BASEBALL

BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES--AGREED TO TERMS WITH C RAMON HERNANDEZ ON A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--ACQUIRED INF ROB MACKOWIAK FROM PITTSBURGH FOR LHP DAMASO MARTE.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF DAVE AUKER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS. NAMED MARK FERNANDEZ VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF SALES OFFICER.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS--AGREED TO TERMS WITH C BRAD AUSMUS ON TWO-YEAR CONTRACT AND 3B MIKE LAMB ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--AGREED TO TERMS WITH LHP RICARDO RINCON ON A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--AGREED TO TERMS WITH INF-OF ROBERT FICK AND LHP JOEY EISCHEN ON ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS. ACQUIRED 2B ALFONSO SORIANO FROM TEXAS FOR OF BRAD WILKERSON, OF TERRMEL SLEDGE AND RHP ARMANDO GALARRAGA. AGREED TO TERMS WITH C WIKI GONZALEZ, C MIKE DIFELICE, C ALBERTO CASTILLO AND C BRANDON HARPER ON MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
EL PASO DIABLOS--SIGNED RHP ALEX DUTKA.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS--SIGNED LHP KYLE ALLEN.
FORT WORTH CATS--SIGNED INF RICHARD WELLES AND C ADAM MILLER.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES--SIGNED INF RALPH SANTANA AND LHP JASON CIERLIK.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
JOLIET JACKHAMMERS--SIGNED INF TODD WEST.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK GIANTS--PLACED S SHAUN WILLIAMS ON INJURED RESERVE. SIGNED OL LEWIS KELLY FROM THE PRACTICE SQUAD.
NEW YORK JETS--SIGNED DE DAVE BALL.
COLLEGE
AZUSA PACIFIC--ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF PETER SHINNICK, FOOTBALL COACH, TO ACCEPT A SIMILAR POSITION AT NORTH CAROLINA-PEMBROKE.
DELAWARE--NAMED JIM TURNER ASSOCIATE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, BEN ALBERT LINEBACKERS COACH AND ROB NEVLASER DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR. ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF LYLE HEMPHILL, GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH, TO ACCEPT A FOOTBALL COACHING POSITION AT HOFSTRA AND ISAAC COLLINS, DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH.
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