BASEBALL
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary: LHP Drew Dickinson agreed to terms. Released RHP John Boker.
BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S NBA
SKY: Released F Kayte Christensen.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Signed QB Matt Ryan to 6-year contract.
Dallas: Signed RB Marion Barber to 7-year contract and CB Terence Newman to 6-year contract.
Kansas City: Signed G L.J. Anderson, G Edwin Harrison, S Khayyam Burns, LB Weston Dacus, LB Lerue Rumph and RB Dantrell Savage.
N.Y. Jets: Signed CB Kenny Patton and CB Jonathan Zenon.
Oakland: Released S Stuart Schweigert and LB Akbar Gbaja-Biamila.
Washington: Named Morocco Brown director of pro personnel.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Waived DL Demetrios Walker.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Boston: Re-signed D Aaron Ward to multiyear contract extension.
Florida: RW Brady Calla agreed to terms.
Phoenix: Signed D Jonas Ahnelov.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Fc Dallas: Fired coach Steve Morrow. Named Marco Ferruzzi interim coach.
COLLEGES
Arkansas-Little Rock: Extended contracts of men’s basketball coach Steve Shields and women’s basketball coach Joe Foley 1 year through June 2013.
Auburn: Named Ayesha Whitfield women’s assistant basketball coach.
Bucknell: Named Dave Paulsen men’s basketball coach.
Evansville: Men’s freshman basketball F Bryan Bouchie will transfer from Valparaiso.
Queens, N.C.: Named Trudi Lacey women’s basketball coach.
Samford: Named Rod Tiffin track and cross country coach.
UNLV: Named Caitlin Collier and Kari Duperron women’s assistant basketball coaches.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Elgin: Named Dave Bierman head football coach.
———-
EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
