College basketball, ECHL, baseball, bowling
3/25/2005COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA TOURNAMENT
SYRACUSE REGIONAL
Semifinals (Tonight)
Syracuse, N.Y.
Wisconsin (24-8) vs. North Carolina State (21-13), 7:27 p.m.
North Carolina (29-4) vs. Villanova (24-7), 9:57 p.m.
Championship
Sunday
Syracuse, N.Y.
Semifinal winners
CHICAGO REGIONAL
Semifinals
Last night
Rosemont, Ill.
Illinois 77, Wisconsin-Wilwaukee 63
Arizona 79, Oklahoma State 78
Championship
Tomorrow
Rosemont, Ill.
Illinois (35-1) vs. Arizona (30-6), 7:05 p.m.
AUSTIN REGIONAL
Semifinals (Tonight)
Austin, Texas
Duke (27-5) vs. Michigan State (24-6), 7:10 p.m.
Kentucky (27-5) vs. Utah (29-5), 9:40 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 27
Austin, Texas
Semifinal winners
ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL
Semifinals
Last night
Albuquerque, N.M.
Louisville 93, Washington 79
West Virginia 65, Texas Tech 60
Championship
Tomorrow
Albuquerque, N.M.
Louisville (32-4) vs. West Virginia (24-10), 4:40 p.m.
FINAL FOUR
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
Chicago Regional champion vs. Albuquerque Regional champion
Syracuse Regional champion vs. Austin Regional champion
Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners
ILLINOIS 77, WIS.-MILWAUKEE 63
WIS.-MILWAUKEE (26-6): Tucker 12-18 6-8 32, Tigert 1-6 0-0 2, Hill 0-3 2-3 2, McCants 4-17 1-2 13, B.Davis 3-9 2-2 9, Pancratz 0-0 0-0 0, McCoy 1-3 1-2 3, Wright 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 22-57 12-18 63.
ILLINOIS (35-1): Augustine 3-3 5-6 11, Powell Jr. 5-11 2-2 12, Head 5-15 0-1 12, Williams 8-12 3-4 21, Brown 7-12 2-2 21, McBride 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Ingram 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 12-15 77.
Halftime Illinois 39-32. 3-Point Goals Wis.-Milwaukee 7-29 (McCants 4-14, Tucker 2-3, B.Davis 1-5, McCoy 0-1, Hill 0-3, Tigert 0-3), Illinois 9-20 (Brown 5-8, Head 2-5, Williams 2-5, McBride 0-1, Powell Jr. 0-1). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Wis.-Milwaukee 35 (Tigert 7), Illinois 33 (Augustine 10). Assists Wis.-Milwaukee 12 (Hill 4), Illinois 20 (Williams 8). Total Fouls Wis.-Milwaukee 12, Illinois 20.
LOUISVILLE 93, WASHINGTON 79
LOUISVILLE (32-4): Myles 2-4 4-6 8, Palacios 6-11 1-1 14, Garcia 8-16 2-2 23, Dean 5-10 4-6 19, O Bannon 6-11 6-9 18, Wade 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0-0 2-2 2, Gianiny 0-0 0-0 0, P.Johnson 1-1 1-1 3, George 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 31-56 20-28 93.
WASHINGTON (29-6): Jones 2-6 3-7 8, Jensen 1-6 0-0 2, Simmons 3-6 2-2 10, Robinson 1-7 6-9 8, Conroy 4-7 3-4 14, Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Roy 7-12 1-2 15, Rollins 2-3 0-0 4, Williams 8-16 2-4 18. Totals 28-67 17-28 79.
Halftime Louisville 47-35. 3-Point Goals Louisville 11-26 (Garcia 5-8, Dean 5-10, Palacios 1-4, O Bannon 0-4), Washington 6-25 (Conroy 3-6, Simmons 2-4, Jones 1-2, Roy 0-1, Smith 0-3, Jensen 0-4, Robinson 0-5). Fouled Out Jones. Rebounds Louisville 44 (Myles 13), Washington 33 (Jones 9). Assists Louisville 17 (Myles 6), Washington 15 (Conroy 8). Total Fouls Louisville 18, Washington 25. A 15,792.
NIT
SECOND ROUND
Wednesday
Maryland 78, Davidson 63
Tuesday
Georgetown 74, CS Fullerton 57
South Carolina 77, UNLV 66
QUARTERFINALS
Last night
South Carolina 69, Georgetown 66
Wednesday
Saint Joseph s 58, Texas A&M 51
Memphis 81, Vanderbilt 68
Tomorrow
Texas Christian (21-13) at Maryland (18-12), Noon
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Saint Joseph s (23-11) vs. Memphis (22-15), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
South Carolina (18-13) vs. Texas Christian-Maryland winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday, March 31
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
SOUTH CAROLINA 69, GEORGETOWN 66
GEORGETOWN (19-13): Bowman 4-10 2-4 12, Owens 9-16 1-1 26, Cook 3-11 0-0 9, J.Wallace 1-3 0-0 3, Green 3-7 2-2 8, Reed 1-2 1-2 3, Crawford 1-2 0-0 3, Kilkenny-Diaw 0-0 0-0 0, Hibbert 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 22-53 8-11 66.
SOUTH CAROLINA (18-13): Powell 6-10 9-10 21, Kinsey 3-5 1-2 7, B.Wallace 1-4 0-1 2, Kelley 5-8 4-8 15, Trice 1-4 0-0 2, Tisby 5-5 1-4 11, Gonner 2-2 0-2 6, Balkman 2-4 1-4 5. Totals 25-42 16-31 69.
Halftime Georgetown 34-26. 3-Point Goals Georgetown 14-29 (Owens 7-12, Cook 3-5, Bowman 2-6, Crawford 1-2, J.Wallace 1-3, Green 0-1), South Carolina 3-10 (Gonner 2-2, Kelley 1-3, Balkman 0-1, Kinsey 0-1, B.Wallace 0-1, Trice 0-2). Fouled Out Owens. Rebounds Georgetown 34 (Owens 10), South Carolina 26 (Powell 7). Assists Georgetown 18 (Bowman 5), South Carolina 18 (Kelley 7). Total Fouls Georgetown 23, South Carolina 12. A 10,662.
Women
NCAA TOURNAMENT
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Philadelphia
Sunday
Texas Tech (24-7) vs. Tennessee (28-4), Noon
Rutgers (27-6) vs. Ohio State (30-4), 2 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia
Tuesday, March 29
Semifinal winners, TBA
CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tomorrow
LSU (31-2) vs. Liberty (25-6), Noon
Georgia (24-9) vs. Duke (30-4), 2 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Monday, March 28
Semifinal winners, TBA
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Kansas City, Mo.
Sunday
Michigan State (30-3) vs. Vanderbilt (24-7), 7:30 p.m.
Connecticut (25-7) vs. Stanford (31-2), 9:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tuesday)
Kansas City, Mo.
Semifinal winners, TBA
TEMPE REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Tempe, Ariz.
Tomorrow
Minnesota (26-7) vs. Baylor (29-3), 9 p.m.
North Carolina (29-3) vs. Arizona State (24-9), 11 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tempe, Ariz.
Monday, March 28
Semifinal winners, TBA
THE FINAL FOUR
Indianapolis
SEMIFINALS (Sunday, April 3)
Chattanooga Regional champion vs. Tempe Regional champion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Regional champion vs. Kansas City Regional champion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tuesday, April 5)
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
WNIT
QUARTERFINALS (last night)
Kentucky 67, Xavier 62
SW Missouri St. 62, Texas A&M 60
Iowa 66, Arkansas State 52
West Virginia 65, Wake Forest 52
SEMIFINALS (Monday)
Kentucky (18-15) vs. West Virginia (20-12), TBA
Southwest Missouri State vs. Iowa, TBA
LOCAL BOWLING
300 games
Nick Hinz, Twin Oaks 198-300-195-194-887
Dennie Johnson, Jug s 300-245-243-788
Jason Thomas, Southwyck 184-246-300-730
High series
Men (750 or better)
Vern Wood, Jug s 799
Doug Denno, Jug s 792
Ron Thompson, Jug s 782
Dave Pryor, Jug s 780
Jeff Sabol, Jug s 772
Bob Swan, Interstate 766
Charlie Rice, Twin Oaks 762
Jeff Harper, Southwyck 760
Aaron Wozniak, Twin Oaks 757
Phil Jagielski, Jug s 755
Mo Jones, Jug s 752
Women (650 or better)
Jennifer McKee, Bay Center Rec 732
Dee Gerity, Southwyck 720
Jodi Woessner, Southwyck 719
Tammy Ragan, Jug s 706
Rocky Lewczynski, Bay Center Rec 701
Patty Pruss, Bay Center Rec 673
Carol Musial, Jug s 652
Bev Cowell, Jug s 651
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Dayton 2, Reading 1
Columbia 2, Augusta 0
Idaho 5, Fresno 2
WEDNESDAY
Peoria 6, Johnstown 2
Louisiana 2, Pee Dee 1
Mississippi 2, Victoria 1
Long Beach 2, Gwinnett 1
Las Vegas 3, Alaska 2, OT
TONIGHT
Dayton at Toledo
Atlantic City at Trenton
Johnstown at Reading
Pensacola at Augusta
Charlotte at Columbia
Victoria at Florida
S. Carolina at Greenville
Louisiana at Mississippi
Wheeling at Peoria
Pee Dee at Texas
Fresno at Idaho
Long Beach at San Diego
Gwinnett at Bakersfield
Las Vegas at Alaska
BASEBALL
Exhibition
YESTERDAY
Cleveland 8, L.A. Dodgers 0
Detroit 6, N.Y. Mets 3
Boston 5, Baltimore 5, tie, 10 innings
Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2
Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 5
St. Louis 5, Washington 1
N.Y. Yankees 12, Atlanta 2
Milwaukee 8, Seattle 6
Chicago Cubs 5, Oakland 2
Arizona 3, Colorado 1, 5 innings, bees
L.A. Angels 9, San Diego 1
San Francisco 11, Chicago White Sox 6
Florida 6, Houston 0
Cincinnati 3, Tampa Bay 2
Texas 6, Kansas City 4
TODAY
Detroit (ss) vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 9:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Tigers 6, Mets 3
DETROIT NEW YORK (N)
Totals 386106 Totals 363132
Deyroit 010003200 6
New York (N) 000210000 3
E Giarratano, Ordonez, Keppinger, Woodward. DP Detroit 2, New York 1. LOB Detroit 11, New York 9. 2B Woodward, Inge, Piazza, Williams, Pena, Giarratano. 3B Smith, Giarratano. HR Smith (3). SB Smith. S Reyes.
HBP by Knotts (Galarraga). PB Piazza 2.
T 3:01. A 6,275.
Indians 8, Dodgers 0
Los Angeles (N) 000000000 0
Cleveland 32011100x 8
E Liefer. DP Los Angeles 1. LOB Los Angeles 6, Cleveland 4. 2B Valentin, Boone, Perez. HR Gonzalez (3), Hafner (5), Blake (3). SB Cora. SF Martinez.
T 2:23. A 5,331.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Reassigned LHP Mark Watson to their minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS Optioned RHP Jorge Campillo to Tacoma of the PCL.
TEXAS RANGERS Placed RHP Frank Francisco on the 15-day DL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES Optioned OF Jorge Piedra and RHP Jason Young to Colorado Springs of the PCL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Placed OF Alex Escobar on the 15-day DL. Released C Keith Osik.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS Agreed to terms with INF Nick Steppe and INF Jose Cruz.
Golden Baseball League
LONG BEACH ARMADA Agreed to terms with 1B Samone Peters.
Northern League
CALGARY VIPERS Agreed to terms with OF Drew Miller.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES Agreed to terms with C Sean Flynn.
ST. PAUL SAINTS Agreed to terms with C Jeremy Frost.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Named Mike Bratz and Wes Wilcox assistant coaches.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS Placed F Brian Cook on the injured list. Activated G-F Devean George from the injured list.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Activated F Rubern Patterson from the injured list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS Signed DT Ross Kolodziej to a one-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS Signed G Matt O Dwyer.
NEW YORK GIANTS Agreed to terms with FB Jim Finn on a five-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Re-signed DE Jacques Cesaire.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Claimed DE Joe Tafoya off waivers from Atlanta.
HOCKEY
ECHL
ECHL Suspended Long Beach LW Bill Lindsay three games for his actions in a March 22 game.
READING ROYALS Signed D Matt York.
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Announced the resignation of Jason Oates, director of ticket operations, effective April 15.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
ARIZONA STING Acquired F Craig Conn from Minnesota for a 2006 first-round entry draft pick and future considerations.
COLORADO MAMMOTH Signed F Paul Gait. Waived F Jeff Sonke. Traded F Chris Panos to Arizona for a 2005 third-round entry draft pick.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CLUB DEPORTIVO CHIVAS USA Acquired Victor Arbelaez from San Jose for a 2006 fourth-round supplemental draft pick.
WATER POLO
USA WATER POLO Named Gavin Arroyo men s assistant coach for the national team.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA Announced men s basketball F Kennedy Winston will skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft.
CITADEL Named Kevin Higgins football coach.
CINCINNATI Suspended Keith LeGree, men s assistant basketball coach, indefinitely following an arrest for driving under the influence.
HOLY CROSS Named David Kotulski, Pat O Leary, Richard Rodgers, Ryan Mattison, Mark McDonough and Tom Perkovich assistant football coaches.
INDIANA-PURDUE-FORT WAYNE Named Dane Fife men s basketball coach.
KENTUCKY STATE Named Thomas Patterson men s basketball coach.
MIAMI Fired Ferne Labati, women s basketball coach.
WICHITA STATE Agreed to terms with Mark Turgeon, men s basketball coach, on a three-year contract extension.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
TONIGHT
Austin at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
New York at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Georgia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 28
San Jose at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
New Orleans at Austin, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL2
Chicago at New York, 7 p.m.
Georgia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
Los Angeles at Orlando, Noon
Philadelphia at Columbus, Noon
Nashville at Grand Rapids, 2:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 9 p.m.
NOTES
The TOLEDO UMPIRE & REFEREE ASSOCIATION is holding classes for men and women to become softball/baseball umpires. Call Bob Kubicz at 419-936-3090.
MAUMEE EAGLES men s softball team is in need of players.Contact Jim Christian at 419-260-5481 or B.J. Barton at 419-460-0969 between 4 and 8 p.m.
Perrysburg High School has openings for ASSISTANT COACHES in volleyball, boys and girls soccer, cheerleading, and swimming. Contact atheltic director Ray Pohlman, Perrysburg High School, 13385 Roachton Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551 by April 8.
Team Toledo, a traveling AAU BASKETBALL team, needs a sixth or seventh-grade post player, 6-2 or taller. Call Ryan (419-514-7688) or Eddie at (419-514-0075.
MEN S FEDERATION BASEBALL TEAM is looking for players. Call 419-215-5022 and leave a message.