The Enquirer and wire reports

The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team will play Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the UK Soccer Complex in Lexington.

This is UC's second trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats lost to Butler 1-0 in overtime in the first round of the 1998 tournament.

Kentucky (12-6-1) defeated UC (10-4-5) this season, 1-0, in Cincinnati.

The Bearcats, ranked fifth in the Great Lakes Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, were upset by Charlotte in the Conference USA Tournament last Friday.

UK is ranked seventh in the region. The winner of the UC-Kentucky game will meet No. 8 seed Indiana in the second round Nov. 26.

COLLEGE SIGNINGS: Scott senior swimmer Chris Seitz has signed a national letter-of-intent with perennial power Texas. Last season, Seitz was named first-team all-state after winning the 100 freestyle and placing second in the 100 backstroke. He also made the junior national team and will swim in the world junior meet in Australia in January.

Other signings include fellow Scott swimmer Leigh Ann Myers with Western Kentucky and Dixie Heights cross country runner Adam Stoppelwerth with Northern Kentucky.

--Ryan Ernst

• Milford senior middle infielder Evan Armitage was one of five signees to play baseball at Miami. Last season, the 5-foot-10, 155-pounder batted .455 and earned Greater Miami Conference first-team honors for 30-3 Milford, which ranked as high as No. 5 nationally in the USA Today poll.

Hockey

AHL MIGHTY DUCKS: NASCAR driver Ricky Craven will drop the first puck and participate in intermission activities when Cincinnati faces the Chicago Wolves in the second annual Hockey Recess game Wednesday at 11:05 a.m. at the Gardens.

ECHL CYCLONES: Defenseman Ryan Brindley leads Cincinnati with 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists). The Cyclones, 3-0-0 when leading after the first period and 2-3-0 in one-goal games, host Dayton on Wednesday night and Peoria on Friday night.

STARS: Dallas acquired Jon Klemm from the Chicago Blackhawks, hoping he can improve a porous defense and the team snap a six-game winless streak.

HURRICANES: Winger Jeff Daniels, 35, has retired, ending a 12-year NHL career and 435 games in which he was a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championship team in 1992.

OILERS: Edmonton signed free-agent center Adam Oates, 41, to a one-year deal.

AVS: Forward Paul Kariya is out indefinitely with a wrist injury, and center Peter Forsberg will miss tonight's game against Anaheim because of a groin injury.

PENGUINS: Mario Lemieux will miss three more games with a hip injury.

MONDAY NIGHT: J.P. Dumont and James Patrick scored 18 seconds apart early in the third period, and Martin Biron made 23 saves in the Buffalo Sabres' 2-1 victory over Ottawa.

Horse racing

TURFWAY PARK: Live thoroughbred racing returns to the Northern Kentucky track Nov. 30 with the $50,000 Holiday Inaugural Stakes. Post time on opening day is 1:10 p.m.

First post is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 1:10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The track is dark Mondays and Tuesdays and Dec. 24-25. General admission and parking are free.

Elsewhere

SIC TRANSIT: Atlanta's Stan Kasten - the first person to serve as president of three major league teams simultaneously - has resigned as president of baseball's Braves, basketball's Hawks and hockey's Thrashers.