BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: C Doug Mirabelli agreed to 1-yr deal.
Detroit: LHP Nate Robertson agreed to 3-year deal. Extended contract with Erie (EL) 2 years, through 2010.
Seattle: RHP Kenta Suda and RHP Yao Wen Chang agreed to minor league contracts.
Texas: OF Marlon Byrd agreed to 1-year deal.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: RHP Jon Lieber agreed to 1-year deal.
Florida: LHP Mark Hendrickson agreed to 1-year deal.
Milwaukee: RHP Claudio Vargas agreed to 1-year deal.
Pittsburgh: Named Rich Donnelly player development advisor.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
GARY: Greg Tagert, manager, agreed to extension through 2010.
SCHAUMBURG: Claimed RHP Lonnie Patterson off waivers from Joliet.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Named Anthony Noto exec. VP and CFO.
BEARS: Promoted Lloyd Lee to LB coach and Gill Byrd to asst. DB/S coach. Named Eric Washington def. asst.
Buffalo: Promoted Turk Schonert to off. coordinator, Alex Van Pelt to QB coach, Eric Studesville to running game coordinator/RB coach and Sean Kugler to OL coach.
Jacksonville: Signed QB Lester Ricard, OT Andrew Carnahan, CB Rashod Moulton, RB D.D. Terry and WR D’Juan Woods.
Kansas City: Named Chan Gailey offensive coordinator.
Miami: Named Tony Sparano coach.
New England: Signed LB Kyle Bissinger and CB Gemara Williams to practice squad.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Atlanta: Sent C Jim Slater to Wolves (AHL).
Boston: Recalled LW Pascal Pelletier from Providence (AHL).
Dallas: Recalled TW B.J. Crombenn from Iowa (AHL).
Los Angeles : Assigned D Peter Harrold to Manchester (AHL).
New Jersey: Recalled RW Barry Tallackson from Lowell (AHL).
Ottawa: Sent C Ilya Zubov from Binghamton (AHL).
Vancouver: Called up RW Mason Raymond from Manitoba (AHL). Sent LW Mike Brown and C Rick Rypien to Manitoba.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Colorado: Acquired D Jose Burciaga, Jr. from Kansas City for 2009 2nd-round pick.
FC Dallas: Re-signed M Arturo Alvarez.
COLLEGE
Fordham: Soph. basketball F Jacob Green has transferred from West Virginia.
Hawaii: Named Greg McMackin football coach.
Lycoming: Named Mike Clark football coach.
Mississippi: Named Kent Austin offensive coordinator.
Northwestern: Named Mick McCall offensive coordinator and Mike Hankwitz defensive coordinator.
Southeast Missouri State: Named Clete McLeod strength and conditioning coach.
Texas: Named Major Applewhite assistant head coach and running backs coach.
West Virginia: Named David Johnson offensive line coach.
ORAL COMMITMENT
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Michigan: Samantha Arnold, C, Lake Park
FOOTBALL
New Mexico: Spencer Merritt, LB, Waubonsie Valley.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Plainfield East: Named Dave Stephens boys basketball coach, Shane Trager football coach, Joe O’Brien baseball coach and Chris Morris softball coach.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DANIEL ELLMAN
