COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Yesterday
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Kentucky 90, Wake Forest 60
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Washington 82, New Mexico 64
Today
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
West Virginia (28-6) vs. Missouri (23-10), 2:50
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Wisconsin (24-8) vs. Cornell (28-4), 2:50
First Round
Thursday
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Kentucky 100, ETSU 71
Wake Forest 81, Texas 80, OT
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Washington 80, Marquette 78
New Mexico 62, Montana 57
Friday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
West Virginia 77, Morgan State 50
Missouri 86, Clemson 78
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Cornell 78, Temple 65
Wisconsin 53, Wofford 49
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
Kentucky vs. Wisconsin-Cornell winner
West Virginia-Missouri winner vs. Washington
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 27
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Second Round
Yesterday
At Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Saint Mary's, Calif. 75, Villanova 68
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Baylor 76, Old Dominion 68
Today
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Duke (30-5) vs. California (24-10), 5:20
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Purdue (28-5) vs. Texas A&M (24-9), 5
First Round
Thursday
At Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT
Saint Mary's, Calif. 80, Richmond 71
At New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
Old Dominion 51, Notre Dame 50
Baylor 68, Sam Houston State 59
Friday
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Duke 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 44
California 77, Louisville 62
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Purdue 72, Siena 64
Texas A&M 69, Utah State 53
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 26
Duke-California winner vs. Purdue-Texas A&M winner
Saint Mary's, Calif. vs. Baylor
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 28
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Yesterday
At Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Tennessee 83, Ohio 68
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Northern Iowa 69, Kansas 67
Today
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Ohio State (28-7) vs. Georgia Tech (23-12), 2:20
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Maryland (24-8) vs. Michigan State (25-8), 2:30
First Round
Thursday
At Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Ohio 97, Georgetown 83
Tennessee 62, San Diego State 59
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Northern Iowa 69, UNLV 66
Kansas 90 Lehigh 74
Friday
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Georgia Tech 64, Oklahoma State 59
Ohio State 68, UC Santa Barbara 51
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Michigan State 70, New Mexico State 67
Maryland 89, Houston 77
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 26
Northern Iowa vs. Maryland–Michigan State winner
Ohio State-Georgia Tech winner vs. Tennessee
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 28
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Yesterday
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Kansas State 84, BYU 72
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Butler 54, Murray State 52
Today
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Syracuse (29-4) vs. Gonzaga (27-6), 12:10
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh (25-8) vs. Xavier (25-8), 4:50
First Round
Thursday
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT
Kansas State 82, North Texas 62
At HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Murray State 66, Vanderbilt 65
Butler 77, UTEP 59
Friday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Gonzaga 67, Florida State 60
Syracuse 79, Vermont 56
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Xavier 65, Minnesota 54
Pittsburgh 89, Oakland, Mich. 66
At Energy Solution Arena
Salt Lake City
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
Syracuse-Gonzaga winner vs. Butler (30-4)
Kansas State vs. Pittsburgh-Xavier winner
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 27
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 3
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 5
Semifinal winners
FRIDAY
OHIO ST. 68, UC SANTA BARBARA 51
UC SANTA BARBARA (20-10): Serna 1-3 0-0 2, Nunnally 2-10 0-0 4, Weiner 1-2 0-0 3, Brew Jr. 0-4 1-2 1, Johnson 8-17 2-2 20, Brew 0-1 0-0 0, Roemer 0-2 0-0 0, Joyner 0-1 0-0 0, Phippen 0-0 0-0 0, Devenny 0-0 0-0 0, Pastorek 2-4 0-0 4, Powell 4-11 0-0 11, Somogyi 2-7 2-3 6. Totals 20-62 5-7 51.
OHIO ST. (28-7): Turner 2-13 5-6 9, Lighty 3-11 2-2 9, Lauderdale 2-2 0-0 4, Diebler 8-14 0-0 23, Buford 6-12 2-2 16, Hill 0-0 4-4 4, Madsen 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 21-52 16-18 68.
Halftime–Ohio St. 30-17.
NIT
Second Round
Yesterday
North Carolina 76, Mississippi State 74
Texas Tech 69, Jacksonville 64
UAB 72, N.C. State 52
Monday
Nevada (21-12) at Rhode Island (24-9), 6
Connecticut (18-15) at Virginia Tech (24-8), 7
Kent State (24-9) at Illinois (20-14), 8
Dayton (21-12) at Cincinnati (19-15), 9
Quarterfinals
March 23-24
Illinois-Kent State winner vs. Dayton-Cincinnati winner, TBA
Texas Tech (19-15) vs. Mississippi (23-10), TBA
Virginia Tech-Connecticut winner vs. Nevada-Rhode Island winner, TBA
North Carolina (18-16) vs. UAB, TBA
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 30
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
First Game, 7
Second Game, 9:30
Championship
Thursday, April 1
Semifinal winners, 7
CBI
Quarterfinals
Monday
College of Charleston (22-11) at Virginia Commonwealth (23-9), 7
Princeton (21-8) at IUPUI (25-10), 7
Morehead State (24-10) at Boston U. (20-13), 7
Wis.-Green Bay (22-12) at Saint Louis (21-11), 8
College Insider.com
Quarterfinals, Monday
Appalchian State (23-10) at Marshall (24-9), 7
Fairfield (23-10) at Creighton (17-15), 8:05
Louisiana Tech (24-10) at Missouri State (21-12), 8:05
Pacific (21-11) at Northern Colorado (25-7), 9:05
NCAA Division III
Yesterday
At Salem, Va.
Championship
Wisconsin-Stevens Point 78, Williams 75
NAIA Division I
Quarterfinals
Yesterday
Southern Poly 71, John Brown 66
Azusa Pacific 75, Lee, Tenn. 70
Oklahoma Baptist vs. Biola, late
Robert Morris, Ill. vs. Southern Nazarene, late
Semifinals
Today
Southern Poly vs. Azusa Pacific, 7
Oklahoma Baptist-Biola winner vs. Robert Morris-Southern Nazarene winner, 9
Championship
Monday
Semifinal winners, 8
WOMEN
NCAA Tournament
DAYTON REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Fla.
St. John's 65, Princeton 47
Florida State 75, Louisiana Tech 61
Today
At Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh
Ohio State (30-4) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (17-14), 12:06
Mississippi State (19-12) vs. Middle Tennessee (25-5), 30 minutes following
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Connecticut (33-0) vs. Southern U. (23-8), 12:16
Temple (24-8) vs. James Madison (26-6), 30 minutes following
At James H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Virginia (21-9) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-4), 7:21
Iowa State (23-7) vs. Lehigh (29-3), 30 minutes following
MEMPHIS REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, N.C.
LSU 60, Hartford 39
Duke 72, Hampton 37
At Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee 75, Austin Peay 42
Dayton 67, TCU 66
At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Georgetown (25-6) vs. Marist (26-7), 8:21
Baylor (23-9) vs. Fresno State (27-6), 30 minutes following
Today
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Texas (22-10) vs. San Diego State (21-10), 7:11
West Virginia (28-5) vs. Lamar (26-7), 30 minutes following
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Wells Fargo Arena
At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Texas A&M 84, Portland State 53
Gonzaga (27-4) vs. North Carolina (19-11), late
Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma State (23-10) vs. Chattanooga (24-8), 8:11
Georgia (23-8) vs. Tulane (26-6), 30 minutes following
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Iowa (19-13) vs. Rutgers (19-14), 8:16
Stanford (31-1) vs. UC Riverside (17-15), 30 minutes following
Today
At Cintas Center
Cincinnati
Vanderbilt (22-10) vs. DePaul (21-11), 12:11
Xavier (27-3) vs. ETSU (23-8), 30 minutes following
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Freedom Hall
Louisville, Ky.
Michigan State 72, Bowling Green 62
Kentucky 83, Liberty 77
Today
At Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Ind.
Wisconsin (21-10) vs. Vermont (26-6), 12:21
Notre Dame (27-5) vs. Cleveland State (19-13), 30 minutes following
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Nebraska (30-1) vs. Northern Iowa (17-15), 7:06
UCLA (24-8) vs. N.C. State (20-13), 30 minutes following
At Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
Georgia Tech (23-9) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (26-6), 7:16
Oklahoma (23-10) vs. South Dakota State (22-10), 30 minutes following
WNIT
First Round
Friday
Toledo 70, Pittsburgh 58
Maryland 88, Iona 53
East Carolina 78, Drexel 76, OT
Michigan 69, Kent State 34
Creighton 76, Stephen F. Austin 65
Illinois 68, Western Kentucky 51
Missouri State 75, Oral Roberts 53
Wyoming 74, Nevada 53
Today
Utah (21-11) at St. Mary's, Calif. (21-9), 5
Second Round
Today
Toledo (25-8) at Michigan (18-13), 2
Illinois State (25-7) at Purdue (15-16), noon
Creighton (21-10) at Kansas (16-15), 2
Florida (15-16) vs. Miami (18-13), 2
North Carolina A&T (22-10) at Charlotte (18-13), 3
Samford (23-10) at Missouri State (21-10), 3
Hofstra (20-13) at Virginia Commonwealth (21-12), 4
East Carolina (23-10) at Maryland (20-12), TBA
Monday
Marquette (17-15) at Illinois (17-14), 5
Northwestern (17-14) at St. Bonaventure (23-9), 7
Old Dominion (19-13) at Providence (17-14), 7
Richmond (20-12) at Syracuse (23-10), 7
Tuesday
Texas Tech (18-14) at Wyoming (18-11), 9
BYU (21-9) at Arizona State (18-13), 9:30
New Mexico (19-13) at Oregon (17-15), 10
Utah-St. Mary's, Calif. winner at California (19-13), 10
PREP BASKETBALL
BOYS
Regionals
Division I
Massillon Jackson 52, St. John's 50
Gahanna Lincoln 71, Cols. Northland 45
Mentor 61, Lakewood St. Edward 57
Cin. Moeller 48, Cin. LaSalle 41
Division II
Cle. Benedictine 64, Akr. SVSM 61
Day. Dunbar 44, Day. Thurgood Marshall 40
Port Clinton 66, Celina 55
Zanesville 51, Cols. DeSales 45
Division III
Orrville 67, Newton Falls 56
Plymouth 56, Lima Cent. Cath. 54
St. John's 16 14 8 12 – 50
Mass. Jackson 16 12 10 14 – 52
ST. JOHN'S: Gillespie 2-1-0-7, Springs 5-1-2-15, Loving 5-2-12, Steinmetz 3-1-7, Norrils 2-3-7, Brodbeck 1-0-2. Totals 18-2-8-50.
MASSILLON JACKSON: Egner 6-2-6-24, Shull 2-0-4, DuPont 1-1-2-7, Henniger 5-7-17. Totals 14-3-15-52.
Port Clinton 16 15 14 21 - 66
Celina 13 13 13 16 - 55
PORT CLINTON: Brown 2-4-2-18, Colston 0-1-2-5, Tigner 2-3-7, Hicks 8-3-19, Francis 7-3-17. Totals: 19-5-13-66.
CELINA: Moeder 2-1-0-7, Homan 7-3-17, Waterman 3-1-2-11, LaRue 5-0-10, Bihn 0-2-2, Knapke 1-2-4, Reimesch 2-0-4. Totals: 20-2-9-55.
GIRLS
State Tournament
Division I
Can. McKinley 49, Waite 47
Division II
Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 48, Kettering Alter 35
Division III
Liberty-Benton 66, Middletown Madison 44
Division IV
Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 45, Berlin Hiland 41
Can. McKinley 20 10 9 10 – 49
Waite 15 4 10 18 – 47
CANTON MCKINLEY: Dotson 1-0-2, Alston 6-1-7-22, Penn 3-2-3-15, Lennon 3-1-7, Gaffney 1-1-3. Totals: 14-3-12-49.
WAITE: Hunt 2-0-4, Jackson 0-1-1, Haynes 2-3-7, Howard 9-5-23, McNeal 5-2-12. Totals: 18-11-47.
Liberty-Benton 23 15 15 13 — 66
Madison 19 15 6 4 — 44
LIBERTY-BENTON: Ramsey 0-1-4-7, Hyde 7-9-23, Petersen 2-3-0-13, Craft 3-2-7-19, Rhodes 0-2-2. Totals: 12-6-24-66.
MIDDLETOWN MADISON: Mallot 4-2-10, Lehman 0-2-1-7, Hoskins 3-2-8, Shields 5-1-0-13, Blevins 2-2-6. Totals: 14-3-7-44.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 42 24 6 90 224 205
New Jersey 42 25 4 88 189 169
Philadelphia 37 29 5 79 211 196
N.Y. Rangers 31 31 9 71 185 195
N.Y. Islanders 29 32 10 68 189 221
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 38 22 10 86 195 177
Ottawa 37 30 5 79 194 212
Montreal 36 29 7 79 196 198
Boston 31 27 12 74 174 180
Toronto 26 34 12 64 192 238
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Washington 48 14 10 106 283 203
Atlanta 31 29 11 73 215 229
Carolina 30 33 8 68 198 221
Tampa Bay 28 31 12 68 186 220
Florida 28 31 11 67 181 207
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 45 19 7 97 234 179
Nashville 41 26 5 87 203 201
Detroit 34 23 13 81 189 189
St. Louis 34 28 9 77 194 196
Columbus 29 31 12 70 187 229
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 44 24 3 91 233 183
Colorado 40 24 6 86 211 185
Calgary 36 26 9 81 181 177
Minnesota 34 31 6 74 194 208
Edmonton 22 42 7 51 179 247
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 43 18 10 96 231 187
Phoenix 45 22 5 95 198 177
Los Angeles 40 24 5 85 206 185
Dallas 31 27 13 75 206 227
Anaheim 33 29 8 74 198 215
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
y-clinched division
LAST NIGHT
Toronto 3, Montreal 2, SO
Phoenix 5, Chicago 4, SO
Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
Dallas 5, Ottawa 4
St. Louis 1, New Jersey 0
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2
Buffalo 3, Florida 1
Washington 3, Tampa Bay 1
Nashville 1, Columbus 0, OT
Detroit at Vancouver, late
N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, late
FRIDAY
Edmonton 3, Detroit 2, SO
Columbus 4, Minnesota 2
Calgary 4, San Jose 3
Anaheim 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT
TODAY
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 12:30
Calgary at Minnesota, 3
Buffalo at Carolina, 5
Tampa Bay at Florida, 5
Nashville at St. Louis, 6
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7
Phoenix at Dallas, 7
San Jose at Edmonton, 8
Colorado at Anaheim, 8
MONDAY
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7
Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30
Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30
Columbus 0 0 0 0 – 0
Nashville 0 0 0 1 – 1
First Period–None.
Penalties–Boll, Clm (boarding), 13:10.
Second Period–None.
Penalties–Suter, Nas (interference), 11:19; Nashville bench, served by Dumont (too many men), 12:47; Commodore, Clm (slashing), 16:50.
Third Period–None.
Penalties–Arnott, Nas (high-sticking), 4:09; Stralman, Clm (interference), 4:29.
Overtime–1, Nashville, Franson 6 (Erat, Wilson), 1:54.
Penalties–None.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
Tampa Bay 12 5 .706
Cleveland 10 5 .667
Toronto 9 6 .600
Detroit 10 8 .556
Boston 9 8 .529
Minnesota 8 8 .500
Kansas City 7 8 .467
New York 8 10 .444
Oakland 7 9 .438
Chicago 6 9 .400
Baltimore 7 11 .389
Seattle 6 10 .375
Texas 6 10 .375
Los Angeles 4 9 .308
National League
W L Pct
San Francisco 13 6 .684
Atlanta 11 6 .647
Chicago 11 6 .647
Colorado 11 8 .579
Milwaukee 11 8 .579
Philadelphia 8 6 .571
Houston 9 7 .563
Florida 10 8 .556
New York 10 8 .556
Arizona 9 9 .500
Cincinnati 7 8 .467
Los Angeles 6 7 .462
San Diego 7 9 .438
St. Louis 6 10 .375
Pittsburgh 5 11 .313
Washington 3 13 .188
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
Boston 6, Baltimore (ss) 0
Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 2
Toronto 7, Atlanta 6, 10 innings
Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 6
Baltimore (ss) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Florida 5, Washington 3
Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0
St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Milwaukee 1, Kansas City (ss) 0
San Diego (ss) 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Seattle 4, Arizona 0
Chicago Cubs (ss) 4, Kansas City (ss) 0
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 5, Texas 4
Cleveland 12, Oakland (ss) 4
San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 0
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs Oakland (ss), late
L.A. Angels vs Colorado, late
San Diego (ss) vs L.A. Dodgers (ss), late
FRIDAY
Florida 7, St. Louis (ss) 6
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 7
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6, Detroit (ss) 2
Houston 2, Toronto 0
Minnesota 7, N.Y. Mets 3
Kansas City 24, Arizona 9
Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 4
L.A. Angels 10, Milwaukee 5
Cleveland (ss) 12, Texas 2
San Francisco 7, Cleveland (ss) 6
Colorado 10, Oakland 4
Atlanta 4, Detroit (ss) 4, tie, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 2
Washington 13, St. Louis (ss) 5
Baltimore 2, Philadelphia 0
Cincinnati 6, Seattle 2
San Diego 9, L.A. Dodgers 4
TODAY
Washington vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (ss) vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (ss) vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Seattle vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
YESTERDAY
At Lakeland, Fla.
Philadelphia 000000000–0 6 0
Detroit 03000000x–3 8 0
Halladay, D.Herndon (6), Contreras (7), Durbin (8) and Ruiz; Ni, Bonine (4), Thomas (6), Gonzalez (7), Perry (9) and Diaz, M.St. Pierre. W–Ni. L–Halladay. Sv–Perry.
At Goodyear, Ariz.
Oakland (ss) 000002101–4 10 1
Cleveland 08031000x–12 14 0
Jennings, Bowers (2), Mazzaro (4), A.Leon (6), McBeth (8) and Powell, A.Recker; Talbot, Gosling (4), Huff (5), Perez (9) and D.Espino, Redmond, Gimenez. W–Talbot. L–Jennings. HRs–Oakland, Kouzmanoff (2), Carson (1). Cleveland, Hafner (2).
BOWLING
300 game
Tom Hill, Jug's 211-300-242-753
Drew Maiden, Jug's 218-203-300-721
Chris Fulk, Southwyck 194-300-224-718
Men 750+
Jason Pollman, Interstate 791
Keith King, Eastern 789
Dan Hayes, Interstate 789
Fred Diebert, Interstate 787
Jake Monto, Eastern 786
Jack Johnson, Southwyck 783
Pete Thayer, Eastern 780
Jeremy Shmidlinj, Sports Center 779
Brian Foster, Southwyck 772
Nick Stone, Jug's 768
Jack Frost, Eastern 761
Jeff Skebba, Eastern 760
Rich Shaffer, Jug's 759
Tom Sedlar, Jug's 759
Brian Conrad, Southwyck 758
Mike Rogers, Southwyck 758
Todd Eggert. Jug's 757
Tony Muszynski, Eastern 753
Mike Aumiller, Eastern 753
James Stoner, Sports Center 752
Tom Koch, Jug's 751
John Mihalec, Jug's 751
Chad Rieger, Eastern 751
Joe Rohn, Interstate 751
Jodi Woessner, Eastern 747
Women 650+
Shelley Ditmyer, Jug's 728
Jaimie Meyers, Jug's 723
Becky Hussing, Lido 710
Rachael Albright, Eastern 693
Stephanie Snyder, Sports Center 680
Rachael Albright, Eastern 678
Kathy Coombs, Jug's 677
Marilyn Brown, Southwyck 655
SPORTS NOTE
WALBRIDGE YOUTH BASEBALL: Walbridge pre-season tournament entry deadlines: U-12 and U14 tournaments April 21, fee $150 plus umpires; U-10 tournament May 27, fee $150 plus umpires. Information: Jim Mass 419-787-1003.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Agreed to terms with LHP Alan Embree on a minor league contract. Optioned LHP Felix Doubront and C Mark Wagner to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned INF Gil Velazquez to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS–Optioned INF Wes Hodges and INF Jason Donald to Columbus (IL). Reassigned INF Lonnie Chisenhall to their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS–Optioned RHP Alfredo Figaro to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Cody Satterwhite, LHP Andy Oliver, C Mike Rabelo, INF Kory Casto and INF Gustavo Nunez to their minor league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS–Assigned INF Starlin Castro and OF Brad Snyder to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK METS–Released RHP Josh Fogg.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–Optioned RHP Stephen Strasburg to Harrisburg (EL) and LHP Matt Chico to Syracuse (IL). Re-assigned RHP Drew Storen, LHP Doug Slaten and C Jamie Burke to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS–Assigned F Darnell Jackson to Erie (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–Named Ron Turner wide receivers coach and Ron Prince assistant offensive line coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS–Recalled C Trevor Frischmon from Syracuse (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD–Reassigned G Wade Dubielewicz to Houston (AHL).
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS–Loaned F Yannick Trifu to Binghamton (AHL).
AUTO RACING
Food City 500 Lineup
NASCAR-Sprint Cup
Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: .533 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 124.63. 2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 123.857. 3. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 123.849. 4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 123.818. 5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 123.698.
6. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 123.626. 7. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 123.499. 8. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 123.403. 9. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 123.308. 10. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 123.269.
11. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 123.245. 12. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 123.166. 13. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 123.103. 14. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 122.929. 15. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 122.905.
16. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 122.898. 17. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 122.89. 18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 122.89. 19. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 122.803. 20. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 122.787.
21. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 122.701. 22. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 122.631. 23. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 122.537. 24. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 122.411. 25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 122.388.
26. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 122.341. 27. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 122.232. 28. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 122.209. 29. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 122.131. 30. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 121.96.
31. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 121.574. 32. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 121.551. 33. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 121.505. 34. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 121.267. 35. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 121.19.
36. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 121.129. 37. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 121.106. 38. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 121.098. 39. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 121.075. 40. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 121.06.
41. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 120.923. 42. (37) Kevin Conway, Ford, owner points. 43. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, past champion.
Failed to Qualify
44. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 120.452. 45. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 119.82.
Scotts Turf Builder 300
NASCAR Nationwide
At Bristol Motor Speedway
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (30) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 300 laps, 119.6 rating, 190 points. 2. (1) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 300, 131.8, 180. 3. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 300, 128.4, 170. 4. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 300, 117.5, 165. 5. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 300, 104.2, 155.
6. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300, 115.4, 155. 7. (8) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 300, 98.1, 146. 8. (41) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 300, 83.7, 142. 9. (10) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 300, 94.1, 143. 10. (19) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 300, 91.4, 139.
11. (28) Paul Menard, Ford, 300, 84.1, 130. 12. (3) Kelly Bires, Chevrolet, 300, 89.1, 127. 13. (27) Scott Lagasse Jr., Ford, 300, 74.5, 124. 14. (2) Joey Logano, Toyota, 300, 100.3, 126. 15. (17) Willie Allen, Chevrolet, 300, 68.4, 118.
16. (11) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 300, 65, 115. 17. (35) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 300, 62.6, 112. 18. (40) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 300, 55, 109. 19. (31) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 298, 47.6, 106. 20. (38) Michael Annett, Toyota, 298, 67.8, 103.
21. (26) Andy Ponstein, Chevrolet, 296, 43.3, 100. 22. (25) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 295, 55.3, 97. 23. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, 295, 46.1, 94. 24. (42) Eric McClure, Ford, 294, 38.1, 91. 25. (24) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 67.8, 93.
26. (14) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, accident, 265, 69.5, 85. 27. (36) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, accident, 265, 46.4, 82. 28. (43) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 259, 42, 79. 29. (23) Brian Scott, Toyota, 256, 67.9, 76. 30. (18) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 244, 69.9, 73.
31. (37) Coleman Pressley, Chevrolet, accident, 227, 60.5, 70. 32. (7) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, accident, 188, 101, 72. 33. (22) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, accident, 186, 80, 64. 34. (15) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, accident, 185, 50.7, 61. 35. (34) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, handling, 160, 31.8, 58.
36. (12) James Buescher, Chevrolet, accident, 109, 34.4, 55. 37. (20) Colin Braun, Ford, accident, 89, 62.9, 52. 38. (9) Steve Wallace, Toyota, accident, 89, 66, 49. 39. (39) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 29, 39.5, 46. 40. (21) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, transmission, 23, 30.4, 43.
41. (16) Danny O'Quinn Jr., Chevrolet, brakes, 21, 36, 40. 42. (29) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, brakes, 16, 33.4, 37. 43. (33) Johnny Chapman, Dodge, rear end, 3. 29.8, 34.
Race Statistics
Average speed of race winner: 76.609 mph.
Time of race: 2 hours, 5 minutes, 14 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.178 seconds.
Caution flags: 11 for 61 laps.
Lead changes: 13 among 10 drivers.
Lap leaders: J.Logano 1-21; K.Busch 22-79; K.Kahne 80-92; S.Wimmer 93-113; K.Kahne 114-122; C.Edwards 123-146; K.Busch 147; G.Biffle 148-191; Bra.Keselowski 192; R.Stenhouse Jr. 193-196; J.Leffler 197-202; Bra.Keselowski 203-273; J.Allgaier 274-300.
Leaders summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Bra.Keselowski, 2 times for 72 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 59 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 44 laps; J.Allgaier, 1 time for 27 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 24 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 22 laps; S.Wimmer, 1 time for 21 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 21 laps; J.Leffler, 1 time for 6 laps; R.Stenhouse Jr., 1 time for 4 laps.
Top 10 in points: 1. C.Edwards, 670; 2. Bra.Keselowski, 644; 3. J.Allgaier, 639; 4. K.Busch, 594; 5. K.Harvick, 569; 6. G.Biffle, 563; 7. P.Menard, 528; 8. S.Wallace, 472; 9. M.Wallace, 458; 10. B.Vickers, 457.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 45 24 .652 –
Toronto 34 34 .500 101/2
New York 25 44 .362 20
Philadelphia 24 46 .343 211/2
New Jersey 7 62 .101 38
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Orlando 49 21 .700 –
Atlanta 44 24 .647 4
Miami 36 34 .514 13
Charlotte 35 34 .507 131/2
Washington 21 46 .313 261/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Cleveland 55 15 .786 –
Milwaukee 38 30 .559 16
Chicago 32 37 .464 221/2
Detroit 23 46 .333 311/2
Indiana 23 46 .333 311/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 46 23 .667 –
San Antonio 41 26 .612 4
Memphis 37 33 .529 91/2
Houston 35 32 .522 10
New Orleans 33 38 .465 14
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 47 23 .671 –
Utah 45 25 .643 2
Oklahoma City 42 25 .627 31/2
Portland 42 28 .600 5
Minnesota 14 56 .200 33
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
x-L.A. Lakers 51 18 .739 –
Phoenix 43 26 .623 8
L.A. Clippers 26 43 .377 25
Sacramento 23 46 .333 28
Golden State 19 50 .275 32
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
LAST NIGHT
Chicago 98, Philadelphia 84
Toronto 100, New Jersey 90
Miami 77, Charlotte 71
Memphis 123, Golden State 107
Milwaukee 102, Denver 97
Utah 106, New Orleans 86
Boston 102, Dallas 93
FRIDAY
Indiana 106, Detroit 102
Oklahoma City 115, Toronto 89
Atlanta 93, Charlotte 92, OT
New York 92, Philadelphia 88
Cleveland 92, Chicago 85
Boston 94, Houston 87
San Antonio 147, Golden State 116
Milwaukee 114, Sacramento 108,2OT
Portland 76, Washington 74
Phoenix 110, Utah 100
L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 96
TODAY
Houston at New York, 1 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bowling Green 002 302 390 - 19 18 1
E. Kentucky 011 024 200 - 10 11 6
WP-O'Brien. LP-Harris. Blanton (BG) 4-5, 7 RBI, 3 3B.
Toledo 401 003 025 - 15 20 0
Cincinnati 000 000 200 - 2 3 4
WP-Rassi (1-1). LP-Smith (1-2). Hoying (T) 4-6, 3 HR, 4 RBI; Edwards (T) 5-5, HR, 3 RBI; Sherwood (T) 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI.
Toledo 100 000 001 - 2 7 3
Cincinnati 000 010 000 - 1 4 1
WP-Inselmann (1-1). LP-Sand (2-1). Hoying (T) 2-5, HR, RBI.
Mott 000 40 - 4 6 2
Owens 625 2x - 15 16 0
WP-Dosten. LP-Sokoll. Engle (O) 3-4, 3 2B, 5 RBI.
Mott 300 120 0 - 6 8 5
Owens 402 031 x - 10 8 2
WP-Gattoni. LP-Acheff. East (O) 2-3, 3B, 2 RBI.
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 34 22 4 3 75 248 199
Reading 33 27 1 4 71 223 249
Trenton 28 28 4 5 65 216 230
Johnstown 16 38 7 4 43 194 278
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 38 19 5 3 84 242 216
x-Cincinnati 40 23 1 2 83 214 180
Toledo 33 26 2 4 72 229 244
Wheeling 30 31 2 4 66 220 231
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-S. Carolina 38 18 6 6 88 234 208
Charlotte 38 20 4 3 83 230 208
Florida 35 22 4 5 79 215 200
Gwinnett 29 28 4 3 65 225 247
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 33 26 4 1 71 203 211
Las Vegas 31 27 4 3 69 214 233
Stockton 29 25 2 7 67 205 207
Ontario 28 27 3 6 65 189 204
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Idaho 44 14 1 4 93 236 174
Victoria 32 27 4 2 70 214 221
Alaska 30 26 4 4 68 208 222
Utah 29 27 3 5 66 225 222
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Gwinnett 6, Trenton 4
Reading 4, Johnstown 0
Toledo 3, Cincinnati 2
Florida 5, South Carolina 3
Kalamazoo 2, Wheeling 1
Idaho at Ontario, late
Victoria at Bakersfield, late
Alaska at Las Vegas, late
Utah at Stockton, late
FRIDAY
Toledo 3, Cincinnati 1
Charlotte 4, Trenton 3
South Carolina 5, Florida 3
Kalamazoo 5, Wheeling 2
Reading 6, Elmira 2
Victoria 5, Bakersfield 1
Alaska 3, Las Vegas 2
Utah 6, Stockton 2
Ontario 7, Idaho 4
TODAY
Toledo at Wheeling, 3:05
Johnstown at Elmira, 4:05
Trenton at Gwinnett, 4:05
Utah at Stockton, 7
Idaho at Ontario, 8
LATEST LINE
NBA
a-Houston Off (OFF) NEW YORK
Oklahoma City 4 (205) INDIANA
LA CLIPPERS 5 (200) Sacramento
ATLANTA 31/2 (195) San Antonio
CLEVELAND 121/2 (202) Detroit
LA LAKERS 131/2 (197) Washington
PHOENIX 6 (207) Portland
a-New York forward D. Lee is questionable.
College Basketball
NCAA Tournament
West Virginia 6 Missouri
Syracuse 7 Gonzaga
Wisconsin 41/2 Cornell
Duke 6 California
Pittsburgh 1 Xavier
Ohio St 61/2 Georgia Tech
Texas A&M 11/2 Purdue
Maryland P Michigan St
(Monday)
NIT Tournament
RHODE ISLAND 71/2 Nevada
VIRGINIA TECH 4 Connecticut
ILLINOIS 81/2 Kent St
CINCINNATI 31/2 Dayton
CBI Tournament
VA COMMONWEALTH 13 Coll of Charleston
IUPUI 61/2 Princeton
BOSTON U 2 Morehead St
ST. LOUIS 7 Wisc Green Bay
College Insider Tournament
MARSHALL 91/2 Appalachian St
CREIGHTON 5 Fairfield
MISSOURI ST 81/2 Louisiana Tech
N. COLORADO 1 Pacific
NHL
BOSTON Even-1/2 NY Rangers
MINNESOTA Even-1/2 Calgary
FLORIDA Even-1/2 Tampa Bay
Buffalo Even-1/2 CAROLINA
ST. LOUIS Even-1/2 Nashville
DALLAS Even-1/2 Phoenix
PHILADELPHIA 1/2 -1 Atlanta
San Jose 1-11/2 EDMONTON
ANAHEIM Even-1/2 Colorado
Home Team in CAPS
SPORTLIGHT
March 21
1953–Rookie Bob Cousy sets an NBA record with 50 points and leads the Boston Celtics to a 111-105 victory over the Syracuse Nationals in a quadruple overtime playoff game. Cousy scores 30 of his points from the foul line.
1970–Curtis Rowe scores 19 points and Sidney Wicks adds 17 points and grabs 18 rebounds to lead UCLA to an 80-69 victory over Jacksonville for its fourth consecutive NCAA basketball championship. Jacksonville ends the season with a scoring average of 100.4 points per game, the first team to average more than 100 points per game in a college basketball season.
1996–Todd Eldredge becomes the first American in eight years to win the gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.
2002–Missouri becomes the first 12th-seeded team to reach the round of eight by beating UCLA 82-73 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
2008–For the first time, four NCAA men's basketball tournament first-round games at the same site on the same day are classified as upsets. Two No. 12 seeds Western Kentucky and Villanova, and No. 13s San Diego and Siena win first-round games in Tampa, Fla.
GOLF
Transitions Championship
Palm Harbor, Fla., par 71
Jim Furyk 67-68-67–202
K.J. Choi 69-69-67–205
Retief Goosen 67-68-70–205
Bubba Watson 70-65-70–205
Carl Pettersson 67-68-70–205
Luke Donald 71-68-67–206
Jeff Maggert 67-69-70–206
Padraig Harrington 69-65-72–206
Webb Simpson 73-69-65–207
John Senden 69-72-66–207
Nick O'Hern 72-68-67–207
Jonathan Byrd 67-70-70–207
Steve Stricker 70-66-71–207
Nick Watney 73-70-65–208
Justin Rose 73-68-67–208
Jerry Kelly 70-70-68–208
Rickie Fowler 67-71-70–208
Geoff Ogilvy 73-71-65–209
Brett Quigley 70-73-66–209
Jimmy Walker 70-71-68–209
Greg Chalmers 72-71-67–210
Chris DiMarco 71-71-68–210
David Duval 72-69-69–210
Stephen Ames 69-71-70–210
Bob Heintz 73-67-70–210
David Toms 74-63-73–210
Jeff Klauk 73-71-67–211
Kenny Perry 71-72-68–211
Mathew Goggin 70-69-72–211
Spencer Levin 69-70-72–211
Justin Leonard 71-68-72–211
Brandt Snedeker 69-69-73–211
James Nitties 71-73-68–212
Jason Bohn 75-69-68–212
Steve Flesch 70-72-70–212
Charles Howell III 72-70-70–212
D.A. Points 70-72-70–212
Charlie Wi 70-72-70–212
Bill Haas 70-71-71–212
Daniel Chopra 72-69-71–212
Ted Purdy 72-69-71–212
Brian Gay 71-70-71–212
Alex Cejka 69-69-74–212
Jeff Quinney 68-70-74–212
Steve Elkington 68-68-76–212
Lucas Glover 69-75-69–213
Bo Van Pelt 72-71-70–213
Ricky Barnes 70-72-71–213
Derek Lamely 73-68-72–213
John Daly 70-71-72–213
Martin Laird 70-70-73–213
Adam Scott 73-66-74–213
Ross Fisher 68-70-75–213
Jason Dufner 70-74-70–214
Nathan Green 73-71-70–214
Rod Pampling 73-71-70–214
PREP TRACK
Ohio indoor state championship
Division I
Notre Dame girls 16th place, 13 points
4x200: 4th, (J. Matthews, N. Kirk, A. Williams, K. Gardner) 1:44.76
1600: 6th place, L. Duncan, 5:19,
3200: 7th, L. Aughenbaugh, 11:44
4x4 relay: 6th, (J. Matthews, N. Kirk, A. Williams, K. Gardner) 4:06.88
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA Tournament
Third Place
Miami 2, Ferris State 1
Championship
Michigan 2, Northern Michigan 1