WEDNESDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

WEDNESDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Named Dave Wilder special assistant to the general manager. Announced the contract of Man Soo Lee, bullpen catcher, will not be renewed.
DETROIT TIGERS--Named Ron Myers director of Lakeland, Fla., operations.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Declined their 2004 option on OF John Mabry.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Announced the resignation of Chris Bosio, pitching coach. Named Chuck Hernandez pitching coach.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Named Ken Joyce manager and Tom Bradley pitching coach for Charleston of the South Atlantic League.
National League
NEW YORK METS--Named Rick Peterson pitching coach, Rick Waits minor league pitching coordinator, and Bobby Floyd third base coach.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Named Rene Gayo director of Latin America scouting.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Re-signed RHP Trevor Hoffman to a one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO--Re-signed C Alberto Castillo to a one-year contract.
Eastern League
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS--Named Dennis Meehan and Elizabeth Saye account executives, Brian Gannon assistant operations manager and Luke Pawlak administrative assistant.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS--Placed F Ruben Patterson on the injured list.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS--Traded C Jahidi White to Phoenix for G Brevin Knight.
Women's NBA
SEATTLE STORM--Named Karen Bryant chief operating officer. Announced Anne Donovan, coach, will also take on the duties of director of player personnel and Billy McKinney will no longer serve as general manager, but will continue his work in community relations.
American Basketball Association
LONG BEACH JAM--Signed F Matt Barnes, G Geno Carlisle, and F Matt Garrison.
Continental Basketball Association
CBA--Announced a franchise has been awarded to Muskegon, Mich., to begin play in 2004.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Placed OT Kendrick Rogers and OL Tony Wragge on the injured reserve. Activated OL Raleigh Roundtree from injured reserve. Signed C Steve Grace to the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS--Activated RB Willis McGahee.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Activated FB R.J. Bowers. Placed TE Chad Mustard on the practice squad. Released OL Ben Claxton.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed OL Bill Conaty.
DETROIT LIONS--Released DB Julius Curry from the practice squad. Signed G David Miller.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Re-signed TE Tony Donald to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS--Waived C Dennis O'Sullivan from the physically unable to perform list.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Signed RB Keith Burnell. Placed QB Marques Tuiasosopo on injured reserve. Signed OL Matt Knutson to the practice squad. Waived DB Carey Scott.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Released RB Joffrey Reynolds. Signed RB Dan Alexander.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed WR Micah Ross. Signed DT Clenton Ballard to the practice squad. Released DE Omari Hand from the practice squad.
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BIRMINGHAM STEELDOGS--Announced OL-DL William Mayes has signed with Las Vegas of the Arena Football League.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL--Suspended Vancouver Canucks D Bryan Allen two games without pay for a slashing incident in a Nov. 3 game against Detroit.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Assigned D Anders Eriksson to Syracuse of the AHL.
DETROIT RED WINGS--Signed RW Steve Thomas to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Assigned D Wade Brookbank to Milwaukee of the AHL.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Recalled C Justin Mapletoft from Bridgeport of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Recalled C Peter White from Philadelphia of the AHL. Claimed RW Mike Siklenka off waivers from the New York Rangers and assigned him to Philadelphia of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES--Reassigned D Aris Brimanis to Worcester of the AHL.
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLF PACK--Recalled LW Dusty Jamieson from Charlotte of the ECHL.
HERSHEY BEARS--Added D Jeff Finger to the roster. Reassigned RW Rob Voltera to Quad City of the UHL.
LONG BEACH ICE DOGS--Released G James Reyes.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS--Assigned LW Landon Bathe to Toledo of the ECHL.
PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS--Assigned LW Jeff Smith and D Joey Hoep to Trenton of the ECHL.
Central Hockey League
AUSTIN ICE BATS--Waived G Andrew Norton.
OKLAHOMA CITY BLAZERS--Signed D Shawn Martin.
ECHL
JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS--Traded F-D Ryan Crane to Florence for cash and future considerations.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
TORONTO ROCK--Announced general manager-coach Les Bartley was granted a medical leave of absence. Named Derek Keenan interim general manager and Ed Comeau interim head coach.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS--Fined MetroStars F Clint Mathis $500 for his actions following a game on Nov. 1.
COLLEGE
NCAA--Placed Morehouse College on five years probation for violations relating to amateurism, eligibility, financial aid, and clearinghouse certification in its men's soccer program.
ARKANSAS--Announced the contract of Alan Kirkup, women's soccer coach, will not be renewed.
BLUFFTON--Named Holly Spann softball coach.
MOREHOUSE--Disbanded its men's soccer program.
PENNSYLVANIA--Named Michelle Boone assistant softball coach.
RPI--Named Andrew Will men's interim assistant ice hockey coach.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN--Named Jim Lancaster assistant athletic director for sports medicine.
WAYNESBURG--Announced the resignation of Ken Alberta, women's soccer coach.