MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Anaheim: Placed LHP Jarrod Washburn on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 21. Purchased the contract of OF Curtis Pride from Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred RHP Bobby Jenks from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
Cleveland: Activated LHP Brian Tallet from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Akron (EL). Designated LHP Jeriome Robertson for assignment.
Milwaukee: Signed LHP Doug Davis to a two-year contract extension.
Oakland: Activated LHP Chris Hammond from the 15-day DL. Designated 1B-DH Eric Karros for assignment.
Philadelphia: Placed RHP Ryan Madson on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Josh Hancock from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BULLS: Signed G Ben Gordon and F Luol Deng.
Charlotte: Signed F-C Emeka Okafor to a three-year contract.
Indiana: G Eddie Gill agreed to a two-year contract.
Miami: Signed F Dorell Wright to a three-year contract.
New Jersey: Signed C Nenad Krstic to a three-year contract and C Kyle Davis to a one-year contract.
Utah: Signed C Mehmet Okur to a six-year contract.
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
ABA: Granted an expansion franchise to Colorado Springs, Colo. for the 2004-05 season.
NFL
Atlanta: Agreed to terms with QB Matt Schaub, DT Chad Lavalais and RB Quincy Wilson.
Dallas: Waived QB Chad Hutchinson. Signed WR Patrick Crayton and CB Jacques Reeves.
Denver: Signed WR Darius Watts, CB Jeremy LeSueur, CB Jeff Shoate, C Josh Sewell, QB Matt Mauck, RB Brandon Miree and QB Bradlee Van Pelt. Waived S Jarious Jackson, WR MarTay Jenkins and CB Reggie Stephens. Released LB John Mobley.
Detroit: Signed OT Kelly Butler to a three-year contract and G Solomon Page to a one-year contract.
Houston: Signed DE Charlie Anderson and TE John Frieser. Waived RB Derrick Knight.
Minnesota: Signed DT Brock Lesnar and G Tam Hopkins. Released S Ben Nauman and DT Jeff Womble.
New England: Placed LB Rosevelt Colvin on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Signed TE Zeron Flemister.
New Orleans: LB Colby Bockwoldt agreed to a three-year contract. Signed DB Monty Montgomery to a one-year contract.
New York: Signed LB Jonathan Vilma to a five-year contract.
Oakland: Released S Rod Woodson.
Philadelphia: Signed OL Shawn Andrews to a six-year contract. Agreed to terms with S J.R. Reed, CB Matt Ware, OL Trey Darilek and FB Thomas Tapeh.
St. Louis: Signed QB Jeff Smoker to a three-year contract.
San Francisco: Waived CB Antuan Simmons and LB Pasha Jackson.
Seattle: Signed SS Michael Boulware to a multiyear contract.
Tennessee: Agreed to terms with FB Troy Fleming. Released DT Grant Bowman, S Steve Smith, LB Maurice Sonnier, LB Drew Wahlroos, WR Chad Lucas and WR Kevin Wolcott.
Washington: S Sean Taylor agreed to a seven-year contract.
NHL
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed D Jim Vandermeer to a two-year contract.
Calgary: Re-signed D Mike Commodore to a two-year contract.
N.Y. Rangers: Re-signed D Dale Purinton.
Ottawa: Signed F Pat Kavanagh.
Philadelphia: Signed LW Josh Gratton to a two-year contract.
Phoenix: Signed D Derek Morris to a one-year contract.
Vancouver: Signed G Dan Cloutier and C Brendan Morrison to one-year contracts.
COLLEGE
Curry: Named Francis Elms women’s basketball coach.
College of DuPage: Named Steve Kazor head football coach.
Drexel: Signed Bruiser Flint, men’s basketball coach, to a multiyear contract extension.
Saint Louis: Basketball G Antwan Alexander was released from his national letter of intent.
LETTER OF INTENT
Baseball
Chicago State: Ryne Malonzo, 2B, Lane Tech; Robert Vargas, RHP, Alhambra, Calif.
Women’s volleyball
Kankakee: Stephanie Ortman, Bishop McNamara.
