Moves
Baseball
ATHLETICS: Placed P Ted Lilly on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 21. Recalled P Aaron Harang from Triple-A Sacramento.
BLUE JAYS: Sent contract of IF Joe Lawrence outright to Triple-A Syracuse. Recalled infielder Orlando Hudson from Syracuse.
BREWERS: Sent P Nelson Figueroa outright to Triple-A Indianapolis. Purchased contract of P Jimmy Osting from Indianapolis.
DEVIL RAYS: Sent IF-OF Dave McCarty outright to Triple-A Durham.
INDIANS: Placed P Heath Murray on 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday, with inflammation in left shoulder. Recalled P Dave Elder from Triple-A Buffalo.
MARINERS: Acquired P Doug Creek from Devil Rays in exchange for cash.
METS: Signed P Al Leiter to two-year contract with mutual option for 2005.
ORIOLES: OF Luis Garcia cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester. Activated 1B-OF Chris Richard. Optioned OF Luis Matos to Rochester.
PADRES: Named Steve Violetta executive VP/business operations.
PHILLIES: Called up P Brett Myers from Triple-A Scranton. Placed P Robert Person on 15-day DL.
REDS: Placed 1B Sean Casey on 15-day DL.
RED SOX: Placed P Dustin Hermanson on 15-day DL. Recalled P Casey Fossum from Triple-A Pawtucket.
ROYALS: Placed 1B Mike Sweeney on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 16. Recalled 1B Chan Perry from Triple-A Omaha. Transferred OF Mark Quinn from 15- to 60-day DL.
TIGERS: Placed SS Ramon Santiago on 15-day DL with fractured right hamate bone. Recalled OF Craig Monroe from Triple-A Toledo. Claimed P Erik Sabel off waivers from Diamondbacks.
Basketball
JAZZ: Agreed to two-year contract with F Jarron Collins.
MAGIC: Re-signed free-agent F Pat Garrity.
76ERS: Rescinded qualifying offer to F Matt Harpring, making him unrestricted free agent.
College
BUTLER: Ken LaRose resigned as football coach.
FLORIDA: Danish League Player of Year Christian Drejer accepted scholarship to play basketball.
NAVY: P Matt Foster was selected by 2002 Clark Griffith Summer League champion Arlington Senators to play for team in All-American Amateur Baseball Association playoffs.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE: Named Lisa Navas women's softball coach.
Football
BEARS: Agreed to five-year contract with T Marc Colombo. Agreed to three-year deals with DE Alex Brown, LB Bryan Knight, RB Adrian Peterson, TE Bryan Fletcher and WR Jamin Elliott.
BENGALS: Agreed to three-year contract with K Travis Dorsch.
BRONCOS: Waived DE Paul Toviessi and G Jay Humphrey. Signed K Ola Kimrin.
BUCCANEERS: Agreed to terms with CB Tim Wansley. Waived FB Mike Cerimele. Placed QB Joe Hamilton and LB Eugene McCaslin on IR.
EAGLES: Signed CB Lito Sheppard to five-year contract.
GIANTS: Signed QB Kerry Collins to two-year contract extension.
DOLPHINS: Released WR Joey Getherall and WR Shawn Terry.
JAGUARS: Signed LT Mike Pearson.
JETS: Signed G Jonathan Goodwin.
PACKERS: Signed DL Aaron Kampman. Waived LB Chris Gizzi and FB Kevin McLeod.
RAIDERS: Signed DE Kenyon Coleman.
RAVENS: Signed RB Chester Taylor to three-year contract. Claimed G Mike Collins off waivers from Bears. Signed following free agents: FB Marvin Brown, G Lance Clelland (McDonogh), DB Chonn Lacey, WR Marc Lester (Morgan State), OT Dave Pruce, G Jim Jones and LB Casey Tisdale. Waived FB Morgan Kane and long snapper Mike Kraemer.
REDSKINS: Placed DL Bruce Smith and DL Santana Dotson on physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed K Brett Conway on active non-football injury list with asthmatic bronchitis. Announced that OL David Brandt has left the team.
SAINTS: Agreed to three-year contract with CB Keyuo Craver.
STEELERS: Agreed to five-year contract with DE Aaron Smith.
Hockey
BLUES: Re-signed F Jamal Mayers and F Daniel Corso.
CANADIENS: Signed D Mike Komisarek to three-year contract.
CAPITALS: Re-signed LW Chris Simon to one-year contract.
HURRICANES: Signed F Brad Defauw to two-year contract.
KINGS: Acquired F Erik Rasmussen from Sabres for F Adam Mair and 2003 fifth-round draft choice.
MAPLE LEAFS: Signed free-agent C Aaron Gavey, formerly with Wild, to multi-year contract. Signed restricted free-agent D Marc Moro to multi-year contract.
PANTHERS: Signed restricted free-agent D Dmitry Yushkevich to one-year contract.
PREDATORS: Signed F Denis Pederson and F Domenic Pittis.
RED WINGS: Signed LW Michael Picard and LW Derek King.
SENATORS: Signed C Shaun Van Allen to multiyear contract.
STARS: Signed C Jim Montgomery and D Jeff MacMillan to one-year contracts.