HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys
Sectionals
LAST NIGHT
DIVISION I
At Liberty-Benton
Lima Sr. 46, Anthony Wayne 43
Perrysburg 55, Maumee 52
At Central Catholic
St. Francis 66, Rogers 48
Southview 55, Whitmer 54
At Waite
St. John s 73, Springfield 37
Start 73, Bowsher 46
DIVISION II
At Mansfield Senior
Lexington 56, Ontario 55
Shelby 66, Willard 52
At Sandusky
Tiffin Columbian 67, Bellevue 59, OT
Clyde 58, Norwalk 49
At Anthony Wayne
Wauseon 48, Bryan 37
Napoleon 60, Rossford 45
At Lima Senior
Lima Shawnee 52, Kenton 42
Wapakoneta 69, Lima Bath 50
TOMORROW
DIVISION I
At Liberty-Benton
Findlay vs. BGHS, 6:15
Lima Sr. vs. Perrysburg
At Willard
Mansfield Sr. vs. Fremont Ross, 6:15
Mansfield Madison vs. Sandusky
At Central Catholic
Libbey vs. Waite, 6:15
St. Francis vs. Southview
At Waite
Scott vs. Northview, 6:15
St. John s vs. Start
DIVISION II
At Mansfield Senior
Upper Sandusky vs. Galion, 6:15
Lexington vs. Shelby
At Sandusky
Perkins vs. Fostoria, 6:15
Tiffin Columbian winner vs. Clyde
At Anthony Wayne
Central Catholic vs. Defiance, 6:15
Wauseon vs. Napoleon
At Lima Senior
Van Wert vs. Elida, 6:15
Lima Shawnee vs. Wapakoneta
DIVISION III
At Old Fort
Liberty-Benton vs. Bucyrusr, 6:15
Elmwood vs. Seneca East
At Napoleon
Patrick Henry vs. Ayersville, 6:15
Archbold vs. Fairview
At Lima CC
Convoy Crestview vs. Bluffton, 6
Wayne Trace vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, 8:45
At Elida
Lima CC vs. St. Henry, 6:15
Spencerville vs. Coldwater
At Southview
Evergreen vs. Lake, 6:15
Genoa vs. Otsego
At Norwalk
Western Reserve vs. Margaretta, 6:15
New London vs. Huron
DIVISION IV
At Lima Bath
Arlington vs. Pandora-Gilboa 6:15
Columbus Grove vs. Lima Temple Christian
At Ottawa-Glandorf
Van Buren vs. McComb, 6:15
Continental vs. Miller City
At Hopewell-Loudon
Mohawk vs. Bettsville, 6:15
New Riegel vs. Tiffin Calvert
At Van Wert
Lincolnview vs. Ft. Jennings, 6:15
Ottoville vs. Kalida
At Riverdale
Wynford vs. Arcadia, 6:15
Vanlue vs. Colonel Crawford
At Kenton
Ada vs. Hardin Northern, 6:15
Lima Perry vs. Allen East
At Northview
Toledo Christian vs. Maumee Valley, 6:15
Ottawa Hills vs. Stritch
At Bryan
Antwerp vs. Montpelier, 6:15
Hicksville vs. Edgerton
At Coldwater
Ft. Recovery vs. New Knoxville, 6:15
Minster vs. Marion Local
At Wauseon
Pettisville vs. Fayetter, 6:15
Holgate vs. Stryker
At Port Clinton
Sandusky St. Mary vs. Monroeville, 6:15
South Central vs. Norwalk St. Paulr
At Lexington
Buckeye Central vs. Crestline, 6:15
Plymouth vs. Lucas
Springfield 9 7 13 8 37
St. John s 15 19 21 18 73
SPRINGFIELD: Ladimer 1-1-0-5, Kelsey 0-2-0-6, Culbertson 0-3-0-9, Hayes 1-0-2, Stender 0-4-4, Hunt 4-1-9, Chea 1-0-2. Totals: 7-6-5-37.
ST. JOHN S: Koonce 1-2-4, Ellis 1-1-1-6, Patterson 5-1-0-13, Jakubowski 2-3-0-13, Taylor 4-1-9, Thomas 4-3-11, Simmons 0-2-2, Utrup 1-0-2, Terrell 1-0-2, Schaetzke 2-0-4, Parrish 0-1-1-3, Kynard 2-0-4. Totals: 23-6-9-73.
Rogers 8 8 15 17 48
St. Francis 16 15 15 20 66
ROGERS: Shuler 1-1-0-5, Landry 2-2-0-10, Camak 2-0-4, Haskins 2-0-4, Short 3-0-6, Tabb 7-1-15, Heard 2-0-4. Totals: 19-3-1-48.
ST. FRANCIS: Price 2-2-6, M. Meinert 2-1-5-12, Ricker 1-0-2, Henry 7-4-18, N. Meinert 6-3-15, Frost 3-1-7, Vaculik 2-2-6. Totals: 23-1-17-66.
Maumee 11 14 13 14 52
Perrysburg 4 18 16 17 55
MAUMEE: Dybala 4-5-13, DiSalle 3-1-4-13, Walker 1-0-2, Williams 4-0-8, Cronin 1-1-0-5, Kubicek 1-0-2, Hall 0-3-0-9. Totals: 14-5-9-52.
PERRYSBURG: Heber 1-0-2, Boyce 2-0-4, Wood 2-4-7-23, Linthicum 3-0-6, Empie 3-8-14, Salmon 2-2-6. Totals: 13-4-17-55.
Anthony Wayne 13 3 18 9 43
Lima Sr. 8 16 8 14 46
ANTHONY WAYNE: Ca. Walton 0-1-0-3, Keyer 0-1-1, Co. Walton 0-1-0-3, Mangotic 2-1-5, Riley 2-2-0-10, Mikes 1-0-2, Jazwiecki 7-1-15, Ramlou 2-0-4. Totals: 14-4-3-43.
LIMA SR.: Hutchins 9-1-19, Long 1-2-4, Duncan 0-1-1, Thompson 3-1-7, Schimmoeller 1-1-0-5, Walton 5-0-10. Totals: 19-1-5-46.
Southview 15 12 9 19 55
Whitmer 14 10 20 10 54
SOUTHVIEW: Hausfeld 1-2-6-14, Pinckney 1-2-4, Craig 5-0-10, Joplin 4-0-8, Scott 2-0-4, Creque 4-0-8, Dehabey 2-1-0-7. Totals: 19-3-8-55.
WHITMER: Smith 2-3-0-13, Norton 0-1-0-3, Sweeney 1-3-2-13, Jones 3-4-10, Koger 5-1-11, Willis 1-2-4. Totals: 12-7-9-54.
Start 16 22 14 21 73
Bowsher 13 8 6 19 46
START: Haynes 1-1-0-5, Gaines 1-0-2, Woods 2-3-0-13, Waller 0-4-0-12, Lonas 3-1-2-11, Hamilton 0-1-0-3, Williams 3-0-6, Washington 3-4-10, Everage 3-1-7, Wilson 2-0-4. Totals: 18-10-7-73.
BOWSHER: Boiselle 1-0-2, Warnes 1-2-1-9, Kaighan 0-2-7-13, Woodley 1-2-4, Davidson 1-0-2, Logan 1-0-2, Stockdale 2-1-2-9, Mays 2-1-5. Totals: 9-5-13-46.
Bryan 4 7 11 15 37
Wauseon 15 12 10 11 48
BRYAN: Dickinson 2-0-4, Park 2-5-9, Schultz 0-1-0-3, Goehler 1-1-0-5, Jones 1-0-2, Shaffer 0-1-0-3, Arnold 2-0-4, Kurivial 0-2-2, Armbruster 2-1-5. Totals: 10-3-8-37.
WAUSEON: K. Elson 2-6-10, Uphaus 1-0-2, C. Elson 1-1-2, Villalovos 8-1-17, Russell 1-1-3, Mealer 3-8-14. Totals: 16-16-48.
Rossford 14 5 11 15 45
Napoleon 10 14 19 17 60
ROSSFORD: Bell 2-1-1-8, Duly 0-1-0-3, Kralovic 1-1-0-5, G. Nichols 1-0-2, L. Nichols 5-7-17, Wagner 3-4-10. Totals: 12-3-12-45.
NAPOLEON: L. Hunter 3-4-1-19, J. Hunter 0-6-6, Edwards 1-0-2, Meyer 1-1-0-5, Lambert 1-0-2, Hesterman 2-1-5, Fleck 4-9-17, Rosebrock 1-1-3, Meyer 0-1-1. Totals: 13-5-19-60.
Tiffin Columbian 9 14 9 19 16 67
Bellevue 12 6 14 19 8 59
TIFFIN COLUMBIAN: Landers 3-3-2-17, Decker 8-4-5-33, Bowen 0-1-1, Hurd 2-2-6, Bogard 1-0-2, Brown 0-1-5-8. Totals: 14-8-15-67.
BELLEVUE: Joseph 1-1-4-9, Lepley 1-0-2, DeBlase 6-6-18, Austin 3-4-10, Brown 0-2-0-6, Whinnery 1-1-1-6, Manlet 1-2-0-8. Totals: 13-6-15-59.
Clyde 12 15 12 19 58
Norwalk 14 8 13 14 49
CLYDE: Cook 2-2-6, Beebe 0-1-1, Stein 1-0-2, Tea 1-1-1-6, Bender 9-6-24, Gillett 2-9-13, Behney 3-0-6. Totals: 18-1-18-58.
NORWALK: Kurtz 5-1-11, Clark 4-0-8, Krebs 1-0-2, Duncan 3-1-0-9, Willis 1-0-2, Heckelman 1-0-2, Smith 6-3-15. Totals: 21-1-4-49.
TUESDAY
DIVISION I
At Liberty Benton
Bowling Green 54, Celina 48
At Willard
Fremont Ross 77, Marion Harding 56
Sandusky 69, Ashland 58
At Central Catholic
Waite 56, Clay 45
At Waite
Northview 61, Woodward 53
DIVISION II
At Mansfield Senior
Galion 53, Clear Fork 49
At Sandusky
Perkins 67, Oak Harbor 50
Fostoria vs. Port Clinton
At Anthony Wayne
Defiance 62, Eastwood 50
At Lima Senior
Elida 65, St. Marys Memorial 55
DIVISION III
At Old Fort
Bucyrus 47, Lakota 30
Seneca East 60, Gibsonburg 39
At Napoleon
Ayersville 61, Delta 38
Fairview 53, Tinora 50, OT
At Lima CC
Bluffton 48, Paudling 45
At Elida
St. Henry 56, Parkway 34
Coldwater 48, Delphos Jefferson 22
At Southview
Lake 50, Woodmore 40
Otsego 38. Swanton 36
At Norwalk
Margaretta 56, Edison 51
Huron 63, Ashland Crestview 53, OT
DIVISION IV
At Lima Bath
Pandora-Gilboa 65, Cory-Rawson 46
Lima Temple Christian 66, Riverdale 47
At Ottawa-Glandorf
McComb 54, North Baltimore 42
Miller City 62, Leipsic 48
At Hopewell-Loudon
Bettsville 63, Old Fort 60
Tiffin Calvert 45, St. Wendelin 35
At Van Wert
Ft. Jennings 42, Delphos St. John s 24
At Riverdale
Arcadia vs. Carey
Hopewell-Loudon vs. Colonel Crawford
At Kenton
Hardin Northern 66, U.S.V. 59
Allen East 72, Ridgemont 50
At Northview
Maumee Valley 41, Northwood 38
At Bryan
Montpelier 64, North Central 50
Edgerton 71, Edon 60
At Coldwater
New Knoxville 62, Waynesfield-Goshen 17
Marion Local 53, New Bremen 52
At Wauseon
Fayette 48, Liberty Center 38
Stryker 62, Hilltop 38
At Port Clinton
Monroeville 75, Danbury 73
Norwalk St. Paul 58, Fremont St. Joe 47
At Lexington
Crestline 48, Mansfield St. Peter 45
Lucas 56, Mansfield Christian 44
Michigan
REGULAR SEASON
Tri-County
Tomorrow
Clinton at Adrian Madison
Hudson at Britton-Macon
Sand Creek at Summerfield
Lenawee County Athletic Assoc.
Tomorrow
Grass Lake at Blissfield
Flat rock at Dundee
Erie Mason at Monroe Jefferson
Monroe SMCC at Ida
Other SE Michigan
Tonight
AA Greenhills at Emmanuel Christian
Tomorrow
Addison at Michigan Center
Adrian at Saline
Bedford at AA Pioneer
Truman at Monroe
Tecumseh at Yps. Lincoln
SPORTLIGHT
March 1
1973 Robyn Smith becomes the first woman jockey to win a stakes race when she rides North Sea to victory in the Paumonok Handicap at Aqueduct Race Track in New York.
1983 Tamara McKinney becomes the first American woman skier to win the overall World Cup championship.
1986 Billy Cunningham, Tom Heinsohn and Red Holzman are named to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
1988 Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers becomes the NHL s all-time assist leader, breaking the longtime mark of Gordie Howe. In his ninth season, Gretzky picked up assist No. 1,050 in a game against the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky takes 681 games to surpass the record that took Howe 1,767 games to set.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MEN
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 11 3 .786 22 6 .786
Kent St. 11 3 .786 19 9 .679
Miami 10 4 .714 15 12 .556
Ohio 8 6 .571 17 11 .607
Buffalo 3 11 .214 11 17 .393
BGSU 2 12 .143 12 16 .429
West
Toledo 12 2 .857 16 11 .593
W. Michigan 7 7 .500 13 15 .464
C. Michigan 7 7 .500 12 15 .444
E. Michigan 5 9 .357 11 17 .393
Ball St. 5 9 .357 9 19 .321
N. Illinois 3 11 .214 6 21 .222
TONIGHT
Ball St. at Toledo, 7
Kent St. at Bowling Green, 7
Akron at Buffalo, 7
E. Michigan at Cent. Michigan, 7
Miami at Ohio, 7
N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 7
SUNDAY
Miami at Bowling Green, 2
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 2
W. Michigan at Ball St., 2
E. Michigan at N. Illinois, 3
Akron at Kent St., 7:30
Ohio at Buffalo, 6
Big Ten
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ohio St. 14 1 .933 26 3 .897
Wisconsin 12 3 .800 26 4 .867
Illinois 9 6 .600 21 9 .700
Indiana 9 6 .600 19 9 .679
Michigan St. 8 7 .533 21 9 .700
Michigan 8 7 .533 20 10 .667
Purdue 8 7 .533 19 10 .655
Iowa 8 7 .533 16 13 .552
Minnesota 3 13 .187 9 21 .300
Northwestern 2 13 .133 13 16 .448
Penn St. 2 13 .133 11 17 .393
LAST NIGHT
Penn State 74, Iowa 72
Indiana 69, Northwestern 65
Purdue 66, Minnesota 47
SATURDAY
Ohio St. at Michigan, 4
Illinois at Iowa, Noon
Michigan St. at Wisconsin, Noon
Northwestern at Purdue, 2:17
Penn St. at Indiana, 8
National
LAST NIGHT
EAST
Dayton 73, Temple 65
Fordham 91, St. Bonaventure 60
Massachusetts 102, La Salle 63
Villanova 78, Connecticut 74
SOUTH
Alabama 69, Mississippi 58
Auburn 80, LSU 68
Bethune-Cookman 52, Morgan St. 50
Clemson 74, Miami 70, OT
Delaware St. 62, N. Carolina A&T 53
Florida A&M 73, Coppin St. 59
Hampton 71, Md.-Eastern Shore 58
Kentucky 82, Georgia 70
Kentucky St. 101, Tuskegee 85
Marshall 69, Rice 64
Maryland 85, Duke 77
N.C. State 73, Wake Forest 66
Norfolk St. 69, Howard 68
Providence 77, South Florida 72
Southern Miss. 76, UAB 68
Tulane 88, East Carolina 72
UCF 75, Houston 72, OT
Vanderbilt 99, South Carolina 90, OT
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 70, Seton Hall 67, OT
Iowa St. 69, Nebraska 63
McKendree 72, Harris-Stowe 68
Missouri 91, Colorado 82
Saint Louis 78, Richmond 68
Xavier 72, Saint Joseph s 62
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 67, Mississippi St. 58
TCU 77, Wyoming 58
Texas Tech 85, Baylor 74
Tulsa 67, SMU 60
TOURNAMENT
Patriot League
First Round
American U. 59, Colgate 44
Army 47, Lehigh 46
Bucknell 62, Navy 43
Holy Cross 83, Lafayette 53
Southern Conference
First Round
Chattanooga 64, Wofford 55
Georgia Southern 62, The Citadel 46
W. Carolina 69, Elon 65
Sun Belt Conference
First Round
Florida Atlantic 91, Fla. International 88, OT
Louisiana-Monroe 83, Denver 67
Middle Tennessee 72, Troy 64
New Orleans 77, Ark.-Little Rock 70
North Texas 93, Louisiana-Lafayette 78
WOMEN
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Bowling Green 15 1 .937 26 3 .897
Kent 11 5 .687 15 12 .556
Ohio 10 6 .625 17 11 .607
Miami 6 10 .375 12 17 .414
Buffalo 5 11 .312 10 18 .357
Akron 3 14 .176 10 19 .345
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ball St. 13 3 .812 22 5 .815
E. Michigan 10 6 .625 15 12 .556
N. Illinois 8 8 .500 17 11 .607
W. Michigan 6 10 .375 13 17 .433
Toledo 6 10 .375 10 18 .357
C. Michigan 3 13 .187 11 18 .379
LAST NIGHT
Toledo 74, W. Michigan 66
Bowling Green 92, Miami 62
Ohio 77, Akron 68
Kent St. 62, Buffalo 47
E. Michigan 57, Cent. Michigan 50
Ball St. 81, N. Illinois 70
SUNDAY
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Cleveland
First Round
No. 4 East vs. No. 5 West, 1
No. 3 West vs. No. 6 East, 3:30
No. 4 West vs. No. 5 East, 6
No. 3 East vs. No. 6 West, 8:30
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 40 18 6 86 171 149
Pittsburgh 33 20 9 75 211 194
N.Y. Islanders 32 23 8 72 189 179
N.Y. Rangers 30 27 6 66 184 178
Philadelphia 16 37 10 42 166 241
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 42 16 5 89 240 183
Ottawa 38 22 4 80 221 173
Montreal 33 27 6 72 191 200
Toronto 30 25 9 69 203 211
Boston 30 28 4 64 180 224
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 36 25 4 76 207 198
Atlanta 32 23 10 74 196 206
Carolina 32 27 7 71 195 204
Florida 25 26 13 63 186 207
Washington 24 29 11 59 193 225
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Nashville 42 18 4 88 219 164
Detroit 40 16 8 88 199 156
St. Louis 27 27 9 63 164 191
Chicago 23 31 9 55 155 190
Columbus 24 33 7 55 158 200
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 36 22 5 77 165 159
Minnesota 35 23 5 75 181 161
Calgary 33 21 9 75 205 171
Edmonton 30 28 6 66 172 185
Colorado 30 29 5 65 208 207
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 37 17 10 84 204 167
Dallas 38 21 3 79 167 147
San Jose 38 24 1 77 189 162
Phoenix 27 33 3 57 168 214
Los Angeles 21 32 10 52 178 219
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Ottawa 2, Carolina 0
Minnesota at Calgary, late
Nashville at San Jose, late
TUESDAY
Detroit 4, Chicago 1
Ottawa 4, Carolina 2
Florida 6, Washington 5, SO
N.Y. Rangers 4, Montreal 0
Buffalo 6, Toronto 1
Dallas 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT
New Jersey 1, Pittsburgh 0
N.Y. Islanders 6, Philadelphia 5, OT
St. Louis 3, Vancouver 1
Phoenix 3, Edmonton 0
Colorado 3, Columbus 2
TONIGHT
Philadelphia at Boston, 7
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7
Dallas at Florida, 7:30
St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30
Colorado at Chicago, 8:30
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9
Phoenix at Vancouver, 10
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30
TOMORROW
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7
Ottawa at Atlanta, 7:30
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30
Montreal at Buffalo, 8
Columbus at Dallas, 8:30
San Jose at Anaheim, 10
Carolina 0 0 0 0
Ottawa 1 0 1 2
First Period 1, Ottawa, Heatley 38 (Spezza, Phillips), 3:54.
Second Period None.
Third Period 2, Ottawa, Spezza 27 (Redden, Meszaros), 4:41.
Shots on Goal Carolina 5-8-14 27. Ottawa 12-8-6 26.
Power-play opportunities Carolina 0 of 8; Ottawa 0 of 5.
Goalies Carolina, Ward 25-17-6 (26 shots-24 saves). Ottawa, Emery 26-13-2 (27-27).
A 19,261 (19,153). T 2:26.
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 28 21 2 2 60 156 147
Toledo 28 22 0 1 57 149 157
Trenton 26 22 1 4 57 188 180
Dayton 26 20 0 4 56 141 135
Reading 25 24 1 5 56 178 179
Johnstown 24 23 3 2 53 163 177
Wheeling 20 26 2 3 45 150 185
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Florida 35 16 2 0 72 197 152
Texas 31 16 5 4 71 210 183
Gwinnett 32 17 4 2 70 229 198
Augusta 30 23 1 2 63 211 215
Charlotte 29 20 1 2 61 181 165
S. Carolina 26 21 3 4 59 183 188
Columbia 21 26 4 4 50 171 199
Pensacola 17 36 1 2 37 188 249
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 39 13 1 2 81 216 133
Idaho 30 18 2 3 65 180 159
Phoenix 24 26 2 3 53 164 184
Victoria 24 31 0 1 49 171 214
Utah 19 30 2 3 43 141 211
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 31 10 6 7 75 170 143
Bakersfield 32 13 3 5 72 206 174
Fresno 29 20 2 2 62 147 131
Stockton 24 18 5 5 58 152 145
Long Beach 20 30 0 3 43 157 196
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
Toledo 4, Wheeling 3, SO
Long Beach 5, Stockton 3
Dayton 4, Johnstown 1
Texas at Utah, late
TUESDAY
Dayton 6, Toledo 2
Columbia 5, Pensacola 4, SO
Florida 6, Augusta 3
Fresno 5, Cincinnati 0
Las Vegas 3, Idaho 2, SO
Bakersfield 5, Phoenix 4, SO
TONIGHT
Las Vegas at Phoenix
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Shin-Soo Choo, OF Ben Francisco, OF Franklin Gutierrez, INF Joe Inglett, LHP Juan Lara, INF Andy Marte, RHP Edward Mujica and C Kelly Shoppach on one-year contracts.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Agreed to terms with RHP Manny Acosta, RHP Tyler Yates, C Brian McCann, C Brayan Pena, OF Gregor Blanco, OF T.J. Bohn, OF Matt Diaz, OF Ryan Langerhans, INF Pete Orr and INF Scott Thorman on one-year contracts.
HOUSTON ASTROS Agreed to terms with C Hector Gimenez, C Humberto Quintero, LHP Wandy Rodriguez and RHP Chris Sampson on one-year contracts.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS Agreed to terms with RHP Andy Torres.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES Agreed to terms with OF James Shanks.
Can-Am League
GRAYS Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Zachary.
Frontier League
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS Announced the contract of INF Anthony Seratelli has been purchased by the Kansas City Royals.
Northern League
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS Agreed to terms with RHP David Byard.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES Agreed to terms with RHP Logan McElwain.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS Agreed to terms with LHP Drew Dickinson.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Signed G Will Conroy to a 10-day contract. Waived G Von Wafer.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS Signed F Mike Hall to a 10-day contract.
Women s National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICS Re-signed C Chasity Melvin.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS Waived RB Jamal Lewis.
BUFFALO BILLS Re-signed RB Shaud Williams. Tendered contract offers to DL Anthony Hargrove and DL Tim Anderson.
CAROLINA PANTHERS Announced the retirement of TE Kris Mangum.
CINCINNATI BENGALS Released LB Brian Simmons. Tender contract offers to P Kyle Larson, G Stacy Andrews, CB Greg Brooks, LB Landon Johnson, LB Caleb Miller and DT Shaun Smith.
DETROIT LIONS Released G Ross Verba.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS Signed DE Aaron Smith to a four-year contract extension through the 2011 season.
TENNESSEE TITANS Named Vincent Marino senior director of football administration.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Re-signed OL Mike Pucillo. Released TE Christian Fauria.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS Signed D Jim Jackson.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS Acquired D Nick Kuiper from Portland for future considerations. Announced D Joe Rullier has been assigned from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS Announced the Edmonton Oilers have assigned F Robert Nilsson to the team.
ECHL
READING ROYALS Announced the Los Angeles Kings have loaned D Lee Green to Binghamton of the AHL.
COLLEGE
BOWLING GREEN Named Stephen Bird wide receivers coach, Vernon Hargreaves linebackers coach and Doug Phillips defensive line coach.
PENNSYLVANIA Fired Shawn Halloran, offensive coordinator.
WASHINGTON Named Charlie Baggett assistant football coach.
NOTES
Woodmore will host a MEMORIAL DAY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT May 23-28 for 12U and 14U teams. Call Mike Sorg at 419-836-9826 for details.
Perkins High School in Sandusky is hosting NW Ohio s largest GIRLS GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL March 2-4. Over 525 athletes will be competing. Competition both days run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more details call 419-335-2132.
Medinia Academy is now registering players of all ages for FAST PITCH INDOOR HITTING & FIELDING LESSONS. Contact Paul Schutz at 419-320-5961 for scheduling.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
TONIGHT
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
TOMORROW
Orlando at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Georgia at Arizona, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY
Dallas at New York, 12:30 p.m.
Chicago at Kansas City, 12:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Las Vegas at Austin, 4 p.m.
San jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
TENNIS
Dubai Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singles
Second Round
Fabrice Santoro d. Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-2.
Robin Soderling d. Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 7-5.
Tommy Haas (5) d. Florent Serra 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Mikhail Youzhny d. Tomas Berdych (6) 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (7), Serbia, d. Rainer Schuettler 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Olivier Rochus d. Nikolay Davydenko (3) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Roger Federer (1) d. Daniele Bracciali 7-5, 6-3.
Rafael Nadal (2) d. Igor Andreev 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
Singles
Second Round
Patty Schnyder (5) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-4.
Francesca Schiavone (8) d. Mara Santangelo 4-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0, retired.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) d. Julia Goerges 7-5, 6-1.
Justine Henin (1) d. Alicia Molik 6-2, 7-6 (9).
Martina Hingis (3) d. Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-2.
Daniela Hantuchova (6) d. Eleni Daniilidou 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3.
Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, d. Maria Elena Camerin 6-0, 6-1.
Channel Open
Las Vegas
Singles
Men
Round Robin
Group 2: Sam Querrey d. Julien Benneteau (6) 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Group 3: Jurgen Melzer (4) d. Michael Llodra 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
Group 4: Benjamin Becker (8) d. Gustavo Kuerten 6-4, 6-3.
Group 5: Fernando Verdasco (5) d. Danai Udomchoke 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
Group 6: Igor Kunitsyn d. Stefan Koubek 6-2, 6-2.
Group 7: Feliciano Lopez d. Nicolas Mahut 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Women
First Round
Akiko Morigami (1) d. Ksenia Milevskaya 7-5, 6-1.
Viktoria Azarenka (3) d. Lindsay Lee-Waters 6-0, 6-2.
Julia Vakulenko (4) d. Aleksandra Wozniak 7-6 (7), 7-5.
Bettia Jozami d. Sofia Arvidsson (2) 6-2, 6-1.
Alberta Brianti (6) d. Stephanie Dubois 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Angela Haynes d. Alexandra Stevenson 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1.
Ahsha Rolle d. Antonella Serra Zanetti 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Varvara Lepchenko (8) d. Emma Laine 6-2, 6-1.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
YESTERDAY
Detroit 5, N.Y. Mets 4
St. Louis 6, Florida 3
Colorado 12, Chicago White Sox 4
Minnesota 4, Boston 4, tie, 10 innings
TODAY
Houston vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:15 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
LATEST LINE
NBA
DALLAS 9 (189) Cleveland
PORTLAND 5 (196) Charlotte
SEATTLE 5 (200) LA Clippers
College Basketball
TOLEDO 12 Ball State
Kent State 6 BOWLING GREEN
Akron 81/2 BUFFALO
Geo. Washington 2 NC CHARLOTTE
CENTRAL MICH. 5 Eastern Mich.
OHIO 31/2 Miami-Ohio
VIRGINIA 21/2 Virginia Tech
WESTERN MICH. 10 Northern Illinois
NEW MEX. ST. 11 Louisiana Tech
North Carolina 6 GEORGIA TECH
Memphis 12 TEXAS EL PASO
Nevada 5 UTAH STATE
C. SANTA BARBARA 4 Pacific
LONG BEACH ST. 11 Cal Irvine
CAL POLY SLO 91/2 CS Northridge
FRESNO STATE 5 Boise State
STANFORD 10 Arizona State
WASHINGTON 21/2 Southern Cal
Ucla 3 WASH. STATE
Arizona 4 CALIFORNIA
HAWAII 22 Idaho
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Scottrade Center-St. Louis, MO.
First Round
Evansville 2 Drake
Illinois State 7 Indiana State
Southern Conference Tournament
NC Coliseum-Charleston, SC.
Quarterfinals
NC Greensboro 21/2 Furman
NHL
Tampa Bay 1/2 -1 WASHINGTON
BOSTON 1/2 -1 Philadelphia
NY RANGERS Even-1/2 Pittsburgh
NY ISLANDERS 1/2 -1 St. Louis
Dallas Even-1/2 FLORIDA
Colorado Even-1/2 CHICAGO
EDMONTON Even-1/2 Minnesota
VANCOUVER 1-11/2 Phoenix
Anaheim 1/2 -1 LOS ANGELES
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