BASEBALL
Arizona: OF Jeff DaVanon agreed to 1-year deal. Designated RHP Michael Gosling for assignment.
Detroit: RHP Eulogio De La Cruz, RHP Preston Larrison, RHP Humberto Sanchez, RHP Jordan Tata, RHP Mark Woodyard, RHP Joel Zumaya, SS Tony Giarratano and OF Brent Clevlen agreed to 1-year deals.
L.A. Dodgers: RHP Takashi Saito agreed to minor-league deal.
Milwaukee: Named Ramon Aviles manager and Willie Aviles hitting coach for FSL Brevard; Mike Guerrero manager and Mike Lum hitting coach for W. Virginia (S. Atlantic); David Lake trainer for Helena (Pioneer) and Yoel Monzon coach, Marlon Nava coach and Jason Keas trainer for Ariz. Lge. Brewers.
San Francisco: C Todd Greene agreed to minor-league deal.
Washington: 1B Larry Broadway, 3B Kory Casto, RHP Darrell Rasner, RHP Travis Hughes and LHP Mike Hinckley agreed to 1-year deals.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Denver: Assigned G Julius Hodge to Austin (NBDL).
Seattle: Signed G Mateen Cleaves to second 10-day conttrct.
CBA
Rockford: Signed F Brant Bailey. League approved contractual buyout of F Shelly Clark..
WNBA
Minnesota: Signed G Coco Miller to offer sheet.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Named Ron English DB coach. Signed OL Lennie Friedman to 1-year deal.
Cincinnati: Signed QB Doug Johnson.
Green Bay: Signed P Ryan Dutton, TE Thomas Gafford, C Wayne Lucier, DT Jerome Nichols, WR Willie Quinnie, P Jon Ryan and G Pete Traynor to reserve/future contracts.
Kansas City: Named David Gibbs DB coach and Jon Embree TE coach.
New Orleans: Named Pete Carmichael Jr. QB coach, Tom Hayes DB coach, Curtis Johnson WR coach and Terry Malone TE coach.
N.Y. Jets: Terry Bradway resigned as GM, will remain as consultant. Named Mike Tannenbaum GM.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Traded OS Henry Douglas to Columbus for WR/DB Jeremy Unertl.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Carolina: Reassigned LW Andrew Ladd and LW Niklas Nordgren to Lowell (AHL).
Columbus: Assigned F Steven Goertzen to Syracuse (AHL).
Edmonton: Recalled C Kyle Brodziak from Iowa (AHL).
San Jose: Signed RW Jonathan Cheechoo to 5-year extension and G Evgeni Nabokov to 4-year extension.
Washington: Recalled F Tomas Fleischmann, F Jakub Klepis, F Louis Robitaille and F Joey Tenute from Hershey (AHL). Assigned F Eric Fehr and F Dave Steckel to Hershey.
COLLEGE
DePaul: Named Amy Kieyweg women’s volleyball coach.
Minnesota: Named Scott Swanson asst. volleyball coach.
North Dakota: Maria Bruggeman, volleyball coach, resigned.
North Texas: Dismissed soph. G Michael Sturns from men’s basketball team.
LETTERS OF INTENT
MEN’S SOCCER
Illinois-Chicago: Matt Spiess, Florissant, Mo.; Allen Husidic, Adis Husidic, Libertyville; Eric Lee, Tampa.
