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B2 GETTYSBURG TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2003 CALENDAR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL Buys Basketball Central York at South Western, 6 p.m. Littlcstown at York Suburban, 6 p.m. Eastern York at Hanover, 7:30 p.m. Red Lion at New Oxford, 7:30 p.m. Kennard-Dale at Dclone Catholic, 6 p.m.

Girls Basketball South Western at Central York, 1:30 p.m. York Suburban at Littlestown, 6 p.m. Hanover at Eastern York, 7:30 p.m. New Oxford at Red Lion, 7:30 p.m. Delone Catholic at Kennard-Dale, 6 p.m.

Swimming South Western at York Suburban, 6 p.m. New Oxford at Red Lion, 4:30 p.m. COLLEGE Men's Basketball Mount St. Mary's at St. Francis (N.Y.), 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY No events scheduled. ON THE DIAL TODAY WGTY-FM 107.7 5:40 a.m. Ned Jarrett's "World of Racing" 6:50 p.m. NASCAR Today with Joe Moore WGET-AM 1320 10:35 a.m. "Madden Minute" with John Madden 11:35 a.m.

NASCAR's Garage Pass 12:35 p.m. Ned Jarrett's "World of Racing" 12:40 p.m. Nittany Lion Update 6 p.m. "Speaking of Sports" with Jed Donahue 6:05 p.m. Nittany Lion Hotline DAILY LISTINGS TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m.

ESPN Fort Worth Bowl, TCU vs. Boise at Fort Worth, Texas MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPN2 Illinois at Missouri NBA 7:30 p.m. WON Chicago at New Jersey ON THIS DAY Dec. 23: 1933 Montreal's Howie Morenz scores his 251st goal to become the NHL's career goal-scoring leader.

Morenz's goal caps the Canadiens' 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. 1951 Norm Van Brocklin's 73-yard touchdown pass to Tom Fears in the fourth quarter gives the Los Angeles Rams a 24-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns for the NFL title. 1962 -Tommy Brqoker kicks a 25-yard field goal 17:54 into overtime, giving the Dallas Tcxans a 20-17 victory over Houston for the AFL title. 1978 -Bryan Trottier has five goals and three assists to lead the New York Islanders to a 9-4 victory over the Rangers. Trottier sets an NHL record with three goals and three assists in the second 1996 Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions rushes for 175 yards in a 24-14 loss to San Francisco to finish with 1.553 yards for the season.

It's Sanders' third straight season with at least 1.500 yards rushing, a the NFL. 2001 Baltimore heats Cincinnati 16-0, marking the first tltrui'afi NFL team has shut out an oppb- ncni at honle over three seasons since the Oakland Raiders did it to San Diego from 1975-77. EXTRA POINT GARRISON REPLACES KING: Zina Garrison will replace Billie Jean King as captain of the United States Fed Cup team next season. The Associated Press learned Monday. Garrison, the 1990 Wimbledon runner-up, was appointed for one year by the president of the U.S.

Tennis Association. Her hiring was to be announced officially Tuesday. "1 paid my dues," Garrison told the AP in a telephone interview. "1 learned a lot each and every year working with Billie Jean." Garrison becomes the country's first black Fed Cup captain in the event's 40- year history. King is stepping aside after leading the United States to three Fed Cup titles since 1995, but her tenure also was marked by conflicts with players.

She will stay on as an assistant coach, the same position Garrison held since 1999. "I did a sampling of players dial would be one factor entering into it. And it's my firm conviction that Zina is ready to take the next step," USTA president Alan Schwartz said. "There comes a time when transition makes sense. Billie Jean herself said this was the time." The- United States plays at Slovenia in the first round of the 2004 Fed Cup on April 24-25.

The Americans lost to France in the 2003 final. That U.S. team was depleted by injuries and player disagreements with King, leaving it without such stars as Venus and Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport. "Losing in the final this year was disturbing," Garrison said. "I grew up on U.S.

teams where we were always the favorite. I'm going to take some time to study and figure out how we can do that." King's most publicized flap involved Capriati. She was kicked off the team on the eve of a 2002 match, when King didn't want Capriati to practice on her own with her father. The United States lost to heavy underdog Austria. King also said Davenport wouldn't be allowed to participate in a Fed Cup scries this year because the player was going to arrive late after her mother had surgery.

"I've had a wonderful run as U.S. Fed Cup captain," King said in a statement. "Women's international team tennis competition is a passion of mine and one thai requires a major commitment. It is with great pleasure that I fully support the USTA's decision to select Zina, who I am convinced is the most capable son to lead the team to a championship." Garrison, 40, was ranked in the top 10 from 1983-90, peaking at No. 4.

She retired in 1997 with 37 titles: 14 singles, 20 doubles, three mixed doubles. Venus Williams, for one, has credited Garrison's Fed Cup coaching with helping her improve. "The Williams sisters, Capriati, Davenport 1 will be talking to all of them. I'm looking to put together the best team," Garrison said. "The biggest thing is if their schedules fit." Garrison played on eight Fed Cup teams from 1984-94, going 22-5 and helping win three titles.

When she beat Monica Seles and Steffi Graf to reach the 1990 Wimbledon final. Garrison became the first black woman to reach a Grand Slam championship match since Althea Gibson in 1958. Garrison lost that final to Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-1. Garrison also is known for being the last player to beat iS-time major champion Oiris Evert, eliminating her in the 1989 U.S. Open quarterfinals.

t()l 01 2M) Knicks hire Thomas as presiideiit BY CHRIS SHERIDAN AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK In a change of leadership that -no one at Madison Square Garden saw coming, Scott Layden was -fired Monday as president of the New York Knicks and was replaced by Isiah Thomas. The move comes after New York missed the playoffs the past two seasons with a roster largely assembled by Layden. The Knicks are 10-18 this season, and recent speculation centered on coach Don Chancy possibly losing his job. Instead, the man forced out was Layden, who joined the Knicks in the slimmer of 1999 after they were coming off an appearance in the NBA Finals. "I don't think there's any question that everybody is underper- forming.

Just look at our record," said James Dolan, the chairman of the team's corporate owner, Cablevision. 'This is the thing we could do right now to most help the team. That's the bottom line of it." Thomas has been out of the NBA since being fired over the summer by the Indiana Pacers, where he was the coach for three seasons. He received a phone call from Dolan and Garden president Steve Mills on Friday, then spent Saturday meeting with them. He was introduced at a press conference in the same Garden restaurant where Layden made his first public appearance as the Knicks', general manager years ago.

"We've got players and coaches probably a little unsure of what's going on, and my job is to come here and calm the waters," Thomas said. Calming the waters, however, coiild be a tough task after Thomas emphasized in several recent interviews that his desire is to return to coaching. That might not bode well for Chancy, who has been coaching the Knicks throughout their decline into insignificance. Thomas said everyone in the organization will be evaluated, providing no assurances to anyone. Chahey did not speak to reporters after practice Monday morning.

Thomas" first look at his new team will come Tuesday night when former, Knick Latrell Sprewell and the Minnesota ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPH Isiah Thomas, the new president of the New York Knicks, holds a basketball during a news conference at Madison Square Garden Monday, in New York. Scott Layden was fired Monday as president of the Knicks and Thomas was hired to replace him. Timberwolves visit New York. The task confronting Thomas is a difficult one, whether he tries to tinker with or overhaul an underachieving roster with the league's highest payroll. The contracts of Allan Houston, Keith Van Horn, Howard Eisley and Shandon Anderson will take up almost all of the team's salary cap space for the next three seasons.

"Everyone who looks at the cap situation, the first tiling they say is, 'You can't fix this, you can't do Thomas said. "We have to be a team that's very unconventional and very creative in going out and getting players." Layden's last major move was the four-team trade that sent Sprewell to Minnesota and brought Van Horn to New York. The deal has appeared to favor the Timberwolves during the first two months of the season. Sprewell has averaged 17.2 points for Minnesota while Van Horn has struggled, averaging 14.8 points and getting benched for the fourth quarter of several recent games. Before the Van Horn trade, Layden's biggest move came on draft night in 2002 when he sent Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson and the Knicks' lottery pick which turned into Brazilian center Nene to Denver for'- Antonio' McDyess.

McDyess'fractured his kneecap in ari exhibition game and missed the entire 2002-03 returning 11 games ago. With the Knicks losing regularly' and failing to draw the'sellout crowds that were a staple during the 1990s, Layden became a lightning 1 rod for criticism. The anti- Layden feeling was so strong in New York that when LeBron James was selected with the No. 1 pick in the draft at the Garden'last June, commissioner David Stern's announcement of the selection was drowned out by a loud chant of "Fire Layden!" 'Tm going to commend Mr, Dolan because he surprised me the way he pulled the trigger," said film producer Spike Lee, the Knicks' most visible fan. "It was a cool Corleone move, straight up Corleone.

It shocked me." Layden, a native New Yorker and the son of former Jazz coach Frank Layden, spent 18 seasons with Utah before being brought to New York by executive Dave Checketts. At the behest of Checketts, Layden traded franchise stalwart Ewing to Seattle in the summer of 2000, a move that contributed to- the current salary cap predicament. Layden, who return -a phone message, built his reputation in Utah through his ability to pluck obscure but productive players with low draft picks. But he did not 'enjoy similar success overseeing the Knicks, who now over to an ex-player and ex-coach with a spotty record as a business- man and "I standing Here if things were going well." Thomas said. "None of us like the situation we're in; and ourjobjs to come in and change that" ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPH Montreal Canadiens goaltendcr Jose Theodore loses sight of the puck after making the save as Pittsburgh Penguins' Konstantin Koltsov looks for the rebound during third period NHL action Monday, in Montreal.

The Canadiens beat the Penguins 4-1. Hoekev League. National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division OL Pts GF GA 8 3 47 97 70 80 52 88 -84 90 87 Philadelphia 18 5 New Jersey 18 6 N.Y. Rangers! 3 13 N.Y. Islanders 14 15 Pittsburgh 8 18 44 33 31 23 70 121 Toronto Ottawa Boston Montreal Buffalo Northeast Division OL Pts GF GA 6 3 47 94 78 19 6 16 10 13 9 16 14 12 18 38 100 38 85 37 82 27 71 69 87 82 93 Atlanta Tampa Bay 14 11 Florida 11 15 Carolina 10 13 Washington 10 20 SouthMSt Division OL Pts GF GA 18 14 3 1 40 109 107 33 31 30 24 71 67 73 92 61 76 90 108 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division OL Pts GF GA Detroit 22 11 3 1 48 124 85 St.

Louis 20 7 3 1 44 83 64 Nashville 15 12 3 2 35 79 82 Chicago 7 17 7 3 24 63 97 Columbus 8 1 7 4 3 23 64 92 Northwest Division OL Pts GF GA Vancouver 18 8 5 2 43 96 72 Calgary 17 9 2 3 39 76 64 Colorado 16 9 6 1 39 93 72 Minnesota 14 14 6 0 34 74 71 Edmonton 12 15 6 0 30 84 97 Pacific Division OL GF GA Los Angeles 16 11 3 3 38 91 79 San Jose 11 9 10 3 35 77 78 Dallas 15 16 4 0 34 70 77 Phoenix 10 11 11 1 32 83 98 Anaheim 11 13 4 5 31 69 86 Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss. Monday's Games Dallas 3, Carolina 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 2 Ottawa 3, Florida 2, OT Detroit 2, St. Louis 1 Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1 Phoenix 3, Nashville 3, tie Los Angeles at Vancouver, Anaheim at San Jose, Today's Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y Islanders, 7 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m. No games scheduled 1l(i EASTERN CONFERENCE Attofittc Dtvhriori Pet GB Boston 14 14 .500 -Philadelphia 14 14 .500 -New Jersey 13 13 .500 -Miami 10 17 .370 New York 10 18 .357 4 Washington 8 17 .320 4V4 Orlando 7 Jig .241 7V4 GQtfnTm tnVlWOfl Pet GB Indiaha 20 8 .714 -New Orleans 18 10 .643 2 Detroit 16 11 .593 Toronto 14 13 .519 Milwaukee 13 14 .481 CTevelana 8 19 .296 Chicago 7 19 .269 12 Atlanta 7 .241 WESTERN CONFERENCE MMwwt EHvnrion Pet GB San Antonio 19 10 .655 -Minnesota 17 9 .654 Denver 16 11 .593 2 Dallas 15 11 .577 Houston 15 11 .577 2V4 Memphis '15 11 .577 2V4 Utah 15 1 3 5 3 6 3V4 Pel GB LA. Lakers 20 5 .800 -Sacramento 19 6 .760 1 Gofden State 12 13 .480 8 Portland 12 13 .480 8 Seattle 12 13 .480 8 LA.

Clippers 11 12 .478 8 Phoenix 10 18 .357 ItVfe Philadelphia 95, Orlando 73 Utah 92, Chicago 80 Memphis at Denver, Today's Games New Orleans at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at New York, .7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Indiana at Houston, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Phojenix at Seattle, 1 0 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento; 10 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m. LA. Latcers at Gofderv Slate, 10:30 p.m. No games scfiwduted NFL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pet PF PA y-New England 13 2 0 .867317238 Miami 9 6 0 .600 288 240 Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 2 4 3 2 4 8 N.Y.

Jets 6 9 0 .400 262 276 South Pet PF PA x-lndianapolis 11 4 0 .733 427 319 x-Tennessee 11 4 0 .733 402 311 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 262 310 Houston 5 10 0 .333 238 360 North Pet PF PA Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 378 271 Cincinnati 8 7 0 .533 332 362 Pittsburgh 6 9 0 .400 290 314 Cleveland 4 1 1 0 .267 232 308 West Pet PF PA y-KansasCity 12 3 0 .800 453 329 X-Denver 10 5 0 .667 378 270 Oakland 4 10 0 .286 249 317 San Diego 3 1 2 0 .200 292 427 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Pet PF PA x-Philadelphia11 4 0 .733343280 x-Dallas 10 5 0 .667 282 247 Washington 5 10 0 .333 280 341 N.Y. Giants 4 1 1 0 .267219350 South Pet PF PA y-Carolina 10 5 0 .667 288 280 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 327 319 Tampa Bay 7 8 0 .467 288 231 Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 278 408 North Pet PF PA Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 3 9 9 3 3 5 Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 370 297 Chicago 7 8 0 .467 280 315 Detroit 4 11 0 .267 240 359 West Pet PF PA y-St. Louis 12 3 0 .800 427 298 Seattle 9 6 0 .600 3 8 0 3 1 0 San Francisco 7 8 0 .467 367 313 Arizona 3 12 0 .200 207 435 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday's Games Atlanta 30, Tampa Bay 28 Minnesota 45, Kansas City 20 New England 21, N.Y. Jets 16 Sunday's Games Miami 20, Buffalo 3 Dallas 19, N.Y. Giants 3 Carolina 20, Detroit 14 Chicago 27, Washington 24 Tennessee 27, Houston 24 St.

Louis 27, Cincinnati 10 Baltimore 35, Cleveland 0 Jacksonville 20, New Orleans 19 Pittsburgh 40, San Diego 24 Seattle 28, Arizona 10 San Francisco 31, Philadelphia 28, OT Denver 31, Indianapolis 17 Monday's Game Green Bay at Oakland, Saturday, Dec. 27 Buffalo at New England, 1:30 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

28 St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Chicago at Kansas City, 1 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Carolina at N.Y.

Giants, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Denver at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:30 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Final Division I-AA Poll PHILADELPHIA The top 25 teams in the. final Sports Network football poll, with first-place 'votes) in-: parentheses, records and previous irig: 'h Record Pts Pvs I.Delaware (58) 15-1 1,450 3' Z.Colgate 15-1 1,375 6 3. Wofford 12-2 1,332 2 4. Florida Atlantic 11-3 1,17913 5. Northern Iowa 10-3 1,113 7 6.

Western Illinois 9-4 1,09910 7. Western Kentucky 9-4 1,019 9 8. McNeese State 10-2 983 1 9. Southern Illinois 10-2 944 4 10. Northern Arizona 9-4 91916 11.

Massachusetts 10-3 892 5 12. Penn 10-0 874 8 13. Southern 12-1 782 15 U.Montana 9-4 781 11 15. Bethune-Cookman 9-3 584 14 16. North Carolina AT 10-3 522 18 17.

Grambling State 9-3 51512 18. Jacksonville State 8-4 43417 19. Northern Colorado 9-2 334 19 20. Northeastern 8-4 299 20 21. Montana State 7-6 26424 22.

Idaho State 8-4 261 21 23. Lehigh 8-3 203 25 24. Georgia Southern 7-4 198 22 25. Villanova 7-4 185 23 COLLEGE HOOPS Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 21, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs I.Connecticut (21) 8-1 1,636 1 2.

Kentucky (25) 6-0 1,614 2 3. Duke (2) 8-1 1,539 3 4. Georgia Tech (16) 10-0 1,479 5 5. Arizona (2) 5-1 1,364 7 6. Stanford (2) 7-0 1,292 9 7.

Oklahoma 8-0 1,275 8 8. Wake Forest (1) 7-0 1,264 14 9. North Carolina 6-1 1,162 4 10. Saint Joseph's 8-0 1,084 11 11. Missouri 4-1 1,044 10 12.

Kansas 6-2 962 6 13. Florida 6-2 788 15 14. Cincinnati 6-0 771 16 IS.Gonzaga 7-2 726 13 16. Pittsburgh 10-0 634 18 17. Syracuse 5-1 620 19 18.

Texas 5-2 573 11 19. Wisconsin 7-1 530 22 20. Louisville 5-1 513 20 21. Illinois 6-2 342 21 22. Purdue 8-2 284 17 23.

Dayton 9-0 224 24 24. Maryland 6-2 203 25 25. Vanderbilt 8-0 -130 -Others receiving votes: Marquette 100, Mississippi Si. 61, Providence 34, BYU Florida St. 23, Iowa 17, LSU 16, Virginia 15, South Carolina 12, Michigan St.

11, Texas Tech 11, Creighton 9, Colorado 7, Oklahoma St. 5, Utah 5, Boston College 4, N.C. State 4, Rhode Island 3, Boise St. 2. Lafayette 2, SMU 2, Detroit 1.

UCLA 1. NHL NHL Scoring OF A PTS Lang, Was 34 19 25 44 Kovatehuk, All 36 21 21 42 Det 36 19 21 40 Nastund, Van 32 18 21 39 Sakfc, Gol -32 14 23 37 Hull, Oat 35 16 20 36 Savard, At! 26 15 21 36 Patffy, LA 28 12 24 36 Tanguay, Col Sundin, Tor Hossa, Ott Jagr, Was Bertuzzi, Van Nagy, Pho Gonchar, Was 30 9 26 35, 34 14 20 34 30 13 21 34 32 12 22 34 8 26 34 15 18 33 33 31 34 4 29 33 NBA NBA Leaders Scoring i FG FT PTS AVG' Iverson, Phil. 21 208 160 606 28.9'i McGrady, Orl. 27 242 131 670 24.8J Garnett, Minn. 26 260 108 633 24.3.

Stojakov, Sac. 25 213 119 607 24.3-; Pierce, Bos. 28 228 173 673 24.0 1 Davis, N.O. 28 240 94 659 23.5} Randolp, Por. 25 232 123 587 23.5; Duncan, S.A.

25 215 130 562 Carter, Tor. 27 221 128 600 22.21 Redd, Mil. 27 221 106 59221.9; Bryant, LAL 24 158 177 509 Maggett, LAC 23 143 170 477 20.7* Marbury, Pho. 28 217 111 57320.5* O'Neal, LAL 23 172 126 470 20.4;; O'Neal, Ind. 27 225 98 548 20.

All. 29 212 158 586 Cassell, Minn. 26 209 71 51319.75 Lewis, Sea. 24 174 76 46619.4,.; James, Clev. 27 195 103 519 19.S Billups, Det.

27 156 158 51619.1' FG Percentage FG FGA PCTj O'Neal, LAL 172' 312 Baker, Bos. 148 281 .5271 Miller, Sac. 146 278 Trent. Minn. 95 183 .519 6 George, LAL 110 213 .516 i Duncan, S.A.

215 421 Malone, LAL 120 237 Randolph, Port. 232 459 .505 i llgauskas, Ciev. 155 308 Stojakovic, Sac. 213 424 Rebounds OFF DEF TOT Garnett, Minn. 26 75 284 35913.8.' Duncan, S.A.

25 84 242 326 13.0- Wallace. Det. 26 105 220 325 12.5J O'Neal, LAL 23 74 202 276 12.0; Dampier, G.S. 25 114 182 29611.8s Por. 25 100 188 288 11.S Miller, Sac.

25 69 193 262 10.5 O'Neal, Ind. 27 81 188 26910.0,; All. 29 84 197 281 9.7« 24 79 153. 232 9.7* Assists '1 AST AVG 2 Kidd, N.J. 25 235 9.4 ij Marbury, Phoe.

28 240 8.6 Davis, N.O. 28 239 8.5 Nash, Dall. 25 192 7.7 Cassell, Minn. 26 194 7.5 Snow, Phil. 27 180 6.7 Ford, Mil.

26 168 6.5 Payton, LAL 25 158 6.3 5 James, Clev. 27 167 6.2 Stoudamire, Port. 25 152 6.1 5 BUSINESS Monday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL jj American League i BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Agreed to with Javy Lopez on a three-year tract. BOSTON RED SOX--Agreed to with OF Gabe Kapler on a one-year con-f, tract. i DETROIT TIGERS--Agreed to terms withj LHP Andy Van Hekken on a minor contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS---Agreed to terms' with INF Augie Ojeda on one-year con-J tract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Agreed tcV terms with LHP Arthur Rhodes on a three-year contract. Named Webster Garrison' manager, Jim Coffman pitching and Brain McArn hitting coach for MidlanoV of the Texas League; Von Hayes er and Eddie Williams hitting coach forj Modesto of the California League; Joppie manager, Fernando Arroyo pitch-r ing coach, and Aaron Nieckula coach for Kane. the. Midwest.

League; Craig Leflerts-pitchingicoachfand, Tpdd Steverson hitting coach Vancouver-of the Mike Holmes pitching coach and Dilone hitting coach for the Athletics of Arizona League. TEXAS RANGERS--Agreed to terms LHP Mike Bacsik and OF Jason Tyner onj minor league contracts. National League ATLANTA BRAVES--Agreed to terms' with LHP Armando Almanza on a year contract. Designated LHP Chris; Water for assignment. i.

CINCINNATI REDS--Named Dean'; Taylor assistant general manager, Debbie; Bent executive assistant to the general; manager, and Brad Kullman director off major league operations. COLORADO ROCKIES--Agreed to terms'! with Todd Greene on a one-year tract, and RHP Jeff Tarn, RHP Tollberg, INF Benji Gil and INF Andyf Tracy on minor league contracts. Declined; to offer a 2004 contract to RHP Matt Miller.ji FLORIDA MARLINS--Agreed to terms? with RHP Toby Borland on a minor leaguejj contract. 5 MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Agreed to) terms with OF Ben Grieve and Bennett on one-year contracts, and RHP'j Adrian Hernandez on a minor league con-'i tract. NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with? RHP Scott Strickland on a one-year con-ij tract, and LHP Pedro Feliciano and RHP't Jeremy Hill on minor league contracts, i ST.

LOUIS CARDINALS--Agreed toil terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a year contract. 'i Japanese Central League YOMIURI GIANTS--Agreed to terms with? RHP Brian Sikorski. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS--Placed. JonJ Barry on the injured list, Activated Jeff! Trepagnier from the injured list. -1 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS--Waived Cherokee Parks.

NEW JERSEY NETS--Signed MikW Moore. Waived Damone Brown. NEW YORK KNICKS--Fired Scott Layden, president. Named Steve Mills president and chief operating Officer, and! Isiah Thomas president-basketball tions. SACRAMENTO KINGS--Activaled Lawrence Funderburke from the injured list.

ri Continental Basketball Association DAKOTA WIZARDS--Waived JohrV Linehan. IDAHO STAMPEDE--Signed Casey Calvary. American Basketball Association LONG BEACH JAM--Signed Dennis; Rodman and Kameron Sufi. United SIMM USBL--Awarded a 2004 franchise to' Florence, S.C., to be known as the Flyersi! FOOTBALL PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Dante Ellington to the practice squad. WRESTLING USA WRESTLING--Named' Terry, Steiner, Tricia Saunders and Saunders coaches for the women's 2004, U.S.

Olympic team. COLLEGE BARUCH--Named Daniel GuiRord men's-! assistant basketball coach. Jj.