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College
FAR WEST
BYU 12, Binghamton 10
San Francisco 8, Washington St. 1
Non-conference San Francisco 8, Washington St. 1
Washington St. | 001 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
San Francisco | 020 | 000 | 15x | — | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Johnson, Jayson Miller (2), Cebula ()7), Kimbrel (8), Ratigan (8) and Lagreid; Tigert, Quine (4), Anderson (9) and Norfolk. W—Quine (3-2). L—Jayson Miller (2-1).
HITS: Washington St (16-13)—Prince 2, Suttmeier, Borba. San Francisco (16-15)—Chavez 2, Railey 2, Sommer, Poppert, Nelson, Bialosky. 2B—Nellson, Sommer, Railey, Bialosky. 3B—Chavez.
Lewis-Clark St. 22, Cal Baptist 8
Cal Baptist | 010 | 400 | 300 | — | 8 | 13 | 2 |
Lewis-Clark St. | 963 | 030 | 01x | — | 22 | 21 | 2 |
Kelley, Tye (1), Anderson (2), Simmons (4) and Kryzysiak; Kissock, Bird (5) and Mier. W—Kissock (7-0). L—Kelley (1-2). Sv—Bird (3).
HITS: Cal Baptist (24-14)—Monroe 2, Peters 2, Seuss 3, Goins 2, Aguiree 3, Krzysiak. Lewis-Clark St. (27-2)—Thompson, Wyatt 3, Mills 2, Mier 3, Knutz, Greene 4, Wholey, Martin 3, Evangelho 2, Ecker. 2B—Goins, Krzysiak, Wyatt, Mills 2. 3B—Ecker. HR—Seuss 3 (15), Wyatt 2 (5).
Baseball America Top 25 Poll
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through April 1 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):
Record | Pvs | |
1. Vanderbilt | 26-4 | 3 |
2. Florida State | 29-2 | 2 |
3. Virginia | 27-5 | 5 |
4. North Carolina | 25-5 | 6 |
5. South Carolina | 23-6 | 1 |
6. Arkansas | 22-8 | 7 |
7. Texas | 25-9 | 9 |
8. Rice | 22-10 | 8 |
9. Oregon State | 23-6 | 4 |
10. Wichita State | 24-6 | 10 |
11. Pepperdine | 23-8 | 12 |
12. Cal State Fullerton | 18-10 | 13 |
13. Oklahoma State | 22-6 | 14 |
14. Coastal Carolina | 27-3 | 15 |
15. Arizona State | 23-10 | 16 |
16. Texas A&M | 25-6 | 18 |
17. Arizona | 25-6 | NR |
18. Clemson | 18-9 | 11 |
19. Oklahoma | 21-9 | 17 |
20. Mississippi | 21-9 | 21 |
21. Tulane | 22-8 | NR |
22. East Carolina | 21-8 | 19 |
23. UC Irvine | 21-7 | 24 |
24. Kentucky | 24-4 | 22 |
25. Southern California | 18-12 | 25 |
Collegiate Top 25 Poll
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through April 1, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
Record | Pts | Pv | |
1. Florida St. | 29-2 | 496 | 1 |
2. North Carolina | 25-5 | 494 | 3 |
3. Arkansas | 22-8 | 493 | 7 |
4. Vanderbilt | 26-4 | 492 | 5 |
5. South Carolina | 23-6 | 490 | 4 |
6. Virginia | 27-5 | 489 | 6 |
7. Texas | 25-9 | 482 | 9 |
8. Wichita St. | 24-6 | 479 | 11 |
9. Oregon St. | 23-6 | 476 | 2 |
10. Mississippi | 21-9 | 472 | 13 |
11. Kentucky | 24-4-1 | 471 | 8 |
12. Arizona St. | 23-10 | 470 | 10 |
13. Texas A&M | 25-6 | 467 | 14 |
14. Rice | 22-10 | 465 | 15 |
15. Arizona | 25-6 | 463 | 23 |
16. Clemson | 18-9 | 462 | 12 |
17. Ca. St. Fullerton | 18-10 | 460 | 16 |
18. Pepperdine | 23-8 | 458 | 17 |
19. Coastal Carolina | 27-3 | 457 | 19 |
20. Oklahoma St. | 22-6 | 455 | 22 |
21. Oklahoma | 21-9 | 451 | 20 |
22. Florida | 18-13 | 448 | — |
23. Mississippi St. | 18-7 | 446 | — |
24. U.C. Irvine | 21-7-1 | 443 | — |
25. Tulane | 22-8 | 441 | — |
BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Toronto | 41 | 32 | .562 | — |
New Jersey | 34 | 39 | .466 | 7 |
New York | 31 | 42 | .425 | 10 |
Philadelphia | 29 | 44 | .397 | 12 |
Boston | 23 | 50 | .315 | 18 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Washington | 39 | 33 | .542 | — |
Miami | 39 | 34 | .534 | 1/2 |
Orlando | 34 | 40 | .459 | 6 |
Charlotte | 28 | 46 | .378 | 12 |
Atlanta | 27 | 47 | .365 | 13 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Detroit | 47 | 26 | .644 | — |
x-Cleveland | 44 | 30 | .595 | 3 1/2 |
x-Chicago | 44 | 31 | .587 | 4 |
Indiana | 32 | 41 | .438 | 15 |
Milwaukee | 25 | 47 | .347 | 21 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
x-Dallas | 61 | 12 | .836 | — |
x-San Antonio | 52 | 21 | .712 | 9 |
x-Houston | 47 | 27 | .635 | 14 1/2 |
New Orleans | 33 | 40 | .452 | 28 |
Memphis | 19 | 56 | .253 | 43 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
y-Utah | 48 | 25 | .658 | — |
Denver | 36 | 36 | .500 | 11 1/2 |
Minnesota | 31 | 42 | .425 | 17 |
Seattle | 30 | 43 | .411 | 18 |
Portland | 29 | 44 | .397 | 19 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
y-Phoenix | 55 | 18 | .753 | — |
L.A. Lakers | 39 | 34 | .534 | 16 |
L.A. Clippers | 36 | 37 | .493 | 19 |
Golden State | 35 | 39 | .473 | 20 1/2 |
Sacramento | 30 | 42 | .417 | 24 1/2 |
x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Seattle at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
College men NCAA tournament Final Four Cumulutive Records
Through 2007
Most Championships
11 — UCLA
7 — Kentucky
5 — Indiana
4 — North Carolina
3 — Duke
2 — Cincinnati; Connecticut; Florida; Kansas; Louisville; Michigan State; North Carolina State; Oklahoma A{M} San Francisco
Most Appearances
17 — UCLA
16 — North Carolina
14 — Duke
13 — Kentucky
12 — Kansas
10 — Ohio State
8 — Indiana
8 — Louisville
6 — Arkansas, Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Oklahoma State (Oklahoma A&M)
Consecutive Final Four Appearances
10 — UCLA, 1967-76
5 — Cincinnati, 1959-63; Duke, 1988-92
3 — Houston, 1982-84; Kentucky, 1996-98; Michigan State 1999-2001; North Carolina, 1967-69; Ohio State, 1944-46; Ohio State, 1960-62; San Francisco, 1955-57
Final Four Games
33 — UCLA
27 — North Carolina
25 — Duke
23 — Kentucky
21 — Kansas
17 — Indiana; Ohio State
13 — Louisville; Michigan
11 — Cincinnati
Final Four Wins
26 — UCLA
17 — Kentucky
14 — Duke
13 — North Carolina
12 — Indiana
9 — Kansas
8 — Cincinnati; Michigan; Ohio State
5 — Florida; Georgetown; Louisville; North Carolina State; Oklahoma State (Oklahoma A&M); San Francisco
Final Four Winning Pct.
(Minimum: 3 games)
1.000 (4-0) — Connecticut
.833 (5-1) — North Carolina State; San Francisco
.813 (26-6) — UCLA
.800 (12-3) — Indiana
.750 (3-1) — Holy Cross; La Salle
.739 (17-6) — Kentucky
.714 (5-2) — Florida
.667 (2-1) — Maryland; Stanford; Villanova; Wisconsin
NCAA All-Tournament Team
The NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (the first player listed each year was the Final Four most outstanding player):
2007 — Corey Brewer, Florida; Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State; Al Horford, Florida; Lee Humphrey, Florida; Greg Oden, Ohio State
NCAA tournament leaders
Scoring
G | Pts | |
Ron Lewis, Ohio State | 6 | 108 |
Greg Oden, Ohio State | 6 | 97 |
Mike Conley, Jr., Ohio State | 6 | 96 |
Corey Brewer, Florida | 6 | 95 |
Arron Afflalo, UCLA | 5 | 90 |
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina | 4 | 85 |
Taurean Green, Florida | 6 | 84 |
Al Horford, Florida | 6 | 81 |
Aaron Brooks, Oregon | 4 | 75 |
Lee Humphrey, Florida | 6 | 75 |
Rebounds
G | Reb | |
Al Horford, Florida | 6 | 68 |
Joakim Noah, Florida | 6 | 58 |
Greg Oden, Ohio State | 6 | 55 |
Roy Hibbert, Georgetown | 5 | 52 |
Jeff Green, Georgetown | 5 | 40 |
Taj Gibson, Southern Cal | 3 | 34 |
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina | 4 | 34 |
Corey Brewer, Florida | 6 | 33 |
Joey Dorsey, Memphis | 4 | 31 |
Robert Dozier, Memphis | 4 | 31 |
Mike Conley, Jr., Ohio State | 6 | 30 |
Assists
G | Ast | |
Mike Conley, Jr., Ohio State | 6 | 29 |
Taurean Green, Florida | 6 | 27 |
Ty Lawson, North Carolina | 4 | 22 |
Dane Bradshaw, Tennessee | 3 | 20 |
Mario Chalmers, Kansas | 4 | 20 |
Darren Collison, UCLA | 5 | 20 |
Kevin Kruger, UNLV | 3 | 19 |
Gabe Pruitt, Southern Cal | 3 | 19 |
Jamar Butler, Ohio State | 6 | 18 |
Levance Fields, Pittsburgh | 3 | 17 |
NCAA Single-Game Leaders
Through Saturday’s Games
Scoring
33 — Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, second round
33 — Tajuan Porter, Oregon vs. UNLV, regional semifinals
32 — Clif Brown, Niagara vs. Florida A&M, opening round
31 — Edgar Sosa, Louisville vs. Texas A&M, second round
30 — Stephen Curry, Davidson vs. Maryland, first round
30 — Kevin Durant, Texas vs. Southern California, second round
28 — J.R. Reynolds, Virginia vs. Albany, N.Y., first round
27 — 5 tied
Rebounds
17 — Al Horford, Florida vs. UCLA, national semifinals
16 — Al Horford, Florida vs. Jackson State, first round
15 — Joey Dorsey, Memphis vs. North Texas, first round
14 — Taj Gibson, Southern California vs. Texas, second round
14 — Joakim Noah, Florida vs. Oregon, regional championship
14 — D.J. White, Indiana vs. UCLA, second round
13 — Roy Hibbert, Georgetown vs. Belmont, first round
13 — Carl Landry, Purdue vs. Arizona, first round
12 — 14 tied
Assists
12 — Taurean Green, Florida vs. Jackson State, first round
11 — Dane Bradshaw, Tennessee vs. Long Beach State, first round
11 — Michael Jenkins, Winthrop vs. Notre Dame, first round
9 — Ramel Bradley, Kentucky vs. Kansas, second round
9 — Levance Fields, Pittsburgh vs. Wright State, first round
9 — Sean Singletary, Virginia vs. Albany, N.Y., first round
College women
NCAA tournament
All Times PDT
FINAL FOUR
National Championship
Today’s Game
Rutgers (27-8) vs. Tennessee (32-3), 5:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
AFL
All Times PDT
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern | W | L | T | PF | PA |
Dallas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 214 |
Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 177 |
Columbus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 224 |
New York | 1 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 238 |
Southern | W | L | T | PF | PA |
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 315 | 287 |
New Orleans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 232 |
Orlando | 2 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 219 |
Austin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 265 | 279 |
Tampa Bay | 0 | 5 | 0 | 215 | 300 |
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | T | PF | PA |
Chicago | 4 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 217 |
Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0 | 244 | 257 |
Kansas City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 212 |
Nashville | 2 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 294 |
Grand Rapids | 1 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 273 |
Western | W | L | T | PF | PA |
Utah | 4 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 290 |
Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 205 |
San Jose | 2 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 219 |
Arizona | 1 | 4 | 0 | 319 | 303 |
Las Vegas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 310 |
Thursday’s Game
Columbus at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Utah at Austin, 5:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
New York at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
Kansas City at Las Vegas, 6 p.m.
Monday, April 9
Georgia at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East | W | L | Pct. |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Mahoning Valley | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Albany | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Manchester | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Midwest | W | L | Pct. |
Fort Wayne | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Quad City | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Green Bay | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Louisville | 0 | 1 | .000 |
West | W | L | Pct. |
Spokane | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Boise | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Central Valley | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Everett | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Stockton | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Tri-Cities | 0 | 1 | .000 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | Pct. |
Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Amarillo | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Arkansas | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Lubbock | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Oklahoma City | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Southwest | W | L | Pct. |
Bossier-Shreveport | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Laredo | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Rio Grande Valley | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Texas | 0 | 0 | .000 |
South | W | L | Pct. |
Tennessee Valley | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Florida | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
South Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Alabama | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Friday’s Games
Mahoning Valley at Albany
Florida at Texas
Lubbock at Amarillo
Saturday’s Games
Quad City at Spokane, 5 p.m.
Louisville at South Georgia
Fort Wayne at Bossier-Shreveport
Rio Grande at Corpus Christi
Everett at Central Valley
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-New Jersey | 47 | 24 | 8 | 102 | 209 | 195 |
x-Pittsburgh | 45 | 23 | 11 | 101 | 271 | 239 |
N.Y. Rangers | 41 | 29 | 9 | 91 | 236 | 210 |
N.Y. Islanders | 36 | 30 | 12 | 84 | 233 | 232 |
Philadelphia | 21 | 46 | 11 | 53 | 204 | 290 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Buffalo | 50 | 21 | 7 | 107 | 295 | 235 |
x-Ottawa | 47 | 24 | 8 | 102 | 279 | 214 |
Montreal | 41 | 32 | 6 | 88 | 237 | 247 |
Toronto | 38 | 30 | 11 | 87 | 247 | 257 |
Boston | 35 | 38 | 6 | 76 | 214 | 277 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Atlanta | 41 | 27 | 11 | 93 | 237 | 239 |
Tampa Bay | 43 | 32 | 4 | 90 | 246 | 249 |
Carolina | 39 | 32 | 8 | 86 | 233 | 242 |
Florida | 34 | 30 | 15 | 83 | 236 | 249 |
Washington | 26 | 39 | 14 | 66 | 231 | 282 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Detroit | 48 | 19 | 12 | 108 | 242 | 194 |
x-Nashville | 49 | 23 | 7 | 105 | 262 | 206 |
St. Louis | 33 | 33 | 13 | 79 | 207 | 243 |
Columbus | 32 | 40 | 7 | 71 | 196 | 241 |
Chicago | 29 | 40 | 9 | 67 | 191 | 244 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Vancouver | 47 | 24 | 7 | 101 | 212 | 190 |
x-Minnesota | 45 | 26 | 8 | 98 | 224 | 190 |
Calgary | 43 | 25 | 10 | 96 | 247 | 209 |
Colorado | 41 | 30 | 7 | 89 | 257 | 240 |
Edmonton | 31 | 41 | 7 | 69 | 192 | 240 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
x-Anaheim | 47 | 20 | 12 | 106 | 251 | 200 |
x-San Jose | 49 | 26 | 4 | 102 | 248 | 190 |
x-Dallas | 48 | 25 | 6 | 102 | 220 | 192 |
Los Angeles | 26 | 39 | 14 | 66 | 220 | 274 |
Phoenix | 29 | 44 | 5 | 63 | 206 | 273 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Result
St. Louis 4, Dallas 2
Today’s Games
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 4 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Blues 4, Stars 2
St. Louis | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Dallas | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—1, St. Louis, Stempniak 26 (Mayers, Boyes), 10:46. Second Period—2, Dallas, Ribeiro 18 (Morrow), 10:09. 3, St. Louis, Metropolit 14 (King, Brewer), 13:44. 4, St. Louis, Weight 15 (Backman, Backes), 14:01. 5, Dallas, Morrow 14 (Ribeiro, Nagy), 19:45 (pp). Third Period—6, St. Louis, Stempniak 27 (Mayers, McClement), 19:36 (en).
WHL playoffs
MNP EASTERN CONFERENCE
QUARTERFINALS (BEST-OF-7)
Saturday, March 31
Brandon 4, Prince Albert 2; Brandon wins series 4-1
Sunday, April 1
Red Deer 6, Medicine Hat 5; series tied 3-3
Regina 2, Swift Current 1, OT; Regina wins series 4-2
Monday’s Result
Kootenay 4, Calgary 3, series tied 3-3
Today’s Game
Red Deer at Medicine Hat
Wednesday, April 4
Calgary at Kootenay
KAL TIRE WESTERN CONFERENCE
SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-7)
Friday, April 6
Seattle at Vancouver
Prince George at Everett
Saturday, April 7
Seattle at Vancouver
Prince George at Everett
Tuesday, April 10
Everett at Prince George
Vancouver at Seattle
Wednesday, April 11
Everett at Prince George
Vancouver at Seattle
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
Through April 1
Points
1, Jeff Gordon, 966. 2, Jeff Burton, 938. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 906. 4, Matt Kenseth, 836. 5, Kyle Busch, 804. 6, Denny Hamlin, 776. 7, Clint Bowyer, 751. 8, Tony Stewart, 726. 9, Carl Edwards, 710. 10, Kevin Harvick, 687.
11, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 677. 12, Jamie McMurray, 650. 13, David Stremme, 645. 14, Elliott Sadler, 639. 15, Mark Martin, 629. 16, Juan Pablo Montoya, 625. 17, Kurt Busch, 624. 18, J J Yeley, 616. 19 (tie), David Ragan and Ryan Newman, 589.
Money
1, Kevin Harvick, $2,219,100. 2, Mark Martin, $1,635,090. 3, Jeff Burton, $1,589,900. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $1,551,990. 5, Jeff Gordon, $1,377,530. 6, Tony Stewart, $1,280,390. 7, Matt Kenseth, $1,268,450. 8, David Ragan, $1,114,600. 9, Kasey Kahne, $1,062,050. 10, David Gilliland, $1,018,930.
11, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $1,014,270. 12, Elliott Sadler, $961,228. 13, Denny Hamlin, $986,725. 14, Kurt Busch, $970,356. 15, Ryan Newman, $917,658. 16, Kyle Busch, $904,833. 17, Juan Pablo Montoya, $897,658. 18, Bobby Labonte, $896,664. 19, J J Yeley, $865,706. 20, Ricky Rudd, $842,456.
GOLF
PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders
Through April 1
Rank Name | Points | YTD |
1. Vijay Singh | 11,845 | $2,748,463 |
2. Charles Howell III | 11,584 | $2,427,478 |
3. Tiger Woods | 10,044 | $2,467,058 |
4. Phil Mickelson | 7,976 | $1,768,988 |
5. John Rollins | 7,662 | $1,738,316 |
6. Adam Scott | 7,392 | $1,710,546 |
7. Aaron Baddeley | 6,976 | $1,653,629 |
8. Mark Calcavecchia | 6,581 | $1,417,408 |
9. Robert Allenby | 5,858 | $1,342,315 |
10. Geoff Ogilvy | 5,772 | $1,514,230 |
11. Mark Wilson | 5,445 | $1,214,558 |
12. Henrik Stenson | 5,287 | $1,481,058 |
13. Charley Hoffman | 5,130 | $1,062,709 |
14. Paul Goydos | 5,103 | $1,118,311 |
15. Heath Slocum | 4,579 | $983,691 |
16. Trevor Immelman | 4,522 | $1,242,597 |
17. Jeff Quinney | 4,515 | $986,475 |
18. Bubba Watson | 4,369 | $960,737 |
19. Luke Donald | 4,347 | $995,309 |
20. Brett Wetterich | 4,206 | $1,129,498 |
21. Jim Furyk | 4,014 | $916,425 |
22. Bart Bryant | 3,861 | $902,393 |
23. K.J. Choi | 3,748 | $853,459 |
24. Sergio Garcia | 3,494 | $867,890 |
25. Rocco Mediate | 3,448 | $750,650 |
26. John Senden | 3,360 | $715,102 |
27. Kevin Sutherland | 3,326 | $724,393 |
28. Jose Coceres | 3,292 | $805,295 |
29. David Toms | 3,144 | $743,128 |
30. Boo Weekley | 3,063 | $700,825 |
31. Stuart Appleby | 3,003 | $725,935 |
32. Justin Rose | 2,837 | $648,270 |
33. Steve Stricker | 2,793 | $656,228 |
34. Davis Love III | 2,768 | $663,622 |
35. Vaughn Taylor | 2,737 | $611,462 |
36. Fred Funk | 2,613 | $717,000 |
37. Camilo Villegas | 2,501 | $549,857 |
38. Brandt Snedeker | 2,492 | $532,205 |
39. Stephen Ames | 2,379 | $620,000 |
40. Lucas Glover | 2,340 | $546,545 |
41. Pat Perez | 2,283 | $495,600 |
42. Ernie Els | 2,280 | $495,650 |
43. P.Harrington | 2,229 | $520,298 |
44. J.B. Holmes | 2,180 | $506,575 |
45. Anthony Kim | 2,132 | $456,259 |
46. Daniel Chopra | 1,966 | $430,160 |
47. Bo Van Pelt | 1,947 | $423,255 |
48. Cliff Kresge | 1,946 | $409,535 |
49. John Mallinger | 1,916 | $420,951 |
50. Robert Garrigus | 1,908 | $428,330 |
51. Will MacKenzie | 1,893 | $444,122 |
52. Chad Campbell | 1,892 | $661,818 |
53. Nick O’Hern | 1,853 | $483,160 |
54. Ted Purdy | 1,818 | $394,210 |
55. Doug LaBelle II | 1,817 | $392,162 |
56. Dean Wilson | 1,798 | $417,633 |
57. Johnson Wagner | 1,788 | $379,048 |
58. Ryan Armour | 1,757 | $420,884 |
59. Ian Poulter | 1,753 | $372,842 |
60. Peter Lonard | 1,735 | $437,490 |
61. Bernhard Langer | 1,705 | $366,000 |
62. Rory Sabbatini | 1,687 | $441,225 |
63. Craig Kanada | 1,680 | $360,454 |
64. T.Armour III | 1,672 | $365,207 |
65. Bill Haas | 1,629 | $378,657 |
66. Ben Curtis | 1,624 | $404,196 |
67. Brian Gay | 1,574 | $342,469 |
68. Zach Johnson | 1,548 | $352,401 |
69. Arron Oberholser | 1,544 | $391,958 |
70. Charles Warren | 1,536 | $327,777 |
71. Troy Matteson | 1,510 | $350,730 |
72. Hunter Mahan | 1,486 | $326,782 |
73. Andrew Buckle | 1,483 | $307,740 |
74. Rich Beem | 1,483 | $311,634 |
75. Stewart Cink | 1,460 | $347,821 |
76. Nick Watney | 1,455 | $305,618 |
77. Jason Bohn | 1,428 | $320,978 |
78. J.J. Henry | 1,417 | $369,516 |
79. Ryan Moore | 1,380 | $293,350 |
80. Shaun Micheel | 1,358 | $297,327 |
81. Dudley Hart | 1,314 | $280,655 |
82. Matt Kuchar | 1,311 | $293,171 |
83. Harrison Frazar | 1,303 | $266,989 |
84. Stephen Marino | 1,280 | $299,892 |
85. Charlie Wi | 1,271 | $274,261 |
86. Billy Mayfair | 1,270 | $299,321 |
87. Ryuji Imada | 1,255 | $282,805 |
88. Tripp Isenhour | 1,228 | $269,808 |
89. Carl Pettersson | 1,223 | $323,546 |
90. Tom Lehman | 1,215 | $265,478 |
91. Jerry Kelly | 1,196 | $263,543 |
92. Corey Pavin | 1,187 | $274,024 |
93. Jonathan Byrd | 1,177 | $249,810 |
94. Scott Verplank | 1,172 | $264,597 |
95. Jason Dufner | 1,166 | $251,279 |
96. Greg Owen | 1,156 | $254,265 |
97. Nathan Green | 1,113 | $267,022 |
98. D.J. Trahan | 1,098 | $259,135 |
99. Tom Pernice, Jr. | 1,090 | $231,811 |
100. Stephen Leaney | 1,057 | $226,448 |
101. C.Beckman | 1,049 | $247,811 |
102. JMOlazabal | 983 | $275,240 |
103. George McNeill | 959 | $205,315 |
104. Rod Pampling | 957 | $276,607 |
105. Bob Estes | 956 | $209,318 |
106. Brett Quigley | 939 | $266,492 |
107. Chris DiMarco | 937 | $266,188 |
108. Chris Couch | 935 | $218,775 |
109. Sean O’Hair | 918 | $201,346 |
110. Steve Flesch | 872 | $189,466 |
111. Jeff Maggert | 847 | $201,729 |
112. Joe Durant | 836 | $229,667 |
113. Frank Lickliter II | 816 | $177,269 |
114. Gavin Coles | 808 | $193,876 |
115. Glen Day | 805 | $177,214 |
116. Michael Putnam | 770 | $167,510 |
117. Kevin Stadler | 764 | $201,156 |
118. Tim Herron | 760 | $170,745 |
119. Joe Ogilvie | 759 | $172,409 |
120. Paul Stankowski | 746 | $169,375 |
121. Eric Axley | 737 | $175,353 |
122. J.P. Hayes | 731 | $161,301 |
123. Angel Cabrera | 718 | $186,660 |
Also: 136. Kirk Triplett | 523 | $118,203 |
D.A. Davidson Pro-Am Series
At Lewiston Country Club
First day results
Professionals
Player | Club | Total |
Mike Roters | Gateway Golf | 69 |
Dan Porter | Avondale | 71 |
Matt Bunn | Hayden Lake | 72 |
Tim Resssa | StoneRidge | 72 |
Tim Morton | Prairie Falls | 73 |
Jason Pitt | Chewelah | 73 |
Reid Hatley | Avondale | 73 |
Rex Schultz | Esmeralda | 74 |
Colin Guhlke | Harrington | 74 |
Trevor Fox | Black Rock | 75 |
Mark Gardner | Creek at Qualchan | 75 |
Scott Petterborg | Black Rock | 75 |
Joe Esh | Lewiston | 76 |
Tom Davidson | CdA Public | 76 |
Senior Professionals
Player | Club | Total |
Rod Carlson | Quail Ridge | 78 |
Ron Barker | Pinehurst | 82 |
Amateur Gross (0-8 handicap)
Player | Club | Total |
Aaron Curtis | Gateway Golf | 73 |
Kent Brown | Pinehurst | 74 |
Mike Bordner | Okanogan Valley | 75 |
Keith Ross | Chewelah | 75 |
Will Pritchard | Black Rock | 76 |
John Mitchell | Hayden Lake | 76 |
Chris Camp | Creek at Qualchan | 76 |
Denny Soller | Prairie Falls | 76 |
Amateur Net (0-8 handicap)
Player | Club | Total |
Jim Holt | Creek at Qualchan | 74 |
Russ Brisboy | The Idaho Club | 74 |
Jay Sutton | Clarkston CC | 74 |
Stewey Kuespert | The Highlands | 75 |
Kraig Kinzer | Lewiston CC | 76 |
Rod McLeod | Hayden Lake | 76 |
Jim O’Rourke | Spokane CC | 76 |
Amateur Net (9-13 handicap)
Player | Club | Total |
Dan McKinnon | Lewiston CC | 79 |
Brett Holley | Harrington | 80 |
John Epler | Lewiston CC | 81 |
Jack Mitchell | Hayden Lake | 82 |
Jerry Camp | Spokane CC | 82 |
Chris Klotz | Prairie Falls | 83 |
Bill Neely | Okanogan Valley | 84 |
Bob Murphey | Bryden Canyon | 84 |
Joe Valecich | Airway Hills | 84 |
Amateur Net (14 over handicap)
Player | Club | Total |
Keving Manning | Quail Ridge | 79 |
Barry Barnes | Lewiston CC | 83 |
Scott Hoffman | Harrington | 86 |
Jim Chandler | Prairie Falls | 89 |
Ted Matsuoka | Univ. of Idaho | 89 |
Charlie Dean | Prairie Falls | 90 |
Mike Fiola | Chewelah | 91 |
Mark Heckel | Avondale | 91 |
Doug Kenley | Creek at Qualchan | 92 |
Toney Blake | Circling Raven | 92 |
Team Results
194—Spokane CC: Les Blakley, Jerry Camp, Jim O’Rourke, Mark Taylor, Steve Wicks
198—Harrington: Colin Guhlke, Ryan Masteller, Brett Holley, Scott Hoffman, Gary Wright
198—Chewelah: Json Pitt, Keith Ross, Bill Edwards, Dan Simpkins, Mike Fiola
198—Lewiston: Joe Esh, Guy Ailor, Barry Barnes, Bill Jacobe, John Epler
200—Prairie Falls: Tim Morton, Aroon Diedrich, Chris Klotz, Dave Johnston, Jim Robbins
201—Esmeralda: Rex Schultz, Alex Cooper, Dan McKinnon, Jim Chandler, Dan Lustig
201—Avondale: Dan Porter, Jeff Bengston, Darren Titus, Norm Bratlie, Tim Jank
202—Avondale: Reid Hatley, Dave Volking, Mark Heckel, Sean Hammond, Ted Watson
202—Clarkston: Doug Phares, Jay Sutton, Dean Vahlkamp, Dick Coles, Ben House
College men NWC Spring Classic
At Classic Country Club; Graham, Wash.
TEAM RESULTS—Linfield 304-298—602, Whitworth 309-293—602, Pacific 315-308—623, Puget Sound 311-314—625, Pacific Lutheran 322-305—627. Willamette 323-313—636, Whitman 343-331—674.
TOP INDIVIDUALS—Medalist: Andrew Fitch (Lin) 73-72—145. T2, Jordan Carter (Whitworth) 77-71—148. Jeff Nigro (Lin) 75-73—148. Also from Whitworth: Bobby Elder 75-77—151. Andrew Parrott 81-72—153. Patrick Dorsing 80-74—154. Sean Thompson 77-80—157. James Dykes 86-76—162.
SOFTBALL
High school Non-league
Lakeside 14, Bellevue Christian 0
Lakeside (WA) | 006 | 44 | - | 14 | 10 | 0 | |
Bellevue Christian | 000 | 00 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jordan and Barcellos; Breslin and King. W-Jordan (3-1). L-King.
HITS: Lakeside-H.Hesselgesser, Beeler 3, B. Hesselgesser 2, Jordan 2, Zidack, Crouse. 2B-Jordan, Crouse.
TENNIS
Bausch & Lomb Championships
WTA TOUR
At Amelia Island Plantation; Amelia Isl., Fla.
Purse: $600,000 (Tier II)
Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor
Singles First Round
Alona Bondarenko (16), Ukraine, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-2, 6-3.
Meilen Tu, United States, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 7-5, 6-1.
Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, def. Vasilisa Bardina, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.
Catalina Castano, Colombia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
Katarina Srebotnik (11), Slovenia, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (14), Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Vera Dushevina, Russia, def. Nicole Pratt, Australia, 6-1, 7-5.
Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Sun Tiantian, China, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4.
Zheng Jie (15), China, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 6-4, 6-2.
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Mara Santangelo, Italy, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Marion Bartoli (10), France, 6-0, 6-4.
Sybille Bammer (13), Austria, defvs. Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-3, 6-1.
Karolina Sprem, Croatia, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Yaroslava Shvedova, Russia, def. Severine Bremond, France, 6-2, 3-1, retired.
Martina Muller (17), Germany, def. Ashley Harkleroad, United States, 7-5, 6-1.
Virginie Razzano, France, def. Vania King, United States, 6-3, 6-4.
TRACK AND FIELD
College leaders
Inland Northwest collegiate and open outdoor track and field leaders, through meets of March 31 (w-wind aided):
MEN
100 meters–Robertson (WSU) 10.55, Adebayo (CCS) 10.65, Butorac (EWU) 10.88, Moody (WSU) 11.00, Mimoun (I) 11.02.
200–Robertson (WSU) 20.99, J. Woods (WSU) 21.30, Butorac (EWU) 21.82, Mimoun (I) 21.86, Copeland (CCS) 22.21.
400–Follett (WSU) 48.44, Butorac (EWU) 48.84, Hewitt-Gaffney (WSU) 49.47, Howell (Whit) 49.53, B. Woods (WSU) 49.59.
800–Hewitt-Gaffney (WSU) 1:52.81, Lemenager (WSU) 1:53.09, Howell (Whit) 1:54.23, Walter (EWU) 1:56.19, Caseria (Whit) 1:57.61. Open: Cisneros (unat) 1:56.11, Whitehead (unat) 1:56.76.
1,500–Lemenager (WSU) 3:53.70, Concha (WSU) 3:54.18, Thompson (I) 3:57.31, Jones (WSU) 3:57.55, Merkling (I) 3:58.25. Non-D-I: Howell (Whit) 4:05.40.
3,000 steeplechase—Guzman (I) 8:57.66, Grant (WSU) 9:07.35, Concha (WSU) 9:08.69, Ahlbeck (WSU) 9:09.43, Thompson (I) 9:22.90. Non-D-I: Grassley (Whit) 9:53.42.
5,000–Jones (WSU) 14:24.79, Suver (EWU) 14:59.72, Miller (GU) 15:10.35, Litzenberger (GU) 15:33.57, Helm (EWU) 15:39.32. Non-D-I: Deitz (Whit) 15:48.65. Open: Moeller (unat) 15:19.25.
10,000–Miller (GU) 30:56.74, Deitz (Whit) 32:55.69, Rapp (CCS) 33:13.64, Grassley (Whit) 34:13.00, Daroff (Whit) 34:15.46. Open: Moeller (unat) 33:02.46.
110 hurdles–Leavitt (WSU) 14.19, R. Williams (WSU) 14.25, Moody (WSU) 15.08, Spaun (Whit) 15.12, Schauble (WSU) 15.25.
400 hurdles–Cassleman (WSU) 52.78, Leavitt (WSU) 53.52, R. Williams (WSU) 54.65, Mundell (EWU) 55.32, Spaun (Whit) 56.46.
4x100 relay–CC Spokane 42.53, Eastern Washington 42.60, Whitworth 43.66.
4x400 relay–Washington State 3:16.20, Eastern Washington 3:19.25, Whitworth 3:24.61, CC Spokane 3:28.00, Gonzaga 3:42.63.
High jump–Eaton (WSU) 6-83/4, Stelzer (Whit) 6-8, Arrivey (WSU) 6-63/4, Chambers (EWU) 6-6, Ludwigson (EWU) 6-43/4.
Pole vault–Carpenter (I) 15-1, Brown (WSU) 14-9, Chavez (EWU) and Ludwigson (EWU) 14-81/4, Carrillo (CCS) 13-111/4. Open: Taylor (unat) 14-11, Katich (Bigfoot TC) 14-51/4.
Long jump–Moody (WSU) 23-13/4, Schauble (WSU) 22-51/4, Kaune (EWU) 22-1/4, Bacon (EWU) 21-101/4, Hopkins (EWU) 21-91/2. Non-D-I: Copeland (CCS) 21-11/4. Open: E. Williams (Bigfoot TC) 21-101/4.
Triple jump–Zapata (WSU) 48-8w, Brady (I) 46-11/2, Moore (EWU) 44-103/4, Kaune (EWU) 44-9w, Knudson (EWU) 43-81/2. Non-D-I: K. Williams (CCS) 43-21/2.
Shot put–Lamb (WSU) 57-93/4, Ulrick (WSU) 57-51/2, Paul (EWU) 56-101/4, Faire (EWU) 50-31/4, Asher (WSU) 49-113/4. Non-D-I: Howard (CCS) 47-10. Open: Wilske (unat) 49-21/4.
Discus—Lamb (WSU) 195-1, Ulrick (WSU) 179-9, Paul (EWU) 177-11, Whitney (I) 158-1, Moody (WSU) 148-10. Non-D-I: Lemieux (CCS) 143-0. Open: Wilske (unat) 147-6, Lovik (unat) 143-4.
Hammer–Paul (EWU) 214-2, MacArthur (WSU) 185-5, Mancuso (WSU) 176-8, Boling (I) 171-7, Rogan (I) 167-11. Non-D-I: Whitley (CCS) 164-3. Open: Linerud (Bigfoot TC) 178-6, Quinn (unat) 167-7.
Javelin–Jeffreys (WSU) 213-1, Scott (WSU) 195-6, Kemp (Whit) 192-10, Bache (WSU) 191-0, Hook (I) 191-11. Open: McCormick (unat) 199-2, Weidman (Bigfoot TC) 193-5, Torgison (unat) 192-1.
Decathlon–Moody (WSU) 6,926, Schauble (WSU) 6,308, Chambers (WSU) 6,307, Spaun (Whit) 6,138, Bacon (EWU) 5,593.
WOMEN
100 meters–Griffey (WSU) 11.85w (11.97), Porter-Red (WSU) 12.19, Deyo (EWU) 12.62, Duran (EWU) 12.80, C. Williams (EWU) 12.82. Non-D-I: Hill (CCS) 12.87.
200–D. Pickler (WSU) 24.16, Porter-Red (WSU) 24.40, Griffey (WSU) 24.42w, J. Pickler (WSU) 24.90, Duran (EWU) 25.98. Non-D-I: Hill (CCS) 26.51.
400–Probasco-Canda (WSU) 54.95, King (WSU) 56.55, Galaviz (WSU) 57.94, Frey (EWU) 58.98, Felderman (EWU) 59.35. Non-D-I: Abersfeller (CCS) 59.49.
800–Trane (WSU) 2:11.20, Egami (WSU) 2:11.33, Murdoch (I) 2:16.20, DeMartini (WSU) 2:16.81, Buchholtz (EWU) 2:20.94. Non-D-I: Page (Whit) 2:25.49.
1,500–Sandoval (WSU) 4:34.20, Egami (WSU) 4:35.12, Murdoch (I) 4:40.07, Lee-Painter (I) 4:40.97, Ouwerkerk (I) 4:41.67. Non-D-I: Mayer (Whit) 5:05.86.
3,000 steeplechase—Kennelly (I) 10:33.66, Trane (WSU) 10:33.74, Lawrence (WSU) 10:41.14, Peterson (WSU) 10:43.83, Leonard (WSU) 10:45.20. Non-D-I: Hurd (Whit) 12:17.25.
5,000–Leonard (WSU) 16:57.40, VanDeBrake (WSU) 17:28.35, Ramirez (WSU) 17:29.25, Richter (I) 17:30.79, Bridgmon (EWU) 17:59.00. Non-D-I: Mayer (Whit) 18:29.53.
10,000–Olson (I) 35:43.13, Macalister (I) 36:10.74, Mayer (Whit) 41:28.00, Newth (Whit) 41:50.68, C. Rutter (CCS) and T. Rutter (CCS) 42:32.64.
100 hurdles–D. Pickler (WSU) 13.31, J. Pickler (WSU) 14.18, Berglund (I) 14.66, Gordon (I) 14.79, Flynn (WSU) 15.06. Non-D-I: Edwards (CCS) 15.30. Open: Whyte (unat) 12.99.
400 hurdles–King (WSU) 1:01.81, Duran (EWU) 1:06.84, Hays (Whit) 1:08.11, S. Morehouse (Whit) 1:11.86.
4x100 relay–Washington State 45.88, Eastern Washington 48.10, CC Spokane 49.81, Whitworth 58.30.
4x400 relay–Washington State 3:46.26, Eastern Washington 3:58.31, Whitworth 4:19.15, CC Spokane 4:24.44, Gonzaga 4:54.40.
High jump–D. Pickler (WSU) 5-103/4, Hanson (WSU) and J. Pickler (WSU) 5-7, Chadez (I) and Collins (I) 5-41/4. Non-D-I: Viducich (Whit) 5-1. Open: Landers (unat) 5-13/4.
Pole vault–Owen (I) 12-8, Dahlgren (I) 11-113/4, Hegna (EWU) 11-93/4, Mays (WSU) 11-33/4, Fuller (WSU) 10-4. Non-D-I: Axtell (CCS) 9-61/4. Open: Bolton (unat) 10-113/4.
Long jump–D. Pickler (WSU) 19-91/2, J. Pickler (WSU) 19-11/2, Schuetzle (WSU) 17-103/4, Abersfeller (CCS) 16-93/4, Duran (EWU) 16-81/2.
Triple jump–Gardner (WSU) 39-11/4, Nell (EWU) 37-31/4, Schuetzle (WSU) 36-101/2, Meinhold (EWU) 36-9, Abersfeller (CCS) 35-2.
Shot put–Bothum (I) 48-11/4, Garberg (WSU) 47-8, Zita (WSU) 47-61/4, Gutierrez (EWU) 42-51/4, Faire (EWU) 42-0. Non-D-I: Hutchinson (CCS) 40-9. Open: Brown (unat) 42-7.
Discus—Garberg (WSU) 163-1, Hutchinson (CCS) 145-0, Gutierrez (EWU) 142-9, Millard (EWU) 140-8, Bothum (I) 137-11.
Hammer–Garberg (WSU) 184-8, Gutierrez (EWU) 170-4, Bertsch (EWU) 158-5, Danielson (CCS) 152-7, Carroll (EWU) 150-10.
Javelin–Gutierrez (EWU) 167-9, D. Pickler (WSU) 143-8, McCormack (WSU) 140-4, Buehler (I) 133-11, Barnett (I) 133-3. Non-D-I: Baker (CCS) 122-3.
Heptathlon–Duran (EWU) 4,427, Dormaier (Whit) 3,904, Baker (CCS) 3,584, Abersfeller (CCS) 3,349, LaPlante (EWU) 3,289. Open: Bolton (unat) 3,458.
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Purchased the contract of C Alberto Castillo from Norfolk (IL). Sent LHP Brian Burres to Norfolk.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Troy Percival on a minor league contract. Announced Percival’s retirement.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Purchased the contract of RHP Victor Santos from Louisville (IL). Transferred LHP Eddie Guardado from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with Dan O’Dowd, executive vice president/general manager, and Clint Hurdle, manager, on two-year contract extensions through the 2009 season.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Purchased the contract of RHP Joe Bisenius from Ottawa (IL).
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed C Zach Goldberg and RHP Jared Eichelberger.
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Signed OF Paul Weichard.
Can-Am League
ATLANTIC CITY SURF—Signed INF Josh Renick.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Signed SS Kevin Rios.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed C Kevin Willis to a 10-day contract.
Women’s National Basketball Association
PHOENIX MERCURY—Traded their 2008 second-round draft pick to New York for C Kelly Schumacher.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed OL Mike Gandy to a three-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed S Mike Adams to a two-year contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Re-signed DB Dexter McCleon, WR David Anderson, OT Scott Jackson, TE Ben Steele, DE Earl Cochran, DT Tim Bulman, DT Anthony Maddox and DT Alfred Malone.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed DE David Bowens. Waived WR Phil Silva.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with S Donnie Nickey.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed P Derrick Frost.
Arena Football League
ARIZONA RATTLERS—Waived DB Erin Damond. Signed WR-DB Tony Lukins to the practice squad.
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Recalled DB Angel Estrada, OL Terrell McGill and C-OL Kyle Rasmussen from waivers.
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO—Signed DB Thal Woods to the practice squad.
NEW YORK DRAGONS—Signed QB Asad Abdul-Khaliq. Released QB Leon Murray.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled G Hannu Toivonen from Providence (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled F Lauri Tukonen from Manchester (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Reassigned F Rich Peverley to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Fired Claude Julien, coach. Named G.M. Lou Lamoriello coach.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed F Trevor Smith to a two-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Reassigned D Yannick Tremblay to Manitoba (AHL).
American Hockey League
BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Released RW Shawn Collymore and RW Kevin Saurette. Signed LW Shawn Weller.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Released C Darin Olver.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS—Named Dana Altman men’s basketball coach.
LENOIR-RHYNE—Named Bobby McKee tennis director and men’s and women’s coach.
IOWA—Named Todd Lickliter men’s basketball coach.
LIBERTY—Named Dale Layer men’s assistant basketball coach.
SOUTH FLORIDA—Named Stan Heath men’s basketball coach.
UTICA—Named William Pluff linebackers coach.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: The Pacers-Pistons for Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal (questionable).
NBA
Favorite | Pts (O/U) | Underdog |
Wizards | 1 | BOBCATS |
Pistons | (4) | PACERS |
HEAT | 4.5 | Raptors |
T’WOLVES | NL | Cavaliers |
SPURS | 14.5 | Sonics |
Suns | 9.5 | GRIZZLIES |
Mavericks | 7.5 | KINGS |
LAKERS | 2.5 | Nuggets |
BUCKS | NL | Hornets |