Scoreboard

Boys Basketball

Pequot Lakes at Henning

Pillager at Verndale

Pine River-Backus at Sebeka

Wadena Deer-Creek at Staples-Motley

Girls Basketball

Brainerd at Sartell 7:30 p.m.

Willmar at Little Falls

Pine River-Backus at Crosby-Ironton

Greenway at Pequot Lakes

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Pillager

East Subsection 6A Opening Round

No. 9 Lake Region Christian at No. 8 Pillager 7 p.m.

No. 10 Nay-Ah-Shing at No. 7 Hill City

Adapted Floor Hockey

Maple Grove vs. Brainerd at Riverside Elementary 6 p.m.

Boys Hockey

Section 7AA Quarterfinals

No. 6 Brainerd at No. 3 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 7:30 p.m.

No. 7 Forest Lake at No. 2 Duluth East

No. 8 St. Francis at No. 1 Greenway

No. 5 Grand Rapids at No. 4 Hibbing

TV-Radio

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KLLZ-AM (1600)

Wednesday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Georgia Tech at Duke

7 p.m.

MSC -- Minnesota at Wisconsin

8 p.m.

ESPN -- Georgetown at St. John's

9:30 p.m.

FOXSN -- Arizona at Arizona St.

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- L.A. Lakers at San Antonio

KLTF -- Minnesota vs. Houston

NHL HOCKEY

6 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Florida at Pittsburgh

7 p.m.

KFML -- Wild at Dallas

7:30 p.m.

FOX -- Wild at Dallas

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Boston at Colorado

SOCCER

1:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- UEFA Champions League, S.S. Lazio vs. Real Madrid CF

Thursday

3 p.m.

USA -- PGA, Nissan Open, first round

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Illinois at Ohio St.

8 p.m.

ESPN -- DePaul at Marquette

9:30 p.m.

FOXSN -- Southern Cal at Oregon St.

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- Utah at Portland

PREP BOYS' BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

KFML -- Pierz at Rockford

PREP GIRLS' BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

KLTF -- Little Falls vs. Willmar

KKIN-FM -- Pine River-Backus at Crosby-Ironton

NHL HOCKEY

6 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Los Angeles at Calgary

Basketball

How AP top 25 did

Tuesday

1. Stanford (23-1) did not play. Next: vs. Washington State, Thursday.

2. North Carolina (21-3) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State, Thursday.

3. Illinois (21-5) did not play. Next: at Ohio State, Thursday.

4. Duke (23-3) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Wednesday.

5. Michigan State (21-3) beat Indiana 66-57. Next: at Penn State, Saturday.

6. Iowa State (22-3) did not play. Next: at Kansas State, Wednesday.

7. Florida (18-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 Mississippi, Wednesday.

8. Arizona (18-7) did not play. Next: at Arizona State, Wednesday.

9. Virginia (18-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 North Carolina, Sunday.

10. Boston College (19-3) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Notre Dame, Wednesday.

11. Kansas (19-5) did not play. Next: vs. Colorado, Wednesday.

12. Mississippi (21-4) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Florida, Wednesday.

13. Kentucky (17-7) did not play. Next: vs. LSU, Wednesday.

14. Alabama (20-5) did not play. Next: at Auburn, Wednesday.

15. UCLA (17-6) did not play. Next: at Oregon, Thursday.

16. Oklahoma (21-5) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Maryland, Saturday.

17. Syracuse (20-6) did not play. Next: at No. 21 Georgetown, Saturday.

18. Notre Dame (17-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Boston College, Wednesday.

19. Wisconsin (16-7) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota, Wednesday.

20. Maryland (17-9) beat North Carolina State 95-66. Next: vs. No. 16 Oklahoma, Saturday.

21. Georgetown (20-5) did not play. Next: at St. John's, Wednesday.

22. Tennessee (18-8) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia, Wednesday.

23. St. Joseph's (21-4) did not play. Next: at Dayton, Wednesday.

24. Wake Forest (17-8) did not play. Next: at Clemson, Wednesday.

25. Providence (19-7) beat Virginia Tech 96-56. Next: vs. Binghamton, Thursday.

College scores

Boston U. 60, Holy Cross 51

Duquesne 60, La Salle 55

Massachusetts 82, Rhode Island 67

Providence 96, Virginia Tech 56

West Virginia 107, Villanova 100, 2OT

SOUTH

Arkansas 69, South Carolina 67

Maryland 95, N.C. State 66

Murray St. 67, Tennessee St. 66

MIDWEST

Benedictine,Kan. 74, Avila 73

Bethel, Minn. 72, Augsburg 59

Buena Vista 93, Simpson, Iowa 86

Coe 80, Cornell, Iowa 73

Concordia, Moor. 86, St. Thomas, Minn. 79

Kent St. 70, Bowling Green 64

Luther 90, Loras 62

Michigan St. 66, Indiana 57

Missouri Valley 71, Baker 66

Northwestern, Iowa 77, Dordt 76

SW Baptist 80, Cent. Missouri 64

Wartburg 72, Cent. Iowa 67

Wheaton, Ill. 75, Millikin 60

Girls' high school

Section 1A East Playoffs

Lanesboro 50, Grand Meadow 46

Mabel-Canton 47, Houston 35

Section 1AA East Playoffs

St. Charles 41, Wabasha-Kellogg 27

Non-playoff scores

Bigfork 53, Orr 13

Minneapolis North 88, Minneapolis Washburn 19

Orono 60, Columbia Heights 23

Winsted Holy Trinity 50, Lutheran (Bloomington) 24

Christ's Household of Faith 34, Concordia Academy 25

Martin County West 41, Fairmont 26

Northome-Kelliher 27, Littlefork-Big Falls 21

Milaca 41, Princeton 30

Thief River Falls 50, Fertile-Beltrami 32

New Prague 51, Northfield 33

Montgomery-Lonsdale 45, Cannon Falls 34

Cloquet 36, Two Harbors 34

Central Minnesota Christian 36, Minneota 34

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 41, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 35

United South Central 61, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 35

Cook County 48, Silver Bay 35

Goodhue 51, Plainview 36

Brooklyn Center 64, St. Anthony Village 37

Bertha-Hewitt 55, Pillager 37

North Branch 60, Chisago Lakes 38

Buffalo 38, Cambridge-Isanti 32

Blue Earth 57, Maple River 38

Rockford 61, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 39

Morris Area 62, Benson 39

South St. Paul 57, Henry Sibley 39

Benilde-St. Margaret's 49, Mahtomedi 39

Greenway 44, Virginia 39

Eastview 76, Bloomington Kennedy 40

Prior Lake 70, Farmington 41

Monticello 54, Spring Lake Park 41

East Central 56, Isle 41

Lincoln High 78, Dawson Boyd 41

Sibley East 55, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 42

Upsala 54, Browerville 43

Nevis 43, Blackduck 38

Maple Lake 51, Lester Prairie 43

Hopkins 51, Robinsdale Cooper 43

North St. Paul 53, Simley 43

Redwood Valley 48, New Ulm 44

St. Paul Central 76, St. Paul Highland Park 44

Minneapolis Henry 63, Minneapolis Roosevelt 45

Bloomington Jefferson 68, Eagan 45

Meadow Creek Christian 45, West Lutheran 41

Breck 45, Minnehaha Academy 40

Totino-Grace 46, Irondale 36

Ortonville 47, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 36

Edina 60, Wayzata 47

Maple Grove 65, Coon Rapids 48

DeLaSalle 48, Visitation 22

Alexandria 48, Brainerd 35

Hutchinson 54, Holy Angels 48

West Central 49, Hawley 35

Willmar 51, St. Cloud Apollo 49

Detroit Lakes 50, Bemidji 37

Glencoe-Silver Lake 50, Jordan 46

Elk River 68, Anoka 51

Campbell-Tintal-Fairmont 63, Verndale 51

St. Francis 51, Centennial 39

Hill City 1051, Lake Region 44

Hinckley-Finlayson 52, Onamia 45

Pine City 52, Mora 49, OT

St. Cloud Cathedral 52, Paynesville 37

Hastings 55, Park-Cottage Grove 52

Lakeville 53, Apple Valley 39

Shakopee 53, Red Wing 46

Fergus Falls 54, Sartell-St. Stephen 51

Eden Prairie 63, Burnsville 54

Minneapolis Edison 54, Minneapolis South 51

Minnetonka 76, St. Louis Park 54

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 55, Kimball 54

Duluth Denfeld 55, Esko 37

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 64, Southwest Christian 55

Osseo 56, Champlin Park 42

Pequot Lakes 59, Wadena-Deer Creek 57

LaPorte 57, Bagley 51

BOLD 57, Yellow Medicine East 52

East Grand Forks 58, Stephen-Argyle 40

Winona 58, Rochester Century 40

Moose Lake/Willow River 58, Cromwell 46

Norwood-Young America 58, Mayer Lutheran 52

Pierz 61, Big Lake 59

Springfield 59, McCloud West 46

Warroad 60, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 45

Chaska 66, Rosemount 60, OT

Austin 60, Albert Lea 42

Albany 67, Melrose 60

LeSueur-Henderson 60, St. Peter 53

Duluth East 62, Duluth Central 36

Hill-Murray 62, Stillwater 60

Blaine 62, Park Center 46

Frazee 63, New York Mills 44

Mankato East 69, Mankato West 63

Forest Lake 64, Roseville 55

New London-Spicer 64, Montevideo 28

Foley 65, Sauk Rapids-Rice 45

Woodbury 65, Tartan 56

Windom 66, St. James 35

Worthington 67, Hills-Beaver Creek 33

Annandale 72, Dassel-Cokato 68

Rochester Mayo 69, Rochester John Marshall 44

Faribault 70, Owatonna 46

St. Croix Lutheran 70, Randolph 23

Aitkin 72, Rush City 65

Moorhead 73, Breckenridge 61

Park Rapids 73, Staples-Motley 59

Battle Lake 74, Henning 34

Mound Westonka 80, Fridley 65

Eden Valley-Watkins 81, Holdingford 42

Kittson Central 82, Crookston 58

Robbinsdale Armstrong 89, Richfield 41

Boys' high school

Aitkin 52, Ogilvie 39

Alden-Conger 54, St. Clair 49

Alexandria 61, Brainerd 49

Annandale 70, Becker 54

Apple Valley 72, Lakeville 68

Ashby 53, Underwood 52, OT

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 65, Central Minnesota Christian 60

Bagley 74, Waubun 56

Barnesville 61, Menahga 52

Battle Lake 78, Parkers Prairie 55

Blaine 46, Park Center 45

Blue Earth 53, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 50

BOLD 56, Benson 52

Brandon/Evansville 49, Henning 45

Breckenridge 45, West Central 43

Brooklyn Center 84, Mayer Lutheran 74

Buffalo Lake-Hector 55, Orono 47

Cannon Falls 62, Triton 58

Cass Lake-Bena 75, Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig 43

Chaska 65, Rosemount 63

Chisago Lakes 60, Foley 46

Chokio-Alberta 67, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 65, OT

Cleveland 72, Immanuel Lutheran 47

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 28, Hancock 26

Cook 55, Albrook 42

Cretin-Derham Hall 85, St. Paul Harding 59

Cromwell 71, Carlton 65

Dawson/Boyd 69, Montevideo 64, OT

Delano 65, Blake 42

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 74, Grafton 51

Duluth Denfeld 71, Duluth Central 56

Duluth Marshall 80, Silver Bay 72

East Grand Forks 59, Mahnomen 48

Eastview 74, Bloomington Kennedy 52

Eden Prairie 83, Burnsville 62

Edgerton 78, Lake Benton 42

Elk River 63, Anoka 46

Ely 58, Virginia 50

Eveleth-Gilbert 81, Mountain Iron-Buhl 69

Fairmont 74, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 46

Fillmore Central 64, Houston 46

Forest Lake 63, Roseville 62, OT

Fulda 70, Butterfield-Odin/Mountain Lake 59

Glenville-Emmons 83, Grand Meadow 69

Grand Rapids 81, Chisholm 62

Grygla-Gatzke 70, Sacred Heart 62

Hastings 65, Park (Cottage Grove) 43

Hermantown 54, Cloquet 34

Hibbing 66, Mesabi East 35

Hill-Murray 64, Stillwater 56

Hillcrest Lutheran 65, Rothsay 41

Hinckley-Finlayson 47, East Central 35

Holy Angels 84, Hutchinson 77, OT

Hopkins 97, Robbinsdale Cooper 64

International Falls 75, Orr 58

Jackson County Central 55, Martin County West 44

Kasson-Mantorville 64, Rochester Lourdes 61

Kenyon-Wanamingo 42, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 30

Kimball 73, Rockford 45

Lake City 46, Pine Island 45

Lanesboro 72, Austin Pacelli/Lyle 62

Lewiston-Altura 62, Elgin-Millville 39

Lincoln 76, Hills-Beaver Creek 52

Little Falls 72, Sartell-St. Stephen 65

Littlefork-Big Falls 76, Cherry 70

Mankato Loyola 76, Jordan 65

Maple Grove 70, Coon Rapids 62

Maple Lake 52, Paynesville 50

Marshall 70, Morris 62

Marshall County Central 68, Thief River Falls 57

McGregor 74, Floodwood 55

Medford 61, Minnesota Heading for the Deaf 26

Minneapolis Southwest 71, St. Agnes 56

Minnesota Valley Lutheran 77, Nicollet 70

Minnetonka 71, St. Louis Park 61

Minnewaska 58, Sauk Centre 41

Montgomery-Lonsdale 70, LeSueur-Henderson 60, OT

Mora 69, Sauk Rapids-Rice 58

Mounds View 65, Bethlehem Academy 54

Nashwauk-Keewatin 68, Babbitt-Embarrass 39

New Prague 61, Northfield 48

New York Mills 84, Swanville 53

Norman County West 74, Moorhead 62

North Branch 60, St. Francis 40

Northland 50, Hill City 47

Northwestern, Wis. 56, Esko 55

Norwood-Young America 64, Belle Plaine 60, OT

Osakis 76, St. John's Prep 40

Osseo 69, Champlin Park 61

Owatonna 68, Faribault 62

Park Rapids 46, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 43

Pequot Lakes 61, Greenway (Coleraine) 50

Pillager 57, Royalton 50

Pine River-Backus 48, Crosby-Ironton 43

Pipestone-Jasper 57, Southwest Minnesota Christian 54

Plainview 61, Wabasha-Kellogg 47

Prior Lake 66, Farmington 58

Randolph 53, St. Croix Lutheran 47

Red Lake Falls 69, Kittson Central 46

Red Rock Central 75, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 65

Renville County West 58, Redwood Valley 57

Richfield 62, Minneapolis Roosevelt 57

Rocori (Cold Spring) 51, St. Cloud Tech 34

Rush City 69, Isle 35

Rushford-Peterson 61, Caledonia 53

Shakopee 67, Red Wing 62, 2OT

Sibley East 51, Le Center 39

Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster 80, Southwest Star Concept 61

Sleepy Eye 55, McLeod West 54

South St. Paul 47, Henry Sibley 45

Spring Grove 61, Mabel-Canton 31

Springfield 75, Truman 49

St. Charles 42, Chatfield 36

St. Cloud Cathedral 75, Milaca 64

St. James 64, Madelia 46

St. Michael-Albertville 65, Watertown-Mayer 62, OT

St. Paul Humbolt 74, St. Paul Arlington 67

St. Thomas Academy 74, Simley 61

Staples-Motley 61, Bemidji 41

Stewartville 51, Winona 45

Tower-Soudan 66, Cotton 54

Ulen-Hitterdal 67, Lake Park-Audobon 66

United South Central 51, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 41

Upsala 54, Melrose 51

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 77, Stephen-Argyle 75, 2OT

Warroad 58, Roseau 46

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 59, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 39

Wayzata 66, Edina 57

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 55, Adrian 40

Win-E-Mac 63, Ada-Borup 51

Winona 64, Rochester Century 60

Woodbury 62, Tartan 61

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 40 14 .741 --

New York 31 21 .596 8

Miami 32 22 .593 8

Orlando 28 24 .538 11

Boston 24 30 .444 16

New Jersey 18 37 .327 22 1/2

Washington 13 41 .241 27

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 32 20 .615 --

Toronto 28 25 .528 4 1/2

Charlotte 28 26 .519 5

Indiana 23 28 .451 8 1/2

Cleveland 21 30 .412 10 1/2

Detroit 20 33 .377 12 1/2

Atlanta 18 36 .333 15

Chicago 8 44 .154 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 35 16 .686 --

San Antonio 35 17 .673 1/2

Dallas 33 21 .611 3 1/2

Minnesota 32 22 .593 4 1/2

Houston 28 26 .519 8 1/2

Denver 28 27 .509 9

Vancouver 18 36 .333 18 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 38 16 .704 --

Sacramento 34 17 .667 2 1/2

L.A. Lakers 34 18 .654 3

Phoenix 31 21 .596 6

Seattle 28 26 .519 10

L.A. Clippers 17 38 .309 21 1/2

Golden State 15 38 .283 22 1/2

Tuesday's Games

Toronto 113, Golden State 102

Vancouver 116, Washington 104

Phoenix 110, Orlando 104

New York 76, Miami 74

Houston 101, Boston 84

Milwaukee 101, Chicago 92

L.A. Lakers 119, Dallas 109

Portland 104, Denver 94

Sacramento 94, Atlanta 80

Wednesday's Games

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Sacramento at Washington, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 7 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Hockey

College scores

Army 6, Fairfield 2

Cansius 4, Niagara 3

Curry 5, Salve Regina 4

Mass.-Dartmouth 4, Framingham St. 1

Quinnipiac 3, American Intl. 1

W. New England 7, Plymouth St. 3

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 32 18 9 1 74 185 160

New Jersey 29 15 12 3 73 199 146

Pittsburgh 29 21 7 2 67 192 183

N.Y. Rangers 25 29 4 1 55 186 206

N.Y. Islanders 15 36 5 3 38 132 187

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Ottawa 33 16 8 2 76 188 143

Buffalo 31 22 5 1 68 156 135

Toronto 26 21 10 4 66 179 153

Boston 25 23 6 5 61 155 173

Montreal 20 31 5 4 49 149 174

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Washington 29 19 10 1 69 168 152

Carolina 25 23 7 3 60 149 161

Florida 17 28 8 7 49 139 175

Atlanta 18 30 9 2 47 161 207

Tampa Bay 16 37 5 3 40 150 219

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

St. Louis 37 14 7 2 83 195 135

Detroit 35 16 6 4 80 177 154

Nashville 25 27 8 2 60 147 158

Chicago 24 28 5 3 56 163 173

Columbus 18 29 7 6 49 133 177

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Colorado 37 12 9 2 85 194 141

Vancouver 30 19 5 5 70 188 174

Edmonton 27 24 9 2 65 169 170

Calgary 21 23 11 4 57 150 171

Minnesota 22 25 8 3 55 127 137

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

San Jose 33 16 10 0 76 165 128

Dallas 33 20 5 1 72 159 139

Phoenix 27 18 12 2 68 150 139

Los Angeles 25 26 8 1 59 194 187

Anaheim 17 31 8 5 47 145 187

Tuesday's Games

Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 2

Detroit 3, Nashville 3, tie

Edmonton 5, Los Angeles 0

San Jose 3, Columbus 2, OT

Wednesday's Games

Florida at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Boston at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Florida at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Girls' high school

Class A

Section 2

Mora 4, Sartell-St. Stephen 1

Class AA

Section 5

South Minneapolis 5, Eagan 1

Boys' high school

Class A

Section 1

Albert Lea 5, Waseca 2

Luverne 12, La Crescent 0

Mankato East 6, Fairmont 3

Mankato West 7, Sleepy Eye 2

Section 2

St. Cloud Cathedral 7, Cambridge-Isanti 4

Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 4, Sartell-St. Stephen 1

Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 3, Delano 2, OT

Section 4

Sauk Centre 6, Marshall 5, OT

Fergus Falls 11, Crosby-Ironton or Pequot Lakes 1

Wadena-Deer Creek 7, Little Falls 6, OT

Section 5

St. Louis Park 17, Columbia Heights 1

Section 6

Prior Lake 8, Becker/Big Lake 0

Section 7

Duluth Denfeld 5, Two Harbors 4, OT

Chisholm 5, Eveleth-Gilbert 2

Section 8

Kittson Central 8, Bagley 4

Class AA

Section 5

Minneapolis South 5, Eagan 1

Minneapolis Southwest 8, Minneapolis Edison 3

Section 8

Bemidji 4, Willmar 1

Moorhead 9, River Lakes 0

Alexandria 3, St. Cloud Tech 2

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Released RHP Steve Rain. Signed OF Jacob Brumfield and RHP Mike Villano to minor league contracts.

MINNESOTA TWINS--Agreed to terms with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a two-year contract. Named Brad Ruiter director of communications and Peter Martin manager of community affairs.

NEW YORK YANKEES--Agreed to terms with INF Erick Almonte, INF-OF Clay Bellinger, 1B Nick Johnson, INF Scott Seabol, RHP Craig Dingman, RHP Brian Rogers and LHP Ted Lilly on one-year contracts.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Mecir on a three-year contract.

National League

SAN DIEGO PADRES--Announced Dave Smith, pitching coach, will take a leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons. Named bullpen coach Greg Booker interim pitching coach and pitching coach Darrel Akerfelds of Portland of the PCL bullpen coach. Agreed to terms with LHP Kevin Walker, RHP Brian Tollberg, RHP Harry Herndon, Jr., RHP Dave Maurer, OF Bubba Trammell, OF Kory DeHaan, OF Jeremy Owens, OF Mike Colangelo, SS Damian Jackson, INF Kevin Eberwein, SS Donaldo Mendez and C Wiki Gonzalez on one-year contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ORLANDO MAGIC--Placed F Pat Garrity on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DENVER BRONCOS--Re-signed LB Keith Burns to a three-year contract. Signed WR Ryan Thelwell and FB Mike Stack.

DETROIT LIONS--Signed QB Neo Aoga, TE Kawasak Penn and TE John Waerig.

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed K Ryan Longwell to a five-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Named John Beake offensive assistant coach.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ers--Signed K-P James Tuthill.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS--Assigned LW Joe Hulbig and LW Jay Henderson to Providence of the AHL.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Assigned RW Blair Atcheynum to Norfolk of the AHL.

COLORADO AVALANCHE--Recalled LW Brad Larsen and C Joel Prpic from Hershey of the AHL.

OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed D Shane Hnidy to a multiyear contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Recalled D Andrew Ference from Wilkes-Barre of the AHL.

SAN JOSE SHARKS--Placed RW Matt Bradley on injured reserve. Recalled D Greg Andrusak from Kentucky of the AHL.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Acquired LW Konstantin Kalmikov from the Toronto Maple Leafs for D Maxim Galanov. Assigned Kalmikov and G Dieter Kochan to Detroit of the IHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Signed D Ross Lupaschuk to a three-year contract.

COLLEGE

NCAA--Reduced the suspension of Wisconsin sophomore men's basketball guard Ricky Bower from nine games to four.

ARKANSAS--Named David Lee quarterbacks coach, George Pugh wide receivers coach and Dave Wommack defensive line coach.

ASSUMPTION--Named William Torres women's volleyball coach.

DEPAUL--Named Derrek Falor women's assistant soccer coach.

MIAMI--Named Randy Shannon defensive coordinator.

NORTH CAROLINA--Suspended OT Bryant Cornelius Malloy and CB Errol Hood from the football team for violating team rules.

SAN JOSE STATE--Named Norman Joseph offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Ron Lee defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, Earl Buckingham assistant head coach and defensive line coach, and Kyle O'Quinn tight ends coach.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE--Named Todd Gober women's volleyball coach.

SOUTHERN METHODIST--Reinstated sophomore C Nigel Smith to the men's basketball team.

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI--Announced the resignation of Dave Wommack, assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator, to become secondary coach at Arkansas.

UCLA--Named R. Todd Littlejohn defensive assistant coach for cornerbacks.

WESTERN OREGON--Announced the resignation of Blaine Bennett, football coach, to become assistant football head coach and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Idaho State.

Wrestling

Tuesday's scores

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 39, Rockford 28

Wrestling polls

This week's Associated Press poll for Minnesota wrestling, as provided by The Guillotine, a prep wrestling publication.

Class AAA

1. Apple Valley

2. Bloomington Kennedy

3. Anoka

4. Centennial

5. Owatonna

6. Hastings

7. Bemidji

8. Simley

9. Little Falls

10. Cambridge-Isanti

11. Totino-Grace

12. Albert Lea

Also receiving consideration: St. Francis, Forest Lake, Alexandria, St. Cloud Tech, Eden Prairie, Lakeville, Burnsville, Grand Rapids, Hutchinson, Eastview, Wayzata, Hibbing, Faribault, Stillwater, Coon Rapids, Austin.

Class AA

1. St. Michael-Albertville

2. Wadena-Deer Creek

3. Dassel-Cokato

4. Blue Earth Area

5. Milaca/Faith Christian

6. Foley

7. Scott West

8. Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove

9. Jackson County Central

10. Rocori

11. Park Rapids Area

12. Waseca

Also receiving consideration: Stewartville, Aitkin, Waconia/Mayer Lutheran, Minnewaska Area, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis, Plainview/Elgin-Millville, Thief River Falls, Detroit Lakes.

Class A

1. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale

2. Frazee

3. St. James

4. Adrian

5. Goodhue

6. Medford

7. Minneota

8. Canby

9. Paynesville

10. Hayfield

11. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

12. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River