Auto racing

CART: Placed Greg Moore of Player's Forsythe Racing on probation for incident in Sunday's Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200.

Baseball

Brewers: Placed P Travis Smith on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Geoff Jenkins from Triple-A Louisville.

Cubs: Activated IF-C Tyler Houston from the 15-day DL. Optioned IF Jason Hardtke to Triple-A Iowa.

Diamondbacks: Traded P Russ Springer to the Atlanta Braves for P Alan Embree. Placed P Omar Daal on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Efrain Valdez from Triple-A Tucson.

Expos: Placed P Marc Valdes on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Rick DeHart and OF Derrick May from Triple-A Ottawa.

Mets: Designated IF-OF Jim Tatum for assignment and recalled C Todd Pratt from Triple-A Norfolk.

Red Sox: Designated P Carlos Reyes for assignment.

Rockies: Placed P John Thomson on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Mike Saipe from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Pro basketball

Celtics: Named Lester Conner assistant coach.

Mystics (WNBA): Waived C Tammy Jackson. Activated F-C La'Shawn Brown from the injured list.

College

American: Announced the resignation of associate women's basketball coach Melanee Wagener Atkinson.

Arkansas: Re-signed women's basketball coach Gary Blair to a four-year contract.

Colgate: Named Dennis Csensits men's assistant basketball coach.

East Carolina: Named Dee Gibson women's basketball coach.

Utah State: Named Bruce Van De Velde athletic director.

Winthrop: Announced senior men's basketball F Heson Groves, sophomore G-F Robbie Waldrop and sophomore G Roger Toxey will have eligibility restored after being withheld from the 1998-99 opener.

Football

Chiefs: Signed TE Willy Tate and P Shayne Edge.

Dolphins: Signed DE Josh Taves.

Jets: Agreed to terms with TE Blake Spence.

Steelers: Agreed to terms with TE Harold Bishop.

Hockey

Rangers: Named Charlie Huddy assistant coach.

Pub Date: 6/24/98