Moves
Auto racing
FORMULA ONE: Dropped Canadian Grand Prix from calendar because of anti-tobacco legislation.
Baseball
BREWERS: Placed 3B Wes Helms on 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday, with strained right hamstring. Purchased contract of former Orioles OF Mark Smith from Triple-A Indianapolis. Transferred P Todd Ritchie from 15-day to 60-day DL.
MARINERS: Recalled pitcher J.J. Putz from Triple-A Tacoma.
METS: Activated P Grant Roberts. Optioned C Joe DePastino to Triple-A Norfolk.
REDS: Placed P Jose Acevedo on 15-day DL with sprained left ankle. Activated P Scott Sullivan.
Basketball
PISTONS: Named Herb Brown, John Kuester, Mike Woodson, Dave Hanners and Igor Stefan Kokoskov assistant coaches.
ROCKETS: Signed free agent G-F Adrian Griffin, who had been with Mavericks.
SPURS: Announced retirement of G Steve Kerr, who had agreed to become NBA analyst with TNT.
SPARKS (WNBA): Signed F Lynn Pride. Waived C Jenny Mowe.
College
ALABAMA STATE: Announced resignation of AD Richard Cosby.
COLLEGE OF NOTRE DAME: Announced that swimming team was named an Academic All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
MARSHALL: Named Luliet Donahue women's basketball assistant coach.
ST. MARY'S: Announced that field hockey and women's lacrosse coach Robert Bray Jr. resigned.
UCLA: Announced that men's basketball F T.J. Cummings has been declared ineligible for the fall quarter for failure to meet NCAA academic eligibility requirements.
Football
BUCCANEERS: Released LS Chip Mattingly.
CARDINALS: Waived WR Antwone Savage. Signed OL Dralinn Burks.
DOLPHINS: Placed DT Davern Williams on IR with left shoulder injury. Signed DT Tavares Jurineack.
JETS: Signed C Patrick Smith.
RAVENS: Signed LB Johnny Rutledge to two-year contract.
TEXANS: Signed TE Patrick Hughes.
High school
LOYOLA: Named Michael Kenney AD.
Hockey
BLUES: Re-signed F Pavol Demitra to one-year, $6.5 million contract.
CAPITALS: Announced that D Calle Johansson has retired and will accept scouting position.
SABRES: Re-signed G Tom Askey and LW Andrew Peters.