Moves

Baseball

CUBS: Signed P Travis Miller to minor-league contract. Assigned him to Triple-A Iowa.

ROYALS: Designated P Mac Suzuki for assignment. Purchased contract of IF Mike Caruso from Triple-A Omaha.

TIGERS: Placed OF Jacob Cruz on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 23, with bone chips in left elbow. Purchased contract of P Oscar Henriquez from Triple-A Toledo.

Basketball

MERCURY (WNBA): Signed coach Linda Sharp for remainder of season. Named Michele Timms assistant coach.

College

AUBURN: Named Tracy Dildy men's basketball assistant coach.

ILLINOIS STATE: Announced that NCAA denied school's appeal for eligibility extension request for senior men's basketball G Tarise Bryson.

Golf

USGA: Announced that NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, was selected as site of 2005 U.S. Senior Open.

Hockey

HURRICANES: Re-signed C Ron Francis to two-year contract.

SENATORS: Acquired D Brian Pothier from Thrashers for LW Shawn McEachern and 2004 sixth-round draft choice.

STARS: Traded RW Cameron Mann and rights to G Ed Belfour to Predators for LW David Gosselin and 2003 fifth-round draft pick.

Lacrosse

BAYHAWKS (MLL): Traded G Justin Cynar and D Billy St. George to Barrage for G Tim McGeeney and Bridgeport's fourth pick in 2003 college draft.