Baseball
Athletics: Recalled P Tim Hudson from Triple-A Vancouver.
Brewers: Reassigned P Roberto Paredes to Double-A Huntsville.
Devil Rays: Placed P Mike Duvall on the 15-day DL with a strained right oblique muscle; recalled P Mickey Callaway from Triple-A Durham; transferred P Jim Mecir from 15-day to 60-day DL.
Phillies: Placed P Carlton Loewer on 15-day DL with stress fracture in his pitching arm.
Reds: Signed the following players selected in the 1999 first-year player draft: OF Ben Broussard, OF R. Alex LeFlore, OF Okorie Barrow, OF Corey Ward, OF Jerymaine Beasley, OF Leon Smith, P Kenneth Lutz, P Scott Dunn, P David Bradley, P Rafael Erazo, P Paco Escamilla, P Brad Salmon, P Matthew Nanninga, P Michael Landkammer, P Thomas Pike, P Paul Brown, 1B Casey Bookout, SS Matthew Dehner, SS B.J. Hawes, 2B Mark Burnett, 2B Jason Huth, 2B Nathan Rewers, 3B Joshua Spoeri, C Kevin Schnall and C JasonHoward.
Rockies: Purchased the contract of P David Wainhouse from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Optioned P David Lee to Colorado Springs.
Royals: Signed P Kyle Snyder.
White Sox: Agreed to terms with P Jon Rauch, P Joshua Stewart, P Corwin Malone, P Alec Holifield, OF Derek Stanley, OF-1B Julio Reyes, P Daniel Martinez, P Kris McWhirter, P Joseph Curreri, OF Todd Holt, P Rocky Hughes, 2B Jason Rummel and C Trent Roehler.
Yankees: Signed P David Walling, OF Gary Winrow and P Alex Graman.
Basketball
San Diego Stingrays (IBL): Named David Gaines coach.
College
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference: ence: Announced it will merge into the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, effective July 1.
Duke: Named Bill Hillier baseball coach.
Findlay: Named Steven Rackley AD and W. Douglas Cote football coach.
Heidelberg: Announced the resignation of assistant baseball and men's basketball coach Chris Keshock.
Maryland: Named Kathy Worthington associate director of athletics for internal operations.
Navy: Announced that junior P Shane Groover has been named to the 1999 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Northeast Region second team.
Nevada: Announced it will leave the Big West and join the Western Athletic Conference beginning with the 2000-2001 season.
Football
Eagles: Released LB James Willis. Re-signed RB James Bostic to a one-year contract.
Jaguars: Signed LB Anthony Hicks; waived LB Jason Nevadomsky.
Raiders: Signed free-agent CB Darrien Gordon, who was released by Broncos, to a three-year contract.
Rams: Released S Toby Wright.
Vikings: Signed DL Noel Scarlett.
Hockey
Flames: Signed D Tommy Albelin.