Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech

Aitkin at Isle

St. John's Prep at Pillager

Staples-Motley at Minnewaska

Wadena-Deer Creek at Sebeka

GIRLS TENNIS

Little Falls at Brainerd 4:30 p.m.

Aitkin at Pequot Lakes

Long Prairie/Grey Eagle at Pierz

Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids

BOYS SOCCER

Little Falls at Sartell

GIRLS SOCCER

Sartell at Little Falls

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Little Falls at Albany

Staples-Motley at Park Rapids Triangular

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

Little Falls, Pierz, Staples-Motley at Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Central Lakes at Fergus Falls 6:30 p.m.

COLLEGE GOLF

Central Lakes in Rochester Invitational at Eastwood noon

Radio-TV

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KBKK-FM (95.9), 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)

Tuesday

AUTO RACING

11:30 a.m.

TNN -- ASA

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m.

TBS -- Atlanta at Montreal

7:05 p.m.

KMSP/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins at Texas

MISCELLANEOUS

4 a.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

6 a.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

8 p.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

10 p.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

TENNIS

10 a.m.

USA -- U.S. Open

6 p.m.

USA -- U.S. Open

PREP VOLLEYBALL

7:30 p.m.

KKIN-AM -- Aitkin at Isle

Wednesday

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Houston at Cincinnati or Cleveland at Boston

7:05 p.m.

FSN/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins at Texas

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Arizona at San Francisco or St. Louis at San Diego

MISCELLANEOUS

4 a.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

6 a.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

7 p.m.

TNT -- Goodwill Games

SOCCER

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- World Cup, qualifier, U.S. vs. Costa Rica

TENNIS

10 a.m.

USA -- U.S. Open

6 p.m.

USA -- U.S. Open

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 82 56 .594 --

Boston 71 64 .526 9 1/2

Toronto 67 71 .486 15

Baltimore 55 82 .401 26 1/2

Tampa Bay 49 89 .355 33

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 78 59 .569 --

Minnesota 72 65 .525 6

Chicago 69 67 .507 8 1/2

Detroit 55 80 .407 22

Kansas City 55 82 .401 23

West Division

W L Pct GB

x-Seattle 99 39 .717 --

Oakland 81 57 .587 18

Anaheim 70 67 .511 28 1/2

Texas 62 75 .453 36 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 2, Boston 1

Toronto 3, Detroit 1

Seattle 6, Baltimore 4

Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 6

Anaheim 11, Minnesota 9

Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Kansas City 8, Texas 7, 11 innings

Sunday's Games

Toronto 11, Detroit 0

Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 1

Seattle 1, Baltimore 0

Minnesota 5, Anaheim 4

Texas 12, Kansas City 6

Chicago White Sox 19, Cleveland 10

N.Y. Yankees 1, Boston 0

Monday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 5

Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 3

Seattle 3, Tampa Bay 2, 11 innings

Oakland 4, Baltimore 2

Tuesday's Games

Detroit (Cornejo 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-7), 4:05 p.m., 1st game

Detroit (Pettyjohn 0-5) at Chicago White Sox (Lowe 6-4), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game

Cleveland (Colon 11-10) at Boston (Fossum 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 14-8) at Toronto (Carpenter 8-11), 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Milton 13-5) at Texas (Bell 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Sturtze 8-11) at Seattle (Garcia 15-5), 9:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Johnson 10-10) at Oakland (Zito 11-8), 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Suppan 8-11) at Anaheim (Washburn 11-6), 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Baltimore (Maduro 3-4) at Oakland (Lidle 9-6), 2:35 p.m.

Cleveland (Woodard 3-2) at Boston (Nomo 11-6), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Clemens 18-1) at Toronto (Escobar 6-5), 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Mays 13-13) at Texas (Myette 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Sparks 10-8) at Chicago White Sox (Wright 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Rupe 5-11) at Seattle (Sele 13-5), 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Durbin 7-13) at Anaheim (Valdes 8-9), 9:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 74 63 .540 --

Philadelphia 72 65 .525 2

New York 66 72 .478 8 1/2

Florida 63 74 .460 11

Montreal 59 78 .431 15

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 80 57 .584 --

Chicago 77 60 .562 3

St. Louis 74 63 .540 6

Milwaukee 61 76 .445 19

Cincinnati 56 81 .409 24

Pittsburgh 51 86 .372 29

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 78 59 .569 --

San Francisco 76 62 .551 2 1/2

Los Angeles 75 62 .547 3

San Diego 69 69 .500 9 1/2

Colorado 60 76 .441 17 1/2

Saturday's Games

Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta 3

San Francisco 2, Colorado 1

Milwaukee 4, Houston 3

Philadelphia 4, Montreal 1

Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 0

N.Y. Mets 3, Florida 2, 11 innings

San Diego 7, Arizona 5

Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1

Sunday's Games

Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 6

Atlanta 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 1

Montreal 6, Philadelphia 2

Houston 1, Milwaukee 0

San Francisco 3, Colorado 1

San Diego 1, Arizona 0, 13 innings

Los Angeles 7, St. Louis 3

Monday's Games

Atlanta 5, Montreal 0

N.Y. Mets 10, Philadelphia 7

Cincinnati 3, Houston 2

Chicago Cubs 10, Florida 2

Milwaukee 12, Pittsburgh 7, 1st game

Colorado 4, San Francisco 1

Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 2, 2nd game

St. Louis 4, San Diego 0

Tuesday's Games

Atlanta (Marquis 3-6) at Montreal (Armas Jr. 9-12), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Oswalt 12-2) at Cincinnati (Reyes 1-5), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lieber 17-5) at Florida (Beckett 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Levrault 6-8) at Pittsburgh (Arroyo 3-6), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Trachsel 8-11) at Philadelphia (Daal 12-5), 6:05 p.m.

Los Angeles (Park 13-9) at Colorado (Neagle 8-7), 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Morris 18-7) at San Diego (Herndon 2-3), 9:05 p.m.

Arizona (Witt 2-1) at San Francisco (Schmidt 10-7), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Houston (Mlicki 4-1) at Cincinnati (Reitsma 7-13), 11:35 a.m.

Atlanta (Burkett 11-9) at Montreal (Thurman 7-10), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Cruz 2-1) at Florida (Sanchez 2-4), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Wright 9-9) at Pittsburgh (Ritchie 10-12), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Leiter 10-10) at Philadelphia (Coggin 4-4), 6:05 p.m.

Los Angeles (Gagne 4-7) at Colorado (Thomson 2-5), 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (W.Williams 11-9) at San Diego (Jarvis 11-9), 9:05 p.m.

Arizona (Schilling 19-6) at San Francisco (Ortiz 14-8), 9:15 p.m.

Monday linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York 000 110 122 -- 7 11 1

Toronto 011 012 000 -- 5 12 0

Hitchcock, Witasick (6), Wohlers (7), Stanton (9), Mendoza (9) and TGreene, Posada (8), Estalella (9); Halladay, File (7), Borbon (7), Quantrill (8), Koch (8), Eyre (9) and Fletcher. W--Wohlers 1-0. L--Koch 2-5. Sv--Mendoza (6).

Cleveland 010 004 001 -- 6 11 0

Chicago 020 100 000 -- 3 7 1

Sabathia, Wickman (9) and EADiaz; Glover, KWells (7), Howry (9) and Paul. W--Sabathia 15-4. L--Glover 4-2. Sv--Wickman (28). HRs--Cleveland, Burks (24), EADiaz (4).

Baltimore 000 000 200 -- 2 3 0

Oakland 000 202 00x -- 4 9 0

Towers, Kohlmeier (7), BRyan (7), Groom (8) and Fordyce; Hudson, Isringhausen (9) and RJHernandez. W--Hudson 16-7. L--Towers 8-9. Sv--Isringhausen (27). HR--Oakland, EChavez (23).

Tampa Bay 100 000 000 10 -- 2 9 1

Seattle 100 000 000 11 -- 3 13 1

(11 innings)

PaWilson, Colome (8), Yan (10) and Hall; Moyer, Rhodes (8), Nelson (9), Charlton (11) and Lampkin, DWilson (8). W--Charlton 3-1. L--Yan 4-6. HR--Tampa Bay, Grieve (10).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Atlanta 010 301 000 -- 5 10 2

Montreal 000 000 000 -- 0 7 1

Glavine and JLopez; Ohka, Yoshii (6), Stewart (8), Cubillan (9) and Knorr. W--Glavine 13-7. L--Ohka 1-3. HR--Atlanta, JLopez (15).

New York 100 210 105 -- 10 16 1

Philadelphia 003 100 300 -- 7 10 4

BChen, Riggan (7), Nitkowski (8), Benitez (9) and Piazza, VWilson (9); Wolf, Politte (6), Cormier (8), Mesa (9), JSantiago (9), Cook (9) and Estrada, Pratt (9). W--Nitkowski 1-0. L--Mesa 1-3. Sv--Benitez (35). HRs--New York, Piazza (31). Philadelphia, Estrada (7).

Houston 000 200 000 -- 2 4 2

Cincinnati 011 000 01x -- 3 9 1

Villone, NCruz (6), Dotel (7), MkWilliams (8) and Ausmus; Dessens, Sullivan (7), Graves (9) and LaRue. W--Sullivan 5-1. L--Dotel 6-5. Sv--Graves (24). HRs--Houston, Bagwell (35). Cincinnati, RMRivera (10).

Colorado 000 202 000 -- 4 9 0

San Francisco 000 100 000 -- 1 4 0

Jennings, GWhite (8), KDavis (8), MMyers (8), JWPowell (9) and Petrick, Fasano (7); Rueter, Boehringer (7), Fultz (8), Gomes (9) and EGuzman. W--Jennings 3-0. L--Rueter 12-11. Sv--JWPowell (6). HRs--Colorado, Uribe (3). San Francisco, Bonds (58).

First Game

Milwaukee 511 030 020 -- 12 11 0

Pittsburgh 103 110 100 -- 7 12 1

JCD'Amico, MLeiter (4), DeJean (7), Buddie (9) and KLBrown, Blanco (7); Vogelsong, Beimel (4), Marte (7), Manzanillo (8) and Kendall. W--MLeiter 2-1. L--Vogelsong 0-4. HRs--Milwaukee, JHernandez (21), KLBrown (4). Pittsburgh, BGiles (33).

Second Game

Milwaukee 000 010 001 -- 2 6 1

Pittsburgh 010 000 101 -- 3 6 0

Quevedo, RKing (7), Gandarillas (8), CFox (9) and Blanco, KLBrown (9); JAnderson, Olivares (8), Sauerbeck (8), Fetters (9) and Osik. W--Fetters 3-1. L--CFox 3-2. HR--Pittsburgh, CAWilson (10).

Chicago 201 011 410 -- 10 13 0

Florida 000 002 000 -- 2 7 0

Bere, Weathers (7), Duncan (8) and Hundley, Machado (7); Clement, Bones (6), Neal (7), Baez (9) and CJohnson, RCastro (7). W--Bere 10-8. L--Clement 8-10. HRs--Chicago, Tucker (11). Florida, DLLee (19).

St. Louis 200 010 100 -- 4 8 0

San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0 0 1

BuSmith and Marrero; BJJones, DELee (7), Serrano (9) and BDavis. W--BuSmith 4-2. L--BJJones 8-17. HR--St. Louis, Pujols (32).

Class B

Saturday, Sept. 1

Winners Bracket

At Red Wing

Austin 12, Ultimate Sports 2

Rochester 11, Red Wing 1

Losers Bracket

At Miesville

Cold Spring 11, Apple Valley 8

Hastings 16, Waseca 2

Cold Spring 13, Ultimate 1

Red Wing 15, Hastings 6

Sunday, Sept. 2

At Red Wing

Winners Bracket

Austin 9, Rochester 8

Losers Bracket

Cold Spring 13, Red Wing 8

Cold Spring 9, Rochester 7

Monday, Sept. 3

Championship

At Red Wing

Cold Spring 7, Austin 0

Cold Spring 9, Austin 3

Class C

Winners Bracket

Friday, Aug. 31

At Red Wing

Buckman 6, St. Patrick 4

Watkins 3, Wolf Lake 1

Losers Bracket

Friday, Aug. 31

At Miesville

St. Francis 8, Blue Earth 5

Sobieski 9, Roseau 8

Saturday, Sept. 1

Losers Bracket

At Red Wing

St. Francis 12, Wolf Lake 0

St. Patrick 8, Sobieski 2

Sunday, Sept. 2

Winners Bracket

At Miesville

Watkins 9, Buckman 4

Losers Bracket

At Miesville

St. Francis 13, St. Patrick 8

Buckman 11, St. Francis 8

Monday Sept. 3

Championship

At Miesville

Watkins 6, Buckman 5

Sunday Twins box

TWINS 5, ANGELS 4

ANAHEIM MINNESOTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Erstad cf 4 1 2 0 JJones lf 4 0 0 0

Eckstin ss 4 1 0 0 CGzmn ss 4 1 1 1

GAndsn lf 4 1 1 3 Mntkw 1b 2 0 0 0

Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 Koskie 3b 3 1 0 0

Spiezio 1b 4 1 2 0 DOrtiz dh 3 2 1 1

Salmon rf 4 0 1 0 THuntr cf 4 0 2 1

DVann rf 0 0 0 0 Przyns c 3 0 1 0

AKndy 2b 3 0 0 1 Mohr rf 2 0 0 0

BMolna c 4 0 1 0 Hcking ph 1 1 1 1

OPlmro dh 3 0 0 0 Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0

Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 29 5 6 4

Anaheim 000 000 004 -- 4

Minnesota 000 211 001 -- 5

No outs when winning run scored.

E--RaOrtiz (6), Rivas (13). DP--Anaheim 1. LOB--Anaheim 4, Minnesota 6. 2B--Salmon (20), BMolina (10). HR--GAnderson (26), CGuzman (8), DOrtiz (13), Hocking (3). SB--Koskie (21), THunter (8). SF--AKennedy.

IP H R ER BB SO

Anaheim

RaOrtiz 5 1-3 5 4 3 4 4

Pote 1 2-3 0 0 0 2 1

Miadich 1 0 0 0 0 1

Levine L,8-9 0 1 1 1 0 0

Minnesota

RReed 8 4 2 1 0 5

TBJones 1-3 3 2 2 0 1

Guardado W,7-0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0

Levine pitched to 1 batter in the 9th, RReed pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

T--2:37. A--17,352 (48,678).

Saturday Twins box

ANGELS 11, TWINS 9

ANAHEIM MINNESOTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Erstad cf 5 1 1 1 Rivas 2b 4 1 2 0

Eckstin ss 5 1 1 0 CGzmn ss 5 1 1 1

GAndsn lf 5 3 3 1 Koskie 3b 3 0 0 0

Glaus 3b 5 2 3 3 Bchnan rf 4 2 3 4

Spiezio 1b 6 1 2 1 JJones lf 1 0 0 0

Salmon rf 4 0 2 1 DOrtiz dh 5 1 2 1

AKndy 2b 5 1 2 1 THuntr cf 5 2 2 2

Fbrgas c 4 1 2 0 Mohr lf 3 0 1 0

BMolna c 1 0 0 1 Mntkw 1b 1 0 0 0

OPlmro dh 3 1 2 2 Hcking 1b 4 1 1 0

Gil dh 1 0 0 0 Prince c 4 1 2 0

Totals 44 11 18 11 Totals 39 9 14 8

Anaheim 222 110 012 -- 11

Minnesota 002 121 300 -- 9

E--Eckstein 2 (16), CGuzman (16). DP--Anaheim 1. LOB--Anaheim 14, Minnesota 7. 2B--Erstad (28), GAnderson (27), Glaus (32), Salmon (19), AKennedy (23), Fabregas (4), OPalmeiro (7), Rivas (17), CGuzman (26), Buchanan, DOrtiz, THunter. HR--GAnderson (25), Glaus (36), Buchanan (10), THunter (23). SB--CGuzman (23). CS--Koskie (5). S--Eckstein. SF--AKennedy.

IP H R ER BB SO

Anaheim

Schoeneweis 5 9 5 5 0 5

Weber 2-3 2 1 1 0 1

Holtz 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Hasegawa 1 3 3 3 1 0

Levine W,8-8 1 0 0 0 1 0

Percival S,37 1 0 0 0 0 2

Minnesota

Lohse 2 2-3 7 6 4 1 4

Cressend 1 2-3 6 2 2 1 2

TMiller 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 2

Guardado 1 1-3 3 1 1 1 1

Hawkins L,1-4 1 2-3 1 2 2 3 0

HBP--by Weber (Rivas), by Schoeneweis (Koskie).

T--3:40. A--18,001 (48,678).

Football

NFL final preseason

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

W L T Pct. PF PA

New England 3 1 0 .750 73 41

Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 36 57

Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 98 93

N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 55 50

Miami 1 4 0 .200 66 91

Central

Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 67 47

Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 92 79

Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 62 59

Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 68 93

Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 58 45

Cincinnati 1 3 0 .250 67 83

Denver 3 1 0 .750 93 59

San Diego 3 1 0 .750 64 70

Oakland 3 2 0 .600 78 75

Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 70 58

Seattle 2 2 0 .500 90 76

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

W L T Pct. PF PA

Arizona 3 1 0 .750 63 46

Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 36 32

Dallas 2 3 0 .400 78 80

N.Y. Giants 1 3 0 .250 50 74

Washington 1 3 0 .250 46 105

Central

Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 100 59

Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 55 53

Chicago 1 3 0 .250 69 77

Detroit 1 3 0 .250 83 101

Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 47 62

Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 99 40

St. Louis 3 2 0 .600 82 73

Carolina 2 2 0 .500 67 78

New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 75 97

San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 69 105

Saturday, Sept. 1

Seattle 28, New Orleans 14

END PRESEASON

NFL regular season

Sunday's Games

Chicago at Baltimore, noon

Detroit at Green Bay, noon

Tampa Bay at Dallas, noon

Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, noon

Oakland at Kansas City, noon

New Orleans at Buffalo, noon

New England at Cincinnati, noon

Seattle at Cleveland, noon

Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, noon

Carolina at Minnesota, noon

Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.

Washington at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.

Miami at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona

Monday's Game

N.Y. Giants at Denver, 8 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Purchased the contract of 3B Jose Fernandez from Salt Lake of the PCL. Recalled RHP Brian Cooper, RHP Matt Wise and C Jose Molina from Salt Lake.

BOSTON RED SOX--Named Ralph Treuel pitching coach.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Recalled 3B Joe Crede and RHP Matt Ginter from Charlotte of the International League.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Recalled LHP Mike Bacsik from Buffalo of the International League. Optioned RHP Tim Drew to Buffalo.

TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled RHP Justin Duchscherer, 1B Carlos Pena and OF Craig Monroe from Oklahoma of the PCL. Purchased the contract of OF Chris Magruder from Oklahoma.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Recalled RHP Matt DeWitt, RHP Pasqual Coco, INF Luis Lopez, INF Chris Woodward and OF Brian Simmons from Syracuse of the International League, and C Josh Phelps from Tennessee of the Southern League.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS--Purchased the contract of C Corky Miller from Louisville of the International League. Transferred SS Barry Larkin from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.

PITTSBUGH PIRATES--Recalled RHP Ryan Vogelsong, C Humberto Cota and OF Chad Hermansen from Nashville of the PCL. Reassigned Mickey White, scouting director.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Recalled LHP T.J. Mathews, INF Stubby Clapp and OF Luis Saturria from Memphis of the PCL. Purchased the contract of LHP Jeff Tabaka from Memphis. Designated LHP Jose Rodriguez for assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Activated RHP Wayne Gomes from the 15-day disabled list.

Midwest League

KANE COUNTY COUGARS--Announced INF Hunter Wyant has been sent to Utica of the New York-Penn League and OF-INF Scott Hicks has been promoted to Kane County from Utica.

Atlantic League

CAMDEN RIVERSHARKS--Traded P Carlos Paredes to Long Island for C Jorge Morales.

Northern League

LINCOLN SALTDOGS--Placed C Alexis Hernandez on the disabled list.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS--Released RHP Jeff Juden.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS--Signed DE Andy Bowers, OT Michael Cook, WR Bryan Gilmore, TE Tevita Ofahengaue and LB Michael Young to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS--Claimed S Than Merrill off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Waived CB Todd McMillon. Signed WR Ahmad Merritt, G LeShane Grice and LB Devin Lemons to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed S Devin Bush to a two-year contract. Released DB Anthony Malbrough, WR Lenzie Jackson and OL Scott Sanderson. Placed QB Kevin Thompson on injured reserve. Claimed QB Josh Booty off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks, WR Tony Simmons off waivers from the New England Patriots and OL Terrance Sykes off waivers from the New York Giants. Signed LB Anthony Denman, RB Carl Fair, DL Alvin McKinley, OL Richard Mercier and OL Paul Zukauskas to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed WR Anthony Lucas, LB Lewis Mackey, RB Tony Taylor, OL James Wagstaff and DE Colston Weatherington to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed LB Donte Curry, FB Chris Gall, G-T Ed Kehl and CB Hurley Tarver to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Agreed to terms with CB Thomas Smith on a one-year contract. Signed RB Kevin McDougal, DT Hans Olsen, OL Rob Murphy, DB Raymond Walls and LB Donnel Thompson to the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Released QB Bubby Brister.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed DE Marques Douglas, LB Curtis Holden, CB Trayvon Waller and TE Eddie Williams to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS--Signed DT Steve Martin to a one-year contract. Claimed LB Jason Glenn off waivers from the Detroit Lions. Released DT Maurice Anderson. Placed NT Jason Ferguson on injured reserve. Signed C-G Siutupe Peko, QB Tory Woodbury, TE Daniel Wilcox, RB Marlion Jackson, and DT Girarde Mercer to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed WR Robert Baker, WR Corey Bridges and OT Brandon Winey to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Signed C Matt Birk to a seven-year contract extension. Signed TE Matt Cercone, S Brian Russell, LB Mike Crawford and LB Antonio Wilson to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Released DE Greg Spires.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Signed RB R.J. Bowers, WR Demetrius Brown, WR Tim Baker, CB Payton Williams and TE Mark Thomas to the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS--Traded QB Joe Germaine to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2002 sixth-round draft pick. Signed QB Jamie Martin.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Released TE Reggie Davis and CB Fakhir Brown. Signed C Dennis O'Sullivan and CB Lloyd Harrison.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Waived DE Jerome Davis and DT Larry Fitzpatrick. Signed WR Vinny Sutherland. Claimed CB Jason Suttle off waivers from the Denver Broncos. Signed WR Pat Batteaux, WR Nate Turner, FB Terry Witherspoon and DT Dequincy Scott to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Waived QB Ryan Leaf. Claimed WR Milton Wynn off waivers from the St. Louis Rams. Signed OL Leon Hires, CB Corey Ivy and TE Mike Roberg to the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Signed DE David Bowens and DE Otis Leverette. Released DL Derrick Ham and DL Mario Monds. Signed WR Justin Skaggs, RB Stanley Stephens, OT Terrance Simmons and LB Chaz Murphy to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CALGARY FLAMES--Signed F Garrett Bembridge.

Western Hockey League

PORTLAND WINTER HAWKS--Traded F Daniel McIvor to the Vancouver for the rights to F Dan Welch. Traded F Luke Molotowsky to Brandon for G Krister Toews.

COLLEGE

ST. FRANCIS, PA.--Named Cindy Rumbaugh women's swimming coach and Scott Catone men's and women's track and field and cross country coach.

WASHINGTON--Signed Rick Neuheisel, football coach, to a new contract.