College basketball, golf, arena football
3/25/2008COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Thursday
Washington State (26-8) vs. North Carolina (34-2), 7:27
Tennessee (26-8) vs. Louisville (26-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Saturday, March 29
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
Friday
Texas (30-6) vs. Stanford (28-7), 7:27
Memphis (35-1) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
Sunday, March 30
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Ford Field
Detroit
Friday
Davidson (28-6) vs. Wisconsin (31-4), 7:10
Kansas (33-3) vs. Villanova (22-12), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At Ford Field
Detroit
Sunday, March 30
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At US Airways Center
Phoenix
Thursday
West Virginia (26-10) vs. Xavier (29-6), 7:10
UCLA (33-3) vs. Western Kentucky (29-6), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
At US Airways Center
Phoenix
Saturday, March 29
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 5
East champion vs. Midwest champion
South champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 7
Semifinal winners
National Invitation Tournament
Last night
Ohio State 73, California 56
Dayton 55, Illinois State 48
Virginia Tech 75, UAB 49
Mississippi 85, Nebraska 75, OT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 25
Massachusetts (23-10) at Syracuse (21-13), 7
Florida (23-11) at Arizona State (21-12), 9
March 26-27
Dayton (23-10) at Ohio State (21-13), TBA
Mississippi (23-10) at Virginia Tech (21-13), 7
Semifinals
Tuesday, April 1
At Madison Square Garden
New York
TBD, 7
TBD, 9:30
Championship
Thursday, April 3
TBD, 7
CBI
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 24
WEST
Houston 91, Valparaiso 67
EAST
Virginia 80, Old Dominion 76
SOUTH
Tulsa 69, Utah 60
MIDWEST
Bradley 79, Ohio 73
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 26
Bradley (19-15) at Virginia (17-15), 7
Houston (24-9) at Tulsa (22-13), 9
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, March 31: TBD, 8
Wednesday, April 2: TBD, 8
Friday, April 4: TBD, 8 p.m., if necessary
LATEST LINE
MLB
American League
x-Boston 7-8 Oakland
x-at Tokyo, Japan.
NBA
y-New Orleans No Line (XXX) INDIANA
ORLANDO 11/2 (191) San Antonio
DALLAS 12 (190) LA Clippers
CHICAGO 4 (205) Atlanta
UTAH 13 (205) Charlotte
PORTLAND 1 (190) Washington
y-Indiana J. O Neal could return tonight.
College Basketball
NIT
Quarterfinals
SYRACUSE 71/2 Mass.
ARIZONA STATE 3 Florida
(Thursday)
NCAA Tournament
East Regional
North Carolina 71/2 (143) Washington St
Louisville 21/2 (146) Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
West Regional
West Virginia 11/2 (136) Xavier
Ucla 13 (133) Western Kentucky
(Friday)
NCAA Tournament
Midwest Regional
Kansas 111/2 (143) Villanova
Wisconsin 41/2 (127) Davidson
NCAA Tournament
South Regional
Memphis 5 (135) Michigan St
GOLF
WGC-CA Championship
Doral, Fla., par 72
(FedEx Cup points in parentheses)
Geoff Ogilvy (4725), $1,350,000 65-67-68-71 271
Retief Goosen (1960), $530,000 71-69-64-68 272
Jim Furyk (1960), $530,000 69-71-64-68 272
Vijay Singh (1960), $530,000 73-68-63-68 272
Tiger Woods (1050), $285,000 67-66-72-68 273
Steve Stricker (879), $198,333 71-68-73-63 275
Nick O Hern (879), $198,333 67-75-67-66 275
Graeme Storm (0), $198,333 71-70-63-71 275
Zach Johnson (735), $147,500 69-72-67-68 276
Adam Scott (735), $147,500 67-68-69-72 276
Soren Kjeldsen (0), $125,000 69-71-71-66 277
K.J. Choi (551), $106,167 70-70-67-71 278
Anders Hansen (0), $106,167 67-71-67-73 278
Tim Clark (551), $106,167 71-69-66-72 278
Aaron Baddeley (420), $86,700 69-74-70-66 279
Justin Rose (420), $86,700 70-71-70-68 279
Sergio Garcia (420), $86,700 69-73-69-68 279
Stephen Ames (420), $86,700 73-68-68-70 279
Gregory Havret (0), $86,700 68-74-68-69 279
John Rollins (284), $75,000 74-71-67-68 280
Stewart Cink (284), $75,000 66-74-71-69 280
Phil Mickelson (284), $75,000 67-74-70-69 280
Luke Donald (284), $75,000 68-72-70-70 280
Robert Allenby (284), $75,000 69-75-66-70 280
Mike Weir (284), $75,000 73-69-67-71 280
Toru Taniguchi (0), $66,500 68-73-72-68 281
Camilo Villegas (198), $66,500 71-72-68-70 281
Miguel A. Jimenez (0), $66,500 65-74-71-71 281
Jeev M. Singh (0), $66,500 68-70-70-73 281
Andres Romero (167), $62,500 68-72-73-69 282
Boo Weekley (167), $62,500 72-73-69-68 282
M. Calcavecchia (167), $62,500 68-71-71-72 282
Robert Karlsson (0), $62,500 68-70-70-74 282
Ryuji Imada (133), $57,500 68-73-73-69 283
Justin Leonard (133), $57,500 69-74-70-70 283
Stuart Appleby (133), $57,500 73-71-68-71 283
Lee Westwood (133), $57,500 71-72-72-68 283
Ross Fisher (0), $57,500 68-73-70-72 283
Daniel Chopra (133), $57,500 72-70-69-72 283
Trevor Immelman (105), $52,500 70-74-70-70 284
Scott Verplank (105), $52,500 71-70-74-69 284
J.B. Holmes (105), $52,500 69-72-75-68 284
Brendan Jones (0), $52,500 76-75-66-67 284
Woody Austin (84), $48,875 70-70-74-71 285
Hunter Mahan (84), $48,875 72-72-71-70 285
Niclas Fasth (0), $48,875 72-69-70-74 285
Richard Sterne (0), $48,875 71-77-67-70 285
Graeme McDowell (0), $47,000 72-71-70-73 286
Brandt Snedeker (69), $47,000 74-70-72-70 286
Andrew McLardy (0), $47,000 74-74-70-68 286
Nick Dougherty (0), $44,750 70-73-71-73 287
Arron Oberholser (62), $44,750 72-70-72-73 287
Paul Casey (62), $44,750 72-75-67-73 287
S.S.P. Chowrasia (0), $44,750 74-73-68-72 287
Charles Howell III (62), $44,750 69-76-72-70 287
Richard Green (0), $44,750 74-72-71-70 287
Ian Poulter (59), $42,250 71-72-72-73 288
Martin Kaymer (0), $42,250 68-74-73-73 288
Henrik Stenson (0), $42,250 72-72-76-68 288
D.J. Trahan (59), $42,250 74-73-75-66 288
Chapchai Nirat (0), $40,250 70-70-74-77 291
Paul Sheehan (0), $40,250 72-73-72-74 291
Peter Hanson (0), $40,250 71-74-73-73 291
Brett Wetterich (56), $40,250 70-74-76-71 291
Colin Montgomerie (0), $38,500 75-74-70-73 292
Jonathan Byrd (55), $38,500 74-74-72-72 292
Anton Haig (0), $38,500 72-80-73-67 292
Louis Oosthuizen (0), $37,625 74-72-70-77 293
W.C. Liang (0), $37,625 74-74-71-74 293
Rory Sabbatini (52), $37,000 72-74-69-79 294
James Kingston (0), $37,000 74-75-68-77 294
Soren Hansen (0), $37,000 77-77-68-72 294
Craig Parry (51), $36,375 73-75-72-75 295
Shingo Katayama (0), $36,375 75-76-72-72 295
Ernie Els (50), $36,000 74-75-73-74 296
Mark Brown (0), $35,750 73-74-76-74 297
Heath Slocum (49), $35,500 74-72-78-74 298
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 4 0 0 1.000 207 173
Philadelphia 4 0 0 1.000 271 181
Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 210 232
Columbus 1 3 0 .250 192 204
New York 1 3 0 .250 174 233
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 3 1 0 .750 235 191
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 175 173
Orlando 2 2 0 .500 228 237
Georgia 1 3 0 .250 192 204
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 253 177
Colorado 1 2 0 .333 125 168
Grand Rapids 0 2 0 .000 93 130
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 96 101
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 201 223
Los Angeles 2 2 0 .500 192 204
San Jose 2 2 0 .500 232 230
Utah 0 4 0 .000 235 250
LAST NIGHT
Grand Rapids at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
Arizona at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Kansas City, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Georgia at Utah., 9 p.m.
transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Optioned LHP Jeremy Sowers and LHP Aaron Laffey to Buffalo (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Nathan on a three-year contract extension.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Purchased the contract of DH Mike Sweeney from Sacramento (PCL). Placed RHP Kiko Calero on the 60-day DL. Placed 3B Eric Chavez and RHP Chad Gaudin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 19. Optioned INF Gregorio Petit to Sacramento.
SEATTLE MARINERS Optioned OF Wladimir Balentien and C Rob Johnson to Tacoma (PCL). Assigned LHP Jake Woods to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY RAYS Assigned 3B Evan Longoria and INF Reid Brignac to Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with RHP John Patterson on a minor league contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Recalled OF Buck Coats from Syracuse (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Optioned RHP Billy Buckner and RHP Leo Rosales to Tucson (PCL).
FLORIDA MARLINS Optioned OF Cameron Maybin to Carolina (SL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Placed RHP Brad Lidge on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Reassigned INF Ryan Rohlinger to their minor league camp.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS Re-signed OF Ruben Mateo.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
INDIANA PACERS Announced the resignation of Donnie Walsh, chief executive officer, effective at the end of the season.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS Signed G Brent Barry.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL Announced San Francisco violated the NFL Anti-Tampering Policy by contacting the agent for Chicago LB Lance Briggs during the 2007 season without the Bears permission. San Francisco will forfeit its 2008 fifth-round draft pick and will will switch 2008 third-round draft picks with Chicago.
CINCINNATI BENGALS Re-signed WR Glen Holt, LB Rashad Jeanty and LB Corey Mays. Waived CB Brandon Williams.
DENVER BRONCOS Signed C Casey Wiegmann to a two-year contract. Re-signed FB Cecil Sapp.
HOUSTON TEXANS Signed QB Quinn Gray to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Agreed to terms with OL Jason Fabini.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS Recalled D Matt Lashoff from Providence (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Recalled D Clay Wilson from Syracuse (AHL).
DALLAS STARS Recalled RW B.J. Crombeen from Iowa (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS Recalled G Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids (AHL). Assigned C Darren Helm to Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS Recalled RW Tim Jackman from Bridgeport (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS Signed F Jesse Winchester to a one-year contract. Reassigned RW Jim McKenzie to Binghamton (AHL).
ECHL
ECHL Fined the Bakersfield Condors organization and coach Marty Raymond each undisclosed amounts for the actions of player Jason Kostadine. Suspended Kostadine two games and fined him an undisclosed amount under Rule 29 Supplemental Discipline.
COLLEGE
BIG EAST CONFERENCE Named Terry McAulay coordinator of football officiating.
CHATTANOOGA Promoted Carmen Felus to assistant head football coach. Named Dick Hopkins defensive coordinator-defensive backs coach, Fred Tate defensive line coach, Kurt Corbin linebackers coach, Alton Junior James running backs coach, J.C. Harmon offensive line coach, Spencer Riley tight ends coach and Teddy Gaines defensive assistant.
BOWLING
300 games
Rick Quintanilla, SportsCen 300-279-225-804
Joe Perry, SportsCenter 259-300-225-784
Rob Wielinski, SportsCentr 225-239-300-764
Tom Parker II, Timbers 201-300-249--750
Gary Incorvaia, Timbers 179-215-300-694
Men 750+
Josh Miner, SportsCenter 771
Ken Wilkes, SportsCenter 762
SPORTLIGHT
March 25
1934 Horton Smith wins the first Masters golf tournament by one stroke over Craig Wood.
1947 Holy Cross, led by George Kaftan, beats Oklahoma 58-47 in the NCAA basketball championship.
1958 Sugar Ray Robinson regains the middleweight title for a record fifth time with a 15-round decision over Carmen Basilio.
1961 Cincinnati ends Ohio State s 32-game winning streak with a 70-65 win in the NCAA basketball championship.
1967 UCLA, led by sophomore Lew Alcindor s 20 points, beats Dayton 79-64 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1972 Bill Walton scores 24 points to lead UCLA to an 81-76 victory over Florida State and the NCAA basketball title. The Bruins finish with a 30-0 record and increase their winning streak to 45 straight.
1972 Maryland beats Niagara 100-69 in the NIT championship, becoming the first team to score 100 points in the finals of the tournament.
1990 Pat Bradley becomes the first LPGA player to reach $3 million in career earnings with a one-stroke victory in the $500,000 Turquoise Classic. Bradley, with career earnings of $3,059,768, makes a 2-foot par putt on the final hole to beat Ayako Okamoto.
1995 Mike Tyson is released from a Plainfield, Ind., prison after serving three years for rape.
1995 Scotty Bowman gets his 900th regular-season coaching victory as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Canucks 2-1 in Vancouver.
1999 Geno Carlisle, just 3-of-17 from the field, came through with a three-point play with 4.7 seconds left, to give California a 61-60 win over Clemson and the NIT championship.
baseball
Spring Training
YESTERDAY
Houston 10, Florida 10, tie, 10 innings
Cleveland 8, Atlanta 0
N.Y. Mets 1, Baltimore 0
St. Louis 8, Minnesota 4
Detroit 5, Washington 3
Tampa Bay 13, Pittsburgh 4
Chicago Cubs 7, Texas 6
San Diego 4, L.A. Angels 4, tie, 10 innings
Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5
Arizona 6, San Francisco 5
Seattle 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Cincinnati 5, Toronto 3
N.Y. Yankees 13, Philadelphia 4
L.A. Dodgers at Kansas City, late
TODAY
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:05 p.m.
Florida at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Detroit 101001011 5 10 0
Washington 010000020 3 9 2
Robertson, Lopez (6), Miner (8), Beltran (9) and Rodriguez, Sardinha; Bergmann, Hanrahan (6), Colome (8), Cordero (9) and Lo Duca, Orr. W Robertson. L Bergmann. Sv Beltran. HR Detroit, Sardinha. Washington, Zimmerman.
Atlanta 000000000 0 2 1
Cleveland 10006010x 8 9 0
Carlyle, Ridgway (5), Ohman (6), Moylan (7), Yates (8) and Sammons; Westbrook, Julio (7), Kobayashi (8), Betancourt (9) and Shoppach. W Westbrook. L Carlyle.
Toronto 001000002 3 5 1
Cincinnati 01102010x 5 8 1
Carlson, Marcum (5), Golsing (8) and Jeroloman, Kratz; Bailey, Burton (5), Lincoln (6), Mercker (8), Affeldt (9) and Kroski, Denove. W Bailey. L Marcum. HR Cincinnati, Dunn, Votto.
SPORTS NOTES
CLAY COACHING VACANCY: Clay High School has an opening for an assistant boys tennis coach. Applicants are asked to contact Jim Jurski, athletic director, Clay High School, at orhs_jj@nwoca.org as soon as possible.
SOFTBALL PLAYERS: Competitive men s softball team seeks players. Information: Bob Miller, 419-474-1733.
TIFFIN BASEBALL: The Tiffin Men s Adult Baseball Association is accepting applications from teams interested in playing this summer. Information: Dave Uitto at duitto@woh.rr.com by March 28.