Moves
Baseball
TONY CONIGLIARO AWARD: Given to Reds P Jose Rijo for dedication and perseverance after returning to mound after five operations on pitching elbow.
BRAVES: Re-signed 1B Wes Helms to $575,000, one-year contract.
CARDINALS: Agreed to $500,000 one-year contract with P Chris Carpenter.
DEVIL RAYS: Sold rights to IF Andy Sheets to Hiroshima of Japanese Central League.
INDIANS: Agreed to $900,000, one-year contract with former Orioles OF Karim Garcia, avoiding salary arbitration.
MARINERS: Named Lamar Johnson hitting coach.
METS: Re-signed IF-OF Joe McEwing to $600,000, one-year contract. Named Gary Carter full-time minor-league catching instructor.
PHILLIES: Signed P Randy Wolf to $22.5 million, four-year contract.
PIRATES: Agreed to one-year contract with former Orioles P Al Reyes that will pay him $450,000 if he makes the major leagues and $115,000 if he is in the minor leagues.
ROCKIES: Agreed to $600,000, one-year contract with IF Greg Norton and one-year contract with C Bobby Estalella.
TIGERS: Named Cliff Russell senior director of communications.
Basketball
CLIPPERS: Activated C Michael Olowokandi. Placed F Cherokee Parks on IR with back spasms.
KINGS: Activated G-F Hedo Turkoglu. Placed C Scot Pollard on IR with stress fracture of lower back.
MAGIC: Activated C Olumide Oyedeji.
PACERS: Named Quinn Buckner special consultant to president.
College
NCAA: Banned Western Kentucky football player Chris Riviere from future playoff games. Suspended Western Kentucky football players Alex Dukes, Darius McCrimmon and Montaze Trumbo and Western Illinois football players Ryle Iris and Doran Yilla for two postseason games and Western Kentucky football players Antonio Thomas and Shawn McCrimmon and Western Illinois football players Jason McWilliams, Chris McNutt, Mike Tetzel, James Rennick, Jason Baksas and Chad Dunn for one postseason game for involvement in postgame brawl last Saturday.
BUTKUS AWARD: Given to Maryland's E.J. Henderson (Aberdeen) as nation's top linebacker.
DAVE RIMINGTON TROPHY: Awarded to Miami's Brett Romberg as nation's best college football center.
HARLON HILL TROPHY: Awarded to Grand Valley State QB Curt Anes as best football player in Division II.
AMERICAN: Announced that Patrick Okpwae has been granted release from men's basketball scholarship.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN: Named Harvard assistant Jay Mills football coach.
DUKE: Signed football coach Carl Franks (2-10 this past season, 5-40 overall) to three-year contract extension through 2006.
FRESNO STATE: Placed its men's basketball team and athletic department on probation for two years for numerous NCAA rules violations, including payments from agents to players.
MARYLAND: American Volleyball Coaches Association named Carey Brennan and Lynnsy Jones to All-East Region team.
NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON: Announced that basketball F Brandon Clifford will transfer after completion of semester.
ST. JOHN'S: Announced that football and men's track and field programs will be eliminated this year and men's and women's swimming will be eliminated after 2003-04 year. Announced that men's lacrosse will be added in 2003-04.
TENNESSEE: Announced that S Rashad Baker will play in Peach Bowl against Maryland despite injuring knee last month.
TEXAS: Announced that women's basketball G Alisha Sare will be out up to eight weeks with sprained left wrist.
UCLA: Announced that men's basketball F Andre Patterson was ruled academically eligible after being readmitted to university.
VIRGINIA: Reinstated men's basketball G Jermaine Harper.
WASHINGTON & LEE: Football Gazette named LB Ben Krasnoff to All-South first team.
Football
NFL: Fined Pacers players Antuan Edwards, Mike McKenzie and Nate Wayne $5,000 each and Vikings players Hunter Goodwin and Jim Kleinsasser $10,000 each and Chris Walsh $5,000 for actions in game Sunday.
BEARS: Added DB Eric Joyce to active roster.
Hockey
KINGS: Placed D Aaron Miller on IR, retroactive to Thursday, with fractured left foot.
RED WINGS: Signed RW Kirk Maltby to four-year contract.
Soccer
POWER (WUSA): Traded F Minna Mustonen to Courage for F-M Kim Montgomery.
Colleges
Football
Today
South Alabama A&M; at Grambling St., SWAC champ. at Birmingham, Ala., 2:30 Division I-AA semifinals McNeese State (12-1) vs. Villanova (11-3) Western Kentucky (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (11-2) Division II final At Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Ala. Grand Valley State, Mich. (13-0) vs. Valdosta State, Ga. (14-0), 4 Division III semifinals Mount Union, Ohio (12-0) vs. John Carroll, Ohio (12-1) St. John's, Minn. (12-1) vs. Trinity, Texas (13-0)
Golf
World
World Cup
At Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Second round, par 72 (Format: Two-man teams representing 24 countries. First and third rounds, best ball; Second and fourth, alternate shot) Vijay Singh/Dinesh Chand, Fiji -19 Mike Weir/Ian Leggatt, Canada -18 T.Clark/R.Sabbatini, S.Africa -18 C.Parry/A.Scott, Australia -17 Justin Rose/Paul Casey, England -16 K.J. Choi/S.K. Ho, South Korea -16 P.Lawrie/A.Forsyth, Scotland -16 S.Maruyama/T.Izawa, Japan -16 S.Ames/R.Ames, Trin.&Tob.; -15 A.Bossert/M.Chatelain, Switz. -14 I.Woosnam/B.Dredge, Wales -13 P.Harrington/P.McGinley, Ireland -13 A.Cabrera/E.Romero, Argentina -12 K.Hla Han/S.Kyaw Naing, Mynmar -12 P.Mickelson/D.Toms, U.S. -12 A.Hansen/S.Hansen, Denmark -11 C.Larrain/J.Acevedo, Venezuela -11 N.Fasth/C.Pettersson, Sweden -11 T.Levet/R.Jacquelin, France -11 J.Amaya/R.Velasquez, Colombia -10 L.Chih Bing/M.Mamat, Singapore -9 A.Cejka/S.Struver, Germany -8 M.Campbell/C.Perks, NewZea. -6 E.Toledo/P.Del Olmo, Mexico -4
Baseball
Free agents
x-offered arbitration and may sign with former teams through Jan. 8
Orioles (1) - Mike Bordick, ss.
Anaheim (3) - Dennis Cook, rhp; Alex Ochoa, of; Orlando Palmeiro, of.
Boston (8) - Shane Andrews, 1b; Carlos Baerga, dh; Tony Clark, 1b; x-Cliff Floyd, of; Rickey Henderson, of; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Rey Sanchez, 2b; Ugueth Urbina, rhp.
Cleveland (5) - x-Dave Burba, rhp; x-Terry Mulholland, lhp; Charles Nagy, rhp; Eduardo Perez, c; Lee Stevens, 1b.
Detroit (2) - Juan Acevedo, rhp; Matt Walbeck, c.
Kansas City (4) - Luis Alicea, 2b; x-Paul Byrd, rhp; Roberto Hernandez, rhp; Chuck Knoblauch, of.
Minnesota (2) - Mike Jackson, rhp; Bob Wells, rhp.
New York (6) - Alex Arias, 3b; x-Roger Clemens, rhp; x-Ron Coomer, 3b; Ramiro Mendoza, rhp; Mike Stanton, lhp; John Vander Wal, of.
Oakland (3) - David Justice, of; John Mabry, of; Randy Velarde, 2b.
Seattle (5) - James Baldwin, rhp; x-Norm Charlton, lhp; Jose Offerman, 1b; Ruben Sierra, of; Ismael Valdes, rhp.
Tampa Bay (1) - John Flaherty, c.
Texas (5) - Bill Haselman, c; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Ivan Rodriguez, c; Rich Rodriguez, lhp; Kenny Rogers, lhp.
Toronto (3) - Felix Heredia, lhp; Esteban Loaiza, rhp; Steve Parris, rhp.
National league
Arizona (7) - x-Brian Anderson, lhp; Jay Bell, inf; x-Greg Colbrunn, inf; Mike Fetters, rhp; x-Mark Grace, 1b; Rick Helling, rhp; Mike Morgan, rhp.
Atlanta (8) - x-Darren Bragg, of; x-Julio Franco, 1b; Chris Hammond, lhp; x-Keith Lockhart, inf; Albie Lopez, rhp; x-Greg Maddux, rhp; Dave Martinez, of; B.J. Surhoff, of.
Chicago (5) - Jason Bere, rhp; Joe Girardi, c; Jon Lieber, rhp; Pat Mahomes, rhp; Fred McGriff, 1b.
Cincinnati (4) - Shawn Estes, lhp; x-Joey Hamilton, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp; x-Jose Rijo, rhp.
Colorado (5) - Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Pete Harnisch, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp; Terry Shumpert, 2b; Todd Zeile, 3b.
Florida (3) - Graeme Lloyd, lhp; Tim Raines, of; Julian Tavarez, rhp.
Houston (6) - Pedro Borbon, lhp; Doug Brocail, rhp; Tom Gordon, rhp; Mark Loretta, 3b; Dave Mlicki, rhp.
Los Angeles (3) - Omar Daal, lhp; Tyler Houston, 3b; Chad Kreuter, c; Jeff Reboulet, 2b.
Milwaukee (4) - Jorge Fabregas, c; Lenny Harris, of; Jose A. Hernandez, ss; Matt Stairs, of.
Montreal (2) - Andres Galarraga, 1b; Troy O'Leary, of.
New York (5) - Edgardo Alfonso, 3b; Jeff C. D'Amico, rhp; Mark Guthrie, lhp; Steve Reed, rhp; John Valentin, ss.
Philadelphia (7) - x-Terry Adams, rhp; x-Ricky Bottalico, rhp; x-Doug Glanville, of; Dave Hollins, 1b; Robert Person, rhp; x-Todd Pratt, c; Mike Timlin, rhp.
Pittsburgh (4) - Mike Benjamin, 3b; Darren Lewis, of; Keith Osik, c; Ron Villone, lhp.
St. Louis (6) - Andy Benes, rhp; Mike DiFelice, c; x-Chuck Finley, lhp; Dave Veres, rhp; Rick White, rhp; Jamey Wright, rhp.
San Diego (4) - Deivi Cruz, ss; Ron Gant, of; Tom Lampkin, c; Ray Lankford, of.
San Francisco (6) - Shawon Dunston, of; Tom Goodwin, of; x-Jeff Kent, 2b; Kenny Lofton, of; Bill Mueller, 3b; Reggie Sanders, of.