Men S Soccer

BaseballIndians: Announced sale of club from Richard Jacobs to group headed by Lawrence J. Dolan.BasketballMavericks: Signed F Rick Hughes. Waived F Kebu Stewart.Knicks: Named Sedric Toney director of player personnel.CollegeBig West Conference: Announced Cal State Northridge has been accepted as associate member in baseball for 2001 season.Davidson: Defender David Buehler (Columbia) was named to men's soccer All-Southern Conference first team.Duke: Named Tim Lang strength and conditioning coach.

Undefeated after 11 games, the UMBC men's soccer team wonders where its ranking is.It almost arrived this week. The Retrievers (10-0-1) gained votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll but not enough to make the top 25.Maintaining the school-record unbeaten streak and winning the Northeast Conference lead UMBC's priorities. Yet the players crave national recognition."We talk about it. It'd be great," said junior midfielder Matt Gormley (Whitman). "It's an incentive for us to continue playing well."

BasketballJazz: Activated F Bakari Hendrix from injured list and then waived him.Mavericks: Placed F Leon Smith on IR. Activated C Bruno Sundov.76ers: Waived F Rodrick Rhodes.CollegesAtlantic Soccer Conference: Anounced the addition of University at Albany men's soccer for the 2000-2001 season.Capital Athletic Conference: Named Salisbury State's Paul Kelly, Rusty Tritsch and Kyle Eberhardt, and St. Mary's Ryan Olsen to first team for men's soccer. Named Salisbury State's Mike Svela and Gerry DiBartolo player and coach of the year, respectively.

Despite beating top 10 teams Johns Hopkins, Mary Washington and Greensboro (N.C.), the Salisbury State men's soccer team didn't join the nation's elite during the regular season.Now, the Sea Gulls (18-3-1) are there by the process of elimination, as South Regional champion and one of eight teams remaining in the NCAA Division III playoffs. They play at Wheaton College (17-2-2) in Illinois at 2 p.m. Saturday. A win would put the team in the national semifinals next weekend and serve as further vindication of its heretofore unrecognized strength.

BaseballAstros: Named Fred Nelson major-league advance scout and Tom McCormack and Danny Watkins area scouts.Indians: Named Ted Uhlaender base-running and outfield coach and Clarence Jones hitting coach.Marlins: Named Rick Renteria manager of Double-A Portland.Phillies: Agreed to $500,000, one-year contract with P Carlos Reyes (2-4, 3.72 ERA in 65 games with Padres).CollegeECAC: Named Navy junior S Chris Lepore football Defensive Player of the Week.MAAC: Named Loyola senior F Christof Lindenmayer men's soccer Player of the Year.

For 17 years, Bill Sheahan seemed unstoppable while recording a 372-104 mark as coach of Mount St. Mary's women's basketball team.But a 15-year battle with insulin-dependant diabetes eventually slowed him down, forcing him to retire yesterday.Sheahan, 60, who announced his decision at an afternoon newsconference, coached the Mount to 20 wins in 13 of his seasons there. His best season was a 25-4 campaign in 1993-94 that resulted in a NCAA tournament appearance.But Sheahan said that road trips made it difficult to eat healthy food on a regular schedule, an important factor for people with diabetes.

Johns Hopkins men's soccer team might be small in stature. And at times, the Blue Jays can be pushed and beaten down.Yet Hopkins somehow always seems to elude the knockout punch.The Blue Jays have made a habit of late-game rallies, scratching back to win both of their NCAA Division III tournament games.Hopkins (18-1-2) next faces Rowan in Glassboro, N.J., today in an NCAA quarterfinal and will be looking to advance to its third final four appearance in school history. The Blue Jays edged the physical Profs, 2-1, on Oct. 8 when John Del Monaco scored the game-winner with five minutes left in regulation.

BaseballBlue Jays: Recalled IF Kevin Witt from Triple-A Syracuse.Brewers: Announced that their Double-A farm team will be located in Huntsville, Ala., next season.Dodgers: Recalled IF Mike Metcalfe from Triple-A Albuquerque.Pirates: Activated P Jon Lieber from the 15-day DL. Added the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League to its minor-league affiliates.Royals: Signed manager Tony Muser, a former Oriole, through next season.Schaumburg Flyers (Northern League): Named ex-Oriole Ron Kittle manager.

BaseballDevil Rays: Released P Dennis Springer. Outrighted contracts of P Santos Hernandez and OF Brooks Kieschnick to Triple-A Durham. Reinstated P Rolando Arrojo, P Rick Gorecki, P Jason Johnson, OF Dave Martinez and IF Kevin Stocker to 40-man roster.Diamondbacks: Asked unconditional release waivers on OF Brent Brede, who has signed to play in Japan.Marlins: Named Dave Littlefield assistant GM.Pirates: Activated P Jeff Wallace and P Marc Wilkins from 60-day DL.Rangers: Signed manager Johnny Oates and GM Doug Melvin, who previously worked for Orioles, to one-year contract extensions, through 2000.

The UMBC men's soccer team plays in the Northeast Conference tournament against St. Francis (N.Y.) at 1: 30 p.m. today in Brooklyn, N.Y., College. The women play Quinnipiac at 1: 30 p.m. in New Britain, Conn.Loyola's women's and men's teams play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament against St. Peter's and Rider, respectively, at 1 p.m. and 10 a.m. in Fairfield, Conn., and Lawrenceville, N.J. The Towson men open their America East action in Burlington, Vt., against Hofstra at 10: 30 a.m.Pub Date: 11/06/98

Capitals Playing short, Washington scores five in 3rd, wins, 7-4 Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during Washington's five-goal third period, and the short-handed Capitals beat the visiting Florida Panthers, 7-4, Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series. Washington played a third straight game without two-time NHL Most Valuable Player Alex Ovechkin, who has an upper body injury. The Capitals were also without injured defensemen Mike Green and Jeff Schultz, both of whom were hurt in a 4-1 win Friday night.

NBA James, O'Neal help Cavs rally past Wizards, 102-90 LeBron James scored 27 points, Shaquille O'Neal added a season-high 21 while wearing out Washington's big men and the host Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight, beating the Wizards, 102-90, on Tuesday night. The Cavaliers trailed by 18 in the second quarter before turning up their defense to win their sixth straight at home over the Wizards. Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas scored 22 apiece to lead Washington. Butler, back after missing one game with a bruised left knee, scored 17 in the first half.

Colleges UMBC men's soccer player Bulls earns national honors College Soccer News named UMBC sophomore forward Andrew Bulls (McDonogh) its National Player of the Week for games ending Sunday. Bulls also earned a spot on CSN's National Team of the Week and was named America East Player of the Week. Bulls, who had five goals and four assists in three wins last week, sparked a school-record-tying 14-goal outburst as UMBC (3-0-0) beat Virginia Tech, 3-1; Delaware, 5-1; and Saint Joseph's, 6-0. He scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the opener against the Hokies and produced his first career two-goal effort, and added an assist, in Friday's game against the Blue Hens.

Et cetera Defending champion Terps lose men's soccer opener Despite a Ludwig Field record crowd of 6,718, the No. 1 Maryland men's soccer team saw its 16-game winning streak ended Friday night when two late goals by UCLA sparked the Bruins to 2-0 win in the Terps' season opener. No. 9 UCLA picked up goals in the 77th and 82nd minutes while handing defending NCAA champion Maryland its first shutout since Aug. 31, 2008, when the Terps fell, 1-0, to California in Los Angeles. That was also the only other blemish on Terps starting goalie sophomore Zac MacMath's record until Friday night.

Colleges Offense, defense make big plays in Towson scrimmage With two weeks remaining before Towson's season opener at Northwestern, coach Rob Ambrose and his staff conducted the longest and most intense scrimmage of the preseason Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium. A number of big plays highlighted the 130-play scrimmage that lasted more than two hours. At times, the offense moved the ball well. At other times, the defense dominated. The Tigers defense intercepted five passes and recovered a fumble for a touchdown.

1 Battle at the top: Back and forth atop the American League East go the Red Sox and the Rays. They meet again tonight at 7:10 in St. Petersburg, Fla. 2 Rolling the dice : Replacing the manager as you bear down for a wild-card spot is quite a gamble. See how it's playing out for the Brewers against the Cubs (8 p.m., ESPN). 3 Back to work: After three days off in their sort-of bye week, the Ravens return to practice today. Check Ravens Insider at baltimoresun.com for any news. 4 Local showdown: Towson hosts UMBC in men's soccer at 4 p.m. A suggestion: They should play for something like the Old Oaken Bucket or Paul Bunyan's Axe. The Bushel of Crabs?

Passion for soccer drives Cirovski College Park -- Sasho Cirovski doesn't demand much, for college soccer in general and the University of Maryland in particular. Another NCAA title or three for a program that reached that pinnacle last December. Assorted cable networks battling for the rights to college matches. A new lacrosse/soccer facility here, perhaps named Trpe Stadium, which is not a typo. To achieve his dreams, Cirovski plays up the CEO smarts that he honed while earning an MBA and redirects the passion that produced red cards from his playing days to the 2002 NCAA semifinals.

Yesterday's United States men's soccer match against the Czech Republic not only kicked off the Americans' play in the 2006 World Cup - they lost to the Czechs 3-0 - but also reignited their 50-year climb to international soccer respectability. After failing to qualify for the quadrennial tournament from 1954 to 1986, the United States has taken great strides toward serious contention, most prominently in 2002 with a quarterfinal berth. Such success seems out of reach this year. The Americans are stuck in the "Group of Death" with the Czech Republic, Ghana and Italy.

AACC honors eight for athletics, service Anne Arundel Community College recently recognized students, faculty members and staff at its annual Intercollegiate Athletics Awards ceremony. Janae Butler of Odenton, a freshman majoring in general studies, was named outstanding female athlete. She averaged 20.1 points per game on the women's basketball team, and was selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association's All-American team. Ty Grossman of Annapolis, a sophomore general studies major, was named outstanding male scholar-athlete.

Constellation merger possible News that Constellation Energy Group might combine with a Florida utility operator sent shock waves through Baltimore's business establishment, leaving investors, power customers and civic leaders to wonder what will become of the headquarters for one of the city's last Fortune 500 companies. Teen pleads guilty in mall killing An Essex teenager avoided a possible death sentence when he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a private school educator in the parking garage at Towson Town Center.