Moves
Auto racing
INDY RACING LEAGUE: A.J. Foyt IV will drive for grandfather's racing team in 2003.
Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Received notice from Japanese commissioner's office saying that talks with free-agent OF Hideki Matsui may begin Nov. 13.
ASTROS: Signed P Chris Gissell, P Jonathan Johnson, P Miguel Saladin and P Ken Vining to minor-league contracts and invited them to spring training.
BLUE JAYS: Signed P Jeff Tam to one-year contract and P Evan Thomas, P Tim Young and former Orioles IF Mike Moriarty to minor-league contracts with invitations to spring training.
BRAVES: Named Fredi Gonzalez third base coach.
BREWERS: Named Gord Ash assistant GM and former Orioles minor-league coordinator of instruction Reid Nichols special assistant to GM.
CARDINALS: Declined $2.5 million option on P Jeff Fassero and will pay him $100,000 buyout. Declined $900,000 option on C Mike DiFelice and will pay him $50,000 buyout. Both filed for free agency.
CUBS: Declined $6.25 million option on P Jon Lieber and will pay him $250,000 buyout. Named Scott Servais roving minor-league catching instructor.
DIAMONDBACKS: 1B Mark Grace agreed to forgo $3 million option and filed for free agency.
EXPOS: Purchased contracts of OF Terrmel Sledge from Triple-A Ottawa and P Seung Jun Song from Double-A Trenton.
GIANTS: 3B David Bell declined $3.5 million option and filed for free agency.
INDIANS: Named Tim Maxey strength and conditioning coach.
REDS: Signed radio announcers Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall to two-year contract extensions; Nuxhall announced he will retire after 2004 season.
TWINS: Released former Orioles minor-league IF David Lamb.
Basketball
NBA: Owners approved agreement with Charlotte, N.C., to build arena if city is awarded expansion team.
TIMBERWOLVES: Signed G-F Wally Szczerbiak to $63 million, six-year contract extension.
College
IOWA: Basketball G Pierre Pierce was placed on probation for year in plea agreement after being charged with sexual assault last month in Iowa City.
NEBRASKA: Former men's basketball coach Danny Nee filed motion in U.S. District Court in Omaha, Neb., asking that his defamation lawsuit against AD Bill Byrne be dismissed.
OAKLAND: Announced that women's basketball coach Beckie Francis, who has ulcerative colitis, resigned at urging of her doctor.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE: Reinstated RB Derek Watson.
TENNESSEE: Announced that WR Kelley Washington is out indefinitely while recovering from concussion against Georgia on Oct. 12.
WEST VIRGINIA: Announced that DL Kevin Freeman has taken leave of absence from football team. Suspended WR Travis Garvin and WR J.T. Perry indefinitely from football team for violating team rules.
WRIGHT STATE: Announced that freshman G Donta Patterson has taken leave of absence from basketball team and G Jeremy Willis will join basketball team.
WYOMING: Suspended captain and WR Ryan McGuffey indefinitely after he was charged with drunken driving Sunday.
Figure skating
U.S. FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION: Announced that St. Louis has been selected to be host of 2006 U.S. championships.
Football
NFL: Fined Ravens S James Trapp $15,000 for ripping helmet off Steelers WR Plaxico Burress in game Sunday. Fined Texans DE Gary Walker $15,000 for helmet-to-helmet hit on Jaguars QB Mark Brunell in game Sunday. Fined Jaguars DT Marcus Stroud $7,500 for forearm-to-helmet hit of Texans QB David Carr in game Sunday.
NFLPA: Dropped collusion charge stemming from negotiations between Vikings and first-round draft pick Bryant McKinnie and Chiefs and first-round draft pick Ryan Sims.
BEARS: Activated S Damon Moore from reserve-physically-unable-to-perform list.
BENGALS: Placed LB Armegis Spearman on IR with high right ankle sprain.
COLTS: Announced that RB Edgerrin James will miss tomorrow's game against Titans with partially torn right hamstring.
EAGLES: Placed S Rashard Cook on IR. Signed S Julian Jones from practice squad.
GIANTS: Placed WR Ike Hilliard and S Darnell Dinkins on IR. Signed P Tom Rouen. Signed OL Omar Smith from practice squad. Signed G-C Sean O'Connor to practice squad.
VIKINGS: Agreed to terms with T Bryant McKinnie, first-round draft pick.
Hockey
NHL: Suspended Coyotes F Darcy Hordichuk for 10 games, without pay, for bumping official in game Thursday. ... Named Penguins C Mario Lemieux Player of the Month and Blackhawks C Tyler Arnason Rookie of the Month.
CAPITALS: Traded C Andrei Nikolishin and LW Chris Simon to Blackhawks for C Michael Nylander and 2004 conditional third-round pick. Recalled C Brian Sutherby from AHL Portland. Reassigned D Sylvain Cote to Portland.
HURRICANES: Acquired LW Jan Hlavac and C Harold Druken from Canucks for D Marek Malilk and LW Darren Langdon.
Soccer
U.S. MEN: Announced that captain and M Claudio Reyna has torn knee ligament and will be sidelined for six months.
Tennis
FED CUP: U.S. drew home match April 26-27 against Czech Republic for first round in 2003 with winner home against Italy or Sweden quarterfinals July 19-20.
Colleges