Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

AP

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004 | 12:13 p.m.

ANAHEIM ANGELS-Agreed to terms with 1B-OF Kendry Morales on a six-year contract.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Named Dave Trembley manager for Ottawa of the IL; Don Werner manager for Bowie of the Eastern League; Bien Figueroa manager for Frederick of the Carolina League; Gary Kendall manager and Orlando Gomez coach for Delmarva of the South Atlantic League; Andy Etchebarren manager, Dave Schmidt pitching coach and Cesar Devarez coach for Aberdeen of the New York-Penn League; Julio Vinas minor league hitting instructor and Tom Lawless minor league infield and baserunning instructor.

SEATTLE MARINERS-Named Yasushi Yamamoto Japan scout.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Named Chuck Kniffin pitching coach and Dwayne Murphy coach for Syracuse of the IL; Dave LaRoche pitching coach and John Valentin coach for New Hampshire of the Eastern League; and Tom Signore pitching coach for Auburn of the New York-Penn League.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS-Named Bob Miscik minor league field coordinator, Vern Ruhle minor league pitching coordinator and Steve Baumann assistant trainer. Named Rodney McCray coach for Louisville of the IL and Rick Burleson manager for Billings of the Pioneer League.

HOUSTON ASTROS-Agreed to terms with INF Mike Coolbaugh, C Dax Norris, C Chris Tremie, RHP Travis Driskill and OF Barry Wesson on minor league contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Agreed to terms with C Chad Moeller on a one-year contract and LHP Rigo Beltran on a minor league contract.

International League

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS-Agreed to terms with OF Jon Nunnally, RHP Brian Reith, SS Jorge Velandia, RHP Ron Chiavacci and RHP Chris Enochs.

South Atlantic League

COLUMBUS CATFISH-Named Travis Barbary manager and Glenn Dishman pitching coach.

Can-Am League

BROCKTON ROX-Signed OF Abner Arroyo.

NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS-Signed OF Darren Ciraco.

Northern League

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES-Named Mike Pinto manager and Doc Edwards director of player procurement.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS-Placed G Delonte West on the injured list. Activated F Tom Gugliotta from the injured list.

CHICAGO BULLS-Placed G Jannero Pargo on the injured list. Activated G Frank Williams from the injured list.

INDIANA PACERS-Signed F Marcus Haislip.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-Placed C Mamadou N'Diaye on the injured list. Activated G Lionel Chalmers from the injured list.

ORLANDO MAGIC-Placed F Pat Garrity on the injured list. Activated G Stacey Augmon from the injured list.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS-Placed C Peter John Ramos on the injured list. Activated F Kwame Brown from the injured list.

American Basketball Association

LAS VEGAS RATTLERS-Signed G Daryl Dorsey.

LOS ANGELES STARS-Named Wendell Robinson assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS-Signed FB Luke Lawton to the practice squad. Released WR Kahlil Hill from the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS-Signed DE Alex Brown to a five-year contract extension through the 2009 season.

DENVER BRONCOS-Signed CB Curome Cox to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS-Signed WR Jamal Jones to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed LB Winston Taylor to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed DB Omare Lowe to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Waived DT Shaun Smith. Released WR Nathan Black from the practice squad. Signed LB Darrin Smith.

OAKLAND RAIDERS-Signed FB Chris Hetherington. Released LB Maugaula Tuitele.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Signed G Jason Nerys and WR Kevin Youngblood to the practice squad. Released DB Kentrell Curry and RB Sultan McCullough from the practice squad.

Arena Football League

AUSTIN WRANGLERS-Signed FB-LB Henry Bryant.

COLORADO CRUSH-Re-signed QB John Dutton.

GEORGIA FORCE-Signed L Ernest Grant.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE-Signed L William Carr and K Dave Hendrix.

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO-Named Ken Matous special teams coordinator.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL-Signed L Konrad Dean.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS-Signed L Rex Richards.

TAMPA BAY STORM-Signed L Clint Mitchell and DS Leonard Myers.

Atlantic Indoor Football League

ERIE FREEZE-Named Mike Esposito coach-general manager.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

HOUSTON AEROS-Recalled D Max Fortunus from Louisiana of the ECHL.

PORTLAND PIRATES-Loaned RW Carlyle Lewis to South Carolina of the ECHL.

PROVIDENCE BRUINS-Signed G Cody Rudkowsky. Released G Andrew Allen.

UTAH GRIZZLIES-Signed RW Justin Cox and F Brett Draney.

Central Hockey League

TOPEKA TARANTULAS-Signed F Jonathan Dubois.

ECHL

DAYTON BOMBERS-Named Colin Miller assistant coach.

GWINNETT GLADIATORS-Acquired D Kevin Truelson from Fresno.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS-Released D Hugo Marchand.

WHEELING NAILERS-Announced G Andy Chiodo, D Drew Fata and F Cam Paddock have been assigned from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, and G Dany Sabourin, D Darcy Robinson and D Randy Perry have been called up by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Southern Professional Hockey League

COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS-Announced C Orrin Hergott has been called up by South Carolina of the ECHL.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

CLEVELAND FORCE-Agreed to terms with F Eduardo Hurtado on a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

APPALACHIAN STATE-Named Linda K. Robinson interim athletic director.

ARKANSAS-Fired Dave Wommack, defensive coordinator.

BECKER-Named Mel Mills assistant football coach.

BRIGHAM YOUNG-Announced the resignation of Gary Crowton, football coach.

CHADRON STATE-Announced the resignation of Brad Smith, football coach, who will remain as athletic director. Named assistant coach Bill O'Boyle interim football coach.

CLEMSON-Signed Oliver Purnell, men's basketball coach, to a two-year contract extension through the 2010-11 season.

INDIANA-Fired Gerry DiNardo, football coach.

MICHIGAN-Announced the resignation of Janine Moore, women's assistant basketball coach.

MISSISSIPPI-Fired David Cutcliffe, football coach.

PHILADELPHIA-Announced the resignation of Denise Junkerman, field hockey coach.

RICE-Announced the retirement of Victor Lopez, women's track and field coach, effective at the end of the 2005 season.

SAMFORD-Signed Todd Yelton, women's soccer coach, to a four-year contract extension.

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