Moves
Baseball
ATHLETICS: Acquired P Jeremy Fikac from Padres for player to be named.
BLUE JAYS: Designated P Jason Kershner for assignment.
CARDINALS: Reached preliminary agreement with P Al Levine on $950,000, one-year contract. Signed P Carlos Chantres, P Jay Yennaco, P Mike Lyons, 1B Bucky Jacobsen, 2B Caonabo Cosme and OF Alvin Morrow.
CUBS: Agreed to terms on one-year contract with IF Ramon Martinez. Agreed to terms on minor-league contract with P Rod Beck and invited him to spring training.
METS: Named Neal Kaplan legal counsel.
ORIOLES: Agreed to two-year contract with P Omar Daal.
PADRES: Traded P Jeremy Fikac to Oakland for player to be named.
RED SOX: Named Dallas Williams 1B coach.
ROCKIES: Reached tentative agreement with middle IF Luis Lopez on minor- league contract.
TWINS: Agreed to terms with IF Chris Gomez on minor-league contract.
YANKEES: Agreed to terms with P Christian Parker, OF Nigel Wilson and 1B Ryan McGuire on minor-league contracts. Sold contract of P Brandon Knight to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of Japanese Pacific League.
Basketball
NBA: Named Nets G Jason Kidd Eastern Conference player of month for December and Kings F Chris Webber Western Conference player of month.
HEAT: G Travis Best is expected to miss at least week with sprained right ankle.
HORNETS: G Baron Davis (back spasms) will miss game tonight.
RAPTORS: F Michael Bradley (disc injury) will miss a week.
SUNS: Placed C Jake Tsakalidis on injured list.
College
CALIFORNIA IRVINE: Announced resignation of men's assistant basketball coach Len Stevens.
DUKE: Announced that reserve G Andy Borman will not join the men's basketball team this season for personal reasons.
GUILFORD: Added F-C Brandon Clifford to men's basketball team.
JOHNS HOPKINS: Named Brian Mead and G Craig Smith to Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III All-America first team and Geoff McCann honorable mention.
MISSOURI: Promoted Mario Moccia to senior associate athletic director and Ed Stewart and Bryan Maggard to associate athletic directors.
PIKEVILLE: Named John Gilliam football coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Promoted linebackers coach Chris Cosh to defensive coordinator.
TEXAS STATE: Named Ron Roberts defensive coordinator.
UTAH: Named Mike Sanford offensive coordinator.
WESTERN CAROLINA: Announced that G Kevin Martin will be out up to two weeks with sprained left ankle.
Football
49ERS: Placed LB Jamie Winborn on IR. Re-signed KR Vinny Sutherland.
REDSKINS: Signed DE Jace Sayler and T Akil Smith.
Hockey
NHL: Named C Todd White player of month.
AVALANCHE: Placed F Vaclav Nedorost on IR with broken left hand. Recalled D D.J. Smith from AHL Hershey.
BLACKHAWKS: Recalled G Michael Leighton from AHL Norfolk. Assigned G Craig Anderson to Norfolk.
BLUE JACKETS: Placed D Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre on IR. Activated D Jamie Allison from IR.
HURRICANES: Recalled Steve Halko from AHL Lowell.
KINGS: Placed C Bryan Smolinski on IR. Recalled C Chris Schmidt from AHL Manchester.
PANTHERS: Recalled D Jamie Rivers from AHL San Antonio.
PREDATORS: Assigned C Vernon Fiddler to AHL Milwaukee.
Soccer
D.C. UNITED (MLS): Named Jamie O'Connor vice president of sales and marketing.