Scoreboard

track and field

Staples-Motley in Ranger indoor at St. Cloud State University, 5 p.m.

Wadena-Deer Creek at Bemidji Invitational, 1 p.m.

Thursday

track and field

Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference indoor meet at St. Cloud State University, 6 p.m.

girls golf

Pierz at Kimball Invitational, 4:15 a.m.

TV-Radio

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KTCF-FM (101.5), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380)

Wednesday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

ESPN -- McDonald's All-American Game

NBA BAKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

UPN29/KLTF -- Timberwolves vs. Seattle

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Detroit at Columbus

FSN/KFML -- Wild vs. Colorado

SOCCER

12:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Men's national teams, U.S. vs. Poland

TENNIS

ESPN -- ATP-WTA Tour, NASDAQ-100 Open, men's and women's quarterfinals

Thursday

BOXING

10 p.m.

SHO -- Champion Michael Jennings vs. Brett James, for WBU International welterweight championship; Martin Power vs. Anytei Laryea, for vacant British Southern Area bantamweight championship

8 a.m.

TGC -- European PGA Tour, Algarve Open de Portugal, first round

3 p.m.

USA -- PGA Tour, BellSouth Classic, first round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ESPN2 -- Houston vs. Atlanta

WYRQ -- Twins vs. Boston

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- NIT, championship game

8 p.m.

ESPN -- Exhibition, slam dunk and 3-point contest

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- Sacramento at Dallas

9:30 p.m.

TNT -- Houston at L.A. Lakers

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Detroit at St. Louis

TENNIS

ESPN -- ATP-WTA Tour, NASDAQ-100 Open, women's semifinal and men's quarterfinal

10 p.m.

ESPN2 -- ATP-WTA Tour, NASDAQ-100 Open, women's semifinal

Baseball

Spring training

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Minnesota 18 9 .667

New York 13 9 .591

Oakland 17 12 .586

Seattle 14 10 .583

Boston 15 11 .577

Kansas City 14 11 .560

Anaheim 15 12 .556

Tampa Bay 10 8 .556

Chicago 14 13 .518

Cleveland 14 13 .518

Detroit 13 15 .464

Baltimore 11 14 .440

Toronto 11 14 .440

Texas 11 16 .407

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Montreal 17 10 .630

Milwaukee 17 11 .607

Florida 14 11 .560

St. Louis 15 12 .556

Houston 13 11 .542

Cincinnati 16 15 .516

Colorado 13 13 .500

Arizona 13 15 .464

Chicago 13 15 .464

Atlanta 12 15 .444

New York 12 16 .429

San Diego 11 16 .407

Los Angeles 11 18 .379

Pittsburgh 11 18 .379

Philadelphia 10 17 .370

San Francisco 9 17 .346

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Tuesday's Games

Toronto 13, Boston 8

Montreal 3, Florida 3, tie, 10 innings

Atlanta 6, Los Angeles 5

Cleveland 7, N.Y. Mets 2

Cincinnati 8, Minnesota 2

Baltimore 10, St. Louis 2

Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 5

Anaheim 15, Texas 6

Oakland 7, Milwaukee 6

Seattle 16, Chicago Cubs 4

Colorado 7, Arizona 1

Kansas City 9, San Diego 4

Chicago White Sox 10, San Francisco 3

Detroit 9, Houston 4

Wednesday's Games

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Florida vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Montreal vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Los Angeles at Vero Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Houston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Los Angeles vs. Montreal at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) at Midland (AA), 12:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Anaheim at Tempe, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.

Texas at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 1 1 .500 --

Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 --

Baltimore 0 0 .000 --

Boston 0 0 .000 --

Toronto 0 0 .000 --

Tuesday's Games

Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 3

Wednesday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 12, Tampa Bay 1

Thursday's Games

No games scheduled

Basketball

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

xy-Sacramento 52 21 .712 --

xy-Minnesota 51 24 .680 2

x-L.A. Lakers 51 23 .689 1 1/2

x-San Antonio 49 25 .662 3 1/2

x-Memphis 48 26 .649 4 1/2

x-Dallas 46 28 .622 6 1/2

Houston 42 31 .575 10

Utah 38 36 .514 14 1/2

Denver 39 37 .513 14 1/2

Portland 37 36 .507 15

Seattle 34 40 .459 18 1/2

Golden State 32 41 .438 20

L.A. Clippers 27 48 .360 26

Phoenix 26 49 .347 27

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

xy-Indiana 54 20 .730 --

xy-New Jersey 42 31 .575 11 1/2

x-Detroit 47 27 .635 7

Milwaukee 37 37 .500 17

New Orleans 37 37 .500 17

Miami 36 38 .486 18

New York 35 40 .467 19 1/2

Boston 34 40 .459 20

Cleveland 32 42 .432 22

Philadelphia 32 43 .427 22 1/2

Toronto 30 43 .411 23 1/2

Atlanta 24 50 .324 30

Washington 23 51 .311 31

Chicago 20 54 .270 34

Orlando 19 56 .253 35 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

y-division leader

Tuesday's Games

Philadelphia 95, Golden State 71

Milwaukee 95, Indiana 86

Dallas 126, Cleveland 109

Denver 124, Seattle 119

L.A. Lakers 107, New Orleans 88

Wednesday's Games

Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 6 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Seattle at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Portland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

College men

NCAA Tournament

FINAL FOUR

At The Alamodome

San Antonio

Semifinals

Saturday, April 3

Oklahoma State (31-3) vs. Georgia Tech (27-9), 5:07 p.m.

Duke (31-5) vs. Connecticut (31-6), 7:47 p.m.

Championship

Monday, April 5

Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 30

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Rutgers 84, Iowa State 81, OT

Michigan 78, Oregon 53

Championship

Thursday, April 1

Rutgers (20-12) vs. Michigan (22-11), 6 p.m.

College women

National Invitation Tournament

Championship

Tuesday, March 30

Creighton 73, Nevada-Las Vegas 52

High school boys

AP All-State team

The Associated Press 2003-2004 All-State team for Minnesota boys basketball, as voted on by statewide media:

FIRST TEAM:

G--Jadee Jones, SR, Hopkins

G--Jesse Becker, SR, Osseo

F--Ryan Amoroso, SR, Burnsville

F--Mitch Henke, SR, Hopkins

C--Spencer Tollackson, SR, Chaska

SECOND TEAM:

G--Truc Ho, SR, Mankato Loyola

G--Ben Woodside, SR, Albert Lea (tie)

G--Patrick Herzog, SR, Red Wing (tie)

F--Isaiah Dahlman, SO, Braham

F--David Johnson, JR, Hayfield

C--Bret Brielmaier, SR, Mankato Loyola

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Spencer Tollackson, Chaska

HONORABLE MENTION:

GUARDS: Britt Baumann, SR, North Branch; Ben Bradley, SR, Cambridge-Isanti; Ray Brown, JR, Richfield; Matt Cadwell, SR, Cretin-Derham Hall; Brock Citterman, SR, Lincoln HI; John Cloeter, SR, Sauk Rapids; Terry Cournoyea, SR, St. Paul Johnson; Eric Decker, JR, Rocori; David Dreas, SR, Winona; John Duren, SR, Austin; Matt Fletcher, SR, North Branch; Grant Gunhus, JR, Moorhead Park Christian; Tyler Haag, JR, Annandale; Mike Hammel, SR, Dover-Eyota; Max Holmgren, SO, New Life Academy; Kirby Jacobson, SR, Ulen-Hitterdal; David Johnson, JR, Hayfield; Tyler Kaus, SR, St. James; Phil Knutson, SR, Robbinsdale Armstrong; Jason Koch, SR, Thief River Falls; Matt Lien, SR, Duluth Denfeld; Ty Lodermeier, SR, Goodhue; Cory Lott, SR, Rochester John Marshall; Troy Merritt, SR, Spring Lake Park; Steve Neal, SR, Minneapolis Henry; Brett Newton, SO, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton; Alex Neisen, SR, Eden Valley-Watkins; Travis Priem, SR, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton; Corey Ryan, SR, Goodhue; Ben Stoll, SR, Pillager; Brandon Stori, SR, St. Clair; Grant Wall, JR, Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin; Matt Zittlow, SR, St. Cloud Tech; Kyle Zweber, SR, Lakveille.

FORWARDS: Travis Busch, SR, Mounds View; Tom Conboy, SR, Minnetonka; Mark DeYounge, SR, Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin; Michael Grieme, SR, Wadena-Deer Creek; Urule Igbavboa, JR, Tartan; Cory Johnson, SO, Duluth East; Mitch Leifert, SR, Fergus Falls; Luke Linz, SR, Eden Valley-Watkins; Tom Lunde, SR, Ulen-Hitterdal; Adam Machones, JR, Duluth Marshall; Nick Mertens, JR, East Grand Forks; Byron Ninham, JR, Cass Lake-Bena; Everette Pedescleaux, SR, Robbinsdale Armstrong; Geoff Probst, JR, Moose Lake-Willow River; Matt Samyn, SR, Wabasso; Jason Schmidt, SR, Park Rapids Area; Kent Sannes, SR, Fertile-Beltrami; Tim Scott, JR, Ely; Matt Storlie, SR, Byron; John Vaudreuil, SR, Bloomington Jefferson; Kenley Wahlin, JR, Crookston; A.J. Wilson, JR, Concordia Academy; Brett Winkelman, SR, Morris; Brady Zubke, SR, Park Rapids Area.

CENTERS: Eric Coleman, SR, Tartan; Mark Engen, JR, Red Rock Central; Mitch Gosson, JR, Mankato East; Walter Haynes, JR, St. Paul Johnson; Trent Hiller, SR, Elk River; Adam Holte, JR, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton; Patrick O'Bryant, SR, Blaine; Sam Sussenguth, JR, Willmar; Fred Wentzel, SR, Climax-Fisher; Andy Wills, JR, Mankato West.

Past AP players of the year

Past players of the year for Minnesota boys' high school basketball since The Associated Press first started the award in 1990:

2004--Spencer Tollackson, C, Chaska

2003--Kris Humphries, F, Hopkins

2002--Kris Humphries, F, Hopkins

2001--Rick Rickert, C, Duluth East

2000--Adam Boone, G, Minnetonka and Rick Rickert, C, Duluth East

1999--Shane Schilling, F, Minnetonka

1998--Joel Przybilla, C, Monticello

1997--Joel Przybilla, C, Monticello

1996--Khalid El-Amin, G, Minneapolis North

1995--Nate Holmstadt, C, Monticello and Robert Mestas, G, Minneapolis Roosevelt

1994--Sam Jacobson, G, Park of Cottage Grove

1993--Skipp Schaefbauer, G, Elk River

1992--Trevor Winter, C, Slayton

1991--Joel McDonald, G, Chisholm

1990--Chad Kolander, C, Owatonna

Hockey

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Detroit 46 20 11 2 105 248 181

xz-San Jose 41 20 12 6 100 211 176

xz-Colorado 39 22 13 5 96 227 189

x-Dallas 40 24 13 2 95 186 166

x-Vancouver 40 24 10 5 95 224 190

Calgary 40 29 7 3 90 195 172

St. Louis 38 28 11 2 89 185 191

Nashville 36 28 11 4 87 210 211

Edmonton 35 28 12 5 87 216 202

Los Angeles 28 27 16 8 80 200 207

Minnesota 27 29 20 3 77 176 177

Anaheim 28 34 10 8 74 181 210

Phoenix 21 35 18 6 66 186 243

Columbus 24 43 8 4 60 169 230

Chicago 20 41 11 7 58 184 249

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Tampa Bay 45 21 8 6 104 240 187

xz-Boston 40 18 14 7 101 201 179

xz-New Jersey 42 24 12 2 98 207 159

x-Toronto 43 24 10 3 99 234 204

x-Ottawa 41 22 10 6 98 254 178

x-Philadelphia 39 20 14 6 98 223 180

x-Montreal 40 28 7 4 91 201 182

N.Y. Islanders 36 29 10 4 86 223 202

Buffalo 36 32 7 4 83 213 210

Atlanta 32 36 8 4 76 210 239

Carolina 28 33 13 6 75 162 197

Florida 28 33 14 4 74 175 206

N.Y. Rangers 26 39 7 8 67 200 244

Washington 23 45 9 2 57 178 243

Pittsburgh 21 47 8 4 54 183 298

Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

z-division leader

Tuesday's Games

Boston 3, Carolina 2

Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2

New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 0

St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0

Nashville 5, Chicago 2

Wednesday's Games

Detroit at Columbus, 6 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Calgary, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Florida at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

College men

THE FROZEN FOUR

At Fleet Center

Boston

Semifinals

Thursday, April 8

Denver (25-12-5) vs. Minnesota-Duluth (28-12-4), 11 a.m.

Boston College (29-8-4) vs. Maine (32-7-3), 5 p.m.

Championship

Saturday, April 10

TBA, 6 p.m.

Bowling

PAUL BUNYAN BOWL

TRY-STAR 3/24

PTS. Neimeyers Reosrt 23, Winner's Trophy 14, Commander Bar 16, Blood Bros. Fence 19, Bar Harbor II 23, Viking Coke 3, Simonson Lumber 14, LOB 7, Oars-N-Mine 25, B & J Autobody 10, Legionnaires 7, Poncho & Lefty's 14, Bar Harbor I 14, Triangle Store 11, Northern Building Solutions 4, The Lumberjack 27, Paul Buyan Bowl 16, Chaparral 23, Bye 0, Who Knows Music 19.

SEASON PTS. LOB 171.5, Blood Bros Fence 161.5, Chaparral 156.5, The Lumberjacks 153.5, Commander Bar 144.5, Bar harbor II 144, Neimeyers Resort 133, Bar Harbor 128.5, Winner's Trophy 123.5, Who Knows Music 121.5, B & J Autobody 119, Poncho & Lefty's 108.5, Triangle Stores 108, Paul Buyan Bowl 105, Simonson Lumber 102, Oars-N-Mine 97, Viking Coke 88.5, Legionnaires 85.5, Northern Building Solutions 85.5, Bye 12.

HIGH GAME Jason Allord 278, Terry Carper 277, Greg Anderson 269, Paul Gabel 269.

HIGH SERIES Greg Anderson 718, Terry Carper 684, Jason Allord 670.

LEAGUE XTRAORDINARY WOMEN 3/25

PTS. Studio Exxcel 18.5, Shep's 21, Paul Buyan Bowl 21, Lakeland Vet 26, Watson's 11.5, Nisswa Grille 9, Nisswa Pickle Factory 9, Bye 0.

SEASON PTS. Lakeland Vet 233.5, Paul Buyan Bowl 217, Watson's 213.5, Nisswa Grille 210, Shep's 191.5, Studio Exxcel 162.5, Nisswa Pickle Factory 156, Bye 12.

HIGH GAME Denise Abear 245, Laurie Ramsdell 229, Margie Ramsdell 214.

HIGH SERIES Denise Abear 658, Laurie Ramsdell 602, Shanda Ament 547.

4/5THS 3/25

PTS. Door Doctors 26, Susan's Top Drawer 12, Motley Crue 22.5, Steveland Cleamers 15.5, Breezy Point 25, Mercantile 4, Revolution 18, Olde Tyme Blocks 7.5, Hardy Buildings 14.5, Bye 0.

SEASON PTS. Door Doctors 119, Susan's Top Drawer 89, Motley Crue 87.5, Breezy Point 87, Revolution 80, Olde Tyme Blocks 73.5, Hardy Buildings 64.5, Steveland Cleamers 63.5, Mercantile 57, Bye 8.

HIGH GAME (Women) Sue Volkmuth 200, Connie Tretter 179, Danielle Broch 169, (Men) Tim Piehl 213, Jason Gervais 211, Lance Broch 211.

HIGH SERIES (Women) Sue Volkmuth 524, Connie Tretter 511, Faye Nelson 447, (Men) Jason Allord 583, Dave Nelson 567, Tim Piehl 554.

SENIOR MOMENTS 3/26

PTS. Team No. 4 2, Team No. 1 2, Team No. 3 4, Team No. 2 6, Team No. 5 6, Team No. 6 4.

SEASON PTS. Team No. 6 47, Team No. 1 46, Team No. 4 40, Team No. 3 31, Team No. 5 30, Team No. 2 22.

HIGH GAME (Women) Arlene Zaiser 171, Kathy Anderson 167, Carol Zell 161, (Men) Earl Johnson 214, Ron Hobson 199, Dave Culbertson 190.

HIGH SERIES (Women) Kathy Anderson 453, Arlene Zaiser 443, Peggy Converse 435, (Men) Ron Hobson 557, Earl Johnson 556, Dave Culbertson 534.

JACK'S PLACE

KOHOUTEK 3/26

PTS. Ohlin/Morey 1091, Horstman-Gorman 1046, Lorentz-Pikula 1045, Staley-Schoutens 1039, Jensen/Shubert 1037, Stengel/Johnson 1032, Zitur/Bunnell 1027, Anderson/Horne 1027, Wagner/Durham 1023, Johnson/Caughey 1020, Fraki Anderson 1005, Chapman/Forbes 992, Brown/ Panno 984, Leininger/Sande 972, Carlson/Olson 967, Volkmuth/Donner 956, Bednar/Johnson 951, Guck/Brundidge 953.

SEASON PTS. Stengel/Johnson 239, Gorstmann/Gorman 229, Johnson/Caughey 220.

HIGH GAME M. Johnson 198, C. Jensen 187-186, C. Ohlin 183, W. Durham 184.

HIGH SERIES M. Johnson 543, C. Jensen 531, C. Ohlin 520.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Optioned LHP Erik Bedard to Ottawa of the IL.

MINNESOTA TWINS--Optioned OF Lew Ford to Rochester of the IL. Assigned INF Alex Prieto and C Chris Heintz to their minor league camp.

SEATTLE MARINERS--Released OF Eric Owens.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Purchased the contract of OF Charles Gipson from Durham of the IL. Assigned RHP Doug Waechter to Durham.

TEXAS RANGERS--Released RHP Erik Sabel.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Acquired RHP Jason Frasor from Los Angeles for OF Jayson Werth.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS--Placed 3B Brandon Larson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26.

FLORIDA MARLINS--Signed RHP Tanyon Sturtze to a minor league contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Assigned RHP Matt Wise, RHP Victor Santos, LHP Chris Michalak, C Mark Johnson, C Alex Delgado, INF Matt Erickson, INF Jeff Liefer, OF Jon Nunnally and OF Chris Magruder to their minor league camp.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Acquired LHP Wayne Franklin and RHP Leo Estrella from Milwaukee for RHP Carlos Villanueva and RHP Glenn Woolard. Placed RHP Robb Nen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26, and LHP Scott Eyre on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Signed INF Deivi Cruz, RHP Dave Veres and RHP Mike Crudale to minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES LAKERS--Placed G Kareem Rush on the injured list.

ORLANDO MAGIC--Signed F Britton Johnsen for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS--Signed QB Ty Detmer. Re-signed S Keion Carpenter.

HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed S Pat Dennis.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Agreed to terms with DT Lional Dalton on a two-year contract.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Waived CB Denard Walker.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed K Tim Duncan to a two-year contract. Released S Jamal Wallace.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Signed C Mike Schneck to a two-year contact.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed CB Jimmy Williams to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Re-signed CB Corey Ivy. Signed DT Darrell Russell to a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Acquired WR James Thrash from Philadelphia for a 2005 fifth-round draft pick.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS--Assigned C Tommi Santala and D Shawn Heins to Chicago of the AHL.

CALGARY FLAMES--Recalled F Lynn Loyns from Lowell of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Assigned F Dan Fritsche and F Mike Pandolfo to Syracuse of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS--Recalled LW Mathias Tjarnqvist from Utah of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS--Assigned RW Scott Barney and D Tim Gleason to Manchester of the AHL.

COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA--Promoted Dawn Whalin to associate athletic director, human resources and financial services, Robert Hartman to associate athletic director, marketing, Gordon Bayne to assistant athletic director, event management, Solomon Fulp to assistant athletic director, corporate development and Dan Williams to assistant athletic director, information technology.

MISSOURI--Named Pat Ivey strength and conditioning coach.

NEVADA--Agreed to terms with Trent Johnson, men's basketball coach, on a five-year contract.

PENN STATE--Announced the resignation of Brian Allen, director of men's basketball operations.

UTAH--Named Ray Giacoletti men's basketball coach.

VILLANOVA--Named Gilad Doron women's volleyball coach and Dan Rattay assistant football coach.