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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Arizona 2009: 72-90, last place. Manager: A.J. Hinch He's Here: 1B Adam LaRoche, 2B Kelly Johnson, RH Edwin Jackson, RH Ian Kennedy, RH Bob Howry, RH Aaron Heilman, LH Zach Kroenke, INF Tony Abreu. He's Outta Here: LH Doug Davis, RH Max Scherzer, OF Eric Byrnes, INF Chad Tracy, RH Yus- meiro Petit, LH Scott Schoe- neweis, LH Daniel Schlereth. Projected Lineup: SS Stephen Drew, LF Conor Jackson, RF Justin Upton, 1B Adam LaRoche, 3B Mark Reynolds, C Miguel Montero, 2B Kelly Johnson, CF Chris Young. Rotation: RH Dan Haren, RH Edwin Jackson, RH Ian Kennedy, RH Rodrigo Lopez, RH Brandon Webb Key Relievers: RH Chad Qualls, RH Juan Guitierrez, RH Esmerling Vasquez, RH Bob Howry, RH Aaron Heilman, LH Clay Zavada. Bottom Line: Starting pitching historically has been a strength, but it's a big question mark going into the season, with so much riding on the return of former NL Cy Young Award winner Webb to his previ- ous form. The team may well have to rely more on its offense, which should be bolstered by the addition of LaRoche and the return to health of Jackson, who missed nearly all of last season because of illness. Gerardo Parra gives the team four solid outfielders, and Montero hit extremely well late in the season. Upton and Reynolds have new contracts, indicating the franchise is intent on keeping its young talent. The players seem to have embraced the managing style of the 35-year-old Hinch. There is no doubt the offseason moves made the team better, and another last-place finish in the NL seems unlikely. But a return to playoff contention is a longshot , with any chance riding largely on Webb's surgically repaired right shoulder. NL (Continued from page 1B) fully everybody will be talk- ing about us come August MLB Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE WL Pct Cleveland 16 6 .727 Tampa Bay 18 7 .720 Detroit 14 10 .583 Minnesota 13 11 .542 Kansas City 12 11 .522 Boston 13 14 .481 Toronto 10 11 .476 New York 11 13 .458 A’s Baltimore 10 15 .400 Angels Seattle 10 16 .385 Chicago 8 15 .348 Texas 11 13 .458 9 14 .391 8 16 .333 NATIONALLEAGUE WL Pct GIANTS 20 9 .690 Atlanta 15 9 .625 Chicago 15 9 .625 Paders 15 10 .600 Philadelphia 12 10 .545 St. Louis 13 11 .542 Colorado 14 12 .538 New York 13 12 .520 Houston 12 12 .500 Milwaukee 13 13 .500 Arizona 12 13 .480 Florida 12 13 .480 Dodgers 10 11 .476 Cincinnati 9 14 .391 Washington 8 17 .320 Pittsburgh 7 16 .304 NOTE:Split-squad games count in the stand- ings;games against non-major league teams do not. ——— Monday’s results San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 6 Seattle 3, Oakland 2 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 1 L.A. Angels (ss) 10, Kansas City 2 N.Y. Mets (ss) 7, Florida 6 N.Y.Yankees 11, Baltimore 7 Pittsburgh 13, Houston 1 St. Louis 5, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 9, Boston 3 Texas 7, Colorado 6 Toronto 2, Detroit 2, tie N.Y. Mets (ss) vs Washington, ccd., Rain Arizona vs San Diego, late L.A. Angels (ss) vs Chicago White Sox, late L.A. Dodgers vs Cleveland, late Today’s Grapefruit League games Boston vs Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m. Detroit vs Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. N.Y.Yankees (ss) vs Atlanta, 10:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs Houston, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh vs Minnesota, 10:05 a.m. Washington vs Florida, 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Toronto vs N.Y.Yankees (ss), 4:05 p.m. Today’s Cactus League games Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco,1:05 p.m. Oakland vs Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs L.A. Angels, 1:05 p.m. San Diego vs Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. Texas vs Arizona, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs Colorado, 1:10 p.m. Cleveland vs Kansas City, 6:05 p.m. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE National League West Preview Capsules Colorado Los Angeles Diamondbacks Rockies 2009: 92-70, sec- ond place, wild card. Man- ager: Jim Tracy He's Here: 3B Melvin Mora, RH Tim Redding, C Miguel Olivo, RH Justin Speier. He's Outta Here: C Yorvit Torrealba, 3B Garrett Atkins, RH Jason Marquis. Projected Lineup: LF Carlos Gonzalez, CF Dexter Fowler, 1B Todd Helton, SS Troy Tulowitzki, RF Brad Hawpe, C Chris Iannetta, 3B Ian Stewart, 2B Clint Barmes. Rotation: RH Ubaldo Jimenez, LH Jeff Francis, RH Aaron Cook, LH Jorge De La Rosa, RH Jason Hammel. Key Relievers: RH Huston Street, RH Rafael Betancourt, LH Franklin Morales, RH Manuel Corpas, RH Matt Belisle, LH Randy Flores, RH Matt Daley. Bottom Line: Tracy took over for Clint Hurdle when the Rockies were 18-28 and made the playoffs as the NL wild card. The Rockies reeled off 11 straight wins in June to work their way back into the race. Colorado returns a youthful squad with plenty of pop up and down the lineup. They hit 190 homers, second-most in the NL. Their rotation is solid, especially if lefty Francis returns to form after missing the entire 2009 season fol- lowing surgery on his throwing arm. Francis joins a deep rotation that also includes Jimenez, Cook, Hammel and De La Rosa. Helton recently signed a two-year deal that should keep him in Colorado until he retires. He's coming off a season in which he hit .325 and drove in 86 runs. Helton will be spelled at first by Jason Giambi, who returned for another season with Colorado after he couldn't land a designated hitter job in the AL. Mora could get plenty of at- bats if Stewart struggles against lefties again or if Barmes contin- ues to have a low on-base percent- age. Tulowitzki remains the anchor of the Rockies, playing stellar shortstop while hitting cleanup in the batting order. and September.’’ In the NL Central, new hitting coach Mark McG- wire and the Cardinals will face a stiff challenge from the Cubs, who had won two straight division titles before Dodgers 2009: 95-67, first place. Manager: Joe Torre He's Here: RH Russ Ortiz, RH Ramon Ortiz, RH Luis Ayala, RH Justin Miller, INF Jamey Carroll, OF Reed Johnson. He's Outta Here: LH Randy Wolf, RH Guillermo Mota, RH Jon Garland, LH Will Ohman, LF Juan Pierre, 1B Jim Thome, INF Mark Loretta, INF Juan Castro, 2B Orlando Hudson. Projected Lineup: SS Rafael Furcal, CF Matt Kemp, RF Andre Ethier , LF Manny Ramirez, 1B James Loney, 3B Casey Blake, C Russell Martin, 2B Blake DeWitt. Rotation: RH Vicente Padilla, LH Clayton Kershaw, RH Chad Billingsley, RH Hiroki Kuroda, LH Eric Stults or RH Ramon Ortiz Key Relievers: RH Jonathan Broxton, LH George Sherrill, LH Hong-Chih Kuo, RH Ramon Troncoso. Bottom Line: Once considered a strength, the Dodgers' bullpen is facing all sorts of issues. The team is frustrated with RH Ronald Belisario, who has missed all of spring training because he's stuck in Venezuela while unable to secure a visa for the upcoming sea- son. The Dodgers are still deciding on a fifth starter. The defending NL West champions could be as interesting off the field as on this season. That's because the con- tentious divorce of owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife, Jamie, will heat up in late May when they're due in court. At issue is a dispute about the team's own- ership. Torre heads into the third and final year of his contract with no resolution on a possible exten- sion. Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully has said he'll continue in the broadcast booth this season, then decide whether to retire at 82. On the field, Ramirez will try to regain the form he lost after returning from a 50-game suspension last season for violating baseball's drug rules. the divisive Milton Bradley came to Wrigley. He’s gone now, Alfonso Soriano says he’s pain-free and 2008 Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto came to camp 40 pounds lighter and is hopeful San Diego Padres 2009: 75-87, fourth place. Man- ager: Bud Black He's Here: RH Jon Garland, C Yorvit Torrealba, INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr., OF Scott Hairston. He's Outta Here: RF Brian Giles, C Henry Blanco, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, INF Luis Rodriguez. Projected Lineup: CF Tony Gwynn Jr., 2B David Eckstein, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, 3B Chase Headley, LF Kyle Blanks, RF Will Venable, C Nick Hundley, SS Everth Cabrera. Rotation: RH Chris Young, RH Jon Garland, RH Kevin Cor- reia, LH Clayton Richard, RH Mat Latos. Key Relievers: RH Heath Bell, RH Sean Gallagher, RH Mike Adams, RH Luke Gregerson, LH Joe Thatcher, RH Edward Mujica, RH Adam Russell. Bottom Line: The Padres fin- ished the 2009 season by going 37- 25 as several young players real- ized they belonged in the big leagues. That vaulted them past Arizona and into fourth place in the division, a respectable finish considering they had lost 99 games the year before. Gonzalez, a two- time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner, was the sub- ject of trade rumors all offseason. Whether the Padres keep him or deal him to save money is going to be the biggest decision yet for new general manager Jed Hoyer. Gon- zalez has one year remaining on his current deal. Buoyed by their strong finish in 2009, the Padres think they can play better than .500 ball this season. A lot depends on the pitching staff, of course. Young is looking to rebound after having his last two seasons interrupted by injuries. By trading Kouzmanoff to the Athletics, the Padres were able to move Headley to his natural position and get Blanks into the everyday lineup. Hoyer has pledged to shape a team more in tune to Petco Park, and the Padres have been working hard on baserunning this spring. — a perennial spring senti- ment for all of Chicago, more than 100 years without a title. ‘‘We’ve got great talent here. We’ve got all the pieces,’’ Soto said. ‘‘We’ve Pacific Division WL Pct GB x-Lakers 54 20 .730 — Phoenix 47 26 .644 6.5 Clippers 27 46 .370 26.5 KINGS 24 50 .324 30 WARRIORS 21 52 .288 32.5 Southwest Division WL Pct GB x-Dallas 49 25 .662 — San Antonio 44 29 .603 4.5 Memphis 38 35 .521 10.5 Houston 36 36 .500 12 New Orleans35 40 .467 14.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB x-Utah 49 26 .653 — x-Denver 48 27 .640 1 Okla. City 44 28 .611 3.5 Portland 45 29 .608 3.5 Minnesota 14 60 .189 34.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB y-Boston 47 26 .644 — Toronto 36 37 .493 11 New York 26 47 .356 21 Philadelphia 26 47 .356 21 New Jersey 10 64 .135 37.5 Southeast Division WL Pct GB x-Orlando 52 22 .703 — x-Atlanta 47 26 .644 4.5 Miami 40 34 .541 12 Charlotte 38 35 .521 13.5 Washington 21 51 .292 30 Central Division WL Pct GB y-Cleveland 58 16 .784 — Milwaukee 40 32 .556 17 Chicago 35 38 .479 22.5 Indiana 27 47 .365 31 Detroit Scoreboard CBI Championship Series (Best-of-3) Game 1 — Monday’s result Virginia Commonwealth 68, Saint Louis 56 Game 2 — Wednesday Virginia Commonwealth at Saint Louis, 5 p.m. Game 3 —Friday — if necessary Virginia Commonwealth at Saint Louis, 5 p.m. CIT Championship — Tuesday Pacific at Missouri State, 5:05 p.m. WOMENSNCAA DAYTON REGIONAL At University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio Regional Semifinals — Sunday’s results Connecticut 74, Iowa State 36 Florida State 74, Mississippi State 71 Regional Championship — Tuesday Connecticut vs. Florida State, 4 p.m. MEMPHIS REGIONAL At FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn. Regional Semifinals — Saturday’s results Baylor 77, Tennessee 62 Duke 66, San Diego State 58 Regional Championship — Monday’s result Baylor 51, Duke 48 SACRAMENTO REGIONAL At ARCO Arena, Sacramento Regional Semifinals — Saturday’s results Stanford 73, Georgia 36 Xavier 74, Gonzaga 56 23 50 .315 34.5 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Monday’s results Dallas 109, Denver 93 New Jersey 90, San Antonio 84 New Orleans 108, L.A. Lakers 100 Toronto 103, Charlotte 101 Utah 103, New York 98 Today’s games Sacramento at Indiana, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 5 p.m. Washington at Houston, 5:30 p.m. FINALFOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday Michigan State vs. Butler, 3:07 p.m. West Virginia vs.Duke, 40 minutes following National Championship Monday Semifinal winners NIT At Madison Square Garden, New York Semifinals — Tuesday Mississippi vs.Dayton, 4 p.m. North Carolina vs. Rhode Island, 6:30 p.m. Championship — Thursday Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. Regional Championship — Monday’s result Stanford 55, Xavier 53 KANSAS CITY REGIONAL At Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. Regional Semifinals — Sunday’s results Oklahoma 77, Notre Dame 72, OT Kentucky 76, Nebraska 67 Regional Championship — Tuesday Oklahoma vs.Kentucky, 6 p.m. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-SHARKS 47 19 10 104 247 198 x-Phoenix 47 23 6 100 210 187 Kings Dallas Ducks Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 46 21 7 99 241 191 Nashville 44 27 6 94 214 212 Detroit 39 23 13 91 207 197 St. Louis 36 30 9 81 203 205 Columbus 31 32 13 75 205 244 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 45 26 4 94 244 195 Colorado 41 27 7 89 225 207 Calgary 38 29 9 85 194 193 Minnesota 37 33 6 80 208 226 Edmonton 24 44 7 55 190 255 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA 42 27 6 90 218 202 33 28 14 80 215 235 35 31 8 78 208 226 Giants 2009: 88-74, third place. Man- ager: Bruce Bochy He's Here: INF-OF Mark DeRosa, 1B Aubrey Huff, RH Todd Wellemeyer, RH Guillermo Mota, RH Santiago Casilla. He's Outta Here: LH Randy Johnson, RH Brad Penny, OF Randy Winn, 1B Ryan Garko, INF Rich Aurilia, RH Bobby Howry, RH Merkin Valdez. Projected Lineup: CF Aaron Rowand, 2B Freddy Sanchez or Juan Uribe, 3B Pablo Sandoval, 1B Aubrey Huff, LF Mark DeRosa, C Bengie Molina, SS Edgar Renteria, RF Nate Schier- holtz. Rotation: RH Tim Lincecum, LH Barry Zito, RH Matt Cain, LH Jonathan Sanchez, RH Todd Wellemeyer or RH Kevin Pucetas. Key Relievers: RH Brian Wil- son, LH Jeremy Affeldt, RH Ser- gio Romo. Bottom Line: The Giants walked only 392 times last season, the fewest for an NL team in a non-strike season since the expan- sion Colorado Rockies had 388 in 1993. The biggest weakness last year is the biggest weakness again, the offense. The Giants made some minor moves to try to increase their scoring, but they might have harmed their defense along the way. The Giants brought in Huff and DeRosa to upgrade the offense. With Lincecum and Cain providing a fearsome 1-2 punch for the rotation, the Giants don't need a ton of runs to stay in con- tention in the NL West. Rookie Buster Posey could provide a needed boost if he proves he's ready for the majors. A first-round pick in 2008, Posey is supposed to be the catcher of the future in San Francisco. But the Giants had enough questions about whether he was ready that they brought back Molina for another year. Posey could get time at first base and as Molina's backup early in the season. If all goes well, he could be the big bat the Giants need. just got to put it together and stay healthy, I think.’’ The NL West is a three- team race. The Rockies, who surged to the wild card once Jim Tracy took over after an 18-28 start, and the Giants, behind the gifted arms of two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, are prepared to unseat the Los Angeles Dodgers and Manny Ramirez. San Francisco x-Pittsburgh 44 25 7 95 237 217 x-New Jersey 44 26 5 93 203 183 Philadelphia 38 32 6 82 221 210 N.Y.Rangers 33 32 10 76 197 203 N.Y.Islanders 31 34 10 72 196 232 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Buffalo 42 23 10 94 215 189 Ottawa 41 30 5 87 205 216 Montreal 37 31 8 82 204 208 Boston 34 29 12 80 190 189 Toronto 28 35 13 69 202 250 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 49 15 11 109 292 214 Atlanta 33 31 12 78 224 240 Carolina 32 35 9 73 210 236 Florida 30 33 12 72 195 220 Tampa Bay 30 33 12 72 197 237 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Monday’s results Buffalo 3, Boston 2 Carolina 4, Atlanta 1 Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 2 Nashville 3, Florida 2, OT Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Today’s games Atlanta at Toronto, 4 p.m. Boston at New Jersey, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Washington, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Nashville, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup-Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 At Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va. Lap length: .526 miles Results 1.Denny Hamlin, Toyota 2. Joey Logano, Toyota 3. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 4.Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 5. Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 6. Brian Vickers, Toyota 7. Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 8. Carl Edwards, Ford 9. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 10. Greg Biffle, Ford 11. Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 12. Brad Keselowski, Dodge 13.Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 14.Paul Menard, Ford 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 16.David Ragan, Ford 17. Kasey Kahne, Ford 18. Matt Kenseth, Ford 19.David Gilliland, Ford 20. Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 21. Mark Martin, Chevrolet 22.Kyle Busch, Toyota 23.Kurt Busch, Dodge 24. Elliott Sadler, Ford 25. Mike Bliss, Chevrolet 26.Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 27.Travis Kvapil, Ford 28.David Reutimann, Toyota 29.Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 30. Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 31.Kevin Conway, Ford 32. Regan Smith, Chevrolet 33. Scott Speed, Toyota 34.Robby Gordon, Toyota 35.Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 36. Juan Pablo Montoya 37.David Stremme 38. AJ Allmendinger 39. Joe Nemechek, Toyota 40.Max Papis, Toyota 41. Aric Almirola, Chevrolet 42.Dave Blaney, Toyota 43. Michael McDowell, Toyota 1.Timothy Peters 2. Aric Almirola 3.Todd Bodine 4.Kevin Harvick 5. Matt Crafton 6. Jason White Truck Points Leaders 501 442 413 390 388 371 7. Ricky Carmichael 360 8.Tayler Malsam 9.Austin Dillon 10.David Starr 357 334 333 Upcoming Schedule April 2 — Nashville 200, Lebanon, Tenn. PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational At Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,353;Par 72 Ernie Els Final Leader Board -11 Edoardo Molinari -9 Kevin Na Retief Goosen Chris Couch Ben Curtis J.P.Hayes -9 -8 -8 -7 -6 D.J.Trahan -6 Ryuji Imada -6 Kevin Streelman -6 Rank Pts Money 1. Ernie Els FedExCup Leaders 1,320 2. Steve Stricker 927 3. Dustin Johnson 833 4. Camilo Villegas 829 5. Bill Haas 6. Jim Furyk 7.Ben Crane 728 721 692 8. Matt Kuchar 669 9. Robert Allenby 654 10. Hunter Mahan 652 11. J.B. Holmes 642 12. Ian Poulter 622 13. Geoff Ogilvy 614 14.Ryan Palmer 604 15.Paul Casey 595 16. Luke Donald 580 17. Retief Goosen 574 18. K.J. Choi 19.Tim Clark 20. Charles Howell III 479 21.Kevin Na 479 Salt Lake 1 0 0 3 3 0 Seattle Colorado 1 0 0 3 1 0 Galaxy 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 FC Dallas 0 0 1 1 1 1 Houston 0 0 1 1 1 1 Chivas 0 1 0 0 0 1 QUAKES 01 0 0 0 3 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Kansas City 1 0 0 3 4 0 Columbus 1 0 0 3 2 0 New York 1 0 0 3 1 0 Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 1 New England 0 1 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 2 Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 0 2 D.C. 0 1 0 0 0 4 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. DEALS 552 501 $3,031,106 $1,988,151 $1,793,434 $1,861,500 $1,308,850 $1,360,987 $1,242,003 $1,406,013 $1,252,307 $1,291,593 $1,249,583 $1,505,025 $1,314,606 $1,162,202 $1,470,700 $1,200,671 $1,267,833 $931,630 $836,846 $794,476 $971,404 Upcoming Schedule April 1-4 — Shell Houston Open, Humble, Texas April 8-11 — The Masters, Augusta, Ga. April 15-18 — Verizon Heritage, Hilton Head Island, S.C. April 22-25 — Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Avondale, La. April 29-May 2 — Quail Hollow Championship, Charlotte, N.C. MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA National Hockey League MINNESOTA—Recalled G Anton Khudobin from Houston (AHL). N.Y. RANGERS—Recalled F Corey Locke from Hartford (AHL). OTTAWA—Signed F Bobby Butler to a two- year contract. Recalled D Brian Lee from Binghamton (AHL). PHOENIX—Re-signed F Paul Bissonnette to a two-year contract. Major League Baseball American League BOSTON—Optioned C Dusty Brown and INF Kevin Frandsen to Pawtucket (IL). Reas- signed INF Jorge Jimenez and C Gustavo Molina to their minor league camp. National League FLORIDA—Reassigned RHP Scott Strick- land and INF Logan Morrison to the minor league camp. PITTSBURGH—Claimed RHP Hayden Penn off waivers from Florida.Designated OF Brandon Moss for assignment. WASHINGTON—Claimed C Chris Coste off waivers from the N.Y. Mets. National Football League ARIZONA—Re-signed WR Steve Breaston, C Lyle Sendlein, NT Gabe Watson to one- year qualifying offers, LB Monty Beisel to a one-year contract and CB Michael Adams to an exclusive rights contract. BUFFALO—Re-signed S George Wilson, LB Keith Ellison, LB Jon Corto, DB Cary Harris, DB Jonathan Stupar and WR Felton Huggins. CINCINNATI—Re-signed LB Abdul Hodge, S Kyries Hebert, G Nate Livings, QB Jordan Palmer and OT Dennis Roland. SEATTLE—Signed WR Sean Morey to a multiyear contract. WASHINGTON—Signed CB Phillip Buchanon. College KANSAS—Announced junior C Cole Aldrich will enter the NBA draft. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE—Named Bob Marlin men’s basketball coach and agreed to a five-year contract. MICHIGAN—Announced junior G Manny Harris will enter the NBA draft. MINNESOTA—Suspended S Kyle Theret indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules and policies. SETON HALL—Named Kevin Willard men’s basketball coach and Anne Donovan women’s basketball coach. UCF—Named Donnie Jones men’s basket- ball coach.