WEDNESDAY'S TRANSACTIONS

WEDNESDAY'S TRANSACTIONS
AUTO RACING
SCCA PRO RACING LTD.--Named Adam Horn public relations manager.
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB--Reduced the three-game suspension of Cincinnati 1B Sean Casey to two games for his participation in a bench-clearing fight in a June 13 game.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Signed RHP Todd Jones. Designated RHP Hector Almonte for assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Designated INF D'Angelo Jimenez and OF Armando Rios for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Laffey and assigned him to Burlington of the Appalachian League. Optioned RHP Ricardo Rodriguez to Buffalo of the IL.
DETROIT TIGERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jay Sborz and SS Tony Giarratano.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Acquired RHP Curtis Leskanic and cash from Milwaukee for RHP Wes Obermueller and INF Alejandro Machado.
TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled OF Ryan Ludwick from Oklahoma of the PCL. Promoted 2B-OF Ramon Nivar from Frisco of the Texas League to Oklahoma.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Announced the resignation of Tim Wilken, vice president-baseball.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Assigned OF Stephen Smitherman to Louisville of the IL. Purchased the contract of RHP Todd Van Poppel from Louisville.
COLORADO ROCKIES--Recalled RHP Jason Young from Colorado Springs of the PCL. Optioned OF Ben Petrick to Colorado Springs.
MONTREAL EXPOS--Agreed to terms with OF Edgardo Baez.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Announced the resignation of Vic Gregovits, vice president of marketing and broadcasting.
Eastern League
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS--Acquired RHP Beau Kemp from Fort Myers of the FSL.
South Atlantic League
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS--Promoted RHP John Searles to Brevard County of the FSL.
Central League
ALEXANDRIA ACES--Signed LHP Kristopher Rayborn.
JACKSON SENATORS--Traded C-1B Jeremy Todd to Quebec of the Northeast League to complete an earlier trade. Released RHP Ryan Carroll.
SPRINGFIELD/OZARK MOUNTAIN DUCKS--Signed LHP Mark Hickey, RHP Adam Montarbo and OF Jonathan Wright.
Frontier League
CHILLICOTHE PAINTS--Signed LHP James Callahan. Announced the retirement of SS Nick Elrod.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Sold OF Horace Lawrence to the New York Yankees.
RIVER CITY RASCALS--Signed 1B Tomas Perez and SS Jeremiah Bergheger. Released INF Adonis Smith.
Northeast League
BANGOR LUMBERJACKS--Signed OF-1B Bryan Britt and OF-1B Taylor Groce.
BERKSHIRE BLACK BEARS--Released C Drew Larned.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS--Released RHP Chris Clark.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS--Named Stephen Silas and Mark Osowski assistant coaches.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS--Named Jim Boylen and David Fizdale assistant coaches.
HOUSTON ROCKETS--Named Patrick Ewing, Tom Thibodeau, Steve Clifford and Andy Greer assistant coaches. Declined to exercise team options on G Tito Maddox and F Terence Morris.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS--Agreed to terms with G T.J. Ford on a four-year contract.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS--Named Phil Hubbard assistant coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed DE Byron Frisch.
Arena Football League
DENVER CRUSH--Named Mike Dailey coach. Sent WR-DB Delvin Hughley, L Chris Janek and WR-DB Anthony Derricks to Indiana as compensation for signing Dailey.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL--Announced the retirements of Paul Stewart, referee, and Gerard Gauthier and Wayne Bonney, linesmen.
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Signed RW Joey Tetarenko to a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Re-signed D Jason Strudwick.
COLORADO AVALANCHE--Re-signed F Brian Willsie.
EDMONTON OILERS--Re-signed Charlie Huddy and Bill Moores, assistant coaches, to multiyear contracts.
MINNESOTA WILD--Signed LW Mike Hannula.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Signed G David LeNeveu.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Signed D Gerard Dicaire to a three-year contract.
Central Hockey League
INDIANAPOLIS ICE--Signed D-assistant coach Mario Doyon.
United Hockey League
KALAMAZOO WINGS--Named Mark Reeds director of hockey operations and coach.
U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
USAA--Suspended Andrew Eggerth two years for testing positive for use of a performance-enhancing drug in an indoor track meet in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Feb. 9.
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE--Named AnnMarie Person associate director of communications.
CUNY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE--Named Zak Ivkovic interim executive director.
AUBURN--Named Samantha Williams women's assistant basketball coach.
BRADLEY--Named Eric Redman athletic trainer.
CAL STATE FULLERTON--Named Andy Newman men's assistant basketball coach.
CHATTANOOGA--Named Carlos Garcia men's tennis coach and Tom Lowry women's tennis coach.
COKER--Named John Handrigan men's golf coach.
DARTMOUTH--Named Mark Hudak women's ice hockey coach.
FORDHAM--Named Allison Sims director of women's basketball operations.
GARDNER-WEBB--Named Brian Baker men's and women's track & amp; field coach, and David Price men's and women's assistant track & amp; field coach.
JUNIATA--Named Danny Young women's basketball coach.
LA SALLE--Announced the retirement of Bob Vetrone Sr., athletic communications assistant.
LOUISIANA-MONROE--Named Bob Leahy assistant head football coach and wide receivers coach.
MERCER--Named Link Jarrett assistant baseball coach.
MISERICORDIA--Named Erick Hart athletics department intern.
NIAGARA--Announced the resignation of Kevin Krause, women's lacrosse coach.
OAKLAND, MICH.--Named Pam Mahoney women's assistant basketball coach.
SAINT FRANCIS, PA.--Named Jill Poe women's basketball coach.
SAINT JOSEPH'S--Named Pat Cullinan assistant lacrosse coach.
SAM HOUSTON STATE--Named James Hatchel women's basketball coach.
SANTA CLARA--Named Lloyd Pierce men's assistant basketball coach. Announced the resignation of Antonio Veloso, men's assistant basketball coach, to become men's basketball coach and athletic director at the University of Great Falls.
SETON HALL--Named Jeff Mead assistant sports information director.
SOUTH CAROLINA--Named Jamie Smith women's associate head soccer coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA-SPARTANBURG--Named Josh Hausman men's and women's tennis coach, and Tim Gibbons men's and women's cross country coach.
SOUTHERN IDAHO--Named Gib Arnold men's basketball coach.
VIRGINIA--Named Pat McNamara assistant wrestling coach.
WINSTON-SALEM--Named Leslie Bolden coordinator of athletic/academic support services.