WEDNESDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

WEDNESDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Waived RHP Jose Paniagua.
TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled RHP Juan Dominguez from Frisco of the Texas League.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Acquired RHP John Novinsky from St. Louis to complete an earlier trade.
MONTREAL EXPOS--Activated C Michael Barrett from the 15-day disabled list.
Northeast League
QUEBEC LES CAPITALES--Released RHP Bobby Chandler and RHP Rodney Allen.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS--Agreed to terms with G Voshon Lenard on a multiyear contract.
MIAMI HEAT--Re-signed F Malik Allen.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Named Tony DiLeo senior vice president and assistant general manager, Courtney Witte director of player personnel, Kevin Johnson trainer, and John Tooher assistant trainer.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS--Waived QB David Rivers and G Jason Jowers from the practice squad. Signed WR John Lewis and WR Jimmy Fryzel to the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS--Released WR Rodney Wright from the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed FB George Layne to the practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS--Waived CB Brandon Williams from the practice squad. Signed FB Kyle Johnson to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed WR Antonio Freeman.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Re-signed LB Jimmy McClain. Signed LB Justin Seaverns to the practice squad. Waived LB Armegis Spearman.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Signed QB Cory Sauter to a one-year contract. Signed RB Brian Allen to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Released RB David Allen from practice squad. Signed RB Joe Smith and LB Michael Josiah to the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Signed DB Corey Harris and WR Curtis Jackson to one-year contracts. Released S Clint Finley and WR Chris Horn.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed TE Todd Whitman to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS--Signed KR Michael Bates.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed CB Blue Adams to the practice squad. Released S Waine Bacon.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Agreed to terms with K Gary Anderson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Signed G Jean-Sebastien Giguere to a four-year contract.
ATLANTA THRASHERS--Signed D Shawn Heins.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Signed D Jamie Allison, F Matheiu Darche and C David Legwand.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Signed C Igor Larionov.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Acquired C Serge Payer from Florida for a 2004 ninth-round draft pick and signed him to a one-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Signed F Magnus Arvedson to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with G Tyler Moss.
ECHL
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES--Named Dan Weiss public relations and broadcasting manager.
FLORENCE PRIDE--Signed LW Ryan Annesley.
United Hockey Leauge
KALAMAZOO WINGS--Signed D-F Tyson Turgeon, C Pat O'Leary and C Andrew Long.
COLLEGE
NCAA--Placed Fresno State on four years probation for violations including academic fraud, retroactive to Dec. 2002.
AMERICA EAST--Named K.J. Cardinal assistant director for communications.
CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION--Named Shera White director of public relations.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE--Granted East Tennessee State an extended withdrawal from the conference, to be completed on June 30, 2005.
DEPAUL--Named Erik Peterson director of ticket sales and operations.
DUQUESNE--Announced the resignation of Rick West, men's swimming coach.
GEORGIA--Dismissed senior C Steve Thomas from the men's basketball team.
KUTZTOWN--Named Lauri Mondschein associate athletics director.
OHIO STATE--Announced RB Maurice Clarett has been suspended for the season for accepting improper benefits and lying to investigators.
PENN STATE--Promoted Annie Troyan to women's associate head basketball coach.
PITT.-JOHNSTOWN--Named Chris Thomas men's assistant basketball coach.
QUINNIPIAC--Named Eric Da Costa men's assistant soccer coach.
SUSQUEHANNA--Named Frank Marcinek and Steve Briggs assistant directors of athletics, and Liz Cranmer Briggs women's administrator within the department of athletics, recreation and physical education.
TEMPLE--Announced the resignation of Seamus McWilliams, women's soccer coach.
WESTERN CAROLINA--Named Matt Allen men's assistant basketball coach.