Today
BASKETBALL
Hawaii men and women: Twilight Ohana, 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center.
BASEBALL
Hawaii Winter League: CaneFires vs. Honu at Hans L'Orange Field, 6:30 p.m.; Sharks vs. BeachBoys at Les Murakami Stadium, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
ILH boys: 2nd round, 3:45 p.m., Ft. Shafter Lanes.
FOOTBALL
BIIF: Kau at Hilo, Kohala at Kealakehe, Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, games begin 25 minutes afer end of 5 p.m. JV games.
KIF: Kauai at Kapaa, game begins 25 minutes afer 5 p.m. JV game.
MIL: Kamehameha-Maui vs. Baldwin, 7:30 p.m., War Memorial Stadium.
OIA Red East: McKinley vs. Kalaheo at Roosevelt, Moanalua at Kahuku, Farrington at Castle, games begin 25 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV games.
OIA Red West: Waianae at Kapolei, 6:30 p.m.; Leilehua at Campbell, Radford at Mililani, games begin 25 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV games.
OIA White: Kalani at Kaiser, game begins 25 minutes after end of 5 p.m. JV game.
SOCCER
WAC women: Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m., Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park Stadium.
volleyball
College women: Hawaii-Hilo at Brigham Young-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m.
ILH boys: Hanalani at Iolani, 6 p.m.; Maryknoll/Assets/AOP at Mid-Pacific, Hawaii Baptist at Kamehameha, 6:30 p.m.; University/Waldorf at AOP, 7:30 p.m.; Saint Louis at Damien, 8 p.m.
ILH girls: University vs. Iolani at Hawaii Baptist, Le Jardin vs. Christian Academy at Iolani, 4:30 p.m.; Word of Life at Hawaii Baptist, Sacred Hearts at Kamehameha, La Pietra/Waldorf/AOP vs. St. Francis at La Pietra, Maryknoll vs. Punahou at Mid-Pacific, 8 p.m.
WATER POLO
ILH Division I boys: Iolani at Kamehameha, Punahou vs. Pac-Five at Punahou, 6 p.m.
ILH Division II boys: Iolani at Kamehameha, Punahou vs. Pac-Five at Punahou, 5 p.m.
Tomorrow
AIR RIFLERY
ILH: Team shoulder to shoulder championships, 2 p.m., Saint Louis.
BASEBALL
Hawaii Winter League: CaneFires vs. Honu at Hans L'Orange Field, 6:30 p.m.; Sharks vs. BeachBoys at Les Murakami Stadium, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
KIF: 2 p.m., Lihue Lanes.
CROSS COUNTRY
KIF: 4 p.m., Waimea H.S.
FOOTBALL
BIIF: Honokaa at Keaau, Konawaena at Hawaii Prep, games begin 25 minutes afer end of 5 p.m. JV games.
ILH: Damien at Iolani, 3:15 p.m.; Kamehameha vs. Pac-Five, 4:45 p.m., Saint Louis vs. Punahou, 7:30 p.m., Aloha Stadium.
MIL: Pac-Three at Lahainaluna, 2 p.m.; Maui at King Kekaulike, 7:30 p.m.
OIA White: Kaimuki vs. Nanakuli at Roosevelt, Pearl City at Waialua, games begin 25 minutes after end of 4 p.m. JV games; Anuenue vs. Waipahu at Kailua, 6 p.m.
SOCCER
PWC men: Hawaii Pacific at Brigham Young-Hawaii, 4 p.m.
volleyball
College women: UH Hilo at BYU-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m.
ILH boys: Saint Louis at Hanalani, 4:30 p.m.; University/Waldorf at Kamehameha, 5:30 p.m.
ILH girls: La Pietra/Waldorf/AOP vs. Punahou at La Pietra, 3 p.m.; Maryknoll at Mid-Pacific, 5:30 p.m.
KIF: Kapaa at Waimea, 5 p.m.
OIA division I boys: Campbell at Pearl City, Radford at Leilehua, noon.
OIA division II boys: Kaiser at Kailua, noon.
OIA division II girls: Kailua at Kaiser, Kaimuki at Radford, Anuenue at Campbell, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA preseason
Yesterday
Sacramento 111, Dallas 90
L.A. Lakers 104, Seattle 101
Golden State 120, Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 66
Today (All times Hawaii time)
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Boston at Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H., 1:30 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Orlando vs. New Orleans at the Ford Center, Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.
Detroit vs. Minnesota at Qwest Center, Omaha, Neb., 2 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Houston at Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Ark., 2:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
ILH
Varsity boys
Hawaii Baptist def. Damien 25-17, 25-15
Punahou def. Maryknoll 25-17, 25-18
Iolani def. Mid-Pacific 26-24, 25-21
Varsity girls
Hawaii Baptist def. University 21-25, 25-18, 25-20
Junior varsity boys
Mid-Pacific def. Maryknoll 25-18, 25-23
OIA
Varsity boys
Mililani def. Nanakuli 25-20, 25-18
Varsity girls
Mililani def. Nanakuli 25-12, 25-16
Junior varsity girls
Mililani def. Nanakuli 25-19, 25-19
CORRECTION
Bowling
OIA West
Varsity boys
Waipahu 3, Mililani 0
An incorrect score was reported yesterday. Waipahu's win clinched the OIA West title.
GLANTZ/CULVER LINES
MLB Playoffs
| NATIONAL LEAGUE |
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG |
LINE |
| St. Louis |
-115 |
at New York |
+105 |
| AMERICAN LEAGUE |
| at Detroit |
-145 |
Oakland |
+135 |
NCAA Football
| FAVORITE |
OPEN |
TODAY |
OU |
UNDERDOG |
| Today |
| Pittsburgh |
11 1/2 |
11 |
(46 1/2) |
at UCF |
| Tomorrow |
| Hawaii |
3 1/2 |
4 |
(56) |
at Fresno St. |
| at West Virginia |
24 1/2 |
25 |
(48) |
Syracuse |
| Purdue |
8 1/2 |
7 |
(52 1/2) |
at Northwestrn |
| at Wisconsin |
10 1/2 |
8 |
(49) |
Minnesota |
| Iowa |
18 1/2 |
18 1/2 |
(52) |
at Indiana |
| at N.C. State |
6 1/2 |
3 |
(38 1/2) |
Wake Forest |
| Maryland |
Pk |
3 1/2 |
(39) |
at Virginia |
| South Florida |
4 1/2 |
3 1/2 |
(43) |
at No. Carolina |
| Miami (Ohio) |
9 |
8 |
(44 1/2) |
at Buffalo |
| at Cent. Michigan |
8 |
10 1/2 |
(61) |
Ball St. |
| at Connecticut |
7 1/2 |
5 |
(42 1/2) |
Army |
| at Navy |
2 |
2 1/2 |
(45) |
Rutgers |
| Missouri |
1 1/2 |
2 |
(51) |
at Texas A&M |
| Nebraska |
10 |
9 |
(45 1/2) |
at Kansas St. |
| N. Illinois |
3 1/2 |
2 1/2 |
(51) |
at W. Michigan |
| at Alabama |
14 1/2 |
15 |
(37) |
Mississippi |
| Utah |
4 |
3 |
(40) |
at Wyoming |
| Tulsa |
2 1/2 |
2 |
(48 1/2) |
at E. Carolina |
| at SMU |
5 1/2 |
4 |
(43 1/2) |
Marshall |
| Florida |
+1 |
2 |
(38 1/2) |
at Auburn |
| California |
9 |
8 |
(56 1/2) |
at Wash. St. |
| at Georgia |
13 |
13 1/2 |
(38) |
Vanderbilt |
| Ohio St. |
15 |
14 |
(54) |
at Michigan St. |
| Florida St. |
21 |
23 |
(42) |
at Duke |
| at Washington |
9 |
9 1/2 |
(46) |
Oregon St. |
| at Oregon |
12 1/2 |
8 1/2 |
(52) |
UCLA |
| at Kent St. |
8 |
7 1/2 |
(48) |
Toledo |
| at Bowling Green |
10 1/2 |
11 |
(49 1/2) |
E. Michigan |
| at Oklahoma |
17 1/2 |
19 |
(49 1/2) |
Iowa St. |
| Arizona |
3 |
3 1/2 |
(38 1/2) |
at Stanford |
| at San Jose St. |
14 1/2 |
15 1/2 |
(44 1/2) |
Utah St. |
| UAB |
3 1/2 |
5 1/2 |
(49 1/2) |
at Rice |
| at Illinois |
6 1/2 |
6 1/2 |
(44 1/2) |
Ohio |
| at Louisville |
28 |
25 |
(53) |
Cincinnati |
| at Southern Miss. |
3 |
2 1/2 |
(48) |
Houston |
| at Kansas |
2 1/2 |
2 1/2 |
(50) |
Oklahoma St. |
| Texas Tech |
9 1/2 |
7 |
(48) |
at Colorado |
| at Texas |
29 |
27 |
(48) |
Baylor |
| at La. Tech |
2 1/2 |
3 |
(53) |
Idaho |
| at LSU |
27 1/2 |
26 |
(50) |
Kentucky |
| at Southern Cal |
20 |
19 |
(55) |
Arizona St. |
| Michigan |
7 |
6 |
(41) |
at Penn St. |
| at UTEP |
13 1/2 |
12 1/2 |
(62) |
Tulane |
| New Mexico |
2 |
3 |
(37 1/2) |
at UNLV |
| at Miami |
29 |
26 |
(40 1/2) |
Fla. Int. |
| at Memphis |
10 1/2 |
9 |
(44) |
Arkansas St. |
| at Troy |
9 |
8 1/2 |
(40 1/2) |
La.-Monroe |
| Sunday |
| Boise St. |
24 1/2 |
26 1/2 |
(63 1/2) |
at N. Mex. St. |
NFL
| FAVORITE |
OPEN |
TODAY |
OU |
UNDERDOG |
| Sunday |
| Cincinnati |
5 1/2 |
5 1/2 |
(42) |
at Tampa Bay |
| at Washington |
9 1/2 |
10 |
(39 1/2) |
Tennessee |
| at Dallas |
12 1/2 |
13 |
(43) |
Houston |
| Buffalo |
1 |
1 |
(39 1/2) |
at Detroit |
| Seattle |
3 |
3 |
(44 1/2) |
at St. Louis |
| at Atlanta |
3 |
3 |
(41 1/2) |
N.Y. Giants |
| Philadelphia |
3 |
3 |
(46) |
at N. Orleans |
| at Baltimore |
2 1/2 |
3 |
(33 1/2) |
Carolina |
| at N.Y. Jets |
3 |
2 1/2 |
(36) |
Miami |
| San Diego |
9 |
10 |
(42 1/2) |
at San Fran. |
| at Pittsburgh |
6 1/2 |
7 |
(36 1/2) |
Kansas City |
| at Denver |
15 |
15 |
(36) |
Oakland |
| Monday |
| Chicago |
10 |
10 1/2 |
(38) |
at Arizona |
GOLF
Frys.com Open
At Las Vegas
Purse: $4 million
First round
s-At TPC Summerlin, par-72; c-At TPC The Canyons, par-71
| Bob Tway |
30-33 |
-- |
63c |
| Steve Flesch |
32-32 |
-- |
64s |
| Patrick Sheehan |
33-31 |
-- |
64c |
| Will MacKenzie |
32-32 |
-- |
64c |
| Bubba Dickerson |
32-33 |
-- |
65s |
| Rich Beem |
32-33 |
-- |
65s |
| John Rollins |
33-32 |
-- |
65c |
| Duffy Waldorf |
33-32 |
-- |
65c |
| Joe Ogilvie |
34-31 |
-- |
65c |
| Vance Veazey |
35-30 |
-- |
65c |
| Todd Hamilton |
35-30 |
-- |
65c |
| D.A. Points |
33-32 |
-- |
65c |
| Aaron Baddeley |
34-32 |
-- |
66s |
| Ben Crane |
35-31 |
-- |
66s |
| Scott Piercy |
33-33 |
-- |
66c |
| Charley Hoffman |
33-33 |
-- |
66c |
| Fred Funk |
34-32 |
-- |
66c |
| Mark Wilson |
33-33 |
-- |
66c |
| Greg Owen |
34-32 |
-- |
66c |
| Todd Fischer |
34-32 |
-- |
66c |
| Paul Azinger |
35-31 |
-- |
66c |
| Bill Glasson |
34-32 |
-- |
66c |
| Tom Pernice, Jr. |
34-32 |
-- |
66c |
| J.B. Holmes |
34-32 |
-- |
66c |
| Bubba Watson |
35-32 |
-- |
67s |
| Arjun Atwal |
33-34 |
-- |
67s |
| Kris Cox |
32-35 |
-- |
67s |
| Kevin Sutherland |
33-34 |
-- |
67s |
| Dicky Pride |
34-33 |
-- |
67s |
| Troy Matteson |
35-32 |
-- |
67s |
| Mike Sposa |
34-33 |
-- |
67s |
| Craig Parry |
34-33 |
-- |
67c |
| Bart Bryant |
34-33 |
-- |
67c |
| Frank Lickliter II |
34-33 |
-- |
67c |
| Fred Couples |
32-35 |
-- |
67c |
| Jeff Brehaut |
35-32 |
-- |
67c |
| Ryuji Imada |
33-35 |
-- |
68s |
| Harrison Frazar |
33-35 |
-- |
68s |
| Shigeki Maruyama |
34-34 |
-- |
68s |
| Joey Sindelar |
32-36 |
-- |
68s |
| Olin Browne |
34-34 |
-- |
68s |
| Tim Petrovic |
35-33 |
-- |
68s |
| Tag Ridings |
34-34 |
-- |
68s |
| Mathias Gronberg |
33-35 |
-- |
68s |
| Jonathan Byrd |
34-34 |
-- |
68s |
| Brent Geiberger |
37-31 |
-- |
68s |
| Wes Short, Jr. |
34-34 |
-- |
68s |
| Bill Haas |
34-34 |
-- |
68c |
| Robert Damron |
32-36 |
-- |
68c |
| Greg Kraft |
35-33 |
-- |
68c |
| Kevin Na |
34-34 |
-- |
68c |
| Eric Axley |
36-32 |
-- |
68c |
| Skip Kendall |
33-35 |
-- |
68c |
| Jason Gore |
33-35 |
-- |
68c |
| Jim Furyk |
34-34 |
-- |
68c |
| Bernhard Langer |
34-34 |
-- |
68c |
| John Engler, Jr. |
33-35 |
-- |
68c |
| Nathan Green |
35-34 |
-- |
69s |
| Ryan Palmer |
36-33 |
-- |
69s |
| Jeff Gove |
35-34 |
-- |
69s |
| Nick Watney |
34-35 |
-- |
69s |
| Jeff Overton |
35-34 |
-- |
69s |
| Bo Van Pelt |
37-32 |
-- |
69s |
| Jesper Parnevik |
34-35 |
-- |
69s |
| Jeff Sluman |
34-35 |
-- |
69s |
| Justin Leonard |
37-32 |
-- |
69s |
| Daniel Chopra |
35-34 |
-- |
69c |
| Billy Andrade |
34-35 |
-- |
69c |
| Chris Riley |
33-36 |
-- |
69c |
| Jason Schultz |
36-33 |
-- |
69c |
| Andrew Magee |
35-34 |
-- |
69c |
| Brian Gay |
33-36 |
-- |
69c |
| Scott Verplank |
33-36 |
-- |
69c |
| D.J. Trahan |
35-34 |
-- |
69c |
| Rocco Mediate |
34-35 |
-- |
69c |
| John Daly |
35-34 |
-- |
69c |
| Kent Jones |
37-33 |
-- |
70s |
| David Howell |
33-37 |
-- |
70s |
| Ron Whittaker |
35-35 |
-- |
70s |
| Nicholas Thompson |
36-34 |
-- |
70s |
| Doug Barron |
35-35 |
-- |
70s |
| Alex Cejka |
36-34 |
-- |
70s |
| Neal Lancaster |
36-34 |
-- |
70s |
| Bob May |
36-34 |
-- |
70s |
| Lee Janzen |
35-35 |
-- |
70s |
| Brian Davis |
35-35 |
-- |
70s |
| Michael Allen |
33-37 |
-- |
70s |
| David Branshaw |
34-36 |
-- |
70s |
| Robert Garrigus |
33-37 |
-- |
70s |
| Ryan Hietala |
36-34 |
-- |
70s |
| Greg Chalmers |
37-33 |
-- |
70c |
| Darron Stiles |
37-33 |
-- |
70c |
| Arron Oberholser |
37-33 |
-- |
70c |
| Steve Jones |
36-34 |
-- |
70c |
| John Cook |
35-35 |
-- |
70c |
| Dean Wilson |
35-35 |
-- |
70c |
| James Driscoll |
36-34 |
-- |
70c |
| Andres Gonzales |
37-33 |
-- |
70c |
| Brian Bateman |
36-34 |
-- |
70c |
| Charles Howell III |
36-34 |
-- |
70c |
| Chris DiMarco |
35-35 |
-- |
70c |
| Chad Campbell |
35-35 |
-- |
70c |
| Tjaart van der Walt |
37-33 |
-- |
70c |
| Alex Aragon |
37-33 |
-- |
70c |
| Stephen Leaney |
34-37 |
-- |
71s |
| Omar Uresti |
37-34 |
-- |
71s |
| Ian Leggatt |
36-35 |
-- |
71s |
| Bob Estes |
34-37 |
-- |
71s |
| Jonathan Kaye |
36-35 |
-- |
71s |
| Billy Mayfair |
35-36 |
-- |
71s |
| Steven Bowdich |
33-38 |
-- |
71s |
| Paul Goydos |
35-36 |
-- |
71s |
| Henrik Bjornstad |
36-35 |
-- |
71s |
| David McKenzie |
35-36 |
-- |
71s |
| Ryan Moore |
33-38 |
-- |
71c |
| Craig Barlow |
33-38 |
-- |
71c |
| Michael Connell |
36-35 |
-- |
71c |
| Jerry sith |
36-36 |
-- |
72s |
| Mark Brooks |
35-37 |
-- |
72s |
| Roger Tambellini |
40-32 |
-- |
72s |
| Mathew Goggin |
36-36 |
-- |
72s |
| Gabriel Hjertstedt |
38-34 |
-- |
72s |
| Daisuke Maruyama |
35-37 |
-- |
72s |
| J.P. Hayes |
37-35 |
-- |
72c |
| Mark Calcavecchia |
35-37 |
-- |
72c |
| Ted Purdy |
35-37 |
-- |
72c |
| Tim Herron |
35-37 |
-- |
72c |
| Kenny Perry |
36-37 |
-- |
73s |
| Robert Gamez |
38-35 |
-- |
73s |
| Woody Austin |
36-37 |
-- |
73s |
| Jon Mills |
38-35 |
-- |
73s |
| Matt Hansen |
36-37 |
-- |
73s |
| Danny Ellis |
39-34 |
-- |
73c |
| Dudley Hart |
36-37 |
-- |
73c |
| David Duval |
37-37 |
-- |
74s |
| Shane Bertsch |
37-37 |
-- |
74s |
| Carlos Franco |
36-38 |
-- |
74s |
| Marco Dawson |
41-33 |
-- |
74s |
| Mark Hensby |
39-35 |
-- |
74c |
| Bobby Elliott |
36-38 |
-- |
74c |
| Tommy Armour III |
36-39 |
-- |
75s |
| Hidemichi Tanaka |
37-40 |
-- |
77c |
| Phil Tataurangi |
40-37 |
-- |
77c |
Samsung Championships
At Palm Desert, Calif.
First round, par-72
| Annika Sorenstam |
34-33 |
-- |
67 |
| Lorena Ochoa |
34-33 |
-- |
67 |
| Seon-Hwa Lee |
33-35 |
-- |
68 |
| Sophie Gustafson |
33-35 |
-- |
68 |
| Stacy Prammanasudh |
35-35 |
-- |
70 |
| Paula Creamer |
35-35 |
-- |
70 |
| Cristie Kerr |
35-36 |
-- |
71 |
| Se Ri Pak |
34-37 |
-- |
71 |
| Karrie Webb |
36-35 |
-- |
71 |
| Sherri Steinhauer |
39-33 |
-- |
72 |
| Pat Hurst |
36-36 |
-- |
72 |
| Meena Lee |
36-38 |
-- |
74 |
| Mi Hyun Kim |
40-34 |
-- |
74 |
| Natalie Gulbis |
36-38 |
-- |
74 |
| Michelle Wie |
35-39 |
-- |
74 |
| Juli Inkster |
37-38 |
-- |
75 |
| Hee-Won Han |
36-40 |
-- |
76 |
| Brittany Lincicome |
37-39 |
-- |
76 |
| Jeong Jang |
40-38 |
-- |
78 |
| Gwladys Nocera |
38-41 |
-- |
79 |
Permian Basin Charity Classic
At Midland, Texas
First round, par-72
| Brandt Snedeker |
31-35 |
-- |
66 |
| Craig Bowden |
35-32 |
-- |
67 |
| Tim O'Neal |
34-33 |
-- |
67 |
| Scott Ford |
36-32 |
-- |
68 |
| Dan Buchner |
33-35 |
-- |
68 |
| Chris Parra |
33-35 |
-- |
68 |
| Matt Weibring |
33-36 |
-- |
69 |
| Paul Claxton |
34-35 |
-- |
69 |
| Kevin Johnson |
34-35 |
-- |
69 |
| Matt Kuchar |
34-35 |
-- |
69 |
| Rick Price |
36-33 |
-- |
69 |
| Craig Lile |
35-34 |
-- |
69 |
| Gavin Coles |
32-37 |
-- |
69 |
| Jim Rutledge |
34-35 |
-- |
69 |
| Also |
| Keoke Cotner |
37-35 |
-- |
72 |
| Parker McLachlin |
39-35 |
-- |
74 |
China Masters
At Sanya, China
First round, par-72
| Lu Wen-teh, Taiwan |
30-33 |
-- |
63 |
| Michael Campbell, New Zealand |
32-32 |
-- |
64 |
| Retief Goosen, South Africa |
33-31 |
-- |
64 |
| Yasin Ali, England |
35-31 |
-- |
66 |
| Scott Strange, Australia |
34-33 |
-- |
67 |
| Huang Mingjie, China |
33-34 |
-- |
67 |
| Danny Chia, Malaysia |
32-35 |
-- |
67 |
Senior Women's Amateur
At St. Simons Island, Ga.
Round of 8, par-71
Upper Bracket
Deborah Anderson, Rancho Mirage, Calif. (164) def. Marianne Springer, Wellington, Fla. (163), 3 and 2
Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas (148) def. Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C. (157), 1 up
Lower Bracket
Toni Wiesner, Fort Worth, Texas (155) def. Marianne Towersey, Pebble Beach, Calif. (153), 2 and 1
Diane Lang, Weston, Fla. (156) def. Carol S. Thompson, Sewickley, Pa. (154), 3 and 2
Round of 4
Upper Bracket
Schultz def. Anderson, 6 and 4
Lower Bracket
Lang def. Wiesner, 2 up
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Claimed RHP Ken Ray off waivers from Atlanta.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Named Andrew Tinnish assistant scouting director and Marco Paddy director of Latin American operations.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Purchased the contract of RHP Manny Acosta from Richmond of the IL. Sent RHP Kevin Barry outright to Richmond. Announced INF Luis Hernandez was claimed off waivers by Baltimore.
CINCINNATI REDS--Named J Harrison director of professional scouting.
COLORADO ROCKIES--Announced RHP Nate Field and LHP Mike Venafro cleared waivers and were sent outright to Colorado Springs of the PCL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Announced C Damian Miller has exercised his 2007 option. Released RHP Geremi Gonzalez.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Promoted Joe Dellicarri to assistant scouting director. Announced LHP Mike Johnston has cleared waivers and has been sent outright to Indianapolis of the IL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Claimed LHP Justin Hampson off waivers from Colorado. Requested waivers on INF Manny Alexander, INF Mark Bellhorn, and RHP Scott Williamson for the purpose of giving them their unconditional release.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
MIAMI HEAT--Promoted Lorrie-Ann Diaz to director of marketing communications.
Football
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Agreed to terms with C Dan Koppen on a five-year contract extension.
Hockey
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS--Assigned RW Petr Tenkrat to Providence of the AHL.
BUFFALO SABRES--Signed G Adam Dennis to a three-year contract and assigned him to Rochester of the AHL.
DETROIT RED WINGS--Assigned D Jonathan Ericsson and C Valterri Filpula to Grand Rapids of the AHL.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Assigned D Alex Henry to Milwaukee of the AHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Recalled RW Enver Lisin from San Antonio of the AHL.
SAN JOSE SHARKS--Assigned D Doug Murray to Worcester of the AHL.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Named Chris Zimmerman president and CEO.
College
NCAA--Placed Kansas on three years probation and reduced scholarships for major violations in the men's basketball and football programs.
