Wednesday, March 19, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Optioned LHP Casey Whitten and LHP Mike Matthews to Buffalo of the American Association. Assigned LHP Greg Cadaret to their minor-league camp.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Optioned RHP Jim Pittsley to Omaha of the American Association. Released LHP Juan Agosto.
TEXAS RANGERS-Assigned RHP Tanyon Sturtze to Oklahoma City of the American Association and RHP Jonathan Johnson to their minor-league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Optioned RHP Marty Janzen to Syracuse of the International League. Sent OF Darrell Whitmore to their minor-league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Optioned RHP Amaury Telemaco, RHP Rodney Myers and RHP Marc Pisciotta to Iowa of the American Association.
CINCINNATI REDS-Optioned OF Chad Mottola to Indianapolis of the American Association. Placed INF Terry Pendleton on the 15-day disabled list.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Assigned LHP Matt Beech, RHP Calvin Maduro, 2B David Doster and 1B Mike Robertson.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Extended the contract of Bruce Bochy, manager, through 1999, with a club option for 2001. Placed INF-OF Craig Shipley on the 60-day disabled list.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Waived RHP Steven Bourgeois. Optioned RHP Keith Foulke to Phoenix of the PCL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES-Placed G Chris Carr on the injured list.
Continental Basketball Association
IDAHO STAMPEDE-Named Ernie Wheeler assistant coach.
United States Basketball League
RALEIGH COUGARS-Named Clyde Austin president; Thomas Phelps vice president and general manager; Rick Ross coach; Quentin Jackson assistant coach; Rufus Edmisten general council; and Cozell McQueen director of community relations.
SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE-Signed G-F Reggie Jordan.
YAKIMA SUN KINGS-Signed G Donnie Boyce. Placed F Bernard Hopkins on the injured reserve list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS-Signed OLB Justin Dragoo. Exercised the option on DT Jumpy Geathers. Named Dave Blando director of salary cap and football finance administration.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Re-signed DE Daniel Stubbs to a three-year contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS-Released P Sean Landeta.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS-Agreed to terms with DT Reuben Davis on a four-year contract.
World League
FRANKFURT GALAXY-Signed G Jon Heidenreich.
LONDON MONARCHS-Signed RB Jo Jo Jones and TE Aubrey Thompson.
RHEIN FIRE-Signed T Russ McCullough, WR DiRiki Mose and P Darrin Simmons.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS-Traded LW Jon Battaglia and a 1998 fourth-round draft pick to Hartford for C Mark Janssens.
BUFFALO SABRES-Traded D Craig Millar and LW Barrie Moore to Edmonton for F Miroslav Satan.
CALGARY FLAMES-Assigned C Ravil Yakubov to Utah of the IHL. Traded D Jamie Huscroft to Tampa Bay for G Tyler Moss. Traded D Marc Hussey to Chicago for LW Ravil Gusmanov.
DETROIT RED WINGS-Announced the retirement of D Mike Ramsey.
EDMONTON OILERS-Traded D Jeff Norton to Tampa Bay for D Drew Bannister. Assigned LW Barrie Moore to Hamilton of the AHL.
HARTFORD WHALERS-Traded RW Kelly Chase to Toronto for a 1998 eighth-round draft pick. Loaned D Alexander Godynyuk to Springfield of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Traded F Eddie Olczyk to Pittsburgh for RW Glen Murray. Recalled RW Brad Smyth from Phoenix of the IHL.
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Traded D Murray Baron and RW Chris Murray to Phoenix for D Dave Manson. Traded G Pat Jablonski to Phoenix for D Steve Cheredaryk and assigned Cheredaryk to Fredericton of the AHL.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Acquired C Robert Reichel from Calgary for LW Marty McInnis, G Tyrone Garner and a 1997 sixth-round draft pick. Traded LW Derek King to Hartford for a 1997 fifth-round draft pick. Recalled LW Ken Belanger from Kentucky of the AHL.
OTTAWA SENATORS-Traded F Dennis Chasse, D Kevin Bolibruck and a 1998 sixth-round draft pick to Chicago for RW Mike Prokopec.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Traded RW Chris Murray to Hartford for D Gerald Diduck. Recalled D Steve Cheredaryk on loan from Springfield of the AHL.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Traded C Richard Park to Anaheim for RW Roman Oksiuta.
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Recalled G Jon Casey from Worcester of the AHL. Assigned G Jamie McLennan to Worcester. Assigned RW Alex Vasilevski to Grand Rapids of the IHL.
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Claimed D Chris LiPuma off waivers from New Jersey.
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Returned G Jamie McLennan to Worcester of the AHL. Recalled LW Alex Vasilevskii from Worcester.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS-Traded C Kirk Muller to Florida for RW Jason Podollan. Traded D Larry Murphy to Detroit for future considerations. Loaned RW Zdenek Nedved, RW Jason Podolan and G Marcel Cousineau to St. John's of the AHL.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Claimed D Steve Staios off waivers from Boston. Traded F Josef Beranek to Pittsburgh for future considerations, and D Frantisek Kucera to Philadelphia for future considerations. Recalled C Larry Courville and C Lonny Bohonos from Syracuse of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Returned LW Andrew Brunnette and RW Richard Zednick to Portland of the AHL. Recalled D Stewart Malgunas from Portland.
American Hockey League
ADIRONDACK RED WINGS-Signed C Sean Venedam to an amateur tryout agreement.
CAROLINA MONARCHS-Recalled LW Chad Cabana and D Derek Eberle from Port Huron of the Colonial Hockey League. Released D Mike McCourt.
HERSHEY BEARS-Signed D Rick Schuhwerk to an amateur tryout agreement.
SAINT JOHN FLAMES-Signed C Blair Manning to a professional tryout agreement.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS-Released C Trevor Roenick.
International Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES-Signed C Mike Pomichter.
East Coast Hockey League
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS-Signed F Jeff Scharf and F Craig Stahl.
HAMPTON ROADS ADMIRALS-Signed G John Mewhort.
JACKSONVILLE LIZARD KINGS-Signed D Kelly Morel and F Marc Salsman.
PEORIA RIVERMEN-Signed G Ari Shocket.
ROANOKE EXPRESS-Signed G Matt Carmichael and F Valeriy Svoboda.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS-Placed MF Brian Johnson and D Scott Uderitz on injured reserve.
United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues
NORTH JERSEY IMPERIALS-Named Tim Mulqueen coach. Signed D Rob McOmish to a two-year contract and D Travis Coley to a three-year contract.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA-Named Terry Jones strength and conditioning coach.
ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE-Announced the resignation of Bill Peterson, men's basketball coach, effective June 30.
CS-FULLERTON-Announced the resignation of Deborah Ayres, women's basketball coach.
CLEMSON-Named Brian Cousins men's assistant basketball coach.
SETON HALL-Named Tommy Amaker men's basketball coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA-Signed Eddie Fogler, men's basketball coach, to a one-year contract extension through the 2001-2002 season.
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