Moves
Baseball
ANGELS: Added OF Robb Quinlan, P Richard Fischer and P Bobby Jenks to 40-man roster.
ASTROS: Named Russ Nixon manager of Single-A Lexington.
EXPOS: Agreed with manager Frank Robinson on one-year contract.
MARINERS: Released P Paul Abbott. Added OF Jamal Strong, P Rett Johnson, P Aaron Looper, C Ryan Christianson, and P Bobby Madritsch to 40-man roster.
PADRES: Agreed with former Orioles P Jesse Orosco on one-year deal and added him to 40-man roster. Agreed with P Francisco Cordova on one-year deal.
RANGERS: Reinstated P Jovanny Cedeno, P Jeff Zimmerman, IF Frank Catalanotto and OF Rusty Greer from 60-day DL to the major-league roster. Named John Castleberry, Steve Flores, Gary McGraw, John Poloni, Tommy Tanous and Frankie Thon amateur scouts.
TWINS: Added P Willie Eyre, P Beau Kemp, P Brent Hoard, OF Lew Ford, C Rob Bowen and 1B Justin Morneau to 40-man roster.
YANKEES: Named Bucky Dent manager of Triple-A Columbus.
Basketball
BULLS: Activated F Corie Blount from injured list. Placed C Dalibor Bargaric on injured list.
TIMBERWOLVES: Placed G Wally Szczerbiak on injured list with sprained toe. Activated F Joe Smith (Maryland) from injured list.
WNBA: Announced 2003 All-Star Game will be in New York.
College
NCAA: Upheld three-game suspension for Memphis basketball G Antonio Burks for receiving an extra benefit.
CCNY: Announced the resignations of Raymond D'Argenio, men's soccer coach, and Rudy Medina, women's soccer coach. Named Esu Ma'at men's tennis coach.
CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE: Named Johns Hopkins football players Matt Campbell, Pat Doyle, Leif Glynn, Kevin Kostibos and Mike Little to all-conference first team, and Paul Longo and Chris Smolyn to second team. Named Johns Hopkins middle hitter Elisabeth Breese to volleyball all-conference second team.
NATIONAL FIELD HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION: Named Maryland's Colleen Barbieri, Emily Boyer, Carissa Messimer, Izzy Palmer and Lauren Powley to Mid-Atlantic Region first team; and Kateri Simon, Kristin Harris and Kerry Hearsey to second team. Named McDaniel's Becky Arnold, Salisbury's Lindsay Bard, McDaniel's Kim Camponelli, Salisbury's Jill Cressor, Salisbury's Lindsay Elliot, Frostburg's Kim Faust, Johns Hopkins' Kelly Hewitt, Johns Hopkins' Meighan Roose and Washington College's Laura Scimeca to South Region first team; and Salisbury's Jacqui Aliberti, Villa Julie's Dawn McFarland, McDaniel's Kristin Talarovich and Washington College's Missy Tine to second team.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE: Named UMBC's Pete Caringi men's soccer Coach of the Year; UMBC F Derek McElligon, Mount St. Mary's M Brandon Scarfield, UMBC D Justin Nall and UMBC G Brian Rowland to all-conference first team; and UMBC M Michael Joseph to second team. Named Mount St. Mary's women's soccer D Keli Stevens (Sparrows Point) to all-conference first team and UMBC F Missy Moore to second team. Named UMBC field hockey M Wendy Ison and UMBC D Cecile Banas to all-conference second team.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: Announced plans to bring back football program for 2003 season.
SAN DIEGO STATE: Announced basketball F Chris Walton will redshirt 2002-03 season.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Announced basketball G Ryan Walker will redshirt 2002-03 season.
Football
BROWNS: Placed TE Aaron Shea on injured reserve. Signed FB R.J. Bowers.
CHARGERS: Claimed DE Otis Leverette off waivers from Redskins. Signed CB Jerry Wilson. Released DE Chris Demaree and WR Dondre Gilliam. Released TE Josh Whitman from practice squad.
DOLPHINS: Re-signed CB Paul Miranda.
EAGLES: Signed QB Tim Hasselbeck and S Clinton Hart to practice squad. Released OL Patrick Venzke and S Julian Jones from practice squad.
49ERS: Waived WR Aaron Lockett from practice squad.
GIANTS: Re-signed WR Tony Simmons. Waived P Tom Rouen.
PATRIOTS: Released CB Jimmy Hitchcock.
RAVENS: Signed S Raymond Perryman to practice squad. Waived OL Jim Jones from practice squad.
REDSKINS: Signed DB Todd Franz.
STEELERS: Placed K Todd Peterson on injured reserve with broken rib. Signed K Jeff Reed and LB Mike Jones.
Hockey
FLAMES: Placed F Jamie Wright on injured reserve.
KINGS: Activated LW Mikko Eloranta from injured reserve.
THRASHERS: Agreed with G Byron Dafoe on two-year contract. Activated F Jeff Cowan from injured reserve.
Soccer
MISL: Named Blast D Sean Bowers Defensive Player of the Week.