Washington Capitals

CollegeMid-Continent Conference -- Suspended Regina Miller, Western Illinois women's basketball coach, two games for an unspecified ethics violation.Kentucky -- Named Calvin Miller assistant football coach.HockeyBuffalo Sabres -- Reassigned LW Viktor Gordiouk and D Dean Melanson to AHL Rochester.Philadelphia Flyers -- Signed G Les Kuntar.Washington Capitals -- Recalled C Jeff Nelson from AHL Portland.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers gave the Washington Capitals a demonstration of life in the big leagues without a big-league goal scorer last night.2 And last night, the Capitals couldn't do that.

BaseballOakland Athletics -- Optioned P Reggie Harris (0-0, 12.00 ERA) to Class AAA Tacoma. Recalled IF Fred Manrique from Tacoma.BasketballCleveland Cavaliers -- Placed C Brad Daugherty on injured list. Activated C Milos Babic.HockeyWashington Capitals -- Recalled G Jim Hrivnak from Baltimore (AHL).

Baseball(See Page 5C)HockeyMighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Released LW Tim Sweeney.Buffalo Sabres -- Sent LW Peter Ambroziak to AHL Rochester.Edmonton Oilers -- Assigned LW Alexander Kerch to AHL Providence.Los Angeles Kings -- Assigned LW Jeff Shevalire and LW Dave Thomlinson to IHL Phoenix.Philadelphia Flyers -- Returned D Jason Bowen to AHL Hershey.Washington Capitals -- Returned RW Martin Gendron to AHL Portland.

The Washington Capitals and the Kuwait Embassy will sponsor a special night Dec. 17 at the Capital Centre for the families of men and women who served in the Persian Gulf war.Capitals vice president of marketing Lew Strudler announcethat Shaikh Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, ambassador for the state of Kuwait, will donate 1,000 tickets for that night's Capitals-Quebec Nordiques game to the USO for distribution.Also Washington Capitals sponsors, Rockwell InternationalMantech, Toyota and Giant Food, will be donating tickets to the USO and to military bases in the Washington area for distribution to families of men and women who served in the Persian Gulf.

The Washington Capitals will open the 1994-95 season on the road against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 1, the team announced yesterday.Highlights of the 84-game schedule include the home opener Oct. 7 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and visits by the Stanley Cup champion New York Rangers on Dec. 27, Jan. 14 and March 18.Washington's regular season ends April 8 at home against the Buffalo Sabres.

NHL Panthers @Capitals 7 P.M. [CSN] Too much college basketball these days? Couldn't care less who's in the Final Four? Try this for a change: The Washington Capitals, winners of six straight and 10 of their past 11 games, can take another step toward the playoffs when they play host to the woeful Florida Panthers. The Caps' Alex Ovechkin has 65 goals, breaking Luc Robitaille's NHL record for goals by a left wing in a season.

The Washington Capitals said yesterday that the National Hockey League had informed them it would take no action against New Jersey Devils center Laurie Boschman.The Capitals, who accused Boschman of slashing right wing Dino Ciccarelli in the third period, sent tapes of their Saturday game with the Devils to the NHL. Ciccarelli suffered a broken thumb and will be out six to eight weeks."The league felt that the tapes were inconclusive," Lou Corletto, Capitals director of public relations, said.

LANDOVER -- Minnesota North Stars defenseman Derian Hatcher will go before NHL executive vice president Brian F. O'Neill today in Toronto for a hearing into his high-sticking of Washington Capitals right wing Dino Ciccarelli."

BaseballAtlanta Braves -- Agreed to terms with P Mike Stanton (5-5, 2.88 ERA, 7 saves) and P Armando Reynoso (2-1, 6.17) on one-year contracts.New York Mets -- Agreed to terms with P Julio Valera (2 IP) on a one-year contract.St. Louis Cardinals -- Agreed to terms with C Alex Trevino on a minor-league contract.BasketballHouston Rockets -- Named Bill Berry assistant coach.HockeyEdmonton Oilers -- Traded RW Max Middendorf to the Red Wings for C Bill McDougall.Washington Capitals -- Recalled D Ken Sabourin from Baltimore (AHL)