BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: Purchased INF Lou Merloni from and optioned INF Ramon Vazquez to Buffalo (IL).
Detroit: Fired Ramon Pena, special assistant to general manager.
Minnesota: Sent Sent RHP Kyle Lohse to and recalled Boof Bonser from Rochester (IL).
Oakland: Sold OF Matt Watson’s contract to Chiba Lotte (Japanese).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida: Optioned OF Eric Reed to and recalled INF Robert Andino from Albuquerque (PCL).
Milwaukee: Placed SS J.J. Hardy on 15-day DL. Recalled OF Corey Hart from Nashville (PCL).
San Diego: Purchased RHP Mike Thompson from and optioned RHP Cla Meredith Portland (PCL).
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Baltimore: Signed LB Tim Johnson and LS Landon Schrage for 1 year.
Kansas City: Agreed on 2-year contracts with WR Terrance Metcalf, RB Derrick Ross, C Rudy Niswanger and DT Steve Williams.
New England: Waived S Sam Smith.
N.Y. Giants: Signed LB Nick McNeil, WR Harry Williams and CB Kevin Dockery. Waived LB Marcus Lawrence.
Seattle: Agreed to extension for Mike Holmgren.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Dallas: Signed C Perrtu Lindgren for 3 years.
COLLEGE
Depaul: Named Pat Savage men’s and women’s interim track/field, cross country coach.
Marquette: Dismissed Matt Mortensen from men’s basketball team.
Missouri State: Named Steve Woodberry men’s assistant basketball coach.
Toledo: Signed Stan Joplin, men’s basketball coach, to 3-year extension.
LETTER OF INTENT
BASEBALL: R. Morris: Joe Albano, C, Br. Rice.
SOCCER: St. Xavier: Rob St. Clair, Waubonsie V.
FOOTBALL ORAL COMMITMENTS
Augustana: Matthew Brodersen, DE, C.L. South.
Millikin: Ryan Jensen, QB, Harlem; Eric Burnett, DE, Curie.
