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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, February 25, 2010

For the Record

Advertiser Staff

TRIVIA ANSWER

Kahuku's Mark Atuaia, who amassed 3,415 yards to Tatupu's 3,387.

Source: Advertiser research

SPORTS TODAY

BASEBALL

College, Oregon vs. Hawai'i, 6:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

BASKETBALL

College men, Western Athletic Conference, Utah State vs. Hawai'i, 7:05 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center.

College, Pacific West Conference, Hawai'i Pacific vs. Chaminade at McCabe gym. Women at 5:30 p.m.; Men at 7:30 p.m.

College, Pacific West Conference, Hawai'i-Hilo vs. Brigham Young-Hawai'i at Cannon Activities Center. Women at 5:30 p.m.; Men at 7:30 p.m.

SPORTS TOMORROW

BASEBALL

College, Oregon vs. Hawai'i, 6:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

High school, Glenn Nitta/Mililani Tournament, Roosevelt at Mililani; Kamehameha vs. Moanalua at Central O'ahu Regional Park; Kalani at Pearl City; Wai'anae at Kailua. Games start at 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL

College women, doubleheader, Pacific West Conference, Dixie State vs. Hawai'i Pacific, 1 p.m. at Howard Okita field.

VOLLEYBALL

College men, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, BYU vs. Hawai'i, 7 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center.

BASEBALL

High School

Na Opio Tournament

Yesterday

Leilehua 8, Kealakehe 4

Saint Louis 12, Castle 0

Today's games

Kealakehe at Campbell, 4 p.m.

P5 at Waipahu, 4 p.m.

Maryknoll at Kapolei, 4 p.m.

Saint Louis at Leilehua, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

Eastern W L Pct GB

Cleveland 44 14 .759 —

Orlando 39 19 .672 5

Boston 36 19 .655 6[0xbd]

Atlanta 36 20 .643 7

Toronto 31 25 .554 12

Chicago 30 27 .526 13[0xbd]

Miami 29 29 .500 15

Milwaukee 28 28 .500 15

Charlotte 27 29 .482 16

Philadelphia 22 35 .386 21[0xbd]

Detroit 21 36 .368 22[0xbd]

Washington 20 35 .364 22[0xbd]

New York 19 37 .339 24

Indiana 19 38 .333 24[0xbd]

New Jersey 5 52 .088 38[0xbd]

Western W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 43 15 .741 —

Denver 37 19 .661 5

Utah 37 20 .649 5[0xbd]

Dallas 37 21 .638 6

Phoenix 36 23 .610 7[0xbd]

Oklahoma City 33 23 .589 9

San Antonio 32 23 .582 9[0xbd]

Portland 34 26 .567 10

New Orleans 30 28 .517 13

Memphis 29 28 .509 13[0xbd]

Houston 28 28 .500 14

L.A. Clippers 24 33 .421 18[0xbd]

Sacramento 18 39 .316 24[0xbd]

Golden State 16 40 .286 26

Minnesota 14 45 .237 29[0xbd]

Today's Games, Hawai'i Times

Milwaukee at Indiana, 2 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 3 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.

Yesterday's Results

Minnesota 21 21 24 26—92

Atlanta 23 27 28 20—98

MINNESOTA – Gomes 5-8 0-0 11, Jefferson 5-9 0-0 10, Hollins 6-9 6-10 18, Flynn 4-13 0-0 9, Brewer 4-11 0-1 10, Love 6-10 7-9 19, Milicic 0-1 0-0 0, Ellington 0-4 0-0 0, Sessions 0-4 0-0 0, Pavlovic 0-2 0-0 0, Wilkins 6-8 1-1 15. Totals 36-79 14-21 92.

ATLANTA – Williams 0-4 4-5 4, Jos.Smith 9-13 9-11 27, Horford 5-14 1-1 11, Bibby 5-9 0-0 12, Johnson 7-16 6-7 21, Crawford 0-7 1-1 1, Evans 4-7 1-1 10, Teague 1-1 2-2 4, Pachulia 0-4 2-2 2, J. Smith 2-6 2-2 6, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-81 28-32 98.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 6-16 (Wilkins 2-2, Brewer 2-5, Flynn 1-2, Gomes 1-4, Love 0-1, Ellington 0-2), Atlanta 4-14 (Bibby 2-4, Evans 1-3, Johnson 1-3, Crawford 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 47 (Love 12), Atlanta 55 (Horford 13). Assists—Minnesota 21 (Flynn 8), Atlanta 23 (Johnson, Horford, Jos.Smith 5). Total Fouls—Minnesota 22, Atlanta 16. Technicals—Minnesota Coach Rambis, Minnesota defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls—Ellington. A—15,059 (18,729).

Memphis 27 19 23 30—99

Washington 23 25 20 26—94

MEMPHIS – Gay 9-20 2-4 20, Randolph 8-15 5-6 22, Gasol 10-11 0-2 20, Conley 0-6 2-2 2, Mayo 7-15 1-2 17, Haddadi 3-4 2-2 8, S.Young 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 1-7 0-0 2, Arthur 2-5 0-0 4, Carroll 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-87 12-18 99.

WASHINGTON – Thornton 6-10 4-6 16, Blatche 10-19 4-5 24, McGee 4-5 2-2 10, Foye 2-6 3-3 8, Miller 3-6 0-0 6, Oberto 2-3 0-0 4, Boykins 4-11 0-1 8, Singleton 2-9 5-6 9, Ross 0-3 0-0 0, N.Young 3-4 1-3 7, Harris 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-77 19-26 94.

3-Point Goals—Memphis 3-10 (Mayo 2-5, Randolph 1-1, Gay 0-1, Conley 0-1, Williams 0-2), Washington 1-7 (Foye 1-4, Blatche 0-1, Ross 0-1, Boykins 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 51 (Randolph 9), Washington 47 (Thornton 11). Assists—Memphis 23 (Mayo 8), Washington 26 (Foye, Miller 7). Total Fouls—Memphis 18, Washington 18. Technicals—Memphis defensive three second. A—11,875 (20,173).

Portland 32 21 25 23—101

Toronto 24 23 21 19— 87

PORTLAND—Batum 4-6 0-0 9, Aldridge 4-12 1-2 9, Howard 4-7 2-2 10, Miller 8-14 2-2 18, Roy 8-17 3-5 20, Bayless 5-13 0-0 11, Fernandez 6-9 2-2 17, Cunningham 3-7 1-2 7, Webster 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 0-0 0-0 0, Pendergraph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-85 11-15 101.

TORONTO—Turkoglu 8-9 5-6 24, Bargnani 6-16 2-2 15, Nesterovic 2-3 0-0 4, Jack 7-13 2-4 18, DeRozan 0-2 2-2 2, Wright 1-7 0-0 2, Belinelli 1-3 0-0 2, Calderon 2-8 0-0 5, Johnson 5-8 0-0 10, Evans 1-4 0-1 2, Weems 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 34-76 12-17 87.

3-Point Goals—Portland 6-15 (Fernandez 3-5, Batum 1-2, Roy 1-3, Bayless 1-4, Miller 0-1), Toronto 7-20 (Turkoglu 3-3, Jack 2-4, Calderon 1-3, Bargnani 1-6, Belinelli 0-1, Wright 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Miller, Fernandez 7), Toronto 46 (Johnson, Evans 8). Assists—Portland 25 (Miller 10), Toronto 18 (Jack 8). Total Fouls—Portland 19, Toronto 17. A—16,161 (19,800).

Indiana 18 36 28 28—110

Chicago 37 21 37 25—120

INDIANA – Granger 5-14 6-6 20, Murphy 5-11 3-3 13, Hibbert 3-5 2-2 8, Watson 2-6 0-0 4, Rush 7-17 2-2 21, S.Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Head 5-9 2-3 15, Ford 6-13 1-1 14, D.Jones 2-7 9-10 13, Price 0-3 0-0 0, McRoberts 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-88 25-27 110.

CHICAGO – Deng 10-19 10-11 31, Gibson 6-11 2-2 14, Miller 3-5 0-0 8, Rose 10-19 3-4 23, Hinrich 6-8 0-1 14, Murray 4-12 8-10 16, Warrick 1-3 3-5 5, Noah 2-4 1-2 5, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Pargo 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 44-87 27-35 120.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 13-29 (Rush 5-9, Granger 4-8, Head 3-4, Ford 1-1, Price 0-1, D.Jones 0-2, Watson 0-2, Murphy 0-2), Chicago 5-11 (Miller 2-2, Hinrich 2-3, Deng 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Murray 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 46 (Rush, Granger 7), Chicago 59 (Gibson 11). Assists—Indiana 19 (Granger 5), Chicago 22 (Rose 8). Total Fouls—Indiana 23, Chicago 20. Technicals—Indiana defensive three second. A—20,363 (20,917).

New Orleans 28 27 17 23— 95

Milwaukee 31 30 28 26—115

NEW ORLEANS – Stojakovic 4-8 1-2 11, West 8-16 3-4 19, Okafor 3-5 2-2 8, Collison 7-16 8-9 22, Peterson 0-2 0-0 0, Thornton 8-21 6-6 25, Gray 1-2 0-0 2, Wright 2-5 0-0 4, Posey 1-6 0-0 2, Marks 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 35-82 20-24 95.

MILWAUKEE – Delfino 4-8 0-0 9, Mbah a Moute 4-7 2-3 10, Bogut 13-20 0-0 26, Jennings 4-11 0-2 9, Salmons 5-11 8-8 18, Ilyasova 4-10 0-1 9, Stackhouse 4-7 3-3 13, Ridnour 5-10 0-0 10, Thomas 2-2 0-0 4, Bell 3-4 0-0 7, Brezec 0-0 0-0 0, Ivey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 48-92 13-17 115.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 5-15 (Thornton 3-5, Stojakovic 2-2, Collison 0-1, West 0-1, Peterson 0-2, Posey 0-4), Milwaukee 6-18 (Stackhouse 2-3, Bell 1-2, Jennings 1-3, Delfino 1-4, Ilyasova 1-4, Salmons 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 47 (West 9), Milwaukee 52 (Bogut 13). Assists—New Orleans 17 (Collison 9), Milwaukee 26 (Ridnour 6). Total Fouls—New Orleans 17, Milwaukee 20. Technicals—Thornton. A—11,936 (18,717).

Orlando 23 37 25 25—110

Houston 18 22 34 18— 92

ORLANDO – Barnes 2-6 2-3 7, Lewis 6-15 0-0 13, Howard 11-11 8-12 30, Nelson 7-15 0-0 17, Carter 6-9 3-5 16, Gortat 3-4 1-1 7, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Pietrus 2-8 0-0 6, Redick 3-12 0-0 6, Anderson 2-3 1-1 6. Totals 43-87 15-22 110.

HOUSTON – Battier 5-6 1-2 14, Scola 0-5 0-0 0, Hayes 1-4 0-0 2, Brooks 9-22 2-3 24, Martin 5-14 8-9 19, Andersen 3-7 0-0 8, Budinger 5-9 1-2 13, Jeffries 4-6 1-1 9, Armstrong 1-3 0-0 2, Temple 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 1-2 1, Hill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-77 14-19 92.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 9-31 (Nelson 3-5, Pietrus 2-6, Anderson 1-2, Carter 1-2, Barnes 1-3, Lewis 1-5, Williams 0-2, Redick 0-6), Houston 12-24 (Brooks 4-10, Battier 3-4, Andersen 2-3, Budinger 2-5, Martin 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 56 (Howard 16), Houston 44 (Battier 9). Assists—Orlando 27 (Nelson 9), Houston 22 (Brooks 8). Total Fouls—Orlando 18, Houston 18. Technicals—Howard, Houston defensive three second. A—15,749 (18,043).

Oklahoma City 27 15 25 20—87

San Antonio 23 25 20 27—95

OKLAHOMA CITY—Durant 7-19 6-6 21, Green 8-16 2-3 19, Krstic 3-10 2-3 8, Westbrook 6-21 5-9 17, Sefolosha 5-8 1-2 12, Harden 3-7 0-0 8, Maynor 1-2 0-1 2, Mullens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-83 16-24 87.

SAN ANTONIO—Bogans 3-6 1-2 9, Duncan 6-11 7-8 19, McDyess 0-6 0-0 0, Parker 2-6 0-1 4, Hill 6-12 2-2 16, Ginobili 9-18 7-8 26, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0, Blair 3-4 3-4 9, Jefferson 3-9 3-5 9, Finley 0-5 0-0 0, Mason 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 33-78 23-30 95.

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 5-17 (Harden 2-4, Sefolosha 1-2, Green 1-3, Durant 1-5, Westbrook 0-3), San Antonio 6-17 (Hill 2-3, Bogans 2-4, Mason 1-1, Ginobili 1-4, Jefferson 0-1, Finley 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 55 (Sefolosha 13), San Antonio 55 (Duncan 15). Assists—Oklahoma City 14 (Westbrook 7), San Antonio 16 (Duncan 6). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 22, San Antonio 22. Technicals—Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—18,400 (18,797).

Charlotte 31 22 16 24— 93

Utah 28 14 31 29—102

CHARLOTTE – Wallace 7-15 10-10 27, Diaw 4-10 1-1 10, Ratliff 2-3 2-2 6, Felton 2-8 3-4 8, Jackson 5-15 4-6 16, Thomas 6-8 8-9 20, Graham 1-2 2-2 4, Augustin 0-5 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-68 30-34 93.

UTAH – Miles 1-10 1-2 4, Boozer 13-16 7-9 33, Okur 3-10 2-3 9, Williams 8-17 2-3 20, Matthews 2-6 0-0 4, Korver 6-11 1-3 18, Millsap 3-7 1-2 7, Fesenko 2-2 1-1 5, Price 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-82 15-23 102.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 7-21 (Wallace 3-3, Jackson 2-6, Felton 1-2, Diaw 1-4, Brown 0-1, Graham 0-1, Augustin 0-4), Utah 9-21 (Korver 5-6, Williams 2-5, Okur 1-3, Miles 1-6, Matthews 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 42 (Wallace 8), Utah 53 (Boozer 16). Assists—Charlotte 18 (Felton 5), Utah 25 (Williams 12). Total Fouls—Charlotte 23, Utah 24. Technicals—Charlotte Coach Brown 2, Charlotte defensive three second 2. Ejected—Charlotte Coach Brown. A—19,911 (19,911).

Philadelphia 25 22 27 21— 95

Phoenix 33 25 31 17—106

PHILADELPHIA – Iguodala 7-12 5-5 20, Brand 3-11 4-6 10, Dalembert 2-7 0-0 4, Holiday 3-7 0-0 7, Williams 6-11 5-7 19, Young 7-17 1-2 16, Carney 2-7 1-2 5, Speights 6-9 0-0 12, Kapono 1-3 0-0 2, Meeks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 16-22 95.

PHOENIX – Hill 2-7 0-0 4, Stoudemire 10-19 2-3 22, Lopez 5-6 0-0 10, Nash 8-9 2-3 20, Richardson 8-12 4-4 24, Dudley 2-7 0-0 4, Frye 5-14 2-2 14, Amundson 0-1 0-0 0, Dragic 3-8 0-1 6, Clark 0-2 0-0 0, Griffin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 44-86 10-13 106.

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-18 (Williams 2-5, Iguodala 1-2, Young 1-2, Holiday 1-3, Meeks 0-1, Speights 0-1, Kapono 0-1, Carney 0-3), Phoenix 8-21 (Richardson 4-5, Nash 2-3, Frye 2-7, Hill 0-1, Dragic 0-2, Dudley 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 49 (Carney 8), Phoenix 50 (Lopez 10). Assists—Philadelphia 16 (Iguodala 6), Phoenix 20 (Nash 13). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 17, Phoenix 18. Technicals—Philadelphia defensive three second. A—17,765 (18,422).

L.A. Lakers 23 27 22 24— 96

Dallas 20 29 25 27—101

L.A. LAKERS – Artest 5-8 2-2 13, Gasol 5-9 1-2 11, Bynum 5-8 0-0 10, Fisher 3-13 4-4 12, Bryant 9-23 2-2 20, Odom 8-11 3-3 21, Farmar 2-4 1-1 5, Brown 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 38-78 15-16 96.

DALLAS – Marion 5-11 0-1 10, Nowitzki 10-19 11-11 31, Haywood 4-6 3-4 11, Kidd 4-12 2-2 14, Stevenson 1-5 1-2 3, Terry 10-20 6-6 30, Beaubois 0-0 0-0 0, Barea 1-5 0-0 2, Najera 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-80 23-26 101.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-17 (Odom 2-2, Fisher 2-8, Artest 1-3, Brown 0-1, Bryant 0-3), Dallas 8-21 (Terry 4-8, Kidd 4-9, Barea 0-1, Stevenson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 41 (Bynum 11), Dallas 48 (Nowitzki, Haywood 9). Assists—L.A. Lakers 19 (Fisher, Odom 5), Dallas 23 (Kidd 13). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 20, Dallas 20. A—20,505 (19,200).

Detroit 25 24 22 20—91

L.A. Clippers 22 19 26 30—97

DETROIT – Prince 7-13 3-4 17, Jerebko 3-5 1-2 7, Wallace 0-4 0-2 0, Stuckey 5-13 4-5 14, Hamilton 8-21 2-8 21, Bynum 5-10 0-1 10, Maxiell 7-9 0-0 14, Villanueva 3-6 0-0 8, B.Gordon 0-4 0-0 0, Daye 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-86 10-22 91.

L.A. CLIPPERS – Butler 5-17 3-3 16, Gooden 6-14 8-8 20, Kaman 8-18 5-7 21, Davis 4-10 0-0 10, E.Gordon 4-13 4-4 13, Blake 2-2 0-0 5, Outlaw 1-4 2-2 4, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Jordan 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 34-84 22-24 97.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 5-18 (Hamilton 3-7, Villanueva 2-4, Bynum 0-1, B.Gordon 0-1, Jerebko 0-1, Stuckey 0-1, Prince 0-3), L.A. Clippers 7-21 (Butler 3-10, Davis 2-3, Blake 1-1, E.Gordon 1-4, Outlaw 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 53 (Wallace, Prince 10), L.A. Clippers 59 (Kaman 15). Assists—Detroit 19 (Prince, Stuckey, Bynum 4), L.A. Clippers 21 (Davis 7). Total Fouls—Detroit 21, L.A. Clippers 16. Technicals—Detroit defensive three second, L.A. Clippers defensive three second. A—16,095 (19,060).

Soccer

U.S. Soccer

El Salvador vs. United States

Yesterday

At Tampa, Fla.

El Salvador 0 1—1

United States 0 2—2

First half—None. Second half—1, El Salvador, Corrales, 59th minute. 2, United States, Ching (Pearce), 75th minute. 3, United States, Kljestan (Ching), 90th minute. Yellow Cards—Pearce, US, 85th. Red Cards—None. Referee—Silviu Petrescu, Canada. Linesmen—Philippe Briere, Canada; Daniel Belleau, Canada. A—21,737.

Lineups

El Salvador—Miguel Montes; Alexander Escobar, Marvin Gonzalez, Ramon Flores (Odir Flores, 75th), Manuel Salazar, Deris Umanzor; Ramon Sanchez, Osael Romero (Dennis Alas, 71st), Juan Carlos Moscoso; Rudis Corrales, Arturo D. Alvarez

United States—Nick Rimando; Brad Evans, Jonathan Bornstein, Clarence Goodson, Heath Pearce; Robbie Rogers (Geoff Cameron, 86th), Sacha Kljestan, Kyle Beckerman (Dax McCarty, 79th), Brad Davis (Eddie Gaven, 46th); Conor Casey (Brian Ching, 46th), Robbie Findley (Jeff Cunningham, 68th)

Softball

College Women

NCAA Division II

Brigham Young-Hawai'i vs. Dixie State

Yesterday

At Lā'ie

Game 1

BYUH (0-11, 0-3) 000 00–0 2 0

DSC (6-2, 3-0) 342 0X–9 11 1

Mindy Rasmusson and Morgan Necaise. Lauren Folta and Breanna Egge. W–Folta. L–Rasmusson.

Leading hitters–DSC: Bailie Hicken 3-3, 3 runs; Kelsey Mendenhall 2-2, homer, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Anna Cue 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Ashley McFarland 2-3, homer, 4 RBIs.

Game 2

BYUH (0-12, 0-4) 000 020 0–2 1 3

DSC (7-2, 4-0) 302 400 X–9 14 1

Hannah Bateman and Jarrell Veazie. Brittnie Whipple, Jessica Tracy (5) and Kylee Higgins. W–Whipple. L–Bateman.

Leading hitters–BYUH: Jarrell Veazie homer, 2 RBIS. DSC: Bailie Hicken 3-3, 2 runs; Kelsey Mendenhall 2-2, double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Ashley McFarland 2-4, 2 runs; Breanna Egge 2-3; Kylee Higgins 2-4, double, 3 RBIs.

Tennis

College Women

No. 11 Stanford def. Hawai'i, 7-0

Yestereday

At Stanford, Calif.

Singles

Hilary Barte (STAN) def. Sophie Kobuch (UH) 6-2, 6-1. Lindsay Burdette (STAN) def. Katarina Poljakova (UH) 6-4, 6-2. Mallory Burdette (STAN) def. Natasha Zorec (UH) 6-1, 6-1. Stacey Tan (STAN) def. Alyssa Nafarrete (UH) 6-0, 6-3. Carolyn McVeigh (STAN) def. Aglae Van den Bergh (UH) 6-1, 6-0. Jennifer Yen (STAN) def. Allison Gobel (UH) 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles (Stanford wins point)

Barte/Burdette (STAN) def. Kobuch/Poljakova (UH) 8-1. Burdette/Tan (STAN) def. Barbara Pinterova/Nafarrete (UH) 8-3. Veronica Li/McVeigh (STAN) def. Van den Bergh/Zorec (UH) 8-1.

High School

Interscholastic League of Honolulu

Boys Varsity

Mid-Pacific 5, Saint Louis 0

Girls Varisty

Punahou 5, Kamehameha 0

Transactions

Baseball

American League

Cleveland Indians—Agreed to terms with INF Russell Branyan on a one-year contract. Assigned UT Chris Gimenez outright to Columbus (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Anthony Reyes from Columbus.

Toronto Blue Jays—Named Jim Beattie, Ed Lynch and Bob Hamelin professional scouts.

National League

Atlanta Braves—Agreed to terms with RHP Manny Acosta, RHP Jesse Chavez, RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Jeff Lyman, RHP James Parr, RHP Todd Redman, LHP Jo-Jo Reyes, LHP Jonny Venters, C Clint Sammons and OF Gregor Blanco on one-year contracts.

Houston Astros—Agreed to terms with LHP Fernando Abad, RHP Wilton Lopez and RHP Henry Villar on one-year contracts.

New York Mets—Agreed to terms with C Rod Barajas on a one-year contract.

Washington Nationals—Agreed to terms with RHP Livan Hernandez on a minor league contract.

Basketball

National Basketball Association

Cleveland Cavaliers—Assigned F Darnell Jackson and F/G Danny Green to Erie (NBADL).

Dallas Mavericks—Signed G Von Wafer to a 10-day contract.

Football

National Football League

Green Bay Packers—Designated NT Ryan Pickett as the franchise player.

New England Patriots—Re-signed WR David Patten.

Seattle Seahawks—Designated K Olindo Mare as the franchise player.