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April 9, 2012 at 2:55AM

BASEBALL

TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT

ROCHESTER RED WINGS (CLASS AAA)

Buffalo (Mets) 5, Rochester 3

Buffalo000300011 -- 5101

Rochester001002000 -- 380

• W: Hefner (1-0, 2.57). L: Fien (0-1, 6.00). Sv: Herrera (1). HR: Buffalo, Pascucci (1), Loewen (1), Tuiasosopo (1); Rochester, Rivera (1). Highlights: Rene Rivera went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and Jeff Manship pitched 3 1/3 hitless innings of relief for the Red Wings.

NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (CLASS AA)

New Britain was idle

FORT MYERS MIRACLE (CLASS A)

Fort Myers was idle

BELOIT SNAPPERS (CLASS A)

Beloit was idle

COLLEGE

BIG TENConf.Overall

WLWL

Purdue72245

Nebraska542212 Ohio State541812

Indiana541418 Michigan State331910

Illinois331712 Gophers331716

Iowa451316Northwestern361018Michigan241517 Penn State241318

RESULTS SUNDAY

Ohio State 4, Gophers 1

Illinois 11, Indiana 6

Michigan State 10, Michigan 8, 13 inn.

Nebraska 9, Iowa 8

Purdue 8, Northwestern 4

Nonconference

Penn State 4, Canisius 3

GAMES TUESDAY

Nonconference

Notre Dame at Michigan State, 2:05 pm

St. Xavier at Northwestern, 3 pm

Ohio at Ohio State (2), 3 pm

Bowling Green at Michigan, 5:05 pm

E. Illinois at Illinois, 6:05 pm

Creighton at Nebraska, 6:35 pm

W. Illinois at Iowa, 6:35 pm

GAMES WEDNESDAY

Nonconference

Gophers at South Dakota State, 3 pm

Indiana State at Indiana, 2 pm

E. Michigan at Michigan State, 2:05 pm

Purdue at Ball State, 3 pm

Penn State at Pittsburgh, 5 pm

Toledo at Michigan, 5:05 pm

Akron at Ohio State, 5:35 pm

Illinois at Missouri, 6:30 pm

MIAC

Results Saturday

Augsburg 5-14, Macalester 3-4

UPPER MIDWEST

Neb.-Omaha 9, North Dakota State 1

BASKETBALL

TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS

(Through Sunday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstLove5339.626.513.52.1Pekovic3826.113.47.20.6Ridnour5333.012.12.74.8Beasley3822.711.44.30.9Rubio4134.210.64.28.2Barea3222.19.82.74.5Williams5721.88.94.80.6Webster3822.86.63.50.7Ellington4519.06.21.70.6Johnson5622.66.02.80.9Randolph2512.05.52.80.4Milicic2916.34.63.30.6Tolliver4217.84.53.00.4Lee1111.22.71.51.3Miller127.62.00.81.3Team57241.898.644.119.5Opponents57241.899.443.121.4 PHOENIX STATISTICS

(Through Sunday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstGortat5632.616.09.91.0Nash5232.412.83.011.2Dudley5531.412.84.81.8Frye5626.610.76.31.3Hill4629.210.73.62.3Brown4922.410.32.51.0Redd4114.48.01.40.7Morris5318.87.04.30.9Warrick3014.16.32.60.7Lopez5413.45.23.20.3Telfair5014.14.91.42.0Price3314.63.71.52.0Childress2513.82.62.81.0Team56240.097.641.722.6Opponents56240.097.743.521.6 GOLF

COLLEGE • WOMEN

REBEL INTERCOLLEGIATE

Final • Oxford, Miss.

• Baylor 871, Tulsa 879, Mississippi 881, Missouri 896, Gophers 899, Mississippi State 902, Maryland 907, (tie) Kansas State and Redlands C.C. 908, Harvard 911, Memphis 921, Miami 925, S. Mississippi 927, Murray State 933, Rollins 940. Medalist: Jaclyn Jansen, Baylor, 210. Gophers: t11. Carmen Laguna 223; t14. Anna Laorr 224; t19. Jackie Shepherd 225; t33. Banchalee Theinthong 228; t58. Sarinee Thitiratanakorn 234.

ACES

Note: Golf courses should report aces to the Star Tribune by fax at (612) 673-7774. Faxes must contain ALL of the following: Golfer's name and hometown, hole number and length, course name and club used.

• Chip Ahn, Lake Elmo, 152-yard No. 3 at The Wilds G.C., using a wedge.

• Allen Battle, Minneapolis, 150-yard No. 6 at Theodore Wirth G.C., using a 7-iron.

• Keith Bell, St. Paul, 154-yard No. 16 at Phalen Park G.C., using a 9-iron.

• Greg Berndale, Maplewood, 154-yard No. 16 at Phalen Park G.C., using a 8-iron.

• Pete Carlson, Circle Pines, 174-yard No. 4 at Victory Links G.C., using a rescue club.

• Jim Collova, Little Canada, 194-yard No. 8 at Tannersbrook G.C., using a 4-hybrid.

• Dave Dahl, Dayton, 120-yard No. 17 at Sundance G.C., using a gap wedge.

• Darlene Dunne, Shoreview, 107-yard No. 1 at Applewood Hills G.C., using an 8-iron.

• Jared Edberg, Richfield, 142-yard No. 5 at Fred Richards G.C., using a 4-wood.

• Connie Harper, Minneapolis, 106-yard No. 1 at Fred Richards G.C., using a driver.

• Ryan Hauge, East Bethel, 183-yard No. 6 at The Refuge G.C., using a 6-iron.

• Nicholas Holseth, Maple Grove, 129-yard No. 16 at Shamrock G.C., using a 9-iron.

• Anthony Kerssen, Minneapolis, 139-yard No. 7 at Baker National G.C., using a pitching wedge.

• Paul Knier, Big Lake, 158-yard No. 7 at Monticello C.C., using a 8-iron.

• Andrew Lau, Scottsdale, Ariz., 152-yard No. 16 at RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National, using a pitching-wedge.

• Clarence Osen, Maplewood, 125-yard No. 3 at Inver Grove Executive G.C., using a 7-wood.

• Dolly Parcel, Buffalo, 110-yard No. 14 at Monticello C.C., using a 7-iron.

• Greg Poupard, Beckley, Mich., 176-yard No. 2 at Edinburgh USA, using an 8-iron.

• John Sullivan, Dellwood, 115-yard No. 5 at Eagle Valley G.C., using a pitching wedge.

• Tanner Vescio, Blaine, 150-yard No. 8 Crossroads at Majestic Oaks G.C., using a 6-iron.

• Tom Whitnah, Maple Grove, 173-yard No. 3 at Rush Creek G.C., using a 7-wood.

• Marilyn Zakryewski, Oakdale, 122-yard No. 9 at Phalen Park G.C., using a 5-wood.

LACROSSE

NLL

EASTWLPCTGB x-Toronto76.538--

x-Philadelphia77.500 1/2Buffalo58.3852Rochester58.3852 WESTWLPCTGB

x-Calgary113.786--x-Colorado103.769 1/2Swarm67.4624 1/2Edmonton48.3336Washington49.3086 1/2Key: x-clinched playoff spotRESULTS SATURDAYBuffalo 17, Philadelphia 7Toronto 12, Edmonton 8GAMES NEXT SATURDAYCalgary at Rochester, 6:30 pmWashington at Swarm, 7 pmBuffalo at Edmonton, 8 pmToronto at Colorado, 8 pm SOCCER

MLS

EASTERNWLTPtsGFGASporting K.C.5001581New York3209148Houston210622Columbus220646New England230646D.C. United122555Chicago111423Montreal1414512Philadelphia031126Toronto FC040029WESTERNWLTPtsGFGAReal Salt Lake51015114San Jose4101282Colorado320977Vancouver212843Seattle211752FC Dallas221768Chivas USA230634Portland131478Los Angeles130358 Note: Three points for victory, one for tie.

RESULTS SATURDAY

Chivas USA 2, Portland 1

D.C. United 0, Seattle FC 0, tie

Montreal 2, Toronto FC 1

New York 4, Columbus 1

Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0

San Jose 3, Vancouver 1

Sporting K.C. 1, Los Angeles 0

GAMES NEXT SATURDAY

Columbus at Philadelphia, 2:30 pm

Colorado at Seattle FC, 3 pm

D.C. United at New England, 3 pm

Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 3:30 pm

San Jose at New York, 6 pm

Montreal at FC Dallas, 7:30 pm

Real Salt Lake at Sporting K.C., 7:30 pm

Portland at Los Angeles, 9:30 pm

GAME NEXT SUNDAY

Houston at Chicago, 6 pm

NASL

WLTPtsGFGAFort Lauderdale100310Puerto Rico100310Atlanta001100Carolina001100Minn. Stars FC001100San Antonio001100FC Edmonton010010Tampa Bay010010 Note: Three points for victory, one for tie.

RESULTS SATURDAY

Minnesota Stars FC 0, Carolina 0, tie

Atlanta 0, San Antonio 0, tie

Fort Lauderdale 1, FC Edmonton 0

Puerto Rico 1, Tampa Bay 0

GAMES NEXT SATURDAY

Minn. Stars FC at Fort Lauderdale, 6:30 pm

Atlanta at Carolina, 6 pm

Puerto Rico at San Antonio, 6 pm

FC Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 6:30 pm

SOFTBALL

COLLEGE

BIG TENConf.Overall

WLWL

Michigan712610

Purdue722412 Nebraska722414

Wisconsin632012 Ohio State532313

Iowa541520 Indiana451918

Northwestern451620 Gophers362113

Penn State361122 Illinois271618

Michigan State091026 RESULTS SUNDAY

Northwestern 12, Iowa 6

Penn State 7, Michigan State 5

Purdue 11, Indiana 2

GAMES TUESDAY

Nonconference

W. Illinois at Wisconsin (2), 3 pm

W. Michigan at Michigan, 5 pm

GAMES WEDNESDAY

Nonconference

Green Bay at Gophers (2), 2 pm

Temple at Penn State (2), 2 pm

E. Michigan at Michigan State, 3 pm

Indiana at Indiana State, 3 pm

Dayton at Ohio State, 5 pm

Creighton at Nebraska, 6 pm

GAMES THURSDAY

Nonconference

Purdue at Ball State (2), 2 pm

Illinois at E. Illinois, 5 pm

TENNIS

PRO • WOMEN

FAMILY CIRCLE CUP

Championship • Charleston, S.C.

• Serena Williams (5) def.

Lucie Safarova (9), 6-0, 6-1

COLLEGE • MEN

BIG TEN

Ohio State 6, Gophers 1

Singles: Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Rok Bonin, 6-1, 6-1; Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. Leandro Toledo, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1; Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. Phillip Arndt, 6-4, 6-3; Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Julian Dehn, 7-6 (2), 7-5; Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Jack Hamburg, 6-3, 6-3; Mathieu Froment (G) def. Connor Smith, 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (8).

Doubles: Buchanan/Rola (OSU) def. Bonin/Dehn, 8-5; McCarthy/Van Engelen (OSU) def. Ramirez/Toledo, 8-6; Kobelt/Smith (OSU) def. Arndt/Hamburg, 8-4.

UPPER MIDWEST

Result Saturday

Wis.-Whitewater 8, Lawrence 1

COLLEGE • WOMEN

BIG TEN

Ohio State 4, Gophers 3

Singles: Natallia Pintusava (G) def. Kelsey Haviland, 6-7 (7-9), 6-1, 6-2; Kara Cecil (OSU) def. Alexa Palen, 6-2, 6-4; Doron Muravnik (G) def. Fidan Manashirova, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 10-8; Kelsey Dieters (OSU) def. Julia Courter, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Gabby Steele (OSU) def. Yuliana Umanets, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; Tiffany Dittmer (OSU) def. Aria Lambert, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Doubles: Pintusava/Wiecha (G) def. Manashirova/Steele, 8-3; Muravnik/Palen (G) def. Haviland/Cecil, 8-2; Courter/Lambert (G) def. Dieters/Dittmer, 8-5.

UPPER MIDWEST

Chicago State 4, South Dakota 3

Result Saturday

Wis.-Whitewater 5, Gustavus 0

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit: Placed RHP Doug Fister on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Brayan Villarreal from Toledo (IL).

Toronto: Otioned RHP Joel Carreno to Las Vegas (PCL).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Houston: Claimed OF Justin Maxwell off waivers from the New York Yankees.

San Diego: Recalled LHP Josh Spence from Tucson (PCL). Placed RHP Dustin Moseley on the 15-day DL.

HOCKEY

NHL

Anaheim: Reassigned G Jeff Deslauriers to Syracuse (AHL).

Columbus: Assigned F Cam Atkinson and F Maksim Mayorov to Springfield (AHL).

Detroit: Recalled F Chris Conner from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Washington: Assigned G Dany Sabourin to Hershey (AHL).

TODAY'S LINE

MLB

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGTODAY American League

Los Angeles-155/+145TWINSCLEVELAND-115/+105ChicagoNew York-170/+160BALTIMORETORONTO-120/+110BostonTEXAS-210/+190SeattleOAKLAND-110/+100Kansas City National League

PHILADELPHIA-155/+145MiamiCOLORADO-155/+145San FranciscoMilwaukee-120/+110CHICAGOCINCINNATI-135/+125St. LouisWashington-115/+105NEW YORKAtlanta-145/+135HOUSTON NBA

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGTODAYTIMBERWOLVES2PhoenixINDIANA10TorontoORLANDO9DetroitCHARLOTTE3WashingtonL.A. Lakers2 1/2NEW ORLEANSMEMPHIS3 1/2L.A. ClippersOklahoma City4MILWAUKEEDENVER8 1/2Golden StateSan Antonio3 1/2UTAHPORTLAND3 1/2Houston NHL PLAYOFFS

FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG WEDNESDAY

PITTSBURGH-190/+165PhiladelphiaNASHVILLE-135/+115DetroitVANCOUVER-175/+155Los Angeles THURSDAY

N.Y. RANGERS-180/+160OttawaBOSTON-200/+170WashingtonST. LOUIS-160/+140San JosePHOENIX-135/+115ChicagoFRIDAYNew Jersey-125/+105FLORIDA Odds to win seriesPittsburgh-260/+220PhiladelphiaNashville-120/+100DetroitVancouver-220/+180Los AngelesN.Y. Rangers-230/+190OttawaBoston-300/+250WashingtonSt. Louis-160/+140San JosePhoenix-120/+100ChicagoNew Jersey-230/+190Florida Note: Home teams in capital letters.

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