Today
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii-Hilo vs. Chicago State, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium; Hawaii Pacific vs. Grand Canyon, 6:30 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park field 4.
BASKETBALL
Black and Gold Girls Challenge: Farrington vs. Maryknoll, 4 p.m., Waimea vs. Punahou, 5:30 p.m., McKinley vs. Iolani, 7 p.m., at McKinley.
First Hawaiian Bank Lady Na Menehune Peek Tournament: Kamehameha vs. Leilehua, 5:30 p.m., Kealakehe vs. Lahainaluna, 7 p.m., at Moanalua.
Lady Rams Mini Invitational: Kaimuki vs. Molokai, 6 p.m., Iolani II vs. Radford, 7:30 p.m., James Alegre Gym.
SOFTBALL
Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament: Liberty vs. Pacific, 10 a.m.; Boston College vs. Pacific, noon; Oregon State vs. Liberty, 2 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Boston College, 4 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Oregon State, 6 p.m., Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
TENNIS
ILH girls: Maryknoll vs. Sacred Hearts at Keehi, Iolani at Kamehameha, 4 p.m.; University/La Pietra/St. Francis vs. Hawaii Baptist at Punahou, 4:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
MPSF: Hawaii vs. Pepperdine, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii Pacific vs. Grand Canyon (2), 4 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park field 4; Hawaii vs. Arizona, 6:35 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
ILH: Iolani vs. Saint Louis at Ala Wai Field, 3:15 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Black and Gold Girls Challenge: Iolani vs. Waimea, 4 p.m., Punahou vs. Farrington, 5:30 p.m., Maryknoll vs. McKinley, 7 p.m., at McKinley.
College men: NCAA Division II Regional, BYU-Hawaii vs. Cal State San Bernardino, at Humboldt State (Calif.), 2:30 p.m.
First Hawaiian Bank Lady Na Menehune Peek Tournament: Aiea/Punahou II loser vs. Moanalua/Waialua loser, 3 p.m., Kamehameha/Leilehua loser vs. Kealakehe/Lahainaluna loser, 4:30 p.m., Aiea/Punahou II winner vs. Moanalua/Waialua winner, 6 p.m., Kamehameha/Leilehua winner vs. Kealakehe/Lahainaluna winner, 7:30 p.m., at Moanalua.
Lady Rams Mini Invitational: Iolani II vs. Molokai, 6 p.m., Kaimuki vs. Radford, 7:30 p.m., James Alegre Gym.
SOCCER
College women's exhibition: Hawaii vs. Virginia, 7 p.m., Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
SOFTBALL
Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament: No. 3 seed vs. No. 4 seed, 3 p.m.; No. 2 seed vs. No. 5 seed, 5 p.m.; Winner game 4 vs. loser game 3, 7 p.m., Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
PWC: Hawaii-Hilo vs. Notre Dame deNamur, noon, at Hilo.
TENNIS
ILH boys: Kamehameha at Iolani, Punahou at Mid-Pacific, University/Word of Life vs. Hawaii Baptist at Keehi, 4 p.m.
TRACK & FIELD
KIF: Qualifying meet #3, 4 p.m., Vidinha Stadium.
GOLF
BIIF Meet No. 1
High school
at Waikoloa Village
Boys team results: 1. Waiakea, 307; 2. Kamehameha-Hawaii, 328; 3. Hilo, 332; 4. Hawaii Prep, 346; 5. Makua Lani, 366; 6. Kohala, 444.
Medalist: Sean Maekawa, Honokaa, 64 (8 under)
Girls team results: 1. Waiakea, 235; 2. Hilo, 272; 3. Kamehameha-Hawaii, 293.
Medalist: Tammy Surtees, HPA, 71 (1 under)
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Tomorrow
At Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mexico, vs. Louis Brown, Indianapolis, 10, welterweights; Fernando Beltran, Mexico, vs. Baudel Cardenas, Mexico, 10, super bantamweights.March 10
At SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Germany (HBO), Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine, vs. Ray Austin, Cleveland, 12, for Klitschko's IBF heavyweight title.
At Liverpool, England, Souleymane M'Baye, France, vs. Andreas Kotelnik, Germany, 12, for M'Baye's junior welterweight title; Alex Arthur, Scotland, vs. Alexander Hrulev, Russia, 12, junior lightweights.
TENNIS
Pacific Life Open
At Indian Wells, Calif.
Women's first round singles
Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, def. Lindsey Nelson, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.
Jill Craybas, United States, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-1, 7-5.
Nathalie Dechy, France, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Nicole Pratt, Australia, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3.
Shenay Perry, United States, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Meilen Tu, United States, def. Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, 6-3, 6-2.
Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 6-4, 6-3.
Viktoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Emilie Loit, France, 7-5, 6-3.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Eva Birnerova, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-4.
Sun Tiantian, China, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
ILH
Varsity girls
Punahou def. Mid-Pacific 5-0
OIA
Varsity boys
Kalani def. Kailua 3-2
Mililani def. Kapolei 5-0
Varsity girls
Kalani def. Kailua 5-0
Mililani def. Kapolei 5-0
BASKETBALL
College men
Scores
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
First round
Dayton 81, Charlotte 63
Fordham 63, Richmond 61
Saint Joseph's 66, Temple 62
Saint Louis 78, Duquesne 77
Big East Conference
First round
Marquette 76, St. John's 67
Syracuse 78, Connecticut 65
Villanova 75, DePaul 67
West Virginia 92, Providence 79
Big Sky Conference
Championship
Weber St. 88, N. Arizona 80
Big West Conference
First round
UC Irvine 53, UC Riverside 52
Conference USA
First round
Marshall 53, UAB 52
Rice 77, UTEP 74
Southern Miss. 59, SMU 52
Tulsa 65, East Carolina 50
Mid-American Conference
First round
Cent. Michigan 80, Buffalo 74
E. Michigan 51, Ball St. 48
Ohio 69, Bowling Green 59
W. Michigan 67, N. Illinois 62
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Delaware St. 68, Coppin St. 49
First round
Norfolk St. 81, Md.-Eastern Shore 70
Northeast Conference
Championship
Cent. Connecticut St. 74, Sacred Heart 70
Pacific-10 Conference
First round
California 70, Oregon St. 51
Southwestern Athletic Conference
First round
Jackson St. 74, Southern U. 65
MVSU 62, Alabama St. 52
College women top 25
No. 11 Oklahoma 67, Texas 58
No. 13 Texas A&M 62, Colorado 45
No. 18 Baylor71, Kansas 54
No. 22 Wisconsin-Green Bay 81, Detroit 58
First Hawaiian Bank Lady Na Menehune Peek Tournament
High School
at Moanalua H.S. gym
Aiea 51, Punahou II 25
Moanalua 58, Waialua 40
GLANTZ-CULVER LINES
NCAA basketball
FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG
|
Big East Conference
|
At New York
|
Quarterfinals
|
Georgetown |
5 |
Villanova
|
Notre Dame |
3 1/2 |
Connecticut
|
or
|
Notre Dame |
1 1/2 |
Syracuse
|
Louisville |
4 1/2 |
West Virginia
|
or
|
Louisville |
6 |
Providence
|
Pittsburgh |
6 1/2 |
at St. John's
|
or
|
Pittsburgh |
3 |
Marquette
|
Atlantic 10 Conference
|
At Atlantic City, N.J.
|
Quarterfinals
|
Xavier |
9 1/2 |
Dayton
|
Rhode Island |
9 |
Richmond
|
or
|
Rhode Island |
1 |
Fordham
|
Massachusetts |
14 |
Duquesne
|
or
|
Massachusetts |
6 1/2 |
Saint Louis
|
George Washington |
Pk |
Saint Joseph's
|
or
|
George Washington |
3 1/2 |
Temple
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
At Tampa, Fla.
|
First round
|
Clemson |
1 1/2 |
Florida St.
|
Maryland |
12 |
Miami
|
Duke |
9 1/2 |
N.C. State
|
Georgia Tech |
10 |
Wake Forest
|
Big Ten Conference
|
At Chicago
|
First round
|
Michigan |
8 1/2 |
Minnesota
|
Michigan St. |
12 |
Northwestern
|
Illinois |
11 1/2 |
Penn St.
|
Mid-American Conference
|
At Cleveland
|
Quarterfinals
|
Toledo |
9 |
E. Michigan
|
Miami (Ohio) |
7 |
Bowling |
Green
|
or
|
Miami (Ohio) |
Pk |
Ohio
|
Akron |
14 |
Cent. Michigan
|
or
|
Akron |
13 |
Buffalo
|
Kent St. |
11 |
N. Illinois
|
or
|
Kent St. |
5 |
W. Michigan
|
Big 12 Conference
|
At Oklahoma City
|
First round
|
Oklahoma |
6 1/2 |
Iowa St.
|
Texas Tech |
11 |
Colorado
|
Oklahoma St. |
4 |
Nebraska
|
Missouri |
4 |
Baylor
|
Southeastern Conference
|
At Atlanta
|
First round
|
Kentucky |
4 |
Alabama
|
Arkansas |
6 |
South Carolina
|
Georgia |
3 |
Auburn
|
Tennessee |
2 |
LSU
|
Conference USA
|
At Memphis, Tenn.
|
Quarterfinals
|
UCF |
5 1/2 |
Rice
|
Houston |
2 1/2 |
Southern Miss.
|
or
|
Houston |
6 |
SMU
|
at Memphis |
17 |
UAB
|
or
|
at Memphis |
23 |
Marshall
|
Tulsa |
1 |
Tulane
|
or
|
Tulane |
10 1/2 |
East Carolina
|
Western Athletic Conference
|
At Las Cruces, N.M.
|
Quarterfinals
|
Nevada |
19 1/2 |
Idaho
|
Hawaii |
2 1/2 |
Utah St.
|
Fresno St. |
1 1/2 |
Boise St.
|
New Mexico St. |
11 1/2 |
Louisiana Tech
|
Pacific-10 Conference
|
At Los Angeles
|
Quarterfinals
|
Arizona |
2 |
Oregon
|
UCLA |
17 |
Oregon St.
|
or
|
UCLA |
13 |
California
|
Southern Cal |
2 1/2 |
Stanford
|
Washington St. |
2 1/2 |
Washington
|
or
|
Washington St. |
7 1/2 |
Arizona St.
|
Mountain West Conference
|
At Las Vegas
|
Quarterfinals
|
BYU |
11 |
TCU
|
Air Force |
6 |
Wyoming
|
at UNLV |
13 |
Utah
|
San Diego St. |
4 1/2 |
Colorado St.
|
Big West Conference
|
At Anaheim, Calif.
|
Quarterfinals
|
Fullerton St. |
5 |
Pacific
|
or
|
Fullerton St. |
14 |
UC Riverside
|
or
|
Fullerton St. |
7 1/2 |
CS Northridge
|
UC Santa Barbara |
5 1/2 |
CS Northridge
|
or
|
UC Santa Barbara |
3 |
Pacific
|
or
|
UC Santa Barbara |
1 1/2 |
UC Irvine
|
NBA
FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG
|
at Orlando |
2 |
Chicago
|
San Antonio |
5 1/2 |
at Sacramento
|
NHL
FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG |
LINE
|
Minnesota |
-130 |
at Boston |
+ 110
|
Florida |
-120 |
at Philadelphia |
+ 100
|
at Atlanta |
-210 |
Montreal |
+ 170
|
at Pittsburgh |
-125 |
New Jersey |
+ 105
|
at N.Y. Islanders |
-145 |
N.Y. Rangers |
+ 125
|
at Ottawa |
-220 |
Toronto |
+ 180
|
at Nashville |
-140 |
Calgary |
+ 120
|
Dallas |
-165 |
at St. Louis |
+ 145
|
Vancouver |
-170 |
at Phoenix |
+ 150
|
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
National League
NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with INF Wil Cordero on a minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke, RHP Ian Snell, LHP Paul Maholm, RHP Matt Capps, C Ronny Paulino, INF Jose Bautista, OF Chris Duffy, OF Nate McLouth, C Ryan Doumit, LHP Tom Gorzelanny, INF Brad Eldred, RHP John Van Benschoten, OF Rajai Davis, RHP Bryan Bullington, LHP Shane Youman, INF Javier Guzman, OF Nyjer Morgan and LHP Juan Perez on one-year contracts. Renewed the contract of LHP Sean Burnett.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Reassigned LHP Ryan Meaux to their minor-league camp.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
NBA--Suspended L.A. Lakers G Kobe Bryant one game without pay for striking Minnesota G Marko Jaric in the face in a March 6 game. Suspended Detroit G Lindsey Hunter 10 games without pay for testing positive for phentermine, a banned substance.
Football
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS--Signed CB Lewis Sanders.
BALTIMORE RAVENS--Released G Edwin Mulitalo.
BUFFALO BILLS--Named Kenne Pitts assistant strength and conditioning coach.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed RB Jamal Lewis to a one-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS--Agreed to terms with TE Daniel Graham on a five-year contract. Signed FB Paul Smith.
DETROIT LIONS--Re-signed RB Aveion Cason and DT Cleveland Pinkney to one-year contracts.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Re-signed LB Tracy White. Released FB William Henderson.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Agreed to terms with LB Danny Clark.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Signed C Jean-Philippe Darche to a four-year contract. Named Brent Salazar assistant strength and conditioning coach.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed LB Joey Porter to a five-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Re-signed RB Najeh Davenport.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed WR Malcom Floyd to a one-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed DE Patrick Kerney to a six-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Released K John Hall.
Hockey
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Returned F David Bolland to Norfolk of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Assigned LW Alexandre Giroux and C David Steckel to Hershey of the AHL.
College
GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE--Announced it will add North Dakota State and South Dakota State.
KANSAS--Named Steve Tovar linebackers coach.
LSU--Announced the resignation of Pokey Chatman, women's basketball coach, effective at the end of the season.
WASHINGTON--Announced RB Michael Houston has left the football team.