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College Baseball America Top 25 Poll

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through April 20 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through April 20, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

High school Great Northern League

West Valley 13-8, Pullman 2-9

Vennum and Fernandez; Druffel and A.Scourey. W-Vennum (4-1). L-Druffel (2-1).

HITS: West Valley-Clausen, Vennum 3, B.Peterson 2, M.Peterson, Fernandez, Salazer 2, Hauschild 2, Pickham. Pullman-Weber, A.Scourey, Druffel, Lincoln, M.Scourey 2. 2B-Vennum, Weber, A.Scourey, Druffel, Lincoln. HR-Fernandez (2).

Salazer, B.Peterson (2), T.Peterson (3) and Fernandez; Flamand and A.Scourey. W-Flamand (3-1). L-T.Peterson (2-1).

HITS: West Valley-Clausen 4, B.Peterson, T.Peterson, M.Peterson 2, Fernandez, Salazer 2, Hauschild, Pinkham. Pullman-Weber, A.Scourey, Cooper, Druffel, M.Scourey, Flamand. 2B-Clausen, T.Peterson, M.Peterson, Fernandez, Cooper. HR-Druffel (2), M.Scourey (2).

BASKETBALL

NBA playoffs

All Times PDT

FIRST ROUND

(Best of 7)

Saturday’s Results

Cleveland 93, Washington 86

San Antonio 117, Phoenix 115, 2OT, San Antonio leads series 1-0

New Orleans 104, Dallas 92, New Orleans leads series 1-0

Utah 93, Houston 82

Sunday’s Results

Orlando 114, Toronto 100, Orlando leads series 1-0

L.A. Lakers 128, Denver 114, L.A. Lakers lead series 1-0

Philadelphia 90, Detroit 86, Philadelphia leads series 1-0

Boston 104, Atlanta 81, Boston leads series 1-0

Monday’s Results

Cleveland 116, Washington 86, Cleveland leads series 2-0

Utah 90, Houston 84, Utah lead series 2-0

Today’s Games

Dallas at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 5 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Orlando at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 5 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 7:30 p.m.

Cavaliers 116, Wizards 86

(Cleveland leads series 2-0)

Washington (86)—Butler 4-13 4-4 12, Jamison 4-13 0-2 9, Haywood 3-3 4-5 10, Daniels 1-5 2-2 4, Stevenson 4-7 2-3 12, Blatche 4-8 1-4 9, Arenas 2-10 3-4 7, Mason 2-6 6-8 10, Songaila 3-3 6-6 12, McGuire 0-0 1-2 1, Young 0-4 0-0 0, Pecherov 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-72 29-40 86.

Cleveland (116)—James 9-19 10-17 30, Wallace 3-5 2-4 8, Ilgauskas 7-11 2-3 16, West 1-5 0-0 3, Szczerbiak 6-9 1-1 15, Gibson 4-8 3-3 13, Varejao 3-6 1-1 7, Smith 4-9 1-2 9, Brown 2-5 2-2 7, Dw.Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Da.Jones 1-2 0-0 3, B.Thomas 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 42-81 22-33 116.

3-Point Goals—Washington 3-16 (Stevenson 2-4, Jamison 1-3, Butler 0-1, Young 0-1, Daniels 0-2, Arenas 0-2, Mason 0-3), Cleveland 10-19 (Gibson 2-2, Szczerbiak 2-5, James 2-6, B.Thomas 1-1, Da.Jones 1-1, West 1-1, Brown 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 47 (Jamison 9), Cleveland 59 (Ilgauskas, James 9). Assists—Washington 16 (Butler 5), Cleveland 27 (James 12). Total Fouls—Washington 28, Cleveland 25. Technicals—Arenas. Flagrant Fouls—Haywood, Varejao. Ejected—Haywood. A—20,562 (20,562).

Jazz 90, Rockets 84

(Utah leads series 2-0)

Utah (90)—Kirilenko 1-8 1-2 3, Boozer 6-12 1-2 13, Okur 6-14 2-2 16, Williams 8-15 3-6 22, Brewer 5-9 0-1 10, Millsap 3-7 1-1 7, Harpring 1-2 2-2 4, Price 3-6 0-0 8, Korver 1-4 5-5 7. Totals 34-77 15-21 90.

Houston (84)—Battier 3-7 0-0 8, Scola 4-11 6-10 14, Mutombo 2-2 2-2 6, Jackson 7-17 2-4 18, McGrady 9-22 5-9 23, Landry 1-2 0-0 2, Head 0-4 0-0 0, Brooks 5-9 1-1 11, Hayes 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 32-77 16-26 84.

3-Point Goals—Utah 7-17 (Williams 3-5, Price 2-3, Okur 2-4, Brewer 0-1, Kirilenko 0-2, Korver 0-2), Houston 4-19 (Battier 2-4, Jackson 2-6, Head 0-2, Brooks 0-3, McGrady 0-4). Fouled Out—Scola. Rebounds—Utah 53 (Okur 16), Houston 51 (McGrady 13). Assists—Utah 19 (Williams 5), Houston 15 (McGrady 9). Total Fouls—Utah 20, Houston 19. Technicals—Houston defensive three second. A—18,158 (18,500).

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Results

Philadelphia 76, Columbus 55

Friday’s Games

Kansas City at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Georgia at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Cleveland at New York, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Dallas at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Friday’s Games

Tennessee Valley at Daytona Beach

Quad City at Green Bay

Saturday’s Games

Spokane at Central Valley, 7 p.m.

Mahoning Valley at Albany

Lexington at Louisville

Manchester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Florida at South Georgia

Tri-Cities at Peoria

Tusla at Lubbock

Stockton at Iowa

Amarillo at Arkansas

Bossier-Shreveport at Rio Grande Valley

Texas at Boise

Sunday’s Game

Austin at Oklahoma City

HOCKEY

NHL playoffs

All Times PDT

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday, April 16

Pittsburgh 3, Ottawa 1, Pittsburgh wins series 4-0

Friday, April 18

N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers win series 4-1

Saturday, April 19

Colorado 2, Minnesota 1, Colorado wins series 4-2

Sunday, April 20

Detroit 3, Nashville 0, Detroit wins series 4-2

Calgary 2, San Jose 0, series tied 3-3

Dallas 4, Anaheim 1, Dallas wins series 4-2

Monday’s Results

Montreal 5, Boston 0, Montreal wins series 4-3

Washington 4, Philadelphia 2, series tied 3-3

Today’s Games

Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 7 p.m.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

TBA

Canadiens 5, Bruins 0

(Montreal wins series 4-3)

First Period—1, Montreal, Komisarek 1 (Kovalev, Koivu), 3:31. Second Period—2, Montreal, Streit 1 (Lapierre, Kovalev), 10:45. 3, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 2 (S.Kostitsyn, Hamrlik), 15:13. Third Period—4, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 3 (Brisebois), 17:58 (pp). 5, Montreal, S.Kostitsyn 3 (Plekanec, A.Kostitsyn), 19:52. A—21,273 (21,273).

Capitals 4, Flyers 2

(Series tied 3-3)

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Richards 2 (Timonen, Lupul), 3:49 (pp). Second Period—2, Philadelphia, Briere 6 (Prospal, Umberger), 1:18 (pp). 3, Washington, Backstrom 3 (Semin, Laich), 9:34. 4, Washington, Semin 3 (Erskine), 18:03. Third Period—5, Washington, Ovechkin 2 (Kozlov), 2:46. 6, Washington, Ovechkin 3 (Laich, Fedorov), 10:41 (pp). A—19,927 (19,523).

WHL playoffs

Conference Finals

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Friday’s Results

Lethbridge 4, Calgary 3, OT; Lethbridge leads series 2-0

Tuesday’s Game

Calgary at Lethbridge

Wednesday’s Game

Calgary at Lethbridge

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Result

Spokane 2, Tri-City 0, Spokane leads series 2-1

Today’s Game

Tri-City at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:35 p.m.

Monday, April 28

Tri-City at Spokane, 7 p.m., if necessary

Tuesday, April 29

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m., if necessary

Chiefs 2, Americans 0

(Spokane leads series 2-1)

First Period—1. Spokane, O. Roman (7) (J. Blackwater, D. Rutherford) 8:21. Second Period—None. Third Period—2. Spokane, D. Rutherford (6) (S. Compton) 8:59 .

Power-play Opp.—Tri-City 0 of 5; Spokane 0 of 6. Saves—Pickard, 7-16-11—34. Spokane, Tokarski 9-6-10—25. A—5,921.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Sprint Cup leaders

Through April 13

Points

1, Jeff Burton, 1,215. 2, Kyle Busch, 1,135. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,129. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 1,116. 5, Kevin Harvick, 1,112. 6 (tie), Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart, 1,078. 8, Clint Bowyer, 1,044. 9, Carl Edwards, 1,041. 10, Greg Biffle, 1,039.

11, Kasey Kahne, 929. 12, Ryan Newman, 915. 13, Jeff Gordon, 907. 14, Martin Truex Jr., 897. 15, Matt Kenseth, 869. 16, Kurt Busch, 857. 17, Juan Pablo Montoya, 854. 18 (tie), David Ragan, Brian Vickers and Bobby Labonte, 834.

Money

1, Ryan Newman, $2,536,313. 2, Carl Edwards, $2,202,725. 3, Tony Stewart, $2,008,829. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $1,819,658. 5, Kurt Busch, $1,680,845. 6, Kyle Busch, $1,668,663. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,494,270. 8, Jeff Burton, $1,464,502. 9, Denny Hamlin, $1,461,178. 10, Jeff Gordon, $1,409,017.

11, Reed Sorenson, $1,361,187. 12, Kasey Kahne, $1,285,666. 13, Matt Kenseth, $1,284,916. 14, Kevin Harvick, $1,266,426. 15, Elliott Sadler, $1,205,808. 16, Bobby Labonte, $1,194,958. 17, Sam Hornish Jr., $1,181,484. 18, Clint Bowyer, $1,179,995. 19, Martin Truex Jr., $1,175,052. 20, Greg Biffle, $1,152,963.

GOLF

College women Big Sky Championships

At Foothills GC; Phoenix, Ariz.

First Round

TEAM SCORES—Eastern Washington 300, Northern Arizona 302, Portland St. 306, Northern Colorado 308, Montana 310, Sacramento St. 321, Montana St. 326, Weber St. 327, Idaho 336.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1, Kellie Holmstedt (EWU) 71. 2, Hannah Bews (PSU) 73. T3, Ali Carter (NAU) 74; Sophie Choi (NAU) 74.

Other EWU results: T5, Chelsey Lollar 75. T12, Chloe Nelson 77; Marli Mikulecky 77. T17, Kristina Gargaro 78.

Pac-10 Championships

At Palos Verdes, Calif.

Yardage: 6,060; Par: 71

First Round

TEAM SCORES—UCLA 284, USC 285, Arizona St. 296, Oregon 298, Arizona 301, California 301, Stanford 302, Washington 310, Washington St. 313, Oregon St. 317.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—T1, Tiffany Joh (UCLA) 69; Sydnee Michaels (UCLA) 69. 3, Paola Moreno (USC) 70.

Washington results: T24, Christina Yoon, 76; Molly Aronsson, 76. T31, Anya Alvarez 77. T42, Karinn Dickinson 81. 49, Nicole Ferrero 86.

WSU results: T24, Tracy Broders 76. T31, Amy Eneroth 77. 37, Brooke Henderson 78. 43, Diana Hong 82. T46, Jessica Black 85.

High school Greater Spokane League GSL No. 4

At Indian Canyon, Par 74

Boys

Lewis and Clark 374, Gonzaga Prep 397, Mead 400, Central Valley 401, East Valley 405, University 405, Ferris 406, North Central 438, Mt. Spokane 446, Shadle Park 455, Rogers 999.

Medalist-Hank Frame, (Univ) 67. 2, Erick Henderson (Mead) 68. 3, Christian Alfaro (LC) 72. 4, Carl Brophy (GP) 73. T5, Tanner Robb(CV) 74; Garrett Howard (Fer) 74; Connor Moran (LC) 74; Matt Montecucco (Univ) 74. T9, Peter Gullickson (LC) 75; Paul Heiskell (LC) 75. 11, Tate Kelly (GP) 76. T12, Ben Johnson (EV) 78; Robert Seibly (GP) 78, Justin Haase (LC) 78. T15, Jacob Brammer (EV) 79; Johnny Dimmler (CV) 79; Connor Halliday (Fer) 79.

Girls

Lewis and Clark 436, Mead 491, Gonzaga Prep 492, Central Valley 518, Mt. Spokane 530, East Valley 555, Ferris 561, University 577, North Central 999, Rogers 999, Shadle Park 999.

Medalist-Chessey Thomas (LC) 73. 2, Lauren Howell (Mead) 77. 3, Kaitlen Parson (Univ) 78. 4, Jenna Speltz (GP) 85. T5, Morgan Fuhs (LC) 87; Brittany Wilcox (Mead) 87. 7, Emma Bushman (Mead) 88. 8, Laura Black (LC) 89. 9, Lizzie D’Arienzo (LC) 92. T10, Emily Travis (LC) 95. T12, Brooke Roberts (CV) 96; Katelyn Bokma (SP) 96. 14, Ashley Ruen (GP) 98. T15, Kayla Katzenberger (EV) 99; Elaine Whaley (GP) 99.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

Kansas City

3

1

1

10

Columbus

3

1

0

9

Chicago

2

1

1

7

New England

2

2

1

7

Toronto FC

2

2

0

6

New York

1

1

1

4

D.C. United

1

3

0

3

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Thursday’s Games

New England at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

High school boys Great Northern League Deer Park 2, Medical Lake 0

First half — 1, DP, Howerton (Robertson), 8:00.

Second half — 2, DP, Howerton (Robertson), 59:00.

Shots on goal — Medical Lake 11, Deer Park 13.Saves — Medical Lake, Melvin 5. Deer Park, Berezhnoy 7.

Greater Spokane League Lewis and Clark 1, Gonzaga Prep 0

First half — None.

Second half — 1, LC, Olivares (Gilles) 46:00.

Shots on goal — Lewis and Clark 11, Gonzaga Prep 9.Saves — Lewis and Clark, Hollman 7. Gonzaga Prep, Barker 6.

Non-league Rogers 3, West Valley 2 (OT)

First half — 1, Rog, Maya 9:00. 2, Rog, Maya 22:00.

Second half — 3, WV, Reynolds (Buchanan) 53:00. 4, WV, Florence (Reynolds) 57:00. Overtime — 5, Rog, Lee 82:00.

Shots on goal — Rogers, 8. West Valley 17.Saves — Rogers, Thoriaras 15. West Valley, Brown 7.

SOFTBALL

High school Inland Empire League

Coeur d’Alene 6, Lakeland 1

Klopatek and O’Hara; Coburn and Horton. W-Coburn. L-Klopatek.

HITS: Lakeland-Aly.Watson, Ali.Watson. Coeur d’Alene-Horton, Kraft 3, Edwards, Coburn, Lupinacci, Chissle. 2B-Coburn, Lupinacci. 3B-Aly.Watson, Kraft. HR-Edwards.

Greater Spokane League

Central Valley 24, Gonzaga Prep 3

Erickson and White; Kellogg and Anderson. W-Erickson. L-Kellogg (2-6).

HITS: Central Valley-Aman 3, Holt 2, White 3, Morales 3, Erickson 2, Belknap 3, Siddoway 2. Gonzaga Prep-Hamer 2, Romasko, McBride. 2B-Romasko, McBride. 3B-Morales 2, Erickson. HR-Siddoway.

Lewis and Clark 5, East Valley 4

R.Riggin, Mauro (2) and Kurtz; Pavey and Ness. W-Pavey (3-10). L-Mauro.

HITS: East Valley-Abramson 3, M.Manchester, Kurtz, B.Riggin, Ragan, Griffith. Lewis and Clark-Houser, Head 4, Furulie 2, Pavey 2, Eldore, Bailey, Ness 2. 2B-Furulie, Pavey. 3B-M.Manchester, Kurtz.

University 16, Ferris 0

Connor, Hardin (3) and Johnson; Buelow and A.Bethel, Warren (5). W-Buelow (5-1). L-Connor.

HITS: Ferris-none. University-R.Schiermeister 2, Hawley, Warren 3, Moon 2, D.Schiermeister 2, Roberts, A.Bethel, Marvel, Hickman, Pakootas. 2B-R.Schiermeister, Warren, Moon. 3B-Warren.

Great Northern League

Kettle Falls 10, Newport 0

Savage and Hunter; Higgs and Sellars. W-Higgs. L-Savage.

HITS: Newport-Kardos, Cunningham, Bennett. Kettle Falls-Coots 2, Bircher, Rogalette 2, Beardslee 2, Burke 2, Brisbois. 2B-Coots, Rogalette 2.

Kettle Falls 14, Newport 6

Higgs,Mangini and Sellars; Lowry and Bussler. W-Mangini. L-Lowry.

HITS: Kettle Falls-Coots, Sellars 2, Rogallette 2, Brisbois, Mangini. Newport-Kardos, Bussler. 2B-Mangini.

Kettle Falls 7, Newport 0

Savage and Cunningham; Higgs and Sellars. W-Higgs. L-Savage.

HITS: Newport-Vogel. Kettle Falls-Coots 2, Sellars, Bircher, Rogallette 3, Brisbois 2. 2B-Coots, Sellars, Bircher, Brisbois. 3B-Rogallette.

Clarkston 6-10, Cheney 3-7

Alderman and Ford; Swanson and M.Burke. W-Swanson. L-Alderman (4-3).

HITS: Cheney-Schoengold, Chibidakis, Thomas, Lowe, Young. Clarkston-K.Burke 2, Swanson 2, M.Burke 2, Snodderly 2, Reese, Draper, Vig. 2B-Schoengold, Thomas. 3B-M.Burke. HR-Swanson.

Swanson and M.Burke; Benner, Alderman (7) and Durant. W-Swanson. L-Alderman (4-4).

HITS: Clarkston-Blessing, Ogden 2, K.Burke, Swanson 3, M.Burke 3, Reese 2, Draper, Vig. Cheney-Schoengold 3, Proctor, Durant, Thomas, Wuesthoff. 2B-Swanson, M.Burke, Durant. 3B-Reese, Vig, Schoengold 2. HR-K.Burke.

Whitman County League LaCrosse-Wash. 12-1, SJE 2-0

VanLith and Fitzgerald; K.Koller and Martinez. W-K.Koller (8-5). L-VanLith.

HITS: 2B-LaCrosse-Washtucna, Dainty. 3B-LaCrosse-Washtucna, Martinez. St.John-Endicott, Fitzgerald.

VanLith, Claussen (2) and Fitzgerald; H.Koller, K.Koller(6), H.Koller (7) and Martinez. W-H.Koller (2-2). L-Claussen.

HITS: 3B-LaCrosse-Washtucna, Martinez.

TENNIS

High school boys Great Northern League

CHENEY 5, PULLMAN 2. No. 1 Singles—Joe Kreilkamp (Che) d. Shashank Dwivedi 6-0, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles—Jeff Harris-Carl Vollmer (Pul) d. Stephen Kaplan-Kale Kauwe 6-3, 6-1.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Sunday, 4/20/2008 and year-to-date totals:

MOVES

BASEBALL

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Purchased the contract of INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. from Louisville (IL). Designated INF Juan Castro for assignment. Activated RHP Matt Belisle from the 15-day DL.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Activated RHP Russ Springer from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Rico Washington to Memphis (PCL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS—Named Scott Perry assistant to the president of basketball operations.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Named Scott Skiles coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Announced LB Odell Thurman has been reinstated by the NFL after being suspended for the last two seasons because of violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Re-signed DT Darrell Reid, OG Dylan Gandy and TE Bryan Fletcher.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed OL Wade Smith to a two-year contract.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed OT Max Starks to a one-year tender offer.

Arena Football League

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed WR-DB Cornelius Bonner to practice squad.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Traded LB Phil Glover to Tampa Bay for OL Jonathan Dunn.

TAMPA BAY STORM—Waived DB Khalid Naziruddin and DB Bryant Tisdale.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

MINNESOTA WILD—Reassigned C-LW Benoit Pouliot and D Erik Reitz to Houston (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHICAGO FIRE—Signed G Tyler Kettering.

HOUSTON DYNAMO—Named Rocky Harris vice president.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS—Announced the retirement of John McDonnell, track and field coach, at the end of this season.

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF—Fired Jalana Brown, softball coach. Named Tim Munn, softball coach.

COLORADO—Announced men’s basketball freshman C-F Caleb Patterson has asked to be released from his scholarship.

DRAKE—Named Mark Phelps men’s basketball coach.

GEORGIA TECH—Signed Bond Shymansky, women’s volleyball coach, to a four-year contract extension.

HANOVER—Named Jim Watts women’s soccer coach.

JACKSONVILLE STATE—Named James Green men’s basketball coach.

OHIO STATE—Announced freshman C Kosta Koufos has decided to declare for the NBA draft.

ST. JOHN’S—Announced men’s basketball sophomore G Larry Wright and freshman G Mike Cavataio have decided to transfer.

SOUTH FLORIDA—Named Frank Wintrich associate director of strength and conditioning and Ray Weisenbarger strength and conditioning assistant.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NBA playoffs

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