COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday
Niagara 77, Florida A&M 69
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
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
Friday
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Texas 79, New Mexico State 62
Southern California 77, Arkansas 60
Second Round
Last night
At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Georgetown 62, Boston College 55
North Carolina 81, Michigan State 67
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Vanderbilt 78, Washington State 74, 2 OT
Today
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Texas (25-9) vs. Southern California (24-11), 5:20
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 23
At Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, N.J.
North Carolina vs. Texas-Southern California winner
Georgetown vs. Vanderbilt
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
At Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, N.J.
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
At Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Louisville 78, Stanford 58
Texas A&M 68, Pennsylvania 52
Ohio State 78, Cen. Connecticut State 57
Xavier 79, Brigham Young 77
Friday
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Virginia 84, Albany, N.Y. 57
Tennessee 121, Long Beach State 86
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Memphis 73, North Texas 58
Nevada 77, Creighton 71
Second Round
Yesterday
At Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Ohio State 78, Xavier 71, OT
Texas A&M 72, Louisville 69
Today
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Virginia (21-10) vs. Tennessee (23-10), 12:10
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Memphis (31-3) vs. Nevada (29-4), 2:15
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 22
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Ohio State vs. Virginia Tennessee winner
Texas A&M vs. Memphis Nevada winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Maryland 82, Davidson 70
Butler 57, Old Dominion 46
Friday
At The United Center
Chicago
UNLV 67, Georgia Tech 63
Wisconsin 76, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Winthrop 74, Notre Dame 64
Oregon 58, Miami (Ohio) 56
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Purdue 72, Arizona 63
Florida 112, Jackson State 69
Second Round
Yesterday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Butler 62, Maryland 59
Today
At The United Center
Chicago
Wisconsin (30-5) vs. UNLV (29-6), 2:36
At Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Oregon(27-7) vs. Winthrop (29-4), 2:50
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Florida (30-5) vs. Purdue (22-11), 4:45
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 23
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Butler vs. Florida Purdue winner
Wisconsin UNLV winner vs. Oregon-Winthrop winner
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
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
Friday
At The United Center
Chicago
Kansas 107, Niagara 62
Kentucky 67, Villanova 58
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Virginia Tech 54, Illinois 52
Southern Illinois 61, Holy Cross 51
Second Round
Yesterday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Pittsburgh 84, Virginia Commonwealth 79, OT
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
UCLA 54, Indiana 49
Today
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Southern Illinois (28-6) vs. Virginia Tech (22-11), 2:40
At The United Center
Chicago
Kansas (31-5) vs. Kentucky (22-11)
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 22
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Pittsburgh vs. UCLA
Kansas Kentucky vs. Southern Illinois-Virginia Tech-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
BUTLER 62, MARYLAND 59
BUTLER (29-6)
Betko 3-5 0-0 7, Crone 5-12 0-0 13, Ligon 0-2 0-0 0, Graves 7-19 1-1 19, Green 2-5 3-5 8, Nellems 0-0 0-0 0, Streicher 3-3 0-0 6, Campbell 3-6 0-0 9. Totals 23-52 4-6 62.
MARYLAND (25-9)
Gist 5-12 3-3 13, Ibekwe 4-6 0-4 8, Strawberry 3-10 1-2 8, Vasquez 2-5 2-4 6, Jones 8-13 0-0 21, Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Bowers 0-0 0-0 0, Neal 0-0 0-0 0, Osby 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 23-49 7-15 59.
Halftime Butler 31-25. 3-Point Goals Butler 12-26 (Graves 4-9, Campbell 3-5, Crone 3-7, Green 1-2, Betko 1-3), Maryland 6-11 (Jones 5-6, Strawberry 1-2, Hayes 0-1, Vasquez 0-2). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Butler 23 (Green 8), Maryland 37 (Ibekwe 9). Assists Butler 14 (Green 5), Maryland 13 (Strawberry, Vasquez 4). Total Fouls Butler 15, Maryland 13. A 18,801.
TEXAS A&M 72, LOUISVILLE 69
LOUISVILLE (24-10)
Williams 6-16 3-6 17, Clark 1-5 0-0 2, Padgett 0-1 0-0 0, Sosa 7-9 15-17 31, Jenkins 1-5 3-3 5, Palacios 0-3 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Huffman 0-0 0-0 0, Caracter 3-4 2-3 8, McGee 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 2-2 1-2 6, Farley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-45 24-31 69.
TEXAS A&M (27-6)
Carter 1-2 0-0 3, Kavaliauskas 1-6 0-0 2, Jones 4-7 3-8 12, Law IV 6-14 13-15 26, Kirk 5-7 9-10 21, Roland 0-0 0-0 0, Sloan 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Elonu 0-0 0-0 0, Pompey 1-2 4-6 6. Totals 19-41 29-39 72.
Halftime Tied 28. 3-Point Goals Louisville 5-18 (Sosa 2-4, Williams 2-7, Smith 1-1, Jenkins 0-2, Clark 0-2, Palacios 0-2), Texas A&M 5-8 (Kirk 2-4, Law IV 1-1, Jones 1-1, Carter 1-2). Fouled Out Caracter. Rebounds Louisville 30 (Clark, Williams 5), Texas A&M 25 (Jones 8). Assists Louisville 5 (McGee, Palacios, Smith, Sosa, Williams 1), Texas A&M 9 (Jones, Pompey, Sloan 2). Total Fouls Louisville 28, Texas A&M 23. A 20,882.
GEORGETOWN 62, BOSTON COLLEGE 55
BOSTON COLLEGE (21-12)
Dudley 8-14 2-3 19, Roche 0-1 0-0 0, Oates 0-3 0-0 0, Rice 7-14 4-4 22, Marshall 4-15 0-0 9, Haynes 0-2 0-2 0, Blair 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 21-55 7-11 55.
GEORGETOWN (28-6)
Summers 2-8 0-0 5, Green 4-12 3-3 11, Hibbert 6-12 5-7 17, Wallace 5-7 3-6 15, Sapp 3-10 2-2 8, Rivers 0-0 0-0 0, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0, Ewing Jr. 2-3 1-1 6. Totals 22-52 14-19 62.
Halftime Boston College 30-26. 3-Point Goals Boston College 6-21 (Rice 4-9, Dudley 1-2, Marshall 1-5, Roche 0-1, Oates 0-2, Haynes 0-2), Georgetown 4-16 (Wallace 2-3, Ewing Jr. 1-2, Summers 1-6, Green 0-2, Sapp 0-3). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Boston College 33 (Blair, Dudley 8), Georgetown 38 (Green, Hibbert 12). Assists Boston College 9 (Rice 3), Georgetown 12 (Ewing Jr., Sapp 3). Total Fouls Boston College 17, Georgetown 14. A 14,148.
VANDERBILT 78, WASHINGTON ST. 74, 2OT
VANDERBILT (22-11)
Foster 8-17 3-3 20, Neltner 2-4 0-0 4, Gordon 4-6 2-5 12, Byars 9-20 4-4 27, Cage 3-10 3-4 11, Beal 0-1 0-0 0, Metcalfe 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Drake 0-0 0-0 0, Skuchas 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 27-63 14-18 78.
WASHINGTON ST. (26-8)
Cowgill 6-10 2-4 14, Clark 1-5 0-0 2, Low 8-16 2-2 21, Rochestie 1-7 0-0 2, Weaver 1-8 3-4 5, Matthews 2-3 0-0 5, Baynes 5-7 4-5 14, Harmeling 3-4 2-2 11. Totals 27-60 13-17 74.
Halftime Washington State 33-25. End Of Regulation Tied 60. End of 1st Overtime Tied 69. 3-Point Goals Vanderbilt 10-27 (Byars 5-9, Gordon 2-4, Cage 2-7, Foster 1-7), Washington St. 7-19 (Harmeling 3-4, Low 3-9, Matthews 1-2, Weaver 0-1, Rochestie 0-3). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Vanderbilt 39 (Cage, Skuchas 7), Washington St. 36 (Cowgill, Weaver 6). Assists Vanderbilt 13 (Cage 4), Washington St. 16 (Weaver 8). Total Fouls Vanderbilt 17, Washington St. 16. A 16,407.
PITTSBURGH 84, VA. COMMONWEALTH 79, OT
VA. COMMONWEALTH (28-7)
Fameni 1-5 0-0 2, Anderson 1-2 4-4 6, Maynor 5-14 4-4 14, Walker 8-19 1-3 20, Pellot-Rosa 8-18 2-2 20, Coward 0-0 0-0 0, Ndongo 1-1 1-2 3, Shuler 4-7 2-2 12, Roland 0-2 0-0 0, Gwynn 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-71 14-17 79.
PITTSBURGH (29-7)
Kendall 4-7 0-0 8, Gray 6-8 2-4 14, Fields 4-10 0-3 10, Graves 4-7 0-0 9, Cook 4-7 3-4 12, Benjamin 2-3 0-0 4, Ramon 3-5 4-4 12, Biggs 0-1 0-0 0, Young 4-9 7-12 15. Totals 31-57 16-27 84.
Halftime Pittsburgh 41-26. End Of Regulation Tied 69. 3-Point Goals Va. Commonwealth 7-23 (Walker 3-10, Shuler 2-2, Pellot-Rosa 2-9, Maynor 0-1, Gwynn 0-1), Pittsburgh 6-12 (Ramon 2-3, Fields 2-5, Cook 1-1, Graves 1-2, Benjamin 0-1). Fouled Out Kendall. Rebounds Va. Commonwealth 34 (Anderson 10), Pittsburgh 42 (Cook, Gray, Kendall 8). Assists Va. Commonwealth 13 (Maynor 8), Pittsburgh 20 (Gray 5). Total Fouls Va. Commonwealth 22, Pittsburgh 17. A 18,801.
NORTH CAROLINA 81, MICHIGAN ST. 67
MICHIGAN ST. (23-12)
Morgan 4-12 10-11 19, Gray 4-6 3-3 11, Naymick 0-1 0-0 0, Walton 0-2 0-1 0, Neitzel 9-27 2-2 26, Darnton 0-0 0-0 0, Tibaldi 0-0 0-0 0, Curry 0-0 0-0 0, Suton 3-7 0-0 6, Ducre 0-1 0-0 0, Dahlman 0-0 0-0 0, Joseph 1-2 0-0 3, Hannon 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-59 15-17 67.
NORTH CAROLINA (30-6)
Terry 4-10 4-6 14, Wright 1-5 1-2 3, Hansbrough 10-17 13-17 33, Ellington 1-4 2-3 5, Lawson 6-10 5-6 20, Ginyard 1-1 0-0 2, Frasor 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Burke 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 2-4 0-0 4, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Wood 0-0 0-0 0, Stepheson 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 25-34 81.
Halftime North Carolina 41-33. 3-Point Goals Michigan St. 8-20 (Neitzel 6-17, Joseph 1-1, Morgan 1-1, Ducre 0-1), North Carolina 6-16 (Lawson 3-5, Terry 2-7, Ellington 1-3, Green 0-1). Fouled Out Gray, Walton. Rebounds Michigan St. 29 (Suton 8), North Carolina 40 (Hansbrough 9). Assists Michigan St. 15 (Neitzel, Walton 5), North Carolina 12 (Lawson 8). Total Fouls Michigan St. 27, North Carolina 17. A 14,148. A 14,148.
UCLA 54, INDIANA 49
INDIANA (21-11)
D.White 4-9 4-7 12, M.White 2-3 0-3 4, Bassett 1-7 0-0 3, Wilmont 3-10 1-1 8, Calloway 4-11 3-7 12, Ratliff 0-4 0-0 0, Stemler 3-6 2-3 10, Shaw 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 10-21 49.
UCLA (28-5)
Shipp 2-7 1-2 5, Mbah a Moute 1-7 5-7 7, Mata 4-6 0-1 8, Collison 4-8 6-7 15, Afflalo 2-11 6-7 10, Westbrook 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Aboya 1-2 0-0 2, Keefe 0-0 0-0 0, Roll 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 17-47 18-24 54.
Halftime UCLA 20-13. 3-Point Goals Indiana 5-16 (Stemler 2-3, Calloway 1-2, Bassett 1-4, Wilmont 1-5, Ratliff 0-2), UCLA 2-9 (Collison 1-2, Roll 1-2, Shipp 0-2, Afflalo 0-3). Fouled Out Aboya, Calloway. Rebounds Indiana 38 (D.White 14), UCLA 38 (Mbah a Moute 12). Assists Indiana 8 (Calloway 5), UCLA 10 (Afflalo 3). Total Fouls Indiana 19, UCLA 19. A 16,407.
NIT
Yesterday
NORTH
Mississippi State 101, Bradley 72
Friday
EAST
N.C. State 69, Marist 62
WEST
Tomorrow
Georgia (19-13) at Air Force (24-8), 9
DePaul (19-13) at Kansas State (23-11), 9
SOUTH
Tomorrow
Mississippi (21-12) at Clemson (22-10), 7
San Diego State (22-10) at Syracuse (23-10), 7
Quarterfinals
March 20-22
NORTH
Florida State (22-12) vs. Mississippi State, TBA
EAST
N.C. State (20-15) at West Virginia (24-9), TBA
WEST
Georgia-Air Force winner vs. DePaul-Kansas State winner, TBA
SOUTH
Mississippi-Clemson winner vs. San Diego State-Syracuse winner, TBA
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 27
At Madison Square GardenNew York
Game 1, 7
Game 2, 9:30
Championship
Thursday, March 29
Semifinal winners, 7
Yesterday
MISSISSIPPI ST. 101, BRADLEY 72
BRADLEY (22-13)
Andrews 6-8 1-2 13, Franklin 4-13 4-4 15, Tauai 1-6 2-6 4, Crouch 4-10 1-2 12, Ruffin 4-11 2-2 11, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Salley 2-5 0-0 4, Warren 3-9 1-1 8, Adams 1-7 0-0 3, Lavin 0-1 0-0 0, Singh 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-71 11-17 72.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (20-13)
Ri.Delk 3-5 0-0 6, Slater 6-10 0-0 13, Rhodes 7-10 3-4 17, Re.Delk 5-10 2-4 15, Gordon 7-12 3-4 20, Begley 0-0 0-0 0, Stewart 4-9 1-2 13, Iupe 1-1 0-0 2, Hansbrough 3-9 2-4 9, Varnado 3-7 0-0 6, Goodridge 0-0 0-0 0, Stelmach 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-73 11-18 101.
Halftime Mississippi State 44-38. 3-Point Goals Bradley 9-30 (Franklin 3-5, Crouch 3-8, Warren 1-3, Adams 1-5, Ruffin 1-5, Lavin 0-1, Salley 0-1, Tauai 0-2), Mississippi St. 12-27 (Stewart 4-7, Gordon 3-5, Re.Delk 3-6, Slater 1-2, Hansbrough 1-4, Varnado 0-1, Ri.Delk 0-2). Fouled Out Andrews. Rebounds Bradley 32 (Andrews 9), Mississippi St. 51 (Varnado 12). Assists Bradley 16 (Franklin, Ruffin 5), Mississippi St. 22 (Gordon 10). Total Fouls Bradley 14, Mississippi St. 13. A 5,733.
WOMEN
NCAA Tournament
GREENSBORO REGIONAL
FIRST ROUND
Yesterday
At The Galen Center
Los Angeles
Louisville 80, BYU 54
Arizona State (28-4) vs. UC Riverside (21-10), 30 minutes after previous game
Today
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
Yesterday
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Oklahoma 74, Southeast Missouri State 60
Marquette 87, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Middle Tennessee (29-3) vs. Gonzaga (24-9), late
Ohio State (28-3) vs. Marist (27-5), 30 minutes after previous game
Today
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
Yesterday
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Iowa State 79, Washington 60
Georgia 53, Belmont 36
Georgia Tech 55, DePaul 54
Oral Roberts (22-10) vs. Purdue (28-5), 30 minutes after previous game
At The Galen Center
Los Angeles
Texas A&M 58, Texas Arlington 50
George Washington 76, Boise State 67
Today
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
Yesterday
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
West Virginia 65, Xavier 52
LSU (26-7) vs. North Carolina-Asheville (21-11), 30 minutes after previous game
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Florida State 85, Old Dominion 75
Stanford 96, Idaho State 58
Today
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
SECOND ROUND
Yesterday
Hofstra 64, Seton Hall 52
Virginia Tech 74, Western Carolina 64
Illinois State at South Dakota State, late
Kansas State 72, Southern Illinois 46
UC Santa Barbara at Oregon, late
Today
Iona at Indiana, noon
UAB at Auburn, 3
Tulane at Mississippi State, 3
Missouri at Wyoming, 4
Hartford at South Carolina, 5
Arkansas State at Wisconsin, 5:30
Tomorrow
Charlotte at Virginia, 7
Coppin State at South Florida, 7
Kentucky at Ball State, 7
Utah at Illinois, 8
Minnesota at Western Kentucky, 8
latest line
NBA
Toronto 11/2 (197) NEW YORK
a-DETROIT Off (XXX) Dallas
NEW JERSEY 5 (189) LA Clippers
MIAMI 7 (185) Orlando
Houston 5 (186) PHILADELPHIA
PORTLAND 31/2 (197) Seattle
LA LAKERS 71/2 (197) Minnesota
a-Detroit C. Billups is questionable.
College Basketball
NCAA Tournament
Nationwide Arena-Columbus, OH.
Second Round
Tennessee 21/2 (153) Virginia
Southern Illinois 1 (120) Virginia Tech
United Center-Chicago, IL.
Second Round
Wisconsin 51/2 (126) Unlv
Kansas 8 (139) Kentucky
New Orleans Arena-New Orleans, LA.
Second Round
Memphis 5 (145) Nevada
Florida 11 (136) Purdue
Spokane Arena-Spokane, WA.
Second Round
Oregon 31/2 (138) Winthrop
Texas 3 (146) Southern Cal
(Monday)
NIT Tournament
Second Round
CLEMSON 5 (139) Mississippi
SYRACUSE 7 (145) San Diego St
KANSAS STATE 5 (127) Depaul
AIR FORCE 5 (126) Georgia
NHL
Tampa Bay 1/2 -1 WASHINGTON
ATLANTA Even-1/2 Buffalo
PITTSBURGH Even-1/2 Ottawa
San Jose Even-1/2 COLORADO
DALLAS 11/2 -2 Phoenix
ANAHEIM 11/2 -2 Los Angeles
Arena Football
CHICAGO 81/2 New York
Utah 31/2 (105) NASHVILLE
New Orleans 3 (106) LAS VEGAS
Home Team in CAPS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
BOYS
Regionals
DIVISION I
At University of Akron
Can. GlenOak 83, Akr. Firestone 50
At Xavier University
Cin. St. Xavier 49, Cin. Withrow 48
At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Cin. Moeller 55, Newark 44
At University of Toledo
Lakewood St. Edward 66, Findlay 50
DIVISION II
At Ohio University
Cols. DeSales 76, Chillicothe 70
At Wright State University
Dayton Dunbar 73, Kettering Alter 49
At University of Toledo
Upper Sandusky 91, Olmsted Falls 81
At Canton Civic Center
Poland Seminary 69, Cle. Benedictine 58
DIVISION III
RegionAL FINALS
Last night
At Bowling Green State University
Liberty-Benton 59, St. Henry 46
At Canton Fieldhouse
Cle. VASJ 55, Rocky River Lutheran West 52
At Ohio University
Wheelersburg 76, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 44
At Wright State University
Cin. N. College Hill 79, Cin. Purcell Marian 68
DIVISION IV
Friday
At Bowling Green State University
Holgate 37, Van Buren 34
At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Canal Winchester World Harvest Prep 76, Latham Western 74
At Miami University
Georgetown 60, New Knoxville 57
At Canton Fieldhouse
Berlin Hiland 59, Rittman 47
DIVISION I
Lakewood St. Ed 15 19 16 16 66
Findlay 9 15 12 14 50
LAKEWOOD ST. EDWARD: Hubbard 1-1-5-10, Roe 6-1-4-19, Prichard 4-1-9, Salay 0-6-0-18, Howard 1-1-0-5, McCormick 0-2-2, Louis 0-1-0-3. Totals 12-10-12-66.
FINDLAY: Reinhart 2-1-5, Cloud 1-3-1-12, Kraus 4-1-3-14, Birchmeier 0-2-0-6, Wohl 2-4-8, Condeni 1-0-2, Bundy 1-0-2, Krucki 0-1-1. Totals 11-6-10-50.
DIVISION II
Olmsted Falls 19 18 20 24 81
Upper Sandusky 22 22 18 29 91
OLMSTED FALLS: Fedlay 5-2-12, Stallard 3-0-6, D. Pellarite 7-3-1-24, Sparks 6-1-2-17, P. Pellarite 1-2-2-10, Bungard 3-1-7, Brabenec 1-0-2, Kimmey 0-1-1, Mansell 1-0-2. Totals 27-6-9-81.
UPPER SANDUSKY: Bachtell 3-3-1-16, Nelson 1-2-3-11, Falk 5-14-24, Diebler 6-2-14-32, Brodman 2-1-0-7, Sebenoler 0-1-1. Totals 17-8-33-91.
DIVISION III
St. Henry 11 12 9 14 46
Liberty-Benton 5 9 23 22 59
ST. HENRY: Puthoff 0-1-0-3, Post 0-1-0-3, Niekamp 6-1-2-15, Werling 1-1-3, Wehrkamp 6-1-2-15, Prenger 3-1-7. Totals 18-5-5-46.
LIBERTY-BENTON: B. Craft 5-0-10, Recker 3-2-1-9, A. Craft 6-3-15, Hyde 7-1-10-25, Wallace 0-0-0. Totals 21-3-14-59.
State tournament
At Columbus
DIVISION I
Can. GlenOak (24-3) vs. Cin. St. Xavier (21-5), Friday, 5:15 p.m.; Cin. Moeller (23-2) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (25-0), Friday, 8:30 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
Cols. DeSales (22-3) vs. Day. Dunbar (22-4), Thursday, 5:15 p.m.; Upper Sandusky (22-3) vs. Poland Seminary (22-3), Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
DIVISION III
Liberty-Benton (25-0) vs. Cle. VASJ (18-7), Thursday, 10:45 a.m.; Wheelersburg (23-2) vs. Cin. N. College Hill (16-7), Thursday, 2 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
DIVISION IV
Holgate (17-8) vs. Canal Winchester World Harvest Prep (22-0), Friday, 10:45 a.m.; Georgetown (26-0) vs. Berlin Hiland (22-4), Friday, 2 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
Girls
State tournament
DIVISION I
CHAMPIONSHIP
Yesterday
Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame 63, Stow-Munroe Falls 43
SEMIFINALS
Friday
Stow-Munroe Falls 50, Pickerington N. 43
Cin. Mt. Notre Dame 56, Findlay 41
DIVISION II
CHAMPIONSHIP
Yesterday
Warsaw River View 45, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 26
SEMIFINALS
Thursday
Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 47, Sandusky Perkins 39
Warsaw River View 57, Cols. Eastmoor 41
DIVISION III
CHAMPIONSHIP
Yesterday
Cleveland Central Cath. 51, Delphos St. John s 45
SEMIFINALS
Thursday
Cle. Cent. Cath. 51, Versailles 39
Delphos St. John s 55, Albany Alexander 24
DIVISION IV
CHAMPIONSHIP
Yesterday
Columbus Africentric 44, New Knoxville 27
SEMIFINALS
Friday
New Knoxville 31, Bedford Chanel 30
Columbus Africentric 42, Ottoville 39
college hockey
TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic Hockey Association
Championship
Air Force 6, Army 1
CCHA
Championship
Notre Dame 2, Michigan 1
Third Place
Michigan St. 7, Lake Superior St. 6, OT
ECAC
Championship
Clarkson 4, Quinnipiac 2
Third Place
St. Lawrence, 5, Dartmouth 3
Hockey East
Championship
Boston College 5, New Hampshire 2
NCAA Div. III
Semifinals
Oswego State 4, St. Norbert 3, OT
Middlebury 3, Manhattanville 2
WCHA
Championship
Minnesota 3, North Dakota 2, OT
Third Place
Wisconsin 4, St. Cloud St. 3, OT
>NOTES
A MEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE is forming now. You can enter as a team or as individual. Games will be played at the Reformation Church on Douglas Road, on Saturdays noon-4 p.m. Call Todd at 419-346-7884.
St. Ursula Academy is accepting resumes for HEAD BASKETBALL COACH. Send resumes to Steve Parrill, athletic director, 4025 Indian Road, Toledo Ohio 43606. You can also e-mail to sparrill@toledosua.org. Applications will be accepted until March 30.
The BEST BASEBALL ACADEMY will conduct pitching and catching skills camps and also hitting and fielding skills camps on Sundays starting March 25. These are for players ages 14-21. Information: Tim Best, 419-460-1924.
auto racing
Kobalt Tools 500
NASCAR-Nextel Cup
After Friday qualifying; race today
At Hampton, Ga.
Lap length: 1.54 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 193.124 mph. 2. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 191.894 mph. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.787 mph. 4. (01) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 191.774 mph. 5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 191.714 mph.
6. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 191.648 mph. 7. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 191.509 mph. 8. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 191.503 mph. 9. (49) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 191.100 mph. 10. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 190.916 mph.
11. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 190.837 mph. 12. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 190.686 mph. 13. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 190.594 mph. 14. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 190.398 mph. 15. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.372 mph.
16. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 190.293 mph. 17. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.189 mph. 18. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 190.176 mph. 19. (13) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 189.954 mph. 20. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 189.850 mph.
21. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 189.837 mph. 22. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 189.837 mph. 23. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 189.818 mph. 24. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.701 mph. 25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 189.564 mph.
26. (70) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 189.467 mph. 27. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 189.383 mph. 28. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 189.105 mph. 29. (21) Ken Schrader, Ford, 189.067 mph. 30. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 188.841 mph.
31. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.828 mph. 32. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188.494 mph. 33. (96) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 188.411 mph. 34. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 188.360 mph. 35. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 188.302 mph.
36. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 187.958 mph. 37. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 187.133 mph. 38. (6) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points 39. (7) Robby Gordon, Ford, Owner Points 40. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, Owner Points
41. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, Owner Points 42. (88) Ricky Rudd, Ford, Owner Points 43. (44) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, Past Champion
Failed to qualify
44. (33) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 188.751 mph. 45. (4) Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 188.623 mph.
46. (37) John Andretti, Dodge, 188.015 mph. 47. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 187.551 mph. 48. (78) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 187.519 mph. 49. (34) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 186.881 mph. 50. (36) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 185.437 mph.
51. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 0.000 mph.
Nicorette 300
NASCAR Busch
At Hampton, Ga.
Lap length: 1.54 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (8) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 195 laps, 127.201 mph., $56,425. 2. (12) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 195, $42,800. 3. (1) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 195, $31,400. 4. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 195, $31,050. 5. (9) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 195, $21,575.
6. (21) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 195, $19,350. 7. (2) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 195, $24,760. 8. (10) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 195, $26,720. 9. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 195, $23,300. 10. (4) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 195, $24,500.
11. (7) David Stremme, Dodge, 195, $16,550. 12. (24) Robby Gordon, Ford, 195, $18,175. 13. (15) David Reutimann, Toyota, 195, $30,990. 14. (25) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 195, $14,825. 15. (5) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 195, $15,775.
16. (16) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 195, $15,750. 17. (40) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 195, $29,520. 18. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 194, $23,620. 19. (29) Shane Huffman, Chevrolet, 194, $16,325. 20. (18) David Ragan, Ford, 194, $17,000.
21. (32) Ward Burton, Ford, 194, $16,350. 22. (20) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 194, $14,375. 23. (37) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 194, $20,595. 24. (34) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 194, $15,925. 25. (33) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 193, $16,025.
26. (35) Brent Sherman, Chevrolet, 193, $15,825. 27. (38) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 192, $15,775. 28. (28) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 192, $15,725. 29. (13) Stephen Leicht, Ford, 191, $20,895. 30. (41) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 190, $19,295.
31. (19) David Gilliland, Ford, 189, $15,570. 32. (43) Ron Young, Chevrolet, 189, $15,535. 33. (14) Todd Kluever, Ford, 164, accident, $26,220. 34. (36) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 152, accident, $18,965. 35. (22) Steve Wallace, Dodge, 139, accident, $15,435.
36. (11) Jon Wood, Ford, 139, accident, $20,620. 37. (42) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 107, rear end, $15,365. 38. (31) Kyle Krisiloff, Ford, 80, accident, $15,310. 39. (30) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 63, accident, $13,260. 40. (39) Greg Biffle, Ford, 63, engine, $13,200.
41. (27) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 62, accident, $20,360. 42. (17) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 33, engine, $13,100. 43. (23) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 16, accident, $20,245.
Race Statistics
Time of race: 2 hours, 21 minutes, 39 seconds.
Margin of victory: 1.064 seconds.
Caution flags: Six for 24 laps.
Lead changes: 13 among eight drivers.
Lap leaders: Ky.Busch 1-28; M.Kenseth 29-36; K.Kahne 37-39; Ky.Busch 40-69; J.Burton 70-72; Ky.Busch 73-126; K.Kahne 127-129; J.McMurray 130-134; R.Smith 135-136; Ky.Busch 137-142; M.Wallace 143; D.Blaney 144; Ky.Busch 145-169; J.Burton 170-195.
Leaders summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 5 times for 143 laps; J.Burton, 2 times for 29 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 8 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 6 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 5 laps; R.Smith, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Wallace, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Blaney, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in points: 1. Carl Edwards, 810. 2. Kevin Harvick, 666. 3. Dave Blaney, 641. 4. Kyle Busch, 587. 5. Denny Hamlin, 582. 6. Tony Stewart, 576. 7.Marcos Ambrose, 563. 8. Mike Wallace, 547. 9. Jeff Burton, 531. 10. Juan Pable Montoya, 529.
Australian Grand Prix
Formula One
After yesterday's qualifying; race today
At Melbourne, Australia
Lap length: 3.2 miles
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 1 minute, 26.072 seconds, 137.820 mph. 2. Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:26.493. 3. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW-Sauber, 1:26.556. 4. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:26.755. 5. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW-Sauber, 1:27.347. 1/8
6. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 1:27.634. 7. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 1:27.934. 8. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 1:28. 404. 9. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 1.28.692. 10. Takuma Sato, Japan, Super Aguri, 1:28.871.
11. Anthony Davidson, Britian, Super Aguri, 1:26.909. 12. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 1:26.914. 13. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, Renault, 1:26.964. 14. Jenson Button, Britain, Honda, 1:27.264. 15. Alexander Wurz, Austria, Williams. 1:27.393.
16. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, no time. 17. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Honda, 1:27.679. 18. Scott Speed, United States, Toro Rosso, 1:28.305. 19. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 1:28.579. 20. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Toro Rosso, 1:29.267.
21. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Spyker, 1:29.339. 22. Christijan Albers, Netherlands, Spyker, 1:31.932.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Optioned LHP Craig Breslow, C George Kottaras and OF Brandon Moss to Pawtucket of the IL. Assigned RHP Runelvys Hernandez, RHP Travis Hughes and INF Ed Rogers to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Optioned RHP Ty Taubenheim, INF John Hattig, INF Russ Adams and OF Adam Lind to Syracuse of the IL. Asssigned INF Rob Cosby to their minor league camp.
National League
NEW YORK METS Named Mark Brewer pitching coach for New Orleans of the PCL, Ricky Bones pitching coach for Binghamton of the EL, Dan Murray pitching coach for St. Lucie of the FSL, and Jonathan Hurst pitching coach for Savannah of the SAL, Hector Berrios pitching coach for Brooklyn of the New York-Penn League, Marc Valdes pitching coach for Kingsport of the Appalachian League and Robert Ellis pitching coach for the Gulf Coast Mets.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Re-signed G Alan Anderson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Signed LB Cato June.
ECHL
ECHL Suspended South Carolina coach Jason Fitzsimmons one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a March 16 game against Florida.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES Signed G John Smith. Loaned G Dov Grumet-Morris to Manitoba of the AHL.
STOCKTON THUNDER Claimed F David Herring off waivers from Texas.
COLLEGE
MICHIGAN Fired Tommy Amaker, men s basketball coach.
baseball
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Detroit 12 6 .667
Cleveland 11 6 .647
Los Angeles 12 7 .632
New York 10 6 .625
Texas 10 6 .625
Baltimore 9 7 .562
Minnesota 9 9 .500
Kansas City 8 10 .444
Oakland 7 9 .438
Boston 7 10 .412
Toronto 6 9 .400
Chicago 7 12 .368
Seattle 5 13 .278
Tampa Bay 2 15 .118
National League
W L Pct
Cincinnati 13 3 .812
Arizona 12 5 .706
Los Angeles 13 6 .684
Houston 10 6 .625
St. Louis 9 6 .600
Colorado 10 7 .588
San Francisco 11 9 .550
Atlanta 8 7 .533
Chicago 8 8 .500
Milwaukee 9 10 .474
Philadelphia 7 9 .438
San Diego 6 9 .400
Florida 7 11 .389
Pittsburgh 6 11 .353
Washington 5 10 .333
New York 6 13 .316
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Detroit 8, Toronto 6
Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 3
Cincinnati 2, Boston 1
St. Louis 9, Atlanta 5
Baltimore (ss) 7, Florida 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Houston 5
Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
Baltimore (ss) 9, N.Y. Mets (ss) 0
Washington 13, N.Y. Mets (ss) 1
Texas 4, Seattle 1
Milwaukee 11, Oakland 4
San Diego 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado 12, San Francisco 2
Arizona 6, Kansas City 3
L.A. Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3
FRIDAY
Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Detroit 12, Philadelphia 9
Minnesota 16, Baltimore 2, 8 innings, rain
Tampa Bay 8, Pittsburgh 3
Seattle 7, Kansas City 3
Milwaukee 3, L.A. Angels 2
San Francisco 11, Colorado 7
Chicago White Sox 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 4
St. Louis 6, Atlanta 6, tie, 10 innings
Arizona 8, Oakland 5
Texas 4, San Diego 3
Boston vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., ccd., rain
Washington vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., ccd., rain
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., ccd., rain
TODAY
Toronto vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:15 p.m.
Colorado vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
TOMORROW
Houston vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 33 23 3 2 71 184 165
Toledo 33 26 0 2 68 176 182
Dayton 31 21 1 5 68 174 154
Reading 30 28 1 5 66 202 207
Trenton 30 26 1 4 65 210 204
Johnstown 26 28 3 3 58 181 202
Wheeling 24 31 2 4 54 171 218
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Florida 38 20 4 1 81 233 189
Gwinnett 37 19 5 2 81 261 227
Texas 36 20 5 4 81 245 207
S. Carolina 33 24 3 4 73 223 225
Charlotte 34 23 1 2 71 214 192
Augusta 34 26 1 2 71 226 231
Columbia 24 29 4 5 57 192 226
Pensacola 19 39 1 3 42 211 272
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 45 13 2 2 94 241 147
x-Idaho 34 22 2 3 73 206 182
Victoria 27 31 1 3 58 192 232
Phoenix 25 33 2 3 55 179 217
Utah 21 33 3 4 49 160 239
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Bakersfield 39 13 3 7 88 240 194
x-Las Vegas 36 12 6 8 86 193 166
Fresno 32 23 2 4 70 167 158
Stockton 28 22 5 5 66 176 173
Long Beach 22 35 0 3 47 174 222
x-clinched playoff spot
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
YESTERDAY
Wheeling 3, Toledo 2, SO
Reading 3, Johnstown 1
Charlotte 6, Florida 1
Trenton 3, Cincinnati 2
Gwinnett 5, Columbia 1
South Carolina 4, Pensacola 3, SO
Augusta 2, Texas 0
Stockton at Bakersfield, late
Alaska at Long Beach, late
Utah at Victoria, late
Las Vegas at Phoenix, late
Idaho at Fresno, late
FRIDAY
Charlotte 6, Columbia 3
Reading 4, Dayton 3
Gwinnett 3, Pensacola 2
Cincinnati 4, Trenton 1
Toledo 6, Wheeling 0
Florida 5, South Carolina 1
Texas 6, Augusta 4
Bakersfield 4, Long Beach 2
Las Vegas 2, Phoenix 1
Stockton 3, Idaho 2
Alaska 3, Fresno 1
TODAY
Trenton at Johnstown
Utah at Victoria
Pensacola at South Carolina
Florida at Gwinnett
Wheeling at Reading
Charlotte at Columbia
Cincinnati at Dayton
Idaho at Stockton
Alaska at Fresno
Las Vegas at Long Beach
tennis
Pacific Life Open
At Indian Wells, Calif.
Singles
Men
Semifinals
Rafael Nadal (3) d. Andy Roddick (2) 6-4, 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (12), Serbia, d. Andy Murray (13) 6-2, 6-3.
Women
Championship
Daniela Hantuchova (14) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) 6-3, 6-4.
college baseball
Evansville 105 030 410 - 14 11 0
Bowling Green 100 001 000 - 2 4 6
WP: F. Jones (E); LP: Horvath (BG).
BG leader: Lawson 2-4, 2B.
golf
Bay Hill
PGA
At Orlando, Fla.; Par: 70
Third Round
Vaughn Taylor 64-71-67 202
Ben Curtis 68-67-69 204
Vijay Singh 70-68-67 205
Tom Lehman 67-69-69 205
Trevor Immelman 66-70-70 206
Jerry Kelly 67-69-70 206
Shaun Micheel 67-68-71 206
Sergio Garcia 66-69-71 206
John Rollins 69-65-72 206
Chris Couch 68-70-69 207
Retief Goosen 69-68-70 207
Tiger Woods 64-73-70 207
Bo Van Pelt 67-70-70 207
Stephen Ames 68-67-72 207
Rocco Mediate 66-65-76 207
Paul Casey 64-70-73 207
Chad Campbell 71-69-68 208
Stewart Cink 70-69-69 208
Bart Bryant 70-68-70 208
Sean O Hair 66-70-72 208
Boo Weekley 68-72-69 209
Brandt Snedeker 70-70-69 209
Geoff Ogilvy 69-70-70 209
Luke Donald 68-71-70 209
Jason Dufner 67-70-72 209
Scott Verplank 67-73-70 210
Carl Pettersson 66-73-71 210
Johan Edfors 72-67-71 210
Ernie Els 69-70-71 210
Kyle Reifers 70-68-72 210
Frank Lickliter II 69-68-73 210
Henrik Stenson 68-71-72 211
D.J. Trahan 70-68-73 211
Brian Gay 68-70-73 211
Robert Gamez 69-73-70 212
Bob Estes 73-68-71 212
Mark Calcavecchia 67-73-72 212
Jason Bohn 69-71-72 212
Phil Mickelson 72-68-72 212
Craig Kanada 69-70-73 212
Skip Kendall 72-68-73 213
Stuart Appleby 70-70-73 213
Peter Lonard 68-71-74 213
Stephen Marino 67-70-76 213
Zach Johnson 71-72-71 214
Robert Allenby 70-73-71 214
Charles Howell III 71-71-72 214
Charles Warren 68-73-73 214
Woody Austin 67-74-73 214
Camilo Villegas 70-69-75 214
Cliff Kresge 69-70-75 214
Paul Azinger 73-65-76 214
Joey Sindelar 68-75-72 215
John Mallinger 70-72-73 215
Brett Quigley 72-71-72 215
Mark Hensby 72-69-74 215
Tom Pernice, Jr. 70-71-74 215
Steve Flesch 68-72-75 215
Paul Goydos 70-70-75 215
Pat Perez 67-72-76 215
Mark Wilson 68-71-76 215
Colin Montgomerie 70-73-73 216
Steve Elkington 70-73-73 216
Heath Slocum 72-70-74 216
K.J. Choi 67-73-76 216
Aaron Baddeley 72-70-75 217
Jeff Quinney 72-69-76 217
Richard S. Johnson 70-71-76 217
Tim Herron 70-72-76 218
Ryan Armour 71-70-77 218
Brad Faxon 71-69-78 218
Robert Karlsson 70-72-77 219
Tom Johnson 71-69-79 219
Troy Matteson 70-73-77 220
J.B. Holmes 71-72-77 220
Yong-Eun Yang 72-69-79 220
Eric Axley 71-72-78 221
Mike Weir 70-72-79 221
Justin Leonard 70-73-79 222
AT&T Classic
Champions
At Santa Clarita, Calif.; Par: 72
Second Round
Hale Irwin 64-71 135
Andy Bean 70-66 136
Bobby Wadkins 69-67 136
Tim Simpson 71-66 137
Gil Morgan 69-68 137
Morris Hatalsky 68-69 137
Jim Thorpe 66-71 137
Loren Roberts 67-70 137
David Eger 71-67 138
Tom Purtzer 69-69 138
Bruce Summerhays 69-69 138
Wayne Levi 69-69 138
Fuzzy Zoeller 67-71 138
John Jacobs 67-71 138
Mark O Meara 70-69 139
Jerry Pate 70-69 139
Tom McKnight 69-70 139
David Edwards 66-73 139
Graham Marsh 71-69 140
John Harris 71-69 140
John Bland 70-70 140
Denis Watson 70-70 140
Des Smyth 70-70 140
Massy Kuramoto 71-69 140
Curtis Strange 72-68 140
Keith Fergus 70-70 140
Tom Wargo 70-70 140
Allen Doyle 70-70 140
Tom Jenkins 68-72 140
Joe Ozaki 69-72 141
Jay Haas 69-72 141
Bob Gilder 69-72 141
Eduardo Romero 68-73 141
Dana Quigley 71-71 142
Mark McCumber 70-72 142
Scott Simpson 72-70 142
Mike Reid 73-69 142
Tom Kite 69-73 142
Hugh Baiocchi 69-73 142
Bruce Fleisher 71-72 143
D.A. Weibring 70-73 143
Lonnie Nielsen 72-71 143
Ed Dougherty 69-74 143
Ben Crenshaw 72-72 144
Mike McCullough 72-72 144
Don Pooley 73-71 144
Hubert Green 75-69 144
Dave Stockton 69-75 144
Jon Fiedler 72-73 145
Dave Eichelberger 73-72 145
Pat McGowan 73-72 145
Jay Sigel 76-69 145
Isao Aoki 66-79 145
Jim Albus 71-75 146
Leonard Thompson 71-75 146
Kirk Hanefeld 72-74 146
Chip Beck 73-73 146
Jim Dent 76-70 146
Bruce Lietzke 71-76 147
Jim Chancey 71-77 148
Raymond Floyd 75-73 148
Kenny Knox 74-75 149
Tim Conley 74-75 149
Vicente Fernandez 75-74 149
Larry Nelson 76-73 149
Mark Johnson 74-76 150
Walter Hall 74-76 150
Jack Renner 75-75 150
Bill Rogers 75-77 152
Mick Soli 76-76 152
Dale Douglass 70-83 153
Joe Inman 76-77 153
Jim Colbert 80-74 154
Terry Dill 81-77 158
Vance Heafner 76-83 159
local bowling
Honor Roll
300 Games
Matt Stevens, Jug's 205-300-276-781
Jack Dickason, Jug's 196-221-300-717
Men 750+ Series
Tom Bird, Sports Center 845
Brad Bowman, Jug's 836
Dave Girrell Sr., Jug's 835
Brian Vischer, Jug's 802
D. J. Wollenbecker, Bay Center 794
Joe Perry, Sports Center 793
Brad Bowman, Jug's 787
Todd Pike, Sports Center 769
Jimmy Koepfler Jr., Sports Center 761
Rob Rose, Sports Center 758
Jim Stoner, Sports Center 757
Don Brenner, Jug's 755
Jerry Zmudzinski, Jug's 753
Jaime Bick, Sports Center 753
John Merki, Jug's 752
Jamie Quintanilla, Sports Center 752
Dan Patton, Jug's 751
Jason Cramer, Jug's 750
Troy Berning, Jug's 750
Women 650+ Series
Patty Richardson, Bay Center 708
Carrie Wray, Jug's 658
Kerri Russell, Jug's 654
Metro-National
Standings: St. Francis-Red 32-10; Clay-Gold 32-10; Whitmer-Gold 31-11; St. Johns 27-15; Start 24-18; Bowsher 22-20; Southview 20-22; Whitmer-Blue 19-23; Central Catholic 15-27; St. Francis-White 9-33; Cardinal Stritch 6-36.
Boys High Series: Kuczynski (Bow) 245-234-298-777; Heath (Whit) 269-236-253-758; Degregorio (SF) 237-235-279-751; Kusowski (SJ) 248-247-196-691; Zyla (Clay) 234-245-203-682; Maiden (Whit) 230-231-216-677; Myers (SF) 217-215-216-648; Childers (Sview) 215-208-211-634.
Boys High Games: Philips (Clay) 257; Garlitz (SJ) 242; Szymczak (SF) 241; Clapper (Whit) 234; Kline (Central) 234.
Girls High Series: Corum (ND) 188-168-200-556; Manton (Central) 200-173-173-546; Hansen (Clay) 143-180-201-524.
Note: St. Francis-Red defeated Clay in a roll-off to win the second half championship. Whitmer-Gold will bowl St. Francis-Red on March 24 for overall Championship.
Sportlight
March 18
1945 Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season during a 4-2 triumph over the Boston Bruins in the final game of the season.
1953 Don Schlundt scores 30 points to lead Indiana to a 69-68 victory over Kansas for the NCAA basketball championship.
1990 Jeff Fryer s 41 points leads Loyola Marymount to a 149-115 victory over defending national champion Michigan in the highest-scoring game in NCAA tournament history.