Milwaukee Bucks

BasketballBoston Celtics: Traded G Sherman Douglas to Milwaukee Bucks for G-F Todd Day and C Alton Lister. Waived C Charles Claxton.Houston Rockets: Waived F Alvin Heggs.Milwaukee Bucks: Activated C Kevin Duckworth from injured list.Quad City Thunder (CBA): Signed former Washington Bullets F Larry Stewart (Coppin State).HockeyDallas Stars: Sent D Pat McLeod to IHL Michigan.Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Assigned D Oleg Mikulchik to AHL Baltimore.Vancouver Canucks: Suspended LW Esa Tikkanen, acquired on Thanksgiving from New Jersey Devils, for not reporting.

MILWAUKEE - - Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Earl Boykins scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, lifting the Washington Wizards to a 109-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Caron Butler added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Gilbert Arenas had 18 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a bruised left thigh. The injury didn't appear to be serious, with Arenas seeming to be in good spirits on the bench. Michael Redd scored a season-high 32 points for the Bucks, who have lost 12 of 16. Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings had the worst game of his young NBA career.

BasketballMilwaukee Bucks -- Signed F Glenn Robinson to a 10-year contract.CollegeMorehead State -- Hired interim football coach Matt Ballard to a four-year contract.FootballNew York Jets -- Signed RB Fred Lester and LB Tuineau Alipate from their practice squad.GolfPGA of America -- Elected Tom Addis III president, Ken Lindsay vice president and Will Mann secretary.

1 ACC clash: The No. 14 Maryland women's basketball team visits rival No. 5 Duke in a key, early-season ACC matchup with national exposure. (7:30 p.m., ESPN2). 2 Beasts of Big East: No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 23 Louisville, two of the league's top teams, square off in Louisville, Ky. (7 p.m., ESPN). 3 Wizards at home: If college basketball isn't your cup of tea, the Washington Wizards host the Milwaukee Bucks. (7 p.m., Comcast SportsNet). 4 One win away: Ravens coach John Harbaugh talks at 3:45 p.m. about being one step from the Super Bowl.

BASKETBALL (NBA)* Milwaukee Bucks -- Reached agreement with Alvin Robertson (guard) on a contract extension through 1997-98.* Sacramento Kings -- Signed Jim Les (guard) to a 10-day contract.COLLEGE* Nebraska -- Suspended Leodis Flowers and Lance Lewis (running backs), Mickey Joseph (quarterback), Steve Cramer (safety) and Eric Anderson (cornerback) for the violation of team rules.

BASEBALL (NL) * Florida Marlins -- Named Angel Vazquez director of Latin American operations and special consultant to the general manager.* Montreal Expos -- Named Fred Ferreira director of Latin American operations and Doug Carpenter Florida scout.BASKETBALL (NBA) * Boston Celtics -- Signed Steve Scheffler (forward).* Cleveland Cavaliers -- Signed Keith Hughes (forward), Greg Butler and Dale Turnquist (centers) and Anthony Houston (guard).* Miami Heat -- Named Al Bianchi scout.* Milwaukee Bucks -- Signed Milt Wagner and Everette Stephens (guards)

BaseballColorado Rockies -- Announced that Dean Peeler, vice president-public affairs, has resigned and his position has been eliminated.Houston Astros -- Agreed to terms with OF Chris James on a one-year contract.Basketball5) Milwaukee Bucks -- Signed C Alan Ogg.HockeyNew York Islanders -- Recalled G Mark Fitzpatrick from AHL Capital District.St. Louis Blues -- Recalled LW Dave Mackey from IHL Peoria on an emergency basis. Sent G Geoff Sarjeant to Peoria.

BaseballBaltimore Orioles -- Retained manager Frank Robinson and coaches Johnny Oates, Tom McCraw, Al Jackson, Elrod VTC Hendricks, Curt Motton and Cal Ripken Sr. for 1991.Minnesota Twins -- Fired third-base coach Rick Renick.Montreal Expos -- Purchased C Gilberto Reyes from Class AAA (( Indianapolis Indians. Sent C Orlando Mercado and P Yorkis Perez to Indianapolis. Released IF Johnny Paredes.Philadelphia Phillies -- Reassigned pitching coach Darold Knowles to minor-league system. Waived 2B Tommy Barrett for purpose of giving him his unconditional release.

BASEBALLmerican League * Orioles -- Agreed to terms with Jeff Ballard (pitcher) on a one-year contract.* Cleveland Indians -- Signed Doug Jones (pitcher) to a one-year contract.* New York Yankees -- Signed Mike Witt (pitcher) to a three-year contract.ational League * St. Louis Cardinals -- Signed Alex Trevino (catcher) to a one-year contract.BASKETBALL (NBA) * Milwaukee Bucks -- Signed Alvin Robertson (guard) to an eight-year contract.FOOTBALL (NFL) * Los Angeles Raiders -- Waived Ricky Hunley (linebacker)

Opponent: Milwaukee BucksSite: Bradley Center, MilwaukeeTime: 9TV/Radio: Channel 50/WTEM (570 AM)Outlook: The Bucks (10-16) are tied for the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee is led by F Glenn Robinson (21.8 ppg) and F Vin Baker (20.3 ppg), who have accounted for 43.9 percent of the team's points. The Bullets have a two-game winning streak against Milwaukee, but the Bucks have won the past three at the Bradley Center.@

The Houston Rockets' 20th straight win was far from pretty, but coach Rick Adelman was still impressed with his team. The Rockets were held to their lowest first-half total of the season but pulled away late to become the third team in NBA history to win 20 consecutive games, tying for the league's second-longest winning streak with an 83-75 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. "It may be the ugliest thing we've done, but it might have been the best one," Adelman said, "the way we fought through it."

WASHINGTON -- Caron Butler was given a thunderous ovation by the fans at Verizon Center when he returned to the starting lineup last night for the Washington Wizards. It was, in retrospect, a greeting worthy of someone who had been sorely missed. Butler, whose absence because of a badly sprained right thumb coincided with the team's five-game losing streak, served as a stopper for the Wizards in a 104-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only did the win stop what had tied the team's longest losing streak of the season, but it also ended any speculation that the Wizards might miss the playoffs.

WASHINGTON - The wait lasted eight years, seven coaches and countless players, including one who many considered the greatest ever to put on an NBA uniform. The Washington Wizards finally accomplished what they couldn't do with Michael Jordan - make the playoffs. By virtue of their 93-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls last night at MCI Center and Indiana's 90-86 win over the New Jersey Nets, the Wizards will play in the postseason for the first time since the 1996-97 season when the then-Bullets lost to Jordan's Bulls in a three- game opening-round sweep.

The Milwaukee Bucks are poised to offer Washington Wizards reserve center Etan Thomas a six-year contract worth in excess of $35 million when the moratorium on NBA free-agent signings expires tomorrow, a source familiar with the negotiations said last night. Thomas, who finished tied for 18th in the NBA in total blocked shots last season, averaged 8.9 points and 6.7 rebounds last season for Washington in 79 games. According to the source, the Bucks are expected to offer Thomas the full mid-level exception, which should be around $5 million per season.

WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards last night played tribute to the shining moment in their past, their lone championship in franchise history. Among the members of the 1977-78 Washington Bullets in attendance at MCI Center was Dick Motta, the coach who popularized the phrase, "The opera ain't over "til the fat lady sings."

WASHINGTON - The way Orlando Magic coach Doc Rivers looks at it, rather than being asked about whether his team can hold off the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards for one of the final two NBA Eastern Conference playoff berths, the question should be turned on its head. "The way the front guys are playing, they're in it, too," joked Rivers before Tuesday's game with the Wizards. "Maybe they're all in this. You never know, the way this thing is going. Us three could end up 1-2-3 before this is all over."

WASHINGTON - With a critical game against the Orlando Magic in front of them tonight, the Washington Wizards practiced their backpedaling skills yesterday in an attempt to take some of the sting out of biting comments Sunday from their two leaders. While coach Doug Collins and other players shrugged off Michael Jordan's observation that he, at age 40, had more desire than his far younger teammates, Jerry Stackhouse ever-so-slightly backed off remarks that he needed the ball more in order for the team to win. Following Sunday's 97-96 loss to the New York Knicks, Stackhouse said that he had to take more than the seven shots he attempted to be a more credible offensive weapon.

MILWAUKEE - You'll forgive the Washington Wizards for thinking they were looking in a mirror last night as they faced the Milwaukee Bucks, who rely heavily on the jump shot to make up for the absence of a reliable inside attack. The Wizards found an interior game last night, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Bucks' perimeter game as Milwaukee pulled out a 97-90 win before 18,717, only the second sellout at Bradley Center all season. The oft-forgotten sophomore duo of Kwame Brown and Etan Thomas provided the nuts and bolts of Washington's effort to stay in the contest, with the Bucks hitting 10 three-pointers and a passel of clutch perimeter jumpers.