TEXAS RANGERS - Optioned INF Joaquin Arias and OF Brandon Boggs to Oklahoma City (PCL) and RHP Tommy Hunter to Frisco (Texas). Reassigned RHP Doug Mathis to Oklahoma City. Assigned RHP Neftali Feliz and LHP Derek Holland to their minor league camp. Released OF Frank Catalanotto.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS - Assigned LHP Travis Blackley outright to Reno (PCL).

BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Traded RHP Hayden Penn to Florida for INF Robert Andino.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Assigned OF Jerry Owens outright to Charlotte (IL).

CINCINNATI REDS - Named Rigo Beltran pitching coach for Carolina (SL) and Tony Fossas pitching coach for Dayton (MWL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS - Traded RHP Edward Mujica to San Diego for a player to be named or cash considerations. Returned RHP Jae Kuk Ryu to San Diego after the waiver deal was voided by MLB.

DETROIT TIGERS - Optioned OF Ryan Raburn and LHP Clay Rapada to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Scott Williamson and C Dane Sardinha to their minor league camp.

HOUSTON ASTROS - Optioned RHP Alberto Arias and RHP Jeff Fulchino to Round Rock (PCL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Traded 1B-OF Ross Gload and cash considerations to Florida for a player to be named.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS - Waived INF Mike Lamb. Optioned INF Alcides Escobar to Nashville (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Announced RHP Bobby Mosebach cleared waivers and was offered to the Los Angeles Angels for $25,000. Acquired RHP Manny Ayala from San Diego for a player to be named.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Optioned RHP Virgil Vasquez to Indianapolis (IL). Assigned RHP Denny Bautista, RHP Chris Bootcheck, RHP Jason Davis, OF Garrett Jones, C Erik Kratz, INF/OF Andy Phillips and OF Jeff Salazar to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES - Waived LHP Justin Hampson.

SEATTLE MARINERS - Placed LHP Cesar Jimenez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 29. Optioned LHP Garrett Olson to Tacoma (PCL). Assigned RHP Randy Messenger and INF Chris Shelton to their minor league camp.

TAMPA BAY RAYS - Purchased the contract of RHP Jason Isringhausen from Durham (IL).

PRO BASKETBALL

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER - Assigned G Kyle Weaver and F D.J. White to Tulsa (NBADL).

COLLEGES

HAMPTON - Announced the contract of women's basketball coach Walter Mebane will not be renewed. Named David Six women's interim basketball coach.

HAWAII - Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Bob Nash on a one-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season.

HOFSTRA - Extended the contract of Tom Pecora, men's basketball coach, through the 2013-14 season.

KENTUCKY - Named John Calipari men's basketball coach.

OREGON - Named Mike Dunlap men's associate head basketball coach.

TOLEDO - Agreed to terms with Tricia Cullop, women's basketball coach, on a contract extension through the 2014-15 season.

PRO HOCKEY

BUFFALO SABRES - Signed D Matt Generous to a one-year contract.

CALGARY FLAMES - Assigned D John Negrin to Quad City (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Recalled F Nikita Filatov from Syracuse (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Signed LW James van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract and assigned him to Philadelphia (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Signed F Stefan Della Rovere to a three-year contract.

COLLEGES

MEN'S BASKETBALL

NCAA TOURNAMENT

FINAL FOUR

(At Detroit)

SATURDAY'S SEMIFINALS

Michigan St. (30-6) vs. Connecticut (31-4)5:07

Villanova (30-7) vs. North Carolina (32-4)7:47

MONDAY, APRIL 6 CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners8:00

NIT

(At New York)

TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Baylor (24-14) vs. Penn. St. (26-11)6:00

CBI

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Oregon St. leads best-of-3 series, 1-0)

WEDNESDAY'S RESULT

Oregon St. UT-El Paso

FRIDAY'S GAME (if necessary)

Oregon St. at UT-El Paso9:00

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

NCAA TOURNAMENT

FINAL FOUR

(At St. Louis)

SUNDAY'S SEMIFINALS

Louisville (33-4) vs. Oklahoma (32-4)6:00

Connecticut (37-0) vs. Stanford (33-4)8:30

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners7:30

WNIT

WEDNESDAY'S SEMIFINALS S. Florida 82 Boston Coll. 65

Kansas 75 Illinois St. 72

SATURDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP

S. Florida (26-10) at Kansas (22-13)1:00