January 25, 1997
Baseball
Angels: Designated P Shad Williams for assignment. Sent IF Robert Eenhoorn outright to Triple-A Vancouver.
Astros: Agreed to terms with P Shane Reynolds on three-year, $8.5 million contract, avoiding salary arbitration.
Expos: Agreed to terms with P Pedro Martinez. Signed P Gil Heredia to minor-league contract.
Mariners: Agreed to minor-league contract with IF Mike Blowers.
Rangers: Agreed to minor-league contract with P Eric Gunderson.
Red Sox: Agreed to terms with OF Troy O'Leary. Outrighted P Joe Hudson to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Rockies: Agreed to minor-league contract with IF-OF Darnell Coles.
Twins: Agreed to minor-league contracts with 1B Greg Colbrunn and IF Kevin Baez.
Basketball
Trail Blazers: Signed G Ennis Whatley to 10-day contract.
Jazz: Suspended F Chris Morris one game for breaking team rules.
Nuggets: Signed G Kenny Smith to 10-day contract.
Pistons: Placed G Litterial Green (groin pull) on injured list.
Florida (CBA): Placed G Rodney Monroe (St. Maria Goretti) on IR.
College
Kansas: C Scot Pollard will miss at least 10 games with broken foot.
North Carolina State: Named Joe Pate as defense coach.
UMBC: Sophomore C Lenny Barber (Annapolis) transferred to Mount Aloysius.
Football
NFL: Added Broncos LB Bill Romanowski and Eagles LB William Thomas to Pro Bowl teams.
Falcons: Bill Kollar, defensive line coach, will remain with team.
49ers: Signed DE Herb Coleman, LB Tom Cavallo, DB John Covington, C Steve Gordon, WR Mark Harris, G Joe Rudolph, WR Curtis Shearer, DB Tyrone Smith, DB Michael Williams and DE Alan Young.
Rams: Named Lynn Stiles VP of football operations, John Bunting linebackers coach, Carl Hairston defensive line coach, Wilbert Montgomery running backs coach, Lem Burnham team psychologist, Nick Aliotti defensive quality control coach and linebackers assistant, George Warhop offensive line coach and John Ramsdell offensive quality control coach and receivers assistant.
Hockey
Avalanche: Recalled G Jean-Francois Labbe from AHL Hershey to replace G Patrick Roy, who will miss 4-7 days with sprained right thumb.
Bruins: Returned C Clayton Beddoes to AHL Providence.
Kings: Activated D Rob Blake from injured list. Assigned D Jaroslav Modry and D John Slaney to IHL Phoenix.
Mighty Ducks: Recalled RW Frank Banham from AHL Bandits. Activated LW Jeremy Stevenson from IR and assigned him to Bandits. Placed LW Shawn Antoski on IR.
Rangers: Returned G Dan Cloutier to AHL Binghamton. Reassigned RW David Brosseau from ECHL Charlotte to AHL Binghamton.
Pub Date: 1/25/97