BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston: Signed G J.R. Giddens.
Phoenix: Traded guard D.J. Strawberry to Houston for G Sean Singletary.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Nashville: Signed F Nick Spaling.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Fire: Named Dave Greeley president.
COLLEGE
Austin Peay: Suspended DE Kenneddie Dixon, DT Antonio Faulkner, G Cordney Hodges and S Kelvin Young three games for violating an unspecified team policy.
Big East Conference: Named Tom Caracciolo football administration assistant.
Bentley: Named Laura Thibodeau and Rachael assistant field hockey coaches.
Bucknell: Named Shana Welch assistant swimming and diving coach.
East Carolina: Signed Skip Holtz to extension through 2013 season.
Fresno State: Named Laura Gordon women’s assistant tennis coach.
Iowa: Said junior tailback Nate Guillory has left school and decided to transfer.
North Dakota State: Named Stevie Keller men’s/women’s associate track coach.
Penn State: Named Liz Klink and David Griffore assistant swimming coaches.
Saint Joseph’s: Named Fritz Hamburg baseball coach.
Springfield: Named Regan Downton Denham women’s lacrosse coach.
Texas: Named Ryan Murphy men’s assistant golf coach.
Virginia Tech: Announced senior RB Branden Ore has transferred to West Liberty.
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EDITED BY LEE C. GORDON AND THOMAS L. OUTLAW
