Prep
Big Rivers Conference
2006 Football Standings
Menomonie (2-0) 0-0
Rice Lake (2-0) 0-0
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Hudson (2-0) 0-0
Eau Claire Memorial (2-0) 0-0
Superior (1-1) 0-0
Chippewa Falls (1-1) 0-0
Eau Claire North (1-1) 0-0
River Falls (0-2) 0-0
Thursday, Aug. 31
Superior 28, Duluth East 21
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Menomonie 44, Hopkins, Minn. 13
Friday, Sept. 1
Rice Lake 47, Sparta 18
Edina, Minn. 26, Chippewa Falls 0
Eau Claire Memorial 34, La Crosse Logan 27
Ellsworth 28, River Falls 15
Hudson 24, New Richmond 21
La Crosse Central 34, Eau Claire North 19
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Friday, Sept. 8
Eau Claire North at Eau Claire Memorial, 7 p.m.
Rice Lake at Hudson, 7 p.m.
River Falls at Chippewa Falls, 7 p.m.
Superior at Menomonie, 7 p.m.
Chippewa Falls at Eau Claire North, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15
Eau Claire Memorial at Superior, 7 p.m.
River Falls at Hudson, 7 p.m.
Menomonie at Rice Lake, 7 p.m.
Heart O' North Conference
2006 Football Standings
Hayward (2-0) 0-0
Ladysmith (2-0) 0-0
Chetek (1-0) 0-0
Northwestern (1-1) 0-0
Bloomer (1-1) 0-0
Cumberland (1-1) 0-0
Spooner (0-2) 0-0
Barron (0-2) 0-0
Friday, Sept. 1
Osceola 19, Barron 7
Chippewa Falls McDonell 33, Bloomer 28
Chetek 24, Marathon 20
Grantsburg 42, Cumberland 26
Hayward 21, Colfax 0
Ladysmith 33, Elk Mound 7
Northwestern 22, Cloquet, Minn. 15
Lakeland 36, Spooner 14
Friday, Sept. 8
Ladysmith at Bloomer, 7 p.m.
Chetek at Spooner, 7 p.m.
Cumberland at Barron, 7 p.m.
Hayward at Northwestern, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15
Barron at Hayward, 7 p.m.
Bloomer at Spooner, 7 p.m.
Northwestern at Ladysmith, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16
Cumberland at Chetek, 7 p.m.
Cross Country
Hermantown, Cromwell at Pine City, 1:45 p.m.
McGregor at Pequot Lakes, 4 p.m.
Northwestern, Duluth Marshall, Duluth Central, Mountain Iron-Buhl, Hibbing, Proctor, Superior at Superior Invitational, 4 p.m.
Soccer
Thursday's Boys Games
Eveleth-Gilbert at Two Harbors, 4 p.m.
Hermantown at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 4:30 p.m.
Superior at Duluth Marshall, 4:30 p.m.
Proctor vs. Duluth Central, 5 p.m.
Duluth East at Duluth Denfeld, 8 p.m.
Thursday's Girls Games
Duluth Marshall at Esko-Carlton, 4:30 p.m.
Cloquet at Hermantown, 5 p.m.
Duluth Central at Proctor, 5 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Hibbing, 5 p.m.
Duluth East at Bloomington Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Eveleth-Gilbert at Two Harbors, 6 p.m.
Girls Swimming
Thursday's Meets
At 5 p.m. unless noted
Chisholm at Ely, 5 p.m.
Cloquet at Duluth Central, 5 p.m.
Duluth Denfeld at Proctor-Hermantown, 5 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Wednesday's Match
Duluth East 4, Duluth Marshall 3
Thursday's Matches
Hermantown at Superior, 4:15 p.m.
Cloquet at Duluth Marshall, 4:15 p.m.
Duluth East at Eveleth-Gilbert, 4:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Virginia, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Thursday's Matches
All matches at 7 p.m.
Spooner at Northwestern
Drummond at Solon Springs
Northwood at Clear Lake
AlBrook at Barnum
Babbitt-Embarass at Cherry
Carlton at Cook County
Cotton at Lakeview Christian Academy
Duluth Central at Cloquet
Duluth Denfeld at Ashland
Duluth Marshall at Proctor
Esko at Cromwell
Grand Rapids at Hermantown
Hibbing at Virgina
McGregor at Floodwood
Mountain Iron-Buhl at Cook
Nashwauk-Keewatin at Tower-Soudan
Orr at Ely
Silver Bat at Moose Lake-Willow River
Wrenshall at Two Harbors
Baseball
TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING--Mauer, Minnesota, .345; Jeter, New York, .344; Tejada, Baltimore, .332; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .331; Dye, Chicago, .325; MRamirez, Boston, .323; Morneau, Minnesota, .319.
RUNS--Sizemore, Cleveland, 114; Damon, New York, 103; Hafner, Cleveland, 100; DOrtiz, Boston, 99; ARodriguez, New York, 99; Thome, Chicago, 99; Jeter, New York, 97.
RBI--DOrtiz, Boston, 121; Hafner, Cleveland, 117; Morneau, Minnesota, 115; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 109; Dye, Chicago, 109; Ibanez, Seattle, 108; Giambi, New York, 106.
HITS--MYoung, Texas, 188; ISuzuki, Seattle, 187; Tejada, Baltimore, 185; Jeter, New York, 185; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 178; VWells, Toronto, 166; Sizemore, Cleveland, 165.
DOUBLES--Sizemore, Cleveland, 49; MYoung, Texas, 46; Overbay, Toronto, 41; Matthews, Texas, 41; Teixeira, Texas, 40; Lowell, Boston, 40; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 40.
TRIPLES--Crawford, Tampa Bay, 13; Sizemore, Cleveland, 9; JoLopez, Seattle, 8; Teahen, Kansas City, 7; YBetancourt, Seattle, 6; Granderson, Detroit, 6; Figgins, Los Angeles, 6; ISuzuki, Seattle, 6; Podsednik, Chicago, 6; AKennedy, Los Angeles, 6.
HOME RUNS--DOrtiz, Boston, 47; Hafner, Cleveland, 42; Dye, Chicago, 40; Thome, Chicago, 39; Giambi, New York, 36; Glaus, Toronto, 34; MRamirez, Boston, 34.
STOLEN BASES--Figgins, Los Angeles, 47; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 47; CPatterson, Baltimore, 40; ISuzuki, Seattle, 38; Podsednik, Chicago, 36; BRoberts, Baltimore, 33; Jeter, New York, 29.
PITCHING (15 Decisions)--Garland, Chicago, 16-4, .800, 4.37; Liriano, Minnesota, 12-3, .800, 2.19; JoSantana, Minnesota, 17-5, .773, 2.84; Wang, New York, 16-5, .762, 3.69; Halladay, Toronto, 16-5, .762, 3.22; Rogers, Detroit, 15-6, .714, 3.91; Mussina, New York, 13-6, .684, 3.72.
STRIKEOUTS--JoSantana, Minnesota, 219; Bonderman, Detroit, 181; Schilling, Boston, 171; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 163; Lackey, Los Angeles, 162; Haren, Oakland, 157; Mussina, New York, 154.
SAVES--Jenks, Chicago, 39; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 39; Papelbon, Boston, 35; TJones, Detroit, 35; MRivera, New York, 33; Ray, Baltimore, 31; Otsuka, Texas, 31; Putz, Seattle, 31; BRyan, Toronto, 31.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING--FSanchez, Pittsburgh, .344; MiCabrera, Florida, .334; Holliday, Colorado, .329; Atkins, Colorado, .322; Pujols, St. Louis, .322; CJones, Atlanta, .318; Lo Duca, New York, .314.
RUNS--Beltran, New York, 115; Utley, Philadelphia, 113; Reyes, New York, 111; Rollins, Philadelphia, 109; ASoriano, Washington, 105; HaRamirez, Florida, 104; Pujols, St. Louis, 102.
RBI--Howard, Philadelphia, 134; Pujols, St. Louis, 116; Berkman, Houston, 116; Beltran, New York, 112; AJones, Atlanta, 107; Wright, New York, 106; MiCabrera, Florida, 103.
HITS--Pierre, Chicago, 173; FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 172; Holliday, Colorado, 170; Utley, Philadelphia, 170; Reyes, New York, 170; MiCabrera, Florida, 167; Atkins, Colorado, 166.
DOUBLES--MiCabrera, Florida, 46; FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 46; LGonzalez, Arizona, 46; Atkins, Colorado, 43; NJohnson, Washington, 42; Rolen, St. Louis, 42; Zimmerman, Washington, 40.
TRIPLES--Reyes, New York, 16; Pierre, Chicago, 12; DRoberts, San Diego, 12; HaRamirez, Florida, 10; Sullivan, Colorado, 10; Vizquel, San Francisco, 10; Lofton, Los Angeles, 9; SFinley, San Francisco, 9.
HOME RUNS--Howard, Philadelphia, 53; Pujols, St. Louis, 44; ASoriano, Washington, 44; Dunn, Cincinnati, 39; Beltran, New York, 39; Berkman, Houston, 37; CDelgado, New York, 36.
STOLEN BASES--Reyes, New York, 56; Pierre, Chicago, 49; HaRamirez, Florida, 44; DRoberts, San Diego, 41; ASoriano, Washington, 36; Freel, Cincinnati, 35; FLopez, Washington, 35.
PITCHING (15 Decisions)--Webb, Arizona, 14-6, .700, 3.14; CZambrano, Chicago, 14-6, .700, 3.50; Trachsel, New York, 14-6, .700, 5.02; Carpenter, St. Louis, 13-6, .684, 2.97; Penny, Los Angeles, 15-7, .682, 3.97; Johnson, Florida, 12-6, .667, 2.99; TGlavine, New York, 12-6, .667, 4.13; CYoung, San Diego, 10-5, .667, 3.71; MBatista, Arizona, 10-5, .667, 4.34.
STRIKEOUTS--Peavy, San Diego, 188; CZambrano, Chicago, 188; Harang, Cincinnati, 184; Smoltz, Atlanta, 183; Pettitte, Houston, 165; Capuano, Milwaukee, 163; Arroyo, Cincinnati, 158; Carpenter, St. Louis, 158.
SAVES--Hoffman, San Diego, 37; BWagner, New York, 35; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 33; Borowski, Florida, 33; Lidge, Houston, 30; Gordon, Philadelphia, 27; CCordero, Washington, 24; MGonzalez, Pittsburgh, 24; Turnbow, Milwaukee, 24; Dempster, Chicago, 24.
Midwest League Playoffs
Division Playoffs
First Round
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Division
Fort Wayne vs. West Michigan
Wed., Sept. 6: West Michigan 8, Fort Wayne 3, W.M. leads series 1-0
Thur., Sept. 7: Fort Wayne at West Michigan
Fri., Sept. 8: Fort Wayne at West Michigan, if necessary
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South Bend vs. Lansing
Wed., Sept. 6: Lansing 4, South Bend 3, Lansing leads series 1-0
Thur., Sept. 7: South Bend at Lansing
Fri., Sept. 8: South Bend at Lansing, if necessary
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Western Division
Quad Cities vs. Kane County
Wed., Sept. 6: Kane County 2, Quad Cities 0, Kane County leads series 1-0
Thur., Sept. 7: Quad Cities at Kane County
Fri., Sept. 8: Quad Cities at Kane County, if necessary
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Beloit vs. Peoria
Wed., Sept. 6: Beloit 2, Peoria 0, Beloit leads series 1-0
Thur., Sept. 7: Beloit at Peoria
Fri., Sept. 8: Beloit at Peoria, if necessary
Northwest League
East Division
W L Pct. GB
x-Boise (Cubs) 44 32 .579 --
Tri-City (Rockies) 38 38 .500 6
Yakima (Diamondbacks) 28 48 .368 16
Spokane (Rangers) 26 50 .342 18
West Division
x-Salem-Keizer (Giants) 55 21 .724 --
Eugene (Padres) 43 33 .566 12
Vancouver (Athletics) 39 37 .513 16
Everett (Mariners) 31 45 .408 24
x-clinched division
Wednesday's Games
Tri-City 4, Boise 3
Everett 5, Vancouver 0
Salem-Keizer 4, Eugene 3
Spokane 4, Yakima 2
End of Regular Season
Basketball
Women's National Basketball Association
Playoff Glance
FINALS
(Best-of-5)
Detroit vs. Sacramento
Wed., Aug. 30: Sacramento 95, Detroit 71
Fri., Sept. 1: Detroit 73, Sacramento 63
Sun., Sept. 3: Sacramento 89, Detroit 69
Wed., Sept. 6: Detroit 72, Sacramento 52, series tied 2-2
Sat., Sept. 9: Sacramento at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
Football
National Football League
Thursday's Game
Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Seattle at Detroit, noon
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, noon
Denver at St. Louis, noon
Buffalo at New England, noon
Philadelphia at Houston, noon
Atlanta at Carolina, noon
Cincinnati at Kansas City, noon
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, noon
New Orleans at Cleveland, noon
Chicago at Green Bay, 3:15 p.m.
Dallas at Jacksonville, 3:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m.
Monday's Games
Minnesota at Washington, 6 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 9:15 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17
Buffalo at Miami, noon
Detroit at Chicago, noon
Houston at Indianapolis, noon
Carolina at Minnesota, noon
Oakland at Baltimore, noon
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, noon
New Orleans at Green Bay, noon
Cleveland at Cincinnati, noon
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, noon
Arizona at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 3:15 p.m.
Tennessee at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 18
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
NFL INJURY REPORT
Today
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS -- Dolphins: OUT: G Joe Berger (foot). DOUBTFUL: CB Travis Daniels (ankle). Steelers: OUT: QB Ben Roethlisberger (appendectomy). DOUBTFUL: TE Jerame Tuman (hamstring). PROBABLE: T Willie Colon (hamstring); CB Chidi Iwuoma (concussion); S Mike Logan (ankle); C Chukky Okobi (knee); T Max Starks (knee); WR Hines Ward (hamstring).
National Football League
Final Preseason Glance
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 4 0 0 1.000 78 46
Dallas 3 0 1 .875 67 27
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 73 70
Washington 0 4 0 .000 27 104
South
Carolina 4 0 0 1.000 65 46
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 73 87
New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 49 80
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 57 61
North
Minnesota 2 1 1 .625 70 43
Chicago 2 2 0 .500 74 61
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 52 74
Green Bay 1 3 0 .250 79 110
West
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 70 88
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 65 68
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 83 68
St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 60 89
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
Miami 2 2 0 .500 78 69
New England 2 2 0 .500 117 60
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 57 60
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 81 91
South
Houston 3 1 0 .750 81 64
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 90 78
Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 64 83
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 67 95
North
Cincinnati 4 0 0 1.000 131 54
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 60 67
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 54 73
Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 43 69
West
Oakland 4 1 0 .800 83 63
Denver 3 1 0 .750 94 67
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 40 62
San Diego 2 2 0 .500 65 70
End Preseason
Big Ten
Wisconsin (1-0) 0-0
Minnesota (1-0) 0-0
Iowa (1-0) 0-0
Northwestern (1-0) 0-0
Michigan (1-0) 0-0
Michigan State (1-0) 0-0
Purdue (1-0) 0-0
Penn State (1-0) 0-0
Ohio State (1-0) 0-0
Indiana (1-0) 0-0
Illinois (1-0) 0-0
Thursday, Aug. 31
Minnesota over Kent State
Northwestern over Miami (Ohio)
Saturday, Sept. 2
Iowa 41, Montana 7
Michigan 27, Vanderbilt 7
Michigan St. 27, Idaho 17
Purdue 60, Indiana St. 35
Penn St. 34, Akron 16
Wisconsin 35, Bowling Green 14
Ohio St. 35, N. Illinois 12
Indiana 39, W. Michigan 20
Illinois 42, E. Illinois 17
Saturday, Sept. 9
Illinois at Rutgers, ESPN2, noon.
Central Michigan at Michigan, ESPN, noon.
Miami (Ohio) at Purdue, ESPN360, 1 p.m.
New Hampshire at Northwestern, 1 p.m.
Penn State at Notre Dame, NBC, 2:30 p.m.
Western Illinois at Wisconsin, ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
Iowa at Syracuse, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Cal, 4 p.m.
Indiana at Ball State, 6:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Texas, ABC, 7 p.m.
NCC
Saturday, Sept. 9
Mary College at Minnesota Duluth, 6 p.m.
Neb.-Omaha at Northwest Missouri State
Washburn at Western Washington
North Dakota at Northern Iowa
Augustana at Concordia-St. Paul
St. Cloud State at Missouri Western State
Wis.-Oshkosh at MS Mankato
Minn.-Crookston at South Dakota
Central Washington at Humboldt State
NSIC
Saturday, Sept. 9
Winona State at Emporia State
Jamestown at Southwest State
MS-Moorhead at Mayville State
Bemidji State at Minot State
Upper Iowa at Drake
Augustana at Concordia-St. Paul
Wayne State at Neb.-Kearney
Dickinson at Northern State
Minn.-Crookston at South Dakota
WIAC
UW-Stout (1-0) 0-0
UW-Platteville (1-0) 0-0
UW-Eau Claire (1-0) 0-0
UW-Oshkosh (1-0) 0-0
UW-Whitewater (1-0) 0-0
UW-La Crosse (1-0) 0-0
UW-Stevens Point (1-0) 0-0
UW-River Falls (1-0) 0-0
Thursday, Aug. 31
Stout defeated William Penn, Iowa
Saturday, Sept. 2
Platteville 34, Dubuque 20
St. John's, Minn. 15, Eau Claire 11
Oshkosh 57, Ripon 0
Whitewater 75, Lakeland 14
LaCrosse 17, S. Dakota St. 3
Hardin-Simmons 49, Stevens Pt. 17
Saturday, Sept. 9
River Falls at St. John's, Minn., 1 p.m.
Black Hills State, S.D. at Eau Claire, noon
Oshkosh at MSU-Mankato, 6:30 p.m.
Mid-American Football League
W-L
Superior Stampede (6-3) 6-2
Midwest Pioneers (6-2) 6-1
Central Minn. Th-birds (4-1) 4-1
Winona/La Crosse (4-4) 3-4
Iowa Threshers (3-3) 2-3
Mpls. Lumberjacks (4-3) 4-3
Minnesota Maulers (2-4) 2-4
Twin Cities Titans (2-5) 2-5
Cedar Valley Vikings (3-3) 2-2
Minn. Valley Warriors (0-7) 0-7
Saturday, Sept. 9
Midwest Pioneers at Minnesota Maulers, 6:05 p.m.
Iowa Threshers at Winona/Lacrosse RoughRiders, 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota Valley Warriors at South Dakota Lawdawgs, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10
Twin Cities Titans at Central Minnesota Thunderbirds, 4:05 p.m.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
x-D.C. United 14 3 8 50 43 26
Chicago 9 8 8 35 34 31
New England 7 8 10 31 28 31
Kansas City 8 13 6 30 31 36
New York 6 8 11 29 32 31
Columbus 6 12 8 26 21 35
Western Conference
FC Dallas 14 8 3 45 38 29
Houston 9 8 9 36 36 34
Colorado 10 10 5 35 29 37
CD Chivas USA 8 7 10 34 40 35
Los Angeles 9 12 5 32 26 29
Real Salt Lake 9 12 5 32 35 39
x-clinched playoff spot
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, Sept. 9
Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 6:30 p.m.
New York at New England, 6:30 p.m.
Colorado at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at CD Chivas USA, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10
Houston at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Tennis
U.S. OPEN
At New York
Wednesday's Results
Men's Fourth Round
Nikolay Davydenko (7), Russia, def. Andy Murray (17), Britain, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0.
Tommy Haas (14), Germany, def. Marat Safin, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.
James Blake (5), United States, def. Tomas Berdych (12), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.
Women's Quarterfinals
Amelie Mauresmo (1), France, def. Dinara Safina (12), Russia, 6-2, 6-3.
Justine Henin-Hardenne (2), Belgium, def. Lindsay Davenport (10), United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def. Tatiana Golovin (27), France, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-0).
Transactions
Wednesday's Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS--Activated LHP Mike Maroth from the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Chris Spurling for assignment. Released DH Dmitri Young.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Announced the resignation of Rich Dozer, president, but announced he will stay on as an organizational consultant, effective Oct. 1. Named Derrick Hall president. Recalled RHP Edgar Gonzalez from Tucson of the PCL.
CINCINNATI REDS--Purchased the contract of RHP Jason Johnson from Louisville of the IL. Transferred LHP Eddie Guardado from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Activated RHP Fernando Nieve from the 15-day DL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLES--Purchased the contract of C Tom Gradoville from Reading of the EL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Recalled LHP Juan Perez from Indianapolis of the IL. Purchased the contracts of C Carlos Maldonado and LHP Shane Youman from Indianapolis.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERS--Signed G Danilo Pinnock.
MIAMI HEAT--Re-signed G Gary Payton.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL--Named Larry Dixon director of national player/game development-Germany.
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Signed WR Reggie McNeal to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Released OL Adrian Klemm after reaching an injury settlement.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Added OL Michael Toudouze, DB T.J. Rushing, WR John Standeford, RB Ran Carthon and WR Devin Aromashadou to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS--Waived WR Dante Ridgeway and DT Matt McChesney. Resigned DL Titus Adams and WR Wallace Wright to the practice squad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Signed DB Duane Starks. Released DB Hiram Eugene. Signed RB Adimchinobe Echemandu to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed WR Maurice Mann to the practice squad. Released CB Gerard Ross from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS--Signed G Ilya Bryzgalov to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
ARIZONA WESTERN--Suspended RB Tramell McGill from the football team indefinitely pending an investigation into allegations of theft and identity theft.
COLORADO--Announced senior basketball G Marcus Hall was declared academically ineligible for the fall semester.
LSU--Announced RB Antonio Robinson left the football team and plans to transfer.
PURDUE--Announced sophomore basketball G-F Nate Minnoy withdrew from school.
RENSSELAER--Named Josh Liegl assistant women's ice hockey coach.
TENNESSEE--Dismissed C Major Wingate from the men's basketball team.
Volleyball
American Volleyball Coaches Assn.
Division II Poll
1. Tampa (28) 891
2. Grand Valley St. (6) 844
3. Concordia-St. Paul 823
4. Truman 742
5. Minnesota Duluth 723
6. Florida Southern 677
7. CalSt-San Bernardino 615
8. UC San Diego 609
9. Washburn 545
10. Central Missouri State 526
11. Nebraska-Kearney 468
12. Nebraska-Omaha 450
13. North Alabama 428
14. BYU-Hawai'i (1) 407
15. Central Washington 395
16. Cal State-L.A. 382
17. Rockhurst 353
18. Seattle Pacific 256
19. Florida Gulf Coast 245
20. Hillsdale (1) 231
21. Southwest Minnesota St. 212
22. Findlay 202
23. SIU-Edwardsville 124
24. Chico State 102
25. Ferris State 76
Others receiving votes: Lock Haven 57; Northern Michigan 53; Chaminade 48; Cal Poly Pomona 45; Seattle University 36; Wayne State (Neb.) 29; Abilene Christian 25; Hawaii Pacific 22; Barry 14; Dowling 13; West Texas A&M 8; California University of Pennsylvania 4; Wingate 4.