Prep baseball, softball, WNBA, ECHL
5/25/2006PREP BASEBALL
Regionals
AREA TEAMS
Division I
At Shelby
Clay vs. Strongsville, Tomorrow, 2 p.m.
Anthony Wayne vs. Middleburg Heights Midpark, Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division II
At Heise Park, Galion
Defiance vs. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, Tomorrow, 2 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division III
At Elida Middle School
Fairview vs. Canton Central Catholic, Tomorrow, 2 p.m.
Patrick Henry vs. Woodmore, Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division IV
At Patrick Henry
Ottawa Hills vs. Stryker, Tomorrow, 2 p.m.
Kalida vs. Hopewell-Loudon, Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Regular season
Eastwood 000 00 - 0-1-2
Genoa 002 71 - 10-9-0
Genoa clinched SLL title. WP - Hornyak. LP - Weiland. McNalley (G) 2-3, 2B, RBI.
Whitmore Lake 000 200 1 - 3 4 1
Whiteford 101 001 1 - 4 9 1
WP-Dickerson. LP-Spilak. Wohlfarth (Whiteford), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Rossford 100 00 - 1 3 1
Northview 214 05 - 12 11 1
WP-Brown. LP-Yenrick. Myers (N), 3-3, 2 RBI.
Anthony Wayne 100 000 2 - 3-7-3
Bowling Green 210 102 x - 6-5-2
WP - Vanvoris. LP - Gothke. Radabaugh (BG) 2-4, 2 RBI, HR.
Ottawa Hills 101 020 0 - 4-7-2
Cardinal Stritch 000 001 4 - 5-7-2
WP - Rupp. LP - J. Crooks. Evans (CS) 2-2, 2B, 3 RBI with game winning RBI.
Clay 001 000 2 - 3-6-2
Bedford 000 200 0 - 2-3-1
WP - Trout. LP - Gill. Kovacs (C) 2-2, RBI.
Blissfield 230 000 2 - 7-10-0
Erie Mason 010 003 0 - 4-7-2
WP - Klump. LP - D. McDonald. Eff (B) 3-3, 2 RBI, 2B, HR.
Erie Mason 001 001 0 - 2-6-1
Blissfield 210 111 x - 6-11-1
WP - Pawson. LP E. Whipple. Eff (B) 2-4, 2 RBI, HR.
WNBA
LAST NIGHT
Detroit 78, Minnesota 69
PREP SOFTBALL
City League
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Notre Dame 000 002 0 - 2-8-2
Clay 000 323 x - 8-8-1
WP - Holmes. LP - Brickman. Holmes (C) 2-2, 1B, 2B, Walk, 3 RBI. Boraggina (ND) 2-4, 2 1B, run scored.
JV Championship
Notre Dame 002 010 1 - 4-8-5
Clay 310 010 x - 5-9-1
WP - Screptock. LP - Sherman. Wise (C) 2-4, 1B, 3B, RBI. B. Bollin (ND) 2-3, 1B, 2B, 2 RBI.
FRESHMAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Clay 5, Waite 2.
Regionals
Area teams
Division I
At Clyde
Anthony Wayne vs. Whitmer, tonight, 5 p.m.
Final: Saturday, Noon
Division II
At Bucyrus
Bellevue vs. Keystone/Holy Name or Fairview Park/Medina Highland
Final: Saturday, noon
Division III
At Wright State
Last night: Evergreen 4, Lemon-Monroe 3, 17 innings
Final: Saturday, Noon
At Brookside Park, Ashland
Last night: Genoa 6, Magnolia Sandy Valley 0
Final: Saturday, Noon
Division IV
At Findlay
Last night: Convoy Crestview 4, Mohawk 1
Final: Saturday, Noon
At Findlay
North Baltimore vs. Antwerp, tonight, 5 p.m.
Final: Saturday, Noon
YESTERDAY
Genoa 021 300 0 -6-6-0
Magnolia Sandy Valley 000 000-0 0-2-3
WP-Szypka. LP-Lancaster.
Lem.-Mon. 100 101 000 000 000 00 - 3 10 5
Evergreen 001 110 000 000 000 01 - 4 10 8
WP-Pinkelman. LP-Eastham. Herr (E), 3-7, RBI.
Mohawk 000 001 0 - 1-4-1
Crestview 100 030 x - 4-8-2
WP - Perkins. LP - Coppus. Etzler (C) 2-4, 2 1B.
NOTES
Team Sports is holding a FEDERATION BASEBALL TOURNAMENT at Beford High School. Play begins tomorrow at 6 p.m. and runs through May 29th.
AUTO RACING
Indy 500 Lineup
IRL
After Sunday qualifying; race May 28
Indianapolis
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses; r-rookie)
Row 1
1. (6) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara, 228.985 mph 2. (3T) Helio Castroneves, Dallara, 228.008 3. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara, 227.338
Row 2
4. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara, 226.921 5. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara, 226.776; 6. (4T) Vitor Meira, Dallara, 226.156
Row 3
7. (55) Kosuke Matsuura, Dallara, 225.503 8. (8) Scott Sharp, Dallara, 225.321 9. (26) r-Marco Andretti, Dallara, 224.918
Row 4
10. (16T) Danica Patrick, Panoz, 224.674; 11. (2) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara, 224.659 12. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara, 224.548
Row 5
13. (1) Michael Andretti, Dallara, 224.508 14. (15T) Buddy Rice, Panoz, 224.393 15. (90) r-Townsend Bell, Dallara, 224.374
Row 6
16. (7) Bryan Herta, Dallara, 224.179 17. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara, 223.345 18. (52) Max Papis, Dallara, 222.058
Row 7
19. (51) Eddie Cheever, Dallara, 222.028 20. (91) r-P.J. Chesson, Dallara, 221.576
21. (14) Felipe Giaffone, Dallara, 221.542
Row 8
22. (92) Jeff Bucknum, Dallara, 221.461 23. (41) Larry Foyt, Dallara, 221.332 24. (21) Jaques Lazier, Panoz, 221.151
Row 9
25. (5) Buddy Lazier, Dallara, 220.922; 26. (17T) Jeff Simmons, Panoz, 220.347 27. (31) Al Unser Jr., Dallara, 219.388
Row 10
28. (12) Roger Yasukawa, Panoz, 218.793 29. (88) Airton Dare, Panoz, 218.170 30. (97) Stephan Gregoire, Panoz, 217.428
Row 11
31. (61) r-Arie Luyendyk Jr., Panoz, 216.352 32. (98) PJ Jones, Panoz, 215.816 33. (18) r-Thiago Medeiros, Panoz, 215.729
hockey
ECHL Playoffs
KELLY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Gwinnett vs. Alaska
Last night: Gwinnett at Alaska, late
Tonight: Gwinnett at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
Monday, May 29: Alaska at Gwinnett, 5:05 p.m.
Wednesday, May 31: Alaska at Gwinnett, 7:35 p.m.
Thursday, June 1: Alaska at Gwinnett, 7:35 p.m., if necessary
HOLES IN ONE
JIM DENMER, No. 12 at South Toledo Golf Club, 135 yards, pitching wedge.
CHARLEY STEWART, No. 6 at BayView Golf Course, 137 yards, 6-iron.
PHIL YOUNGS, No. 17 at Maple Grove, 135 yards, 6-iron.
TENNIS
Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Singles, second round
Anabel Medina Garrigues (4) d. Aiko Nakamura 6-1, 6-0.
Peng Shuai d. Julia Schruff 7-5, 6-3.
Julia Schruff d. Emma Laine 6-2, 6-4.
Nicole Vaidisova (2) d. Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 6-2.
Marta Domachowska d. Zheng Jie (7) 6-4, 6-4.
Aiko Nakamura d. Shinobu Asagoe 6-1, 7-5.
Elena Vesnina d. Marion Bartoli (5) 6-1, 6-1.
Martina Muller d. Patty Schnyder (1) 6-4, 6-3.
Li Na d. Nathalie Dechy (3) 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Jelena Jankovic (8) d. Anna Smashnova 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
Doubles, quarterfinals
Gabriela Navratilova and Vladimira Uhlirova (2) d. Timea Bacsinszky and Caroline Schneider walkover.
Jarmila Gajdosova and Bryanne Stewart d. Ekaterina Bychkova and Klaudia Jans 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4.
Emma Laine and Elena Vesnina d. Martina Muller and Andreea Vanc (3) 6-2, 6-0.
Liezel Huber and Martina Navratilova (1) d. Marta Domachowska and Alicja Rosolska 6-2, 6-2.
Hypo Group
International
Poertschach, Austria
Singles, second round
Olivier Marach d. Gilles Simon (8) 7-6 (3), 6-1.
Andrei Pavel d. Marcos Daniel 7-5, 6-0.
World Team Cup
Duesseldorf, Germany
Blue Group
Chile 2, United States 1
Nicolas Massu d. Andy Roddick 4-2, retired.
Paul Capdeville d. Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-4.
Bob and Mike Bryan d. Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez 6-4, 7-5.
Croatia 2, Spain 1
David Ferrer d. Ivan Ljubicic 6-2, 6-2.
Mario Ancic d. Feliciano Lopez 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Ivan Ljubicic and Ivo Karlovic d. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Istanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
Singles, second round
Anna-Lena Groenfeld (2) d. Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Anastasiya Yakimova d. Meghann Shaughnessy 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Michaella Krajicek (9) d. Sania Mirza (5) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Karolina Sprem d. Mashona Washington 6-4, 6-1.
Shahar Peer (4) d. Urszula Radwanska 6-3, 6-0.
Mara Santangelo (7) d. Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-4.
Catalina Castano (6) d. Tamira Paszek 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
football
Arena Playoffs
DIVISIONAL ROUND
National Conference
Eastern Division
Saturday
Georgia at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Southern Division
Sunday
Philadelphia at Orlando, 3:30 p.m.
American Conference
Central Division
Sunday
Chicago at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.
Western Division
Saturday
Arizona at San Jose, 3:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
National Conference
Saturday, June 3 or Sunday, June 4
TBD, 3 p.m.
American Conference
Saturday, June 3 or Sunday, June 4
TBD, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE LACROSSE
NCAA Men s Division I
Semifinals
Saturday, May 27
At Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
Massachusetts (12-4) vs. Maryland (12-4), 11:30 a.m
Syracuse (10-4) vs. Virginia (15-0), 2 p..m.
NCAA Women s Div. I
SEMIFINALS
Tomorrow
At Boston
Duke (18-2) vs. Northwestern (18-1), 6 p.m.
Notre Dame (15-3) vs. Dartmouth (13-5), 45 minutes after first semifinal
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday
At Boston
Duke-Northwestern winner vs. Notre Dame-Dartmouth winner, Noon
PREP TENNIS
COACHES TOURNAMENT
MAUMEE VALLEY 4, WAUSEON 1: Pai (MV) d. Hammontree, 6-0, 6-1; Dewan (MV) d. Forshey, 6-1, 6-0; Schuettfort (MV) d. Uphaus, 6-0, 6-3; Stechschulte-Savage (W) d. Rubin-Smiley, 6-1, 7-5; Delman-Rorick (MV) d. Olmstead-Smith, 6-3, 6-3. Maumee Valley advances to state semifinal Sunday in Columbus.
SPORTLIGHT
May 25
1948 Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship, beating Mike Turnesa in the final round, 7 and 6.
1965 Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston a minute into the first round in the controversial rematch for Ali s heavyweight title. Listed as the fastest knockout in a heavyweight title bout, Liston goes down on a short right-hand punch.
1975 The Golden State Warriors become the third team to sweep the NBA finals, beating the Washington Bullets 96-95 on Butch Beard s foul shot with 9 seconds remaining.
1978 The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 for their third straight Stanley Cup.
1980 Johnny Rutherford wins his third Indianapolis 500 in seven years and becomes the first driver to win twice from the pole position.
1987 Herve Filion becomes the first harness racing driver to win 10,000 races. Filion reaches the milestone driving Commander Bond to victory in the third race at Yonkers Raceway.
1991 The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by Mario Lemieux, win the Stanley Cup for the first time with an 8-0 rout of the Minnesota North Stars.
1998 Princeton punctuates its claim as one of college lacrosse s great programs by beating Maryland 15-5 for its third straight NCAA Division I title and fifth in seven years.
2002 Boston sets an NBA record, overcoming a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit in a 94-90 win over New Jersey. The Celtics outscore the Nets 41-16 in the quarter.
2003 Juli Inkster shoots a 10-under-par 62 tying the lowest final-round score by a winner in LPGA Tour history to beat Lorie Kane by four strokes in the LPGA Corning Classic.
LATEST LINE
NBA Playoffs
DETROIT 61/2 (185) Miami
NHL Playoffs
EDMONTON 1/2 -1 Anaheim
Baseball
National League
Houston Even-6 WASHINGTON
Philadelphia 61/2 -71/2 NY METS
American League
Detroit 10-12 KANSAS CITY
SEATTLE 61/2 -71/2 Baltimore
BOSTON 13-15 Tampa Bay
TEXAS 71/2 -81/2 Oakland
Home Team in CAPS
LOCAL GOLF
Inverness Senior and Mid-am results
SENIOR DIVISION: 36-hole totals--1. Larry Clark, 218 ($600 prize); 2. Mike Bell 222 ($500); 3. Jim Hays 223 ($450); 4. John Benson 224 ($400); 5. Mike Nixon 225 ($375).
COLLEGE BASEBALL
TOURNAMENTS
Mid-American Conference
Ball St. 6, W. Michigan 2
Cent. Michigan 8, Miami 2
Kent St. 2, E. Michigan 1
Big Ten Conference
Minnesota 8, Illinois 1
Ohio St. 2, Purdue 1
Atlantic Coast Conference
Second Round
North Carolina State 9, North Carolina 3
Virginia 6, Florida State 2
Georgia Tech 2, Miami 1
Atlantic Sun Conference
Jacksonville 6, Campbell 5
Mercer 11, ETSU 3
Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 2, George Washington 0
Saint Louis 3, Charlotte 1
Big East Conference
Louisville 12, Connecticut 10
Rutgers 13, Cincinnati 7, Cincinnati eliminated
St. John s 6, South Florida 4, South Florida eliminated
Southeastern Conference
First Round
South Carolina 4, Kentucky 2
Vanderbilt 9, Georgia 4
PREP TRACK
Girls
Division III
at Fostoria
4x800 relay - 1. Seneca East (Theis, McConnell, Nagel, Elmlinger) 9:37.30; 2. Liberty-Benton 9:37.60; 3. Collins West 9:41.40; 4. Van Wert 9:48.50; High Jump - 1. Weimerskirch (Mohawk) 5-06.00; 2. Meister (Maumee Valley) 5-04.00; 3. May (Columbus Grove) 5-02.00; 4. Saums (Liberty-Benton) 5-01.00; Shot Put - 1. Wannemacher (Ottoville) 47-01.50; 2. Fannin (Collins West) 42-01.50; 3. Pendleton (Woodmore) 41-05.00; 4. Reinhart (Mohawk) 41-01.00.
Boys
Division III
at Fostoria
4x800 relay - 1. Bluffton (Oberly, Amstutz, Herr, Groman) 8:10.27; 2. Toledo Christian 8:11.68; 3. Liberty-Benton 8:14.24; 4. Crestview 8:15.71. Discus - 1. Hoag (Riverdale) 163-02; 2. Patrick (Collins West) 159-04; 3. Stein (Norwalk St. Paul) 154-02; 4. Mculeman (Columbus Grove) 153-06. Long Jump - 1. Krout (Arlington) 21-08.00; 2. Messmer (Riverdale) 21-00.00; 3. Bensch (Toledo Christian) 20-08.00; 4. Kreim (Buckeye Central) 20-03.75. Pole Vault - 1. Shockey (Bluffton) 15-00.00; 2. Lewis (Fremont St. Joe) 13-08.00; 3. Wentzel (Hicksville) 13-08.00; 4. Hancock (Carey) 13-04.00.
GOLF
World Rankings
Through Sunday
1. Tiger Woods USA 17.36
2. Phil Mickelson USA 9.38
3. Retief Goosen SAf 8.16
4. Vijay Singh Fij 7.59
5. Jim Furyk USA 6.54
6. Ernie Els SAf 6.05
7. Sergio Garcia Spn 5.78
8. David Toms USA 5.28
9. Adam Scott Aus 5.17
10. Luke Donald Eng 4.63
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB Suspended Washington Nationals minor league INF Greg Thissen 50 games for a violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Placed LHP Lenny DiNardo on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jermaine Van Buren from Pawtucket of the IL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Traded RHP Orlando Hernandez to the New York Mets for RHP Jorge Julio.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Placed LHP Cole Hamels on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 19. Recalled RHP Clay Condrey from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the IL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Activated INF Jose Bautista from the bereavement list. Optioned INF Yurendell DeCaster to Indianapolis of the IL.
International League
IL Suspended Durham Bulls manager John Tamargo indefinitely for bumping an umpire during a May 21 game.
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS Recalled LHP Charlie Manning from Trenton of the EL.
LOUISVILLE BATS Recalled C Ryan Hanigan from Chattanooga of the Southern League.
NORFOLK TIDES Sent LHP Ryan Cullen and INF Ray Navarrete to Binghamton of the EL.
ROCHESTER RED WINGS Sent OF Kevin West to Fort Myers of the FSL. Recalled RHP Bobby Korecky from New Britain of the EL.
American Association
COASTAL BEND AVIATORS Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Henderson. Released RHP Adam Beseda and RHP Mike McGowan.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES Agreed to terms with C Dennis Anderson. Released RHP Mike Rodriguez and INF Chris Weber.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX Released RHP Darin Naatjes.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS Released RHP Nathan Casa Grande and LHP Robert Deleon.
WORCESTER TORNADOES Released OF Alex de los Santos.
Frontier League
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS Announced the retirement of 1B Marion Knowles.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS Agreed to terms with LHP Tom Cochran.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS Agreed to terms with INF Clemente Bonilla.
Northern League
EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS Released RHP Brandon Tam.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES Released OF Earl White.
United League
ALEXANDRIA ACES Agreed to terms with C Kevin Griffin, LHP Buddy Bengel and RHP Curt Borland.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Announced the resignation of Ed Tapscott, president and CEO. Named Van Sinclair acting president and COO.
Continental Basketball Association
CBA Named Ricardo A. Richardson consultant.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS Signed WR Bryan McClendon.
CINCINNATI BENGALS Claimed QB Dave Ragone off waivers from Houston.
DALLAS COWBOYS Released TE Erik Gill.
NEW YORK GIANTS Signed DT Junior Ioane.
OAKLAND RAIDERS Re-signed TE O.J. Santiago.
Arena Football League
NASHVILLE KATS Announced the retirement of WR-LB Darryl Hammond.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS Signed OT Matt Miller.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Signed K Brian Claybourn and K Kirk Yliniemi.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Signed F Michael Blunden to a three-year contract.
COLORADO AVALANCHE Named Francois Giguere general manager.
Southern Professional Hockey League
PEE DEE CYCLONES Agreed to terms with D Jason Slusher.
COLLEGE
CANISIUS Named Tara Fleming women s assistant basketball coach.
NEW HAVEN Named Raphael Cerrato baseball coach.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Named Kari Thompson women s assistant volleyball coach.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS Named Michaela Franklin women s assistant volleyball coach.
NOTRE DAME Named Gene Cross men s assistant basketball coach.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN Named Chaunte Baldwin coordinator of athletic academic services.
OKLAHOMA Named Jared Thompson assistant director of media relations.
PHILADELPHIA Named Matt Digney men s soccer coach.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. United 4 1 3 15 15 8
Kansas City 4 3 1 13 11 9
Columbus 3 3 2 11 7 9
New England 3 3 1 10 9 8
Chicago 2 1 4 10 9 8
New York 1 2 5 8 11 14
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 6 1 3 21 21 13
Houston 4 3 1 13 14 12
Colorado 3 3 1 10 10 11
Real Salt Lake 2 5 1 7 10 13
Los Angeles 2 6 1 7 6 15
CD Chivas USA 1 4 1 4 9 12
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
LAST NIGHT
FC Dallas 2, New York 1
SATURDAY
Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 4
Houston at New England, 7:30
D.C. United at Kansas City, 8:30
Chicago at CD Chivas USA, 11
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
Columbus at D.C. United, 7:30
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9:30
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
New England at D.C. United, 7:30
Columbus at FC Dallas, 8:30
Los Angeles at Houston, 8:30
New York at Kansas City, 8:30
Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9
Colorado at CD Chivas USA, 10
BASKETBALL
NBA Draft Order
At New York
Wednesday, June 28
First Round
1. Toronto
2. Chicago (from New York)
3. Charlotte
4. Portland
5. Atlanta
6. Minnesota
7. Boston
8. Houston
9. Golden State
10. Seattle
11. Orlando
12. New Orleans
13. Philadelphia
14. Utah
15. New Orleans (from Milwaukee)
16. Chicago
17. Indiana
18. Washington
19. Sacramento
20. New York (from Denver through Toronto and New Jersey)
21. Phoenix (from L.A. Lakers through Atlanta and Boston)
22. New Jersey (from L.A. Clippers through Denver and Orlando)
23. New Jersey
24. Memphis
25. Cleveland
26. L.A. Lakers (from Miami)
27. Phoenix
28. Dallas
29. New York (from San Antonio)
20. Portland (from Detroit through Utah)
Second Round
31. Portland
32. Houston (from New York)
33. L.A. Clippers (from Charlotte)
34. Atlanta
35. Toronto
36. Boston
37. Minnesota
38. Milwaukee (from Houston)
39. Golden State
40. Seattle
41. Orlando
42. New Orleans
43. Cleveland (from Philadelphia)
44. Orlando (from Milwaukee through Cleveland)
45. Indiana
46. Utah (from Chicago through Houston)
47. Utah
48. Washington
49. Denver
50. Orlando (from Sacramento through Utah)
51. L.A. Lakers
52. L.A. Clippers
53. Seattle (from Memphis)
54. New Jersey
55. Cleveland
56. Toronto (from Miami through New Orleans and Boston)
57. Minnesota (from Phoenix)
58. Dallas
59. San Antonio
60. Detroit
BOXING
Fight Schedule
National TV in parentheses
Tonight
At Montreal (ESPN), Herman Ngoudjo, Canada, vs. Antonio Pitalua, Mexico, 12, for Ngoudjo s WBC International light welterweight title; Victor Puiu, Canada, vs. Hercules Kyvelos, Canada, 10, welterweights.
At Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, Shannon Briggs, West Orange, N.J., vs. Chris Koval, Youngstown, Ohio, 12, for the vacant USBA heavyweight title.
Tomorrow
At Temecula, Calif. (FSN), Fres Qquendo, Chicago, vs. Javier Mora, Anaheim, Calif., 10, heavyweights.
Friday
At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nelson Dieppa, Puerto Rico, vs. Eric Ramirez, 10, light flyweights.
At Tropicana, Atlantic City, N.J., Stevie Johnston, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Herman Ngoudjo, Canada, 12, for Johnston s IBO and NABF light welterweight titles; Eric Mitchell, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Charles Whittaker, Miami, 12, for the vacant IBO Intercontinental light middleweight title.
At Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas (ESPN), Delvin Rodriguez, Danbury, Conn., vs. Luis Hernandez, Ecuador, 10, for the vacant USBA welterweight title.
At South Coast Casino, Las Vegas, Eric Mitchell, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Charles Whitaker, Miami, 12, for Whitaker s WBC CABOFE light middleweight title; Danny Santiago, Ocala, Fla., vs. Rubin Williams, Detroit, 12, light heavyweights.
Saturday
At Munchen, Germany, Segiy Dzinziruk, Germany, vs. Sebastian Lujan, Argentina, 12, for Dzinziruk s WBO light middleweight title; Juergen Braehmer, Germany, vs. Mario Veit, Germany, 12, for Braehmer s WBC International super middleweight title; Stipe Drews, Croatia, vs. Kai Kurzawa, Germany, 12, for Drews EBU light heavyweight title.
At Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (HBO), Daniel Ponce De Leon, Mexico, vs. Alejandro Barrera, Mexico, 12, for De Leon s WBO super bantamweight title; Jhonny Gonzalez, Mexico, vs. Fernando Montiel, Mexico, 12, for Gonzalez s WBO bantamweight title; Hugo Cazares, Mexico, vs. Edgar Sosa, Mexico, 12, for Cazares WBO light flyweight title.
May 31
At Airway Heights, Washington (ESPN), Manuel Medina, Mexico, vs. Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, 12, for the vacant IBF super featherweight title.
June 2
At Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Felix Flores, Puerto Rico, vs. Cosme Rivera, Mexico, 12, for Flores WBO Latino welterweight title and Rivera s WBA Fedecentro welterweight title.
At Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Eric Harding, West Hartford, Conn., vs. Chad Dawson, New Haven, Conn., 10, for the NABF light heavyweight title.
June 3
At Hannover, Germany, Nikolay Valuev, Russia, vs. Owen Beck, Nashville, Tenn., 12, for Valuev s WBA heavyweight title.
At Szolnok, Hungary, Steve Conway, Britain, vs. Attila Kovacs, Hungary, 12, for Conway s IBO light middleweight title.
At Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, (SHO), Diego Corrales, Sacramento, Calif. vs. Jose Luis Castillo, Mexico, 12, for Corrales WBC lightweight title; Vic Darchinyan, Australia, vs. Luis Maldonado, Mexico, 12, for Darchinyan s IBF flyweight title; Yuri Foreman, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Jesus Valverde, Mexico, 10, super welterweights.
June 7
At Borgata Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, N.J. (ESPN), Demetrius Hopkins, Philadelphia, vs. Michael Warrick, Landover, Md., 10, light welterweights.
June 9
At Copenhagen, Denmark, Mikkel Kessler, Denmark, vs. Vitali Tsypko, Ukraine, 12, for Kessler s WBA super middleweight title.
At Atlantic City, N.J., Kendall Holt, Paterson, N.J., vs. Jauquin Gallardo, San Leandro, Calif., 12, for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title.
June 10
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (PPV), Antonio Tarver, Tampa, Fla., vs. Bernard Hopkins, Philadelphia, 12, for Tarver s IBO and NBA light heavyweight titles.
At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Paulie Malignaggi, New York, 12, for Cotto s WBO junior welterweight title; Bobby Pacquiao, Philippines, vs. Kevin Kelley, Flushing, N.Y., 12, for Pacquiao s WBC Continental Americas junior lightweight title; John Duddy, Ireland, vs. Freddy Cuevas, Chicago, 12, for the vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title.
June 14
At Dover Downs, Del. (ESPN), Oscar Diaz, San Antonio, vs. Chris Smith, Queens, N.Y., 10, welterweights.
June 16
At Philadelphia, Rogers Mtagwa, Philadelphia, vs. Artyom Simonyan, Glendale, Calif., 12, for Mtagwa s USBA featherweight title.
June 17
At FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn. (HBO), Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, Ark., vs. Ronald Wright, St. Petersburg, Fla., 12, for Taylor s WBC and WBO middleweight titles.
At Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, La., Chad Broussard, Lafayette, La., vs. Homer Gibbins, Riverdale, Ga., 12, for Broussard s IBU welterweight title.
June 24
At Caesars Palace, Las Vegas (HBO), Joel Julio, Colombia, vs. Carlos Quintana, Puerto Rico, 12, WBA welterweight title eliminator; Timur Ibragimov, Hallandale, Fla., vs. Calvin Brock, Charlotte, N.C., 12, for Ibragimov s WBA Fecarbox heavyweight title.
June 28
At Houston (ESPN), Dominick Guinn, Houston, vs. Tony Thompson, Silver Spring, Md., 10, heavyweights.
June 29
At Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Vince Phillips, Las Vegas, vs. Justo Sanchez, Howell, Utah, 10, welterweights; Kelvin Davis, Natchez, Miss., vs. David Vedder, San Jose, Calif., 10, heavyweights.
June 30
At Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, Fla. (ESPN), Juan Urango, Miami, vs. Naoufel Ben Rabah, Australia, 12, for the vacant IBF light welterweight title.
At Denver Coliseum, Lanardo Tyner, Detroit, vs. Robert Finkel, Denver, 12, light welterweights.
At Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Ariz., Hugo Cazares, Mexico, vs. Domingo Guillen, Dominican Republic, 12, for Cazares WBO light flyweight title.
July 2
At Manila, Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, vs. Oscar Larios, Mexico, 12, for Pacquiao s WBC International super featherweight title.
At Jakarta, Indonesia, Chris John, Indonesia, vs. Renan Acosta, Panama, 12, for John s WBA featherweight title.
July 8
At Savvis Center, St. Louis (SHO), Roman Karmazin, Russia, vs. Cory Spinks, St. Louis, 12, for Karmazin s IBF junior middleweight title.
July 15
At Hamburg, Germany, Felix Sturm, Germany, vs. Javier Castillejo, Spain, 12, for Sturm s WBA middleweight title.
At Los Angeles (PPV), Shane Mosley, La Verne, Calif., vs. Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif., 12, light middleweights.
July 22
At Bangkok, Thailand, Juanito Rubilar, Philippines, vs. Wandee Singwangcha, Thailand, 12, for the interim WBC light flyweight title.
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO), Carlos Manuel Baldomir, Los Angeles, vs. Arturo Gatti, Jersey City, N.J., 12, for Baldomir s WBC welterweight title.
At Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho, Prince Badi Ajamu, Camden, N.J., vs. Roy Jones, Jr., Pensacola, Fla., 12, for Ajamu s WBO NABO light heavyweight title.
July 30
At Fukuoka, Japan, Takashi Koshimoto, Japan, vs. Rodolfo Lopez, Mexico, 12, for Koshimoto s WBC featherweight title.
Aug. 5
At TBA, Nevada, Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., vs. Humberto Soto, Mexico, 12, for the WBC interim featherweight title; Rafael Marquez, Mexico, vs. Silence Mabuza, South Africa, 12, for Marquez s IBF bantamweight title.
Aug. 12
At Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas (HBO), Hasim Rahman, Baltimore, vs. Oleg Maskaev, Kazakhstan, 12, for Rahman s WBC heavyweight title.
Aug. 19
At TBA, Germany, Arthur Abraham, Germany, vs. Edison Miranda, Miami, 12, for Abraham s IBF middleweight title.
Sept. 2
At Tokyo, Yutaka Niida, Japan, vs. Katsunari Takayama, Japan, 12, for Niida s WBA minimumweight title.