Scoreboard
Baseball
College
Non-conference
Gonzaga 4, Oregon State 2
Oregon State | 001 | 000 | 100 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Gonzaga | 000 | 200 | 20X | — | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Osich, Peavey (4), Keitzman (8); Stumetz, Powell (5), Harmon (7), Martin (9). W—Harmon (3-6). L—Peavey (2-2). Sv—Martin (8).
HITS: Oregon State—Ogata 2, Lechelt 2, Robertson, George, Wallace, Ortiz, Lennerton. Gonzaga—Wiegand, Wells, Chatwood, Heid, Castellitto, Kveder. 2B—Lechelt (3); Heid (11).
NWAACC
CC Spokane 2-14, Big Bend 1-9
Big Bend | 010 | 000 | 000 | 0000 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 |
CC Spokane | 100 | 000 | 000 | 0001 | — | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Major, Schliemann (9) and Olinger; Seitz, Hodgins (8), Brueske (9) and LaPlante. W—Brueske. L—Schliemann.
HITS: Big Bend—Archer, Chavarria 2, Dukes, Avila, Hunter 2, Demond. CC Spokane—Purser, Starr, Reeves 4, Kreighbaum 2, Atkinson, LaPlante, Johnson.
Big Bend | 100 | 002 | 114 | — | 9 | 11 | 2 |
CC Spokane | 600 | 401 | 03x | — | 14 | 12 | 3 |
Biagi, Page (1), Kuzminsky (4), Olinger (8) and Plughoff; Purser, Mitchell (7), Crawford (8), Ireland (9) and Friesz. W—Purser. L—Biagi. HITS: Big Bend—Chavarria, Dukes 2, Reed, Swennumson, Avila, Plughoff 2, Demond 2, Thompson. CC Spokane—Starr 2, Atkinson, Reeves 2, Gau, Friesz 3, Osterburg, Purser. 2B—Swennumson, Plughoff, Atkinson, Purser. 3B—Plughoff, Friesz.
High school
Greater Spokane League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
University | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
Mead | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
Ferris | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
Central Valley | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Gonzaga Prep | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Mt. Spokane | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Rogers | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
Shadle Park | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
North Central | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
Lewis and Clark | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
East Valley | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
Great Northern League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
West Valley | 10 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
Clarkston | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
Cheney | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
Pullman | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Colville | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Medical Lake | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Deer Park | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
Riverside | 0 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
Inland Empire League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
Lewiston | 12 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
Lake City | 8 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
Post Falls | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Lakeland | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Sandpoint | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Coeur d’Alene | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Moscow | 2 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
Intermountain League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
St. Maries | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
Bonners Ferry | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
Timberlake | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Priest River | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Kellogg | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
St. Maries 4, Priest River 1
St. Maries | 021 | 001 | 0 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Priest River | 100 | 000 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Baker amd Ramirez; Nelson and Riley. W-Baker. L-Nelson.
HITS: St. Maries-Thurston, Grubham, Schiermeister, Tweedy. Priest River-Butler, Nelson, Endicott, Encinas.
Northeast A League
Colfax 5, Kettle Falls 1
Kettle Falls | 000 | 001 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Colfax | 003 | 101 | x | - | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Dugger, Fox (5) and Daniels; Hickman, Huber (7) and Morse. W-Hickman. L-Dugger.
HITS: Kettle Falls-Larsen, McBride, Shaw 2. Colfax-Hoadley 3, Johnson, Huber 2, Bantrease. 2B-Larsen, McBride, Shaw, Hoadley, Huber. 3B-Johnson.
Colfax 6, Newport 4 (8)
Colfax | 200 | 020 | 02 | - | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
Newport | 101 | 000 | 20 | - | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Huber and Morse; Ca.McNair and Cu.McNair. W-Huber. L-Ca.McNair.
HITS: Colfax-Hoadley, Johnson 2, Huber, Morse, Lyon, Hatley, Gay. Newport-Ca.McNair 2, Cu.McNair 2, ExKano, Rainey. 2B-Johnson. 3B-. HR-Huber.
Basketball
NBA
All Times PDT
Playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best of 7)
Wednesday’s Results
Washington 88, Cleveland 87, Cleveland leads series 3-2
Boston 105, Atlanta 85, Boston leads series 3-2
Today’s Game
Detroit at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Cleveland at Washington, 4 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays’ Games
Philadelphia at Detroit, 4:30 p.m., if necessary
Sunday’s Games
Washington at Cleveland, 10 a.m., if necessary
Atlanta at Boston, 12:30 p.m., if necessary
Utah at Houston, 5: p.m., if necessary
QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Saturday’s Game
San Antonio at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
NBA Coaching Changes
2007-08 season
Charlotte Bobcats — Sam Vincent, Larry Brown.
Chicago Bulls — Scott Skiles, Jim Boylan (interim).
Dallas Mavericks — Avery Johnson, TBA.
Miami Heat — Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra.
Milwaukee Bucks — Larry Krystkowiak, Scott Skiles.
New York Knicks — Isiah Thomas, TBA.
Celtics 110, Hawks 85
Atlanta (110)—Williams 4-10 4-4 12, Smith 4-13 10-10 18, Horford 7-11 0-2 14, Bibby 2-8 0-0 6, Johnson 6-11 7-7 21, Childress 2-8 1-2 5, Pachulia 1-5 0-0 2, Law 1-1 3-4 5, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Stoudamire 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-69 25-29 85.
Boston (85)—Pierce 10-17 2-3 22, Garnett 8-15 4-4 20, Perkins 1-1 0-0 2, Rondo 5-14 1-2 12, R.Allen 6-14 2-2 19, Powe 4-8 2-4 10, Posey 2-3 0-0 6, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Cassell 6-8 0-0 13, T.Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 2-2 0-0 4, House 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-84 11-15 110.
Atlanta | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | — | 85 |
Boston | 27 | 31 | 23 | 29 | — | 110 |
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 4-13 (Johnson 2-4, Bibby 2-5, Smith 0-4), Boston 9-20 (R.Allen 5-8, Posey 2-3, Rondo 1-2, Cassell 1-3, T.Allen 0-1, Pierce 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 39 (Horford 10), Boston 49 (Powe, Pierce 7). Assists—Atlanta 16 (Horford 5), Boston 28 (Rondo, Garnett 7). Total Fouls—Atlanta 19, Boston 22. Technicals—Johnson, Smith, Atlanta Coach Woodson, Garnett. Flagrant Fouls—Horford. A—18,624 (18,624).
Wizards 88, Cavaliers 87
Washington (88)—Butler 11-22 6-7 32, Jamison 3-10 1-4 8, Haywood 1-6 2-2 4, Daniels 5-9 2-2 12, Stevenson 5-14 5-6 17, Songaila 2-5 2-2 6, Mason 4-8 0-0 8, Blatche 0-0 1-2 1, Young 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 19-25 88.
Cleveland (87)—James 8-21 15-18 34, Wallace 1-1 0-2 2, Ilgauskas 8-11 3-4 19, West 4-11 3-3 12, Szczerbiak 1-6 1-1 4, Varejao 1-6 1-2 3, Smith 0-6 1-2 1, Gibson 3-8 0-0 9, Brown 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 27-75 24-32 87.
Washington | 23 | 22 | 24 | 19 | — | 88 |
Cleveland | 16 | 27 | 22 | 22 | — | 87 |
3-Point Goals—Washington 7-19 (Butler 4-8, Stevenson 2-7, Jamison 1-3, Mason 0-1), Cleveland 9-25 (Gibson 3-7, James 3-9, West 1-3, Szczerbiak 1-3, Brown 1-3). Fouled Out—Haywood. Rebounds—Washington 54 (Jamison 11), Cleveland 53 (James 10). Assists—Washington 13 (Butler 5), Cleveland 18 (West 8). Total Fouls—Washington 24, Cleveland 20. Technicals—Songaila, Stevenson, Varejao. A—20,562 (20,562).
Hockey
NHL
Playoffs
All Times PDT
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Wednesday’s Results
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2, Philadelphia leads series 3-1
San Jose 2, Dallas 1, Dallas leads series 3-1
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Dallas at San Jose, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Colorado at Detroit, 10 a.m., if necessary
Philadelphia at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m., if necessary
Montreal at Philadelphia, 4 p.m., if necessary
San Jose at Dallas, 6 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 5
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m., if necessary
Detroit at Colorado, 7 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 6
Philadelphia at Montreal, 4 p.m., if necessary
Dallas at San Jose, 7 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 7
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD, if necessary
Colorado at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
CONFERENCE FINALS
TBD
Flyers 4, Canadiens 2
Montreal | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Philadelphia, Umberger 6 (Briere), 7:47 (pp). Third Period—2, Philadelphia, Hartnell 2 (Prospal), 6:47. 3, Montreal, Plekanec 3 (Gorges, Bouillon), 12:59. 4, Montreal, Koivu 3 (Streit, Bouillon), 13:36. 5, Philadelphia, Briere 8 (Knuble, Prospal), 16:22 (pp). 6, Philadelphia, Umberger 7 (Carter), 19:58 (en). A—19,872 (19,519).
Sharks 2, Stars 1
San Jose | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Dallas | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Lehtinen 3, 5:25. 2, San Jose, Marleau 4, 9:19 (sh). Third Period—3, San Jose, Michalek 3 (Thornton, Campbell), 3:26 (pp). A—18,584 (18,532).
WHL Conference finals
(Best-of-7)
Friday’s Game
Lethbridge at Spokane, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Lethbridge at Spokane, 7 p.m.
Tuesday’s Game
Spokane at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
Spokane at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Spokane at Lethbridge, 6 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 11
Lethbridge at Spokane, 7 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 12
Lethbridge at Spokane, 7 p.m., if necessary
2007-2008 Awards
Player of the Year (Four Broncos Memorial Trophy): Karl Alzner, Calgary Hitmen.
Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy): Brayden Schenn, Brandon Wheat Kings.
Goaltender of the Year ( Del Wilson Trophy): Chet Pickard, Tri-City Americans.
Defenceman of the Year (Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy): Karl Alzner.
Scholastic Player Award (Darl K. Seaman Trophy): Jordan Eberle, Regina Pats.
Most Sportsmanlike Award (Brad Hornung Trophy): Tyler Ennis, Medicine Hat Tigers.
Humanitarian of the Year (Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy): Ashton Hewson, Prince Albert Raiders.
Coach of the Year (Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy): Don Nachbaur, Tri-City Americans.
Executive of the Year (Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy): Bob Troy, Tri-City Americans.
Marketing and Communications Award: Kip Reghenas, Calgary Hitmen.
Top Scorer (Bob Clarke Trophy): Mark Santorelli, Chilliwack Bruins.
Top Official (Allen Paradice Award): Andy Thiessen.
Scholastic Team Award: Chilliwack Bruins.
Golf
Hole-in-one
The Creek at Qualchan
Steve Carr, No. 11, 180 yards, 5-wood.
College men
Pacific-10 Conference Championship
At The Meadow Club; Fairfax, Calif; par 71.
TEAM SCORING–T-1, Southern California 1435; T-1, Arizona State 1435; 3, California 1438; 4, UCLA 1439; 5, Stanford 1444; 6, Arizona 1446; 7, Washington 1459; 8, Oregon State 1462; Washington State 1502.
Individuals: Medalist score– T-1, Kevin Chappell (UCLA) 281 (-3); T-1Creighton Honeck (UA). Also: 23, Kevin Tucker 291 (+7).
Western Athletic Conference Championship
At Cinnabar Hills GC; San Jose, Calif.
TEAM SCORING– 1, New Mexico State 891; 2, Boise State 896; 3, Fresno State 908; 4, University of Idaho 919; 5, University of Nevada 920; 6, San Jose State 926; 7, Louisiana Tech 931; T-8, University of Hawaii 948; T-8, Utah State 948.
Individuals: Medalist score–Troy Merritt (BSU) 209 (-7). Also: 11, David Nuhn (UI) 228 (+12), T-12, Russell Grove (UI) 229 (+13).
High school boys
Greater Spokane League
At The Links GC, Post Falls; par 72.
Lewis and Clark 387, Central Valley 403, Mead 409, East Valley 413, Gonzaga Prep 424, Shadle Park 427, Mt. Spokane 431, Ferris 433, University 435, North Central 444, Rogers 999.
1, Connor Moran (LC) 75. 2, Hank Frame (Uni) 76. 2, Chance Davis (SP) 76. 2, Ryan Arnold (SP) 76. 5, Matt Montecucco (Uni) 77. 5, Paul Heiskell (LC) 77. 5, Eric Duncan (CV) 77. 8, Erick Henderson (Mea) 78. 8, Peter Gullickson (LC) 78. 8, Justin Haase (LC) 78. 11, Matt Penny (Mea) 79. 11, Chad Smith (CV) 79. 11, Christian Alfaro (LC) 79. 11, Robert Seibly (GP) 79. 15, Brady Dixon (NC) 80. 15, Tanner Robb (CV) 80. 17, Ben Johnson (EV) 81. 17, Travis Sturman (EV) 81. 19, Nick Castrolang (Fer) 82. 19, Michael Hansen (EV) 82. 19, Eric Wallman (EV) 82.
High school girls
Greater Spokane League
At The Links GC, Post Falls; par 72.
Lewis and Clark 442, Mead 471, Gonzaga Prep 474, Mt. Spokane 504, Ferris 513, Central Valley 515, East Valley 541, Shadle Park 541, University 584, North Central 999, Rogers 999.
1, Brittany Wilcox (Mea) 76. 2, Kaitlen Parson (Uni) 77. 3, Lauren Howell (Mea) 81. 4, Chessey Thomas (LC) 83. 5, Elaine Whaley (GP) 84. 6, Jenna Speltz (GP) 86. 7, Laura Black (LC) 87. 7, Emily Travis (LC) 87. 9, Jenni White (EV) 89. 10, Morgan Fuhs (LC) 92. 11, Lizzie D’Arienzo (LC) 93. 11, Hillary Susz (MtS) 93. 13, Emma Bushman (Mea) 94. 13, Elizabeth Ferris (Fer) 94. 15, Ashley Ruen (GP) 95. 16, Taylor Apfelbaum (Fer) 96. 17, Kelsey Steele (SP) 97. 18, Alyssa Osterback (MtS) 98. 18, Brooke Roberts (CV) 98. 20, Chaylee Cline (CV) 100. 20, Pilar Alfaro (LC) 100.
Soccer
High school boys
District 8 4A tournament
Ferris 2, Lewis and Clark 1 (SO)
First half —1, Fer, Proctor (Hartfield), 1:00. 2, LC, Ames, 36:00. Second half —None. Overtime —None. Shooout — Ferris 6 (Proctor, Matern, Hartfield, Palmer, Taff, Bray). Lewis and Clark 5 (Ames, Zentz, Gilles, Horner, Craig)
Shots on goal — Lewis and Clark 11, Ferris 10. Saves — Lewis and Clark, Hollman 7. Ferris, Stebbins 4.
University 6, Gonzaga Prep 1
First half — 1, GP, Bartich, 7:00. 2, U-Hi, Gudgel (Ramos) 10:00. 3, U-Hi, Frobe (Ramos) 11:00. 4, U-Hi, Ramos (Woodard) 30:00. 5, U-Hi, Frobe (Ramos) 33:00. Second half — 6, U-Hi, Woodard (Frobe), 61:00. 7, U-Hi, Aunan (Allert) 79:00.
Shots on goal — Gonzaga Prep 10, University 19. Saves — Gonzaga Prep, Roberts 8. University, Dixon 7.
Great Northern League
Deer Park 6, Chewelah 2
First half — 1, Howerton, DP (McNiel) 19:00. 2, Carlson, Chew 21:00. 3, McNeil, DP (Howerton) 40:00. Second half — 4, McNeil, DP (Murry) 45:00. 5, McNeil, DP (Howerton) 50:00. 6, Howerton, DP (Murry) 55:00. 7, Carlson, Chew, 59:00. 8, Coleston, DP (Stoop) 74:00.
Shots on goal — Deer Park 12, Chewelah 10. Saves — Deer Park, Berezhnoy 4, Adams 3; Chewelah, Kersey 3.
Softball
High school
Greater Spokane League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
Shadle Park | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
North Central | 13 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
University | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
Central Valley | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
Mead | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
Mt. Spokane | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Gonzaga Prep | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
Lewis and Clark | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
Rogers | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
East Valley | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
Ferris | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
Inland Empire League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
Lake City | 13 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
Coeur d’Alene | 13 | 3 | 17 | 5 |
Post Falls | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
Lakeland | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Moscow | 6 | 10 | 8 | 14 |
Lewiston | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Sandpoint | 0 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
Great Northern League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
Colville | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
West Valley | 10 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
Pullman | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Clarkston | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
Riverside | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Cheney | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
Medical Lake | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
Deer Park | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
Intermountain League
League | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
Timberlake | 11 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Kellogg | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
St. Maries | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Priest River | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
Bonners Ferry | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Priest River 12, St. Maries 7
Priest River | 401 | 033 | 1 | - | 12 | 6 | 4 |
St. Maries | 104 | 020 | 0 | - | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Kruse and Hawes; Michael, Stapleton (4), Arrhenius (7) and Wemhoff. W-Kruse. L-Stapleton.
HITS: Priest River-Hirst, Kruse 2, Hawes 2, Bach 2. St. Maries-Felix 2, Shelden, Michael, Turner, Sines. 2B-Kruse 2, Bach, Felix. 3B-Shelden.
Northeast A League
Freeman 10, Kettle Falls 2
Kettle Falls | 000 | 020 | 0 | - | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Freeman | 505 | 000 | x | - | 10 | 8 | 1 |
Higgs, Mangini (6) and Sellars; Olson and Scott. W-Olson (6-5). L-Higgs.
HITS: Kettle Falls-Coots, Sellars, Bircher, Rogalette 2, Brisbois 2. Freeman-Coumont, Olson, Raines, Hollibaugh, Lamon, Rulan, Nooner 2. 2B-Hollibaugh. 3B-Raines, Lamon.
Tuesday’s Result
Freeman 12, Newport 1
Freeman | 300 | 302 | 4 | - | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Newport | 000 | 010 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Nooner, Olson (5) and Hollibaugh, Scott (5); Savage and Bussler. W-Nooner (2-0). L-Savage.
HITS: Freeman-Coumont, Olson 3, Raines 2, Scott 2, Lamon 2, Hill 3, Ramelow. Newport-Cunningham, Vogel, Bennett 2. 2B-Ramelow. 3B-Raines.
Tennis
Sabadell Atlantico
ATP Tour
At Real Club de Tenis Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Purse: $1.29 million (Intl. Gold)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-1,-1.
Feliciano Lopez (16), Spain, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 3-6,-2, 6-4.
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, def. Marc Lopez, Spain, 5-1,etired.
Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4.
Dmitry Tursunov (15), Russia, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-4,-3.
Stanislas Wawrinka (14), Switzerland, def. Yuri Schukin,azakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.
Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, 6-7 (7),-3, 7-5.
Mikhail Kukushkin, Russia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-0, 6-4.
Nicolas Almagro (10), Spain, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-4,-6 (5).
Guillermo Canas (9), Argentina, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili,ussia, 6-1, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 6-4, 6-2.
Denis Gremelmayr, Germany, def. James Blake (4), United States,-1, 6-4.
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Carlos Moya (5), Spain, 4-6, 6-1,-4.
Doubles
First Round
Ross Hutchins and Andy Murray, Britain, def. Thomas Johansson,nd Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 6-4, 2-6, 10-3 tiebreak.
BMW Open
ATP Tour
At MTTC Iphitos
Munich, Germany
Purse: $578,100 (Intl. Series)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Steve Darcis (7), Belgium, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-3,-4.
Marat Safin, Russia, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-3, 3-6,-4.
Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Ivo Klec, Slovakia, 6-1, 7-6 (6).
Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, def. Alexandre Sidorenko, France,-4, 7-6 (6).
Second Round
Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, def. Julio Silva, Brazil, 6-1, 6-4.
Marin Cilic (8), Croatia, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-4,-6 (7).
Paul-Henri Mathieu (1), France, def. Gianluca Naso, Italy, 6-3,-4.
Simone Bolleli, Italy, def. Andreas Seppi (6), Italy, 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles
First Round
Marc Gicquel, France, and Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, def. Tomasibulec, Czech Republic, and Chris Haggard, South Africa, 6-4, 6-4.
Yves Allegro, Switzerland, and Stephen Huss, Austria, def.rantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Jordan Kerr (1), Austria,-7, 6-4, 10-4 tiebreak.
Christopher Kas, Germany, and Rogier Wassen (2), Netherlands,ead Benjamin Becker and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 7-6 (4), 1-1,usp., darkness.
ECM Prague Open
WTA Tour
At ICLTK Praha
Prague, Czech Republic
Purse: $145,000 (Tier IV)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Anna Lapushchenkova, Russia, 7-5, 7-5.
Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def. Petra Kvitova, Czechepublic, 6-3, 6-4.
Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden,-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Vera Dushevina, Russia, def. Martina Muller, Germany, 6-0, 6-2.
Second Round
Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-4,-4.
Karolina Pliskova, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles
First Round
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def.artina Muller, Germany and Gabriela Navratilova (3), Czechepublic, 6-3, 5-7, 10-4 tiebreak.
Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Bulgaria,ef. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, and Jasmin Woehr, Germany,-6, 6-3, 10-6 tiebreak.
Eva Hrdinova, Czech Republic, and Klaudia Jans, Poland, def.arolina and Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-3.
Jill Craybas, United States, and Michaella Krajicek (4),etherlands, def. Veronika Kapshay, Ukraine, and Urszula Radwanska,oland, 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 tiebreak.
Quarterfinals
Darya Kustova, Belarus, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def.elinda Czink, Hungary, and Nathalie Grandin, South Africa, 6-4,-4.
Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
WTA Tour
At Royal Tennis Club de Fes
Fez, Morocco
Purse: $145,000 (Tier IV)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Gisela Dulko (2), Argentina, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-1, 6-1.
Aravane Rezai (4), France, def. Vania King, United States, 6-2, 6-4.
Second Round
Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Timea Bacsinszky (5), Switzerland, 6-1, 7-5.
Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Ekaterina Makarova (8), Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Tathiana Garbin (3), Italy, vs. Greta Arn, Germany, 6-4, 7-5.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (1), Spain, def. Sesil Karantantcheva, Bulgaria, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Doubles
First Round
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, and Vania King (1), United States, 7-6 (8), 7-5.
Catalina Castano, Colombia, and Anne Kremer, Luxembourg, lead Kelly Anderson, South Africa, and Katie O’Brien, Ireland, 6-3, 3-5 (0-30), susp., darkness.
Quarterfinals
Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova (3), Russia, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, and Rossana de Los Rios, Paraguay, 6-4, 6-3.
Maria Kondratieva, Russia, and Sophie Lefevre, France, lead Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Lilia Osterloh, United States, 7-6 (3), 3-1, susp., darkness.
High school boys
Greater Spokane League
SHADLE PARK 6, NORTH CENTRAL 1. No. 1 Singles Sean Brauner (SP) def. Dylan Harris 6-7, 6-3, 7-5. No. 1 Doubles Ethan Daugherty and Shaun Deffe (SP) def. Zack Zappone and Carson Yach 6-0, 6-2.
MEAD 7, UNIVERSITY 0. No. 1 SinglesEthan Vaughn (Mea) def. Scott Bucar 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 DoublesBryan Lee and Max Giffen (Mea) def. Sean Flatow and Jake Gaucho 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
MT. SPOKANE 5, EAST VALLEY 1. No. 1 Singles Zach Caldwell (MtS) def. Jon Casebier 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles John Macinni and Nick McMurray (MtS) def. Kyle Dunwoody and Ronnie Jarvis 6-0, 6-0.
Great Northern League
CHENEY 7, LAKESIDE 0. No. 1 Singles Joe Kreilkamp (Che) def. Justin McCann 6-0, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles Jesse Plowman and Tanner Bennett (Che) def. Nick Fortenberry and Kody Southwick 6-1, 6-1.
Tuesday’s result
Great Northern League
CLARKSTON 7, PULLMAN 0. No. 1 Singles RIchard Muszynsik III (Cla) def. Shashank Dwivedi 6-0, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles Dustin McConnell and Shane Roberts (Cla) def. Jeff Harris and Carl Vollmer 6-3, 6-1.
High school girls
Greater Spokane League
SHADLE PARK 6, NORTH CENTRAL 1. No. 1 Singles Shelly Emch (SP) def. Barbara Chrkava 6-2, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles Andrea Kahler and Jessica Bower (NC) def. Nicole Clark and Meghan Hitchens 6-4, 6-4.
MEAD 5, UNIVERSITY 0. No. 1 Singles Britta Stime (Mea) def. Jessi Steele 7-5. No. 1 Doubles Erica Norris and Sara Hair (Mea) def. Hailey Parrish and Cailynn Garcia 6-3, 6-4.
LEWIS AND CLARK 7, ROGERS 0. No. 1 Singles Erin Hostetler (LC) def. Jade Butler 6-0, 6-0. No. 1 Doubles Olivia Arguinchona and Vally Moua (LC) def. Myriah Kukuk and Molly Haase 6-1, 6-0.
GONZAGA PREP 7, CENTRAL VALLEY 0. No. 1 Singles Anna Lambert (GP) def. Candice Mihlke 6-0, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles Erica Hart and Kaylie Pierce (GP) def. Ashley Durkee and Rhianna Moriarty 6-0, 6-3.
MT. SPOKANE 5, EAST VALLEY 2. No. 1 Singles Miranda Brother (EV) def. Valerie Nauditt 6-1, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles Savhanna Robertson and Katie Bates (MtS) def. Rachel Duckett and Jade Charbonneau 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
Track & Field
Great Northern League
Deer Park, Riverside at Colville
BOYS
Colville 72, Deer Park 49; Colville 67, Riverside 62; Riverside 82, Deer Park 52.
100-1, Skylar Dumas (Col) 11.3. 2, Chris Boddee (Riv) 11.7. 3, Stroisch (Col) 11.8. 200-1, Dickson (DP) 24.5. 2, Stroisch (Col) 24.9. 3, Huskeson (Riv) 25.8. 400-1, Anselin (Riv) 53.9. 2, Dumas (COl) 54.9. 3, Cushman (Riv) 57.7. 800-1, Hall (DP) 2:14.7. 2, Peone (DP) 2:15.1. 3, Hastings (COl) 2:15.5. 1,600-1, Rose (Col) 4:42.9. 2, Peone (DP) 4:47.8. 3, Hastings (COl) 4:49.1. 3,200-1, Rose (Col) 9:45.8. 2, Chanelow (Riv) 10:01.1. 3, Fisher (Col) 10:36.4. 110 high hurdles-1, Wriding (Riv) 21.3. 2, Kreoft (Riv) 22.4. 300 low hurdles-1, Bulnik (DP) 48.5. 2, Kreoft (Riv) 52.4. 3, Elmer Williams (DP) 53.6. 400 relay-1, Colville 46.9. 1,600 relay-1, Riverside 3:47.6. High jump-1, Payne (Riv) 6-0. 2, Hall (DP) 5-10. Long jump-1, Almas (Col) 18-0.75. 2, Underwood (Riv) 16-10. 3, Forsyth (Col) 16-7. Triple jump-1, Almas (Col) 39-7. 2, Dixon (DP) 38-0. 3, Hoffman (Riv) 35-11. Pole vault- Discus-1, Adams (Col) 146-3. 2, Williams (DP) 137-11. 3, Balynak (DP) 112-2. Javelin-1, Musson (Col) 189-2. 2, Bale (Riv) 141-4. 3, Martin (Col) 140-3. Shot put-1, Adams (Col) 46-11. 2, Payne (Riv) 45-5.75. 3, Burton (DP) 40-10.5.
GIRLS
Colville 72, Deer Park 58; Riverside 96, Colville 44; Riverside 88, Deer Park 48.
100-1, Luu (Col) 12.6. 2, Morehead (Riv) 12.8. 3, Gauche (Col) 13.0. 200-1, Ruygrock (DP) 27.0. 2, Moser (DP) 28.5. 3, Harmon (Riv) 29.5. 400-1, C.Sur (Riv) 104.7. 2, A.Sur (Riv) 1:05.2. 3, Wood (Riv) 1:05.9. 800-1, Wilson (Riv) 2:34.3. 2, Lesher (Riv) 2:36.6. 3, Due (Riv) 2:39.2. 1,600-1, Duenich (DP) 5:35.5. 2, Die (Riv) 5:37.7 3, Sweeney (Riv) 5:52.7. 3,200-1, Woodson (Riv) 12:05.9. 2, Dunich (DP) 12:18.3. 3, Kltaylow (DP) 13:04.6. 100 high hurdles-1, McKinney (Riv) 16.6. 2, Bishop (Col) 18.1. 3, Peterson (Col) 18.5. 300 low hurdles-1, McKinney (Riv) 48.5. 2, Obert (DP) 48.9. 3, Rich (Riv) 50.9. 400 relay-1, Colville 50.3. 800 relay-1, Colville 1:47.3. 1,600 relay-1, Riverside 4:22.1. High jump-1, Crites (DP) 4-8. 2, J.J.Andres (Col) 4-6. 3, Carlander (Riv) 4-6. Long jump-1, Obert (DP) 15-2. 2, Je.Andres (COl) 13-7.5. 3, Pttman (Riv) 13-1. Triple jump-1, Pittman (Riv) 34-4. 2, Carlander (Riv) 30-6. 3, Lehman (Col) 29-1. Pole vault- Discus-1, Swoboda (Riv) 100-5.5. 2, Marshall (Riv) 83-7. 3, Opsal (Riv) 76-7. Javelin-1, Nagy (Riv) 99-5. 2, Rheingans (Riv) 93-1. 3, Wise (Riv) 90-2. Shot put-1, Lentz (Col) 33-3. 2, Marshall (Riv) 32-8. 3, Pond (Col) 31-10.
Pullman at Cheney
BOYS
Cheney 91.5, Pullman 56.5.
100-1, Moore-Young (Che) 11.0. 2, Fregoso (Che) 11.4. 200-1, Badini (Pul) 23.2. 2, Youmans (Che) 23.7. 400-1, Hodge (Pul) 52.7. 2, Schaber (Che) 57.4. 800-1, Kuula (Che) 2:04.3. 2, Martin (Che) 2:06.4. 1,600-1, Adams (Pul) 4:40. 2, Martin (Che) 4:42.5. 3,200-1, Issa (Che) 10:25.6. 2, Zachman (Che) 11:02.6. 110 high hurdles-1, Cassleman (Pul) 14.5. 2, Moore-Young (Che) 15.0. 300 low hurdles-1, Cassleman (Pul) 38.7. 2, Moore-Young (Che) 40.6. 400 relay-1, Pullman 44.8. 2, Cheney 46.7. 1,600 relay-1, Pullman 3:35.3. 2, Cheney 3:40. High jump-1, Hardie (Che) 6-0. 2, Youmans (Che) 5-10. Long jump-1, Youmans (Che) 19-7. 2, Lee (Pul) 19-5. Triple jump-1, Larson (Che) 39-11.75. 2, Shannahan (Che) 39-11.5. Pole vault-1, Keithley (Pul) 12-0. 2, Keithy (Pul) 11-0. Discus-1, Jones (Che) 147-7. 2, Rodgers (Che) 137-7. Javelin-1, Shellabarger (Che) 156-0. 2, Condos (Che) 142-6. Shot put-1, Jones (Che) 47-4. 2, Quisenberry (Che) 44-4.
GIRLS
Cheney 87, Pullman 57.
100-1, Mauer (Che) 12.2. 2, Stralser (Che) 13.0. 200-1, Palmer (Che) 27.6. 2, Scott (Che) 28.3. 400-1, Simmons (Che) 1:02.2. 2, Palmer (Che) 1:06.2. 800-1, Miller (Che) 2:26.6. 2, Nelson (Pul) 2:33.4. 1,600-1, Druffel (Pul) 5:25.8. 2, Batchelor (Che) 5:53.9. 3,200-1, Greene (Pul) 12:56. 2, Fuerst (Pul) 13:31.3. 100 high hurdles-1, Stralser (Che) 15.9. 2, Swenson (Che) 16.3. 300 low hurdles-1, Al-Hassan (Pul) 45.9. 2, Breen (Che) 47.6. 400 relay-1, Cheney 50.8. 2, Pullman 54.8. 800 relay-1, Cheney 1:49. 2, Pullman 1:52.3. 1,600 relay-1, Cheney 4:09.7. 2, Pullman 4:21.1. High jump-1, Cheslek (Pul) 5-0. 2, Ham (Che) 4-10. Long jump-1, Young (Che) 15-9.25. 2, Heim (Pul) 14-8.25. Triple jump-1, McCormick (Che) 32-7. 2, Heim (Pul) 32-4. Pole vault-1, Pavlish (Che) 8-0. 2, Schwendinan (Che) 7-0. Discus-1, Albrecht (Pul) 127-8. 2, Walker (Pul) 100-1. Javelin-1, Palk (Che) 111-11. 2, Walker (Pul) 107-2. Shot put-1, Albrecht (Pul) 42-3. 2, Walker (Pul) 34-7.
Southeast B Meet
BOYS
Waitsburg-Prescott 213, St. John-Endicott 148, Pomeroy 77, Asotin 46, Walla Walla Valley Academy 18, Garfield-Palouse 17.
100-Tubio (SJE) 11.2. 200-Tubio (SJE) 23.2. 400-Zuger (WP) 54.8. 800-Fisher (SJE) 2:14.5. 1,600-Fisher (SJE) 5:03. 3,200-Salzman (SJE) 11:33.2. 110 high hurdles-Baker (WP) 15.8. 300 low hurdles-Baker (WP) 42.1. 400 relay-Waitsburg-Prescott 46.4. 1,600 relay-Waitsburg-Prescott 3:41.2. High jump-Miller (SJE) 6-2. Long jump-Alexenko (WP) 17-8. Triple jump-Withers (WP) 17-10. Pole vault-Batlow (Pom) 10-6. Discus-Lehr (WP) 135-3.5. Javelin-Gertsch (WP) 136-6. Shot put-Lehr (WP) 45-7.
GIRLS
Waitsburg-Prescott 129, Asotin 115, St. John-Endicott 72, Pomeroy 61, Garfield-Palouse 46, Logos 28, Walla Walla Valley Academy 12.
100-Williams (Pom) 13.0. 200-Potter (WP) 27.3. 400-Bond (Aso) 1:06.3. 800-Garcia (WP) 2:36.6. 1,600-Fowler (Aso) 6:17.8. 3,200-Carlson (Log) 14:09.5. 100 high hurdles-Warner (WP) 17.7. 300 low hurdles-Hafen (WP) 1:02. 400 relay-Garfield-Palouse 57.3. 800 relay-Waitsburg-Prescott 2:02. 1,600 relay-Asotin 4:32.4 High jump-Jacobsen (WWVA) 5-0. Long jump-Simon (SJE) 14-4.5. Triple jump-Heersink (Pom) 31-1. Pole vault-Lapape (WP) 6-6. Discus-Henderson (Aso) 97-2. Javelin-Henderson (Aso) 92-7. Shot put-Henderson (Aso) 31-7.25.
Fishing
K&K Spring Derby
At Lake Pend Oreille
Rainbow—1, Randy Schnell (Spokane) 12lbs, 8oz, 331/2 inches. 2, Kurt Artner (Sandpoint) 9-8, 29. 3, Ken Reiber (Spokane) 8-14, 29 ½. Mackinaw — 1, Susan Hauk (Coeur d’Alene 16-5, 38. 2, Ed Reeves (St. Maries) 15-12, 35 ¼. 3, Jim Brewer 15-10, 36 ½. Youth—1, Aaron Moore, 12 years old, Macinaw, 6-5, 26 ½. 2, Ethan Downing, 6 y.o., Macinaw, 6-3, 25 ¾. 3, Cambell Alexander, 10 y.o., 5-8, 26.
Fish counts
The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/4 and year-to-date totals:
Site | Chinook | Steelhead | Shad |
Bonneville | 3994 | 42 | 0 |
Year totals | 33720 | 2407 | 0 |
The Dalles | 3797 | 39 | 0 |
Year totals | 19093 | 1060 | 0 |
John Day | 1262 | 68 | n/a |
Year totals | 12500 | 2299 | n/a |
McNary | 619 | 33 | 0 |
Year totals | 6380 | 2106 | 0 |
Priest Rapids | 90 | -6 | 0 |
Year totals | 626 | 24 | 0 |
Ice Harbor | 686 | 20 | 0 |
Year totals | 3964 | 2916 | 0 |
L.Monumental | 233 | 41 | 0 |
Year totals | 1912 | 3475 | 0 |
Little Goose | 114 | 25 | n/a |
Year totals | 1118 | 2149 | n/a |
Lower Granite | 170 | 35 | 0 |
Year totals | 664 | 7175 | 0 |
Auto Racing
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standings
May 3 — Dan Lowry 400, Richmond, Va.
May 10 — Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington, S.C.
May 17 — x-NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C.
May 25 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 1 — Dover (Del.) 400
June 8 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.
June 15 — Michigan 400, Brooklyn
June 22 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
June 29 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.
July 5 — Sprint Cup 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 12 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill.
July 27 — Allstate 400 At The Brickyard, Indianapolis
Aug. 3 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 10 — Centurion Boats At The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 17 — 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 23 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Aug. 31 — Sprint Cup 500, Fontana, Calif.
Sept. 6 — Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 14 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 21 — Dover (Del.), 400
Sept. 28 — Kansas 400, Kansas City
Oct. 5 — AMP Energy 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 11 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 19 — Sprint Cup 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 26 — Pep Boys Auto 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 2 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth, TexasNov. 9 — Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 16 — Ford 500, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
Driver Standings
1. Jeff Burton, 1,347
2. Kyle Busch, 1,325
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,268
4. Denny Hamlin, 1,248
5. Jimmie Johnson, 1,245
6. Kevin Harvick, 1,208
7. Clint Bowyer, 1,182
8. Greg Biffle, 1,148
9. Tony Stewart, 1,137
10. Carl Edwards, 1,084
11. Ryan Newman, 1,062
12. Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,029
13. Kasey Kahne, 1,028
14. Jeff Gordon, 1,018
15. David Ragan, 994
(tie) Brian Vickers, 994
17. Martin Truex Jr., 949
18. David Gilliland, 940
19. Matt Kenseth, 909
20. Kurt Busch, 903
Moves
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Named Matt Bourne vice president of business public relations. Suspended San Francisco C Eliezer Alfonzo for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Assigned RHP Bryan Corey outright to Pawtucket (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned INF Brian Buscher to Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed 3B Alex Rodriguez on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Chris Stewart to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Chris Britton from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Announced C Chad Moeller cleared waivers, declined an outright assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and agreed to a one-year contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Designated OF Brad Wilkerson and 1B Greg Norton for assignment. Recalled C Jeff Clement and OF Wladimir Balentien from Tacoma (PCL).
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed RHP Kip Wells on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 28. Recalled INF Jonathan Herrera and INF Omar Quintanilla from Colorado Springs (PCL). Acquired LHP Jorge De La Rosa from Kansas City as the player to be named in the March 27 transaction that sent RHP Ramon Ramirez to the Royals.
Midwest League
KANE COUNTY COUGARS—Announced INF Larry Cobb has been assigned to team from Stockton (Cal).
American Association
PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed RHP Carl Scheafer.
SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Signed RHP Thad Markay.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE—Signed RHP Rich Garces.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed RHP Thomas Atlee.
QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed RHP TJ Stanton.
Golden Baseball League
LONG BEACH ARMADA—Agreed to terms with LHP Nick Bierbrodt.
ORANGE COUNTY FLYERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Daniel Arizmendi, RHP Nick Casanova, INF Pat Cummins, RHP Dane De La Rosa, INF Ben Einbinder, INF Sean Lorentz, RHP Monte Mansfield, C Buddy Morales, 1B Fernando Pacheco and RHP Ezequiel Ruvalcaba.
YUMA SCORPIONS—Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Alvarado and RHP Mike Esposito.
Northern League
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Agreed to terms with RHP David Humen.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with LHP Brandon Higelin, LHP Blake Ricken and C Henry Gutierrez.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Agreed to terms with LHP David Haehnel. Named Rick DeHart pitching coach. Released LHP Hans Smith.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Baerlocher and C-INF Ryan Luther.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Fired Avery Johnson, coach.
Women’s National Basketball Association
INDIANA FEVER—Waived C Michelle Woods.
LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Announced the resignation of Larry Smith, assistant coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed S Pierson Prioleau. Waived QB Lester Ricard.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released CB Tim Mixon and LB T.J. Slaughter.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed DL Kyle Clement.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed DT Larry Tripplett and LB Wesley Mallard. Claimed QB Dalton Bell off waivers from Green Bay.
Canadian Football League
CALGARY STAMPEDERS—Traded WR Kevin Challenger, OL John Comiskey and 2008 second- and third-round draft picks to Edmonton for 2008 first- and second-round draft picks.
EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Re-signed C Taylor Inglis. Released K Hayden Epstein, LB Scott Mennie and SB Eric Newman.
HOCKEY
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed F Matt Beleskey, F Jason Bailey and D John de Gray to three-year entry-level contracts.
COLLEGE
NCAA—Promoted Bernard Franklin to executive vice president of governance and membership, Dennie Poppe to vice president of baseball and football and Wally Renfro to vice president and senior advisor to the president.
ARIZONA WESTERN—Announced the resignation of Jason Smith, volleyball coach.
BOWDOIN—Announced the resignation of Stefanie Pemper, women’s basketball coach, to take the same position at Navy.
CATHOLIC U.—Named Matthew Donohue women’s basketball coach.
DUKE—Named Jan Dowling women’s assistant golf coach.
UCLA—Announced men’s basketball G/F Chace Stanback will leave the program and transfer to another school.
WESTMINSTER, PA.—Named Tom Watts assistant football coach and assistant baseball coach.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NBA playoffs
Favorite | Pts (O/U) | Underdog |
Pistons | 5 (178) | 76ERS |
Friday | ||
Celtics | NL (NL) | HAWKS |
JAZZ | 7.5 (180) | Rockets |
Saturday | ||
HORNETS | 3.5 (183) | Spurs |
Home team in capital letters.