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Baseball

Cincinnati Reds -- Called up P Bobby Ayala from Double-A Chattanooga.

Knoxville Blue Jays -- Double-A team announced the team nickname has been changed to the Smokies.

Basketball

San Antonio Spurs -- Signed C Dave Hoppen.

Louisville Shooters (GBA) -- Named Derek Smith coach.

Quad City Thunder -- Named Paul Mokeski assistant coach.

Colleges

Bowdoin -- Named Maureen Flaherty women's lacrosse coach.

Brown -- Named Joseph Breschi men's assistant lacrosse coach.

DePaul -- Announced the dismissal of sophomore basketball G Howard Nathan (7.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg) for failing to reach the minimum 2.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale required by the university.

Kansas State -- Named former Navy basketball coach Pete Herrmann assistant coach.

Ohio State -- Announced that senior CB Foster Paulk, freshman MG Therone McQueen and sophomore OT Mike Dully have been declared academically ineligible for the 1992 season.

St. Francis, Pa. -- Named Thomas McConnell, the older brother of two-time U.S. Olympic basketball player Suzie McConnell, men's basketball coach. Announced that F Leo Nadal has left the team to transfer to Gannon.

Tennessee -- Named Phillip Fulmer interim football coach.

Towson State -- Named Charlotte Heenan, an assistant coach at Trenton State the past five years, head coach for field hockey and women's lacrosse.

Tufts -- Named Sue Hollingshead women's lacrosse coach.

Washington College -- Named Kevin O'Connell men's assistant basketball coach.

Football

Atlanta Falcons -- Agreed to terms with WR Andre Rison.

Cincinnati Bengals -- Agreed to terms with OT Joe Walter. Waived DE David Grant.

Los Angeles Rams -- Waived RB Tim Lester. Placed OL Shawn Harper and OL Darryl Ashmore on IR.

Miami Dolphins -- Signed LB David Griggs to a two-year contract.

New Orleans Saints -- Signed GM Jim Finks and coach Jim Mora to three-year contract extensions.

Phoenix Cardinals -- Relinquished the rights to C Bill Lewis, making him a free agent.

Golf

PGA of America -- Announced that the year's four major champions -- Fred Couples, Tom Kite, Nick Faldo and Nick Price -- will play in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at the Kauai Lagoons Resort in Hawaii on Nov. 10-11.

Hockey

Buffalo Sabres -- Signed C Doug Macdonald, D Richard Smehlik, LW Yuri Khymlev and LW Viktor Gordijuk.

Los Angeles Kings -- Acquired LW Pat Conacher from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations.

Minnesota North Stars -- Signed G Darcy Wakaluk and C Todd Elik to multiyear contracts. Named Paul Jerrard player-coach of IHL Kalamazoo. Assigned G Mike Torchia to the Canadian Olympic team. Acquired C James Black from the Hartford Whalers for C Mark Janssens.

New Jersey Devils -- Traded C Neil Brady to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations.

New York Rangers -- Named Dan Maloney, former coach of the Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leafs, assistant coach.

Pittsburgh Penguins -- Signed G Tom Barrasso to a five-year contract.

Peoria Rivermen (IHL) -- Signed F Peter Kasowski, F Darren Colbourne and F Doug Wickenheiser.