Moves
Auto racing
NASCAR: Penalized driver Mark Martin 25 championship points and Jack Roush 25 car owner points, and fined crew chief Ben Leslie $5,000, for a rules violation at North Carolina Speedway on Sunday.
Baseball
DODGERS: Agreed to two-year minor-league contract with free-agent P Luke Prokopec, who had been with Blue Jays, and invited him to spring training. Named Rene Francisco director of international scouting, Al LaMacchia major-league scout, Tim Hallgren national cross-checker, Gary Nickels Midwest supervisor, Tom Thomas West Coast supervisor and Brian Stephenson area scout.
PIRATES: Named Gerald Perry hitting coach; he had held same job with Mariners.
NIPPON HAM (JAPANESE PACIFIC LEAGUE): Named Trey Hillman manager, making him first foreign manager of Japanese team since Bobby Valentine in 1995.
Basketball
NBA: Named Lakers G Kobe Bryant Western Conference Player of the Week and Hawks F Glenn Robinson Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
College
BAYLOR: Announced that AD Tom Stanton was hospitalized with heart problem and is expected to have surgery tomorrow.
CAMPBELL: Received oral commitment for baseball scholarship from Cardinal Gibbons senior 3B-P Nick Popp.
JOHNS HOPKINS: Named Josh MacArthur associate AD. ... Centennial Conference named RB Adam Cook football co-Offensive Player of the Week.
NCAA: Announced that freshman basketball G Ricky Soliver has won initital-eligibility appeal and may compete intercollegiately this season.
DAYTON: Granted junior basketball F Sammy Smith release from university after he said he was abducted outside his campus apartment and taken against his will to Texas before managing to escape.
FROSTBURG STATE: Atlantic Central Football Conference named QB Grant Burrough Offensive Player of the Week.
LEHMAN: Named Larry Dantzler women's assistant basketball coach.
LOYOLA: MAAC named F Vinnie Piscopo men's soccer co-Rookie of the Week.
MARYLAND: ACC named PR Steve Suter football Specialist of the Week and LB Shawne Merriman football Rookie of the Week.
MICHIGAN STATE: Fired football coach Bobby Williams. Named offensive coordinator Morris Watts interim coach.
OAKLAND, MICH.: Named Eileen Shea-Hilliard women's basketball coach.
SALISBURY: Atlantic Central Football Conference named DL Andrew Deming (Oakland Mills) Rookie of the Week.
ST. FRANCIS (PA.): NEC named RB Michael Hall (Parkville) football Offensive Player of the Week.
SYRACUSE: Elected Eagles QB Donovan McNabb to board of trustees.
WASHINGTON STATE: Suspended LB Ira Davis for as long as it takes for CB Jason David to recover from broken cheekbone suffered when Davis punched David in locker room.
Football
NFL: Suspended Carolina DT Brentson Buckner for four games for violating steroid policy. Ended suspension of Saints CB Dale Carter.
BRONCOS: Signed WR Herb Haygood and TE Mike Leach. Signed WR Charlie Adams to practice squad.
LIONS: Released RB Richard Huntley. Cleared DE Anthony Herron to practice.
SAINTS: Promoted Dennis Lauscha to VP/chief financial officer and extended his contract through 2006.
TEXANS: Placed G Ryan Schaw on IR with foot injuries.
Hockey
NHL: Named Avalanche C Joe Sakic Player of the Week.
BLUES: Signed G Tom Barrasso to $900,000, one-year contract. Placed D Christian Laflamme on waivers.
SENATORS: Lent G Mathieu Chouinard to Canada's national team.
Soccer
FIRE (MLS): Named Dave Sarachan coach; he's a former United assistant.
GALAXY (MLS): Signed D Hong Myung Bo.
REVOLUTION (MLS): Agreed to terms with coach Steve Nicol.
UNITED (MLS): Waived F Roy Lassiter, F Henry Zambrano, M Petter Villegas and G Mike McGinty. Did not renew contract of M Lazo Alavanja. Did not retain trainer Rick Guter.