COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men s NCAA
WASHINGTON REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Tonight
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Wichita State (26-8) vs. George Mason (25-7), 7:27 p.m.
Connecticut (29-3) vs. Washington (26-6), 9:57 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Semifinal winners
ATLANTA REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Last night
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
LSU 62, Duke 54
Texas 74, West Virginia 71
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tomorrow
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
LSU (26-8) vs. Texas (30-6), 4:40
MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
Tonight
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Villanova (27-4) vs. Boston College (28-7), 7:10 p.m.
Georgetown (23-9) vs. Florida (29-6), 9:40 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday
At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis
Semifinal winners
OAKLAND REGIONAL
SEMIFNALS
Last night
At Oakland Arena
Oakland
Memphis 80, Bradley 64
UCLA 73, Gonzaga 71
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tomorrow
At Oakland Arena
Oakland
Memphis (33-3) vs. UCLA (30-6), 7:05 p.m.
FINAL FOUR
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 1
Atlanta champion vs. Oakland champion
Washington champion vs. Minneapolis champion
CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, April 3
Semifinal winners
LSU 62, DUKE 54
LSU (26-8): Davis 3-12 8-13 14, T.Mitchell 5-10 0-0 10, Thomas 3-5 3-6 9, Temple 1-6 0-0 3, D.Mitchell 6-16 1-2 14, Voogd 0-0 0-0 0, Rolle 1-4 0-2 2, Lazare 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 24-61 12-23 62.
DUKE (32-4): McRoberts 4-10 1-2 9, Williams 8-18 7-8 23, Paulus 2-8 2-2 7, Redick 3-18 2-2 11, Dockery 0-4 0-0 0, Pocius 0-0 0-0 0, Melchionni 0-2 0-0 0, Nelson 1-5 1-2 4, Boykin 0-0 0-0 0, Boateng 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-65 13-16 54.
Halftime LSU 31-27.
MEMPHIS 80, BRADLEY 64
BRADLEY (22-11): Sommerville 4-13 9-10 18, O Bryant 3-7 2-5 8, Bennett 4-13 0-0 9, Tauai 0-0 2-4 2, Ruffin 2-5 2-4 7, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Franklin 2-6 0-0 6, Crouch 0-1 0-0 0, Andrews 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 5-13 4-4 14, Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Heemskerk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-60 19-27 64.
MEMPHIS (33-3): S.Williams 4-8 3-4 12, Dorsey 3-9 0-2 6, Anderson 3-6 0-0 8, Washington Jr. 8-14 1-2 18, Carney 7-12 7-8 23, Wade 1-1 0-0 2, W.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Dozier 1-2 0-0 2, Douglas-Roberts 2-3 0-0 4, McGrady 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 1-2 3, Long 0-0 0-0 0, Sandridge 0-1 0-0 0, Cooper 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-60 12-18 80.
Halftime Memphis 35-30.
TEXAS 74, WEST VIRGINIA 71
WEST VIRGINIA (22-11): Gansey 6-12 3-3 18, Young 1-4 0-1 3, Pittsnogle 7-15 0-0 19, Collins 2-5 0-0 4, Herber 4-12 3-4 13, Beilein 5-7 0-0 14, Nichols 0-0 0-0 0, Ruoff 0-0 0-0 0, Summers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 6-8 71.
TEXAS (30-6): Tucker 5-9 5-6 15, Buckman 1-3 2-2 4, Aldridge 11-15 4-8 26, Gibson 1-8 0-0 3, Paulino 3-9 0-0 8, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Abrams 3-10 2-2 9, Williams 4-4 1-2 9. Totals 28-58 14-20 74.
UCLA 73, GONZAGA 71
GONZAGA (29-4): Morrison 10-17 3-4 24, Mallon 0-2 0-0 0, Batista 6-13 6-7 18, Altidor-Cespedes 0-0 0-0 0, Raivio 4-8 2-2 12, Pargo 1-3 1-2 3, Knight 1-5 5-6 7, Pendergraft 2-3 3-5 7, Heytvelt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 20-26 71.
UCLA (30-6): Bozeman 1-5 2-2 4, Mbah a Moute 5-10 4-7 14, Hollins 3-5 6-6 12, Farmar 5-13 2-2 15, Afflalo 5-13 3-6 15, Collison 2-6 1-3 5, Aboya 1-1 0-0 2, Mata 0-0 3-4 3, Roll 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 23-57 21-30 73.
NIT
Second Round
Last night
South Carolina 65, Cincinnati 62
Wednesday
Michigan 71, Miami 65
Old Dominion 61, Hofstra 51
Louisville 74, Missouri State 56
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 28
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Old Dominion (24-9) vs. Michigan (21-10), 7 p.m.
Louisville (21-12) vs. South Carolina (21-15), 9 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 30
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
Women s NCAA
CLEVELAND REGIONAL
Semifinals
Sunday
Cleveland
North Carolina (31-1) vs. Purdue (26-6), Noon or 2:30 p.m.
Rutgers (27-4) vs. Tennessee (30-4), Noon or 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Tuesday, March 28
Cleveland
Semifinal winners, TBA
ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL
Semifinals
Tomorrow
Utah (26-6) vs. Boston College (21-11) 9 or 11:30 p.m.
Baylor (26-6) ;vs. Maryland (30-4), 9 or 11:30 p.m.
Championship
Monday, March 27
Albuquerque, N.M.
Semifinal winners, TBA
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
Semifinals
Sunday
Michigan State (24-9) vs. Duke (28-3), 7:30 or 10 p.m.
Georgia (23-8) vs. Connecticut (31-4), 7:30 or 10 p.m.
Championship
Tuesday, March 28
Bridgeport, Conn.
Semifinal winners, TBA
SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL
Semifinals
Tomorrow
San Antonio
LSU (29-3) vs. DePaul (27-6), Noon
Oklahoma (31-4) vs. Stanford (25-7), 2:30
Championship
Monday, March 27
San Antonio
Semifinal winners, TBA
THE FINAL FOUR
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Semifinals
Sunday, April 2
Cleveland champion vs. Albuquerque champion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Bridgeport champion vs. San Antonio champion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
At TD Banknorth Garden
Boston
Championship
Tuesday, April 4
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
WNIT
Second Round
Last night
Western Kentucky 94, Villanova 81
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Reading 38 19 7 83 223 183
x-Wheeling 38 19 5 81 206 161
x-Toledo 38 20 5 81 214 169
x-Johnstown 29 22 13 71 201 212
Trenton 27 33 3 57 148 189
Dayton 18 40 6 42 169 241
South Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 44 12 7 95 273 183
x-Florida 41 19 3 85 238 190
x-Greenville 40 22 3 83 224 179
x-S. Carolina 29 21 12 70 198 198
Charlotte 29 31 5 63 210 235
Augusta 27 31 6 60 192 234
Columbia 22 35 8 52 188 261
Pensacola 20 38 7 47 175 266
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 49 10 6 104 263 145
x-Las Vegas 48 11 6 102 242 162
x-Idaho 38 20 7 83 240 202
x-Utah 33 24 6 72 213 208
Victoria 23 34 8 54 185 238
Phoenix 19 43 3 41 141 237
Pacific Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Fresno 37 12 13 87 201 176
x-Long Beach 33 22 9 75 184 183
x-Bakersfield 34 23 5 73 187 193
x-San Diego 29 27 6 64 183 185
Stockton 13 37 12 38 158 226
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
TONIGHT
Dayton at Toledo
Greenville at Charlotte
Augusta at Columbia
Pensacola at Gwinnett
Johnstown at Reading
Florida at South Carolina
Wheeling at Trenton
Alaska at Utah
Fresno at Idaho
Bakersfield at Las Vegas
Victoria at Stockton
Long Beach at San Diego
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Cleveland 15 8 .652
Kansas City 13 7 .650
Los Angeles 13 7 .650
Detroit 15 9 .625
Minnesota 12 11 .522
Tampa Bay 10 10 .500
New York 11 12 .478
Oakland 10 12 .454
Texas 8 11 .421
Baltimore 8 13 .381
Toronto 8 15 .348
Seattle 7 14 .333
Boston 6 14 .300
Chicago 6 16 .273
National League
W L Pct
Florida 13 6 .684
Philadelphia 14 7 .667
Arizona 14 8 .636
St. Louis 12 8 .600
Cincinnati 14 10 .583
Los Angeles 11 8 .579
Milwaukee 12 9 .571
New York 12 9 .571
Pittsburgh 13 10 .565
Chicago 11 9 .550
Colorado 12 10 .545
San Diego 9 9 .500
San Francisco 9 12 .429
Atlanta 7 13 .350
Houston 7 14 .333
Washington 6 17 .261
YESTERDAY
Cleveland 1, Atlanta 1, tie, 10 innings
Detroit 8, Philadelphia 7, 10 innings
Minnesota 4, Boston 3
Washington 1, Baltimore 0
St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 2
Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 5, 10 innings
Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 3
Kansas City 7, San Diego 0
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 4
Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle (ss) 1
Colorado 8, Arizona (ss) 4
Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 3
N.Y. Yankees 8, Houston 1
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida, ccd., rain
Arizona (ss) vs. Seattle (ss), late
Cleveland 0000010000 1 7 0
Atlanta 0000010000 1 9 1
Sabathia, Mota (7), Miller (9), Howard (10) and Shoppach, Diaz (7); Thomson, Obermueller (7), Devine (8), Villarreal (9), Basner (10) and Pratt, Saltalamacchia (8).
Phila. 0002001400 7 14 0
Detroit 0040000301 8 9 0
Tejeda, Fultz (2), Booker (3), Cormier (4), Santana (6), Lopez (9) and Lieberthal, Wathan; Verlander, Walker (3), Zumaya (5), Woodyard (7), Rodney (9), Seay (10) and Wilson, Roa. W Seay. L Cameron. HRs Philadelphia, Victorino, Utley, Howard.
Curtis Granderson and Chris Shelton each had a double and two RBIs for the Tigers.
TODAY
Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Florida vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 9:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys State Tournament
at Value City Arena, Columbus
DIVISION I
Semifinals
Can. McKinley (23-2) vs. St. John s Jesuit (21-5), tonight, 5:15 p.m.; Trotwood-Madison (20-5) vs. Lancaster (24-1), tonight, 8:30 p.m.
Championship: tomorrow, 8:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
Semifinals
Wooster Triway (25-0) vs. Cols. DeSales (19-6), today, 10:45 a.m.; Akr. SVSM (21-3) vs. Day. Dunbar (24-2), today, 2 p.m.
Championship: tomorrow, 5:15 p.m.
DIVISION III
Semifinals
Last night
Cin. N. College Hills 49, Archbold 34
Cle. VASJ 71, Wheelersburg 62
Championship: Cin. N. College Hill (25-1) vs. Cle. VASJ (21-6), tomorrow, 2 p.m.
DIVISION IV
Semifinals
Yesterday
S. Webster 61, Lockland 58
Columbus Grove 75, Windham 62
Championship: tomorrow, 10:45 a.m.
S. Webster (25-2) vs. Columbus Grove (21-5)
YESTERDAY
N. College Hill 8 15 14 12 49
Archbold 7 7 6 14 34
NORTH COLLEGE HILL (25-1): Glover 1-5 2-3 4, Walker 9-15 4-5 23, Butler 3-11 1-2 7, Leary 3-6 1-1 8, Evans 2-6 1-2 5, Horne 0-0 0-0 0, Parks 1-4 0-0 2, Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-0 0-0 0, McPherson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 9-13 49.
ARCHBOLD (21-5): D.Borcherdt 1-8 1-5 3, Wyse 2-10 6-7 12, Fruth 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 1-7 2-2 4, Goering 5-14 0-0 12, Martinez 0-0 0-0 0, J.Borcherdt 0-0 0-0 0, Rupp 0-0 1-4 1, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, King 0-0 0-0 0, Brink 0-0 0-0 0, Knox 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-43 10-18 34.
3-point goals North College Hill 2-9 (Leary 1-2, Walker 1-3, Glover 0-1, Parks 0-1, Butler 0-2), Archbold 4-22 (Goering 2-4, Wyse 2-9, Johnson 0-3, D.Borcherdt 0-6). Fouled out Evans. Rebounds North College Hill 40 (Walker 13), Archbold 25 (Goering 8). Assists North College Hill 9 (Walker, Butler, Evans 3), Archbold 6 (Johnson 4). Total fouls North College Hill 17, Archbold 10. A 14,119.
S. Webster 15 9 18 19 61
Lockland 11 17 14 16 58
S. WEBSTER (25-2): Lower 5-8 6-6 18, Waginger 3-14 0-0 7, McClintic 2-2 0-0 5, Aldridge 7-17 7-9 21, DeCamp 2-5 2-4 6, Bowman 0-0 0-0 0, Campbell 1-3 0-0 2, Fenton 0-2 2-3 2. Totals 20-51 17-22 61.
LOCKLAND (23-4): Smith 1-10 3-4 5, Ogletree 7-13 2-4 16, Johnson 1-3 0-0 3, Harris 7-13 6-7 22, Wilhite 6-10 0-1 12, Finley 0-0 0-0 0, Dawkins 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 11-16 58.
3-point goals S. Webster 4-15 (Lower 2-4, McClintic 1-1, Waginger 1-5, Fenton 0-1, Aldridge 0-2, Campbell 0-2), Lockland 3-14 (Harris 2-4, Johnson 1-2, Wilhite 0-1, Ogletree 0-3, Smith 0-4).
Columbus Grove 26 12 18 19 75
Windham 13 19 21 9 62
COLUMBUS GROVE (21-5): T.Kohls 3-4 0-3 7, Darbyshire 0-4 3-5 3, Maag 8-16 10-12 31, Meyer 10-14 6-6 26, Meuleman 2-5 0-0 4, Schroeder 0-0 0-0 0, Osterhage 0-0 0-0 0, Rieman 1-2 2-2 4, L.Kohls 0-0 0-0 0, Wyant 0-0 0-0 0, A.Kohls 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-45 21-28 75.
WINDHAM (22-4): Workman 2-11 0-0 4, Heller 3-11 1-1 7, B.Apthorpe 8-17 0-0 20, McGuire 9-19 3-4 22, Jacobson 4-7 1-2 9, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, McKinney 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, C.Apthorpe 0-0 0-0 0, Everhart 0-0 0-0 0, VanSteenburg 0-0 0-0 0, Riggs 0-1 0-0 0, Ridenbaugh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-68 5-7 62.
3-point goals Columbus Grove 6-16 (Maag 5-10, T.Kohls 1-2, Darbyshire 0-4), Windham 5-28 (B.Apthorpe 4-11, McGuire 1-5, McKinney 0-1, Jacobson 0-1, Heller 0-4, Workman 0-6).
Wheelersburg 15 16 16 15 62
Cleve. VASJ 15 16 19 21 71
WHEELERSBURG (23-3): Carrington 6-10 2-3 15, Cowgill 3-7 0-0 6, Spradlin 5-10 2-2 14, Salyers 1-5 2-2 4, Miller 7-14 5-7 19, Jenkins 1-1 0-0 2, Cook 1-1 0-0 2, Prater 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-48 11-14 62.
CLEVE. VASJ (21-5): Leden 3-7 0-0 9, Ward 1-4 0-0 2, Rushton 7-11 3-4 17, Lighty 10-19 10-11 32, Haynes 0-3 0-1 0, Barnes 1-1 0-0 3, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Shoaff 0-0 0-0 0, McLeod 4-5 0-1 8. Totals 26-51 13-17 71.
3-point goals Wheelersburg 3-14 (Spradlin 2-6, Carrington 1-1, Cowgill 0-3, Miller 0-4), Cleve. VASJ 6-13 (Leden 3-6, Lighty 2-4, Barnes 1-1, Ward 0-1, McLeod 0-1).
LATEST LINE
NBA
TORONTO 5 (199) Minnesota
Detroit 31/2 (180) INDIANA
PHILADELPHIA 6 (199) Orlando
CLEVELAND 6 (193) Boston
Memphis 51/2 (195) NEW YORK
MIAMI 13 (197) Charlotte
CHICAGO 6 (189) New Orleans
DENVER 9 (218) Seattle
San Antonio 11 (179) PORTLAND
LA LAKERS 51/2 (200) Milwaukee
College Basketball
N.C.A.A. Washington Regional
MCI Center-Washington, D.C.
Semifinals
George Mason 2 (124) Wichita St
Connecticut 6 (156) Washington
N.C.A.A. Minneapolis Regional
Metrodome-Minneapolis, MN.
Semifinals
Florida 3 (129) Georgetown
Villanova 21/2 (141)Boston College
Home Team in CAPS
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
TONIGHT
Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Utah, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m.
TOMORROW
San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Austin, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY
Tampa Bay at Georgia, 3 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Chicago, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Austin at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Optioned INF Alejandro Machado to Pawtucket of the IL. Assigned OF Ron Calloway and RHP Jimmy Serrano to their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS Optioned LHP Wilfredo Ledezma to Toledo of the IL. Assigned RHP Chad Durbin, RHP Lee Gardner, RHP Kevin Hodge, C Brian Peterson, C Max St. Pierre, INF Josh Phelps, OF Ryan Ludwick and OF Reggie Taylor to their minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS Optioned OF Shin-Soo Choo to Tacoma of the PCL.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Optioned RHP Anthony Lerew to Richmond of the IL. Assigned RHP Chad Paronto, RHP Wes Obermueller, RHP Travis Smith, RHP Sean White, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C Steve Pyzik, INF Cesar Crespo, OF David Kelton and OF Michael Ryan to their minor league camp.
CHICAGO CUBS Optioned C Geovany Soto to Iowa of the PCL and C Jose Reyes and INF Brian Dopirak to West Tenn of the Southern League. Assigned INF Casey McGehee and INF Augie Ojeda to their minor league camp.
CINCINNATI REDS Assigned RHP Jason Standridge outright to Louisville of the IL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS Optioned OF Andre Ethier to Las Vegas of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Takashi Saito to their minor league camp.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Returned Rule 5 draftee RHP Juan Mateo to the Chicago Cubs.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Optioned LHP Billy Traber to New Orleans of the PCL. Assigned RHP Kyle Denney, C Mike DiFelice, OF Kenny Kelly, OF George Lombard, RHP Saul Rivera and RHP Steve Watkins to their minor league camp. Released LHP Valerio de los Santos.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Named Ed Tapscott CEO and Peter Smul COO of the team and the WNBA s Charlotte Sting.
DENVER NUGGETS Signed G Howard Eisley for the remainder of the season.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Re-signed C Seth McKinney to a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Re-signed G Willie Green.
TORONTO RAPTORS Waived C Antonio Davis.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS Announced the retirement of CB Jerry Azumah.
DALLAS COWBOYS Signed PK Mike Vanderjagt to a three-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS Signed OT Barry Stokes to a three-year contract and OT Courtney VanBuren to a one-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Re-signed C Seth McKinney to a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed QB Mike McMahon and to a two-year contract and S Tank Williams to a one-year contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS Signed CB Duane Starks.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL Suspended Pittsburgh D Eric Cairns and N.Y. Rangers F Ryan Hollweg three games for being assessed game misconducts on March 21 and March 22 respectively.
BOSTON BRUINS Signed F P.J. Axelsson to a three-year contract extension.
OTTAWA SENATORS Recalled D Filip Novak from Binghamton of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Assigned D Randy Jones to the Philadelphia of the AHL.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Assigned D Alain Nasreddine to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Recalled C Shane Endicott from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Placed G Ed Belfour on injured reserve.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS Signed G Darren Machesney to a three-year contract.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR Fined Rodney Childers, crew chief for Scott Riggs, $10,000 and David Hyder, crew chief for Ken Schrader, $1,000 for technical violations found last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Suspended Thomas Harris, a member of the Haas/CNC race team, indefinitely for duplicating a NASCAR annual credential.
COLLEGE
NCAA Declared Cincinnati F James White and G Jihad Muhammad ineligible for failure to meet the standards set forth by the NCAA and the men s basketball program.
EASTERN MICHIGAN Named Derek DelPorto wrestling coach.
KANSAS STATE Named Bob Huggins men s basketball coach.
WEBER STATE Named Randy Rahe men s basketball coach.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
SOUTH
Anderson, S.C. 9, Augusta St. 8
Coker 9, Benedict 5
Flagler 10, Grand View 9
Miles 6-15, Concordia-Selma) 1-0
S.C.-Aiken 11, Limestone 1
Valdosta St. 5, Albany, Ga. 4
GOLF
Players Championship
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., par 72
Jim Furyk 34-31 65
Davis Love III 32-33 65
Robert Allenby 34-33 67
Bernhard Langer 35-32 67
Miguel A. Jimenez 36-31 67
Arron Oberholser 35-33 68
Ben Crane 32-36 68
Jose Maria Olazabal 33-35 68
John Rollins 35-33 68
Vijay Singh 35-33 68
Bo Van Pelt 34-34 68
Joe Durant 37-32 69
Rocco Mediate 36-33 69
Steve Flesch 37-32 69
Olin Browne 33-36 69
Retief Goosen 32-37 69
Mark Calcavecchia 33-36 69
Thomas Bjorn 37-32 69
Billy Andrade 38-31 69
Fredrik Jacobson 37-32 69
K.J. Choi 35-34 69
Fred Couples 37-32 69
Henrik Stenson 36-33 69
Brian Davis 35-35 70
Brad Faxon 34-36 70
Phil Mickelson 33-37 70
Sergio Garcia 36-34 70
Fred Funk 35-35 70
John Daly 39-31 70
Tag Ridings 36-34 70
Harrison Frazar 34-36 70
Daniel Chopra 36-34 70
Kirk Triplett 36-34 70
Jeff Sluman 35-35 70
Chad Campbell 35-35 70
Craig Parry 36-34 70
Adam Scott 37-33 70
Shingo Katayama 37-33 70
Lee Westwood 34-36 70
Tom Pernice, Jr. 35-35 70
Jeff Brehaut 34-37 71
Dean Wilson 37-34 71
Mark Hensby 37-34 71
David Duval 37-34 71
Rich Beem 34-37 71
Robert Gamez 36-35 71
J.B. Holmes 34-37 71
Jason Bohn 36-35 71
Mark Brooks 38-33 71
James Driscoll 34-37 71
Charles Howell III 35-36 71
David Howell 34-37 71
J.J. Henry 37-34 71
Pat Perez 35-36 71
Robert Damron 36-35 71
Greg Owen 37-34 71
Patrick Sheehan 37-34 71
Joey Sindelar 34-37 71
Peter Lonard 35-36 71
Stephen Ames 35-36 71
Mike Weir 37-34 71
Carlos Franco 36-35 71
Zach Johnson 33-38 71
Carl Pettersson 34-37 71
Tom Lehman 36-35 71
Nick O Hern 35-36 71
Stephen Leaney 36-36 72
Ian Poulter 37-35 72
Doug Barron 37-35 72
Jesper Parnevik 37-35 72
Michael Campbell 37-35 72
Heath Slocum 38-34 72
Nick Price 37-35 72
Rory Sabbatini 38-34 72
Colin Montgomerie 36-36 72
Ernie Els 34-38 72
Tiger Woods 37-35 72
Tim Herron 39-33 72
Nathan Green 40-32 72
Jonathan Byrd 35-37 72
Angel Cabrera 36-36 72
Jerry Kelly 34-38 72
Richard S. Johnson 35-37 72
Dudley Hart 38-35 73
Jeff Maggert 38-35 73
Ryuji Imada 36-37 73
Bart Bryant 36-37 73
Stuart Appleby 37-36 73
Vaughn Taylor 34-39 73
Woody Austin 37-36 73
Steve Jones 35-38 73
Charles Warren 36-37 73
John Huston 36-37 73
Tommy Armour III 36-37 73
Steve Lowery 38-35 73
Brett Quigley 36-37 73
John Senden 36-37 73
Tim Petrovic 37-36 73
David Toms 38-35 73
Darren Clarke 39-34 73
Padraig Harrington 37-36 73
Ben Curtis 37-36 73
Sean O Hair 37-36 73
Stewart Cink 35-38 73
Luke Donald 38-35 73
Todd Fischer 34-39 73
Bob Tway 35-39 74
Bob Estes 34-40 74
Corey Pavin 40-34 74
Rod Pampling 39-35 74
Camilo Villegas 35-39 74
Kevin Sutherland 36-38 74
Kevin Na 40-34 74
Hidemichi Tanaka 37-38 75
Todd Hamilton 38-37 75
Shaun Micheel 35-40 75
Brian Gay 37-38 75
Brandt Jobe 36-39 75
Justin Leonard 39-36 75
Loren Roberts 39-36 75
Ryan Palmer 36-39 75
Scott Verplank 39-36 75
D.J. Trahan 39-37 76
Lucas Glover 36-40 76
Nick Faldo 38-38 76
Wes Short, Jr. 41-35 76
Kent Jones 38-38 76
Arjun Atwal 38-38 76
Billy Mayfair 36-40 76
J.L. Lewis 38-38 76
Jason Gore 38-39 77
Jonathan Kaye 40-37 77
Tim Clark 39-38 77
Ted Purdy 37-40 77
Aaron Baddeley 36-41 77
Paul McGinley 37-40 77
Geoff Ogilvy 41-37 78
Shigeki Maruyama 40-38 78
Justin Rose 38-40 78
Craig Perks 39-40 79
Joe Ogilvie 41-39 80
Craig Barlow 37-43 80
Hank Kuehne 40-40 80
Scott McCarron 40-42 82
TENNIS
Nasdaq-100 Open
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Singles, men, first round
Greg Rusedski d. Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-1; Luis Horna, Peru, d. Florian Mayer 6-4, 7-6 (5); Arnaud Clement d. Peter Luczak 6-1, 6-2; Carlos Berlocq d. Donald Young 6-0, 6-0.
Singles, women, first round
Shinobu Asagoe d. Nuria Llagostera Vives 7-6 (2), 2-3, retired; Virginie Razzano d. Alisa Kleybanova 7-5, 6-2; Maria Elena Camerin d. Emma Laine 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Victoria Azarenka d. Laura Pous Tio 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Ekaterina Bychkova d. Catalina Castano 6-4, 6-1; Anna Chakvetadze d. Karolina Sprem 1-6, 6-3, 6-3; Jill Craybas d. Jelena Kostanic 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Lourdes Dominguez Lino d. Anna Smashnova 5-3, retired; Elena Vesnina d. Emilie Loit 6-3, 7-6 (4).
SPORTLIGHT
March 24
1936 Detroit s Mud Bruneteau ends the longest game in NHL history with a goal after 116 minutes, 30 seconds (six overtimes) to edge the Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
SPORTLIGHT
March 24
1936 Detroit s Mud Bruneteau ends the longest game in NHL history with a goal after 116 minutes, 30 seconds (six overtimes) to edge the Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
1941 Long Island University wins the NIT championship with a 56-42 victory over Ohio.
1962 Paul Hogue scores 22 points and Tom Thacker adds 21 to lead Cincinnati to a 71-59 victory over Ohio State for its second NCAA basketball championship.
1975 Muhammad Ali knocks out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Cleveland.
1980 Louisville beats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA basketball title.
1991 Dean Smith becomes the first coach to win regional titles in four different decades when North Carolina beats Temple 75-72 in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament.
1992 Pittsburgh s Mario Lemieux becomes the 36th player in NHL history with 1,000 points, getting an assist in the second period of the Penguins 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
1994 Kansas State s Askia Jones scores 62 points in 28 minutes in a 115-77 victory over Fresno State in the NIT quarterfinals. Kansas State ties an NCAA record for 3-pointers in a game, making 23 of 36. Jones shoots 18-for-25 from the floor, including 14-of-18 on 3-pointers.
1996 Vancouver loses its 18th consecutive game, 90-85 to Cleveland. The Grizzlies, with losing streaks of 18 and 19 games in 1995-96, are the first team in NBA history to have two losing streaks of 18 or more games in the same season.
2000 Michael Johnson takes more than a half-second off the world record in the rarely run 300 meters at the Engen Grand Prix in Pretoria, South Africa. Johnson is timed in 30.85 seconds, breaking the mark of 31.48 set in 1990.
2005 Auburn s Fred Bousquet swims the two fastest 50-yard freestyles in history, breaking a record in the preliminaries and winning the final at the NCAA men s swimming and diving championship at Minneapolis. Bousquet swims the preliminary in 18.74 seconds, breaking the old NCAA mark of 19.05 set by Anthony Ervin in 2002. Hours later, he returns to win the final in 18.90 seconds the second time anyone swam the event in under 19 seconds.