BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: Extended working agreement with Burlington (Appalachian) through 2010.
N.Y. Yankees: Fired David Szen, traveling secretary.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Named Dave Littlefield professional scout; named minor league managers, coaches (see chart at right).
Houston: RHP Chad Paronto agreed to 1-year deal.
N.Y. Mets: RHP Matt Wise agreed to 1-year deal.
Pittsburgh: Named minor league coordinators — Kimera Bartee, outfield/baserunning; Troy Buckley, pitching; Brad Fischer, catching and Carlos Garcia, infield.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
BULLS: Sent F Demetris Nichols to Iowa (NBDL).
Boston: Waived F Brandon Wallace.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Fined Falcons WR Roddy White, TE Alge Crumpler, CB DeAngelo Hall and DB Chris Houston $10,000 and WR Joe Horn $7,500 for violating uniform regulations during Dec. 10 game.
Cincinnati: Signed S Nick Turnbull to practice squad.
N.Y. Jets: Released DE Eric Hicks, OT Adrian Jones.
San Francisco: Signed OT Damane Duckett from and OG Sean Estrada and WR Jerard Rabb to practice squad. Waived OT Patrick Estes. Put WR Dominique Zeigler on IR.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Recalled F Petri Kontiola from Rockford (AHL).
Columbus: Recalled C Derek MacKenzie from Syracuse (AHL).
Toronto: Recalled F Jiri Tlusty from Toronto (AHL).
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NY Red Bulls: Named Juan Carlos Osorio coach.
COLLEGE
Duke: Named John Kerr men’s soccer coach.
Miami: Fired defensive coordinator Tim Walton.
Middle Tennessee: OT Franklin Dunbar will skip senior year to enter NFL draft, and freshman QB Salin Simpson is transferring.
Milwaukee: Dismissed F Torre Johnson from men’s basketball team; G Roman Gentry leaves team for personal reasons.
Northwestern: Named Robert Gundlach interim director of athletics, effective Jan. 1.
New Mexico: RB Rodney Ferguson is academically ineligible for New Mexico Bowl.
South Carolina: Named Ray Rychleski special teams coordinator.
