Area events Tuesday
College softball
Itasca at Central Lakes (2) 3 p.m.
high school baseball
Albany at Pierz, 4:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Benson, 4:30 p.m.
high school softball
Sebeka at Verndale, 4 p.m.
track and field
B-H/Verndale, Crosby-Ironton, Pillager at Bemidji State University indoor, 1 p.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)
Tuesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6:30 p.m.
TBS -- N.Y. Mets at Atlanta
7 p.m.
ESPN2 -- San Francisco at Houston
NBA BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m.
TNT -- Orlando at Detroit
9 p.m.
TNT -- Portland at L.A. Lakers
SOCCER
1:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- UEFA Champions League, playoffs, quarterfinal, Arsenal FC vs. Chelsea FC
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN -- NCAA tournament, championship game
Wednesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2 p.m.
ESPN -- Teams TBA
6 p.m.
ESPN2 -- San Francisco at Houston or Boston at Baltimore
NBA BASKETBALL
9 p.m.
ESPN -- Golden State at Portland
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m.
ESPN -- Playoffs, conference quarterfinals
9 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Playoffs, conference quarterfinals
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 1 0 1.000 --
New York 1 1 .500 1/2
Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 1/2
Boston 0 1 .000 1
Toronto 0 1 .000 1
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 1 0 1.000 --
Kansas City 1 0 1.000 --
Minnesota 1 0 1.000 --
Chicago 0 1 .000 1
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 1 0 1.000 --
Anaheim 0 0 .000 1/2
Seattle 0 0 .000 1/2
Texas 0 1 .000 1
Monday's Games
Detroit 7, Toronto 0
Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 7
Minnesota 7, Cleveland 4, 11 innings
Oakland 5, Texas 4
Tuesday's Games
Boston (Schilling 8-9) at Baltimore (DuBose 3-6), 2:05 p.m.
Anaheim (Colon 15-13) at Seattle (Moyer 21-7), 4:05 p.m.
Detroit (Maroth 9-21) at Toronto (Batista 10-9), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 17-8) at Tampa Bay (Zambrano 12-10), 6:15 p.m.
Cleveland (Ja.Davis 8-11) at Minnesota (Santana 12-3), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Park 1-3) at Oakland (Mulder 15-9), 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Loaiza 21-9) at Kansas City (May 10-8), 1:10 p.m.
Texas (Lewis 10-9) at Oakland (Zito 14-12), 2:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (K.Brown 14-9) at Tampa Bay (Abbott 1-2), 3:15 p.m.
Boston (Lowe 17-7) at Baltimore (Ainsworth 0-1), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Bonderman 6-19) at Toronto (Hentgen 7-8), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (C.Lee 3-3) at Minnesota (Lohse 14-11), 7:10 p.m.
Anaheim (Washburn 10-15) at Seattle (Pineiro 16-11), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 0 0 .000 --
Florida 0 0 .000 --
Montreal 0 0 .000 --
New York 0 0 .000 --
Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 1 0 1.000 --
Milwaukee 1 0 1.000 --
Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 --
Cincinnati 0 1 .000 1
Houston 0 1 .000 1
St. Louis 0 1 .000 1
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Diego 1 0 1.000 --
San Francisco 1 0 1.000 --
Arizona 0 0 .000 1/2
Colorado 0 0 .000 1/2
Los Angeles 0 1 .000 1
Monday's Games
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 4
Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1
San Diego 8, Los Angeles 2
Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 6
San Francisco 5, Houston 4
Tuesday's Games
Montreal (L.Hernandez 15-10) at Florida (Beckett 9-8), 12:05 p.m.
Colorado (Estes 8-11) at Arizona (Johnson 6-8), 5:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Glavine 9-14) at Atlanta (Ru.Ortiz 21-7), 6:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Tomko 13-9) at Houston (Pettitte 21-8), 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (D.Davis 3-2) at St. Louis (Marquis 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 12-11) at Los Angeles (Od.Perez 12-12), 9:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets (Trachsel 16-10) at Atlanta (Hampton 14-8), 6:05 p.m.
Montreal (Vargas 6-8) at Florida (Penny 14-10), 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Wolf 16-10) at Pittsburgh (Benson 5-9), 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Hermanson 3-3) at Houston (Clemens 17-9), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Maddux 16-11) at Cincinnati (P.Wilson 8-10), 6:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Kinney 10-13) at St. Louis (Williams 18-9), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (Jennings 12-13) at Arizona (Webb 10-9), 8:35 p.m.
San Diego (Eaton 9-12) at Los Angeles (Weaver 7-9), 9:10 p.m.
Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 000 103 300 -- 7 11 0
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0 8 1
JJohnson, Levine (7), JWalker (8), Yan (9) and IRodriguez; Halladay, Speier (7), de los Santos (8), Douglass (9) and Cash. W--JJohnson 1-0. L--Halladay 0-1. HRs--Detroit, IRodriguez (1), White (1), CPena (1).
Chicago 040 100 200 -- 7 12 1
Kansas City 010 010 106 -- 9 13 0
Buehrle, Politte (7), Koch (9), Marte (9) and SAlomar; BriAnderson, Camp (6), Field (8), Carrasco (9) and BSantiago. W--Carrasco 1-0. L--Marte 0-1. HRs--Chicago, CaLee (1), SAlomar (1). Kansas City, Beltran (1), BSantiago (1), MLopez (1).
Texas 001 100 200 -- 4 11 1
Oakland 101 010 02x -- 5 9 0
Rogers, Nelson (8), Mahay (8) and Laird; THudson, CHammond (6), Bradford (8), Rhodes (9) and DMiller, Melhuse (9). W--Bradford 1-0. L--Nelson 0-1. Sv--Rhodes (1). HR--Texas, Teixeira (1).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 103 100 020 -- 7 10 1
Cincinnati 002 020 000 -- 4 6 1
Wood, Wuertz (6), Mercker (7), Farnsworth (8), Borowski (9) and Barrett; Lidle, Riedling (6), PNorton (7), Reith (7), RWagner (8), TJones (9) and LaRue. W--Wood 1-0. L--Lidle 0-1. Sv--Borowski (1). HR--Chicago, CPatterson (1).
Philadelphia 000 000 010 -- 1 6 0
Pittsburgh 000 011 00x -- 2 7 0
Millwood, RHernandez (7) and Lieberthal; Wells, STorres (7), Mesa (9) and Kendall. W--Wells 1-0. L--Millwood 0-1. Sv--Mesa (1). HR--Pittsburgh, CWilson (1).
San Diego 001 060 010 -- 8 12 0
Los Angeles 000 011 000 -- 2 15 0
Lawrence, Valdes (6), Oropesa (6), Linebrink (7), Osuna (8), Witasick (9) and RaHernandez; Nomo, Sanchez (6), WAlvarez (7), Dreifort (9) and Lo Duca. W--Lawrence 1-0. L--Nomo 0-1. HRs--San Diego, Nevin (1), Payton (1). Los Angeles, ShGreen (1).
Milwaukee 002 203 100 -- 8 6 1
St. Louis 010 302 000 -- 6 8 2
BSheets, Burba (4), Ford (6), LVizcaino (8), Kolb (9) and Moeller; Morris, King (7), Lincoln (7), Tavarez (9) and Matheny. W--Burba 1-0. L--Morris 0-1. Sv--Kolb (1). HRs--Milwaukee, Podsednik (1), Grieve (1).
San Francisco 000 100 031 -- 5 10 0
Houston 010 001 200 -- 4 9 0
Rueter, Estrella (7), KWalker (7), FRodriguez (8), Herges (9) and Pierzynski; Oswalt, Lidge (8), Dotel (9) and Ausmus. W--FRodriguez 1-0. L--Dotel 0-1. Sv--Herges (1). HRs--San Francisco, Bonds (1). Houston, Hidalgo (1).
Basketball
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
xx-Sacramento 53 23 .697 --
xx-Minnesota 54 24 .692 --
x-L.A. Lakers 53 24 .688 1/2
x-San Antonio 52 25 .675 1 1/2
x-Memphis 49 28 .636 4 1/2
x-Dallas 48 28 .632 5
Houston 42 34 .553 11
Utah 41 37 .526 13
Denver 40 37 .519 13 1/2
Portland 39 37 .513 14
Seattle 35 42 .455 18 1/2
Golden State 34 42 .447 19
L.A. Clippers 27 51 .346 27
Phoenix 26 51 .338 27 1/2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
yz-Indiana 56 21 .727 --
y-New Jersey 45 31 .592 10 1/2
x-Detroit 50 27 .649 6
x-Milwaukee 39 38 .506 17
Miami 38 39 .494 18
New Orleans 38 39 .494 18
New York 36 41 .468 20
Boston 35 42 .455 21
Cleveland 32 44 .421 23 1/2
Philadelphia 32 45 .416 24
Toronto 30 46 .395 25 1/2
Atlanta 25 52 .325 31
Washington 24 53 .312 32
Chicago 22 55 .286 34
Orlando 19 58 .247 37
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
xx-division leader
Monday's Game
Utah 92, Memphis 81
Tuesday's Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Boston at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Seattle at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 9 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
College men
NCAA Championship Scores
2004 -- Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 73
2003 -- Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
2002 -- Maryland 64, Indiana 52
2001 -- Duke 82, Arizona 72
2000 -- Michigan State 89, Florida 76
1999 -- Connecticut 77, Duke 74
1998 -- Kentucky 78, Utah 69
1997 -- Arizona 84, Kentucky 79, OT
1996 -- Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
1995 -- UCLA 89, Arkansas 78
1994 -- Arkansas 76, Duke 72
1993 -- North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
1992 -- Duke 71, Michigan 51
1991 -- Duke 72, Kansas 65
1990 -- UNLV 103, Duke 73
1989 -- Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79, OT
1988 -- Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79
1987 -- Indiana 74, Syracuse 73
1986 -- Louisville 72, Duke 69
1985 -- Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
1984 -- Georgetown 84, Houston 75
1983 -- North Carolina State 54, Houston 52
1982 -- North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62
1981 -- Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
1980 -- Louisville 59, UCLA 54
1979 -- Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64
1978 -- Kentucky 94, Duke 88
1977 -- Marquette 67, North Carolina 59
1976 -- Indiana 86, Michigan 68
1975 -- UCLA 92, Kentucky 85
1974 -- North Carolina State 76, Marquette 64
1973 -- UCLA 87, Memphis State 66
1972 -- UCLA 81, Florida State 76
1971 -- UCLA 68, Villanova 62
1970 -- UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69
1969 -- UCLA 92, Purdue 72
1968 -- UCLA 78, North Carolina 55
1967 -- UCLA 79, Dayton 64
1966 -- Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65
1965 -- UCLA 91, Michigan 80
1964 -- UCLA 98, Duke 83
1963 -- Loyola, Ill. 60, Cincinnati 58, OT
1962 -- Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
1961 -- Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65, OT
1960 -- Ohio State 75, California 55
1959 -- California 71, West Virginia 70
1958 -- Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
1957 -- North Carolina 54, Kansas 53, 3OT
1956 -- San Francisco 83, Iowa 71
1955 -- San Francisco 77, La Salle 63
1954 -- La Salle 92, Bradley 76
1953 -- Indiana 69, Kansas 68
1952 -- Kansas 80, St. John's 63
1951 -- Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58
1950 -- CCNY 71, Bradley 68
1949 -- Kentucky 46, Oklahoma State 36
1948 -- Kentucky 58, Baylor 42
1947 -- Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
1946 -- Oklahoma A&M 43, North Carolina 40
1945 -- Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45
1944 -- Utah 42, Dartmouth 40, OT
1943 -- Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34
1942 -- Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
1941 -- Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34
1940 -- Indiana 60, Kansas 42
1939 -- Oregon 46, Ohio State 34
NCAA Tournament MVPs
2004 -- TBA
2003 -- Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
2002 -- Juan Dixon, Maryland
2001 -- Shane Battier, Duke
2000 -- Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
1999 -- Richard Hamilton, Connecticut
1998 -- Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
1997 -- Miles Simon, Arizona
1996 -- Tony Delk, Kentucky
1995 -- Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
1994 -- Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
1993 -- Donald Williams, North Carolina
1992 -- Bobby Hurley, Duke
1991 -- Christian Laettner, Duke
1990 -- Anderson Hunt, UNLV
1989 -- Glen Rice, Michigan
1988 -- Danny Manning, Kansas
1987 -- Keith Smart, Indiana
1986 -- Pervis Ellison, Louisville
1985 -- Ed Pinckney, Villanova
1984 -- Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
1983 -- Akeem Olajuwon, Houston
1982 -- James Worthy, North Carolina
1981 -- Isiah Thomas, Indiana
1980 -- Darrell Griffith, Louisville
1979 -- Earvin Johnson, Michigan State
1978 -- Jack Givens, Kentucky
1977 -- Butch Lee, Marquette
1976 -- Kent Benson, Indiana
1975 -- Richard Washington, UCLA
1974 -- David Thompson, North Carolina State
1973 -- Bill Walton, UCLA
1972 -- Bill Walton, UCLA
1971 -- x-Howard Porter, Villanova
1970 -- Sidney Wicks, UCLA
1969 -- Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1968 -- Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1967 -- Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1966 -- Jerry Chambers, Utah
1965 -- Bill Bradley, Princeton
1964 -- Walt Hazzard, UCLA
1963 -- Art Heyman, Duke
1962 -- Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
1961 -- Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1960 -- Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1959 -- Jerry West, West Virginia
1958 -- Elgin Baylor, Seattle
1957 -- Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
1956 -- Hal Lear, Temple
1955 -- Bill Russell, San Francisco
1954 -- Tom Gola, La Salle
1953 -- B.H. Born, Kansas
1952 -- Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
1951 -- None selected
1950 -- Irwin Dambrot, CCNY
1949 -- Alex Groza, Kentucky
1948 -- Alex Groza, Kentucky
1947 -- George Kaftan, Holy Cross
1946 -- Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
1945 -- Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
1944 -- Arnold Ferrin, Utah
1943 -- Ken Sailors, Wyoming
1942 -- Howie Dallmar, Stanford
1941 -- John Kotz, Wisconsin
1940 -- Marvin Huffman, Indiana
1939 -- None selected
x-subsequently ruled ineligible
Hockey
NHL playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Wednesday, April 7
Montreal at Boston, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.
Bowling
PAUL BUNYAN BOWL
TRY-STAR 3/31
PTS. Blood Bros. Fence 11, Who Knows Music 20, Bye 0, LOB 8, Chaparral 5, Winner's Trophy 10, Bar Harbor I 24, Simonson Lumber 18, Commander Bar 20, Legionnaires 6, The Lumberjack 18, Paul Bunyan Bowl 10, Triangle Store 24, Neimeyers Resort 22, B & J Autobody 25, Bar Harbor II 19, Poncho & Lefty's 6, Northern Building Solutions 12, Viking Coke 10, Oars-N-Mine 24.
SEASON PTS. LOB 179.5, Blood Bros. Fence 172.5, The Lumberjacks 171.5, Commander Bar 164.5, Bar Harbor II 163, Chaparral 161.5, Neimeyers Resort 155, Bar Harbor I 152.5, B & J Autobody 144, Who Knows Music 141.5, Winner's Trophy 133.5, Triangle Stores 132, Oars-N-Mine 121, Simonson Lumber 120, Paul Bunyan Bowl 115, Poncho & Lefty's 114.5, Viking Coke 98.5, Northern Building Solutions 97.5, Legionnaires 91.5, Bye 12.
HIGH GAME John Buscher 277, Sandee Brooks 268, Bo Delahunt 258.
HIGH SERIES John Buscher 748, Tony Whitlock 701, Sandee Brooks 685.
FOUR/FIFTHS 4/1
PTS. Steveland Cleamers 10, Olde Tyme Blocks 24.5, Susan's Top Drawer 4.5, Motley Crue 29, Hardy Buildings 2.5, Breezy Point 20, Door Doctors 5.5, Mercantile 24.5, Bye 0, Revolution 26.5.
SEASON PTS. Door Doctors 124.5, Motley Crue 116.5, Breezy Point 107, Revolution 106.5, Olde Tyme Blocks 98, Susan's Top Drawer 93.5, Mercantile 81.5, Steveland Cleamers 73.5, Hardy Buildings 67, Bye 8.
HIGH GAME (Women) Sue Volkmuth 184, Connie Tretter 177, Sandra Rivetts 169, (Men) Tim Piehl 236, Jason Allord 226, Casey Stengel 224.
HIGH SERIES (Women) Sue Volkmuth 534, Connie Tretter 494, Sandra Rivetts 420, (Men) Jason Allord 615, Tim Piehl 613, Casey Stengel 559.
SENIOR MOMENTS 4/2
PTS. Team 1 0, Team 6 8, Team 5 8, Team 3 8, Team 4 0, Team 2 0.
SEASON PTS. Team 6 55, Team 1 46, Team 4 40, Team 3 39, Team 5 38, Team 2 22.
HIGH GAME (Women) Peggy Converse 181, Kathy Anderson 161, Carol Zell 161, (Men) Doug Ebert 227, Steve Parker 224, Ron Hobson 202.
HIGH SERIES (Women ) Peggy Converse 473, Kathy Anderson 433, Arlene Zaiser 433, (Men) Steve Parker 644, Dave Culbertson 549, Ron Hobson 538.
LEAGUE XTRAORDINARY WOMEN 4/1
PTS. Lakeland Vet 6, Nisswa Pickle Factory 20, Studio Exxcel 19.5, Shep's 9, Paul Bunyan Bowl 24, Bye 4, Nisswa Grille 10.5, Watson's 21.
SEASON PTS. Paul Bunyan Bowl 241, Lakeland Vet 239.5, Watson's 234.5, Nisswa Grille 220.5, Shep's 200.5, Studio Exxcel 182, Nisswa Pickle Factory 176, Bye 16.
HIGH GAME Judi Trott 216, Laurie Ramsdell 205, Joan Underland 203.
HIGH SERIES Judi Trott 587, Laurie Ramsdell 530, Denise Abear 496.
JACK'S HOUSE 4/2
PTS. Stengel/Johnson 1126, Guck/Brundidge 1112, Bednar/Johnson 1108, Chapman/Forbes 1090, Zitur/Bunnell 1029, Jensen/Shubert 1025, Johnson/Caughey 1023, Leininger/Sande 1022, Horstmann/Gorman 1019, Volkmuth/Donner 1018, Ohlin/Morey 1015, Brown/Panno 1015, Wagner/Durham 996, Carlson/Olson 957, Fraki/Anderson 950, Staley/Schoutens 947, Anderson/Horne 938, Lorentz/Pikula 902.
SEASON PTS. Stengel/Johnson 255, Horstmann/Gorman 237, Jensen/Shubert 230, Johnson/Caughey 230.
HIGH GAME P. Brundidge 202, C. Jensen 199, K. Caughey 198.
HIGH SERIES B. Johnson 533, C. Jensen 522, P. Brundidge 521.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Designated INF-OF Charles Gipson for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS--Signed SS Michael Young to a four-year contract extension.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Exercised the 2005 contract option for Bobby Cox, manager.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Purchased the contracts of INF Olmedo Saenz, INF Jose Hernandez and RHP Jose Lima from Las Vegas of the PCL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Extended the contract of Dave Littlefield, general manager, through 2007. Exercised the 2005 contract option for Lloyd McClendon, manager.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Placed INF Jeff Cirillo on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Eddie Oropesa from Portland of the PCL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-- Activated G Speedy Claxton from the injured list. Placed C Erick Dampier on the injured list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS--Signed QB Rick Mirer to a one-year contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed DT Jeremy Slechta.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Re-signed RB Mike Cloud.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed DE Lorenzo Bromell.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Signed CB Ray Buchanan.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Signed LB Khary Campbell. Released DT Reggie McGrew.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Reassigned LW Stanislav Chistov to Cincinnati of the AHL.
ATLANTA THRASHERS--Reassigned G Kari Lehtonen and D Kyle Rossiter to Chicago of the AHL.
FLORIDA PANTHERS--Reassigned C Vaclav Nedorost and C Kamil Piros to San Antonio of the AHL.
MINNESOTA WILD--Assigned D Zbynek Michalek, LW Stephane Veilleux and C Rickard Wallin to Houston of the AHL.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Assigned RW Tom Kostopoulos, LW Konstantin Koltsov, D Brooks Orpik and G Sebastien Caron to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES--Reassigned D Jame Pollock to Worcester of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Reassigned F Alexander Semin to Portland of the AHL.
COLLEGE
COLORADO--Suspended Vance Joseph, assistant defensive football coach.
NEVADA--Announced junior G-F Kirk Snyder will forego his senior season and enter the NBA draft.