Revolution trade Cristman to KC

The Revolution traded forward Adam Cristman yesterday to Kansas City in exchange for allocation money and the Wizards' third-round selection in the 2009 draft. The trade was completed within a three-hour window ahead of the team's deadline to submit its 11-man protected list for today's expansion draft, in which Seattle Sounders FC will choose 10 players. Among the Revolution players made available were midfielders Wells Thompson and Khano Smith, and goaltender Doug Warren. Cristman, 23, originally was selected by the Revolution in the fourth round (48th overall) of the 2007 draft out of Virginia. In 46 games, he scored 10 goals and had five assists . . . The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired forward Jovan Kirovski from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2010 draft.

Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Wizards after opening the season 1-10 without injured starters Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood. "That's an unacceptable record, obviously," team president Ernie Grunfeld said at a news conference to introduce director of player development Ed Tapscott as interim coach. "We had to do something. The way we're losing games was unacceptable." The Wizards' record matches the worst start in franchise history . . . Magic backup guard Keith Bogans will be out 4-6 weeks because of a broken thumb on his left (non-shooting) hand . . . The Bobcats signed journeyman center Dwayne Jones.

Three charges against Barry Bonds were dismissed by a San Francisco federal judge who left intact most of the indictment alleging Bonds lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly taking performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds is scheduled for a March 2 trial. He had faced 14 counts of making false declarations to a grand jury investigating steroid use in sports and one count of obstruction of justice . . . Former Yankees trainer Brian McNamee has submitted samples of his DNA to federal investigators, who are seeking to determine whether Roger Clemens committed perjury when he told Congress that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs, according to a report in the New York Times citing two people familiar with the matter. McNamee has stated he used needles, syringes, and gauze pads to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone and handed over those materials to federal authorities, who need to determine whose DNA is on them. It is not clear whether the authorities have Clemens's DNA . . . According to Bloomberg News, Hideki Matsui of the Yankees will not play for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in March as he continues to recover from surgery to repair ligament damage in his left knee . . . The Rockies added five coaches to their staff, including former manager Don Baylor as hitting coach.

A pair of 4-3 losses to Vermont over the weekend knocked Boston University from second to sixth place in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine men's poll, while Northeastern inched up to No. 4. Boston College is fifth and the Catamounts cracked the poll at No. 13. In the USCHO.com poll, NU is fourth, BC fifth, BU eighth, and Vermont 13th . . . Connecticut stayed No. 1 in the Associated Press women's basketball poll, but the Huskies were no longer a unanimous choice. North Carolina picked up a first-place vote, moving into the second spot. California climbed four spots to No. 3 after routing then-No. 3 Rutgers Friday night. Oklahoma is fourth and Stanford fifth . . . In the AP men's poll, North Carolina, UConn, and Louisville held the top three spots, while Xavier moved into the Top 25 at No. 16 after winning the Puerto Rico Tip-Off . . . Rhode Island guard Jimmy Baron was named the Atlantic 10 player of the week after his 24-point performance against Duke.

General Motors, looking to cut costs, and Tiger Woods have agreed to end an endorsement deal, believed to be worth at least $7 million a year for the world's No. 1 golfer. The deal was to expire at the end of 2009. Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for North American marketing, said the troubled carmaker and Woods started discussing an end to the deal earlier this year . . . The St. Louis Blues traded forward Lee Stempniak to the Toronto Maple Leafs for center Alexander Steen and defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo . . . Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo (strained groin) is expected to be sidelined a week . . . After a five-year absence from the NHL, Claude Lemieux has signed a tryout contract with the San Jose Sharks. The 43-year-old, 18-year veteran is expected to report to the Sharks' AHL affiliate in Worcester this week . . . Frederick Roy, son of former Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy, has been suspended 15 games by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for high-sticking during the Quebec Remparts' game against the Montreal Juniors Friday.