Prep basketball, college basketball, ECHL, bowling
3/8/2006HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Girls regionals
LAST NIGHT
DIVISION I
Amherst Steele 61, Waite 53
Solon 57, Findlay 26
Cin. Mt. Notre Dame 54, W. Chester Lakota W. 39
Cin. Oak Hills 60, Kettering Fairmont 47
N. Can. Hoover 78, Cle. JFK 47
Pickerington Cent. 54, Gahanna Lincoln 37
Pickerington N. 40, Cin. Princeton 35
Wadsworth 49, Mentor 38
DIVISION II
Bay Village Bay 54, Minerva 53
Cols. DeSales 78, Steubenville 38
Copley 50, Lexington 39
Day. Carroll 50, Cols. Eastmoor 49
Mentor Lake Cath. 52, Warren Howland 38
Morrow Little Miami 39, Kettering Alter 31
Sandusky Perkins 38, Lima Bath 36
Warsaw River View 38, Circleville 24
PAIRINGS
DIVISION I
Regional Finals
At Wright State University, Dayton
Cin. Oak Hills (23-2) vs. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (22-3) Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Otterbein College, Westerville
Pickerington N. (20-5) vs. Pickerington Cent. (22-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Canton Civic Center
N. Can. Hoover (23-2) vs. Wadsworth (22-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Norwalk High School
Solon (21-3) vs. Amherst Steele (23-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Fairborn vs. Westerville; Canton vs. Norwalk)
DIVISION II
Regional Semifinals
At Vandalia Butler High School
Day. Carroll (20-5) vs. Morrow Little Miami (25-0), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Barberton High School
Bay Village Bay (22-3) vs. Mentor Lake Cath. (15-10), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Ontario High School
Copley (21-4) vs. Sandusky Perkins (22-2), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Zanesville High School
Cols. DeSales (21-3) vs. Warsaw River View (23-1), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Vandalia vs. Barberton; Ontario vs. Zanesville)
DIVISION III
Regional Semifinals
At Cuyahoga Falls High School
Atwater Waterloo (21-2) vs. Youngs. Ursuline (19-4), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; S. Euclid Regina (23-1) vs. Garfield Hts. Trinity (18-5), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
At Lancaster High School
Sugarcreek Garaway (22-2) vs. Cols. Ready (18-6), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Ironton (22-2) vs. Oak Hill (19-5), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
At Vandalia Butler High School
Anna (19-5) vs. Versailles (19-5), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Cin. Hills Christian Academy (20-4) vs. Plain City Jonathan Alder (22-2), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
At Lexington High School
Doylestown Chippewa (17-6) vs. Coldwater (17-5), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Castalia Margaretta (21-3) vs. Columbus Grove (21-2), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Cuyahoga Falls vs. Lancaster; Vandalia vs. Lexington)
DIVISION IV
Regional Semifinals
At Pickerington North High School
Waterford (19-4) vs. Cols. Africentric (24-0), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.; Glouster Trimble (20-3) vs. Berlin Hiland (22-2), Thursday, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Vandalia Butler High School
Maria Stein Marion Local (18-5) vs. Ft. Loramie (22-2), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.; Jackson Center (20-4) vs. S. Charleston SE (20-4), Thursday, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Elida High School
Patrick Henry (23-0) vs. Hopewell-Loudon (20-3), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.; Holgate (19-4) vs. Ottawa Hills (18-6), Thursday, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Massillon Perry
Mansfield St. Peter s (18-5) vs. E. Can. (21-2), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.; McDonald (23-1) vs. Bedford Chanel (15-9), Thursday, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Pickerington vs. Vandalia; Elida vs. Massillon)
LAST NIGHT
Amherst Steele 20 16 11 14 61
Waite 8 17 15 13 53
AMHERST STEELE: Bruthcer 4-2-10, Kushinski 0-4-4, Mihalic 4-3-13-30, Meyers 1-2-0-8, Jaruis 4-0-8, Beury 0-1-1. Totals: 13-5-20-61.
WAITE: Ulis 7-2-3-23, Allen 1-2-4, Middlebrooks 0-3-3, Washington 4-0-8, McNeal 7-1-15. Totals: 19-2-9-53.
Solon 11 14 25 7 57
Findlay 8 6 4 8 26
SOLON: Brown 5-0-10, Russell 0-2-2, Banda 0-1-1, Taylor 1-3-5-16, Tellalian 1-0-2, Mitchell 0-1-1, Warren 3-1-7, Wisner 5-1-5-18. Totals: 15-4-15-57.
FINDLAY: Roethlisberger 2-3-7, Petersen 3-0-6, Sottoway 0-2-2, Babcock 0-1-0-3, McQueen 4-0-8. Totals: 9-1-5-26.
Boys Districts
LAST NIGHT
Division IV
At Wapakoneta
New Bremen 78, Lima Perry 48
Ada 51, New Knoxville 50
At Elida
Delphos St. John s 62, Arlington 60
Columbus Grove 66, Ottoville 50
At Liberty-Benton
Continental 47, Cardinal Stritch 40
Toledo Christian 67, North Baltimore 53
At Napoleon
Fayette 67, Montpelier 56
Holgate 46, Hicksville 36
At Fostoria
Wynford 39, Mohawk 36
Carey 55, New Riegel 50
At Willard
Sandusky St. Mary 78, Mansfield St. Peter s 74, OT
Plymouth 42, Fremont St. Joseph 36
Cardinal Stritch 7 13 9 11 40
Continental 15 11 8 13 47
CARDINAL STRITCH: McCloskey 3-2-1-13, Rupp 0-2-0-6, Ameling 3-2-8, Rutkowski 1-0-2, Gargac 1-0-2, Petty 4-1-9. Totals: 12-4-4-40.
CONTINENTAL: Schmidt 3-1-7, Doenges 0-1-0-3, Keck 1-7-5-28, Miller 1-1-3, Morgan 1-0-2, Donaldson 1-2-4. Totals: 7-8-9-47.
Toledo Christian 18 10 16 23 67
North Baltimore 9 10 12 22 53
TOLEDO CHRISTIAN: Sims 1-1-0-5, Mathewson 2-3-7, Bensch 3-1-0-9, Powell 6-8-20, Boris 3-2-8, Weemes 8-0-16, Michael 1-0-2. Totals: 24-2-13-67.
NORTH BALTIMORE: Herr 2-2-6, Krassow 1-0-2, Brossia 3-1-3-12, Eichar 4-4-12, Wymer 3-1-7, Sweet 5-4-14. Totals: 18-1-14-53.
Holgate 8 8 15 15 46
Hicksville 7 7 9 13 36
HOLGATE: Baker 2-1-1-8, Le. Brubaker 5-2-1-17, Lo. Brubaker 7-1-14, Eiden 1-2-4, Morehead 1-0-2. Totals: 16-3-5-46.
HICKSVILLE: Weatherhead 1-1-2-7, Vandemark 6-0-12, Diehl 1-1-3, McCain 0-1-1-4, Kemerer 1-0-2, Cover 1-2-0-8. Totals: 10-4-4-36.
Fayette 12 20 24 11 67
Montpelier 21 7 10 18 56
FAYETTE: Kunkle 6-9-21, Kramer 3-1-0-9, Rupp 3-2-8, Armstrong 2-4-8-24, Mullet 0-3-3, Franks 1-0-2. Totals: 15-5-22-67.
MONTPELIER: Hartman 1-1-2-7, Stoy 0-1-0-3, Barry 10-2-3-29, Daft 2-1-1-8, Neill 3-0-6, Bauer 0-1-0-3. Totals: 16-6-6-56.
Mohawk 4 11 9 12 36
Wynford 9 11 8 11 39
MOHAWK: Dunn 1-0-2, Tooley 3-0-6, Faber 3-4-10, Stine 1-1-0-5, Kurtz 2-2-6, Burks 2-1-0-7. Totals: 12-2-6-36.
WYNFORD: Etler 1-0-2, Gerhard 0-1-2-5, Snyder 2-1-5, Slifley 4-3-11, Kalb 5-6-16. Totals: 12-1-12-39.
TONIGHT
Division II
At BGSU
Elida vs. Wauseon, 6:15 p.m.
Wapakoneta vs. Central Catholic, 8 p.m.
At Ashland University
Norwalk vs. Upper Sandusky, 6:15 p.m.
Port Clinton vs. Willard, 8 p.m.
Division III
At Waite
Patrick Henry vs. Evergreen, 6:15 p.m.
Archbold vs. Otsego, 8 p.m.
TOMORROW
Division I
At Willard
Mansfield Senior vs. Fremont Ross, 7 p.m.
At Liberty-Benton
Perrysburg vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
At University of Toledo
Scott vs. Start, 6:15 p.m.
St. Francis vs. St. John s, 8 p.m.
Division III
At Ohio Northern
St. Henry vs. Crestview, 6:15 p.m.
Spencerville vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, 8 p.m.
At Fostoria
Western Reserve vs. Liberty-Benton, 6:15 p.m.
Ashland Crestview vs. Gibsonburg, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Division IV
At Wapakoneta
New Bremen vs. Ada , 7 p.m.
At Elida
Delphos St. John s vs. Columbus Grove, 7 p.m.
At Liberty-Benton
Continental vs. Toledo Christian, 7 p.m.
At Napoleon
Fayette vs. Holgate, 7 p.m.
At Fostoria
Wynford vs. Carey, 7 p.m.
At Willard
Sandusky St. Mary vs. Plymouth, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Division I
At University of Toledo
Scott/Start vs. St. Francis/St. John s Winners, 7 p.m.
At BGSU
Mansfield Sr./Fremont Ross vs. Perrysburg/Bowling Green winner, 7
Division II
At BGSU
Elida/Wauseon vs. Wapak/Central Catholic Winners, 1
At Ashland U.
Norwalk/U. Sandusky vs. Port Clinton/Willard Winners, 7
Division III
At Ohio Northern
St. Henry/C. Crestview vs. Spencerville/O-Glandorf Winner 7 p.m.
At Waite
Pat. Henry/Evergreen vs. Archbold/Otsego Winner, 7 p.m.
At Fostoria
W. Reserve/L. Benton vs. A. Crestview/Gibsonburg Winner, 7 p.m.
Michigan Districts
TONIGHT
Class A
At Ypsilanti Lincoln
Ypsilanti vs. Bedford, 5:30.
Monroe vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln, 7
Class B
At Trenton
Airport vs. Gibraltar Carlson, 5:30
Class C
At Morenci
Adrian Madison vs. Sand Creek, 6
Summerfield vs. Morenci, 7:30
At Romulus Summit Academny
Riverview Richard vs. SMCC, 7
Class D
At Lenawee Christian
Jackson Christian vs. Deerfield, 6
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Reading 34 15 7 75 203 166
x-Wheeling 33 17 5 71 181 143
x-Toledo 32 18 5 69 192 156
Johnstown 25 21 11 61 180 193
Trenton 26 29 2 54 140 171
Dayton 18 35 5 41 163 219
South Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 39 11 7 85 247 169
x-Florida 36 18 3 75 207 176
Greenville 36 19 3 75 201 156
Charlotte 27 25 5 59 187 198
S. Carolina 24 21 11 59 173 185
Augusta 24 27 4 52 166 198
Columbia 20 31 7 47 164 229
Pensacola 18 34 6 42 157 239
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 45 8 4 94 236 120
x-Las Vegas 41 10 6 88 210 144
Idaho 32 18 7 71 214 184
Utah 32 22 6 70 205 198
Victoria 19 31 7 45 161 214
Phoenix 18 34 3 39 124 194
Pacific Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Fresno 32 11 11 75 177 160
Long Beach 30 19 6 66 161 153
Bakersfield 27 21 5 59 158 174
San Diego 26 24 5 57 166 164
Stockton 10 33 11 31 131 201
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
Greenville 5, Trenton 4
Pensacola 4, South Carolina 3
Stockton at Phoenix, late
Long Beach at Bakersfield, late
Dayton at Fresno, late
TONIGHT
Reading at Toledo
Pensacola at Augusta
Stockton at Phoenix
Las Vegas at Victoria
Dayton at San Diego
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Owens CC 102 400 5 --12-17-5
Lake City CC 010 501 0 --7-10-2
WP - Short; LP Mauldin. Short (OCC) 3-3; 2 1B; 1 2B; 2 RBI
.
Owens CC 000 002 0 --2-6-1
Lake City CC 5-4-1
WP - Ellis; LP - Borowske. Snyder (OCC) 2-3.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
TOMORROW
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Northern Illinois vs. Toledo, Noon
Akron vs. Western Michigan, 2 p.m.
Kent State vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Miami vs. Ohio, 9 p.m.
FRIDAY
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
No. 1/8/9 vs. No. 4/5/12 Winner, 7 p.m.
No. 2/7/10 vs. No. 3/6/11 Winner, 9 p.m.
Saturday
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Championship Game (ESPN2), 7 p.m. EST
Big Ten Conference
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Indianapolis
TOMORROW
First Round
Penn State vs. Northwestern, Noon
Michigan vs. Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Purdue, 5 p.m.
Friday
Quarterfinals
Ohio State vs. Penn State-Northwestern winner, Noon
Wisconsin vs. Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Iowa vs. Michigan-Minnesota winner, 6:30 p.m.
Illinois vs. Michigan State-Purdue winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday
Iowa Michigan-Minnesota winner vs. Illinois Michigan State-Purdue winner, 1:30 p.m.
Ohio State Penn State-Northwestern winner vs. Wisconsin-Indiana winner, 4 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
National
TOURNAMENT
Horizon League
Championship
Wis.-Milwaukee 87, Butler 71
Mid-Continent Conference
Championship
Oral Roberts 85, Chicago St. 72
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Howard 62, N. Carolina A&T 52
Norfolk St. 73, Md.-Eastern Shore 71
Southland Conference
First Round
Lamar 68, SE Louisiana 65
Northwestern St. 75, Tex.-San Antonio 61
Sam Houston St. 86, Tex.-Arlington 84, Stephen F.Austin 72, McNeese St. 70
Women
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
At Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena
TODAY
Quarterfinals
E. Michigan vs. Ohio, 1
Kent State vs. Ball State, 3
Bowling Green vs. N. Illinois 5:30
W. Michigan vs. Toledo, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Semifinals
Eastern Michigan-Ohio winner vs. Kent State-Ball State winner, Noon
Bowling Green-Northern Illinois winner vs. Western Michigan-Toledo winner, 2:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Championship
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
BOWLING
The Queens
Presented by Dunn Chevy-Buick
At Interstate Lanes
STANDINGS: Interstate Lanes 96, Ginger & Company Salon 85; Tri County Tire/Drago Trucking 70.5; KJ Excavating 63; Church s Chicken/Captain D s 62; Bay Center Recreation 56.5; Toledo Sports Center 55.5; Empire Pro Shop 55; Twin Oaks 53; Steven s Disposal 33.5
Interstate 887-888-856-2631
Toledo SC 806-754-771-2331
INTERSTATE: Trica Rettig 248-290-205-743; Kathy Askins 189-176-200-565; Brooke Summers 227-218-275-720; Sheri Verespej 223-204-176-603
TOLEDO SC: Mary Minnick 177-167-199-543; Patty Pruss 177-153-161-491; Ann Lawson 217-226-176-619; Shelley Ditmyer 235-208-235-678
Empire 876-751-787-2414
Steven s Disposal 759-716-782-2257
EMPIRE: Karen Corum 214-165-244-623; Mary Jo Anderson 215-202-179-596; Pam Cousino 232-192-216-640; Tonjia Hartle 215-192-148-555
STEVEN S: Janet Caughhorn 190-190; Injured bowler score 177-177-354; Bobbi Jo Perry 192-158-191-541; Linda Starr 187-159-189-535; Gail Whalen 190-222-225-637
Tri County/Drago 720-762-741-2223
Twin Oaks 805-752-712-2269
TRI COUNTY/DRAGO: Dawn Wagner 202-159-180-541; Stephanie Snyder 157-214-181-552; Rachel Johnson 195-190-203-588; Katie Hahn 166-199-177-542
TWIN OAKS: Sandy Munger 182-203-136-521; Justina Kuhnle 187-174-175-536; Jacke Kowalski 224-212-198-634; Marica Riffle 212-163-203-578
Church s Chicken 872-745-696-2113
Bay Center Rec. 776-856-770-2402
CHURCH S: Maria Griswold 255-171-169-595; Shaun Staples 191-198-164-553; Joyce Jones 201-163-160-524; Natalie Miskiel 225-213-203-641
BAY CENTER: Mary Hoiffman 146-168-161-475; Sandy Miller 217-215-224-656; Karen Woelfl 189-227-213-629; Tracy Autman 224-246-172-642
KJ Excavating 832-868-746-2446
Ginger & Co. Salon 914-814-825-2553
KJ EXCAVATING: Shelley Akeman 152-278-190-620; Rachel Resnick 233-176-214-623; Lisa Eicher 170-221-166-557; Stephanie Plocek 277-193-176-646
GINGER: Joanna Kosier 203-181-181-565; Cheri Nopper-Hahn 216-179-188-583; Shellie Stone 229-228-253-710; Jodi Woessner 266-226-203-695
Next week: 9 p.m, at Monroe Sports Center
NOTES
The NORTHWEST OHIO BASKETBALL ORGANIZATION will host a Final Four Weekend boys basketball tournament March 31 through April 2 for grades 4 through 8. Call Vince Debo at 419-283-5296 for details.
The Western Basin Toledo Basketball will be holding BOYS AAU TRYOUTS for its 16-and under and 12-and-under teams March 9 at Tiffin Calvert High School and March 14 at Genoa Middle School. Both workouts will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information call Arnold Sutter at 419-836-7707.
The SUBURBAN AREA AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUE is looking for community based U-14 teams in Toledo and the surrounding areas who are interested in joining the league. Call Bruce Edwards at 419-534-2220.
The Lucas County Recreation Center is hosting a SPRING FEVER SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT March 11 or March 12, depending on the weather. Entry fee is $50. Call Bryan at 419-250-0680 or Tash at 419-213-2204
Sylvania Recreation is offering Youth Lacrosse programs for boys in grades 4-8 and girls in grades 6-8 this spring at Pacesetter Park in Sylvania. Practices start in early April. No experience is required. For additional information or to register, go to www.sylvaniarecreation.org or call (419) 882-1500.
BASEBALL
World Classic
x-advances to second round
First Round
Group B
W L Pct GB
United States 1 0 1.000
Canada 0 0 .000 1/2
South Africa 0 0 .000 1/2
Mexico 0 1 .000 1
YESTERDAY
At Phoenix
United States 2, Mexico 0
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
Canada vs. South Africa, late
Mexico 000000000 0 4 0
United States 00010010x 2 6 1
RLopez, Dessens (5), Villarreal (7), Rincon (7), Cortes (8) and Gil; Peavy, Timlin (4), Cordero (5), Wheeler (6), Jones (7), Nathan (8), Lidge (9) and Schneider. W Timlin, 1-0. L RLopez, 0-1. Sv Lidge 1. HR United States, Lee, CJones.
TODAY
At Phoenix
Canada at United States, 4 p.m.
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mexico vs. South Africa, 9 p.m.
Group C
YESTERDAY
At San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico 2, Panama 1
Group D
YESTERDAY
At Kissimmee, Fla.
Dominican Republic 11, Venezuela 5
Italy 10, Australia 0
LATEST LINE
NBA
Cleveland 11/2 (197) TORONTO
DETROIT 10 (186) Chicago
Golden State 1 (201) CHARLOTTE
a-MIAMI Off (OFF) Washington
BOSTON 11/2 (212) Philadelphia
LA Lakers 1 (190) NEW ORLEANS
Sacramento 21/2 (196) MILWAUKEE
b-HOUSTON Off (OFF) Indiana
UTAH 3 (183) Minnesota
Memphis 1 (199) SEATTLE
a-Miami D. Wade is questionable.
b-Houston T. McGrady is questionable
College Basketball
Big East Conference
First Round-Madison Square Garden
Cincinnati 2 Syracuse
Georgetown 3 Notre Dame
Seton Hall 2 Rutgers
Pittsburgh 4 Louisville
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round-US Bank Arena-Cincinnati
Temple 51/2 Rhode Island
St. Joseph s 51/2 Dayton
Xavier 5 Mass.
Fordham 7 Richmond
Conference USA
First Round-FedEx Forum-Memphis
S.m.u. 2 Rice
Tulsa 41/2 Southern Miss
Marshall 2 Tulane
Central Florida 6 East Carolina
Pacific 10 Conference
First Round-Staples Center-Los Angeles
Arizona State 2 Oregon State
Oregon 31/2 Washington State
Big West Conference
First Round-Anaheim Conv Center-Anaheim
Cal Santa Barbara 9 Cal Riverside
CS Fullerton 6 CS Northridge
Home Team in CAPS
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Kankakee CC 014 200 2--9-12-3
Owens CC 025 111 x--10-16-4
WP - Best. LP - Brevard. Taylor (Occ) 2 2B, 4-4.
Parkland CC 102 020 1--6-5-1
Owens CC 002 000 2--2-9-1
WP - Brandon. LP - Philes. Arvay (Occ) 3-4.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Cleveland 6 2 .750
Kansas City 3 2 .600
Texas 3 2 .600
Detroit 4 3 .571
New York 4 3 .571
Boston 3 3 .500
Tampa Bay 3 4 .429
Los Angeles 2 3 .400
Minnesota 3 5 .375
Chicago 3 6 .333
Baltimore 2 5 .286
Toronto 2 5 .286
Seattle 1 4 .200
Oakland 1 6 .143
National League
W L Pct
Philadelphia 6 1 .857
Pittsburgh 6 1 .857
Arizona 5 1 .833
Florida 5 1 .833
Milwaukee 5 2 .714
New York 5 2 .714
Chicago 4 2 .667
Los Angeles 4 2 .667
San Francisco 4 2 .667
San Diego 3 2 .600
Cincinnati 3 5 .375
Colorado 2 4 .333
Atlanta 2 5 .286
Houston 2 5 .286
St. Louis 2 5 .286
Washington 1 6 .143
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Cleveland 7, Detroit 4
Toronto 6, Cincinnati 3
Boston 10, Baltimore 6
Pittsburgh 10, Atlanta 5
L.A. Dodgers 3, St. Louis 1
Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4
N.Y. Mets 7, Houston 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 0
Florida 22, Washington 12
Texas 6, Chicago Cubs 5
San Francisco 12, San Diego 3
Kansas City 9, Colorado 3
Milwaukee 15, Seattle 5
Arizona 12, L.A. Angels 1
Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland 5
Cleveland 002110201 7 14 3
Detroit 011011000 4 7 0
Sabathia, Lee (4), Karsay (7), Sauerbeck (8), Graves (9) and Herrera, Diaz (7); Colon, Woodyard (4), Hodge (6), Walker (8), Mantei (9), Sanchez (9) and Peterson, Wilson (7). W Lee, . L Hodge. Sv Graves. HR Cleveland Hafner, Hollandsworth, Mulhern, Detroit Phelps, Clevlen.
Travis Hafner went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double for the Indians.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Released OF Richard Hidalgo.
BOSTON RED SOX Announced the retirement of C John Flaherty.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Optioned LHP Rusty Tucker to Charlotte of the IL. Assigned LHP Chad Bentz, OF Ben Grieve, INF Tim Hummel, C Carlos Lee, C Donny Lucy, LHP Corwin Malone, LHP Stephen Randolph and INF Jorge Velandia to their minor-league camp.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS Named Dan Feinstein director of baseball operations.
National League
NEW YORK METS Assigned RHP Philip Humber, RHP Matt Lindstrom, RHP Rafael Cova, RHP Jeremy Hill, RHP Jason Scobie, C Jesus Flores, C Drew Butera, C Andy Wilson, C Aaron Hathaway and INF Brett Harper to their minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Named Turner Ward manager for Bradenton of the GCL.
American Association
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES Signed LHP Clint Marcus.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS Signed INF Robert Mendoza.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE Signed INF Andy Dillard and INF/OF James Lofton.
WORCESTER TORNADOES Sold the contract of INF Chris Colabello to the Detroit Tigers.
QUEBEC LES CAPITALES Signed RHP Julien Tucker.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT Signed LHP Liam O Flaherty and RHP Dennis Robinson.
Frontier League
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES Agreed to terms with OF Jimmy Hurst. Traded OF Jorge Moreno to Sioux City of the American Association for cash and a player to be named.
BASKETBALL
NBA Developmental League
ROANOKE DAZZLE Announced C Jason Clark has left the team.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS Signed K Jeff Chandler to a one-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS Signed DE Courtney Brown to a contract extension through the 2009 season.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Signed DE Ron Warner.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL Suspended Tampa Bay Lightning F Evgeny Artyukhin for two games for being assessed a match penalty during a March 6 game.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS Signed D Radek Martinek to a two-year contract extension, through the 2007-08 season.
ST. LOUIS BLUES Placed F Ryan Johnson and F Vladimir Orszagh on inured reserve.
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLF PACK Recalled F Rick Kozak from Charlotte of the ECHL.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS Announced F Jordin Tootoo and D Greg Zanon have been recalled by the Nashville Predators. Recalled D Dan Boese from Rockford of the UHL.
ECHL
ECHL Fined Phoenix RW Jean-Francis Soucy and Phoenix D Brent Henley undisclosed amounts for their actions in games.
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS Re-signed Glen Gulutzan, general manager-coach, to a contract extension through the 2007-08 season. Added G Mike McKenna and D Tyler Sloan to the roster.
COLLEGE
EVERGREEN STATE Named John Purtteman men s soccer coach.
FRANCIS MARION Fired John Schweitz, men s basketball coach.
ILLINOIS Announced WR Lonnie Hurst was dismissed from the football team for violating academic policies.
OHIO STATE Announced PK Jonathan Skeete has returned to the team as a walk-on following his suspension and arrest on drug trafficking charges.
PENNSYLVANIA Named Jonathan McLaughlin offensive line coach, Jonathan Dupont assistant secondary coach and James Pio director of football operations.
TOWSON Named Mike Hermann director of athletics.
VASSAR Named Rodney Mott men s and women s rowing coach.
VIRGINIA TECH Named Torrian Gray defensive backfield coach.
WEST VIRGINIA Named Jennifer Corkum assistant volleyball coach.
WESTERN MICHIGAN Named Chris Tabor running backs and special teams coach.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA Tournament
SECOND ROUND
Friday
W. Michigan at Miami
Alaska-Fairbanks at Michigan St.
Ferris St. at Michigan
Nebraska-Omaha at N. Michigan
SPORTLIGHT
March 8
1958 Silky Sullivan, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, wins the Santa Anita Derby by three lengths after trailing by 40 early in the race and by 20 entering the final turn.
1971 Joe Frazier wins the world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali.
1990 Kurt Browning becomes the first Canadian to successfully defend a title in the World Figure Skating Championships, edging early leader Viktor Petrenko of the Soviet Union.
1992 Ray Floyd, 49, holds off Fred Couples for a two-stroke victory in the Doral Open and joins Sam Snead as the only man to win PGA Tour titles in four decades.
1997 In the World Indoor Championships in Paris, Kevin Little becomes the first white American sprinter in 41 years to win a major international competition, matching the U.S. 200 record of 20.40 seconds.
2004 Air Force moves into The Associated Press men s basketball Top 25 for the first time in the program s 48-year history. Air Force (22-5) has a team record for wins, five more than the previous mark set in 1957-58.
2005 Oakland (Mich.) upsets top-seeded Oral Roberts 61-60 to win the Mid-Continent Conference tournament and an automatic bid to the NCAAs. It s the fourth straight season a team with a losing record has made the men s NCAA tournament.