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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 2005

Page

19

Sportsday schedule features district tours and college games

Xavier at Marion and Northern Iowa at Wichita State lead a busy 3A 1A district basketball slate. Mount Mercy eyes Midwest Classic title in La Crosse Wisconsin. Pittsburgh at Boston College Oklahoma at Texas New Mexico at Nevada Las Vegas game times vary on ESPN. Billiards Pro Tour tape delayed on ESPN2. Contact sports desks listed for results.

Xavier Marion Northern Iowa Wichita State Mount Mercy la Crosse Wis Lown Pittsboro Texas Pittsburgh Boston College ESPN Oklahoma New Mexico Nevada-Las Vegas

Pro tennis seeds and results from Dubai Scottsdale Acapulco

Results from ATP Dubai and Scottsdale events with top seeds Federer and van Liubich losing sets, Damm and Stepanek defeating Bjorkman and Santoro, Arthurs beating Ancic, Bryan brothers prevailing in doubles, and Pennetta edging Cervanova in Acapulco. Also mentions minor notes from Wichita and Cleveland.

ATP Dubai Uae Dubai Stadium Roger Federer Switzerland van Liubich Croatia Mastinin Madecinnshty Scottsdale Ariz Wayne Arthurs Australia Mario Ancic Bob and Mike Bryan United States Paul Hanley

Toms Wins Match Play Championship In San Diego

David Toms defeats Chris DiMarco 6 and 5 in the final at La Costa Resort and Spa Carlsbad California to capture the Match Play Championship. Geoff Ogilvy leads the field at the Chrysler Classic in Tucson with a playoff win.

Carlsbad Calif la Costa Resort & Spa David Toms Chris DiMarco Tucson Ariz Geoff Ogilvy M.calcavecchia Kevin Na Steve Stricker Doug Barron Aaron Baddeley Billy Mayfair Brent Geiberger Kevin Sutherland J.m.olazabal Kevin Stadler Todd Fischer Danny Briggs Jo@ Ogilvie Lucas Glover Darren Stiles Brian Gay H. Tanaka Gavin Coles Corey Pavin Ted Purdy Brett Wetterich Craig Bowden A.oberheiser A.gutschewski Ariun Atwal John Rollins Kent Jones Bob Estes Kim Carter D.J. Trahan Omar Aresti Scott Simpson Tom Scherrer R.thatcher Phillip Price Carlos Franco Paul Gow Qlin Browne Jason Allred Ryan Imada Harrison Frazar Gene Savers John Huston Esteban Toledo Bob Tway David Frost Bob Burns Michael Allen Jason Bonn Oven Dan Forsman Brian Davis Brendan Jones Rob Rashell Notah Begay Ill Glen Day Garrett Willis Jeff Hart Ryan Dillon Robin Freeman

Baseball stars suspended for drug abuse by commissioner

On February 28 1986 baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth suspended Dave Parker Cincinnati Reds Keith Hernandez New York Mets Joaquin Andujar Oakland Athletics Lonnie Smith Kansas City Royals Enos Cabell Los Angeles Dodgers Jeff Leonard San Francisco Giants and Dale Berra New York Yankees for one year for drug abuse. After conditions are met suspensions are reduced.

Peter Ueberroth Dave Parker Cincinnati Reds Keith Hernandez New York Mets Joaquin Andujar Oakland Athletics Lonnie Smith Kansas City Royals Enos Cabell Los Angeles Dodgers Jeff Leonard San Francisco Giants Dale Berra New York Yankees

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Race Results and Standings Summary

NASCAR Nextel Cup race results list Greg Biffle first for Ford with 250 laps and $288,650. Jimmie Johnson second and Kurt Busch third, with multiple drivers earning varying purses. Race stats include time 3 hours 34 minutes 45 seconds and margin of victory 0.231 seconds. Lead changes 26 among 14 drivers and standings show Busch leading with 340 points. NHRA results follow with winners Tony Schumacher John Force Allen Johnson and others.

Greg Biffle Ford Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Kurt Busch Jamie McMurray Dodge Curl Edwards Kevin Harvick Mark Martin Elliott Sadier Ryan Newman Rusty Wallace Dale Jarrett Mike Bliss Bobby Labonte Ken Schrader Sterling Marlin Scott Wimmer Tony Stewart Kyle Petty Jeff Burton Bobby Hamilton Jr Brian Vickers Casey Mears Kyle Busch Travis Kvapil Mike Wallace Matt Kenseth Jeff Green Jeremy Mayfield John Andretti Jeff Gordon Kevin Lepage Dale Earnhardt Jr Scott Riggs Dave Blaney Robby Gordon Terry Labonte Jason Leffler Michael Waltrip Joe Nemechek Kasey Kanne Ricky Rudd Randy LaJoie Bill Elliott B.vickers G.biffle K.petty R.lajoie M.kenseth C.edwards J.mayfield J.green M.martin J.nemechek J.johnson K.harvick K.busch E.sadler T.stewart R.wallace S.marlin J.gordon Tony Schumacher Morgan Lucas John Force Ford Mustang Ron Capps Dodge Stratus Allen Johnson Ron Krisher Chevy Cavalier Rodger Brogdon David Rampy Greg Luncack Jimmy DeFrank Jody Lang Chevy Malibu Jeff Lee AMX Sheldon Gecker Dick VanderMeer Mark Yeager Nova James Boyce

Sunday NBA results and upcoming city matchups

The day with scores from across the league includes Toronto 108 at LA Lakers 102 and Denver 94 at New Orleans 93. Other results feature Sacramento 110 over Washington 108 and Miami 112 over Orlando 103. Tonight mirrors multiple games across major markets and teams.

Toronto L.A. Lakers New Jersey Cleveland Milwaukee Seattle Utah Houston Sacramento Washington Denver New Orleans Miami Orlando Boston Phoenix UT Minnesota Portland Detroit Golden State LA. Clippers Atlanta San Antonio New York Dallas L.A. Clippers Memphis Indiana Charlotte Philadelphia Chicago

College basketball scores and notes from Sunday action

A long recap covers games at Milwaukee Orlando and Portland with multiple teams including Cleveland New Jersey Miami Orlando Denver New Orleans and Minnesota. It lists player stats team totals rebounds assists fouls and technicals along with attendance figures and game locations.

Hudson Portland van Exel Patterson Frahm Stoudamire Telfair Minnesota Garnett Ratliff Szczerbiak Johnson Cleveland McInnis Harris James New Jersey Carter Kidd Best Vaughn Robinson Kgauskas Silas Gooden Traylor Denver New Orleans Russell Anthony Boykins Miller Buckner Dickau Smith Jacobsen Nachbar Andersen Claxton Vroman Camby Elson Martin

Freezfest Run at Marion Yields Fast Times and Winners

Running Saturday Freezfest at Marion produced overall and age group winners. Amy Carder topped the women’s field at 20 40 with Laura Landherr 22 16 in the 19 and under, Elizabeth Wiebold 22 43 in 20 24, Maggie Kemp 24 03 in 25 29, and Phil Kauder led men at 16 30 with Michael Alexander 18 06 in 19 and under.

Toronto L.A. Lakers Butler Odom Milm Bryant Atkins Grant Cook Jones Brown Waiton Medvedenko Totals Rose Bush Araujo Peterson Alston Marshall Bonner Palacio Murray Walton Odor East Rutherford N.J Cleveland James Gooden Kgauskas Newbie McInnis Diop Traylor Harris Snow Pavlovic New Jersey Carter Collins Krstic Vaughn Kidd Robinson Mercer Best Smith Campbell Washington Sacramento Williamson Songaila Miller Mobley Bibby K.thomas House Evans Skinner Jamison Haywood Hayes Arenas Profit E.thomas Ruffin Blake Amy Carder Laura Landherr Elizabeth Wiebold Maggie Kemp Raelynn Lamparek Denise Langhoff Jane McGee Cindy Luse Claudia Scott Mary Johnston Beth Mentzer Phil Kauder Michael Alexander Alec Taylor David Moyes Drew Bach Miike Kabela Mike Newhouse Daryl Julich Tom van Berkum Jim Shimek Jerry Elsen

Wisconsin Wins Fast Meet at West Lafayette In Indoor Track

At West Lafayette Indiana multiple teams competed with Wisconsin posting 144.5 points while Indiana took 105.5 and Illinois 96. Michigan 88 Minnesota 80 Ohio State 49 Purdue 47 Penn State 37 Michigan State 32 Iowa 22. Nedzad Mulabegovic led shot put 64 5.4. Aarik Wilson won long and triple jumps for Indiana. Matt Tegenkamp led 5000 and Sean Jefferson the mile for Indiana.

West Lafayette Ind Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Purdue Penn State Michigan State Iowa Nedzad Mulabegovic Ken Kemeny Aarik Wilson Brad Gebauer David Bollinger Mark Langlois Bryant Howe Matty Geirman Bryan Duby Adam Hamilton Matt Tegenkamp Nick Willis Sean Jefferson David Neville Zach Digney Abe Jones Zachery Glavash Trammel Smith Anthony Cole Ricky Pinkney Travis Brandstarter Ryan Niver

Women's track crown goes to Michigan at Ann Arbor

Michigan leads the meet at Ann Arbor with 130 points followed by Illinois 117.5 and Minnesota 79 as Rosalind Goodwin of Ohio State headlines field events and Lindsey Gallo of Michigan tops the 5 000 seeded race. Team results list Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State and Ohio State in top five.

Weekend Transactions Across Baseball Basketball Football and Soccer

Orioles agree to terms with seven players on one year deals including Bigbie Majewski Maine Bakers Riley Whiteside and Young. Isringhausen signs a three year deal with the Cardinals. Heat place Steve Smith on injured list and activate Laettner. Knicks sign Jackie Butler. Bears sign Muhsin Muhammad to six year deal. Browns name Scherer quarterbacks coach and Trott defensive assistant. Arena League signings include Grand Rapids Harris and L A Avengers. Chivas USA acquires Douglas Sequeira from Real Salt Lake for 2007 second round pick.

Baltimore Orioles Larry Bigbie Val Majewski John Maine Aaron Bakers Matt Riley Eli Whiteside Walter Young St. Louis Cardinals Jason Isringhausen Basketball National Basketball Association Miami Heat Steve Smith Christian Laettner N.Y. Knicks Jackie Butler Chicago Bears Muhsin Muhammad Cleveland Browns Rip Scherer Bob Trott Arena Football League Lee Rattlers Danny Grand Rapids Rampage Aundrae Harris L.A. Avengers Deportivo Chivas USA Douglas Sequeira Real Salt Lake Reee

Arena Football Standings and Results Summary

Central Division led by Colorado and Grand Rapids with strong PF totals. Late results include Las Vegas 40 Nashville 32 and Colorado 58 Los Angeles 40. Friday and weekend schedule lists Austin Las Vegas and San Jose Orlando matches with kickoff times.

Colorado Chicago Grand Rapids Nashville Las Vegas Los Angeles San Jose Arizona Dallas New York Philadelphia Columbus Georgia New Orleans Orlando Tampa Bay Austin

Indoor Track and Field U S Championships Boston Finals Results

Top finishers include Mardy Scales Nike 60 in 6.61 seconds and Walter Davis Nike 56 9 in triple jump. Other strong marks feature Bershawn Jackson Nike 46.05 in 400, Danielle Carruthers Nike 7.95 in 60 hurdles, Shani Marks unattached 44 9 in triple jump, Amber Antonia New York AC 12 55 69 in 3000 walk.

Mardy Scales Nike Joshua Norman Aaron Armstrong Hurdies Joel Brown Anwar Moore David Payne Bershawn Jackson James Davis Ashton Collins Kevin Hicks Florida A&m Richard Smith Joel Legare Brad Walker Tommy Skipper Oregon Paul Litchfield Walter Davis Kenta Bell Chris Hercules Angela Daigle Muna Lee Me'Lisa Barber Danielle Carruthers Sheena Johnson Hylens Fountain Dee Dee Trotter Adidas Mary Danner Maisha Pinkard Hampton Shani Marks Nicole Whitman Simidele Adeagbo Team XO Hazel Clark Alice Schmidt Kameisha Bennett Amber Antonia New York AC Joanne Dow Deborah Huberty

Major men’s college basketball notches in midwest action

Indiana edged Michigan State 78 74 in overtime at Bloomington while Wisconsin beat Ohio State 64 56 at Columbus. Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 81 79 in Lawrence, and Missouri rivals North Carolina topped Maryland 85 83.

Indiana Michigan St Wisconsin Ohio State North Carolina Maryland Kansas Oklahoma State Wake Forest Virginia Villanova Georgetown Midwest Bowling Green Miami Ohio Ind Texas-Pan Am N. Iminois Bail St UCLA Notre Dame Wright Wes Boise Louisiana Tech Bloomington Michigan State Anderson Davis Brown Neitzel Ager Hill Trannon Torbert Bograkos Rowley White Vaden Wilmont Strickland Ewing Jr Hardy Suhr Ratliff Kline Michigan Lawrence Kan J Graham McFarlin Lucas Bobik Curry S.graham Crawford Simien Moody Langford Miles Giddens Hawkins Kaun Lee Jackson

Women's college basketball scores and bracket notes

Big Ten results include Iowa 56 over Indiana 53 and Ohio State 69 over Penn State 58. Missouri Valley lists Mines St 66 over S Illinois 59 and SW Missouri St 79 over Wichita St 50. AP Top 25 shows LSU 76 over Florida 52 and Duke 68 over North Carolina 77. Southeast updates feature numerous conference games and a March dual team tournament bracket in Iowa events.

BIG Ten Iowa Indiana Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Missouri Valley Mines Georgia Midwest DePaul Marquette Richmond Dayton Xavier St. Bonaventure East Canisius Siena Delaware Hofstra Drexel William & Mary Duquesne Fordham George Washington la Salle Maris Rider Niagara Manhattan Rhode Island Massachusetts St. Peter's OWA Southwest Missouri State Toledo North Florida Illinois-Chica Wichita State Illinois State Michigan State Nebraska Michigan Iowa; April 13 — Northern Illinois North Dakota State Northern Iowa Western Illinois Northwestern Wisconsin-Milwaukee Minnesota Illinois-Chicago Minois

USHL Schedule Highlights Lincoln Omaha Cedar Rapids Sioux Falls

Lincoln visits Omaha with 7 05 a m start while Cedar Rapids plays Sioux Falls at 7 05 p m on Wednesday. Lincoln Des Moines and Green Bay Waterloo clash at 7 05 p m Thursday. Indiana and Omaha meet at 7 05 p m as Sioux Falls visits Tri City at 7 05 p m. Saturday Cedar Rapids heads to Omaha and Chicago visits Waterloo at 7 05 p m while Sioux City plays Tri City and Indiana meets Lincoln at 7 05 p m. Sunday Lincoln travels to Sioux Falls at 6 05 p m.

Lincoln Omaha Cedar Rapids Sioux Falls Des Moines Green Bay Waterloo Indiana Tri-City Chicago Sioux City Waterloo Nu x-Omaha

Girls Basketball Iowa Tournament Schedule Dates

A garbled schedule lists Class 1A 2A 3A quarterfinals and semifinals from March 7 to March 12 in Des Moines. Matchups include Treynor vs Rockwell-Swaiedale Bellevue Marquette vs Manila, Charter Oak-Ute vs, Colo-Nesco, and others with times ranging 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. across multiple courts and classes.

Rejnday Treynor Rockwell- Swaiedale Bellevue Marquette Manilla Charter Oak-Ute George Little Rock Colo-Nesco Pella Christian North Butler Tipton Tri-Center

Tonight's Iowa high school basketball substate and district pairings

Tonight at 7 pm a slate of Class 4A substate quarterfinals, Class 3A district semifinals, and Class 1A district semifinals features Cedar Falls versus Waterloo West, Johnston versus Boone, Oskaloosa versus Indianola, New Hampton versus Crestwood, Waukon versus Decorah, Delwein at Waverly-Shell Rock, Independence at West Delaware, Western Dubuque at DeWitt Central, Maquoketa at Anamosa, Vinton-Shellsburg at Dubuque Wahlert, Xavier at Marion, Mount Vernon at Washington, Clear Creek Amana at Davenport Assumption, Keokuk at Mount Pleasant, Fairfield at Fort Madison, South Tama at Benton Community, Buchanan at Dunkerton, Valley Community at Elkader Central, Falls NU High at BCLOW Waterloo Walnut Ridge at alpur nett, Central at Prince of Peace, Iowa Mennonite at HSV, Keota at Lone Tree, and more. The card shows wide district action across multiple locations with teams carrying varying records.

Cedar Falls Wat. West Johnston Boone Oskaloosa Indianola New Hampton Crestwood Waukon Decorah Delwein Waverly-Shell Rock Independence West Delaware Western Dubuque DeWitt Central Maquoketa Anamosa Vinton-Shellsburg Dubuque Wahlert C.R. Xavier Marion Mount Vernon Washington Clear Creek Amana Davenport Assumption Keokuk Mount Pleasant Fairfield Fort Madison Williamsburg Pella South Tama Benton Communi Pe Buchanan Dunkerton Valley Elkader Central MVC Miss. Conf All Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids Jefferson Waterloo East Iowa City High Xavier Dubuque Hempstead MVC Valley Conf Iowa City West Jue Wahlert Cedar Rapids Washington Cedar Rapids Kennedy Waterloo West Cedar Rapids Prairie Wamac Conf. All Dyersville Beckman Benton Community Waterloo Columbus Don Bosco Ni Cent All Crestwood Charles City

Avila and Mount Mercy Open Busy College Baseball Schedule

The schedule lists Avila 5-7 and Mount Mercy 2-9 play Sunday, with a string of games from March through June. The slate includes nonconference matches at Southwest Missouri State and Illinois State, regional showdowns against Michigan State Nebraska and Michigan, and postseason play culminating in College World Series venues in Jacksonville and Bradenton.

Jacksonville University Jacksonville Fla North Florida University Bradenton Veterans Stadium Cedar Rapids

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