Baseball

Brewers: Placed P Al Reyes on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 24. Recalled P Bronswell Patrick from Triple-A Louisville.

Cubs: Placed P Jeremi Gonzalez on 15-day DL. Activated OF Brant Brown from 15-day DL.

Phillies: Optioned 1B-OF Jon Zuber to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Recalled C Bobby Estalella from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Reds: Optioned P Scott Winchester to Triple-A Indianapolis.

College

Tennessee State University: Football coach L. C. Cole will be suspended from one Ohio Valley Conference game this fall and spend two years on probation for providing an investigative committee with "misleading and false information" about a prospective student's participation in a practice, the Tennessean reported.

Pro football

Bengals: Waived LB Erik Storz. Agreed to terms with LB Takeo Spikes and LB Brian Simmons, their first-round picks, on five-year contracts.

Broncos: Signed free-agent DE Anthony Smith. Waived WR David Gamble and P Mike Panasuk.

Dolphins: Waived WR Geoff Turner.

Falcons: Signed unrestricted free-agent DT William Gaines.

Vikings: Signed DE Kailee Wong, second-round pick, and CB Ramos McDonald, third-round pick.

Pub Date: 7/26/98