Moves
Auto racing
NASCAR: Announced that Winston will guarantee record purse of $17 million to be split among top 25 drivers in final 2003 standings, an increase of $3 million from last season.
Baseball
ANGELS: Agreed to one-year, $1,425,000 contract with P Scott Schoeneweis, avoiding salary arbitration.
ATHLETICS: Agreed to one-year contract with 1B-DH Erubiel Durazo.
BLUE JAYS: Signed IF Glenn Williams to minor-league contract. Double-A New Haven announced sale of team to Drew Weber, who is expected to move it to Manchester, N.H.
BREWERS: Agreed to minor-league contract with OF John Vander Wal, who had been with Yankees, and invited him to major-league camp.
DEVIL RAYS: Signed P Dan Reichert to one-year, $510,000 contract, avoiding salary arbitration.
DIAMONDBACKS: Named Claude Osteen pitching coach and Lorenzo Bundy hitting coach for Double-A El Paso. Signed P Eddie Oropesa and OF Luis Garcia to minor-league contracts.
GIANTS: Signed free-agent OF Jose Cruz, who had been with Blue Jays, to one-year, $2.8 million contract with mutual option for 2004.
PIRATES: Signed free-agent P Julian Tavarez, who had been with Marlins, to minor-league contract and invited him to major-league camp.
RED SOX: Assigned IF Earl Snyder outright to Triple-A Pawtucket.
TIGERS: Purchased P Alex Lontayo from Independent Fargo-Moorhead.
Basketball
SUPERSONICS: Placed F Vladimir Radmanovic on injured list with sprained left ankle. Activated F Reggie Evans.
WNBA: Announced that former Orlando Miracle was purchased by Mohegan Indian Tribe and became Connecticut Sun.
College
KENT STATE: Named Larry McDaniel defensive line coach.
KENTUCKY: Named Mike Archer defensive coordinator and Ron Caragher running backs coach; Archer resigned as Steelers linebackers coach.
RUTGERS: Announced resignation of offensive coordinator-quarterbacks coach Bill Cubit.
SAN JOSE STATE: Signed football coach Fitz Hill to new four-year contract.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Pacific-10 Conference publicly reprimanded men's basketball coach Henry Bibby for comments about officiating last weekend.
SYRACUSE: Announced that LB Jameel Dumas has withdrawn from school.
TOWSON: Patterson's All-Metro lineman Antwan Johnson committed to full football scholarship. East Atlantic Gymnastics League named Juliya Kovaliova Specialist of the Week.
Football
THE SPORTING NEWS: Named Raiders QB Rich Gannon NFL Player of the Year, Eagles' Andy Reid Coach of the Year and Broncos RB Clinton Portis Rookie of the Year.
DOLPHINS: Signed DT Maurice Anderson and LB Joshua Symonette.
JAGUARS: Named Steve Shafer assistant head coach, Anthony Lynn running backs coach and Alfredo Roberts tight ends; Shafer is a former Ravens assistant coach.
LIONS: Signed LB Chaz Murphy and P Adam Wulfeck. Allocated Murphy, Wulfeck, WR Pierre Brown, RB Autry Denson, DB James Lewis and LB Jody Littleton to NFL Europe.
SAINTS: Signed WR Kerwin Cook and QB Chris Finlen.
STEELERS: Named Keith Butler linebackers coach and Darren Perry assistant defensive backs coach.
Golf
PGA OF AMERICA: Announced that it is changing rule at sectional tournaments to make women play from same tees as men if they want to qualify for PGA Tour events.
Hockey
NHL: Announced that Penguins C Mario Lemieux (groin injury) and Maple Leafs C Mats Sundin (sore left shoulder) will miss All-Star Game and be replaced by Lightning C Vincent Lecavalier and Sabres C Miroslav Satan.
BLUE JACKETS: Activated C Espen Knutsen, D Scott Lachance, D Rostislav Klesla and D Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre.
CANADIENS: Recently fired coach Michel Therrien agreed to serve as pro scout.
Soccer
MISL: Named Blast D Dewan Bader Offensive Player of the Week and Blast G Brett Phillips Defensive Player of the Week.
REVOLUTION (MLS): Signed F Joe-Max Moore.
UNITED (MLS): Signed Bulgarian D Galin Ivanov.
Tennis
DAVIS CUP: U.S. roster for first-round match with host Croatia on Feb. 7-9 will be James Blake, Mardy Fish, Taylor Dent and Robby Ginepri; wrist injury will sideline Andy Roddick.
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME: Will induct following on July 12: Boris Becker, Francoise "Frankie" Durr, Nancy Richey and Brian Tobin.