BASEBALL

COLLEGE

USA TODAY TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

The USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 baseball coaches' poll, with RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week's poll and first-place votes received:

RANK, SCHOOL (RECORD) PTS RK VTS

1, North Carolina (35-11) 730 3 14.

2, Arizona State (31-9) 719 2 10.

3, UC-Irvine (30-11) 669 6 4.

4, Rice (28-10) 646 5 3.

5, LSU (33-12) 636 8 0.

6, Georgia (33-11) 604 1 0.

7, CS-Fullerton (29-11) 520 10 0.

8, Arkansas (29-12) 496 9 0.

9, Texas (29-11-1) 495 4 0.

10, Ga. Tech (28-11-1) 481 7 0.

11, Oklahoma (33-11) 455 13 0.

12, Florida State (30-12) 424 16 0.

13, Mississippi (32-12) 416 15 0.

14, Miami (Fla.) (29-14) 383 11 0.

15, Virginia (34-9-1) 369 14 0.

16, Texas A&M (28-15) 275 17 0.

17, Clemson (30-15) 255 20t 0.

18, Cal Poly (29-10) 230 18 0.

19, Florida (31-14) 219 23 0.

20, TCU (27-12) 165 22 0.

21, Kansas St. (31-11-1) 144 NR 0.

22, East Carolina (32-13) 111 24 0.

23, Oregon State (24-11) 109 20t 0.

24, Baylor (25-17) 107 12 0.

25, Coastl Carolina (32-12) 87 19 0.

Dropped out: No. 25 Ohio State. Others receiving votes: Ohio State (31-10) 49; Oklahoma State (28-17) 44; George Mason (34-8) 43; Alabama (29-15) 39; Kent State (32-9) 27; San Diego (27-17) 25; Gonzaga (28-13) 16; Hawai'i (26-16) 16; Georgia Southern (30-11) 10; San Diego State (28-17) 9; Duke (29-17) 7; Elon (28-13) 6; New Mexico (31-12) 6; Eastern Illinois (32-9) 5; South Florida (27-15) 5; Minnesota (27-12) 4; Rhode Island (29-13) 4; Western Kentucky (30-12) 4; Texas State (31-10) 3; Boston College (26-17) 2; Middle Tennessee (30-12) 2; San Jose State (29-14) 2; New Mexico State (34-10) 1; Oral Roberts (22-11) 1.

HIGH SCHOOL

BIG ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION

YESTERDAY

At Wong Stadium.

HAWAI'I PREP 100 021 2—6 7 1

KONAWAENA 010 003 0—4 5 3

Devin Fujioka, Ryan Rice (7) and Jesse Alvord. Kawika Karratti, Kyle Sugi (6) and Bevin Kekoa. W—Fujioka. L—Karratti.

Leading hitters—HPA: Travis Stancil 2-4; Ryan Rice homer, 2 RBIs. Kona: Kolten Yamauchi 2-3; Akiona double.

BOXING

FIGHT SCHEDULE

NATIONAL TV IN PARENTHESES

THURSDAY

At Bangkok, Thailand, Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, Thailand, vs. Rafael Hernandez, Venezuela, 12, for the interim WBA super bantamweight title. At Panama City, Panama, Celestino Caballero, Panama, vs. Jeffrey Mathebula, South Africa, 12, for Cabellero's WBA-IBF super bantamweight titles.

FRIDAY

At TBA, Thailand, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, Thailand, vs. Muhammed Rachman, Indonesia, 12, for Sithsamerchai's WBC minimumweight title. At Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Luis Carlos Abregu, Argentina, vs. Irving Garcia, Puerto Rico, 10, welterweights; Vernon Forrest, Atlanta, vs. Jason LeHoullier, Portland, Me., 10, middleweights.

SATURDAY

At Bremen, Germany, Anselmo Moreno, Panama, vs. Wladimir Sidorenko, Germany, 12, for Moreno's WBA bantamweight title. At the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas (PPV), Ricky Hatton, Britain, vs. Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, 12, for Hatton's IBO junior welterweight title; Humberto Soto, Mexico, vs. Benoit Gaudet, Canada, 12, for Soto's WBC super featherweight title; James Kirkland, Austin, Tex., vs. Michael Walker, Chicago, 10, junior middleweights.

USA-BOXING HAWAI'I STATE/REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

APRIL 25-26

At the Queen Kapi'olani Hotel Ballroom.

FRIDAY

65 lbs: Chavez-Justly Galdones (Flipside) def. Bronson Ah Nee (Yeshua). 82: Shaine Lono (East O'ahu) def. Neno Costales (Kaua'i PAL). 52: Casey DelRosario (Southside) def. Lennon Sullivan (Pearlside). 80: Brenten Waialae (Wai'anae) def. Kainoa Simao (Kaua'i). 103: Bobby Castillo (Wailuku) def. Mike Clement (Kaka'ako). 72: Jaybrio Pebenito (Kalakaua) def. Glenn Austin Ledward DeJesus (East O'ahu). 135: Ricardo Ricapor (Kawano) def. Kevin Yago (Kaua'i). 108: Thearl Tadao (Eastside) def. Eric Aulea (Hawai'i Youth). 125: German Lee (A.P.) def. John Yoshikawa (Wailuku). 132: Josh Hamada (Yeshua) def. Phillip Kapu (Kaka'ako). 108: Dido Rodrigues (Wai'anae) def. Joshua McShane (UNA). 170: Zack Domagalski (Wailuku) def. Kaulana Kaui (Kaua'i). 140: Joseph Solima (Kalakaua) def. Merrick Nishimoto (Perry's). 119: Jonathan Prones (Wailuku) def. Aaron Intendencia (A.P.). 158: Chris Honorato (Kaua'i) def. Nathan Abitbol (Honolulu). 182: Adrian Pelayo (Southside) def. Ramon Cardona Jr. (Wailuku). 121: Mason Cornelio (Kawano) def. Rico Pelen-Balenia (Wai'anae). 75: Nainoa Dung (Wai'anae) def. Damien Natividad (Southside). 90: Kekoa Balasi (Waipahu) def. Cain Del Rosario (Southside). 90: Dustin Somera (Pearlside) def. Angelo Dean-Bongo (Wai'anae). 95: Kaimana Lono (East O'ahu) def. Aukai Soares (Waipahu). 152: Antone Pereira Jr. (Wai'anae) def. Steven Yoshida (Central Maui). 201: Jon Asi (Hawai'i Youth) def. Steven Cabiles (Kalakaua). 201: Jesus Camacho (Kawano) def. Kenneth Gusman (636). 201: Eric Edwards (Wai'anae) def. Daly Tipoti (Kawano).

SATURDAY

85 lbs: Jazelle Bobadilla (Kalakaua) def. Kimberly Choe (636). 122: Alyssa Kane (Kawano) def. Sharvelle DeCastro (Wai'anae). 65: Chavez-Justyce Galdones (Flipside) def. Bronson Ah Nee (Yeshua). 65: Kaui Tomas (Wai'anae) def. Kyri Paranada (Wailuku). 122: Anthony Ibanez (Wailuku) def. Ansen-Jorden Westbrook (Wai'anae). 155: Gregg Ishikawa (Kawano) def. Kona Graycochea (Kaua'i). 102: Thearl Tadao (Eastside) def. Branden Fernandez (Wailuku). 125: Chazzette Sau (Southside) def. Jennalynn Ganaban (Kalakaua). 170: Mark Antalan (Pearlside) def. Adrian Pelayo (Southside). 120: Jonathan Prones (Wailuku) def. Josh Hamada (Yeshua). 170: Zack Domagalski (Wailuku) def. Kaulana Kaui (Kaua'i). 128: Thomas Matias (Wai'anae) def. Conrado Martin (A.P.). 130: Michael Umemoto (Wai'anae) def. Tyler Kraker (Central Maui). 70: Logan Yoon (Kalakaua) def. Quentin Hovis (Pearlside). 75: Nainoa Dung (Wai'anae) def. Wilson Savedra Jr. (Kalakaua). 80: Kalama Keeno (East O'ahu) def. Kyle Prado (Yeshua). 80: John Jeric Galdones (Flipside) def. Nicolai Wassman (A.P.). 85: Keoni Adrick Jr. (Waipahu) def. Jacob Makue (Wai'anae). 95: Kaimana Lono (East O'ahu) def. Alejandro Greig (Pearlside). 80: Shayson Soares (Wai'anae) def. Cyrus Del Rosario (Southside). 101: Devin Manuel (A.P.) def. Kekoa Agoo (Wai'anae). 112: Bruno Escalante Jr. (East O'ahu) def. Cory Altura-Pescado (Central Maui). 119: Lean-Jeffrey Gumboc (Central Maui) def. Isaiah Manalo (East O'ahu). 152: Antone Pereira (Wai'anae) def. MacArthur Ige (Pearlside). 163: Chazz Moleta (Central Maui) def. Kainoa Oca-Kauhane (Kawano). 201: Jon Asi (Hawai'i Youth) def. Dustin Doshier (Kalakaua). 201-over: Eric Edwards (Wai'anae) def. Jesus Camacho (Kawano).

CRICKET

HONOLULU CRICKET LEAGUE

SUNDAY

At Kapi'olani Park.

BEACHBOYS 195, PADDLERS 164

Leading batsmen—BB: Karthik Vijayarajan 45 runs, Owen O'Callaghan 42, Travis Wilkinson 31. Pad: Raghu Srinivasan 35, Munna Hussain 31, Bishnu Ramsarran 19. Leading bowlers—BB: Mike Driscole 3 wickets for 29 runs, Ricky Pike 2-15. Pad: Subbu Raman 3-19, Misa Tupou 2-13.

HOCKEY

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

DAILY PLAYOFF GLANCE

All Times Hawai'i.

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7).

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

CHICAGO 4, CALGARY 1

Chicago wins series 4-2.

ANAHEIM 4, SAN JOSE 1

Anaheim wins series 4-2.

TODAY'S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Jersey, 1:30 p.m.

SOCCER

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times Hawai'i.

SATURDAY'S GAMES

Columbus at Toronto FC, 10 a.m.

FC Dallas at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.

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

Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.

New York at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY'S GAME

Houston at New England, 9 a.m.

TENNIS

WTA TOUR PORSCHE GRAND PRIX

YESTERDAY'S FIRST ROUND

At Porsche-Arena.

Stuttgart, Germany.

Purse: $700,000 (Premier).

Surface: Clay-Indoor.

Singles—Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Doubles—Sarah Borwell, Britain, and Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 tiebreak.

WTA TOUR GRAND PRIX DE SAR LA PRINCESSE LALLA MERYEM

YESTERDAY'S FIRST ROUND

At Royal Tennis Club de Fes.

Fez, Morocco.

Purse: $220,000 (Intl.).

Surface: Clay-Outdoor.

Singles—Ekaterina Makarova (6), Russia, def. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Marta Domachowska, Poland, def. Maria Kirilenko (4), Russia, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles—Melinda Czink, Hungary, and Anne Keothavong, Britain, def. Lina Bennani and Nadia Lalami, Morocco, 6-0, 3-6, 10-6 tiebreak. Camille Pin and Aurelie Vedy, France, def. Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, and Teodora Mircic, Serbia, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Maria Kondratieva, Russia, and Sophie Lefevre, France, def. Fatima Zahrae El Allami and Anne Priska Schaefer, Germany, 6-1, 6-0.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE OF HONOLULU

YESTERDAY

At Central O'ahu Regional Park.

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF

Punahou 3, 'Iolani 2.

VOLLEYBALL

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAUGE OF HONOLULU

YESTERDAY

VARSITY I

Kamehameha def. Damien 25-12, 25-16, 25-13.

Maryknoll def. Saint Louis 17-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-18.

Punahou def. Mid-Pacific 22-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-21.

VARSITY II

Hawai'i Baptist def. Lanakila Baptist 25-11, 25-5, 25-17.

Word of Life def. Hawaiian Mission 25-26, 25-17, 26-24.

Le Jardin def. Hanalani 25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 16-25, 15-13.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston Red Sox—Activated SS Julio Lugo from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Michael Bowden to Pawtucket (IL).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Diego Padres—Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Gaudin from Portland (PCL). Designated RHP Eulogio De La Cruz for assignment.

San Francisco Giants—Recalled RHP Osiris Matos from Fresno (PCL). Optioned INF Eugenio Velez to Fresno.

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Arizona Cardinals—Agreed to terms with WR Justin Brown, LB Chase Bullock, CB Tony Davis, CB Jameel Dowling, OL Khalil El-Amin, CB Michael Ray Garvin, WR Shane Morales, OT Brandon Pearce, and LB Reggie Walker.

Chicago Bears—Signed G Johan Asiata, G Dennis Conley, S Dahna Deleston, RB Tyrell Fenroy, LB Kevin Malast, WR Eric Peterman, LB Mike Rivera, FB Will Ta'ufo'ou and DB Woodny Turenne.

Cincinnati Bengals—Released RB Chris Perry. Terminated the contracts of S Mike Doss and TE Nate Lawrie. Waived LB Eric Henderson and RB Gary Russell.

Denver Broncos—Signed DT Chris Baker, TE Marquez Branson, OT Stanley Bryant, CB Tony Carter, P Britton Colquitt, DE Rulon Davis, OT Marcus Gordon, WR David Grimes, CB D.J. Johnson, RB Kestahn Moore, DE Everette Pedescleaux, LB Lee Robinson, WR Travis Shelton, WR Nate Swift and WR Lucas Taylor.

Green Bay Packers—Waived C Brennen Carvalho.

Miami Dolphins—Released QB John Beck.

Minnesota Vikings—Agreed to terms with S Colt Anderson, RB Kahlil Bell, C Jon Cooper, LB Robert Francois, QB Sean Glennon, S Devon Hall, DT Antoine Holmes, RB Ian Johnson, DT Tremaine Johnson, G Andy Kemp, OT Bobby Lepori, WR Nick Moore, WR Vinny Peretta and TE Nick Walker.

New York Jets—Waived P Reggie Hodges and RB Marcus Mason.

Philadelphia Eagles—Signed DE Josh Gaines, S Reshard Langford, FB Marcus Mailei, RB Walter Mendenhall, G Dallas Reynolds, WR Brandon Robinson, CB Courtney Robinson, K Sam Swank and RB Marcus Thigpen.

St. Louis Rams—Agreed to terms with G Roger Allen III, G Rey Feinga, LB Ekenemchukwu Asiodu, LB Dominic Douglas, WR Jarrett Byers, WR Quentin Chaney, DL Ian Campbell, DL Mike Newkirk DL Kirston Pittman, FB Jerome Johnson, OT David Oswald, OT Phillip Trautwein, CB Cordelius Parks, S Mark Rubin and C Daniel Sanders.

San Diego Chargers—Waived CB DeJuan Tribble and TE Scott Chandler. Signed T Samuel Allen, LB Darry Beckwith, RB Curtis Brinkley, WR Greg Carr, WR Jeremy Childs, LB Anthony Felder, T Dan Gay, LB James Holt, NT Rashaad Jackson, WR Charles Martin, C Ryan McDonald, G Ben Muth, CB Wopamo Osaisai, FB William Rentmeester, WR Rodgeriqus Smith, TE Kory Sperry, S Claude Spillman, TE Jerimiah Wurzbacher.

Seattle Seahawks—Agreed to terms with FB Justin Griffith, CB Ken Lucas, DE Michael Bennett, LB Tony Fein, RB Devin Moore, LB Dave Philistin, T Andre Ramsey and RB Tyler Roehl.

Tennessee Titans—Agreed to terms with QB Alex Mortensen, RB Rodney Ferguson, WR Dudley Guice, WR Phillip Morris, CB Jeremy Haynes, DT Mitch King, G Ryan Schmidt and P A.J. Trapasso.

Washington Redskins—Agreed to terms with TE Robert Agnone, OL Scott Burley, QB Chase Daniel, DT Antonio Dixon, CB Doug Dutch, TE Devin Frischknecht, WR John Halman, DT Brigham Harwell, S Lendy Holmes, LB Ronnie Palmer, DE Derek Walker, OL Edwin Williams and WR Jaison William. Signed P Hunter Smith.

HOCKEY

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NHL—Suspended Washington F Donald Brashear six games as a result of two separate incidents against the New York Rangers on April 26. Brashear was suspended one game for initiating contact with New York F Colton Orr during the pre-game warm-up and five additional games for a blind-side hit on New York C Blair Betts.

Nashville Predators—Agreed to terms with coach Lane Lambert and assistant coach Brad Lauer of Milwaukee (AHL).

New York Rangers—Recalled F Artem Anisimov from Hartford (AHL).