A6 THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
TUESDAY
BASEBALL
MLB Preseason, Houston Astros at New York Mets
MLB Preseason, Cleveland Indians at L.A. Angels
BASKETBALL
NBA, Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics
NBA, New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trail Blazers
TNT
HOCKEY
NHL, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
College Hockey, B1G Tournament Championship
College Hockey, NCHC Tournament, Fina
SOCCER
UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid vs Atalanta
WINTER SPORTS
FIS Freestyle Skiing, World Championships
FIS Snowboarding, World Championships: Big Air
Time
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
TV
MLB
MLB
4:30 p.m.
TNT
7 p.m. NBCSNW,
4 p.m.
NBCSN
5 p.m.
BIG10
5:30 p.m. CBSSN
1 p.m.
CBSSN
9 a.m.
NBCSN
12:30 p.m. NBCSN
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
MLB Preseason, Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB Preseason, L.A. Dodgers at Chicago White Sox
MLB Preseason, San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
BASKETBALL
NBA, Milwaukee Bucks at Philadelphia 76ers
NIT, First Round -- Toledo vs Richmond
NIT, First Round -- Western Kentucky vs Saint Mary’s
NBA, Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
FOOTBALL
AFL Premiership, Richmond Tigers vs Carlton Blues
GOLF
European PGA Tour, Magical Kenya Open, First Round
HOCKEY
NHL, Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers
NHL, Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames
SOCCER
Copa do Brazil Soccer, Salgueiro AC vs SC Corinthians
SOFTBALL
College Softball, North Dakota at Florida
Time
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:35 p.m.
TV
MLB
MLB
MLB
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN
1 a.m.
FS2
3 a.m.
GOLF
4:30 p.m. NBCSN
7 p.m.
NBCSN
5:20 p.m.
FS2
4 p.m.
SEC
Prep Sports
Tuesday, March 16
Volleyball: Crook County at The Dalles, TBD; North Mar-
ion at Madras, 6 p.m.; Creswell at La Pine, 6 p.m.; Cul-
ver at Sheridan, 5 p.m.; North Lake/Paisley at Gilchrist,
6:30 p.m.; Central Christian at Trinity Lutheran, 5:30 p.m.
Boys soccer: Summit JV at Redmond, 6 p.m.; Bend JV2
at La Pine, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer: Crook County at Summit JV, 4 p.m.; Summit
at Sisters, 6 p.m.; Redmond at Ridgeview, 6 p.m.; Molalla
at Estacada, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 17
Volleyball: Ridgeview at Redmond, 6:30 p.m.; Madras at
North Marion, 6 p.m.; Sweet Home at Sisters, 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer: Summit at Mountain View, 4 p.m.; Crook
County at Hood River Valley, 4:30 p.m.; Madras at North
Marion, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer: Bend at Summit, 6 p.m.; North Marion
at Madras, 4 p.m.
Cross-country: Redmond at Crook County, TBD; Rid-
geview at Hood River Valley, TBD.
Thursday, March 18
Football: Culver at Gervais, 5 p.m.
Volleyball: Bend at Summit, 6:30 p.m.; Sisters at Wood-
burn, 6 p.m.; La Pine at North Lake/Paisley, 6 p.m.; Central
Christian at Chiloquin, 2 p.m.; Hosanna-Triad at Central
Christian, 4 p.m.
Boys soccer: Redmond at Pendleton, 4 p.m.; Hood River
Valley at Ridgeview, 4:30 p.m.; Molalla at Estacada, 6 p.m.;
Sisters at Stayton, 7 p.m.
Girls soccer: Pendleton at Redmond, 4:30 p.m.; Rid-
geview at Hood River Valley, 6:30 p.m.; Stayton at Sis-
ters, 6 p.m.
Cross-country: Clash in the Cascades at Sisters, TBD.
Friday, March 19
Football: Bend at Mountain View, 7 p.m.; Redmond at
Ridgeview, 7 p.m.; North Marion at Madras, 7 p.m.; Crook
County at Gladstone, 7 p.m.; Sisters at Sweet Home, 7
p.m.; La Pine at Santiam Christian, 7 p.m.
Volleyball: North Lake/Paisley at Trinity Lutheran,
5:30 p.m.
Girls soccer: Summit at Mountain View, 4 p.m.; Crook
County at The Dalles, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 20
Football: Beaverton at Summit, 2 p.m.
Volleyball: Mountain View at Crook County, 3 p.m.; Rid-
geview at Crook County, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Redmond at
Hood River Valley, 12:15 p.m.; Redmond vs. Hermiston,
2:45 p.m.; La Pine at Harrisburg, 2:30 p.m.
Boys soccer: Bend at Mountain View, 2 p.m.; The Dalles
at Crook County, noon; La Pine at Pleasant Hill, 1 p.m.
PREP SCOREBOARD
Volleyball
Listings are the most accurate available.
Monday’s Games
Mountain View at Summit, late
Saturday’s Late Games
Crook County 3, Pendleton 0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-14)
Sisters 3, Hood River Valley 0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-13)
Sisters 3, Ridgeview 1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20)
SPORTS BRIEFING
Boys Soccer
BASKETBALL
Oregon State coach Tinkle earns an extra contract
year — Oregon State’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament
appearance has additional meaning to coach Wayne Tinkle.
Tinkle just added another year to his existing contract. After
this season, Tinkle has two years remaining on his current
contract, running through the end of the 2022-23 season. Ac-
cording to the terms of his contract signed Sept. of 2019, Tinkle
is entitled to an additional contract year any time Oregon State
participates in the NCAA Tournament. Tinkle, hired prior to
the 2014-15 season, just finished the seventh year of his nine-
year contract that has been amended twice. Tinkle is slated to
earn $2.2 million 2021-22, and $2.3 million in 2022-23.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma tests positive for
COVID-19 — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Au-
riemma has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at
home, the school announced Monday, hours before it was ex-
pected to be named the top seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Hall of Famer received a positive result from a test taken
on Sunday and is not experiencing any symptoms, the school
said. The team’s head physician said contact tracing protocols
revealed that Auriemma did not have close contact with any
other team member since Friday. All other Tier I personnel
tested negative for COVID-19 on Sunday and Monday, the
school said. The Huskies are scheduled to leave for the tour-
nament in San Antonio on Tuesday. According to CDC and
Connecticut Department of Public Health guidelines, Au-
riemma will remain in isolation for 10 days and can rejoin the
team on March 24, the school said. Auriemma received a sec-
ond dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 10.
RUNNING
Pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon field set for
20,000 — The pandemic-delayed 2021 Boston Marathon will
have space for 20,000 entrants, race organizers announced
Monday. The Boston Athletic Association said the smaller
field was necessary to allow for social distancing during the
Oct. 11 event — especially at the start and finish. More than
30,000 runners had signed up for the 2020 race, which was
first postponed and then canceled because of the COVID-19
outbreak. First run in 1897, the Boston Marathon was can-
celed last year for the first time in its history. Instead, almost
16,000 people ran in a virtual race, completing the 26.2-mile
distance on their own over a 10-day period. In addition to the
in-person race, the BAA will hold a virtual Boston Marathon
from Oct. 8-10 that will allow up to 70,000 more entrants to
earn a finisher’s medal remotely.
FOOTBALL
Former Ducks’ star Kyle Long to visit the Las Vegas
Raiders, Kansas City — Kyle Long figured to attract plenty
of interest when he announced his “unretirement” last week.
With the NFL’s “legal tampering” period for unrestricted free
agents underway, the free agent offensive lineman has lined
up visits to potential teams. The former Oregon Ducks’ star
was expected to visit the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City,
according to a report. The Raiders have a big need on the of-
fensive line after after trading tackle Trent Brown to the New
England Patriots and releasing guards Richie Incognito and
Gabe Jackson in cost-cutting moves. Kansas City released
starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz, and center
Austin Reiter will enter free agency. Long, 31, last played for
the Chicago Bears in 2019 before he stepped away from the
game after seven seasons with the Bears. Long is a free agent
after the Bears released him from his contract last March.
— Bulletin wire reports
MEGABUCKS
The numbers drawn Monday night are:
10 19 26 30 31 46
Oregon
Lottery
results
ON DECK
The estimated jackpot is now $3.2 million.
As listed at OregonLottery.org and individual lottery websites
Monday’s Games
Ridgeview at Mountain View, late
Madras 2, North Marion 1
Columbia Christian 2, Central Christian/Trinity Luther-
an 0
Saturday’s Late Game
Central Catholic 2, Summit 0
Girls soccer
Monday’s Games
Bend 7, Mountain View 0
Madras at North Marion, late
Pleasant Hill 1, La Pine 0
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phila.
27
12
.692
Brooklyn
27
13
.675
Milwaukee
25
14
.641
Miami
21
18
.538
Charlotte
20
18
.526
Boston
20
18
.526
New York
20
20
.500
Atlanta
19
20
.487
Indiana
17
20
.459
Chicago
17
20
.459
Toronto
17
22
.436
Cleveland
14
24
.368
Washington
14
24
.368
Orlando
13
26
.333
Detroit
10
29
.256
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Utah
28
10
.737
Phoenix
25
12
.676
L.A. Lakers
25
13
.658
L.A. Clippers
26
15
.634
Denver
22
16
.579
Portland
22
16
.579
San Antonio
20
16
.556
Dallas
20
18
.526
Golden State
20
19
.513
Memphis
17
18
.486
New Orleans
17
22
.436
Oklahoma City
17
22
.436
Sacramento
15
24
.385
Houston
11
26
.297
Minnesota
9
30
.231
Monday’s Games
Milwaukee 133, Washington 122
Charlotte 122, Sacramento 116
San Antonio 109, Detroit 99
Brooklyn 117, New York 112
L.A. Clippers 109, Dallas 99
Indiana at Denver, late
Memphis at Phoenix,late
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, late
GB
—
½
2
6
6½
6½
7½
8
9
9
10
12½
12½
14
17
GB
—
2½
3
3½
6
6
7
8
8½
9½
11½
11½
13½
16½
19½
Women’s
Continued from A6
While the coronavirus
caused many disruptions to the
schedule throughout the regu-
lar season, it looks as if most of
the teams in the field made it
to the tournament healthy.
Stanford, which will open
against Utah Valley, had quite
the odyssey this season be-
cause of the coronavirus. It had
to play on the road for nine
weeks after Santa Clara County
health officials announced they
were prohibiting all contact
sports in late November.
The Cardinal, who are
looking for their third na-
tional championship, are the
top seed in the Alamo region.
The Hemisfair, Mercado and
River Walk are the other region
names.
For the past few years, earn-
ing one of the top 16 seeds
would put a team at home
in the tournament’s first two
rounds, but that’s not the case
this March. Every game will be
played in the San Antonio area
because of the pandemic, with
the last four rounds tipping off
at the Alamodome.
This could be one of the
most wide-open tournaments,
Tuesday’s Games
Utah at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 5 p.m.
New York at Phila., 5 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Chicago, 5 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phila., 4 p.m.
Sacramento at Washington, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Denver, 6 p.m.
Miami at Memphis, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Utah at Washington, 4 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
12. Indiana
18-5 432
9
13. Tennessee
16-7 354
14
14. Gonzaga
23-3 294
16
15. Arkansas
19-8 287
15
16. Michigan
14-5 283
13
17. West Virginia
21-6 260
17
18. Kentucky
17-8 252
18
19. South Florida
18-3 233
20
20. Missouri State
21-2 191
21
21. Rutgers
14-4 188
19
22. Ohio State
13-7
75
22
23. Oregon
13-8
70
23
24. Florida Gulf Coast
26-2
68
24
25. South Dakota State
21-3
50
25
Others receiving votes: Iowa 43, Stephen F. Austin 35,
Marquette 27, Oregon State 21, Virginia Tech 9, North-
western 9, Georgia Tech 9, Oklahoma State 8, DePaul 2,
South Dakota 1, UCF 1, Cal baptist 1.
HOCKEY
NHL
Sunday’s Late Box Score
Minnesota 114, Portland 112
PORTLAND (112)
Covington 7-13 1-1 19, Jones Jr. 0-4 0-0 0, Kanter 2-8
0-0 4, Lillard 12-21 8-9 38, Trent Jr. 6-14 5-7 21, Anthony
6-15 2-2 16, Hood 2-5 0-0 5, Little 2-5 0-0 4, Simons 2-4
1-2 5. Totals 39-89 17-21 112.
MINNESOTA (114)
Layman 2-4 0-0 5, Vanderbilt 5-5 2-3 12, Towns 5-9 2-6
13, Edwards 12-24 4-4 34, Rubio 3-10 8-8 15, Hernango-
mez 2-6 1-1 5, Reid 3-4 0-4 6, Nowell 4-9 2-2 14, Okogie
0-2 10-11 10. Totals 36-73 29-39 114.
Portland
20 29 23 40 — 112
Minnesota
24 23 29 38 — 114
3-Point Goals_Portland 17-45 (Lillard 6-13, Covington
4-7, Trent Jr. 4-8, Anthony 2-8, Hood 1-3, Jones Jr. 0-2,
Little 0-3), Minnesota 13-38 (Edwards 6-14, Nowell 4-8,
Layman 1-2, Towns 1-4, Rubio 1-5, Hernangomez 0-4).
Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Portland 42 (Kanter 11),
Minnesota 45 (Vanderbilt 9). Assists_Portland 22 (An-
thony, Covington 5), Minnesota 24 (Towns 8). Total
Fouls_Portland 29, Minnesota 22. A_0 (19,356)
Men’s College
THE AP TOP 25
Record
Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (60)
26-0 1500
1
2. Illinois
23-6 1415
3
3. Baylor
22-2 1397
2
4. Michigan
20-4 1280
4
5. Alabama
24-6 1242
6
6. Houston
24-3 1145
7
7. Ohio St.
21-9 1138
9
8. Iowa
21-8 1132
5
9. Texas
19-7 993
13
10. Arkansas
22-6 895
8
11. Oklahoma St.
20-8 891
12
12. Kansas
20-8 803
11
13. West Virginia
18-9 745
10
14. Florida St.
16-6 651
15
15. Virginia
18-6 584
16
16. San Diego St.
23-4 521
19
17. Loyola Chicago
24-4 513
18
18. Villanova
16-6 490
14
19. Creighton
20-8 411
17
20. Purdue
18-9 382
20
21. Texas Tech
17-10 271
20
22. Colorado
22-8 243
23
23. BYU
20-6 125
-
23. Southern Cal
22-7 125
24
25. Virginia Tech
15-6 118
22
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 103, Tennessee
72, St. Bonaventure 71, UConn 62, LSU 54, Oregon 40,
Oklahoma 40, Wisconsin 26, Winthrop 10, Clemson 5, UC
Santa Barbara 2, Missouri 2, Cleveland St. 2, Georgetown 1.
MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
Record
Pts
Pvs
1. Gonzaga (32)
26-0
800
1
2. Illinois
22-6
745
3
3. Baylor
22-2
737
2
4. Michigan
20-4
676
4
5. Alabama
24-6
668
5
6. Houston
23-3
587
7
7. Ohio St.
21-8
586
10
8. Iowa
21-8
549
6
9. Texas
19-7
488
16
10. Arkansas
22-6
472
8
11. Kansas
20-8
433
12
12. Oklahoma State
20-8
402
14
13. West Virginia
18-9
395
9
14. Florida State
16-6
391
13
15. Virginia
18-6
347
15
16. Loyola-Chicago
24-4
312
18
17. Villanova
16-6
289
11
18. San Diego St.
23-4
273
19
19. Creighton
20-8
45
17
20. Purdue
18-9
206
19
21. Texas Tech
17-10
132
22
22. Colorado
22-8
127
NR
23. Southern California
22-7
104
23
24. Virginia Tech
15-6
101
21
25. Oregon
20-6
73
25
Dropped out: No. 24 Oklahoma.
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 55; St. Bonaven-
ture 42; Oklahoma 42; Connecticut 33; Georgia Tech 18;
Wichita St. 14; Louisiana State 13; Drake 10; Tennessee
9; Winthrop 8; Missouri 8; North Texas 3; Clemson 3;
Georgetown 2; UCLA 1; UC Santa Barbara 1.
Women’s College
THE AP TOP 25
Record
24-1
25-2
20-2
23-2
25-2
22-4
24-2
23-3
16-5
20-6
16-5
1. Connecticut (23)
2. Stanford (5)
3. North Carolina State (2)
4. Texas A&M
5. Baylor
6. South Carolina
7. Maryland
8. Louisville
9. UCLA
10. Georgia
11. Arizona
Pts
742
704
697
625
623
616
582
571
500
447
440
Prv
1
2
3
4
6
5
7
7
10
12
11
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 29 19 6 4 42 86 64
Washington 28 18 6 4 40 100 87
Pittsburgh
28 18 9 1 37 93 80
Boston
26 14 8 4 32 71 64
Philadelphia 26 14 9 3 31 88 87
N.Y. Rangers 27 11 12 4 26 76 76
New Jersey
25 8 13 4 20 62 82
Buffalo
27 6 17 4 16 58 94
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida
28 19 5 4 42 99 81
Carolina
27 20 6 1 41 95 68
Tampa Bay
27 19 6 2 40 98 64
Chicago
30 14 11 5 33 92 98
Columbus
30 11 12 7 29 80 99
Nashville
29 12 16 1 25 71 97
Dallas
24 9 9 6 24 69 64
Detroit
29 8 17 4 20 64 97
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
25 18 6 1 37 83 56
Minnesota
26 17 8 1 35 83 64
Colorado
26 16 8 2 34 78 60
St. Louis
28 14 9 5 33 88 92
Los Angeles 27 11 10 6 28 79 78
Arizona
28 12 12 4 28 70 85
San Jose
25 11 11 3 25 75 89
Anaheim
29 8 15 6 22 63 95
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto
30 19 9 2 40 102 79
Winnipeg
28 17 9 2 36 93 82
Edmonton
30 18 12 0 36 100 87
Montreal
28 13 8 7 33 90 76
Vancouver
32 14 16 2 30 89 102
Calgary
28 13 12 3 29 76 82
Ottawa
32 10 20 2 22 85 127
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for
playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment.
Monday’s Games
Nashville 4, Tampa Bay 1
Washington 6, Buffalo 0
Pittsburgh 4, Boston 1
Florida 6, Chicago 3
Vancouver 3, Ottawa 2, OT
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, OT
Montreal 4, Winnipeg 2
Edmonton at Calgary, late
San Jose at Vegas, late
St. Louis at Los Angeles, ppd
Tuesday’s Games
Boston at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Arizona at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Vancouver at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Vegas, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Boston at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
DEALS
Monday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned INFs Lucius Fox and
Kelvin Gutierrez and OF Nick Heath to Omaha (Triple-A
Midwest).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned C Ben Rortvedt, INFs,
Travis Blankenhorn and Nick Gordon and OF Gilberto
Celestino to alternate training site.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHPs Grant Holmes,
James Kaprielian and Miguel Romera, OFs Luis Barrera,
Skye Bolt and Greg Deichmann to Las Vegas (Triple-A
West) and RHP Wandisson Charles to Midland (Double-A
South). Reassigned RHPs Cristian Alvarado, Paul Black-
burn, Parker Dunshee, Montana DuRapau, Brian Howard,
Brian Schlitter and Trey Supak and Kyle McCann to minor
league camp. Returned RHP Dany Jimenez to Toronto.
Reinstated RHP Frankie Montas from injured reserve.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHPS Brandon Brennan
Wyatt Mills to alternate training site. Optioned RHP Sam
Delaplane to Tacoma (Triple A-West). Re-assigned RHPs
Nick Duron, Emerson Hancock, George Kirby, Darren Mc-
Caughlin and Jamie Schultz, LHP Brandon Williamson, C
Carter Bins and Josh Morgan and INFJordan Cowan to
minor league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Keegan Thompson
to Iowa (Triple-A Midwest). Reassigned INF Trent Giam-
brone to minor league camp.
Ducks a No. 6 seed
The Oregon Ducks are a No. 6 seed in the women’s ’s
NCAA Tournament.
Oregon (13-8) is the No. 6 seed in the Alamo Re-
gion and will open against No. 11 seed South Dakota
(19-5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday (7 p.m.
PT, ESPN2) in San Antonio.
If Oregon wins, it will face the winner of the No. 3 seed Georgia
and No. 14 seed Drexel on Wednesday.
Oregon is 15-15 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
—The Oregonian
Beavers a No. 8 seed
Oregon State earned a No. 8 seed in the 2021
NCAA women’s basketball tournament, opening first-
round play Sunday against 9-seed Florida State in the
Hemisfair Region.
Game time is 4:30 p.m., and televised on ESPN2.
The Beavers (11-7) are in the field as one of 33 at-large teams af-
ter reaching the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Oregon State
makes its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
The OSU-Florida State winner advances to the second round,
where they’ll face the South Carolina-Mercer winner on Tuesday.
—The Oregonian
with a dozen teams capable of
winning the title. There were
five No. 1 teams in The Associ-
ated Press women’s basketball
poll this year, including the
Huskies, who finished the sea-
son at No. 1.
The national semifinals
take place on April 2, and the
championship game will be
held April 4.
Tennessee continued its
streak of making the NCAA
Tournament all 39 years. Join-
ing High Point as NCAA rook-
ies are Stony Brook, Utah Val-
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned C Keibert Ruiz, OFs
Zack Reks and Luke Raley, LHP Alex Vesia, RHPs Gerardo
Carrillo, Edwin Uceta and Andre Jackson. Reassigned C
Hunter Feduccia, INFs Jacob Amaya, Michael Busch,
Omar Estevez, Kody Hoese, Devin Mann, Leonel Valera
and Michael Vargas, OFs Ryan Noda, Jame Outman and
Andy Pages, RHPs Josiah Gray, Michael Grove, Landon
Knack, Nolan Long, Jose Martinez, Bobby Miller and Ryan
Pepiot, Gus Varland, Kendall Williams and LHP Robinson
Ortiz to minor league camp.
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned LHP Braxton Garrett to
Jacksonville (Triple-A Southeast). Reassigned C Will Ban-
field, RHPs Alexander Guillen and Luis Madero, and INFs
Luis Marte and Nasim Nunez.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned RHP’s Kevin Castro,
Camilo Doval and Gregory Santos, LHP Conner Menez, Cs
Joey Bart and Chadwick Tromp, OFs Alexander Canario
and Jaylin Davis. Reassigned RHPs Daniel Alvarez, Tristan
Beck, Tyler Cyr, Matt Frisbee, Sean Hjelle, Jay Jackson, Jai-
Wei Teng and Sam Wolff, LHP Luis Gonzalez, Cs Patrick
Bailey and Ricardo Genoves, INFs Arismendy Alcantara,
Marco Luciano, Will Wilson and Logan Wyatt, OFs Luis
Basabe and Hunter Bishop.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Tendered one-year contract of-
fers to restricted free agent LBs Dennis Gardeck and Zeke
Turner and to exclusive rights LB Kylie Fitts. Re-signed
LB Markus Golden to a two-year contract.
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LB Tyler Matakevichto a one-
year extension.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived WR Amara Darboh.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LS Jake McQuaide to a
one-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed CB Ronald Darbyto a three-
year contract.
DETROIT LIONS — Released OL Joe Dahl.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB Joe Thomas and DL
Vincent Taylor to one-year contracts.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed RB Carlos Hyde to a
two-year contract. Signed WR Phillip Dorsett. Re-signed
DE Dawuane Smoot to a two-year contract.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed G/T Matt Feiler to
a three-year contract.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Re-signed OLB Leonard Floyd
to a four-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed P Michael Palardy. Signed
TE Cethan Carter to a three-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed DL Carl Davis.
Signed WR Kendrick Bourne to a three-year contract.
Agreed to terms with WR Nelson Agholor. Signed DL
Henry Anderson to a two-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Re-signed DT Austin Johnson.
Signed RB Devontae Booker to a two-year contract.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Corey Davis to a three-
year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed vice president/general
manager Kevin Colbert to a one-year contract extension.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Re-signed TE Rob Gron-
kowski to a one-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DL Denico Autry to a three-
year, contract. Signed OT Kendall Lamm to a two-year
contract. Signed LB Bud Dupree to a multi-yar contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Designated LW Dryden Hunt for
assignment taxi squad.
BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Rasmus Asplund from
taxi squad. Reassigned D Brandon Davidson to taxi
squad.
DALLAS STARS — Designated D Taylor Fedun and G
Landon Bow for assignment taxi squad. Reassigned D
Jared Rosburg and G Colton Point to minors Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Re-assigned G Calvin Pickard
to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Re-assigned RW Evgeny
Svechnivkov and G Kaden Fulcherto the taxi squads.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled Ds Ben Harpur and
Alexandre Carrier from minors from taxi squad.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Designated G Adam Huska
from assignment taxi squad. Recalled G Keith Kinkaid,
RW Kaapo Kakko and Ds K’Andre Miller and Libor Hajek
from minors from taxi squad. Recalled D Tarmo Reun-
anen from minors from taxi squad. Designated D Tarmo
Reunaned for assignment taxi squad.
OTTAWA SENATORS — Recalled G Filip Gustansson from
minors from taxi squad. Designated G Kevin Mandolese
for assignment taxi squad.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled G Spencer Martin
from minors from taxi squad.
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Hartford D Mason Geertsen for two
games as a consequence of high sticking.
CHICAGO WOLVES — Returned G Antoine Bibeau from
Carolins (NHL) loan. Reassigned G Jeremy Helvig and
RW Stelio Mattheos by Carolina (NHL) from Fort Wayne
(ECHL). Acquired D Joakim Ryan from Carolina Caro-
lins(NHL).
COLORADO EAGLES — Returned D Dennis Gilbert on
loan from Colorado (NHL).
HARTFORD WOLF PACK —
Minor League
East Coast Hockey League
ALLEN AMERICANS — Released D Chaz Reddekopp, Fs
Kyle Topping, Krystof Hrabik and Joseph Garreffa to San
Jose (AHL). Released G Jay Stevens.
FORT WAYNE KOMETS — Released F Stelio Mattheos
to Chicago (AHL) by Carolina. Loaned G Stefanos Lek-
kas ro Rochester.
GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Placed D Chris Carlisle
on injured reserve.
ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS — Signed D Jordan Schneider
to specialty player contract. Acquired G Ryan Novalis.
Placed Ds Jordan Schneider and Jerry D’Amigo on re-
serve. Released G Ryan Novalis.
UTAH GRIZZLIES — Releassed G Kevin Carr to Colo-
rado (AHL).
Southern Professional Hockey League
HUNTSVILLE HAVOC — Waived D Kyle Becker and RW
Jason Kalinowski.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NASHVILLE SC —Extended F Daniel Rios contract
through 2022 season with an option for 2023.
COLLEGE
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — Released Jennifer
Rizzotti as head coach women’s basketball.
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE — Named Frank Graziano
head women’s rubgy coach.
ley and Bradley.
Notre Dame’s run of 24
straight NCAA appearances
came to an end. The Irish were
one of the first four teams out
of the tournament. They were
joined just outside the field by
Houston, DePaul and Okla-
homa.
Even without Notre Dame,
the ACC is well represented
with eight teams. The SEC and
the Big Ten each had seven
schools. The Pac-12 had six,
and the Big 12 had five.
With no tournament played
last season because of the vi-
rus, Baylor is still the defend-
ing champion. Coach Kim
Mulkey’s team is very different
from the one that won the title,
but still is quite talented, win-
ning the Big 12 regular season
and conference tournaments.
The Lady Bears are a No. 2
seed in UConn’s region.
Like Baylor, the other three
two seeds — Louisville, Texas
A&M and Maryland — at
some point were in consider-
ation for the one line.
“We did have a lot of teams,
a lot of discussion around who
are the four who were just right
for the one line,” NCAA se-
lection committee chair Nina
King said.