ECHL, prep softball, baseball, tennis
4/20/2006ECHL HOCKEY
Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
American Conference
(Best-of-5)
North Division
Johnstown vs. Toledo
Last night
Toledo 5, Johnstown 3, Toledo wins series 3-0
Saturday, April 15
Toledo 4, Johnstown 1
Wheeling vs. Reading
Last night
Wheeling 5, Reading 4, Wheeling wins series 3-1
Tuesday
Wheeling 4, Reading 3
South Division
South Carolina vs. Gwinnett
Last night
Gwinnett 3, South Carolina 1, Gwinnett wins series 3-0
Sunday, April 16
Gwinnett 5, South Carolina 4
Greenville vs. Florida
Saturday April 15
Florida 4, Greenville 2, Florida leads series 2-0
Tomorrow
Florida at Greenville, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday
Florida at Greenville, 7:05 p.m., if necessary
Sunday
Greenville at Florida, 6 p.m., if necessary
National Conference
(Best-of-7)
West Division
Alaska vs. Utah
Friday, April 14
Alaska 6, Utah 2, Alaska wins series 4-0
Las Vegas vs. Idaho
Last night
Las Vegas 6, Idaho 2, Las Vegas wins series 4-3
Tuesday
Las Vegas 6, Idaho 0
Pacific Division
Fresno vs. San Diego
Saturday, April 15
Fresno 5, San Diego 1, Fresno wins series 4-0
Bakersfield vs. Long Beach
Last night
Bakersfield 4, Long Beach 1, Bakersfield leads series 3-2
Sunday, April 16
Long Beach 5, Bakersfield 4
Tomorrow
Long Beach at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Sunday
Long Beach at Bakersfield, 10 p.m., if necessary
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-5)
American Conference
Semifinal winners, TBA
National Conference
Semifinal winners, TBA
KELLY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Conference champions, TBA
NOTES
The annual STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT for boys 13 and 14-years of age is set for June 14-18. Interested teams should contact Darren Joseph at 419-867-1119 or 419-350-3428.
The Fremont Rec Center is looking for 8th and 9th-grade girls who are interested in playing on a AAU TRAVELING BASKETBALL TEAM. Tryouts are being held April 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Rec Center. Contact Johnny Alridge at 419-355-0448.
The WOODMORE PONY LEAGUE will be having a 14U and 12U baseball tournament May 24-29 and a 10U tournament July 1-4. Interested teams are asked to contact Mike Sorg at 419-836-9826.
Bowman Park is hosting a 12U BASEBALL TOURNAMENT May 5-7. Interested teams call Scott at 734-856-4364.
The Maumee Baseball Association his hosting a BASEBALL TOURNAMENT July 1-4 for 8U, 9U, 10U and 12U teams. Contact Scott Harder for details at 419-344-0348.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 10 2 0 .833 683 516
New York 7 5 0 .583 628 651
Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 566 547
Columbus 5 7 0 .417 540 523
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Austin 8 4 0 .667 600 573
Orlando 8 4 0 .667 601 561
Georgia 7 5 0 .583 665 549
Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 639 647
Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 508 614
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Colorado 9 3 0 .750 673 631
Nashville 7 5 0 .583 590 557
Chicago 4 8 0 .333 584 637
Grand Rapids 3 9 0 .250 531 652
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 7 5 0 .583 576 570
San Jose 6 6 0 .500 653 650
Las Vegas 5 7 0 .417 615 646
Utah 4 8 0 .333 652 674
Los Angeles 3 9 0 .250 594 700
x-clinched playoff spot
TOMORROW
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Utah at Colorado, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Dallas at Georgia, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Austin at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Arizona at Grand Rapids, 2 p.m.
Las Vegas at Chicago, 4 p.m.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 3 0 0 9 6 2
D.C. United 2 0 1 7 6 2
New England 1 1 1 4 1 1
New York 0 0 3 3 3 3
Chicago 0 1 2 2 4 5
Columbus 0 2 1 1 3 7
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 2 0 1 7 7 5
Colorado 1 1 1 4 7 8
Los Angeles 1 1 1 4 3 3
CD Chivas USA 1 2 0 3 4 4
Houston 1 2 0 3 6 6
Real Salt Lake 0 2 1 1 2 6
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SATURDAY
D.C. United at New York, 4
Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30
SUNDAY
Kansas City at FC Dallas, 5
PREP NOTE
Prep softball and baseball coaches from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan are reminded to forward their team records and their individual batting and pitching statistical leaders to The Blade. Deadline for softball standings and stats each week is Wednesday at noon, and those will run in Thursday s Sports sections. Deadline for baseball standings and stats is each Thursday at noon, and those will run on Fridays. Coaches can fax information to 419-724-6116, or e-mail to sports@theblade.com.
If no players are averaging above .300 or do not have an ERA below 4.00, please send in your most current league and overall records.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL
300 game
Russ Jennings, TSC 258-300-192-750
High series
Men (750 or better)
Scott Bunce, Imperial 793
Gary Spetz, Sports Center 784
Rick Quintanilla, Sports Center 780
Joe Perry, Sports Center 769
Chuck Close, Sports Center 768
Jim Koepfler, Jr., Sports Center 758
Lee Emery, Sports Center 757
Don Reed, Sports Center 755
prep baseball
Libbey 935 20 19 18 4
Scott 002 07 9 10 4
WP Wealleans. LP Harris. Waxler (L) 5-5, 5 RBI.
Libbey 202 043 4 15 20 6
Scott 300 230 0 8 10 4
WP Waxler. LP Yancy. Martens (L) 5-5, 2B, 2 RBI.
Genoa 210 141 0 9 9 1
Gibsonburg 000 000 0 0 0 2
WP Hornyak. LP Sanchez. Rublaitus (Gen), 2-2, 2B.
No-hitter: Cory Hornyak, 16 k s, 3 walks.
Springfield 020 010 0 3 4 0
Bowling Green 000 002 0 2 8 0
WP Adams. LP Van Voris. Kelsey (S), 1-3, 2 RBI.
Lakota 000 001 0 1 7 1
Woodmore 204 102 x 9 9 1
WP Shaw. LP Foos. Shaw (W), 4-4, 2 2B, HR.
Cardinal Stritch 000 020 3 5 2 4
Start 151 201 x 10 7 0
WP Stalker. LP Crozier. Busch (S), 2-3.
Perrysburg 000 000 0 0 3 0
Maumee 000 010 x 1 5 0
WP Sigg. LP Hefner. Parry (M) 2-3, HR, 2B, RBI.
Burlington CC 000 000 0 2 2
St. John s 401 221 10 11 1
WP Corbey. LP Rayfield. Hartwig (SJ) 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Burlington CC 000 000 0 2 1
St. John s 210 322 10 16 0
WP Dwornik. LP McKillip. Helldobler (SJ) 2-3.
Findlay 000 000 1 1 6 4
Clay 000 160 x 7 6 1
WP Achter. LP Walker. Romano (C) 2-4, RBI.
Eastwood 100 002 202 7 16 1
Otsego 002 200 100 5 11 3
WP Loomis. LP Donald. Happeny (E) 3-5.
Waite 012 010 0 4 9 5
Rogers 501 000 x 6 12 4
WP Collins. LP Bauer. Bixler (R) 3-3, 2 RBI.
Northview 010 000 00 1 6 0
Anthony Wayne 001 000 01 2 8 1
WP J. Stidham. LP A. Newman. B. Sherman (AW) 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Rossford 001 010 0 2 10 1
Southview 000 000 1 1 5 2
WP Middaugh. LP Joseph. Middaugh (R) 3-4.
Oak Harbor 000 20 2 4 4
Port Clinton 613 3x 13 14 0
WP Gonya. LP Reinhart. Mallfara (PC) 3-3, HR.
prep softball
Notre Dame 000 103 0 4 9 0
Chancellor, Va. 000 000 0 0 1 0
WP Brickman. Boraggina (ND) 2-4, 2B, RBI.
Swanton 000 000 0 0 1 3
Bowsher 013 001 x 5 8 0
WP Macke. LP Blake. Wisbon (B) 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI.
Fostoria 510 021 0 9 10 2
Woodmore 000 100 0 1 4 1
WP Myers. LP Yellow. Loomis (F) 4-4, RBI.
Fostoria 000 000 1 1 4 4
Bellevue 200 022 x 6 6 2
WP Johnson. LP Seel. Artino (B) 2-3, 2B.
Northview 000 000 0 0 0 2
Anthony Wayne 001 100 x 2 8 0
WP Gill. LP Heath. Skinner (AW), 2-3, RBI.
No-hitter: Becky Gill, 13 k s, 2 walks.
Springfield 100 100 4 6 11 0
Bowling Green 000 000 0 0 1 1
WP Phillips. LP Irisk. Hubbard (S), 3-4.
Woodmore 000 021 0 3 3 0
Lakota 000 320 x 5 8 1
WP Capehart. LP Warren. Graber (L), 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Rossford 110 101 0 4 8 1
Southview 000 002 0 2 3 4
WP Everitt. LP Gietz. Everitt (R) 3-4, RBI.
Evergreen 212 201 3 11 10 0
Ottawa Hills 010 000 0 1 3 6
WP Pinkelman. LP Wilkins. Winn (E) 2-4, HR, 2 RBI.
Gibsonburg 000 000 0 0 2 1
Genoa 200 100 x 3 3 1
WP Szypka. LP Milleson. vincent (Ge) 1-3, HR, 2 RBI.
Perrysburg 010 040 0 5 6 0
Maumee 000 021 0 3 6 2
WP Dunsmoor. LP Robinson. Sutton (P) 2-3.
Otsego 000 001 000 1 3 3
Eastwood 010 000 001 2 8 1
WP Haas. LP Tolles. Haas (E) 1-4, 3B.
Lake 000 000 0 0 1 0
Elmwood 000 040 x 4 9 0
WP Dauterman. LP Akenberger. Reiser (E) 2-3, 2B.
Marion Harding 001 010 2 4 6 2
Clay 100 010 0 2 6 3
WP D. Feldman. LP Frank. J. Feldman (MH) 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
latest line
NHL Playoffs
(Tomorrow)
Best of Seven Series - Game One
OTTAWA 1-11/2 Tampa Bay
DETROIT 1-11/2 Edmonton
San Jose Even-1/2 NASHVILLE
CALGARY 1/2 -1 Anaheim
(Saturday)
Best of Seven Series - Game One
NEW JERSEY 1-11/2 NY Rangers
DALLAS 1/2 -1 Colorado
CAROLINA 1/2 -1 Montreal
BUFFALO 1/2 -1 Philadelphia
Baseball
National League
PHILADELPHIA 61/2 -71/2 Washington
MILWAUKEE 6-7 Cincinnati
San Francisco Even-6 ARIZONA
SAN DIEGO 6-7 NY Mets
American League
LA Angels Even-6 MINNESOTA
OAKLAND 51/2 -61/2 Detroit
BALTIMORE 51/2 -61/2 Cleveland
BOSTON 8-9 Tampa Bay
SEATTLE Even-6 Texas
Arena Football
(Tomorrow)
PHILADELPHIA 41/2 Columbus
NASHVILLE 12 Kansas City
COLORADO 101/2 (110) Utah
(Saturday)
GEORGIA 2 (100) Dallas
ORLANDO 3 (104) Tampa Bay
New York 2 (112) LOS ANGELES
SAN JOSE 6 (105) Austin
(Sunday)
Arizona 61/2 GRAND RAPIDS
CHICAGO 4 (102) Las Vegas
NFL Europe
(Saturday)
RHEIN 3 Amsterdam
FRANKFURT 1 Berlin
(Sunday)
COLOGNE 31/2 Hamburg
Home Team in CAPS
BASEBALL
MLB Draft Order
June 6-7
First Round
1. Kansas City Royals
2. Colorado Rockies
3. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Seattle Mariners
6. Detroit Tigers
7. Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Cincinnati Reds
9. Baltimore Orioles
10. San Francisco Giants
11. Arizona Diamondbacks
12. Texas Rangers
13. Chicago Cubs
14. Toronto Blue Jays
15. Washington Nationals
16. Milwaukee Brewers
17. San Diego Padres
18. Philadelphia Phillies (from NYM for Billy Wagner)
19. Florida Marlins
20. Minnesota Twins
21. New York Yankees (from Philadelphia for Tom Gordon)
22. Washington Nationals (from Oakland for Esteban Loaiza)
23. Houston Astros
24. Atlanta Braves
25. Los Angeles Angels (from Cleveland for Paul Byrd)
26. Los Angeles Dodgers (from L.A. Angels for Jeff Weaver)
27. Boston Red Sox
28. Boston Red Sox (from N.Y. Yankees for Johnny Damon)
29. Chicago White Sox
30. St. Louis Cardinals
Sandwich Picks for Type A Players
31. Los Angeles Dodgers (Jeff Weaver)
32. Baltimore Orioles (B.J. Ryan)
33. San Francisco Giants (Scott Eyre)
34. Arizona Diamondbacks (Tim Worrell)
35. San Diego Padres (Ramon Hernandez)
36. Florida Marlins (A.J. Burnett)
37. Philadelphia Phillies (Billy Wagner)
38. Atlanta Braves (Kyle Farnsworth)
39. Cleveland Indians (Bob Howry)
40. Boston Red Sox (Johnny Damon)
41. New York Yankees (Tom Gordon)
42. St. Louis Cardinals (Matt Morris)
43. Atlanta Braves (Rafael Furcal)
44. Boston Red Sox (Bill Mueller)
Hockey
NHL Playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Tomorrow
Edmonton at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Saturday
Colorado at Dallas, 3 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 3 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Sunday
Edmonton at Detroit, 1 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Monday, April 24
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 27
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, April 28
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 29
Edmonton at Detroit, 3 p.m., if necessary
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Anaheim at Calgary,. 10 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, April 30
Colorado at Dallas, 2 p.m., if necessary
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 2 p.m., if necessary
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m., if necessary
Montreal at Carolina, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
San Jose at Nashville, 8:30 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 1
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., if necessary
Detroit at Edmonton, TBA, if necessary
Calgary at Anaheim, TBA, if necessary
Tuesday, May 2
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., if necessary
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m., if necessary
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m., if necessary
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m., if necessary
Dallas at Colorado, TBA, if necessary
Wednesday, May 3
Edmonton at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Anaheim at Calgary, TBA, if necessary
Thursday, May 4
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m., if necessary
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m., if necessary
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, TBA, if necessary
Colorado at Dallas, TBA, if necessary
San Jose at Nashville, TBA, if necessary
HOLES IN ONE
ANDREW SPENCER, No. 9 at Tamaron, 133 yards, 9-iron.
JIM LABERDEE, No. 6 at Collins Park, 160 yards, 7-iron.
college baseball
Adrian 000 000 000 0 7 4
Toledo 120 340 00x 10 11 1
WP Curry. LP Walters. UT leader: Boley, 2-4, HR, 4 RBI.
Cleveland St. 001 030 000 4 10 4
Bowling Green 101 000 012 5 10 1
WP Browning. LP Hartman. BG leader: Wasserman 3-5, RBI, 2B.
prep tennis
WAITE 4, ROSSFORD 1
Brown (W) d. Evarts, 6-1, 6-2; Hotz (R) d. S. Clapsaddle, 6-2, 6-2; K. Clapsaddle (W) d. Saleh, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; Drauer-Strickland (W) d. Seman-Jarrett, 6-1, 6-1; Watson-Zacharias (W) d. Bohlands-Yep, 7-5, 6-2.
MAUMEE 3, CLAY 2
Hyndman (C) d. James, 6-4, 7-5; Ziss (M) d. Saunders, 6-1, 6-2; Swaim (C) d. Grey, 6-0, 6-4; Schiazone-Hamilton (M) d. Brauer-Ferguson, 6-3, 6-3; Frankhouse-Buschmann (M) d. Ault-Sosko, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
OTTAWA HILLS 3, BOWLING GREEN 2
Powers (BG) d. Aubry 6-4, 7-6; Court (OH) d. Scovell 7-5, 6-4; Carney (BG) d. Disani 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; Wolff-Giesler (OH) d. Johnson-Altstadt 6-2, 6-2; Ely-Kane (OH) d. Simon-Blagelman 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
FINDLAY 3, ANTHONY WAYNE 2
Collette (F) d. Doyle 6-3, 6-4; Sanford (AW) d. Albert 6-1, 6-0; B. Jack (F) d. Lewis 6-4, 6-1; Elben-Lentz (F) d. Lauer-Smith 6-2, 6-4; Hohl-Kuck (AW) d. Reed-D. Jack 6-1, 6-2.
PORT CLINTON 5, OAK HARBOR 0
Ja. Drusbacky (PC) d. Brough 6-1, 6-1; McLean (PC) d. Lochotzki 6-1, 6-1; Carman (PC) d. Vasquez 6-0, 6-0; Cellier-shirkey (PC) d. Hanthorn-Frank 6-1, 6-0; Clum-Miller (PC) d. Biggert-Lakin 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
TENNIS
Monte-Carlo Open
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Singles, second round
Roger Federer (1) d. Alberto Martin 6-0, 6-1; Rafael Nadal (2) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-4, 6-1; David Nalbandian (3) d. Andreas Seppi 7-5, 7-5; Ivan Ljubicic (4) d. Florent Serra 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Guillermo Coria (6) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4; Gaston Gaudio (7) d. Jose Acasuso 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; David Ferrer (8) vs. Dominik Hrbaty 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Nicolas Kiefer (9) d. Michael Llodra 7-6 (4), 6-4; Alessio di Mauro d. Radek Stepanek (10) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4); Juan Carlos Ferrero (11) vs. Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-2; Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, d. Sebastien Grosjean 4-6, 7-5, 3-2, retired; Tommy Robredo (15) vs. Olivier Rochus 7-5, 6-4; Gilles Simon d. Tomas Berdych 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-4; Robin Soderling d. Potito Starace 6-4, 6-4; Kristof Vliegen d. Jan Hernych 7-5, 6-1; Fernando Gonzalez d. Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles, first round
Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi d. Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 0-6, 10-6 tiebreak.
Second round
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski d. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (5) 7-6 (1), 4-6, 10-4 tiebreak.
Sportlight
April 20
1912 Fenway Park opens in Boston with the Red Sox beating the New York Yankees 7-6 in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also opens its doors as the Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 6-5.
1987 Toshihiko Seko of Japan wins the Boston Marathon with a 2:11:50 time, and Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the women s division in 2:25:21.
1990 Brian Holman of the Seattle Mariners pitches 8 2-3 innings of perfect baseball before pinch-hitter Ken Phelps hits a home run for the Oakland Athletics.
1991 Mark Lenzi becomes the first person to score 100 points on a single dive. On his last dive, Lenzi scores 101.85 points on a reverse 31/2 somersault from the tuck position to win the 3-meter springboard title at the U.S. Indoor Diving Championships.
GOLF
PGA Tour Money Leaders
TrnMoney
1. Phil Mickelson 9$3,123,827
2. Tiger Woods 7$2,485,083
3. Geoff Ogilvy 10$2,424,959
4. Rory Sabbatini 10$2,253,710
5. David Toms 9$2,136,250
6. Chad Campbell 11$2,123,004
7. Stephen Ames 9$1,881,178
8. Vijay Singh 9$1,840,219
9. Jim Furyk 10$1,828,649
10. Retief Goosen 6$1,754,723
11. Jose Maria Olazabal 10$1,703,245
12. Luke Donald 8$1,557,403
13. Arron Oberholser 9$1,501,522
14. Stuart Appleby 8$1,432,902
15. Tim Clark 10$1,339,023
college football
2006 Michigan Football Schedule
Date Opponent TV Time
Sat. 9/2 Vanderbilt TBA TBA
Sat. 9/9 C. Michigan TBA TBA
Sat. 9/16 at Notre Dame TBA TBA
Sat. 9/23 Wisconsin TBA TBA
Sat. 9/30 at Minnesota TBA TBA
Sat. 10/7 Michigan St. TBA TBA
Sat. 10/14 at Penn St. TBA TBA
Sat. 10/21 Iowa TBA TBA
Sat. 10/28 Northwestern TBA TBA
Sat. 11/4 Ball St. TBA TBA
Sat. 11/11 at Indiana TBA TBA
Sat. 11/18 at Ohio St. TBA TBA
2006 Ohio State Football Schedule
Date Opponent TV Time
Sat. 9/2 No. Illinois TBA TBA
Sat. 9/9 at Texas TBA TBA
Sat. 9/16 Cincinnati TBA TBA
Sat. 9/23 Penn St. TBA TBA
Sat. 9/30 at Iowa TBA TBA
Sat. 10/7 Bowling Green TBA TBA
Sat. 10/14 at Michigan St. TBA TBA
Sat. 10/21 Indiana TBA TBA
Sat. 10/28 Minnesota TBA TBA
Sat. 11/4 at Illinois TBA TBA
Sat. 11/11 at Northwestern TBA TBA
Sat. 11/18 Michigan TBA TBA
2006 Toledo Football Schedule
Date Opponent TV Time
Thu. 8/31 at Iowa St. 8 pm
Sat. 9/9 at W. Michigan TBA
Fri. 9/15 Kansas ESPN2 8 pm
Sat. 9/23 McNeese St. 7 pm
Sat. 9/30 at Pittsburgh TBA
Sat. 10/7 C. Michigan 7 pm
Sat. 10/14 at Kent St. TBA
Sat. 10/21 at E. Michigan TBA
Sat. 10/28 Akron 7 pm
Tue. 11/7 at No. Illinois ESPN2 7:30 pm
Tue. 11/14 Ball St. ESPN2 7 pm
Tue. 11/21 Bowling Green ESPN2 7 pm
2006 Bowling Green Football Schedule
Date Opponent TV Time
Sat. 9/2 Wisconsin* TBA 1 pm
Sat. 9/9 Buffalo 6 pm
Sat. 9/16 at Florida Int. TBA
Sat. 9/23 Kent St. 1 pm
Sat. 9/30 at Ohio TBA
Sat. 10/7 at Ohio State TBA TBA
Sat. 10/14 E. Michigan 4 pm
Thu. 10/19 at C. Michigan ESPNU 7:30 pm
Sat. 10/28 at Temple 1 pm
Sat. 11/4 at Akron TBA
Wed. 11/15 Miami (OH) ESPN2 7:30 pm
Tue. 11/21 at Toledo ESPN2 7 pm
* at Cleveland Browns Stadium
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
Through April 9
POINTS
1. Jimmie Johnson, 1063. 2. Matt Kenseth, 1048. 3. Kasey Kahne, 1017. 4. Mark Martin, 1017. 5. Tony Stewart, 966. 6. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 951. 7. Kyle Busch, 950. 8. Jeff Gordon, 911. 9. Kevin Harvick, 859. 10. Casey Mears, 845.
11. Dale Jarrett, 828. 12. Elliott Sadler, 804. 13. Clint Bowyer, 750. 14. Denny Hamlin, 747. 15. Martin Truex, Jr., 744. 16. Jeff Burton, 741. 17. Kurt Busch, 722. 18. Ryan Newman, 711. 19. Reed Sorenson, 701. 20. Brian Vickers, 684.
MONEY
1. Jimmie Johnson, $2,779,942. 2. Casey Mears, $1,862,249. 3. Matt Kenseth, $1,760,197. 4. Tony Stewart, $1,717,329. 5. Kasey Kahne, $1,647,758. 6. Ryan Newman, $1,577,223. 7. Elliott Sadler, $1,411,926. 8. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $1,294,842. 9. Jeff Gordon, $1,252,847. 10. Kevin Harvick, $1,171,652.
11. Jamie McMurray, $1,126,960. 12. Denny Hamlin, $1,104,213. 13. Dale Jarrett, $1,097,335. 14. Kyle Busch, $1,077,810. 15. Mark Martin, $1,062,560.
signing
Northview s JONATHAN TEMPLIN has signed a letter of intent to play football at Walsh University. The All-Northern Lakes League and all-district performer has a 3.2 GPA.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Purchased the contracts of RHP Eddy Rodriguez and OF Luis Terrero from Ottawa of the IL. Placed LHP Tim Byrdak on the 60-day DL. Optioned OF Val Majewski to Ottawa.
TEXAS RANGERS Placed INF Mark DeRosa on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 15. Purchased the contract of INF Drew Meyer from Oklahoma of the PCL. Transferred RHP Adam Easton from the 15-to 60-day DL.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS Optioned LHP Michael Gosling to Louisville of the IL.
HOUSTON ASTROS Announced a two-year extension of its player development contract with Tri-City of the New York-Penn League, through the 2008 season.
Eastern League
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS Announced OF Alex Romero was assigned to the team from Rochester of the IL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA Announced the Board of Governors approved the appointment of Adam Silver to NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, effective July 1, 2006. Announced the promotions of Joel Litvin, executive vice president-legal and business affairs, to president-league and basketball operations and Heidi Ueberroth, executive vice president-global media properties and marketing partnerships to president-global marketing partnerships and international business operations, effective July 1, 2006.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS Signed WR Brett Fischer, DT Damian Gregory and DT Cleveland Pinkney to one-year contracts.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Re-signed DB Gerome Sapp.
NEW YORK GIANTS Signed LB Brandon Short.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Acquired Denver s 2006 first-round (No. 22) draft pick for their 2006 second-(No. 37) and third-round (No. 68) draft picks.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Re-signed G Sean Mahan.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ST. LOUIS BLUES Assigned D Jeff Woywitka, F Mike Glumac, F Jay McClement, F Timofei Shishkanov and F Lee Stempniak to Peoria of the AHL.