BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: C Mike Rose signed minor-league deal.
Detroit: Named Jeff Jones bullpen coach and Lloyd McClendon hitting coach.
Texas: Bob Jones named manager for Okla. (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: RHP Wade Miller agreed to 1-yr deal.
L.A. Dodgers: OF J.D. Drew terminated his contract.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary: Named Bill Terlecky VP/GM.
Joliet: Acquired rights to RHP Raymond Jenkins from Windy City (Frontier League) for rights to RHP Eric Fussell. Acquired rights to LHP Joe Brown and RHP Howard Pence from Winnipeg.
Schaumburg: Released LHP Rick DeHart, OF Garrett Gentry, LHP David Glick and RHP Charlie Hahn.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Detroit: Placed DE James Hall, RB Brian Calhoun on IR. Signed DE Corey Smith and RB Aveion Cason.
San Francisco: Placed LB Bobby Iwuchukwu on practice/injured list. Signed LB Russel Rabe to practice squad.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Philadelphia: Waived QB Tommy Maddox.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Detroit: Placed F Jason Williams on IR. Recalled F Brad Norton from AHL Grand Rapids.
New Jersey: D David Hale assigned to AHL Lowell.
Philadelphia: C Matt Ellison and C Ryan Potulny assigned to AHL Philadelphia.
Tampa Bay: Acquired C Daniel Corso from Philadelphia for RW Darren Reid.
Vancouver: Recalled D Nathan McIver from AHL Manitoba.
Washington: Recalled D John Erskine from AHL Hershey.
COLLEGE
Maryland: Men’s basketball coach Gary Williams agreed to 2-year extension through 2010-11.
LETTERS OF INTENT
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Loyola: Kyle Thomas, F, Folsom, Calif,
Valparaiso: Bryan Bouchie, F, Washington, Ind.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Loyola: Taryn Randle, G, Whitney Young.
Miami: Briana Dunlap, G, Hillcrest.
Northwestern: Amy Jaeschke, C, New Trier; Shantina Boyd, C, Bolingbrook; Savannah Stedman, F, Ortonville, Mich.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
DePaul: Charla Drabant, Wheaton North; Jacie Fiedler, Richmond; Kyndell Highland, University High; Christine Landschoot, Lyons Twp.; Kate Letcher, West Lafayette, Ind.
