Sacramento

Laurie E. Williams, a homemaker and former Ocean City resident, died of liver and kidney failure May 21 at a hospice in Sacramento, Calif. She was 52. The former Laurie Elizabeth Yuhn was born in Baltimore and raised on Kent Island and in Cockeysville. She was a 1972 graduate of Dulaney High School. Mrs. Williams lived for many years in Ocean City, where she worked part time delivering The Sun. She moved to Sacramento in 2005. She was a talented musician, artist and poet who signed her works "Breeny," family members said.

Roman Anderson's 47-yard field goal capped an improbable comeback for the Sacramento Gold Miners as they beat the Baltimore CFLs, 30-29, last night before 42,116 at Memorial Stadium in a Canadian Football League game.Anderson's heroics ruined a Baltimore rally in the fourth quarter that saw Tracy Ham threw a pair of go-ahead touchdown passes to Chris Armstrong.The CFLs played themselves into a 20-11 hole in the first half with a variety of penalties and misplays.A 46-yard pass interference call against halfback Charles Anthony set up a quick first-quarter touchdown for Sacramento.

HELENA, MONT. -- Unabomber suspect Theodore J. Kaczynski yesterday was ordered moved to Sacramento, Calif., to face charges in four bombing attacks that killed a lobbyist and a computer store owner and maimed two university professors.Federal District Judge Charles C. Lovell issued the order, and the U.S. Marshal Service said later that Kaczynski will arrive in Sacramento Monday night.He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday before Magistrate Judge Peter A. Nowinski, the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento said.

Baseball Athletics: Purchased contract of P Erik Hiljus from Triple-A Sacramento. Recalled OF Eric Byrnes from Sacramento. Optioned C Tom Wilson to Sacramento. Blue Jays: Placed IF Chris Woodward on 15-day DL with strained right groin. Recalled 1B Luis Lopez and P Roy Halladay from Triple-A Syracuse. Dodgers: Activated IF Tim Bogar Giants: Signed P Brad Hennessey, first-round draft pick, to $1.38 million contract. Mets: Purchased contract of C Vance Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk. Reds: Assigned P Ricardo Aromboles to Double-A Chattanooga.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Washington Bullets held off a late surge from the Sacramento Kings to claim a 114-106 win last night at ARCO Arena.The Bullets won the first of five games on their 10-day western road trip on the strength of a 47-36 rebounding advantage and 53.1 percent shooting from the field.Washington, which improved to 7-10, visits the Utah Jazz tomorrow night. Sacramento dropped to 6-10.Tom Gugliotta paced seven Bullets in double figures with 20 points.Pervis Ellison left the game with 8:40 left in the fourth quarter after being accidentally struck in the eye. Ellison suffered an abrasion, but an examination following the game was inconclusive in determining whether Ellison's cornea was scratched.

Moves Baseball ATHLETICS: Recalled P Kirk Saarloos from Triple-A Sacramento. Optioned F Ramon Castro to Sacramento. INDIANS: Purchased contract of P Jack Cressend from Triple-A Buffalo. Designated OF Raul Gonzalez for assignment. ROYALS: Placed P Jeremy Affeldt on 15-day DL with strained right rib cage. Recalled P Justin Huisman from Triple-A Omaha. TIGERS: Placed C-IF Brandon Inge on 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday, with fractured right index finger. Transferred P Nate Cornejo from 15-day to 60-day DL. WHITE SOX: Acquired P Freddy Garcia, C Ben Davis and cash considerations from Mariners for C Miguel Olivo, OF Jeremy Reed and IF Michael Morse.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Either the Washington Bullets left something important on the Oakland Coliseum floor Wednesday, they lost it on the two-hour bus ride to Sacramento yesterday.Their performance in a 104-86 loss to the woeful Sacramento Kings last night hardly resembled their effort in a hard-fought road victory over Golden State the night before. The team that had won four of its previous seven games looked very much like the one that had begun the season with a 2-8 mark.These were the Kings, after all. The Kings, losers for so long and losers 13 times in their first 15 games this season.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Walt Williams looked stunned. He stood up, kissed his mother and buttoned his jacket. Then he took a deep breath and walked to the podium, the seventh pick of the NBA draft.Williams wasn't upset about becoming a Sacramento King, he )) was simply overwhelmed by the moment. In fact, it didn't bother him in the least that the Washington Bullets bypassed him last night at No. 6 to take North Carolina State forward Tom Gugliotta."I'm not disappointed at all," said Williams, the 6-foot-8 Maryland guard who grew up in Temple Hills, Md. "I knew the Bullets would do what was best for them.

Sacramento Kings coach Dick Motta, the losingest coach in NBA history, said yesterday that he will retire from basketball at the end of the season.Motta, who coached the Washington Bullets to the NBA title in the 1977-78 season, made the announcement yesterday evening during a pre-game interview broadcast on KFBK radio.Sacramento's record after last night's loss to the San Antonio Spurs is 7-18.Motta set an NBA record with 862 losses Saturday with the Kings' defeat to the Dallas Mavericks.

WASHINGTON - For once, the Washington Wizards had the perfect excuse to take a mental night off, and didn't, but as usual, it didn't matter. With the Sacramento Kings, the fourth best team in the NBA, visiting on a snowy night when Washington's best player, Juwan Howard, had been traded to the Dallas Mavericks before the game, the Wizards had every excuse to phone it in at MCI Center last night. Instead, the Wizards gave an inspired effort before dropping a 115-110 decision to the Kings (35-17)