IN BRIEF
PRO FOOTBALL
Falcons look to trade corner Hall to Raiders
The Atlanta Falcons are negotiating a trade that would send outspoken cornerback DeAngelo Hall to the Oakland Raiders for a second-round pick in the NFL Draft.
A source familiar with the talks, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been finalized, confirmed Saturday the Falcons were discussing a trade for the 36th overall selection. The Falcons have the No. 3 pick in the opening round.
Hall is a two-time Pro Bowl selection, but he is nearly as well known for his outspoken demeanor. He clashed openly with former Falcons coach Bobby Petrino last season and was benched for a half after a sideline confrontation.
Also: The San Francisco 49ers waived receiver Darrell Jackson after one unproductive season with the club.
Jackson joined the 49ers in a trade last April after eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. He made at least one catch in each of his 15 starts for San Francisco, but finished the season with just 46 catches for 497 yards and three touchdowns in the NFL's least productive offense.
The 49ers signed longtime Rams receiver Isaac Bruce to a two-year, $6 million deal last month. Jackson would have made $4 million next season in salary and bonuses.
Raymond Philyaw completed 15 of 28 passes for 209 yards and five touchdowns as the Cleveland Gladiators -- formerly of Las Vegas -- improved to 3-0 in the Arena Football League with a 59-57 victory over the Columbus Destroyers.
In other games, the Georgia Force beat the Los Angeles Avengers 58-34 and the San Jose SabreCats beat the Arizona Rattlers, 63-43.
COLLEGES
Providence fires Welsh as basketball coach
Tim Welsh was fired as Providence basketball coach after his third losing season in four years.
He spent 10 years at the Big East school and had one year left on his contract.
Welsh's team went 15-16 this season, with starting point guard Sharaud Curry limited to one game because of an injury. The Friars lost to West Virginia 58-53 in the opening round of the Big East tournament Wednesday, dropping their record under Welsh in that event to 1-9.
Welsh led Providence to the NCAA Tournament in 2001 and 2004, losing in the first round both times. He had a 160-143 record with the Friars.
Also: Fred Jacoby, former commissioner of the defunct Southwest Conference, died at his home following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 80.
Jacoby was commissioner of the Southwest Conference from 1982-93.
Georgia Southern set an NCAA record for all divisions by hitting 14 home runs in a 26-8 victory over Columbia in Statesboro, Ga.
The Division I record was 13 homers by Alabama in 1999 and Cal State Northridge in 1996. The Division II mark was 12 by St. Mary's (Texas) in 2001, while the Division III record was 13 by Wooster in 1986.
WINTER SPORTS
Mighty Ducks' Pronger to sit for eight games
Anaheim's Chris Pronger was suspended eight games by the NHL for stomping on the leg of Vancouver's Ryan Kesler.
It's the eighth career suspension for Pronger. He'll be eligible to return April 6 against the Phoenix Coyotes.
The altercation occurred in a 4-1 win over the Canucks on Wednesday night when Pronger and Kesler became tangled behind the Vancouver net. As Pronger turned to head back up ice, replays show him stepping on Kesler's leg as the Canucks forward lay on the ice.
Pronger will forfeit $609,756.08 in salary, with the money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
Also: Hall of Fame defenseman Ken Reardon has died following a lengthy illness, the Montreal Canadiens announced. He was 86.
Noted for his rugged play, Reardon was a two-time NHL first team All-Star during his seven-year career, which included a pair of Stanley Cup championships. He also earned three second-team All-Star selections.
Reardon, whose career was temporarily halted after he joined the Canadian Army in 1942, retired as a player in 1950 and remained with the Canadiens as a scout, manager and vice president during Montreal's run of Stanley Cup titles from 1956-60.
Reardon, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966, finished with 26 goals and 96 assists in 341 NHL games.
The injury-depleted Toronto Maple Leafs lost another key center when Nik Antropov was injured against the Buffalo Sabres.
Toronto, already missing captain Mats Sundin (groin), saw Antropov leave early because of a knee injury.
Sundin and Antropov are Toronto's top two leaders in goals and points this season.
Manfred Moelgg and his sister celebrated at the World Cup Finals in Bormio, Italy, along with thousands of their native fans.
The Italian captured the men's slalom title in the final race of the season, then his sister Manuela took second in the giant slalom, just seven-hundredths of a second behind the winner.
Moelgg led after the first run and finished tied for sixth, good enough for the title after pre-race standings leader Jean-Baptiste Grange of France slipped in the second run and finished last.
Barely an hour later, Elisabeth Goergl of Austria finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 24.96 seconds to edge Manuela for the win.
Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the men's race, clocking 1 minute, 51.31 seconds for his second victory of the season.
MISCELLANEOUS
Individual game tickets for 51s on sale Monday
Individual game tickets for the 51s' 72-game Pacific Coast League home schedule will go on sale Monday at the Cashman Field Box office.
Tickets are priced at $13 for field, $11 for plaza, $9 for reserved and $8 for general adminission.
The 51s open their 26th Triple-A season on April 3 against the Salt Lake Bees.
Also: The Puerto Rican winter baseball league will resume its season in October, more than a year after it announced a shutdown because of financial problems.
The famed league, which has starred Roberto Clemente, Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez, will be revived because several municipalities have promised to increase funds and suspend stadium rents in some cases.
Yamaha's Josh Hill raced to his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross victory, beating Suzuki's Ryan Dungey in front of 40,982 fans at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
