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BaseballBoston Red Sox -- Activated OF Chris James and added him to the 25-man roster; optioned OF Matt Stairs to Triple-A Pawtucket.California Angels -- Sent P Russ Springer to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an Aug. 9 trade for OF Dave Gallagher.Chicago White Sox -- Optioned IF Chris Snopek to Triple-A Nashville; recalled P Bill Simas from Nashville.Detroit Tigers -- Acquired IF-OF Phil Nevin from Houston to complete the trade for P Mike Henneman.Seattle Mariners -- Activated OF Ken Griffey from the DL; acquired OF Vince Coleman from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named; optioned SS Alex Rodriguez to Triple-A Tacoma.

Since Joe Brune arrived at Loyola High School in 1967, his football teams have won six titles.But Brune recently admitted that this, his 33rd season coaching the Dons, "has been a struggle."At times, the 65-year-old college adviser at the Towson-area private school said he has been unable to put a finger on why the Dons (5-5) have had to battle back to .500 despite returning plenty of talent."I believe in routine, repetition, getting kids to focus on getting the little things right," said Brune, who has been chosen All-Metro Coach of the Year three times.

Kevin Thompson, one of the finest athletes in Annapolis High School history, will be named head boys basketball coach at Northeast High in Pasadena today.An assistant coach to Ken B. Dunn at South River the past four years, Thompson, 38, succeeds John Barbour, who resigned after 19 seasons and only one victory last year.

Towson University men's head basketball coach Pat Kennedy announced the addition of Rob Norris as assistant coach on the Tigers' staff. Norris' appointment completes Kennedy's search for assistants, joining Eric Skeeters and Jay Eck. July 20, 2004, 4:26 PM EDT

Kevin Warne, who as an assistant coach helped guide Maryland to the national title game the past two seasons, was named Georgetown men's lacrosse head coach Tuesday. Warne takes over for Dave Urick, who went 223-99 in 23 seasons before retiring in July. The Hoyas have not reached the NCAA tournament since 2007. In two years with the Terps, Warne served as defensive coordinator and cemented his reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. "I'm really excited to name Kevin Warne as head coach for our men's lacrosse program," Georgetown director of intercollegiate athletics Lee Reed said in a news release.

Head coach: Bonnie FryAssistant coach: Kim Creighton.1991 record: 10-5.Top returnees: Seniors Beth Burns, Carin Gorrell, Debbie Keiser, Stephanie Korpela, Kellie Rueschling, Christine Savage. Juniors Sammi Callis, Jessica Henry.Top newcomers: Seniors Lisa Leiter, Christine Kiebe, Jamie Shelby.Coach's outlook: "Bright. We have a lot of experience."Harford County Sun outlook: The Mustangs have the potential to unseat Bel Air as champion. A transfer (Leiter) and a foreign exchange student (Kiebe)

Tom Sullivan, the men's basketball coach at UMBC, resigned yesterday, 10 days after the university had placed him on paid administrative leave. Sullivan, 53, stepped down the day after an article appeared in The Retriever Weekly, the campus newspaper, alleging that the coach had made "discriminatory comments" to his players. University officials would not confirm those allegations yesterday. Kathy Zerrlaut, associate athletic director for compliance at the Catonsville school, would not comment on the resignation except to say that "there have been no [NCAA]

BaseballCubs: Recalled OF Ozzie Timmons from Triple-A Iowa. Released IF Felix Fermin.Indians: Activated P Jack McDowell from 15-day DL. Optioned P Danny Graves to Triple-A Buffalo.Expos: Designated P Dave Leiper for assignment. Activated former Orioles OF Sherman Obando from 15-day DL.Marlins: Designated OF Marquis Riley for assignment.Royals: Purchased contract of P Jaime Bluma from Triple-A Omaha. Designated P Tim Pugh for assignment.Sioux Falls (Independent): Unaffiliated team activated former Orioles 1B Paul Carey from DL.BasketballCavaliers: Signed C Mark West.

Moves Baseball ASTROS: Re-signed C Raul Chavez, P Mike Gallo and P Carlos Hernandez to one-year contracts. CARDINALS: Agreed with P Jason Isringhausen on three-year contract. ORIOLES: Agreed with OF Larry Bigbie, OF Val Majewski, P John Maine, P Aaron Rakers, P Matt Riley, C Eli Whiteside and 1B Walter Young on one-year contracts. Basketball HEAT: Placed G Steve Smith on injured list with lower back strain. Activated F Christian Laettner from injured list. Colleges VERMONT: Named Maryland assistant coach Mike Lonergan men's basketball coach.

Bowie State announced yesterday the hiring of former assistant coach Sherman Wood as its head football coach.Wood, 32, was a Bulldogs assistant from 1986 to 1991, serving as defensive coordinator in his last three years with the Division II program. He was an assistant coach last season at Virginia Union in Richmond, a rival in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.Wood, a Division III All-America defensive back while at Salisbury State, takes over from Sanders Shiver, who resigned in March after four seasons and took an assistant's job at Howard.