BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: Acquired 2B Josh Barfield from San Diego for INF Kevin Kouzmanoff and RHP Andrew Brown.
Texas: INF/OF Matt Kata agreed to minor-league deal.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Named Gerald Perry hitting coach.
San Diego: Exercised option on Kevin Towers, president/GM, for 2008. Agreed to terms with nine free agents on minor league deals.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Traded LHP Luis Villarreal to Winnipeg for LHP Joe Brown and rights to RHP Howard Pence.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Signed DB Derrick Strait for 2 years.
NFL: Fined Oakland DL Tyler Brayton $25,000 and Seattle TE Jerramy Stevens $15,000 for altercation during Oct. 6 game.
Atlanta: Placed S Kevin Mathis and OG Kynan Forney on IR. Signed S Lance Schulters. Signed RB Marlion Jackson from practice squad. Signed FB Kevin Dudley to practice squad.
Green Bay: Signed S Alvin Nnabuife to practice squad. Placed DE Dave Tollefson on practice squad/injured.
Jacksonville: Placed DE Brent Hawkins on IR.
Minnesota: Signed CB Charles Gordon.
New England: Signed CB Antwain Spann and C Brian Barthelmes to practice squad.
N.Y. Giants: Released TE Charles Davis. Signed DE Matthew Rice to practice squad.
N.Y. Jets: Placed OL Trey Teague on IR. Released OL Norm Katnik. Signed DL Keyonta Marshall to practice squad.
San Francisco: Placed LB Parys Haralson on IR. Signed LB Roderick Green.
St. Louis: Signed RB Kay-Jay Harris. Placed RB Tony Fisher on IR.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Tony Bowick named special teams coordinator/off. line coach.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Calgary: Assigned F Eric Nystrom to AHL Omaha.
Philadelphia: Recalled C Petr Nedved, C Matt Ellison, C Ryan Potulny and D Martin Grenier from AHL Philadelphia.
Vancouver: Assigned D Luc Bourdon to Moncton (Quebec Major Junior League). Recalled D Patrick Coulombe from AHL Manitoba.
LACROSSE
NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE
Shamrox: F Bill McGlone, F Cody Jacobs and D Eric Martin signed 1-yr. deals.
COLLEGE
Iowa State: Football coach Dan McCarney resigned, effective at end of season.
Loyola: Rick Wemple named track/XC coach.
North Texas: Fired football coach Darrell Dickey, effective at end of season.
