Today
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii Pacific vs. Coker (S.C.) (2), 4 p.m., Hans L'Orange Park.
First Hawaii Title Rainbow Tournament: Washington vs. Arkansas, 2:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Texas-Arlington, 6:35 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
SOFTBALL
College: Notre Dame de Namur at Hawaii-Hilo (2), noon.
Tennis
ILH: St. Andrew's/Maryknoll vs. Hawaii Baptist, 4 p.m., Kamehameha H.S. Courts; Kamehameha at Mid-Pacific, 4 p.m.; Iolani at Punahou, 4:30 p.m.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii Pacific vs. Washington, 11 a.m., Hans L'Orange Park; Hawaii Pacific vs. Coker (S.C.), 6:35 p.m., Hans L'Orange Park.
First Hawaii Title Rainbow Tournament: Arkansas vs. Texas-Arlington, 2:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Washington, 6:35 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
BASKETBALL
PWC men: Hawaii Pacific vs. Chaminade, 7:30 p.m., Blaisdell Arena.
SOFTBALL
College: Chaminade vs. Notre Dame De Namur, 4:30 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park.
SURFING
T&C Surf Women's Pipeline Pro: Surf permitting, Ehukai Beach Park.
BASEBALL
Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through Feb. 26, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. Clemson |
5-1 |
492 |
2 |
| 2. Rice |
10-2 |
490 |
4 |
| 3. North Carolina |
7-0 |
487 |
5 |
| 4. Nebraska |
5-2 |
486 |
3 |
| 5. Georgia Tech |
10-0 |
485 |
7 |
| 6. Florida State |
10-1 |
482 |
6 |
| 7. Florida |
8-3 |
480 |
1 |
| 8. LSU |
10-1 |
477 |
15 |
| 9. Tennessee |
7-2 |
473 |
13 |
| 10. Stanford |
9-4 |
470 |
12 |
| 11. Texas |
9-6 |
468 |
11 |
| 12. Pepperdine |
8-6 |
466 |
9 |
| 13. Cal State Fullerton |
8-4 |
464 |
14 |
| 14. Oregon State |
6-4 |
463 |
10 |
| 15. South Carolina |
8-1 |
461 |
16 |
| 16. Long Beach State |
9-4 |
460 |
17 |
| 17. N.C. State |
12-1 |
459 |
18 |
| 18. Mississippi |
6-1 |
457 |
19 |
| 19. Arkansas |
9-0 |
455 |
24 |
| 20. Georgia |
6-0 |
453 |
-- |
| 21. Tulane |
8-3 |
452 |
21 |
| 22. Arizona State |
10-5 |
450 |
-- |
| 23. Baylor |
6-2 |
449 |
20 |
| 24. Hawaii |
11-3 |
447 |
-- |
| 25. Oklahoma |
9-3 |
446 |
-- |
BASKETBALL
AP Division I Men's Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. Duke (65) |
27-1 |
1,791 |
1 |
| 2. Connecticut (6) |
25-2 |
1,725 |
3 |
| 3. Memphis (1) |
26-2 |
1,628 |
4 |
| 4. Villanova |
22-3 |
1,605 |
2 |
| 5. Gonzaga |
24-3 |
1,508 |
5 |
| 6. Texas |
24-4 |
1,399 |
7 |
| 7. George Washington |
24-1 |
1,378 |
6 |
| 8. Pittsburgh |
21-4 |
1,236 |
9 |
| 9. Ohio St. |
21-4 |
1,209 |
13 |
| 10. Illinois |
23-5 |
1,116 |
8 |
| 11. Tennessee |
20-5 |
976 |
10 |
| 12. Boston College |
22-6 |
971 |
11 |
| 13. North Carolina |
19-6 |
814 |
21 |
| 14. Washington |
22-5 |
804 |
17 |
| 15. UCLA |
22-6 |
717 |
19 |
| 16. West Virginia |
19-8 |
661 |
14 |
| 17. Florida |
22-6 |
628 |
12 |
| 18. Kansas |
20-7 |
514 |
16 |
| 19. Oklahoma |
19-6 |
502 |
22 |
| 20. Georgetown |
19-7 |
480 |
23 |
| 21. LSU |
20-7 |
425 |
24 |
| 22. N.C. State |
21-7 |
385 |
15 |
| 23. Iowa |
20-8 |
234 |
20 |
| 24. Nevada |
22-5 |
193 |
25 |
| 25. Michigan St. |
19-9 |
178 |
18 |
Others receiving votes: Marquette 98, Bucknell 50, Arkansas 47, UAB 44, Wichita St. 23, George Mason 19, Wisconsin 13, California 7, San Diego St. 6, Missouri St. 5, S. Illinois 3, UTEP 3, Air Force 2, Alabama 2, N.C.-Wilmington 1.
Yesterday
EAST
Cent. Connecticut St. 79, Quinnipiac 67
Fairleigh Dickinson 79, Monmouth, N.J. 62
Long Island U. 67, St. Francis, NY 64
Wagner 77, Mount St. Mary's, Md. 66
West Virginia 67, Pittsburgh 62
SOUTH
Bethune-Cookman 72, Delaware St. 71
Howard 72, Morgan St. 59
Jackson St. 73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 68
Louisiana Tech 74, Idaho 49
MVSU 62, Grambling St. 53
Md.-Eastern Shore 65, Coppin St. 60
Middle Tennessee 82, Fla. International 58
N. Carolina A&T 65, Hampton 60
S. Carolina St. 72, Norfolk St. 52
SOUTHWEST
Alabama A&M 79, Texas Southern 66
Oklahoma 67, Oklahoma St. 66
Prairie View 75, Alabama St. 72
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 93, Texas-Pan American 69
FAR WEST
E. Washington 94, Idaho St. 87
Gonzaga 75, San Francisco 72
Montana 96, N. Arizona 83
Montana St. 75, Sacramento St. 70
Portland 90, San Diego 72
Saint Mary's, Calif. 82, Loyola Marymount 70
Santa Clara 62, Pepperdine 56
AP Women's Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. North Carolina (46) |
26-1 |
1,150 |
2 |
| 2. Duke |
25-2 |
1,072 |
1 |
| 3. LSU |
25-2 |
1,064 |
3 |
| 4. Maryland |
26-3 |
1,004 |
4 |
| 5. Ohio St. |
25-2 |
949 |
6 |
| 6. Rutgers |
23-3 |
913 |
7 |
| 7. Connecticut |
26-3 |
877 |
8 |
| 8. Tennessee |
25-4 |
827 |
5 |
| 9. Oklahoma |
25-4 |
824 |
9 |
| 10. Baylor |
21-5 |
715 |
10 |
| 11. Arizona St. |
23-5 |
641 |
11 |
| 12. Georgia |
20-7 |
624 |
13 |
| 13. Stanford |
21-6 |
578 |
15 |
| 14. Purdue |
22-5 |
559 |
12 |
| 15. DePaul |
23-5 |
555 |
16 |
| 16. Michigan St. |
21-8 |
470 |
14 |
| 17. Utah |
20-5 |
295 |
19 |
| 18. BYU |
22-3 |
264 |
21 |
| 19. Louisiana Tech |
21-4 |
258 |
20 |
| 20. Minnesota |
19-8 |
243 |
22 |
| 21. New Mexico |
20-7 |
178 |
23 |
| 22. Temple |
21-7 |
171 |
17 |
| 23. Florida |
20-7 |
133 |
-- |
| 23. Vanderbilt |
19-9 |
133 |
24 |
| 25. Texas A&M |
21-7 |
112 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 78, Boston College 56, Wyoming 32, St. John's 30, George Washington 29, Florida St. 18, Kentucky 15, Indiana St. 13, W. Kentucky 12, Missouri 11, N.C. State 11, Chattanooga 10, Tulsa 8, Virginia Tech 8, Old Dominion 6, UCLA 3, Hartford 1.
Yesterday's top 25 results
No. 6 Rutgers 48, No. 7 Connecticut 42
No. 19 Louisiana Tech 55, Idaho 40
GOLF
HPLGA Four ball Tournament
At Ted Makalena Course
Championship flight
| Chan Kim-Tadd Fujikawa |
62-66 |
-- |
128 |
| Roy Nishimoto-Mike Kawate |
67-64 |
-- |
131 |
| Bryan Edwards-Shawn Tanoue |
68-67 |
-- |
135 |
| Paul Kimura-Ren Frias |
67-68 |
-- |
135 |
| Sam Rodriguez III-Taylor Shimomura |
67-68 |
-- |
135 |
| Craig Uyehara-Shannon Tanoue |
66-70 |
-- |
136 |
| Dennis Sasai-Daron Rilveria |
70-67 |
-- |
137 |
| Craig Ayala-Rusty Santiago |
69-68 |
-- |
137 |
| Tracy Shiroma-Robert Nam |
69-69 |
-- |
138 |
| Michael Wolfe-Randy Yim |
69-69 |
-- |
138 |
| Dave Long-Tom Peyovich |
68-70 |
-- |
138 |
| Grant Shingaki-Alexander Chan |
67-71 |
-- |
138 |
| Alan Arakaki-Glenn Hashimoto |
67-71 |
-- |
138 |
| Clyde Watanabe-Billy Villareal |
73-67 |
-- |
139 |
| Perry Lara-Alvin Okada, Jr. |
67-72 |
-- |
139 |
| Jared Young-Ryan Pozar |
66-73 |
-- |
139 |
| Roy Ige-Joe Aloisio |
71-69 |
-- |
140 |
| Jared Sawada-Colin Imaoka |
70-70 |
-- |
140 |
| Yusuke Aonuma-Shunsuke Aonuma |
67-73 |
-- |
140 |
| Norman Inouye-Lin Akiyama |
72-69 |
-- |
141 |
| Ryan Yoshida-Chandler Mato |
72-69 |
-- |
141 |
| Erick Ellgren-Ralph Dewitt |
70-71 |
-- |
141 |
| CJ Balboa-Brandon Myers |
68-73 |
-- |
141 |
| Anthony Almaraz-Brandon Abreu |
72-70 |
-- |
142 |
| Michael Fujikawa-Alan Suzuki |
71-71 |
-- |
142 |
| David Martin-Keith Nahale |
68-74 |
-- |
142 |
| Ross Nakamura-Andrew Lee |
68-74 |
-- |
142 |
| Kevin Goto-Scott Goto |
67-75 |
-- |
142 |
| Shakil Ahmed-Adrian Doo |
72-73 |
-- |
145 |
| Joe Thomas-Robert Luat |
72-73 |
-- |
145 |
A flight
| Robert Nakagawa-Thomas Nakagawa |
69-66 |
-- |
135 |
| Brian DeLeon-Jeffrey Dawson |
67-69 |
-- |
136 |
| Donn Suzuki-Dennis Onaga |
68-70 |
-- |
138 |
| Wayne Yamamoto-Ron Serikaku |
67-71 |
-- |
138 |
| Ray Shibata-Brian Pang |
70-69 |
-- |
139 |
| Paul Ichimura-Jon Ichimura |
72-68 |
-- |
140 |
| Cyd Okino-Jackie Hilea |
71-69 |
-- |
140 |
| Barry Dalda-Keith Mikasa |
71-69 |
-- |
140 |
| Randy Aloya-Mike Nacapuy |
71-69 |
-- |
140 |
| Keith Nakamura-Kelvin Sato |
70-70 |
-- |
140 |
| Pat Lederer-Richard Noguchi |
71-69 |
-- |
140 |
| Darrin Jay-Randall Wong |
70-71 |
-- |
141 |
| Wes Nakabayashi-Kerry Ouchi |
70-71 |
-- |
141 |
| Michael Yanagihashi-Dane Serikaku |
68-73 |
-- |
141 |
| Ronald Kakiuchi-Douglas Higa |
71-71 |
-- |
142 |
| Glenn Kakuni-Thomas Onaga |
69-73 |
-- |
142 |
| Alan Arakawa-Lyle Kawamata |
67-75 |
-- |
142 |
| Clifford Nishikawa-Francis Olena |
72-71 |
-- |
143 |
| John Tavai-Robert Siavii |
72-71 |
-- |
143 |
| Stan Omonaka-Donald Uchiyama |
71-72 |
-- |
143 |
| Wendel Ko-Ryan Watanabe |
68-75 |
-- |
143 |
| Mike Inoshita-Glenn Niitani |
72-73 |
-- |
145 |
| Larry Watanabe-Robert Rabago |
70-75 |
-- |
145 |
| Bob Lillie-Howard Hamada |
70-75 |
-- |
145 |
| Roy Ongie-Ross Ongie |
69-76 |
-- |
145 |
| Evan Nagano-Ty Yasuda |
70-76 |
-- |
146 |
| Darren Serra-Michael Englar |
71-76 |
-- |
147 |
| Cannen Shaw-David Lam |
71-76 |
-- |
147 |
B flight
| Jim Hrysyzev-Wes Anderson |
67-73 |
-- |
140 |
| Stuart Hamakawa-David Nakamoto |
73-71 |
-- |
144 |
| Wendell Pacada-Gerald Sur |
72-73 |
-- |
145 |
| Daryn Arakaki-Robert Yoshimura |
71-74 |
-- |
145 |
| Charlie Peterson-Patrick Oki |
70-75 |
-- |
145 |
| Willie Perreira-James Enomoto |
74-72 |
-- |
146 |
| Quinton Fulkerson-Manny Becasio |
73-73 |
-- |
146 |
| James Oshiro-Marcus Lake |
71-75 |
-- |
146 |
| Leonard Victorino-Alan Ninomiya |
72-76 |
-- |
148 |
| Bob Ellis-Toyo Shimabukuro |
74-75 |
-- |
149 |
| Frank Castillo-Rick Dela Cruz |
76-75 |
-- |
151 |
| Jerry Fonacier-Jonah Fonacier |
75-76 |
-- |
151 |
| Victor Bermudez-Buddy Silva |
74-78 |
-- |
152 |
| George Okano-Ed Igarashi |
78-75 |
-- |
153 |
| Craig Watanabe-Tammy Watanabe |
77-76 |
-- |
153 |
| Perry Nakaoka-Bryan Ikehara |
75-78 |
-- |
153 |
| Charles Inouye-Spencer Shimai |
80-74 |
-- |
154 |
| Jeffrey Buffum-Joseph Lee |
82-73 |
-- |
155 |
| Neil Fujinaga-Guy Inouye |
74-81 |
-- |
155 |
| Norman Vida-Francis DeBorja |
76-80 |
-- |
156 |
| Neil Murakami-Craig Wong |
81-78 |
-- |
159 |
TENNIS
Mexican Open
At Acapulco, Mexico
Men's first round singles
Razvan Sabau, Romania, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 0-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Tomas Behrend, Germany, def. Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3.
Gaston Gaudio (2), Argentina, def. Albert Portas, Spain, 7-5, 6-2.
Carlos Moya (3), Spain, def. Miguel Gallardo Valles, Mexico, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Marcos Daniel, Brazil, def. Kevin Kim, United States, 7-5, 6-3.
Juan Antonio Marin, Costa Rica, def. Florent Serra (6), France, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina, 6-2, 5-3, retired.
Women's first round singles
Maret Ani, Estonia, def. Melissa Torres Sandoval, Mexico, 6-1, 6-1.
Iveta Benesova (6), Czech Republic, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Katerina Bohmova, Czech Republic, def. Shinobu Asagoe (8), Japan, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (2), Germany, def. Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Catalina Castano (5), Colombia, def. Conchita Martinez Granados, Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, def. Bethanie Mattek, United States, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-0.
Tennis Channel Open
At Las Vegas
First round singles
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2.
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, def. Tomas Zib, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.
Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, def. Gael Monfils, France, 7-6 (8), 6-3.
Lleyton Hewitt (1), Australia, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
Dubai Championships
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates
First round singles
Rainer Schuettler, Germany, def. David Ferrer (5), Spain, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.
Igor Andreev, Russia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4.
Robin Vik, Czech Republic, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia & Montenegro, 6-2, 6-4.
Tim Henman, Britain, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-4, 6-1.
Ivo Klec, Slovakia, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 6-4, 6-4.
Andre Agassi (4), United States, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Mohammed Al Ghareeb, Kuwait, def. Omar Bahrouzyan, United Arab Emirates, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Qatar Total Open
At Doha, Qatar
First round singles
Julia Schruff, Germany, def. Jelena Jankovic (8), Serbia & Montenegro, 6-2, 7-5.
Li Na, China, def. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, def. Mashona Washington, United States, 6-1, 6-2.
Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Elena Likhovtseva (7), Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
BOWLING
Hawaii T.V.
REVS INC./BRUNSWICK MIXED TEAM
At Leeward Bowl
Sunday
Two-game match championship--Revs Inc. I (Chad Horiuchi, Darlee Horiuchi, Keith Hiyane, Ryan Yoneda, Joe Yockman, Jr.) def. Team Roto Grip (Shauna Kamaka, Roy Yamanuha, Brian Snyder, Stephen Babcock, Chad Pojas), 444-431.
Stepladder match--Team Roto Grip (S. Kamaka, R. Yamanuha, B. Snyder, S. Babcock, C. Pojas) def. All of It (Kealii Kuamoo, Art Maglangit, Shanell Lonso, Thomas Ching, Scott Horie), 415-381.
High qualifier--Revs Inc. I, 3246 (216.4 avg.).
High series--J. Yockman, Jr., 742.
RIFLERY
ILH championship
VARSITY
Final team standings--1. Punahou; 2. Saint Louis; 3. Kamehameha.
Individual results
Prone--1. Robert Siko, 195, Pun; 2. Heathern Horn, 194.1, Pun; 3. Simone Riford, 194.09, Pun.
Standing--1. Horn, 188, Pun; 2. Riford, 184, Pun; 3. Siko, 172, Pun.
Kneeling--1. Horn, 192.09, Pun; 2. Siko, 192.07, Pun; 3. Riford, 190, Pun.
Grand aggregate--1. Horn, 574.19; Pun; 2. Riford, 568.09, Pun; 3. Siko, 559.07, Pun.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Final team standings--1. Punahou; 2. Saint Louis; 3. Kamehameha.
Individual results
Prone--1. Robyn Jong, 191.1, SHA; 2. Nigel Kojimoto, 191.06, Pun; 3. Davin Lee, 188.1, Pun.
Standing--1. Lee, 173, Pun; 2. Sarah Martin, 170, Pun; 3. Kojimoto, 162, Pun.
Kneeling--1. Kojimoto, 179, Pun; 2. Rhys Yahata, 178.03, Pun; 3. Hunter Hunt, 178.03, Pun.
Grand aggregate--1. Kojimoto, 532.06, Pun; 2. Lee, 526.1, Pun; 3. Martin, 519, Pun.
SOCCER
KIF All-Stars
Varsity boys
Player of the year--Chad Thompson, Sr., Waimea.
Coach of the year--Mark Kennett, Waimea.
Forward--Micah Ohlen, Sr., Kapaa; Danny Riggle, Jr., Kauai; Thompson, Sr., Waimea.
Midfield--Kenny Estes, Sr., Waimea; Agustin Garcia, Sr., Kauai; Scott Martin, Sr., Waimea.
Defense--Terrence Cuyo, Jr., Kapaa; Charlie Kato, Sr., Kauai; Kollin Morikawa, Sr., Waimea; Ryan Nagaoka, Sr., Kauai.
Goalie--Jeremy Victor, Sr., Kauai.
Utility--Chance Bukoski, So., Kapaa.
Varsity girls
Player of the year--Rachael Taira, Sr., Kauai.
Coach of the year--Blanche Arakaki, Kauai.
Forward--Cayla Kitabayashi, So., Waimea; Kaala Leong, Jr., Kapaa; Taira, Sr., Kauai.
Midfield--Brittney Carvalho, Jr., Kapaa; Emma Makepa Foley, Sr., Kauai; Megan Vento, Jr., Kauai.
Defense--Allison Arakaki, Sr., Kauai; Tiffany Ikeda-Simao, So., Kauai; Erin Pickett, Sr., Kapaa; Amniesty Ragsac, Sr., Kapaa.
Goalie--Krystal-Carrie Gaitos, Sr., Kauai.
Utility--Auika Muragin, Jr., Kauai.
SURFING
Macy's E-Series
Event No. 3
At Kewalos
Men's shortboard--1. Dustin Cuizon; 2. Torrey Meister; 3. Jason Magallanes; 4. Lance Grover; 5. (tie) Mason Ho and Darieus Legg.
Men's longboard--1. Bonga Perkins; 2. Kai Sallas; 3. Kekoa Uemura; 4. Genki Kino; 5. (tie) Ned Snow and Kegan Edwards.
VOLLEYBALL
CSTV/AVCA Men's Division I-II Coaches poll
First-place votes in parentheses
| Team |
Pts |
Rec |
LW |
| 1. BYU (16) |
240 |
12-2 |
1 |
| 2. UC Irvine |
224 |
14-3 |
2 |
| 3. Pepperdine |
202 |
10-3 |
3 |
| 4. Hawaii |
194 |
9-4 |
4 |
| 5. Long Beach State |
169 |
12-5 |
6 |
| 6. CSU Northridge |
166 |
8-7 |
5 |
| 7. UCLA |
140 |
10-7 |
7 |
| 8. UC Santa Barbara |
125 |
9-8 |
8 |
| 9. Penn State |
118 |
9-4 |
9 |
| 10. Loyola-Chicago |
95 |
15-1 |
11 |
| 11. Ohio State |
67 |
12-4 |
12 |
| 12. Ball State |
62 |
13-2 |
10 |
| 13. IPFW |
54 |
8-5 |
15 |
| 14. USC |
31 |
8-9 |
13 |
| 15. George Mason |
25 |
13-3 |
14 |
Also receiving votes: Pacific (5-11), 8.
Volleyball Magazine poll
1. BYU. 2. UC Irvine. 3. Pepperdine.
4. Hawaii. 5. Long Beach State. 6. UCLA. 7. UC Santa Barbara. 8. CSU Northridge. 9. Penn State. 10. Loyola-Chicago.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS--Agreed to terms with INF Jason Stokes, INF Robert Andino, INF Mike Jacobs, OF Reggie Abercrombie, LHP Renyel Pinto, RHP Scott Tyler and RHP Randy Messenger on one-year contracts.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS--Assigned F Amir Johnson to Fayetteville of the NBA Development League.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS--Assigned G Von Wafer to Fort Worth of the NBA Development League.
PHOENIX SUNS--Announced the resignation of Bryan Colangelo, general manager.
NBA Development League
LEAGUE--Announced that the Bakersfield Jam will begin play next season.
Women's National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN--Re-signed C Laura Summerton. Signed F Le'Coe Willingham and F Donna Loffhagen to one-year contracts.
NEW YORK LIBERTY--Signed G Keisha Brown and C Barbara Farris.
Football
National Football League
NEW YORK JETS--Released S Oliver Celestin.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Re-signed CB Juran Bolden.
Hockey
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Recalled LW Niklas Nordgren from Lowell of the AHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Activated F Mike Rupp from injured reserve.
EDMONTON OILERS--Recalled F Brad Winchester from Hamilton of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Recalled LW Jeff Giuliano from Manchester of the AHL.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Recalled F Scottie Upshall from Milwaukee of the AHL. Reassigned F Jeremy Yablonski from Milwaukee of the AHL to Idaho of the ECHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Recalled LW Steve Gainey from San Antonio of the AHL.
SAN JOSE SHARKS--Signed G Vesa Toskala to a two-year contract extension.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Recalled F Jakub Klepis and D Mike Green from Hershey of the AHL.
College
FORDHAM--Named Ed Argast offensive coordinator-offensive line coach, Frank Forcucci defensive coordinator-outside linebackers coach, Bryan Volk recruiting coordinator-quarterbacks coach, Matt Dawson special teams coordinator-inside linebackers coach, Malik Hall defensive line coach, Custavious Patterson wide receivers coach, Kieta Malloy running backs coach, Charlie Pravata tight ends coach and Tim Cary assistant defensive backs coach.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE--Named Pat Meyer offensive line coach.
STANFORD--Named Jeff Hammerschmidt outside linebackers and special teams coach.
TEMPLE--Named Billy Crutcher football video coordinator.
TEXAS A&M--Named Van Malone cornerbacks coach.
WEBER STATE--Reassigned Joe Cravens, men's basketball coach, to other duties in the athletic department.
