Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: IF Chris Gomez agreed to 1-yr deal.
Detroit: RHP Jeremy Bonderman agreed to 4-yr deal.
Seattle: Traded RHP Emiliano Fruto and OF Chris Snelling to Washington for INF Jose Vidro and cash.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Named Jake Ciarrachi asst. to director of player development/scouting.
Pittsburgh: RHP Yoslan Herrera agreed to 3-yr deal. Designated INF Craig Stansberry.
St. Louis: Signed 8 players to minor league deals.
Washington: Sent C Brandon Harper to Columbus (IL). Signed LHP Ray King and RHP Jason Simontacchi to minor league deals.
FRONTIER LEAGUE
Windy City: Signed RHP Eric Fussell for 1 year.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Acquired OF Anthony Monegan from Sioux Falls (American) for RHP Kevin Cheppenko and player to be named.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Fined Knicks and Nuggets $500,000 each foraltercation between the teams during Saturday’s game.. Suspended Denver F Carmelo Anthony 15 games, New York G Nate Robinson and Denver G J.R. Smith 10 games, New York G Mardy Collins 6 games and New York F Jared Jeffries 4 games, and New York C Jerome James and Denver F Nene 1 game.
Dallas: Sent G Maurice Ager to Ft. Worth (NBDL).
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Fined Dallas WR Terrell Owens $35,000 for spitting during Dec. 16 game.
San Francisco: Put C Eric Heitmann and LB Jay Foreman on IR. Signed G Nick Steitz and S Deke Cooper.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Claimed OL Will Heineman off waivers.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Detroit: Recalled F Matt Ellis from AHL Grand Rapids.
N.Y. Rangers: Recalled D Thomas Pock from AHL Hartford.
College
Big South: Suspended Byron Samuels, Radford men’s basketball coach, 1 game for violating conference’s ethical conduct policy.
Arkansas: Extended contract of Houston Nutt, football coach, 1-year through 2012.
Grambling State: Fired Melvin Spears, football coach. Named Sammy White interim football coach.
La. Tech: Named Derek Dooley football coach.
Stanford: Named Jim Harbaugh football coach
