BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle: Signed two-year agreement with West Tenn (SL).
Tampa Bay: Signed player development contract with Vero Beach (FSL) and Great Lakes (ML).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers: Signed two-year agreement with Inland Empire (CL).
Milwaukee: Fired batting coach Butch Wynegar and first base coach Dave Nelson.
San Diego: Signed two-year player development contract with San Antonio (TL)
Washington: Signed two-year development contract with Vermont (NYPL)
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New Jersey: Signed G Jay Williams.
New York: Named Glen Grunwald senior VP of basketball operations.
Philadelphia: Named Jim Lynam and Moses Malone assistant coaches.
Phoenix: Signed G Davin White.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
N.Y. Jets: Waived WR Sloan Thomas. Signed OL Norm Katnik to practice squad.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Columbus: Signed RW Nikolai Zherdev for 3 years. Assigned D Kris Russell to Medicine Hat (WHL).
Montreal: Claimed D Patrick Traverse off waivers from San Jose
Tampa Bay: Assigned D Mike Egener to Springfield (AHL).
COLLEGE
Alabama: Dismissed TB Max Martin from football team for violation of team rules.
Louisiana-Monroe: Suspended WR Joe Merritt for violation of team rules.
San Diego State: Signed men’s basketball coach Steve Fisher through the 2010-11 season.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Elgin: Named Doug Ellett baseball coach.
