FRIDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

FRIDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Agreed to terms with LHP Darrell May on a two-year contract.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Agreed to terms with LHP Jesus Sanchez and RHP Scott Randall on minor league contracts. Purchased the contract of RHP Todd Van Poppel from Louisville of the IL.
COLORADO ROCKIES--Agreed to terms with LHP Shawn Estes on a minor league contract.
MONTREAL EXPOS--Named Eddie Rodriguez bench coach.
BASKETBALL
United States Basketball League
USBL--Announced the St. Louis Skyhawks will return to the league for the 2004 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed Butch Davis, coach, to a two-year contract extension through 2007. Named Kennedy Pola running backs coach and Fred Graves wide receivers coach.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Announced the retirement of TE Frank Wycheck.
Canadien Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS--Re-signed CB Boyd Barett.
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY DORADOS--Named Rodney Blackshear offensive coordiantor/player personnel and Tony Missick defensive coordinator/player personnel.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS--Placed C Marc Savard on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 15. Recalled C Brian Swanson from Chicago of the AHL.
BUFFALO SABRES--Reassigned C Chris Taylor to Rochester of the AHL.
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Assigned LW Jaroslav Svoboda to Lowell of the AHL.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Recalled D Lasse Kukkonen from Norfolk of the AHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Assigned RW Tim Jackman to Syracuse of the AHL.
DALLAS STARS--Activated D John Erksine from injured reserve. Assigned D Trevor Daley to Utah of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Assigned D Tim Gleason to Manchester of the AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS--Acquired D Jamie Pushor from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2004 eighth-round draft pick.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Traded F Dennis Bonvie to the Colorado Avalanche for F Charlie Stephens.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Assigned F Josh Holden to St. John's of the AHL.
ECHL
ECHL--Suspended Louisiana players Dennis Shiryaev for two games and Jason Hamilton for one game and Texas players Cory Morgan and Clint Cabana for one game each and Ashlee Langdone for two games for their actions in a game on Jan. 17.
GREENVILLE GRRROWL--Acquired F Jeremy Kyte from Roanoke for financial considerations.
OLYMPICS
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BOARD--Suspended Kim Un-yong, IOC vice president, pending investigations into corruption charges against him in South Korea.
COLLEGE
AKRON--Named Jim Pry offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Terrell Williams defensive line coach.
ASSUMPTION--Named Cory Bailey football coach.
MIAMI--Named Dan Werner offensive coordinator, Tim Walton defensive backs coach and Mario Cristobal tight ends coach.
MINNESOTA--Announced basketball G Maurice Hargrow has decided to transfer.
MORNINGSIDE--Announced Jerry Schmutte, men's basketball coach and athletic director, will take an eight-week medical leave. Named Jim Sykes interim coach and Beth Sibenaller interim athletic director.
PRESBYTERIAN--Named Patrick Lynch men's lacrosse coach and Stephanie Allen women's lacrosse coach.
TRUMAN STATE--Named Shannon Currier football coach.