Offer Sheet

BaseballChicago Cubs -- Placed OF Sammy Sosa (fractured left ankle) on the 15-day DL with a broken ankle. Purchased the contract of IF-OF Jeff Kunkel from Triple-A Iowa.Detroit Tigers -- WJR-AM confirmed that the contracts of first-year broadcasters Rick Rizzs and Bob Rathbun have been extended through 1995.New York Mets -- Activated P Dwight Gooden from the 15-day DL. Sent P Tom Filer outright to Triple-A Tidewater. Acquired OF Kevin Bass from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named.

BaseballChicago White Sox -- Signed C Mike LaValliere to a minor-league contract.Cincinnati Reds -- Called up P Bobby Ayala from Triple-A Indianapolis.Houston Astros -- Purchased the contract of P Mark Grant from Triple-A Tucson. Sent OF Karl Rhodes to Tucson.Milwaukee Brewers -- Placed P James Austin on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Mike Ignasiak from Triple-A New Orleans.Montreal Expos -- Activated P John Wetteland from 15-day disabled list. Optioned OF Ted Wood to Triple-A Ottawa.New York Mets -- Claimed P Jeff Kaiser off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

Three days after restricted free agent Kyle Richardson signed an offer sheet with the Carolina Panthers, Ozzie Newsome said the Ravens would keep the 28-year-old punter. "We will match the offer," the Ravens' vice president of player personnel said last night from Palm Desert, Calif., where he is attending the NFL owners' meetings. "We will retain Kyle." Richardson, who led the league in punts inside the 20-yard line each of the past two seasons, signed a one-year, $850,000 offer sheet with the Panthers on Friday.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic will announce today the signing of No. 1 draft pick Shaquille O'Neal, capping a furious two weeks of negotiations accelerated by the desire to retain free-agent center Stanley Roberts.O'Neal's contract is estimated at $40 million over seven seasons.The Magic also will announce they are retaining the rights to Roberts -- another 7-footer -- by matching the five-year, $15 million offer sheet extended last month by the Dallas Mavericks.Both players, once teammates at LSU, will be at a news conference today.

PHILADELPHIA -- When Washington Bullets forward Tom Gugliotta woke up yesterday morning, he had no idea his name was in the news.Gugliotta has been mentioned over the past few days as part of a possible trade to the Golden State Warriors, for forward Chris Webber. Webber, the No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year last season, is involved in a bitter holdout with the Warriors."No, it isn't a distraction," Gugliotta said before last night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. "I'd be surprised if it happened, but in this business you never know."

Point guard Sherman Douglas has signed an offer sheet with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team said yesterday. Terms were not announced.Douglas, a restricted free agent, hasn't played this season because of a contract dispute with the Miami Heat.Lakers coach Mike Dunleavy, interviewed by a Miami radio station, would neither confirm nor deny a report that the Lakers had offered a seven-year deal worth $17 million.However, Douglas and the Heat were discussing a salary in that annual range -- $2.4 million -- when negotiations broke down last summer.

BaseballChicago White Sox -- Place OF Tim Raines on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Michael Huff from Triple-A Nashville.Houston Astros -- Signed P Jeff D. Robinson to a minor-league contract.Los Angeles Dodgers -- Placed P Todd Worrell on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Pedro Martinez from Triple-A Albuquerque.New York Mets -- Announced the retirement of P Mark Dewey.BasketballNew Jersey Nets -- Signed C Dave Hoppen to a 10-day contract and G Doug Lee to a second 10-day contract.CollegeNAIA -- Announced that Lindy Binns, director of championship events, has resigned to become the sports planning manager for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.

PHILADELPHIA -- Now that Ricky Watters is in, Herschel Walker probably is out.When the Philadelphia Eagles landed Watters with a three-year, $6.9 million offer sheet that the San Francisco 49ers decided Saturday not to match, the Walker era in Philadelphia apparently came to a close.Walker, 33, the team's offensive MVP the last two seasons, is scheduled to make $1.5 million in 1995 -- more than they can pay a backup to Watters and newly acquired fullback Kevin Turner.A source close to Walker, who rushed for 528 yards last season, said Saturday night that he has told president Harry Gamble and coach Ray Rhodes that he will not take a pay cut to stay in Philadelphia.

Moves Baseball ANGELS: Placed OF Darin Erstad on 15-day DL with strained right hamstring. Recalled IF Chone Figgins and P Brett Miadich from Triple-A Salt Lake. Optioned P Kevin Gregg to Salt Lake. EXPOS: Placed P Claudio Vargas on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 6, with tendinitis in pitching shoulder. Called up P Scott Downs from Triple-A Edmonton. INDIANS: Placed C Victor Martinez on 15-day DL with bruised bone in right ankle. Recalled C Josh Bard and IF Zach Sorensen from Triple-A Buffalo.