 12-23 7-7 31, Noah 5-8 3-3 13, Hinrich 6-13 0-0 14, Hughes 3-10 2-2 9, Nocioni 0-2 0-0 0, Gordon 6-8 2-2 16, Sefolosha 2-10 0-0 4, Thomas 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 41-93 16-16 103.

Atlanta 30 23 14 27 — 94

Chicago 26 25 28 24 — 103

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 5-14 (Bibby 4-7, Childress 1-1, Smith 0-1, Johnson 0-5), Chicago 5-9 (Hinrich 2-2, Gordon 2-4, Hughes 1-2, Sefolosha 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 54 (Horford 13), Chicago 54 (Gooden 16). Assists—Atlanta 17 (Bibby 7), Chicago 23 (Hinrich 10). Total Fouls—Atlanta 14, Chicago 19. Technical—Nocioni. A—21,806 (22,467).



HORNETS 114, PACERS 106

NEW ORLEANS (114)

Stojakovic 6-13 0-0 16, West 14-24 7-7 35, Chandler 5-7 5-7 15, Paul 9-19 11-14 31, Peterson 0-2 0-2 0, Ely 0-0 0-0 0, Wells 3-6 3-4 9, Pargo 1-3 1-1 3, Wright 1-5 3-4 5, Andersen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 30-39 114.

INDIANA (106)

Dunleavy 7-12 3-4 17, Murphy 4-10 1-1 11, Foster 2-7 0-0 4, Murray 3-7 0-0 7, Granger 8-23 7-9 26, Diener 4-5 0-0 10, Harrison 6-9 0-2 12, Williams 6-11 4-5 17, Daniels 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-88 15-21 106.

New Orleans 29 30 27 28 — 114

Indiana 27 29 23 27 — 106

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-15 (Stojakovic 4-7, Paul 2-5, Peterson 0-1, Wright 0-2), Indiana 9-25 (Granger 3-7, Diener 2-3, Murphy 2-6, Murray 1-2, Williams 1-4, Daniels 0-1, Dunleavy 0-2). Fouled Out—Harrison. Rebounds—New Orleans 50 (West 16), Indiana 52 (Foster 11). Assists—New Orleans 20 (Paul 14), Indiana 20 (Diener 8). Total Fouls—New Orleans 20, Indiana 25. Technicals—Indiana defensive three second 2. A—10,829 (18,345).



Baseball



AL standings



American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 1 0 1.000 —

Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 1/2

Toronto 0 0 .000 1/2

New York 0 0 .000 1/2

Baltimore 0 0 .000 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 0 0 .000 —

Cleveland 0 0 .000 —

Detroit 0 0 .000 —

Kansas City 0 0 .000 —

Minnesota 0 0 .000 —

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 0 0 .000 —

Seattle 0 0 .000 —

Texas 0 0 .000 —

Oakland 0 1 .000 1/2

Tuesday’s Game

Boston 6, Oakland 5, 10 innings

Today’s Game

Boston (Lester 4-0) vs. Oakland (Harden 1-2) at Tokyo Dome, 5:05 a.m.



AL boxscore



RED SOX 6, ATHLETICS 5

BOSTON OAKLAND

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 Buck rf 5 0 0 0

Yukilis 1b 4 1 1 0 Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1

Ortiz dh 4 1 0 0 Barton 1b 2 2 0 0

Rmirez lf 5 1 2 4 Cust dh 4 0 0 0

Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 Brown lf 4 0 1 1

Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 Crosby ss 5 1 2 1

Moss rf 5 1 2 2 Hnnhan 3b 4 1 2 2

Varitek c 4 0 0 0 Suzuki c 5 0 1 0

Ellsbry cf 4 0 1 0 Sweney cf 3 0 0 0

Lugo ss 4 1 2 0 Sweney ph 0 0 0 0

Cora ss 0 0 0 0 Frntino cf 0 0 0 0

Totals 38 6 11 6 Totals 36 5 7 5

Boston 000 003 001 2 — 6

Oakland 200 002 000 1 — 5

DP—Oakland 2. LOB—Boston 6, Oakland 9. 2B—Pedroia (1), Ramirez 2 (2), Brown (1). HR—Moss (1), Ellis (1), Hannahan (1). SB—Suzuki (1). S—Pedroia.

IP H R ER BB SO

Boston

Matsuzaka 5 2 2 2 5 6

Snyder 1 1-3 2 2 2 0 1

Lopez 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

Corey 1 0 0 0 0 0

Okajima W,1-0 1 0 0 0 1 1

Papelbon S,1 1 3 1 1 1 1

Oakland

Blanton 5 2-3 7 3 3 1 3

Embree 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1

Foulke 1 0 0 0 0 1

Street L,0-1 1 2-3 3 3 3 1 2

Dinardo 1-3 0 0 0 1 0

HBP—by Matsuzaka (Cust). WP—Matsuzaka. T—3:39. A—44,628 (42,000).



Spring training



AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Tampa Bay 17 5 .773

Los Angeles 18 7 .720

Oakland 15 7 .682

New York 13 9 .591

Texas 14 10 .583

Kansas City 14 11 .560

Cleveland 13 12 .520

Detroit 13 12 .520

Minnesota 13 13 .500

Seattle 10 14 .417

Baltimore 9 14 .391

Boston 7 11 .389

Chicago 10 16 .385

Toronto 9 16 .360

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

New York 18 9 .667

Florida 17 9 .654

Milwaukee 16 10 .615

St. Louis 15 10 .600

Colorado 12 11 .522

Cincinnati 14 14 .500

Atlanta 13 13 .500

San Diego 11 11 .500

Chicago 13 14 .481

Houston 12 15 .444

Philadelphia 11 15 .423

Pittsburgh 10 16 .385

Arizona 10 17 .370

Washington 10 17 .370

Los Angeles 9 17 .346

San Francisco 8 19 .296

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Monday’s Games

Houston 10, Florida 10, tie, 10 innings

Cleveland 8, Atlanta 0

N.Y. Mets 1, Baltimore 0

St. Louis 8, Minnesota 4

Detroit 5, Washington 3

Tampa Bay 13, Pittsburgh 4

Chicago Cubs 7, Texas 6

San Diego 4, L.A. Angels 4, tie, 10 innings

Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5

Arizona 6, San Francisco 5

Seattle 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Cincinnati 5, Toronto 3

N.Y. Yankees 13, Philadelphia 4

Kansas City 10, L.A. Dodgers 9

Tuesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 0

Baltimore 8, Florida 1

Pittsburgh 7, Minnesota 3

Cleveland 7, N.Y. Yankees 5

St. Louis 3, Washington 0

Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 3

N.Y. Mets 5, Atlanta 4

L.A. Angels 9, Arizona 8

Chicago White Sox 5, Colorado 2

L.A. Dodgers 3, Milwaukee 3, tie

Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco 5

Detroit 10, Houston 9

Seattle at Texas, (n)

Kansas City at San Diego, (n)



College scores



SOUTHWEST

Lubbock Christian 12, Hardin-Simmons 1

Mary Hardin-Baylor 20, SW Assemblies of God 10

Mississippi Coll. 6-0, LeTourneau 5-8

Stephen F. Austin 12, Louisiana-Monroe 11

TCU 1, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0

Texas-Pan American 3, Lamar 2

Texas Tech 5, UC Riverside 4

Trinity, Texas 9, McMurry 8

UC Riverside 8, Texas Tech 6

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 10, High Point 3

Brewton-Parker 6, Savannah Art 4, 10 innings

Bridgewater, Va. 9, Washington & Lee 3

Carson-Newman 4-2, Lenoir-Rhyne 0-3

Coastal Carolina 5, The Citadel 1

Duke 7, Brown 6, 10 innings

Flagler 8, Embry-Riddle 2

Old Dominion 8, Longwood 3

Presbyterian 8, Wofford 7

Randolph-Macon 14, E. Mennonite 4

Tusculum 7-9, Virginia-Wise 6-10

UNC-Asheville 12, Wake Forest 6

Virginia 5, Va. Commonwealth 3

Virginia Tech 18, James Madison 11

EAST

Hofstra 6-1, Siena 3-9

Long Island U. 7, Manhattan 5

Manhattanville 12, William Paterson 10

Northeastern 8, Rhode Island 6

Quinnipiac 5, Army 2

Stonehill 12, St. Anselm 6, 13 innings

MIDWEST

Coll. of the Ozarks 15-4, NW Oklahoma 8-2

Creighton 9, South Dakota St. 8

Culver-Stockton 3-2, Baker 0-1

Harris-Stowe 4-5, Missouri S&T 1-7

Kansas 6, Chicago St. 4

Manchester 21, Defiance 8

Marian 9-8, St. Francis, Ind. 2-10

NW Missouri 4-12, Wayne St., Mich. 5-4

Saint Louis 9, Illinois St. 8

Valparaiso 5-5, N. Illinois 2-1