BASEBALL
COLLEGE
BIG TEN
Nonconference
• Gophers 4, North Dakota State 2
North Dakota St. 000100010 -- 251
Gophers 00013000x -- 480
• McHale, Hermes (5) and Kline; Isaksson, Soule (5), Ryan (8), Matyas (8) and Schlangen. W: Soule (1-2). L: McHale (1-2). S: Matyas (1). A: 177.
UPPER MIDWEST
• Augustana 15-7, Minn.-Crookston 2-2
• Luther (Iowa) 9-11, Hope (Mich.) 10-6
• SW Minn. State 10-4, Dakota Wesleyan 3-5
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday) Player G Min Pts Reb Ast Jefferson 68 32.4 17.3 9.3 1.8 Love 50 28.8 14.6 10.8 2.3 Flynn 72 29.0 13.5 2.4 4.4 Brewer 72 30.6 13.1 3.6 2.3 Gomes 66 28.5 10.6 4.7 1.6 Sessions 72 21.0 7.9 2.6 3.1 Ellington 67 18.5 6.9 2.2 1.0 Hollins 64 17.9 6.6 3.0 0.7 Wilkins 71 20.5 5.8 3.4 1.8 Milicic 23 17.9 4.7 4.5 1.1 Pecherov 42 10.5 4.6 2.9 0.3 Pavlovic 61 12.4 3.5 1.8 0.9 Jawai 39 10.6 3.2 2.7 0.6 Cardinal 27 9.0 1.7 0.9 0.7 Team 72 241.4 98.1 43.4 19.7 Opponents 72 241.4 107.6 43.4 25.6 COLLEGE • MEN
NCAA TOURNAMENT
EAST REGIONAL
At Syracuse, N.Y.
Semifinals • Thursday
• West Virginia (29-6) vs. Washington (26-9), 6:27 pm
• Kentucky (34-2) vs. Cornell (29-4), 8:57 pm
Championship • Saturday
• Semifinal winners, TBA
SOUTH REGIONAL
At Houston
Semifinals • Friday
• St. Mary's (Calif., 28-5) vs. Baylor (27-7), 6:27 pm
• Duke (31-5) vs. Purdue (29-5), 8:57 pm
Championship • Sunday
• Semifinal winners, TBA
MIDWEST REGIONAL
At St. Louis
Semifinals • Friday
• Tennessee (27-8) vs. Ohio State (29-7), 6:07 pm
• Northern Iowa (30-4) vs. Michigan St. (26-8), 8:37 pm
Championship • Sunday
• Semifinal winners, TBA
WEST REGIONAL
At Salt Lake City
Semifinals • Thursday
• Butler (30-4) vs. Syracuse (30-4), 6:07 pm
• Kansas St. (28-7) vs. Xavier (26-8), 8:37 pm
Championship • Saturday
• Semifinal winners, TBA
NIT
Quarterfinals • Wednesday
• Rhode Island 79, Virginia Tech 72
• Dayton 77, Illinois 71
Semifinals • Tuesday, March 30
At New York
• Mississippi vs. Dayton, 6 pm
• North Carolina vs. Rhode Island, 8:30 pm
Championship • Thursday, April 1
At New York
• Semifinal winners, 6 pm
COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT
Semifinal • Wednesday
• Missouri State 67, Creighton 61
Semifinal • Thursday
• Pacific at Appalachian St., 7 pm
Championship • Tuesday, March 30
• Missouri State vs. Pacific/Appalachian State winner, TBA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL
Semifinals • Wednesday
• St. Louis 69, Princeton 59
• Va. Commonwealth 88, Boston U. 75
Championship series • Best of three
March 29, 31 and April 2 (if nec.)
• Va. Commonwealth vs. St. Louis
NCAA DIVISION II ELITE EIGHT
At Springfield, Mass.
Quarterfinals • Wednesday
• St. Cloud State 92, Midwestern St. 88
• Indiana (Pa.) 80, Valdosta State 64
• Cal Poly Pomona 69, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 48
• Bentley 67, Augusta State 64
Semifinals • Thursday
• St. Cloud State vs. Indiana (Pa.), 5 pm
• Cal Poly Pomona vs. Bentley, 7:30 pm
Championship • Saturday
• Semifinal winners, noon (Ch. 4)
ST. CLOUD STATE SUMMARY • WEDNESDAY
Midwestern State 45 43 -- 88
St. Cloud State 39 53 -- 92
Midwestern State: Hagan 31, Green 27, Godwin 12, Ebie 8, Moore 6, Logan 4.
St. Cloud State: Witt 43, Schneck 16, Rothstein 10, Phillips 8, Bernstetter 5, Ortmann 4, Putz 4, Fisher 2.
COLLEGE • WOMEN
NCAA TOURNAMENT
DAYTON REGIONAL
Semifinals • Sunday
• Connecticut (35-0) vs. Iowa St. (25-7), 11 am
• Florida St. (28-5) vs. Mississippi St. (21-12), 1:30 pm
Championship • Tuesday, March 30
• Semifinal winners, 6 pm
MEMPHIS REGIONAL
Semifinals • Saturday
• Tennessee (32-2) vs. Baylor (25-9), 11 am
• San Diego St. (23-10) vs. Duke (29-5), 1:30 pm
Championship • Monday, March 29
• Semifinal winners, 6 pm
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL
Semifinals • Saturday
• Georgia (25-8) vs. Stanford (33-1), 8 pm
• Gonzaga (29-4) vs. Xavier (29-3), 10:30 pm
Championship • Monday, March 29
• Semifinal winners, 8 pm
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
Semifinals • Sunday
• Oklahoma (25-10) vs. Notre Dame, (29-5), 6:30 pm
• Nebraska (32-1) vs. Kentucky (27-7), 8:30 pm
Championship • Tuesday, March 30
• Semifinal winners, 8 pm
WNIT
Second round • Tuesday
• BYU 61, Arizona State 53
• California 64, Utah 54
• Oregon 93, New Mexico 67
• Wyoming 68, Texas Tech 57, OT
Third round • Thursday
• Northwestern vs. Michigan, 6 pm
• Providence at Maryland, 6 pm
• Illinois at Missouri St., 7 pm
Third round • Friday
• Va. Commonwealth at Syracuse, 6 pm
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL
Thursday • Semifinals
• Charleston at Appalachian State, 6 pm
• Texas A&M-C.C. at Memphis, 7 pm
Championship • Sunday or Monday
• Semifinal winners, TBA
NCAA DIVISION II ELITE EIGHT
At St. Joseph, Mo.
Semifinals • Wednesday • Fort Lewis (Colo.) 79, Franklin Pierce 64 • Emporia State 97, Gannon 94, OT Championship • Friday
• Fort Lewis (Colo.) vs. Emporia State,
7 pm (ESPN2)
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday) SCORING GP G A PTS +/- PIM Koivu 73 20 46 66 1 48 Brunette 73 21 33 54 1 12 Havlat 67 16 33 49 -12 30 Zidlicky 72 5 34 39 -10 57 Latendresse 71 27 11 38 0 14 Miettinen 70 18 19 37 0 38 Brodziak 73 8 22 30 -3 16 Nolan 67 14 16 30 -6 38 Barker 64 5 15 20 9 64 Clutterbuck 65 12 7 19 -5 40 Burns 38 2 14 16 -8 28 Schultz 73 1 15 16 -9 35 Hnidy 64 2 12 14 -3 66 Kobasew 45 8 6 14 -10 16 Ebbett 58 9 4 13 -4 8 Zanon 72 2 11 13 -9 30 Sheppard 56 2 3 5 -13 36 Boogaard 48 0 4 4 -9 95 Scott 43 1 0 1 0 67 Wellman 3 0 1 1 -2 0 Falk 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 73 195 331 526 -18 804 Opponents 73 209 357 566 18 817 GOALIES W L OL Sh Sv% GAA Backstrom 24 20 6 2 .903 2.66 Harding 9 11 0 1 .906 2.95 Totals 35 32 6 3 .901 2.82 Opponents 38 27 8 3 .905 2.64 PHILADELPHIA STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday) SCORING GP G A PTS +/- PIM Carter 72 33 27 60 3 38 Richards 73 28 30 58 -1 79 Pronger 73 10 42 52 21 71 Briere 66 24 23 47 -3 61 Giroux 73 14 27 41 -7 21 Hartnell 72 14 27 41 -5 136 Gagne 49 15 21 36 -5 43 Timonen 73 4 31 35 0 46 van Riemsdyk 70 14 19 33 2 24 Carle 73 4 28 32 18 16 Asham 63 7 13 20 -4 110 Carcillo 69 10 9 19 5 180 Coburn 72 5 13 18 -10 50 Laperriere 73 3 13 16 1 148 Betts 54 8 7 15 8 14 Powe 54 8 6 14 2 48 Bartulis 48 0 8 8 -11 26 Leino 48 5 3 8 -9 8 Parent 41 1 2 3 -11 20 Krajicek 41 0 2 2 -10 31 Cote 13 0 0 0 0 19 Totals 73 209 359 568 1 1227 Opponents 73 198 351 549 1 1134 GOALIES W L OL Sh Sv% GAA Boucher 5 15 2 0 .898 2.82 Leighton 17 9 2 1 .905 2.83 Totals 37 31 5 4 .906 2.69 Opponents 36 32 5 6 .910 2.84 COLLEGE • MEN
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT
WEST REGIONAL
At Xcel Center
Semifinals • Friday
• N. Michigan vs. St. Cloud State, 4:30 pm
• Vermont vs. Wisconsin, 8 pm
Final • Saturday
• Semifinal winners, 8 pm
MIDWEST REGIONAL
At Fort Wayne, Ind.
Semifinals • Saturday
• Ala.-Huntsville vs. Miami (Ohio), 3 pm
• Bemidji State vs. Michigan, 6:30 pm
Final • Sunday
• Semifinal winners, 7 pm
NORTHEAST REGIONAL
At Worcester, Massachusetts
Semifinals • Saturday
• UA-Fairbanks vs. Boston Coll., 12:30 pm
• North Dakota vs. Yale, 4 pm
Final • Sunday
• Semifinal winners, 4:30 pm
EAST REGIONAL
At Albany, N.Y.
Semifinals • Friday
• Denver vs. RIT, 2 pm
• Cornell vs. New Hampshire, 5:30 pm
Final • Saturday
• Semifinal winners, 5:30 pm
FROZEN FOUR
At Detroit
Semifinals • April 8
• Midwest vs. Northeast, 4 or 7:30 pm
• East vs. West, 4 or 7:30 pm
Final • April 10
• Semifinal winners, 6 pm
LACROSSE
NLL
WEST W L Pct GB GF GA Washington 7 3 .700 -- 127 112
Calgary 6 4 .600 1 123 99 Edmonton 6 4 .600 1 105 120
Swarm 4 5 .444 2 1/2 104 109 Colorado 2 7 .222 4 1/2 90 121
EAST W L Pct GB GF GA Orlando 6 4 .600 -- 110 96 Boston 6 5 .545 1/2 112 108 Toronto 6 5 .545 1/2 142 112 Rochester 5 5 .500 1 96 104 Buffalo 5 6 .455 1 1/2 111 122 Philadelphia 3 8 .273 3 1/2 119 136 GAMES FRIDAY
Swarm at Calgary, 8:30 pm
Washington at Colorado, 8 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Swarm at Edmonton, 8 pm
Boston at Philadelphia, 6 pm
Toronto at Orlando, 6:35 pm
Buffalo at Rochester, 6:45 pm
Colorado at Washington, 9:30 pm
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
UPPER MIDWEST
• Wis.-Whitewater 1, Luther (Iowa) 0
• Wis.-Whitewater 6, DePauw, 8 inn.
TENNIS
PRO • MEN
SONY ERICSSON OPEN
First round • Key Biscayne, Fla.
• Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def.
Arnaud Clement, 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Daniel Koellerer def.
Christophe Rochus, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Sergiy Stakhovsky def.
Jan Hajek, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
• Eduardo Schwank def.
Marc Gicquel, 4-3, retired
• Igor Andreev def.
Xavier Malisse, 6-4, 6-4
• Florian Mayer def.
Marco Chiudinelli, 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-2
• Daniel Gimeno-Traver def.
Andrey Golubev, 6-3, 6-4
• Jeremy Chardy def.
Mario Ancic, 6-4, 6-4
• Michael Llodra def.
Ryan Harrison, 6-2, 6-2
• Benjamin Becker def.
Simon Greul, 6-3, 6-2
• Olivier Rochus def.
Richard Gasquet, 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-4
• Illya Marchenko def.
Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• David Nalbandian def.
Lukasz Kubot, 6-3, 6-2
• Taylor Dent def.
Rainer Schuettler, 6-1, 6-4
• Michael Russell def.
Denis Istomin, 7-6 (5), 6-4
• James Blake def.
Filip Krajinovic, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4
PRO • WOMEN
SONY ERICSSON OPEN
First round • Key Biscayne, Fla.
• Carla Suarez Navarro def.
Anastasia Pivovarova, 6-1, 7-6 (3)
• Alize Cornet def.
Stefanie Voegele, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
• Sara Errani def.
Tatjana Malek, 6-1, 6-0
• Kimiko Date Krumm def.
Anna Chakvetadze, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
• Patty Schnyder def.
Katarina Srebotnik, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-1
• Tamira Paszek def.
Anne Keothavong, 6-4, 6-2
• Melinda Czink def.
Arantxa Rus, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6)
• Pauline Parmentier def.
Sybille Bammer, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Ekaterina Makarova def.
Casey Dellacqua, 6-3, 7-5
• Tsvetana Pironkova def.
Heather Watson, 6-4, 6-2
• Sofia Arvidsson def.
Alberta Brianti, 6-2, 6-4
• Justine Henin def.
Jill Craybas, 6-2, 6-2
• Virginie Razzano def.
Varvara Lepchenko, 6-3, 5-0, retired
• Mariya Koryttseva def.
Kristina Barrois, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Timea Bacsinszky def.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-4, 6-4
• Andrea Petkovic def.
Anastasia Rodionova, 6-4, 6-2
• Roberta Vinci def.
Regina Kulikova, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Julia Goerges def.
Ayumi Morita, 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Elena Baltacha def.
Iveta Benesova, 6-2, 6-4
• Melanie Oudin def.
Michaella Krajicek, 6-2, 6-4
COLLEGE • MEN
UPPER MIDWEST
• Macalester 9, Minn.-Morris 0
COLLEGE • WOMEN
UPPER MIDWEST
• Macalester 9, Minn.-Morris 0
BASKETBALL
LYNX 2010 SCHEDULE
MAY
Date Opponent Time
15 at Tulsa 7 pm
16 WASHINGTON 6 pm 19 at Seattle 9 pm
23 TULSA 6 pm 27 at Connecticut 6:30 pm
29 CHICAGO 2:30 pm JUNE
Date Opponent Time
1 PHOENIX* 6:30 pm
4 at Tulsa 7 pm 6 INDIANA 6 pm
10 at Phoenix 8 pm 13 at Los Angeles 7 pm
18 TULSA 7 pm 19 at Tulsa 7 pm
22 at New York 6:30 pm 26 at San Antonio 7 pm
JULY
Date Opponent Time
1 at Atlanta 6 pm
8 SAN ANTONIO 7 pm 14 ATLANTA noon
17 SEATTLE 2:30 pm 22 SAN ANTONIO 7 pm
24 PHOENIX 7 pm 27 LOS ANGELES 7 pm
29 at Phoenix 8 pm AUGUST
Date Opponent Time
1 SEATTLE 6 pm
3 CONNECTICUT 7 pm 7 at Chicago* 2 pm
8 NEW YORK 6 pm 10 at San Antonio 7 pm
12 LOS ANGELES 7 pm 13 at Washington 6 pm
15 SAN ANTONIO 6 pm 17 at Seattle 9 pm
20 at Los Angeles 9:30 pm 22 at Indiana 4 pm
Note: Home games in capital letters. *On ESPN2
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Twins: Agreed to terms with LHP Ron Mahay on a minor league contract.
Texas: Traded RHP Edwar Ramirez to Oakland for INF Gregorio Petit. Announced INF Hernan Iribarren has cleared waivers and been assigned to Oklahoma City (PCL).
BASKETBALL
NBA
Houston: Signed F Mike Harris for the rest of the season. Recalled G Jermaine Taylor from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
HOCKEY
NHL
Dallas: Signed C Mathieu Tousignant and C Tomas Vincour to three-year contracts.
Nashville: Signed F Ryan Thang to a two-year contract.
Philadelphia: Recalled G Johan Backlund from the Adirondack (AHL).
SOCCER
New York: Signed D Tim Ream, F Conor Chinn and MF Irving Garcia.
Seattle: Signed MF David Estrada and MF Michael Fucito.
COLLEGE
Auburn: Named Tony Barbee men's basketball coach.
Northern Iowa: Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson on a 10-year contract.
South Carolina: Announced QB Aramis Hillary is transferring.
LATEST LINE
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG THURSDAY
CHICAGO pick Miami HOUSTON 6 L.A. Clippers PORTLAND 2 Dallas NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG THURSDAY
PHILADELPHIA -175/+155 Wild Calgary -130/+110 N.Y. ISLANDERS Chicago -155/+135 COLUMBUS ATLANTA -125/+105 Toronto Washington -170/+150 CAROLINA BOSTON -200/+170 Tampa Bay NEW JERSEY -200/+170 N.Y. Rangers MONTREAL -180/+160 Florida ST. LOUIS -110/-110 Los Angeles NASHVILLE -135/+115 Phoenix SAN JOSE -240/+200 Dallas COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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NCAA Tournament
Regional semifinals
East Region • At Syracuse, N.Y.
Kentucky 8 1/2 Cornell West Virginia 4 Washington West Region • At Salt Lake City
Syracuse 6 Butler Kansas State 4 1/2 Xavier FRIDAY
NCAA Tournament
Regional semifinals
Midwest Region • At St. Louis
Michigan State 1 N. Iowa Ohio State 4 1/2 Tennessee South Region • At Houston
Baylor 4 St. Mary's (Calif.) Duke 8 Purdue Key: Home teams in CAPITAL letters.
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