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Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2009

For the Record

Advertiser Staff

TRIVIA ANSWER

$400,000

SOURCE: INTERNET RESEARCH.

SPORTS TODAY

BASEBALL

College, Utah Valley vs. Hawai'i, 6:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

GOLF

Jennie K. Wilson Invitational, 7 a.m. at Mid-Pacfic Country Club.

SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL

Schedules for state softball on C2, state volleyball on C3.

TRACK AND FIELD

Hawai'i High School Athletic Association trials. Discus, noon, field events 2:15; running events, 3:15 p.m., at Kea'au High School, Big Island

SPORTS TOMORROW

BASEBALL

College, Utah Valley vs. Hawai'i, 7:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

GOLF

Jennie K. Wilson Invitational, 7 a.m. at Mid-Pacfic Country Club.

STATE VOLLEYBALL

Schedules on C3.

TRACK AND FIELD

Hawai'i High School Athletic Association finals. Field events, 3:30 p.m., running events 5:40, at Kea'au High School, Big Island.

BOXINIG

FIGHT SCHEDULE

TODAY

At Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, N.J. (ESPN2), Kevin Johnson, Atlanta, vs. Monte Barrett, Queens, N.Y., 10, heavyweights.

TOMORROW

At Rome, Giacobbe Fragomeni, Italy, vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Poland, 12, Fragomeni's WBC cruiserweight title.

At Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, Ron Johnson, Las Vegas, vs. John Johnson, Memphis, 12, for the vacant WBF light heavyweight title.

At Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. (SHO), Andre Ward, Oakland, Calif., vs. Edison Miranda, Colombia, 12, for Ward's NABO-NABF super middleweight titles.

MAY 22

At Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. (ESPN2), Richard Gutierrez, Miami, vs. Antwone Smith, Miami, 10, welterweights.

MAY 23

At Monterrey, Mexico, Toshiaki Nishioka, Japan, vs. Jhonny Gonzalez, Mexico, 12, for Nishioka's WBC junior featherweight title; Rafael Marquez, Mexico, vs. Jose Mendoza, Colombia, 10, featherweights.

At Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Jorge Linares, Japan, vs. Josafat Perez, Mexico, 12, for Linares' WBA junior lightweight title; Jose Guadalupe Martinez, Mexico, vs. Oscar Saturnino, Mexico, 12, from Martinez's Mexican light flyweight title; Filomeno Jaramillo, Mexico, vs. Victor Terrazas, Mexico, 12, for the interim Mexican super bantamweight title.

MAY 26

At Shanghai, Daisuko Naito, Japan, vs. Xiong Zhao Zhong, China, 12, for Naito's WBC flyweight title.At TBA, Thailand, Denkaosen Kaowichit, Thailand, vs. Hiroyuki Hisataka, Japan, 12, for Kaowichit's WBA flyweight title.

SOCCER

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

ALL TIMES HAWAI'I

TOMORROW'S GAMES

Chicago at Toronto FC, 10 a.m.

Colorado at New England, 1:30 p.m.

Houston at New York, 1:30 p.m.

Seattle FC at FC Dallas, 2:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.

D.C. United at Chivas USA, 5 p.m.

SUNDAY'S GAME

Columbus at Los Angeles, 9 a.m.

SOFTBALL

COLLEGE

NFCA DIVISION I ALL-WEST REGION TEAM

RELEASED YESTERDAY

P Hillary Bach, Arizona State.

P Morgan Melloh, Fresno State.

P Missy Penna, Stanford.

P Stephanie Ricketts, Hawai'i.

C Stacie Chambers, Arizona.

C Kaila Shull, UCLA.

1B Krysten Cary, California Polytechnic State.

1B Amanda Tauali'i, Hawai'i.

2B Tiare Jennings, New Mexico State.

2B Amanda Kamekona, UCLA.

3B Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State.

3B Jennifer Griffin, Long Beach State.

3B Shannon Koplitz, Stanford.

3B Jenae Leles, Arizona.

SS Ashley Hansen, Stanford.

SS Amberly Waits, Louisiana Tech.

OF Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State.

OF Alissa Haber, Stanford.

OF Brittany Lastrapes, Arizona.

OF Tanisha Milca, Hawai'i.

OF Katie Schroeder, UCLA.

OF Lauren Schutzler, Arizona.

UT/P Anna Cahn, California Polytechnic State.

UT/P Megan Langenfeld, UCLA.

UT GiOnna DiSalvatore, UCLA.

UT Jessica Mapes, Arizona State.

SUMO

MAY GRAND TOURNAMENT

AT TOKYO

DAY 5 RESULTS

M14—Kokkai (3-2) def. J3—Kitataiki (2-3). M15—Shotenro (2-3) def. M13—Hokutoriki (2-3). M12—Takamisakari (5-0) def. M15—Bushuyama (1-4). M13—Tochinoshin (4-1) def. M11—Toyohibiki (3-2). M11—Miyabiyama (3-2) def. M16—Kimurayama (0-5). M14—Kakizoe (4-1) def. M10—Shimotori (1-4). M12—Dejima (2-3) def. M9—Tokitenku (3-2). M10—Futeno (3-2) def. M8—Tamawashi (2-3). M9—Yamamotoyama (4-1) def. M6—Chiyohakuho (2-3). M8—Iwakiyama (2-3) def. M5—Tochinonada (2-3). M7—Asasekiryu (2-3) def. M4—Aran (2-3). M4—Kisenosato (5-0) def. M5—Yoshikaze (0-5). M6—Kotoshogiku (4-1) def. M3—Toyonoshima (1-4). S—Goeido (4-1) def. M1—Aminishiki (1-4). O—Kotomitsuki (3-2) def. S—Baruto (2-3). O—Kaio (4-1) def. M2—Kyokutenho (2-3). O—Harumafuji (5-0) def. M2—Takekaze (0-5). K—Tochiozan (2-3) def. O—Kotooshu (3-2). O—Chiyotaikai (3-2) def. M1—Homasho (0-5). Y—Asashoryu (4-1) def. M3—Tamanoshima (1-4). Y—Hakuho (5-0) def. K—Kakuryu (1-4).

TENNIS

MUTUA MADRILENA MASTERS/OPEN

YESTERDAY

AT CAJA MAGICA, MADRID

Purse: Men, $5.04 million (WT1000); Women, $4.5 million (Premier)

SURFACE: CLAY-OUTDOOR

SINGLES

MEN

THIRD ROUND

Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Tommy Robredo (16), Spain, 7-5, 6-1.Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. James Blake (14), United States, 6-2, 6-4.Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (11), Switzerland, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, walkover.Andy Roddick (6), United States, def. Nikolay Davydenko (10), Russia, walkover.Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-4, 6-4.Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Gilles Simon (8), France, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.Fernando Verdasco (7), Spain, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-5, 6-2.

WOMEN

THIRD ROUND

Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3.Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.Agnes Szavay, Hungary, def. Victoria Azarenka (7), Belarus, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.Dinara Safina (1), Russia, def. Lucie Safarova, Czech Repubic, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.Caroline Wozniacki (9), Denmark, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

COLLEGE

NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS

YESTERDAY'S QUARTERFINALS

At Altamonte Springs, Fla.

WOMEN

BRIGHAM YOUNG-HAWAI'I VS. LYNN

HAWAI'I PACIFIC VS. VALDOSTA STATE

Matches were postponed due to weather and will resume today.

MEN

NO. 6 HAWAI'I PACIFIC 5, NO. 26 DRURY 1

Singles—No. 28 Nikola Petrov, Nikola (HPU) def. No. 41 Alex Kacamakisz (Drury) 6-4, 6-2. No. 27 Hendrik Bode (HPU) vs. Nahom Serekeberhan (Drury) 6-2, 1-2, unfinished. Anton Samuilau (HPU) vs. Antonio Santos (Drury) 4-6, unfinished. No. 37 Daniel Luedi (HPU) vs. Ivan Marevic (Drury) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished. Sebastian Bader (HPU) def. No player (Drury), by forfeit. Aleksandar Markov (HPU) def. No player (Drury), by forfeit.

Doubles—No. 19 Serekeberhan/Marevic (Drury) def. No. 28 Luedi/Petrov (HPU) 8-6. Bader/Bode (HPU) def. Santos/Kacamakisz (Drury) 8-3. Markov/Samuilau (HPU) def. No player/No player (Drury), by forfeit.

TRACK AND FIELD

COLLEGE WOMEN

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

CHAMPIONSHIPS

YESTERDAY'S FINAL

AT LOGAN, UTAH

HEPTATHLON

HAWAI'I RESULTS

1, Annett Wichmann 5,450; Long Jump: 5.46m, Javelin Throw: 152-2, 800: 2:26.35. 3, Emily Sheppard 4,701; Long Jump: 5.15m, Javelin Throw: 110-0, 800: 2:28.07. 11, Joy Saleapaga 3,961; Long Jump: 4.35m, Javelin Throw: 109-7, 800: 2:36.61.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB—Reduced the two-game suspension of Chicago OF Milton Bradley to one game for arguing balls and strikes and making contact with umpire Larry Vanover in a game on April 16.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore Orioles—Recalled OF Nolan Reimold from Norfolk (IL).

Cleveland Indians—Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Vizcaino on a one-year contract. Optioned LHP Jeremy Sowers to Columbus (IL). Assigned RHP Vinnie Chulk outright to Columbus.

Detroit Tigers—Placed LHP Nate Robertson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6. Purchased the contract of LHP Luke French from Toledo (IL).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Houston Astros—Placed RHP Geoff Geary on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jeff Fulchino from Round Rock (PCL).

Los Angeles Dodgers—Purchased the contract of the LHP Eric Milton from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned RHP James McDonald to Albuquerque.

Milwaukee Brewers—Activated C Mike Rivera from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Carlos Corporan to Nashville (PCL).

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Jacksonville Jaguars—Waived DB Chad Nkang and RB Mike McLendon.

Oakland Raiders—Signed TE John Paul Foschi.

San Francisco 49ers—Signed LB Scott McKillop and DE Ricky Jean-Francois to four-year contracts.