Scoreboard

COLLEGE GOLF

Central Lakes at Rochester Invitational, noon

Thursday

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine River-Backus at Deer River Invitational, 4 p.m.

SWIMMING/DIVING

Little Falls at Sartell 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

Little Falls at Sartell 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Sauk Rapids vs. Brainerd at Baxter, 5 p.m.

Sartell at Little Falls 5 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

St. Cloud Apollo at Brainerd, 4:30 p.m.

Aitkin vs. Greenway at Coleraine, 4:30 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Crosby-Ironton, 4:30 p.m.

Alexandria at Little Falls 4:30 p.m.

Park Rapids at Staples-Motley, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit Lakes at Wadena-Deer Creek, 4:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Rocori at Brainerd, 7:30 p.m.

Aitkin at Isle, 7:30 p.m.

Greenway at Crosby-Ironton, 7:30 p.m.

St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Bertha-Hewitt, 7:30 p.m.

Pierz vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at Belgrade, 7:30 p.m.

Browerville at Staples-Motley, 7:30 p.m.

Verndale at Pillager, 7:30 p.m.

Park Rapids at Wadena-Deer Creek, 7:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Verndale at Ashby, 7:30 p.m.

TV-Radio

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBLB-FM (93.3), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), 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), KAAK-AM (1570)

Wednesday

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ESPN -- Atlanta at N.Y. Mets

12:05 p.m.

WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Anaheim

1:10 p.m.

WGN -- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs

6 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Boston at Chicago White Sox or Oakland at Baltimore

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Houston at Los Angeles

TENNIS

10 a.m.

USA -- U.S. Open, men's and women's quarterfinals

6 p.m.

USA -- U.S. Open, men's and women's quarterfinals

Thursday

AUTO RACING

2 p.m.

SPEED -- NASCAR, Busch Series, qualifying for Funai 250

7 p.m.

SPEED -- NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, Virginia is for Lovers 200

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Southern Miss. at UAB

8 a.m.

TGC -- European PGA Tour, Omega European Masters, first round

2 p.m.

ESPN -- PGA Tour, Canadian Open, first round

NFL FOOTBALL

8 p.m.

ABC -- N.Y. Jets at Washington

TENNIS

10 a.m.

USA -- U.S. Open, mixed doubles championship match and men's quarterfinals

6 p.m.

USA -- U.S. Open, men's quarterfinals and women's doubles semifinals

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 83 53 .610 --

Boston 80 58 .580 4

Toronto 68 69 .496 15 1/2

Baltimore 61 76 .445 22 1/2

Tampa Bay 53 83 .390 30

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 73 65 .529 --

Minnesota 72 66 .522 1

Kansas City 70 66 .515 2

Cleveland 62 77 .446 11 1/2

Detroit 35 102 .255 37 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 83 55 .601 --

Seattle 81 57 .587 2

Anaheim 67 71 .486 16

Texas 64 75 .460 19 1/2

Tuesday's Games

Oakland 2, Baltimore 0, 12 innings

Detroit 8, Cleveland 6

Seattle 10, Tampa Bay 8, 11 innings

Minnesota 12, Anaheim 6

Texas 8, Kansas City 7

Boston 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Wednesday's Games

Anaheim (Ra.Ortiz 15-11) at Minnesota (Balfour 1-0), 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 15-7) at Toronto (Escobar 10-8), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Hudson 14-4) at Baltimore (Lopez 6-9), 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Sabathia 12-8) at Detroit (Robertson 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Boston (Lowe 14-6) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 11-13), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (Garcia 11-12) at Tampa Bay (Waechter 1-0), 6:15 p.m.

Kansas City (Gobble 2-3) at Texas (Thomson 12-11), 7:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Cleveland (Westbrook 6-8) at Detroit (Maroth 6-19), 12:05 p.m.

Arizona (Patterson 1-4) at Kansas City (K.Wilson 5-2), 1:05 p.m.

Oakland (Halama 3-4) at Baltimore (DuBose 1-4), 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Contreras 4-2) at Toronto (Lidle 12-11), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (R.Franklin 9-11) at Tampa Bay (Sosa 4-9), 6:15 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 87 51 .630 --

Florida 74 64 .536 13

Philadelphia 74 64 .536 13

Montreal 71 69 .507 17

New York 61 76 .445 25 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 73 66 .525 --

Houston 72 66 .522 1/2

Chicago 71 67 .514 1 1/2

Pittsburgh 63 72 .467 8

Milwaukee 61 77 .442 11 1/2

Cincinnati 60 78 .435 12 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 84 53 .613 --

Los Angeles 72 65 .526 12

Arizona 70 68 .507 14 1/2

Colorado 65 75 .464 20 1/2

San Diego 56 82 .406 28 1/2

Tuesday's Games

Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 2, 15 innings, 1st game

St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 0, 2nd game

Philadelphia 5, Montreal 3

Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2

N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 1

Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3

San Diego 6, Arizona 3

Los Angeles 4, Houston 1

San Francisco 2, Colorado 1

Wednesday's Games

Atlanta (Ru.Ortiz 18-5) at N.Y. Mets (Trachsel 13-8), 12:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Haren 3-5) at Chicago Cubs (Clement 12-11), 1:20 p.m.

Montreal (Tucker 0-1) at Philadelphia (Millwood 13-9), 2:05 p.m.

Colorado (Jennings 11-12) at San Francisco (Rueter 7-5), 2:35 p.m.

Arizona (Batista 9-7) at San Diego (Lawrence 7-14), 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Fogg 8-7) at Florida (Beckett 6-7), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bale 1-1) at Milwaukee (Martinez 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Robertson 12-7) at Los Angeles (K.Brown 13-7), 9:10 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Pittsburgh (M.Torres 5-3) at Florida (Pavano 11-11), 12:35 p.m.

Arizona (Patterson 1-4) at Kansas City (K.Wilson 5-2), 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Tomko 11-8) at Chicago Cubs (Estes 7-11), 1:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Glavine 9-12) at Philadelphia (Wolf 13-9), 6:05 p.m.

Wild card

American League

W L Pct GB

Seattle 81 57 .587 --

Boston 80 58 .580 1

Minnesota 72 66 .522 9

Kansas City 70 66 .515 10

National League

W L Pct GB

Florida 74 64 .536 --

Philadelphia 74 64 .536 --

Los Angeles 72 65 .526 1 1/2

Houston 72 66 .522 2

Chicago 71 67 .514 3

Arizona 70 68 .507 4

Montreal 71 69 .507 4

Linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland 200 400 000 -- 6 11 3

Detroit 024 010 01x -- 8 9 1

Lee, Durbin (4), Cressend (7), Betancourt (8) and VMartinez, Bard (8); Bonderman, Schmack (4), Eckenstahler (6), MAnderson (7), JWalker (8), Rodney (8) and Inge. W--Schmack 1-0. L--Durbin 0-1. Sv--Rodney (1). HRs--Cleveland, Gerut (19), Broussard (13), BPhillips (5). Detroit, DYoung (28), Ross (1), CPena (17).

Boston 010 001 000 -- 2 2 0

Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1 4 0

Burkett, Lyon (7), Williamson (7), BKim (9) and Varitek; Colon and Olivo, SAlomar (8). W--Burkett 10-7. L--Colon 12-12. Sv--BKim (12). HRs--Boston, Nixon (26), Kapler (3).

Oakland 000 000 000 002 --2 5 0

Baltimore 000 000 000 000 --0 7 0

(12 innings)

Zito, Bradford (9), Mecir (11), Rincon (11), Foulke (12) and RaHernandez; Hentgen, Ligtenberg (9), BRyan (9), Julio (11), Groom (12), HCarrasco (12) and Fordyce, Machado (9). W--Rincon 8-4. L--Julio 0-7. Sv--Foulke (38).

Kansas City 201 000 004 -- 7 10 2

Texas 000 044 00x -- 8 8 1

PAbbott, Affeldt (5), Levine (6), Field (8) and DiFelice; Valdes, Drese (6), FCordero (9) and EDiaz. W--Valdes 8-8. L--Affeldt 6-6. Sv--FCordero (12). HRs--Kansas City, MiSweeney (14). Texas, Nix (6).

Seattle 000 002 320 03 --10 16 4

Tampa Bay 010 031 020 01 --8 15 1

(11 innings)

Pineiro, RSoriano (7), Rhodes (8), Benitez (9), Hasegawa (10) and BDavis; Zambrano, Harper (7), Gaudin (7), Malaska (7), Backe (8), LCarter (9), JKennedy (11) and Hall, Valentin (10). W--Hasegawa 2-1. L--LCarter 7-4. HRs--Seattle, BDavis (6). Tampa Bay, Crawford (4), Huff (27).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

First Game

St. Louis 010100 000 000 000 --2 5 1

Chicago 000020 000 000 002 --4 8 1

(15 innings)

Simontacchi, Eldred (6), DeJean (8), Isringhausen (10), Kline (12), Fassero (13) and Widger, Matheny (9); Zambrano, Farnsworth (8), Borowski (9), Alfonseca (10), Remlinger (12), Guthrie (14) and DMiller. W--Guthrie 2-3. L--Fassero 1-7. HRs--St. Louis, Edmonds (35). Chicago, SSosa (32).

Second Game

St. Louis 010 000 100 -- 2 5 0

Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 5 2

Morris, Kline (8), DeJean (8), Isringhausen (9) and Matheny; Wood, Farnsworth (8) and Bako. W--Morris 9-6. L--Wood 11-11. Sv--Isringhausen (17). HR--St. Louis, Edmonds (36).

Pittsburgh 001 010 100 -- 3 7 1

Florida 010 000 010 -- 2 6 1

Wells, Tavarez (8) and Kendall; Willis, Bump (7), Tejera (9) and IRodriguez. W--Wells 7-7. L--Willis 11-6. Sv--Tavarez (4).

Atlanta 100 000 000 -- 1 6 2

New York 101 000 10x -- 3 7 1

Hampton, Cunnane (7) and JvLopez; Leiter, GRoberts (8), Weathers (9) and Piazza. W--Leiter 14-7. L--Hampton 12-7. Sv--Weathers (7).

Montreal 000 002 010 -- 3 7 0

Philadelphia 000 101 03x -- 5 8 0

JVazquez and Schneider; Telemaco, MiWilliams (8), Cormier (8), Plesac (9) and Lieberthal. W--Cormier 5-0. L--JVazquez 12-9. Sv--Plesac (2). HR--Philadelphia, Thome (38).

Cincinnati 000 100 200 -- 3 4 0

Milwaukee 300 000 01x -- 4 9 1

PWilson, Graves (6) and LaRue; Obermueller, LVizcaino (8), Kolb (9) and EddPerez. W--LVizcaino 4-3. L--Graves 4-15. Sv--Kolb (15). HRs--Cincinnati, WPena (2). Milwaukee, KGinter (11).

Colorado 000 010 000 -- 1 5 0

San Francisco 010 000 10x -- 2 7 0

JJimenez, Bernero (7), JrLopez (8), SReed (8) and Zaun; Correia, Christiansen (7), Herges (7), Nathan (8), Worrell (9) and BSantiago. W--Herges 3-2. L--Bernero 0-2. Sv--Worrell (33). HRs--Colorado, LWalker (13). San Francisco, Feliz (13).

Arizona 010 000 002 -- 3 8 0

San Diego 022 100 10x -- 6 13 0

Capuano, DReyes (4), JoPatterson (5), Randolph (7), MMyers (8) and Barajas; BHoward, Hoffman (7), MMatthews (8), Hackman (9), KWalker (9) and Bennett. W--BHoward 1-0. L--Capuano 1-3. HRs--Arizona, Hillenbrand (12), Jose (1). San Diego, Loretta (10), Nevin (7).

Houston 010 000 000 -- 1 8 2

Los Angeles 000 300 01x -- 4 6 0

Redding, Gallo (6) and Ausmus; WAlvarez, Mota (6), Quantrill (8), TMartin (8), Gagne (8) and Ross. W--WAlvarez 3-1. L--Redding 8-14. Sv--Gagne (47). HRs--Los Angeles, McGriff 2 (13).

Football

Thursday's Game

N.Y. Jets at Washington, 8 p.m.

High school

State rankings

The 2003 Minnesota Associated Press rankings for high school football. Scoring is based on 10 points for first, 9 for second, etc. First-place votes in parentheses.

CLASS 5A

1. Eden Prairie (7) 1-0 70

2. Blaine 1-0 60

3. Cretin-Derham Hall 1-0 59

4. Eastview 1-0 43

5. Hastings 1-0 31

6. Wayzata 1-0 30

7. Champlin Park 1-0 21

8. Lakeville 1-0 20

9. Moorhead 1-0 9

9. Rochester Mayo 1-0 9

Others receiving votes:

Eagan 7, Maple Grove 6, Edina 5.

Class 4A

1. Hutchinson (4) 1-0 73

2. Mankato West (3) 1-0 72

3. Mahtomedi (1) 1-0 70

4. Detroit Lakes 1-0 54

5. Red Wing 1-0 25

6. Minneapolis North 1-0 24

7. (tie) Fergus Falls 1-0 22

7. (tie) St. Michael-Alb. 1-0 22

9. Totino-Grace 0-1 16

10. Faribault 1-0 13

Others receiving votes:

Grand Rapids 6, Princeton 6, Duluth Denfeld 5, Holy Angels 5, Chisago Lakes 3, Hibbing 3, St. Thomas Academy 3, Richfield 2, Worthington 2, Duluth East 1, Sauk Rapids 1.

Class 3A

1. Plainview-Elgin-Millville (4) 1-0 74

2. Becker (2) 1-0 72

3. Glencoe-Silver Lake (1) 0-1 48

4. Le Sueur-Henderson 1-0 33

5. Proctor 1-0 30

6. Albany 1-0 29

7. Byron (1) 1-0 25

8. Jackson County Central 1-0 24

9. Cannon Falls 1-0 16

10. International Falls 1-0 11

Others receiving votes:

Staples-Motley 10, Annandale 9, Delano 7.

Class 2A

1. Otter Tail Central (1) 1-0 48

2. Norwood-Young America (1) 1-0 37

3. Breck (2) 1-0 35

4. Windom Area 1-0 27

5. Holdingford 1-0 24

6. BOLD (1) 1-0 17

7. United South Central 1-0 15

8. Deer River 1-0 14

9. East Central 1-0 9

10. Hawley 1-0 7

Others receiving votes:

Kingsland 6, Triton 6, Braham 5, MACCRAY 5, Martin County West 5, Moose Lake-Willow River 4, Greenway 3, Esko 3, Pierz 2, Eden Valley-Watkins 1, Lac qui Parle Valley 1.

Class 1A

1. Rushford-Peterson (3) 1-0 53

2. Mt. Lake-Butterfield-Odin (1) 1-0 51

3. Cook County 1-0 46

4. Osakis 1-0 45

5. Red Lake Falls 1-0 28

6. Winsted Holy Trinity 1-0 26

7. Fosston 1-0 14

8. Adrian 1-0 13

9. Wabasso 1-0 12

10. Springfield 1-0 10

Others receiving votes:

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 9, Red Rock Central 9, Blooming Prairie 4, Fertile-Beltrami 3, Mankato Loyola 3, Menagha 2, Medford 1, New Ulm Cathedral 1, Lester Prairie 1.

Nine-Man

1. Verndale (5) 1-0 67

2. Stephen-Argyle (1) 1-0 55

3. Nicollet 1-0 43

4. LeRoy-Ostrander (1) 1-0 42

5. Tower-Soudan 1-0 37

6. Cherry 1-0 30

7. Lakeview 1-0 25

8. (tie) Isle 1-0 22

8. (tie) Climax-Fisher 1-0 22

10. Ulen-Hitterdal 1-0 14

Others receiving votes:

Ellsworth-Hills Beaver Creek 10, Grand Meadow 5, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 3, Austin Pacelli-Lyle 3, Underwood 3, Floodwood 2, Kittson Central 1, Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 1.

Freshmen

Brainerd 22 20 6 0 -- 48

Sartell 0 0 0 16 -- 16

First quarter

B -- Bo Jedinak 36 run (Landon Stanfield pass from Zach Eastman)

B -- Jared Mueller 7 run (Jared Goerges kick)

B -- Jedinak 41 yard run (Goerges kick)

Second quarter

B -- Jedinak 62 run (Goerges kick)

B -- Eastman 63 run (kick failed)

B -- Mueller 20 run (Goerges kick)

Third quarter

B -- Jordan Westphal 8 run (kick failed)

Basketball

WNBA playoffs

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit vs. Cleveland

Friday, Aug. 29

Detroit 76, Cleveland 74

Sunday, Aug. 31

Cleveland 66, Detroit 59

Tuesday, Sept. 2

Detroit 77, Cleveland 63, Detroit wins series 2-1

Charlotte vs. Connecticut

Thursday, Aug. 28

Connecticut 68, Charlotte 66

Saturday, Aug. 30

Connecticut 68, Charlotte 62, Connecticut wins series 2-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles vs. Minnesota

Thursday, Aug. 28

Minnesota 74, Los Angeles 72

Saturday, Aug. 30

Los Angeles 80, Minnesota 69

Monday, Sept. 1

Los Angeles 74, Minnesota 64, Los Angeles wins series 2-1

Houston vs. Sacramento

Friday, Aug. 29

Sacramento 65, Houston 59

Sunday, Aug. 31

Houston 69, Sacramento 48

Tuesday, Sept. 2

Sacramento 70, Houston 68, Sacramento wins series 2-1

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit vs. Connecticut

Friday, Sept. 5

Detroit at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles vs. Sacramento

Friday, Sept. 5

Los Angeles at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Volleyball

High school

Tuesday's results

Aitkin def. Ogilvie, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23, 26-24

Alexandria def. Willmar, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-10

Bemidji def. Deer River, 28-26, 25-13, 23-25, 25-17

Brainerd def. St. Cloud Tech, 22-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-12

Chisholm def. Mesabi East, 25-19, 27-25, 18-25, 25-27, 21-19

Eveleth-Gilbert def. Cherry, 25-23, 22-25, 13-25, 26-24, 15-3

Fairmont def. Waseca, 25-23, 16-25, 25-12, 25-18

Grand Rapids def. Cloquet, 25-17, 25-21, 25-22

Henning def. Verndale, 25-20, 23-25, 25-12, 25-17

Hibbing def. Duluth Denfeld, 25-10, 25-9, 25-14

Onamia def. Isle, 25-18, 25-17, 25-14

Pine River-Backus def. Pillager, 25-13, 25-14, 25-16

Rocori def. Sartell-St. Stephen, 25-19, 25-11, 32-30

Royalton def. Eagle Valley, 19-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-20

Sauk Rapids-Rice def. St. Cloud Apollo, 25-18, 25-8, 25-20

Simley def. Hill-Murray, 18-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21

St. Cloud Cathedral def. Pierz, 25-17, 25-21, 25-12

Virginia def. Moose Lake/Willow River, 25-14, 25-10, 25-14

Wadena-Deer Creek def. Sebeka, 25-10, 25-18, 25-21

Tennis

U.S. Open

Tuesday

At The USTA National Tennis Center

New York

Purse: $17,074,000 (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Fourth Round

Andre Agassi (1), United States, def. Taylor Dent, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5, retired.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (3), Spain, leads Todd Martin, United States, 6-2, susp., rain.

Paradorn Srichaphan (11), Thailand, leads Lleyton Hewitt (6), Australia, 4-3, susp. , rain.

Guillermo Coria (5), Argentina, leads Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 6-2, 2-0, susp., rain.

Women

Fourth Round

Ai Sugiyama (15), Japan, leads Francesca Schiavone (29), Italy, 7-6 (5), 5-4, susp., rain.

Anastasia Myskina (7), Russia, leads Mary Pierce, France, 7-6 (2), 2-0, susp., rain.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Recalled OF Barry Wesson from Salt Lake of the PCL.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Activated OF Melvin Mora from the 15-day disabled list.

BOSTON RED SOX--Recalled RHP Todd Jones from Augusta of the South Atlantic League. Purchased the contract of OF Andy Abad from Pawtucket of the IL. Designated RHP Ryan Cameron for assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Recalled RHP Jon Adkins from Charlotte of the IL. Purchased the contracts of INF Aaron Miles, OF Armando Rios and RHP Jose Paniagua from Charlotte. Designated LHP Mike Porzio for assignment. Activated RHP Billy Koch from the 15-day disabled list.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Activated C Victor Martinez from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled INF Zach Sorenson from Buffalo of the IL.

DETROIT TIGERS--Recalled RHP Matt Anderson, RHP Gary Knotts, LHP Eric Eckenstahler and C Matt Walbeck from Toledo of the IL. Announced OF Bobby Higginson dropped the appeal of his two-game suspension stemming from his ejection from an Aug. 10 game against Minnesota.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Recalled LHP Jimmy Gobble, RHP Brad Voyles and 3B Jarrod Patterson from Omaha of the PCL. Purchased the contracts of C Tom Price and OF David DeJesus from Omaha. Transferred RHP Kevin Appier and RHP Kyle Snyder from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Activated OF Jermaine Dye from the 15-day disabled list.

SEATTLE MARINERS--Recalled RHP Gil Meche, RHP Aaron Looper, RHP J.J. Putz, RHP Brian Sweeney, INF-OF Chad Meyers and OF Jamal Strong from Tacoma of the PCL.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Recalled RHP Brian Bowles, RHP Vinnie Chulk, INF Howie Clark and RHP Dan Reichert from Syracuse of the IL.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES--Activated RHP Roberto Hernandez from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled OF Ryan Langerhans, INF Mike Hessman and LHP Horacio Ramirez from Richmond of the IL.

CHICAGO CUBS--Activated 2B Mark Grudzielanek from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled 1B Hee Seop Choi and RHP Todd Wellemeyer from Iowa of the PCL.

CINCINNATI REDS--Acquired OF Eric Valent from Philadelphia as the player to be named to complete Kelly Stinnett trade. Transferred 3B Brandon Larson from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

MONTREAL EXPOS--Signed RHP Jose Mercedes. Designated LHP Scott Downs for assignment.

NEW YORK METS--Recalled CF Prentice Redman, RHP Edwin Almonte and LHP Jaime Cerda from Norfolk of the IL. Purchased the contracts of 2B Danny Garcia and INF Jorge Velandia from Norfolk. Transferred OF Cliff Floyd from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. Designated RHP Jason Middlebrook for assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Acquired LHP Valerio De Los Santos from Milwaukee for a player to be named or cash.

SAN DIEGO PADRES--Activated RHP Trevor Hoffman from the 60-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Mike Bynum and OF Xavier Nady from Portland of the PCL. Purchased the contracts of INF Khalil Greene from Portland and C Humberto Quintero from Mobile of the Southern League.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Recalled RHP Kevin Correia, OF Tony Torcato, INF Lance Niekro and INF Cody Ransom from Fresno of the PCL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DALLAS MAVERICKS--Signed G Jon Stefansson.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES--Rescinded their qualifying offer to G Mike Wilks, making him a free agent.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS--Claimed RB Woody Dantzler off waivers from Dallas. Released FB George Layne.

CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed LB Mike Caldwell. Released LB Marquis Smith. Signed OL Mike Houghton and RB Travis Stephens to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS--Signed G Corbin Lacina. Waived OT Bernard Robertson.

DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed WR Cedric James to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS--Placed RB James Stewart on the reserve-injured list. Signed G David Miller and DE Jonathan Taylor to the practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed LB Steve Foley and LB Armegis Spearman. Waived LB Erik Flowers, LB Jimmy McClain, G Ed Ta'amu and DT Keith Wright. Signed OL Garrick Jones to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Released S Lawyer Milloy.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed WR Talman Gardner, FB Jeremy Allen, DT Kenderick Allen, C Terence Wagner and DB Leonard Myles to the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed OT Walter Jones to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed WR Edell Shepherd and LB Justin Smith to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS--Signed S Scott McGarrahan. Released LB Frank Chamberlin.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS--Announced the retirement of LW Kirk Muller.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS--Announced it received word from the NCAA that OT Shawn Andrews has been cleared to play against Tulsa.

BAYLOR--Named Mark Morefield recruiting coordinator and assistant men's basketball coach.

CLEMSON--Named Ben D'Alessandro coordinator of men's basketball operations.

TEXAS--Announced junior men's basketball G Kenny Taylor transferred from Baylor.