Baseball

Blue Jays: Agreed to terms with P Roy Halladay, P Isabel Giron, 3B Casey Blake, C Joe Lawrence and OF Anthony Sanders on one-year contracts.

Expos: Signed P Mike Maddux to minor-league contract and invited him to spring training.

Mets: Signed OF Juan Lebron to one-year contract.

Yankees: Named Billy Connors director of player personnel and Stump Merrill special assistant to the general manager for player development and scouting.

Basketball

Cavaliers: Released F Otis Hill and F Carlos Strong.

Hawks: Released F Kebu Stewart.

Heat: Released G Adrian Griffin and F Randy Livingston.

Jazz: Released F Joe Stephens, C Shawnelle Scott and F Adrian Caldwell.

Magic: Released G Damon Jones.

Mavericks: Released G Greg Buckner.

Nets: Released F Harold Ellis.

Spurs: Released G Chris Garner.

SuperSonics: Released F Fred Vinson.

Suns: Released G James Collins.

Warriors: Released G Gerald Madkins.

Wizards: Released C Ivano Newbill and G Carl Thomas.

Colleges

Essex CC: Named Bill Silverthorne director of athletics.

Johnson C. Smith: Fired Bill Davis, football coach,

Morgan State: Named Samuel R. Knisley men and women's tennis coach.

Football

Bears: Named Bob Wylie offensive line coach.

Browns: Named Keith Kidd pro personnel director and Tony Sparano offensive quality control and assistant offensive line coach.

Hockey

Avalanche: Recalled RW Scott Parker from AHL Hershey.

Coyotes: Recalled LW Louie DeBrusk from IHL Long Beach.

Lightning: Assigned G Martin Bradette to ECHL Richmond.

Maple Leafs: Sent D Dallas Eakins to AHL St. John's.

Panthers: Reassigned D Peter Ratchuk to AHL New Haven.

Red Wings: Recalled D Yan Golubovsky from AHL Adirondack.

Pub Date: 2/03/99