BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston: RHP Russ Springer agreed on 1-year contract.
Philadelphia: RHP Tom Gordon agreed on 3-year contract.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New York: Waived F Matt Barnes.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Tennessee: Placed WR Brandon Jones on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Carolina: Recalled RW Chad Larose from Lowell (AHL).
Nashville: Assigned D Greg Zanon and D Kevin Klein to Milwaukee (AHL).
N.Y. Islanders: Recalled F Kevin Colley, F Wyatt Smith and D Bruno Gervais from Bridgeport (AHL). Assigned C Robert Nilsson to Bridgeport.
Ottawa: Recalled D Tomas Malec from Binghamton (AHL).
Philadelphia: Assigned LW Ben Eager and G Jamie Storr to Philadelphia (AHL) and G Rejean Beauchemin to Trenton (ECHL).
St. Louis: Claimed D Kevin Dallman off waivers from Boston. Placed D Christian Backman on injured reserve.
Vancouver: Recalled RW Josef Balej and G Rob McVicar from Manitoba (AHL).
Washington: Recalled C Graham Mink from Hershey (AHL). Assigned Mink and C Brooks Laich to Hershey.
COLLEGE
Towson: Junior G Gary Neal is eligible to join the men’s basketball.
Western Washington: Named Robin Ross football coach.
