BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: C Miguel Olivo agreed to 1-year contract.
N.Y. Yankees: RHP LaTroy Hawkins agreed to 1-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston: OF Darin Erstad agreed to terms.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BULLS: Named Jim Boylan interim coach for remainder of 2007-08 season.
Denver: Waived C Jelani McCoy.
CONTINENTAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
CBA: Oklahoma franchise sold to Pin High Investments, Inc.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Placed CB Nathan Vasher on injured reserve. Signed WR Brandon Rideau.
NFL: Fined Oakland DT Warren Sapp $75,000 for his confrontation with game officials that led to his ejection in Dec. 23 game at Jacksonville. Fined Oakland DE Derrick Burgess $25,000 for verbally abusing official during same sequence.
Dallas: WR Patrick Creighton agreeed to 4-year contract extension.
New England: Released LB Chad Brown.
Washington: Placed OL Mike Pucillo on injured reserve. Signed OT Kevin Sampson from practice squad. Signed OT Calvin Armstrong to practice squad.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Columbus: Placed C Manny Malhotra and C Michael Peca on injured reserve. Recalled LW Joakim Lindstrom and C Andrew Murray from Syracuse (AHL).
Colorado: Activated F Brad Richardson from injured reserve list.
Florida: Recalled C Anthony Stewart from Rochester (AHL).
Ottawa: Recalled D Lawrence Nycholat from Binghamton (AHL).
Phoenix: Recalled RW Enver Lisin from San Antonio (AHL).
St. Louis: Recalled D Steve Wagner from Peoria (AHL).
Toronto: Recalled G Scott Clemmensen from Toronto (AHL).
Colleges
Central Okla.: Named Tracy Holland football coach.
NJIT: Men’s basketball coach Jim Casciano resumed his duties following temporary leave of absence.
San Francisco: Granted leave of absence to men’s basketball coach Jessie Evans. Named Eddie Sutton interim men’s basketball coach.
