College basketball, NHL, prep basketball
1/26/2010COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kentucky (65) 19-0 1,625 2
2. Kansas 18-1 1,519 3
3. Villanova 18-1 1,503 4
4. Syracuse 19-1 1,455 5
5. Michigan St. 17-3 1,324 6
6. Texas 17-2 1,307 1
7. Georgetown 15-3 1,124 12
8. Duke 16-3 1,120 7
9. West Virginia 15-3 1,113 11
10. Purdue 16-3 977 13
11. Kansas St. 16-3 960 10
12. BYU 20-1 894 14
13. Gonzaga 16-3 847 15
14. Tennessee 15-3 837 8
15. Temple 17-3 707 16
16. Wisconsin 16-4 635 18
17. Pittsburgh 15-4 599 9
18. Mississippi 15-4 411 22
19. Connecticut 13-6 286 –
20. Ohio St. 14-6 270 21
21. Vanderbilt 15-3 264 –
22. Georgia Tech 14-5 194 19
23. New Mexico 18-3 180 –
24. Baylor 15-3 157 25
25. UAB 17-2 125 –
Others receiving votes: Florida St. 111, N. Iowa 106, Clemson 103, Wake Forest 98, Butler 69, Mississippi St. 42, Texas A&M 29, Oklahoma St. 25, Missouri 24, Maryland 22, Cornell 16, Old Dominion 11, Xavier 11, UNLV 6, Northwestern 5, Siena 3, Virginia 3, California 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Harvard 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kentucky (31) 19-0 775 2
2. Kansas 18-1 739 3
3. Villanova 18-1 714 4
4. Syracuse 19-1 680 5
5. Michigan State 17-3 627 7
6. Texas 17-2 613 1
7. Duke 16-3 555 6
8. Gonzaga 16-3 533 10
9. West Virginia 15-3 506 12
10. Brigham Young 20-1 485 13
11. Georgetown 15-3 483 14
12. Purdue 16-3 420 15
13. Kansas State 16-3 409 9
14. Tennessee 15-3 385 8
15. Temple 17-3 339 17
16. Wisconsin 16-4 282 19
17. Pittsburgh 15-4 267 11
18. Butler 16-4 213 20
19. Connecticut 13-6 199 21
20. Mississippi 15-4 151 24
21. Clemson 15-5 112 16
22. Georgia Tech 14-5 105 18
23. Vanderbilt 15-3 71 NR
24. Ohio State 14-6 62 25
25. Northern Iowa 17-2 60 22
Others receiving votes: Florida State 50; Cornell 38; New Mexico 38; Baylor 37; Wake Forest 23; UAB 18; Missouri 16; Oklahoma State 16; Saint Mary’s 11; Mississippi State 9; Maryland 6; UNLV 6; Siena 4; Texas A&M 4; Louisiana Tech 3; Old Dominion 3; Xavier 3; California 2; Notre Dame 2; North Carolina 1.
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 3 2 .600 13 6 .684
Kent St. 3 2 .600 12 7 .632
Buffalo 3 2 .600 10 6 .625
Miami 3 2 .600 6 12 .333
BGSU 2 3 .400 9 8 .529
Ohio 1 4 .200 10 9 .526
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
C. Michigan 4 1 .800 9 8 .529
N. Illinois 4 1 .800 8 9 .471
W. Michigan 3 2 .600 11 7 .611
E. Michigan 2 3 .400 10 8 .556
Ball St. 2 3 .400 8 9 .471
Toledo 0 5 .000 3 16 .158
SATURDAY
W. Michigan 73, Toledo 41
Miami 64, BGSU 52
Kent St. 87, Akron 70
Ohio 99, Buffalo 77
E. Michigan 57, Ball St. 53
C. Michigan 81, N. Illinois 75
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Michigan St. 7 0 1.000 17 3 .850
Wisconsin 6 2 .750 16 4 .800
Purdue 4 3 .571 16 3 .842
Ohio St. 4 3 .571 14 6 .700
Illinois 4 3 .571 12 8 .600
Northwestern 3 4 .429 14 5 .737
Minnesota 3 4 .429 12 7 .632
Michigan 3 4 .429 10 9 .526
Indiana 3 4 .429 9 10 .474
Iowa 2 5 .286 8 12 .400
Penn St. 0 7 .000 8 11 .421
SATURDAY
West Virginia 71, Ohio St. 65
Michigan St. 65, Minnesota 64
Purdue 69, Michigan 59
Northwestern 73, Illinois 68
SUNDAY
Wisconsin 79, Penn St. 71, OT
Iowa 58, Indiana 43
National
EAST
DeSales 67, Muhlenberg 59
Immaculata 80, Neumann 79
Saint Joseph’s 85, Penn 64
St. Augustine’s 99, Lincoln, Pa. 71
Stevens Tech 75, Staten Island 58
Syracuse 73, Georgetown 56
Wilkes 71, Lebanon Valley 65
SOUTH
Belmont Abbey 81, Lees-McRae 67
Delaware St. 63, Coppin St. 59
Furman 63, Samford 58
Hampton 66, Florida A&M 53
Howard 67, Bethune-Cookman 64
Jacksonville 72, Savannah St. 68
James Madison 67, Radford 63
Morgan St. 91, Md.-Eastern Shore 54
S. Carolina St. 97, Norfolk St. 82
Tenn.-Martin 68, SIU-Edwardsville 52
W. Carolina 100, Coll. of Charleston 90
Wofford 78, Chattanooga 63
MIDWEST
Kansas 84, Missouri 65
S. Illinois 68, W. Kentucky 63
OWENS 86, CONCORDIA JV 57
CONCORDIA: Abrams 4-1-0-11, Gray 1-4-0-14, Hand 1-1-3, Koerner 1-0-2, Buursma 2-0-4, Hunter 0-2-2, Parrish 1-0-2, Hernandez 5-1-0-13, Renner 1-4-6. Totals: 16-6-7-57.
OWENS: Heard1-3-5, Edwards 1-3-3-14, Lee 4-0-8, Dunn 6-4-9-33, Kralovic 0-3-0-9, Hardison 1-1-3, Sanderfer 0-2-2, Jablonski 5-0-10, Gaines 0-2-2. Totals: 18-10-20-86.
Halftime: Owens, 41-25.
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (40) 19-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 17-1 960 2
3. Notre Dame 17-1 890 4
4. Ohio St. 20-1 854 5
5. Tennessee 17-2 832 3
6. Nebraska 17-0 826 7
7. Duke 17-3 754 6
8. Texas A&M 15-2 694 9
9. Georgia 18-2 691 8
10. Xavier 14-3 600 11
11. Oklahoma 14-4 569 13
12. North Carolina 15-3 527 14
13. Florida St. 18-3 515 15
14. Baylor 14-4 480 10
15. Oklahoma St. 16-3 458 12
16. West Virginia 18-2 441 16
17. Georgetown 17-2 369 19
18. LSU 14-4 348 18
19. Texas 13-6 184 20
20. TCU 14-4 181 23
21. Virginia 14-5 169 25
22. Iowa St. 15-3 94 –
23. Penn St. 15-4 84 –
24. Wis.-Green Bay 16-2 81 17
25. Georgia Tech 16-5 77 22
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 59, Gonzaga 53, Kentucky 53, Vanderbilt 34, St. John’s 32, Mississippi 30, Southern Cal 13, Vermont 12, Hartford 11, Dayton 6, Temple 6, Duquesne 3, Marist 3, Wisconsin 3, Syracuse 2, Miami 1, SMU 1.
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
BGSU 6 0 1.000 16 4 .800
Kent St. 4 2 .667 11 7 .611
Akron 3 2 .600 9 9 .500
Miami 2 4 .333 4 15 .211
Ohio 1 5 .167 5 14 .263
Buffalo 1 5 .167 5 14 .263
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Toledo 5 1 .833 15 4 .789
E. Michigan 4 2 .667 14 4 .778
C. Michigan 4 2 .667 7 11 .389
Ball St. 3 3 .500 8 10 .444
N. Illinois 2 4 .333 8 10 .444
W. Michigan 0 6 .000 5 14 .263
SATURDAY
Bowling Green 83, E. Michigan 71
Toledo 70, Miami 63
Akron 58, W. Michigan 44
N. Illinois 93, Buffalo 88, OT
Cent. Michigan 59, Ohio 56
Kent St. 72, Ball St. 63
National
EAST
Neumann 71, Immaculata 51
Pitt.-Johnstown 65, W. Va. Wesleyan 63
Rosemont 77, Baptist Bible 65, OT
Ursinus 61, Elizabethtown 42
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 59, Alabama A&M 45
Bethune-Cookman 48, Howard 47
Charleston Southern 67, Radford 61
Chattanooga 78, Wofford 72
Coll. of Charleston 64, Elon 57
Coppin St. 58, Delaware St. 37
Davidson 75, W. Carolina 65
Elizabeth City St. 71, Fayetteville St. 68
Gardner-Webb 80, Presbyterian 39
Georgia Southern 63, UNC-Greensboro 55
Hampton 67, Florida A&M 54
High Point 77, UNC Asheville 63
Liberty 57, Coastal Carolina 38
Morgan St. 65, Md.-Eastern Shore 51
N. Carolina A&T 79, Winston-Salem 53
North Carolina 81, N.C. State 69
North Greenville 71, Brevard 64
S. Carolina St. 74, Norfolk St. 73
Samford 60, Furman 49
Southern U. 55, Alabama St. 39
Xavier, NO 60, Loyola, NO 55
MIDWEST
Oakland, Mich. 54, N. Dakota St. 52
Purdue 63, Ohio St. 61
S. Dakota St. 83, IPFW 62
SIU-Edwardsville 49, Tenn.-Martin 46
UMKC 54, W. Illinois 46
SOUTHWEST
Prairie View 83, MVSU 62
Texas Southern 90, Ark.-Pine Bluff 82, OT
OWENS 94, GLEN OAKS 54
GLEN OAKS: Jones 9-1-6-27; Williams 1-2 2-10; Allen 3-2-8; Coakley 2-1-5; Currier 2-0-4. Totals: 17-3-11-54.
OWENS: Beard 5-5-15; Clark 6-1-0-15; Corrothers 7-1-15; Moschetti 2-6-10; Johnson 2-1-2-9; Darling 4-0-8; Blanton 1-1-2-7; Bidlack 3-0-6; Floyd 1-1-3; Windau 1-0-2; Meyer 1-0-2; Hooker 1-0-2. Totals 34-3-17-94.
Halftime: Owens, 55-34.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 34 15 1 69 138 110
Pittsburgh 33 20 1 67 172 152
Philadelphia 26 22 3 55 155 144
N.Y. Rangers 24 22 7 55 137 145
N.Y. Islanders 23 21 8 54 139 157
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 30 13 7 67 143 122
Ottawa 28 21 4 60 147 154
Montreal 25 23 5 55 140 144
Boston 23 20 8 54 127 131
Toronto 17 26 10 44 139 182
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 33 12 6 72 195 143
Florida 22 21 9 53 144 153
Atlanta 22 21 8 52 156 166
Tampa Bay 21 20 10 52 132 157
Carolina 16 28 7 39 132 172
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 35 13 4 74 170 120
Nashville 29 19 3 61 143 142
Detroit 25 18 8 58 131 133
St. Louis 22 21 8 52 135 146
Columbus 20 25 9 49 142 180
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 30 15 6 66 153 136
Vancouver 31 18 2 64 167 125
Calgary 26 19 6 58 132 132
Minnesota 25 23 4 54 145 156
Edmonton 16 28 6 38 133 172
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 35 10 8 78 179 128
Phoenix 29 18 5 63 139 135
Los Angeles 29 19 3 61 151 143
Anaheim 24 21 7 55 148 164
Dallas 22 19 11 55 148 168
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
LAST NIGHT
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
St. Louis at Calgary, late
Buffalo at Vancouver, late
SUNDAY
Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1
Carolina 5, Boston 1
Colorado 4, Dallas 0
TONIGHT
Los Angeles at Toronto, 7
Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7
Anaheim at Atlanta, 7
Nashville at Columbus, 7
Phoenix at Detroit, 7
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30
Montreal at Florida, 7:30
Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 22 16 1 3 48 141 154
Elmira 20 17 2 2 44 157 129
Trenton 14 19 4 5 37 117 151
Johnstown 11 22 5 3 30 125 173
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 23 13 4 1 51 154 135
Cincinnati 25 16 0 1 51 136 119
Toledo 23 16 1 3 50 161 166
Wheeling 22 18 2 1 47 144 147
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 30 10 2 4 66 166 144
Florida 22 15 2 4 50 138 125
Charlotte 22 13 3 2 49 151 138
Gwinnett 18 17 3 2 41 144 153
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 25 11 2 1 53 130 116
Stockton 17 17 2 4 40 117 130
Las Vegas 17 20 3 1 38 116 145
Ontario 15 20 3 3 36 109 126
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Idaho 27 11 0 2 56 135 110
Victoria 24 15 4 0 52 148 133
Alaska 19 19 2 1 41 138 139
Utah 18 17 2 2 40 137 131
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Johnstown 5, Cincinnati 1
Ontario at Utah, late
SUNDAY
Kalamazoo 6, Toledo 3
Wheeling 3, South Carolina 2
Bakersfield 5, Stockton 2
Idaho 8, Las Vegas 5
TONIGHT
Wheeling at South Carolina, 7:05
TOMORROW
Gwinnett at Reading, 7:05
Trenton at Florida, 7:30
Charlotte at Cincinnati, 7:30
Alaska at Bakersfield, 10
Victoria at Stockton, 10
TENNIS
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
Nikolay Davydenko (6) d. Fernando Verdasco (9) 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (3) d. Lukasz Kubot 6-1, 6-2, 7-5.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10) d. Nicolas Almagro (26) 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (6), 9-7.
Roger Federer (1) d. Lleyton Hewitt (22) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Fourth Round
Venus Williams (6) d. Francesca Schiavone (17) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Li Na (16) d. Caroline Wozniacki (4) 6-4, 6-3.
Serena Williams (1) d. Sam Stosur (13) 6-4, 6-2.
Victoria Azarenka (7) d. Vera Zvonareva (9) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Quarterfinals
Justine Henin d. Nadia Petrova (19) 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Zheng Jie d. Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles
Men
Third Round
Michael Kohlmann and Jarkko Nieminen d. Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6).
Fernando Gonzalez and Ivan Ljubicic d. Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley (11) 6-4, 6-3.
Women
Third Round
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs (6) d. Chan Yung-jan and Monica Niculescu 7-5, 6-3.
LATEST LINE
NFL
(Sunday)
Super Bowl XLIV
Land Shark Stadium-Miami, FL.
Indianapolis 51/2 New Orleans
NBA
LA Lakers 8 (199) WASHINGTON
NEW YORK 61/2 (207) Minnesota
DALLAS 71/2 (197) Milwaukee
PHOENIX 51/2 (210) Charlotte
a-SACRAMENTO Off (OFF) Golden State
a-Golden State has numerous injuries.
College Basketball
Michigan St 3 MICHIGAN
MARYLAND 71/2 Miami-Florida
Kent St 13 TOLEDO
Miami-Ohio 21/2 BALL ST
Clemson 3 BOSTON COLLEGE
DAYTON 5 Rhode Island
BAYLOR 21/2 Kansas St
ALA-BIRMINGHAM 3 Tulsa
West Virginia 15 DEPAUL
MARQUETTE 17 Rutgers
North Carolina 1 N. CAROLINA ST
Kentucky 7 S. CAROLINA
MINNESOTA 10 Northwestern
UNLV 181/2 Air Force
Home Team in CAPS
GOLF
Bob Hope Classic
La Quinta, Calif.
Played on four courses all par 72
p-PGA West-Palmer Course: 6,950 yards
n-PGA West-Nicklaus Course; 6,890 yards
q-La Quinta Country Club; 7,060 yards
s-Silver Rock: 7,403 yards
Bill Haas (500), $900,000 68q-66s-66p-66n-64p–330
Matt Kuchar (208), $373,333 67q-69s-67p-65n-63p–331
Tim Clark (208), $373,333 70n-63p-67q-66s-65p–331
Bubba Watson (208), $373,333 66q-62s-68p-69n-66p–331
Alex Prugh (110), $200,000 64n-66p-65q-70s-67p–332
Mike Weir (100), $180,000 67p-67n-67s-67q-66p–334
D.J. Trahan (90), $167,500 69p-68n-65s-68q-66p–336
Kevin Na (83), $150,000 69p-66n-67s-69q-66p–337
Matt Jones (83), $150,000 69n-67p-69q-66s-66p–337
Chad Collins (65), $115,000 67p-64n-69s-70q-68p–338
Vaughn Taylor (65), $115,000 66n-67p-73q-65s-67p–338
Brandt Snedeker (65), $115,000 70p-69n-65s-66q-68p–338
Ryan Moore (65), $115,000 69q-67s-66p-67n-69p–338
Kevin Streelman (65), $115,000 70s-71q-63n-64p-70p–338
Brian Gay (55), $85,000 71p-65n-70s-68q-65p–339
Kevin Sutherland (55), $85,000 69n-71p-68q-65s-66p–339
Steve Elkington (55), $85,000 69p-65n-68s-68q-69p–339
Derek Lamely (50), $58,750 68p-69n-66s-71q-66p–340
Graham DeLaet (50), $58,750 71q-69s-67p-66n-67p–340
George McNeill (50), $58,750 65q-72s-65p-70n-68p–340
Kevin Stadler (50), $58,750 67s-69q-69n-67p-68p–340
Jason Dufner (50), $58,750 72s-67q-64n-69p-68p–340
Rich S. Johnson (50), $58,750 69n-69p-65q-68s-69p–340
Jeff Klauk (50), $58,750 66q-72s-67p-65n-70p–340
Martin Flores (50), $58,750 66p-65n-65s-72q-72p–340
Charles Howell III (42), $35,500 68n-69p-66q-71s-67p–341
Jeff Quinney (42), $35,500 64n-74p-69q-67s-67p–341
Pat Perez (42), $35,500 68s-69q-68n-70p-66p–341
Bo Van Pelt (42), $35,500 73s-70q-66n-67p-65p–341
Garrett Willis (42), $35,500 65n-69p-70q-68s-69p–341
John Merrick (42), $35,500 68q-70s-66p-66n-71p–341
Joe Ogilvie (42), $35,500 65p-66n-68s-68q-74p–341
Jason Bohn (36), $26,417 69s-72q-68n-65p-68p–342
J.P. Hayes (36), $26,417 65p-67n-70s-71q-69p–342
Ricky Barnes (36), $26,417 67q-72s-67p-69n-67p–342
Heath Slocum (36), $26,417 66p-72n-68s-67q-69p–342
Brendon de Jonge (36), $26,417 73n-67p-67q-69s-66p–342
Webb Simpson (36), $26,417 67p-72n-66s-66q-71p–342
John Senden (31), $21,500 68q-69s-68p-68n-70p–343
Carl Pettersson (31), $21,500 73n-66p-66q-68s-70p–343
Matt Bettencourt (31), $21,500 71n-66p-69q-66s-71p–343
Michael Bradley (27), $17,000 74q-68s-70p-64n-68p–344
Henrik Bjornstad (27), $17,000 68p-70n-70s-68q-68p–344
Ryan Palmer (27), $17,000 72s-67q-64n-69p-72p–344
Rod Pampling (27), $17,000 67q-70s-70p-70n-67p–344
David Toms (27), $17,000 70q-70s-67p-70n-67p–344
Chris Couch (27), $17,000 71s-72q-66n-69p-66p–344
Jeff Overton (22), $12,900 68p-68n-69s-69q-71p–345
Chris DiMarco (22), $12,900 72n-67p-66q-68s-72p–345
Jamie Lovemark (0), $12,900 71q-71s-66p-69n-68p–345
Joe Durant (22), $12,900 71s-69q-69n-70p-66p–345
Roger Tambellini (17), $11,660 66q-71s-70p-68n-71p–346
Ben Crane (17), $11,660 70q-69s-70p-64n-73p–346
Fredrik Jacobson (17), $11,660 70n-67p-68q-71s-70p–346
Billy Mayfair (17), $11,660 71p-71n-69s-66q-69p–346
Chris Wilson (17), $11,660 69n-67p-71q-71s-68p–346
Lee Janzen (12), $11,050 69s-70q-66n-70p-72p–347
Greg Chalmers (12), $11,050 70p-69n-68s-69q-71p–347
Jerod Turner (12), $11,050 69n-69p-71q-68s-70p–347
Tom Gillis (12), $11,050 68p-66n-72s-72q-69p–347
Josh Teater (12), $11,050 71s-69q-69n-70p-68p–347
Brian Davis (12), $11,050 73s-70q-69n-67p-68p–347
Ryuji Imada (6), $10,500 67p-71n-68s-70q-72p–348
Troy Merritt (6), $10,500 72s-70q-66n-69p-71p–348
Omar Uresti (6), $10,500 70n-67p-71q-69s-71p–348
Michael Sim (6), $10,500 73q-67s-69p-69n-70p–348
Harrison Frazar (6), $10,500 72q-72s-68p-66n-70p–348
Bill Lunde (2), $10,100 68n-68p-71q-70s-72p–349
Brenden Pappas (2), $10,100 68n-70p-70q-70s-71p–349
Bob Estes (2), $10,100 68q-72s-68p-71n-70p–349
Brett Quigley (1), $9,800 71q-66s-69p-70n-75p–351
Shane Bertsch (1), $9,800 62n-69p-77q-71s-72p–351
Greg Owen (1), $9,800 74p-65n-70s-70q-72p–351
Paul Goydos (1), $9,600 69p-69n-67s-69q-80p–354
SPORTLIGHT
Jan. 26
1913–Jim Thorpe gives up his track medals from the 1912 Olympic games as a result of his having been a professional. He had been paid $25 for playing in a semipro baseball game.
1951–Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1955–Joe DiMaggio is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1960–Pete Rozelle is chosen the new commissioner of the National Football League.
1985–Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his 50th goal in the 49th game of the season, a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1986–The Chicago Bears win their first NFL championship since 1963 by setting a Super Bowl-record for points scored in defeating the New England Patriots 46-10.
1991–Houston guard Vernon Maxwell joins Wilt Chamberlain, David Thompson and George Gervin as the only players in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a quarter. Maxwell scores 30 of his career-high 51 points in the fourth quarter to help Houston beat Cleveland 103-97.
1992–The Washington Redskins win their third Super Bowl in 10 years, beating the Buffalo Bills 37-24, putting the game away with 24 straight points after a scoreless first quarter.
1996–Three years after she won her last Grand Slam title on the same Center Court, Monica Seles wins her fourth Australian Open crown. Seles beats Germany’s Anke Huber 6-4, 6-1 to claim her ninth major championship.
1997–The Green Bay Packers, behind big plays, beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in the Super Bowl. Brett Favre finds Andre Rison for a 54-yard touchdown on the Packers’ second offensive play, then throws an 81-yard TD pass to Antonio Freeman in the second quarter. Desmond Howard, the first special teams MVP, scores on a 99-yard kickoff return to put away the Patriots.
2002–Jennifer Capriati produces the greatest comeback in a Grand Slam final to overcome Martina Hingis and defend her Australian Open title. Capriati saves four match points before clinching a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over Hingis.
2005–South Africa’s Ryk Neethling breaks his own short-course world record in the 100-meter medley, finishing in 52.01 seconds at a World Cup meet in Moscow. Neethling shaves 0.1 seconds off his previous record of 52.11 set on Jan. 22.
2006–Detroit’s Brendan Shanahan scores his 100th career game-winning goal for a 2-1 victory over Vancouver. He’s fourth all-time behind Gordie Howe, Phil Esposito and Brett Hull.
2007–Mark Recchi scores two goals, including the 500th of his career, in Pittsburgh’s 4-3 shootout win over Dallas.
2007–Martin Brodeur makes 28 saves, extending his NHL record for consecutive 30-win seasons to 11, as the New Jersey Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0.
2007–Jamal Crawford scores a career-high 52 points to lead New York to a 116-96 victory over Miami.
2008–Maria Sharapova wins the Australian Open, beating Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-3 for her third Grand Slam singles title. Sharapova wins the title without dropping a set, including wins over three of the top four ranked players.
2008–Mirai Nagasu becomes the second-youngest woman to win the title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The 4-foot-11 14-year-old falls on her opening jump, a double axel, but lands six triple jumps, three in combination, in her program.
2009–Alex Ovechkin seals the Eastern Conference’s 12-11 victory in the NHL All-Star game with a goal in the third round of the shootout. Alex Kovalev, of host Montreal, earns MVP honors with a pair of breakaway goals and then another in the shootout.
SPORTS NOTES
FOOTBALL: The Northwest Ohio Knights, a SEMIPRO FOOTBALL TEAM, is holding a tryout on Saturday at the Maumee Sports Mall. Registration is at 7 p.m. and the combine will be held from 7:30-9:30. Local athletes are invited to tryout. Cost is $25 for the combine fee and a T-shirt or $35 for the combine fee, a T-shirt, and shorts. The combine will consist of a variety of drills from bench press to the 40-yard dash.
TRACK & FIELD: CENTRAL CATHOLIC High School will host a track and field invitational on May 8 at the Gallagher Athletic Complex. Boys and girls teams needed. Entry fee $125 per team or $150 per team if signing a two-year contract (second meet on May 7, 2011). Contact Bill Axe by email at baxe@centralcatholic.org or by phone at 419-255-2280.
BOWLING
300 game
Raymond Lopez,SportsCenter 268-270-300-838
Wes Horner, Interstate 300-213-299-812
Mark Buganski, Interstate 300-245-248-793
Kevin Onweller, Interstate 217-268-300-785
John LoCascio, Interstate 300-206-234-740
Ken Alexander, Interstate 215-224-300-739
Torrey Mossing, Interstate 212-199-300-711
Men 750+
Scott Christy, Interstate 802
Ron Radant, Interstate 780
Wyatt Kozier, Interstate 772
Todd Childress, Interstate 768
Trent Scaggs, Interstate 763
Scott Allen, SportsCenter 761
Steve Burt, Bowlero 761
Angie Seambos, Bowlero 760
Don Bates, Interstate 753
Women 650+
Shelley Ditmyer, Twin Oaks 737
Marcia Riffle, Twin Oaks 728
Tracy Autman, SportsCenter 705
Brooke Summers, Interstate 700
Tammy Rondot, Interstate 696
Kerri Russell, Interstate 687
Nanette Wooley, Interstate 676
Bea Staples, Bowlero 673
Amy Bird, SportsCenter 656
Nicole Monto, Timbers 653
Kathy Williams, Bowlero 651
PREP BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL STATS: Area boys and girls high school head basketball coaches are reminded to begin submitting their team stat leaders for scoring and rebounding to The Blade. Deadline for girls stats is Tuesdays at noon. Deadline for boys stats is Wednesdays at noon. Stats should be faxed to 419-724-6116, or emailed to highschoolstats@theblade.com.
Boys
State poll
DIVISION I
1, Cols. Northland (27) 11-0279
2, Mentor (1) 12-0216
3, Warren Harding 11-1210
4, Gahanna Lincoln 13-0165
5, Mansfield Sr. 11-0128
6, Cle. St. Ignatius 8-297
7, Cin. La Salle 10-271
8, Dublin Coffman 10-252
9, Cin. Moeller 11-250
10, N. Can. Hoover 10-245
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Massillon Jackson 37. 12, Cin. Princeton 36. 13, Westerville S. 29. 14, Cin. Winton Woods 18. 15, Upper Arlington 15. 16, Marion Harding 13. 17, Can. Timken 12.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Dunbar (27) 11-0278
2, Day. Cham.-Julienne 12-1211
3, Cols. DeSales 13-2192
4, Akr. Buchtel 10-0183
5, Poland Seminary 9-1123
6, Defiance (1) 11-1122
7, Akr. SVSM 7-4102
8, Port Clinton 12-093
9, Cle. Benedictine 10-383
10, Circleville Logan Elm 11-237
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 18. 12, Athens 16. 13 (tie) Middletown Fenwick, Libbey 14.
DIVISION III
1, Liberty-Benton (24) 13-0274
2, Middletown Madison 13-0201
3, E. Can. 11-0190
4, Coldwater 10-1164
5, Plymouth 12-0154
6, Cin. Taft (2) 10-2124
7, Oak Hill (1) 11-1119
8, Wooster Triway 10-335
8, Cols. Grandview Hts. 9-335
10, Cardington-Lincoln 12-129
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11 (tie) Evergreen, Ottawa-Glandorf 26. 13 (tie) Peebles (1), Cle. VASJ 21. 15, St. Henry 18. 16, Hamilton Badin 17. 17, Newton Falls 12.
DIVISION IV
1, Newark Cath. (19) 12-0255
2, Continental (4) 13-0229
3, McDonald (1) 12-0171
4, McComb 12-0150
5, Berlin Hiland (1) 12-0135
6, S. Charleston SE (1) 11-1121
7, Day. Jefferson (1) 9-3111
8, Ft. Recovery 11-1101
9, Russia 10-333
10, Reedsville Eastern 12-127
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Youngs. Christian (1) 24. 12, Pandora-Gilboa 22. 13, Cin. Seven Hills 18. 14, Kalida 14. 15 (tie) Miller City, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 13. 17, Vienna Mathews 12.
Steve Junga's vote
DIVISION I: 1, Columbus Northland; 2, Warren Harding; 3, Mentor; 4, Perrysburg; 5, Mansfield Senior; 6, Gahanna Lincoln; 7, Cleveland St. Ignatius; 8, Dublin Coffman; 9, St. John's Jesuit; 10, North Canton Hoover.
DIVISION II: 1, Dayton Dunbar; 2, Columbus DeSales; 3, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne; 4, Akron Buchtel; 5, Port Clinton; 6, Poland Seminary; 7, Defiance; 8, Cleveland Benedictine; 9, Akron SVSM; 10, Libbey.
DIVISION III: 1, Liberty-Benton; 2, Middletown Madison; 3, Coldwater; 4, Plymouth; 5, East Canton; 6, Oak Hill; 7, Evergreen; 8, Cincinnati Taft; 9, Ottawa-Glandorf; 10, Cardington-Lincoln.
DIVISION IV: 1, Newark Catholic; 2, Continental; 3, McComb; 4, McDonald; 5, South Charleston Southeastern; 6, Berlin Hiland; 7, Pandora-Gilboa; 8, New Riegel; 9, Columbus Grove; 10, Fort Recovery.
YESTERDAY
Southeast Michigan
Whiteford 79, Morenci 74
Whiteford 19 20 16 24 – 79
Morenci 12 20 19 23 – 74
WHITEFORD: Roberts 4-1-4-15, Hill 0-1-1, Albright 10-7-27, Eishen 3-2-0-12, Grosteffon 3-1-7, DuPree 7-3-17. Totals: 27-3-16-79.
MORENCI: Wolf 10-1-6-29, Jeffers 5-1-1-14, Craig 1-2-0-8, Keller 1-0-2, Borea 2-4-0-16, Wilson 2-1-5. Totals: 21-8-8-74.
TODAY
City League
Bowsher at St. John’s
Woodward at Central Catholic
Scott at Clay
Libbey at Start
Rogers at St. Francis
Whitmer at Waite
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Toledo Christian at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Emmanuel Christian
Northwood at Ottawa Hills
NWOAL
Archbold at Defiance
Area
Arcadia at Van Buren
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Chelsea
THURSDAY
Suburban Lakes League
Eastwood at Genoa
Lake at Elmwood
Otsego at Woodmore
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Ottawa Hills at Cardinal Stritch
Toledo Christian at Maumee Valley
Southeast Michigan
Onsted at Blissfield
FRIDAY
City League
Clay at Bowsher
Start at Central Catholic
Libbey at Whitmer
St. John’s at Rogers
Woodward at Scott
Waite at St. Francis
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Rossford
Southview at Bowling Green
Maumee at Springfield
Perrysburg at Northview
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Emmanuel Christian at Lenawee Christian
NWOAL
Archbold at Patrick Henry
Montpelier at Bryan
Swanton at Delta
Evergreen at Liberty Center
Area
Hardin Northern at Arcadia
Fayette at Stryker
Findlay at Marion Harding
Fostoria at Tiffin Columbian
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Fremont St. Joseph
Lima Senior at Fremont Ross
Holgate at Hicksville
Lakota at Seneca East
Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton
McComb at Leipsic
Sandusky at Napoleon
Hopewell-Loudon at North Baltimore
Edison at Oak Harbor
Pettisville at Edon
Port Clinton at Margaretta
Vanlue at Van Buren
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer
Sand Creek at Whiteford
SATURDAY
City League
Elida at Central Catholic
Clay at Southview
Lima Shawnee at Waite
Northern Lakes League
Northview at Bedford
East Cleveland Shaw at Perrysburg, 6 p.m.
Lake at Rossford
Springfield at Delta
Suburban Lakes League
Eastwood at Oak Harbor
Swanton at Genoa
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Emmanuel Christian at Northwood
Ottawa Hills at Evergreen
NWOAL
Liberty Center at Tinora
Montpelier at Fayette
Defiance at Patrick Henry
Wauseon at Napoleon
Area
Arcadia at Carey
Clyde at Fostoria
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Cory-Rawson
Holgate at Miller City
Tiffin Calvert at McComb
Girls
YESTERDAY
NWOAL
Evergreen at North Central
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Cardinal Stritch 60, Emmanuel Christian 33
Emm. Christian 6 12 4 11 – 33
Cardinal Stritch 15 14 16 15 – 60
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN: Weaver 3-5-11, baden 2-2-6, Gagle 1-0-2, Arbogast 1-0-2, Koonce 0-1-1, Smith 3-2-8. Totals: 11-11-33.
CARDINAL STRITCH: Sinay 2-6-10, Weber 4-0-8, Outland 3-1-0-9, Katafiasz 2-2-0-10, Fairbairn 1-1-3, Zaborski 6-0-12, McCloskey 4-0-8. Totals: 22-3-7-60.
TODAY
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Maumee
Bowling Green at Northview
Perrysburg at Rossford
Springfield at Southview
Suburban Lakes League
Eastwood at Woodmore
Elmwood at Genoa
Gibsonburg at Otsego
Swanton at Lake
NWOAL
Bryan at Hicksville
Delta at Hilltop
Pettisville at Montpelier
Patrick Henry at Miller City
Wauseon at Fairview
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Chelsea
Ida at Blissfield
Whiteford at Clinton
TOMORROW
City League
Notre Dame at Bowsher
Central Catholic at Waite
Clay at Woodward
Libbey at Scott
Rogers at Whitmer
St. Ursula at Start
THURSDAY
NWOAL
Patrick Henry at Archbold
Bryan at Montpelier
Delta at Swanton
Liberty Center at Evergreen
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Maumee Valley at Ann Arbor Greenhills
Southeast Michigan
Whitmore Lake at Whiteford
FRIDAY
Suburban Lakes League
Elmwood at Eastwood
North Baltimore at Elmwood
Woodmore at Gibsonburg
Otsego at Lake
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Danbury at Northwood
Ottawa Hills at Maumee Valley
Southeast Michigan
Ann Arbor Pioneer at Bedford
Erie Mason at Blissfield
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS–Sent INF Jeff Larish outright to Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS–Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel on a one-year contract. Designated INF Mario Lisson for assignement.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS–Agreed to terms with INF Maicer Izturis on a three-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS–Designated INF Joe Inglett for assignment.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS–Agreed to terms with RHP Dave Bush on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES–Named Mark Loretta special assistant to baseball operations.
American Association
FORT WORTH CATS–Sold the contract of OF Ryan Patterson to Detroit (AL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS–Acquired G Devin Brown from New Orleans for C Aaron Gray.
UTAH JAZZ–Signed G Sundiata Gaines for the rest of the season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK JETS–Announced the contracts of assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O’Dea, pass rush specialist Chuck Smith and defensive quality control coach Brian Smith had expired and would not be extended.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Named Kennedy Pola running backs coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES–Reassigned G Justin Peters to Albany (AHL).
DALLAS STARS–Assigned RW Raymond Sawada to Texas (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Recalled C Cal O’Reilly from Milwaukee (AHL).
COLLEGE
FLORIDA STATE–Agreed to terms with defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, running backs coach Eddie Gran and offensive coordinator James Coley on three-year contracts, and linebackers coach Greg Hudson, quarterbacks coach Dameyune Craig and strength coach Vic Viloria on two-year contracts.
MICHIGAN–Reinstated G Manny Harris after a weekend suspension.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 29 13 .690 –
Toronto 23 22 .511 71/2
New York 17 26 .395 121/2
Philadelphia 15 29 .341 15
New Jersey 3 40 .070 261/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 28 14 .667 –
Orlando 29 16 .644 1/2
Miami 23 21 .523 6
Charlotte 21 21 .500 7
Washington 14 29 .326 141/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 35 11 .761 –
Chicago 20 22 .476 13
Milwaukee 18 24 .429 15
Indiana 16 29 .356 181/2
Detroit 15 28 .349 181/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 29 15 .659 –
San Antonio 25 17 .595 3
Houston 24 19 .558 41/2
Memphis 24 19 .558 41/2
New Orleans 23 20 .535 51/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 29 14 .674 –
Portland 27 18 .600 3
Utah 25 18 .581 4
Oklahoma City 24 20 .545 51/2
Minnesota 9 36 .200 21
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 33 11 .750 –
Phoenix 26 19 .578 71/2
L.A. Clippers 20 24 .455 13
Sacramento 15 28 .349 171/2
Golden State 13 29 .310 19
LAST NIGHT
Cleveland 92, Miami 91
Indiana 109, Philadelphia 98
Boston 95, L.A. Clippers 89
Memphis 99, Orlando 94
Atlanta at Houston, late
Chicago at San Antonio, late
Charlotte at Denver, late
Phoenix at Utah, late
New Orleans at Portland, late
SUNDAY
L.A. Clippers 92, Washington 78
Dallas 128, New York 78
Toronto 106, L.A. Lakers 105
TONIGHT
L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Cleveland 24 26 17 25 – 92
Miami 34 20 15 22 – 91
CLEVELAND: James 9-23 12-17 32, Hickson 0-4 0-0 0, S.O’Neal 9-13 1-4 19, Gibson 5-10 1-2 15, Parker 1-4 0-0 2, Varejao 5-8 3-3 13, J.Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Ilgauskas 3-6 0-0 6, Moon 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 33-73 19-28 92.
MIAMI: Richardson 1-5 0-0 2, Beasley 7-14 2-4 16, J.O’Neal 7-14 4-5 18, Alston 4-9 0-0 10, Wade 10-21 9-16 32, Haslem 4-10 2-2 10, Anthony 0-1 0-2 0, Wright 1-2 0-0 3, Chalmers 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 17-29 91.
Note: 3-point goals — Cleveland 7-22 (Gibson 4-6, James 2-9, J.Williams 1-3, Moon 0-1, Parker 0-3), Miami 6-16 (Wade 3-6, Alston 2-3, Wright 1-2, Beasley 0-2, Richardson 0-3). Fouled Out – None. Rebounds — Cleveland 52 (Varejao 10), Miami 53 (Wade 10). Assists — Cleveland 14 (James 4), Miami 13 (Wade 5). Total Fouls – Cleveland 21, Miami 22. Technicals — Cleveland defensive three second, Miami defensive three second. A — 19,600 (19,600).