Moves
Baseball
ANGELS: Announced contract extension with Triple-A Salt Lake Stingers through 2004.
ASTROS: Purchased contract of P Kirk Saarloos from Double-A Round Rock. Optioned P Jim Mann to Triple-A New Orleans. Moved P Doug Brocail to 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with P John Duran.
BRAVES: Activated P Horacio Ramirez and assigned him to Double-A Greenville.
BREWERS: Placed OF Geoff Jenkins on 15-day DL with dislocated right ankle and torn ankle ligaments. Purchased contract of OF Ryan Thompson (Chestertown) from Triple-A Indianapolis.
INDIANS: Purchased contract of OF Toddy Dunwoody from Triple-A Buffalo. Optioned OF Chad Allen to Buffalo.
ROCKIES: Activated P Rick White. Optioned P Brian Fuentes to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
ROYALS: Purchased contract of P Shawn Sedlacek from Triple-A Omaha. Placed P Jeremy Affeldt on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 9, with blister on left middle finger. Fired pitching coach Al Nipper. Named John Cumberland pitching coach. Activated P Chris George and optioned him to Triple-A Omaha.
TIGERS: Recalled OF Jacob Cruz from rehabilitation assignment and activated him. Optioned OF Craig Monroe to Triple-A Toledo.
BERKSHIRE (INDEPENDENT): Signed former Orioles OF Curtis Goodwin.
Basketball
76ERS: Announced that G Aaron McKie will undergo arthroscopic surgery on right shoulder today.
MERCURY (WNBA): Suspended F Brandy Reed indefinitely for conduct detrimental to team.
STORM (WNBA): Activated G Michelle Marciniak. Placed F Adia Barnes on injured list.
College
DELAWARE VALLEY: Named Bill Dooley men's basketball coach.
GEORGE MASON: Named Paul Rassam women's rowing coach.
INDIANA: Named Mick Lyon women's soccer coach.
MAINE: Dismissed sophomore ice hockey player Paul Falco after being charged with marijuana trafficking.
MARYLAND: Announced that gymnast Gillian Cote was named to 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-America at-large team.
MICHIGAN: Named Andrew Sapp men's golf coach.
OKLAHOMA: Named Chad Thrailkill director of basketball operations.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE: Named Julie Davis women's soccer coach.
Football
49ERS: Waived CB Ryan Fernandez, DT Ryan Fletcher, TE Mike Hart and RB Ken Simonton.
BRONCOS: Signed WR-KR Herb Haygood.
BUCCANEERS: Released CB Bennie Alexander and C Mike Malczyk.
JETS: Signed OT Mike Curry.
VIKINGS: Agreed to terms with DT Cedric Killings.
Hockey
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: Named N. Thomas Berry commissioner emeritus.
AVALANCHE: Named Tony Granato assistant coach.
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed D Steve Poapst.
BLUE JACKETS: Traded G Ron Tugnutt and 2002 second-round draft pick to Stars for 2002 first-round pick.
BRUINS: Agreed with F Martin Samuelsson on three-year contract.
HURRICANES: Signed Jim Rutherford, chief executive officer and general manager, to multiyear contract and Paul Maurice, coach, and Kevin McCarthy and Randy Ladouceur, assistant coaches, to multiyear contracts.
MIGHTY DUCKS: Signed RW Alexei Smirnov to three-year contract.
OILERS: Acquired C Jiri Dopita from Flyers for 2003 third-round draft pick and conditional 2004 fifth-round pick.
Soccer
UNITED (MLS): Claimed F Roy Lassiter off waivers from Wizards.