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Moves Baseball YANKEES: Agreed with 1B Tino Martinez on one-year contract. Basketball BUCKS: Activated G Erick Strickland from injured list. Colleges INDIANA: Named Gerald Brown running backs coach, Troy Douglas cornerbacks coach, Matt Canada quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator; Brian George defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator, Billy Lynch wide receivers coach, Joe Palcic co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, Bobby...

Linebacker Peter Boulware will practice later this week for the first time this season, Ravens coach Brian Billick announced yesterday. Boulware had offseason knee surgery and has not played since the second-to-last week of the 2003 regular season. The Ravens originally had hoped to have Boulware back in a limited role for the beginning of the season, but the four-time Pro Bowl player was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list along with quarterback Anthony Wright. Once Boulware practices, the Ravens will have three weeks to place him on the active roster or on injured reserve for the rest of the season.

The Ravens today place rookie wide receiver Devard Darling on injured reserve with a heel injury and signed tight end Darnell Dinkins to the active roster from the practice squad. Darling was selected by the Ravens in the third round (82nd overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. Originally published October 29, 2004, 4:12 PM EDT

ASHBURN, Va. - When the Washington Redskins take the field in their final preseason game tonight, wide receiver Patrick Woodcock is well aware of the task ahead of him. The second-year receiver is one of seven wide-outs on a Redskins roster that seems set with six - Laveranues Coles, Rod Gardner, Taylor Jacobs, Cliff Russell, Patrick Johnson and Darnerien McCants (Arundel). Woodcock's play tonight (8 o'clock, chs. 4, 24) against the Jaguars in Jacksonville could determine whether the Washington coaches decide to keep six or seven wide receivers.

Ravens strong safety Will Demps worked with the first team during part of yesterday's practice, further proof that the undrafted rookie will make his NFL debut on Monday night against the Denver Broncos. Neither he nor the coaching staff, however, would confirm that Demps will start in place of Anthony Mitchell, "I don't take anything from it," Demps said of practicing with the starters. "I think it was just to get back into the rotation." Demps has recovered from a dislocated elbow he suffered in the final preseason game.

Baseball Astros: Named Charlie Norton GM and Jay Edmiston director of baseball operations for Appalachian League Martinsville. Announced Martinsville assistant GM Jennifer Bender will leave at the end of the year to work for Astros' spring training facility operations staff. Indians: Declined 2002 options on P Scott Radinsky and P Dave Burba. Exercised 2003 option on P Ricardo Rincon. Named Mike Brown pitching coach. Basketball Hawks: Waived C Ivano Newbill, F Ira Newbill and G Scoonie Penn.

Baseball Brewers: Sent P Everett Stull outright to Double-A Huntsville. Marlins: Named Larry Rothschild consultant. Reds: Sent outright the contract of P Leo Estrella to Triple-A Louisville. Optioned P Scott Winchester to Louisville. College Salisbury: Announced Pat Brannan (Loyola) and Paul Duffy (Oakland Mills) were named captains for the 2001 football team. Towson: Named Kendra King women's assistant lacrosse coach. Announced that Lauren Klau, a two-time All-Anne Arundel County and a second-team All-Metro hitter from Severna Park, has orally committed to a scholarship.

After getting the call late last year, receiver Germany Thompson is willing to do whatever he has to do to keep his roster spot. Thompson, 6 feet 2, 208 pounds, was signed off the Ravens' practice squad and onto the active roster for the final three playoff games last year after tight end John Jones went down with an ankle injury. Thompson was on the inactive list for all three, but it netted him a Super Bowl ring and a good chance at making the active roster at the start of this season.