Baseball, college basketball, NBA
3/9/2010COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kansas (63) 29-2 1,623 2
2. Kentucky (2) 29-2 1,553 3
3. Syracuse 28-3 1,500 1
4. Duke 26-5 1,348 4
5. Ohio St. 24-7 1,344 6
6. Purdue 26-4 1,252 7
7. West Virginia 24-6 1,231 10
8. New Mexico 28-3 1,188 8
9. Kansas St. 24-6 1,063 5
10. Villanova 24-6 1,016 9
11. Michigan St. 24-7 1,015 11
12. Butler 27-4 796 12
13. Wisconsin 23-7 710 15
14. BYU 28-4 690 14
15. Tennessee 23-7 650 16
16. Pittsburgh 24-7 644 17
17. Temple 26-5 552 20
18. Gonzaga 26-5 534 18
19. Maryland 23-7 499 22
20. Vanderbilt 23-7 480 13
21. Baylor 24-6 474 21
22. Georgetown 20-9 277 19
23. Texas A&M 22-8 271 23
24. Xavier 23-7 136 25
25. UTEP 24-5 134 24
Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 48, Richmond 41, Utah St. 12, Virginia Tech 12, Texas 10, Marquette 6, Notre Dame 6, Cornell 3, Louisville 3, California 2, Oklahoma St. 1, Siena 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kansas (30) 29-2 774 2
2. Kentucky 29-2 740 3
3. Syracuse (1) 29-2 709 1
4. Duke 26-5 661 4
5. Purdue 26-4 625 6
6. West Virginia 24-6 610 8
7. Ohio State 24-7 604 7
8. New Mexico 28-3 526 10
9. Kansas State 24-6 501 5
10. Villanova 24-6 476 9
11. Michigan State 24-7 463 12
12. Butler 27-4 461 11
13. Tennessee 23-7 387 13
14. Gonzaga 26-5 347 14
15. Brigham Young 28-4 324 15
16. Pittsburgh 24-7 295 18
17. Temple 26-5 282 16
18. Wisconsin 23-7 273 17
19. Maryland 23-7 210 23
20. Baylor 24-6 167 22
21. Texas-El Paso 24-5 153 21
22. Georgetown 20-9 125 20
23. Vanderbilt 23-7 117 19
24. Texas A&M 22-8 103 24
25. Northern Iowa 28-4 54 NR
Others receiving votes: Utah State 24; Xavier 24; Cornell 10; Texas 7; Saint Mary's 6; Richmond 5; California 4; Oklahoma State 2; UNLV 2; Virginia Tech 2; Memphis 1; Old Dominion 1.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
TOURNAMENT
First Round
Sunday
Buffalo 72, Toledo 54
Western Michigan 75, Bowling Green 73
Eastern Michigan 65, N. Illinois 59
Ohio 85, Ball State 77, OT
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Quarterfinals
Thursday
Central Michigan vs. Western Michigan, Noon
Akron vs. Eastern Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Kent State vs. Ohio, 7 p.m.
Miami vs. Buffalo, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday
Central Michigan–Western Michigan winner vs. Akron–Eastern Michigan winner, 7 p.m.
Kent State–Ohio winner vs. Miami –Buffalo winner, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 13
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
TOURNAMENT
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
First Round
Thursday, March 11
Michigan vs. Iowa, 2:30
Northwestern vs. Indiana, 5
Minnesota vs. Penn State, 7:30
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
Ohio State vs. Michigan-Iowa winner, Noon
Wisconsin vs. Illinois, 2:30
Purdue vs. Northwestern-Indiana winner, 6:30
Michigan State vs. Minnesota-Penn State winner, 9
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
Ohio State–Michigan-Iowa winner vs. Wisconsin-Illinois winner, 1:40
Purdue–Northwestern-Indiana winner vs. Michigan State–Minnesota-Penn State winner, 4
Championship
Sunday, March 14
Semifinal winners, 3:30
NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
Colonial Athletic Association
Championship
Old Dominion 60, William & Mary 53
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championship
Siena 72, Fairfield 65, OT
Summit League
Oakland, Mich. 71, IPFW 58
Sun Belt Conference
Troy 54, W. Kentucky 48
West Coast Conference
St. Mary's 81, Gonzaga 62
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (40) 31-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 28-1 959 2
3. Nebraska 29-0 920 3
4. Tennessee 30-2 880 4
5. Xavier 26-3 821 5
6. Notre Dame 26-4 770 6
7. Duke 27-5 764 9
8. Ohio St. 30-4 734 10
9. West Virginia 27-4 669 7
10. Florida St. 25-5 616 8
11. Texas A&M 22-7 588 15
12. Oklahoma 21-9 553 11
13. Georgetown 25-6 457 12
14. Iowa St. 23-6 431 13
15. Texas 21-9 415 18
16. Baylor 22-8 382 14
17. St. John's 24-5 373 16
18. Gonzaga 26-4 346 17
19. Kentucky 25-7 324 19
20. Oklahoma St. 20-9 203 20
21. Hartford 27-3 187 23
22. LSU 20-9 113 21
23. UCLA 22-7 107 –
24. Georgia 23-8 86 22
25. Michigan St. 22-9 44 25
Others receiving votes: Fresno St. 42, Georgia Tech 35, Virginia 33, Wis.-Green Bay 31, Iowa 19, Ark.-Little Rock 18, Middle Tennessee 17, TCU 17, Vanderbilt 13, Princeton 11, North Carolina 4, Syracuse 4, Bowling Green 3, Illinois St. 3, Temple 3, BYU 2, DePaul 1, Rutgers 1, Wisconsin 1.
Mid-American Conference
Tournament
First Round
Saturday
Miami 67, Northern Illinois 66
Eastern Michigan 66, Buffalo 56
Ball State 67, Western Michigan 43
Sunday
Central Michigan 69, Ohio 66
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Quarterfinals
Tomorrow
Toledo vs. Ball State, Noon
Kent State vs. Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Bowling Green vs. Miami, 5 p.m.
Akron vs. Eastern Michigan, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Toledo-Ball State winner vs. Kent State–Central Michigan, Noon
Bowling Green–Miami winner vs. Akron-Eastern Michigan winner, 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 13
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
NATIONAL
SOUTH
Charleston Southern 66, Winthrop 62, OT
Coastal Carolina 47, Presbyterian 46
East Carolina 102, Southern Miss. 64
Liberty 73, High Point 48
UCF 59, Marshall 57, OT
SOUTHWEST
UAB 52, Tulsa 45
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
Xavier 57, Temple 55, OT
Big East Conference
Semifinals
Connecticut 59, Notre Dame 44
West Virginia 56, Rutgers 49
Horizon League
First Round
Wis.-Milwaukee 71, Valparaiso 57
Wright St. 61, Youngstown St. 43
Southern Conference
Championship
Chattanooga 72, Samford 67
Summit League
Semifinals
Oral Roberts 77, UMKC 71
S. Dakota St. 67, W. Illinois 39
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
Ark.-Little Rock 73, New Orleans 43
Middle Tennessee 76, W. Kentucky 63
West Coast Conference
Championship
Gonzaga 76, Pepperdine 48
SPORTLIGHT
March 9
1948–NHL president Clarence Campbell expels Billy Taylor of the New York Rangers and Don Gallagher of the Boston Bruins because of gambling associations.
1958–George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons becomes the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a season.
1977–Anthony Roberts of Oral Roberts sets an NIT record with 65 points in a 90-89 loss to Oregon in the first round.
1984–Tim Witherspoon wins the vacant WBC heavyweight title with a 12-round majority decision over Greg Page.
1986–Buffalo's Gil Perreault scores his 500th goal in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
1994–Detroit's Dino Ciccarelli scores his 1,000th career point with a goal in a 5-1 win over Calgary.
2001–Jesper Parnevik maintains the lead and young Ty Tryon stays in the spotlight. Parnevik shoots a 5-under 67 in the second round of the Honda Classic for a three-stroke lead. Tryon, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, makes the cut in his first PGA Tour event. He's 1-over, good enough to make him the second-youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour event.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 40 21 .656 –
Toronto 32 29 .525 8
Philadelphia 23 39 .371 171/2
New York 22 41 .349 19
New Jersey 7 56 .111 34
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 44 20 .688 –
Atlanta 40 23 .635 31/2
Miami 32 31 .508 111/2
Charlotte 30 31 .492 121/2
Washington 21 39 .350 21
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 50 15 .769 –
Milwaukee 33 29 .532 151/2
Chicago 31 31 .500 171/2
Detroit 22 41 .349 27
Indiana 20 43 .317 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 44 21 .677 –
San Antonio 36 25 .590 6
Memphis 33 31 .516 101/2
New Orleans 32 32 .500 111/2
Houston 31 31 .500 111/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 42 21 .667 –
Utah 40 22 .645 11/2
Oklahoma City 38 24 .613 31/2
Portland 37 28 .569 6
Minnesota 14 50 .219 281/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 46 18 .719 –
Phoenix 40 25 .615 61/2
L.A. Clippers 25 38 .397 201/2
Sacramento 21 42 .333 241/2
Golden State 17 46 .270 281/2
LAST NIGHT
Cleveland 97, San Antonio 95
New York 99, Atlanta 98
Memphis 107, New Jersey 101
Dallas 125, Minnesota 112
New Orleans 135, Golden State 131
SUNDAY
Detroit 110, Houston 107, OT
Philadelphia 114, Toronto 101
Orlando 96, L.A. Lakers 94
Boston 86, Washington 83
Oklahoma City 108, Sacramento 102
Denver 118, Portland 106
TONIGHT
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Houston at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
San Antonio 26 26 24 19 – 95
Cleveland 28 21 23 25 – 97
SAN ANTONIO: Ginobili 12-23 7-7 38, Duncan 6-12 1-2 13, McDyess 2-8 0-0 4, Hill 8-13 5-8 23, Bogans 0-2 0-0 0, Bonner 4-7 0-0 9, Jefferson 1-3 1-2 3, Mason 1-10 0-1 2, Blair 0-3 0-0 0, Hairston 1-2 0-0 2, Mahinmi 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 35-84 15-22 95.
CLEVELAND: J.Williams 6-11 0-1 13, Jamison 6-12 2-4 17, Hickson 5-12 2-2 12, M.Williams 7-16 2-2 17, A.Parker 3-3 2-2 8, West 5-13 6-6 16, Varejao 3-5 5-7 11, Moon 0-1 0-0 0, Gibson 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 36-76 19-24 97.
Note: 3-point goals — San Antonio 10-29 (Ginobili 7-11, Hill 2-3, Bonner 1-3, Bogans 0-2, Jefferson 0-2, Mason 0-8), Cleveland 6-14 (Jamison 3-4, J.Williams 1-2, Gibson 1-2, M.Williams 1-5, Hickson 0-1). Fouled Out – None. Rebounds — San Antonio 51 (Jefferson 9), Cleveland 50 (Varejao 9). Assists — San Antonio 21 (Ginobili, Duncan 5), Cleveland 21 (M.Williams 8). Total Fouls – San Antonio 19, Cleveland 17. Technicals — Cleveland defensive three second. A — 20,562 (20,562).
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Baseball America Top 25
Record Pv
1. Virginia 9-2 1
2. Louisiana State 11-0 2
3. Texas 8-3 3
4. Georgia Tech 10-1 4
5. Florida State 10-0 6
6. Florida 7-2 5
7. Texas Christian 8-2 7
8. Coastal Carolina 10-1 8
9. Rice 7-5 9
10. Louisville 11-0 10
11. Arizona State 11-0 12
12. Clemson 9-1 13
13. East Carolina 7-3 14
14. Arkansas 8-2 17
15. UCLA 9-0 19
16. UC Irvine 6-5 11
17. North Carolina 10-1 20
18. Mississippi 9-2 21
19. South Carolina 6-4 15
20. Miami 7-3 16
21. Oregon State 7-3 22
22. Kentucky 9-1 23
23. Stanford 7-4 24
24. Vanderbilt 10-1 NR
25. Oklahoma 11-1 NR
LOCAL SCORES
Ulster County 000 00 - 0 2 4
Owens 010 45 - 10 11 1
WP-Daniel. LP-Snow. Busch (O) 2-3, 2 RBI.
Owens 311 020 4 - 11 11 1
Delaware Tech 121 001 2 - 7 11 7
WP-West. LP-Selraggi. Gibbons (O) 2-3, 2 3B, 4 RBI.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Cleveland 3 0 1.000
Tampa Bay 5 1 .833
Toronto 5 1 .833
Boston 4 2 .667
Chicago 2 2 .500
Detroit 3 3 .500
Kansas City 2 2 .500
Minnesota 3 3 .500
Oakland 2 2 .500
Seattle 3 3 .500
New York 3 4 .429
Los Angeles 1 2 .333
Texas 1 3 .250
Baltimore 1 5 .167
National League
W L Pct
San Francisco 5 1 .833
Chicago 3 1 .750
New York 6 2 .750
Atlanta 5 2 .714
Colorado 5 2 .714
Florida 4 2 .667
Houston 2 3 .400
Milwaukee 2 3 .400
Cincinnati 1 2 .333
Los Angeles 1 2 .333
Pittsburgh 2 4 .333
Philadelphia 1 3 .250
San Diego 1 3 .250
St. Louis 1 4 .200
Arizona 1 5 .167
Washington 0 6 .000
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Atlanta 12, Detroit 4
Cleveland 3, Arizona 2
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6, Pittsburgh (ss) 0
Toronto 4, Houston 1
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0
Florida (ss) 11, Washington 2
N.Y. Mets 11, Florida (ss) 2
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 7, Philadelphia 5
Boston 7, St. Louis 6
Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh (ss) 3, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 13, Texas 9
Seattle (ss) 5, Chicago White Sox 4
San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings
Colorado 5, San Diego 4
Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 3
Milwaukee 6, Seattle (ss) 2
Cincinnati 14, Kansas City 5
TODAY
Pittsburgh vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Texas vs Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
TOMORROW
Tampa Bay vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Oakland at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
At Lakeland, Fla.
Atlanta 530000013–12 13 0
Detroit 100002010–4 7 1
Hudson, Reyes (4), L.Hyde (6), S.Marek (7), Dunn (8), E.Cordier (9) and Ross, Sammons; Scherzer, Ni (1), Willis (3), Zumaya (5), Coke (6), Thomas (7), Gonzalez (8), C.Crosby (9), R.Weinhardt (9) and Avila, M.St. Pierre. W–Hudson. L–Scherzer. HRs–Atlanta, Jones (1), Heyward (1).
At Tucson, Ariz.
Cleveland 100020000–3 7 1
Arizona 010100000–2 6 1
Westbrook, F.Herrmann (2), Wright (3), Y.Pino (5), Perez (7), Smith (8), Rivera (9) and Marson, Gimenez, D.Espino; Lopez, Heilman (3), Beam (4), Zavada (5), J.Norberto (6), D.Stange (7), Vasquez (8), Rosales (9) and Montero, S.Coughlin, Corporan. W–Wright. L–Zavada. Sv–Rivera.
AUTO RACING
Sprint Cup Leaders
Through March 7
Points
1, Kevin Harvick, 644. 2, Matt Kenseth, 618. 3, Greg Biffle, 585. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 570. 5, Clint Bowyer, 558. 6, Jeff Burton, 538. 7, Mark Martin, 521. 8, Tony Stewart, 510. 9, Paul Menard, 505. 10, Kurt Busch, 502.
11 (tie), Jeff Gordon and Scott Speed, 482. 13, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 475. 14, Joey Logano, 471. 15, Kyle Busch, 468. 16, Brian Vickers, 466. 17, Kasey Kahne, 447. 18, David Reutimann, 440. 19, Jamie McMurray, 439. 20, Carl Edwards, 435.
Money
1, Jamie McMurray, $1,930,895. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,424,304. 3, Kevin Harvick, $1,288,406. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $1,256,601. 5, Greg Biffle, $1,150,829. 6, Clint Bowyer, $966,470. 7, Matt Kenseth, $913,383. 8, David Reutimann, $896,854. 9, Jeff Gordon, $875,508. 10, Kasey Kahne, $869,599.
11, Jeff Burton, $837,189. 12, Kurt Busch, $816,946. 13, Kyle Busch, $798,678. 14, Joey Logano, $789,090. 15, Juan Pablo Montoya, $789,078. 16, Tony Stewart, $781,546. 17, Carl Edwards, $766,246. 18, Mark Martin, $757,379. 19, Brian Vickers, $737,396. 20, AJ Allmendinger, $678,249.
LATEST LINE
NBA
a-Houston Off (OFF) WASHINGTON
b-ORLANDO Off (OFF) LA Clippers
INDIANA 11/2 (209) Philadelphia
CHARLOTTE 3 (184) Miami
MILWAUKEE 1 (188) Boston
Utah 2 (203) CHICAGO
PORTLAND 8 (199) Sacramento
LA LAKERS 9 (207) Toronto
a-Houston forward T. Ariza is questionable.
b-LA Clippers forward E. Gordon is doubtful.
College Basketball
PRINCETON 13 Pennsylvania
South Florida 7 Depaul
Connecticut 41/2 St. John's
Seton Hall 6 Providence
Cincinnati 71/2 Rutgers
ST. BONA. 2 Duquesne
RHODE ISLAND 131/2 St. Joseph's
DAYTON 11 Geo. Washington
CHARLOTTE U 9 Mass.
Butler 71/2 Wright St
Montana 11/2 Northern Colorado
WEBER ST 8 Portland St
NHL
ATLANTA Even-1/2 Nashville
DETROIT 1/2 -1 Calgary
PHILADELPHIA 1-11/2 NY Islanders
Boston Even-1/2 TORONTO
MONTREAL Even-1/2 Tampa Bay
MINNESOTA 1/2 -1 Florida
Vancouver Even-1/2 COLORADO
Ottawa Even-1/2 EDMONTON
ANAHEIM 1/2 -1 Columbus
Home Team in CAPS
BOWLING
Women 650+
Jodi Woessner, Glass Bowl 754
Jamie Meyers, Jug's 726
Brooke Summers, Glass Bowl 707
Amanda Pierson, Glass Bowl 686
Stephanie Plocek, Jug's 675
Mary Kay Bartko, Timbers 674
Natalie Miskiel, Glass Bowl 663
Kelly Thielen, Timbers 656
PREP BASKETBALL
Girls Regionals
DIVISION I
At Canton Field House
Uniontown Green vs. Canton McKinley, 6:15 p.m.; Twinsburg vs. Lyndhurst Brush, tonight, 8
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Norwalk
Waite vs. Lorain Southview, 6:15 p.m.; Perrysburg vs. Brecksville Broadview Heights, tonight, 8
Final: Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Otterbein College
Xenia vs. Pickerington North, 6:15 p.m.; Gahanna Lincoln vs. Reynoldsburg, tonight, 8
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Wright State
Kettering Fairmont vs. Cincinnati Princeton, 6:15 p.m.; Vandalia Butler vs. Cincinnati Walnut Hills, tonight, 8
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
At Barberton
Struthers vs. Geneva, 6:15 p.m.; Canton South vs. Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, tonight, 8
Final: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Ontario
Wauseon vs. Rocky River, 6:15 p.m.; Tiffin Columbian vs. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, tonight, 8
Finals: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Dresden Tri-Valley H.S.
Millersburg West Holmes vs. Minerva, tonight, 7
At Hamilton Township H.S.
Columbus Eastmoor vs. Washington Court House Miami Trace, tonight, 7
Finals: Dresden Tri-Valley winner vs. Hamilton Township winner, Friday, site and time TBA
At Springfield H.S.
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne vs. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 6:15 p.m.; Kettering Alter vs. Cincinnati Indian Hill, tonight, 8
Final: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION III
At Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit H.S.
South Euclid Regina vs. Elyria Catholic, 6:15 p.m.; Smithville vs. Youngstown Ursuline, tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
At Ohio Northern University
Liberty-Benton vs. Tinora, tomorrow, 7 p.m.
At Lexington H.S.
Collins Western Reserve vs. Richwood North Union, tomorrow, 6:15 p.m.
Final: Ohio Northern winner vs. Lexington winner, Saturday at Lexington H.S., 1 p.m.
At Ohio University
Ironton vs. Sugarcreek Garaway, 6:15 p.m.; Albany Alexander vs. Oak Hill, tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
At Springfield H.S.
Columbus Africentric vs. Middletown Madison, 6:15 p.m.; Anna vs. Versailles, tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
DIVISION IV
At Massillon Perry H.S.
Lowellville vs. Cuyahoga Heights, 6:15 p.m.; Berlin Hiland vs. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Elida H.S.
Pettisville vs. Mt. Blanchard Riverdale, 6:15 p.m.; Pandora-Gilboa vs. Minster, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Pickerington North H.S.
Waterford vs. South Webster, 6:15 p.m.; Canal Winchester Harvest Prep vs. Plymouth, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Springfield H.S.
Fort Loramie vs. Ottoville, 6:15 p.m.; South Charleston Southeastern vs. New Madison Tri-Village, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Districts
DIVISION I
At University of Toledo
St. John's (16-4) vs. St. Francis (14-7), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.
Central Catholic (19-2) vs. Rogers (14-6), Thursday, 8 p.m.
District final, Saturday, 7 p.m.
At Liberty-Benton
Findlay (15-7) vs. Lima Senior (13-9), Thursday, 7 p.m.
At Willard
Mansfield Senior (20-1) vs. Marion Harding (20-1), Thursday,7 p.m.
District final, winners from Liberty-Benton and Willard, at Bowling Green Anderson Arena, Saturday, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
At BGSU
Libbey (11-6) vs. Wauseon (14-7), tomorrow, 6:15 p.m.
Defiance (19-2) vs. Rossford (14-7), tomorrow, 8 p.m.
District final, Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Ashland University
Port Clinton (21-0) vs. Mansfield Madison (13-8), tomorrow, 6:15 p.m.
Willard (10-11) vs. Bellevue (15-6), tomorrow, 8 p.m.
District final, Saturday, 7 p.m.
DIVISION III
At Napoleon
Archbold (17-4) vs. Evergreen (17-4), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.
Delta (13-8) vs. Tinora (13-8), Thursday, 8 p.m.
District final, Saturday, March 13, 7 p.m.
At Elida
Liberty-Benton (21-0) vs. Lima Central Catholic (17-4), tomorrow, 6:15 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson (15-7) vs. Ottawa-Glandorf (17-4), tomorrow, 8 p.m.
DIVISION IV
At Liberty-Benton
Miller City (18-4) vs. Van Buren (11-11), tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Vanlue (15-6) vs. Pandora-Gilboa (16-5), tonight, 8 p.m.
District final, Friday, 7 p.m.
At Gibsonburg
Toledo Christian (12-9) vs. Norwalk St. Paul (13-9), tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Ottawa Hills (20-1) vs. Monroeville (11-11), tonight, 8 p.m.
District final, Friday, 7 p.m.
At Napoleon
North Central (10-12) vs. Wayne Trace (11-10), tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Edgerton (10-11) vs. Pettisville (13-9), tonight, 8 p.m.
District final, Friday, 7 p.m.
At Elida
Arlington (15-6) vs. Continental (20-2), tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Kailda (18-2) vs. Ada (8-13), tonight, 8 p.m.
District final, Friday, 7 p.m.
State scores
Uhrichsville Claymont 67, Cambridge 63, OT
Division II
Poland Seminary 84, Can. McKinley 73
Division III
Ironton 76, Nelsonville-York 52
Orrville 61, Jeromesville Hillsdale 48
Peebles 73, Lucasville Valley 57
Division IV
McDonald 78, Wellsville 46
Michigan Districts
Whiteford 14 16 19 18 – 67
Blissfield 16 10 7 12 – 45
WHITEFORD: Pant 0-2-2, Albright 3-7-13, Roberts 3-5-3-24, DuPree 4-1-7-18, Grosteffon 2-3-7, Bischoff 1-0-2, Trejo 0-1-1. Totals: 13-6-23-67.
BLISSFIELD: Wehner 1-0-2, Spotts 2-0-4, Schmidt 1-3-0-11, Kuhn 1-1-0-5, McEwan 0-2-0-6, Deising 1-0-2, Suiter 1-0-2, Schultz 0-2-2-8, Esterline 2-1-5. Totals: 9-8-3-45.
SPORTS NOTES
Tickets for the NORTHVIEW ICE HOCKEY team's state semifinal game will go on sale today through Thursday during school hours at the high school. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students. More info: Chris Irwin, (419) 824-8570.
The FOXFIRE TRAINING FACILITY will host Freestyle and Greco-Roman teams starting with an open house and first session tomorrow from 5:30-7:30 p.m. New members welcome. More info: John Mossing, (419) 345-0214.
BASKETBALL: Lake High School will hold an alumni basketball game on April 16. Game No. 1 will consist of graduates prior to 2001 at 7 p.m. Game No. 2 will consist of graduates from 2001-09 at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students. To register to play contact Eddie at lakealumnibball@yahoo.com or 419-320-0899.
TICKETS: for Wednesday's District semifinal between Libbey and Wauseon at BGSU's Anderson Arena are available at Libbey between 9AM - 3PM. They cost $6 for adults and $4 for students.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Owens 000 020 0 - 2 3 2
Tallahassee 002 060 x - 8 10 0
WP-Grove. LP-Steel. Whitcomb (O) HR, 2 RBI.
Tallahassee 320 202 - 9 6 0
Owens 000 000 - 0 2 1
WP-Martin. LP-Lingenfelter. Molloy (O) 1-2.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 40 22 4 84 211 189
New Jersey 38 23 3 79 169 154
Philadelphia 34 26 4 72 195 173
N.Y. Rangers 29 28 9 67 170 179
N.Y. Islanders 26 31 8 60 169 206
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 35 20 9 79 174 161
Ottawa 36 25 5 77 181 189
Montreal 32 29 6 70 178 185
Boston 29 24 11 69 157 164
Toronto 20 33 12 52 168 220
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 44 13 9 97 260 186
Atlanta 28 26 10 66 194 209
Tampa Bay 27 26 11 65 172 196
Florida 26 28 10 62 168 186
Carolina 27 31 7 61 182 200
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 43 17 5 91 217 161
Nashville 35 25 5 75 182 187
Detroit 31 22 12 74 175 178
St. Louis 30 26 9 69 177 182
Columbus 25 29 11 61 170 209
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 40 23 2 82 211 166
Colorado 37 22 6 80 192 170
Calgary 32 24 9 73 166 165
Minnesota 31 28 5 67 178 185
Edmonton 21 38 6 48 162 221
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 42 14 9 93 212 160
Phoenix 39 22 5 83 176 164
Los Angeles 38 22 4 80 194 175
Dallas 29 24 12 70 184 206
Anaheim 30 27 8 68 183 201
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
LAST NIGHT
Dallas 4, Washington 3, SO
Columbus at Los Angeles, late
SUNDAY
Detroit 5, Chicago 4
Montreal 4, Anaheim 3, SO
Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1
Vancouver 4, Nashville 2
Calgary 5, Minnesota 2
Carolina 4, Atlanta 0
Buffalo 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Philadelphia 3, Toronto 1
Edmonton 2, New Jersey 0
TONIGHT
Boston at Toronto, 7
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7
Nashville at Atlanta, 7
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30
Calgary at Detroit, 7:30
Florida at Minnesota, 8
Vancouver at Colorado, 9
Ottawa at Edmonton, 9:30
Columbus at Anaheim, 10
TOMORROW
Dallas at Buffalo, 7
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7
Carolina at Washington, 7
Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30
Vancouver at Phoenix, 10
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 33 20 3 2 71 234 179
Reading 30 25 1 3 64 200 226
Trenton 25 26 4 5 59 192 208
Johnstown 15 35 7 4 41 185 261
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 38 21 1 2 79 200 170
Kalamazoo 34 17 5 3 76 219 198
Toledo 31 25 1 3 66 211 224
Wheeling 28 28 2 4 62 205 216
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 36 16 5 6 83 221 195
Florida 32 20 4 5 73 202 187
Charlotte 32 20 4 3 71 207 193
Gwinnett 28 26 4 2 62 211 230
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 31 21 4 1 67 180 181
Stockton 27 23 2 6 62 185 185
Las Vegas 26 25 4 3 59 182 207
Ontario 25 25 3 6 59 170 185
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Idaho 39 13 1 4 83 203 152
Victoria 31 23 4 2 68 201 196
Alaska 28 26 3 2 61 189 203
Utah 26 25 2 5 59 196 197
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Gwinnett 4, Cincinnati 3
SUNDAY
Charlotte 2, Toledo 1
Elmira 5, Johnstown 4, OT
Wheeling 5, Trenton 3
South Carolina 6, Cincinnati 2
Reading 6, Kalamazoo 5, OT
Las Vegas 4, Ontario 3, SO
TONIGHT
Las Vegas at Bakersfield, 10
TOMORROW
Toledo at Trenton, 7
Las Vegas at Bakersfield, 10
Idaho at Victoria, 10:05
Ontario at Alaska, 11:15
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB–Named Sandy Alderson to serve as a consultant, focusing on the implementation of reform to the sports operations in the Dominican Republic.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Agreed to terms with RHP Daniel Bard, RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Clay Buchholz, LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Ramon A. Ramirez, LHP Dustin Richardson, C Dusty Brown, C Mark Wagner, 1B Aaron Bates, 2B Tug Hulett and SS Jed Lowrie, OF Jacoby Ellsbury and OF Josh Reddick on one-year contracts.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Anderson, RHP Andrew Bailey, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Dallas Braden, LHP Craig Breslow, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Bobby Cassevah, RHP Fautino De Los Santos, RHP Pedro Figueroa, LHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Brad Kilby, RHP Vin Mazzaro, RHP John Meloan, RHP Clayton Mortensen, LHP Josh Outman, RHP Henry Rodriguez, RHP Justin Souza, RHP Brad Ziegler, 1B Daric Barton, OF Travis Buck, 1B Chris Carter, 3B Jake Fox, 2B Eric Patterson, SS Cliff Pennington, C Landon Powell, 3B Adam Rosales, C Kurt Suzuki, OF Ryan Sweeney and 2B Steve Tolleson on one-year contracts.
National League
NEW YORK METS–Signed RHP Kyle Snyder to a minor-league contract.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS–Signed INF Abraham O. Nunez.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS–Traded OF Maikel Jova to Chico (Golden) for cash.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–Agreed to terms with WR Jason Avant on a five-year contract. Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES–Re-signed DE Gavin Walls and OT Skip Seagraves. Signed QB Cody Pickett.
COLLEGE
ALBANY, N.Y.–Announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Trina Patterson.
MASSACHUSETTS–Fired women's basketball coach Marnie Dacko.
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL Free Agent Signings
ATLANTA FALCONS–Signed CB Dunta Robinson. Re-signed QB Chris Redman.
CHICAGO BEARS–Signed TE Brandon Manumaleuna; DE Julius Peppers; and RB Chester Taylor.
CLEVELAND BROWNS–Signed LB Scott Fujita and OL Tony Pashos. Re-signed WR-KR Josh Cribbs.
DENVER BRONCOS–Agreed to terms with RB J.J. Arrington; DL Justin Bannan; and CB Nate Jones.
DETROIT LIONS–Signed WR Nate Burleson and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch. Agreed to terms with OT Jon Jansen.
GREEN BAY PACKERS–Re-signed LT Chad Clifton.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–Re-signed LB Gary Brackett.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Signed DE Aaron Kampman and WR Kassim Osgood.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Re-signed WR Chris Chambers.
MIAMI DOLPHINS–Signed LB Karlos Dansby. Agreed to terms with QB Chad Pennington.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Re-signed LB Tully Banta-Cain. Agreed to terms with NT Vince Wilfork.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–Agreed to terms with OL Nick Leckey and S Pierson Prioleau.
NEW YORK GIANTS–Signed S Antrel Rolle.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Re-signed OL Khalif Barnes.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS–Signed WR Arnaz Battle and S Will Allen.
ST. LOUIS RAMS–Signed QB A.J. Feeley. Re-signed S Craig Dahl.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS–Agreed to terms with DE Alfonso Boone and TE Kris Wilson.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Signed OL Artis Hicks. Re-signed LB Lorenzo Alexander, DL Phillip Daniels and OL Mike Williams. Agreed to terms with C Casey Rabach.