BASEBALL

BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Named Al Nipper bullpen coach.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS--Waived INF Zach Sorensen. Named Dino Ebel third base coach. Moved Ron Roenicke from third base coach to bench coach.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Named Brian Snitker manager and Derek Botelho pitching coach for Richmond of the IL, Jeff Blauser manager of Mississippi of the Southern League, Rocket Wheeler manager and Ricky Alcantara trainer for Myrtle Beach of the Carolina League, Randy Ingle manager and Greg Hall trainer for Rome of the South Atlantic League, Doug Henry pitching coach and Charles Miller trainer for Danville of the Appalachian League and Drew Van Dam minor league training coordinator of Florida operations.
CHICAGO CUBS--Traded RHP Jon Leicester to Texas for a player to be named.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Named Bobby Cuellar bullpen coach.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS--Agreed to terms with C Ben Rosenthal.
FORT WORTH CATS--Agreed to terms with INF Bryon Smith.
ST. PAUL SAINTS--Traded INF Juan Camacho to El Paso to complete an earlier trade.
Can-Am League
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT--Traded INF Marcos Agramonte to Mesa of the Golden Baseball League to complete an earlier trade.
Northern League
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES--Acquired RHP Cory Walters from Sioux Falls of the American Association for INF Ralph Santana.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS--Waived G Anthony Goldwire.
TORONTO RAPTORS--Signed G Darrick Martin.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed CB James Thornton to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Released TE Lyonel Anderson and WR Reggie Harrell from the practice squad. Signed DE Elliott Harris, WR Ruvell Martin and TE Tory Humphrey to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Placed OL Joaquin Gonzalez on injured reserve. Signed OL Kurt Vollers. Signed OL Clint Stickdom to the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Placed RB Moe Williams on injured reserve. Signed TE Richard Angulo from the practice squad and RB Butchie Wallace to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Signed CB Michael Harden to the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed S Jack Brewer. Placed S Sean Considine on injured reserve.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Placed OG Tom Nutten on injured reserve. Signed OL Larry Turner.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed WR Marcus Maxwell from the practice squad and TE Trent Smith to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Recalled LW Josh Green from Manitoba of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Assigned G Frederic Cassivi to Hershey of the AHL.
Central Hockey League
CHL--Granted Fort Worth D Matt Coughlin leave.
COLORADO EAGLES--Waived G Matt Lorianni. Signed RW Lee Arnold.
LUBBOCK COTTON KINGS--Traded D Darren Shakotoko to Tulsa for D Ryan Moren.
United Hockey League
QUAD CITY MALLARDS--Acquired D Jason Jaworski from Elmira for D Flo Iberer and future considerations.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH--Signed F Chris Gill to a one-year contract.
OLYMPICS
USA WATER POLO--Named Rick Azevedo coach of the men's national team.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Waived F-M Connally Edozien, M Gilberto Flores, F Jamie Holmes, M-F Ricardo Phillips, M Marcos Romaneiro, M Luke Vercollone and D-M Easton Wilson.
Major Indoor Soccer League
PHILADELPHIA KIXX--Signed G Stuart Dobson for the remainder of the 2005-06 season.
ST. LOUIS STEAMERS--Acquired F Mike Apple from Baltimore for future considerations, F Marcos Chantel from Baltimore for the rights to D Michael Lookingland and M Sandre Naumoski from Chicago for the rights to F David Topolski.
COLLEGE
NCAA--Placed South Carolina on three years probation for violations involving its football program.
BROWN--Named Jeff Shirk men's assistant lacrosse coach.
GREENSBORO--Named Franco Bari women's soccer coach.
KANSAS--Suspended F Darnell Jackson nine games from the men's basketball team for receiving about $5,000 in benefits from a booster.
PROVIDENCE--Announced junior G Dwight Brewington left the men's basketball team for personal reasons.
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