conference tournaments. Top-ranked Duke lost for the first time this season, going down 70–65 to NC State in the ACC tournament semifinals, while second-ranked Tennessee fell in the SEC semis to LSU 63–54. (4) North Carolina 78, (6) Maryland 72. (7) Stanford 65, Arizona 55. (8) George Washington 61, Dayton 45. (9) Arizona State 74, UCLA 64. (13) Vanderbilt 81, (10) Georgia 56. Conference tournament finals: Ohio Valley: Southeast Missouri 62, Murray State 60 at Nashville, Tennessee. Southern: Chattanooga 84, Western Carolina 66 at North Charleston, South Carolina. Tennis: 2007 ATP Tour: Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, UAE:Final: (1) Roger Federer def Mikhail Youzhny 6–4 6–3. Abierto Mexicano TELCEL in Acapulco, Mexico:Final: (4) Juan Ignacio Chela def (8) Carlos Moyá 6–3 7–6. 2007 WTA Tour: Qatar Total Open in Doha, Qatar:Final: (1) Justine Henin def (2) Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4 6–2. Abierto Mexicano TELCEL in Acapulco, Mexico:Final: Émilie Loit def (5)Flavia Pennetta 7–6 6–4. Cycling: Omloop "Het Volk": Filippo Pozzato wins the sprint of a 5-man group in front of Juan Antonio Flecha , Tom Boonen , Nick Nuyens and Stuart O'Grady . Dogsled racing: The ceremonial start the Iditarod XXXV begins in Anchorage, Alaska. Eighty-two mushers and their teams of dogs are competing. The race runs more than 1,049 mi (1,600+ km) to Nome, across the United States state of Alaska. <div id="2_March_2007"> </div id> 2 March 2007 (Friday) Football (soccer): FIFA announces that the following national federations have officially expressed an interest in hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Peru, and Switzerland. The host country will be announced on 31 August 2007. (FIFA) Basketball: Men's college basketball: Penn 86, Yale 58. The Quakers officially clinch the first berth in the NCAA men's tournament clinching the Ivy League championship, the only conference without a season-ending conference tournament. (11) Southern Illinois 71, Drake 59. Women's college basketball: Harvard 64, Cornell 48. The Crimson clinch the Ivy League championship and clinch the first berth in the NCAA women's tournament. Ice hockey: NHL: Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins scores a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes to become the youngest player to record 200 points. (Yahoo sports) <div id="1_March_2007"> </div id> 1 March 2007 (Thursday) Basketball NBA: Steve Patterson resigns as president of the Portland Trail Blazers. He will be replaced temporarily by Seattle Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke. Both franchises are owned by Paul Allen. US men's college