Baseball
Orioles -- Named Don Buford assistant director of player development. Signed Gary Nickels, scouting director, to a four-year contract extension through 1998, and Fred Uhlman Jr., assistant scouting director, to a two-year contract.
Chicago Cubs -- Named Brian McCann assistant trainer and Keith Champion advance scout.
Chicago White Sox -- Signed C Barry Lyons to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training.
Cincinnati Reds -- P Erik Hanson refused assignment to Triple-A and chose free agency.
Kansas City Royals -- Named Mitchell Page first base coach.
New York Yankees -- Signed P Scott Bankhead to a one-year, $500,000 contract that includes incentives that could double his salary.
St. Louis Cardinals -- Named former Oriole Dyar Miller pitching coach of Triple-A Louisville.
San Diego Padres -- Announced that bench coach Rob Picciolo and pitching coach Sonny Siebert will return for the 1995 season.
Chiba Lotte Marines (Japanese Pacific League) -- Named Bobby Valentine manager and Tom Robson batting coach. Named former Oriole Lenn Sakata manager of the farm team.
Basketball
Charlotte Hornets -- Waived C Chad Gallagher, C Brent Szabo, F Tomas Elliott, F Emmett Hall and G James Blackwell.
Dallas Mavericks -- Traded C Sean Rooks (11.4 ppg in 1993-94) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a first-round draft pick in 1996, 1997, or 1998.
Denver Nuggets -- Waived F Mark Randall. Put F LaPhonso Ellis (fracture in his right kneecap) and G Darnell Mee (sprained right ankle) on injured list.
Golden State Warriors -- Waived F Chris Munk and G Orlando Smart.
Los Angeles Clippers -- Waived G Stephen Thompson and G Orlando Vega.
Los Angeles Lakers -- Waived F Kendrick Warren.
Milwaukee Bucks -- Waived F Arturas Karnishovas, F Robert Churchwell and G Derrick Phelps.
Minnesota Timberwolves -- Released F Pat Durham and G Dave Jamerson.
New York Knicks -- Waived C Greg Butler.
Philadelphia 76ers -- Waived C James Donaldson and C Derrall Dumas.
Phoenix Suns -- Waived G Winston Garland.
San Antonio Spurs -- Suspended F Dennis Rodman for a period to be determined without pay for conduct detrimental to the club.
Seattle SuperSonics -- Cut F Paul Graham and F Chris King.
Washington Bullets -- Waived free-agent F-C Alvaro Teheran.
Colleges
ACC -- Named following all-conference in field hockey: Maryland senior M Laura Harmon, junior M Katie Kauffman, freshman M Christine DeBow and senior G Irene Horvat.
Big 12 -- Announced six-year agreements with the Copper and Aloha bowls that begin next season.
Norfolk State -- Promoted Darnell Moore, interim football coach, to permanent coach.
Temple -- Fired Fred Manuel, co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. The Owls (2-6) have given up 35 points a game.
Football
NFL Commissioner's Office -- Named Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green to competition committee.
Arizona Cardinals -- Waived RB Fred McAfee. Signed RB Frank Harvey to the practice squad.
Green Bay Packers -- Placed DB Lenny McGill on IR. Claimed CB Keshon Johnson off waivers from the Chicago Bears.
Hockey
Chicago Blackhawks -- Reassigned RW Rob Conn from IHL Indianapolis to AHL Albany in exchange for the New Jersey Devils reassigning D Dean Malkoc from Albany to Indianapolis.