Today
BASEBALL
ILH: Iolani vs. Damien, 4 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park.
BASKETBALL
KIF girls: Kauai at Kapaa, 5:30 p.m.
OIA Red East girls: Kaimuki at Moanalua, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA Red West girls: Kapolei at Mililani, Leilehua at Radford, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Castle at McKinley, Anuenue vs. Thompson at Anuenue, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
AJA playoffs: McCully vs. Olomana, 7 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park.
College: Patten University at Hawaii-Hilo, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium.
ILH: Pac-Five vs. Punahou, 3:15 p.m., Ala Wai Field.
OIA East: Moanalua at Kailua, Kalani vs. Farrington at Aina Hina Community Park, Kahuku at Castle, Roosevelt vs. Kalaheo at Stevenson Middle School, Kaimuki at McKinley, 4 p.m.
OIA West: Leilehua vs. Aiea at Kaala Elementary, Waialua at Mililani, Nanakuli at Waianae, Radford at Campbell, Kapolei at Waipahu, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL
OIA Red East girls: Kalaheo at Kalani, Roosevelt at Kahuku, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA Red West girls: Pearl City at Nanakuli, game begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Waipahu at Waialua, Kaiser at Kailua, Waianae at Campbell, games begin 15 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
VOLLEYBALL
CSTVAVCA Division I-II Top 15 poll
First-place votes in parentheses
School |
Pts. |
W-L |
LW
|
1. Pepperdine (15) |
225 |
13-1 |
1
|
2. UC Irvine |
222 |
17-3 |
2
|
3. BYU |
204 |
11-4 |
4
|
4. UC Santa Barbara |
181 |
12-5 |
3
|
5. UCLA (1) |
176 |
10-7 |
7
|
6. Penn State |
175 |
8-2 |
5
|
7. Ohio State |
151 |
13-1 |
8
|
8. IPFW |
107 |
9-3 |
6
|
9. Pacific |
101 |
8-9 |
9
|
10. Loyola-Chicago |
96 |
12-3 |
11
|
11. CSU Northridge |
95 |
8-9 |
10
|
12. USC |
59 |
6-9 |
14
|
13. Hawaii |
57 |
3-11 |
12
|
14. Long Beach State |
37 |
6-8 |
13
|
15. Ball State |
13 |
8-6 |
NR
|
Also receiving votes: Saint Francis (Pa.) 8, UC San Diego 3
MPSF standings
Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
All
|
Pepperdine |
11-1 |
.917 |
-- |
13-1
|
UC Irvine |
11-3 |
.769 |
1 |
17-3
|
UC Santa Barbara |
10-4 |
.769 |
2 |
12-5
|
BYU |
7-3 |
.700 |
3 |
11-4
|
UCLA |
8-6 |
.538 |
4 |
10-7
|
CSU Northridge |
6-6 |
.500 |
5 |
8-9
|
Pacific |
6-7 |
.461 |
5 1/2 |
8-9
|
USC |
5-7 |
.317 |
6 |
6-9
|
Long Beach State |
3-7 |
.300 |
7 |
6-8
|
Hawaii |
3-9 |
.272 |
8 |
3-11
|
UC San Diego |
2-8 |
.200 |
8 |
5-10
|
Stanford |
1-12 |
.077 |
10 1/2 |
1-17
|
Sunday's result
USC def. Pacific, 30-21, 30-21, 20-30, 30-26
Today's match
Saint Francis (Pa.) at Pacific
Tomorrow's matches
UC Santa Barbara at CSU Northridge
UC San Diego at UC Irvine
UCLA at Long Beach State
Johnson & Whales at Pepperdine
Friday's matches
Hawaii vs. alumni, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center
BYU at USC
Stanford at Pacific
UC San Diego at UCLA
Cal Baptist at CSU Northridge
UC Santa Barbara at IPFW
Saturday's matches
BYU at USC
UC Irvine at Long Beach State
UC Santa Barbara at IPFW
Sunday's match
Quincy at Pacific
BASKETBALL
AP Men's Division I Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs
|
1. Ohio St. (62) |
26-3 |
1,786 |
2
|
2. UCLA (10) |
25-3 |
1,729 |
4
|
3. Kansas |
25-4 |
1,580 |
6
|
4. Wisconsin |
26-4 |
1,503 |
1
|
5. Florida |
25-4 |
1,488 |
3
|
6. Memphis |
25-3 |
1,422 |
7
|
7. Texas A&M |
24-4 |
1,408 |
8
|
8. North Carolina |
24-5 |
1,381 |
5
|
9. Georgetown |
22-5 |
1,225 |
12
|
10. Nevada |
26-2 |
1,160 |
11
|
11. S. Illinois |
25-5 |
1,057 |
13
|
12. Pittsburgh |
24-5 |
984 |
10
|
13. Washington St. |
23-5 |
974 |
9
|
14. Duke |
22-7 |
775 |
18
|
15. Texas |
21-7 |
708 |
19
|
16. Louisville |
21-8 |
653 |
20
|
17. Oregon |
22-7 |
466 |
23
|
18. Butler |
26-5 |
457 |
15
|
19. Vanderbilt |
19-9 |
317 |
17
|
20. Marquette |
22-8 |
299 |
16
|
21. Virginia Tech |
20-8 |
293 |
--
|
22. Notre Dame |
22-6 |
279 |
--
|
23. Southern Cal |
21-8 |
254 |
--
|
24. Maryland |
22-7 |
247 |
--
|
25. Air Force |
23-6 |
236 |
14
|
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 135, Winthrop 123, Virginia 103, UNLV 78, BYU 70, Xavier 42, Tennessee 40, West Virginia 27, Arizona 24, Indiana 15, Kentucky 12, Kansas St. 11, Old Dominion 10, Boston College 9, Massachusetts 6, Akron 3, Davidson 3, Va. Commonwealth 3, Stanford 2, Vermont 2, Syracuse 1.
How Star-Bulletin sportswriter Jason Kaneshiro voted: 1. Ohio State; 2. UCLA; 3. Kansas; 4. Wisconsin; 5. Memphis; 6. Florida; 7. North Carolina; 8. Texas A&M; 9. Nevada; 10. Georgetown; 11. Washington State; 12. Southern Illinois; 13. Pittsburgh; 14. Duke; 15. Butler; 16. Texas; 17. Oregon; 18. Louisville; 19. Marquette; 20. Vanderbilt; 21. Virginia Tech; 22. Notre Dame; 23. Maryland; 24. Brigham Young; 25. Air Force.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 25, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs
|
1. Ohio State (29) |
26-3 |
772 |
1
|
2. UCLA (2) |
25-3 |
742 |
4
|
3. Kansas |
25-4 |
680 |
6
|
4. Florida |
25-4 |
646 |
3
|
5. Wisconsin |
26-4 |
628 |
2
|
6. Texas A&M |
24-4 |
608 |
9
|
7. Memphis |
25-3 |
607 |
7
|
8. North Carolina |
24-5 |
584 |
5
|
9. Nevada |
26-2 |
526 |
10
|
10. Georgetown |
22-5 |
515 |
12
|
11. Southern Illinois |
25-5 |
451 |
14
|
12. Pittsburgh |
24-5 |
447 |
8
|
13. Washington State |
23-5 |
412 |
11
|
14. Duke |
22-7 |
303 |
17
|
15. Texas |
21-7 |
272 |
20
|
16. Butler |
26-5 |
222 |
15
|
17. Notre Dame |
22-6 |
217 |
23
|
18. Oregon |
22-7 |
181 |
24
|
19. Louisville |
21-8 |
170 |
--
|
20. Air Force |
23-6 |
141 |
13
|
21. Marquette |
22-8 |
137 |
16
|
21. Virginia Tech |
20-8 |
137 |
--
|
23. Vanderbilt |
19-9 |
100 |
21
|
24. Southern California |
21-8 |
90 |
--
|
25. Virginia |
19-8 |
86 |
19
|
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 73, Winthrop 69, Maryland 48, Brigham Young 42, UNLV 37, Davidson 34, Michigan State 17, Creighton 12, Arizona 9, Kentucky 8, Akron 7, Appalachian State 7, Kansas State 7, Syracuse 7, Illinois 5, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Xavier 5, San Diego State 3, Alabama 2, Vermont 2, Marist 1, New Mexico State 1.
PADDLING
Kanaka Ikaika
Sunday
MEN'S LONG COURSE
One-person outrigger canoe
Overall open--1. Manny Kulukulualani, 1:14:00; 2. Karel Tresnak, 1:14:52; 3. Kealii Paiaina, 1:14:55.
18-and-under--1. Jack Roney, 1:23:51; 2. Damien Casken, 1:34:12.
19-29--1. Luke Evslin, 1:16:46; 2. Aaron Creps, 1:18:08; 3. Kelly Foster, 1:18:45.
30-39--1. Andy Penny, 1:18:03; 2. Steve Sinkus, 1:18:14; 3. Kekoa Bruhn, 1:18:19.
40-49--1. Kevin Thompson, 1:19:40; 2. Rob Harnson, 1:21:54; 3. Doug Borton, 1:22:37.
50-59--1. Harold Akeo, 1:26:35; 2. Nyle Warinner, 1:26:39; 3. Fred Delos Santos, 1:26:57.
Surfski
Overall open--1. Eric Chun, 1:16:48; 2. David Buck, 1:19:15; 3. Wayne German, 1:33:45.
WOMEN'S LONG COURSE
One-person outrigger canoe
Overall open--1. Arlene Holzman, 1:29:44; 2. Jane McKee, 1:36:18; 3. Jaime Kinard, 1:36:31.
40-49--Mary Smolenski, 1:40:08.
50-59--Ann Dewey, 1:45:07.
LONG COURSE
Two-person Outrigger canoe
Men--1. Kaawa-Hanoa, 1:23:08; 2. Hewlett-Hamasaki, 1:24:15.
Women--Eames-Vandevanter, 1:29:18.
Mixed--1. Slocumb-Ignacio, 1:24:37; 2. Bailey-Crabb, 1:24:59; 3. Woehrle-Woehrle, 1:40:02.
MEN'S SHORT COURSE
One-Person outrigger canoe
Overall open--1. Kainoa Aurio, 43:10; 2. Jace Faufata, 43:17; 3. Ty Fu, 43:25.
18-and-under--1. James Caskin, 48:21; 2. Conner Dowsett, 51:39; 3. Tanner Beuret, 52:04.
19-39--1. Casey Brown, 44:14; 2. Rooke Keliipuleole, 45:45; 3. John Makua, 46:37.
40-49--1. David Smith, 45:55; 2. Robert Viernes, 46:04; 3. Joseph Kahana, 46:26.
50-59--1. Paul Amoy, 47:46; 2. Eric Soo, 48:26; 3. Leonard Lepine, 54:03.
60-and-over--1. Kaai Fernandez, 55:25; 2. David Blane, 1:05:13.
Surfski
Overall open--1. Chris Fong, 45:46; 2. Trenton Tam, 50:56; 3. Ray Connelly, 56:35.
18-and-under--Alex Cheung, 1:02:13.
WOMEN'S SHORT COURSE
One-Person outrigger canoe
Overall open--1. Heidi Smith, 52:45; 2. Chrystal Haia, 55:05; 3. Nicole Radford, 57:27.
19-39--1. Leah Miller, 57:41; 2. Amy Hines, 5754; 3. Kim Ili, 1:03:13.
40-49--Tamara DeSoto, 1:07:16.
50-59--Cindi Chess, 1:03:03.
TENNIS
Mexican Open
At Acapulco, Mexico
Purse: Men, $690,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $180,000 (Tier III)
Men's first round singles
Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Juan Carlos Ferrero (1), Spain, def Potito Starace, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5),
Nicolas Devilder, France, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3.
Juan Ignacio Chela (4), Argentina, def. Sergio Roitman, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2.
Juan-Pablo Guzman, Argentina, def. Kevin Kim, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Women's first round singles
Emilie Loit, France, def. Daniela Munoz Gallegos, Mexico, 6-3, 6-1.
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Conchita Martinez Granados, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.
Laura Pous Tio, Spain, def. Hana Sromova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-5.
Julia Schruff, Germany, def. Tzipi Obziler, Israel, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.
Dubai Championships
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Purse: $1.43 million (Intl. Gold)
First round singles
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Kristian Pless, Denmark, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3.
Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Tommy Robredo (4), Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Mohammed Al Ghareeb, Kuwait, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Omar Bahrouzyan, United Arab Emirates, 6-1, 6-2.
Igor Andreev, Russia, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5.
Florent Serra, France, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles
Tennis Channel Open
At Las Vegas
Purse: $416,000 (Intl. Series)
Main draw elimination singles
Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, def. Robert Kendrick, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
Paul Capdeville, Chile, def. Lu Yen-hsun, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-3.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Chris Guccione, Australia, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6).
Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, 6-4, 7-5.
Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, def. Frank Dancevic, Canada, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Sam Querrey, United States, def. Alex Bogdanovic, Britain, 6-3, 6-2.
Round-robin singles
Group 1: Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, vs. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Group 2: Paul Goldstein, United States, def. Julien Benneteau (6), France, 6-1, 6-0.
Group 5: Fernando Verdasco (5), Spain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
ILH
Yesterday
Varsity girls
Punahou 5, St. Andrew's 0
OIA
Sunday
Varsity boys
Moanalua 3, Castle 2
Varsity girls
Castle 3, Moanalua 2
GOLF
PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders
Through February 25
Rank/Player |
Points |
YTD earnings
|
1. Charles Howell III |
10,239 |
$2,143,650
|
2. Phil Mickelson |
7,599 |
$1,669,642
|
3. Vijay Singh |
6,517 |
$1,589,825
|
4. John Rollins |
6,295 |
$1,413,429
|
5. Aaron Baddeley |
6,027 |
$1,425,990
|
6. Tiger Woods |
5,087 |
$1,066,000
|
7. Paul Goydos |
4,801 |
$1,022,133
|
8. Charley Hoffman |
4,748 |
$952,319
|
9. Henrik Stenson |
4,725 |
$1,350,000
|
10. Jeff Quinney |
4,306 |
$941,300
|
11. Geoff Ogilvy |
3,969 |
$1,039,647
|
12. Jim Furyk |
3,759 |
$829,400
|
13. Trevor Immelman |
3,649 |
$1,020,107
|
14. Robert Allenby |
3,436 |
$731,400
|
15. Luke Donald |
3,300 |
$740,600
|
16. Kevin Sutherland |
3,270 |
$712,128
|
17. Bart Bryant |
2,858 |
$655,043
|
18. Justin Rose |
2,837 |
$648,270
|
19. Adam Scott |
2,835 |
$680,296
|
20. Fred Funk |
2,613 |
$717,000
|
21. David Toms |
2,573 |
$585,503
|
22. Davis Love III |
2,339 |
$569,336
|
23. Heath Slocum |
2,326 |
$505,576
|
24. K.J. Choi |
2,247 |
$522,624
|
25. Brandt Snedeker |
2,101 |
$446,646
|
26. Bubba Watson |
1,897 |
$419,099
|
27. Ted Purdy |
1,818 |
$394,210
|
28. Mark Calcavecchia |
1,752 |
$362,183
|
29. John Mallinger |
1,751 |
$384,660
|
30. Cliff Kresge |
1,701 |
$356,702
|
31. Pat Perez |
1,684 |
$367,275
|
32. Rory Sabbatini |
1,571 |
$384,725
|
33. Chad Campbell |
1,544 |
$554,260
|
34. Stephen Ames |
1,522 |
$405,000
|
35. Will MacKenzie |
1,509 |
$361,027
|
36. Craig Kanada |
1,485 |
$317,747
|
37. Andrew Buckle |
1,483 |
$307,740
|
38. Peter Lonard |
1,443 |
$374,596
|
39. J.B. Holmes |
1,433 |
$348,000
|
40. Jose Coceres |
1,426 |
$394,628
|
41. Troy Matteson |
1,409 |
$328,910
|
42. Ernie Els |
1,386 |
$310,400
|
43. Ryan Armour |
1,364 |
$334,720
|
44. Nick Watney |
1,310 |
$274,386
|
45. Harrison Frazar |
1,303 |
$266,989
|
46. Charles Warren |
1,288 |
$273,125
|
47. Doug LaBelle II |
1,281 |
$275,087
|
48. Ian Poulter |
1,266 |
$270,800
|
49. Padraig Harrington |
1,251 |
$297,613
|
50. Stewart Cink |
1,238 |
$266,990
|
51. Matt Kuchar |
1,214 |
$271,721
|
52. Dudley Hart |
1,213 |
$258,870
|
53. Ryuji Imada |
1,205 |
$271,915
|
54. Bill Haas |
1,201 |
$284,371
|
55. Corey Pavin |
1,187 |
$274,024
|
56. Sergio Garcia |
1,162 |
$277,200
|
57. Steve Stricker |
1,140 |
$261,478
|
58. Rich Beem |
1,137 |
$236,621
|
59. Bo Van Pelt |
1,120 |
$242,656
|
60. Dean Wilson |
1,106 |
$272,663
|
61. Greg Owen |
1,100 |
$242,000
|
62. J.J. Henry |
1,087 |
$267,482
|
63. Johnson Wagner |
1,055 |
$218,405
|
64. Billy Mayfair |
1,000 |
$240,000
|
65. Lucas Glover |
981 |
$232,130
|
66. Nick O'Hern |
973 |
$270,660
|
67. Cameron Beckman |
967 |
$230,321
|
68. Robert Garrigus |
947 |
$216,910
|
69. John Senden |
907 |
$193,152
|
70. Jose Maria Olazabal |
867 |
$218,740
|
71. Stephen Marino |
864 |
$208,372
|
72. Scott Verplank |
835 |
$190,347
|
73. Daniel Chopra |
826 |
$180,720
|
74. Brett Quigley |
824 |
$210,052
|
75. Carl Pettersson |
801 |
$199,640
|
76. Vaughn Taylor |
794 |
$184,535
|
77. Joe Durant |
782 |
$191,667
|
78. Rod Pampling |
775 |
$210,107
|
79. George McNeill |
761 |
$162,367
|
80. Steve Flesch |
761 |
$165,030
|
81. Charlie Wi |
760 |
$162,486
|
82. Boo Weekley |
759 |
$193,909
|
83. Jason Bohn |
750 |
$175,007
|
84. Anthony Kim |
728 |
$150,700
|
85. Shaun Micheel |
703 |
$153,588
|
86. Ryan Moore |
680 |
$144,950
|
87. Steve Lowery |
672 |
$139,400
|
88. Kevin Stadler |
653 |
$151,850
|
89. Rocco Mediate |
650 |
$135,200
|
90. Brett Wetterich |
621 |
$164,498
|
91. Stuart Appleby |
619 |
$170,296
|
92. Michael Putnam |
614 |
$133,441
|
93. Jason Dufner |
593 |
$125,162
|
94. Lee Janzen |
590 |
$125,200
|
95. Gavin Coles |
584 |
$144,950
|
96. Hunter Mahan |
573 |
$126,032
|
97. Joe Ogilvie |
566 |
$130,277
|
98. Paul Azinger |
555 |
$117,285
|
99. Steve Elkington |
554 |
$128,053
|
100. Parker McLachlin |
553 |
$132,095
|
101. Glen Day |
541 |
$119,558
|
102. Camilo Villegas |
530 |
$116,600
|
103. Tim Petrovic |
524 |
$117,939
|
104. Jerry Kelly |
521 |
$115,043
|
105. Mike Weir |
510 |
$132,080
|
106. Nathan Green |
505 |
$108,922
|
107. Mark Wilson |
491 |
$105,422
|
108. Chris Couch |
483 |
$120,000
|
109. Tommy Armour III |
472 |
$101,207
|
110. Kirk Triplett |
468 |
$106,596
|
111. Tim Herron |
461 |
$105,715
|
112. Bernhard Langer |
455 |
$91,000
|
113. Tom Johnson |
443 |
$91,150
|
114. Jeff Maggert |
422 |
$108,229
|
115. Eric Axley |
417 |
$107,045
|
GLANTZ-CULVER LINES
NCAA basketball
Today
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FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG
|
at Pittsburgh |
9 |
West Virginia
|
at Oklahoma St. |
2 1/2 |
Kansas St.
|
at Air Force |
5 |
BYU
|
Florida |
4 |
at Tennessee
|
San Diego St. |
2 1/2 |
at Utah
|
at Idaho St. |
9 1/2 |
Montana St.
|
Michigan St. |
1 |
at Michigan
|
Horizon League
|
First round
|
at Youngstown St. |
2 |
Detroit
|
at Ill.-Chicago |
7 |
Wis.-Milwaukee
|
at Wis.-Green Bay |
9 |
Cleveland St.
|
Ohio Valley Conference
|
First round
|
at E. Kentucky |
9 |
Morehead St.
|
at Austin Peay |
12 |
Tennessee St.
|
at Tennessee Tech |
11 |
SE Missouri
|
at Murray St. |
6 |
Samford
|
NBA
FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG
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Phoenix |
6 |
at Indiana
|
at Cleveland |
6 |
New Orleans
|
at New Jersey |
5 |
Washington
|
Dallas |
5 1/2 |
at Minnesota
|
at Milwaukee |
5 |
Golden State
|
NHL
FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG |
LINE
|
Ottawa |
-140 |
at Carolina |
+120
|
at Washington |
-125 |
Florida |
+105
|
at N.Y. Rangers |
-145 |
Montreal |
+125
|
at Toronto |
-120 |
Buffalo |
+100
|
at Pittsburgh |
-130 |
New Jersey |
+110
|
at N.Y. Islanders |
-240 |
Philadelphia |
+200
|
at Tampa Bay |
-150 |
Dallas |
+130
|
Vancouver |
-150 |
at St. Louis |
+130
|
Detroit |
-220 |
at Chicago |
+180
|
at Colorado |
-220 |
Columbus |
+180
|
at Edmonton |
-220 |
Phoenix |
+180
|
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Agreed to terms on one-year contracts with LHP Jorge De La Rosa and RHP Carlos Rosa.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Agreed to terms on one-year contracts with 1B Josh Phelps, RHP Jeffrey Karstens, RHP Darrell Rasner, RHP T.J. Beam, RHP Colter Bean, RHP Matt DeSalvo, RHP Jeff Kennard, LHP Sean Henn, LHP Chase Wright, and OF Kevin Reese.
TEXAS RANGERS--Signed RHP Brandon McCarthy, C Gerald Laird, OF Nelson Cruz, OF Victor Diaz, RHP Kameron Loe and RHP Wes Littleton to one-year contracts.
Basketball
Women's National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN--Signed G Jamie Carey to a training-camp contract.
Football
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS--Signed DE Chris Kelsay.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Released G Adam Timmerman.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Waived CB Sammy Davis.Hockey
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Traded D Lasse Kukkonen and a 2007 third-round draft pick to Philadelphia for F Kyle Calder. Traded Calder to Detroit for F Jason Williams.
DETROIT RED WINGS--Recalled C Matt Hussey from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
EDMONTON OILERS--Recalled D Danny Syvret from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Waived RW Aaron Downey. Assigned RW Andrei Kostitsyn to hamilton of the AHL.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Aquired RW Richard Zednik from Washington for a 2007 second-round draft pick.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Traded D Andy Hedlund and a 2007 sixth-round draft to washington for D Lawrence Nycholat.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Acquired C Bryan Smolinski from Chicago for a 2007 conditional second-round pick and D Brent Sopel from Los Angeles for a 2007 or 2008 second-round draft pick and a 2008 fourth-round draft pick. Waived C Marc Chouinard.
College
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--Named John Morton wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.