Scoreboard

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Northland at Central Lakes 6:30 p.m.

Thursday

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Brainerd at Sartell 7:30 p.m.

Little Falls at Alexandria

East Central at Aitkin

Crosby-Ironton at Cass Lake-Bena

Pine River-Backus at Pequot Lakes

Pierz at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

New York Mills at Pillager

Staples-Motley at Fergus Falls

Verndale at Swanville

Wadena-Deer Creek at Detroit Lakes

GIRLS TENNIS

Little Falls at Sartell

Pierz at Aitkin

Greenway at Crosby-Ironton

Osakis at Pequot Lakes

Wadena-Deer Creek at West Central

BOYS SOCCER

Brainerd at Willmar 5 p.m.

St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls

GIRLS SOCCER

Willmar vs. Brainerd at Baxter 5 p.m.

Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Brainerd at Rocori 6 p.m.

Sartell at Little Falls

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)

Wednesday

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Teams TBA

ESPN2 -- Teams TBA

7:05 p.m.

FSN/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Detroit

9 p.m.

ESPN -- Teams TBA

ESPN2 -- Teams TBA

SOCCER

1:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- UEFA Champions League, RSC Anderlecht vs. AS Roma

Thursday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN -- South Carolina at Mississippi St.

3 p.m.

ESPN -- PGA, Pennsylvania Classic, first round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Detroit

2:30 p.m.

FOXFAM -- Houston at San Francisco

6 p.m.

TBS -- Atlanta at Philadelphia

PREP VOLLEYBALL

7:30 p.m.

KKIN-AM -- Aitkin vs. East Central

KKIN-FM -- Crosby-Ironton at Cass Lake-Bena

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 87 57 .604 --

Boston 73 69 .514 13

Toronto 71 73 .493 16

Baltimore 55 88 .385 31 1/2

Tampa Bay 50 94 .347 37

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 83 62 .572 --

Minnesota 77 68 .531 6

Chicago 74 71 .510 9

Detroit 57 87 .396 25 1/2

Kansas City 57 87 .396 25 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

x-Seattle 105 40 .724 --

Oakland 88 57 .607 17

Anaheim 73 72 .503 32

Texas 66 79 .455 39

Tuesday's Games

Toronto 8, Baltimore 5

Boston 7, Tampa Bay 2

Cleveland 11, Kansas City 2

Minnesota 8, Detroit 3

Oakland 6, Texas 5

N.Y. Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 3

Seattle 4, Anaheim 0

Wednesday's Games

Baltimore (Maduro 3-5) at Toronto (Halladay 3-2), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (P.Wilson 6-8) at Boston (Cone 8-5), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Suppan 9-11) at Cleveland (Colon 12-11), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Sparks 10-9) at Minnesota (Milton 14-5), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Hudson 16-7) at Texas (Davis 9-8), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Clemens 19-1) at Chicago White Sox (Glover 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

Anaheim (Schoeneweis 10-9) at Seattle (Moyer 17-5), 9:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Detroit (Lima 4-7) at Minnesota (Mays 15-13), 1:05 p.m.

Anaheim (Washburn 11-8) at Seattle (Sele 13-5), 5:35 p.m.

Baltimore (Towers 8-10) at Toronto (Carpenter 10-11), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Rupe 5-11) at Boston (F.Castillo 8-8), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (George 3-5) at Cleveland (Drese 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Zito 13-8) at Texas (Oliver 11-9), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 15-9) at Chicago White Sox (K.Wells 9-9), 7:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 78 66 .542 --

Philadelphia 77 68 .531 1 1/2

New York 73 73 .500 6

Florida 68 77 .469 10 1/2

Montreal 61 84 .421 17 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 85 59 .590 --

St. Louis 81 64 .559 4 1/2

Chicago 78 66 .542 7

Milwaukee 63 83 .431 23

Cincinnati 59 86 .407 26 1/2

Pittsburgh 55 90 .379 30 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 82 63 .566 --

San Francisco 80 65 .552 2

Los Angeles 78 67 .538 4

San Diego 72 73 .497 10

Colorado 63 81 .438 18 1/2

Tuesday's Games

Florida 3, Montreal 1

N.Y. Mets 7, Pittsburgh 5

Cincinnati 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3

St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 4

Colorado 10, Arizona 9

San Diego 3, Los Angeles 2

Houston 3, San Francisco 2

Wednesday's Games

N.Y. Mets (Rusch 7-10) at Pittsburgh (McKnight 2-3), 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (D'Amico 1-2) at St. Louis (Morris 19-7), 12:40 p.m.

Florida (Beckett 1-0) at Montreal (Pavano 0-4), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Lopez 3-5) at Colorado (Hampton 13-11), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Wood 10-6) at Cincinnati (Hamilton 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Burkett 11-10) at Philadelphia (Coggin 4-5), 6:05 p.m.

San Diego (Tollberg 7-4) at Los Angeles (Baldwin 2-4), 9:10 p.m.

Houston (Mlicki 5-1) at San Francisco (L.Hernandez 12-13), 9:15 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Chicago Cubs (Bere 10-9) at Cincinnati (Fernandez 0-0), 11:35 a.m.

Houston (Miller 16-7) at San Francisco (Rueter 13-11), 2:35 p.m.

Colorado (Chacon 6-9) at Montreal (Armas Jr. 9-12), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Millwood 5-6) at Philadelphia (Wolf 7-10), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (W.Williams 12-9) at Pittsburgh (J.Anderson 7-16), 6:05 p.m.

Arizona (Witt 3-1) at Los Angeles (Park 13-11), 9:10 p.m.

Twins box

TWINS 8, TIGERS 3

DETROIT MINNESOTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Macias 3b 3 1 0 0 JJones lf 5 0 0 0

Easley 2b 4 0 1 0 CGzmn ss 5 2 2 1

Hggnsn lf 4 0 0 0 Mntkw 1b 5 1 2 0

Fick dh 3 0 0 1 Koskie 3b 5 2 3 1

Halter ss 3 1 1 1 DOrtiz dh 4 0 2 0

Munson 1b 4 0 0 0 THuntr cf 5 2 2 3

Magee cf 3 0 0 0 Przyns c 5 1 2 2

Wklnd rf 3 1 1 1 Kielty rf 4 0 2 1

Inge c 3 0 0 0 Rivas 2b 3 0 3 0

MiRivera c 0 0 0 0

Totals 30 3 3 3 Totals 41 8 18 8

Detroit 000 000 021 -- 3

Minnesota 203 021 00x -- 8

E--Easley (13), Halter (21), Wakeland (1), Koskie (14), Kielty (3). LOB--Detroit 3, Minnesota 11. 2B--Mientkiewicz (39), THunter (28), Pierzynski 2 (30), Rivas (18). HR--Halter (10), Wakeland (1), CGuzman (10), Koskie (26). S--Rivas. SF--Fick.

IP H R ER BB SO

Detroit

Weaver L,11-15 4 2-3 13 7 7 1 3

Perisho 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1

Pineda 1 1 0 0 0 1

HMurray 2-3 2 0 0 0 2

DPatterson 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Minnesota

Radke W,13-9 7 2-3 2 2 2 0 8

BWells 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Duvall 2-3 1 1 1 1 1

TBJones 1-3 0 0 0 1 1

WP--Radke, Duvall.

Umpires--Home, Wegner; First, Tschida; Second, Reed; Third, Phillips.

T--2:48. A--10,878 (48,678).

Linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tampa Bay 000 200 000 -- 2 5 0

Boston 002 005 00x -- 7 11 2

Sturtze, Creek (6), Zambrano (7), Yan (8) and Hall; Nomo, Wakefield (8), Arrojo (9) and Hatteberg. W--Nomo 12-8. L--Sturtze 8-12. HR--Boston, MRamirez (40).

Kansas City 000 100 100 -- 2 6 2

Cleveland 101 072 00x -- 11 9 0

Durbin, Mullen (5), Austin (5), Reichert (6), DHenry (6), Voyles (8) and Zaun; CFinley, Shuey (7), Rocker (8), Baez (9) and EADiaz. W--CFinley 7-6. L--Durbin 7-15. HRs--Cleveland, Lofton 2 (14), Fryman (3).

Baltimore 001 002 110 -- 5 9 1

Toronto 120 002 03x -- 8 13 1

JMJohnson, Bale (6), Wasdin (6), BRyan (7), Julio (8) and Gil, Lunar (8); KEscobar, File (6), Borbon (7), Quantrill (7), Plesac (8), Koch (9) and ACastillo, Phelps (7). W--Plesac 4-4. L--Julio 1-1. Sv--Koch (32). HRs--Baltimore, Hairston (8), Ripken (13). Toronto, ASGonzalez 2 (16), Mondesi (25), Fullmer (18), FLopez (4).

New York 200 010 620 -- 11 16 0

Chicago 000 000 021 -- 3 7 1

OHernandez, Stanton (8), Wohlers (9) and Posada, TGreene (9); Buehrle, Embree (7), Fogg (8), MGinter (9) and MLJohnson. W--OHernandez 3-6. L--Buehrle 13-8. HRs--New York, Posada (21), ShSpencer (9), Soriano (17).

Anaheim 000 000 000 -- 0 3 1

Seattle 020 002 00x -- 4 10 0

RaOrtiz and BMolina; FGarcia and DWilson. W--FGarcia 17-5. L--RaOrtiz 12-9.

Oakland 001 101 300 -- 6 11 0

Texas 200 002 010 -- 5 7 1

Mulder, Tam (7), Mecir (8), Isringhausen (9) and RJHernandez; Helling, DKolb (7), Venafro (7), Mahomes (7), JRZimmermn (9) and Haselman. W--Mulder 19-7. L--Venafro 5-5. Sv--Isringhausen (29). HRs--Oakland, EChavez (26), RJHernandez (11). Texas, ARodriguez (45).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Florida 010 001 001 -- 3 7 1

Montreal 000 000 001 -- 1 10 0

Penny, Looper (8), Alfonseca (9) and CJohnson; Thurman, Lloyd (8), Strickland (9) and Barrett. W--Penny 8-9. L--Thurman 8-11. Sv--Alfonseca (26). HRs--Florida, Floyd (30), PWilson 2 (21).

New York 001 011 031 -- 7 10 2

Pittsburgh 200 110 010 -- 5 6 0

Appier, Riggan (7), RiWhite (8), Benitez (9) and Piazza; Williams, Lincoln (6), Sauerbeck (7), Olivares (8), Loiselle (9) and Kendall. W--Riggan 3-2. L--Olivares 6-8. Sv--Benitez (40). HRs--New York, Lawton (3), Piazza (32), Zeile (8), McEwing (7). Pittsburgh, BGiles (34), Mackowiak (3).

Chicago 010 000 301 -- 5 13 0

Cincinnati 000 012 003 -- 6 11 2

Lieber, Fassero (6), Mahay (7), Weathers (7), Farnsworth (8) and Girardi; Dessens, Sullivan (7), DReyes (7), Rijo (8), Graves (9) and LaRue. W--Graves 6-4. L--Farnsworth 4-5. HR--Chicago, Stairs (15).

Atlanta 000 000 120 -- 3 8 1

Philadelphia 101 000 002 -- 4 7 0

Glavine, Seanez (7), Remlinger (8), Smoltz (9) and JLopez, Bako (8); Duckworth, Cormier (8), Wendell (8), Cook (8), Bottalico (9) and Pratt. W--Bottalico 3-4. L--Smoltz 2-3.

Milwaukee 001 010 200 -- 4 8 0

St. Louis 303 200 10x -- 9 10 0

JAWright, Gandarillas (4), MLeiter (5), DeJean (6), RKing (7), Leskanic (8) and Blanco; Hermanson, MMatthews (6), Hackman (7), Tabaka (8), Timlin (9) and Matheny. W--Hermanson 13-12. L--JAWright 9-12. HRs--Milwaukee, DWhite (14), Jenkins (18). St. Louis, Pujols (35).

Arizona 600 000 300 -- 9 8 0

Colorado 013 110 202 -- 10 16 4

Schilling, Koplove (6), Prinz (7), Morgan (7), Swindell (8), BKim (9) and DMiller; Thomson, Speier (7), MMyers (8) and GBennett. W--MMyers 2-3. L--BKim 5-6. HRs--Arizona, RSanders (31). Colorado, JOrtiz (11), Helton 2 (43), Cirillo (15).

San Diego 000 200 001 -- 3 4 0

Los Angeles 010 000 001 -- 2 5 0

Jarvis, Hoffman (9) and BDavis, WGonzalez (6); Adams, Herges (9) and Lo Duca. W--Jarvis 12-10. L--Adams 12-7. Sv--Hoffman (38). HR--San Diego, Trammell (22).

Houston 000 000 102 -- 3 5 0

San Francisco 010 001 000 -- 2 6 0

Oswalt, Redding (3), NCruz (6), MJackson (7), MkWilliams (8), BWagner (9) and Ausmus; RuOrtiz, Christiansen (8), FARodriguez (8), Nen (9) and BSantiago. W--MkWilliams 5-4. L--Nen 4-4. Sv--BWagner (35). HR--San Francisco, Galarraga (7).

Football

High school polls

The Associated Press rankings for Minnesota 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 (5) 3-0 66

2. Cretin-Derham Hall (2) 3-0 62

3. Blaine 3-0 61

4. Rochester John Marshall 3-0 47

5. Champlin Park 3-0 42

6. Brainerd 3-0 31

7. Burnsville 3-0 24

8. Woodbury 3-0 17

9. Wayzata 3-0 10

(tie) Hastings 2-1 10

Others receiving votes:

Eagan 9, Alexandria 3, Irondale 1, Bemidji 1, Edina 1.

Class 4A

1. Hutchinson (6) 3-0 78

2. Red Wing (2) 3-0 74

3. Orono 3-0 62

4. Mankato East 3-0 54

5. Totino-Grace 2-1 42

6. Duluth-Denfeld 3-0 39

7. Northfield 2-1 34

8. St. Michael-Alb. 3-0 28

9. Mankato West 2-1 10

10. Detroit Lakes 1-2 7

Others receiving votes:

Benilde-St. Margaret's 4, St. Paul Como Park 4, Mahtomedi 2, Chisago Lakes 1, Grand Rapids 1.

Class 3A

1. Albany (7) 3-0 79

2. Greenway 3-0 66

3. Concordia Academy (1) 3-0 62

4. Delano 3-0 51

5. Kasson-Mantorville 3-0 41

6. Crookston 3-0 38

7. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3-0 19

8. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 3-0 17

9. Jackson County Central 2-1 13

10. Cannon Falls 3-0 11

Others receiving votes:

Redwood Valley 9, Lake City 8, Glencoe-Silver Lake 7, Milaca 7, Moose Lake-Willow River 5, Luverne 4, BOLD 2, Perham 1.

Class 2A

1. Breck (6) 3-0 67

2. Waterville-Elys-Mor (1) 3-0 61

3. Braham 3-0 51

4. Fillmore Central 3-0 41

5. Otter Tail Central 2-1 33

6. Chisholm 3-0 28

7. Dover 3-0 25

8. Esko 3-0 23

9. Pierz 3-0 16

10. Kingsland 3-0 15

Others receiving votes:

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 10, Windom Area 5, Holdingford 3, Hawley 2, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3, Breckenridge 1, Maple River 1.

Class 1A

1. McLeod West (5) 3-0 67

2. Pillager (1) 3-0 58

3. Cook County 3-0 46

4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 3-0 33

5. Osakis (1) 3-0 30

6. Adrian 3-0 29

7. Sleepy Eye 3-0 23

7. Parkers Prairie 3-0 23

9. Mt. Lake-Butterfield-Odin 3-0 15

10. Red Rock Central 3-0 13

Others receiving votes:

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 11, Goodhue 9, Minneota 7, Bertha-Hewitt 4, St. Clair 4, Carlton 2

Nine-Man

1. Stephen-Argyle (7) 3-0 96

2. Cromwell (1) 3-0 88

3. Sioux Valley-Round Lk-Brews (2) 3-0 85

4. Chokio-Alberta-Herman-Norcross 3-0 67

5. Nicollet 3-0 57

6. LeRoy-Ostrander 3-0 53

7. Fisher-Climax 3-0 33

8. Tower-Soudan 3-0 22

9. Verndale 2-1 21

10. Cherry 2-1 12

Others receiving votes:

Hills Beaver Creek-Ellworth 9, Grand Meadow 3, Underwood 2, Norman County West 1, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 1

Volleyball poll

Class AAA

1. Eagan (5) 126

2. Alexandria (3) 122

3. Apple Valley 108

4. Anoka 95

5. Chaska 91

6. White Bear Lake 77

7. Hibbing 53

8. Hopkins 48

9. Bloomington Jefferson (1) 39

10. Champlin Park 37

Also receiving votes:

Marshall (28), Armstrong (25), Blaine (23), Eden Prairie (19), Moorhead (17), Wayzata (15), Park Cottage Grove (12), Burnsville (8), Lakeville (10)

Class AA

1. Tracy-Milroy (1) 97

2. Belle Plaine (4) 95

3. Stewartville (1) 93

4. Renville County West 52

5. Wabasha-Kellogg 47

6. Windom 44

7. Roseau 38

8. Sauk Centre (1) 35

9. Jackson County Central 33

10. St. Cloud Cathedral 31

10. Kenyon-Wanamingo 31

Also receiving votes:

Lake of the Woods (24), Watertown Mayer (23), Pierz (22), Chatfield (20), Moose Lake/Willow River (16), Mayer Lutheran, Sibley East (11)

Class A

1. Fosston (5) 89

2. Mabel Canton (1) 80

3. Meadow Creek Christian 65

4. Central MN Christian (1) 52

5. Minneota 45

6. Cook 44

7. Southwest Christian 37

8. Kittson Central 32

9. Buffalo Lake Hector 31

10. Brandon-Evansville 30

Also receiving votes:

Ogilvie (28), Sleepy Eye St. Mary (11), Browerville (22), Ada Borup, Win-E-Mac, Bertha Hewitt (7)

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX--Placed RHP Pedro Martinez on the 15-day disabled list.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Activated C Sandy Alomar from the 15-day disabled list.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Activated RHP Paul Shuey from the 15-day disabled list.

MINNESOTA TWINS--Purchased the contract of 3B Michael Cuddyer from New Britain of the Eastern League.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS--Placed LHP Felix Heredia on the 15-day disabled list.

CINCINNATI REDS--Recalled 1B D.T. Cromer from Louisville of the International League. Purchased the contracts of RHP Jared Fernandez and OF Raul Gonzalez from Louisville. Sent INF Bill Selby, RHP Scott Winchester, RHP Chris Nichting outright to Louisville. Nichting refused the assignment, opting for free agency.

COLORADO ROCKIES--Claimed OF John Barnes off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES--Agreed to terms with F Pau Gasol on a three-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed LB Anthony Denman from the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Agreed to terms with CB Corey Harris on a two-year-contract. Released DT Nate Habgood-Chittlick.

MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed OT Harry Swayne. Released RB Derek Combs and C Derek Lorenti from the practice squad. Signed WR Ronney Daniels and RB Reuben Droughns to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS--Waived TE Jake Moreland and LB Joe Todd.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CALGARY FLAMES--Signed LW Craig Berube.

CAROLINA HURRICANES--Assigned G Randy Petruk, G Rob Zepp, D defensemen Jeremiah McCarthy, D Peter Reynolds, D Greg Kuznik, D Jan Vodrazka, F Michael Zigomanis, F Jeff Heerema, F Ian MacNeil, F Jaroslav Svoboda, F Shaun Fisher, F Tomas Kurka, F Brett Lysak, F Ryan Murphy and F Damian Surma to Lowell of the AHL. Assigned D Alexander Godynyuk to Florida of the ECHL. Announced G Daniel Boisclair, D Carter Trevisani, D Sean Curry will return to their junior teams.

DALLAS STARS--Announced a working affilation with Fort Worth of the CHL for the 2001 season. Returned G Jason Bacashihua, LW Ruslan Bernikov, LW Daniel Volrab, D Sean Dixon, D Hunter Lahache, D Patrice Theriault and RW Ladislav Vlcek to their junior teams. Released LW Terry Ryan, RW Mike Henderson, G Aren Miller and C Scott Perry.

MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed G Olivier Michaud to a three-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Assigned C Mario Lemieux to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL for one game.

ST. LOUIS BLUES--Assigned G Reinhard Davis, G Cody Rudkowsky, D Dale Clark, D Barret Jackman, D Darren Rumble, D Maike Van Ryn, F Steve McLaren, F Jame Pollock, F Michel Reisen and F Dan Tzazuk to Worcester of the AHL.

SAN JOSE SHARKS--Agreed to terms with C Patrick Marleau and LW Chad Wiseman on one-year contracts. Assigned RW Adam Colagiacomo, G Seamus Kotyk, LW Eric LaPlante, C Andy Lundbohm, C Graig Mischler, D Robert Mulick, RW Adam Nittel, RW Miroslav Zalesak, D Omar Ennaffati, G Michel Larocque and D Kevin Magnuson to Cleveland of the AHL. Returned LW Ryan Clowe to Rimouski of the QMJHL.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Assigned D Francois Bouchard, F Luca Cereda, F Frantisek Mrazek and F Paul Healey to St. John's of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Re-signed D Brent Sopel to a three-year contract.

American Hockey League

MANITOBA MOOSE--Signed D Garrett Burnett.

East Coast Hockey League

MISSISSIPPI SEA WOLVES--Signed RW-assistant coach Steffon Walby. COLLEGE

BAYLOR--Announced junior LHP Derek Brehm has been dismissed from the baseball team.

BRADLEY--Named Keith Morrow athletic trainer.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN--Suspended LB Tony Robinson, LB Alvin Hightower, DB Desman Wilks and RB Antonio Singleton from the football team for the rest of the year for violating team and university policy.

FORDHAM--Named Suzanne Miller assistant athletic trainer and Scott Kwiatkowski assistant sports information director.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL--Named Adam Bledsoe offensive assistant coach.

GUILFORD--Named Ryan Dobias assistant football coach, and Bari Nixon and Rob Brafford women's assistant basketball coaches.

MIAMI, OHIO--Named Maggie McGowan assistant director of marketing and promotions.

MISSISSIPPI--Announced the retirement of Jerry Montgomery, women's tennis coach.

ROLLINS--Announced Davey Johnson has joined the athletic staff.

RUTGERS--Named Marlena Kotynski assistant softball coach.

SLIPPERY ROCK--Named Chris Elliot interim wrestling coach.

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI--Named Amos Mansfield athletic trainer.

STANFORD--Named Chris Horpel director of wrestling, Steve Buddie wrestling coach, and Quinn Carney women's lacrosse coach.

WAYNE STATE--Announced the resignation of Ron Hammye, men's basketball coach.

WILKES--Named Bryan McGraw men's associate head basketball coach, and Corby Swan and Jim Atherton men's assistant basketball coaches.