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.