COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
FINAL FOUR
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
National Semifinals
Tomorrow
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
Illinois-Louisville winner vs. N. Carolina-Michigan St. winner, 9:18 p.m.
NCAA Single-Game Leaders
Through Sunday s Games
Scoring
32 Joah Tucker, Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. Illinois, regional semifinal
31 Ivan McFarlin, Oklahoma State vs. Southern Illinois, second round
29 Mike Gansey, West Virginia vs. Wake Forest, second round
29 Gary Johnson, Central Florida vs. Connecticut, first round
29 Rawle Marshall, Oakland vs. Alabama A&M, opening round
29 Sean May, North Carolina vs. Wisconsin, regional final
28 Randy Foye, Villanova vs. North Carolina, regional semifinal
28 Ronald Ross, Texas Tech vs. UCLA, first round
28 Salim Stoudamire, Arizona vs. UAB, second round
27 4 tied
Rebounds
20 Jared Homan, Iowa State vs. North Carolina, second round
17 Sean May, North Carolina vs. Iowa State, second round
15 James Augustine, Illinois vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, first round
15 Jason Fraser, Villanova vs. Florida, second round
15 Taj Gray, Oklahoma vs. Utah, second round
15 Juan Mendez, Niagara vs. Oklahoma, first round
15 Marvin Williams, North Carolina vs. Iowa State, second round
15 Shelden Williams, Duke vs. Mississippi State, second round
14 5 tied
Assists
11 Abe Badmus, Bucknell vs. Kansas, first round
10 Will Conroy, Washington vs. Pacific, second round
10 Deron Williams, Illinois vs. Nevada, second round
10 Deron Williams, Illinois vs. Arizona, regional final
9 Julius Hodge, North Carolina State vs. Charlotte, first round
9 Chris Paul, Wake Forest vs. West Virginia, second round
8 7 tied
NIT
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Championship
Last night
South Carolina 60, St. Joseph s 57
SOUTH CAROLINA 60,SAINT JOSEPH S 57
SAINT JOSEPH S (24-12): Carroll 5-19 3-5 15, Mallon 1-3 0-0 3, Jones 3-3 4-5 10, Lee 4-9 2-2 13, Stachitas 4-9 1-2 11, Bryant 1-1 0-0 2, Jalloh 1-5 0-0 3, Ferguson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-51 10-14 57.
SOUTH CAROLINA (20-13): Kinsey 2-7 2-2 7, Powell 6-16 4-7 16, Wallace 3-10 2-2 8, Kelley 3-8 1-2 8, Trice 2-2 3-4 8, Gonner 2-7 0-0 6, Chappell 0-0 0-0 0, Tisby 2-3 3-4 7, Balkman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 15-21 60.
Halftime Tied 28-28. 3-Point Goals Saint Joseph s 9-28 (Lee 3-7, Stachitas 2-5, Carroll 2-13, Jalloh 1-1, Mallon 1-1, Ferguson 0-1), South Carolina 5-15 (Gonner 2-5, Trice 1-1, Kinsey 1-2, Kelley 1-4, Powell 0-1, Wallace 0-2). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Saint Joseph s 33 (Jones 9), South Carolina 37 (Wallace 9). Assists Saint Joseph s 12 (Stachitas 7), South Carolina 9 (Kelley 3). A 11,555.
NIT Champions
2005 South Carolina
2004 Michigan
2003 St. John s
2002 Memphis
2001 Tulsa
2000 Wake Forest
1999 California
1998 Minnesota
1997 Michigan
1996 Nebraska
1995 Virginia Tech
1994 Villanova
1993 Minnesota
1992 Virginia
1991 Stanford
1990 Vanderbilt
1989 St. John s
1988 Connecticut
1987 Southern Mississippi
1986 Ohio State
1985 UCLA
1984 Michigan
1983 Fresno State
1982 Bradley
1981 Tulsa
1980 Virginia
1979 Indiana
1978 Texas
1977 St. Bonaventure
1976 Kentucky
1975 Princeton
1974 Purdue
1973 Virginia Tech
1972 Maryland
1971 North Carolina
1970 Marquette
1969 Temple
1968 Dayton
1967 Southern Illinois
1966 Brigham Young
1965 St. John s
1964 Bradley
1963 Providence
1962 Dayton
1961 Providence
1960 Bradley
1959 St. John s
1958 Xavier
1957 Bradley
1956 Louisville
1955 Duquesne
1954 Holy Cross
1953 Seton Hall
1952 La Salle
1951 Brigham Young
1950 CCNY
1949 San Francisco
1948 Saint Louis
1947 Utah
1946 Kentucky
1945 DePaul
1944 St. John s
1943 St. John s
1942 West Virginia
1941 Long Island U.
1940 Colorado
1939 Long Island U.
1938 Temple
Women
NCAA TOURNAMENT
THE FINAL FOUR
At RCA Dome (Indianapolis)
Semifinals (Sunday)
LSU (33-2) vs. Baylor (31-3), 7 p.m.
Tennessee (30-4) vs. Michigan State (32-3), 9:30 p.m.
Championship (Tuesday April 5)
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
WNIT
Championship (Last night)
SW Missouri State 78, West Virginia 70
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
TONIGHT
New Orleans at Austin, 8:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Chicago at New York, 7 p.m.
Georgia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Philadelphia at Columbus, Noon
Los Angeles at Orlando, Noon
Las Vegas at Colorado, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
Austin at Georgia, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
Orlando at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
Philadelphia at Colorado, 1 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 1 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
TRANASCTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Assigned C Ben Davis outright to Charlotte of the IL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS Placed OF Juan Gonzalez on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Grady Sizemore from their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS Optioned OF Marcus Thames to Toledo of the IL.
MINNESOTA TWINS Released LHP C.J. Nitkowski. Optioned 3B Terry Tiffee and INF Augie Ojeda to Rochester of the IL. Waived OF Michael Restovich. Reassigned RHP Willie Eyre and C Chris Heintz to their minor league camp. Announced Rule 5 Draft RHP Angel Garcia has cleared waivers and has been returned to the organization.
SEATTLE MARINERS Claimed OF Abraham Nunez off waivers from Kansas City. Placed INF Bucky Jacobsen on the 60-day DL. Optioned LHP George Sherrill to Tacoma of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Dan Reichert to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS Claimed OF Michael Restovich off waivers from Minnesota.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Optioned RHP Ryan Glynn to Syracuse of the IL. Reassigned LHP Scott Downs and INF Julius Matos to their minor league camp.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Traded 2B Nick Green to Tampa Bay for RHP Jorge Sosa.
CHICAGO CUBS Released INF Dave Hansen. Placed RHP Scott Williamson on the 60-day DL.
FLORIDA MARLINS Optioned INF Joe Dillon and C Josh Willingham to Albuquerque of the PCL. Returned Rule 5 draft LHP Luke Hagerty to the Chicago Cubs.
NEW YORK METS Signed C Mike DiFelice to a minor league contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Optioned OF Marlon Byrd to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the IL.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS Signed RHP Manny Bermudez and LHP Luis Alavarado.
Can-Am League
BANGOR LUMBERJACKS Signed OF/LHP Juan Rodriguez.
NEW HAVEN CUTTERS Traded OF Odannys Ayala to Winnipeg for RHP Brad Foss and C Andrew Larned.
Central League
EDINBURG ROADRUNNERS Signed C Mike Fitzpatrick.
FORT WORTH CATS Signed RHP Wes Cain, RHP Jeff Sandridge and LHP TJ Hendricks.
COASTAL BEND AVIATORS Released C Andrew Kasparek, RHP Kevin Seibert, OF Noah Peery and RHP Agustin Marquetti.
EL PASO DIABLOS Signed LHP Brad Esarey.
PENSACOLA PELICANS Signed 1B-OF Mario Valdez.
Golden Baseball League
FULLERTON FLYERS Signed C Drew York.
Northern League
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS Signed RHP Taft Cable and 1B Clyde Williams.
ST. PAUL SAINTS Signed C Jeremy Frost, RHP Rich Cartier, RHP Kyle Zaleski and LHP Billy Zbacnik.
BASKETBALL
Women s National Basketball Association
HOUSTON COMETS Signed F Vanessa Nygaard.
CYCLING
USA CYCLING Named Gary West track cycling coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed CB Kenny Wright to a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Announced Corbin Lacina and Regis Eller will join the coaching staff as interns for mini-camp and training camp.
OAKLAND RAIDERS Signed FB Rob Konrad and DL Kenny Smith.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Claimed DB Arnold Parker off waivers from Seattle.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Agreed to terms with C Robbie Tobeck on a two-year contract and WR Alex Bannister on a four-year contract.
Arena Football League
AUSTIN WRANGLERS Waived QB Bobby Pesavento.
CHICAGO RUSH Signed OL-DL Gladston Taylor.
GEORGIA FORCE Acquired OS Chris Jackson from Grand Rapids for WR-LB Dialleo Burks.
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE Announced the retirement of OL-DL Tony Bowick.
GOLF
USGA Named Barry Hyde chief marketing officer.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
CLEVELAND BARONS Called up LW Glen Olson from Fresno of the ECHL.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK Reassigned C Dwight Helminen and D David Liffiton to Charlotte of the ECHL.
LOWELL LOCK MONSTERS Sent F Matt Hendricks to Florida of the ECHL.
PORTLAND PIRATES Reassigned G Justin Eddy to South Carolina of the ECHL.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS Sent LW Mike Sgroi to Wheeling of the ECHL.
ECHL
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES Signed D Mathew Deschamps for the remainder of the season.
GREENVILLE GRRROWL Announced D Vladimir Gusev has been returned to the team by Norfolk of the AHL.
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS Signed F Mike Lalonde.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LOS ANGELES GALAXY Signed F Landon Donovan to a multiyear contract.
COLLEGE
ALBANY, N.Y. Named Art Tolliver and Will Luca assistant football coaches and Ryan Roeder and David Parks graduate assistant football coaches. Promoted Peter Rossomando to offensive coordinator.
CARNEGIE MELLON Named Susan Basset director of athletics.
HAWAII Named Jerry Glanville defensive coordinator.
INDIANA STATE Named Ron Prettyman athletic director.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN Announced the resignation of Michelle DeSantis, women s volleyball coach.
PHILADELPHIA Named Dave Thomas assistant cross country coach.
ST. BONAVENTURE Signed Anthony Solomon, men s basketball coach, to a one-year contract extension through the 2008-09 season.
WEST VIRGINIA Signed John Beilein, men s basketball coach, to a two-year contract extension through 2011-12 season.
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Florida 3, Columbia 2
WEDNESDAY
Dayton 5, Toledo 3
Trenton 4, Peoria 3, SO
Atlantic City 4, Wheeling 2
Idaho 3, San Diego 1
TONIGHT
Johnstown at Toledo
Peoria at Atlantic City
Fresno at Bakersfield
Pee Dee at Columbia
Reading at Dayton
Charlotte at Greenville
Augusta at Gwinnett
San Diego at Idaho
Victoria at Las Vegas
Alaska at Long Beach
Mississippi at Louisiana
Texas at Pensacola
Florida at S. Carolina
Trenton at Wheeling
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Division I Tournament
THE FROZEN FOUR
At The Schottenstein Center
Columbus
Semifinals (Thursday April 7)
Denver (30-9-2) vs. Colorado College (31-8-3), 2 p.m.
North Dakota (24-14-5) vs. Minnesota (28-14-1), 7 p.m.
Championship (Saturday, April 9)
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Glen Oaks 010 006 1 - 8 12 2
Owens 020 100 0 - 3 12 0
WP-Wilson. LP-Nietrzeba. Short (O), 3-3, 2B, HR.
Glen Oaks 101 21 - 5 7 3
Owens 134 14 - 13 13 1
WP-Short. LP-Wilson. Morgart (O), 3-4, 2B, HR.
BASEBALL
Spring Training
YESTERDAY
Cleveland 7, Detroit 6
L.A. Dodgers 3, N.Y. Mets 0
Houston 7, Atlanta 4
Florida 3, Washington 1
Toronto 9, Philadelphia 9, tie
Minnesota 4, Boston (ss) 2
Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 4
Seattle 4, San Diego 1
Arizona 8, Chicago Cubs 6
Milwaukee 4, L.A. Angels 2
Chicago White Sox 9, Colorado 8
Texas 3, Kansas City 0
N.Y. Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 1
St. Louis 5, Baltimore 1
Boston (ss) at Arizona, late
Oakland at San Francisco, late
TODAY
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.
Colorado vs. Texas at Albuquerque, N.M., 6:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Memphis, Tenn., 6:05 p.m.
Houston at Round Rock (AAA), 7:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs. St. Louis at Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
TOMORROW
Cleveland at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Louisville, Ky., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Texas at Albuquerque, N.M., 3:05 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.
Colorado at Colorado Springs (AAA), 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Springfield (AA), 4:05 p.m.
San Diego at Lake Elsinore (A), 5 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
INDIANS 7, TIGERS 6
DETROIT CLEVELAND
Totals 31656 Totals 347117
Detroit 500000001 6
PREP BASEBALL
Libbey 120 000 - 3 5 4
Evergreen 511 402 - 13 14 1
WP-M. Pinkelman. LP-Matney. Lashaway (E), 3-3, 4 RBI, 4 runs.
Findlay 200 020 0 - 4 7 0
Defiance 021 020 x - 5 8 0
WP-Oberlin. LP-Frank. James (D), 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
Maumee Valley 000 200 0 2 2 2
Bowsher 011 050 x 7 5 3
WP Coles. LP M. Valone. Polte (B), 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI.
Westerville North 000 000 0 0 4 0
Ottawa Hills 101 000 x 2 6 2
WP: Miller. LP: Jones. OH: Wolff 2-2, RBI.
Lebanon (Tenn.) 100 051 0 7 11 1
St. Francis 002 220 0 x 6 9 1
WP McKenzie. LP Bell. Knowles (SF), 2 RBI.
Colleton Prep (S.C.) 000 000 1 1 2 2
St. Francis 100 224 x 9 13 0
WP Przynski. LP Robertson. Bell (SF), 3-5, 2B, RBI.
Patrick Henry 415 20 - 12 9 0
Holgate 000 00 - 0 0 4
WP-Mike Inselmann, no-hitter, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts. LP-Myles. Inselmann (PH), 2-3, 2 RBI.
Rossford 010 000 - 1 4 1
Start 232 022 - 11 7 0
WP-Stewart. LP-Sloan. Stewart (S), 2-2.
Northwood 310 001 0 - 5 3 5
Whitmer 010 012 2 - 6 8 2
WP-Fackelman. LP-Posey. Snell (W), 2-3.
Elida 130 000 0 - 4 5 2
Bryan 500 100 x - 6 9 2
WP-Smith. LP-Harmon. Vitek (B), 3-4.
Old Fort 150 000 - 6 5 2
Arlington 012 000 - 3 2 3
WP-Magers. LP-Inbody. Ardery (OF), 2 RBI.
Liberty Center 0 1 6 1 3--11 14 2
Fayette 0 0 0 0 0--0 2 1
WP - Mohler. LP - Lavinder. Slee (LC) 4-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI.
Calvert 163 013 - 14 8 2
Gibsonburg 101 001 - 3 5 7
WP-Graham. LP-Eddings. Graham (C), 2-4, 2B.
Clyde 305 00 - 8 5 1
Lakota 474 1x - 16 14 4
WP-Black. LP-Elchert. Ginnever (L), 3-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI.
St. John s 002 110 0 - 4 12 2
Cincinnati Elder 020 100 3 - 6 6 3
WP-Dinkelacker. LP-Clendenin. McMackin (SJ), 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
PREP TRACK
Boys
TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 111, BOWSHER 57.5, MAUMEE 43.5, LIBBEY 27: High jump- Heisman (TC), 6-4; 800 relay- Bowsher (Reed, Williamson, Parker, Hughes), 1:36.6; 400 relay- Toledo Christian (Lucio, Heisman, Rossol, Newman), 46.4; 1600 relay- Toledo Christian (Benjamin, Bosserman, Heisman, Rossol), 3:50; 3200 relay- Maumee, 9:29; 110 hurdles- Pickett (L), 17.3; 100- Benjamin (TC), 11.12; 1600- Boris (TC), 4:59; 400- Benjamin (TC), 53.8; 300 hurdles- Bensch (TC), 44.7; 800- Boris (TC), 2:15.9; 200- Newman (TC), 22.9; 3200- Lang (TC), 10:41; shot- Pierson (B), 41-2; discus- Orr (TC), 133-0; long jump- Heisman (TC), 19-0.
Girls
BOWSHER 98.5, MAUMEE 95.5, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 31, LIBBEY 5: High jump- Sutherland (M), 5-2; 800 relay- Bowsher (Jenkins, Palmer, Marious, Burton), 1:59; 400 relay- Bowsher (Jenkins, Palmer, Marious, Banks), 54.4; 1600 relay- Bowsher (Caldwell, Banks, Martinez, Graham), 4:41; 3200 relay- Bowsher, 11:15; 100 hurdles- Huber (M), 15.04; 100- Banks (B), 12.6; 1600- Caldwell (B), 6:00; 400- Graham (B), 1:00.4; 300 hurdles- Ashbacher (TC), 55.5; 800- Leck (M), 2:53; 200-Banks (B), 26.4; 3200- Burkhardt (B), 13:47; shot- Warner (M), 28-21/2; discus- Sutherland (M), 102-2; long jump- McGraw (TC), 16-43/4.
PREP SOFTBALL
Cincinnat Ross 001 010- 2 5 0
Notre Dame 100 22x-5 6 3
WP-Brickman. LP- Smith Okonta (ND) 2-3, RBI.
Notre Dame 000 010 0 - 1 7 4
St. Vincent Pallotti (Md.) 002 200 x- 4 6 0
WP-Schools LP-Gramling Hall (ND), 2-3.
Pettisville 001 00--1 3 4
Ayersville 118 1x--11 6 2
WP McCoy. LP Lantz. Dundore (A), 2-3, 2 RBI.
Calvert 000 100 0 - 1 3 1
Gibsonburg 000 100 1 - 2 3 0
WP-Warren. LP-Somers. Swain (G), 1-3, game-winning hit.
Whitmer 000 001 4 - 5 6 1
Northview 020 002 0 - 4 8 6
WP-Yingling. LP-Ocker. Lehmann (W), 2-4, 3 RBI.
Old Fort 043 000 0 - 7 5 2
Arlington 200 110 0 - 4 4 1
WP-Nye. LP-Orwick. Nye (OF), 2B, 1B.
Archbold 000 002 0 - 2 3 5
Defiance 200 601 x - 9 10 1
WP-Johnson. LP-Sevey. Hellman (D), 4-4.
Miller City 100 000 0 - 1
Van Buren 010 000 1 - 2
WP-Yingling. LP-Brown. Wood (VB), 2-4.
PREP TENNIS
SPRINGFIELD 5, START 0: Beckles d. McCauskey, 6-0, 6-1; Ueltschy d. Lopez, 6-4, 6-1; Heffelfinger d. Kujawski, 6-0, 6-0; Taraschke-Stansfield d. Whitmore-Bell, 6-4, 6-0; Cross-Wylie d. Floering-Deinans, 6-1, 6-0.
ARCHBOLD 4, BRYAN 1: A. Redd (A) d. Goehler, 6-0, 6-1; Ritchey (B) d. Solarik, 6-1, 6-3; Moody (A) d. Dulisse, 6-0, 6-1; Sanford-Wyse (A) d. Heisler-Conrad, 7-5, 6-1; I. Redd-King (A) d. Cramer-Shirley, 6-4, 7-5.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL
300 game
Duane McGorty, Rossford 223-214-300-737
High Series
Men (750 or better)
Tim Hunter, Interstate 795
Mike Corum, Southwyck 768
BOWLING
PBA World Championship
At Taylor (Mich.) Lanes
Round of 32 (Best-of-7; losers eliminated, earn $3,000)
Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J. def. Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 4-3 (211-157, 237-217, 184-256, 258-256, 192-214, 246-255, 244-234).
Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., def. Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 4-3 (191-193, 188-166, 198-178, 252-204, 196-214, 175-233, 242-149).
Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., def. Christopher Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 4-3 (247-189, 232-279, 225-289, 269-213, 192-276, 247-203, 233-214).
Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., def. Mike DeVaney, Escondido, Calif., 4-2 (201-191, 235-193, 222-158, 247-258, 210-224, 257-247).
Patrick Healey, Jr., Flower Mound, Texas, def. Bob Learn Jr, Erie, Pa., 4-2 (241-198, 247-200, 168-205, 212-235, 255-188, 275-229).
Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, def. Rick Lawrence, Celina, Texas, 4-2 (190-202, 192-224, 203-167, 224-192, 211-196, 224-189).
Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., def. Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 4-1 (209-207, 224-236, 258-219, 224-174, 300-209).
Blaise Bedolla, Roseburg, Ore., def. Paul Fleming, Bedford, Texas, 4-1 (224-189, 200-187, 223-266, 215-193, 199-180).
Tim Criss, Bel Air, Md., def. Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 4-2 (212-140, 222-233, 300-179, 179-209, 223-222, 255-243).
Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., def. Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 4-1 (215-180, 211-209, 199-228, 224-211, 240-184).
Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., def. Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 4-2 (206-233, 225-216, 238-216, 254-218, 179-268, 246-222).
Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y., def. Randy Pedersen, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 4-3 (163-205, 164-206, 200-207, 258-192, 266-213, 215-208, 233-186).
Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, def. Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 4-1 (223-222, 200-165, 160-224, 231-212, 246-240).
Tommy Jones, Greenville, S.C., def. Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 4-0 (186-178, 243-229, 246-221, 248-245).
Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., def. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 4-3 (195-201, 192-201, 182-222, 223-217, 221-178, 248-214, 229-154).
Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., def. Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y., 4-1 (202-191, 210-170, 182-268, 263-217, 238-202).
GOLF
Masters Field
The 92 players who have qualified and are likely to compete in the 69th Masters Tournament, to be played April 7-10 at Augusta National Golf Club. Players listed in only one category.
Masters champions:Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Mark O Meara, Nick Faldo, Ben Crenshaw, Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Fuzzy Zoeller, Gary Player, Raymond Floyd, Tommy Aaron, Charles Coody.
U.S. Open champions (last five years):Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk.
British Open champions (last five years):Todd Hamilton, Ben Curtis, Ernie Els, David Duval.
PGA champions (last five years):Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem, David Toms.
Players Championship (last three years):Fred Funk, Adam Scott, Davis Love III.
U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up:Ryan Moore, Luke List.
British Amateur champion:Stuart Wilson.
U.S. Mid-Amateur champion:Austin Eaton III.
Top 16 players and ties from 2004 Masters:K.J. Choi, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Chris DiMarco, Nick Price, Kirk Triplett, Padraig Harrington, Charles Howell III, Casey Wittenberg.
Top eight players and ties from 2004 U.S. Open:Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Robert Allenby, Steve Flesch.
Top four players and ties from 2004 British Open:Lee Westwood.
Top four players and ties from 2004 PGA Championship:Justin Leonard, Chris Riley.
Top 40 players from the 2004 PGA Tour money list:Stewart Cink, Stephen Ames, Stuart Appleby, Mark Hensby, Rory Sabbatini, Zach Johnson, Chad Campbell, John Daly, Scott Verplank, Jerry Kelly, Darren Clarke, Jay Haas, Kenny Perry, Carlos Franco, Rod Pampling, Tim Herron, Jonathan Kaye, Luke Donald, Ted Purdy, Ryan Palmer, Bo Van Pelt, Jesper Parnevik.
Top 50 players from the final 2004 world ranking:Miguel Angel Jimenez, Thomas Bjorn, Angel Cabrera, Ian Poulter, Peter Lonard, Fredrik Jacobson, Thomas Levet, David Howell, Nick O Hern, Joakim Haeggman, Trevor Immelman.
Top 10 players from the 2005 PGA Tour money list after The Players Championship:Joe Ogilvie, Tom Lehman.
Top 50 players from world ranking published the week after The Players Championship:Tim Clark, Craig Parry, Graeme McDowell.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Owens 021 010 0 - 4 5 4
Ohio Northern JV 000 010 0 - 1 3 0
WP-Hunyor. LP-Sankovich. Quiroga (O), 2-3, 2 RBI.
Owens 100 020 5 - 8 7 2
Ohio Northern JV 100 000 0 - 1 0 3
WP-Calvin. LP-Sule. R. Graham (O), 3-4, 2 RBI.