Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Miami: Waived G Mike Gansey.
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
ABA: Granted expansion team to Minneapolis/St. Paul to begin play in 2006-07. Team will be known as Minnesota Ripknees.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Seattle: Waived LB Isaiah Kacyvenski. Signed RB Marquis Weeks from practice squad.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Atlanta: Recalled F Derek MacKenzie and F Joey Crabb from Wolves (AHL).
Carolina: Released D Jason Woolley.
Columbus: Assigned G Ty Conklin to Syracuse (AHL).
Edmonton: Assigned F Rob Schremp and D Tom Gilbert to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Los Angeles: Recalled D Joey Mormina from Manchester (AHL).
Minnesota: Assigned D Shawn Belle and C Wyatt Smith to Houston (AHL).
Montreal: Traded F Mike Ribeiro and 2007 5th-round pick to Dallas for D Janne Niinimaa and 2008 6th-round pick.
N.Y. Rangers: Assigned D Marc Staal to Sudbury (OHL) and F Brandon Dubinsky and F Francis Lessard to Hartford (AHL).
St. Louis: Signed F Denis Pederson for 1 year.
Tampa Bay: Assigned LW Norm Milley to Springfield (AHL).
HIGH SCHOOLS
Bartlett: Girls soccer coach Megan Boudreau resigned.
