Baseball

Diamondbacks: Waived P Corey Lidle, P Ken Robinson and P Efrain Valdez. Assigned P Chris Michalak to Triple-A Tucson.

Royals: Fired Tom Poquette, hitting coach.

Basketball

L Kings: Named Byron Scott and Steve Fisher assistant coaches.

Colleges

Big 12: Named Kevin Weiberg commissioner.

Centennial Conference: Named Johns Hopkins' Mary Alexis Paul volleyball Player of the Week.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Named Morgan State's Dorothy Buford volleyball Player of the Week.

Dayton: Signed Oliver Purnell, men's basketball coach, to 10-year contract through 2007.

Football

Lions: Released DT Marvin Thomas. Signed DT Henry Taylor.

Hockey

Blackhawks: Sent C James Black on loan to IHL Chicago.

Blues: Assigned D Ricard Persson to AHL Worcester and RW Chris Kenady to IHL Utah.

Bruins: Named Mike O'Connell vice president of hockey operations. Promoted Jeff Gorton to assistant to the vice president of hockey operations.

Devils: Signed C Alexander Semak to AHL contract.

Flames: Signed RW Rico Fata, 1998 first-round draft pick.

Mighty Ducks: Assigned G Jamie Ram to AHL Cincinnati.

Panthers: Assigned RW David Nemirovsky to IHL Fort Wayne.

Penguins: Placed D Darius Kasparaitis and G Peter Skudra on injured list. Assigned C Sean Pronger and D Sven Butenschon to IHL Houston, C Brian Bonin and D Tuomas Gronman to IHL Kansas City, C Todd Hlusko to IHL Grand Rapids, and LW Robert Dome to AHL Syracuse. Signed LW Patrick Lebeau.

Predators: Assigned D Rob Zettler to IHL Utah.

Sabres: Agreed to terms with LW Miroslav Satan on one-year contract for a reported $850,000.

Sharks: Assigned D Brad Stuart to WHL Regina.

Stars: Placed D Dan Keczmer and C Brian Skrudland on injured list.

Pub Date: 10/09/98