BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota: LHP Gabe White retired.
Tampa Bay: Re-signed 2B Jorge Cantu.
Texas: Assigned C Taylor Teagarden to minors.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: RHP Blaine Boyer, RHP Lance Cormier, RHP Kyle Davies, LHP John Foster, C Brian McCann, OF Matt Diaz, OF Kelly Johnson, OF Ryan Langerhans, 1B Adam LaRoche and INF Wilson Betemit agreed to 1-year contracts.
San Diego: Named Bob Cluck minor league pitching consultant.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Suspended San Antonio F Robert Horry 2 games for actions in game against Dallas Thursday. Fined Dallas G Jerry Stackhouse $30,000 for criticizing officials following game.
Denver: Signed G Howard Eisley to 10-day contract.
Phoenix: Signed F Tim Thomas for remainder of season.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Released DE Brady Smith.
Cleveland: Signed RB Reuben Droughns to 3-year extension.
Dallas: Released DT La’Roi Glover. LB Dat Nguyen retired.
Detroit: Signed QB Shaun King to 1-year contract.
New England: Re-signed CB Hank Poteat.
Pittsburgh: Released QB Tommy Maddox and CB Willie Williams.
NFL EUROPE
Cologne: Signed DL Alain Kashama.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Suspended Philadelphia F Donald Brashear 1 game and fined coach Ken Hitchcock $10,000 for their parts in instigating altercation with N.Y. Rangers D Darius Kasparaitis March 2.
Carolina: Sent D Anton Babchuk to Lowell (AHL).
Dallas: Signed D Philippe Boucher to 3-year extension.
Minnesota: Re-signed G Manny Fernandez to multiyear contract.
COLLEGE
Big East: Named Rutgers’ Cappie Pondexter women’s basketball player of year, St. John’s’ Kim Barnes Arico coach of year, and Connecticut’s Renee Montgomery freshman of year.
Duquesne: Men’s basketball coach Danny Nee resigned.
Troy: Named Neal Brown receivers coach.
LETTER OF INTENT
WOMEN’S SOCCER
St. Ambrose: Stephanie Kaput, Mother McAuley
Upper Iowa: Amy Campbell, Prairie Ridge
