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3/16/2007COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday
Niagara 77, Florida A&M 69
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Boston College 84, Texas Tech 75
Georgetown 80, Belmont 55
Michigan State 61, Marquette 49
North Carolina 86, Eastern Kentucky 65
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Washington State 70, Oral Roberts 54
Vanderbilt 77, George Washington 44
Today
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Texas (24-9) vs. New Mexico State (25-8), 7:25
Southern California (23-11) vs. Arkansas (21-13), 30 minutes after previous game.
Second Round
Tomorrow
At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Georgetown (27-6) vs. Boston College (21-11), 5:50
North Carolina (29-6) vs. Michigan State (23-11), 30 minutes after previous game.
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Washington State (26-7) vs. Vanderbilt (21-11), 5:55
Sunday
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Texas-New Mexico State winner vs. Southern California-Arkansas winner, 5:20
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 23
At Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, N.J.
North Carolina-Eastern Kentucky Marquette-Michigan State winner vs. Texas-New Mexico State Southern California-Arkansas winner
Georgetown-Boston College winner vs. Washington State Vanderbilt-George Washington winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
At Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, N.J.
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Louisville 78, Stanford 58
Texas A&M 68, Pennsylvania 52
Ohio State 78, Central Connecticut State 57
Xavier 79, Brigham Young 77
Today
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Virginia (20-10) vs. Albany, N.Y. (23-9), 12:15
Tennessee (22-10) vs. Long Beach State (24-7), 30 minutes after previous game.
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Memphis (30-3) vs. North Texas (23-10), 12:30
Nevada (28-4) vs. Creighton (22-10), 30 minutes after previous game.
Second Round
Tomorrow
At Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Ohio State (31-3) vs. Xavier (25-8), 1:10
Texas A&M (26-6) vs. Louisville (24-9), 30 minutes after previous game.
Sunday
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Virginia-Albany, N.Y. winner vs. Tennessee-Long Beach State winner, 12:10
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Memphis-North Texas winner vs. Nevada-Creighton winner, 2:15
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 22
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Ohio State-Central Connecticut State Brigham Young-Xavier winner vs. Virginia-Albany, N.Y. Tennessee-Long Beach State winner
Texas A&M-Louisville winner vs. Memphis-North Texas Nevada-Creighton winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Maryland 82, Davidson 70
Butler 57, Old Dominion 46
Today
At The United Center
Chicago
UNLV (28-6) vs. Georgia Tech (20-11), 12:25
Wisconsin (29-5) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (26-6), 30 minutes after previous game.
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Notre Dame (24-7) vs. Winthrop (28-4), 2:35
Oregon (26-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (18-14), 30 minutes after previous game.
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Arizona (20-10) vs. Purdue (21-11), 7:20
Florida (29-5) vs. Jackson State (21-13), 30 minutes after previous game.
Second Round
Tomorrow
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Maryland (25-8) vs. Butler (28-6), 3:20
Sunday
At The United Center
Chicago
Wisconsin-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi winner vs. UNLV-Georgia Tech winner, 2:36
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Oregon-Miami (Ohio) winner vs. Notre Dame-Winthrop winner, 2:50
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Florida-Jackson State winner vs. Arizona-Purdue winner, 4:45
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 23
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Maryland-Butler winner vs. Florida-Jackson State Arizona-Purdue winner
Wisconsin-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi UNLV-Georgia Tech winner vs. Oregon-Miami (Ohio) Notre Dame-Winthrop winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Virginia Commonwelath 79, Duke 77
Pittsburgh 79, Wright State 58
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
UCLA 70, Weber State 42
Indiana 70, Gonzaga 57
Today
At The United Center
Chicago
Kansas (30-4) vs. Niagara (23-11), 7:10
Kentucky (21-11) vs. Villanova (22-10), 30 minutes after previous game.
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Virginia Tech (21-11) vs. Illinois (23-11), 7:10
Southern Illinois (27-6) vs. Holy Cross (25-8), 30 minutes after previous game.
Second Round
Tomorrow
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Pittsburgh (28-7) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (27-8), 5:50
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
UCLA (27-5) vs. Indiana (21-10), 8:25
Sunday
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Southern Illinois-Holy Cross winner vs. Virginia Tech-Illinois winner, 2:40
At The United Center
Chicago
Kansas-Niagara winner vs. Kentucky-Villanova winner, 5:06
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 22
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Pittsburgh-Wright State Duke-Virginia Commonwealth winner vs. UCLA-Weber State Indiana-Gonzaga winner
Kansas-Niagara Kentucky-Villanova winner vs. Southern Illinois-Holy Cross Virginia Tech-Illinois winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 31
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners
YESTERDAY
TEXAS A&M 68, PENN 52
PENN (22-9): Danley 0-2 0-0 0, Zoller 8-19 1-1 19, Jaaber 6-16 4-5 16, Smith 0-6 1-2 1, Grandieri 1-1 0-0 2, Kach 0-0 0-0 0, Egee 1-3 0-0 2, McMahon 1-1 0-0 2, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Reilly 3-6 0-0 7, Votel 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 21-58 6-8 52.
TEXAS A&M (26-6): Carter 1-7 2-2 5, Kavaliauskas 2-3 1-5 5, Jones 6-11 2-4 14, Law IV 6-15 7-8 20, Kirk 6-10 1-2 16, Roland 0-0 0-0 0, Johnston 0-0 0-0 0, Sloan 2-4 1-2 5, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Muhlbach 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Elonu 0-0 0-0 0, Pompey 0-0 1-4 1. Totals 24-51 15-27 68.
Halftime Texas A&M 31-18. 3-Point Goals Penn 4-20 (Zoller 2-7, Votel 1-2, Reilly 1-4, Smith 0-1, Danley 0-2, Jaaber 0-4), Texas A&M 5-13 (Kirk 3-5, Law IV 1-1, Carter 1-6, Kavaliauskas 0-1). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Penn 27 (Zoller 7), Texas A&M 40 (Jones 11). Assists Penn 8 (Grandieri 4), Texas A&M 10 (Kirk, Law IV 3). Total Fouls Penn 19, Texas A&M 13. A 20,816.
BUTLER 57, OLD DOMINION 46
OLD DOMINION (24-9); Dahi 3-8 3-3 10, Vasylius 3-12 3-3 10, Johnson 5-12 0-0 11, Williamson 1-8 0-0 2, Henderson 1-6 0-0 3, Lidonde 0-3 0-1 0, Lee 5-5 0-0 10, Neely 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-55 6-7 46.
BUTLER (28-6); Betko 0-1 0-0 0, Crone 4-8 3-6 12, Ligon 1-1 0-0 2, Graves 5-12 5-6 18, Green 5-12 2-4 14, Veasley 0-1 0-0 0, Nellems 1-1 0-0 2, Streicher 0-2 0-0 0, Campbell 3-8 0-0 9. Totals 19-46 10-16 57.
Halftime Old Dominion 20-19. 3-Point Goals Old Dominion 4-20 (Dahi 1-3, Henderson 1-4, Vasylius 1-4, Johnson 1-4, Lidonde 0-1, Williamson 0-4), Butler 9-24 (Campbell 3-7, Graves 3-8, Green 2-4, Crone 1-4, Betko 0-1). Fouled Out Henderson, Williamson. Rebounds Old Dominion 34 (Lee 11), Butler 35 (Green 10). Assists Old Dominion 4 (Johnson 2), Butler 11 (Green, Streicher 3). Total Fouls Old Dominion 21, Butler 15. A 18,649.
GEORGETOWN 80, BELMONT 55
BELMONT (23-10): Dotson 2-6 0-0 5, Preston 5-8 4-9 14, Goodwin 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 3-5 0-0 7, Wicke 2-11 0-0 6, Belcher 0-1 1-2 1, House 1-2 0-0 2, Dansby 2-4 0-0 4, Dejworek 0-0 0-0 0, Hare 3-11 2-2 10, Brand 0-0 0-0 0, Herndon 2-8 1-2 5, Peeples 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 20-56 9-17 55.
GEORGETOWN (27-6): Summers 2-9 2-3 6, Green 6-9 3-4 15, Hibbert 4-10 2-3 10, Wallace 2-6 0-0 6, Sapp 8-10 0-0 20, Macklin 2-2 4-5 8, Izzo 0-0 0-0 0, Rivers 1-1 1-2 3, Crawford 1-1 0-0 3, Spann 1-1 0-0 2, Ewing Jr. 2-4 1-1 5, Dizdarevic 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 29-53 15-20 80.
Halftime Georgetown 38-25. 3-Point Goals Belmont 6-26 (Hare 2-7, Wicke 2-11, Harris 1-2, Dotson 1-3, Preston 0-1, House 0-1, Belcher 0-1), Georgetown 7-16 (Sapp 4-6, Wallace 2-4, Crawford 1-1, Ewing Jr. 0-1, Green 0-1, Summers 0-3). Fouled Out Peeples. Rebounds Belmont 30 (Dansby, Harris 5), Georgetown 39 (Hibbert 13). Assists Belmont 10 (Peeples 3), Georgetown 17 (Rivers 7). Total Fouls Belmont 16, Georgetown 16. A 14,148.
WASHINGTON ST. 70, ORAL ROBERTS 54
ORAL ROBERTS (23-11): Ogunoye 0-0 1-2 1, Green 4-16 5-9 13, King 3-4 0-1 6, Tutt 7-17 2-2 19, Liberty 1-5 1-1 3, Sango 0-0 0-0 0, Vealy 1-4 0-0 2, Ehambe 3-7 1-1 10. Totals 19-53 10-16 54.
WASHINGTON ST. (26-7): Weaver 5-8 0-0 10, Cowgill 3-8 1-2 7, Baynes 1-5 0-0 2, Low 5-7 0-0 12, Rochestie 6-14 2-2 15, Hopson 0-2 0-0 0, Harmeling 2-4 0-0 5, Clark 5-9 8-8 19. Totals 27-57 11-12 70.
Halftime Oral Roberts 28-26. 3-Point Goals Oral Roberts 6-20 (Ehambe 3-7, Tutt 3-10, Vealy 0-1, Liberty 0-2), Washington St. 5-13 (Low 2-4, Harmeling 1-2, Clark 1-3, Rochestie 1-4). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Oral Roberts 34 (Green, Vealy 8), Washington St. 36 (Weaver 8). Assists Oral Roberts 11 (Green 4), Washington St. 12 (Rochestie, Weaver 4). Total Fouls Oral Roberts 13, Washington St. 16. A NA.
LOUISVILLE 78, STANFORD 58
STANFORD (18-13): B.Lopez 8-15 2-4 18, Hill 4-8 1-5 10, R.Lopez 1-4 1-4 3, Goods 1-4 0-0 2, Washington 1-4 4-6 6, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Fields 3-5 1-2 8, Weatherby 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 2-7 3-4 8, Bobel 0-1 0-0 0, Finger 0-0 1-2 1, Dildy 0-0 0-0 0, Paul 1-1 0-0 2, Prowitt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 13-27 58.
LOUISVILLE (24-9); Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Clark 4-7 3-4 12, Padgett 7-9 2-4 16, Sosa 6-12 1-2 16, Jenkins 1-4 4-6 6, Palacios 1-3 0-0 3, Gianiny 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Current 1-2 1-2 3, Caracter 2-3 8-8 12, McGee 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 3-4 2-2 10, Farley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 21-28 78.
Halftime Louisville 46-20. Rebounds Stanford 37 (Hill, B.Lopez 7), Louisville 26 (Jenkins 5). Assists Stanford 10 (Brown 3), Louisville 12 (Williams 4). A NA.
MARYLAND 82, DAVIDSON 70
DAVIDSON (29-5): Meno 4-13 1-1 9, Sander 1-8 2-2 4, Richards 4-15 2-3 11, Paulhus Gosselin 1-2 0-0 2, Curry 9-21 7-7 30, Archambault 3-7 0-0 9, Rossiter 0-0 0-0 0, Barr 1-2 0-0 3, Lovedale 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 24-70 12-14 70.
MARYLAND (25-8): Gist 5-9 2-2 12, Ibekwe 5-8 1-2 11, Strawberry 5-17 1-3 12, Vasquez 4-9 1-2 10, Jones 6-13 2-2 17, Hayes 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 1-1 0-0 3, Bowers 0-2 2-2 2, Neal 0-0 2-2 2, Osby 4-6 3-4 11. Totals 31-68 14-19 82.
Halftime Maryland 44-43. Rebounds Davidson 35 (Meno 9), Maryland 54 (Ibekwe 10). Assists Davidson 17 (Richards 7), Maryland 19 (Strawberry 5). A 18,646.
BOSTON COLLEGE 84, TEXAS TECH 75
TEXAS TECH (21-13): Plefka 3-6 0-0 8, Dora 2-5 1-2 5, Zeno 9-15 3-3 21, Jackson 4-14 0-0 10, Burgess 6-13 0-0 12, D.White 2-5 2-2 7, Voskuil 4-6 2-2 12, Prince 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 8-9 75.
BOSTON COLLEGE (21-11): Dudley 9-16 1-2 19, Roche 0-2 2-2 2, Oates 4-5 0-0 11, Rice 8-18 8-8 26, Marshall 8-14 2-4 21, Haynes 0-0 2-2 2, Spears 0-1 1-2 1, Blair 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-57 16-20 84.
Halftime Boston College 41-39. 3-Point Goals Texas Tech 7-17 (Voskuil 2-3, Plefka 2-4, Jackson 2-4, D.White 1-1, Zeno 0-1, Dora 0-2, Burgess 0-2), Boston College 8-20 (Oates 3-4, Marshall 3-6, Rice 2-7, Dudley 0-3). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Texas Tech 27 (Dora 4), Boston College 35 (Dudley, Marshall, Oates 7). Assists Texas Tech 11 (Dora 4), Boston College 16 (Rice 4). Total Fouls Texas Tech 15, Boston College 10. A 14,148.
MICHIGAN ST. 61, MARQUETTE 49
MICHIGAN ST. (23-11): Morgan 4-7 6-6 14, Gray 4-5 4-4 12, Naymick 2-3 0-0 4, Walton 2-2 1-2 5, Neitzel 4-11 2-3 12, Ibok 0-0 0-0 0, Suton 3-5 0-0 6, Dahlman 0-0 0-0 0, Joseph 2-6 0-0 6, Hannon 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-41 13-15 61.
MARQUETTE (24-10): Fitzgerald 2-7 0-0 6, Hayward 2-5 0-0 4, Barro 0-0 1-2 1, James 6-16 2-2 18, Matthews 2-9 5-6 10, Cubillan 3-8 0-0 9, Burke 0-1 0-2 0, Kinsella 0-1 0-0 0, Lott 0-0 1-3 1. Totals 15-47 9-15 49.
Halftime Michigan State 30-18. Rebounds Michigan St. 28 (Morgan 9), Marquette 29 (Matthews 6). Assists Michigan St. 17 (Neitzel, Walton 5), Marquette 7 (Cubillan 3). A 14,148.
VA. COMMONWEALTH 79, DUKE 77
VA. COMMONWEALTH (28-6): Fameni 4-9 0-0 8, Anderson 3-6 4-5 10, Maynor 8-16 6-8 22, Walker 2-7 4-5 10, Pellot-Rosa 4-11 3-4 14, Coward 0-1 0-0 0, Ndongo 0-0 0-0 0, Shuler 5-11 0-0 14, Roland 0-0 0-0 0, Gwynn 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 26-61 18-24 79.
DUKE (22-11); McRoberts 7-14 8-11 22, Henderson 4-7 0-2 8, Paulus 8-18 6-11 25, Nelson 3-7 2-3 8, Scheyer 2-7 3-4 7, Pocius 1-1 1-1 3, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, McClure 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-58 20-32 77.
Halftime Duke 40-38. Rebounds Va. Commonwealth 31 (Anderson 7), Duke 42 (McRoberts 12). Assists Va. Commonwealth 14 (Maynor 8), Duke 11 (McRoberts, Paulus 4). A 18,843.
VANDERBILT 77, GEORGE WASHINGTON 44
GEORGE WASHINGTON (23-9): Koundjia 0-3 7-10 7, Akingbade 2-5 1-4 5, Hollis 2-8 1-1 5, Elliott 2-9 4-4 8, Rice 1-9 0-0 3, King 4-6 0-0 9, Diggs 1-5 1-2 3, Del Favero 0-0 0-0 0, Opoku 0-0 1-4 1, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Wilmore 1-2 0-0 3, Laplante 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-48 15-25 44.
VANDERBILT (21-11): Foster 7-14 0-0 18, Neltner 1-2 0-0 2, Gordon 2-4 4-4 10, Byars 5-14 0-0 12, Cage 2-8 0-0 6, Beal 1-3 2-4 4, Rodriguez 0-0 1-2 1, Metcalfe 2-3 4-4 8, Hammond 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Drake 3-6 0-0 8, Skuchas 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 26-61 13-16 77.
Halftime Vanderbilt 45-20. Rebounds George Washington 36 (Akingbade 9), Vanderbilt 41 (Byars 7). Assists George Washington 6 (King 2), Vanderbilt 22 (Byars 5). Total Fouls George Washington 16, Vanderbilt 22. A NA.
UCLA 70, WEBER ST. 42
WEBER ST. (20-12): Valeika 2-5 1-2 5, Patten 1-6 7-10 9, Henry 2-6 3-6 7, Harris 3-5 4-4 10, Silveira 3-9 0-0 7, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Van Brocklin 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Panos 1-2 0-0 2, Billings 0-2 0-0 0, Sparrow 0-0 0-0 0, Burningham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-38 15-22 42.
UCLA (27-5): Mata 3-5 0-2 6, Mbah a Moute 2-7 0-0 4, Shipp 5-10 0-0 12, Collison 5-6 2-2 14, Afflalo 8-15 3-3 22, Westbrook 1-3 0-0 3, Keefe 1-3 0-0 2, Aboya 0-0 1-2 1, Roll 2-7 0-0 6, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Dragovic 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 6-9 70.
Halftime UCLA 37-19. Rebounds Weber St. 26 (Henry, Van Brocklin 4), UCLA 34 (Afflalo 8). Assists Weber St. 8 (Davis, Harris 2), UCLA 18 (Collison 8). Total Fouls Weber St. 13, UCLA 18. A NA.
WOMEN
NCAA Tournament
GREENSBORO REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Tomorrow
At The Galen Center
Los Angeles
Louisville (26-7) vs. BYU (23-9), 8
Arizona State (28-4) vs. UC Riverside (21-10), 30 minutes after previous game
Sunday
At The Breslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, Mich.
Vanderbilt (27-5) vs. Delaware State (20-12), Noon
Bowling Green (29-3) vs. Oklahoma State (20-10), 30 minutes after previous game
Michigan State (23-8) vs. Delaware (26-5), 7
Rutgers (22-8) vs. East Carolina (19-13), 30 minutes after previous game
At The RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Duke (30-1) vs. Holy Cross (15-17), 7
Temple (24-7) vs. Nebraska (22-9), 30 minutes after previous game
DAYTON REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Tomorrow
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Oklahoma (26-4) vs. Southeast Missouri State (24-7), Noon
Marquette (25-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (25-8), 30 minutes after previous game
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Middle Tennessee (29-3) vs. Gonzaga (24-9), 10
Ohio State (28-3) vs. Marist (27-5), 30 minutes after previous game
Sunday
At The Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Conn.
Mississippi (21-10) vs. TCU (21-10), Noon
Maryland (27-5) vs. Harvard (15-12), 30 minutes after previous game
At The Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh
Tennessee (28-3) vs. Drake (14-18), 7
Pittsburgh (23-8) vs. James Madison (27-5), 30 minutes after previous game
DALLAS REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Tomorrow
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Iowa State (25-8) vs. Washington (18-12), Noon
Georgia (25-6) vs. Belmont (25-6), 30 minutes after previous game
Georgia Tech (20-11) vs. DePaul (19-12), 8
Oral Roberts (22-10) vs. Purdue (28-5), 30 minutes after previous game
At The Galen Center
Los Angeles
Texas A&M (24-6) vs. Texas Arlington (24-8), 2
George Washington (26-3) vs. Boise State (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game
Sunday
At The Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh
California (23-8) vs. Notre Dame (19-11), Noon
North Carolina (30-3) vs. Prairie View (19-13), 30 minutes after previous game
FRESNO REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Tomorrow
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Xavier (26-7) vs. West Virginia (20-10), 8
LSU (26-7) vs. North Carolina-Asheville (21-11), 30 minutes after previous game
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Old Dominion (24-8) vs. Florida State (22-9), 2
Stanford (28-4) vs. Idaho State (17-13), 30 minutes after previous game
Sunday
At The Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Conn.
New Mexico (24-8) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (28-3), 7
Connecticut (29-3) vs. UMBC (16-16), 30 minutes after previous game
At The RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina State (23-9) vs. Robert Morris (24-7), Noon
Baylor (25-7) vs. Chattanooga (25-7), 30 minutes after previous game
NIT
First Round
Yesterday
Hartford 70, Bucknell 54
Seton Hall 60, Dartmouth 39
Charlotte 72, High Point 45
Coppin State 67, St. Joseph s 52
Kentucky 65, Oakland (Mich.) 56
Western Carolina 91, ETSU 63
Iona 91, Long Island U. 79
UAB 81, Davidson 77
Arkansas State 59, Murray State 52
Southern Illinois 58, Stephen F. Austin 50
Rice at Illinois State, late
Nevada at Wyoming, late
UC Santa Barbara at San Diego, late
FIRST ROUND
WEDNESDAY
Tulane 76, Jackson State 43
Minnesota 97, Illinois-Chicago 54
Utah 78, Montana 70
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 32 22 3 2 69 178 161
Dayton 31 20 1 5 68 171 150
Toledo 32 26 0 1 65 168 179
Trenton 29 25 1 4 63 206 198
Reading 28 28 1 5 62 195 203
Johnstown 26 27 3 3 58 180 199
Wheeling 23 30 2 4 52 168 210
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Florida 37 19 4 1 79 227 182
Texas 35 19 5 4 79 239 201
Gwinnett 35 19 5 2 77 253 224
S. Carolina 32 23 3 4 71 218 217
Augusta 33 25 1 2 69 220 225
Charlotte 32 23 1 2 67 202 188
Columbia 24 27 4 5 57 188 215
Pensacola 19 38 1 2 41 206 265
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 44 13 2 2 92 238 146
Idaho 34 21 2 3 73 204 179
Victoria 26 31 3 1 56 186 229
Phoenix 25 31 2 3 55 175 211
Utah 21 32 3 4 49 157 233
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Bakersfield 37 13 3 7 84 232 189
x-Las Vegas 35 12 6 8 84 191 165
Fresno 32 23 2 3 69 166 155
Stockton 27 22 5 5 64 173 171
Long Beach 22 34 0 3 47 172 218
x-clinched playoff spot
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Bakersfield at Phoenix, late
Utah at Victoria, late
WEDNESDAY
Toledo 3, Wheeling 1
Reading 4, Cincinnati 3
South Carolina 5, Florida 2
Idaho 4, Stockton 3
TONIGHT
Wheeling at Toledo
Trenton at Cincinnati
Charlotte at Columbia
Reading at Dayton
Alaska at Fresno
Phoenix at Las Vegas
Bakersfield at Long Beach
Gwinnett at Pensacola
Florida at South Carolina
Idaho at Stockton
Augusta at Texas
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 119 47
Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 132 70
Columbus 1 1 0 .500 103 108
New York 0 1 0 .000 7 60
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Georgia 2 0 0 1.000 129 116
Austin 1 1 0 .500 108 96
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 113 108
Orlando 1 1 0 .500 89 71
Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 67 111
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 1 1 0 .500 89 99
Colorado 1 1 0 .500 86 84
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 94 85
Grand Rapids 1 2 0 .333 153 190
Nashville 0 2 0 .000 86 121
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Utah 2 0 0 1.000 138 132
Las Vegas 1 1 0 .500 115 126
Los Angeles 1 1 0 .500 102 103
San Jose 1 1 0 .500 111 106
Arizona 0 2 0 .000 136 144
LAST NIGHT
Philadelphia 69, Grand Rapids 40
TONIGHT
Austin at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m.
TOMORROW
Georgia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
New York at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Utah at Nashville, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Las Vegas, 6 p.m.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
New York 10 4 .714
Los Angeles 11 6 .647
Cleveland 10 6 .625
Detroit 10 6 .625
Texas 8 6 .571
Baltimore 7 6 .539
Kansas City 8 8 .500
Oakland 7 7 .500
Boston 7 9 .438
Minnesota 7 9 .438
Toronto 6 8 .429
Chicago 6 11 .353
Seattle 4 11 .267
Tampa Bay 1 14 .067
National League
W L Pct
Cincinnati 12 3 .800
Los Angeles 12 6 .667
Arizona 10 5 .667
Houston 9 5 .643
Colorado 9 6 .600
Atlanta 8 6 .571
Chicago 8 6 .571
St. Louis 8 6 .571
San Francisco 9 8 .529
Philadelphia 6 8 .429
Milwaukee 7 10 .412
Pittsburgh 6 9 .400
San Diego 5 8 .385
Florida 6 10 .375
New York 6 10 .375
Washington 4 10 .286
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Detroit 2, Washington (ss) 0
Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 0
Florida 9, Houston 8
Minnesota 4, Baltimore 2
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3, St. Louis 2
Pittsburgh (ss) 13, Cincinnati (ss) 1
Arizona 15, Texas 12
Colorado 5, Oakland 2
Milwaukee 6, L.A. Angels 1
Chicago Cubs 9, Seattle (ss) 3
Kansas City 7, San Francisco (ss) 6
Toronto 11, Philadelphia 6
Cincinnati (ss) 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 2
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6, Washington (ss) 3
N.Y. Mets 4, Boston 1
N.Y. Yankees 3, Atlanta 2
San Francisco (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) late
WEDNESDAY
Cleveland (ss) 8, Toronto (ss) 1
Detroit 2, N.Y. Mets 0
Houston 4, Atlanta 2
Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2
Florida 5, Baltimore 1
Washington 2, St. Louis 2, tie, 10 innings
Cleveland (ss) 0, Toronto (ss) 0, tie, 10 innings
Texas 9, San Diego 5, 10 innings
Kansas City 6, Colorado 2
L.A. Angels 4, San Francisco 3
Chicago White Sox 11, Milwaukee 8
Cincinnati 2, Tampa Bay 1
N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 1
TODAY
Washington vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 12:35 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA
Semifinals
At Joe Louis Arena
Detroit
Tonight
Lake Superior St. vs. Notre Dame, 4:35 p.m.
Michigan St. vs. Michigan, 8:05 p.m.
Tomorrow
Championship
TBA, 3:35 p.m.
Third Place
TBA, 7:05 p.m.
GOLF
Bay Hill
Orlando, Fla., par 70
Partial First Round
Note: Play was suspended for the day due to inclement weather. Round 1 is scheduled to resume on Friday
Vaughn Taylor 31-33 64
Tiger Woods 32-32 64
Paul Casey 31-33 64
Sergio Garcia 34-32 66
Carl Pettersson 32-34 66
Rocco Mediate 31-35 66
Sean O Hair 33-33 66
Trevor Immelman 32-34 66
Bo Van Pelt 34-33 67
Pat Perez 32-35 67
Woody Austin 33-34 67
K.J. Choi 34-33 67
Jason Dufner 35-32 67
Scott Verplank 35-32 67
Mark Calcavecchia 33-34 67
Jerry Kelly 33-34 67
Tom Lehman 33-34 67
Shaun Micheel 33-34 67
Charles Warren 35-33 68
Steve Flesch 33-35 68
Ben Curtis 34-34 68
Luke Donald 34-34 68
Henrik Stenson 36-32 68
Peter Lonard 32-36 68
Billy Hurley III 34-34 68
Joey Sindelar 34-34 68
Brian Gay 34-34 68
Mark Wilson 36-32 68
Chris Couch 34-34 68
Stephen Ames 32-36 68
Bubba Watson 34-35 69
Niclas Fasth 35-34 69
Dan Forsman 35-34 69
Frank Lickliter II 32-37 69
Geoff Ogilvy 33-36 69
John Rollins 34-35 69
Jason Bohn 36-33 69
Retief Goosen 34-35 69
Cliff Kresge 34-35 69
Billy Mayfair 35-34 69
Ernie Els 33-36 69
Robert Gamez 35-34 69
Colin Montgomerie 32-38 70
Robert Allenby 35-35 70
Bart Bryant 37-33 70
Troy Matteson 33-37 70
Vijay Singh 33-37 70
Nick O Hern 35-35 70
Camilo Villegas 38-32 70
John Mallinger 35-35 70
Doug LaBelle II 33-37 70
Dicky Pride 35-35 70
Richard S. Johnson 35-35 70
Robert Karlsson 37-33 70
Steve Elkington 35-35 70
Tim Herron 34-36 70
Paul Goydos 34-36 70
Stuart Appleby 38-32 70
Justin Leonard 33-37 70
Stewart Cink 37-33 70
Mike Weir 37-33 70
Dean Wilson 33-37 70
Tom Pernice, Jr. 35-35 70
D.J. Trahan 34-36 70
Eric Axley 35-36 71
Zach Johnson 37-34 71
J.B. Holmes 35-36 71
Charles Howell III 37-34 71
Jonathan Byrd 34-37 71
Greg Owen 36-35 71
Jeff Maggert 37-34 71
Rory Sabbatini 34-37 71
Brad Faxon 35-36 71
Chad Campbell 37-34 71
Skip Kendall 35-37 72
Yong-Eun Yang 34-38 72
Mark Hensby 34-38 72
Aaron Baddeley 35-37 72
Davis Love III 38-34 72
Jeff Quinney 38-34 72
Nick Watney 37-35 72
Brett Quigley 37-35 72
Phil Mickelson 37-35 72
Corey Pavin 36-36 72
Heath Slocum 36-36 72
Nathan Green 38-34 72
Will MacKenzie 36-37 73
Darren Clarke 39-34 73
Bob Estes 36-37 73
Bernhard Langer 36-37 73
Hunter Mahan 37-36 73
Andrew Buckle 34-39 73
Paul Azinger 37-36 73
Kenny Perry 40-33 73
Ryuji Imada 37-36 73
Robert Damron 35-39 74
Shigeki Maruyama 37-37 74
Jose Maria Olazabal 37-38 75
Todd Hamilton 40-35 75
Kyle Stanley 37-38 75
Mike Hulbert 39-36 75
Rod Pampling 36-39 75
Charley Hoffman 35-40 75
Billy Andrade 38-38 76
Ted Purdy 38-38 76
Craig Perks 40-37 77
Jeev M. Singh 40-38 78
Daniel Chopra 42-36 78
Failed to Finish First Round
Stephen Marino DNF
Boo Weekley DNF
Craig Kanada DNF
Tom Johnson DNF
Brandt Snedeker DNF
Kyle Reifers DNF
Ryan Armour DNF
Johan Edfors DNF
Johnson Wagner DNF
Mark Rummings DNF
Charlie Wi DNF
SCORETHRU
Tiger Woods -6F
Vaughn Taylor -6F
Paul Casey -6F
Rocco Mediate -4F
Sergio Garcia -4F
Carl Pettersson -4F
Sean O Hair -4F
Trevor Immelman -4F
Mark Calcavecchia -3F
Tom Lehman -3F
Stephen Marino -317
Jason Dufner -3F
Pat Perez -3F
Bo Van Pelt -3F
Shaun Micheel -3F
K.J. Choi -3F
Jerry Kelly -3F
Woody Austin -3F
Scott Verplank -3F
BOWLING
300 Games
Don Sloan, Southwyck 201-274-300-775
Quontice Gibson, Imperial 198-268-300-766
Jerry Bronson, Twin Oaks 224-300-191-715
Men (750 or better)
Mike Hoffman, Bowlero 776
Bernard McGhee, Bowlero 773
Gary Beale, Bowlero 766
Rich Zablocki, Bowlero 750
NOTES
The NORTHWEST OHIO KNIGHTS minor league football team will be holding tryouts for player 18-years of age or older March 22 at 6 p.m. and March 24 at 4 p.m. at the Lucas County Recreation Center. Call Rod Allen at 419-508-9511 for more details.
TRYOUTS for a 9-grade traveling boys and girls AAU basketball team will be held April 21 at 5 p.m. at the Fremont Recreation Center. Contact Johnny Alridge at 419-552-2674 or 419-307-8586 for details.
Patrick Henry High School is holding a ST. PATRICK S DAY DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT March 18 at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $30 if you register by today s deadline and $40 after March 16. All ages welcome. Contact Kelly Verbeke at 419-274-4645 or 419-966-6229 to register your team.
The SANDUSKY COUNTY YMCA in Fremont is hosting both a 6th-grade boys and a 6th-grade girls basketball tournament March 30, 31, and April 1 at Fremont Ross High School and the YMCA. The cost is $110 per team. Contact Steve Walker at the YMCA at 419-334-9622.
A Class E and D MEN S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT will be held in Fremont, O. on April 7. Contact Brad at 419-334-7412 or Carver at 419-619-0059 for details.
Whitmer High School has an OPENING in the Gold W men s track invitational on April 7. Anyone interested in competing, contact Tom Snook at 419-473-8382 or email him at tsnook@washloc.k12.oh.us.
TENNIS
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, Calif.
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Rafael Nadal (2) d. Juan Ignacio Chela (30) 7-5, 7-5.
Women
Quarterfinals
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) d. Nicole Vaidisova (6) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
N. Essex CC 000 000 0 - 0 6 1
Owens 201 001 x - 4 5 0
WP-Meyer. LP-Hogdom. Pozega (O), 1-1, HR, Cadutia (O), 1-1, RBI.
Owens 020 110 0 - 4 9 3
Marshalltown 000 001 1 - 2 4 1
WP-Akers. LP-Wirth. Graham (O) 3-4, HR, 2 RBI; Stewart (O) 3-3, 2 B, 3B.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms with Mark Shapiro, general manager, on a five-year contract extension through 2012. Optioned RHP Edward Mujica and LHP Rafael Perez to Buffalo and INF Michael Aubrey and RHP JD Martin to Akron of the EL. Reassigned INF Asdrubal Cabrera, C Max Ramirez and LHP Jason Stanford to their minor league camp.
MINNESOTA TWINS Optioned RHP Julio DePaula to Rochester of the IL. Reassigned RHP Tristan Crawford to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Optioned Dustin McGowan to Syracuse of the IL.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS Optioned RHP Juan Gutierrez to Round Rock of the PCL. Reassigned LHP Troy Patton and INF Cody Ransom to their minor league camp.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Added LHP Joe Thatcher to their major league camp. Assigned RHP Tim Dillard, RHP Chris Oxspring, RHP Alec Zumwalt and C Lou Palmisano to their minor-league camp. Optioned LHP Manny Parra to Huntsville of the SL.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Named Steve Dillard hitting coach for Palm Beach of the FSL.
Midwest League
SWING OF THE QUAD CITIES Named Nelson Norman hitting coach.
American Association
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES Agreed to terms with C Johnny Coit. Acquired OF Kevin Henry from Winnipeg for a player to be named.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Agreed to terms with INF Casey Gordon.
Atlantic League
LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS Agreed to terms with INF Travis Hake.
NEWARK BEARS Agreed to terms with 2B Matt Brunson.
Can-Am League
ATLANTIC CITY SURF Released INF Alex Garcia. Agreed to terms with OF BJ Richmond.
Northern League
CALGARY VIPERS Traded RHP Kieran Mattison and RHP Clint Hosford to the Grays of the Can-Am League for future considerations.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA Fined the Los Angeles Lakers and coach Phil Jackson $50,000 apiece after Jackson said the league was conducting a witch hunt against Kobe Bryant.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Recalled F Alexander Johnson from Arkansas of the NBADL.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS Named Larry Krystkowiak coach and signed him to a multiyear contract.
NBA Development League
ANAHEIM ARSENAL Agreed to terms with G Brandon Armstrong. Waived F Jamaal Williams.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS Signed WR Sean Morey to a three-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Agreed to terms with WR Kevin Curtis on a six-year contract.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Signed LB David Lowry and FB Cory Olynick.
Arena Football League
COLORADO CRUSH Sigend DB Chris Angel.
GEORGIA FORCE Signed K Dan Burnett. Signed DB Matt Jackson from the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO Announced WR James Jordan was awarded off waivers from Kansas City.
NEW YORK DRAGONS Waived DL Corey Jackson.
STOCKTON LIGHTNING Announced DL Manase Hopoi has been assigned to the team. Acquired QB Evan Gray and DB Antar Brame from Tri-Cities for QB Brian Baker.
TAMPA BAY STORM Signed WR Karl Williams from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW YORK RANGERS Announced F Ryan Callahan has been recalled from Hartford of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Assigned F Darren Reid to Philadelphia of the AHL. Signed LW Kyle Greentree, F Jonathan Matsumoto and assigned them to Philadelphia of the AHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES Signed C Alex Leavitt to a multiyear contract. Assigned C Yanick Lehoux to San Antonio of the AHL.
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS Recalled D Jon Gleed from Cincinnati of the ECHL.
MANITOBA MOOSE Announced the Vancouver Canucks have re-assigned F Nathan Smith to the team.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS Signed C Dusty Collins.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS Released F Jason Deitsch. Announced F Robert Nilsson has been recalled by the Edmonton Oilers.
ECHL
ECHL Fined Stockton LW Adam Huxley and Idaho F Matt Nickerson undisclosed amount for their actions in a game on March 14.
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS Loaned F Kelly Czuy to Iowa of the AHL.
COLLEGE
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Announced Samford will join the conference in 2008.
EVANSVILLE Named Marty Simmons men s basketball coach.
JAMES MADISON Named Isai Bradshaw assistant defensive line coach, Chris Malone offensive line coach and Josh Haymore tight ends coach.
MIAMI (OHIO) Named Jay Hood football defensive coordinator, DeAndre Smith associate head coach, Matt Hohman running-game coordinator, Rusty Wright defensive line coach and Jimmy Lindsey defensive ends and co-special teams coordinator.
RICHMOND Named Dave Legg defensive line coach, Josh Lustig offensive assistant and Byron Thweatt defensive assistant.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Owens 001 10 - 2 8 3
Manatee 303 5x - 11 14 1
WP-Laird. LP-Castiglione. Staccone (O), 2-3, RBI.
Owens 001 00 - 1 8 2
Middle Georgia 304 3x- 10 16 1
WP-Reeves. LP-Castiglione. Henney (O), 3-3.
LATEST LINE
NBA
LA Clippers 2 (194) CHARLOTTE
Utah 41/2 (192) PHILA
TORONTO 1 (195) Houston
NEW YORK 11/2 (192) New Orleans
MIAMI 41/2 (196) Sacramento
DALLAS 14 (193) Boston
PHOENIX 6 (203) Detroit
LA LAKERS 7 (202) Portland
GOLDEN STATE 71/2 (206) Minnesota
College Basketball
NCAA Tournament
Nationwide Arena-Columbus
Opening Round
Virginia Tech 3 Illinois
Southern Illinois 71/2 Holy Cross
Tennessee 71/2 Long Beach State
Virginia 81/2 Albany, NY
NCAA Tournament
United Center-Chicago
Opening Round
Georgia Tech 11/2 Nevada Las Vegas
Wisconsin 13 Texas A&M Corpus
Kansas 19 Niagara
Villanova 1 Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
New Orleans Arena-New Orleans
Opening Round
Florida 28 Jackson State
Arizona 21/2 Purdue
Nevada 11/2 Creighton
Memphis 18 North Texas
NCAA Tournament
Spokane Arena-Spokane, WA.
Opening Round
Notre Dame 31/2 Winthrop
Oregon 8 Miami-Ohio
Southern Cal 2 Arkansas
Texas 81/2 New Mexico St.
NIT Tournament
N. CAROLINA ST 7 Marist
SPORTLIGHT
March 16
1938 Temple defeats Colorado 60-36 in the first National Invitational Tournament and the first major postseason basketball tournament.
1947 Billy Taylor of the Detroit Red Wings sets an NHL record with seven assists in a 10-6 triumph over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1961 Montreal s Bernie Geoffrion becomes the second player to score 50 goals in a season in a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maurice Richard was the first to do it, in 1945.
1990 Philip Hutcheson of David Lipscomb University hits a running 5-foot hook shot in the NAIA Tournament to become the all-time scoring champion of college basketball. The 6-foot-8 Hutcheson, who scored in double figures in every college game he played, breaks the record of 4,045 set in 1969-72 by Travis Grant of Kentucky State.
2001 A record number of low-seeded teams advance in the NCAA men s basketball tournament. Indiana State, Butler, Temple, Charlotte and Fresno State join 12th-seeded Gonzaga in advancing, meaning 13 of the tournament s 32 first-round games were won by underdogs.
2003 Svetlana Feofanova reclaims the pole vault world record from Stacy Dragila by clearing 15 feet, 9 inches at the World Indoor Championships at Birmingham, England. The Russian betters the mark of 15-81/4 that Dragila set at the U.S. Indoor Championships on March 2.
2005 Norway s Robert Sorlie wins his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in one of the closest races in years. Sorlie completes the 1,100-mile race across Alaska in nine days, 18 hours, 39 minutes and 31 seconds. He s still in the winner s circle when Ed Iten of Kotzebue crosses the line 34 minutes later.
2006 The U.S. squad loaded with All-Stars loses 2-1 to Mexico to be eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.