HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys
City League Championship
St. John s 12 20 8 9 49
Libbey 17 23 6 15 61
ST. JOHN S: Patterson 3-1-0-9, Jakubowski 5-3-0-19, Taylor 4-0-8, Springs 1-1-3, Schaetzke 1-0-2, Kynard 4-0-8. Totals: 18-4-1-49.
LIBBEY: Brown 4-2-10, Burton 3-2-8, Kizer 2-0-4, Jones 3-0-6, Sandridge 2-3-7, Buford 5-3-7-26. Totals: 19-3-14-61.
Regular season
LAST NIGHT
Eastwood 5 15 11 15 46
Elmwood 13 13 11 13 50
EASTWOOD: J. Fairbanks 3-0-6, Schling 3-1-7, Faykosh 2-4-8, Hunter 4-1-9, Oberdick 0-1-0-3, C. Fairbanks 6-1-13. Totals: 18-1-7-46.
ELMWOOD: Fitch 1-0-2, Rothenbuhler 2-1-4-11, Reynolds 4-5-13, Stewart 3-1-4-13, Hammer 2-1-5, Shank 1-4-6. Totals: 13-2-18-50.
Lake 17 9 12 7 45
Woodmore 18 8 16 10 52
LAKE: Robinson 3-1-7, Brown 3-2-8, Lumbreres 0-2-0-6, Mathews 0-1-0-3, Ashman 5-3-13, Curry 4-0-8. Totals: 16-3-6-45.
WOODMORE: Eaglowski 0-2-1-7, Haar 2-2-2-12, Renken 0-1-1, Noe 1-1-3, Dean 2-1-4-11, Wooten 2-1-5, Witker 5-1-0-13. Totals: 12-6-10-52.
Blissfield 6 12 8 16 42
Evergreen 12 13 21 16 62
BLISSFIELD: L. Winkler 1-2-4, Estes 4-1-9, Pawsan 2-0-4, T. Winkler 1-2-4, Lievens 6-0-12, Hudson 3-3-9. Totals: 17-8-42.
EVERGREEN: Pfund 0-1-1-4, Weissenberger 6-0-12, C. Truckor 1-4-0-14, Pinkelman 3-5-11, Bates 2-1-5, Hilton 1-2-4, B. Truckor 1-0-2, Mossing 1-2-2-10. Totals: 15-7-11-62.
Liberty Center 6 2 11 9 28
Ayersville 15 23 21 17 76
LIBERTY CENTER: L. Burdue 0-1-0-3, J. Burdue 5-2-1-17, Meister 2-0-4, Tiplady 1-0-2, Maneval 0-2-2. Totals: 8-3-3-28.
AYERSVILLE: Ingel 0-1-2-5, Brown 2-0-4, Martin 1-1-3, Flint 3-2-8, Luderman 3-2-8, Zachrich 1-1-0-5, Engel 1-0-2, Wolfrum 0-1-0-3, Carr 0-3-0-9, King 3-0-6, Fritz 3-6-12, Nicely 5-1-11. Totals: 22-6-14-76.
Hopewell-Loudon 12 10 21 15 58
Arcadia 6 12 15 15 48
HOPEWELL-LOUDON: A. Brickner 1-0-2, Kirby 3-1-7, Britton 1-8-10, H. Brickner 2-1-5, Brown 15-4-34. Totals: 22-14-58.
ARCADIA: Ridenour 1-3-0-11, Brett Valentine 0-2-2, A.J. Holman 3-1-8-17, C.J. Holman 7-0-14, Stone 1-0-2, Brandon Valentine 1-0-2. Totals: 13-4-010-48.
Archbold 15 10 22 16 63
Edgerton 11 4 9 9 33
ARCHBOLD: Wyse 5-2-0-16, Rupp 1-0-2, Fruth 0-1-3-6, Smith 0-2-0-6, Fidler 0-1-1, King 2-0-4, Goering 8-5-21, Brink 2-3-7. Totals: 18-5-12-63.
EDGERTON: Lucas 1-2-1-9, Adams 1-0-2, Baines 4-1-9, Riehle 3-1-0-9, Thiel 1-0-2, Zippay 1-0-2. Totals: 11-3-2-33.
Patrick Henry 19 13 6 21 59
Van Buren 8 13 10 16 47
PATRICK HENRY: Badenhop 16, Botjer 15, Brubaker 12, Ke.Tietje 6, Behrman 6, Ky. Tietje 3, Rohrs 1. Totals: 59
VAN BUREN: Phillips 19, Decker 8, Wolfe 8, Fetter 6, Marshall 3. Totals: 47.
WEDNESDAY
Whitmer 19 18 8 22 5 13 85
Fostoria 13 15 17 22 5 10 82
WHITMER: R. Smith 4-3-12-29, D. Sweeney 2-5-4-23, Jones 0-1-2-5, Koger 2-1-5, Hafner 2-0-4, Willis 5-9-19. Totals: 15-9-28-85.
FOSTORIA: M. HByde 9-1-7-28, Tyson 2-0-4, Stanton 1-1-0-5, Munoz 3-3-4-19, Brandeberry 7-2-16, Roberts 2-0-4, Van Hose 3-0-6. Totals: 27-5-13-82.
SCHEDULE
(Games at 7:30 unless noted)
City League
LAST NIGHT
City Championship at Savage Hall
Libbey 61, St. John s 49
TONIGHT
Detroit Osborn at Waite
Fremont Ross at St. Francis
Northern Lakes League
TONIGHT
Bowling Green at Anthony Wayne
Maumee at Southview
Rossford at Northview
Springfield at Perrysburg
TOMORROW
Springfield at Napoleon
Suburban Lakes League
TONIGHT
Lakota at Eastwood
Elmwood at Otsego
Genoa at Woodmore
Gibsonburg at Lake
TAAC
TONIGHT
Toledo Christian at Danbury
Monclova Christian at Northwood
Ottawa Hills at Swanton
NWOAL
TONIGHT
Edgerton at Bryan
Tinora at Delta
Antwerp at Montpelier
Wauseon at Holgate
Midland Athletic League
TONIGHT
Bettsville at Fremont St. Joe
Carey at Arcadia
New Riegel at St. Wendelin
Mohawk at Hopewell-Loudon
North Baltimore at Tiffin Calvert
Old Fort at Seneca East
Sandusky Bay Conf.
TONIGHT
Oak Harbor at Clyde
Sandusky St. Mary at Edison
Margaretta at Huron
Perkins at Port Clinton
Blanchard Valley Conf.
TONIGHT
Hardin Northern at Lima Temple
Leipsic at Ft. Jennings
Pandora-Gilboa at Continental
Green Meadows Conf.
TONIGHT
Kalida at Fairview
Miller City at Hicksville
Ottoville at Wayne Trace
Putnam County
TONIGHT
Spencerville at Columbus Grove
Buckeye Border Conf.
TONIGHT
Stryker at Fayette
Other NW Ohio
TONIGHT
Edon at Pettisville
North Central at Hilltop
Tiffin Columbian at Bellevue
Defiance at Ottawa-Glandorf
Findlay at Lima Sr.
Fostoria at Willard
Southeast Michigan
Tri-County
TONIGHT
Adrian Madison at Summerfield
Detroit Westside at Lenawee Christian
Whitmore Lake at Deerfield
Sand Creek at Morenci
Britton-Macon at Whiteford
Hudson at Lenawee Christian
TOMORROW
Lenawee Christian at Oakland Christian
Lenawee CountyAthletic Assoc.
TONIGHT
Clinton at Blissfield
Hudson at Erie Mason
Ida at Onsted
Other SE Michigan
TONIGHT
Addison at Napoleon
Bedford at Adrian
Monroe at Willow Run
Monroe St. Mary at NB Huron
Chelsea at Tecumseh
NOTES
The TOLEDO CITY LEAGUE boys freshman and junior varsity basketball championships will be played tonight at Start High School. Woodward meets Central Catholic in the freshman game at 6 and the junior varsity contest between St. John s and Clay will follow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $5 for adults and $3 for students and tickets are good for both games.
Rossford High School has an opening for a JV BASEBALL COACH for the 2007 spring season. Fax resumes to 419-661-2831 or email them to athletic director Chuck Cox at ccox@mail.rossford.k12.oh.us.
Northwest Ohio Sports is ACCEPTING BOYS & GIRLS PLAYERS in grades 5 to 11 for its spring basketball league. Contact them at 419-475-2418.
The Tiffin Community YMCA is holding a St. Patrick Day BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT for grades five and sixth. Openings for teams at both grade levels still remain. Entry fee is $100 per team and the deadline for entering is today. Contact Matt Hammer at 419-447-8711 or email him at mhammer@tiffinymca.org.
The GENOA LITTLE LEAGUE will be hosting a U10 baseball tournament June 14 and 15 and a U12 tournament June 28 thur July 3 this summer. Entry fees are $150. Contact Lee Nissen at 419-351-2398 for details.
The City of Northwood Recreation Board is seeking an UMPIRE IN CHIEF for the upcoming 2007 baseball/softball season. Applicants must be years of age or older and subject to a background check. Send resumes to the City of Northwood Recreation Dept., 6000 Wales Rd., Northwood, O. 43619 or contact Paul Gercak at 419-691-3311.
TENNIS
RMK Championships & the Cellular South Cup
Memphis, Tenn.
Singles
Men
Second Round
Tommy Haas (2) d. Amer Delic 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5).
Mardy Fish (4) d. Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 7-6 (9).
Lu Yen-hsun d. Jurgen Melzer (6) 7-6 (2), 1-1, retired.
Sam Querrey d. Julien Benneteau (7) 6-3, 6-4.
Andy Murray (3) d. Kristian Pless 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Women
Quarterfinals
Raluca Olaru d. Samantha Stosur (4) 5-1, retired.
Meilen Tu d. Sofia Arvidsson 6-0, 6-2.
Shahar Peer (1) d. Bethanie Mattek 6-0, 6-3.
Venus Williams (7) d. Laura Granville 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Dubai Duty Free
Women s Open
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singles
Quarterfinals
Amelie Mauresmo (2) d. Daniela Hantuchova (8) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Jelena Jankovic (5), Serbia, d. Martina Hingis (4) 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Justine Henin (1), Belgium d. Eleni Daniilidou 6-0, 6-2.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (3) d. Patty Schnyder (6) 6-3, 6-4.
ABN AMRO
World Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Singles
Second Round
Nikolay Davydenko (1) d. Marc Gicquel 6-3, 6-3.
Mikhail Youzhny d. Robin Haase 6-2, 6-4.
Philipp Kohlschreiber d. Radek Stepanek (8) 7-6 (12), 7-6 (6).
Tommy Robredo (2) d. Rik de Voest 6-0, 6-4.
Florian Mayer d. Dennis van Scheppingen (7) 7-5, 6-2.
Ivan Ljubicic (3) d. Olivier Rochus 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Copa Colsanitas
Santander
Bogota, Colombia
Singles
Second Round
Tathiana Garbin (1) d. Jorgelina Cravero 6-3, 6-0.
Flavia Pennetta (2) d. Mariana Duque Marino 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (3) d. Greta Arn 6-4, 6-3.
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova d. Hana Sromova (8) 6-4, 6-3.
LATEST LINE
NBA
Detroit 2 (184) ORLANDO
TORONTO 5 (198) Indiana
CHARLOTTE 41/2 (190) Philadelphia
NEW YORK 41/2 (206) Milwaukee
NEW JERSEY 41/2 (199) Sacramento
Houston 5 (182) ATLANTA
Phoenix 61/2 (215) MINNESOTA
NEW ORLEANS 51/2 (205) Seattle
CHICAGO 51/2 (206) Washington
PORTLAND 4 (209) Memphis
a-DENVER Off (XXX) Utah
LA LAKERS 7 (209) Boston
a-Utah D. Williams is questionable.
College Basketball
BROWN 51/2 Columbia
Princeton 2 DARTMOUTH
Pennsylvania 10 HARVARD
YALE 71/2 Cornell
CANISIUS 4 Rider
IONA 31/2 St. Peter s
NIAGARA 6 Loyola Maryland
NHL
DETROIT 1-11/2 Edmonton
TAMPA BAY 1/2 -1 Boston
Anaheim Even-1/2 DALLAS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
men
Mid-American Conf.
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 10 3 .769 20 6 .769
Kent St. 10 3 .769 18 9 .667
Miami 9 4 .692 14 12 .538
Ohio 8 5 .615 17 10 .630
Buffalo 3 10 .231 11 16 .407
BGSU 2 11 .154 12 15 .444
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Toledo 11 2 .847 15 11 .577
W. Michigan 7 6 .538 13 14 .481
C. Michigan 6 7 .462 11 15 .423
Ball St. 5 8 .385 9 18 .333
E. Michigan 4 9 .308 10 17 .370
N. Illinois 3 9 .250 6 19 .240
LAST NIGHT
Toledo 86, N. Illinois 83
Cent. Michigan 61, Ball St. 59
W. Michigan 80, E. Michigan 61
WEDNESDAY
Ohio 88, Bowling Green 63
Kent 68, Buffalo 64
Miami 64, Akron 62
TOMORROW
Bowling Green at Akron, 7
Buffalo at Miami, 2:30
Kent St. at Ohio, 3
SUNDAY
Toledo at W. Michigan, 3
N. Illinois at Cent. Michigan, 2
Ball St. at E. Michigan, 2
Big Ten
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ohio St. 13 1 .929 25 3 .892
Wisconsin 12 2 .897 26 3 .929
Indiana 8 5 .615 18 8 .692
Illinois 8 6 .571 20 9 .690
Iowa 8 6 .571 16 12 .571
Michigan St. 7 6 .538 20 8 .734
Michigan 6 7 .462 18 10 .643
Purdue 6 7 .462 17 10 .630
Minnesota 3 11 .214 9 19 .321
Northwestern 3 11 .214 13 14 .481
Penn St. 1 12 .077 10 16 .385
WEDNESDAY
Ohio St. 68, Penn St. 60
Illinois 54, Michigan 42
Indiana 71, Minnesota 59
Northwestern 67, Texas-Pan American 56
Iowa 78, Purdue 59
TOMORROW
Michigan at Minnesota, 2:30
Purdue at Northwestern, 12:15
Indiana at Michigan St., 9
SUNDAY
Wisconsin at Ohio St., 4
National
MIDWEST
Findlay 76, Ashland 67
Loyola of Chicago 75, Butler 71
Oakland, Mich. 70, Centenary 63
Oral Roberts 83, IUPUI 73
UMKC 89, W. Illinois 54
Valparaiso 75, S. Utah 48
Youngstown St. 72, Wright St. 57
EAST
Hofstra 68, UNC Wilmington 65
Saint Joseph s 92, Temple 76
Siena 78, Manhattan 61
UMBC 80, Maine 77
Vermont 57, Boston U. 55
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 80, UNC Greensboro 66
Davidson 75, Furman 57
Duke 71, Clemson 66
Elon 74, W. Carolina 65
Fla. International 71, La.-Lafayette 68
Fresno St. 64, Louisiana Tech 63
Louisiana-Monroe 87, Denver 51
McNeese St. 63, Texas-San Antonio 57
Memphis 99, Rice 63
UNC Asheville 82, Coastal Carolina 77
FAR WEST
Oregon State 73, Washington 65
WOMEN
Mid-American Conf.
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Bowling Green 14 0 1.000 25 2 .923
Kent 9 5 .692 13 12 .541
Ohio 8 6 .571 15 11 .577
Miami 6 8 .429 12 15 .444
Buffalo 4 10 .286 9 17 .346
Akron 3 12 .200 10 17 .370
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ball St. 11 3 .786 20 5 .800
E. Michigan 9 5 .643 14 11 .560
N. Illinois 8 6 .571 17 9 .654
W. Michigan 5 9 .357 12 16 .429
Toledo 4 10 .286 8 18 .308
C. Michigan 3 11 .214 11 16 .407
WEDNESDAY
N. Illinois 73, Toledo 70
Buffalo 51, Ohio 47
Akron 77, Miami 75
Ball St. 84, Cent. Michigan 59
E. Michigan 69, W. Michigan 45
TUESDAY
Bowling Green 89, Kent St. 66
TOMORROW
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 2
Ohio at Bowling Green, 1
E. Michigan at Ball St., 1
Buffalo at Akron, 2
Kent St. at Miami, 2
SUNDAY
N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 2
National
LAST NIGHT
MIDWEST
Ohio St. 78, Penn St. 61
Butler 74, Wis.-Milwaukee 59
Ferris St. 107, Marygrove 81
Illinois 56, Michigan St. 46
Indiana 83, Northwestern 59
Loyola of Chicago 73, Detroit 61
Massachusetts 66, Dayton 58
Minnesota 66, Michigan 53
Purdue 76, Iowa 52
Wis.-Green Bay 73, Wright St. 42
Xavier 64, Fordham 48
GOLF
Accenture Match Play
Marana, Ariz., par 72
Seeds in Parentheses
Ian Poulter (28) def. Bradley Dredge (60), 3 and 1.
Trevor Immelman (12) def. Chris DiMarco (21), 3 and 1.
Niclas Fasth (38) def. Retief Goosen (6), 1 up.
Geoff Ogilvy (11) def. Jose Maria Olazabal (22), 2 and 1.
Aaron Baddeley (40) def. Luke Donald (8), 1 up.
Henrik Stenson (9) def. K.J. Choi (24), 2 up.
Stephen Ames (39) def. Vijay Singh (7), 19 holes.
Stewart Cink (23) def. Padraig Harrington (10), 1 up.
Justin Rose (36) def. Phil Mickelson (4), 3 and 1.
Charles Howell III (45) def. Sergio Garcia (13), 4 and 3.
Shaun Micheel (62) def. Rod Pampling (35), 1 up.
Paul Casey (14) def. Colin Montgomerie (19), 4 and 3.
Tiger Woods (1) def. Tim Clark (32), 5 and 4.
Nick O Hern (16) def. Rory Sabbatini (48), 2 and 1.
Chad Campbell (34) def. Jim Furyk (2), 19 holes.
David Toms (18) def. Ben Crane, 3 and 2.
TODAY S PAIRINGS
Seeds in Parentheses
1:12 p.m. Justin Rose (36) vs. Charles Howell III (45)
1:24 p.m. Ian Poulter (28) vs. Trevor Immelman (12)
1:36 p.m. Shaun Micheel (62) vs. Paul Casey (14)
1:48 p.m. Niclas Fasth (38) vs. Geoff Ogilvy (11)
2 p.m. Tiger Woods (1) vs. Nick O Hern (16)
2:12 p.m. Aaron Baddeley (40) vs. Henrik Stenson (9)
2:24 p.m. Chad Campbell (34) vs. David Toms (18)
2:36 p.m. Stephen Ames (39) vs. Stewart Cink (23)
PGA Mayakoba Classic
Playa del Carmen, Mexico, par 70
Fred Funk 30-32 62
George McNeill 33-31 64
John Merrick 32-32 64
Cameron Beckman 31-33 64
Boo Weekley 31-33 64
Vaughn Taylor 33-32 65
Peter Lonard 33-32 65
Brian Gay 32-33 65
Scott Gutschewski 34-32 66
Kevin Stadler 34-32 66
Bill Haas 33-33 66
Esteban Toledo 33-33 66
Michael Putnam 34-32 66
Glen Day 33-34 67
Jeff Sluman 32-35 67
John Huston 33-34 67
Jose Coceres 33-34 67
D.J. Brigman 33-34 67
Ted Purdy 32-35 67
Arjun Atwal 33-34 67
Michael Boyd 34-33 67
Graeme McDowell 34-33 67
Craig Kanada 32-35 67
Steve Jones 34-34 68
Michael Clark II 34-34 68
Mike Heinen 35-33 68
Tripp Isenhour 34-34 68
Ryan Armour 32-36 68
Stephen Marino 35-33 68
Steve Wheatcroft 33-35 68
Alejandro Canizares 34-34 68
Bubba Dickerson 34-34 68
John Cook 35-33 68
Dudley Hart 34-34 68
Jerry Kelly 34-34 68
Wes Short, Jr. 35-33 68
Paul Gow 36-32 68
Mark Brooks 34-35 69
Jesper Parnevik 36-33 69
Harrison Frazar 33-36 69
Jim Rutledge 35-34 69
Jeff Overton 34-35 69
Anders Hansen 33-36 69
Brendon de Jonge 35-34 69
Jason Schultz 34-35 69
Chris Riley 35-34 69
Neal Lancaster 35-34 69
Robert Gamez 35-34 69
Steve Elkington 34-35 69
Michael Bradley 36-33 69
Tommy Armour III 35-34 69
Skip Kendall 35-34 69
Dicky Pride 36-33 69
Parker McLachlin 34-35 69
Gavin Coles 36-33 69
Lee Janzen 35-35 70
Mark Calcavecchia 33-37 70
Tim Herron 36-34 70
Ryuji Imada 35-35 70
Doug LaBelle II 37-33 70
Bob Heintz 34-36 70
Briny Baird 34-36 70
Paul Stankowski 33-37 70
Gary Hallberg 37-33 70
J.B. Holmes 34-36 70
Richard S. Johnson 35-35 70
Greg Owen 36-34 70
Marco Dawson 36-34 70
Darron Stiles 35-35 70
Tag Ridings 35-35 70
B.J. Staten 33-37 70
Pablo Martin 35-35 70
Blaine McCallister 38-33 71
Brian Bateman 35-36 71
Larry Mize 36-35 71
Matt Kuchar 36-35 71
Grant Waite 34-37 71
Pat Perez 36-35 71
Bob Tway 36-35 71
Chris Stroud 38-33 71
Scott Piercy 37-34 71
Efren Serna Espinoza 34-37 71
Thomas Levet 36-35 71
Tom Johnson 36-35 71
Alex Cejka 35-36 71
Scott Gump 36-35 71
John Morse 37-34 71
Daisuke Maruyama 36-35 71
Michael Allen 36-35 71
Jose Manuel Lara 32-39 71
Matt Hendrix 35-36 71
Craig Lile 35-36 71
Vance Veazey 36-35 71
Wei-Tze Yeh 35-36 71
Fabrizio Zanotti 34-37 71
Jaco Van Zyl 36-35 71
Jerry Smith 35-37 72
Guy Boros 36-36 72
Danny Ellis 37-35 72
Joe Ogilvie 36-36 72
Robert Damron 37-35 72
Daniel DeLeon 36-36 72
Tim O Neal 36-36 72
Ron Philo, Jr. 38-34 72
Chris Tidland 35-37 72
Alejandro Quiroz 35-37 72
Nathan Green 37-35 72
Chris Smith 38-34 72
Tom Byrum 36-36 72
Joel Edwards 35-37 72
Steve Allan 32-40 72
Andrew Buckle 34-38 72
Brandt Snedeker 36-36 72
Stuart Deane 35-37 72
Jarrod Lyle 35-37 72
Charlie Wi 37-35 72
Brent Geiberger 39-34 73
Shigeki Maruyama 35-38 73
Len Mattiace 37-36 73
David Gossett 34-39 73
Bryce Molder 38-35 73
Tom Kalinowski 37-36 73
Dennis Paulson 38-35 73
Bob Burns 37-37 74
Brian Henninger 35-39 74
Willie Wood 37-37 74
Carlos Franco 39-35 74
Kyle Reifers 37-37 74
Mark Wilson 37-37 74
Jay Delsing 38-36 74
Rich Barcelo 39-35 74
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms with LHP Jeremy Sowers, RHP J.D. Martin, INF Ryan Garko, RHP Brian Slocum, INF Hector Luna, OF Brad Snyder, INF Michael Aubrey and INF Mike Rouse on one-year contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms with RHP Zack Greinke, RHP Luke Hudson and INF Angel Sanchez on one-year contracts
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Released OF Hiram Bocachica.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS Agreed to terms with 1B Wes Bankston and LHP JP Howell on one-year contracts.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS Agreed to terms with INF Jerry Gil, OF Josh Hamilton and RHP Brad Salmon on one-year contracts.
COLORADO ROCKIES Agreed to terms with RHP Mike DeJean on a minor league contract.
FLORIDA MARLINS Agreed to terms with LHP Paul Mildren, RHP Jesus Delgado, RHP Matt Lindstrom, OF Eric Reed, RHP Harvey Garcia, and RHP Logan Kensing on one-year contracts.
NEW YORK METS Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Bynum and RHP Jose Santiago on minor league contracts. Named Luis Aguayo minor league field coordinator; Sonny Jackson minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator; Mako Oliveras manager for Binghamton of the EL; Juan Lopez manager, Tom McCraw hitting coach, Adam Hindes trainer and Nick Wright strength coach for the Mets of the GCL; Mike Hart coach and Orlando Crance strength coach for Savannah of the South Atlantic League; Luis Rojas coach for the Mets Dominican summer league team; Pablo Cruz Dominican academy coordinator; Mario Gonzalez Venezuelan academy coordinator; Doug Griswold strength coach for Brooklyn of the New York-Penn League; and Jacob Henderson strength coach for Kingsport of the Appalachian League.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS Released RHP Brad Cherry.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Sold the contract of LHP Lindsay Gulin to the Milwaukee Brewers.
PENSACOLA PELICANS Named Pete Della Ratta pitching coach.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES Agreed to terms RHP Larry Robles and INF Nick Sanders.
FORT WORTH CATS Agreed to terms OF Jordan Foster.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Released INF Paul Powell.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS Traded G Anthony Johnson to Atlanta for a 2007 second-round draft pick.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Traded F Alan Henderson to Utah for the rights to exchange 2007 second-round draft picks and cash considerations.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Traded G Juan Dixon to Toronto for G Fred Jones and future considerations.
Women s National Basketball Association
DETROIT SHOCK Traded C Ruth Riley to San Antonio for C Katie Feenstra.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DALLAS COWBOYS Named Wade Wilson quarterbacks coach and Bruce Read special teams coach.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Named Marvin Marshall offensive quality control coach. Signed RB Jesse Chatman and allocated him to NFL Europe.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Designated DE Charles Grant as their franchise player.
OAKLAND RAIDERS Declined to pick up the option on QB Aaron Brooks.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Designated K Josh Brown as their franchise player.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Released S Troy Vincent. Named Matthew Shea defensive quality control coach and Bill Khayat offensive quality control coach.
GOLF
LPGA Named Nancy Henderson executive director of the teaching and club professionals.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS Placed F Steve Rucchin on injured reserve. Recalled F Derek MacKenzie from Chicago of the AHL.
CAROLINA HURRICANES Placed LW Erik Cole on injured reserve. Recalled LW Ryan Bayda from Albany of the AHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Placed G Pascal Leclaire on injured reserve. Recalled G Ty Conklin and F Curtis Glencross from Syracuse of the AHL.
MONTREAL CANADIENS Recalled RW Andrei Kostitsyn from Hamilton of the AHL.
COLLEGE
NCAA Placed Southern Maine on probation for two years and imposed penalties for violations in a work-study fraud case involving 37 student-athletes in 15 sports during the 2003-04 academic year.
HOWARD Named Carey Bailey football coach.
MEMPHIS Named Rick Kravitz defensive coordinator.
NEW MEXICO Announced Ritchie McKay, men s basketball coach, will be fired at the end of the season.
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 27 19 2 2 58 151 132
Trenton 25 20 1 4 55 178 172
Toledo 26 21 0 1 53 137 143
Dayton 24 18 0 4 52 128 125
Reading 23 24 1 5 52 171 176
Johnstown 22 22 3 2 49 154 169
Wheeling 19 25 1 2 41 140 173
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Texas 30 14 5 4 69 203 175
Florida 33 15 2 0 68 182 143
Gwinnett 29 17 4 2 64 218 194
Augusta 30 21 1 1 62 201 196
S. Carolina 26 19 2 4 58 177 177
Charlotte 27 20 1 2 57 173 160
Columbia 19 26 4 4 46 159 189
Pensacola 17 34 1 1 36 177 233
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 37 13 1 2 77 210 129
Idaho 28 18 2 2 60 163 153
Phoenix 23 25 2 2 50 156 172
Victoria 23 30 0 1 47 168 209
Utah 19 28 2 3 43 138 196
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 29 10 6 6 70 162 138
Bakersfield 30 13 2 5 67 194 166
Fresno 27 20 2 2 58 135 126
Stockton 22 16 5 5 54 141 133
Long Beach 19 27 0 3 41 143 180
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Toledo 5, Charlotte 2
Pensacola 7, Columbia 1
WEDNESDAY
Reading 4, Cincinnati 2
Florida 5, Gwinnett 2
Stockton 2, Bakersfield 1
Las Vegas 5, Victoria 0
TONIGHT
Toledo at Augusta
Gwinnett at Florida
Utah at Idaho
Alaska at Long Beach
Columbia at Pensacola
Bakersfield at Phoenix
Dayton at Reading
Charlotte at South Carolina
Stockton at Texas
Cincinnati at Trenton
Las Vegas at Victoria
Johnstown at Wheeling
SPORTLIGHT
Feb. 23
1938 Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in the third round to defend his world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York.
1980 Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by 6 seconds in the 10,000-meter speedskating race at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. His time is 14:28.13.
1985 Indiana coach Bob Knight is ejected 5 minutes into the Hoosiers 72-63 loss to Purdue when he throws a chair across the court. Knight, after two fouls called on his team, is hit with his first technical. While Purdue is shooting the technical, Knight picks up a chair from the bench area and throws it across the court, earning his second technical.
1987 Seattle s Nate McMillan sets an NBA rookie record with 25 assists to lead the SuperSonics over the Los Angeles Clippers 124-112.
1991 North Carolina becomes the first team in NCAA basketball history to win 1,500 games with a 73-57 victory over Clemson.
2000 Boston s Marty McSorley is suspended for the rest of the season (23 games) for hitting Vancouver s Donald Brashear in the head with his stick on Feb. 21.
2001 Jeremy Roenick records the ninth three-goal game of his career and becomes the third U.S.-born player to reach 400 career goals in leading Phoenix to a 7-3 win over Buffalo.
2002 The Americans end nearly a half-century of Olympic frustration for the U.S. men s bobsled team, driving to the silver and bronze medals in the four-man race.
2006 Japan s Shizuka Arakawa, the 2004 world champion, stuns favorites Sasha Cohen of the United States and Irina Slutskaya of Russia to claim the women s figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
GOLF
World Rankings
1. Tiger Woods USA 19.27
2. Jim Furyk USA 8.70
3. Phil Mickelson USA 7.81
4. Adam Scott Aus 7.06
5. Ernie Els SAf 6.90
6. Retief Goosen SAf 5.75
7. Vijay Singh Fij 5.55
8. Henrik Stenson Swe 5.34
9. Luke Donald Eng 5.33
10. Padraig Harrington Ire 5.22
11. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 4.94
12. Sergio Garcia Spn 4.62
13. Trevor Immelman SAf 4.51
14. Paul Casey Eng 4.27
15. Davis Love III USA 3.57
16. Charles Howell III USA 3.55
17. David Howell Eng 3.46
18. Nick O Hern Aus 3.46
19. David Toms USA 3.24
20. Colin Montgomerie Sco 3.20
21. Jose Maria Olazabal Spn 3.05
22. Stuart Appleby Aus 3.03
23. Chris DiMarco USA 3.02
24. Choi Kyung-Ju Kor 2.93
25. Robert Allenby Aus 2.92
26. Stewart Cink USA 2.91
27. Robert Karlsson Swe 2.83
28. Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.81
29. Michael Campbell NZl 2.74
30. Joe Durant USA 2.72
31. Yang Yong-Eun Kor 2.71
32. Ian Poulter Eng 2.71
33. Tim Clark SAf 2.70
34. Angel Cabrera Arg 2.61
35. Aaron Baddeley Aus 2.55
36. Rod Pampling Aus 2.55
37. Carl Pettersson Swe 2.54
38. Bart Bryant USA 2.53
39. Niclas Fasth Swe 2.53
40. Chad Campbell USA 2.51
41. Paul Goydos USA 2.51
42. Rory Sabbatini SAf 2.49
43. Justin Rose Eng 2.46
44. Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 2.46
45. Brett Wetterich USA 2.42
46. Stephen Ames Can 2.42
47. Arron Oberholser USA 2.37
48. Johan Edfors Swe 2.37
49. Lucas Glover USA 2.35
50. Mike Weir Can 2.28
51. Steve Stricker USA 2.24
52. Darren Clarke NIr 2.23
53. Ben Crane USA 2.22
54. Lee Westwood Eng 2.18
55. Thomas Bjorn Den 2.17
56. John Rollins USA 2.13
57. Zach Johnson USA 2.05
58. Miguel Angel Jimenez Spn 2.05
59. Richard Green Aus 2.04
60. Charl Schwartzel SAf 2.03
61. Scott Verplank USA 2.01
62. Bradley Dredge Wal 2.00
63. Shaun Micheel USA 1.97
64. J.J. Henry USA 1.93
65. Brett Quigley USA 1.93
66. John Senden Aus 1.89
67. Dean Wilson USA 1.86
68. Tom Pernice Jr. USA 1.85
69. Vaughn Taylor USA 1.83
70. J.B. Holmes USA 1.82
71. Anthony Wall Eng 1.81
72. Thongchai Jaidee Tha 1.79
73. Tom Lehman USA 1.78
74. Ryan Moore USA 1.74
75. Ben Curtis USA 1.73
PGA FedExCup Leaders
Rank Name PointsYTDMoney
1. Charles Howell III 9,652$2,013,650
2. Phil Mickelson 7,337$1,579,642
3. Vijay Singh 6,255$1,499,825
4. John Rollins 6,210$1,373,429
5. Aaron Baddeley 5,440$1,295,990
6. Charley Hoffman 4,748$952,319
7. Paul Goydos 4,715$982,133
8. Tiger Woods 4,500$936,000
9. Jeff Quinney 4,306$941,300
10. Jim Furyk 3,497$739,400
11. Robert Allenby 3,350$691,400
12. Kevin Sutherland 3,270$712,128
13. Luke Donald 3,038$650,600
14. Bart Bryant 2,772$615,043
15. Adam Scott 2,750$640,296
16. Heath Slocum 2,326$505,576
17. Davis Love III 2,254$529,336
18. Brandt Snedeker 2,070$437,946
19. David Toms 1,986$455,503
20. K.J. Choi 1,985$432,624
21. Justin Rose 1,915$388,270
22. Bubba Watson 1,897$419,099
23. Trevor Immelman 1,864$445,107
24. Ted Purdy 1,787$385,510
25. John Mallinger 1,751$384,660
26. Mark Calcavecchia 1,708$349,933
27. Cliff Kresge 1,701$356,702
28. Will MacKenzie 1,509$361,027
29. Andrew Buckle 1,483$307,740
30. Pat Perez 1,456$303,575
31. J.B. Holmes 1,433$348,000
32. Troy Matteson 1,409$328,910
33. Craig Kanada 1,393$291,847
34. Nick Watney 1,310$274,386
35. Rory Sabbatini 1,309$294,725
36. Harrison Frazar 1,303$266,989
37. Ernie Els 1,300$270,400
38. Charles Warren 1,288$273,125
39. Doug LaBelle II 1,189$249,187
40. Corey Pavin 1,187$274,024
41. Dudley Hart 1,182$250,170
42. Rich Beem 1,137$236,621
43. Geoff Ogilvy 1,134$239,647
44. Ryuji Imada 1,129$250,697
45. Bo Van Pelt 1,120$242,656
46. Dean Wilson 1,106$272,663
47. Greg Owen 1,100$242,000
48. Matt Kuchar 1,067$230,596
49. Johnson Wagner 1,055$218,405
50. Steve Stricker 1,054$221,478
51. J.J. Henry 1,001$227,482
52. Billy Mayfair 1,000$240,000
53. Padraig Harrington 989$207,613
54. Robert Garrigus 947$216,910
55. John Senden 907$193,152
56. Sergio Garcia 900$187,200
57. Lucas Glover 895$192,130
58. Daniel Chopra 826$180,720
59. Vaughn Taylor 766$176,730
60. Ryan Armour 764$166,720
61. Steve Flesch 761$165,030
62. Charlie Wi 760$162,486
63. Jason Bohn 750$175,007
64. Scott Verplank 749$150,347
65. Brett Quigley 738$170,052
66. George McNeill 737$155,507
67. Anthony Kim 728$150,700
68. Carl Pettersson 715$159,640
69. Bill Haas 701$144,371
70. Joe Durant 696$151,667
71. Ryan Moore 680$144,950
72. Ian Poulter 679$140,800
73. Steve Lowery 672$139,400
74. Stewart Cink 651$136,990
75. Rocco Mediate 650$135,200
76. J. Maria Olazabal 605$128,740
77. Stephen Ames 600$145,000
78. Peter Lonard 593$136,596
79. Jason Dufner 593$125,162
80. Lee Janzen 590$125,200
81. Hunter Mahan 573$126,032
82. Paul Azinger 555$117,285
83. Michael Putnam 553$116,554
84. Cameron Beckman 548$113,071
85. Brett Wetterich 535$124,498
86. Stuart Appleby 533$130,296
87. Camilo Villegas 530$116,600
88. Tim Petrovic 524$117,939
89. Glen Day 516$112,523
90. Rod Pampling 513$120,107
91. Chris Couch 483$120,000
92. Stephen Marino 477$99,872
93. Kirk Triplett 468$106,596
94. Mark Wilson 466$98,177
95. Nathan Green 461$96,672
96. Bernhard Langer 455$91,000
97. Tom Johnson 443$91,150
98. Jerry Kelly 429$89,143
99. Kevin Stadler 426$88,150
100. Mike Weir 424$92,080
101. Jeff Maggert 422$108,229
102. Joe Ogilvie 419$89,152
103. Eric Axley 417$107,045
104. Tommy Armour III 411$84,319
105. Steve Elkington 407$86,928
106. Parker McLachlin 406$90,970
107. Mark Hensby 392$81,470
108. John Daly 392$83,014
109. Tim Herron 385$84,497
110. Fred Funk 363$87,000
111. Kenny Perry 351$77,077
112. Briny Baird 346$75,938
113. Duffy Waldorf 343$69,830
114. Tom Pernice, Jr. 332$76,424
115. R. S. Johnson 318$66,880
116. Brian Gay 315$71,595
117. Boo Weekley 309$67,909
118. Ben Curtis 308$86,140
119. Jeff Overton 293$64,350
119. Omar Uresti 293$64,350
119. Tom Watson 293$64,350
122. David Duval 287$61,067
123. Tripp Isenhour 285$60,358
124. Chad Campbell 284$79,260
125. Bob Estes 275$59,498
126. Gavin Coles 259$53,950
127. John Merrick 255$59,588
128. Craig Barlow 242$50,975
129. Kevin Na 238$50,730
130. Tom Lehman 220$47,238
131. Zach Johnson 210$44,451
132. Bob Heintz 203$43,663
133. Garrett Willis 195$42,900
134. Woody Austin 192$43,900
135. Shane Bertsch 190$39,760
136. Paul Gow 177$37,087
137. Jonathan Byrd 174$34,750
137. Paul Stankowski 174$34,750
139. Craig Lile 171$37,325
140. D. Maruyama 169$36,309
141. David Howell 166$34,580
141. Jesper Parnevik 166$36,140
143. Ken Duke 162$33,254
144. Jarrod Lyle 162$35,481
145. D.J. Trahan 155$52,000
146. Bob Tway 154$31,388
147. Alex Cejka 152$33,413
148. Rich Barcelo 149$31,170
149. Steve Allan 139$28,860
150. Anders Hansen 132$26,417