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HockeyWhalers: Claimed LW Stu Grimson off waivers from Red Wings. Assigned D Nolan Pratt to AHL Springfield.Pub Date: 10/13/96

Transactions Basketball HAWKS: Signed F Mark Strickland to 10-day contract. College COLORADO STATE: Suspended men's basketball G Joe Macklin indefinitely. Hockey COYOTES: Recalled F Jean-Guy Trudel and F Jason Jaspers from AHL Springfield. SHARKS: Placed D Shawn Heins on IR with broken jaw.

Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers -- Activated F Larry Nance. Waived C Jay Guidinger. Hockey NB Hartford Whalers -- Sent G Mike Lenarduzzi to AHL Springfield.

CollegeNorth Carolina: Named Ken Rucker linebackers coach and coordinator of special teams.HockeyCoyotes: Recalled G Scott Langkow from AHL Springfield.Kings: Recalled D Jan Vopat from IHL Utah.Pub Date: 1/12/98

CollegeNorth Carolina: Named Ken Rucker linebackers coach and coordinator of special teams.HockeyCoyotes: Recalled G Scott Langkow from AHL Springfield.Kings: Recalled D Jan Vopat from IHL Utah.Pub Date: 1/12/98

Transactions Basketball HAWKS: Signed F Mark Strickland to 10-day contract. College COLORADO STATE: Suspended men's basketball G Joe Macklin indefinitely. Hockey COYOTES: Recalled F Jean-Guy Trudel and F Jason Jaspers from AHL Springfield. SHARKS: Placed D Shawn Heins on IR with broken jaw.

BasketballRockets: Signed G Sedale Threatt for rest of season.CollegeColorado State: Extended contract of men's basketball coach Stew Morrill through 2001.FootballVikings: Signed LB Jeff Brady to three-year extension.HockeyNHL: Named Red Wings LW Brendan Shanahan Player of the Month.Sharks: Assigned RW Chris Tancill to AHL Kentucky.Whalers: Recalled G Manny Legace from AHL Springfield. Assigned D Marek Malik to Springfield.Pub Date: 3/02/97

BaseballUnited Baseball League: Postponed operations until further notice.Columbia (Big South League): Independent, unaffiliated team inTennessee signed former Orioles P John Mitchell and named him player-coach.BasketballNBA: Suspended Magic F Horace Grant one game without pay and fined him $5,000 for hitting Cavaliers F Danny Ferry in face Wednesday night.Pistons: Waived G Mark Macon.CollegeFlorida State: Named Chris Gobrecht, who had been at University of Washington, women's basketball coach.

BaseballAthletics: Optioned P Steve Montgomery to Triple-A Edmonton. Recalled P Steve Wojciechowski from Edmonton.Mets: Placed OF Carl Everett on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 13, with strained right quadriceps.Tigers: Placed OF Curtis Pride (Silver Spring) on 15-day DL. Recalled IF Tim Hyers from Triple-A Toledo.BasketballBulls: Activated C Luc Longley. Placed F Jason Caffey on injured list with left knee strain.Timberwolves: Fined G Isaiah Rider undisclosed sum for missing team flight.

BaseballYankees: Purchased the contract of P Dave Eiland from Triple-A Columbus. Designated IF Matt Howard for assignment.HockeyBruins: Recalled LW P. C. Drouin from AHL Providence. Assigned G Rob Tallas, LW Davis Payne, RW Jean-Yves Roy to Providence.Coyotes: Assigned G Sylvain Daigle, D Steve Cheredaryk, F Rob Murray, F Scott Levins, F Tavis Hansen, F Reggie Savage and F Rhett GOrdon to AHL Springfield.Flyers: Returned G Brian Boucher to WHL Tri-City, RW Brian Wesenberg to OHL Guelph and F Chester Gallant to OHL Erie.

BasketballRockets: Signed G Sedale Threatt for rest of season.CollegeColorado State: Extended contract of men's basketball coach Stew Morrill through 2001.FootballVikings: Signed LB Jeff Brady to three-year extension.HockeyNHL: Named Red Wings LW Brendan Shanahan Player of the Month.Sharks: Assigned RW Chris Tancill to AHL Kentucky.Whalers: Recalled G Manny Legace from AHL Springfield. Assigned D Marek Malik to Springfield.Pub Date: 3/02/97

BaseballPadres: Named Mike Ramsey manager, Don Alexander pitching coach and George Poulis trainer for Double-A Mobile.CollegeCentennial Conference: Named Western Maryland freshman NG Zach Galemore defensive player of week.GolfPGA Tour: Commissioner Tim Finchem announced tour would invest for first time in new ultra-modern Tournament Players Course, to be designed by Tom Fazio, at Murrells Inlet, S.C., for home of Senior Tour Championship.PGA of America: Elected Ken Lindsay president, Will Mann vice president and Jack Connelly secretary.

BaseballCardinals: Will add Rene Lachemann, fired as Marlins manager in July, as bench coach in 1997, replacing Ron Hassey, who is expected to join Diamondbacks.Giants: Sent OF Dax Jones to Triple-A Phoenix.Rangers: Assigned P Chris Howard outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ex-Orioles OF Jack Voigt became a free agent.Reds: Claimed P Tim Scott off waivers from Giants.Red Sox: P Stan Belinda became a free agent. Claimed P Ricky Trlicek off waivers from Mets.Rockies: Outrighted P David Nied and OF Alan Cockrell to Triple-A.

HockeyWhalers: Claimed LW Stu Grimson off waivers from Red Wings. Assigned D Nolan Pratt to AHL Springfield.Pub Date: 10/13/96

BaseballYankees: Purchased the contract of P Dave Eiland from Triple-A Columbus. Designated IF Matt Howard for assignment.HockeyBruins: Recalled LW P. C. Drouin from AHL Providence. Assigned G Rob Tallas, LW Davis Payne, RW Jean-Yves Roy to Providence.Coyotes: Assigned G Sylvain Daigle, D Steve Cheredaryk, F Rob Murray, F Scott Levins, F Tavis Hansen, F Reggie Savage and F Rhett GOrdon to AHL Springfield.Flyers: Returned G Brian Boucher to WHL Tri-City, RW Brian Wesenberg to OHL Guelph and F Chester Gallant to OHL Erie.

BaseballAthletics: Optioned P Steve Montgomery to Triple-A Edmonton. Recalled P Steve Wojciechowski from Edmonton.Mets: Placed OF Carl Everett on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 13, with strained right quadriceps.Tigers: Placed OF Curtis Pride (Silver Spring) on 15-day DL. Recalled IF Tim Hyers from Triple-A Toledo.BasketballBulls: Activated C Luc Longley. Placed F Jason Caffey on injured list with left knee strain.Timberwolves: Fined G Isaiah Rider undisclosed sum for missing team flight.

BaseballI= Reds: Signed OF Vince Coleman to a minor-league contract.BasketballCavaliers: Activated F Tyrone Hill off the injured list. Placed F Joe Courtney on the injured list.HockeyBlues: Recalled C Fred Knipscheer from AHL Worcester. Sent C Patrice Tardif to Worcester.Canadiens: Recalled D Craig Rivet from AHL Fredericton.Whalers: Recalled D Marek Malik and D Jason McBain from AHL Springfield. Assigned F Steve Martins and F Kevin Smyth toSpringfield.GolfCurtis Cup: The following players were named to represent the United States in the June tournament: Carol Semple Thompson, Sarah Ingram, Ellen Port, Kellee Booth, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Marla Jemsek, Cristie Kerr and Kelli Kuehne.

BaseballCardinals: Will add Rene Lachemann, fired as Marlins manager in July, as bench coach in 1997, replacing Ron Hassey, who is expected to join Diamondbacks.Giants: Sent OF Dax Jones to Triple-A Phoenix.Rangers: Assigned P Chris Howard outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ex-Orioles OF Jack Voigt became a free agent.Reds: Claimed P Tim Scott off waivers from Giants.Red Sox: P Stan Belinda became a free agent. Claimed P Ricky Trlicek off waivers from Mets.Rockies: Outrighted P David Nied and OF Alan Cockrell to Triple-A.

BaseballUnited Baseball League: Postponed operations until further notice.Columbia (Big South League): Independent, unaffiliated team inTennessee signed former Orioles P John Mitchell and named him player-coach.BasketballNBA: Suspended Magic F Horace Grant one game without pay and fined him $5,000 for hitting Cavaliers F Danny Ferry in face Wednesday night.Pistons: Waived G Mark Macon.CollegeFlorida State: Named Chris Gobrecht, who had been at University of Washington, women's basketball coach.

BaseballI= Reds: Signed OF Vince Coleman to a minor-league contract.BasketballCavaliers: Activated F Tyrone Hill off the injured list. Placed F Joe Courtney on the injured list.HockeyBlues: Recalled C Fred Knipscheer from AHL Worcester. Sent C Patrice Tardif to Worcester.Canadiens: Recalled D Craig Rivet from AHL Fredericton.Whalers: Recalled D Marek Malik and D Jason McBain from AHL Springfield. Assigned F Steve Martins and F Kevin Smyth toSpringfield.GolfCurtis Cup: The following players were named to represent the United States in the June tournament: Carol Semple Thompson, Sarah Ingram, Ellen Port, Kellee Booth, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Marla Jemsek, Cristie Kerr and Kelli Kuehne.