Moves
Baseball
ANGELS: Activated OF Jeff DaVanon from 15-day DL. Optioned C Wil Nieves to Triple-A Salt Lake.
ASTROS: Placed P Darren Oliver on 15-day DL with left shoulder injury. Optioned P Tim Redding to Triple-A New Orleans. Recalled P Chad Qualls and P Carlos Hernandez from New Orleans.
MARINERS: Purchased contract of OF Hiram Bocachica from Triple-A Tacoma. Optioned P Cha Seung Baek to Tacoma.
ORIOLES: Activated OF Jay Gibbons from 15-day DL. Designated C Ken Huckaby for assignment.
PHILLIES: Activated P Vicente Padilla from 15-day DL. Added P Cory Lidle to 25-man roster. Sent P Geoff Geary to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Designated P Paul Abbott for assignment.
REDS: Reinstated P John Riedling from bereavement list.
ROCKIES: Activated P Joe Kennedy from 15-day DL. Placed C Todd Greene on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 8, with left hamstring strain. Designated former Orioles P Travis Driskill for assignment. Called up C J.D. Closser from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
ROYALS: Optioned SS Angel Berroa to Double-A Wichita. Recalled SS Andres Blanco and P Jorge Vasquez from Wichita. Optioned P Ryan Bukvich to Triple-A Omaha.
TIGERS: Designated P Danny Patterson for assignment. Purchased contract of P John Ennis from Triple-A Toledo.
TWINS: Optioned P Aaron Fultz to Triple-A Rochester. Recalled P Matt Guerrier from Rochester.
Basketball
CAVALIERS: Waived C Steven Hunter.
KINGS: Signed F David Bluthenthal.
Colleges
COPPIN STATE: Named Theresea Jason (Liberty, Villa Julie) volleyball assistant coach.
DUQUESNE: Announced that sophomore women's basketball G Carmen Bruce has transferred from Georgetown.
MARYLAND: F Abe Thompson was named to watch list for Hermann Trophy, which goes to nation's top college soccer player.
NAVY: Volunteer assistant wrestling coach Adam Kantor was named head coach of U.S. Maccabiah wrestling team, which will compete in World Maccabiah Games on July 10-21, 2005 in Tel Aviv.
RHODE ISLAND: Named Tom Garrick women's basketball coach.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Suspended G Stetson Hairston indefinitely from basketball team after he was charged with felony trespassing and mob action and misdemeanor battery.
STONY BROOK: Named Lars Tiffany men's lacrosse coach.
Football
BENGALS: Agreed to terms with RB Chris Perry, 26th pick in NFL draft.
BUCCANEERS: Signed WR Tim Brown. Waived WR James Williams.
49ERS: Released OL Khiawatha Downey.
JAGUARS: Waived K Seth Marler. Signed P Jesse Stein.
SEAHAWKS: Signed DT Marcus Tubbs, 23rd pick in draft.
SIRIUS NFL RADIO: Signed John Riggins to host daily talk show.
Hockey
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed LW Mark Bell to one-year, $1.18 million contract.
CANADIENS: Signed RW Andrei Kostitsyn, 2003 first-round draft pick, to three-year contract.
DEVILS: C Scott Gomez was awarded one-year, $2.9 million contract in arbitration settlement.
KINGS: Agreed to one-year contract with LW Ryan Flinn.
MAPLE LEAFS: Re-signed D Tomas Kaberle to two-year, $5.9 million deal.
RANGERS: Signed C Michael Nylander, who had been with Bruins. Re-signed C Jamie Lundmark.
SENATORS: Re-signed D Zdeno Chara to two-year, $9.5 million contract.
Lacrosse
BAYHAWKS: A Tom Marechek and M Kevin Boland were named MLL Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
Soccer
STORM (MISL): Chicago expansion franchise signed D-M Ted Chronopoulos to multi-year contract.