BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: 2B Esteban German agreed to terms on 1-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers : Sold RHP D.J. Houlton to Fukuoka (Japanese Pacific League).
N.Y. Mets: Claimed RHP Ruddy Lugo off waivers from Oakland.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Suspended New York F Renaldo Balkman 1 game without pay & assessed him flagrant foul penalty 2 for elbowing Los Angeles Lakers G Sasha Vujacic in game on Jan. 29.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Named Chris Scelfo tight ends coach.
Balt.: Named Jerry Rosburg special teams coach.
Cincinnati: Signed QB Jordan Palmer to 2-year deal.
Miami: Signed QB Matt Baker, OL Trey Darilek, LB Junior Glymph.
St. Louis: Named Al Saunders offensive coordinator and signed him to 3-year contract.
San Francisco: Named Ted Tollner quarterbacks coach/assistant to head coach, and Adam Gase offensive assistant.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Assigned F David Bolland and F Kris Versteeg to Rockford (AHL).
Columbus: Recalled C Gilbert Brule from Syracuse (AHL).
Edmonton: Placed D Sheldon Souray on injured reserve.
Phoenix: Assigned C Mike Zigomanis to San Antonio (AHL).
Tampa Bay: Assigned RW Kyle Wanvig to Norfolk (AHL).
Vancouver: Assigned G Drew MacIntyre to Manitoba (AHL). Recalled D Luc Bourdon, RW Mike Brown and LW Jason Jaffray from Manitoba.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Quad City: Assigned LW Ryan Donally to Las Vegas (ECHL).
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Chivas USA: Martin Vasquez, assistant coach resigned to accept similar position with Bayern Munich of Germany’s Bundesliga.
VOLLEYBALL
USA Volleyball: Named Danalee Corso technical coordinator and master coach.
COLLEGES
Alabama: Named Jim McElwain off. coordinator.
Saint Louis: Named Chris May athletic director.
Pittsburgh: Promoted Donna Sanft to executive associate athletic director.
West Virginia: Named Michael Joseph strength and conditioning coach.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
