Baseball

Houston Astros -- Sent C Raul Chavez and C Scott Makarewicz to minor-league camp for reassignment.

St. Louis Cardinals -- Sent P Brian Barber, P Brian Eversgerd, P Doug Creek, P Willie Smith and P Steve Montgomery to minor-league camp for reassignment.

Basketball

NBA -- Suspended Seattle SuperSonics G Vincent Askew one game and fined him $5,000 for head-butting San Antonio Spurs G Vinny Del Negro on Friday night. Del Negro was fined $3,500 for retaliating.

Hockey

Hartford Whalers -- Assigned G Frank Pietrangelo, C Igor nTC Chibirev and C Mike Tomlak to AHL Springfield.