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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Girls Basketball
Healthy Ione soars past South Wasco
Cardinals win
fourth straight in
blowout on Friday
Davis 2, A. Birman 2, T. Hahn A. Popchock,
K. Sprouse.
IONE — R. Holland 15, J. Flynn 10, M.
Flynn 8, H. Padberg 6, M. Orem 2, K. Glibert
2, K. Bass, I. Sandford, S. Qualls, A. Medina.
3-pointers — SWC 1, IHS 4. Free throws
— SWC 6-12, IHS 7-11. Fouls — SWC 10,
IHS 12.
IRRIGON 44, CULVER
33 — At Irrigon, the Knights
IONE — The Ione clinched third place in the
Cardinals scored 16 points Columbia Basin Conference
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add 12 points, and Beatriz
contest on Friday.
Rachel Holland scored Aguilera hit a couple 3
a team-high 15 points and balls, as well. Irrigon trailed
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which has won four straight. rest of the way.
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today at Horizon Christian at
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4 p.m.
CULVER — H. Lewis 9, A. Fritz 8, I. Retano
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7, C. Duff 5, M. Beeler 2, R. Slaght 2, M.
East Oregonian
SWC (10-12, 5-8) 10
5
7 3 — 25
IHS (14-7, 11-3) 16 8 11
8 — 43
SOUTH WASCO — K. Moody 7, L. Hull
4, C. Davis 4, C. Hout 4, J. Meyers 3, M.
Gamboa, K. Cloud, L. Alvarado, J. Johnson
IRRIGON — J. Burns 20, T. Davis 12,
B. Aguilera 8, L. Mills 3, A. Zacarias 1, N.
Romero, K. McLaughlin, H. Vera.
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two players than Helix had
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Sidney Webb (13) led the 2:30 p.m. showdown at Pine
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player scored in double
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4 15 15 — 49
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GRISWOLD — M. Tullis 16, S. Wilson 13,
Umatilla is done with its
Mize 6, B. Newtson 6, P. Flerschinger 4,
regular season and awaits K.
M. Mize 2.
JOSEPH
— S. Albee 30, A. Sykora 20, E.
the start of its district tour- Hite 6, L. Makin
4.
3-pointers — GHS 5, JHS 0. Free throws
nament. As league champ,
— GHS 2-16, JHS 4-9. Fouls — GHS 15, JHS
Umatilla is playing for 20. Fouled out — Macon (JHS).
seeding.
PILOT ROCK 57,
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5 19 — 46
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27 — At
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8 13 — 42
Heppner, the Pilot Rock
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M. Paz 7, G. Contreras 3, B. Campos 2, L.
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VALE — G. Reever 9, A. Hamilton 9, D.
half to down the Heppner
Johnson 9, K. Weber 6, A. Burkhardt 5, A.
Mustangs Friday night.
Trenkel 4, M. Gonzalez, H. Dayton, H. Dear-
ing, B. Bourasa, Grace J., Selby W.
Kayla Deist led all scorers
3-pointers — UHS 7, VHS 5. Free throws
— UHS 7-15, VHS 7-14. Fouls — UHS 12,
with 11 points and grabbed
VHS 16.
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Willingham added 10 points
JOSEPH 60, HELIX off the bench for her season-
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3-pointers — CHS 0, IHS 4. Free throws
— CHS 5-24, IHS 7-18. Fouls — CHS 18,
IHS 18.
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Wilson.
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points and dished out six
assists. With the win, Pilot
Rock clinches second place
in the Columbia Basin
Conference.
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PILOT ROCK — K. Deist 11, R. Willingam
10, B. Roe 8, M. Dave 7, J. Wilson 6, R.
Oates 5, S. Weinke 4, G. Austin 4, B. Balez-
tena 2, T. Ostrum, L. Bray, K. Evans.
HEPPNER — K. Gray 9, J. Currin 7, J.
Mahoney 4, K. Lindsay 2, R. Kollman 2, R.
Dompier, J. Evans, M. Combe, C. Grieb, M.
Correa, S. Grant.
3-pointers — PR 4, HHS 4. Free throws
— PR 19-33, HHS 5-12. Fouls — PR 14,
HHS 27.
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again nailed down the
Powder Valley Badgers
Friday night.
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reported.
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its regular season today when
it hosts Joseph at 2:30 p.m.
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Bulldogs closed its season
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Friday night.
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reported.
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next week for a spot in the
Eastern Oregon League
district tournament.
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57, DUFUR 29 — At
Maupin,
the
Condon/
Wheeler Knights easily
handled the Dufur Rangers
Friday night in their penulti-
mate game.
No further details were
reported.
Condon/Wheeler (21-2,
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season on a 13-game win
streak when plays host to
Sherman in Fossil today at
4 p.m.
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Cougars topped the Wallowa
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The Old Oregon League
district tournament starts
next week in Madras.
NBA
Seeking a Splash: Klay goes for All-Star 3s upset of Curry
BRIAN MAHONEY
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Cardinals start well but fade against Redsides
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Sky League match-up.
Ellis Rager scored 17
points to lead South Wasco
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Ty Herlocker chipped in 15
more.
UHS (11-13, 3-6) 15 12 24 12 — 63
VHS (3-21, 0-9) 11 19 17 14 — 61
Jason Juarez paced Ione
UMATILLA — T. Durfey 14, J. Coria 12,
K. Webb 10, S. Miller 10, J. Ramirez 8, S.
(4-17, 3-10) with 16 points
Garcia 6, S. Cranston 3, G. Armenta, J.
and Austin Carter added 13
Tejada, J. Garcia, J. Maret.
VALE — Brock 21, Derek 13, Jake 21,
to go with nine rebounds.
Zac 8, Rudy 7, Seth, Gustabo, Noah, Jakob,
Garrett, Cody, Sam.
Donald McElligott had a
3-pointers — UHS 5, VHS 11. Free throws
team-high four assists.
— UHS 10-17, VHS 6-10. Fouls — UHS 10,
VHS 18.
“I feel like progress has
been made and hopefully we
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Redsides a 10-point lead and loss to the Redsides in
momentum going into half- their last meeting and their
time and South Wasco put upcoming game against the
the game away with a 25-12 Hawks.
Continued from 1B
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Tuesday for a chance to play
in the district tournament.
The winner keeps playing,
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Irrigon (16-6, 7-3 CBC)
regular season slate today at
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4 p.m. as they host Joseph.
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Cougars ended its three- start time TBD.
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game losing streak with
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a close win on the road at
Dammann 16, T. Herlocker 15, B. Myers 11,
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Ward, A. Lindley, M. Cuevas, D. Herlocker.
season slate on Friday night. Dufur, the Condon/Wheeler
IONE — J. Juarez 16, A. Carter 13, W.
McNary 10, D. McElligott 4, C. Hollis 2,
No details were reported. Knights fell just short of a
S. Marin 2, A. Smythe 2, L. Burright 1, D.
Echo (8-15, 6-6 OOL) win on Friday night at Dufur,
Doherty, T. Epperson, N. Ramirez, T. Carter.
3-pointers — SWC 2, IHS 4. Free throws
will
now prepare for the Old falling below the .500 mark
— SWC 8-14, IHS 6-8. Fouls — SWC 11,
Oregon League tournament in conference play.
IHS 11.
No details were reported.
on Friday in Madras with its
Condon/Wheeler (10-12,
NIXYAAWII 58, PINE opponent and game time TBD.
6-7 BSL) next plays against
EAGLE 33 — At Pine Eagle,
IRRIGON 77, CULVER Sherman today in Fossil at
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downed Pine Eagle for their 24 — At Irrigon, the Knights 5:30 p.m.
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win or losses by Arlington
and
Mitchell/Spray
would earn them a district
play-in game at Dufur on
Wednesday.
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ARLINGTON 57 — At
Sherman, the Arlington
Honkers lost for the 11th time
in 12 games, losing by 20 to
Sherman on Friday night.
No details were reported.
Arlington (8-16, 2-11
BSL) next hosts Dufur today
at 4 p.m.
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SIDE 50 — At Nyssa, the
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out the regular season with
its third loss to the Nyssa
Bulldogs in three games this
season.
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Umatilla or Vale with a trip
to the postseason up for
grabs.
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Today
Dufur at Arlington, 4 p.m.
Joseph at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
Helix at Pine Eagle, 5:30 p.m.
Sherman at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m.
Ione at Horizon Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 5 p.m.
Pendleton at Hood River, 7 p.m.
The Dalles at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Today
Dufur at Arlington, 2:30 p.m.
Joseph at Nixyaawii 2:30 p.m.
Helix at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m.
Ione at Horizon Christian, 4 p.m.
Sherman at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m.
Tuesday
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 5 p.m.
Hermiston at The Dalles, 7 p.m.
Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Today
Echo, Riverside at 3A Special District 1
meet (Hermiston), 10 a.m.
Heppner, Irrigon at 2A/1A Special District
4 meet (Grant Union), 10 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Today
Pendleton, Hermiston at district meet
(Hood River), 10 a.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 4 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon,
7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 2 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon,
5:30 p.m.
Sunday
Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech, 3 p.m.
Prep standings
BOYS BASKETBALL
Columbia River Conference (5A)
Conf. Ovr.
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Pendleton 6-1 12-7 1197 1042
11
Hermiston 3-3 10-11 1311 1192
25
The Dalles 2-4 5-15 1018 1455
28
Hood River 2-4 3-15 1051 1242
33
Greater Oregon League (4A)
Ovr. Conf.
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Baker
6-0 13-10 1267 1117
21
La Grande 4-2 8-8 820 750
26
Mac-Hi
2-4 7-16 937 1077
34
Ontario
0-6 6-16 1154 1350
37
Eastern Oregon League (3A)
Conf. Ovr.
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9-0 15-10 1305 1192
10
6-3 10-12 980 982
24
3-6 11-13 1187 1244
27
0-9 3-21 1027 1340
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Nyssa
Riverside
Umatilla
Vale
Columbia Basin Conference (2A)
Conf. Ovr.
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8-2 18-3 1183 920
4
8-2 16-5 1313 1029
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6-3 15-6 1167 871
6
5-5 10-11 1082 1122
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2-8 8-16 1017 1210
31
0-9 5-17 844 1258
40
Heppner
Stanfield
Irrigon
Wes-McE.
Pilot Rock
Culver
Big Sky League (1A)
Conf. Ovr.
Sherman 13-0 19-4
S. Wasco 10-3 19-4
Dufur
9-4 12-10
Horizon Chr. 7-6 10-12
Con./Whe. 6-7 10-12
Ione
3-10 4-17
Arlington
2-11 8-16
Mitchell
2-11 7-15
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Old Oregon League (1A)
Conf. Ovr.
PS
Nixyaawii 11-0 21-1 1589
Joseph
8-2 12-7 865
Powder Val. 8-3 15-5 1149
Echo
6-6 8-15 1019
Wallowa
4-7 5-14 646
Pine Eagle 1-10 2-17 642
Helix
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Columbia River Conference (5A)
Conf. Ovr.
PS PA Rnk
Hermiston 6-0 18-3 1245 907
5
The Dalles 3-3 11-9 944 867
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Pendleton 3-3 8-13 1003 1064
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Hood River 0-6 3-16 680 1001
32
Greater Oregon League (4A)
Conf. Ovr.
PS PA Rnk
La Grande 6-0 17-4 1244 905
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Baker
4-2 11-11 965 1000
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Mac-Hi
2-4 12-10 839 905
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Ontario
0-6 2-17 525 941
31
Eastern Oregon League (3A)
Conf. Ovr.
PS
Umatilla
8-1 19-5 1111
Nyssa
6-3 16-8 1014
Vale
4-5 13-11 1023
Riverside
0-9 3-18 583
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Columbia Basin Conference (2A)
Conf. Ovr.
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Wes.-McE. 9-0 13-8 926 787
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Pilot Rock
7-3 16-8 1095 903
12
Irrigon
5-5 9-12 810 804
24
Stanfield
4-5 9-11 748 733
30
Culver
4-6 12-10 822 725
27
Heppner
0-10 2-19 546 902
38
Big Sky League (1A)
Conf. Ovr.
PS PA Rnk
Con./Whe. 12-1 21-2 1082 732
4
Ione
11-2 14-7 902 860
19
Arlington
8-5 15-9 1029 813
25
Horizon Chr. 7-6 10-12 706 856
31
S. Wasco
5-8 10-12 753 857
33
Dufur
5-8 6-16 758 985
44
Sherman 3-10 3-18 698 1023
53
Mitchell
1-12 4-18 684 897
59
Old Oregon League (1A)
Conf. Ovr.
PS
Nixyaawii 10-1 20-2 1170
Powder Val. 9-2 12-7 977
Helix
7-4 14-8 931
Joseph
6-5 10-10 1000
Echo
5-7 12-12 957
Pine Eagle 2-9 2-17 376
Wallowa
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28 25 .528 10½
Chicago
27 25 .519 11
Detroit
27 27 .500 12
Milwaukee
22 32 .407 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct GB
San Antonio
45
8 .849 —
Memphis
31 22 .585 14
Dallas
29 26 .527 17
Houston
27 28 .491 19
New Orleans
20 33 .377 25
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Oklahoma City
40 14 .741 —
Portland
27 27 .500 13
Utah
26 26 .500 13
Denver
22 32 .407 18
Minnesota
17 37 .315 23
Pacific Division
W
L Pct GB
Golden State
48
4 .923 —
L.A. Clippers
35 18 .660 13½
Sacramento
22 31 .415 26½
Phoenix
14 40 .259 35
L.A. Lakers
11 44 .200 38½
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Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled — All-Star Break
Sunday’s Games
All-Star Game, West vs. East, 5 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT
Florida
55 32 17
6
Detroit
55 28 18
9
Tampa Bay 54 30 20
4
Boston
54 29 19
6
Montreal
56 27 25
4
Ottawa
56 25 25
6
Buffalo
56 22 28
6
Toronto
53 19 25
9
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT
Washington 53 40
9
4
6
N.Y. Rangers 55 31 18
Pts
70
65
64
64
58
56
50
47
GF GA
158 128
139 138
146 133
163 149
155 152
161 177
132 159
127 154
Pts GF GA
84 178 121
68 160 142
N.Y. Islanders 53 29 18
6 64 154 134
Pittsburgh 54 28 19
7 63 141 139
New Jersey 55 27 21
7 61 124 129
Carolina
55 24 21 10 58 131 146
Philadelphia 53 24 20
9 57 129 143
Columbus 56 22 28
6 50 144 176
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago
58 36 18
4 76 161 134
Dallas
55 35 15
5 75 180 149
St. Louis
57 31 17
9 71 141 137
Colorado
58 29 25
4 62 157 160
Nashville
55 25 21
9 59 144 149
Minnesota 54 23 21 10 56 133 136
Winnipeg 54 24 27
3 51 140 159
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 54 33 18
3 69 153 130
San Jose
53 28 20
5 61 156 145
Anaheim
53 26 19
8 60 122 128
Arizona
54 25 23
6 56 144 165
Vancouver 54 22 20 12 56 129 147
Calgary
54 25 26
3 53 146 162
Edmonton 56 22 29
5 49 142 169
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
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Friday’s Games
Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1, SO
Colorado 3, Detroit 2, SO
Buffalo 6, Montreal 4
Los Angeles 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, OT
Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 3, OT
St. Louis 5, Florida 3
Arizona 4, Calgary 1
Saturday’s Games
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
Nashville at Florida, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 5 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
BASEBALL Announced New York Mets
RHP Jenrry Mejia has received a perma-
nent suspension from major league and
minor league baseball after testing positive
for boldenone, his third performance-en-
hancing substance violation under Major
League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention
and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Named Joe McIl-
vaine senior adviser of player personnel.
CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms
with RHP Tommy Hunter on a one-year
contract and C Guillermo Quiroz on a minor
league contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES Agrees to terms
with LHP Aroldis Chapman on a one-year
contract. Designated C Tony Wolters for
assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Acquired OF Khris
Davis from Milwaukee for RHP Bubby Der-
by and C Jacob Nottingham. Designated
LHP Sean Nolin for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Claimed LHP C.J.
Riefenhauser off waivers from Baltimore.
Designated LHP Edgar Olmos for assign-
ment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL Fined Denver CB Aqib Talib $26,044
for taunting and face mask fouls, Denver
DE Malik Jackson $8,681 for unnecessary
roughness and Carolina QB Joe Webb
$8,681 for unnecessary roughness during
the Super Bowl.
DETROIT LIONS Signed T Lamar Holmes.
GREEN BAY PACKERS Re-signed DT
Letroy Guion.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed CB
Josh Johnson.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Named Daronte
Jones assistant defensive backs coach.
Announced Eric Stokes senior personnel
executive and assistant general manager
have mutually agreed to part ways. Termi-
nated the contracts of DE Quinton Coples
and CB Brice McCain.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS Signed LS Greg
Warren to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES Placed F Daniel Cate-
nacci on injured reserve. Recalled F Philip
Varone from Rochester (AHL).
CALGARY FLAMES Recalled G Joni Ortio
from Stockton (AHL). Placed G Karri Ramo
on injured reserve.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Recalled D
Viktor Svedberg from Rockford (AHL).
