Scoreboard (Nov. 29)
THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2:30 p.m. Louisville at Rutgers ESPN
GOLF
4:30 a.m. Sunshine Tour: Nedbank Challenge (first round) * TGC
10 a.m. World Challenge (first round) TGC
HORSE RACING
10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Kentucky at Notre Dame ESPN2
3 p.m. Southern Utah at TCU FOXSP
4 p.m. Marquette at Florida ESPN2
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. San Antonio at Miami TNT
5:30 p.m. Denver at Golden State TNT
NFL FOOTBALL
3 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta NFL
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3 p.m. Pac-12 championship game: UCLA vs. team TBD FOX
GOLF
4:30 a.m. Sunshine Tour: Nedbank Challenge (second round) * TGC
10 a.m. World Challenge (second round) TGC
HORSE RACING
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1:30 p.m. Tennessee at Georgetown ESPN
3:30 p.m. Syracuse at Arkansas ESPN
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Boston College at Boston U. NBCSN
5 p.m. Wisconsin at Denver NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
5:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers ESPN
PREP FOOTBALL
5 p.m. CIF Southern Section championship FOXSP
today’s biif games
GIRLS soccer
Waiakea vs. Hilo at Hilo Bayfront, 3 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS Playoff Glance
MLS CUP
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Houston at Los Angeles
Pro Football
Nfl Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244
Miami 5 6 0 .455 211 226
N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 221 290
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 243 319
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 10 1 0 .909 327 211
Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 230 273
Tennessee 4 7 0 .364 238 335
Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 188 308
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 283 219
Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 231 210
Cincinnati 6 5 0 .545 282 247
Cleveland 3 8 0 .273 209 248
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 3 0 .727 318 221
San Diego 4 7 0 .364 245 237
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 218 356
Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 161 301
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 305 226
Washington 5 6 0 .455 295 285
Dallas 5 6 0 .455 242 262
Philadelphia 3 8 0 .273 184 282
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 10 1 0 .909 294 216
Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254
New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 308 304
Carolina 3 8 0 .273 214 265
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 3 0 .727 277 175
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 273 245
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 248 249
Detroit 4 7 0 .364 267 280
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 2 1 .773 276 155
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 219 185
St. Louis 4 6 1 .409 205 254
Arizona 4 7 0 .364 180 227
Today’s game
New Orleans at Atlanta, 3:20 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Seattle at Chicago, 8 a.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8 a.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 8 a.m.
Carolina at Kansas City, 8 a.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 8 a.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 8 a.m.
Indianapolis at Detroit, 8 a.m.
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 8 a.m.
New England at Miami, 8 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Denver, 11:05 a.m.
Cleveland at Oakland, 11:25 a.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego, 11:25 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 11:25 a.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:20 p.m.
Monday’s game
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
College Football
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1,500 1
2. Alabama 11-1 1,400 2
3. Georgia 11-1 1,331 3
4. Ohio St. 12-0 1,294 4
5. Florida 11-1 1,262 6
6. Oregon 11-1 1,242 5
7. Kansas St. 10-1 1,079 7
8. Stanford 10-2 1,061 11
9. LSU 10-2 1,056 8
10. Texas A&M 10-2 1,043 9
11. South Carolina 10-2 916 13
12. Oklahoma 9-2 834 14
13. Florida St. 10-2 764 10
14. Nebraska 10-2 704 17
15. Clemson 10-2 667 12
16. Oregon St. 8-3 528 16
17. UCLA 9-3 505 15
18. Kent St. 11-1 355 23
19. N. Illinois 11-1 349 24
20. Utah St. 10-2 274 25
21. Michigan 8-4 217 20
22. Northwestern 9-3 189 NR
23. Texas 8-3 185 18
24. Oklahoma St. 7-4 174 22
25. Boise St. 9-2 145 NR
Others receiving votes: San Jose St. 78, Louisville 73, TCU 67, Penn St. 61, Rutgers 50, Vanderbilt 48, San Diego St. 15, Fresno St. 12, Southern Cal 7, Arkansas St. 5, Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, Ball St. 1, Mississippi St. 1, North Carolina 1.
USA Today Top 25 Poll
Record Pts Pvs
1. Notre Dame (56) 12-0 1,469 1
2. Alabama (2) 11-1 1,398 2
3. Georgia (1) 11-1 1,341 3
4. Oregon 11-1 1,277 4
5. Florida 11-1 1,265 6
6. LSU 10-2 1,124 7
7. Kansas State 10-1 1,114 8
8. Texas A&M 10-2 1,076 10
9. Stanford 10-2 1,008 11
10. South Carolina 10-2 972 12
11. Oklahoma 9-2 878 13
12. Florida State 10-2 829 5
13. Nebraska 10-2 765 14
14. Clemson 10-2 720 9
15. Boise State 9-2 479 22
16. UCLA 9-3 445 16
17. Oregon State 8-3 410 17
18. Northern Illinois 11-1 377 23
19. Kent State 11-1 337 25
20. Northwestern 9-3 314 NR
21. Texas 8-3 312 15
22. Utah State 10-2 264 NR
23. Louisville 9-2 184 18
24. Michigan 8-4 158 20
25. Rutgers 9-2 152 19
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 129; San Jose State 105; Vanderbilt 94; Fresno State 39; TCU 34; San Diego State 28; Cincinnati 17; Arizona State 13; Arkansas State 13; Mississippi State 11; Middle Tennessee 7; Central Florida 5; Louisiana Tech 5; Arizona 3; Toledo 2; Baylor 1; Southern California 1.
Harris Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Notre Dame (109) 12-0 2869 1
2. Alabama (6) 11-1 2740 2
3. Georgia 11-1 2599 3
4. Oregon 11-1 2507 4
5. Florida 11-1 2435 5
6. Kansas State 10-1 2229 7
7. LSU 10-2 2142 8
8. Stanford 10-2 2059 11
9. Texas A&M 10-2 2038 10
10. South Carolina 10-2 1862 12
11. Oklahoma 9-2 1706 13
12. Florida State 10-2 1614 6
13. Nebraska 10-2 1493 14
14. Clemson 10-2 1446 9
15. Oregon State 8-3 975 15
16. UCLA 9-3 919 16
17. Boise State 9-2 817 21
18. Kent State 11-1 705 25
19. Northern Illinois 11-1 619 24
20. Texas 8-3 564 17
21. Northwestern 9-3 479 NR
22. Utah State 10-2 438 NR
23. Michigan 8-4 434 20
24. Louisville 9-2 394 18
25. Oklahoma State 7-4 392 22
Others receiving votes: Rutgers 302, TCU 134, San Jose State 118, Vanderbilt 67, Southern Cal 57, San Diego State 39, Fresno State 36, Baylor 31, Mississippi State 26, Louisiana Tech 19, Cincinnati 12, Arizona State 11, Syracuse 10, Tulsa 10, UCF 9, Arizona 6, Toledo 6, East Carolina 4, Arkansas State 1, Louisiana-Monroe 1, Washington
College glance
Today’s game
EAST
Louisville at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m.
Friday’s games
MIDWEST
MAC Championship: N. Illinois vs. Kent St. at Detroit, 2 p.m.
FAR WEST
Pac-12 Championship: UCLA at Stanford, 3 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
San Diego at Marist, 7 a.m.
Kansas at West Virginia, 9:30 a.m.
Cincinnati at UConn, 10:30 a.m.
SOUTH
Louisiana-Lafayette at FAU, 10 a.m.
SEC Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at South Florida, 2 p.m.
ACC Championship: Georgia Tech vs. Florida State at Charlotte, N.C., 3 p.m.
MIDWEST
Texas at Kansas St., 3 p.m.
Big Ten Championship: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin at Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
C-USA Championship: UCF at Tulsa, 7 a.m.
Oklahoma St. at Baylor, 7 a.m.
Oklahoma at TCU, 7 a.m.
Middle Tennessee at Arkansas St., 10 a.m.
New Mexico St. at Texas St., 1 a.m.
FAR WEST
Nicholls St. at Oregon St., 9:30 a.m.
Boise St. at Nevada, 10:30 a.m.
South Alabama at Hawaii, 6 p.m.
FCS Playoffs
Second round
New Hampshire at Wofford, 9 a.m.
Central Arkansas at Ga. Southern, 9 a.m.
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion, 9 a.m.
Illinois St. at Appalachian St., 9 a.m.
Cal Poly at Sam Houston St., 11 a.m.
South Dakota St. at North Dakota St., 11 a.m.
Wagner at E. Washington, 1 p.m.
Stony Brook at Montana St., 2 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Indiana (47) 6-0 1,606 1
2. Duke (18) 6-0 1,554 5
3. Michigan 5-0 1,421 4
4. Ohio St. 4-0 1,416 3
5. Louisville 5-1 1,347 2
6. Syracuse 4-0 1,323 6
7. Florida 5-0 1,227 7
8. Kentucky 4-1 1,180 8
9. Arizona 3-0 1,076 10
10. Kansas 4-1 937 12
11. Creighton 6-0 926 14
12. Gonzaga 6-0 854 17
13. Michigan St. 5-1 818 15
14. North Carolina 5-1 718 9
15. Oklahoma St. 5-0 668 20
16. Missouri 5-1 665 13
17. Cincinnati 6-0 571 22
18. NC State 4-1 553 16
19. Colorado 5-0 478 23
20. Georgetown 4-1 257 —
21. Minnesota 6-1 197 —
22. Illinois 7-0 185 —
23. San Diego St. 4-1 182 25
24. UNLV 3-1 175 18
25. New Mexico 6-0 141 —
Others receiving votes: Alabama 108, Wichita St. 99, UConn 93, UCLA 85, Pittsburgh 55, Oregon 44, Notre Dame 42, Memphis 23, Butler 20, Wisconsin 16, California 12, Florida St. 10, Saint Joseph’s 9, Ohio 8, Marquette 7, Murray St. 5, Temple 5, Baylor 4, Tennessee 3, Colorado St. 1, VCU 1.
Major Scores
Wednesday’s results
EAST
Boston College 73, Penn St. 61
Boston U. 74, Coastal Carolina 44
Fairleigh Dickinson 66, St. Peter’s 61
George Mason 55, Rhode Island 52
Iona 83, Niagara 72
LIU Brooklyn 70, Columbia 61
Lafayette 63, Delaware 60
Maine 76, Northeastern 73
Navy 54, IPFW 49
Penn 65, Binghamton 54
Saint Joseph’s 74, American U. 55
Stony Brook 76, Cornell 53
Temple 54, Buffalo 39
UMass 64, Siena 63
Wagner 48, Princeton 42, OT
West Virginia 94, VMI 69
SOUTH
Austin Peay 108, Berea 53
Coll. of Charleston 72,
Charleston Southern 67
Duke 73, Ohio St. 68
Duquesne 73, Appalachian St. 72
E. Kentucky 84, Delaware St. 51
Elon 55, Georgia Southern 50
Florida Gulf Coast 86, Samford 62
George Washington 54, James Madison 53
Longwood 88, Cent. Pennsylvania 75
Louisiana Tech 99, SE Louisiana 62
Loyola (Md.) 67, Coppin St. 51
Marshall 70, Morehead St. 67
Miami 67, Michigan St. 59
NC A&T 90, UNC Greensboro 79
Purdue 73, Clemson 61
Radford 73, Hampton 64
Richmond 86, William & Mary 78, 2OT
SC State 74, Jacksonville 72
VCU 92, Stetson 56
W. Carolina 79, Furman 65
Wofford 70, Winthrop 55
MIDWEST
Boise St. 83, Creighton 70
Bradley 82, Cent. Michigan 65
Cent. Arkansas 74, E. Illinois 72
Cleveland St. 69, Ball St. 63
Illinois 75, Georgia Tech 62
Kent St. 85, Youngstown St. 78, OT
Loyola of Chicago 81, Tennessee Tech 78
Ohio 69, St. Bonaventure 64
S. Dakota St. 71, North Dakota 70
S. Illinois 57, Fresno St. 54
Toledo 80, Texas A&M-CC 68
Virginia 60, Wisconsin 54
Weber St. 62, Dayton 61
Wichita St. 86, Tulsa 60
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma 63, Oral Roberts 62
Prairie View 81, Houston 80
SMU 62, Utah 55
Texas-Arlington 72, North Texas 59
UTEP 55, New Mexico St. 54
FAR WEST
Air Force 76, Jackson St. 47
Arizona 93, N. Arizona 50
Arizona St. 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54
BYU 85, Montana 60
Nevada 84, UC Davis 83
New Mexico 76, Mercer 58
Stanford 68, Seattle 57
UNLV 85, UC Irvine 57
Utah St. 80, Santa Clara 78, OT
Washington St. 64, Idaho 55
Wyoming 68, UC Santa Barbara 40
Women’s College Basketball
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Stanford (21) 6-0 953 1
2. UConn (17) 5-0 944 2
3. Baylor (1) 5-1 901 3
4. Duke 4-0 861 4
5. Notre Dame 4-0 802 5
6. Penn St. 5-0 752 6
7. Louisville 6-0 742 7
8. Georgia 7-0 701 8
9. Kentucky 4-1 656 9
10. California 5-0 615 11
11. Maryland 3-1 602 10
12. Oklahoma 5-1 459 13
13. Texas 5-0 453 15
14. Purdue 5-1 374 14
15. Ohio St. 4-1 366 16
16. Tennessee 4-1 328 20
17. St. John’s 4-1 314 18
18. Oklahoma St. 3-0 294 21
19. UCLA 3-1 274 19
20. Kansas 5-0 265 22
21. Nebraska 5-1 185 23
22. North Carolina 6-0 181 25
23. Dayton 6-0 177 24
24. Iowa St. 4-0 102 —
25. West Virginia 3-2 91 12
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 72, Florida St. 49, Miami 31, Syracuse 30, Delaware 18, Rutgers 15, South Carolina 15, Vanderbilt 12, Virginia 12, Georgia Tech 7, DePaul 6, Iowa 6, Middle Tennessee 4, Chattanooga 3, Gonzaga 2, Utah 1.
Major Scores
Wednesday’s results
east
Albany (NY) 76, NJIT 41
Army 61, Columbia 51
Bryant 81, Brown 58
Bucknell 55, Mount St. Mary’s 43
Cornell 74, St. Francis (NY) 56
Delaware 68, St. Bonaventure 58
Duquesne 78, Buffalo 52
Fordham 55, Manhattan 45
Georgetown 69, La Salle 61
Harvard 63, New Hampshire 44
Holy Cross 57, CCSU 56
Marist 85, Hofstra 70
Northwestern 67, Boston College 63
Providence 70, Iona 58
Quinnipiac 89, Yale 62
Seton Hall 57, Siena 48
Stony Brook 56, Robert Morris 48
Towson 58, Coppin St. 55
UConn 101, Colgate 41
SOUTH
Auburn 70, Tulane 65
Charlotte 62, UCF 59
FAU 67, South Alabama 56
Florida St. 83, Iowa 69
George Washington 75, Morgan St. 40
Georgia 83, Furman 47
Howard 40, Loyola (Md.) 37
Kennesaw St. 51, Jacksonville St. 50
Kentucky 92, Miami (Ohio) 53
Louisville 76, E. Kentucky 42
Mercer 46, Davidson 43
Mississippi St. 70, Savannah St. 55
North Carolina 57, Ohio St. 54
North Florida 56, Bethune-Cookman 55
Presbyterian 58, Charleston Southern 57
Richmond 76, NC A&T 63
SC State 68, Jacksonville 45
South Carolina 58, Drexel 55, OT
South Florida 77, UNC Asheville 29
Southern Miss. 88, Florida A&M 71
Tennessee 88, Middle Tennessee 81, OT
UNC Wilmington 59, NC Central 45
Vanderbilt 67, Austin Peay 36
Virginia Tech 47, Wisconsin 38
Winthrop 63, Coll. of Charleston 61
MIDWEST
Bradley 67, N. Illinois 58
Butler 65, E. Michigan 59
Cincinnati 55, Morehead St. 45
Cleveland St. 68, VCU 57
Dayton 95, Wright St. 73
Detroit 97, W. Michigan 57
Duke 71, Michigan 54
Indiana 52, Clemson 49
Kansas 101, Grambling St. 47
Marquette 77, S. Dakota St. 74, OT
Maryland 90, Nebraska 71
Purdue 85, Georgia Tech 73
St. Francis (Pa.) 81, Kent St. 67
Temple 70, Bowling Green 56
UT-Martin 73, Evansville 57
SOUTHWEST
Arizona 71, North Texas 66
Oklahoma St. 90, Texas St. 55
TCU 76, SMU 70
Texas-Pan American 49, Texas A&M-CC 45
FAR WEST
Colorado 68, Wyoming 59
Creighton 65, BYU 62, OT
Loyola Marymount 69, Colorado St. 52
New Mexico St. 69, UTEP 68
Pacific 66, Fresno St. 56
Sacramento St. 68, San Francisco 60
UC Riverside 71, Washington St. 65
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Designated 1B Joe Mahoney for assignment.
BOSTON RED SOX—Traded RHP Zach Stewart to Pittsburgh for a player to be named; RHP Sandy Rosario to Oakland for a player to be named or cash considerations; and 3B Danny Valencia to Baltimore for cash considerations. Named Greg Colbrunn hitting coach.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Reinstated LHP Nick Hagadone. Designated LHP Rafael Perez for assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Announced RHP Chris Volstad and C Brayan Pena refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a one-year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with LHP Andy Pettitte on a one-year contract. Designated C Eli Whiteside for assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Pat Neshek on a one-year contract. Designated OF Jermaine Mitchell for assignment. Named Scott Emerson minor league roving pitching instructor; Steve Scarsone manager, Rick Rodriguez pitching coach and Jared Elliot strength and conditioning coach for Sacramento (PCL); Aaron Nieckula manager and Brian McArn hitting coach for Midland (Texas); Jimmy Escalante pitching coach, Haas Pratt hitting coach, Travis Tims athletic trainer and Sean Doran strength and conditioning coach for Stockton (Cal) and Ryan Christenson manager, John Wasdin pitching coach and Casey Myers hitting coach for Beloit (MWL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Released OF Chone Figgins.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with INF Yangervis Solarte and RHP Collin Balester on minor league contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Designated RHP Casey Coleman for assignment.
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Broxton on a three-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Traded RHP Luis Rico and LHP Luis Santos to Kansas City for RHP Vin Mazzaro and 1B Clint Robinson. Designated INF Jamaico Navarro and INF Matt Hague for assignment. Named Ricky Bennett, Carlos Berroa, Ron Hopkins and John Kosciak professional scouts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Traded RHP Cory Burns to Texas for a player to be named or cash considerations. Agreed to terms with OF Travis Buck, RHP Daniel Stange, RHP Jason Ray and C Eddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
American Association
WICHITA WINGNUTS—Sold the contract of RHP James Hoyt to the Atlanta Braves.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS—Promoted Pete D’Alessandro to vice president of basketball operations and Mike Bratz to director of player personnel.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Assigned C Robert Sacre to Los Angeles (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Detroit DT Ndamukong Suh $30,000 for kicking Houston QB Matt Schaub in the groin during Sunday’s game.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DE Corbin Bryant to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed LB Patrick Trahan from the practice squad and DE Aston Whiteside to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released DL Tevita Finau from the practice squad. Signed WR Andre Holmes to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed DT Josh Chapman and DE Fili Moala on injured reserve. Signed DT Kellen Heard. Signed CB Delano Howell from Buffalo’s practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Claimed DE Jason Babin off waivers from Philadelphia. Placed RB Jalen Parmele and CB William Middleton on injured reserve. Released WR Micheal Spurlock and CB Chris Harris. Signed WR Quan Cosby and DB Antwaun Molden. Signed WR Toney Clemons and RB Jordan Todman from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released LB Bryan Kehl.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Released G Ryan Durand.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed RB James Develin from the practice squad and WR Jeremy Ebert to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released G Scott Winnewisser. Signed G Ryan Lee to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Mardy Gilyard. Signed WR Eddie McGee and OL Dennis Landolt to the practice squad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Jerrell Harris to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Placed WR Kyle Williams and RB Kendall Hunter on injured reserve. Released DB Eddie Whitley from the practice squad. Signed WR Chad Hall to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed OL Derek Hardman. Released WR Diondre Borel from the practice squad. Signed LB Joe Holland to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed RB Lennon Creer to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released LB Darryl Gamble from the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Named Noel Thorpe defensive coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Reassigned G Allen York from Springfield (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned D Max Nicastro from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).
Central Hockey League
BLOOMINGTON BLAZE—Signed F Dan Barczuk. Waived G Nick Niedert.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
WASHINGTON STEALTH—Signed D Kyle Sorensen and F Rhys Duch to one-year contracts.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW—Exercised options on G Andy Gruenebaum, G Matt Lampson, D Eric Gehrig, D Josh Williams, M Bernardo Anor, M Dilly Duka, M Ethan Finlay, M Kevan George, F Justin Meram and F Aaron Schoenfeld. Declined options on G William Hesmer, D Rich Balchan, D Julius James, D Sebastian Miranda, M Chris Birchall, M Tony Tchani and F Tommy Heinemann.
D.C. UNITED—Announced the retirement of F Josh Wolff, who will remain with the club as an assistant coach.
TORONTO FC—Named Kevin Payne president.
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE—Announced Louisville has been elected as a member.
CAPITAL—Named Bill Olin men’s lacrosse coach.
CLEMSON—Suspended men’s basketball F Milton Jennings one game.
LIMESTONE—Named Remington Steele women’s assistant lacrosse coach.
LSU—Agreed to terms with football coach Les Miles on a seven-year contract.
UCLA—Announced junior C Joshua Smith will leave the men’s basketball program.
