Today
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii-Hilo vs. Arizona, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium.
KIF: Kauai vs. Waimea at Vidinha Stadium, 2:45 p.m.
BASKETBALL
OIA Red East girls: Farrington at Kalani, Kaimuki at Kahuku, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA Red West girls: Aiea at Radford, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Castle at Campbell, Thompson at Kaiser, Waialua at Anuenue, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
SOFTBALL
Bank of Hawaii Invitational: Baylor vs. California, 2 p.m., Hawaii vs. Liberty, 4 p.m., Hawaii vs. California, 6 p.m., Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
TENNIS
ILH boys: Saint Louis at Iolani, 4 p.m.
ILH girls: Sacred Hearts at Kamehameha, 4 p.m.
WATER POLO
College women: Hawaii vs. Pacific, 4 p.m., Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
Tomorrow
BASKETBALL
ILH division I girls: Iolani at Mid-Pacific, Maryknoll vs. Punahou at Saint Louis, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Bank of Hawaii Invitational: Nevada vs. Liberty, noon, California vs. Liberty, 2 p.m., Nevada vs. Baylor, 4 p.m., Hawaii vs. Baylor, 6 p.m., Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
TENNIS
ILH boys: Hawaii Baptist at Punahou, 4:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
College women: Exhibition, Hawaii vs. Arizona, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center.
Water polo
ILH girls: Kamehameha at Iolani, Pac-Five at Punahou, 6 p.m.
BASEBALL
Major league preseason
Yesterday
Toronto 1, Boston 0
Florida 4, Baltimore 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 5
L.A. Dodgers 4, Detroit 3
Minnesota 5, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 11, Tampa Bay 8
San Diego 5, Colorado 5, tie, 10 innings
Seattle 4, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Chicago White Sox 12, Texas 8
L.A. Angels 13, Kansas City 7
Houston 11, Atlanta 3
Cincinnati 6, N.Y. Yankees 3
Oakland 7, San Francisco 4
Oahu AJA playoffs
At Central Oahu Regional Park
Yesterday
Waialae 14, Olomana 1
ILH baseball
Punahou 11, Kamehameha 4
Paul Snieder gave up two hits over five innings with five strikeouts to lead the three-time defending state champion Buffanblu over the Warriors.
The pitcher also went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs for Punahou, which scored six runs in the second inning to blow the game open.
At Ala Wai Field
| Punahou (1-0 ) |
060 |
410 |
0 |
-- |
11 |
9 |
2
|
| Kamehameha (0-2) |
100 |
030 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
6 |
2
|
Paul Snieder, Evan Yamamoto (5), Cheyne Okawa (5), Snider (5) and Zach Kometani. Kapono Chang, Daniel Kawasaki (2), Chris Pascual (2), Scott Fisher (2), Vance Nobriga (2), Alika Pruett (4), Ashkhon Kuhaulua (5), John Worthington (7) and Les Akeo.
W--Snieder.
L--Kawasaki.
Leading hitters--Pun: Josh Bninski 3 runs; Tyler Young 2-4; Zach Kometani 2b; Snieder 2-4, 2 RBIs; Geoffrey Kunita 2 runs. Kam: Keoni Lum 2b; Mitchell Kauweloa 2 RBIs; Parker McCready 2b.
SUMO
March Grand Sumo Tournament
Day 3 results
Kaiho (1-2) def. Tochinohana (0-3)
Shimotori (3-0) def. Wakanosato (2-1)
Tosanoumi (2-1) def. Jumonji (1-2)
Tochiozan (2-1) def. Ushiomaru (1-2)
Kakuryu (3-0) def. Hakurozan (1-2)
Yoshikaze (1-2) def. Tokitsuumi (1-2)
Tochinonada (2-1) def. Iwakiyama (1-2)
Dejima (3-0) def. Kasuganishiki (0-3)
Kokkai (3-0) def. Aminishiki (0-3)
Tamanoshima (2-1) def. Kakizoe (2-1)
Takamisakari (1-2) def. Tamakasuga (1-2)
Roho (1-2) def. Homasho (1-2)
Kisenosato (2-1) def. Kyokutenho (0-3)
Toyonoshima (3-0) def. Kotoshogiku (0-3)
Kotomitsuki (3-0) def. Asasekiryu (0-3)
Hakuho (2-1) def. Miyabiyama (1-2)
Chiyotaikai (2-1) def. Kasugao (2-1)
Tochiazuma (3-0) def. Ama (1-2)
Tokitenku (2-1) def. Kaio (1-2)
Kotooshu (2-1) def. Takekaze (2-1)
Asashoryu (1-2) def. Futeno (0-3)
TENNIS
Pacific Life Open
At Indian Wells, Calif.
Purse: Men, $3.285 million (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I)
Men's fourth round singles
Ivan Ljubicic (8), Croatia, def. David Nalbandian (10), Argentina, 2-6 6-4, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (22), Spain, 6-1, 6-1.
Juan Ignacio Chela (30), Argentina, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Andy Roddick (3), United States, def. Richard Gasquet (15), France, 7-6 (3), 6-3
Women's fourth round singles
Vera Zvonareva (15), Russia, def. Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Li Na (12), China, def. Jelena Jankovic (7), Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
Shahar Peer (11), Israel, def. Anna Chakvetadze (8), Austria, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Nicole Vaidisova (6), Czech Republic, def. Marion Bartoli (17), France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Tatiana Golovin (13), France, def. Nadia Petrova (4), Russia, 6-2, 10 reitred.
Daniela Hantuchova (14), Slovakia, def. Martina Hingis (3), Switzerland, 6-4, 6-3.
Sybille Bammer (33), Austria, def. Ana Ivanovic (10), Serbia, 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, def. Ai Sugiyama (16), Japan, 6-2, 6-2.
ILH
Yesterday
Varsity boys
University 3, Hawaii Baptist 2
GOLF
OIA Eastern division
Yesterday
At Kaneohe Klipper Course, par-72
BOYS
Team standings--1. Moanalua, 319; 2. Castle, 330; 3. Kalani, 343; 4. Kahuku, 359; 5. Kailua, 381; 6. Kaiser, 397.
Individual leaders
| David Saka, Moanalua |
37-37 |
-- |
74
|
| Inoka Kahawaii, Kahuku |
39-36 |
-- |
75
|
| Jonathan Sanchez, Castle |
37-40 |
-- |
77
|
| Nick Kim, Kaiser |
40-37 |
-- |
77
|
| Ryan Nagata, Kalani |
37-41 |
-- |
78
|
| Mark Arakaki, Kalani |
40-38 |
-- |
78
|
| Christian Agosto, Moanalua |
40-39 |
-- |
79
|
| Jesse Aulelava, Castle |
41-40 |
-- |
81
|
| Taylor Shimomura, Moanalua |
39-43 |
-- |
82
|
| Joshua Valliere, Moanalua |
42-42 |
-- |
84
|
| Jesse Cabildo, Castle |
40-46 |
-- |
86
|
| Trevor Martin, Castle |
41-45 |
-- |
86
|
| Wyan Vong, Kaiser |
44-43 |
-- |
87
|
GIRLS
Team standings--1. Roosevelt, 306; 2. McKinley, 338.
Individual leaders
| Nicole Sakamoto, Kalani |
37-43 |
-- |
80
|
| Ha'aheo Manini-Hewlen, Roos |
43-37 |
-- |
80
|
| Kristina Merkle, Moanalua |
41-42 |
-- |
83
|
| Tiffany Oda, Moanalua |
43-44 |
-- |
87
|
| Tawney Hirokawa, Kalani |
46-50 |
-- |
96
|
| Christina Milan, Kaimuki |
50-47 |
-- |
97
|
| Natalie Nakamine, Roosevelt |
44-55 |
-- |
99
|
OIA Western division
Yesterday
At Mililani Course, par-72
BOYS
Team standings--1. Mililani, 316; 2. Pearl City, 328; 3. Campbell, 329; 4. Kapolei, 335; 5. Aiea, 367; 6. Radford, 375.
Individual leaders
| Jared Sawada, Mililani |
35-36 |
-- |
71
|
| Zakry Akagi-Bustin, Leilehua |
37-35 |
-- |
72
|
| Michael Jay Sato, Pearl City |
39-34 |
-- |
73
|
| Haku Maluenda, Campbell |
37-37 |
-- |
74
|
| Robert Konecne, Radford |
35-42 |
-- |
77
|
| Drake Akiyoshi, Mililani |
40-40 |
-- |
80
|
| Branden Nakahara, Waipahu |
41-39 |
-- |
80
|
| Bryson Watabu, Aiea |
39-42 |
-- |
81
|
| Evan Nagano, Pearl City |
42-39 |
-- |
81
|
| Cameron Kucic, Campbell |
40-42 |
-- |
82
|
| Andrea Topping, Kapolei |
39-43 |
-- |
82
|
| Chris Lam, Kapolei |
40-43 |
-- |
83
|
| Reece Yamada, Kapolei |
45-38 |
-- |
83
|
| Colin Imaoka, Mililani |
43-40 |
-- |
83
|
| Lawrence Cruz, Leilehua |
43-41 |
-- |
84
|
| Mitchell Chun, Waianae |
43-41 |
-- |
84
|
GIRLS
Team standings--1. Pearl City, 287; 2. Aiea, 304; Kapolei, 325.
Individual leaders
| Maryssa Shigesato, Mililani |
42-44 |
-- |
86
|
| Katrina Higa, Aiea |
44-46 |
-- |
90
|
| Lauren Sugai, Pearl City |
45-45 |
-- |
90
|
| Natasha Fong, Aiea |
50-44 |
-- |
94
|
| Lisa Sugai, Pearl City |
47-47 |
-- |
94
|
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball magazine Top 10 Poll
First-place votes in parentheses
1. Pepperdine (9), 90 points. 2. UC Irvine, 80. 3. BYU, 73. 4. UC Santa Barbara, 57. 5. Penn State, 54. 6. Ohio State, 45. 7. UCLA, 39. 8. CSU Northridge, 18. 9. IPFW, 12. 10. Long Beach State, 11.
Also receiving votes: Loyola-Chicago, Pacific, Hawaii.
BOXING
Fight schedule
Friday
At Madison Square Garden, New York, (PPV), John Duddy, New York, vs. Anthony Bonsante, Sakopee, Min., 12, for the vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title and Duddy's IBA middleweight title.
At Rockingham Park, Salem, N.H. (ESPN2), Valdemir Pereira, Brazil, vs. Eric Aiken, Washington D.C., 12, IBF featherweight eliminator.
At Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Fla., Celestino Caballero, Panama, vs. Ricardo Castillo, Mexico, 12, for Caballero's WBA junior featherweight title.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINES
NCAA basketball tournament
Tomorrow
First round
At Buffalo, N.Y.
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
OU |
UNDERDOG
|
| Butler |
1 |
(123) |
Old Dominion
|
| Maryland |
7 |
(155 1/2) |
Davidson
|
| Duke |
6 1/2 |
(135) |
Va. Cmmonwealth
|
| Pittsburgh |
10 |
(119 1/2) |
Wright St.
|
At Winston-Salem, N.C.
|
| North Carolina |
26 |
(143 1/2) |
E. Kentucky
|
| Michigan St. |
1 1/2 |
(124) |
Marquette
|
| Boston College |
3 |
(136 1/2) |
Texas Tech
|
| Georgetown |
16 1/2 |
(124) |
Belmont
|
At Lexington, Ky.
|
| Ohio St. |
21 1/2 |
(126 1/2) |
Cent. Conn. St.
|
| Xavier |
1 1/2 |
(148 1/2) |
BYU
|
| Louisville |
5 1/2 |
(127) |
Stanford
|
| Texas A&M |
13 1/2 |
(135) |
Penn
|
At Sacramento, Calif.
|
| Indiana |
1 |
(142) |
Gonzaga
|
| UCLA |
19 1/2 |
(128) |
Weber St.
|
| Vanderbilt |
3 1/2 |
(140) |
George Wash.
|
| Washington St. |
6 1/2 |
(120) |
Oral Roberts
|
Friday
|
First round
|
At Columbus, Ohio
|
| Virginia Tech |
2 1/2 |
(118) |
Illinois
|
| S. Illinois |
7 |
(108 1/2) |
Holy Cross
|
| Tennessee |
7 |
(170 1/2) |
Long Beach St.
|
| Virginia |
7 1/2 |
(134 1/2) |
Albany, N.Y.
|
At Chicago
|
| Georgia Tech |
1 1/2 |
(139 1/2) |
UNLV
|
| Wisconsin |
13 |
(131 1/2) |
Texas A&M-C.C.
|
| Villanova |
1 |
(133 1/2) |
Kentucky
|
| Kansas |
off |
(off) |
Fla. A&M Niagara
|
At New Orleans
|
| Florida |
28 |
(145) |
Jackson St.
|
| Arizona |
2 |
(136) |
Purdue
|
| Nevada |
1 |
(133 1/2) |
Creighton
|
| Memphis |
18 |
(145) |
North Texas
|
At Spokane, Wash.
|
| Notre Dame |
4 |
(151) |
Winthrop
|
| Oregon |
9 |
(122 1/2) |
Miami (Ohio)
|
| Southern Cal |
1 1/2 |
(135) |
Arkansas
|
| Texas |
9 |
(154) |
New Mexico St.
|
NIT
Tonight
First round
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
OU |
UNDERDOG
|
| at Clemson |
18 |
(140 1/2) |
ETSU
|
| at Syracuse |
13 |
(142) |
South Alabama
|
| at Georgia |
11 |
(139 1/2) |
Fresno St.
|
| at Bradley |
6 1/2 |
(149) |
Providence
|
| at DePaul |
10 1/2 |
(135) |
Hofstra
|
| at Kansas St. |
12 |
(135) |
Vermont
|
| at Mississippi |
7 |
(145 1/2) |
Appalachian St.
|
| at Missouri St. |
8 |
(139) |
San Diego St.
|
| at Air Force |
14 1/2 |
(121 1/2) |
Austin Peay
|
NBA
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG
|
| Washington |
2 |
at Indiana
|
| at Toronto |
7 |
New York
|
| at Charlotte |
2 |
Sacramento
|
| Utah |
2 1/2 |
at Orlando
|
| Chicago |
1 1/2 |
at Philadelphia
|
| at Boston |
4 1/2 |
Atlanta
|
| Cleveland |
5 |
at Memphis
|
| at Houston |
10 1/2 |
L.A. Clippers
|
| at Dallas |
5 |
Phoenix
|
| Detroit |
4 1/2 |
at Portland
|
NHL
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG |
LINE
|
| at Detroit |
-145 |
Nashville |
+125
|
| at New Jersey |
-180 |
Pittsburgh |
+160
|
| at Colorado |
-110 |
Calgary |
-110
|
| at Anaheim |
-320 |
Columbus |
+250
|
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS--Reassigned INF Casey Smith to their minor league camp.
MINNESOTA TWINS--Optioned LHP Errol Simonitsch to Rochester of the IL and LHP Jose Mijares to New Britain of the EL.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Optioned LHP Travis Blackley and LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith to Tacoma of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Carlos Alvarado, RHP Jesse Foppert, RHP Juan Sandoval, LHP Jim Parque, C Luis Oliveros and INF Matt Tuiasosopo to their minor league camp. Released LHP Matt Perisho.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Optioned RHP Jeff Niemann and RHP Mitch Talbot to Durham of the IL. Reassigned INF Evan Longoria, RHP Steve Andrade, RHP Tony Peguero, RHP Andy Sonnanstine, C Josh Arhart, INF Reid Brignac, OF Jason Grabowski and OF Fernando Perez to their minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS--Optioned RHP Armando Galarraga, RHP Edinson Volquez and LHP Daniel Haigwood to Oklahoma City of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Thomas Diamond, RHP Eric Hurley, RHP Jose Vargas and LHP Scott Rice to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Optioned C Robinzon Diaz to New Hampshire of the EL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Optioned INF Emilio Bonifacio, INF Danny Richar, OF Carlos Gonzalez, OF Alex Romero, LHP Evan MacLane and RHP Jailen Peguero to Tucson of the PCL. Assigned RHP Adam Bass, OF Justin Upton and C Wilkin Castillo to their minor league camp,
ATLANTA BRAVES--Optioned RHP Joey Devine to Richmond of the IL. Assigned RHP Kevin Barry, LHP Matt Harrison and C Clint Sammons to their minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Named Marty Price vice president of guest experiences.
NEW YORK METS--Released RHP Alay Soler.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS--Announced Bernie Bickerstaff will not return as coach next season, but will be invited to stay with the organization.
Football
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS--Re-signed CB Kiwaukee Thomas.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Named Bob Kain vice chairman.
DETROIT LIONS--Signed CB Travis Fisher to a one-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed CB Frank Walker to a one-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Signed WR Donte' Stallworth and WR Kelley Washington.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed S Kevin Kaesviharn to a four-year contract. Named Joe Lombardi offensive assistant coach.
NEW YORK JETS--Named Mike Jones assistant strength and conditioning coach, Ben Kotwica quality control-special teams and defense, Mike Bloomgren and Brian Smith quality control-offense.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed S Brian Russell and TE Marcus Pollard.
Hockey
National Hockey League
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Recalled F Nathan Smith from Manitoba of the AHL.
College
BOWLING GREEN--Announced the resignation of Dan Dakich, men's basketball coach.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN--Announced the contract of Eileen Kleinfelter, women's basketball coach, will not be renewed.
CINCINNATI--Announced the retirement of Laurie Pirtle, women's basketball coach.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN--Named Ron Dugans wide receivers coach, Mitch Stewart tight ends coach, Bubba Walker defensive ends coach and Dave Jenkerson Jr. strength and conditioning coach.
INDIANA--Signed Rick Greenspan, athletic director, to a contract extension through June 2013.
KANSAS STATE--Named Greg Burns defensive backs coach.
NEW MEXICO--Named Buzz Preston running backs coach.
SOUTHERN UTAH--Named Roger Reid men's basketball coach.
WESTERN MICHIGAN--Named Bill Miller defensive coordinator, Peter McCarty defensive line coach and Bob Stanley offensive line coach.
