COLLEGE BASEBALL
MAC STANDINGS (Through Monday)
West Division
MAC Overall
Eastern Michigan 11-4 15-26
Northern Illinois 11-7 19-21
Ball State 9-6 24-16
Central Michigan 9-8 22-20
Toledo 7-8 13-24
Western Mich. 6-9 21-15-1
East Division
MAC Overall
Kent State 9-6 24-17
Ohio 9-9 20-22
Bowling Green 7-8 20-18
Akron 5-7 20-16
Buffalo 6-1 13-27
Miami 6-12 15-27
AREA
Owens CC 135 015 - 15 9 2
Jackson CC 031 100 - 5 10 2
WP - Hanna. LP - Zieman. Munch (OCC) 2-3, 4 RBI, 2B.
Owens CC 000 010 0 - 1 5 2
Jackson CC 100 003 x - 4 6 1
WP - Cubic. LP - Suarez. Schultz (OCC) 2-3.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
MAC STANDINGS (Through Monday)
East Division
MAC Overall
Kent State 16-2 34-10
Bowling Green12-3 15-20
Miami 10-8 20-24
Akron 6-12 17-33
Ohio 7-11 22-21
Buffalo 2-12 5-31
West Division
MAC Overall
Central Mich. 14-3 25-14
Western Mich. 9-7 17-15
Ball State 8-10 33-29
Northern Ill. 6-10 2-26
Eastern Mich. 5-9 13-26
Toledo 4-12 15-25
BOWLING
HONOR ROLL
Men 750+
Kevin Onweller, Southwyck 825
Jeremy Hartle, Southwyck 771
Ralph Lewandowski, Southwyck 754
Bill Limes, Southwyck 750
Galen Stoner, Southwyck 750
Women 650+
Katie Hahn, Southwyck 755
Mary Minnick, Southwyck 690
Dawn Becker, Southwyck 678
Connie Fairchild, Southwyck 667
Stephanie Plocek, Southwyck 653
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 9 0 0 1.000 585 428
Dallas 7 1 0 .875 381 356
New York 5 4 0 .556 452 430
Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 449 484
Columbus 2 6 0 .250 386 438
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 535 432
Orlando 6 3 0 .667 513 503
Georgia 3 5 0 .375 455 447
Tampa Bay 3 5 0 .375 432 453
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 7 2 0 .778 537 415
Colorado 3 5 0 .375 417 462
Grand Rapids 3 5 0 .375 483 472
Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 382 481
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
San Jose 5 4 0 .556 507 478
Arizona 4 4 0 .500 401 465
Los Angeles 3 6 0 .333 495 570
Utah 0 9 0 .000 498 594
MONDAY
Philadelphia 57, Dallas 28
FRIDAY
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Colorado, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Georgia, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Utah, 9 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
THURSDAY
New York at Toronto FC, 7
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Recalled LHP Garrett Olson and RHP Bob McCrory from Norfolk (IL). Optioned INF Brandon Fahey to Norfolk. Designated RHP Greg Aquino for assignment.
BOSTON RED SOX Activated 3B Mike Lowell from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Bryan Corey for assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Released RHP Hideo Nomo.
NEW YORK YANKEES Optioned RHP Chris Britton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Edwar Ramirez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
TEXAS RANGERS Designated INF Jason Botts for assignment. Placed 3B Hank Blalock on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26. Recalled OF Brandon Boggs from Oklahoma (IL). Purchased the contract of 1B Chris Shelton from Oklahoma.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Placed RHP John Smoltz on the 15-day DL. Activated LHP Tom Glavine from the 15-day DL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Activated OF Shane Victorino from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF T.J. Bohn to Lehigh Valley (IL). Claimed INF Oscar Robles off waivers from San Diego and assigned him to Lehigh Valley.
SAN DIEGO PADRES Sent RHP Mauro Zarate outright to Portland (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Announced LHP Ray King refused his outright assignment to Columbus (IL) and elected to become a free agent.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Named Larry Brown coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS Agreed to terms with FB Mike Viti.
CAROLINA PANTHERS Signed DT Ian Scott.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Signed WR Rudy Burgess, DT Dan Davis, WR Charles Dillon, DT Colin Ferrell, DB Brandon Foster, DT Eric Foster, WR Samuel Giguere, DE Curtis Johnson, OT Darren Marquez, LB Jordan Senn, DB Jamie Silva, RB Chad Simpson and QB Adam Tafralis.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Signed OT L.J. Shelton to a two-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Released LS Tim Lindsey.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Re-signed D Jan Hejda to a three-year contract.
COLLEGE
BOSTON COLLEGE Named Sylvia Crawley women s basketball coach and signed her to a five-year contract.
NOTRE DAME Announced sophomore basketball G Ben Hansbrough is transferring from Mississippi State.
OHIO STATE Named Bill Dorenkott women s swimming coach.
PENN STATE Announced the resignation of Bill Dorenkott, men s and women s swimming coach.
PITTSBURGH Named Tom Herrion men s associate head basketball coach.
WYOMING Announced the resignation of Steven Suder, wrestling coach. Named Ben Vom Bauer interim wrestling coach.
PREP BASEBALL
Ottawa Hills 103 206 5 - 17 20 3
Danbury 000 004 3 - 7 9 3
WP-Crooks. LP-Hammersmith. Beans (OH) 2-4, HR, 5 RBI.
Swanton 000 110 1 - 3 8 1
Delta 002 001 1 - 4 5 2
WP-Navarro. LP-Toland. Betz (D) 1-3, 2B, GW RBI.
Paulding 200 050 2 - 9 12 1
Archbold 010 100 0 - 2 11 3
WP - Owens. LP - Miller. Stallkamp (P) 3-4, RBI.
Northwood 003 000 0 - 3 6 2
Toledo Christian 000 102 1 - 4 6 1
WP - J. Rightnowar. LP - Seibert. Dodd (TC) 2-3, 3B, RBI.
Lima Shawnee 100 020 1 - 4 4 0
Defiance 100 150 x - 7 7 4
WP - Kime. LP - Kopilchack. Wagner (D) 2-3, 2 RBI.
BOXING
Fight Schedule
Friday
At Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Anthony Hanshaw, Massillon, Ohio, vs. Andre Dirrell, Flint, Mich., 10, super middleweights.
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
NY METS 7-8 Pittsburgh
ST. LOUIS Even-6 Cincinnati
ARIZONA 61/2 -71/2 Houston
SAN FRANCISCO Even-6 Colorado
WASHINGTON Even-6 Atlanta
PHILADELPHIA Even-6 San Diego
FLORIDA Even-6 LA Dodgers
CHICAGO CUBS 51/2 -61/2 Milwaukee
American League
MINNESOTA 51/2 -61/2 Chi White Sox
CLEVELAND 71/2 -81/2 Seattle
Tampa Bay 51/2 -61/2 BALTIMORE
BOSTON 71/2 -81/2 Toronto
NY YANKEES 51/2 -61/2 Detroit
TEXAS Even-6 Kansas City
LA ANGELS 61/2 -71/2 Oakland
NBA Playoffs
BOSTON 131/2 (187) Atlanta
CLEVELAND 41/2 (192) Washington
NHL Playoffs
PHILADELPHIA Even-1/2 Montreal
DALLAS No Line San Jose
Home Team in CAPS
HOCKEY
NHL Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Last night
Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh leads series 3-0
Dallas 2, San Jose 1 OT, Dallas leads series 3-0
Detroit 4, Colorado 3, Detroit leads series 3-0
Tonight
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., Philadelphia leads series 2-1
San Jose at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Tomorrow
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Pittsburgh 3 1 1 5
N.Y. Rangers 1 2 0 3
First Period 1, Pittsburgh, Hossa 3 (Dupuis, Crosby), 1:02. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 3 (Jagr, Mara), 14:32. 3, Pittsburgh, Laraque 1 (Malkin, Sykora), 16:17. 4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 4 (Gonchar, Hossa), 17:41 (pp).
Second Period 5, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 2 (Gomez, Avery), 12:07. 6, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 3 (Gomez, Straka), 13:11. 7, Pittsburgh, Malkin 5 (Crosby, Gonchar), 17:53 (pp).
Third Period 8, Pittsburgh, Malone 3 (Letang, Sykora), 2:30.
Shots on Goal Pittsburgh 9-4-4 17. N.Y. Rangers 15-14-10 39.
Power-play opportunities Pittsburgh 2 of 3; N.Y. Rangers 0 of 5.
Goalies Pittsburgh, Fleury 7-0 (39 shots-36 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 4-4 (17-12).
A 18,200 (18,200). T 2:30.
San Jose 1 0 0 0 1
Dallas 0 0 1 1 2
First Period 1, San Jose, Marleau 3, 19:25 (sh).
Second Period None.
Third Period 2, Dallas, Zubov 1 (Ribeiro, Richards), :47 (pp). Overtime 3, Dallas, Norstrom 2 (Ribeiro, Niskanen), 4:37.
Shots on Goal San Jose 6-7-4-3 20. Dallas 6-9-9-5 29.
Missed penalty shot Hagman, Dal, 10:50 third.
Power-play opportunities San Jose 0 of 3; Dallas 1 of 3.
Goalies San Jose, Nabokov 4-6 (29 shots-27 saves). Dallas, Turco 7-2 (20-19).
A 18,532 (18,532). T 2:52.
HOLE-IN-ONE
Charlie Clark, Hidden Hills, No. 14, 145 yards, 5-wood.
Gerald Hews, Bedford Hills, Wolverine No. 8, 182 yards, 7-1ron.
SPORTLIGHT
April 30
1922 Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.
1961 Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee.
1971 The Milwaukee Bucks become the second team to register a four-game sweep in the NBA championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 118-106.
1976 Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jimmy Young in Landover, Md., to retain his world heavyweight title.
1992 The Red Wings and Canucks become the ninth and 10th teams in NHL history to rebound from 3-1 deficits to win playoff series. Detroit beats the Minnesota North Stars 5-2 in the Norris Division, while Vancouver defeats the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 in the Smythe Division.
1993 Monica Seles, the top-ranked women s player, is stabbed in the back during a changeover at the Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany. Guenter Parche, 38, reaches over a courtside railing and sticks a knife into the back of Seles. She has an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades and misses the remainder of the 1993 season.
2002 Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez becomes the second-youngest player to reach 250 homers during a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
2005 James Toney outpoints John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight title in New York. Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout, becoming the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing s top crown.
BASKETBALL
NBA Coaches of the Year
2008 Byron Scott, New Orleans
2007 Sam Mitchell, Toronto
2006 Avery Johnson, Dallas
2005 Mike D Antoni, Phoenix
2004 Hubie Brown, Memphis
2003 Gregg Popovich, San Antonio
2002 Rick Carlisle, Detroit
2001 Larry Brown, Philadelphia
2000 Glenn Rivers, Orlando
1999 Mike Dunleavy, Portland
1998 Larry Bird, Indiana
1997 Pat Riley, Miami
1996 Phil Jackson, Chicago
1995 Del Harris, L.A. Lakers
1994 Lenny Wilkens, Atlanta
1993 Pat Riley, New York
1992 Don Nelson, Golden State
1991 Don Chaney, Houston
1990 Pat Riley, L.A. Lakers
1989 Cotton Fitzsimmons, Phoenix
1988 Doug Moe, Denver
1987 Mike Schuler, Portland
1986 Mike Fratello, Atlanta
1985 Don Nelson, Milwaukee
1984 Frank Layden, Utah
1983 Don Nelson, Milwaukee
1982 Gene Shue, Washington
1981 Jack McKinney, Indiana
1980 Bill Fitch, Boston
1979 Cotton Fitzsimmons, Kansas City
1978 Hubie Brown, Atlanta
1977 Tom Nissalke, Houston
1976 Bill Fitch, Cleveland
1975 Phil Johnson, Kansas City-Omaha
1974 Ray Scott, Detroit
1973 Tom Heinsohn, Boston
1972 Bill Sharman, L.A. Lakers
1971 Dick Motta, Chicago
1970 Red Holzman, New York
1969 Gene Shue, Baltimore
1968 Richie Guerin, St. Louis
1967 Johnny Kerr, Chicago
1966 Dolph Schayes, Philadelphia
1965 Red Auerbach, Boston
1964 Alex Hannum, San Francisco
1963 Harry Gallatin, St. Louis