Colorado Rockies

BaseballColorado Rockies -- Purchased the contract of P Joe Grahe from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Optioned P A.J. Sager to Colorado Springs.Kansas City Royals -- Activated IF Phil Hiatt from the 15-day DL. Sent IF Chris Stynes to Triple-A Omaha.Los Angeles Dodgers -- Activated 3B Tim Wallach from the 15-day DL. Sent IF Eddie Pye to Triple-A Albuquerque.Milwaukee Brewers -- Placed P Mike Ignasiak on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 15. recalled P Sid Roberson from Triple-A New Orleans.Minnesota Twins -- Activated 1B Kevin Maas from the 15-day DL.New York Yankees -- Placed P Jimmy Key on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17.FootballBirmingham Barracudas (CFL)

BaseballOrioles -- Designated OF Jack Voigt for assignment. Assigned OF Jim Wawruck to Double-A Bowie. Added P John Shea to the 40-man roster and optioned him to Rochester.Atlanta Braves -- Optioned P Brad Woodall and P Jason Schmidt to Triple-A Richmond. Outrighted P Terry Clark to Richmond.California Angels -- Announced that P Mark Holzemer and IF Kevin Flora cleared waivers and were assigned to Triple-A Vancouver.Chicago Cubs -- Assigned P Mike Morgan and P Turk Wendell to Double-A Orlando for injury rehabilitation.

California Angels closer Lee Smith has been doing it in California and now Ron Gant is doing it in Cincinnati.Doing what? Making the Orioles front office look bad. That's what.Gant, who was coveted by Orioles owner Peter Angelos last year but ended up signing with the Cincinnati Reds while he was recovering from a badly broken leg, has six home runs -- including one yesterday against the Braves -- and 17 RBIs, numbers that would lead the Orioles in both departments.Of course, Gant isn't the only one in Cincinnati who has enjoyed a change of fortune.

California Angels -- Agreed to terms with 1B J. T. Snow, OF Kevin Flora and P Mike James on one-year contracts.Chicago Cubs -- Signed free-agent P Mike Perez to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training as a nonroster player.Chicago White Sox -- Signed free-agent 3B Chris Sabo, who had been with the Orioles, to a one-year contract.Cincinnati Reds -- Obtained P Marcus Moore (4-2 with a 6.45 ERA in 56 relief appearances during the past two seasons) from the Colorado Rockies for Single-A IF Chris Sexton.

Orioles -- Signed P Joe Borowski, P Russell Brock, 1B Paul Carey, P Jimmy Haynes, P Scott Klingenbeck, P Rick Krivda, OF Alex Ochoa, P Billy Percibal, P Brian Sackinsky, OF Jim Wawruck and C Greg Zaun to one-year contracts. Transferred P Mark Eichhorn (recovering from partially torn rotator cuff) from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.Boston Red Sox -- Signed free-agent P Stan Belinda, who had been with the Kansas City Royals, and 1B Reggie Jefferson, who had been with the Seattle Mariners, to one-year contracts.

The signing of Matt Nokes represents only the beginning of the Orioles' plan to buy a championship team in the midst of the game's longest work stoppage.They also have overcome their indecisiveness on the Lee Smith front and hope to retain their closer, who has given the California Angels no indication he is prepared to accept the club's two-year offer in the $4 million-to-$4.5 million range (plus incentives).The Angels have given Smith no deadline, and continue to look elsewhere for a closer.

Auto racingIndyCar -- Former Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton and Dale Coyne, a former driver whose Dale Coyne Racing team finished 12th in this year's Indianapolis 500, announced formation of Payton-Coyne Racing.BaseballCleveland Indians -- Named Jack Mull assistant coach with Triple-A Buffalo.Colorado Rockies -- Re-signed six six-year minor-league free agents: P Jim Czajkowski, P Lee Tunnell, C Jorge Brito, IF Webster Garrison, IF Billy White and OF Lew List. Signed six minor-league free agents: P A. J. Sager, P Matt Aminoff, IF Colin Dixon, 1B Dave Kennedy, OF Ron Jones and former Orioles OF Chito Martinez.

BaseballOrioles -- Will not offer arbitration to P Lee Smith and DH Harold Baines, making them free agents.Atlanta Braves -- Will not offer arbitration to P Steve Bedrosian.Boston Red Sox -- Will not offer arbitration to OF Tom Brunansky, DH Andre Dawson, P Joe Hesketh and P Frank Viola.California Angels -- Offered arbitration to DH Chili Davis.Chicago White Sox -- Will not offer arbitration to P Jose DeLeon, DH Julio Franco, C Bob Melvin and OF Dan Pasqua.Cincinnati Reds -- Will not offer arbitration to P Tom Browning and SS Tony Fernandez.