March 02, 2007
Moves
Baseball
ASTROS -- Agreed to one-year contracts with P Juan Gutierrez, P Fernando Nieve, P Felipe Paulino and P Wandy Rodriguez.
DEVIL RAYS -- Agreed to one-year contracts with P Shawn Camp, IF Jorge Cantu, P Jason Hammel, P Scott Kazmir, P Jae Kuk Ryu, P Juan Salas, P James Shields and IF B.J. Upton.
GIANTS -- Agreed to four-year contract with P Matt Cain.
MARLINS -- Released P Travis Bowyer and re-signed him to minor league contract.
RANGERS -- Agreed to one-year contracts with OF Jason Botts, IF Ian Kinsler, P John Koronka, and P C.J. Wilson.
REDS -- Agreed to one-year contracts with IF Jeff Keppinger, OF Norris Hopper, P Elizardo Ramirez and 3B Edwin Encarnacion, and minor league contract with P Dustin Hermanson.
Basketball
BUCKS -- Signed C Jared Reiner for remainder of season.
GRIZZLIES -- Signed G Junior Harrington for remainder of season. Assigned F Alexander Johnson to D-League Arkansas.
LAKERS -- Fined F Vladimir Radmanovic undisclosed amount for violating his contract by snowboarding, which led to separated shoulder injury.
TRAIL BLAZERS -- Announced resignation of president and GM Steve Patterson. Named CEO Tod Leiweke interim president and GM.
Colleges
ARMY -- Named Robert Lyles linebackers coach, John Tice (Maryland) offensive line coach and Tucker Waugh running backs coach.
FLORIDA STATE -- Named defensive ends coach Jody Allen special teams coordinator.
LOYOLA -- MAAC named Joe Logan women's basketball Coach of the Year.
MOUNT ST. MARY'S -- NEC named junior G Tiffany Green women's basketball Defensive Player of the Year and senior F Dita Krumberga to women's basketball all-conference first team.
TOWSON -- Named Greg Paynter women's soccer coach.
Football
BEARS -- Signed coach Lovie Smith to four-year contract extension through 2011 and GM Jerry Angelo to contract through 2013.
BILLS -- Re-signed CB Jabari Greer. Released G Chris Villarrial and S Matt Bowen.
BUCCANEERS -- Re-signed RB Mike Alstott to one-year contract. Released OT Kenyatta Walker.
CHARGERS -- Released WR Keenan McCardell, LB Steve Foley and S Terrence Kiel.
COWBOYS -- Named Brian Stewart defensive coordinator.
DOLPHINS -- Released OL Seth McKinney, former Ravens OL Bennie Anderson and WR Eric Kimble.
EAGLES -- Named Jeff Nixon special teams quality control coach.
49ERS -- Agreed to contract with DL Bryant Young.
JAGUARS -- Signed RB Fred Taylor to three-year contract extension.
JETS -- Signed WR Jerricho Cotchery to contract extension. Released RB Derrick Blaylock and DL Bobby Hamilton.
LIONS -- Re-signed LB Alex Lewis to three-year contract.
SAINTS -- Released TE Ernie Conwell and WR Joe Horn.
SEAHAWKS -- Tendered contract offers to OT Sean Locklear, WR D.J. Hackett, DB Jordan Babineaux, LB Niko Koutovides, DT Craig Terrill and FB Leonard Weaver.
STEELERS -- Released LB Joey Porter, RB Verron Haynes and OT Ulish Booker.
TITANS -- Released TE Erron Kinney.
VIKINGS -- Released CB Fred Smoot, TE Jermaine Wiggins and T Mike Rosenthal. Tendered contract offers to LB Heath Farwell and P Chris Kluwe.
Soccer
D.C. UNITED (MLS) -- Released M Domenic Mediate. Named Marco Antonio Etcheverry special consultant to the president. Announced four-year deal for Comcast SportsNet to televise team's entire 30-game schedule.
