When a coach thinks he might win a water polo championship, he makes sure his pockets are empty and his shoes are easy to kick off. Otherwise, the celebratory dive into the pool can be slightly less rewarding with a wet wallet or soggy cell phone.

BARRINGTON -- Keith Lage sat in third place in the all-around heading into the 2008 state individual finals Saturday.

Naperville North's Stephanie Chang fought her way to the semifinals of the singles championship bracket at the IHSA State Badminton Tournament on Saturday.

AURORA - Benet made great strides at Friday's Waubonsie Valley Sectional.

WHEATON -- Naperville Central's Aaron Petty kept going back forth between the high jump and long-jump pit.

Another year.

AURORA -- What a difference a few days made for East Aurora.

When Naperville Central's Ashvin Reddy was struggling during his No. 4 singles championship match Saturday in the DuPage Valley Conference tournament, he was aware the Redhawks' hopes of winning the overall league title could be on his shoulders.

Everyone's steadily realizing what the late Jim Haavig detected seven years ago: Neuqua Valley junior Ian Krol has a wicked left arm.

CHICAGO -- Yes, that was a hesitant Alfonso Soriano rounding third base and coming home in the seventh inning Saturday at Wrigley Field.

The Bulls were ready to talk contract with Mike D'Antoni but never got a chance.

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CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore homered twice and drove in five runs, Aaron Laffey pitched seven sharp innings and the Cleveland Indians routed Toronto 12-0 on Saturday night to hand the Blue Jays their fourth straight loss.

Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen and Detroit held on for a 2-1 win Saturday night over the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 21 points on another off-shooting night, but Delonte West scored 21, Joe Smith had 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers raced to a large, early lead in a 108-84 Game 3 victory Saturday night over the road-challenged Boston Celtics.