Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Named Mel Stottlemyre special pitching instructor.
Cincinnati: LHP Eddie Guardado agreed to minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: RHP Serguey Linares agreed to minor league contract.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary: Acquired C Steve Ketter from Windy City (Frontier) for past considerations. Traded RHP Ryan Brandt to Windy City for player to be named.
NATIONAL Basketball ASSN.
NBA: Suspended Miami G Gary Payton 1 game for directing obscenities and other verbal abuse at officials upon ejection during Feb. 3 game.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Re-signed LB Coy Wire to multiyear deal.
Cincinnati: QB Doug Johnson agreed to 1-year deal
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Signed WR Jonathan Carter, FB-LB Bob McMillen, WR-DB Russell Shaw, OL John Sikora and OL Jason Thomas.
Las Vegas: Placed WR Peter Warrick on refused to report list.
NATIONAL Hockey LEAGUE
N.Y. Rangers: Traded RW Jason Ward, F Marc-Andre Cliche and F Jan Marek to Los Angeles for LW Sean Avery and F John Seymour.
College
Oregon: Football coach Mike Bellotti agreed to 5-year extension.
ORAL COMMITMENTS
FOOTBALL
Bemidji St.: Jeffrey Johnson, LB, Proviso East
Fordham: Clifton Stuckey, DB, Proviso East
Holy Cross: Josh Jenkins, WR, Proviso East
Illinois St.: Raymond Sankey, LB, Proviso East
BASKETBALL
Brown: Jelani Floyd, Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.), F, formerly of Young.
