TUESDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

TUESDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
AUTO RACING
CART--Named Dr. Chris Pinderski medical director of the Champ Car series.
GRAND AMERICAN ROAD RACING--Named Adam Saal director of communications.
BASEBALL
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES--Agreed to terms with 1B Travis Lee on a one-year contract. Released INF Tyler Houston.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Named Brad Hainje media relations manager and Adam Liberman and Meagan Swingle junior publicists.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Brooks Kieschnick on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Signed INF Skip Adams, 1B Cole Hilt and RHP Shane Roelle.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA--Fined Washington G Jerry Stackhouse $5,000 for throwing a basketball into the stands during a Feb. 22 game.
PHOENIX SUNS--Placed F-C Keon Clark on the injured list.
TORONTO RAPTORS--Signed G Jannero Pargo. Placed F Lonny Baxter on the injured list. Waived C Eric Montross.
American Basketball Association
GWINNETT GWIZZLIES--Named Rufus Grier assistant coach.
LONG BEACH JAM--Released F-C John Jones.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Named Mike Gillhamer assistant coach for defense and secondary.
DENVER BRONCOS--Agreed to terms with LB Al Wilson on a seven-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Designated LT Chad Clifton franchise player.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Waived S Matt Stevens.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Designated S Donovin Darius franchise player.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Named Clayton Lopez defensive backs coach.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Designated OT Walter Jones franchise player.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Released DE Bruce Smith, LB Jessie Armstead, P Bryan Barker and DT Lional Dalton.
Canadian Football League
TORONTO ARGONAUTS--Re-signed DT Noah Cantor.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS--Recalled D Shawn Heins from Chicago of the AHL. Placed G Byron Dafoe, D Fratisek Kaberle and F J.P. Vigier on injured reserve.
BUFFALO SABRES--Recalled RW Norm Milley from Rochester of the AHL.
CALGARY FLAMES--Acquired LW Ville Nieminen from Chicago for F Jason Morgan and a conditional draft pick. Assigned F Lynn Loyns to Lowell of the AHL.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Recalled F Matt Keith from Norfolk of the AHL. Claimed F Eric Nickulas off waivers from St. Louis.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Recalled G Fred Brathwaite from Syracuse of the AHL. Assigned G Pascal Leclaire to Syracuse.
FLORIDA PANTHERS--Assigned D Lukas Krajicek to San Antonio of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Agreed to terms with Kevin Gilmore, vice president of hockey operations-assistant general manager, on a multiyear contract extension.
MINNESOTA WILD--Recalled G Johan Holmqvist from Houston of the AHL.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Activated RW Mark Parrish from injured reserve.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Recalled G Ray Emery from Binghamton of the AHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Fired Bob Francis, coach. Named Rick Bowness interim coach and Tant coach. Recalled D Bryan Helmer from Springfield of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES--Fired Joel Quenneville, coach. Named Mike Kitchen coach.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Recalled C Brandon Reid from Manitoba of the AHL.
American Hockey League
AHL--Suspended Cincinnati D Mike Mottau two games for his actions in a Feb. 22 game.
HERSHEY BEARS--Returned RW Rob Voltera to Quad City of the UHL.
HOUSTON AEROS--Recalled G Frederic Cloutier from Louisiana of the ECHL.
PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS--Reassigned LW Nick Deschenes to Trenton of the ECHL.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS--Recalled G Scott Dickie from Adirondack of the UHL.
TRACK AND FIELD
UK ATHLETICS--Suspended sprinter Dwain Chambers two years and announced a lifetime ban from the Olympics for testing positive for steroids.
COLLEGE
BRIAR CLIFF--Announced the resignation of Mike Beard, men's basketball coach.
CONNECTICUT--Named Scott Lakatos defensive backs coach.
GEORGE MASON--Named Diane Drake women's soccer coach.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE--Named Tracy Ducar women's soccer coach.
JAMES MADISON--Named Jeff Durden offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Chip West defensive backs coach. Reassigned George Barlow defensive coordinator and Eddie Davis special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.
LOUISVILLE--Named Mike Cassity defensive coordinator.
McNEESE STATE--Announced the resignation of Don Meadows, men's and women's golf coach.
NEWBERRY--Announced the resignation of Joel Harrison, men's soccer coach.
PROVIDENCE--Announced senior F Maris Laksa has left the men's basketball team to play professional basketball in Slovenia.
RUTGERS--Named John McNulty wide receivers coach and Chris Demarest defensive backs coach. Promoted Darren Rizzi, special teams coordinator-running backs, to assistant head coach, Joe Susan, tight ends coach, to recruiting coordinator, and Phil Galiano, graduate assistant coach, to linebackers coach.
STEVENS TECH--Named Jessica Reed field hockey coach.
WAGNER--Named Jeremy Cameron quarterbacks coach.
WAYNESBURG--Named Frank Ferraro men's basketball coach.