BASEBALL
Boston: Named John Fantauzzi director of int’l scouting and Craig Shipley VP of pro/int’l scouting.
Houston: RHP Matt Albers, RHP Taylor Buchholz, RHP Felipe Paulino, LHP Mark McLemore and OF Josh Anderson agreed to 1-year deals.
Kansas City: LHP Eddie Yarnell and LHP Ryan Snare agreed to minor-league deal.
Milwaukee: INF J.J. Hardy, OF Dave Krynzel and RHP Ben Hendrickson agreed to 1-year deals.
Oakland: Named Rick Magnante manager of Vancouver (Northwest).
Seattle: Signed INF Roberto Petagine.
Texas: 1B Erubiel Durazo agreed to minor-lge deal.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Cleveland: Signed G Stephen Graham to 2nd 10-day deal.
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
Washington: Signed F Latasha Byears and G Shaquala Williams.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Named Matt Sheldon LB coach and DeMontie Cross def./special teams asst..
Cincinnati: Signed P Kyle Larson to 1-year deal.
Denver: Signed S John Lynch to 2-yr. extension.
Green Bay: Allocated S Atari Bigby, WR Vince Butler, CB Therrian Fontenot, TE Tory Humphrey, WR Chad Lucas, DT Jerome Nichols, G Pete Traynor and QB Brian Wrobel to NFL Europe.
Kansas City: OL Thomas Barnett and CB Michael Bragg agreed to 2-year deals and WR Darrell Hill agreed to 1-year deal.
Minnesota: Signed CB Ronyell Whitaker.
N.Y. Jets: Designated DE John Abraham as franchise player.
St. Louis: Named Brian Baker DL coach. Signed LS Chris Massey and LB Jamal Brooks.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Extended the contract of Mike Hohensee, coach, through 2009.
HOCKEY
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WOLVES: Assigned RW Guillaume Desbiens to Gwinnett (ECHL).
AUTO RACING
NASCAR: Suspended Chad Knuas, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, 3 races; fined him $25,000 for making illegal modification.
COLLEGE
Vanderbilt: Suspended FB Zach Logan from football team indefinitely.
LETTERS OF INTENT
FOOTBALL
St. Xavier: Michael Lally, LB, St. Rita.
MEN’S SOCCER
Valparaiso: Eric Jonas, Troy, Mich.; Steve Shivley, Indianapolis; Ryan Schwarz, Boylan Catholic; Joel Wagner, Dundee Crown.
