BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
N.Y. Yankees: C Jorge Posada agreed to 4-yr deal.
Oakland: Claimed 1B Wes Bankston off waivers from Royals.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado: C Yorvit Torrealba agreed to 2-yr deal.
L.A. Dodgers: C Rene Rivera and IF Terry Tiffee agreed to minor league deals.
Pittsburgh: Named Jack Bowen national crosschecker.
San Francisco: Named Ron Schueler and Joe Lefebvre senior advisors for player personnel, Ed Creech senior advisor for scouting and Matt Nerland special asst. for scouting.
Washington: Named Devon White minor league outfield coordinator.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Denver: Signed C Jelani McCoy from Los Angeles (NBDL).
San Antonio: Sent G Darius Washington to Austin (NBDL).
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Indianapolis: Signed CB Keiwan Ratliff. Signed CB Darrell Hunter to practice squad.
N.Y. Jets: Claimed DL Kareem Brown off waivers from Patriots.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cleveland: Team nickname will be Gladiators.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Put C Jacob Dowell on IR; recalled C Colin Fraser from Rockford (AHL).
Minnesota: Sent G Nolan Schaefer to Houston (AHL). Activated G Josh Harding from IR.
San Jose: Sent LW Tomas Plihal to Worcester (AHL).
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York Red Bulls: Waived M Blake Camp.
MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE
Detroit: Agreed to terms with G Tomer Chencinski and F Leo Gibson.
COLLEGE
Nebraska: Named Tom Osborne interim football coach.
North Carolina A&T: Reassigned Delores Todd, athletic director, to another position at school. Named assistant athletic director Wheeler Brown interim athletic director.
LETTER OF INTENT
BASEBALL
Villanova: Carl Fiebig, SS, Hinsdale South
