BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHITE SOX: Agreed to terms with RHP Mike MacDougal on a three-year contract.
Kansas City: Signed LHP John Bale for two years. Signed RHP Octavio Dotel for one year.
Minnesota: Signed 1B Ken Harvey, LHP Mike Venafro and LHP Carmen Cali to minor league contracts.
Oakland: Signed C Mike Piazza for one year.
Texas: Sign OF Marlon Byrd for one year.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston: Signed RHP Brandon Backe for one year.
L.A. Dodgers: Signed RHP Jason Schmidt to three-year contract and OF Luis Gonzalez to a one-year contract.
St. Louis: Agreed to terms with RHP Russ Springer on a one-year contract.
San Francisco: Agreed to terms with LHP Steve Kline on a two-year contract.
BASKETBALL
NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Austin: Signed G Jay Williams. Waived G Melvin Scott.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Fined Carolina WR Keyshawn Johnson $5,000 for throwing helmet in Dec. 4 game at Philadelphia.
Carolina: Placed OT Rashad Butler on the reserve/non-football injury list.
Dallas: Claimed S Tony Parrish off waivers from San Francisco. Released KR Skyler Green.
Washington: Signed RB Ladell Betts to extension.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Suspended St. Louis F Dallas Drake for two games for delivering a hit to the head area of Detroit D Brett Lebda during a Dec. 7 game.
Dallas: Recalled RW Chris Conner from Iowa of the (AHL).
Minnesota: Waived RW Mattias Weinhandl.
Ottawa: Recalled C Serge Payer from Binghamton (AHL).
Philadelphia: Assigned LW Boyd Kane to Philadelphia (AHL).
SOCCER
U.S. Soccer Federation: Named Bob Bradley coach of the U.S. national team and Under-23 team.
COLLEGE
NCAA: Fined Indiana State $1,500 and suspended football coach Lou West one game next season for using an ineligible player in three games this year.
Duke: Announced sophomore basketball F Jamal Boykin will transfer.
Miami: Named Randy Shannon football coach.
North Carolina: Named Steve Hagen offensive assistant coach.
North Carolina State: Named Tom O’Brien football coach.
Northeastern: Named Shawn McEachern men’s assistant hockey coach.
