Phoenix Suns

Baseball Cleveland Indians -- Placed SS Felix Fermin (strained calf muscle; .125 in 11 games) on 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Purchased contract of SS Mark Lewis (No. 1 pick in June 1988 draft; .431 in 13 games) from Class AAA Colorado Springs.Detroit Tigers -- Placed OF Lloyd Moseby (bruised right heel) on 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Called up P Mark Leiter from Class AAA Toledo.Kansas City Royals -- Agreed to 1-year contract with OF Terry Puhl (.281 BA in 14 seasons). Placed 1B George Brett (.170 in 47 AB; partial tear of medial collateral ligament in right knee)

BaseballToronto Blue Jays -- Sent P Alex Sanchez, P Pat Hengten, OF Derek Bell, IF Jim Eppard (.200 in 5 at-bats) and C Ed Sprague to minor-league camp for reassignment.BasketballPhoenix Suns -- Placed C Joe Barry Carroll on injured list. Activated F Tim Perry from injured list.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The message was delivered early, and forcefully, when Charles Barkley leveled Karl Malone going through a pick in the first quarter of yesterday's National Basketball Association All-Star Game.The collision between these two massive power forwards could be heard throughout the strangely subdued Charlotte Coliseum and was felt by the West team."Charles set the tone for the way the game was going to be played," Magic Johnson said later.Meaning that defense -- an ingredient usually absent from these midseason affairs -- was there in surprising abundance.

Basketball Miami Heat -- Activated C Rony Seikaly from injured list. Signed Alan Ogg for remainder of season.Phoenix Suns -- Placed F Kurt Rambis on injured list. Signed C Joe Barry Carroll and placed him on suspended list.CollegesPittsburgh -- Suspended junior RB Curvin Richards, second-leading rusher in Pitt history, for unspecified violation of football team rules. The Pittsburgh Press reported suspension stems from Richards' academic record, absences from study halls and failure to attend team meetings.

LANDOVER -- When Eddie Johnson was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics three weeks ago, there may have been a natural tendency to expect a letdown.The 10-year veteran was leaving a team with a chance to win it all (the Phoenix Suns) to join a team struggling for survival. But, if the transition was difficult, somebody forgot to tell Johnson."Basically, when I came in, I just told them I was happy to be here," Johnson said after scoring 22 points in the Sonics' 125-120 win over the Washington Bullets last night.

BASEBALLAmerican League* Milwaukee Brewers -- Named Fred Stanley infield coach.National League* Pittsburgh Pirates -- Named Jack Zduriencik director of scouting.Senior Professional Baseball Association* League -- Announced it has ceased operation for the remainder of the season.BASKETBALL (NBA)* Phoenix Suns -- Activated Andrew Lang (center) from the injured list. Placed Kenny Battle (forward) on the injured list.FOOTBALL (NFL)* Cleveland Browns -- Waived Brent Fullwood (running back). Activated Eugene Rowell (wide receiver)

LSU won't go bowling with IndependenceThe Poulan-Weed Eater Independence Bowl says it can't go with Louisiana State in the Dec. 15 game because coach Mike Archer might be fired before the game. LSU athletic director Joe Dean says the bowl people are "way off base making a statement like that. No decision has been made. We want to finish the season before we evaluate things." Dean also said the school wasn't interested in the bowl to begin with.* Jeff Hathaway, assistant athletic director at Maryland, is leaving College Park to rejoin former Terps athletic director Lew Perkins, now athletic director at the University of Connecticut.

BaseballNew York Mets -- Named Tom Spencer outfield-base-running coach and first-base coach. Reassigned Chuck Hiller to roving infield instructor in the minor-league system and Mike Cubbage to third-base coach. Announced that pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, assistant pitching coach/bullpen coach Greg Pavlick and dugout coach Doc Edwards will return for the 1991 season.Sun City Rays (Senior Professional Baseball Association) -- Traded OF George Foster and P Dave Rajsich to the St. Petersburg Pelicans for 2B Lenny Randle, OF Ricky Peters and OF Joel Youngblood.

BaseballDenver Zephyrs -- Announced that Dave Machemer, manager, and Jackson Todd, pitching coach, will not be offered contracts for the 1991 season.BasketballDenver Nuggets -- Agreed to terms with T.R. Dunn, guard, on a one-year contract.Phoenix Suns -- Traded Mike Morrison, guard, to the Washington Bullets for a 1993 second-round draft pick.Seattle SuperSonics -- Announced that they did not match Denver's offer sheet to Jim Farmer, guard.FootballNew York Giants -- Placed Raul Allegre, place-kicker, on injured reserve.