May 18, 2005
Moves
Auto racing
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES: Fined Teddy Brown, crew chief for No. 34 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Randy LaJoie, and Gordon Gibbs, crew chief for No. 57 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Busch, $2,500 each for rules violations last week at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.
Baseball
BRAVES: Placed P John Thomson on 15-day DL with strained flexor tendon in right middle finger. Purchased contract of P Matt Childers from Triple-A Richmond.
CUBS: Signed IF Enrique Wilson to one-year contract after he was released from Triple-A by Orioles. Optioned IF Ronny Cedeno to Triple-A Iowa. Transferred P Chad Fox to 60-day DL.
MARINERS: Optioned P George Sherrill to Triple-A Tacoma. Recalled P Jorge Campillo from Tacoma.
METS: Activated P Kaz Ishii from 15-day DL. Optioned OF Victor Diaz to Triple-A Norfolk.
ORIOLES: Acquired IF Mike Moriarty from Cubs for future considerations; assigned him to Triple-A Ottawa.
Basketball
THE SPORTING NEWS: Named Heat C Shaquille O'Neal NBA Player of the Year, Bobcats C Emeka Okafor Rookie of the Year, the Suns' Mike D'Antoni Coach of the Year and president Bryan Colangelo Executive of the Year.
COMETS (WNBA): Waived G Sheila Lambert and C Tiffani Johnson.
FEVER (WNBA): Waived G Tonya Massaline.
Colleges
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE: Announced that Temple will participate in part-time football schedule in 2005 and 2006 and join league on full-time basis in 2007.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN: Named Barclay Radebaugh men's basketball coach.
FORDHAM: Named Josh Carter and Kevin Baumann football assistant coaches.
KENTUCKY: Announced that WR Lonell Dewalt, DE Tedd Bullock and LB Gabriel Wallace will not return to football team next season.
LOYOLA: Signed women's soccer M Dre Lopez of Gulliver Preparatory in Miami.
UMBC: Named Dino Presley men's basketball assistant coach; he's a former Towson assistant.
MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN: Announced resignation of women's basketball coach Mike Erickson and AD Byron Ophus.
MOUNT ST. MARY'S: NEC named tennis player Jeff Lamberton (Mount St. Joseph) to all-conference first team at No. 4 singles; Drew Arbeiter and Phil Holliday to first team in No. 1 doubles; Christopher Berg and Paul Stuart to first team in No. 3 doubles; Bobby Cozzillio to second team in No. 3 singles; and Stuart to second team in No. 5 singles.
NORWICH: Named Shawn McIntyre football coach.
OREGON STATE: Named Patrick Harrington women's basketball assistant coach.
PORTLAND STATE: Named Jamie Craighead women's basketball assistant coach.
PRESBYTERIAN: Signed women's lacrosse M Trista Sturdivant (John Carroll).
RUTGERS: Signed women's lacrosse G Katherine Parker (Seton Keough) to letter of intent.
TEXAS TECH: Announced resignation of women's basketball assistant coach Linden Weese.
TULSA: Named former Navy G Hassan Booker men's basketball assistant coach.
WESTERN CONNECTICUT: Announced resignation of women's lacrosse coach Denna Stachelek Grasso.
WESTMINSTER, MO.: Named Troy Tomlin football assistant coach.
WILLIAM JEWELL: Named Fran Schwenk football coach.
Football
BILLS: Waived RB Dante Brown.
BUCCANEERS: Signed RB Jacque Lewis.
CHIEFS: Agreed to two-year contract with TE Edwin Thompson.
EAGLES: Signed DB Domonique Dunbar and DB Corey Peoples.
GIANTS: Released QB Jim Miller. Signed OL Alex Bell and DB Antwain Spann. Waived WR Charles Frederick.
JETS: Signed RB Vick King.
REDSKINS: Signed LB Warrick Holdman. Waived TE David Kashetta.