MLB Free agents

Baseball

MLB Free agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 143 players who have filed for free agency. Eligible players may file through Nov. 11 (c-filed provisionally pending decision by club on 2007 option; x-potentially eligible due to contract terms):

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (6) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Chris Gomez, ss; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Kevin Millar, 1b; Russ Ortiz, rhp; Chris Widger, c.

BOSTON (6) — Alex Cora, ss; Alex Gonzalez, ss; Gabe Kapler, of; Mark Loretta, 3b; Doug Mirabelli, c; Trot Nixon, of.

CHICAGO (3) — Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Jeff Nelson, rhp; David Riske, rhp.

CLEVELAND (2) — Aaron Boone, 3b; Lou Merloni, 2b.

DETROIT (3) — Sean Casey, 1b; Matt Stairs, of; Jamie Walker, lhp.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Paul Bako, c; Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Darin Erstad, c; Adam Kennedy, 2b; J.C. Romero, lhp.

MINNESOTA (3) — Phil Nevin, 1b; Shannon Stewart, of; Rondell White, of.

NEW YORK (6) — Miguel Cairo, 2b; Octavio Dotel, rhp; Tanyon Sturtze, rhp; Ron Villone, lhp; Bernie Williams, of; Craig Wilson, of.

OAKLAND (3) — Jay Payton, of; Frank Thomas, 1b; Barry Zito, lhp.

SEATTLE (1) — Gil Meche, rhp.

TAMPA BAY (1) — Tomas Perez, ss.

TEXAS (7) — Rod Barajas, c; Mark DeRosa, ss; Adam Eaton, rhp; Carlos Lee, of; Gary Matthews Jr., of; Vicente Padilla, rhp; Eric Young, 2b.

TORONTO (5) — Frank Catalanotto, of; Ted Lilly, lhp; Bengie Molina, c; Justin Speier, rhp; Gregg Zaun, c.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (4) — Miguel Batista, rhp; Craig Counsell, 2b; Damion Easley, 2b; Luis Gonzalez, of.

ATLANTA (5) — x-Danys Baez, rhp; Brian Jordan, of; Todd Pratt, c; John Thomson, rhp; Daryle Ward, 1b.

CHICAGO (6) — Henry Blanco, c; John Mabry, 1b; Wade Miller, rhp; Juan Pierre, of; Aramis Ramirez, 3b; Kerry Wood, rhp.

CINCINNATI (9) — Rich Aurilia, 3b; Royce Clayton, ss; Ryan Franklin, rhp; Eddie Guardado, lhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Scott Schoeneweis, lhp; David Weathers, rhp; c-Paul Wilson, rhp.

COLORADO (3) — c-Ray King, lhp; Tom Martin, lhp; Kaz Matsui, 2b.

FLORIDA (4) — Joe Borowski, rhp; Wes Helms, 3b; Matt Herges, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp.

HOUSTON (2) — Aubrey Huff, 3b; Russ Springer, rhp.

LOS ANGELES (7) — Einar Diaz, c; c-Eric Gagne, rhp; Nomar Garciaparra, 1b; Julio Lugo, ss; Greg Maddux, rhp; Ramon E. Martinez, 2b; Aaron Sele, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (6) — David Bell, 3b; Jeff Cirillo, 3b; Tony Graffanino, 2b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.

NEW YORK (12) — Chad Bradford, rhp; Cliff Floyd, of; Orlando Hernandez, rhp; Roberto Hernandez, rhp; cx-Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Guillermo Mota, rhp; Darren Oliver, lhp; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf; Jose Valentin, 2b; Chris Woodward, ss.

PHILADELPHIA (6) — Aaron Fultz, lhp; Jose Hernandez, ss; Mike Lieberthal, c; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rick White, rhp; Randy Wolf, lhp.

PITTSBURGH (1) — Joe Randa, 3b.

ST. LOUIS (6) — Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Gary Bennett, c; Jason Marquis, rhp; Scott Spiezio, 1b; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp.

SAN DIEGO (9) — Geoff Blum, 3b; Doug Brocail, rhp; Alan Embree, lhp; Shawn Estes, lhp; Chan Ho Park, rhp; Dave Roberts, of; Rudy Seanez, rhp; Todd Walker, 2b; Woody Williams, rhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (8) — Moises Alou, rf; Barry Bonds, lf; Ray Durham, 2b; Todd Greene, c; Shea Hillenbrand, 1b; Steve Kline, lhp; Jason Schmidt, rhp; Mike Stanton, lhp.

WASHINGTON (4) — Tony Armas Jr., rhp; Robert Fick, 1b; Jose Guillen, of; Alfonso Soriano, 2b.

Basketball

NBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Chicago 108, Miami 66

L.A. Lakers 114, Phoenix 106

Today’s Games

Chicago at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 6 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

San Antonio at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Bulls 108, Heat 66

Chicago (106)- Deng 4-9 4-6 12, Brown 1-2 2-2 4, Wallace 2-5 1-1 5, Gordon 1-9 4-5 6, Hinrich 10-18 3-4 26, Nocioni 4-8 0-0 9, Duhon 7-8 3-3 20, Thomas 1-4 2-6 4, Khryapa 2-4 1-2 5, Griffin 1-2 0-0 2, Allen 2-6 0-0 4, Sefolosha 4-4 3-3 11. Totals 39-79 23-32 108.

Miami (66)- Walker 3-9 3-6 9, Haslem 3-9 0-0 6, O’Neal 3-10 1-2 7, Wade 10-15 3-6 25, Payton 1-5 4-5 7, Mourning 0-2 1-2 1, Posey 1-1 0-0 2, Quinn 1-5 0-0 2, Kapono 1-1 1-1 3, Wright 1-4 0-0 2, Simien 1-1 0-0 2, Hite 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 13-22 66.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 7-13 (Duhon 3-3, Hinrich 3-5, Nocioni 1-3, Gordon 0-2), Miami 3-17 (Wade 2-3, Payton 1-4, Hite 0-2, Quinn 0-2, Walker 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 60 (Nocioni, Wallace 11), Miami 38 (Haslem, Walker 6). Assists—Chicago 22 (Duhon, Hinrich, Khryapa 3), Miami 13 (Payton 4). Total Fouls—Chicago 21, Miami 24. Technicals—Chicago Defensive Three Second, Chicago coach Skiles, Nocioni, Miami Defensive Three Second, Wade. A—20,229 (19,600).

Lakers 114, Suns 106

Phoenix (106)- Diaw 2-2 0-0 4, Marion 6-14 3-3 16, Thomas 5-6 2-2 12, Nash 6-15 0-0 15, Bell 5-12 0-0 12, Barbosa 9-14 6-8 30, Stoudemire 2-2 2-4 6, Banks 4-6 0-0 8, Ja.Jones 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 40-77 13-17 106.

Los Angeles (114)- Odom 12-24 7-7 34, Walton 5-8 0-0 11, Bynum 7-11 4-5 18, Parker 2-4 4-8 9, Vujacic 0-4 0-0 0, Evans 8-13 1-2 17, Turiaf 1-2 0-0 2, Radmanovic 4-7 0-2 8, Cook 4-7 0-0 9, Farmar 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 46-83 16-24 114.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 13-30 (Barbosa 6-8, Nash 3-6, Bell 2-7, Ja.Jones 1-2, Marion 1-5, Banks 0-2), L.A. Lakers 6-12 (Odom 3-4, Cook 1-1, Parker 1-1, Walton 1-1, Evans 0-1, Vujacic 0-4). Fouled Out—Diaw. Rebounds—Phoenix 35 (Thomas 8), L.A. Lakers 51 (Odom 13). Assists—Phoenix 29 (Nash 13), L.A. Lakers 30 (Parker 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 25, L.A. Lakers 19. Technicals—Thomas, Cook. A—18,997 (18,997).

Football

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday, Nov. 5

Miami at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m.

Houston at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

Denver at Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m.

Cleveland at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at New England, 5:15 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 6

Oakland at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

College

Top 25 Schedule

Wednesday, Nov. 1

No. 14 Boise State vs. Fresno State, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 2

No. 3 West Virginia at No. 5 Louisville, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4

No. 1 Ohio State at Illinois, 12:30 p.m.

No. 2 Michigan vs. Ball State, 9 a.m.

No. 4 Texas vs. Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Auburn vs. Arkansas State, 11:30 a.m.

No. 7 Florida at Vanderbilt, 9:30 a.m.

No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 14 LSU, 12:30 p.m.

No. 9 Southern Cal at Stanford, 4 p.m.

No. 10 California vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.

No. 11 Notre Dame vs. North Carolina, 11:30 a.m.

No. 12 Arkansas at South Carolina, 4:45 p.m.

No. 16 Boston College at No. 22 Wake Forest, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin vs. Penn State, 9 a.m.

No. 18 Oklahoma at No. 21 Texas A&M, 5 p.m.

No. 19 Clemson vs. Maryland, 9 a.m.

No. 20 Georgia Tech at North Carolina State, 4 p.m.

No. 23 Virginia Tech at Miami, 5 p.m.

No. 24 Oregon vs. Washington, 12:30 p.m.

No. 25 Washington State vs. Arizona, 2 p.m.

Tuesday’s results

SOUTHWEST

SMU 22, UAB 9

High school

Washington prep football poll

Class 4A

1. Edmonds-Woodway (4), 9-0; 75

2. Gonzaga Prep (4), 8-1; 67

3. Tahoma, 9-0; 56

4. Pasco, 8-1; 55

5. Puyallup, 8-1; 47

6. Skyview, 9-0; 40

7. Bothell, 8-1; 35

8. Olympia, 8-1; 26

9. Eastlake, 7-2; 11

10. Oak Harbor, 8-1; 10

Others receiving 6 or more points: Gig Harbor, 7

Class 3A

1. Auburn (3), 9-0; 84

2. Bellevue (5), 9-0; 83

3. Ferndale (1), 9-0; 72

4. Kennedy, 9-0; 67

5. Kamiakin, 8-1; 45

6. Mount Si, 8-1; 42

7. Franklin Pierce, 8-1; 26

8. Lakes, 8-1; 23

9. Issaquah, 7-2; 16

10. East Valley (Spokane), 7-2; 13

Others receiving 6 or more points: Timberline 8

Class 2A

1. Prosser (9), 9-0; 90

2. Archbishop Murphy, 9-0; 78

3. Lynden, 8-1; 65

4. Colville, 9-0; 62

5. Tumwater, 8-1; 59

6. Pullman, 8-1; 39

7. Fife, 9-0; 35

8. Centralia, 8-1; 33

9. Burlington-Edison, 7-2; 17

10. East Valley (Yakima), 7-2; 12

Class 1A

1. Connell (9), 9-0, 90

2. Meridian, 9-0, 76

3. Royal, 8-1; 75

4. Kalama, 8-1; 62

5. Montesano, 8-1; 49

6. Friday Harbor, 8-1; 43

7. Freeman, 8-1; 36

8. Orting, 8-1; 26

9. Castle Rock, 8-1; 21

10. Cle Elum, 9-0; 10

Class 2B

1. Reardan (4), 8-1; 58

2. LaSalle, 9-0; 52

3. Willapa Valley (1), 9-0; 46

4. Davenport, 8-1; 38

5. Wahkiakum, 8-0; 35

6. Toutle Lake, 9-0; 31

7. Life Christian Academy (1), 8-1; 29

8. Lind-Ritzville, 6-2; 14

9. Asotin, 5-3; 13

10. South Bend, 6-2; 7

Class 1B

1. Almira Coulee-Hartline (6), 8-1; 69

2. Lummi (1), 8-1; 56

(tie) Odessa, 8-1; 56

(tie) St. John-Endicott 8-1; 56

5. Pateros, 6-3; 25

Hockey

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Tuesday’s Results

Montreal 4, Ottawa 2

San Jose 2, Florida 1

N.Y. Islanders 5, Chicago 2

Nashville 3, Vancouver 2

Today’s Games

Carolina at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Canadians 4, Senators 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Montreal, Higgins 7 (Markov), 5:30 (sh). 2, Montreal, Kovalev 4 (Samsonov, Perezhogin), 18:32. Third Period—3. Ottawa, Spezza 5 (Heatley, Schubert), 6:19. 4. Montreal, Markov 2, 18:44 (en). 5. Montreal, Begin 1 (Johnson, Bonk), 19:03. 6. Ottawa, Preissing 2 (Neil) 19:51.

Islanders 5, Blackhawks 2

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, York 3 (Satan, Martinek), 18:19 (pp). Second Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Kozlov 3, 11:44. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Yashin 5 (Poti, Sillinger), 14:38 (pp). 4, Chicago, Cullimore 1 (Aucoin, Smolinski), 15:46. Third Period—5, Chicago, Arkhipov 1 (Hamilton), 1:22. 6, N.Y. Islanders, Sillinger 5 (Park, Bates), 17:30. 7, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 6 (Sillinger, Poti), 19:07 (pp).

Predators 3, Canucks 2

First Period—1, Nashville, Radulov 2 (Hamhuis, Legwand), 5:33. 2, Nashville, Suter 2 (Sullivan, Arnott), 8:11 (pp). Second Period—3, Vancouver, Ohlund 2 (Bulis, Morrison), 17:39 (pp). Third Period—4, Vancouver, Naslund 6 (Salo), 8:12. 5, Nashville, Sullivan 4 (Dumont), 14:19.

Sharks 2, Panthers 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Florida, Jokinen 5 (Horton, Peltonen), 6:06 Third Period—2, San Jose, Thornton 2 (Carle), 1:31. 3, San Jose, Ehrhoff 4 (Carle, Cheechoo), 19:24 (pp).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Tuesday’s Results

No Games Scheduled.

Today’s Games

Tri-City at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.

Brandon at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Everett at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Portland at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Golf

PGA Tour Money Leaders

Through Oct. 29

College men

Bill Cullum Intercollegiate

At Ranch Wood GC, Simi Valley, Calif., Par 72

TEAM SCORING—Loyola Marymount 873, Cal Poly 874, UC Santa Barbara 880, Southern Utah 882, Portland 895, Gonzaga 897.

INDIVIDUALS—1, Brian Locke (LMU) 207. Also: 15, Jimmy Hayes (GU) 219. 23, Brandon Crick (GU) 223. 39, Bowdy Ehler (GU) 229. 43, Trevor Loe (GU) 231. 48, Michael Hansen (GU) 232.

Soccer

High school boys

Northeast B playoffs

St. George’s 1, Valley Christian 0

First half — 1, Taylor Baek (T. Evans), 23:00. Second half — None

Shots on goal —St. George’s 14, Valley Christian 10. Saves — St. George’s, Ryan Johnson 9.

Winner to regional, loser out

High school girls

District 8 4A playoffs

Ferris 2, Shadle Park 0

WINNER NO. 2 TO STATE, LOSER OUT

First half — 1, F, Galloway (Bafus) 36:00. Second half — 2, F, Arias (Larkin) 51:00.

Shots on goal —Shadle Park 6, Ferris 12. Saves —Shadle Park, Schwartz 7. Ferris, Boyden 6.

District 7 2A playoffs

Pullman 4, Riverside 0

WINNER TO STATE, LOSER OUT

First half — 1, Pul, Druffel (Spangenberg), 5:00. 2, Pul, Thomas (Spangenberg), 21:00. 3, Pul, Druffel (Sterk), 36:00. Second half — 4, Pul, Spangenberg (Hein), 53:00.

Shots on goal — Riverside 3, Pullman 14. Saves — Riverside, Sturm 7. Pullman, Marcelo 3.

Deer Park 4, Colville 3 (OT)

LOSER OUT

First half — 1, DP, Lowther, 14:00. 2, COL, Whitbread, 28:00. 3, Col, own goal, 33:00. Second half — 4, COL, Fisher, 41:00. 5, DP, Harris (Hjelm), 57:00. 6, DP, Holweger (Palmer), 84:00. First Overtime–None. Second Overtime–None Shootout- DP 4: Harris good, Moorman good, Lowler missed, Attridg good, Leliefeld good. COL 3: Shaw good, Carly Gauche good, Kelsey Gauche keeper save, Rainer missed, Keif good.

Shots on goal — Deer Park 17, Colville 11. Saves — Deer Park, Willford 6. Colville, Lentz 9.

1A regional playoffs

Brewster 1, Lakeside 0

First half —none Second half —1, Bre, McCormick, 60:00.

Winner goes to state, loser out

Tennis

Paribas Masters

ATP Tour

At Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris. Purse: $2.65 million (Masters) Surface: Carpet-Indoor

Singles First Round

Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, def. Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, 6-3, 3-0, retired. Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-1, 7-6 (7). Arnaud Clement, France, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-1, 6-4. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2). Julien Benneteau, France, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1). Igor Andreev, Russia, def. Gael Monfils, France, 7-5, 6-4.

Singles Second Round

Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-3, 5-4, retired. Robby Ginepri, United States, def. David Ferrer (11), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Marat Safin, Russia, def. Robin Soderling (18), Sweden, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-0, 6-0.

Bell Challenge

WTA Tour

At Club Avantage Multi-Sports de Quebec, Quebec City. Purse: $175,000 (Tier III) Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles First Round

Vania King, United States, def. Varvara Lepchenko, Uzbekistan, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Tanja Ostertag, Germany, def. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4. Lilia Osterloh, United States, def. Marie-Eve Pelletier, Canada, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Sybille Bammer (5), Austria, def. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Ashley Harkleroad, United States, def. Sofia Arvidsson (3), Sweden, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, def. Jamea Jackson (7), United States, 6-2, 2-1, retired. Abigail Spears, United States, def. Nicole Pratt, Australia, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 6-3. Marion Bartoli (2), France, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-1, 6-4.

Gaz de France Stars

WTA Tour

At Grenslandhallen Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium. Purse: $175,000 (Tier III) Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles First Round

Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, def. Elena Bovina, Russia, 6-4, 6-2. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Ai Sugiyama (5), Japan, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. Sandra Kloesel, Germany, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-1, 6-7 (x), 6-4. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 4-0, retired. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, de. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-4, 6-4. Aravane Rezai, France, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (4), Germany, 6-1, 6-3. Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Romina Oprandi, Italy, 6-1, 4-6, 4-1, retired. Francesca Schiavone (2), Italy, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 6-2, 6-1. Ana Ivanovic (3), Serbia, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-3, 7-5.

Volleyball

College

North Idaho def. CC of Spokane 30-27, 30-23, 30-20. Kills–Misa (NIC) 13. Stanley (CCS) 9. Assists–Stern (NIC) 38. Gouin (CCS) 16. Aces–Misa (NIC) 5. Jacobson (CCS) 3. Digs–Lynnea Braun (NIC) 10. Jacobson (CCS) 12. Blocks–Misa (NIC) 4. Cox (CCS) 2.

High school

1A Regional play-in

Freeman def. Brewster 23-25, 34-32, 25-17, 25-22. Kills-Miller (Fre) 19. Assists-Riddle (Fre) 36. Aces-Patton (Fre) 3. Digs-Patton (Fre) 24. Blocks-Jensen (Fre) 5.Loser out

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/4 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Juan Samuel 3B coach, Sam Mejias 1B coach, Tom Trebelhorn bench coach and Rick Dempsey bullpen coach. Activated LHP Kurt Birkins, LHP John Parrish and RHP Aaron Rakers from the 60-day DL.

BOSTON RED SOX—Named Allard Baird assistant to the general manager.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Named Anthony Shines 3B coach and Joe Cora bench coach.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Exercised their 2007 contract option on RHP Carlos Silva.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Declined their 2007 contract option on 1B Jeff Bagwell.

MILAWUKEE BREWERS—Activated 3B Corey Koskie, 2B Rickie Weeks and RHP Matt Wise from the 60-day DL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Re-signed G Kirk Hinrich to a multiyear contract extension.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed RB P.J. Pope from the Chicago Bears’ practice squad. Released C Chris White.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released CB Chidi Iwuoma. Released C Brian Barthelmes from the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Waived OT Na’Shan Goddard. Waived CB Dennis Davis from the practice squad. Signed OL Todd Londot to the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLE—Signed CB William James to a one-year contract. Released CB Dexter Wynn.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed CB Donald Strickland. Waived CB B.J. Tucker. Re-signed LB Renauld Williams to the practice squad. Waived K Shaun Suisham and T Sam Wilder from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Sent D Ian Moran and LW Stanislav Chistov to Portland of the AHL.

American Hockey League

IOWA STARS—Announced the Dallas Stars have assigned D Matt Nickerson to Idaho of the ECHL.

TOLEDO STORM—Released F Bruce MacDonald.

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS—Traded future considerations to Augusta for D Phil Cole. Announced G Julien Ellis has been assigned to the team by Manitoba of the AHL.

Central Hockey League

AMARILLO GORILLAS—Waived LW David Williams.

LAREDO BUCKS—Signed C Chris Korchinski and LW Ladislav Kouba. Waived C Donald Melnyk.

NEW MEXICO SCORPIONS—Claimed RW Konrad Reeder off waivers from Colorado,

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

PORTLAND LUMBERJAX—Re-signed MF Del Halladay and A Ian Crashley to one-year contracts.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

BALTIMORE BLAST—Signed D Graham Munro, D Patrick Ouckama, MF Matt Watson, MF Gordon Chin and F Cristian Neagu.

COLLEGE

BIG SKY CONFERENCE—Suspended Weber State football coach Ron McBride one game after criticizing an official after Saturday’s game against Montana State.

EASTERN MICHIGAN—Named Ryan Ray women’s tennis coach.

Today’s Odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Redskins - Cowboys circle is for Washington RB Clinton Portis (questionable), WR Santana Moss (questionable) and QB Mark Brunell (probable). On the college football board, the Alabama - Mississippi State circle is for Alabama QB John Wilson (questionable); the Florida State - Virginia circle is for Florida State QB Drew Weatherford (doubtful); the Arizona - Washington State circle is for Arizona QB Willie Tuitama (questionable); the New Mexico State - San Jose State circle is for New Mexico State QB Chase Holbrook (questionable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Lakers - Warriors game due to Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant (questionable).

INJURY REPORT: On the college football board, Iowa QB Drew Tate is probable; Tennessee QB Erik Ainge is probable.

NFL

Bye week: Cards, Panthers, Jets, Eagles.

College Football

NBA