Baseball

Dodgers: Placed IF Jose Vizcaino on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17. Transferred OF Alex Cora from 15-day to 60-day DL. Acquired P Doug Bochtler from Blue Jays for cash considerations.

Pirates: Activated P Francisco Cordova from 15-day DL. Sent OF Adrian Brown to Triple-A Nashville.

Red Sox: Placed P Kip Gross on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17. Recalled P Brian Rose from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Colleges

Big 12 Conference: Named Kim Anderson director of basketball operations.

ECAC: Named Frostburg State OF Pat Sweeney Division III South Region Player of the Year and amember of all-star team. Johns Hopkins 2B Karl Sineath was also named to first team.

GTE Academic All-America Team: Named Towson IF Jason Rummel and Navy P Brad Desfenbaugh to 1999 All-District 2 baseball first team.

Bowie: OF Ashref Elshazli was named to NCAA Division II Baseball South Atlantic All-Region second team.

Football

Bengals: Signed FB Nick Williams, fifth-round pick in 1999, to three-year contract.

Saints: Named Charles Bailey vice president of football operations and assistant general manager.

Vikings: Signed T Trezelle Jenkins and WR MacArthur Johnson.

Hockey

Capitals: Named Glen Hanlon coach of AHL Portland.

Sabres: Recalled RW Dean Sylvester from AHL Rochester.

Pub Date: 5/20/99