BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston: Acquired RHP Oscar Villarreal from Atlanta for OF Josh Anderson.
L.A.: Named Rick Ragazzo special assistant to GM, Don Mattingly hitting coach, Larry Bowa 3rd-base coach, Rick Honeycutt pitching coach and Mariano Duncan 1st-base coach.
New York: C Ramon Castro agreed to 2-yr deal.
Pittsburgh: Declined to exercise 2008 option on INF Cesar Izturis.
San Francisco: RHP Tyler Walker agreed to 1-year contract. Named Roberto Kelly first base coach.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSN.
New Jersey: Signed G Eddie Gill.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim: Waived G Ilya Bryzgalov. Recalled G Jonas Hiller from Portland (AHL).
Carolina: Activated LW Andrew Ladd from injured reserve. Placed F Erik Cole on injured reserve.
Colorado: Recalled F Brad Richardson from Cleveland (AHL).
Dallas: Recalled LW Loui Eriksson from Iowa (AHL).
Florida: Assigned C Stefan Meyer to Rochester (AHL).
LETTER OF INTENT
BASEBALL
Central Michigan: Reid Rooney, Fenwick, SS.
Illinois State: Landinn Eckhard, St. Joseph (Mo.) Central, C/INF. Matt Mirabal, Mt. Carmel, C/2B. Jake Thornton, St. Charles North, CF.
Long Island: Julian Kenner, Young
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Illinois State: Katie Broadway, Civic Memorial, G. Danielle Hellickson, Incarnate Word, F.
GOLF
DePaul: Ben Westley, Minneapolis South.
