FRIDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

FRIDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB--Suspended Chicago OF Sammy Sosa eight games for using a corked bat.
American League
ANAHEIM ANGELS--Optioned INF Chone Figgins to Salt Lake of the PCL. Recalled RHP Bart Miadich from Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Acquired OF Ruben Sierra from Texas for OF Marcus Thames.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Acquired LHP Matt White from Boston for OF Shelton Fulse. Designated OF Cristian Guerrero for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled OF Kevin Mench from Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
MONTREAL EXPOS--Purchased the contract of LHP Anthony Ferrari from Edmonton of the PCL. Announced 1B Jeff Leifer has been claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay.
International League
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS--Acquired 1B Doug Jennings from Long Island of the Atlantic League and C Alex Delgado from Camden of the Atlantic League. Released C Joe Lawrence. Traded OF Mark Budzinski to Cincinnati of the NL for cash.
South Atlantic League
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS--Announced LHP Dustin Seal has been sent to Vermont of the New York-Penn League.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS--Signed LHP Juan Rodriguez.
SOMERSET PATRIOTS--Promoted Victoria Siesta to group sales account executive.
BASKETBALL
Women's National Basketball Association
HOUSTON COMETS--Signed G Itoro Umoh-Coleman.
United States Basketball League
ADIRONDACK WILDCATS--Signed G Chad Wilkerson.
BREVARD BLUE DUCKS--Signed G Roy Jones, Jr. and G Brian Richman.
TEXAS RIM ROCKERS--Signed G Donald Harris, G Nolan Johnson and F Bruce Zabukovic.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed LS Chance Pearce. Released DE John Gilmore.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS--Released WR Patrick Batteaux, OL Chrys Bullock, WR Richard Lewis, WR Michael Slater, WR Charles Smith and DE Conner Stephens.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Signed G Kevin Weekes to a one-year contract.
COLUMBUS HURRICANES--Announced Doug MacLean will remain as coach, president and general manager.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Exercised their 2003-04 contract option on F Shaun Van Allen.
East Coast Hockey League
JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS--Named Jim Brazill vice president and general manager.
WHEELING NAILERS--Named Pat Bingham coach.
SOCCER
Women's United Soccer Association
ATLANTA BEAT--Fined Atlanta F Charmaine Hooper $200 and coach Tom Stone $250 for negative comments about the refereeing in a May 31 game against San Diego.
COLLEGE
CAL POLY-SLO--Promoted men's and women's assistant cross country coach Mark Conover to men's and women's cross country coach.
CAL STATE-FULLERTON--Signed Bob Burton, men's basketball coach, to a four-year contract.
EMBRY-RIDDLE--Named Jamie Joss sports information director, effective June 23.
FORDHAM--Announced women's sophomore basketball C Monica Blackmon is transferring to the school from Clemson and women's sophomore basketball G Jade Leitao is transferring from Mitchell College.
GUILFORD--Announced the resignation of Butch Estes, men's basketball coach, to take the same position at Miami-Dade Community College.
ILLINOIS--Named Wayne Angel men's track and field coach.
INDIANAPOLIS--Named Aaron Blessing women's soccer coach.
THE CITADEL--Named Miles Wilson men's assistant basketball coach.
WINTHROP--Named Darrah Metz women's assistant basketball coach.