Prep baseball, softball, tennis, ECHL
5/2/2006HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Sectionals
Division I
At Lucas County Rec Center
Saturday: Rogers 6, Waite 5; Bowsher 21, Libbey1
Last night: Whitmer 5, Southview 4; Northview 4, Springfield 1
Tonight: Start (#3 seed) vs. Woodward, 5 p.m.; St. John s vs. Scott, 7:30 p.m.
Division II
At Defiance High School
Tomorrow: Rossford vs. Bryan (#4 seed), 4:30 p.m.; Wauseon vs. Defiance (#1 seed), 7 p.m.
May 4: Central Catholic vs. Napoleon (#3 seed), 4:30 p.m.; Maumee vs. Eastwood (#2 seed), 7 p.m.
Division III
At Elmwood
Saturday: Otsego 5, Bluffton 4; Lake 10, Liberty-Benton 0
May 6: Genoa (#1 seed) vs. Otsego, 11 a.m.; Elmwood (#2 seed) vs. Lake, 1:30 p.m.
At Patrick Henry
Last night: Paulding 7, Delphos Jefferson 1
Tonight: Wayne Trace vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, 5 p.m.
May 6: Patrick Henry (#1 seed) vs. Paulding-Jefferson winner, noon; Ayersville (#2 seed) vs. Wayne Trace-Ottawa-Glandorf winner, 2:30 p.m.
At Archbold
Saturday: Archbold 14, Swanton 0; Tinora 5, Delta 3
May 6: Evergreen (#1 seed) vs. Archbold, 11 a.m.; Fairview (#2 seed) vs. Tinora, 1 p.m.
At Bellevue
May 6: Woodmore vs. Lakota, noon; Margaretta vs. Edison-Huron winner, 3 p.m.
Division IV
At Ottawa Hills
Saturday: Toledo Christian 11, Cardinal Stritch 9; Northwood 11, Maumee Valley 6
May 6: North Baltimore (#2 seed) vs. Toledo Christian, 11 a.m.; Ottawa Hills (#1 seed) vs. Northwood, 1:30 p.m.
At Edon
Saturday: Hilltop 11, Fayette 1; Edgerton 12, North Central 11
May 6: Montpelier (#1 seed) vs. Hilltop, 11 a.m.; Edon (#2 seed) vs. Edgerton, 1:30 p.m.
At New Riegel
Saturday: Arcadia 8, McComb 7; New Riegel 4, St. Wendelin 3
May 6: Hopewell-Loudon (#1 seed) vs. Arcadia, noon; Van Buren (#2 seed) vs. New Riegel, second game.
At Old Fort
Saturday: Old Fort 7, Bettsville 1
May 6: Fremont St. Joseph (#1 seed) vs. Old Fort, 11 a.m.; Tiffin Calvert (#2 seed) vs. Danbury, second game.
At Ayersville
Saturday: Holgate 9, Pettisville 4; Hicksville 8, Continental 3
May 6: Stryker vs. Holgate; Liberty Center vs. Hicksville, 2 :30 p.m.
LAST NIGHT
Sectionals
Division I
Southview 010 003 0 - 4 5 2
Whitmer 302 000 x - 5 5 2
WP-Ritson. LP-Snider. Sumner (W) 3-3, RBI.
Northview 011 011 0 - 4 8 2
Springfield 100 000 0 - 1 1 1
WP-DiLallo. LP-Champion. Strauss (N) 3B.
Libbey 100 00 - 1 3 7
Bowsher 674 4x - 21 12 1
WP-Henneman. LP-Wellens. Guhl (B) GS HR, 4 RBI.
Regular season
Start 009 200 2 13 14 1
Central 003 101 0 5 6 3
WP-Moulton. LP-Meinzer. Busch (S), 2-3, RBI.
Van Wert 000 00 - 0 4 2
Bryan 118 0x - 10 8 2
WP-Ebersole. LP-Murphy. Wheeler (B), 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Fayette 000 00 - 0 4 5
Stryker 710 4x - 12 9 1
WP-Shock. LP-Fruchey. Beck (S), 2-3, 3 RBI.
Anthony Wayne 400 224 - 12 18 0
Rossford 000 000 - 0 1 0
WP-Whewell. LP-Yenrick. Holmberg (AW), 3-4, 2B, RBI.
Toledo Christian 100 010 2 - 4 6 0
Maumee Valley 000 100 0 - 1 7 7
WP-Barnes. LP-Hassen. A. Yunker (TC), 2-3, 2 RBI.
Gibsonburg 060 201 0 - 9 9 2
Lakota 002 000 0 - 2 8 5
WP-Stevenson. LP-Sattler. Smith (G), 2-3, RBI.
Bowsher 010 020 3 - 6 11 3
Rogers 010 000 0 - 1 3 1
WP-Williams. LP-Collins. Toles (B), 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
Elmwood 062 024 1 - 15 11 2
Eastwood 300 006 0 - 9 11 7
WP-Tyson. LP-Weiland. Hammer (Elm) 3-5.
Waite 020 (11)0 - 13 11 1
Scott 000 02 - 2 3 1
WP-Burden. LP-Yancey. Bauer (W) 3-3, 3 3B, 3 RBI.
Whiteford 010 00 - 1 6 0
Sand Creek 000 67 - 13 8 0
WP-Williams. LP-Ritzenthaler. Kagel (SC) 3-4.
Lake 010 010 0 - 2 6 0
Genoa 000 600 x - 6 12 1
WP-Hornyak. LP-McPherson. Clayton (G) 2-3, 2B.
Otsego 034 010 0 - 8 8 2
Woodmore 301 420 x - 10 11 1
WP-Hepler. LP-Cookson. Smith (W) 2-3, HR.
Napoleon 001 000 0 - 1 3 1
Defiance 200 000 x - 2 2 4
WP-Stykemain. LP-Myles. Stykemain (D) 1-3.
Danbury 021 111 0 - 6 9 2
Stritch 100 001 2 - 4 9 4
WP-Portales. LP-Sharp. Oglesabee (D) 3-3, 2 RBI.
St. John s 400 300 0 - 7 7 1
Clay 000 000 1 - 1 7 4
WP-Corbey. LP-Achter. Dippman (SJ) 2-3, 2 RBI.
Woodward 100 00 - 1 4 3
St. Francis 153 5x - 14 9 0
WP-McNamara. LP-Wainscott. Knowles (SF) 3-3, RBI.
Edon 300 000 0 - 3 7 0
Pettisville 000 000 0 - 0 2 2
WP-Struble. LP-Short. Struble (E) 2H.
Liberty Center 200 200 3 - 7 5 3
Delta 001 020 2 - 5 7 3
WP-Mohler. LP-Schlosser. Brian Babcock (LC) 1-4, 2 RBI.
Bedford 213 011 2 - 10 13 1
Dexter 022 000 2 - 6 12 5
WP-Schieb. LP-Klinkman. Winter (B) 3-5, 2B.
Evergreen 100 533 - 12 11 1
Swanton 000 100 - 1 4 2
WP-Bates. LP-Hinton. Pinkelman (E) 2-2, HR, 3 RBI.
HOCKEY
ECHL Playoffs
DIVISION FINALS
American Conference
(Best-of-5)
North Division
Wheeling vs. Toledo
Monday, April 24: Toledo 5, Wheeling 4, OT
Wednesday, April 26: Wheeling 5, Toledo 3
Friday, April 28: Wheeling 6, Toledo 0
Saturday: Toledo 3, Wheeling 1, series tied 2-2
Tonight: Wheeling at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.
South Division
Florida vs. Gwinnett
Last night: Gwinnett 7, Florida 4, Gwinnett wins series 3-1
Saturday: Gwinnett 6, Florida 4
National Conference
(Best-of-7)
West Division
Las Vegas vs. Alaska
Sunday: Alaska 3, Las Vegas 1; Alaska leads series 3-2
Saturday: Alaska 4, Las Vegas 0
Tonight: Las Vegas at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
Tomorrow: Las Vegas at Alaska, 11:15 p.m., if necessary
Pacific Division
Bakersfield vs. Fresno
Saturday: Fresno 3, Bakersfield 2, OT, Fresno leads series 3-1
Tomorrow: Fresno at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Friday, May 5: Bakersfield at Fresno, 10:30 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, May 6: Bakersfield at Fresno, 10:30 p.m., if necessary
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
American Conference
TBA
National Conference
TBA
KELLY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
TBA
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
z-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 799 621
x-New York 9 5 0 .643 763 770
Columbus 7 7 0 .500 626 601
Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 669 658
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Orlando 9 5 0 .643 707 649
Austin 8 6 0 .571 692 676
Georgia 8 6 0 .571 779 631
Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 710 741
Kansas City 3 11 0 .214 608 724
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Colorado 10 4 0 .714 788 737
x-Nashville 7 7 0 .500 696 676
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 671 739
Grand Rapids 5 9 0 .357 637 748
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Jose 8 6 0 .571 769 745
Arizona 7 7 0 .500 664 669
Utah 6 8 0 .429 746 745
Las Vegas 5 9 0 .357 693 755
Los Angeles 3 11 0 .214 691 823
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
SUNDAY
Colorado 75, Orlando 54
FRIDAY
Las Vegas at Arizona 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Dallas at Philadelphia 4 p.m.
Georgia at New York 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Columbus 7 p.m.
Orlando at Kansas City 8 p.m.
Utah at Chicago 8 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, May 7
Grand Rapids at Austin 3 p.m.
prep softball
Sectionals
Division I
At Rolf Park, Maumee
Yesterday: Scott vs. Woodward; Northview 20, Libbey 0; Whitmer 15, Rogers 0.
Tonight: Central vs. Waite, 5 p.m.; Southview vs. Bowsher, 5 p.m.
Division II
At Rolf Park, Maumee
Tonight: Wauseon vs. Oak Harbor, 5 p.m.
Division III
At Archbold
Tomorrow: Fairview vs. Swanton, 5 p.m.; Delta vs. Tinora, 5 p.m.
At Genoa
May 6: Genoa (#1 seed) vs. Woodmore, 11 a.m.
May 9: Rossford (#2 seed) vs. Cardinal Stritch, 5 p.m.
Division IV
At Gibsonburg
Saturday: Northwood 9, Danbury 3; Ottawa Hills 6, Toledo Christian 3
May 6: North Baltimore (#1 seed) vs. Northwood, 10 a.m.
At Liberty Center
Tonight: Pettisville vs. Hilltop, 5 p.m.
Tomorrow: Stryker vs. Fayette, 5 p.m.
May 8: Liberty Center (#2 seed) vs. Pettisville-Hilltop winner, 5 p.m.
At Deshler
Last night: Miller City 3, Van Buren 2
Tonight: Leipsic (#1 seed) vs. Patrick Henry-Pandora-Gilboa winner, 6 p.m.
At New Riegel
May 6: St. Wendelin (#2 seed) vs. New Riegel, noon; Mohawk (#1 seed) vs. Cory-Rawson, second game. Winners meet May 16 at 5 p.m.; that winner advances to Old Fort District.
At Old Fort
Saturday: Old Fort 5, Sandusky St. Mary 4; Tiffin Calvert 18 Bettsville 0
May 6: Fremont St. Joseph (#1 seed) vs. Old Fort, 11 a.m.; Hopewell-Loudon (#2 seed) vs. Tiffin Calvert, second game.
LAST NIGHT
Sectionals
Division I
Libbey 000 00 - 0 0 4
Northview (14)21 3x - 20 7 0
WP-Heath. LP-Dollarhide. Durkin (N) 2-3, 3 RBI.
Rogers 000 00 - 0 0 3
Whitmer 372 3x - 15 5 0
WP-Kendall Kulakowski, no-hitter, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks. LP-Goodwin. Temple (W), 1-2, 3B, 3 RBI.
Division IV
Van Buren 000 000 2 - 2 8 0
Miller City 300 000 x - 3 6 1
WP-Brown. LP-Burke. Griggs (MC) 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Regular season
Notre Dame 014 32 - 10 12 0
Waite 000 00 - 0 3 4
WP-Brickman. LP-Wilson. Shindorf (ND) 2-2, HR, 4 RBI.
Danbury 310 001 0 - 5 5 2
Cardinal Stritch 012 010 2 - 6 7 3
WP-Alvarado. LP-Stewart. Roznoski (CS) 3-4.
Anthony Wayne 000 000 000 0 - 0 4 1
Rossford 000 000 000 1 - 1 8 0
WP-Everitt. LP-Gill. Heban (R) 2B, GW RBI.
Genoa 000 000 1 - 1 8 0
Lake 000 000 0 - 0 1 0
WP-Szypka. LP-Akenberger. Baker (G), 3-4, RBI.
Archbold 310 400 0 - 8 14 2
Patrick Henry 010 001 1 - 3 4 0
WP-Kern. LP-Reese. Lange (A), 3-3, RBI.
Lakota 000 010 0 - 1 1 0
Gibsonburg 010 102 x - 4 5 0
WP-Milleson. LP-Graber. Haubert (G), 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI.
Woodmore 100 000 0 - 1 5 3
Otsego 320 023 x- 10 11 2
WP-Hatfield. LP-Warren. Schwab (O), 3-4, 2 runs, 1B, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI.
Springfield 100 120 0 - 4 7 2
Southview 201 010 1 - 5 8 3
WP-Gietz. LP-Phillips. Gates (So), 3-3, 2 2B, 3 runs.
Evergreen 203 040 0 - 9 10 2
Swanton 000 000 0 - 0 3 5
WP-Pinkelman. LP-Keeton. Arquette (E) 3-4, 2 RBI.
North Central 000 015 1 - 7 5 3
Hilltop 002 041 1 - 8 9 2
WP-Jagielski. LP-Holthues. Smith (H) 2 RBI.
Bowling Green 000 200 0 - 2 2 0
Maumee 200 200 x - 4 8 1
WP-Stanford. LP-Irick. Huddleston (M), 2-3, RBI.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 4 1 0 12 8 4
D.C. United 3 0 2 11 11 4
Chicago 1 1 2 5 6 6
New England 1 2 1 4 2 3
Columbus 1 3 1 4 4 8
New York 0 1 4 4 4 7
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 3 0 2 11 10 7
Houston 3 2 0 9 9 7
Los Angeles 2 2 1 7 6 6
CD Chivas USA 1 2 1 4 4 4
Colorado 1 2 1 4 7 9
Real Salt Lake 0 4 1 1 5 11
SATURDAY, May 6
Los Angeles at New England, 4
Chicago at Kansas City, 8:30
FC Dallas at Houston, 8:30
D.C. United at Colorado, 9
Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 9
AUTO RACING
Aaron s 499
NASCAR Nestel Cup
At Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (16) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188, $326,061. 2. (2) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 188, $260,136. 3. (33) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 188, $172,300. 4. (40) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188, $176,745. 5. (8) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 188, $168,600.
6. (12) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 188, $159,841. 7. (5) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 188, $143,233. 8. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188, $118,975. 9. (32) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 188, $97,975. 10. (19) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 188, $103,350.
11. (11) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 188, $131,075. 12. (4) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 188, $125,875. 13. (36) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 188, $124,816. 14. (39) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 188, $117,808. 15. (14) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188, $151,311.
16. (1) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188, $138,983. 17. (29) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 188, $84,675. 18. (28) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 188, $111,883. 19. (26) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 188, $101,083. 20. (25) Casey Mears, Dodge, 188, $123,083.
21. (43) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 188, $85,350. 22. (30) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 187, $84,625. 23. (42) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 187, $121,811. 24. (38) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 183, $94,858. 25. (21) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 179, accident, $92,447.
26. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 177, accident, $89,825. 27. (6) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 173, accident, $107,620. 28. (23) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 173, accident, $80,225. 29. (31) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 163, engine failure, $114,461. 30. (34) Chad Chaffin, Chevrolet, 152, $77,825.
31. (27) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 151, engine failure, $112,166. 32. (13) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 150, $95,025. 33. (18) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 106, $122,308. 34. (17) David Stremme, Dodge, 106, $85,725. 35. (10) Mark Martin, Ford, 101, $94,650.
36. (20) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 97, accident, $84,500. 37. (9) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 91, accident, $76,325. 38. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 45, engine failure, $96,175. 39. (37) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 17, accident, $112,989. 40. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 16, accident, $83,525.
41. (22) Kirk Shelmerdine, Chevrolet, 9. accident, $75,325. 42. (35) Ken Schrader, Ford, 8. accident, $102,364. 43. (24) Hermie Sadler, Ford, 8. accident, $75,308.
Race Statistics
Average speed of race winner: 142.891 mph.
Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 59 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.120 Seconds.
Caution flags: 8 for 34 laps.
Lead changes: 56 among 22 drivers.
Lap leaders: E. Sadler 1-2; T. Stewart 3-6; J. McMurray 7; J. Gordon 8-9; J. Green 10; J. Mayfield 11; D. Jarrett 12; J. Nemechek 13-17; D. Earnhardt Jr. 18-19; B. Vickers 20; D. Earnhardt Jr. 21-24; Ku. Busch 25; J. McMurray 26-34; M. Kenseth 35-39; S. Wimmer 40; M. Kenseth 41-43; E. Sadler 44-47; C. Mears 48-49; C. Edwards 50-53; J. Gordon 54-59; C. Edwards 60; J. Gordon 61-70; D. Earnhardt Jr. 71-72; C. Edwards 73-74; M. Kenseth 75-84; E. Sadler 85; B. Vickers 86-87; J. Gordon 88; R. Gordon 89; M. Waltrip 90; J. Gordon 91-101; E. Sadler 102-103; J. Gordon 104-110; D. Hamlin 111; J. Gordon 112-115; E. Sadler 116; J. Gordon 117-122; J. Johnson 123-124; E. Sadler 125-127; J. Yeley 128; M. Kenseth 129-132; J. Gordon 133-135; M. Kenseth 136; E. Sadler 137-146; J. Gordon 147-152; D. Blaney 153; K. Lepage 154; J. Gordon 155-157; Ku. Busch 158-165; J. McMurray 166-172; T. Stewart 173-179; J. Gordon 180; B. Vickers 181-183; J. McMurray 184; J. Gordon 185-186; B. Vickers 187; J. Johnson 188.
Leaders summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Jeff Gordon 13 times for 62 laps; Elliott Sadler 7 times for 23 laps; Matt Kenseth 5 times for 23 laps; Jamie McMurray 4 times for 18 laps; Tony Stewart 2 times for 11 laps; Kurt Busch 2 times for 9 laps; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3 times for 8 laps; Brian Vickers 4 times for 7 laps; Carl Edwards 3 times for 7 laps; Joe Nemechek 1 time for 5 laps; Jimmie Johnson 2 times for 3 laps; Casey Mears 1 time for 2 laps; Jeff Green 1 time for 1 lap; Jeremy Mayfield 1 time for 1 lap; Dale Jarrett 1 time for 1 lap; Scott Wimmer 1 time for 1 lap; Robby Gordon 1 time for 1 lap; Michael Waltrip 1 time for 1 lap; Denny Hamlin 1 time for 1 lap; J.J. Yeley 1 time for 1 lap; Dave Blaney 1 time for 1 lap; Kevin Lepage 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in points: J. Johnson, 1,394; M. Kenseth, 1,373; T. Stewart, 1,316; K. Kahne, 1,213; M. Martin, 1,210; J. Gordon, 1,173; K. Harvick, 1,138; D. Earnhardt Jr., 1,120; Ky. Busch, 1,077; D. Jarrett, 1,066.
BASKETBALL
NBA Most Improved Player Winners
2006 Boris Diaw, Phoenix
2005 Bobby Simmons, L.A. Clippers
2004 Zach Randolph, Portland
2003 Gilbert Arenas, Golden State
2002 Jermaine O Neal, Indiana
2001 Tracy McGrady, Orlando
2000 Jalen Rose, Indiana
1999 Darrell Armstrong, Orlando
1998 Alan Henderson, Atlanta
1997 Isaac Austin, Miami
1996 Gheorghe Muresan, Washington
1995 Dana Barros, Philadelphia
1994 Don MacLean, Washington
1993 Chris Jackson, Denver
1992 Pervis Ellison, Washington
1991 Scott Skiles, Orlando
1990 Rony Seikaly, Miami
1989 Kevin Johnson, Phoenix
1988 Kevin Duckworth, Portland
1987 Dale Ellis, Seattle
1986 Alvin Robertson, San Antonio
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Placed RHP Esteban Loaiza on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Bobby Kielty from Sacramento of the PCL.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Recalled LHP Rich Hill from Iowa of teh PCL. Assigned RHP David Aardsma to the Iowa.
SAN DIEGO PADRES Traded C Doug Mirabelli to Boston for C Josh Bard, RHP Cla Meredith and either cash or another player.
International League
BUFFALO BISONS Recalled RHP Travis Foley from Akron of the EL.
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS Released INF Damian Rolls. Sent RHP Justin Pope to Trenton of the EL. Recalled INF Caonabo Cosme from Trenton.
NORFOLK TIDES Recalled RHP Miguel Perez from Binghamton of the EL.
RICHMOND BRAVES Sent INF Luis Hernandez to Mississippi of the SL.
Eastern League
READING PHILLIES Announced OF-C John Castellano has been called up from Lakewood of the South Atlantic League.
American Association
ST. PAUL SAINTS Agreed to terms with OF Rob Fischer, RHP Mike Meyer, LHP Tim Tisch and INF Josh Renick.
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES Agreed to terms with 1B Mark Burke, INF Jake Whitesides. Released RHP Landon Stockman.
PENSACOLA PELICANS Agreed to terms with 1B Larry Bethea and INF Bo Brown.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Agreed to terms with OF Jose Torres, LHP Aaron Marsden and RHP Jerrod Fuell.
Can-Am League
WORCESTER TORNADOES Released RHP Aaron Easton.
NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS Agreed to terms with INF Jose M. Delgado. Released INF Keith Stegbauer and RHP Edwin Minaya.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT Traded RHP Martire Franco to Alexandria for future considerations.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS Agreed to terms with LHP Kyle Pawelczyk. Announced the retirement of RHP Shawn Martinez.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES Agreed to terms with RHP Randy Waite.
Golden Baseball League
CHICO OUTLAWS Acquired RHP Kevin Beavers from Fort Worth of the American Association for a player to be named. Acquired RHP Nick Singleton from Pensacola of the American Association for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with LHP Alex Perez.
RENO SILVER SOX Sold the contract of INF Jorge Rodriguez to the San Diego Padres. Traded OF Adam Bonner to Alexandria of United League Baseball for a player to be named.
YUMA SCORPIONS Agreed to terms with INF Hector Tena.
Northern League
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS Agreed to terms LHP Brian Adams.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS Assigned the contract of RHP Nigel Thatch to Fullerton of the Golden Baseball League.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES Agreed to terms with LHP Geoff Freeborn and INF Eunique Johnson.
BASKETBALL
American Basketball Association
ABA Granted an expansion team to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to begin play in the 2006-07 season.
INDIANA ALLEY CATS Named Carlos Knox coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS Agreed to terms with TE Tim Day, TE Cooper Wallace, G Nate Bunce, CB Dion Byrum, K Josh Huston, G Travis Leffew, OT Mark LeVoir, S Donnie McCleskey, G Tyler McMeans, WR Mark Philmore, RB P.J. Pope, S Dwayne Slay and P Joel Stelly.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Signed LB Brandon Hoyte, LB Kyle Killion, LB Dale Robinson, LB Cole Snyder, OL Albert Bimper, OL Daniel Federkeil, OL Chip Myrick, OL Russ Tanner, WR Brian Hare, WR Jamie Goodwin, WR Gerran Walker, QB Josh Betts, QB David Koral, DB Tanard Davis, DB Antwan Marsh, DT Tom Johnson; TE Corey Roberts and RS Ashlan Davis.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Agreed to terms G Will Allen, TE/LS Troy Bienemann, DT McKinley Boykin, DE Tommy Davis, QB Bruce Eugene, K Connor Hughes, LB Bobby Iwuchukwu, LB E.J. Kuale, CB Grant Mason, LB Chris Moore, CB Anwar Phillips, P Steve Weatherford and CB Ray Williams.
NEW YORK GIANTS Signed DL Jai Lewis.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Agreed to terms with C Nick Cole, LB Torrance Daniels, FB Jason Davis, T Pat McCoy, WR J.J. Outlaw, CB Levonne Rowen, WR Bill Sampy, T Dejuan Skinner and SS Scott Ware.
ST. LOUIS RAMS Signed RB John David Washington, TE Ed Nelson, K Josh Cummings, C Mike Degory, C Donovan Raiola, TE Jonathan Williams, RB Antoine Bagwell, DE Kory Lothe, DT Tim Sandidge and WR Clinton Solomon.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Signed S Jahmile Addae and RB Andre Hall.
TENNESSEE TITANS Signed LB Colin Allred, S Jaxson Appel, DE Copeland Bryan, DE Sean Conover, DT Wayne Dickens, G Cody Douglas, WR Tramain Hall, DT Chris Herring, WR Mario Hill, QB Cody Hodges, C B Cedric Holt, DT Jeff Littlejohn, CB Daniel McLemore, C Rod Olds, TE Jamie Petrowski, CB Keon Raymond, RB Lamont Reid, DE Adam Roberts, DE Tim Thompson and G Derrick Warford.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Agreed to terms with TE Buck Ortega, WR Derrick Fenner, CB Cijioke Onyenegecha, DL Manaia Brown, LB Spencer Havner, OL Jasper Harvey, CB Chris Hawkins and P David Lonie.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD Signed LW Benoit Pouliot to a multiyear contract.
ECHL
PEE DEE CYCLONES Agreed to terms with F Edan Welch on a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
COAST GUARD ACADEMY Named C.C. Grant men s basketball coach.
INDIANA Named Rob Senderoff men s assistant baskebtall coach, Jerry Green director of basketball operations and Jeff Watkinson strength and conditioning coordinator.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS Announced the retirement of Mike Korcek, assistant athletics director/media relations.
TIFFIN Named Rodney Martin men s basketball coach.
NOTES
The TOLEDO AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUE is looking for players 18-and over. Contact Chris Laffartha at 419-389-0907
Springfield Township Youth Baseball is holding a BASEBALL TOURNAMENT June 2-4 at Homecoming Park in Holland for boys 9-10 years old. A U12 tournament will be held May 19-21. Contact Kevin Aller at 419-868-1518.
A USSSA State qualifying BASEBALL TOURNAMENT for 14-and under teams is being held June 2-4 at Powertain Park. Call Jeff at 419-343-8462.
BOWLING
High series
Men (750 or better)
Mark Milasivioch, Toledo SC 776
James Edwards, Toledo SC 774
Phillip Beck, Toledo SC 771
Lamart Hamilton, Toledo SC 766
Craig Nioiffer, Toledo SC 754
Ron Reitzel, Toledo SC 751
Women (650 or better)
Ruby Garrett, Toledo SC 773
Tekila Spells, Toledo SC 761
Anne Allen, Toledo SC 721
Michelle Bowden, Toledo SC 708
Sandra Stokes, Toledo SC 703
LaShanda Simmons, Toledo SC 696
Susie Davis, Toledo SC 659
PREP TENNIS
ANTHONY WAYNE 5, BOWSHER 0: Doyle d. Garofalo, 6-1, 6-2; Sanford d. Thornton, 6-1, 6-1; Lewis d. Sobecki, 6-2, 6-3; Lauer-Smith d. Pommeranz-Meisner, 6-0, 6-0; Hohl-Kuck d. Warnes-Truss, 6-0, 6-2.
OTTAWA HILLS 3, CENTRAL 2: Dever (C) d. Aubry, 6-1, 6-3; Court (OH) d. Brown, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Dasani (OH) d. Fernandez, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Geisler-Wolff (OH) d. Garrity-Schneider, 6-2, 6-0; Oblizajek-Brickner (C) d. Kane-Chahal, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
MAUMEE VALLEY 4, SOUTHVIEW 1: Pai (MV) d. Craig, 6-4, 6-0; Dewan (MV) d. Vyas, 6-1, 6-2; Schuttfort (MV) d. Johnoff, 6-1, 6-1; Rubin-Smiley (MV) d. Salari-Feldstein, 6-3, 7-5; Rothstein-Ratnam (S) d. Delman-Rorick, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
START 4, LAKE 1: McCualsky (S) d. Tarver, 6-4, 6-4; Smith (S) d. Castleman, 6-3, 6-2; Dyshlyuk (S) d. Caravo, 6-0, 6-3; Beckber/Keller (L) d. Whitmore/Snyder, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1; Floering/Kujawski (S) d. Welling/Hornyak, 7-5, 6-4.
BOWLING GREEN 3, ROSSFORD 2: Powers (BG) d. Evartz, 6-2, 6-4; Scovell (BG) 6-1, 6-0; Saleh (R) d. Carney, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4; Seman/Jarrett (R) d. Johnson/Richardson, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Altstadt/Brotzki (BG) d. Wainright/Davis, 6-0, 6-3.
PORT CLINTON 5, EDISON 0: Ja. Drusbacky d. Stewart, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4; McLean d. Schmidt, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Ju. Drusbacky d. Wallrabenstein, 6-0, 6-0; Cellier/Shirkey d. Smith/Uther, 6-0, 6-3; Clum/Miller d. Camella/Corso, 6-2, 6-0.
PREP LACROSSE
ST. URSULA 18, BEDFORD 0: Fender 3, Teufel 3, Gottschalk 2, Syzmanski 2, Yaslik 2, Black, Cassavar, Hall, Hoffman, Jackson, Schenck.
Toledo Area Lacrosse Assoc.
School TALA Overall
St John s 2-0 9-3
Sylvania 2-1 5-5
Perrysburg 1-2 4-6
St. Francis 0-0 2-6
Bedford 0-2 0-7
Recent Results: St.John s 16 - Perrysburg 10, St.John s 12 - Sylvania 5, Tecumseh 16 - Bedford 2, Sylvania 6 - Westerville South 5, St.John s 10 - St. Charles 5, St.Francis 2 -Olentangy 9, St. John s 10 - Westerville South 5.
This weeks schedule: 5/2 Bedford at Ypsilanti, 5/3 St.John s v. Dublin Jerome, Sylvania v St. Francis, 5/5 Bedford v Grosse Ille, 5/6 St.Francis at Westerville North, Sylvania at University School, St. John s v Shaker Heights, 5/7 Sylvania at Rocky River.
TENNIS
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
Singles, first round
Jan Hernych d. Andreas Beck 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4; Juan Monaco d. Paradorn Srichaphan (6) 6-4, 6-4; Robin Vik d. Rainer Schuettler 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3; Kristof Vliegen d. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia & Montenegro, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Simon Gruel vs. Boris Pashanski, Serbia & Montenegro, 6-3, 6-7 (0), susp.
J&S Cup
Warsaw, Poland
Singles, first round
Klara Koukalova d. Iveta Benesova, 7-6 (3), 6-4; Anna Chakvetadze d. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia-Montenegro, 7-5, 6-3; Martina Hingis d. Maria Kirilenko, 7-5, 7-6 (1).
Estoril Open
Estoril, Portugal
Men, singles, first round
Gilles Muller d. Christophe Rochus (8), 6-2, 6-0; Nikolay Davydenko (2) d. Vince Spadea, 7-6 (3), 6-3; Justin Gimelstob d. Lukas Dlouhy, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Women, singles, first round
Flavia Pennetta (1) d. Elena Vesnina, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2); Antonella Serra Zanetti d. Vera Dushevina, 6-4, 6-4; Paola Suarez d. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, 7-5, 6-3; Mariana Diaz-Oliva d. Virginie Razzano, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
ATP Money Leaders
Through April 30
1. Roger Federer $2,396,810
2. Rafael Nadal $905,600
3. Ivan Ljubicic $633,995
4. Marcos Baghdatis $605,725
5. James Blake $495,125
6. David Nalbandian $427,790
7. Radek Stepanek $378,050
8. Tommy Haas $359,365
9. Nikolay Davydenko $329,940
10. David Ferrer $322,285
WTA Money Leaders
1. Amelie Mauresmo $1,287,892
2. Maria Sharapova $951,850
3. J. Henin-Hardenne $819,598
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova $770,749
5. Nadia Petrova $657,466
6. Elena Dementieva $472,314
7. Martina Hingis $426,811
8. Samantha Stosur $383,219
9. Lisa Raymond $315,762
10. Patty Schnyder $311,717
LATEST LINE
NBA Playoffs
NEW JERSEY 61/2 (180) Indiana
MIAMI 8 (199) Chicago
SAN ANTONIO 9 (186) Sacramento
PHOENIX 61/2 (204) LA Lakers
(Wednesday)
CLEVELAND 6 (194) Washington
NHL Playoffs
Carolina Even-1/2 MONTREAL
PHILADELPHIA Even-1/2 Buffalo
Baseball
National League
St. Louis 51/2 -61/2 CINCINNATI
CHICAGO CUBS Even-6 Pittsburgh
SAN FRANCISCO 6-7 San Diego
Philadelphia 61/2 -71/2 FLORIDA
NY METS 61/2 -71/2 Washington
ATLANTA 6-7 Colorado
MILWAUKEE 71/2 -81/2 Houston
LA Dodgers Even-6 ARIZONA
American League
Chi White Sox 51/2 -61/2 CLEVELAND
LA ANGELS 71/2 -81/2 Oakland
BALTIMORE 51/2 -61/2 Toronto
BOSTON 51/2 -61/2 NY Yankees
DETROIT 11-13 Kansas City
Texas Even-6 TAMPA BAY
MINNESOTA 71/2 -81/2 Seattle
Home Team in CAPS
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delta 000 003 0 - 3 4 0
Owens 000 000 1 - 1 2 0
WP-Growick. LP-Short. Simmons (O) 1-3.
Delta 103 100 1 - 6 14 4
Owens 001 100 2 - 4 7 4
WP-Smith. LP-Henry. Zweifel (O) 2-4.
SPORTLIGHT
May 2
1939 Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.
1964 Northern Dancer, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins the Kentucky Derby by a neck over Hill Rise in a race record 2:00.
1992 Lil E. Tee, a 17-to-1 shot, carries Pat Day to victory in the Kentucky Derby as Arazi falters in the stretch and finishes eighth. Lil E. Tee finishes a length ahead of Casual Lies.
1995 Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first Japanese native to play in the majors in three decades. Nomo pitches five scoreless innings of one-hit ball, but the Dodgers blow a 3-0 lead and lose to San Francisco 4-3.
2001 James Hylton, a 28-year-old construction worker from Keizer, Ore., bowls the fifth perfect 900 series in the 106-year history of the sport.
2002 Mike Cameron hits four homers and comes close to a record-setting fifth in leading the Seattle Mariners to a 15-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cameron and Bret Boone become the first teammates to both hit two home runs in the same inning.
HOLE IN ONE
RICHARD ZBIERAJEWSKI, No. 12 at Ottawa Park, 103 yards, 6-iron
GOLF
World Rankings
Through April 30
1. Tiger Woods USA 17.33
2. Phil Mickelson USA 9.77
3. Retief Goosen SAf 8.39
4. Vijay Singh Fij 8.33
5. Ernie Els SAf 6.38
6. Sergio Garcia Spn 6.18
7. Jim Furyk USA 5.73
8. David Toms USA 5.20
9. Adam Scott Aus 4.65
10. Luke Donald Eng 4.65