FRIDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

FRIDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Placed RHP Ramiro Mendoza on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Casey Fossum from Pawtucket of the IL.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Purchased the contract of C Jamie Burke from Charlotte of the IL. Optioned RHP Matt Ginter to Charlotte.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Activated 1B Mike Sweeney from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned RHP Nate Field to Omaha pf the PCL. Acquired RHP Paul Abbott from the Arizona Diamondbacks for LHP Aric Leclair and assigned him to Omaha.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Optioned RHP Aaron Looper to Tacoma of the PCL.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS--Announced the signing of RHP Rick White has been negated.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Placed RHP Salomon Torres on the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of RHP Pat Mahomes from Nashville of the PCL. Transferred RHP Kris Benson from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Placed 2B Ray Durham on the 15-day disabled list. Activated OF Marvin Benard from the 15-day disabled list.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
INDIANA PACERS--Named Ron Rothstein assistant coach.
MIAMI HEAT--Signed F John Wallace and C Loren Woods.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Signed G Willie Green and F Kyle Korver. Waived C Efthimios Rentzias.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Waived FB Jeremy Allen. Signed TE Matt Huebner.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES--Re-signed F Ales Kotalik and F Curtis Brown to one-year contracts.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Signed D Paul Martin.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Re-signed C Daymond Langkow to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Re-signed D Janne Laukkanen to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
ALMA--Named Matt Chovanec men's track and field coach.
BAYLOR--Announced the resignation of Dave Bliss, men's basketball coach, and Tom Stanton, athletic director.
COLORADO STATE--Named Mark Driscoll athletic director.
DARTMOUTH--Named Cynthia Crutchfield director of facilities and operations for athletics, Gordon Morton and Heather Croze assistant sports information directors, and Matt Dougherty sports information assistant.
DOMINICAN, N.Y.--Named Phil Fluhr women's soccer coach and Dale Abeling men's lacrosse coach.
FRANKLIN & amp; MARSHALL--Named F. Carl Schnabel men's and women's track and field assistant cross country coach.
HIRAM--Named Mike Lazusky men's and women's track and field coach and Sean McDonnell women's golf coach.