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MLB

Diamondbacks 2, Rockies 1 (18)

a-hit into double play for Batista in the 7th. b-grounded out for Fuentes in the 9th. c-flied out for Cruz in the 10th. d-struck out for Affeldt in the 11th. e-struck out for Valverde in the 12th. f-struck out for King in the 13th. g-grounded out for Pena in the 14th. 1-ran for Torrealba in the 9th. E—Torrealba (4). LOB—Arizona 13, Colorado 14. 2B—Byrnes (30), Barmes 2 (24). 3B—Sullivan (9). RBIs—Byrnes (50), LGonzalez (59). SB—Byrnes (17). CS—Spilborghs (2). S—OHudson, MBatista, Barmes, JJennings. GIDP—JEstrada, Carroll, Spilborghs, Torrealba. RLISP—Arizona 6 (OHudson, LGonzalez, Tracy, Medders, Drew 2); Colorado 6 (Carroll, Sullivan, Atkins 2, Hawpe, Spilborghs). RMU—Carroll, LAGonzalez. DP—Arizona 3 (Tracy, OHudson and CJackson), (OHudson and CJackson), (Drew, OHudson and CJackson); Colorado 2 (Barmes, Carroll and Helton), (Helton and Torrealba).

IR-S—King 1-0. IBB—off RRamirez (Tracy) 1, off Affeldt (OHudson) 1. WP—Julio. PB—Torrealba. T—5:21. A—22,076 (50,449).

MLB leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Mauer, Minnesota, .362; Jeter, New York, .343; DeRosa, Texas, .331; Dye, Chicago, .326; ISuzuki, Seattle, .324; Tejada, Baltimore, .324; VWells, Toronto, .323.

RUNS—Sizemore, Cleveland, 97; Thome, Chicago, 89; Hafner, Cleveland, 86; DOrtiz, Boston, 86; Damon, New York, 84; Glaus, Toronto, 83; Youkilis, Boston, 82; ARodriguez, New York, 82.

RBI—DOrtiz, Boston, 111; Hafner, Cleveland, 105; Morneau, Minnesota, 103; Ibanez, Seattle, 94; Giambi, New York, 93; MRamirez, Boston, 93; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 92.

HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 165; MYoung, Texas, 159; Tejada, Baltimore, 155; Jeter, New York, 153; Sizemore, Cleveland, 145; Loretta, Boston, 145; VWells, Toronto, 144; Matthews, Texas, 144; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 144.

DOUBLES—MYoung, Texas, 42; Sizemore, Cleveland, 39; Matthews, Texas, 38; Lowell, Boston, 37; Teixeira, Texas, 36; Overbay, Toronto, 33; DeRosa, Texas, 33.

HOME RUNS—DOrtiz, Boston, 41; Thome, Chicago, 36; Hafner, Cleveland, 35; Giambi, New York, 34; MRamirez, Boston, 32; Glaus, Toronto, 31; Dye, Chicago, 31.

STOLEN BASES—Figgins, Los Angeles, 43; CPatterson, Baltimore, 37; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 36; ISuzuki, Seattle, 34; Podsednik, Chicago, 32; BRoberts, Baltimore, 31; Jeter, New York, 26.

PITCHING (13 Decisions)—Halladay, Toronto, 15-3, .833, 3.20; Liriano, Minnesota, 12-3, .800, 2.19; Garland, Chicago, 13-4, .765, 4.98; Verlander, Detroit, 14-5, .737, 2.95; JoSantana, Minnesota, 14-5, .737, 3.10; Schilling, Boston, 14-5, .737, 3.83; Contreras, Chicago, 11-4, .733, 3.53.

STRIKEOUTS—JoSantana, Minnesota, 187; Bonderman, Detroit, 159; Schilling, Boston, 153; Mussina, New York, 148; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 145; Liriano, Minnesota, 142; Lackey, Los Angeles, 139.

SAVES—Jenks, Chicago, 33; TJones, Detroit, 33; Papelbon, Boston, 31; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 31; MRivera, New York, 31; Street, Oakland, 29; Ray, Baltimore, 27; BRyan, Toronto, 27.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—FSanchez, Pittsburgh, .345; CJones, Atlanta, .335; MiCabrera, Florida, .334; Pujols, St. Louis, .332; Holliday, Colorado, .327; Hatteberg, Cincinnati, .325; Utley, Philadelphia, .324.

RUNS—Utley, Philadelphia, 99; Reyes, New York, 98; Rollins, Philadelphia, 96; ASoriano, Washington, 91; Pujols, St. Louis, 88; Beltran, New York, 87; HaRamirez, Florida, 86.

RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 106; Berkman, Houston, 100; AJones, Atlanta, 100; Beltran, New York, 98; Pujols, St. Louis, 93; Wright, New York, 86; MiCabrera, Florida, 82.

HITS—Utley, Philadelphia, 156; Holliday, Colorado, 146; Reyes, New York, 144; MiCabrera, Florida, 143; FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 143; Pierre, Chicago, 142; Furcal, Los Angeles, 140.

DOUBLES—FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 41; LGonzalez, Arizona, 40; MiCabrera, Florida, 39; Zimmerman, Washington, 37; Rolen, St. Louis, 37; NJohnson, Washington, 36; Atkins, Colorado, 35.

HOME RUNS—Howard, Philadelphia, 41; ASoriano, Washington, 38; Dunn, Cincinnati, 35; Pujols, St. Louis, 35; Beltran, New York, 33; Berkman, Houston, 32; AJones, Atlanta, 29.

STOLEN BASES—Reyes, New York, 49; Pierre, Chicago, 42; HaRamirez, Florida, 36; DRoberts, San Diego, 35; FLopez, Washington, 31; Furcal, Los Angeles, 29; ASoriano, Washington, 29.

PITCHING (13 Decisions)—Webb, Arizona, 13-4, .765, 2.77; CZambrano, Chicago, 13-5, .722, 3.37; Penny, Los Angeles, 13-5, .722, 3.48; TGlavine, New York, 12-5, .706, 3.92; Trachsel, New York, 11-5, .687, 4.84; MBatista, Arizona, 10-5, .667, 4.79; Smoltz, Atlanta, 10-5, .667, 3.41.

STRIKEOUTS—CZambrano, Chicago, 167; Harang, Cincinnati, 158; Peavy, San Diego, 154; Smoltz, Atlanta, 153; Schmidt, San Francisco, 140; Capuano, Milwaukee, 136; Pettitte, Houston, 136.

SAVES—Hoffman, San Diego, 31; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 29; BWagner, New York, 28; Gordon, Philadelphia, 27; Lidge, Houston, 26; Borowski, Florida, 26; Turnbow, Milwaukee, 24.

PCL

American Conference

Pacific Conference

Tuesday’s Results

Albuquerque 4, Omaha 2

Sacramento 6, Colorado Springs 2

Fresno 12, Salt Lake 3

Round Rock 8, Iowa 1

Memphis 4, Oklahoma 0

New Orleans 6, Nashville 4 (10)

Las Vegas 8, Portland 4

Tacoma 3, Tucson 2

Today’s Games

Albuquerque at Omaha

Colorado Springs at Sacramento

Fresno at Salt Lake

Iowa at Round Rock

Memphis at Oklahoma

New Orleans at Nashville

Portland at Las Vegas

Tucson at Tacoma

NWL

Tuesday’s Results

Everett 7, Boise 0

Salem-Keizer 10, Spokane 9

Tri-City 5, Eugene 2 (11)

Yakima 2, Vancouver 1

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Volcanoes 10, Indians 9

a-singled for Neal in the 9th. LOB—Spokane 8, Salem-Keizer 9. 2B—Heafner (10), Davis (14), Berkery (9), McBryde (8), Weston (10). 3B—Napoli (2), Gentry 2 (4), Burriss (1). HR—Marquardt (3), off Snyder; Boyer (4), off Wagner. RBIs—Napoli (8), Davis (35), Marquardt 3 (23), Cadena 2 (18), Berkery (20), McBryde (26), Boyer 2 (17), Pill (24), Witter 2 (32), Neal (18), Graham (6). SB—Burriss 3 (32). SF—Graham. CS—Backman (6). S—McBryde. GIDP—Heafner, Rohlinger. RLISP—Spokane 4 (Backman, Tracy, Napoli 2); Salem-Keizer 4 (Weston, Neal, Boyer, Pill). DP—Spokane 1 (Heafner and Davis); Salem-Keizer 1 (Burriss, Boyer and Pill).

Garr pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored—Crow 1-0, Donovan 3-3, Paul,A. 1-0. IBB—by Paul, A. (Marquardt). WP—Wagner, Snyder, Paul, A., Lussier. T—3:16. A—2,995.

Basketball

United States 116, South Korea 63

United States (116) - Johnson 2-5 2-2 7, Hinrich 0-3 1-2 1, James 10-12 0-0 23, Jamison 2-5 2-2 7, Bosh 1-3 2-2 4, Battier 1-1 0-0 2, Wade 5-6 6-6 16, Bowen 2-3 0-0 4, Miller 3-4 0-0 8, Brand 7-9 2-2 16, Anthony 6-11 1-2 13, Howard 4-5 1-4 9, Paul 3-3 0-2 6. Totals 46-70 17-24 116.

South Korea (63) - Lee 4-13 0-0 11, Joo Sung Kim 4-7 3-6 11, Ha 0-3 0-2 0, S.H. Kim 1-7 2-2 4, D.G. Yang 0-2 1-4 1, Jin Soo Kim 0-4 0-0 0, Song 0-4 0-0 0, S.C. Kim 0-1 0-0 0, M.S. Kim 5-8 3-5 13, Bang 6-13 6-8 21, Cho 0-1 0-0 0, H.J. Yang 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 21-65 15-28 63.

3-Point Goals—United States 7-15 (James 3-4, Miller 2-2, Jamison 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Bosh 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Hinrich 0-2), South Korea 6-29 (Bang 3-8, Lee 3-12, D.G.Yang 0-1, S.C.Kim 0-1, Cho 0-1, S.H.Kim 0-2, Jin Soo Kim 0-2, Song 0-2). Fouled Out—Hinrich. Rebounds—United States 42 (James, Bosh, Howard 6), South Korea 27 (Joo Sung Kim, M.S. Kim 5). Assists—United States 14 (James, Paul 4), South Korea 8 (S.H. Kim 4). Total Fouls—United States 24, South Korea 21. A—NA.

College men

EWU 2006-07 schedule

Date, Day, Opponent, Site, Time

Nov. 4, Saturday, Northwest Nazarene, Cheney, Wash., 2:05 p.m.

Nov. 10, Friday, at Gonzaga, Spokane, Wash., TBA

Nov. 14, Tuesday, at Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, TBA

Nov. 18, Saturday, Lewis-Clark State, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 21, Tuesday, Evergreen State, Cheney, Wash., 8:15 p.m. (approx.)

Nov. 24, Friday, at Washington, Seattle, Wash., TBA

Nov. 27, Monday, Cal State Fullerton, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 29, Wednesday, UC Riverside, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 3, Sunday, at Cal State Northridge, Northridge, Calif., 2:05 p.m.

Dec. 9, Saturday, at Portland, Portland, Ore.

Dec. 11, Monday, at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif.

Dec. 15, Friday, at Oregon, Eugene, Ore., 7 p.m. (tentative)

Dec. 21, Thursday, Idaho, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 28, Thursday, Montana State, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 30, Saturday, Montana, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 4, Thursday, at Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo., 6:05 p.m.

Jan. 6, Saturday, at Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Ariz., 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 11, Thursday, at Idaho State, Pocatello, Idaho, 6:05 p.m.

Jan. 13, Saturday, at Portland State, Portland, Ore., 1:05 p.m.

Jan. 18, Thursday, Northern Arizona, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 20, Saturday, Northern Colorado, Cheney, Wash, 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 25, Thursday, at Sacramento State, Sacramento, Calif., 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 27, Saturday, at Weber State, Ogden, Utah, 6:05 p.m.

Feb. 1, Thursday, at Montana State, Bozeman, Mont., 6:05 p.m.

Feb. 3, Saturday, at Montana, Missoula, Mont., 6:05 p.m.

Feb. 7, Wednesday, Weber State, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 10, Saturday, Portland State, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 17, Saturday, at TBA in ESPN Bracket Buster, TBA

Feb. 22, Thursday, Idaho State, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 24, Saturday, Sacramento State, Cheney, Wash., 7:05 p.m.

March 3, Saturday, Big Sky Tournament Quarterfinals Higher Seeds

March 6, Tuesday, Big Sky Tournament Semifinals Reg. Season Champion

March 7, Wednesday, Big Sky Tournament Championships Reg. Season Champion

Football

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Games

Kansas City at New York Giants, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Baltimore, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Cincinnati at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Carolina at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Arizona at New England, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Green Bay, 5 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

New York Jets at Washington, 5 p.m.

Tennessee at Denver, 6 p.m.

Golf

Holes-in-one

LIBERTY LAKE GOLF COURSE–Rose Jones, No. 11, 125 yards, 8-iron.

ESMERALDA GOLF COURSE–Kay Laughlin, No. 12, 96 yards, 8-iron.

THE HIGHLANDS—Chuck Southwell, No. 14, 155 yards, 8-iron.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

Today’s Games

D.C. United at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Colorado at D.C. United, 1 p.m.

New York at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

Kansas City at CD Chivas USA, 7 p.m.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/14 and year-to-date totals:

Tennis

West. & South. Fin. Group Masters

ATP TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event

At The Lindner Family Tennis Center, Ohio

Purse: $2.45 million (Masters)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

First Round

Gilles Simon, France, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.

Tommy Haas (14), Germany, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Andy Murray, Britain, def. Tim Henman, Britain, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Gael Monfils, France, def. Marat Safin, Russia, 6-4, 7-5.

Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Tomas Berdych (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 6-2, 6-3.

Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 6-3, 6-4.

Justin Gimelstob, United States, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Jarkko Nieminen (12), Finland, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Tommy Robredo (7), Spain, def. Richard Gasquet (13), France, 7-5, 7-5.

Andy Roddick (9), United States, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, 7-5, 6-4.

Fernando Gonzalez (13), Chile, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-4, 6-4.

Rogers Cup

WTA TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event

At Uniprix Stadium, Montreal

Purse: $1.34 million (Tier I)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

First Round

Marie-Eve Pelletier, Canada, def. Li Na (16), China, 6-4, 6-2.

Shenay Perry, United States, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2.

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, def. Neha Uberoi, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld (10), Germany, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

Jamea Jackson, United States, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-1, 6-0.

Nicole Pratt, Australia, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

Marta Domachowska, Poland, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5).

Daniela Hantuchova (11), Slovakia, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-2, 6-0.

Stephanie Dubois, Canada, def. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, 6-4, 6-4.

Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Catalina Castano, Colombia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-3, 7-5.

Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, def. Paola Suarez, Argentina, 7-5, 6-3.

Second Round

Martina Hingis, Switzerland, def. Mara Santangelo, Italy, 7-5, 7-6 (5).

U.S. Open Series Standings

Through Aug. 13

MEN

1. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 100

2. Andy Murray, Britain, 80

3. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, 79

4. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 72

5. Richard Gasquet, France, 70

6. James Blake, United States, 50

6. Arnaud Clement, France, 50

6. Tommy Haas, Germany, 50

WOMEN

1. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 122

2. Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 120

3. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 80

4. Elena Dementieva, Russia, 75

5. Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 67

6. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 50

7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 27

7. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 27

First-place finishers double their U.S. Open prize money.

Second-place finishers earn 50 percent of their U.S. Open prize money.

Third-place finishers earn 25 percent of their U.S. Open prize money.

Remaining Schedule

Aug. 14-20 — Men: Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Mason, Ohio; Women: Rogers Cup, Montreal

Aug. 21-27 — Men and Women: Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, Conn.

ATP Money Leaders

Through Aug. 13

WTA Tour Money Leaders

Through Aug. 13

Moves

BASEBALL

MLB—Suspended C Matthew Lauderdale (San Diego) for 50 games for testing positive for a banned drug in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Named Steve Williams assistant director of scouting, Mike Toomey and Donnie Williams special assistants to the GM, and Gene Watson major league scout.

TEXAS RANGERS—Placed RHP Kip Wells on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 12. Recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Oklahoma of the PCL.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Recalled RHP Lance Cormier from Richmond of the IL. Optioned OF Scott Thorman to Richmond.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Waived OF Preston Wilson.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Promoted OF Vic Buttler to Indianapolis of the IL and C Neil Walker and OF Andrew McCutchen to Altoona of the EL.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled OF Timo Perez from Memphis of the PCL. Optioned RHP Brad Thompson to Memphis.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Glenn Gibson and assigned him to the Nationals of the Gulf Coast League.

International League

PAWTUCKET RED SOX—Sent RHP Barry Hertzler to Portland of the EL. Recalled RHP Charlie Zink from Lowell of the New York-Penn League. Agreed to terms with LHP Rob Henkel.

American Association

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Agreed to terms with C Jake Smith.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Peck.

Atlantic League

BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH—Announced the Milwaukee Brewers have purchased the contract of P Luther Hackman and assigned him to Huntsville of the Southern League. Signed P Nick Bierbrodt.

LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS—Announced the Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with LHP Rob Henkel.

SOMERSET PATRIOTS—Purchased the contract of INF Nick Ortiz from the Road Warriors.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Agreed to terms with C Nick Prosise and 1B-OF John Lindsey.

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Flanigan. Acquired OF-1B Taylor Johnson and LHP Ted Juske from Gateway for OF Daniel Sellers, RHP Ryan Rafferty and a player to be named.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Acquired RHP Noah Russo, RHP Mike Mlotkowski and a 2007 second-round draft pick from Windy City for OF Kevin House and a player to be named. Traded RHP Todd Pennington to Lancaster of the Atlantic League for a player to be named.

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS—Agreed to terms with IF David Keesee.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS—Agreed to terms with C Kevin Butler.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Agreed to terms with OF Anthony Albano and LHP Scott Nicholson.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Re-signed C Jake Voskuhl to a two-year contract.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed C Loren Woods.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed QB Matt Leinart to a six-year contract. Signed DE Garrett McIntyre. Released OT Kellen Davis. Placed G Rolando Cantu on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DB Jeremy LeSueur. Waived WR Brent Little.

GREEN BAY PAKCERS—Signed DB Antonio Malone and DB Jeremy Modkins. Released WR Leo Bookman and G Wayne Lucier.

NEW YORK JETS—Negated the trade with Cleveland that sent RB Lee Suggs to the Jets for DB Derrick Strait after Suggs failed his physical. Waived RB Nick Hartigan.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Placed KR Darren Sproles on injured reserve. Waived DB Raymond Walls.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Re-signed FB Robert Douglas. Released TE Leonard Stephens. Placed TE T.J. Williams on injured reserve.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed LB Jeff Posey, OL Spencer Folau and RB A.J. Harris. Waived LB Chris Clemons, RB Kerry Carter and DB Ben Emanuel.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed D Ian Moran to one-year contract.

American Hockey League

CHICAGO WOLVES—Announced Marty Howe, assistant coach, will not return for the 2006-07 season.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Signed Greg Ireland, coach, and Jim Paek, assistant coach, to contract extensions through the 2007-08 season.

ECHL

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS—Agreed to terms with LW Marco Peluso and RW Nick Anderson.

READING ROYALS—Agreed to terms with D T.J Kemp.

Central Hockey League

YOUNGTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Traded D Kris Mallette to Laredo for future considerations.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

CALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Signed F Lewis Ratcliff and F Kerry Susheski.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA—Named Randy Hasenbank cross country, assistant track and field coach.

CALIFORNIA, PA.—Named Justin Barroner interim men’s golf coach.

DOMINICAN—Named Bill Diener women’s assistant basketball coach and Jim Sayre men’s assistant basketball coach.

GREAT FALLS—Announced the resignation of Antonio Veloso, athletic director and men’s basketball coach.

GWYNEDD MERCY—Announced athletic director and women’s basketball coach Keith Mondillo has been named to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Rules Committee.

PACIFIC—Named Derrick Magee director of athletic finance.

PFEIFFER—Named Sarah Denton women’s soccer coach.

S. ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE—Named Kyler Updyke associate head coach for men’s and women’s tennis.

SCRANTON—Named Becky Davis interim women’s lacrosse coach.

STONY BROOK—Named Rick Sowell men’s lacrosse coach.

TENNESSEE—Dismissed DL Blake Garretson from the football team for an unspecified violation of team rules.

VERMONT—Named Hassaan Stamps assistant track and field coach.

WESTERN TEXAS A&M—Announced the retirement of Bob Schneider, women’s basketball coach.

WIDENER—Announced resignation of Jaime Steele, men’s lacrosse coach.

WINGATE—Named Michael Cabana men’s and women’s tennis coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL Preseason

s- Shreveport, LA.

College Football

c-Cleveland, OH