Jack Armstrong

Catcher Joe Oliver and pitcher Jack Armstrong walked out of the Cincinnati Reds spring training camp in Plant City, Fla., yesterday to protest their renewed contracts."

BALTIMOREFor more information, call the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association at (410) 659-7300 within Maryland or (800) 343-3468 outside Maryland.* Nov. 3-6 Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Medicine & Biology Society conference and exhibit. Omni Hotel. Expected attendance: 1,500* Nov. 4-9 Profitkey International users group meeting, Stouffer Harborplace. Expected attendance: 550* Nov. 6-11 Association for Computing Machinery, Tri-ADA meeting and exhibit, Baltimore Convention Center.

BALTIMOREFor more Baltimore convention information, call the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association at (410) 659-7300 within Maryland or (800) 343-3468 outside Maryland.* Oct. 17-20 American Rental Association, joint regional meeting, Omni Hotel/Convention Center. Contact: Darleen Summers. Expected attendance: 1,500* Oct. 17-20 Society of Automotive Engineers, fuel and lubricants meeting, Stouffer Harborplace Hotel. Contact: Edna Kimmell. Expected attendance: 1,300* Oct. 24-27 National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Official, Convention Center.

BaseballAL -- Upheld the three-game suspension of Cleveland Indians OF Albert Belle and announced it will begin tomorrow.Boston Red Sox -- Activated OF Mike Greenwell from the 15-day DL. Optioned IF Jim Byrd to Triple-A Pawtucket.Cincinnati Reds -- Placed 3B Chris Sabo on the 15-day DL. Recalled IF Willie Greene from Triple-A Indianapolis.Cleveland Indians -- Acquired P Jeremy Hernandez from the San Diego Padres for OF Tracy Sanders and P Fernando Hernandez.Colorado Rockies -- Released P Bryn Smith, a former Orioles minor-leaguer.

Spike Lee's She Hate Me contains the seeds of a half-dozen good, thought-provoking movies, in genres ranging from sexual spoof and political satire to corporate drama and morality play. That's the good news. The bad news is that She Hate Me is a scattershot mess, a film that seems to have no idea where it's going and offers little compelling reason for audiences to try to figure it out. It's as though Lee, frustrated by today's political and cultural climate, sees this as his one shot at grabbing his audience's attention and shaking some sense into them.

BaseballNational League -- Suspended Cincinnati Reds OF Reggie Sanders for five games and an undisclosed amount for charging and tackling Montreal Expos P Pedro Martinez in a game Wednesday. Sanders is appealing the suspension and will be allowed to play until his appeal is heard.Orioles -- Announced that OF Dennis Hood was released by Triple-A Rochester to make room for OF Damon Buford.Montreal Expos -- Placed P John Wetteland on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of P Butch Henry from Triple-A Ottawa.

The Cleveland Indians traded left-handed pitcher Greg Swindell to the Cincinnati Reds yesterday for three right-handers -- Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder and minor-leaguer Joe Turek.Swindell, 26, Cleveland's top choice in the June 1986 draft, was 9-16 last season with a 3.48 ERA. He has a career record of 60-55 with a 3.79 ERA with the Indians.Armstrong, 26, and Scudder, 23, will join Cleveland's roster. Turek, 25, will be assigned the Class AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox.Armstrong was 7-13 last season with a 5.48 ERA in 27 games.

If you're old enough to remember the words: "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear," you may be surprised to learn that, thanks to new technology, the Lone Ranger and other stars of classic radio are riding once again. But these days, programs from the golden age of radio are available for download from the Internet to CDs, MP3 players and cell phones. "Research shows that the older generation is the fastest-growing group of Internet users," says Jeffery Dittus, CEO of Media Bay, a digital media and publishing company.

BaseballCincinnati Reds -- Traded OF Jacob Brumfield to the Pittsburgh Pirates for OF Danny Clyburn. Sent OF Micah Franklin to the Pirates to finish July 27 trade for 1B-OF Brian Hunter.Florida Marlins -- Extended the contract of manager Rene Lachemann through 1997. Named Jose Morales hitting coach.Oakland Athletics -- Activated P Steve Karsay, IF Lance Blankenship and IF Steve Sax from the 60-day disabled list. Sent P Ed Vosberg, OF Eric Fox, IF Jim Bowie and IF Francisco Matos to Triple-A Edmonton.