MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit: Manager Jim Leyland agreed to 1-year contract extension through 2009 season.
Tampa Bay: Announced contract of bench coach Bill Evers will not be renewed.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
BULLS: Signed G Andre Barrett, F Joseph Blair, F Justin Cage, G Thomas Gardner and C Jared Homan.
Golden State: Re-signed F Mickael Pietrus. Named Sidney Moncrief shooting coach.
L. A. Clippers: Signed F Yaroslav Korolev and G Donell Williams.
New York Knicks: Waived G Dan Dickau.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Elevated S Josh Gattis to active roster and placed S Kevin Payne on injured reserve.
Atlanta: Released LS Boone Stutz. Signed LS Mike Schneck.
Carolina: Released FB Billy Latsko from practice squad. Signed RB Alex Haynes to practice squad.
Cincinnati: Placed LB Lemar Marshall on injured reserve. Claimed LB Corey Mays off waivers from New England.
Denver: Released WR-KR Domenik Hixon. Re-signed WR Brian Clark.
N.Y. Giants: Placed FB Robert Douglas on injured reserve. Signed DE Dave Tollefson. Added OL Matt Lentz to practice squad.
N. Y. Jets: Placed LB Cody Spencer on reserve-non-football illness list.
San Francisco: Waived WR Taylor Jacobs and FB Zak Keasey. Signed WR Bryan Gilmore and OT Patrick Estes.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Reinstated Toronto F Mark Bell.
Atlanta: Claimed D Karel Pilar off waivers from Hawks and assigned him to Wolves.
Columbus: Placed D Adam Foote, LW Fredrik Modin and C Michael Peca on injured reserve.
Dallas: Assigned RW Junior Lessard to Iowa (AHL).
Edmonton: Assigned D Ladislav Smid, F Zack Stortini and F Patrick Thoresen to Springfield (AHL).
Minnesota: Assigned D Erik Reitz to Houston (AHL).
New Jersey: Claimed D Sheldon Bookbank off waivers from Columbus.
Philadelphia: Assigned F Boyd Kane, D Alexandre Picard, F Ryan Potulny, F Stefan Ruzicka and D Denis Gauthier to Philadelphia (AHL).
San Jose: Placed D Alexei Semenov, D Brad Norton and C Tomas Plihal on injured reserve.
St. Louis: Assigned F Peter Cajanek and F Mike Clumac to Peoria (AHL).
Vancouver: Claimed D Mike Weaver off waivers from Los Angeles. Assigned C Mario Bliznak to Vancouver (WHL).
