BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Suspended Bulls G JamesOn Curry 1 game without pay for pleading guilty to resisting or obstructing an officer and violating Idaho law. Suspended Sacramento C Brad Miller 5 games without pay for violating Anti-Drug Program.
Houston: G Brent Barry agreed to 2-year deal.
Phoenix: Signed C Robin Lopez.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Carolina: Released QB Taylor Tharp and P Dan Zeidman.
Seattle: Named Matt Berrry southwest area scout, Jason Barnes pro personnel assistant, Ed Dodds midwest area scout and Eric Stokes west coast area scout.
Washington: OL Chad Rinehart agreed to terms. Released QB Sam Hollenbach, DE Tommy Davis and C Kyle DeVan.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Columbus: Signed LW Nikita Filatov for 3 years.
Minnesota: Named Matt Shaw assistant coach.
N.Y. Rangers: Signed D Vladimir Denisov.
Phoenix: Named F Doug Sulliman assistant coach.
Pittsburgh: Re-signed F Connor James.
St. Louis: Signed D Mike Weaver.
Tampa Bay: Signed C Zenon Konopka for 2 years.
Vancouver: Signed D Rob Davison.
Washington: Signed RW Eric Fehr for 1 year.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
MLS: Suspended Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis for 2 games and fined him $2,000 for public criticism of officiating.
COLLEGE
Great West Conference: Houston Baptist, Texas-Pan American, Utah Valley, North Dakota, South Dakota and New Jersey Institute of Technology will join conference.
Cleveland State: Named Shawn Hood women’s assistant basketball coach.
Ohio State: Named Nick Myers men’s lacrosse coach.
St. Francis: Women’s basketball F Kaci Baird will transfer to school from Lewis.
Temple: Named Dan Durkin, Waynetta Veney and Brittany Hunter women’s assistant basketball coaches.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DANIEL ELLMAN
