AUTO RACING
* CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS -- Announced official name of racing series will be changed from CART to IndyCar.
BASEBALL American League
* NEW YORK YANKEES -- Acquired Charlie Hayes, third baseman, from the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the Jan. 8 trade involving Darrin Chapin. Designated Alan Mills, pitcher, for assignment.
* COLORADO ROCKIES -- Agreed to terms with Jamie Arendt, outfielder, on a minor-league contract.
* HOUSTON ASTROS -- Agreed to terms with Steve Finley, outfielder, on a one-year contract.
* NEW YORK METS -- Agreed to terms with Joe Vitko, pitcher; Brook Fordyce, catcher; Chris Donnels, infielder; and Pat Howell, outfielder, on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association
* CHARLOTTE HORNETS -- Traded Rex Chapman, guard, to the Washington Bullets for Tom Hammonds, forward.
Continental Basketball Association
* CBA -- Suspended Luther Burks and Duane Washington, Columbus Horizon guards, for failure to abide by the league's substance abuse policy.
World Basketball League
* YOUNGSTOWN PRIDE -- Named Floyd Kerr coach and Bob Patton general manager.
GOLF
* T.C. JORDAN TOUR -- Named Larry Startzel vice president of operations and Finley Trosclair vice president of marketing.
FOOTBALL National Football League
* PITTSBURGH STEELERS -- Named Chet Fuhrman conditioning coordinator.
HOCKEY National Hockey League
* NHL -- Suspended Mike Gartner, New York Rangers right wing, for three games for a major slashing penalty in a game on Feb. 5.
* HARTFORD WHALERS -- Recalled Terry Yake, center; Mark Greig, right wing; and Michel Picard, left wing, from Springfield of the American Hockey League.
* NEW JERSEY DEVILS -- Recalled Bill Guerin, left wing, from Utica of the AHL. Sent Chad Erickson, goalie, to Utica.
* PITTSBURGH PENGUINS -- Traded Paul Coffey, defenseman, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jeff Chychrun, defenseman. Traded Mark Recchi, right wing, to the Philadelphia Flyers, for Rick Tocchet, right wing; Kjell Samuelsson, defenseman; Ken Wregget, goaltender, and a draft choice to be named later.
* PHILADELPHIA FLYERS -- Acquired Brian Benning, defenseman, and a 1992 first-round draft choice from the Los Angeles Kings as part of the trade that sent Tocchet, Samuelsson, Wregget, and a draft choice to the Penguins.
East Coast Hockey League
* HAMPTON ROADS ADMIRALS -- Traded Brian Martin, forward, to Knoxville for future considerations. Placed Murray Hood, forward, on the injured list.
* LOUISVILLE ICEHAWKS -- Waived Roger Bougelot, goalie. Acquired Lance Madson, goalie, from Springfield of the American Hockey League.
SOCCER Major Soccer League
* BALTIMORE BLAST -- Announced Godfrey Ingram, forward, has vetoed a trade that sent him to Baltimore for Emil Dragicevic, midfielder.
American Professional Soccer League
* TAMPA BAY ROWDIES -- Named Jim Henderson director of public relations.