Linebackers Coach

BaseballBrewers: Signed C Mike Matheny and IF Ron Belliard to one-year contracts.Yankees: Agreed to terms with P David Weathers on a one-year contract.BasketballClippers: Placed C Stanley Roberts on injured list, activated C Kevin Duckworth.Hornets: Activated F Scott Burrell. Placed G Anthony Goldwire on the injured list. Announced F Earl Cureton has retired and accepted job of assistant strength and conditioning coach.Jazz: Signed Jerry Sloan, coach, to a one-year contract extension, through 1998-99.

Baseball ORIOLES: Agreed to terms with P Sidney Ponson on one-year contract. ASTROS: Named Brian Dayett coach at Single-A Michigan. Named Kevin Eichorn trainer at Double-A Round Rock. Named Mike Smith trainer at Single-A Lexington. TIGERS: Agreed to terms with P Matt Anderson on three-year contract with option for 2005. Basketball USA BASKETBALL: Named Anne Donovan assistant coach for 2002 women's world championship team. BUCKS: Signed G Sam Cassell (Dunbar) to multiyear contract extension.

Moves Baseball ATHLETICS: Announced retirement of OF David Justice. CARDINALS: Agreed with IF Wilson Delgado, P Rick Ankiel, P Chance Caple, P Jimmy Journell, P Jeremy Lambert, P Scotty Layfield, P Josh Pearce and P Les Walrond on one-year contracts. DEVIL RAYS: Signed 1B Travis Lee, who had been with Phillies, to one-year contract with mutual option for 2004. Agreed with SS Hector Luna, P Gerardo Garcia, P Seth McClung and P Matt White on one-year contracts. INDIANS: Signed P Paul Rigdon, P Rafael Betancourt, IF Ron Wright and OF Brant Brown to minor-league contracts.

BaseballAthletics: Signed 1B-3B Dave Magadan to minor-league contract and invited him to major-league camp.Orioles: Agreed to terms with P Jason Bullard, P Rodney Steph and OF Jason Robertson on minor-league contracts.Rangers: Signed P Duane Ward to Triple-A contract with invitation to major-league camp.Twins: Named Bill Springman coach for Triple-A Salt Lake.BasketballBulls: Activated G Ron Harper from injured list. Placed F Dennis Rodman on suspended list.Raptors: Signed F-C Clifford Rozier to 10-day contract.

Baseball Angels: Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with OF Todd Greene. Braves: Agreed to terms with P Paul Assenmacher on minor-league contract. Expos: Agreed to terms with C Charlie O'Brien on minor-league contract. Mets: Agreed to terms with P Pat Mahomes on one-year contract and P Dennis Springer on minor-league contract. Rangers: Agreed to terms with OF Scarborough Green on minor-league contract with Triple-A Oklahoma. Tigers: Agreed to terms with SS Deivi Cruz, P Dave Borkowski and P Kris Kelleron on one-year contracts.

As expected, former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano is taking a few coaches with him to Indianapolis. Pagano, who was hired as the Colts' head coach just four days after the Ravens' season-ending loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game, has hired Marwan Maalouf as his special teams coach and Roy Anderson as his safeties coach. Maalouf spent the past four seasons as the Ravens' assistant special teams coach while Anderson officially joined the team's coaching staff as a defensive assistant in April 2009.

The hiring of Brian Stewart as Maryland's defensive coordinator is a move that is being celebrated on a number of fronts. It signifies a return to the attacking style and the 3-4 formation the Terps played under Don Brown, whose sudden departure last spring left new coach Randy Edsall scrambling for a replacement. Edsall wound up promoting linebackers coach Todd Bradford, whose 4-3 scheme turned All-ACC safety Kenny Tate into a linebacker and contributed to Maryland's finishing 108th in the country in overall defense after being ranked 39th under Brown in 2010.

Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson , who was uncatchable in setting a league mark for yards from scrimmage (2,509) and becoming the sixth player with a 2,000-yard rushing season, was the runaway winner of the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award. He is the first NFL player to finish with at least 2,000 yards rushing and 500 receiving (503). That earned the second-year pro 38 1/2 votes Wednesday from a nationwide panel of 50 sportswriters and broadcasters.

Auto racingIndianapolis Raceway Hall of Fame -- Named following candidates for induction: Roger Penske, Mark Donohue, Gordon Johncock, Rene Thomas, Louis Schneider, Lee Wallard, Eddie Sachs, Pat Flaherty, Chet Miller, Roger McCluskey, Arthur Chevrolet, Frank Wheeler, Leon Duray, Jack Brabham, Tom Carnegie and Colin Chapman.BaseballCalifornia Angels -- Signed 2B Lance Robbins from the independent Northern League.Florida Marlins -- Announced a one-year working agreement with the Campeche Piratas of the Mexican Summer League.