NCAA Basketball:
Pitt 89
Oakland 66

Xavier 65
Minnesota 54

West Virginia 76
Morgan State 50

Missouri 86
Clemson 78

Georgia Tech 64
Oklahoma St. 59

Ohio St. 68
UC Santa Barbara 51

Michigan St. 70
New Mexico St. 67

Maryland 89
Houston 77

Cornell 78
Temple 65

Wisconsin 53
Wofford 49

Duke 73
Ark.-Pine Bluff 44

California 77
Louisville 62

Purdue 72
Siena 64

Texas A&M 69
Utah St. 53

Gonzaga 67
Florida St. 60

Syracuse 79
Vermont 56

Grapefruit League:
Pittsburgh 9
Boston 7

NHL:
Columbus 4
Minnesota 2

Calgary 4
San Jose 3

Edmonton 3
Detroit 2, 2OT
(SO Edmonton 2-1)

Anaheim 5
NY Islanders 4, OT

The Madness Continues...
Pitt Wins; Will Face Xavier
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jermaine Dixon and Gilbert Brown scored 17 points apiece and Pittsburgh avoided becoming the latest Big East powerhouse to get knocked off in the first round of the NCAA tournament, overcoming a slow start to rout Oakland 89-66 on Friday in the West Regional. The third-seeded Panthers (25-8) are making their ninth straight NCAA appearance and have advanced to the round of 16 in five of the previous eight. They'll try to continue that streak Sunday against No. 6 seed Xavier, which defeated 11th seed Minnesota 65-54 earlier Friday. Jordan Crawford scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half and Xavier continued its run of NCAA tournament success. Xavier (25-8) will be in the second round for the fourth straight year, this time under first-year coach Chris Mack.

West Virginia Rolls Into Second Round; Missouri Next
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Kevin Jones scored 17 points and second-seeded West Virginia overcame an early scare to open the NCAA tournament with a 77-50 win over Morgan State on Friday. Devin Ebanks added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Big East champion Mountaineers (28-6), who started the game missing their first 11 shots and trailing 10-0. The Mountaineers advanced to the second round of the East Regional. WVU will face Missouri on Sunday. Mizzou continued an impressive run for Big 12 schools by beating Clemson 86-78.

Cornell Upsets Temple
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Louis Dale scored 21 points, Ryan Wittman added 20 and No. 12 seed Cornell beat fifth-seeded Temple 78-65 Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Jeff Foote chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds for the Big Red, which won for the first time in five trips to the tournament. It also was the Ivy League's first victory since Princeton beat UNLV in 1998. This upset came in dominant fashion.
Cornell (28-4) took the lead early and never looked back, showing why so many people had it pegged as the best team to come out of the Ivy League in more than a decade.

Alvarez, Tabata Optioned To Minors
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned top prospects third baseman Pedro Alvarez and outfielder Jose Tabata to Triple-A Indianapolis. The Pirates announced the moves on Friday. The 23-year-old Alvarez was drafted second overall in 2008, but signed late and did not play in the minors that year. Last season, he hit a combined .288 with 27 home runs for Class A Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona.
Alvarez is being fast-tracked toward the majors and likely will join the Pirates sometime this season. The 21-year-old Tabata began last season at Double-A, then batted .276 in 32 games after being promoted to Indianapolis. He also is expected to reach Pittsburgh sometime this summer. Alvarez and Tabata are on the Pirates' 40-man roster.

Arizona Signs Joey Porter
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Free-agent linebacker Joey Porter has agreed to a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The 11-year NFL veteran and four-time Pro Bowler spent the past three seasons with the Miami Dolphins, after eight years with the Pittsburgh Steelers. With 92 career sacks, Porter trails only Jason Taylor (127 1/2) in sacks among active players. Porter has 12 career interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, 23 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries with two returned for TDs. Terms of the deal were not immediately released.