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Fish catch and release

THE defending American Association champions may be off to a solid start to the 2013 season, but that won’t stop Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney from tinkering with his roster.

Forney announced Monday a series of roster moves, signing rookie right-handed pitcher Wes Alsup, activating left-handed hurler Pete Gehle from the inactive list and placing pitchers Chris Allen and Dan Martony on irrevocable waivers for the purpose of granting their release.

The 26-year-old Alsup played in the Seattle Mariners system last season, going 2-3 with a 8.74 ERA in 22 appearances at the Rookie, Single-A and Advanced-A levels. He made his pro debut with the Joliet Jackhammers in 2010, posting a 2.05 ERA in 22 games out of the bullpen.

In 2011, Alsup started the season in the Atlanta Braves system with Single-A Rome of the South Atlantic league before becoming the closer for Windy City of the Frontier league, earning eight saves.

Allen made two scoreless appearances for the Goldeyes this year while Martony didn’t see any game action.

“Chris is a great teammate and was off to a good start in two appearances,” Forney said in a press release. “With our bullpen, we need to keep some rookies down there and Chris was left as the odd guy out.”

The Goldeyes now have 23 players on their active roster, including 12 pitchers and 11 position players.

The Goldeyes won their fourth straight game Monday in Amarillo, Texas, beating the Sox 11-5.

 

Handball champ, again

IT’S hard to imagine Lisa Fraser-Gilmore having a better weekend.

The Winnipeg handball star was inducted into the Canadian Handball Association Hall of Fame on Saturday — the same day she captured her 11th Canadian singles title.

That was one of the highlights of competition at the 2013 Canadian National 4-Wall Handball Championships which wrapped up Sunday at the University of Winnipeg. Also inducted in the handball shrine on Saturday was Winnipegger Merv Deckert.

Luis Moreno, born in Mexico but now based in Tucson, Ariz., downed Vic Perez of Los Angeles to win the men’s title and also teamed up with Andy Nett of Winona, Minn., to win the doubles crown.

Fraser-Gilmore knocked off Tracy Davis of Tucson for the singles title, but in the doubles final she and her partner Vera Aguiar fell to Davis and Leslie Amminson.

 

Buzz about Hornets name

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team’s name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for today. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been publicly announced.

NBA deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver previously said it would take “about 18 months” for the Bobcats to change their name. That means Charlotte could once again become the Hornets by the 2014-15 season.

The Hornets resided in Charlotte from 1988-2002 before then-owner George Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans.

The New Orleans Hornets recently changed their name to the Pelicans.

 

Seattle still pursuing NBA

SEATTLE — Chris Hansen is not going away in his pursuit of bringing the NBA back to Seattle.

Hansen released a statement on his SonicsArena.com website on Monday afternoon, congratulating Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson on his efforts to keep the Kings in California, while also vowing to keep up his pursuit of getting the NBA back to Seattle.

“Even as we are disappointed with the developments related to our efforts to purchase the Kings, we would just like to reiterate our dedication to bringing the NBA back to Seattle,” Hansen wrote. “We will continue to press forward with our arena plans with the same commitment and effort we have over the last two years, and look forward to working with the City (of Seattle) and (King) County to see the project through the hurdles that remain. Likewise, we plan to continue to work with the league regarding opportunities that may arise to return an NBA franchise to our city.”

— from staff and the wire services