Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: INF Lou Merloni agreed to minor league contract.
L.A. Angels: Designated C Josh Paul for assignment.
Minnesota: Traded LHP J.C. Romero to Angels for INF Alexi Casilla.
Oakland: RHP Jason Karnuth, INF Scott McClain and OF Doug Clark agreed to minor league contracts. Sent OF Jason Perry outright to Sacramento (PCL).
Texas: RHP Jayson Durocher and RHP Jose Silva agreed to minor league contracts.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: C Todd Pratt agreed to 1-year contract.
N.Y. Mets: Sent OF Dante Brinkley and RHP Gaby Hernandez to Florida to complete Dec. 5 trade for C Paul Lo Duca.
San Diego: Claimed C Pete Laforest off waivers from Tampa Bay. OF Jack Cust agreed to minor league contract.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Philadelphia: Signed F Matt Barnes.
Toronto: Named Gene Keady assistant coach.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Fined Bears OL Olin Kreutz and OL Fred Miller $50,000 each for being involved in fight last month.
Atlanta: Placed WR Dez White on IR.
Seattle: Placed LB Jamie Sharper on IR. Signed CB Mike Harden from practice squad.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Waived DS Brandon Williams.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Suspended Minnesota F Kyle Wanvig 1 game, without pay, and fined Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire $10,000 for altercation in Dec. 8 game.
Columbus: Recalled RW Joe Motzko from Syracuse (AHL). Placed C Manny Malhotra on IR.
Los Angeles: Assigned LW Jeff Tambellini to Manchester (AHL).
Nashville: Recalled F Kris Beech and G Brian Finley from Milwaukee (AHL).
Pittsburgh: Acquired RW Eric Boguniecki from St. Louis for D Steve Poapst.
Soccer
MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE
MISL: Suspended Storm M John Ball 2 games and fined him an undisclosed amount for confrontation with a fan after Dec. 3 game.
College
Arkansas: Fired quarterbacks coach Roy Wittke. Named Gus Malzahn quarterbacks coach.
Colorado: Named defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz interim coach.
