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recruitments of these two heralded prospects. Au- burn wasn't sure it had Cowart — rated by Rivals as the nation's No. 1 recruit — until his letter of intent arrived nearly seven hours after his announcement. UCLA still hadn't received Smith's paperwork by 6 p.m. Wednesday, which at least raised the possibility the Georgia prospect might be reconsidering. Gatorsrise from depths Buried below most Power 5 programs in the team re- cruiting standings for the last few weeks, Florida closed with a flourish under new coach Jim McElwain. The Gators' flurry of late commitments was head- lined by consensus five-star offensive tackle Martez Ivey and defensive end CeCe Jef- ferson. Ivey is rated as the nation's No. 2 overall pros- pect in the 247Sports Com- posite, which takes into ac- count all the major recruit- ing services. Florida's late surge helped the Gators rise to a Top 25 team ranking in most services. It still isn't a great class by Florida's lofty standards, but it's a whole lot better than what some Gator fans had feared. Creative announcements The recruits found plenty of interesting ways to make their de- cisions without resort- ing to the standard prac- tice of choosing from a group of hats. Iman Mar- shall, rated as the nation's No. 1 cornerback by the 247Sports Composite, dis- closed his choice with the online release of an elabo- rate video that ended with him putting on a USC hat as he walked toward the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown spoke in French and Ger- man as well as English at the press conference in which he announced he was signing with Notre Dame. Jamabo put his own spin on the "hat game" when he pulled out a pair of caps to indicate what he said were "his top two schools," but both hats were from UCLA. College FROMPAGE1 By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press SAN DIEGO The tourna- ment that Tiger Woods used to dominate now feels more like a big prac- tice ground with splendid views of the Pacific. Woods always says he doesn't enter a tourna- ment unless he thinks he can win, and he has done that 79 times on the PGA Tour. There was nothing Wednesday to suggest he felt any differently at Tor- rey Pines, even though he is coming off an 82 at the Phoenix Open, the highest score of his career. But while he is playing at Torrey Pines, where he is an eight-time winner as a pro, his mind was clearly on the Masters. "The whole idea is to make sure that I'm ready for Augusta, so I got a lot of rounds to play between now and then," Woods said Wednesday after a pro-am round at the Farmers In- surance Open that was cut to nine holes because of fog. How many rounds he gets in depends largely on this week. Woods has plunged to No. 56 in the world and is not eligible for the World Golf Championship at Doral next month. He typically would play the Honda Classic and Doral in consecutive weeks in south Florida, take a week off, play Bay Hill and then have two weeks off before the Masters. If he doesn't qualify for Doral, he would have only three tournaments — all of them with 36-hole cuts — before Augusta. "If I happen to play well enough to get into Doral, then great," Woods said. "I got four more rounds there. If I don't, then still trying to peak for Augusta. ... But I have to go out and earn my way there (Doral). I'm just going to have to play better than I did last week." The road to the Masters has never looked like such an uphill climb. Woods missed consecu- tive cuts on the PGA Tour for the first time in his ca- reer, though the tourna- ments were six months apart. He took four months off to completely heal from back surgery and regain his strength, and he chose to change his swing un- der a fourth coach, Chris Como, who was with him at Torrey Pines on Wednes- day. Against an 18-man field at his unofficial Hero World Challenge at Isle- worth — the course he has played more than any other — Woods tied for last and put on a shocking dis- playing of chipping. With two months to practice be- fore the Phoenix Open, he tied for last with a club pro at TPC Scottsdale with a chipping performance that was even worse. Typ- ical with Woods, everyone seemed to have a solution for him, not that he heard any advice. "My phone's been off the last couple of days," Woods said with a smile. "I've just been working on my game, just Chris and I." He made a detour to San Diego on Tuesday by going to Colorado to watch girl- friend Lindsey Vonn finish third in the world super-G. Woods looks out of his el- ement in the snow, though at least he wasn't missing any teeth. GOLF Tiger already thinking about Augusta LENNYIGNELZI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Tiger Woods misplays a chip to the third green during the pro-am at the Farmer Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines on Wednesday. The Associated Press DUBLIN Rory McIlroy reached a settlement with his former management company on Wednesday, cutting a multi-million- dollar deal to end their contract dispute and avoid a lengthy court case expos- ing the financial dealings of the world's top-ranked golfer. Conor Ridge, the leading agent of Horizon Sports Management, hugged and kissed his supporters in the public gallery after the an- nouncement was made in a Dublin court. Terms were not offi- cially disclosed, but Brit- ish media said McIlroy agreed to pay more than 13 million pounds ($19.75 million). "The legal dispute be- tween Rory McIlroy and Horizon Sports Manage- ment has been settled to the satisfaction of both parties who wish each other well for the future," both sides said in a joint statement released at the start of the second day of the case. McIlroy was not in court for Wednesday's brief hear- ing. The four-time major winner terminated his contract with Horizon in 2013 to form his own com- pany. He was suing Hori- zon and Ridge, claiming his interests were not prop- erly looked after and that he was misled into signing the contract. McIlroy had said in court papers that he signed the deal "in circumstances of great informality," and without having seen a draft of the agreement be- fore it was given to him to sign. Horizon was counter- suing, claiming McIlroy breached his contract and that he owed the company millions of dollars in com- missions. Among the lucra- tive deals signed by McIl- roy while at Horizon was one with Nike at the start of the 2013 season that was worth $100 million over five years. Attempts at resolving the bitter dispute failed in December. The court case would have lasted up to eight weeks and McIlroy had been expected to tes- tify this week. The case was adjourned three times on Tuesday to allow the sides to negoti- ate. After about 10 hours of talks, McIlroy left at 9 p.m. without making any comment. McIlroy had left Horizon because he was unhappy about the rates he was be- ing charged — 5 percent of pre-tax prize winnings and 20 percent of sponsorship and appearances money. McIlroy claimed the terms were inferior to those given to other top-10 players, in- cluding fellow country- man and friend Graeme McDowell, who was also a Horizon client. McIlroy's business inter- ests are now overseen by Rory McIlroy Inc., which is headed by a former em- ployee of Horizon, father Gerry and a family friend. McIlroy is coming off a victory at the Dubai Des- ert Classic last Sunday, his first tournament win of the year. He is scheduled to re- turn to action at the Honda Classic starting Feb. 26 and will look to complete the Grand Slam of majors by winning the Masters in April. GOLF McIlroy reaches settlement PETER MORRISON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rory McIlroy arrives at Dublin high court Tuesday. The four-time major winner initiated the multi-million dollar case against his former management company claiming he was misled into signing a contract with the company. Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 38 8 .826 — Clippers 33 16 .673 6½ Phoenix 28 22 .560 12 Sacramento 17 30 .362 21½ Lakers 13 36 .265 26½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 37 12 .755 — Houston 34 15 .694 3 Dallas 33 17 .660 4½ San Antonio 31 18 .633 6 New Orleans 26 23 .531 11 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 33 16 .673 — Oklahoma City 25 24 .510 8 Denver 19 31 .380 14½ Utah 17 32 .347 16 Minnesota 9 40 .184 24 EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 33 17 .660 — Brooklyn 20 28 .417 12 Boston 18 30 .375 14 Philadelphia 11 39 .220 22 New York 10 39 .204 22½ SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Atlanta 41 9 .820 — Washington 31 19 .620 10 Charlotte 21 27 .438 19 Miami 21 28 .429 19½ Orlando 15 37 .288 27 CentralDivision W L Pct GB Cleveland 30 20 .600 — Chicago 30 20 .600 — Milwaukee 27 22 .551 2½ Detroit 19 31 .380 11 Indiana 18 32 .360 12 Tuesday'sgames Philadelphia 105, Denver 98 Detroit 108, Miami 91 Boston 108, New York 97 Portland 103, Utah 102 Golden State 121, Sacramento 96 Wednesday'sgames Indiana 114, Detroit 109 Atlanta 105, Washington 96 Brooklyn 109, Toronto 93 Boston 104, Denver 100 Oklahoma City 102, New Orleans 91 Houston 101, Chicago 90 Milwaukee 113, Lakers 105, OT Minnesota 102, Miami 101 San Antonio 110, Orlando 103 Memphis 100, Utah 90 Dallas at Golden State, (n.) Thursday'sgames Washington at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Clippers at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7:30 p.m. LEADERS SCORINGAVERAGE G FG FT Pts Avg Harden, HOU 48 396 378 1297 27.0 James, CLE 40 368 245 1048 26.2 Westbrook, OKC34 292 231 845 24.9 Davis, NOR 43 408 241 1057 24.6 Anthony, NYK 38 343 176 919 24.2 Aldridge, POR 43 403 191 1022 23.8 Cousins, SAC 35 289 250 829 23.7 Curry, GOL 46 370 182 1059 23.0 Griffin, LAC 49 432 235 1107 22.6 Thompson, GOL 45 365 143 1014 22.5 Bryant, LAL 35 266 196 782 22.3 Irving, CLE 47 372 185 1029 21.9 Lillard, POR 49 359 218 1061 21.7 Wade, MIA 35 291 153 750 21.4 Bosh, MIA 40 314 167 853 21.3 Ellis, DAL 50 402 159 1025 20.5 Butler, CHI 45 296 283 921 20.5 Gay, SAC 44 318 217 899 20.4 Vucevic, ORL 45 382 109 875 19.4 Hayward, UTA 48 310 229 929 19.4 Lowry, TOR 49 324 193 929 19.0 Walker, CHA 42 278 167 789 18.8 Rose, CHI 38 265 114 708 18.6 Gasol, MEM 48 327 236 892 18.6 Nowitzki, DAL 47 313 170 859 18.3 Gasol, CHI 46 326 179 835 18.2 Paul, LAC 49 315 158 869 17.7 Knight, MIL 47 293 157 833 17.7 Wall, WAS 49 318 179 852 17.4 Jefferson, CHA 39 303 71 677 17.4 Conley, MEM 44 272 146 763 17.3 Millsap, ATL 48 292 193 827 17.2 Randolph, MEM 39 264 140 670 17.2 Evans, NOR 47 318 127 800 17.0 Harris, ORL 44 282 135 746 17.0 Bledsoe, PHX 50 286 222 847 16.9 Love, CLE 48 267 200 811 16.9 Teague, ATL 45 265 181 758 16.8 Oladipo, ORL 41 251 142 687 16.8 Matthews, POR 49 289 81 810 16.5 G. Dragic, PHX 48 319 93 792 16.5 Collison, SAC 44 257 145 719 16.3 NCAAMEN'STOP25 Wednesday 1. Kentucky (22-0) did not play. 2. Gonzaga (22-1) did not play. 3. Virginia (20-1) did not play. 4. Duke (19-3) beat Georgia Tech 72-66. 5. Wisconsin (20-2) did not play. 6. Arizona (20-2) did not play. 7. Villanova (20-2) beat Marquette 70-52. 8. Kansas (19-3) did not play. 9. Louisville (19-3) did not play. 10. Notre Dame (21-3) beat Boston Col- lege 71-63. 11. Iowa State (16-5) did not play. 12. North Carolina (17-6) did not play. 13. Utah (17-4) did not play. 14. Northern Iowa (21-2) did not play. 15. West Virginia (18-4) did not play. 16. Wichita State (20-3) beat Bradley 62-59. 17. Maryland (19-4) beat Penn State 64-58. 18. VCU (18-4) beat George Mason 72-60. 19. Baylor (17-5) beat TCU 77-57. 20. Ohio State (17-6) lost to Purdue 60-58. 21. Oklahoma (15-7) did not play. 22. Butler (17-6) did not play. 23. SMU (18-4) did not play. 24. Georgetown (15-6) vs. Providence, (n.) 25. Texas (14-8) lost to Oklahoma State 65-63, OT.) NCAAFARWEST Air Force 53, New Mexico 49 NCAAWOMEN'STOP25 Wednesday 1. South Carolina (21-0) did not play. 2. UConn (21-1) did not play. 3. Baylor (21-1) beat Oklahoma State 69-52. 4. Notre Dame (21-2) did not play. 5. Maryland (19-2) did not play. 6. Tennessee (19-3) did not play. 7. Oregon State (20-1) did not play. 8. Louisville (19-3) did not play. 9. Florida State (21-2) did not play. 10. Arizona State (20-2) did not play. 11. Kentucky (17-5) did not play. 12. Stanford (17-5) did not play. 13. North Carolina (18-4) did not play. 14. Texas A&M (17-5) did not play. 15. Duke (16-6) did not play. 16. Iowa (17-4) did not play. 17. Mississippi State (22-3) did not play. 18. Princeton (19-0) did not play. 19. Nebraska (17-4) did not play. 20. Texas (15-6) lost to Kansas State 66-57. 21. Rutgers (16-5) did not play. 22. Georgia (17-5) did not play. 23. Chattanooga (19-3) did not play. 24. George Washington (19-2) did not play. 25. Syracuse (15-7) did not play. NCAAWOMEN'STOP25 Boise St. 94, Utah St. 55 Colorado St. 67, Wyoming 58 IUPUI 68, Denver 64 New Mexico 69, Air Force 46 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 51 33 12 6 72 152 138 San Jose 51 27 17 7 61 143 140 Vancouver 49 28 18 3 59 134 126 Calgary 51 28 20 3 59 149 131 Los Angeles 50 21 17 12 54 134 136 Arizona 51 19 26 6 44 120 171 Edmonton 52 14 29 9 37 120 172 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 50 33 11 6 72 153 118 St. Louis 50 33 13 4 70 162 121 Chicago 51 31 18 2 64 155 118 Winnipeg 53 26 18 9 61 146 140 Colorado 51 22 18 11 55 134 143 Minnesota 50 24 20 6 54 138 140 Dallas 50 23 19 8 54 159 162 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 52 32 15 5 69 167 135 Montreal 50 32 15 3 67 132 114 Detroit 50 29 12 9 67 149 129 Boston 51 27 17 7 61 136 127 Florida 49 22 17 10 54 122 140 Ottawa 49 20 20 9 49 137 138 Toronto 52 22 26 4 48 147 160 Buffalo 51 15 33 3 33 97 181 ME TR OP OL IT AN D IVI SI ON GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 51 29 14 8 66 147 129 N.Y. Islanders 50 32 17 1 65 160 143 N.Y. Rangers 49 30 15 4 64 148 117 Washington 51 26 15 10 62 151 129 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 140 151 New Jersey 51 20 22 9 49 115 139 Columbus 49 21 25 3 45 121 155 Carolina 50 17 26 7 41 109 134 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday'sgames Colorado 3, Dallas 2, SO New Jersey 2, Ottawa 1 Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 4, Los Angeles 0 Arizona 4, Columbus 1 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2 St. Louis 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Nashville 4, Toronto 3 Minnesota 3, Chicago 0 Vancouver 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Anaheim 5, Carolina 4, OT Wednesday'sgames N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2 Pittsburgh 2, Edmonton 0 San Jose at Calgary, (n.) Thursday'sgames St. Louis at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Colorado, 6 p.m. Carolina at Arizona, 6 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Tennis ATPWORLDTOURPBZZAGREB INDOORSRESULTS Wednesday At Dom Sportova Zagreb, Croatia Purse: $559,500 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles FirstRound Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, def. Frank Dancevic, Canada, 6-4, 7-5. James Ward, Britain, def. Antonio Veic, Croatia, 6-2, 6-4. Marcel Granollers (8), Spain, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Mate Delic, Croatia, 6-2, 6-3. SecondRound Mikhail Youzhny (6), Russia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-1. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Ivo Kar- lovic (1), Croatia, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7). Doubles FirstRound Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, and Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Andre Begemann, Germany, and Robin Haase (3), Nether- lands, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Marcin Matkowski (1), Poland, def. Jesse Huta Galung, Netherlands, and Dominik Mef- fert, Germany, 6-3, 2-6, 10-8. Fabrice Martin, France, and Purav Raja, India, def. Dino Marcan and Antonio Sancic, Croatia, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6. Quarterfinals Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen (2), Finland, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, and Igor Sijsling, Nether- lands, 7-5, 6-4. ATPWORLDTOUROPENSUDDE FRANCERESULTS Wednesday At Arena Montpellier Montpellier, France Purse: $559,500 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles FirstRound Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-2, 6-2. Denis Istomin (6), Uzbekistan, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 3-6, retired. SecondRound Joao Sousa (7), Portugal, def. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-3, 6-3. Richard Gasquet (4), France, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Jerzy Janowicz (5), Poland, def. Benoit Paire, France, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Doubles FirstRound Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray (4), Britain, def. Frank Moser, Germany, and Divij Sharan, India, 6-1, 6-3. Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Dorian Descloix and Gael Monfils, France, 6-2, 7-6 (7). Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Jonathan Erlich, Israel, def. Philipp Os- wald, Austria, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (2), Pakistan, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Dominic Inglot, Britain, and Florian Mergea (1), Romania, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, and Alexander Kudryavtsev, Russia, 6-3, 7-5. ATPWORLDTOURECUADOR OPENQUITORESULTS Tuesday At Club Jacaranda-Cumbaya Quito, Ecuador Purse: $494,310 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles FirstRound Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4. Dusan Lajovic (7), Serbia, def. Luca Vanni, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Renzo Olivo, Argentina, def. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1. Nicolas Jarry, Chile, def. Gonzalo Esco- bar, Ecuador, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gerald Melzer, Austria, def. Andres Haid- er-Maurer, Austria, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6). Paolo Lorenzi (5), Italy, def. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Mar- ton Fucsovics, Hungary, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Mar- ton Fucsovics, Hungary, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Victor Estrella Burgos (8), Dominican Re- public, def. Andre Ghem, Brazil, 6-4, 6-4. Thomaz Bellucci (6), Brazil, def. Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2. Doubles FirstRound Gero Kretschmer and Alexander Satschko, Germany, def. Sergio Perez- Perez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Daniel Gimeno-Traver and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, def. Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, and Austin Krajicek (4), United States, 7-6 (3), 6-0. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Feb. 5 NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog at La Salle Pk Richmond at Michigan 1 Iowa at LSU 10½ Auburn at Elon 3½ Drexel at Marshall 3 Rice Tulsa 8½ at Houston William & Mary 6 at C. of Charleston at FIU 2 UTSA Georgia St. 1 at Georgia Southern at W. Kentucky 12 North Texas at Green Bay 15 Milwaukee at Middle Tenn. 11½ Southern Miss. UTEP 7½ at FAU at La.-Lafayette 11 Appalachian St. at UALR 2 La.-Monroe at Arkansas St. 6½ Troy at Stanford 6 UCLA at SMU 6 Cincinnati Louisiana Tech 3 at UAB at San Fran. 4 Portland San Diego 1 at L. Marymount at Cal Poly 5½ Hawaii at UC Irvine 9 UC Davis at L. Beach St. 12½ UC Riverside at Cal St.-Full. 4 CS Northridge at Oregon St. 8 Washington St. BYU 1 at Pepperdine Gonzaga 16½ at Santa Clara at California 5 Southern Cal Mercer 6 at The Citadel at Morehead St. 15 Tennessee St. at Quinnipiac 6 Monmouth (NJ) Chattanooga 4 at Furman at ETSU Pk Wofford Oral Roberts 2 at IUPUI at W. Carolina 9½ Samford S. Dakota St. 2 at IPFW at N. Dakota St. 8 Nebraska-Omaha at South Dakota 8½ W. Illinois at Rider 9½ Fairfield at Murray St. 15 SE Missouri UT-Martin 4 at Austin Peay at N. Arizona 3 N. Colorado at S. Utah 1 North Dakota Idaho 3 at Montana St. at E. Kentucky 5 Belmont E. Washington 1 at Montana NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Washington 3 (186½) at Charlotte at Cleveland 5½ (210½) Clippers Dallas 4 (211) at Sacramento at Portland 5 (213½) Phoenix NHL Favorite Line Underdog St. Louis -280/+230 at Buffalo N.Y. Islanders -125/+105 at Flyers Washington -130/+110 at Ottawa Los Angeles -130/+110 at Florida at Nashville -130/+110 Anaheim Tampa Bay -115/-105 at Dallas at Colorado -115/-105 Detroit at Arizona -140/+120 Carolina at Vancouver -140/+120 San Jose Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BaltimoreOrioles: Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Britton on a one-year contract. ChicagoWhiteSox: Placed OF Dayan Viciedo on waivers for the purpose of granting his unconditional release. LosAngelesAngels: Sent RHP Yency Almonte to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier trade. TexasRangers: Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Ludwick on a minor league contract. TorontoBlueJays: Acquired LHP Jayson Aquino from Colorado for LHP Tyler Ybarra. Designated INF Chris Colabello for assignment. NationalLeague AtlantaBraves: Agreed to terms with LHP Eric Stults on a minor league contract. ColoradoRockies: Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Kendrick on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Yohan Flande for assignment. MiamiMarlins: Traded RHP Arquimedes Caminero to Pittsburgh for cash con- siderations. MilwaukeeBrewers: Assigned INF Elian Herrera outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). St.LouisCardinals: Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Villanueva on a minor league contract. SanDiegoPadres: Named Moises Alou special assistant for minor league player development, Dave Snow minor league player development consultant, Luis Ortiz minor league field and hitting coordinator, Mark Prior minor league pitching coordinator, Eric Junge minor league pitching instructor, Ryley West- man minor league catching coordinator and Tarrik Brock minor league outfield/ baserunning coordinator. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation HoustonRockets: Reassigned G Nick Johnson to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague ArizonaCardinals: Signed S D.J. Camp- bell. Promoted outside linebackers coach James Bettcher to defensive coordinator and Mike Chiurco to defen- sive assistant/assistant defensive back coach. Named Bob Sanders linebackers coach and Wesley Goodwin assistant to the head coach. ChicagoBears: Signed CB Al Louis-Jean to a two-year contract extension. NewOrleansSaints: Terminated the contract of DE Cheta Ozougwu. PittsburghSteelers: Agreed to terms with LS Greg Warren on a one-year contract. SeattleSeahawks: Signed TE RaShaun Allen, S Dion Bailey, RB Demitrius Bronson, WR Douglas McNeil, OT Justin Renfrow, DT Jimmy Staten, LB Mike Zimmer, Des Ryan Robinson and Julius Warmsley and Gs Nate Isles and Drew Nowak to future contracts. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague NHL: Fined Montreal D P.K. Subban $2,000 for diving/embellishment. ChicagoBlackhawks: Reassigned F Den- nis Rasmussen to Rockford (AHL). MontrealCanadiens: Assigned F Jacob de la Rose to Hamilton (AHL). NashvillePredators: Reassigned G Marek Mazanec to Milwaukee (AHL). NewYorkRangers: Recalled G Macken- zie Skapski from Hartford (AHL). WashingtonCapitals: Recalled D Cam- eron Schilling from Hershey (AHL). SOCCER MajorLeagueSoccer ChicagoFire: Signed D Matt Polster. Announced the retirement of D Gonzalo Segares. ColumbusCrew: Named Sixten Bostrom assistant coach. COLLEGE OhioState: Suspended men's sopho- more basketball F Marc Loving. Syracuse: Announced it instituted a self- imposed postseason ban for the current men's basketball season as part of its case pending before the NCAA Commit- tee on Infractions. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 2 B