BASEBALL

BASEBALL

American League

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with Jim Leyland, manager, on a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Announced the contract of Bill Evers, bench coach, will not be renewed.

Texas League

CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS—Named Michael Wood general manager.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball League

CHICAGO BULLS—Signed G Andre Barrett, F Joseph Blair, F Justin Cage, G Thomas Gardner and C Jared Homan.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Re-signed F Mickael Pietrus. Named Sidney Moncrief shooting coach.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed F Yaroslav Korolev and G Donell Williams.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Waived G Dan Dickau.

Continental Basketball Association

ALBANY PATROONS—Signed G Byron Mouton.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Released LS Boone Stutz. Signed LS Mike Schneck.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released FB Billy Latsko from the practice squad. Signed RB Alex Haynes to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed LB Lemar Marshall on injured reserve. Claimed LB Corey Mays off waivers from New England.

DENVER BRONCOS—Released WR-KR Domenik Hixon. Re-signed WR Brian Clark.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed FB Robert Douglas on injured reserve. Signed DE Dave Tollefson. Signed OL Matt Lentz to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Placed LB Cody Spencer on the reserve-non-football illness list.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived WR Taylor Jacobs and FB Zak Keasey. Signed WR Bryan Gilmore and OT Patrick Estes.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed OL Paul Archer to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Claimed D Karel Pilar off waivers from Chicago (NHL) and assigned him to Chicago (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed D Adam Foote, LW Fredrik Modin and C Michael Peca on injured reserve.

DALLAS STARS—Assigned RW Junior Lessard to Iowa (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS—Assigned LW Mark Hartigan to Grand Rapids (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS—Assigned D Ladislav Smid, F Zack Stortini and F Patrick Thoresen to Springfield (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Assigned D Erik Reitz to Houston (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Claimed D Sheldon Bookbank off waivers from Columbus.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Assigned F Boyd Kane, D Alexandre Picard, F Ryan Potulny, F Stefan Ruzicka and D Denis Gauthier to Philadelphia (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Placed D Alexei Semenov, D Brad Norton and C Tomas Plihal on injured reserve.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned F Peter Cajanek and F Mike Glumac to Peoria (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Claimed D Mike Weaver off waivers from Los Angeles. Assigned C Mario Bliznak to Vancouver (WHL).

American Hockey League

AHL—Promoted Jim Mill to executive vice president of hockey operations, Chris Nikolis to executive vice president of marketing and business development and Sean Lavoine to vice president of licensing and corporate sales. Announced Philadelphia F Steve Downie is ineligible to play for one month from the start of the regular season for delivering a hit to the head of Ottawa F Dean McAmmond in an NHL preseason game.

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Released D Joe Rullier. Signed G Karl Goehring.

Central Hockey League

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Signed G Andy Franck.

ECHL

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS—Signed C Peder Skinner.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

PORTLAND LUMBERJAX—Acquired F Scott Stewart from Boston for a 2008 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2009 fourth-round pick.

COLLEGE

CAL POLY POMONA—Named Ryan Heil recruiting coordinator and pitching coach.

GEORGE MASON—Announced F Jesus Urbina will skip his senior season to play pro basketball in Spain.

ST. JOSEPH’S, L.I.—Named Shinaide McAleavey women’s swimming coach, Kristen Schoelermann women’s assistant swimming coach, Charles Peck men’s assistant basketball coach, Megan Wilson women’s assistant soccer coach and Alison Mooney assistant equestrian coach.

UNLV—Named Josh Wick women’s assistant basketball coach.

TENNIS

WTA Tour Porsche Grand Prix Results

Tuesday

At Porsche-Arena

Stuttgart, Germany

Purse: $650,000 (Tier II)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles

First Round

Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, def. Marion Bartoli, France, 0-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Nadia Petrova (7), Russia, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-1, 7-6 (6).

Elena Dementieva, Russia, def. Amelie Mauresmo, France, 6-2, 7-5.

Serena Williams (6), United States, def. Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-0.

Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles

First Round

Martina Muller, Germany, and Gabriela Navratilova, Czech Republic, def. Andreea Ehritt-Vanc, Romania, and Mervana Jugic-Salkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-4, 0-6, 10-8 tiebreak.

Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and Dinara Safina (2), Russia, def. Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-2, 6-4.

Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Vladimira Uhlirova, Czech Republic, def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, and Nicole Pratt, Australia, 6-0, 6-1.

ATP Open de Moselle Results

Tuesday

At Les Arenes de Metz

Metz, France

Purse: $504,000 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles

First Round

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. David Guez, France, 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-2.

Evgeny Korolev, Russia, def. Potito Starace (5), Italy, 6-3, 6-3.

Julien Benneteau, France, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (4), France, 6-4, 6-1.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4.

Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Gilles Simon (6), France, 6-2, 6-1.

Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles

First Round

Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Julian Knowle (1), Austria, def. Christopher Kas, Germany, and Oliver Marach, Austria, 6-0, 6-7 (3), 10-6 tiebreak.

Agustin Calleri, Argentina, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Frantisek Cermak and Leos Friedl, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.

Marc Gicquel and Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Jerome Haehnel and Julien Mathieu, France, 6-3, 6-4.

WTA Tour Tashkent Open Results

Tuesday

At Dynamo Tennis Club

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Purse: $145,000 (Tier IV)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, def. Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 6-2.

Katie O’Brien, Britain, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Vesna Manasieva, Russia, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

Anne Kremer, Luxembourg, def. Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-3.

Olga Poutchkova (7), Russia, def. Iroda Tulyaganova, Uzbekistan, 7-5, 6-3.

Elena Vesnina (4), Russia, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 6-0, 6-2.

Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-3, 7-6 (0).

Olga Govortsova (3), Belarus, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3.

Alla Kudryavtseva (6), Russia, def. Vlada Ekshibarova, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles

First Round

Ekaterina Dzehalevich and Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, def. Albina Khabibulina and Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-2.

Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, and Katie O’Brien, Britain, def. Anne Kremer, Luxembourg, and Vesna Manasieva, Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 tiebreak.