Mariners Win Thriller

(SEATTLE, WA – AP) - Carl Everett`s three-run homer capped a five-run ninth inning Wednesday as Seattle rallied to beat Texas 9-6.

The Mariners scored four runs off Texas closer Francisco Cordero (1-2).

Ichiro Suzki, who had four hits to break out off a 5-for32 slump, was hit by a pitch to lead off the ninth.

Jose Lopez followed with a double before Raul Ibanez`s sacrifice fly made it 6-5.

Terry Porter Talks Blazers With Portland's Mayor

(PORTLAND – AP) - Former Trail Blazers star Terry Porter met with Mayor Tom Potter Wednesday to discuss efforts to pull together a group of investors to rescue the team and keep it in Portland.

Current Blazers owner Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, claims he can no longer sustain the team's financial losses. He has said he needs public assistance or he will have to sell the team.

City and state officials, meanwhile, have said there's no financial aid to give.

Enter Porter, former coach of the Milwaukee Bucks who played nine years for the Trail Blazers and is the team's career assists leader.

2 Duke Lacrosse Players Arrested

(DURHAM, N.C.) - Two 20-year-old Duke University lacrosse players were arrested early Tuesday on charges of raping and kidnapping a stripper hired to dance at an off-campus party.

Reade Seligmann posted a $400,000 bond and Collin Finnerty was in the process of doing so for the same amount, said Col. George Naylor of the Durham County jail. By posting bond, the players avoided making an initial court appearance later in the day.

Earlier, Seligmann, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Essex Fells, N.J., and Finnerty, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Garden City, N.Y., were led out of separate police cruisers in handcuffs. One was wearing a suit jacket, the other was in dress shirt and jeans.

Seligmann is "absolutely innocent," said his attorney, Kirk Osborn. "He's doing great. That's all I have to say."

Warriors 93, Trail Blazers 79

(OAKLAND, Calif. – AP) - Golden State forward Mike Dunleavy will have a rooting interest in the NBA playoffs. He just wishes it was for his own team.

Dunleavy scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half to help the Warriors win their fourth straight game, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 93-79 on Monday night.

"I'll be rooting for the (Los Angeles) Clippers but it will be tough knowing we were good enough to be there," said Dunleavy, whose father coaches the Clippers. "Winning makes you feel a little better but we're all still upset at the end of the season. We didn't get where we wanted to be, and where we were good enough to be. It's bittersweet."

Wolves Take Two From Stanislaus

Western Oregon wins seventh in a row, defeats region’s No. 4 team.

(MONMOUTH) - Western Oregon pitching gave up a total of two earned runs, helping to drive the Wolves to a doubleheader sweep over Cal State Stanislaus in baseball action on Monday at the WOU Field, 5-1 and 8-3.

The wins were the sixth and seventh consecutive for the Wolves, who improved to 27-13 on the season. WOU, tied for sixth in this week`s College Baseball Writer`s Association west region poll, have also won 16 of their last 18 contests. Cal State Stanislaus is ranked fourth in the updated poll, announced earlier today.

Kevin Corrigan went 8.1 innings in the opener, scattering seven hits and fanning seven Warrior batters before giving way to Adam Hoffman in the ninth. Corrigan improved to 4-3 with the win.

LumberJax Win Western Division Title

Playoffs Start Next Saturday, April 22 at Rose Garden vs. Arizona.

(SAINT PAUL, Minn.) - The Portland LumberJax won the West Division Title Saturday night with a win against the Swarm at Minnesota, 13-8.

The win gives Portland an 11-5 record for the season, and the Jax are riding a six-game winning streak into the playoffs.

They will host the West Division semi-final game next Saturday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM in the Rose Garden against fourth-seeded Arizona Sting.

The LumberJax are the first expansion team in league history to clinch a division title.

Thunder End Stampede`s Winning Streak

Fiegi and Dunn combine for 83 points, but that was not enough for the Stampede to beat the defending IBL Western Division Champion.

(SALEM) - Stampede center Eric Fiegi scored 43 points, and guard Jeff Dunn poured in 40 points, but that was not enough to keep Salem`s winning streak going.

The Tacoma Thunder, the defending IBL Western Division Champion, beat the Stampede 132-117 Saturday night at the Salem Armory.

Kenny Tate led the Thunder (2-4) with 30 points.

Lawyer Ron Wins Arkansas Derby

(HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – AP) - Lawyer Ron broke quickly to the lead — faster than jockey John McKee had planned. It was as if the horse couldn't wait to show off his speed in his final Kentucky Derby tuneup.

"He got real aggressive with me going into the turn. Fortunately enough there was some room to get through the hole, and he just kind of took over the race," McKee said. "I thought I would be third or fourth, mid-pack. We had to go to Plan B after that."

Plan B led to the same result as usual. Lawyer Ron moved ahead at the start of the backstretch and never looked back, winning the $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday for his sixth straight victory. Trainer Bob Holthus' chestnut colt is now 7-for-7 lifetime on dirt — and remains one of the favorites to win three weeks from now at Churchill Downs.

Column: Bonds Has More to Worry About

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Imagine that, prosecutors in San Francisco think Barry Bonds is a liar. Gee, he seemed awfully sincere the other night bawling his eyes out on his reality show.

You can't hurt me any more than you've already hurt me," Bonds said between sobs in the first episode. "I'm going to take it because there's so many people who depend on me."

Who would have known Barry had such a sensitive side?

Good thing he didn't break down in the clubhouse. There's supposed to be no crying in baseball.

Stay tuned, though, because there could be a lot more tears.