NBA FINALS

(BEST-OF-7)

L.A. LAKERS VS. NEW JERSEY

Wednesday

New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

Friday

New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

Sunday

L.A. Lakers at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

June 12

L.A. Lakers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

June 14

L.A. Lakers at New Jersey, 7 p.m., if necessary

June 17

New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m., if necessary

June 19

New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m., if necessary

NBA PLAYOFF LEADERS

Through June 2

SCORING

G FG FT PTS AVG

McGrady, Orl. 4 42 34 123 30.8

Iverson, Phil. 5 45 51 150 30.0

Nowitzki, Dall. 8 73 65 227 28.4

Duncan, S.A. 9 82 83 248 27.6

Bryant, LAL 15 151 81 399 26.6

O’Neal, LAL 15 153 90 396 26.4

Wallace, Port. 3 28 13 76 25.3

Finley, Dall. 8 69 45 197 24.6

Pierce, Bos. 16 122 120 394 24.6

Garnett, Minn. 3 24 23 72 24.0

Webber, Sac. 16 160 59 379 23.7

R. Miller, Ind. 5 42 21 118 23.6

Davis, Char. 9 71 40 203 22.6

Payton, Sea. 5 45 17 111 22.2

Walker, Bos. 16 131 50 354 22.1

Billups, Minn. 3 23 14 66 22.0

Bibby, Sac. 16 114 71 324 20.3

Malone, Utah 4 30 20 80 20.0

Szczerbiak, Minn. 3 21 16 60 20.0

Nash, Dall. 8 51 34 156 19.5

FG PERCENTAGE

FG FGA PCT

Clark, Tor. 26 48 .542

Coleman, Phil. 22 42 .524

O’Neal, LAL 153 300 .510

R. Miller, Ind. 42 83 .506

Webber, Sac. 160 319 .502

Baker, Sea. 29 58 .500

Harpring, Phil. 22 44 .500

LaFrentz, Dall. 39 78 .500

Nesterovic, Minn. 15 31 .484

Rose, S.A. 46 96 .479

REBOUNDS

G OFF DEF TOT AVG

Garnett, Minn. 3 16 40 56 18.7

Wallace, Det. 10 48 113 161 16.1

Duncan, S.A. 9 28 102 130 14.4

Nowitzki, Dall. 8 17 88 105 13.1

O’Neal, LAL 15 54 136 190 12.7

Wallace, Port. 3 10 27 37 12.3

Webber, Sac. 16 49 124 173 10.8

Davis, Tor. 5 16 37 53 10.6

Mutombo, Phil. 5 14 39 53 10.6

B. Miller, Ind. 5 17 32 49 9.8

ASSISTS

G AST AVG

Stockton, Utah 4 40 10.0

Kidd, N.J. 16 143 8.9

Nash, Dall. 8 70 8.8

Davis, Char. 9 71 7.9

Childs, Tor. 5 37 7.4

Payton, Sea. 5 29 5.8

Billups, Minn. 3 17 5.7

Pippen, Port. 3 17 5.7

A. Williams, Tor. 5 28 5.6

McGrady, Orl. 4 22 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS

STANLEY CUP FINALS

(BEST-OF-7)

DETROIT VS. CAROLINA

Today

Carolina at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Thursday

Carolina at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Monday

Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m.

June 13

Carolina at Detroit, 6 p.m., if necessary

June 15

Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m., if necessary

June 17

Carolina at Detroit, 6 p.m., if necessary

NHL Playoff Leaders

Through May 31

SCORING

GP G A PTS

Forsberg, Col 20 9 18 27

Sakic, Col 21 9 10 19

Roberts, Tor 19 7 12 19

Yzerman, Det 18 6 13 19

Shanahan, Det 18 5 11 16

Hull, Det 18 8 7 15

McCauley, Tor 20 5 10 15

Battaglia, Car 18 5 9 14

Fedorov, Det 18 4 10 14

Alfredsson, Ott 12 7 6 13

Francis, Car 18 5 8 13

Tanguay, Col 19 5 8 13

Lidstrom, Det 18 4 9 13

de Vries, Col 21 4 9 13

TENNIS

FRENCH OPEN

Monday

At Stade Roland Garros

Paris

Purse: $11.3 million

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Men

Singles

Fourth Round

Andre Agassi (4), United States, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (11), Spain, def. Gaston Gaudio (31), Argentina, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

Sebastien Grosjean (10), France, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.

Marat Safin (2), Russia, def. Arnaud Di Pasquale, France, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

Quarterfinals

Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Max Mirnyi (3), Belarus, def. Martin Damm and Cyril Suk (7), Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Paul Haarhuis, Netherlands, and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, are even with Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Todd Woodbridge (6), Australia, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 5-5, susp., darkness.

Women

Doubles

Third Round

Rika Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama (15), Japan, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Elena Likhovtseva (3), Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Petra Mandula, Hungary, and Patricia Wartusch, Austria, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, and Magui Serna, Spain, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, and Trudi Musgrave, Australia, def. Iva Majoli, Croatia, and Nicole Pratt, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.

Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez (2), Argentina, def. Alexandra Fusai, France, and Caroline Vis (16), Netherlands, 6-1, 6-0.

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Rennae Stubbs (1), Australia, def. Daja Bedanova, Czech Republic, and Elena Bovina (17), Russia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Nicole Arendt, United States, and Liezel Huber (9), South Africa, def. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, and Angelique Widjaja, Indonesia, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4.

Sandrine Testud, France, and Roberta Vinci (6), Italy, def. Silvia Farina Elia, Italy, and Barbara Schett (10), Austria, 6-4, 7-6 (7).

Mixed Doubles

Second Round

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Bob Bryan, United States, def. Nathalie Dechy and Michael Llodra, France, 7-5, 6-2.

Elena Likhovtseva, Russia, and Mahesh Bhupathi (3), India, def. Camille Pin and Arnaud Clement, France, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Roberta Vinci, Italy, and Pavel Vizner, Czech Republic, def. Nicole Pratt and Sandon Stolle, Australia, 6-2, 7-5.

Caroline Vis, Netherlands, and Michael Hill, Australia, def. Sandrine Testud, France, and Jeff Tarango, United States, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1.

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Spain, and Jared Palmer (1), United States, derf. Alexandra Fusai and Julien Varlet, France, 6-2, 6-0.

Seniors

Men

Under 45 Doubles

Round Robin

Guy Forget and Yannick Noah, France, def. Andres Gomez, Ecuador, and Emilio Sanchez, Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Pat Cash, Australia, and Mats Wilander, Sweden, def. Anders Jarryd and Mikael Pernfors, Sweden, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Over 45 Doubles

Round Robin

Mansour Bahrami, Iran, and Gene Mayer, United States, def. Brian Gottfried, United States, and Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, 6-1, 6-3.

Peter Fleming, United States, and Victor Pecci, Paraguay, def. Peter McNamara, Australia, and Ilie Nastase, Romania, 6-3, 7-5.

Boys

Singles

First Round

Alexandre Bonatto, Brazil, def. Ryan Henry, Australia, 6-4, 7-5.

Robert Haybittel, Australia, def. Christian Chao, France, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Franco Ferreiro, Brazil, def. Alberto Brizzi, Italy, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Luis Flores, Mexico, def. Alberto Sottocorno, Bolivia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Steve Darcis (15), Belgium, def. Marc Auradou, France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Marko Miklo, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2.

Go Soeda, Japan, def. Brian Baker, United States, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Robin Soderling (1), Sweden, def. Brendon Evans, United States, 6-3, 6-1.

Second Round

Alexander Bogdanovic (14), Britain, def. Jordan Kanev, Bulgaria, 6-2, 7-5.

Lamine Ouahab (7), Algeria, de. Michael Ryderstedt, Sweden, 6-2, 6-4.

Laurent Recouderc, France, def. Tomas Berdych (13), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. Luka Gregorc, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-4.

Mathieu Montcourt, France, def. Todd Reid (8), Australia, 6-1, 7-6 (1).

Richard Gasquet (2), France, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.

Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Florian Lemke, Germany, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Clement Morel, (6), France, def. Michal Przysiezny, Poland, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Doubles

First Round

Ryan Henry and Todd Reid, Australia, def. Jorge Aguilar and Guillermo Hormazabal, Chile, 6-4, 6-4.

Markus Bayer and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Brian Dabul and Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Gyorgy Balasz, Hungary, and Michal Przysiezny, Poland, def. Christian Chao, France, and Andis Juska, Latvia, 6-3, 6-2.

Michel Koning and Bas Van der Valk, Netherlands, def. Gerald Bremond and Emile Petit, France, 6-2, 6-3.

Federico Gil and Leonardo Tavares, Portugal, def. Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-3, 6-4.

Chris Kwon, United States, and Christopher Westerhof, South Africa, def. Josselin Ouanna and Gilles Simon, France, 6-0, 6-4.

Teimuraz Gabashvili and Mikhail Kartashov, Russia, def. Mathieu Montcourt and Pierrick Ysern, France, 6-4, 6-4.

Florian Lemke and Michail Zverev, Germany, def. Lamine Ouahab, Algeria, and Alberto Sottocorno, Bolivia, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2.

Girls

Singles

First Round

Maria Kirilenko (15), Russia, def. Ally Baker, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Shadisha Robinson, United States, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 7-5, 6-3.

Maria Sharapova (12), Russia, def. Marcela Arroyo, Mexico, 6-0, 6-2.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, def. Romina Oprandi, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2.

Cory Ann Avants, United States, def. Tatiana Golovin, France, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

Angelique Widjaja (1), Indonesia, def. Galina Voskobaeva, Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.

Second Round

Myriam Casanova (7), Switzerland, def. Eugenia Linetskaya, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Jamea Jackson, United States, def. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5.

Petra Cetkovska (10), Czech Republic, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Ana Ivanovic, Yugoslavia, def. Silvana Bauer (9), Netherlands, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

Maria Jose Sanchez Alayeto, Spain, def. Melissa Torres (16), Mexico, 6-2, 6-2.

Eva Birnerova (6), Czech Republic, def. Joanna Sakowicz, Poland, 6-3, 6-3.

Marta Domachowska, Poland, def. Gisela Dulko (8), Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Barbora Strycova (4), Czech Republic, def. Elise Tamaela, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-2.

Vera Douchevina, Russia, def. Hsieh Su-wei (3), Taiwan, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.

Marion Bartoli (5), France, def. Anna Bastrikova, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles

First Round

Ally Baker and Ashley Harkleroad, United States, def. Katja Baker, Germany, and Daniela Kix, Austria, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Amber Liu, United States, and Aurelija Miseviciute, Lithuania, def. Darya Ivanov and Tiffany Welford, Australia, 6-2, 6-4.

Casey Dellacqua and Adriana Szili, Australia, def. Larissa Carvalho and Marina Tavarez, Brazil, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-1.

Debbrich Feys, Belgium, and Micaela Moran, Argentina, def. Oxana Lyubtsova, Ukraine, and Tory Zawacki, United States, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Eugenia Linetskaya, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Anna Bastrikova and Vera Douchevina, Russia, def. Zsuzsanna Babos, Hungary, and Nika Ozegovic, Croatia, 6-0, 6-2.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Megan Falcon, United States, and Dominique van Boeckel, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-0.

Julia Cohen, United States, and Shiho Tanaka, Japan, def. Mariana Correa, Ecuador, and Amany Khalifa, Egypt, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

BYU BOX SCORE

NCAA REGIONAL

USC 13, BYU 10

USC BYU

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Barre rf 6 2 3 1 Jackson cf 5 2 3 0

Moon ss 6 1 2 2 Coughlan 2b 5 2 3 2

Concepcion c 4 1 3 2 Jensen 1b 4 1 2 2

Peavey 1b 5 1 3 3 Carson M. dh 3 1 2 2

Metroplos dh 5 1 3 0 Thurgd pr-dh 0 0 0 0

Lunetta 5 1 1 0 Itri 3b 04 0 0 1

Morales lf 4 2 2 0 Stubblfld lf 5 2 2 3

McAndrws rf 4 3 2 4 Chambers rf 5 0 1 0

Brewster 3b 5 1 2 0 Birkeland c 3 1 0 0

Olson p 0 0 0 0 Wiens ss 5 1 1 0

Williams p 0 0 0 0 Chrisman p 0 0 0 0

Bt. Bannstr p 0 0 0 0 Koffman p 0 0 0 0

Campos p 0 0 0 0 Ward p 0 0 0 0

Fernley p 0 0 0 0

Ray p 0 0 0 0

Dabo p 0 0 0 0

USC 200 701 102 – 13 21 0

BYU 000 040 510 – 10 14 2

E-Itri; Birkeland. DP-BYU Cougars 3. LOB-Trojans 10; BYU Cougars 8. 2B-Barre, Moon, Concepcion, Peavey, Metropoulos, Jensen, Carson M., Chambers,

Wiens. 3B-Concepcion. HR-Moon, Peavey, McAndrews, Stubblefield 2. HBP-Peavey, Morales, Jensen, Carson M., Birkeland. SH-McAndrews. SF-Itri. SB-Coughlan 2, Birkeland.

IP H R ER BB SO

USC

Olson 5.2 8 4 4 1 5

Williams 0.2 4 4 4 0 0

Bannister, Bt. 1.0 2 2 2 1 1

Campos 1.2 0 0 0 0 2

BYU

Chrisman 3.0 8 7 7 1 0

Koffman 1.0 3 2 2 1 0

Ward 1.0 4 1 1 0 1

Fernley 3.1 5 3 0 0 1

Ray 0.1 1 0 0 0 0

Dabo 0.1 0 0 0 1 0

WP-Olson (3-2). LP-Chrisman (1-3). S-Campos (6). Umpires – HP: Dave Buck 1B: Dennis McComb 2B: Mike Droll 3B: Bill Davis. T-3:17. A-1072.

WORLD CUP STANDINGS

FIRST ROUND

GROUP A

W L T GF GA Pts

Denmark 1 0 0 2 1 3

Senegal 1 0 0 1 0 3

Uruguay 0 1 0 1 2 0

France 0 1 0 0 1 0

Senegal 1, France 0

Denmark 2, Uruguay 1

Thursday

At Daegu, South Korea

Senegal vs. Denmark, 12:30 a.m.

At Busan, South Korea

France vs. Uruguay, 5:30 a.m.

June 11

At Suwon, South Korea

Senegal vs. Uruguay, 12:30 a.m.

At Incheon, South Korea

France vs. Denmark, 12:30 a.m.

GROUP B

W L T GF GA Pts

Spain 1 0 0 3 1 3

Paraguay 0 0 1 2 2 1

South Africa 0 0 1 2 2 1

Slovenia 0 1 0 1 3 0

Paraguay 2, South Africa 2, tie

Spain 3, Slovenia 1

June 7

At Jeonju, South Korea

Spain vs. Paraguay, 3 a.m.

Saturday

At Daegu, South Korea

Slovenia vs. South Africa, 12:30 a.m.

June 12

At Daejeon, South Korea

Spain vs. South Africa, 5:30 a.m.

At Seogwipo, South Korea

Slovenia vs. Paraguay, 5:30 a.m.

GROUP C

W L T GF GA Pts

Brazil 1 0 0 2 1 3

China 0 0 0 0 0 0

Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0

Turkey 0 1 0 1 2 0

Brazil 2, Turkey 1

Today

At Gwangju, South Korea

China vs. Costa Rica, 12:30 a.m.

Saturday

At Seogwipo, South Korea

Brazil vs. China, 5:30 a.m.

Sunday

At Incheon, South Korea

Turkey vs. Costa Rica, 3 a.m.

June 13

At Suwon, South Korea

Brazil vs. Costa Rica, 12:30 a.m.

At Seoul, South Korea

Turkey vs. China, 12:30 a.m.

GROUP D

W L T GF GA Pts

Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0

Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0

United States 0 0 0 0 0 0

Today

At Busan, South Korea

Poland at South Korea, 5:30 a.m.

Wednesday

At Suwon, South Korea

United States vs. Portugal, 5 a.m.

Monday

At Daegu, South Korea

United States at South Korea, 12:30 a.m.

At Jeonju, South Korea

Poland vs. Portugal, 5:30 a.m.

June 14

At Daejeon, South Korea

Poland vs. United States, 5:30 a.m.

At Incheon, South Korea

Portugal at South Korea, 5:30 a.m.

GROUP E

W L T GF GA Pts

Germany 1 0 0 8 0 3

Cameroon 0 0 1 1 1 1

Ireland 0 0 1 1 1 1

Saudi Arabia 0 1 0 0 8 0

Ireland 1, Cameroon 1, tie

Germany 8, Saudi Arabia 0

Wednesday

At Ibaraki, Japan

Germany vs. Ireland, 5:30 a.m.

Thursday

At Saitama, Japan

Saudi Arabia vs. Cameroon, 3 a.m.

June 11

At Shizuoka, Japan

Germany vs. Cameroon, 5:30 a.m.

At Yokohama, Japan

Saudi Arabia vs. Ireland, 5:30 a.m.

GROUP F

W L T GF GA Pts

Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 3

England 0 0 1 1 1 1

Sweden 0 0 1 1 1 1

Nigeria 0 1 0 0 1 0

Argentina 1, Nigeria 0

England 1, Sweden 1, tie

Friday

At Kobe, Japan

Nigeria vs. Sweden, 12:30 a.m.

At Sapporo, Japan

Argentina vs. England, 5:30 a.m.

June 12

At Miyagi, Japan

Argentina vs, Sweden, 12:30 a.m.

At Osaka, Japan

Nigeria vs. England, 12:30 a.m.

GROUP G

W L T GF GA Pts

Italy 1 0 0 2 0 3

Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 3

Croatia 0 1 0 0 1 0

Ecuador 0 1 0 0 2 0

Mexico 1, Croatia 0

Today

At Sapporo, Japan

Italy vs. Ecuador, 5:30 a.m.

Saturday

At Ibaraki, Japan

Italy vs. Croatia, 3 a.m.

Sunday

At Miyagi, Japan

Ecuador vs. Mexico, 12:30 a.m.

June 13

At Oita, Japan

Italy vs. Mexico, 5:30 a.m.

At Yokohama, Japan

Ecuador vs. Croatia, 5:30 a.m.

GROUP H

W L T GF GA Pts

Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0

Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0

Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0

GOLF LEADERS

PGA TOUR MONEY

Through June 2

Trn Money

1. Tiger Woods 10 $3,055,100

2. Phil Mickelson 15 $2,322,833

3. David Toms 14 $1,813,027

4. Jose Maria Olazabal 10 $1,788,473

5. Vijay Singh 14 $1,763,263

6. Shigeki Maruyama 15 $1,694,314

7. Chris DiMarco 16 $1,675,902

8. Nick Price 10 $1,636,333

9. Justin Leonard 14 $1,615,302

10. Retief Goosen 7 $1,608,795

11. Ernie Els 9 $1,575,791

12. Jerry Kelly 15 $1,558,801

13. Rocco Mediate 12 $1,545,500

14. Brad Faxon 13 $1,514,572

15. Sergio Garcia 12 $1,474,053

16. Jim Furyk 14 $1,462,492

17. Craig Perks 15 $1,376,677

18. Scott McCarron 14 $1,347,430

19. Kenny Perry 15 $1,311,366

20. K.J. Choi 15 $1,295,442

55. Mike Weir 13 $534,000

82. Jay Don Blake 16 $378,944

103. Dan Forsman 12 $271,230

LPGA MONEY

Through June 2

Trn Money

1. Annika Sorenstam 9 $939,679

2. Laura Diaz 10 $459,699

3. Juli Inkster 8 $347,240

4. Cristie Kerr 10 $320,382

5. Rosie Jones 8 $302,699

6. Grace Park 10 $302,380

7. Se Ri Pak 7 $301,866

8. Janice Moodie 10 $248,672

9. Hee-Won Han 10 $226,256

10. Carin Koch 11 $217,888

RYDER CUP POINTS

Through June 2

United States

1. Tiger Woods 243.750

2. Phil Mickelson 177.125

3. David Toms 87.750

4. Chris DiMarco 79.107

5. Rocco Mediate 73.750

6. Scott McCarron 72.500

7. Kenny Perry 67.857

8. Brad Faxon 66.250

9. Justin Leonard 65.357

10. Bob Estes 62.500

PRESIDENT’S CUP STANDINGS

Through June 2

United States

1. Tiger Woods 5,898,989

2. Phil Mickelson 4,524,774

3. David Toms 3,708,825

4. Chris DiMarco 2,973,503

5. Jim Furyk 2,732,859

6. Bob Estes 2,658,520

7. Justin Leonard 2,507,223

8. Brad Faxon 2,490,278

9. Jerry Kelly 2,304,604

10. Rocco Mediate 2,282,717

11. Scott McCarron 2,244,183

12. Kenny Perry 2,204,399

13. Davis Love III 2,202,281

14. Scott Verplank 2,147,324

15. Kevin Sutherland 2,022,663

International

1. Ernie Els SAf 7.79

2. Retief Goosen SAf 7.53

3. Vijay Singh Fij 5.73

4. Nick Price Zim 4.70

5. Angel Cabrera Arg 4.34

6. Mike Weir Can 3.93

7. Michael Campbell NZl 3.85

8. Shigeki Maruyama Jpn 3.45

9. Robert Allenby Aus 3.17

10. Toshimitsu Izawa Jpn 3.14

WNBA STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Charlotte 2 0 1.000 —

Indiana 2 0 1.000 —

New York 3 1 .750 —

Orlando 1 1 .500 1

Washington 1 1 .500 1

Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 1/2

Detroit 0 3 .000 2 1/2

Miami 0 3 .000 2 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 4 1 .750 —

Minnesota 2 1 .667 1

Phoenix 2 1 .667 1

Utah 2 1 .667 1

Houston 2 2 .500 11 /2

Seattle 1 1 .500 1 1/2

Sacramento 0 1 .000 3

Portland 0 4 .000 3 1/2

Monday’s Results

Charlotte 67, Houston 52

Phoenix 71, Washington 65

Los Angeles 76, Portland 59

Today’s Games

Washington at Utah, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 8 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

AL

TORONTO–Fired Buck Martinez, manager, and Garth Iorg, first base coach. Named third base coach Carlos Tosca interim manager, bullpen catcher John Gibbons first base coach and Brian Butterfield third base coach.

FOOTBALL

NFL

ATLANTA–Waived RB Jamal Anderson and RB Rodney Thomas.

BUFFALO–Released OT John Fina.

DETROIT–Waived QB Charlie Batch and WR Herman Moore.

GREEN BAY–Waived WR Antonio Freeman.

JACKSONVILLE–Waived WR Keenan McCardell and LB Hardy Nickerson.

KANSAS CITY–Released WR Derrick Alexander.

MIAMI–Waived T Jerry Jackson and G James Wagstaff.

PITTSBURGH–Waived LB Mike Jones.

WASHINGTON–Waived DE Marco Coleman. Released WR Leslie Shepherd.

HOCKEY

NHL

DALLAS–Named Mark Lamb assistant coach.

MINNESOTA–Signed LW Rastislav Pavilkovsky.

OLYMPICS

USA LUGE–Announced Wolfgang Schaedler, national team coach, will remain through the 2006 Olympics.

COLLEGE

BIG EAST CONFERENCE–Named Jeffrey Mead and Angela Rioux communications assistants.

EASTERN ILLINOIS–Named Mary Wallace women’s track coach.

FLORIDA SOUTHERN–Named Peter Meyer baseball coach.

FREED-HARDEMAN–Named Chuck Box baseball coach.

JACKSONVILLE–Named Mike Spencer defensive line coach.

LIBERTY–Named Karyn Karlin women’s assistant basketball coach.

MINNESOTA–Named John Blair Bickerstaff director of basketball operations.

MONTCLAIR STATE–Named Beth Gottung women’s field hockey and lacrosse coach.

PURDUE–Announced junior G Willie Deane has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft.

SAN DIEGO STATE–Named Nicole Anderson women’s assistant basketball coach.

VILLANOVA–Named Robert Steitz senior associate athletics director for external operations, Tom Dunphy assistant equipment manager, Dina Dormer assistant swimming coach and Mike Sheridan director of media relations. Promoted Dean Kenefick to assistant athletics director for communications, Steve Pinone to assistant to the director of athletics and Doug Padron to associate athletics trainer.

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