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Patrick McManamon:
Of pass interference and alleged "fake" injuries
Akron Zips:
No. 1 Akron to play Stanford next
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Audio: Mangini disputes Poteat call, accuses Lions of faking injuries
Kent State Sports:
Flashes travel to Florida Atlantic
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeye Football – Present and Future
Varsity Letters:
Gulley to visit Central Michigan in December
All Da King's Men:
The Onion, By Any Other Name…
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Glaring Contradictions
Akron Law Café:
Don't Try to Have Fun if you are Depressed
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
What Automotive Thing Are You Thankful For?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Faye Dunaway to be Evicted?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Monique asks how to get tickets for the Polar Express.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why I am Glad I live in NEO
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Friday, May 09, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
Today's GamesAmerican League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Chicago -115 Arizona +105
at Pittsburgh -110 Atlanta +100
at New York -165 Cincinnati +155
at Washington -140 Florida +130
at Milwaukee -120 St.Louis +110
at San Diego -165 Colorado +155
Philadelphia -165 at San Fran. +155
at Los Angeles -170 Houston +160
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Detroit -130 New York +120
at Cleveland -120 Toronto +110
at Tampa Bay -145 Los Angeles +135
Oakland -115 at Texas +105
at Kansas City -135 Baltimore +125
Boston -120 at Minnesota +110
at Seattle -130 Chicago +120
NBA Playoffs
Today's GamesFAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Utah 4 (215) L.A.Lakers
NHL Playoffs
Today's Game
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Pittsburgh -175 Philadelphia +155
TRANSACTIONS
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• NEW JERSEY NETSNamed Kiki Vandeweghe general manager.
Women's National Basketball Association• SEATTLE STORMWaived G Allie Quigley and F Natalie Doma.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• CINCINNATI BENGALSSigned WR Maurice Purify to a two-year contract.
• NEW YORK GIANTSSigned P Owen Tolson and TE Eric Butler.
• WASHINGTON REDSKINSSigned OL Andrew Crummey and TE Jason Goode.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer• MLSSuspended Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis for one game and fined him $1,000 for public criticism of MLS officiating.
COLLEGE• ALCORN STATENamed Larry Smith men's basketball coach.
• DUKEReinstated OT Cameron Goldberg to the football program.
• TOLEDONamed Brian Loyd and Bob Sundvold men's assistant basketball coaches.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Today's Games
Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Columbus at Kansas City, 6 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Utah, 9 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
Players Championship
(At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million; Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 (36-36)
First Round
Sergio Garcia 34-3266 -6
Kenny Perry 33-3568 -4
Paul Goydos 32-3668 -4
Heath Slocum 33-3669 -3
Steve Elkington 36-3369 -3
Ian Poulter 36-3369 -3
Niclas Fasth 32-3769 -3
Todd Hamilton 36-3369 -3
John Merrick 35-3570 -2
Nicholas Thompson 35-3570 -2
Brett Quigley 34-3670 -2
Fred Couples 34-3670 -2
Troy Matteson 35-3570 -2
Angel Cabrera 33-3770 -2
Phil Mickelson 35-3570 -2
Kevin Stadler 37-3370 -2
Jose Maria Olazabal 32-3870 -2
Ben Crane 37-3370 -2
Miguel A. Jimenez 35-3570 -2
Anthony Kim 34-3670 -2
Boo Weekley 36-3470 -2
D.J. Trahan 33-3770 -2
Jeff Quinney 35-3671 -1
Tommy Armour III 33-3871 -1
Briny Baird 37-3471 -1
Mike Weir 35-3671 -1
Brett Wetterich 35-3671 -1
Woody Austin 37-3471 -1
Scott Verplank 34-3771 -1
Aaron Baddeley 35-3671 -1
Soren Hansen 34-3771 -1
J.J. Henry 34-3771 -1
Chris DiMarco 36-3571 -1
Stewart Cink 33-3871 -1
Rich Beem 35-3772 E
Ken Duke 34-3872 E
Bernhard Langer 36-3672 E
Rod Pampling 34-3872 E
Padraig Harrington 35-3772 E
Daniel Chopra 36-3672 E
Ryan Moore 34-3872 E
Pat Perez 36-3672 E
Jose Coceres 35-3772 E
Alex Cejka 36-3672 E
Kevin Na 37-3572 E
Billy Mayfair 35-3772 E
Jesper Parnevik 36-3672 E
Jeff Maggert 37-3572 E
Brian Gay 36-3672 E
Ernie Els 34-3872 E
Brandt Snedeker 34-3872 E
Johnson Wagner 37-3572 E
J.B. Holmes 33-3972 E
Stuart Appleby 35-3772 E
Tim Petrovic 37-3673 +1
Tom Lehman 36-3773 +1
Davis Love III 37-3673 +1
Bart Bryant 36-3773 +1
Dustin Johnson 35-3873 +1
Rory Sabbatini 37-3673 +1
Henrik Stenson 36-3773 +1
Kevin Sutherland 35-3873 +1
Ryuji Imada 38-3573 +1
Nick O'Hern 33-4073 +1
Michael Allen 37-3673 +1
Tim Herron 36-3773 +1
Chad Campbell 37-3673 +1
Retief Goosen 38-3573 +1
Lee Westwood 38-3573 +1
Jeff Overton 37-3774 +2
Steve Flesch 36-3874 +2
Joe Ogilvie 39-3574 +2
Brian Bateman 36-3874 +2
Fred Funk 36-3874 +2
Stephen Ames 36-3874 +2
Jerry Kelly 37-3774 +2
Jason Bohn 37-3774 +2
Bo Van Pelt 40-3474 +2
Mathias Gronberg 38-3674 +2
Mathew Goggin 36-3874 +2
Cliff Kresge 38-3674 +2
Dean Wilson 38-3674 +2
Michael Campbell 37-3774 +2
Carl Pettersson 35-3974 +2
Ben Curtis 36-3874 +2
Jim Furyk 37-3774 +2
Rocco Mediate 36-3874 +2
Robert Allenby 36-3874 +2
Camilo Villegas 36-3874 +2
Charlie Wi 37-3774 +2
Greg Kraft 36-3975 +3
Justin Leonard 36-3975 +3
Vijay Singh 36-3975 +3
John Mallinger 37-3875 +3
Tom Pernice, Jr. 38-3775 +3
Adam Scott 34-4175 +3
Sean O'Hair 38-3775 +3
Luke Donald 37-3875 +3
Dudley Hart 38-3775 +3
Matt Jones 38-3775 +3
Nick Watney 39-3776 +4
Charley Hoffman 38-3876 +4
Bubba Watson 37-3976 +4
Fredrik Jacobson 39-3776 +4
Mark Wilson 40-3676 +4
Mark Calcavecchia 40-3676 +4
Jonathan Byrd 37-3976 +4
John Senden 38-3876 +4
Zach Johnson 38-3876 +4
Bill Haas 39-3776 +4
Brian Davis 36-4177 +5
Bob Estes 37-4077 +5
George McNeill 40-3777 +5
Steve Stricker 35-4277 +5
Steve Lowery 40-3777 +5
Geoff Ogilvy 37-4077 +5
Stephen Leaney 39-3877 +5
Charles Warren 39-3877 +5
Tim Clark 39-3877 +5
Richard Sterne 35-4277 +5
Steve Marino 38-3977 +5
Shaun Micheel 39-3877 +5
David Toms 38-3977 +5
Andres Romero 38-3977 +5
Paul Casey 37-4077 +5
Tim Wilkinson 40-3777 +5
Peter Lonard 37-4077 +5
Richard Johnson 38-3977 +5
John Rollins 37-4178 +6
Nathan Green 37-4178 +6
Vaughn Taylor 37-4178 +6
Mark Hensby 39-3978 +6
Justin Rose 39-3978 +6
Matt Kuchar 37-4178 +6
Charles Howell III 38-4179 +7
K.J. Choi 44-3579 +7
Robert Garrigus 41-3879 +7
Lucas Glover 40-4080 +8
Shigeki Maruyama 42-3981 +9
J.P. Hayes 42-4183 +11
LPGA TOUR
Michelob Ulta Open
(At Kingsmille Resort and Spa, River Course, Williamsburg, Va. Purse: $2.2 million; Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71 (36-35)
First Round
Mhairi McKay 32-3163 -8
Annika Sorenstam 32-3264 -7
Sun Young Yoo 31-3364 -7
Diana D'Alessio 34-3165 -6
Lorena Ochoa 33-3265 -6
Stacy Prammanasudh 34-3266 -5
Eun-Hee Ji 33-3366 -5
Song-Hee Kim 34-3266 -5
Candie Kung 33-3366 -5
Hee Young Park 33-3366 -5
Janice Moodie 33-3366 -5
Meena Lee 33-3467 -4
Helen Alfredsson 36-3167 -4
Inbee Park 35-3267 -4
Karen Stupples 34-3367 -4
Jeong Jang 32-3567 -4
Mikaela Parmlid 34-3367 -4
Jimin Kang 33-3467 -4
Becky Morgan 33-3467 -4
Russy Gulyanamitta 37-3168 -3
Kris Tamulis 35-3368 -3
Soo-Yun Kang 36-3268 -3
Beth Bader 36-3268 -3
Kelli Kuehne 36-3268 -3
Maria Hjorth 37-3168 -3
Jee Young Lee 35-3368 -3
Cristie Kerr 34-3468 -3
Juli Inkster 32-3668 -3
Sandra Gal 36-3268 -3
Carolina Llano 35-3368 -3
Su A Kim 34-3468 -3
Dina Ammaccapane 37-3168 -3
Meredith Duncan 33-3568 -3
Kristy McPherson 31-3768 -3
Jill McGill 36-3369 -2
Kyeong Bae 35-3469 -2
Jamie Hullett 36-3369 -2
Katie Futcher 35-3469 -2
Nicole Perrot 32-3769 -2
Sophie Giquel 35-3469 -2
Pat Hurst 32-3769 -2
Sung Ah Yim 34-3569 -2
Na Yeon Choi 35-3469 -2
Mi Hyun Kim 37-3269 -2
Seon Hwa Lee 36-3369 -2
Ji Young Oh 36-3369 -2
Catriona Matthew 33-3669 -2
Natalie Gulbis 36-3369 -2
Louise Friberg 34-3569 -2
Angela Stanford 35-3469 -2
Emily Bastel 36-3369 -2
Allison Fouch 35-3469 -2
Marcy Hart 35-3469 -2
Miriam Nagl 33-3669 -2
Yu Ping Lin 37-3269 -2
Erica Blasberg 34-3569 -2
Leta Lindley 35-3469 -2
Marisa Baena 37-3269 -2
Danielle Downey 36-3470 -1
Heather Young 38-3270 -1
Katherine Hull 34-3670 -1
H.J. Choi 37-3370 -1
Sherri Turner 37-3370 -1
Sarah Kemp 36-3470 -1
Minea Blomqvist 35-3570 -1
Laura Diaz 36-3470 -1
Teresa Lu 35-3570 -1
Karrie Webb 36-3470 -1
Momoko Ueda 37-3370 -1
Christina Kim 36-3470 -1
Yani Tseng 35-3570 -1
Alena Sharp 33-3770 -1
a-Courtney Ellenbogen 36-3470 -1
Jackie Gallagher-Smith 34-3771 E
Seo-Jae Lee 36-3571 E
Rachel Hetherington 36-3571 E
Brittany Lang 36-3571 E
Carin Koch 36-3571 E
Laura Davies 36-3571 E
Lindsey Wright 36-3571 E
Suzann Pettersen 37-3471 E
Paula Creamer 35-3671 E
Sophie Gustafson 35-3671 E
Lorie Kane 36-3571 E
Ai Miyazato 36-3571 E
Reilley Rankin 35-3671 E
Jennifer Rosales 37-3471 E
Karine Icher 35-3671 E
Kate Golden 37-3471 E
Shi Hyun Ahn 36-3571 E
Michelle Ellis 34-3872 +1
Mollie Fankhauser 36-3672 +1
Liz Janangelo 37-3572 +1
Jane Park 37-3572 +1
Michele Redman 38-3472 +1
Jin Joo Hong 35-3772 +1
Morgan Pressel 39-3372 +1
Nicole Castrale 37-3572 +1
Julieta Granada 34-3872 +1
Linda Wessberg 40-3272 +1
Na On Min 38-3472 +1
Nancy Scranton 36-3672 +1
In-Kyung Kim 38-3472 +1
Young-A Yang 37-3572 +1
Becky Lucidi 41-3273 +2
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 37-3673 +2
Amy Hung 37-3673 +2
Wendy Ward 39-3473 +2
Meg Mallon 38-3573 +2
Meaghan Francella 37-3673 +2
Giulia Sergas 38-3573 +2
Cindy Rarick 36-3773 +2
Moira Dunn 37-3774 +3
Becky Iverson 40-3474 +3
Gloria Park 38-3674 +3
Shanshan Feng 40-3474 +3
Il Mi Chung 38-3674 +3
Carri Wood 40-3474 +3
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 38-3674 +3
Silvia Cavalleri 39-3574 +3
Young Kim 37-3774 +3
Brittany Lincicome 37-3774 +3
Hee-Won Han 37-3774 +3
Wendy Doolan 37-3774 +3
Johanna Head 38-3674 +3
Michelle Wie 38-3775 +4
Karin Sjodin 38-3775 +4
Heather Daly-Donofrio 36-3975 +4
Kim Hall 37-3875 +4
Dorothy Delasin 38-3775 +4
Sherri Steinhauer 41-3475 +4
Brandie Burton 39-3675 +4
Liselotte Neumann 38-3775 +4
Candy Hannemann 39-3675 +4
Eva Dahllof 41-3576 +5
Angela Park 38-3876 +5
Charlotte Mayorkas 40-3676 +5
Michelle McGann 37-3976 +5
EUROPEAN TOUR
Italian Open
(At Castello di Tolcinasco Golf and Country Club course, Milan, Italy. Purse: $2.63 million; Yardage: 7,283; Par: 72)
First Round, Leading Scores
Ross McGowan, England 30-3464
Marco Ruiz, Paraguay 33-3164
Mark Foster, England 33-3265
Hennie Otto, South Africa 31-3465
Marc Warren, Scotland 33-3265
Gregory Bourdy, France 32-3466
Estanislao Goya, Argentina 35-3166
Per-Ulrik Johansson, Sweden 33-3366
Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark 30-3666
Alexander Noren, Sweden 34-3266
Steve Webster, England 33-3366
Oliver Wilson, England 33-3366
Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay 33-3366
Rafael Cabrera Bello, Spain 34-3367
John Daly, United States 32-3567
Marcus Fraser, Australia 34-3367
Raphael Jacquelin, France 36-3167
Jose-Filipe Lima, Portugal 32-3567
Edoardo Molinari, Italy 35-3267
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 31-3667
Gareth Paddison, New Zealand 32-3567
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa 32-3567
HOCKEY
AHL
Playoff Glance
DIVISION FINALS
(Best-of-seven)
Today's Games
Portland at Providence, 7:05 p.m., Portland leads series 3-2.
Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m., Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads series 3-1
Syracuse at Toronto, 7:30 p.m., Syracuse leads series 3-1
Rockford at Chicago, 8:30 p.m., Series tied 2-2
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
Scoring Summaries
Mid-American Conference TournamentKENT STATE 2, WESTERN MICHIGAN 1
Kent State 000 002 0 2 4 0
W. Michigan 000 000 1 1 4 2
BatteriesReynolds and Hair; Sullivan and Bartosz. WReynolds, 23-4. LSullivan, 15-9. SaveNone. HRKent State: Carmichael. Western Michigan: Vargocko.
Records: Kent State 42-10; Western Michigan 20-17.
Notes: Kent State: Carmichael single, double, home run, 2 RBI.
MOUNT UNION 6, HUNTER 2
Hunter 000 000 0 0 2 2
Mount Union 010 302 X 6 8 2
BatteriesWest and Frank; Rpyar and Palombaro. WRoyer, 27-4. LWest, 13-12.
Records: Hunter 22-20, Mount Union 37-8.
Notes: Mount Union: Duignan two singles, double.
WALSH 5, NOTRE DAME 3
Notre Dame 003 000 0 3 4 1
Walsh 100 202 X 5 6 3
BatteriesLapczenski and Gigliotti; Hartings and Jackson. WHartings, 20-5. LLapczenski. SaveNone. HRWalsh: Sostre 2.
Records: Notre Dame 31-12; Walsh 32-10.
Notes: Walsh: Sostre two home runs, 4 RBI, two runs; Hartings single, double, RBI.
SOCCER
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago 5 1 1 16 13 3
Columbus 5 1 0 15 11 7
Toronto FC 3 2 1 10 8 9
New England 3 3 1 10 8 10
Kansas City 3 3 1 10 8 9
New York 2 1 2 8 6 4
D.C. United 2 5 0 6 9 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Colorado 3 3 0 9 10 7
FC Dallas 2 1 3 9 8 5
Los Angeles 2 2 2 8 13 13
CD Chivas USA 1 3 2 5 9 13
Real Salt Lake 1 3 2 5 9 11
San Jose 1 3 1 4 2 5
Houston 0 2 4 4 5 9
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Thursday's Result
Chicago 2, D.C. United 0
Saturday's GamesColorado at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 23 12 .657
Portland (Red Sox) 20 13 .606 2
New Britain (Twins) 19 13 .594 21/2
Connecticut (Giants) 17 16 .515 5
Binghamton (Mets) 14 20 .412 81/2
New Hampshire (Jays) 10 22 .313 111/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Harrisburg (Nats) 20 13 .606
Bowie (Orioles) 18 16 .529 21/2
Akron (Indians) 15 18 .455 5
Erie (Tigers) 15 18 .455 5
Reading (Phillies) 15 18 .455 5
Altoona (Pirates) 13 20 .394 7
Thursday's Resutls
Akron 1, Altoona 0
Bowie 9, New Britain 7
Trenton 7, Erie 2
Connecticut 9, Harrisburg 5
Portland 5, New Hampshire 1
Binghamton 6, Reading 1
Today's Games
Altoona at Reading
Binghamton at Connecticut
Bowie at Portland
Harrisburg at Erie
New Britain at New Hampshire
Trenton at Akron
Box Score
AEROS 1, ALTOONA 0
Altoona ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi
Powell cf 4 0 0 0 Cnstza cf 4 0 1 0
Finegan 2b 4 0 1 0 Pickney 2b 4 0 1 0
Pacheco lf 3 0 1 0 Rodrigz ss 3 0 0 0
Corley dh 4 0 1 0 Hodges dh 4 0 0 0
Delaney 1b 2 0 0 0 Panther lf 4 0 2 0
Webster rf 4 0 1 0 Whitney 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz ss 4 0 0 0 Goleski rf 3 0 2 0
Watts c 2 0 0 0 Camcaro c 3 0 1 1
Alvarez 3b 3 0 0 0 Chaves 3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 32 1 8 1
Altoona 000 000 000 0 4 1
Akron 010 000 000 1 8 0
EAlvarez (4). LOBAltoona 7; Akron 8.SBBoone (2); Constanza (10). GIDPHodges.
DPAltoona (Finegan-Cruz, L-Delaney).
Altoona ip h r er bb so
Barthmaier L, 2-1 42/3 5 1 1 1 5
Davidson 21/3 2 0 0 0 1
Pearson 1 1 0 0 0 0
Akron ip h r er bb so
Herrmann W, 4-2 7 2 0 0 2 3
Martin H, 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Newsom S, 8 1 2 0 0 1 1
WPHerrmann.
UmpiresHome, Lance Barrett; First, Doug Levy; Third, Chris Hammer.
T2:23. Att7,969.
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