Moves
Baseball
ASTROS: Signed P Jesus Sanchez, who had been with Cubs, to minor-league contract and invited him to spring training.
ATHLETICS: Named Tony DeFrancesco manager, Curt Young pitching coach and Roy White hitting coach of Triple-A Sacramento. DEVIL RAYS: Requested waivers on 1B Steve Cox for purpose of giving him unconditional release and reached agreement to sell him to Yokohama Bay Stars in Japan.
PADRES: Signed free-agent IF Dave Hansen, who had been with Dodgers, to $1.3 million, two-year contract. Signed free-agent P Jaret Wright, who had been with Indians, to $725,000, one-year deal. RED SOX: Retained Lee Thomas as special assistant to GM.
TWINS: Named Phil Roof manager, Bobby Cuellar pitching coach and former Orioles minor-leaguer Mike Hart hitting coach of Triple-A Rochester.
Basketball
NBA: Suspended Celtics F Tony Battie one game, without pay, for striking official with kicked basketball in game Monday. HAWKS: Activated C Nazr Mohammed. Waived C Amal McCaskill. MAVERICKS: Placed F Eduardo Najera on injured list with injured left knee. Activated G Adam Harrington.
College
BOWIE STATE: Daktronics named DE Charles Alston to All-South Region first team and DE Damian Walker, LB Atcheson Conway, and C Marcus Skelton to second team. FROSTBURG STATE: Atlantic Central Football Conference named QB Grant Burrough (C. Milton Wright) football Offensive Player of the Year and Rubin Stevenson Coach of the Year. ACFC named Burrough, DL George O'Brien, T Chris Golliday, DL Ronald Luczak, DB Curan Oatts (Atholton), TE Roy Olson, T Jared Toler, K Nick Quisgard (John Carroll) and P John Wheaton to all-league first team. ACFC named OL Jason Cutsail, WR Aaron Deeb, DE Allen Jordan (Edgewood), RB Edward Kearney (Calvert Hall), KR Tim Pearson (Lake Clifton), DB Bryan Simms (Milford Mill), OL Matt Smith, WR Tim Wilkins (Mervo) and LB A.B. Wilson to second team. O'Brien was named to Division III all-star team that will represent United States against Mexico in Aztec Bowl on Dec. 14 in Torreon, Mexico. GEORGIA: Announced that sophomore G Mike Dean has been released from scholarship and will leave basketball team at end of semester.
GOUCHER COLLEGE: Capital Athletic Conference named C Thabo Letsebe (Towson Catholic) men's basketball Player of the Week and Olivia Baumert women's Swimmer of the Week. KENTUCKY: Junior DT Dewayne Robertson announced that he will forgo final season of eligibility and enter NFL draft.
MISSISSIPPI STATE: Basketball C Mario Austin was cleared to play after he sat out first six games pending NCAA ruling.
NAVY: Patriot League named Allison Moon women's Swimmer of the Week.
ROCKFORD: Promoted defensive coordinator Mike Hoskins to football coach.
SALISBURY: Capital Athletic Conference named G Amy Campion (Archbishop Spalding) women's basketball Player of the Week. NSCAA named D Mike Steinen (Bel Air) to All-South Region first team, F C.R. Krauss to second team and M DanLader (C. Milton Wright) to third team.
TENNESSEE-MARTIN: Named Matt Griffin football coach.
Football
NFL: Suspended Bills DT Tyrone Robertson one year for violating league's substance abuse policy for second time this season. BEARS: Placed RB Anthony Thomas and TE Dustin Lyman on IR. Waived DB Teddy Gaines from practice squad. Signed DB Eric Joyce to practice squad.
DOLPHINS: Released QB Dave Dickenson from practice squad.
EAGLES: Signed FB Corey McIntyre to practice squad.
PACKERS: Placed CB Darrien Gordon and former Ravens RB Jay Graham on waivers. Elected Casey Cuene and Larry Weyers to board of directors.
STEELERS: Signed TE Marco Battaglia. Released C Jeff Smith. VIKINGS: Signed RB Larry Ned. Released DT Cedric Killings. Released C Kenny Sandlin and WR LaVell Boyd from practice squad.
Hockey
COYOTES: Named Doug Moss president and chief operating officer. THRASHERS: Reassigned RW-D Francis Lessard to AHL Chicago.
Media
THE SPORTING NEWS: Named Notre Dame football coach Tyrone Willingham Sportsman of the Year.