BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHITE SOX: 1B Ross Gload agreed to 1-yr deal.
Baltimore: RHP Danys Baez agreed to 3-yr deal.
Yankees: RHP Mike Mussina agreed to 2-yr deal.
Seattle: OF Willie Bloomquist agreed to 2-yr deal.
Texas: Named Mike Boulanger minor-league hitting coordinator.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: C Chad Moeller agreed to 1-yr deal.
Milwaukee: Named Dan O’Brien special asst to GM-baseball operations.
Philadelphia: Named Steve Smith 3B coach.
Pittsburgh: LHP Damaso Marte agreed to 2-yr deal.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Fined Hornets G Bobby Jackson $20,000 for verbal abuse of game officials and failing to leave court upon ejection, in Nov. 25 game.
Charlotte: Waived G Alan Anderson.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Released C Adam Johnson.
Dallas: Released K Mike Vanderjagt. Signed K Martin Gramatica. Released G Matt Tarullo and DT Remi Ayodele. Signed TE Tony Curtis to practice squad.
New England: Placed LB Junior Seau on IR.
Tampa Bay: Placed G Dan Buenning on IR. Signed C Nick Mihlhauser and S Donte Nicholson.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Fired Trent Yawney, coach. Named Denis Savard coach.
Anaheim: Sent G David McKee to ECHL Augusta.
Boston: Called up G Hannu Toivonen from AHL Providence. Sent G Philippe Sauve to Providence.
Dallas: Placed D Trevor Daley on IR. Recalled D Niklas Grossman from AHL Iowa.
Edmonton: Called up D Danny Syvret from AHL Grand Rapids and G Jeff Deslauriers from AHL W-B/Scranton.
Minnesota: Recalled RW Matt Foy from AHL Houston.
Nashville: Claimed G Michael Leighton off waivers from Anaheim. Activated D Mikko Lehtonen from IR, sent him and G Karl Goehring to AHL Milwaukee.
N.Y. Islanders: Called up F Eric Boguniecki and D Joel Bouchard from AHL Bridgeport.
Phoenix: Sent F Enver Lisin to AHL San Antonio.
San Jose: Placed LW Milan Michalek on IR. Recalled D Josh Gorges from AHL Worcester.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Kansas City: Named Curt Onalfo coach.
New England: Team will not exercise option on F Jose Manuel Abundis.
Red Bull N.Y.: Acquired designated player slot and 2007 3rd-rd. SuperDraft pick from Chivas USA for MF Amado Guevara.
COLLEGE
Alabama: Fired Mike Shula football coach.
Cincinnati: Named Pat Narduzzi interim football coach.
Harvard: Reappointed Tim Murphy, football coach, through 2011.
Iowa State: Named Gene Chizik football coach.
Michigan State: Named Mark Dantonio football coach.
Neb.-Omaha: AD David Herbster resigned.
Oakland, Mich.: Volleyball coach Dave Schmidlin resigned.
Utah: Freshman QB Riley Nelson has left team.
LETTERS OF INTENT
SWIMMING
Illinois-Chicago: Evan Dunn, Edmond, Okla.; Thomas Groark, Oak Lawn, Kevin Linsley, Whitefish Bay, Wis.; Alex Pawlus, Lake Forest Stevenson; Andrew Schmitt, Glenbrook South; Steve Yemm, Sterling; Emily Hare, Rosary Acad.; Kelly Hasholan, Arrowhead; Sonia Peterson, Niles North; Brooke Sawyer, Muskego, Wis.; Julia Shallcross, West Chicago.
