BASEBALL

COLLEGE

UPPER MIDWEST

Allegheny (Pa.) 20, Wis.-Superior 6

Kalamazoo 12, Wis.-Superior 8

Oberlin (Ohio) 8-15, Hamline 1-9

Wayne St. 7, William Jewell 5

Wash. and Jefferson 11, St. Thomas 6

SW Minn. St. vs. N'western (Iowa), ccd.

BASKETBALL

TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS

(Through Tuesday)

PlayerGMinPtsRebAst

Towns7036.924.612.22.8

Wiggins7037.223.04.12.4

LaVine4737.218.93.43.0

Rubio6432.410.14.08.9

Muhammad6619.99.92.90.5

Dieng7031.79.87.81.8

Bjelica6518.36.23.81.2

Casspi121.55.81.00.0

Rush3521.44.12.21.0

Payne127.74.01.70.3

Dunn6616.43.62.12.3

Stephenson611.23.51.70.8

Jones4812.53.41.12.4

Aldrich598.61.72.60.4

Hill66.81.72.20.0

Lucas III52.10.40.00.2

Totals70241.5104.842.923.4

Opponents70241.5105.240.522.5

HOCKEY

WILD STATISTICS

(Through Tuesday)

PlayerGPGATP+/-PIM

Granlund722541662212

Staal72243155928

Koivu711835532522

Coyle72173249836

Niederreiter722029491747

Zucker722125463030

Pominville6811314204

Suter72828363430

Parise60161935-530

Spurgeon68823313118

Dumba661020301857

Haula62131023722

Brodin5831720-120

Stewart7213619384

Scandella614913-325

Schroeder32471160

Graovac52729710

Folin44257824

Hanzal10156-36

Eriksson Ek923522

Prosser35044-410

Dalpe1012309

White11213-37

Olofsson12022-12

Bertschy501104

Gabriel13011029

Pulkkinen9101-12

Reilly1710112

Cannone300000

Mitchell11000-10

Tuch6000-30

Totals722323906220607

Opponents721783124900633

GOALIESWLOTSOSV%GAA

Dubnyk371835.9282.17

Kuemper7430.9043.21

Totals442265.9212.46

Opponents283774.8943.20

COLLEGE • MEN

NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND

Friday • Fargo, N.D.

Boston U. vs. North Dakota, 2 pm

Minn. Duluth vs. Ohio State, 5:30 pm

Friday • Providence, R.I.

Harvard at Providence, 3 pm

Air Force vs. W. Michigan, 6:30 pm

Saturday • Manchester, N.H.

Cornell vs. Mass.-Lowell, 11 am

Gophers vs. Notre Dame, 2:30 pm

Saturday • Cincinnati

Denver vs. Michigan Tech, noon

Penn State vs. Union, 3:30 pm

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday • Fargo, N.D.

Boston U./UND winner vs. UMD/Ohio State winner, 5 pm

Saturday • Providence, R.I.

Harvard/Providence winner vs. Air Force/W. Michigan winner, 7:30

Sunday • Manchester, N.H.

Gophers/Notre Dame winner vs. Cornell/Mass.-Lowell winner, 2:30 pm

Sunday • Cincinnati

Denver/Michigan Tech winner vs. Penn State/Union winner, 5 pm

FROZEN FOUR

At Chicago

Semifinals • April 6

Quarterfinal winners, 5 pm and 8:30 pm

Championship • April 8

Semifinal winners, 7 pm

SOCCER

MLS

WESTERNWLTPtsGFGA

Portland3009103

FC Dallas201742

Houston210676

San Jose210654

Sporting K.C.102521

Seattle111465

Colorado111433

Los Angeles120334

Vancouver021125

Real Salt Lake021114

Loons0211413

EASTERNWLTPtsGFGA

Atlanta United FC2106113

Orlando City200631

New York210644

Toronto FC102542

New York City FC111452

Columbus111444

Chicago111435

Montreal012234

Philadelphia012234

D.C. United021106

New England020013

Note: Three points for win, one for tie.

GAMES SATURDAY

Loons at New England, 1 pm

Real Salt Lake at New York, 3 pm

Portland at Columbus, 6:30 pm

SOFTBALL

COLLEGE

UPPER MIDWEST

Ave Maria 2, Crown 0

Ave Maria 5, Wis.-Superior 0

Hamline 7-0, Benedictine-Mesa 3-8

Manchester 4, Crown 2

North Central (Ill.) 5, Wis.-Superior 4

Upper Iowa 10-3, Wis.-Parkside 1-11

TENNIS

PRO • WOMEN

MIAMI OPEN

First round • Key Biscayne, Fla.

• Duan Ying-Ying def.

Laura Siegemund, 7-6 (6), 6-3

• Lara Arruabarrenta def.

Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 7-5, 6-1

• Mandy Minella def.

Kristyna Pliskova, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-5

• Naomi Osaka def.

Kristina Kucova, 6-2, 6-3

• Viktorija Golubic def.

Tsvetana Pironkova, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

• Johanna Larsson def.

Monica Niculescu, 6-3, 6-1

• Sara Errani def.

Belinda Bencic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

• Kateryna Bondarenko def.

Paula Badosa Gibert, 6-4, 7-5

• Beatriz Haddad Maia def.

Lesia Tsurenko, 3-2 retired

• Peng Shuai def.

Danka Kovinic, 6-2, 0-0 retired

• Kirsten Flipkens def.

Jennifer Brady, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

• Carina Witthoeft def.

Nicole Gibbs, 6-3, 6-3

COLLEGE • MEN

UPPER MIDWEST

Hope (Mich.) 5, Hamline 4

Oberlin (Ohio) 6, St. Thomas 3

COLLEGE • WOMEN

UPPER MIDWEST

St. Catherine 9, Luther (Iowa) 0

St. Catherine 5, Grinnell (Iowa) 4

Tufts 9, Carleton 0

Wooster (Ohio) 7, Wis.-Oshkosh 2

HIGH SCHOOLS

BADMINTON

MINNEAPOLIS CITY

Henry 7, Roosevelt 0

METROPOLITAN AREA

Eden Prairie 7, Prairie Seeds 0

SCHEDULES

MLB

APRIL TWINS SCHEDULE

Note: Home games in CAPS.

• 3: KANSAS CITY, 3:10 p.m.; 5: KANSAS CITY, 12:10 p.m.; 6: KANSAS CITY, 12:10 p.m.; 7: at Chicago WS, 7:10 p.m.; 8: at Chicago WS, 1:10 p.m.; 9: at Chicago WS, 1:10 p.m.; 11: at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.; 12: at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.; 13: at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.; 14: CHICAGO WS, 7:10 p.m.; 15: CHICAGO WS, 1:10 p.m.; 16: CHICAGO WS, 3:10 p.m.; 17: CLEVELAND, 7:10 p.m.; 18: CLEVELAND, 7:10 p.m.; 19: CLEVELAND, 7:10 p.m.; 20: CLEVELAND, 12:10 p.m.; 21: DETROIT, 7:10 p.m.; 22: DETROIT, 1:10 p.m.; 23: DETROIT, 1:10 p.m.; 24: at Texas, 7:05 p.m.; 25: at Texas, 7:05 p.m.; 26: at Texas, 7:05 p.m.; 28: at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.; 29: at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.; 30: at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

WNBA

2017 LYNX SCHEDULE

Note: Home games in CAPS.

• May: 14—CHICAGO, 6 p.m.; 18—at New York, 6 p.m.; 20—at Dallas, 7 p.m.; 23—CONNECTICUT, 7 p.m.; 26—at Connecticut, 6 p.m.; 28—SAN ANTONIO, 6 p.m.

• June: 3—at Seattle, 8 p.m.; 9—at Washington, 6 p.m.; 11—at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.; 17—CONNECTICUT, 7 p.m.; 23—WASHINGTON, 7 p.m.; 25—SAN ANTONIO, 6 p.m.; 30—at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

• July: 6—LOS ANGELES, 7 p.m.; 8—at Chicago, 7 p.m.; 14—at Phoenix, 9 p.m.; 16—PHOENIX, 6 p.m.; 19—DALLAS, noon; 25—NEW YORK, 7 p.m.; 28—at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.; 30—SEATTLE, 6 p.m.

• August: 3—ATLANTA, 7 p.m.; 6—at Indiana, 4 p.m.; 8—at Atlanta, 6 p.m.; 11—LOS ANGELES, 7 p.m.; 16—at Seattle, 9 p.m.; 18—INDIANA, 7 p.m.; 20—at New York, 2 p.m.; 22—PHOENIX, 7 p.m.; 25—at San Antonio, 7 p.m.; 27—at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.; 30—at Indiana, 6 p.m.

• September: 1—CHICAGO, 7 p.m.; 3—WASHINGTON, 6 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

Twins: Reassigned RHPs Raul Fernandez and Jake Reed to their minor league camp. Granted Ryan Vogelsong his free agency.

Chicago: Agreed to terms with SS Tim Anderson on a six-year contract.

Texas: Agreed to terms with C Robinsoin Chirinos on a one-year contract extension.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Francisco: Named Barry Bonds special adviser to the CEO.

BASKETBALL

NBA

L.A. Lakers: Signed G David Nwaba to a multi-year contract.

Philadelphia: Assigned F Tiago Splitter to Delaware (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

NFL

Vikings: Signed WR Adam Thielen to a three-year contract extension.

Atlanta: Signed FB Derrick Coleman, G Hugh Thornton and FB Soma Vainuku. Signed president Rich McKay to a five-year contract extension through June 2022.

Detroit: Re-signed DE Armonty Bryant.

Indianapolis: Signed WR Kamar Aiken.

Miami: Signed LB Kiko Alonso to a contract extension through 2020.

N.Y. Giants: Re-signed LB Keenan Robinson.

Pittsburgh: Signed DE Tyson Alualu to a two-year contract.

HOCKEY

NHL

Arizona: Recalled F Christian Fischer from Tucson (AHL). Assigned F Laurent Dauphin to Tucson.

Calgary: Recalled F Garnet Hathaway from Stockton (AHL).

Detroit: Recalled C Ben Street from Grand Rapids (AHL).

SOCCER

MLS: Suspended FC Dallas D Maynor Figueroa one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for a serious foul that endangered the safety of an opponent in a March 18 match against New England.

COLLEGE

LSU: Named Will Wade men's basketball coach.

AWARDS

MIAC: Named the following athletes of the week: Men's tennis—Gustavus' Patrick Whaling; Women's tennis—Gustavus' Katie Aney.

NSIC: Named the following athletes of the week: Baseball—Augustana OF Patrick O'Donnell (player) and Concordia (St. Paul) RHP Gus Varland (pitcher).

MSU Moorhead: Announced G Aaron Lien has been named to the NABC Coaches' Division II All-America men's basketball team.

St. Scholastica: Announced that pitcher Martin Alcoverde has been named to the D3baseball.com team of the week.

TODAY'S LINE

NBA

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

WEDNESday

Charlotte5ORLANDO

BOSTON8Indiana

CHICAGO1Detroit

WASHINGTON7Atlanta

OKLA. CITY11Philadelphia

Cleveland4DENVER

Milwaukee3½SACRAMENTO

UTAH10½New York

NHL

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

WEDNESday

COLUMBUS-150/+140Toronto

N.Y. RANGERSoff/offN.Y. Islanders

ANAHEIM-118/+108Edmonton

NCAA BASKETBALL • MEN

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

THURSDAY

Kansas5Purdue

Michigan1Oregon

Gonzaga3West Virginia

Arizona7½Xavier

FRIDAY

Florida2Wisconsin

Baylor3½South Carolina

UCLApickKentucky

North Carolina7½Butler

NIT • MEN

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

WEDNESDAY

C. FLORIDA3½Illinois

TX.-ARLINGTON6½CS Bakersfield

CBI • MEN

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

WEDNESDAY

CSTL. CAROLINA3½Ill.-Chicago

WYOMING3Utah Valley

CIT • MEN

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG

WEDNESDAY

TEXAS STATE5Idaho

Note: Home teams are in CAPS.