AUTO RACING
Friday's scoreboard
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
KOBALT TOOLS 500 LINEUP
Sunday • Hampton, Ga.
At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Lap length: 1.54 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 185.251 mph.
2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevy, 184.862.
3. (1) Martin Truex Jr, Chevy, 183.807.
4. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 183.297.
5. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 183.248.
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 182.910.
7. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 182.753.
8. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 182.627.
9. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 182.344.
10. (8) Mark Martin, Chevy, 182.332.
11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 182.207.
12. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 182.135.
13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 181.920.
14. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 181.866.
15. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevy, 181.824.
16. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 181.776.
17. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 181.747.
18. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 181.735.
19. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 181.515.
20. (15) Paul Menard, Chevy, 181.455.
21. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 181.331.
22. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.307.
23. (40) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 181.283.
24. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 181.011.
25. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 180.964.
26. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 180.875.
27. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 180.592.
28. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevy, 180.528.
29. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 180.516.
30. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 180.398.
31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 180.363.
32. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 180.228.
33. (77) Sam Hornish Jr, Dodge, 180.047.
34. (84) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 180.047.
35. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 179.977.
36. (70) Jeremy Mayfield, Chevy, 179.720.
37. (96) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 179.516.
38. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 179.359.
39. (5) Casey Mears, Chevy, 178.677.
40. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, owner points.
41. (01) Regan Smith, Chevy, points.
42. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, points.
43. (44) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, past champion.
Failed to qualify
44. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 179.778.
45. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 179.737.
46. (27) Johnny Benson, Toyota, 179.412.
47. (08) Burney Lamar, Dodge, 176.420.
48. (34) John Andretti, Chevy, 176.173.
BASEBALL
COLLEGE
METRODOME TOURNAMENT
• Gophers 7, New Mexico 3
• California 11, Northern Iowa 3
Gophers linescore:
New Mexico 000 102 000 3 7 0 Gophers 002 400 10x 7 13 0 • LaFromboise, Kerr (6) and McDonald; Buske, Matyas (7) and Knudson. W: Buske (1-0). L: LaFromboise (2-1). Save: Matyas (1). T: 2:36. A: 512.
UPPER MIDWEST
• St. Cloud State 10-3, Malone 3-4
• St. Scholastica 2-4, Lebanon Valley 0-0
• Wis.-Oshkosh 4-3, Bethel 0-2
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Thursday) Player G Min Pts Reb Ast Jefferson 60 36.1 21.3 11.7 1.5 McCants 53 27.2 14.7 2.9 2.2 Gomes 60 28.6 11.5 5.5 1.5 Foye 17 28.6 10.9 2.7 2.6 Smith 59 20.8 9.7 4.8 0.6 Telfair 59 32.5 9.4 2.3 5.9 Walker 46 19.4 8.0 3.7 1.0 Jaric 53 28.1 7.8 3.0 4.0 Brewer 57 22.8 5.5 3.8 1.4 Snyder 14 15.5 4.9 2.1 1.4 Buckner 29 16.7 3.8 2.1 1.2 Doleac 19 10.8 2.3 2.0 0.2 Richard 30 9.0 1.3 2.0 0.3 Madsen 15 8.7 0.3 2.0 0.2 Team 60 240.4 93.3 41.6 19.4 Opponents 60 240.4 101.1 41.8 23.2 L.A. CLIPPERS STATISTICS
(Through Thursday) Player G Min Pts Reb Ast Maggette 50 36.1 22.0 5.9 2.8 Kaman 50 38.3 16.0 13.1 1.9 Thomas 48 32.0 13.3 5.3 3.0 Mobley 56 34.9 12.5 3.3 2.9 Thornton 56 24.1 11.7 4.1 1.0 Patterson 20 16.4 5.1 3.2 0.9 Dickau 46 14.5 4.7 1.3 2.2 Frahm 10 16.3 4.7 1.4 0.8 Knight 56 22.4 4.6 1.8 4.3 Powell 41 15.6 4.3 3.9 0.7 Ross 58 19.8 4.2 2.4 1.2 Davis 22 8.8 2.5 2.1 0.5 A. Williams 30 9.9 2.3 2.0 0.3 Diaz 6 3.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 Fazekas 6 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.2 Barrett 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 Team 59 241.7 94.0 40.2 21.5 Opponents 59 241.7 99.3 43.7 22.4 HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Thursday) SCORING GP G A PTS +/- PIM Gaborik 63 34 34 68 14 50 Bouchard 68 12 43 55 7 20 Rolston 67 24 22 46 -5 45 Demitra 55 15 28 43 5 20 Belanger 68 13 23 36 -3 24 Burns 68 11 23 34 8 46 Koivu 43 10 19 29 10 34 Parrish 57 15 13 28 5 14 Johnsson 66 2 21 23 -9 38 Foster 50 6 11 17 -2 35 Sheppard 66 4 13 17 -2 23 Veilleux 66 8 6 14 -12 59 Voros 49 7 7 14 -7 137 Schultz 68 1 11 12 4 42 Radivojevic 59 4 7 11 -16 46 Fedoruk 55 3 7 10 2 110 Skoula 66 3 7 10 -15 24 Foy 26 4 4 8 1 28 Nummelin 26 2 6 8 -3 2 Carney 48 0 7 7 9 32 Simon 32 1 2 3 -3 45 Hill 26 0 3 3 -13 22 Totals 68 180 319 499 -9 900 Opponents 68 181 310 491 9 952 GOALIES W L OL Sh Sv% GAA Backstrom 26 13 4 2 .914 2.49 Harding 11 13 1 1 .910 2.85 Totals 37 26 5 3 .912 2.63 Opponents 31 29 8 4 .901 2.62 COLLEGE • MEN
CHA
Robert Morris 5, Alabama-Huntsville 3
Wayne State 3, Niagara 2
Hockey East
Boston U. 2, Providence 0
Maine 4, Mass.-Lowell 1
Massachusetts 5, Merrimack 2
New Hampshire 3, Vermont 1
Northeastern 3, Boston College 2, OT
CCHA Tournament
Bowling Green 4, Lake Superior 3
Ferris State 4, Western Michigan 3, OT
Ohio State 4, Northern Michigan 3
ECAC Tournament
Cornell 3, Dartmouth 2
St. Lawrence 5, Colgate 2
Quinnipiac 7, Brown 6, OT
Yale 3, Rensselaer 2, 3 OT
American Hockey Tournament
Air Force 9, Bentley 2
Army 4, American International 0
Mercyhurst 4, Canisius 1
Sacred Heart 6, Connecticut 5
RIT 5, Holy Cross 4, OT
LACROSSE
NLL
EAST W L .Pct GB GF GA Philadelphia 6 1 .857 -- 109 93 Swarm 6 2 .750 1/2 112 104 Toronto 5 3 .625 1 1/2 83 82 Buffalo 6 4 .600 1 1/2 138 113 Rochester 4 4 .500 2 1/2 107 94 New York 4 5 .444 3 103 115 Chicago 1 6 .143 5 73 103 WEST W L .Pct GB GF GA Colorado 5 2 .714 -- 84 76 San Jose 4 3 .571 1 84 79 Calgary 3 6 .333 3 99 105 Portland 3 6 .333 3 98 104 Edmonton 1 6 .143 4 66 88 GAMES TODAY
Swarm at Buffalo, 6:30 pm
Toronto at Philadelphia, noon
San Jose at Colorado, 8 pm
Portland at Calgary, 8:30 pm
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
AUGSBURG TOURNAMENT
• Wis.-River Falls 14-18, Concordia (Moorhead) 0-3
• Wis.-Stevens Point 1-6, Augsburg 0-4
UPPER MIDWEST
• MSU Moorhead 4, Ashland 1
• MSU Moorhead 1, Northwood 0
• North Dakota St. 3, Texas Tech 0
• Stanford 7, North Dakota St. 0
• St. Anselm 4, St. Cloud State 3
• St. Thomas 9-9, Buena Vista 0-1
TENNIS
COLLEGE • MEN
UPPER MIDWEST
• Wis.-Whitewater 5, Luther 4
COLLEGE • WOMEN
MIAC
• Gustavus 9, Macalester 0
Pro • men
DUBAI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Semifinals • Dubai, U.A.E.
• Feliciano Lopez def.
Nikolay Davydenko (5), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
• Andy Roddick (6) def.
Novak Djokovic (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3.
PRO • WOMEN
CANARA BANK BANGALORE OPEN
Quarterfinals • Bangalore, India
• Venus Williams (2) def.
Vera Zvonareva (7), 6-4, 6-3.
• Patty Schnyder (4) def.
Akgul Amanmuradova, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
• Serena Williams (3) def.
Anastasia Rodionova, 6-1, 6-4.
• Yan Zi def.
Jelena Jankovic (1), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
WRESTLING
COLLEGE
NCAA III CHAMPIONSHIPS
First day • Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Wartburg 77 1/2, Wis.-La Crosse 55 1/2, Augsburg 45, Coe and Delaware Valley 44, Cornell (Iowa) 30 1/2, Luther 28, Elmhurst 26 1/2, North Central (Ill.) 26, Wis.-Stevens Point 20. Others: 29. St. John's 7 1/2; 36. (tie) Concordia (Moorhead) 4 1/2.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: Agreed to terms with OF Shin-Soo Choo, OF Ben Francisco, LHP Juan Lara, RHP Jensen Lewis, RHP Tom Mastny and C Kelly Shoppach on one-year contracts.
Los Angeles: Reassigned C Hank Conger, C Anel De Los Santos and INF Ryan Mount to their minor league camp.
Oakland: Optioned OF Javier Herrera and OF Richie Robnett to AAA Sacramento (PCL). Assigned OF Danny Putnam to their minor league camp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago: Assigned RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Jose Ceda, LHP Geoff Jones, OF Tyler Colvin, OF Andres Torres, INF Bobby Scales, C Welington Castillo and C Josh Donaldson to their minor league camp. Optioned EHP Billy Petrick to AAA Iowa (PCL).
New York: Optioned LHP Adam Bostick to AAA New Orleans (PCL). Assigned RHP Robert Parnell, RHP Eddie Kunz, RHP Juan Padilla, RHP Andy Cavazos, RHP Brant Rustich, RHP Ivan Maldonado, LHP Jonathan Niese, LHP Ryan Cullen, C Salomon Manriquez, C Mike Nickeas, INF Anderson Machado and OF Ben Johnson to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
NBA: Suspended Miami's Alexander Johnson one game for throwing his body into Toronto's Andrea Bargnani in mid-air and knocking him to the ground during a March 5 game.
Houston: Signed G Shannon Johnson.
Indiana: Suspended C David Harrison for one game for conduct detrimental to the team.
WNBA
Lynx: Signed G Caroline Williams.
Connecticut: Signed C Sandrine Gruda to three-year contract.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Atlanta: Signed DT Kindal Moorehead, DT Rashad Moore and DE Simon Fraser.
Buffalo: Re-signed OL Jason Whittle.
Carolina: Agreed to terms with LB Landon Johnson on a three-year contract.
Chicago: Signed WR Brandon Lloyd to a one-year contract.
Detroit: Signed DT Chuck Darby to a three-year contract.
Green Bay: Named Joe Whitt, Jr. defensive quality control coach and Mondray Gee strength and conditioning coach.
New Orleans: Signed LB Dan Morgan.
Pittsburgh: Signed LB Andre Frazier to a one-year contract.
Tennessee: Waived CB Kelly Herndon.
Washington: Agreed to terms with KR Rock Cartwright on a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
NHL
Columbus: Re-signed F Andrew Murray Diaz to a three-year contract.
Detroit: Recalled RW Darren McCarty from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Tampa Bay: Recalled LW Karl Stewart from Norfolk (AHL).
COLLEGE
Rutgers: Suspended DT Justin Francis indefinitely after being arrested.
UNLV: Named Andre Patterson defensive line coach.
Utah State: Named Scott Barnes athletics director.
Youngstown State: Announced the resignation of Tisha Hill, women's basketball coach, effective at the end of the 2007-08 season.
LATEST LINE
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG TODAY ILLINOIS 4 Gophers
GEORGETOWN 3 1/2 Louisville
West Virginia 8 1/2 ST. JOHN'S
FLORIDA ST. 2 Miami
WAKE FOREST 6 1/2 N.C. State
MEMPHIS 15 1/2 UAB
FORDHAM 12 St. Bonaventure
TEXAS TECH 3 Baylor
DAYTON 1 Saint Joseph's
SYRACUSE pick Marquette
San Diego St. 1 AIR FORCE
RICE 3 Smu
ARKANSAS 13 1/2 Auburn
OKLAHOMA 5 1/2 Missouri
OREGON 2 1/2 Arizona
BOSTON COLLEGE 1 Georgia Tech
DUQUESNE 8 Saint Louis
Kansas St. 4 1/2 IOWA ST.
CONNECTICUT 12 Cincinnati
Temple 2 LA SALLE
GEORGIA pick Mississippi
Kansas 5 TEXAS A&M
UNLV 5 1/2 Utah
Wisconsin 13 NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI ST. 10 1/2 Lsu
New Mexico 13 1/2 COLORADO ST.
Arizona St. 9 1/2p OREGON ST.
Brown 7 DARTMOUTH
HARVARD pick Yale
RHODE ISLAND 5 1/2 Charlotte
UC Santa Barbara 9 1/2 LONG BEACH ST.
MARSHALL 2 1/2 Southern Miss.
XAVIER 17 Richmond
PENN pick Columbia
Notre Dame 5 SOUTH FLORIDA
ALABAMA 1 1/2 Vanderbilt
PROVIDENCE 1 Villanova
Cornell 6 PRINCETON
Massachusetts 3 1/2 GEORGE WASH.
Byu 8 TCU
TULSA 4 1/2 Cent. Florida
San Jose St. 3 1/2 LOUISIANA TECH
TULANE 9 1/2 East Carolina
DUKE 4 North Carolina
UTEP 1 Houston
NEW MEXICO ST. 15 1/2 Hawaii
UC IRVINE pick Fullerton St.
CS NORTHRIDGE 11 1/2 Cal Poly
UCLA 16 1/2 California
Nevada 4 FRESNO ST.
SOUTHERN CAL pick Stanford
UC RIVERSIDE 6 UC Davis
WASHINGTON ST. 9 Washington
Utah St. 7 IDAHO
Colonial Athletic Association
Quarterfinals • At Richmond, Va.
Va. Commonwealth 16 Towson
Old Dominion 6 1/2 William & Mary
UNC Wilmington 2 1/2 Delaware
George Mason 7 Northeastern
Missouri Valley Conference
Semifinals • At St. Louis
Drake 1 Creighton
Illinois St. 3 N. Iowa
Horizon League
Semifinals • At Indianapolis
Cleveland St. 1 Valparaiso
BUTLER 12 Ill.-Chicago
West Coast Conference
Second round • At San Diego
Santa Clara 6 San Francisco
at San Diego 13 Pepperdine
Southern Conference
Quarterfinals • At Charleston, S.C.
Davidson 15 1/2 Wofford
UNC Greensboro 3 1/2 Appalachian St.
Chattanooga 5 Elon
Georgia Southern 2 Coll. of Charleston
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals • At Albany, N.Y.
Loyola, Md. 3 Fairfield
Siena 8 Manhattan
Rider 14 Canisius
Niagara 1 Marist
Ohio Valley Conference
Championship • At Nashville, Tenn.
Austin Peay 2 Tennessee St.
Big Sky Conference
Quarterfinals
WEBER ST. 6 Montana St.
Montana 3 1/2 IDAHO ST.
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG TODAY L.A. CLIPPERS 4 Timberwolves
CLEVELAND 9 Indiana
ATLANTA 6 Miami
ORLANDO 6 1/2 Golden State
WASHINGTON 6 1/2 Charlotte
Portland 3 NEW YORK
Boston 10 1/2 MEMPHIS
HOUSTON 6 New Orleans
DALLAS 11 New Jersey
UTAH 5 Denver
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG TODAY BOSTON -125/+105 Washington COLORADO -135/+115 Dallas Montreal -145/+125 LOS ANGELES PHILADELPHIA -155/+135 N.Y. Islanders CAROLINA -135/+115 Buffalo TORONTO -110/-110 New Jersey FLORIDA -180/+160 Atlanta PHOENIX -110/-110 Ottawa VANCOUVER -165/+145 St. Louis Key: O/U-Total points over or under. Home team in capital letters.
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