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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, April 30, 2009

For the Record

Advertiser Staff

TRIVIA ANSWER

USC leads with 63. Miami (Fla.) is second with 56, followed by Ohio State with 53.

Source: NFL.

SPORTS TODAY

BASEBALL

College, Western Athletic Conference, Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai'i, 6:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

SPORTS

TOMORROW

BASEBALL

College, Western Athletic Conference, Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai'i, 6:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

SOFTBALL

College women, Western Athletic Conference, Boise State vs. Hawai'i, 6 p.m. at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

GOLF

PGA TOUR SCHEDULE

April 2-5 — Shell Houston Open (Paul Casey).

April 9-12 — The Masters (Angel Cabrera).

April 16-19 — Verizon Heritage (Brian Gay).

April 23-26 — Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Jerry Kelly).

April 30-May 3 — Quail Hollow Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

May 7-10 — The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

May 14-17 — Valero Texas Open, La Cantera Golf Club (Resort Course), San Antonio.

May 21-24 — HP Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas.

May 28-31 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial CC, Fort Texas, Texas.

PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP LEADERS

Through Sunday.

POINTS MONEY

1, Geoff Ogilvy 1,350 $3,040,237.

2, Phil Mickelson 1,273 $3,004,290.

3, Kenny Perry 1,228 $2,625,934.

4, Nick Watney 1,190 $2,438,660.

5, Paul Casey 968 $2,152,700.

6, Zach Johnson 929 $1,850,080.

7, Brian Gay 927 $1,690,375.

8, Steve Stricker 911 $1,880,911.

9, Sean O'Hair 836 $1,793,842.

10, Retief Goosen 793 $1,547,595.

11, Dustin Johnson 789 $1,637,766.

12, Pat Perez 783 $1,395,396.

13, Char. Howell III 772 $1,392,779.

14, Tiger Woods 720 $1,560,313.

15, Angel Cabrera 716 $1,543,445.

16, Char. Hoffman 696 $1,254,000.

17, Jerry Kelly 689 $1,425,130.

18, John Rollins 676 $1,358,503.

19, Luke Donald 651 $1,206,576.

20, Y.E. Yang 630 $1,218,627.

21, David Toms 612 $1,164,905.

22, John Merrick 586 $1,064,838.

23, Rory Sabbatini 581 $1,218,973.

24, Kevin Na 581 $1,144,869.

25, Mike Weir 571 $1,119,335.

ALSO

104, Dean Wilson 196 $290,103.

149, Parker McLachlin 123 $177,887.

NATIONWIDE TOUR TOUR MONEY LEADERS

Through Sunday.

TRN MONEY

1, Michael Sim 6 $241,417.

2, Garth Mulroy 6 $151,241.

3, Vance Veazey 8 $135,277.

4, Alex Prugh 7 $127,303.

5, Alistair Presnell 5 $123,423.

6, Steven Alker 4 $122,305.

7, Martin Piller 8 $119,400.

8, Garrett Willis 4 $115,385.

9, Bubba Dickerson 8 $105,292.

10, Patrick Sheehan 3 $99,000.

11, Henrik Bjornstad 8 $76,566.

12, Jeff Gove 8 $75,203.

13, Jim Herman 8 $73,892.

14, Chris Tidland 4 $70,690.

15, Cameron Percy 6 $70,032.

16, Brian Vranesh 3 $63,085.

17, John Kimbell 8 $56,688.

18, Rich Barcelo 7 $53,381.

19, Skip Kendall 7 $52,757.

20, Darron Stiles 2 $50,600.

CHAMPIONS TOUR SCHEDULE

April 17-19 — Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (Nick Price).

April 24-26 — Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (Langer and Lehman).

May 15-17 — Regions Charity Classic, Robert Trent JOnes Golf Trail at Ross Bridge, Hoover, Ala.

May 21-24 — Senior PGA Championship, Canterbury GC, Beachwood, Ohio.

May 29-31 — Principal Charity Classic, Glen Oaks CC, West Des Moines, Iowa.

CHAMPIONS TOUR CHARLES SCHWAB CUP LEADERS

Through Sunday.

POINTS MONEY

1, Bernhard Langer 922 $954,700.

2, Loren Roberts 506 $547,899.

3, Joey Sindelar 489 $531,165.

4, Andy Bean 465 $539,362.

5, Mark O'Meara 400 $425,542.

6, Nick Price 355 $433,352.

7, Jeff Sluman 324 $387,732.

8, Jay Haas 315 $423,968.

8, Keith Fergus 315 $388,998.

10, Mike Goodes 304 $359,760.

11, Dan Forsman 290 $416,051.

12, Gil Morgan 288 $305,651.

13, John Cook 281 $353,557.

14, Eduardo Romero 255 $371,822.

15, Gene Jones 242 $329,771.

16, Don Pooley 229 $303,552.

16, Fulton Allem 229 $287,951.

18, Tom Lehman 225 $225,000.

19, Mark James 208 $211,673.

20, Mark McNulty 185 $281,734.

COLLEGE MEN

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

YESTERDAY

At Rio Secco Golf Club.

Henderson, Nev.

FINAL ROUND

TEAM SCORES

1, New Mexico 870 strokes. 2, Fresno State 871. 3, Idaho 876. 4, Utah State 891. 5, Nevada 892. 6, San Jose State 895. 7, Louisiana Tech 906. 8, Boise State 925. 9, Hawai'i 945.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Travis Reid (NMNU) 67-73-69—209.

Grant Doverspike (FSU) 67-75-70—212.

Jay Myers (SJSU) 70-74-71—215.

Gaston De La Torre (NMSU) 74-71-71—216.

Jarred Bossio (Ida) 71-73-72—216.

Brad Tensen (Ida) 70-76-71—217.

Ryan Hallisey (Nev) 74-73-71—218.

Mark Hubbard (SJSU) 72-72-75—219.

Tyler Labrum (USU) 69-77-74—220.

Devin Daniels (USU)74-71-75—220.

Bhavik Patel (FSU) 74-73-73—220.

Amrith de Soysa (LTU) 73-77-71—221.

Scott Smith (Nev) 70-76-75—221.

Russell Grove (Ida) 74-77-70—221.

Bryan Hogan (FSU) 73-78-70—221.

Hawai'i 306-327-312—945.

Thomas Kua 75-80-72—227.

Kamden Brakel 72-80-80—232.

Pono Calip 81-80-85—246.

Cody Pewarchuk 85-87-77—249.

Jared Sawada 78-89-83—250.

TENNIS

ATP INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA RESULTS

YESTERDAY

At Foro Italico.

Rome.

Purse: $3.64 million (WT1000)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

Richard Gasquet, France, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9), France, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Radek Stepanek (16), Czech Republic, def. Florent Serra, France, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 7-5. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. David Ferrer (11), Spain, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

SECOND ROUND

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-2, 6-3. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Andy Murray (4), Britain, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5. Fernando Verdasco (6), Spain, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Nikolay Davydenko (7), Ukraine, 7-5, 7-6 (5). Stanislas Wawrinka (10), Switzerland, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Fernando Gonzalez (12), Chile, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-4. Tommy Robredo (13), Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Marin Cilic (15), Croatia, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Victor Crivoi, Romania, 6-1, 7-6 (2), 6-1. Gilles Simon (8), France, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3. Richard Gasquet, France, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Radek Stepanek (16), Czech Republic, def. Feleciano Lopez , Spain, 6-2, 6-1. Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Paul-Henry Mathieu , France, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

WTA TOUR PORSCHE GRAND PRIX

YESTERDAY

At Porsche-Arena.

Stuttgart, Germany.

Purse: $700,000 (Premier).

Surface: Clay-Indoor.

First Round—Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-3, 6-1. Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-1. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-2, 6-0. Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Zheng Jie, China, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (5), Russia, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. Savine Lisicki, Germany, def. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-3. Second Round—Gisela Dulko, Argentina, def. Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, 6-4, 6-3.

VOLLEYBALL

COLLEGE WOMEN

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I SCHEDULE

RELEASED YESTERDAY

Aug. 28-30—CHEVRON RAINBOW WAHINE INVITATIONAL. 28: UCLA vs. Santa Clara, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. Western Michigan, 7 p.m. 29: Western Michigan vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. Santa Clara, 7 p.m. 30: Santa Clara vs. Western Michigan, 11 a.m.; Hawai'i vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.

Sept. 3-6—HAWAIIAN AIRLINES WAHINE VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC. 3: Texas vs. California, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. St. Louis, 7 p.m. 5: California vs. St. Louis, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. Texas, 7 p.m. 6: St. Louis vs. Texas, 3 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. California, 5 p.m.

Sept. 10-12—THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE. 10: Stanford vs. UT-San Antonio, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. Weber State 7 p.m. 11: Weber State vs. Stanford, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. UT-San Antonio, 7 p.m. 12: UT-San Antonio vs. Weber State, 5 p.m.; Hawai'i vs. Stanford, 7 p.m.

Sept. 18—PEPPERDINE, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19—PEPPERDINE, 7 p.m.

Sept. 24—BOISE STATE*, 7 p.m.

Sept 26—IDAHO*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 1—at Louisiana Tech*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3—at New Mexico State*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 8—NEVADA*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9—SAN JOSE STATE*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 14—LOUISIANA TECH*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17—NEW MEXICO STATE*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23—BYU-HAWAI'I, 7 p.m.

Oct. 29—at Fresno State*, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31—at Nevada*, 7 p.m.

Nov. 2—at San Jose State*, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6—FRESNO STATE*, 7 p.m.

Nov. 8—UTAH STATE*, 5 p.m.

Nov. 12—at Boise State*, 7 p.m.

Nov. 14—at Idaho*, 7 p.m.

Nov. 16—at Utah State*, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23-25—WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.

Dec. 3-6—NCAA First and Second Rounds.

Dec. 11-12—NCAA Regional.

Dec. 17, 19—NCAA Championships at Tampa, Fla.

*conference games.

HIGH SCHOOL

INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE OF

HONOLULU

BOYS VARSITY

Punahou def. 'Iolani 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.

Hawai'i Baptist def. Hawaiian Mission 25-16, 25-11, 25-17.

Kamehameha def. Mid-Pacific 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.

O'AHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION

BOYS VARSITY

Leilehua def. Kahuku 25-12, 25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 15-11.

Wai'anae def. Castle 25-13, 25-12, 25-15.

Kaiser def. Waialua 25-18, 26-24, 25-22.

Kapolei def. Kaimuki 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago White Sox—Waived RHP Mike MacDougal.

Cleveland Indians—Placed DH Travis Hafner on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Rich Rundles from Columbus (IL).

Oakland Athletics—Placed INF Nomar Garciaparra and INF Mark Ellis on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Eric Patterson from Sacramento (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Kevin Cameron from Sacramento. Transferred RHP Justin Duchscherer to the 60-day DL.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Colorado Rockies—Placed INF Jeff Baker on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 27. Recalled OF Matt Murton from Colorado Spring (PCL).

Milwaukee Brewers—Placed C Mike Rivera on the 15-dy DL.

New York Mets—Announced LHP Casey Fossum has cleared waivers and elected free agency.

Washington Nationals—Acquired RHP Logan Kensing from the Florida Marlins for RHP Kyle Gunderson. Activated SS Cristian Guzman from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Alberto Gonzalez and RHP Jason Bergmann to Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

NBA—Suspended Orlando C Dwight Howard for one game for elbowing Philadelphia C Samuel Dalembert in the head during an April 28 game.

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Denver Broncos—Signed LB linebacker Nick Greisen. Waived FB Andrew Pinnock.

Jacksonville Jaguars—Waived OT Charles Spencer and FB Anthony Cotrone.

New Orleans Saints—Released DT Hollis Thomas.

New York Giants—Claimed CB Brandon Sumrall off waivers from Indianapolis.

COLLEGE

Appalachian State—Named Buzz Peterson men's basketball coach.

Arkansas Tech—Announced the resignation of baseball coach Billy Goss. Named Wes McCrotty interim baseball coach.

CORRECTION

Kelsie Look was the top team scholar athlete for the University of Hawai'i soccer team. Her name was inadvertently omitted from a list that was published in the Wednesday newspaper.