Moves
Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Announced Expos will play 22 home games in Puerto Rico next season.
BRAVES: Signed P Paul Byrd to $10 million, two-year contract. Agreed to minor-league contract with P Chris Haney.
CARDINALS: Agreed to $750,000, one-year contract with free-agent C Joe Girardi, who had been with Cubs. Agreed to $4.5 million, two-year contract with C-OF Eli Marrero. Re-signed former Orioles P Garrett Stephenson to $800,000, one-year contract.
CUBS: Agreed to $750,000, one-year contract with free-agent OF Troy O'Leary, who had been with Expos.
GIANTS: Acquired P Damian Moss and P Manuel Mateo from Braves for P Russ Ortiz.
MARINERS: Agreed to minor-league contract with former Orioles P Norm Charlton.
RED SOX: Agreed to one-year deal with IF-OF Jeremy Giambi.
ROCKIES: Acquired P Nelson Cruz from Astros for OF Victor Hall.
WHITE SOX: Named Kirk Champion pitching coordinator, Chris Con bunting instructor and Nick Leyva infield instructor.
Basketball
76ERS: Placed F Monty Williams on injured list. Activated F Efthimios Rentzias from injured list.
College
BOWIE STATE: CIAA named F Tim Washington men's basketball Player of the Week and Luke D'Alessio men's basketball Coach of the Week.
CONNECTICUT: Announced that sophomore F Scott Hazelton has left team and plans to withdraw from school.
FLORIDA STATE: Declared sophomore QB Chris Rix ineligible to play in Sugar Bowl for failing to take final exam.
JOHN JAY: Named Shelvy Thomas women's basketball coach.
LOYOLA: MAAC named C Katie Scherle women's basketball Rookie of the Week.
UMES: Announced that F Terrance Stafford, who started two games, has left men's basketball team for personal reasons.
MISSISSIPPI: Announced that WR/KR Jason Armstead will not play in Independence Bowl because he failed to meet academic requirements.
NAVY: National Soccer Coaches Association of America named F Stacy Finley to All-Mid-Atlantic Region third team.
NEVADA: Announced that WR Nate Burleson will forgo fifth year of eligibility to enter NFL draft.
NEWBERRY: Named Zak Willis football coach.
OKLAHOMA STATE: Agreed to contract extension with football coach Les Miles.
SALISBURY: National Field Hockey Coaches Association named Dawn Chamberlin one of six NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year Award winners.
TOWSON: CAA named F Lawrence Hamm men's basketball Rookie of the Week.
Football
BEARS: Signed G Josh Warner to active roster and CB Teddy Gaines and G Shane Grice to practice squad.
BENGALS: Placed S Cory Hall on IR. Signed S Jason Perry.
CHIEFS: Placed K Morten Andersen and FB Tony Richardson on IR. Promoted RB Jarmar Julien from practice squad. Signed Kirk Rogers to practice squad. Agreed to two-year contract with WR Yo Murphy.
DOLPHINS: Placed G Jamie Nails on IR with torn Achilles' tendon. Signed C-G Troy Andrew from practice squad.
JAGUARS: Placed FB Patrick Washington on IR. Activated DL Chris Combs from practice squad.
PACKERS: Re-signed G-T Pete Campion to practice squad.
REDSKINS: Added PR-CB Bruce Branch and DB Todd Franz from practice squad.
SEAHAWKS: Signed DT Norris McCleary. Placed CB Kris Richard on IR with hernia.
STEELERS: Placed RB Verron Haynes on IR. Promoted RB James Harrison off practice squad. Re-signed RB Antwon McCray to practice squad.
TORONTO (CFL): Named Michael Clemons coach.
Hockey
KINGS: Activated D Lubomir Visnovsky. Placed C Derek Armstrong on IR, retroactive to Dec. 11, with groin strain.
RANGERS: Agreed to terms with free-agent D Cory Cross.
Soccer
FIFA: Named Ronaldo men's World Player of the Year and Mia Hamm women's winner.
MLS: Reached agreement with Bayer Leverkusen of German Bundesliga to keep national team standout Landon Donovan with Earthquakes.
U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION: Signed men's national coach Bruce Arena to four-year contract extension.
COURAGE (WUSA): Announced resignation of president and GM Jerome Ramsey.
HEAT (MISL): Waived F Renato Pereira.