AUTO RACING
Indy Racing League: Named Butch Meyer technical director of the Infiniti Pro Series.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians: Traded INF Bill Selby to St. Louis for C Clint Chauncey.
Minnesota Twins: Placed RHP Rick Reed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 1. Purchased the contract of RHP Mike Nakamura from Rochester (IL). Transferred RHP Mike Fetters to the 60-day DL.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Released INF Damion Easley. Called up INF Jason Smith from Durham (IL).
Toronto Blue Jays: Placed RHP Pete Walker on the 15-day DL. Placed OF Shannon Stewart on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 29. Recalled RHP Josh Towers and OF Jayson Werth from Syracuse (IL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Traded INF Steve O’Sullivan to Texas for RHP Alan Benes. O’Sullivan was assigned to extended spring training.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Placed RHP Curt Schilling on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Andrew Good from Tucson (PCL).
Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed RHP Darren Dreifort on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 28. Recalled LHP Victor Alvarez from Las Vegas (PCL).
Milwaukee Brewers: Released OF Jeffrey Hammonds. Purchashed the contract of 1B Doug Jennings from Lakewood (SAL).
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Agreed to a nine-year contract with LB Brian Urlacher.
Cleveland Browns: Signed RB James Jackson to a one-year contract extension, through 2004.
Green Bay Packers: Signed DT James Lee.
Houston Texans: Signed S Curry Burns.
Indianapolis Colts: Signed QB Jim Kubiak.
New York Jets: Signed PK Clay Rush.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed F Quintin Laing.
Atlanta Thrashers: Agreed to terms with G Kari Lehtonen.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Signed RW Eero Somervuori to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
Florida: Suspended DL Mo Mitchell and OL Jonathan Colon indefinitely from the football team for violating team rules.
George Mason: Named Bill Courtney men’s associate head basketball coach.
Iowa State: Named Jeff Grayer men’s graduate assistant basketball coach.
Kent State: Signed Jim Christian, men’s basketball coach, to a seven-year contract extension, through 2009-10.
Marquette: Named Kyle Green assistant men’s basketball coach.
Minnesota: Named Michael Martens men’s and women’s diving coach.
San Diego: Named Tim Drevno offensive coordinator/OL coach, Michael Fisher TE coach, and Shaun Murgel DL coach.
Tennessee: Kerry Keating, men’s assistant basketball coach, resigned to take the same position at UCLA.
Yale: Named C.J. Marottolo men’s associate head hockey coach.
