Moves
Auto racing
INDY RACING LEAGUE: Fined drivers Helio Castroneves and Buddy Rice for unsportsmanlike conduct during Delphi Indy 300 on Sept. 8.
Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION: Named Man of the Year award after Marvin Miller, union's founding executive director.
ASTROS: Recalled 3B Morgan Ensberg from Triple-A New Orleans.
BLUE JAYS: Fired Rocket Wheeler, manager of Double-A Knoxville.
BREWERS: Moved P Chad Fox from 15- to 60-day DL.
CARDINALS: Activated P Mike Matthews from 15-day DL and sent him to Brewers to complete earlier trade for P Jamey Wright.
CUBS: Acquired minor-league P Travis Anderson and minor-league P Mike Nannini from Astros to complete Aug. 22 trade for P Tom Gordon.
DEVIL RAYS: Signed SS B.J. Upton, second pick overall in amateur draft.
MARLINS: Activated P Josh Beckett. Announced that P Donnie Bridges cleared waivers and was outrighted to Double-A Portland.
ORIOLES: Activated OF Gary Matthews. Signed C Raul Casanova.
Basketball
HAWKS: Re-signed free-agent F Ira Newble.
PACERS: Signed free-agent G Erick Strickland, who had been with Celtics.
WIZARDS: Traded G Richard Hamilton, F Bobby Simmons and G Hubert Davis to Pistons for G-FJerry Stackhouse, F Brian Cardinal and C Ratko Varda.
College
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE: Named UMBC's IzudinMehmedovic (Oakland Mills) and Stephanie Thomas crosscountry Rookies of the Week.
KENT STATE: Named Geno Ford men's assistant basketball coach.
MARYLAND: Extended contract of field hockey coach Missy Meharg two years through 2007.
SHAWNEE STATE: Named Jeff Hamilton men's basketball coach.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE: Announced inductees for Athletic Hall of Fame: Steve Beville ('87), Joe Bremer('41), Larry Gewer ('91), Tracy Peel Coutts ('92), Tim Keehan ('90), John Nostrant ('86) and Robert Lord ('61). Induction ceremony will be Oct. 5.
WESTERN CAROLINA: Signed women's basketball coach Beth Dunkenberger to two-year contract extension through 2005-06 season.
Football
NFL: Suspended following four games each: Falcons CB Ray Buchanan for testing positive for anabolic steroids and Bears S Damon Moore for violating substance-abuse policy. ... Named following Players of the Week: AFC offensive, Patriots QB Tom Brady; AFC defensive, Titans DE Carlos Hall; AFC special teams, Jets KR Chad Morton; NFC offensive, Redskins QB Shane Matthews; NFC defensive, 49ers LB Jamie Winborn; NFC special teams, Saints' Fred McAfee.
BROWNS: Waived James Lewis and TE Alvin Morrow from practice squad. Signed OT Kaulana Noa and QB Shane Stafford to practice squad.
COLTS: Signed TE Mike Roberg.
DOLPHINS: Signed WR Margin Hooks and G Dwayne Pierce to practice squad.
FALCONS: Signed CB Rodney Heath.
RAMS: Released WR Francis St. Paul and RB Mike Malan from practice squad. Signed WR Dane Looker and FB Maurice Douglass to practice squad.
STEELERS: Signed DB Chidi Iwuoma. Released WR Lenzie Jackson. Released RB Antwon McCray from practice squad. Signed WR Francis St. Paul to practice squad.
VIKINGS: Placed LB Raonall Smith on IR with shoulder injury. Signed LB Lemanski Hall.
ARIZONA (ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE): Agreed to two-year extension with coach Danny White.
MONTREAL (CFL): Signed RB Derek Homer, who was in training camp with Ravens.
Hockey
FLAMES: Acquired F Ladislav Kohn from Red Wings for future considerations.
FLYERS: Re-signed restricted free-agent LW Simon Gagne to two-year contract.
LIGHTNING: Signed free-agent D Darren Rumble to one-year contract.
PANTHERS: Announced that G Damian Rhodes has agreed to tryout offer.
PENGUINS: Re-signed D Michal Rozsival.
RANGERS: Agreed to one-year contract with C Mark Messier. Named Gordie Clark professional scout.
THRASHERS: Re-signed G Milan Hnlicka.
Olympics
U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY: Suspended shot putter Marcus Clavelle, who finished third at U.S. Open, two years after testing positive for steroids.
Soccer
BLAST (MISL): Signed F Gino DiFlorio.