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Filename: F21-SPORTS-AJCD0312-2TWO created: Mar 12 2006 Username: SPEED4 AJCD0312-2DOT Sunday, Mar 12, 2006 SPORTS 2 1 2DOT 2 1 2 1 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 2DOT Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Filename: F21-SPORTS-AJCD0312-2TWO created: Mar 12 2006 User The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com 2 Sunday, March 12, 2006 F2 1 Gym Dogs beat No. 9 Michigan STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The No. 1-ranked Georgia Gym Dogs completed the sixth undefeated, untied regular season in the history on Saturday night with a 197.625197.1 victory over No. 9 Michigan in Ann Arbor. regular season ended at 15-0, which includes eight wins over programs ranked in this top 10, and four road wins over top-10 teams.

Michigan drops to 11-2-1. Gym Dog freshman Courtney Kupets won the all-around competition for the seventh straight meet with a career-best 39.8. She tied career marks on vault (9.95) and bars (9.975), and set a career high with a 9.95 on the balance beam. Kelsey Ericksen and Katie Heenan also set season bests in the all-around, with a 39.6 and 39.5, respectively. Ericksen had a career-high 9.95 on vault and Heenan ended the meet with a career-high 9.95 on the beam.

BASEBALL Jackets win 16th in a row Mike Trapani two-out, eighth-inning run-scoring single capped a comeback from a 6-3 and led unbeaten Georgia Tech to a 7-6 victory over visiting Virginia, the 16th consecutive victory to start the season. Joey Side and Gordon Beckham combined for six hits and eight RBIs as Georgia beat visiting Louisville 13-5. Northeastern rallied for four runs in the ninth to edge host Georgia State 5-2. SOFTBALL Dogs sweep Razorbacks in softball softball team swept a doubleheader from visiting Arkansas 6-1 and 6-3. Georgia Tech defeated Wright State 8-0 and Illinois-Chicago 5-2, at the Adidas Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.

Georgia State lost to North Florida 3-1 and to the host team 5-2 at the Florida State Invitational. ETC. Jackets blank Hokies in tennis Brandy Depland of Georgia Tech second and Patricia Sylvester was in the triple jump in the NCAA indoor track championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Kierney Jackson was fourth in the pole vault. Alison Silverio led the No.

15 Georgia Tech tennis team over visiting Virginia Tech 7-0. golf team was tied for the lead with UNLV at 13-over 589 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas. Georgia Tech was at 596. Georgia golf team is in eighth place with a two-day score of 612 at the Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. Genya Gouzeev for the NCAA Championships with a sixth- place in the 1-meter springboard at the Zone Diving Championships in Lexington, Ky.

COLLEGES Panthers re-sign Foster for 3 years, $14.5 million STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS DeShaun Foster agreed to a three-year, $14.5 million contract with the Carolina Panthers that makes him their star running back. Foster, who spent most of the past three seasons playing in the shadow of Stephen Davis agreed to the deal late Friday night. The deal was completed about an hour before the start of free agency and removed the transition tag the Panthers had placed on Foster two weeks ago. Completing the deal was good news for the Panthers, who appear to be on the verge of losing at least two of their top free agents. Carolina has been unable to reach a deal with linebacker Will Witherspoon and safety Marlon McCree had a Saturday visit scheduled with the San Diego Chargers.

TRACK AND FIELD Trammell wins second title Terrence Trammell of Ellenwood won his second world 60-meter hurdles title at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow. Trammell, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 110- meter hurdles, ran the fastest time in the world this year, 7.43 seconds. Trammell won the bronze medal in the 60-meter dash Friday while battling a stomach ailment. Karen Rosen MORE PRO FOOTBALL Carroll charged with misdemeanor Green Bay Packers cornerback Ahmad Carroll has pleaded innocent in Fayetteville, to misdemeanor charges that he allegedly slapped the hand of a police who was trying to speak to him. An attorney for Carroll entered the pleas Friday to charges of assaulting an refusing to submit to arrest and disorderly conduct.

Carroll, a former Douglass High star, played for Arkansas in college. Kicker Joe Nedney re-signed with the San Francisco 49ers after a strong debut season with the club. Free agent defensive end Gerard Warren re-signed with the Denver Broncos, agreeing to a six-year deal. The Broncos also re-signed tight snapper Mike Leach to a four-year contract. The Arizona Cardinals signed free-agent defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy to a four-year contract.

ETC. Gladiators down Checkers again The Gwinnett Gladiators got goals from six different players and took a 6-3 ECHL win over visiting Charlotte, beating the Checkers for the second night in a row. Heather scored twice and the U.S. team beat Denmark 5-0 in the Algarve Cup in Faro, Portugal. Captain Kristine Lilly Abby Wambach and Natasha Kai also scored for the U.S.

team, its largest margin of victory in the 13-year history of the tournament. The U.S. only needs a tie with France on Monday to qualify for the March 15 against Germany. BRIEFLY SPORTS NATIONAL REPORT BASEBALL HOCKEY ECHL STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE North Pts GF GA x-Reading 36 16 7 79 210 171 x-Wheeling 35 17 5 75 190 150 x-Toledo 34 19 5 73 201 161 Johnstown 26 21 12 64 187 200 Trenton 26 31 2 54 142 178 Dayton 18 39 5 41 168 232 South Pts GF GA x-Gwinnett 41 11 7 89 255 173 x-Florida 37 19 3 77 218 183 x-Greenville 37 20 3 77 206 160 South Carolina 25 21 11 61 177 186 Charlotte 27 27 5 59 191 206 Augusta 25 29 4 54 171 207 Columbia 21 32 7 49 171 240 Pensacola 19 35 6 44 162 244 NATIONAL CONFERENCE West Pts GF GA x-Alaska 45 9 4 94 240 125 x-Las Vegas 43 10 6 92 219 148 x-Idaho 33 18 7 73 219 188 Utah 32 22 6 70 205 198 Victoria 19 33 7 45 165 223 Phoenix 19 36 3 41 128 206 Pts GF GA x-Fresno 34 11 11 79 185 161 x-Long Beach 30 19 8 68 167 162 29 21 5 63 165 177 San Diego 27 25 5 59 171 171 Stockton 12 34 11 35 144 208 x-clinched playoff spot NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win. Overtime and shootout losses earn one point and are referred to as ties.

Games Augusta 3, Greenville 2 Toledo 5, Trenton 1 Reading 3, Dayton 1 Wheeling 6, Johnstown 5, OT Gwinnett 6, Charlotte 3 Pensacola at South Carolina Columbia 5, Florida 4 Las Vegas at Victori, late Phoenix at Fresno, late Stockton at late San Diego at Long Beach, late Idaho at Alaska, late games Toledo at Trenton Reading at Johnstown Greenville at Charlotte Pensacola at Augusta South Carolina at Gwinnett at Long Beach Fresno at San Diego WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC SECOND ROUND GROUP ONE Pct GB Japan 0 0 .000 South Korea 0 0 .000 Mexico 0 0 .000 United States 0 0 .000 games At Anaheim, Calif. Japan vs. United States, 4 p.m. South Korea vs. Mexico, 11 p.m.

games At Anaheim, Calif. South Korea vs. United States, 10 p.m. games At Anaheim, Calif. Mexico vs.

Japan, 7 p.m. games At Anaheim, Calif. South Korea vs. Japan, 10 p.m. games At Anaheim, Calif.

Mexico vs. United States, 7:30 p.m. GROUP TWO Pct GB Puerto Rico 0 0 .000 Cuba 0 0 .000 Dom. Republic 0 0 .000 Venezuela 0 0 .000 games At San Juan, Puerto Rico Cuba vs. Venezuela, 1 p.m.

Puerto Rico vs. Dominican 8p.m. games At San Juan, Puerto Rico Dominican Republic vs. Cuba, 2 p.m. Venezuela vs.

Puerto Rico, 8 p.m. game At San Juan, Puerto Rico Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m. game At San Juan, Puerto Rico Cuba vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.

SEMIFINALS Saturday, March 18 At San Diego Group Two winner vs. Group Two second place, 3 p.m. Group One winner vs. Group One second place, 10 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Monday, March 20 At San Diego winners, 9 p.m.

PGA TOUR HONDA CLASSIC at Palm Beach Gardrens, Par 72, third round Luke -9 Billy -9 Jeff -8 Daniel -7 Geoff -7 Mathias -6 David -6 Mathew -5 Pat -5 Frank Lickliter -5 Tom Pernice, -4 Dudley -4 Padraig -4 Craig -3 Ryuji -3 Marco -3 Paul -3 Stephen -2 Mark -2 Vance -2 Nicholas -2 Jerry -2 Robert -2 Dean -2 Greg -2 Stephen -2 Jason -2 Brian -2 Jon -1 Camilo -1 Bernhard -1 D.A. -1 John -1 Briny -1 Tim Kevin Charles Howell David Ryan Jimmy Mark Danny Henrik Shigeki Scott Lee Ian Paul Hank Todd Carl Charley Bubba Hunter Alex Jesper Kris John Troy Nick Fred Davis Love Eric Kent Jason Shaun Carlos Thomas Alex John Daisuke Joe Brian CHAMPIONS TOUR CLASSIC SCORES at Santa Clarita, Calif. Par 72, second round Tom -10 Andy -9 Mitch -7 Tom -5 Loren -4 Des -4 Ben -4 Walter -3 Wayne -3 Peter -3 Gil -3 Jay -3 Bobby -2 Jay -2 Larry -2 Gary -1 Howard -1 John -1 Jim -1 Tom -1 Mark -1 Jerry -1 Lonnie Morris Fuzzy Mark Leonard Pat Ed David Bruce Allen Bruce Curtis Lanny Keith Dave John Dana Scott Vicente Hale Bruce John Brad Joe Jack Bob Isao R.W. Doug Graham Raymond Massy Mike Bill Jim Bill Tom Mike Hubert Don Mike D.A. Mark Craig Dan Jose Maria Ron Charles Lee Tom Doug Dave John Rick Scott Jim FOOTBALL ARENA FOOTBALL STANDINGS NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eastern Division Pct PF PA Dallas 5 1 0 .833 329 281 New York 3 3 0 .500 331 360 Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 294 288 Columbus 3 4 0 .429 299 328 Southern Division Pct PF PA Austin 5 1 0 .833 311 272 Tampa Bay 4 2 0 .667 335 326 Georgia 4 3 0 .571 392 309 Orlando 4 3 0 .571 341 333 Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 241 287 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Central Division Pct PF PA Colorado 6 1 0 .857 390 362 Nashville 4 3 0 .571 353 292 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 362 373 Grand Rapids 2 5 0 .286 331 376 Western Division Pct PF PA Arizona 3 4 0 .429 297 337 Las Vegas 3 4 0 .429 367 376 Utah 3 4 0 .429 401 385 San Jose 2 4 0 .333 306 319 Los Angeles 1 5 0 .167 260 336 games Dallas at Tampa Bay, Noon New York at Austin 3 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 6 p.m. games Philadelphia at Kansas City 8 p.m. results Georgia 68, Columbus 50 Colorado 49, Chicago 42 Utah 63, Nashville 34 Arizona 60, Orlando 57 Las Vegas 66, Grand Rapids 41 GOLF LPGATOUR MASTERCARD CLASSIC at Huixquilucan, Mexico Par 72, second round Paula -6 Mi Hyun -6 Annika -6 Seon Hwa -5 Siew-Ai -4 Candie -4 Cristie -4 Catriona -3 Helen -2 Nancy -2 Kris -1 Hee-Won -1 Danielle -1 Meena -1 Nicole -1 Lee Ann -1 Suzann -1 Jee Young Amy Lorena Tina Ji Yeon Brittany Natalie Lorie Silvia Katie Tracy Wendy Young-A Nadina Stacy Brooke Sherri Teresa Carin Julieta Maria Katherine Brittany Jimin Maggie Ai Patricia a-Devan Sherri Heather Aree a-Sophia Kyeong Diana Candy Shinobu a-Tanya Sophie Cathy Johanna Dorothy Nina Kris Shi Hyun Naree Lindsey Jean Se Ri Allison Giulia Joanne Emily Reilley Louise Virada EUROPEAN TOUR SINGAPORE MASTERS SCORES at Singapore Par 72, third round Mardan -11 Nick -10 Charlie -9 Ross -9 Chapchai -8 Anders -7 Andrew -7 Wade -6 Prayad -6 Marcus -5 Joakim -5 Peter Hanson, -5 Prom -5 Danny -5 Anthony -4 Matthew -4 Thammanoon -4 Simon -4 Andrew -4 Stuart Little, -4 Lu -4 Francois -3 Fredrik -3 Unho -3 Ahmad -3 Lu -3 Marcus -3 Jyoti -3 Charl -3 Wang Ter-chang, -3 Chris -3 Jonathan -3 ROLL CALL WEEKEND TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms with OF David DeJesus on a year contract. TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS Optioned RHP Carlos Hines and LHP Jon Switzer to Durham of the IL and RHP Jeff Niemann to Montgomery of the SL. Reassigned Josh Arhart, RHP Jack Cressend, RHP J.B.

Miadich, RHP Tony Peguero and RHP Jose Rodriguez to their minor league camp. TEXAS RANGERS Optioned INF Aarom Baldiris to Frisco of the Texas League. Reassigned Mike Nickeas and OF Ruddy Yan to their minor league camp. National League CHICAGO CUBS Assigned RHP Bryan Corey and RHP Bobby Brownlie to their minor league camp. MILWAUKEE BREWERS Assigned OF Brad Nelson to Nashville of the PCL and Carlos Corporan, Lou Palmisano and LHP Mitch Stetter to their minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS Agreed to terms with 1B Nick Johnson on a three-year contract extension, through the 2009 season. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS Signed TE Robert Royal to a contract. CAROLINA PANTHERS Agreed to terms with RB DeShaun Foster on a three-year contract. DENVER BRONCOS Re-signed DE Gerard Warren to a six-year contract and TE-C Mike Leach to a four-year contract. GREEN BAY PACKERS Agreed to terms with DE Aaron Kampman on a multiyear contract extension.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed CB Brian Williams. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Re-signed Joe Nedney to a four-year contract. Arena Football League SAN JOSE SABERCATS Signed OL-DL Vann Brown. Re-signed OL-DL Alan Harper. HOCKEY National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASKERS Assigned Derek MacKenzie to Chicago of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Recalled Dan Fritsche from Syracuse of the AHL. EXHIBITION LINESCORE Braves 11, Yankees 7 At Kissimmee, Fla. N. Y. (N) (ss) 000 300 031 7 13 4 Atlanta (ss) 604 100 00x 11 12 1 Maine, Soler (3), Perez (4), Wylie (7), Garcia (8) and Castro, Martinez; Davies, Baker (4), Paronto (6), Startup (8), (9) and McCann, Pyzik.

Davies. HR York, Castro. Atlanta, Jurries. James Jurries hit a grand slam and and a two-run single for the Braves. HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS BASEBALL Brookwood 5, Lake Mary (FL) 2 Dunwoody 6, Lithia Springs 5 Dutchtown 10, Mt.

Zion-Jonesboro 0 Landing Christian 10, Fayette County 0 Luella 3, Pike County 2 (9 innings) Miller Grove 9, Stone Mountain 6 Henry Co. 10, Calhoun 8 Redan 14, Chapel Hill 0 Dunwoody 9, Harris Co. 5 Shiloh 7, Hiram 4 Mill 9, McIntosh 3 Milton 13, Newnan 3, Lakeside 12, South Cobb 1 BOYS LACROSSE Lovett 11, McCallie 8 GIRLS LACROSSE Centennial 18, Wesleyan 8 Milton 16, Chattahoochee 5 Brookwood 0, St. Pius 0 Clarkston 11, Southside 0 Duluth 2, Norcross 1 Grayson 1, Central Gwinnett 0 Newnan 2, Tri-Cities 1 (OT) Stockbridge 3, Eastside 2 Wesleyan 3, Sequoyah 3 BOYS SOCCER Brookwood 0, St. Pius 0 Clarkston 11, Southside 0 Duluth 2, Norcross 1 Grayson 1, Central Gwinnett 0 Newnan 2, Tri-Cities 1 (OT) Stockbridge 3, Eastside 2 Wesleyan 3, Sequoyah 3 GIRLS SOCCER Marist 8, North Forsyth 0 Boys Lacrosse Milton 15, St.

Pius 11 Roswell 10, Walton 8 Calhoun 2, Lafayette 0 Norcross 4, Duluth 1 Northview 1, Milton 0 (PKs: Northview, 2-1) Roswell 5, North Springs 0 Wesleyan 5, Lakeview Academy 0 West Laurens 2, Southeast Bulloch 1 BOYS TENNIS Collins Hill 5, Duluth 0 COLLEGE BASEBALL BOX SCORES Georgia Tech 7, Virginia 6 VIRGINIA ab bi GA. TECH ab bi Henry rf 5 0 0 0 Payne cf 4 1 1 0 Marsh rf 5 0 2 0 Hodges 3b 4 1 1 3 Doolittle 1b 4 1 1 0 Kindel rf 4 2 2 1 Adams 2b 3 3 2 1 Wieters 2 0 0 0 Guyer lf 5 1 2 1 Robbins 1b 2 1 1 0 Farrell3b 3 1 3 3 Murton dh 3 0 0 1 3b 1 0 1 0 Blckwood lf 4 0 0 0 Hagan dh 4 0 2 1 Trapani 2b 4 1 2 1 Seabury 3 0 0 0 Fisher ss 4 1 1 0 Hudson ph 1 0 0 0 Miclat ss 4 0 1 0 TOTALS 38 6 13 5 TOTALS 31 7 8 6 Virginia 021 020 100 6 Georgia Tech 200 001 31x 7 Guyer, Kindel. LOB: Virginia 11, Georgia Tech 5. 2B: Guyer, Robbins. HR: Adams (3), Farrel (1); Hodgers (2).

SF: Murton. Virginia IP ER BB SO Thompson 3 3 3 4 5 Schwimer 2 2 2 0 1 Lambert (L, 0-1) 2 3 2 2 0 2 Georgia Tech IP ER BB SO Hyde 8 5 5 2 3 Hyatt 2 1 1 3 1 Duncan 1 0 0 0 0 Gustafson (W, 1-0) 2 0 0 1 0 Northeastern 5, Georgia State 2 NU ab bi GSU ab bi Emnuele ss 5 0 2 0 Suttle cf 4 1 2 0 Sidhu ss 4 0 0 0 Sterling 2b 4 0 1 1 Tamsin dh 5 0 2 0 Pelt 1b 3 0 0 0 Maher rf 4 0 2 0 Newman rf 4 0 0 0 Chin pr 0 1 0 0 McEntyre 3b4 0 0 0 Odom rf 0 0 0 0 R-Salvas dh 4 1 1 0 Dnldsn 3b 5 1 1 0 Wilson lf 2 0 0 0 Milano 5 2 3 2 MQry-Ens 2 0 0 1 Lyon lf 2 0 0 0 Childers ss 3 0 1 0 Thmpsnph 2 1 1 0 Porter 1b 1 0 1 0 Morizio ph 3 0 1 2 TOTALS 39 5 14 5 TOTALS 30 2 5 2 Northeastern 000 100 104 5 Georgia State 010 000 010 2 McEntyre. DP Ga State 1. LOB: Northeastern 14, Georgia State 4. 2B: Tamsin, Milan, Childers.

HR: Milano. HBP manuele, Porter. SF: Nutting. SB: Rochon-Salva; Wilson. CS Emanuele.

Northeastern IP ER BB SO Dbrwiecki (W, 2-0) 8 5 2 2 2 1 Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1 Georgia State IP ER BB SO Shunick 7 9 1 1 2 8 Bennett 0 0 0 1 0 Newman(L, 0-1)- 1. 5 4 4 1 0 McEntyre 0 0 0 0 0 WP: Dabrowiecki 2. HBP: by Shunick (Porter); by Shunick (Emanuele). Time: 2: 26 Attendance: 164 Kennesaw State 10, Gardner-Webb 2 (G1) ab bi KSU ab bi Cooke lf 4 1 1 0 Baker cf 5 1 3 0 Testa cf 0 0 0 0 Robbins ss 3 0 1 0 Hggnsn 3b 4 2 2 3 Dallas 2 0 0 0 Bubley ph 1 0 0 0 Hendrix 4 0 0 0 Maloney rf 5 3 3 2 Morrow 1 1 1 1 McKoy 4 1 2 1 Hudson 4 2 1 0 MacDnld ph 1 0 1 0 Perry 2b 3 2 3 0 Miller 1b 4 3 3 4 Hester dh 4 0 2 2 Lalli dh 4 1 1 1 Cross rf 3 0 0 1 McCann dh 1 0 0 0 Hudson dh 2 0 0 0 Drewery ss 4 1 3 10 Goss 2b 1 0 0 0 Crockett lf 3 0 0 1 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 Miller 2b 5 1 1 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 Rizzuto 5 1 1 0 TOTALS 33 2 8 1 TOTALS 37 10 14 10 Gardner-Webb 111 000 000 2 Kennesaw State 000 450 10X 10 Perry. DP: Kennesaw State 1.

LOB: Gardner-Webb 9, Kennesaw State 7. 2B: Cooke, McCann, Dallas, Hendrix, Morrow, Hudson, Perry 2, Hester. 3B: Maloney. HR: Crockett (1), Dallas (1), Hudson. SH Johsnon (2).

SB Perry. CS Dallas Georgia 13, Louisville 5 ab bi GEORGIA ab bi Cates ss 4 0 1 0 Haley 2b. 5 1 1 2 Burton cf. 3 0 0 0 Johnson dh. 3 1 1 0 Howes lf 4 1 1 0 Castillo 1b 4 0 2 2 Alfonso 3b 3 1 3 0 Urti 4 1 1 0 Rodriguez rf 2 0 0 0 Christnsn rf 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 5 10 4 Louisville IP ER BB SO Torcise (L, 0-3) 4.1 4 4 4 3 2 Lynn 2 2 2 1 0 Harbridge 2 4 4 3 1 Salgueiro.

0 0 0 0 1 0 Mantooth 5 3 3 0 2 Pitts 1 1 0 0 1 0 Georgia IP ER BB SO Westphal (W, 2-0) 5.1 7 4 3 2 5 McDaniel 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 DeSilvio 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 3:07 1,810. Columbus 7 17 14 12 50 Georgia 20 20 14 14 68 First Quarter Geo: Matt Nagy pass complete to Jamin Elliott for 5 yards Garner kicked), 13:06. Geo: Nelson Garner kickoff 54 yards to the CMB-4, net recovery by Jamin Elliott (pass failed), 12:34. Colum: John Kaleo pass complete to David Saunders for 11 yards (Lewis kick), 8:31. Geo: Nagy pass complete to Jamin Elliott for 5 yards (Garner kicked), 4:59.

Second Quarter Geo: Nagy pass complete to Chris Jackson for 11 yards (Garner kick), 13:41. Colum: B.J. Barre rush over left end for 1 yard (Lewis kick), 9:51. Geo: Nagy sideline pass complete to Chris Jackson for 3 yard (Garner kick), 4:00. Colum: Chris Browning rush for 2 yard (Lewis kick), 1:18.

Geo: Nagy pass complete to Chris Jackson for 3 yards (Garner kick), 00:30. Colum: Mark Lewis goal, 00:00. Third Quarter Colum: Kaleo pass complete to B.J. Barre for 41 yards (Lewis kick), 11:47. Geo: Nagy deep pass complete to Jamin Elliott for 20 yards (Garner kick), 8:42.

Colum: Kaleo pass complete to Ken Jones for 4 yards (Lewis kick), 5:50. Geo: Nagy pass complete to Chris Jackson for 11 yards (Garner kick), 2:02. Fourth Quarter Geo: Nagy rush quarterback draw for 1 yard (Garner kick), 11:16. Colum: Kaleo pass complete to David Saunders for 3 yards (Lewis kick), 6:15. Geo: Aldridge rush for 5 yards (Garner kick), 5:12.

Colum: Kaleo pass complete to Eddie Galles for 13 yards (Lewis kick), 1:17. SUMMARY Force 68, Destroyers 50 COLUM. FORCE First downs 25 20 Rushes-yards 8-20 9-20 Passing yards 316 210 Comp-Att-Int 28-35-0 23-30-0 Return Yards 102 40 Punts-Avg. 8-108 5-89 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-52 9-41 Time of Possession 33:06 26:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Columbus, Barre 1-1, Browning 3-6, Wells 4-13. Georgia, Elliott 1-1, Carey 1-0, Nagy 1-1, Thomas 4-7, Aldridge 2-13.

PASSING: Columbus Kaleo28-35-0-342. Georgia, Nagy23-28-0-210, Jackson 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Columbus, Saunders 8-70, Bond 5-81, Galles 5-44, Taylor4-59 Barre 3-58, Jones 2-20 Lewis 1-10. Georgia Jackson 10-90, Lee 7-64, Elliott 6-56. RACING NASCAR TOWN 300 RESULTS Car number in parentheses.

Fin. (PP) Driver Car Money 1. (10) Kasey Kahne Dodge $94,050 2. (1) Matt Kenseth Ford $58,300 3. (4) Kevin Harvick Chevy $51,225 4.

(3) Greg Ford $43,450 5. (6) Carl Edwards Ford $33,225 6. (2) Denny Hamlin Chevy $50,858 7. (5) Jamie McMurray Dodge $29,250 8. (19) J.J.

Yeley Chevy $37,033 9. (8) Clint Bowyer Chevy $42,468 10. (27) Reed Sorenson Dodge $42,708 11. (37) Jason Chevy $32,108 12. (26) Tony Stewart Chevy $25,575 13.

(34) Ashton Lewis Jr. Ford $33,308 14. (11) Jon Wood Ford $30,248 15. (20) Johnny Sauter Chevy $36,263 16. (9) Jason Keller Dodge $35,303 17.

(21) Ken Schrader Ford $23,685 18. (7) Stephen Leicht Ford $25,550 19. (13) Kyle Busch Chevy $23,440 20. (15) Paul Menard Chevy $29,513 21. (18) Todd Kluever Ford $24,670 22.

(16) Regan Smith Ford $28,038 23. (14) Kevin Lepage Chevy $25,300 24. (23) Michael Waltrip Dodge $22,840 25. (17) Danny Ford $22,805 26. (25) Burney Lamar Chevy $30,095 27.

(31) Mark McFarland Chevy $22,460 28. (42) Kevin Conway Dodge $24,320 29. (12) David Green Ford $32,443 30. (28) Steve Park Chevy $22,530 31. (40) Mark Green Dodge $23,970 32.

(39) Kenny Wallace Ford $26,613 33. (36) Stacy Compton Ford $26,503 34. (30) Jay Sauter Chevy $21,645 35. (33) Spencer Clark Ford $21,540 36. (32) Paul Tracy Chevy $23,500 37.

(24) A.J. Foyt IV Dodge $28,965 38. (38) Tracy Hines Dodge $23,430 39. (43) David Gilliland Chevy $21,395 40. (41) Aaron Fike Dodge $26,113 41.

(22) Tim Sauter Chevy $23,300 42. (29) John Andretti Ford $23,255 43. (35) Joel Kauffman Race Statistics Time of Race: 2 hours, 28 8 sec. Margin of Victory: 0.316 seconds. Ave.

Speed: 125.158 mph. Caution Flags: Five for 29 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among seven drivers. Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-59; McMurray 60; C.Edwards 61; Lewis Jr. 62-71; Kahne 72-93; D.Hamlin 94; Harvick 95-119; Kahne 120; K.Harvick 152; Harvick 153-177; Kahne 178-206.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kevin Harvick, 3 times for 81 laps; Matt Kenseth, 2 times for 60 laps; Kasey Kahne, 3 times for 52 laps; Ashton Lewis 1 time for 10 laps; Jamie McMurray, 1 time for 1 lap; Carl Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; Denny Hamlin, 1 time 1 lap. BASKETBALL COLLEGE NJCAA MEN GA Perimeter State 91 WOMEN GA Perimeter 57, Louisburg 47 Side cf 3 3 3 1 Beckham ss 4 2 3 5 Jacobs 2 0 2 1 Kesler ph 1 0 0 0 Morris 1b 4 0 1 0 Felmy rf 3 1 1 2 Peisel 3b 3 1 0 0 Starr 3b 1 0 0 0 Keen lf 2 1 0 0 Wyatt 2b 2 1 1 0 Robbins dh 3 1 1 0 Olson 2 0 1 0 Dunn 2b 2 0 0 0 Cannady lf 1 1 1 0 TOTALS34 13 14 11 Louisville 000 310 000 5 Georgia 002 035 30x 13 Jacobs 2(4). DP Bulldogs 2. LOB: Cardinals Bulldogs 9. 2B: Side(6); Robbins(4).

3B: Howes, HR: Felmy(1). HBP: Johnson, Felmy 2. SH: Cates. SF: Beckham. SB: Alfonso.

WP: Torcise, Lynn, Mantooth, Pitts. HBP: by Torcise (Felmy); by Salgueiro (Felmy); by DeSilvio (L. Johnson). BK: Harbridge(1). PB: Billick(2).

Gardner-Webb IP ER BB SO Thomas (L, 2-3) 4 7 7 7 2 1 Cogdill 4 2 2 0 0 Ban 3 3 1 1 1 5 Kenn State IP ER BB SO Blalock (W, 2-3) 9 8 2 2 3 6 HBP: by Thomas (Perry). WP: Thomas. 2:18. 329. HORSE RACING FUTURE BOOK ODDS TO Win 2006 Kentucky Derby By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver For March 9 NAME OF CURRENT OPENING HORSE ODDS ODDS Bluegrass Cat 6-1 150-1 Brother Derek 6-1 150-1 Barbaro 10-1 200-1 Bob and John 12-1 200-1 Corinthian 12-1 200-1 First Samurai 12-1 25-1 Private Vow 12-1 50-1 Lawyer Ron 15-1 200-1 Flashy Bull 18-1 150-1 Steppenwolfer 20-1 200-1 Strong Contender 20-1 200-1 My Golden Song 25-1 150-1 Achilles of Troy 30-1 200-1 Keyed Entry 30-1 150-1 Music School 30-1 150-1 Great Point 40-1 200-1 Point Determined 40-1 200-1 Sweetnorthernsaint 40-1 200-1 A.P.

Warrior 50-1 200-1 Bernardini 50-1 200-1 Legacy 50-1 200-1 Henny Hughes 50-1 75-1 Hesanoldsalt 50-1 200-1 High Cotton 50-1 200-1 Point of Impact 50-1 200-1 Really Indian 50-1 150-1 Storm Treasure 50-1 200-1 50-1 100-1 Kennesaw State 8, Gardner-Webb 5 (G2) G. WEBB ab bi KSU ab bi Cooke lf 5 0 1 1 Baker cf 2 0 0 0 Maloney dh 4 0 0 0 Robbins ss 4 1 1 0 Lalli 4 1 1 0 Dallas 3b 4 2 3 1 McCann 1b 3 1 2 1 Hendrix 1b 4 1 2 3 Crockett rf 4 1 1 0 Morrow lf 4 1 1 1 Higginsn 3b 4 0 1 0 Hudson dh 2 2 2 1 Miller cf 2 1 1 1 Perry 2b 4 0 0 0 Drewery ss 4 0 0 1 Nelson rf 3 0 1 1 Johnson 2b 3 1 1 1 Redden 3 1 1 0 Testa ph 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 5 8 5 TOTALS 30 8 11 7 Gardner-Webb 040 010 000 5 Kennesaw State 410 111 00X 8 Johnson, Dallas. DP: Gardner-Webb 1. LOB: Gardner-Webb 5, Kennesaw State 8. 2B: Cooke, Lalli, Higginson, Robbins, Hendrix, Redden.

HR: Hudson. SH: Miller 2, Baker 2. SF: Hendrix. SB: McCann, Crockett, Miller. CS: Baker.

Gardner-Webb IP ER BB SO MacDonald (L, 0-3) 2 6 5 3 2 2 Campbell 4 3 3 3 2 3 Kamppi 2 2 0 0 1 3 Kennesaw State IP ER BB SO Dale (W, 3-1) 5 8 5 5 0 4 Eckardt (S, 1) 4 0 0 0 1 1 HBP: by Campbell (Hudson), by Campbell (Redden). PB: Lalli. 2:39. 321. TRACK NCAA INDOOR RESULTS Saturday At Randal Tyson Track Center Fayetteville, Ark.

(All race distances in meters) Men 60 1, Jacob Norman, Baylor, 6.56 seconds. 2, Walter Dix, Florida State, 6.62. 3, Demi Omole, Wisconsin, 6.64. 4, Jamaal Charles, Texas, 6.67. 5, Trey Texas, 6.69.

6, Rubin Williams, Tennessee, 6.69. 400 1, Xavier Carter, LSU, 45.28. 2, David Neville, Indiana, 45.67. 3, Lewis Banda, Texas Christian. 4, Aaron Buzard, Minnesota, 46.01.

5, Micheal Tinsley, Jackson State, 46.11. 6, Sekou Clarke, Florida, 46.39. 800 1, Jackson Langat, Texas Christian, 1: 47.02. 2, Prince Mumba, Oral Roberts, 1: 47.74. 3, Dominic Tanui, UTEP, 1:47.83.

4, Joel Legare, Connecticut, 1:47.92. 5, Gered Burns, Albany, 1:47.97. 6, Thomas Chamney, Notre Dame, 1:48.50. Mile 1, Christian Smith, Kansas State, 4:12.75. 2, David Rotich, Iowa State, 4:13.12.

3, Said Ahmed, Arkansas, 4:13.23. 4, Tom Lancashire, Florida State, 4:13.38. 5, Stephen Pifer, Colorado, 4:14.81. 6, Max Smith, Providence, 4:14.83. 3,000 1, Chris Solinsky, Wisconsin, 7:59.68.

2, Robert Cheseret, Arizona, 8:04.15. 3, Josphat Boit, Arkansas, 8:04.28. 4, Richard Kiplagat, Iona, 8:06.10. 5, Josh McDougal, Liberty, 8:07.35. 6, Galen Rupp, Oregon, 8:07.85.

1,600 Relay 1, LSU, 3:04.01. 2, Illinois, 3:06.79. 3, Washington, 3:07.03. 4, Florida, 3:07.63. 5, Alabama, 3:08.30.

6, Texas Tech, 3:08.30. High Jump 1, Jesse Williams, Southern California, 7 feet, 6 inches. 2, Kyle Lancaster, Kansas State, 7-5. 2, Andra Manson, Texas, 7-5. 4, Mickael Hanany, UTEP, 5, Dusty Jonas, Nebraska, 6, Mike Morrison, Florida, Triple Jump 1, Jaanus Uudmae, Arkansas, 2, Marc Kellman, George Mason, 53-11.

3, Rafeeq Curry, Florida State, 4, Yuriy Litvinski, Northern Iowa, 53-2. 5, Nkosinza Balumbu, Arkansas, 53-2. 6, Fabian Florant, Missouri State, 53-1. Weight Throw 1, Spyridon Jullien, Virginia Tech, 77-10. 2, Egor Agafonov, Kansas, 76-1.

3, Cory Martin, Auburn, 75-1. 4, Mohsen Anani, Virginia Tech, 5, Jake Dunkleberger, Auburn, 72-9. 6, Mattias Jons, Boise State, Heptathlon 1, Donovan Kilmartin, Texas, 6,048 points. 2, Chris Helwick, Tennessee, 5,917. 3, Darion Powell, LSU, 5,707.

4, Edwin Billot, LSU, 5,652. 5, Robert Arnold, Arizona, 5,640. 6, Wiley King, Weber State, 5,619. Team Standings Final 1, Arkansas, 53 points. 2, LSU, 45.

3, Florida State, 41. 4, Texas, 35. 5, Tennessee, 25. 6, Oregon, 23. 7, Wisconsin, 22.

8, Baylor, 21. 9, Florida, 20. 10, Arizona, 18. 11, Kansas State, 17. 12, Nebraska, 16.

Women 60 1, Marshevet Hooker, Texas, 7.20. 2, Ashley Owens, UNLV, 7.20. 3, Kelly Ann Baptiste, LSU, 7.22. 4, Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 7.23. 5, Cleo Tyson, Tennessee, 7.24.

6, Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina, 7.25. 400 1, Kineke Alexander, Iowa, 52.16. 2, Dominique, Darden, Miami, 52.17. 3, Patricia Hall, Tennessee, 52.28. 4, Markita James, Auburn, 52.56.

5, Clora Williams, Texas 52.57. 6, Deonna Lawrence, LSU, 52.72. Mile 1, Johanna Nilsson, Northern Arizona, 4: 37.78. 2, Natalie Hughes, Florida State, 4:40.18. 3, Dee Olson, Idaho, 4:41.01.

4, Arianna Lambie, Stanford, 4:41.71. 5, Marina Muncan, Villanova, 4:42.13. 6, Nicole Edwards, Michigan, 4:42.67. 3,000 1, Johanna Nilsson, Northern Arizona, 9: 06.61. 2, Mary Cullen, Providence, 9:10.22.

3, Arianna Lambie, Stanford, 9:11.40. 4, Cack Ferrell, Princeton, 9:13.42. 5, Teresa McWalters, Stanford, 9:14.65. 6, Jenna Kingma, Arizona State, 9:16.13. 1,600 Relay BOXING U.S.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS At Colorado Springs Finals Saturday Men 106 kg Luis Yanez, Duncanville, Texas, dec. Roberto Ceron, Doraville, 18-16 112 kg Raushee Warren, Cincinnati, stopped Oscar Venegas, Maywood, RSCO-2 119 kg Gary Russell, Capitol Heights, dec. Leodegario Santa Cruz, Lincoln Heights, 13-6 125 kg Mark Davis, Cleveland, dec. Richard Baltazar, Lynwood, 20-14 132 kg Danny Garcia, Philadelphia, dec. Luis Ramos, Santa Ana, 30-25 141 kg Karl Dargan, Philadelphia, dec.

Hector Ramos, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 11-5 152 kg Demetrius Andrade, Providence, R.I., dec. Boyd Melson, Fort Carson, 32-21 165 kg Daniel Jacobs, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Shawn Porter, Stow, Ohio, 32-21 178 kg Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, stopped Alfonso Lopez, Huntsville, Texas, RSC-1 201 kg Adam Willett, Bell Port, N.Y., dec. James.