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American Conference

Pacific Conference

Monday’s Games

Iowa 9, Albuquerque 4

Las Vegas 14, Colorado Springs 5

New Orleans 5, Memphis 2

Oklahoma 7, Nashville 2

Round Rock 8, Omaha 6

Portland 5, Sacramento 1

Fresno 16, Tacoma 1

Tucson 10, Salt Lake 2

Tuesday’s Games

Iowa at Albuquerque

Las Vegas at Colorado Springs

New Orleans at Memphis

Oklahoma at Nashville

Omaha at Round Rock

Portland at Sacramento

Tacoma at Fresno

Tucson at Salt Lake

College Baseball America Top 25 Poll

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through April 8 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

Collegiate Top 25 Poll

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through April 8, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division

Monday’s Results

Detroit 91, New York 83

Orlando 117, Milwaukee 94

Toronto 111, Minnesota 100

San Antonio 112, Portland 96

Dallas 96, L.A. Clippers 86

Denver 115, L.A. Lakers 111

Houston 95, Seattle 90

Golden State 126, Utah 102

Today’s Games

Boston at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers vs. New Orleans at Okla. City, 5 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Rockets 95, SuperSonics 90

Percentages: FG .423, FT .788. 3-Point Goals: 3-16, .188 (Alston 2-7, Head 1-3, McGrady 0-2, Battier 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 14 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Yao 2, McGrady). Turnovers: 13 (McGrady 4, Hayes 2, Yao 2, Alston, Head, Howard, Mutombo, Battier). Steals: 9 (Head 3, McGrady 3, Alston 2, Hayes). Technical Fouls: McGrady, 5:06 third.

Percentages: FG .398, FT .840. 3-Point Goals: 3-18, .167 (Wilks 1-1, Wilkins 1-6, Ras.Lewis 1-9, Watson 0-1, Gelabale 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 16 (7 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Gelabale). Turnovers: 16 (Collison 4, Wilks 3, Ras.Lewis 2, Wilcox 2, Gelabale 2, Brown 2, Watson). Steals: 6 (Wilcox 2, Collison, Watson, Wilkins, Brown). Technical Fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: Collison, 5:06 third.

A—16,004 (17,072). T—2:24.

Pistons 91, Knicks 83

Detroit (91)—Prince 6-16 0-2 12, Wallace 3-7 0-0 6, Webber 4-8 0-0 8, Billups 6-11 6-8 22, Hamilton 7-19 4-4 19, Delfino 3-8 1-1 7, McDyess 4-8 3-4 11, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Murray 3-8 0-1 6, Maxiell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-87 14-20 91.

New York (83)—Frye 5-15 1-1 11, Jeffries 0-3 2-2 2, Curry 6-11 12-14 24, Collins 4-8 2-4 10, Robinson 9-20 2-3 24, Francis 2-7 0-0 4, Rose 4-6 0-0 8, James 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Cato 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-71 19-24 83.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 5-22 (Billups 4-6, Hamilton 1-4, Delfino 0-3, Prince 0-3, Wallace 0-3, Murray 0-3), New York 4-14 (Robinson 4-8, Francis 0-2, Frye 0-2, Collins 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 50 (McDyess 13), New York 53 (Rose 8). Assists—Detroit 17 (Billups 6), New York 14 (Collins 6). Total Fouls—Detroit 15, New York 20. Technicals—Detroit Defensive Three Second, Davis, Webber, Francis 2. Ejected—Francis. A—19,763. (19,763).

Raptors 111, Timberwolves 100

Toronto (111)—Gaham 3-9 4-4 10, Bosh 4-9 8-10 16, Nesterovic 6-8 0-0 12, Parker 8-17 3-3 24, Ford 6-13 4-4 17, Dixon 5-12 0-0 13, Humphries 2-3 1-3 5, Calderon 4-5 2-4 12, Peterson 0-2 0-0 0, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-81 22-28 111.

Minnesota (100)— Jaric 1-3 0-0 3, Garnett 7-23 3-4 17, Blount 0-3 2-2 2, R.Davis 9-17 6-6 28, James 5-10 1-2 11, Smith 8-10 1-3 17, McCants 5-8 0-0 11, Foye 2-4 4-4 9, Hassell 1-2 0-0 2, Madsen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 17-21 100.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 11-25 (Parker 5-13, Dixon 3-5, Calderon 2-2, Ford 1-2, Graham 0-1, Peterson 0-1, Jackson 0-1), Minnesota 7-18 (R.Davis 4-8, Jaric 1-2, McCants 1-2, Foye 1-3, Garnett 0-1, James 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 50 (Bosh 13), Minnesota 45 (Garnett 10). Assists—Toronto 27 (Ford 10), Minnesota 25 (R.Davis 8). Total Fouls—Toronto 17, Minnesota 25. A—15,561 (19,006).

Mavericks 96, Clippers 86

L.A. Clippers (86)—Maggette 9-16 6-6 24, Brand 9-16 2-2 20, Kaman 3-6 1-1 7, Mobley 4-12 0-0 10, Hart 6-12 2-2 14, Ross 1-5 4-4 6, Singleton 1-2 1-1 3, Ewing 1-3 0-0 2, Conroy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-72 16-16 86.

Dallas (96)—Howard 6-14 2-2 16, Nowitzki 10-18 6-7 26, Dampier 1-1 0-0 2, George 5-7 0-0 11, Terry 3-5 1-2 7, Diop 0-1 2-4 2, Dev.Harris 3-7 8-8 14, Stackhouse 5-12 6-6 18, Buckner 0-1 0-0 0, Croshere 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-66 25-29 96.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 2-9 (Mobley 2-7, Maggette 0-1, Hart 0-1), Dallas 5-8 (Howard 2-2, Stackhouse 2-2, George 1-1, Dev.Harris 0-1, Nowitzki 0-1, Terry 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 35 (Singleton 10), Dallas 40 (Diop 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 23 (Hart 8), Dallas 17 (Terry 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 23, Dallas 18. Technicals—L.A. Clippers coach Dunleavy. A—20,402. (19,200).

Magic 117, Bucks 94

ORLANDO (117)

Turkoglu 10-15 1-1 25, Battie 3-3 0-0 6, Howard 7-10 1-4 15, G.Hill 3-8 1-1 7, Nelson 4-8 4-5 12, Milicic 5-5 1-4 11, Redick 2-6 2-2 7, Dooling 4-6 0-0 8, Ariza 7-8 2-5 16, Arroyo 3-6 0-0 6, Bogans 1-4 0-0 2, Outlaw 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 50-80 12-23 117.

MILWAUKEE (94)

Bell 5-14 2-4 13, Patterson 4-7 3-4 11, Gadzuric 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 6-11 0-0 13, Boykins 5-11 2-3 12, Reiner 3-7 2-4 8, Noel 1-4 2-4 4, Ilyasova 6-14 5-5 18, Greer 3-5 5-5 12, Markota 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 34-77 21-29 94.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-14 (Turkoglu 4-5, Redick 1-4, Arroyo 0-1, Nelson 0-2, Bogans 0-2), Milwaukee 5-19 (Greer 1-1, Markota 1-1, Williams 1-3, Bell 1-4, Ilyasova 1-5, Patterson 0-1, Boykins 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 50 (Howard 11), Milwaukee 42 (Reiner 10). Assists—Orlando 36 (Nelson 9), Milwaukee 18 (Bell 4). Total Fouls—Orlando 23, Milwaukee 22. Technicals—Milwaukee Defensive Three Second, Patterson. Flagrant fouls—Reiner. A—14,416. (18,717).

Nuggets 115, Lakers 111

L.A. Lakers (111)—Walton 7-13 2-2 19, Odom 5-8 8-12 18, Bynum 7-8 2-3 16, Bryant 9-30 4-5 23, Parker 3-9 0-0 6, Turiaf 3-9 0-0 6, Cook 3-8 1-2 10, Farmar 0-1 0-0 0, M.Evans 2-5 1-2 7, Vujacic 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 41-94 20-28 111.

Denver (115)—Anthony 9-19 14-16 33, Nene 1-1 6-8 8, Camby 1-9 1-2 3, Iverson 8-22 7-9 24, Blake 3-7 0-0 7, Najera 4-4 6-8 14, Smith 3-7 2-3 9, Kleiza 6-9 3-3 17. Totals 35-78 39-49 115.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 9-22 (Walton 3-4, Cook 3-5, M.Evans 2-3, Bryant 1-5, Odom 0-1, Vujacic 0-1, Farmar 0-1, Parker 0-2), Denver 6-20 (Kleiza 2-5, Blake 1-2, Anthony 1-4, Smith 1-4, Iverson 1-5). Fouled Out—Turiaf. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 53 (Bynum 7), Denver 61 (Camby 22). Assists—L.A. Lakers 28 (Bryant 10), Denver 20 (Anthony, Iverson 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 33, Denver 25. Technicals—L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second, Odom, Walton, Nene. A—19,155. (19,099).

Spurs 112, Trail Blazers 96

Portland (96)—Udoka 3-7 2-2 9, LaFrentz 4-8 2-2 10, Magloire 7-12 5-8 19, Roy 6-13 2-2 15, Jack 8-11 2-3 19, Outlaw 3-11 0-0 6, Rodriguez 4-6 0-0 9, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Webster 1-1 2-2 5, Schenscher 0-0 0-0 0, Dickau 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 38-73 15-19 96.

San Antonio (112)—Bowen 4-5 0-0 10, Duncan 5-10 5-6 15, Elson 1-5 6-6 8, Finley 2-4 1-1 5, Parker 12-16 6-12 30, Ginobili 4-9 4-5 12, Bonner 3-5 2-2 9, Vaughn 1-2 4-4 6, White 2-4 0-0 5, Oberto 3-3 0-1 6, Udrih 0-1 0-0 0, Butler 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 39-66 30-39 112.

3-Point Goals—Portland 5-14 (Webster 1-1, Rodriguez 1-1, Jack 1-3, Roy 1-3, Udoka 1-3, Outlaw 0-1, LaFrentz 0-2), San Antonio 4-9 (Bowen 2-2, White 1-1, Bonner 1-2, Finley 0-1, Ginobili 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 37 (Webster, Magloire, Roy, Udoka 5), San Antonio 38 (Oberto, Parker, Bonner 5). Assists—Portland 15 (Jack 8), San Antonio 20 (Vaughn 5). Total Fouls—Portland 27, San Antonio 17. Technicals—Portland Defensive Three Second, Magloire, Duncan. A—17,852. (18,797).

Warriors 126, Jazz 102

Utah (102)—Brewer 7-9 7-9 21, Boozer 5-12 7-10 17, Okur 5-8 3-4 14, Fisher 3-13 3-3 10, Williams 1-8 2-2 4, Millsap 2-5 0-2 4, Collins 0-1 1-2 1, Harpring 6-10 5-8 17, Giricek 1-3 1-2 4, Miles 1-5 2-2 4, Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Araujo 2-5 2-6 6. Totals 33-82 33-50 102.

Golden State (126)—Richardson 4-9 1-2 11, Jackson 10-16 5-6 28, Harrington 6-10 2-2 15, Ellis 7-13 2-3 16, Davis 5-11 7-9 19, Biedrins 4-4 0-0 8, Barnes 5-9 3-4 16, Pietrus 1-5 1-2 3, Azubuike 4-4 0-0 8, Jasikevicius 0-0 0-0 0, Foyle 1-2 0-0 2, J.Powell 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 47-85 21-30 126.

3-Point Goals—Utah 3-11 (Giricek 1-1, Okur 1-1, Fisher 1-5, Williams 0-1, Millsap 0-1, Miles 0-2), Golden State 11-21 (Jackson 3-5, Barnes 3-6, Davis 2-2, Richardson 2-6, Harrington 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 59 (Boozer 11), Golden State 54 (Harrington 11). Assists—Utah 20 (Brown 8), Golden State 29 (Davis 8). Total Fouls—Utah 25, Golden State 30. Technicals—Fisher, Golden State coach Nelson. A—17,453. (19,596).

FOOTBALL

AFL

All Times PDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Result

Georgia 57, Philadelphia 49

Friday’s Games

San Jose at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Utah, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Austin at Columbus, 4 p.m.

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

Grand Rapids at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Colorado at New York, 10 a.m.

Las Vegas at Georgia, 12:30 p.m.

Monday, April 16

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Game

South Georgia at Alabama

Friday’s Games

Boise at Quad City

Cincinnat at Louisville

Florida at Tennessee Valley

Manchester at Green Bay

Saturday’s Games

Albany at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Amarillo at Tulsa

Bakersfield at Tri-Cities

Central Valley at Stockton

Laredo at Rio Grande Valley

Oklahoma City at Corpus Christi

Texas at Bossier-Shreveport

Sunday’s Games

Spokane at Fort Wayne, 1 p.m.

Arkansas at Lubbock

HOCKEY

NHL playoffs

All times PDT

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

WHL playoffs

MNP EASTERN CONFERENCE

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-7)

Saturday, April 7

Brandon 3, Calgary 2; Brandon leads series 2-0

Medicine Hat 4, Regina 1

Monday’s Result

Medicine Hat 7, Regina 2; Medicine Hat leads series 2-0

Today’s Game

Brandon at Calgary

Wednesday, April 11

Brandon at Calgary

Medicine Hat at Regina

Friday, April 13

Calgary at Brandon, if necessary

Medicine Hat at Regina

Sunday, April 15

Regina at Medicine Hat, if necessary

Tuesday, April 17

Medicine Hat at Regina, if necessary

Wednesday, April 18

Regina at Medicine Hat, if necessary

KAL TIRE WESTERN CONFERENCE

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-7)

Saturday, April 7

Everett 3, Prince George 2, OT; Everett leads series 2-0

Vancouver 3, Seattle 1; series tied 1-1

Today’s Games

Everett at Prince George

Vancouver at Seattle

Wednesday, April 11

Everett at Prince George

Vancouver at Seattle

Friday, April 13

Seattle at Vancouver, if necessary

Saturday, April 14

Prince George at Everett, if necessary

Vancouver at Seattle, if necessary

Monday, April 16

Everett at Prince George, if necessary

Tuesday, April 17

Seattle at Vancouver, if necessary

Wednesday, April 18

Prince George at Everett, if necessary

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through April 1

Points

1, Jeff Gordon, 966. 2, Jeff Burton, 938. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 906. 4, Matt Kenseth, 836. 5, Kyle Busch, 804. 6, Denny Hamlin, 776. 7, Clint Bowyer, 751. 8, Tony Stewart, 726. 9, Carl Edwards, 710. 10, Kevin Harvick, 687.

11, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 677. 12, Jamie McMurray, 650. 13, David Stremme, 645. 14, Elliott Sadler, 639. 15, Mark Martin, 629. 16, Juan Pablo Montoya, 625. 17, Kurt Busch, 624. 18, J J Yeley, 616. 19 (tie), David Ragan and Ryan Newman, 589.

Money

1, Kevin Harvick, $2,219,100. 2, Mark Martin, $1,635,090. 3, Jeff Burton, $1,589,900. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $1,551,990. 5, Jeff Gordon, $1,377,530. 6, Tony Stewart, $1,280,390. 7, Matt Kenseth, $1,268,450. 8, David Ragan, $1,114,600. 9, Kasey Kahne, $1,062,050. 10, David Gilliland, $1,018,930.

11, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $1,014,270. 12, Elliott Sadler, $961,228. 13, Denny Hamlin, $986,725. 14, Kurt Busch, $970,356. 15, Ryan Newman, $917,658. 16, Kyle Busch, $904,833. 17, Juan Pablo Montoya, $897,658. 18, Bobby Labonte, $896,664. 19, J J Yeley, $865,706. 20, Ricky Rudd, $842,456.

GOLF

PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders

Through April 8

High school boys Stag Spring Kick-off

At Deer Park GC, par 72

TEAM SCORES—East Valley 396, Lewis and Clark 405, Shadle Park 410, Ferris 433, Colville 441, East Valley No. 2 441, Gonzaga Prep 442, North Central 448, Pullman 452, Mead 453, Riverside 453, Central Valley 456, Northwest Christian 467, West Valley 471, Mt. Spokane 477, Deer Park 487, Chewelah 494, Cheney 523, Davenport 547, Medical Lake 639.

TOP INDIVIDUALS—1, Corey Meyers (DP) 75 (won in 1st playoff with birdie), 2, Ben Johnson (EV) 75. T3, Dillon Williams (Pul) 76; Jared Descoteaux (NWC) 76. 5, Travis Greene (EV) 77. T6, Scott Butters (SP) 78; Kyle Baker (SP) 78. T8, Nick Lavelle (LC) 79; Paul Leiskell (LC) 79; Danny Marshal (EV) 79. 11, Brian Copley (SP) 80. 12, Peter Gullickson (LC) 81; Cody Stumph (Riv) 81; Nick Seaman (WV) 81; David Miller (Rog) 81; Casey Cox (Col) 81; Jacob Brammer (EV) 81.

Hole-in-one

DEER PARK GC—Gene Baump, No. 4, 147 yards, 7-iron.

SOFTBALL

High school Northeast A League

Kettle Falls 22-22, Newport 2-0

Daniels and Sellars; Tate and Hunter. W-Daniels (6-1). L-Tate.

HITS: Kettle Falls-Coots 3, Beardsley, Rogalette, McKern, Burns, Bircher. Newport-Bussler, S.O’Neill. 3B-Bircher.

Daniels, Higgs(2)and Sellars; Bussler and Hunter. W-Higgs (1-0). L-Bussler.

HITS: Kettle Falls-Coots 2, Beardslee, Bircher 3, Rogalette, McKern 2, Brisbois. Newport-Bussler, Lowry. 2B-Coots, McKern. HR-Bircher, Brisbois.

TENNIS

Family Circle Cup

WTA TOUR

At The Family Circle Tennis Center

Charleston, S.C.

Purse: $1.34 million (Tier I)

Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor

Singles First Round

Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Vania King, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Meilen Tu, United States, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 7-5, 6-4.

Vasilisa Bardina, Russia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Marion Bartoli (13), France, def. Shenay Perry, United States, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, def. Severine Bremond, France, 6-2, 6-3.

Jill Craybas, United States, def. Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Vera Zvonareva (9), Russia, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-4, 6-4.

Nicole Pratt, Australia, def. Varvara Lepchenko, Uzbekistan, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1.

Ashley Harkleroad, United States, def. Laura Granville, United States, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Peng Shuai, China, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-1.

Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Alina Jidkova, Russia, 6-4, 6-0.

Aravane Rezai, France, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 6-1, 7-5.

Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, def. Eva Birnerova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5.

U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships

ATP TOUR

At The Westside Tennis Club

Houston

Purse: $416,000 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles First Round

First Round

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Benjamin Becker (6), Germany, 7-5, 7-6 (3).

Nicolas Devilder, France, def. Justin Gimelstob, United States, 6-2, 6-3.

Martin Verkerk, Netherlands, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-4.

Juan Monaco (8), Argentina, def. Jan-Michael Gambill, United States, 7-5, 6-4.

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MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Signed C Amid Haad to a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).

National League

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Chris Carpenter on the 15-day DL. Called up LHP Randy Keisler from Memphis (PCL).

American Association

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released LHP Blake Allen.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Released LHP Tom Lipari and INF Ryan Gripp.

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Released INF Mark Burke.

Atlantic League

NEWARK BEARS—Signed INF Pat Peavey and OF Joey Gomes.

Can-Am League

NASHUA PRIDE—Signed 1B Andres Rodriguez and traded him to Reno (GBL) for a player to be named. Released RHP Jason Blanton, C Mark Brown and LHP Lenny Carter.

NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS—Signed LHP Jeff Farrell, RHP Gregory Dicso and OF Eddie Gullen.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Released RHP Jim Abbott.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Released OF James Cooper.

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS—Signed C Alex Derhak and RHP Brian Winings. Announced the retirement of INF Brian Colopy.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Acquired OF Kyle Brault and RHP Jared Trout from North Shore (Can-Am) for future considerations. Announced the retirement of LHP Cody Blackard.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed C Chris Crescenzi.

KALAMAZOO KINGS—Reinstated 1B Ray Gill from the retired list. Released RHP Michael Cervera.

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed LHP Rhett Barber.

SLIPPERY ROCK SLIDERS—Named Adam Shafer pitching coach. Signed OF Nate Yoho and RHP Caleb McConnell.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Signed 3B Sam Orr.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS—Signed RHP Ian Heisel and RHP Justin Staatz.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Signed C J.P. Lowen, C Gavin Concepcion, LHP Isaac Hess and LHP Danny Borne.

Northern League

EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS—Agreed to terms with OF Jason Aspito.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Traded OF Michael Coles and a player to be named to Windy City (Frontier) for two players to be named.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS—Suspended F Josh Smith two games.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed QB Joey Harrington. Released DB Kevin Mathis.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed P Filip Filipovic to a one-year contract.

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed Mike Shanahan, coach, to a three-year contract extension through the 2011 season.

DETROIT LIONS—Named Dean Kleinschmidt coordinator of athletic medicine and athletic trainer.

American Football League

DALLAS DESPERADOS—Signed WR Jermaine Lewis to the practice squad.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Waived WR Troy Edwards. Signed WR Kenney Solomon to the practice squad.

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed FB John Ritcher to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled F Drew Stafford from Rochester (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Signed C Joe Sakic to a one-year contract.

EDMONTON OILERS—Reassigned C Marc-Antoine Pouliot, D Tom Gilbert and D Bryan Young to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and F Zack Stortini to Hamilton (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Assigned F Patrick O’Sullivan, F Lauri Tukonen and F John Zeiler to Manchester (AHL). Signed C Marc-Andre Cliche to three-year contract.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Re-signed D Anton Volchenkov to a three-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned G Jason Bacashihua, C David Backes, LW D.J. King and D Roman Polak to Peoria (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Reassigned D Alexander Edler to Manitoba (AHL).

American Hockey League

HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Reassigned F Troy Bodie to Stockton (ECHL).

COLLEGE

AIR FORCE—Named Launi Meili rifle coach.

ARKANSAS—Named John Pelphrey men’s basketball coach. Named Tom Ostrom men’s assistant basketball coach.

BRIGHAM YOUNG—Suspended LB Terrance Hooks and TE Vic So’oto.

BUTLER—Announced Matthew Graves will be retained as a men’s assistant basketball coach. Named Brandon Miller and Terry Johnson men’s assistant basketball coaches.

JACKSONVILLE—Extended the contract of Cliff Warren, basketball coach, through the 2011-12.

KANSAS—Announced sophomore F Julian Wright will enter the NBA Draft.

KANSAS STATE—Named Frank Martin men’s basketball coach.

MICHIGAN—Announced Mike Jackson will remain as a men’s assistant basketball coach.

MISSOURI—Signed Brian Smith, wrestling coach, to a five-year contract extension.

MISSOURI STATE—Named Nyla Milleson head women’s basketball coach, replacing Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, who resigned.

MONTANA STATE—Named Steve Huntingdale women’s assistant volleyball coach.

PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN—Named Scott Mezyk men’s assistant basketball coach.

RHODE ISLAND—Named Shelagh Donohoe women’s rowing coach.

SAN JOSE STATE—Named Gary Emanuel defensive line coach.

SIU-EDWARDSVILLE—Named Lennox Forrester men’s basketball coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Hawks - Celtics game due to numerous Boston injuries; there is no line on the Heat - Bobcats game due to Miami center Shaquille O’Neal (questionable).

NBA