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TODAYONTV GOLF Preseason baseball Tour to end Q-school 1p.m. N.Y.Yankees vs. Tampa Bay ESPN as way to big leagues Soccer 3:30 p.m. Chelsea at Manchester City ESPN2 ORLANDO, Fla. — The PGA Tour has 4p.m. Arsenal at Everton Fox Soccer pulled the plug on nearly 50 years of Q- Men’scollege basketball school as away to get to the big leagues. 7p.m. NIT:Teams TBA ESPN2 In amassive overhaul of its struc- 8p.m. CBI: Teams TBA Insight-928 ture and season, the tour’spolicy board 9p.m. NIT:Teams TBA ESPN2 approved starting the official season in 10 p.m. CBI: Teams TBA Insight-928 October and making the Nationwide Probasketball Tour the primary path to getting aPGA 7p.m. New York at Philadelphia ESPN Tour card. 9:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas ESPN Still to be decided are the details. Women’scollege basketball PGA Tour commissioner TimFin- 7p.m. NCAA Division II semifinal CBS SN “It’sinteresting for the crowd, for the tournaments, to always see the chem said Tu esday his staff still has not 9:30 p.m. NCAA Division II semifinal CBS SN top players playing against each other,” says Novak Djokovic. AP decided how to combine Nationwide Prohockey Tour players with the PGA Tour players 7:30 p.m. Detroit at N.Y.Rangers NBC SN TENNIS who fail to keep their cards. They will TODAYONRADIO play athree-tournament series with 50 Men’scollege basketball cards at stake. 6p.m. Alabama-Huntsville vs. Bellarmine WGTK-970 Finchem says Q-school still will be THURSDAYONTV Dominant trio held, but it would only offer Nationwide Tour cards. Golf 9:30 a.m. Trophee Hassan II Golf 3p.m. PGA: Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf AUTO RACING 6:30 p.m. LPGA: Kia Classic Golf greatest ever? Six-race suspension Preseason baseball of Knaus overturned 7p.m. Boston vs. N.Y.Yankees ESPN By Harvey Fialkov whether it’saMasters or Slam. … CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR’schief Men’scollege basketball Sun Sentinel From astandard of physicality appellate officer has overturned the 7p.m. Syracuse vs. Wisconsin CBS-32 six-race suspension of five-time cham- 7p.m. NCAA Division II semifinal CBS SN and from apure ball-striking abil- 7:30 p.m. Louisville vs. Michigan State TBS Never before in the history of ity,we’re seeing something pretty pionship winning crew chief Chad 9:30 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Ohio State CBS-32 modern-day tennis have three special,” Cahill said. Knaus. 9:30 p.m. NCAA Division II semifinal CBS SN men dominated the top of the At 30, the third-ranked Feder- Chief appellate officer John Middle- 10 p.m. Florida vs. Marquette TBS sport as Novak Djokovic, Rafael er has gone 37-2 since last year’s brook ruled that Knaus and car chief Prohockey Nadal and Roger Federer have U.S. Open, but while he has won a Ron Malec, who also was suspended six 7p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh Fox South over the past five years. record 16 Slams, he hasn’tlifted races, instead will be on probation 7p.m. AHL: Chicago at Lake Erie Fox Ohio It’sasifthe rest of the field in the trophy in his past eight. The through May 9. College baseball the 96-player draw at this week’s so-called GOAT (greatest of all The $100,000 fine levied by NASCAR 7p.m. Florida at South Carolina ESPNU Sony Ericsson Open are playing time) is just 9-18 against his arch- stands. for one available spot in the semi- nemesis Nadal (before Indian Last week athree-member appeals finals and nothing more. Wells’ late semi). committee had upheld the suspensions SEVEN-DAY PLANNER Sure, Andy Murray won Key Nadal, 25, the king of clay with imposed after the car Knaus presented Biscayne in 2009 and has been six French Open titles and 10 on opening day of the Daytona 500 knocking on the door in the four Slams overall, has shown signs of failed inspection. NASCAR said the majors. But every time the tem- physical deterioration, but after sheet metal between the roof and the peramental Scot has reached a taking six weeks off before the side windows had been illegally modi- semifinal (six) or final (three), hard-court season, seems revital- fied on Jimmie Johnson’scar. that door has been “slammed” ized. Johnson was docked 25 points, which shut on him by one of the terrific While the second-ranked Na- now will be restored. Louisville Kentucky Indiana Turfway trio. dal seems to be in Federer’shead, WED M-tennis Baseball Baseball Of the last 21 Slams, only Ar- the sensational Serb, Djokovic, FOOTBALL 21 Murray, noon at Cincinnati, EKU, 3 gentine giant Juan Martin Del Po- has owned the top-spinning Span- Morehead, 5 4p.m. NorthernIllinois LB indicted tro has wrested amajor away iard, beating him in seven consec- Softball from the Big Three, when he utive finals, including the last TOLEDO, Ohio — Northern Illinois at WKU, 7 stunned Federer in the 2009 U.S. three majors. linebacker Jamaal Bass has been in- THU M-bkb Open finals. But awrist injury has “Our matches in the past have dicted in Ohio on afelonious assault 22 vs. Mich. State derailed his progress, and he has made me abetter player,made me charge on allegations he intentionally at Phoenix ran into the Toledo marching band, 7:47 p.m. reached just one major quarterfi- to understand what Ineed to work nal since. on to win against them,” said the knocking down amember as he took the TBS field when the teams played in Novem- FRI Baseball M-bkb M-tennis First race Call it the Continental (grip) top-ranked Djokovic, 24, who has Divide or the Grand (Slam) Can- won four of the last five majors. ber. 23 Cincinnati vs. Indiana Penn State 5:30 p.m. The Lucas County grand jury on Fri- 6p.m. at Atlanta 2p.m. yon, but the chasm at the top of the American favorite Andy Rod- 9:45 p.m. men’srankings has never been dick has tried everything he can day also indicted the redshirt freshman CBS wider. to become amember of this near- from Miramar,Fla., on amisdemeanor assault charge. SAT Softball Baseball Baseball First race “Ithink it’sgoing to be this way exclusive “Alpha Gamma Slam” 24 Pittsburgh at Tennessee at Penn State 1:10 p.m. for the foreseeable future,” said fraternity.Hedid make acameo Bass was suspended after the game, Noon (DH) 4p.m. 2p.m. Darren Cahill, aformer top-25 appearance by winning the 2003 and his coach Dave Doeren apologized Baseball player and ESPN-TV analyst. U.S. Open, but since then has been to the band and the university,saying Cincinnati “These three and Andy Murray denied entrance in four other ma- the program was embarrassed. 1p.m. have separated themselves from jor finals —all by Federer. The (Toledo) Blade reports that are- SUN Softball W-bkb M-tennis First race the tour. “The way the four guys are cording appears to show Bass jumping 25 Pittsburgh vs. Gonzaga Ohio State 1:10 p.m. “These guys aren’tshowing playing right now is the best the shoulder-first into the face of aband Noon at Kingston, Noon member and knocking over another. R.I. IUPUI any weaknesses, and they stand game has been played so far,” Baseball Northern Illinois says Bass is still in Time TBA 6p.m. up at every single tournament, Roddick said. Cincinnati school and his status with the team 1p.m. Baseball hasn’tchanged. at Tennessee 2p.m. BOXING MON COLLEGE BASEBALL 26 Juan Manuel Lopez apologizes for refcomments TUE Baseball Baseball Baseball at Purdue WKU Xavier Cardinals drop 20-0 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former 27 4p.m. 6:30 p.m. 3p.m. WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez said he has no recollec- hammer on Buckeyes tion of accusing areferee of betting fol- KENTUCKIANA SPOTLIGHT lowing his second career loss to Mexi- can Orlando Salido. From special dispatches same team in its home opener at 3 Lopez (31-2with 28 KOs) said at a BASEBALL p.m. EDT today. news conference that he did not know » Indiana University Southeast junior outfielder Junior Nick Ratajczak and Michael Basil went 3for 4with what he said or did following the March Zach Maupin (Mount Washington, Ky.) was named the sophomore Jeff Gardner com- an RBI double, arun scored and a 10 fight until he saw avideo of himself Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player bined for nine hits, seven runs and stolen base for IU, and Chris Suj- the following day.Hesaid he was em- of the Week. Maupin went 6for 7with ahome run, four RBIs as the 21st-ranked Uni- ka had two RBIs to raise his team- barrassed and asked the people of Puer- three doubles and 10 RBIs as IU Southeast went 2-1. versity of Louisville baseball leading total to18.Freshman Luke to Rico to forgive him. » IU Southeast freshman Kyle Craig (Borden, Ind.) team blasted visiting Ohio State Harrison and four relievers limit- Lopez spoke just days after Puerto was named KIAC Pitcher of the Week. He threw four 20-0 on Tuesday night for its ed the Colonels to six hits and two Rico’sProfessional Boxing Commis- scoreless innings to get the save in an 8-4 victory fourth straight victory. earned runs, with Jonny Hoffman 1 sion suspended him as it investigates against Marian College. Freshman right-hander Jared (1-1) earning the victory with 2 ⁄3 the allegations. Lopez is scheduled to » Campbellsville University senior Jacob Cook Ruxer (3-0) gave up four hits in innings of relief and Matt Dear- meet with officials on Monday. (Vallejo, Calif.) was again named Mid-South Confer- five innings with two strikeouts den picking up his second save. He said if the commission suspends ence Pitcher of the Week. Cook (4-1) threw ashutout for the Cardinals (15-6), whose »UKvisits Cincinnati: The him for ayear it would force him into against Pikeville, allowing three hits and striking out margin of victory was their larg- University of Kentucky will try to early retirement. five. est since beating Capitol 23-1on extend its season-opening win- April 3, 1980. The Buckeyes fell to ning streak to 22 when it takes on OLYMPICS SOFTBALL 10-8. Cincinnati (8-9) at 4p.m. today at » Spalding University senior Rena Philpot (Floyd Ratajczak was 5for 5with four Marge Schott Stadium. Trickett keeps bid alive Central) was named St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic runs scored, while Gardner was Freshman right-hander Chan- ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time Conference Pitcher of the Week. Philpot threw two 4for 5with four RBIs and three dler Shepherd (1-0, 3.10 ERA) will Olympic gold medalist Libby Trickett complete games and allowed no earned runs in two vic- runs. start for the Wildcats, whose could be the sole successful comeback tories. »Indiana 6, EasternKen- streak is two short of tying the story of the Australian swimming trials » Asbury senior Mary Ann Warford (Anderson tucky 4: The Hoosiers (7-13)con- Southeastern Conference record after earning the right to be considered County) was named KIAC Player of the Week. Warford cluded their season-opening 20- set by LSU’s2009 NCAA champi- for arelay spot at the London Games by went 7for 12 over four games with adouble and five game road swing by beating the ons. They have risen to No. 2inthe finishing fifth in the 100-meter free- stolen bases. Colonels (7-12). IU will play the Collegiate Baseball rankings. style. Trickett, who needed to be in the top six, finished in 54.21seconds. She won the 100butterfly and was GIL THORP | NEAL RUBIN AND ROD WHIGHAM second in the 100free at the 2008 Olym- pics. She quit competitive swimming in 2009 and returned last year. Trickett is almost certain to be in- cluded in the Australia squad when it is announced Thursday. SOCCER Messi sets Barcelona record BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi broke Cesar Rodriguez’s57-year-old Barcelona career scoring record, get- ting his eighth hat trick of the season in a5-3 Spanish league win over Granada that increased his goals total to 234. Messi is athree-time FIFAPlayer of the Year.