NORTHERN LEAGUE BASEBALL
Joliet: 1B Freddie Thon sent to Winston-Salem (Carolina). Signed INF Michael Garcia. Sent INF Dorian Rojas to inactive list.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
Boston: Signed C Patrick O’Bryant.
Cleveland: Re-signed G Daniel Gibson.
New Orleans: James Posey agreed to 4-year deal.
Toronto: Signed G Roko Ukic.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Signed LB Robert James for 4 years.
Denver: Signed FB Peyton Hillis.
Houston: Signed LB Xavier Adibi
Kansas City Signed WR Kevin Robinson and DE Brian Johnston.
N.Y. Jets: Signed CB Dwight Lowery.
San Francisco: Signed OG Chilo Rachal.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Atlanta: Signed G Kari Lehtonen.
Buffalo: F Daniel Paille agreed multiyear deal. F Clarke MacArthur and F Mark Mancari accepted qualifying offers.
Columbus: Re-signed F Alexandre Picard and D Marc Methot. Signed F Steve Kelly for 1 year.
Edmonton: Signed F Shawn Horcoff for 6 years.
Los Angeles: Named Terry Murray coach. Re-signed F Gabe Gauthier for 2 years and G Erik Ersberg, F Matt Moulson and D Joe Piskula for 1 year.
Minnesota: Signed LW Peter Olvecky and D Clayton Stoner for 1 year.
Montreal: Signed RW Mike Glumac and D Shawn Belle for 1 year and D Ryan O’Byrne for 3 years.
Nashville: Signed D Kevin Klein for 2 years.
N.Y. Islanders: F Jeff Tambellini agreed to 2-year deal. C Jeremy Colliton and C Ben Walter accepted qualifying offers.
N.Y. Rangers: Signed F Nigel Dawes.
Phoenix: Signed LW Jeff Hoggan and D Ryan Lannon for 1 year.
St. Louis: Signed F Brad Winchester.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Colorado: Signed MF Greg Dalby.
D.C. United: Acquired rights MF Joe Vide.
New York: MF Claudio Reyna retired.
COLLEGE
NCAA: Put Texas Southern on 4 yrs probation; suspended softball and tennis programs.
Augustana: Named Mark Beinborn women’s asst basketball coach and Dallas Duwa men’s asst basketball coach.
Notre Dame: Named Jack Swarbrick athletic director.
Temple: Signed Fran Dunphy, men’s basketball coach, to 2-year extension through 2014.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DANIEL ELLMAN
