Scoreboard: 2-26

2/26/2011

CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Miami (Ohio) 7 Bowling Green
at Va. Commonwealth 6½ James Madison
at Georgetown 2 Syracuse
at Virginia 2 Boston College
at Kansas St. 2 Missouri
Wis. Milwaukee 4 at Youngstown St.
at Northeastern 7 UNC Wilmington
at Indiana St. 7½ S. Illinois
Arkansas 3½ at Auburn
Vanderbilt 10 at LSU
at Oklahoma St. 9 Texas Tech
at Iowa St. Pk Nebraska
at Florida St. 6½ Miami
Rhode Island-x 10½ Fordham
at N.C. State 3½ Georgia Tech
Temple 6 atGeorgeWashington
at Missouri St. 2 Wichita St.
at San Diego St. 3 BYU
at Creighton 5 N. Iowa
at Butler 11 Loyola of Chicago
at Cleveland St. 10 Wis. Green Bay
at Akron 3½ Buffalo
at Hofstra 9 Delaware
at DePaul 1 South Florida
at Illinois 13 Iowa
at Villanova-y 6 St. John's
at UTEP 5 Memphis
Drexel 8½ at Towson
at Old Dominion 16 William & Mary
at UCLA 1 Arizona
at Kentucky 8 Florida
at Mississippi 1 Alabama
at Saint Joseph's Pk St. Bonaventure
at Clemson 21 Wake Forest
Kansas 14 at Oklahoma
Texas 5 at Colorado
at Minnesota 6 Michigan
George Mason 9½ at Georgia St.
at Princeton 12 Columbia
Harvard 4½ at Yale
at Brown 8 Dartmouth
UAB 3 at Houston
at Tennessee 12 Mississippi St.
California 1 at Oregon St.
at Oregon 5 Stanford
Colorado St. 3 at Air Force
at Cent. Michigan Pk Ball St.
N. Illinois 1 at Toledo
at Georgia 10½ South Carolina
La. Lafayette 2½ at La. Monroe
at Penn 5 Cornell
at Kent St. 6½ Ohio
at UCF 1 Southern Miss.
at Long Beach St. 5 UC Santa Barbara
at Fla. International 2½ Troy
at Notre Dame 9 Seton Hall
Richmond 6 at Charlotte
at Marshall 8½ SMU
at Southern Cal 11 Arizona St.
at Evansville 6 Illinois St.
at UC Riverside 1½ UC Davis
at San Jose St. 7 Louisiana Tech
Duquesne 5½ at Saint Louis
at Rice 4 East Carolina
at Tulsa 9½ Tulane
at Valparaiso 13½ Ill. Chicago
at Middle Tenn. 3 W. Kentucky
at North Texas 2½ Denver
at Arkansas St. 9 Ark. Little Rock
at Bradley 3 Drake
New Mexico 7½ at TCU
Gonzaga 15½ at San Diego
at Utah St. 14 Idaho
Cal Poly 1 at Cal St. Fullerton
Duke 4 at Virginia Tech
at Baylor 3 Texas A&M
Pacific 5½ at UC Irvine
at Santa Clara 10½ Pepperdine
at UNLV 18 Wyoming
at San Francisco 4 Loyola Marymount
at Nevada Pk Boise St.
at Saint Mary's Calif. 11½ Portland
at Hawaii 2 New Mexico St.
at Appalachian St. 8 The Citadel
at Furman 2½ Wofford
at Davidson 15 UNC Greensboro
Coll. of Charleston 4 at W. Carolina
at Samford 1 Chattanooga
Morehead St. 10½ at Tenn. Martin
Elon 5 at Georgia Southern
Montana 4½ at E. Washington
at Murray St. 10 E. Kentucky
at Tennessee St. 6½ E. Illinois
at Austin Peay 15 SE Missouri
at Tennessee Tech 6 Jacksonville St.
at N. Colorado 4½ N. Arizona
Weber St. 8½ at Sacramento St.
at Portland St. 4 Montana St.
IUPUI 17½ at Centenary
IPFW 2 at Mo. Kansas City
at Oral Roberts 19 W. Illinois
Oakland 9½ at S. Utah
x-at East Rutherford, N.J.
y-at Wells Fargo Center
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Utah 1 at Detroit
at Memphis 9 Sacramento
Dallas 8 at Washington
Chicago 3 at Milwaukee
at Houston 6½ New Jersey
Boston 7½ at L.A. Clippers
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Dallas -125 Nashville +105
at Los Angeles-230 Colorado +190
Detroit -120 at Buffalo +100
Washington -155 at N.Y.Islanders +135
at Montreal -150 Carolina +130
Philadelphia -200 at Ottawa +170
at Toronto -175 Pittsburgh +155
at Vancouver -140 Boston +120


BOWLING
300 games
Doug Denno, Jug's, 300-235-268--803
Keith Nusbaum, Jug's, 300-215-276--791
John Behlmer, Lido, 300-203-256--759
Kelli Short, Southwyck, 192-248-300-740
Nick Mousoulias, Lido, 236-300-201--737
Trisha Hendrick, Bowlero 300-160-195-655

Men 750 or better
Charles Wynn, Bowlero 814
Mark McPerson, Jug's 806
Ken Alexander, Jug's 785
Curtis Easter, Bowlero 783
Jason Poindexter, Bowlero 782
Mike Leese, Interstate 779
Chuck Sample, Jug's 773
Scott Kerner, Jug's 773
Scott Volmar, Jug's 770
Kipp Hunnyburger, Jug's 770
Rich Rider, Interstate 767
Chuck Saar, Rossford 766
Ron Shaw, Jug's 761
Richie Marsh, Jug's 754
Terry Broshious, Jug's 754
Noel Donnell, Jug's 754
Dick Walczak, Jug's 753
Craig Walczak, Jug's 751
dave Biniecki, Jug's 751

Women 650 or better
Lashawn Staples, Bowlero 770
Paula Young, Jug's 742
Brooke Summers, Jug's 692
Kathy Morris, Jug's 690
Bea Staples, Bowlero 655
Bennetta Taylor, Bowlero 655


NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 41 15 .732 –
New York 29 27 .518 12
Philadelphia 29 29 .500 13
New Jersey 17 41 .293 25
Toronto 16 43 .271 26½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 43 16 .729 –
Orlando 37 22 .627 6
Atlanta 34 23 .596 8
Charlotte 26 32 .448 16½
Washington 15 42 .263 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 39 17 .696 –
Indiana 26 31 .456 13½
Milwaukee 22 35 .386 17½
Detroit 21 39 .350 20
Cleveland 11 47 .190 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 48 10 .828 –
Dallas 41 16 .719 6½
New Orleans 35 25 .583 14
Memphis 32 27 .542 16½
Houston 28 31 .475 20½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 36 21 .632 –
Denver 34 25 .576 3
Portland 32 25 .561 4
Utah 32 27 .542 5
Minnesota 13 46 .220 24
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 40 19 .678 –
Phoenix 29 27 .518 9½
Golden State 26 30 .464 12½
L.A. Clippers 21 37 .362 18½
Sacramento 14 42 .250 24½
LAST NIGHT
Charlotte 110, Sacramento 98
Utah 95, Indiana 84
Philadelphia 110, Detroit 94
Phoenix 110, Toronto 92
Cleveland 115, New York 109
Miami 121, Washington 113
New Orleans 95, Minnesota 81
Orlando 111, Oklahoma City 88
San Antonio 106, New Jersey 96
Atlanta at Golden State, late
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, late
Denver at Portland, late
THURSDAY
Chicago 93, Miami 89
Denver 89, Boston 75
TONIGHT
Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Phoenix at Indiana, 12 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m.
Golden State at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
New York at Miami, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Detroit 22 27 26 19 – 94
Philadelphia 29 30 27 24 – 110
DETROIT: Summers 3-8 4-6 10, Villanueva 6-14 2-3 17, Monroe 7-9 2-2 16, Bynum 12-24 4-5 29, Gordon 6-17 4-6 16, Maxiell 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 37-78 16-22 94.
PHILADELPHIA: Iguodala 9-13 1-1 21, Brand 8-16 4-4 20, Hawes 3-5 0-0 6, Holiday 5-11 1-1 12, Meeks 1-7 2-2 5, Young 12-15 0-1 24, Williams 2-8 3-4 8, Speights 5-9 2-2 12, Turner 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 46-88 13-15 110.
3-Point Goals – Detroit 4-11 (Villanueva 3-6, Bynum 1-2, Summers 0-1, Gordon 0-2), Philadelphia 5-15 (Iguodala 2-4, Holiday 1-3, Meeks 1-4, Williams 1-4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds –Detroit 37 (Monroe 11), Philadelphia 54 (Brand 17). Assists –Detroit 19 (Bynum 6), Philadelphia 34 (Iguodala 11). Total Fouls–Detroit 16, Philadelphia 18. Technicals –Detroit Coach Kuester 2. A – 15,105 (20,318).
New York 30 23 22 34 – 109
Cleveland 28 25 30 32 – 115
NEW YORK: Anthony 9-22 7-9 27, Stoudemire 14-27 3-5 31, Turiaf 1-4 0-1 2, Billups 6-14 12-14 26, Fields 4-7 0-0 11, Douglas 1-8 0-0 2, Sha.Williams 1-6 0-0 2, Walker 3-5 0-0 8, Balkman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-93 22-29 109.
CLEVELAND: Eyenga 2-8 0-0 4, Jamison 10-25 7-9 28, Hickson 9-17 6-10 24, Sessions 6-12 9-14 22, Parker 5-6 6-6 16, Gibson 3-10 0-1 8, Gee 3-4 3-4 11, Samuels 1-8 0-0 2, Harris 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-92 31-44 115.
3-Point Goals – New York 9-22 (Fields 3-3, Anthony 2-3, Walker 2-3, Billups 2-5, Stoudemire 0-1, Sha.Williams 0-3, Douglas 0-4), Cleveland 6-21 (Gee 2-3, Gibson 2-7, Sessions 1-2, Jamison 1-8, Eyenga 0-1). Fouled Out–Anthony. Rebounds –New York 50 (Stoudemire 11), Cleveland 77 (Hickson 15). Assists –New York 22 (Billups 8), Cleveland 18 (Parker, Gibson, Sessions 4). Total Fouls–New York 29, Cleveland 23. Technicals –New York delay of game, New York defensive three second 2, Cleveland Coach Scott. A – 20,562 (20,562).
LEADERS
THROUGH THURSDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 52 495 412 1495 28.8
James, MIA 56 515 367 1468 26.2
Stoudemire, NYK 54 527 340 1403 26.0
Wade, MIA 54 489 354 1377 25.5
Bryant, LAL 59 530 350 1489 25.2
Anthony, NYK 51 447 349 1286 25.2
Ellis, GOL 56 530 258 1409 25.2
Rose, CHI 55 498 296 1376 25.0
Martin, HOU 57 378 430 1309 23.0
Howard, ORL 56 455 376 1286 23.0
Griffin, LAC 58 505 308 1325 22.8
Nowitzki, DAL 48 397 246 1090 22.7
Aldridge, POR 57 504 268 1279 22.4
Westbrook, OKC 56 417 385 1238 22.1
Bargnani, TOR 52 429 220 1139 21.9
Williams, UTA 53 369 302 1129 21.3
Granger, IND 55 392 256 1156 21.0
Love, MIN 58 397 344 1214 20.9
Randolph, MEM 54 434 209 1082 20.0
Gay, MEM 54 409 194 1069 19.8
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Love, MIN 58 272 623 895 15.4
Howard, ORL 56 224 553 777 13.9
Randolph, MEM 54 252 454 706 13.1
Griffin, LAC 58 213 515 728 12.6
Gasol, LAL 59 200 419 619 10.5
Horford, ATL 53 137 379 516 9.7
Chandler, DAL 54 149 360 509 9.4
Humphries, NJN 57 156 376 532 9.3
Duncan, SAN 57 139 387 526 9.2
Jefferson, UTA 58 155 371 526 9.1
Assists
G AST AVG
Rondo, BOS 45 547 12.2
Nash, PHX 53 599 11.3
Williams, UTA 53 514 9.7
Paul, NOR 59 567 9.6
Calderon, TOR 51 467 9.2
Felton, DEN 55 494 9.0
Wall, WAS 44 395 9.0
Westbrook, OKC 56 476 8.5
Kidd, DAL 57 470 8.2
Rose, CHI 55 451 8.2


COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Kent St. 10 3 .769 19 9 .679
Miami 9 4 .692 14 14 .500
Akron 8 5 .615 18 10 .643
Buffalo 7 6 .538 16 10 .615
Ohio 7 6 .538 15 13 .536
BGSU 7 6 .538 12 16 .429
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ball St. 8 5 .615 16 11 .593
W. Michigan 8 5 .615 16 11 .593
C. Michigan 6 7 .462 9 18 .333
E. Michigan 4 9 .308 8 19 .296
N. Illinois 3 10 .231 7 19 .269
Toledo 1 12 .077 4 24 .143
TODAY
BGSU at Miami, 11 a.m.
Ball St. at C. Michigan, 6:30
N. Illinois at Toledo, 7
Buffalo at Akron, 7
Ohio at Kent St., 7
SUNDAY
W. Michigan at E. Michigan, 2

Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ohio St. 13 2 .867 26 2 .929
Purdue 12 3 .800 23 5 .821
Wisconsin 11 4 .733 21 6 .778
Michigan St. 8 7 .533 16 11 .593
Penn St. 8 8 .500 15 12 .556
Illinois 7 8 .467 17 11 .607
Michigan 7 9 .438 17 12 .586
Minnesota 6 9 .400 17 10 .630
Northwestern 6 10 .375 16 11 .593
Indiana 3 12 .200 12 16 .429
Iowa 3 12 .200 10 17 .370
THURSDAY
Penn St. 66, Northwestern 52
TODAY
Michigan at Minnesota, 4:30
Iowa at Illinois, 7
SUNDAY
Purdue at Michigan St., 1
Indiana at Ohio St., 4
Northwestern at Wisconsin, 6 p.m.
National
Fairfield 68, Siena 55
Harvard 74, Brown 68
Loyola, Md. 75, Niagara 63
Penn 64, Columbia 54
Princeton 84, Cornell 66
Yale 79, Dartmouth 75, OT
Detroit 77, Wright St. 67
Women
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
BGSU 11 3 .786 23 4 .852
Kent St. 9 4 .692 18 7 .720
Buffalo 7 6 .438 13 13 .500
Akron 6 8 .429 13 13 .500
Ohio 3 11 .214 7 20 .259
Miami 2 11 .154 10 16 .385
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Toledo 13 1 .929 21 6 .778
C.Michigan 10 4 .714 18 8 .692
E. Michigan 9 5 .643 18 10 .643
N. Illinois 4 9 .308 10 15 .400
Ball St. 4 10 .286 9 18 .333
W. Michigan 4 9 .308 8 18 .308
TODAY
Ohio at Buffalo, 2 p.m.
Kent St. at Bowling Green, Noon
Ball St. at W. Michigan, 2 p.m.
Akron at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
E. Michigan at Cent. Michigan, 3 p.m.
Toledo at N. Illinois, 4 p.m.


NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 40 15 6 86 202 155
Pittsburgh 36 21 6 78 181 154
N.Y. Rangers 33 26 4 70 178 155
New Jersey 26 31 4 56 130 163
N.Y. Islanders 23 31 8 54 170 202
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 34 19 7 75 188 145
Montreal 32 23 7 71 161 161
Buffalo 29 25 6 64 174 174
Toronto 27 27 7 61 157 184
Ottawa 20 32 9 49 139 199
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 36 18 7 79 189 189
Washington 32 20 10 74 165 159
Carolina 29 24 9 67 181 189
Atlanta 25 26 11 61 175 203
Florida 26 28 7 59 158 169
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 37 18 6 80 203 177
Chicago 32 23 6 70 194 168
Nashville 31 22 8 70 156 146
Columbus 31 23 6 68 168 178
St. Louis 28 24 9 65 173 179
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 39 14 9 87 207 147
Minnesota 32 23 6 70 160 160
Calgary 31 23 8 70 186 178
Colorado 26 28 7 59 178 210
Edmonton 20 34 8 48 156 208
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 35 21 6 76 174 159
Phoenix 33 21 9 75 181 182
Los Angeles 34 23 4 72 170 146
Dallas 32 23 6 70 168 173
Anaheim 32 25 4 68 171 181
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
LAST NIGHT
Florida 2, Atlanta 1, SO
N.Y. Rangers 6, Washington 0
Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 1
Columbus 5, Phoenix 3
Buffalo 4, Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 2, New Jersey 1
St. Louis 5, Edmonton 0
San Jose at Calgary, late
Minnesota at Anaheim, late
THURSDAY
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT
Dallas 4, Detroit 1
Toronto 5, Montreal 4
Chicago 3, Nashville 0
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2
Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 2
TODAY
Nashville at Dallas, 2
Colorado at Los Angeles, 4
Detroit at Buffalo, 7
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7
Carolina at Montreal, 7
Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7
Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7
Boston at Vancouver, 10


ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 35 13 2 3 75 184 154
Elmira 23 23 6 1 53 191 193
Trenton 21 30 1 3 46 173 200
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 28 20 2 4 62 192 183
Wheeling 29 23 0 3 61 183 162
Cincinnati 24 21 6 3 57 158 175
Toledo 25 24 3 1 54 175 198
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Greenville 33 20 2 1 69 190 155
S. Carolina 30 21 2 2 64 156 158
Florida 30 24 0 3 63 195 178
Gwinnett 23 25 2 5 53 157 191
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 32 19 2 0 66 169 141
Utah 28 21 4 1 61 152 153
Idaho 24 18 4 8 60 165 159
Victoria 24 27 1 2 51 156 171
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 32 18 2 1 67 170 143
Stockton 27 17 4 5 63 168 154
Bakersfield 27 24 2 1 57 167 173
Ontario 20 30 2 3 45 143 203
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
Gwinnett 3, Trenton 2
Kalamazoo 8, Toledo 5
Cincinnati 4, Greenville 3, OT
Elmira 3, Wheeling 1
Idaho at Ontario, late
Stockton at Bakersfield, late
Utah at Victoria, late
Las Vegas at Alaska, late

THURSDAY
Alaska 4, Las Vegas 3

TONIGHT
Greenville at Toledo, 7
Stockton at Bakersfield, 3
Florida at South Carolina, 7:05
Cincinnati at Kalamazoo, 7:30
Gwinnett at Trenton, 7:30
Reading at Elmira, 7:35
Idaho at Ontario, 10
Utah at Victoria, 10:05 p.m.


PREP GYMNASTICS
District
at Perrysburg
Top two teams advance to state
Clay 13595; Findlay 135.775; Perrysburg 13395; Patrick Henry 132.475; Maumee 130.3; Tinora 130.175; Southview 124.45; Liberty Center 120625; Whitmer 118.275; Northview 114.75; Notre Dame 102.325; Bryan 8675; Defiance 65.425; Springfield 64.975; Napoleon 35.275; Pettisville 34.475; Toledo Christian 32.975; Central Catholic 31.45
Individuals
Top 5 advance to state
All-Around — 1. Kylee Ault (Clay) 36.275; 2. Chelsea Williams (Perrysburg) 36.10; 3. Alexa Settlemire (Findlay) 35.90; 4. Riley Dunbar (Napoleon) 8.825; 5. Tori Meyer (Patrick Henry) 34.55.
Vault — 1. Chelsea Williams (Perrysburg) 9.725; 2. Alexa Settlemire (Findlay) 9.45; 3. Kylee Ault (Clay) 9.325; 4. Tori Meyer (Patrick Henry) 9.275; 5. Alexis Rau (Bryan) 9.225
Bars — 1. Chelsea Williams (Perrysburg) 9.0; 2. Jillian Bendt (Findlay) 8.9; 3. Kylee Ault (Clay) 8.8; T4. Paige Fricke (Pettisville) & Alyssa McBride (Bryan) 8.65
Beam — 1. Riley Dunbar (Napoleon) 9.3; 2. Jacey Gray (Springfield) 9.025; 3. Alexa Settlemire (Findlay) 8.925; T4. Kylee Ault (Clay) 8.9 & Kyra Schell (Notre Dame) 8.9
Floor — T1. Kylee Ault (Clay) & Chelsea Williams (Perrysburg) 9.25; 3. Alexa Settlemire (Findlay) 9.0; 4. Riley Dunbar (Naroleon) 8.825; 5. Tori Meyer (Patrick Henry) 8.8


SPORTLIGHT
Feb. 26
1968–Thirty-two African nations agree to boycott the Olympics because of the presence of South Africa.

1981–The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota North Stars 5-1 in a game marred by fights. The teams set an NHL record with 84 penalties worth 392 minutes, and 12 players are ejected.

1987–Michael Jordan scores 58 points, the most by a Chicago player in a regular-season game, to lead the Bulls over the New Jersey Nets 128-113.

1994–In Lillehammer, Norway, Vreni Schneider of Switzerland wins the slalom for the fifth medal of her career, the most of any woman in Alpine Olympic history.
2007–Roger Federer reaches a new milestone breaking Jimmy Connors' 30-year-old mark with his 161st week at the top of the ATP rankings. Connors set his record from July 1974 to August 1977. The ATP rankings began on Aug. 23, 1973. Federer took the No. 1 spot on Feb. 2, 2004.


SPORTS NOTE
BOWLING GREEN ADULT SOFTBALL: Will be holding an information meeting Sunday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at Bowling Green Carter Park Hench Bldg. For more information: Tim Dunn at tdunnbb@yahoo.com.

AAU BASKETBALL: Under 15/16 girls AAU basketball club based out of Oregon is looking for players for local events only in April and May. Please contact Ken 419-601-3742 or email weaverken34@yahoo.com.

AAU BASKETBALL: Team Toledo AAU boys basketball tryouts for 5th-7th grades will be held on Sunday, March 6 at St. John's Jesuit High School from 3-6 p.m. For more information, contact Ryan Glaze 419-514-7688.


TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Promoted Troup Parkinson to senior vice president/corporate partnerships; Craig Shipley to senior vice president/player personnel and international scouting; Mary Sprong to senior vice president/human resources and administration; Allard Baird to vice president/player personnel and professional scouting; Mike Hazen to vice president/player development and amateur scouting; Brian O'Halloran to vice president/baseball operations; and Mark Solitro to vice president/controller.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS–Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Holland, RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Sean O'Sullivan, INF Chris Getz, OF Gregor Blanco and OF Mitch Maier on one-year contracts.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS–Agreed to terms with INF Tommy Manzella and RHP Mark Melancon on one-year contracts.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX–Signed RHP Austin Chambliss.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES–Signed LHP Kevin Light and OF Victor Ferrante. Traded LHP Anthony Bello to Florence (Frontier) for a player to be named.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS–Signed RHP Mike Loree and RHP Chris McCoy.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS–Signed INF Toby Davis and RHP Travis LaMar to contract extensions.
FLORENCE FREEDOM–Traded RHP Julian Arballo to Calgary (North American) for a player to be named. Signed 3B Matt Brown and C Zach Larson.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS–Re-signed F Jeff Adrien.
HOUSTON ROCKETS–Waived F Jared Jeffries.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS–Signed coach Lovie Smith to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
GREEN BAY PACKERS–Named Edgar Bennett wide receivers coach, Jerry Fontenot running backs coach, Joel Hilgenberg offensive quality control coach and John Rushing assistant wide receivers/special teams coach.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Signed CB Stanford Routt to a three-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–Named Carl Smith quarterbacks coach.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Signed P Brett Kern to a multiyear contract extension.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS–Signed general manager Bob Murray to a four-year contract extension through 2016.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS–Assigned D Nick Leddy to Rockford (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS–Placed LW Kristian Huselius on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 18.
DALLAS STARS–Activated RW Raymond Sawada from injured reserve and assigned him to Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS–Assigned RW Jan Mursak to Grand Rapids (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS–Recalled F Corey Locke and F Roman Wick from Binghamton (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES–Recalled RW Brett MacLean from San Antonio (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Recalled G Mike Smith from Norfolk (AHL). Reassigned G Jaroslav Janus Norfolk from Florida (ECHL).
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS–Announced F Yannick Tifu was assigned to the team by Binghamton (AHL). Signed F Billy Siers and D David Sloane.
Central Hockey League
ALLEN AMERICANS–Announced G Scott Campbell was recalled by Oklahoma City (AHL). Signed G Francois Lemay.
DAYTON GEMS–Announced G Jeff Jakaitis was assigned to the team by Worcester (AHL). Placed G Jon Olthuis on waivers.
LAREDO BUCKS–Placed F Ryan Bennett on waivers.
MISSOURI MAVERICKS–Placed F Olivier Filion on waivers.
QUAD CITY MALLARDS–Announced F Mike McLean was recalled by Milwaukee (AHL).
TEXAS BRAHMAS–Signed F Chris Brassard.
TULSA OILERS–Signed D Luke Lucyk.
COLLEGE
NCAA–Placed the California men's basketball program on two years probation for making more than 300 impermissible recruiting phone calls.
FURMAN–Named Jimmy Kiser offensive coordinator.
MIAMI–Announced the resignation of athletic director Kirby Hocutt to take the same job at Texas Tech.
NORTH CAROLINA–Named Joe Robinson defensive line coach.
SHENANDOAH–Announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Robert Harris.


TENNIS
Dubai Tournament
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singles
Semifinals
Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, d. Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 4-2, retired.
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, d. Richard Gasquet, France, 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles
Semifinals
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, d. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Dick Norman, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4.
Jeremy Chardy, France, and Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Michael Llodra, France, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 10-8 tiebreak.


GOLF
Match Play
Marana, Ariz., par 72
Seeds in Parentheses
Matt Kuchar (13), United States, def. Rickie Fowler (29), United States, 2 and 1.
Y.E. Yang (44), South Korea, def. Graeme McDowell (5), Northern Ireland, 3 and 2.
Bubba Watson (19), United States, def. Geoff Ogilvy (30), Australia, 6 and 4.
J.B. Holmes (22), United States, def. Jason Day (38), Australia, 1 up.
Ryan Moore (48), United States, def. Nick Watney (32), United States, 19 holes.
Luke Donald (9), England, def. Matteo Manassero (57), Italy, 3 and 2.
Martin Kaymer (2), Germany, def. Hunter Mahan (18), United States, 2 and 1.
Miguel Angel Jimenez (23), Spain, def. Ben Crane (39), United States, 7 and 6.

LPGA HSBC Champions
Singapore, par 72
Chie Arimura 68-66 – 134
Karrie Webb 70-66 – 136
Sun Young Yoo 70-68 – 138
Karen Stupples 70-70 – 140
Na Yeon Choi 69-71 – 140
Cristie Kerr 74-67 – 141
M.J. Hur 71-70 – 141
Morgan Pressel 73-69 – 142
Yani Tseng 70-72 – 142
Meena Lee 71-72 – 143
Jiyai Shin 71-72 – 143
Brittany Lincicome 75-69 – 144
Candie Kung 74-70 – 144
Ai Miyazato 74-70 – 144
Momoko Ueda 73-71 – 144
Michelle Wie 73-71 – 144
Vicky Hurst 72-72 – 144
Stacy Lewis 72-72 – 144
Mika Miyazato 72-72 – 144
Hee-Won Han 71-73 – 144
Beatriz Recari 75-70 – 145
Katherine Hull 74-71 – 145
Amy Yang 73-72 – 145
I.K. Kim 72-73 – 145
Lindsey Wright 72-73 – 145
Karine Icher 77-69 – 146
Paula Creamer 76-70 – 146
Inbee Park 74-72 – 146
Amy Hung 73-73 – 146
Catriona Matthew 73-73 – 146
Angela Stanford 73-73 – 146
Wendy Ward 72-74 – 146
Natalie Gulbis 71-75 – 146
Song-Hee Kim 79-68 – 147
Se Ri Pak 76-71 – 147
Stacy Prammanasudh 76-71 – 147
Seon Hwa Lee 74-73 – 147
Anna Nordqvist 74-73 – 147
Suzann Pettersen 73-74 – 147
Hee Kyung Seo 72-75 – 147
PREP SWIMMING
State Swimming and Diving
Division II Girls
Teams--1. Gates Mills Hawken 334; 2. Granville 171; 3. Dayton Oakwood 162; 4. Cincinnati Indian Hill 119; 5. Sandusky Perkins 108.5; 6. Napoleon 102; 7. Columbus Bishop Hartley 86; 8. Shaker Hts Hathaway Brown 83; 9. Richfield Revere 76; T-10. Port Clinton 73; T-10. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 73; 12. Cincinnati Wyoming 71; 13. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 64 14. Chagrin Falls 60; 15. Pepper Pike Orange 57; 16. Gahanna Columbus Academy 56; 17. Yellow Springs 50; 18. Lima Shawnee 45.5; 19. Rocky River 45; 20. Cincinnati Mariemont 39.
Division II Boys
1. Hunting Valley University School 377; 2. Cincinnati Wyoming 191; 3. Dayton Oakwood 171; 4. Lima Shawnee 139; 5. Gahanna Columbus Academy 137; 5. Chagrin Falls 137; 7. Cincinnati Mariemont 95; 8. Napoleon 93; 9. Gates Mills Hawken 83; 10. Springfield Catholic Central 74; 11. Columbus Bishop Hartley 66; 12. Canal Winchester 48; 13. Granville 47; 14. Chagrin Falls Kenston 46; 14. Cincinnati Indian Hill 46; 16. Columbus St. Francis DeSales 37; 16. Wilmington 37; 18. Cincinnati Madeira 35; 19. Tipp City Tippecanoe 32; 20. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 27.


BASEBALL
Exhibition
YESTERDAY
San Francisco 7, Arizona 6
TODAY
Philadelphia vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs Arizona at Salt River Community, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
SUNDAY
Toronto vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Oakland vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Arizona at Salt River Community, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Boston vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.


COLLEGE BASEBALL
Toledo 101 100 000 - 3 5 2
Louisville 010 000 000 - 1 6 2
WP-Hamann (1-0). LP-Koch (1-1). Sherwood (UT) HR, RBI.