Saskatchewan Roughriders

BaseballOrioles -- Place P Ben McDonald on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Joe Borowski from Triple-A Rochester.Cincinnati Reds -- Signed P Frank Viola to a minor-league contract with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.Cleveland Indians -- Named Bud Black special assistant to the club.New York Mets -- Recalled OF Carl Everett from Triple-A Norfolk. Sent OF Ricky Otero to Norfolk.New York Yankees -- Signed OF Shea Morenz, their first-round pick in the 1995 draft.CollegeNCAA -- Named Saratoga Spa State Park host course and Skidmore College host institution for the 1996 Division III National Golf Championships.

Don Matthews arrived in Baltimore yesterday to finalize negotiations on a contract to coach the city's prospective Canadian Football League team next summer.At least three members of his former staff with the Saskatchewan Roughriders figure to join him later this month if Baltimore is awarded a CFL expansion franchise.Although Matthews declined to comment on his Baltimore staff, it is expected that defensive coordinator Bob Price, special teams coach Daryl Edralin and offensive line coach Steve Buratto will come with him.Jim Speros, a Virginia businessman and lead investor in the bid to bring a CFL team here, expects to get a lease to play in Memorial Stadium on Feb. 15. Until then, he's making final preparations.

Fourteen months after he splintered his right tibia, Ricky Andrews claimed a starting job in the Baltimore CFLs' defense last week. Call it a triumph of mind over body."

BaseballMilwaukee Brewers -- Placed C Brian Harper on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Troy O'Leary from Triple-A New Orleans.Oakland Athletics -- Activated IF Scott Brosius from the DL. Optioned IF Craig Paquette to Triple-A Tacoma.San Diego Padres -- Signed SS Trajan Langdon to a three-year contract. Recalled P Kerry Taylor from Triple-A Las Vegas. Optioned IF Ray Holbert to Las Vegas.Seattle Mariners -- Placed P Greg Hibbard and OF Eric Anthony on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Jim Converse and IF Brian Turang from Triple-A Calgary.

BaseballMaryland Baseball Limited Partnership -- Named Joe Preseren general manager of the Single-A Frederick Keys.Atlanta Braves -- Recalled C Eddie Perez from Triple-A Richmond.Boston Red Sox -- Placed OF Lee Tinsley on the 15-day DL. Recalled IF Matt Stairs from Triple-A Pawtucket.California Angels -- Released IF Chico Lind. Recalled C Andy Allanson from Single-A Lake Elsinore.FootballArizona Cardinals -- Signed RB/KR Walter Dunson, CB Carlos Brooks and DL Jerry Drake to the practice squad.

Toronto Argonauts quarterback Mike Kerrigan passed for 408 yards last Thursday in a 54-39 loss to the British Columbia Lions in Vancouver. But his three interceptions were enough to persuade coach Bob O'Billovich to bench him in favor of Reggie Slack for Saturday's Canadian Football League game here against the Baltimore CFLs.Slack, a second-year veteran from Auburn, has played little this season, completing 13 of 19 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns.Last year, sharing time with Tracy Ham and Kerrigan, Slack passed for 1,372 yards and seven touchdowns.

He's flying nowThe star-crossed football career of O'Neill Glenn of Maryland seems finally to have taken a turn for the better.A last-minute addition to the CFL Colts, Glenn enjoyed an impressive first week of training camp at Towson State. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound guard was brought in only after three offensive linemen failed to report.Glenn's career is a study in overcoming adversity. He broke his femur at Maryland, then was drafted by the New England Patriots despite playing only one season for the Terps.

The Baltimore CFL Colts lost one of their top recruits to a better business proposition yesterday when free-agent slotback Jeff Fairholm signed with the Toronto Argonauts.Fairholm opted for the familiarity of home and an off-season job in his father's business over the chance to follow Don Matthews -- his coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders the past three years -- to Baltimore."Until a week and a half ago, I was going to go to Baltimore," Fairholm, 28 and a six-year Canadian Football League veteran, said from Toronto.

Baltimore's CFL Colts announced the signing of two fullbacks with colorful nicknames yesterday -- Everette "Sandman" Sands of The Citadel and Tim "Mad Dog" Lavin of Southern Cal.Sands, 5 feet 10 and 217 pounds, was a two-time All-American in Division I-AA, where he got his nickname for purportedly knocking out a number of would-be tacklers.Lavin, 6-1 and 235, was a walk-on who eventually started at USC. His primary role with the Colts will be as long snapper and special team member.The Canadian Football League expansion team also announced the signing of wide receiver Shawn Narcisse of Prairie View A&M, the brother of Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Donald Narcisse, who set a CFL record last year with more than 1,000 yards in catches for the fifth season in a row.In other developments:* The team will hold an open tryout camp Sunday at Johns Hopkins from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Colts owner Jim Speros said the team hopes to find five or six players in a workout that may attract as many as 400 aspirants.

BaseballSt. Louis Cardinals -- Named John Costello pitching coach.San Francisco Giants -- Announced that reserve OF Mark Carreon had surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee.Texas Rangers -- Signed two-year player development contracts with Oklahoma City of the American Association and Tulsa of the Texas League.BasketballIndiana Pacers -- Signed F Dale Davis to a multiyear contract. Signed G Bryan Caver and G Steve Woodberry.Minnesota Timberwolves -- Agreed to terms with F Donyell Marshall on a multiyear contract.