Today
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii-Hilo vs. Western Illinois, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium.
ILH: Kamehameha vs. Punahou at Ala Wai Field, 3:45 p.m.
BASKETBALL
OIA Red West girls: Nanakuli at Pearl City, Kapolei at Leilehua, Campbell at Mililani, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Waipahu at Thompson, Kalani at Waianae, Castle at Kaimuki, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
SOFTBALL
College: Vanguard (Calif.) at Hawaii-Hilo (2), noon.
TENNIS
College women: Hawaii vs. Oklahoma State, 3 p.m., UH Complex.
ILH boys: Saint Louis at Iolani, 4 p.m.
ILH girls: St. Andrew's/Maryknoll at Kamehameha, 4 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
College women's exhibition: Hawaii vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii-Hilo vs. Western Illinois, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium.
Eastside Tournament: Aiea at Kailua, Kalani at Pearl City, Campbell at Castle, Leilehua at Kaiser, all games begin at 4 p.m.
ILH: Damien at Mid-Pacific, Saint Louis vs. Iolani at Ala Wai Field, 3:45 p.m.
BASKETBALL
ILH Division II girls: Le Jardin at Hanalani, 5:30 p.m.; Lutheran vs. Word of Life at St. Andrew's Priory, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
College: Hawaii Pacific vs. North Georgia (2), 2 p.m., HPU's Windward Campus Field.
Bank of Hawaii Invitational Tournament: Oklahoma State vs. Longwood (Va.), 1 p.m.; Oklahoma State vs. San Diego State, 3 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Longwood (Va.), 7 p.m.; Hawaii vs. San Diego State, 7 p.m., Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
TENNIS
College men: Hawaii vs. Purdue, UH Complex, 4 p.m.
WATER POLO
ILH Division I girls: Pac-Five at Kamehameha, 6 p.m.
ILH Division II girls: Pac-Five at Kamehameha, 5 p.m.
SUMO
March Grand Tournament
At Osaka
Day three
Kitazakura (3-0) def. Ushiomaru (0-3)
Yoshikaze (2-1) def. Toyozakura (1-2)
Kyokushuzan (1-2) def. Buyuzan (2-1)
Tochinonada (3-0) def. Tamakasuga (1-2)
Hakurozan (2-1) def. Otsukasa (1-2)
Wakanosato (3-0) def. Kasuganishiki (0-3)
Asasekiryu (2-1) def. Toyonoshima (0-3)
Takamisakari (2-1) def. Kotoshogiku (1-2)
Tochinohana (1-2) def. Kisenosato (2-1)
Takekaze (3-0) def. Tokitenku (1-2)
Kakizoe (2-1) def. Jumonji (0-3)
Kyokutenho (2-1) def. Kasugao (1-2)
Tokitsuumi (1-2) def. Ama (1-2)
Tamanoshima (1-2) def. Dejima (1-2)
Kotomitsuki (2-1) def. Kokkai (1-2)
Hakuho (3-0) def. Roho (0-3)
Kotooshu (2-1) def. Futeno (1-2)
Tochiazuma (2-1) def. Hokutoriki (0-3)
Kaio (2-1) def. Miyabiyama (1-2)
Chiyotaikai (3-0) def. Iwakiyama (1-2)
Asashoryu (3-0) def. Aminishiki (1-2)
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Tomorrow
At Madison Square Garden, New York, John Duddy, New York, vs. Shelby Pudwill, Mandan, N.D., 10, light middleweights; Matthew Macklin, Britain, vs. Pat Coleman, San Diego, 10, middleweights.
Friday
At The Roxy, Boston (ESPN), Vince Phillips, Las Vegas, vs. Jesse Feliciano, Las Vegas, 10, welterweights.
At Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, David Diaz, Chicago, vs. Silverio Ortiz, Mexico, 10, lightweights.
Saturday
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J., Hasim Rahman, Baltimore, vs. James Toney, Grand Rapids, Mich., 12, for Rahman's WBC heavyweight title.
At Fort Smith, Ark., Shannon Briggs, West Orange, N.J., vs. Dicky Ryan, Omaha, Neb., 12, for the vacant USBA/NABF/WBO-NABO heavyweight titles; John Chapman, Mansfield, Ark., vs. Marvin Hill, Fort Smith, Ark., 10, heavyweights.
GOLF
Aloha Section PGA
Assistance Four-Ball Championship
At Honolulu Country Club
Yesterday
Final round
129--Shane Abe/Aaron Beneditti. 131--Regan Lee/Joe Phengsavath. 137--Lance Taketa/Joey Tadeo. 141--Ray Suzuki/Hans Hussey. 143--Daniel Abergas/Ken Nakano, Simon Sarpio/Don Willburn. 145--Chris Young/Tad Fujimaki. 146--Darren Sano/Neil Bernard, Mark Micale/Steve Jones, Mo Radke/Jon Radke.
Oahu Junior Golf Association
At Coral Creek Golf Course
Saturday
7/8 girls--1. Allisen Corpuz, 66; 2. Mariel Galdiano, 82; 3. Ji Hae Lee, 106.
7/8 boys--1. Adam Defrietas, 73; 2. Sian Rogers, 75; 3. Nicholas Sersun, 87; 4. Kyle Suppa, 89; 5. Braxton Chong, 107.
9/10 girls--1. Alexandra Kaui, 75; 2. Eimi Koga, 82; 3. Kaci Masuda, 83; 4. Ayumi Sakamoto, 87.
9/10 boys--1. Donny Hopoi, 73; 2. PJ Samiere, 74; 3. Richard Hattori, 76; 4. Skye Inakoshi, 79; t5. George Corpuz, Joshua Defrietas, Justin Kurihara, 81; 8. Jasper Miyagi, 86; t9. Dior Derwenskus, Issei Funatsu, 90; 11. Lion Rogers, 91; 12. Jared Flores, 95; t13. Brandon San Nicholas, Jaron Tsukamoto, 105; 15. Shaun Oliquiano, 107; 16. Torey Tokumaru, 109; 17. Kekoaalii Ho, 133.
11/12 girls--1. Marissa Chow, 79; 2. Sara Ann Ishii, 108.
11/12 boys--1. Lorens Chan, 68; t2. Ryan Lloyd, Scotty Yamashita, 72; 4. Jonah Fonancier, 73; 5. Zachary Braunthal, 76; 6. Christian Yagi, 77; 7. Rudy Cabalar, 79; 8. Kyle Kurihara, 81; t9. Andy Okita, Reese Suzuki, 83; 11. Alexander Pangelinan, 85; t12. Tyler Ichiki, Nicholas Pike. 14. Dylan Cabral, 95; 15. Noah Hashimoto, 100; t16. Ramsey Kane, Dylan Takabayash, 102i; t18. Mark Ito, Andrew Shoji, 109; 20. James Lee, 110.
OIA West
At Mililani Golf Course
Yesterday
Varsity boys
Team scores
1. Leilehua, 322; 2. Mililani, 341; 3. Kapolei, 344; 4. Radford, 364; 5. Pearl City, 369; 6. Campbell, 383; 7. Aiea, 426.
Individual scores
78--Zakry Akagi-Bustin, Lei. 79--Bobby Konecne, Rad; Luke Blum, Lei. 80--Preston Miller, Kapo; Yoshikazu Tabuchi, Osaka. 82--Jared Sawada, Mil; Keita Yamashiro, Osaka; Reece Yamada, Kapo; C.J. Balboa, PC; Brandon Tashiro, Lei.
Varsity girls
Team scores
1. Pearl City, 278; 2. Leilehua, 303; 3. Aiea, 316; 4. Kapolei 335.
Individual scores
81--Britney Choy, Lei. 84--Randi Ono, PC; 87--Brittany Austin, Cam. 93--Natasha Fong, Aiea. 96--Lauren Sugai, PC. 98--Lisa Sugai, PC.
SURFING
Buffalo's Big Board Classic
Mar. 3-4, 10-12
At Makaha Beach
Legends--1. Bunky Balcatis, 27; 2. Terry Hoffman, 20; 3. Flash Dubiel, 20; 4. Bob Simpson, 19; 5. Tom Bioncle, 18; 6. Gilbert Perea, 16.
Foreign--1. Satoru Okuda, 49; 2. Takashi Hosoi, 44; 3. Yuji Hata, 43; 4. Kelly Krohne, 42; 5. Toshiro Harada, 32; 6. Gary Batt, 21.
Team surfing--1. Kekoa Auwae, Kama Auwae, 3; 2. Keoni Keaulana, Kuuipo Keaulana, 6; 3. Kaimana Beauford, Yuji Hata, 9.
Men's open--1. Duane DeSoto, 55; 2. Mel Puu, 52; 3. Brian Keaulana, 48; 4. Keoni Keaulana, 44; 5. Kekoa Auwae, 37; 6. HopTong Smith, 32.
Women's surfing--1. Moanakea Uemura, 47; 2. Desiree DeSoto, 43; 3. Claudia Parmenter, 36; 4. Pake Salmon, 32; 5. Visha Bungo, 31; 6. Kawehi Whitford, 27.
Tandem--1. Brian Keaulana, Kathy Terada, 3; 2. Duane DeSoto, 6; 3. Sam George, Tama Furuno, 9; 4. Mel Puu, Nani Kealoha, 12.
Beach boy--1. Brian Keaulana, 3; 2. Dave Parmenter, 6; 3. Cito DeSoto, 9; 4. Kainalu Froiseth, 12; 5. Todd Bradley, 16; 6. Bunky Baktis, 17.
Team body surfing--1. Damien Reyes, HopTong, 3; 2. Brian Keaulana, Dave Parmenter, 6; 3. Ronald DeSoto, Duane DeSoto, 9; 4. Lonson Ronguilic, Sid Kinimaka, 12.
Paipo--1. Dave Parmenter, 4; 2. Craig Davidson, 5; 3. Duane DeSoto, 9; 4. Brian Keaulana, 13; 5. Mac Hall, 15; 6. Jericho Leedy, 17.
Bullyboard 25--1. Ele Keliikoa, 3; 2. Kimo Leong, 7; 3. Mel Keawe, 9; 4. Denver Lauriat, 11; 5. Manny DeSoto, 15; 6. Matt Patterson, 18.
250# surfing--1. Mel Puu, 55; 2. Bruce DeSoto, 49; 3. Manny DeSoto, 35; 4. Edward Maldonado, 33; 5. Jordan Patterson, 32; 6. Kimo Leong, 25.
Team body boarding--1. Keoni Keaulana, Kuuipo Keaulana, 33; 2. Jason Patterson, Kumi Ishii, 25; 3. Brian Keaulana, Ha'a Keaulana, 20; 4. Bunky Bakutis, Ane Bakutis, 19.
Bullyboard tandem--1. Kamu Auwae, Nani Kealoha, 3; 2. Craig Davidson, Tiare Lawrence, 7; 3. Brian Keaulana, Kathy Terada, 8; 4. Jericho Leedy, Moanakea Uemura, 12.
Canoe--1. Team Quick, 3; 2. Show Me Da Money, 6; 3. Arnold Leedy, 9; 4. Russ K, 12.
BASKETBALL
NCAA tournament
OPENING ROUND
Yesterday
Monmouth, N.J. 71, Hampton 49
WASHINGTON REGIONAL
First Round
Tomorrow (All times Hawaii time)
At Greensboro, N.C.
Wichita State (24-8) vs. Seton Hall (18-11), 7:20 a.m.
Tennessee (21-7) vs. Winthrop (23-7), 9:40 a.m.
At San Diego
Illinois (25-6) vs. Air Force (24-6), 2:25 p.m.
Washington (24-6) vs. Utah State (23-8), 4:45 p.m.
Friday
At Dayton, Ohio
Michigan State (22-11) vs. George Mason (23-7), 2:10 p.m.
North Carolina (22-7) vs. Murray State (24-6), 4:30 p.m.
At Philadelphia
Connecticut (27-3) vs. Albany, N.Y. (21-10), 2:25 p.m.
Kentucky (21-12) vs. UAB (24-6), 4:45 p.m.
ATLANTA REGIONAL
First Round
Tomorrow
At Greensboro, N.C.
George Washington (26-2) vs. North Carolina-Wilmington (25-7), 2:10 p.m.
Duke (30-3) vs. Southern University (19-12), 4:30 p.m.
At Jacksonville, Fla.
LSU (23-8) vs. Iona (23-7), 2:10 p.m.
Syracuse (23-11) vs. Texas A&M (21-8), 4:40 p.m.
Friday
At Dallas
California (20-10) vs. N.C. State (21-9), 2:20 p.m.
Texas (27-6) vs. Pennsylvania (20-8), 4:40 p.m.
At Auburn Hills, Mich.
Iowa (25-8) vs. Northwestern State (25-7), 7:25 a.m.
West Virginia (20-10) vs. Southern Illinois (22-10), 9:45 a.m.
MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL
First Round
Tomorrow
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Oklahoma (20-8) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (21-8), 7:25 a.m.
Florida (27-6) vs. South Alabama (24-6), 9:45 a.m.
At Salt Lake City
Boston College (26-7) vs. Pacific (24-7), 7:40 a.m.
Nevada (27-5) vs. Montana (23-6), 10 a.m
Friday
At Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State (25-5) vs. Davidson (20-10), 7:15 a.m.
Georgetown (21-9) vs. Northern Iowa (23-9), 9:35 a.m.
At Philadelphia
Arizona (19-12) vs. Wisconsin (19-11), 7:30 a.m.
Villanova (25-4) vs. Monmouth, N.J. (19-14), 9:50 a.m.
OAKLAND REGIONAL
First Round
Tomorrow
At Salt Lake City
Gonzaga (27-3) vs. Xavier (21-10), 2:20 p.m.
Indiana (18-11) vs. San Diego State (24-8), 4:40 p.m.
At San Diego
Marquette (20-10) vs. Alabama (17-12), 9:40 a.m.
UCLA (27-6) vs. Belmont (20-10), 11:55 a.m.
NIT tournament
OPENING ROUND
Yesterday
Manhattan 80, Fairleigh Dickinson 77
Butler 53, Miami (Ohio) 52
Akron 80, Temple 73, OT
Charlotte 77, Georgia Southern 61
Rutgers 76, Penn State 71
UTEP 85, Lipscomb 66
Delaware State 58, Northern Arizona 53
Stanford 65, Virginia 49
FIRST ROUND
Today (All times Hawaii time)
Western Kentucky (23-7) at South Carolina (18-15), 2 p.m.
Vanderbilt (17-12) at Notre Dame (15-13), 2 p.m.
Louisiana Tech (20-12) at Clemson (18-12), 2 p.m.
Wake Forest (17-16) at Minnesota (15-14), 2 p.m.
BYU (20-8) at Houston (20-9), 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State (17-15) at Miami (16-15), 4 p.m.
Old Dominion (21-9) at Colorado (20-9), 4 p.m.
Tomorrow
Nebraska (19-13) at Hofstra (24-6), 2 p.m.
Rutgers (19-13) at Saint Joseph's (18-13), 2 p.m.
UTEP (21-9) at Michigan (18-10), 2 p.m.
Akron (23-9) at Creighton (19-9), 3 p.m.
Friday
Butler (20-12) at Florida State (19-9), 2 p.m.
Delaware State (21-13) at Louisville (18-12), 2 p.m.
Stanford (16-13) at Missouri State (20-8), 3 p.m.
Charlotte (19-12) at Cincinnati (19-12), 3 p.m.
Saturday
Manhattan (19-10) at Maryland (19-12), 6 a.m.
OIA East All-Stars
Coach of the year--Dan Hale, Moanalua.
Player of the year--Okesene Ale, Kahuku.
FIRST TEAM
Name |
Pos. |
School |
Grade |
Okesene Ale |
F |
Kahuku |
12 |
Wayne West |
F |
Moanalua |
12 |
Kerstan Ho |
G |
Roosevelt |
12 |
Keone Reyes |
C |
Kaimuki |
12 |
Beau Albrechtson |
F |
Kaimuki |
11 |
SECOND TEAM
Name |
Pos. |
School |
Grade |
Jarrett Shiu |
G |
Kaimuki |
12 |
Bao Jun Lei |
F |
Moanalua |
12 |
Devin Unga |
G |
Kahuku |
12 |
Chris Tumaneg |
G |
Kalaheo |
12 |
Thomas Pyo |
F |
Kaimuki |
12 |
HONORABLE MENTION
Castle: Scott Keiter-Charles, Bryce Kalauokaaea. Farrington: Nathan Serdenia, Winston Matas, Michah Kalingo, Elisha Lesu, Elisha Filifili. Kahuku: Kevin Unga. Kailua: Zach Akamine, Tim Maghinay, Ryan Naluai, Nathan Botts, Billy Oden. Kaimuki: Daniel Colon. Kaiser: Scott Uehara, Andrwe Wihgert. Kalaheo: Marvin Judd, Kahua Hollinger, Tyler Caswell, Clifton Pires, Elias David. Kalani: Joshua Markwith, Jeff Khautakaun, Jonah Letoto, Daniel Morisato. McKinley: Dat Vo, Nainoa Lessary, Oliver Diguc, Earvin Sione. Moanalua: Stevie Austin, Jay Yoshizawa, Stephen Kina. Roosevelt: Keo Keola, Kila Delovio, Jeremy Harvest, Daniel Aruda. Thompson: Jon Keen, Taylor Bramwell, Broooks Collins.
OIA West All-Stars
Coach of the year--Hiram Akina, Mililani.
Player of the year--Gary Satterwhite, Radford.
FIRST TEAM
Name |
Pos. |
School |
Grade |
Gary Satterwhite |
F |
Radford |
11 |
Ken Moses |
G |
Mililani |
12 |
Tristan Sealy |
G |
Campbell |
11 |
Ryan Hayes |
G |
Campbell |
12 |
Clayton Laurel |
F |
Leilehua |
12 |
SECOND TEAM
Name |
Pos. |
School |
Grade |
Cameron Moody |
F |
Kapolei |
12 |
Siavalua Faliuga Jr. |
F |
Waianae |
12 |
Travis Cruz |
G |
Pearl City |
12 |
Rollie Salvacion |
G |
Pearl City |
12 |
AJ Clark |
G |
Mililani |
12 |
HONORABLE MENTION
Aiea: Jerry Miller, Kali Kuia, Lofa Liilii. Campbell: Matthew Samante, Sean Kelly. Kapolei: Brad Padayao, Jerome Figueroa, Keoki Lapina, Pookela Ahmad. Leilehua: Kennedy Orteza, Mike Tryon, Art Laurel, Josh Brooks. Mililani: Brandon Dela Cruz, David Otte, Donovan Olmos. Nanakuli: Levi Luavasa, Kalai Kahelekai, Anson Amaral, Michael Patronis, Issac Iuta. Pearl City: Andrew Blue, Kawika Borden, Karlo Rarangol. Radford: Joe Brundidge, Matt Alofaituli, Garriet Canteen, Michael Goodman, Justin Lord. Waialua: Robert Kroeger, Edwin Rubio, Marc Nacapuy, Bernard Menor, Caleb Fore. Waianae: Jordan Manuel, Nathaniel Kahala. Waipahu: Jomar Pedro, Robert Donley, Jamar Pacupac, Rowel Rivera.
VOLLEYBALL
CSTV/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Top 15
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
School |
Pts |
Rec |
LW |
1. UC Irvine (16) |
240 |
19-3 |
2 |
2. BYU |
224 |
14-4 |
1 |
3. Hawaii |
207 |
13-4 |
4 |
4. Pepperdine |
185 |
12-4 |
3 |
5. Long Beach St. |
182 |
15-6 |
6 |
6. CSU Northridge |
160 |
12-8 |
5 |
7. UC Santa Barbara |
138 |
12-10 |
7 |
8. UCLA |
128 |
12-11 |
9 |
9. Penn State |
110 |
11-6 |
8 |
10. Loyola-Chicago |
83 |
15-4 |
10 |
11. Ohio State |
70 |
15-4 |
11 |
12. USC |
69 |
10-12 |
14 |
13. IPFW |
67 |
13-5 |
12 |
14. Pacific |
23 |
7-13 |
NR |
15. George Mason |
22 |
15-3 |
13 |
Also receiving points: Ball State (14-3), 12.
Volleyball Magazine
1. UC Irvine. 2. BYU. 3.
Hawaii. 4. Pepperdine. 5. Long Beach State. 6. Cal State Northridge. 7. UC Santa Barbara. 8. Penn State. 9. UCLA. 10. Loyola-Chicago.
MPSF standings
|
Conference |
Overall |
|
W |
L |
Pct. |
W |
L |
UC Irvine |
12 |
2 |
.857 |
19 |
3 |
Hawaii |
11 |
3 |
.786 |
13 |
4 |
BYU |
12 |
4 |
.750 |
14 |
4 |
Pepperdine |
12 |
4 |
.750 |
12 |
4 |
Long Beach St. |
10 |
5 |
.667 |
15 |
6 |
UC Santa Barbara |
8 |
8 |
.500 |
12 |
10 |
CSU Northridge |
7 |
7 |
.400 |
12 |
8 |
USC |
6 |
10 |
.375 |
10 |
12 |
UCLA |
5 |
9 |
.357 |
12 |
11 |
Pacific |
5 |
9 |
.357 |
7 |
13 |
Stanford |
2 |
14 |
.125 |
4 |
18 |
UC San Diego |
0 |
15 |
.000 |
1 |
19 |
Today's matches
George Mason at UC San Diego
CSU Northridge at UC Santa Barabara
Tomorrow's matches
UCLA at Pepperdine
USC at UC Irvine
TENNIS
Pacific Life Open
At Indian Wells, Calif.
Purse: Men, $2.7 million (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I)
Men's third-round singles
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Olivier Rochus (30), Belgium, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-1, 6-4.
Marcos Baghdatis (25), Cyprus, def. Gaston Gaudio (7), Argentina, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2.
Tomas Berdych (23), Czech Republic, def. Lleyton Hewitt (9), Australia, 7-5, 6-3.
Richard Gasquet (16), France, def. Dominik Hrbaty (19), Slovakia, 6-3, 6-4.
Sebastien Grosjean (20), France, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-2.
Ivan Ljubicic (6), Croatia, def. Gael Monfils (27), France, 6-3, 6-2.
Mario Ancic (21), Croatia, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Women's fourth-round singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne (1), Belgium, def. Ai Sugiyama (14), Japan, 6-2, 6-1.
Martina Hingis (19), Switzerland, def. Lindsay Davenport (2), United States, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def. Shahar Peer (21), 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Li Na, China, 6-3, 6-2.
Dinara Safina (10), Russia, def. Anastasia Myskina (5), Russia, 6-1, 6-3.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (7), Germany, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, 6-1, 6-4.
Ana Ivanovic (8), Serbia & Montenegro, def. Anna Chakvetadze (22), Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
Gisela Dulko (17), Argentina, def. Emma Laine, Finland, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
BOWLING
Hawaii T.V.
Boss Hawaii Modified doubles
At Pali Lanes
Sunday
Championship--Kenneth Sato/Blaine Morton def. Christine Kato/Mike Kato, 212-203.
Stepladder matches--Frank Bagano/Troy Miyashiro def. Tiffany Toma/Ryan Yamashiro, 213-201; K. Sato/B. Morton def. F. Bagano/T. Miyashiro, 235-219; K. Sato/B. Morton def. Dwight Akau/David Akau, 210-185.
High qualifier--James Ching/Darryl Okamoto, 1392.
High individual series--Chad Horiuchi, 729.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Agreed to terms with Terry Francona, manager, on a two-year contract extension through 2008. Returned RHP Jamie Vermilyea to Toronto per Rule 5 guidelines.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Otioned RHP Charlie Haeger, INF Pedro Lopez, INF Casey Rogowski and C Chris Stewart were optioned to Charlotte of the IL. Assigned RHP Lance Broadway and LHP Ray Liotta to their minor-league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS--Assigned LHP Jesse Carlson to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Optioned RHP Ryan Houston to Syracuse of the IL and RHP Vince Perkins to New Hampshire of the EL.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS--Optioned RHP Carlos Marmol and INF Scott Moore to West Tenn of the SL. Reassigned RHP Brian Boehringer, LHP Carmen Pignatiello, INF Brandon Sing, OF Buck Coats and OF Adam Greenberg to their minorleague camp.
COLORADO ROCKIES--Sent RHP Manuel Corpas, LHP Justin Hampson, C Chris Iannetta, INF Jayson Nix, OF Jeff Salazar, RHP Mike Esposito, LHP Zack Parker, INF Troy Tulowitzki, RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP Jim Miller, RHP Juan Morillo, RHP Sandy Nin, RHP Ramon Ramirez, RHP Eduardo Sierra and RHP Judd Songster to their minor league camp.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Optioned OF Michael Bourn and LHP Daniel Haigwood to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the IL and RHP Scott Mathieson, RHP Zack Segovia to Reading of the EL. Assigned C John Vanden Berg, C Jason Jaramillo, LHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Matt White, RHP Aaron Myette, RHP Jeremy Cummings to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Named Joe Hickey vice president of corporate alliances. Optioned 3B-OF Tony Blanco to Potomac of the Carolina League. Assigned OF Mike Vento and OF Alex Escobar to their minor league camp.
Football
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed S Shaun Williams.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Released WR Keyshawn Johnson.
DENVER BRONCOS--Named Rick Smith as assistant general manager.
DETROIT LIONS--Re-signed DE Kalimba Edwards to a five-year contract and KR Eddie Drummond.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Signed OT Mike Williams.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Agreed to terms with G Will Shields on a four-year contract.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Agreed to terms with QB Drew Brees on a six-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed CB Sam Madison, CB R.W. McQuarters, CB Jason Bell, and S Quentin Harris. Re-signed PR-KR Chad Morton, T Bob Whitfield and QB Tim Hasselbeck.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed TE Matt Schobel to a five-year contract. Released WR Terrell Owens.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Signed CB Fakhir Brown to a five-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Signed WR David Givens. Agreed to terms with C Kevin Mawae.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Re-signed LB Khary Campbell.
Hockey
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Activated RW Pavol Demitra from injured reserve.
SAN JOSE SHARKS--Assigned G Nolan Schaeffer to Cleveland of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Signed RW Stephen Werner to a two-year contract. Recalled F Jakub Klepis from Hershey of the AHL. Assigned F Kris Beech and F Boyd Gordon to Hershey.
College
DUKE--Named Larry Kerr assistant football coach and special teams coordinator.
NORTHERN COLORADO--Named Bobby Bernal-Wood wide receivers coach and Mike Ringler tight ends coach.
OHIO--Announced the resignation of Lynn Bria, women's basketball coach.