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SPORTS

Scoreboard -- April 18, 2012

3:05 AM CDT, April 19, 2012

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TV SPORTS

Major League Baseball--Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins, 11:30 a.m. (WGN); Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees, 6 p.m. (FXSP)

NHL Hockey--Playoffs, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, 7 p.m. (CNBC); St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, 9:30 p.m. (NBCSN)

NBA Basketball--Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7 p.m. (TNT); Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns, 9:30 p.m. (TNT)

College Softball--Alabama at Georgia, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

TODAY

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD

Aberdeen Roncalli at Redfield-Doland Relays, 10 a.m.

Kimball-White Lake Invitational, 1 p.m.

South Dakota National Guard Meet at Milbank, 3:30 p.m.

Wambdi Relays at Agency Village, noon

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF

Aberdeen Central at Huron Invitational, 10 a.m.

Aberdeen Roncalli at Madison Invitational, 11 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' TENNIS

Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Pierre, NSU Courts, noon

Aberdeen Central vs. Pierre, NSU Courts, 3 p.m.

YOUTH BASEBALL

at North Softball Complex

Rookie Division

All games at 5:30 p.m.

Reds vs. Astros (A); Rangers vs. Rays (B); Groton Padres vs. Red Sox (C); Phillies vs. White Sox (D).

Minors Division

All games at 6:35 p.m.

Diamondbacks vs. Groton Cardinals (A); Royals vs. Groton Tigers (B); Indians vs. Dodgers (C); Nationals vs. Dodgers (D).

Majors Division

All games at 7:40 p.m.

Yankees vs. Giants (A); Mariners vs. Cubs (B); Groton Braves vs. Twins (C); Mets vs. Pirates (D).

BASEBALL

Youth

Smittys Youth League

Rookies

Reds

201 0--3

Red Sox

520 1--8

2B -- Reds, Nick Clemens; Red Sox, Dawson Hoellein, Tommy O'Keefe.

Highlights: Rohrbach and Casey Vining had two hits for the Reds. Hunter Binder, Jacob Merxbauer and O'Keefe had two hits each for the Red Sox.

Astros

640--10

Phillies

240-- 6

2B -- Astros, Quintin Fischbach; Phillies, Mason Huff.

Highlights: Jack Bain, Fehi Faonelva, Collin Getty, Adrian Heupel and Caleb Hoover each had two hits for the Astros. Carter Dingman, Andrew Hase and Huff had two hits each for the Phillies.

Padres

115 6--13

Rays

723 1--13

2B -- Rays, Maddox May.

Highlights: Kaleb Antonsen, Jackson Becker, Jordan Bjerke, Andrew Marzahn and Corbin Reich had two hits each for the Padres. Tayden Browsoni, Tallon Chandler, Noah Fischbach, Samuel Goulding and May had two hits each for the Rays. Mason Carrels and Jackson Dorsett had three hits each for the Rays.

White Sox

310--4

Rangers

061--7

2B -- White Sox, Andrew Richardson, Brady Rohrbach; Rangers, Isaac Forrest. 3B -- Rangers, Brock Martin.

Highlights: Richardson and Rohrbach had two hits each for the White Sox. Carter Christopherson and Forrest had two hits each for the Rangers.

Minor League

Diamondbacks

302 32--10

Orioles

001 00-- 1

Highlights: Allan Truman and Connor Bockorny had two hits for the Orioles; Jared Getty, Ty Horner, Jackson McNeal, Sawyer Nelson, Dylan Owens, Fran Risager and Carstyn Vetter had two hits for the Diamondbacks. Ben Fishbach had three hits for the Diamondbacks.

Tigers

012 313--10

Indians

030 57x--15

2B -- Indians, Chris Swallow, Mason Flack. HR -- Tigers, Johnny Doeden.

Highlights: Kale Pharris and Cyruss DeHoet had two hits for the Tigers. Isaac Smith and Conner Lehman had three hits for the Tigers. Lincoln Wilkinson, Harrison Kieffer and Gray Imbery had two hits for the Indians. Swallow, Easton Steinbach, Flack and Brian Holmstrom had three hits for the Indians.

A's

000-- 0

Dodgers

683--17

3B -- Dodgers, Christopher Kappenman.

Highlights: Isaac Geier had two hits for the A's. Joshua Steinwandt, Breyden Render, Dawson Pfister, Mason Myers, Joshua Maunu, Braydon Jones, Carter Hogg, Kaleb Haggerty and Casanova/Allbee had two hits each for the Dodgers. Cade Trenhaile and Kappenman had three hits each for the Dodgers.

Rockies

002 7--9

Cardinals

401 0--5

2B -- Rockies, Tygan Holtey, Ezekiel Becker.

Highlights: Matt Prehn, Tyler Hoffman, Gabe Goetz and Becker had two hits each for the Rockies. Trey Gengerke, Cole Johnson, Peyton Johnson, Lucas Simon and Riley Thurston had two hits each for the Cardinals.

Major League

Giants

003 101--5

Mets

000 002--2

2B -- Giants, Collin Stoebner; Mets, Jacob Kuch, Mason Thompson. 3B -- Mets, Preston Barr.

Highlights: Jonah Dohrer and Brayden Geffre had two hits each for the Giants. McKayden Kyburz had two hits for the Mets.

Yankees

404 3--11

Twins

001 5-- 6

2B -- Yankees, Hunter Neiber; Twins, Isaac Lien, Will Schaefbauer, Payton Schaefer. 3B -- Yankees, Austin Leal; Twins, Schaefbauer.

Highlights: Christian Goetz, Leal and Jayden Wahl had two hits each for the Yankees. Neiber had three hits for the Yankees.

Pirates

030 020--5

Mariners

011 010--3

2B -- Pirates, Carson Simes; Mariners, Drew Geier, Tyler McKnight. 3B -- Mariners, Devin Koslowski. HR -- Pirates, Isaac Van Orman.

Highlights: Brady Morgan had two hits for the Pirates. Brandon Fauth and Lonny Strid had two hits for the Mariners. McKnight had three hits for the Mariners.

Braves

010 111--4

Cubs

210 000--3

2B -- Cubs, Nick Geffre. 3B -- Braves, Brandyn Anderson.

Highlights: Anderson, Harley Gibbs, Cole Larson, Hunter Monson, Jackson Oliver and Mitchell Thurston had two hits for the Braves. Nicholas Allen, Jacob Clemens and Maxwell Reede had two hits for the Cubs. Tommy Chandler and Geffre had three hits for the Cubs.

College

EAST

Babson 8, Wentworth Tech 6

Chestnut Hill 9, Sciences (Pa.) 4

Manhattan 9, Columbia 2

Messiah 19, Susquehanna 8

Montclair St. 11, Johns Hopkins 2

Ramapo 5, Drew 3

Stony Brook 8, Rhode Island 2

Utica 12-6, SUNY-IT 5-11

SOUTH

Florida St. 6, North Georgia 0

Liberty 5, North Carolina 3

Lindsey Wilson 18, Brescia 8

Loyola NO 4-10, LSU-Alexandria 2-4

Maryland vs. Towson, ppd., rain

Memphis 10, Murray St. 4

Miami 3, Stetson 2

Middle Tennessee 10, Austin Peay 7

N. Kentucky 8-16, Bellarmine 3-5

SC-Aiken 7, Augusta St. 1

Tennessee Tech 7, Belmont 6

Thomas More 12, Wittenberg 6

Union (Ky.) 8, St. Catharine 1

West Florida 9, Spring Hill 6

W. Kentucky 4, Lipscomb 3, 10 innings

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 11, Texas A&M-CC 1

New Mexico 6, Texas Tech 4

MLB

American League

EAST DIVISION

W L Pct GB BaltimoreÉ7 5 .583 - TorontoÉ6 5 .545 NewYorkÉ6 6 .500 1 TampaBayÉ6 6 .500 1 BostonÉ4 8 .333 3

CENTRAL DIVISION

W L Pct GB DetroitÉ9 3 .750 - ClevelandÉ5 4 .556 2 ChicagoÉ6 5 .545 2 MinnesotaÉ4 8 .333 5 KansasCityÉ3 9 .250 6

WEST DIVISION

W L Pct GB TexasÉ10 2 .833 - SeattleÉ6 6 .500 4 OaklandÉ5 7 .417 5 LosAngelesÉ4 7 .364 5

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Tuesday's Late Games

Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 3

Cleveland 9, Seattle 8

Wednesday's Games

Minnesota 6, N.Y. Yankees 5

Tampa Bay 12, Toronto 2

Texas 6, Boston 3

Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore 1

Detroit 4, Kansas City 3

Oakland at L.A. Angels, N

Cleveland at Seattle, N

Today's Games

Baltimore (Hammel 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 1-1), 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Swarzak 0-2) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-2), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 1-0) at Detroit (Wilk 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-0) at Toronto (H.Alvarez 0-0), 6:07 p.m.

Oakland (Milone 1-1) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 2-0), 9:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 0-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-1), 9:10 p.m.

Friday's Games

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 2:15 p.m.

Texas at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National League

EAST DIVISION

W L Pct GB WashingtonÉ10 3 .769 - AtlantaÉ7 5 .583 2 NewYorkÉ7 5 .583 2 MiamiÉ6 6 .500 3 PhiladelphiaÉ5 6 .455 4

CENTRAL DIVISION

W L Pct GB St.LouisÉ8 3 .727 - MilwaukeeÉ5 6 .455 3 PittsburghÉ 5 7 .417 3 CincinnatiÉ 4 7 .364 4 HoustonÉ4 8 .333 4 ChicagoÉ3 9 .250 5

WEST DIVISION

W L Pct GB LosAngelesÉ9 2 .818 - ArizonaÉ7 5 .583 2 ColoradoÉ5 6 .455 4 SanFranciscoÉ5 6 .455 4 SanDiegoÉ3 9 .250 6

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Tuesday's Games

Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 4

San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 2

Wednesday's Games

Atlanta 14, N.Y. Mets 6

Pittsburgh 2, Arizona 1

Washington 3, Houston 2

Miami 9, Chicago Cubs 1

L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, N

Cincinnati at St. Louis, N

San Diego at Colorado, N

Philadelphia at San Francisco, N

Today's Games

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 2-0) at Miami (Nolasco 1-0), 11:40 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Harang 0-1) at Milwaukee (Wolf 0-1), 12:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 0-2), 12:45 p.m.

Houston (Norris 0-0) at Washington (E.Jackson 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Minor 1-1) at Arizona (Collmenter 0-0), 8:40 p.m.

Philadelphia (Worley 0-1) at San Diego (Wieland 0-1), 9:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.

Linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MinnesotaÉ401 010 000--6 13 0 NewYorkÉ301 000 001--5 11 0 Marquis, Duensing (6), Burton (7), Capps (9) and Mauer; Kuroda, Rapada (5), Logan (7), R.Soriano (9) and Martin. W--Marquis 1-0. L--Kuroda 1-2. Sv--Capps (3). HRs--Minnesota, Morneau 2 (4). New York, Cano (1), Jeter (4).

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TampaBayÉ210 102 006--12 10 0 TorontoÉ110 000 000-- 2 12 1 Price, W.Davis (6), Jo.Peralta (8), Howell (9) and J.Molina; Morrow, L.Perez (7), Villanueva (9) and Mathis, Arencibia. W--Price 2-1. L--Morrow 0-1. HRs--Tampa Bay, Zobrist (2), Joyce (3), S.Rodriguez (1), Scott (3). Toronto, Mathis (1).

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TexasÉ001 200 030--6 10 1 BostonÉ020 000 001--3 5 0 D.Holland, Ogando (8), Nathan (9) and Napoli; Beckett, F.Morales (8), Albers (8) and Shoppach. W--D.Holland 2-0. L--Beckett 1-2. HRs--Texas, Napoli (4). Boston, Youkilis (1).

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BaltimoreÉ010 000 000--1 5 1 ChicagoÉ021 104 00x--8 11 2 Tom.Hunter, Patton (6), Gregg (8) and Wieters; Peavy, Ohman (8), Reed (8), N.Jones (9) and Pierzynski. W--Peavy 2-0. L--Tom.Hunter 1-1. HRs--Chicago, Pierzynski (4), De Aza (3).

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

NewYorkÉ012 011 010-- 6 14 1 AtlantaÉ024 022 22x--14 16 1 Dickey, Batista (5), Parnell (6), Byrdak (7), Rauch (7), F.Francisco (8) and Thole; Jurrjens, C.Martinez (5), Durbin (7), L.Hernandez (8) and D.Ross. W--C.Martinez 1-0. L--Dickey 2-1. HRs--New York, I.Davis (3). Atlanta, J.Francisco (2), Uggla (1), Freeman (1).

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PittsburghÉ000 000 110--2 7 0 ArizonaÉ100 000 000--1 6 1 Ja.McDonald, Lincoln (5), Resop (8), Watson (8), J.Cruz (9) and McKenry; D.Hudson, D.Hernandez (8), Ziegler (9) and M.Montero. W--Lincoln 1-0. L--D.Hudson 1-1. Sv--J.Cruz (2). HRs--Pittsburgh, P.Alvarez (2).

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HoustonÉ000 100 010--2 6 0 WashingtonÉ000 000 12x--3 5 0 Harrell, Fe.Rodriguez (7), W.Wright (8), R.Cruz (8) and J.Castro; Zimmermann, Mattheus (8), H.Rodriguez (9) and Ramos. W--Mattheus 2-0. L--Fe.Rodriguez 0-2. Sv--H.Rodriguez (3).

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ChicagoÉ000 000 100--1 6 0 MiamiÉ002 023 11x--9 14 1 Garza, Castillo (6), R.Lopez (7) and Soto; Buehrle, Webb (9) and J.Buck. W--Buehrle 1-2. L--Garza 1-1. HRs--Miami, Do.Murphy (1), H.Ramirez (4).

LATE TUESDAY

AMERICAN LEAGUE

OaklandÉ000 010 040--5 8 1 LosAngelesÉ000 011 001--3 9 0 T.Ross, Fuentes (7), Cook (8), Balfour (9) and K.Suzuki; Haren, S.Downs (7), Jepsen (8), D.Carpenter (8) and Iannetta. W--Fuentes 1-0. L--Jepsen 0-1. Sv--Balfour (3). HRs--Oakland, Barton (1). Los Angeles, V.Wells (3).

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ClevelandÉ100 070 100--9 13 1 SeattleÉ002 600 000--8 10 1 Masterson, Hagadone (4), R.Perez (6), J.Smith (7), Pestano (8), C.Perez (9) and C.Santana; Millwood, E.Ramirez (5), Furbush (5), Wilhelmsen (7), Luetge (9), Delabar (9) and J.Montero. W--R.Perez 1-0. L--Furbush 0-1. Sv--C.Perez (3). HRs--Cleveland, C.Santana (3). Seattle, Jaso (1).

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

PittsburghÉ102 001 001--5 13 0 ArizonaÉ210 000 010--4 7 0 Karstens, J.Hughes (2), Watson (4), Meek (7), Grilli (8), J.Cruz (9) and Barajas; I.Kennedy, Breslow (7), Paterson (8), Shaw (9) and M.Montero. W--Grilli 1-1. L--Shaw 0-2. Sv--J.Cruz (1). HRs--Pittsburgh, G.Jones (2). Arizona, Jo.McDonald (1).

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PhiladelphiaÉ000 101 000--2 8 0 SanFranciscoÉ200 020 00x--4 13 2 Blanton, K.Kendrick (6), Stutes (8) and Ruiz; Bumgarner, Hensley (7), Romo (8), S.Casilla (9) and Posey. W--Bumgarner 2-1. L--Blanton 1-2. Sv--S.Casilla (1). HRs--Philadelphia, Pence (2).

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB y-BostonÉ37 26 .587 - NewYorkÉ33 29 .532 3 PhiladelphiaÉ32 30 .516 4 NewJerseyÉ22 41 .349 15 TorontoÉ22 41 .349 15

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB y-MiamiÉ44 17 .721 - x-AtlantaÉ37 25 .597 7 x-OrlandoÉ36 26 .581 8 WashingtonÉ16 46 .258 28 CharlotteÉ7 54 .115 37

Central Division

W L Pct GB y-ChicagoÉ47 15 .758 - x-IndianaÉ40 22 .645 7 MilwaukeeÉ29 32 .475 17 DetroitÉ23 39 .371 24 ClevelandÉ20 41 .328 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB y-SanAntonioÉ44 16 .733 - MemphisÉ37 25 .597 8 DallasÉ34 28 .548 11 HoustonÉ32 29 .525 12 NewOrleansÉ19 43 .306 26

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB y-OklahomaCityÉ44 17 .721 - DenverÉ34 27 .557 10 UtahÉ32 30 .516 12 PortlandÉ28 34 .452 16 MinnesotaÉ25 38 .397 20

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB x-L.A.LakersÉ39 23 .629 - x-L.A.ClippersÉ38 23 .623 PhoenixÉ32 29 .525 6 GoldenStateÉ22 38 .367 16 SacramentoÉ20 41 .328 18 x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

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Tuesday's Late Games

San Antonio 112, L.A. Lakers 91

Wednesday's Games

Philadelphia 103, Cleveland 87

Chicago 100, Charlotte 68

Washington 121, Milwaukee 112

Atlanta 116, Detroit 84

Miami 96, Toronto 72

New York 104, New Jersey 95

Memphis 103, New Orleans 91

Boston 102, Orlando 98

Houston at Dallas, N

L.A. Clippers at Denver, N

San Antonio at Sacramento, N

Utah at Portland, N

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, N

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, N

Today's Games

Milwaukee at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Friday's Games

Boston at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

NHL

Playoffs

Tuesday's Late Games

Phoenix 3, Chicago 2, OT

Wednesday's Games

Ottawa 3, NY Rangers 2, OT, series tied 2-2

Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 3, Philadelphia leads series 3-1

Vancouver at Los Angeles, N; Los Angeles leads series 3-0

Today's Games

Florida at New Jersey, 6 p.m.; Florida leads series 2-1

Boston at Washington, 6:30 p.m.; Boston leads series 2-1

Phoenix at Chicago, 7 p.m.; Phoenix leads series tied 2-1

St. Louis at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.; St. Louis leads series 2-1

Friday's Games

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 7 p.m. Nashville leads series 3-1

Saturday's Games

Washington at Boston, 2 p.m.

New Jersey at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Ottawa at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

TENNIS

ATP World Tour

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS

By The Associated Press

Wednesday

At The Monte-Carlo Country Club

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Purse: $3.18 million (Masters 1000)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-1, 6-4.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (16), Ukraine, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1.

Gilles Simon (9), France, def. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 6-3, 6-0.

Julien Benneteau, France, def. Jurgen Melzer (15), Austria, 6-4, 6-3.

Janko Tipsarevic (7), Serbia, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-4, 6-3.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 7-5, 6-3.

Nicolas Almagro (8), Spain, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-4, 6-4.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. David Ferrer (5), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Kei Nishikori (12), Japan, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles

First Round

Marin Cilic, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Gilles Simon, France, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, def. Julien Benneteau and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 10-4 tiebreak.

Second Round

Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, Spain, def. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (7), Romania, 7-5, 6-3.

Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya, Austria, def. Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Filip Polasek (8), Slovakia, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Viktor Troicki, Serbia, and Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna (6), India, 6-4, 6-4.

Michael Llodra, France, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, def. David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 11-9 tiebreak.

TRANSACTIONS

Baseball

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB--Suspended Cleveland RHP Jeanmar Gomez five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at and hitting Kansas City's Mike Moustakas in an April 14 game.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BOSTON RED SOX--Recalled RHP Junichi Tazawa from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Mark Melancon to Pawtucket.

MINNESOTA TWINS--Recalled RHP Jason Marquis from New Britain (EL). Released 1B Luke Hughes.

NEW YORK YANKEES--Placed OF Brett Gardner on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cody Eppley from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Selected the contracts of INF Cody Ransom and OF A.J. Pollock from Reno (PCL). Placed INF Geoff Blum on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 17 and OF Chris Young and on the 15-day DL.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

KANSAS CITY T-BONES--Signed Dan Kickham and RHP Josh Rainwater.

LAREDO LEMURS--Signed INF Brad Emaus. Released RHP Jose Velasquez.

SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS--Released RHP Adam Cowart.

WICHITA WINGNUTS--Released LHP Shawn Joy and RHP Anthony Ortega.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES--Signed OF Jon Weber. Traded OF Cristian Guerrero to Sioux Falls for a player to be named.

ATLANTIC LEAGUE

SUGAR LAND SKEETERS--Announced RHP Lance Pendelton was signed by Tampa Bay (AL).

CAN-AM LEAGUE

NEW JERSEY JACKALS--Traded 1B Joe Agreste to Evansville (FL) for future considerations.

QUEBEC CAPITALES--Signed INF-C Josue Peley.

WORCESTER TORNADOES--Signed INF John Welch.

FRONTIER LEAGUE

EVANSVILLE OTTERS--Signed RHP Cory Trudell to a contract extension.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Signed SS Vladimir Frias.

LONDON RIPPERS--Signed INF Stephen Cardullo. Released INF Rafael Ortega.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS--Traded C Justin McDavid to Alpine (Pecos) for a player to be named. Traded LHP Matt Kretchmer, C David Peters and OF Rashad Taylor to Roswell (Pecos) for players to be named.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS--Signed RHP Michael Click to a contract extension.

Basketball

NATIONAL BASKETBALL

ASSOCIATION

NBA--Fined Dallas G Delonte West $25,000 for a physical taunt by poking Utah's Gordon Hayward in the ear during an April 16 game.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS--Recalled F Luke Harangody from Canton (NBADL).

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS--Signed C Darryl Watkins to a 10-day contract. Waived C Chris Johnson.

Football

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE

ORLANDO PREDATORS--Signed QB Nate Davis.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS--Announced the addition of DL Derek Simmons.

UNITED INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FLORIDA TARPONS--Acquired DE Joshua Long from Lakeland for DB Aaron Hodges, WR Chuck Walker and an undisclosed cash payment.

Hockey

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NHL--Suspended Phoenix F Raffi Torres indefinitely for a hit that knocked Chicago F Marian Hossa out of an April 17 game.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Signed LW Josh Shalla to a three-year contract and assigned him to Milwaukee (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES--Recalled F Matt Watkins from Portland (AHL).

ECHL

ECHL--Suspended Las Vegas F Ryan Weston two games and fined him an undisclosed amount after he was assessed a game misconduct in an April 17 game against Idaho.

CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

MISSOURI MAVERICKS--Signed F Brad Walch.

College

DRAKE--Announced the resignation of men's assistant basketball coach Mike Gibson. Announced Jamelle McMillan, director of basketball operations, is leaving the program.

GEORGE WASHINGTON--Named Megan Duffy women's assistant basketball coach.

KENT STATE--Named Danielle O'Banion women's basketball coach.

PROVIDENCE--Named Dan Durkin and Kristeena Alexander women's assistant basketball coaches.

TENNESSEE--Announced women's basketball coach Pat Summitt will take the title of ''head coach emeritus'' and promoted assistant coach Holly Warlick to head coach.

TEXAS SOUTHERN--Named Cynthia Cooper-Dyke women's basketball coach.

TOLEDO--Announced the NCAA denied its appeal on next year's postseason ban for the men's basketball team because of below-standard Academic Performance Rate scores. The team will be forced to give up three regular-season games and cut its practice time.