Golf, amateur baseball, cycling, WNBA
7/19/2006
GOLF
British Open tee times
At Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Hoylake, England
a-amateur
Tomorrow-Friday
1:30 a.m.-6:41 a.m. Peter Hedblom, Steve Elkington, Jerry Kelly
1:41 a.m.-6:52 a.m. Barry Lane, Billy Andrade, Marcus Frasier
1:52 a.m.-7:03 a.m. SK Ho, Mikko Ilonen, John Senden
2:03 a.m.-7:14 a.m. Angel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Kenneth Ferrie
2:14 a.m.-7:25 a.m. Bradley Dredge, Ben Curtis, K.J. Choi
2:25 a.m.-7:36 a.m. Tim Herron, Niclas Fasth, Mark Hensby
2:36 a.m.-7:47 a.m. Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Fred Couples
2:47 a.m.-7:58 a.m. Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Scott Verplank
2:58 a.m.-8:09 a.m. Ernie Els, a-Edoardo Molinari, Luke Donald
3:09 a.m.-8:20 a.m. Jim Furyk, Rod Pampling, Greg Owen
3:20 a.m.-8:31 a.m. Vijay Singh, David Howell, Zach Johnson
3:31 a.m.-8:42 a.m. Stephen Dodd, Todd Hamilton, Robert Allenby
3:42 a.m. 8:53 a.m. Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry, Paul Lawrie
3:58 a.m.-9:09 a.m. John Daly, Colin Montgomerie, Stuart Appleby
4:09 a.m.-9:20 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Arron Oberholser, Nick O Hern
4:20 a.m.-9:31 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Darren Clarke, Yasuharu Imano
4:31 a.m.-9:42 a.m. Shaun Micheel, Ian Poulter, Seve Ballesteros
4:42 a.m.-9:53 a.m. Toshinori Muto, Paul Broadhurst, Bart Bryant
4:53 a.m.-10:04 a.m. Tom Lehman, Phillip Price, J.B. Holmes
5:04 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Sean O Hair, Anthony Wall, Tatsuhiko Ichihara
5:15 a.m.-10:26 a.m. Tom Pernice, Warren Abery, Jim Payne
5:26 a.m.-10:37 a.m. Michael Wright, Brett Quigley, Warren Bladon
5:37 a.m.-10:48 a.m. Lee Slattery, Shiv Kapur, Vaughn Taylor
5:48 a.m.-10:59 a.m. Thomas Aiken, Soren Kjeldsen, Andrew Marshall
5:59 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Adam Bland, Andres Romero, Adam Frayne
6:10 a.m.-11:21 a.m. Ben Bunny, Nick Ludwell, Mark Pilkington
6:41 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Thaworn Wiratchant, Rich Beem, Scott Drummond
6:52 a.m.-1:41 a.m. Fred Funk, Sandy Lyle, Rory Sabbatini
7:03 a.m.-1:52 a.m. Simon Dyson, Mark O Meara, Charl Schwartzel
7:14 a.m.-2:03 a.m. Jeff Maggert, Robert Rock, Jarrod Lyle
7:25 a.m.-2:14 a.m. Ted Purdy, Matthew Goggin, a-Marius Thorp
7:36 a.m.-2:25 a.m. J.J. Henry, Richard Green, Jamie Donaldson
7:47 a.m.-2:36 a.m. Brandt Jobe, Robert Karlsson, John Bickerton
7:58 a.m.-2:47 a.m. Lucas Glover, Peter Lonard, Graeme McDowell
8:09 a.m.-2:58 a.m. Michael Campbell, Nick Dougherty, Miguel Angel Jiminez
8:20 a.m.-3:09 a.m. Geoff Ogilviy, Carl Petersson, Chris DiMarco
8:31 a.m.-3:20 a.m. Jose Maria Olazabal, Aaron Baddeley, Chad Campbell
8:42 a.m.-3:31 a.m. Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Julien Guerrier
8:53 a.m.-3:42 a.m. Ben Crane, Stephen Ames, Keiichiro Fukabori
9:09 a.m.-3:58 a.m. Tiger Woods, Shingo Katayama, Nick Faldo
9:20 a.m.-4:09 a.m. David Duval, Paul McGinley, Hideto Tanihara
9:31 a.m.-4:20 a.m. Trevor Immelman, Thomas Bjorn, Davis Love III
9:42 a.m.-4:31 a.m. Retief Goosen, Tom Watson, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
9:53 a.m.-4:42 a.m. Tim Clark, Stewart Cink, Johan Edfors
10:04 a.m.-4:53 a.m. Louis Oosthuizen, Brett Wetterich, Simon Khan
10:15 a.m.-5:04 a.m. Simon Wakefield, Bradley Hughes, Bo Van Pelt
10:26 a.m.-5:15 a.m. Brett Rumford, Danny Denison-a, Richard Sterne
10:37 a.m.-5:26 a.m. Jeff Sluman, David Smail, Markus Brier
10:48 a.m.-5:37 a.m. Carlos Rodiles, Unho Park, Hunter Mahan
10:59 a.m.-5:48 a.m. Gary Day, Bruce Vaughan, Marco Ruiz
11:10 a.m.-5:59 a.m. Gary Lockerbie, Jon Bevan, Wayne Perske
11:21 a.m.-6:10 a.m. Sam Little, Ross Wellington, Darren Parris
LOCAL GOLF
Lake Erie Jr. Golf Assoc.
At Eagles Landing
BOYS: 10-11-- Conner Dudley, 36, Albert Bauman, 43, Nathaniel Foss, 48; 12-13--Collin Ebert (won playoff) 76, Jake Hiestand, 76; Brandon Hoelzer, 78; 14-15--Torey Brummett, 72; Marcus Hunt, 78; Max Yeltstrom, 79; 16-18--Dillon Klein (won playoff) 70, Austin Hartley, Andrew Bollinger 70, Andrew Aseltine, Andy Biggert, 72.
GIRLS: 10-13--Paige Kasper, 59 (9 holes); 14-18-Leanna Pickerel, 78, Melanie Fortner, 81; Rachel Brown, 85.
FOOTBALL
CFL
TOMORROW
Hamilton at Montreal
Winnipeg at Edmonton
FRIDAY
British Columbia at Calgary
HOLES IN ONE
TOM AVERY, No. 14 at Sugar Creek, 195 yards, 7-iron.
Telecom Open
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Singles, first round
Guillermo Coria (1) d. Robin Haase 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Sergio Roitman d. Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1.
Tomas Zib d. Steve Darcis 7-5, 6-3.
Alberto Martin (6) d. Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-2.
Carlos Moya (5) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Marc Gicquel d. Fernando Vicente 6-2, 6-4.
Thiemo de Bakker d. Julien Benneteau (8) 6-3, 6-3.
Agustin Calleri d. Denis Gremelmayr 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Fabio Fognini d. Juan-Pablo Guzman 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.
Nicolas Massu (4) d. Andreas Vinciguerra 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
Singles, Second round
Diego Hartfield d. Nicolas Almagro (10) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (1), 7-5.
Nicolas Lapentti d. Florent Serra (7) 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Diego Junqueira d. Filippo Volandri (14) 6-3, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (2) d. Hugo Armando 7-5, 6-3.
Palermo Tournament
Palermo, Italy
Singles
First Round
Karin Knapp d. Nathalie Vierin 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 6-1.
Anastasiya Yakimova d. Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-3.
Aravane Rezai d. Ekaterina Bychkova 6-4, 6-2.
Lucie Safarova (4) d. Ivana Abramovic 6-3, retired.
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez d. Martina Muller 6-4, 6-4.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (8) d. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-3, 1-0, retired.
Eleni Daniilidou d. Maret Ani, Estonia, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Iveta Benesova (7) d. Antonella Serra Zanetti 6-2, 7-5.
Romina Oprandi d. Martina Sucha 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (2) d. Laura Pous Tio 6-3, 6-1.
Western & Southern Women s Open
Mason, Ohio
Singles
First Round
Jelena Jankovic (5), Serbia, d. Olga Savchuk 6-3, 6-2.
Katarina Srebotnik (4) d. Rossanna de los Rios 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Marion Bartoli (6) d. Chan Chin-wei 6-2, 6-3.
Sania Mirza (9) d. Alexandra Stevenson 6-1, 2-0, retired.
Serena Williams d. Anastasia Myskina (2) 6-2, 6-2.
Gisela Dulko (8) d. Marta Domachowska 7-5, 6-3.
RCA Championships
Indianapolis
Singles, Second Round
Fernando Gonzalez (3) d. Sam Querrey 6-3, 6-4.
Paul Goldstein (11) d. Razvan Sabau 6-2, 6-1.
Robby Ginepri (4) d. Alejandro Falla 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Vince Spadea (14) d. Ricardo Mello 6-3, 6-1.
Jeff Morrison d. Kevin Kim (13) 6-2, 6-2.
Andy Roddick (2) d. Ramon Delgado, 6-3, 6-2.
SCHEDULES NEEDED
COACHES, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, AND LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS at the leagues and schools listed below are asked to submit their complete 2006-07 basketball schedules to Bob Bates, The Blade Sports Dept., PO Box 921., Toledo, 43697-0921 or fax the schedule to Bates at 419-724-6116.
Contact Robert Bates at: rbates@theblade.com or 419-724-6110
CITY LEAGUE: Rogers, Start, St. Francis, St. John s, Waite, Woodward
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE: Elmwood, Genoa, Lake, Otsego, Woodmore
TAAC: Danbury, Emmanuel Baptist, Maumee Valley, Northwood, Toledo Christian
NWOAL: Archbold, Bryan, Evergreen, Liberty Center, Patrick Henry
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Fremont St. Joe, Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk, New Riegel, Old Fort, Seneca East, Tiffin Calvert
SANDUSKY BAY CONF: Clyde, Edison, Huron, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Sandusky Perkins, Sandusky St. Mary
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONF: Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Hardin Northern, Leipsic, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa, Vanlue
GREEN MEADOWS CONF: Antwerp, Edgerton, Fairview, Hicksville, Tinora
BUCKEYE BORDER CONF: North Central, Stryker.
PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE: Columbus Grove, Kalida, Leipsic, Ottoville, Pandora-Gilboa, Vanlue.
OTHER NW OHIO: Bellevue, Defiance, Findlay, Fremont Ross, Monclova Christian, Tiffin Columbian
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN:
TRI-COUNTY CONF: Adrian Madison, Deerfield, Morenci, Sand Creek, Summerfield, Whiteford, Whitmore Lake
LENAWEE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOC: Dundee, Ida
OTHER SE MICH: Addison, Bedford, Monroe, Monroe Jefferson, Monroe St. Mary CC
CYCLING
Tour de France
At L Alpe d Huez, France
15th Stage
A 116.2-mile mountain stage from Gap to L Alpe d Huez with three climbs
1. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 4 hours, 52 minutes, 22 seconds. 2. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, 11 seconds behind. 3. Stefano Garzelli, Italy, Liquigas, 1:10. 4. Floyd Landis, United States, Phonak, same time. 5. Andreas Kloden, Germany, T-Mobile, same time.
6. Ruben Lobato, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 1:14. 7. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Cofidis, 1:18. 8. Eddy Mazzoleni, Italy, T-Mobile, 1:28. 9. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 1:35. 10. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Gerolsteiner, 1:49.
11. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 2:21. 12. Mickael Rasmussen, Denmark, Rabobank, same time. 13. Pietro Caucchioli, Italy, Credit Agricole, same time. 14. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse D Epargne-Illes Balears, 2:49. 15. Michael Rogers, Australia, T-Mobile, same time.
16. Cadel Evans, Australia, Davitamon-Lotto, same time. 17. Ivan Ramiro Parra, Colombia, Cofidis, same time. 18. Axel Merckx, Belgium, Phonak, 2:56. 19. Cyril Dessel, France, AG2R Prevoyance, 3:04. 20. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.
Overall Standings
(After 15 stages)
1. Floyd Landis, United States, Phonak, 69:00:05. 2. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse D Epargne-Illes Balears, :10. 3. Cyril Dessel, France, AG2R Prevoyance, 2:02. 4. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 2:12. 5. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 2:17.
6. Andreas Kloden, Germany, T-Mobile, 2:29. 7. Cadel Evans, Australia, Davitamon-Lotto, 2:56. 8. Michael Rogers, Australia, T-Mobile, 5:01. 9. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Gerolsteiner, 6:18. 10. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskadi-Euskaltel, 6:20.
11. Christophe Moreau, France, AG2R Prevoyance, 6:22. 12. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 7:07. 13. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 7:36. 14. Juan Miguel Mercado, Agritubel, 7:39. 15. Marcus Fothen, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 8:23.
16. Michael Boogerd, Netherlands, Rabobank, 9:15. 17. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Cofidis, 9:56. 18. Axel Merckx, Belgium, Phonak, 10:25. 19. Ivan Ramiro Parra, Spain, Cofidis, 10:43. 20. Georg Totschnig, Austria, Gerolsteiner, 10:53.
Also
25. Jose Azevedo, Portugal, Discovery Channel, 13:47. 29. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 17:35. 38. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 26:18. 60. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 54:07.
73. Pavel Padrnos, Czech Republic, Discovery Channel, 1:07:12.
75. David Zabriskie, United States, Team CSC, 1:10:17.
86. Christopher Horner, United States, Davitamon-Lotto, 1:21:23.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. United 13 1 5 44 36 16
New England 6 6 6 24 24 24
Kansas City 6 10 2 20 21 26
Chicago 5 7 5 20 23 25
Columbus 4 8 6 18 15 25
New York 3 6 8 17 19 25
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 10 5 3 33 30 24
Houston 8 3 6 30 28 21
Colorado 7 6 3 24 20 22
CD Chivas USA 6 6 6 24 26 22
Los Angeles 5 10 4 19 15 23
Real Salt Lake 4 9 4 16 20 24
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
TONIGHT
New York at Columbus, 7:30
TOMORROW
CD Chivas USA at Colorado, 8
SATURDAY
Los Angeles at Columbus, 4
Kansas City at New York, 7:30
D.C. United at Chicago, 8:30
New England at Houston, 8:30
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 10
WEDNESDAY, July 26
CD Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake, 9
Houston at Colorado, 9:30
SATURDAY, July 29
Colorado at FC Dallas, 7
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30
New York at Houston, 8:30
New England at Kansas City, 8:30
D.C. United at Real Salt Lake, 9
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 15 6 .714
Detroit 14 6 .700 1/2
Indiana 15 8 .652 1
Washington 11 10 .524 4
Charlotte 5 16 .238 10
New York 4 17 .190 11
Chicago 3 17 .150 111/2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 19 5 .792
Sacramento 14 8 .636 4
Houston 13 11 .542 6
San Antonio 11 11 .500 7
Seattle 11 11 .500 7
Phoenix 9 12 .429 81/2
Minnesota 7 13 .350 10
YESTERDAY
Indiana 71, Phoenix 65
Sacramento 74, Seattle 61
San Antonio 67, Houston 64
Los Angeles 70, New York 62
MONDAY
No games scheduled
TODAY
Phoenix at Washington, 11:30 a.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, Noon
Chicago at Minnesota, 1
NOTES
Owens Community College will be hold BASEBALL TRYOUTS Aug. 7-10 at 4 p.m. at the baseball complex on Oregon Road. Payers must be high school graduates and bring their own equipment. Information: 567-661-7936 or 1-800-GO-OWENS Ext. 7936.
The Sandusky Bay Conference will be holding a fund raiser at all interested conference schools during the football season for the TYSON GENRY TRUST FUND. Gentry, a graduate of Sandusky Perkins, was seriously injured during a football scrimmage in April at Ohio State University. Tickets will be sold throughout the season during home games of SBC members and a special Ohio State football helmet signed by Archie Griffin and Jim Tressel will be raffled off at the season s end. Information: Gary Lill at 419-271-0227.
The TOLEDO ALIVE SUMMER TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS have been canceled because the Central Catholic track is being resurfaced.
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
Colorado Even-6 PITTSBURGH
FLORIDA 51/2 -61/2 Washington
Philadelphia 51/2 -61/2 SAN DIEGO
SAN FRANCISCO 51/2 -61/2 Milwaukee
CINCINNATI 51/2 -61/2 NY Mets
Houston 7-8 CHICAGO CUBS
ST. LOUIS 11-13 Atlanta
LA Dodgers Even-6 ARIZONA
American League
Oakland 51/2 -61/2 BALTIMORE
BOSTON 13-15 Kansas City
NY YANKEES 81/2 -91/2 Seattle
LA ANGELS 81/2 -91/2 Cleveland
Texas 51/2 -61/2 TORONTO
DETROIT 61/2 -71/2 Chi White Sox
MINNESOTA 71/2 -81/2 Tampa Bay
Home Team in CAPS
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Senior Knothole
Blissfield 000 000 - 0 2 2
Toledo Hitmen 017 03x - 11 12 1
WP-Gargas. LP-Estes. Gargas (T), 2-3, 3 RBI.
Triple L Construction 110 002 1 - 5 11 0
Tol. Ortho-Honeybaked 000 010 1 - 2 6 1
WP-Boggess. LP-Thorn. Celski (T), 2-3, 3B.
GLSCL
Delaware 400 100 0 5 6 0
Lake Erie 001 120 0 4 9 1
W-Broughton. L-Wammes. Nadeau (LE) 2B, RBI.
Delaware 000 000 1 1 5 1
Lake Erie 000 002 0 2 5 1
W-Verkest. L-Rawlings. Diedrich (LE) 1B, 2 RBI
SPORTLIGHT
July 19
1909 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball pulls off the first unassisted triple play in modern major league history.
1910 Cy Young wins his 500th career game as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings.
1980 The Summer Olympics open in Moscow without the United States and 64 other boycotting countries.
1987 Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open by one shot when American Paul Azinger bogeys four times on the back nine.
1990 Pete Rose, baseball s all-time hits leader, is sentenced to five months in prison and an additional three months in a halfway house for cheating on his taxes.
1997 Daniel Komen of Kenya shatters the 8-minute barrier for the 2-mile run and sets a world record of 7:58.61 at the Hechtel Night of track in Belgium. Haile Gebrselassie had set the world record of 8:01.08 on May 31.
2001 Randy Johnson strikes out 16, a major league record for a reliever, and comes within four outs of combining with Curt Schilling on a no-hitter as Arizona beats San Diego 3-0 in the completion of their suspended game. Wiki Gonzalez hits an opposite-field single to right with two outs in the eighth for the Padres only hit.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
MLB Added Lance Barksdale to the roster of full-time umpires.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Activated OF Wily Mo Pena from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jermaine Van Buren from Pawtucket of the IL. Optioned LHP Javier Lopez to Pawtucket. Designated INF Willie Harris for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS Traded RHP Mike Adams to the San Diego Padres for RHP Brian Sikorski. Optioned LHP Rafael Perez to Buffalo of the IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Placed RHP Scott Elarton on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Joe Nelson from Omaha of the PCL.
TEXAS RANGERS Recalled LHP C.J. Wilson from Oklahoma of the PCL. Optioned RHP Scott Feldman to Oklahoma.
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Placed INF Damian Jackson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 8. Recalled LHP Mike O Connor from New Orleans of the PCL.
International League
NORFOLK TIDES Sent INF Chase Lambin to Binghamton of the EL. Recalled RHP Orlando Roman from Binghamton. Signed INF Edgar Alfonso.
TOLEDO MUD HENS Released C Brian Peterson. Sent RHP Mark Woody to Erie of the EL. Signed RHP Brian Boehringer.
Midwest League
SWING OF THE QUAD CITIES Announced the St. Louis Cardinals promoted RHP Cory Meacham to Palm Beach of the FSL.
American Association
PENSACOLA PELICANS Released OF Drake Wade.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE Released OF Josh Thigpen.
QUEBEC CAPITALES Released RHP Blair Lang and RHP Julien Tucker.
WORCESTER TORNADOES Released INF Tucker Frawley and OF Jared Lemieux.
Frontier League
CHILLICOTHE PAINTS Announced the retirement of OF Tommy Paterson
.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS Acquired 1B Geoff Desmond from River City to complete a previous trade.
FLORENCE FREEDOM Acquired 1B-DH Eddie Kim from River City for OF Chris Brown and 3B-DH Greg Boscher.
KALAMAZOO KINGS Released 1B-OF Mike Hughes and RHP Chris Webb.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BOSTON CELTICS Signed F Leon Powe.
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Re-signed G Kevin Burleson to a one-year contract.
DETROIT PISTONS Signed C Nazr Mohammed to a five-year contract and G Flip Murray and F Ronald Dupree to two-year contracts. Re-signed G Lindsey Hunter to a two-year contract.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS Named Jim Cleamons assistant coach.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS Signed G Lynn Greer to a two-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS Signed T-G Tony Moll.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Agreed to terms with CB Cedric Griffin on a four-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed FB-TE Garrett Mills to a four-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS Signed WR Jonathan Orr.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS Released RB Dahrran Diedrick.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS Signed F Kyle Wanvig. Re-signed F Derek MacKenzie, F Karl Stewart and F Kevin Doell.
CAROLINA HURRICANES Signed RW Shane Willis to a one-year contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Signed G Pascal Leclaire to a two-year contract.
DALLAS STARS Signed G Dan Ellis and RW Krys Barch to one-year contracts.
MINNESOTA WILD Re-signed C Mikko Koivu to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Traded F Scott Walker to Carolina for C Josef Vasicek
.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS Fired Neil Smith, general manager. Named Garth Snow general manager.
NEW YORK RANGERS Re-signed F Jed Ortmeyer and D Bryce Lampman.
OTTAWA SENATORS Re-signed LW Antoine Vermette to a multiyear contract.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Signed C Michael Peca to a one-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS Named Rick Bowness, Mike Kelly and Barry Smith assistant coaches.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS Signed LW Quintin Laing.
ECHL
TOLEDO STORM Extended the contract of Nick Vitucci, coach and director of player personnel, through the 2007-08 season.
COLLEGE
CENTRAL MICHIGAN Named Keith Noftz men s assistant basketball coach.