TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
4 a.m. Rolex Sports Car Series: 24 Hours at Daytona (end of race). SPEED
BOWLING
7 a.m. PBA league play (round 1) ESPN
CYCLING
7:30 a.m. Tour Down Under (final stage) NBCSN
EXTREME SPORTS
9 a.m. X Games ESPN
4 p.m. X Games ESPN
FIGURE SKATING
10 a.m. U.S. Championships NBC
GOLF
8 a.m. PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open (final round) TGC
10 a.m. PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open (final round) CBS
HORSE RACING
Noon Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
8 a.m. Michigan State at Indiana CBS
10:30 a.m. California at Colorado FOXSP
NBA BASKETBALL
8 a.m. Miami at Boston ABC
10:30 a.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers ABC
1:30 p.m. Atlanta at New York ESPN
4:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
NFL FOOTBALL
2 p.m. Pro Bowl NBC
AHL HOCKEY
2 p.m. All-Star Skills Competition FOXSP
NHL HOCKEY
3 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis NBCSN
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
8 a.m. TCU at Texas Tech FOXSP
8 a.m. Boston College at Duke FOXSP2
9 a.m. North Carolina at Miami ESPN2
10 a.m. LSU at Kentucky FOXSP2
11 a.m. Purdue at Michigan State ESPN2
MONDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AHL HOCKEY
2 p.m. AHL All-Star Game FOXSP
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Pittsburgh at Louisville ESPN
2 p.m. Delaware at Drexel NBCSN
4 p.m. Kansas at West Virginia ESPN
NHL HOCKEY
5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles FOXSP
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Notre Dame at Tennessee ESPN2
* Tape-delayed broadcast
Pro Football
NFL Playoff Glance
Pro Bowl
At Honolulu
Today’s game
Roundup>AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
At New Orleans
Sunday, Feb. 3
Roundup>Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tennis
Australian Open
Saturday’s results
Singles
Women
Championship
Roundup>Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Li Na (6), China, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
DOUBLES
Men
Championship
Roundup>Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-4.
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Saturday’s results
EAST
Army 77, American U. 64
Boston U. 81, UMBC 75
Bucknell 65, Holy Cross 58
CCSU 72, St. Francis (NY) 70
Colgate 70, Navy 56
Cornell 66, Columbia 63
Drexel 68, Georgia St. 57
Fordham 66, Rhode Island 63
George Washington 82, Charlotte 54
Georgetown 53, Louisville 51
Harvard 82, Dartmouth 77, OT
LIU Brooklyn 79, Bryant 78
NJIT 64, Texas-Pan American 51
New Hampshire 63, Binghamton 45
Ohio St. 65, Penn St. 51
Pittsburgh 93, DePaul 55
Quinnipiac 58, Fairleigh Dickinson 56
Robert Morris 76, Mount St. Mary’s 68
Sacred Heart 82, Monmouth (NJ) 68
Saint Joseph’s 59, Xavier 49
Saint Louis 67, St. Bonaventure 57
Stony Brook 79, Maine 69
UNC Wilmington 57, Hofstra 51
Vermont 50, Albany (NY) 43
Villanova 75, Syracuse 71, OT
Wagner 81, St. Francis (Pa.) 56
Yale 76, Brown 64, OT
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 61, Southern U. 57
Ark.-Pine Bluff 79, Grambling St. 67
Belmont 85, E. Kentucky 74
Charleston Southern 79, Liberty 75
Coastal Carolina 73, Campbell 59
Coll. of Charleston 79, Wofford 50
Davidson 79, Appalachian St. 56
Delaware St. 68, Bethune-Cookman 52
Duke 84, Maryland 64
ETSU 89, North Florida 75
Elon 70, The Citadel 66
Florida 82, Mississippi St. 47
Florida A&M 55, Md.-Eastern Shore 54
Gardner-Webb 63, VMI 49
Georgia Southern 72, W. Carolina 66
Georgia Tech 82, Wake Forest 62
Jackson St. 60, MVSU 57
Jacksonville St. 65, Murray St. 64
James Madison 56, Old Dominion 46
Kentucky 75, LSU 70
La Salle 69, VCU 61
Memphis 73, Marshall 72
Mercer 71, Lipscomb 65
Middle Tennessee 72, W. Kentucky 53
Mississippi 63, Auburn 61
Morehead St. 78, Tennessee St. 69
Morgan St. 55, NC A&T 52
N. Kentucky 64, Kennesaw St. 53
NC Central 84, Coppin St. 75
NC State 91, North Carolina 83
New Orleans 94, Champion Baptist 54
Nicholls St. 70, Sam Houston St. 67, OT
Norfolk St. 74, Hampton 67
Northwestern St. 61, Stephen F. Austin 57
Notre Dame 73, South Florida 65
Presbyterian 82, Longwood 71
Radford 58, Winthrop 57
SC-Upstate 79, Jacksonville 64
SE Louisiana 67, Texas A&M-CC 53
Savannah St. 64, SC State 49
South Carolina 75, Arkansas 54
Tennessee 54, Alabama 53
Tennessee Tech 70, Austin Peay 52
Troy 71, Louisiana-Monroe 64, OT
Tulane 73, Rice 66
UCF 74, SMU 65
UNC Asheville 69, High Point 58
UTEP 68, East Carolina 67
Virginia 65, Boston College 51
William & Mary 63, Towson 56
MIDWEST
Akron 68, Buffalo 64
Ball St. 82, Miami (Ohio) 62
Butler 83, Temple 71
Chicago St. 62, Utah Valley 54
Dayton 72, Duquesne 56
Detroit 75, Loyola of Chicago 63
E. Illinois 78, SE Missouri 72, OT
E. Michigan 42, N. Illinois 25
IPFW 80, IUPUI 79, OT
Ill.-Chicago 55, Wright St. 49
Illinois St. 67, Evansville 62
Indiana St. 59, N. Iowa 58
Iowa St. 73, Kansas St. 67
Kansas 67, Oklahoma 54
Marquette 81, Providence 71
Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 59
Nebraska 64, Northwestern 49
Nebraska-Omaha 67, UMKC 59
Oakland 67, W. Illinois 60
Ohio 69, Kent St. 68
S. Dakota St. 69, N. Dakota St. 53
Toledo 75, Bowling Green 62
UT-Martin 65, SIU-Edwardsville 62
W. Michigan 76, Cent. Michigan 59
Wichita St. 73, Bradley 39
Wisconsin 45, Minnesota 44
Youngstown St. 73, Cleveland St. 59
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 63, FAU 38
Baylor 82, TCU 56
Cent. Arkansas 88, Lamar 59
Georgia 59, Texas A&M 52
Houston 66, UAB 61
Houston Baptist 94, Ecclesia 40
Oklahoma St. 80, West Virginia 66
Oral Roberts 75, McNeese St. 54
Prairie View 74, Alabama St. 72
Southern Miss. 62, Tulsa 59
Texas 73, Texas Tech 57
Texas Southern 89, Alabama A&M 56
UALR 62, North Texas 57
FAR WEST
Air Force 57, Wyoming 48
Arizona 74, Southern Cal 50
Arizona St. 78, UCLA 60
BYU 85, Portland 67
Cal Poly 75, CS Northridge 64
Colorado St. 74, Fresno St. 63
Gonzaga 66, San Francisco 52
Hawaii 78, UC Santa Barbara 73
Idaho 74, UTSA 70
Long Beach St. 81, UC Irvine 59
Louisiana Tech 51, Utah St. 48
Montana 76, Weber St. 74
Montana St. 61, Idaho St. 59, OT
Nevada 75, Boise St. 59
North Dakota 81, N. Arizona 79
Oregon 81, Washington 76
Pacific 71, Cal St.-Fullerton 67
S. Utah 69, E. Washington 55
Sacramento St. 79, N. Colorado 72
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 84, Pepperdine 72
San Diego St. 55, New Mexico 34
Santa Clara 64, San Diego 50
Texas St. 86, Seattle 83
Texas-Arlington 66, San Jose St. 47
UC Davis 79, UC Riverside 72
Washington St. 71, Oregon St. 68
Top 25 Fared
Saturday’s results
Roundup>1. Duke (17-2) beat Maryland 84-64. Next: at Wake Forest, Wednesday.
Roundup>2. Michigan (18-1) did not play. Next: at Illinois, today.
Roundup>3. Kansas (18-1) beat Oklahoma 67-54. Next: at West Virginia, Monday.
Roundup>3. Syracuse (18-2) lost to Villanova 75-71, OT. Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday.
Roundup>5. Louisville (16-4) lost to Georgetown 53-51. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Monday.
Roundup>6. Arizona (17-2) beat Southern Cal 74-50. Next: at Washington, Thursday.
Roundup>7. Indiana (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 Michigan State, today.
Roundup>8. Florida (16-2) beat Mississippi State 82-47. Next: vs. South Carolina, Wednesday.
Roundup>9. Butler (17-3) beat Temple 83-71. Next: at St. Louis, Thursday.
Roundup>10. Gonzaga (19-2) beat San Francisco 66-52. Next: at Loyola Marymount, Thursday.
Roundup>11. Kansas State (15-4) lost to Iowa State 73-67. Next: vs. Texas, Wednesday.
Roundup>12. Minnesota (15-5) lost to Wisconsin 45-44. Next: vs. Nebraska, Tuesday.
Roundup>13. Michigan State (17-3) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Indiana, today.
Roundup>14. Ohio State (15-4) beat Penn State 65-51. Next: vs. Wisconsin, Tuesday.
Roundup>15. New Mexico (17-3) lost to San Diego State 55-34. Next: at Wyoming, Wednesday.
Roundup>16. Oregon (18-2) beat Washington 81-76. Next: at Stanford, Wednesday.
Roundup>17. Creighton (17-3) did not play. Next: at Southern Illinois, today.
Roundup>18. N.C. State (16-4) beat North Carolina 91-83. Next: at Virginia, Tuesday.
Roundup>19. VCU (16-5) lost to La Salle 69-61. Next: at Rhode Island, Wednesday.
Roundup>20. Wichita State (19-2) beat Bradley 73-39. Next: vs. Indiana State, Tuesday.
Roundup>21. Cincinnati (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Wednesday.
Roundup>22. Missouri (15-4) beat Vanderbilt 81-59. Next: at LSU, Wednesday.
Roundup>23. Mississippi (17-2) beat Auburn 63-61. Next: vs. Kentucky, Tuesday.
Roundup>24. Notre Dame (16-4) beat South Florida 73-65. Next: vs. Villanova, Wednesday.
Roundup>25. Miami (14-3) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State, today.
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Saturday’s results
EAST
Albany (NY) 59, Vermont 32
American U. 45, Army 42
Boston U. 63, UMBC 49
Bryant 64, LIU Brooklyn 49
Bucknell 62, Holy Cross 59
Buffalo 63, W. Michigan 44
CCSU 55, St. Francis (NY) 29
Cornell 71, Columbia 64, 2OT
Dartmouth 58, Harvard 45
Georgetown 69, Pittsburgh 57
Iowa St. 53, West Virginia 49
Lafayette 68, Lehigh 52
Maine 67, Stony Brook 51
NJIT 49, Utah Valley 46
Navy 59, Colgate 43
New Hampshire 60, Binghamton 52
Quinnipiac 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 39
Robert Morris 61, Mount St. Mary’s 59
Sacred Heart 56, Monmouth (NJ) 42
Saint Joseph’s 61, St. Bonaventure 44
St. Francis (Pa.) 80, Wagner 43
Villanova 64, Syracuse 59
SOUTH
Chattanooga 59, Appalachian St. 55
Coastal Carolina 73, UNC Asheville 62
Coll. of Charleston 70, W. Carolina 47
Coppin St. 53, NC Central 38
Davidson 77, Elon 62
Delaware St. 62, Bethune-Cookman 57, OT
E. Kentucky 55, Belmont 51
Florida A&M 67, Md.-Eastern Shore 54
Florida Gulf Coast 74, Stetson 55
Furman 70, Wofford 61
Gardner-Webb 59, Charleston Southern 55
Georgia Southern 63, UNC-Greensboro 56
Grambling St. 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62
Hampton 76, Norfolk St. 41
Jackson St. 73, MVSU 68, OT
Liberty 91, Longwood 58
Louisiana-Monroe 79, Troy 74
Mercer 74, Lipscomb 70
Murray St. 68, Jacksonville St. 58
N. Kentucky 65, Kennesaw St. 49
NC A&T 90, Morgan St. 73
North Florida 62, ETSU 56
Radford 64, High Point 55
SC State 75, Savannah St. 54
SC-Upstate 72, Jacksonville 53
SE Louisiana 66, Texas A&M-CC 54
Sam Houston St. 70, Nicholls St. 63
South Florida 58, Marquette 48
Southern U. 64, Alcorn St. 53
Stephen F. Austin 57, Northwestern St. 50, OT
Tennessee St. 68, Morehead St. 56
Tennessee Tech 73, Austin Peay 51
Texas-Pan American 71, New Orleans 56
Utah St. 76, Louisiana Tech 75, OT
Winthrop 76, Campbell 53
MIDWEST
Ball St. 77, Ohio 46
Cent. Michigan 92, Akron 69
Chicago St. 73, Houston Baptist 62
Detroit 74, Ill.-Chicago 68
E. Illinois 82, SE Missouri 62
Green Bay 78, Valparaiso 55
IPFW 57, Oakland 55
North Dakota 70, N. Arizona 50
Notre Dame 89, Providence 44
Oklahoma St. 65, Kansas 52
S. Dakota St. 74, Nebraska-Omaha 64
SIU-Edwardsville 67, UT-Martin 66, OT
South Dakota 76, IUPUI 56
Toledo 44, N. Illinois 42
UConn 67, Cincinnati 31
UMKC 51, W. Illinois 50
Youngstown St. 75, Loyola of Chicago 38
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 74, FAU 56
Baylor 82, Oklahoma 65
Cent. Arkansas 67, Lamar 62, OT
Idaho 64, UTSA 45
McNeese St. 72, Oral Roberts 71
Prairie View 63, Alabama St. 53
San Jose St. 78, Texas-Arlington 70
Seattle 70, Texas St. 58
Texas 59, Kansas St. 40
Texas Southern 54, Alabama A&M 50
UALR 52, North Texas 48
FAR WEST
Boise St. 67, Nevada 58
CS Northridge 80, Cal Poly 70, 2OT
Denver 67, New Mexico St. 58
E. Washington 79, S. Utah 70
Idaho St. 63, Montana St. 55
Montana 61, Weber St. 53
N. Colorado 79, Sacramento St. 63
Pacific 67, Cal St.-Fullerton 55
Portland 71, Santa Clara 68
San Diego 79, Pepperdine 61
San Diego St. 63, New Mexico 39
San Francisco 65, BYU 56
UC Davis 61, UC Riverside 49
UC Santa Barbara 51, Hawaii 50
Wyoming 86, Air Force 48
Top 25 Fared
Saturday’s results
Roundup>1. Baylor (18-1) beat No. 20 Oklahoma 82-65. Next: at Texas Tech, Wednesday.
Roundup>2. Notre Dame (18-1) beat Providence 89-44. Next: at No. 9 Tennessee, Monday.
Roundup>3. UConn (18-1) beat Cincinnati 67-31. Next: vs. Villanova, Tuesday.
Roundup>4. Duke (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College, today.
Roundup>5. Kentucky (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. LSU, today.
Roundup>6. Stanford (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Colorado, today.
Roundup>7. California (16-2) did not play. Next: vs. Utah, today.
Roundup>8. Penn State (16-2) did not play. Next: at Ohio State, today.
Roundup>9. Tennessee (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Notre Dame, Monday.
Roundup>10. Maryland (16-3) did not play. Next: at Clemson, today.
Roundup>11. North Carolina (18-2) did not play. Next: at Miami, today.
Roundup>12. Oklahoma State (15-3) beat Kansas 65-52. Next: vs. West Virginia, Tuesday.
Roundup>13. Louisville (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, today.
Roundup>14. Georgia (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. Florida, today.
Roundup>15. Purdue (16-3) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Michigan State, today.
Roundup>16. Texas A&M (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. Missouri, today.
Roundup>17. Dayton (16-1) did not play. Next: vs. UMass, today.
Roundup>18. South Carolina (17-3) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, today.
Roundup>19. UCLA (14-4) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona State, today.
Roundup>20. Colorado (15-3) did not play. Next: at No. 6 Stanford, today.
Roundup>20. Oklahoma (15-4) lost to No. 1 Baylor 82-65. Next: vs. TCU, Wednesday.
Roundup>22. Florida State (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. Virginia Tech, today.
Roundup>23. Michigan (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa, today.
Roundup>24. Iowa State (14-4) beat West Virginia 52-49. Next: at Kansas, Wednesday.
Roundup>25. Michigan State (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 15 Purdue, today.
Hockey
NHL glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 3 3 0 0 6 8 3
N.Y. Islanders 4 2 2 0 4 14 13
N.Y. Rangers 5 2 3 0 4 14 16
Philadelphia 5 2 3 0 4 12 13
Pittsburgh 4 2 2 0 4 13 13
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 4 3 0 1 7 12 8
Ottawa 4 3 1 0 6 15 8
Buffalo 4 2 2 0 4 11 12
Montreal 3 2 1 0 4 9 4
Toronto 5 2 3 0 4 14 17
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 19 12
Winnipeg 4 2 1 1 5 10 10
Carolina 4 2 2 0 4 11 13
Florida 5 1 4 0 2 8 19
Washington 4 0 3 1 1 8 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 5 5 0 0 10 20 12
St. Louis 5 4 1 0 8 19 9
Nashville 5 1 1 3 5 10 14
Detroit 4 2 2 0 4 10 14
Columbus 5 1 3 1 3 9 18
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 4 2 1 1 5 13 12
Colorado 4 2 2 0 4 9 9
Edmonton 4 2 2 0 4 11 13
Minnesota 4 2 2 0 4 9 10
Calgary 4 1 2 1 3 11 15
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 4 4 0 0 8 19 7
Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 15 14
Dallas 5 2 2 1 5 11 12
Los Angeles 4 1 2 1 3 8 12
Phoenix 5 1 4 0 2 17 20
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Friday’s results
Boston 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Carolina 3, Buffalo 1
New Jersey 3, Washington 2, OT
Tampa Bay 6, Ottawa 4
Detroit 5, Minnesota 3
Winnipeg 4, Pittsburgh 2
Vancouver 5, Anaheim 0
Saturday’s results
Anaheim 3, Nashville 2, SO
San Jose 4, Colorado 0
N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 2
Chicago 3, Columbus 2
Philadelphia 7, Florida 1
St. Louis 4, Dallas 3
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2
Calgary 4, Edmonton 3
Today’s games
Buffalo at Washington, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, noon
New Jersey at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 3 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 3 p.m.
Monday’s games
Boston at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Columbus, 2 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.
GOLF
FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN
Friday’s second-round scores
Third round delayed by fog; will be played today
Tiger Woods 68s-65n—133
Billy Horschel 66n-69s—135
Casey Wittenberg 69s-67n—136
Brad Fritsch 69n-67s—136
Erik Compton 71s-65n—136
Steve Marino 68s-68n—136
Jimmy Walker 67n-69s—136
Josh Teater 66s-70n—136
Nick Watney 69s-68n—137
Luke Guthrie 68s-69n—137
John Senden 69s-68n—137
Tag Ridings 67s-70n—137
Charlie Wi 71s-66n—137
Ross Fisher 66n-71s—137
Justin Hicks 67s-70n—137
Charles Howell III 66n-72s—138
Harris English 68s-70n—138
K.J. Choi 65s-73n—138
Bill Haas 69s-69n—138
Jim Herman 69n-69s—138
Graham DeLaet 68n-70s—138
Will Claxton 69n-69s—138
Jerry Kelly 67n-71s—138
Martin Flores 69s-69n—138
Pat Perez 72s-67n—139
Justin Leonard 68n-71s—139
Roberto Castro 71s-68n—139
Justin Bolli 72s-67n—139
Nicholas Thompson 69n-70s—139
Bo Van Pelt 67n-72s—139
Colt Knost 69n-71s—140
Jeff Overton 71n-69s—140
Cameron Tringale 68n-72s—140
Brendon de Jonge 74s-66n—140
Brendan Steele 67n-73s—140
J.J. Henry 69n-71s—140
John Huh 69s-71n—140
Brandt Snedeker 65n-75s—140
Bryce Molder 68n-72s—140
Adam Hadwin 66n-74s—140
Michael Letzig 68s-73n—141
John Rollins 70s-71n—141
Chez Reavie 71s-70n—141
Boo Weekley 74s-67n—141
Mike Weir 66n-75s—141
John Mallinger 67n-74s—141
Robert Garrigus 72s-69n—141
Hunter Mahan 69s-72n—141
Dustin Johnson 69n-72s—141
Vijay Singh 68n-73s—141
Gary Woodland 72s-69n—141
Luke List 66n-75s—141
Charley Hoffman 70n-72s—142
Tom Gillis 69s-73n—142
Michael Thompson 71n-71s—142
Brian Harman 74s-68n—142
Sang-Moon Bae 70s-72n—142
Jonas Blixt 70n-72s—142
Rickie Fowler 77s-65n—142
Hank Kuehne 68n-74s—142
David Lynn 67n-75s—142
Greg Owen 74s-68n—142
Patrick Reed 73s-69n—142
Peter Tomasulo 67n-75s—142
Lucas Glover 69s-73n—142
Brian Stuard 68n-74s—142
D.H. Lee 68n-74s—142
Jin Park 72s-70n—142
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Jose Hernandez field coach for Norfolk (IL); Einar Diaz, hitting coach for Bowie (EL); Ryan Minor manager, Kennie Steenstra pitching coach and Torre Tyson hitting coach for Frederick (Carolina); Luis Pujols manager, Butch Davis hitting coach and Greg Svarczkopf strength and conditioning coach for Delmarva (SAL); Matt Merullo manager for Aberdeen (NYP); and Orlando Gomez manager and Wilson Alvarez pitching coach of the GCL Orioles.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Paul Hoover catching coordinator; Brady Williams manager and Bill Moloney pitching coach of Charlotte (FSL); Jared Sandberg manager and Kyle Snyder pitching coach of Bowling Green (MWL); Michael Johns manager and Steve Watson pitching coach of Hudson Valley (NYP); Danny Sheaffer manager of Princeton (Appalachian) and Jim Morrison manager of the GCL Rays.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with INF/OF Jeff Baker and LHP Nate Robertson on minor league contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Villanueva on a two-year contract. Designated RHP Lendy Castillo for assignment.
Japan Central League
YOKOHAMA DENA BAYSTARS—Signed OF Nyjer Morgan to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS—Recalled F Colton Sceviour from Texas (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Benn Ferriero from Connecticut (AHL).
American Hockey League
PEORIA RIVERMEN—Announced F Cody Beach was reassigned to Evansville (ECHL).
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled F David Pacan from Cincinnati (ECHL).
ECHL
ECHL—Suspended Wheeling’s Zack Torquato one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Jan. 25 game against Bakersfield. Fined Trenton’s Paul Lee an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Jan. 25 game against Las Vegas.
READING ROYALS—Signed D James Sanford. Announced G Brandon Anderson was reassigned to the team from Hershey (AHL) and D Patrick Wellar was recalled by Hershey.
