Prep basketball, college basketball, football, auto racing
3/12/2008HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
BOYS
State tournament
DIVISION I
Lakewood St. Edward (21-4) vs. Cin. St. Xavier (23-2), Friday, 5:15 p.m.
Whitmer (20-5) vs. Newark (22-4), Friday, 8:30 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
St. Paris Graham (26-0) vs. Libbey (23-2), Thursday, 10:45 a.m.
Chillicothe (23-2) vs. Poland Seminary (25-0), Thursday, 2 p.m.
Championship: Saturday: 10:45 a.m.
DIVISION III
Cleve. VASJ (21-4) vs. Sugarcreek Garaway (23-3), Friday, 10:45 a.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf (21-5) vs. Anna (25-1), Friday, 2 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
DIVISION IV
Worthington Christian (25-1) vs. Bedford Chanel (17-8), Thursday, 5:15 p.m.
Wayne Trace (21-4) vs. New Knoxville (25-0), Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 127 112
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 97 77
Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 137 105
New York 1 1 0 .500 99 108
Columbus 0 2 0 .000 83 96
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 120 97
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 96 112
Georgia 0 2 0 .000 89 120
Orlando 0 2 0 .000 109 131
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Colorado 1 0 0 1.000 50 47
Chicago 1 1 0 .500 119 107
Grand Rapids 0 1 0 .000 58 66
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 96 101
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 63 62
Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 59 42
San Jose 1 1 0 .500 113 128
Utah 0 2 0 .000 125 129
MONDAY
San Jose 66, Grand Rapids 58
Los Angeles 65, Arizona 33
FRIDAY
Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Utah at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Cleveland at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Georgia, 7 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
BOWLING
HONOR ROLL
300 game
Bryan Foster, Southwyck 248-211-300-754
Ray Br3escol, Jug s 235-300-193-728
Ed Osmialowski, Sthwyck 300-173-176-649
Nick Karpinski, Jug s 144-168-300-612
Men 750+
John Williams, Rossford 805
Jake Monto, Rossford 803
Wes Buehrer, Jug s 794
Jim Rober, Rossford 773
Keith Nusbaum, Jug s 767
Jeremy Hartle, Southwyck 764
Vern Wood, Jug s 761
Kevin Carnicom, Southwyck 751
Chuck Brooker, Rossford 713
Women 650+
Katir Hahn, Southwyck 710
Tamika Mikolajczyk, Jug s 692
Trticia Askins, Southwyck 686
Natalie Miskiel, Southwyck 665
Shari Gorski, Southwyck 664
Patty Pruss, Southwyck 657
SPORTS NOTE
YOUTH BASKETBALL: New Balance Ohio Gators Invitational will be held April 4-6 at Whitmer High School for AAU boys teams ages 13U-17U entry fee $350, guarantee of 4 games. Register at www.ohiogatorsbasketball.com or call Ernie Miller at 419-574-1223 for information
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Through March 9
1. Kyle Busch, 665. 2. Greg Biffle, 592. 3. Kevin Harvick, 574. 4. Ryan Newman, 571. 5. Jeff Burton, 555. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 531. 7. Kasey Kahne, 528. 8. Tony Stewart, 525. 9. Brian Vickers, 491. 10. Kurt Busch, 478.
11. Martin Truex Jr., 471. 12. Matt Kenseth, 470. 13. Jimmie Johnson, 467. 14. Bobby Labonte, 462. 15. Jeff Gordon, 444. 16. Clint Bowyer, 436. 17. Carl Edwards, 433. 18. Mark Martin, 421. 19. Denny Hamlin, 413. 20. Elliott Sadler, 402
MONEY
1. Ryan Newman, $1,946,140. 2. Tony Stewart, $1,435,830. 3. Kurt Busch, $1,352,620. 4. Carl Edwards, $1,246,090. 5. Kyle Busch, $1,123,940. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,029,250. 7. Reed Sorenson, $930,001. 8. Jimmie Johnson, $911,214. 9. Jeff Gordon, $856,757. 10. Kasey Kahne, $832,577.
11. Kevin Harvick, $795,707. 12. Elliott Sadler, $768,473. 13. Jeff Burton, $767,795. 14. Greg Biffle, $764,188. 15. Denny Hamlin, $759,839. 16. Matt Kenseth, $743,477. 17. Mark Martin, $726,595. 18. Martin Truex Jr., $717,545. 19. Bobby Labonte, $703,739. 20. Sam Hornish Jr., $688,584.
BASEBALL
Spring Training
American League
W L Pct
Tampa Bay 8 3 .727
Detroit 10 5 .667
Los Angeles 8 4 .667
Oakland 9 5 .643
Minnesota 8 5 .615
New York 6 4 .600
Baltimore 6 5 .545
Kansas City 7 6 .539
Texas 7 6 .539
Cleveland 6 7 .461
Chicago 7 9 .438
Seattle 5 8 .385
Boston 4 8 .333
Toronto 4 9 .308
National League
W L Pct
Milwaukee 9 5 .643
Florida 10 6 .625
Atlanta 8 5 .615
New York 8 5 .615
San Diego 7 5 .583
Colorado 7 6 .539
Cincinnati 8 7 .533
Los Angeles 6 7 .461
Washington 6 7 .461
Arizona 6 8 .429
Houston 6 9 .400
St. Louis 5 8 .385
Chicago 5 9 .357
Pittsburgh 4 8 .333
Philadelphia 4 9 .308
San Francisco 4 10 .286
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
LAST NIGHT
Detroit (ss) 4, Cleveland 2, 10 innings
Detroit (ss) 5, Cincinnati (ss) 4
Boston 4, N.Y. Mets 3
Baltimore 2, St. Louis 2, tie, 10 innings
Florida 7, L.A. Dodgers 6
Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 1
Cincinnati (ss) 5, Houston 4
N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 1
Colorado 4, Seattle 1
Oakland 6, Chicago Cubs 4
L.A. Angels 8, San Diego 4
San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 4
Texas 7, Chicago White Sox 5, 10 innings
Kansas City 8, Arizona 7
Washington 2, Atlanta 2, tie, 11 innings
MONDAY
Cleveland 12, Tampa Bay 10
Detroit 4, Washington 3
Minnesota 4, Florida 2
Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1
Houston 4, Toronto 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 4
Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 5
Boston 1, N.Y. Mets 1, tie, 10 innings
Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Arizona 10, Colorado 9
L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4
Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle 8
Kansas City 15, San Francisco 6
N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 0
Texas 5, San Diego 2
TODAY
Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Los Angeles at Vero Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Los Angeles Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
TOMORROW
Toronto vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Los Angeles vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:15 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
YESTERDAY
At Winter Haven, Fla.
Detroit (ss) 0000001102 4 11 0
Cleveland 1010000000 2 8 3
(10 innings)
Bazardo, Bautista (4), Porcello (6), Lambert (8), Ostlund (10) and Sardinha, Skelton; Lee, Borowski (4), Mujica (5), Ginter (7), Bauer (8), Elarton (9) and Martinez, Wallace. W Lambert. L Elarton. Sv Ostlund. HR Cleveland, Sizemore 2.
At Lakeland, Fla.
Cincinnati (ss) 001000102 4 12 1
Detroit (ss) 03001001x 5 8 0
Maloney, Burton (3), Coffey (4), Shearn (5), Coutlangus (6), Roenicke (7), Pelland (8) and Bako, Hanigan; Willis, Grilli (3), Seay (6), Larrison (8), Lopez (9) and Rodriguez, Trzesniak. W Willis. L Maloney. Sv Lopez. HRs Detroit, Guillen, Sizemore, Rodriguez, Clevlen.
LATEST LINE
NBA
Houston 5 (197) ATLANTA
ORLANDO 10 (191) LA Clippers
DETROIT 91/2 (191) Philadelphia
BOSTON 17 (202) Seattle
New York 2 (194) MIAMI
Cleveland 31/2 (188) NEW JERSEY
Utah 41/2 (204) MILWAUKEE
San Antonio 2 (187) NEW ORLEANS
DALLAS 14 (194) Charlotte
DENVER 16 (223) Memphis
GOLDEN STATE 9 (222) Toronto
College Basketball
Big East Conference
Madison Square Garden-New York, NY.
First Round
Syracuse 2 Villanova
West Virginia 81/2 Providence
Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati
Marquette 10 Seton Hall
Atlantic 10 Conference
Boardwalk Hall-Atlantic City, NJ.
First Round
Dayton 6 St. Louis
St. Joseph s 71/2 Fordham
Duquesne 6 La Salle
Rhode Island 1 NC Charlotte
Mid American Conference
Quicken Loans Arena-Cleveland, OH.
First Round
Eastern Mich. 2 Ball State
Central Michigan 61/2 Northern Illinois
Toledo 1 Bowling Green
Miami-Ohio 10 Buffalo
Conference USA
FedEx Forum-Memphis, TN.
First Round
Tulsa 11 East Carolina
Texas El Paso 10 Smu
Marshall 21/2 Tulane
Southern Miss 15 Rice
Mountain West Conference
Thomas & Mack Center-Las Vegas, NV.
First Round
Wyoming 61/2 Colorado State
Big West Conference
Convention Center-Anaheim, CA.
First Round
Cal Irvine 11 Long Beach State
Cal Poly SLO 3 Cal Riverside
Pac 10 Conference
Staples Center-Los Angeles, CA.
First Round
California 2 Washington
Arizona 19 Oregon State
Northeast Conference
William H. Pitt Center-Fairfield, CT.
Championship
SACRED HEART 3 Mount St. Mary s
NHL
PHILADELPHIA 1/2 -1 Toronto
WASHINGTON P Calgary
PITTSBURGH 1/2 -1 Buffalo
FLORIDA 1/2 -1 NY Islanders
CHICAGO P Carolina
ANAHEIM 1/2 -1 Vancouver
Home Team in CAPS
SPORTLIGHT
March 12
1961 Mickey Wright wins the LPGA championship by nine strokes over Louise Suggs, her third in the last four years.
1966 Chicago s Bobby Hull scores his 51st goal to become the first NHL player to score more than 50 goals in a season.
1966 In the last race of his 40-year career, John Longden wins the San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita, aboard George Royal. He retires with a then-record number of victories, 6,032.
1984 Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Britain become the first ice dancing team to record nine perfect marks of 6.0 during the world championships.
1985 Larry Bird scores 60 points, including Boston s last 16, to set a Celtics record and lead them to a 126-115 victory over Atlanta. Bird hit 22 of 36 field goals and 15 of 16 free throws en route to breaking Kevin McHale s team record of 56 points established nine days before.
1994 The Arkansas men s track and field team wins its 11th straight NCAA Indoor Championship with a meet-record 94 points. The 54-point victory margin is the biggest in the meet s 30-year history.
2002 Siena (17-18) defeats Alcorn State 81-77 in the play-in game to become first team in 47 years to win an NCAA men s basketball tournament game with a losing record.
2003 Damian Costantino s NCAA-record hitting streak ends at 60 games, one day after he broke Robin Ventura s 16-year-old mark. Costantino, an outfielder for Division III Salve Regina of Newport, R.I., fails to get a hit in the first game of a doubleheader against Baldwin-Wallace. It s the first time he finishes a game hitless since March 25, 2001.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MEN
Mid-American Conference
TOURNAMENT
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
First Round
Today
Toledo vs. Bowling Green, 5:30
Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 12:30
Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3
Miami vs. Buffalo, 8
Quarterfinals
Tomorrow
Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan-Ball State winner, Noon
Akron vs. Central Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 2:30
Kent State vs. Toledo-Bowling Green winner, 7
Ohio vs. Miami-Buffalo winner, 9:30
Semifinals
Friday
Western Michigan Eastern Michigan-Ball State winner vs. Akron Central Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 7
Kent State Toledo-Bowling Green winner vs. Ohio Miami-Buffalo winner, 9:30
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 7
Big Ten Conference
TOURNAMENT
Indianapolis
First Round
Tomorrow
Iowa vs. Michigan, Noon
Penn State vs. Illinois, 2:30
Minnesota vs. Northwestern, 5
Quarterfinals
Friday
Wisconsin vs. Iowa-Michigan winner, Noon
Michigan State vs. Ohio State, 2:30
Purdue vs. Penn State-Illinois winner, 6:30
Indiana vs. Minnesota-Northwestern winner, 9
Semifinals
Saturday
Wisconsin Iowa-Michigan winner vs. Michigan State-Ohio State, 1:40
Purdue Penn State-Illinois winner vs. Indiana Minnesota-Northwestern winner, 4:05
Championship
Sunday, March 16
Semifinal winners, 3:30
National
EAST
Penn 60, Princeton 47
TOURNAMENT
Big Sky Conference
Semifinals
N. Arizona 75, Weber St. 70
Horizon League
Championship
Butler 70, Cleveland St. 55
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Coppin St. 55, Howard 54
S. Carolina St. 78, Bethune-Cookman 69
Summit League
Championship
Oral Roberts 71, IUPUI 64
Sun Belt Conference
Championship
W. Kentucky 67, Middle Tennessee 57
Western Athletic Conference
First Round
San Jose St. 64, Louisiana Tech 62
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Carolina (23) 29-2 766 1
2. UCLA (4) 28-3 721 2
3. Memphis (3) 30-1 720 3
4. Tennessee 28-3 697 4
5. Kansas (1) 28-3 650 6
6. Wisconsin 26-4 582 8
7. Duke 26-4 569 5
8. Texas 26-5 565 9
9. Georgetown 25-4 564 10
10. Butler 28-3 452 12
11. Stanford 24-6 444 7
12. Xavier 26-5 408 11
13. Louisville 24-7 383 13
14. Notre Dame 24-6 344 19
15. Connecticut 24-7 317 14
16. Purdue 24-7 296 15
17. Vanderbilt 25-6 272 16
18. Drake 28-4 235 21
19. Michigan State 24-7 188 18
20. Indiana 25-6 175 17
21. Washington State 23-7 165 22
22. Gonzaga 25-6 153 23
23. Brigham Young 25-6 127 24
24. Marquette 22-8 91 20
25. Davidson 25-6 60 NR
WOMEN
MAC Tournament
Cleveland
Quarterfinals
Yesterday
Toledo 65, Ball State 60
Bowling Green 85, Kent State 57
Miami 65, Western Michigan 60
Ohio 76, Eastern Michigan 62
First Round
Monday
Toledo 53, Buffalo 50
Kent State 75, Northern Illinois 67
Sunday
Ohio 68, Central Michigan 65
Western Michigan 84, Akron 54
Semifinals
Friday
Miami vs. Toledo, Noon
Ohio vs. Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
National
TOURNAMENT
Big 12 Conference
First Round
Iowa St. 76, Colorado 50
Missouri 70, Oklahoma 64, OT
Texas 75, Texas Tech 63
Big East Conference
Championship
Connecticut 65, Louisville 59
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Championship
Xavier, NO 65, Loyola, NO 64
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
First Round
Florida A&M 69, Howard 59
Morgan St. 86, Norfolk St. 65
S. Carolina St. 66, Bethune-Cookman 45
Mountain West Conference
First Round
Colorado St. 68, UNLV 49
Summit League
Championship
Oral Roberts 66, IUPUI 53
Sun Belt Conference
Championship
W. Kentucky 65, Middle Tennessee 49
Western Athletic Conference
First Round
San Jose St. 70, Idaho 63
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (30) 31-1 773 1
2. North Carolina (1) 30-2 742 2
3. Tennessee 30-2 714 3
4. Stanford 30-3 666 7
5. LSU 27-5 641 6
6. Maryland 30-3 630 4
7. Rutgers 24-6 589 5
8. Baylor 24-5 509 8
9. California 26-6 496 9
10. Duke 23-9 476 11
11. Oklahoma 21-7 425 10
12. Texas A&M 23-7 400 16
13. Utah 27-3 394 14
14. Old Dominion 26-4 393 13
15. Kansas State 21-8 342 17
16. George Washington 25-6 274 12
17. Oklahoma State 23-6 257 19
18. West Virginia 24-7 231 18
19. Notre Dame 23-8 228 15
20. Vanderbilt 23-8 189 22
21. Marist 31-2 184 20
22. Louisville 24-8 92 -
23. Virginia 23-8 67 25
24. Georgia 22-9 65 21
25. Texas-El Paso 27-3 63 24
Others receiving votes: Wyoming 36; Ohio State 32; Liberty 26; Hartford 23; Pittsburgh 21; DePaul 19; Western Kentucky 17; Wisconsin-Green Bay 12; Chattanooga 9; Nebraska 9; Middle Tennessee 8; TCU 7; Iowa 4; Southern Methodist 4; Arizona State 3; Xavier 2; Purdue 1; Syracuse 1; Temple 1.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Assigned RHP Jose Arredondo to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES Optioned INF Juan Miranda to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Reassigned C P.J. Pilittere, OF Colin Curtis, OF Austin Jackson and OF Jose Tabata to their minor league camp.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Assigned INF Jeff Baisley and INF Wes Bankston to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY RAYS Optioned LHP David Price, OF Justin Ruggiano and RHP Jae Kuk Ryu to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Agreed to terms with RHP Armando Benitez on a minor league contract. Optioned INF Russ Adams and INF Sergio Santos to Syracuse (IL). Assigned INF Pedro Lopez and C Jamie Jeroloman to their minor league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Optioned RHP Juan Mateo and OF Jake Fox to Iowa (PCL) and RHP Jeff Samardzija to Tennessee (SL). Assigned LHP Ed Campusano, INF Luis Figueroa and C JD Closser to their minor league camp. Released RHP Shingo Takatsu.
COLORADO ROCKIES Reassigned INF Christian Colonel, INF Chris Nelson, OF Dexter Fowler, OF Joe Gaetti and C Neil Wilson to their minor league camp.
FLORIDA MARLINS Optioned RHP Carlos Martinez to Albuquerque (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Optioned RHP Mark Worrell, RHP Blake Hawkesworth and INF Jarrett Hoffpauir to Memphis (PCL). Assigned RHP John Wasdin and INF Josh Phelps to their minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Assigned OF John Bowker, RHP Osiris Matos, RHP Kelvin Pichardo, OF Clay Timpner to their minor league camp.
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Agreed to terms with RHP Johnny Thompson and C Shawn McGill.
WICHITA WINGNUTS Agreed to terms with OF-RHP Brandon McConnell.
Can-Am League
ATLANTIC CITY SURF Agreed to terms with LHP Donovan Hendricks and OF Billy Kovatch. Announced the retirement of INF Josh Renick and OF Lucas Taylor.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS Agreed to terms with LHP Corwin Malone.
Northern League
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS Agreed to terms with OF Rob Marconi.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Brooks.
United League
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITE WINGS Re-signed OF Bub Bergstrom, C Kevin Griffin and OF Sam McLain.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Exercised their 2008-09 option on the contract of Don Nelson, coach.
SEATTLE SUPERSONICS Signed G Mike Wilks to a 10-day contract.
Women s National Basketball Association
SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS Signed C Ruth Riley to a two-year contract.
NBA Development League
ALBUQUERQUE THUNDERBIRDS Acquired G Will Conroy from Iowa for F Josh Gross.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS Agreed to terms with WR Larry Fitzgerald on a four-year contract.
CAROLINA PANTHERS Released C Justin Hartwig.
CLEVELAND BROWNS Signed OL Lennie Friedman to a one-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS Signed DT Chuck Darby to a three-year contract.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed WR Devard Darling.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Signed DB Keith Davis.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Re-signed S Ray Ventrone.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS Signed RW Dan Cleary to a five-year contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES Recalled D Roman Polak from Peoria (AHL). Assigned G Ben Bishop to Peoria.
American Hockey League
TORONTO MARLIES Signed C Max Taylor.
Central Hockey League
AMARILLO GORILLAS Activated F Jason Chafe from leave of absence.
LAREDO DUCKS Placed F Corey Courchene on waivers.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS Signed RW Maxime Boisclair.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Signed F Argenis Fernandez.
COLLEGE
NCAA Placed BYU on three years probation for major and secondary violations in its men s volleyball program.
ALABAMA Fired Stephany Smith, women s basketball coach.