Scoreboard
3/19/2004COLLEGE BASKETBALL..............
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NCAA Tournament
EAST RUTHERFORD REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Yesterday
At HSBC Arena (Buffalo)
Texas Tech 76, Charlotte 73
Saint Joseph's 82, Liberty 63
At RBC Center (Raleigh, N.C._
Manhattan 75, Florida 60
Wake Forest 79, Virginia Commonwealth 78
Today
At Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Mo.)
Memphis (21-7) vs. South Carolina (23-10), 12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State (27-3) vs. Eastern Washington (17-12), 30 minutes after first game
At The Bradley Center (Milwaukee)
Wisconsin (24-6) vs. Richmond (20-12), 7:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh (29-4) vs. Central Florida (25-5), 30 minutes after first game
SECOND ROUND
Tomorrow
At HSBC Arena (Buffalo)
Saint Joseph's (28-1) vs. Texas Tech (23-10), 5:30 or 8 p.m.
At RBC Center (Raleigh, N.C.)
Manhattan (25-5) vs. Wake Forest (20-9), 3:40 p.m.
Sunday
At Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Mo.)
Memphis-South Carolina winner vs. Oklahoma State-Eastern Washington winner, 2:20 p.m.
At The Bradley Center (Milwaukee)
Wisconsin-Richmond winner vs. Pittsburgh-Central Florida winner, 2:15 or 4:45 p.m.
ATLANTA REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Yesterday
At The Pepsi Center (Denver)
Texas 66, Princeton 49
North Carolina 63, Air Force 52
At RBC Center (Raleigh, N.C.)
Duke 96, Alabama State 61
Seton Hall 80, Arizona 76
Today
At Nationwide Arena (Columbus)
Illinois (24-6) vs. Murray State (28-5), 12:25 p.m.
Cincinnati (24-6) vs. East Tennessee State (27-5), 30 minutes after first game
At TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando)
Mississippi State (25-3) vs. Monmouth, N.J. (21-11), 7:10 p.m.
Xavier (23-10) vs. Louisville (20-9), 30 minutes after first game
SECOND ROUND
Tomorrow
At The Pepsi Center (Denver)
North Carolina (19-10) vs. Texas (24-7), 5:40 or 8:10 p.m.
At RBC Center (Raleigh, N.C.)
(Duke 28-5) vs. Seton Hall (21-9), 1:10 p.m.
Sunday
At Nationwide Arena (Columbus)
Illinois-Murray State winner vs. Cincinnati-East Tennessee State winner, 2:30 p.m.
At TD Waterhouse Center
Orlando, Fla.
Xavier-Louisville winner vs. Mississippi State-Monmouth, N.J. winner, 12:10 or 2:40 p.m.
ST. LOUIS REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Yesterday
At Key Arena (Seattle)
Nevada 72, Michigan State 66
Gonzaga 76, Valparaiso 49
Today
At Nationwide Arena (Columbus)
Kentucky (26-4) vs. Florida A&M, 7:10 p.m.
Washington (19-11) vs. Alabama-Birmingham (20-9), 30 minutes after first game
At Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Mo.)
Providence (20-8) vs. Pacific (24-7), 7:25 p.m.
Kansas (21-8) vs. Illinois-Chicago (24-7), 30 minutes after first game
At The Bradley Center (Milwaukee)
Boston College (23-9) vs. Utah (24-8), 12:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech (23-9) vs. Northern Iowa (21-9), 30 minutes after first game
SECOND ROUND
Tomorrow
At Key Arena (Seattle)
Nevada (24-8) vs. Gonzaga (28-2), 3:20 p.m.
Sunday
At Nationwide Arena (Columbus)
Kentucky-Florida A&M winner vs. Washington-Alabama-Birmingham winner, 5 p.m.
At Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Mo.)
Providence-Pacific winner vs. Kansas-Illinois-Chicago winner, 4:50 p.m.
At The Bradley Center (Milwaukee)
Boston College-Utah winner vs. Georgia Tech-Northern Iowa winner, 2:15 or 4:45 p.m.
PHOENIX REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Yesterday
At HSBC Arena (Buffalo)
Connecticut 70, Vermont 53
DePaul 76, Dayton 69, 2 OT
At The Pepsi Center (Denver)
Maryland 86, Texas-El Paso 83
Syracuse 80, Brigham Young 75
At Key Arena (Seattle)
Alabama 65, Southern Illinois 64
Stanford 71, Texas-San Antonio 45
Today
At TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando)
North Carolina State (20-9) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (20-8), 12:15 p.m.
Vanderbilt (21-9) vs. Western Michigan (26-4), 30 minutes after first game
SECOND ROUND
Tomorrow
At HSBC Arena (Buffalo)
DePaul (22-9) vs. Connecticut (28-6), 5:30 or 8 p.m.
At The Pepsi Center (Denver)
Maryland (20-11) vs. Syracuse (22-7), 5:40 or 8:10 p.m.
At Key Arena (Seattle)
Stanford (30-1) vs. Alabama (18-12), 5:50 p.m.
Sunday
At TD Waterhouse Center (Orlando)
Vanderbilt-Western Michigan winner vs. North Carolina State-Louisiana-Lafayette winner, 12:10 or 2:40 p.m.
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MANHATTAN 75, FLORIDA 60
MANHATTAN (25-5): Flores 8-23 7-9 26, Wingate 0-1 0-0 0, Holmes 5-10 2-3 12, Mulligan 6-13 4-5 17, Benton 1-3 0-0 2, Gatling 0-0 0-0 0, Minor 3-4 0-0 7, C.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Enescu 0-0 0-0 0, Ngarndi 0-1 0-0 0, D.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Konovelchick 3-5 4-4 11. Totals 26-60 17-21 75.
FLORIDA (20-11): Roberson 7-13 6-6 22, Moss 2-8 1-2 5, Humphrey 0-0 0-2 0, Lee 3-5 1-2 7, Walsh 4-12 5-6 13, Haimovitch 0-0 0-0 0, Al-Kaleem 1-2 0-0 3, Appleby 1-1 0-0 2, Richard 0-0 0-0 0, Colas 3-4 2-4 8. Totals 21-45 15-22 60.
Halftime score–Manhattan 36, Florida 29. A–19,722
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MARYLAND 86, UTEP 83
UTEP (24-8): Williams 4-7 2-2 10, Smallwood 3-4 2-2 8, Tofi 7-9 2-2 16, Craig 5-12 1-1 14, Rivera 3-7 4-4 12, St. Amant 4-6 0-0 8, Gehrke 0-1 0-0 0, Mattear 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 3-10 9-13 15. Totals 29-56 20-24 83.
MARYLAND (20-11): Garrison 2-8 2-3 7, Caner-Medley 3-7 4-4 12, Smith 6-9 1-4 14, Gilchrist 7-14 3-7 18, McCray 5-8 6-7 19, Strawberry 3-7 3-4 9, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Ibekwe 2-4 1-2 5, Fofana 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-59 20-31 86.
Halftime score–Maryland 47, UTEP 42.
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SYRACUSE 80, BYU 75
BYU (21-9): Bigelow 5-14 4-4 17, Meads 0-1 0-0 0, Araujo 9-15 6-7 24, M.Hall 6-9 2-5 17, Lemes 4-9 0-0 12, Woodberry 0-2 0-0 0, Rose 0-2 0-0 0, Shoff 2-3 1-3 5, Jensen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 13-19 75.
SYRACUSE (22-7): Warrick 6-13 8-9 20, Nichols 4-6 0-0 10, Forth 1-3 0-0 2, McNamara 11-17 12-16 43, Pace 1-4 0-1 2, T.Roberts 1-1 1-2 3, McNeil 0-0 0-0 0, McCroskey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-45 21-28 80.
Halftime score–BYU 42, Syracuse 42. A–19,286
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SAINT JOSEPH'S 82, LIBERTY 63
LIBERTY (18-15): Martin 3-10 0-0 6, Sneed 1-5 4-4 7, Blair 4-12 0-0 9, Woodson 4-7 1-3 10, Mantlo 1-3 2-2 4, Dees 7-9 5-6 22, Sarchet 2-4 1-3 5. Totals 22-50 13-18 63.
SAINT JOSEPH'S (28-1): Carroll 2-6 0-0 5, Bryant 1-2 6-10 8, Jones 2-5 3-5 7, Nelson 11-17 8-9 33, West 7-14 2-2 18, Jesiolowski 0-2 0-0 0, Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 1-1 0-0 2, Surov 0-0 0-0 0, Barley 2-4 0-0 6, Stachitas 0-3 0-0 0, Koefer 0-0 0-0 0, Mallon 1-5 1-2 3, Lidzius 0-1 0-0 0, Hartshorn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 20-28 82.
Halftime score–Saint Joseph's 46, Liberty 26. A–18,456
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ALABAMA 65, S. ILLINOIS 64
S. ILLINOIS (25-5): Korn 5-10 2-3 15, Willis 2-5 0-0 4, Brooks 10-15 0-0 25, Turner 1-3 2-2 5, Hairston 0-4 0-0 0, Tatum 2-9 0-0 6, Owen 0-3 0-0 0, Young 1-5 0-0 3, Warren 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 24-59 4-5 64.
ALABAMA (18-12); Winston 6-14 1-2 14, Davidson 2-2 0-0 4, Davis 3-8 4-6 10, Shelton 7-11 0-0 18, Pettway 2-8 2-2 6, Thomas 4-8 2-4 12, Brock 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 24-53 10-16 65.
Halftime score–Alabama 34, S. Illinois 24.
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TEXAS TECH 76, CHARLOTTE 73
CHARLOTTE (21-9): Withers 4-12 8-8 17, Basden 3-8 5-6 11, Iti 3-6 0-2 6, Plavich 3-7 0-0 8, Brown 2-13 2-2 8, Pigford 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 4-5 1-2 10, Baldwin 5-5 1-1 11, Sager 0-0 0-0 0, Clemmons 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-58 17-21 73.
TEXAS TECH (23-10): Emmett 8-11 2-4 20, Giles 1-4 0-0 2, Jackson 5-16 6-6 17, M.Marshall 7-10 0-1 15, Ross 3-11 2-3 8, White 0-0 0-0 0, Dora 4-6 4-4 12, Works 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-59 14-18 76.
Halftime–Texas Tech 39-25.
WAKE FOREST 79, VA. COMMONWEALTH 78
VA. COMMONWEALTH (23-8): Godwin 2-5 0-2 4, Jones 9-16 1-1 22, Walker 4-8 0-0 12, George 4-8 7-7 16, Pellot-Rosa 1-4 0-0 3, Doles 6-12 1-1 15, Harper 1-2 0-0 2, Reid 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 29-57 9-13 78.
WAKE FOREST (20-9) Gray 6-13 0-0 15, Paul 5-11 12-15 22, Levy 4-5 1-2 10, E.Williams 5-7 2-5 12, Strickland 4-6 0-0 8, Ellis 0-1 0-0 0, Downey 2-6 2-2 8, Danelius 0-2 0-0 0, Visser 2-3 0-3 4. Totals 28-54 17-27 79.
Halftime score–Va. Commonwealth 37, Wake Forest 34. A–19,722
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STANFORD 71, TEX.-SAN ANTONIO 45
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (19-14): Hurd 7-14 3-4 18, Fuqua 1-4 3-4 5, Harbert 2-11 3-4 8, Attaway 1-9 1-3 3, President 1-7 1-1 3, Cole 0-2 0-0 0, Ivy 0-0 0-0 0, Salinas 0-0 0-0 0, Millsap 2-6 2-5 6, Posey 1-8 0-0 2, Hall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-63 13-21 45.
STANFORD (30-1): Childress 9-15 6-6 26, Davis 0-3 3-4 3, Little 2-4 0-0 4, Hernandez 2-6 0-0 5, Lottich 3-8 0-0 9, Kirchofer 1-2 0-0 2, Bradford 0-0 0-0 0, Weatherby 1-1 0-0 2, Moore 1-1 0-0 2, Grunfeld 1-2 2-3 4, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Haas 1-2 0-0 2, Washington 1-1 0-0 2, Haryasz 5-9 0-2 10. Totals 27-54 11-15 71.
Halftime score–Stanford 37, Texas-San Antonio 23. A–15,512
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DUKE 96, ALABAMA ST. 61
ALABAMA ST. (16-15): Campbell 8-19 5-6 26, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Spicer 1-3 1-2 3, A.Oliver 2-7 3-5 7, Golden 4-11 0-0 8, Pruitt 0-0 0-0 0, Milledge 0-3 0-0 0, James 1-2 0-0 3, Warren 2-2 0-0 5, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, X.Oliver 4-7 0-2 8, Day 0-0 0-0 0, Russell 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 22-57 10-17 61.
DUKE (28-5): Deng 6-11 2-2 15, Redick 5-13 0-0 14, Ewing 6-11 4-6 19, Duhon 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 5-8 6-6 16, Horvath 1-2 1-2 3, Melchionni 2-3 1-1 6, Dockery 0-5 1-2 1, Borman 0-1 0-0 0, Davidson 0-1 0-0 0, Randolph 6-8 8-12 20, Pagliuca 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-66 23-31 96.
Halftime score–Duke 48, Alabama St. 27. A–19,722
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TEXAS 66, PRINCETON 49
PRINCETON (20-8): Logan 3-11 2-3 8, Wallace 4-13 0-0 9, Greenman 2-8 0-0 6, Schafer 0-3 0-0 0, Venable 5-6 6-9 16, Persia 1-3 0-0 3, Owings 1-2 0-0 3, Stephens 1-2 0-0 2, Schaen 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 18-51 8-12 49.
TEXAS (24-7): Buckman 3-6 1-3 7, Ivey 5-6 5-5 15, Klotz 0-6 0-1 0, Mouton 8-15 2-2 23, Paulino 2-3 0-1 6, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Tucker 0-2 1-2 1, Moreno 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-3 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Boddicker 5-7 0-0 14. Totals 23-50 9-14 66.
Halftime–Princeton 25-22.
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CONNECTICUT 70, VERMONT 53
VERMONT (22-9): Coppenrath 3-17 4-6 12, Njila 2-3 0-0 4, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Sorrentine 7-18 0-0 19, Hehn 1-3 0-0 3, Phelan 0-0 0-0 0, Klimes 0-1 0-0 0, Goia 0-0 0-0 0, Jensen 1-5 0-0 3, Sullivan 1-4 0-0 3, Hanson 3-3 0-0 7, Sheftic 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 19-60 4-6 53.
CONNECTICUT (28-6): Boone 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 7-11 2-5 22, Okafor 6-10 3-6 15, Gordon 5-17 4-4 14, T.Brown 6-8 2-4 14, Villanueva 0-2 1-2 1, Armstrong 2-2 0-0 4, Tooles 0-0 0-0 0, D.Brown 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 26-52 12-23 70.
Halftime–Connecticut 37-27.
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NEVADA 72, MICHIGAN ST. 66
NEVADA (24-8): Pinkney 3-5 6-7 13, Fazekas 5-7 2-2 12, Snyder 6-17 4-6 19, Okeson 2-7 8-8 14, Hill-Thomas 3-4 3-4 9, Kemp 1-6 0-0 3, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Paul 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 20-46 25-29 72.
MICHIGAN ST. (18-12): Anderson 2-5 5-6 10, Davis 5-9 6-6 16, Brown 1-4 0-0 2, Hill 3-9 0-0 7, Torbert 3-6 2-2 10, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Ager 2-10 1-1 6, Trannon 1-3 1-3 3, Bograkos 1-1 0-0 2, Naymick 1-2 0-0 2, Andreas 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 23-55 15-18 66.
Halftime–Michigan St. 43-34. A–15,827.
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National Invitation Tournament
OPENING ROUND
WEDNESDAY
Niagara 87, Troy State 83
George Mason 58, Tennessee 55
West Virginia 65, Kent State 54
Rhode Island 80, Boston U. 52
Austin Peay 65, Belmont 59
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 91, Rice 53
Boise State 84, UNLV 69
TUESDAY
Nebraska 71, Creighton 70
TONIGHT
Rhode Island (20-13) at West Virginia (16-13), 7; Austin Peay (22-9) at George Mason (22-9), 7:30; Niagara (22-9) at Nebraska (17-12), 8; Wis.-Milwaukee (20-10) at Boise State (22-9), 9:30
SECOND ROUND
SATURDAY
Virginia (18-12) at Villanova (17-16), 11 a.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 22
Notre Dame (18-12) at St. Louis (19-12), 7; Oklahoma (20-10) at Michigan (19-11), 9
TUESDAY, MARCH 23
Iowa State (18-12) at Florida State (19-13), tba
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Women
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND (TOMORROW)
Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Houston (27-3) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (23-7), 9 p.m.; Colorado (22-7) vs. UC Santa Barbara (25-6), 30 minutes after first game
SUNDAY
Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.
Va. Tech (22-7) vs. Iowa (16-12), Noon
Penn State (25-5) vs. Hampton (17-12), 30 minutes after first game
Joyce Center, South Bend, Ind.
North Carolina (24-6) vs. Middle Tennessee (23-7), Noon; Notre Dame (19-10) vs. Southwest Missouri State (28-3), 30 minutes after first game
Bridgeport (Conn.) Arena
Auburn (21-8) vs. North Carolina State (17-14), 7 p.m.; Connecticut (25-4) vs. Pennsylvania (17-10), 30 minutes after first game
MIDEAST REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND (TOMORROW)
St. John Arena, Columbus
Ohio State (20-9) vs. West Virginia (21-10), 11 a.m.; Boston College (25-6) vs. Eastern Michigan (22-7), 30 minutes after first.
Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, Mont.
Texas Tech (24-7) vs. Maine (25-6), 9 p.m.; Louisiana Tech (27-2) vs. Montana (27-4), 30 minutes after first game
SUNDAY
Williams Arena, Minneapolis
Kansas State (24-5) vs. Valparaiso (20-11), noon; Minnesota (21-8) vs. UCLA (17-12), 30 minutes after first game
Cameron Indoor Stad., Durham, N.C.
Old Dominion (25-6) vs. Marquette (21-9), noon; Duke (27-3) vs. Northwestern State (24-6), 30 minutes after first game
MIDWEST REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND (TOMORROW)
Tallahasee-Leon County Civic Center
Tennessee (26-3) vs. Colgate (21-9), 11 a.m.; George Washington (22-7) vs. DePaul (22-6), 30 minutes after first game
McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga
Rutgers (21-11) vs. Chattanooga (28-2), 11 a.m.; Vanderbilt (24-7) vs. Lipscomb (20-11), 30 minutes after first game
The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M.
Florida (18-10) vs. New Mexico (23-7), 9 p.m.; Baylor (24-8) vs. Loyola Marymount (24-5), 30 minutes after first game
Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe
Oklahoma (23-8) vs. Marist (20-10), 9 p.m.; Stanford (24-6) vs. Missouri (17-12), 30 minutes after first game
WEST REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND (TOMORROW)
Liacouras Center, (Philadelphia)
Georgia (22-9) vs. Liberty (25-6), 11 a.m.
Texas Christian (24-6) vs. Temple (21-9), 30 minutes after first game
SUNDAY
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Villanova (22-6) vs. Mississippi (17-13), 7 p.m.
Purdue (27-3) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (25-5), 30 minutes after first game
Maravich Center, Baton Rouge, La.
Miami (22-6) vs. Maryland (17-12), 7 p.m.
LSU (23-7) vs. Austin Peay (23-7), 30 minutes after first game
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Texas (28-4) vs. Southern University (17-12), 7 p.m.
Michigan State (21-8) vs. Arizona (24-8), 30 minutes after first game
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WNIT
FIRST ROUND
LAST NIGHT
Western Michigan 63, Louisville 61
Richmond 63, South Florida 55
Seton Hall 61, George Mason 56, OT
Nebraska 73, Drake 60
Memphis 66, Tulsa 64
Rice 59, Arkansas State 52
Area
KALAMAZOO VALLEY CC 89, OWENS CC 80
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OWENS CC: Weiland 5-2-1-17, Strong 2-2-6, Wilson 0-1-0-3, McClure 5-2-2-18, Morgart 3-2-0-12, Moore 1-3-5, Brown 8-1-17, Kubicek 1-0-2. Totals: 25-7-9-80.
KALAMAZOO VALLEY: Callen 3-1-1-10, Butcher 1-2-2-10, Melton 5-6-16, Cline 77-4-18, Palmer 1-0-2, Parker 5-1-11, Layne 1-0-2, Grannell 2-4-8, Brown 3-6-12. Totals: 28-3-24-89.
Halftime: Owens, 45-33.
ECHL..............
LAST NIGHT
Pensacola 2, Texas 1
WEDNESDAY
Reading 2, Toledo 1
Johnstown 3, Atlantic City 2, SO
Dayton 5, Cincinnati 2
Greenville 2, Greensboro 1
Alaska 2, Roanoke 1, SO
Trenton 4, Peoria 2
Louisiana 1, Columbus 0, SO
Fresno 4, Long Beach 3
Idaho 4, Bakersfield 3, SO
TONIGHT
Toledo at Cincinnati
Peoria at Atlantic City
Charlotte at Augusta
Long Beach at Bakersfield
Greenville at Columbus
Wheeling at Dayton
Greensboro at Florida
Florence at Gwinnett
Idaho at Las Vegas
Mississippi at Louisiana
Columbia at Roanoke
Fresno at San Diego
Alaska at South Carolina
Reading at Trenton
PRO BOWLING..............
PBA-World Championship
TAYLOR, MICH.
Fourth round (24-game pinfall totals)
1, Mike DeVaney, Escondido, Calif., 5,529. 2, Rick Lawrence, Dallas, 5,311. 3, Brian Voss, Alphretta, Ga., 5,294. 4, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5,277. 5, Justin Hromek, Towanda, Kan., 5,276. 6, Patrick Healey Jr., Mexico, 5,254.
7, Jason Williams, Vashon Island, Wash., 5,242. 8, Randy Weiss, Irmo, S.C., 5,239. 9, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 5,225. 10, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 5,211. 11, Richard Wolfe, Vienna, Va., 5,203. 12, Tim Penner, Wichita, Kan., 5,162.
13, Wes Malott, Austin, Texas, 5,154. 14, Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, Ill., 5,152. 15, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 5,151. 16, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 5,123. 17, Tim Criss, Bel Air, Md., 5,119. 18, Brian Hatcher, Roseville, Mich., 5,111.
ALSO
61, Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, 4,907.
COLLEGE HOCKEY..............
CCHA Tournament
THE SUPER SIX
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
QUARTERFINALS (last night)
N. Michigan 2, Michigan St. 1
Ohio State 6, Notre Dame 5, OT
SEMIFINALS (tonight)
(4) N. Michigan vs. (1) Michigan, 4 p.m.
(3) Ohio St. vs. (2) Miami (Ohio), 7:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS..............
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX – Claimed LHP Frank Brooks off waivers from Oakland. Returned RHP Colter Bean to the New York Yankees for $25,000. Named Charles Cellucci director of security and emergency services.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS – Agreed to terms with 3B Eric Chavez on a six-year contract extension, through 2010.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Optioned RHP Cha Seung Baek, LHP Bobby Madritsch, INF Justin Leone to Tacoma of the PCL and INF Greg Dobbs to San Antonio of the Texas League. Assigned C Rene Rivera to minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Fined Memphis G Bonzi Wells and New Orleans C Jamaal Magloire $5,000 each for throwing basketballs into the stands during games on March 16.
HOUSTON ROCKETS – Signed F Charles Oakley to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Signed WR Frisman Jackson to a two-year contract extension and DL Michael Myers to a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Re-signed DL Chris Hoke.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Signed RB/KR Brandon Bennett and RB Jamel White.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Agreed to terms with CB Ralph Brown on a two-year contract and CB Walt Harris on a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL – Suspended Florida F Donald Audette for two games, without pay, for a kicking incident during a game against the New York Islanders on March 17 and Atlanta F Ronald Petrovicky for one game, without pay, for a kneeing incident during a game against Buffalo on March 17.
CAROLINA HURRICANES – Recalled C Brett Lysak from Lowell of the AHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Recalled RW David Ling from Syracuse of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS – Activated G Roman Cechmanek from injured reserve. Assigned G Milan Hnilicka to Manchester of the AHL.
OTTAWA SENATORS – Recalled G Ray Emery from Binghamton of the AHL.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS – Recalled D Paul Ballantyne from Louisiana of the ECHL.
ECHL
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES – Loaned D Steve Munn to Bridgeport of the AHL.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES – Signed F Jeff Hansen. Traded D Josh Harrold to Trenton for D Tyler Kindle and future considerations.
FLORIDA EVERBLADES – Announced F Chad Larose has been recalled to Lowell of the AHL.
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS – Suspended F Kevin O'Flaherty.
SAN DIEGO GULLS – Signed D Jamie Black.
COLLEGE
AUBURN – Fired Cliff Ellis men's basketball coach.
BALL STATE – Named Matt Wolfert associate athletics director.
WILLIAM PENN – Named Richard Speas men's and women's track and cross country coach.
PREP BASKETBALL..............
Boys
REGIONAL FINALS
DIVISION I
At University of Toledo
Olmsted Falls (22-2) vs. St. John's (21-4), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At Fairgrounds Coliseum (Columbus)
Cols. Brookhaven (24-2) vs. Cin. Moeller (22-2), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At University of Akron
Can. McKinley (21-3) vs. Cle. Collinwood (21-3), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At University of Dayton
Hamilton (22-2) vs. Spring. S. (23-2), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
State Tournament Pairings: Toledo vs. Columbus; Akron vs. Dayton.
DIVISION II
At Canton Civic Center
Chesterland W. Geauga (22-2) vs. Canal Fulton NW (22-1), tomorrow, 3 p.m.
At Wright State University
Day. Chaminade-Julienne (17-7) vs. Cols. Watterson (19-5), tomorrow, 11 a.m.
At University of Toledo
Ottawa-Glandorf (24-1) vs. Akr. SVSM (19-4), tomorrow, 3 p.m.
At Ohio University
Cols. Beechcroft (17-7) vs. Dover (21-3), tomorrow, 11:30 a.m.
State Tournament Pairings: Canton vs. Fairborn; Toledo vs. Athens.
DIVISION III
At Canton Fieldhouse
Louisville Aquinas (22-2) vs. Loudonville (22-2), tomorow, 7:30 p.m.
At Bowling Green State University
Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (21-3) vs. St. Henry (19-5), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At Ohio University
Bellaire (21-4) vs. Chesapeake (22-2), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At Wright State
Cin. Reading (19-6) vs. Versailles (25-0), tomorrow, 1:15 p.m.
State Tournament Pairings: Canton vs. Bowling Green; Athens vs. Fairborn.
DIVISION IV
At Miami University, Oxford
Maria Stein Marion Local (16-9) vs. Day. Jefferson Twp. (19-6), tonight, 7:30 p.m.
At Canton Fieldhouse
Sebring McKinley (23-1) vs. Kidron Cent. Christian (17-7), tonight, 7:30 p.m.
At Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus
S. Webster (21-3) vs. Mansfield St. Peter's (20-4), tonight, 7:30 p.m.
At Bowling Green State
Holgate (17-7) vs. Ft. Jennings (20-4), tonight, 7:30 p.m.
State Tournament Pairings: Oxford vs. Canton; Columbus vs. Bowling Green.
LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS
DIVISION I
St. John's 60, Cle. Rhodes 47
Cin. Moeller 94, Cols. Mifflin 51
Cle. Collinwood 69, Bedford 54
Hamilton 65, Cin. Sycamore 55
Olmsted Falls 68, Mansfield Sr. 57
Spring. S. 84, Cin. LaSalle 75
DIVISION II
Canal Fulton NW 65, Warrensville Hts. 49
DIVISION III
Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 45, Liberty-Benton 39
Bellaire 73, Ironton 62
Chesapeake 50, Johnstown-Monroe 43
Cin. Reading 54, Ripley Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 43
Loudonville 68, Bedford Chanel 62, OT
Louisville Aquinas 65, Leavittsburg LaBrae 52
St. Henry 51, Clear Fork 41
Versailles 51, Bloom-Carroll 43
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CLEVELAND RHODES: Moore 4-1-9, Williams 1-1-2-7, Duncan 3-0-6, Roberts 5-1-2-15, Foster 0-1-1, Moore 3-0-6, Carter 1-1-3. Totals: 17-2-7-47.
ST. JOHN'S JESUIT: Keller 4-0-8, Heintschel 1-2-0-8, Roberts 7-1-1-18, Hillesland 5-0-10, Raymond 4-1-0-11, Floyd 1-0-2, Cassidy 0-1-1, Taylor 0-2-2. Totals: 22-4-4-60.
Girls
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State Tournament
STATE SEMIFINALS
At Value City Arena, Columbus
DIVISION I
Day. Chaminade-Julienne (26-0) vs. Barberton (25-1), tonight, 6 p.m.; Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (26-0) vs. Northview (26-0), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals: Saturday, 8 p.m.
DIVISION II
STATE FINAL
Beloit W. Branch (25-1) vs. Hamilton Badin (22-5), tomorrow, 2 p.m.
DIVISION III
STATE FINAL
Youngs. Ursuline (25-2) vs. Oak Hill (25-1), tomorrow, 11 a.m.
DIVISION IV
Mansfield St. Peter's (23-2) vs. Miller City (25-0), today, 1 p.m.; Minster (22-3) vs. Berlin Hiland (25-1), today, 3 p.m.
Finals: Saturday, 5 p.m.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
STATE SEMIFINALS
DIVISION II
Beloit West Branch 57, Thornville Sheridan 44
Hamilton Badin 54, Salem 50, OT
DIVISION III
Oak Hill 70, Smithville 50
Youngstown Ursuline 59, Plain City Jonathan Alder 43
NOTES..............
Tickets for tomorrow night's Division I regional basketball championship game between ST. JOHN'S JESUIT and Olmsted Falls will be on sale at St. John's in the assistant principal's office today from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and tomorrow from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Game time is 7:30.
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The SUBURBAN GIRLS SOFTBALL will hold registrations for its 10U, 12U, and 14U fastpitch teams March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in Perrys-? burg. Information call 419-l841-2596.
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The North American Youth Sports will hold a SPRING YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT April 30-May 2 at Springfield High School for boys and girls in grades 5-12. Entry fee is $100 and the deadline for entering is April 9. Call Mark Malinowski at 419-729-2908.
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Rogers High School has an opening for a VARSITY ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH. Also, the team is seeking a FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE. Contact Rick Rios at 419-536-3801.