BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Named Mark Riggins minor league pitching coordinator.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary Railcats: INF Omar Padilla agreed to terms. Named Mike Smith assistant general manager/sales and marketing, Becky Kremen assistant general manager/business operations, Jim Rice group sales manager and Aaron Pineda ticket sales/media relations assistant.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BULLS: Assigned G JamesOn Curry to Iowa of NBA Development League.
Sacramento: Waived G Orien Greene.
NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Iowa: Waived G Nedu Onyeuke, F Alfred Neale, C James Beasley and G Larry House.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Washington: Placed WR Brandon Lloyd on injured reserve. Signed WR Jimmy Farris.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Boston: Recalled G Tuukka Rask from Providence (AHL).
Columbus: Acquired D Aaron Rome and D Clay Wilson from Anaheim for C Geoff Platt.
SOCCER
U.S. Soccer Federation: Named Neil Buethe senior manager of communications, Mike Gressle director of marketing & communications and Jim Moorhouse director of youth national team administration.
COLLEGES
Arkansas: Men’s and women’s athletic programs will merge next year. Named Jeff Long vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics and director of athletics and Bev Lewis associate vice chancellor.
ORAL COMMITTMENT
BASEBALL
Notre Dame: Steve Sabatino, Lockport, LHP/1B.
BASKETBALL
Ball State: Pierre Sneed, Simeon, forward.
