Baseball

Dodgers: Named Ed Creech scouting operations director and Terry Reynolds minor-league scouting coordinator.

Reds: Named former Orioles P Bill Scherrer special consultant to scouting director, Alvin Rithman Midwest cross checker, and Howard Bowens Northwest special assignment scout.

White Sox: Agreed to seven-year contract with radio play-by-play announcer John Rooney.

College

Arizona State: RB J. R. Redmond will forgo early entry into NFL draft and return to school next fall for senior season.

Curry: Named Sean Casey men's basketball coach.

Duquesne: Named Scott Young director of basketball operations.

Quinnipiac: Named former Parkville High coach Steve Baker assistant men's basketball coach.

Hockey

NHL: Suspended Anaheim D Rusla Salei for five games without pay and fined him $1,000 for hit on Coyotes C Daniel Briere during preseason game Tuesday.

Canadiens: Signed D Vladimir Malakhov to two-year contract.

Rangers: Signed LW Esa Tikkanen.

Red Wings: Acquired D Doug Houda from Mighty Ducks for future considerations; assigned him to AHL Adirondack.

Sabres: Agreed to terms on multi-year contract with restricted free-agent D Alexei Zhitnik.

Stars: Signed D Derian Hatcher to four-year contract extension through 2002-03.

Pub Date: 10/10/98