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Working on his third league and seventh team, former Maryland cornerback Irvin Smith will try to resurrect a near-miss pro career this summer in Baltimore with the CFL Colts.Smith, who won four letters with the Terps from 1985 to 1988, said yesterday that he has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with an option year to play for the Canadian Football League expansion team.The right place at the right time?"I feel like it is," said Smith, 27, who lives in Gaithersburg. "If I get a legitimate chance to make the team, I definitely will make the team.

BaseballChicago Cubs -- Assigned P Barry Fennell to Single-A Rockford.Los Angeles Dodgers -- Claimed IF Chad Fonville off waivers from San Francisco. Optioned IF Garey Ingram to Triple-A Albuquerque. Designated IF Eddie Pye for assignment. Sent OF Reggie Williams outright to Albuquerque.Minnesota Twins -- Placed OF Alex Cole on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Rich Becker from Triple-A Salt Lake City.Montreal Expos -- Placed 2B Mike Lansing on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of IF Tom Foley from Triple-A Ottawa.

Auto racingNASCAR -- Named Bill Covington executive vice president of Speedway Motorsports Inc. Fined Gary Cogswell, crew chief for Chad Little, $500, and five crew members $100 apiece, for running onto the Darlington Raceway track during Saturday's Busch Grand National event.BaseballMilwaukee Brewers -- Added P Ron Rightnowar to the 40-man roster. Moved OF Turner Ward from the 15- to the 60-day DL.Seattle Mariners -- Recalled OF Darren Bragg and IF Arquimedez Pozo from Triple-A Tacoma.CollegeCortland State -- Named Frank Tschan men's soccer coach.

With an eye on cultivating a regional network, the Baltimore CFL Colts are on the verge of awarding radio broadcast rights to WJFK-AM (1300) of Infinity Broadcasting."

BaseballAmerican League -- Suspended Toronto Blue Jays 2B Roberto Alomar for two games for overly aggressive behavior and throwing equipment during and after a game against Texas on May 17; the suspension is delayed pending an appeal by Alomar.Atlanta Braves -- Released 1B-C Francisco Cabrera from his contract with Triple-A Richmond.Kansas City Royals -- Signed P Kevin Appier to a one-year contract and avoided salary arbitration.Los Angeles Dodgers -- Traded OF Henry Rodriguez and IF Jeff '' Treadway to the Montreal Expos for OF Roberto Kelly and P Joey Eischen; designated the contract of C Noe Munoz for assignment; optioned P Felix Rodriguez to Triple-A Albuquerque; purchased the contract of IF-OF Rick Parker from Albuquerque.

BaseballOrioles -- Placed P Gene Harris and 3B Jeff Manto on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contracts of P John DeSilva and IF Jeff Huson from Triple-A Rochester.Chicago White Sox -- Signed OF Ryan Topham.Milwaukee Brewers -- Placed 1B John Jaha on the 15-day DL.FootballSt. Louis Rams -- Named Gary Bender and Jack Snow to the radio broadcast team.Baltimore (CFL) -- Released S Michael Brooks, LB Malcolm Goodwin, S Jaime Mendez, DB Mike Jones, DB James Bullock, DT Jeff Cooke, WR Jeff Johnson, SB Chris Beatty, FB William Pollard and OL Marc Borrelli.

Fighting backThe aptly named Sean Doctor is back at work this week despite a dislocated right shoulder that ultimately will require surgery. He suffered the injury last week diving for a pass.A rookie fullback with the Colts, Doctor has labored in four leagues trying to find a team. Along the way, he endured his share of physical setbacks. In 1991, he had a dislocated shoulder (same one) and major knee surgery."I kept getting injured," said Doctor, 27, who spent two years with his hometown Buffalo Bills.

BaseballAtlanta Braves -- Purchased the contracts of C Eddie Perez and P Terry Clark from Triple-A Richmond.Boston Red Sox -- Assigned P Jose Melendez and former Orioles P Todd Frohwirth outright to Triple-A Pawtucket. Announced that IF Scott Fletcher and IF Greg Litton refused assignment to Triple-A and chose free agency. Added P Keith Shepherd and OF Pat Lennon to the 40-man roster.Cincinnati Reds -- Extended the contract of GM Jim Bowden five years through 1999. Claimed OF Gary Mota off waivers from the Houston Astros.

Moving timeLinebackers Ken Benson and Malcolm Goodwin became rush ends yesterday, while Ivan Caesar and Enis Jackson became free agents.Those moves highlighted a day of surprises in the CFL Colts camp. Benson, a two-year CFL veteran, and Goodwin, a rookie, were relocated in an attempt to get the best athletes on the field.Caesar and Jackson were released along with nine others. Caesar, a rush end who once was in line for a starting job, was a casualty of Saturday's scrimmage. Matthews was disenchanted with the play at the end opposite O. J. Brigance and acted swiftly to correct the problem.

Jim Speros' dogged pursuit of a Canadian Football League team for Baltimore finally reaches pay dirt today at City Hall.Barring an unlikely commitment from an NFL team to move here, Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke will sign a lease that allows Speros' CFL expansion team to play at Memorial Stadium this July.The lease, to cover a period of five years, must be approved by the city's Board of Estimates and the CFL's Board of Governors tomorrow. Speros, a Virginia businessman and native of Potomac, will formally introduce the franchise in a ceremony Thursday.