BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas: Art Howe, bench coach, and Matt Walbeck, third base coach, will not return next season.
Toronto: Paul Godfrey, president, resigns at the end of the year. Acquired LHP Fabio Castro from Phillies to complete an earlier trade.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida: Released RHP Sergio Mitre.
Pittsburgh: Fired Jeff Andrews, pitching coach, and Lou Frazier, 1B coach.
St. Louis: Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Lohse on a 4-year deal.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston: Re-signed G Sam Cassell.
Detroit: Signed G Alex Acker.
Houston: Signed F Joey Dorsey, C Marcus Campbell and G Von Wafer.
Memphis: Signed F Brent Petway.
Miami: Randy Pfund, general manager, resigned
Philadelphia: Signed F Corey Underwood.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Suspended Jets S Eric Smith 1 game and fined him $50,000 for a flagrant violation of player safety rules during a Sept. 28 game against Arizona.
St. Louis: Fired Scott Linehan, coach. Named Jim Haslett interim coach.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Blackhawks: Sent F Bryan Bickell, F Michael Blunden, F Jacob Dowell and D Tim Hambly to Rockford (AHL).
Anaheim: Sent LW Michal Birner to Iowa (AHL). Assigned C Maxime Macenauer to Rouyn Noranda (QMJHL) and LW Logan MacMillan to Halifax (QMJHL).
N.Y. Islanders: Claimed D Thomas Pock off waivers from the New York Rangers.
Vancouver: Sent RW Dan Gendur, RW Michael Grabner, LW Pierre-Cedric Labrie and D Daniel Rahimi to Manitoba (AHL).
COLLEGE
Kansas State: Suspended S Gary Chandler from football team indefinitely after being arrested for driving on a revoked license and obstructing the legal process.
Lemoyne: Named Christina Plew-Whitlock softball coach.
Wayne, Mich.: Named Ryan Kelley baseball coach.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW
