Basketball, hockey, golf

3/28/2005

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Men

NCAA Tournament

SYRACUSE REGIONAL

Championship

Yesterday

At The Carrier Dome

Syracuse, N.Y.

North Carolina 88, Wisconsin 82

CHICAGO REGIONAL

Championship

Saturday

At Allstate Arena

Rosemont, Ill.

Illinois 90, Arizona 89, OT

AUSTIN REGIONAL

Championship

Yesterday

At The Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

Michigan State 94, Kentucky 88, 2 OT

ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL

Championship

Saturday

At The Pit

Albuquerque, N.M.

Louisville 93, West Virginia 85, OT

FINAL FOUR

At Edward Jones Dome

St. Louis

National Semifinals

Saturday, April 2

Illinois (36-1) vs. Louisville (33-4), 6:07 p.m.

North Carolina (31-4) vs. Michigan State (26-6), 8:47 p.m.

Championship

Monday, April 4

Semifinal winners

NORTH CAROLINA 88, WISCONSIN 82

WISCONSIN (25-9)

Tucker 9-17 7-9 25, Morley 0-1 0-0 0, Wilkinson 5-11 0-0 11, Chambliss 3-7 0-0 9, Hanson 5-8 0-0 15, Nixon 1-2 0-0 2, Helmigk 0-1 0-0 0, Flowers 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 6-12 4-4 18, Butch 0-0 0-0 0, Stiemsma 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-61 11-13 82.

NORTH CAROLINA (31-4)

J.Williams 3-6 0-0 6, McCants 8-17 2-4 21, May 13-19 3-4 29, Felton 5-11 6-6 17, Manuel 2-2 0-0 4, Scott 1-1 0-0 3, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, M.Williams 1-6 4-4 6, Noel 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-64 15-18 88.

Halftime Tied 44-44. 3-Point Goals Wisconsin 11-24 (Hanson 5-8, Chambliss 3-6, Taylor 2-3, Wilkinson 1-2, Flowers 0-1, Tucker 0-4), North Carolina 5-16 (McCants 3-6, Scott 1-1, Felton 1-5, M.Williams 0-1, J.Williams 0-3). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Wisconsin 29 (Wilkinson 7), North Carolina 33 (May 12). Assists Wisconsin 17 (Wilkinson 5), North Carolina 19 (Felton 7). Total Fouls Wisconsin 17, North Carolina 15. A 30,132.

MICHIGAN ST. 94,KENTUCKY 88, 2OT

MICHIGAN ST. (26-6)

Anderson 3-7 6-6 13, Davis 6-13 3-5 15, Brown 8-10 3-4 24, Neitzel 1-4 0-0 3, Ager 6-13 7-8 21, Hill 3-7 0-0 7, Trannon 2-2 0-1 4, Hamo 0-0 0-0 0, Torbert 1-8 5-6 7, Bograkos 0-0 0-0 0, Naymick 0-0 0-0 0, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Rowley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-64 24-30 94.

KENTUCKY (28-6)

Azubuike 2-6 3-4 9, Hayes 8-11 0-0 16, Morris 6-12 8-10 20, Rondo 3-8 1-3 7, Sparks 5-12 0-1 15, Stockton 0-0 0-0 0, Moss 2-4 0-0 6, Bradley 1-5 4-4 6, Obrzut 0-0 0-0 0, LeMaster 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 0-1 0-0 0, Alleyne 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 2-2 0-0 4, Crawford 2-8 1-1 5. Totals 31-69 17-23 88.

Halftime Kentucky 37-33. End of Regulation Tied 75-75. End of OT Tied 81-81. 3-Point Goals Michigan St. 10-19 (Brown 5-6, Ager 2-4, Anderson 1-1, Neitzel 1-1, Hill 1-4, Torbert 0-3), Kentucky 9-19 (Sparks 5-9, Azubuike 2-3, Moss 2-3, Bradley 0-2, Crawford 0-2). Fouled Out Azubuike. Rebounds Michigan St. 40 (Davis 11), Kentucky 37 (Moss 6). Assists Michigan St. 15 (Hill 4), Kentucky 14 (Azubuike, Bradley, Hayes, Rondo 3). Total Fouls Michigan St. 20, Kentucky 25. A 16,239.

NIT

Semifinals

Tomorrow

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Saint Joseph s (23-11) vs. Memphis (22-15), 7 p.m.

South Carolina (18-13) vs. Maryland (19-12), 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 31

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Women

NCAA Tournament

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL

Semifinals

At The Liacouras Center

Philadelphia

Sunday, March 27

Tennessee 75, Texas Tech 59

Rutgers 64, Ohio State 58

Championship

At The Liacouras Center

Philadelphia

Tomorrow

Tennessee (29-4) vs. Rutgers (28-6), TBA

CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL

Semifinals

At McKenzie Arena

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Saturday

LSU 90, Liberty 48

Duke 63, Georgia 57

Championship

At McKenzie Arena

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Tonight

LSU (32-2) vs. Duke (31-4), 9 p.m.

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL

Semifinals

At Municipal Auditorium

Kansas City, Mo.

Yesterday

Michigan State 76, Vanderbilt 64

Stanford 76, Connecticut 59

Championship

At Municipal Auditorium

Kansas City, Mo.

Tomorrow

Michigan State (31-3) vs. Stanford (32-2), TBA

TEMPE REGIONAL

Semifinals

At Wells Fargo Arena

Tempe, Ariz.

Saturday

Baylor 64, Minnesota 57

North Carolina 79, Arizona State 72

Championship

At Wells Fargo Arena

Tempe, Ariz.

Tonight

Baylor (30-3) vs. North Carolina (30-3), 7 p.m.

THE FINAL FOUR

At RCA Dome

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.

RUTGERS 64, OHIO STATE 58

RUTGERS (28-6): Carson 1-4 0-0 2, Newton 4-11 5-5 13, Campbell 3-6 1-2 7, Ajavon 5-15 3-5 14, Pondexter 9-17 4-5 24, Locke 0-0 0-0 0, Jett 1-2 0-0 2, Theodoris 0-0 0-0 0, Richman 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 24-59 13-17 64.

OHIO ST. (30-5): Blanton 3-5 2-3 8, Davenport 6-11 10-12 22, Hoskins 5-12 2-3 12, Allen 1-6 0-0 3, Matter 3-9 0-0 8, Wilburn 0-0 2-2 2, Battle 0-0 0-0 0, Packer 1-5 0-0 3, Jamen 0-0 0-0 0, Riley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 16-20 58.

Halftime Rutgers 27-22. 3-point goals Rutgers 3-9 (Pondexter 2-5, Ajavon 1-3, Newton 0-1), Ohio St. 4-17 (Matter 2-6, Packer 1-4, Allen 1-5, Hoskins 0-2). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Rutgers 32 (Newton 8), Ohio St. 36 (Davenport 14). Assists Rutgers 11 (Pondexter 4), Ohio St. 10 (Hoskins 4). Total Fouls Rutgers 17, Ohio St. 18. A 5,317.

No. 3 TENNESSEE 75,No. 14 TEXAS TECH 59

TEXAS TECH (24-8): Davis 3-6 6-8 12, Robertson 2-10 2-2 7, Greenwalt 3-7 0-1 6, Dabbs 3-10 3-5 9, Grant 3-7 2-2 9, Smith 3-9 3-4 10, Myrick 2-6 0-0 4, Griffin 1-6 0-1 2. Totals 20-61 16-23 59.

TENNESSEE (29-4): Hornbuckle 5-11 3-4 14, Ely 8-11 7-8 23, Anosike 2-5 7-7 11, Zolman 4-10 0-0 8, Moore 3-8 3-3 9, Redding 1-4 0-0 2, Jackson 0-6 2-4 2, Dosty 1-1 0-0 2, Fluker 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 26-60 22-26 75.

Halftime Tennessee 40-26. 3-Point Goals Texas Tech 3-13 (Grant 1-2, Smith 1-5, Robertson 1-6), Tennessee 1-10 (Hornbuckle 1-2, Jackson 0-2, Moore 0-3, Zolman 0-3). Fouled Out Myrick. Rebounds Texas Tech 36 (Davis 9), Tennessee 46 (Anosike 11). Assists Texas Tech 13 (Smith 6), Tennessee 13 (Hornbuckle, Zolman 3). Total Fouls Texas Tech 19, Tennessee 20.

WNIT

Semifinals

Tonight

West Virginia (20-12) at Kentucky (18-15), 7 p.m.

Iowa (23-9) at Southwest Missouri State (23-8), 8:05 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 31

Semifinal winners, TBA

BASEBALL

Exhibition

YESTERDAY

Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 3

Toronto 4, Detroit 0

St. Louis 7, Florida 3

Boston 8, Pittsburgh 7

L.A. Dodgers 11, Atlanta 6

Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 0

N.Y. Mets 9, Washington 4

N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston 4

Minnesota 11, Baltimore 3

Oakland 7, Colorado 3

San Diego 9, Chicago Cubs 5

Arizona 13, Kansas City 5

Seattle 15, Chicago White Sox 9

L.A. Angels 8, San Francisco 5

Milwaukee vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., late

TODAY

Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Florida vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Washington vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

ECHL

YESTERDAY

Atlantic City 5, Johnstown 4

Louisiana 4, Pee Dee 3

Texas 5, Pensacola 4

Bakersfield 7, Long Beach 3

San Diego 3, Gwinnett 2

SATURDAY

Toledo 2, Dayton 1, SO

Trenton 6, Reading 2

Atlantic City 5, Johnstown 3

Florida 5, Victoria 2

Columbia 2, Greenville 0

S. Carolina 5, Charlotte 2

Peoria 3, Wheeling 0

Pensacola 7, Augusta 2

Mississippi 7, Louisiana 2

Texas 3, Pee Dee 2

Gwinnett 3, Bakersfield 1

Fresno 2, Idaho 1

Long Beach 5, San Diego 2

Alaska 3, Las Vegas 1

TONIGHT

No games scheduled

TOMORROW

Augusta at Columbia

S. Carolina at Greenville

Fresno at Las Vegas

Texas at Mississippi

Louisiana at Pensacola

SPORTLIGHT

March 28

1942 Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38 for the NCAA basketball championship.

1944 Arnold Ferrin s 22 points leads Utah to a 42-40 victory over Dartmouth for the NCAA basket championship.

1950 CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 in the NCAA basketball final to become the only team to win the NIT and NCAA titles in the same year. CCNY beat Bradley 69-61 in the NIT on March 18.

1977 Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 for the NCAA basketball title.

1982 Louisiana Tech beats Cheyney State 76-62 in the NCAA s first women s basketball championship. The tournament replaces the AIAW championship, which had been held since 1972.

1989 Southwestern Louisiana pitchers Cathy McAllister and Stefni Whitton pitch back-to-back perfect games against Southeastern Louisiana, a first in NCAA Division I softball history. McAllister strikes out 10 in a 5-0 victory and Whitton has 14 strikeouts in a 7-0 triumph.

1990 Vanderbilt wins its first postseason tournament as Derrick Wilcox scores all of his 16 points in the second half of a 74-72 victory over St. Louis in the final of the NIT.

1990 Michael Jordan scores 69 points, the ninth-highest total in NBA history, to help Chicago beat Cleveland 117-113 in overtime and clinch a playoff spot.

1992 Christian Laettner hits a 15-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer to give defending champion Duke a 104-103 overtime victory over Kentucky and a fifth consecutive trip to the Final Four.

1992 Eric Forkel posts a 217-133 victory over Bob Vespi in the title match of the $300,000 PBA National Championship. Vespi s 133 sets a record for the lowest in tournament final history.

1993 Helen Alfredsson of Sweden, the LPGA s 1992 Rookie of the Year, pulls away to win the Dinah Shore tournament for her first victory in the United States. Alfredsson shoots a par-72 and finishes at 4-under 284 to beat Betsy King by two strokes.

1993 Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets scores his 69th and 70th goals of the season in a 3-3 tie with Los Angeles Kings. Selanne is the eighth player, and first rookie, to have a 70-goal NHL season.

1995 Michael Jordan, playing in his fifth game in 22 months, scores 55 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 113-111 victory over the New York Knicks.

2002 Earl Barron scores a career-high 25 points and tournament MVP Dajuan Wagner has 16 as Memphis wins the NIT with a 72-62 victory over South Carolina.

GOLF

Players Championship

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Par 72

No players completed the third round due to rain

Lee Westwood 65-69 134

Joe Durant 69-65 134

Luke Donald 66-68 134

Tim Herron 68-66 134

Zach Johnson 65-70 135

Kirk Triplett 70-66 136

Fred Funk 65-72 137

Adam Scott 69-68 137

Vaughn Taylor 70-67 137

Graeme McDowell 71-66 137

Dudley Hart 70-67 137

Davis Love III 72-66 138

Bob Tway 67-71 138

Craig Parry 68-70 138

Scott Verplank 71-67 138

Stewart Cink 70-68 138

Steve Elkington 72-66 138

Shigeki Maruyama 70-68 138

Phil Mickelson 70-68 138

Jay Haas 69-69 138

Jeff Sluman 71-67 138

Daniel Chopra 68-70 138

Joe Ogilvie 72-67 139

Brent Geiberger 69-70 139

Retief Goosen 69-70 139

Miguel A. Jimenez 70-69 139

Jesper Parnevik 69-71 140

Tom Lehman 71-69 140

Pat Perez 70-70 140

Alex Cejka 70-70 140

Brett Quigley 67-73 140

Jay Williamson 72-68 140

Padraig Harrington 67-73 140

Rod Pampling 70-70 140

Bob Estes 67-73 140

Nick O Hern 76-65 141

Arron Oberholser 73-68 141

Brad Faxon 72-69 141

Sergio Garcia 66-75 141

Jonathan Kaye 72-69 141

Vijay Singh 67-74 141

David Toms 70-71 141

Jonathan Byrd 73-68 141

Jeff Maggert 70-71 141

Duffy Waldorf 72-69 141

Joey Sindelar 70-71 141

Mark Calcavecchia 71-70 141

Steve Jones 64-77 141

Nick Price 71-70 141

Briny Baird 68-73 141

Nick Faldo 71-70 141

Brian Bateman 71-71 142

Ernie Els 71-71 142

Lee Janzen 73-69 142

Heath Slocum 70-72 142

Mike Weir 74-68 142

Aaron Baddeley 73-69 142

Michael Allen 71-71 142

Kent Jones 74-68 142

Tim Petrovic 71-71 142

Shaun Micheel 68-74 142

Mark Hensby 72-70 142

Kevin Sutherland 72-70 142

Brian Gay 71-72 143

Len Mattiace 72-71 143

Steve Flesch 72-71 143

Darren Clarke 73-70 143

J.L. Lewis 66-77 143

Frank Lickliter II 72-71 143

Richard Green 75-68 143

Craig Barlow 73-70 143

Thomas Bjorn 69-74 143

Steve Lowery 69-74 143

Robert Gamez 68-75 143

Cameron Beckman 74-69 143

Robert Damron 72-71 143

Tommy Armour III 70-73 143

Tiger Woods 70-73 143

Hunter Mahan 68-75 143

Tag Ridings 72-71 143

Ted Purdy 69-74 143

Jose Coceres 73-70 143

Tom Byrum 72-71 143

John Senden 74-69 143

Third Round Leaderboard

Joe Durant -11through3

Luke Donald -11through3

Adam Scott -10through4

Tim Herron -10through4

Zach Johnson -10through3

Lee Westwood -10through3

Stewart Cink -9through6

Jay Haas -8through6

Steve Elkington -8through6

Bob Tway -8through5

Graeme McDowell -8through4

Kirk Triplett -8through3

LPGA Nabisco

Rancho Mirage, Calif., Par 72

A. Sorenstam, $270,000 70-69-66-68 273

Rosie Jones, $166,003 69-70-71-71 281

Laura Diaz, $106,791 75-69-71-68 283

Cristie Kerr, $106,791 72-70-70-71 283

Grace Park, $68,165 73-68-76-67 284

Mi Hyun Kim, $68,165 69-71-72-72 284

Juli Inkster, $51,350 70-74-72-69 285

Lorie Kane, $44,988 71-76-69-70 286

Candie Kung, $34,591 72-73-71-71 287

Wendy Doolan, $34,591 74-69-73-71 287

Dorothy Delasin, $34,591 71-72-73-71 287

Beth Daniel, $34,591 74-72-69-72 287

Reilley Rankin, $34,591 73-68-74-72 287

a-Michelle Wie 70-74-73-71 288

Kim Saiki, $27,175 74-71-70-73 288

Brandie Burton, $27,175 72-71-72-73 288

Hee-Won Han, $24,267 76-71-69-73 289

Natalie Gulbis, $24,267 73-71-72-73 289

Shi Hyun Ahn, $21,692 77-76-71-66 290

Paula Creamer, $21,692 74-72-72-72 290

Young Kim, $21,692 76-70-70-74 290

a-Morgan Pressel 70-73-72-75 290

Karen Stupples, $19,086 69-80-70-73 292

Pat Hurst, $19,086 71-74-74-73 292

Sherri Steinhauer, $19,086 71-72-75-74 292

Laura Davies, $19,086 73-71-71-77 292

Jeong Jang, $16,723 77-74-71-71 293

Dawn Coe-Jones, $16,723 74-73-74-72 293

Se Ri Pak, $16,723 77-70-70-76 293

S. Prammanasudh, $14,565 75-74-74-71 294

Jill McGill, $14,565 73-72-77-72 294

Michelle Estill, $14,565 71-79-71-73 294

Carin Koch, $14,565 70-73-75-76 294

a-Julieta Granada 75-71-70-78 294

Lorena Ochoa, $12,383 76-75-73-71 295

Leta Lindley, $12,383 74-77-73-71 295

Jennifer Rosales, $12,383 71-79-74-71 295

Helen Alfredsson, $12,383 76-72-74-73 295

Janice Moodie, $10,288 74-77-74-71 296

Yuri Fudoh, $10,288 75-75-75-71 296

R. Hetherington, $10,288 77-73-72-74 296

Tina Barrett, $10,288 73-77-71-75 296

Christina Kim, $10,288 76-71-73-76 296

Ai Miyazato, $8,225 75-76-74-72 297

Joo Mi Kim, $8,225 76-74-75-72 297

Catriona Matthew, $8,225 77-76-71-73 297

Karrie Webb, $8,225 74-71-79-73 297

Gloria Park, $8,225 78-71-74-74 297

C. Sorenstam, $8,225 75-74-74-74 297

Tina Fischer, $6,771 76-73-78-71 298

a-Jane Park 78-75-71-74 298

Wendy Ward, $6,771 72-74-78-74 298

Heather Bowie, $6,771 74-76-73-75 298

Meg Mallon, $6,771 74-76-73-75 298

Bo Bae Song, $5,998 78-72-74-75 299

Giulia Sergas, $5,998 72-77-73-77 299

Liselotte Neumann, $5,998 71-72-78-78 299

Kelli Kuehne, $5,362 77-74-75-74 300

Angela Stanford, $5,362 77-73-76-74 300

Michele Redman, $5,362 76-77-71-76 300

Katherine Hull, $5,362 75-73-75-77 300

Betsy King, $4,817 77-75-75-74 301

Donna Andrews, $4,817 71-81-73-76 301

Aree Song, $4,499 77-76-72-77 302

Trish Johnson, $4,499 75-73-76-78 302

Sophie Gustafson, $4,318 71-80-76-76 303

Emilee Klein, $4,318 75-76-71-81 303

Hilary Lunke, $4,136 76-73-80-75 304

Stephanie Arricau, $4,136 72-75-79-78 304

Candy Hannemann, $3,954 74-76-77-78 305

H. Daly-Donofrio, $3,954 75-75-76-79 305

Nancy Scranton, $3,817 77-73-80-76 306

Catrin Nilsmark, $3,726 73-79-76-82 310

Jamie Hullett, $3,635 76-76-78-81 311

Laurel Kean, $3,590 76-77-81-82 316

Indonesia Open

Asian Tour

Jakarta, Indonesia, par 70

T. Wiratchant, Thailand 63-63-66-63 255

Raphael Jacquelin, France 64-67-64-65 260

Adam Fraser, Australia 66-65-68-62 261

C. Montgomerie, Scotland 67-69-66-60 262

Frankie Minoza, Philippines 67-67-62-66 262

Eiji Mizoguchi, Japan 64-69-64-66 263

Marcus Both, Australia 67-69-66-63 265

Ariel Canete, Argentina 69-68-63-65 265

Gary Simpson, Australia 67-67-64-67 265

Chris Williams, S. Africa 63-68-66-68 265

Clay Devers, U.S. 67-67-68-64 266

Hennie Otto, S. Africa 67-66-67-66 266

Paul McGinley, Ireland 69-68-64-65 266

Thongchai Jaidee, Thailnd 66-66-65-69 266

Mardan Mamat, Singapre 65-65-66-70 266

Richard Moir, Australia 66-70-65-65 266

Terry Pilkadaris, Australia 67-64-67-69 267

Mahal Pearce, N. Zealand 66-67-66-68 267

Boon Ruangkit, Thailnd 65-70-66-67 268

Gaurav Ghei, India 64-70-68-66 268

T. Srirot, Thailand 68-66-68-66 268

Simon Hurd, England 70-67-63-68 268

Terry Price, Australia 66-66-68-68 268

Shiv Kapur, India 65-66-71-66 268

Arjun Atwal, India 62-69-71-66 268

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX Reassigned RHP Jack Cressend, RHP Jeremi Gonzalez, OF George Lombard, OF Bill McMillon, INF Roberto Petagine and C Shawn Wooten to their minor league camp.

CLEVELAND INDIANS Optioned OF Grady Sizemore to Buffalo of the IL.

DETROIT TIGERS Reassigned C Michael Rivera, INF Tony Giarratano, INF Mike Hessman and INF Kevin Hooper to their minor league camp.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS Optioned RHP Ambiorix Burgos to Wichita of the Texas League. Reassigned RHP Santiago Ramirez, INF Luis Ugueto, OF Matt Diaz, C Matt Tupman, RHP Ryan Jensen and RHP Justin Huisman to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS Reassigned RHP Scott Dunn and INF Zach Sorensen to their minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS Placed RHP Grant Balfour on the 15-day DL and OF Jason Kubel on the 60-day DL. Returned LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith to Seattle. Optioned OF Michael Ryan to Rochester of the International League. Reassigned OF Armando Rios to their minor league camp. Released INF Andy Fox and INF Eric Munson.

NEW YORK YANKEES Reassigned INF Robinson Cano and C David Parrish to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS Reassigned C Kurt Suzuki and INF Bobby Smith to their minor league camp.

SEATTLE MARINERS Optioned RHP Cha Seung Baek, INF Jose Lopez and OF Jamal Strong to Tacoma of the PCL.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES Reassigned C Brayan Pena to their minor league camp.

COLORADO ROCKIES Reassigned OF Reggie Taylor to their minor league camp.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS Traded C Mark Johnson to the Chicago Cubs for OF Travis Ezi. Optioned RHP Jose Capellan, RHP Ben Hendrickson and Jeff Bennett to Nashville of the PCL.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Reassigned LHP Mike Bacsik, INF Anthony Medrano and C Trent Pratt to their minor league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES Reassigned LHP Zach Duke, 1B Graham Koonce and INF Edwards Guzman to their minor league camp.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Optioned INF Bo Hart, INF Scott Seabol, OF John Gall and C Mike Mahoney to Memphis of the PCL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

UTAH JAZZ Placed F Andrei Kirilenko on the injured list. Activated C Jarron Collins from the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS Re-signed S Keion Carpenter to a one-year contract.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

NORFOLK ADMIRALS Recalled G Mike Brodeur and D Vladimir Gusev from Greenville of the ECHL.

UTAH GRIZZLIES Recalled LW Frantisek Lukes from Idaho of the ECHL.

ECHL

FRESNO FALCONS Signed F Brett Hammond.

GREENVILLE GRRROWL Announced F Sam Paolini has been returned from Cleveland of the AHL.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Announced F Rich Peverley has been recalled by Portland of the AHL.

TRENTON TITANS Released D Blake Pickett.

TENNIS

Nasdaq-100 Open

Key Biscayne, Fla.

Men s singles, third round

Ivan Ljubicic (13) d. Vince Spadea (21) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3); Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-3; Dominik Hrbaty (26) d. Marat Safin (3) 7-6 (6), 6-1; Gael Monfils d. Lee Hyung-taik 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (1); Rafael Nadal (29) d. Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-2; David Ferrer, d. David Nalbandian (8), 7-6 (0), 6-1; Thomas Johansson (25) d. Carlos Moya (5), 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2..

Women s singles, third round

Justine Henin-Hardenne (19) d. Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-3, 6-2; Alicia Molik (7) d. Gisela Dulko (29) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Karolina Sprem (16) d. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-2, 6-2; Catalina Castano d. Patty Schnyder (11) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; Tatiana Golovin (22) d. Elena Bovina (13) 6-3, 7-6 (4); Shinobu Asagoe (23) d. Francesca Schiavone (14) 6-0, 6-3; Ana Ivanovic d. Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 7-6 (4); Amelie Mauresmo (1) d. Anna Smashnova (30) 6-2, 6-1; Svetlana Kuznetsova (6) d. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar, 6-1, 6-3; Elena Likhovtseva (15) d. Ai Sugiyama (21) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Elena Dementieva (4) d. Magdalena Maleeva (27) 6-3, 6-4; Maria Sharapova (2) d. Marissa Irvin 6-2, 6-0; Kim Clijsters d. Nathalie Dechy (12) 6-0, 6-2; Serena Williams (3) d. Shahar Peer 6-3, 6-3; Venus Williams (8) d. Fabiola Zuluaga (25), 6-2, 6-0; Anastasia Myskina (5) d. Flavia Pennetta (26), 6-4, 6-0.

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COLLEGE HOCKEY

Division I Tournament

EAST REGIONAL

Championship, Saturday

North Dakota 6, Boston College 3

WEST REGIONAL

Semifinals, Saturday

Minnesota 1, Maine 0, OT

Cornell 3, Ohio State 2

Championship, yesterday

Minnesota 2, Cornell 1, OT

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Championship, Saturday

Colorado College 4, Michigan 3

NORTHEAST REGIONAL

Semifinals, Saturday

Denver 4, Bemidji State 3, OT

New Hampshire 3, Harvard 2, OT

Championship, yesterday

Denver 4, New Hampshire 2

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Toledo 200 001 0 3 7 0

Eastern Michigan 001 002 1 4 6 2

WP Woodrum (1-2). LP Pettitt (9-5). Singer (T) 2B, HR, 2 RBI.

Toledo 001 000 1 2 5 1

Eastern Michigan 001 011 x 3 7 2

WP Woodrum (2-2). LP Pettitt (9-6). Muratori (T) 2-3, RBI.

Toledo 000 010 1 2 3 1

Bowling Green 000 001 0 1 5 1

WP Moore (6-6). LP Vrabel (4-7). Susman (T) 2-2, HR, RBI; Stong (T) HR, RBI; Vallas (BG) HR, RBI.

Toledo 110 000 0 2 5 1

Bowling Green 101 022 x 6 11 0

WP Vrabel (5-7). LP Pettitt (9-7). Stong (T) HR, RBI; V. Moxim (T) HR, RBI; Rango (BG) 3-3, HR, 3 RBI.

COLLEGE TENNIS

Women

BUFFALO 6, TOLEDO 1

Cueva (T) d. Nenova, 6-0, 6-1; Novaceanu (B) d. Rivero, 6-0, 6-1; Ortman (B) d. Moran, 6-1, 6-3; Fischer (B) Horning, 6-4, 0-6, 1-0; Carmona (B) VanderMolen, 1-6, 6-4, 1-0; Jacob (B) d. Thompson, 6-1, 6-0; Nenova/Ortman (B) d. Rivero/Horning, 8-2; Cueva/VanderMolen (T) d. Novaceanu/Jacob, 8-5; Fischer/Carmona (B) d. Thompson/Carmack, 8-3.

COLLEGE GOLF

Men

Furman Intercollegiate

Greenville, S.C., par 72, 3 rounds

Team scores (of 20): South Carolina-Aiken +1; Coastal Carolina, Charlotte +4; UNC-Greensboro +8; Virginia Tech +20; Furman +23; Michigan, Rhode Island +30; Marshall +31; Toledo +52; Appalachian St. +88.

Toledo scores: T50. Justin Bertsch +10; T66. Renaud Langevin +12; T76. Justin Hull +14; T83. Ciaran McLeavey +16; 106. Martin McTernan +26.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Kent State 100 000 000 1 6 0

Toledo 000 020 11x 4 8 2

WP Duffey (2-4). LP Smith (1-3). Ruth (T) 2-4, 2B, RBI; Laude (T) 2B, RBI.

Bowling Green 002 000 000 2 7 3

Ball State 410 120 00x 8 13 0

WP Hale (3-0). LP Knoblauch (0-1). Reimold (BG) HR, 2 RBI.

BOWLING HONOR ROLL

300 game

Bryan Foster, Westland 214-214-300-728

High Series

Women (650 or better)

Brooke Summers, Westland 730

HOLE IN ONE

JIM TORSOK, No. 7 at Brandywine CC, 196 yards, 4-iron.