MONDAY'S TRANSACTIONS

MONDAY'S TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Purchased the contract of 1B-C Carlos Mendez from Ottawa of the IL. Claimed INF Felix Escalona off waivers from Tampa Bay and optioned him to Bowie of the Eastern League. Transferred OF Marty Cordova from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Fired Gary Ward, hitting coach. Named Greg Walker hitting coach.
National League
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Traded 1B Damon Minor to Philadelphia for RHP Mike Wilson.
Eastern League
ALTOONA CURVE--Traded RHP Brad Guy to Philadelphia of the NL for future considerations.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Released RHP Ryan Warnecke, RHP Josh Dockey and LHP Brad Glassco.
KALAMAZOO KINGS--Released INF Chris Adams, INF Mike Samples and RHP Matt Sheets. Announced the retirement of 1B Damon Lewis.
RICHMOND ROOSTERS--Traded OF Brian Ferreira to Kalamazoo for future considerations. Announced the retirement of RHP Enriques Baca.
RIVER CITY RASCALS--Released LHP Brian Unger, LHP Royce Hampston, RHP Jonathan Shull, RHP Donnie Furnauld, RHP Chad Pennington, OF Mike DeRosa, OF-1B Gabe Corchado and C Jason Brueske.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS--Released RHP Chase Phillips, RHP Mike Adballa, INF John Cowell and C Tommy Jeffers.
Northern League
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS--Signed INF Wes Chamberlain.
BASKETBALL
Women's National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE STING--Acquired F Rushia Brown from Cleveland for F Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
DETROIT SHOCK--Acquired G Tamara Moore from Minnesota for a 2004 third-round draft choice.
SEATTLE STORM--Waived G Kate Paye.
WASHINGTON MYSTICS--Signed C Bernadette Ngoysia.
United States Basketball League
ADIRONDACK WILDCATS--Released G Donald Hand.
DODGE CITY LEGEND--Released F Steffon Bradford.
KANSAS CAGERZ--Released G Chris Davis and F Bryan Lucas.
OKLAHOMA STORM--Signed F Bryan Lucas.
PENNSYLVANIA VALLEYDAWGS--Signed F Lorenzo Hall.
WESTCHESTER WILDFIRE--Activated G Kwan Johnson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DALLAS COWBOYS--Released TE Bob Slowikowski.
DENVER BRONCOS--Signed S Bobby Walker and CB Brandon Williams.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Waived S James Boyd, CB Steve Smith and WR Francis St. Paul. Signed OL Alex Jackson.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed RB P.J. Mays to a two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Signed S Jason Sehorn to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed WR Ahmad Harris to a one-year contract.
Arena Football League
COLORADO CRUSH--Fired Bobby Beers, coach; Bobby Beers, Jr., offensive coordinator; Lee Johnson, defensive coordinator; Fred Gayles, special teams coach, and Keith Kartz, line coach.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS--Announced the resignation of Brian Kelley, chief financial officer, to become general manager of the Louisiana IceGators of the ECHL.
PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS--Signed D James Laux.
ECHL
EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE--Announced it has changed its name to ECHL, effective immediately.
LOUISIANA ICEGATORS--Named Brian Kelley general manager.
PEE DEE PRIDE--Named Perry Florio coach and director of hockey operations.
United Hockey League
MUSKEGON FURY--Signed D Jason Jaworski.
SOCCER
Major Indoor Soccer League
KANSAS CITY COMETS--Traded MF-F Nino DaSilva to San Diego for G Deszo Horvath.
COLLEGE
CINCINNATI--Suspended freshman F Eric Hicks indefinitely from the men's basketball program for conduct detrimental to the team.
IOWA WESLEYAN--Named Todd McGhghy football coach.
METHODIST--Announced the resignation of Goncalo Marques, women's tennis coach.
MOUNT ST. VINCENT--Named Yakik Rumley associate athletics director/director of sports information, and Dave Genovese assistant athletics director/men's basketball coach.
PEPPERDINE--Announced the resignation of Michael Zapolski, associate athletic director.