BaseballOrioles: Signed P Keith Shepherd and IF Clay...

Baseball

Orioles: Signed P Keith Shepherd and IF Clay Bellinger to minor-league contracts.

Padres: Re-signed P Willie Blair to a one-year contract.

Yankees: Re-signed 2B Pat Kelly to a two-year contract.

Basketball

Heat: Waived C-F LeRon Ellis.

Mavericks: Placed G Lucious Harris on the injured list.

College

Duke: Declared basketball player Tony Moore academically ineligible.

Ohio State: Sent S Damon Moore home from the Florida Citrus Bowl for a violation of team rules.

Football

Bengals: Re-signed offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet, defensive coordinator Larry Peccatiello, offensive line coach Paul Alexander, running backs coach Jim Anderson, quarterbacks coach Ken Anderson, receivers coach and offensive assistant John Garrett, defensive backs coach Ron Meeks, linebackers coach Joe Pascale, defensive assistant Bobby DePaul, line coach Tim Krumrie, special teams coach Joe Wessel and strength coach Kim Wood.

Buccaneers: Fired coach Sam Wyche.

Patriots: Fired defensive backs coach Bob Trott.

Hockey

Rangers: Placed D Ulf Samuelsson on the seven-day injury list.

Soccer

F: Buffalo Blizzard (NPSL): Reinstated F Rudy Pikuzinski.