Today
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara, 6:35 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
ILH: Pac-Five at Iolani, 3:45 p.m.; Saint Louis vs. Damien, 4:30 p.m., Kamehameha vs. Mid-Pacific, 7 p.m., Aloha Stadium.
BASKETBALL
KIF girls: Waimea at Kapaa, 5:30 p.m.
OIA Red East girls: Moanalua at Kaiser, Kalaheo at Roosevelt, Farrington at Kahuku, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
GOLF
ILH varsity I: 10 a.m., New Ewa Course.
SOFTBALL
College: George Fox (Ore.) at Brigham Young-Hawaii (2), 11 a.m.
TENNIS
ILH girls: Mid-Pacific at Kamehameha, St. Andrew's/Maryknoll vs. Hawaii Baptist at Mid-Pacific, Punahou at Iolani, 4 p.m.
WATER POLO
College women: Hawaii vs. Stanford, 4:30 p.m., Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
OIA varsity girls: Kahuku vs. Leilehua, 3:30 p.m. at Central Oahu Regional Park. Castle vs. Kalani at Kaiser H.S. pool, 3:30 p.m.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
KIF: Kapaa at Waimea, 2:45 p.m.
OIA East: Moanalua at Kailua, Kalaheo vs. Kalani at Kahala Community Park, Farrington at Kaiser, Castle vs. Kahuku at Kahuku Recreational Center, Kaimuki at McKinley, 4 p.m.
OIA West: Mililani at Pearl City, Waianae vs. Aiea at Aiea Recreational Center, Kapolei vs. Leilehua at Fred Wright Field, Radford at Nanakuli, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL
OIA Red West girls: Mililani at Leilehua, Kapolei at Nanakuli, Pearl City at Radford, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Kailua at Kaimuki, Kalani at Castle, Waianae at Waipahu, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
TENNIS
ILH boys: University/Word of Life at Mid-Pacific, Maryknoll at Kamehameha, 4 p.m.
WATER POLO
College women: Hawaii vs. Hartwick, 9 a.m., Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
OIA varsity girls: Castle vs. Roosevelt, 3:30 p.m.; Radford vs. Mililani, 4:45 p.m., Roosevelt H.S. pool. Moanalua at Kaiser, 4:45 p.m.
BASEBALL
Collegiate Baseball Top 25
The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 26, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
1. Florida St. |
25-2 |
495 |
1 |
2. Mississippi St. |
19-1 |
494 |
3 |
3. Nebraska |
17-3 |
492 |
2 |
4. Georgia Tech |
20-4 |
488 |
4 |
5. South Carolina |
22-3 |
486 |
7 |
6. Cal. St. Fullerton |
20-7 |
484 |
8 |
7. Rice |
20-8 |
483 |
5 |
8. North Carolina |
20-5 |
481 |
6 |
9. Clemson |
16-6 |
479 |
13 |
10. Texas |
19-10 |
477 |
16 |
11. Miami, Fla. |
23-7 |
472 |
12 |
12. Arizona St. |
21-7 |
469 |
17 |
13. Wichita St. |
21-5 |
466 |
11 |
14. Virginia |
22-5 |
465 |
21 |
15. Louisiana St. |
19-7 |
463 |
14 |
16. Alabama |
19-8 |
460 |
-- |
17. Vanderbilt |
17-7 |
456 |
-- |
18. Oregon St. |
15-7 |
453 |
19 |
19. Georgia |
17-5 |
452 |
-- |
20. Arkansas |
20-5 |
450 |
10 |
21. Kentucky |
20-5 |
448 |
-- |
22. Tennessee |
17-7 |
447 |
15 |
23. Oklahoma |
20-6 |
445 |
22 |
24. Baylor |
16-8 |
443 |
23 |
25. James Madison |
19-5 |
440 |
25 |
College
Yesterday
Anderson, S.C. 8, Limestone 5
Harvard 11, Lynn 9
Harvard 6, Barry 6, 11 innings (travel curfew)
Indiana-Southeast 3, Union, Tenn. 0
Tampa 5, Florida Southern 3
VMI 7, Brown 6
West Virginia 16, Md.-Eastern Shore 0
S. Dakota 2, Valparaiso 0 (1st)
S. Dakota St. 8, Valparaiso 7 (2nd)
Sul Ross St. 5, Texas-Permian Basin 4
Hawaii 8, UC Santa Barbara 6 (1st)
Hawaii 3, UC Santa Barbara 0 (2nd)
Santa Clara at Hawaii-Hilo, ccd., rain
Stanford 5, Washington St. 3
BASKETBALL
2005-06 Associated Press All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
Adam Morrison, Gonzaga, 6-8, 205, junior, Spokane, Wash., 28.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 49.8 fg pct, 43.7 3-pt fg pct, 36.5 minutes (72 first-place votes, 360 points).
J.J. Redick, Duke, 6-4, 190, senior, Roanoke, Va., 27.4 ppg, 42.1 3-pt fg pct, 87.7 ft pct, 37.2 minutes (72, 360).
Randy Foye, Villanova, 6-4, 205, senior, Newark, N.J., 20.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.2 apg (55, 311).
Shelden Williams, Duke, 6-9, 250, senior, Forest Park, Okla., 18.4 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 58.4 fg pct, 3.7 blocks, 1.8 blocks (49, 305).
Brandon Roy, Washington, 6-6, 210, senior, Seattle, 19.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.1 apg, 51.1 fg pct, 81.4 ft pct (20, 235).
SECOND TEAM
Dee Brown, Illinois, 6-0, 185, senior, Maywood, Ill., 14.4 ppg, 5.6 apg, 1.5 steals, 35.6 minutes (10, 162).
Rodney Carney, Memphis, 6-7, 205, senior, Indianapolis, 17.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 39.9 3-pt fg pct (13, 157).
Rudy Gay, Connecticut, 6-9, 220, sophomore, Baltimore, 15.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.7 blocks, 1.8 steals (8, 154).
P.J. Tucker, Texas, 6-5, 225, junior, Raleigh, N.C., 16.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 51.9 fg pct, 1.8 steals (10, 127).
Leon Powe, California, 6-8, 240, sophomore, Oakland, Calif., 20.7 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 50.0 fg pct (4, 121).
THIRD TEAM
Craig Smith, Boston College, 6-7, 250, senior, Los Angeles, 17.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.9 apg, 57.9 fg pct, 35.6 minutes (9, 115).
Glen Davis, LSU, 6-9, 310, sophomore, Baton Rouge, La., 18.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 50.9 fg pct (9, 103).
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, 6-9, 235, freshman, Poplar Bluff, Mo., 19.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 57.8 fg pct (4, 100).
Nick Fazekas, Nevada, 6-11, 235, junior, Arvada, Colo., 21.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 53.3 fg pct, 84.7 ft pct (2, 88).
Allan Ray, Villanova, 6-2, 195, senior, Bronx, N.Y., 18.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 89.5 ft pct (3, 86).
HONORABLE MENTION
Arron Afflalo, UCLA; Maurice Ager, Michigan State; LaMarcus Aldridge, Texas; Jose Juan Barea, Northeastern; J.P. Batista, Gonzaga.
Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State; Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas; Keydren Clark, Saint Peter's; Mardy Collins, Temple; Paul Davis, Michigan State.
Terrance Dials, Ohio State; Quincy Douby, Rutgers; Jordan Farmar, UCLA; Mike Gansey, West Virginia; Daniel Gibson, Texas.
Caleb Green, Oral Roberts; DeAndre Haynes, Kent State; Brandon Heath, San Diego State; Jeff Horner, Iowa; Ibrahim Jaaber, Pennsylvania.
Jarrious Jackson, Texas Tech; Marco Killingsworth, Indiana; Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh; Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina; Charles Lee, Bucknell.
Chris Lofton, Tennessee; Christian Maraker, Pacific; Gerry McNamara, Syracuse; J. Robert Merritt, Samford; Paul Miller, Wichita State.
Paul Millsap, Louisiana Tech; Elton Nesbitt, Georgia Southern; Joakim Noah, Florida; Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia; Chris Quinn, Notre Dame.
Brion Rush, Grambling State; Blake Schilb, Loyola of Chicago; Steven Smith, La Salle; Tim Smith, East Tennessee State; Ronald Steele, Alabama.
Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington; Chad Timberlake, Fairleigh Dickinson; Darius Washington, Memphis; Marcus Williams, Connecticut; Jamar Wilson, Albany, N.Y.; Anthony Winchester, Western Kentucky; Ricky Woods, Southeastern Louisiana.
TRIATHLON
Iroquois Point Island Club
Sunday
750-meter swim, 13-mile bike, 3.5-mile run
Men
Overall--1. Timothy Marr, 1:00:22; 2. Kalen Darling, 1:02:06; 3. Benjamin Collins, 1:02:17.
15-19--1. Matthew Shanks, 1:12:03; 2. William Montgomery IV, 1:21:03; 3. Kaleb Tandberg, 1:26:24.
20-24--1. Chad Seymour, 1:03:09; 2. Billy Wong, 1:10:04; 3. Matthew Camp, 1:15:32.
25-29--1. Tai Bletcha, 1:03:21; 2. Kurt Woytiuk, 1:05:03; 3. Peter Lombard, 1:09:07.
30-34--1. Lee Boyer, 1:08:12; 2. Beau Miller, 1:13:16; 3. Edward Pama, 1:16:48.
35-39--1. John Akana, 1:06:59; 2. Edwardo Sa, 1:07:33; 3. Josh Lind, 1:10:04.
40-44--1. Jay Paul, 1:08:17; 2. Dave Low, 1:14:48; 3. Jerry Logan, 1:16:52.
45-49--1. Steve Colon, 1:17:10; 2. David Griffith, 1:17:42; 3. Matt Kyser, 1:24:39.
50-54--1. Blake Marr, 1:14:45; 2. John Mayers, 1:31:24.
55-59--1. Gary Brewer, 1:22:02; 2. Timothy Conway, 1:36:04.
60-and-over--1. Ed Letourneau, 1:15:22; 2. Dan Walker, 1:36:36; 3. Dieter Heycke, 1:42:43.
Women
Overall--1. Caralyn Murray, 1:05:41; 2. Jessica Kirkwood, 1:07:52; 3. Lisa Mensink, 1:09:21.
15-19--1. Leah Schretenthaler, 1:26:25; 2. Jessica Tandberg, 1:37:14; 3. Catherine Shanks, 1:38:34.
20-24--1. Karen Finnerty, 1:14:38; 2. Allegra Erisman, 1:15:18; 3. Ava Jones, 1:39:21.
25-29--1. Rachel Ross, 1:10:33; 2. Amy Bennett, 1:14:32; 3. Esther Volper, 1:19:19.
30-34--1. Michelle Carter, 1:16:29; 2. Jana Pittichova, 1:21:50; 3. Holly Swartz, 1:28:41.
35-39--1. Uilani Pauole, 1:20:17; 2. Carrie Hermstad, 1:26:52; 3. Chin Chin Tan, 1:28:25.
40-44--1. Marcy Fleming, 1:27:24; 2. Karen Pittman, 1:31:47; 3. Michelle Regn, 1:36:28.
45-49--1. Tamara Grigsby, 1:35:19; 2. Florence Hulihee, 2:16:32.
50-54--1. Laurie Sloan, 1:29:49; 2. Linda Moran, 1:41:14; 3. Deedee Jonrowe, 2:20:28.
55-59--Linda Kaiser, 1:38:15.
Team
Men--1. Stephan Reinke/Ray Brust/Reinke, 1:08:01; 2. Stuart Naylor/Erik Vossman/Paul Kosnik, 1:19:59.
Mixed--James Walther/Sadiaran Romelda/Arnold Albiar, 1:27:01.
BOXING
Fight schedule
Thursday
At Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Antonio Mesquita, Las Vegas, vs. Santos Pakau, New Zealand, 12, for the vacant Utah light welterweight title; Chauncy Welliver, Spokane, Wash., vs. Cliff Couser, St. Louis, 10, heavyweights.
Friday
At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (ESPN), Montell Griffin, Chicago, vs. Norman Jones, Savannah, Ga., 12, for the vacant USBA light heavyweight title.
At Community Center, Port St. Lucie, Fla., Said Ouali, Paterson, N.J., vs. Jacy Kuhn, Uniontown, Pa., 12, for the vacant USBO welterweight title.
At Ybor City, Fla., Sherman Williams, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Adenilson Rodrigues, Brazil, 12, for the vacant NBA Continental Americas heavyweight title; Stevie Johnston, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Luis Ernesto Jose, Dominican Republic, 10, light welterweights.
At Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn., Bobby Gunn, Hackensack, N.J., vs. Shelby Gross, Fort Jackson, S.C., 12, for the vacant IBA cruiserweight title; Jerome Pillow, Columbia, Tenn., vs. Marty Robbins, Crossville, Tenn., 10, super featherweights.
At Edgewater Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, Nev., Steven Luevano, LaPuente, Calif., vs. Adam Hernandez, El Paso, Texas, 12, featherweights.
At Maywood, Calif. (SHO), Anthony Thompson, Philadelphia, vs. Darnell Boone, Youngstown, Ohio, 10, super welterweights.
Saturday
At Wolstein Center, Cleveland (SHO), Lamon Brewster, Los Angeles, vs. Serguei Lyakhovich, Scottsdale, Ariz., 12, for Brewster's WBO heavyweight title; Luis Alberto Perez, vs. Dimitri Kirilov, 12, for Perez's IBF super flyweight title.
TENNIS
Nasdaq-100 Open
At Key Biscayne, Fla.
Purse: Men, $3.45 million (Masters); Women, $3.45 million (Tier I)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Men's third round singles
Simon Greul, Germany, def. Tim Henman, Britain, 0-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Igor Andreev (24), Russia, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.
James Blake (9), United States, def. Jarkko Nieminen (23), Finland, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Andy Roddick (4), United States, def. Fernando Verdasco (31), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
David Ferrer (11), Spain, def. Sebastien Grosjean (19), France, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Olivier Rochus (29), Belgium, def. Guillermo Coria (7), Argentina, 6-4, 6-3.
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Tommy Haas (27), Germany, 6-1, 6-3.
Juan Ignacio Chela (32), Argentina, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Women's fourth round singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova (12), Russia, def. Patty Schnyder (7), Switzerland, walkover.
Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, def. Maria Kirilenko (20), Russia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Ai Sugiyama (21), Japan, def. Sofia Arvidsson (32), Sweden, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2.
Tatiana Golovin (22), France, def. Elena Dementieva (6), Russia, 6-2, 6-1.
Zheng Jie, China, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Anastasia Myskina (10), Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Amelie Mauresmo (1), France, def. Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia and Montenegro, 7-5, 6-2.
Nadia Petrova (5), Russia, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 6-2, 6-0.
OIA
Yesterday
Varsity boys
Kapolei 3, Campbell 2
Mililani 4, Waianae 1
Varsity girls
Campbell 3, Kapolei 2
Mililani 5, Waianae 0
AUTO RACING
Indy Racing League
Driver Deaths
March 26, 2006 -- Paul Dana, 30, died during the warmup for the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After Ed Carpenter's car hit a wall and slid to a stop, Dana slammed into it at nearly 200 mph, his car nearly splitting in half. The chassis flew off the ground and turned over before landing on its wheels.
Oct. 22, 2003 -- Tony Renna, 26, died after a crash during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He lost control at nearly 220 mph, went airborne and crashed into a fence.
May 17, 1996--Scott Brayton, 37, died during practice for the Indy 500. Drayton, who had earlier won the pole, had his right rear tire go flat and his car went careening in a wall at more than 230 mph.
VOLLEYBALL
CSTV/AVCA Division I-II COACHES Top 15 Poll
Through March 27
First-place votes in parentheses
TEAM |
PTS |
W-L |
LW |
1. UC Irvine (15) |
239 |
21-3 |
1 |
2. Brigham Young |
223 |
16-4 |
2 |
3. Hawaii (1) |
210 |
16-4 |
3 |
4. CSU Northridge |
187 |
15-8 |
6 |
5. Pepperdine |
174 |
13-6 |
4 |
6. Long Beach St. |
167 |
17-7 |
5 |
7. UC Santa Barbara |
138 |
12-11 |
7 |
8. UCLA |
118 |
14-12 |
8 |
9. Southern California |
105 |
11-14 |
12 |
10. Loyola-Chicago |
102 |
17-6 |
10 |
11. Penn St. |
83 |
13-7 |
9 |
12. IPFW |
57 |
16-5 |
12 |
13. Ohio St. |
55 |
16-7 |
11 |
14. George Mason |
40 |
18-5 |
15 |
15. Pacific |
19 |
7-14 |
14 |
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Ball St. (16-5) 3.
MPSF standings
Through March 27
Team |
W |
L |
Pct. |
Overall |
x-UC Irvine |
14 |
2 |
.875 |
21-2 |
x-Hawaii |
13 |
3 |
.813 |
17-4 |
x-BYU |
12 |
4 |
.750 |
16-4 |
x-Pepperdine |
13 |
6 |
.684 |
13-6 |
Long Beach |
10 |
6 |
.625 |
17-7 |
CSU Northridge |
10 |
7 |
.588 |
15-8 |
UC Santa Barbara |
8 |
9 |
.471 |
12-11 |
UCLA |
6 |
10 |
.375 |
14-12 |
USC |
7 |
12 |
.368 |
11-14 |
Pacific |
5 |
11 |
.312 |
7-15 |
Stanford |
2 |
14 |
.125 |
4-18 |
UC San Diego |
0 |
16 |
.000 |
1-21 |
x-clinched playoff berth
Yesterday
Hawaii def. Pacific, 30-21, 30-21, 30-19
Tomorrow (Time HST)
Hawaii at Stanford, 5 p.m.
Cal Baptist st USC
Thursday
Hawaii at Stanford, 5 p.m.
UC San Diego at UC Irvine
Cal Baptist at Pepperdine
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Optioned RHP Sean Tracey to Charlotte of the IL. Reassigned LHP Armando Almanza, INF Andy Gonzalez, C Gustavo Molina, OF Ryan Sweeney, LHP Javier Lopez, RHP Tim Redding and INF Robert Valido to their minor league camp.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Optioned C Paul Phillips to Omaha of the PCL. Reassigned INF Chris Clapinski, INF Benji Gil, INF Wilson Valdez and INF Mike Coolbaugh to Omaha, and INF Alex Gordon to their minor league camp.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Optioned SS Stephen Drew, RHP Dustin Nippert, INF Alberto Callaspo and OF Scott Hairston to their minor camp. Reassigned RHP Mike Koplove, C Juan Brito and INF Brian Barden to their minor league camp.
CINCINNATI REDS--Released OF Stephen Smitherman. Signed OF Terrence Long to a minor league contract. Reassigned RHP Jake Robbins to their minor league camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Reassigned LHP Carlos Hernandez to their minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Optioned RHP Jonathan Broxton, LHP Tim Hamulack, RHP D.J. Houlton and LHP Kelly Wunsch to Las Vegas of the PCL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Announced INF Zach Sorensen cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Nashville of the PCL.
NEW YORK METS--Released RHP Mitch Wylie.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Assigned LHP Cole Hamels, RHP Aquilino Lopez and RHP Yoel Hernandez to their minor league camp.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Released RHP Brian Sikorski. Optioned C Pete Laforest to Portland of the PCL. Sent RHP Jason Anderson and 1B Walter Young outright to Portland. Reassigned RHP Seth Etherton, RHP Jon Adkins, LHP Ryan Meaux, INF Ricky Gutierrez and OF Jack Cust to their minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Optioned RHP Brad Hennessey, RHP Merkin Valdez and OF Daniel Ortmeier to Fresno of the PCL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Placed RHP Luis Ayala, RHP Ryan Drese, RHP Brian Lawrence, C-1B Robert Fick and SS Cristian Guzman on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 24.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
LEAGUE--Fined Sacramento F Bonzi Wells $5,000 for punching a ball into the locker-room tunnel during a March 26 loss to Golden State.
ATLANTA HAWKS--Signed G Anthony Grundy to a 10-day contract.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS--Signed G Will Bynum to a second 10-day contract.
ORLANDO MAGIC--Signed F Dwight Howard and G Jameer Nelson to contract extensions through the 2007-08 season.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS--Assigned C Ha Seung-Jin to Fort Worth of the NBA Development League.
TORONTO RAPTORS--Signed C James Lang to a 10-day contract.
Women's National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN--Signed G Erin Phillips.
Football
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS--Signed DE Ryan Denney to a four-year contract.
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed John Fox, coach, to a five-year contract extension through the 2010 season.
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Re-signed CB Rashad Bauman.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed WR Terry Glenn to a five-year contract extension through the 2010 season.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed WR Marc Boerigter, K Billy Cundiff and LB Ben Taylor. Re-signed RB Najeh Davenport.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed DE N.D. Kalu, LB Zeke Moreno and LB Kenneth Pettway.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed FB Fred Beasley to a one-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Re-signed FB Heath Evans.
NEW YORK JETS--Signed DL Monsanto Pope.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Re-signed WR Quincy Morgan and DE Shaun Nua.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed LB Julian Peterson to a seven-year contract, OL Tom Ashworth to a five-year contract and WR Nate Burleson to a seven-year offer sheet.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Re-signed G Derrick Dockery.
Hockey
National Hockey League
LEAGUE--Suspended Nashville F Darcy Hordichuk three games as a result of an altercation during a March 25 game against Los Angeles.
CALGARY FLAMES--Signed F Dustin Boyd. Recalled F Craig MacDonald from Omaha of the AHL.
DALLAS STARS--Exercised its one-year option on Dave Tippett, coach, for the 2007-08 season. Signed Rick Wilson, associate coach, Mark Lamb, assistant coach, and Andy Moog, goaltending coach, to two-year contract extensions through the 2007-08 season.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Signed RW Bill Thomas.
College
ALBANY, N.Y.--Signed Will Brown, men's basketball coach, to a five-year-contract.
JACKSON STATE--Announced men's basketball G Trey Johnson will forgo his senior season and make himself eligible for the NBA draft.
UTAH--Promoted Chris Jones from director of basketball operations to men's assistant basketball coach.