Thursday's Games
NHL
Edmonton 4 Columbus 1
Montreal 4 N.Y. Islanders 0
Calgary 5 Ottawa 1
Vegas 5 Winnipeg 0
Tampa Bay 6 Carolina 3
Boston 5 New Jersey 1
Florida 4 Arizona 2
St. Louis 5 Detroit 2
Pittsburgh 2 Nashville 1 (SO)
Colorado 3 Dallas 1
Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1
Los Angeles 4 San Jose 2
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NBA
Charlotte 113 Minnesota 106
Denver 113 Washington 108
Atlanta 117 Utah 114
Detroit 118 Phoenix 98
Sacramento 116 Dallas 100
Golden State 112 Indiana 89
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MLB
Regular Season
Seattle 5 Oakland 4
Pre-Season
Pittsburgh 7 Baltimore 5
Tampa Bay (ss) 8 Atlanta 1
Detroit 5 Houston 3
St. Louis (ss) 11 N.Y. Yankees 3
Philadelphia 13 Toronto 6
N.Y. Mets 6 Miami 0
Kansas City 14 Cincinnati (ss) 6
San Francisco 5 Chicago Cubs 5
Texas (ss) 7 Cleveland 3
Milwaukee 11 L.A. Dodgers 5
Chicago White Sox 12 Texas (ss) 2
L.A. Angels 2 Arizona 1
Boston 8 Tampa Bay (ss) 0
Washington 7 St. Louis (ss) 1
Seattle 6 Cincinnati (ss) 3
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Mens NCAA Tournament
(First Round)
At Hartford Conn.
Florida State 76 Vermont 69
Murray State 83 Marquette 64
Villanova 61 Saint Marys 57
Purdue 61 Old Dominion 48
At Jacksonville Fla.
LSU 79 Yale 74
Maryland 79 Belmont 77
Kentucky 79 Abilene Christian 44
Wofford 84 Seton Hall 68
At Des Moines Iowa
Minnesota 86 Louisville 76
Michigan State 76 Bradley 65
Florida 70 Nevada 61
Michigan 74 Montana 55
At Salt Lake City
Auburn 78 New Mexico State 77
Kansas 87 Northeastern 53
Gonzaga 87 Fairleigh Dickinson 49
Baylor 78 Syracuse 69
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Friday's Games
(All Times Eastern)
NHL
Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
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AHL
Laval at Utica, 7 p.m.
Belleville at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at WB/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago at Texas, 8 p.m.
Rockford at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Manitoba at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Bakersfield at Ontario, 10 p.m.
Iowa at Stockton, 10 p.m.
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NBA
Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.
Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
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MLB Pre-Season
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 6:07 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m.
Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
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Men's NCAA Tournament
(First Round)
At Columbia, S.C.
Mississippi (20-12) vs. Oklahoma (19-13), 12:40 p.m.
Virginia (29-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (23-11), 3:10 p.m.
Duke (29-5) vs. North Dakota State (19-15), 7:10 p.m.
VCU (25-7) vs. UCF (23-8), 9:40 p.m.
At San Jose, Cal.
Kansas State (25-8) vs. UC Irvine (30-5), 2 p.m.
Wisconsin (23-10) vs. Oregon (23-12), 4:30 p.m.
Mississippi State (23-10) vs. Liberty (28-6), 7:27 p.m.
Virginia Tech (24-8) vs. Saint Louis (23-12), 9:57 p.m.
At Columbus, Ohio
Cincinnati (28-6) vs. Iowa (22-11), 12:15 p.m.
Tennessee (29-5) vs. Colgate (24-10), 2:45 p.m.
Utah State (28-6) vs. Washington (26-8), 6:50 p.m.
North Carolina (27-6) vs. Iona (17-15), 9:20 p.m.
At Tulsa, Okla.
Texas Tech (26-6) vs. Northern Kentucky (26-8), 1:30 p.m.
Buffalo (31-3) vs. Arizona State (23-10), 4 p.m.
Houston (31-3) vs. Georgia State (24-9), 7:20 p.m.
Iowa State (23-11) vs. Ohio State (19-14), 9:50 p.m.
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Women's NCAA Tournament
(First Round)
At Charlotte, N.C.
South Carolina (21-9) vs. Belmont (26-6), 1:45 p.m.
Florida State (23-8) vs. Bucknell (28-5), 30 minutes after first game
At Iowa City
Iowa (26-6) vs. Mercer (25-7), 2 p.m.
Missouri (23-10) vs. Drake (27-6), 30 minutes after first game
At Starkville, Miss.
South Dakota (28-5) vs. Clemson (19-12), 7 p.m.
Mississippi State (30-2) vs. Southern U. (20-12), 30 minutes after first game
At Coral Gables, Fla.
Arizona State (20-10) vs. UCF (26-6), 7 p.m.
Miami (24-8) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (28-4), 30 minutes after first game
At Eugene, Ore.
Texas (23-9) vs. Indiana (20-12), 7 p.m.
Oregon (29-4) vs. Portland State (25-7), 30 minutes after first game
At College Station, Texas
Marquette (26-7) vs. Rice (28-3), 2 p.m.
Texas A&M (24-7) vs. Wright State (27-6), 30 minutes after first game
At Louisville, Ky.
Louisville (29-3) vs. Robert Morris (22-10), Noon
Michigan (21-11) vs. Kansas State (21-11), 30 minutes after first game
At Storrs, Con.
Rutgers (22-9) vs. Buffalo (23-9), 4:30 p.m.
UConn (31-2) vs. Towson (20-12), 30 minutes after first game
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