MONDAY'S TRANSACTIONS



MONDAY'S TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Named Dave Wallace interim pitching coach.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Optioned OF Joe Borchard to Charlotte of the IL. Claimed C Michael Rivera off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Charlotte.
MINNESOTA TWINS--Placed INF Chris Gomez on the 15-day disabled list. Called up 1B Justin Morneau from Rochester of the IL.
TEXAS RANGERS--Agreed to terms with OF Adam Bourassa, 3B Adam Fox, LHP Brian Mattoon, 1B Chris Alexander, RHP Charles Bowman, C Ryan Baldwin, OF Brock Jacobson, and RHP Cody Smith.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Billingsley, OF Matthew Kemp, SS Lucas May, C Andrew Ellis, C Taylor Slimak, C Thomas Piazza, and 1B Michael Ludwig.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Signed RHP Brian Montalbo, LHP Greg Kloosterman, RHP Dan Grybash, RHP Kenneth Durost, LHP Ricky Stover, and RHP Phillip Hendrix and assigned them to Helena of the Pioneer League. Signed RHP Tyler Morrison and RHP Tommy Hawk and assigned them to Maryvale in the Arizona Rookie League.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Sold the contract of RHP Julio Santana to Yomiuri of Japan's Central League.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Activated RHP Jay Witasick and LHP Kevin Walker from the 60-day disabled list and RHP Brandon Villafuerte from the 15-day disabled list. Sent Villafuerte outright and optioned Walker to Portland of the PCL. Placed INF Lou Merloni on the 15-day disabled list. Sent LHP Roger Deago outright to Mobile of the Southern League.
Atlantic League
ATLANTIC CITY SURF--Signed 1B-DH Juan Thomas.
Central League
COASTAL BEND AVIATORS--Released OF Mel Hall. Signed OF Marcus Knight.
EDINBURG ROADRUNNERS--Released OF Alph Coleman.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS--Released RHP Ken Winkle.
Frontier League
CHILLICOTHE PAINTS--Sold RHP Robert Burris to Oakland of the AL. Released LHP Duggan Morgan.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS--Signed INF Casey Benjamin. Released INF Steve Albert.
FLORENCE FREEDOM--Signed INF Ron Fenwick. Announced the retirement of INF Billy Back.
KALAMAZOO KINGS--Signed SS Kevin Wilson. Released INF Daniel Adair.
MID-MISSOURI MAVERICKS--Signed RHP Kelly Martin. Released RHP Abimael Reyes.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS--Re-signed OF Richard Austin. Signed INF Shaff Elkouri. Released RHP Josh Tomsu and INF Kiley Vaughn.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS--Released RHP Ben Ally.
Northeast League
BERKSHIRE BLACK BEARS--Released LHP Matt Minter.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS--Promoted Robert Rowell, chief operating officer, to team president.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS--Named Tim Floyd coach.
SACRAMENTO KINGS--Traded the rights to Atlanta's first round draft pick in either 2003 or 2004 to Detroit for a conditional first round draft pick before 2008.
Women's National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICS--Signed F Jocelyn Penn. Waived F Tamara Bowie.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Waived CB Ligarius Jennings.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed QB Brian Griese to a two-year contract and DB Corey Jenkins to a three-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed OT Reese Hicks.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed FS Kwamie Lassiter to a three-year contract.
HARNESS RACING
NEW JERSEY RACING COMMISSION--Suspended Anthony Nunziata for seven months and fined $2,500 for fighting with another driver at Freehold Raceway on May 10. The suspension starts June 12 and runs through Jan. 7, 2004.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
PHOENIX COYOTES--Signed C Kiel McLeod to a multiyear contract.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Signed D Ian White to a three-year contract.
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS--Named Greg Cronin coach.
East Coast Hockey League
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS--Named Jason Oates director of ticket operations and Kelly Hillman community relations and promotions manager.
LACROSSE
NLL--Announced the relocation of the Albany Attack to San Jose, Calif.
SOCCER
Major Indoor Soccer League
MISL--Granted full membership to the St. Louis Steamers.
Major League Soccer
METROSTARS--Named Mark Williams strength and conditioning coach.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Signed MF Jorge Vazquez.
COLLEGE
ARIZONA--Announced the resignation of Mike Borich, wide receivers coach.
BUTLER--Named Steve Jones women's golf coach.
CAPITAL--Named Greg Weyrich baseball coach.
CENTRAL, IOWA--Named Abby Gonzales interim sports information director.
COAST GUARD--Named Carla DeSantis women's soccer coach.
DELAWARE--Extended the contracts of David Henderson, men's basketball coach, and Tina Martin, women's basketball coach, through the 2007-08 season.
FORT HAYS STATE--Named Matt Ranson baseball coach.
FRANCIS MARION--Announced resignation of Jonathan Burnett, men's golf coach.
FURMAN--Named Derek Schroeder women's assistant volleyball coach.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY--Named Bubba Smith men's basketball coach.
LA SALLE--Signed John Miller, women's basketball coach, to a contract extension through 2005-2006.
MEMPHIS--Announced basketball C Simplice Njoya has transferred from Duquesne.
MISSOURI-ROLLA--Announced the resignation of Dave Burwell, softball coach.
NEBRASKA--Promoted Boyd Epley to associate athletic director, Mike Arthur to director of performance, and Bryan Bailey to coordinator of workout programs for football players.
NORTHERN IOWA--Named Jeff Rutter men's assistant basketball coach.
PITTSBURGH--Named Shea Ralph women's assistant basketball coach.
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE--Named Don Denham men's assistant soccer coach.
ST. BONAVENTURE--Named Erin McGinnis women's assistant basketball coach.
SCRANTON--Named Linda Drapeau women's lacrosse coach.
TEIKYO POST--Named Mike Donnelly men's basketball coach.
WILLIAM PENN--Named Josh Erickson trainer.
WOFFORD--Promoted Jimmy Allen from men's assistant basketball coach to men's associate head coach.