CLEVELAND: For the second consecutive year, defeat looked inevitable for the University of Akron basketball team in its debut in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
CLEVELAND: Once again, the University of Akron did it the hard way. As a result, the championship game in the Mid-American Conference will proceed with the Zips as one of the participants for a record-tying fourth consecutive year.
ODDS Glantz-Culver Line NCAA Basketball Today's Games Conference USA At Tulsa, Okla. Championship FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG UTEP 5 Houston Southeastern Conference At Nashville, Tenn. Semifinals Kentucky 51/2 Tennessee Mississippi St. 61/2 Georgia or Vanderbilt 1 Mississippi St. Atlantic 10 Conference At Atlantic City Semifinals Temple 3 Rhode Island Xavier 131/2 Massachusetts or Xavier 3 Richmond Atlantic Coast Conference At Greensboro, N.C. Semifinals Duke 111/2 Miami Georgia Tech 5 N.C. State or Florida St. 1 Georgia Tech Big Ten Conference At Indianapolis Semifinals Ohio St. 71/2 Illinois Purdue 41/2 Minnesota Big 12 Conference At Kansas City, Mo. Championship Kansas 8 Baylor or Kansas 51/2 Kansas St. Pacific-10 Conference At Los Angeles Championship California 101/2 Stanford or California 2 Washington Mid-American Conference At Cleveland Championship Akron 21/2 Ohio Mountain West Conference At Las Vegas Championship at UNLV 5 San Diego St. or BYU 5 San Diego St. Big West Conference At Anaheim, Calif. Championship Long Beach St. 5 UC Davis or Pacific 8 UC Davis or Long Beach St. 1 UC Santa Barbara or Pacific 4 UC Santa Barbara Big East Conference At New York Championship West Virginia 31/2 Georgetown Athletic Conference At Reno, Nev. Championship Louisiana Tech 11/2 New Mexico St. or at Nevada 51/2 Louisiana Tech or Utah St. 9 New Mexico St. or Utah St. 2 at Nevada America East Conference Championship at Vermont 61/2 Boston U. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference At Winston-Salem, N.C. Championship Morgan St. 81/2 S. Carolina St. Southland Conference At Katy, Texas Championship Sam Houston St. 1 Stephen F. Austin Southwestern Athletic Conference At Shreveport, La. Championship Ark.-Pine Bluff 1 Texas Southern ——— NBA Today's Games FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Orlando 101/2 at Washington at Atlanta 101/2 Detroit Denver 2 at Memphis at San Antonio 13 L.A. Clippers at Houston 101/2 New Jersey at Dallas 11 New York Toronto 3 at Golden State ———
From Beacon Journal wire services Olympic downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn capped a historic season with her third consecutive overall World Cup title on Friday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
INDIANAPOLIS: Evan Turner's accuracy was off, and the player widely regarded as one of the nation's best was becoming visibly frustrated in the final minutes.
Purchase of Bobcats by Jordan near approval Michael Jordan's $275 million purchase of the Charlotte Bobcats should be approved by the NBA by the end of next week, Commissioner David Stern told the Charlotte Observer on Friday morning.
Key stat: The Cavaliers held the 76ers to 5-of-17 shooting in the fourth quarter. Key moment: Jrue Holiday's turnover with just over 24 seconds left in the game. The Sixers had to foul immediately, and Delonte West made two free throws to seal the win.
MANSFIELD: A year after losing the Division II regional final at the buzzer, the Walsh Jesuit girls got over the hump Friday and into the state final four.
