Baseball

Braves: Named Roy Clark director of scouting.

Devil Rays: Released P Roger Bailey. Sent P John Daniels and C Jesse Levis to Double-A Orlando. Promoted P Marc Valdes from Orlando. Activated P Mickey Callaway and P Mike Duvall from the 15-day DL. and assigned them to to Double-A Durham.

Dodgers: Activated IF Mark Grudzielanek from the 15-day DL. Placed IF Tripp Cromer on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday, with an irregular heartbeat.

Expos: Promoted P Kyle Sheldon to Single-A Jupiter. Released P Mel Rojas.

Indians: Optioned OF Mark Whiten and P Jeff Tam to Triple-A Buffalo. Recalled OF Jacob Cruz and OF Alex Ramirez from Buffalo.

Pirates: Placed 1B Ivan Cruz on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of IF John Wehner from Triple-A Nashville. Transferred C Jason Kendall to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with P Bobby Bradley, their first-round pick in the first-year player draft.

Tigers: Activated OF-DH Gregg Jefferies from the 15-day DL. Optioned P Willis Roberts to Triple-A Toledo. Assigned P Tim Kalita to Single-A Michigan.

Basketball

Detroit Shock (WNBA): Released F Elena Tornikidou. Activated F Lesley Brown from the injured list.

College

Cincinnati: Announced that men's basketball G Alvin Mitchell will not return for his senior season.

Pacific: Named John Dunning interim director of athletics.

Football

Eagles: Signed WR Brian Finneran and DB Tyrone Williams to two-year contracts. Released S Kenny Harris.

Jets: Signed WR-KR Joe Douglass.

Hockey

Thrashers: Signed F Dan Snyder, F Kirby Law and Hugo Boisvert.

Bruins: Announced the retirement of Tom Johnson, vice president. Signed LW Mikko Eloranta to a one-year contract.

Capitals: Named Greg Smith head trainer.

Lightning: Signed D Sergey Gusev to a three-year contract.

Red Wings: Signed LW Kirk Maltby.

Stars: Signed LW Juha Lind to a two-year contract and RW Blake Sloan to a one-year contract.

Soccer

Metrostars: Signed M Sasa Curcic and D Mohammad Khakpour.

Pub Date: 7/07/99