Scoreboard

Area events Thursday

Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2003

CROSS COUNTRY

Brainerd, Staples-Motley in Lucky Lindy Invitational at Little Falls, 4:30 p.m.

Pierz, Pillager at Royalton Invitational, 4 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Grand Rapids Invitational, 4 p.m.

SWIMMING/DIVING

Little Falls at Brainerd, 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

Brainerd at St. Cloud Apollo, 5 p.m.

Little Falls at Willmar, 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Brainerd at St. Cloud Apollo, 5 p.m.

Willmar at Little Falls, 5 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Little Falls at Brainerd, 4:30 p.m.

Hermantown at Aitkin, 4:30 p.m.

Crosby-Ironton, Wadena-Deer Creek at Staples-Motley triangular, 3 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Pierz

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Brainerd at Alexandria, 7:30 p.m.

Aitkin at Onamia, 7:30 p.m.

Crosby-Ironton at Wadena-Deer Creek, 7:30 p.m.

Sauk Rapids at Little Falls, 7:30 p.m.

Pierz at Maple Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Pillager at New York Mills, 7:30 p.m.

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

Sebeka at Verndale, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Brainerd at Moorhead, 7 p.m.

Aitkin vs. Yellow Medicine East at Granite Falls, 7:30 p.m.

Hermantown at Crosby-Ironton, 7 p.m.

Little Falls at Willmar, 7 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Blackduck, 7 p.m.

Pierz at Maple Lake, 7 p.m.

Pillager vs. Ottertail Central at Battle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Cass Lake at Pine River-Backus, 7 p.m.

Park Rapids at Staples-Motley, 7 p.m.

Wadena-Deer Creek at Minnehaha Academy, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

Little Falls vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 4:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Lake Region Christian at St. Francis tournament

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Central Lakes vs. Mesabi at Virginia, 6:30 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)

Thursday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN -- California at Utah

1 p.m.

ESPN -- USGA, Senior Amateur Championship, championship match

3 p.m.

ESPN -- PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, first round

TGC -- European PGA Tour, Trophee Lancome, first round

TGC -- The Solheim Cup, first round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m.

WGN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Minnesota at Chicago White Sox

6:30 p.m.

TBS -- Philadelphia at Atlanta

Friday

AUTO RACING

7 a.m.

SPEED -- Formula One, qualifying for Italian Grand Prix,

2 p.m.

TNT -- NASCAR, Winston Cup, pole qualifying for Sylvania 300

BOXING

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Featherweights, Orlando Salido vs. fighter TBA

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN -- Toledo at Marshall

12:30 p.m.

TGC -- Champions Tour, Constellation Energy Classic, first round

3 p.m.

ESPN -- PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, second round

TGC -- European PGA Tour, Trophee Lancome, second round

1 a.m.

TGC -- The Solheim Cup, second round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

2:10 p.m.

WGN -- Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs

6:05 p.m.

FSN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins at Cleveland

6:30 p.m.

TBS -- Atlanta at Florida

9 p.m.

ESPN -- Teams TBA

WNBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Playoffs, finals

PREP FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

KLIZ -- Brainerd at Moorhead

KLTF -- Little Falls at Willmar

KFML -- Pierz at Maple Lake

KSKK -- Staples-Motley vs. Park Rapids

7:30 p.m.

KBKK -- Pillager at Ottertail Central

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 88 56 .611 --

Boston 85 60 .586 3 1/2

Toronto 73 72 .503 15 1/2

Baltimore 66 79 .455 22 1/2

Tampa Bay 58 85 .406 29 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 78 67 .538 --

Minnesota 77 68 .531 1

Kansas City 74 70 .514 3 1/2

Cleveland 63 83 .432 15 1/2

Detroit 37 107 .257 40 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 86 60 .589 --

Seattle 83 62 .572 2 1/2

Anaheim 70 76 .479 16

Texas 65 80 .448 20 1/2

Wednesday's Games

Boston 5, Baltimore 0

N.Y. Yankees 15, Detroit 5

Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 5

Kansas City 9, Cleveland 7

Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 1

Seattle 3, Texas 1

Oakland 3, Anaheim 0

Thursday's Games

Cleveland (Westbrook 6-9) at Kansas City (May 8-7), 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Radke 11-10) at Chicago White Sox (Loaiza 19-6), 1:05 p.m.

Toronto (Halladay 19-6) at Tampa Bay (Gonzalez 6-8), 1:15 p.m.

Anaheim (Shields 4-4) at Oakland (Harden 4-4), 2:35 p.m.

Detroit (Cornejo 6-14) at N.Y. Yankees (Clemens 13-9), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (Callaway 1-6) at Seattle (Meche 14-10), 9:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

Baltimore (DuBose 2-4) at Toronto (Towers 5-1), 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Rogers 11-7) at Cleveland (Traber 6-8), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Wright 1-5) at Boston (Suppan 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Abbott 1-0) at Detroit (Maroth 6-20), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Zambrano 10-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Wells 13-6), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Zito 11-12) at Texas (Drese 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Anaheim (Lackey 9-14) at Seattle (Moyer 17-7), 9:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 92 54 .630 --

Florida 81 65 .555 11

Philadelphia 80 66 .548 12

Montreal 73 73 .500 19

New York 62 83 .428 29 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 78 67 .538 --

Chicago 77 68 .531 1

St. Louis 76 70 .521 2 1/2

Pittsburgh 66 78 .458 11 1/2

Cincinnati 62 83 .428 16

Milwaukee 62 83 .428 16

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 88 55 .615 --

Los Angeles 77 67 .535 11 1/2

Arizona 74 72 .507 15 1/2

Colorado 66 80 .452 23 1/2

San Diego 58 86 .403 30 1/2

Wednesday's Games

Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 3

Montreal 8, Chicago Cubs 4

Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 2

Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2

Houston 3, Milwaukee 1

St. Louis 10, Colorado 2

Arizona 5, Los Angeles 4

San Francisco 7, San Diego 1

Thursday's Games

Pittsburgh (D'Amico 8-14) at Cincinnati (Serafini 0-3), 11:35 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Prior 15-5) vs. Montreal (Ohka 8-12) at San Juan, 12:35 p.m.

Colorado (Oliver 10-11) at St. Louis (Hitchcock 2-0), 12:40 p.m.

Houston (Villone 6-3) at Milwaukee (Sheets 10-12), 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Myers 13-7) at Atlanta (Maddux 14-10), 6:35 p.m.

Los Angeles (Od.Perez 12-10) at Arizona (Capuano 1-3), 8:35 p.m.

San Francisco (J.Williams 6-4) at San Diego (Eaton 8-10), 9:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

Cincinnati (Etherton 2-3) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 12-11), 2:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Leiter 14-7) at Montreal (Vazquez 12-10), 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Telemaco 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Wells 7-8), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Hampton 13-7) at Florida (Penny 13-10), 6:35 p.m.

St. Louis (W.Williams 15-8) at Houston (W.Miller 12-12), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Jimenez 1-8) at Arizona (Dessens 7-7), 9:05 p.m.

San Diego (Jarvis 4-7) at Los Angeles (W.Alvarez 4-1), 9:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Kinney 10-10) at San Francisco (Schmidt 14-5), 9:15 p.m.

Wild card

American League

W L Pct GB

Boston 85 60 .586 --

Seattle 83 62 .572 2

National League

W L Pct GB

Florida 81 65 .555 --

Philadelphia 80 66 .548 1

Los Angeles 77 67 .535 3

Chicago 77 68 .531 3 1/2

St. Louis 76 70 .517 5

Linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston 300 000 101 -- 5 11 0

Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0 3 0

PMartinez, Embree (9) and Varitek; JJohnson, BRyan (7), Ligtenberg (9) and GGil. W--PMartinez 12-4. L--JJohnson 10-7.

Toronto 002 010 300 -- 6 7 4

Tampa Bay 300 000 200 -- 5 8 1

Hendrickson, TreMiller (7), Lopez (8) and Cash; JoSosa, Gaudin (7) and Hall, Valentin (9). W--Hendrickson 9-9. L--JoSosa 5-10. Sv--Lopez (10). HRs--Toronto, Hinske (12), Wells (31), CDelgado (35). Tampa Bay, Huff (30).

Detroit 004 000 001 -- 5 5 4

New York 410 500 14x -- 15 12 4

Knotts, Eckenstahler (4), Spurling (4), Bonderman (5), German (7), Schmack (8), DPatterson (8) and Inge, Hinch (6); Pettitte, CHammond (7), Depaula (9) and Posada, MHernandez (9). W--Pettitte 18-8. L--Knotts 3-6. HRs--Detroit, Halter (10). New York, NJohnson (12), Posada (28), Matsui (16), ABoone (2).

Cleveland 001 501 000 -- 7 13 2

Kansas City 210 050 10x -- 9 12 0

Durbin, JSantiago (5), Betancourt (5), Boyd (7), DaLee (8) and Bard; BriAnderson, KWilson (5), Leskanic (6), Affeldt (7) and Mayne. W--KWilson 6-3. L--JSantiago 1-3. Sv--Affeldt (4). HRs--Cleveland, Bard (7), Peralta (3).

Anaheim 000 000 000 -- 0 7 1

Oakland 000 300 00x -- 3 8 1

Washburn, Turnbow (8) and JMolina, Gregorio (8); Lilly, Bradford (6), Halama (7), Mecir (8), Foulke (9) and RaHernandez. W--Lilly 10-9. L--Washburn 10-14. Sv--Foulke (40).

Texas 000 000 001 -- 1 4 0

Seattle 100 200 00x -- 3 4 0

Thomson, Ramirez (7) and Greene; Pineiro and DWilson. W--Pineiro 14-10. L--Thomson 12-13. HRs--Texas, RPalmeiro (34). Seattle, BBoone (33).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Florida 002 020 012 -- 7 11 0

New York 200 001 000 -- 3 4 3

MRedman, CFox (7), Helling (8), Bump (9) and Redmond, IRodriguez (7); Seo, Wheeler (6), GRoberts (7), JoFranco (8), Almonte (9), Anderson (9) and Piazza. W--MRedman 12-9. L--Seo 8-11. HRs--Florida, IRodriguez (16), Conine (1). New York, DGarcia (1).

Pittsburgh 001 000 002 -- 3 10 2

Cincinnati 000 000 200 -- 2 4 0

OlPerez, Lincoln (8), Gonzalez (9), Tavarez (9) and Kendall; Van Poppel, Riedling (7), PNorton (8), Reitsma (9) and LaRue. W--Lincoln 3-4. L--Reitsma 9-5. Sv--Tavarez (6). HRs--Pittsburgh, Mackowiak (6), ANunez (3).

Philadelphia 010 000 100 -- 2 6 1

Atlanta 011 011 00x -- 4 10 1

Padilla, CSilva (7), Mesa (8) and Lieberthal; HRamirez, JSWright (8), Cunnane (9) and JvLopez. W--HRamirez 10-4. L--Padilla 13-10. Sv--Cunnane (3). HRs--Philadelphia, Burrell (21), ToPerez (4). Atlanta, JvLopez (39).

Chicago 021 001 000 -- 4 8 0

Montreal 000 003 05x -- 8 8 0

Clement, Guthrie (6), Veres (6), Remlinger (7), Farnsworth (8) and DMiller; LHernandez, CCordero (7), Eischen (7), Ayala (8), Biddle (9) and Schneider. W--Ayala 9-3. L--Farnsworth 3-2. HRs--Chicago, Lofton (11), Alou (21), ARamirez (22).

Colorado 000 110 000 -- 2 6 1

St. Louis 002 500 30x -- 10 11 2

Elarton, JSanchez (4), Stark (5), Bernero (7), Vance (7), Fuentes (8) and CJohnson, Pellow (8); Tomko and Widger. W--Tomko 12-8. L--Elarton 3-4. HRs--Colorado, CJohnson (18). St. Louis, Pujols 2 (41), Rolen (27), JDrew (14).

Houston 300 000 000 -- 3 9 0

Milwaukee 000 010 000 -- 1 7 0

Robertson, Gallo (7), Bullinger (8), BWagner (9) and RChavez; Martinez, Burba (6), Estrella (8), Nance (9) and EddPerez. W--Robertson 14-7. L--Martinez 0-1. Sv--BWagner (41). HR--Milwaukee, EddPerez (10).

Los Angeles 030 010 000 -- 4 6 1

Arizona 000 000 05x -- 5 5 0

Ishii, Mota (7), TMartin (8), Quantrill (8) and Lo Duca; Webb, Villarreal (8), Mantei (9) and Hammock, Barajas (9). W--Villarreal 8-7. L--Quantrill 1-5. Sv--Mantei (22). HRs--Arizona, Hillenbrand (14), SFinley (20).

San Francisco 400 001 020 -- 7 10 0

San Diego 000 000 100 -- 1 5 1

Rueter, Nathan (7), Christiansen (8), Hermanson (9) and BSantiago; Lawrence, MMatthews (7), JRoa (8), Hoffman (9) and Bennett. W--Rueter 8-5. L--Lawrence 8-15. HRs--San Francisco, Durham (7), Alfonzo (9), JoCruz (18). San Diego, Nevin (10).

Football

Sunday, Sept. 14

Miami at N.Y. Jets, noon

Detroit at Green Bay, noon

Washington at Atlanta, noon

Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon

Buffalo at Jacksonville, noon

Cleveland at Baltimore, noon

Houston at New Orleans, noon

San Francisco at St. Louis, noon

Pittsburgh at Kansas City, noon

Seattle at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.

New England at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 15

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

College

Top 25 Schedule

Saturday

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Fresno State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Miami vs. East Carolina, 6 p.m.

No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 24 North Carolina State, 11 a.m.

No. 4 Southern Cal vs. Hawaii, 3 p.m.

No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 15 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Texas vs. Arkansas, 11 a.m.

No. 7 Kansas State vs. Massachusetts, 1 p.m.

No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 25 South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. Ball State, 11:30 a.m.

No. 12 LSU vs. Western Illinois, 7 p.m.

No. 14 Wisconsin vs. UNLV, 11 a.m.

No. 16 Arizona State vs. Utah State, 9 p.m.

No. 17 Colorado vs. Washington State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 18 Nebraska vs. Penn State, 7 p.m.

No. 19 Florida vs. Florida A&M, 5 p.m.

No. 20 Wake Forest vs. Purdue, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Iowa at Iowa State, 11:30 a.m.

MIDWEST

Saturday

California at Illinois, 11 a.m.

Bowling Green at Ohio St., 11 a.m.

North Carolina at Wisconsin, 11 a.m.

Marshall at Kansas St., 11:30 a.m.

Austin Peay at Dayton, noon

St. Francis, Pa. at Valparaiso, noon

Tuskegee vs. Hampton at Cleveland, 12:30 p.m.

Arizona at Purdue, 12:30 p.m.

Cent. Michigan at Ball St., 1 p.m.

Davidson at Butler, 1 p.m.

Middle Tennessee at Missouri, 1 p.m.

Drake at Wis.-Platteville, 1 p.m.

Illinois St. at E. Illinois, 1:30 p.m.

Michigan St. at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.

Kentucky at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Arizona St. at Iowa, 5 p.m.

Howard at Akron, 6 p.m.

Temple at Cincinnati, 6 p.m.

Jacksonville St. at Kansas, 6 p.m.

SW Missouri St. at SE Missouri, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toledo, 6 p.m.

Tenn.-Martin at W. Illinois, 6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at Youngstown St., 6 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Northern Division

Div. All

Mesabi Range 0-0 1-0

Vermilion 0-0 1-0

Northland 0-0 1-1

Hibbing 0-0 1-1

Itasca 0-0 0-2

Rainy River 0-0 0-2

Southern Division

Div. All

Minnesota West 0-0 2-0

Central Lakes 0-0 1-1

Fergus Falls 0-0 1-1

Ridgewater 0-0 1-1

Rochester 0-0 1-1

Sept. 13

Central Lakes at Rainy River, 1:30 p.m.

Fergus Falls at Northland, 1:30 p.m.

Minnesota West at Mesabi Range, noon

Ridgewater at Itasca, 1:30 p.m.

Rochester at Vermilion, 1:30 p.m.Conference standings

High school standings

Northern Lakes Conf, Overall

Staples-Motley 1-0, 2-0

Crookston 0-0, 1-1

East Grand Forks 0-0, 1-1

Wadena-Deer Creek 0-1, 1-1

Warroad 0-0, 0-2

Park Rapids 0-0, 0-2

North Star Conf, Overall

Lake of the Woods 1-0, 1-1

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 1-0, 1-1

Bagley 1-0, 1-1

Clearbrook-Gonvick 1-0, 1-1

Pequot Lakes 0-1, 1-1

Pine River-Backus 0-1, 1-1

Blackduck 0-1, 0-2

Cass Lake-Bena 0-1, 0-2

Prairie North Conf, Overall

Ottertail Central 1-0, 2-0

Menahga 1-0, 2-0

New York Mills 1-0, 1-1

Parkers Prairie 0-1, 1-1

Bertha-Hewitt 0-1, 1-1

Sebeka 0-1, 1-1

Pillager 0-0, 0-2

Sea Range Conf, Overall

International Falls 1-0, 2-0

Proctor 0-0, 2-0

Greenway 1-0, 1-1

Hermantown 1-0, 1-1

Crosby-Ironton 0-1, 1-1

Virginia 0-1, 0-2

Eveleth-Gilbert 0-1, 0-2

Great River Conf, Overall

East Central 1-0, 2-0

Hinckley-Finlayson 1-0, 2-0

Rush City 1-0, 1-1

Ogilvie 0-0, 0-2

Aitkin 0-1, 0-2

Braham 0-1, 0-2

Onamia 0-1, 0-2

Pheasant Conf, Overall

Verndale 3-0, 3-0

Hillcrest Lutheran 2-1, 2-1

Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 1-0, 1-0

Hancock 1-1, 1-1

Underwood 1-1, 1-1

Wheaton 1-1, 1-1

Eagle Valley 0-1, 0-1

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 0-2, 0-2

Ashby 0-2, 0-2

Central Minnesota Conf, Overall

Holdingford 1-0, 2-0

Eden Valley-Watkins 1-0, 2-0

Pierz 1-0, 1-1

Rockford 1-0, 1-1

Maple Lake 0-1, 1-1

Howard Lake-Waverly 0-1, 0-2

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 0-1, 0-2

Kimball 0-1, 0-2

High school leaders

Rushing yards

Craig Luberts, Pierz, 248 yards

Matt Sweere, W-DC 224 yards

Brandon Laffin, C-I, 223 yards

Adam Johnson, S-M, 216 yards

Gregg Day, Brainerd, 143 yards

Brady Prince, Brainerd, 119 yards

Nick Perpich, C-I, 114 yards

Tony Andres, Pierz, 110 yards

BJ Olson, W-DC, 107 yards

Andy Mertens, S-M, 99 yards

Passing yards

Adam Johnson, S-M, 303 yards

Morgan Shepherd, Brainerd, 280 yards

Jonathon Schulz, Little Falls, 261 yards

Joe Kahl, Pierz, 243 yards

Brett Hieb, W-DC, 91 yards

Wayne Ward, C-I, 57 yards

Receiving yards

Zach Martin, S-M, 180 yards

Tony Parker, Little Falls, 179 yards

Jordan Loidolt, Pierz, 129 yards

Blake Eller, Brainerd, 124 yards

Morgan Cekalla, Little Falls, 62 yards

Joe Smith, S-M, 52 yards

Cliff Edberg, Brainerd, 42 yards

Matt Poepping, Pierz, 41 yards

Paul Williams, S-M, 36 yards

Matt Edmundson, C-I 35 yards

Lucas Grothmann, W-DC, 35 yards

Total tackles

Kory Horn, Brainerd, 36

Will Kassulker, Brainerd, 35

Paul Erickson, Brainerd, 23

Kiel Browne, Brainerd, 20

Tyler Hendrickson, C-I, 19

Greg Wippler, Little Falls, 18

Morgan Cekalla, Little Falls, 18

Matt Poepping, Pierz, 17

Brandon Laffin, C-I, 17

Tony Parker, Little Falls, 16

Tony Wiseman, Little Falls, 16

Travis Pettit, W-DC, 15

Matt Unzeitig, C-I, 15

Jordan Loidolt, Pierz, 13

Jaran Sharp, C-I, 13

Dan Koop, C-I, 13

Sacks

Matt Mrnak, Pierz, 3

Josh Wiskus, Little Falls, 3

Nate Lucas, Brainerd, 2

Adam Johnson, S-M, 2

15 players are tied with 1

Interceptions

Brandon Currie, W-DC, 2

11 players are tied with 1

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Waived RHP Jose Paniagua.

TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled RHP Juan Dominguez from Frisco of the Texas League.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Acquired RHP John Novinsky from St. Louis to complete an earlier trade.

MONTREAL EXPOS--Activated C Michael Barrett from the 15-day disabled list.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DENVER NUGGETS--Agreed to terms with G Voshon Lenard on a multiyear contract.

MIAMI HEAT--Re-signed F Malik Allen.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Named Tony DiLeo senior vice president and assistant general manager, Courtney Witte director of player personnel, Kevin Johnson trainer, and John Tooher assistant trainer.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS--Waived QB David Rivers and G Jason Jowers from the practice squad. Signed WR John Lewis and WR Jimmy Fryzel to the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS--Released WR Rodney Wright from the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed FB George Layne to the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS--Waived CB Brandon Williams from the practice squad. Signed FB Kyle Johnson to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed WR Antonio Freeman.

HOUSTON TEXANS--Re-signed LB Jimmy McClain. Signed LB Justin Seaverns to the practice squad. Waived LB Armegis Spearman.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Signed QB Cory Sauter to a one-year contract. Signed RB Brian Allen to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Released RB David Allen from practice squad. Signed RB Joe Smith and LB Michael Josiah to the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Signed DB Corey Harris and WR Curtis Jackson to one-year contracts. Released S Clint Finley and WR Chris Horn.

MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed TE Todd Whitman to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS--Signed KR Michael Bates.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed CB Blue Adams to the practice squad. Released S Waine Bacon.

TENNESSEE TITANS--Agreed to terms with K Gary Anderson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Signed G Jean-Sebastien Giguere to a four-year contract.

ATLANTA THRASHERS--Signed D Shawn Heins.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Signed D Jamie Allison, F Matheiu Darche and C David Legwand.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Signed C Igor Larionov.

OTTAWA SENATORS--Acquired C Serge Payer from Florida for a 2004 ninth-round draft pick and signed him to a one-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Signed F Magnus Arvedson to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with G Tyler Moss.

COLLEGE

NCAA--Placed Fresno State on four years probation for violations including academic fraud, retroactive to Dec. 2002.

GEORGIA--Dismissed senior C Steve Thomas from the men's basketball team.

OHIO STATE--Announced RB Maurice Clarett has been suspended for the season for accepting improper benefits and lying to investigators.



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