Eddie Griffin

Five draft-day trades with biggest consequences of past 20 years 1987: Seattle traded the rights to Scottie Pippen to Chicago for the draft rights to Olden Polynice, a second-round pick in 1988 or 1989 and the right to swap first-round picks in 1988 or 1989. The deal set the Bulls up for their dynastic run of the 1990s, giving Michael Jordan the running mate he needed to reign over the NBA. 1993: Orlando traded the rights to Chris Webber to Golden State for the rights to Penny Hardaway and three future first-round draft choices.

Moves Baseball ANGELS: Agreed to terms with OF Jose Guillen on two-year contract. BRAVES: Agreed to terms with P Antonio Alfonseca on one-year contract. BREWERS: Agreed with IF Wes Helms on two-year contract. Sent P Matt Childers outright to Triple-A Indianapolis. CUBS: Acquired IF-OF Jose Macias from Expos for P Wilton Chavez. Agreed with Macias, C Paul Bako and IF Ramon Martinez on one-year contracts. DEVIL RAYS: Agreed with IF Geoff Blum and P Rob Bell on one-year contracts. DODGERS: Agreed to terms with IF-OF Luis Garcia, IF Olmedo Saenz, P Doug Nickle, P Tanyon Sturtze, P Brad Baisley and P Mark Johnson on minor league contracts.

Moves Baseball MLB: Named Red Sox P Derek Lowe AL player of the week and Expos OF Vladimir Guerrero NL player of week. INDIANS: Placed OF-1B Wil Cordero on waivers for purpose of giving him his unconditional release. RANGERS: Purchased contract of C Hector Ortiz from Triple-A Oklahoma. Designated P Dan Miceli for assignment. ROCKIES: Named Alan Cockrell hitting coach. TIGERS: Named Britt Burns pitching coach of Triple-A Toledo, effective May 1. Basketball NBA: Pau Gasol, Memphis; Shane Battier, Memphis; Jason Richardson, Golden State; Tony Parker, San Antonio; and Andrei Kirilenko, Utah, were named to NBA All-Rookie first team.

Baseball13-14 -- The Harford Sox defeated Bel Air, 3-1, Wednesday in Metro League action on its home field at C. Milton Wright.Danny Green went the distance for the Sox, striking out nine, walking three and scattering five hits.The Sox took a two-run lead in the first inning. A Bel Air throwing error allowed Chad Blevins to score from third, and a single by Adam Rafalski drove in Paul Isbell.Brad Glascock drove in the Sox's third run on a RBI groundout in the third inning. Eric Shank was 2-for-3 (two doubles)

Underclass eligibles (x-has not hired an agent) College players Gilbert Arenas, G, Arizona, sophomore x-Brandon Armstrong, G, Pepperdine, junior Malcolm Battles, F, New Mexico, junior Tavorris Bell, F, Rhode Island, junior Preston Bennett, F, Grayson CC, freshman x-Keith Bogans, G, Kentucky, sophomore Michael Bradley, C, Villanova, junior x-Jamison Brewer, G, Auburn, sophomore Kedrick Brown, F, Okaloosa-Walton CC, sophomore SirValiant Brown,...

The city's comedy fans could start getting more yuks on the west side. With the Improv shuttered and no definite plans for another in the near future, the Hippodrome is looking to attract a steady stream of nationally touring comedians. In the past two months, Sinbad, Eddie Griffin and the Bad Boys of Comedy - all major national acts - played the Hippodrome's main stage. The venue also has a smaller pavilion stage that could accommodate crowds slightly larger than those that filled the now-defunct Improv.

WASHINGTON - Two days before the Washington Wizards made history in making Kwame Brown the first high school player chosen first in the NBA draft, Brown had the temerity to be angry with no less a figure than Michael Jordan. Brown, 19, a native of Brunswick, Ga., had visited Jordan, the Wizards' president of basketball operations, and new head coach Doug Collins for a second workout that he frankly deemed unnecessary, since he already believed he had proved that he was the best player in the draft.

A DAY FOR rumbling and rambling: Lacrosse is often described as the fastest game on two feet, and it might finally be living up to its billing. Baltimore's new professional team, the Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse, offers much of the same as the college game, but the pro game has a much faster pace and more action. League officials knew there had to be some deviations from the college game, and they have made the pro game just as appealing. The action is nonstop because the clock never stops except in the game's final minute.

Heading into tonight's NBA draft, Kansas forward Drew Gooden has simple goals. He wants only to get one of those snazzy caps from the team that selects him, then move on to shake hands with commissioner David Stern in the now-standard photo op. If recent history is any indication, the cap Gooden puts on may not be the cap he keeps, because picks get swapped on draft nights like trading cards. "It's kind of up in the air, because you've got trades," said Connecticut forward Caron Butler.