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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 21:35)NCAA Tournament: Florida Beats Butler; Faces Oregon for Trip to Final Four Salem-News.com SPORTSFlorida has advanced to play #3 Oregon on Sunday. (ST. LOUIS) -  The top-seeded University of Florida men’s basketball earned a 65-57 win over Butler on Friday, advancing to the regional final round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Junior center Al Horford had 16 points, seven rebounds and a key block in the final minute to help the Gators hold off the Bulldogs.
He converted a three-point play with 2:34 remaining, then blocked a shot with 16.3 seconds remaining.
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 20:47)NCAA Tournament: Last Second Shot Send Hoyas into Elite Eight Salem-News.com SPORTSHoyas will play North Carolina on Sunday for a Final Four berth. (EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. ) -  It must have been the shoes.
Second-seeded Georgetown trailed by eight points at halftime in the Sweet Sixteen of its NCAA Tournament game against Vanderbilt on Friday night at Continental Airlines Arena.
The Hoyas, who were wearing brand new gray Nike sneakers, changed back to their old shoes during the break, erased the deficit and junior forward Jeff Green banked in a jumper with 2.5 seconds left to give the Hoyas a thrilling 66-65 win over the Commodores.
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 20:33)Oregon's Eaton Wins Jim Click Decathlon Salem-News.com SPORTSFreshman teammate William Pua’a held onto ninth place Friday. (TUCSON, Ariz.) -  University of Oregon freshman Ashton Eaton won his collegiate multi-event debut Friday in second and final day action in the Jim Click Shootout decathlon.
Eaton totaled 6,977 points to meet the NCAA provisional standard of 6,900 points, and edged Nick Adcock of Missouri (second, 6,612) and Frank Shotwell of Michigan (third, 6,353).
The Bend, Ore., native Eaton posted second day marks of 14.92 in the 110m hurdles (w:0.9), 124-5 (37.93m) in the discus, 12-3 1/2 (3.75m) in the pole vault, 110-4 (33.65m) in the javelin and 4:56.62 in the 1,500m.
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 20:27)No. 4 Oregon State Visits Cal Poly for Weekend Series Salem-News.com SPORTSIn its first 23 games, OSU has kept its opponents to three or fewer runs 15 times, including each of the last six. (CORVALLIS) -  Oregon State will play its final non-conference before Pac-10 action begins, as the fourth-ranked Beavers visit Cal Poly for games on Saturday at 6:00 PM, Sunday at 1:00 PM and Monday at 1:00 PM.
OSU (20-3 overall) is riding a nine-game winning streak as it gets set to visit the Mustangs (13-13).
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 20:20)Oregon State's Ashley Allen Earns Pac-10 Academic Accolades Salem-News.com SPORTSA starter in all 28 games for the Beavers, Allen ranked second on the team in assists with 66. (WALNUT CREEK, Calif.) -  Oregon State University junior guard Ashley Allen earned honorable mention Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic honors, as was announced by Commissioner Tom Hansen on Friday.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor.
Allen, a 5-10 guard from Fresno, CA, is a Health Promotion and Health Behavior major.
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 20:13)NLL: Three to Represent Jax on Team USA Salem-News.com SPORTSThe 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships takes place May 14-20 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (PORTLAND) -  Three LumberJax players will compete for Team USA this May at the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Jax forward Jed Prossner, transition player Scott Stapleford and goalie Dwight Maetche will all represent the Jax on Team USA.
Prossner is an Easton, Md. native and is a rookie in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) this season.
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 20:07)Pilots Split Double Dip with Patriots Salem-News.com SPORTSThe Pilots, who are now seven games into their 14 game homestand, will face the Linfield Wildcats at 3:00 PM on Wednesday. (PORTLAND) -  The University of Portland split a double-header with Dallas Baptist Friday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field, with the Pilots (11-12) taking the first game 4-3 and the Patriots (15-12) claiming the second 6-0. The win gave Dallas Baptist a 2-1 series win.
Making his first start since throwing his first career shutout and striking out 14 against Utah last weekend, junior righthander Given Kutz (4-2) put forth another stellar outing for Portland, throwing eight innings while allowing one run and two hits and striking out six to earn the win in the opening game. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 19:52)NCAA Tournament: Halftime #3 Oregon 37 - #7 UNLV 33 Salem-News.com SPORTSA complete post-game wrap-up will be available after the game on Salem-News.com. (ST. LOUIS) -  So Far So Good Oregon Fans!!!
The #3 Ducks lead #7 UNLV 37-33 at the half.
Tajuan Porter leads the Ducks with 17 points. Malik Hairston and Maarty Leunen have each chipped in seven points and grabbed eight rebounds.
The winner will face Midwest Region #1 seed Florida who earlier defeat #5 Butler, 65-57.
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Salem-News.com Sports (March 23, 2007 11:16)NCAA Tournament: #1 Ohio State Faces #2 Memphis for Trip to Final Four Salem-News.com SPORTSOhio State and Memphis (33-3) have met just once previously, a 94-55 Buckeye victory Dec. 3, 1959 in Columbus. (SAN ANTONIO) -  No. 1 Ohio State advanced to take on No. 2 seed Memphis at 3:40 PM CDT Saturday in the 2007 South Regional Finals at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The Buckeyes downed Tennessee for the second time this season outscoring the Volunteers by 18 points in the second half to claim the 85-84 victory Thursday.
Memphis defeated Texas A&M in the first semifinal of the day, 65-64.
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