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Posted: Wednesday December 19, 2001 03:30 AM BASEBALL TRANSACTIONS Arizona Diamondbacks -- Agreed to terms with outfielder Danny Bautista on a three-year contract; named Robin Yount first base coach. Boston Red Sox -- Agreed to terms with infielder Carlos Baerga on a minor-league contract. Cleveland Indians -- Signed pitchers Heath Murray, Dave Maurer J.D. Brammer and infielder Bill Selby to minor league contracts. Colorado Rockies -- Acquired second baseman Pokey Reese and pitcher Dennys Reyes from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for pitchers Luke Hudson and Gabe White. Kansas City Royals -- Signed free agent outfielder Chuck Knoblauch, who had been with the New York Yankees, to a one-year contract. New York Yankees -- Re-signed free agent pitcher Sterling Hitchcock to a two-year contract. St. Louis Cardinals -- Signed free agent first baseman Tino Martinez, who had been with the New York Yankees, to a three-year contract. Texas Rangers -- Acquired pitcher John Rocker from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for pitcher David Elder. Toronto Blue Jays -- Signed pitcher Chris Peters and outfielders Chad Mottola and Brian Lesher to minor league contracts. BASKETBALL TRANSACTIONS Miami Heat -- Signed guard Mike James; placed forward Sean Marks on the injured list with a cervical strain. Minnesota Timberwolves -- Placed guard Terrell Brandon on the injured list with a loose body in his left knee; activated guard Maurice Evans from the injured list. Sacramento Kings -- Activated forward Lawrence Funderburke from the injured list; waived forward Jabari Smith. FOOTBALL TRANSACTIONS Cincinnati Bengals -- Placed quarterback Akili Smith on injured reserve; signed linebacker Chris Edmonds to the active roster; signed wide receiver Khori Ivey and quarterback Kevin Thompson to the practice squad. Detroit Lions -- Waived punter Leo Araguz; signed guard Tyrone Hopson; signed tight end John Waerig to the practice squad; placed guard Josh Lovelady on the practice squad injured reserve list. Minnesota Vikings -- Placed punter Mitch Berger on injured reserve; signed quarterback Romaro Miller. HOCKEY TRANSACTIONS NHL -- Suspended Calgary Flames left wing Craig Berube five games without pay for a cross-checking incident involving St. Louis Blues center Doug Weight in Saturday's game. Buffalo Sabres -- Assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester of the American Hockey League; recalled left wing Taylor Pyatt from Rochester. Calgary Flames -- Acquired defenseman Petr Buzek and a conditional draft choice from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for left wing Jeff Cowan and defenseman Kurtis Foster. Florida Panthers -- Claimed defenseman Darren Van Impe off waivers from the New York Rangers. Los Angeles Kings -- Acquired defenseman Rich Brennan from Nashville for defenseman Brett Hauer and assigned him to Manchester of the American Hockey League. Montreal Canadiens -- Signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois to a three-year contract extension. Nashville Predators -- Signed coach Barry Trotz, assistant coaches Paul Gardner and Brent Peterson, goaltending coach Mitch Korn and assistant general manager Ray Shero to contract extensions. Phoenix Coyotes -- Assigned left wing Todd Warriner to Springfield of the American Hockey League. St. Louis Blues -- Recalled defensemen Mike Van Ryn and Steve Halko from Worcester of the American Hockey League. Tampa Bay Lightning -- Assigned defenseman Sascha Goc to Springfield of the American Hockey League; recalled defenseman Josef Boumedienne from Springfield. Vancouver Canucks -- Recalled left wing Mike Brown from Manitoba of the American Hockey League. Washington Capitals -- Reassigned goaltender Corey Hirsch to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. American Hockey League -- Suspended Philadelphia Phantoms right wing Mark Greig one game for a stick infraction in a December 14 game. Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) -- Recalled defenseman John Wikstrom from Toledo of the East Coast Hockey League. Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) -- Assigned forward Konrad McKay to Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey League. Manchester Monarchs (AHL) -- Recalled right wing Nate Miller from Reading of the East Coast Hockey League. Providence Bruins (AHL) -- Assigned defenseman Briane Thompson to Florida of the East Coast Hockey League. Greensboro Generals (ECHL) -- Acquired forward Dmitri Markovsky from the Macon Whoopee for future considerations. Mobile Mysticks (ECHL) -- Placed defenseman Brian Long on injured reserve. Pee Dee Pride (ECHL) -- Activated defenseman Kevin Haup from injured reserve. Roanoke Express (ECHL) -- Added Steve Sabo to the roster. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) -- Placed forward Ryan Rintoul on 14-day injury reserve list; activated forward Mark Rupnow; waived goaltender Mike Correia; signed forward Shane Fukushima. Corpus Christi IceRays (CHL) -- Activated defenseman Roman Marakhovski. Memphis RiverKings (CHL) -- Waived defenseman Mitch Ahern; signed forward Jason Modopoulos. Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) -- Claimed defenseman Mitch Ahern off waivers. San Angelo Outlaws (CHL) -- Waived defenseman Marek Babic. SOCCER TRANSACTIONS WUSA -- Signed a two-year contrac with PAX-TV. COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS Boise State -- Named Ron Collins defensive coordinator. Kansas -- Dismissed freshman quarterback Mario Kinsey from the football team. Kentucky -- Announced that sophomores Alvine Mendeng, Stephanie Stoglin and Dasieka Hawthorne have left the women's basketball team. Louisiana-Lafayette -- Named Gary Bartel assistant head football coach, Brent Pry defensive coordinator, Mike Gibson offensive line coach and Troy Wingerter tight ends coach. Morris Brown -- Relieved women's basketball coach Jackie Caruthers of her duties and named her athletic department academic advisor; promoted Saudia Roundtree to interim coach. North Carolina -- Announced that freshman center Neil Fingleton will transfer. Texas Tech -- Announced that junior forward Plenette Pierson will sit out the remainder of the season. PREVIOUS DAYS Tuesday | Monday | Sunday | Saturday | Friday | Thursday | Wednesday |
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