Moves

Baseball

ORIOLES -- Released P Jaret Wright and P Victor Zambrano. Didn't renew contracts of Double-A Bowie manager Bien Figueroa and Delmarva strength and conditioning coach Ken Conner.

Basketball

HORNETS -- Signed F Ryan Bowen, G Trey Johnson and F Anthony Richardson.

KNICKS -- Signed G Walker Russell Jr., G Roderick Wilmont, G-F Demetrius Nichols and G Jared Jordan.

LAKERS -- Signed F Andre Patterson.

NETS -- Signed F Rod Benson, G Mateen Cleaves, G Eddie Gill and F Jumaine Jones.

PACERS -- Waived G Darrell Armstrong.

PISTONS -- Exercised option to extend contract of F Jason Maxiell through 2008-09 season. Signed G Gerald Fitch.

ROCKETS -- Signed C Dikembe Mutombo to one-year contract. Signed F Carl Landry. Named Kenny Atkinson director of player development and Pat Zipfel advance scout.

SUPERSONICS -- Signed G Jermaine Jackson.

TRAIL BLAZERS -- Signed F Chris Ellis, F Brent Petway and G J.R. Pinnock.

WARRIORS -- Signed G Tierre Brown, F Pat Burke and F Carlos Powell.

WIZARDS -- Signed F Tony Massenburg (Maryland), G Jamon Gordon and G Willie Deane.

College

LOUISVILLE -- Suspended WR-KR JaJuan Spillman from football team indefinitely.

Football

BEARS -- Released former Ravens FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo.

REDSKINS -- Signed WR Keenan McCardell. Released S Omar Stoutmire.

Hockey

CAPITALS -- Signed F Tomas Fleischmann to one-year contract. Assigned D Jame Pollock and LW Ben Clymer to AHL Hershey.