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Free agent signings

NEW YORK (AP) — The 94 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (6) — Signed Jamie Walker, lhp, Detroit, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Bradford, rhp, New York Mets, to a $10.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Kevin Millar, 1b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Kansas City, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jay Payton, of, Oakland, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Gomez, inf, to an $850,000, one-year contract.

BOSTON (3) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Julio Lugo, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $36 million, four-year contract; re-signed Doug Mirabelli, c, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract.

CLEVELAND (4) — Signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Aaron Fultz, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $1.65 million, one-year contract; signed David Dellucci, of, Philadelphia, to a $11.5 million, three-year contact; signed Joe Borowski, rhp, Florida, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract.

DETROIT (2) — Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Colorado to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (3) — Signed Gil Meche, rhp, Seattle, to a $55 million, five-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed David Riske, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Signed Justin Speier, rhp, Toronto, to an $18 million, four-year contract; signed Gary Matthews Jr., of, Texas, to a $50 million, five-year contract; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, New York Mets, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (2) — Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Rondell White, of, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (2) — Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, Houston, to a $16 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Alan Embree, lhp, San Diego, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Piazza, c, San Diego, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (2) — Signed Jose Guillen, of, Washington, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $25 million, three-year contract.

TEXAS (4) — Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $33.75 million, three-year contract; signed Kenny Lofton, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Gagne, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

TORONTO (4) — Signed Frank Thomas, 1b, Oakland, to an $18.12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gregg Zaun, c, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; signed Royce Clayton, ss, Cincinnati, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (2) — Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, ss, New York Mets, to an $850,000, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (8) — Re-signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, to a $75 million, five-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Mark DeRosa, 2b, Texas, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract; signed Alfonso Soriano, of, Washington, to a $136 million, eight-year contract; signed Ted Lilly, lhp, Toronto, to a $40 million, four-year contract; signed Daryle Ward, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.05 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, St. Louis, to a $21 million, three-year contract.

CINCINNATI (3) — Signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $14 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Stanton, lhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed David Weathers, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (3) — Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (2) — Signed Carlos Lee, of, Texas, to a $100 million, six-year contract; signed Woody Williams, rhp, San Diego, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (6) — Re-signed Nomar Garciaparra, 1b, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $44 million, five-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Philadelphia, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Mike Lieberthal, c, Philadelphia, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Schmidt, rhp, San Francisco, to a $47 million, three-year contract; signed Luis Gonzalez, of, Arizona, to a $7.35 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (3) — Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; announced Tony Graffanino, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, St. Louis, to a $42 million, four-year contract.

NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Jose Valentin, 2b, to a $3.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Hernandez, rhp, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Damion Easley, 2b, Arizona, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Moises Alou, of, San Francisco, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed left-hander Tom Glavine to a $10.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Guillermo Mota, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (3) — Signed Wes Helms, 3b, Florida, to a $5.45 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Eaton, rhp, Texas, to a $24.5 million, three-year contract; signed Rod Barajas, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (1) — Signed Einar Diaz, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($600,000).

ST. LOUIS (5) — Re-signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Kip Wells, rhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Gary Bennett, c, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Russ Springer, rhp, Houston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (4) — Re-signed Geoff Blum, 3b, to a $900,000, one-year contract; announced Todd Walker, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Greg Maddux, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Doug Brocail, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (7) — Re-signed Ray Durham, 2b, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract; signed Dave Roberts, of, San Diego, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Rich Aurilia, inf, Cincinnati, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract; signed Bengie Molina, c, Toronto, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Klesko, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

WASHINGTON (2) — Signed Ray King, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($850,000); re-signed Robert Fick, 1b, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

Remaining free agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 83 remaining free agents:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (4) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Russ Ortiz, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Chris Widger, c.

BOSTON (4) — Keith Foulke, rhp; Gabe Kapler, of; Mark Loretta, 3b; Trot Nixon, of.

CHICAGO (3) — Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Jeff Nelson, rhp.

CLEVELAND (2) — Aaron Boone, 3b; Lou Merloni, 2b.

DETROIT (1) — Troy Percival, rhp.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Mark Redman, lhp.

LOS ANGELES (1) — Darin Erstad, of-1b.

MINNESOTA (4) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp; Shannon Stewart, of.

NEW YORK (4) — Miguel Cairo, 2b; Ron Villone, lhp; Bernie Williams, of; Craig Wilson, of.

OAKLAND (2) — Steve Karsay, rhp; Barry Zito, lhp.

SEATTLE (1) — Eduardo Perez, 1b.

TAMPA BAY (2) — Brian Meadows, rhp; Tomas Perez, ss.

TEXAS (1) — Eric Young, 2b.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (3) — Brian Jordan, of; Todd Pratt, c; John Thomson, rhp.

CHICAGO (1) — John Mabry, 1b.

CINCINNATI (7) — Ryan Franklin, rhp; Eddie Guardado, lhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp; Scott Schoeneweis, lhp; Paul Wilson, rhp.

COLORADO (2) — Vinny Castilla, 3b; Mike DeJean, rhp.

FLORIDA (2) — Matt Herges, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp.

HOUSTON (3) — Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp; Aubrey Huff, 3b.

LOS ANGELES (2) — J.D. Drew, of; Aaron Sele, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (4) — David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.

NEW YORK (6) — Mike DiFelice, c; Cliff Floyd, of; Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf.

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Alex S. Gonzalez, ss; Jose Hernandez, ss; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rick White, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Jeromy Burnitz, of; Joe Randa, 3b.

ST. LOUIS (5) — Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Mark Mulder, lhp; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Preston Wilson, of.

SAN DIEGO (5) — Shawn Estes, lhp; Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; Chan Ho Park, rhp; Rudy Seanez, rhp; David Wells, lhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Barry Bonds, lf; Steve Finley, cf; Todd Greene, c; Shea Hillenbrand, 1b; Jamey Wright, rhp.

WASHINGTON (3) — Tony Armas Jr., rhp; Robert Fick, 1b; Ramon Ortiz, rhp.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 11:30 a.m.

NBA leaders

Through Dec. 23

Football

College

Bowl Glance

Sunday’s Results

Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu

Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24

Tuesday’s Games

Motor City Bowl at Detroit

Central Michigan (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday’s Games

Emerald Bowl at San Francisco

Florida State (6-6) vs. UCLA (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday’s Games

Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.

Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl at San Diego

California (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl at Houston

Rutgers (10-2) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 5 p.m. (NFL)

Friday’s Games

Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.

Clemson (8-4) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas

Missouri (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-4), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.

South Carolina (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (NFL)

Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Maryland (8-4) vs. Purdue (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday’s Games

Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.

Navy (9-3) vs. Boston College (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl at San Antonio

Iowa (6-6) vs. Texas (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta

Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Georgia (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Dec. 31

MPC Computers Bowl at Boise

Nevada (8-4) vs. Miami (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

Penn State (8-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl at Dallas

Auburn (10-2) vs. Nebraska (9-4), 8:30 a.m. (FOX)

Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Wisconsin (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.

Georgia Tech (9-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 10 a.m. (CBS)

Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.

Southern Cal (10-2) vs. Michigan (11-1), 2 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

Tuesday, Jan. 2

Orange Bowl at Miami

Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Wednesday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl at New Orleans

LSU (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (10-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 6

International Bowl at Toronto

Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, Jan. 7

GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

Southern Miss (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 8

BCS National Championship at Glendale, Ariz.

Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 14

Hula Bowl at Honolulu

East vs. West, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 15

Las Vegas All-American Classic

East vs. West, 1 p.m., (NFL)

Saturday, Jan. 20

East-West Shrine Classic at Houston

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 27

Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFL)

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Sunday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

Dallas at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Washington at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Boston at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

NHL scoring leaders

Through Dec. 23

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Holiday Break

(Dec. 18-26)

No Games Scheduled.

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Saskatoon at Brandon

Kelowna at Chilliwack

Regina at Prince Albert

Spokane at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Red Deer

Everett at Seattle

Portland at Tri-City

Skiing

Area resorts

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com:

Montana

Big Mountain — Sun 7:00a 4 new packed powder machine groomed 30 - 41 base 68 of 93 trails, 2190 acres, 73% open, 6 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4: 30p;

Montana Snowbowl — Sun 5:00a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 16 - 39 base 37 of 39 trails, 95% open, 4 of 4 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p; Dec 25: not open;

Idaho

Brundage — Sun 5:45a partly cloudy 12 degrees 6- 7 new powder machine groomed 34 - 46 base 41 of 45 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 98% open, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30a; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p;

Lookout Pass — Sun 6:40a w 20 degrees 5 new packed powder machine groomed 59 - 90 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p;

Schweitzer Mountain — Sun 5:53a partly cloudy 20 degrees 2- 3 new packed powder machine groomed 46 - 64 base 80 of 82 trails, 9 of 9 lifts, 98% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 8:30a-8p; Sun: 8:30a-4p;

Silver Mountain — Sun 5:17a 2 new powder machine groomed 48 - 59 base 63 of 67 trails, 5 of 7 lifts, 94% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Washington

49 Degrees North — Sun 5a insa pclear8 new powder machine groomed 62 - 93 base 68 of 68 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Bluewood — Sun 5:00a clear 16 degrees 3 new packed powder machine groomed 41 - 46 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Dec 25: Not open;

Mission Ridge — Sun 5:34a mcldy 24 degrees 3 new powder machine groomed 45 - 54 base 36 of 36 trails, 5 of 6 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Mt. Spokane — Sat 3p insa powder machine groomed 44 - 62 base 45 of 45 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-4p; Wed-Fri: 9a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p;

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Sun 4:30a 6 new variable machine groomed 52 - 52 base 52 of 67 trails, 78% open, 4 of 4 lifts Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-3:30p; Dec 26-29: 9a-9p;

Big White — Sun 6:06a 3 new powder 54 - 59 base 100 of 118 trails, 85% open, 14 of 14 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Crystal Mountain — Sun 4:00a powder machine groomed 39 - 72 base 24 of 24 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Sun 6:40a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 31 base 2 of 13 trails, 15% open, 1 of 2 lifts, smMon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;

Fernie Alpine — Sun 7:00a 4 new packed powder machine groomed 67 - 67 base 105 of 107 trails, 98% open, 9 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Sun 5:00a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 26 - 37 base 78 of 78 trails, 100% open, 5 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Sun 5:30a 1 new loose granular machine groomed 67 - 67 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 6 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3p;

Silver Star — Sun 5:30a 6 new powder machine groomed 53 - 53 base 100 of 112 trails, 89% open, 12 of 12 lifts Mon-Wedi: 8:30a-3:30p; Thu: 8:30a-8p; Fri: 8:30a-9p; Sat: 8:30a-8p; Sun: 8:30a-4p;

Whitewater — Sun 8:30a 2 new powder machine groomed 85 - 91 base 47 of 48 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat-Mon: 9a-3:30p; Dec 25: 11a-2p;

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired RHP Brandon McCarthy and OF David Paisano from the Chicago White Sox for RHP John Danks, RHP Nick Masset and RHP Jacob Rasner.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Suppan on a four-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with DT Kevin Williams on a seven-year contract extension.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed LB Richard Seigler from the practice squad. Released WR Walter Young.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned D Brad Ference and F Carsen Germyn to Omaha of the AHL.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled RW Troy Brouwer from Norfolk of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled G Ty Conklin from Syracuse of the AHL and re-assigned him back to Syracuse.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned C Trent Whitfield to Peoria of the AHL.

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Norfolk D David Koci one game for his actions during a Dec. 22 game against Hershey.

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Recalled RW Ryan MacMurchy from Alaska of the ECHL.

COLLEGE

BAYLOR—Named Kasey Dunn special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach.

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO—Announced Jimmy Collins, men’s basketball coach, will take a personal leave of absence from the team. Named Mark Coomes men’s interim basketball coach.

UC DAVIS—Named Matt Jones and Tiffany Hodgens women’s assistant water polo coaches.

Friday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Runelvys Hernandez on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with INF Juan Miranda on a four-year contract.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Waechter on a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with OF Todd Donovan and INF Jared Sandberg on minor league contracts.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with INF Eric Bruntlett on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Signed G Devin Brown.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Suspended San Francisco 49ers WR Antonio Bryant for four games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed P Todd Sauerbrun.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed DB Chris Martin.

Arena Football League

CHICAGO RUSH—Signed OL-DL Jon Doty and WR C.J. Johnson.

GEORGIA FORCE—Waived LB Anthony Robinson.

ORLANDO PREDATORS—Signed DB Rayshun Reed. Re-signed FB-LB Marlon Moye-Moore.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Re-signed QB Tony Graziani.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Signed OL Todd Williams. Re-signed WR Ben Nelson. Waived FB-LB Lyndell Hawkins.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Nashville F Scott Nichol nine games for a blind-side punch to the head of Buffalo D Jaroslav Spacek in a Dec. 21 game.

CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned RW Dave Moss, C Dustin Boyd and D Richie Regehr to Omaha of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled C Trent Whitfield from Peoria of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled LW Alexandre Giroux and D Jeff Schultz from Hershey of the AHL.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED—Acquired a partial allocation from Toronto FC for F Alecko Eskandarian.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Re-signed M-D Daniel Hernandez. Named Gwynne Williams goalkeeper coach.

NEW YORK RED BULLS—Announced the retirement of M Chris Henderson.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL

College Football

Note: The (m) after the opening line denotes that Michigan opened as a favorite.

NBA

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