Auto racing CART: Named Christopher Pook president and...

Auto racing

CART: Named Christopher Pook president and chief executive.

Baseball

ANGELS: Agree with P Dennis Cook on one-year contract.

ATHLETICS: Named Eric Kubota director of scouting; Chris Pittaro national field coordinator; and Matt Keough; and Ron Hopkins special assistants to the general manager.

CUBS: Signed free-agent OF Moises Alou, who had been with Astros, to three-year contract with mutual option for 2005. Traded OF Michael Tucker to Royals for player to be named.

GIANTS: Announced OF Barry Bonds has accepted the team's offer of salary arbitration. Named Joe Lefebrve 1B coach.

INDIANS: Named Robby Thompson 1B coach.

MARINERS: Announced retirement of OF Jay Buhner. Announced 2B Bret Boone has accepted team's offer of salary arbitration.

METS: Signed OF Benny Agbayani to one-year contract and P Bobby Jones and IF-OF Mark Johnson to minor-league contracts.

PADRES: Agreed to terms with P Kevin Jarvis on three-year contract.

RANGERS: Signed free-agent P Dave Burba, who had been with Indians, to one-year contract.

RED SOX: Acquired 2B Pokey Reese from Rockies for C Scott Hatteberg. Agreed to terms with P John Burkett on two-year contract and 1B Tony Clark on one-year contract.

ROYALS: Acquired OF Michael Tucker from Cubs for player to be named.

TIGERS: Signed P Tim Adkins, P Oscar Henriquez, P Brian Powell, P Julio Santana, P Jamie Walker, C Yohanny Valera, IF Adam Riggs, IF Juan Sosa and OF Chad Alexander to minor-league contracts and invited them to spring training.

College

NCAA: Stripped South Alabama men's basketball program one scholarship each of next two years for violation involving shopping excursion for two recruits.

MICHIGAN STATE: Signed football coach Bobby Williams to two-year contract extension.

OKLAHOMA: Promoted quarterbacks coach Chuck Long to offensive coordinator. Named Kevin Wilson offensive line coach.

UNLV: Released C Jamal Holden from men's basketball program.

WASHINGTON: Named Wendy Dillinger women's soccer coach.

WESTERN CAROLINA: Reassigned football coach Bill Bleil.

Football

BRONCOS: Placed QB Gus Frerotte and DE Kavika Pittman on IR.

PACKERS: Signed FS Scott Frost. Placed LB Chris Gizzi on IR.

SAINTS: Placed LB Phil Clarke on IR. Signed LB DeShone Myles.

SEAHAWKS: Placed RB Ricky Watters and DE Matt LaBounty on IR. Signed DT Joe Brown and WR Kerwin Cook from practice squad and DT Nigel Tharpe and DB Shawn Forte to practice squad.

Hockey

COYOTES: Recalled G Robert Esche from AHL Springfield. Re-assigned G Patrick DesRochers to Springfield.

FLAMES: Assigned G Kay Whitmore to AHL Saint John.

PREDATORS: Acquired D Brett Hauer from Kings for D Rich Brennan. Recalled D Bubba Berenzweig from AHL Milwaukee.

RED WINGS: Recalled C Sean Avery from AHL Cincinnati.

SENATORS: Recalled D Joel Kwiatkowski from AHL Grand Rapids.