Friday’s Sports Transactions

Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 | 12:12 p.m.

ANAHEIM ANGELS-Agreeed to terms with OF Steve Finley on a two-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS-Agreed to terms with RF Richard Hidalgo on a one-year contract.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Agreed to terms with RHP Russ Ortiz on a four-year contract.

Atlantic League

ATLANTIC CITY SURF-Acquired RHP Kevin Henthorne from Lancaster to complete an earlier trade.

Northern League

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES-Agreed to terms with RHP Cory Walters and INF Josh Fulton.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHOENIX SUNS-Placed C Jake Voskuhl on the injured list. Activated G Yuta Tabuse from the injured list.

TORONTO RAPTORS-Placed G Vince Carter on the injured list.

Continental Basketball Association

GREAT LAKES STORM-Signed F Doug Smith.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL-Fined Washington Redskins RB Clinton Portis and S Sean Taylor $5,000 each for violating the league's uniform code on Dec. 5. Fined Taylor an additional $7,500 for unnecessary roughness in the same game.

Canadian Football League

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS-Re-signed WR Matt Dominguez to a two-year contract.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

HOUSTON AEROS-Recalled G Robert Gherson from Quad Cities of the UHL.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE-Assigned RW Brent Cullaton to Laredo of the CHL.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS-Named Mike Thompson vice president of sales, Carole Appleton assistant to the general manager and manager of community relations and Melissa Gardner manager of marketing services and game night operations.

ECHL

ECHL-Suspended Victoria D Dale Purinton for six games for his actions in a Dec. 7 game.

JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS-Announced the resignation of Chris Stewart, trainer, to become trainer for Lowell of the AHL. Traded D Paul Lynch to Charlotte for cash. Waived F Bill Downey.

READING ROYALS-Signed G Jamie Hodson and traded him to Fresno for financial considerations. Signed D Likit Andersson and traded him to Bakersfield for financial considerations.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

MINNESOTA SWARM-Signed F Kyle Arbuckle, F Chad Culp, G Matt Disher, F Jon Harasym, D Michael Kilby, G John McLellan, D Eric Pacey, F Sean Pollock and D Jamie Roy.

TORONTO ROCK-Signed F Jim Quinlan, D Brian Beisel, D Sean Turner and D Nick Trudeau to one-year contracts.

RODEO

PRCA-Announced the resignation of Steven J. Hatchell, commissioner, to become president of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES-Acquired a 2005 fourth-round draft pick from the MetroStars for D Jeff Agoos.

TRACK & FIELD

U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY-Suspended sprinter Michelle Collins for eight years for a doping violation.

COLLEGE

AIR FORCE-Reinstated G Dan Nwaelel to the men's basketball team after being cleared of allegations that he cheated academically.

CANISIUS-Fired Brian Cavanaugh, hockey coach.

CARROLL, MONT.-Announced the resignation of Amy Heuiser, volleyball coach.

DELAWARE-Named Jim Fallers assistant baseball coach.

GARDNER-WEBB-Named Will Holthouser football defensive coordinator.

MISSISSIPPI-Named Kelly Anders women's assistant golf coach.

ST. JOSEPH'S, IND.-Announced the resignations of Tim Lester, football coach, and Jake Moreland, offensive line coach, to become assistant football coaches at Western Michigan. Named Lou Esposito football coach.

UTAH STATE-Named Brent Guy football coach.