Baseball
MLB: Named Brewers 1B Richie Sexson NL Player of the Week and Tigers 1B Randall Simon AL Player of the Week.
ATHLETICS: Recalled P Micah Bowie from Triple-A Sacramento. Optioned P Mike Venafro to Sacramento.
BREWERS: Announced resignation of pitching coach Dave Stewart. Named bullpen coach Bill Castro pitching coach for rest of season. Sent C Raul Casanova and P Nick Neugebauer to Triple-A Indianapolis to rehabilitate injuries.
DODGERS: Recalled P Victor Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas.
GIANTS: Optioned OF Tony Torcato to Triple-A Fresno.
INDIANS: Placed former Orioles P Chad Paronto on 15-day DL with tendinitis in right elbow. Added P Terry Mulholland to roster.
ORIOLES: Placed P Jason Johnson on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 23, with tendinitis of right elbow. Recalled P John Stephens from Triple-A Rochester.
PHILLIES: Traded 3B Scott Rolen and P Doug Nickel to Cardinals for IF Placido Polanco, P Bud Smith and former Orioles P Mike Timlin.
RANGERS: Released P Dave Burba and will pay remainder of his $2 million salary, which comes to $688,524. Recalled P Joaquin Benoit from Triple-A Oklahoma.
RED SOX: Activated P Alan Embree.
TIGERS: Activated 3B Chris Truby. Optioned P Erik Sabel to Triple-A Toledo.
WHITE SOX: Traded C Sandy Alomar to Rockies for minor-league P Enemencio Pacheco and agreed to pay remainder of Alomar's $2.5 million salary, $860,655.
BERKSHIRE (INDEPENDENT): Released former Orioles OF Curtis Goodwin.
Basketball
KINGS: Named Terry Porter assistant coach.
WARRIORS: Promoted director of community relations Otis Smith to director of basketball operations.
College
CECIL COMMUNITY COLLEGE: G-F Cory Hudson (Archbishop Spalding) will attend and play basketball.
GEORGIA TECH: Named Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick women's assistant basketball coach.
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS; CHRISTI: Signed men's basketball coach Ronnie Arrow to three-year contract extension, through 2004-05.
Football
BENGALS: Placed S Pig Prather on reserve-retired list.
CHARGERS: Signed G Toniu Fonoti, second-round draft pick, to four-year contract.
DOLPHINS: Signed S Jason Moore to two-year contract. Activated TE Alonzo Mayes from physically-unable-to-perform list.
EAGLES: Signed WR Mel Long to one-year deal. Waived WR Gari Scott after reaching injury settlement.
49ERS: Waived DB Kenny Harris.
GIANTS: Agreed to $8.533 million, six-year contract with TE Jeremy Shockey, first-round pick.
JAGUARS: Waived WR Larry Shannon. Signed WR Ellis Spears, who they waived last week.
PANTHERS: Claimed WR Mareno Philyaw off waivers from Falcons. Waived WR Ryan Tolhurst.
PATRIOTS: Announced retirement of G Rich Tylski.
RAMS: Signed RB Marshall Faulk to $43.95 million, seven-year contract with $9.3 million signing bonus. Waived DE Lamanzer Williams. Signed former Ravens DE Keith Washington.
RAVENS: Waived DE Robert Malone.
SAINTS: Signed WR Donte' Stallworth, first-round pick, to six-year contract.
TITANS: Signed DT Albert Haynesworth, first-round draft pick, to $8.3 million, five-year contract with $5.3 million signing bonus.
Olympics
USOC: Executive committee nominated Marty Mankamyer, VP who has served as interim president since May, to become permanent president.
Soccer
WUSA: Announced that inaugural All-Star Game will be Sept. 21 in Portland, Ore.
Tennis
ATP: Fined Andre Agassi $80,000 for late withdrawal from Tennis Masters Series tournament that opened yesterday in Toronto.
WTA: Monica Seles withdrew from Acura Classic in Carlsbad, Calif., with inflamed arch in right foot.