Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle: RHP Gil Meche agreed to 1-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Named Carmelo Martinez manager and Kevin Green hitting coach for Mesa (Arizona) and Darren Wheeler athletic trainer for Boise (Northwest).
N.Y. Mets: Named Bryan Lambe and Scott Nethery special assistants to the general manager.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Named Ira Smith hitting coach.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston: Acquired F Wally Szczerbiak, C Michael Olowokandi, C Dwayne Jones and future 1st-round pick from Minnesota for G Marcus Banks, C Mark Blount, G Ricky Davis, F Justin Reed and 2 conditional 2nd-round picks.
Phoenix: Acquired F Nikoloz Tskitishvili from Minnesota for 2006 2nd-round pick.
Toronto: Fired general manager Rob Babcock.
Utah: Suspended C Greg Ostertag indefinitely for conduct after Jan. 25 game.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Houston: Named Gary Kubiak coach.
Minnesota: Named Fran Foley vice president of player personnel.
Washington: Named Bill Lazor quarterbacks coach.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Acquired F Tony Salmelainen from Edmonton for D Jaroslav Spacek. Recalled D Danny Richmond from Norfolk (AHL).
Anaheim: Recalled RW Dustin Penner from Portland (AHL).
Carolina: Recalled C Mike Zigomanis from Lowell (AHL). Reassigned C Keith Aucoin to Lowell.
Dallas: Recalled W Mathias Tjarnqvist from Iowa (AHL).
Edmonton: Acquired D Dick Tarnstrom from Pittsburgh for F Jani Rita and D Cory Cross.
Los Angeles: Activated D Aaron Miller from IR.
N.Y. Islanders: Recalled D Joel Bouchard from Bridgeport (AHL). Assigned F Jeff Hamilton to Bridgeport.
St. Louis: Assigned F Jon DiSalvatore to Peoria (AHL).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
AHL: Suspended Albany F David Clarkson 1 game for actions during Jan. 25 game against Lowell.
College
Big East: Upheld 1-game suspension of Connecticut basketball F Jeff Adrien for fighting during Jan. 25 game.
Maryland: Sophomore QB Josh Portis transferred from Florida.
Nevada: Signed athletic director Cary Groth to 3-year extension.
