...eight-player deal. Calvin Booth and Obinna Ekezie also went to the Mavericks for Christian Laettner, Courtney Alexander, Loy Vaught, Hubert Davis, Etan Thomas and $3 million. -- New York reacquired Mark Jackson, who won the Rookie of the Year...

...Juwan Howard, C Calvin Booth and F-C Obinna Ekezie to Dallas for F-C Christian Laettner, G Courtney Alexander, F Loy Vaught, G Hubert Davis, F Etan Thomas and $3 million. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS--Designated...

...ANGELES CLIPPERS--Placed F Lamar Odom on the suspended list. WASHINGTON WIZARDS--Announced the retirement of F Loy Vaught. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS--Placed S Tony Driver on injured reserve. Signed S Pierson Prioleau...

...DALLAS MAVERICKS--Exercised the option on the contract of F Dirk Nowitzki for the 2001-02 season. Acquired F Loy Vaught from the Detroit Pistons for G Dana Barros and G Ansu Sesay. LOS ANGELES LAKERS--Released F Andy Panko and G Shawn...

...season with Mavs, 75-123; 23rd season overall, 926-752. ADDED: F Christian Laettner (trade with Pistons), F Loy Vaught (trade with Pistons), G Howard Eisley (trade with Jazz), G Courtney Alexander (draft, No. 13, Fresno State...

...Placed F Jarron Collins on the injured list. WASHINGTON WIZARDS--Placed G Hubert Davis, C Brendan Haywood and F Loy Vaught on the injured list. FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed DB Keith Thibodeaux. NEW YORK JETS...

...Strickland, Mitch Richmond, Lorenzo Williams and Michael Smith. The Wizards also bought out the contract of forward Loy Vaught early this season and will pay $20.1 million to players no longer on the team. "Sometimes you have to eat contracts...