BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Minnesota: RHP Livan Hernandez agreed to 1-year deal.
N.Y. Mets: INF Olmedo Saenz agreed to minor-league deal.
San Francisco: Named Ray Callari, Brad Cameron, Lou Colletti, Chuck Hensley and Hugh Walker scouts.
Texas: Signed OF Kevin Mench to minor league deal.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Schaumburg: Signed INF James Lofton, LHP Ryan O’Malley, RHP Steve Shippey and C Lance Koenig. Traded OF Robert Matlock to Gateway (Frontier) for player to be named.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
Seattle: Recalled G Mickael Gelabale from Idaho (NBADL).
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
New Orleans: Re-signed K Martin Gramatica.
New England: Signed LB T.J. Slaughter.
N.Y. Giants: Signed P Jeff Feagles to 2-year contract.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Carolina: Recalled LW Ryan Bayda from Albany (AHL).
Ottawa: Assigned LW Nick Foligno to Binghamton (AHL).
Phila.: Recalled LW Kyle Greentree from Phila. (AHL).
Wash.: Recalled D Sami Lepisto from Hershey (AHL).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
AHL: Suspended Bridgeport F Kip Brennan 15 games for delivering hit to head of Portland F Geofff Peters during Feb. 9 game. Suspended San Antonio D Travis Roche 3 games for his actions during Feb. 8 game.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Chivas USA: Named Mike Matkovich assistant coach.
FC Dallas: Signed MF Andre Rocha.
COLLEGES
SMU: Named Dan Morrison assistant head football coach/offense coach, Dennis McKnight offensive line coach, Jeff Reinebold wide receivers coach, Wes Suan running backs coach and Tam Hollingshead director of high school relations.
VMI: Named Sparky Woods football coach.
LETTERS OF INTENT
FOOTBALL
Drake: Mike Piatkowski, QB; Phil Traynor, DE, Wheaton Warrenville South
MEN’S SOCCER
DePaul: Joe Ferrari, Mundelein; Michael Kratofil, Middleton, Wis; Kai Lui, Lake Forest; Richie Podjasek, Fremd.
Northwestern: Jonathan Harris, St. Viator; Oliver Kupe, Clarkston, Mich.; Christian Ludtke, Wilmington, N.C.; Peter O’Neill, Fairway, Kan.; John Rogers, Birmingham, Mich.
BASEBALL VERBAL COMMITMENT
Central Iowa: Corey Eisenmann, Driscoll, P
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
