Scoreboard March 9
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
7 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for KOBALT Tools 400 SPEED
8 a.m. Nationwide Series: Pole qualifying for Sam’s Town 300 SPEED
9:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for KOBALT Tools 400 SPEED
11:15 a.m. Nationwide Series: Sam’s Town 300 ESPN2
BASEBALL
Midnight World Baseball Classic (second round) MLB
6 a.m. World Baseball Classic Dominican Republic vs. Spain (first round) MLB
9:30 a.m. World Baseball Classic Canada vs. Mexico (first round) MLB
10 a.m. Spring training: L.A. Angels vs. Colorado FOXSP
12:30 p.m. World Baseball Classic Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela (first round) MLB
4 p.m. World Baseball Classic United States vs. Italy (first round) MLB
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
BOXING
4:30 p.m. WBO Intercontinental welterweight title bout: Jan Zaveck vs. Keith Thurman; IBF light heavyweight title bout: Tavoris Cloud vs. Bernard Hopkins HBO
CYCLING
10 a.m. Paris-Nice (stage 6) * NBCSN
GOLF
7 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Cadillac Championship (third round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Cadillac Championship (third round) NBC
1:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open (third round) * TGC
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 a.m. National coverage, Florida at Kentucky CBS
7 a.m. Syracuse at Georgetown ESPN
7 a.m. Atlantic Sun Conference (championship) ESPN2
7:30 a.m. La Salle at St. Louis NBCSN
8:30 a.m. South Carolina at Vanderbilt MNT
9 a.m. UCLA at Washington CBS
9 a.m. Marquette at St. John’s ESPN
9 a.m. N.C. State at Florida State ESPN2
10:30 a.m. San Diego State at Boise State NBCSN
11 a.m. Notre Dame at Louisville CBS
11 a.m. Missouri at Tennessee ESPN
11 a.m. Georgia at Alabama MNT
11:30 a.m. Arizona State at Arizona FOXSP2
12:30 p.m. Cornell at Harvard NBCSN
1 p.m. Kansas at Baylor ESPN
1 p.m. Fresno State at UNLV TWCS
2 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference (championship) ESPN2
2 p.m. Long Beach State at Pacific FOXSP
4 p.m. Duke at North Carolina ESPN
4 p.m. West Coast Conference tournament (semifinal) ESPN2
6 p.m. West Coast Conference tournament (semifinal) ESPN2
MOTORSPORTS
2:30 p.m. Supercross * SPEED
NHL HOCKEY
5 p.m. Calgary at Los Angeles FOXSP
SOCCER
2:30 a.m. Premier League: Manchester United at West Ham ESPN2
TENNIS
9 a.m. BNP Paribas Open TEN
2:30 p.m. MLS: New England at Chicago NBCSN
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 a.m. Big 12 Conference (quarterfinal) FOXSP2
9:30 a.m. Big 12 Conference (quarterfinal) FOXSP2
2 p.m. Big 12 Conference (quarterfinal) FOXSP2
4:30 p.m. Big 12 Conference (quarterfinal) FOXSP2
SUNDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
8:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: KOBALT Tools 400 FOX
BASEBALL
Midnight World Baseball Classic (second round) MLB
6:30 a.m. World Baseball Classic Spain vs. Venezuela (first round) MLB
10 a.m. World Baseball Classic United States vs. Canada (first round) MLB
1:30 p.m. World Baseball Classic Dominican Rep. vs. Puerto Rico (first round) ESPN
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
5:30 a.m. UAB at Central Florida FOXSP2
CYCLING
4:30 p.m. Paris-Nice (final stage) * NBCSN
GOLF
7 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Cadillac Championship (final round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Cadillac Championship (final round) NBC
1:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open (final round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
12:30 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 a.m. VCU at Temple CBS
6 a.m. Big South Conference (championship) ESPN2
6:30 a.m. Teams TBA ESPN
8 a.m. Missouri Valley Conference (championship) CBS
8 a.m. CAA tournament (semifinal) NBCSN
10 a.m. Indiana at Michigan CBS
10:30 a.m. CAA tournament (semifinal) NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
7 a.m. Boston at Oklahoma City ABC
9:30 a.m. Chicago at L.A. Lakers ABC
3:30 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 a.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington NBC
1:30 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia NBCSN
2 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim FOXSP
SOCCER
4 p.m. MLS: New York at San Jose ESPN2
TENNIS
8 a.m. BNP Paribas Open TEN
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
8 a.m. Atlantic Coast Conference (championship) ESPN2
8 a.m. Big 12 Conference (semifinal) FOXSP2
10 a.m. Big Ten Conference (championship) ESPN2
10:30 a.m. Big 12 Conference (semifinal) FOXSP2
Noon Southeastern Conference (championship) ESPN2
2 p.m. Pac-12 Conference (championship) ESPN2
* Tape-delayed broadcast
Today’s BIIF games
baseball
Honokaa at Kamehameha, 1 p.m.
Kohala at Keaau, 1 p.m.
Hilo at Hawaii Prep, 3 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Pahoa at Kamehameha, 10 a.m.
tennis
Kamehameha at Waiakea, 10 a.m.
St. Joseph at Ka‘u, 10 a.m.
Keaau at Hilo, 10 a.m.
Pahoa at Laupahoehoe, 10 a.m.
Konawaena at Kealakehe, 10 a.m.
Kohala at Makua Lani, 10 a.m.
tRACK AND FIELD
HPA preseason meet, 9 a.m.
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Friday’s results
east
Dartmouth 76, Cornell 62
Harvard 56, Columbia 51
Penn 66, Brown 64
Rutgers 56, Seton Hall 51
Yale 71, Princeton 66
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 76, Buffalo 65
Kent St. 68, Akron 64
TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic Sun Conference
Semifinals
Florida Gulf Coast 72, Stetson 58
Mercer 72, SC-Upstate 64
Horizon League
Second Round
Green Bay 64, Ill.-Chicago 63
Wright St. 66, Youngstown St. 59
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
First Round
Fairfield 54, St. Peter’s 47
Siena 70, Marist 64
Missouri Valley Conference
Quarterfinals
Creighton 65, Drake 53
Illinois St. 73, N. Iowa 65
Indiana St. 51, Evansville 50
Wichita St. 69, Missouri St. 59
Ohio Valley Conference
Semifinals
Belmont 82, Tennessee St. 73
Murray St. 81, E. Kentucky 73
Southern Conference
First Round
Furman 55, Samford 51
Georgia Southern 60, Wofford 44
UNC Greensboro 87, Chattanooga 81
W. Carolina 76, The Citadel 61
Sun Belt Conference
First Round
Louisiana-Lafayette 74, North Texas 55
Troy 81, FAU 79, OT
W. Kentucky 74, Louisiana-Monroe 60
West Coast Conference
Third Round
Loyola Marymount 60, Santa Clara 58
San Diego 72, BYU 69
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Friday’s results
EAST
Cornell 60, Dartmouth 48
Harvard 61, Columbia 44
Penn 60, Brown 48
Princeton 77, Yale 44
SOUTH
Duke 79, NC State 65
Florida St. 70, Miami 58
Maryland 92, Wake Forest 81, OT
North Carolina 62, Boston College 57
SOUTHWEST
UTEP 71, Tulane 52
TOURNAMENTS
America East Conference
First Round
Hartford 68, Binghamton 53
New Hampshire 49, Stony Brook 46
Vermont 47, UMBC 43
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
Duquesne 64, VCU 58
George Washington 59, Richmond 53
Saint Louis 44, Butler 41
Temple 52, Xavier 45
Atlantic Sun Conference
Semifinals
Florida Gulf Coast 73, North Florida 44
Stetson 67, Mercer 52
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Kansas 83, TCU 61
Kansas St. 51, Texas 49
Big East Conference
First Round
Georgetown 81, Providence 61
Marquette 66, Pittsburgh 43
Seton Hall 60, Cincinnati 55
Big South Conference
Quarterfinals
Campbell 74, High Point 73, OT
Liberty 78, Gardner-Webb 61
Longwood 79, Winthrop 67
Radford 41, Presbyterian 38
Big Ten Conference
Quarterfinals
Michigan St. 62, Michigan 46
Nebraska 76, Iowa 61
Penn St. 76, Ohio St. 66
Purdue 74, Wisconsin 62
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Third Place
Siena 52, Fairfield 48
Quarterfinals
Iona 76, Canisius 58
Marist 72, Manhattan 50
Niagara 59, Rider 54
Ohio Valley Conference
Semifinals
Tennessee Tech 61, Belmont 57
UT-Martin 71, E. Illinois 69
Pacific-12 Conference
Quarterfinals
California 78, Southern Cal 59
Stanford 79, Washington St. 60
UCLA 54, Utah 43
Colorado 70, Washington 59
Southeastern Conference
Quarterfinals
Georgia 71, LSU 53
Kentucky 76, Vanderbilt 65
Tennessee 82, Florida 73
Texas A&M 61, South Carolina 52
Southern Conference
First Round
Georgia Southern 68, W. Carolina 51
Samford 59, Wofford 55
UNC-Greensboro 73, Furman 68
Sun Belt Conference
First Round
Louisiana-Lafayette 80, North Texas 74, 2OT
Louisiana-Monroe 70, FAU 63
Troy 62, South Alabama 49
West Coast Conference
Third Round
BYU 69, Loyola Marymount 57
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 54, Portland 51
Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 1 0 0 3 3 0
Kansas City 1 0 0 3 3 1
Houston 1 0 0 3 2 0
Montreal 1 0 0 3 1 0
New York 0 0 1 1 3 3
New England 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 1 3
D.C. 0 1 0 0 0 2
Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 1 0 0 3 4 0
Real Salt Lake 1 0 0 3 2 0
Vancouver 1 0 0 3 1 0
FC Dallas 1 0 0 3 1 0
Portland 0 0 1 1 3 3
Colorado 0 1 0 0 0 1
Seattle 0 1 0 0 0 1
San Jose 0 1 0 0 0 2
Chivas USA 0 1 0 0 0 3
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Today’s games
Kansas City at Toronto FC, 8:30 a.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado, 1 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 2 p.m.
New England at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 2:30 p.m.
Montreal at Portland, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
FC Dallas at Chivas USA, 11 a.m.
New York at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Hockey
NHL glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 24 16 8 0 32 86 71
New Jersey 24 11 8 5 27 59 67
N.Y. Rangers 23 12 9 2 26 59 57
N.Y. Islanders 24 10 11 3 23 71 80
Philadelphia 25 11 13 1 23 72 77
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 24 15 5 4 34 75 61
Boston 21 15 3 3 33 64 48
Ottawa 25 13 8 4 30 59 51
Toronto 25 15 10 0 30 75 65
Buffalo 25 9 13 3 21 65 80
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 23 13 9 1 27 69 66
Winnipeg 24 12 11 1 25 61 71
Tampa Bay 24 10 13 1 21 82 75
Washington 22 10 11 1 21 66 63
Florida 25 7 12 6 20 62 93
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 25 21 1 3 45 80 52
Detroit 24 12 8 4 28 66 60
St. Louis 23 12 9 2 26 70 70
Nashville 24 10 9 5 25 53 59
Columbus 24 8 12 4 20 55 70
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 23 11 6 6 28 64 63
Minnesota 22 11 9 2 24 52 56
Calgary 22 9 9 4 22 61 73
Colorado 23 9 10 4 22 59 67
Edmonton 24 8 11 5 21 54 71
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 23 17 3 3 37 81 60
Dallas 23 12 9 2 26 66 65
Los Angeles 22 12 8 2 26 62 57
San Jose 22 11 7 4 26 51 50
Phoenix 24 11 10 3 25 70 71
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Friday’s results
Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Winnipeg 3, Florida 2, OT
Nashville 6, Edmonton 0
Colorado 6, Chicago 2
Anaheim 4, Calgary 0
Today’s games
Philadelphia at Boston, 8 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 8 a.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 9 a.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 2 p.m.
New Jersey at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 3 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 3 p.m.
Calgary at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s games
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 11 a.m.
Montreal at Florida, noon
Winnipeg at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 2 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 2 p.m.
Pro Baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 11 1 .917
Baltimore 9 2 .818
Seattle 11 3 .786
Tampa Bay 10 4 .714
Chicago 6 3 .667
Cleveland 10 5 .667
Detroit 8 6 .571
Minnesota 8 6 .571
Boston 7 7 .500
Houston 6 6 .500
Oakland 6 6 .500
Toronto 6 7 .462
Texas 4 7 .364
Los Angeles 3 8 .273
New York 3 10 .231
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
St. Louis 7 5 .583
Colorado 6 5 .545
Miami 5 5 .500
Milwaukee 6 6 .500
San Diego 7 7 .500
Atlanta 7 8 .467
Philadelphia 6 7 .462
Washington 5 6 .455
Arizona 5 7 .417
Los Angeles 4 6 .400
San Francisco 4 6 .400
Chicago 5 9 .357
New York 3 6 .333
Pittsburgh 4 9 .308
Cincinnati 2 11 .154
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.
Friday’s results
Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2
Atlanta (ss) 14, Houston 9
Miami 6, N.Y. Yankees 1
St. Louis 16, Washington 10
Toronto 7, Atlanta (ss) 1
Detroit 3, N.Y. Mets 2
San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox, ccd., rain
Oakland vs. Seattle, ccd., rain
Texas vs. Milwaukee, ccd., rain
Arizona vs. L.A. Angels, ccd., rain
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco, ccd., rain
Cleveland vs. Kansas City (ss) ccd., rain
Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 3
Minnesota 2, Boston 0
Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati (ss), ccd., rain
Cincinnati (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss), ccd., rain
Kansas City (ss) vs. Colorado, ccd., rain
Today’s games
Roundup>Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>St. Louis vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Miami (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 8:10 a.m.
Roundup>Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Oakland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Texas (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Roundup>Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 a.m.
Roundup>Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 2:05 p.m.
GOLF
Cadillac Championship
Friday’s second-round scores
Tiger Woods 66-65—131
Graeme McDowell 66-67—133
Phil Mickelson 67-67—134
Steve Stricker 67-67—134
Bubba Watson 66-69—135
Freddie Jacobson 66-69—135
Charl Schwartzel 71-65—136
Keegan Bradley 68-68—136
Dustin Johnson 68-69—137
John Huh 71-67—138
John Senden 69-69—138
Peter Hanson 67-71—138
Sergio Garcia 66-72—138
Michael Thompson 69-69—138
Zach Johnson 71-67—138
Rickie Fowler 69-69—138
Mike Hendry 72-66—138
Jason Dufner 69-69—138
Thaworn Wiratchant 69-69—138
Ian Poulter 68-70—138
Hunter Mahan 67-72—139
Webb Simpson 72-67—139
Charles Howell III 68-71—139
George Coetzee 70-69—139
Alexander Noren 69-70—139
Scott Jamieson 70-69—139
Jason Day 74-66—140
Justin Rose 68-72—140
Nick Watney 69-71—140
David Lynn 71-70—141
Richard Sterne 70-71—141
Russell Henley 70-72—142
Nicolas Colsaerts 71-71—142
Adam Scott 72-70—142
Jim Furyk 72-70—142
Matteo Manassero 71-71—142
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 72-70—142
Lee Westwood 73-69—142
Rory McIlroy 73-69—142
Ernie Els 73-69—142
Scott Piercy 70-73—143
Geoff Ogilvy 69-74—143
Bo Van Pelt 68-75—143
Martin Kaymer 76-68—144
Matt Kuchar 72-72—144
Francesco Molinari 78-66—144
Ryan Moore 73-71—144
Marcus Fraser 73-72—145
Rafael Cabrera Bello 71-74—145
Chris Wood 71-74—145
Louis Oosthuizen 70-75—145
Bill Haas 72-73—145
Tim Clark 72-73—145
Carl Pettersson 71-75—146
Brian Gay 70-76—146
Luke Donald 70-76—146
Branden Grace 73-74—147
John Merrick 75-72—147
Marcel Siem 75-73—148
Padraig Harrington 76-72—148
Jamie Donaldson 72-77—149
Stephen Gallacher 74-75—149
Thorbjorn Olesen 75-75—150
Robert Garrigus 75-75—150
Paul Lawrie 78-73—151
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Arrieta, RHP Zach Clark, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Pedro Strop, RHP Chris Tillman, LHP Mike Belfiore, LHP Zach Britton, LHP T.J. McFarland, C Luis Exposito, INF Ryan Flaherty, INF Manny Machado, INF Yamaico Navarro, INF Jonathan Schoop, INF Danny Valencia, OF Xavier Avery and OF L.J. Hoes on one-year contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned OF Matt Szczur to Tennessee (SL). Assigned RHP Dayan Diaz and C Michael Brenly to their minor-league camp.
MIAMI MARLINS—Optioned LHP Scott Maine to New Orleans (PCL) and RHP Arquimedes Caminero and INF Zach Cox to Jacksonville (SL). Reassigned RHP Michael Brady, LHP Adam Conley, LHP Brian Flynn, LHP Raudel Lazo, INF Danny Black, INF Derek Dietrich and OF Kevin Mattison to their minor-league camp. Released RHP Michael Wuertz.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with 1B-OF Allen Craig on a five-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Reassigned C Andrew Susac, INF Joe Panik, RHP Jose Valdez, RHP Fabio Castillo, RHP Edward Concepcion, LHP Josh Osich, RHP Justin Fitzgerald to their minor-league camp. Optioned INF Angel Villalona to San Jose (Cal).
California League
HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS—Named Cory John general manager.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX—Signed OF David Peralta.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP RJ Rodriguez.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed OF Bryan Sabatella.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES—Signed RHP Matt McDonald, OF Drew Miller and RHP Dan Britton-Foster.
BASKETBALL
NBA Development League
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS—Acquired C Chris Daniels from Santa Cruz for G Scott Machado and a 2013 second-round draft pick.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released S Adrian Wilson.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Waived G Bobbie Williams.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released CB Chris Gamble.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Released S Dawan Landry and CB Aaron Ross.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Agreed to terms with WR Brian Hartline on a five-year contract. Signed QB Matt Moore to a two-year contract.
Canadian Football League
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Named Eric Tillman as a consultant.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed WR Terrence Edwards to a contract extension.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended Islanders assistant coach Brent Thompson for two-games for abusive comments he made following New York’s overtime loss to the New York Rangers.
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed C Ryan Getzlaf to an eight-year contract extension.
BOSTON BRUINS—Announced F Chris Bourque cleared waivers and was assigned to Providence (AHL). Recalled F Jordan Caron from Providence.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve. Recalled C Nick Drazenovic from Springfield (AHL).
DALLAS STARS—Recalled F Matt Fraser from Texas (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled F Rob Klinkhammer from Portland (AHL). Signed F Darian Dziurzynski to a two-year entry-level contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
TORONTO FC—Acquired MF John Bostock on loan from Tottenham (English Premier League).
COLLEGE
BIG EAST CONFERENCE—Announced the departure of DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova, effective July 1.
AKRON—Suspended junior basketball G Alex Abreu indefinitely.
CLEMSON—Fired women’s basketball coach Itoro Coleman.
MARSHALL—Named Mike Furrey wide receivers coach.
RPI—Named Ralph Isernia football coach.
