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had his second reconstruc- tive surgery on his left el- bow, having missed the en- tire 2013 season while re- habilitating from his first operation. Everyday players aren't immune from this type of injury, either. Minnesota power-hitting prospect Miguel Sano found out this spring training that he'll need the surgery, a set - back for the 20-year-old third baseman. Texas out- fielder Shin-Soo Choo had it several years ago. To the pitcher whose name is synonymous with the career-saving surgery, more players will follow his path. John earned 288 vic - tories from 1963-89 — after Dr. Frank Jobe performed the pioneering surgery on him in 1974, John won 164 times and never missed a start because of elbow trou - ble before retiring at age 46. John thinks too many pitchers are putting too much stress on their arms at an early age, well before they ever become pros. He also believes several of the pitchers who are getting hurt this spring had pre- existing conditions. "I'm not a doctor, but the way I deduce it, some of these guys had something wrong last year," he said. "It just doesn't make sense that your arm or elbow just would disintegrate in three weeks." AP freelance writer Jon San - tucci in Port St. Lucie con- tributed to this report. Pitchers From Page 1 Basketball NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern: TRUTV, 3:30 p.m. NIT, first round, Illinois at Boston University: ESPN2, 4 p.m. NIT, first round, Vermont at Georgia: ESPNU, 5 p.m. NIT, first round, UC Irvine at SMU: ESPN2, 6 p.m. NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Iowa vs. Tennes- see: TRUTV, 6 p.m. NIT, first round, LSU at San Francisco: ESPNU, 7 p.m. NBA, Indiana at New York: ESPN, 5 p.m. NBA, San Antonio at L.A. Lak- ers: ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Hockey NHL, St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks: NBCSN, 5 p.m. Soccer UEFA Champions League, Olympiacos at Manchester United: FS1, 12:30 p.m. on the air The Associated Press C L e V e L a n D » L e B r o n James scored 43 points — 25 in a bewildering first- quarter shooting display — and Chris Bosh added 21, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-96 win Tuesday night over the Cleveland Cava - liers, who played their first game without injured All- Star guard Kyrie Irving. James added two crucial blocks and made six free throws in the final two min - utes and Bosh added a key rejection to lead the Heat to just their third win in eight games. Miami's Dwyane Wade sat out resting his knees, but the Heat's two other megastars put away the Cavs. Jarrett Jack scored 22 and Dion Waiters added 17 and 11 assists for Cleveland, which was also without for - ward Luol Deng (sprained ankle). Irving is expected to miss two weeks with a strained biceps tendon, an injury that further dam - ages the Cavs' fading play- off hopes. hawks 118, raPtors 113 (ot) » Jeff Teague equaled his ca- reer best with 34 points, Paul Millsap had the first triple- double of his career and At- lanta extended its longest winning streak of the sea- son to five in a row, beating Toronto in overtime. Millsap had 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Hawks, who have bounced back after losing 14 of 15 to strengthen their hold on the final playoff spot in the East. nba rounDuP LeBron's 43 lead Heat over Cavs RiCk RyCRoFT - ThE ASSoCiATEd PRESS The Los Angeles dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez (le) and the Arizona diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt try swinging cricket bats Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, where they will open the season this weekend. by Dennis Passa The Associated Press sYDneY » Adrian Gonza- lez ripped line drives to all areas of the park, often scattering his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in the outfield from the safety of the batting cage. It was just a few hours after arriving in Australia, with his body thinking it was about mid - night. Still, the first baseman who led the Dodgers in hits, home runs, RBIs and games played last season did a good job of making Sydney Cricket Ground, the home for two Major League Baseball season-opening games this weekend, sound and look like a real ballpark. The Dodgers and their weekend opponents, the Arizona Diamondbacks, ar - rived early Tuesday on sep- arate jumbos from the U.S. west coast. It was a 15-hour flight and took the teams across the International Date Line, missing Mon - day altogether, and putting them in a time zone 18 hours ahead of the one they left be- hind. Hence Gonzalez in the batting cage was well past his usual bedtime, but look - ing pretty impressive. "We're all very excited to be here," Gonzalez said be- fore the Dodgers' workout. "We'll have a few hits, see how the ball carries, but it all looks like a real ballpark." Vin Scully, the 86-year- old Dodgers' announcer, proclaimed after he got off the plane that "it's great to be here," and Dodgers man - ager Don Mattingly and his Diamondbacks counterpart Kirk Gibson later gave the ball field a similar thumbs-up. "No question, everyone is saying that having a chance to start the season here in Sydney, to be able to get out of spring training a bit early, it's great," said Mattingly. "Let's get this thing started." Gibson said he had fond memories of Australia be - cause he spent his honey- moon here in 1985 "and that part worked out pretty good, so I hope this does." "Of all the historic places we've played over the years, you walk in and you can see they've put a lot of work into the field," Gibson added. "And I've been told by (Di - amondbacks' Australian re- lief pitcher) Ryan Rowland- Smith, it's fair dinkum." Translated, that means he thinks it's a pretty good place to play baseball. Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was in the best position to judge the change to Sydney Cricket Ground, having been part of a promotional visit here last year. "When I was here it was set up for cricket matches, but you wouldn't know that walking out there today," he said. "Very impressed." Goldschmidt said he was surprised by the distance in foul territory between the baselines and the stands. That's in keeping with the natural shape of a cricket ground, where the batting "wicket" is usually closer to the center of the ground and the entire field is in play. "Foul territory, that's going to be the big differ - ence," Goldschmidt said. "But baseball stadiums are different in the States, so it'll just take some adjust - ing. We'll work it out in the next few days." The teams will only have one workout today before taking on Team Australia in a pair of exhibition games — the Diamondbacks on Thursday and the Dodgers on Friday. Clayton Kershaw, who spent time Tuesday stretch - ing in the outfield bullpen, will start for the Dodgers in Saturday's season opener. Left-hander Wade Miley re - places Patrick Corbin, who has a left elbow injury, as the Diamondbacks starter. Gibson said Tuesday the Diamondbacks were still waiting for a second opinion on the severity of Corbin's injury, which could require surgery and put him out for the season. The teams will close out the two-game series Sunday when the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu is slated to start against Arizona's Trevor Cahill. The series marks the first regular-season games in Australia. Previous MLB season openers were held in Monterrey, Mexico (1999), San Juan, Puerto Rico (2001) and four times in To - kyo, most recently in 2012. The weekend games will mark the 100th anniversary of an exhibition game played by the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants at the same stadium. Ready to play ball Dodgers, Diamondbacks arrive for season-opening games mLb basebaLL scoreboard basketball WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Clippers 48 21 .696 — Golden State 42 26 .618 5½ Phoenix 38 29 .567 9 Sacramento 23 44 .343 24 Lakers 22 44 .333 24½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 50 16 .758 — Houston 45 22 .672 5½ Dallas 41 27 .603 10 Memphis 39 27 .591 11 New Orleans 27 39 .409 23 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 49 18 .731 — Portland 43 24 .642 6 Minnesota 33 32 .508 15 Denver 30 37 .448 19 Utah 22 46 .324 27½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 37 29 .561 — Brooklyn 34 31 .523 2½ New York 27 40 .403 10½ Boston 22 46 .324 16 Philadelphia 15 52 .224 22½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB x-Miami 46 19 .708 — Washington 35 31 .530 11½ Charlotte 33 35 .485 14½ Atlanta 31 35 .470 15½ Orlando 19 48 .284 28 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Indiana 50 17 .746 — Chicago 37 30 .552 13 Cleveland 26 42 .382 24½ Detroit 25 41 .379 24½ Milwaukee 13 54 .194 37 x-clinched playoff spot Monday's games Indiana 99, Philadelphia 90 Atlanta 97, Charlotte 83 Brooklyn 108, Phoenix 95 Oklahoma City 97, Chicago 85 Houston 124, Utah 86 Dallas 94, Boston 89 Denver 110, Clippers 100 Tuesday's games Miami 100, Cleveland 96 Atlanta 118, Toronto 113, OT Milwaukee at Portland, (n) Washington at Sacramento, (n) Orlando at Golden State, (n) Today's games Chicago at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 5 p.m. Toronto at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Indiana at New York, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 6 p.m. Orlando at Phoenix, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday's games Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 5 p.m. Washington at Portland, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Hawks 118, Raptors 113 (OT) RAPTORS (113) Ross 4-9 0-0 11, Johnson 5-8 1-2 11, Valanciunas 5-7 6-7 16, Lowry 8-16 4-4 20, DeRozan 8-18 13-14 29, Hansbrough 0-1 0-0 0, Novak 3-5 0-0 9, Vasquez 5-14 0-0 10, Salmons 1-2 0-0 3, Hayes 1-1 0-0 2, De Colo 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 40-81 26-29 113. HAWKS (118) Carroll 4-10 0-0 8, Millsap 6-16 6-7 19, Antic 2-6 3-3 8, Teague 11-18 11-11 34, Korver 5-14 3-3 16, Brand 2-2 2-4 6, Mack 3-6 0-0 8, Martin 3-8 0-1 8, Scott 2-6 2-2 6, Schroder 2-6 0-0 5, Muscala 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-94 27-31 118. Toronto 26 23 29 28 7 — 113 Atlanta 17 32 31 26 12 — 118 3-Point Goals: Toronto 7-24 (Novak 3-5, Ross 3-8, Salmons 1-1, DeRozan 0-1, Lowry 0-4, Vasquez 0-5), Atlanta 11-34 (Korver 3-8, Martin 2-4, Mack 2-5, Teague 1-2, Millsap 1-3, Schroder 1-3, Antic 1-5, Scott 0-1, Carroll 0-3); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Toronto 53 (Johnson 11), Atlanta 49 (Millsap 13); Assists: Toronto 21 (Lowry 9), Atlanta 24 (Millsap 10); Total fouls: Toronto 31, At la nt a 2 4; T ech nic als : L ow ry , A nt ic ; A : 11,759 (18,729). Heat 100, Cavaliers 96 HEAT (100) James 14-19 9-13 43, Bosh 8-16 3-4 21, Oden 3-6 0-1 6, Chalmers 1-7 0-0 3, Doug- las 3-7 2-3 9, Allen 5-13 2-2 14, Andersen 0-2 3-6 3, Battier 0-2 0-0 0, Cole 0-3 1-2 1, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 20-31 100. CAVALIERS (96) Gee 5-11 0-0 12, Thompson 3-4 4-6 10, Hawes 5-10 1-2 11, Jack 8-13 2-4 22, Wait- ers 6-19 4-5 17, Dellavedova 2-3 1-1 5, Varejao 7-11 2-2 16, Zeller 1-1 1-2 3, Miles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-72 15-22 96. Miami 37 22 20 21 _ 100 Cleveland 25 29 25 17 _ 96 3-Point Goals: Miami 12-30 (James 6-8, Bosh 2-5, Allen 2-9, Douglas 1-3, Chalm- ers 1-3, Battier 0-1, Cole 0-1), Cleveland 7-22 (Jack 4-6, Gee 2-6, Waiters 1-6, Dellavedova 0-1, Hawes 0-3); Fouled out: Varejao; Rebounds: Miami 46 (Andersen 8), Cleveland 48 (Varejao 11); Assists: Miami 22 (Chalmers 9), Cleveland 27 (Waiters 11); Total fouls: Miami 18, Cleveland 28; Technicals: Cole, Miami defensive three second, Cleveland de - fensive three second; A: 20,562 (20,562). College basketball NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 18 Albany (N.Y.) 71, Mount St. Mary's 64 N.C. State 74, Xavier 59 Today Cal Poly (13-19) vs. Texas Southern (19- 14), 3:40 p.m. Iowa (20-12) vs. Tennessee (21-12), 30 minutes following EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 20 At First Niagara Center Buffalo, N.Y. UConn (26-8) vs. Saint Joseph's (24-9), 3:55 p.m. Villanova (28-4) vs. Milwaukee (21-13), 30 minutes following At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Cincinnati (27-6) vs. Harvard (26-4), 11:10 a.m. Michigan State (26-8) vs. Delaware (25- 9), 30 minutes following Friday, March 21 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Memphis (23-9) vs. George Washington (24-8), 3:55 p.m. Virginia (28-6) vs. Coastal Carolina (21- 12), 30 minutes following At The AT&T Center San Antonio North Carolina (23-9) vs. Providence (23-11), 4:20 p.m. Iowa State (26-7) vs. North Carolina Central (28-5), 30 minutes following SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 20 At First Niagara Center Buffalo, N.Y. Ohio State (25-9) vs. Dayton (23-10), 9:15 a.m. Syracuse (27-5) vs. Western Michigan (23-9), 30 minutes following At The Amway Center Orlando, Fla. Colorado (23-11) vs. Pittsburgh (25-9), 10:40 a.m. Florida (32-2) vs. Albany (N.Y.) (19-14), 30 minutes following Friday, March 21 At Scottrade Center St. Louis New Mexico (27-6) vs. Stanford (21-12), 10:40 a.m. Kansas (24-9) vs. Eastern Kentucky (24- 9), 30 minutes following At Viejas Arena San Diego VCU (26-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (31-2), 4:27 p.m. UCLA (26-8) vs. Tulsa (21-12), 30 minutes following MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 20 At The Amway Center Orlando, Fla. Saint Louis (26-6) vs. N.C. State (22-13), 7:20 p.m Louisville (29-5) vs. Manhattan (25-7), 30 minutes following At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee Michigan (25-8) vs. Wofford (20-12), 4:10 p.m. Texas (23-10) vs. Arizona State (21-11), 30 minutes following Friday, March 21 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Duke (26-8) vs. Mercer (26-8), 9:15 a.m. UMass (24-8) vs. Iowa-Tennessee win - ner, 30 minutes following At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wichita State (34-0) vs. Cal Poly-Texas Southern winner, 4:10 p.m. Kentucky (24-10) vs. Kansas State (20- 12), 30 minutes following WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 20 At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee Wisconsin (26-7) vs. American (20-12), 9:40 a.m. Oregon (23-9) vs. BYU (23-11), 30 min - utes following At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Oklahoma (23-9) vs. North Dakota State (25-6), 4:27 p.m. San Diego State (29-4) vs. New Mexico State (26-9), 30 minutes following Friday, March 21 At The AT&T Center San Antonio Baylor (24-11) vs. Nebraska (19-12), 9:40 a.m. Creighton (26-7) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (23-11), 30 minutes following At Viejas Arena San Diego Arizona (30-4) vs. Weber State (19-11), 11:10 a.m. Gonzaga (28-6) vs. Oklahoma State (21- 12), 30 minutes following FINAL FOUR At AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas National Semifinals Saturday, April 5 East champion vs. South champion Midwest champion vs. West champion National Championship Monday, April 7 Semifinal winners NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT First Round Tu esd ay , M arc h 1 8 Robert Morris 89, St. John's 78 Florida State 58, Florida Gulf Coast 53 Georgetown 77, west Virginia 65 Belmont 80, Green Bay 65 Minnesota 88, High Point 81 Clemson 78, Georgia State 66 Arkansas 91, Indiana State 71 Missouri 85, Davidson 77 Utah (21-11) at Saint Mary's (22-11), (n) Today Illinois (19-14) at Boston University (24-10), 4 p.m. Iona (22-10) at Louisiana Tech (27-7), 4:30 p.m. Vermont (22-10) at Georgia (19-13), 5 p.m. Toledo (27-6) at Southern Miss (27-6), 5:30 p.m. UC Irvine (23-11) at SMU (23-9), 6 p.m. LSU (19-13) at San Francisco (21-11), 7 p.m. Utah Valley (20-11) at California (19-13), 7:30 p.m. nhL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 68 45 16 7 97 218 172 San Jose 69 45 17 7 97 214 165 Los Angeles 69 38 25 6 82 168 148 Phoenix 69 33 25 11 77 192 196 Vancouver 71 31 30 10 72 170 194 Calgary 69 28 34 7 63 168 203 Edmonton 69 24 36 9 57 171 224 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 68 47 14 7 101 226 152 Colorado 69 44 20 5 93 212 187 Chicago 69 39 15 15 93 233 182 Minnesota 69 36 23 10 82 171 168 Dallas 68 32 25 11 75 194 197 Winnipeg 70 31 30 9 71 194 204 Nashville 68 29 29 10 68 164 201 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 69 47 17 5 99 223 149 Montreal 70 38 25 7 83 180 177 Tampa Bay 68 37 24 7 81 198 178 Toronto 70 36 26 8 80 205 214 Detroit 68 31 24 13 75 178 190 Ottawa 68 28 27 13 69 194 229 Florida 68 25 35 8 58 169 221 Buffalo 69 19 42 8 46 133 205 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 68 45 19 4 94 214 168 Philadelphia 68 36 25 7 79 195 195 N.Y. Rangers 70 37 29 4 78 185 174 Columbus 68 35 27 6 76 196 187 Washington 69 32 27 10 74 201 207 New Jersey 69 29 27 13 71 168 180 Carolina 69 30 30 9 69 172 195 N.Y. Islanders 70 26 35 9 61 195 239 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games Boston 4, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 4, Vancouver 3 St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 1 Phoenix 4, Los Angeles 3 Tuesday's games Boston 4, New Jersey 2 Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 5, Dallas 1 Carolina 3, Columbus 1 Montreal 6, Colorado 3 N.Y. Rangers 8, Ottawa 4 Detroit 3, Toronto 2 Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2, OT Calgary 3, Buffalo 1 Nashville at Edmonton, (n) Washington at Anaheim, (n) Florida at San Jose, (n) Wednesday's games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 5 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Thursday's games Minnesota at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Florida at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE NCAA Basketball TONIGHT Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Cal Poly 4 (130) Texas Southern Iowa 2½ (144) Tennessee Second Round TODAY At Buffalo, N.Y. Ohio St. 6 (131) Dayton Syracuse 12½ (128) W. Michigan UConn 4½ (130) Saint Joseph Villanova 16½ (140) Milwaukee At Orlando, Fla. Florida 21½ (119) Albany Pittsburgh 5½ (128½) Colorado Saint Louis 2½ (135) NC State Louisville 16 (142½) Manhattan At Milwaukee Oregon 5½ (158½) BYU Wisconsin 13½ (122½) American U. Texas 1½ (142) Arizona St. Michigan 16 (127) Wofford At Spokane, Wash. Cincinnati 2½ (122½) Harvard Michigan St. 14 (150½) Delaware Oklahoma 4 (151) N. Dakota St. San Diego St. 7 (128) New Mexico St. NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Chicago 13 (198) at Philadelphia Miami 7½ (200) at Boston at Brooklyn 6½ (194) Charlotte Indiana 5 (195½) at New York Toronto 2 (194) at New Orleans at Memphis 11½ (187½) Utah at Dallas 4 (215) Minnesota at Denver 6 (219½) Detroit at Phoenix 11 (208) Orlando San Antonio 13½ (221) at Lakers NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Toronto -110/-110 Tampa Bay at Chicago -120/+100 St. Louis Colorado -120/+100 at Winnipeg at Vancouver -150/+130 Nashville transactions BASEBALL American League Cleveland Indians: Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Miller to a minor league contract. Los Angeles Angels: Reassigned LHP Clay Rapada and C John Hester to minor league camp. New York Yankees: Assigned Cs Fran- cisco Arcia and Pete O'brien, Ofs Tyler Austin and Mason Williams, INFs Corban Joseph and Jose Pirela and RHPs Bruce Billings Robert Coello, Brian Gordon, Mark Montgomery and Chase Whitley to minor league camp. Seattle Mariners: Reassigned OF Cole Gillespie to minor league camp. National League New York Mets: Reassigned RHPs Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero to minor league camp. San Francisco Giants: Optioned LHP Edwin Escobar to Fresno (PCL). American Association Amarillo Sox: Signed INF Josh Miller. Gary Southshore Railcats: Signed OF Josh Romanski. Laredo Lemurs: Signed INF Devin Goodwin. Winnipeg Goldeyes: Signed RHP Alex De La Cruz. Atlantic League Long Island Ducks: Signed RHP Fernando Hernandez and INF Sergio Miranda. Can-Am League New Jersey Jackals: Released RHP Keith Cantwell. Frontier League Evansville Otters: Signed RHP Orlando Santos to a contract extension. River City Rascals: Signed 2B Hector Crespo. Windy City Thunderbolts: Signed RHP Eric Meyerchick and OF Devin Shepherd. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association New York Knicks: Named Phil Jackson president and signed him to a five-year contract. Announced president and general manager Steve Mills will remain as general manager. Sacramento Kings: Signed F Royce White to a second 10-day contract. Washington Wizards: Signed F Drew Gooden for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League Atlanta Falcons: Agreed to terms with CB Javier Arenas. Carolina Panthers: Signed S Roman Harper to a two-year contract. Chicago Bears: Agreed to terms with DL Israel Idonije and Ss Danny McCray and Craig Steltz on one-year contracts. Terminated the contract of WR Earl Bennett. Cleveland Browns: Signed WR Andrew Hawkins to a four-year contract. Houston Texans: Signed NT Jerrell Powe. Indianapolis Colts: Signed PK Carson Wiggs. Released G Zach Allen. Jacksonville Jaguars: Signed WR Tandon Doss. New England Patriots: Re-signed WR Julian Edelman. New Orleans Saints: Agreed to terms with FB Erik Lorig on a four-year con - tract. Re-signed WR Joseph Morgan to a one-year contract. New York Giants: Signed Wr/Kr Trindon Holliday and WR Mario Manningham. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Signed LS Jeremy Cain. Washington Redskins: Re-signed S Brandon Meriweather. HOCKEY National Hockey League Calgary Flames: Signed D Brett Kulak to a three-year, entry-level contract. Detroit Red Wings: Assigned RW Jordin Tootoo to Grand Rapids (AHL). New Jersey Devils: Recalled F Tim Ses- tito from Albany (AHL). New York Rangers: Reassigned F Josh Nicholls from Hartford (AHL) to Green- ville (ECHL). Phoenix Coyotes: Assigned F Andy Miele to Portland (AHL). American Hockey League Bridgeport Sound Tigers: Signed F Jesse Root to an amateur tryout contract. Released F Matthew Pistilli from his professional tryout contract. Hartford Wolf Pack: Signed F Nick Latta to an amateur tryout contract. ECHL Idaho Steelheads: Released Fs Dan DeLisle and Ryan Murphy. Toledo Walleye: Signed G Matt Cooper and D Jimmy McDowell. SOCCER Major League Soccer Seattle Reign: Traded D Niki Cross to Washington for a 2015 second-round draft pick. COLLEGE Auburn: Named Bruce Pearl men's basketball coach. Boston College: Fired men's basketball coach Steve Donahue. Catawba: Announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Jim Baker. Kansas State: Named Jeff Mittle women's basketball coach and agreed to terms with him on a five-year contract. Montana State: Announced the resigna - tion of men's basketball coach Brad Huse. Rocky Mountain: Announced the res- ignation of women's basketball coach Brian Henderson. St. Cloud State: Named Chris Mussman co-offensive coordinator and quarter- backs coach. | SPORTS | REdBLUFFdAiLyNEWS.CoM WEdNESdAy, MARCh 19, 2014 2 b