Scoreboard
Area events
FRIDAY
Boys basketball
Section 7-2A championship
Brainerd High School
Crosby-Ironton vs. Pequot Lakes, , 7:30 p.m.
Adapted floor hockey
State quarterfinals
Bloomington Jefferson High School
Brainerd vs. South Suburban, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Adapted floor hockey
State finals
Bloomington Jefferson High School
Consolation semifinals, 9 a.m.
Championship semifinals, 10:30 a.m.
Consolation championship, 12:15 p.m.
Third place, 1:45 p.m.
Championship, 2 p.m.
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
THURSDAY
Auto racing
10 p.m., SPEED: Formula One, practice for Australian Grand Prix
Golf
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, TCL Classic, first round (replay)
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, first round
Men's college basketball
11 a.m., CBS: NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Maryland vs. Davidson, Butler vs. Old Dominion, Boston College vs. Texas Tech, Georgetown vs. Belmont, Louisville vs. Stanford, Texas A&M vs. Penn
1:40 p.m., CBS: NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Washington State vs. Oral Roberts, Vanderbilt vs. George Washington
6 p.m., CBS, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Duke vs. Virginia Commonwealth, Pittsburgh vs. Wright State, Ohio State vs. Central Connecticut State, BYU vs. Xavier, Marquette vs. Michigan State, North Carolina vs. Eastern Kentucky, UCLA vs. Weber State, Indiana vs. Gonzaga
NBA
7:15 p.m., TNT: Miami at New Jersey
9:30 p.m., TNT: Lakers at Denver
NHL
8 p.m., KVBR: Wild at Edmonton
Tennis
1 p.m., ESPN2: ATP Masters Series/WTA Tour, Pacific Life Open, round of 16
9 p.m., ESPN2: ATP Masters Series/WTA Tour, Pacific Life Open, round of 16
1:30 a.m., ESPN2: ATP Masters Series/WTA Tour, Pacific Life Open, quarterfinal (replay)
High school girls basketball
Noon, KSTC: Semifinals Class 3A
2 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 3A
6 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 4A
8 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 4A
FRIDAY
Auto racing
11:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, practice for American Commercial Lines 200
1 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Busch Series, practice for Nicorette 300
2:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nextel Cup, practice for Kobalt Tools 500
6 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nextel Cup, pole qualifying for Kobalt Tools 500
8 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, American Commercial Lines 200
10:30 p.m., SPEED: Formula One, qualifying for Australian Grand Prix
Boxing
7 p.m., ESPN2: Featherweights, Valdemir Pereira vs. Eric Aiken
Golf
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, TCL Classic, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, second round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, AT&T Classic, first round
Major League Baseball
3 p.m., WGN: Preseason, Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs
Men's college basketball
11 a.m., CBS: doubleheader, NCAA Division I tournament, first round
6 p.m., CBS: doubleheader, NCAA Division I tournament, first round
NBA
9:30 p.m., FSN, 3WI, KLTF: Timberwolves at Golden State
Tennis
1 p.m., ESPN2: ATP Masters Series/WTA Tour, Pacific Life Open, quarterfinal
9 p.m., ESPN2: ATP Masters Series/WTA Tour, Pacific Life Open, quarterfinal
High school girls basketball
Noon, KSTC: Semifinals Class 1A
2 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 1A
6 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 2A
8 p.m., KSTC: Semifinals Class 2A
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L OT Pts GF GA
d-Buffalo 44 19 6 94 260 205
d-New Jersey 42 20 8 92 186 170
d-Atlanta 37 24 10 84 219 218
Pittsburgh 39 21 10 88 240 217
Ottawa 40 23 7 87 241 193
Tampa Bay 39 28 4 82 223 219
N.Y. Islanders 34 25 10 78 207 195
Carolina 35 28 8 78 206 212
Toronto 34 27 9 77 219 227
N.Y. Rangers 34 28 8 76 200 193
Montreal 35 30 6 76 208 223
Boston 33 31 5 71 198 241
Florida 29 28 13 71 202 220
Washington 24 34 12 60 203 251
Philadelphia 19 40 11 49 185 262
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L OT Pts GF GA
d-Detroit 45 17 9 99 227 177
d-Anaheim 42 17 11 95 224 178
d-Vancouver 41 23 6 88 188 176
Nashville 46 20 6 98 246 190
Dallas 41 23 5 87 183 166
San Jose 42 25 3 87 211 172
Minnesota 40 24 7 87 203 176
Calgary 37 23 10 84 227 192
Colorado 35 29 6 76 228 218
St. Louis 29 29 11 69 183 212
Edmonton 30 34 6 66 177 210
Columbus 27 35 7 61 169 212
Chicago 26 34 9 61 173 217
Phoenix 28 38 3 59 186 235
Los Angeles 23 34 13 59 197 242
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
d-division leader
Tuesday's Games
Carolina 3, Florida 1
Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 4, SO
Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 5, Nashville 2
Dallas 3, Philadelphia 2
Minnesota 3, Vancouver 2, OT
San Jose 7, Chicago 1
Wednesday's Games
Detroit 4, Nashville 2
Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey 0
Colorado 3, Calgary 2
Columbus at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Washington at Boston, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
College
WCHA
First Round
(Best-of-3)
Friday, March 9
Minnesota 6, Alaska-Anchorage 2
Michigan Tech 2, Colorado College 1, OT
Minn. Duluth 3, St. Cloud St. 1
North Dakota 5, Minn. St., Mankato 2
Wisconsin 3, Denver 2
Saturday, March 10
Alaska-Anchorage 2, Minnesota 1, OT
Colorado College 2, Michigan Tech 0
St. Cloud St. 3, Minn. Duluth 2, OT
North Dakota 2, Minn. St., Mankato 1,
North Dakota wins series 2-0
Wisconsin 2, Denver 1, Wisconsin wins series 2-0
Sunday, March 11
Minnesota 3, Alaska-Anchorage 1,
Minnesota wins series 2-1
Michigan Tech 1, Colorado College 0,
Michigan Tech wins series 2-1
St. Cloud St. 3, Minn. Duluth 2, 3OT,
St. Cloud St. wins series 2-1
The Final Five
At Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minn.
Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 15
Wisconsin vs. Michigan Tech, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 16
North Dakota vs. St. Cloud St., 2 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Michigan Tech winner
vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
Championship
TBA, 7 p.m.
Third Place
TBA, 2 p.m.
High school boys
Provided by Let's Play Hockey newspaper.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 2A
1. Roseau (7)
2. Grand Rapids
3. Edina
4. Moorhead
5. Burnsville
6. Rochester Century
7. Holy Angels
8. Woodbury
9. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
10. Blaine
11. Hill-Murray
12. Roseville
13. Cretin-Derham Hall
14. Duluth East
15. Eden Prairie
Class 1A
1. Hermantown (7)
2. Duluth Marshall
3. St. Thomas Academy
4. Warroad
5. Orono
6. Little Falls
7. Hibbing
8. Blake
9. Totino-Grace
10. St. Cloud Cathedral
11. Rochester Lourdes
12. New Prague
13. Duluth Denfeld
14. Thief River Falls
15. Albert Lea
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Detroit 40 22 .645 -
Cleveland 40 25 .615 1 1/2
x-Washington 35 28 .556 5 1/2
x-Toronto 36 29 .554 5 1/2
Chicago 39 28 .582 3 1/2
Miami 34 29 .540 6 1/2
New Jersey 30 35 .462 11 1/2
Orlando 30 36 .455 12
Indiana 29 35 .453 12
New York 29 35 .453 12
Atlanta 26 40 .394 16
Philadelphia 25 40 .385 16 1/2
Charlotte 24 41 .369 17 1/2
Milwaukee 23 41 .359 18
Boston 19 45 .297 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
xd-Dallas 52 10 .839 -
xd-Phoenix 49 14 .778 3 1/2
San Antonio 46 18 .719 7
d-Utah 43 21 .672 10
Houston 40 25 .615 13 1/2
L.A. Lakers 33 31 .516 20
Denver 31 31 .500 21
Golden State 30 36 .455 24
L.A. Clippers 29 35 .453 24
Minnesota 28 35 .444 24 1/2
New Orleans 28 36 .438 25
Sacramento 28 36 .438 25
Portland 26 37 .413 26 1/2
Seattle 25 39 .391 28
Memphis 16 50 .242 38
x-clinched playoff spot
d-division leader
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 104, Philadelphia 92
Cleveland 124, Sacramento 100
Miami 88, Utah 86
Minnesota 86, Indiana 81
New Jersey 112, New Orleans 108
San Antonio 93, L.A. Clippers 84
Chicago 95, Boston 87
Denver 107, Portland 99
Detroit 101, Seattle 97
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 101, Utah 90
Toronto 104, New York 94
Chicago 88, Philadelphia 87
Washington 112, Indiana 96
Charlotte 111, Sacramento 108
Boston 109, Atlanta 88
Cleveland 118, Memphis 96
Houston 109, L.A. Clippers 105
Phoenix at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.
Thursday's Games
San Antonio at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Miami at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Utah at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Houston at Toronto, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
New Orleans at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
College men
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 15
At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Boston College (20-11) vs. Texas Tech (21-12),
11:25 a.m.
Georgetown (26-6) vs. Belmont (23-9),
30 minutes after previous game.
Marquette (24-9) vs. Michigan State (22-11),
6:20 p.m.
North Carolina (28-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky (21-11), 30 minutes after previous game.
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Washington State (25-7) vs. Oral Roberts (23-10), 2:40 p.m.
Vanderbilt (20-11) vs. George Washington (23-8), 30 minutes after previous game.
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 15
At Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Louisville (23-9) vs. Stanford (18-12), 11:40 a.m.
Texas A&M (25-6) vs. Pennsylvania (22-8),
30 minutes after previous game.
Ohio State (30-3) vs. Central Connecticut State
(22-11), 6:10 p.m.
Brigham Young (25-8) vs. Xavier (24-8),
30 minutes after previous game.
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 15
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Maryland (24-8) vs. Davidson (29-4), 11:20 a.m.
Butler (27-6) vs. Old Dominion (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game.
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 15
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Duke (22-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (27-6),
6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (27-7) vs. Wright State (23-9),
30 minutes after previous game.
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
UCLA (26-5) vs. Weber State (20-11), 6:25 p.m.
Indiana (20-10) vs. Gonzaga (23-10), 30 minutes after previous game.
College women
Women's National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Wednesday, March 14
Tulane 76, Jackson State 43
Minnesota 97, Illinois-Chicago 54
Utah 78, Montana 70
Thursday, March 15
Bucknell at Hartford, 6 p.m.
Dartmouth at Seton Hall, 6 p.m.
High Point at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Coppin State at St. Joseph's, 6 p.m.
Kentucky at Oakland (Mich.), 6 p.m.
ETSU at Western Carolina, 6 p.m.
Long Island U. at Iona, 6:30 p.m.
Davidson at UAB, 7 p.m.
Murray at Arkansas State, 7:05 p.m.
Rice at Illinois State, 7:05 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.
Nevada at Wyoming, 8 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at San Diego, 9 p.m.
High school girls
State Basketball Tournament
CLASS 1A
Wednesday, March 14
QUARTERFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 47,
Christ's Household of Faith 39
Fulda 65, Rushford-Peterson 36
At U of M Sports Pavilion
Ada-Borup 61, Springfield 44
Hancock 58, Chisholm 34
Friday, March 16
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River (27-4) vs. Fulda (28-3), noon
Ada-Borup (29-1) vs. Hancock (25-3), 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
Semifinal losers, 10 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Semifinal winners, noon
CLASS 2A
Thursday, March 15
QUARTERFINALS
At U of M Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis
Barnesville (24-5) vs. Jordan (26-1), 11 a.m.
Pipestone (22-4) vs. Caledonia (27-3), 1 p.m.
Fairmont (18-8) vs. Albany (23-1), 3 p.m.
Norwood-Young America (28-2)
vs. Esko (27-3), 5 p.m.
Friday, March 16
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Upper Bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower Bracket winners, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
Semifinal losers, noon
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Wednesday, March 14
QUARTERFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Becker 67, Worthington 64
Benilde-St. Margaret's 59, New Prague 57
Detroit Lakes 56, Totino-Grace 43
DeLaSalle 50, Hibbing 37
Thursday, March 15
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
No. 1 Becker (29-1), vs.
No. 5 Benilde-St. Margaret's (25-5), noon
No. 3 Detroit Lakes (25-3) vs.
No. 2 DeLaSalle (27-2), 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
Semifinal losers, 2 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
CLASS 4A
Wednesday, March 14
QUARTERFINALS
At U of M Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis
St. Paul Central 76, Roseville 58
Edina 65, Moorhead 58
Champlin Park 76, Lakeville North, 66
Minneapolis South 56, Osseo 47
Thursday, March 15
SEMIFINALS
At Target Center, Minneapolis
No. 1 St. Paul Central (30-0) vs.
No. 4 Edina (25-4), 6 p.m.
No. 3 Champlin Park (24-3) vs.
No. 2 Minneapolis South (27-2), 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
THIRD PLACE
At Concordia University, St. Paul
Semifinal losers, 4 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
Baseball
Spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
New York 9 4 .692
Los Angeles 11 5 .688
Texas 8 5 .615
Cleveland 9 6 .600
Detroit 9 6 .600
Baltimore 7 5 .583
Oakland 7 6 .539
Boston 7 8 .467
Kansas City 7 8 .467
Minnesota 6 9 .400
Toronto 5 8 .385
Chicago 6 11 .353
Seattle 4 10 .286
Tampa Bay 1 13 .071
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Cincinnati 11 2 .846
Houston 9 4 .692
Arizona 9 5 .643
Los Angeles 10 6 .625
Atlanta 8 5 .615
St. Louis 8 5 .615
Colorado 8 6 .571
San Francisco 9 7 .562
Chicago 7 6 .539
Philadelphia 6 7 .461
Pittsburgh 5 8 .385
San Diego 5 8 .385
Milwaukee 6 10 .375
Florida 5 10 .333
New York 5 10 .333
Washington 4 8 .333
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Tuesday's Games
Toronto 1, Boston 0
Florida 4, Baltimore 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 5
L.A. Dodgers 4, Detroit 3
Minnesota 5, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 11, Tampa Bay 8
San Diego 5, Colorado 5, tie, 10 innings
Seattle 4, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Chicago White Sox 12, Texas 8
L.A. Angels 13, Kansas City 7
Houston 11, Atlanta 3
Cincinnati 6, N.Y. Yankees 3
Oakland 7, San Francisco 4
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland (ss) 8, Toronto (ss) 1
Detroit 2, N.Y. Mets 0
Houston 4, Atlanta 2
Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2
Florida 5, Baltimore 1
Washington 2, St. Louis 2, tie, 10 innings
Cleveland (ss) 0, Toronto (ss) 0, tie, 10 innings
Texas 9, San Diego 5, 10 innings
Kansas City 6, Colorado 2
L.A. Angels 4, San Francisco 3
Chicago White Sox 11, Milwaukee 8
Cincinnati 2, Tampa Bay 1
N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 1
Thursday's Games
Florida vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Pittsburgh (ss)
at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. Kansas City
at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland
at Winter Haven, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Cincinnati (ss)
at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss)
at Vero Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Boston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:15 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. Seattle (ss)
at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Friday's Games
Washington vs. Cleveland
at Winter Haven, Fla., 11:35 a.m.
Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Boston vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore
at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay
at St. Petersburg, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco
at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 9:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Roberts on a two-year contract extension through 2009.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Assigned C Cole Armstrong, LHP Lance Broadway, C Donny Lucy, LHP Corwin Malone, INF Junior Spivey and LHP Wes Whisler to their minor league camp. Optioned INF Andy Gonzalez, INF Pedro Lopez, LHP Heath Phillips, LHP Paulino Reynoso and INF Casey Rogowski to Charlotte of the IL and RHP Dewon Day, RHP Oneli Perez and LHP Carlos Vasquez to Birmingham of the SL.
NEW YORK YANKEES-Reassigned RHP Phil Hughes, RHP Matt DeSalvo and RHP Ross Ohlendorf to their minor league camp.
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS-Assigned CF Reggie Abercrombie to their minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Optioned LHP Mark McLemore, OF Mike Rodriguez and OF Josh Anderson to Round Rock of the PCL. Assigned C Kevin Davidson to their minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Released 3B Fernando Tatis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Optioned LHP Ryan Ketchner, INF Luis Cruz and INF Craig Stansberry to Portland of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Steve Watkins and INF Brian Myrow to their minor league camp. Requested waivers on RHP Mike Adams for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Fined Milwaukee C Andrew Bogut $25,000 for directing an obscene gesture toward fans during a March 12 game.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Fired Terry Stotts, coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed OL Sean McKinney to a one-year contract. Termined the contract of FB Terrelle Smith.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed LB Mike Labinjo and QB John Navarre.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Signed DE John Syptak and assigned him to NFL Europe.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Re-signed TE Todd Yoder to a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS-Recalled RW Junior Lessard from Iowa of the AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS-Recalled D David Liffiton from Hartford of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Agreed to terms with Paul Holmgren, general manager, on a two-year contract extension through the 2008-09 season.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Assigned G Frederic Cassivi to Hershey of the AHL.