Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Named Matt Klentak director of baseball operations.
Boston: RHP Bartolo Colon agreed to terms on minor league contract. Named Bruce Hurst special instructor for player development.
Texas: RHP Brandon McCarthy and 6 others agreed to terms on 1-year contracts. Named Jerry Narron consultant/scout.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: INF-OF Jeff Keppinger, RHP Marcus McBeth and RHP Ramon Ramirez agreed to terms on 1-year contracts.
Florida: RHP Harvey Garcia, RHP Logan Kensing, RHP Henry Owens and OF Brett Carroll agreed to terms on 1-year contracts.
Basketball
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
San Antonio: Signed G Helen Darling.
Washington: Signed G Alana Beard to 4-year deal.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: QB Kyle Orton agreed to terms on 1-year extension through 2009 season.
Detroit: Released CB Fernando Bryant.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Colorado: F Peter Forsberg agreed to terms on contract through end of season.
Dallas: Activated D Philippe Boucher from IR.
Detroit: Signed RW Darren McCarty to 1-year contract and assigned him to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Pittsburgh: Assigned F Nathan Smith to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
St. Louis: Signed D Barret Jackman to 4-year contract extension. Recalled G Hannu Toivonen from Peoria (AHL). Assigned G Chris Beckford-Tseu to Peoria.
Tampa Bay: Traded LW Vaclav Prospal to Philadelphia for D Alexandre Picard and 2009 conditional draft pick. Re-signed D Dan Boyle to 6-year contract extension.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
AHL: Suspended Rockford F Kris Versteeg 1 game for actions Feb. 24 against Milwaukee.
Colleges
Elon: Named Mike McCarty offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
James Madison: Signed Mickey Matthews, football coach, to 3-year contract extension through 2012.
North Carolina: Named Everett Withers defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.
LETTERS OF INTENT
FOOTBALL
St. Ambrose: Joe Biszewski and Julian Lazarra, Brother Rice.
TRACK AND FIELD
Notre Dame: Sean Lindbloom , Providence.
