Huskies advance to Sweet 16
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points,
Isaiah Thomas added 15 and 11th-seeded Washington extended its
incredible late-season roll all the way to the NCAA tournament's
regional semifinals with an 82-64 second-round victory over New
Mexico on Saturday.
Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 15 points and nine rebounds for the
Huskies (26-9), who have won nine straight, including the Pac-10
tournament and wins over two higher-seeded opponents in the East
Regional at the Shark Tank.
Washington ran right past the third-seeded Lobos (30-5), who
simply couldn't keep up with the breakneck offensive pace in their
second loss in three games.
After a rocky season that seemed headed nowhere in late January,
the Huskies are the epitome of a talented team peaking at
tournament time. Washington began the season in the national
rankings, but slumped badly before this stellar surge.
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Johnson and Triche lead Syracuse over Zags, 87-65
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Wes Johnson scored a career-high 31 points
and pulled down 14 rebounds and Andy Rautins added 24 points as
Syracuse hit a dozen 3-pointers to stun Gonzaga 87-65 on Sunday in
the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Syracuse's storybook season - the Orange were unranked before
the season and made it to No. 1 for the final week before losing to
Georgetown in the Big East tournament - continues on Thursday. The
Orange (30-4), the top seed in the West Regional, will play
fifth-seeded Butler (30-4) in Salt Lake City.
Gonzaga (27-7) was trying to become the second team from the
West Coast Conference to shock the Big East - WCC tournament champ
St. Mary's stunned second-seeded Villanova on Saturday - but they
were no match for the Orange.
Syracuse made the round of 16 for the second straight year.
Elias Harris led Gonzaga with 24 points.
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Hernandez sharp in M's win
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Felix Hernandez tossed five scoreless
innings, Franklin Guiterrez and Ryan Langerhans each hit their
first home runs of the spring and the Seattle Mariners snapped a
seven-game winless streak with a 4-0 win over the Arizona
Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Corey Patterson added his second homer of the spring for
Seattle, which had only six home runs in the first 16 games before
hitting three on Saturday.
A day after losing starter Cliff Lee (abdominal strain) for at
least a week and Doug Fister (bruised right forearm) for a few
days, Hernandez was dominant, allowing singles to Tony Abreu in the
second and Stephen Drew to start the third.
Arizona's Dan Haren struck out seven over five innings and
allowed just four hits, but the home runs cost him.
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Major League Soccer and its players sign new five-year labour
agreement
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer and its players have signed a
five-year labour contract that avoids a strike scheduled for next
week.
The MLS Players Union had said it would strike if an agreement
wasn't reached before Thursday when the expansion Philadelphia
Union are to open the league schedule at Seattle.
Negotiators began intensive talks Thursday in Washington, D.C. A
deal was signed shortly after 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.
(The Associated Press) (from Broadcast News Ltd.)
Gael Force Win: Samhan's 32 lifts No. 10 Saint Mary's past
Villanova 75-68
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Omar Samhan was an unstoppable Gael force and
played the game of his career, finishing with 32 points and seven
rebounds to lead 10th-seeded Saint Mary's past Villanova 75-68 on
Saturday and improbably into the NCAA tournament's round of 16.
Mickey McConnell stopped and fired an arching 25-footer that
banked high off the glass for a 68-65 lead with 1:15 left.
Samhan used a two-handed block to turn back Reggie Redding and
McConnell made both ends of a 1-and-1 to make it 70-65.
The soldout crowd was well behind the Gaels (28-5).
The Wildcats (25-8) made an early exit a year after they played
in the Final Four. They started 20-1 and collapsed at the end.
Saint Mary's is off the Houston to play in the South Regional's
Sweet 16.
(The Associated Press) (from Broadcast News Ltd.)
BKW--NCAA-NCAROLINA-GONZAGA
Late run pushes Gonzaga to wild 82-76 win over UNC
SEATTLE (AP) - Scoreless for 31 minutes, Gonzaga's Tiffanie
Shives had 14 of her 16 points in a crucial five-minute stretch of
the second half and the seventh-seeded Bulldogs held off No. 10
seed North Carolina 82-76 on Saturday night in the first-round of
the NCAA women's tournament.
Trailing 58-56, Shives broke a five-minute scoring drought for
the Bulldogs with a baseline jumper with 8:59 left. That was just
the start for the senior. She then hit four consecutive 3-pointers,
scoring 14 of the Bulldogs 16 points as they surged into the lead.
North Carolina used its superior size on the interior to stay
close, pulling within 72-71 with 3:51 left, but the Bulldogs closed
on an 10-5 run. They will play No. 2 seed Texas A&M in Monday's
second-round.
Katelan Redmon led Gonzaga (28-4) with 18 points. Chay Shegog
led the Tar Heels (19-12) with 19 points on 9 of 10 shooting.
NCAA-PORTLAND ST-TEXAS A&M
A&M wakes up and races away from Portland State
SEATTLE (AP) - Danielle Adams scored 23 points, Tanisha Smith
added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and second-seeded
Texas A&M ran away from pesky Portland State with a 84-53 win on
Saturday night in the NCAA women's tournament.
Adaora Elonu and Sydney Colson both added 13 points for the
Aggies, who kept rolling after knocking off Texas, Nebraska and
Oklahoma to win the Big 12 tournament title.
The 15th-seeded Vikings, making their first tournament
appearance, led 28-27 late in the first half. That was the wake up
call Aggies coach Gary Blair needed. Texas A&M (26-7) closed the
first half on a 12-3 run to take a 39-31 lead, then opened the
second half with a 18-6 spurt to turn this one into the rout most
expected.
Eryn Jones and Claire Faucher led Portland State (18-15) with 15
points apiece.
Roy hits with 0.9 seconds left for Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Brandon Roy rebounded from a cold spell to
hit a 22-foot jumper with 0.9 seconds left and the Portland Trail
Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 76-74 on Friday night.
Roy, who averaged 27 points last week as the Western Conference
player of the week, finished with 14 points for the Blazers, who
have won five straight.
Mike Miller had 16 points for the Wizards, who have lost 10
straight. Washington trailed by 16 points, but pulled to 69-67 with
2:50 left after Al Thornton's dunk and free throw.
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Zetterberg beats the OT clock, lifts Wings to win
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Henrik Zetterberg scored as
the overtime buzzer sounded to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a
dramatic 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
Zetterberg peeled out of the corner around defenseman Christian
Ehrhoff, who had lost his stick, and into the slot before lifting a
backhand over the left shoulder of Roberto Luongo as time ran out.
Jimmy Howard made 29 saves for the Red Wings, who bounced back
from a shootout loss in Edmonton on Friday to move two points ahead
of ninth-place Calgary in the Western Conference playoff race with
11 games left.
Todd Bertuzzi and Pavel Datsyuk scored 5 seconds apart and
Valteri Filppula added a short-handed breakaway goal with 2:21 left
in the second period as the Red Wings rebounded from a two-goal
deficit.
Daniel Sedin tied it for Vancouver 5 minutes into the third.
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Harper scores twice as Everett Silvertips down Kelowna Rockets 5-2
EVERETT, Wash. - Shane Harper scored twice leading the Everett
Silvertips to a 5-2 victory over the Kelowna Rockets in Game 2 of
their Western Hockey League playoff series Saturday night.
Chris Langkow and Ryan Murray each added a goal and two assists
for Everett, which took a 2-0 series lead. Markus McCrea also
tallied.
Kent Simpson made 24 saves to pick up the win.
Geordie Wudrick and Lucas Bloodoff scored for Kelowna. Adam
Brown stopped 26 shots in goal for the Rockets.
(The Canadian Press) (from Broadcast News Ltd.)
Prep baseball from Saturday 3/20
Burlington-Edison 7 Ferndale 4
Mount Vernon 9 Sehome 8 (in 10 innings)
Squalicum 9 Nooksack Valley 1
Mt. Baker 14 Lynden Christian 7
Sedro-Woolley 12 Bellingham 1
IDITAROD
First musher from Jamaica finishes Iditarod
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The first musher from Jamaica to enter
the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has reached the finish
line at Nome, three days after Lance Mackey won for an
unprecedented fourth consecutive time.
Newton Marshall finished in 47th place. The 27-year-old rookie
covered the arduous course in 12 days, 4 hours and 27 minutes,
reaching Nome at 7:27 p.m. Friday.
As of late Friday night, 48 mushers had completed the race and
15 others have scratched. Eight remain on the trail.
The last musher to reach Nome receives the Red Lantern Award.
All rookies who complete the race receive an Iditarod belt buckle.
Mackey, of Fairbanks, received a new truck and $50,400 for his
win Tuesday.
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Chargers send little-used Whitehurst to Seattle
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Chargers have traded third-string
quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to the Seattle Seahawks.
Whitehurst has never thrown a pass in the NFL and has played in
only two games, both as a rookie in 2006.
The teams swapped second-round picks in this year's draft,
allowing the Chargers to move up 20 spots to No. 40 overall, while
giving up the 60th choice. San Diego also receives a 2011 pick,
believed to be a third-rounder.
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Canucks sign F Kesler to 6-year contract extension
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Ryan Kesler has signed a
six-year contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks.
The 25-year-old forward due to become a restricted free agent on
July 1 is now under contract through the 2015-16 season. The
Canucks didn't reveal financial details when they announced the
deal on Friday.
Kesler is having a career season with 21 goals and 45 assists in
71 games.
He has spent his entire career in Vancouver after being drafted
23rd overall in 2003.
The U.S. Olympian has 86 goals and 206 points in 391 NHL games.
He was a runner-up for the Selke Trophy as the league's top
defensive forward last season.
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Huskies: Abdul Gaddy to train with select squad
Washington Husky freshman guard Abdul Gaddy has accepted an
invitation to attend training camp for the 2010 USA Men’s basketball
U18 National Team. The camp will be held June 14th, 15th and 16th at
the University of Texas at San Antonio and will be used to select the
12-member team that will represent the USA at the FIBA Championships
in late June.
(KPUG Newsroom)
WWU: Brown named Track and Field Athlete of the Year
Western Washington University’s Ryan Brown has been named the Great
Northwest Athletic Conference Male Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the
Year. Brown won the national title in the pole vault.
The Viking’s Anthony Zackery was selected as the league’s Outstanding
Male Newcomer.
WWU: Anderson, Webb and Jackson all honored by NABC
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University guard Morris
Anderson (Sr., Federal Way) received first-team honors and forward Derrick
Webb (Sr., Port Orchard/South Kitsap) earned second-team recognition
on the 2009-10 National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II
West All-District Team announced Wednesday.
NABC West co-Coach of the Year accolades went to Western's Brad Jackson.
Anderson finished second among the Vikings in scoring at 14.7 points a game,
and led the team in assists (5.2 avg.), 3-point makes (2.3), and steals (2.5),
topping the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and ranking 14th nationally
in the latter category. He also paced the conference in free throw percentage at
86.2 percent (94-of-109), at one point making a school record 39 consecutive free throws.
Webb led Western in scoring at 16.3 points a game, which ranked fourth in the GNAC,
reaching double figures in 26 games. He was second on the team in rebounds (6.3),
assists (2.3) and steals (1.2).
Jackson directed Western to a 26-6 record, the Vikings earning the No.1-seed in the
West Regional where they reached the semifinal round before falling 76-75 in overtime
to eventual champion Cal Poly Pomona, and ranked No.15 in the final regular-season
NABC coaches' poll.
Anderson and Webb were earlier named first-team GNAC all-stars. Anderson also was
a first-team pick and Webb a second-team choice on the Daktronics West Region All-Star
team.
(wwuvikings.com)
Bellingham Bells sign 5 Pac-10 players
The Bellingham Bells have added five players from the Pac-10 conference.
UCLA catcher Steve Rodriguez and pitchers Scott Griggs and
Chase Brewer will join Oregon State pitcher Tony Bryant and Washington
State pitcher James on the Bells roster this summer.
Bellingham will open the season June 4th at Joe Martin Field against the
Kelowna Falcons.
(KPUG Newsroom)
