FRIDAY'S TRANSACTIONS

FRIDAY'S TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Placed RHP Jim Mecir on the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Harville from Sacramento of the PCL.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Purchased the contract of OF Tike Redman from Nashville of the PCL. Assigned INF Freddy Sanchez to Nashville.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Placed LHP Kirk Rueter on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Jeff Urban from Fresno of the PCL.
International League
INDIANPOLIS INDIANS--Announced RHP Matt Childer has been promoted from Huntsville of the Southern League.
Eastern League
ALTOONA CURVE--Assigned LHP Clint Chyrsler to Lynchburg of the Carolina League. Recalled RHP Ian Oquendo from Lynchburg.
Midwest League
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS--Assigned OF Ransel Melgarejo to Rancho Cucamonga of the California League and OF Nick Gorneault to Arkansas of the Texas League.
New York-Penn League
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS--Announced RHP Chip Southerland and INF Luis Cotto have been assigned to the team.
South Atlantic League
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS--Announced INF Nick Tempesta has been promoted to Clearwater of the Florida State League.
Atlantic League
SOMERSET PATRIOTS--Signed OF Edgard Clemente.
Central League
ALEXANDRIA ACES--Placed LHP Casey Johnson on the inactive list.
JACKSON SENATORS--Sold the contract of RHP Kenny Rayborn to the Cleveland Indians.
SAN ANGELO COLTS--Signed OF Reagan Buckley.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS--Announced the Los Angeles Clippers declined to match the offer sheet to G Andre Miller.
MIAMI HEAT--Signed F Samaki Walker.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS--Re-signed C Kevin Willis.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed OT Matt Willig to a one-year contract. Placed OT Melvin Tuten on injured reserve.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed CB Michael Lehan to a five-year contract. Agreed to terms with DL Antonio Garay on a five-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed WR Rob Johnson. Placed DE Earl Cochran on injured reserve.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Signed RB Frank Moreau. Released CB Ben Kelly.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed C Rob Murphy. Released C Ben Nowland.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES--Signed F Eric Boulton to a two-year contract. Announced D Henrik Tallinder accepted a one-year qualifying offer.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Re-signed D Steve McCarthy.
EDMONTON OILERS--Re-signed F Marty Reasoner and F Raffi Torres to two-year contracts.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Signed C Sean Avery and RW Scott Barney to one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Signed C Milan Kraft and RW Matt Bradley. Named Todd Lepovsky manager of media relations.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Signed an affiliation agreement with Hamilton of the AHL and renewed their agreement with Pensacola of the ECHL.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS--Named Greg Ireland assistant coach.
ECHL
FLORIDA EVERBLADES--Signed F John Shouneyia.
MISSISSIPPI SEA WOLVES--Announced the retirement of C Cody Bowtell.
PEORIA RIVERMEN--Re-signed C Tyler Rennette.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA STATE--Suspended L.C. Cole, football coach, Johnnie Cole, assistant head coach, and Richard Freeman, assistant coach, for two weeks.
AUBURN--Named Becky Fletcher women's assistant soccer coach.
BOSTON COLLEGE--Released junior F Andrew Bryant from the men's basketball team for academic reasons.
BRADLEY--Named Brad Ruzzo associate men's soccer coach.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL--Named Stephen Rubin track and field coach.
HAMLINE--Announced the resignation of Loreena Anderson, track and field coach, to take an assistant coaching position at Wisconsin.
HOPE--Announced the retirement of Anne Irwin, women's athletic director. Named Eva Folkert senior women's administrator, Lindsey Engelsman women's soccer coach, and Michael Ricketts defensive coordinator.
LAFAYETTE--Named Eric Ratchford men's and women's tennis coach.
MANHATTANVILLE--Named Michael LaPlaca sports information director and William Plonsky athletic trainer. Promoted Heather-lyn Mennis, assistant field hockey coach, to field hockey coach.
MEMPHIS--Named Brooks Donald women's assistant basketball coach.
MISSISSIPPI--Named Steve Cheatham assistant athletic director for football operations.
MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS--Named Lee Buchanan women's basketball coach.
MUHLENBERG--Named Casey Hart assistant sports information director.
NORTH CAROLINA--Named Brian Kalbas women's tennis coach.
NORWICH--Named Alex Gravel women's assistant basketball coach.
NOTRE DAME--Named Terry Rooney assistant baseball coach.
PACIFIC--Named Rob Seina volunteer assistant baseball coach.
SAN DIEGO STATE--Named Jennifer Zebroski crew coach.
TENNESSEE--Named Gerry Dickey assistant athletic director for football operations.
TULANE--Named Matthew Boggs assistant baseball coach.
VALPARAISO--Named Randy Schneider softball coach.
WASHINGTON & amp; JEFFERSON--Named Jenny Dumas field hockey coach.
WOFFORD--Named Travis Woods assistant athletic media relations director.